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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…
Famous feline of 'A Street Cat Named Bob' dies at 14-ish
LONDON (AP) — Bob, a cat whose relationship with the recovering heroin addict who adopted him inspired the book and film “A Street Cat Named Bob,” has died. He was at least 14.
Lyric Opera of Chicago cancels fall season due to pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) — The Lyric Opera of Chicago has canceled the fall portion of its 2020-21 season due to the new coronavirus, a move that eliminates four of its 10 productions and delays opening night from Sept. 17 to …
Kimmel to host Emmys, first major awards show of pandemic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel will host the first major Hollywood awards ceremony of the coronavirus pandemic — but just how the Emmys will be held remains cloudy.
Review: Don Bryant expresses deep soul on ‘You Make Me Feel'
Don Bryant, “You Make Me Feel” (Fat Possum Records)
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Eiffel Tower to reopen after longest closure since WWII
PARIS (AP) — Workers are preparing the Eiffel Tower for reopening next week, after the coronavirus pandemic led to the iconic Paris landmark’s longest closure since World War II.
Padma Lakshmi gets political with series cheering immigrants
NEW YORK (AP) — Padma Lakshmi has watched in anger as some politicians denigrate immigrants. She's been left seething as newcomers are discriminated against or targeted.
Review: ‘Bully. Coward. Victim,’ a personal look at Roy Cohn
The director of a new documentary about Roy Cohn is not exactly a neutral party. After all, Cohn played a key role in getting her grandparents executed.
Warner Bros to hold massive virtual event for DC Comics fans
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comic-Con may be canceled this year, but Warner Bros. will convene a 24-hour virtual gathering of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe.
Oprah picks James McBride's 'Deacon King Kong' for book club
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen James McBride's “Deacon King Kong” for her book club. McBride's novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project in 1969 and centers on the shooting of a drug dealer by an aging a…
'Top Chef' host Padma Lakshmi working on picture book
NEW YORK (AP) — Padma Lakshmi's next book is designed for the children's table.
British Academy Film Awards postpones ceremony by 2 months
LONDON (AP) — Next year’s British Academy Film Awards have been postponed by two months, organizers said Tuesday. The move follows a decision by Hollywood’s film academy to shift the 2021 Oscars from February to Ap…
Rescuers relieved after legendary $2M treasure found
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — They’ve been pulled from steep canyons and rushing rivers, sometimes no longer breathing, after chasing a cryptic poem’s clues and promise of treasure deep into the Rocky Mountains.