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Ric Peralta and his wife Lisa are both able to check Ric's blood sugar levels at any time, using the Dexcom app and an arm patch that measures the levels and sends the information wirelessly. Allison Zaucha for NPR

It’s Not Just Insulin: Diabetes Patients Struggle To Get Crucial Supplies

NPR News September 18, 2019

Former Republican Gov. Dan Evans, right, and Nat Jackson, the sponsor of I-1000, enjoy an upbeat moment last January after turning in petitions to qualify the initiative to the Legislature.

Washington Affirmative Action Campaign Sued For Not Paying Signature Gatherers

Austin Jenkins September 17, 2019

Radioactive waste shipped to Idaho from a Midwestern nuclear weapons facility during the Cold War has been compacted and sent out of state for permanent disposal. A U.S. Department of Energy contractor on Wednesday said nearly 26,000 cubic yards of waste contaminated with plutonium-238 has been sent to a storage facility in New Mexico. CREDIT: KEITH RIDLER/AP

Federal Government Could Keep Three Mile Island Radioactive Waste In Idaho For 20 More Years

NWPB News September 17, 2019

Vaping has been linked to a cluster of hospitalizations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. sestovic/Getty Images When Dylan Nelson

Washington State Confirms 3rd Case Of Vaping-Related Lung Disease In Spokane County

Paige Browning September 16, 2019

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The Highwomens' self-titled album is out now via Elektra Records. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artists

Country’s New Supergroup ‘The Highwomen’ Unite To Make Way For Unsung Female Artists

NPR News September 16, 2019

Masego plays a Tiny Desk Concert on Jan. 8, 2019 (Claire Harbage/NPR).

Masego Brings The Spirit Of Cab Calloway To NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert

NWPB Music September 14, 2019

Jazz helped Mary Lou Williams stay alive — but after several draining decades as a musician, she quit the scene. When she returned, she claimed her true power as one of jazz's fiercest advocates. Metronome/Getty Images

Turning The Tables With Mary Lou Williams, Missionary Of Jazz

NPR News September 12, 2019

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Red At The Bone’ Cuts Close To The Bone

NPR News September 18, 2019

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Ken Burns Reveals The Song Stuck In His Head As ‘Country Music’ Series Premieres On PBS

PBS Newshour September 14, 2019

Tiffany Chu stars as Kasie in Ms. Purple, an indie drama about a Korean American family from director Justin Chon. Oscilloscope

FILM REVIEW: In The Moody ‘Ms. Purple,’ A Karaoke Hostess Lives In The Silence Between Notes

NPR News September 13, 2019

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Ric Peralta and his wife Lisa are both able to check Ric's blood sugar levels at any time, using the Dexcom app and an arm patch that measures the levels and sends the information wirelessly. Allison Zaucha for NPR

It’s Not Just Insulin: Diabetes Patients Struggle To Get Crucial Supplies

NPR News September 18, 2019

President Trump and new national security adviser Robert O'Brien Evan Vucci/AP

President Trump Names Robert O’Brien, Top Hostage Czar, As National Security Adviser

NPR News September 18, 2019

The Justice Department says Edward Snowden, seen here via video feed, breached nondisclosure agreements he signed with the National Security Agency and CIA with the publication of his new memoir, Permanent Record. Juliet Linderman /AP

Justice Department Sues Edward Snowden, Seeking Profits From His Book

Scott Leadingham September 17, 2019