A prolific and influential musician, he helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and other hip-hop performers.
Alex McCann
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135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off new year
Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets for hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day.
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Iran sends warship to Red Sea after U.S. sinks Houthi boats
Iran’s foray into the Red Sea a day after the U.S. action compounds a highly volatile situation in the channel.
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Buses of migrants bound for New York City are being dropped off at New Jersey train stations, mayor says
Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli says bus operators are making an apparent effort to evade New York’s efforts to regulate migrant arrivals.
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Russia launches record number of drones in Ukraine as Putin says Moscow will intensify attacks in new year
Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine during the early hours of the new year Monday.
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Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul
Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul
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Israel pulling thousands of troops from Gaza, a possible precursor to a scaled-back offensive
Israel has come under growing international pressure to scale back an offensive that has led to the deaths of nearly 22,000 Palestinians, more than two-thirds of them women and children.
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Japan lowers tsunami warning after earthquakes but tells people to stay away from coast
The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island.
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New Year’s Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
New Year’s Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York’s Times Square, where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns across the globe.
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Old Man Winter is about to make a comeback in Maine
Right now, northern New England is lacking in snow, but it looks like that could change in the next 10 days.