Nina Chaubal, left, and Greta Gustava Martela are the co-founders of Trans Lifeline, the first U.S. suicide hotline dedicated to transgender people.

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Martela says, “I actually did a Google search for ‘transgender suicide hotline,’ and nothing came up.”

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A truckload of 1,000-foot pipes will be used to bore into the ground at a deep well being built in Ducor.

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Roger Welch clears the flow ditch so that the water will be filtered and reused in the drilling process.

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“We thank God we were able to come to the U.S.,” Rami says. “We are grateful for the opportunity to work. All Syrians want is what everybody deserves — a safe and comfortable living, a future for their children.”

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Genevieve Huizar holds a poster of her son, Manuel Diaz, that has been used in demonstrations.

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Donna Acevedo cries at the sight of a recent letter addressed to her son, Joel, who was killed by police.

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Calif. counties cope with released prisoners, many homeless

Huckabay, 61, was last convicted for drug possession. He expects to be off probation in November.  

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While he was homeless, Paul Becker, 51, used the kiosks to check in with the probation department. Now he shares a home with 12 other men.  

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