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Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was among six Democrats who sided with Republicans in voting the legislation out of the House.
![Adams Elementary School students pose for a photo with Mayor Lisa Brown [back row, fourth from left], school Superintendent Adam Swinyard [back row, far left], Parks Director Garrett Jones [back row, right] and others at a Wednesday celebration of the passage of the school district's $200 million bond issue and the Parks Department's $240 million property tax levy. A new Adams School will be one of the first projects funded by the bond issue.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dd4070d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2911x1637+0+537/resize/960x540!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2F4c%2Fc0b5fe6c4af39fe84f520fd3ee41%2Fadams-school-ceremonial-photo.jpeg)
The White House dismissed the release of new Jeffrey Epstein documents as a distraction by Democrats and maintained President Trump has done nothing wrong, but it's been a tough issue to shake.
Arts & Culture
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Spokane Playwrights' Laboratory Co-Founder and Artistic Director Scott Doughty talks with Jim Tevenan about the Lab and its upcoming season-opening performance -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” Scott Cooper’s study of Bruce Springsteen’s struggle to record his album “Nebraska,” followed by “It Was Just an Accident,” which is Iranian writer-director Jafar Panahi’s study of revenge and redemption. -
Movie ReviewsJafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning “It Was Just an Accident,” now playing at the Magic Lantern, follows one man’s tireless attempts to justify revenge. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a propulsive thriller and a blistering rebuke of the Iranian government.
Events
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SPR GM John Decker was at New Love Coffee in Liberty Lake on Saturday, October 25th, and enjoyed hearing from you! -
EventsSPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater. -
SPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College.
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The BBC has apologized to President Trump for the way it edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech but says it won't pay compensation. Trump has threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster. -
White House dismisses release of new Epstein documents as a distraction, Border Patrol agents will be deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina, economists begin to calculate the cost of the shutdown.
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After chronicling the Civil War, jazz and baseball, filmmaker Ken Burns turns his attention to "The American Revolution." His new documentary series begins airing on PBS stations on Nov. 16.
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Economists are starting to put a price tag on the six-week government shutdown. But some of their calculations will be difficult to make because the shutdown temporarily limited government data.
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Ecuadorians will vote Sunday on whether to reverse a constitutional ban and allow foreign military bases back in the country, as part of the fight against drug trafficking.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Teen Line volunteers about how the peer-led support service continues providing mental health support, despite funding cuts to programs nationwide.
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The avian flu is devastating marine mammal populations. A new survey finds that nearly half of breeding females in the world's largest population of southern elephant seals were killed by the virus.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, for an immigration operation. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden says they could arrive as soon as Saturday.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks George Dunlap, the chair of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, about the upcoming arrival of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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An ongoing dispute between YouTube TV and Disney means millions of YouTube TV subscribers are unable to access Disney programming, including ESPN's college football games and popular ABC shows.
