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Fundraising
fromBusiness Insider
6 days ago

An 88-year-old worked 5 days a week at a supermarket. Then strangers raised almost $2 million so he could finally retire.

Online donations raised nearly $2 million to help an 88-year-old supermarket worker retire, highlighting financial insecurity that keeps many elderly Americans working.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

This 81-year-old still works at Home Depot to support herself and her 90-year-old husband

"I feel trapped working, but I can't stop working," Lydia says, sitting up to cuddle her basset hound, Brigette. Her husband, Bill, gives her a kiss but lets her be.
Public health
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