1. The 2016 campaign is shaping up as a battle between pessimists and optimists.
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2. Free trade could actually help the environment.
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3. Here’s why President Obama’s national security strategy isn’t that different from President Bush’s.
By Matthew C. Waxman in Time
4. Forget the drone arms race. Welcome to the anti-drone arms race.
By Russell Brandom in the Verge
5. These undergrads hacked Minecraft to teach chemistry.
By the University of Hull
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