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September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 by jpalleiko

America’s Sexiest Man

Once voted “America’s Sexiest Man” by Cosmopolitan magazine, Republican Scott Brown is a former U.S. Senator, a current U.S. Senate candidate, a rock musician, a triathlete, a basketball coach, a Trump supporter and now the subject of a scathing Bill Donahue profile.

The Washington Sun
Edited by Alexa McMahon

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February 14, 2026September 2, 2026 by jpalleiko

Ben Ogden’s Secret History

How Olympic medalist skier Ben Ogden found his groove in the backwoods of Vermont.

Outside
Edited by Frederick Dreier

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November 3, 2025September 2, 2026 by jpalleiko

He Lost $1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin

We all make mistakes, but in 2013 a Welsh computer engineer named James Howells made one of the largest errors of all time when he tossed into the landfill a laptop carrying the password for a Bitcoin account now worth $1 billion. Now it’s his obsessive life mission to recover his lost riches.

Popular Mechanics
Edited by Lou Mazzante

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August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 by Bill Donahue

Can The Axolotl Unlock The Secrets To Eternal Life?

Scientist James Godwin believes that humans may soon be able to regenerate limbs and new tissue (heart, lungs, pancreas, whatever), just like that beloved salamander, the axolotl.

The Boston Globe Magazine
Edited by Jason Schwartz


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April 22, 2025August 29, 2025 by Bill Donahue

Tarzan Brown and the Truth About Boston’s Infamous Heartbreak Hill

Narragansett Indian Tarzan Brown won the Boston Marathon in 1936 and 1939, and the marathon’s infamous Heartbreak Hill owes its name to him. So why did he die in obscure poverty?

Runner’s World
Edited by Pavlina Cerna


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August 5, 2024September 2, 2026 by Bill Donahue

The Cutting Edge of CRISPR is in Nigeria

In Nigeria, Christian Happi is pioneering a revolutionary approach to fighting disease.

Harvard Public Health
Edited by Michael Fitzgerald

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April 18, 2023July 10, 2023 by Bill Donahue

The Challenger

Why Kenyan distance runner Evans Chebet will beat the great Kipchoge at The Boston Marathon.

Runner’s World
Edited by Leah Flickinger


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March 10, 2023 by Bill Donahue

Running to Remember

Nineteen-year-old Ku Stevens is both a record-breaking distance runner and an inspiring Native American activist intent on exposing the dark history of Indian boarding schools.

Red Bulletin
Edited by Nora O’Donnell


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November 9, 2021December 17, 2021 by Bill Donahue

The Never-Ending Ride

Snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton’s life story, as told by his closest associates.

The Red Bulletin
Edited by Nora O’Donnell


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