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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Even though the polls show him trailing Hillary Clinton nationally and in key battleground states, Donald Trump says he has no plans to pivot to another style for the general election -- despite the urging of party leaders. He tells a Wisconsin TV station (WKBT), "I am who I am. It's me. I don't want to change." Trump has been using the same playbook he used in the GOP primary, relying on rallies and controversial statements to earn free press instead of working to appeal to the larger general election electorate.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The sister of a black man who was shot to death by a black Milwaukee police officer says the two men knew each other from high school. Sylville Smith was shot Saturday afternoon by an officer whom police have not yet named. Smith's sister Sherelle Smith tells a TV station (Fox6-TV) that the men both went to Pulaski High School on the city's southwest side. The officer is 24. Smith was 23. It's not clear how well the men knew each other. The high school currently has about 1,500 students.
BALTIMORE (AP) — A vice president of Baltimore's police union has been suspended after sending an email to the entire department that referred to demonstrators as "thugs." Police Lt. Victor Gearhart was referring to a group protesting the state Fraternal Order of Police conference at a downtown hotel. A department spokesman says Police Commissioner Kevin Davis was "outraged by the email."
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing lower, led by phone and utility company shares. Energy companies rose with the price of oil, and the weakened dollar also boosted the prices of fuel and precious metals. The Dow industrials lost 84 points. The S&P dropped 12, while the Nasdaq slid 35 points.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American gymnast Simone Biles will bring home four gold medals and a bronze from the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She won her fourth gold today in the floor exercise, with teammate Aly Raisman capturing the silver. The five medals for Biles tie the mark for the most ever won by an American gymnast at a single Olympics.
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