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1. We’re funding highways wrong.
By Elaine S. Povich in the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stateline
2. Try 19 and 20 year-olds as minors, not adults.
By German Lopez in Vox
3. Find out how global action on climate could be a great deal for the U.S. economy.
By Tim McDonnell in Mother Jones
By Shaun King in the New York Daily News
5. Does social media undermine soldier’s battlefield bonding?
By John Spencer in the New York Times

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