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Psychologist Helps San Quentin Prisoners Find Freedom Through Self-Reflection

Participants in Project GRIP celebrate one man's release. Through the yearlong course, prisoners are taught how to confront and deal with what got them into prison in the first place. Courtesy of Jacques Verduin hide caption

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Boundbreakers: People Who Make A Difference

Psychologist Helps San Quentin Prisoners Find Freedom Through Self-Reflection

Since the mid-1990s Jacques Verduin has been implementing programs that have had a high success rate in helping reform convicts. But the journey isn't easy — and requires courage and vulnerability.

National

Latest On 'The New York Times' Investigative Report On Trump's Tax Returns

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National

How, If At All, Will Trump's Tax Records Sway The Race?

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How, If At All, Will Trump's Tax Records Sway The Race?

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Prime Minister Theresa May Says The U.K. To Begin EU Departure By March 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, hosts the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in London on Sept. 22. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Prime Minister Theresa May Says The U.K. To Begin EU Departure By March 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Prime Minister Theresa May Says The U.K. To Begin EU Departure By March 2017

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Spirit Of The Air Pat Metheny

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Follow Me Pat Metheny Group

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National

Hanging On: The Struggles Of The Financially Invisible

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'Working' Then And Now

'Working' Then & Now: A Private Eye Roots Out Criminal Activity

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'Working' Then & Now: A Private Eye Roots Out Criminal Activity

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A Local Sheriff's Race Is Drawing National Attention And A Hefty Price Tag

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Politics

A Local Sheriff's Race Is Drawing National Attention And A Hefty Price Tag

by Jude Joffe-Block

A Local Sheriff's Race Is Drawing National Attention And A Hefty Price Tag

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In the Land (Of Things That Used to Be) The Golden Palominos & Kevn Kinney

Europe

Hungary Votes On EU Mandatory Refugee Referendum

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Guilty Cubicles Broken Social Scene

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Bad Trip The Relatives

For A Sunny, Punny Sunday Trip, How About A Trip To The Grocery Isle?

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Sunday Puzzle

For A Sunny, Punny Sunday Trip, How About A Trip To The Grocery Isle?

by Will Shortz

For A Sunny, Punny Sunday Trip, How About A Trip To The Grocery Isle?

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Overwhelmed Mom Seeks 'A Basic Amount Of Dignity' In 'Today Will Be Different'

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Author Interviews

Overwhelmed Mom Seeks 'A Basic Amount Of Dignity' In 'Today Will Be Different'

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Overwhelmed Mom Seeks 'A Basic Amount Of Dignity' In 'Today Will Be Different'

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Sports

The Voice Of Vin Scully: LA Dodgers Announcer Calls His Final Game

by Ben Bergman

The Voice Of Vin Scully: LA Dodgers Announcer Calls His Final Game

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3rd Base, Dodger Stadium Ry Cooder

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The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) Ry Cooder

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Boundbreakers: People Who Make A Difference

Psychologist Helps San Quentin Prisoners Find Freedom Through Self-Reflection

by Rachel Martin

Psychologist Helps San Quentin Prisoners Find Freedom Through Self-Reflection

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Sun Will Set Zoe Keating

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We Insist Zoe Keating

Local journalist Erik McCowan, standing in the Gonzales Memorial Museum, thinks people should know the history behind the phrase, "Come and take it!" John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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History

For Sale: A Texan Symbol Of Defiance

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For Sale: A Texan Symbol Of Defiance

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Seeking A Better Life, A Migrant Survives A Shipwreck And Wonders What's Next

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Parallels

Seeking A Better Life, A Migrant Survives A Shipwreck And Wonders What's Next

by Jane Arraf

Seeking A Better Life, A Migrant Survives A Shipwreck And Wonders What's Next

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Author Interviews

Rose Tremain On Her New Novel, 'The Gustav Sonata'

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Arlanda Julia Kent

Television

Review: HBO Hopes To Fill Sunday Spotlight With 'Westworld' Series

by Eric Deggans

Review: HBO Hopes To Fill Sunday Spotlight With 'Westworld' Series

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Westworld trailer music Ramin Djawadi

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San Francisco Patrol Robyn Hitchcock

Europe

Sweden Proposes Tax Breaks For Repairs

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No, 'You Can't Touch My Hair' And Other Lessons From Comic Phoebe Robinson

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No, 'You Can't Touch My Hair' And Other Lessons From Comic Phoebe Robinson

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No, 'You Can't Touch My Hair' And Other Lessons From Comic Phoebe Robinson

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Nadia Sirota On Making Music Accessible (Even When It's Weird)

Nadia Sirota wants contemporary classical music to feel approachable. "There's no chance it'll disappoint a new listener, but people do need a way in," she says. Samantha West/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Nadia Sirota On Making Music Accessible (Even When It's Weird)

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Nadia Sirota On Making Music Accessible (Even When It's Weird)

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Keep in Touch Nadia Sirota

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Viola Concerto Part II Nadia Sirota

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