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(Snip) Haniyeh, a father of 13 who presides over one of the world’s wealthiest terrorist groups, is worth more than $4 billion. He has been photographed with his two adult sons, Maaz and Abdel Salam, living the high life in luxury hotels in Qatar and Turkey, according to a recent social media post from the Embassy of Israel in the US. Last week, Haniyeh traveled to Iran to meet with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran is a longtime sponsor of Hamas. Last month, the Four Seasons hotel in Doha said he was not one of its guests after calls...

[Catholic Caucus] Protest Fr. Martin’s Pro-LGBTQ Summit on Catholic CampusJoin faithful Catholics in prayerful protest to oppose Fr. James Martin’s summit titled “Outreach 2024: LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference” at Georgetown University.When: Saturday, August 3, 2024.Where: Georgetown University37th St NW & O St NWWashington, D.C.Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PMNot only does Fr. Martin support transgenderism for children, but he also endorses blasphemous “Pride Masses,” blessings for sinful unions, and sacrilegious “rainbow rosaries.” In short, his message is this: “Accept homosexuality. Subvert the Church.”Unfortunately, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., is scheduled to celebrate Mass at the pro-homosexual event.-- Join...

In patients with diabetes and established diabetic retinopathy (DR), treatment with glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1RAs) is associated with increased risks of DR progression compared with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is), according to a study. Donna Shu-Han Lin, M.D. and colleagues examined the effects of GLP1RAs and SGLT2is on the development or progression of DR. Analysis included 1,517 patients treated with a GLP1RA with DR and 9,549 without DR and 3,034 patients treated with an SGLT2i with DR and 19,098 without DR. The researchers found that in patients with preexisting DR, the incidence of any DR progression event was...

One of Hamas' most senior leaders, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran, the group said early Wednesday. According to Hamas' statement, Haniyeh was killed during a raid on his residence in Tehran after participating in the inauguration ceremony of new Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. Iranian state media also reported his death, without giving any further details.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, Hamas confirmed on Wednesday morning, while claiming Israel was behind the attack. In a statement, the Islamist terror group said they mourned the death of Haniyeh, who they claimed was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran." Haniyeh, along with one of his guards, was reportedly killed at his Tehran residence, according to an IRGC statement.

Mexican diplomats in the United States blatantly meddle in U.S. internal politics. They protect illegal aliens,promote illegal immigration,campaign against U.S. legislation, promote dual citizenship, and strive to win the loyalty of Mexican-Americans born in the United States. Mexico has 52 (!) Mexican consulates on U.S. soil. Meddling is official Mexican government policy. This is all totally in the open, yet almost nobody in the U.S. government complains about it. But this would never occur in the conservative red state of Oklahoma, with its conservative governor, now would it? Until May of 2023, there was no Mexican consulate in Oklahoma, and...

A study from China has reported that Cordyceps sinensis (CS), a traditional Chinese medicinal fungus, can ameliorate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in mice by inhibiting mitochondrion-mediated oxidative stress. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic and progressive lung disease characterized by a decline in lung function, ultimately leading to respiratory failure and a significantly reduced quality of life for patients. With a median survival duration of two to five years post-diagnosis, there is an urgent need for effective treatments beyond the current anti-fibrotic medications, which are associated with adverse effects. The study details how CS, known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory...

Vice President Kamala Harris will hold her first campaign rally with her newly minted running mate next week in a key swing state, according to a report. The event will be held on Tuesday in Philadelphia, and Harris, 59, is expected to announce her selection by that date, according to Politico. Following the unveiling, Harris and her vice-presidential pick will campaign in seven swing states in four days – traveling to western Wisconsin, Detroit, Mich., Raleigh, N.C., Savannah, Ga., Phoenix, Ariz., and Las Vegas, Nev., after the Pennsylvania event, the outlet reported, citing the Harris campaign.

Neuromuscular training reduces the onset of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), according to a study. Fiona Streckmann, Ph.D. and colleagues examined whether sensorimotor training (SMT) and whole-body vibration (WBV) training reduce symptoms and decrease onset of CIPN among patients undergoing treatment with oxaliplatin or vinca alkaloids. A total of 158 patients were randomly assigned into three groups: SMT (55 patients), WBV (53 patients), and treatment as usual (TAU; 50 patients). The researchers found that the incidence of CIPN was significantly lower in SMT and WBV groups compared with TAU (30.0 and 41.2 percent, respectively, versus 70.6 percent) in intention-to-treat analysis. The...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assassination but suspicion immediately fell on Israel, which has vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed 1,200 people and saw some 250 others taken hostage. Iran’s statement gave no details on how Haniyeh was killed. Iranian state television reported on his death early Wednesday, and analysts immediately began blaming Israel for the attack. Israel itself did not immediately comment but it often doesn’t when...

Russia has sent a stark warning to Israel over its war in Gaza as Moscow's Foreign Minister says the IDF cannot destroy Hamas. Sergei Lavrov said it is "unrealistic" to believe that Israel can dismantle the Palestinian group because of its "support in the Muslim world." -snip- The Kremlin has hosted Hamas in Moscow twice since the war broke out after the brutal October 7 attack.

Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, held a campaign rally at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta on July 30, 2024.

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BREAKING: The IRGC has announced that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah has been assassinated in Iran.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg praised abortion for making men “more free” during a virtual campaign event called “White Dudes for Harris” on Monday. “I’m so glad she has made freedom the theme of her campaign because I think in so many ways that’s at stake,” Buttigieg said of Vice President Kamala Harris...“Of course, women’s freedom is Exhibit A after Donald Trump demolished the right to choose. But, of course, men are also more free in a country where we have a president who stands up for things like access to abortion care. ... “Pete Buttigieg is right. Men...

With the news of Project 2025 effectively being laid to rest by its Heritage Foundation incubator, it is worth taking a look at how the only true MAGA operation in Washington, D.C., got demonized and neutered.The things you have to know, especially if you’re not in and around Washington, is: 1) THERE ARE ABOUT 10,000 LEFT-WING VERSIONS OF PROJECT 2025. In fact, virtually every think tank, political office, activist group, lobby group, advocacy organization, coalition, foundation, and charity has a Project 2025-style operation, which helps to pick and place proficient personnel and creates policy recommendations for their target audience.The idea...

Last week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz went viral with his observation that former president and current GOP nominee Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance are “just weird.” After Trump wildly attacked Vice President and leading Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on “Fox and Friends,” the Harris campaign responded with a scathing press release titled “Statement on a 78-Year-Old Criminal’s Fox News Appearance” that included in its bullet-point takeaways: “Trump is old and quite weird?” Since then the word has become a byword among Harris supporters, used to describe everything from Trump’s continued, and quite baffling, non sequiturs about “the...

During a campaign rally in Georgia, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to unleash a new accent, leading many people to draw comparisons to when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a southern accent. “And, you all helped us win in 2020, and we gon do it again in 2024,” Harris said as she spoke to the crowd in what appeared to be a southern accent. “Yes, we will.” “Not sure what accent she was going for but that’s not how anyone in Atlanta sounds,” one person wrote in a post on X. “New accent just dropped,” another person wrote....

On July 30, 2024, over two weeks after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said the agency still does not know how the would-be alleged assassin got a rifle onto the roof from which he fired. Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) asked Abbate if the agency knew how the 20-year-old would-be assassin was able to get the rifle onto the roof. Abbate responded, “We don’t have definitive evidence yet as to how he got the rifle up there. Based on everything that’s been collected thus far — photos, video, eyewitness accounts — we do believe he...

Explosions in and around Kiev late tonight... The US military conducting a strike in Iraq tonight... US Central Command reports destruction of three Houthi drone boats from Yemen... A mosque attacked in Southport, England this evening following yesterday's knife attack on a dance class there where three of the victims are now dead...Reacting to the situation with questions Reform UK Leader MP Nigel Farage... US politics the Harvard-Harris Poll out today showing Donald Trump with a four percent lead... Protesters gathered this afternoon in the center of Venezuela's capital Caracas to protest the election... An Israeli air strike this evening...