Article snippet: <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story. This is dummy text for the story.]> Foul play is not suspected, and the state medical examiner is expected to determine the cause and manner of his death. Joyce was 56. Kiah Morris, the only African-American woman in the Vermont House of Representatives, announced her resignation Tuesday. The political became personal for many this week, as Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony of sexual assault reopened old wounds for other victims. Excruciating. Offensive. Heartbreaking. And yet familiar. Many women who watched Christine Blasey Ford testify cringed through her questioning and identified with the witness more than they might have expected. book review Novelist Ben Fountain’s new book of reportage and essay, “Beautiful Country Burn Again’’ chronicles the 2016 election. Analysis It was an uncomfortable and rare sight — a performance that seemed tuned as much to defending Brett Kavanugh’s honor as to salvaging his nomination. The accusers, clockwise from left: Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez, and Julie Swetnick, who submitted allegations Wednesday against Brett Kavanaugh in a sworn statement. Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination had appeared back on track earlier Friday when he cleared a key hurdl... Link to the full article to read more