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A memorial will be held Saturday in Youngsville to remember two Black men who were murdered in the years after the Civil War. The ceremony will include the collection of soil samples, which will be jarred and labeled with the names of the victims, to display at local memorials and at the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Saturday's ceremony will honor Ovide Belizaire, who was murdered in his Youngsville-area home in 1895 by a White mob, and an unidentified man who suffered death by lynching in 1878 in the neighborhood of Royville — today known as Youngsville. Belizaire, a Black man in his 40s, died on July 19, 1895, from a gunshot wound after a mob entered his Youngsville home. Newspaper reports accused Belizaire of firing on the mob upon answering the door, but five of his family members testified at the coroner’s inquest that he had invited the mob in to look around. The mob was allegedly looking for a thief. Family members reported Belizaire was sitting on his bed when … [Read more...] about Two Black men murdered in Youngsville after Civil War to be honored with soil memorial

The practice of intermittent fasting has been gaining traction in recent years as an effective way to stimulate weight loss . It’s supposed to help make the body more efficient in how it burns and uses fuel, rather than forcing it to lose weight. The idea is to go without food for a prolonged period of time – say, 14 hours – to force your body to start devouring fat. It takes up to about five hours for the body to finish absorbing and digesting and after that period, it goes into a ‘post-absorptive state’, which lasts up to 12 hours after your meal. That’s when you enter a fasted state – and it’s then that your body finds it easier to burn fat because your insuline levels are low. Whether or not it works, well…there are arguments both for and against taking up intermittent fasting. But if you do want to give it a go, there’s some new research that suggests you should probably stop eating after 3pm to have the best chance of dropping the kilos. Researchers from … [Read more...] about Revealed: the best time to stop eating if you want to maximise weight loss

Good evening. The Tuesday, August 9 edition of Today in Slovakia is ready with the main news of the day in less than five minutes. SaS takes pensions into its own hands SaS MP Anna Zemanová, SaS MP Marián Viskupič, SaS chair Richard Sulík, and SaS MP Peter Cmorej announce the submission of the party's constitutional bill on pensions to the parliament at a press conference in Bratislava on August 8, 2022. (Source: TASR) Because the government has not stepped up and submitted a constitutional bill concerning pension reform to the parliament, the SaS party decided to do it on its own. Skryť Remove ad Article continues after video advertisement Skryť Remove ad Article continues after video advertisement Members of the party put the bill forward on August 8, hoping to set the new basic rules for the management of the country's pension system, shift thousands of savers from poorly-performing bond funds in the … [Read more...] about News digest: Disinformation media returns after a forced break

Evander Holyfield may have come up against Mike Tyson in the ring but it is Andy Ruiz Jr who he does not want to face again. The former heavyweight boxer is one of the most famous fighters to enter the ring after a long and glistening career. And it was only eight years when he decided to hang up his gloves - despite his first fight coming in 1984. He beat Brian Nielsen by technical knockout in the 10th round to extend his record to 44-10-2 and there is a chance he could come out of retirement. Best Mike Tyson stories The 57-year-old will compete in an exhibition bout, much like Floyd Mayweather did when he trounced Tenshin Nasukawa in December 2018. Holyfield has kept himself in top condition and insists he can return to the ring. Holyfield told TMZ Sports: “The big thing is to give people in Japan the opportunity to see the only four-time heavyweight champion of the world. “It’s something for them and something for me.” The Alabama fighter … [Read more...] about Evander Holyfield fought Mike Tyson – but never wants to fight Andy Ruiz Jr again