These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **Kavanaugh Confirmed:** Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Supreme Court Justice on Saturday, just hours after the Senate voted 50-48 to approve him ー the slimmest margin on a confirmation vote since 1881. Kavanaugh, who replaces moderate Justice Anthony Kennedy, is expected to take his place on the bench on Tuesday. Many celebrities have voiced their dissent on social media. Comedian Ellen Degeneres tweeted to one of Kavanaugh’s accusers, Prof. Christine Blasey Ford: “You started a movement and we’ll see it through. If they won’t listen to our voices, then they’ll listen to our vote.” Read more reactions [here](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/10/06/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-ellen-degeneres-jim-carrey-celebs-react/1549408002/). * **Limo Crash:** A limousine crash in upstate New York on Saturday afternoon killed 20 people and marked the deadliest U.S. transportation accident since 2009. The limo was carrying 18 people to a 30th birthday party when it failed to pause at a stop sign and hit a parked SUV, killing two pedestrians and everyone on board. Authorities did not release the names of the victims or present a theory as to why the limo ran the stop sign. Read more [here]( https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Multiple-Deaths-Reported-in-Upstate-NY-Wedding-Limo-Crash-Schoharie-495370001.html). * **Haiti Earthquake:** A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck northwest Haiti late Saturday night, killing at least 12 people and injuring 188, the country’s interior ministry reported. The Haitian Civil Protection agency said two minor aftershocks were felt in the northwest region of the island, but no tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake created panic in some areas, including in the government-owned Immaculée de Port-de-Paix hospital, forcing injured civilians to seek alternative care after staff fled. Haiti continues to recover from the 2010 earthquake. Read more [here](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article219628030.html). * **FLOTUS Does Not “Always Agree” With Husband’s Tweets:** First Lady Melania Trump took questions from reporters in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday as she concluded her first solo international trip. The notoriously private first lady responded to questions about Brett Kavanaugh and her husband’s Twitter. She said: “I’m glad Dr. Ford was heard… we need to help all victims no matter what kind of abuse they had.” When asked about her husband's social media posts, she said, “I don’t always agree when he tweets, and I tell him that.” Mrs. Trump returned to the U.S. after visiting Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Egypt. Read more [here](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/world/africa/melania-trump-africa-trip-egypt.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage). * **Interpol Chief Found:** The Chinese Ministry of Public Security confirmed that Meng Hongwei, the head of Interpol who has been missing since the end of September, is being held in China while he’s under investigation by anti-corruption officers. He has been accused of accepting bribes and committing other unspecified crimes. Meng, who was also a vice minister of public security in China, is the latest high-profile person to be identified in China’s anti-corruption campaign. He was first reported missing by his wife. Read more [here](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45777681). * **Unemployment Down:** The Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, its lowest level since 1969. Many economists have predicted that the rate will drop even more in the coming months. Only 134,000 jobs were created in September, which was far below the expected 180,000. Economists attribute this weak employment growth to Hurricane Florence. Read more [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/05/unemployment-rate-falls-percent-lowest-since/?utm_term=.e332f1a1a5b4). * **Facebook Hoax:** Company execs have warned of a new fraudulent message that tells users there is a problem with their account and instructs them to pass the warning on to their friends. Facebook advised users to delete the message and said there is no virus attached to it. Read more [here](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6250207/Facebook-hoax-chain-mail-hitting-inboxes-warning-users-account-cloned.html). * **UFC Chaos:** Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor in a UFC title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday night and then climbed out of the Octagon cage and jumped at McGregor’s team. Three members of Nurmagomedov’s entourage attacked the defeated McGregor inside the ring. The entire T-Mobile Arena broke into a frenzy and several arrests were made. See the video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pslpz1k5MTQ). * **SNL v. Kanye:** A week after Kanye West wore a “Make America Great Again” hat and gave a pro-Trump speech during the closing credits of Saturday Night Live, show regular Pete Davidson fired back. During the “Weekend Update” segment of this weekend’s show, Davidson called out West for “one of the worst, more awkward things I’ve seen here.” See a clip [here](https://people.com/music/pete-davidson-slams-kanye-west-pro-trump-speech-snl/amp/). * **Milwaukee Moves Up:** MLB's Brewers completed a three-day sweep in the National League Division Series on Sunday, defeating the Colorado Rockies to move on to the Championship Series. The team will face the winner of the L.A. Dodgers/Atlanta Braves series. In the American League, the Yankees and Red Sox are tied up at one win each, while the Astros lead the Indians. Read more [here](http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24926964/lights-get-brighter). * **Banksy Pulls Another Prank:** The elusive artist's “Girl With Balloon” self-destructed at Sotheby’s in London immediately after selling for $1.4 million. The painting, the last lot of Sotheby’s “Frieze Week” evening contemporary art sale, had a secret shredder built inside. The painting was shredded into strips. Some speculate the ruined art is worth even more than the original painting. Watch Banksy’s video [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/BomXijJhArX/?taken-by=banksy). Cheddar's Hena Doba gets into the latest. Subscribe to the Need 2 Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).

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