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Facebook video shows immigration officials dragging men out of their car while a woman asks them to show warrant. ICE alleges the men are involved with a Venezuelan gang, but attorneys say the agency has a history of lying about gang involvement to justify detainments.
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The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and face the consequences.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart preview this year's Spokane International Film Festival, which began March 7th and ran through the 9th. They also have a few words to say about the recent Oscars broadcast. -
Movie Reviews“Universal Language” is a true sleeper, a Canadian comedy that imagines a version of Winnipeg that has an Iranian cultural influence. The movie is opening at the Magic Lantern, and Nathan Weinbender says you should give it a shot. -
Movie ReviewsAs a surreal, offbeat blending of Canada and Iran, “Universal Language” boast a tone that is both somber and humorous, Dan Webster says.
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SPR held our 45th Anniversary Open House on January 23rd from 4 – 7 PM -
WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING DONATIONS for the 2025 RECORD SALE! -
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A new series from Radio Diaries remembers controversial broadcasters in American history, including Joe Pyne, who paved the way for in-your-face radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh. -
Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 1986.
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Born March 13, 1925, Haynes was a drummer who liked to prod his fellow players. Over the course of his career, he played with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, Chick Corea and many others.
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Butler, who died Feb. 20, was born in rural Miss., and had his first hit in 1958, singing lead with The Impressions. He later moved to Chicago and entered local politics. Originally broadcast in 2000.
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World waits for Moscow response to ceasefire offer the U.S. brokered with Ukraine, EPA announces dozens of regulations it plans to target, Iran rebuffs Trump hopes on starting nuclear talks.
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Homeland Security deputy secretary Troy Edgar offered few details on the Trump administration's legal reasoning to deport Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. -
The Trump administration plans to reconsider about two dozen environmental rules, in what the Environmental Protection Agency calls the "most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history."
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A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.
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Iran's supreme leader rebuffed President Trump's hopes to start talks over Iran's nuclear program.
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Are we more prepared to detect the start of a possible pandemic than we were in 2020? Some things have gotten better, and some worse.
