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Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist, dead at 72 Dusty Hill, the bassist for blues-rock trio ZZ Top, has died. He was 72. Hill served as the still-active group’s bassist for over 50 years. In 2004, Hill was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the group, which was founded in 1969.

This was my 1st Masekela album found in a Radio Shack box for $5. [T]he fifteenth studio album (1973) by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela

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Scientists in Morocco unearth Stone Age hand-axe dating back 1.3 million years Archaeologists in Morocco have announced the discovery of North Africa's oldest Stone Age hand-axe manufacturing site, dating back 1.3 million years, an international team reported Wednesday. The find pushes back by...

Cannabis part of the future says tobacco giant British American Tobacco said it wanted to "accelerate" its transformation by reducing the health impact of its products. In March, BAT took a stake in Canadian medical cannabis maker Organigram. It also signed a deal to research a new range of...

Grazing in the Grass above is a cover of So. Africa's Hugh Masekela's instrumental, which became a hit in the US in 1968. It's been said it has just the right amount of cow bell. A vocal version of the song by The Friends of Distinction (above), with lyrics by band member Harry Elston, was a US...

Smash hit: is potato milk the ultimate vegan option? Name: Potato milk. Age: Brand new, although a powdered version has been available – although not very widely – for some years Appearance: White, milky. What is it, exactly? It’s like milk, but from a potato. How do you milk a potato? You...

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Congress to vote on cannabis, psychedelics & CBD this week (Newsletter: July 27, 2021) The House Rules Committee cleared marijuana and drug policy amendments for floor votes this week—including measures to remove roadblocks to research on the benefits of psychedelics and encourage federal...

"Trump Man" Guilty In Serial Pooping Spree The self-described “Trump man” who repeatedly defecated and urinated in front of a neighbor’s home because the residents are Joe Biden-supporting Democrats has been found guilty and sentenced for his nasty antics, Ohio court records show...

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Delta COVID variant symptoms: What to look for By now, most of us know the traditional symptoms of COVID-19: Fever, cough and loss of taste or smell. But the Delta variant of the virus – the version that accounts for as much as 80% of new cases in the U.S. – seems to present slightly different...

Bob Moses, 1960s civil rights leader who saw math as road to equality, dies at 86 Bob Moses, a towering but self-effacing leader of the civil rights movement who, after enduring beatings and jailings to register Black voters in Mississippi in the 1960s, picked up the civil rights torch 20 years...