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2. Is containing China more important than discouraging modern slavery?
By Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Ryan Grim and Laura Barron-Lopez in the Huffington Post
3. This is how you fix a space robot 140 million miles away from the nearest mechanic.
By the Los Alamos National Laboratory
By Scott Santens in Basic Income on Medium
5. A special bacteria in your yogurt could diagnose liver cancer.
By Vijee Venkatraman in Beta Boston
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