11/8/2019: Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates released in the largest commutation in US history - What Full Size Candy Bars on Halloween Says About You

Today's Article: Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates released in the largest commutation in US history
From: CNN
Readability Score: 10.8

Oklahoma sees bipartisan support for releasing prisoners. Will this become standard practice across the country?

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Readability Score: 9.8

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9/19/2017: House Votes to Curb Asset Seizures - L. L. Bean's "duck boot" gets a production boost

Today's Article: House Votes to Curb Asset Seizures
From: Hill
Readability Score: 12.1

A bipartisan group of lawmakers pushed an amendment to a government-spending package for 2018 that would prohibit the Trump administration from using funds to remove restrictions on the use of asset forfeiture.

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Today's Alternate Article: L. L. Bean's "duck boot" gets a production boost
Readability Score: 5.4

L.L. Bean wants to kick off the fall season without one chronic headache: shortages of its iconic "duck boot."

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