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E-sports finds a foothold in the Basin
COLUMBIA BASIN — Among the activities that students can participate in, e-sports, or organized competitive video g…
Essence event affirms the power of black women in Hollywood
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Through laughs, tears and speeches that turned into sermons and affirmations, the overarching theme of this year’s star-studded
Kirk Douglas, star of "Spartacus" and "Lust for Life," has died at 103, sons tell People magazine
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kirk Douglas, star of "Spartacus" and "Lust for Life," has died at 103, sons tell People magazine.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible
Audible best-sellers for week ending January 31st
MLB will not schedule any more promotions of Roger Waters
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will not schedule any more advertising on its platforms promoting music artist Roger Waters.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended February 1
Barnes & Noble suspends reissues of classics with new images
NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble is withdrawing a planned line of famous literature reissued with multicultural cover images that has been met with widespread criticism on social media.
Benetton fires famed photographer over insensitive remarks
MILAN (AP) — Photographer Oliviero Toscani made a career out of provocative advertising campaigns for Benetton, the Italian clothing brand famed for its colorful knitwear. But that decades-long relationship has bee…
At the Oscars, 'The Cave' aims to provide hope to Syria
NEW YORK (AP) — Home is a complicated notion for Feras Fayyad, the director of the Oscar-nominated Syrian documentary “The Cave.” His family home in Syria is believed to have been taken just weeks ago as President’…
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
1. “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books)
Leslie Jones livens up Siriano's NY Fashion Week front row
NEW YORK (AP) — With shouts of “Work it! work it!” from superfan Leslie Jones in the front row, Christian Siriano helped kick off New York Fashion Week on Thursday, rolling out sculptured showstopping gowns, looks …
Douglas' films included `Spartacus,' 'Lust for Life'
Films of Kirk Douglas (many also produced by him) include:
Review: John Moreland goes deep in ways few songwriters can
John Moreland, “LP5" (Old Omens/Thirty Tigers)
Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial have rested their case
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial have rested their case.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Hasty Pudding roasts Ben Platt, youngest Man of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Award-winning actor and musician Ben Platt took a quick jab at President Donald Trump late Friday while being honored by Harvard University’s famed Hasty Pudding Theatricals as its 2020 Man …