White House Moves to Constrain FBI Kavanaugh Probe

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White House Moves to Constrain FBI Kavanaugh Probe 

Scott Bixby and Julia Arciga, The Daily Beast
Excerpt: "The Federal Bureau of Investigation will only interview two of three women who have publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, a directive handed down by the White House that could make it difficult for agents to conduct a thorough probe."
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Brett Kavanaugh. (photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

The American Bar Association Had Concerns About Kavanaugh 12 Years Ago. Republicans Dismissed Those, Too.
Avi Selk, The Washington Post
Selk writes: "History repeated itself. At least it had a spell of deja vu when the American Bar Association released an extraordinary statement at a crucial moment that raised concerns about Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to a powerful judicial position - just as it had done 12 years earlier."
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Mark Zuckerberg knows that no company, including Facebook, can afford to assume its primacy will endure. (photo: Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)

Evan Osnos | How Serious Is the New Facebook Breach?
Evan Osnos, The New Yorker
Osnos writes: "On Friday, Facebook disclosed the largest security breach in its fourteen-year history, in which an unknown hacker, or hackers, acquired the power to log in to almost fifty million accounts."
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Ronda Colvin-Leary. (photo: AJC)

Gwinnett County, Georgia, Swears-In First Ever Black Judge to State Court
Monique Judge, The Root
Judge writes: "On Thursday afternoon, Gwinnett County, Ga., swore in its first ever black judge to be appointed to a state court position-and it's a black woman to boot."
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Weston, West Virginia. (photo: Tim Kiser/Wikimedia Commons)

West Virginia Poverty Gets Worse Under Trump Economy, Not Better
Aimee Picchi, CBS News
Picchi writes: "West Virginia has a growing poverty problem, and experts there who study the issue say Americans in every state should pay attention."
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Uruguay march. (photo: Reuters)

Uruguay: Thousands March in Support of Transgender Rights, Equality Bill
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Thousands of Uruguayans marched through the streets of Montevideo Friday to demand congressional approval of the Comprehensive Law for Trans People (Ley Integral de Personas Trans), currently under debate in the country's legislature."
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A view of Earth from space. (photo: Modis/Aqua/NASA)

Humans Contribute to Earth's Wobble, Scientists Say
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American
Pappas writes: "Humans are responsible for some of the wobble in Earth's spin."
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Juan Cole | Lindsey Graham Disregards Violence Toward Women, and His State Is a Women's Murder Capital

29 September 18

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Juan Cole | Lindsey Graham Disregards Violence Toward Women, and His State Is a Women's Murder Capital 

Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made it abundantly clear in the hearing on Thursday that he cares more about Republican Party control of the Supreme Court than about rape victims."
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Donald Trump. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Federal Judge Allows Emoluments Case Against Trump to Proceed
Ann E. Marimow, Jonathan O'Connell and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Trump's latest effort to stop a lawsuit that alleges Trump is violating the Constitution by continuing to do business with foreign governments."
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Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (photo: AfricaPatagonia)

Russian-US Tycoon Boasted of 'Active' Involvement in Trump Election Campaign
Luke Harding, Guardian UK
Harding writes: "A Russian-American businessman who donated a substantial sum to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential election effort boasted to a senior figure in Moscow that he was 'actively involved' in the Republican candidate's campaign, the Guardian can reveal."
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Crystal Mason, who is facing five years in Texas prisons because she mistakenly cast a provisional ballot when she was not allowed to do so. (photo: Ed Pilkington/Guardian UK)

Crystal Mason Begins Prison Sentence in Texas for Crime of Voting
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "Crystal Mason, the woman who became the poster child for voter suppression when she was sentenced to five years for casting a ballot in Texas, has gone into federal prison at the start of her ordeal."
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Hands typing on a computer keyboard. (photo: hamburg_berlin/Shutterstock)

Massive Facebook Hack Put Millions at Risk
Brian Barrett and Lily Hay Newman, Wired
Excerpt: "On Friday, Facebook revealed that it had suffered a security breach that impacted at least 50 million of its users, and possibly as many as 90 million."
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Journalists take part in a protest against the recent imprisonment by Myanmar authorities of Reuters journalists Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, outside the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2018. (photo: Reuters)

Journalists Jailed in Record Numbers Worldwide
Margaret Besheer, VOA
Besheer writes: "Journalists are being jailed in unprecedented numbers across the globe, with 262 detained for their work at the end of 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists."
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New EPA chief Andrew Wheeler. (photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Planned Shake-Up at EPA Would Make Scientists More Vulnerable to Political Interference, Critics Say
Mark Hand, ThinkProgress
Hand writes: "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to combine the agency's two science offices into one, a move that critics contend is another example of the Trump administration trying to diminish the role of scientists at the agency."
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