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Trump Agrees to Open ‘Limited’ F.B.I. Investigation Into Accusations Against Kavanaugh WASHINGTON — President Trump, ceding to a request from Senate Republican leaders facing an insurrection in their ranks, ordered the F.B.I. on Friday to reopen a background…

2018 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Congolese Doctor and Yazidi Activist In the midst of a global reckoning over sexual violence, a Congolese gynecological surgeon and a Yazidi woman who was a captive of the Islamic State were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their campaigns to end the use of mass rape as a weapon of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/05/world/nobel-peace-prize.html?2

California Becomes First State to Require Women on Corporate Boards SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has become the first state to require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards of directors, according to a law signed Sunday by Gov. Jerry Brown. The measure requires at least one female director on each board of California-based corporations by the end of next year. Companies would need up to three female directors by the end of 2021, depending on the number of board seats. https://apnews.com/8d8da31d577b4e63bf1a13154b1de75c/California-is-1st-state-to-require-women-on-corporate-boards

Elon Musk and Tesla Settle With S.E.C. in Fraud Case Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, reached a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday to resolve a securities fraud case. The settlement will force Mr. Musk to step aside as chairman for three years and pay a $20 million fine. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/29/business/tesla-musk-sec-settlement.html

Tsunami and Earthquake in Indonesia Kill Nearly 400, Officials Say BANGKOK — Indonesian officials said Saturday that nearly 400 people had been killed in a strong earthquake and a tsunami on the central island of Sulawesi. Rescue workers had yet to reach some areas thought to have been affected, and it was feared that the toll could still rise. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/world/asia/tsunami-palu-indonesia-earthquake.html?2

Brett Kavanaugh Is Trump’s Pick for Supreme Court WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday selected Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, a politically connected member of Washington’s conservative legal establishment, to fill Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme…

Facebook Network Breach Affects Up to 50 Million Users SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Friday said an attack on its computer network led to the exposure of information from nearly 50 million of its users. The company discovered the breach earlier this week, finding that attackers had exploited a feature in Facebook’s code that allowed them to take over user accounts. Facebook fixed the vulnerability and notified law enforcement officials. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/technology/facebook-hack-data-breach.html

Bill Cosby Found Guilty of Sexual Assault After Years of Accusations https://nyti.ms/2HtzAoZ

Kim Jong-un Will Visit South Korea, Leaders Announce SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, will visit South Korea “in the near future,” he said on Wednesday after meeting with the South’s president, Moon Jae-in. https://nyti.ms/2D3m0qB

Panicked neighborhoods evacuate as gas blasts destroy homes LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A series of gas explosions caused fires at more than 20 homes across three communities north of Boston on Thursday, forcing entire neighborhoods to evacuate as crews scramble to douse the flames and shut off gas and electric lines in an attempt to prevent further damage. https://www.apnews.com/9930dc6f2b254b6481ed75cc98008e56/Panicked-neighborhoods-evacuate-as-gas-blasts-destroy-homes

Les Moonves, Longtime CBS Chief, Steps Down Leslie Moonves, the longtime chief executive of the CBS Corporation, stepped down on Sunday night from the company he has led for 15 years. His fall from Hollywood’s highest echelon was all but sealed after the publication earlier in the day of new sexual harassment allegations against him. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/business/les-moonves-longtime-cbs-chief-may-be-gone-by-monday.html

Trump Lashes Out After Reports of ‘Quiet Resistance’ by Staff WASHINGTON — President Trump sought to assert command of his administration on Wednesday amid reports of a “quiet resistance” among some of his own advisers who have secretly and deliberately tried to thwart from the inside what one official called his “reckless decisions.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/us/politics/trump-new-york-times-anonymous-editorial.html?2