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One Last Act of Kindness: A Minnesota church closed after its congregation fell to 26 members, then gave about $600,000 to nonprofits and sold its property for affordable housing

St. Mark's United Church of Christ closed after seven decades due to declining membership. The congregation distributed approximately $600,000 among 21 local nonprofits. A substantial gift of $115,000 went to Loaves & Fishes for meal provision. The church property will be redeveloped into affordable housing units for the community. This…

The Times of India · Aug 13

Breakthrough AI tech which colour-codes body parts during operations used for first time in UK

The tool, which is used alongside robotic or laparoscopic surgery, highlights different parts of the anatomy in real time on a screen

The Independent UK · Jun 5

New bowel cancer test shows greater than 90% accuracy in high-risk patients

Experts hope to create a blood test to see which patients with inflammatory bowel disease are most at risk of bowel cancer.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Stirling church congregation give poetic farewell to retiring deacon

A well known church deacon has bid a fond farewell to parishioners as she retired after serving the Raploch community for fourteen years. Jean Porter DCS – Deacon of the Church of Scotland – retired last week after dedicating the last 14 years of fa

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2022