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Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Ashburn, Va., on Aug. 2, 2016.(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP)
[h=2]The hits keep on coming for Donald Trump[/h]President Obama, the world's most powerful backer of Hillary Clinton,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>called<span style="color: Red;">*</span>her opponent "unfit"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for the esteemed office and urged<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Republican leaders to withdraw their support for the GOP nominee. This comes as Clinton<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has an 8-point lead<span style="color: Red;">*</span>over Donald Trump<span style="color: Red;">*</span>following last week's Democratic National Convention, according to a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>new<span style="color: Red;">*</span>poll.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Trump,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>meanwhile, is drawing criticism<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for something other than<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Khan family feud.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>When<span style="color: Red;">*</span>USA TODAY columnist Kirsten Powers<span style="color: Red;">*</span>asked<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the candidate what he would tell daughter Ivanka to do if she were being harassed at work, Trump replied: "I would like to think she would find another career or find another company if that was the case."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Her brother, Eric,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said Tuesday that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>she should<span style="color: Red;">*</span>take the harassment<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to HR. Also Tuesday: Donald<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Trump blasted<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a "rigged system"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and a crying baby at a rally in Virginia. He also pointedly refused to endorse Paul Ryan and John McCain in GOP primary races later this month.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>With that, here's more from campaign 2016:
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President Barack Obama is challenging leading Republicans to repudiate Donald Trump. Obama says Trump's criticism of a fallen Muslim-American soldier's family is the latest evidence that the GOP presidential nominee is unfit to lead America. (Aug. 2) AP
[h=2]Pokémon Go users just aren't feeling those new updates[/h]We may have reached the phase in the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pokémon Go<span style="color: Red;">*</span>phenomenon where the backlash is taking over.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Game developer<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Niantic released an update on iOS and Android devices over the weekend.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Users took to Twitter and Reddit to vent, and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>by Tuesday, the rating for the viral hit dropped to one-and-a-half (!!) stars in Apple's App Store. Other thangs:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>An Arizona couple face charges<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after authorities say they left their 2-year-old at home while they were looking for Pokémon. And athletes in Rio are so sad they can't catch them all.
[h=2]Controversial NYPD chief William<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bratton steps down[/h]New York City Police<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Commissioner William Bratton, chief of the nation's largest police department,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is quitting his high-profile job. Bratton<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has been a frequent target of criticism by the city’s minority communities, but that's not why he's leaving.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bratton had signaled several times he would step down by the end of 2017. He's retiring next month to enter the private sector.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Under Bratton, crime in New York reached<span style="color: Red;">*</span>new<span style="color: Red;">*</span>lows.
[h=2]Samsung's Galaxy Note 7<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is here[/h]Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest big screen Galaxy Note smartphone and jumped from last year’s model, the Galaxy Note 5, to what is being called the Galaxy Note 7. It's quite a leap. USA TODAY Tech columnist Ed Baig got some time with it, and so far<span style="color: Red;">*</span>he likes it.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Note 7 has a new display, improved security features<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and waterproofing. So, how does it compare with Apple's iPhone 6S Plus? A handy compare-contrast is here. The device<span style="color: Red;">*</span>goes on sale later this month.
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The new Galaxy Note 7 from Samsung is here. USA TODAY's Ed Baig takes a first look at some of the phones new features.
[h=2]The fastest man in the world has never run a mile[/h]Usain Bolt is a six-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s the fastest man in the world<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and has dominated the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>In a somewhat stunning revelation, we learned that Bolt has never run the mile.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The New Yorker<span style="color: Red;">*</span>examined if Bolt could run one<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in under five minutes. His agent, Ricky Simms, said Bolt has never done it. Like, ever.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>He simply said: "Usain has never run a mile." Mind = blown. More Olympics-related headlines:
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