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A Tsunami Warning Forced Me to Evacuate in Hawai‘i

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At 72, Cyndi Lauper Still Just Wants to Have Fun

The beloved performer is staying busy — but is also ready to smell the flowers

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A Manhattan doctor is murdered in front of his young son. Five years later, his killer is still at large

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‘The Longest Ride’ by Nicholas Sparks

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Volunteer as an Older Adult

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Travel by Rail Across Europe

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Have a Head-Turning Staycation

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I Completed My First Triathlon — at 60

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