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Wednesday

Top 20 Percent Of Americans 'Hoard The American Dream'

Richard Reeves, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, argues that the top 20 percent of Americans – those with six-figure incomes and above — dominate the best schools, live in the best-located homes and pass on the best futures to their kids. Malte Mueller/Getty Images hide caption

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History of Our Time

Top 20 Percent Of Americans 'Hoard The American Dream'

Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard V. Reeves, author of the book Dream Hoarders, which argues that the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans unfairly grab opportunities for themselves and their children.

Top 20 Percent Of Americans 'Hoard The American Dream'

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Tuesday

Obituaries

'Morning Edition' Sports Commentator Frank Deford Dies At 78

The Hall of Fame sportswriter was public radio's scholar of sports for some 37 years before hanging up his cleats earlier this year. Deford died Sunday at the age of 78 at his home in Key West, Fla.

'Morning Edition' Sports Commentator Frank Deford Dies At 78

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Monday

How An Interview With A Shark Researcher Wound Up Starring A Shark

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Animals

How An Interview With A Shark Researcher Wound Up Starring A Shark

Why have dozens of great white sharks turned up around Southern California beaches recently? Finding the answer led to a close-up view of a baby great white shark — and the researcher who caught her.

How An Interview With A Shark Researcher Wound Up Starring A Shark

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Monday

National

Iran Prison Atlas' Database Keeps Track Of Iranian Political Prisoners

The organization, United For Iran, publishes the Iran Prison Atlas. It's a website collecting information about Iranians described as political prisoners.

Iran Prison Atlas' Database Keeps Track Of Iranian Political Prisoners

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Friday

On Election Day, Iran Chooses Between Gradual Reform And Conservative Return

Iranian women cast their ballots for the presidential elections at a polling station at the Lorzadeh mosque in southern Tehran on Friday. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels

On Election Day, Iran Chooses Between Gradual Reform And Conservative Return

Iran's reform-minded president, Hassan Rouhani, is up for re-election. Subtle changes in Iranian society are evident in the burgeoning tech sector. But conservatives say Rouhani has changed too much.

Middle East

Iranian Vote On Friday Will Decide If Rouhani Gets A Second Term

President Hassan Rouhani won a surprise victory in 2013, and went on to make a nuclear deal with the West. It was a historic shift in relations with Iran's longtime enemy, the United States.

Iranian Vote On Friday Will Decide If Rouhani Gets A Second Term

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Politics

Morning News Brief: Rosenstein Briefs Senators, Trump In Saudi Arabia, Iran Election

Senators say the deputy attorney general knew Trump planned to fire James Comey before writing a memo. Also, Ishaan Tharoor of The Washington Post previews Trump's Saudi Arabia trip, and Iran votes.

Morning News Brief: Rosenstein Briefs Senators, Trump In Saudi Arabia, Iran Election

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Middle East

On Election Day, Taking Stock Of Free Expression In Iran

Iranians are voting Friday on whether to re-elect the country's president, Hassan Rouhani, who has promised greater freedom for a country dominated by conservative Muslim clerics.

On Election Day, Taking Stock Of Free Expression In Iran

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Thursday

Middle East

Voters Divided On The Final Day Of Campaigning In Iran

We travel to the city of Qazvin in Iran to take the temperature of voters, who will decide to either give incumbent President Hassan Rouhani a second term or vote him out of office.

Voters Divided On The Final Day Of Campaigning In Iran

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Wednesday

Middle East

The Rise Of The Internet-Based Economy Shows What's Changed In Iran

We explore Iran's burgeoning tech scene and what it means for President Hassan Rouhani's prospects for winning a second term.

The Rise Of The Internet-Based Economy Shows What's Changed In Iran

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Tuesday

Politics

News Brief: Trump Accused Of Sharing Classified Data, Iran Election Preview

Reports suggest President Trump revealed classified information about ISIS to Russian officials at a White House meeting. A view from Iran ahead of the country's presidential election later this week.

News Brief: Trump Accused Of Sharing Classified Data, Iran Election Preview

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No More Neverland: A Senator's Guide To Raising American Adults

Sen. Ben Sasse (left) is sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden in 2015, with Sasse's wife Melissa and his son and daughter. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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National

No More Neverland: A Senator's Guide To Raising American Adults

His new book about raising kids in America and the virtues of work and perseverance is "not an old man screaming, 'Get off my lawn!'" insists Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. It's, "Work in my lawn."

No More Neverland: A Senator's Guide To Raising American Adults

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Friday

Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

Senate Judiciary Committee member Ben Sasse, a Republican, listens to witnesses Monday during a subcommittee hearing on Russian interference. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that he will not yet call for an independent Russia investigation because it would be a "vote of no confidence" in the Senate panel's current probe.

Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

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Thursday

Politics

House Republicans To Bring Healthcare Overhaul Bill Back To The Floor

NPR congressional correspondent Sue Davis has the latest on Republican plans to vote on repealing and replace the Affordable Care Act.

House Republicans To Bring Healthcare Overhaul Bill Back To The Floor

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'I Belonged Nowhere': A Story Of Displacement, From A Novelist Who Knows

Hala Alyan is the author of three poetry collections. Salt Houses is her first novel. Beowulf Sheehan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hide caption

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Author Interviews

'I Belonged Nowhere': A Story Of Displacement, From A Novelist Who Knows

Salt Houses traces several generations of a displaced Palestinian family. Author Hala Alyan says she experienced firsthand the "intergenerational trauma that went along with losing a homeland."

'I Belonged Nowhere': A Story Of Displacement, From A Novelist Who Knows

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