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Animal Instincts: The Apocalypse on Saint Vincent
In the aftermath of a volcanic eruption on this Caribbean island in 2021, the pets and livestock left behind fought desperately to survive. What…
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Kim Johnson
Story Update: "The Lost Prince of Yacht Rock" Finally Gets His Encore
In 1978 he was music’s next big thing. Then his album bombed, he began a long slide into obscurity, and a bizarre fraud sent him to prison. Dane…
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Brendan Spiegel
The Real Story of Black Martha’s Vineyard
Beyond the beautiful beaches and glitzy galas, Oak Bluffs is a complex community that elite families, working-class locals and social-climbing summerers…
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Genelle Levy
America’s Most Flamboyant Private Eye and the 8,000-Mile Manhunt
Jay J. Armes is a legendary and controversial Texan investigator with hooks for hands and six decades chasing criminals. This was his most epic murder…
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Dylan Taylor-Lehman
The Acrobatic Immigrant Who Invented Pilates in a Prisoner of War Camp
Interned during WWI, circus entertainer Joseph Pilates used found materials and his fellow prisoners as his test lab, and imagined an exercise system…
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Jacob Pagano
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Her Best Friend Was Her Secret Stalker
A 19-year-old student was inundated with lewd messages and fake Facebook profiles pretending to be her. The most shocking part was the person behind it…
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Amira Aleem
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Legend of Lucchino: The Man Who Took On the Mob, Part I
In booming Pennsylvania coal country, immigrant Italians were exploited by corporations and terrorized by mafiosi. One brave insider turned against…
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Vinnie Rotondaro
Legend of Lucchino, Part II: The Inside Man
In booming Pennsylvania coal country, immigrant Italians were exploited by corporations and terrorized by mafiosi. One brave insider turned against…
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Vinnie Rotondaro
Legend of Lucchino, Part III: A Marked Man
In booming Pennsylvania coal country, immigrant Italians were exploited by corporations and terrorized by mafiosi. One brave insider turned against…
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Vinnie Rotondaro
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