9/19/2016: Obese Patients and Smokers Banned from Routine Surgery in NHS - Elderly Little Village Ice Cream Vendor Inspires Fundraising Campaign

Today's Article: Obese Patients and Smokers Banned from Routine Surgery in NHS
From: Telegraph (UK)
Readability Score: 14.5

Reports of rationing have emerged after NHS England admitted in May that its provider sector overspent by £2.45 billion in 2015-16, more than a threefold increase on the previous year.

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Today's Alternate Article: Elderly Little Village Ice Cream Vendor Inspires Fundraising Campaign
Readability Score: 8.5

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12/10/2015: Zero to Expert in Eight Hours: These Robots Can Learn For Themselves - Boy Takes on Swimming Challenge to Raise Funds for Terminally Ill Friends

Today's Article: Zero to Expert in Eight Hours: These Robots Can Learn For Themselves (10.8)
From: Bloomberg

A yellow robotic arm pauses over a pile of metal cylinders, snaps a photo, then proceeds to confidently pick pieces out of the jumble.

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Today's Alternate Article: Boy Takes on Swimming Challenge to Raise Funds for Terminally Ill Friends (7.6)

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