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1. Why curing cancer is not a ‘moonshot’
By Jeffrey Kluger in TIME
2. Why don’t we talk about rural poverty?
By Lauren Gurley at In These Times
3. What’s stopping Pakistan from eradicating polio? Terrorism.
By Joshua Keating in Slate
4. Tell consumers about added sugar.
By the Editors of Bloomberg View
5. Can national service solve stubborn long-term unemployment?
By Harry Stein and Shirley Sagawa at the Center for American Progress

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