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Her father allegedly raped her developmentally disabled mother. She tracked him down through Ancestry.com.
Maggie Cruz is suing the New York agency that ran the facility where her mother lived and her fathe…
Yelena Dzhanova
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2 women discovered they were switched at birth 57 years ago through a DNA test, a lawsuit claims
An Ancestry.com kit said Tina Ennis wasn't related to the family she knew. She was swapped at birth…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Why Ancestry.com's rumored IPO would be booming
And Ancestry's already held a successful IPO, which could heighten investor confidence that Ancestr…
Zoë LaRock
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Introverts in the workplace should be their 'own best marketer,' Ancestry CEO Deb Liu says
Ancestry CEO Deb Liu — herself an introvert — says it's important for introverts at work to realize…
Sarah Jackson
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This star of 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' says her husband is related to Ben Affleck. The genealogy records we found tell a different story.
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Jen Affleck has claimed her husband Zac is a first or secon…
Katie Notopoulos
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How Blackstone made 18,000 workers owners of their HVAC company
Buyout firms are increasingly giving everyday workers a cut of the profits to boost returns. Inside…
Alex Nicoll
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I got tested for the BRCA gene mutation while I was pregnant. With my family history, I knew I wanted a double mastectomy regardless of the results.
In this excerpt from "Nearly Departed," Gila Pfeffer describes getting tested for the BRCA gene mut…
Gila Pfeffer
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Two sets of identical twins quickly fell in love and all moved in. Now they're married with matching dogs and daughters who are 'genetically siblings.'
Their unique love story has captivated TikTok, as commenters joked that they're auditioning for the…
Geoff Weiss
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3 times home DNA tests revealed people's identities weren't what they thought
Through home DNA tests, people have discovered they were switched at birth, their father isn't rela…
Anna Medaris,Jane Ridley
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A woman learned her dad isn't her biological father during a family argument. Now she's determined to be open with her own donor-conceived children.
Hayley Darknell-King was in her 30s when she learned her biological dad was an anonymous sperm dono…
Anna Medaris
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A woman used a home DNA kit to learn more about her father's side of the family — and discovered she's not his biological daughter
Jessica Harvey Galloway and her family have filed a lawsuit claiming a doctor used another man's sp…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A TikToker says an old photo album she found at a flea market led her to her distant cousin
Chelsey Brown told Insider she has spent years finding unique antique items and reuniting the heirl…
Joey Hadden
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My 10 sisters and I were separated as kids. It took us 43 years to find each other again.
Barbara Lane lived in an orphanage with eight of her 10 sisters after their mom abandoned them. The…
Jane Ridley
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3 people describe the shock of discovering through at-home DNA tests that they were a different race than they'd thought
Some people who were raised as white say they found out through at-home DNA tests that they're actu…
Jane Ridley
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A fertility doctor used his sperm to get unsuspecting patients pregnant. Some of his 94 biological children share their trauma in the film 'Our Father.'
Fertility specialist Dr. Donald Cline told patients he'd use sperm from their husbands or a donor. …
Jane Ridley
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A woman raised as white wanted to trace her ancestry. She discovered her father was Black and she was probably conceived at a swingers party.
After a DNA test, Christine Jacobsen learned at age 64 that her racial background was not what she …
Jane Ridley
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A son, aged 43, dressed up as Buddy from the movie 'Elf' to meet his biological father for the first time. It was emotional.
Just like the movie, Doug Henning's biological father never knew about his son until he got in touc…
Sophia Ankel
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60 companies including Adobe, Best Buy, and Ralph Lauren commit to interviewing at least one BIPOC candidate for every senior level job
The initiative, created by Parity.org, is a step toward more diversity among VPs, CEOs, and board m…
Marguerite Ward
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I thought I was biracial my entire life. At 43, a DNA test revealed I'm white with Jewish ancestry.
Kara Rubinstein Deyerin always thought she was Black and white. An at-home DNA test proved otherwis…
Jane Ridley
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A New England woman says cleaning graves and giving the dead their names back is her 'therapeutic' outlet
Caitlin Abrams, a self-identifying taphophile, first started cleaning gravestones in Vermont in 202…