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The United States defeated Australia in an important group match at the World Cup. The 2-0 victory means the U.S. will advance to the tournament's knockout round.
Arts & Culture
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Jim Tevenan and Pia Hallenberg talk about an upcoming SYSO adventure -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of streaming films that feature protagonists going through tough times. The first is the first directorial venture from the actress Kristen Stewart titled “The Chronology of Water.” They follow that with a look at the bewildering Chinese import “Resurrection.” -
Unlike most Hollywood horror film “Backrooms” preys simply on our inherent fears of the unknown – until it doesn’t, Dan Webster says.
Events
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We are no longer accepting donations for the 2026 Record Sale -
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 war in Iran was a costly blunder, according to Wisconsin swing voters who participated in two online focus groups that NPR observed. -
While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks, rumors and sometimes from slaveholders themselves. -
It's often a derogatory term used to describe digital dinosaurs and technophobes. That wasn't always the case. NPR's Word of the Week looks back at the not so backwards-looking Luddites. -
With judicial clerkships and internships coveted by law programs, a group Emory Law School students asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the judiciary's system for policing its own bad behavior. -
A planned Switzerland meeting between the U.S. and Iran has been put on hold, JD Vance has become the face to U.S. negotiations with Iran, Obama Presidential Center gets star-studded opening ceremony.
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When the United States plays Australia in the World Cup on Friday, U.S. striker Folarin Balogun will be a key to the attack. He scored two goals in the opener against Paraguay.
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New York celebrated its NBA champion Knicks Thursday with a blue and orange confetti parade attended by tens of thousands of fans.
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The Obama Presidential Center allows former President Barack Obama to shape how he hopes to be remembered.
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Vice President JD Vance is becoming the face of the next phase of negotiations with Iran.
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Nearly three years of conflict have affected the Middle East's power map. Now, the Iran war is triggering another shift, raising new questions about the power balance in the region.
