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A lot of people don't really know what Jesus has done for them. In Isa. 53:4,5 it says, 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs(sicknesses and diseases), and carried our sorrows(pains and afflictions): yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. God has taken your sicknesses and diseases and laid them on Jesus. When Jesus was being scourged he was atoning for our sicknesses and diseases. God was...

Digitalis has been used to treat heart failure for more than 200 years. The drug digitoxin also belongs to this group of active ingredients known as cardiac glycosides. Although there were indications that digitalis was beneficial in heart failure, it has only now been scientifically proven that digitoxin has a significant positive effect in heart failure due to reduced pumping function and insufficient emptying of the left ventricle—known in medical terms as HFrEF (heart failure with reduced ejection fraction). For 10 years, researchers thoroughly investigated the safety and efficacy of the active ingredient in a clinical study involving more than...

The best reggae singers range from the soul- and gospel-influenced to unique voices that could only come from within. Here are 20 of the greatest.From versatile voices such as Bob Marley’s, to the soul- and gospel-tinged style of Toots Hibbert and the fully committed, utterly convincing messaging of Winston Rodney, the best reggae singers of all time are a varied bunch proving that the music has much more to offer than the obvious stereotypes. Whether they fronted bands or made a name for themselves as a solo artist, here are the 20 best reggae singers of all time. Bob...

The Secret Service spent a whopping $81,000 on Kamala Harris’ trip to Australia earlier this year, where she was paid $500,000 to bash Elon Musk and Trump at a real estate conference. President Trump has since yanked Harris’ Secret Service protection. “The Center to Advance Security in America commends President Trump’s decision to remove Secret Service protection for former Vice President and failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris,” Fitzpatrick said. “CASA recently obtained records showing that the Secret Service spent $81,000 to protect Harris on her trip to the Australian Real Estate Conference in May, where she engaged in political attacks...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health issue worldwide. Many patients end up requiring regular dialysis to avoid kidney failure and stay alive. Despite the severity of the condition, there are currently no drugs available that improve kidney function. A research group has found a remarkable solution to treat patients with CKD by co-opting a drug typically used for constipation. This is the first time that this drug (lubiprostone) was shown to prevent the decline of renal function in patients with CKD. "We noticed that constipation is a symptom that often accompanies CKD, and decided to investigate this link...

One of the US Open's biggest stars gave up her American citizenship in 2019.Nationality is a big deal in tennis, with players representing their home countries at every tournament including the US Open. Some also fly their flags at international events like the Davis Cup and the women's equivalent named after Billie Jean King. However, some players have chosen to renounce their nationalities and play under the banner of other countries. Earlier this year, Daria Kasatkina switched her sporting allegiance from Russia to Australia. She had been an outspoken critic of the war in Ukraine and the anti-LGBTQ+ laws in...

Trump said tonight New Orleans is the next... The Wall Street Journal reported today that the US Health and Human Services Department... Police in Serbia firing tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government protesters... In the high-profile immigration case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia... 475 people, most of them South Koreans, arrested in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant under... "Or as they say in English 'B*****it'" That is a top Russian official's assessment... CNN reports that US President...weighing his options to attack Venezuela...warplanes buzzing a US warship for the second time...Trump spoke of Venezuelan warplanes being 'shot down"... A...

An online fundraiser for a 23-year-old British woman ‘jailed for life’ in Dubai has been deleted for breaching one of the platform’s guidelines. GoFundMe said raising funds for the “legal defence of certain alleged crimes” is prohibited. The family of Mia O’Brien from Huyton, Liverpool, say she is being held in Dubai's central prison. They have not disclosed what she has been convicted of but say she “made a very stupid mistake”. Her mother Danielle McKenna, 46, wrote on the now-deleted page: “Mia has been given a life sentence over in Dubai and she is now in central prison. Mia...

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has instructed factory staff to stay at home until at least Tuesday as the company continues to grapple with the fallout from a cyber attack. The attack at the weekend forced the company to take vital IT systems offline, which has affected car sales and production. Production remains halted at car factories in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull in the West Midlands, as well as at its engine manufacturing centre in Wolverhampton. The situation remains under review and output could remain suspended for longer. Car sales have also been heavily disrupted, although the BBC understands some...

Researchers have found that certain lipids (fats) in obesity-causing foods also cause asthma-like lung inflammation. The findings suggest that in addition to modifying dietary choices, certain existing drugs could be repurposed to help treat this type of asthma. The study was prompted by researchers noticing an association between childhood obesity and neutrophilic asthma, a non-allergic type of asthma triggered by microbial and bacterial proteins. Neutrophilic asthma is more difficult to treat than allergic asthma. To study this in more detail, researchers focused on lung macrophages, which are specialized white blood cells that coordinate immune function during inflammation. While metabolic stress...

Afghan cultural norms, enforced even in emergencies by the ruling Taliban, forbid physical contact between men and women who are not family members. In the village of Andarluckak, in Kunar Province, the emergency team hurriedly carried out wounded men and children, and treated their wounds, said Ms. Aysha, 19. But she and other women and adolescent girls, some of them bleeding, were pushed aside, she said. “They gathered us in one corner and forgot about us,” she said. No one offered the women help, asked what they needed or even approached them. Tahzeebullah Muhazeb, a male volunteer who traveled to...

[Catholic Caucus] WATCH: Mass celebrated in Rome for Fr. James Martin’s Outreach group, other ‘LGBT pilgrims’ Heterodox Jesuit Father James Martin posted a video on the social media platform X on Thursday showing part of a Mass celebrated for his dissident Outreach organization and other “LGBT Catholic pilgrims” at the Oratory of St. Francis Xavier in Rome on the eve of the Vatican’s official LGBT jubilee pilgrimage.The Mass, which was celebrated by Father Sam Sawyer, S.J., the editor-in-chief of the Jesuit-run America Magazine, at the historic oratory proceeded the Vatican’s ongoing LGBT jubilee pilgrimage, organized by “La Tenda di Gionata”...

https://babylonbee.com/news/michigan-police-help-muslim-immigrants-feel-welcome-by-wearing-suicide-vests DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI — In what experts described as a major step toward a greater level of inclusivity for law enforcement agencies across the country, one Michigan police department announced that it would help Muslim immigrants feel more welcome by having its officers wear suicide vests while out on patrol. The Dearborn Heights Police Department, which provides law enforcement to a town with a significant number of Muslim residents, held a press conference to introduce its latest initiative to make Middle Easterners feel more at home by outfitting officers with authentic suicide vests. "It's all about making the people...

his is the hilarious moment that a dog owner tries to outsmart his German Shepherd while offering her a treat, but it backfires as the smart girl works it out.Our pets deserve a treat every now and then – especially as a reward for good behaviour. And recently, one dog parent decided to make her German Sherpherd earn their treat. He thought it would take a while for the pooch to figure things out – but it quickly backfired when the clever girl managed to figure it out in seconds. So it was actually the owner who ended up learning...

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Judge Jeanine Pirro said on Fox News Thursday that federal authorities seized one of the largest drug precursor shipments ever headed for the Sinaloa Cartel. The Trump administration ramped up its cartel crackdown after President Donald Trump authorized military strikes Tuesday, with the latest operation off Venezuela’s coast killing 11 alleged Tren de Aragua members. In an appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Pirro said her office — working with Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, the FBI, and the DEA — intercepted 1,300 barrels of methamphetamine precursors shipped from Shanghai and bound for...

“Doctors are being paid to vaccinate, not to evaluate,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a recent video.“They’re pressured to follow the money, not the science.”Doctors administer dozens of vaccines to many children in the United States. Adults are also advised to receive multiple shots.Here’s what to know about vaccines and payments.What Does the Literature Say?A review of studies confirms that some doctors profit from vaccinating.In a 2020 paper, researchers found when analyzing three years’ worth of vaccination claims for five Colorado clinics that reimbursements averaged 125 percent of costs, making administering vaccines “financially favorable across the practices.”Another...

A nasal spray typically used to relieve allergy symptoms may help combat COVID-19, according to a new study. People who received the azelastine nasal spray in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Germany were less likely to test positive for COVID-19, researchers reported on Sept. 2.Only 5 participants administered the spray had laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, compared to 15 in the placebo group, they said.Spray recipients also had a lower incidence of rhinovirus infections.The single-center trial involved 450 people receiving the spray or a placebo three times a day for 56 days. The trial lasted from March 2023 to July 2024.“Azelastine nasal spray...

We're all guilty of saving something 'for a special occasion' - but it turns out when doing so, we might just be ruining the very thing we're waiting for. One man learnt this the hard way after keeping a bottle of whisky for 17 long years, only to be left gutted when he finally came to open it to savour its taste. Taking to Reddit, he revealed how he tucked away a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label almost two decades ago - and completely forgot about it until recently. However, when he went to open it, he found the...

President Donald Trump is riding a wave of strong public support, with a new poll showing his highest approval rating yet since returning to office. According to a Daily Mail/J.L. Partners survey released Thursday, Trump holds a 55 percent approval rating among registered voters—a six-point jump from July. “This is the highest approval figure we have ever shown for Donald Trump,” said J.L. Partners co-founder James Johnson. The poll, conducted between August 21 and September 1 with 867 registered voters, has a margin of error of 3.3 percent. Despite constant media attacks and left-wing outrage over his policies, Trump’s America...