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Garcia hugs her son, Mark, on the day he was released from solitary confinement in July 2014.

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Coming Home Straight From Solitary Damages Inmates And Their Families

2:21pm June 15, 2015

by Joseph Shapiro

Says one public defender: "The frightening thing about solitary is that when it erodes your ability to interact with other human beings, in turn that trauma is inflicted on your family members."

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An Iraqi soldier takes position in Iraq's Anbar province. The U.S. will send 450 military advisers to Iraq to help in the fight against ISIS, but they will have a another challenge to gain the trust of Sunni leaders, as they did in 2007.

Will The U.S. Win A Second Chance At A Sunni Awakening?

2:20pm June 15, 2015

by Rachel Martin

In 2007, Sunni sheikhs, fed up with al-Qaida, started fighting alongside the U.S. in Iraq. The U.S. needs help again, this time against ISIS militants. But can they win Sunni trust a second time?

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Supporter Says Woodfox Is 'Very Cautious' When It Comes To Judicial System

2:19pm June 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Angela Allen-Bell, a professor at the Southern University Law Center. She got to know and became an advocate for Albert Woodfox during her work on solitary confinement.

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Clinton Picks A Park With No Ceiling, Glass Or Otherwise, For Launch

2:08pm June 15, 2015

by Tamara Keith

At her first major campaign rally Saturday, Hillary Clinton struck a populist tone, pushing for a more inclusive economy and policies such as paid family leave and equal pay for women.

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Clinton Correctional Facility, where two prisoners escaped last week, was built in the 1840s in Dannemora, N.Y. The prison historian says inmates have frequent access to tools, supplies, and information about how the prison works.

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Inside Clinton Correctional: Power Tools And Barbecue Grills

2:04pm June 15, 2015

by Brian Mann

Inmates at the prison where two murderers escaped a week ago regularly use power tools for maintenance chores, and when they behave, can earn tiny plots of land for cookouts and gardens.

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Rachel Dolezal Resigns As President Of Spokane NAACP

2:00pm June 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Dolezal made news after it emerged that she had been presenting herself as being of mixed race, when she was born to white parents.

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Ex-NSA Officer: OPM Hack Is Serious Breach Of Worker Trust

1:50pm June 15, 2015

Former National Security Agency officer John Schindler tells NPR's Scott Simon the data hacked from the Office of Personnel Management includes personal information that could be used for blackmail.

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Cheever stands with Mundo, one of her regular homeless clients.

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When Feeding The Homeless Runs Afoul Of The Law

1:50pm June 15, 2015

by David Martin Davies

The National Coalition for the Homeless says about 30 cities have some kind of ban on distributing free food. In San Antonio, a homeless advocate says the city is turning what she does into a crime.

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President Obama walks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as he visits Capitol Hill on Friday.

Dealing Blow To Obama, Efforts To Pass Trade Plan Fail In The House

1:14pm June 15, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Obama made a last-ditch personal visit to the Capitol, but it didn't make a difference. A House vote today on trade legislation complicated prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

Kendrick Lamar visits Brian Mooney's English classes at High Tech High School in North Bergen, N.J., on Monday.

A Visit From Kendrick Lamar — Best Day Of School Ever?

11:46am June 15, 2015

by Sami Yenigun

A New Jersey high school teacher used the rapper's latest album to teach a unit on Toni Morrison's novel, The Bluest Eye. Lamar found out about it, and decided to stop in for a visit.

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