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Pope Leo’s trip targets major obstacle to Catholicism’s spread in Africa: Sorcery
Antonio Joaquim was 67-years-old when his family cast him out of his home for refusing to seek a “kimbanda,” a traditional healer-diviner figure prevalent in Angolan society, to treat his son who had fallen ill. After his son died, Joaquim was saddled with blame and accused of possessing an evil spirit that led to his son’s death. His family and his…
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5 Burning Questions About DC’s Clayface Movie
Warner Bros. has a busy year planned for the fledgling DCU in 2026. Not only are we getting the Supergirl movie and the Lanterns series on HBO, but we can also look forward to a very different sort of superhero project in the form of Clayface, a dark body horror film focused on the titular Batman villain. And now we’ve…
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Trump orders ceasefire extended after Iran peace talks cancelled in Pakistan
2 hours ago Pinned Trump confirms no rush on Iran deal, says ‘blockade scares them more than bombing’ President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that there is “no time pressure” surrounding the ceasefire, or agreeing to a new date for talks with Iran after negotiations stalled on April 12. Speaking to Fox News’ Martha MacCallum, a day after extending the ceasefire…
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So You Need a Statin. That’s Fine!
So You Need a Statin. That’s Fine!Javier Zayas Photography – Getty Images “Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” I REGULARLY DISCUSS cholesterol with my patients, and many of them roll their eyes, knowing I’m about to suggest yet another pill. But the new cholesterol guidelines—which recommend treating your cholesterol earlier and…
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Madison’s police monitor office threatens legal action against the city – Isthmus
Can one city agency sue another? Madison’s Office of the Independent Police Monitor, created in 2020 to serve as an independent watchdog of the Madison police department, would certainly like to try. About six hours before the city council met April 21 to discuss an ordinance that would tighten regulations on the office, interim independent monitor Meeka Glass released a…
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India’s mega election in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu on April 22
Kolkata/Chennai: The drumbeats of democracy grow loudest when two major states vote simultaneously, and April 23 promises exactly that – a high-decibel electoral spectacle in West Begal and Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, all 234 assembly constituencies go to the polls in a single phase, while West Bengal begins a multi-phase exercise with 152 constituencies voting in the first round. Together,…
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Embarrassing Lucknow Super Giants undo Shami’s effort to lose by 40 runs
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants batters, led by their mercurial skipper Rishabh Pant, let Mohammed Shami’s brilliant bowling effort go down the drain with an embarrassing 40-run defeat at the hands of an equally profligate Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match here on Wednesday, April 22. Chasing a target of 160, LSG huffed and puffed before being shot out for 119…
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State Legislatures Consider Oversight of Artificial Intelligence in Health Insurance Decisions | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
As artificial intelligence (“AI”) continues to be deployed in new use cases, state legislatures are considering measures to oversee its use in health insurance, particularly in prior authorization and utilization review. Last year, legislatures in Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska, and Texas enacted bills to address AI use in health insurance determinations.[1] A prior analysis of California legislation that aimed to regulate…
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Middle East crisis live: Iran says it has seized two ships in strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire | US-Israel war on Iran
The day so far US president Donald Trump has not set a timeline for the extension of a ceasefire with Iran, a source briefed on the matter said on Wednesday. Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday amid frantic efforts to bring the two sides back to the negotiating table. A second round of…
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’90s Sci-Fi Movies That Were Unfairly Hated By Critics
Paramount Pictures The 1990s were a prime time for sci-fi flicks to experiment, mix with other genres, and get charmingly silly and cheesy. It was the era from which we got some of the most iconic films in the genre — like “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Starship Troopers,” or “The Matrix” —…
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