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Mexico City singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade pays tribute to artists like Agustín Lara and Violeta Parra on her newest album, Musas, which was released May 5, 2017. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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On 'Musas,' Natalia Lafourcade Celebrates Legends Of Latin Music

The Mexico City singer-songwriter talks to NPR's Kelly McEvers about her growing pride in her heritage and the importance of introducing younger listeners to Latin American musical history.

Then-FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on May 3. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Countdown Clocks, Morning Cocktails As Former FBI Director Prepares To Testify

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Max Planck Institute paleoanthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin examines the new finds at Jebel Irhoud, in Morocco. The eye orbits of a crushed human skull more than 300,000 years old are visible just beyond his fingertip. Shannon McPherron/Nature hide caption

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315,000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens

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Mexico City singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade pays tribute to artists like Agustín Lara and Violeta Parra on her newest album, Musas, which was released May 5, 2017. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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On 'Musas,' Natalia Lafourcade Celebrates Legends Of Latin Music

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Rob Bottegal, head engineer of the Acosta Deep Mine for Corsa Coal Corp., overlooks the mine in Jennerstown, Pa., on Feb. 28. Dan Speicher/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Is President Trump Correct That Coal Mines Are Opening?

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A new study suggests that some small tumors are small because they are biologically prone to slow growth. Lester Lefkowitz/Getty Images hide caption

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Some Small Tumors In Breasts May Not Be So Bad After All

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