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In extraordinary maneuver, Jeff Flake halts Brett Kavanaugh's march to Supreme Court
Accuser blasts pope silence, 'slander' over cover-up claims
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The former Vatican ambassador who accused three popes and their advisers of covering up for a disgraced American ex-cardinal has challenged the Vatican to say what it knows about the scandal and accused Pope Francis of mounting a campaign of "subtle slander" against him.
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Lavrov notes Trump blamed China, not Russia, for U.S. election meddling
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took pleasure in pointing out on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump this week accused China, not Russia, of interfering in U.S. elections. Trump on Wednesday accused the Chinese government of seeking to influence the Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections against his Republican Party. China has denied the allegation.
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ACLU Opposes Kavanaugh Nomination In Rare Break From Own Policy
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Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake
A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the tremor had levelled "many" buildings. The shallow 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled into the streets and raced to higher ground fearing tsunami waves. The disaster agency briefly issued a tsunami warning before lifting it.
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Pope defrocks priest at center of Chilean sexual abuse scandal
Father Fernando Karadima was defrocked by the pope on Thursday, a move the Vatican called "exceptional" and done "for the good of the Church."
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North Korea says 'no way' it will disarm without trust in US
North Korea's foreign minister on Saturday told the United Nations there was "no way" that his country would disarm first as long as the United States continued to push for tough enforcement of sanctions against Pyongyang. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ri Yong Ho accused Washington of creating a deadlock in talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
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The F-22 Is Nearly Unstoppable (But the Air Force Has Too Few of Them)
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Man pleads guilty in killing, will avoid death penalty
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — Nearly two decades after he was charged in the abduction and killing of a Vermont supermarket worker, a man pleaded guilty Friday in exchange for avoiding the death penalty.
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Brexit challenger Gina Miller: UK's battle over EU membership must end
More than two years since the 2016 EU referendum, the United Kingdom, its politicians and its business leaders remain deeply divided over Brexit while Prime Minister Theresa May has yet to clinch a divorce deal with the EU. Opponents of Brexit are exploring ways to stop what they say is Britain's biggest mistake since World War Two. Miller is leading a campaign to have another referendum, but she said if the government manages to successfully navigate an exit deal then politicians must be allowed to focus on domestic issues without the distractions of a debate about Britain's relationship with Europe.
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Over 380 Dead After Earthquakes Cause Devastating Tsunami in Indonesia
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Democrats In Congress Can Sue Trump Over Constitution's Emoluments Clause: Judge
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First F-35 fighter jet crash: Mystery fault forces pilot to eject over South Carolina
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Pope defrocks Chilean priest at center of abuse scandal
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked a Chilean priest who was a central character in the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his "supreme" authority to stiffen an earlier sentence because of the "exceptional amount of damage" the priest's crimes had caused.
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On campus, anger, and shrugs, over Kavanaugh
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Chris Cuomo, Don Lemon Mock Loopy Lindsey Graham: 'He's Got The Vapors!'
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Airline Searching for Missing Man After Saying All 47 Passengers Survived Plane Crash
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Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chairman following deal with US regulators
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Mark Judge Went To His Lawyer’s Office Right When Senate Was Voting On Brett Kavanaugh
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The New Yorker's Latest Cover Is A Nod To Brett Kavanaugh, Women Not Being Heard
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NKorea: US needs to build our trust, and sanctions lower it
North Korea needs more trust in the U.S. and their developing relationship before it will get rid of its nuclear weapons.
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Alan Dershowitz Urges Delay Of Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote For FBI Probe
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SPECIAL REPORT: Senate Judiciary Hearing votes in favor of advancing Kavanaugh's nomination
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Plane ditches into Pacific lagoon
The Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 was attempting to land at Weno airport in Micronesia but ended up half submerged in Chuuk lagoon after the accident on Friday morning. The airline said the plane, which was involved in a collision with another aircraft earlier this year, had "landed short of the runway". Remarkably, it reported no serious injuries among those on the plane, which was making a scheduled stop on its way from the Micronesian capital Pohnpei to Port Moresby.
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White House Puts Limits On FBI's Kavanaugh Investigation: Reports
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Cologne on lockdown as Erdogan wraps up ill-tempered visit to Germany
Germany had invited Erdogan for the three-day state visit in an attempt to mend ties hit by a crackdown on his opponents following a failed coup in 2016, hoping to secure the release of several of its citizens who remain in detention. Chancellor Angela Merkel said after meeting Erdogan on Friday that "deep divisions" remain. On Saturday in Cologne, the Turkish leader sought to strike a conciliatory note.
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Sexual Assault Hotline Calls Spiked During Kavanaugh Hearing
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Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 800
The death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia leapt to 832 Sunday, as stunned people on the stricken island of Sulawesi struggled to find food and water and looting spread. The new toll announced by the national disaster agency was almost double the previous figure. "It feels very tense," said 35-year-old mother Risa Kusuma, comforting her feverish baby boy at an evacuation centre in the gutted coastal city of Palu.
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Brett Kavanaugh Nomination Moves Ahead Despite Sexual Assault Allegations
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Seven Palestinians killed in new border clashes: Gaza ministry
Seven Palestinians, including two boys aged 12 and 14, were killed in clashes with Israeli forces along the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled strip said. It was the bloodiest day of border protests since May 14, when more than 60 Palestinians died in violence accompanying the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem, a move that enraged Palestinians.
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Sexual assault survivors confront Flake in elevator over his support for Kavanaugh
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F-35 fighter jet crashes in South Carolina, pilot ejects
The pilot, the only person aboard the craft, ejected safely and was being checked for injuries, said a Pentagon spokesman, adding that there were no other injuries. It was a Lockheed Martin F-35B, a short take-off/vertical landing version of the F-35, said a U.S. military official, speaking on condition of anonymity. It was the first crash of an F-35 fighter jet since they became operational in 2006, said another military official, also speaking on the condition of anonymity.
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Brett Kavanaugh Said Blasey’s Friend 'Refuted' Her Testimony. She Didn't.
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US closes consulate in southern Iraq following attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Friday that it would temporarily close the U.S. consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra following a rocket attack earlier this month blamed on Iranian-backed militias.
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Texas Boy Speaks Clearly for First Time After Dentist Discovered He Was Tongue-Tied
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Kavanaugh Could Help G.O.P. in Senate Midterms. But Not in House Races.
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Details of F.B.I.’s Kavanaugh Inquiry Show Its Restricted Range
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The Most Important Least-Noticed Economic Event of the Decade
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How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t
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Elon Musk Steps Down as Tesla’s Chairman in Settlement With S.E.C. Over Go-Private Tweet
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Brett Kavanaugh Testimony: Three Inconsistencies the F.B.I. Investigation Could Address
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At Times, Kavanaugh’s Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point
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An Injudicious Man, Unfit for the Supreme Court
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Tesla’s Elon Musk Had a Deal From the S.E.C. It Fell Apart in a Morning.
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In extraordinary maneuver, Jeff Flake halts Brett Kavanaugh's march to Supreme Court
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Parkland survivor Cameron Kasky sets a new political course
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Memphis civic leader, former Pinnacle Airlines CEO shot dead
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A civic leader and former airline executive was alone when he was fatally shot in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, and authorities are investigating whether he was killed in a robbery or as part of a "personal vendetta," police said Friday.
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Airline Searching for Missing Man After Saying All 47 Passengers Survived Plane Crash
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