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BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
Western art collected by T. Boone Pickens offered at auction
DALLAS (AP) — Works of art depicting the American West and other pieces collected by the late Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens are expected to sell at auction for more than $15 million.
DeGeneres vows candor as clouded talk show charts its return
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres says she'll be ready to talk when her daytime show returns this month after a staff shake-up prompted by allegations of a toxic workplace.
Hollywood's inclusion problems still run deep, study finds
NEW YORK (AP) — As Hollywood searches for a response to
Academy Museum details plan for inaugural Miyazaki exhibit
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is finally opening its doors in Los Angeles in April with an exhibit celebrating the works of the legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. Envisioned as a journey through hi…
MSNBC expands weekend programming, gives Hunt weekday shift
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC is giving Washington correspondent Kasie Hunt a pre-morning coffee shift on weekdays and expanding its weekend lineup to have more live hours of news.
New Netflix series features an 11-year-old 'koala whisperer'
NEW YORK (AP) — Like a lot of young people, 11-year-old Izzy Bee has a special bond with animals. Unlike a lot of young people, she shares it with one of the planet's most cuddly — koalas.
Joe Exotic formally requests pardon, maintains innocence
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper
Maggie O'Farrell's Shakespearean 'Hamnet' wins Women's Prize
LONDON (AP) — Maggie O’Farrell won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Wednesday for “Hamnet,” a novel that explores the lives of William Shakespeare’s often-maligned wife and lost son.
Few parents, coaches still fighting charges in college scam
BOSTON (AP) — TV actresses. A well-known fashion designer. Business leaders. Entrepreneurs.
Kevin Hart to host famed telethon long hosted by Jerry Lewis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Hart will host the return of a popular telethon once spearheaded by the late Jerry Lewis to fight muscular dystrophy.
Woodward defends decision to withhold Trump's virus comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Woodward, facing widespread criticism for only now revealing President Donald Trump's early concerns about the severity of the coronavirus, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he needed …
Yahtzee, Baby Nancy, My Little Pony up for Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Breyer Horses and My Little Pony are neck-and-neck in the race to the National Toy Hall of Fame, making the list of 12 finalists for the Class of 2020, announced Wednesday.
Netflix film dissects a technology-driven 'social dilemma'
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — A new Netflix documentary is setting out to expose technology’s corrosive effects on society during a pandemic that's left people more dependent than ever on tools that keep them connected …
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Paris art fair to go ahead despite virus pandemic
PARIS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of this year's premiere global art fairs since March, stymieing the main commercial artery of the multibillion-dollar industry.