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        Baltimore gangs, jilted Kickstarters and Oliver Sacks. The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.

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        Updated Apr. 14, 2017 10:48AM ET / Published May. 03, 2015 12:01AM ET 

        “We Ain’t Choosing No Sides; We Just Choosing Our Side”By Amy K. Nelson, Medium’s MatterThe gangs of Baltimore believe they can do a better job policing their community than the police.

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        An Alternative-medicine Believer’s Journey Back To ScienceBy Alan Levinovitz, WiredJim and Louise Laidler lost their faith on a trip to Disneyland in 2002, while having breakfast in Goofy’s Kitchen.

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        Slavery and Freedom in New York CityBy Eric Foner, LongreadsThe story of slavery in New York, the messy path to abolition, and a shameful history with which America has yet to come to terms.

        The Man Who Beat HIV at Its Own Game for 30 YearsBy Daniel A. Gross, NautilusA survivor’s story is about to change.

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