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Fat burning heart rate zones questioned

Over the years we’ve been led to believe that there’s a specific heart rate zone that offers the highest probability of burning fat while exercising.
This so-called “fat burner zone” reflects a distinct workout intensity where the body theoretically burns more fat as a fuel source, and this zone is typic ... (full story)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The only time Mark Kotsay ever faced being demoted or released as a player, Terry Francona delivered the tough news.
And he did so with such grace and care, Kotsay remembers to this day how that thoughtful tone made it a little easier to accept in the moment. Those are lessons he now uses himself as ... (full story)

Can the NFL's 2020 QB draft class be among the best ever? The early results say ‘yes’

Joe Burrow is not only the NFL's highest-paid quarterback, he is the leader of a draft class that in a short time is making a run to be one of the best.
The 2020 QB draft class has had one of its own in the Super Bowl the past two seasons — Burrow with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 and Jalen Hurts last season with the Phi ... (full story)

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Norfolk Southern CEO to keep improving rail safety

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern's CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after consultant the railroad hired following the fiery Ohio derailment recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many efforts it has already begun.
CEO Alan Shaw told the railroad's employees ... (full story)

Black student suspended for hairstyle. School says not discrimination

MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas has served more than two weeks of in-school suspensions for wearing twisted dreadlocks to school. When he arrived recently with the same hairstyle, he was suspended again, his mother said.
Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, wa ... (full story)