201810.05
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Nobel Peace Prize honors the fight against sexual violence

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By MARK LEWIS and JIM HEINTZ OSLO, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize on Friday was awarded to a Congolese doctor and an Iraqi woman who was held captive by the Islamic State group for their work to highlight and eliminate the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Dr. Denis Mukwege and…

201810.05
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Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh clears crucial Senate hurdle

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By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination past a key procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown this weekend in a battle that’s seen claims of long-ago sexual assault by the nominee threaten President Donald Trump’s effort to tip the court rightward…