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In September 2013, Diana Nyad, 64, became the first person to swim from Cuba to the Florida without a shark cage. In this interview on the eve of her prior attempt, Nyad told Reader's Digest about her...
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"Nothing will ever be the same" was our constant refrain after the terrorist attacks. But how different are we today, really?
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Overcrowded with inexperienced climbers and polluted with waste, Mount Everest—one of the earth’s natural wonders—is in danger. How to fix the world’s highest peak.
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On January 13, 2012, the Ananias family—Dean, 66, Georgia, 63, and their daughters Valerie, 32, and Cindy, 25, of Los Angeles—set off on a dream cruise aboard the…
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In every decade, parents are surrounded by hype and anxiety. Don’t make mistakes! Don’t mess up the kids! But parents ought to be growing more relaxed rather than…
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A former boxing champion takes a repeat offender off the streets.
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A timely adoption gives two abused souls a fresh start.
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One Friday night in May 2010, Oliver and Ione Kleven heard angry shouts coming from their front lawn. Ione, 65, stepped onto the porch and saw two men…
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What should have been a tranquil family vacation in the southern Philippines turned into an unending nightmare.
View ArticleThe Day I Felt the Richest
We asked and you answered: here are four incredible moments when our readers felt their richest.
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Ours was a house of things, items saved and stored. We didn't have conversations or emotions; we had stuff.
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“Only children should wear bangs,” a reader wrote in an otherwise kind letter addressed to me. I decided to be delighted by the comment. It’s in the running…
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Rosie was a "failed" service dog who finally found her calling in the courtroom.
View ArticleRemembering the Boy Who Was Brave
The grieving mother of a victim of the Sandy Hook shooting finds solace in her son's last courageous act.
View ArticleDo You Know Why We See Snow as White?
A savant's story reveals the complexity of snowflakes and the simplicity of snow.
View ArticleEveryday Heroes: The Intrepid Trucker
With courage, quick thinking, and a little help from a friend, Michael Schiotis saves a stranger.
View ArticleEveryday Heroes: The Fearless Fiancée
A bride-to-be saves a stranger's son from drowning: “He was reaching and grasping for something to hold on to.”
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