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Breaking will make its debut at Paris 2024, having been held at the 2018 Youth Olympics.

Breakdancing to make its Olympic debut at Paris 2024

George Ramsay, CNN December 8, 2020

(CNN) -- Breaking -- elite breakdancing -- will make its Olympics debut at Paris 2024, officials announced Monday.It will be the first DanceSport event to appear at an Olympic Games, having been staged...

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Georgia reaffirms Biden’s victory for 3rd time after recount, dealing major blow to Trump’s attempt to overturn the results

By Chandelis Duster, CNN December 7, 2020

CNN) -- Georgia recertified its presidential election results on Monday, again finding Joe Biden as the winner following three counts of ballots, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.The recertification...

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press December 7, 2020

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.Many of their names hold a prominent place in...

Virtual hiring interviews only until teams out of contention

The NFL is allowing only virtual interviews of candidates for a variety of football jobs, including coach and general manager, until both teams have been eliminated from playoff contention.Troy Vincent,...

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

States submit vaccine orders as coronavirus death toll grows

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States faced a deadline on Friday to place orders for the coronavirus vaccine as many reported record infections, hospitalizations and deaths, while hospitals were pushed to the...

Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

NEW YORK (AP) — As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden's administration will put in place something Donald Trump's has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy.Such...

A marijuana plant is displayed during a 420 Day celebration on 'Hippie Hill' in Golden Gate Park on April 20, 2018 in San Francisco, California. 

House poised to pass bill decriminalizing marijuana at federal level

(CNN) -- The House of Representatives is poised to pass legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and seek to "address the devastating injustices caused by the War on Drugs."Friday's vote in the Democratic-led...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 20: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill on October 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. 

Stimulus talks end week on optimistic note

Lauren Fox, CNN December 4, 2020

CNN -- What a difference a week makes.On Monday, it looked like nothing was going to happen on stimulus. Now, it's possible a deal is brokered in a matter of days.It's crunch time. If a bipartisan group...

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety once the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes one.

Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton volunteer to get coronavirus vaccine publicly to prove it’s safe

(CNN) -- Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety once the US Food...

Some 45 years after David Kopay's open disclosure, and 25 after Ian Roberts', both men are united in their disappointment that a higher proportion of gay athletes haven’t come out, and that homophobic language on the sporting fields is still rife.

Years after coming out, gay athletes upset by lack of change

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer December 2, 2020

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — David Kopay and Ian Roberts live on different sides of the Pacific Ocean. Both took giant leaps of faith when they came out.And at a time when it had never been done in their...

VIRUS TODAY: Hospitals desperate for help as cases pile up

VIRUS TODAY: Hospitals desperate for help as cases pile up

By The Associated Press December 2, 2020

 Here's what's happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY— With hospitalizations hitting new peaks every day, medical providers are desperately trying to...

CDC will decrease coronavirus quarantine time from 14 to 7-10 days. This image shows a traffic sign reading, "quarantine for 14 days" above a road in Brooklyn on October 25, 2020 in New York City.

CDC will decrease coronavirus quarantine time from 14 to 7-10 days

Jeremy Diamond, CNN December 2, 2020

 (CNN) -- The Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, informed Vice President Mike Pence and White House Coronavirus Task Force members on Tuesday that the...