PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

A 16-YEAR-OLD KENTUCKY BOY TAKES HIS LIFE AFTER BEING THE VICTIM IN AN AI SEXTORTION SCAM. (PHOTO).


 A 16-year-old Kentucky boy takes his life after being the victim in an AI sextortion scam.


Eli Heacock tragically took his own life on February 28th in Glasgow, KY. Eli's twin sister discovered him in his room suffering from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Eli was rushed to a nearby hospital where he sadly passed away from his injuries.


The family struggled to understand why their happy-go-lucky son had taken such drastic measures after seemingly showing no signs of depression. That's when an FBI agent went through Eli's phone and informed the family Eli had been victim of a sextortion scheme.


The most shocking part of the story is that the family shared that the images used to extort the young man were AI generated. The offender created the images with AI technology and sent them to Eli. They then threatened to release the images unless Eli sent them $ 3,000. They also insinuated that his family would be harmed. 


Heartbreakingly, Eli's family found texts where Eli had sent a small amount of money to which the offender replied, "This is not enough".


The family wants to warn everyone to be aware of what your children are doing online. They stated their whole lives are forever changed over $3,000. His mother said she checked his phone regularly and this still happened.


The investigation into Eli's death is ongoing and involves both federal and local detectives. As of now there have been no arrests made.


Our thoughts are with the family of Eli Heacock as they mourn his loss.

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