10 things you need to know today: July 14, 2016

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1. Trump says he will announce his running mate on Friday
2. Theresa May becomes British prime minister, promising 'bold' post-Brexit future
3. Clinton, Trump tied in new national poll
4. Boris Johnson appointed top U.K. diplomat in Theresa May's cabinet
5. Trump family and ex-rivals included among GOP convention speakers
6. ISIS 'minister of war' reportedly killed in combat
7. Americans' views on race relations dim
8. Trump sues ex-aide for $10 million over leaks
9. Fresno police release video of fatal shooting of white teen
10. LeBron James and other NBA stars speak out against gun violence at ESPYs

published 14 July 2016

1. Trump says he will announce his running mate on Friday

Donald Trump said via Twitter on Wednesday that he had wrapped up his interviews of potential vice presidential picks, and that he planned to announce his running mate on Friday. Three potential candidates believed to be finalists on Trump's list — former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — have met privately with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and spoken publicly in tryouts. Pence, who backed Sen. Ted Cruz before his state's primary, said on Tuesday that "Donald Trump gets it."

Theresa May took over as prime minister of the U.K. on Wednesday after the resignation of David Cameron. May won the race to succeed Cameron as leader of Britain's Conservative Party after he announced that he would step down following his failure to persuade enough voters to keep the country in the European Union. May vowed to honor last month's referendum to exit the E.U. She said the country faces a challenging future, and would forge a "bold, new, positive role for ourselves in the world."

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Hillary Clinton's poll numbers have taken a noticeable hit since FBI director James B. Comey called her use of a private email server "extremely careless." Although the FBI ultimately recommended no charges against her, Clinton has lost her lead on Donald Trump nationally and is tied with him, 40 points to 40 points, in the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. A whole 67 percent of voters now say they do not believe Clinton is honest or trustworthy, a number that has spiked five points since before the FBI's recommendation. Trump also faces massive amounts of distrust, at 62 percent, but his number has stayed constant throughout his various controversies and fact-checks.

The U.K.'s new prime minister, Theresa May, began appointing cabinet members immediately after taking the reins of the government on Wednesday. Former London Mayor Boris Johnson, a leader of the "leave" campaign that won the Brexit referendum last month, is the new foreign secretary — the country's top diplomat. Ex-Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will become chancellor and lead financial operations. Among other appointments, lawmaker David Davis will fill the new role of secretary of state for exiting the European Union.

The speakers at the Republican National Convention will include members of Donald Trump's family, several primary season rivals, sports stars, and billionaires, according to a speaker roster obtained by The New York Times. The list, confirmed by two people with direct knowledge of the convention planning, features Rudy Giuliani, Melania Trump, several of Trump's children, Newt Gingrich, Sen. Ted Cruz, tech investor Peter Thiel, Sen. Joni Ernst, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, Tim Tebow, and, of course, the presumptive GOP nominee himself. Trump aides say Trump is still inviting people to the event, and the list could change before the convention opens in Cleveland on July 18.

Abu Omar al-Shishani, whom the Pentagon has identified as the Islamic State's "minister of war," was killed in combat in the Iraqi city of Shirqat, south of Mosul, a news agency that supports the militant group said on Wednesday. Iraqi forces are attacking ISIS forces around Shirqat as they advance toward Mosul, the largest Iraqi city ISIS still controls. The U.S. said in March that Shishani appeared to have been killed in an airstrike in Syria. Shishani, also called Omar the Chechen, was one of Washington's most wanted militants.

Sixty-nine percent of Americans believe race relations in the U.S. are generally bad, according to a New York Times/CBS poll released Wednesday. The poll, conducted a day after the killing of five Dallas police officers, marks a low point for perceptions of race relations under the Obama administration. Six in 10 believe race relations are getting worse. A year ago, only 38 percent felt that way. The numbers have not been so low since the aftermath of riots over the 1992 acquittal of Los Angeles police officers charged with beating Rodney King.

Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking $10 million from a former campaign aide, Sam Nunberg. Trump accuses Nunberg of violating a confidentiality agreement, saying he leaked "false and defamatory information" about an argument between then-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who has since been fired, and campaign communications aide Hope Hicks. Trump's lawyers entered arbitration in May with Nunberg, who was fired last year over racially charged Facebook posts. Nunberg denies the leaks and says Trump is retaliating against him for endorsing Ted Cruz in the GOP primaries.

Fresno, California, police on Wednesday released body-camera video showing the fatal shooting of an unarmed 19-year-old, Dylan Noble, in June. The shooting of Noble, who was white, has sparked local protests coinciding with a national debate over the fatal shootings of black men by police. Noble's parents say police did not need to use deadly force. Police Chief Jerry Dyer called the footage "extremely disturbing" but said he hoped it would clarify why officers stopped, then shot, Noble. An internal investigation is ongoing.

LeBron James and fellow NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade called for an end to gun violence and racial profiling in a joint appearance at Wednesday night's ESPY Awards, which honor the year's best athletes and sports moments. In the wake of recent fatal shootings of black men by police in Louisiana and Minnesota, "the urgency to create change is at an all-time high," Anthony said. James — who won best NBA star, best male athlete, and three other awards — urged professional athletes to "speak up," "renounce all violence," and invest in making their communities better.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.