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Researchers have identified a new “backup heater” in brown fat that burns energy in unexpected ways, pointing toward promising strategies for weight control and metabolic health. Credit: Stock Scientists discover alternative cellular process for producing heat that may enhance metabolic health. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which brown fat — the type of fat that burns energy — can drive the body’s metabolism. In mouse studies, they found that brown fat can use cellular fuel to generate heat in a way that enhances metabolic health. These results point...

American figure skating star Alysa Liu had to change her routine music after the body of a missing teenage girl was found in a car registered to the artist of that music. Liu's routine included the song "This Is How It Feels," by Icelandic singer Laufey Jónsdóttir and American David "d4vd" Burke, but then the body was found in an impounded Tesla that was reportedly registered to Burke. "I have to change it, you know? Forced to change my hand, basically. But that’s alright," LMiss iu told The Associated Press. "I almost was grieving the process — ‘Oh, I have...

VIDEO Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2: Undisputed HISTORY made at Wembley Stadium . FULL FIGHT. Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions . 329K subscribers 11 days ago - 9-13-2025 Length: 27.03 . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP63n_d2KKA&t=622s

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was booed multiple times at the 2025 Ryder Cup on Long Island Wednesday – and even a joke from talk show host Carson Daly couldn’t quell the jeers. Golf fans attending the opening ceremony ahead of the US’s matchup against Europe unleashed on the Democratic leader as she walked on stage at the Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, according to social media footage. “You’re the worst,” one attendee shouted. Daly, who brought Hochul out, tried to quiet the crowd by joking she isn’t NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, but it didn’t help much, according to the...

THE Animalist Party, or PACMA, as it is known in Spain, held a peaceful protest in the heart of Madrid on Saturday, September 20 at 5:30pm in a national demonstration against bullfighting, held annually in the city. While reports about the number of attendees are conflicting – PACMA stated there were more than 10,000 protestors, while the Government Delegation stated there were some 1,200 – a large number of people showed up in the picturesque Sol neighbourhood of Madrid, donning green scarves to protest Spain’s controversial cultural staple. The demonstration, which is part of PACMA’s “Abolition Mission,” marched through some...

24,065 views Sep 23, 2025 A T-Mobile Center employee is speaking out after a brutal assault during a concert in Kansas City, an attack that was captured on video and has since gone viral.

Two days after missing a game in Cincinnati to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial, Cubs rookie third baseman Matt Shaw said being among the tens of thousands who honored the controversial figure at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, was ‘‘meant to be.’’ As for any blowback — for his friendship with Kirk or for leaving his team during a critical closing stretch of the regular season — Shaw is ‘‘not concerned at all,’’ he said before the series opener Tuesday against the Mets at Wrigley Field. ‘‘My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] faith,’’ Shaw said. ‘‘And that’s something...

MLB announced Tuesday that the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System will be fully implemented in both leagues throughout the upcoming season. The general procedure for challenging balls and strikes called by the umpires was also announced. According to a report by MLB.com, its implementation was approved by the Joint Competition Committee, which met on Tuesday to decide on the matter. … "Throughout this process, we have worked on deploying the system in a way that’s acceptable to players. The strong preference from players for the challenge format over using the technology to call every pitch was a key factor in determining...

[SNIP] A Kalamazoo Central High School football player jumped on top of his opponent at the tail end of play during a game against Lakeshore High School on Thursday. The mother of the 15-year-old player told a local Michigan TV station that her son suffered two spinal fractures.

Why do I keep seeing Jason Kelce everywhere and why do I love it so much? Dude's out here playing the MNF theme song! NFL, you can keep feeding me Jason Kelce content as long as that means I don't have to see Taylor Swift! Some comments: 🤣🤣🤣 Make this man the face of the NFL!

The Altamaha bass has light gold scales with olive margins, darker brown blotches on their sides and orange on the edges of their fins. Credit: Special ============================================================================ Bartram’s and Altamaha bass, first identified in the 1980s, are now officially recognized as distinct species. Researchers at the University of Georgia have formally identified two previously unrecognized species of black bass in a newly published study: Bartram’s bass and Altamaha bass. Though descriptions of the two species are new, sightings of the fish are not. Ecologist Bud Freeman first encountered Micropterus pucpuggy, now known as Bartram’s bass, in the 1980s. A couple...

PHILADELPHIA — Eagles fans everywhere lost their minds when Jordan Davis blocked the Rams’ game-winning field goal and ran it back for a touchdown, securing a wild Week 3 win. But no one reacted quite like Merrill Reese. Reese, the Eagles’ legendary play-by-play radio broadcaster on 94.1 WIP, was in pure shock as he called the game’s decisive play next to commentator Mike Quick. Davis’ block, his second of the day, denied Rams kicker Joshua Karty a game-winning, 44-yard field goal against the Eagles on Sunday in south Philadelphia. Davis, the 336-pound defensive tackle, then picked the ball up and...

You should always be aware of cameras if you’re going to say racist things, and one West Virginia female fan is finding that out the hard way. Last Saturday, fans were as rowdy as ever for the annual ‘Backyard Brawl’ game between West Virginia (WVU) and Pittsburgh (Pitt). One African American man came dressed in a Panthers shirt and purposely antagonized the rival Mountaineer supporters in Morgantown. He got exactly what he was looking for: insane reactions. At one point, a female WVU fan came up to his camera to talk trash back when the guy told her, “Fix your...

Auburn Tigers men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is expected to retire prior to the start of the 2025-26 season, according to multiple reports on Monday. Steven Pearl, Bruce’s son, is reportedly set to take over the program. He was listed as the associate head coach.

The Walt Disney Co. could be forced to choose between salvaging its late-night franchise and protecting a multibillion-dollar partnership with the NFL, according to a report. Well-embedded sources predicted to the news site Front Office Sports that the House of Mouse “may ultimately have to make a hard choice” that “may not be much of a choice at all” — which likely means jettisoning Jimmy Kimmel. The stakes are enormous. ESPN recently struck a blockbuster deal with the NFL, trading a 10% equity stake valued around $2 billion to $3 billion for the league’s NFL Network, RedZone and fantasy football...

Ron Capps blows the body off his BMW G29-bodied Funny Car with a Toyota badge during the 4-Wide Carolina Nationals drag show in the nitro eliminations. Scary, but he is safe.

Italian rapper Fedez has apologized for publishing music lyrics saying that tennis player Jannik Sinner speaks with "Adolf Hitler's accent," which prompted the musician to be accused of inciting racial hatred. Fedez recently posted an Instagram story featuring lyrics of a new song that said in Italian: "Italian has a new idol named Jannik Sinner. Pure-blooded Italian with Adolf Hitler's accent." A city council member in Bolzano -- the capital of the German-speaking autonomous province of Alto Adige in northern Italy where Sinner is from -- on Thursday filed a formal complaint with prosecutors over Fedez's lyrics based on an...

A first for Finnish figure skating Two young skaters are set to make history on the ice. Emma Aalto, 19, from Finland, and Millie Colling, 20, from England, will soon become Finland’s first same-sex ice dancing team to compete in a national qualifier. Their entry marks a major turning point for Finnish figure skating, opening the door for greater inclusivity in a sport that has long relied on traditional male-female pairings. The rule change that made it possible Until earlier this year, Finnish rules stated that an ice dancing team had to consist of a man and a woman. That...