For today, links to four reports: from National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, and Le Figaro; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 12-28-25.  Scroll up for WEST BANK, IRAN, GAZA and UKRAINE.) — MCM

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Book distributor shutting down deals logistical blow to libraries. Reported by Andrew Limbong | NPR  Baker and Taylor is one of very few companies that do book distribution for libraries — companies that act as the middle man between libraries and publishers. A few months ago, the company abruptly announced it was shutting down. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM DEC. 28  Brigitte Bardot, sex goddess of cinema, has died. Reported by Elizabeth Blair | NPR  Brigitte Bardot, the international sex goddess of cinema in the 1950s and ’60s, has died aged 91. Bardot’s animal rights foundation announced her death in a statement to news agency Agence France-Presse on Sunday. Click HERE to listen and read. Click HERE for a report from AFP in English, and HERE for part of one from Le Figaro in French.

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