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| Democratic Convention, Pope Francis, PGA Championship: Your Thursday Briefing | Democratic Convention, Pope Francis, PGA Championship: Your Thursday Briefing |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Obama hails Clinton as political heir. | • Obama hails Clinton as political heir. |
| President Obama urged voters to transfer their trust in him to the Democrat he wants to succeed him: “Tonight, I ask you to do for Hillary Clinton what you did for me,” he said. Mr. Obama rebuked Donald Trump by name eight times while offering his ringing endorsement of Mrs. Clinton. | President Obama urged voters to transfer their trust in him to the Democrat he wants to succeed him: “Tonight, I ask you to do for Hillary Clinton what you did for me,” he said. Mr. Obama rebuked Donald Trump by name eight times while offering his ringing endorsement of Mrs. Clinton. |
| Her running mate, Tim Kaine, offered his impression of Mr. Trump: “Believe me!” he said repeatedly, mocking what he called Mr. Trump’s signature empty promise. Among the night’s other speakers were Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Michael R. Bloomberg. | Her running mate, Tim Kaine, offered his impression of Mr. Trump: “Believe me!” he said repeatedly, mocking what he called Mr. Trump’s signature empty promise. Among the night’s other speakers were Joseph R. Biden Jr., and Michael R. Bloomberg. |
| Here are our takeaways from Day 3. | Here are our takeaways from Day 3. |
| • Convention finale. | • Convention finale. |
| Mrs. Clinton will be introduced by her daughter, Chelsea, before accepting the nomination tonight. She’ll have an opportunity to end the lingering divisions in the party in her address. | Mrs. Clinton will be introduced by her daughter, Chelsea, before accepting the nomination tonight. She’ll have an opportunity to end the lingering divisions in the party in her address. |
| She is expected to identify stiffer gun control laws as a priority, setting up a clear contrast with Mr. Trump. Here’s what else to watch for tonight. | She is expected to identify stiffer gun control laws as a priority, setting up a clear contrast with Mr. Trump. Here’s what else to watch for tonight. |
| • Moscow, are you there? | • Moscow, are you there? |
| Mr. Trump called on Wednesday on Russia to hack Mrs. Clinton’s email, essentially encouraging a foreign power’s cyberspying efforts. | Mr. Trump called on Wednesday on Russia to hack Mrs. Clinton’s email, essentially encouraging a foreign power’s cyberspying efforts. |
| We followed the trail of the stolen Democratic National Committee emails from Russia to WikiLeaks. There’s uncertainty on whether the hacker was a person or a Russian front. | We followed the trail of the stolen Democratic National Committee emails from Russia to WikiLeaks. There’s uncertainty on whether the hacker was a person or a Russian front. |
| • Freddie Gray case ends. | • Freddie Gray case ends. |
| Baltimore’s top prosecutor is blaming what she calls a shoddy police investigation for the failure of her cases against six officers charged in the death of Mr. Gray, a black man who died last year of a spinal cord injury sustained in custody. | Baltimore’s top prosecutor is blaming what she calls a shoddy police investigation for the failure of her cases against six officers charged in the death of Mr. Gray, a black man who died last year of a spinal cord injury sustained in custody. |
| Not a single conviction was secured during the first four trials, and all remaining charges were dropped on Wednesday. | Not a single conviction was secured during the first four trials, and all remaining charges were dropped on Wednesday. |
| • Insight on ISIS. | • Insight on ISIS. |
| The U.S. has secured a new trove of intelligence on Islamic State militants. Officials say the information, seized by American-backed militias in Syria, could help combat the group on the battlefield and prevent fighters from slipping into Europe. | The U.S. has secured a new trove of intelligence on Islamic State militants. Officials say the information, seized by American-backed militias in Syria, could help combat the group on the battlefield and prevent fighters from slipping into Europe. |
| But James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, warned that there could be a downside to vanquishing the Islamic State: “At some point there is going to be a terrorist diaspora out of Syria like we’ve never seen before,” he said. | But James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, warned that there could be a downside to vanquishing the Islamic State: “At some point there is going to be a terrorist diaspora out of Syria like we’ve never seen before,” he said. |
| • The pope’s message. | • The pope’s message. |
| During his visit to Poland, Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the “world is at war,” but emphasized that he did not see it as a religious conflict. | During his visit to Poland, Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the “world is at war,” but emphasized that he did not see it as a religious conflict. |
| He also admonished Central and Eastern European governments for not accepting more refugees. | He also admonished Central and Eastern European governments for not accepting more refugees. |
| • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is aiming to strengthen federal efforts to go after collectors who hound people for debts they may not owe. | • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is aiming to strengthen federal efforts to go after collectors who hound people for debts they may not owe. |
| • The Federal Reserve has issued an upbeat economic outlook suggesting a growing chance of rate increases this year. | • The Federal Reserve has issued an upbeat economic outlook suggesting a growing chance of rate increases this year. |
| • Facebook’s profit nearly tripled on mobile ad sales and new users. | • Facebook’s profit nearly tripled on mobile ad sales and new users. |
| • Health update. | • Health update. |
| Over the past two to three years, hundreds of clinics have sprung up in the U.S. offering stem cell treatments for many ailments, but the therapies are still mostly theory. | Over the past two to three years, hundreds of clinics have sprung up in the U.S. offering stem cell treatments for many ailments, but the therapies are still mostly theory. |
| Also, the social media-driven “Ice Bucket Challenge” from two summers ago has helped lead scientists to a gene tied to A.L.S., also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The discovery is significant but is not a breakthrough. | Also, the social media-driven “Ice Bucket Challenge” from two summers ago has helped lead scientists to a gene tied to A.L.S., also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The discovery is significant but is not a breakthrough. |
| • In memoriam. | • In memoriam. |
| James Alan McPherson, 72, was the first black writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. | James Alan McPherson, 72, was the first black writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. |
| Forrest E. Mars Jr., 84, helped build Mars Inc. into the world’s largest confectionary company. | Forrest E. Mars Jr., 84, helped build Mars Inc. into the world’s largest confectionary company. |
| • Chatterboxes. | • Chatterboxes. |
| Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News host, was rebuked for addressing Michelle Obama’s remarks about slaves having built the White House. He said that those slaves were “well fed and had decent lodgings.” | Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News host, was rebuked for addressing Michelle Obama’s remarks about slaves having built the White House. He said that those slaves were “well fed and had decent lodgings.” |
| Our reporter caught up with the radio host Howard Stern and finds that he is “one of the most deft and engrossing celebrity interviewers in the business.” | Our reporter caught up with the radio host Howard Stern and finds that he is “one of the most deft and engrossing celebrity interviewers in the business.” |
| • Inspired by Tiger Woods. | • Inspired by Tiger Woods. |
| The PGA Championship, golf’s final major of the year, begins at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. (1 p.m., TNT). | The PGA Championship, golf’s final major of the year, begins at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J. (1 p.m., TNT). |
| One golfer to watch: Wyatt Worthington II, who is just the second African-American club professional to have qualified for the event, and the first in 25 years. | One golfer to watch: Wyatt Worthington II, who is just the second African-American club professional to have qualified for the event, and the first in 25 years. |
| • Recipes of the day. | • Recipes of the day. |
| For a quick meal, try pea soup with garlic-infused oil. This sautéed kale may become your favorite side dish. And here’s some can’t-miss rice. | For a quick meal, try pea soup with garlic-infused oil. This sautéed kale may become your favorite side dish. And here’s some can’t-miss rice. |
| History will be made tonight when the first woman accepts a major-party nomination for the presidency of the U.S. | History will be made tonight when the first woman accepts a major-party nomination for the presidency of the U.S. |
| The first female candidate for the nation’s highest office was Victoria Woodhull in 1872, a half-century before American women won the right to vote. | The first female candidate for the nation’s highest office was Victoria Woodhull in 1872, a half-century before American women won the right to vote. |
| Woodhull was nominated by the Equal Rights Party at a convention that she bankrolled. The abolitionist and former slave, Frederick Douglass, was nominated to be her running mate. | Woodhull was nominated by the Equal Rights Party at a convention that she bankrolled. The abolitionist and former slave, Frederick Douglass, was nominated to be her running mate. |
| She was born in Homer, Ohio, in 1838, and grew up poor, working as a fortune teller with her younger sister, Tennessee. | She was born in Homer, Ohio, in 1838, and grew up poor, working as a fortune teller with her younger sister, Tennessee. |
| In 1868, they moved to New York, and met one of the world’s richest men, the transportation mogul Cornelius Vanderbilt. Tennessee was his lover; Victoria provided him with stock tips. | In 1868, they moved to New York, and met one of the world’s richest men, the transportation mogul Cornelius Vanderbilt. Tennessee was his lover; Victoria provided him with stock tips. |
| Vanderbilt gave the sisters money for what became Wall Street’s first female-owned brokerage house. It did so well that they started a newspaper. | Vanderbilt gave the sisters money for what became Wall Street’s first female-owned brokerage house. It did so well that they started a newspaper. |
| Woodhull used her wealth and status to promote the suffrage movement: She was the first woman to appear before a congressional committee on the issue. (See our list of political milestones.) | Woodhull used her wealth and status to promote the suffrage movement: She was the first woman to appear before a congressional committee on the issue. (See our list of political milestones.) |
| Days before the election, her newspaper exposed the extramarital affair of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, one of the country’s most famous preachers. Woodhull spent Election Day in jail, charged with sending obscene materials. Her candidacy was only a blip in the voting. | Days before the election, her newspaper exposed the extramarital affair of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, one of the country’s most famous preachers. Woodhull spent Election Day in jail, charged with sending obscene materials. Her candidacy was only a blip in the voting. |
| Beecher’s sensational six-month trial ended in a hung jury, but the scandal ruined Woodhull. She later moved to England, where she lived most of her last 50 years until her death in 1927. | Beecher’s sensational six-month trial ended in a hung jury, but the scandal ruined Woodhull. She later moved to England, where she lived most of her last 50 years until her death in 1927. |
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