9/2/2020: Biden faces new plagiarism claim - Pepperoni Shortage

Today's Article: Biden faces new plagiarism claim
From: The New York Post
Readability Score: 11.9

Today's article raises an important issue that students need to consider: academic honesty. Use it to focus on what constitutes plagiarism and why students need to avoid it.

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Readability Score: 9.2

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10/24/2019: Geena Davis and Disney to Tackle Gender Bias - Food waste in schools? Give it to pigs

Today's Article: Geena Davis and Disney to Tackle Gender Bias
From: The Hollywood Reporter
Readability Score: 14.7

Geena Davis, star of several groundbreaking movies like Thelma and Louise, is working with Disney to check movie scripts for proper inclusivity. Her hope is that adding more underrepresented groups into film scripts will lead to societal change.

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Readability Score: 8.2

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8/30/2019: E-Verify is intended to detect workers without legal status. How do immigrants get around it? - Once a custodian, now a principal: "Don't let someone write your story"

Today's Article: E-Verify is intended to detect workers without legal status. How do immigrants get around it?
From: LA Times
Readability Score: 12.5

Illegal immigrants able to easily work around federal program designed to catch them. Take a look at Mississippi chicken and the role illegal labor plays in the American food chain.
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Readability Score: 7.7

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10/24/2018: Federal lawsuit filed against Georgia county over absentee ballots - Future Food

Today's Article: Federal lawsuit filed against Georgia county over absentee ballots
From: The Gwinnett Daily Post
Readability Score: 14.6

In a close election, civil rights groups are upset that Gwinnett County has rejected a large number (8%) of absentee ballots submitted. Officials declare that they're following the law, which requires an 'exact match' of all information. Who's right? What should be done?

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Readability Score: 8.4

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2/21/2018: Trump Plans to Replace Food Stamps: Here's How - The Hidden Side of NAFTA

Today's Article: Trump Plans to Replace Food Stamps: Here's How
From: Fox Business
Readability Score: 12.1

President Trump looks for cost savings by providing food boxes rather than debit cards to aid recipients. Does this reflect good stewardship or a lack of concern for hungry families' choices?

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Today's Alternate Article: The Hidden Side of NAFTA
Readability Score: 6.8

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11/2/2017: Arsenic Found in Baby Food, Scary New Study Shows - The Atlanta Hawks Will Start Selling Cricket Tacos, If That's Your Thing

Today's Article: Arsenic Found in Baby Food, Scary New Study Shows
From: San Jose Mercury News
Readability Score: 10.6

The Clean Label Project, a nonprofit group that works for clarity in labeling, tested a wide array of baby food

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Readability Score: 8.0

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8/30/2017: NYC law that makes dog-sitting illegal without kennel license triggers rage from pet lovers - econlife – How Transparency Transformed Food Shopping

Today's Article: NYC law that makes dog-sitting illegal without kennel license triggers rage from pet lovers
From: NY Daily News
Readability Score: 9.9

Pet lovers are barking mad over a little-known city rule that makes dog-sitting illegal in New York. 

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Today's Alternate Article: econlife – How Transparency Transformed Food Shopping
Readability Score: 7.8

A century ago, if you didn't grow all of your own food, you bought it from the vendors at a public market, a small grocer, and maybe a local peddler. At the public market you mingled with a mixture of barrels, boxes, dead animals and chicken coops. Very different, the grocer's counter separated you from the meat, produce and dry goods.

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