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InvestigateWest reporting exposes sexual abuse by guards, retaliation against victims and a system that fails to track the scope of the problem
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Diane Keaton has died at 79 — the Oscar-winning actress was known for Annie Hall and The Godfather films. New Yorker critic Michael Schulman reflects on her career and enduring influence.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Mary Pat Treuthart, and Nathan Weinbender discuss filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest effort, the Leonardo Di Caprio vehicle “One Battle After Another,” and then they tackle Anderson’s entire career, with each making a case for what they think is his best film. -
Movie ReviewsOliver Hermanus’ “The History of Sound” is a faithful adaptation of Ben Shattuck’s short story, says Dan Webster. -
Conversation with James Lowe and Andrea Olson around this week's Spokane Symphony Masterworks concert, "Landscapes."
Events
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EventsSPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater. -
EventsSPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College. -
SPR Staff attended the Fall Arts Preview in Comstock Park on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025
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Senators are reconvening Monday to vote on temporarily funding the government, but both parties seem unlikely to bend in their demands.
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Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. NPR's Morning Edition spoke with three of them about their experiences.
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Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says the law doesn't give President Trump more power to fire people during a shutdown and White House plans to do so are "vindictive." -
A federal judge blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Oregon, Hamas, Israel and the U.S. will work toward finalizing a peace deal in Egypt Monday, the Supreme Court starts its new term.
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CBS' parent company is buying The Free Press and installing Bari Weiss, its contrarian founder, as editor in chief of CBS News. -
The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president. -
Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about five years. This gender gap is true for many mammals, but a new study shows how human males could narrow it. -
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad documented Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip after the Hamas Oct. 7 attacks. Her diary is now a book called "The Eyes of Gaza."
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Several clashes happened over the weekend between protesters and federal agents in Chicago. It comes as the Trump administration and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker fight over National Guard deployments.
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Heatmap News' Robinson Meyer explains why electricity bills are rising faster than inflation.
