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1️⃣ Muddled messages: Social media influencers are playing a big role in this year’s US presidential election, but there’s no way to tell who’s getting paid for their endorsements. That means people are often left to judge for themselves.

2️⃣ Whiz kids: Two years ago, Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson wowed their Louisiana teachers when they discovered a new way to prove a 2,000-year-old mathematical theory. They just published their workin a scientific journal detailing their …