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| Republican Convention, Turkey, Garry Marshall: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing | Republican Convention, Turkey, Garry Marshall: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing |
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| (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) | (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) |
| Good evening. Here’s the latest. | Good evening. Here’s the latest. |
| 1. Questions about Melania Trump’s speech dominated the Republican National Convention, distracting attention on a day that was supposed to be about Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s running mate. | 1. Questions about Melania Trump’s speech dominated the Republican National Convention, distracting attention on a day that was supposed to be about Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump’s running mate. |
| Meredith McIver, a longtime Trump employee, took responsibility for lifted passages in Ms. Trump’s speech, which originally appeared in Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech. | Meredith McIver, a longtime Trump employee, took responsibility for lifted passages in Ms. Trump’s speech, which originally appeared in Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech. |
| “I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused,” she said. Mr. Trump’s own speech, to be delivered Thursday, is being vacuumed of any hint of borrowing. | “I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused,” she said. Mr. Trump’s own speech, to be delivered Thursday, is being vacuumed of any hint of borrowing. |
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| 2. The convention’s organizers are confronting a range of troubles, like an ever emptier hall and schedule slippage that pushes top speakers out of the prime-time broadcast TV window. | 2. The convention’s organizers are confronting a range of troubles, like an ever emptier hall and schedule slippage that pushes top speakers out of the prime-time broadcast TV window. |
| Tonight’s lineup of speakers includes Governor Pence, Mr. Trump’s son Eric, Newt Gingrich, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Scott Walker and Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire whose embrace of Trump has troubled some in Silicon Valley. Our live coverage is here. | |
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| 3. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared a three-month state of emergency as he expanded his crackdown. | 3. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared a three-month state of emergency as he expanded his crackdown. |
| In the days since the government thwarted a coup attempt, nearly 60,000 soldiers, police officers, judges, educators and other civil servants have been suspended or detained. | In the days since the government thwarted a coup attempt, nearly 60,000 soldiers, police officers, judges, educators and other civil servants have been suspended or detained. |
| “I don’t think we have come to the end of it yet,” Mr. Erdogan said, adding that he suspected foreign countries might have been involved. | “I don’t think we have come to the end of it yet,” Mr. Erdogan said, adding that he suspected foreign countries might have been involved. |
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| 4. An advance in neuroscience: Researchers published a spectacular new map of the brain that includes 83 familiar regions and identifies 97 more that enable specific functions. | 4. An advance in neuroscience: Researchers published a spectacular new map of the brain that includes 83 familiar regions and identifies 97 more that enable specific functions. |
| A neuroscientist praised the work, calling it “a step towards understanding why we’re we.” | A neuroscientist praised the work, calling it “a step towards understanding why we’re we.” |
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| 5. Twitter barred @Nero, a.k.a. Milo Yiannopoulos, a technology editor at the conservative news site Breitbart, after he orchestrated a trolling campaign against the “Ghostbusters” actress Leslie Jones. | 5. Twitter barred @Nero, a.k.a. Milo Yiannopoulos, a technology editor at the conservative news site Breitbart, after he orchestrated a trolling campaign against the “Ghostbusters” actress Leslie Jones. |
| The social media platform, acknowledging criticism that it has been slow to curb online abuse, said it would be detailing new tools and policies within weeks. | The social media platform, acknowledging criticism that it has been slow to curb online abuse, said it would be detailing new tools and policies within weeks. |
| Above, Mr. Yiannopoulos outside the Republican convention in Cleveland. | Above, Mr. Yiannopoulos outside the Republican convention in Cleveland. |
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| 6. International investigators suspect that people close to the embattled prime minister of Malaysia, above, have siphoned off billions of dollars from a sovereign wealth fund since 2009. | 6. International investigators suspect that people close to the embattled prime minister of Malaysia, above, have siphoned off billions of dollars from a sovereign wealth fund since 2009. |
| The Justice Department traced what it called a money-laundering trail to the U.S. and moved to seize more than $1 billion in real estate, art and other luxury goods. | The Justice Department traced what it called a money-laundering trail to the U.S. and moved to seize more than $1 billion in real estate, art and other luxury goods. |
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| 7. Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May, navigated through her first session of questions from Parliament and then flew to Berlin to meet with Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel. | 7. Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May, navigated through her first session of questions from Parliament and then flew to Berlin to meet with Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel. |
| Ms. Merkel will play a leading role in negotiating terms of Britain’s exit from the E.U. On Thursday, Mrs. May will be in Paris for meetings with President François Hollande. | Ms. Merkel will play a leading role in negotiating terms of Britain’s exit from the E.U. On Thursday, Mrs. May will be in Paris for meetings with President François Hollande. |
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| 8. Here’s one way to measure cultural differences: the reaction to Pokémon Go, the wildly popular augmented-reality smartphone game, which has expanded into 26 more countries. | 8. Here’s one way to measure cultural differences: the reaction to Pokémon Go, the wildly popular augmented-reality smartphone game, which has expanded into 26 more countries. |
| Saudi clerics renewed a fatwa against Pokémon, calling it “un-Islamic.” Bosnia warned players to avoid chasing the digital creatures onto land mines left from the wars of the 1990s. | Saudi clerics renewed a fatwa against Pokémon, calling it “un-Islamic.” Bosnia warned players to avoid chasing the digital creatures onto land mines left from the wars of the 1990s. |
| And Russian websites published articles claiming the game is a C.I.A. plot. | And Russian websites published articles claiming the game is a C.I.A. plot. |
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| 9. Lifting relatively light weights can build just as much strength as heavier ones, so long as repetitions are increased. | 9. Lifting relatively light weights can build just as much strength as heavier ones, so long as repetitions are increased. |
| Researchers who made the findings say you must lift until you’re exhausted, meaning the effort feels like at least 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. So 10 to 12 reps with heavy weights equals 25 reps with lighter ones. | Researchers who made the findings say you must lift until you’re exhausted, meaning the effort feels like at least 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. So 10 to 12 reps with heavy weights equals 25 reps with lighter ones. |
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| 10. In memoriam: Garry Marshall, a titan of Hollywood and network TV who specialized in romantic, family and buddy comedies. | 10. In memoriam: Garry Marshall, a titan of Hollywood and network TV who specialized in romantic, family and buddy comedies. |
| He was behind “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “The Princess Diaries” and, biggest of all, “Pretty Woman.” | He was behind “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “The Princess Diaries” and, biggest of all, “Pretty Woman.” |
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| 11. Finally, police departments and community groups around the nation have been hunting for ways to defuse tensions, but Wichita, Kan., may have come up with an idea that’s the most fun: a barbecue, with music and dancing. | 11. Finally, police departments and community groups around the nation have been hunting for ways to defuse tensions, but Wichita, Kan., may have come up with an idea that’s the most fun: a barbecue, with music and dancing. |
| A video of one young officer, Aaron Moses, doing the “Cha-Cha Slide” with black and white residents has gone viral. | A video of one young officer, Aaron Moses, doing the “Cha-Cha Slide” with black and white residents has gone viral. |
| He says he’s being called “Officer Brown With the Get Down.” | He says he’s being called “Officer Brown With the Get Down.” |
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| Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. | Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. |
| And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. | And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. |
| Want to look back? Here’s last night’s briefing. | Want to look back? Here’s last night’s briefing. |
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