3/19/2018: Here's Why Environmentalists Are Cheering The Latest - Video current events: Stephen Hawking: Visionary physicist dies aged 76

Today's Article: Here's Why Environmentalists Are Cheering The Latest Burger At Sonic Drive-In
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.0

Fast-food operator Sonic is pitching its new blended mushroom-beef burger as a savory treat without the guilt. It's supposed to help save the planet, too. What trade-offs are people willing to make?

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Readability Score: 9.6

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10/24/2017: Is facial recognition the stuff of sci-fi? Not in China - American Legion vows to fight for Bladensburg Cross after court loss

Today's Article: Is facial recognition the stuff of sci-fi? Not in China
From: Phys.org / Science X
Readability Score: 13.5

From toilet-paper dispensers to fast-food restaurants, travel and crime-fighting, China is taking the lead in rolling out facial-recognition technology.

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