Here and Now
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Supreme Court rulings. Breaking news. Thoughtful interviews. 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.
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Cesar Chavez, the labor organizer and champion of farmworker rights, has been accused of sexually abusing two girls in the 1970s, and Dolores Huerta, his co-founder of the United Farm Workers, according to an investigation by The New York Times. -
Israeli and U.S. government rhetoric and aims for the war in Iran appear to be diverging.
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A popular monthly dance party in New Jersey brings the vibes of a dance club without the late nights.
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There’s a loneliness epidemic in America that’s hitting two generations especially hard: boomers and zoomers. -
A new approach to engineering immune cells to fight cancer is showing early success.
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Nearly 20 million adults reported some kind of problem gambling last year, according to a survey by the National Council on Problem Gambling. -
A month into the shutdown, absences and resignations are rising, and officials warn some smaller airports could face closure if staffing drops further.
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In the late 1950s, the Green Book, which listed locations in the U.S. where Black visitors would be welcome, added the lodge at Zion National Park.
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One month ago, nine people were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California, -
A century ago, miners in Tonopah risked their lives to pull a fortune of silver and gold from the nearby mountains. Though the mines went quiet years ago, the town of a little more than 2,000 people is betting that another boom is on the horizon.
