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1. Here’s how hairstylists can help fight domestic violence.
By Caitlin Moscatello in the Cut
2. Are we overusing sanctions as a foreign policy tool?
By Robert Kahn at the Council on Foreign Relations
3. Most of those billion dollar startups are fooling themselves — and us.
By Julie VerHage at Bloomberg Technology
4. Have smartphones undermined a generation?
By Jean M. Twenge in the Atlantic
5. This collapsible solar lantern is saving refugee lives.
By Rina Raphael in Fast Company
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