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Mike Tyson returns to ring, draws in exhibition with Jones

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer November 29, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Tyson stepped through the ropes in his signature black trunks and heard the opening bell in a boxing ring for the first time in 15 years.The former heavyweight champion of the...

The Olympic flag arrives in the host city of Tokyo, Japan in early 2020. 

Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events

Stephen Wade AP Sports Writer November 27, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart.Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May.The Tokyo Olympics are set to...

US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 10, 2020. 

Key lines from the unveiling of Biden’s top national security and foreign policy team

Kate Sullivan and Arlette Saenz, CNN November 24, 2020

(CNN) -- President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top members of his national security and foreign policy team.Biden's nominees and appointees spoke for the first time since being announced on...

President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he addresses the media after a virtual meeting with the National Governors Associations executive committee at the Queen Theater on November 19, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Biden and his advisors continue the process of transitioning to the White House.

Key government agency acknowledges Biden’s win and begins formal transition

Kristen Holmes and Jeremy Herb, CNN November 23, 2020

(CNN) -- The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process, according to a letter from Administrator...

 President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state, people familiar with the matter told CNN, elevating a longtime foreign policy adviser as Biden makes his first round of Cabinet announcements Tuesday.

Biden poised to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state

(CNN) -- President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state, people familiar with the matter told CNN, elevating a longtime foreign policy adviser as Biden...

President-elect Joe Biden is set to announce who will serve in top roles in his administration in the coming days and weeks.

Here’s who could serve in top roles in the Biden administration

(CNN) -- President-elect Joe Biden is set to announce who will serve in top roles in his administration in the coming days and weeks.He has already announced that Ron Klain, one of his most trusted...

Christopher C. Krebs, director of the Homeland Security Departments Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. In a paper titled “A Formal Analysis of 5G Authentication,” researchers from ETH Zurich, the University of Lorraine and the University of Dundee warned that 5G could usher in a new era of security threats. 

Trump fires director of Homeland Security agency who had rejected President’s election conspiracy theories

(CNN) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the Department of Homeland Security official who had rejected Trump's claims of widespread voter fraud.Trump announced on Twitter he was firing Chris...

Slow automobile traffic on I-66 November 23, 2016 in Dunn Loring, Virginia. AAA has predicted that it will be more crowded than usual to travel this Thanksgiving with nearly 49 million Americans driving or flying to their destinations.

10 ways to avoid Covid-19 during your holiday road trip

Sandee LaMotte, CNN November 19, 2020

(CNN) -- "Are we there yet?"You don't have to be a kid to wish the car ride home for the holidays would speed up. But if there was ever a time to stop, look and proceed with caution, it's 2020, the year...

Residents of Ohio’s capital city and the surrounding county should stay at home as much as possible and not have guests inside their homes, including on Thanksgiving Day, according to an advisory stay-at-home order issued Wednesday by public health directors.

Ohio capital city issues stay-at-home order to slow virus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Residents of Ohio’s capital city and the surrounding county should stay at home as much as possible and not have guests inside their homes, including on Thanksgiving Day, according...

New York City schools to close again as city fights virus

New York City schools to close again as city fights virus

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press November 18, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a painful about-face for one of the first big U.S. school...

Key role for Black policy leaders on Bidens transition team

Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden’s transition team

By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press November 18, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — Black policy leaders will play a pivotal role in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, marking one of the most diverse agency review teams in history.Of the 500-plus team members announced...

The plush Baby Yoda (top middle) can be seen in a live stream from inside SpaceXs Crew Dragon.

Astronauts really just took Baby Yoda with them up to space

Giulia Heyward and Saba Hamedy, CNN November 17, 2020

(CNN) -- Baby Yoda became an honorary astronaut over the weekend.A plush toy version of the creature -- which stole people's hearts in Disney+'s Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" -- can be seen in a live...

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