Here & 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.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called it a “moral necessity” to protect civilians in Gaza, speaking Tuesday with Israel’s defense minister amid tension between the two countries.
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Crews continue to search for the bodies of six missing construction workers.
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Wegovy will be covered to prevent heart problems in people with obesity and heart disease. The announcement follows the FDA’s approval of Wegovy for these purposes.
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The authors teach a course at the University of California Berkeley on using scientific tools to approach everyday problems. Now, they've turned it into a book called "Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense."
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says a rapidly aging population is putting serious pressure on social systems meant to support retirees and, in turn, putting more pressure on the working-age population.
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Mifepristone is one drug in a two-drug regimen used to end pregnancies early on.
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A container ship collided with a bridge in Baltimore overnight, leading to its collapse.
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In the first half of the 20th century, schools were racially segregated. To address the inequities, a Jewish philanthropist named Julius Rosenwald partnered with Booker T. Washington to create thousands of schoolhouses in the rural South for Black children.
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In a small prison unit in Albion, Pennsylvania, 45 inmates with intellectual disabilities and autism are learning social skills like how to greet each other.
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Ilia Malinin, 19, made history over the weekend, after landing six quadruple jumps to take the figure skating world championship title.