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BASIN EVENTS: Nov. 13-21
COLUMBIA BASIN — Shh! Hear that? It’s the last quiet time before the holidays begin in earnest. Here are a few way…
Avengers Campus to let Disneyland visitors sling like Spidey
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Some assembling is still required, but the Avengers are gathering in a big way at Disneyland.
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies Charts for week of March 8, 2020:
Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst's defense lawyer said Tuesday that the multimillionaire real estate heir found the body of the friend he is charged with killing, and told jurors that Durst will testify at his trial…
Las Vegas movie exhibition CinemaCon canceled due to virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The annual movie exhibition and trade show CinemaCon has been canceled in Las Vegas due to coronavirus, scuttling one of Hollywood's premier hype machines.
CBS News shutters office after two employees get coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News shut down its New York City headquarters for cleaning and disinfecting on Wednesday after two of its employees tested positive for coronavirus.
Poets & Writers cancels 50th anniversary gala in Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) — Poets & Writers has called off its 50th anniversary gala, where guests of honor included Oprah Winfrey. The non-profit organization cited the coronavirus outbreak as the reason for cancelling the Ma…
Audible best-sellers for week ending March 6th
Audible best-sellers for week ending March 6th:
Leslie Marmon Silko wins $100,000 prize from arts academy
NEW YORK (AP) — Leslie Marmon Silko, winner of a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, sees universal reach in her writings about her Laguna Pueblo heritage.
Coachella festival postponed as concerts grapple with virus
The uber-popular Coachella music festival has been postponed from its usual two-weekend-run in April to October due to concerns about the growing coronavirus.
Review: Rachelle Garniez stylishly remembers Bowie, Aretha
Rachelle Garniez, “Gone to Glory" (StorySound Records)
Review: How `Unexpected Spy' author went from college to CIA
“The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious Terrorists,” St. Martin’s Press, by Tracy Walder with Jessica Anya Blau
Weinstein gets 23 years in sentence hailed by accusers
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison after breaking his courtroom silence with a rambling plea for mercy in which he professed to be "totally confused" by the #MeToo moveme…
Virus prompts late shows to drop audiences, ‘Survivor’ delay
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ripple effect of the new coronavirus on the entertainment industry reached late-night and daytime television, a TV fan festival and far beyond to the series “Survivor” in Fiji.
Las Vegas movie exhibition CinemaCon canceled due to virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The annual movie exhibition and trade show CinemaCon has been canceled in Las Vegas due to coronavirus, scuttling one of Hollywood's premier hype machines.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announce they have tested positive for the coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announce they have tested positive for the coronavirus.