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America Needs to Radically Rethink What It Means to Be Old

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.July 1977: A 105-degree afternoon in Phoenix. I’m 17 and making deliveries in an underpowered Chevette with ...

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As wildfires scorch L.A neighborhoods, evacuees describe harrowing escapes

Some residents were able to flee on foot, while others got away with the assistance of strangers. Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as fire...

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Boss considers sending "unprofessional" reply to entitled care worker: 'She wants to be paid for time she didn't work'

Working as a senior care employee isn't all bingo games and tea time. It's a difficult job, but for the right employees, it can be a satisfying endeavor. Some people are just born caregivers. They ...

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Can old racists change? Book tracks seven years in a South African nursing home

God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a beautifully written and intimate book about the characters in an old age home in South Africa. To write it, anthropologist Casey Golomski spe...

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I've been smart home hunting at CES 2025, and these are the coolest gadgets I found

It wouldn't be far-reaching to call the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) the nexus of modern smart home technology. While early attempts were made before the turn o...

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Health Giant Ascension Informs 5.6 Million Patients Their Sensitive Data Was Compromised 6 Months Ago

Another day, another major privacy scandal we’ll likely do nothing about. Health care giant Ascension — which owns 140 hospitals and assisted living facilities — says that a May cyberattack compr...

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Social media frenzy about GOP congresswoman living in retirement facility: 'Compelling case for term limits'

The news that Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, has been living in a retirement facility and experiencing a "very rapid" decline set off a social media outcry this week across the political spectrum. Amon...

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House member in assisted living draws fresh scrutiny to an aging Congress - The Seattle Times

House member in assisted living draws fresh scrutiny to an aging Congress The Seattle TimesRetiring Rep. Kay Granger experiencing ‘dementia issues,’ per family The Dallas Morning NewsD.C. Reporte...

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Health care giant Ascension says 5.6 million patients affected in cyberattack

Health care company Ascension lost sensitive data for nearly 5.6 million individuals in a cyberattack that was attributed to a notorious ransomware gang, according to documents filed with the attor...

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Absent GOP Congresswoman Found in Assisted Living and Memory Care Home: Report - Rolling Stone

Absent GOP Congresswoman Found in Assisted Living and Memory Care Home: Report Rolling StoneTexas Rep. Kay Granger, 81, found in memory care unit after she vanished from Washington 6 months ago: r...

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Stanford medical school professor misrepresents what I wrote (but I kind of understand where he’s coming from)

This story is kinda complicated. It’s simple, but it’s complicated. The simple part is the basic story, which goes something like this: – In 2020, a study was done at Stanford–a survey of covid ...

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US Congresswoman Missing For Six Months Found At Dementia Care Home

US Congresswoman Missing For Six Months Found At Dementia Care Home Term limits for US politicians on Capitol Hill were clearly on Elon Musk's mind Saturday night. A post from X user...

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ADVENT 2024: Reclaiming Christmas: Living out biblical love

So many holidays incorporate the theme of love. When you hear the word love, your mind probably goes to Valentine’s Day. That’s a common and understandable association, but I think it’s built on a ...

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Pandemic Coverup Intensifies: Scripps Institute's Kristian Andersen Cannot Tell The Truth

Pandemic Coverup Intensifies: Scripps Institute's Kristian Andersen Cannot Tell The Truth Authored by former lead Senate investigator Paul D. Thacker via The Disinformation Chronicle...

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Futures Drop As Global Selloff Reaches The US

Futures Drop As Global Selloff Reaches The US There is only so much the US can "exceptionally" decouple from the rest of the world, and on Tuesday US futures finally succumbed to the...

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UnitedHealth’s Unchecked Growth Has Caused Widespread Misery

Despite antitrust regulators’ efforts to rein it in, UnitedHealth Group has been growing to control ever more of the health care sector. The corporation’s expanding power has meant worse care, high...

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Netflix is bringing back A Man on the Inside for season 2

Mike Schur's delightful, emotional comedy A Man on the Inside was among the most pleasant surprises of the year, but it wasn't clear if we were going to get any more. Thankfully, the series appears...

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“Didn’t Expect This Twist”: Woman Uncovers Issues With Luigi Mangione’s Family Nursing Facilities

Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has sparked global debate, with supporters rallying behind him and framing the alleged crime as a reaction to widespread diss...

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Are men okay? Our modern masculinity problem, explained.

Scott Galloway speaks on stage in Miami on February 15, 2022. | Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Vox Media What’s going on with men? There’s a growing body of evidence that men are f...

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S8 E8: Long-Term Care, Matt Gaetz & Refugees: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 8, Episode 8. April 11th, 2021. John Oliver explains the industry behind nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and why long-term care needs fixing. Matt Gaetz continues to face scrut...

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Bongo/LED nightlights/Turning toward sadness

Daily word game obsession For Wordle fans who want more strategy, try Bongo (free online). It’s a daily puzzle where you place letter tiles on a grid to create words across five rows, with a...

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