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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

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In this Sept. 6, 2018 photo, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reacts as he testifies after questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Official Washington is scrambling Monday to assess and manage Kavanaugh’s prospects after his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, revealed her identity to The Washington Post and described an encounter she believes was attempted rape. Kavanaugh reported to the White House amid the upheaval, but there was no immediate word on why or whether he had been summoned. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ford: FBI should investigate Kavanaugh claim before hearing

Christine Blasey Ford wants the FBI to investigate her allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before she testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week, her lawyers said in a letter to the panel.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands after signing the documents at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Moon and Kim announced a sweeping set of agreements after their second day of talks in Pyongyang on Wednesday that included a promise by Kim to permanently dismantle the North’s main nuclear complex if the United States takes corresponding measures, the acceptance of international inspectors to monitor the closing of a key missile test site and launch pad and a vow to work together to host the Summer Olympics in 2032. (Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP)

Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if U.S. takes steps too

The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements Wednesday which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. But the premier pledge on denuclearization contained a big condition, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stating he'd permanently dismantle his main nuclear complex only if the United States takes unspecified corresponding measures.
Members of the Civil Air Patrol load cars with MREs, (Meals Ready To Eat) water and tarps at distribution area in Wilmington, N.C. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

North Carolina governor pleads with storm evacuees to be patient

With Wilmington still mostly an island surrounded by Hurricane Florence's floodwaters and people waiting for hours for handouts of necessities like food, North Carolina's governor is pleading with thousands of evacuees to be patient and not return home just yet.
In this Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, photo, Lutrice Garcia stands outside a Red Cross shelter where she’s staying, at a school in Bennettsville, S.C. Garcia said her nearby home was damaged by flooding caused by Hurricane Florence, and she doesn’t know if she’ll be able to return there to live once the water recedes. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)

'Up in the air': If displaced by storm, where to call home?

As the pounding rains from Hurricane Florence finally ended, Lutrice Garcia left the shelter where she had spent several nights on a cot and tried to head home. But floodwaters from overflowing Crooked Creek covered the road and an emergency responder told her water was seeping into the houses.
The waters of the Little River flow up against a bridge as it begins to recede making the road passable in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
What will life be like after Florence?
Thousands of people are still in shelters in North Carolina anxiously waiting to find out if they have a home to go back to. Heavy rains and swelling rivers are still a major concern as rising flood waters may affect communities barely touched by Florence. The storm is being blamed for at least 37 deaths in three states.
FILE - In this May 9, 2006, file photo, Ernie and Bert of “Sesame Street” pose in front of the Queen Mary II in the harbor of Hamburg, Germany. The producers of “Sesame Street” tweeted Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, that Bert and Ernie are not gay in response to a Queerty interview published Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, with a former writer for the show who said he considered the puppets lovers. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer, File)
'Sesame Street' wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren't gay
The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.
Refining concept plans for 5th Avenue redevelopment in Naperville, which resulted in drawings like this one released in August, has been delayed until a city council discussion scheduled for an Oct. 16 meeting.
Why Naperville is pausing 5th Avenue redevelopment planning process
Discussions about redeveloping the 5th Avenue area near the train station north of downtown Naperville are taking a 30-day pause.
FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2017 file photo, Indian Muslim women rest inside Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi, India. India's government on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, approved an ordinance to implement a top court ruling striking down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce. The government decision came after it failed to get approval of Parliament a year after the court ruled that the practice of triple "talaq" violated the constitutional rights of Muslim women. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
India bans instant divorce by Muslim men
India's government approves an ordinance to implement a top court ruling striking down the Muslim practice that allows men to instantly divorce
'Drug Llama' accused in Illinois of fentanyl trafficking
Prosecutors say a 31-year-old San Diego, California, woman who went by the online aka "The Drug Llama" faces federal charges in southern Illinois in a conspiracy that included the shipment of more than 50,000 fentanyl pills nationwide
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens at right during the second day of his murder trial for the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, as a video image of McDonald body lying in the street is displayed in court at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)
Testimony by cops big part of Chicago officer's murder trial
Prosecutors seek to chip away at 'blue wall of silence': Chicago police officers are being called to testify one after another in the trial of the officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald
Willow Creek Care Center members Nancy Hatcher and Nancy Garcia wait to meet families at the mobile food pantry.
How Willow Creek's mobile food pantry serves suburban families in need
Since Willow Creek Community Church's Care Center Services started a mobile food pantry in April, it has drawn more than 1,000 visits.
Gurnaaz Sohi, 16, a junior at Stevenson High School, center, hands out cards with positive messages Tuesday as part of the “Share the Love” campaign to her fellow classmates. The campaign, coinciding with Stevenson’s homecoming week, was launched by the school’s Peer Helpers group.
Stevenson students are spreading love with kind messages on cards
Stevenson High School students are boosting self-esteem and bringing smiles to campus this week by exchanging cards imprinted with positive messages.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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