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Doug Nadvornick
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SPR
Originally known as the Spokane Regional Sports Commission, the nonprofit works alongside private and municipal partners to attract sporting events to Spokane. It celebrates its 40th anniversary this week.
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Lisa Leinberger
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Could the U.S. and Israel be on the verge of launching a new attack on Iran? President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been suggesting that's on the table.
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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Dirt bike riding has been a part of Baltimore's Black culture for decades. But it creates tensions between riders, residents and the police. In Baltimore, one group is looking for common ground.
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The New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is considering physically moving the White House press corps out of the White House.
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What would you trade for the chance to watch your team win its first World Series? For some Milwaukee Brewers fans, the answers include plumbing services, or even a boat.
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There are multiple toss-up races in Ohio, including a high profile contest for U.S. Senate. But if Democrats want to win the seat, they'll have to reach out to traditionally Republican voters.
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Some of the leaders of the AI race are calling for a slowdown, for safety's sake. Viewed in economics terms, it's a collective action problem: no one wants to slow down unless everyone does.
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In the Albanian capital of Tirana, protesters squared off with police in what have become violent daily protests over what they say is a corrupt government.
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After their daughter was diagnosed with a rare inherited disease in 2013, the O'Neill family raised money to find a treatment. The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a gene therapy.
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America's craze for mahjong is handing an unexpected lifeline to tile makers in a small Chinese manufacturing town.
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In swing states, clergy of all faiths are training as Election Day "poll chaplains," to be stationed 100 feet from some voting sites to help voters and maintain order.
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New research in the journal Science finds that crows turn visual information into decisions twice as fast as humans and primates. They also process information is quite similarly to humans.
