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The euthanasia law, pushed by Portugal's Socialist Party, could go into effect this fall.LISBON (LifeSiteNews) — Lawmakers in Portugal have voted to legalize euthanasia in certain cases, overriding a previous veto from the country’s president. On Friday, a law that has been debated and vetoed with various updates in recent years was finally enacted, allowing for euthanasia to be legal in specified circumstances. The new law permits individuals over age 18 to obtain euthanasia if they are suffering “lasting” and “unbearable” pain or enduring a terminal illness. Only legal residents are able to request euthanasia, preventing non-citizens from traveling into...

The annual inspection of churches and license renewal are seen as measures to 'governing religion according to the law' Leaders of two pro-government Christian groups in southeast China organized a conference with the aim to strengthen the re-evaluation of state-controlled churches and control of religious clergy on annual inspection and license renewal for the clergy. The conference in mid-April by the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and Fujian Christian Council at the Fujian Theological Seminary insisted on efforts and activities by church groups and clergy based on social principles of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and direction for religious groups by President...

Update from Ukraine | Ruzzian Army Lost command near to Bakhmut | Ukraine counterstrike works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjyS_fvXyg ****NEW SUMMARY Military MAPS & COMMENTS here: Invasion Day 444 – Summary May 13 , 2023 Jerome News The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-444-summary/ *** Greatly appreciate the viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use on each Front map!

New research shows that both metabolically healthy and unhealthy 'forms' of obesity are associated with an increased risk of various obesity-related cancers, with the relationship stronger in metabolically unhealthy obesity. Participants were put into six different categories—metabolically unhealthy obesity (6.8% of participants); metabolically healthy obesity (3.4%), metabolically unhealthy overweight (15.4%), metabolically health overweight (19.8%), metabolically unhealthy normal weight (12.5%), metabolically healthy normal weight (42.0%). Metabolically unhealthy obesity, was, compared to metabolically healthy normal weight, associated with an increased relative risk of any obesity-related cancer and colon, rectal, pancreas, endometrial, liver, gallbladder, and renal cell cancer, with the highest risk estimates...

The West’s proxy war against Russia in the Ukraine has led to progressively more deadly weapons systems and ammunition to be delivered to Zelensky’s Nazi regime.Possibly, the most controversial of these deliveries are the deadly radioactive shells for Challenger 2 tanks that the British government has given Ukraine.Robert F. Kennedy Jr commented on Instagram:“In another reckless escalation, Britain has confirmed delivery of depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine. DU munitions should be banned. They partially vaporize on impact, poisoning the environment with uranium dust that causes cancer and horrific birth defects.”On Saturday, during a massive air and missile raid on Ukraine,...

Belgian clinical psychologist Mattias Desmet recently appeared on Jimmy Dore’s online show to break down, with impressive detail, the step-by-step process by which a whole swath of the Western population — the so-called “Branch COVIDians” — was shepherded into COVID-19 hysteria.

A ex-aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now working as a senior official in the New York State Communist Party. Justine Medina, 33, spent a year employed by “The Squad” leader as a political organizer in 2020 and was paid more than $35,000 between February and November of that year, Federal Election Commission records show. Almost immediately after the election, Medina began working as a full-blown Marxist. In July 2021, she was identified as “co-chair of the New York Young Communist League” by the Communist Party newspaper People’s World. The same publication today identifies her as a member of the...

[Catholic Caucus] The Execution of Blessed Miguel Pro (Part 3): Segura's story & an assassination attempt This story is part 3 of a 3-part weekend series from The Remnant Newspaper.See the first installment HERE and the second HERE. After presidential term limits were repealed, in 1926, Obregon announced his intention to run again, in 1928, and formally began his campaign, in May 1927. In November, an assassination attempt was made upon his life.Immediately, the propaganda arm of the regime’s Socialist machine blamed Catholics, even presenting detailed confessions, veracity uncertain.They accused devout Catholic Luis Segura Vilchis (1903-27), created a police report...

New research has identified the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts, and that these thoughts occur a few months before the peak of suicide behaviors in spring/early summer. It also showed the daily peak in suicidal thought is between 4-5 a.m. Most people assume suicide rates will be highest in winter, yet spring/early summer is when suicidal behaviors peak and this finding has baffled researchers since first identified. Brian O'Shea and René Freichel show that suicidal thoughts are, in fact, highest in winter (December), and they developed a conceptual model for why suicidal behavior takes a few months...

Using new genetic tools to study statins in human cells and mice, researchers have uncovered how the cholesterol-lowering drugs protect the cells that line blood vessels. The findings provide new insight into statins' curiously wide-ranging benefits, for conditions ranging from arteriosclerosis to diabetes, that have long been observed in the clinic. Liu tested simvastatin on lab-grown human endothelial cells. Endothelial cells make up the lining of blood vessels, but in many diseases they transform into a different cell type, known as mesenchymal cells. "Mesenchymal cells are less functional and make tissues stiffer so they cannot relax or contract correctly," Liu...

The Mariner's Church of Detroit rang their bell 30 times in memory of Gordon Lightfoot — once for every man lost in the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and once for Lightfoot.

Investigators found that fatty liver promotes the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver. Said Ekihiro Seki, MD, Ph.D.: "Our study found that fatty liver cells secrete sacs of proteins and genetic material that promote the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver, suggesting doctors should manage colorectal cancer patients with fatty liver differently." "Our study showed that even mild fatty liver increased the risk of cancer spread," Seki said. "Thus, we are urging doctors to really pay attention to colorectal cancer patients who might have fatty liver. Among our patient samples, we noted that more than 40% of patients...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~Irena Sendler Info from this website and this website. Today's hero is a little different in that she was neither in the military nor an American - but she is a hero nonetheless. She performed a labor of love that was extraordinary. I hope you are as moved by her story as I am. Irena Sendlernee Krzyanowska,...

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President Biden has issued the anticipated Executive Order formally rescinding the COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors. The White House had announced previously that the federal employee vaccine mandate would be ending at the end of the day on May 11, 2023 in conjunction with the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration. The Biden administration announced the end of the COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees as of the end of the day on May 11, 2023 The Biden administration also announced at the same time that an Executive Order would be forthcoming which formally ended the vaccine...

The threat of climate change is so dire that the World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab is demanding that "standards of living in the west must be reduced by at least 75% if there is to be any hope of saving the planet. Every individual would have to give up personal car use, energy usage, meat-eating, and other wasteful so-called necessities. For most people, this lifestyle would mean abject poverty, misery and minimal, if any, freedoms." Of course, Schwab himself lives a life of unconstrained luxury and expects to continue to do so "because I am not like most people....

y View Sign In Register Asia Pacific 4 minute readMay 14, 20233:20 PM PDTLast Updated an hour ago Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat Summary Challenge ahead for opposition parties to form government Move Forward comes close to sweep of capital Bangkok No alliances with dictator-backed parties - Pita Military parties down, but not out Too soon to discuss alliances - Pheu Thai BANGKOK, May 14 (Reuters) - Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making...

The march comes as experts warn about the rise of white supremacist groups and sentiment in the United States. According to a study from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published in March, there was a 38 percent increase in white supremacist activity from 2021 to 2022, with more than 6,700 incidents reported throughout the year.

Cargo Cult Science Richard Feynman From a Caltech commencement address given in 1974 Also in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of of rhinoceros horn would increase potency. Then a method was discovered for separating the ideas--which was to try one to see if it worked, and if it didn't work, to eliminate it. This method became organized, of course, into science. And it developed very well, so that we are now in the scientific age. It is such a scientific age, in fact, that...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has addressed his supporters from the balcony of his AK Party headquarters in Ankara, and started off by singing a love song for his supporters waiting for him. He then started his speech by saying: "Someone is in the kitchen, we are in the balcony," as a reference to his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu who has published videos from his modest kitchen during the election campaign. He continued: "Even though the final results are not in, we are far ahead. We still don’t know the final official results, we are still waiting for the will of the nation...