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Browns Head Coach Kevin Stefanski returned to the team's facility Thursday, 10 days after the first-year coach tested positive with the virus and after he missed Cleveland's playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

Browns down 6 players for Jets game due to COVID protocols

Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer December 26, 2020

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns will try to make the playoffs without four wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, along with their starting middle linebacker and his likely replacement, because of a positive...

Singer, Beyonce performs during the Kobe Bryant Memorial Service on February 24, 2020 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. 

Beyoncé to donate $500,000 to people impacted by the eviction crisis

Alaa Elassar, CNN December 26, 2020

(CNN) -- Beyoncé will offer $5,000 grants to help people facing foreclosures or evictions due to the housing crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.People can apply for the grants beginning January...

Emergency personnel work near the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Investigators have received 500 tips related to Nashville explosion on Christmas

(CNN) -- Federal investigators in Nashville are combing through more than 500 tips and leads to unravel the mystery surrounding the explosion that rocked Music City on Christmas morning.The blast occurred...

Nashville Police and Fire are responding to an explosion on 2nd ave near Riverfront December 25.

Explosion in Nashville that damaged dozens of buildings is believed to be an intentional act

(CNN) -- Officials believe that a Christmas morning explosion in downtown Nashville that injured at least three people and damaged dozens of buildings was an intentional act.In a brief news conference...

Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was shot and killed by Officer Adam Coy within seconds of their encounter, as Hill walked toward Coy holding an illuminated cell phone in his left hand.

Columbus, Ohio, police chief moves to terminate one officer, investigate others in fatal shooting of Andre Hill

Keith Allen and Travis Caldwell, CNN December 25, 2020

(CNN) -- The chief of the Columbus Division of Police in Ohio announced he is moving forward with terminating one of the department's officers after the fatal shooting of a Black man Tuesday morning.Andre...

Hack against US is ‘grave’ threat, cybersecurity agency says

Ben FoxAssociated Press December 22, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out...

In this Dec. 7, 2020 photo President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. 

Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins

Pamela Brown, Kevin Liptak and Katelyn Polantz, CNN December 22, 2020

(CNN) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a wave of lame duck pardons, including two for men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller's investigation, as well as ones for Republican allies who...

Portage County Health District prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccinations

The Portage County Health District is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccinations through the Ohio Department of Health’s Vaccination Program, according to a Tuesday press release.The district has...

A person walks by Melba's restaurant in Harlem during the coronavirus pandemic on April 23, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 189,000 lives with infections over 2.7 million people. 

This new subscription service is helping people find and support local Black-owned restaurants

Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business December 22, 2020

(CNN) -- Ifi Akpandak has a new venture he hopes will make it easier for Americans to find and support Black-owned restaurants in their local communities.The 29-year-old VueBox co-founder and CEO launched...

Hot shooting lifts Flashes over Duquesne

Owen MacMillan Sports Editor December 21, 2020

The Kent State women’s basketball team will go into the holiday season on a three game win streak, after topping Duquesne University 73-66 today.The Flashes remain on the upswing after starting the season...

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to introduce key Cabinet nominees and members of his climate team at an event at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware on December 19, 2020.

Biden receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on live television

Kate Sullivan, CNN December 21, 2020

(CNN) -- President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on live television Monday afternoon and reassured Americans of the vaccine's safety.The shot,...

The message on the two trucks with the blue electronic billboards was hardly subtle and impossible to miss as they rolled through the busy streets of Atlanta.

Pop-up super PACs flood Georgia runoff: ‘It’s about the big message’

Kim Berryman and Kyung Lah, CNN December 21, 2020

(CNN) -- The message on the two trucks with the blue electronic billboards was hardly subtle and impossible to miss as they rolled through the busy streets of Atlanta.Drivers paused at lights, pulled out...

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