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He was a pioneer in the development of salsa music in the 1970s, and he was one of the most well-known musicians of the genre.

He was 75 years old.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

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President Trump says he's raising his new global tariffs higher to 15 percent from the 10 percent he announced yesterday after the Supreme Court struck down most of his previous tariffs.

He says he's using another authority, but it only lasts for 150 days before congressional approval is needed.

Empire's Eleanor Beardsley reports European leaders are whipsawed by the new tariffs.

The Federal Communications Commission is urging broadcasters to produce more patriotic, pro-America content in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

And Pierce Chloe Veltman reports the FCC's Pledge America campaign is being framed as a response to the decline in civics education.

A powerful winter storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions and power outages along the East Coast starting tomorrow.

And Pierre-Selena Simmons-Duffin reports.

The Pentagon says it's carried out another deadly strike on a vessel it accuses of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people.

On social media, U.S.

Southern Command alleges the boat was traveling along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.

Yesterday's attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats,

to at least 148 in at least 43 attacks that have been carried out since early September in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.

The U.S.

and Canada meet tomorrow for the Olympic gold medal game in men's ice hockey.

The rivalry, the star power, and the high stakes all mean it's meant to be the most watched hockey game in years.

NPR's Becky Sullivan has this preview.