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BASIN EVENTS Nov. 6-14
COLUMBIA BASIN — Now that everyone has adjusted from the Daylight Saving Time changeover, it’s time to get out of …
First volume of Barack Obama's memoir coming Nov. 17
NEW YORK (AP) — The first volume of former President Barack Obama's memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It's called “A Promised Land” and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White …
Chinese viewers pan Disney's new 'Mulan' as inauthentic
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The remake of “Mulan” struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and removed a dragon sidekick popular in the animated …
Banksy loses EU trademark fight with greeting card company
BRUSSELS (AP) — Street artist Banksy has lost a legal battle with a a greeting card company along with a European Union trademark for one of his most iconic artworks.
Schwarzenegger: Use stimulus funds to invest in clean-energy
VIENNA (AP) — Government stimulus programs designed to keep countries afloat during the coronavirus pandemic offer “a tremendous opportunity” to build a clean-energy economy, actor and former California governor Ar…
Netflix woos Japan with new original series about a reporter
TOKYO (AP) — Netflix is producing and shooting an original series set in Japan about a journalist who challenges authority, hoping to woo this nation that’s hooked on watching good old TV.
Madonna to direct, co-write biopic about herself
NEW YORK (AP) — A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself.
Trump a new regular on 'Fox & Friends'? Not so fast
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he's coming back as a regular guest on the morning show “Fox & Friends.”
Chadwick Boseman buried near South Carolina hometown
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chadwick Boseman was buried near his South Carolina hometown six days after he died at his home in Los Angeles, according to a death certificate obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
Restorers uncover new details in a Michelangelo Pieta
ROME (AP) — A restoration of one of Michelangelo’s sculptures of the Madonna and Christ has uncovered previously unknown details, including the artist's tool marks, that had been hidden under centuries of dust and …
Horrors of slavery at center of Janelle Monae's 'Antebellum'
NEW YORK (AP) — Janelle Monae says she “felt so much rage and anger” when she stepped onto a former slave plantation for the first time to film the psychological thriller “Antebellum.”
UN enlists slew of celebrities for film on global issues
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has enlisted a slew of celebrities including multi-Grammy winner Beyoncé, actor Don Cheadle and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai for a film promoting actions to t…
Stanley Crouch, contentious man of letters, dead at 74
NEW YORK (AP) — Stanley Crouch, a contentious and influential critic, columnist and self-taught Renaissance man who in fiction and nonfiction was inspired by his knowledge and love of blues and jazz and his impulse…
UK police help return 3 stolen sculptures to Indian temple
LONDON (AP) — British police said Wednesday that three historically and religiously important bronze sculptures are being returned from the U.K. to a temple in India from which they were stolen more than 40 years a…
CNBC host: Calling Speaker Pelosi 'Crazy Nancy' was 'stupid'
CNBC host Jim Cramer says he made a “very stupid comment” by referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “Crazy Nancy” during a televised interview Tuesday morning that sparked criticism on social media.
Review: A cross-cultural marriage hits the skids in 'Nest'
Centuries-old creaking wood floors. Dark and endless hallways. Secret doors. When the O’Hara family from suburban New York arrives at their massive new manor in the English countryside, it feels like we’re settling…