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Human-caused fires, exacerbated by El Nino, have burned forests across Indonesia for months. Smoke from those fires has also reached cities like Singapore and Kuala Lumpur causing major air pollution.
Arts & Culture
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing at least one film that should be an Oscar candidate. That would be Digger, an Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu project starring Tom Cruise. We’ll follow that with a dissection of Verity, a mystery/drama starring Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett and Anne Hathaway. And we’ll end with a look at one of John Wilson’s wry documentaries, this one titled The History of Concrete. -
In his new documentary The History of Concrete, now playing at the Magic Lantern Theatre, John Wilson explores the quirks of American life and urban development. Nathan Weinbender says it’s one of the funniest and most poignant movies of the year. -
Verity is evidence that a beach read doesn’t necessarily make for something worth watching on the big screen, Dan Webster says.
Events
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EventsTune to Spokane Public Radio October 28th as we celebrate Public Radio Music Day -
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We enjoyed meeting listeners at Farmers' Market this summer at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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To mark the anniversary of his seminal album, Wonder released a four-song EP of previously unheard performances. These half-century old songs evoke a zealous emotion all too rarely heard these days.
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President Trump's up and down relationship with Russia is back on as he presses to find an end to the war in Ukraine amid high energy costs ahead of the U.S. midterms.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about President Trump's latest embrace of Russia and what it means for Ukraine and any hopes of peace.
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The Department of Homeland Security says more than 100,000 people from Ukraine and several thousand from Sudan can stay in the U.S. — for now — without immediate risk of deportation.
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Here's what's behind the fluctuating costs of everyday grocery items such as ground beef, eggs and chocolate chip cookies. -
The new scholarship tax credit program could help public school families pay for some educational services, but advocates worry it could do more harm than good. -
The warnings surfaced in a trove of unreported court records. "I have been fighting about fixing this for months with people who didn't think the harms are severe enough," wrote one executive. -
Trump presses to find an end to the war in Ukraine while courting Russia, campaigning reaches fever pitch with Election Day two weeks away, DOJ charges 28 people in California with voting crimes.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actor and author B.J. Novak about his new book for babies and toddlers, "The Little Book With No Pictures."
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NPR's Steve Inskeep visits the site of a future data center in Stokes County, North Carolina.
