Friday's Headlines: GOP candidates start gaming out picks for vice president

Trump is playing 'a part' and can transform for victory, campaign chief says; Suicide rate rises sharply, especially among middle-aged whites ; Prince and David Bowie showed there's no one right way to be a man; U.S. general's visit shows obstacles to Iraqi military offensives; Transgender at 70: A story of enduring love;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post GOP candidates start gaming out picks for vice president A contested convention would mean that instead of focusing on a running mate that would most improve their chances of swaying voters, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich may first consider whether someone will help them win over delegates. By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Trump is playing 'a part' and can transform for victory, campaign chief says Trump's chief strategist told members of the Republican National Committee in a closed-door briefing that his candidate is starting to pivot toward presenting a more presidential "persona." By Philip Rucker, Dan Balz and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Suicide rate rises sharply, especially among middle-aged whites The increase in suicides, one of the 10 leading causes of death in America, is attributed to economic distress, drug addiction, "gray divorce," social isolation and even the rise of the Internet, experts say. By Dan Keating and Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   Prince and David Bowie showed there's no one right way to be a man COLUMN | The two pop-music icons left discarded many constraints, but their transcendence of conventional notions of gender stand out as a particularly significant part of their legacies. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more »   U.S. general's visit shows obstacles to Iraqi military offensives Troops in the 9th Armored Division say they lack artillery, air support and heavy rounds for their Soviet-era tanks. Many of them also lack more than a few weeks in uniform. But they're trying to get ready for an eventual attack on Mosul. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   Transgender at 70: A story of enduring love It was an operation he'd long ago dismissed as unattainable — but one his wife said he deserved to have. She'd traveled the arc of his life, supportive even after his bombshell confession. By Amy Ellis Nutt  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Our own Mickey Mantle By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Saudi Arabia: The devil we know By Fareed Zakaria  •  Read more »   It matters who's on the money, and Harriet Tubman fits the bill By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Republicans don't like Kasich because he sounds like Obama By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Why Obama should urge Britain to stay in the E.U. By Anne Applebaum  •  Read more »   The Treasury's brilliant plan to redesign U.S. currency By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Uber to pay up to $100 million in settlement that keeps drivers independent The settlement covers about 385,000 drivers in California and Massachusetts. Despite the obvious monetary implications, the settlement is ultimately in Uber's favor. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more » FBI paid more than $1 million to crack iPhone, Comey suggests FBI Director James Comey for the first time offered a possible price the bureau paid to access an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers. By Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Obama's gambit: More military aid to allies could ease regional rifts with Iran The president worried about the Iraqi government's stability as he urged Arab allies to bolster Sunni support for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. By Greg Jaffe and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Sanders acknowledges 'a hard path' to nomination in wake of New York loss Asked in an NBC interview if he will concede and endorse Hillary Clinton if he hasn't secured a majority of pledged delegates before the convention, he said: "Look, if we do not have a majority, it's going to be hard for us to win." By John Wagner  •  Read more » Debate over North Carolina ‘bathroom law’ flares in GOP race Trump and Cruz are at odds over a law that rolls back rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people. By Katie Zezima  •  Read more » Fact Checker: Trump's claim that there have been no negative ads against Kasich It's just not true. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more » Push to hire veterans is causing confusion and resentment, officials say The rules of the massive Obama administration initiative to hire veterans is still poorly understood by applicants and the staff screening them. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more » NBA commissioner: N.C. must change LGBT law to keep 2017 all-star game The controversial law requires transgender individuals to use public restrooms that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificates. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more » My husband and I were nearly friendless — and I got desperate While looking for couple friends, I acted like a needy woman. 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