Steinhardt, a Brooklyn native who turns 81 on Tuesday, is a major contributor to New York

A man is seriously injured after getting bitten by a nine ft-long alligator in Flordia, authorities have said. The victim was riding his bicycle along a trail at Halpatiokee Park in Stuart, Martin County, at around 11: 00am when he lost control.He fell down an embankment into a body of water where he was then bitten by a female alligator, Martin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The cyclist was able to break free then crawl to an area where he was assisted by a bystander. Martin Count

Listen 7 min Share David LaFlamme, whose electric violin helped introduce a new sound to San Francisco’s music scene in the 1960s and shaped one of the hits that captured the era’s spirit, “ White Bird, ” a dreamy meditation on breaking free, died Aug.... LaFlamme’s died of health problems related to Parkinson’s disease, said his daughter, Kira LaFlamme.Mr.... LaFlamme and members of his band, It’s a Beautiful Day, sampled from the mix of folk, rock and psychedelia in San Francisco as they sha

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