9/10/2018: From penny press to Snapchat: Parents fret through the ages - Children Banned from Restaurants

Today's Article: From penny press to Snapchat: Parents fret through the ages
From: Associated Press
Readability Score: 12.4

Social media moral panic?

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Today's Alternate Article: Children Banned from Restaurants
Readability Score: 9.7

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10/19/2017: For Some Kids, Bullying May Not Leave Lasting Mental Scars - Charlotte Home Sparks Debate over Halloween Decorations

Today's Article: For Some Kids, Bullying May Not Leave Lasting Mental Scars
From: Reuters
Readability Score: 14.8

Children who are bullied during their pre-teen years may experience mental health issues like anxiety and depression, but a study of twins suggests that some victims may not experience lasting psychological problems.

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Today's Alternate Article: Charlotte Home Sparks Debate over Halloween Decorations
Readability Score: 6.7

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9/7/2017: Regret 'improves children's decision-making' - Almost Everyone Gets the Same Thing Wrong About Money

Today's Article: Regret 'improves children's decision-making'
From: BBC
Readability Score: 10.6

A study has found regret plays a crucial role in helping children make better decisions.

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Today's Alternate Article: Almost Everyone Gets the Same Thing Wrong About Money
Readability Score: 5.9

When asked how they define wealth, almost half of Americans used measures of spending — on both experiences and things — to answer the question, according to the Schwab Modern Wealth Survey. Only 27% said 'having a lot of money' makes someone wealthy. 

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8/28/2017: Solar Eclipses Baffle, Captivate Humans Throughout History - 'Dirt Is Good': Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs

Today's Article: Solar Eclipses Baffle, Captivate Humans Throughout History
From: UPI
Readability Score: 10.4

While modern humans understand the moon has passed between the sun and Earth, temporarily blocking out the sun, that has not always been the case and the momentary darkness has garnered a wide range of reactions throughout history.

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Today's Alternate Article: 'Dirt Is Good': Why Kids Need Exposure To Germs
Readability Score: 7.5

As a new parent, Jack Gilbert got a lot of different advice on how to properly look after his child: when to give him antibiotics or how often he should sterilize his pacifier, for example.

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4/13/2017: Student Journalists' Investigation of Principal's Credentials Leads to Resignation - 2-year-old Defends Choice of Doll: 'She's a Doctor Like I'm a Doctor.'

Today's Article: Student Journalists' Investigation of Principal's Credentials Leads to Resignation
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 13.4

Connor Balthazor, 17, was in the middle of study hall when he was called into a meeting with his high school newspaper adviser.

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Today's Alternate Article: 2-year-old Defends Choice of Doll: 'She's a Doctor Like I'm a Doctor.'
Readability Score: 7.6

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2/21/2017: Judge Orders Mother to Avoid More Pregnancies - Mall Walker Turns 100

Today's Article: Judge Orders Mother to Avoid More Pregnancies
From: CNN
Readability Score: 12.2

The mother...had already been stripped of custody of her four children.

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Today's Alternate Article: Mall Walker Turns 100
Readability Score: 8.6

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2/1/2017: What Finland's Plan to Be Tobacco-Free Can Teach the World - Rare Twin Baby Girls Have Different Skin Colors

Today's Article: What Finland's Plan to Be Tobacco-Free Can Teach the World
From: CNN
Readability Score: 11.0

Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040

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Today's Alternate Article: Rare Twin Baby Girls Have Different Skin Colors
Readability Score: 10.4

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1/2/2017: French Court Bans Video Showing Down's Syndrome Children - Midair Cell Phone Calls---Rude, Dangerous, or Modern Reality?

Today's Article: French Court Bans Video Showing Down's Syndrome Children
From: Daily Mail
Readability Score: 10.7

The Council of State ruled that the short pro-life film could 'disturb the conscience of women who, in accordance with the law, have made personal life choices'.

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Today's Alternate Article: Midair Cell Phone Calls---Rude, Dangerous, or Modern Reality?
Readability Score: 8.8

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12/15/2016: Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts - Couple Adopts 5 Siblings: "All They Had Left in This World Is Each Other"

Today's Article: Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.0

Fake news stories can have real-life consequences.

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Today's Alternate Article: Couple Adopts 5 Siblings: "All They Had Left in This World Is Each Other"
Readability Score: 9.3

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11/30/2016: Why Kids Need Recess - Americans Are Still Too Fat

Today's Article: Why Kids Need Recess
From: Atlantic
Readability Score: 12.2
...and why it's endangered.

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Today's Alternate Article: Americans Are Still Too Fat
Readability Score: 7.1

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11/22/2016: Mayors of Sanctuary Cities Say They'll Fight Trump's Plans - Would You Teach Your Kids on the Road?

Today's Article: Mayors of Sanctuary Cities Say They'll Fight Trump's Plans
From: ABC News (AP)
Readability Score: 14.4

Democratic mayors of major U.S. cities that have long had cool relationships with federal immigration officials say they'll do all they can to protect residents from deportation...

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Today's Alternate Article: Would You Teach Your Kids on the Road?
Readability Score: 8.2

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11/16/2016: Here’s Why You Should Pay Your Children to Eat Their Vegetables - Dad Posts Heartbreaking Photo of Daughter to Show 'Reality' of Cancer

Today's Article: Here’s Why You Should Pay Your Children to Eat Their Vegetables
From: Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 11.6

Study finds short-term cash incentives yield more-healthful eating habits in the long term

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Today's Alternate Article: Dad Posts Heartbreaking Photo of Daughter to Show 'Reality' of Cancer
Readability Score: 8.9

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11/11/2016: Meet the Machines That Know What's Funny - Is it Right to Train Babies to Sleep?

Today's Article: Meet the Machines That Know What's Funny
From: Bloomberg
Readability Score: 12.8

I’d like to buy a new boomerang please. Also, can you tell me how to throw the old one away?

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Today's Alternate Article: Is it Right to Train Babies to Sleep?
Readability Score: 8.9

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11/1/2016: Will A Study Save Victims Of Violence, Or Gamble With Their Lives? - How Meditation is Making a 'Huge Difference' in One Baltimore School

Today's Article: Will A Study Save Victims Of Violence, Or Gamble With Their Lives?
From: NPR
Readability Score: 11.2

For patients who are potentially bleeding to death, Maher and her colleagues say, just basic care is better until they reach the hospital.

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Today's Alternate Article: How Meditation is Making a 'Huge Difference' in One Baltimore School
Readability Score: 8.8

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10/25/2016: Rotterdam Calls for 'Incompetent Mothers' to Take Compulsory Contraception - Bride Loses 100+ Pounds After Engagement Pic Wake-Up Call

Today's Article: Rotterdam Calls for 'Incompetent Mothers' to Take Compulsory Contraception
From: Independent (UK)
Readability Score: 12.2

'Not being born is a form of child protection too,' says alderman responsible for youth welfare

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Today's Alternate Article: Bride Loses 100+ Pounds After Engagement Pic Wake-Up Call
Readability Score: 8.6

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5/6/2016: U.S. Spent $1.4 Billion To Stop HIV By Promoting Abstinence. Did It Work? - How Starbucks Got Tangled Up In LA's Homelessness Crisis

Today's Article: U.S. Spent $1.4 Billion To Stop HIV By Promoting Abstinence. Did It Work? (11.4)
From: NPR

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Today's Alternate Article: How Starbucks Got Tangled Up In LA's Homelessness Crisis (8.7)

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4/15/2016: Switzerland Shocked by Muslim Teens Who Refused to Shake Hands with Female Teachers - Couple Fights to Evict Woman Residing in Their For-Sale Home

Today's Article: Switzerland Shocked by Muslim Teens Who Refused to Shake Hands with Female Teachers (12.5)
From: Washington Post

It's widespread practice for schoolchildren in Switzerland to shake the hands of their teacher at the beginning and end of each day.

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Today's Alternate Article: Couple Fights to Evict Woman Residing in Their For-Sale Home (7.9)

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4/11/2016: Is Algebra an Unnecessary Stumbling Block in US Schools? - Parents Complain After Teacher Hands Out 'Privilege' Survey

Today's Article: Is Algebra an Unnecessary Stumbling Block in US Schools? (10.6)
From: Associated Press

Who needs algebra?

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Today's Alternate Article: Parents Complain After Teacher Hands Out 'Privilege' Survey (8.9)

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3/16/2016: Don’t Post About Me on Social Media, Children Say - Terminally Ill Boy Granted Final Wish to Be Sheriff for a Day

Today's Article: Don’t Post About Me on Social Media, Children Say (11.2)
From: New York Times

Sites like Facebook and Instagram are now baked into the world of today’s families.

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Today's Alternate Article: Terminally Ill Boy Granted Final Wish to Be Sheriff for a Day (6.5)

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