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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Murad was a co-winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for her efforts to end sexual violence as a weapon of war. She herself survived kidnapping and slavery by ISIS. -
There are concerns in the U.S. that regulating AI here would cause the U.S. to fall behind China in development. -
A report from the Congressional Budget Office says the war has cost taxpayers more than $38 billion.
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Jesse Appell's comic videos and appearances on Chinese TV have garnered more than 500 million views. -
Think of the potato chip. Sure, it’s the salt and the fat and the potato, but it’s the crunch–the explosion that goes off inside your head–that makes you want to eat more. -
Tik Root, a senior staff writer at Grist, reports that since February and the start of the war on Iran, soaring diesel prices have cost U.S. consumers an additional $46 billion, or about $350 per household. -
America's five biggest male professional sports leagues — the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS — and their players' unions have sent a letter to gambling regulators in 35 states and Washington, D.C.
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In southern Lebanon, Israel has been seizing territory since a ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah five months ago.
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Alex and Mike Faherty launched the company in 2013 alongside Alex Faherty's wife, Kerry Docherty, and the twins' mother, Ninie Norris, who designs the interiors of their stores.
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Prices have continued to rise across the economy, and the war in Iran is raising inflation. Investors expect interest rates to be hiked by a quarter point.
