10 things you need to know today: September 24, 2018

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1. Second woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct

A second woman has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct that allegedly occurred decades ago, The New Yorker reports. Deborah Ramirez, 53, says that Kavanaugh exposed himself and put his penis in her face at a dorm-room party when they were freshmen at Yale. Senate Democrats demanded a full investigation. Kavanaugh released a statement denying the allegation. "This is a smear, plain and simple," he wrote. Kavanaugh added that he looked forward to testifying "about the truth" on Thursday, when he and his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, will answer questions about her claim that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school, which he denies. Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels' lawyer, said he represents a victim and witnesses who say Kavanaugh and friends targeted girls for sexual abuse at parties in high school.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.