{
  "id": 12415552,
  "title": "Works by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North among books banned in U.S. schools",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/works-by-canadian-authors-margaret-atwood-and-ryan-north-among-books-12415552",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T15:59:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
    "slug": "cbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/books/works-by-canadian-authors-margaret-atwood-and-ryan-north-among-books-banned-in-u-s-schools-9.7371048"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nearly 12,000 bans took place in American public schools over the past year, according to a new study from PEN America, the highest total since the free expression organization began tracking removals five years ago.",
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        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Works by Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Ryan North among books banned in U.S. schools",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/works-by-canadian-authors-margaret-atwood-and-ryan-north-among-books",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:59:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}