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Some July 4th Love: John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” Performed by The Boston Pops Orchestra and Conducted by John Williams

• July 4, 2012 • Comments Off

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Preach, Rachel: One Woman Congratulates Obama

• October 10, 2009 • 1 Comment

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The 2020 Census: How Coronavirus Has Affected It April 1, 2020
The Census Bureau faced enormous hurdles in transforming the census for the digital age. The coronavirus epidemic upended a huge part of its plans.
Coronavirus in L.A. County: Can Hospitals Handle a Surge of Cases? April 1, 2020
One is a top-ranked research hospital that draws celebrities and royalty. The other serves some of the city’s most vulnerable communities. Neither says it has the equipment it will need when virus cases surge.
Coronavirus in Florida: Governor Finally Orders Residents to Stay Home April 2, 2020
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the decision corresponded with the “national pause” effectively recommended by the White House.
On April Fool's, a Look at Coronavirus Pranksters Caught in the Law April 1, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought fear, panic and pranksters. In some cases, bad behavior has crossed the line into criminal terrorist acts.
Coronavirus, Jobs, Ellis Marsalis Jr.: Your Thursday Briefing April 2, 2020
Here's what you need to know.
How Will Biden Choose a Running Mate? Look to the Obama Model April 2, 2020
Joe Biden and his associates are consulting allies, Eric Holder and Barack Obama as he weighs his options — including a woman of color — for the Democratic candidate for vice president.
U.S. and Europe: How Do the Outbreak Patterns Compare? April 2, 2020
Bleak figures from Western Europe may offer a preview of what coronavirus death tallies will look like in the United States.
Hobby Lobby Defies Stay-at-Home Orders by Reopening Stores, Colorado Officials Say April 2, 2020
Colorado authorities sent a cease-and-desist letter to the craft store chain, saying Hobby Lobby is “not a critical business.”

The Guardian, UK

EU court rules three countries broke law over refugee quotas April 2, 2020
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland failed to comply with 2015 programme, ECJ saysThe European Union’s top court has ruled that the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland broke EU law by refusing to comply with a refugee quota programme launched after well over a million people entered the bloc, most fleeing war in Syria and Iraq.In an emergency move in 2015, EU […]
'Zero accountability': US accused of failure to report civilian deaths in Africa April 2, 2020
US military vows to be more open about activities after allegations that teenager and farmer were killed in Somalia airstrikes Faced with new allegations of killing civilians with drone strikes in Somalia, the US military has announced plans to make its operations across Africa more transparent.Amnesty International accused the US military on Wednesday of pr […]
Daniel Pearl murder: Pakistani court overturns death sentence of accused April 2, 2020
British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh could be released from prison within daysA Pakistani court has commuted the death sentence of a British-born man convicted of the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, and acquitted three co-accused.At least four people were convicted in connection with Pearl’s murder, including Ahme […]
International Booker prize shortlist led by 28-year-old’s debut April 2, 2020
The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld joins five other ‘expansively imagined’ novels contending for £50,000 awardDutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has become one of the youngest writers to be shortlisted for a Booker prize, after their debut novel made the final line-up for the International Booker.Rijneveld, a rising star in Dutch literatu […]
Coronavirus could be final straw for EU, European experts warn April 1, 2020
Leaders are warned that if division prevails, pandemic will be more destructive than Brexit, migration and bailout crisesCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe European Union has weathered the storms of eurozone bailouts, the migration crisis and Brexit, but some fear coronavirus could be even more destructive.In a rare interv […]
Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow postponed until 2021 April 1, 2020
Crucial UN conference will be delayed until next year as a result of the coronavirus crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UN climate talks due to be held in Glasgow later this year have been postponed as governments around the world struggle to halt the spread of coronavirus.The most important climate negotiations since the P […]
Secret footage shows calves from Ireland beaten and kicked in France April 2, 2020
Video by activists appears to show cruel treatment of weeks-old cattle transported on long journeys to Europe for vealFootage which appears to show Irish calves being beaten and kicked at a French feeding station has been published by animal campaign groups.The video, published by Eyes on Animals (EoA) and French welfare organisation L214, appears to show wo […]
Lockdown eases seasonal smog – but less than expected April 2, 2020
Air quality index peaks at three across England and Wales, but wood fires and farming continue to cause pollutionWe think of spring as the time of blossom and fresh new green growth, but it is often the most polluted time of year in western Europe. Last week, as winds turned easterly, particle pollution once again spread across western Europe. Spring smogs c […]

The BBC

Coronavirus: US death toll exceeds 5,000 April 2, 2020
The number of infections nationwide tops 216,000 as confirmed cases around the globe near one million.
Coronavirus: Spain sees record rise in unemployment amid lockdown April 2, 2020
The country imposed strict measures to fight the coronavirus, which has killed more than 10,000 there.
Daniel Pearl: Pakistan overturns convicted man's death sentence April 2, 2020
British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was convicted of beheading Daniel Pearl in 2002.
‘Deep concern’ over coronavirus emergency powers April 2, 2020
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban took sweeping new powers to fight the virus on Monday.
Shenzhen becomes first Chinese city to ban eating cat and dogs April 2, 2020
The ruling is a tougher version of China's ban of wildlife meat, after it was linked to the virus.
Coronavirus: How China's using surveillance to tackle outbreak April 1, 2020
China is using its high tech system to tackle the outbreak, but is the state interference justified?
Coronavirus: Oil prices rise on hopes of a price war truce April 2, 2020
US President Donald Trump said he expects Saudi Arabia and Russia to strike a deal in the next few days.
EU court rules against three states over refugees April 2, 2020
Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic broke EU law by rejecting refugees, the top EU court says.