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BREAKING

Tea Party favorite Huelskamp loses Republican Kansas primary for Congress

WASHINGTON - Republican Representative Tim Huelskamp of Kansas, a Tea Party favorite in his third term in Congress, lost his bid for re-election on Tuesday, the state's unofficial results show. Huelskamp, a frequent critic of past GOP fiscal measures, won just 44 percent of the vote in the farm state, losing out to Roger Marshall, a physician who took 57 percent. (USA-ELECTION/KANSAS, moved at 8 a.m., 223 words, will be led)

ADP says U.S. private sector adds 179,000 jobs in July

NEW YORK - U.S. private employers added 179,000 jobs in July, above economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. The figures come ahead of the U.S. Labor Department's more comprehensive non-farm payrolls report on Friday, which includes both public and private-sector employment. (USA-ECONOMY/ADP (GRAPHIC), moved at 8:27 a.m., 180 words)

TOP STORIES

Trump, besieged by criticism, touts campaign unity

WASHINGTON - Faced with one of the most searing controversies of his unruly run for the presidency Donald Trump on Wednesday took to his well-worn Twitter handle to insist that his campaign, despite outward appearances, is unified. "There is great unity in my campaign, perhaps greater than ever before. I want to thank everyone for your tremendous support. Beat Crooked H!" the Republican nominee wrote. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 373 words) See also: Republican rift widens as Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 10 p.m., 900 words)

Muslim families of fallen U.S. soldiers driven to oppose Trump

NEW YORK - Nazar Naqvi has faithfully voted Republican for more than three decades. After Donald Trump's feud with Muslim parents who lost a son in battle for the United States, he has vowed not a single Republican will get his vote. Naqvi, 69, a retired U.S. government engineer from Newburgh, New York, is a member of a small community of Muslims who are among America's Gold Star families. (USA-ELECTION/GOLDSTAR-MUSLIM (PIX), expect by 10 a.m., 695 words)

For pregnant women, Zika outbreak hits home in Florida

-- In recent days, Karla Maguire has avoided taking her toddler son to a south Florida playground where mosquitoes may be biting. She walks the dogs less frequently and rigorously applies bug repellant when she must go outside. An obstetrician and gynecologist who is herself pregnant, Maguire is following the advice that she has been dispensing to patients calling her Miami office with new urgency. (HEALTH-ZIKA/WOMEN, expect by 2 p.m., by Letitia Stein and Jilian Mincer, 840 words)

Florida to begin aerial spraying of insecticides to control Zika

-- Florida will conduct an aerial insecticide spraying campaign at dawn on Wednesday in an effort to kill mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, officials in Miami-Dade County said. (HEALTH-ZIKA/INSECTICIDE, moved at 9:42 p.m., 390 words) See also: U.S. officials provide stopgap Zika funds, Congress urged to act (HEALTH-ZIKA/CDC (UPDATE 1), moved at 6 p.m., 488 words)

Brazil to deploy military to tourist sites, stadium security lax

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil says it is deploying the military to patrol emblematic tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro to guard against the "minimal" chance of an attack, though security at the Olympic stadium appeared slack three days before the Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY-STADIUM (PIX), moved at 6:27 a.m., 454 words) See also: 'Shadow of death' hangs over Rio before Games - Amnesty (OLYMPICS-RIO/POLICE, moved at 7:40 p.m., 293 words)

Latest North Korea missile launch lands near Japan waters, alarms Tokyo

SEOUL - North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILE/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 4 a.m., 511 words)

CAMPAIGN

Hewlett Packard's Meg Whitman joins CEOs endorsing Clinton

WASHINGTON - Calling Donald Trump an "authoritarian character" and a threat to democracy as a "dishonest demagogue," Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, a prominent Republican fundraiser and one-time GOP candidate for California governor, endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton as president late on Tuesday and said she will campaign for her. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-WHITMAN (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:40 p.m., 396 words)

Trump loses bid to end Trump University lawsuit before trial

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump's pretrial bid to throw out a lawsuit brought by Trump University students who said they were defrauded by its real-estate seminars. U.S. District judge Gonzalo Curiel said in a written ruling there was a "genuine issue of material fact" as to whether Trump knowingly participated in a scheme to cheat the students, who paid up to $35,000 to learn Trump's real estate investing "secrets" from his "hand-picked" instructors. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-UNIVERSITY (UPDATE 2), moved at 9 p.m., 200 words)

Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO - Hillary Clinton's campaign has consulted California regulators for ideas on how to revamp the Renewable Fuel Standard, a federal rule requiring biofuels like corn-based ethanol be blended into the nation's gasoline supply, according to officials. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-ETHANOL (PIX, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, 613 words)

WASHINGTON

FBI took months to warn Democrats of suspected Russian role in hack

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO - The FBI did not tell the Democratic National Committee that U.S officials suspected it was the target of a Russian government-backed cyber attack when agents first contacted the party last fall, three people with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. (USA-CYBER/DEMOCRATS-RECONSTRUCT, moved at 7 a.m., 750 words)

U.S. military communications satellite fails to reach intended orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL - A propulsion system problem has left a U.S. military communications satellite short of its intended orbit, leaving a key communications network over the Middle East, Africa and Asia without a spare, officials say. (SPACE-MILITARY/SATELLITE, moved, by Irene Klotz, 350 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

California wildfires seen likely to worsen as season peaks

-- Drought conditions in California risk stoking new and ongoing wildfires as the season enters its peak, a forecaster said on Wednesday after several blazes already killed at least six people and charred thousands of acres so far this year. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (TV, PIX), moved, 377 words)

Mental exam ordered for accused serial killer of San Diego homeless

LOS ANGELES - A San Diego man charged with attacking five homeless men by driving railroad spikes into his victims' heads, killing three of them, was ordered on Tuesday to undergo a psychiatric exam to determine if he is mentally competent, a prosecutor said. (CALIFORNIA-CRIME/SERIALKILLER (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Steve Gorman, 402 words)

Court reduces Illinois casinos' award in case linked to Blagojevich scandal

-- A federal appeals court reduced an award to Illinois casinos on Tuesday, ruling in a lawsuit that arose from the corruption scandal that toppled then-Governor Rod Blagojevich that the jury wrongly found a "pattern" of racketeering activity. (ILLINOIS-CASINOS/BLAGOJEVICH, moved, 365 words)

Tropical Storm Earl strengthens as it churns toward Belize

MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Earl bears down on Central America's Caribbean coastline, strengthening as it was forecast to strike land as a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center says. (STORM-EARL/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 251 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Turkish police raid science council as crackdown widens

ISTANBUL - Turkish police have raided the offices of the national science research council, an official said on Wednesday, as authorities widen an investigation into followers of the U.S.-based cleric accused of masterminding last month's coup attempt. (TURKEY-SECURITY/SCIENCE (UPDATE 2), moved at 8:28 a.m., 218 words)

UN says thousands of Yazidis missing, captive, two years after start of "genocide"

BAGHDAD - Thousands of Yazidis are being held captive by Islamic State in Syria where many are used for sexual slavery or forced to fight for the group, the United Nations said on Wednesday, on the second anniversary of what investigators termed a genocide. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-YAZIDIS, moved at 6 a.m., 212 words)

WORLD

Emirates plane catches fire after emergency landing in Dubai, all safe

DUBAI - An Emirates Airline flight from India caught fire after making an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, but all 300 passengers and crew escaped from the burning fuselage, authorities said. (EMIRATES-AIRPLANE/CRASH (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 7:35 a. M., 415 words)

Canada launches inquiry into missing, murdered indigenous women

OTTAWA - Canada launched a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women on Wednesday, a long-awaited look into the causes of decades of violence that have resulted in over a thousand murdered women. (CANADA-ABORIGINAL/, moving shortly, 312 words)

Venezuela names general accused of drug crimes by U.S. as minister

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro names a general accused of drug crimes by the United States as his new interior minister and removes from the cabinet his top economic official, who was viewed as a potential reformer. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 388 words)

Brazil impeachment trial closer to sealing Rousseff's fate

BRASILIA - A Senate report found Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff violated the constitution by manipulating government accounts, moving her drawn-out impeachment trial closer to deciding her fate. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 622 words)

Venezuelan women seek sterilizations as crisis sours child-rearing

CARACAS - Venezuela's food shortages, inflation and crumbling medical sector have become such a source of anguish that a growing number of young women are reluctantly opting for sterilizations rather than face the hardship of pregnancy and child-rearing. (VENEZUELA-STERILIZATIONS/ (WIDER IMAGE, PIX), expect by 10 a.m., by Alexandra Ulmer, 1,137 words)

Protesters disrupt Hong Kong election meeting over rule change

(HONGKONG-CHINA/ELECTION (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 419 words)

Myanmar lawmakers want tougher measures to combat drugs

(MYANMAR-DRUGS/, moved at 8:10 a.m., 336 words)

Nepal picks Maoist as PM, amid revolving-door politics

(NEPAL-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 491 words)

SPOTLIGHT

Suu Kyi tackles military land grabs in test of new Myanmar government

HTA NI, Myanmar - By the standards of her village in Myanmar's swampy Ayeyarwady Delta, Than Shin was a prosperous woman. She had 20 acres of farmland on which her family grew rice. (MYANMAR-MILITARY/LAND (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, 1,466 words)

Bangladesh's missing militant link: the threat from abroad

DHAKA/NEW DELHI - When Bangladeshi authorities last month released the names of 261 men who have gone missing from their families, in an attempt to find militants hidden in this country of 160 million people, at the very end of the list was "Jilani alias Abu Zidal." (BANGLADESH-ATTACKS/ISLAMIC STATE (PIX), moved, 1,081 words)

OLYMPICS

Pope hopes Olympics spur Brazil to be more just and safe

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said on Wednesday he hoped the Olympics games in Rio de Janeiro will spur Brazilians to work for a country that is more just and safe. He praised "a civilisation in which solidarity reigns and is based on the recognition that we are all members of the same human family, regardless of differences of culture, color of skin or religion." (OLYMPICS-POPE/ (TV, PIX), moved at 6:42 a.m., 180 words)

Drug smuggling arrests in Peru rise ahead of Olympics

LIMA - Drug smuggling arrests and seizures are up in Peru ahead of the Olympic Games in neighboring Brazil, with foreigners carrying packs of cocaine in their stomachs risking death to cash in on a potential spike in demand, police said on Tuesday. (PERU-DRUGS/OLYMPICS (TV), moved at 12:30 a.m., 308 words)

Phelps chosen as U.S. team flag bearer

RIO DE JANEIRO - Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 18 gold medals among his career haul of 22, will carry the U.S. flag in Friday's opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/PHELPS-FLAG (PIX), moved at 8:35 a.m., 300 words)

Defending tennis gold winner Murray relishes 'different' atmosphere in Rio

(OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS/MURRAY (PIX), moved, 270 words)

Nadal ready to play in all three tennis events in Rio

(OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS/NADAL, moved, 427 words)

Will the Rio set a new world record for women athletes?

(OLYMPICS-RIO/WOMEN ATHLETES (FACTBOX, PIX), moved, 546 words)

'Naivete' almost cost UK cycling champ Armitstead a Rio spot

(OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING/ARMITSTEAD (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 388 words)

Australia hunts lost London rowing gold in 'awesome' Rio

(OLYMPICS-RIO-AUSTRALIA/ROWING (PIX), moved, 414 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Millennial hookup culture may not be a real thing

-- People may think of millennials as being one right swipe away from a quick hookup, but a new study suggests many 20-somethings are actually having less sex than their parents did back in the day. (HEALTH-MILLENIALS/SEX, moved, 500 words)

Remote heart monitoring can help detect emergencies

(HEALTH-HEART/HOSPITAL-MONITORS, moved, 500 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Saatchi's 'Fail Fast' boss Roberts steps down after sparking sexism row

PARIS/LONDON - Kevin Roberts, the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, has quit after he said low numbers of women in high-powered jobs in advertising were not a problem and some women lacked the "vertical ambition" to make it to the top, sparking furore throughout the sector. (PUBLICIS-SAATCHI/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 8:45 a.m., 400 words)

Harry Potter casts spell again with "Cursed Child" UK sales

LONDON - "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the script for a new London play telling the eighth story in the hugely popular boy-wizard series, has sold more than 680,000 print copies in the UK in three days, publisher Little, Brown said on Wednesday. (BOOKS-HARRYPOTTER/ (TV), moving shortly, 350 words)

Family of 'Star Trek' actor sues Fiat Chrysler over rollaway death

(PEOPLE-YELCHIN/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 6 p.m., 490 words)

Singer Jay Sean back on music charts with first single in three years

(MUSIC-JAYSEAN/ (PIX, TV), moved, 350 words)

Film Review: 'Suicide Squad'

(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS), moved, 1,300 words)

CONSUMER TECH

EA posts unexpected profit on higher game downloads

-- Video-game publisher Electronic Arts, known for titles such as "FIFA" and "Star Wars Battlefront," reported an unexpected first-quarter profit, helped by higher downloads of its games. (ELECTRONIC ARTS-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words)

BREXIT

May resurrects UK industrial policy, readying for Brexit

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May kickstarts her bid to reshape British economy for post-Brexit world, reviving once unfashionable concept of industrial policy 30 years after Margaret Thatcher killed it off. (BRITAIN-EU/INDUSTRY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 900 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Time Warner ups full-year profit outlook, picks up stake in Hulu

-- Time Warner, the owner of CNN and Cartoon Network channels, raised its full-year 2016 profit outlook and disclosed a 10 percent stake in streaming TV service Hulu. (TIME WARNER-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 8:42 a.m., 367 words)

Delphi Automotive narrowly beats profit estimates for quarter

DETROIT - Delphi Automotive, a global vehicle components supplier, on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings that narrowly beat Wall Street expectations as its revenue grew in North America, Europe and Asia but fell in South America. (DELPHI-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:13 a.m., 148 words)

Toyota to delay global Prius launch to winter from autumn

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp says that it would delay the global launch of its plug-in Prius gasoline hybrid model to winter, from an initial schedule of autumn. (TOYOTA-PRIUS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 200 words)

Foreign rail firms shunted as "Made in China" mantra gathers pace

(CHINA-RAILWAYS/ (PIX), moved, 800 words)

Australia's tiny miners rise from the ashes of the bust

(AUSTRALIA-MINING/SMALL (PIX), moved, 750 words)

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