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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 …
With no theaters, film fans find ways to gather virtually
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are 44 people in the Social Distance Movie Club's Slack channel, where co-workers at Crooked Media have had discussions about everything from a Dwayne Johnson earthquake film to Faye Dunawa…
Audible best-sellers for week ending April 3rd
Audible best-sellers for week ending April 3rd
The top 10 Apple Books on the iTunes Store
Apple Book charts for week ending April 5, 2020: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher)
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store for week ending April 5th
German court proposes ending trial over fatal music festival
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday proposed ending a criminal trial resulting from a fatal mass panic at the 2010 Love Parade techno music festival, citing questions over when the proceedings could resume in l…
Rio firefighter trades hose for horn to extinguish the blues
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Decked out in full firefighting gear, Elielson Silva stands 150 feet above the ground atop a retractable ladder poking up from a red fire truck.
Winfrey chooses "Hidden Valley Road" for book club
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Robert Kolker's “Hidden Valley Road,” an in-depth account of a 1950s family in which six of 12 children were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Winfrey says she will…
'The Flash' actor Logan Williams dies at the age of 16
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Logan Williams, who appeared in CW’s “The Flash” as the young Barry Allen, has died. He was 16.
Caught in video mashup, Pinsky apologizes for virus comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky has apologized for a series of statements unspooled in a recent video where he downplayed the coronavirus and suggested it was a “press-induced panic.”
Anne Tyler talks Baltimore, her new book and social distance
NEW YORK (AP) — After more than 20 books, Anne Tyler still finds ways to challenge herself.
New phone-only Quibi aims for bite of digital entertainment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Want to see Chance the Rapper prank Hollywood stars? Catch a new action thriller starring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz? How about a six-minute edition of “60 Minutes”? There’s an app for th…
Marianne Faithfull in hospital with coronavirus and 'stable'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull is being treated for coronavirus in a London hospital.
Canadian actress and activist Shirley Douglas dies at age 86
TORONTO (AP) — Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of Canada medicare founder Tommy Douglas, died Sunday. She was 86.
Review: A look at offerings on new mobile platform Quibi
NEW YORK (AP) — Quibi may specialize in small, bite-sized videos, but its volume of shows is large. The media platform
At home with kids, pets and spouses, country stars play on
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music’s biggest stars should have been on the carpet of the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday in Las Vegas, but like most of America, they were homebound because of the coron…