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McConnell insists Senate will recover from Kavanaugh battle Several polls show that Republican enthusiasm about voting, which had lagged behind, jumped after the Kavanaugh hearing last week. Confirming conservatives to the courts has been a project for McConnell ever since President Donald Trump was elected.

United States considers sanction waivers on countries reducing imports of Iranian oil On Wednesday, WTI crude was up 1.6 per cent at $76.41 a barrel, after touching a session high of $76.90 a barrel. USA sanctions on Iran crude exports caused the oil price to rise on Friday.

Nick Saban Had An Absurd Quote After Alabama’s Win Arkansas, though, started to make things a bit interesting. "It's a six-game season, and we're going to focus on us". But Smith's teammate, Henry Ruggs III, was there to pick it up at the 12 and took it in for the touchdown.

Meteorite worth $100000 was used as doorstop for years The man also has agreed to give 10 percent of the potential sale value to CMU for the study of earth and atmospheric sciences. The farmer claimed the rock had fallen in the 1930s and that the new owner could have it since it was "part of the property".

Sonic-boom UFO show! SpaceX launches satellite, lands rocket booster in California A sonic boom sounds like an explosion or thunder and is the result of shock waves from a vehicle traveling faster than sound. A graphic explaining sonic booms, provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base ahead of a planned SpaceX launch on October 7, 2018.

Eakinomics: September Jobs Report Prediction Wall Street closed down sharply following the news, extending losses from Thursday's selloff due to a sudden jump in bond yields. Average hourly earnings are forecast to have risen 0.3% month-on-month and 2.8% year-on-year.

Girl pulls ancient sword from Swedish lake World News There is now a further investigation of the lake to see if any other ancient pieces can be dug up. The Jonkopings Lans Museum said in a statement this week that the discovery was " spectacular ".

Kavanaugh steps away from being confirmed as US Supreme Court judge Senators are expected to hold a final vote on Kavanaugh's nomination Saturday afternoon, despite entrenched Democratic opposition. But Democrats say women angered at the Kavanaugh accusations will turn out in large numbers to vote out Republicans.

British man dies from sea snake bite in Australia According to research published past year , snakes were responsible for 27 deaths in Australia between 2000 and 2013. Mr Donoghue was born in Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, and his family moved to Australia when he was six years old.

Mattress Firm to close 700 stores in an effort to survive As part of the filing, Mattress Firm plans to close 700 of those stores in the months "leading up to the holiday season". According to court documents, Mattress Firm has more than $ 1 billion in liabilities and has more than 50,000 creditors.

Kim Kardashian named as most risky celeb to search online McAfee also published a United States list, which saw Orange Is The New Black star and new Batwoman Ruby Rose claim the top spot. Kardashians also ranked high on McAfee's list, with Kourtney at 7, and sister Kim at 19.

Packers: Three takeaways from Week 5 loss to Lions Brown were expected to get most of the snaps with the first-team unit during Thursday's practice. Given the outlook at receiver, Rodgers might have to direct the passing game elsewhere.

Yazidi activist Nadia Murad awarded Nobel Prize Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. She was "given to more than 10" ISIS fighters, Murad later recalled, and passed around to be sexually abused, sometimes hourly.

Hamilton closing on F1 title at Japanese GP Being in third I knew that I'd be losing several points to Sebastian, which through my driving wasn't supposed to happen so I was very eager to get by.

Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Haiti, at least 11 dead The Haitian civil protection agency said there was no tsunami warning following the quake , which was felt across the country. Early reports coming from the country is that at least one person has died and a number of others were injured.