• New unemployment claims drop to lowest level since 1969. Axios.
• The portentous comeback of humpback whales. Nautilus.
• Biden administration takes on racial disparities in home valuations. Bloomberg.
• Skilled-trades programs are booming. NPR.
• First ever gene therapy gel corrects rare genetic skin condition. New Scientist.
• Drugs seem to help regenerate mouse lungs damaged by cigarette smoke. New Scientist.

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