3/8/2019: Newport Beach students spark outrage - California Firefighters Fan Flames with Broken Window Post

Today's Article: Newport Beach students spark outrage
From: LA Times
Readability Score: 11.7

Students in a CA school district are in trouble for racist/hateful behavior outside of school on the weekend. How far should schools go to punish students for off-school behavior? Where does the First Amendment end and hate speech begin? The lesson also includes the powerful video, Outside the Box, the story of Eli Steele, who is black, white, Jewish, and deaf, and his quest to encourage people to focus more on individuality instead of group identity.

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Today's Alternate Article: California Firefighters Fan Flames with Broken Window Post
Readability Score: 8.7

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12/4/2018: Some Californians are hiring private fire crews to save their homes. Regular firefighters aren't happy about it - Trump Push For 'Energy Dominance' Boosts Drilling On Public Land

Today's Article: Some Californians are hiring private fire crews to save their homes. Regular firefighters aren't happy about it

From: L.A. Times
Readability Score: 12.2
Public v. Private: who should fight fires? How incentives shape fire fighting

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Today's Alternate Article: Trump Push For 'Energy Dominance' Boosts Drilling On Public Land
Readability Score: 9.5

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3/21/2016: SeaWorld Agrees To End Captive Breeding Of Killer Whales - Firefighter Pays Electric Bill to Keep Teen on Ventilator

Today's Article: SeaWorld Agrees To End Captive Breeding Of Killer Whales (11.8)
From: NPR

It is a major concession that also signals a change in SeaWorld's business model.

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Today's Alternate Article: Firefighter Pays Electric Bill to Keep Teen on Ventilator (8.9)

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