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Patricia Wheatley
Patricia Wheatley, 82, works full-time answering the phone and doing administrative work at her friend's boat store.

When Vince Scidone showed up for work on his 90th birthday, the top brass was waiting for him.

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Rahul Sonwalkar
Young founders in Silicon Valley's 'Youthquake' aren't waiting to grow up.

It's the golden age of AI, and there's a new gospel in Silicon Valley: Building a startup isn't just for the chosen few. It's the new rite of passage into adulthood.

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Krista Pawolski
Krista Pawloski, 55, has been a data annotator since 2006.
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Vince
Vince Scidone, 90, works at a convenience store chain in Oklahoma.
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Niihau
A view of Niihau from Waimea, Kauai.
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Joscelyn Moen

It's been roughly five years since America's big-city dwellers were suddenly faced with the opportunity for a major life change: a move to the country.

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Sandy McConnell and June Boyd
Sandy McConnell (left) and June Boyd (right) both work out of financial necessity.

After a tedious week of squinting at spreadsheets, Sandy McConnell, 80, makes her way to a restaurant in Nevada for a monthly lunch with former colleagues.

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Lauren Gordon and her children.
Lauren Gordon with her children and their back-to-school supplies.
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Juanita Ornelas wearing a white prison uniform in the yard at the William G. McConnell Unit.
Juanita Ornelas, a Texas prisoner, filed a lawsuit in 2018 claiming the state had failed to protect her from repeated sexual assaults; she presents as masculine in prison for safety reasons. A federal judge dismissed the case.