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Reader's Digest US
Greetings from PERU AMATEUR CIRCUS
THE CLOWNERY STARTS on the sidewalk, even before you enter the big top. Crowds who show up to see the Peru Amateur Circus in Peru, Indiana, known as America's circus city, are greeted by merrymakers with silly jokes and swirly rainbow suckers. The smell of buttery popcorn fills the air; roaring trumpets fill the ears. Flossy cotton candy melts on the tongue. The circus is about to begin!
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
LIFE
IN THESE United States
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
The GREAT ALASKA TURKEY BOMB
A woman takes to the skies to make sure people in remote areas aren't forgotten for the holidays
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Greetings from MEDINA Ohio
IN OCTOBER 2024, Western North Carolina lay battered and sodden from the howling winds and relentless rain of Hurricane Helene. Meanwhile, 500 miles north, in Medina, Ohio, a group of guardian angels started planning a surprise.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Give Yourself a Pep Talk
We get plenty of support for big occasions, but what about everyday moments when we need to rally?
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Greetings from ASHEVILLE North Carolina
AND THE TOP HONOR GOES TO ...
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
THE CRYPTO SCAM THAT SNARED A SMALL TOWN
How did a successful banker gamble his community's money away?
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
WORLD OF MEDICINE
BUILD MUSCLES FOR BETTER SLEEP
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
A Navy SEAL's SECRETS to a Lasting Marriage
I trained to avoid friendly fire. That helped at home too.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
The Long-Lost Letterman Jacket
And a surprise reunion after almost 30 years
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
The Angel of Indian Rocks
A once-in-a-lifetime flood didn't stop a man on a paddleboard from rescuing his neighbors
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
GAME ON
BET YOU CAN'T name 800 board games.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Cinder the Hardware Cat
THE MOST BELOVED fixture at our hardware store isn't a tool or piece of equipment—it's our cat, Cinder.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Greetings from SEMICOLON BOOKS Chicago, Illinois
LESLIE SHOGREN wanted to go to Semicolon Books in Chicago to celebrate her birthday, so she packed up her husband and four sons and came in from the suburbs.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
"He Is God's Problem Now"
A son bids farewell to his father with a fittingly irreverent obituary
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
TWO HORRIFIC ATTACKS ... ONE FOREVER LOVE STORY
He survived multiple shark bites. She was hit in the Boston Marathon bombing. Then they found each other.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Nicest of the Nice
FORGET CHRISTMAS (at least for now) because around here, this is the nicest time of the year.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Roofman
Starring Channing Tatum
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
“Take the Desk Job, Wesley”
A young man with the ability to jump back in time gets a second chance to save his best friend's life
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
SMALL CHANGES BIG RESULTS
Who needs an overhaul? You can get healthier, happier, more fit, better rested ... one step at a time.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Greetings from MONROE Lousisana
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO leave a place to find out how nice it is. That's what happened to Lindsey Braddock of Monroe, Louisiana.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Snap! Crackle! Pop!
What's normal with our joints, and how to prevent pain and problems
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
True Tales of Pampered Pets
People will do just about anything for their animals, as your stories show
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Seeking Shivers with Scary Movies
WITH HALLOWEEN on the horizon, you can expect your film offerings to skew scary.
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
GLAD TO HEAR IT
3 STORIES TO Make Your Day
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October / November 2025
Reader's Digest US
Join the Dull Men's Club?!
Finally, a meeting of the (mundane) minds. Just don't get too excited.
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August/September 2025
Reader's Digest US
LAUGHTER
THE BEST Medicine
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August/September 2025
Reader's Digest US
TRAINING TO BECOME A TEACHER
Mrs. Korthaus taught me everything I needed to know, even before I had students of my own
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August/September 2025
Reader's Digest US
ADRIFT ON AN ENDLESS SEA
WHEN THE CURRENT SWEPT NATHAN AND KIM MAKER FAR FROM THEIR DIVE BOAT, ALL THEY HAD WAS EACH OTHER
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August/September 2025
Reader's Digest US
Readers, Rejoice!
THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE of Hobart, New York, is home to just 400 people.
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