The Latest: Trump set to visit Cleveland science center

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Latest on the Republican National Convention (all times EDT):

4:40 p.m.

Donald Trump's campaign says the presidential candidate will be back in Cleveland for a "Family Welcome Event" on Wednesday afternoon at the Great Lakes Science Center.

He's expected to arrive by helicopter at the center on the shore of Lake Erie and next to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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3:43 p.m.

Hillary Clinton says the Republican National Convention has been "surreal" and she's comparing the event to the "Wizard of Oz."

Clinton says the GOP event has amounted to "lots of sound and fury - even a fog machine."

She says that "when you pull back the curtain, it was just Donald Trump with nothing to offer to the American people."

Clinton is in Las Vegas, speaking to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a trade union.

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2:45 p.m.

As Donald Trump prepares to receive the nomination for president on Tuesday evening, Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be nearby - speaking to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Trump has angered Hispanics with his call to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico and to make Mexico pay for it. Kasich has refused to endorse Trump and is skipping the Cleveland convention.

Trump's campaign chairman has called Kasich's decision to skip the convention "petulant" and "embarrassing."

Kasich's advisers say he's trying not to be rude but has moved on to helping other candidates on the Republican ticket.

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2:27 p.m.

The commission on presidential debates is switching the site of the first presidential debate from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, to Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

Wright State already had announced it was pulling out as host.

The debate is scheduled for Sept. 26.

Hofstra hosted a presidential debate in 2012. The school had been designated as an alternate debate site for 2016.

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2:01 p.m.

When it came to her moment in the spotlight, Melania Trump chose a dress not by an American, but by a Serbian-born designer based in London.

She wore an off-white dress with three-quarter length, bell-shaped sleeves for her convention speech Monday night.

It's from Roksanda Illincic, whose designs are popular among celebrities.

Samantha Cameron, wife of former British Prime Minister David Cameron, wore a colorful, flared dress from the designer when she left Downing Street last week.

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, has worn her designs to at least three events this summer, including a brilliant yellow dress with blocks of white to Wimbledon.

Michelle Obama wore the designer's beaded wool satin dress and wool coat to meet the Chinese president in 2011.

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1:38 p.m.

The White House is staying out of the debate over similarities between Melania Trump's GOP convention speech and Michelle Obama's speech to the 2008 Democratic convention.

Spokesman Josh Earnest says Michelle Obama received an enthusiastic reception and strong reviews back then because of the speech, her life story and the values of integrity and hard work that she and the president try to instill in their kids

Earnest says what matters most in the 2016 race is the agenda being put forward to advance those values. He says voters will decide in November whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton is the best candidate to instill those values in the next generation.

Trump's campaign has dismissed as "just absurd" criticism that two passages in Melania Trump's speech were lifted nearly word-for-word from Michelle Obama.

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1:23 p.m.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is comparing Donald Trump to his "political hero," the late President Ronald Reagan.

Pence, who's Trump's running mate, made the comment at a luncheon held by the American Conservative Union Foundation.

The Indiana governor says Trump, like Reagan, "never lost touch with everyday Americans" despite big career achievements.

Trump is set to officially become the party's nominee Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention.

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12:52 a.m.

The Justice Department has removed from its Twitter account a tweet that linked to news coverage of Melania Trump and described CNN as the "biggest troll of them all."

The tweet was pulled Tuesday morning soon after it surfaced.

The department says an employee in its public affairs office erroneously sent an "inappropriate" message using the department's official Twitter account that had been intended for a personal account. The staffer's access to the department's social media accounts has been revoked.

The message included a link to a CNN story about allegations that Melania Trump had plagiarized sections of her Monday night Republican National Convention speech from a 2008 convention speech by Michelle Obama.

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12:22 p.m.

Hillary Clinton is picking up the endorsement of UNITE HERE ahead of a campaign trip to Nevada, winning the support of a labor union that represents workers in the hotel, gaming and food service industries.

The union represents 270,000 workers and is citing Clinton's commitment to affordable health care and advocacy for immigrant families, including her push for comprehensive immigration reform.

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12:00 p.m.

Another musical act is telling Donald Trump to stop using their music.

The classic rock band Queen Tweeted Tuesday that they never approved Trump's use of "We Are the Champions" during the 2016 Republic National Convention.

Before Melania Trump gave a speech in Cleveland on Monday night, Trump made a brief appearance to introduce her and walked onstage to Queen's 1977 hit song.

The band wrote on Twitter, "An unauthorized use at the Republican Convention against our wishes."

Other musicians who have asked Trump to stop using their music include the Rolling Stones, Adele and Neil Young.

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