Excerpts cozy science fiction Read an Excerpt From Nobody’s Baby by Olivia Waite Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this cozy sci-fi mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detective. By Olivia Waite | Published on February 10, 2026 Comment 0 Share New Share We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from Nobody’s Baby, the second book in Olivia Waite’s cozy SF mystery series featuring Dorothy Gentleman—out from Tordotcom Publishing on March 10. Welcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty’s most luxurious interstellar passenger liner! Room and board are included, new bodies are graciously provided upon request, and should you desire a rest between lifetimes, your mind shall be most carefully preserved in glass in the Library, shielded from every danger.A wild baby appears! Dorothy Gentleman, ship’s detective, is put to the test once again when an infant is mysteriously left on her nephew’s doorstep. Fertility is supposed to be on pause during the Fairweather’s journey across the stars—but humans have a way of breaking any rule you set them. Who produced this child, and why did they then abandon him? And as her nephew and his partner get more and more attached, how can Dorothy prevent her colleague and rival detective, Leloup, a stickler for law and order, from classifying the baby as a stowaway or a piece of luggage? The note from Ruthie arrived at breakfast with no preamble, flashing on the glowing face of my pocket watch: At what age do human children grow teeth? On the long list of things my nephew didn’t know, this was one of the least surprising. His expertise was deep but mostly limited to three topics: operation scripts for the sentient shipmind, cocktail combinations, and his husband, John. Even back on Old Earth, three and a half centuries before, I doubted he had spent much time around children. I hadn’t, either—Ruthie himself being the exception—but I wasn’t about to admit it. A quick search through the ship’s infobank got me the answer to his question: six months to a year. I sent it along, then sat back with a restorative sip of tea. True peace proved elusive: Unease flowed in with the bergamot in my breakfast blend. The little light on my pocket watch’s case flickered, indicating my nephew had replied. I opened it and glanced down. And what age do they start speaking? Twelve to eighteen months, I sent back, after more research. I finished my tea. After a long moment, and slowly, as if each letter were being inked in my own heart’s blood and I had to wait for it to ooze out drop by drop, I followed up: …Why? A small silhouette of clock hands spinning, the sign Ruthie was composing a reply. I rose from the table to put my teacup in the washer, the better to give myself one final moment of respite. His response: Then I fear the poor thing will be able to bite us before they can explain why they’re so upset. This was one of those times I hated being right. I rubbed the burgeoning headache from my temples. Unbelievable. Here we were, in a spaceship endless lightyears from Earth, on the way to a home we’d never seen, with ten thousand adults whose bodies had been carefully treated to prevent conception and reproduction so the population would remain stable for the length of our centuries-long journey across the stars— —and Ruthie had somehow managed to come up with a baby. Buy the Book Nobody’s Baby Olivia Waite Buy Book Nobody's Baby Olivia Waite Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget And of course, as a ship’s detective, and Ruthie’s only relative, it was my duty and my thankless task to find out how. It couldn’t be the retromats: Although theoretically they could fabricate anything a person could remember, in practice there were limits on their use. Candles, for instance, were prohibited, because the combination of a spaceship and a naked flame had never led to anything good in all of human history. Living things were also forbidden—though some of the geniuses down in Forward Starboard Seven had managed to make mechanical animals and automata quite persuasively lifelike, using retromatted components. Perhaps this baby was something like that, and Ruthie had only been fooled? No. Whatever my nephew’s faults—and they were legion—he was brilliant with mechanical things. If this alleged baby had been an automaton he’d have written with jubilant delight, not those hurried, harried questions. But even assuming someone had removed the controls and managed to get a retromat to recreate a living, breathing, apparently screaming human child—the amount of mental focus and energy that implied was astonishing. Implausible. One might even say impossible. Which left only one other, only slightly less impossible possibility: Someone had made a baby the old-fashioned way. Two human bodies, gooey bits out, overlapping in space and time. Stars, what a nightmare. None of us was supposed to be able to bear children during the long passage on the Fairweather. The physical rigors of the process were bad enough on a planet, let alone here in the mystery and depths of distant space. Who knew what kind of risks pregnancy would have out here, with the strange magnetics and the physics and the constant threat of radiation? And the birth was only the first step! After that you had to educate them, to help them grow and thrive, and while we weren’t ever going to run out of food or water or cocktail supplies, this was a ship, and living space was our most finite resource. It was thought by the architects of our journey that it would be simpler, on the whole, if we simply paused the whole process until we were established on solid ground again. There was also something… uncanny, let’s be honest, about the idea of a human who’d never set foot on solid ground. To have never smelled the rain, felt the sun, dug fingers into the grit and grime of a planet. Well, now we had one. A child of the stars, born between worlds. My peace would probably be nonexistent for the next little while. On my way, I sent to Ruthie. Excerpted from Nobody’s Baby, copyright © 2026 by Olivia Waite. The post Read an Excerpt From <i>Nobody’s Baby</i> by Olivia Waite appeared first on Reactor.

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Alabama legislators have advanced HB161, the App Store Accountability Act, through both chambers without opposition, placing the bill before Governor Kay Ivey for consideration. The measure reorganizes how app stores manage access for young users and establishes a statewide framework for age categorization, parental permission, and data handling tied to those functions. Introduced by Chris Sells of Greenville, the bill directs app store providers to determine whether account holders fall into defined age categories and to secure parental approval before minors download apps, make purchases, or complete in-app transactions. We obtained a copy of the bill for you here. Age ratings aligned with familiar media standards are also required. Supporters presented the proposal as a continuation of consumer protections that already exist in offline settings. The operational core of HB161 is mandatory age verification, which means showing a form of ID. App stores must request age category information from every user and verify it through commercially available methods or systems approved by the attorney general. Even with the statute’s emphasis on categories instead of exact ages, verification systems commonly depend on government identification checks, third-party identity services, or inference from existing account data. Each approach expands the amount of sensitive information circulating across platforms. The bill requires encryption and limits collection to age verification, consent, and compliance records, yet it leaves the scope and duration of those records undefined, creating space for long-term retention. Age information verified at the app store level also becomes part of a shared signaling layer. HB161 requires providers to give developers real-time access to a user’s age category and parental consent status. During floor debate, lawmakers emphasized continuity with existing safeguards. The parental consent system adds another layer of data creation. Minor accounts must be linked to verified parent accounts, with records of consent decisions, renewals following significant app changes, and withdrawals of permission. App store providers, therefore, maintain detailed parent-child relationship data and logs of app-level access for minors. The statute does not define clear deletion timelines when a child turns 18 or when family account links end, leaving long-lived family graphs within platform systems. Special treatment for pre-installed apps introduces additional complexity. App stores must facilitate parental consent when developers request it, even though minors may interact with pre-installed apps during device setup. Data collection can begin early in that process, and parental awareness depends on subsequent prompts rather than proactive disclosure. Enforcement authority under HB161 sits entirely with the attorney general, who may pursue violations as deceptive trade practices. Parents and users are not granted a private right of action. The bill includes purpose limitations for age category and consent data, confining use to compliance, safety, and legal obligations, while omitting requirements for independent audits, public reporting, or specific penalties aimed at gradual expansion beyond those purposes. The bill ties child safety goals to mandatory age verification, cross-app age signaling, and persistent parental account linking, all of which raise unresolved questions about data minimization, long-term retention, and platform-level tracking. At the same time, conditioning app access on verified age and consent alters how lawful speech and expression are accessed online. This is ultimately a framework that expands surveillance and creates friction around access to information. The result is a measure that advances without opposition in the Legislature while remaining deeply contested on privacy and free speech grounds. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Alabama Moves to Put a Gatekeeper on the App Store appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling enabling the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from certain countries is a “win” for the rule of law, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem declared Monday evening. A lower court had vacated Secretary Noem's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua. But, Monday’s ruling puts a stay on that decision, pending appeal. “A win for the rule of law and vindication for the US Constitution,” Noem wrote in a X.com post reacting to the 9th Circuit Court’s ruling and denouncing the Biden Administration and past Democrat presidents for turning a self-described “temporary” designation into a permanent form of amnesty: “Under the previous administration, Temporary Protected Status was abused to allow violent terrorists, criminals, and national security threats into our nation. “TPS was never designed to be permanent, yet previous administrations have used it as a de facto amnesty program for decades. Given the improved situation in each of these countries, we are wisely concluding what was intended to be a temporary designation.” “This is a crucial legal win from @TheJusticeDept attorneys that helps clear the way for President Trump’s continued deportations,” AG Bondi wrote, noting that the 9th Circuit also ruled that the administration is likely to prevail against any further appeals: “As the court found, ‘the government is likely to prevail in its argument’ that ending Temporary Protected Status for some immigrants is sound and lawful policy. “We are proud to represent the Trump Administration in court every day.” With its ruling, “the 9th Circuit not only granted a stay pending appeal but struck at the very heart of a number of related rulings,” the attorney general wrote. “To put it simply, per the 9th Circuit, the applicable statute allows the DHS Secretary to terminate TPS designations, just not to vacate them,” attorney and Deputy Managing Editor for RedState Susie Moore writes, explaining that the court affirmed Executive Branch authority to end TPS status, not just of immigrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua, but of any country, in general: “The court distinguished this case, involving the termination of TPS, from its recent ruling in a case involving Noem's vacatur of a TPS designation, which found that she had exceeded her statutory authority.” …. “The 9th Circuit not only granted a stay pending appeal but struck at the very heart of a number of related rulings.” National TPS Alliance, the organization that sued to vacate the administration’s termination of the TPS designation, was given seven days to report whether or not it intends to appeal the 9th Circuit’s ruling.

Password leaks are nothing new in the digital age, where hackers constantly look for ways to steal personal data, but this latest bombshell is the worst since the massive data breach in 2024 that exposed up to 26 billion login credentials worldwide. Here are the details and what you can do to keep your accounts safe.Millions of login credentials exposedIn late January, a cybersecurity researcher at ExpressVPN stumbled upon a database containing 149,404,754 unique logins and passwords for a wide range of accounts, including Google, X, iCloud, Outlook, and more. The cloud repository was publicly available and unprotected, giving clever internet sleuths unbridled access, as long as they knew where to look. While most of the login data consisted of average consumer accounts, there were also some credentials that belonged to undisclosed government officials, signaling a potential national security risk if any of those accounts led to confidential information. Lastly, the researcher found some data pointing to banks, crypto wallets, and other financial services.You’ll need to set up a system to protect your identity.It’s important to note that the uncovered database is not a new data breach in itself. However, the compiled information is likely the result of a breach in the past.Was your information included in the database?The dark web is bursting with stolen information, and thanks to the great data leak of 2024, chances that at least one of your accounts is out there for bad actors to find is probable. They called it “the mother of all breaches” — a digital mass exposure event containing 26 billion records around the globe, including login credentials, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, email addresses, and tons more. Virtually everyone on the planet was wrapped up in the chaos.Fast-forward to 2026. Whether or not your data was nestled in this newly discovered database is irrelevant, because at some point in time, your data was exposed, and it’s probably still out there, waiting to be exploited.How to protect yourself and your stolen dataThe good news is that there are several things you can do to shore up the security on your accounts and keep a watchful eye out for any suspicious activity.RELATED: How to stop Microsoft from letting the government see everything on your computer Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTips to keep your passwords safe, no matter whatThe first thing you’ll want to do is take back control of your login credentials and passwords. To be safe, follow these quick tips:Always use a complex password composed of a string of numbers, letters, and characters. Avoid common words or phrases. The more nonsensical the password is, the better. This makes your passwords more difficult to guess or hack with brute-force tactics.Keep your passwords in a trusted password manager. Apple and Google both include native password managers in iOS and Android. If you’re not using these already, now is a great time to start.Change your passwords regularly (every three to six months), especially for your most important accounts, like your bank and email addresses.Always enable 2FA when available. This ensures that the person logging into your account needs your password and your phone to get through.Enable passkeys on every account that supports them. Passkeys are more secure than typical passwords, nullifying phishing scams, brute-force access, and server breaches.Ways to protect your identitySecond, you’ll need to set up a system to protect your identity. While it’s a little trickier to interrupt an active identity theft attempt, there are some things you can do to detect a problem as soon as it strikes.Monitor your credit score with a free credit score app. Some apps, like Credit Karma, give you regular score updates and will tell you when a new line of credit has been opened in your name, a telltale sign of bad actors trying to leverage your good credit.Enlist the help of an identity theft protection service. These companies monitor the web for you, scanning every nook and cranny for fraudulent activity carried out with your information.While you’re at it, a home title fraud protection service may also be a good idea to make sure that bad actors don’t try to steal the deed to your property. It’s crazy, but it happens, and homeowners usually don’t know about it until it’s too late.Never assume you’re safeThere have been so many private information breaches in recent history that you should never assume you’re safe or exempt. Your personal and private data is out there, it is accessible, and it could be exploited at any moment. Instead of waiting for the shoe to drop, take the steps above to ensure that you, your accounts, and your credentials are always up to date and protected. After all, it’s easier to thwart cyber criminals up front than it is to undo the damage done after a successful hack.

The Super Bowl halftime show featured Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, and according to BlazeTV host John Doyle, the spectacle Americans love couldn’t have been any further from being American.“I’m suspecting that a lot of this was done simply because of what he represents as this kind of ethnically ambiguous, flamboyant thing that can be cast into the living rooms of America, the Anglosphere,” Doyle explains, pointing out that the changing demographics mean worse entertainment.“What we’re seeing now is this kind of stuck culture where we’re just rehashing the same things over and over again for nostalgia, or we’re just making really bad stuff that people will still turn out to see because it’s something, right? A lot of that has to do literally with the changing demographics, not only of America but of the market itself,” he says.“I mean, because of the internet, because of open borders, practically speaking, companies which are producing that kind of media no longer have to cater to the expectations or standards of a normal American audience,” he continues.“They can put some s***ty thing in front of people who have never seen a movie before, and it’s going to blow their minds, and they’re going to get one-shotted by it, so to speak, and they’ll make a ton of money,” he adds.Doyle believes that this is why the quality of entertainment has declined so much.“CGI, all of that, all of this stuff, why everything sucks now, whether it’s music, movies, it is literally because it no longer has to appeal to the standards that you’ve come to expect as an American, wanting something a little bit better,” Doyle says.“And I’m not saying that, you know, peak American culture, the best stuff we’ve ever done are, like, your old blockbusters. ... I’m just saying, if everything seems like it’s just kind of getting stupider and more stale, it is because it is not made for you anymore,” he continues.“It is made for the lower common denominators, and you’re just going to kind of have to put up with it, I suppose,” he adds.Want more from John Doyle?To enjoy more of the truth about America and join the fight to restore a country that has been betrayed by its own leaders, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

When it became clear in December that the complete release of the Jeffrey Epstein files would be delayed, various Democrats suggested that President Donald Trump might be trying to conceal damning and previously unknown details about his relationship with the child sex offender.For example, Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), a recipient of contributions from Epstein, suggested that "this is nothing more than a cover-up to protect Donald Trump from his ugly past."Unfortunately for Schumer and other Democrats apparently desperate for dirt on the president, one of the newly released files reveals that Trump was anything but an ally to Epstein — that he reportedly thanked law enforcement for going after the pervert and stressed the importance of also focusing on Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's former lover and co-conspirator.'She is evil.'A document dated April 23, 2020, details an interview conducted by FBI agents the previous year with a law enforcement official regarding his department's investigation into Epstein in the 2000s and his personal conversation on the topic at the time with Trump.Although his name is redacted, the document appears to indicate that the interviewee became chief of the Palm Beach Police Department in 2001.Michael Reiter — the man who served as chief of the PBPD from 2001 to 2009 and launched the first investigation into Epstein — confirmed to the Miami Herald that he was interviewed by FBI agents in 2019 and spoke with Trump in July 2006.RELATED: Massie drops bombshell after review of unredacted Epstein files, helps put name to alleged co-conspirator Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images According to the FBI's 302 summary of its interview, the interviewee told the feds that "TRUMP was one of the very first people to call when people found out that they were investigating EPSTEIN."In addition to noting that he kicked Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago and that people in New York knew Epstein was disgusting, Trump told the chief that he was "around EPSTEIN once when teenagers were present and ... 'got the hell out of there.'"Trump expressed gratitude to the interviewee for doing something about the sex offender, stating, "Thank goodness you're stopping him; everyone has known he’s been doing this," the FBI said in the 302 document.Trump also mentioned Epstein's "operative" Ghislaine Maxwell in his conversation with the chief, noting that "she is evil and to focus on her," said the document.Maxwell, 64, was sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse minor girls as young as 14 with Epstein, going all the way back to the early 1990s.An FBI official told the Herald, "We are not aware of any corroborating evidence that the president contacted law enforcement 20 years ago."Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said in response to the newly released document, "Trump didn't play their game, he helped expose it. And when they couldn't blackmail him they tried to smear him."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Federal Bureau of Investigation sought help from the public to identify an individual they say was armed when he tampered with the cameras at Nancy Guthrie's home before her disappearance.The mother of NBC News journalist Savannah Guthrie went missing from her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, weeks ago. According to the FBI, she was last seen at the residence on Jan. 31.'The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems.'On Tuesday, the FBI released video and images from a security camera from the missing woman's front door. An FBI press release said the man was armed.A post from FBI Director Kash Patel said the video had been recently recovered. "Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie's home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors — including the removal of recording devices," he wrote on the X platform. "The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems."The 84-year-old woman is considered a vulnerable adult because she has a heart condition that requires daily medication, she has a pacemaker, and she has difficulty walking.RELATED: Delaware man allegedly kidnapped 11-year-old girl he met on Roblox and drove her 135 miles away, police say The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to Guthrie's return, as well as the arrest and conviction of anyone "involved" in her disappearance.This is a developing story. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty ImagesJim Braddock (left) fighting Joe Louis on June 22, 1937. James J. Braddock added that middle initial himself. Though he was actually named James Walter Braddock, he dreamt of following in the footsteps of boxing champs like James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries. While that triumph as heavyweight boxing champion eventually came to pass, his journey was nothing short of hellish. With a stunning record throughout the mid-1920s, Braddock was climbing his way up to the title fight of his dreams. Mere months before the stock market crash of 1929, however, he lost a crucial bout that would’ve gotten him there — and fractured his right hand in several places. His chronic injuries never seemed to heal. Rendered unemployable as a fighter, James Braddock lived in a New Jersey basement with his wife and three kids. He worked the docks and coal yard, tended bar, and moved furniture to feed them. He owed everyone from landlord to milkman, however, and could only afford bread and potatoes. One winter, his electricity was cut off. Braddock spent years asking his manager Joe Gould to get him another shot at the title. It finally arrived on June 13, 1935, when heavyweight champion Max Baer agreed to defend it. In one of the greatest upsets in boxing history, Braddock dethroned Baer, found fame, and became a folk hero for the Great Depression. James J. Braddock Becomes A Boxer James Walter Braddock was born on June 7, 1905, in Hell’s Kitchen in New York City. His parents Elizabeth O’Tool and Joseph Braddock were both immigrants of Irish descent. Braddock took his first breath on West 48th Street — mere blocks from Madison Square Garden where the world would eventually learn his name. Bettmann/Getty ImagesThe “Cinderella Man” in training. The family relocated to North Bergen, New Jersey, after Braddock was born. He was one of seven siblings but had higher ambitions than most. Braddock dreamed of attending the University of Notre Dame and playing football, but coach Knute Rockne ultimately passed on him. Braddock thus firmly focused on boxing. James Braddock had his first amateur fight at 17 and turned professional three years later. On April 13, 1926, the 160-pound middleweight climbed into the ring at Amsterdam Hall in Union City, New Jersey, and fought Al Settle. At the time, the winner was typically chosen by attending sportswriters. This one ended in a draw. Critics later noted that he wasn’t the most skilled boxer, but had an iron chin that took extended punishment and wore his opponents out. Braddock steadily rose in the ranks to build a record of 33 wins, four losses, and six draws by November 1928 — when he knocked out Tuffy Griffiths in an upset that stunned the sport. James J. Braddock lost his next fight but won the following three. He was now one bout away from challenging Gene Tunney for the title. He had to defeat Tommy Loughran to do so, however. He not only lost that fight on July 18, 1929, but fractured the bones in his right hand — and would spend the next six years fighting for his life. Surviving The Great Depression While the decision against James Braddock had been narrow, most critics felt he had squandered his one chance at the title. The cast on his hand served as a reminder of that notion, as did Gould’s increasing difficulty in finding Braddock another fight. Ultimately, however, the American economy became his biggest challenger. FPG/Getty ImagesJimmy Braddock receiving a medical checkup the night before his fight against Max Baer. On Oct. 29, 1929, Black Tuesday sent the United States tumbling into the Great Depression. Wall Street investors had traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in one day, with thousands of investors losing everything — as billions of dollars vanished. The Roaring Twenties were now over, and desperation set in. Braddock didn’t know it yet, but his recent loss was only the first of 20 over the next four years. He also got married to a woman named Mae Fox in 1930 and spent every waking hour trying to provide for their three young children. When he broke his hand fighting Abe Feldman on Sept. 25, 1933, he gave up on boxing. James Jr., Howard, and Rosemarie Braddock didn’t know anything but poverty. For their father, life in a cramped basement in Woodcliffe, New Jersey, was no life at all. Desperate for cash, Braddock regularly walked to the local docks to find work as a longshoreman. When he did, he earned four dollars per day. Braddock spent the rest of his time cleaning people’s basements, shoveling driveways, and sweeping floors. In the winter of 1934, however, he couldn’t pay rent nor the milkman. When his electricity was cut off, one of his loyal friends lent him $35 to get his affairs in order. Braddock did, but was immediately broke again. Bettmann/Getty ImagesJames J. Braddock (right) won against Max Baer in a unanimous decision. While he relied on government relief for the next 10 months, things looked up when fighter John Griffin was desperate for a local name to fight. Miraculously, Braddock knocked him out in the third round, only to then defeat John Henry Lewis — and regain his shot at the title after beating Art Lasky and breaking his nose. James Braddock, Heavyweight Champion Of The World Contracts for the heavyweight title fight were finalized on April 11, 1935. James Braddock and Joe Gould were to split $31,000 if the fight made more than $200,000. While certainly appealing, Braddock was most interested in winning. Fortunately for him, defending champion Max Baer thought of him as an easily beatable opponent. Even the odds suggested as much, as they ranged from six-to-one to 10-to-one for Baer. It certainly looked bad for Braddock when the opening bell dinged at Madison Square Garden on June 13. The 29-year-old was three years older than Baer and endured a powerful parade of punches that evening. He was ultimately only in shape from his work at the docks but knew how to take a punch. His iron chin never wavered, and eventually, Baer grew tired. To the shock of all spectators at Madison Square Garden that night, Braddock won 12 of 15 rounds and became heavyweight champion of the world in a unanimous decision by the judges. Bettmann/Getty ImagesJimmy Braddock signs autographs for fans in New York City. As dramatized in Ron Howard’s 2005 film Cinderella Man, he had risen from an impoverished dock worker to a nationwide celebrity. While he lost the title to Joe Louis in 1937, he lived a full life. Braddock joined the Army in 1942 and served in the Pacific theater of World War II, only to return as a surplus supplier who helped build the Verrazano Bridge. While Jimmy Braddock was seen as a national folk hero until his death at 69 years old on November 29, 1974, his true reward was that he was now considered in the same league as his idols — with his fight against Baer commonly described as “the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett.” After learning about James J. Braddock, read about Bill Richmond, the freed slave who became a boxer. Then, take a look at inspiring pictures from the life of Muhammad Ali. The post Meet James J. Braddock, The Real-Life ‘Cinderella Man’ Boxer Who Became A Depression-Era Folk Hero appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Sad to say, he’s late to the game. Americans began calling themselves Americans in the 1700s.