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Veterans Sue McConnell (left) and Kristyn Weed bonded quickly after meeting at a weekly VA transgender support group. "You're always there for me," Weed told McConnell last month at StoryCorps in Tucson, Ariz. "There's never a doubt or question as to whet

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2 Transgender Veterans Find Courage — And Sisterhood — Off The Battlefield

8:13am June 30, 2018

When Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed came out as transgender women, some of their loved ones cut them out of their lives. But when McConnell and Weed met, they forged their own sisterhood.

The Origins Of ICE

8:13am June 30, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Bo Cooper, former general counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, about the origins of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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LA Homeless Shelters Face Opposition

8:13am June 30, 2018

by Kirk Siegler

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is allocating $20 million to house the homeless in temporary shelters spread across 15 council districts. But the first few sites picked are already facing opposition.

DOJ Says Government Can Hold Families For Longer Than 20 Days

8:13am June 30, 2018

by Joel Rose

The government says it will hold migrant families longer than 20 days, according to a court filing from the Department of Justice Friday.

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Capital Gazette Employees Remembered At Vigil

8:13am June 30, 2018

by Jeff Brady

In Annapolis, Md., last night, residents held a candlelight vigil to remember the five employees killed at the Capital Gazette newsroom Thursday.

Efforts To Close The Gender Pay Gap In Massachusetts

8:13am June 30, 2018

The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act goes into effect on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh, about the city's efforts to close the gender wage gap.

HUD And National Book Foundation Work To Promote Reading In Public Housing

8:13am June 30, 2018

by Lynn Neary

The National Book Foundation has partnered with the Department of Housing and Urban Development on a literacy program aimed at getting books into the hands of kids and adults living in public housing.

Now that a judge has ordered a stop to separating families, the Justice Department says it can hold families caught illegally crossing the border until their immigration proceedings are resolved.

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2 Transgender Veterans Find Courage — And Sisterhood — Off The Battlefield

The Origins Of ICE

LA Homeless Shelters Face Opposition

DOJ Says Government Can Hold Families For Longer Than 20 Days

Capital Gazette Employees Remembered At Vigil

Efforts To Close The Gender Pay Gap In Massachusetts

HUD And National Book Foundation Work To Promote Reading In Public Housing

Hearing From New American Citizens This Independence Day

Rising Cost Of PrEP, A Pill That Prevents HIV, Pushes It Out Of Reach For Many

Trump Administration: Migrant Families Can Be Detained For More Than 20 Days