Top Regional News
Coho salmon could suffer from proposed cuts to USGS; WA traffic deaths fall from 33-year high but remain elevated; NW hydropower forecasted to increase in 2025 after wet winter; laid-off federal workers to get one more webinar before ESD shifts focus; check your insurance before wildfire season intensifies says OIC
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What does President Trump's changing rhetoric on Vladimir Putin suggest about his relationship with the Russian leader? NPR's Michel Martin asks William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Arts & Culture
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The Seattle International Film Festival wraps this week, and Nathan Weinbender recaps some of the notable titles in this year’s lineup. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart offer their thoughts on two great film talents who passed earlier this year, the visionary director David Lynch and the Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman. -
Events
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EventsSPR is a media partner for the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival -
EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region. -
Hear the MusicFest Northwest Live Broadcasts that aired May 14th, 15th and 16th from 10 AM to noon on KPBX 91.1 FM.
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Federal trade court blocks many of Trump's tariffs, Trump expressing frustration with Putin and Russia's continued war on Ukraine, Conservative Political Action Conference begins in Hungary.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright is a former oil and gas executive who argues climate change isn't a crisis. Now he runs an agency that's responsible for developing alternative energy sources.
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For years, people across Nepal have complained of monkeys stealing food from their properties. Now, the government is holding its first-ever monkey census to understand exactly how bad the problem is.
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Conservative Political Action Conference chairman Matt Schlapp tells NPR's Leila Fadel in the Hungarian capital Budapest that the group is expanding to cities around the globe. -
At colleges across the U.S., football coaches are often among the highest paid people. NPR's Planet Money looks into what makes them so valuable.
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Many Hungarians say they're watching their democratic institutions crumble under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. That's now a driving factor for many young Hungarians pursuing a higher education abroad.
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The Trump administration is pushing for a national school voucher plan, which is part of the budget bill now before the Senate. But research on the success of voucher programs is mixed.
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A federal trade court on Wednesday struck down many of the tariffs President Trump imposed this term, saying he overstepped his authority when he ordered taxes on imports from nearly every country.
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As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon holds, some Israelis who left their homes along the border are slowly regaining the confidence to return.
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The 17-person team of statisticians and scientists at the National Survey on Drug Use and Health are all out of jobs. Researchers around the country use the data to understand behavioral health.
