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1. The U.S. is safer than we’ve been in generations. So why do we see threats around every corner?
By Stephen Kinzer in the Boston Globe
2. Is college worth it? There’s a checklist for that.
By Brandon Busteed at Gallup
3. Life is teaching your kid the value of white lies.
By Melissa Dahl in the Science of Us
4. The secret to success for unregulated currencies like Bitcoin might be more regulation.
By Larry Greenemeier in Scientific American
5. Scotland’s new drunk-driving law works so well, it’s hurting their economy.
By Chris Green in the Independent
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