3/9/2020: George Clooney 'saddened' by alleged child labour on Nespresso coffee farms - Bikers Get A Bad Rep, So They Started A Church Where They Feel Welcome

Today's Article: George Clooney 'saddened' by alleged child labour on Nespresso coffee farms
From: The Guardian
Readability Score: 12.6

Should children in the developing world be allowed to work? If their jobs are eliminated, what will they do instead?

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Readability Score: 5.5

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10/5/2018: Homeless and Voter Fraud - Iowa man gives to his community one chocolate bar at a time

Today's Article: Homeless and Voter Fraud
From: LA Times
Readability Score: 10.9

A dollar goes a long way on skid row, Los Angeles Police Capt. Marc Reina said. So investigators were not completely surprised to find homeless people there taking $1, food or cigarettes to forge signatures of registered voters on petitions to qualify initiatives for the ballot.

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Readability Score: 6.1

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2/23/2017: Cosmetology Student Under Investigation for Giving Free Haircuts - Space Poop Problem-Solvers Take Home Cash Prizes From NASA

Today's Article: Cosmetology Student Under Investigation for Giving Free Haircuts
From: Tucson News Now
Readability Score: 10.3

Montes de Oca thought he was doing a good deed for Tucson by offering the haircuts, a service many homeless hadn’t received in a long time.

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Readability Score: 9.8

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2/13/2017: Free Tuition? Not the Same as Free College, Students Say - New Yorkers Unite to Scrub Hateful Graffiti from Subway

Today's Article: Free Tuition? Not the Same as Free College, Students Say
From: Brooklyn Daily Eagle (AP)
Readability Score: 11.9

They don't mean to sound ungrateful, but ...

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Readability Score: 9.2

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