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A new study published earlier this month shows that there is a surge of brain activity upon cardiac arrest, which may explain the bright lights and familiar faces that people describe after having a near-death experience (NDE). The study, for anyone looking to check off some big scientific words on their bingo card, is entitled…

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Sam Neill, best known for his role in the “Jurassic Park” film franchise, recently revealed his “ferocious” stage three blood cancer diagnosis. The 75-year-old actor told the BBC that he was diagnosed in March 2022. In the first chapter of his new book, “Did I Ever Tell You This?” Neill wrote, “The thing is, I’m…

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Actor Carlos PenaVega spoke to Faithwire’s Billy Hallowell and described how he came to faith at a time when he’d hit “rock bottom.” The Big Time Rush star was “smoking a lot of weed,” he said. “I was drinking, and I was sleeping around.” PenaVega said he had grown up Catholic and taken first communion but that “I…

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After surviving a brain tumor, Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Victoria Vesce faced another major health scare. Like many others, Vesce was in Miami for Art Basel late last year. The 29-year-old model was at an event when she realized something was off. Vesce told Fox News Digital, “I just didn’t feel good. I remember telling…

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Senator Josh Hawley (R, MO) is pushing for legal age restrictions for social media usage. He has introduced two bills, the first being called the Making Age-Verification Technology Uniform, Robust, and Effective Act (MATURE) and the second being The Federal Social Media Research Act. The MATURE Act would require social media companies to verify that any new users…

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