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- A new treatment for dogs scared by thunder and fireworks (New York Times)
- A strange case of dancing mania struck Germany six centuries ago today (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Just like humans, monkeys shed friends as they age (New York Magazine)
- Actress Davis' Olympic bid ends, but she's not finished with archery (Los Angeles Times)
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Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.
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