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A prominent Hong Kong democracy activist, Joshua Wong, has pleaded guilty to a charge of colluding with foreign interests under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
Arts & Culture
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In Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, two women are pulled into the intoxicating, problematic world of ’80s slasher movies. Nathan Weinbender says its exploration of fear and desire is stronger than its dissection of horror tropes. -
This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films that feature teen characters. One, titled Tony, is based on the early life of a real person, the late chef and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain. The other is a trek into horror titled, appropriately, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. -
As the biopic Tony shows, movie attempts to capture the character of a real person all too often fall flat, Dan Webster says.
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. -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event!
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Big tech companies like Apple and Microsoft use devices, training and conferences for teachers and students to embed in schools. The New York Times' Natasha Singer discusses the impact in Coding Kids.
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In the unprecedented absence of federal guidance, leading medical groups are issuing their own recommendations for who should get the COVID-19, flu and RSV immunizations. -
The U.S. has launched more strikes at Iran, one day after the two countries exchanged fire for the first time in a month
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Rear Admiral and Biden administration National Security Council advisor John Kirby about the latest exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran.
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When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States. -
Lianyong Wei's death marks the 57th death of an immigrant detainee held in the care of the government since the start of President Trump's second term. Twenty-four of those have occurred since Jan. 1. -
The recent trade war between the U.S. and Canada has both economic and political implications for Michigan, given it's the state's top trade partner. -
U.S. military strikes rock Iran for a second day in a row, Trump attempts to combat rising gas prices as midterm approaches, Sen. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts' Democratic primary.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with journalist and author Rozina Ali about her new book, "Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America."
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An anonymous federal official warned in a whistleblower complaint that a technical system the Postal Service built for mail voting is flawed and, if implemented, likely to disrupt the fall midterms.
