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Addy Republican Shelly Short is facing three challengers in her run for re-election to the Washington Senate.
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Some veterans from the last World Cup — like forward Christian Pulisic and midfielders Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams — made the team. The roster includes 13 newcomers as well.
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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.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Nathan Weinbender, Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster recap their time at the recent Seattle International Film Festival. They talk about the SIFF experience and highlight some of their festival favorites.
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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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Texas Republicans nominated scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton in their U.S. Senate primary following an endorsement from President Trump.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Brandon Rottinghaus, professor of political science at the University of Houston, about the outcome of Tuesday's primaries in Texas.
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The White House is saying little about President Trump's check-up at Walter Reed Tuesday, his third in 13 months. Critics say the lack of transparency only raises more questions about his health.
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A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened. -
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, about his plans to build a fighting arena on the White House lawn. -
Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate seat, South Carolina lawmakers reject Trump-backed redistricting plan, Trump's whiplash diplomacy on Iran continues.
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Comedian Josh Johnson, best known for his work on "The Daily Show," gets his own HBO Max standup special, "Symphony."
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The '90s PBS series "Wishbone" starred a dog who imagined himself as the main character in literary classics from "Frankenstein" to "Faust." A new documentary tells the story of the show.
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A detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" has become too expensive to maintain and may soon close.
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Record-breaking temperatures in Europe are triggering government warnings, with London hitting 95 degrees the past two days. Experts say unpredictable and extreme weather is becoming more frequent.
