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2020 candidates call for Kavanaugh's impeachment amid new allegation |
| A new sexual misconduct allegation has sparked calls for impeachment by Democratic presidential candidates against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. A New York Times essay published Saturday, adapted from the upcoming book "The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation ," featured new information corroborating a prior claim of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh. The essay also details a previously unreported incident of sexual misconduct, in which another one of Kavanaugh's classmates "saw Mr. Kavanaugh with his pants down at a different drunken dorm party, where friends pushed his penis into the hand of a female student." The classmate flagged the report to the FBI, but the agency declined to investigate the incident, according to The New York Times. |
| • | In a Sunday morning tweet, President Donald Trump accused the "LameStream Media" and Democrats of colluding to scare Kavanaugh "into turning Liberal." | | • | And on the left, Democratic presidential candidates former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, and Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala Harris of California called for Kavanaugh's impeachment. | |
 | | Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with his wife and daughters behind him, was sworn in by the Senate Judiciary Committee during last year's confirmation hearing. Kavanaugh was confirmed, 50-48, after surviving allegations of sexual misconduct as a teen-ager. | | Jack Gruber, USA TODAY | |
Iran denies attacking Saudi Arabian oil facilities, crude oil prices surge |
| Tensions in the Middle East rose to new heights Sunday as Iran denied involvement in high-stakes drone strikes on key Saudi Arabian oil facilities, warned of its military might and derided "maximum deceit" by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for strikes on the world's largest oil processing facility and a major oil field Saturday." Amid all the calls for de-escalation, Iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply," Pompeo said. Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's aerospace force, warned Sunday U.S. military assets in the Middle East were within striking distance of Iran's military. "We have been constantly preparing ourselves for a full-fledged war," Hajizadeh told the Tehran Times. Late Sunday, President Donald Trump said he approved the release of U.S. strategic petroleum reserves "if needed" to stabilize energy markets after the attacks. In a later tweet , he added: "Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked. There is reason to believe that we know the culprit, are locked and loaded depending on verification, but are waiting to hear from the Kingdom as to who they believe was the cause of this attack, and under what terms we would proceed!" |
| How will the drone strikes in Saudi Arabia impact gas prices? Experts say: |
| • | Brent crude oil reopened for trading on Saturday at $70.98 per barrel, almost 20% higher than Friday close on oil futures markets. | | • | Gradual increases may be seen at U.S. gas stations before next weekend depending on how fast Saudi Aramco can revive lost output. | | • | By some estimates, the price per barrel could rise $5 to $10, which translates into 10- to 24-cent increases for gas, diesel and jet fuel. | | • | Countries that receive a bulk of their supply from Saudi Arabia could seek to purchase oil from the U.S. if the Saudi's facilities are offline for an extended period. | |
 | | Smoke fills the sky at the Abqaiq oil processing facility on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Saudi Arabia. Drones claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked the world's largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early Saturday, sparking a huge fire at a processor crucial to global energy supplies. | | Validated UGC via AP | |
UAW plans national strike against General Motors |
| The United Auto Workers, which represents about 46,000 General Motors workers, has called a nationwide strike against GM that is set to start at midnight on Monday. UAW National Bargaining Committee Chairman Ted Krumm said, "This strike is about us, about standing up for fair wages, for affordable quality health care and for job security. We're standing up for our temporary employee brothers and sisters who do the same work but for less pay." GM said its offer to the UAW included more than $7 billion in U.S. investments over the four-year life of a new deal, more than 5,400 jobs, higher pay and what the company said would be improved benefits. The union let the GM contract expire at midnight Saturday, but told autoworkers with Sunday shifts to still report. This marks the first national UAW strike since 2007, when GM workers were out for two days. |
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Tropical Storm Humberto steers clear of Bahamas, moves north at 7 mph |
| Residents, rescue teams and aid workers across the storm-battered northern Bahamas could breathe a sigh of relief Sunday when Tropical Storm Humberto steered wide of the beleaguered island nation. The National Hurricane Center said Humberto was located well north of Great Abaco Island and was moving toward the north-northwest at about 7 mph. The Florida coast also won an apparent reprieve, with forecasters predicting Humberto will turn sharply to the northeast early this week and well off the U.S. coast. Still, swells generated by Humberto will affect the U.S. coast from central Florida to North Carolina during the next few day with "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," the Hurricane Center warned. Humberto could threaten Bermuda on Wednesday or Thursday, according to AccuWeather. |
 | | The forecast track of what's predicted to become Tropical Storm Humberto. | | National Hurricane Center | |
College football: Top teams cruise through weekend |
| College football's elite cruised through the weekend, but a few ranked teams weren't so lucky. Then-No. 19 Michigan State's ugly 10-7 loss at home to Arizona State was made even uglier by a too-many-men penalty that took a game-tying field goal off the board. Occupying the final two spots in the top 25 heading into Saturday, USC and Maryland kept their appearances in the Amway Coaches Poll brief, posting disappointing losses to BYU and Temple, respectively. It was an uneventful weekend at the top – eight of the top nine teams won by double-digits, with the only outlier being No. 9 Florida's 29-21 win over Kentucky. |
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