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BASIN EVENTS: May 8-16
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather is just about perfect and there are things going on all over the Basin. Here are some…
Bragging rights to Biden over Trump in television ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — In the competition for attention at their makeshift conventions, Democrat Joe Biden can claim bragging rights over President Donald Trump.
'Watchmen' director is among women making an Emmy splash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An awkward youth is coaxed into a carnival’s house of mirrors for what looks to be an innocent flirtation, but the “Watchmen” scene quickly turns emotionally grueling and, ultimately, destructive.
Conventions highlight aggressive fact-check efforts
NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow ended her fact-check mission with a lightning round after President Donald Trump's nomination acceptance speech — 12 corrections in about a minute. Or, rather, 11 corrections and a pre…
TikTok celebrities criminally charged after LA house parties
LOS ANGELES (AP) — TikTok celebrities Bryce Hall and Blake Gray are facing criminal charges after they hosted recent parties in the Hollywood Hills despite the city's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus …
Mozart meets COVID-19: Finnish opera adapts classic piece
HELSINKI (AP) — After being forced to cancel all its spring season performances due to the coronavirus outbreak, Finland's National Opera is opening this fall with an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart featuring a to…
Review: Angel Olsen displays intimate and raw brilliance
Angel Olsen, “Whole New Mess” (Jagjaguwar)
Writer Gail Sheehy, author of ‘Passages,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Gail Sheehy, the journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose best-selling “Passages” helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83.
Biden campaign 'flooding the zone' with celebrity backers
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Poised over the piano, Carole King was set to play “I Feel the Earth Move” during a recent virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden when the Democratic presidential nominee himself beat her to it.
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Dyson's 'Long Time Coming' addresses history of racism in US
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country's most prominent scholars on race has a new book out in December.
Review: A madcap journey in crude but sweet ‘Get Duked!’
“The Most Dangerous Game” meets modern U.K. delinquent culture in the raucous indie black comedy “
WHAT TO WATCH: Melania, Pompeo and Trump at GOP convention
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tuesday's program at the Republican National Convention is likely to wade into familiar waters, with a lineup expected to speak on divisive issues like abortion and
Artsy Edinburgh, laid low by the virus, hopes for recovery
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Francesca Moody is spending August the way she always does: in darkened rooms in Edinburgh, watching some of the best new theater and comedy the world has to offer.
Rivera, Estefan, Miranda to star in digital benefit show
NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thalía will headline a benefit digital concert in October to celebrate Latino culture and achievement in theater.
Trump convention speech coverage highlights nation's divide
NEW YORK (AP) — To listen to television pundits wrapping up