Ukraine's Candy Bombs

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Ukraine has developed a vibrant network of volunteers. They've been 3D printing all sorts of items for military use. A candy bomb is a 3D printed bombshell, typically a nose cone, a body and a tail fin. The pieces are glued together after ball bearings, nails, metal scrap,. Some other type of metal is put in it for shrapnel.

The former president has been hit with a new set of charges, under a catch-all racketeering act that has been used to prosecute everyone from rappers to teachers. It’s Mr Trump’s fourth indictment, but perhaps the most unusual. Ukraine’s new, surprisingly effective innovation: the “candy bomb” (10:10). And, the most expensive American cities to live alone (17:30).

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