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.
The show's daily lineup includes interviews with newsmakers, NPR reporters and contributors, plus innovators and artists from across the U.S. and around the globe.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the threat of criminal charges against him is a sign of the Trump administration trying to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates. -
The Golden Globes are the first major ceremony of Hollywood's awards season.
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Owners are shuttering two newspapers every week, many of them in rural places like Welch, West Virginia. -
Tickets can range from $140 to as much as $2,735 for the initial round of games.
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Louisiana has been called “the least healthy” state for moms and babies. And it has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S.
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More than 500 people have been killed in recent anti-government protests in Iran, and more than 10,000 have been arrested, according to a United States-based rights group.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have unveiled a plan to offer free child care for 2-year-olds.
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Jill Schlesinger said most powerful protection against most financial fraud isn't a sophisticated security system or expensive monitoring service. It's conversation among family members. -
Confusion around federal research cuts and delays that began causing problems last year is continuing into 2026.
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Once firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967, the Beth Israel congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, was attacked this weekend.
