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Few guitarists’ fingers move faster than Johnny Winter’s. But however blistering his leads, they never sacrifice their deep, bluesy feeling. Winter retains that balance even as he approaches a daunting birthday. On Feb. 23, he’ll turn 70. “Better old than dead,” he says with a laugh. The milestone won’t go unmarked. Leading up to the big day, Winter will begin ...

2014 will be a year of tremendous change for both Intel and AMD. Both companies are responding to rapidly shifting market dynamics as the computing market continues its greatest product transition since the PC debuted nearly forty years ago. The two CPU manufacturers are attacking this shift from different directions and with different product strategies; we’ll start with Intel first. ...

David Redfern/Redferns via Getty Images Jazz great Yusef Lateef, pictured performing at France’s Jazz A Vienne festival in July, died Monday. He was 93. SHUTESBURY, Mass. — Grammy-winning musician and composer Yusef Lateef, one of the first to incorporate world music into traditional jazz, has died. He was 93. Lateef died Monday at his home in Shutesbury in western Massachusetts, ...

Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade (left) was detained, strip-searched and charged by the feds after housekeeper Sangeeta Richard’s allegations of mistreatment. The arrest caused an international firestorm, which Richard finds ‘overwhelming,’ her lawyer told the Daily News. The housekeeper who sparked an international firestorm when her allegations led to the arrest of an Indian official ...

To get a taste of Southern hospitality, there’s no better place to visit than Charleston, S.C. As a onetime resident and frequent visitor to the “Holy City” — so named for the abundance of church steeples that dot the skyline — there is never a bad time to explore the many treasures hidden in plain sight. Upcoming events this season ...