3/24/2017: Biggest Beneficiaries of Government Safety Net: Working-Class Whites - A Muppet With Autism to Be Welcomed Soon on 'Sesame Street'

Today's Article: Biggest Beneficiaries of Government Safety Net: Working-Class Whites
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 16.4

Government assistance and tax credits lifted 6.2 million working-class whites out of poverty in 2014, more than any other racial or ethnic demographic.

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Today's Alternate Article: A Muppet With Autism to Be Welcomed Soon on 'Sesame Street'
Readability Score: 9.8

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1/19/2016: Why Employers' Incentives For Weight Loss Fall Flat With Workers - 'Sesame Street' Gets New Upscale Look for HBO Premiere

Today's Article: Why Employers' Incentives For Weight Loss Fall Flat With Workers (12.1)
From: NPR

Promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help them take off the pounds...

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Today's Alternate Article: ‘Sesame Street’ Gets New Upscale Look for HBO Premiere (8.8)


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