12/6/2018: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls as Drug Overdoses, Suicides Rise - Maine's Ex-Governor Leaving State for Florida over Taxes

Today's Article: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls as Drug Overdoses, Suicides Rise
From: US News and World Report
Readability Score: 13.6

For the first time in almost a century, American lifespans have (slightly) decreased for three years in a row, due in large part to suicides and drug overdoses. Is life span a useful statistic? Also, we don't like to talk about it, but perhaps we should. What's happening that is leading to these increases in such deaths?

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Today's Alternate Article: Maine's Ex-Governor Leaving State for Florida over Taxes
Readability Score: 9.1

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