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EVENTS: July 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — July will be bright, hot and filled with fun. Once the Fourth of July hoopla is over, there are s…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15-21
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Pearl Jam postpones first leg of tour over virus concerns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pearl Jam is postponing the North American leg of its Gigaton world tour because of concerns over the new coronavirus, the band announced Monday.
'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' to tape, sans audiences
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” will tape without studio audiences in response to the ongoing virus outbreak.
Weinstein lawyers seek mercy after his 'historic' fall
NEW YORK (AP) — With prosecutors seeking a severe punishment for Harvey Weinstein in his landmark #MeToo case, his lawyers argued on Monday that he deserves mercy for his already “historic fall from grace” and seri…
Book critics circle postpones Manhattan awards ceremony
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Critics Circle has postponed its annual awards reading and ceremony, both scheduled to take place in Manhattan later this week. The critics organization cited “the volatile nature …
Weinstein lawyers seek mercy sent after his 'historic' fall
NEW YORK (AP) — With Harvey Weinstein facing sentencing this week, his lawyers argued Monday that the disgraced movie mogul deserves mercy in his New York City rape case because he's already suffered a “historic” f…
Madonna cancels Paris shows after France limits crowds
NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna has cancelled the last two stops of her latest tour in France after the country said it was banning events of more than 1,000 people to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Barbara Neely, creator of black female sleuth series, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Award-winning mystery writer Barbara Neely, who created the first black female sleuth series in mainstream American publishing, died March 2 after a brief illness, according to her publisher, Brash …
Review: Using Shakespeare to take the pulse of America
“Shakespeare in a Divided America,” Penguin Press, by James Shapiro
Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal “Stairway to Heaven."
Barbara Neely, creator of black female series sleuth, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Award-winning mystery writer Barbara Neely, who created the first black female series sleuth in mainstream American publishing, died last week after a brief illness, according to her publisher, Bras…
Poland sets date for Frederic Chopin piano competition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Culture authorities in Poland said Monday that the 18th edition of the international Frederic Chopin piano competition will take place Oct. 2-23 in Warsaw.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 15-21
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Poland sets date for 18th Frederic Chopin Piano Competition
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Culture authorities in Poland said Monday that the 18th edition of the international Frederic Chopin Piano Competition will take place Oct. 2-23 in Warsaw.
Review: Authors look at `The Greatest Year at the Movies'
“Cinema ’62: The Greatest Year at the Movies,” Rutgers University Press, by Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan