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A plumber sang with the radio as he fixed a bathroom. His client overheard and gave him a record deal. ; How cast and crew of 'Come From Away' brought their story of human kindness back to Broadway; The Indianapolis Star showed Simone Biles the 'magnitude' of gymnastics abuse. Here's how it got the story.; America's oldest World War II vet just turned 112. He stood from his wheelchair and danced. ; On your next hike, spare a thought for the trail builders who made it possible; Gabrielle Union wants to talk about the tough stuff. You ready?; Kids are back in school. How are the parents feeling? ; Design with a social mission; How the Saints, with Ida approaching, relocated on the fly — and scored a big win ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Raphael Alves for The Post) An Indigenous TikTok star earned 6 million followers. She hopes to document a culture under threat. Cunhaporanga Tatuyo became a TikTok star by sharing glimpses of her life in a remote Indigenous community in the Amazon. By Terrence McCoy ●  Read more »   A plumber sang with the radio as he fixed a bathroom. His client overheard and gave him a record deal. "I was gobsmacked," said Kev Crane, who recently got the record deal. "It's something you read about that happens to somebody else. You don't expect it to happen to you." By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   How cast and crew of 'Come From Away' brought their story of human kindness back to Broadway Interviews with 31 cast, technical and creative team members reveal a cadre of theater folk who found ways to exist without theater, but not without hope. By Peter Marks ●  Read more »   The Indianapolis Star showed Simone Biles the 'magnitude' of gymnastics abuse. Here's how it got the story. Local newspapers may be struggling, but they are still publishing journalism that makes a difference. By Elahe Izadi ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   America's oldest World War II vet just turned 112. He stood from his wheelchair and danced. At one point during the celebration, Lawrence Brooks confidently rose from his wheelchair. He danced, he smiled and he waved. By Sydney Page ●  Read more »   On your next hike, spare a thought for the trail builders who made it possible Trail designers and maintainers are the unseen architects guiding the interaction of humans and nature. By Christine Negroni ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Gabrielle Union wants to talk about the tough stuff. You ready? The star's new book, "You Got Anything Stronger?," reckons with breaking free from self-made constraints. By Nneka McGuire ●  Read more »   Kids are back in school. How are the parents feeling? It's about being better parents, partners and humans when we aren't compelled to go hide in the bathroom for a little peace. Perspective ●  By Leslie Gray Streeter ●  Read more »   Design with a social mission How one man's San Francisco-based start-up is bringing socially responsible industrial design to the furniture business. From the Magazine ●  By Jura Koncius ●  Read more »   How the Saints, with Ida approaching, relocated on the fly — and scored a big win The Saints throttled the Packers after two weeks of living out of hotels. Their success started by asking, "How dare we feel sorry ourselves?" By Adam Kilgore ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Book Club for our weekly selection of book reviews and recommendations from Book World editor Ron Charles. Sign up »

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