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Ferguson says “millionaires’ tax” will provide needed relief for small businesses and lower-income residents. Opponents are also eyeing a ballot measure to stop it.
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Gao Zhen, a famed contemporary artist, goes on trial this week for "slandering heroes and martyrs" of China's ruling Communist Party. His wife has been forced to become his advocate.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the latest sci-fi space venture, “Project Hail Mary,” a Ryan Gosling vehicle based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel. They also share their choices for, as they like to say, “their favorite space-travel movies that aren’t ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’” -
Movie Reviews“Project Hail Mary” takes a serious subject and lightens it up with a buoyant Ryan Gosling performance, Dan Webster says. -
A conversation around the Spokane Symphony's seventh Masterworks program, "Primavera."
Events
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EventsJoin SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026 -
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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First, Israel said it would take Lebanese territory up to the Litani River. Then it ordered people out of an area 10 miles north of that. Residents are fleeing southern Lebanon in waves.
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Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship.
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Two shows in, Saturday Night Live UK viewers are pleasantly surprised by what they're seeing. The late night spinoff has a lot to prove in a short season.
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The suit is centered around the alleged attempt on Anssaf Ali Mayo's life. But it raises broader questions, including about the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen's civil war. -
On Wednesday, the crew of NASA's Artemis II could blast off on a mission around the moon and back. No astronaut has ventured out to the moon since the 1970s. -
As the Iran war enters its second month, Israel has invaded Lebanon to drive out Iran-backed Hezbollah and a humanitarian disaster is unfolding as over one million Lebanese people are displaced.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Biden administration National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan for his reaction to the latest developments in the war in Iran.
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The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious. -
The Dietary Guidelines released this year recommend higher levels of this essential nutrient. But protein needs are personal. Here's how to assess yours. -
Chinese AI companies are focused less on being cutting edge and more on attracting customers. That means holiday promotions, and making chatbots useful in everyday life.
