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TOP STORIES

Trump seeks a campaign reset with Detroit economic speech

DETROIT/WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump sought to regain momentum for his White House campaign on Monday by proposing sweeping tax breaks, cuts to federal regulations and a revival of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline project. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 984 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-SECURITY (UPDATE 1), moved, by Jonathan Landay, 700 words

Power outage at Delta causes flight cancellations, delays

Delta Air Lines cancels hundreds of flights and delays many others after outage hits its computer systems, grounding planes and stranding passengers of one of world's larger carriers at airports around globe. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/ (UPDATE 9, PIX, TV), moved, by Jeffrey Dastin, 650 words)

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- DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/PASSENGERS (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Joseph Ax, 590 words

Ataturk's revival a symbol of Turkey's fragile post-coup unity

ISTANBUL - After years of being gradually eclipsed as President Tayyip Erdogan forges "new Turkey" with Islam firmly at its heart, secular republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, for now at least, makes comeback in wake of failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ATATURK (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, by Asli Kandemir and Daren Butler, 1,120 words)

Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital, IS claims responsibility

QUETTA - A suicide bomber in Pakistan kills at least 70 people and wounds more than 100 in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta, and Islamic State claims responsibility. (PAKISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 11, PIX, TV), moved, by Gul Yousafzai, 640 words)

ASIA

Asia shares rise as yield hunt drives record flows, China data awaited

SYDNEY - Asian shares stand atop one-year peaks as a desperate search for yield drives a record inflow into emerging market funds, while oil prices try to sustain latest bounce. (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Wayne Cole, 440 words)

Bruised Thai opposition seeks solace in 2017 vote prospects

KHON KAEN - In Thailand's rural heartland, supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra say they will focus on winning an election next year, even though they would have to govern on military terms if they win. (THAILAND-POLITICS/OPPOSITION (PIX, GRAPHIC, TV), moved, by Pairat Temphairojana, 801 words)

Holy cows and Hindu crusaders cloud Modi's Indian reform drive

AGRA - Two miles down the road from the white marble walls of the fabled Taj Mahal, a heavyset man crouches in the dirt of a cow shed and explains how the future of India belongs to him. (INDIA-MODI/COWS (INSIGHT, PIX), moved, by Rupam Jain and Tom Lasseter, 1,293 words)

New photos suggest China militarizing disputed islands -NY Times

WASHINGTON - Recent satellite pictures show the Chinese have built what appear to be reinforced aircraft hangars on the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the New York Times says. (SOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/, moving shortly, by Eric Beech, 292 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

Banned from working, asylum seekers build Japan's roads

WARABI, Japan - Even as authorities insist they leave, Kurdish migrants work without permits on government projects. Japan's strict immigration rules combined with shrinking work population spawn black market in labor. (JAPAN-KURDS/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Thomas Wilson, Mari Saito, Minami Funakoshi and Ami Miyazaki, 2,199 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Olympics-Brazilian fans boo foreign athletes in culture clash

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians bring a soccer fan's raucous attitude to the Rio Games, wildly cheering their own athletes, booing and mocking opponents -- and creating uncomfortable moments for Olympic athletes unaccustomed to no-holds-barred partisanship. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), by Andrew Downie and Drazen Jorgic, 625 words)

Cool temperatures, few mosquitoes make Games Zika-free, so far

RIO DE JANEIRO - So far, at Olympics many feared would be Zika Games, so good. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ZIKA (PIX), moved, by Paulo Prada, 719 words)

Sport is now taking over at Rio Games, says IOC's Bach

RIO DE JANEIRO - After frantic seven-year preparation in which Rio Olympics organizers rushed to get ready for South America's first Games, sport is now moving center stage, with competitors delivering world-class performances, says IOC's Thomas Bach. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BACH (INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 389 words)

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- OLYMPICS-RIO/SAILING-DEMPSEY, moved, by Jeb Blount, 354 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/ROWING-STANNING-GLOVER, moved, by Angus MacSwan, 500 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/TICKETS-ARRESTS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Daniel Flynn and Karolos Grohmann, 305 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (HIGHLIGHTS), moved, 2306 words

UNITED STATES

California wildfire forces closure of scenic Highway 1

LOS ANGELES - An epic wildfire that has killed one person and blackened about 60,000 acres along the California coast, forced authorities on Monday to shut down a portion of scenic Highway 1 near Carmel-by-the-Sea. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Dan Whitcomb, 346 words)

Florida is investigating apparent new case of locally transmitted Zika

Florida health officials are investigating new non-travel- related case of Zika virus in Palm Beach County, but it is not yet clear whether person contracted the virus from local mosquitoes or from recent trip to Miami. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 253 words)

AMERICAS

Chevron wins U.S. ruling blocking $8.6 billion Ecuador rainforest award

NEW YORK - Chevron persuades federal appeals court to block enforcement in United States of $8.65-billion Ecuadorean pollution judgment it says, and court agrees, is obtained through bribery and fraud. (CHEVRON-ECUADOR/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Jonathan Stempel, 414 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Yemen's central bank denies irresponsible use of external reserves

WASHINGTON - Yemen's central bank said on Monday it was using state reserves in overseas banks responsibly after the Saudi-backed government, fighting a civil war, asked international financial institutions to deny the central bank access to the funds. (YEMEN-SECURITY/CENTRALBANK (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Yara Bayoumy, 714 words)

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