9/25/2017: Trump Administration Moves to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling Studies - 'Stranger Things'-Themed Bar to Shut Down After Surprisingly Funny Letter

Today's Article: Trump Administration Moves to Open Arctic Refuge to Drilling Studies
From: New York Times
Readability Score: 9.6

The Arctic refuge, which covers more than 30,000 square miles, has been closed off to commercial drilling for decades...

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Today's Alternate Article: 'Stranger Things'-Themed Bar to Shut Down After Surprisingly Funny Letter From Netflix
Readability Score: 5.4

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8/30/2017: NYC law that makes dog-sitting illegal without kennel license triggers rage from pet lovers - econlife – How Transparency Transformed Food Shopping

Today's Article: NYC law that makes dog-sitting illegal without kennel license triggers rage from pet lovers
From: NY Daily News
Readability Score: 9.9

Pet lovers are barking mad over a little-known city rule that makes dog-sitting illegal in New York. 

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Today's Alternate Article: econlife – How Transparency Transformed Food Shopping
Readability Score: 7.8

A century ago, if you didn't grow all of your own food, you bought it from the vendors at a public market, a small grocer, and maybe a local peddler. At the public market you mingled with a mixture of barrels, boxes, dead animals and chicken coops. Very different, the grocer's counter separated you from the meat, produce and dry goods.

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