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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
1/9/2023 New York OKs human composting law, becoming 6th state in U.S. to do so CBS News 12/31/2022 12.4 View
11/7/2022 Plastic recycling a failed concept CBS News 10/24/2022 13.5 View
10/26/2022 University of Tennessee asks for donations after fans rip down goalposts CBS News 10/17/2022 11.2 View
10/14/2022 An Australian startup is "growing" water for drought-parched California CBS News 10/7/2022 9.3 View
6/14/2022 Invasive species meet their match: lab-raised killer bugs CBS News 6/2/2022 13.0 View
6/17/2022 Smaller boxes in the cereal aisle? Say hello to "shrinkflation" CBS News 6/8/2022 9.0 View
10/6/2022 Making a Difference: Austin student develops app to help fight invasive species CBS News (Austin) 9/23/2022 9.9 View
2/20/2023 Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi now giving rides to employees on public roads in California CNBC 2/15/2023 14.6 View
1/30/2023 Greedflation: ‘Entirely possible’ that food brands are profiteering from price hikes, says Tesco chairman CNBC 1/24/2023 10.3 View
5/31/2023 Here’s why beef is still pricey CNN 4/5/2023 9.2 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
4/28/2023 Paper airplane designed by Boeing engineers breaks world distance record CNN 4/14/2023 9.9 View
4/4/2023 12-year-old in Milwaukee charged with killing a man to steal his guns. Police say a pizza receipt led to the arrest CNN 3/29/2023 9.3 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