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It apparently takes people over half a century before they begin to care about the Democratic or Republican National Conventions — or at least about watching them on TV. Nielsen numbers show that for night one of the Republican Convention this year, 14 million of the 23 million people who tuned in were older than the age of 55:

They say it's what's on the inside that counts — but protecting those insides might come at a higher cost than originally anticipated. As part of a campaign to promote safe driving, the Transport Accident Commission in Melbourne, Australia, went ahead and commissioned a semi-horrifying project named Graham:

21st Century Fox announced Thursday that Roger Ailes is resigning from his role as chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, and Fox Television Stations. Rupert Murdoch — the executive chairman of 21st Century Fox, Fox News' parent company — will take over as chairman and acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.

The NBA has decided to move its 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina, after the state neglected to change a controversial law requiring transgender individuals use the bathroom that corresponds to their biological sex, The Vertical reports. Earlier this year, North Carolina passed its controversial House Bill 2, which prompted league commissioner Adam Silver in April to threaten to relocate the game after calling the law "problematic."

Amid the chaos of this week's Republican National Convention, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has been quietly mulling over her running mate candidates. At the top of the shortlist are reportedly Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, both of whom would bring extensive political experience to the ticket; both men also hail from important states, as Vilsack was a two-term governor of Iowa before joining the Obama administration.

Sean Spicer, the communications director for the Republican National Committee, thinks Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) communicated the correct sentiment when King called Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) an "a--hole" after Cruz refused to endorse Donald Trump in his Wednesday address at the GOP convention. In fact, Spicer admitted Thursday on CNN, he would "probably use the same verbiage."

It's a testament to what a topsy-turvy year this is that Ted Cruz — Ted Cruz! — did the most honorable thing I can recall any Republican having done in months.

Brazilian police have arrested 10 suspects and are seeking two more over an alleged plot to launch a terrorist attack at next month's Rio Olympics Games. Brazil's Justice Ministry said Thursday that the Brazilian Islamist group plotting the attacks was "baptized" by the Islamic State, and reportedly had both promoted ISIS propaganda online and tried to contact the terrorist group over the internet. The suspects, all Brazilian nationals, were allegedly discussing using weapons and guerrilla tactics for the attack. Читать дальше...

NATO Secretary General‎ Jens Stoltenberg responded Thursday to Donald Trump's suggestion that his administration might not help NATO allies should Russia invade.

If there are protesters near your house, you'll probably want to order in rather than going out for dinner — or, at least, Wall Street thinks you will. In a perhaps psychologically revealing guess, stock analysts have posited that more civil unrest equals more pizza.

As much as he seemingly hated to admit it, filmmaker Michael Moore is pretty certain the next president of the United States of America is going to be Donald Trump. Moore broke the light mood of Wednesday's live episode of Real Time with Bill Maher to make what he knew was a downer of a point about the election they'd been cracking jokes about. "I'm sorry to have to be the buzzkill here so early on, but I think Trump is going to win," Moore said, eliciting boos from the audience.

Bojack Horseman — Netflix's wildly bleak cartoon about a washed up sitcom-star who happens to be a horse — is back for a third season of winks and angst. On Friday, 12 new episodes will drop on Netflix. The new season celebrates Bojack's hardscrabble climb back to stardom (via the biopic Secretariat) by making its iconically flat opening credits just a little bit glossier. Its shadows are deeper, and so are some of the show's more amusingly stilted lines, as when game show host Mr. Peanutbutter (a sunny yellow lab played by Paul F. Читать дальше...

Speaking at a breakfast for the Texas delegation Thursday morning, Sen. Ted Cruz explained that his refusal to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump in his convention speech Wednesday was "personal." Cruz said Trump knew he was not going to offer an endorsement — something Trump himself confirmed — and told the home-state crowd that he could not support someone who, during the primary campaign, was "maligning my wife and maligning my father":

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson is pretty sure that when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told the Republican National Convention to "vote your conscience," what he meant to say was "vote for Gary Johnson." In an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo on Thursday morning, the former New Mexico governor clarified just how big of an opportunity he thinks Cruz's refusal to endorse Trump might have created for him.

Hillary Clinton admitted in her latest campaign ad that, sometimes, Donald Trump is absolutely right. Like, for instance, that time he called her a "terrific woman." Or when he said in 2008 that she is a "smart, tough, and a very nice person." And especially that time the Republican presidential nominee said "she'd make a great president."

After declaring a three-month state of emergency late Wednesday, Turkey announced Thursday that it would also be temporarily suspending the European Convention on Human Rights, an international treaty aimed at protecting human rights and freedoms. The announcement followed Friday's failed coup, which resulted in the deaths of more than 250 people and has since spurred the suspension of thousands of government workers. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the country was following... Читать дальше...

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Dow Jones Industrial Average futures edged down on Thursday, signaling a lower open for the stock index after nine days of gains. Dow futures dropped by 0.2 percent. S&P 500 futures fell by 0.2 percent, too, while Nasdaq-100 futures fell by 0.1 percent. The Dow and the S&P 500 both advanced to fresh highs on Wednesday with modest gains. The pause in the rally came as investors awaited a flurry of economic news, earnings reports, and as the European Central Bank, as expected,... Читать дальше...

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence accepted the Republican nomination for vice president on Wednesday night, praising the party's presidential candidate, Donald Trump, as a man who "never quits, never backs down, a fighter, a winner." He said the billionaire businessman is "a doer in a game usually reserved for talkers." The forceful speech came after Sen. Ted Cruz, Trump's strongest primary-season rival, upstaged the rest of the night's speakers by telling conservatives to "vote your conscience" in support of conservative policies... Читать дальше...

A black man was shot and wounded by police in Miami, Florida, on Monday as he cared for his autistic patient. Charles Kinsey, a therapist for people with disabilities, was attempting to get the patient back to the assisted living facility he'd wandered away from when police arrived on the scene following reports of a man with a gun.

There was nothing inevitable about Donald Trump's blitzkrieg to the Republican presidential nomination. The fast track from his dictator kitsch-decorated Trump Tower penthouse to the podium tonight in Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena had many potential off-ramps. What if Trump's GOP rivals had pounced from the start? What if Jeb Bush had spent millions attacking Trump instead of Marco Rubio? Perhaps the indeterminately wealthy businessman wouldn't even have run if all the media "haters" had shown him more respect. Читать дальше...

Roger Ailes is arguably the most powerful person in cable news — a position he seems on the verge of being booted out of.

Ted Cruz put his name into the history books last night.

He took a major political risk in refusing to endorse Donald Trump in such a public fashion. By now, many other Trump-hating Republicans have reluctantly offered their unenthusiastic endorsements. But not Ted Cruz. He became the first runner-up in living memory not to endorse the candidate of his party.

Leading into his non-endorsement, Cruz said, "I want to see the principles our party believes prevail in November." He continued... Читать дальше...

It was only fitting that on a night meant to highlight Republican Party unity, what actually occurred Wednesday night was a festival of division, resentment, and intra-party anger.

Last night in Cleveland, Ted Cruz launched his 2020 campaign for president by knifing the 2016 nominee in the chest live on national television.

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