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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
3/8/2023 91% of colleges don’t provide students with the accurate cost, federal agency says CNN 12/13/2022 12.4 View
3/17/2023 A 12-year old auto thief was shot by the car's owner. The family wants to press charges ABC News 2/24/2023 8.6 View
9/29/2022 A Nation Tries to Banish Jargon. If Only It Were That Simple The Wall Street Journal 9/18/2022 11.5 View
1/10/2023 A Saudi Rave Sparks Debate Wall Street Journal 12/31/2022 11.5 View
11/18/2022 A secretive Space Force plane completed its longest mission yet NPR 11/12/2022 12.4 View
10/27/2022 A shocking way to eliminate weeds Herald & Review 10/13/2022 7.1 View
11/3/2022 A sleeping giant in the energy debate World Magazine 10/13/2022 12.4 View
4/24/2023 A Spanish athlete spent 500 days alone in a cave — for science NPR 4/17/2023 9.3 View
6/7/2022 A star called ‘Earendel’ could be the most distant ever seen Science News For Students 5/30/2022 7.5 View
12/15/2022 A Texas Culture Clash: Dueling Parades over the Meaning of Christmas The Washington Post 12/4/2022 9.1 View
4/3/2023 A tiny, 600,000-year old shrimp is now Utah’s official state crustacean CNN 3/27/2023 9.6 View
12/20/2022 A tool as small as a human cell can scan for contaminants and more Science News Explores 12/9/2022 8.1 View
10/12/2022 After being bitten by a rabid fox, a congressman wants cheaper rabies treatments NPR.org 9/29/2022 11.0 View
5/25/2023 AI presents political peril for 2024 Associated Press 5/14/2023 12.6 View