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Diabetes prevention linked to weightlifting, study finds

Running may help burn calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, pumping iron might have the edge, according to preclinical findings from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. The research, published Oct. 30 in the Journal of Sport and Health Science, compared the effects of endurance and resistance exercise in mice fed a high-fat diet, a widely used model of obesity, hyperglycemia, and type 2 diabetes. A team led by exercise medicine researcher Zhen Yan of Virginia Tech found that while both running and weightlifting helped the body clear excess sugar from the blood, resistance training

Democratic electoral wins re-energize protesters at an anti-Trump rally in nation’s capital

WASHINGTON, November 6, 2025 (AP) — An anti-fascism protest in Washington, D.C., planned weeks ago to mark the one-year anniversary since President Donald Trump was elected took on added vigor Wednesday, fueled by a night of sweeping wins by Democrats in prominent races around the country. Several thousand people, energized by the results, carried signs, wore costumes and chanted: “Trump must go now!” The protest began in the shadow of the Washington Monument and was the first large anti-Trump gathering since Tuesday’s elections. Those elections saw Democrats sweep races across the country, including contests for governor in Virginia and New

Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart voters

NEW YORK, November 5, 2025 (AP) — Zohran Mamdani wasted little time as mayor-elect of New York City before making clear that he sees part of his new role as standing up to the president of the United States, who had threatened not only to defund the city if he won but also to arrest and deport him. Mamdani, a Democrat, addressed the Republican president directly and at length from the stage at his victory party in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up,” he said,

Haryana polls ‘stolen’ with 25 lakh fake entries, EC colluded with BJP: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The 2024 Haryana assembly polls were “stolen”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Wednesday, citing electoral roll data to claim that 25 lakh entries were fake and the Election Commission colluded with the BJP to ensure its victory. The ‘centralised plan’ included a Brazilian model whose photograph was used 22 times in 10 booths in the Rai assembly constituency using names such as “Seema, Sweety and Saraswati” for her, the former Congress president said at a press conference during which he put up a presentation “The H-files” to back his claim. The BJP dismissed the

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