11/19/2018: Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks - Looming Shutdown Of The Navajo Generating Station Means New Jobs Far From Home

Today's Article: Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks
From: National Geographic
Readability Score: 12.6

In Mozambique, researchers are racing to understand the genetics of elephants born without tusks—and the consequences of the trait.

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Today's Alternate Article: Looming Shutdown Of The Navajo Generating Station Means New Jobs Far From Home
Readability Score: 7.8

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2/1/2017: What Finland's Plan to Be Tobacco-Free Can Teach the World - Rare Twin Baby Girls Have Different Skin Colors

Today's Article: What Finland's Plan to Be Tobacco-Free Can Teach the World
From: CNN
Readability Score: 11.0

Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040

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Today's Alternate Article: Rare Twin Baby Girls Have Different Skin Colors
Readability Score: 10.4

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6/18/13 - Class Action Suit Aims To Strip Warner Of 'Happy Birthday' Copyright; Supreme Court rejects gene patents

Today's Articles:

The Wall Street Journal
June 14, 2013
"Class Action Suit Aims To Strip Warner Of 'Happy Birthday' Copyright"

"You’ve probably sung it yourself hundreds of times – but if you want to do so on television, in a movie or on stage, you’ll need to pay Warner Music Group for the privilege. Happy Birthday to You is believed to have been netting the company $2 million a year in fees."

LA Times
June 14, 2013

"Supreme Court rejects gene patents"

"The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for patients."

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1/4/13 - DNA of Adam Lanza to Be Examinded for 'Evil' Gene; Englishman Suffers Stroke and Wakes Up Speaking Only Welsh

Today's Articles:

Daily Mail
December 28, 2012
"DNA of Adam Lanza to Be Examinded for 'Evil' Gene"

"The study will be the first one of its kind and will evaluate any genetic evidence for the mass killing..."


Yahoo News
December 27, 2012
"Englishman Suffers Stroke and Wakes Up Speaking Only Welsh"

"When Alun regained consciousness three weeks later stunned doctors discovered he was speaking Welsh - and could not remember any English."


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