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9:50 PM ET, July 14, 2016

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Indianapolis Star:
Next Slide  —  Gov. Mike Pence is dropping his re-election bid in Indiana to become Donald Trump's running mate.  —  IndyStar has confirmed that Trump plans to announce Pence as his selection for vice president, ending a weeks-long vice presidential casting call during which Trump vetted a handful of high-profile Republicans.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump's Campaign Signals He Will Pick Mike Pence as Running Mate  —  Donald J. Trump's campaign has signaled strongly to Republicans in Washington that he will pick Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, as his running mate, though Republicans caution the party's mercurial presidential candidate …
Patricia Murphy / Roll Call:
Trump to Pick Mike Pence, Says Source  —  Announcement expected Friday  —  Could Bayh and the Reruns Reboot the Senate?  In Search of a Hero A ‘Trumptastic’ GOP Convention  —  Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)  —  @Patricia Murphy  —  Donald Trump is planning to announce …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House praises Trump's VP pick for expanding Medicaid  —  's vice presidential pick received praise from an unwelcome place Thursday: the White House.  —  President Obama's chief spokesman, Josh Earnest, lauded Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) for deciding to expand Medicaid in his state under ObamaCare.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump picks Pence as VP
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Christie on VP chatter: I don't like coming in second
Discussion: ABC News
Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: At least 60 feared dead and shots fired as lorry RAMS into crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice leaving bodies strewn across the road in suspected Terror attack  — At least 50 people are feared dead and 150 have been injured in a Bastille Day attack in Nice, southern France
Discussion: Shot in the Dark
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Guardian:
Nice ‘terrorist attack’: truck hits Bastille Day crowd killing 77 people - live updates  —  Police say a vehicle which struck crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice contained ‘arms, loaded with grenades’  — Mayor of Paris tweets in solidarity with Nice
Nick Gutteridge / Daily Express:
NICE LATEST: At least 73 dead as lorry driven into Bastille Day crowd in terrorist attack  —  AT LEAST 73 people have been killed and 100 more injured in the southern French city of Nice tonight after a lorry was “deliberately driven” into a crowd out celebrating Bastille Day in a confirmed terrorist attack.
The Hill:
Dozens killed after truck plows into crowd in France  —  Dozens are dead after a truck drove into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France.  —  The French paper, Le Figaro, reported that 73 were dead, a similar count to the number reported by the mayor of Nice, Chrisian Estrosi.
Discussion: TIME, RT, Daily Kos, KLFY-TV and FOX31 Denver
Michel Rose / Reuters:
At least 60 dead, 100 hurt in truck attack on Nice Bastille Day crowd
Discussion: Guardian, Vocativ and The Week
BBC:
‘Many dead’ as lorry hits crowd in Nice
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Trump explains Palin's absence from GOP convention speakers  —  Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin isn't included in the official list of speakers for the Republican National Convention next week, and Donald Trump suggested in an interview that her absence is because she lives too far from the venue.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
RNC Speaker Dana White Tweets About His ‘Nuts’ Not GOP  —  It's unclear if UFC President Dana White is even interested in Trump or the RNC—because his Twitter feed is basically a bunch of missives about his and others' “nuts.”  —  One of the Republican National Convention speakers …
Discussion: Mediaite
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Trump: ‘I wish I had time’ to play ‘Pokemon Go’  —  Donald Trump would like to catch 'em all.  —  But he's busy running for president.  —  In an interview with the Washington Examiner on Thursday, the Republican nominee said he wishes he could join in the craze over the new smartphone game “Pokemon Go.”
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Speakers at Donald Trump's Convention: Tim Tebow, Peter Thiel, but No Sarah Palin?
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
GOP Cleveland organizers beg Adelson for $6 million
New York Times:
Poll Finds Emails Weighing on Hillary Clinton, Now Tied With Donald Trump  —  Hillary Clinton has emerged from the F.B.I. investigation into her email practices as secretary of state a wounded candidate with a large and growing majority of voters saying she cannot be trusted, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Katie Jacobs Stanton:
An open letter from technology sector leaders on Donald Trump's candidacy for President  —  We are inventors, entrepreneurs, engineers, investors, researchers, and business leaders working in the technology sector.  We are proud that American innovation is the envy of the world …
The Huffington Post:
A Giant Billboard Of Trump And Cruz Kissing Just Went Up 5 Minutes From The RNC  —  Republicans aren't gonna be happy about this one...  JamesMichael Nichols  —  Queer Voices Deputy Editor, The Huffington Post  —  Republican National Convention-goers are in for a big surprise.
Discussion: ABC News, Joe.My.God. and Allen B. West
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Gregory T. Angelo / Log Cabin Republicans:
A Message on the GOP Platform from Log Cabin Republicans President Gregory T. Angelo
Discussion: New Urban Legends, Vox and RedState
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
This Isn't Funny Anymore.  American Democracy Is at Stake.  —  Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a traitor to the American idea.  —  CLEVELAND, OHIO—A while back, we here at the shebeen decided that Donald J. Trump's act was no longer funny.  That he no longer was a goofy guy …
Discussion: Advocate and Common Dreams
Los Angeles Times:
Fresno police release body-camera footage of fatal shooting of unarmed 19-year-old  —  Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer on Wednesday released body-camera video of officers fatally shooting 19-year-old Dylan Noble last month.  (Scott Smith / Associated Press)  —  The chief of the Fresno Police …
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CNN:
Teen's “White Boy Privilege” slam poetry goes viral  —  New York (CNN)A young boy takes the stage.  In a shaky voice, he says, “My name is Royce.  My poem is titled, ‘White Boy Privilege.’”  —  The video of the 14-year-old student's slam poem at his school has gone viral in the midst …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats ‘freaked out’ about polls in meeting with Clinton  —  Nervous Senate Democrats raised concerns with Hillary Clinton  —  during a private meeting in the Capitol Thursday over a recent poll showing Donald Trump  —  leading or tied in several battleground states.
Discussion: Liberal Values and Hot Air
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Foul-mouthed ‘Dora’ actress called my kid a ‘p—y’  —  More On:  —  Who knew “Dora the Explorer” was such a bully!  —  A private-school classmate says the voice actress behind the bilingual Nickelodeon character is anything but a wide-eyed innocent — painting her, in a new court filing …
Discussion: LawNewz and Jezebel
 
 
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Daily Mail:
Police report DOZENS of sex crimes, including rape, committed by ‘foreign men’ at third Swedish music festival
Wkrn Web / WKRN-TV:
Rep. Jeremy Durham denies sexual allegations in attorney general report
Discussion: WJHL
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The non-religious are now the country's largest religious voting bloc
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Congress takes 7-week vacation with little to show for it
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
Slamming Trump, Clinton Promises Action on Immigration
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Alan Bjerga / Bloomberg:
Obama Ready to Sign Food-Label Bill Consumer Groups Dislike
Discussion: Common Dreams
 Earlier Items: 
Ken Ham / Around the World with Ken Ham:
Stand up to FFRF Bullies!
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Clif Leblanc / The State:
Columbia fires 2 more firefighters, closes station over Facebook post
Discussion: Daily Wire and alan.com
Washington Post:
Boris Johnson ‘lied a lot,’ says French foreign minister
Discussion: BBC, The Atlantic, Guardian and Forbes
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
McCaskill: Founding Fathers ‘Maniacal’ for Wanting Separation of Powers
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘I regret making’ Donald Trump remarks
Discussion: Washington Post, Hot Air and alan.com
Tim Alberta / National Review:
Priebus Meets Privately with Mike Lee, Never Trump Leaders to Discuss Procedural Compromise
Discussion: TIME, Guardian and Hot Air
 

 
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