The Last Remaining Shakers Are Ages 67 and 86 (Newser Deep Dive)

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September 21, 2024     The Last Remaining Shakers Are Ages 67 and 86 "The youngest Shaker in the world is 67 years old, and his name is Arnold," writes Jordan Kisner in the New York Times Magazine. That would be Brother Arnold Hadd, to be precise, who joined the Shaker community at their Sabbathday Lake village in Maine at the age of 21 and hasn't left. Keep reading   At 15, He Became an Infamous Online Predator The group known as 764 is infamous for some of the most depraved online harassment targeting children. On apps such as Discord, where moderation is easily skirted, predators groom minors until they obtain collateral, like nude photos, from them. Keep reading     She Lost Custody of Her Baby Over a Costco Salad Before she went to the hospital in Santa Rosa, California, to deliver her fifth child, Susan Horton ate a Costco salad with poppy seeds. You can probably see where this is going: The hospital drug test turned up a false positive for opiates, and social services placed her baby in protective custody at the hospital. Keep reading   He Flew to Asia for a Job. The Offer Was a Ruse Jalil Muyeke was the victim of Internet scammers. But as Tara Siegel Bernard writes for the New York Times, "the masterminds behind these schemes didn't drain his bank account." Keep reading   From the Archives Meet the Man Who Has Found Dictators' Secret Fortunes Jules Kroll is arguably the world's most famous private eye, and he was seeking a redemption piece, writes Simon Shuster for Time. The 80-year-old New Yorker was looking to give an interview, and Shuster obliged. Keep reading   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved