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Unprotected: How a US charity failed Liberia’s most vulnerable girls – BBC News
Liberia’s government has launched an investigation into an American charity set up to help vulnerable girls, following a report into how the organisation dealt with allegations a staff member had raped pupils in its care.
The first More Than Me Academy was established in 2013 in the Liberian capital Monrovia by American, Katie Meyler. A former staff member, Macintosh Johnson, was accused of raping girls at the school.
Katie Meyler has temporarily resigned as CEO of the charity pending the outcome of the investigation. Finlay Young reports.
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How can you spend years paying off your student loan and still owe more than you borrowed?
Ten years ago, the first Plan 2 borrowers started repaying their student loans. Since then, graduates who left university with similar debts have found themselves on very different financial paths.
The amount you earn affects how much you repay, how much interest builds up and whether you’ll ever clear your balance. BBC Education Correspondent Hazel Shearing investigates why so many graduates are frustrated with the system and what their student loan really means for their future.
00:00 – Hazel’s story
01:46 – What happened in 2012?
02:22 – What are plan 2 loans?
03:17 – Argument for plan 2 loans
04:08 – What do people think the problem is?
05:20 – The impact of plan 2 loans
06:14 – 10 years since repayments started
06:38 – We went to uni together, here’s what we owe now
09:07 – Rethink Repayment campaign explained
10:36 – The script… the mis-selling scandal explained
11:56 – How your earnings affect your loan
12:10 – Should you try to clear your loan quicker?
13:33 – More information on loans
13:42 – Three things campaign groups want
15:06 – So what’s next?
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Ex-gang boss Duane “Keffe D” Davis sentenced for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s murder | BBC News
Former gang boss Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in a drive-by shooting in 1996.
The key evidence in the case were Davis’ own words, in which he repeatedly and publicly acknowledged being inside the white Cadillac from where the deadly shots were fired.
A jury found him guilty in September of one count of murder with a deadly weapon. Davis has said he will appeal the verdict.
His conviction was the first in a cold case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years.
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Do you know your family medical history? For hundreds of thousands of care-experienced people, the answer isn’t always straightforward.
Missing medical and childhood information can affect access to healthcare, from identifying inherited conditions to getting an autism assessment.
In some cases, the consequences can be life-threatening, with people unaware of genetic conditions that could put them at serious risk.
BBC journalist Sophia Watkins travelled across the UK to meet adopted and care-experienced people, hearing how gaps in their records have affected their lives and what they’ve done to find answers.
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Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer and has had surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican has said in a medical bulletin.
The 71-year-old underwent a 90 minute operation on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital and was subsequently diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma.
The lump was first detected during what the Vatican has described as “routine checks”.
Earlier, large crowds gathered outside the hospital to greet the Pope, with some waiting for several hours. They cheered greetings and well wishes as he passed, while he waved and smiled back through the lowered back window of his car.
He was then met by staff on the hospital steps. “I’m sorry,” one of them commiserated, to which the Pope gave a smile and a shrug. “We’re here for you,” he was assured.
In its statement, the Vatican said the whole lower lobe of the Pope’s right lung was removed “to ensure the procedure was radical”.
A Vatican source told Agence France-Presse news agency that further tests are being carried out to see if there was any sign the cancer had spread.
Leo XIV announced news of his operation to the world on Sunday, without at that time confirming that he was suffering from cancer. Speaking from the balcony in St Peter’s Square after delivering the traditional Angelus blessing, he said the nodule, or growth, on his lung was “contained” and had been found “at a very early stage”, but that doctors had advised him to have it removed.
Nodules are quite common and not necessarily cancerous, but after it was examined the medical team confirmed it was pulmonary adenocarcinoma, “as suspected by pre-operative tests”, the Vatican said. It said that the pontiff, who is generally thought to be fit, had no symptoms of infection or illness.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Rainsford at the Vatican.
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Today, an OpenAI employee has been charged with allegedly installing a recording device inside a boardroom.
The AI firm said it had discovered the toilet paper-wrapped device hidden in their San Francisco office and alerted the FBI. It’s claimed the device was built and hidden using chatbot prompts. Adam is joined by Tech and AI Editor Zoe Kleinman to discuss the details so far.
Also, Chris Mason has an update from Westminster on the leadership of the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, following a lengthy meeting with his MPs on Tuesday evening.
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@aistisv
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
This video propagates an agenda, that whites are bad, they are oppressors, and blacks are good. It's just Marxism. Look at this nurse, she was silent for a few monts, because she was afraid to loose her job as a nurse. Why is she not taking responsibility for her silence? Why didn't she check if the girls are sick with AIDS? Where was all the local personel on the ground, why were they quet about it? Why donors supposed to know what's happening on the ground? All this report is so twisted.
@thevideos2582
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Dear Africa,
Leave the foreign Religions like Christianity and Islam, The foreigners are ruling you by these Religions, waging psychological warfare in Africa.
The sooner you realise, better it would be for your upliftment.
❤
Mvg
@melaniexoxo
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
This is sickening. The people and children of Liberia deserve so much better. Checks and balances should be in place from several sources. That she obviously didn’t give a thought to this is incredibly irresponsible. The HIV thing is repugnant. How could they not know. Their response is ugly besides that. Katie actually dated the guy and said they “remained close “ yet she didn’t know?
@tracyhill4405
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
You better know about child traffic.😢
@godfavoredme1884
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
I blame all of them. Mcintosh was a predator. Mrs. Myer should have done a better job. As well as the liberian nurse who said she was afraid to say something. In my opinion she was just as bad as the predator.
@Since-wen
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Katie, thank you for helping my country. Liberian loves you. As always, there are evil people out there trying to destroy the good. But keep strong. it would be a pleasure to meet you someday. How can I set up monthly donations to your organization?
@teresadruer4418
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
My question….why in the world would she have a man running a place for vulnerable girls in the first place!!!!!
@richmond3361
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Atleast kate tried to help them.
@unique1_4u
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
The white savior 😏🤔. There is no accountability when your skin is pink. "The customer is the donor. "
@Kosmosan999
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Does Katie have AIDS? She was sleeping with Macintosh after all…
@aishahouston
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
When angels of darkness destroy you and appear as angels of light how demonic can that be what is the difference between European abuse American abuse en Liberian abuse . If narcissists can abuse a child who comes from Liberia war which means they don’t have sympathy for the rest of the children in Liberia. After destroying the country and come back to show up as a Hero. Yah is watching and every single individual will be judged time will tell. After destroying your country they will still call the country on of the poor countries in the world and call u a black monkey over it .They come to ur country You don’t call them white monkeys but you give them place to sleep ,food and relax but if you try to visit their country they will tend to demons and call u black monkey and tell you how poor your country is forgetting to know they made that country poor . The hearts of humans are evil. I will never trust some white people in my life again because they decided to show me their true color.
@PositiveDeviantPerson
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
She is evil . She wanted to cover up her big mistake, This is not how you run an organization. Cause she was white she had no accountability. There was no thought process in making sure that even the staff had accountability. How shameful to just dump them and leave without reparations. Evil.
@PositiveDeviantPerson
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
What?!?! 🥲🥲🥲Where were the board members? Where were the auditing? Where were the feedback from the girls ??? Wtf? What kind of idiot *** would be so highly ignorant!!!
@krystingrant6292
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Here they go coming to Africa destroying it piece by piece
@kuntakinteix4302
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
What did the first female African President do about this? It happened under her watch in her country. (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf).
@truth4618
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
when will Africans learn ? what glitters is not always gold..
@minnermin
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
That's just how the US rolls I suppose it's really fucked and I wish as an individual I could do more but too many biological and economic and capitalistic things in the way
@ConspiracyCraftersStudio
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
fuck, it would take a dust of the Warren Buffets fortune to make this country a paradise again.
@zubahmassaboi4555
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Only African can help themself
No one will help Africa and its people
Wickup Liberian, wickup African
@dumitrulangham1721
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Charities are not what they meant to be anymore! They are corporate machines!
@mmelissahoward
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Typical case of white saviors. People who have no idea how to run an organization but enjoy the praise and attention that it brings. Then if things go wrong they can simply go back to their countries, no responsibility or accountability whatsoever.
@thechosen5768
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
It will happen live, great and big this weekend in Liberia.
Do not miss this great program.
See link
https://youtu.be/b_sfVP-3b4s
@sheriffkadiatu2277
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Thank to American
@ultreiasherpa6457
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
so did katie contract hiv from macintosh?
@reality6522
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
He rape those girls so they would actually have a rape situation to speak on. That's how desperate the charity was.
@bizriver595
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Excellent Reporting!
@abrahamwonta1230
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
So sad. Sorry for the poor girls.
@carlastevens5021
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Didnt anericas dhs department of humane society bring them from america over there. Now they messin with them over there too
@reneeconlan
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Snowflakes like Katie Meyler are deranged. She does not represent America so Fuck Off.
@ABC-rh7zc
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Of course the BBC finds a way to blame America for the state of this s-hole
@jainck4
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Oh come on with this stupid s**t of Oh, I didn't know and it's not my business what he died of––you are responsible for sex education. That's just a bunch of creepy board members. You are morally bankrupt. Sexual responsibility regardless of who has what is part of education and living a life. You have condemned these young women to a crappy life. You are irresponsible. What is the matter with you?
@aabdahussein9324
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Jjk
@walsh9354
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Why are we holding other countries accountable instead of Liberia’s government themselves ? Blacks have been around longer then any other race yet still modernly rely on others as a crutch Now the blame game
@wakwakwakc337
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
why does it say im subscribed to you I never pushed that red button with that red profile picture right there
@EliteXtasy
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Is Katie Meyler eating those millions of pounds of charity money??
@meheretoday6968
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
I read 'US charity failed' and wondered if it was Trumps charity?
@timeto_rise
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Rob Christian debunk the story about the Night Journey of Muhammad pbuh
https://youtu.be/FU4gDWOxd80
@blazedandconfused477
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
BBC pretending to care about the children again?
@Gone_Gaming0
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
Low IQ shithole countries
@Gone_Gaming0
January 7, 2024 at 1:29 am
The BBC covered up for Jimmy Savile, enough said..
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