A new Brett Kavanaugh accuser has come forward, alleging that the Supreme Court nominee took part in efforts during high school to spike the drinks of female partygoers so that a group of males could have sex with them. Julie Swetnick says she was raped during a similar incident. Kavanaugh rejected the claim and released a statement saying the event "never happened." —Josh Petri

Here are today's top stories

Despite the new accusation, Senate Republicans pressed ahead with plans to hold a Thursday hearing that would let the GOP push Kavanaugh to confirmation as early as next week. The world will be watching.

Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for a third time this year and reaffirmed their outlook for further gradual hikes well into 2019, risking fresh criticism from President Donald Trump. Here's the new dot plot.

Tesla is offering incentives and tapping an army of acolytes in a frantic push to boost sales and deliveries before the end of the quarter.

The same day Trump spoke to the UN about “America First,” a federal judge wondered aloud whether the slogan was being used to camouflage discriminatory immigration policies.

In Australia, a country already so dry that even cows are forced to shower, climate change is largely ignored. The problem? Politics as usual.

McDonald's is removing some preservatives and fake colors from its burgers in the chain's latest attempt to clean up its menu.

What's Joe Weisenthal thinking about? The Bloomberg news director is marveling at how ugly the Facebook chart is. After the stock plunged in July, following dismal earnings, there's been no bounce at all, even as much of the market has moved to record highs.

What you'll need to know tomorrow

• A $100 billion giant of U.S. industry is spiraling and no one cares.
• Lyft is paying people to park their cars for a month.
• The case for drinking blended Scotch Whisky.
• China refused a U.S. warship entry to Hong Kong. 
• The payment startup Stripe is now a $20 billion company. 
• The world's biggest crypto company opened the books for its IPO.
• Yale is under investigation for Asian-American bias.

What you'll want to read tonight

Scientists Are Preparing for the End of the World

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