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Plus, WA's AI task force publishes final recommendations. Cantwell urges new citizens to exercise right to vote, regardless of restrictions supported by Trump. Spokane County's auditor and candidates to replace her say return to in-person voting would be very difficult. USFS says tourists can pay at WA sites with new app. NWS issues Fire Weather Watch for central, eastern WA tomorrow. And a new ‘fish bubbler’ could help migrating salmon survive hot summer water.
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A new study of people 80 and older with exceptional gaits finds fast walkers have about a 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, showing the connection between physical health and brain health.
Arts & Culture
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart will be discussing three different studies of the bizarre. Steven Spielberg’s aliens-come-runnin’ feature “Disclosure Day," followed by a couple of surprising suspense/horror hits, Curry Barker’s “Obsession” and Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms." -
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.
Events
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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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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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The federal government has launched new tax-deferred investment accounts called Trump Accounts, offering $1,000 of seed money for eligible newborns.
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France recorded its hottest June since records began in 1947, as a deadly heat wave drove temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) across much of the country.
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Philip Glass' newest symphony, an homage to Abraham Lincoln, was supposed to premiere at the Kennedy Center — until it didn't. And then, the Boston Symphony Orchestra stepped in. -
Long exempt from military service, some ultra-Orthodox Jews are serving in Israel's army, while others are arrested for dodging the draft and many more block highways in protest.
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A former Marine says in a new book that military veterans running for office can bring Washington the courage to work across party lines.
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The Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia has long drawn national attention as one of America's biggest open-air criminal drug markets. Amid the crime and poverty, activists have also created a thriving soccer culture, where World Cup passion is fierce.
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Some voters in Louisville. Kentucky have been voting given the wrong ballots in elections for several years. That's the result of an investigation by Louisville Public Media
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Saginaw, Mich. officials are seeking to end a nearly 50-year-old cap on property tax revenues.
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Tens of millions attend Ayatollah's funeral and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a sit down with Trump.
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Iran holds a funeral procession for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei more than four months after he was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes.
