TDB Top 5 International Stories

5: KAVANAUGH IS TURNING #METOO INTO A CAMPAIGN ISSUE FOR DEMOCRATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
4: Julie Swetnick accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
3: FORMER GOOGLE SCIENTIST TELLS SENATE TO ACT OVER COMPANY’S “UNETHICAL AND UNACCOUNTABLE” CHINA CENSORSHIP PLAN
2:  World Laughs at Trump as He Boasts About Himself in U.N. Address Threatening Iran, Venezuela
1: Trump accuses China of meddling in midterms but offers no evidence for claim

5: Trump says if Kavanaugh’s accuser was really assaulted she would have reported it to police
4: Sexual assault survivors tell Trump ‘why I didn’t report’
3: So You Want to Use the 25th Amendment to Get Rid of Donald Trump? Here Are the Hurdles to Removing a Mentally Impaired President.
2: Michael Moore: Are We Going to Be Like the “Good Germans” Who Let Hitler Rise to Power?
1: Rod Rosenstein disputes report he discussed removing Trump under 25th amendment

5: TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT NOMINEE IS IN TURMOIL. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
4: Argentina’s crisis: What went wrong and what is next
3: GOVERNMENT CAN SPY ON JOURNALISTS IN THE U.S. USING INVASIVE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROCESS
2: As Blasey Ford Alleges Kavanaugh Assaulted Her, Will Senate Repeat Mistakes Made with Anita Hill?
1: Asia Argento threatens legal action against Rose McGowan over ‘horrendous lies’

5: IT’S BEEN HOT AS HELL IN SWEDEN — AND THAT MAY HAVE SLOWED THE FAR-RIGHT’S SURGE
4: Sweden polls: Left, right blocs ‘lead’ as far-right makes gains
3: IS NATIONALIZATION AN ANSWER TO CLIMATE CHANGE?
2: Roe v. Wade in Danger: Released Docs Reveal Kavanaugh Thinks Abortion Decision Is Not “Settled Law”
1: Trump aides: anonymous ‘resistance’ op-ed is national security risk

5: MEET THE MIDDLEMEN WHO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN HIGH DRUG PRICES
4: Khamenei: War unlikely but Iran should boost defence capability
3: THE FBI TRIED TO USE THE #METOO MOMENT TO PRESSURE AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST INTO BECOMING AN INFORMANT
2: Obit Omit: What the Media Leaves Out of John McCain’s Record of Militarism and Misogyny
1: Anti-migrant feeling fuels Swedish far right as election looms

5: Manafort judge says he’s getting threats, has to travel with U.S. Marshals
4: Russia and Syria vow to ‘wipe out terrorists’ in Idlib
3: NYC DSA, OCASIO-CORTEZ STAND BY STATE SENATE CANDIDATE JULIA SALAZAR, DESPITE STORY DISPUTING HER BIOGRAPHY
2: “Mississippi Is Failing”: As Prisoner Deaths Reach 13 in August Alone, Advocates Demand Answers
1: FBI arrests man who threatened to kill Boston Globe staff for criticizing Trump

5: MICHAEL COHEN HAS REPORTEDLY REACHED A PLEA DEAL WITH FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN NEW YORK
4: Hamas: End to Israel’s Gaza blockade ‘around the corner’
3:  Prison Strike Organizer Warns: Brutal Prison Conditions Risk “Another Attica”
2: Sister Simone Campbell: Catholic Sex Abuse Stems from “Monarchy” & Exclusion of Women from Power
1: UK and EU to enter ‘continuous’ talks to resolve Brexit deadlock

5: Manafort judge says he’s getting threats, has to travel with U.S. Marshals
4: ‘Huge disaster’: Deadly Kerala floods displace over 800,000
3: RYAN ZINKE USES CLIMATE-FUELED WILDFIRES TO BOOST THE TIMBER INDUSTRY — AND IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME
2: Angela Davis: Aretha Franklin Offered to Post Bail for Me, Saying “Black People Will Be Free”
1: John Brennan threatens to sue Trump over stripped security clearance

5: How Iran is countering Trump’s new sanctions
4: Iran’s Khamenei: No war, no negotiations with Trump
3: A PALESTINIAN BEDOUIN VILLAGE BRACES FOR FORCIBLE TRANSFER AS ISRAEL SEEKS TO SPLIT THE WEST BANK IN HALF
2: Former Iranian Ambassador: Trump’s Re-imposed Sanctions Against Iran Are an Act of Warfare
1: Turkish lira record low ripples through global currency markets

5: The true Puerto Rico death toll has been revealed — and it’s staggering
4: Yemen: Dozens of civilians killed in school bus attack
3: THE KOCH BROTHERS COMMISSIONED A SURVEY OF AMERICANS AND FOUND MOST LIKE A $15 MINIMUM WAGE, FREE COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE
2: Experts: If We Don’t Stop Climate Change, CA Fires “Will Seem Mild In Comparison to What’s Coming”
1: Space Force: Mike Pence launches plans for sixth military service