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Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here & Now is a daily news magazine, bringing you the news that breaks after "Morning Edition" and before "All Things Considered."

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Public Safety

Rep. Mark Rozzi, (D-Berks) speaks at a rally in favor of the a two-year window for retroactive lawsuits on statute-limited cases. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. House, Senate appear poised for a battle over child sex abuse bill

A split over whether to allow retroactive lawsuits may doom the entire bill.

7 years ago

Ruth D'Eredita, poses for a portrait in her home in Vienna, Va., Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. D-Eredita graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1984 and last October reported that a professor sexually assaulted her when she was a sophomore in college. Universities have seen an increase in decades-old sexual misconduct complaints amid the MeToo movement. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Community

#MeToo inspires wave of old misconduct reports to colleges

Reports from deep in the past have also raised big questions about how to investigate such cases.

7 years ago

Skaters from FDR Skatepark set up a sign and
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Skaters fill potholes left unfixed by city crews

Wearing the flat sneakers they skate in, the self-appointed streets team poured in wet cement and smoothed the surfaces.

7 years ago

Rescue personnel search for people who may need help in Mexico Beach, Fla., on Thursday, one day after Hurricane Michael made landfall near the area. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
NPR
Community

Recovery work begins after Hurricane Michael carves through Florida Panhandle

More than 400,000 electricity accounts had lost power in Florida as of Thursday morning.

7 years ago

Hotel employees look at a canopy that just collapsed, as Hurricane Michael passes through in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
NPR
Community

Powerful Hurricane Michael makes history as it batters Florida Panhandle

Data collected by NOAA and U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft recently showed gusts up to 172 mph.

7 years ago

Women alleging workplace harassment in Philadelphia city government speak Wednesday at the Guardian Civic League headquarters. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Group alleges systemic harassment of Philly city workers

A group that represents black and Latino police officers has claimed there is a systemwide problem with sexual harassment and assault in ...

7 years ago

Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

House works through bill backlog as session days dwindle

In the waning days of the legislative session, House lawmakers are hurrying to push priority bills out of their chamber and on to the governor.

7 years ago

Cody Greenes (center), 35, group leader with the Jewish organization Moving Traditions, leads six high school freshman boys in a discussion about sexual assault and consent.
NPR
Community

Coming to the right answer by themselves: Talking with boys about sexual assault

In the basement of a suburban Philadelphia home, six high school freshman boys talk about sexual assault in the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.

7 years ago

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NPR
Community

Hurricane Michael packs 110-mph winds as it heads toward Florida panhandle

7 years ago

A cyclist tentatively rolls into the street at Belmont and Parkside Avenues. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Life in the slow lane: The bureaucratic nightmare of building a bike network

How long does it take to build a bike lane?

7 years ago

Philadelphia police investigate the scene of a multiple shooting on Germantown Avenue near Manheim Street Wednesday afternoon. Five men were shot; one later died of his injuries. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

1 man dies after 5 are shot in Germantown; police call it targeted hit

Search is on for suspects in shooting Philadelphia police commissioner says was not random.

7 years ago

An aerial view of Mariner East 2 pipeline construction, adjacent to the Fairview Golf Course in Lebanon County August 24, 2018. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

We’re wired to be wary of certain things. Here’s why pipelines are among them

The science of fear partly explains why some residents dread Mariner East 2.

7 years ago

This aerial picture shows the remains of a 10-story hotel in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Sunday. (Azwar/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

More than 800 confirmed killed after tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia

Officials warned that the number of people killed could even reach into the thousands as rescuers reach more affected areas.

7 years ago

In this file photo
Community

Pennsylvania utility regulator sharpens focus on cybersecurity threats

Pennsylvania's utility regulator has created a new office to deal specifically with cybersecurity threats.

7 years ago

On a tour of the energy facilities in Salem Township, Forbes Road Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bob Rosatti stops at a Mariner East 2 construction site. The Slickville Volunteer Fire Department would have jurisdiction over an incident here, but the Forbes Road department — just six miles south — would provide mutual aid, Rosatti said. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

First responders near pipeline prep for an unlikely event: ‘One hell of a boom’

Recent pipeline explosions near Pittsburgh tested firefighters, police.

7 years ago

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