11/20/2018: The ordinary people making the world more right-wing - Swatting Earns Guilty Plea

Today's Article: The ordinary people making the world more right-wing
From: BBC
Readability Score: 12.3

The rapid rise of Brazil's new leader Jair Bolsonaro may have surprised some observers but it did not come out of thin air. His success follows years of support from powerful social movements.

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Today's Alternate Article: Swatting Earns Guilty Plea
Readability Score: 9.4

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5/18/2017: Students Sue School District Over Suspensions for 'Liking' Racist Posts - New South Korean President Vows to Work with North Korea

Today's Article: Students Sue School District Over Suspensions for 'Liking' Racist Posts
From: Los Angeles Times (AP)
Readability Score: 13.0

The suit accuses the district of exceeding its authority to discipline the students...

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Readability Score: 3.7

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11/10/2016: Justices Sympathetic to Girl Suing School Over Service Dog - Service Dog Helps Kids Testify in Ontario Court

Today's Article: Justices Sympathetic to Girl Suing School Over Service Dog
From: ABC News (AP)
Readability Score: 13.9

Most of the justices hearing arguments in the case Monday seemed to agree that federal disability laws allow Ehlena Fry to pursue the case in court.

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Readability Score: 8.7

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5/5/2016: Food Theft in Italy May Not Be a Crime, Court Rules - 100 Meters, 100 Years Old: Ida Keeling Breaks Racing Record

Today's Article: Food Theft in Italy May Not Be a Crime, Court Rules (12.5)
From: New York Times

In a case that has drawn comparisons to “Les Misérables,” the Supreme Court of Cassation threw out the conviction of a homeless man from Ukraine...

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