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Kavanaugh’s accuser made her move — now Republicans have to choose:
In a major twist to his confirmation saga, attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers in the 1980s,
said their client was not prepared to testify in a public hearing offered by Republicans unless the FBI first investigates her allegations. Kavanaugh has categorically rejected the claims.
Ford’s decision, conveyed in a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa,
obtained by CNN, raises the political stakes for Republicans however they choose to respond.
Elizabeth Smart’s kidnapper to leave prison Wednesday:
Barzee was serving a 15-year sentence when the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole unexpectedly credited her with 2,436 days for time served, moving up her release date from 2024.
Smart, now 30, urged officials to reconsider releasing the woman who assisted in her kidnapping and rape, saying she’s still a threat to the community. Barzee’s lawyer said the 72-year-old woman has done her time and deserves a chance to prove that she’s ready to return to society.
Save the Children warns 5 million children at risk of famine in Yemen:
On Tuesday, the coalition launched a campaign to recapture the rebel
Houthi-held port of Hodeidah, according to state media in the United Arab Emirates, a partner in the coalition.
Save the Children has said that damage to the port or its temporary closure would increase food and fuel costs, putting 1 million more children at risk of famine.
Four people get cancer from donated organ in ‘extraordinary rare’ case:
The patients developed breast cancer years after their transplants, with three of them dying of the disease.
Dr. Frederike Bemelman, professor of nephrology at the University of Amsterdam and author of the report, stressed that this is an “extremely rare” case, the first she has encountered in 20 years in the field of transplantation immunology. “There is always a small risk” of something going wrong during a medical procedure, she said. “Even if you undergo a simple gallbladder procedure, you also have a small chance of something happening to you during the procedure.”
Roseanne Barr says she knows fate of her character, but does she?:
During a recent appearance on Brandon Straka’s YouTube show “Walk Away,” Barr appeared to spoil how ABC will deal with her firing.
“They have her die of an opioid overdose,” Barr said
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