Here & Now
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.
Episodes
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Need a companion? Therapist? Romance? Some are turning to AI friends
Kevin Roose recently wrote about a few of his friends: Peter, a therapist who lives in San Francisco; Ariana, who specializes in career advice; Naomi, a social worker named; and Jared, a fitness guru. He writes that he talks to them constantly, chit-chatting about the weather and sharing jokes.
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Could rising tensions between China and the Philippines draw in the U.S.?
The recent battle at sea centered on a rusted-out old warship. It's parked in the middle of the sea, perched atop a reef called the Second Thomas Shoal.
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How immigration played in to the presidential debate
In Thursday night’s CNN presidential debate, former President Donald Trump blamed a lot of the country’s problems on immigrants coming illegally, while President Biden asserted that his policies have cut illegal crossings.
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Filipino cuisine is in the spotlight after chef Lord Maynard Llera wins James Beard Award
The Los Angeles chef never thought he would be honored for making dishes he grew up with in the Philippines, like chami.
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NBA draft: LeBron James and son make more history
The Los Angeles Lakers made history by drafting Bronny James, son of the team's star player LeBron James. They will be the first active father-son duo in the league's history.
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Why the LGBTQ community remembers Stonewall
The Stonewall Inn was an unlikely setting for the start of the LGBTQ rights movement. But a 1969 raid and the riots that followed helped define the push for rights over the last 50 years.
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A rare white buffalo was born in Yellowstone. Many Native Americans see a prophecy fulfilled
Many Native Americans believe the birth is a blessing and a warning.
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Supreme Court puts EPA 'good neighbor' smog rule on hold
The Supreme Court is hitting the pause button on a Biden administration plan to restrict emissions from power plants that affect downwind areas.
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Drug companies will pay penalties for hiking prescription rates
The penalties are part of the Biden Administration's Inflation Reduction Act. It requires drug companies to pay rebates to Medicare if they raise prices faster than inflation.
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Supreme Court temporarily allows abortions for medical emergencies in Idaho
A version of the decision was erroneously posted Wednesday online.
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Insurance companies are leaving California. How can they be enticed to return?
Over the past few years insurance companies have dramatically pulled back from offering homeowners policies in California.
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Philadelphia businessman pays $75k to Boston Marathon winner who didn't get her prize
Rita Jeptoo was originally crowned the winner of the 2013 Boston Marathon. When she was disqualified for doping, Buzunesh “Buza” Deba became the official winner. But she never got her prize money.