Simone Biles’ Gravity-Defying Moves Almost Didn’t Happen
Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise at the 2019 US Gymnastics Championships.Charlie Riedel/AP Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. She had taken time off. She finished fourth on Dancing With the Stars. Her coach since age 7 had…
A Racist Mass Killer Wasn’t Going to Stop an Off-Duty Soldier From Saving Kids’ Lives
Glendon Oakley Jr., whose heroic instincts saved lives during the mass shooting at the mall in El Paso, Texas, on August 3, 2019Courtesy of Glendon Oakley Jr. and Task & Purpose Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. Recently back…
How Journalists Took Down One Dialysis Patient’s $524,000 Insurance Bill
Sovereign Valentine, a personal trainer in Montana, underwent dialysis and got stuck with an incorrect bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars.Tommy Martino/Kaiser Health News Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. The dialysis kept him alive. Then the Montana…
A Superhero’s Instincts Win the Day for a 9-Year-Old in Critical Need
Jennifer Whelchel and Ralph at Universal OrlandoCourtesy Lenore Koppelman Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. It was a supreme meltdown—almost involuntary. A worker at Universal Orlando Resort, Jennifer Whelchel, didn’t scold, belittle, or dither. She knew just what to do when…
How a Black Psychiatrist Shaped “Sesame Street” As a Tool Against Racism
Sesame StreetAlbum/Entertainment Pictures/Zuma Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. Sesame Street is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The rush of stories and social posts about the iconic children’s TV show has inspired numerous stories about Muppets and cast members. Few, however,…
Mexico’s Monarch Butterflies Are in Grave Danger. Scientists Are Moving an Entire Forest to Save Them.
Monarch butterflies on a rock at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico.Richard Ellis/ZUMA Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. Tree by tree, Mexican scientists are planting the first stages of a new forest in the mountains…