A sexual assault survivor confronted Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) in an elevator Friday shortly after the senator announced that he will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
"You're telling all women that they don't matter, that they should just stay quiet ... you're telling me that my assault doesn't matter, that what happened to me doesn't matter."— One woman that confronted Sen. Flake
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Other nations are catching up to U.S. capabilities in space, potentially putting American assets in orbit at risk.
Why it matters: From GPS to imagery satellites and others that can peer through clouds, space data is integral to American national security.
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A major explosion has slammed central Beirut, Lebanon, damaging buildings as far as several miles away and injuring scores of people.
Driving the news: The cause of the explosion is unknown. It's also unclear how many people were killed or wounded, but the Lebanese Red Cross has told AP that casualties number in the hundreds.