Billionaire Peter Thiel is one of thousands due to be cryogenically frozen after they die — inside the industry selling life after death

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Dr. Jerry Lemler, former president and CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation, stands in the Patient Care Bay area where the heads and bodies of 49 individuals are being held in cold storage suspension, at the company's headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, July 12, 2002.
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Putin's rumored goddaughter is among Russian celebs doing damage control after a raunchy 'almost naked' party

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Ksenia Sobchak
Ksenia Sobchak at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on November 2, 2013.

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Russia's PM took a jab at Biden's Christmas vacation, saying the Kremlin is still hard at work

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President Joe Biden and his family climb down the stairs of Air Force One.
President Joe Biden and his family climb down the stairs of Air Force One on December 27, 2023, after arriving on the US Virgin Island of St. Croix for a vacation.

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Ukraine says it deployed its 'FrankenSAM' air-defense systems made from stitching together US and Soviet weapons

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A BUK air defence missile system (R) moves on April 29, 2015 in Moscow for the Victory Day military parade night training.
A BUK air defence missile system (R) moves on April 29, 2015 in Moscow for the Victory Day military parade night training.

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Minimum-wage workers in Turkey just got a 49% pay rise, but they're probably not that happy about it

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Currency exchange in Istanbul, Turkey.
A currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Turkey.

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The Jewish settlers 'living the American dream' in the West Bank

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Women wave American and Israeli flags from a car window as they join a convoy to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to show support for U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of the upcoming U.S. election, in Jerusalem October 27, 2020.
Women wave American and Israeli flags from a car window as they join a convoy to the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to show support for U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of the upcoming U.S.

Russian celebs are losing their jobs and one was jailed after attending a controversial 'almost naked' party

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A composite image showing, left, a tearful Anastasia Ivleeva apologising in a video, and right, an overhead view of the December 20, 2023 party she hosted that caused massive backlash in Russia.
Left, a tearful Anastasia Ivleeva apologizing in a video. Right, a view of the December 20 party she hosted that caused massive backlash in Russia.

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Ruby Franke and her YouTube partner both pleaded guilty to child abuse, avoiding a trial over horrific torture claims

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Jodi Hildebrandt appears in court
Jodi Hildebrandt appeared in court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to four counts of child abuse.

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Ukraine's LGBTQ+ soldiers are fighting for acceptance — and some say the war with Russia is helping

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Pride parade in Cologne | Cadets of Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University
A Pride parade in Cologne, Germany, and cadets of the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University.

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I'm a Ukrainian CEO trying to finance our nation's reconstruction. Asking for billions of dollars is tough but vital work.

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Julia Kiryanova
Julia Kiryanova is the CEO Smart Holding, one of Ukraine's largest investment groups.

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