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John Boutte's famous performance at the 2006 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is just one of the beloved performances included in WWOZ's Jazz Festing in Place series.

From Ella Fitzgerald To John Boutté: Jazz Festing In Place Presents Archival Audio

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation and WWOZ will stream of some of the greatest performances in Jazz Fest history this weekend.

Not My Job: 'Good Fight' Star Christine Baranski Gets Quizzed On 'Good Sprite'

The Tony and Emmy-winning actor, who starred in both Mamma Mia! movies, will answer three questions about the soft drink 7 Up.

Panel Questions

Belgium Lends a Hand and Stomach; Smart Speech Coach; McDonalds: The Home Version.

Sen. Mitt Romney is proposing a temporary pay bonus — up to $12 an hour — for front-line employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase would be paid, in part, by employers and offset via a payroll tax credit.

Mitt Romney Proposes Hazard Pay Plan For Essential Workers

Patriot Pay would offer employers a payroll tax credit to encourage temporary bonuses to essential workers — up to $12 an hour on top of their wages.

Guatemalan immigration officials use protective equipment as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus as they receive Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S., at the Air Force base in Guatemala City on March 12.

Migrant Advocates Call For More Testing Before Deportations

At least 100 Guatemalans infected with the coronavirus were deported from the U.S. from mid-March through mid-April. And advocates say Mexico has not been testing Central American deportees.

Pandemic Threatens Historic D.C. Restaurant

Sage Ali, one of the owners of Ben's Chili Bowl, discusses how the coronavirus has impacted the iconic Washington, D.C., restaurant.

Balancing Public Safety And Reopening Economies

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with two economists, Teresa Ghilarducci and James Broughel, about the tradeoffs between reopening economies and public safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump walks outside the White House in January. The president received intelligence briefings on the coronavirus twice that month, according to a White House official.

Trump Received Intelligence Briefings On Coronavirus Twice In January

The president was warned in early briefings that the virus was going to "spread globally," according to a White House official who said Trump was told deaths were happening "only in China."

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wears a mask on Capitol Hill on April 30. The Senate is scheduled to return Monday, but members of the House will not return over coronavirus fears.

Pelosi And McConnell Decline White House Offer Of Coronavirus Tests For Capitol Hill

Senators are scheduled to return to Washington on Monday, while lawmakers in the House are still not returning over coronavirus fears.

Journalists protest against what they say has been a pattern of using excessive force against them by the police and members of the government's security forces in Monrovia, Liberia, in March. Findings from a survey by Afrobarometer show that in Liberia, more than two-thirds of respondents backed government-imposed limits on the media.

Opinion: Why Is Support For Media Crackdowns Rising In Africa?

Surveys show growing rates in many African countries approve of government efforts to curb media freedom. Disinformation and political patronage are part of the problem, writes Jeff Conroy-Krutz.

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