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BASIN EVENTS: July 3-11
COLUMBIA BASIN – This weekend will be loaded with Fourth of July observances in most of our communities, and then …
'The Last Dance' director talks project on Jordan's Bulls
Jason Hehir was a kid in the stands in Boston Garden on April 20, 1986, the day that Michael Jordan scored a playoff-record 63 points.
Virtual racing puts NASCAR, IndyCar ahead in sports shutdown
Get this: Some 1 million people have tuned in to watch professional racers play a video game on national television.
City Lights Bookstore launches successful GoFundMe campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world's most famous independent booksellers, City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, was in dire financial shape because of the coronavirus outbreak and asked for help.
Comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor of The Goodies dies with COVID-19
LONDON (AP) — British performer Tim Brooke-Taylor, a member of comedy trio The Goodies, has died after contracting the new coronavirus. He was 79.
Virtual racing brings success, complications for sponsors
The popularity of virtual motorsports racing on television has come with surprising success stories and occasional complications as race teams scramble to create value for sponsors and partners.
'Friends' reunion won't be here for us at HBO Max launch
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The "Friends" reunion won't be here for us as soon as expected.
Review: Watching 'Trolls World Tour'? Bring ear plugs
Music snobbery is making a comeback.
'Air of calmness' is promised for 'Killing Eve' new season
NEW YORK (AP) — When we last saw the TV character Eve Polastri, she was crumpled on the stony ground of some ancient Roman ruins. She had been shot.
Devils defenseman P.K. Subban is host of new NHL trivia show
Tired of sitting around the house and watching reruns on television every day?
Sean Penn wants to 'save lives' with free COVID-19 testing
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — After nearly a decade of helping communities in distress abroad, Sean Penn is joining the fight against the coronavirus much closer to home.
Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
1. “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng (Penguin)
How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus silenced Broadway. It could not silence two of its rising stars.
Coronavirus ravages storied New Orleans Mardi Gras group
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On Fat Tuesday, 51-year-old Cornell Charles was taking part in a storied New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition central to the city's African American community — driving a car in the
Judge releases Michael Avenatti from jail over virus threat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has allowed Michael Avenatti to be temporarily freed from a federal jail in New York City and to ride out the coronavirus scare at a friend's house in Los Angeles.
Review: In 'Tigertail,' an intergenerational immigrant tale
Oh, to be the other “Tiger” on Netflix.