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Jena Lopez with her daughters Sophie, left, and Nora. Research suggests that parental support is the key to good mental health in children who transition.

Parent Support May Help Transgender Children's Mental Health

6:26pm April 11, 2016

by Gabriel Spitzer

Transgender people tend to have more mental health problems than the general population, but having supportive parents in childhood may help reduce that risk, a study finds.

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Director John Brennan Says CIA Will Not Torture Terror Suspects Again

6:14pm April 11, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

CIA Director John Brennan says in a new interview that if he were ordered to torture detainees today — as presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would order if elected — Brennan and the agency would not comply. NPR explores the difficult legacy for Brennan and other intelligence officers of the George W. Bush-era actions by the CIA.

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U.S. Chief Climate Negotiator: 'Paris Wasn't The End, Paris Is The Start'

5:42pm April 11, 2016

Since the beginning of the Obama administration, Todd Stern has been the U.S. government's chief climate negotiator. He led the team in Paris that managed to get some 200 countries to agree to the most sweeping deal ever to limit global carbon emissions. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Stern about what's happened since Paris and his decision to step down from the job after seven years.

NPR Politics Podcast Explores The History Of Contested Conventions

5:25pm April 11, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The NPR Politics Podcast talks with elections law attorney Ben Ginsberg about how a contested GOP contention would play out.

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Can A Candidate Pay Delegates? Plus, 3 Possible GOP Convention Scenarios

4:59pm April 11, 2016

Rides on Air Force One and state dinners were lures the last time there was an open convention. What about cold, hard cash? Top Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg explains what's permissible and not.

One version of the Fitbit, a popular fitness tracker.

A Fitbit Saved His Life? Well, Maybe

4:56pm April 11, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

A man shows up in the emergency room with a speedy, irregular heartbeat, but can't say when it first went awry. No problem. The ER doctors just checked the phone records of his fitness tracker.

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U.S. Navy Officer Involved With China Surveillance Charged With Espionage

4:51pm April 11, 2016

by Tom Bowman

The U.S. Navy charged an officer who was involved with the surveillance of China with espionage, alleging he divulged secret information that could hurt the security of the U.S. Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin is being held in pre-trail confinement as the Navy and FBI investigate the case.

Block associations on the South Side have long pushed to make their neighborhoods cleaner and safer, but investment from developers and retailers has been slow to follow.

Talking Housing Segregation And Chicago With WBEZ's Natalie Y. Moore

4:45pm April 11, 2016

by Gene Demby

A longtime Chicago reporter, a native of the black South Side, digs into the ways segregation continues to shape the politics of her hometown, as well as her own life.

How Venture Capitalists Shaped The Golden State Warriors

4:30pm April 11, 2016

The Golden State Warriors are just one win away from the best regular season record in NBA history. How was the team built? A lot like a Silicon Valley start up, actually. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Bruce Schoenfeld, who has written about the Warriors style of play.

Many books are challenged because of "sexually explicit" content or content "unsuited for age group."

'The Holy Bible' Makes Library Association's List Of Most 'Challenged' Books

4:30pm April 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The challenges show religion is "on the minds of many people," says Deborah Caldwell Stone of the American Library Association. Another reason people objected to books was explicit sexual content.