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Arlette Sosa was among Venezuelans exiles living in South Florida who celebrated outside of El Arepazo in Doral, Florida, after the United States attacked Venezuela and captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3, 2026.
A day after Saturday's U.S. strikes, Venezuelans describe fear, confusion, and long lines for fuel and food.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart talk about the contemporary moviegoing scene as the end of year 2025 approaches, whether that involves going to a theater or simply staying at home and taking advantage of your favorite streaming service. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of films that, each in its own way, focuses on characters who suffer from regrets that prove nearly, if not completely, paralyzing. -
Movie ReviewsThe Netflix streaming feature “The Beast in Me” is a flawed-but-intense study of grief, revenge and sociopathy, Dan Webster says.
Events
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival -
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Tune to SPR News Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6-7:30 pm to hear holiday favorites played by local musicians.
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Author Matt Greene on his new dystopian novel 'The Definitions' about life after a virus wipes people's memories.
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Arab Barghouthi, the son of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi, on his father's life in Israeli prison and the stalemate after nearly two decades without elections.
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A personal essay about the silence after the Los Angeles fires and what it means to hear music again, by 18 year old Zacharie Sergenian for NPR member station KCRW.
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A day after the operation in Venezuela, the White House is clarifying what running the country means, as Congress splits sharply along party lines.
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Who is in charge in Venezuela after the US seized and ousted its president? Manuel Rueda reports from Bogotá, Colombia.
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President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela. -
Scott Anderson, an international law expert at the Brookings Institution, weighs the legal case for the U.S. operation in Venezuela.
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Miami has the largest population of Venezuelan ex-pats. Hundreds of people turned out to cheer the news that U.S. authorities took custody of President Nicolas Maduro.
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President Trump details U.S. plans in Venezuela in the wake of a controversial mission to remove and indict President Maduro.
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Details are emerging about how U.S. forces entered Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro.
