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Indiana officials are barring Piece by Piece Autism Centers from billing the state’s Medicaid program two weeks after the company’s practices were detailed in a WSJ article, state officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But Afghans in Kabul and elsewhere have reported that some Taliban members are barring girls from attending school and going door to door in search of people who had worked with Western forces.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2021

An October study by education group Ithaka S+R found that colleges nationwide are barring as many as 6.6 million students from accessing their transcripts because of unpaid balances.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2021

Japanese Olympic officials are barring fans from attending the opening ceremony because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2021

In various ways they are still opposing these forces which are barring them from these organizations.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 by Various