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Discussions on data centers have been woven into debate about affordability, AI and corporate influence on government
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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about worries that Russia's "hybrid attacks" could lead to a direct military confrontation with NATO.
Arts & Culture
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films that have little in common other than a relationship with the past. The first is The Uprising, a re-creation of a real-life historical event that took place nearly 700 years ago. And the second is Practical Magic 2, a sequel to a fictional film about witches that premiered nearly three decades ago. -
Ross McElwee’s documentaries are quirky, stream-of-consciousness considerations of his own life and the world around him. In Remake, now on VOD, he stitches together archival footage to process the death of his son, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s a wounding, complicated and deeply moving film.
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Conversation and music with SSO Music Director James Lowe and guest pianist Mackenzie Melemed around the first Masterworks concert of the SSO season.
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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Kaepernick created an uproar in 2016 when he took a knee during the anthem to protest police brutality. Brooks says, "gratitude should always lead the way." She co-stars in If I Go Will They Miss Me? -
Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide. -
Carly Rae Jepsen has now been releasing critically-acclaimed pop music for more than a decade. And Friday, she's out with her eighth album, called Day and Night.
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Lane Kiffin brings his LSU Tigers to the University of Mississippi for a highly-anticipated football game. Kiffin led Ole Miss for the past few seasons but bolted for LSU, angering many.
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The center, a beacon of American arts and culture, is slated to be closed after a board vote. On Friday, a group called Hands Off the Arts is holding what they call a "joyful protest" outside.
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In spite of growing calls for Congress to take action on AI, the House went home early and won't be back until after this November's midterm elections.
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Russians head to the polls to choose lawmakers for their parliament, the Duma. It's Russia's first nationwide parliamentary race since launching its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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After the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire announced a fine freeze, a man has returned an overdue magazine published in 1894.
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The DOJ is making it easier for people convicted of felonies to have their gun rights restored. An estimated 330,000 people are expected to apply through the new process, which opens in mid-September.
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Status trackers are ubiquitous on online apps and ordering. We have the story the seminal Domino's Pizza Tracker that led to many copies, and we check on why many of the trackers now aren't accurate.
