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Paul Ryan Gets in Line: Unify This Party at Last

As Chris Christie dusts off his prosecutor's hat

(Newser) - Republicans kicked off the second night of their convention with all the pomp one might expect from a political convention, with a healthy dose of Capitol Hill heavyweights on display, as well as C-list celebrities. Highlights, via the AP , the Guardian , and the Washington Post :
  • Paul Ryan rallied for Donald
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Trump Jr.: Dad Has 'Record of Accomplishing Impossible'

Tiffany Trump had some words about her dad, too

(Newser) - Donald Trump's adult children were on the Republican National Convention floor in Cleveland Tuesday evening to witness their father take the GOP nomination for president, and two of them took to the stage to offer their personal take on the man who fathered them. Tiffany Trump, Trump's daughter...

Trump Breaks Tradition, Shows at Convention for Day 2

This time via video from Trump Tower

(Newser) - "Good evening. Are you having fun?" That was Tuesday night's greeting from the new GOP nominee , patched in via video from Trump Tower "through the medium that cemented the former star of The Apprentice as a household name more than a decade ago," Politico notes. "...

Donald J. Trump Is the GOP Nominee

New York delegation puts him over the top at Republican National Convention

(Newser) - It's official: The Republican Party has nominated Donald Trump for president, completing the New York billionaire's remarkable rise from political outsider to major party nominee for the White House, the AP reports. With 89 delegates, New York state put him over the top in the delegate count Tuesday...

Presidential Debate Host Backs Out Over Safety, Money

The debate was expected to cost Ohio's Wright State University more than $8M

(Newser) - Ohio's Wright State University was scheduled to host the first presidential debate of the general election Sept. 26—until it announced Tuesday it wouldn't be doing that. “This has been a very difficult decision to make but I am confident that it is the right one,”...

Day 2 of RNC: We Hear From Tiffany Trump
 Day 2 of RNC: 
 We Hear From 
 Tiffany Trump 
GOP CONVENTION
Jul 19, 2016 10:44 AM CDT

Day 2 of RNC: We Hear From Tiffany Trump

Trump's daughter with Marla Maples will take the stage; also Donald Jr., Paul Ryan, Chris Christie

(Newser) - With Day One of the Republican National Convention in the can , the GOP heads into the second day of its Cleveland rally. Per the Hill , Tuesday's convention theme will center on the slogan "Make America Work Again," and to bolster Donald Trump's message that his business...

Winners, Losers From Day 1 of the RNC
 Winners, Losers 
 From Day 1 of the RNC 
GOP CONVENTION
Jul 19, 2016 5:33 AM CDT

Winners, Losers From Day 1 of the RNC

Controversy overshadowed Melania speech

(Newser) - This year's gathering in Cleveland promised to be the most unconventional GOP convention in decades, and Day 1 did not disappoint, although the Republican Party probably isn't entirely thrilled about how things are shaping up. Here are some of the winners and losers analysts named after the day'...

Melania Hailed as Day&#39;s Best Speaker
 Melania Hailed as 
 Day's Best Speaker 
GOP CONVENTION
Jul 18, 2016 11:23 PM CDT

Melania Hailed as Day's Best Speaker

But some parts of her speech sounded very familiar

(Newser) - It was the biggest speech Melania Trump has ever made—and if the former supermodel had stage fright, she didn't show it. The Quicken Loans Arena emptied rapidly after Melania—introduced by her husband, in a departure from convention tradition—made her speech, leaving analysts to declare her the...

Melania Trump&#39;s 5 Big Lines
 Melania Trump's 5 Big Lines 
GOP CONVENTION
Jul 18, 2016 9:56 PM CDT

Melania Trump's 5 Big Lines

Donald Trump's wife is keynote speaker

(Newser) - Melania Trump took a starring role at the Republican National Convention on Monday night, ending what Julia Ioffe at Politico reports has been two months spent out of the "public eye." She was introduced by husband Donald, who was incredibly restrained in his comments, saying simply, "It...

Pokemon Players Fall Off Cliff, Others Find More Bodies

And 2 more were banned from their local zoo

(Newser) - The unraveling of society is continuing apace following the release of Pokemon Go . The Los Angeles Times reports two men playing the insanely popular augmented reality game fell off a bluff Wednesday in Encinitas, California. One fell 50 feet and was knocked unconscious; the other fell between 75 and 100...

Trump, Cruz Smooch on a Giant Cleveland Billboard

Anti-homophobia message in sign located near GOP convention site

(Newser) - First they painted a house across from the Westboro Baptist Church the colors of the rainbow. On Thursday the Planting Peace charity erected its next measure of support for the LGBT community: a giant billboard on West 25th Street in Cleveland showing Donald Trump and Ted Cruz about to smooch....

For Sale: 7-Story Building Shaped Like Giant Basket

Last of Longaberger Co.'s employees are moving out of Ohio's iconic 'Big Basket'

(Newser) - Nearly 20 years ago, Longaberger Co. employees moved into their new headquarters in Newark, Ohio—a seven-story, 180,000-square-foot building shaped like a picnic basket. On Thursday, that stay comes to a close as the last of those employees who work in the "Big Basket" move out and over...

You Can Join the Mile High Club for $495

Thanks to Cincinnati's Flamingo Air

(Newser) - Most people board a plane with the goal of going somewhere. Not on Flamingo Air, unless an orgasm counts as a destination. The Cincinnati-based airline's goal is for fliers to fulfill their dream of having sex in the sky. President and CEO David MacDonald once owned a large security...

After 'Brutal' US Incident, Emiratis Told to Dress Differently Overseas

UAE man fainted after Ohio cops handcuffed him

(Newser) - Wearing traditional clothes outside the United Arab Emirates can be hazardous to your health, the UAE warned its citizens after an unfortunate incident in Ohio last week. Ahmed Al Menhali, a 41-year-old Emirati who is in the US for medical treatment, was handcuffed by heavily armed cops who descended as...

'Slayer-in-Chief' Warren and Clinton Tag-Team on Trump

Mass. senator makes fun of his 'goofy' hat, says he would 'crush you into the dirt' to get his way

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's eventual running mate or not, as Elizabeth Warren headed out on the campaign trail Monday, she embraced a role she's already been practicing on her own: the "chief public antagonist" against Donald Trump, as CNN describes it (or the "Trump slayer-in-chief," per...

Who Wants to Speak at GOP Convention? Not Many, Apparently

At least one state rep is going to the beach instead, per Politico inquiry

(Newser) - Almost as bad as a party no one RSVPs to: a national political convention where you're the presumed nominee and people are either reluctantly attending, turning down high-profile speaking opportunities, or not coming at all. That's what Politico reveals after a somewhat cringe-inducing inquiry into who's interested...

Woman Sues Abusive Husband, Is Awarded $21.5M

He spent just 2 days in jail for domestic violence

(Newser) - After her husband spent just two days in jail for giving her a beating that left her with fractured facial bones, Jennifer Kershaw took the unusual step of filing a civil lawsuit—and taught him a $21.5 million lesson. On Tuesday, a jury in Franklin County, Ohio, awarded the...

Women Ham It Up for Mugshots After Alleged Assault

Facebook users aren't impressed

(Newser) - Mary Jordan was charged with assault and child endangerment last week in Bellevue, Ohio—but you wouldn't know it from her smiling mugshot. Police say Jordan and friends Ashley England and Sammie Whaley attacked a McDonald's worker in a restaurant parking lot on June 8 because they thought...

Serial Rapists 'Far More Common' Than Thought

'These are one-man crime waves,' says prosecutor

(Newser) - Analysis of 5,000 untested rape kits made possible with a grant from Ohio's Justice Department has so far helped authorities in Cuyahoga County secure 250 convictions. In fact, the county prosecutor calls the kits "the greatest gold mine of information and leads for law enforcement that I...

Cops: Babysitter Killed Infant With Allergy Medication

Lori Conley, 43, is charged with murder

(Newser) - Katie Mulkey left her son with a babysitter and went to work—but her boy was dead by the end of the day. Police say unlicensed caregiver Lori Conley is to blame for giving 8-month-old Haddix Mulkey a drug he never should have taken, ABC News reports. Authorities say Mulkey...

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