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Rebecca White
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Most high school students will take a Spokane Transit Authority bus to school next year.
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Beyond basic necessities, everything has a price in prison. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marshall Project reporter Beth Schwartzapfel about the prison economy and how incarcerated people make money.
Arts & Culture
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Posing as a murder mystery, “Vengeance” takes a look at today’s America, Dan Webster says in his movie review.
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Since making the leap from TV to film, B.J. Novak has mostly shown up in supporting roles. With “Vengeance,” he’s writing, directing and starring, and Nathan Weinbender says that this feature debut takes a lot of big swings that it mostly misses.
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Join Zan as she speaks with 1st Call session musician, rock guitarist, rock n' roll hall of fame inductee (with the Doobie Brothers), and overall "genius," Jeff Baxter, by phone about his life, his inspirations, what jazzes him up, and about his solo album release, "Speed of Heat," with sample tracks.(This interview originally aired July 31, 2022)
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Events
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EventsMark your calendars for the 54th Annual Art on the Green August 5th, 6th, & 7th, 2022.
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Carbondale, Ill., is poised to become the closest provider of abortions to many southern states. Several providers are working to set up shop there. Not everyone in the community is pleased.
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Small businesses paid millions to cybercriminals last year to unlock their files. That's why experts released a new blueprint with advice on how to defend against and recover from ransomware attacks.
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Despite a lot of economic uncertainty, most companies in the S&P 500 did better in the second quarter than Wall Street expected. But there were signs the economy is starting to slow down.
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A Pakistani Muslim and a Sikh make viral videos to help reunite families separated during the partition 75 years ago of British-ruled India into independent India and Pakistan.
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Charlottesville, Va., approved a plan to melt down a Robert E. Lee statue — central in a deadly and violent white nationalist rally five years ago — and put a public art installation in its place.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Andrew Weissmann, a former Justice Department prosecutor, about the motion to unseal the search warrant for Donald Trump's Florida home.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland makes a media statement days after a search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property.
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Costco is a one stop shop for essentials like coffee, toilet paper and now name brand clothing. A growing community of Costco fans is sharing their favorite affordable fashion finds on social media.
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Rodgers, the daughter of theatrical legend Richard Rogers, was a songwriter, children's book author and philanthropist. Her memoir, Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers, is out now.
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Revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks to minimize COVID-19's disruption of daily life while conceding that the pandemic isn't over.
