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Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada face potentially steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by the Interior Department will impact communities and farms across those states. For now, the proposal spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming from mandatory water cuts. Legal battles are expected.
Arts & Culture
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This week Movies 101 will be discussing three movies made by foreign directors. They are the haunting British time-travel tale “Rose of Nevada,” the Icelandic domestic study “The Love That Remains” and the Croatian historical documentary “Fiume o Morte! -
Tuner is the story of a man with musical gifts and sensitive hearing who becomes a safe cracker. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a minor but entertaining neo-noir, and it’s now available as a digital rental. -
The Invite is a powerful look at marriage that echoes one of the great works of American theater, Dan Webster says.
Events
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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event! -
EventsJoin SPR Staff, Hosts, and Volunteers at Art on the Green 2026
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Small bookstores are opening up around the country and finding new ways to bring people in.
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A climate scientist says Earth is "passing the limits of adaptation" when it comes to withstanding the effects of climate change.
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A musicologist discovered a pattern found all over modern pop music which he's dubbing the Gen Alpha melody.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with filmmaker Gregg Araki and actor Cooper Hoffman on their explicit new comedy, 'I Want Your Sex.'
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Anti-government protests in India were partly triggered by students who died by suicide after they were ordered to retest for a medical exam. Why?
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A U.S. company in Rwanda has been providing medical supplies via drone. But even state-of-the-art technology can't overcome a weak health care infrastructure.
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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' takes the character into darker territory, as Peter Parker struggles without his friends in the face of evolving Spidey powers and a mysterious new threat.
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Shell, Exxon and Chevron report their quarterly earnings this week, and are expected to announce high profits.
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Many countries talk about wanting to boost manufacturing. Decades ago, Brazil did it. They lured international businesses to build a whole bunch of factories in the middle of the Amazon. So, with hindsight, was the plan a success? Planet Money goes to the Amazon to find out.
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Many of the migrants have now returned. Spanish authorities reported that at least 57 died, among them those who drowned as they attempted to swim to Ceuta, a Spanish autonomous city.
