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Can youths in ‘hackathon’ help struggling city help itself?

Can computer coding help turn this impoverished city around? One nonprofit group thinks so, and is bringing together youths and professional programmers for Camden’s first “hackathon” this weekend.

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Can youths in 'hackathon' help struggling city help itself?
In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 photograph, student Gabrielle Lee talks about her training at Hopeworks ‘N Camden, in Camden, N.J. Lee says she wants to get out of Camden but then return to teach English to residents who don’t know the language and do other things to help. She sees online learning as a part of the efforts she’d like to make. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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