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Retired Navy veteran reclaims title of oldest person to finish crossing Appalachian Trail

A retired Navy veteran set a record as the oldest person to ever finish hiking along the 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail in 2017. After a friend took his title in 2021, Dale Sanders reclaimed it this week. Tony Dokoupil has the story.

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Japan Prepares for Millions Aging Without Relatives

The number of elderly people in Japan with no relatives to rely on is projected to rise to 4.48 million by 2050, or roughly one in nine seniors, prompting the government to create a new system under…

  • Four and a half million elderly in Japan lack relatives by 2050
  • New system established for support without familial assistance
  • Legal reforms aim to enhance assistance for elderly without relatives

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