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Matthew Whitaker This past spring, Whitaker made his first appearance at the New Orleans Jazz Festival. "It is amazing to be here. Like, this is where jazz started," Whitaker told 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi. Whitaker plays with his shoes off so he can feel the pedals and his head turned so he can feel the crowd. The sheer complexity and spontaneity of his sets make the most seasoned musicians sweat and jazz fans go wild. But even with all his talent, Whitaker said he still feels so...

Charles Kushner, pardoned by Trump, was once one of the most powerful people in N.J. Updated Dec 27, 2020; Posted Dec 27, 2020 In this March 4, 2005, file photo, Charles B. Kushner, flanked by his wife, Seryl Beth, left, and his attorney Alfred DeCotiis arrives at the Newark Federal Court for sentencing in Newark. President Donald Trump issued pardons and sentence commutations Wednesday for 29 people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Kushner, the father of his son-in-law,...

Dec. 28, 2020 Gov. Newsom expects to extend regional stay-at-home orders amid COVID-19 surge Gov. Gavin Newsom expects California to extend regional stay-at-home orders in two large swaths of the state, he said in a press conference. The stay-at-home order in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California would have been eligible to expire as early as Monday, but with ICU capacity at 0% in both regions, the restrictions are set to be extended. Newsom said Health and Human Services Secretary Dr....

Matthew Whitaker was born with retinopathy of prematurity that left him blind  Whitaker began playing the keyboard at age three and began touring at age 11 He has performed at more than 200 concert halls around the world Scientists were curious about how creatives brains are wired They scanned  Whitakers brain and played music in the background The scans showed the visual cortex was completed activated The region involved with visual information is helping him see music 

Dec. 27, 2020 Pop-up COVID-19 testing site in Palo Alto to offer free tests on Tuesdays Free pop-up COVID-19 testing will be available each Tuesday starting this week, Palo Alto officials announced. Testing will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at the Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The free self-administered testing, available for both insured and uninsured individuals, is offered by local firm Curative, which also is serving similar programs in ...

It was a very 2020 Christmas. It should surprise no one that the year that brought COVID-19, wildfires and a contested presidential election finished off with a dark Christmas.  Howling winds and torrential downpours late Thursday night brought down trees and power lines throughout the region, leaving over 75,000 New Jersey households without power for a time. By Saturday afternoon, PSE&G reported that it had restored power to all but 359 of its customers. The winds topped 50 miles per hour i...

COVID-19 live updates: Pop-up site to offer free coronavirus tests in Palo Alto KGO The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact across the world and also in cities across Northern California. The latest number of confirmed cases in the U.S. can be found at the CDCs 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. page. (The CDC updates the webpage on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.) Join anchor Kristen Sze for ABC7s daily interactive newscast about the novel coronavirus outbreak in the Bay A...

Early in the new year, state lawmakers will be considering a measure to ban new, renewed and expanded contracts between New Jersey jails and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to detain people who are in the country illegally. The measure comes after high-profile demonstrations and clashes between progressive immigration advocates and Democratic elected officials in Hudson and Bergen counties, which have these jail contracts. Assemblyman Gordon Johnson, D-Bergen, proposed the bill for ...

Leslie West, Mountain Guitarist and Voice Behind Hit Mississippi Queen, Dies at 75 People 12/24/2020 Mountain co-founder and guitarist Leslie West has died. He was 75. On Wednesday, Dean Guitars confirmed his death in a statement on Twitter. “With a heavy heart, we are saddened to hear about the passing of #Dean Artist and part of the Dean family, Leslie West. [He was] legendary and one of a kind. Rest In Peace," the band announced on their official Twitter account. West (né Leslie Weinste...

Coronavirus in N.J.: What’s reopened, what concerts, festivals and shows are rescheduled, canceled. (Dec. 23, 2020) Updated Dec 23, 2020; The coronavirus clipped the wings on a planned multi-act Eagles tribute concert this summer at Sinatra Park in Hoboken, so its organizers have opted to post the show online as a holiday treat. ALEOproduction and the City of Hoboken will present “The (Virtual) Eagles Engagement” 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, on the city’s Facebook page, with a repeat view...