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Kansas this week invalidated the IDs of transgender Kansans who changed the gender marker on their driver’s licenses or birth certificates. The ACLU is suing to stop the law, which also restricts bathroom use, saying it violates the constitutional rights of residents.
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This week on "The Range," a new place where kids can play … and parents can chill. Also, a Kansas tavern with a secret recipe for ribs.
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The Cherokee Maidens and Sycamore Swing recently ended a seven-year hiatus with a local gig and a short tour. The band is back in Wichita this Sunday for a sold out performance at Walker's Jazz Lounge.
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Some transgender Kansans received letters urging them to request new IDs that conflict with their gender identity and presentation, because their current ones are "invalid immediately." It’s the result of a new law that also regulates which bathrooms transgender people are allowed to use.
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The bill is part of a recent push to reconsider how screen time affects the developing minds of students.
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Most satellite voting locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics.
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She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions that clouded her joy.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WXXI listener Jonathan Black and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Another five soldiers were critically injured, according to the U.S. Central Command. They mark the first American casualties since the start of operation 'Epic Fury' on Saturday.
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The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning. The country's supreme leader was killed following an attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday against Iran.
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Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel.
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NPR's Emily Kwong speaks to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is still calling for a vote on a war powers resolution following a wave of U.S.- and Israel-led airstrikes on Iran.
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We finish our discussion of the words people would like to see banned from the English language in 2026 and then we uncover some uncommonly odd things about one particular prefix.
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