10/27/2020: 21 Businesses Sue Seattle Over Harms Caused by CHOP - Trees power this alarm system for remote forest fires

Today's Article: 21 Businesses Sue Seattle Over Harms Caused by CHOP
From: Newsweek
Readability Score: 17.7

Is Seattle complicit in harming businesses by supporting protesters?

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Readability Score: 7.0

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9/1/2020: Mayor Lightfoot defends ban on protesters on her block- National Zoo's Giant Panda Gives Birth

Today's Article: Mayor Lightfoot defends ban on protesters on her block

From: Chicago Tribune
Readability Score: 13.5

Where is it okay to protest? Can protestors lawfully target a specific house?

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Readability Score: 8.4

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6/10/2020: Police Acts of Empathy Defuse Some Protest Tension - Movie Business Competition

Today's Article: Police Acts of Empathy Defuse Some Protest Tension
From: The Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 12.5

As many cities descended into chaos, a few police departments managed to ease tensions and avoid violence by showing empathy in various ways. Today's article provides a platform for discussing the power of compassion and appropriate ways to handle conflict. We can develop some empathy of our own by considering the positions and fears of both law enforcement and the protestors.

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Readability Score: 8.1

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6/8/2020: NYPD’s Terrorism Official Says Unnamed Groups Planned Protest Violence in Advance - SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With The International Space Station

Today's Article: NYPD’s Terrorism Official Says Unnamed Groups Planned Protest Violence in Advance
From: NBC New York
Readability Score: 13.4

At what point does protesting become rioting? At what point does organized riots become terrorism? How do we keep the protestors separated from the rioters?

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Today's Alternate Article: SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With The International Space Station
Readability Score: 9.5

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