How Donald Trump made America a target for Russia

The Brief July 31, 2016
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How Donald Trump Made America a Target for Russia
The Republican presidential nominee appears to have created the nascent conditions that would make the U.S. a fitting target for Russia's new approach to conflict
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Simone Biles Is Taking Gymnastics to New Heights for the Rio Olympics
"I feel like it's harder because everyone knows I'm the three-time world champion—it's almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen," the Olympian tells TIME in our new cover story
[http://time.com/4428013/simone-biles-gymnastics-usa/?xid=newsletter-brief]

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[http://time.com/4431962/game-of-thrones-seasons-end/?xid=newsletter-brief]

Charles Koch Couldn't Bring Himself to Say Either 'Hillary Clinton' or 'Donald Trump'
Conservative donor Charles Koch welcome his 400 guests to the sprawling Broadmoor Hotel compound Saturday night with nary a word about the presidential race that has dominated American politics.
[http://time.com/4432097/charles-koch-2016-race/?xid=newsletter-brief]

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law decriminalizing possession of a small amount of marijuana, making the state the 21st to do so. Possession of 10 grams of marijuana or less is now punishable by fines of $100 to $200, instead of jail time
[http://time.com/4431893/illinois-marijuana-decriminalization-bruce-rauner/?xid=newsletter-brief]

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Is Donald Trump Good for Space?
Making America great again is only the start—next comes the galaxy
[http://time.com/4428346/donald-trump-space/?xid=newsletter-brief]

15 Five-Star Hotels for Way, Way Less
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Mercedes Pulled a Self-Driving Car Ad Because It's Not Actually a Self-Driving Car
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'Ghostbusters' Director on Deleted Tweet: 'We Are Pro-Woman and All About Smashing the Glass Ceiling'
A Twitter post that was seen as supporting Hillary Clinton was deleted
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