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(SRN NEWS)-(  )  The country’s leading psychological organizations say that religion can play an important role in enhancing personal well-being and lowering the risk of mental health problems.  The National Alliance on Mental Illness says that “Religion gives people something to believe in, provides a sense of structure and typically offers a group of people to connect with.  It also reduces suicide rates, alcoholism and drug use.”  The American Psychological Association and […]

(SRN NEWS)- The giant Christian relief organization has been flying supplies into the islands of Saipan and Tinian after the most powerful cyclone of the year so far came roaring through.  Samaritan’s Purse says “we’ve distributed over 6,500 tarps, nearly 6,000 solar lights, 500 mosquito nets, and nearly 15,000 jerry cans on the islands. To help restore electricity for the most vulnerable, we’ve provided 203 generators for those with chronic illnesses.”  Brought […]

(SRN NEWS)-The prominent atheist and evolutionary biologist has been holding conversations with the new chatbot Claude, built by the Anthropic company, and says “I believe it has consciousness.”  Author George Calder, writing in The Expose says “Dawkins has always ridiculed belief in God.  But he now conversely appears to believe in machine consciousness.”  Anthropic has also suggested that Claude should be considered a sentient, living being.   Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament on Friday formally approved Rumen Radev as the new prime minister in a bid to end political instability and spur economic development in the EU member country. “We have no illusions about the crises and trials facing the government, which will soon be seeking your support – galloping prices, budget, missing reforms, a severe global energy crisis and escalating conflicts,” Radev told lawmakers. The […]

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo’s annual profit surged 52% in the last fiscal year, lifted by solid sales of its Switch 2 machines and software. The Japanese video-game company behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises announced it was raising prices, citing challenging business conditions. It recorded a 424 billion yen ($2.7 billion) net profit for the fiscal year that ended in March, up from nearly 279 billion yen the year […]

POMPEII, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV spent the first anniversary of his election Friday by praying in the ancient city of Pompeii, commemorating a Marian feast day that is particularly important to him that coincided with the start of his pontificate. Leo traveled by helicopter to Pompeii, near Naples, for a daylong visit to mark the May 8 feast of Our Lady of Pompeii. The date marks the day […]

GABORONE, May 8 (Reuters) – Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae, an economist who led the diamond-rich nation for a decade and won international praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/AIDS, has died, the government said on Friday. (Reporting by Brian Benza and Sfundo Parakozov; Writing by Nilutpal Timsina; Editing by Alexander Winning) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) – The rallying U.S. stock market will take its cues next week from fresh inflation and consumer spending data, developments in the war in Iran, and a high-stakes meeting between the leaders of the U.S. and China. U.S. equities have been on a tear, with the benchmark S&P 500 up more than 15% from its low for the year, hit in late […]

By Nichola Groom May 8 (Reuters) – Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whether their ties to China could disqualify them from clean-energy subsidies, according to industry executives and documents reviewed by Reuters. The shift, driven by new Trump administration policies, jeopardizes more than a third of U.S. solar capacity in […]