1. Are we on the verge of war in outer space?
By Lee Billings in Scientific American
By Sarah Kliff in Vox
3. Border walls divide ecosystems, too.
By Peter Brewitt in Orion
4. Learn about the growing solidarity between #BlackLivesMatter and young Palestinians.
By Ishaan Tharoor in the Washington Post
5. Urban hospitals are taking action against poverty.
By Michael Ollove at the Pew Charitable Trusts

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