Headlines for October 8, 2018
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#40CS5)
- Kavanaugh Confirmed and Sworn In to SCOTUS After Bitter Fight
- Mass Anti-Kavanaugh Protests Continue, with 164 Arrested in D.C.
- U.N. Climate Panel: Only 12 Years Left to Mitigate Climate Catastrophe
- Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Tops 1,900 with 5,000 Still Missing
- Haiti: 12 Dead, 200 Injured After 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Island
- Brazil: Far-Right Bolsonaro Wins First Round of Presidential Election
- Turkey Believes Missing Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Murdered
- Afghanistan: 54 People Killed on 17th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion
- Israeli Forces Kill 3 as Palestinians Protest Near Gaza Barrier
- Sara Netanyahu, Wife of Israeli PM, on Trial for Fraud
- Bulgaria: Journalist Viktoria Marinova Found Raped and Murdered
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Meets North Korean Leader in Pyongyang
- Germany: Court Orders Halt to Destruction of Forest Near Coal Mine
- Chicago: Officer Jason Van Dyke Guilty of Murdering Laquan McDonald
- Eric Reid Takes a Knee During National Anthem After Returning to NFL