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Paul Ryan: Donald Trump offers alternative to 'third Obama term'

CLEVELAND — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, hoping to unite a clearly divided GOP, offered a full-throated defense of his party's ideas late Tuesday, saying the only way to fight poverty, repeal Obamacare and offer a "better way" to America is to banish a "third Obama term" by dismissing Hillary ...

Paul Ryan Says Party Needs To Unite Around Trump In Convention Speech

'Have we had our arguments this year? Sure we have'

Crunch Report | Using Bitmoji in Snapchat

You can now use Bitmoji in Snapchat, apply to be verified on Twitter, Twitter will stream two NBA shows, Pokemon Go is launching in Japan tomorrow and Google gets a record number of data requests. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

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Tiffany Trump Says Her Dad Is a Natural Born Encourager

Tiffany Trump, daughter of Republican nominee Donald Trump, speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

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Giuliani: If I Did what Clinton Did With Classified Info, I'd Be in Jail

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Mitch McConnell launches all-out assault on Hillary Clinton

CLEVELAND — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell launched an all-out assault on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton late Tuesday and said the only way to repeal Obamacare, realign the Supreme Court and defund Planned Parenthood is to elect Donald Trump, even as members of his own caucus steer clear of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Benghazi Survivor Says Special Operators Will Leave The Military If Clinton Gets Elected [VIDEO]

'There's guys leaving now'

Bloomberg Politics Breakfast at the RNC: Reince Priebus

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus spoke at a Bloomberg Politics breakfast with journalists from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. He discussed Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention and the plagiarism controversy surrounding it. He said he'd "probably" fire the speechwriter.

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Trump Officially Nominated inFace of Dissenters

CLEVELAND, Ohio—Donald Trump was formally declared the Republican presidential nominee on Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention, despite some delegates opposing his nomination.

A handful of delegates unsuccessfully attempted to direct their votes to other candidates despite GOP officials declaring them bound to Trump, while others abstained from the roll call vote altogether.

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Kin of teen killed by police seek charges, criticize panel

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Supporters of the family of a 19-year-old man shot and killed by a Mobile police officer are calling for criminal charges against the officer and for Mayor Sandy Stimpson to remove himself from a police citizens advisory council selection process.

AL.com (http://bit.ly/29SlVs8) reports that in her ...

Only the privileged fear a robot revolution

Leading venture capitalists, scientists and CEOs all have the same prediction for AI: machines will take jobs away, "eat the world" and, ultimately, overthrow humanity. These histrionics have driven a widely accepted negative narrative about this technology's potential impact on humanity. That needs to change. Bringing AI into the mainstream world should be met with hope… Read More

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Loretta Lynch, James Comey meet with Obama on police protection

Stung by criticism that his rhetoric has encouraged lethal attacks on police, President Obama met with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and FBI Director James B. Comey on Tuesday to discuss ways to protect law enforcement officers.

Among the proposals debated were providing more police departments with bulletproof vests and ...

Top Romney Adviser Thinks Trump Foreign Policy Is 'Worrisome' [VIDEO]

Chen is alarmed by Trump campaign's approach to Russia and their stance on the Iran Deal

Did SpaceX Payoff NASA For Extending Contracts?

spacex Say it ain't so!

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Trump Formally Nominated as Republican Presidential Candidate

Donald Trump was formally nominated as the 2016 Republican presidential candidate following a roll call vote of state delegations at the party's national convention in Cleveland that extinguished the remnants of a movement to block his ascension to the top of the ticket.

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GQ Writer Apologizes for Violent Tweet About Benghazi Victim's Mother

Last night during the GOP convention, GQ sports blogger Nathaniel Friedman tweeted that he "would like to beat" to death Pat Smith, the mother of a victim of terrorism.

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Trump Officially Wins GOP Nomination

Never Trump movement fails to derail his nomination.

Why Democrats Aren't Reacting to Melania Trump's Speech

On "With All Due Respect," Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, discusses Hillary Clinton's search for a running mate and Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention.

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Obama Will Not Punish Julián Castro for Violating Hatch Act

President Barack Obama will not discipline Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro for violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in political activity while in their administrative role. The Hill reported Tuesday that Castro will not face any repercussions for his April interview with Yahoo News' Katie Couric. During the interview, Castro ...

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Paris climate agreement: U.N. pushes fast-track ratification as countries get cold feet

The United Nations has issued a plea for nations to fast-track ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement as countries backtrack on their earlier support for the deal's sweeping restrictions on greenhouse-gas emissions.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged nations to attend a Sept. 21 "special event" at which they may ...

Ivanka Trump Defends Her Father's Tweets

'The only filter is himself'

Car sharing leads to reduced car ownership and emissions in cities, study finds

Cars are one one of the top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions globally, and cars in cities can be especially heavy with their contributions, owing to traffic and population density. And while encouraging everyone to bike or use public transit probably isn't going to convince everyone to ditch car ownership, car sharing services seem to be winning more city denizens over, and a… Read More

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Energy: Power Line Vindicated Again in the NY Times

(Steven Hayward) It was almost exactly a month ago that we explained here why the climatista fetish for renewable energy uber alles would backfire on their cherished goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in the course of which we introduced readers to the arcane world of California's electricity demand "duck curve." And separately we reported on how Germany and other northern European countries were slamming the brakes on further renewable energy, perhaps

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Portman Kayaks With Wounded Veterans

CLEVELAND, Ohio—Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) participated in a kayaking race with wounded veterans on Tuesday, raising awareness and funds for an organization helping disabled service members rehabilitate after returning from the battlefield.

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John McCain's Primary Challenger: 'Donald Trump Helps Me' [VIDEO]

'He harms Senator McCain'

Harassment of Ghostbusters' Leslie Jones shows Twitter needs to change

Cast member Leslie Jones poses at the premiere of the film

Leslie Jones, the star of the new "Ghostbusters" reboot and a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," announced she was leaving Twitter after trolls bombarded her with racist comments. "I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart," Jones tweeted before going silent on her account, where she'd spent the last several days battling trolls. Read More

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U.N. Report Condemns Iran for Failing to Comply With 'Spirit' of Nuclear Deal

The United Nations condemned Tehran in a new report for failing to comply with the "spirit" of the Iran nuclear agreement as the Islamic Republic continues to launch ballistic missiles and send weapons to militias throughout the Middle East.

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GOP rivals spar in Missouri primary for attorney general

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Two Republicans vying to become their party's nominee for Missouri attorney general are waging one of the state's most hotly-contested primary campaigns, slamming each other with attack ads in a race that also includes lawsuits and ethics complaints.

The slugfest between state Sen. Kurt Schaefer ...

Pippa Middleton Just Announced Some Big News

'Delighted to announce they became'

How international students are keeping US colleges afloat and powering the tech industry

International House at the University of Chicago

Think back on your college experience and you may recall the presence of an on-campus residence set aside for international students. The fact that there was likely only one house for all the students probably made you think your school didn't have a large international contingent. Now consider the fact that nearly 1 million foreign students attend colleges and universities across the U.S. Read More

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Obama Presses Erdogan in Phone Call to Respect Rights

President Barack Obama pledged U.S. support for the democratically elected government of Turkey while urging embattled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to respect civil liberties as he responds to the coup attempt that almost forced him from power.

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Lawsuit Filed Against N.C. County for Failing to Maintain Voter Rolls

A legal watchdog group has filed a federal lawsuit against a county in North Carolina, claiming that it has more registered voters than living citizens.

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Appeals court overturns conviction of former Southaven mayor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis will get a new trial on embezzlement charges.

Mississippi's Court of Appeals Tuesday overturned Davis' 2014 conviction in DeSoto County on two felony charges. The court says the trial judge should have moved the trial outside DeSoto County because prosecutors failed ...

Melania Trump Dress Sells Out Less Than An Hour After RNC Speech

'She doesn't have a stylist'

Ex-Theranos customer files a lawsuit claiming faulty blood tests contributed to his heart attack

Theranos is now steeped in an avalanche of legal woes, including a suit filed Monday, July 19 by an ex-customer alleging the company's faulty blood tests caused him to have a heart attack. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Arizona, and first reported in Ars Technica, is now one of at least nine civil suits Theranos faces after an onslaught of investigations into the… Read More

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Obama Takes on Accusations He's Weak in Support of Police

President Barack Obama published an open letter to U.S. law enforcement days after the deaths of three Louisiana police officers, seeking to counter criticism that he's indifferent to the plight of police amid tensions with minority communities.

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Pants suit on fire

(Paul Mirengoff) Lying to Charlie Rose isn't a crime, which is a good thing for Hillary Clinton. If it were, the FBI would have another criminal referral on its hands. Clinton has claimed that FBI director James Comey, in his testimony before a House committee, "clarified" his statement that her handling of top secret information was "extremely careless." When she made this claim to Rose, he countered, "But he said it was

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Insurgent GOP Delegates Describe Physical, Verbal Intimidation by Trump Allies

Delegates pushing for a vote on the Republican convention's controversial rules package were restrained by security and physically and professionally threatened by allies of presumptive nominee Donald Trump, sources tell the Washington Free Beacon.

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee exerted immense amounts of pressure on nominees from a handful of states that unsuccessfully pressed for a recorded vote on the convention rules on Tuesday.

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Obama won't punish Julian Castro for violating Hatch Act

The White House said Tuesday that President Obama won't discipline Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton, for violating the Hatch Act.

"To his credit, Secretary Castro acknowledged the mistake he made," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. He added that Mr. ...

Knife-Wielding Moroccan Man Attacks French Woman, 3 Daughters For Wearing 'Light Clothing'

The youngest -- 8 -- suffered a punctured lung and needed emergency surgery