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The initiative echoes restrictions in 27 other states and would effectively block transgender girls from joining girls' middle- and high-school teams.
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The United States is throwing a big 250th birthday party this summer. Planning between two groups has become highly politicized.
Arts & Culture
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Cast members from Spokane Civic Theatre's Jagged Little Pill join host Henry McNulty to discuss the production. -
Performance by four Eastern Washington University piano students , pupils of Dr. Jody Graves -
Nathan Weinbender reviews two new movies from important international directors: Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25, from Romania, and Christian Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3, from Germany.
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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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Laura Grant of station WEXT in Albany, N.Y., about new music out Friday by the Alabama-based band The Red Clay Strays.
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There is mounting evidence to suggest GLP-1 drugs designed as diabetes and obesity treatments also help reduce cancer risk.
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New modeling from the CDC shows that if measures aren't taken immediately, this outbreak could sicken more than 20,000 people in the next three months. -
Amid widespread tech layoffs, some highly skilled workers are making radical career changes. Some laid-off workers are turning to lower paying temp jobs, and some are leaving tech altogether.
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President Trump's name is coming off the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Actor and musician Maya Hawke shares the experience of realizing that she wasn't crazy.
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The enamel on our teeth is the hardest tissue on the human body. A new study looks at the nanoscale structure of enamel from teeth dating as far back as 18 million years ago to see how it's changed.
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The U.S. plays its final World Cup tune-up game Saturday against Germany before the soccer tournament begins next week. U.S. coaches are tinkering with lineup changes after a solid win over Senegal.
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President Trump needs Congress to help him pass his agenda, but some of his more controversial moves may be getting in the way of his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Hundreds of Filipinos seafarers have been picked up, threatened with bogus criminal charges, and deported from U.S. ports as part of President Trump's mass deportation effort.
