Democratic incumbent to win Georgia's Senate runoff: U.S. media

STORY: Democratic incumbent to win Georgia's Senate runoff: U.S. media DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: Incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock will win Georgia's runoff election, multiple U.S. media outlets projected on Tuesday night. Warnock is expected to defeat his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, nearly a month after neither candidate won enough votes to secure the Senate seat in this year's midterm elections. With Warnock's victory, Democrats will control 51 seats in the 100-member chamber over the next two years versus 49 for Republicans. Republicans flipped the House of Representatives in November's midterms and have vowed more scrutiny of the White House and the Democratic Party's agenda. The divided Congress will convene for the first time on Jan. 3, 2023. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C. (XHTV)

Rio's ballet school brings changes to girls

STORY: Rio's ballet school brings changes to girls DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:18 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOOTLIST: 1. various of Ballet classes 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): VIORIA GOMES, Ballet student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): CARINE LOPEZ, Director of Manguinhos Ballet School STORYLINE: In favelas of Manguinhos, a community in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, hundreds of adolescents are daring to dream big thanks to the Manguinhos Ballet School. The ballet school located in Manguinhos has become one of the main cultural programs among all communities in Rio de Janeiro. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): VIORIA GOMES, Ballet student "When it comes to police operations in the favela, it is really difficult for us to attend classes. The operations eventually resulted in confrontations and stray bullets. And the classes will be cancelled . We live in a community without many opportunities, it (the ballet school) gives us opportunities to grow, live, and move forward."