Ms. Collins, a Republican in Maine facing a tough re-election battle, defended her vote to confirm Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh as Democrats look to capitalize on it politically. By Lisa Lerer See more ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. The 2020 election made Maine Sen. Susan Collins a political legend. National Democrats, who’d ...

After she failed the LSAT twice, she interviewed with 20 companies after college and got rejected by all of them. She got a job loading rides at Disney World and spent seven years selling fax machines ...

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Sara Blakely founded the $1.2 billion shapewear and apparel company Spanx with just $5,000 in savings, relying on offbeat marketing methods and a good bit of her own grit. The entrepreneur recently ...

South Carolina killer mom Susan Smith is back up for parole once again after she was convicted of drowning her two young children. The 53-year-old, who is serving a life sentence for drowning her two ...

Of the many people who have found fame and flirted with immortality in Chicago, not all have been deserving, and most of even the best of them wind up fading away. Not so with a certain native New ...

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At Florida State University’s Spring 2026 commencement ceremony on May 1, the entrepreneur Sara Blakely, who built Spanx into a billion-dollar brand, offered graduates a story that traced her success ...

Spanx founder Sara Blakely will receive an honorary doctorate from Florida State University. Blakely, an FSU alumna, will also serve as a commencement speaker for two spring ceremonies. The ...

Today, we honor the life and legacy of Susan B. Anthony—a true American giant and an unwavering advocate for the cause of human dignity. On what would have been her 206th birthday, we recommit to the ...