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Two daredevils, one from Russia, the other from the Ukraine, sneak onto the construction site at the as-yet-unfinished world's second-tallest building and climb to the top.

Barbara Bodine, the U.S. official assigned to govern central Iraq, will leave her post and return to the United States to take a position at the State Department. The move comes just days after the top civilian administrator in Iraq, retired Gen. Jay Garner, is replaced by L. Paul Bremer, a longtime State Department official. Bodine and Garner have been criticized for being slow to restore services and form an interim government. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

Also: Survivors have harrowing tales after Brazilian nightclub fire; unrest continues in Egypt; Toyota regains No. 1 spot among auto companies; French and Malian forces move into Timbuktu.

Each year, public radio stations across the country record thousands of studio sessions. Behold: the 10 best, including selections by Cody ChesnuTT, Dirty Projectors, Laura Mvula, The National, Patty Griffin, Savages and more.

Rocketship charter schools were supposed to revolutionize education, Silicon Valley-style, and enroll 1 million students. It hasn't worked out exactly that way.

FRIDAY
6pm - 6:15pm 6 Hearts (Prince Edward Islands) FAIS DO DO
6:15 - 6:45pm RAM (Haiti) INTERNATIONAL
6:45 - 7:30pm Louis Michot (Louisiana) FAIS DO DO
7:30 - 8:00pm ADG7 (South Korea) INTERNATIONAL
8:00 - 8:30pm IFE' (Puerto Rico / Louisiana) LAFAYETTE
9:00 - 10pm Tuba Skinny (Louisiana) LAFAYETTE

SATURDAY
Noon - 12:15pm Tuvergen Band (Mongolia) LAFAYETTE
12:15 - 1:15pm Blue Monday All Stars (Louisiana) FAIS DO DO
1:15 - 2:00pm San Salvador (France) INTERNATIONAL
2:00 - 2:30pm Malentina & Lafayette Latin All Stars LAFAYETTE
2:30 - 3:15pm Doctor Nativo (Guatamala) FAIS DO DO
3:15 - 3:45pm 79ers Gang (Louisiana) LAFAYETTE
3:45 - 5:15pm Zydeco Celebration (Louisiana) FAIS DO DO
5:15 - 5:45pm Les Hay Babies (New Brunswick) LAFAYETTE
5:45 - 6:30pm RAM (Haiti) FAIS DO DO
6:30 - 7:30pm Rocky Dawuni (Ghana) LAFAYETTE
7:30 - 8:45pm Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) FAIS DO DO
8:45 - 9:00pm Les Cafeteras (L.A. / Mexico) LAFAYETTE

SUNDAY
Noon - 12:15pm Tuvergen Band (Mongolia) OPTIONAL FAIS DO DO
12:15 - 1:00pm Karma & the Killjoys (Louisiana) LAFAYETTE
1pm - 1:45pm Voices of Progressive Gospel Choir (Louisiana) INTERNATIONAL
1:45 - 2:30pm Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole (Louisiana) FAIS DO DO
2:30 - 3:15pm Sonah Jobarteh (Gambia) LAFAYETTE
3:15 - 4:00pm Les Hay Babies (New Brunswick) FAIS DO DO
4:00 - 5:15pm Les Cafeteras (L.A. / Mexico) INTERNATIONAL
5:45 - 6:45pm Rocky Dawuni (Ghana) LAFAYETTE
6:45 - 7:00pm Dub Inc. (France) INTERNATIONAL

Temperatures were in the triple-digits in much of the area on Tuesday and authorities warn that they could top 110 degrees F in southern Spain in the coming days.

Also: Parts of Northeast get hit with spring snowstorm; U.S. and Afghanistan agree on defense plan; shelling resumes in Syria; John Edwards' trial begins in North Carolina.

Fresh Air's rock critic presents his playlist for 2016. It includes big pop stars, beloved cult stars and a couple of not-yet-stars.

Barack Obama has met with Iraqi and U.S. military officials in Baghdad. The Democratic presidential candidate's visit to Iraq is his first on-the-ground look at the war effort since starting his White House bid. Over the weekend, he was in Afghanistan.