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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/briefing/boulder-shooting-george-segal-astrazeneca.html

Bad News Bias

2021-03-24 00:00:00, David Leonhardt, The New York Times

Content Categorization
/News
/Arts & Entertainment/TV & Video/TV Shows & Programs

Word Count:
1207

Words/Sentence:
17

Reading Time:
8.05 min

Reading Quality:
Intermediate

Readability:
11th or 12th

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