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Transgender Students Learn To Navigate School Halls

Eight-year-old Tomás Rocha, a third grader at Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley, Calif., is among a handful of gender non-conforming students at the school. Brett Myers/Youth Radio hide caption

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Youth Radio

Transgender Students Learn To Navigate School Halls

A new poll shows that fewer young people see gender as limited to female and male. Youth Radio reporter Nanette Thompson talks with two students about their experiences at school.

Law

Michael Brown Family To Sue Officer Wilson, City Of Ferguson

by Rachel Lippmann

Michael Brown Family To Sue Officer Wilson, City Of Ferguson

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DOJ Report Condemns Ferguson Police Department's Practices

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Airliner Skids Off Snowy Runway At LaGuardia Airport

by Fred Mogul

Airliner Skids Off Snowy Runway At LaGuardia Airport

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Eastern Edward Simon, Brian Blade et. al.

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Cafe L.A. Shahin & Sepehr

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Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion

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Shots - Health News

Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion

by Megan Verlee

Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion

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Muslim Identity In Europe

Highest-Ranking Muslim German Official Says Terrorist Attacks Bolster Discrimination

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Highest-Ranking Muslim German Official Says Terrorist Attacks Bolster Discrimination

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Different Town

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Dies Irie, for piano trio Ahn Trio

Animals

Ringling Bros. Circus To Phase Out Elephants By 2018

by Jackie Northam

Ringling Bros. Circus To Phase Out Elephants By 2018

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Animals

Animal-Rights Advocates Cheer End Of Elephants In Circus

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Parade Ken Field

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Speed Dating For Seniors Who Aren't Interested In Slowing Down

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Movie Interviews

Speed Dating For Seniors Who Aren't Interested In Slowing Down

by Ina Jaffe

Speed Dating For Seniors Who Aren't Interested In Slowing Down

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Taking a Chance on Love Ella Fitzgerald

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Double Exposure Brian Culbertson

Ishiguro's 'Buried Giant' Gets Lost In Its Own Fog

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Ishiguro's 'Buried Giant' Gets Lost In Its Own Fog

by Meg Wolitzer

Ishiguro's 'Buried Giant' Gets Lost In Its Own Fog

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Code Switch

Transgender Students Learn To Navigate School Halls

by Nanette Thompson

Transgender Students Learn To Navigate School Halls

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Transit Ira Stein & Russel Walder

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Jen's Tune Wolfstone

Law

Many Question Lack Of Plea Deal In Boston Bombing Case

by Tovia Smith

Many Question Lack Of Plea Deal In Boston Bombing Case

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Muslim Identity In Europe

Kurdish-German Journalist Makes Light Of Hate Mail In Spoken Word Act

by Audie Cornish

Kurdish-German Journalist Makes Light Of Hate Mail In Spoken Word Act

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Letters: Muslim Identity In Europe, Sen. Barbara Mikulski

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Valentina Al di Meola

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So What [Take 1] Jerry Garcia & Jerry Garcia & David Grisman

Politics

'Zionist Union' Party Creates A Stir In Israeli Elections

by Emily Harris

'Zionist Union' Party Creates A Stir In Israeli Elections

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The Racist History Behind The Iconic Selma Bridge

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The Racist History Behind The Iconic Selma Bridge

by Melanie Peeples

The Racist History Behind The Iconic Selma Bridge

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Stranger Rob Levit

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Plastic Plants Frank Glover

National

Motorists Stranded On Kentucky Highways Due To Heavy Snow

by Chad Lampe

Motorists Stranded On Kentucky Highways Due To Heavy Snow

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Captive Market: A Consultant, His Girlfriend And The Kidnapping Business

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Planet Money

Captive Market: A Consultant, His Girlfriend And The Kidnapping Business

by Gregory Warner

Captive Market: A Consultant, His Girlfriend And The Kidnapping Business

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Out from the Darkness Burning Sky

Boko Haram Takes A Page From ISIS Propaganda Playbook

The most recent propaganda videos from Boko Haram have higher production values than in the past and other similarities to ISIS-produced videos. Boko Haram/Sendvid hide caption

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Parallels

Boko Haram Takes A Page From ISIS Propaganda Playbook

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Boko Haram Takes A Page From ISIS Propaganda Playbook

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Douce Ambiance Harmonious Wail

Why Some Parents Are Sitting Kids Out Of Tests

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Why Some Parents Are Sitting Kids Out Of Tests

by Claudio Sanchez

Why Some Parents Are Sitting Kids Out Of Tests

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National

Defying The Capitol Hill Sledding Ban In The Name Of Winter Fun

by Art Silverman

Defying The Capitol Hill Sledding Ban In The Name Of Winter Fun

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Bunkhouse Race Riders in the Sky

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Flemington Danny Federici

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