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The author's grandfather, Vicente Guerra, is pictured in a mug shot from San Quentin State Prison. He was sentenced to five years to life for the 1931 murder of Joseph Retotar. California State Archives hide caption

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My Grandfather, A Killer

Denise Guerra, a second-generation Filipino American, never met her grandfather. When she finally learned a long-held family secret, it shattered her view of the quintessential immigrant narrative.

Economy

Looking At The Economy's Health

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World

Right And Left Respond To The Week In U.S. Foreign Policy

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Sunlit Cloudchord & G Mills

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Morning Crackle

Asia

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 63 In Afghanistan

by Jennifer Glasse

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 63 In Afghanistan

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Law

Litigating Title IX

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Investigating Crime On 'The Outlaw Ocean'

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Drift Molife

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My Signature Song: 'Are You Feelin' It?'

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Are You Feelin' It Teddybears & Elephant Man

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Untangle Four Tet

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Sunday Puzzle

Sunday Puzzle: The Name Of The Game

by Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: The Name Of The Game

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Candlewick Press, Somerville, Mass.

One Word Builds A World In 'La La La'

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro , Samantha Balaban

One Word Builds A World In 'La La La'

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Alt.Latino Playlist: From Up North To Down South

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Alt.Latino Playlist: From Up North To Down South

by Felix Contreras , Stefanie Fernández

Alt.Latino Playlist: From Up North To Down South

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Muito Calor Ozuna, Anitta

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Culebra Ani Cordero

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Bernie Sanders On His Criminal Justice Overhaul Plan

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Politics

Sunday Politics

by Mara Liasson

Sunday Politics

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Kelvinator Kaki King

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Solipsist Kaki King

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Far-Right And Leftist Groups Demonstrate In Portland

by Meerah Powell

Far-Right And Leftist Groups Demonstrate In Portland

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My Grandfather, A Killer

by Denise Guerra

My Grandfather, A Killer

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Mahmee CEO Melissa Hanna (right) and her mother, Linda Hanna (left), co-founded the company in 2014. Linda's more than 40 years of clinical experience as a registered nurse and certified lactation consultant helped them understand the need, they say. Keith Alcantara/Mahmee hide caption

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Keith Alcantara/Mahmee

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This App Aims To Save New Moms' Lives

by Jordan Tobias , Susie Neilson

This App Aims To Save New Moms' Lives

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Far Away Coast Koresma

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Pokémon World Championships In Washington, D.C.

by Mayowa Aina

Pokémon World Championships In Washington, D.C.

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Pokémon Go!

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I Can't Give Your Time Back Taylor McFerrin

No Mercy: After The Hospital Closes, How Do People Get Emergency Care?

Robert Findley died after falling on the ice during a winter storm this February in Fort Scott, Kan. Mercy Hospital had recently closed, so he had to be flown to a neurology center 90 miles north in Kansas City, Mo. Christopher Smith for Kaiser Health News hide caption

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Shots - Health News

No Mercy: After The Hospital Closes, How Do People Get Emergency Care?

by Sarah Jane Tribble

No Mercy: After The Hospital Closes, How Do People Get Emergency Care?

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Author Interviews

Poet Saida Dahir On 'The Walking Stereotype'

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Music Interviews

Jazzmeia Horn On 'Love And Liberation'

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When I Say Jazzmeia Horn

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Afro Blue/Eye See You/Wade in the Water Jazzmeia Horn

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