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The origins of breaking, the newest Olympic sport – CBS News Watch CBS News Breaking (or breakdancing), an acrobatic dance style with its roots in New York’s hip hop culture, is making its Olympic debut in this year’s Summer Games in Paris. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Victor Montalvo (a.k.a. B-Boy Victor), who will be
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Has it really been 25 years? It was on the evening of July 16, 1999, when a small plane carrying 33-year-old Carolyn Bessette disappeared off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, along with her older sister, Lauren, and her husband, the pilot of the aircraft, John F. Kennedy Jr. The story, of international proportions, focused then
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The barcode marks its 50th anniversary – CBS News Watch CBS News This week marks 50 years since the debut of the barcode, those machine-readable black stripes that have changed many aspects of modern life. Bradley Blackburn looks back at its history. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for
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Martin Mull, comedic actor known for “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” dies at 80 – CBS News Watch CBS News Longtime comedy actor Martin Mull, who had many memorable roles in TV shows including “Fernwood Tonight,” “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died at the age of 80. View CBS News In Be the first to know
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Iranian presidential election goes to runoff – CBS News Watch CBS News With turnout low, Iran’s presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi is headed to a runoff between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tehran. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications
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Beryl strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday as it churned toward the southeast Caribbean, with forecasters warning it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane before reaching Barbados late Sunday or early Monday. A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph. At the moment,
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Cricket’s rising popularity in the U.S. Why cricket’s popularity is rising in the U.S. 04:05 India pulled off a sensational seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. South Africa, playing its first ever final of an ICC tournament, needed a run-a-ball 30 to win on the
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Saturday Sessions: Lake Street Dive performs “Dance With a Stranger” – CBS News Watch CBS News Formed in Boston 20 years ago, Lake Street Dive is best known for their unique blend of jazz, pop, soul, country and folk music. Ahead of a nationwide tour, the band recently released their eighth studio album. Now, from
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Woman finds calling helping Nepalese children Woman finds her calling helping Nepalese children 01:31 Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall on Saturday killed at least nine people including an entire family while they were sleeping in Nepal’s mountainous districts, officials said. The landslides buried houses in three separate areas in the country’s mountainous region, about 250
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PGA Championship gets underway in Kentucky PGA Championship gets underway in Kentucky 02:32 Nelly Korda says she was bitten by a dog in Seattle and will not be able to defend her title next week at the Aramco-sponsored Ladies European Tour event outside London. Korda posted a short message on Instagram on Friday, saying “I was bitten
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