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New Orleans St. Augustine High School Marching Band, the self-proclaimed Best Band in the Land
Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the band that desegregated Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and played through the pandemic. 2021 Jul 04
Instead, New Orleans was eerily quiet.
Unless you listened extra carefully. Far from the normal parade route, we found a high school marching band breaking the silence. They call themselves the Best Band in the Land. As we first told you earlier this year, we call them a story and a band you ought to hear.
The St. Augustine High School Marching Band needs no introduction in New Orleans. The drums and horns have echoed through this city since the band was founded in 1952.
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U.S. military commanders say leaving Afghanistan soon under a Trump-era deal could spark chaos, but there are no easy options.
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Two senior U.S. commanders said fighting in
Afghanistan will intensify sharply and Taliban militants could threaten major cities unless a Biden administration diplomatic push to end the 20-year conflict yields results in the next two months.
The tight time frame is driven by a May 1 deadline to withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, as required under a deal with the Taliban that
President Biden inherited from the Trump administration. Biden has not decided whether to proceed with the withdrawal, U.S. officials said.