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Dec 12

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Ravi Shankar, the Indian musical icon who made the sitar famous, played with the Beatles and helped introduce "world music" to the masses, died Tuesday at age 92 in a San Diego hospital.

Dec 06

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On Thursday's NewsHour: The latest on the fiscal cliff talks, and proposals to trim Social Security and Medicare The Russia connection in the Syrian war A Virginia city copes with rising sea levels A path to high school graduation And,…

Dave Brubeck, the musician and composer who helped popularize jazz in mainstream American culture with his iconic single "Take Five," died Wednesday in Norwalk, Conn., a day before his 92nd birthday.

Dec 05

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On Wednesday's NewsHour: Citigroup slashes 11,000 jobs in a bid to cut costs Concerns that Syria's government will use chemical weapons Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker on the prospects for a deal on the fiscal crisis Warmer and more acidic…