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12:20 PM ET, July 20, 2016

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CNNMoney:
Ailes lawyer Susan Estrich says he is in talks with 21st Century Fox to end his tenure as Fox News chairman after sexual harassment suit, with no firm terms yet  —  Staffers at Fox News have been on pins and needles for the past day awaiting the fate of CEO Roger Ailes …
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Several news outlets report Ailes is out based on sources, then walk back reporting after Fox statement that “Roger is at work. The review is ongoing”  —  Fox News confirmed to The Daily Beast editor-at-large Lloyd Grove on Tuesday that beleagured chairman and CEO Roger Ailes …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Roger Ailes, Fox News Chief at the Peak of His Power, Hits the End of His Path  —  CLEVELAND — Donald J. Trump's coronation as the Republican nominee for president Tuesday night was a signal accomplishment not only for the candidate, but also for the man who commands the most important control room …
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:   Source: multiple current and former Fox News female employees have told investigators probing Gretchen Carlson's allegations that Ailes sexually harassed them
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Twitter permanently suspends Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos for repeated violation of rules regarding targeted abuse of users  —  Twitter has banned one of its most notoriously contentious voices.  On Tuesday evening, the microblogging service permanently suspended the account …
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Prominent Belarusian journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in car bombing on his way to work in Kiev; car owned by his editor-in-chief  —  Pavel Sheremet, 44, a prominent Belarusian journalist who had been working in neighboring Ukraine where there are relatively fewer barriers to independent reporting …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
BuzzFeed Washington bureau chief John Stanton wrestled to ground at BuzzFeed's RNC party after asking ex-New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani a question  —  CLEVELAND— BuzzFeed's Washington Bureau Chief John Stanton was wrestled to the ground by security at his outlet's own party …
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Judge lets Hogan continue effort to collect judgment from Gawker founder Nick Denton, who will likely be forced to declare personal bankruptcy  —  The move will likely force Nick Denton to declare bankruptcy  —  A federal bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday ruled that Hulk Hogan …
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Under pressure to double digital revenue to $800M by 2020, The New York Times is expanding native advertising unit T Brand Studio into a full-fledged agency  —  When The New York Times' T Brand Studio opened for business two and a half years ago, it sold marketers including Netflix and Cole Haan …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amina Canter joins Refinery29 as executive VP of partnerships and distribution, as it seeks to boost deals with TV networks, digital distributors  —  Refinery29 has hired Amina Canter as executive VP of partnerships and distribution, as the female-focused digital media company looks …
Pew Research Center:
Pew campaign site study: Trump offers less original news than Clinton, Instagram a staple, no comments on news verticals and no dedicated pages for voter groups  —  In 2016, presidential campaigns still deploy and maintain websites as a way of communicating with and mobilizing voters.
Discussion: Adweek and Fast Company
Matt Burgess / WIRED UK:
BBC releases BBC+ app, lets users customize and manage content on mobile devices, available for iOS and Android  —  Users can pick from 50 categories including tech, gaming and iPlayer picks  —  The BBC is letting its viewers, readers, and listeners personalise the media they want to see with a new mobile app.
Discussion: MacRumors, BetaNews and Engadget
Borzou Daragahi / BuzzFeed:
Six hours inside CNN Turk, when soldiers stormed the TV station during the Turkish coup  —  ISTANBUL — First came the army helicopter, filled with soldiers who fanned out and tried to seize control of the television station.  Next came police in bulletproof vests with assault rifles …
 
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Samantha Subin / CNBC:
The Nasdaq closes down 4%, with Meta down 7%, Nvidia down 6%, Amazon down 5%, and Apple down 4%, as the White House says Trump's tariffs on China now total 145%

Charles Rollet / TechCrunch:
The DOJ charges AI shopping app Nate's ex-CEO, Albert Saniger, with fraud, alleging the app relies heavily on workers in the Philippines; Nate had raised $50M+

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
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