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That Amazing Boston-Toronto Hockey Game

May 14, 2013
Here & Now's Karyn Miller-Medzon is pictured in her hockey gear during our 2012 Office Olympics. (Here & Now)

Were you one of the hockey fans who went to bed early last night — before the Boston Bruins’ incredible comeback against the Toronto Maple Leafs? Our Canadian colleague joins us for a recap.

College Enrollment Hits Record Level For Hispanics

May 14, 2013
In this photo taken May 22, 2010, Brownie Sibrian, soon to graduate from Whittier College, gives a valedictory speech at a Latino pre-graduation celebration, sponsored by the Latino Student Assn. and MEChA, about a week before graduation on the campus in Whittier, Calif. (Reed Saxon/AP)

Hispanic students are entering colleges and universities at the highest rate ever, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. It’s a higher rate than for white or black students.

British Activists Fight For Release Of Gitmo Detainee

May 14, 2013
Human rights activists hold a banner with a picture of Saudi national Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer, during a rally near the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Human rights activists in Britain are campaigning to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and release the last British resident being held there. His name is Shaker Aamer.

Who Should Get The Gene Test For Breast Cancer?

May 14, 2013
Flanked by G8 Foreign Ministers, U.S. actress Angelina Jolie, in her role as UN envoy, talks during a news conference regarding sexual violence against women in conflict, during the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in London, Thursday, April, 11, 2013. (Alastair Grant/AP)

Movie star Angelina Jolie has gone public about her decision to have a BRCA gene test and undergo a preventive double mastectomy. It raises questions for all women.

Holder Says He Had No Direct Role In AP Subpoena

May 14, 2013
The screen on the phone console at the reception desk at The Associated Press Washington bureau, Monday, May 13, 2013. (Jon Elswick/AP)

The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder removed himself from a decision to subpoena phone records of The Associated Press.

Music From The Show

May 13, 2013

From Phoenix to Pentangle.

Young Composer Caroline Shaw Wins Pulitzer

May 13, 2013
Caroline Shaw is a violinist, singer, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. (Pulitzer Prize Board)

At 30, Caroline Shaw is the youngest – and one of only a few women – to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Before last month, she was known primarily as a violinist and singer.

Ethicist: Abortion Trial Underscores Need For Contraception

May 13, 2013
This undated photo shows Dr. Kermit Gosnell. (Philadelphia District Attorney's Office via AP)

Longtime abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty of killing three babies. Ethicist Art Caplan says the case points to the need for widely-available contraceptives.

Obama Slams IRS Targeting, Defends Libya Effort

May 13, 2013
President Barack Obama welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2013, for talks on subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit of the world's leading industrial nations in Northern Ireland. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

President Obama says anyone at the IRS responsible for targeting conservative groups should be held accountable. And he pushed back strongly against fresh Republican criticism over Benghazi.

High Fuel Prices Drive Up Demand For Natural Gas Cars

May 13, 2013
Honda Civic Natural Gas badge. (Honda)

More drivers are turning to natural gas vehicles because the fuel is half as expensive as gasoline is at the pumps right now. What are these cars like to drive and own?

New Orleans Police Vow To Solve Mother’s Day Shootings

May 13, 2013
In this image taken from video and provided Monday, May 13, 2013, by the New Orleans Police Department, a possible shooting suspect in a white shirt, bottom center, shoots into a crowd of people, Sunday in New Orleans. (New Orleans Police Department via AP)

Video released early Monday by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother’s Day gunfire that wounded 19 people during a neighborhood parade.

An ‘Interspecies Jam’ With The Cicadas

May 10, 2013
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To mark the coming arrival of the cicadas, we speak with David Rothenberg, who makes music out of the cicada buzz.

Pakistan Gets Ready For Vote

May 10, 2013

The BBC’s Owen Bennett Jones joins us from Lahore, Pakistan to discuss Saturday’s election. He reports on the role of money in the campaign.

Tesla Charges Up Electric Car Market

May 10, 2013
Tesla's Model S.

Tesla, the electric car manufacturer in Silicon Valley, had two big wins this week: It posted a quarterly profit for the first time ever, and it tied for the highest ranking ever given to a car by Consumer Reports.

Marathon Lockdown Serves As Eye-Opener For Suburban Moms

May 10, 2013
Katherine Gekas, (left),  a mother in Newton, a wealthy suburban Boston town, and Tina Chery, (right), a mother whose son was killed in 1996 by cross-fire. She is founder of the Louis D. Brown Institute. (Robin Lubbock/Here & Now)

When a number of Massachusetts communities were on lockdown following the Marathon Bombings, some suburban moms gained a new understanding of the fear their inner-city counterparts live with all the time.

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