Top Regional News
This was emphasized to people watching a Senate hearing this week, where confusion over two basketball teams was on display.
Arts & Culture
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Spokane Symphony Music Director James Lowe and From the Studio host Jim Tevenan talk about the second Masterworks program of the new SSO season.
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Mandy Scheffler and Anna Gyure Havlek from Vytal Movement Dance visited the studio to talk about their upcoming event, Resonance.
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Composer Eric Whitacre spoke with host Henry McNulty about the album Eternity in an Hour.
Events
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EventsTune in to SPR News to hear live broadcasts of conversations with the candidates for the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Washington State Legislative Districts.
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to address a loophole in state law that makes it difficult to prosecute cases when a sexual assault victim willingly consumes drugs or alcohol.
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We look at how some concerning economic indicators as well as the ongoing war in Iran might affect the midterm elections.
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Scandals could be shaping several races in the midterm elections, particularly in places where even small margins can change the outcome.
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A youth-led movement demands the resignation of India's election commissioner after 130 million people were struck off voter rolls, and weeks after forcing the education minister to stand down.
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California voters will decide whether the state will charge a one-time tax on billionaires. The idea that has split Democrats and labor unions.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the WNBA and MLB playoffs.
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Cuban-Americans largely supported President Trump in the 2024 elections. We take a look at how among some Cubans, the policies they voted for are negatively affecting them.
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Farmers and businesses face a looming federal ban on hemp-derived THC products. It is set to go into effect at the by year-end, threatening to upend a multibillion-dollar market for low-dose drinks.
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Brooklyn Dogers fans were crushed 75 years ago today: hearts pulverized by the New York Giants. NPR's Scott Simon talks with George Hirsch who witnessed "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" in the flesh.
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Community colleges are often charged with training students for the jobs that already exist in their communities. But what if the jobs that need filling are at a data center?