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The approval is what Oregon and Washington asked for. The two states will pay $140 million to river users that would be affected by the permanent lower clearance.
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Washington State Legislative Services
ACA enrollment is down for the first time in 5 years, and people are facing enormous premium hikes. Hopes for Congress to restore funding are fading.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of 2025 films that made a number of Best-of-the-Year lists: Josh Safdie’s "Marty Supreme" and Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho’s "The Secret Agent." -
Nathan Weinbender runs down his picks for the best 10 movies of 2025.
Events
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The 2026 Record Sale will take place February 14 and 15 at CenterPlace Regional Event Center, Spokane Valley -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival -
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A week after an arson fire at Mississippi's oldest synagogue, Rachel Myers, a leader of the congregation's religious school, talks about how the congregation is doing and about this weekend's services.
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A bipartisan group of Senators is in Denmark speaking to officials there as President Trump announces new tariffs and continues to talk about taking over Greenland.
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Stephen Fowler is NPR's go to reporter for document dumps. He explains how he approaches the day's biggest stories...and its most perplexing datasets.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. previews the complex, multi-generational stories shaping the newest season of PBS' Finding Your Roots.
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Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud. -
We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of her life, except the time she escaped and walked around campus. -
According to polling, both President Trump and his policies are widely unpopular as he marks a year in office.
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"Alright, Alright, Alright!" Film actor Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his voice and image in a bid to combat AI fakes.
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Protests against a surge of federal immigration officers into the city are continuing, while the threat of President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act hangs in the air.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks Grace and Manuel Rojas about their popular foam hats, a riff on the cheese-shaped hats Green Bay Packers fans wear.
