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| Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, France: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing | Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, France: Your Tuesday 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. Democrats formally nominated Hillary Clinton for president in a roll-call vote of delegates on the floor of the Democratic National Convention, making her the first female candidate to represent a major American political party. | |
| The speakers tonight are hoping to address Mrs. Clinton’s low favorability ratings by portraying her as an appealing leader. They include Jimmy Carter (by video), women who have lost children to gun violence, the former Attorney General Eric Holder, Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood, Lena Dunham and, finally, Bill Clinton. Our live coverage is here. | The speakers tonight are hoping to address Mrs. Clinton’s low favorability ratings by portraying her as an appealing leader. They include Jimmy Carter (by video), women who have lost children to gun violence, the former Attorney General Eric Holder, Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood, Lena Dunham and, finally, Bill Clinton. Our live coverage is here. |
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| 2. Michelle Obama’s speech on Monday was considered one of the most stirring of the convention so far. Her dress also grabbed a lot of attention, our fashion critic wrote. | 2. Michelle Obama’s speech on Monday was considered one of the most stirring of the convention so far. Her dress also grabbed a lot of attention, our fashion critic wrote. |
| The dress, a deceptively simple cobalt silk crepe, was designed by a former “Project Runway” star who opens fashion’s door to all, regardless of weight, height or disability. | The dress, a deceptively simple cobalt silk crepe, was designed by a former “Project Runway” star who opens fashion’s door to all, regardless of weight, height or disability. |
| And historians confirmed Mrs. Obama's comment about the White House: Slaves did help build it. | And historians confirmed Mrs. Obama's comment about the White House: Slaves did help build it. |
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| 3. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, spoke at the V.F.W. National Convention in North Carolina and held a Hispanic leadership round table in Florida. | 3. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, spoke at the V.F.W. National Convention in North Carolina and held a Hispanic leadership round table in Florida. |
| Mr. Trump’s campaign reiterated its denunciations of David Duke a day after the white nationalist said he believed his bid for a U.S. Senate seat might have Mr. Trump’s support. | Mr. Trump’s campaign reiterated its denunciations of David Duke a day after the white nationalist said he believed his bid for a U.S. Senate seat might have Mr. Trump’s support. |
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| 4. The Obama administration said it would admit more Central Americans, a plan certain to become a flashpoint in the presidential campaign. | 4. The Obama administration said it would admit more Central Americans, a plan certain to become a flashpoint in the presidential campaign. |
| White House officials said people fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras would be screened in their home countries and then relocated temporarily to Costa Rica to be processed. | White House officials said people fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras would be screened in their home countries and then relocated temporarily to Costa Rica to be processed. |
| A migration expert said the plan “shows the administration now recognizes this is primarily a refugee flow, not an economic one.” | A migration expert said the plan “shows the administration now recognizes this is primarily a refugee flow, not an economic one.” |
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| 5. Pope Francis expressed horror at what the Vatican called the “barbaric killing” of an 85-year-old priest at his church in France. | 5. Pope Francis expressed horror at what the Vatican called the “barbaric killing” of an 85-year-old priest at his church in France. |
| He died at the hands of two knife-wielding men who stabbed and slashed at clergy members and parishioners and took hostages before being fatally shot. | He died at the hands of two knife-wielding men who stabbed and slashed at clergy members and parishioners and took hostages before being fatally shot. |
| President François Hollande blamed the Islamic State for the attack, the latest in a series that has stunned and infuriated Europe — and a possible sign that ISIS wants a religious war. | President François Hollande blamed the Islamic State for the attack, the latest in a series that has stunned and infuriated Europe — and a possible sign that ISIS wants a religious war. |
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| 6. Japan experienced its worst mass killing since World War II, when a former employee of a center for people with disabilities returned to kill 19 residents with knives. | 6. Japan experienced its worst mass killing since World War II, when a former employee of a center for people with disabilities returned to kill 19 residents with knives. |
| The suspect, a deeply disturbed 26-year-old who hoped to rid the world of disabled people, calmly turned himself in to the police. | The suspect, a deeply disturbed 26-year-old who hoped to rid the world of disabled people, calmly turned himself in to the police. |
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| 7. Apple announced poor earnings and declining sales of iPhones and iPads and Macs, but the numbers were still better than expected. | 7. Apple announced poor earnings and declining sales of iPhones and iPads and Macs, but the numbers were still better than expected. |
| Customers may be waiting to see what upgrades the company announces in September, but there are also telling longer-term problems. | Customers may be waiting to see what upgrades the company announces in September, but there are also telling longer-term problems. |
| Big parts of the smartphone market are saturated, bigger smartphones have shrunk demand for iPads, and Macs, like other computers, have been struggling. | Big parts of the smartphone market are saturated, bigger smartphones have shrunk demand for iPads, and Macs, like other computers, have been struggling. |
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| 8. The Rio Olympics begin at the end of next week, but the list of challenges for organizers, athletes and spectators just keeps growing. | 8. The Rio Olympics begin at the end of next week, but the list of challenges for organizers, athletes and spectators just keeps growing. |
| On top of Brazil’s political crisis and the Zika epidemic, Russia’s doping scandal is forcing its athletes to undergo eligibility screening. | On top of Brazil’s political crisis and the Zika epidemic, Russia’s doping scandal is forcing its athletes to undergo eligibility screening. |
| The waters off Rio’s coast are contaminated with raw sewage and garbage, making a distasteful arena for the Games’ marathon swimmers, sailors and windsurfers. | The waters off Rio’s coast are contaminated with raw sewage and garbage, making a distasteful arena for the Games’ marathon swimmers, sailors and windsurfers. |
| Even the Olympic torch relay has had an unusual number of bloopers: face plants, attempted thefts and dousing attempts (by water and extinguisher). | Even the Olympic torch relay has had an unusual number of bloopers: face plants, attempted thefts and dousing attempts (by water and extinguisher). |
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| 9. There are simple secrets for great fried chicken, according to our food editor, Sam Sifton. | 9. There are simple secrets for great fried chicken, according to our food editor, Sam Sifton. |
| Start with fresh chicken, preferably organic. Be sure to brine, be it in buttermilk, Coke or saltwater. Dredge the pieces in seasoned flour (or panko, or crumbled Cheetos and Doritos, no joke). | Start with fresh chicken, preferably organic. Be sure to brine, be it in buttermilk, Coke or saltwater. Dredge the pieces in seasoned flour (or panko, or crumbled Cheetos and Doritos, no joke). |
| Finally, he writes, “Gently place them in hot oil and fry them until golden brown and gloriously crunchy.” | Finally, he writes, “Gently place them in hot oil and fry them until golden brown and gloriously crunchy.” |
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| 10. Finally, 20 years ago this month, scientists cloned an animal for the first time. | 10. Finally, 20 years ago this month, scientists cloned an animal for the first time. |
| Now they say that the health problems and early aging Dolly the sheep experienced were an anomaly. | Now they say that the health problems and early aging Dolly the sheep experienced were an anomaly. |
| These sheep, cloned from the same cell line, have aged normally and are very healthy, a developmental biologist reported. | These sheep, cloned from the same cell line, have aged normally and are very healthy, a developmental biologist reported. |
| Effectively Dolly’s sisters, they are Daisy, Diana, Debbie and Denise. | Effectively Dolly’s sisters, they are Daisy, Diana, Debbie and Denise. |
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| Jonah Engel Bromwich contributed reporting. | Jonah Engel Bromwich contributed reporting. |
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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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