New York Today: Commuting after the Crane Collapse and other top stories.

• New York Today: Commuting after the Crane Collapse

  Photo It sure backed up the traffic, but at least nobody was seriously hurt. Credit Fred R. Conrad for The New York Times Updated, 9:49 a.m.Good morning on this stunning Wednesday.A messy evening journey greeted commuters north of the city yesterday after a construction crane collapsed on the Tappan Zee Bridge around lunchtime, forcing an hourslong shutdown of all lanes.Luckily, no vehicles were hit, and the injuries were minor.Around 138,000 vehicles cross the bridge b..

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• How Donald Trump Picked His Running Mate

  

  Photo Donald Trump with his newly announced running mate, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana, on July 16 in New York. Credit Drew Angerer/Getty Images One day this past May, Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., reached out to a senior adviser to Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, who left the presidential race just a few weeks before. As a candidate, Kasich declared in March that Trump was “really not prepared to be president of the United States,” and the following month he..

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• Gagosian Gallery to Pay New York State $4.3 Million

  

  Photo The art dealer Larry Gagosian. Credit Emon Hassan for The New York Times The Gagosian Gallery, one of the most successful art dealerships in the world, failed to pay New York State sales tax on hundreds of art transactions over a decade, according to Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general, who on Tuesday announced an agreement to collect $4.28 million in back taxes, interest and penalties from the business.“Those who evade art taxes potentially ..

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• Donald Trump, Turkey, Roger Ailes: Your Wednesday Briefing

  

  Photo Donald J. Trump won the Republican nomination on a roll-call vote Tuesday night at the national convention in Cleveland. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good morning.Here’s what you need to know:• Republicans make it official.Donald J. Trump won the nomination on a roll-call vote Tuesday night, and he’ll deliver his acceptance speech Thursday night. Hundreds of delegates voted for other candidates,..

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