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Thursday, 14 July 2016

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has surged past Hillary Clinton in the two key swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania and is tied in the “critical battleground” state of Ohio, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a new poll by Quinnipiac University that is at odds with national polls showing Clinton with a comfortable double-digit lead. According to the new poll, “the race is so close that it’s within the margin of error in each of the three states,” Politico noted. There are 11 states in total which could go either way for Democrats or Republicans in November.

Also worth noting this morning:

  • New U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May (profile) has appointed a cabinet that the Guardian says “tilts to the right” — not necessarily a bad thing for Establishment Egypt. Former mayor of London and Brexit leader Boris Johnson will be foreign minister.
  • The Financial Times thinks “Christine Lagarde wants softer, kinder IMF to face populist anger”.
  • There’s a brewing civil war in South Sudan pitting forces loyal to President Salva Kiir against those of his longtime rival and vice-president Riek Machar. The Financial Times says a Machar spokesman wants more U.N. peacekeepers, and Reuters reports that Monday’s ceasefire is still holding. Need to get up to speed? Watch this short video (run time: 2:27) by NYT East Africa bureau chief Jeffrey Gettleman, who warns about the ethnic dimension of the clashes.

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