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OLYMPICS
Security beefed up at Games after officials say bus hit by stones
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Games organizers stepped up police patrols around the Olympic Park on Wednesday after two people were injured when a bus was hit by what security officials said were stones hurled by vandals. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BUS (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:39 p.m., by Daniel Flynn, 389 words)
Cycling-American Armstrong wins third straight time trial gold
RIO DE JANEIRO - Veteran American Kristin Armstrong claimed a third consecutive road time trial gold to deny former Russian doper Olga Zabelinskaya what would have been a controversial triumph on a rain-soaked course at the Rio Games on Wednesday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/WOMEN (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 12:48 p.m., by Martyn Herman, 296 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/MEN (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:27 p.m., 162 words)
Korea's Jin wins third straight gold in 50m pistol
RIO DE JANEIRO - South Korea's Jin Jong-oh shot his way back from the brink of elimination to win his third consecutive gold in the Olympic men's 50 meter pistol event on Wednesday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/M-50MPISTOL (PIX), moved at 11:47 a.m., by Mary Milliken, 108 words)
Rugby-Fiji save New Zealand blushes, send USA home
RIO DE JANEIRO - Top seeds Fiji beat the United States 24-19 in the final first round match on Wednesday to save New Zealand the embarrassment of a pool stage exit at the inaugural Olympic tournament but the send the Americans home. (OLYMPICS-RIO-RUGBY-M/ (PIX), moved at 1:10 p.m. , 166 words)
At sprawling Rio Games, even spectators are worn out
RIO DE JANEIRO - Less than a week into the Olympics and people are looking tired around Rio de Janeiro. (OLYMPICS-RIO/TIRED (PIX, TV), moved at 12:57 p.m., by Paulo Prada, 642 words)
Rowing-High winds scupper rowing program again
RIO DE JANEIRO - High winds again forced the Olympic rowing regatta to be called off on Wednesday, with waves crashing over boats in the early morning training session on the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ROWING/DELAY (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 11:20 a.m., by Angus MacSwan, 425 words)
Athletics-Kenyan official to be held for four weeks in doping probe
NAIROBI - A court on Wednesday ordered Kenya's athletics manager, who was sent home from the Rio Olympics, to be held by police for four weeks as they investigate allegations that he had warned athletes about drugs tests in return for cash. (OLYMPICS-RIO/KENYA-DOPING, moved at 12:07 p.m., 211 words)
OTHER TOP STORIES
Pressure mounts to reject Trump amid fallout from gun-rights remark
WASHINGTON - Pressure from high-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters mounted on Wednesday to reject Donald Trump's candidacy as his campaign dealt with fallout from his remark that gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at noon, 649 words)
Baltimore pledges to make police reforms after scathing U.S. report
WASHINGTON - Baltimore will implement police department reforms recommended by the U.S. Justice Department as quickly as possible after a report found that officers routinely violated the civil rights of the city's black residents, officials said on Wednesday. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 12:16 p.m., by Ian Simpson, 408 words)
Delta cancels hundreds more flights, expects normal operations soon
Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday canceled more than 250 flights and upended thousands of travelers' plans for the third day in a row after a power outage hit its computer systems, though it forecast a return to normal later this afternoon. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, 608 words)
Bomb attacks, cross-border fire kill 13 in southeast Turkey -sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Bomb blasts in two cities in southeast Turkey killed nine civilians and wounded dozens on Wednesday, security sources said, blaming the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for the coordinated attacks targeting police. (TURKEY-SECURITY (UPDATE 2), moved, 356 words)
Out of sight, out of mind? Europe's migrant crisis still simmers
ATHENS/ZAGREB - A year after hundreds of thousands of refugees snaked their way across southeastern Europe and onto global television screens, the roads through the Balkans are now clear, depriving an arguably worsening tragedy of poignant visibility (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Michele Kambas and Antonio Bronic, 712 words)
CAMPAIGN
Trump Muslim comments do not tarnish view of U.S. freedoms abroad -ambassador
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States does not tarnish the U.S. commitment to religious freedom in the eyes of foreigners, a State Department official said on Wednesday. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-RELIGION, moved at 12:37 p.m., 305 words)
WASHINGTON
Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States -U.S. officials
WASHINGTON - A Turkish military officer on a U.S.-based assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled by the Turkish government in the wake of last month's failed military coup, U.S. officials told Reuters. (USA-TURKEY/ASYLUM (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Phil Stewart and Yara Bayoumy, 844 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Suspect shot dead by Los Angeles police was 14-year-old boy -coroner
LOS ANGELES - A suspect shot to death by Los Angeles police officers during a foot chase this week was a 14-year-old boy, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner said on Wednesday. (POLICE-SHOOTING/LOSANGELES (CORRECTED, OFFICIAL), moved at 12:48 p.M., 192 words)
Five ex-Madoff employees lose new bid to void convictions
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a new bid by five former employees of Bernard Madoff's firm to overturn their convictions for helping their boss conceal his Ponzi scheme, which cost customers more than $17 billion. (USA-CRIME/MADOFF (PIX), moved at 12:24 p.m.,by Jonathan Stempel, 268 words)
Two Arkansas police officers shot; one in critical condition -local media
Two Arkansas police officers were shot on Wednesday, with one of them critically wounded, after they responded to an unspecified call for service to a home in the western part of the state, local media reports said. (USA-POLICE/ARKANSAS, moved at 12:07 p.m., 177 words)
Glenn Beck must reveal Boston Marathon bombing sources
The conservative commentator Glenn Beck must reveal the names of confidential sources he used in reports alleging that a Saudi Arabian student injured in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was "the money man" who funded the attack, a federal judge ruled. (GLENNBECK-BOSTONMARATHON/ (PIX), moved at 11:04 a.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 387 words)
Longtime ESPN host John Saunders dead at 61
NEW YORK - Longtime ESPN television host John Saunders has died at the age of 61, the cable sports network said on Wednesday. (PEOPLE-SAUNDERS/, moved at 12:34 p.m., 208 words)
Christie 'lied' about staff involvement in New Jersey's 'Bridgegate' -filing
NEW YORK - A former aide to Chris Christie said in a text message that the New Jersey governor "flat out lied" when he said senior staff members were not involved in the "Bridgegate" scandal in 2013, according to a court filing on Wednesday. (NEW JERSEY-BRIDGEGATE/, moved at 11:09 a.m., by Joseph Ax, 432 words)
Appeals court suspends ruling rejecting parts of Wisconsin voter ID law
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday suspended a July 19 ruling by a federal judge that struck down parts of Wisconsin's voter ID law, the Department of Justice said. (USA-ELECTION/WISCONSIN (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:56 p.m., 314 words)
ACT shakes up security unit, plans audit after cheating reports
LONDON/SHANGHAI - ACT Inc, maker of America's most popular university entrance exam, is laying off its head of test security and plans to audit nearly 200 education centers after Reuters detailed widespread cheating in an ACT-owned college-prep program for international students. (COLLEGE-SECURITY/ACT (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Steve Stecklow and Alexandra Harney, 836 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey warns EU it is making "serious mistakes" over failed coup
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey said on Wednesday the European Union was fueled by anti-Turkish sentiment and hostility to President Tayyip Erdogan and was making grave mistakes in its response to a failed coup which was costing it the trust of ordinary Turks. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 11:34 a.m., by Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu, 809 words)
Russia announces daily ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo for aid to get in
MOSCOW - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday there would be daily three-hour ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo starting from Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter the city safely. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (URGENT), moved at 12:21 p.m., 144 words)
Twelve premature babies killed in Baghdad hospital fire
BAGHDAD - Twelve prematurely born babies were killed in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday on a maternity ward in a Baghdad hospital and was probably caused by an electrical fault, Iraqi authorities said.(MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-FIRE (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 7:11 a.m., 440 words)
WORLD
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to get saboteurs into Crimea
MOSCOW - Russia said it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into Crimea and dismantled a spy network inside the annexed peninsula, accusations Ukraine dismissed on Wednesday as "fake information." (UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA-ATTACK (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 11:38 a.m., by Andrew Osborn and Lidia Kelly, 432 words)
Germany to present new security measures after July attacks
BERLIN - Germany's interior minister will on Thursday propose security measures aimed at allaying public concerns after two Islamist attacks and a shooting rampage by a mentally unstable teenager. (GERMANY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:21 p.m., by Caroline Copley, 552 words)
U.N. rights boss decries purge in Turkey, voices concerns on China
GENEVA - The top U.N. rights official calls for Turkey to stem a "thirst for revenge" that has led to the arrest of 16,000 people since the failed coup, warns populists including Donald Trump about whipping up anti-migrant sentiment, and voices concern at trials in China. (UN-RIGHTS/ (INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), expect at 1500 GMT, by Stephanie Nebehay, 500 words).
Venezuelans flood Brazil border in 36-hour grocery run
PACARAIMA - Government employee Jose Lara this month used some vacation days to take a long scenic bus ride through the verdant plateaus and sweeping savannas of southern Venezuela, but the trip was anything but a holiday. (VENEZUELA-BRAZIL/ (PIX), moved at 10 a.m., by Brian Ellsworth, 592 words)
Fires kill 4 people in Portugal, 1,000 evacuated on Madeira
LISBON - Wildfires raging in Portugal killed at least four people and more than 1,000 people were evacuated on the tourist destination island of Madeira, where flames spread to its regional capital, Funchal, authorities said on Wednesday. (PORTUGAL-WILDFIRES/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 11:09 a.m., 333 words)
Terror in the dark: Honduran land rights activist fears for her children but vows to fight on
LONDON - Award-winning Honduran land rights activist Ana Mirian Romero spends her days fighting for her children's future - and her nights fearing they will be killed in their sleep. (HONDURAS-LANDRIGHTS/ACTIVIST (FEATURE, PIX, VIDEO), moved at 10:29 a.m., by Paola Totaro, 679 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Insomnia, sleep apnea tied to risk of second stroke
People with sleep disorders like sleep apnea, insomnia or restless leg syndrome may have a poorer recovery after a stroke and higher risk of a second stroke, according to a review of existing research. (HEALTH-STROKE/SLEEP-DISORDERS, moved at 12:02 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 627 words)
Piltdown breakdown: new details about a famed scientific hoax
WASHINGTON - Researchers applying modern forensic techniques to a century-old puzzle have laid bare intriguing new details about one of the most notorious scientific hoaxes on record, the so-called Piltdown Man, and are confident in the culprit's identity. (SCIENCE-HOAX/ (PIX), moved, by Will Dunham, 400 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Meryl Streep makes music, badly, in 'Florence Foster Jenkins'
NEW YORK - Meryl Streep has showcased her musical talents in several films, but her abilities take a purposeful turn for the worse in "Florence Foster Jenkins." (FILM-MERYLSTREEP/ (TV), moved at 9 a.m., by Bob Mezan, 398 words)
Cambodia bans Pokemon Go game at genocide museum
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia on Wednesday banned the game Pokemon Go from a former Khmer Rouge torture center and prison after players showed up at the site, now a genocide museum, hunting for the virtual cartoon characters.(CAMBODIA-POKEMON GO/ (PIX, TV), moved at 7:52 a.m., 334 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Weak oil prices pull Wall Street away from record levels
U.S. stock indexes retreated from record levels as a drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will be updated till close, 413 words) See also: Oil slides, drags on energy shares; dollar weakens GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 5), by Lewis Krauskopf, 468 words)
U.S. mortgage activity rises for first time in 4 weeks -MBA
NEW YORK - Total weekly applications for U.S. home mortgages rose for the first time in four weeks as mortgage rates fell for a second week, according to data from an industry group released on Wednesday. (USA-ECONOMY/MORTGAGES, moved at 9:59 a.m., 296 words)
Michael Kors comparable sales drop more than expected
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd reported a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales as fewer shoppers visited malls and a strong dollar discouraged tourists from spending on its handbags and accessories. (MICHAEL KORS-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 4), moved at 11:18 a.m., by Subrat Patnaik and Jessica Kuruthukulangara, 400 words)
Wendy's comparable sales miss as fewer diners eat out
Burger chain Wendy's Co reported lower-than-expected quarterly comparable sales on Wednesday as a fall in grocery prices encouraged more diners to eat at home, sending the company's shares down as much as 8 percent. (WENDYS-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 11:44 a.m., by Gayathree Ganesan, 364 words)
Amtrak begins settling lawsuits in Pennsylvania derailment
Amtrak has begun settling lawsuits brought by passengers on a speeding train that crashed in Pennsylvania last year, killing eight people and injuring about 200, according to court filings and attorneys for passengers. (USA-TRAIN/DERAILMENT-SETTLEMENTS, moved at 11:55 a.m., by Laila Kearney, 373 words)
N.Y. investment adviser, lawyer indicted for insider trading
NEW YORK - A Long Island investment adviser and a former partner at a major law firm have been indicted on charges that they engaged in insider trading ahead of Pfizer Inc's acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc in 2010, prosecutors said on Wednesday. (USA-INSIDERTRADING/PFIZER (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:30 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 413 words)
Wall Street bonuses expected to decline for bankers, traders -report
Wall Street bonuses are expected to decline this year for both bankers and traders, compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates Inc. said on Wednesday. (COMPENSATION-BANKS/, moved at 12:53 p.m., by Olivia Oran, 147 words)
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