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In attacking Clinton foundation, Trump seeks a Republican rallying cry

WASHINGTON - After struggling to find consistent message and consolidate party support, Donald Trump is honing his attack on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton and foundation bearing her family's name in hopes of making it rallying cry for fellow Republicans. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Ginger Gibson and Emily Stephenson, 700 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amanda Becker, 384 words

With Biden visit, U.S. seeks balance with truculent Turkey

RIGA/ISTANBUL - When U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Turkey in January, he struck difficult balance between showing support for NATO ally faced with multiple security threats while criticizing its record on free speech and dissent. Now with relations between Washington and Ankara going through one of their testier periods in recent memory, he may find it even tougher to get those dual messages across when he visits Wednesday. (TURKEY-SECURITY/USA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Jeff Mason and Humeyra Pamuk, 852 words)

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- LATVIA-USA/BIDEN (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Jeff Mason and Gederts Gelzis, 451 words

Syria Kurds win battle with government, Turkey mobilizes against them

HASAKA, Syria/BEIRUT - Syrian Kurdish forces take near complete control of Hasaka city as cease-fire ends week of fighting with government, consolidating Kurds' grip on Syria's northeast as Turkey increases its efforts to check their influence. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-KURDS (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Rodi Said and Tom Perry, 857 words)

Kerry commits to more military aid to Nigeria, U.S. official says

ABUJA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes "very strong commitments" on ways to ramp up military assistance to help Nigeria defeat extremist group Boko Haram, senior U.S. official says. (NIGERIA-USA/KERRY-BUHARI (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 311 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

Massacre reports show U.S. inability to curb Iraq militias

WASHINGTON - Shi'ite militias in Iraq detained, tortured and abused far more Sunni civilians during American-backed capture of town of Falluja in June than U.S. officials have publicly acknowledged, Reuters finds. (IRAQ-MASSACRES/FALLUJA (PIX), moved, by Ned Parker and Jonathan Landay, 2,390 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. new home sales race to near nine-year high

WASHINGTON - New U.S. single-family home sales unexpectedly surge, reaching their highest level in nearly nine years amid robust demand, brightening housing market outlook and bolstering views that economic growth will pick up. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 838 words)

Obama promises support to Louisiana after floods

BATON ROUGE, La. - President Obama walks door to door in East Baton Rouge Parish neighborhood, hugging people and offering assurances that country will help them recover from some of worst floods ever recorded in Louisiana. (USA-WEATHER/OBAMA (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Ayesha Rascoe, 566 words)

Residency where marijuana is legal no reason for police search -U.S. court

Federal appeals court says police officers cannot stop and search vehicles belonging to out-of-state motorists simply because of where they are registered, including states where marijuana use is legal. (USA-MARIJUANA/MOTORISTS (UPDATE 1), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Jonathan Stempel, 400 words)

Appeals arguments begin on Kansas law requiring voters to prove citizenship

DENVER - Kansas asks U.S. appeals court to reinstate rules requiring proof of U.S. citizenship from people registering to vote, latest battle over stringent voter identification laws enacted in Republican-led states ahead of 2016 presidential election. (KANSAS-VOTERID/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Keith Coffman, 500 words)

ASIA

North Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile -South Korea

SEOUL - North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea's military says. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 300 words)

EXCLUSIVE-China's richest man set to seal two billion-dollar U.S. film deals

BEIJING - Real-estate and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group expects to seal two billion-dollar film-related deals in United States this year, chairman Wang Jianlin says, as China's richest man steps up his push into Hollywood. (DALIANWANDA-CHAIRMAN/ (EXCLUSIVE, UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Matthew Miller and Shu Zhang, 758 words)

HEALTH

Florida announces Zika case hundreds of miles from Miami

CHICAGO/TAMPA - Florida officials announce first case of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes in Pinellas County, some 265 miles (425 kilometers) from Miami, where first locally transmitted U.S. cases are reported. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen and Letitia Stein, 811 words)

Study shows extent of brain damage from Zika infections

CHICAGO - New report shows in graphic detail kind of damage Zika infections can do to developing brain - damage that goes well beyond devastating birth defect known as microcephaly, in which baby's head is smaller than normal. (HEALTH-ZIKA/IMAGING (PIX), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 480 words)

AFRICA

South African police summon finance minister Gordhan - source

JOHANNESBURG - South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is summoned by elite police division and may face charges in relation to investigation of suspected rogue unit of state tax service, source close to matter says. (SAFRICA-GORDHAN/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Mfuneko Toyana and Stella Mapenzauswa, 477 words)

EUROPE

Sarkozy presidential bid seeks to tap mood shift after France attacks

PARIS - When Nicolas Sarkozy went fishing for votes in electoral waters of France's far right for second presidential term in 2012 it ended in defeat, as voters alienated by his rhetoric and disappointed by moribund economy deserted him. Fast forward four years and the conservative is banking on change in mood. (FRANCE-POLITICS/SARKOZY (PIX, TV), moved, by Richard Lough, 748 words)

SPORT

Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban

ZURICH - Russia loses its appeal against ban from next month's Rio Paralympics because of state-sponsored doping program, Court of Arbitration for Sport says. (PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-CAS (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Brian Homewood, 514 words)

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