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| Donald Trump, Roger Ailes, ‘Star Trek Beyond’: Your Friday Briefing | |
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| Good morning. | Good morning. |
| Here’s what you need to know: | Here’s what you need to know: |
| • Trump takes the Republican mantle. | • Trump takes the Republican mantle. |
| Donald J. Trump cast himself as the savior of a nation in decline during his 75-minute acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. | Donald J. Trump cast himself as the savior of a nation in decline during his 75-minute acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. |
| He said crime and violence would come to an end if he became president, and he told “the forgotten men and women of our country” that “I am your voice.” He also repeated warnings of the dangers of terrorism, illegal immigrants and unfair trade deals. | He said crime and violence would come to an end if he became president, and he told “the forgotten men and women of our country” that “I am your voice.” He also repeated warnings of the dangers of terrorism, illegal immigrants and unfair trade deals. |
| But he didn’t acknowledge or rebut the doubts that many have expressed about his demeanor, honesty and character. We fact-checked his speech and have highlights and takeaways from the convention’s final night. | But he didn’t acknowledge or rebut the doubts that many have expressed about his demeanor, honesty and character. We fact-checked his speech and have highlights and takeaways from the convention’s final night. |
| • Convention wrap-up. | • Convention wrap-up. |
| Even as Mr. Trump promised to topple Washington’s “rigged system,” big donors and lobbyists operated as usual in Cleveland. | Even as Mr. Trump promised to topple Washington’s “rigged system,” big donors and lobbyists operated as usual in Cleveland. |
| There was plenty of talk about how Ted Cruz used his speech not to endorse the nominee but to position himself for the future, and our theater reporter writes that Mr. Cruz’s address reminded some of Mark Antony’s funeral speech in “Julius Caesar,” at least as described by Shakespeare. | There was plenty of talk about how Ted Cruz used his speech not to endorse the nominee but to position himself for the future, and our theater reporter writes that Mr. Cruz’s address reminded some of Mark Antony’s funeral speech in “Julius Caesar,” at least as described by Shakespeare. |
| The convention will also be remembered for turning Mr. Trump’s children into celebrities, and for its peaceful protests. | The convention will also be remembered for turning Mr. Trump’s children into celebrities, and for its peaceful protests. |
| • Democrats prepare their stage. | • Democrats prepare their stage. |
| The Democrats will open their convention on Monday in Philadelphia, with one major question: Who will be Hillary Clinton’s running mate? | The Democrats will open their convention on Monday in Philadelphia, with one major question: Who will be Hillary Clinton’s running mate? |
| People close to her campaign have signaled that it will be Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a popular politician from a battleground state. | People close to her campaign have signaled that it will be Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a popular politician from a battleground state. |
| • Race relations in the U.S. | • Race relations in the U.S. |
| President Obama faces growing expectations from young black activists who are asking why a leader they see as uniquely aware of racism is not doing more to help them. | President Obama faces growing expectations from young black activists who are asking why a leader they see as uniquely aware of racism is not doing more to help them. |
| As a series of demonstrations began across the U.S. on Thursday to protest police shootings, officers in North Miami, Fla., shot an unarmed black man who was lying on the ground with his arms up. Charles Kinsey, a behavior therapist, was trying to help a patient with autism who had run away from the group home where he works. He was struck in the leg. | As a series of demonstrations began across the U.S. on Thursday to protest police shootings, officers in North Miami, Fla., shot an unarmed black man who was lying on the ground with his arms up. Charles Kinsey, a behavior therapist, was trying to help a patient with autism who had run away from the group home where he works. He was struck in the leg. |
| • Charges in France attack. | • Charges in France attack. |
| The Paris prosecutor said that the man who killed 84 people in Nice, France, last week planned his assault over several months and got help from at least five people, who have been charged. | The Paris prosecutor said that the man who killed 84 people in Nice, France, last week planned his assault over several months and got help from at least five people, who have been charged. |
| There is no evidence that he or those suspected of helping him had any direct contact with the Islamic State network, even though the militant group has called the attacker one of its “soldiers.” | There is no evidence that he or those suspected of helping him had any direct contact with the Islamic State network, even though the militant group has called the attacker one of its “soldiers.” |
| • Fox News chief is out. | • Fox News chief is out. |
| Roger Ailes, who had run the cable network since its inception, was let go on Thursday after a sexual harassment suit filed by Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox anchor. Rupert Murdoch, the 85-year-old media mogul, will take over in the interim. | Roger Ailes, who had run the cable network since its inception, was let go on Thursday after a sexual harassment suit filed by Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox anchor. Rupert Murdoch, the 85-year-old media mogul, will take over in the interim. |
| One person briefed on the matter said that Fox News’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, had learned that Mr. Ailes was trying to get some of his on-air stars to criticize people who cooperated with an investigation into sexual harassment accusations. Mr. Ailes changed and shaped how we talk about news and government. | One person briefed on the matter said that Fox News’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, had learned that Mr. Ailes was trying to get some of his on-air stars to criticize people who cooperated with an investigation into sexual harassment accusations. Mr. Ailes changed and shaped how we talk about news and government. |
| • Terrorist threat in Brazil. | • Terrorist threat in Brazil. |
| The police in Brazil have arrested 10 people in a “disorganized cell” that they say were planning terrorist acts. | The police in Brazil have arrested 10 people in a “disorganized cell” that they say were planning terrorist acts. |
| The Olympic Games begin in Rio de Janeiro in two weeks. | The Olympic Games begin in Rio de Janeiro in two weeks. |
| • Auto industry executives and government officials are in Detroit today to discuss the rising concerns of cybersecurity and hacking. Automobiles have essentially become supercomputers on wheels, and more of them are linked to the internet, posing security risks. | • Auto industry executives and government officials are in Detroit today to discuss the rising concerns of cybersecurity and hacking. Automobiles have essentially become supercomputers on wheels, and more of them are linked to the internet, posing security risks. |
| A year ago, researchers showed that they were able to remotely take control of a Jeep Grand Cherokee on a highway. | A year ago, researchers showed that they were able to remotely take control of a Jeep Grand Cherokee on a highway. |
| • Taking to the air? Of the things that can delay takeoff, an out-of-order coffee maker might seem mundane. But fixing it is not as simple as it might seem. | • Taking to the air? Of the things that can delay takeoff, an out-of-order coffee maker might seem mundane. But fixing it is not as simple as it might seem. |
| • U.S. stocks dipped on Thursday. | |
| • North Carolina loses sports prize. | • North Carolina loses sports prize. |
| The N.B.A. has pulled its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte in response to North Carolina’s law on bathroom access for transgender people, depriving the local economy of millions of tourist dollars. | The N.B.A. has pulled its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte in response to North Carolina’s law on bathroom access for transgender people, depriving the local economy of millions of tourist dollars. |
| • At the movies. | • At the movies. |
| In “Star Trek Beyond,” the Enterprise crashes on a hostile planet and its crew must battle an alien villain to survive. Our reviewer writes that the film “follows its immediate predecessors, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Into Darkness,’ in sacrificing some of the old spirit to blockbuster imperatives.” | In “Star Trek Beyond,” the Enterprise crashes on a hostile planet and its crew must battle an alien villain to survive. Our reviewer writes that the film “follows its immediate predecessors, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Into Darkness,’ in sacrificing some of the old spirit to blockbuster imperatives.” |
| “Ice Age: Collision Course,” the fifth movie in the “Ice Age” franchise, includes endless wisecracks, and the 3-D animation packs some punch. | “Ice Age: Collision Course,” the fifth movie in the “Ice Age” franchise, includes endless wisecracks, and the 3-D animation packs some punch. |
| • Brought to you by Google. | • Brought to you by Google. |
| The company is spending $450 million on projects aimed at supporting European culture and education, as it tries to remake its image in the region. It faces a growing list of regulatory challenges there. | The company is spending $450 million on projects aimed at supporting European culture and education, as it tries to remake its image in the region. It faces a growing list of regulatory challenges there. |
| • Print your house? | • Print your house? |
| The future of home-building around the globe — especially in cities — is being shaped by the pressures of climate change and population growth and by technologies like 3-D printing. | The future of home-building around the globe — especially in cities — is being shaped by the pressures of climate change and population growth and by technologies like 3-D printing. |
| • Weekend recipes. | • Weekend recipes. |
| For a summery dish, make some chard-wrapped Greek yogurt pies. In this gazpacho, tomato and watermelon are an unexpected but winning match. | For a summery dish, make some chard-wrapped Greek yogurt pies. In this gazpacho, tomato and watermelon are an unexpected but winning match. |
| One convention is over, and another looms. However riveting, or dull, you find them, this is certain: The modern-day quadrennial get-togethers are fleeting when compared with the Democrats’ 16-day gathering in New York in 1924, the longest national political convention in U.S. history. | One convention is over, and another looms. However riveting, or dull, you find them, this is certain: The modern-day quadrennial get-togethers are fleeting when compared with the Democrats’ 16-day gathering in New York in 1924, the longest national political convention in U.S. history. |
| The first days were spent narrowing the field of candidates to 16. Then — inside a 100-degree Madison Square Garden — began the lengthy roll calls. Ballot after ballot brought bedlam and deadlock, and the country followed along on live radio. | The first days were spent narrowing the field of candidates to 16. Then — inside a 100-degree Madison Square Garden — began the lengthy roll calls. Ballot after ballot brought bedlam and deadlock, and the country followed along on live radio. |
| Spectators in the gallery spit on delegates below, brawls broke out on the floor and two governors got into a fistfight. Among the many divisions: pro-Prohibition versus anti-Prohibition, Catholics versus Protestants, rural versus urban. | Spectators in the gallery spit on delegates below, brawls broke out on the floor and two governors got into a fistfight. Among the many divisions: pro-Prohibition versus anti-Prohibition, Catholics versus Protestants, rural versus urban. |
| A debate on a resolution denouncing the Ku Klux Klan required 1,000 police officers to control the crowd. (The proposal passed by one vote and newspapers nicknamed the convention a “Klanbake.”) | A debate on a resolution denouncing the Ku Klux Klan required 1,000 police officers to control the crowd. (The proposal passed by one vote and newspapers nicknamed the convention a “Klanbake.”) |
| On the 12th day, the Democratic National Committee chairman fainted. Twice. A motion to adjourn and meet again in Kansas City, Mo., failed. | On the 12th day, the Democratic National Committee chairman fainted. Twice. A motion to adjourn and meet again in Kansas City, Mo., failed. |
| After nearly 100 ballots, the two leading candidates — Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York and former Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo — gave up. | After nearly 100 ballots, the two leading candidates — Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York and former Treasury Secretary William G. McAdoo — gave up. |
| On the record 103rd ballot, John W. Davis of West Virginia, a wealthy Wall Street lawyer, emerged victorious. (He was later handily beaten by President Calvin Coolidge.) | On the record 103rd ballot, John W. Davis of West Virginia, a wealthy Wall Street lawyer, emerged victorious. (He was later handily beaten by President Calvin Coolidge.) |
| A report in The Times said of the convention, “No trained animal was ever tortured like these delegates.” | A report in The Times said of the convention, “No trained animal was ever tortured like these delegates.” |
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