1/3/2019: Ohio governor signs bill encouraging cursive handwriting - How three men created a $1 billion salad chain

Today's Article: Ohio governor signs bill encouraging cursive handwriting
From: US News and World Report
Readability Score: 10.9

Ohio joins several other states in encouraging its students to learn cursive handwriting, a skill that was de-emphasized under Common Core. Good idea or waste of time? Learn more in today's article.

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5/23/2016: Millions More Americans To Be Eligible for Overtime Pay - 7 Great Google Features You Probably Don't Use

Today's Article: Millions More Americans To Be Eligible for Overtime Pay
From: USA Today
Readability Score: 12.1

While some businesses welcome the measure, many say it will simply force them to reshuffle salaries to get around the regulation.

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Readability Score: 8.7


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12/4/2015: Blacks Are Challenged to Buy From Black-Owned Businesses to Close Gap - U.S. Soldier Honored Posthumously For Protecting Jewish POWs In 1945

Today's Article: Blacks Are Challenged to Buy From Black-Owned Businesses to Close Gap (10.6)
From: New York Times

Should black people go out of their way to patronize black-owned business?

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