The usually sedate United Nations General Assembly laughed at President Donald Trump as he touted his accomplishments. Also on Tuesday, Trump dismissed the allegations of a second woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct because she was, in the president's words, "all messed up." —David E. Rovella Here are today's top storiesMillennials are making the U.S. divorce rate plummet because they're waiting until job, home and finances are set before tying the knot. The founders of Facebook-owned Instagram quit after clashing with CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Wall Street wasn't happy. Starbucks is planning on a major corporate shakeup which will include cutting employees as the coffee chain tries to reverse stagnant sales. Rich Russians like Roman Abramovich may be leaving "Londongrad," Bloomberg Businessweek reports, as Cold War 2.0 begins to take hold. The richest of the rich are doing better than everyone else, doubling their profits while riding an unprecedented bull market to amazing heights. Did you know there's a professional lacrosse league? Well now there are two, and there's a big fight brewing over talent.
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