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Maine traps $1 billion of lobster a year. But is that at risk?

Maine catches 90% of America's lobsters, but its waters are warming faster than nearly all of Earth's oceans. For years, many have worried that these temperatures will collapse the state's lobster population. But will that actually happen? And could fishermen's venture into seaweed help the industry adapt?

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Why the NYC Ballet spends nearly $1 million a year on pointe shoes

Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears.

All of them come from Freed of London, which has been one of the world's leading ballet-shoe manufacturers for nearly 80 years.

We went behind the scenes with the New York City Ballet and Freed of London to see how pointe shoes became such a big business.

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