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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts about the flooding and devastation in his state, ongoing relief efforts and the federal government's response.

Tchaikovsky is famous for dark, brooding symphonies, and of all his operas, only one is a comedy. Yet his fanciful score The Tsarina's Slippers is surely among the most charming of all Russian comic operas.

Janacek's Jenufa is a devastating story of narrow-mindeness, cowardice, betrayal — and ultimate forgiveness.

The U.S. military launched a major operation centered in the volatile Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan. That's the center of the country's opium-growing region and one of the main strongholds of the Taliban.

Some of the worst-paid farmers in Ethiopia were able to get their bean to the specialty coffee ball and sell to top U.S. roasters like Stumptown. But it only happened after the growers got organized and attracted the attention of coffee prospectors from the U.S.

"They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"

Strong winds and floods struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endured more heavy rain on Friday that forecasters say will continue into the weekend.

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the event that led to the Flint water crisis. The question remains 10 years later: "Is Flint's water safe to drink?"

Florida could see six to 12 inches of rain, with isolated amounts as high as 18 inches, and coastal areas in Georgia and South Carolina could be hit even harder.

Emergency workers recovered two more bodies and located a possible eight more in the search for survivors after the massive slide near Oso, Wash.