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Girls flag football is the fastest-growing high school sport

A map identifying the 24 U.S. states that offer girls flag football as a sanctioned high school varsity sport as of September 2026, as well as 16 states with pilot or independent high school competitions, and remaining states with no current high school programs. 

Where girls are playing H.S. flag football 

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What readers are borrowing

A table ranks the top 20 library e-books checked out through the Libby app in August 2026 among North American public libraries. No checkout totals are shown. The list starts with âThe Calamity Clubâ by Kathryn Stockett and ends with âWild Dark Shoreâ by Charlotte McConaghy.

Top library e-books checked out using Libby app

Data: OverDrive/Libby; Chart: Sami Sparber/Axios

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