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1. Why doesn’t anyone want to host the Olympics anymore?
By Johnette Howard at ESPN
2. Here’s why freedom of speech is at the heart of the battle between Apple and the FBI.
By Eric Geller in the Daily Dot
3. These self-cleaning, free, public toilets are taking aim at India’s sanitation gap.
By Sonam Joshi in Mashable
4. Iran’s hedged democracy is still worthy of optimism.
By Barbara Slavin at the Atlantic Council
5. NASA wants to bring back supersonic commercial jets.
By Steve Dent in Engadget
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