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Whitney Bryen, InvestigateWest
As ‘empowered’ cities ban them from public spaces, homeless people in WA scatter in search of refuge
Attorneys say bans could become more common following U.S. Supreme Court decision in June
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![Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-Spokane] reads a statement at a U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing about perceived NPR bias on May 8, 2024.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f8d0821/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2160x1215+0+0/resize/960x540!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F66%2F31%2Ff14b5e14460695d92e91db81a5b2%2Fcmr-at-npr-hearing.png)
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A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.
Arts & Culture
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the work of Patricia Highsmith, an author who made a career out of imagining the inner lives of various sociopaths—including one Tom Ripley, who is the protagonist in the new Netflix series titled, simply, “Ripley.” In this episode, they talk about the series and their other favorite Highsmith adaptations.
Events
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Hear Spokane Brassworks play Americana music at our next Free KPBX Kids' Concert -
Thank you for the 2024 Celtic Dance Party! -
The free concert is happening March 9 at 1 PM at 1110 W. Riverside Ave.
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Icelandic musician Önnu Jónu Son released an album partly written during a period of loss and addiction, and partly while looking back on his recovery and search for happiness.
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The issue of domestic violence is under the spotlight in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, as the trial of a former government minister accused of murdering his wife draws to a close.
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Stanford students on a hackathon team have created an AI tool designed to help veterans apply for disability benefits. Can their tool beat the Department of Veteran Affairs' notorious red tape?
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Ismail Mehr of the Islamic Medical Association of North America about the collapsed medical care in Rafah, a region of Gaza that Israel threatens to invade.
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Why is President Biden planning to hit China with tariffs this week? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Harvard economist Gordon Hanson, who has studied how U.S.-China tariffs affect jobs and voting.
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In September, Menendez — the powerful Democratic Senator from New Jersey — was indicted on federal corruption charges. It's his second bribery and corruption trial in seven years.
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Catalonian separatist parties lost their majority in controlling the northeastern region of Spain. The pro-union Socialist Party won the most votes in Sunday's election.
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We hear from one of the Haiti's most powerful gang leaders. Michael Cohen will take the stand in ex-President Trump's New York criminal trial. As it attacks areas in Gaza, Israel marks Memorial Day.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has an updated plant hardiness zone map. Will the new map change what gardeners should plant this spring?
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Haiti's capital has been relatively calm in recently ahead of the anticipated deployment of an international security force lead by Kenyans aimed to bring order to a city crippled by gang violence.
