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| Your Wednesday News Briefing: Brett Kavanaugh, North Korea, Baseball Playoffs | Your Wednesday News Briefing: Brett Kavanaugh, North Korea, Baseball Playoffs |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| A Senate hearing scheduled for Monday to review allegations of sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee is now in doubt. | A Senate hearing scheduled for Monday to review allegations of sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee is now in doubt. |
| Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a high school party more than 30 years ago, said on Tuesday that she wanted the F.B.I. to investigate before she testifies. He has categorically denied her accusation. | Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of assaulting her at a high school party more than 30 years ago, said on Tuesday that she wanted the F.B.I. to investigate before she testifies. He has categorically denied her accusation. |
| Republicans signaled that they would not postpone the hearing, and would either hold it without Dr. Blasey or declare it unnecessary if she refuses to appear. | Republicans signaled that they would not postpone the hearing, and would either hold it without Dr. Blasey or declare it unnecessary if she refuses to appear. |
| In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dr. Blasey’s lawyers said she had been the target of “vicious harassment and even death threats” since her identity had been made public. | In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dr. Blasey’s lawyers said she had been the target of “vicious harassment and even death threats” since her identity had been made public. |
| • A national debate: The accusations are being assessed under different social and cultural conventions than when the alleged assault occurred. Our reporter looks at what has changed. | |
| • The woman who has accused the Supreme Court nominee wants an F.B.I. investigation. Here’s how things could play out. | |
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| The North Korean leader said today that he would go to Seoul, the South’s capital, “in the near future,” and he agreed to dismantle missile facilities in the presence of outside inspectors. | |
| Mr. Kim’s comments came during a joint news conference with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea. If the trip happens, it would be the first by a North Korean leader. | |
| • What’s next: North Korea also said it would permanently dismantle facilities at its main nuclear complex if the U.S. takes “corresponding measures.” In recent weeks, Pyongyang has been demanding almost daily that Washington join the two Koreas in formally declaring an end to the Korean War. | |
| “It’s back,” a North Carolina resident whose home has flooded twice in two years said on Tuesday. “Same nightmare.” | “It’s back,” a North Carolina resident whose home has flooded twice in two years said on Tuesday. “Same nightmare.” |
| Hurricanes have long been a fact of life in the Carolinas, but the past four years have been particularly punishing. Residents and officials are grappling with where to rebuild and how to prepare for the next storm. | Hurricanes have long been a fact of life in the Carolinas, but the past four years have been particularly punishing. Residents and officials are grappling with where to rebuild and how to prepare for the next storm. |
| “When you have two 500-year floods within two years of each other, it’s pretty clear it’s not a 500-year flood,” Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina said this week. | “When you have two 500-year floods within two years of each other, it’s pretty clear it’s not a 500-year flood,” Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina said this week. |
| • Water levels: Our maps show how much record rain pushed rivers in the Carolinas above flood levels. | • Water levels: Our maps show how much record rain pushed rivers in the Carolinas above flood levels. |
| • Shared advice: Readers who have lived through other hurricanes offered tips for those affected by Hurricane Florence. | • Shared advice: Readers who have lived through other hurricanes offered tips for those affected by Hurricane Florence. |
| In one of the largest settlements ever awarded to individual victims of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, four men who were abused as children reached an agreement with the Diocese of Brooklyn and a local after-school program on Tuesday. | In one of the largest settlements ever awarded to individual victims of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, four men who were abused as children reached an agreement with the Diocese of Brooklyn and a local after-school program on Tuesday. |
| The assaults took place from 2003 to 2009, the lawyers for the victims said, when the boys were ages 8 to 12. | The assaults took place from 2003 to 2009, the lawyers for the victims said, when the boys were ages 8 to 12. |
| • The crime: The victims were abused by Angelo Serrano, who taught catechism and helped organize religious education programs at a Brooklyn church. He pleaded guilty in 2011 and is serving a 15-year sentence. | • The crime: The victims were abused by Angelo Serrano, who taught catechism and helped organize religious education programs at a Brooklyn church. He pleaded guilty in 2011 and is serving a 15-year sentence. |
| The Trump administration is unable to account for the whereabouts of nearly 1,500 migrant children who illegally entered the U.S. alone this year and who were placed with sponsors, congressional findings released on Tuesday show. | The Trump administration is unable to account for the whereabouts of nearly 1,500 migrant children who illegally entered the U.S. alone this year and who were placed with sponsors, congressional findings released on Tuesday show. |
| The report has raised concerns that the children could end up with human traffickers or be used as laborers by people posing as relatives. | The report has raised concerns that the children could end up with human traffickers or be used as laborers by people posing as relatives. |
| • Government response: “These children are not ‘lost,’ ” a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said. “Their sponsors — who are usually parents or family members and in all cases have been vetted for criminality and ability to provide for them — simply did not respond or could not be reached when this voluntary call was made.” | • Government response: “These children are not ‘lost,’ ” a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said. “Their sponsors — who are usually parents or family members and in all cases have been vetted for criminality and ability to provide for them — simply did not respond or could not be reached when this voluntary call was made.” |
| • As the U.S.-China trade dispute intensifies, the Trump administration has tried to shield products that are popular with American consumers from tariffs. That gets harder with each round. | • As the U.S.-China trade dispute intensifies, the Trump administration has tried to shield products that are popular with American consumers from tariffs. That gets harder with each round. |
| But as Beijing tries to match President Trump’s announcements, it’s running out of American goods to target. | But as Beijing tries to match President Trump’s announcements, it’s running out of American goods to target. |
| • Facebook is being accused of helping employers exclude female candidates from recruitment campaigns. | • Facebook is being accused of helping employers exclude female candidates from recruitment campaigns. |
| • New York’s Rust Belt, which once attracted heavy industry, is trying to cope with an influx of Bitcoin speculators. They’ve been lured to the area by an abundance of cheap electricity, needed to power the computers mining the cryptocurrency. | • New York’s Rust Belt, which once attracted heavy industry, is trying to cope with an influx of Bitcoin speculators. They’ve been lured to the area by an abundance of cheap electricity, needed to power the computers mining the cryptocurrency. |
| • U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. | • U.S. stocks were up on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of global markets today. |
| Tips for a more fulfilling life. | Tips for a more fulfilling life. |
| • Looking for a smartwatch? Here are five chic options for everyday wear. | • Looking for a smartwatch? Here are five chic options for everyday wear. |
| • On a tight schedule? Try a shorter workout. | • On a tight schedule? Try a shorter workout. |
| • Recipe of the day: Don’t give in to the weeknight cooking slump. Make a simple pasta with pantry staples. | • Recipe of the day: Don’t give in to the weeknight cooking slump. Make a simple pasta with pantry staples. |
| • A fragile peace in Colombia | • A fragile peace in Colombia |
| Two years after a deal meant to end the longest war in the Americas, former guerrilla fighters — unable to adapt to civilian life and threatened by paramilitaries — are picking up arms again. | Two years after a deal meant to end the longest war in the Americas, former guerrilla fighters — unable to adapt to civilian life and threatened by paramilitaries — are picking up arms again. |
| • Stormy Daniels’s memoir | • Stormy Daniels’s memoir |
| “Full Disclosure” contains few new bombshells, but the pornographic actress whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford gives a detailed account of her encounter with Donald Trump in 2006. | “Full Disclosure” contains few new bombshells, but the pornographic actress whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford gives a detailed account of her encounter with Donald Trump in 2006. |
| • Baseball’s chase for the playoffs | • Baseball’s chase for the playoffs |
| With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, here’s where the teams stand. | With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, here’s where the teams stand. |
| • Ranch nation | • Ranch nation |
| How one creamy, peppery salad dressing born in the 1950s became America’s favorite flavor. | How one creamy, peppery salad dressing born in the 1950s became America’s favorite flavor. |
| Here’s more from this week’s Food section. | Here’s more from this week’s Food section. |
| • Best of late-night TV | • Best of late-night TV |
| After a senator said Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process had become “an intergalactic freak show,” James Corden bit back. | After a senator said Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation process had become “an intergalactic freak show,” James Corden bit back. |
| • Quotation of the day | • Quotation of the day |
| “He has me shining Chuck Schumer’s shoes and doing Nancy Pelosi’s hair.” | “He has me shining Chuck Schumer’s shoes and doing Nancy Pelosi’s hair.” |
| — Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, on political attacks from her Republican challenger in the midterm elections, Josh Hawley. | — Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, on political attacks from her Republican challenger in the midterm elections, Josh Hawley. |
| • The Times, in other words | • The Times, in other words |
| Here’s an image of today’s front page, and links to our Opinion content and crossword puzzles. | Here’s an image of today’s front page, and links to our Opinion content and crossword puzzles. |
| • What we’re reading | • What we’re reading |
| Kyle Crichton, deputy international editor in London, recommends this article in The Spectator: “One of the clearest and most trenchant analyses of the damage done by President Trump to the short- and long-term prospects of the Republican Party, from a conservative British publication.” | Kyle Crichton, deputy international editor in London, recommends this article in The Spectator: “One of the clearest and most trenchant analyses of the damage done by President Trump to the short- and long-term prospects of the Republican Party, from a conservative British publication.” |
| “We believe that a very large number of women do not desire to vote. They shrink from having to go to the polling booths on election days. They would much prefer staying at home and attending to their household duties.” | “We believe that a very large number of women do not desire to vote. They shrink from having to go to the polling booths on election days. They would much prefer staying at home and attending to their household duties.” |
| So said an article in The Press of Christchurch, New Zealand, after the country became the world’s first to give women the right to vote on this day in 1893. | So said an article in The Press of Christchurch, New Zealand, after the country became the world’s first to give women the right to vote on this day in 1893. |
| When women cast ballots later that year, The Press grudgingly admitted that it had happened without “any very remarkably disastrous consequences.” | When women cast ballots later that year, The Press grudgingly admitted that it had happened without “any very remarkably disastrous consequences.” |
| The victory (which enfranchised Maori women, too) was hard won. | The victory (which enfranchised Maori women, too) was hard won. |
| The leading causes of death in New Zealand at the time were said to be “drink, drowning, and drowning while drunk.” With alcoholism taking a toll on family life, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union — fiercely opposed by the liquor industry — spearheaded the suffrage effort, hoping that enfranchised women could get alcohol banned. (They could not.) | The leading causes of death in New Zealand at the time were said to be “drink, drowning, and drowning while drunk.” With alcoholism taking a toll on family life, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union — fiercely opposed by the liquor industry — spearheaded the suffrage effort, hoping that enfranchised women could get alcohol banned. (They could not.) |
| Kate Sheppard, New Zealand’s most famous suffragist, noted wryly when the Electoral Act passed that “it does not seem a great thing to be thankful for” that the government has “declared us to be ‘persons.’ ” | Kate Sheppard, New Zealand’s most famous suffragist, noted wryly when the Electoral Act passed that “it does not seem a great thing to be thankful for” that the government has “declared us to be ‘persons.’ ” |
| Other countries gradually followed suit: the U.S. in 1920, India in 1947, Switzerland in 1971. | Other countries gradually followed suit: the U.S. in 1920, India in 1947, Switzerland in 1971. |
| The latest country to enfranchise women? Saudi Arabia in 2011. | The latest country to enfranchise women? Saudi Arabia in 2011. |
| Nancy Wartik wrote today’s Back Story. | Nancy Wartik wrote today’s Back Story. |
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