Monday, July 25, 2016

Democratic National Convention: Warren, Sanders to speak tonight ... and other top stories.

  • Democratic National Convention: Warren, Sanders to speak tonight ...

    PHILADELPHIA — Outgoing Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz faced an angry backlash at a meeting of her home state activists Monday morning as new signs of party discord emerged while Democrats prepared to kick off their national convention. As she took the podium at a Florida delegation breakfast, the South Florida congresswoman faced boos, which competed with many of the cheers she received. “If I could ask everybody to settle down,” she told the rowdy crowd as she ..
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  • Two killed, 16 injured in in shooting at Fort Myers, Fla., club; police ...

    Two killed, 16 injured in in shooting at Fort Myers, Fla., club; police ...
    Fort Myers, Fla., police say a shooting in a nightclub killed at least two people early Monday, July 25. Some 16 other people were wounded. Authorities are searching for suspects. (AP) A shooting early Monday morning outside a nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., killed at least two teenagers and injured at least 16 other people, with a 12-year-old reported to be among the wounded, according to authorities. Another person was injured in a shooting about half a mile away that police said was rela..
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  • Why Verizon wants to buy an ailing Yahoo

    Why Verizon wants to buy an ailing Yahoo
    Verizon announced an agreement to buy Yahoo for $4.83 billion on Monday, July 25. The agreement marks the end of an era for the company that once defined the Internet. (Reuters) Two years ago — an epoch in Silicon Valley time — AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong proposed a merger to Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer. Both Armstrong and Mayer were ex-Googlers hired to run and rescue these former marquee Internet destinations. But AOL and Yahoo were struggling in an increasingly mobile onli..
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  • Donald Trump surges to lead after GOP convention

    Donald Trump surges to lead after GOP convention
    PHILADELPHIA — GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has surged out to a lead in the polls after the GOP convention, enjoying a significant bounce from a mostly unified party.Sen. Ted Cruz’s refusal to endorse Mr. Trump does not appear to have harmed the billionaire businessman, who did earn the full backing of other top figures such as Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during last week’s convention.A CNN/ORC poll puts Mr. Trump up 48-45. When the Libertarian Party and Green Party..
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  • Germany: Syrian asylum seekers blows himself up, wounding 12

    Germany: Syrian asylum seekers blows himself up, wounding 12
    Officials say a Syrian man who had been denied asylum died after setting off a bomb near an outdoor music festival in southern Germany on Sunday night. (Reuters) BERLIN — The Syrian asylum seeker who set off an explosive-laden backpack outside a music festival in southern Germany left behind a video referencing the Islamic State and vowing to attack Germans, authorities said Monday, leaving Western Europe's most populous nation reeling from its fourth mass-casualty assault in seven days. ..
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  • Obama rushing Mosul offensive against ISIS to influence election ...

    Obama rushing Mosul offensive against ISIS to influence election ...
    Some U.S. officers in Baghdad believe the Obama administration is rushing plans for a Mosul offensive so it takes place before the November presidential election, a retired general says.Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael D. Barbero said his contacts in Baghdad have relayed the concerns to him, fearing there is now an “artificial timeline” for what promises to be by far the toughest battle in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq.Iraqi Security Forces, which has made strides since the U.S.-led coa..
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  • A troubling turn for US relations in the Muslim world

    A troubling turn for US relations in the Muslim world
    When he launched his attempt to rebuild U.S. relations with the Muslim world seven years ago, Barack Obama started with Turkey and Egypt, vital U.S. allies that seemed to be on the cusp of change. Under Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey was pioneering a model of moderate, democratic Islamism. Egypt was still ruled by an aging strongman, but with prodding from the George W. Bush administration, it had allowed the flourishing of a liberal civil society and was attempting to modernize its economy. Sinc..
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  • How Sam Allardyce can save England

    How Sam Allardyce can save England
    By Michael Caley July 25 at 4:30 AM Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce will take over England’s national team. (Lee Smith/Reuters) After a disappointing European Championships capped off by a loss to Iceland, England parted ways with manager Roy Hodgson. His replacement is Sam Allardyce, who has left his position with Sunderland to take the national team job. Allardyce is a fixture in English soccer, a former Premier League defender with now over two decades of managerial experience for tea..
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Democrats vote to bind most superdelegates to state primary results .Democrats vote to bind most superdelegates to state primary results .
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