10/29/2020: Quibi shuts down - service draws little interest in short-form videos - Biden ad - struggling bar owner is wealthy investor and donor

 

Today's Article: Quibi shuts down - service draws little interest in short-form videos
From: The Los Angeles Times
Readability Score: 12.0

Jeffrey Katzenberg guided Disney through a renaissance in the 1990s, but he couldn't make a winner out of Quibi, one of the latest entries in the streaming wars. Discuss the risks of starting a new business, and the role of venture capital, with today's article. Then use izzit.org's Inventing the Futureto help students see how venture capitalists shape our world.

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Today's Alternate Article: Biden ad - struggling bar owner is wealthy investor and donor
Readability Score: 9.0

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1/8/2016: Rising Numbers of Pupils Home Educated - Netflix Goes Live in 130 New Countries; Shares Advance

Today's Article: Rising Numbers of Pupils Home Educated (10.7)
From: BBC

There has been a 65% increase in children recorded as home educated in the UK over six years.

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Today's Alternate Article: Netflix Goes Live in 130 New Countries; Shares Advance (8.9)

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12/18/2015: Ryan Throws Down Republican Gauntlet in Outlining House Agenda for '16 - Iraqi's Oregon Jackpot Raises Questions on Lottery Sales

Today's Article: Ryan Throws Down Republican Gauntlet in Outlining House Agenda for ’16 (9.7)
From: New York Times

Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin drew a striking contrast between Republicans and Democrats...and vowed to pursue legislation that would frame a stark choice for voters in 2016.

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12/17/2015: Toy Sellers Step Gingerly into Debate over Gender-Specific Labeling - Mom Shamed for Buying So Many Christmas Presents Pushes Back Against Critics

Today's Article: Toy Sellers Step Gingerly into Debate over Gender-Specific Labeling (11.4)
From: Washington Post

Erin Davis would be thrilled if her 3-year-old daughter did not like pink.

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12/4/2015: Blacks Are Challenged to Buy From Black-Owned Businesses to Close Gap - U.S. Soldier Honored Posthumously For Protecting Jewish POWs In 1945

Today's Article: Blacks Are Challenged to Buy From Black-Owned Businesses to Close Gap (10.6)
From: New York Times

Should black people go out of their way to patronize black-owned business?

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12/03/2015: Free Yoga Class Scrapped Over 'Cultural Issues' - Peyton's Awesome Virtual Self: Robot Allows Girl With Cancer to Attend School

Today's Article: Free Yoga Class Scrapped Over 'Cultural Issues' (14.4)
From: Ottawa Sun

Student leaders have pulled the mat out from 60 University of Ottawa students, ending a free on-campus yoga class over fears the teachings could be seen as a form of "cultural appropriation."

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Today's Alternate Article: Peyton's Awesome Virtual Self: Robot Allows Girl With Cancer to Attend School (8.9)

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12/2/2015: Bernie Sanders Defends 'Democratic Socialist' Label - 14 Kids: Siblings Adopted Together in Big, Happy Family.

Today's Article: Bernie Sanders Defends 'Democratic Socialist' Label (12.7)
From: Voice of America

In a much-anticipated speech at Georgetown University in Washington, the Vermont senator defended his proposals to expand government welfare programs and raise taxes on the wealthy

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Today's Alternate Article: 14 Kids: Siblings Adopted Together in Big, Happy Family (8.5)


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12/01/2015: Wild Chimpanzee Cared for Her Disabled Child - Concussion Ended His Football Dreams. Now, at 24, He Helps Others Achieve Theirs

Today's Article: Wild Chimpanzee Cared for Her Disabled Child (10.1)
From: BBC

It seems likely that XT11 only lived as long as she did because of the care provided by her mother...

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Today's Alternate Article: Concussions Ended His Football Dreams. Now, at 24, He Helps Others Achieve Theirs. (7.4)

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11/30/2015: Anne Frank's Diary Gains 'Co-Author' in Copyright Move - Amish Man Runs Marathon in Traditional Slacks and Suspenders

Today's Article: Anne Frank’s Diary Gains ‘Co-Author’ in Copyright Move (12.0)
From: New York Times

When Otto Frank first published his daughter’s red-checked diary and notebooks, he wrote a prologue assuring readers that the book mostly contained her words...

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Today's Alternate Article: Amish Man Runs Marathon in Traditional Slacks and Suspenders (7.3)

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11/23/2015: Kerry Sees 'Rationale' in Charlie Hebdo Murders, Unlike Friday's Attacks - Why You Don't Want Your Child to Be a Genius

Today's Article: Kerry Sees 'Rationale' in Charlie Hebdo Murders, Unlike Friday's Attacks (12.2)
From: Politico

“There’s something different about what happened from Charlie Hebdo, and I think everybody would feel that..."

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11/20/2015: World's Largest Truly Wild Horse Is Making a Comeback - Ohio Trooper Saves Infant's Life with CPR During Traffic Stop

Today's Article: World's Last Truly Wild Horse Is Making a Comeback (9.9)
From: BBC

Most of the horses we think of as "wild" are just domestic horses gone feral. There is only one type of horse that remains utterly wild.

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11/19/2015: At Film Fest, 'Concussion' Throws Down a Gauntlet to the NFL - Google's Driverless Car Pulled Over -- for Driving too Slowly

Today's Article: At Film Fest, 'Concussion' Throws Down a Gauntlet to the NFL (11.0)
From: Los Angeles Times

Long before its Christmas Day release, the fact-based film “Concussion” was generating speculation and even potential controversy.

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Today's Alternate Article: Google's Driverless Car Pulled Over -- for Driving too Slowly (8.4)

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11/17/2015: World Leaders Vow Vigorous Response After Paris Terror Spree - Billionaire Buys Daughter Blue Moon Diamond for Record $48 Million

Today's Article: World Leaders Vow Vigorous Response After Paris Terror Spree (11.7)
From: Associated Press

The attacks in the heart of Europe — combined with earlier incidents in Lebanon and Turkey, as well as the downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt — suggest the Islamic State is reaching beyond its base in Iraq and Syria, an expansion the West has feared.

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Today's Alternate Article: Billionaire Buys Daughter Blue Moon Diamond for Record $48 Million (8.9)

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11/12/2015: In 1983 'War Scare,' Soviets Feared U.S. Nuclear Surprise Attack - Teens Spend a 'Mind-Boggling' 9 Hours a Day Using Media

Today's Article: In 1983 'War Scare,' Soviets Feared U.S. Nuclear Surprise Attack (12.5)
From: Washington Post

A nuclear weapons command exercise by NATO in November 1983 prompted fear in the leadership of the Soviet Union that the maneuvers were a cover for a nuclear surprise attack by the United States...

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