Showing posts with label drugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drugs. Show all posts
Monday, March 2, 2020
3/2/2020: In just 1 week, 3 states considered bills to ban discrimination based on hair texture or style - New spray gel moves drugs deep to treat frostbite
Today's Article: In just 1 week, 3 states considered bills to ban discrimination based on hair texture or style
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
10/9/2019: Throwing people in jail on drug charges? One idea to fight homelessness - Manufacturing Jobs
Today's Article: Throwing people in jail on drug charges? One idea to fight homelessness
From:
Readability Score: 11.5
As more cities struggle with homelessness, one city has decided to use the stick more than the carrot. What are the arguments for such an approach? What issues need to be considered? What are the costs of dealing with homelessness?
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Today's Alternate Article: Manufacturing Jobs
Readability Score: 9.0
Thursday, December 6, 2018
12/6/2018: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls as Drug Overdoses, Suicides Rise - Maine's Ex-Governor Leaving State for Florida over Taxes
Today's Article: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls as Drug Overdoses, Suicides Rise
From: US News and World Report
Readability Score: 13.6
For the first time in almost a century, American lifespans have (slightly) decreased for three years in a row, due in large part to suicides and drug overdoses. Is life span a useful statistic? Also, we don't like to talk about it, but perhaps we should. What's happening that is leading to these increases in such deaths?
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Today's Alternate Article: Maine's Ex-Governor Leaving State for Florida over Taxes
Readability Score: 9.1
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From: US News and World Report
Readability Score: 13.6
https://www.izzit.org/events/index.php
Readability Score: 9.1
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
10/17/2018: Seattle program that gives drug users a pass instead of prison spreading across U.S. - Everyday Behavioral Economics
Today's Article: Seattle program that gives drug users a pass instead of prison spreading across U.S.
From: FOX News
Readability Score: 10.1
In Seattle, people caught with less than a gram of drugs, even heroin, may get treatment or help instead of jail. What's driving this new program? Is it a good idea? How can we reduce drug use and crime?
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Today's Alternate Article: econlife: Everyday Behavioral Economics
Readability Score: 7.1
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
10/25/2017: The Drug Industry's Triumph over the DEA - The Power of Saudi Female Drivers
Today's Article: The Drug Industry's Triumph over the DEA
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 9.9
Amid a targeted lobbying effort, Congress weakened the DEA’s ability to go after drug distributors, even as opioid-related deaths continue to rise, a Washington Post and ‘60 Minutes’ investigation finds.
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Today's Alternate Article: The Power of Saudi Female Drivers
Readability Score: 7.4
Monday, October 16, 2017
10/16/2017: Former Addict Saves Lives from her Living Room - 4 Ways Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler's Work Has Improved Your Life
Today's Article: Former Addict Saves Lives from her Living Room
From: CNN
Readability Score: 8.0
In a small blue house in Northern California, a mom surrounded by three children, three cats and a dog has quietly saved the lives of hundreds of people
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Today's Alternate Article: 4 Ways Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler's Work Has Improved Your Life
Readability Score: 8.9
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
5/17/2017: Roger Goodell Says NFL Sees No Medical Benefits from Marijuana - Researchers Pay People To Stay In Bed
Today's Article: Roger Goodell Says NFL Sees No Medical Benefits from Marijuana
From: ESPN
Readability Score: 11.9
Advocates have suggested that marijuana could be a healthier way to manage pain than prescription painkillers.
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Today's Alternate Article: Researchers Pay People To Stay In Bed
Readability Score: 9.2
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
5/16/2017: One-Third Of New Drugs Had Safety Problems After FDA Approval - Watch That Juice Drinking
Today's Article: One-Third Of New Drugs Had Safety Problems After FDA Approval
From: NPR
Readability Score: 13.7
It took a median of 4.2 years after the drugs were approved for these safety concerns to come to light...
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Today's Alternate Article: Watch That Juice Drinking
Readability Score: 6.4
Friday, May 5, 2017
5/5/2017: Cherokee Nation Files Lawsuit Targeting Pharmacies in Opioid Crisis - Do You Feel Well? Do You Feel Good?
Today's Article: Cherokee Nation Files Lawsuit Targeting Pharmacies in Opioid Crisis
From: PBS
Readability Score: 15.2
'The lawsuit...alleges that the companies failed to properly monitor opioid prescriptions and orders.
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Today's Alternate Article: Do You Feel Well? Do You Feel Good?
Readability Score: 5.0
How is business like a wild animal? The law of the jungle says “survival of the fittest” and yet we’ve decided that some companies are Too Big To Fail and must be rescued. Stream or download now!
Monday, January 30, 2017
1/30/2017: The Country Where Unwanted Food Is Selling Out - Usain Bolt to Lose Olympic Gold after Teammate Caught Doping
Today's Article: The Country Where Unwanted Food Is Selling Out
From: BBC
Readability Score: 11.0
Like many countries, Denmark has a problem with food waste.
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Today's Alternate Article: Usain Bolt to Lose Olympic Gold after Teammate Caught Doping
Readability Score: 9.1
From: BBC
Readability Score: 11.0
Like many countries, Denmark has a problem with food waste.
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Today's Alternate Article: Usain Bolt to Lose Olympic Gold after Teammate Caught Doping
Readability Score: 9.1
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
8/21/2013 - MLB poised to overhaul instant replay for next season; Mandatory minimum' sentences to end for many drug offenders
Today's Articles:
CBS
August 16, 2013
"MLB poised to overhaul instant replay for next season"
August 16, 2013
"MLB poised to overhaul instant replay for next season"
"A replay review could be coming soon in baseball. Major League Baseball says it wants to overhaul instant replay next season. If owners approve the plan, teams will be able to challenge calls on the field."
LA Times
August 11, 2013
LA Times
August 11, 2013
"'Mandatory minimum' sentences to end for many drug offenders"
"Federal prosecutors will no longer seek long, "mandatory minimum" sentences for many low-level, nonviolent drug offenders, under a major shift in policy aimed at turning around decades of explosive growth in the federal prison population, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr.planned to announce Monday."
Send your students to log in to the Student Zone!""Federal prosecutors will no longer seek long, "mandatory minimum" sentences for many low-level, nonviolent drug offenders, under a major shift in policy aimed at turning around decades of explosive growth in the federal prison population, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr.planned to announce Monday."
Monday, March 18, 2013
3/18 - Is Religious Freedom Really Primary?; Can ADHD Drugs Help Keep People Law-Abiding?
Today's Articles:
The New York Times
October 26, 2012
"Is Religious Freedom Really Primary?"
"Of all the potentially explosive issues of 2012, none has fizzled quite like religion. Mitt Romney’s Mormonism never mattered as much as expected, and questions about Barack Obama’s faith remain relevant only to his most obdurate detractors. Yet there is one way in which religion has been a constant in this campaign, and, surprisingly, it concerns something on which the candidates claim to agree."
Web MD
November 21, 2012
"Can ADHD Drugs Help Keep People Law-Abiding?"
"Previous research has suggested that people with ADHD may be more likely to experience difficulty in school, holding down jobs, and sustaining relationships. They are also at greater risk for alcohol or substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and may be more likely commit crimes."
"Can ADHD Drugs Help Keep People Law-Abiding?"
"Previous research has suggested that people with ADHD may be more likely to experience difficulty in school, holding down jobs, and sustaining relationships. They are also at greater risk for alcohol or substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and may be more likely commit crimes."
Monday, March 11, 2013
3/11/13 - Tax bills for rich families approach 30-year high; Spring into daylight science time
Today's Articles:
Associated Press
March 3, 2013
"Tax bills for rich families approach 30-year high"
"With Washington gridlocked again over whether to raise their taxes, it turns out wealthy families already are paying some of their biggest federal tax bills in decades even as the rest of the population continues to pay at historically low rates."
NBC News
March 8, 2013
"Spring into daylight science time"
"It's that time of year, when most Americans lose an hour's sleep setting their clocks ahead. (Remember? Spring forward, fall back.) So here are answers to questions about the time switch and about sleep.""Spring into daylight science time"
Thursday, February 28, 2013
2/28/13 - Man Reunited With Dog 10 Years Later; Sotomayor chides prosecutor for ‘racially charged’ question
Today's Articles:
ABC News
February 20, 2013
"Man Reunited With Dog 10 Years Later"
"On a whim, he logged on to the website of the Humane Society of Greater Nashua one night last month and looked through the dogs that were up for adoption, according to a report from ABC affiliate WNUR in New Hampshire. One click brought him to the listing of a 13-year-old basset hound named Ginger."
Washington Post
February 25, 2013
"Sotomayor chides prosecutor for ‘racially charged’ question"
"Sotomayor chides prosecutor for ‘racially charged’ question"
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
2/26/13 - Potential measure would require teen drivers to pass drug test; Schools Ask: Gifted or Just Well-Prepared?
Today's Articles:
WOWK-TV
February 19, 2013
"Potential measure would require teen drivers to pass drug test"
"A bill introduced on Tuesday in the West Virginia House of Delegates could require the 16-year-old to take a drug test before he ever gets behind the wheel."
The New York Times
February 17, 2013
"Schools Ask: Gifted or Just Well-Prepared?"
February 17, 2013
"Schools Ask: Gifted or Just Well-Prepared?"
Thursday, January 31, 2013
1/31/13 - Court says Obama recess appointments invalid; Motel owner wins fight to stop its seizure by feds
Today's Articles:
Reuters
January 25, 2013
"A Massachusetts man on Thursday won a court battle to keep federal authorities from seizing his motel because of allegations that some guests were dealing drugs."
Reuters
January 25, 2013
"Court says Obama recess appointments invalid"
"A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that President Barack Obama violated the U.S. Constitution when he used recess appointments to fill a labor board, a decision that could curtail the president's options in filling vacancies."
Eagle-Tribune
January 26, 2013
"Motel owner wins fight to stop its seizure by feds"
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