Tuesday, September 5, 2017

9/5/2017: North Korea’s evolving ways to get what it wants and needs - B.C. to raise minimum wage by 50 cents an hour

Today's Article: North Korea’s evolving ways to get what it wants and needs
From: The Times Record
Readability Score: 10.2

North Korea has been condemned and sanctioned for its nuclear ambitions, yet has still received food, fuel and other aid from its neighbors and adversaries for decades.

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Today's Alternate Article: B.C. to raise minimum wage by 50 cents an hour
Readability Score: 8.4

The new B.C. NDP government will raise the minimum wage by $0.50 an hour in September, and move to a $15 an hour rate by 2021.

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