4/29/2020: Australian University to use facial detection software on private computers for remote exams - The Impact of Recent Tariffs

Today's Article: Australian University to use facial detection software on private computers for remote exams
From: ABC News (Australia)
Readability Score: 13.8

As students prepare for exams at home (or remotely), universities are working on ways to protect the integrity of their exams. In Australia, a student group is protesting the use of facial recognition and tracking software on their personal computers, citing privacy concerns. Should colleges tamper with personal computers for accountability purposes?

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Today's Alternate Article: The Impact of Recent Tariffs
Readability Score: 9.0

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1/17/2020: Australia drops veggies from helicopters for hungry animals escaping bushfires - A 'Dry January' is good for more than just a healthy liver.

Today's Article: Australia drops veggies from helicopters for hungry animals escaping bushfires
From: CNN
Readability Score: 12.7

As fires continue to burn, Australian officials turn to air dropping food to save wildlife. Operation Rock Wallaby is a go!

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Today's Alternate Article: A 'Dry January' is good for more than just a healthy liver.
Readability Score: 8.9

Next month is Black History month. What impact did the Constitution have on black American history? Explore the legal cases like Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Brown v. Board of Ed, and how the laws and Constitution have been changed to get us closer to the ideal Jefferson set forth in the Declaration: "all men are created equal."

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1/10/2020: Australia Deploys Military Reservists To Combat Wildfire, As Thousands Evacuate - U-Haul will no longer hire smokers in many states

Today's Article: Australia Deploys Military Reservists To Combat Wildfire, As Thousands Evacuate
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.5

Fires continue to rage in Australia. Area equal to Vermont and New Hampshire already burned. What is the impact of this ecological disaster?

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Today's Alternate Article: U-Haul will no longer hire smokers in many states
Readability Score: 9.4

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8/22/2019: Recycling in crisis. Could these innovations be the answer? - San Francisco Curbs Waste with Public Toilets

Today's Article: Recycling in crisis. Could these innovations be the answer?
From: New York Times
Readability Score: 12.4

China has stopped accepting the solid waste of other countries. Now Australia is experimenting with some new alternatives for reusing or recycling waste. It looks like a win-win, but read to find out more!

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Today's Alternate Article: San Francisco Curbs Waste with Public Toilets
Readability Score: 9.1

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9/27/2018: California warning signs name names - Biggest Gold Nugget in History Weighing 198 Pounds Found in Australia

Today's Article: California warning signs name names
From: The Los Angeles Times
Readability Score: 14.5

The state of California has long had warning triangles on products with any amount of potentially dangerous substances. Now a new regulation is pushing for companies to list the substances but not the amounts. Will this help California consumers, or will they simply ignore the warnings for some 900 different substances? Is the benefit worth the cost?

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Today's Alternate Article: Biggest Gold Nugget in History Weighing 198 Pounds Found in Australia
Readability Score: 9.8

Coming soon: Outside the Box, a digital product only, tells the story of a man forced to reduce his son’s complex ancestry to a single race checkbox when enrolling him for school. A powerful story of individuality vs. group identity. Learn more here: https://www.izzit.org/new_release/outside_box/

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