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A forgotten opera premieres 280 years late

A Jean-Philippe Rameau opera, left unfinished at time of his death and recently completed by a musicologist, gets its premiere 280 years later, with extravagant costumes.

Jacqueline Arellano hikes through a wash she suspects migrants move though on their way north after crossing the border. She volunteers with Border Kindness , a group that is extending its services to desert areas around Yuma, Ariz., to assist lost or hurt migrants. Ash Ponders for NPR hide caption

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Desperate migrants are choosing to cross the border through dangerous U.S. desert

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A forgotten opera premieres 280 years late

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Why a New Jersey mayor was uninvited from a White House celebration

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Jack Lew had a front-row seat to debt ceiling fights under Obama. Here's his advice

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A Sudanese-American journalist recounts his experience fleeing Khartoum

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