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WASHINGTON -- A second accusation of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emerged Sunday night, hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled a Thursday hearing for Kavanaugh and a woman who says he sexually assaulted her as a teenager. The  New Yorker  magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats were investigating a second woman's accusation, which dates to the 1983-84 academic year, Kavanaugh's first at Yale University. The   New Yorker  said 53-year-old Deborah Ramirez described the incident in an interview after being contacted by the magazine. Ramirez recalled that Kavanaugh exposed himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his genitals in her face, and caused her to touch them without her consent as she pushed him away, the magazine reported. In a statement provided by the White House, Kavanaugh said the event "did not happen" and that the allegation was "a smear, plain and simple." A White House s...

It’s downright frightening that liberal lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Democratic congressional candidate Ayanna Pressley, are defending female accusers of sexual assault without vetting the allegations. Instead, they deny men like Judge Brett Kavanaugh the presumption of innocence and mercilessly convict him in the court of public opinion before the facts are in. If that’s the new normal, voters must realize this: Your husband’s not safe, your brother, son, uncle or any man you know. They can all be falsely accused of sexual misconduct — and have their lives destroyed — thanks to feminists and liberal lawmakers who care more about their party’s political agenda and ideology than any semblance of due process. Christine Blasey Ford has belatedly levied unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Kavanaugh amid his Supreme Court confirmation process. Scores of Democratic senators, commentators and unhinged protesters have rushed to defend Ford even though ...

Amalgamated Bank underwent the biggest change in its 95-year history this summer, going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange as the nation's only union-owned, publicly traded bank. While the New York-based bank has a relatively small geographic reach, with branches in New York, New Jersey and California, it plays an outsized role in national affairs as the default bank for the Democratic Party and labor unions. It also plays an active role during election seasons in moving money around between donors and campaigns. Keith Mestrich, the bank's chief executive, spoke to The Associated Press about recent changes at the bank and this year's election cycle. Q. Why did Amalgamated go public? A. We used to have three owners: the garment workers union and two private equity firms who made an investment in the company after the financial crisis. After several years, the private equity firms wanted an exit because they had generated a nice return on their investment. And the un...

A man who sold fur coats made from protected species, including leopard, wolf and lynx, via online trading has been sentenced. Timothy Norris, 41, of Beaconsfield Road, Surrey, pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates' Court on Thursday (September 20) to offences relating to the illegal trade of endangered species. He was given a 200 hour community service order and police have commenced confiscation proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act. On February 14 2017, a search was conducted at Mr Norris' home address, where officers from the Met's Wildlife Crime unit discovered and seized 24 fur garments. These garments, mainly coats, were made out of the fur from endangered wild cats. The search took place after a researcher from the Met's Wildlife Crime Unit found an online trader under the name of 'DianaGrant77', later identified as Norris, offering fur garments for sale via eBay. One count of Possession of CITES listed species in the form of coats, ha...

A Swiss shipping company says that a bulk carrier has been attacked by pirates off Nigeria's coast and 12 of its 19 crew members have been kidnapped. Geneva-based Massoel Shipping said the MV Glarus was attacked early Saturday as it sailed from Lagos to Port Harcourt with a load of wheat. It said in a statement emailed Sunday that the pirates apparently boarded the ship using long ladders and cut razor wire on the deck to make their way to the bridge. The company added that, after destroying much of the ship's communications equipment, the gang departed with 12 of the crew members. It said that a pilot and naval officers are now on board, and it is working for "the speedy and safe release" of the captured crew.

Authorities in India arrested a bishop Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a nun at a convent in the Indian state of Kerala 13 times between 2014 and 2016. Bishop Franco Mulakkal, 54, of Jalandhar has dismissed the allegations as “concocted,” reportedly claiming the accusations are a “cooked up story to wreak vengeance” for the actions taken by him on various complaints received against the victim, the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA)  reported  on Friday. Before the Catholic leader’s arrest, BPCA noted, “Bishop Franco Mulakkal has been temporarily removed from his post 2.5 months after the allegations surfaced, in a slow action that has been condemned by many Indian people of all diversities.” The unnamed 44-year-old nun logged a complaint with local police in June, claiming that the Catholic Church had failed to take action despite repeated appeals, BBC  reported . “At first I had reported the attack to the superiors in the church, but after my...

The  United Nations General Assembly  opened this week with  nine days of general debate and discussion  focused on creating equitable societies all over the world. As leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector gather for this annual pulse-check on progress toward the  Sustainable Development Goals , it’s heartening to see our leaders elevating the cross-cutting role good health plays in creating prosperity and peace across the globe. This year’s UNGA will feature three high-level meetings on health — one on tuberculosis, one on  noncommunicable diseases , and another on access to universal health care. These convenings are encouraging. TB remains the ninth leading cause of death worldwide , with an estimated 10.4 million new cases of TB in 2016. And according to the  World Health Organization , of the  56.9 million deaths in 2016  globally, more than 71 percent were due to NCDs — cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diab...

America is undergoing a quiet clean-energy revolution. Renewable resources such as solar, wind, hydro- and nuclear power produce more than a  third  of the country’s energy, and this sector is growing at a rate several times  faster than the national economy. Many would be surprised to learn that this revolution has its roots in research done in the 1950s in Israel, where home use of solar energy has been the norm for decades. As we seek alternative sources of energy to power our society, policymakers should look to Israel for concrete ideas on utilizing solar-based innovations to reduce our carbon footprint and help average Americans reduce their bills. Today, nearly every state in the union harnesses the power of the sun. Forty-two states have a total of 1,721 solar-powered electric plants, which produce 1 percent of the country’s energy. Four states in particular have made impressive strides in exploiting the sun: California gets 10 percent of its electricity from s...

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, a former chief of internal security who became one of the most high-profile leaders in the communist-ruled country, died on Friday after an illness, state media said. Quang's rise, at a time of growing dissent on social media and challenges to the party's authority, signalled limits to the country's liberal agenda, despite a growing openness to social change and sweeping economic reform, experts say. The 61-year-old died in a military hospital in Hanoi of a "serious illness despite efforts by domestic and international doctors and professors," Vietnam Television said. He had hosted a reception for China's Supreme Court chief on Wednesday, state-owned newspaper  Vietnam News  said. Rumours of his illness had circulated on social media for months. At one of Quang's last appearances, during a visit to Hanoi by Indonesian President Joko Widodo on September 11, the President appeared visibly unwell and stumbled a...

Old Mutual Zimbabwe, one of the largest financial services companies in the country, has availed $400 000 towards the fight against cholera. Speaking after presenting the cheque to President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices in Harare on Wednesday, Old Mutual Zimbabwe group chief executive officer Mr Jonas Mushosho said apart from supporting the country's economic revival, Old Mutual also seeks to support communities whenever disasters like cholera strike. He said the company's contribution towards fighting the outbreak was clear testimony of that gesture. "It is less about the amount. It is about the thinking behind it. "Old Mutual is one of the largest financial groups in this country focusing on two things. "How do we support economic revival so that the country go forward? If the country goes forward, all our people benefit and secondly, how do we support the communities among whom we operate. "When we have tragedy events like this ch...

T he Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping US sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 US election. The US State Department said it would immediately impose sanctions on China's Equipment Development Department (EDD), the branch of the Chinese military responsible for weapons and equipment, and its director, Li Shangfu, for engaging in "significant transactions" with Rosoboronexport, Russia's main arms exporter. The sanctions are related to China's purchase of 10 SU-35 combat aircraft in 2017 and S-400 surface-to-air missile system-related equipment in 2018, the State Department said. They block the Chinese agency, and Li, from applying for export licenses and participating in the US financial system. It also adds them to the Treasury Department's list of specially designated individuals with whom Americans are bar...