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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…
Mormon school to allow same-sex partners in ballroom event
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University will allow same-sex couples to compete in a national ballroom dance competition hosted by the school, a move that goes against the institution's code against gay relat…
Apple-Books_Top-10
Apple Book charts for week ending January 19, 2020: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher)
Masha Gessen book, ''Surviving Autocracy,' coming in June.
NEW YORK (AP) — Masha Gessen, the Russian-born author and journalist, has a new book out in June. It's called “Surviving Autocracy," and is her first book since “The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed…
Agent says Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at 77
LONDON (AP) — Agent says Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at 77.
Can equality pledges fix country music's gender problem?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — What started as a joke on Twitter about an unwritten rule among country radio stations not to play two female artists in a row prompted outrage by country music stars, but also pledges to gi…
Review: Dundas delivers fast-paced plot in `The Blaze'
“The Blaze,” Putnam, by Chad Dundas
Nipsey Hussle's legacy takes center stage at Grammy Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Even before Nipsey Hussle laid down his first verse on “Higher,” DJ Khaled predicted he had a Grammy-nominated hit on his hands.
'Magic' gloves let acclaimed Brazilian pianist play again
SAO PAULO (AP) — A few days before Christmas, renowned pianist João Carlos Martins summoned his friends to a Sao Paulo bar so he could show off the best gift he'd received in years: a new pair of bionic gloves that…
Review: Allende novel seeks to spotlight footnote of history
"A Long Petal of the Sea: a Novel,” Ballantine Books, by Isabel Allende
Tilda Swinton backs public appeal to buy Derek Jarman house
LONDON (AP) — Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton has urged art lovers to chip in and help save the home of the late British artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman for the public.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1
Celebrity birthdays for the week of of Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
A #MeToo moment: Harvey Weinstein's rape trial opens
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein arrived at court Wednesday to face the biggest trial of the #
CBS' early exit shows decisions networks face on impeachment
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS was the first major network to break away from President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate on Tuesday, allowing its viewers to watch their regular afternoon fare instead of a debate…
As a producer, Victoria Monét reaches longtime Grammy goal
NEW YORK (AP) — Take a look at the list of producers nominated for album of the year at this year’s Grammy Awards, and yes, you’ll notice it is still a boy's club.
Illinois prosecutors make plan for their 1st R. Kelly trial
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois prosecutors said Wednesday that the first of four Chicago sexual abuse cases against R. Kelly that they'll take to trial involves a hairdresser who says the R&B singer forced himself on her …