Today's Article: India Banned Cash to Fight Corruption. It Didn't Work
From: Fortune (Bloomberg)
Readability Score: 9.9
Gifting of land, houses, luxury watches and sponsoring expensive travel abroad are now the preferred bribes as tax authorities clamp down on high value cash transactions.
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Today's Alternate Article: Seas Rise, Trees Die: Climate Change Before Your Eyes
Readability Score: 9.4
Efforts are underway worldwide to determine exactly how quickly the creation of ghost forests is increasing. But scientists agree the startling sight of dead trees in once-healthy areas is an easy-to-grasp example of the consequences of climate change.
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