Tuesday's Morning Email: The GOP Plan For A Contested Convention

Tuesday's Morning Email: The GOP Plan For A Contested Convention

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"The presentation is an 11th-hour rebuttal to the fatalism permeating the Republican establishment: Slide by slide, state by state, it calculates how Donald Trump could be denied the presidential nomination." Inside the meetings to stop Donald Trump, and what needs to happen in the four states up for grabs Tuesday. [WaPo]

He gave Bloomberg News the exclusive. [Marina Fang, HuffPost]

"The United States has carried out an air strike in Somalia, killing more than 150 fighters with the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al-Shabab, following U.S. intelligence on preparations for a large-scale militant attack, the Pentagon said on Monday." [Reuters]

The top five judges the White House is considering for the seat. [WaPo]

While expensive homes stand in wait, lower-priced housing is selling in a flash. [WSJ | Paywall]

The tennis star and highest paid woman athlete admitted to failing a test for a substance she said she's been taking for 10 years that was banned in January. Learn more about mildronate here. [Reuters]

WHAT’S BREWING

In the peeping Tom case. [HuffPost]

If not, you're among 20 percent of the world's population. Not that you know how many that is. [The Guardian]

"Islamic State fighters want to carry out 'enormous and spectacular' attacks against Britain and the Western lifestyle in general, Britain's most senior anti-terrorism officer said on Monday." [Reuters]

Three words: lack of control. [HuffPost]

"You were born into a nation that didn't want you. In America, your life is disposable." [HuffPost]

The superstar says a record label blackmailed her into working with Dr. Luke. [HuffPost]

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WHAT'S WORKING

"Amid warnings that Hawaii's ivory market is poised to become the nation's largest, state lawmakers have pushed forward a pair of bills aimed at banning the sale of 'white gold' and other wild animal parts." [HuffPost]

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BEFORE YOU GO

~ Please let these be comments from Taylor Swift's old MySpace account.

~ Did you know Trump's sister is a senior judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals?

~ Like any secret society tale, this one involves quite the entrance.

~ AC/DC's Brian Johnson has been ordered to stop touring or risk complete hearing loss.

~ You will enter a meditative state watching this calligraphy.

~ We're not drinking enough water. Not even close.

~ From Howard Fineman: "Canada's new prime minister is the exact opposite of Donald Trump."

~ There were a lot of shirtless Zac Efron pictures on the Internet yesterday, and nobody was mad.

~ Inside the rise of the massive head in college basketball fan sections.

~ Make sure you aren't eating plastic with these recalled chicken nuggets.

~ J.K. Rowling is making all our American muggle dreams come true by releasing four stories explaining the history of magic in the U.S.

~ How to regrow some of your food from kitchen scraps.

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