Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer | Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, From Brett Kavanaugh's College Years




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Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer | Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, From Brett Kavanaugh's College Years 
Deborah Ramirez. (photo: Benjamin Rasmussen/New Yorker)
Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer, The New Yorker
Excerpt: "As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh."
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Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Senate Republicans Learned of a Second Kavanaugh Accuser, Then They Tried to Speed Up His Vote
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "Deborah Ramirez's accusation follows another allegation by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who says that Kavanaugh tried to rape her during a high school party when Ford, who is known professionally as Dr. Blasey, was only 15. Ford is expected to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about this allegation on Thursday."
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From one company to another, scandals emerge under Andy Lack's leadership. (image: Daily Beast)
From one company to another, scandals emerge under Andy Lack's leadership. (image: Daily Beast)

Accused Sexual Harassers Thrived Under NBC News Chief Andy Lack
Maxwell Tani and Lachlan Cartwright, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "A Sony executive who sent porn to women at work. An alleged harasser who reviewed NBC's Weinstein story. From one company to another, scandals emerge under Andy Lack's leadership."
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Pedestrians crossing from Mexico into the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry wait in line in San Diego. The Trump administration is proposing rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. (photo: Denis Poroy/AP)
Pedestrians crossing from Mexico into the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry wait in line in San Diego. The Trump administration is proposing rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. (photo: Denis Poroy/AP)

US Considers Limit on Green Cards for Immigrants on Benefits
Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Spagat writes: "The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance."
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Members of 'Texas Patriot Network' (photo: Facebook)
Members of 'Texas Patriot Network' (photo: Facebook)

Here's How a Texas Militia Planned to Assault Islamic Convention Participants in Houston
Casey Michel, ThinkProgress
Michel writes: "Earlier this month, a group of a few dozen armed members of the Texas Patriot Network - an extreme right organization supposedly fighting for the 'true heart of Texas' - decided to protest the Islamic Society of North America's conference in downtown Houston."
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Children jump over raw flowing sewage on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, amid a cholera outbreak in the country which has killed at least 30 people. (photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP)
Children jump over raw flowing sewage on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, amid a cholera outbreak in the country which has killed at least 30 people. (photo: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP)

'Things Are Getting Worse': Economic Collapse Looms Again in Zimbabwe
Jason Burke, Guardian UK
Burke writes: "Locals say conditions have deteriorated since July's contentious election, as world powers keep their distance."
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African elephants, like those shown here in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, are at risk of extinction because of the ivory trade. (photo: Art Wolfe)
African elephants, like those shown here in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, are at risk of extinction because of the ivory trade. (photo: Art Wolfe)

DNA From Seized Elephant Ivory Unmasks 3 Big Trafficking Cartels in Africa
Laurel Hamers, Science News
Hamers writes: "Pairs of elephant tusks that are separated during smuggling are illuminating the tracks of wildlife crime."
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