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The more than 200,000 residents who rely on Affordable Care Act health insurance face an average rate increase of more than 22%.
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Andy Taeger & James Purcell are trying to become the first people ever complete the board game Campaign for North Africa. The is so complex it could take decades to finish.
Arts & Culture
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In Possible Love, two couples from different backgrounds get close while making a documentary about worker’s rights. Nathan Weinbender says Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s latest is a fascinating, mysterious drama about relationships and social class. -
In A Talent for Murder, Tom Ripley returns but ends up being just a pale version of Patricia Highsmith’s killer character, Dan Webster says. -
YunJoung Park plays selections from and discusses her upcoming solo piano recital of music by Russian composers.
Events
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EventsTune to Spokane Public Radio October 28th as we celebrate Public Radio Music Day -
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We enjoyed meeting listeners at Farmers' Market this summer at various Farmers' Markets in our region.
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Sometimes hospitals invite special guests to come visit patients in an effort to boost spirits. One "mane" attraction at an Ohio hospital is Willie Nelson- the pony.
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Political conspiracy films peaked in the 1970s. What do those films offer at a time when conspiracy theories flood social media and are repeated by the president and other politicians?
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Qatar has been leading intense mediation efforts over the past 72 hours to prevent a new round of possible U.S. attacks on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections. The uncertainty has the entire Gulf region on edge.
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Rep. Haley Stevens was scheduled to attend a unity event today with Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Democratic primary. Instead, she endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. -
Communities in the Southwest are bracing for more flooding this weekend. This follows weeks of devastating storms that have pummeled parts of the region.
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Democrats are putting up a fight in midterm races this year that went for President Donald Trump by double digits in 2024. Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman explains what we can learn from one Kentucky district.
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There was a mixed Halloween bag of economic news this week. GDP growth is up, but so are prices. For now at least, interest rates are staying the same. What does that mean for the midterm elections?
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, with a focus on economic and security challenges.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Jazz pianist Joe Alterman about his podcast The Upside of Jazz from NPR member stations WABE in Atlanta.
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A new local government has taken its seat in the southern Philippines, in a step that marks a milestone in the peace process for a conflict that has lasted some 80 years.
