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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
5/15/2023 Mimosa plant ‘muscles’ fold tickled leaves fast Science News Explores 5/4/2023 6.4 View
5/15/2023 The people turning time into a currency BBC.com 5/1/2023 10.9 View
5/12/2023 New Orleans student's scholarship offers surpass $9 million Associated Press 4/27/2023 9.1 View
5/12/2023 Florida bans Chinese citizens from buying land: 'We don't want the CCP in the Sunshine State,' DeSantis says Fox News 5/8/2023 12.2 View
5/11/2023 Hundreds of Migrants to be Housed in NYPD's Former Police Academy The New York Post 5/6/2023 9.6 View
5/11/2023 Republicans Address Debt Ceiling: Did they raise taxes or cut spending? The Wall Street Journal 4/29/2023 10.4 View
5/10/2023 Americans caught smuggling 375 pounds of fruit roll ups into Israel yahoo.com 5/4/2023 9.5 View
5/10/2023 Colorado passes a "right to repair" bill for farmers-- first in nation Associated Press 4/26/2023 14.0 View
5/9/2023 Ingredients in popular snack foods can make them addictive Science News For Students 5/3/2023 6.8 View
5/9/2023 New York becomes the first state to ban natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings CNN 5/3/2023 12.0 View
5/8/2023 Tuesday Morning is going out of business and closing all of its stores CNN Business 5/2/2023 9.2 View
5/8/2023 Hollywood screenwriters don’t want robots taking their jobs, either NBC news 5/2/2023 12.3 View
5/5/2023 NC State Senate considers banning participation trophies The Asheville Citizen-Times 3/30/2023 9.4 View
5/5/2023 States revolt against Biden's 'disaster' mortgage redistribution rule to subsidize risky loans Fox Business 5/1/2023 15.4 View