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An Ebola “perfect storm” is brewing in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The DRC’s most dangerous region is facing the seventh-largest Ebola outbreak in history.

By Julia Belluz

The Judiciary Committee scheduled a vote on Kavanaugh for Friday. Ford hasn’t even testified yet.

The vote’s just one day after a hearing scrutinizing sexual misconduct allegations.

By Li Zhou

Google’s censored search engine for China is sparking a moral crisis within the company

The company is reportedly cracking down on employees who are sharing details about it.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell

Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for 2004 assault of Andrea Constand

Cosby will immediately begin serving his sentence in state prison.

By P.R. Lockhart

The latest developments in the abuse allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison, explained

What they are and why they’re back in the news, explained.

By Ella Nilsen

Robert Redford bids farewell to the silver screen in the pitch-perfect The Old Man & the Gun

In David Lowery’s homage to an American archetype, Redford ends his career as he started it: playing a celebrity thief.

By Alissa Wilkinson

Trump’s UN speech: America First with a side of patriotic word salad

"We will find new purpose, new resolve, and new spirit flourishing all around us," Trump said.

By Jen Kirby

Why “Zendaya Is Meechee” became the feel-good pop meme of the moment

This viral pop meme and its exuberant whimsy are the best thing to happen to Smallfoot.

By Aja Romano

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Bill Cosby’s spokesperson says his client and Brett Kavanaugh are victims of a “sex war”

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Republicans say there’s no evidence behind claims of Kavanaugh’s misconduct. That’s not true.

By Tara Golshan

What does Michael Avenatti have on Brett Kavanaugh? What we know so far.

By Emily Stewart

Read Trump’s speech to the UN General Assembly

By Alex Ward

Why Brett Kavanaugh’s yearbook page matters

By Anna North

“Life as I knew it came to an abrupt halt”: Andrea Constand on aftermath of Cosby assault

By P.R. Lockhart

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The very simple reason Republicans are fighting so hard for Brett Kavanaugh

By Dylan Scott

UN audience literally bursts out laughing at Trump’s speech

By Zack Beauchamp

Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Kavanaugh: this is about whether we should believe victims of sexual assault

By Tara Golshan

Trump attacks Kavanaugh’s second accuser, saying she was “totally drunk”

By Emily Stewart

If Republicans sour on Kavanaugh, here are 4 alternatives waiting in the wings

By Dara Lind

Solving America’s painkiller paradox

Here’s how to fix America’s painkiller problem — without leaving pain patients behind.

By German Lopez

Mark Judge, the man whose name keeps popping up in the Brett Kavanaugh allegations, explained

By Emily Stewart

Instagram’s co-founders just quit. That could be bad news for Facebook.

By Emily Stewart

Why the Kavanaugh accusations matter so much to teen girls like me

By Elizabeth Love

Trump’s new trade deal with South Korea won’t boost US car sales

By Alexia Fernández Campbell

The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight is also about the future of the economy

By Matthew Yglesias
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