A view of the Starbucks store in Milan, Italy, which opens Friday.(Photo: Luca Bruno, AP)

Kavanaugh heads for confirmation despite document conflict, protests

Supreme Court candidate Brett Kavanaugh & # 39; s The confirmation hearing is scheduled to be completed on Friday, after eluding tough questions from Democrats and the Senate battle over documents kept during his years at the George W. Bush White House. Thursday's session began with a heated debate over the documents as the Democrats complained that they had not had a three-year career with Kavanaugh, who was then secretary of the White House. Despite the challenges, Kavanaugh, a defender of presidential powers, is about to be confirmed for weeks to replace Judge Anthony Kennedy, whose votes have most often focused on 5 or 4 cases for more than 10 years.

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Hearing of conviction for the help of Trump campaign, Papadopoulos

George Papadopoulos, a former foreign policy advisor for the Donald Trump campaign, faces a jail sentence at his sentencing hearing on Friday as prosecutors have asked for a prison sentence of up to six months. Papadopoulos was Trump's first campaign adviser to plead guilty to Special Adviser Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. In October, he admitted to having lied to the FBI about his interactions with several Russians having high-level relations with the Kremlin. His defense team argues that Papadopolous was "caught off guard by impromptu interrogation" when he lied to the FBI and called for leniency, rather than probation.

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The wife of George Papadopoulos, a former aide to the Trump campaign, has asked President Trump to forgive her husband during an appearance at Fox News. Chandra Lanier of Veuer has history.
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Forest fires in northern California, ravaged by drought, gain strength

Firefighters are still fighting an explosive forest fire that spits fire at 300 feet in northern California. Dozens of homes and seasonal homes were threatened by the Delta fire in Shasta County and some mandatory evacuations were ordered. The weather forecast for Friday required warm, dry conditions with gusty winds. A 24-hour InciWeb incident on Thursday night revealed that the fire would increase due to a cold, dry front coming from the northwest with increased southwesterly winds. The fire burned on both sides of the Mexico and Canada highway.

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A forest fire, burning on both sides of Interstate 5 in northern California, forced the closure of tens of kilometers of the main highway on the Pacific coast.
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The Trump administration seeks to detain migrant families indefinitely

Under the proposed settlement on Friday, the Trump administration will seek an end to a decades-long judicial settlement as part of its efforts to deter thousands of undocumented families from reaching the border. The Flores agreement, concluded in 1997, initially aimed to provide humanitarian protection to undocumented minors who arrive at the border without being accompanied by their parents. The Trump administration has called the Flores agreement a "flaw" and has pledged to replace it with new regulations after having been forced to abandon a "zero tolerance policy" this summer. Nearly 3,000 children were separated from their parents as a result of this policy, prompting strong criticism and public outcry.

A year ago, the Equifax data breach shocked the nation

A year ago, Equifax, one of the country's three major credit bureaus, announced that a cyberattack on the company's computers had revealed the personal data of 148 million consumers. The breach resulted in the company's stock plummeting and generated expenses of at least $ 300 million. A multitude of lawsuits are still pending, including a 50-state class action lawsuit in which several cases of identity theft were committed. But today, the Equifax share price has rebounded and the new CEO, Mark Begor, has publicly announced a turnaround of the companies. If you have been a victim of Equifax theft, experts say that it's not too late to protect yourself by freezing your credit report.

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If you are concerned that your personal information has been exposed by the Equifax breach, you can take steps to freeze your credit.
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