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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
In Many School Districts, Transgender Bathroom Access Is The Norm
by Frank Morris
A White House directive issued yesterday lays out what it says schools need to do under existing federal law to accommodate transgender students. We went to schools in California, Kansas and Alabama.
Headed For Re-Election, Sen. John McCain Can't Afford To Upset Trump Supporters
by Jude Joffe-Block
Arizona Sen. John McCain has spent 30 years in the Senate but he's worried that sharing a ballot with Donald Trump this November could cost him his Senate seat.
When A Young Child Accidentally Shoots Herself, Who's Responsible?
NPR's Lynn Neary talks with Jean Peters Baker, a Missouri prosecutor who has brought murder charges against the father of a toddler who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Before The Races, Test Your Kentucky Derby Knowledge
NPR's Lynn Neary speaks with author and trivia master A.J. Jacobs about everything you always wanted to know about the Kentucky Derby.
Meth Lab Chemist Who Spent Years Getting High On Job Creates Chaos For Massachusetts Justice System
by Arun Rath
A new report from the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office details egregious misconduct and extensive drug use on the job by a former employee of the state crime lab.