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“Black Strat” played by legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour heads to auction

“CBS This Morning” got a first look at the most essential guitar from Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, who Rolling Stone calls one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Gilmour is selling more than 120 of his personal guitars through Christie’s auction house. They include the iconic Fender Stratocaster known as the “Black Strat.” Gilmour bought it in 1970 and played it on Pink Floyd’s best-known albums of the ’70s and ’80s, from “Dark Side of the Moon” to “The Wall.” Source

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Tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman highlight point of leverage for Iran

Tensions are high in the Middle East after attacks on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf that U.S. officials are blaming on Iran. U.S. sanctions on Iran already had raised the potential risk of a response in the region. Charlie D’Agata reports from along the Gulf of Oman and explains why this area is such a flashpoint. Source

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David Ortiz was not the intended target, shooting suspect claims

In new cellphone video from his holding cell, the man accused of shooting David “Big Papi” Ortiz at a Santo Domingo bar late Sunday claims the Boston Red Sox icon was not his intended target. Dominican police say Rolfy Ferreyra Cruz confessed to shooting Ortiz from point-blank range as part of a nearly $8,000 hit job. Mola Lenghi reports. Source

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