Le breakdancing? French Olympic planners plot to end the invasion of the English language
CNN
When Paris clinched the race to host the 2024 Olympic Games, it may have been in part thanks to a slogan that embodied the Olympic spirit: "Made for sharing."
But for French officials, that generosity doesn't extend to the Games' official languages.
"The official languages of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are French and English -- in that order," said l'Académie Française, the pre-eminent council for matters pertaining to the French language.
Elected officials, Jewish advocacy groups and civil rights leaders are vowing to “push back” against the message of a White nationalist group that staged a march last week near downtown Columbus, Ohio, calling the demonstration an act of hate unwelcome in their community – and the United States more broadly.
Senate Democrats have confirmed some of President Joe Biden’s picks for the federal bench this week in the face of President-elect Donald Trump’s calls for a total GOP blockade of judicial nominations – in part because several Republicans involved with the Trump transition process have been missing votes.