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Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer announced 13 companies have applied to sell policies on the state’s health insurance marketplace next year. The eye-popping part is that they’re asking to raise monthly premiums by an average 22-percent.
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Congress returns to town with the same problems they left before Memorial Day: immigration funding, opposition to a new Justice Department fund, and questions about Iran war oversight.
Arts & Culture
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Dr. Andrea Olson and Logan Shevalier join host Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss their "ecumenical choral concert" Sing to the Lord! at St. John's Cathedral. -
Lucas Hallauer (Marty McFly) from the national tour of Back to the Future: The Musical joins host Henry McNulty to discuss the show's Spokane run. -
Movie ReviewsBlue Heron is director Sophy Romvari’s hushed, intimate memory of being an immigrant family in Canada and of her own brother’s fracturing mental health. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a potent study of time and loss, and it’s now playing at the Magic Lantern.
Events
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Tune to SPR News Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6-7:30 pm to hear holiday favorites played by local musicians. -
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The U.S. defense secretary said there is "rightful alarm" of China's military build up. But he also struck a more moderate tone on U.S.-China relations – and notably sidestepped bringing up Taiwan. -
The Trump administration's attempts to revoke the citizenship of hundreds of foreign-born Americans as part of its immigration strategy is off to a slow start.
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As Saint Harison, Harrison Fisher's voice hearkens back to the golden era of soul music in the '60s and '70s. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the singer about his second EP, "ghosted."
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Delhi's rickshaws are plying the roads with a new message: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA" emblazoned with Trump's face. Drivers were offered sweeteners to host the signs: tea bags, soda, and an empty plastic bottle.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laurie Metcalf, who is nominated for a Tony for her performance in the latest Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
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As teachers seek ways to keep students engaged in learning, a 30-year-old program offers one solution: raising tanks of trout right in the classroom. May say it's a perfect blend of hands-on science and fun.
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What goes behind the growing the perfect grass pitch for the FIFA World Cup? NPR's Scott Simon speaks to John Sorochan of the University of Tennessee, the man in charge of delivering these fields.
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From bestselling books to popular podcasts, advice giving has become an industry. But do professional advice-givers really solve people's problems?
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with "Hamnet" author Maggie O'Farrell, whose new novel, "Land," draws on her own family's history with Ireland's Great Famine.
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The National Transportation Safety Board temporarily pulled its docket system offline after digital images were used to reconstruct cockpit voice recordings of the pilots in a recent crash.
