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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault

    Bill Cosby has been found guilty of drugging and raping Andrea Constand in a retrial. Cosby now faces up to 30 years in prison. His lawyer has promised an appeal.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 26, 2018 • 48m Listen

    Bill Cosby has been found guilty of drugging and raping Andrea Constand in a retrial. Cosby now faces up to 30 years in prison. His lawyer has promised an appeal.

    Image of Bill Cosby's accuser Andrea Constand embraces Special Prosecutor Kristen Gibbons Feden during a news conference after a jury convicted actor and comedian Bill Cosby for sexual assault during a retrial in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 26, 2018. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

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      Cosby found guilty on three charges of sexual assault

      Bill Cosby has been found guilty of drugging and raping Andrea Constand in a retrial. Cosby now faces up to 30 years in prison. His lawyer has promised an appeal. At least 60 women have accused Cosby of drugging and raping them.

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      10 min
    2. 10:10

      How DNA testing brought down the Golden State Killer

      DNA testing led to the arrest of a 72-year-old man believed to be the Golden State Killer. Joseph James DeAngelo was living in Citrus Heights when he was arrested.

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    3. 23:28

      EPA Chief Scott Pruitt and the undoing of environmental rules

      EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is defending himself on Capitol Hill today. He’s accused of ethical lapses. Meanwhile, he’s rolling back environmental rules. We find out what he’s been up to, especially with California’s emissions standards.

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      12 min
    4. 35:28

      'The Rachel Divide' draws criticism before anyone's seen it

      Rachel Dolezal was leading the NAACP chapter in Spokane, and teaching Africana studies when a reporter confronted her about her race in 2015. She has two white parents, but claims to be black.

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      Madeleine Brand

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      Cosby found guilty on three charges of sexual assault

    2. 10:1013 min

      How DNA testing brought down the Golden State Killer

    3. 23:2812 min

      EPA Chief Scott Pruitt and the undoing of environmental rules

    4. 35:2812 min

      'The Rachel Divide' draws criticism before anyone's seen it

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