12/11/2019: How to Power a Steel Blast Furnace Using Only Hydrogen - Gender Branding

Today's Article: How to Power a Steel Blast Furnace Using Only Hydrogen
From: Popular Mechanics
Readability Score: 11.3

Scientists have been trying to find a way to use hydrogen for energy for a long time. Now a steel blast furnace in Germany has used hydrogen successfully. Challenges remain, though. Read more about the breakthrough in today's article from Popular Mechanics. Then explore the topic more thoroughly in Power to the Planet.

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Today's Alternate Article: Gender Branding
Readability Score: 7.1

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8/20/2019: Sausage-loving Germans chew over meat tax plan - In NYC, Cycling Deaths Increase But Gears Turn Slowly On Safety Measures

Today's Article: Sausage-loving Germans chew over meat tax plan
From: Reuters
Readability Score: 14.9

So-called "sin taxes" are designed to discourage certain behaviors. Should taxes be used to shape human behavior or to raise revenue? Who should decide what you buy? What are the unintended consequences of these taxes?

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Today's Alternate Article: In NYC, Cycling Deaths Increase But Gears Turn Slowly On Safety Measures
Readability Score: 8.8

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1/24/2017: German Court Calls Synagogue Torching an Act to 'Criticize Israel' - Middle School Principal Shaves Head in Solidarity with Bullied Student

Today's Article: German Court Calls Synagogue Torching an Act to 'Criticize Israel'
From: Jerusalem Post
Readability Score: 12.1

A regional court in Germany has decided that a brutal attempt to set fire to a local synagogue in 2014 was an act meant to express criticism against Israel’s conduct in its ongoing conflict with Hamas.

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Today's Alternate Article: Middle School Principal Shaves Head in Solidarity with Bullied Student
Readability Score: 9.6

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12/8/2016: Trump's Defense Pick Challenges Rules Regarding Civilian Control Of The Military - German POW Leaves Large Sum of Money to Village in Scotland

Today's Article: Trump's Defense Pick Challenges Rules Regarding Civilian Control Of The Military
From: NPR
Readability Score: 12.5

The National Security Act of 1947...had a key stipulation, requiring that the secretary of defense be a civilian well removed from military service

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Today's Alternate Article: German POW Leaves Large Sum of Money to Village in Scotland
Readability Score: 11.0

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9/6/2016: Despite Early Optimism, German Companies Hire Few Refugees - Tribes Mount Prairie Occupation to Block North Dakota Pipeline

Today's Article: Despite Early Optimism, German Companies Hire Few Refugees
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.5

Many expected that the influx of new arrivals would help Germany's economy, already the strongest in Europe.

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Today's Alternate Article: Tribes Mount Prairie Occupation to Block North Dakota Pipeline
Readability Score: 8.9

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4/5/2016: German Railway Company Introduces Women-Only Carriages - Medicaid Rules Can Thwart Immigrants Who Need Dialysis

Today's Article: German Railway Company Introduces Women-Only Carriages (13.4)
From: Washington Post

Despite calls for increased safety measures for women, Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn has faced harsh criticism for its decision.

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Today's Alternate Article: Medicaid Rules Can Thwart Immigrants Who Need Dialysis (8.9)

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1/28/2016: Some Migrants in Germany Want to Go Home - $1.22 A Gallon: Cheap Gas Raises Fears Of Urban Sprawl

Today's Article: Some Migrants in Germany Want to Go Home (10.9)
From: Wall Street Journal

In October, Amer sold all his belongings in Syria and took his family to a safer life in Germany.

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Today's Alternate Article: $1.22 A Gallon: Cheap Gas Raises Fears Of Urban Sprawl (8.3)

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Energy Solutions: Who Chooses? New Release Exploring the Unintended Consequences of Energy Decisions.

It's not a trick for October, it's a treat! We have another new release for you.

Check out Energy Solutions: Who Chooses?

Join Johan Norberg on another exploratory adventure about the unintended consequences of energy decisions like ethanol and fracking around the world, from Germany to the U.S.

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9-15-15 - Germany Curbs Border in Migrant Crisis/Young Migrants Arrive Without Parents

Today's Article: Germany Orders Curbs at Border in Migrant Crisis (12.1)
From: New York Times

With record numbers of migrants pouring across the Hungarian border and rushing west, Germany, the country that had been the most welcoming in Europe, suddenly ordered temporary border restrictions on Sunday that cut off rail travel from Austria and instituted spot checks on cars.

Today's Alternate Article: Young Migrants, Some Arriving Without Parents, Seek A Safe Place (8.9)

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