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Idaho officials say rule is an important step toward returning wildlife management to states, but environmental groups worry it could risk bears’ recovery
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Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans.
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Arts & Culture
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The Love That Remains is an offbeat drama about nature, fate and an Icelandic family coming apart at the seams. It’s now streaming on the Criterion Channel, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s weird, compelling and, if you can get on its level, deeply rewarding.
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Events
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EventsSPR is a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We will also have a Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event! -
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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The Treasury has unveiled collectible $1 coins in honor of America's 250th birthday. One side is engraved with President Trump's face, despite laws prohibiting a living person's likeness on currency.
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In his first testimony as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh shared his views on a range of topics from artificial intelligence to immigration.
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As Ukraine signs drone deals and awaits licenses for Patriot missiles, the country's popular, tech-savvy defense minister, who helped Ukraine turn the tables on Russia through drone warfare, is fired.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Johnny C. Taylor, the CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, about what to wear to the office in a heatwave.
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The Trump administration's notification to restart the war with Iran aims to reset a 60-day clock for military action, but questions are mounting about public support as midterms approach.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Richard Nephew, former deputy special envoy for Iran, about what Iran may do next, now that both sides have resumed daily bombardments of drones and missiles.
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Dr. Erica Schwartz answered questions from a Senate committee Wednesday, as she sought confirmation to become the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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After twin earthquakes killed thousands, Venezuela's recovery effort has pushed another crisis into the background: the fight for a return to democracy.
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Across Western states tent cities are popping up to house, feed and care for thousands of wildland firefighters staffing nearby fires.
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Jay Clayton, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, faced questions about the president's claims of election fraud at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday
