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Plus, WA and OR won't have to change voting systems under SCOTUS mail-in ballot ruling. Spokane affordable housing developers say “right to cooling” proposal could prevent future affordable housing development. CHAS, Frontier break ground on one-stop behavioral health facility in downtown Spokane. And CDA remembers slain firefighters a year after Canfield Mountain shootings.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Wehle {WAIL-ee}, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, about the Supreme Court's final decisions this term.
Arts & Culture
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Who doesn’t like the Toy Story movies? The fifth installment of Pixar’s first franchise is now in theaters, and Nathan Weinbender says it’s an entertaining family adventure that mostly sticks to the same formula as its predecessors.
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The Netflix documentary "Queen of Chess" tells the story of the first woman chess grandmaster, Hungary’s Judit Polgár, Dan Webster says.
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Artist LR Montgomery joins host Henry McNulty to talk about his exhibition at the MAC featuring works that highlight nature conservancy efforts around the region.
Events
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The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government. -
When Lia Eastep was 21, her father had a stroke which left him unsteady on his feet. His physical limitations almost caused an accident on a subway, but a stranger stepped in.
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Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a small, portable desk 250 years ago. Today, it's on display in the Smithsonian.
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Serena Williams, age 44, is returning to Wimbledon to play both singles and doubles alongside her sister Venus Williams.
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For our series Here to Help, we speak with Jennifer Timmick, volunteer tour guide at the National Museum of American History. She talks about the stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, following the Supreme Court ruling preventing President Trump from firing Fed governor Lisa Cook.
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A growing number of prominent U.S. scientists are taking jobs in other countries, including the U.K. They say Trump's impact on U.S. science funding is a factor.
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From Beirut, the Israel–Lebanon deal lands as a mix of anger and reluctant acceptance, with Hezbollah calling it a major capitulation.
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For the "Gambler 500," people gather on forest service roads in Oregon for a colossal trash pick-up on national forest land, conducted in festive and junky old cars.
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Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the acting leader's challenge.
