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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…
DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Gaga to perform during Super Bowl week
MIAMI (AP) — DJ Khaled will be celebrating his first-ever Grammy win in the city where the former radio host built his career: Miami.
Rapper Fetty Wap likely to see charges in Vegas fight tossed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has agreed to dismiss charges against Fetty Wap stemming from a fight last year at a Las Vegas hotel if the rapper stays out of trouble.
Meghan Trainor leaves pain behind and offers fresh new music
NEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago, Meghan Trainor won the Grammy Award for best new artist. On the first anniversary of that very win she was literally speechless — under the knife for vocal surgery.
Justice Sotomayor teases new picture book on civics, heroes
MIAMI (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wants young children to think of citizenship in a different way.
Review: Each essay in `Fight of the Century’ packs a wallop
“Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases,” Avid Reader Press, edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman
`Eurydice' heads to LA Opera and then the Met
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 70 composers from Monteverdi to Glass have written operas inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but that didn't deter Matthew Aucoin from adding his name to the list.
Meghan Trainor puts pain behind and changes it up on new CD
NEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago, Meghan Trainor won the Grammy Award for best new artist. On the first anniversary of that very win she was literally speechless — under the knife for vocal surgery.
Weinstein accuser says 'I was in shock' over alleged assault
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who described herself as an aspiring actress and big fan of Harvey Weinstein’s films told jurors Wednesday that she jumped at his invitation to screen-test for movie roles. At a follow-up me…
Radha Blank of 'The 40-Year-Old Version' isn't late
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival is a showcase of new voices in cinema, and few have come through louder and clearer than Radha Blank's.
BBC to cut an estimated 450 jobs in modernization plan
LONDON (AP) — The BBC said Wednesday that plans to “modernize” the British broadcaster's newsroom will lead to the loss of an estimated 450 jobs.
“Eurydice” heads to LA Opera and then Met
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 70 composers from Monteverdi to Glass have written operas inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but that didn't deter Matthew Aucoin from adding his name to the list.
Antiques Roadshow guest floored by value of old Rolex watch
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An “Antiques Roadshow" guest in North Dakota was floored when he found out the current value of a Rolex watch he purchased while serving in the military more than four decades ago.
Rapper Missy Elliott, H.E.R. team up for Pepsi Super Bowl ad
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Almost three years ago, Missy Elliott sent a tweet to a then under-the-radar artist whose music she admired and told her that “she was going to blow up.”
Actors' union issues standards for supervisors of sex scenes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union that represents actors and television performers issued a series of standards and guidelines Wednesday for crew members who supervise scenes involving sex and nudity. The goal is to com…
Berlin film fest to zoom in on inner turmoil, outer chaos
BERLIN (AP) — This year's Berlin International Film Festival will have a decidedly dark focus, with many of its headline movies reflecting the inner turmoil of characters and the troubled backdrop of the chaotic wo…