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• Scientists explore genetic strategies to stop mosquitoes from transmitting diseases like malaria and dengue fever. [Associated Press]
• The latest design revisions for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial are being reviewed. [Associated Press]
• Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America, and her husband, Richard Barth – who runs a charter school network – are a power couple in the world of education. [New York Times]
• The Salvation Army in Boston has struggled to raise the $30 million it needs to construct a community center, part of Joan Kroc’s legacy to the organization. [Boston Globe]
• A new survey shows that an increasing number of boomers are pursuing "encore jobs" that give them both an income and meaning. [USA Today]
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