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Sexual assault 'myths and misinformation' could muddy Kavanaugh hearing, psychologist warns

President Trump’s tweet challenging Christine Blasey Ford’s claims because she didn’t report it when it happened set off alarms for survivors and advocates. In fact, most victims never report the sexual assault to law enforcement, says clinical psychologist Veronique Valliere.

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How the next Supreme Court justice could affect your access to birth control

By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News

The politics of abortion and contraception are converging in the Trump era. Administration officials are exploring changes to the federal program that funds birth control for low-income, uninsured women. And contraception access could be impacted heavily by the next Supreme…

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Fewer than 200 migrant children remain separated from their parents

By Joshua Barajas

Judge Dana Sabraw said this case is on track to come "to some meaningful closure in the not-to-distant future.” But the ACLU warned there were “communication breakdowns” with some of the remaining reunifications.

Unending disaster: Florence floods prompt new evacuations

By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

New evacuation orders Friday forced residents to flee to higher ground amid a sprawling disaster that's beginning to feel like it will never end.

Deported father reunited with daughter in Honduras after 3-month separation

By Yamiche Alcindor

On Friday, U.S. officials flew Marianita back to Honduras, where her family welcomed her home.

For kids in Puerto Rico, 'we don't know all the damage they have endured' from Hurricane Maria

By Laura Santhanam

There were no lights, air conditioning or working toilets when Natalia Merced returned to her dorm room at the University of Puerto Rico in late October, a month after Hurricane Maria struck the island. Classes had resumed at the university's…

Race central to Chicago case, even if jury doesn't hear it

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

The issue of race permeates the Laquan McDonald case, from concerns that releasing video of the shooting would ignite racial tensions in a city with a long history of troubled police relationships with minority communities, to protests after it was…

Dam breach at Duke plant in North Carolina, coal ash could spill

By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the nearby Cape Fear River.