I Smuggled Cocaine Into the US to Pay Off My Student Loans
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Like many millennials across the country, Luke graduated college owing thousands of dollars in student loan debt - $130,000, to be exact.
With no job and no money in the bank, Luke devised a desperate plan: he would smuggle cocaine from Panama to the United States to pay off his student loans.
Inside the The Drug Flats of Barcelona
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Since 2016, criminal gangs have occupied more than a hundred flats in central Barcelona to sell and use drugs, turning them into so-called narcopisos. Neighbors living in what were previously peaceful areas complain of fights, stabbings, and sometimes being terrorized out of their own homes.
What to Pack for War in Syria | Diary of a Combat Medic Fighting ISIS (Part 1/3)
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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took the last ISIS stronghold on the 23rd of March, 2019, marking an end to the 5-year Caliphate. Many different armed groups were involved in its fall; among them was the Kurdish anti-jihadist militia People's Defense Unit (YPG).
Taking LSD, MDMA, and DMT to Treat Mental Health
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While psychedelic drugs such as LSD, psilocybin, and DMT are most commonly associated with recreational highs and headtrips, a groundswell of academic opinion suggests that the substances could be utilized to serve a raft of therapeutic benefits as well.
I Was a Neo-Nazi Skinhead and Joined the Ku Klux Klan: How I Left | Erasing the Hate
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TM Garret became a neo-nazi skinhead at a young age and then grew up to become a Grand Wizard of a KKK group based in Germany. One day though, he decided to cut ties and leave that life behind him.
24 Hours with Female Marines in NYC: Fleet Week
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NYC Fleet Week - an annual event where active duty Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen descend upon the city to rub elbows with the public and blow off some steam.
Make the World Greta Again (Full Documentary) - Time's 2019 Person of the Year
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In 2018 realiseerde de toen 15-jarige Greta Thunberg zich dat haar generatie geen toekomst heeft als politici niks beginnen tegen klimaatverandering. Ze begon toen met spijbelen om elke dag voor het Zweedse parlement te staken.
Shutting Down the Streets of LA: Sideshow Takeovers
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Originating in the Bay Area, “sideshows” are events where participants shut down busy public intersections and perform car stunts such as donuts, burnouts, and drifts.
In Los Angeles, one of the biggest sideshow car clubs is TAKING 0VER and every Sunday, members from TAKING 0VER and other car clubs participate in an unsanctioned sideshow event called Sunday Funday.