| By Derek Caney (@stax920)
Donald Trump stuck to the Republican script both figuratively and literally, with plans for tax cuts and less regulation in a speech that was dutifully read from a teleprompter with minimal distraction from no fewer than 14 protesters. But he kept true to his plans to tear up international trade agreements, in an effort to woo blue collar workers in manufacturing states that have suffered under NAFTA Meanwhile 50 Republican national security officials have some problems with Trump. Quote of the day: "Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and experience to be president. He weakens U.S. moral authority as the leader of the free world. He appears to lack basic knowledge about and belief in the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws and U.S. institutions, including religious tolerance, freedom of the press, and an independent judiciary." Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine also announced she won't cast her ballot for The Donald in a piece published by the Washington Post. Tech titans also don't like Trump. Buuuuut, they're not too fond of Hillary Clinton either.
It started with a finger wag. And it ended with an Olympic record. On Sunday night, Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova, who came close to getting banned from the Olympics for doping, celebrated her victory in the 100-meter breaststroke semifinal with a wag of her finger. American Lilly King took exception to the gesture and a day later, beat Efimova in the final, claiming both the gold medal and a record time.
King for a day  Lilly King. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
Elsewhere around the Olympics - After a disappointing set with 36 unforced errors, Serena Williams took frustrations out on her poor defenseless tennis racket. She ultimately won that set in a tiebreaker against France's Alize Cornet. She made short work of Cornet in the second set to advance to the third round where she will play Elina Svitolina today. Her racket was not available for comment.
- American Madison Keys, ranked No. 7 in the world, needed three sets to finish off France's Kristina Mladenovic. She plays Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro, ranked No. 9, this morning.
- The U.S. men's gymnastics team got shut out of medal contention, placing 5th. Japan, Russia and China took the gold, silver and bronze respectively. The men's individual all-around final is Wednesday night. Samuel Mikulak and Christopher Brooks will represent the Americans.
Coming up today: - American Katie Ledecky swims for a third medal in this Olympiad in the 200-meter freestyle. And Michael Phelps will go for his 20th Olympic gold medal overall in the 200-meter butterfly.
- The women's gymnastics all-around team final is this afternoon. The U.S. ranked first in the qualifiers, followed by China and Russia.
- The U.S. women's soccer team plays Colombia tonight, finishing up the first round. They've won their first two matches, against France and New Zealand
Around the world - Recent satellite photographs show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in the disputed South China Sea, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Meanwhile Japan warned China that ties were deteriorating over disputed territory in the East China Sea. China's envoy in Tokyo reiterated Beijing's stance that the specks of land are its territory and called for talks to resolve the dispute.
Digits of the day: 16,000 That's how many people Turkey has formally arrested in connection with last month's failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. Another 6,000 are still being processed and another 7,668 people are under investigation. Turkey has detained, removed or suspended tens of thousands of people in the judiciary, military, police, public service and elsewhere over alleged links with the abortive July 15 putsch. - The United Nations called for an urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria, where two million residents were left without access to running water or electricity after attacks hit civilian infrastructure last week.
Around the country - NAACP President Cornell William Brooks was arrested after a six-hour protest over voting rights at the office of Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virginia. The protesters called on Republican congressman, who heads the House Judiciary Committee, to hold hearings on state voting laws. The Supreme Court ruled three years ago that nine Southern states no longer had to get federal approval for voting rule changes that affect minorities.
- The Soberanes wildfire in California forced authorities to close a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway near Carmel. The fire has killed one person, destroyed 57 homes and blackened 60,000 acres since it ignited on July 22.
- Delta Air Lines cancelled nearly 250 flights today as it restores operations after a power outage hit its computer systems. About 1,000 flights were cancelled yesterday due to the outage. We don't yet know why the power went out.
Around Wall Street - LendingClub posted a wider loss as it struggles to bring banks back to its online lending platform following the departure of its chief executive and a scandal involving altered loan documents.
- The U.S. government plans to auction over 2,700 bitcoins worth an estimated $1.6 million that were forfeited during several cases, several of which stemmed from investigations of the dark web Silk Road online emporium.
- Video game companies seem willing to cede the augmented reality field to Pokemon Go for now. Its success is seen as brilliant but difficult to replicate, and the deft use of mapping technology also sets a high bar. But executives note that the game's lack of social features, allowing players to communicate and collaborate, could present an opportunity.
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