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GANDELMAN: Is this finally the end for Sen. Susan Collins?
Will this Election Day be the end for Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins? In case you’ve been on Mars, Collins inspired a cottage industry on social media where critics sarcastically report she is “concerned,” “troubled,” or has once again furrowed her brow over the latest Republican outrage. She is ostensibly a moderate. But during the […]
One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to get suckered
NEW YORK | America: land of possibility. And also: land of suckers. Our enduring belief that anything is possible — whether based in reality or not — has helped the nation become the world’s largest economy. It has also led us to fall head over heels for hucksters and charlatans, again and again. If so […]
At 91, Dale ‘Grey Beard’ Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail
MILLINOCKET, Maine | More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the U.S., perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Six were what he calls hard falls, including one that led to […]