9/20/2017: Workers: Fear Not the Robot Apocalypse - Flood Insurance Incentives

Today's Article: Workers: Fear Not the Robot Apocalypse
From: Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 9.0

Automation commonly creates more, and better-paying, jobs than it destroys. A case in point: U.S. retailing

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Today's Alternate Article: Flood Insurance Incentives
Readability Score: 8.2

Why flood insurance creates unintended consequences.

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3/30/2017: With Direct Primary Care, It’s Just Doctor and Patient - States Give New Parents Baby Boxes To Encourage Safe Sleep Habits

Today's Article: With Direct Primary Care, It’s Just Doctor and Patient
From: Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 11.2

Patients pay a monthly fee for a range of basic services, eliminating the insurance middleman

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Today's Alternate Article: States Give New Parents Baby Boxes To Encourage Safe Sleep Habits
Readability Score: 8.9

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2/20/2017: That 'Not-at-Fault' Collision Could Still Hike Your Premium - Meet a Professional Mermaid Who Charges $6,000 Per Appearance

Today's Article: That 'Not-at-Fault' Collision Could Still Hike Your Premium
From: CBS News
Readability Score: 12.6

Were you recently rear-ended at a red light by a driver who was texting?

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Today's Alternate Article: Meet a Professional Mermaid Who Charges $6,000 Per Appearance
From: MSN
Readability Score: 7.9

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