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BREAKING
Knife-wielding man shot outside Israeli embassy in Turkey
ANKARA/JERUSALEM - A man was shot and wounded by Turkish police outside the Israeli Embassy in Ankara after he shouted slogans and wielded a knife on Wednesday, but initial inquiries indicated he had no links to an organized group, officials said. (TURKEY-ISRAEL/ATTACKS (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 8:55 a.m., 243 words)
Police fire teargas at student protesters in Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG - South African police fired stun grenades and teargas on Wednesday to disperse students marching near a Johannesburg university to protest against higher tuition fees, in the second straight day of clashes at the campus. (SAFRICA-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 9:22 a.m., 278 words)
TOP STORIES
Protest erupts after police kill black man in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE - Protesters blocked a highway and clashed with police early on Wednesday morning after officers fatally shot a black man they said had a gun when they approached him in a parking lot. (NORTH CAROLINA-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 5:13 a.m., by Greg Lacour, 562 words)
Victim's lawyers say Oklahoma police had no justification for fatal shooting of unarmed black man
TULSA - The unarmed black man fatally shot by a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer in an incident captured on video posed no imminent threat, lawyers for his family said on Tuesday, disputing an allegation the man was reaching into his vehicle. (OKLAHOMA-POLICE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 9:21 p.m., 576 words)
New York bombing suspect could face hearing in hospital bed
NEW YORK - A lawyer for an Afghan-born U.S. citizen charged with bombings in New York and New Jersey over the weekend asked a federal judge to schedule his first court appearance for Wednesday, possibly in his hospital bed. (USA-ATTACKS/ (PIX), moved at 8 a.m., 500 words, will be led through the day) See also: U.S. portrays NY bomb suspect as jihadist who praised bin Laden (USA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved at 9:30 p.m., 780 words)
Chicken shacks' are lifeline for New Jersey's Afghan immigrants
ELIZABETH, N.J. - They dot the landscape in this working-class New Jersey city, popping up every few blocks with names like U.S. Fried Chicken, Royal Fried Chicken and New York Fried Chicken and Burger and giving immigrants a foothold in a new country. (USA-ATTACKS/CHICKEN (PIX, TV), moved at 6 a.m., by Joseph Ax and Mica Rosenberg, 732 words)
Fighting around Aleppo further buries hopes for truce
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels and pro-government forces battled each other on major Aleppo frontlines overnight and air strikes on an insurgent-held town south of the city reportedly killed a dozen people including four medical workers. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 1, TV, PIX), moved at 8 a.m., 800 words)
CAMPAIGN
Trump scores with small money, lags with big donors
NEW YORK - Donald Trump has been a hit with small donors, raking in two-thirds of his individual campaign contributions in sums of $200 or less, according to financial disclosures filed on Tuesday. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-MONEY (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 3:46 a.m., 640 words)
Clinton consults national security team as Trump challenges her credentials
WASHINGTON/HIGH POINT, N.C. - Hillary Clinton consulted national security advisers on Tuesday after weekend bomb blasts renewed fears of domestic attacks as rival Donald Trump accused her of pushing policies that made the United States less safe. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 7 p.m., 674 words)
More than 300 scientists warn over Trump climate change stance
WASHINGTON - More than 350 members of the National Academy of Sciences, including 30 Nobel Prize winners, said in an open letter that a Donald Trump threat to abandon of the global Paris climate agreement would make it far harder to develop global strategies to lessen the impact of global warming. (USA-ELECTION/SCIENTISTS, moved, 340 words)
Trump calls first debate moderator a Democrat, records show otherwise
-- Donald Trump may have gotten it wrong when he said the moderator of the first presidential debate next week between him and Hillary Clinton is a Democrat. NBC's Lester Holt, who will moderate the debate on Monday, is registered as a Republican. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-DEBATES, moved, 260 words)
Megyn Kelly to Produce Comedy Series Set on Presidential Campaign Trail
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-DIGITAL/NEWS), moved, 830 words)
WASHINGTON
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged, may signal year-end hike
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday are expected to keep interest rates unchanged amid tepid inflation and recent weak economic data but are likely to signal an increased likelihood of a long-awaited hike by the end of the year. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX), moved at 7 a.m., 700 words, will be led) Note: Fed statement at 2 p.m. and Yellen press conference at 2:30 p.m.
Mylan CEO to be grilled by House panel on soaring Epipen injection price
WASHINGTON - Mylan CEO Heather Bresch - the daughter of Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia -- will testify before a Republican-led House oversight committee over the drug maker's sharp price hikes for life saving EpiPen allergy injections. (MYLAN NL-EPIPEN/CONGRESS (PIX, TV), expect by 3 p.m., 400 words)
U.S. House committee launches review of FDA criminal office
WASHINGTON - A House committee has launched an examination of the Food and Drug Administration's criminal office, raising questions about the unit's management and handling of cases involving food, drugs and devices. (USA-FDA/CONGRESS, moved at 8 a.m., 600 words)
Israel defense sector faces big hit after new U.S. aid agreement
JERUSALEM - Israel's defense industry faces layoffs, closures and a scramble to set up shop in the United States following the signing of a new U.S. military aid package that phases out Israel's ability to spend a quarter of the funds on its own businesses. (ISRAEL-USA/DEFENSE (PIX), moved at 1:30 a.m., by Steven Scheer, 768 words)
SUPREME COURT
Divided Supreme Court turns to less sensitive IP cases
WASHINGTON - Short-handed and ideologically divided, the Supreme Court has yet to take up any cases on politically sensitive social issues for its new term starting in October, instead showing a keen interest in more technical cases of importance to business such as disputes over intellectual property. (USA-COURT/CASES (PIX, GRAPHICS), moved at 1 a.m., by Lawrence Hurley, 883 words)
UNITED NATIONS MEETINGS
As Obama term wanes, so does focus on Israel-Palestinian issue
UNITED NATIONS - In his first major U.N. speech eight years ago, President Barack Obama said he would not give up on Israeli-Palestinian peace. In likely his last, on Tuesday, he said little about the conflict beyond voicing the unsurprising sentiment that things would be better if Israel accepted it could not keep Palestinian land and if the Palestinians embraced Israel's legitimacy. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/OBAMA (PIX), expect by 11 a.m., 770 words)
U.N. General Assembly continues for second day
UNITED NATIONS - Notable appearances at UN General Assembly by China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Ukraine, Kenya, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Colombia, Ukraine, Kenya, Japan, Libya, Australia and Thailand. (UN-ASSEMBLY/ (PIX, TV), separates from 9:30 a.m., 300 words)
Security Council meeting to discuss Syria crisis
UNITED NATIONS - Likely fireworks at a high level Security Council meeting on Syria with Kerry and Lavrov both attending. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (PIX, TV), expect by 11 a.m., 400 words)
Obama to meet Netanyahu on sidelines of U.N.
NEW YORK - President Barack Obama to raise concerns about Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank lands during a meeting with Israeli leader Netanyahu. (USA-ISRAEL/ (PIX, TV), expect after 1 p.m., 400 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Michigan father arrested after four children found dead
-- A Michigan man suspected of killing his four children and injuring their mother was taken into custody early on Wednesday, local media reported. (MICHIGAN-CRIME/, moved, 178 words)
Who's sky is it anyway? U.S. drone case tests rights to air space
LONDON/WASHINGTON - When a small town American roofer took legal action against a neighbor for shooting down his drone, the local dispute sparked a case that could help shape the newest frontier of property rights law - who owns the air. (PROPERTY-DRONES/RIGHTS (FEATURE), moved at 9 a.m., 1,400 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Gunmen abduct American teacher in Yemen
DUBAI - Gunmen abducted an American teacher on Tuesday from an English language school in Sanaa, capital of war-torn Yemen, witnesses said, in the latest of a series of kidnappings of foreigners. (YEMEN-SECURITY/USA, moved at 9 a.m., 290 words)
Iraqi forces close in on town south of Mosul
TIKRIT, Iraq - Iraq's military closed in on Wednesday on the center of Shirqat, a northern town held by Islamic State seen as a stepping stone in the campaign to recapture the jihadists' stronghold of Mosul. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-SHIRQAT, moved at 7 a.m., 392 words)
Iraq's parliament sacks finance minister over corruption allegations
(MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-POLITICS, moved at 8 a.m., 50 words)
Turkey says no plan to use infantry in Syria operations
(MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY, moved at 6 a.m., 90 words)
WORLD
U.S. bombers fly over South Korea for second time since North's nuclear test
OSAN, South Korea - Two U.S. supersonic bombers fly over South Korea with one of them landing at an air base 25 miles south of the capital, the second such flight since North Korea's Sept. 9 nuclear test. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/FLIGHT (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, 585 words)
Brazil's ex-president Lula to stand trial for corruption
SAO PAULO - Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial on corruption charges, a crusading federal judge rules, adding more turbulence to the political landscape. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Brad Brooks, 950 words)
USAID says more than $1 billion in Power Africa commitments finalized
NEW YORK - More than $1 billion in debt and financing commitments from U.S. agencies and private investors is set to be announced on Wednesday for U.S. President Barack Obama's signature Africa energy initiative, Power Africa, a top USAID official said. (ENERGY-AFRICA/USA, moved at 1:33 a.m., 360 words)
EU's Africa fund to target Sahel region from mid-2017
BRUSSELS - The European Union's new 44 billion euro Africa fund will entice investors into some of world's poorest nations and slow mass migration to Europe, the EU's development chief tells Reuters. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/FUNDING (INTERVIEW, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 580 words)
Rome's new mayor set to pull plug on 2024 Olympics bid
ROME - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, has decided to withdraw the city's backing for a bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games in the Italian capital. (ITALY-OLYMPICS/ROME (UPDATE 1), moved, 295 words)
BREXIT
Brexit prompts some Jewish Britons to reconcile with German roots
LONDON - For London rabbi Julia Neuberger, Britain's vote to leave the European Union has had a very personal impact: she has decided to seek German citizenship, laying to rest her family's painful legacy of the Nazi era. (BRITAIN-EU/JEWS-GERMANY (PIX), moved, by Tina Bellon, 870 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
U.S. to invest in Medicines Co, Roche antibiotics development
-- The Medicines Co on Wednesday said it will receive up to $132 million in U.S. government funding for development of new antibiotics to fight drug-resistant infections, seen by health officials as a critically important need. (USA-PHARMACEUTICALS/MEDICINES, moved at 7:30 a.m., 398 words)
Are U.S. public schools prepared for an emergency?
-- More than a fifth U.S. school districts lack comprehensive plans to respond to natural disasters, epidemic diseases or other emergencies, a new report finds. (HEALTH-SCHOOLS/EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS, moved, 620 words)
Just going on vacation may change gene activity
-- In a new study comparing a meditation retreat with just relaxing in the same locale, both options improved stress regulation, immune function and other cellular markers in the blood. (HEALTH-AGING/VACATION-MEDITATION, moved, 700 words)
Giving babies eggs and nuts early may avert allergies
(HEALTH-ALLERGY/FOOD-INTRODUCTION, moved, 700 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
"L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson found dead at California home
LOS ANGELES - Movie director Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for "L.A Confidential," was found dead in his California home on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He was 71. (PEOPLE-CURTISHANSON/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, 375 words)
Pitt expresses sadness over Jolie divorce filing as Hollywood power couple splits
LOS ANGELES - Actress Angelina Jolie files for divorce from actor Brad Pitt, her husband of two years and romantic partner since 2005, her attorney says, marking the end of Hollywood's most glamorous and powerful couples. (PEOPLE-JOLIE/PITT (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved, 700 words) See also: PEOPLE-JOLIE/PITT (TIMELINE, TV, PIX), moved, 420 words
Sony Pictures, Reality One Team on Virtual Reality Slate
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/NEWS), moved, 333 words)
Film Review: 'Storks'
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS), moved, 980 words)
TV Review: 'Timeless'
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/REVIEWS), moved, 927 words)
CONSUMER TECH
Google launches Allo, bets on AI to spice up chats
-- Google parent Alphabet Inc launched Allo, a messaging app that incorporates Google's search feature and a chatbot that uses machine learning to "improve" itself over time. (ALPHABET-ALLO/, moved at 9:20 a.m., 210 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wal-Mart pays quarterly bonuses to more store employees
CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc says it paid more than $201 million in second-quarter bonuses to hourly store staff as 99 percent of its stores met targets for cleanliness, faster checkout and better service. (WALMART-WORKERS/BONUS, moved, 330 words)
OECD sees growth flounder as "globalization stalls"
PARIS - Global economic growth will flounder this year and next at rates not seen since the financial crisis as the march of globalization grinds to a halt, the OECD warns. (OECD-ECONOMY/, moved, 645 words)
Trillion-dollar global mutual fund industry faces pressure to tighten belt
LONDON/NEW YORK - Home to trillions of dollars of global wealth, mutual fund firms face an unfamiliar round of belt-tightening as changes in the way people invest and rising costs chip away at rich margins. (ASSETMANAGERS-COSTS/EMPLOYMENT (GRAPHIC), moved, 1,115 words)
Postal Savings Bank of China IPO raises $7.4 billion after pricing at low end
HONG KONG - State-owned Postal Savings Bank of China raises $7.4 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering in two years but the deal is priced at the lower end of expectations and heavily reliant on cornerstone investors. (CHINA POST BANK-IPO/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 330 words)
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