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Third Kavanaugh accuser submits allegation to Senate panel
NPR is not reporting some of the details involved in the allegations; attempts to contact Swetnick had not succeeded on Wednesday morning. Ford's husband recounted that his wife said Kavanaugh's name and described him as a successful lawyer who had grown up her hometown. [Full Article...]
UN General Assembly begins amid Trump-Rouhani war of words
The breakthrough came after a meeting between Iran and other signatories of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal , Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China on the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Tehran had no intension to go to war with USA forces in the Middle East, where Iran has been involved in proxy wars with US ally Saudi Arabia for... [Full Article...]
Trump Touts 'America First' At The United Nations
World leaders laughed at President Donald Trump during his remarks at the UN General Assembly in NY on Tuesday. " So true ", Trump said as he looked out at the crowd of United Nations diplomats. "We only ask that you honor our sovereignty in return". "They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade and we are winning on trade, we are... [Full Article...]
Mexico takes control of Acapulco police force over alleged drug gang infiltration
The streets of Acapulco won't be unmanned while the investigation is ongoing: State police, federal cops, and military members will take over patrolling duties for now, per the New York Times . As The Washington Post noted previous year, "when". In total 2,316 people were murdered in Acapulco last year, though police said they recorded 50 more murders in the first three months of this year th... [Full Article...]
Judiciary Committee Reviews New Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Kavanaugh
Another woman, Deborah Ramirez , has accused him of sexual misconduct when she and Kavanaugh were students at Yale University. Blasey Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assault , has given the committee sworn statements from four people who said she confided in them about the alleged 1982 incident, in some cases years before she came forward publicly. [Full Article...]
Distracted Boyfriend meme is sexist, rules Swedish ad watchdog
The photograph, which was originally taken a professional photographer Antonio Guillem from Barcelona, depicts a boyfriend walking with his girlfriend and becoming distracted by another woman wearing red. You really don't want to attract women to your company", one commenter, Susanne Lahti Hagbard, said. "2. 'Now you have really said something about your culture and values. [Full Article...]
Lawyer for second Kavanaugh accuser says her client is 'willing to testify'
He refused Katz's request to resume negotiations by phone over details for the hearing. "What I know is I've never sexually assaulted anyone", Kavanaugh said in the interview, which was conducted alongside his wife, Ashley. More people say they are likely to vote for someone who opposes Kavanaugh's nomination than supports it by a 37 percent to 32 percent margin. Senate Democratic leader Ch... [Full Article...]
Salisbury novichok attack suspect exposed as Russian special forces colonel Anatoliy Chepiga
Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga, who used the alias Ruslan Boshirov to enter the United Kingdom before allegedly carrying out the novichok attack in March, was made a Hero of the Russian Federation by decree of the president during a secret ceremony in 2014. [Full Article...]