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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…
Suspect in Jam Master Jay killing pleads not guilty
NEW YORK (AP) — A man eyed for years as a possible suspect in the 2002 fatal shooting of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Tuesday, and remained in federal custody where he is …
Britney Spears asks court to curb father's power over her
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears on Tuesday asked a court to keep her father from reasserting the broad control over her life and career that he has had for most of the past 12 years.
Television viewership down for unconventional convention
NEW YORK (AP) — Preliminary estimates show television viewership for the first night of the Democrats' virtual convention was sharply down compared to the opening of Hillary Clinton's nominating party four years ag…
Review: The Killers return with songs of women and loyalty
The Killers, “Imploding the Mirage” (Island Records)
‘Tenet’ to screen early at theaters in some U.S. cities
Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug. 31 as a gesture of support to the …
Dan Budnik, who photographed civil rights movement, dies
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Acclaimed photographer Dan Budnik, noted for his portraits of artists in New York in the 1960s and documenting the civil rights movement and Native American culture, has died. He was 87.
Audible best-sellers for week ending 8/14/2020
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Review: Roots rock and historical topics from Chuck Prophet
Chuck Prophet, “The Land That Time Forgot” (Yep Roc)
US-Apple-Books-Top-10
1. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
Review: An animal-rights parable in 'The One and Only Ivan'
A sweet if sleepy adaptation of Katherine Applegate’s 2012 children’s book, Disney’s
Artists, academics defend LGBT rights in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Dozens of authors, artists and scholars — including writer Margaret Atwood and film directors Pedro Almodóvar and Mike Leigh— have expressed outrage at the hostility being directed toward LGBT…
Pandemic accelerates power shift in fashion, advertising
NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic has accelerated a power shift in the fashion and advertising world, with models and influencers by necessity wielding more control over their own images during remote photo and video sh…
Review: Troye Sivan mixes it up on 6-track EP 'In a Dream'
Troye Sivan, “In a Dream” (Capitol)
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to present it as…
Tyler Perry's work honored with 2020 Governors Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Perry has won awards from the NAACP and BET. Now he's getting a big one from the Television Academy: He and his foundation are the recipients of the 2020 Governors Award.