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Native American people face a higher rate of type 2 diabetes than the general population. Several regional tribes are offering diabetes management programs to help patients fight those odds.
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The Lewiston Tribune
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Manoush Zomorodi, host of NPR's TED Radio hour and author of the new book, "Body Electric."
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that put characters in difficult situations. The first is “I Swear,” the based-on-real-events story of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome. The other is “Mother Mary,” a film starring Anne Hathaway as a pop star attempting a comeback who is forced to face secrets from her past. -
Movie Reviews“I Swear” is a look at the life and struggles of a man with Tourette’s Syndrome and the ignorance surrounding it, Dan Webster says. -
A hangout comedy set in 2011 Montreal, Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks follows a burgeoning music writer in a community of wannabe rock stars and artists. Nathan Weinbender says it uncannily captures its time and place, like a millennial version of Almost Famous.
Events
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026. -
Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026
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A Missouri resident detained by immigration authorities was deported this year to the Netherlands, a country he has not lived in since he was 5 years old. Now he's learning a new language and trying to make a new life.
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Drought conditions in Florida are so bad that some lakes are drying up and alligators are running out of room.
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President Trump has approved a border crossing permit for a Canadian crude oil pipeline many are calling "Keystone Light."
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Tuesday will be a test of President Trump's political power as voters in Indiana decide whether to back state senate incumbents Trump wants out or the challengers he has endorsed.
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What's at stake for President Trump's political influence in Tuesday's primaries in Indiana and Ohio? NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report.
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The Alabama Legislature is holding a special session this week to change the state's congressional map. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a central part of the Voting Rights Act.
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Skiing star Lindsey Vonn's Olympic downhill comeback in February ended in a spectacular crash that shattered her leg. Most people wouldn't want to appear in public. Vonn is built differently.
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The abortion pill mifepristone is being challenged in court again, and the Supreme Court has delayed restrictions on it from going into effect by a week.
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Video game retailer GameStop wants to buy the considerably larger eBay for $56 billion. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Wall Street Journal reporter Lauren Thomas about the offer.
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What were the year's highlights from this year's Met Gala, and how did fashion's biggest night come to be cosponsored by Jeff Bezos?
