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Alexis Martinez (left) worried that coming out to daughter Lesley as transgender would mean giving up any relationship with her grandchildren. But she needn't have worried. — (StoryCorps)

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May 03, 2013

After Years of Hiding, ‘Walking in Love’ As Transgender

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May 03, 2013

US Employers Add 165,000 Jobs

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May 03, 2013

Feds: Judge Wrong to OK Terrorist Suspect Release

Mark Enslin - CU Citizens for Peace and Justice — (Jeff Bossert/WILL)

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May 03, 2013

Many Critical of Consultant’s Criminal Justice Report

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. — (Nikopoley/Wikimedia)

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May 02, 2013

House Passes Madigan Pension Reform Plan

An insect's eye lets it see really well because each of its light-sensitive cells has a dedicated lens. This miniature camera, which mimics an insect eye, is made from an array of microlenses arranged on a stretchable sheet that can be inflated — (University of Illinois and Beckman Institute)

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May 02, 2013

Of Flybots and Bug Eyes: Insects Inspire Inventors

Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — (Bob Leonard/AP)

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May 02, 2013

Remains of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Claimed

These sockeye salmon were raised at a land-based fish farm in Langley, British Columbia. — (Courtesy Willowfield Enterprises)

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May 02, 2013

Can Salmon Farming Be Sustainable? Maybe, If You Head Inland

Passersby watch a local television broadcast in Seoul on Thursday showing a report on the sentencing of Kenneth Bae. — (Kim Jae-hwan/AFP/Getty Images)

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May 02, 2013

North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen to 15 Years Hard Labor

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May 02, 2013

Feds to Appeal Release of Chicago Terrorist Suspect