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We have excerpts from a Thursday press conference where task force members offered key points from their report to local elected officials.
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The removal of President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center after a judge's order was shrouded in secrecy. NPR's Frank Langfitt joined onlookers as workers hid the process from the public.
Arts & Culture
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Unlike most Hollywood horror film “Backrooms” preys simply on our inherent fears of the unknown – until it doesn’t, Dan Webster says.
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Paul Rudd plays a struggling musician whose work is stolen by a pop star in Power Ballad, the latest from Once director John Carney. Nathan Weinbender says the movie’s tune is a familiar one, but it’s extremely likeable nonetheless.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster sift through the last 5 years of cinematic offerings and unearth a few that they think deserve a wider audience.
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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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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Victor Wembanyama may be basketball's brightest young star. Rebecca Rosman visits the French club that helped launch the 22-year-old Spurs standout.
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More than 3,700 people in Lebanon have died in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In a village in southern Lebanon, one airstrike last month killed 14 people, including 10 women and children.
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Sleep-deprived teens, devoted dads, and hundreds of birds. NPR spends twenty four hours at the World Series of Birding.
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Nearly 60 years ago, a fight over a massive Everglades airport helped reshape U.S. environmental law. Reporter Meghan Bowman reports on that battle in the podcast Defenders of the Everglades.
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Exiled Russian journalist Vladimir Raevsky says laughter can be a weapon against authoritarianism. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on his history-inspired comedy act.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the U.S. killed the leader of Tren de Aragua in coordination with Venezuela.
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A $111 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery got the green light from the Trump administration, though several states are raising anti-trust concerns.
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Some of the 18 cruise ship passengers in quarantine after a deadly hantavirus outbreak have had a tough time in isolation.
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SpaceX had an enormous IPO on Friday, but is it really worth the price?
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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with former Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin about the president's calls to remove his successor, Elizabeth MacDonough.
