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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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South Korea's government is trying to keep religious groups from interfering in politics. The case of one Korean pastor has attracted attention at the highest levels of the U.S. government.
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Chief Justice John Roberts says he's thinking about how to dial back extra-long oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
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As momentum builds to recover artworks stolen during World War Two by the Nazis, researchers have created an AI chatbot that aims to trace the ownership and location history of works of art.
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Chevron is expanding its current operations in Venezuela. The deal expands the company's footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty in Venezuela.
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NPR's "It's Been a Minute" podcast explores the complexities of adults who wind up having to care for aging parents with whom they may have had a fraught or even abusive child relationship.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Chistian Church in Springfield, Ohio about the death of 20-year-old Pierre Damas Bel, who died after being struck by a truck on the interstate.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with economist Justin Wolfers of the University of Michigan about what's going on with the bond market — and why it matters to everyday people.
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Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom's Andrew Henderson went to an auction of items belonged by Harland Sanders, known as Colonel Sanders, to understand why people are so fascinated by the founder of KFC.
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The IRS slashed its auditing staff last year — but the move may have backfired as tax collections from enforcement efforts plummeted, an Inspector General report shows. -
Chaos unfolds at the Miami immigration court after judges are assigned mega master calendars, hearings where judges see more than 100 immigrants at once.
