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Protests break out in Cuba over power shortages as the U.S. offers millions of dollars in exchange for political reform.
Arts & Culture
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Classics Northwest Artistic Director Zuill Bailey sums up the season that saw a major step in the evolution of a Spokane tradition. -
Music from and conversation with the Spokane String Quartet -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the latest Hollywood wannabe blockbuster, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and then reveal what they expect from the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival, which kicks off May 7th.
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region. -
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their families for both income and friendships built over decades. -
Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago. -
From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe. -
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump. Now he's running for reelection in a race that will test Trump's hold on the GOP. -
Iran's government has been confiscating property from people it deems traitors or critics of the regime.
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As the White House prepares for a prayer event tied to the nation's 250th anniversary, some question why the lineup is almost entirely Christian.
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The Trump administration is shifting their public approach on immigration as Congressional Republicans push to fund ICE through the end of Trump's term.
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The State Department is changing the way the U.S. talks about migration and refugees, embracing the "Great Replacement" theory promoted by white nationalists.
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"Pocket gardens" of native plant species are becoming more common in urban areas. We tag along with a volunteer tending to tiny gardens in a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Hayden Panettiere about her new memoir, This is Me, and some of the challenges she's faced, from bullying as a child to losing custody of her own child.
