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Fat Bear Week shenanigans; Foster care system aid expires for aged-out youth : Here & Now Anytime Fat Bear Week is back! A dozen brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska are competing for the title of fattest bear. Mike Fitz, founder of the annual Fat Bear Week, discusses this year's contenders. And, on Friday, aid for thousands of aged-out foster youth expired, leaving many to wonder what's the next step. Sixto Cancel, CEO of Think of Us, was in that position years ago as a foster kid and makes the case that the system needs reform. He joins us.

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Fat Bear Week shenanigans; Foster care system aid expires for aged-out youth

Fat Bear Week shenanigans; Foster care system aid expires for aged-out youth

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Fat Bear Week is back! A dozen brown bears at Katmai National Park in Alaska are competing for the title of fattest bear. Mike Fitz, founder of the annual Fat Bear Week, discusses this year's contenders.

And, on Friday, aid for thousands of aged-out foster youth expired, leaving many to wonder what's the next step. Sixto Cancel, CEO of Think of Us, was in that position years ago as a foster kid and makes the case that the system needs reform. He joins us.

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