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Calls to the National Sexual Assault Hotline Spiked Last Weekend While More Kavanaugh News Broke

Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 24.Carolyn Kaster/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The National Sexual Assault Hotline saw a surge in calls—a 57 percent increase from an average weekend—from Friday September 21 through Sunday September 23.  A higher volume of calls…

Kavanaugh Faces a New Accuser

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces one or more new accusations of sexual misconduct. Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation against Kavanaugh dating to the 1983-84 academic year, when Kavanaugh was a college freshman, according to a New Yorker story published late Sunday evening. “Another serious,…