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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…
Garth Brooks doesn't want to win CMA entertainer award again
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country superstar Garth Brooks says he is pulling himself out of nominations for the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year award, saying it's time for someone else to win the t…
Glenda Jackson film to launch PBS' 'Masterpiece' anniversary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Acclaimed actor Glenda Jackson will launch the 50th season of PBS’ “Masterpiece” drama showcase next year.
Randy Rainbow memoir to be released in late 2021
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Sinclair says it won't air Fauci conspiracy theory segment
NEW YORK (AP) — The Sinclair Broadcast Group says it will not air a segment on its “America This Week” program in which a conspiracy theorist speculates about Dr. Anthony Fauci and the coronavirus.
MacDowell retreat experiments with virtual fellowships
NEW YORK (AP) — Brenda Shaughnessy is a prize-winning poet who speaks reverently of her times spent at MacDowell, the New Hampshire based retreat where for more than a century writers, musicians and visual artists …
'Appalled' Cuomo to investigate crowded Chainsmokers concert
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's governor says he is “appalled” by videos showing crowds standing close together at a Hamptons concert featuring electronic music duo The Chainsmokers over the weekend.
HBO's dystopian series "Watchmen" leads all Emmy nominees with 26
LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO's dystopian series "Watchmen" leads all Emmy nominees with 26.
Andrea Bocelli, who had COVID, says lockdown humiliated him
ROME (AP) — Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who recovered from COVID and whose moving Easter performance sought to raise hopes during the pandemic, is striking a different public note, saying Italy’s lockdown made hi…
Nomination surprises: 'The Mandalorian,' Quibi get Emmy love
NEW YORK (AP) — The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises.
Meghan fights to keep friends anonymous in newspaper lawsuit
LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for the Duchess of Sussex asked a judge at a London court on Wednesday to keep the names of five of her friends out of the public domain as she wages a privacy-infringement battle against a Br…
'Watchmen' leads charge for Emmy nominations relevance
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Watchmen,” cloaked in superhero mythology and grounded in real-world racism, received a leading 26 nominations Tuesday for the prime-time Emmy Awards.
Tracy Morgan, wife to divorce after 5 years of marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tracy Morgan and his wife of five years are ending their marriage
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Music Review: Alanis Morissette dazzles on 9th album
Alanis Morissette, “Such Pretty Forks in the Road" (Epiphany Music)
Group alleges greyhounds being trained with live rabbits
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Two U.S. representatives introduced legislation Wednesday that would ban greyhound racing nationwide, after an advocacy group released videos showing greyhounds being trained by chasing, mauling…