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By Lisa Rabasca Roepe in The Week
2. Now every city can have locally-grown shrimp.
By Allison Aubrey at NPR’s the Salt
3. If consumers know a product’s carbon footprint, they pick the option that’s better for the planet.
By Roheeni Saxena in Ars Technica
4. Is the future of law enforcement human police officers who — literally — never forget a face?
By Patrick Radden Keefe in the New Yorker
5. One way to boost attendance at low-income elementary schools: install laundry machines.
By Mimi Kirk in CityLab

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