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After a briefing from Seattle Police and the FBI, Mayor Katie Wilson reversed course on surveillance cameras and agreed to turn them on in Seattle's stadium district when the FIFA World Cup kicks off this month.
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The Senate passed a major immigration enforcement funding bill. Now, the measure goes to the House. Lawmakers must also decide the future of a surveillance program set to expire next week.
Arts & Culture
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Cast members from Spokane Civic Theatre's Jagged Little Pill join host Henry McNulty to discuss the production. -
Performance by four Eastern Washington University piano students , pupils of Dr. Jody Graves -
Nathan Weinbender reviews two new movies from important international directors: Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25, from Romania, and Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3, from Germany.
Events
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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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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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The new season of the 'Race Unwrapped' podcast looks at art as a force for social change. Host Michelle Tyrene Johnson talks to NPR's Adrian Florido about the intersection of storytelling and protest.
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Los Angeles can be glamorous, gritty, sprawling and strange. NPR cinephiles discuss the movies that bring the city to life.
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Shia Muslims from Pakistan say they're being deported from the UAE shortly after the Iran war began.
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New research from scientists at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary finds that some birds living in cities are changing their songs to compete with traffic and other urban noise.
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India plans to build a major port, airport and town on pristine, remote Great Nicobar Island. Supporters say it could boost trade and jobs, but critics worry about environmental damage.
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Conservative Christian leaders say winning over young women is a priority. Kathryn Post of Religion News Service explains how groups like Turning Point USA are responding.
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Ebola cases are rising in Congo and Uganda. NPR's Jonathan Lambert explains why the outbreak may be even larger than official numbers show.
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Young Indians frustrated by unemployment and exam scandals are rallying behind an unusual symbol: the cockroach. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports from New Delhi.
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Construction firms and restaurants are still hiring despite an immigration crackdown. NPR's Scott Horsley explains what the latest jobs report tells us.
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At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.
