Here and Now
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A live production of NPR and WBUR Boston, in collaboration with public radio stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it’s happening in the middle of the day, with timely, smart and in-depth news, interviews and conversation. Co-hosted by award-winning journalists Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson, the show’s daily lineup includes interviews with NPR reporters, editors and bloggers, as well as leading newsmakers, innovators and artists from across the U.S. and around the globe.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Senate's affordable housing bill.
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Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video taunting detainees kneeling in stress positions.
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Lower courts said the man was intellectually disabled after test scores put his IQ slightly above 70, the accepted standard for intellectual disability.
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In 1856, a slave-owning representative from South Carolina used a cane to attack and beat Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner, who was vehemently opposed to slavery and spoke out against it.
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Infrasound, or audio with a frequency lower than 20 hertz, is all around you, but usually humans are incapable of hearing it. -
Former county clerk Tina Peters was sentenced for tampering with voting machines during the 2020 election.
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The administration says the fund will help people who say the government unfairly investigated or prosecuted them. But in their lawsuit, the officers say it’s a “slush fund” to “finance the insurrectionists and paramilitary groups that commit violence” in the president’s name. -
Pack up the coats and scarves and gloves. Unpack the grilling equipment and charcoal and gas. Time to get grilling. -
Early detection in California is “becoming one of the clearest climate‑era advantages,” according to Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire’s staff chief of intelligence. -
REI workers formed a union several years ago but still don't have a contract.
