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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Demonstrators opposed to the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 27, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Sen. Jeff Flake calls Trump’s mockery of Ford ‘appalling’

By Griffin Connolly | CQ-Roll Call • October 3, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake called President Donald Trump's comments at a Mississippi campaign rally mocking a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault "appalling." Christine...

SpaceX CEO and Lead Designer Elon Musk announces the first private passenger to fly around the moon aboard BFR at SpaceX in Hawthorne, Calif. on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday filed suit against Tesla and Musk, charging the carmaker and its high-profile boss with fraud. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Tesla’s Elon Musk settles with SEC, to pay $20 million fine

By Karen Casto | The Mercury News • September 30, 2018

Tesla CEO Elon Musk will give up his position as chairman of the company's board and pay a $20 million fine to settle a fraud complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency announced...

Demonstrators opposed to the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 27, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Trump won’t ‘micromanage’ FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation, press secretary says

By Laura King | Los Angeles Times • September 30, 2018

President Donald Trump is not seeking to "micromanage" the FBI's investigation of sexual-misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the White House press secretary said Sunday. Democrats...

Demonstrators opposed to the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hold signs in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sept. 27, 2018. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Graham: Kavanaugh criticism ‘the most despicable thing’ he’s seen in politics

By Emma Dumain | McClatchy Washington Bureau • September 27, 2018

Sen. Lindsey Graham had kept quiet during Christine Blasey Ford's testimony that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 1982. But by the time it was his turn to speak...

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing with professor Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault in 1982, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Jim Bourg/Pool/Abaca Press/TNS)

Jeff Flake remains conflicted on Kavanaugh nomination ahead of Friday vote

By Niels Lesniewski | CQ-Roll Call • September 27, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake, a member of the Judiciary Committee, sounded very conflicted Thursday evening following a meeting of the Senate Republican Conference on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. While...

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Botham Jean’s family to sue city of Dallas and former police officer, attorney says

By Dana Branham and Jennifer Emily | The Dallas Morning News • September 26, 2018

The family of 26-year-old Botham Jean plans to sue the city of Dallas and the former Dallas police officer who shot him in his own apartment earlier this month. Attorney Lee Merritt said Allison and...

President Donald Trump participates in a UN Security Council meeting on counter-proliferation Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 at the UN Headquarters in New York. (Luiz Rampelotto/NurPhoto/Zuma Press/TNS)

Trump denounced ‘globalism’ at the UN — but what does that word really mean?

By Laura King | Los Angeles Times • September 26, 2018

It was hardly the first time President Donald Trump had expressed his disdain for "globalism" — but his latest condemnation made the world sit up and take notice. "America is governed by Americans,"...

Bill Cosby is taken to jail to be processed after being sentenced in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. (Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Led away in handcuffs, Bill Cosby will serve 3 to 10 years in prison for sexual assault

By Jenny Jarvie | Los Angeles Times • September 25, 2018

Slowly, Bill Cosby removed the jacket of his navy pinstripe suit, undid his necktie and rolled up his sleeves before being handcuffed and led from the courtroom. "This is it; this is the day," said...

U.S. Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.), Jim Clyburn, (D-S.C.), and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, (R-S.C.), speak to reporters kicking off the Faith and Politics Institute civil-rights pilgrimage in South Carolina on March 18, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (Jamie Self/The State/TNS)

Sen. Tim Scott could change his mind on backing Kavanaugh

By Emma Dumain | McClatchy Washington Bureau • September 25, 2018

Sen. Tim Scott still backs Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court, but the South Carolina Republican also said he could change his mind. Scott's view is markedly different from most other GOP...

Christine Blasey Ford, the Palo Alto, Calif., professor accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, is pictured in an undated image on ResearghGate.net. ResearchGate is described as a professional network for scientists and researchers. (ResearchGate.net/Zuma Press/TNS)

Kavanaugh’s accuser commits to Thursday testimony

By Todd Ruger | CQ-Roll Call • September 23, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford is now scheduled to testify Thursday morning at the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The committee...

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