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Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against measles. For most adults, one shot of the MMR is considered enough protection. But there are certain situations that call for a second dose.
Arts & Culture
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Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime takes a critical look at the man behind the television show “To Catch a Predator,” Dan Webster says.
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In Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen, the host of “To Catch a Predator” on the hunt for ratings and journalistic recognition. Nathan Weinbender says the movie is a simplistic but oddly compelling true-life horror story.
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Spokane Symphony Music Director James Lowe and From the Studio host Jim Tevenan talk about the second Masterworks program of the new SSO season.
Events
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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026. -
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
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Much of the Trump administration's economic policy has been inspired by successful industrial policies successful in East Asia, including those of competitor, China. Will those policies work in the U.S.?
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NPR's Joel Rose speaks with culture writer Louis Staples about his piece for Harper's Bazaar titled: Women Everywhere Are Talking About Cornell. Why Aren't Men?
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Tech workers gathered in San Francisco this week to talk about the opportunities they see for their industry, their mixed feelings about AI, and the high cost of living in the Bay Area.
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Isaias has become a tropical storm, moving towards the Tennessee Valley. Residents in the Florida Panhandle react to the destruction.
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Parts of the capital city of India, the world's largest democracy, are on lockdown. Protests over sweeping revisions to the voter rolls were met with a massive police crackdown.
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The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution. -
What would you do if you caught a baseball during the MLB playoffs? Give it to a kid nearby or keep it? This very scenario played out this week, with a fan deciding to keep the ball. -
Moscow and Washington tout a diesel deal to ease sanctions and reopen fuel flows, but few details leave questions on price impacts and U.S. policy, sparking anger from Ukraine and allies.
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ICE agents shot a man from the Dominican Republic in his car this week in New York City, while the man's 5 year-old was in the backseat. A judge has blocked the federal government from deporting him.
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The U.S. has announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing to dismantle the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal.
