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This index lists the title, publication, and publication date for past articles posted to izzit.org, along with the full text of the accompanying discussion questions. Due to copyright restrictions, we do not archive articles on izzit.org. In most cases it is possible to retrieve articles by doing a web search for the title of the article. Please email currentevents@izzit.org if you need assistance.

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izzit.org Post Date Article Title Publisher Date Published Readablility Discussion Questions
12/4/2023 Bowie the lobster is half-blue, half-red, and all kinds of rare NPR 11/27/2023 8.2 View
11/14/2023 Inside the weird and delightful origins of the jungle gym, which just turned 100 NPR 11/8/2023 9.3 View
11/6/2023 Can public officials block you on social media? It's up to the Supreme Court NPR 10/31/2023 9.2 View
10/23/2023 Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations NPR 10/14/2023 9.5 View
10/17/2023 England's beloved Sycamore Gap tree will be removed from Hadrian's Wall NPR 10/11/2023 9.5 View
10/12/2023 A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album NPR 9/20/2023 9.6 View
9/29/2023 Seven wild facts about the spotted lanternfly NPR 9/17/2023 6.3 View
6/5/2023 When a second grader doesn't have lunch, a teacher steps in to save the day NPR 5/30/2023 4.8 View
5/25/2023 Soaring pasta prices caused a crisis in Italy. What can the US learn from it? NPR 5/18/2023 9.5 View
5/16/2023 The latest to be evacuated from California's floods? Bunnies NPR 5/4/2023 9.5 View
5/1/2023 Grimes invites fans to make songs with an AI-generated version of her voice NPR 4/24/2023 8.5 View
4/24/2023 A Spanish athlete spent 500 days alone in a cave — for science NPR 4/17/2023 9.3 View
1/16/2024 Tiger Woods and Nike have ended their partnership after 27 years NPR 1/8/2024 7.7 View
1/23/2024 China's millennial and Gen Z workers are having to lower their economic expectations NPR 1/16/2024 9.4 View