Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sugars and fats are the primary fuels that power every cell, tissue and organ. For most cells, sugar is the energy source of choice, but when nutrients are scarce, such as during starvation or extreme exertion, cells will switch to fat breakdown. The mechanisms by which …
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Bill Moos paints bleak picture of the price of no fall Nebraska football
Back in June, Bill Moos and the athletic department of Nebraska did its best to try to predict the potential economic hit of possibly losing part of the 2020 football season due to COVID-19. The NU’s third-year athletic director and his staff could never have predicted how devastating the impact …
Read More »Ciara Showcases The Beauty of Blackness in New Video ‘Rooting’
There is nothing better then to be black. And what makes it better is seeing the artists we love the beauty of our culture. Ciara recognized these feelings with a visual love letter to Black women with her new music video for her latest single “Rooting,” featuring Ester Dean. In …
Read More »What to know: A new fee could pay off your mortgage more expensively
Text size Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg With interest rates on historic leases, a new fee could make it more expensive to refinance your mortgage, experts say. Fannie Mae (ticker: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) announced a new 0.5% fee on limited cash-out refinances and cash-out refinances on Wednesday night. The …
Read More »US confiscates Iranian fuel from four tankers, officials say
The Trump administration has successfully seized Iranian fuel from four tankers sailing to Venezuela, and increased its “maximum pressure campaign” against Tehran, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday night. Iran and Venezuela have sought to limit sanctions imposed by the US on both countries by forming …
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