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Andrew Murr of the Newsweek L.A. bureau shares the byline on a piece saying that girls account for most new HIV infections among teenagers and that, more generally, women make up 26% of new AIDS cases. One of the anecdotes is on Precious Jackson, a 33-year-old who grew up in South L.A. Health is the theme of the issue, and there's also a Q-A with Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos about the retailer's recent foray into showing short films.
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