Hard-up Olympians selling medals — and their bodies — and living in their cars to make ends meet

It’s a long fall from the Olympic podium to financial ruin — but it’s not an uncommon path. Some of the golden girls and guys that nabbed medals, headlines and hearts years ago are now strapped for ...
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‘Crunching ice under my feet’: In Russia’s Sakha, a still-unbuilt bridge is a matter of life and death

As 2025 drew to a close, a group of people from Yakutsk, the capital of Russia’s republic of Sakha (Yakutia), braved ...