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Simon Says

Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason

NPR's Scott Simon just spent time waiting in a long security line at the airport. He says that even though it's easy to grow impatient, the security measures exist to protect lives.

Andy Shauf's latest album is The Party.

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Music Interviews

Show Up Early To The Party With Andy Shauf

The Canadian singer-songwriter's new album, The Party, is full of character studies and vignettes. He breaks down the story behind the song 'Early To The Party.'

Transgender choruses — such as the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, led by Lindsey Deaton (with guitar) — are springing up all over the country. A transgender pride flag is at the center of this image.

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Transgender Choruses Harness The (Changing) Power Of Voices

Transgender people are speaking out in society — and singing in choirs nationwide. "Voice is probably one of the deepest signifiers of who a person is," says the founder of a group about to debut.

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari speaks with freed Chibok schoolgirl Amina Ali Nkeki, who is carrying her baby, as Borno state governor Kashim Shettima (C) looks on in Abuja, on May 19, 2016.

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Nigerian President Offers Support After First Of 219 Missing Schoolgirls Rescued

Nigerian President Offers Support After First Of 219 Missing Schoolgirls Rescued
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Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason

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Adia Victoria Reckons With The South

Adia Victoria Reckons With The South
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Transgender choruses — such as the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, led by Lindsey Deaton (with guitar) — are springing up all over the country. A transgender pride flag is at the center of this image.

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Transgender Choruses Harness The (Changing) Power Of Voices

Transgender Choruses Harness The (Changing) Power Of Voices
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