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OLYMPICS

Security beefed up at Games after bus attacked with stones

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Games organizers stepped up police patrols around the Olympic Park on Wednesday after a bus was hit by what security officials said were stones hurled by vandals. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 3:49 p.m., by Daniel Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 506 words)

Move over Leonidas, here comes Michael Phelps

RIO DE JANEIRO - Leonidas of Rhodes would recognize a kindred spirit in Michael Phelps of Baltimore. After 2,160 years of history, give or take a decade, the greatest athlete of ancient Greece is no longer alone on his pedestal. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/PHELPS (GRAPHIC), moved at 3:44 p.m., by Alan Baldwin, 440 words) SEE ALSO: Swimming-King and Efimova advance for possible rematch(OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/HEATS (PIX), moved at 3:05 p.m., by Mark Trevelyan, 436 words)

Armstrong defeats Russian for third straight cycling gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - On the one hand there was Kristin Armstrong, hoping to complete a fairytale return to road cycling with a third consecutive Olympic time trial gold the day before her 43rd birthday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/WOMEN (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 3:41 p.m., by Martyn Herman, 627 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/MEN (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 2:32 p.m., 413 words)

Phelps' swimcap mishap underlines Games sponsorship war

RIO DE JANEIRO - For one split second, Michael Phelps' dream of a 21st gold medal turned into a nightmare for his swimwear maker, Aqua Sphere. (OLYMPICS-RIO/PHELPS-SWIMCAP (PIX), moved at 4:51 p.m., by Liana B. Baker, 428 words)

USA's 92-year rugby reign ended by mighty Fijians

RIO DE JANEIRO - The United States had their 92-year reign as Olympic rugby champions brought to a dramatic end when they lost 24-19 to Pacific power Fiji in the final pool match at the inaugural Olympic sevens tournament on Wednesday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-RUGBY-M/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 2:43 p.m., By Nick Mulvenney, 405 words)

Felix still aiming for three golds in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO - The disappointment of missing out on an individual Olympic double has not left Allyson Felix, but the world 400 meters champion could still win three gold medals at the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/FELIX (PIX), moved at 2:29 p.m., by Gene Cherry, 391 words)

Refugee wins over fans in clash with world champion

RIO DE JANEIRO - When Congolese refugee Popole Misenga stepped out to face the defending world champion in Wednesday's under 90-kilogram Judo competition he figured he'd be on the floor immediately. (OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO/REFUGEE, moved at 3:41 p.m., by Caroline Stauffer, 465 words)

New Olympic Channel to showcase non-Games sports

RIO DE JANEIRO - The newly-created Olympic Channel will also showcase non-Olympic sports as it looks to attract a new generation of Games fans and maintain interest in the brand, Olympic TV chief Yiannis Exarchos said on Wednesday. (OLYMPICS-RIO/CHANNEL (INTERVIEW), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 508 words)

OTHER TOP STORIES

Clinton blasts Trump for 'casual inciting of violence'

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence with his call for gun rights activists to stop her from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 4:48 p.m., by Amanda Becker and James Oliphant, 971 words)

Baltimore pledges to make police reforms after scathing U.S. report

WASHINGTON - Baltimore officials on Wednesday pledged to carry out sweeping police department reforms after a scathing U.S. Justice Department report found that officers in the majority-black city routinely violated the civil rights of black residents. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 2:54 p.m., by Ian Simpson, 546 words)

Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed S.China Sea -sources

HONG KONG - Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers capable of striking China's runways and military installations across the vital trade route, according to Western officials. (SOUTHCHINASEA-VIETNAM/ (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 3:22 p.m., by Greg Torode, 848 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 operations later this afternoon. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 3:29 p.m., 620 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 at 2:28 p.m., 356 words)

CAMPAIGN

POLL-One-in-five U.S. Republicans want Trump to drop out

NEW YORK - Nearly one-fifth of registered Republicans want Donald Trump to drop out of the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, reflecting the turmoil his candidacy has sown within his party. Some 19 percent think the New York real estate magnate should drop out, 70 percent think he should stay in and 10 percent say they "don't know," according to the Aug. 5-8 poll of 396 registered Republicans. The poll has a confidence interval of six percentage points. (USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL, UPDATE 1), moved at 5:23 p.m., 728 words)

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) See also: Man scales part of Trump Tower in New York City using suction cups (USA-TRUMP/ (PIX) moved at 4:56 p.m., 144 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Boy, 14, killed by L.A. police may have fired on officers -police

LOS ANGELES - Witnesses saw a 14-year-old boy, suspected of spraying gang graffiti, fire at officers before he was shot to death, a Los Angeles Police Department official said on Wednesday. (POLICE-SHOOTING/LOSANGELES (UPDATE 2, TV), moved at 2:41 p.m., by Dan Whitcomb, 300 words)

Man scales part of Trump Tower in New York City using suction cups

NEW YORK - A man scaled the side of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon with what looked like large suction cups, drawing hundreds of onlookers and prompting a significant police response. (USA-TRUMP/ (PIX), moved, will be led, 154 words)

Arkansas sheriff's deputy shot dead, suspect in custody

A man suspected of fatally shooting an Arkansas sheriff's deputy and wounding a local police chief on Wednesday was arrested after a standoff with law enforcement officers at a rural home that lasted several hours, officials said. (USA-POLICE/ARKANSAS (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:49 p.m., 141 words)

Cook, bookkeeper and 'worst of the worst' held at Guantanamo -report

WASHINGTON - Detainees at the Guantanamo military prison include fighters who sought to kill Americans, but also men who cooked, translated or had only tenuous militant ties but were nonetheless held for many years, according to a report released on Wednesday that is likely to fuel debate over closing the facility. (USA-GUANTANAMO/REPORT (PIX), moved at 2:25 p.m., by Patricia Zengerle, 395 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)

'Grim Sleeper' killer sentenced to death for LA murders

LOS ANGELES - A former sanitation worker who became known as the "Grim Sleeper" was sentenced to death on Wednesday for murdering nine women and a teenage girl as he preyed on prostitutes and drug addicts in a Los Angeles crime spree dating back 30 years. (CALIFORNIA-GRIMSLEEPER/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 3:42 p.m., by Paula Lehman, 395 words)

Florida police officer kills retiree during role-play exercise

A Florida police officer shot and killed a 73-year-old retired librarian in a "tragic accident" during an exercise with local residents that was meant to involve simulated lethal force, authorities said on Wednesday. (FLORIDA-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 5:26 p.m., by Colleen Jenkins, 400 words)

World Trade Center contractor found guilty of fraud scheme

NEW YORK - The Canadian owner of a company that had contracts worth nearly $1 billion to do construction work at the World Trade Center was convicted on Wednesday of charges that he defrauded a program intended to promote minority- and women-owned businesses. (NEW YORK-FRAUD/WTC (PIX), moved at 3:54 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 400 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Russia announces daily ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo to let in aid

MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday there would be daily three-hour ceasefires in Syria's Aleppo starting Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter the city safely, a proposal which the United Nations said it would consider. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 2), moved at 3:16 p.m., 796 words)

Oman closes down newspaper, journalists held- Amnesty International

DUBAI - Omani authorities have closed down a privately owned newspaper after detaining three of its journalists over its reporting on alleged corruption within the judiciary, an international watchdog said on Wednesday. (OMAN-NEWSPAPER/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:33 p.m., 380 words)

Libyan forces say capture Sirte convention center from Islamic State

TRIPOLI - Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte said on Wednesday they had captured a convention center in the city center, seizing a base where militants once flew their black jihadist flag. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 3:24 p.m., by Ahmed Elumami, 618 words)

Thirteen premature babies killed in Baghdad hospital fire

BAGHDAD - Thirteen prematurely born babies were killed in a fire that broke out early on Wednesday in a maternity ward in a Baghdad hospital and was probably caused by an electrical fault, Iraqi authorities said.(MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-FIRE (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved at 3:45 p.m., 446 words)

WORLD

Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to provoke a new conflict over Crimea

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Wednesday of using terrorist tactics to try to provoke a new conflict and destabilize annexed Crimea after Russia said it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into the contested peninsula. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA-ATTACK (UPDATE 3, PIX), by Andrew Osborn and Gleb Stolyarov, 573 words)

Racing against time, German Nazi hunter tracks secretaries, phone operators

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany - Germany's top Nazi hunter said on Wednesday he wants to put even former concentration camp secretaries and telephone operators on trial as accomplices to mass murder, along with death camp guards, in a race against time before elderly suspects die. (GERMANY-NAZIS/INVESTIGATOR (INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved, 563 words)

Government in Italy's Corleone, "Godfather" home town, dissolved over mafia infiltration

ROME - Italy's government on Wednesday dissolved the municipal government of Corleone, the Sicilian town known around the world as both a real and fictional stronghold of the mafia. (ITALY-MAFIA/, moved, 273 words)

Venezuelans flood Brazil border in 36-hour grocery run

PACARAIMA, Brazil - Venezuelans seek to escape their socialist economy's dysfunction are flooding into the remote Brazilian town of Pacaraima in search of basic goods that are prohibitively expensive or only available after hours in line. (VENEZUELA-BRAZIL/ (PIX), moved, 600 words)

"Enough sexism, it's 2016!" Italy's parliament speaker exasperated after cartoon

ROME - "Men, enough sexism, it's 2016," the president of Italy's lower house of parliament wrote on Twitter after a newspaper published a cartoon about a female MP's thighs and a headline described the women's Olympic archery team as "chubby." (ITALY-SEXISM/, moved, 273 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)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

U.S. panel says not enough evidence to support lipid screenings for kids

A U.S. government-backed panel says there is not enough evidence to say all children should have blood tests to check for high levels of fat-like substances known as lipids. (HEALTH-KIDS/LIPID, moved at 4:56 p.m., by Andrew M. Seaman, 605 words)

Women in combat, like men, at risk for PTSD

Women in the military who experience combat have a much greater risk than those who don't of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues, a U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-PTSD/WOMEN-COMBAT, moved at 4:17 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 600 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Rihanna, Anne Hathaway expected to join female 'Ocean's Eight'

Pop star Rihanna along with actresses Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter are in talks to join Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett in a female-driven spinoff of the "Ocean's Eleven" crime caper franchise, Hollywood trade publications reported on Wednesday. (FILM-OCEANS8/ (TV), moved at 4:20 p.m., 323 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Oil slide pulls Wall Street back from record levels

Wall Street retreated from record levels on Wednesday after a drop in oil prices pressured energy stocks, while shares of Walt Disney surged on its results and an acquisition. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 6), by Noel Randewich, 417 words) See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 6), by Lewis Krauskopf, 517 words)

U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Twitter over Islamic State rhetoric

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter Inc won a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the widow of an American killed in Jordan which accused the social media company of giving voice to Islamic State, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. (TWITTER-ISLAMIC STATE/LAWSUIT (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:19 p.m., 259 words)

U.S. court blocks FCC bid to expand public broadband

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Communications Commission could not block two states from setting limits on municipal broadband expansion, a decision seen as a win for private-sector providers of broadband internet and a setback for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. (USA-INTERNET/RULING (UPDATE 1), moved at 3:09 p.m., by David Shepardson, 436 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)

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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