Today's Article: The U.S. Bans Importing Dogs From 113 Countries After Rise In False Rabies Records
From: NPR
Readability Score: 12.1
U.S. Government says dog importers are barking up the wrong tree as pet
importation banned for a year
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Today's Alternate Article: Someone Paid $28 Million to Ride into Space with
Jeff Bezos
Readability Score: 9.5
Today's Article: Food prices climb as trucking companies look for drivers
From: Just the News
Readability Score: 11.0
We are all aware of rising prices, but people disagree about why this is
happening. One reason for rising food prices is the cost of transport. Why is
there a trucker shortage, and how does this lead to higher prices?
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Today's Alternate Article: Sixteen Years Old, $1.7 Million in Revenue: Max
Hits It Big as a Pandemic Reseller
Readability Score: 9.6
Today's Article: France fines Google for abusing online advertising dominance
From: The Guardian
Readability Score: 12.6
Who decides: Google, competition, or regulators?
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Today's Alternate Article: Climate may have sent drift of the North Pole
toward Greenland
Readability Score: 7.2
Today's Article: Microsoft blocks Bing from showing image results for Tiananmen ‘tank man’
From: Reuters
Readability Score: 14.1
Big tech censorship: intentional or accidental?
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Today's Alternate Article: World's Most Valuable Postage Stamp Falls Short
Of Anticipated Auction Record
Readability Score: 9.5
Today's Article: Companies you'd never expect are offering signing bonuses to new employees
From: CNN Business
Readability Score: 11.1
Companies forced to offer bonuses to combat government benefits and fear as
job demands soar
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Today's Alternate Article: Georgia city set to sanction mural for homegrown
NFL quarterback Justin Fields
Readability Score: 9.8
Today's Article: Mexico raids building project next to Teotihuacan pyramids
From: Associated Press
Readability Score: 12.9
What happens when your land is viewed as an important historical site? The
Mexican government recently seized property from farmers who were seeking to
build an amusement park on land near some famous pyramids. Discuss eminent
domain and property law with today's article; then follow up with one of
izzit.org's many videos on property rights, like Markets Without Borders!
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Today's Alternate Article: Cool! Well, Broiling… Spacecraft Snaps Intense
Pics of Sun. “Campfires” Abound
Readability Score: 9.6
Today's Article: China needs to boost its population, so why not scrap birth caps entirely? The reason might be Xinjiang
From: CNN
Readability Score: 13.6
After decades of limiting family size to one child, and more recently to
two, the Chinese government has created a demographic crisis, with elderly
citizens becoming a very large portion of the population. Now the government
has given permission for families to have a third child. What are their
reasons? Why don't they just eliminate caps entirely? Learn more in today's
article.
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Today's Alternate Article: What Japan’s Olympic Planners Never Bargained For
Readability Score: 9.1
Today's Article: Tennis star Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after row over media boycott
From: Reuters
Readability Score: 10.8
Are mandatory interviews damaging pro athletes' mental health?
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Today's Alternate Article: Stars made of antimatter could lurk in our galaxy
Readability Score: 8.2
Today's Article: New York City Subway Hires Security to Improve Safety
From: The Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 11.4
As businesses shut down in New York City, the subways became mostly
deserted, but crime and harassment increased. Now, as riders return, the
Metropolitan Transit Authority is looking for more security guards (unarmed) to
help vendors and passengers feel safer. Discuss the connection between liberty
and morality (ethical behavior) in today's article.
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Today's Alternate Article: San Francisco's Shoplifting Surge
Readability Score: 8.7