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.
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Immigrant-run farms in Maine continue despite USDA program cut
The United States Department of Agriculture once helped disadvantaged farmers earn a fair wage growing healthy food and distribute it to underserved communities.
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Rural Alaska schools face funding crisis
With oil prices and production down, Alaska does not enough money in state coffers to fix crumbling buildings.
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Inside Japan's notorious WWII germ warfare program
In Asia, people are still unearthing wartime secrets.
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Sacred Harp tune book is getting an upgrade
The Sacred Harp, a book of religious tunes, was first printed in 1844.
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How an endangered fish inspired the new name of a Colorado baseball team
The city of Grand Junction, Colorado, recently adopted a new name for its minor league baseball team. The name embraces a local, rare and endangered animal, but it didn't come without controversy.
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State Department shifts focus to free speech for conservatives in Europe
In its latest country reports, the State Department has downplayed women’s and LGBTQ rights.
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How one Wisconsin school changed the way it taught math
Most fourth graders in this country are not proficient in math.
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Scientists record human embryo implanting in womb
The researchers hope the advance will lead to new ways to treat infertility and prevent miscarriages.
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How manipulating the inflation rate played out in Argentina
After President Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Planet Money looks at the case of Argentina, where the government interfered with the country’s top statistical agency to manipulate the inflation rate.
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Immigrants helped kick Kansas City into the international soccer arena
Kansas City will be the smallest city in America to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it may not have become a destination on the global soccer map if it weren't for the immigrants who elevated its prominence in the city years ago.
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Who made Inca knot records?
The Inca society kept records by encoding information into a system of knotted strings. A new analysis of hair woven into these strings suggests that this record-keeping wasn't just an activity by rich elites, but that commoners could do it as well.
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AOL's dial-up service to end
Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.
