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Monday, April 22, 2013
Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev (left) and Here & Now host Robin Young's nephew are pictured in a Cambridge Rindge and Latin graduation photo. Tsarnaev has been identified as the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings. (Courtesy: Robin Young)

Here & Now host Robin Young reflects on our coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt and the reaction to her interview with her nephew, Zolan, who knew one of the alleged bombers.

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Thursday, April 18, 2013
A screenshot from some investigative crowdsourcing by the imageboard website 4chan. (Screenshot from imgur.com)

Amateur detectives are going on social media sites like Reddit to comb through photos and videos and offer their opinions on the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Author Dennis Lehane. (Diana Lucas Leavengood)

Author Dennis Lehane, known for crime novels like “Mystic River” and “Gone, Baby, Gone,” reflects on the attack at the Boston Marathon, and says it will not fundamentally change the city’s culture.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A group from Alabama prays in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, before the court's hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy – often the decisive vote in close cases – said the law appears to intrude on the power of states that recognize same-sex marriages.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

We hear your thoughts on recent stories.

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Monday, February 25, 2013
Author Bruce Feiler and his wife Linda with their daughters. (Courtesy Kelly Hike)

Bruce Feiler says “if you take just one idea from each chapter in this book your family will be transformed in less than a week.” Bold words. Read an excerpt to see if he’s onto something.

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Monday, February 25, 2013
Dennis Kimetto of Kenya, center, leads the pack on his way to winning the men's race of the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. (AP/Shuji Kajiyama)

H&N’s running man, Alex Ashlock, updates us on results from Tokyo’s weekend marathon, and reflects on new anti-doping policies.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Some new tunes to check out.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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Can money make you happy? And if not, are you doing something wrong? We talk to three leaders in the field of Happynomics about the intersection of money and happiness.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Luis Arieta, 79, harvests ripe coffee beans on a coffee plantation near Poas, Costa Rica, in December 2003. (Kent Gilbert/AP)

Coffee growers in Central America are facing a crisis because of a fungus that’s affecting the crop.

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Donzell Minz is pictured at Curt's Cafe in Chicago. (Jeremy Hobson/Here & Now)

We first spoke with Donzell Mintz when he was a teenager, before he was sentenced to three years behind bars. Fresh out of prison, he’s working at a cafe that trains young ex-offenders.

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Monday, June 17, 2013
Joan Parker sitting on her late husband's desk. Behind Joan is a teddy bear that her husband, author Robert Parker, had since childhood. (Anna Miller/Here & Now)

Joan Parker, longtime philanthropist and the widow of mystery writer Robert B. Parker, died last Tuesday. Joan was the inspiration for the character loved by Robert’s protagonist, detective Spenser.

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Monday, June 17, 2013
Cancer patient Lynne Lobel, 47, watches a television program as she gets chemotherapy treatment at Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas, September 2005. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

The sequester budget cuts mean lower reimbursements for chemotherapy drugs for Medicare patients — a change that’s forcing some cancer clinics to turn away patients, in order to make ends meet.

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