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Plus, more than 200 new WA laws take effect today. ID sets new restrictions to prevent New World screwworm infestations. Fans watch Egypt's national team practice in Spokane. Lumen Field prepares to host its first World Cup game. And ID officials squabble over America250 spending.
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A second day of U.S. and Iranian strikes has intensified tensions, raising fears that the fragile April ceasefire could unravel as negotiations stall.
Arts & Culture
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Paul Rudd plays a struggling musician whose work is stolen by a pop star in Power Ballad, the latest from Once director John Carney. Nathan Weinbender says the movie’s tune is a familiar one, but it’s extremely likeable nonetheless.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster sift through the last 5 years of cinematic offerings and unearth a few that they think deserve a wider audience. -
Cast members from Spokane Civic Theatre's Jagged Little Pill join host Henry McNulty to discuss the production.
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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In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes are emptying parts of an ancient city, but for residents too old or too sick to flee, staying behind is the only option.
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Bill Gates was on Capitol Hill to answer questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates told lawmakers he was not aware of Epstein's crimes.
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At the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, yoga has become a popular activity for the people living there. We meet the two people who brought the practice to the camp.
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Ukraine relies on robotic warfare to punch above its weight on the battlefield, including shifting frontline duties from soldiers to land drones.
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The Trump administration has been trying to get medical records of trans youth from hospitals for months. A federal judge in California just issued a temporary restraining order.
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A World Cup dream denied — Somali referee Omar Artan receives a hero's welcome at home after being blocked from entering the United States and taking part in the World Cup. -
Climate researchers at Northern Illinois University found that golf ball-size hail or larger will become much more common in the United States.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer is out with a new novel, Villa Coco, based on the delights and surprises of a decade living as an American outsider in Italy.
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In a handful of primaries on Tuesday, Democrats showed strong voter enthusiasm even in states where they hold little political power. Several key races now shift toward November.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Curry, principal investigator on NASA's MAVEN mission, about the spacecraft's decade of observations of Mars.
