U.S. agency ascertains Biden as election winner, lets transition begin
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy finally made the determination Monday after Trump efforts to subvert the vote failed across battleground states.

WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Trump’s administration and allowing Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on Jan. 20.

Trump,

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Megan Thee Stallion Can Do Better Than Good
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It’s been a wild, lopsided year for Megan Thee Stallion. Last winter, tensions between the Houston rapper and her record label, former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford’s 1501 Certified Entertainment, came to a head in court proceedings alleging unfair treatment and work stoppage. In the spring, Beyoncé added verses to “Savage,” from Stallion’s Suga EP, giving the single the bump it needed to land Meg her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Henry’s TD Run In OT Lifts Titans Over Ravens 30-24
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Derrick Henry ran for a 29-yard touchdown with 5:21 left in overtime to cap another memorable performance against the Baltimore Ravens, and the Tennessee Titans rallied for a 30-24 victory Sunday.

Running against a patchwork Ravens defensive line, Henry finished with 133 yards on 28 carries. It was his sixth 100-yard game of the season and put him over 1,000 yards for the third consecutive year.

It was reminiscent of Henry’s outing last January,

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Taysom Hill runs for 2 TDs, lifts New Orleans Saints to win in 1st start at QB
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NEW ORLEANS — Taysom Hill laughed when asked if he paid any attention to the scrutiny and criticism surrounding the New Orleans Saints’ decision to start him at quarterback on Sunday.

No, insisted the fascinating and polarizing 30-year-old curiosity, who is now 1-0 as a starter in the NFL after leading the Saints to a 24-9 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

“Not to be rude or disrespectful in any way,

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Gucci Mane vs. Jeezy in Atlanta All-Star ‘Verzuz’ Battle: See Billboard’s Scorecard & Winner For the Showdown
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The cold war between Gucci Mane and Jeezy reached an at-times-uneasy truce on Thursday night (Nov. 19), as the Atlanta hip-hop legends kicked off Season 2 of Verzuz with a hits-packed battle that lived up to the sky-high hype.

With a staggering 1.8 million viewers — a new Verzuz record — tuning in through Instagram at the battle’s peak (and many more watching through Apple Music), the rappers attempted to pause a long-standing feud that dates back to the mid-2000s,

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Wilson throws 2 TDs, Seahawks hold off Cardinals 28-21
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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SEATTLE (AP) — It was a flashback performance for the Seattle Seahawks and coach Pete Carroll enjoyed the show.

A bruising running game. Russell Wilson making plays without being asked to do everything. And the Seahawks defense coming through in key moments to shut down Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals for a 28-21 win Thursday night.

Wilson still did his part, throwing for two touchdowns and rebounding from his worst performance of the season just a few days ago.

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France, Spain, Italy and Belgium will play the ‘Final Four of the UEFA Nations League
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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The Nations League 2020-21 already has its final draw . The 55 teams that started the adventure have already taken their place after six intense days fighting from one end of Europe to another in the middle of the pandemic. The coronavirus has been the protagonist in the groups. But many studs and scribbles later, the League of Nations already has its final four drawn, its promotions and its relegations definitively.

Italy and Belgium joined Spain and France in the final phase to be played between October 6 and 10 next year. 

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Sixers trading Horford to Thunder, acquiring Danny Green
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The team is trading Horford to the Oklahoma City Thunder, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who first reported the trade, the Sixers are receiving Terrance Ferguson and Danny Green, while Oklahoma City is receiving a lightly-protected 2025 first-round pick, the 34th pick in Wednesday night’s draft and the rights to Vasilije Micic.

ESPN’s Bobby Marks notes the trade cannot happen until the Lakers’ reported trade with the Thunder is completed,

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Amazon Wants To Sell You Prescription Medications
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Amazon has launched a pharmacy business, offering to fill prescriptions for delivery by mail.

The retail giant barging in — its biggest foray into health care yet — reverberated through the industry on Tuesday. Shares of CVS were down about 8% at midday, while Walgreens tumbled 9% and Rite Aid 15%.

Prescription drugs are an industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars — and more people have turned to ordering medications by mail during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Georgia secretary of state says Lindsey Graham implied he should try to throw away ballots
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stood firm Monday on his account that Sen. Lindsey Graham had hinted that he should try to discard some ballots in Georgia, where a recount is underway after the state went for President-elect Joe Biden in the presidential election.

“He asked if the ballots could be matched back to the voters,” Raffensperger told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” Monday evening. “And then he, I got the sense it implied that then you could throw those out for any,

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