Here and Now
Weekdays Noon to 2pm
Here! Now! Imperative: not to be avoided: necessary. In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in the world.
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Critics have called for Israel to be ousted, and some acts have had to change lyrics or costumes to stay within Eurovision's 'apolitical' rules.
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President Biden has proposed new barriers to Chinese electric vehicles, steel and other goods.
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Sarah Conway and Trina Reynolds-Tyler collaborated on a two-year investigation of the ways Chicago police have routinely violated state law and police procedure, delaying and mishandling missing person cases of Black women and girls.
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Next week, the prosecution’s star witness will take the stand. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is expected to describe a scheme to falsify business records to buy Stormy Daniels' silence right before the 2016 election.
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States like Vermont have seen low turnout and pressure on local election clerks not to make mistakes, because noncitizen voting is such a heated national topic.
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In 1998, a Japanese reality show challenged a young man to live naked and alone, surviving off of prizes he could win from magazine sweepstakes for 15 months. "The Contestant" profiles the man at its center.
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"The Stacks" host Traci Thomas shares take on the Pulitzer winners and shares some insights from her own time as a book judge.
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It’s been an unprecedented four years for college seniors.
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Black lawmakers are leading a renewed push for Congress to pass the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination based on hair texture or style.
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Roads are jammed as people leave Rafah with an impending Israeli attack coming.