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#VOA: 2020 Tango World Cup Held Virtually. #VOANews

August 31, 2020 No Comments VA Press

The 2020 Tango World Cup, an annual event held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was held virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. For the champions of the stage category Valentín Arias Delgado and his dance partner, Diana Franco Durango of Colombia, training was a challenge because of COVID-19 restrictions.

#VOA: Canals, Carpets and Kisses: Fun Moments from Venice Festival. #VOANews

August 30, 2020 No Comments VA Press

VENICE, ITALY – It starts with a boat ride in, and for the lucky few, ends with a kiss on the side of the trophy. The Venice Film Festival is an early stop for many stars and filmmakers on the path to the Academy Awards. In normal years, George Clooney,

#VOA: As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Tour de France Sets Off. #VOANews

August 29, 2020 No Comments VA Press

PARIS – The legendary Tour de France began Saturday, two months later than usual, and a day after France recorded its sharpest single-day coronavirus caseload since late March. The crowds, usually packing the start of the Tour de France, are absent this year. Just 100 spectators were allowed for the

#VOA: ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman, 43, Dies from Colon Cancer. #VOANews

August 29, 2020 No Comments VA Press

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Chadwick Boseman, the star of the ground-breaking superhero movie “Black Panther,” has died from colon cancer, his publicist told AFP on Friday. Boseman, who was in his 40s, had not publicly discussed his condition — which was first diagnosed in 2016 — and continued to work

#VOA: New Films Explore New Orleans Post-Katrina Cycle of Trauma. #VOANews

August 27, 2020 No Comments VA Press

Two films explore the cycle of violence, trauma and incarceration in the Black community of post Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. VOA’s Penelope Poulou spoke with filmmakers and community organizers of the documentary “Freedia Got a Gun” and of the drama feature “RZA’s Cutthroat City.” They chronicle causes of systemic violence in the Big Easy which was devastated 15 years ago by a Category 5 hurricane. Source link

#VOA: Milwaukee Bucks Lead Widespread Sports Protest to US Racial Injustice. #VOANews

August 27, 2020 No Comments VA Press

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – Players from the National Basketball Association’s Milwaukee Bucks opted not to play in a playoff game scheduled for Wednesday night in order to call attention to injustices against the African American community and call for lawmakers and law enforcement to institute meaningful changes. The decision

#VOA: NBA Star LeBron James’ Group Plans Effort to Recruit Poll Workers for November. #VOANews

August 25, 2020 No Comments VA Press

A group of athletes led by NBA star LeBron James will roll out a multimillion-dollar program in the next few weeks to recruit poll workers in heavily Black electoral districts for November’s election, a person familiar with the plans said on Monday. More Than a Vote, a group of prominent athletes

#VOA: Jamaican Olympic Champion Usain Bolt Self-Quarantines After Testing Positive for COVID-19. #VOANews

August 25, 2020 No Comments VA Press

World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is self-quarantining at home in Jamaica, after testing positive for the coronavirus following a party celebrating his 34th birthday attended by several sports stars. Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed late Monday that Bolt tested positive, after he posted a video on social media earlier Monday saying he was

#VOA: Kanye Campaign Workers in Wyoming Got Too Close To Polls, Official Says. #VOANews

August 19, 2020 No Comments VA Press

CHEYENNE, WYO. – Rapper and music producer Kanye West’s campaign ran into trouble Tuesday on his first day of trying to get on the presidential ballot in his home state of Wyoming.People gathering signatures on behalf of West and another presidential candidate got too close to polling locations during the

#VOA: Apple Music Launching Shows With Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain. #VOANews

August 18, 2020 No Comments VA Press

NEW YORK – Apple Music is launching several new radio shows hosted by A-list musical acts, including Snoop Dogg, Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood.The streaming service announced that it will debut two new radio stations Tuesday: Apple Music Hits, focused on popular songs of the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s, as