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Sergeant Turner's Ride Home
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Sergeant Turner's Ride Home

S.SGT. JONATHAN TURNER served his country for 17 years, which included seven tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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July/August 2017
Snap Dynamite Fireworks Photos
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Snap Dynamite Fireworks Photos

An expert’s cell phone camera tips.

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2 mins  |
July/August 2017
Reader's Digest US

Take Me Out to the Blackberry Patch

A game where the real action took place off the field.

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4 mins  |
July/August 2017
Reader's Digest US

The Price Of Freedom

A recovered account of World War II opens a grandson’s eyes to how the sacrifice of one altered the fate of many.

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6 mins  |
July/August 2017
Giving Care Givers A Vacation
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Giving Care Givers A Vacation

Heather McHugh won $500,000 and had an intelligent idea:

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3 mins  |
September 2016
A Different Kind Of Genius
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A Different Kind Of Genius

When I was young, my father was ashamed of his humble factory job. Years later, when I visited his workplace, I discovered pride.

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September 2016
Folding Like a Genius Will Change Your Life
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Folding Like a Genius Will Change Your Life

THE SECRET TO FOLDING CLOTHES is this: Never give up.

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September 2016
Pain Relievers
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Pain Relievers

Steven Pete has broken 70 bones—and never felt a thing. Now scientists hope his freak genetic condition will help people with the opposite issue: constant agony.

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9 mins  |
May 2018
She Lifted A Finger
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She Lifted A Finger

He walks up to her, in dire need of medical attention. She, a young mother, is already feeling overwhelmed. But after she reaches out to this person in need, there is no turning back.

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7 mins  |
May 2018
Basketball Cop
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Basketball Cop

A tense confrontation turns into a game changer for one officer and the teens in the community he serves.

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2 mins  |
April 2018
“The Mountain's On Fire!”
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“The Mountain's On Fire!”

MATTHEW LAYTON was 20 minutes from home in Sevierville, Tennessee, on a cold November night in 2016 when he got a frantic cell phone call from his mother. “The mountain’s on fire,” she screamed, “and Brian’s up there!”

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April 2018
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The Case of the Illegal Vegetable Garden

A Florida town tells a couple to move their crops behind their house. Their reply: Lettuce be.

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April 2018
The Case Of The Ring And The Broken Engagement
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The Case Of The Ring And The Broken Engagement

A would-be groom cancels the wedding—in a text message.Does that tacky move mean his ex-fiancée can keep her diamond?

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June 2017
Don't Look Away
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Don't Look Away

Melinda Gates explains why she has taken up an especially difficult cause in India, and why hope is her most potent weapon.

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3 mins  |
June 2017
Whom Do We Trust?
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Whom Do We Trust?

Americans’ faith in institutions—from banks to Congress to the media—is near its lowest point in three decades, so we asked professionals in the most respected fields what they do to earn people’s confidence.

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June 2017
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Vacation!

From Disney disasters to beach flops, your most memorable (i.e., hilarious!) family travel snafus.

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9 mins  |
June 2017
Every State's Best Food!
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Every State's Best Food!

Reader’s Digest and Taste of Home asked people across the country to pick the most delicious food in every state

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July - August 2019
Corn - The Most Important Crop In The Land
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Corn - The Most Important Crop In The Land

Say you were to stroll through a quintessentially American landscape one summer morning, looking across vast fields of shimmering, swaying cornstalks a dozen feet tall.

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3 mins  |
July - August 2019
Help Your Pet Live Longer
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Help Your Pet Live Longer

With the right care, you can enhance the quality—and quantity—of life for your furry friends

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5 mins  |
July - August 2019
When Disaster Strands Two American Tourists In The Jungle, They Have One Hope
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When Disaster Strands Two American Tourists In The Jungle, They Have One Hope

When disaster strands two American tourists in the jungle, unable to walk and unlikely to be found, they have one hope: a phone with a dying battery

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10 mins  |
July - August 2019
The Five-Fingers Club
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The Five-Fingers Club

A teen helps a younger boy see that their shared difference is no handicap to success.

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3 mins  |
September 2018
Animal House
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Animal House

AnnMarie Roberts is the last hope for many a friendless beast.

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2 mins  |
May 2017
The Case Of the Facebook Bully
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The Case Of the Facebook Bully

Do rude comments about a high school student qualify as hate speech?

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2 mins  |
May 2017
I've Come To Clean Your Shoes
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I've Come To Clean Your Shoes

What does someone who has suffered a sudden trauma and grief most need?

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4 mins  |
May 2017
Bridge Builder
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Bridge Builder

A young man saves a suicidal stranger simply by showing he cares.

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3 mins  |
September 2017
Bald Is Beautiful!
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Bald Is Beautiful!

Bald Is Beautiful!

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1 min  |
September 2017
The Baby Catchers
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The Baby Catchers

The Baby Catchers

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1 min  |
September 2017
The Most Handsome Man In The World
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The Most Handsome Man In The World

The author’s grandmother wanted the world to see her husband not as an aging farmer with false teeth but exactly as she did.

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3 mins  |
September 2017
The Joys Of Keeping An Address Book
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The Joys Of Keeping An Address Book

​The contacts list in a smartphone is convenient, but it can’t hold memories the way a handwritten directory can.

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4 mins  |
September 2017
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6 Keyboard Shortcuts For Faster Web Browsing

No mouse? No problem! Save time navigating the Internet with these quick tricks.

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1 min  |
September 2017