In a convention wracked by speech plagiarism charges and a refusal by Ted Cruz to endorse him during his own speech, Donald Trump Thursday night has his big moment to accept the GOP nomination as the presidential candidate and make his case to both the America and fearful, doubting Republicans, reports AP.

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The first draft of Melania Trump’s address in front of the Republican National Convention did not include sections allegedly lifted from a Michelle Obama speech, The NY Daily News reports.

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As the second day of the Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland, an NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking poll reveals that Donald Trump is within one point of Hillary Clinton nationally, Clinton having 46 percent support and Trump 45, reports The Hill.

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