ECM WORLD WATCH: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL NEWS

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July 26, 2016 (San Diego's East County) -- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

Presidential campaign – Democratic National Convention

Presidential campaign: Republican National Convention

Other national news

WORLD

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U.S.

Presidential campaign – Democratic National Convention

Hillary Clinton officially becomes Democratic party nominee (Newsweek)

Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday, coming back from a stinging 2008 defeat in her first White House run and surviving a bitter primary fight to become the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in U.S. history. In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton's former rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the chairwoman from the convention floor that Clinton should be selected as the party's nominee at the dramatic climax of a state-by-state roll call at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.

Michelle Obama’s speech for the ages (Atlantic)

Most convention speeches are forgotten almost before they’re finished. But tonight in Philadelphia, Michelle Obama delivered a speech that will be replayed, quoted, and anthologized for years...Obama stepped out onto a stage in front of a divided party, including delegates who had booed almost every mention of the presumptive nominee. And she delivered a speech that united the hall, bringing it to its feet.

Spy agency consensus grows that Russia hacked DNC (New York Times)

American intelligence agencies have told the White House they now have “high confidence” that the Russian government was behind the theft of emails and documents from the Democratic National Committee, according to federal officials who have been briefed on the evidence.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns as Democratic party chair (Huffington Post)

… Wasserman Schultz faced criticisms and calls to resign for months, spurred by a series of controversies involving the party’s handling of the insurgent presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). But she had insisted that she would remain as chair until after the general election in November.The final push to derail her came from an email leak last week, which revealed that DNC staffers actively tried to obstruct Sanders’ primary campaign against eventual nominee Hillary Clinton.

Democrats vote to overhaul superdelegate system (The Hill)

The Democratic Rules Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of a major shift in the superdelegate system Saturday night after a deal was reached between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters.The committee approved nearly unanimously an amendment that preserves the existing superdelegate role for elected U.S. lawmakers and governors, but will bind the remaining superdelegates — roughly two-thirds — to primary and caucus results.

 

Presidential campaign: Republican National Convention

Donald Trump’s full acceptance speech for Republican nomination (Politico)

On Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio, Donald Trump closed the 2016 National Republican Convention with his acceptance speech.

AP fact check: Donald Trump’s RNC acceptance speech (PBS)

The Associated Press fact checkers found many inaccuracies and exaggerations in Trump’s acceptance speech. 

Trump’s troubling ties to Vladimir Putin and big Russian money (Moderate Voice)

… there is evidence that Vladimir Putin’s regime is working clandestinely to help elect Donald Trump. Yet even in this strangest of political years, that shouldn’t necessarily surprise. What should shock and has the potential to blow the lid off of Trump’s candidacy to is the big reason behind Trump’s bromance with Putin: His deep ties to Russia and dependence on money from the autocrat’s mobbed-up buddies.

Trump edges ahead of Clinton in U.S. presidential race: Reuters/IPSO poll (Reuters)

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump posted a two-point lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday, the first time he has been ahead since early May.Trump's gains came as he accepted his party's nomination to the Nov. 8 ballot at the four-day Republican National Convention in Cleveland last week…

Donald Trump, the real threat to America (San Diego Union-Tribune editorial board)

Donald Trump shared a frightening vision this week of an America threatened by “terrorism in our cities,” increased crime and “lawlessness” and dangerous immigrants “roaming free” in a televised speech that reached tens of millions of viewers — and recast himself as the savior of society…R.I.P., governing. This is a party of one. What Trump plans for America is CEO-style leadership, ordering military officials to “take out” families of terrorists, strong-arming trade partners into agreements more favorable to the U.S., bullying NATO allies into protection based on economics instead of enemy attacks and herding congressional leaders like cats into line behind him.

Melania Trump plagiarized Michele Obama’s 2008 convention speech (Politics USA)

In the second passage...22 words out of 26 words that Melania Trump spoke were taken directly, word for word from Michele Obama's words.

 

Other national news

U.S. expands refugee program for Central American children (Los Angeles Times)

The Obama administration announced an expansion Tuesday of a program that allows minors from three violence-plagued countries in Central America, and now some of their relatives, to apply for refugee status.

Verizon plans to acquire Yahoo in $4.84 billion deal (Huffington Post)

Buying Yahoo’s operations will boost Verizon’s AOL internet business by giving it access to Yahoo’s advertising technology tools as well as other assets such as search, mail and messenger.

Roger Ailes resigns as Fox News chief after sexual harassment allegations (Hollywood Reporter)

After a 20-year career building Fox News into a ratings titan and financial powerhouse for boss Rupert Murdoch, Ailes' downfall began after former anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit against him and other women spoke out about inappropriate behavior.

WORLD

Islamist knifemen slit priest's throat in church in France (Reuters)



Knife-wielding attackers interrupted a church service in France, forced the priest to his knees and slit his throat on Tuesday, an attack that President Francois Hollande said showed the threat from Islamist militancy was greater than ever.

At least 105 Russian athletes banned from Rio Olympics amid doping scandal (Toronto Star)

At least 105 athletes from the 387-strong Russian Olympic team announced last week have been barred from the Rio Games in connection with the country’s doping scandal.

Bavarian bomber called in video for more attacks: SITE (Reuters)



A Syrian man who injured 15 people when he blew himself up in southern Germany - an attack claimed by Islamic State - called in a video for further attacks, U.S. monitoring group SITE reported, citing Islamic State's Amaq news agency.

No way home:  Iraq’s minorities on the verge of disappearance (Kaldaya)

No Way Home: Iraq’s minorities on the verge of disappearance seeks to document the situation of Iraq’s ethnic and religious minorities most affected by the violence that escalated after the fall of Mosul in June 2014…The millions of displaced still remain in camps, and there are no serious returns to areas retaken from ISIS. As of March 2016, internal displacement exceeded 3.3 million. Iraqi sources estimate the total number of those who have lost their homes and are internally displaced at more than 4 million, factoring in those IDPs not registered.

Turkey detains 6,000 in failed coup, including Turkish commander at Incirlik (Washington Post)

A sweeping campaign to arrest renegade military officers, soldiers and other suspects linked to a failed coup plot in Turkey showed signs on Sunday of turning into a nationwide crackdown against opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.

Turkey extends detention without charge to 30 days(BBC News)

Turkey's president extends the period in which suspects can be detained without charge to 30 days and orders the closure of more than 1,000 schools.

China's Hundred-Year Strategy  (Trumpet)                                

Beijing has a documented plan to be the premier global superpower by 2049. It’s over halfway there.

Thousands of Venezuelans enter Colombia for food, medicine (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans poured into neighboring Colombia to buy food and medicine on Saturday after authorities briefly opened the border that has been closed for almost a year.

Chinese Official On Tribunal Ruling: 'It's Nothing But A Scrap Of Paper'(NPR)

After an international tribunal invalidated Beijing's claims to the South China Sea, Chinese authorities have declared in no uncertain terms that they will be ignoring the ruling.

Obama admin. sent taxpayer money to campaign to oust Netanyahu (Washington Times)                                                                                            

The State Department paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayers grants to an Israeli group that used the money to build a campaign to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last year’s Israeli parliamentary elections, a congressional investigation concluded Tuesday.

 


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