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How A Weekend At Transgender Camp Changed A Mother-Son Relationship

10:04am May 01, 2016

Storycorps Outloud tells stories from the LGBTQ community. This week we hear from a mother and her transgender son, about their relationship and the summer camp that changed his life.

California Primary Weighs Heavily On Republican Race

10:04am May 01, 2016

by Ina Jaffe

California Republicans are holding their state convention this weekend. It's a chance for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich to make their case to party leaders.

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Ted Cruz and Donald Trump Battle Out Indiana Primary

10:04am May 01, 2016

Rachel talks to Pete Seat, the Indiana consultant for John Kasich, about the upcoming primary.

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President Obama Has Last Laughs At White House Correspondents' Dinner

10:04am May 01, 2016

President Obama had his last opportunity to take some digs at politicos and celebrities at last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Middle-Class Immigrant Family Says Greed Is Eclipsing The American Dream

10:04am May 01, 2016

In this week's "Hanging On" series about the American middle class, NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with business owners Manolo Betancur and Zhenia Martinez. They own Las Delicias Bakery in Charlotte, N.C.

Kennedy Park, 4, is in her second year of pre-K in Camden. All 3- and 4-year-old kids qualify for two years of preschool in New Jersey's lowest-income cities.

Taking On Poverty And Education In School Costs A Lot Of Money

5:39pm April 30, 2016

by Sarah Gonzalez

In 1997, the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered millions of dollars in additional funding to 31 of the poorest school districts in the state. Camden alone spends about $23,000 per student per year.

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A 60,000-Pound Problem

5:36pm April 30, 2016

What do you do when a 43-foot dead whale washes up on your beach? The National Marine Fisheries Service's Justin Viezbicke explains the options: tow it to sea, bury it, or cut it up.

Barbershop: Trump, The Woman Card And Kelly Ripa

5:29pm April 30, 2016

Karlyn Bowman of the American Enterprise Institute, Tracy Sturdivant of the Make It Work campaign, former Maryland delegate Jolene Ivey, and Lisa Bonos of The Washington Post discuss Trump's comments.

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Supreme Court Lets Texas Voter ID Law Stand — For Now

5:08pm April 30, 2016

The Supreme Court on Friday left intact a strict voter identification law in Texas, while leaving open the possibility that it would consider challenges to the law. NPR's Wade Goodwyn explains.

Trump And Cruz Campaign At California GOP Convention

5:08pm April 30, 2016

The remaining Republican presidential candidates have been making their case at the party's state convention. Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler explains the divisions on display among Republicans.