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1. Streaming services pay so little, why would anyone write music?
By John Seabrook in the New Yorker
2. To put pressure on Putin, the U.S. could carve out a safe haven for Syrian civilians.
By Dennis Ross in the Los Angeles Times
3. This ‘bionic spinal cord’ will convert thoughts into movement for people with paralysis.
By Ariel Bogle in Mashable
4. To retain teachers, flatten their pay curve.
By Steven Butler in Ozy
5. Some scientists think food advertising is actually making us fat.
By Eliza Barclay at NPR
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