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SUPREME COURT NOMINEE

On Eve of Kavanaugh Hearing, New Accusations and


Doubts Emerge
 A whirlwind of new accusations, previously unseen evidence, charges and countercharges
on Wednesday threatened to consume the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
 He is expected to take the witness stand on Thursday afternoon, following the testimony
of his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford.
 We’ll have live coverage of the hearing, which starts at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

21m ago
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has repeatedly denied allegations that he behaved inappropriately
with women he knew as a young man. Doug Mills/The New York Times

A woman charged that she saw Judge Kavanaugh at high


school parties where women were “gang raped,” and
that she was raped at one of the parties.
1h ago

Yale boasted about Judge Kavanaugh. Now students say


it is time for a “moment of reckoning.”
3h ago

Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has repeatedly denied allegations that he behaved inappropriately
with women he knew as a young man. Doug Mills/The New York Times

A Hearing’s Test: Blasey Must Seem Credible.


Kavanaugh Must Defend but Not Attack.
 President Trump’s advice for Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as he prepares for Thursday’s
climactic Senate hearing: Be more aggressive, show more outrage, push back more.
 Republicans and Democrats are setting different standards by which to judge the hearing,
with the former framing it as a legal proceeding and the latter as a job interview.

5h ago

A theme of heavy drinking unites the complaints of


sexual impropriety that threaten to upend Judge
Kavanaugh’s confirmation.
4h ago

Judge Kavanaugh’s accusers are plagued with viral


rumors. We debunked five of them.
2h ago
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

5 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference at the


U.N.
 Over a rambling 83 minutes, President Trump spoke about Brett Kavanaugh, scolded
Canada and warned young men to be careful.
 At one point, Mr. Trump compared his performance to an Elton John concert. “I could be
doing this all day long,” he said.

43m ago

President Trump railed against the “big, fat con job” that he said Democrats were perpetrating to
derail Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. Tom Brenner for The New
York Times

Trump Accuses China of Interfering in Midterm


Elections
Mr. Trump offered no evidence of Chinese meddling in the November vote, but he has
previously accused China of aiming tariffs at American states that support him.

37m ago
Mr. Trump said he did not want to fire the deputy
attorney general, Rod Rosenstein.
3h ago
U.S. ECONOMY

Saying Economy Is Strong, Fed Raises Key Interest Rate


and Hints of Another Increase
 The Federal Reserve, as expected, raised its benchmark interest rate by one quarter of a
percentage point, and indicated that it plans to raise rates again in December.
 The Fed repeatedly described economic conditions as “strong” in a statement.

3h ago

Trump Berates Canada and Threatens Car Tariffs as


Nafta Talks Falter
The Trump administration is prepared to release the text of its trade agreement with
Mexico, throwing the future of the trilateral Nafta pact into uncertainty.

3h ago

Saving Scotland’s Heritage From the Rising Seas


Citizens and scientists on the Orkney Islands are racing to protect thousands of ancient
structures threatened by climate change.

Sept. 26
SOCIAL POLICY IN THE U.K.

In Britain, Even Children Are Feeling the Effects of


Austerity
 Changes to welfare benefits and funding cuts are driving the working poor into crisis —
and reversing a long-term decline in the childhood poverty rate.
 There is no immediate relief on the horizon.

3h ago
Waiting for lunch at Morecambe Bay Primary School in Morecambe, England. About a third of
the school’s 350 students would not have breakfast unless the school provided it, one teacher
said. Laura Boushnak for The New York Times

Jeremy Corbyn, in Labour Speech, Vows to Fight


Capitalist ‘Greed’
Mr. Corbyn, speaking at a party conference, outlined a “radical plan to rebuild and
transform” Britain. The party remains split on Brexit.

3h ago

Opinion

The Editorial Board

Hit Pause on Brett Kavanaugh


The integrity of the Supreme Court is at stake.

3h ago
Kate Manne

Brett Kavanaugh and America’s ‘Himpathy’ Reckoning


Rarely has society’s tendency to sympathize with powerful men been so thoroughly on
display.

3h ago

Gail Collins

We’re in Virgin Territory


Charles M. Blow

‘Mean Drunk’ vs. Teenage Girls

Susan E. Rice

Trump’s America: Reckless, Alone and Ridiculed

Nicholas Kristof

Be Outraged by America’s Role in Yemen’s Misery


Linda Greenhouse

Don’t Forget Kavanaugh’s First Hearing

The Editorial Board

We Know How to Conquer Tuberculosis

Molly McCully Brown and Susannah Nevison

The Land of Altered Bodies

Ross Douthat

Brett Kavanaugh and the Limits of Certainty

Philip Fearnside and Richard Schiffman

The Amazon on the Brink


Editors’ Picks

Listen to Some of the Best Sounds From All Over the World
The roar of Iceland’s Dettifoss waterfall. Endless echoes in a mausoleum in India. Listen
to the world in the magazine’s Fall Voyages Issue.
Magazine4h ago

‘Ninth Street Women’ Shines a Welcome New Light on


New York’s Postwar Art Scene
Mary Gabriel moves from exalted art criticism to the seamiest gossip in her gratifying
group portrait of Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell and Helen
Frankenthaler.

Books9h ago

How Apple Thrived in a Season of Tech Scandals


Everyone is worried about the power of big technology companies. Apple alone has
managed to turn the fears into an argument for its own business model.

TechnologySept. 26
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In Other News

Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Utilities Helped Puerto Rico Fix Its Power Grid. Now


They Face Hefty Tax Bills.
Electric companies across the mainland have received tax bills from Puerto Rican cities
demanding millions of dollars in payments.

U.S.6h ago

Nike Nearly Dropped Kaepernick Before Embracing


Him
Nike’s ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick has been a sensation since it began this
month. But a year ago, the company was ready to cut him loose.

Sports1h ago
India’s Top Court Limits Sweep of Biometric ID Program
The Supreme Court found that the identification system for public services did not violate
privacy rights, but it did ban companies from using it.

Technology12m ago

When the News Itself Is a Form of Trauma


The relentless pace of stories about sexual violence has filled many women with rage and
forced survivors to relive their experiences again and again.

U.S.12m ago

It may take years for North Korea to get rid of its


nuclear weapons, President Trump said, and he’s now
O.K. with that.

What will Bill Cosby’s life be like as inmate NN7687?


Here’s a glimpse.

A former Google research scientist who resigned from


the company in protest urged lawmakers to take on the
tech giant.

White House aides had considered Jeff Sessions’s chief


of staff to replace Rod Rosenstein at the Justice
Department.
Kiah Morris, a black female lawmaker in Vermont,
resigned from her seat after racial harassment and
threats.
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Smarter Living

Five Packing Tips for the Traveling Couple


TravelSept. 20

Freezing Credit Will Now Be Free. Here’s Why You


Should Go for It.
Your MoneySept. 15

Seven Affordable Seaside Getaways for This Fall


TravelSept. 26

What to Say When Someone Asks Why You Aren’t


Breast-Feeding
Smarter LivingSept. 25

How (and When) to Limit Kids’ Tech Use


Smarter Living2h ago
Features

Raffaele Petralla

Remote Russians Recycle Rocket Wreckage


Space junk from rockets launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia ends up in a
remote district, where it is repurposed for sleds, tools and boats.

LensSept. 26

The Robin Williams Auction: On and Off the Wall


Banksy, Gus Van Sant, Martin Mull and “Hook” — the eclectic collection of Robin and
Marsha Williams goes on the auction block at Sotheby’s.

Art & Design6h ago

Review: Bringing Ted Shawn Back Into the Limelight


Ted Shawn, the father of Jacob’s Pillow in Massachusetts, is revived and reassessed as a
choreographer — but with what success?

DanceSept. 24

At Europe’s Largest Dance Festival, an Array of


Offerings
The Lyon Biennial has so much going on that it offers little chance to reflect, our critic
writes.

DanceSept. 24
10 Frequently Asked Wedding Etiquette Questions
It’s a new age in manners, but some questions never change. (Hint: You can’t have a cash
bar.)

WeddingsSept. 26
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Discovery

Biased News Media or Biased Readers? An Experiment


on Trust
Those who are most distrustful of the news media and those with more extreme political
views tend to be the most biased readers, research shows.

The Upshot7h ago

Illustration by Kelsey Dake

Which Kinds of Foods Make Us Fat?


For people, there has been little long-term, large-scale experimental research on
comparative eating habits. In lab animals, it’s high-fat — but not super-high-fat — diets
that lead to obesity.

EatSept. 25

Fish Oil Drug May Reduce Heart Attack and Stroke Risks
for Some
Large doses of an omega-3 fatty acid in fish oil sharply reduced the rate of cardiovascular
events in people with a history of heart disease or Type 2 diabetes.

LiveSept. 25

How to Help Teenagers Embrace Stress


Stretching beyond familiar limits doesn’t always feel good, but growing and learning —
the keys to school and much of life — can’t happen any other way.
FamilySept. 19

Most Popular

Kavanaugh’s Yearbook Page Is ‘Horrible, Hurtful’ to a


Woman It Named
Judge Kavanaugh and some high school friends described themselves in a yearbook as
“Renate Alumni.” The woman they were referring to is furious.

Business Day2h ago

Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording Trump and


Discussed 25th Amendment
In the turbulent days after the firing of James B. Comey, the deputy attorney general Rod
Rosenstein appeared conflicted about his role and wanted to expose administration
dysfunction, people around him said.

PoliticsSept. 25

A Plot to Subvert an Election: Unraveling the Russia


Story So Far
To many Americans, the intervention seemed to be a surprise attack. For Vladimir V.
Putin, it was long-overdue payback.

PoliticsSept. 26

Kavanaugh to Give Senate Calendars From 1982 to Back


Up Denial
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has calendars from the summer of 1982 that do not show a
party consistent with the allegation against him. But his team acknowledges they do not
disprove the accusation.

PoliticsSept. 24

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