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The many, many costs of breastfeeding

Breastfeeding isn’t free — and it isn’t a solution to the national baby formula shortage.

Aubrey Hirsch for Vox
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What twins can teach us about friendshipWhat twins can teach us about friendship
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They grow up together, but are twins destined to share a social network?

By Allie Volpe
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Why “neighborism” is having a momentWhy “neighborism” is having a moment
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After decades of social isolation, people are realizing proximity is a resource.

By Sara Radin
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By Kenny Torrella
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Coal’s century at the top of the world’s power mix is over.

By Bryan Walsh
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By Anna North
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