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By The Associated Press Feb. 02, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2021. There are 332 days left in the year. Today’s...

The Notre Dame cathedral is reflected in a window of the closed English and American literature Shakespeare and Co. bookstore, in Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 05, 2020. Iconic Parisian bookshop Shakespeare and Co. has launched a support appeal to its readers after its owners say that coronavirus-linked losses, and a crippling months-long lockdown, have left the future of the veritable institution in doubt. "We've been minus 80 percent since the first confinement in March, so at this point we've used all our savings," Sylvia Whitman, daughter of the shop's co-founder George Whitman, told the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare & Co appeals for help

By Thomas Adamson Nov. 06, 2020 03:07 AM EST

This cover image released by Triangle Square Press shows "Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU" by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth. The book was among the top 10 challenged books in 2019, according to the American Library Association.. (Triangle Square Press via AP)
`Handmaid's Tale,' Harry Potter on challenged books list

By Hillel Italie Apr. 20, 2020 09:00 AM EDT