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NPR Hearing With Kavanaugh And Accuser Alleging Sexual Assault In Turmoil NPR Senate Republican Leaders are planning to go ahead with a planned hearing into a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite a lack of response from his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Senate Majority Leader ... Clarence Thomas Hearings Redux - Wall Street Journal Is there a Kavanaugh doppelganger? - Washington Post all 10,253 news articles » New York Times Consumers Will Increasingly Feel Pain From Trump's Trade War. Here's Why. New York Times The Trump administration seems confident that consumers will not feel pain from its escalating trade war with China. “Because it's spread over thousands and thousands of products, nobody's going to actually notice it at the end of the day,” Commerce ... Donald Trump's new China tariffs will ultimately hurt Americans: Today's talker - USA TODAY How Tariffs Could Distort the Economy - Wall Street Journal Apple Watch, AirPods will be spared from latest China tariffs - CNBC all 7,256 news articles » Charlotte Observer Florence death toll rises to 34, including 3 young children, in Carolinas, Virginia Charlotte Observer Updated: Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m.. The death toll from Hurricane Florence has risen to 34 with 26 in North Carolina, 6 in South Carolina and two in Virginia, after a Virginia man was killed Tuesday in a flash flood caused by remnants of the storm. The ... Florence dumped about 8.04 trillion gallons of rain on North Carolina: National Weather Service - ABC News Community Bands Together to Save Broken-Down Van Carrying 50 Hurricane Florence Rescue Pets - PEOPLE.com NC road closures and reopenings: I-40, I-95 affected by Florence - WTVD-TV Washington Post -New York Times -Snopes.com all 8,916 news articles »		Trump will consult with Congress on refugee cap: State Department Trump says FBI should not probe allegations against top court pick Trump to visit hurricane-stricken North Carolina, death toll at 33 Over 267,000 customers without power in Carolinas after Florence Hog deaths, manure flooding from Florence seen surpassing 2016 hurricane Trump administration eases rule on methane leaks on public land Doubts arise over whether Trump court nominee's accuser will testify Friend of U.S. high court nominee asks not to speak publicly on alleged assault California physician, girlfriend charged with rape After Florence floods, the uninsured awaken to painful reality

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Charlotte Observer Florence death toll rises to 34, including 3 young children, in Carolinas, Virginia Charlotte Observer Updated: Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m.. The death toll from Hurricane Florence has risen to 34 with 26 in North Carolina, 6 in South Carolina and two in Virginia, after a Virginia man was killed Tuesday in a flash flood caused by remnants of the storm. The ... Florence dumped about 8.04 trillion gallons of rain on North Carolina: National Weather Service - ABC News As Florence threatens chemical plants, Trump administration moves to weaken protections - The Hill Michael Jordan donates $2M for hurricane relief in NC - fox6now.com WTVD-TV -WLS-TV -CBS News -PEOPLE.com all 8,916 news articles » NPR Hearing With Kavanaugh And Accuser Alleging Sexual Assault In Turmoil NPR Senate Republican Leaders are planning to go ahead with a planned hearing into a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite a lack of response from his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford. Senate Majority Leader ... Clarence Thomas Hearings Redux - Wall Street Journal Is there a Kavanaugh doppelganger? - Washington Post Doubts arise over whether Trump court nominee's accuser will testify - Reuters HuffPost -Rolling Stone -Philly.com -Los Angeles Times all 10,253 news articles » New York Times 'Full Disclosure' by Stormy Daniels Has Few Bombshells, but Is Likely to Rattle the White House New York Times In her new memoir, “Full Disclosure,” Stormy Daniels cites a statement that President Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, asked her to sign, denying that she had a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. “If indeed I did have a relationship with Donald ... Why We Love Thinking About How the President's Penis Looks Like Toad From Mario - New York Magazine Trump's Junk: Is It OK to Dick-Shame the President? - Rolling Stone The most cursed images of Toad, for no real reason at all - Mashable Newsweek -Hollywood Life -CNET -The Guardian all 401 news articles »		New York Times Putin Calls Downing of Russian Plane in Syria 'Tragic' and Absolves Israel New York Times JERUSALEM — Syrian forces accidentally shot down a Russian military plane after an Israeli airstrike on Syrian territory, Kremlin officials said Tuesday, the worst case of friendly fire for Russia in the Syria war. The accident on Monday night briefly ... Putin blames downing of Russian plane in Syria on 'tragic chance events,' plays down Israeli culpability - Washington Post The Latest: Mattis says plane downing won't affect IS fight - Yahoo News How Putin's Syrian War Is Humbling Trump - Foreign Policy The National Interest Online -Voice of America -Ars Technica -Minneapolis Star Tribune all 4,189 news articles » New York Times Consumers Will Increasingly Feel Pain From Trump's Trade War. Here's Why. New York Times The Trump administration seems confident that consumers will not feel pain from its escalating trade war with China. “Because it's spread over thousands and thousands of products, nobody's going to actually notice it at the end of the day,” Commerce ... US-China trade war could soon pose a serious economic threat - ABC News In this trade war, China may learn Trump won't blink - The Hill Markets shrug off escalating US-China trade fight as tariffs mount - Los Angeles Times Wall Street Journal -USA TODAY -Rolling Stone -The Mercury News all 7,261 news articles » Wall Street Journal Koreas' Talks Begin With Goodwill, if No Quick Results Wall Street Journal SEOUL—The leaders of North and South Korea emerged from two hours of talks in Pyongyang without any immediate new agreements as they seek to break an impasse in U.S.-North Korea nuclear negotiations and keep their own engagement on track. The women who lift N. Korea leader Kim Jong Un's image: sister Kim Yo Jong, wife Ri Sol Ju - USA TODAY Donald Trump Can Still Save North Korea Denuclearization Deal, but He Needs South Korea's Help - Newsweek North Korea's Kim says summit with Trump stabilized region, sees more progress - PRI Voice of America -Foreign Policy -The Hill (blog) -Washington Examiner all 785 news articles »

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Feinstein blames GOP after Kavanaugh accuser stays mum, admits 'I can't say everything's truthful' Pentagon's new cyber strategy lists Russia, China as biggest threats Anita Hill on planned Brett Kavanaugh hearing: 'There are ways to do better' Declassification of Russia probe docs underway after Trump order; congressional sources fear 'red tape' delay Dems make new demands on Kavanaugh hearing, as Republicans cry foul Will a justice delayed be a justice denied? In Iowa, McAuliffe says he's not ruling out 2020 campaign Trump: 'I feel terribly' for Kavanaugh Collins wants Kavanaugh and accuser to be cross-examined by lawyers at hearing Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending		New York Times The Best and Worst Moments of the 2018 Emmys New York Times Did you hear the one about the Emmys' being super diverse this year? The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, which ran Monday night on NBC, opened not with the hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost, but with a parade of beloved performers, including Kenan ... Emmy Awards: Is Hollywood finally learning to not get so political? - Washington Examiner 2018 Emmy Awards: "Game of Thrones" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" win big - CBS News all 1,061 news articles » USA TODAY Kanye West's 'Yandhi': What we know about the his new project and Chance the Rapper collab USA TODAY Call it the second coming of "Yeezus." Barely four months since the release of Kanye West's previous album, "Ye," the rapper alluded to a new project, "Yandhi," on Monday, tweeting a photo of an album cover accompanied by a date: Sept. 29. Many fans ... Kanye West Announces 'Yhandi' Project Will Drop At End Of Month - Vibe Kanye West Says He's Moving Back To Chicago And 'Never Leaving Again' - The Inquisitr Kanye West I'm Moving to Chicago!!! - TMZ all 261 news articles » NPR Former Writer Saw Bert And Ernie As 'Loving Couple,' Sesame Workshop Disagrees NPR New life was breathed into a perennial debate this week, when a former Sesame Street writer revealed that not only did he consider beloved characters Bert and Ernie to be a gay couple, but he used his own relationship as creative inspiration. On Sunday ... 'Sesame Street' denies writer's claim that Bert and Ernie are gay: They are 'best friends' - USA TODAY Bert & Ernie Are Gay On 'Sesame Street,' Confirming The Show's Biggest Mystery - Bustle Former Sesame Street writer says Bert and Ernie are a gay couple, show denies it - EW.com (blog) PEOPLE.com -The Boston Globe -TIME -Hollywood Life all 675 news articles »

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New York Times Justice Department Is Examining Tesla After Musk Comment New York Times Tesla said on Tuesday that the Justice Department had requested documents from the company after its chief executive, Elon Musk, abruptly announced that he had lined up funding to convert the publicly traded electric-car maker into a private company. DOJ Opened Probe of Tesla After Musk's Going-Private Tweet - Wall Street Journal Tesla says DOJ asked for documents after Elon Musk's 'funding secured' tweet about taking the company private - Business Insider Are You All Caught Up On Tesla? There's Always More - Bloomberg TheStreet.com -CNBC -NBCNews.com -TIME all 2,181 news articles » U.S. News & World Report Stocks End Higher as Traders Shrug off New China-US Tariffs U.S. News & World Report U.S. stocks closed solidly higher Tuesday as investors largely brushed off the Trump administration's decision to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion of Chinese goods. Sept. 18, 2018, at 4:34 p.m.. More. U.S. News & World Report. Stocks End ... How Tariffs Could Distort the Economy - Wall Street Journal Trade war escalates: China announces new tariffs to answer US move - The Mercury News Stocks rise, shrugging off US-China trade war - Los Angeles Times Detroit Free Press -CNNMoney -New Zealand Herald -CBS News all 7,256 news articles » USA TODAY McDonald's not alone in sexual harassment accusations, USA TODAY analysis shows USA TODAY The McDonald's strike on Tuesday afternoon drew attention to the issue of sexual harassment under the Golden Arches, but the Chicago-based chain isn't the only one facing such accusations. A review of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity ... McDonald's workers allege culture of sexual harassment has gone unchecked for years - Los Angeles Times McDonald's Workers Are Striking on National Cheeseburger Day. The Reason Why Has Nothing to Do With Fast Food - Fortune McDonald's workers go on strike over sexual harassment - NBCNews.com Vox -PEOPLE.com -Eater -Bloomberg all 475 news articles »		The Verge The easiest way for Elon Musk to raise money for SpaceX might be tourism The Verge Before Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa can fulfill his dream of seeing the Moon with an artist collective, SpaceX still needs to finish the rocket that will take the group to space. The company needs more money to fund the development of the ... Elon Musk's first moon tourist, explained - Vox SpaceX's round-the-moon trip could have VR, 'Space Bar' and in-flight entertainment - GeekWire Who is Yusaku Maezawa, SpaceX's first lunar tourist? - Engadget Digital Trends -Stars and Stripes -ExtremeTech -Entrepreneur all 616 news articles » Palm Beach Post Great white shark lair discovered in middle of Pacific Ocean, dubbed 'White Shark Café' Palm Beach Post Great white sharks off the coasts of California and Mexico, known as northeastern Pacific whites, spend their time between August and December feeding on seals and other marine life up and down the West Coast, but then they disappear into a remote, ... Great whites have a 'secret shark cafe' in the Pacific Ocean - New York Post Great whites swim for MONTHS to dine at 'secret shark cafe' in Pacific Ocean - Express.co.uk Scientists Uncovered What Great Whites Are Up to at Mysterious Open Ocean 'Shark Café' - TheInertia.com Boing Boing (blog) -Fox News -New Zealand Herald -Live Science all 49 news articles » Space.com Hey, Spock! Real-Life 'Planet Vulcan' Orbits Sun Featured in 'Star Trek' Space.com "Star Trek's" planet Vulcan, ancestral home of Spock and his species, just became a little more real, thanks to a team of exoplanet scientists. Because "Star Trek" creators eventually associated planet Vulcan with a real star, called 40 Eridani A ... Spock's planet 'Vulcan' found years after Star Trek prediction - SlashGear Spock's home world has been discovered (sort of) - Science Magazine Literally Vulcan? Astronomers Discover Planet in 'Star Trek' Canon - Inverse Gizmodo -The Siver Times all 10 news articles »

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First week of World Equestrian Games a 'rollercoaster ride' Ga Tech in deep hole, and it only gets tougher with Clemson No. 7 Stanford gets Love back for showdown at No. 20 Oregon Falcons G Levitre (triceps) out for season, 3rd player down Rio to host Copa America final; Sao Paulo gets opener Washington State's Minshew is a QB to watch in the Pac-12 Minnesota Vikings sign former Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey		Microsoft’s SignalR real-time service moves to the cloud How to work with Azure Pipelines for devops Does the cloud still make sense when the economy is good? Microsoft’s ML.Net framework adds TensorFlow scoring Business can’t win without developers, but you need more How to use Dapper in ASP.Net Core Review: Keras sails through deep learning		Chemical in cigarette smoke may damage important aspect of vision Women's sexual health after menopause may be best treated by gynecologists South Africa's highest court gives green light to private use of cannabis California insurance regulator sues AbbVie alleging Humira kickbacks U.S. doctors recommend behavior changes to prevent obesity-related health issues U.S. judge dismisses concussions lawsuits against World Wrestling France's Lactalis gets go-ahead to reopen plant after tainted milk scandal

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