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09/21/2016 14:23

REUTERS AMERICA AFTERNOON NEWS PLAN FOR WEDNESDAY SEPT 21

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TOP STORIES

Defense lawyer seeking access to accused New York bomber

NEW YORK - A lawyer for an Afghan-born U.S. citizen charged with bombings last weekend in New York and New Jersey asked to see his client on Wednesday and suggested the man's first court appearance could occur in his hospital bed. (USA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 12:54 p.m., by David Ingram and Laila Kearney, 798 words)

Police in riot-hit Charlotte say shooting victim was armed

CHARLOTTE - A black man killed by police in a Charlotte, North Carolina, parking lot had ignored commands to drop a handgun officers said he was holding, authorities said on Wednesday, hours after 16 officers were injured in protests sparked by the shooting. (USA-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 1:16 p.m., by Greg Lacour and Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, 693 words)

Fed keeps rates steady, signals one hike by end of year

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but strongly signaled it could still tighten monetary policy by the end of this year as the labor market improved further. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX), moved at 2 p.m., 500 words)

Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to salvage ceasefire

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanded on Wednesday that Russia and the Syrian government immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones in what he called a last chance to salvage a collapsing ceasefire and find a way "out of the carnage." (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved at 12:50 p.m., by Yara Bayoumy and Tom Perry, 1178 words) See also: Abandoning discretion, Iranians proclaim their role in Syrian war (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAN-SYRIA (PIX), moved at 1:19 p.m., by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Babak Dehghanpisheh, 1140 words) and Syrian teenager who swam at Rio Olympics honored for aiding women and girls' rights (WOMEN-GLOBALGOALS/AWARDS, moved at 10:18 a.m., by Pietro Lombardi, 280 words)

Obama meets Netanyahu, voices concerns on Israeli settlements

NEW YORK - President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday he had concerns about Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and hoped the United States could continue to help achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace. (USA-ISRAEL/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:44 p.m., by Jeff Mason, 238 words) See also: As Obama's term wanes, so does focus on Israeli-Palestinian issue (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/OBAMA (TV, PIX), moved at 11:01 a.m., by Arshad Mohammed and John Irish, 803 words) and Arab states shelve push against Israel at U.N. nuclear watchdog (ARABS-ISRAEL/NUCLEAR, moved at 12:43 p.m., by Shadia Nasralla, 384 words)

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Brexit will smooth Trump's path to U.S. presidency - UK's Farage

LONDON - Brexit will inspire support for Donald Trump and smooth his path to victory in the U.S. presidential election in November, according to Nigel Farage, an architect of the political uprising that saw Britons vote to leave the European Union. (BRITAIN-EU/FARAGE-TRUMP (INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved at 1:13 p.m., by William James, 742 words)

Anti-Trump campaigners hit London's streets in red bus

LONDON - Activists urging American expats in Britain to vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election took to the streets of London on Wednesday in a red open-top double-decker bus adorned with anti-Donald Trump posters. (USA-ELECTION/LONDON-BUS (TV, PIX), moved at 12:52 p.m., 176 words)

Cuba's Communist Party paper publishes U.S. election info notice

HAVANA - Cuba's Communist Party newspaper Granma published on Wednesday a U.S. embassy notice advising Americans living on the island on how to register for the Nov. 8 presidential election, another sign of thawing relations between the former Cold War foes. (USA-ELECTION/CUBA, moved at 11:54 a.m., 247 words)

WASHINGTON

Ryan has concerns over 9/11 Saudi bill but predicts veto override

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives would override any presidential veto of a bill allowing survivors and families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, Speaker Paul Ryan predicted on Wednesday while also citing concerns with the legislation. (USA-SEPT11/SAUDI-CONGRESS, moved at 11:35 a.m., 233 words)

U.S. SEC charges fund manager Cooperman with insider trading

NEW YORK - The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday charged billionaire investor Leon Cooperman with insider trading, making him the highest-profile target in years in Washington's ongoing crackdown on illegal trading at hedge funds. (SEC-HEDGEFUNDS/OMEGA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 1:20 p.m., by Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Suzanne Barlyn, 548 words)

U.S. begins unblocking jetliner sales to Iran

PARIS - The United States has begun unblocking deals by Western planemakers to renew Iran's aging passenger fleet in a move likely to ease growing complaints from Tehran over the implementation of last year's historic sanctions deal. (IRAN-AVIATION/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 10:58 a.m., by Tim Hepher, 411 words)

UNITED NATIONS MEETINGS

Climate deal comes one step closer to effect at United Nations

UNITED NATIONS - An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. (UN-ASSEMBLY/CLIMATECHANGE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 12:31 p.m., by Michelle Nichols and Valerie Volcovici, 464 words)

China to promote development by opening economy 'even wider' - Li

UNITED NATIONS - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday China would promote economic development by opening up its economy more widely as experience showed closed-door policies only brought stagnation. (UN-ASSEMBLY/CHINA-ECONOMY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:15 p.m., by David Brunnstrom, 324 words) See also: At U.N., China calls for North Korean denuclearization, dialog (UN-ASSEMBLY/CHINA-ASIA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 11:42 a.m., by David Brunnstrom, 346 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Michigan man suspected of killing 4 children reported himself to police

A man suspected of killing his two children and two step-children on Wednesday at the family's home in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights called authorities to report the slayings, police said. (MICHIGAN-CRIME/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:57 p.m., by Alex Dobuzinskis, 345 words)

Crime-plagued Chicago to add nearly 1,000 police officers -newspaper

CHICAGO - Chicago's police department plans to hire nearly 1,000 officers over the next two years in a bid to combat a surge of violence in the third-largest U.S. city including more than 500 murders already this year, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on Wednesday. (CHICAGO-POLICE/, moved at 10:52 a.m., 147 words)

Three former New York jail guards arrested over 2013 inmate beating

NEW YORK - Three former New York state jail guards were arrested on Wednesday on federal charges that they participated in the 2013 beating of an inmate who suffered life-threatening injuries and had a clump of dreadlocks ripped from his head as a "trophy." (NEW YORK-CRIME/FISHKILL, moved at 11:19 a.m., by Nate Raymond, 380 words)

Whose 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 9:54 a.m., by Paola Totaro and Konstantin Kakaes, 1393 words)

World's oldest Catholic bishop dies at age 104 in New Jersey

NEW YORK - The world's oldest Roman Catholic bishop, who championed civil rights and encouraged women to take a more active role in the church, has died in New Jersey at age 104, church officials said on Wednesday. (PEOPLE-GERETY/, moved at 1:30 p.m., by Laila Kearney, 209 words)

New SAT was designed in way that may hurt neediest students

NEW YORK - In the days after the redesigned SAT college entrance exam was given for the first time in March, some test-takers headed to the popular website reddit to share a frustration. They had trouble getting through the exam's new mathematics sections. The math itself wasn't the problem, said Vicki Wood, who develops courses for PowerScore, a South Carolina-based test preparation company. The issue was the wordy setups that precede many of the questions.(COLLEGE-SAT/REDESIGN (SPECIAL REPORT), moved at 10:34 a.m., by Renee Dudley, 3590 words)

WORLD

Boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt, killing at least 43

BURG RASHID - A boat carrying almost 600 people capsized off Egypt's coast on Wednesday, killing at least 43, in the latest disaster among migrants trying to reach Europe. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/EGYPT (UPDATE 3), moved at 1:36 p.m., by Amina Ismail, 497 words) See also: Italy sets trial for suspected African human-smuggling boss (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SMUGGLER, moved at 11:14 a.m., 259 words)

New mayor kills off Rome's bid for 2024 Olympics

ROME - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulled the plug on the city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying staging the summer games would bury the Italian capital under mountains of debt and tonnes of cement. (ITALY-OLYMPICS/ROME (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 12:53 a.m., by Gavin Jones and Isla Binnie, 605 words)

EU, Canada seek to win over trade doubters with declaration

VIENNA/BRUSSELS - Canada's trade minister and the EU trade chief sought on Wednesday to overcome the doubts of Austria and other EU members over a planned EU-Canada free-trade deal, with a declaration spelling out the limits of the contentious pact. (EUROPE-TRADE/CANADA-AUSTRIA (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:13 p.m., 339 words)

Abe: Japan's shrinking population not burden but incentive

NEW YORK - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan's aging, shrinking population was not a burden, but an incentive to boost productivity through innovations like robots, wireless sensors, and Artificial Intelligence. (JAPAN-ABE/NEW YORK (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 10:45 a.m., by Linda Sieg, 615 words)

Afghanistan says to sign peace deal with warlord Hekmatyar

KABUL - Afghan authorities will sign a peace accord on Thursday with Hezb-e-Islami of Afghanistan, a party led by one of the country's most prominent Islamist warlords, the government's media office said. (AFGHANISTAN-HEKMATYAR/, moved at 10:37 a.m., 434 words)

Indonesia launches new campaign to end female genital mutilation - minister

(INDONESIA-WOMEN/FGM, moved at 12:19 p.m., by Beh Lih Yi, 435 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Satellite tracking could prevent airliner disappearances, developers say

BERLIN - Two U.S. companies have developed an airline tracking system that they say would prevent planes disappearing in the manner of the Malaysia Airlines MH370. (AIRLINES-TRACKING/, moved at 12:13 p.m., 289 words)

Girls with ADHD often struggle with defiance, conduct issues

For girls, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is more likely to amplify issues with defiance and acting out than problems with depression or anxiety, a research review suggests. (HEALTH-GIRLS/ADHD, moved at 1:06 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 595 words)

Still little evidence for removal of symptom-free wisdom teeth

Although removal of wisdom teeth is very common, there are no studies that show a benefit to taking them out when they are not causing pain or other problems, according to a new review of existing research. (HEALTH-WISDOMTEETH/EVIDENCE, moved at 1:02 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 591 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Heat rises on Wells Fargo CEO after lawmaker grilling

NEW YORK - Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive John Stumpf prides himself on being a banker who understands the little guy's financial problems. He has spoken publicly about growing up poor on a Minnesota farm, starting his career as a low-level repo man and being underwater on his own mortgage years ago. But when called before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to answer questions about a scandal at his bank involving 2 million fake accounts that thousands of employees set up in customers' names, Stumpf's answers fell flat. (WELLS FARGO-ACCOUNTS/CEO, moved at 11:56 a.m., by Dan Freed, 815 words)

GM affirms profit and cost-cutting targets

DETROIT - General Motors Co on Wednesday affirmed its forecast for 2016 profit of up to $6.00 per share and said it expected to exceed its cost-savings target of $5.5 billion by 2018 as the automaker unveiled a new effort to convince investors of its value. (GM-FORECAST/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 11:14 a.m., by Bernie Woodall and Paul Lienert, 363 words)

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