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Democratic senators Dick Durbin and Tom Harkin went to Republican Rep. Steve King's Iowa district on Friday to refute his statement about "Dreamers" — young people brought to the U.S. by undocumented parents — that even some top Republicans called outrageous.

The Saudis accounted for a quarter of all sales by Germany. It's part of an emerging pattern of weapons purchases by Saudi Arabia and its neighbor United Arab Emirates. Both countries are major customers of the U.S., the world's No. 1 arms seller.

The Final Four tournament was a real nail-biter, coming amid controversy over huge salaries and reports of top recruits stolen. Professor Richard Vedder discusses college chess with NPR's Scott Simon.

In this week's roundup of top tech conversations and stories: how tech giants are flexing their muscles against government, Twitter's abandoned blocking policy, and how the tech empire is striking back against creeping government surveillance.

The Republican nominee's campaign says the Obama administration has sent mixed signals. President Obama's top aides say that's not so. That's likely to again be a point of disagreement during Tuesday's debate.

Bill Lester, one of only seven Black drivers to race in NASCAR's top-tier cup series, says he wanted the flag gone when he raced more than a decade ago. "The country was not ready to listen," he says.

Biden's pick to be the Fed's top bank regulator has withdrawn her nomination. She attracted Republican opposition after calling on bank regulators to monitor the financial risks from climate change.

The top news in Ukraine isn't President Trump's call to their president. Ukrainians are focused on their president's decision to jump-start the peace process with Russia — without U.S. backing.

Britain announced a series of tax proposals that led to a major sell-off of the country's currency and the government's debt. Just over a week later, the government has been forced to change tack.

It took twice as long as he anticipated, but the man pushing peanuts up Colorado's Pikes Peak with his nose has reached the 14,115 foot summit. Supporters are going nuts.