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FBI detects breaches against two state voter systems

WASHINGTON - Federal Bureau of Investigation finds breaches in Illinois and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of November presidential election, according to U.S. official familiar with probe. (USA-ELECTION/CYBERSECURITY (UPDATE 2, PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Dustin Volz and Jim Finkle, 500 words)

Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target

BEIRUT/KARKAMIS, Turkey - Turkish-backed forces push deeper into northern Syria and draw rebuke from NATO ally U.S., which says it is concerned battle for territory shifts away from targeting Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Lisa Barrington and Umit Bektas, 785 words)

Brazil's Rousseff says democracy at stake in Senate trial

BRASILIA - Defiant President Dilma Rousseff warns Brazilians that her conservative opponents are trampling on democracy by using trumped-up charges to oust her and roll back social advances of the past 13 years. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Anthony Boadle, 800 words)

China wants a successful G20 but suspects West may derail agenda

BEIJING - China is hoping to cement its standing as global power when it hosts leaders from world's biggest economies this weekend but suspects West and its allies will try to deny Beijing what it sees as its rightful place on international stage. (G20-CHINA/ (PIX), moved, by Ben Blanchard and Michael Martina, 869 words)

Trade dispute, policy divisions hang over Trudeau trip to China

OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Beijing this week seeking deeper ties with China, but dispute over canola exports, government divisions over China policy and case of detained citizen look set to limit his gains. (CHINA-CANADA/ (PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren, 447 words)

UNITED STATES

Solid U.S. consumer spending boosts prospect of Fed rate hike

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending increases for fourth straight month amid strong demand for automobiles, pointing to pickup in economic growth that could pave way for Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 697 words)

Mylan to launch generic EpiPen at half the price of original

Mylan NV says it will launch first generic version of its allergy auto-injector EpiPen for $300, half the price of branded product, drugmaker's second step in less than week to counter backlash over product's steep price. (MYLAN NL-PRICING/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Ankur Banerjee, 604 words)

Social media adds to panic over 'gunfire' at L.A. airport -police

LOS ANGELES - Security panic that cripples Los Angeles International Airport and sends hundreds of passengers fleeing from terminals is triggered by reports of gunfire that prove false but are amplified by word-of-mouth and social media, police say. (USA-SECURITY/LOS ANGELES (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Steve Gorman, 533 words)

AMERICAS

Protesters shut down TransCanada pipeline hearing in Montreal

MONTREAL - Canada's National Energy Board cancels first day of hearings on TransCanada's proposed Energy East pipeline after protesters disrupt panel session, agency spokeswoman says. (TRANSCANADA-PIPELINE/ (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Allison Lampert, 400 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Researchers find first U.S. bacteria with worrisome superbug genes

New Jersey researchers say they identify perhaps first strain of E. Coli bacteria in United States with mobile genes that make it resistant to two types of antibiotics now considered last-line defenses against superbugs. (HEALTH-SUPERBUG/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 300 words)

Singapore steps up Zika prevention effort as confirmed cases rise to 56

SINGAPORE - Singapore confirms 15 new cases of locally transmitted Zika infections, taking tally to 56 as authorities step up efforts to contain outbreak. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Nicole Nee and Imogen Braddick, 539 words)

EUROPE

Options sought as Merkel's radio silence complicates path to soft Brexit landing

BERLIN - Triggering procedure for Britain to exit European Union is like turning off engines on airplane, top European diplomat says: best only do it if you can see landing strip. Otherwise, all parties risk messy outcome. (BRITAIN-EU/GERMANY (PIX), moved, by Paul Carrel, 860 words)

Arson at Brussels criminology institute, no casualties

BRUSSELS - Arsonists set fire to Belgium's National Institute of Criminology, causing explosion but no casualties, Brussels prosecutor says. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM (UPDATE 4), moved, by Robert-Jan Bartunek and Philip Blenkinsop, 220 words)

Renzi to present national plan to strengthen Italy's quake defenses

ROME - Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promises to present national plan to make Italy safer against earthquakes as rescuers continue to search for bodies after quake that kills at least 290 people. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Gavin Jones, 437 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Rockets hit Saudi border town as Yemen war flares anew

NAJRAN, Saudi Arabia - Yemeni Houthi forces are again firing rockets at this corner of southern Saudi Arabia, ending lull of several weeks and complicating efforts to revive talks on ending Yemen's 18-month-old civil war. (YEMEN-SECURITY/SAUDI (PIX, TV), moved, by Katie Paul, 904 words)

AFRICA

Gabon opposition candidate calls on President Bongo to 'acknowledge his defeat'

LIBREVILLE - Gabon opposition candidate Jean Ping calls on President Ali Bongo to "acknowledge his defeat" in presidential election, head-on challenge to Bongo family's half-century rule over the oil-rich nation. (GABON-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, 432 words)

ASIA

Uzbek leader in intensive care after brain hemorrhage - daughter

ALMATY - Uzbek president Islam Karimov, who builds his authoritarian rule on warnings of militant Islamist threat to Central Asian region, suffers brain hemorrhage and is in stable condition in intensive care, his daughter says. (UZBEKISTAN-PRESIDENT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, 726 words)

Philippines senator vows to press on in battle with 'The Punisher'

MANILA - Philippines senator who is leading inquiry into spate of killings unleashed by President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs' vows to press on despite bizarre accusations and insults raining on her from country's leader. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/SENATOR (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by John Chalmers, 604 words)

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