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TOP STORIES

Trump targets taxes, regulations in economic speech in Detroit

DETROIT/WASHINGTON - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump seeks to regain momentum with economic speech in which he floats new tax breaks and cuts to regulation, as protesters repeatedly interrupt him. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 600 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS-MCMULLIN (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Ginger Gibson, 496 words

Delta flights resume after power outage strands passengers

Delta Air Lines' flights gradually resume after outage hits its computer systems, grounding planes and stranding passengers of one of world's larger carriers at airports around globe. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 500 words)

+ See also:

- DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/PASSENGERS (PIX, TV), moved, by Joseph Ax, 482 words

Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital

QUETTA, Pakistan - Suicide bomber in Pakistan kills at least 70 people and wounds more than hundred in attack on mourners gathered at hospital in Quetta, according to officials in southwestern province of Baluchistan. (PAKISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved, by Gul Yousafzai, 570 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

Banned from working, asylum seekers are building Japan's roads

WARABI, Japan - Even as authorities insist they leave, Kurdish migrants are working without permits on government projects. Japan's strict immigration rules combined with shrinking work population spawns black market in labor. (JAPAN-KURDS/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Thomas Wilson, Mari Saito, Minami Funakoshi and Ami Miyazaki, 2,199 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Brazilians bring raucous attitude to Rio Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians bring football fans' raucous attitude to Rio Games, wildly cheering their own athletes, booing and mocking opponents - and creating uncomfortable moments for Olympic athletes unaccustomed to no-holds-barred partisanship. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), by Andrew Downie, expect by 1930 GMT/3.30 PM ET, 600 words)

Michael Phelps steals spotlight with 'cupping' trend

NEW YORK - It isn't just Michael Phelps' big win that has people talking about U.S. swimming superstar. It is also dark purple spots on his shoulders. Phelps is one of handful of this year's Olympians practicing "cupping," ancient Chinese healing practice, trend highlighted by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Justin Bieber. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/PHELPS-CUPPING (PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Melissa Fares, 400 words)

Danes push star British rowers hard

RIO DE JANEIRO - Britain's all-conquering rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning unbeaten streak nearly comes to end when they leave it late to overhaul spirited Denmark team in women's pair heat at Olympic rowing regatta. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ROWING-STANNING-GLOVER (PIX), moving shortly, by Angus MacSwan, 400 words)

Italy's Campriani credits luck for rifle gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Italy's Niccolo Campriani credits lucky late shot for his gold in Olympic men's 10-meter air rifle after Serihy Kulish of Ukraine makes his final shot poorly, widening what was razor-thin gap between two. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/M-10MRIFLE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moving shortly, by Scott Malone, 340 words)

Crowd at fever pitch as Brazil's Silva advances in judo

RIO DE JANEIRO - Roar of crowd soars to new heights at Rio Games as local hero Rafaela Silva advances to semifinals in women's judo, putting her on track to claim her first Olympic medal. (OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO-W-LIGHT/ (PIX), moving shortly, by Chris Gallagher, 370 words)

Doper turned informer, Conte offers to help clean up sport

RIO DE JANEIRO - Victor Conte is back in business - and this time he says it's legal. Man who was jailed decade ago for helping athletes be faster, higher, stronger by supplying them with illegal steroids is now providing nutritional supplements to new generation of elite athletes, mostly from boxing and mixed martial arts. (OLYMPICS-RIO-DOPING/CONTE (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 732 words)

UCI defends road course after weekend of crashes

RIO DE JANEIRO - Cycling's governing body UCI says Olympic course is not to blame for series of bone-crunching crashes during road races around Rio's stunning coastline. (OLYMPICSRIO-CYCLING-ROAD/CRASHES (PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 427 words)

Masked man powers Italy to water polo win over France

One man literally stands out in Italy's 11-8 Group B water polo win over France. (OLYMPICS-RIO-WATER POLO-M/ITALY (PIX), moved, by Joshua Schneyer, 301 words)

World No. 1 archer Kim knocked out in huge upset

RIO DE JANEIRO - South Korea's world No. 1 Kim Woo-jin suffers stunning defeat by unheralded Indonesian Riau Ega Agatha in second round of men's individual archery event at Rio Games, sending shock waves through sport. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ARCHERY-M-IND/KIM (PIX), moved, by Ian Ransom, 162 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO/ROWING-TESTER, moved, by Angus MacSwan, 557 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF/DRAW (UPDATE 1), moved, by Andrew Downie, 495 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS/, moved, by Drazen Jorgic, 201 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-W/CARLIN, moved, by Alan Baldwin, 427 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (HIGHLIGHTS), moved, 613 words

EUROPE

Germany, Netherlands to test joint missile defense operations

COLOGNE, Germany - Germany and Netherlands in October will test joint operations of their Patriot air and missile defense systems in what could be model for multilateral deployments to Poland or Baltic states in coming years, top German general says. (GERMANY-NETHERLANDS/SECURITY (PIX), moved, by Andrea Shalal, 550 words)

European intelligence database seen aiding fight against suspected militants

BERLIN/AMSTERDAM - European counter-terrorism intelligence database designed to generate greater intelligence-sharing among allies to avert deadly Islamist attacks goes online after overcoming traditional reluctance by spy agencies to sharing information. (EUROPE-SECURITY/DATABASE, moved, by Andrea Shalal and Thomas Escritt, 520 words)

EU migrant deal not possible if Turkey's demands not met - Erdogan

PARIS - Turkey's migration agreement with the European Union may collapse if the EU does not keep its side of the deal on visa waivers, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan tells France's Le Monde newspaper. (TURKEY-EU/IMMIGRATION (UPDATE 1), moved, 343 words)

MIDDLE EAST

U.S. air strikes show limits on Libya intervention

TUNIS - While U.S. jets and drones are pounding Islamic State in Libyan city of Sirte, Western powers are unlikely to expand their military involvement rapidly, anxious to avoid exacerbating factional divisions as government they support struggles to establish itself. (LIBYA-SECURITY/INTERVENTION (PIX, TV), moved, by Aidan Lewis, 865 words)

Iraq's Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as 'liberation' nears

BAGHDAD - As Iraqi forces prepare to attack Islamic State in its de facto capital of Mosul, residents inside city and others who manage to escape express relief at prospect their home could be liberated from extremist group's harsh rule. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (PIX), moved, by Ahmed Rasheed, 1,252 words)

ASIA

Japan urges China not to escalate East China Sea tension

TOKYO - Japan says it will respond firmly after Chinese government vessels intrude into what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in East China Sea 14 times at weekend. (JAPAN-CHINA/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Kaori Kaneko, 536 words)

Japan's emperor speaks to public in remarks suggesting he wants to abdicate

TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, in rare video address to public, says he is worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, remarks widely seen as suggesting he wants to abdicate. (JAPAN-EMPEROR/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Linda Sieg and Elaine Lies, 596 words)

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