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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
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
6/2/2023 CUNY Law commencement speaker claims laws are 'White supremacy,' attacks 'fascist' police and military Fox News 5/29/2023 11.1 View
6/8/2023 Tom Hanks Urges Harvard Grads: Defend Truth & Resist Indifference KLOVE News 5/26/2023 9.3 View
6/1/2023 Spelling mistake costs Jeopardy champion CBS News (Boston) 5/24/2023 6.6 View
6/9/2023 Dangers on the Grill—Avoiding Problems The Cleveland Clinic 5/23/2023 8.5 View
6/7/2023 New York City Does About-Face on ChatGPT in Schools Education Week 5/23/2023 11.6 View
6/8/2023 Skittles ban passes in the California State Assembly, expected to pass Senate KTLA (Channel 5, Los Angeles) 5/23/2023 12.1 View
5/26/2023 Uber employees reportedly 'in pain and upset' by DEI seminar on White women: 'Don't Call Me Karen' Fox News 5/22/2023 11.7 View
6/5/2023 COVID emergency orders are among 'greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says AP News 5/22/2023 12.9 View
5/30/2023 How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’ The Guardian 5/21/2023 12.5 View
5/24/2023 He donated land for soccer fields in Standish, now the town is selling it Portland Press Herald 5/20/2023 9.2 View
6/2/2023 93-year-old grandmother and grandson complete goal of visiting all 63 U.S. national parks KHOU.com 5/19/2023 6.6 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
5/30/2023 Hand dryers can infect clean hands with bathroom germs Science News Explores 5/17/2023 7.5 View