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The Jets stun the Blues, the Warriors finish off the Rockets, Pop steps down, Scottie makes history, Sovereignty wins the Derby in a thrilling finish, and more.

Historian Jolene Babyak shares her experience of living at Alcatraz as a child with other families and outlines some of the issues at the prison island like no water, no sewage treatment, and disrepair of the aging buildings that would make President Trump’s plan of reopening difficult.