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A New York Times report surfaces new sexual misconduct allegations against Justice Kavanaugh; a drone strike on a Saudi oil plant is felt around the world.


Read what Vox staffers took away from the third Democratic debate Thursday night; another hurricane threatens the Bahamas.


Central American asylum seekers face another barrier in crossing the border to the US; Israel-planted spy devices were unearthed around the White House and in Washington.


California Senate passes a landmark bill protecting gig economy workers like drivers and couriers; a rocket explodes in Kabul on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.


A 48-hour walkout by a pilots union forces British Airways to cancel nearly 100 percent of its flights; President Trump announces on Twitter a canceled meeting with the Taliban on US soil.


The Pentagon is diverting $3.6 billion from domestic and foreign projects toward building more of Trump’s border wall; Brexit has heated up in the British Parliament.


Hurricane Dorian lowers in intensity as it travels through the US; Turkey’s president threatens to “open the gates” and let 3.6 million Syrian refugees into Europe.


Following the El Paso Walmart shooting, the company takes a stand on gun sales; Hong Kong moves to withdraw a contentious extradition bill.


The California boat fire has claimed at least 20 lives so far; a letter threatening to hunt Koreans is delivered in the South Korean embassy in Tokyo.


Scientists reject the idea of a single “gay gene;” the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo grows bigger.


The Trump administration wants to roll back regulations on dangerous methane emissions; Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte returns to his post nine days after he resigned.


Facebook updates its rules on political advertising ahead of 2020; Boris Johnson moves to suspend the UK Parliament before the Brexit deadline.


What Oklahoma’s victory against Johnson & Johnson means for the opioid trials; in the latest attacks against Iran’s allies, Israeli drones bombed Lebanon on Monday.


The G7 summit comes to an end with more resolutions than divides for the US; Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests turn violent.


China and the US keep hitting each other with tariffs; Rohingya Muslims, concerned for their safety, refuse to return to Myanmar.


Texas is the latest victim in a string of ransomware attacks targeting local governments; South Korea terminates its military intelligence-sharing deal with Japan.


The Trump administration wants to roll back protections on detained migrants; a burning Amazon rainforest points to larger problems of deforestation and climate change.


Recession fears are on the rise; Italy’s prime minister resigns, deepening the country’s political crisis.


Planned Parenthood withdraws from Title X funding to protect its ability to refer patients to abortions; a deadly terrorist attack in Afghanistan leaves some worried of a rise in violence if the US withdraws troops.


US-Taliban peace talks inch toward a resolution; Justin Trudeau’s reelection prospects are in doubt amid scandal.


Israel bars Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country after pressure from Trump; a court suspends Italy’s migrant ship ban, but the government’s not budging.


Scientists are one step closer to an Ebola cure; a Swedish court finds A$AP Rocky guilty of assault, but he won’t serve prison time.


States sue the Trump administration again, this time about the environment; Hong Kong protesters shut down the airport for the second day in a row.


The Trump administration rolls back protections for endangered species; an attempted attack on a mosque in Norway is thwarted.


Despite the recent mass shooting in El Paso, Texas is still on track to loosen firearm laws in September; Italy’s government veers toward collapse.