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The three main types of lipids are phospholipids, sterols (including the different types of cholesterol), and triglycerides (which account for over 95% of lipids in food). Lipids are found in higher quantities in fried foods, animal fats, and dairy products like cream, butter, and cheese. Though lipids are important to your health, consuming excessive amounts in food can lead to diseases like atherosclerosis (“hardening of the arteries”), hypertension (high blood pressure), and coronary artery disease....

Then you hear about “nanoparticles” in some natural sunscreens, along with some alarming and conflicting info about said particles that gives you pause. Seriously, does choosing a natural sunscreen have to be this confusing? With so much info out there, it can seem overwhelming. So, let’s cut through the noise and take an unbiased look at nanoparticles in sunscreen, their safety, reasons why you’ll want them in your sunscreen and when you won’t....

Quoting an unidentified source close to Russia’s military, TASS said that Russia’s Belgorod nuclear submarine will receive them “in the near future.” The news agency also said that the crew of the submarine has already completed tests with models of the weapon. The Belgorod could carry up to eight Poseidons, according to a U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) report. Poseidon was first announced by President Vladimir Putin in 2018. Putin said it was fundamentally a new type of strategic nuclear weapon with its own power source....

Paulson is a rare species inside the Bush administration. Environmentalists see this White House as a bastion of backward thinking; Bush has angered them (and America’s allies) by sometimes questioning the science of global warming. Yet Paulson cares deeply about climate change: during his seven-year run as chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, the investment bank issued a policy paper backing the science on warming and promoting investment in alternative energy....

But due to thousands of hopefuls applying to take part every year, many excellent singers do not manage to make the finals. News that Bebe Rexha will join Jimmie Allen in serving as celebrity mentors on the upcoming Season 20 of American Idol, has caused footage when she revealed her, retrospectively, surprising omission from the show to reappear. Read on to find out exactly how the Break My Heart Myself pop star revealed the news....

Illinois vs. Virginia will kick off the first of the quadruple games on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET on the ACC Network, which televises approximately 40 football games per season. The network will feature at least one conference matchup per week throughout this season, with multiple games airing across both ESPN and ABC. MORE: Watch ACC football games live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) What channel is ACC Network? Established in 2019, the ACC Network works directly with ESPN to generate content surrounding ACC sports....

The Stallions won each of their first two matchups with the Breakers and did so largely on the back of their strong defense. Birmingham beat New Orleans 22-13 in Week 3 before defeating them by a single point — 10-9 — in Week 8. The Breakers’ defense has played well in their two matchups with the Stallions. However, All-USFL quarterback Kyle Sloter has struggled with turnovers in those contests. The league’s second-leading passer with 1,798 yards will need to avoid interceptions this time around to give his team a fighting chance to win what is sure to be another defensive slugfest....

Verstappen was spun out by Lewis Hamilton — inadvertently — and landed in the hospital as a precautionary measure after the 2021 British Grand Prix. Red Bull was, understandably, not happy with the result or the penalty handed down by stewards. The 10-second penalty assessed to Hamilton amounted to nothing, with Hamilton overtaking Charles Leclerc in the closing laps of the race, pulling down his eighth checkered flag in Silverstone....

Red Bull Racing has been on something of a heater lately: With Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez taking home top-row finishes in the last three races, they get a bit of home-cooking this weekend, with the Styrian Grand Prix taking place at Red Bull Ring in Austria. The first seven races of the season have both been routine and not: While Lewis Hamilton is still in the mix — and it’s still early on — it’s been Verstappen who’s taken the lead in the world driver’s championship, opening up a 12-point lead over second place Mercedes driver....

In December, video began to circulate of a top political analyst’s appearance on Russian state TV claiming Moscow was powerless to stop Ukrainian attacks within the country following accusations surrounding the bombing of a military facility in Russia’s southern Bryansk region. “Russia is incapable of solving these problems in any way,” the analyst, commentator Viktor Olevich, said at the time. Now, it at least appears willing to try. On Thursday, pictures and videos circulating on Twitter appeared to show images of Pantsir-S1 air defense systems on the rooftops of several key government buildings in the Russian capital, including an unnamed administrative building and on the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Management Center....

Senior U.S. officials told CNN they believe the plan may have been to test a new nuclear-powered torpedo, the Poseidon, which Italian newspaper La Repubblica dubbed “the weapon of the apocalypse.” American government insiders told the network they suspect the Russians may have experienced technical difficulties, leading to the mission being aborted. The test of a Poseidon nuclear-powered torpedo would likely have further inflamed tensions between Moscow and Washington, which are already sky-high following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February....

According to UFC president Dana White, the winner of McGregor-Poirier 3 will move on to face lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira, challenging him for his belt. McGregor, 32, hasn’t held the lightweight belt since 2016; a win on Saturday, then, would further cement him as one of the greatest fighters the UFC has ever seen. But he has to get through Poirier (again) first. The two fighters have traded TKO victories with the other, with McGregor (22-5) taking the first victory at UFC 178 in 2014....

At least, if starters were slated to play. Dallas coach Mike McCarthy has said it’s “unlikely” Dak Prescott plays in either of the first two preseason games. The same is likely true for most of the first-team offense, including running back Ezekiel Elliott and receiver CeeDee Lamb and a handful of defensive players. What about Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, who will see his first action in Denver following a trade by Seattle?...

For the first time in over 10 years, former unified cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will fight in the ring. After de la Hoya withdrew from this bout due to being hospitalized by COVID-19, Holyfield stepped in on Sept. 3 to face Belfort, who won his only boxing fight by technical knockout against Josemario Neves in 2006, in an eight-round match on Saturday. The bout will have two-minute rounds akin to when Mike Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr....

This question originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider knowledge. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Answer by Jeff Meyerson, CrAbLar on Stars, HAAANH on Full Tilt There are tactical differences and strategic differences.Experienced players make bets against hand ranges, not specific hands. A moderately experienced player will say “in this situation, my opponent has a flush draw X% of the time, a pair Y% of the time, and nothing Z% of the time, therefore I should make the decision that does best against the weighted average of those three....

But advocates acknowledge that the bolder Biden’s response is, the more likely it will be to face legal challenges that could make it more difficult for the federal government to expand access to abortion in states that will ban the procedure if Roe is overturned. “It’s about to get a lot more complicated, and the courts are going to have to weigh in on a lot of novel issues” around abortion, said Greer Donley, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh who studies reproductive health care....

Whereas Belgian players test their skills to improve their game in big football leagues around the world, the same can also be said for the French football team players (albeit only in some cases). The likes of Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane, left their country early to become the superstars that they are now. And along with them, most of their teammates play for some of the biggest clubs in the world at the moment....

Avoiding alcohol for a month may not seem like enough time to make a difference in your health. But research has shown that a short-term break from alcohol can improve blood pressure and insulin resistance. “In general, alcohol can interfere with how the brain works and looks,” Silvia Martins, MD, PhD, a professor specialized in substance use epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, told Verywell in an email....

If you’re looking for ways to watch the league’s best matchups on a night-to-night basis, you’ve come to the right place. Here, you can find every nationally televised NBA game for the week, along with different ways to watch or stream all the action. This week’s national TV schedule features a number of matchups that you don’t want to miss, beginning with the coverage of the Lakers’ back-to-back outings in the Big Apple....

Boston had no answer for Antetokounmpo and the Bucks in Game 1. On offense, Antetokounmpo picked apart Boston’s usually stellar defense with pinpoint passes and was also able to score from inside and out. On defense, Anteokounmpo and the rest of the Bucks stymied the Celtics, holding Boston to just 33.3 percent shooting. The Bucks now have homecourt advantage heading into Game 2 on Tuesday. Will Milwaukee continue to dominate Boston on their own court?...