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Saturday Night Music, September 1, 2012: “Best of My Love,” The Emotions, Live at Sinbad’s Summer Jam, 1998

• September 2, 2012 • Comments Off

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Audra McDonald and Stephen Colbert Duet The Gershwins’ “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess”

• March 12, 2012 • Comments Off

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The Madison WI Capitol Times

Patricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: Wisconsin has no empathy for wildlife April 21, 2019
“Should we extend protections to natural predators, endangered or not?” — Francisco Santiago-Avila. Ph.D. Candidate (Carnivore Co-Existence Lab, Nelson Institute)
J. Denny Weaver: Capitalism and socialism can work together for human progress April 20, 2019
Dear Editor: Dave Zweifel wrote that “Capitalism needs constant saving from itself" on April 10. Numbers of regulations were put in place during the Depression to protect consumers from harmful practices by a variety of businesses and industry. Such regulations…
Julie Crego: U.S. Postal Service provides a public good April 20, 2019
Dear Editor: Why do we have to lose something before we realize what a good thing we had? Why do we let ourselves be fooled, over and over again, by those who are only interested in their own gain?
Trial postponed for man accused of abducting son in 1987 April 20, 2019
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A trial has been postponed for a Canadian man accused of abducting his toddler son in 1987 and disappearing for 31 years before being arrested in Connecticut.
Russell Novkov: MGE should move away from coal, toward renewable energy April 20, 2019
Dear Editor: Madison Gas and Electric should begin to divest in the ownership of its coal plants. MGE currently owns 19 percent of the Columbia coal plant and 8 percent of the Elm Road coal plant. The plants are scheduled…
Caleb Frostman: Youth apprenticeship program helps build Wisconsin's workforce from the ground up April 20, 2019
The combination of hands-on, on-the-job learning that occurs in concert with classroom learning is essential for the greatest development and retention of those learned skills.
Madison's latest coworking space is designed with women in mind April 20, 2019
Lacuna is a new business on Atwood Avenue that strives to buck some of the stereotypes associated with coworking.
Madison East staff, students criticize safety coordinator’s ‘kids will be kids’ remark April 20, 2019
Dozens of staff members, as well as the school's Gender Equity Club, criticized statements made in an interview about an alleged sexual assault at the school.

The New York Times

F.B.I. Arrests Leader of Right-Wing Militia That Detained Migrants in New Mexico April 20, 2019
Officials announced the arrest of Larry Mitchell Hopkins, the leader of a group that was detaining migrants at gunpoint in southern New Mexico.
Columbine Survivors Reflect, and Reckon With Specter of Future Shootings April 21, 2019
On the 20th anniversary of the Colorado school shooting, survivors gathered to remember their classmates who were killed. Several said they now worry about their own children.
What Happens When a Convicted Killer Moves to Town? April 20, 2019
Thomas Kokoraleis, a member of the “Ripper Crew” that once terrorized Illinois, was released from prison last month and moved to Aurora. The mayor and many residents want him gone.
A Leading Cause for Wrongful Convictions: Experts Overstating Forensic Results April 20, 2019
These three men spent decades in prison as a result of statistical exaggerations. They were among 150 men and women released from prison after their wrongful convictions were overturned in 2018.
Florida Man Charged in Racist Threats Against Cory Booker and Rashida Tlaib April 21, 2019
The man, John J. Kless, of Florida, made phone calls laced with slurs to the lawmakers, and to another member of Congress in California, on April 16, according to court records.
Couple Who Tortured 12 Children in Their California Home Are Sentenced to Life April 19, 2019
The couple starved, beat and shackled their children to their beds. Their crimes were only discovered when one child found the courage to escape and call for help.
20 Years After Columbine, Schools Have Gotten Safer. But Fears Have Only Grown. April 20, 2019
The panic of mass shootings has ramped up efforts to secure schools. But anxieties remain high, even as federal data shows that schools are less violent.
Americans Agree on One Thing About the Mueller Report: Disgust With the Country’s Leaders April 19, 2019
People of all political persuasions shared one feeling: disgust with the country’s leaders and a sense that important issues, such as health care, continued to be ignored.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Should Congress ban the use of government shutdowns? February 12, 2019
Several pieces of legislation have been proposed to make shutdowns obsolete, but many lawmakers want the threat to negotiate with.
Should navigation apps warn when police are nearby? February 11, 2019
Some navigations apps do more than tell you when to turn left or right; they tell you when you're approaching a police checkpoint.
Was Matthew Whitaker disrespectful in his Congressional hearing? February 9, 2019
With days left before the Senate votes to confirm his successor William Barr, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was called in to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee
Should Ralph Northam resign? February 5, 2019
The governor initially admitted to being in the photo and apologized, only to recant the next day.
Should former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz actually run for president? January 31, 2019
Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, has announced his intention to explore a run for president.
Is it realistic to save money after college? January 28, 2019
Experts say that you should aim to save 25 percent of your gross pay by your early twenties and the equivalent of your annual salary by your thirties.
Can Democratic presidential nominees outrun their baggage? January 23, 2019
As the Democratic field for president becomes more crowded every day, every life decision and each vote is coming under intense scrutiny.

The Guardian, UK

Airstrikes hit Tripoli as Haftar steps up assault on Libyan capital April 21, 2019
Not clear whether aircraft or unmanned drones were behind strike, which follows US statement in support of HaftarSeveral airstrikes and explosions shook Tripoli overnight in an escalation of an assault on the Libyan capital by the warlord Khalifa Haftar.A Reuters reporter and several residents said they saw an aircraft circling for more than 10 minutes over […]
Brexit: second referendum only way to beat Nigel Farage, warns Tom Watson April 21, 2019
Labour deputy leader in shock intervention that threatens to ignite row at party’s highest levelsLabour can’t defeat Nigel Farage by sitting on the fenceLabour will never defeat Nigel Farage if it continues to “sit on the fence” over Brexit and offers only “mealy-mouthed” support for a second referendum, the party’s deputy leader says today.In an extraordina […]
Millions for Notre Dame – but nothing for us, say gilets jaunes April 20, 2019
Yellow vest protesters angry over high taxes and inequality march in Paris days after blazeRiot police and protesters have fought running battles in the centre of Paris as gilets jaunes anti-government demonstrators in fluorescent yellow vests led street marches over what they called “a crisis” of high taxes and economic inequality.Less than a week after the […]
Ukraine election set to deliver damning verdict on traditional politics April 20, 2019
Likely election of comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy propelled by anti-establishment vote‘There’s a 90% chance he’ll be a disaster, but I’m going to vote for him anyway,” said Alyona Sych, a 36-year-old nurse, strolling through Kyiv in the spring sunshine and explaining why she plans to vote for an untested actor and comedian in Ukraine’s presidential election on […]
Turkish Cypriot poised to win seat in European parliament elections April 21, 2019
‘Watershed’ moment for island as Niyazi Kızılyürek campaigns on reunification ticketA Turkish Cypriot candidate is set for the first time to win a seat in next month’s European parliament elections in what is already being hailed a watershed moment for the partitioned island.In a country riven physically and psychologically by ethnic division, polls show wid […]
Romanian hospitals in crisis as emigration take its toll April 21, 2019
Thousands of doctors and nurses have left Romania in past decade, leading to dire staff shortagesGabriela Dumitru was supposed to retire years ago, but instead, she’s working longer hours than ever before. The 65-year-old is one half of a team of two doctors at the neonatology ward in Slobozia, a depressed town about two hours’ drive from Romania’s capital, […]
Extinction Rebellion: protest lawfully or go home, urges Met police chief April 20, 2019
Cressida Dick tells demonstrators to move to official site at Marble Arch as police try to clear Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge Battle of Waterloo Bridge: a week of protestThe head of the Metropolitan police, Cressida Dick, has urged Extinction Rebellion activists to protest lawfully as officers continued a large-scale operation to clear environmental cam […]
Tony Blair: migrants should be forced to integrate more to combat far right April 20, 2019
Former PM claims that ‘failure’ of multiculturalism has led to rise in bigotryMigrant communities must be compelled to do more to integrate to help combat the rise of “far-right bigotry”, Tony Blair has warned.The former prime minister said that successive governments had “failed to find the right balance between diversity and integration”, while the concept […]

The BBC

Sri Lanka explosions: 137 killed as churches and hotels targeted April 21, 2019
At least 137 people are killed and hundreds hurt in seven blasts in churches and hotels, as a curfew is announced.
Ukraine election: Voters choose between comic and tycoon April 21, 2019
A TV comedian is bidding to dislodge the sitting president in a dramatic run-off election.
Agent Orange: US to clean up toxic Vietnam War air base April 20, 2019
The operation, unveiled more than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, will cost $183m.
SpaceX capsule suffers 'anomaly' during tests in Florida April 21, 2019
There are plans to launch a manned mission to the International Space Station later this year.
Libya crisis: Clashes erupt south of capital Tripoli April 20, 2019
The UN-backed government says it launched a counter-offensive against Gen Khalifa Haftar's forces.
US arrests 'member of border militia' in New Mexico April 20, 2019
The arrest comes days after a video emerged of armed men detaining migrants in the desert.
Ku Klux Klan killing: Wife admits murder of Missouri leader April 20, 2019
Malissa Ancona is sentenced to life in jail for shooting her husband, Frank, in Missouri.
Sudan crisis: Cash hoard found at al-Bashir's home April 20, 2019
Prosecutors launch an inquiry after cash in several currencies is found at Omar al-Bashir's residence