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Top Stories: Dallas Rallies Against White Supremacy; Why Older People Should Try HIIT

Christopher Connelly
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KERA News
Protesters and a man in a "Make America Great Again" hat had a tense exchange outside Dallas' Confederate War Memorial, which drew a crowd of onlookers and media before resolving peacefully.

Thousands protested against white supremacy over the weekend at Dallas City Hall plaza. Similar rallies took place across the state. 

The various rallies called for the removal of Confederate monuments — one week after protests over the same issues spurred violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Cities like Dallas and Fort Worth are discussing what to do with the monuments and memorials. Late Sunday night, UT-Austintook down several Confederate statues across campus.

Other stories this morning: 

  • High intensity interval training sounds like a workout tool for young people, but a new study indicates doing burst of intense exercise with longer periods of easy recovery may also be beneficial for older people.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.