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STUDIO BASIN: A round-up of MLSD contract, strike coverage
MOSES LAKE — On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Reporter Nance Beston and Editor R. Hans Miller discusse…
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Kate McKinnon's 'Joe Exotic' series ordered by NBCUniversal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The saga of Joe Exotic is getting another Hollywood chapter, with Kate McKinnon starring as his rival in a limited TV series.
Sean Penn ups fight against COVID-19 with relief expansion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Penn has expanded his fight against the coronavirus beyond his own expectations.
Guilfoyle's loud RNC speech makes her the comics' favorite
NEW YORK (AP) — Look at it this way, Kimberly Guilfoyle. It could have been a lot worse.
Review: Bettye LaVette’s ‘Blackbirds’ celebrates Black women
Bettye LaVette, “Blackbirds” (Verve)
Central Park monument honors women's rights pioneers
NEW YORK (AP) — A bronze statue depicting women’s rights pioneers Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony was unveiled in Central Park on Wednesday, becoming the 167-year-old park’s first monum…
Attorney: R&B singer R Kelly attacked in federal detention
CHICAGO (AP) — The lawyer for R. Kelly said Thursday the R&B singer, who is awaiting trial on child pornography and other charges, was assaulted by a fellow detainee at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chica…
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1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Little by Brown Books for Young Readers)
Review: Writer Spencer Kope takes a risk but it pays off
“Shadows of the Dead,” by Spencer Kope (Minotaur)
Polanski's request to restore film academy membership denied
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Tuesday denied Roman Polanski's request to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards two years after he was expelled from it for raping a minor.
Kanye West sues Ohio election head to get on November ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rapper Kanye West sued Ohio’s election chief Wednesday in an effort to be placed on the November presidential ballot after the Secretary of State deemed him unqualified as an independent candi…
20 years later, ‘Bring It On’ still gets the cheers
No one expected “Bring It On” to win its opening weekend. The Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union teen cheerleading comedy was facing off against a $60 million Wesley Snipes action film. But on the weekend of August …
Police: Justin Townes Earle's death was probable overdose
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville police said a preliminary investigation into the death of singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle shows his death was a probable drug overdose.
`Comedy in Color' audiobook coming out Sept. 29
NEW YORK (AP) — The “Comedy in Color” standup franchise will soon be expanded to audiobooks.
Trump convention speech coverage highlights nation's divide
NEW YORK (AP) — To listen to television pundits wrapping up the Republican convention and evaluating President Donald Trump's acceptance speech, the nation heads into the fall campaign as divided as it ever was.