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Natalie Escobar is an editor on NPR's Newshub team, where she edits breaking news. Previously, she was an associate editor on the Culture desk, where she helped produce "Books We Love." And before then, she was an assistant editor on the Code Switch team, where she edited the blog and newsletter, ran the social media accounts and led audience engagement. Before coming to NPR in 2020, Escobar was an assistant editor and editorial fellow at The Atlantic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a degree in magazine journalism and Latino studies.

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A woman was fatally shot by a N.Y. homeowner after she went up the wrong driveway

New York homeowner Kevin Monahan, 65, has been charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, 20. Washington County Sheriff's Office hide caption

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A woman was fatally shot by a N.Y. homeowner after she went up the wrong driveway

The car carrying Kaylin Gillis, 20, was turning around after her friends realized they had made mistakenly gone to the wrong address. The 65-year-old homeowner fired at them from his porch.

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The 2nd suspect in the Saskatchewan stabbings has died in police custody

Authorities said on Wednesday that Myles Sanderson (right), the second suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the province of Saskatchewan, died shortly after his arrest. Damien Sanderson (left), his brother, had been found dead on Monday with wounds that did not appear to be self-inflicted. AP hide caption

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The 2nd suspect in the Saskatchewan stabbings has died in police custody

Myles Sanderson, the second suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the province of Saskatchewan, died after going into what police described as "medical distress."

Sunday

Books

NPR's top picks for 2022 fiction books

Four NPR staffers recommend new novels in an early taste of our annual Books We Love round-up: "How High We Go in the Dark," "Vladimir," "Mecca" and "The Candy House."

NPR's top picks for 2022 fiction books

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8 books to enjoy at the beach this summer
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Books

8 books to enjoy at the beach this summer

From light romance and short fiction to thrillers, here's a list of books that are perfect companions as you retreat to the beach or pool to catch a break from the summer heat.

8 books to enjoy at the beach this summer

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Here Are The Best Looks From The Met Gala — And The Messages Behind Them

Co-chair Amanda Gorman dons a cobalt-blue Vera Wang gown and a book-shaped clutch that says "give us your tired," a look inspired by the Statue of Liberty. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum hide caption

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Here Are The Best Looks From The Met Gala — And The Messages Behind Them

After the pandemic shut down fashion's biggest night in 2020, the Met Gala came back on the 75th anniversary of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Words To Set You Free
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Code Switch

Words To Set You Free

Some of the best books can make you feel free — free from your daily grind, free to imagine a new reality, free to explore different facets of your identity. This month, the Code Switch team is highlighting books that dig deep into what freedom really means.

Words To Set You Free

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Tuesday

U.S. Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Will Not Compete In The Tokyo Olympics

Sha'Carri Richardson points to the sky after winning the women's 100-meter final on Day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 19 in Eugene, Ore. Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson Will Not Compete In The Tokyo Olympics

The 21-year-old was left off the U.S. Track & Field Olympic roster, despite her astonishing performance at last month's trials, due to a 30-day suspension following a positive drug test for THC.

Florida Condo Deaths Climb To 36 As Officials Try To Pinpoint The Number Of Missing

Fire rescue workers head toward the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South on Monday in Surfside, Fla. Saul Martinez/Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Miami-Area Condo Collapse

Florida Condo Deaths Climb To 36 As Officials Try To Pinpoint The Number Of Missing

Some 109 people were unaccounted for, though local officials said they had only been able to confirm that about 70 of those people were in the building at the time of the collapse.

Monday

Elsa, Downgraded To A Tropical Storm, Lashes Florida's Gulf Coast

Fishermen secure their boats ahead of the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa in Havana, Cuba, on July 5. Elsa made landfall in Cuba and is now headed to Florida. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Elsa, Downgraded To A Tropical Storm, Lashes Florida's Gulf Coast

The National Hurricane Center has downgraded Elsa to a tropical storm. Heavy rains and gusty winds continue to spread inland across southwest and west-central Florida.

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The Latinx Vote Comes Of Age

Victor Samuel Martinez-Rivera, Fernanda Ruiz Martinez, Heber Toscano and Alejandro Vasquez are voting for president for the very first time. Eve Edelheit, Deanna Dent and Xueying Chang/NPR hide caption

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Code Switch

The Latinx Vote Comes Of Age

For the first time in election history, Latinos are projected to be the second-largest voting demographic in the country. The reason? Gen Z Latinx voters, many of whom are casting a ballot for the first time in 2020. So we asked a bunch of them: Who do you plan to vote for? What issues do you care about? And what do you want the rest of the country to know about you?

The Latinx Vote Comes Of Age

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Is It Time To Say R.I.P. To 'POC'?
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Is It Time To Say R.I.P. To 'POC'?

Suffice it to say, we use the term "POC" a lot on Code Switch. But critiques of the initialism — and the popularization of the term "BIPOC" — caused us to ask: Should we retire POC? Or is there use in it yet?

Is It Time To Say R.I.P. To 'POC'?

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