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DirecTV charged woman who died at 102 an early termination fee
Isabel Albright of San Lorenzo, Calif. died last December at the age of 102. Her family was shocked to receive a bill for an early termination fee from DirecTV.
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Is 70 the New 60? Study Says 'Old Age' Definition Needs to Change
The study uses new ways of measuring aging, combined with projections from the U.N., and predicts that population aging (when the median age rises in a country because of increasing life expectancy and lower fertility rates) will end in the U.S. before the end of the century. Population aging is often concerning for countries because it leads to fewer people in the workforce as well as increased burdens on society. Researchers predict that population aging will peak in Germany by 2040 and by 2
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109-Year-Old Veteran’s Secret to Longevity: Whiskey and Cigars
Richard Overton, a 109-year-old World War II veteran, credits his longevity to cigars and whisky, among other things. Overton, the subject of a National Geographic short documentary, shares the breadth of his near-11-decade experience.
