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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is facing an accusation that he sexually assaulted a high school girl decades ago when he also was in high schoo — J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press

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Wrestling for advantage, Democratic and Republican senators argued Tuesday over who could, should or would testify at next Monday's hearing with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who accuses him of a sexual assault when they were in high school. Doubts were even raised whether she would appear.

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Homeless man charged in Iowa State student's murder

02:36A homeless man attacked and killed a top amateur golfer from Spain who was playing a round alone near her university campus in central Iowa, leaving her body in a pond on the course, police said Tuesday.