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Update on special counsel Mueller’s investigation
Guest: Josh Gerstein We get an update on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion. Politic ...
Air Date: April 6, 2018
Listen 19:16Jury set for Bill Cosby’s second criminal trial
The criminal retrial of Bill Cosby is slated to start Monday with a jury of seven men and five women.
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‘This is not ordinary’: 5 inmate suicides in 3 months at Graterford
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is under pressure to act after five inmates at Graterford Prison have committed suicide in the last three months.
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Listen 1:53Jury selected in Cosby retrial after defense team accuses prosecutors of racial bias
The 12 people who will decide whether Bill Cosby should be convicted of sexual assault have been selected.
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Listen 2:27Despite swirl of conspiracy theories, investigators say the MLK case is closed
Authorities have investigated the death of Martin Luther King Jr. five times since his murder in April 1968.
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Former Philly Sheriff John Green beats charges in federal corruption case
Former Philadelphia sheriff avoids conviction on five federal corruption charges stemming from the award of contracts to businesses owned by a friend.
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Nursing home sprinkler not working during fatal blaze, lawyers for victims contend
The nursing home in Chester County that burned last year, killing four residents, may not have had an operating sprinkler system, attorneys for victims say.
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17 states, 7 cities sue to remove citizenship question from 2020 census
The census has not asked all U.S. households about citizenship since 1950.
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Police shootings stir outrage among some, but not the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has again stepped into the bitter public turmoil over police shootings of civilians.
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Previously banned witness who calls main Cosby accuser a liar will get to testify
Bill Cosby’s legal defense team had two major wins on Tuesday when the judge in the case cleared the way for new evidence favorable to the 80-year-old comedian.
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Listen 1:22Former Wilmington Trust loan officer testifies in fourth week of fraud trial
Four former executives are accused of hiding millions in bad loans on the bank's books from the Federal Reserve, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the public.
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One juror selected, 11 to go in Cosby retrial, with signs #MeToo will figure prominently
More than half of the potential jurors in Bill Cosby's criminal retrial say they've already formed an opinion about whether he's guilty of sexual assault.
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Listen 2:55Cosby trial take two: What you need to know
This time, there’s a new jury, new defense attorneys, and new era of accountability for sexual assault, guaranteeing the trial won’t just be a rerun of the first.
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Residents of U.S. territory American Samoa sue for citizenship
American Samoa, a U.S. territory since 1900, is a cluster of islands 2,600 miles southwest of Hawaii perpetually stuck in a legal loophole.
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Philadephia’s new DA wants prosecutors to talk cost of incarceration while in court
“Fiscal responsibility is a justice issue, and it is an urgent justice issue,” Larry Krasner said at a press conference recently.
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