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Spokane’s flat track roller derby league might not see another 20 years — unless the league can find a place to play.
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The National Education Association
NEA President Princess Moss wants to move her organization, the nation's largest labor union, toward issue-based advocacy — and away from party politics.
Arts & Culture
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing a trio of films that boast supremely interesting characters. We’ll start off with the imaginative documentary You Can See Everything, and we’ll follow first with Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning and the re-release of Ken Russell’s 1971 film The Devils. -
You Can See Everything is already the most talked-about documentary of recent years. Nathan Weinbender says it lives up to the hype as a fascinating, exhilarating brain teaser about the nature of truth and objectivity.
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Chris Grant shares a preview of the new SBBB season.
Events
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EventsTune to Spokane Public Radio October 28th as we celebrate Public Radio Music Day -
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We enjoyed meeting listeners at Farmers' Market this summer at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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President Trump's relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin is under scrutiny again as the president makes deals with Moscow ahead of the midterms.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author and former Justice Department official Sarah Isgur about the block on President Trump's renovation of the East Potomac Golf Course.
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High prices and long deployments are shaping this year's race in Virginia's Second Congressional District. The area with deep Navy ties has been a kind of political bellwether.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc was leading opposition rival Gadi Eisenkot. Arab parties had a strong showing, and a key question now is whether Eisenkot's bloc will consider forming a coalition with them. -
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas about what the Israeli election says about Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power and the conflict with Iran.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Machine Gods host Casey Newton about the reaction to Anthropic's preparations to become a publicly traded company.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday. But investors think a rate hike in December is likely, as the central bank tries to tamp down inflation.
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Minnesota has become a flashpoint in the political dispute between President Trump and Democrats. Clashes over immigration and recent accusations of voter fraud are spilling into the U.S. Senate race.
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NPR's A Martinez talks with women's basketball writer Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press about why Game 6 of this year's WNBA Finals series is going to be in the middle of the afternoon.
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Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the U.S. amid a money-laundering probe, as Washington agrees to issue visas to him and his family.
