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Burnout turned Twitch streamers' dreams of playing games full time into nightmares

Playing video games for a living sounds like a dream job. But toxic fans and demanding schedules can turn that dream into a nightmare.

Rural communities with struggling hospitals often turn to outside investors willing to take over their health care centers. Some are willing to sell the hospitals for next to nothing to companies that promise to keep them running.

Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

Some rural hospitals are in such bad shape, they're selling for next to nothing. One company is snapping several distressed or closed hospitals in rural Tennessee, hoping to turn a profit.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks about the situation in Ukraine at a press conference in Sydney, Feb. 23, 2022.

Australia's former prime minister Scott Morrison defends secretly taking extra powers

The former prime minister defended his actions, saying they were a safeguard during the coronavirus pandemic and that he would have made the appointments public had he needed to use the powers.

FILE - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, flanked by Defense Secretary Gen. Luis Crescencio Sandoval, left, and Marine Secretary Jose Rafael Ojeda, surveys National Guard troops as the new force is presented at a ceremony, in Mexico City, June 30, 2019. Lopez Obrador has begun exploring plans to side-step congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army. That has raised concerns, because he won approval for creating the force in 2019 by pledging in the constitution that it would be under nominal civilian control and that the army would be off the streets by 2024.

Mexico's week of drug violence shakes administration

Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four Mexican states last week have left people asking why drug cartels exploded, and what do they want.

Ukrainians express worries over conscription following Russia's invasion

After Russia's invasion, Ukraine announced martial law in February and issued a travel ban, so most men couldn't leave the country. Many have since felt trapped and worry they'll be drafted to fight.

William Ruto wins in Kenya's presidential election

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto wins the country's presidential election in a tightly fought race.

After a year of Taliban rule, many Afghans are struggling to survive

On Monday, the Taliban marked the first anniversary since they retook power in Afghanistan. Taliban security forces celebrated in Kabul. But many Afghans stayed home — and are struggling to survive.

Supporters of Kenya's president-elect William Ruto hold posters of him as they gather while waiting for results of Kenya's general election in Eldoret, Kenya, on Monday.

William Ruto is declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election

The elections had been hailed as step forward for Kenyan democracy, with politicians focused on economic issues rather than tribal mobilization. Across Nairobi, scenes of celebration mixed with anger.

FILE - Members of Mexico's National Guard march in the Independence Day military parade, in the capital's main plaza, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Sept. 16, 2019. Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has begun exploring plans to side-step congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army. That has raised concerns, because Lopez Obrador won approval for creating the force in 2019 by pledging in the constitution that it would be under nominal civilian control and that the army would be off the streets by 2024.

Mexico president to bypass congress to keep army in streets

Mexico's president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army.

Morehouse College is one of several historically Black colleges and universities seeing a surge in applications and enrollments in recent years.

After the rise of BLM, Black students and their families are heading back to HBCUs

Some historically Black colleges and universities have seen increases in application and enrollment numbers after years of decline.

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