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Dying to get back

For those coming into the country illegally, it is now more deadly, more lethal, than at any time in recent U.S. immigration history.

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Searching for answers

19-year-old Gladys Dominguez shares her search for information about her father who was lost crossing Arizona state's border desert.

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Mixed-status families

From PBS NewsHour: Listen to the stories of families who are struggling with separation or being forced to leave the United States.

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Marathon bombing victim looks forward

Roseann Sdoia talked to WGBH about the day of the bombings, her recovery and her plans to move forward.

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Family planning in Texas

Lawmakers have devoted more funds to women’s health services than before the 2011 budget cuts.

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Restoring the Rockaways

An urban garden destroyed by Superstorm Sandy gets a second chance.

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Echoes of a shooting

On December 14, 1992, exactly 20 years before the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a student went on a sudden rampage at Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Massachusetts.

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What's happened under sequestration?

ProPublica takes a look at what's actually happened in the two months since sequestration took effect.

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