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| Kavanaugh, Jobs, Nobel Peace Prize: Your Friday Evening Briefing | Kavanaugh, Jobs, Nobel Peace Prize: Your Friday Evening Briefing |
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| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is heading to confirmation to the Supreme Court after two undecided senators, Susan Collins and Joe Manchin III, said they would support him. | 1. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is heading to confirmation to the Supreme Court after two undecided senators, Susan Collins and Joe Manchin III, said they would support him. |
| On the Senate floor, Ms. Collins, Republican of Maine, above, addressed the allegations of sexual misconduct against the judge. “Certain fundamental legal principles about due process, presumption of innocence and fairness do bear on my thinking and I cannot abandon them,” she said. | On the Senate floor, Ms. Collins, Republican of Maine, above, addressed the allegations of sexual misconduct against the judge. “Certain fundamental legal principles about due process, presumption of innocence and fairness do bear on my thinking and I cannot abandon them,” she said. |
| Mr. Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, said in a statement he had overcome his reservations. Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, said he would vote for Judge Kavanaugh “unless something big changes.” | Mr. Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, said in a statement he had overcome his reservations. Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, said he would vote for Judge Kavanaugh “unless something big changes.” |
| Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, broke with her party and later delivered an emotional speech explaining why she had voted against ending debate. | Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, broke with her party and later delivered an emotional speech explaining why she had voted against ending debate. |
| The Senate votes late Saturday afternoon. Democrats are promising an investigation if they win the House in November. | The Senate votes late Saturday afternoon. Democrats are promising an investigation if they win the House in November. |
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| 2. Friday’s jobs report carried good news: low unemployment and continued wage growth. | 2. Friday’s jobs report carried good news: low unemployment and continued wage growth. |
| The unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest since 1969. But employers added only 134,000 jobs, well below what forecasters expected, for the slowest pace of growth in a year. Average hourly earning grew 2.8 percent, a slight dip from 2.9 percent in August. | The unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest since 1969. But employers added only 134,000 jobs, well below what forecasters expected, for the slowest pace of growth in a year. Average hourly earning grew 2.8 percent, a slight dip from 2.9 percent in August. |
| Our economics correspondent explains why those seemingly disappointing figures are actually pretty great. | Our economics correspondent explains why those seemingly disappointing figures are actually pretty great. |
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| 3. Jason Van Dyke is guilty. | |
| The white police officer who killed Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, became the first Chicago police officer convicted of murder for an on-duty shooting in nearly 50 years. | The white police officer who killed Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, became the first Chicago police officer convicted of murder for an on-duty shooting in nearly 50 years. |
| Outside the courthouse, a group of demonstrators, above, cheered and chanted: “Justice for Laquan! Justice for Laquan!” | |
| The case has been followed closely in Chicago since 2015, when dashboard camera video of the killing was released. Activists had promised massive demonstrations if Mr. Van Dyke was acquitted, and city officials were bracing for protests. | The case has been followed closely in Chicago since 2015, when dashboard camera video of the killing was released. Activists had promised massive demonstrations if Mr. Van Dyke was acquitted, and city officials were bracing for protests. |
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| 4. The Nobel Peace Prize went to two activists for their campaigns against sexual violence. | 4. The Nobel Peace Prize went to two activists for their campaigns against sexual violence. |
| The winners are Nadia Murad, a 25-year-old Yazidi woman who escaped harrowing imprisonment by the Islamic State; and Dr. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecological surgeon who has treated thousands of women in a country once called the rape capital of the world. | The winners are Nadia Murad, a 25-year-old Yazidi woman who escaped harrowing imprisonment by the Islamic State; and Dr. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecological surgeon who has treated thousands of women in a country once called the rape capital of the world. |
| They were recognized by the Nobel committee for using their stories “to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” | They were recognized by the Nobel committee for using their stories “to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” |
| Read their stories, in their own words, here. | Read their stories, in their own words, here. |
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| 5. It’s an international mystery: Where is Meng Hongwei? | 5. It’s an international mystery: Where is Meng Hongwei? |
| Mr. Meng is the president of the global police network Interpol, based in France, and a Chinese national. He hasn’t been heard from since shortly after he recently landed in China. His wife reported him missing late last week and the French police have opened an investigation. | Mr. Meng is the president of the global police network Interpol, based in France, and a Chinese national. He hasn’t been heard from since shortly after he recently landed in China. His wife reported him missing late last week and the French police have opened an investigation. |
| Questions are already arising about whether Mr. Meng has been swept up in an anti-corruption inquiry in China, where investigators can detain suspects, even top officials, in secret. | Questions are already arising about whether Mr. Meng has been swept up in an anti-corruption inquiry in China, where investigators can detain suspects, even top officials, in secret. |
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| 6. A study exploring why men eat at Hooters. A research report on dog sex. A feminist redo of “Mein Kampf.” | 6. A study exploring why men eat at Hooters. A research report on dog sex. A feminist redo of “Mein Kampf.” |
| All of these papers had one thing in common: They were hoaxes, written by authors, above, hoping to strike a blow against political correctness. Starting with “politically fashionable conclusions,” they worked backward, mimicking academic methods and sometimes inventing data. | All of these papers had one thing in common: They were hoaxes, written by authors, above, hoping to strike a blow against political correctness. Starting with “politically fashionable conclusions,” they worked backward, mimicking academic methods and sometimes inventing data. |
| “Something has gone wrong in the university — especially in certain fields within the humanities,” the authors wrote. | “Something has gone wrong in the university — especially in certain fields within the humanities,” the authors wrote. |
| Of 20 hoax studies submitted to academic journals, four were published. | Of 20 hoax studies submitted to academic journals, four were published. |
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| 7. “Who would think I would find myself sharing a roof with an SS officer?” | 7. “Who would think I would find myself sharing a roof with an SS officer?” |
| Elsa Koditschek, above, a Jew living in Vienna, survived World War II by hiding in her own home — right above the Nazi who wanted to deport her to Poland and possibly to her death. | Elsa Koditschek, above, a Jew living in Vienna, survived World War II by hiding in her own home — right above the Nazi who wanted to deport her to Poland and possibly to her death. |
| Her remarkable account was uncovered by researchers at Sotheby’s, who were studying the provenance of an Egon Schiele painting lost during the Holocaust. | Her remarkable account was uncovered by researchers at Sotheby’s, who were studying the provenance of an Egon Schiele painting lost during the Holocaust. |
| Along the way they unearthed Mrs. Koditschek’s letters to her son, handwritten on onionskin and carefully packed away in a relative’s basement. | Along the way they unearthed Mrs. Koditschek’s letters to her son, handwritten on onionskin and carefully packed away in a relative’s basement. |
| When the painting goes up for auction this fall, with an estimated value of $12 million to $18 million, Mrs. Koditschek’s heirs will share in the proceeds with its current owners. | When the painting goes up for auction this fall, with an estimated value of $12 million to $18 million, Mrs. Koditschek’s heirs will share in the proceeds with its current owners. |
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| 8. Millions of American gun owners make their own ammunition. | 8. Millions of American gun owners make their own ammunition. |
| Some reload spent shell casings; others make bullets from scratch, melting lead bought online or from junkyards. | Some reload spent shell casings; others make bullets from scratch, melting lead bought online or from junkyards. |
| “It gives me time to think,” said one blogger, describing the process as a relaxing ritual. | “It gives me time to think,” said one blogger, describing the process as a relaxing ritual. |
| Amid a national debate over gun control, the hobby is also political. Enthusiasts share a staunch skepticism of the government and an ideological individualism that have long been hallmarks of the broader American gun ethos. | Amid a national debate over gun control, the hobby is also political. Enthusiasts share a staunch skepticism of the government and an ideological individualism that have long been hallmarks of the broader American gun ethos. |
| But mostly, it comes down to saving money. | But mostly, it comes down to saving money. |
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| 9. Get ready for this early fall weekend of football cheering, apple picking and soup simmering with our music critics’ latest playlist of new songs and music videos. | 9. Get ready for this early fall weekend of football cheering, apple picking and soup simmering with our music critics’ latest playlist of new songs and music videos. |
| (They’ve also shared a Spotify playlist, containing only the music.) | (They’ve also shared a Spotify playlist, containing only the music.) |
| This week’s selections include “Comeback Kid,” previewing the first album since 2014 by Sharon Van Etten, above (“Remind Me Tomorrow,” scheduled for January); and “The Prophet Speaks” from Van Morrison. His 40th studio album is due in December. | This week’s selections include “Comeback Kid,” previewing the first album since 2014 by Sharon Van Etten, above (“Remind Me Tomorrow,” scheduled for January); and “The Prophet Speaks” from Van Morrison. His 40th studio album is due in December. |
| And don’t forget to sign up for the Louder newsletter for a weekly infusion of our pop music coverage. | And don’t forget to sign up for the Louder newsletter for a weekly infusion of our pop music coverage. |
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| 10. Finally, this is your periodic reminder that it’s not all bad news out there. | 10. Finally, this is your periodic reminder that it’s not all bad news out there. |
| Women won Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry. Two survivors of last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas got married. And a tongue-tied 6-year-old finally started speaking — after a 10-second operation. This is the Week in Good News. | Women won Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry. Two survivors of last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas got married. And a tongue-tied 6-year-old finally started speaking — after a 10-second operation. This is the Week in Good News. |
| Have a delightful weekend. | Have a delightful weekend. |
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