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The forum featured back and forth presentations about initiatives 001, 638 and 645.
A polarizing presidential election runoff in Latin America's largest economy and biggest democracy pits leftist Lula da Silva's legacy against Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former Brazilian president.
Arts & Culture
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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.
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The Chen duo play selections from and discuss their upcoming French music program.
Events
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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026
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Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale
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AI discovered a vulnerability in part of the internet's architecture, called PHP2SHELL. Security researchers rushed to fix it, but news of the vulnerability leaked and hackers have swooped in.
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A new kind of economic populism is surging in both parties this year as voters search for a political party that can solve growing concerns about financial stability.
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Scientists have voted to change how the world keeps time, but most people won't even notice. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Philippe Richard, director of Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology.
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In Ostia, near Rome, a café is fighting the Mafia one espresso at a time — teaching young people to run a business legally, and build a future free from organized crime.
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Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy refuses to withdrawal an explosive attack ad, and President Trump greenlights the DOJ to file a lawsuit about Alaska's senate race.
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TPS extended for Ukrainians; advocates say State Dept is slow-walking visas from 75 nations; and VT protests ignite outside an ICE call center tracking tips on people they say are in the country illegally.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the World Series and the WNBA Finals.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to singer Wynonna Judd about her deeply personal new album, "The Hard Truth."
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Alden Ehrenreich, who stars in the new movie, "A Talent for Murder." It's about a literary agent sent to convince Patricia Highsmith to write a new Tom Ripley novel.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Susanna Clarke about, "The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City," an illustrated story set in the world of her earlier novel, "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell."