10/16/2020: Black man led through Galveston by police officers on horseback sues city - ‘Lasagna mamas’ have fed more than 3,000 families in need across the country

Today's Article: Black man led through Galveston by police officers on horseback sues city
From: CNN
Readability Score: 11.0

African-American man led through Galveston by police on horseback sues for a million bucks.

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Today's Alternate Article: ‘Lasagna mamas’ have fed more than 3,000 families in need across the country
Readability Score: 7.8

12/10/2019: Woman arrested for not using métro escalator handrail awarded $20,000 - Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity

Today's Article: Woman arrested for not using métro escalator handrail awarded $20,000
From: Montreal Gazette
Readability Score: 11.5

Must all orders from police be obeyed, or only lawful ones?

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Today's Alternate Article: Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity
Readability Score: 8.4

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12/9/2019: ‘Thousands of cases’ tainted by evidence mishandling by California deputies, attorney says - Weird little fish inspires the development of super-grippers

Today's Article: ‘Thousands of cases’ tainted by evidence mishandling by California deputies, attorney says
From: Sacramento Bee
Readability Score: 11.7

What should happen when police mishandle evidence? How should incentives be realigned to ensure proper procedure? What should happen to those jailed without proper due process?

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Readability Score: 7.3

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11/8/2019: Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates released in the largest commutation in US history - What Full Size Candy Bars on Halloween Says About You

Today's Article: Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates released in the largest commutation in US history
From: CNN
Readability Score: 10.8

Oklahoma sees bipartisan support for releasing prisoners. Will this become standard practice across the country?

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Today's Alternate Article: What Full Size Candy Bars on Halloween Says About You
Readability Score: 9.8

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9/13/2019: Why Your Eastward Jet Lag is Worse, According to Math - 13-year-old hot dog entrepreneur gets boost from Minneapolis police

Today's Article: Why Your Eastward Jet Lag is Worse, According to Math
From: CNN
Readability Score: 12.3

A math model developed by a group of researchers at the University of Maryland explains why it takes you days to establish a new sleep-wake cycle...

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Today's Alternate Article: 13-year-old hot dog entrepreneur gets boost from Minneapolis police
Readability Score: 8.9

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Douglas H. Ginsburg, a Federal Judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, will be speaking, LIVE, to an audience of students at Justice High School on Tuesday, September 17th at 10:10 AM (ET). He's covering how the Constitution impacts everyone. Join us!

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