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Washington has experienced destructive wildfires before, but this summer’s Spokane Complex fires brought the threat directly into neighborhoods of one of the state’s largest cities, sharpening concerns about firefighting, evacuations, rebuilding and insurance.
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Billions of dollars worth of gold is held in Turkish households outside the banking system. The government aims to convince citizens to put it into the mainstream financial system to help the economy.
Arts & Culture
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Conversation around the new Symphony season and the great variety of performances planned -
This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films from Asia. One is the animated science-fiction mind-bender Akira, a 1988 release that is enjoying a remastered re-release. And the other is Hope, a Korean live-action film that belongs to the monster-vs.-human sub-genre of sci-fi. -
A remastered re-release of the Japanese animated feature “Akira” shows just how long societal trauma can last, Dan Webster says.
Events
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Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026 -
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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President Trump downplays fears about AI risks, Supreme Court rejects Trump's efforts to enact mail-in voting restrictions for the midterms, Kennedy Center says it's on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark discusses growing concerns about artificial intelligence, recent warning signs and what he says companies should do to reduce the risks. -
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Stacey Vanek Smith, reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, about the 10-year Treasury yield's brief rise to 5% Monday and how the Federal Reserve might react.
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The words "climate change" are slowly being removed from textbooks in Florida and from the state's education standards.
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Bob Mackie, designer of glitzy costumes for stage and screen, died Monday of pneumonia in Palm Springs, California.
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The Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's push for new mail-in voting restrictions for the midterm election.
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NPR's A Martinez talks with David Becker, founder of the Center for Election Innovation & Research, about the Supreme Court decision rejecting President Trump's restrictions on mail-in ballots.
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The EPA announced Monday its repealing limits on greenhouse gas emissions that come from power plants.
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Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, is under pressure by two wars choking shipping on either side of its coast.
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NPR's A Martínez asks Michael Ratney, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, where the Saudis go from here now they're not getting the support they want from the United States.
