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The Evolution Of Jon Batiste

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Jon Batiste spent his 33rd birthday playing an intimate, private concert with his band in the round while Jazz Night in America captured the show. He kept it classy, donning a suede jacket and playing selections from his two latest Verve releases, Chronology of A Dream and Anatomy of Angels.

After COVID-19 Hit The U.S., Our New Reality Started

By & & Tegan Wendland • 1 hour ago

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News Brief: Pandemic Deaths, China's Move On Hong Kong, Minneapolis Protests

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More than 100,000 Americans die from COVID-19. China moves closer to criminalizing dissent from Hong Kong. And, violent protests continue in Minneapolis after a black man died in police custody.

COVID-19 Has Killed Close To 300 U.S. Health Care Workers, New Data From CDC Shows

By & Will Stone • 3 hours ago

The coronavirus continues to batter the U.S. health care workforce.

More than 60,000 health care workers have been infected and close to 300 have died from COVID-19, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Rebuffing Criticism, China Moves Forward With Hong Kong Security Law

By Mark Katkov • 3 hours ago

China's National People's Congress, the nation's rubber-stamp legislature, Thursday authorized a committee to draft and enact a national security law that asserts the mainland's authority over the former British colony.

The law, likely to take effect as soon as June, would authorize the mainland to prevent "secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference" in the semi-autonomous city.

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