Friday, September 21, 2018

Friday's Headlines: Kavanaugh accuser open to testifying later next week, dismisses theory of a different attacker

 
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Kavanaugh accuser open to testifying later next week, dismisses theory of a different attacker
A lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford said she "wishes to testify, provided that we can agree on terms that are fair and which ensure her safety." Brett M. Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was roiled further by tweets from a friend who named another classmate as Ford's possible attacker.
Sen. Hirono, key critic of Kavanaugh defenders, steps up anger at GOP
The junior Democratic senator from Hawaii has emerged as a leading critic of Republicans' handling of Ford's allegation.
 
At Las Vegas rally, Trump doubles down on his support for Kavanaugh
The president said his Supreme Court nominee "is a fine, fine person" who has "got tremendous support."
 
Trump demands a border wall, but his GOP allies — not just Democrats — stand in the way
The president lashed out at Congress for failing to deliver and has speculated that it's worth causing a shutdown over the issue, but many Republicans say a wall is impractical and too costly.
 
Analysis
Is Canada 'ripping us off'? Or is it the United States' best trade partner?
President Trump has repeatedly vowed to punish Canada with auto tariffs, saying that the trade is one-sided. But an analysis of trade between the two neighbors shows that the $4 trillion in goods exchanged was about evenly divided between imports and exports.
 
Critic's Notebook
Jane Fonda documentary has 4 acts named after men. But in Act 5? Newfound autonomy.
"I was always searching for myself, but I was always defined by these men," the actress and activist said. And the fifth — but surely not final — act of Fonda's life has been a bracing example of self-possession.
 
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The Senate has become a factory of suspicion and contempt
 
Why should we believe Kavanaugh?
 
How much evidence do we need to destroy someone?
 
We doubted the showy Korea summits. But now we're seeing the seeds of a deal.
 
I wanted to understand Europe's populism. So I talked to Bono.
 
The Park Police shot and killed a man. The next Park Service director has to look into it.
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Spike in oil smuggling, erosion of sanctions enforcement ease pressure on N. Korea
To Western diplomats, a surge in activity by vessels in crude disguises partly explains the faltering progress of the Trump administration's disarmament efforts.
 
 
The Trailer | Analysis
How Texas Republicans beat the blue wave
In this edition: a victory for Texas Republicans, a new GOP ad in Trump country, a surprising poll in Minnesota, and an interview with the man who wants to put Democrats in charge of the states again.
 
Fact Checker | Analysis
The strange tale about why Bill Clinton said NAFTA would create 1 million jobs
Here's the how and why of what led Clinton to tout a jobs number that even many trade advocates thought was extreme.
 
Fatal e-scooter accident emerges as Calif. legalizes riding without helmet
Texas authorities say a 24-year-old Dallas man died from blunt-force injuries to his head after falling off his Lime electric scooter, likely making him the first person to die while riding the e-scooters that have swept across the nation this year.
 
'You pulled a gun in front of my kids over a mattress,' the man said. Then he was shot dead.
The violent encounter between neighbors in Texas, allegedly over the dumping of a mattress, was captured on camera.
 
Tickets to Michelle Obama's book tour are going fast — and raising eyebrows
With many fans snapping up cheap seats first, the big-ticket packages were some of the only seats left soon after the presale started. That didn't sit well with some would-be attendees who complained about getting priced out.
 
After three years and hundreds of gruesome deaths, Britain's 'Cat Killer' case has been solved
The victims were often found mutilated. Investigators had suggested that people might be next.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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