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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Starliner docks at Space Station
The spacecraft is Boeing’s first successful launch carrying NASA’s astronauts.
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All aboard! Detroit's Michigan Central Station reopens, anchored by Ford
After six years and nearly $1 billion, Detroit's historic Michigan Central Station is set to reopen Thursday as an innovation hub, anchored by the Ford Motor Company.
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Mexico City is running out of water
People in the city are already dealing with water shut-offs for hours. When the water does come, it runs brown.
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NBA Finals tip off in Boston on Thursday
The Celtics are chasing history, aiming to become the first team to win 18 championships, while the Mavericks are hoping to get just their second title.
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ACLU to sue Biden administration over asylum executive order. A lawyer explains why
The executive order limits the number of asylum claims processed at the southern U.S. border when the seven-day average of illegal crossings exceeds 2,500.
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Hurricane Hunters spread thin ahead of record hurricane season
Climate change and warm oceans have led forecasters to predict that this will one of the most active hurricane seasons on record.
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The inside story of what led to the end of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court decision has splintered reproductive rights and restrictions across 50 states.
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'Orphan Bachelors' memoir explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Fae Myenne Ng wrote about her family and the elderly men who populated San Francisco's Chinatown when she was growing up. All were impacted by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
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Washington Post CEO announces two new leaders amid major shakeup
CEO and publisher Will Lewis has hired two new leaders — his former colleagues at the Wall Street Journal and the Daily Telegraph — to help pull the Post out of a major financial hole.
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Banksy Museum opens in New York — without permission from the artist
The new exhibition lacks any approval or authorization from the artist, who has explicitly denounced any commercial use of his art — and therefore raises questions about who owns street art and who gets to profit from it.
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More federal funding is helping tribal communities get electricity for the first time
Last month, the Biden administration announced more federal funding toward bringing electricity to the tens of thousands of homes in tribal communities in the dark.
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Why critics are concerned about H-Pop, India's Hindu nationalist genre
With an election underway, some critics are warning H-Pop may have destructive power.