8/14/2020: Tourists and others killed in ambush at African giraffe reserve - Starvation looms for Morocco's horses as tourism collapses

Today's Article: Tourists and others killed in ambush at African giraffe reserve
From: Fox News
Readability Score: 10.4

Is terrorism still alive and well? African ambush which killed tourists and others at world famous giraffe reserve says it is.

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Today's Alternate Article: Starvation looms for Morocco's horses as tourism collapses
Readability Score: 9.5

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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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9/12/2019: U.S. judge: Terror watchlist violates constitutional rights - Former Navy SEAL enters Yale as a 52-year-old freshman

Today's Article: U.S. judge: Terror watchlist violates constitutional rights
From: Associated Press
Readability Score: 12.8

The government has maintained a 'watchlist' of known and suspected terrorists; now, a judge has declared that US citizens cannot be placed on such a list without appropriate due process. What rights are in conflict? What's fair?

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Today's Alternate Article: Former Navy SEAL enters Yale as a 52-year-old freshman
Readability Score: 9.5

For Constitution Day, we're hosting our first Facebook Live event right on the izzit.org® website, and we want you and your students to be a part of it!

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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4/21/2016: Saudis Warn of Economic Reprisals if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill - Parents Should Get Kids Out of Their Comfort Zones

Today's Article: Saudis Warn of Economic Reprisals if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill (11.0)
From: CNN

Saudi Arabia is warning it will sell off billions in American assets if the U.S. Congress passes a bipartisan bill that would allow victims of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks to sue foreign governments.

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Today's Alternate Article: Parents Should Get Kids Out of Their Comfort Zones (6.2)

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3/28/2016: What's at Stake in US Saying ISIS Committed Genocide - American Teen Survives Attack in Brussels, His Third Brush With Terrorism

Today's Article: What's at Stake in US Saying ISIS Committed Genocide (11.4)
From: ABC News

Why does it matter that the Obama administration uses the word “genocide?”

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Today's Alternate Article: American Teen Survives Attack in Brussels, His Third Brush With Terrorism (8.9)

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1/11/2016: San Bernardino Shooting Prompts Soul Searching Among U.S. Muslims - Google Cardboard Saves Baby's Life

Today's Article: San Bernardino Shooting Prompts Soul Searching Among U.S. Muslims (11.1)
From: Wall Street Journal

Muslims in the U.S. say they worry as much as other Americans about a terrorist attack...

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Today's Alternate Article: Google Cardboard Saves Baby's Life (8.2)

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We have a POGO (Pick one, get one) special for this month! -Eminent Domain and Who Owns What? Click here to learn more.

12/7/2015: 'Unprecedented' : What ISIS Looks Like In America - How Chicago's Slaughterhouse Spectacles Paved The Way For Big Meat

Today's Article: 'Unprecedented': What ISIS Looks Like In America (11.4)
From: NPR

There are currently 900 active investigations into ISIS sympathizers in every American state.

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Today's Alternate Article: How Chicago's Slaughterhouse Spectacles Paved The Way For Big Meat (8.2)

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