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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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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.
