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Muted GOP response leaves Kavanaugh confirmation up in the air
New York Post - 27 Sep 2018 05:14
Republican leaders maintained their support for Brett Kavanaugh Wednesday, but the muted response from key GOP lawmakers left little doubt the Supreme Court nominee's confirmation was uncertain. After a third woman came ...
Trump says he wants two-state solution for Middle East conflict
Reuters - 27 Sep 2018 05:10
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the clearest expression yet of his administration's support for such an outcome.
Waste from Hurricane Florence starts to flow into Atlantic Ocean
New York Post - 27 Sep 2018 04:48
Hurricane Florence transformed parts of the North Carolina coast into a contaminated wasteland, with NASA satellite images showing dark, debris-filled rivers flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. The photos were taken on Sept...
Victim was turning away when killed by 'stand your ground' shooter: Autopsy
ABC News - 27 Sep 2018 03:50
An autopsy report on Markeis McGlockton shows he was turning away when shot dead.
A Texas Man Became the 17th Inmate Executed This Year
Time - 27 Sep 2018 03:38
Troy Clark was condemned for the slaying of a former roommate in 1998
Cuban bakery opens a store in Miami
Miami Herald - 27 Sep 2018 21:34
Almendrares bakery, a Cuban business, opens a store in Miami. …
Feinstein and Murkowski spotted huddling ahead of hearing
New York Post - 27 Sep 2018 16:56
A candid photo of Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Lisa Murkowski — engaged in an apparently intense conversation — went viral ahead of the Senate hearing into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett...
Snake slithers ashore, shocking visitors on Florida beach
USA Today - 27 Sep 2018 04:45
Florida resident Rhonda Saunders captured images of a snake slithering across the shore at Pensacola Beach in Florida.
5 Takeaways From Trump's News Conference at the United Nations
The New York Times - 27 Sep 2018 04:16
The president said his own experience with claims of sexual misconduct makes him more skeptical of the accusations threatening to derail his Supreme Court nominee.
Trump is adamant that world leaders were laughing with him at the U.N., not at him
The Week - 27 Sep 2018 03:39
Although he appeared to be serious while delivering his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday, President Trump said on Wednesday he actually wanted world leaders to laugh during his remarks about how fantastic his pres...
Read Christine Blasey Ford's Opening Remarks on Her Allegation of Sexual Assault Against Brett Kavanaugh
Time - 27 Sep 2018 17:09
California psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford held back tears as she described a 1980s party in suburban Maryland in which she alleges that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh got on top of her, put his hands o...
Pompeo says 'dawn of new day' with North Korea
Miami Herald - 27 Sep 2018 17:06
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the world stands at the "dawn of a new day" in relations with North Korea. He told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that …
Elephant tramples tourist trying to snap photos of it
New York Post - 27 Sep 2018 17:06
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean authorities say an elephant has trampled a German tourist while she was trying to take photos of it. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo says the woman...
Anita Hill says US evades 'hard questions' about sex misconduct
New York Post - 27 Sep 2018 17:01
Anita Hill, who accused then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991, said her Senate testimony long ago failed to produce lasting change because "we don't want to deal with the hard questions....
Nobel winner Tutu admitted to hospital for tests
Miami Herald - 27 Sep 2018 17:00
Former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital for tests. Tutu's office said Thursday that the Nobel laureate is in good spirits and hopes …
Charlie Baker calls accusations against Brett Kavanaugh 'sickening'
Boston - 27 Sep 2018 16:56
"There should be no vote in the Senate."
'I am terrified': Christine Blasey Ford speaks at Kavanaugh hearing: Live updates
ABC News - 27 Sep 2018 16:54
Judge Brett Kavanaugh and professor Christine Blasey Ford will answer questions Thursday about alleged sexual assault allegation.
Russian paper: Villagers ID Russian suspect in UK poisoning
Miami Herald - 27 Sep 2018 16:53
Russia's respected Kommersant daily has interviewed residents in a small village in the Far East who have identified one of the suspects in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in …
Mexico ex-governor pleads guilty to corruption, gets 9 years
Miami Herald - 27 Sep 2018 16:52
The former governor of Mexico's Gulf coast state of Veracruz has pleaded guilty to charges of organized crime and money laundering. Ex-Gov. Javier Duarte had 41 properties seized as part …
Brett Kavanaugh and America's 'Himpathy' Reckoning
The New York Times - 27 Sep 2018 01:26
Rarely has society's tendency to sympathize with powerful men been so thoroughly on display.
Massachusetts' GOP governor decries 'sickening' Kavanaugh allegations, demands Senate not vote to confirm him
The Week - 27 Sep 2018 16:50
As Republicans attempt to push embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh through to confirmation, one GOP head of state is speaking out. Just as Christine Blasey Ford prepared to testify Thursday about her allegati...
Trump to Kavanaugh before hearing: Be strong in your denials
New York Post - 27 Sep 2018 16:49
President Trump phoned Brett Kavanaugh ahead of Thursday’s hearing into sex assault allegations against the Supreme Court nominee, offering him support and advice, according to a report. Trump told Kavanaugh to be stro...