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FBI Should Assess Allegations Against Kavanaugh, Sen. Coon Says

11:49am September 24, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Senate Judiciary Committee member Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, ahead of Thursday's hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who's accused of sexual misconduct.

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Rosenstein Report Further Strains Relations Between White House And DOJ

11:49am September 24, 2018

Steve Inskeep talked to ex-Justice Department official David Laufman about Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and The New York Times report that Rosenstein suggested secretly recording Trump.

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National

Lawyers To Present Defense For Officer Accused Of Killing Black Teenager

7:09am September 24, 2018

by Chip Mitchell

Attorneys for a white Chicago police officer on trial for murder will likely begin presenting his side Monday. Jason Van Dyke fired 16 shots at Laquan McDonald in 2014.

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'New Yorker' Publishes Another Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Kavanaugh

7:09am September 24, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Jane Mayer, who along with Ronan Farrow, published in The New Yorker new sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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National

5 Months After The Trial Ended, Cosby's Sentencing Hearing Begins

6:59am September 24, 2018

by Laura Benshoff

Entertainer Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing will get underway Monday in suburban Philadelphia. The 81-year-old comedian faces prison time for sexual assault.

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News Brief: 'New Yorker' On Kavanaugh, Rosenstein Report, Cosby Sentencing

6:23am September 24, 2018

Another allegation of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Did the deputy attorney general suggest secretly taping Trump? Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing gets underway.

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Two women have stepped forward to accuse Kavanaugh of inappropriate sexual behavior when he was a teenager.

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Kavanaugh Denies Fresh Harassment Allegations From College Classmate

11:24pm September 23, 2018

A college classmate of Kavanaugh's says he acted inappropriately during a drunken party 35 years ago. Kavanaugh, who's currently a federal appeals judge, denies the allegations.

Bill Cosby reacts to the verdict in his sexual assault retrial in April, at the Montgomery County courthouse in Norristown, Pa. A jury convicted The Cosby Show star of three counts of aggravated indecent assault.

National

Bill Cosby's Sentencing: How We Got Here, What His Punishment Could Be

8:05pm September 23, 2018

The 81-year-old comedian faces as much as four years in prison after a jury convicted him of three counts of aggravated indecent assault in April. Cosby's sentencing hearing begins Monday.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says it found packages of cocaine with a street value of nearly $18 million inside a shipment of bananas.

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A Bunch Of Cocaine: Boxes Of Donated Bananas Contained $17.8 Million Worth Of Drugs

8:01pm September 23, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

"Sometimes, life gives you lemons. Sometimes, it gives you bananas," says the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "And sometimes, it gives you something you'd never expect!"

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee listen on the first day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing on Sept. 4. Kavanaugh will appear before the committee again this week.

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Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Blasey Ford To Testify Thursday

6:08pm September 23, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Attorneys for Ford reached an agreement with committee staff on Sunday after days of negotiations over the conditions and details of her appearance.