Facebook saves British teen

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A 16-year-old English boy planned to kill himself by deliberately overdosing on drugs -- but was still chatting with an American Facebook acquaintance while he was doing it. The Maryland girl quickly told her mother, who got in touch with the British embassy, who got in touch with local police in the UK -- who managed to get to the boy in time. Read more...

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