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Here & Now
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NPR and WBUR's live midday news program.
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Monument for women's suffrage will be the first dedicated to women's history on National Mall
4w ago00:05:52Tap to summarizeThe foundation behind the monument is looking for ideas to shape the vision for the 2.5-acre site in Constitution Gardens.
Transcribe →The unlikely collaboration between a climate advocate and gas executive
4w ago00:09:24Tap to summarizeWhen a climate activist in Massachusetts learned about natural gas leaks in her neighborhood just outside Boston, she worried if they were contributing to climate change.
Transcribe →Child marriage is banned in Kentucky. Why are they still happening?
4w ago00:03:46Tap to summarizeKentucky banned child marriage in nearly all cases several years ago.
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More people are consulting AI to pick wine in a restaurant. Where does that leave sommeliers?
4w ago00:07:21Tap to summarizeSommeliers are people who know all about wine and make recommendations to customers based on their tastes and what they're ordering to eat. Now, some people are tuning them out and instead asking a chatbot for help.
Transcribe →What a peaceful transition of power in a naked mole rat colony teaches researchers about the animal
4w ago00:03:05Tap to summarizeNaked mole rats are known for being hairless and living cooperatively, until there's a bloody succession war to replace their queen.
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Pentagon says flu vaccine no longer mandated for American troops
4w ago00:05:10Tap to summarizeIn regard to the new policy, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited religious freedom and “medical autonomy."
Transcribe →Iran fires on ships after Trump says blockade will continue
4w ago00:06:24Tap to summarizeIran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, seizing two of them.
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How Americans used to get their weather from the post office
4w ago00:05:53Tap to summarizeFarmers' Bulletins were national weather reports compiled each evening in Washington, D.C., and sent to thousands of communities.
Transcribe →How to self soothe
4w ago00:07:56Tap to summarizeWhen you’re deep in the throes of intense emotions, it can be difficult to calm yourself down.
Transcribe →The evolution of the Green New Deal
4w ago00:03:40Tap to summarizeA new populist climate agenda from progressives takes affordability into account by aiming to lower costs for everyday people through policies that also happen to cut carbon emissions.
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