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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Clippers and Ducks make the playoffs, Lakers and Kings don't?

    The Clippers will play the Sacramento Kings tonight, the last night of the regular NBA season. Win or lose, the Clippers will face the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs. The NHL playoffs start tonight, and the Anaheim Ducks are a top seed.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 12, 2017 • 1 min read

    The Clippers will play the Sacramento Kings tonight, the last night of the regular NBA season. Win or lose, the Clippers will face the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs. The NHL playoffs start tonight, and the Anaheim Ducks are a top seed.

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    2. 11:50New bill aims to move California's primary to just after Iowa and New Hampshire
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    4. 29:41A conversation about identity with essayist Durga Chew-Bose
    5. 42:08Using DNA to sketch a killer's face: science or scam?
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      Madeleine Brand

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    San Francisco, Santa Clara challenge Trump's sanctuary policies
    1. 0:00California cities take Trump to court over sanctuary policies
    2. 11:50New bill aims to move California's primary to just after Iowa and New Hampshire
    3. 19:22Clippers and Ducks make the playoffs, Lakers and Kings don't?You’re reading this
    4. 29:41A conversation about identity with essayist Durga Chew-Bose
    5. 42:08Using DNA to sketch a killer's face: science or scam?
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