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This study is the first to evaluate the separate mechanisms of caffeine and non-caffeine components in mitigating the severity of NAFLD, a common issue linked to Type 2 Diabetes. According to a recent study published in the journal Nutrients by the University of Coimbra, caffeine, polyphenols, and other natural compounds in coffee could play a role in decreasing the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in overweight individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). NAFLD encompasses a range of liver conditions caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver. This can result in liver fibrosis, which can advance to...

Millions of LastPass users may be at risk after a major breach of the home computer of one of their top employees. This employee was only one of four people in the company with access to their corporate vault. The breach may have come through a home Plex media account, according to Ars Technica, and appears to have been perpetrated by the same hackers who breached LastPass security on a smaller scale last August. At about the same time, Plex’s security was also breached.

First Week of Lent Matthew 6:7–15 Friends, today’s Gospel is Matthew’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. I want to reflect on the first verses. How wonderful that it comes directly from the prayer of Jesus himself. It is as though the prayer that he teaches them sums up the content of his own prayer.We call God “Father” when we pray. We call him Abba, Daddy. The same intimacy that Jesus has with his Abba he invites us to share. We don’t just imitate his prayer, the way we would imitate the prayer of any spiritual teacher; rather, we enter into...

KEY POINTS: * A copper deficit is set to inundate global markets throughout 2023, fueled by increasingly challenged South American supply streams and higher demand pressures. * Copper is a leading pulse check for economic health, and the red metal’s squeeze could be an indicator that global inflationary pressures could worsen, and subsequently compel central banks to maintain their hawkish stances for longer. ***************************************************************************************** A copper deficit is set to inundate global markets throughout 2023 — and one analyst predicts the shortfall could potentially extend throughout the rest of the decade. The world is currently facing a global copper shortage,...

The record-breaking heat Earth endured during the summer of 2022 will be repeated without a robust international effort to address climate change, a panel of scientists warned Monday. Heat-related deaths, wildfires, extreme rainfall, and persistent drought are expected to become increasingly severe as both ocean and atmospheric temperatures continue to rise, the experts said. Even if all greenhouse gas emissions ceased today, Earth will continue to warm for several decades

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in February, with the decrease concentrated among lower-middle-income households, though Americans grew more upbeat about the labor market. The survey from the Conference Board on Tuesday also showed consumers apprehensive about buying big-ticket items like motor vehicles and household appliances over the next six months. But correlation between confidence and consumer spending has been weak. A strong labor market has kept Americans spending despite worries about the future fueled by the Federal Reserve's stiff interest rate hikes to quell inflation. "Households are likely cautious given inflation is still elevated and...

"NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance,..." Stoltenberg told reporters at a news conference with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Helinski..."The issue now is to ensure that Ukraine prevail as a sovereign, independent nation, and therefore we need to support Ukraine," he added...In response to Russia's aggression, Finland and Sweden reversed their longstanding policies of military neutrality and applied to join NATO in May 2022...the process for those countries to join NATO would soon be complete.

Not only was LIV Golf’s first-ever TV broadcast a ratings disaster, it was blown out of the water by the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic — which featured arguably its worst field of golfers of the year. According to viewership numbers obtained by Sports Business Journal’s Josh Carpenter, LIV Golf Mayakoba — the controversial, Saudi-backed golf tour’s first event of the season — attracted 286,000 viewers on Saturday and 291,000 on Sunday during its maiden broadcasts on The CW. The PGA Tour, in broadcasts on NBC and the Golf Channel, outdrew LIV on each day — even the Thursday afternoon broadcast...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's COVID-19 state of emergency officially ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to one of the most challenging chapters of state history and of Gov. Gavin Newsom's political career. The Democratic governor declared the state of emergency three years ago, giving himself broad executive powers to protect Californians from an unpredictable and deadly virus. After previously resisting GOP pressure to end the emergency as conditions improved, Newsom now says California is finally ready to move forward. "California is better prepared and that's because we have a serious Legislature and the health ecosystem in California is second to...

Medics have not been able to tell her family why she diedMedics have not been able to tell her family why she died A family have been left devastated after a five-year-old girl collapsed and died suddenly after suffering from a 'sickness bug'. Little Isabella Grace Docherty, known as Bella, had vomited a number of times before she died. Her dad took her downstairs when she was unable to sleep in an attempt to settle her, but the youngster suddenly collapsed. CPR was performed by her heartbroken parents, but sadly nothing could be done to save her. Since her death...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday claimed the Democrat-lead initiative to transfer student debt to the taxpayer “isn’t a handout to the wealthy,” despite contrary evidence by the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Schumer’s comment came as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether or not the Biden administration’s attempt to transfer $400 billion in loans to the taxpayer is constitutional. Biden’s plan would allegedly benefit 40 million college-educated Americans, though the forgiveness could result in a $2,500 burden per taxpayer, the National Taxpayers Union estimated. In just a few hours, Pres. Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan will come...

died suddenly at Bozeman gym gall co sheriff.jpg Photo by: Gallatin County Sheriff's Office By: MTN NewsPosted at 10:31 AM, Feb 28, 2023 and last updated 9:31 AM, The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a coronary event who died suddenly at a Bozeman gym on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. According to a media release, The Sheriff's Office and the Bozeman Police Department investigated the death on Friday evening. The victim was identified as 40-year-old Daniel “Danny” Johnson of Bozeman. Recent Stories from kbzk.com "Danny’s sudden death came as a shock to his family and friends," the...

Fox & Friends' Brian Kilmeade got it wrong (per usual) when he said Gov. Ron DeSantis "is winning over Americans." Visiting a Florida diner this morning where MAGA folk were chowing down on breakfast, he doggedly surveyed the crowd to see "Who's your man, who's your woman?" for 2024. But no matter who he asked, the answer was always "Donald Trump," or in one instance, "Trump and Nikki Haley." The only one who uttered DeSantis' name was a woman wearing a DeSantis T-shirt, but even she said she'd be just as happy with Trump. Fox science at its finest.

Jon Stewart is still miffed over the backlash he faced last year for backing the COVID-19 lab leak theory during a now-infamous appearance as a guest on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The comedian revisited the controversy during the latest episode of his AppleTV+ show “The Problem with Jon Stewart” on Monday – one day after a bombshell revelation that the US Energy Department now views a lab leak as the most likely explanation for the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the revelation, Stewart downplayed the notion that he was vindicated by the classified report, which has yet...

Bank of America is letting customers set up financing home electric vehicle charging stations alongside their car loans. While some states and smaller institutions offer EV charger financing, Bank of America is the first national bank to do so. The goal is to "help people 'go electric' by providing financing for this critical accessory," Fabien Thierry, BofA's head of consumer vehicle products, said in a statement Wednesday. According to JD Power, at-home charging stations can range from $300 to more than $1,300, plus installation. Bank of America will let customers bundle their EV and charger loans together, though ultimately the...

Russia has changed its paradigm from realism to the Theory of a Multipolar World, has directly rejected liberalism in all its forms, and has directly challenged modern Western civilization, openly denying it the right to be universal. A year has passed since the start of Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine. It began precisely as a Special Military Operation, it is clear today that Russia has found itself in a full-fledged and difficult war. The war not so much with Ukraine - as a regime, not with a people (hence the demand for political denazification was put forward initially), but...

Thieves desperate for their next mark have a new target as the deployment of a novel technological trend combines with rising prices in the commodities market: electric car chargers. The issue made headlines as recently as Jan. 15 when Seattle City Light, Seattle’s electric utility provider, told KOMO News that thefts of electric car charging station equipment they operate have been on the rise. Media Relations Manager for the utility, Jenn Strang, told KOMO that the problem has been quietly growing since last March. So far, eight charging stations have had their charging cables severed, rendering the stations unusable to...

A man casually shoots a homeless guy in broad daylight as others watch and do nothing. Welcome to St. Louis. (Video at link ...warning, disturbing)

With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time on the moon. The idea came up during a meeting in the Netherlands late last year, with participants agreeing on the urgent need to establish “a common lunar reference time,” said the space agency’s Pietro Giordano, a navigation system engineer. “A joint international effort is now being launched towards achieving this,” Giordano said in a statement. For now, a moon mission...

Federal agencies responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol did not "fully process" or share critical information — including about militia groups arming themselves ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection — a failure that stymied the response that day, according to a new 122-page report by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. The FBI and the U.S. Capitol Police had seen "threats that were true or credible" days ahead of the assault on the Capitol building, the report said. But much as with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a failure by multiple agencies to share information and connect dots left those...