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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America's Cup sailor on this year's race and the new technologies that power it
Gone are the days of sailors running rigging and pulling lines. Now, the elite athletes, called "cyclors," are cooped up in the hull, cycling furiously to create the hydraulic power used to control the boat's sails and hydrofoils.
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Brett Favre's Parkinson's diagnosis raises questions about football and brain damage
He made the announcement Tuesday during a congressional hearing about his potential misuse of federal welfare funds.
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Tenure changes in Florida reportedly lead to faculty losing jobs
The new law requires universities to review tenured professors every five years. It's part of a push by Republicans in the state against what they say is a liberal bias in higher education.
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With 'Time's Echo,' Boston Globe classical music critic Jeremy Eichler explores the music of memory
In the book, Eichler examines works by Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, Benjamin Britten, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Researchers turn to plants to safely extract rare Earth elements
Rare Earth elements are important for everyday technologies like batteries and solar panels. But extracting them can create toxic waste.
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Octopuses and fish work together to hunt
Depending on the conditions, some animals take the lead in certain circumstances and different ones in others.
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More early electric car owners are ditching their vehicles
A growing number of early electric car adopters are scrapping or replacing their cars when batteries that are no longer under warranty go haywire.
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Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, a major escalation of violence along the border
Hezbollah has launched dozens of rockets and drones into northern Israel, as increasing violence threatens to ignite a full-blown war.
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Women in the military face obstacles to abortion care
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, women in the military have created a kind of underground railroad to help one another when military health care falls short.
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Why employee recognition matters, according to a new study
New research finds that employees who receive recognition on the job are almost half as likely to leave their jobs.
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Congress could add $231 million for Secret Service in deal to avert government shutdown
The Secret Service faces challenges after two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump.
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Israel closes Al Jazeera West Bank bureau
Over the weekend, Israeli soldiers raided the West Bank office of the most popular news channel in the Arab world, Al Jazeera Arabic, and ordered it shut for 45 days.