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Here are three big-picture takeaways after the Senate Judiciary Committee's release of more than 2,500 pages of transcripts, emails and other materials.

Hear vintage sounds from some of the trailblazers of Celtic music, artists who influenced a generation of musicians across the world.

Doreen Simmons was born in Nottingham, England, and graduated from Cambridge University and somehow wound up in Japan commenting on Sumo wrestling. She died last month at 85.

An audio file has divided the internet as people debate whether the voice says "Yanny" or "Laurel." Lee Miller, an associate professor in neurobiology, physiology and behavior at the University of California, Davis, explains why some people hear different words.

Former football players and their families have found that the NFL's concussion settlement is not-so-easy to navigate. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Deadspin writer Dom Cosentino about how families are working on their claims.

Michigan State University has agreed to pay a $500 million settlement to 332 sexual abuse victims of the university's former sports doctor Larry Nassar.

Thousands of educators rallied at the North Carolina state capitol Wednesday. They're protesting for better pay and working conditions.

The relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem earlier this week was followed by large protests in Gaza and the West Bank. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Israeli Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Michael Oren about the Israeli response, which led to dozens of Palestinian deaths.

Thirty-four years ago, Daniel Larusso bested high school bully Johnny Lawrence at the All Valley Karate Championship in the beloved '80s movie The Karate Kid. What became of the underdog, Larusso, and his bully-boy rival is the subject of yet another reboot: Cobra Kai. Writers Josh Heald and John Hurwitz talk with NPR's Audie Cornish about the series, now available on YouTube Red.

After years of battling the mafia, the authorities are now going after gangs that force migrants from Nigeria into sex work.

The relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem earlier this week was followed by large protests in Gaza and the West Bank. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Michael Oren about the Israeli response, which led to dozens of Palestinian deaths.

To explore what lessons can be drawn from past negotiations with North Korea, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Robert Gallucci, the top U.S. negotiator on North Korea during the Clinton administration.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to immigration attorney David Leopold about growing anxiety among recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program about renewing their protection status under the government.

Farm-state lawmakers are concerned that political fighting about the "Farm Bill" could endanger a critical rural safety net and deepen a growing mental health crisis among farmers. Suicide hotlines have seen an uptick in calls as farmers worry that Washington politics over trade, tariffs and the bill could make it harder to keep farms afloat.

The Senate Intelligence Committee has voted to move forward Gina Haspel's nomination to lead the CIA. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., about why Haspel got his vote.

The Trump administration is trying to keep plans on track for an historic summit between the U.S. and North Korea, after North Koreans complained about rhetoric from Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton.

"Guatemala takes a courageous decision," President Jimmy Morales said. But not everyone was pleased with the Latin American nation's decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

After completely destroying the original pressing, it looks like Chromatics is ready to release the fabled follow-up to Kill for Love.

One of the entities named in a high-profile indictment unveiled in February is fighting the case in federal court. Prosecutors want to limit how much secret information is revealed.

This trio from Houston, Texas makes trance-inducing music heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all places, Thailand.

The streaming giant's new policy on artists who engage in "hateful conduct" is a half-measure, but it demonstrates the power the company now wields — and the challenge it now faces.

In the early 1980s, hearing the work of the avant-garde guitarist for the first time — familiar sounds layered into something overwhelming and powerful — was a form of liberation.

Scientists are trying to figure out how green-blooded lizards might benefit from the unusual pigment. The answer could provide new insights into human illnesses like jaundice and malaria.

Pruitt is facing a slew of allegations of excess spending and, as of Tuesday, claims his agency sought to block a study on a suspected carcinogen. "I share your concerns," he told senators.

The federal ethics office flagged the disclosure in a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.