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KNPR
With two weeks left in the legislative session, we're checking in to see what lawmakers are up to in Carson City.
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KUER
The Photo Issue is here! See the winners and honorable mentions of the 2025 Focus on Nevada photo contest.
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From hundreds of entries, our judges chose one student's intimate telling of the value of lifelong friendships and being single as the grand-prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge. -
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Collecting Trump's tariffs could be tricky. The agencies that screen imports say they're frequently overwhelmed and understaffed, and experts say exporters are becoming cannier at evading taxes. -
It's getting more common for a lot of tornadoes to form over a big area in a short period of time. But the total number of tornadoes each year in the U.S. is stable.
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