Today's Article: How did dogs become our best friends? New evidence
From: BBC
Readability Score: 9.6
Dogs most probably evolved from wolves at a single location about 20,000 to 40,000 years ago, a study suggests.
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Today's Alternate Article: How College Athletes are Really Paid
Readability Score: 7.7
Some sports economists say the market is the solution. They suggest that schools, "...simply pay the kids." Instead, according to sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, the schools are spending "...money on everything but what a normal market would have to spend money on, which is the players."
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