Here and Now
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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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Starting in July workers making $44,000 a year or less qualify. And starting in January workers making about $59,000 or less will qualify.
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This week Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reported on an autonomous, electric crop duster in California. It reminded him of the last time he did a story about a crop duster.
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The story of a man in Wyoming who allegedly tortured and killed a wolf, then walked away with a fine, is drawing outrage from around the world.
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Taiwan, trade and China's support for Russia are some of the major issues between the U.S. and China.
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Courts hearing cases against former President Donald Trump might shape the 2024 election.
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Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd and Chris Bentley reflect on their stories covering electric trucks, clean aviation and wind-powered cargo ships, and share bonus insights.
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Scientists say a teenager and her father discovered fossilized pieces of jawbone that belonged to an ichthyosaur, an ancient marine reptile. This particular species may be the largest ever found.
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From the Bronx, Pacheco was previously named New York City youth poet laureate and the inaugural New York state youth poet laureate.
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The project would allow industrial facilities like steel manufacturers to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions as part of the federal plan to address the climate crisis. But some landowners and others have concerns about this carbon capture and sequestration technique.
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Causes posited by demographers for the continuing declining rate include economic, fertility and age factors.