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The Spokesman-Review
Travelers going through the rural town of Chewelah will see delays and lane closures beginning Wednesday.
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Boise State Public Radio
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on birthright citizenship at a key political moment for President Trump.
Arts & Culture
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The Oscar-nominated French-Spanish thriller Sirāt is now available on digital rental platforms. Nathan Weinbender says it’s unflinching and brutal, but also a bit empty beyond its blunt-force style.
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If you have fond memories of the video store, the documentary "Videoheaven" is for you. Director Alex Ross Perry uses hundreds of clips to show us the video store's rise and fall, and Nathan Weinbender says it's an engrossing academic visual essay. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the latest sci-fi space venture, “Project Hail Mary,” a Ryan Gosling vehicle based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel. They also share their choices for, as they like to say, “their favorite space-travel movies that aren’t ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’”
Events
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SPR GM John Decker was at New Love Coffee in Liberty Lake on Saturday, October 25th, and enjoyed hearing from you! -
SPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater. -
SPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College.
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Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, is set to launch as early as 6:24 p.m. Wednesday.
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A judge ruled Tuesday that construction on President Trump's White House ballroom "must stop until Congress authorizes its completion."
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Iranians coming across the border into Turkey are less hopeful than they were at the beginning of the war.
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Supreme Court justices are set to hear arguments on Wednesday in a challenge President Trump brought to the longstanding legal protections for citizenship conveyed to every child born in the U.S.
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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on birthright citizenship. NPR's Michel Martin asks Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck what he'll watch for in the justices' questions.
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A federal judge has ruled that a Trump administration executive order involving NPR and PBS violates the broadcasters' First Amendment rights.
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The war with Iran has pushed gas prices above $4 a gallon. It's also imposing new costs on farmers and beer makers. The stock market seems to be shrugging that off.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics about the global economic impact of the Iran war.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin about the scientific and cultural significance of the Artemis II moon mission.
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The Supreme Court hears arguments in the Trump administration's bid to deny birthright citizenship to the US-born children of undocumented immigrants. Who are the plaintiffs in Trump v. Barbara.
