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Will sponsors bail on the World Cup?

By Adam Allington

May 29, 2015

Mesut Ozil of Germany raises the World Cup trophy with teammates Kevin Grosskreutz, Roman Weidenfeller, Shkodran Mustafi and Erik Durm after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. — Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

Advertisers consider their investments and responses amid FIFA corruption charges.

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After 11 years, 'World of Warcrack' is less addictive

By Jessica Robinson

May 28, 2015

Gamer Tanyn Hellstrom brings up World of Warcraft characters on a laptop at Black Wolf Gamers Club in Spokane Valley, WA. — Jessica Robinson

Subscribers are dropping as more "World of Warcraft" players move to mobile.

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Heat wave death toll passes 1,000 in India

By Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova

May 28, 2015

An Indian man washes his face at a roadside tap during rising temperatures in New Delhi. Hospitals in India battled Thursday to treat victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week—the highest number recorded in two decades. — SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images

Streets are melting under intense 120 degree temperatures.

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FIFA officials charged with corruption

May 27, 2015

FIFA spokesman Walter De Gregorio gives a press conference at the FIFA headquarters, on May 27, 2015 in Zurich. Swiss police on Wednesday raided a Zurich hotel to detain top football officials as part of a US investigation into tens of millions of dollars of bribes paid to sport leaders, Swiss authorities and media reports said. — FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images

Several officials were arrested early Wednesday morning in Switzerland.

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What Qatar doesn't want you to know about the 2022 World Cup

May 18, 2015

FIFA president Joseph Blatter (R) speaks after Qatar is chosen to host the 2022 World Cup at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich in December 2010. — KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images

BBC journalist Mark Lobel was detained for investigating Qatari labor camps.

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Modernizing the Magic Kingdom

By Kai Ryssdal and Austin Cross

May 07, 2015

A Walt Disney World guest wearing an orange MagicBand in the park in 2014. — Walt Disney World/Facebook

The tricky tech behind Disney World's MagicBands.

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On the ground from Kathmandu, Nepal

By Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios

April 27, 2015

Nepalese rescue personnel and volunteers observe damaged buildings in Bhaktapur, Nepal, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country. — PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images

Aid workers face challenges after a devastating quake.

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The situation in Nepal

By David Brancaccio

April 27, 2015

A man stand near collapsed houses in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. — PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images

A report from on the ground in Kathmandu.

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Another wave of migrants drown in the Mediterranean

April 20, 2015

Migrants stand on the deck of the Italian Coast Guard Ship Gregretti which is believed to be carrying 27 survivors of the migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, at Catania port on April 20, 2015 in Catania, Italy. The weekend saw the worst disaster of its kind as hundreds of migrants are believed to have perished as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy in order to seek refuge. — Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images

Many are trying to enter Europe to escape violence and find job opportunities.

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