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11:15 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 …
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:   Exclusive — Megyn Against The World At Fox: Anchor Rebellion, Creation of Competitor Network …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
21st Century Fox says Roger Ailes remains at Fox News
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual  —  CLEVELAND — When one politician comes up with a snappy line, the expectation is that others will borrow it and make it their own at some point.  —  To wit: “Make America Great Again” — Donald Trump's campaign slogan …
Discussion: ABC News and The Federalist
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.
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.
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.
New York Times:
Questions Over Melania Trump's Speech Set Off Finger-Pointing
David Duke.com:
Did a Jewish Neocon Speechwriter Sabotage Melania Trump's Big Speech?
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Melania Trump's speech plagiarizes parts of Michelle Obama's
Mary Jordan / Washington Post:
Melania Trump doesn't want attention. Too late for that now.
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Rafferty / NBC News:
It's Official: Trump Wins GOP Presidential Nomination
Discussion: CNBC, AMERICAN DIGEST and KFOR-TV
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Did Melania Trump's Speech Plagiarize Michelle Obama?
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Inside the GOP's Shadow Convention  —  Banking on an Election Day loss, the party's elders and elite lay the foundation to rebuild post-Trump.  —  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.
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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
Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump could seek new law to purge government of Obama appointees
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nick Gass / Politico:
RNC co-chair: Clinton ‘viciously attacked’ women her husband ‘sexually abused’
Discussion: ABC News and NBC News
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Republican Party formally nominates Donald Trump
Discussion: ABC News and Allen B. West
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
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
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Milo Yiannopoulos  —  After repeatedly suspending him for violating its terms of service, Twitter permanently bans the Breitbart provocateur.  —  After years of provocation, Twitter has permanently banned Milo Yiannopoulos from its service.
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.
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.
Dan Browning / Star Tribune:
Racial disparities in Twin Cities arrests are widespread  —  The city of St. Anthony is hardly alone in disproportionately arresting black people, an analysis of recently released crime data in Minnesota shows.  —  It appears at first glance that city of St. Anthony police are targeting black people for arrest.
Discussion: Power Line
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Obama won't punish HUD chief Castro for giving partisan interview  —  President Obama won't discipline Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro for violating a rule prohibiting federal officials from making personal political statements while presenting themselves in an official capacity.
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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Brad Haynes / Reuters:
Brazil judge briefly blocks WhatsApp over criminal case
Discussion: The Hill and Mashable
Morning Call:
Kathleen Kane's twin sister gets 19 percent raise and $80K to settle pay complaint against her agency
Discussion: WPMT FOX43 and WHTM-TV
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Focus On Donald Trump's Business Chops Ahead of RNC's ‘Make America Work Again’ Night
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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
 Earlier Items: 
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
Melody Petersen / Los Angeles Times:
California Obamacare rates to rise 13% in 2017, more than 3 times the increase of last 2 years
Discussion: Mother Jones, NPR and Hot Air
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
Tom Morgan / Telegraph:
Man ‘knifes French woman and her three daughters’ in Alps resort
Discussion: Daily Wire
 

 
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
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