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July 22, 2016

New Hillary leak: Wikileaks releases 20K DNC emails

Nearly 20,000 emails and more than 8,000 attachments from the Democratic National Committee have been released by WikiLeaks. This is part one of their new Hillary Leaks series, the whistleblower organization said in press release.

July 22, 2016

July 21, 2016

Seeking Republican unity, Trump says: 'I will fight for you'

As Trump prepared to close out the convention on Thursday, his remarks have been vetted via software that ferrets out plagiarism, seeking to avoid the kinds of problems that followed wife Melania Trump's speech on Monday.

July 21, 2016

July 21, 2016

Donald Trump's most important moment

Donald Trump is hours away from the most important moment of his life.

July 21, 2016

July 20, 2016

RNC Erupts As Ted Cruz Refuses To Endorse Trump In Convention Speech

“Vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.”

July 20, 2016

July 20, 2016

Trump staffer Meredith McIver takes blame for Melania Trump’s speech

A TRUMP staffer offered her resignation over the Melania Trump plagiarism incident, but her offer was rejected.

July 20, 2016

July 20, 2016

Melania Trump plagiarism row: Staffer admits role in speech

An employee of the Trump Organisation, Meredith McIver, has admitted her role in writing Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention.

July 20, 2016

July 20, 2016

4 suspects at large after attempted assassination of NYPD cops in Brooklyn

Several shots have been fired at police officers in Brooklyn from a car that fled the scene of the shooting during which no one was hurt. An active search for the four suspects is underway.

July 20, 2016

July 20, 2016

‘Lock her Up’: Christie raises hell at Republican convention over Clinton

Chris Christie’s “Guilty!” speech squarely directed at Hillary Clinton has swiftly started a ruckus on Twitter with people both poking fun at and scolding him for bringing a medieval witch-hunt to the Republican convention.

July 20, 2016

July 20, 2016

Top takeaways from Day 2 of the GOP convention

Republicans attempted to reclaim the narrative on the second day of the Republican convention, after the stumbles of the first night dragged into Tuesday afternoon. Here are some top takeaways from Day Two:

July 20, 2016

July 19, 2016

Republican National Convention, day two: Donald Trump officially nominated

That was all before he started riffing on Clinton’s private email server.

July 19, 2016

July 19, 2016

TRUMP WINS NOMINATION

It's no longer presumptive. Donald Trump has surpassed the required 1,237 delegate votes for the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

July 19, 2016

July 19, 2016

Police captain shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City Police Chief, Terry Zeigler, said a police officer was shot and later died Tuesday afternoon. The officer had been taken to hospital in critical condition.

July 19, 2016

July 19, 2016

Two hurt after crane collapses onto Tappan Zee Bridge

A crane collapsed across the Tappan Zee Bridge on Tuesday, injuring at least two people and halting traffic in both directions, authorities said.

July 19, 2016

July 19, 2016

Melania Trump convention speech seems to plagiarise Michelle Obama

Multiple lines about necessity of hard work and strong family values, nearly verbatim from the first lady’s 2008 address.

July 19, 2016

July 19, 2016

Was Melania Trump's speech plagiarized from Michelle Obama?

Here's the excerpt from Obama in 2008:

July 19, 2016

July 18, 2016

Mayhem breaks out at RNC after party ignores last-minute attempt to change convention rules

The GOP ignored a group seeking to change the rules for the Republican National Convention’s presidential nominating process, which said it has enough signatures to force a vote on the matter.

July 18, 2016

July 17, 2016

3 police officers fatally shot in Baton Rouge; dead suspect identified

Three police officers were fatally shot in Baton Rouge and three others were wounded, according to officials, in what one witness described as a fusillade of dozens of shots shattering the calm of a Sunday morning.

July 17, 2016