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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AI has changed how we use the internet. Companies are working to catch up
AI is altering the search-for-clicks bargain that has shaped the landscape of the web for decades.
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What is the impact of canceling a project to add wetlands in Louisiana?
There are few alternatives to halt the ongoing land loss.
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Inside NASA's development of nuclear power on the moon
According to a recent directive from acting administrator Sean Duffy, the space agency will launch a nuclear reactor to the moon by 2030.
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Remembering Eddie Palmieri
Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri has died at the age of 88.
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One Missouri group helps detainees who can't contact loved ones
As the Trump Administration’s mass deportation effort continues, many picked up by U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement end up in jail to await legal proceedings with no possessions and no ability to contact their loved ones.
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When female gorillas move into a new group, they find old friends
A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they've lived with before.
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How famine in Gaza will impact future generations
U.N. officials say a quarter of the population in Gaza is experiencing "famine-like conditions."
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Struggle for access to land in central Nigeria turns bloody
Battles between herders and farmers over access to land in Nigeria's fertile central region have led to violent clashes and no easy answers.
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How people are using AI-generated voices to regain speech
Some patients who’ve suffered from oral cancers or neurological diseases like ALS are starting to use the technology to regain natural voices that they lost.
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How effective are wearable cooling fans?
This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air.
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Democratic lawmaker on why he won't return to Texas until the special session is over
The Texas House of Representatives is at a standstill, after Democratic members left the state to prevent a vote on redrawing Texas's congressional maps midway through the special session.
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More tribal nations are getting their land back
In 1829, the U.S. government promised the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation about 1,280 acres of Illinois reservation. It instead illegally sold it all to white settlers.