11/16/2018: Facebook Firing Trump Supporters? - 8,000 Pizzas Delivered to Hungry Voters Stuck in Long Poll Lines

Today's Article: Facebook Firing Trump Supporters?
From: Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 11.5

Facebook Inc. executive and virtual-reality wunderkind Palmer Luckey was fired six months after he donated $10,000 to an anti-Hillary Clinton group during her presidential run. Neither Facebook nor Mr. Luckey has ever said why he left the social-media giant. When testifying before Congress about data privacy earlier this year, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg denied the departure had anything to do with politics.

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Readability Score: 8.8

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10/10/2018: Less snow prompts push to lengthen Grand Canyon visit season - The Problem With Free Pizza

Today's Article: Less snow prompts push to lengthen Grand Canyon visit season
From: AP
Readability Score: 12.0

We've heard quite a bit about the dangers of global warming. Is it possible there could also be some benefits? One tourist site sees potential for economic growth in the changing weather. Like many issues, perhaps there are multiple perspectives to consider.

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Readability Score: 7.1

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4/6/2018: Little Caesars gave away 1 million-plus lunch combos in March Madness promotion - Where Have All the Teenage Babysitters Gone?

Today's Article: Little Caesars gave away 1 million-plus lunch combos in March Madness promotion
From: Crain's Detroit Business
Readability Score: 10.8

Little Caesars gave away an estimated 1 million free lunches on Monday April 2 in response to a promotion in which it offered free lunch if the No. 16 seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament beat a No. 1 seed. People had to stand in line in between 11:30 AM and 1 PM to get their free lunch. Is there really a free lunch?

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Readability Score: 8.7

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9/8/2017: Amazon Cuts Whole Foods Prices as Much as 43% on First Day - Delivery Without Drivers: Domino's, Ford Team Up for Test

Today's Article: Amazon Cuts Whole Foods Prices as Much as 43% on First Day
From: Bloomberg
Readability Score: 8.3

The tech giant’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods has sent shock waves through the already changing $800 billion supermarket industry.

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Readability Score: 7.7

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10/27/2016: Vermont Wind Project Needs Support, So Company Offers to Pay Voters - Here’s How Many Miles You’d Have to Run to Burn Off a Pizza

Today's Article: Vermont Wind Project Needs Support, So Company Offers to Pay Voters
From: New York Times
Readability Score: 12.1

To the developer that offered the money, it was simply a sign of how attentively the company had been listening to voters’ concerns.

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Readability Score: 10.9

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