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NPR Programs: Morning Edition

Neil Young Fan Honors Him with a Spider: Music legend and activist Neil Young has been bestowed with another honor. He's the inspiration for the scientific name of a trapdoor spider. Biologist Jason Bond, who discovered the new species, is such a big fan of the musician that the spider now bears Young's name.
Shiite Power Struggle Divides Iraqis: The Shiite power struggle in Iraq is further dividing the war-torn country. Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's American-backed crackdown on the Mahdi Army is dividing some Shiite families. There are family members who are split between loyalists to Muqtada al Sadr and the Ayatollah Hakim's Badr Brigades.
Delicate Cease-Fire Holding in Sadr City: The fragile cease-fire in Sadr City, the large Shiite section of Baghdad, appears to be holding. But people there are cautious because the matter at the root of the violence hasn't been resolved.
Networks Take New Tack in Revealing Fall Shows: The TV networks unveil their fall programming in "upfronts" to advertisers, hoping to woo them to buy big chunks of airtime. But this year is going to be different, the networks promise. The writers strike is both symptom and catalyst. The uncertainties about new media that led to the strike are also leading to changes in the ad business.
Political Wrap-Up: Clinton's Chances in W.Va.: West Virginia hold its Democratic primary Tuesday. Hillary Clinton is expected to win handily. But the election comes as Clinton's chances to win the Democratic nomination shrink day to day. Barack Obama's big win in North Carolina last week has re-energized his campaign and sent a flurry of superdelegates to his camp.
U.S. Postal Rates Go Up a Penny: U.S. postal rates go up a penny Monday. The number of letters being mailed is down, but costs are up, especially for gasoline.
Fighting Subsides in Lebanon: After five days of fighting, Lebanon is largely quiet Monday. The streets of Beirut, which have been the focus of bloody sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shiites, have been largely deserted. The violence has done nothing to resolve Lebanon's long-running political crisis.
Volcanic Eruption Forces Evacuations in Chile: Volcanic ash is raining down on Chile, 10 days after an eruption occurred for the first time in thousands of years. People in the area were evacuated. The volcano eruption has turned lakes and rivers white and coated plants in a dense layer of ash.
New York Woman Catches Laptop Thief Remotely: A woman in White Plains, N.Y., had thousands of electronic gadgets stolen from her apartment. When the burglar turned on the stolen Macintosh laptop, the woman jumped onto another computer and remotely turned on the video camera, snapped a photo and turned it over to police — who arrested two men.
Cablevision Beats Murdoch's Bid for Newsday: The New York cable company Cablevision plans to buy one of the area's major newspapers, Newsday, based on Long Island. Last week, it looked like Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. would buy Newsday, but Cablevision offered more money: $650 million.
Denver Drivers Learn How to Boost Fuel Economy: Around 400 Denver residents, including the city's mayor, are part of an experiment to see if drivers can be trained to drive "greener." A device in their cars will track whether they have bad driving habits that increase fuel consumption, thus contributing more to greenhouse gas emissions.
How Clinton Handles Her Candidacy's Historic Nature: When the going has gotten tough during Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination — gender politics have been a lifeline. Clinton's gender has helped her rally female votes and money. But Clinton hasn't talked too much about being a woman running for president.
Tornado Devastates Oklahoma Superfund Town: Picher, Okla., was once among the nation's largest Superfund sites. It was a town prone to cave-ins, from years of overzealous mining. The federal government was in the process of buying out the people who hadn't left yet. Over the weekend, Pitcher was destroyed by a tornado, and it's unlikely anyone will rebuild.
Deadly China Quake Felt Hundreds of Miles Away: The death toll is expected to rise following an earthquake Monday that struck Southwest China. The state news agency says thousands of people have been killed. An NPR reporting team in Sichuan province, site of the quake's epicenter, reports from the scene.
Myanmar Holds Election Despite Devastation: Despite the deadly cyclone, Myanmar's military government went ahead with a weekend referendum on a new constitution. Co-host Renee Montagne talks with an NPR reporter in Yangon about how the people felt having to vote in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.