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BASIN EVENTS: Nov. 13-21
COLUMBIA BASIN — Shh! Hear that? It’s the last quiet time before the holidays begin in earnest. Here are a few way…
A look at entertainers and entities on hold over coronavirus
Some of the few entertainment entities that remained open and fully functioning were shutting down like much of the rest of the world on Friday, a day after institutions
Gannett, Fox News take steps to empty offices
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Gannett, the nation's largest newspaper chain, on Thursday urged employees able to telecommute to “refrain from coming into the office unless absolutely necessary” because of the coronav…
Cirque du Soleil closes its Las Vegas shows because of virus
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cirque du Soleil, creator of many of the most popular shows in Las Vegas, said Saturday that it is temporarily suspending its productions in the city as well as around the world because of the new …
Fast and Furious film, 'Mulan' postponed due to virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. officially postponed the theatrical release of “Mulan," while Universal Pictures moved back the release of the ninth Fast and Furious film by a year amid the coronavirus outbr…
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson in Australian hospital with new virus
SYDNEY (AP) — Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition in an Australian hospital Thursday after contracting the new coronavirus, the actor and Australian officials said.
Rapper Kodak Black pleads guilty to weapons charge in NY
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black pleaded guilty Thursday to a weapons charge stemming from a stop at the Canadian border crossing near Niagara Falls last April.
A hospitalized Weinstein 'has not given up,' his lawyer says
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after receiving a 23-year prison term in his New York City rape case, Harvey Weinstein was in medical and legal limbo on Thursday but indicated through a lawyer that he is still eager to fight…
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1. “House of Earth and Blood” by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Met Opera, Carnegie Hall, orchestras cancel performances
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera canceled performances and rehearsals through March 31 due to fears of the coronavirus spreading, leaving singers scrambling to get home and costing the financially-challenged …
The city sleeps: New York bans big gatherings, museums close
NEW YORK (AP) — Museums prepared to shut their doors, the opera was silenced, lights dimmed on Broadway, big gatherings were banned and the subway was shunned as the largest city in the United States wound down Thu…
Hollywood in uncharted territory weathering the virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coronavirus precautions were already popping up in Hollywood: “No handshakes or selfies” signs were posted outside the room where Vin Diesel was promoting his new movie. TV shows
Who Canceled: A look at the concerts, films, events on hold
And soon there will be none (for a while).
Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill
NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and scuttling concer…
Alex Jones accused of selling phony coronavirus cures
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is demanding that conspiracy monger Alex Jones stop hawking phony coronavirus treatments.
NYC keeping schools open, defying coronavirus trend
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest public school system is staying open during the coronavirus crisis, New York City's mayor said Friday, defying mounting pressure to close as he raised concerns about the uninten…