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In 2005 Petty Officer First Class David Goggins’ life took a tragic turn. Several of his fellow U.S. Navy SEAL(s) were killed in a helicopter crash during a mission in Afghanistan. To honor them, Goggins vowed to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which gives college scholarships and grants to the children of fallen special operations soldiers. Goggins rationalized that to raise money, he would have to do something extreme, something phenomenal— something incredibly painful. He decided to race ultramarathons when he Googled the 10 most difficult feats in the world. First on the list was the Badwater...

East Cleveland Mayor Acknowledges She Killed a Man 22 Years Ago, Says She Acted in Self-Defense Associated Press Sept. 25, 2004 EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) - The mayor of East Cleveland acknowledged that she killed a man 22 years ago and was convicted but said she acted in self-defense, according to a published report Saturday. Mayor Saratha Goggins told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer that she was defending herself when she fatally stabbed O'Neal Price, 48, in 1982. "It was an unfortunate incident that occurred in a time of my life. There is nothing I can do to change it. I...