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A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained
In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. The project in the Bombay suburb of the capital, Freetown, started in the past year when a group of people tried to help a colleague’s younger brother off the drug called kush. “The only time I left the room was when I went to the bathroom,” Christian Johnson, 21, recalled.
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Passenger dies after jumping off world’s largest cruise ship as it sets sail from Florida
The passenger was pronounced deceased sometime after he was found and bought back to the giant vessel
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Russia's economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says
"A protracted stalemate might be the only solution for Russia to avoid total economic collapse," one economist says.
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Report: Japanese carmaker Toyota set to end massive Olympic sponsorship deal
Vehicle manufacturer Toyota is set to end its massive sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee after this year's Paris Olympics, according to reports in Japan. Toyota has a contract through the 2024 Paris Games, which was reported to be valued at $835 million when it was announced in 2015. It included four Olympics beginning with the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Games in South Korea and ran through Paris.
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Ohio man plans to take a 2-person submersible to Titanic depths to show the industry is safe after the OceanGate tragedy
The implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible sparked worries about the industry. A trip to the depths of the Titanic aims to change that.
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A railroad worker figured out how to send thousands of gallons of drinking water by rail from Mississippi to the Navajo Nation to alleviate the water crisis
Andrew Halter delivers water from Mississippi 1,200 miles via the railroad to families on the Navajo Nation with the help of his brother.
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Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people, Italian newspapers report
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday. La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest circulation dailies, both quoted the pope as saying seminaries, or priesthood colleges, are already too full of "frociaggine", a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as "faggotness". La Repubblica attributed its stor
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