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Bill Cosby arrives for his sentencing hearing

At Cosby sentencing hearing, Constand family says he ruined lives

If the court listens to the prosecution, 81-year-old Cosby will receive the maximum possible punishment under the law of 10 years in state prison.

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A woman shouts slogans during the Women's March in New York City, January 20, 2018, as protestors took to the streets en masse across the United States. (Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

The women’s wave: Backlash to Trump persists, reshaping politics in 2018

"What you're seeing is just this harmonic convergence where women are running, women are volunteering in campaigns, women are making record numbers of contributions."

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The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. With the opening of the high court's new term approaching, President Trump is anxious for his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed by the Senate. Attorneys for Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, are citing

Courts & Law

As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges

The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats were investigating a second woman's accusation of sexual misconduct dating to the 1983-84 academic year

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Former U.S. Sen. Barabara Mikulski (D-MD), U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) join other women Democratic senators for a news conference at the U.S. Capitol January 30, 2014. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Politics & Policy

Why aren’t more women in office? Even within parties, there’s big disagreement

Women represent 20 percent of Congress members right now.

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Denise Mueller-Korenek rode a custom bike at an average of 183.932 miles per hour – shattering a world record that had stood since 1995. (Matt Ben Stone/Action Plus via Getty Images)

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Lifestyle

Woman rides bicycle to 183.9 mph — a world record

The feat may cause Guinness World Records to changes its categories, which currently separate bicycle speed records by gender.

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., listens to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6. Running a tight reelection race in a conservative state, Manchin has faced pressure to support Kavanaugh.

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Politics & Policy

Battle for the Senate: Candidates in key races respond to Kavanaugh allegations

As the confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh neared, both parties had seen potential political benefits for them in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Left: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Politics & Policy

Allegations against Kavanaugh bring back memories of Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill

When I heard that Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was at risk due to accusations that he sexually assaulting a woman decades ago, I thought of Clarence Thomas

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018.

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Courts & Law

Kavanaugh and accuser to testify publicly before senators next week

"Her recollection of these events is crystal clear," Ford's attorney Lisa Banks told Morning Edition.

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Barbara Paulsen, 59, runs on a beach in Carmel, California. She plans to do everything she can to stay active as she ages. (Teo Furtado)

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Health

Reconsidering hormone replacement therapy

In 2002, when a giant study ended, lots of women threw their estrogen pills in the trash. In her late 50s, Barbara Paulsen reexamines the latest evidence for herself.

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In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Serena Williams argues with the chair umpire during a match against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the women's finals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in New York. Some black women say Serena Williams’ experience at the U.S. Open final resonates with them. They say they are often forced to watch their tone and words in the workplace in ways that men and other women are not. Otherwise, they say, they risk being branded an

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Serena Williams’ treatment resonates among black women

When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology and then she got penalized for her words, Breea Willingham could relate.

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Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation, faces accusations of sexual harassment from at least 12 women. (Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Community

Les Moonves out at CBS after harassment allegations

Moonves' departure comes after six new allegations of harassment or assault were published in the New Yorker magazine over the weekend.

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U.S. surfer Lakey Peterson is carried up the beach after claiming victory in a World Surf League event in Australia in March. The league says it will start paying the same prize money to men and women. (Jason Childs/Getty Images)

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Money

Equal pay for equal shreds: World Surf League will award same prizes to men and women

The new policy closes a significant pay gap between men and women at the league's surf competitions.

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Miss North Dakota Cara Mund is congratulated by contestants after being named Miss America during Miss America 2018 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J.

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Arts & Entertainment

Waving off critics, Miss America prepares for contest without swimsuit competition

Miss America's new leader has been pilloried for ending the iconic swimsuit segment of the contest

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Stockton University, Galloway Township. campus. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)

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Community

Did Stockton U. do enough to protect students from members of ‘rogue fraternity’?

A woman filed a lawsuit Monday in N.J. st. court alleging she was sexually assaulted by a member of an off-campus fraternity at Stockton U., making it the fifth of the summer.

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