(CNN) On the day when a woman -- and a former ISIS slave -- won a Nobel Peace Prize ...

In a week when survivors are coming forward after years of being scared into silence ...

On the one-year anniversary of a staggering New York Times investigation that jolted the #MeToo movement and toppled a Hollywood mogul ...

Senators are on the verge of deciding if a man accused of sexual assault will sit on the US Supreme Court.

Seventy-seven men and 23 women -- 51 Republicans and 49 Democrats -- are set to vote Saturday in the Senate on whether to confirm Brett Kavanaugh's nomination.

We don't know exactly when they will, but Sen. Susan Collins' revelation Friday afternoon that she'd cast her vote in support of Kavanaugh marked a tipping point , giving the nominee the number of votes he needs to clear the final hurdle.

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No matter where you stand, the timing of it all makes today stand out.

A prize for crusaders against sexual violence

ISIS militants overran Nadia Murad's village in northern Iraq when she was just a high school student. On Friday the 25-year-old became a joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict

She shares the honor with Denis Mukwege, a doctor who's worked to treat thousands of women and girls affected by rape and sexual violence in the Democratic of Congo.

Unlike some past winners of the prestigious award, such as Nelson Mandela or Malala Yousafzai , Murad isn't a global household name. But she's become an increasingly high-profile voice. She has used her traumatic experience -- kidnapped, enslaved and raped by ISIS fighters -- to become an advocate for the Yazidi minority in Iraq and to fight for the rights of women and refugees.

Future Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad testifies during a June 2016 US Senate hearing.

The Nobel committee chair said Murad had "shown uncommon courage in recounting her own sufferings and speaking up on behalf of other victims."

Murad was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when she learned she had won the prize. "I hope that it will help bring justice for those women who suffered from sexual violence," she told a Nobel official.

A reminder of what a difference a year can make

A year ago, New York Times reporters and editors crowded around a computer screen and prepared to publish an investigation that sent shockwaves through Hollywood and around the world.

This was us, exactly a year ago today, about to push the button on the Weinstein story, unsure of what would happen next. pic.twitter.com/WNljiNySXy — jodikantor (@jodikantor) October 5, 2018

The explosive allegations toppled the career of an Oscar-winning producer. Harvey Weinstein faces six sex crime charges in New York, including two counts of rape. He has pleaded not guilty and through a representative he's repeatedly denied "any allegations of nonconsensual sex."

"The stories about Weinstein's alleged mistreatment snowballed into a movement against abuse that reverberated across industries," CNN's Sandra Gonzalez, Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas note . "Thousands of people have raised their voices to say, 'me too.' Dozens of once powerful men -- from celebrities to political figures -- have been held accountable for mistreatment. Many continue to vehemently fight charges of misconduct."

And another #MeToo moment

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