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DISTANCE LEARNING ONLINEAs schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, NEPM — in partnership with the Massachusetts…

Ballot Question 5 in Massachusetts would increase the hourly pay of tipped workers to the state's $15 an hour minimum. Right now, state law requires employers to pay at least $6.75 an hour. Supporters say the proposal would allow workers to have a more predictable wage. Opponents say it is likely to increase the price of going out to dinner and reduce tipping.

The economic fallout from COVID-19 hit communities of color hard. One official leading the federal response is Labor Department Chief Economist Janelle Jones, the first Black woman in that post.

It shimmies. It shakes. It glides down your throat to evoke memories of a cool treat on summer evenings or ease the sting after a tonsillectomy. Many a Boomer may have thought it was a thing of the past, but there's still room for Jell-O.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with legendary HBO boxing commentator Jim Lampley about Friday's unconventional bout between former champ Mike Tyson and social media star Jake Paul.

Goldsmith scored more than 200 films, including Alien, Chinatown and the first Star Trek movie. While his career paralleled that of John Williams, he never enjoyed the same kind of name recognition.

Written in the thick of WWII, Aaron Copland's piece seems to have hope woven between its notes. Mandalit del Barco asks why so many who hear it, from presidents to prog rockers, are still so moved.

The band of Tuareg guitarists — who have faced down Islamic extremism at home in Mali — are receiving violent threats and racist responses to a scheduled concert in North Carolina in September.

Thomas Adès' Concerto for Piano and Orchestra riffs on the old classics while speaking in the distinctive voice of a 21st century master composer.

Holdsworth, who performed with Soft Machine in addition to recording several solo albums, died unexpectedly on April 16.