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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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Farmworkers, Mostly Undocumented, Become ‘Essential’ During Pandemic April 2, 2020
Immigrant field workers have been told to keep working despite stay-at-home directives, and given letters attesting to their “critical” role in feeding the country.
The Apocalypse as an ‘Unveiling’: What Religion Teaches Us About the End Times April 2, 2020
For people of many faiths, and even none at all, it can feel lately like the end of the world is near.
The 2020 Census: How Coronavirus Has Affected It April 2, 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 2, 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.
A Widening Toll on Jobs: ‘This Thing Is Going to Come for Us All’ April 2, 2020
After the initial impact of shutdowns on a few industries, the coronavirus pandemic is leaving a much broader swath of unemployment.
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.

The Guardian, UK

EU court rules three member states broke law over refugee quotas April 2, 2020
Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland failed to comply with 2015 programme, ECJ saysPoland, Hungary and the Czech Republic broke European law when they failed to give refuge to asylum seekers arriving in southern Europe, often having fled war in Syria and Iraq, the EU’s top court has ruled.The three central European countries now face possible fines for refusin […]
'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 […]
'We must use this time well': climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay April 2, 2020
Moving summit gives world time to respond to coronavirus and may allow a new US leader to join talksGreen campaigners and climate leaders have vowed to keep up the pressure on governments around the world to make stringent new commitments on the climate crisis, as a vital UN climate summit was delayed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.The C […]
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 […]
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 […]
UK government in row with EU over proposed office in Belfast April 2, 2020
UK rejected initial request from Brussels during negotiations on post-Brexit Irish border controlsThe British government has rejected an EU request to open an office in Belfast, in the first major row over the implementation of the post-Brexit Irish border protocol.The EU closed its offices across the UK when the country left the bloc on 31 January but its o […]
WeWork founder threatens to sue after Softbank scraps rescue deal April 2, 2020
Adam Neumann had been lined up to sell $970m of his own shares to Japanese investorWeWork’s founder and former chief executive, Adam Neumann, has threatened to sue SoftBank, the office space company’s biggest investor, after it pulled out of a deal to buy $3bn (£2.4bn) of WeWork shares – including almost $1bn from Neumann himself.SoftBank, which is run by th […]
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 […]

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 cats 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: 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.
Brazil: Amazon land defender Zezico Guajajara shot dead April 2, 2020
Zezico Guajajara is the latest activist to be killed in a campaign to protect Brazil's indigenous land.