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It was a cold February evening in suburban Detroit when Tara Grant, a high-powered executive with a global career, arrived…

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It was an ordinary humid afternoon in Charleston, August 2018, when Dr. Michael Hayes, a Civil War-era historian with more…

At 19, he joined Genesis as their drummer. Five years later, the lead singer quit. They auditioned 400 replacements—then realized…

On a humid September morning, a plain cardboard box arrived at the National Museum of African American History and Culture….

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In 1963, before she was famous, Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny. What she found behind the glamour…

(A story about second chances, mental illness, and the bread that changed everything.) He used to stare at the ceiling…

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Julia Parsons passed away on April 18, 2025, at the age of 104. Until her death, she was the last…

The camera crew expected to film poverty. What they found was a 47-year-old woman who had lived without electricity, running…

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“Find someone easier,” people said. I didn’t. I chose the boy with darker skin. His name was Sam. And from…

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Could your mind really kill you without a single drop of blood? This is the story of a prisoner, a…