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9:30 PM ET, July 19, 2016

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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her  —  As a chorus of prominent Fox News women have gone public defending Roger Ailes against the wave of sexual-harassment allegations sparked by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News: Roger Ailes Out  —  Fox News confirmed to The Daily Beast editor-at-large Lloyd Grove on Tuesday that beleagured chairman and CEO Roger Ailes will depart the cable news network following sexual harassment claims by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.  According to a document obtained …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Roger Ailes Out at Fox News Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations  —  Roger Ailes, who transformed Fox News Channel from a start-up into one of the nation's most influential news organizations in under two decades, is leaving the 21st Century Fox-owned cable outlet in the wake of a bevy …
Adweek:
During Night One Of RNC, Fox News Draws More Viewers Than Any Other Network
Discussion: Politico, CNN and New York Magazine
Hadas Gold / Politico:
21st Century Fox says Roger Ailes remains at Fox News
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
New York Times:
Questions Over Melania Trump's Speech Set Off Finger-Pointing  —  CLEVELAND — The Republican Party woke up to a cascade of finger-pointing and confusion on Tuesday as the Trump campaign was rocked by accusations that parts of Melania Trump's convention speech had been cribbed …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Violence, Blood and Betrayal inside the Trump Potemkin Village  —  On MSNBC last night a bunch of really smart guys were saying how Trump would and must be outraged at how a staffer/speech writer on his campaign let his wife down, embarrassed her on a global stage.  That person would immediately be fired.
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Melania Trump's speech plagiarizes parts of Michelle Obama's  —  (CNN)At least one passage in Melania Trump's speech Monday night at the Republican National Convention plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in 2008.  —  Side-by-side comparisons …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Ten Reasons Why Melania Trump's Speech Will Have a Lasting Impact  —  On Tuesday night, Melania Trump delivered a speech that included passages lifted from Michelle Obama's 2008 address to the Democratic National Convention.  Here are ten reasons why Melania Trump's speech matters and will continue to matter.
Discussion: Mediaite, Politico, Hot Air and AOL
Andrew Stiles / Heat Street:
Everyone's Response to the Melania Trump Plagiarism Gaffe Is Wrong  —  WATCH: Melania Trump Sounds Just Like Michelle Obama  —  Melania Trump, the third wife of Republican nominee Donald Trump, is accused of plagiarizing a Michelle Obama speech during her address to the GOP convention on Monday.
Jezebel:
The RNC Apparently Has a Dress Code for Woman Reporters [Updated]  —  CLEVELAND — Donald Trump's noted disdain for members of the press, particularly those of us who happen to be women, has apparently inspired a dress code for woman journalists at the Republican National Convention.
Discussion: Mediaite and Scene and Heard
Andrew Rafferty / NBC News:
It's Official: Trump Wins GOP Presidential Nomination
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST, KFOR-TV and CNBC
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump campaign does damage control after Melania plagiarism charges
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump aide: Michelle Obama didn't invent the English language
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Did Melania Trump's Speech Plagiarize Michelle Obama?
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Inside the GOP's Shadow Convention  —  CLEVELAND—It was mid-April when as many as 1,000 alumni of the most recent Republican administration descended on Dallas for a staff reunion to reminisce about sunnier times.  Former President George W. Bush autographed cowboy hats …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Republican Party formally nominates Donald Trump
Discussion: ABC News and Allen B. West
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
The man who could have stopped Donald Trump
KSHB-TV:
Kansas City, Kansas police captain dies after shooting  —  KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas City, Kansas, police captain has died following a shooting Tuesday afternoon.  —  Chief Terry Zeigler originally tweeted that an officer had been shot at 22nd and Haskell.
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Kansas City Star:
Police Capt. Robert Melton has died; second KCK officer shot and killed in two months
STAT:
Norovirus outbreak reported among GOP convention staffers  —  An event worker sweeps the stage at the the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.  —  A handful of Republican staff members in Cleveland for the GOP convention were reported to be suffering Tuesday from a possible norovirus infection.
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
At least a dozen California GOP staffers quarantined in virus outbreak at convention
Discussion: CityLab, AOL and Joe.My.God.
Christopher Cadelago / Sacramento Bee:
Norovirus strikes California Republicans at national convention
Tanya Somanader / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
Read President Obama's Open Letter to America's Law Enforcement Community  —  In the wake of the tragedies in Dallas and Baton Rouge, President Obama penned a letter to the men and women of America's law enforcement community.  The President's letter was shared with officers around the country.
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Two names emerge from Clinton's VP deliberations: Kaine and Vilsack  —  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Sen. Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia have emerged as the leading candidates among a longer list of finalists Hillary Clinton is considering to be her vice presidential running mate …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Pollster Frank Luntz: GOP has ‘lost’ the millennial generation  —  CLEVELAND — Republican pollster Frank Luntz on Tuesday told delegates at the Republican National Convention that the GOP has “lost” the millennial generation of voters.  —  Addressing the South Carolina delegation …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Common Dreams
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Steve King creates uproar questioning contributions of non-white people  —  Through the years, Steve King, a Republican congressman from western Iowa, has made several widely criticized remarks during his years in office.  This is a brief history of some of those moments.  Kelsey Kremer/The Register
 
 
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Reuters:
North Korea fires three ballistic missiles in new show of force
Discussion: Defense One
USA Today:
Listen to the Baton Rouge police killer: Tavis Smiley
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Cyber researchers: Convention-goers leaving their data unprotected
Discussion: ABC News
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Turkey suspends more than 15,000 education workers in widening purge
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Lou Holtz at RNC Says Immigrants Are Deadbeats Invading the U.S.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Department asks SCOTUS to rehear deadlocked immigration case
Discussion: Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson: Obama Administration Offered Me Surgeon General Job But I Didn't Take It
Discussion: The Week
Curtis Houck / NewsBusters:
MSNBC Smears Pat Smith's Speech About Benghazi; Her ‘Gross Accusation’ ‘Ruined’ the Night
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Marco Santana / Orlando Sentinel:
SpaceX seeks approval for two additional landing pads on Space Coast
Discussion: Daily Mail, Engadget and The Verge
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Voting challenges head toward the Supreme Court: 4 cases to watch
Tom Morgan / Telegraph:
Man ‘knifes French woman and her three daughters’ in Alps resort
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Trump Captivity of the GOP
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump Is Richer in Property and Deeper in Debt in New Valuation
 

 
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