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Lawmakers intend the bill to only end the automatic right to counsel in private cases. But child welfare attorneys say it could end right in all cases.
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Even with President Trump's 90-day pause on global tariffs for most countries, many European winemakers no longer see the U.S. as a market they can count on.
Arts & Culture
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Cast members from Central Valley High School's Hadestown: Teen Edition join host Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss their upcoming production. -
Movie Reviews“Eephus” is an ode to the rituals of baseball, and a strange comedy about male friendship. Nathan Weinbender says the low-budget ensemble film is one of the small jewels of the year. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films: “Warfare,” a film based on an actual U.S. military operation in 2006, and “Sinners,” which features a face-off between twin brothers and a supernatural evil.
Events
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EventsHear the MusicFest Northwest Live Broadcasts May 14th, 15th and 16th from 10 a.m. to noon on KPBX 91.1 FM.
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2025 -
SPR was a media partner for Actors from the London Stage: "Hamlet" at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center on the Gonzaga University campus, Saturday, April 5th.
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Thousands of college athletes are in limbo as the NCAA and lawyers scramble to reach a new deal after a judge put a major settlement on hold. At issue are reduced roster sizes that would have seen players cut from their teams.
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Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one. -
It's been four months since New York City implemented a congestion pricing plan for part of Manhattan. The tolls have deterred tens of thousands of motorists each day from entering the area.
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Israel has announced a new plan to take over all aid deliveries and distribution in Gaza. The plan comes as the military says it will expand its war effort against Hamas.
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The U.N. World Food Program plans to cut its staff by a third. Donations from Europe and Britain have flagged, and cuts by the Trump administration forced the humanitarian organization to downsize.
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Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help. -
As the world waits for the papal conclave to get underway, Scott Detrow speaks with Robert Harris, the author who dramatized the process in the book Conclave.
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The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn. -
May 7 is the day TSA will start requiring IDs that are compliant with the Real ID law. A look at why the 20-year-old law is just now being enforced, and how it will affect Americans and noncitizens.
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One national park boasts the most diverse collection of wildflowers in the country, and they're blooming right now.
