5/15/2018: How Close Are We to Eating Hamburger Grown in a Lab? - Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Could Spew Boulders the Size of Refrigerators

Today's Article: How Close Are We to Eating Hamburger Grown in a Lab?
From: CNN.com
Readability Score: 10.5

Scientists say we're close to being able to grow hamburger and other meat in a lab. Does this excite or repulse you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of producing meat this way?

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Today's Alternate Article: Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Could Spew Boulders the Size of Refrigerators
Readability Score: 9.0

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9/11/2017: How to Deal With a Rude Seat Recliner on a Plane, According to an Etiquette Expert - If It Walks Like An Ant, You Probably Wouldn't Eat It — Or So These Spiders Hope

Today's Article: How to Deal With a Rude Seat Recliner on a Plane, According to an Etiquette Expert
From: Time
Readability Score: 9.6

Conflict can usually be avoided with a delicate approach...

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Today's Alternate Article: If It Walks Like An Ant, You Probably Wouldn't Eat It — Or So These Spiders Hope
Readability Score: 7.1

Rule number one in nature: Find a way NOT to get eaten.

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4/20/2017: Regulators Accuse Google of Underpaying Female Workers - Grasshoppers and Oysters Are on the Menu at Safeco Field This Season

Today's Article: Regulators Accuse Google of Underpaying Female Workers
From: Saint Louis Post-Dispatch (AP)
Readability Score: 14.7

Google said it vehemently disagreed with the charges...

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Today's Alternate Article: Grasshoppers and Oysters Are on the Menu at Safeco Field This Season
Readability Score: 8.9

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