REUTERS AMERICA NEWS PLAN FOR SUNDAY SEPT 18
REUTERS AMERICA AFTERNOON NEWS PLAN FOR SUNDAY SEPT 18
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BREAKING
Syria envoy says deadly U.S. air strikes aim to sink truce
MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela - Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said on Sunday that deadly air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition were aimed at sinking a U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-JAAFARI/TRUCE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 1:16 p.m., 230 words) See also: France says Syrian government principally behind truce violations (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-FRANCE (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:40 p.m., 387 words)
India blames Pakistan as Kashmir attack kills 17 soldiers
SRINAGAR, India - India accused Pakistan of being behind a separatist attack on an army base near their disputed frontier on Sunday that killed 17 soldiers, in one of the most deadly attacks in Kashmir in a quarter-century-old insurgency. (INDIA-KASHMIR/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved at 11:37 a.m., 937 words)
TOP STORIES
Police search for terrorism link in New York blast that injured 29
NEW YORK - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday there was still no indication that an explosion that injured 29 people in Manhattan on Saturday was linked to international terrorism, while investigators scoured the scene of the blast. (NEW YORK-BLAST/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved at 2:02 p.m., 644 words, will be led)
New Yorkers, always on edge, take Manhattan blast in stride
NEW YORK - New Yorkers, who have endured the Sept. 11 attacks and the devastating super storm Sandy in 2012, were generally unperturbed by a Saturday night blast in Manhattan that injured 29 people. (NEW YORK-BLAST/PEOPLE (PIX, TV), expect by 5 p.m., by Robert MacMillan and David Ingram, 510 words)
Islamic State says Minnesota mall stabbing carried out by 'soldier'
-- A man who wounded up to nine people in a knife attack on Saturday at a mall in central Minnesota before he was shot dead by an off-duty police officer is a "soldier of the Islamic State," the militant group's news agency said on Sunday. (MINNESOTA-MALL/STABBINGS (UPDATE 2), moved at noon, 415 words, will be led)
Moscow says strikes on Syria army threaten U.S.-Russia ceasefire plan
MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition on the Syrian army threatened the implementation of a U.S.-Russian ceasefire plan for Syria and bordered on connivance with Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved at 12:40 p.m., 853 words, will be led through the day)
Minister says Canada will impose nationwide carbon price
TORONTO - Canada will impose a carbon price on provinces that do not adequately regulate emissions by themselves, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said on Sunday without giving details on how the Liberal government will do so. (CANADA-CLIMATECHANGE/, moved at 12:33 p.m., 387 words)
CAMPAIGN
Kaine accuses Trump of inciting violence against Clinton
WASHINGTON - Tim Kaine on Sunday accused Donald Trump of inciting violence against Hillary Clinton after the Republican candidate said Clinton's security detail should be disarmed given her support for tighter gun rules. (USA-ELECTION/KAINE (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 12:47 p.m., 350 words)
Pence says he views Cheney as a role model
WASHINGTON - Republican Mike Pence will look to Dick Cheney for vice presidential inspiration, praising the former White House No. 2 as an "active" member of the administration. "I frankly hold Dick Cheney in really high regard in his role as vice president and as an American," Pence said on ABC's "This Week" aired on Sunday. (USA-ELECTION/PENCE-CHENEY (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 1:53 p.m., 182 words)
WASHINGTON
Obama to meet Israel's Netanyahu Wednesday in New York
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in New York on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss a recently agreed deal on U.S. military aid, the White House said on Sunday. (USA-ISRAEL/OBAMA, moved at 11:40 a.m., 106 words)
Iran presses for banking agreement to facilitate sanctions pact
TEHRAN - Iran is pressing the United States to ease banking obstacles to the reopening of trade under last year's nuclear deal and hopes for progress on the sidelines of United Nations meetings in New York this week, an Iranian official said on Sunday. (IRAN-AVIATION/BANKING, moved at 1:43 p.m., by Tim Hepher, 645 words)
EMMYS
O.J. Simpson drama set to sweep Emmys in big year for TV diversity
LOS ANGELES - The dramatization of O.J. Simpson's sensational 1995 double murder trial looks set to sweep Sunday night's Emmy Awards, crowning an extraordinary year for American television and actors of multiple ethnic hues. (AWARDS-EMMYS/ (PIX, TV), moved at 9 a.m., by Jill Serjeant, 480 words, will be led through the evening)
Rise of Westeros' women keeps 'Game of Thrones' an Emmy front-runner
(AWARDS-EMMYS/GAMEOFTHRONES (TV, PIX), moved, 430 words)
'Mr.Robot,' 'The Americans' challenge 'Game of Thrones' for Emmy crown
(AWARDS-EMMYS/ (PIX, TV), moved, 409 words)
Key nominations at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards
(AWARDS-EMMYS/NOMINATIONS (FACTBOX), moved, 360 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Southeast gasoline prices spike in east due to damaged pipeline
-- Retail gasoline prices in the Southeast surged this weekend due to the ongoing problems with Colonial Pipeline Co's gasoline line that carries fuel to the East Coast as the company started to construct a bypass line around the leak. Long gasoline lines have formed in some parts of the Southeast due to the shutdown which could last two weeks. (PIPELINE-OPERATIONS/COLONIAL CO-ALABAMA, moved at 9 a.m., 268 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Warplanes hit Aleppo city for first time since truce
BEIRUT - Warplanes struck the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday for the first time since a seven-day ceasefire came into effect almost a week ago, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO, moved at 10:45 a.m., 54 words)
Islamic State, Pakistani Taliban faction say kill three soldiers in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Three Pakistani soldiers were killed in an ambush in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, militants said, in an attack for which both Islamic State and a Pakistani Taliban faction claimed responsibility. (PAKISTAN-MILITANTS/, moved at 9:42 a.m., 242 words)
WORLD
Merkel's party suffers rout in Berlin in migrant policy backlash
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered their second electoral blow in two weeks on Sunday, slumping to their lowest level since reunification in 1990 in a Berlin city vote in which citizens roundly rejected her open-door refugee policy. (GERMANY-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 12:40 p.m., 409 words)
Pro-Putin party seen winning even greater sway in Russia's parliament
MOSCOW/SARANSK, Russia - The ruling United Russia party is expected to win even greater dominance over Russia's parliament in an election on Sunday, showing that support for President Vladimir Putin is holding up despite sanctions and a deep economic slowdown. (RUSSIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moving shortly, 800 words, will be led)
At least 12 dead in Thailand as tourist boat capsizes, dozens missing
BANGKOK - At least 12 people have died and dozens are missing in Thailand after a boat carrying 150 Thai Muslims capsized in the ancient tourist city of Ayutthaya, officials said on Sunday. (THAILAND-BOAT/ (TV, PIX), moved at 9 a.m., 253 words)
"France is not for sale," Le Pen tells French rally
FREJUS, France - "France is not for sale," National Front party leader Marine Le Pen told supporters on Sunday, launching her campaign for the 2017 presidential election with a vow to defend national sovereignty if elected. (FRANCE-ELECTION/LEPEN (PIX, TV), moved at 11 a.m., 354 words)
Libyan forces renew push against Islamic State in Sirte
(LIBYA-SECURITY/FIGHTING, moved at 12:19 p.m., 330 words)
Al Shabaab says it killed Somali general
(SOMALIA-BLAST/ISLAMIST), moved at 8:30 a.m., 90 words)
Duterte needs six more months for Philippine war on drugs
(PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:30 p.m., 455 words)
Ten killed in northern Mali in fighting between militias
(MALI-VIOLENCE/, moved at 11:28 a.m., 250 words)
SPOTLIGHT
Italy's 5-Star movement aims to reform as Rome fiasco threatens its future
ROME - Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi, one of the most prominent faces of Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, had hoped that recruiting a former magistrate would restore some order to her chaotic city government. What happened shows how the party must change if it is ever to rule the country successfully. (ITALY-ROME/5STAR (ANALYSIS, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 11 a.m., 1,163 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
'La La Land' musical takes top prize at Toronto film festival
TORONTO - "La La Land," a musical tale of star-crossed lovers chasing their dreams in Hollywood, won the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. (FILMFESTIVAL-TIFF/ (PIX, TV), moved at 1:50 p.m., 104 words, will be led)
Box Office: 'Blair Witch,' 'Bridget Jones's Baby' Fall Flat as 'Sully' Soars
LOS ANGELES - Some things aren't worth the wait. "Blair Witch" and "Bridget Jones's Baby," sequels to films that first hit theaters a generation ago, both stumbled in their debuts this weekend and were easily overpowered by "Sully," the Clint Eastwood drama about the "Miracle on the Hudson" emergency plane landing featuring Tom Hanks as Capt. Chesley Sullenberger. (USA-BOXOFFICE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 12:44 p.m., 1,050 words)
Toronto Film Review: 'Brain on Fire'
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS), moved, 720 words)
Toronto Film Review: 'I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House'
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS, moved, 704 words)
Toronto Film Review: 'The Autopsy of Jane Doe'
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS (ENTERTAINMENT), moved, 592 words)
Toronto Film Review: 'The Edge of Seventeen'
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS, moved, 1,100 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
OPEC says may call extra meeting if consensus at Algiers
ALGIERS - OPEC members may call an extraordinary meeting to discuss oil prices if they reach consensus at an informal gathering in Algiers this month, OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo said during a visit to Algeria, the country's state news agency APS reported on Sunday. (OIL-OPEC/ALGIERS (CORRECTED, UPDATE 2), moved at 11:43 p.m., 270 words)
Wall Street Week Ahead - Fed meeting in spotlight as volatility returns
NEW YORK - Stock market investors next week will focus on Federal Reserve policymakers' interest rate decision and on Wednesday whether economic growth trends have given the U.S. central bank reason to raise rates off rock-bottom levels. (USA-STOCKS/WEEKAHEAD (SCHEDULED COLUMN), moved, 556 words)
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