Today's Headlines: Trump Agrees to Open ‘Limited’ F.B.I. Investigation Into Accusations Against Kavanaugh

A Tumultuous 24 Hours: How Jeff Flake Delayed a Vote on Kavanaugh View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | Subscribe: [Digital /]( [Home Delivery]( [My Account]( [The New York Times]( Saturday, September 29, 2018 IN THIS EMAIL: [Top News](#0) | [Editors' Picks](#2) | [Today’s Videos](#4) | [World](#5) | [U.S.](#6) | [Politics](#7) | [Business](#8) | [Technology](#9) | [Sports](#10) | [Arts](#11) | [New York](#12) | [Media & Advertising](#13) | [Obituaries](#14) | [Editorial](#15) | [Op-Ed](#16) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( [] Top News [Trump Agrees to Open ‘Limited’ F.B.I. Investigation Into Accusations Against Kavanaugh]( [Trump Agrees to Open ‘Limited’ F.B.I. Investigation Into Accusations Against Kavanaugh]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG The investigation must be completed “in less than a week,” the president said, bowing to a request from Senate Republican leaders facing an insurrection in their ranks. [A Tumultuous 24 Hours: How Jeff Flake Delayed a Vote on Kavanaugh]( [A Tumultuous 24 Hours: How Jeff Flake Delayed a Vote on Kavanaugh]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, NICHOLAS FANDOS and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT The Republican senator, confronted by angry women and frustrated Democrats, got a one-week delay for the F.B.I. to investigate sexual misconduct accusations. [Facebook Security Breach Exposes Accounts of 50 Million Users]( [Facebook Security Breach Exposes Accounts of 50 Million Users]( By MIKE ISAAC and SHEERA FRENKEL The attack added to the company’s woes as it contends with fallout from its role in a Russian disinformation campaign. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [China’s Leaders Confront an Unlikely Foe: Ardent Young Communists]( World [China’s Leaders Confront an Unlikely Foe: Ardent Young Communists]( By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ The Chinese Communist Party is cracking down on a group of student protesters who have done little but fight for communism’s values and praise Marx, Mao and President Xi Jinping. [Women Are Watching]( Opinion [Women Are Watching]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Which should make Republican lawmakers very, very nervous. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We ought to do what we can to make sure we do all due diligence with a nomination this important. This country is being ripped apart here." [JEFF FLAKE]( a United States senator from Arizona, in telling his colleagues on the Judiciary Committee that he had extracted a promise from Republican leaders to delay the final vote on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court until after a short F.B.I. investigation. [] Today’s Videos [‘Don’t Look Away From Me’: Sexual Assault Survivors Challenge Flake]( [[Video]Video: ‘Don’t Look Away From Me’: Sexual Assault Survivors Challenge Flake]( By REUTERS Senator Jeff Flake initially announced his support for Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, leading to protests in the Capitol over the sexual assault accusations against the judge. Mr. Flake later proposed a shift in course. [The Two Sides of Kavanaugh]( [[Video]Video: The Two Sides of Kavanaugh]( By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER At the outset of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Judge Brett Kavanaugh insisted on the importance on impartiality, calm and independence. His tenor drastically changed during his testimony defending himself against sexual assault accusations. [‘The Hate U Give’ | Anatomy of a Scene]( [[Video]Video: ‘The Hate U Give’ | Anatomy of a Scene]( By MEKADO MURPHY George Tillman Jr. narrates a sequence from his film. ADVERTISEMENT [] World [Their Plane Was Set to Land. The Water Rushed In. Then, the Boats Came.]( [Their Plane Was Set to Land. The Water Rushed In. Then, the Boats Came.]( By AUSTIN RAMZY Residents in small boats rushed to the crash site to save passengers and crew members from the sinking aircraft, an official said. [Tsunami and Earthquake in Indonesia Kill Nearly 400, Officials Say]( [Tsunami and Earthquake in Indonesia Kill Nearly 400, Officials Say]( By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and MUKTITA SUHARTONO Hundreds were killed in the city of Palu alone, and it was feared that the toll could rise further still. [In Erdogan’s Charm Offensive, Germans Find Offense]( [In Erdogan’s Charm Offensive, Germans Find Offense]( By KATRIN BENNHOLD A three-day state visit by the Turkish president was supposed to help repair relations. It has fallen short. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Grimy, Glorious, Gone. The Divergent Paths of 7 Train Stations]( [Grimy, Glorious, Gone. 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For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( [] Politics [A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court]( [A Bitter Nominee, Questions of Neutrality, and a Damaged Supreme Court]( By ADAM LIPTAK Experts in the law said it would be hard for Judge Kavanaugh, if he is confirmed, to set aside his bitter experience in Senate hearings. [At Times, Kavanaugh’s Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point]( [At Times, Kavanaugh’s Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point]( By MIKE McINTIRE, LINDA QIU, STEVE EDER and KATE KELLY The New York Times fact-checked his testimony, and what emerges is the image of a skilled lawyer who dissembled when pressed on certain accusations. [Judge Denies Trump’s Request to Dismiss Foreign Payments Lawsuit]( [Judge Denies Trump’s Request to Dismiss Foreign Payments Lawsuit]( By KATIE BENNER A case brought by Democrats in Congress could give them access to a wide array of financial documents from the president and the Trump Organization. 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[8 Questions About Social Security Answered as Election Day Nears]( [8 Questions About Social Security Answered as Election Day Nears]( By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD and KARL RUSSELL Every two years, voters — whether they already count on the program, expect to or question paying into it — try to make sense of competing claims about it. It’s that time again. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Tesla’s Elon Musk Had a Deal From the S.E.C. It Fell Apart in a Morning.]( [Tesla’s Elon Musk Had a Deal From the S.E.C. It Fell Apart in a Morning.]( By DAVID GELLES, MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, EMILY FLITTER and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN The Tesla chief executive, accused of misleading investors on Twitter, walked away from a settlement with relatively light penalties. [Bytedance of China Eyes $75 Billion Valuation, Joining Start-Up Giants]( [Bytedance of China Eyes $75 Billion Valuation, Joining Start-Up Giants]( By RAYMOND ZHONG A new fund-raising round could value the maker of the Tik Tok and Toutiao apps at nearly as much as Uber, as China’s online surge continues. [Google Chief Agrees to Testify to Congress]( [Google Chief Agrees to Testify to Congress]( By CECILIA KANG and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI Sundar Pichai, the chief executive, met with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to try to tamp down criticism facing the company. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [The N.F.L.’s Incredible Shrinking Pads]( [The N.F.L.’s Incredible Shrinking Pads]( By BILL PENNINGTON The league is trying to make football safer. So why are its players wearing less padding? 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Noir]( Profile [Raised in South Central, Joe Ide Expands the Territory of L.A. Noir]( By GAL BECKERMAN The third entry in the IQ crime series, “Wrecked,” comes out this month. [Theaters Fight Over ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Evan Hansen’ in San Francisco]( [Theaters Fight Over ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Evan Hansen’ in San Francisco]( By MICHAEL PAULSON Nederlander of San Francisco asked a judge to prevent a rival theater from staging the popular shows. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [‘She’s a Class Act. You’re Not’: Attacks on Families Heat Up N.Y. Governor’s Race]( [‘She’s a Class Act. You’re Not’: Attacks on Families Heat Up N.Y. Governor’s Race]( By JESSE McKINLEY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has suggested that a job held by his opponent’s wife at an architecture firm with county contracts might be unethical. 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For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [The Sunny Side of the Senate]( [The Sunny Side of the Senate]( By GAIL COLLINS Just take away Brett Kavanaugh and it was a great week. [Believability Is the Road to National Ruin]( [Believability Is the Road to National Ruin]( By BRET STEPHENS Thursday’s hearings should not prevent Kavanaugh’s confirmation. [An Injudicious Man, Unfit for the Supreme Court]( [An Injudicious Man, Unfit for the Supreme Court]( By ROGER COHEN This was a job interview, not a criminal trial. Kavanaugh, in his fury and pathos, failed the test. [Why the Senate Must Seek the Truth]( [Why the Senate Must Seek the Truth]( By EMILY BAZELON It is impossible to justify the lack of a neutral investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. 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