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A former football star's backpack becomes a lifeline

In Austin, Texas, recent Indiana University graduate Jasper Steinmetz approached a man sporting something familiar: an IU backpack. The man turned out to be Sampson James, a former Indiana University football star who had fallen on hard times, following a knee injury and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Steve Hartman reports on what happened when the connection made by these two Hoosiers fostered…

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Keeping the Bridges Open

Moscow’s attacks are turning the Dnipro river into a daily barrier between the city’s two halves. But there are fears not only for Kyiv’s physical bridges, with the need to also maintain social bonds…

Sifuna seeks nairobi backing for oppostion unity

"People of Nairobi, I want to start by saying thank you very much for your votes that sent me to the Senate because of my work in the Senate, nowadays the whole of Kenya is singing that they are also…

  • Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna seeks opposition unity before 2027 election
  • Sifuna thanks Nairobi residents for his Senate victory, urges collaboration
  • Current administration's policies criticized as oppressive

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