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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…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended February 8sht.
Common named MVP, Team Wilbon wins All-Star Celebrity Game
CHICAGO (AP) — Rapper and actor Common had 10 points and four steals to earn Most Valuable Player honors in the All-Star Celebrity Game as Team Wilbon beat Team Stephen A, 62-47 on Friday night.
Gayle King accepts Snoop Dogg's apology for rant over Kobe
NEW YORK (AP) — Gayle King says she accepts Snoop Dogg's apology, and the CBS anchor says she's sorry that her interview last week added to the pain of people grieving over Kobe Bryant's death.
National Black News Channel makes debut
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts was beaming like a proud parent as he talked about the launch of Black News Channel — a project he's worked on for years to create what's now the nation's only 2…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended February 8th
Full board of France's Cesar film awards steps down
PARIS (AP) — The entire leadership of the Cesar Awards, France's version of the Oscars, has stepped down in a spat over both its opaque decision-making process and controversial director Roman Polanski, whose new f…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by …
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting outside Berlin music venue
BERLIN (AP) — One person has been killed and 4 others were injured in a shooting late Friday outside a Berlin event venue, German authorities said Saturday.
Heggie's `Dead Man Walking' gets Met Opera premiere in 20-21
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of pushing, Joyce DiDonato has been granted a big wish: The Metropolitan Opera is mounting Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking" for the mezzo-soprano next season.
Writer AE Hotchner, friend to Hemingway, Newman, dead at 102
A.E. Hotchner, a well-traveled author, playwright and gadabout whose street smarts and famous pals led to a loving, but litigated memoir of Ernest Hemingway, business adventures with Paul Newman and a book about hi…
Jeff Kinney has 'Wimpy Kid' spinoff book out in April
NEW YORK (AP) — The “Wimpy Kid” and author Jeff Kinney are both embarking on new paths.
Review: 'The Photograph' develops nicely into a fine film
This Valentine's Day, there's certain to be the usual flood of candy and flowers. But at your local movie theater, there's something increasingly rare: A soulful and adult romantic drama in “The Photograph.”
US film crew chasing Poland Holocaust story may face charges
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A team of U.S. award-winning documentary filmmakers pursuing a Holocaust-era story in western Poland could face charges of unauthorized excavation work, punishable by up to two years in prison…
Lynn Cohen, who played Magda in 'Sex and the City,' dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Lynn Cohen, an actress best known for playing the plainspoken housekeeper and nanny Magda in “Sex and the City,” has died. She was 86.
Darius Rucker's "Wagon Wheel" keeps rolling
NASHVILLE, Tenn (AP) — Country singer Darius Rucker couldn’t quite believe it when he was surprised this week with the news that his song “Wagon Wheel” was certified eight times platinum, making it one of the top f…