Thursday, July 21, 2016
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By Lauren Weber
TED CRUZ REFUSES TO TOE THE PARTY LINE The Texas senator told voters last night to "vote your conscience" and refused to endorse Donald Trump in his convention speech. He was heavily booed, and his wife was escorted from the floor for security reasons. VP nominee Mike Pence's speech was overshadowed by Cruz's mutiny. And meet the Trump staffer taking the fall for Melania's plagiarized speech. [Sam Stein and Amanda Terkel, HuffPost]
WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN THE GRAND FINALE Ivanka and Trump himself will speak. [NYT]
U.S. AIRSTRIKE UNDER REVIEW AFTER REPORTEDLY KILLING OVER 70 CIVILIANS IN SYRIA "US airstrikes on a Syrian village have killed at least 73 civilians, a majority of them women and children, activists say, in the deadliest coalition attack on non-combatants since the start of the bombing campaign against the Islamic State." [The Guardian]
HAWAII REPRESENTATIVE MARK TAKAI DIES AFTER CANCER BATTLE He was 49. [Chad Blair, Civil Beat]
RUSSIA OFFICIALLY BANNED FROM TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS AT RIO After losing Olympic appeal. Now the International Olympic Committee is contemplating a full ban of the country's athletes for "systematic doping." [Reuters]
TURKEY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY "Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as he widened a crackdown against thousands of members of the security forces, judiciary, civil service and academia after a failed military coup. Erdogan said the state of emergency, which would last three months, would allow his government to take swift and effective measures against supporters of the coup and was allowed under the constitution." [Reuters]
MISSING MALAYSIAN AIRLINES SEARCH TEAM: 'WE'VE BEEN LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE' The plane has been missing for over two years. [Reuters]
TURNS OUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN IMAGINING IT Airport security lines have not been as bad as people feared. So all those times we showed up three hours early and sailed through make sense now. [WSJ | Paywall]
For more video news from The Huffington Post, check out this morning's newsbrief.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE ABLE TO DROP YOUR PHONE Check out the new version of gorilla glass, aka klutz-proofing. [The Verge]
'ARROW HEADS' "When an Olympic archer readies to shoot, she is staring down a distance of seventy meters -- roughly three quarters of a football field -- and aiming to hit a circle the size of a CD. " [Harper's]
YOU LOVE THOSE POOL BLOW-UP TOYS And so do the people fighting in the $4 million lawsuit over them. [Bloomberg]
CHRISSY TEIGEN DISHED ON LIFE AS A CELEBRITY Her favorite perk? Not having to wait. [HuffPost]
THE FINAL 'DIVERGENT' INSTALLMENT Is headed to a TV near you. [Variety]
EVER WONDER WHAT JON GOSSELIN IS UP TO? Mystery solved: he's a part-time chef at TGI Fridays, and donates the money from his work there to charity. [HuffPost]
~ Bill Clinton reportedly favors Sen. Tim Kaine for Hillary's VP pick.
~ Pro tip for Lindsey Lohan: don't pose in a negligee and then caption the photo to be a tribute to victims of terrorism.
~ Check out the 100 new regions mapped of the brain.
~ Yes, Tiffany Trump has a pop single. You be the judge.
~ Congrats to Miranda Kerr, who is engaged to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel.
~ "Obituary writing in the selfie age."
~ This donut costs $2,000.
~ "The Goldfinch" is coming to a silver screen near you.
~ And a 3D-printed boot enabled this penguin to walk again.
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