Brett Kavanaugh nomination: Trump challenges accuser
Republicans and Ford were negotiating Friday on whether Ford will testify next week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Grassley (R-Iowa), said through a spokesman late Thursday that he would be consulting with colleagues on how to proceed.

Ted Cruz +9 In New Quinnipiac Poll
Beto O'Rourke (D-Tex.) comparing police officers to those who implemented racist Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War South. Cruz and O'Rourke will debate at the Southern Methodist University in front of a live audience at 7:00 p.m.

Jack Ma warns that trade war will drag on for decades
With both the U.S. and China going for broke on tariffs , Alibaba could very well be caught in the crossfire. With all this fuss about the trade relations between the U.S. and China, this is bound to be just beginning.

May says European Union response to UK Brexit plan 'unacceptable'
The rumors are evidently true and she will speak at 1:45 pm London time (1245 GMT, 8:45 ET) from Downing Street. Donald Tusk , the European Council president, said after the summit that May's proposals " will not work ".

Birds of Prey looking at Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Cristin Milioti, and more
Hidden Figures star Janelle Monae is named as a candidate but it's not yet known if she tested for the role. Montoya is a lesbian detective on the Gotham City police force.

Elon Musk tweets new images of SpaceX's forthcoming BFR spacecraft
The rocket should reach orbit for the first time in 2020, and will be ready to deliver cargo to the moon and Mars by 2022. The BFR is essentially a 48m long spaceship attached to the top of a reusable 36m rocket booster.

Asia Cup 2018: Shahidi, Asghar power Afghanistan to 257 against Pakistan
At the start, Fakhar Zaman fell for another duck, but the innings was resurrected due to Imam-ul-Haq's 80 and Babar Azam's 66. Shahidi shifted gears easily after largely remaining patient in his unbeaten and career-best knock which came off 118 balls.

Puerto Rico is stronger after Hurricane Maria, residents say
The exact death toll figure remains unknown, and the governor has admitted his administration failed to properly record storm-related deaths.

Cubs' Addison Russell placed on leave over abuse claims
While the Cubs themselves can't punish Russell at this time during the investigation, they could release him if they wanted to. Russell and the Cubs are expected to make a statement regarding Melisa's post before the start of the Crosstown Classic.

Israeli delegation in Moscow to share data on plane downing
The incident threatened to derail the close security ties between Russian Federation and Israel. It also said "new information" on the incident would "emerge soon", without elaborating.

Kerala Nun Rape Accused Franco Mulakkal To be Arrested
The 54-year old Mulakkal was arrested by Kerala police after intense interrogation here over the last three days. Mulakkal has, however, dismissed the allegations as "baseless and concocted", insisting he was "innocent".

South Africa's highest court gives green light to private use of cannabis
They argued that the criminalisation of weed use " intrudes unjustifiably into their private spheres ", which the court upheld. In April Zimbabwe became the second country in Africa, after Lesotho, to legalise the use of marijuana for medical use.

Health Department provides vaccination clinic to area schools
People can receive a flu vaccine at many pharmacies, their doctor's office, the Polk County Health Department and more. At the open forum, Marzouki said one has to get immunised every year because the flu virus mutates.

Mohamed Salah: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp not expecting goals repeat
That's how it is, but it is completely normal that everybody expects that. "No-one remembers that, it is really no problem". We constantly have to deal with new situations. "He had, for sure, moments like this, but he's such a positive [person]".

Sushma Swaraj will meet Pakistan foreign minister in NY
Faisal said: "PM has responded to PM Modi, in a positive spirit, reciprocating his sentiments". He said just like Pakistan, India also on many occasions signalled for talk.