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We've been hearing today? Thu Oct 13, 2005 18:58 pm  We've been hearing today?
 

Hello. Is this sentence correct: This is the news we have been hearing today.
I mean, can use present perfect in connection with a time indicator like "today"?
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We've been hearing today? Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:49 pm  We've been hearing today?
 

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Yes indeed, you can; today has duration in this sentence. Another, clearer example: I have been sitting here all day today, inputting data into my computer.
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