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PBS NewsHour

most recent: 9:09 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Here’s how the FBI could probe the Kavanaugh allegations

News Wrap: Heavy Florence flooding closes interstates as death toll rises

Rep. Eshoo: Kavanaugh accuser doesn’t have a political bone in her body

Former Kavanaugh law clerk says allegation is ‘the opposite of everything that I know’

Yemen war’s civilian casualties trigger questions on Capitol Hill about U.S. support role

The Guardian

most recent: 1:14 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

May humiliated by Salzburg ambush as she fights to save Chequers plan

Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify if terms 'ensure her safety'

Climbdowns, cheese and crowdfunding: Imran Khan’s first month as PM

Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in 'quality of tourists'

Suge Knight faces 28 years in jail after admitting manslaughter

The Raw Story

most recent: 11:59 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Cuba’s president meets U.S. Senator Corker amid tense bilateral relations

Mexico’s frugal president-elect stuck for hours on commercial flight

Black state representative mistaken as a drug dealer while campaigning tells CNN’s Chris Cuomo ‘she was scared’

Facebook to drop the type of on-site support for political campaigns that it gave Trump in 2016

Walmart warns Trump tariffs may force price hikes: letter

AlterNet

most recent: 10:30 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

'I'll Just Walk Away!' Kellyanne Conway Threatens to Walk Off Set During Heated Exchange with CNN's Chris Cuomo

'Mueller Knows Everything!': MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace Explains Why Trump 'Is About to Blow' as the Russia Probe Closes in

Christine Blasey Ford Lays Out Her Requests to Testify About Kavanaugh Assault to the Senate: Report

Paul Krugman Details Trump's Underhanded Trade Policy that Raises Taxes on Consumers While Letting Corruption Flourish

'We've Lost the Messaging Battle': Republican Poll Shows Voters Were Not Fooled by the GOP Tax Scam

Zero Hedge

most recent: 2:04 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

The International Criminal Court: A Failed Experiment

The Next Big Geomagnetic Storm Poses An Astronomical Risk To Modern Man

Escobar: 'The West Against The Rest' Or 'The West Against Itself'?

Ex-PBOC Head Warns China's Exporters Could Soon Ditch The US

The Reason The Solar Observatory Was Closed Is Revealed, And It's As Disturbing As It Is Unbelievable

The Onion

most recent: 7:09 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Jimmy Butler Gives Wolves List Of 29 Preferred Trade Destinations

GOP Officials Urge Calmer, More Reasonable Death Threats Toward Kavanaugh Accuser

Report: Make It Stop

‘Sesame Street’ Writer Backtracks On Claim That Bert And Bernie Gay

Stumbling Drunk Chuck Grassley Warns Kavanaugh Accuser She Can Testify All She Wants But No One’s Going To Believe Her

Think Progress

most recent: 7:04 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

ICE is arresting the sponsors of undocumented children

Rubio gets mad at John Kerry for talking to Iran, forgets he signed Republicans’ 2015 letter to Iran

The depths of one of Europe’s largest money laundering scandals have been exposed

Russian anti-doping program reinstated despite failing to meet key guidelines

HHS to cut funds from Head Start, cancer research to pay for the detention of immigrant children

Common Dreams

most recent: 6:04 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

'Evil': Worst Fears Realized as ICE Arrests Dozens of Family or Guardians Attempting to Retrieve Children From Detention

Facing Death Threats and GOP Smear Campaign, Kavanaugh Accuser Says She's Willing to Testify Under Fair Conditions

Dozens Arrested in Senate Building as Democrats Accuse GOP of 'Railroading' Ford to Protect Kavanaugh

Advocacy Groups Vow to 'Protect the Protest' as Government and Corporations Challenge First Amendment Rights

With US Bombs Killing Kids in Yemen, Sanders Tells Pompeo 'Human Lives Worth Far More Than Defense Contractor Profits'

The Nation

most recent: 3:59 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Who Putin Is Not

America’s Aversion to Facts Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump

When Disaster Capitalism Comes for the University of Puerto Rico

Moon and Kim Stage an Exuberant Summit in Pyongyang

Tulsi Gabbard on the Administration’s Push for War in Syria

Mother Jones

most recent: 1:35 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

The Kavanaugh Affair Careened Off a Cliff Today

Diversity Is Important to Viewers—With or Without an Emmy

Why Are There So Few Blacks in Clinical Trials of Cancer Drugs?

Lunchtime Post

CNN BREAKING NEWS: Trump Acts Like Adult for Once

Hot Air

most recent: 10:19 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Dem Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: We’ll get to the bottom of this Kavanaugh matter next year if we take back Congress

The inevitable “celebrities assure Ford they believe her” MoveOn video

Ed Whelan lays out a mistaken identity theory involving Kavanaugh’s classmate

Dianne Feinstein: ‘Twas the media that outed Kavanaugh’s accuser

Call me, maybe? Kim wants second summit with Trump … says Moon

The New York Times

most recent: 12:34 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

Your Thursday Evening News Briefing: Brett Kavanaugh, Maryland, Puerto Rico

Europe Edition: Your Friday News Briefing: Russia, Brexit, Puerto Rico

Michael Cohen Has Spoken Repeatedly With Mueller’s Prosecutors

Christine Blasey Ford Opens Negotiations on Testimony Next Week

Evangelical Leaders Are Frustrated at G.O.P. Caution on Kavanaugh Allegation

Washington Post

most recent: 9:14 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

‘At least you got a nice boat out of the deal,’ Trump tells N.C. man during post-Florence tour

A sheriff was allegedly caught on tape making racist remarks. Now he faces calls to resign.

At this rate, Earth risks sea level rise of 20 to 30 feet, historical analysis shows

Suge Knight pleads no contest to manslaughter over fatal confrontation

Marijuana use is now as common among baby boomers as it is among teens, federal data shows

Chicago Tribune

most recent: 8:09 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Kavanaugh accuser won't testify Monday but open to doing so later next week

Kavanaugh's classmates at Georgetown Prep describe alcohol-soaked party culture

Rite Aid warehouse employee in Maryland kills 3 before taking her own life, officials say

Floodwaters inundate lake at North Carolina power plant, raising alarm about potential breach

Puerto Rico marks 1 year since Hurricane Maria with choirs, protests

Detroit Free Press

most recent: 8:39 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Legalizing marijuana in Michigan won't let employees off the hook

Death of man found in Huron River investigated as homicide

Man convicted in bathtub drowning of 14-month-old daughter

2 charged with carjacking 88-year-old woman outside Livonia Walmart

Nurses confront University of Michigan leaders as strike looms

San Jose Mercury News

most recent: 1:44 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

San Jose: 77-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run

Long-dormant Yellowstone hot spring erupts, highest spew since 1957

San Jose waste hauler fined $46,000 in worker death

White House authorizes ‘offensive cyber operations’ to deter foreign adversaries

Why Stephen Curry is teaming up with Chris Paul, John Wall

Philadelphia Inquirer

most recent: 11:29 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Video: Browns, Baker Mayfield do their best 'Philly Special' impression in 'Thursday Night Football' win

Philadelphia Eagles' drumline to be featured on the Rachael Ray Show on Friday morning

From boardwalks and White House wood, Jersey artisan makes pens for popes, presidents and posterity

Pennsylvania among states with most overdose deaths, CDC study finds

When ICE deports, it is enforcing the law, not breaking it | Stu Bykofsky

Los Angeles Times

most recent: 10:49 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, facing a tough reelection fight, ridicules sex assault accusation against Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh accuser's offer to testify about alleged sexual assault puts key Republicans in a bind

State Department announces sanctions on 33, including Russians charged with meddling in 2016 U.S. election

A year after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico still struggles to regain what hasn’t been lost for good — while fearing the next big one

Trump visits the Carolinas to view hurricane damage and gets a warm welcome

Reuters

most recent: 2:04 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

Vietnam's President Quang dies after 'serious illness'

At Las Vegas rally, Trump backs Kavanaugh, treads carefully around accusations

Democrats' enthusiasm to blunt Trump soars for congressional election: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Caterpillar leans on old playbook to cope with Trump tariffs

Fed's Powell between a rock and hard place: Ignore the yield curve or tight job market?

CBS

most recent: 10:35 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Trump pushes Republicans to vote at Las Vegas rally

Female gunman in Maryland kills 3 in third mass shooting in 24 hours

Rights groups fear peaceful activism could now cost Saudi women their lives

Florence's death toll rises as South Carolina could see more flooding

Christine Blasey Ford willing to testify on her own terms

NBC

most recent: 1:44 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

New layer of armed security added to Florida school

Five hurt, including 8-year-old, in Syracuse, N.Y., shooting

Hate crime suspect with assault weapon killed

Tropical Storm Florence death toll climbs

Prosecution rests in murder trial of Chicago police officer who killed black teen

ABC

most recent: 5:14 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Vladimir Putin poses with new sniper rifle

Bus driver slaps boy who insulted him

Dozens injured on flight after plane loses cabin pressure

Ethiopia's stunning reforms now challenged by deadly unrest

CNN

most recent: 11:19 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Trump wonders why the woman who says Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her didn't call police 36 years ago

GOP voter: What boy hasn't done this in high school?

Ford lawyers say she is open to testifying, but not Monday

Kellyanne Conway to Cuomo in fiery debate: I'll walk away

Clarence Thomas hearing witness: Let's not do 1991 all over again

Financial Times

most recent: 12:54 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

Crime agency investigates UK entity linked to Danske

HSBC rocked by claim of investment bank’s ‘failure’

EU ambushes May over Brexit plan

France grapples with shift to flexible work

US stock market underpinned by strong fund inflows

BBC

most recent: 12:34 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

US imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian weapons

Philippines landslide victims 'sent texts from underneath rubble'

Mexico's president-elect grounded on commercial plane for hours

Lake Victoria, Tanzania: Dozens drown in ferry capsize

Syracuse New York shooting 'leaves five injured'

NPR

most recent: 9:34 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

American Airlines Is The Latest To Raise Checked-Baggage Fees

Shutdown Of New Mexico Observatory Was Part Of Investigation Into Child Pornography

Florence Blamed For 4 More Deaths As 'Unheard Of Amounts Of Water' Keep Flowing

Google Warned Senators, Aides Of Hacking Attempts On Personal Emails

Stuck In Traffic? You're Not Alone. New Data Show American Commute Times Are Longer

Haaretz - (Israel)

most recent: 1:54 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

'With Russian presence in Syria, Israel Air Force has to be very precise'

This controversial Russian novelist, accused of promoting cannibalism and pornography, is a literary star

Illegal organ harvesting is rampant in Egypt, and refugees are the main target

When it comes to climate change, the rich are the culprit – but they won't pay the price

On Israel-Palestine, Jeremy Corbyn is no 'peacemaker'

China Daily

most recent: 8:19 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Seeing red again: Ronaldo's roll of dishonor

Building a legacy that's fit for Kings

Skating into Chinese mainstream

Cristiano's night a real sob story

Attracting new fans requires a little advanced preparation

Russia Today

most recent: 1:14 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang dies aged 61 – state radio

‘Freedom of navigation isn’t a freedom to invade & infringe upon sovereignty’ – China’s UK envoy

‘Robotic skins’ brings inanimate objects to life and gives them purpose (VIDEO)

Space barbershop: Russian cosmonauts trim & count white hair after Soyuz depressurization (VIDEO)

Ultra-Orthodox Israeli radio station fined $280k for not allowing women on its airwaves

Al-Jazeera - (Qatar)

most recent: 9:24 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Guatemala: Thousands demand President Jimmy Morales resign

Kavanaugh accuser Ford 'willing to testify' if certain terms met

Puerto Rico: One year after Maria, recovery remains slow

Tit-for-tat: North Korea's troublesome denuclearisation

EU leaders to seek 'in-depth cooperation' with Egypt on migration

CBC

most recent: 11:14 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen providing 'critical information' to Russia probe

Multiple people shot in Syracuse, N.Y.

Former rap mogul Suge Knight pleads to manslaughter, will serve nearly 30 years

Passengers bleed from ears, noses after Indian flight loses cabin pressure

Kavanaugh accuser may testify under right conditions, lawyer says

DW - (Germany)

most recent: 1:54 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang dies at age 61

Polls open in eSwatini, where king has absolute rule

Angela Merkel wants EU migrant deals with North African nations

Colombia closes 'illegal' Pablo Escobar narco museum

Nigerian police recover stolen state oil funds

France 24

most recent: 2:04 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

Hundreds feared dead after ferry capsizes on Tanzania’s Lake Victoria

Kavanaugh accuser says will testify under right terms

Vietnamese President Quang dead at 61

US sanctions China for buying Russian jets, missiles

Jacques Audiard's 'The Sisters Brothers': Who says Westerns are passé?

Sydney Morning Herald

most recent: 1:35 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

How China is preparing for Donald Trump's trade war

This is why France has banned smartphones in primary and middle school

Shinzo Abe victory will end Japan's pacifist law

Multiple people shot in Syracuse, New York: reports

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen providing info in Mueller probe

Toronto Star

most recent: 9:09 PM EDT, Thursday, September 20

Freeland cites ‘tough issues’ as NAFTA talks break again with no deal

UK fails to resolve border row with Ireland as Brexit deadline looms

The week that was: Five squirrels got disentangled and a church weed-seller got snared

State-backed hackers target Gmail of U.S. senators, aides

Republicans try to avoid furious backlash as hearing looms on sexual assault allegation against court nominee

National Post

most recent: 1:05 AM EDT, Friday, September 21

The Tower of London is starting a raven breeding program because of a centuries-old prophecy. Just in case…

British police solve mystery of serial cat killer, after three years and hundreds of gruesome deaths

‘Nobody likes having a shotgun pointed at their head’: Cyber-thugs take aim at small town Ontario

John Ivison: Deeply flawed carbon dividend scheme draws flak from Conservatives

Ontario police make arrest in high-profile gangland murders linked to Mafia ‘power struggle’