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Is New Media Encouraging Readers To Do Recreational Drugs?

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Why TF Is The Address Providing Positive Coverage For Drugs? Past couple of weeks have been filled with scrutiny over the manner in which The Address provides the so called 'drug coverage' for its Gen Z and Gen Y readers. The publication, which is positioned as 'publisher of Kenya's most progressive content' has been running headlines about drugs in Nairobi since late June.  One of the most liked posts on The Address' Instagram feed bears the lead ' Nairobi Running Low on Good Weed'. It got over 1,000 likes. To put that into perspective, potentially,  about 1,000 active marijuana smokers found the story, read it and shared it on their Instagram Stories. That was not the only time The Address ran a story about drugs. Prior to that, the platform published a story about how Kenyans think psychoactive substances are hard drugs. It read "Kenyans think psychedelics are hard drugs; they are wrong.' Are you starting to see a pattern here? Following clap...

Firefly Alpha Blows Up Midflight On It's First Orbital Launch Attempt

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Firefly Alpha explodes during first launch: Story by Space News Firefly  Aerospace's first Alpha  rocket  suffers a catastrophic anomaly during its first launch that led to the loss VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Firefly Aerospace’s first launch of its Alpha rocket ended in failure when the rocket exploded two and a half minutes after liftoff Sept. 2 The Alpha rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 here at 9:59 p.m. Eastern. A first launch attempt at 9 p.m. Eastern was aborted in the final seconds of the countdown for unspecified technical reasons, but launch controllers reset the countdown for a second launch attempt. About two and a half minutes after liftoff, the rocket appeared to tumble and then explode. “Alpha experienced an anomaly during first stage ascent that resulted in the loss of the vehicle,” Firefly tweeted. The company said it would provide more details later. The rocket’s first stage may have been underperforming. According to a mission over...

Twitter Reveals The Faces Of The Men Who Murdered Dedan Kimathi

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How the arrest of Dedan Kimathi was reported by the British Media. To them, Dedan Kimathi was a terrorist who had led a group of other terrorists to cause chaos in Kenya.  — KENYAN🇰🇪 HISTORY🇰🇪 (@historykenya101) August 31, 2021 23rd October 1956: The two soldiers who shot and caught Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi, Corporal Wanjohi and Ndirangu Mau.

The Milk Crate Challenge Is Exploding On Social Media. Some Platforms Are Trying To Remove It. Story by NBC News

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One doctor said the injuries participants sustain from the milk crate challenge "could have lifelong implications". By   Kalhan Rosenblatt Image By NBC News The original video begins with a crowd gathered around a stack of black and blue milk crates as a woman with pink hair, dressed in a sports bra and leggings, begins her ascent up the pyramid. She places her foot on the first crate, then the second stacked crate, and somewhere around the third stack the tower beneath her white flip-flops begins to wobble and she falls, sending the pyramid of milk crates toppling across the lawn. The video, first posted to Facebook this month, is believed to be the origin point for the so-called milk crate challenge, a viral trend in which others attempt to conquer their own tower of milk crates, often falling in the same way as the unidentified pink-haired woman in the original video. The videos have received million of views on platforms such as TikTok, Facebook and Twitter, and countless...