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OLYMPICS
Lochte says he challenged armed robbers in Rio
RIO DE JANIEIRO - Ryan Lochte initially resisted a group of armed men posing as police who robbed the Olympic gold medalist and three fellow American swimmers in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. swimmer said in an interview on Monday on NBC's "Today" show. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (PIX), moved at 9:54 a.m., 326 words)
Wlodarczyk shatters world record for hammer gold
RIO DE JANEIRO - Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk underlined her absolute dominance of the women's hammer by throwing a world record 82.29 meters to win the Rio Olympic gold by an incredible 554 centimeters on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-HAMMER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:29 p.m., by Nick Mulvenney, 509 words)
Brazil judge orders more arrests for Olympic ticketing fraud
RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian judge has ordered the arrest of four executives of international sports hospitality company THG Sports for fraudulent ticket sales at the Olympics, police officials said on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TICKETS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 120 words)
Rio drugs lab meets all standards after stress test-IOC
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Rio Olympics doping laboratory, which was briefly stripped of its credentials two months before the Games, now meets the toughest of internationals standards following a stress test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-LAB (TV), moved at 1:39 p.m., by Karolos Grohmann, 464 words)
Will Brazil take up golf after Games? It's a long shot
RIO DE JANEIRO - Many Brazilians who line fairways at weekend to watch first Olympic golf tournament in century say sport's growth in South America's largest country is no hole-in-one. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF/FANS (PIX), moved, by Liana B. Baker, 589 words)
Eyes wide open, swimmers dazzle without goggles
RIO DE JANEIRO - Those too sensitive to even squint underwater are amazed at Olympic synchronized swimmers, who do upside-down splits and soar out of the pool with wide-open, dolled-up eyes staring straight at judges. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SYNCHRONISED-DUETS/EYES (PIX), moved at 1:29 p.m., by Alexandra Ulmer, 412 words)
Record total of gay athletes boost LGBT community
RIO DE JANEIRO - Record number of openly gay Olympic athletes boosts acceptance of Brazil's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community amid backlash over same-sex marriages. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LGBT (PIX, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 506 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved, 585 words
OTHER TOP STORIES
Fix campaign or step aside, Wall Street Journal tells Trump
WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump should fix his stumbling White House campaign in next three weeks or step down, Wall Street Journal says in sharply worded warning from leading conservative voice. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC) moved, by Alana Wise and Doina Chiacu, 700 words). See also: USA-ELECTION/BIDEN-TRUMP, moved, (URGENT), moved, 70 words and USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS-ISRAEL (TV, PIX), moved at 11:55 a.m., by Ori Lewis, 370 words)
Milwaukee imposes curfew to quell rioting sparked by police shooting
MILWAUKEE - The city of Milwaukee imposed a 10 p.m. curfew on Monday in an attempt to quell rioting that erupted the previous two nights in response to the police shooting of an armed black man in one of the most segregated cities in the United States. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Brendan O'Brien, 592 words)
Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says
BERLIN/ISTANBUL - Turkey could walk away from its promise to stem flow of illegal migrants to Europe if European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to bloc in October, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells German newspaper. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-EU (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Michelle Martin and Humeyra Pamuk, 763 words). See also: TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Daren Butler, 840 words
Russia says close to joint military action with US in Aleppo - agencies
MOSCOW - Russia and United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies cite Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Lidia Kelly, 400 words)
WASHINGTON
U.S. sues United for denying benefits to Air Force reservist
The U.S. government on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing United Airlines Inc of denying employment benefits to a U.S. Air Force reservist during his military leave that it grants other workers for similar types of leave. (UAL-LAWSUIT/RESERVIST (URGENT), moved at 1:06 p.m., 64 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
New York police question man in killing of Muslim imam
NEW YORK - Police say they are questioning man about fatal shooting of Muslim cleric and his associate after prayers at mosque in borough of Queens, attack that many in their Bangladeshi community insist is hate crime. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Chris Prentice and Laila Kearney, 500 words)
Texas menaced by flooding disaster that killed seven in Louisiana
LIVINGSTON, La. - More than 11,000 Louisiana residents have signed up for disaster assistance after unprecedented flooding killed seven and forced thousands from their homes, the state's governor said on Monday, as the threat of more flash flooding shifted west into Texas. (USA-WEATHER/ (PIX, TV), moving shortly, 350 words)
Wildfire burns more than 175 homes, businesses in California town
LOS ANGELES - A wildfire that spread into a small Northern California town over the weekend destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses, authorities said on Monday, as crews fought to save more dwellings from the flames. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:30 p.m., by Dan Whitcomb, 401 words)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s heirs settle Nobel medal dispute -judge
ATLANTA - A legal fight between Martin Luther King Jr.'s heirs over who owns the slain civil rights leader's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal has been settled, but the terms were not immediately known, a judge said in an Atlanta court on Monday. (USA-COURT/KING (PIX), moved at 11:20 a.m., 353 words)
Cosby effort to reseal case files declared moot-US appeals court
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected an effort by the comedian Bill Cosby to reseal court documents that helped support a ream of recent sexual assault cases against him. (PEOPLE-COSBY/LAWSUIT (UPDATE 2), moved at 11:49 a.m., 385 words)
Man wanted for Georgia officer's death captured in Florida
ATLANTA - The suspect sought in the shooting death of a Georgia police officer was found hiding in the trunk of a car in Florida early on Monday after a 28-hour manhunt, police said. (USA-GEORGIA/POLICE (PIX), moved at 11:55 a.m., 206 words)
Texas woman arrested in murder of two children found under home
A 30-year-old Texas woman was in custody on murder charges after the bodies of her two young children were found hidden under a neighbor's home, police said on Monday. (TEXAS-DROWNINGS/ (PIX), moved at 10:49 a.m., 208 words)
Washington Monument reopens after elevator problems force closure
The Washington Monument reopened on Monday after electrical short-circuiting forced the closure of the marble obelisk, one of the U.S. capital's most popular tourist destinations, the National Parks Service said. (DISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA-MONUMENT/, moved at 11:37 a.m., by Laila Kearney, 234 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Six people killed in PKK car bombing in Turkey's southeast -deputy PM
DIYARBAKIR - A car bomb killed six people including four police officers and a child outside a police station in southeastern Turkey on Monday, according to senior government officials who blamed the attack on Kurdish militants. (TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 11:11 a.m., by Seyhmus Cakan, 259 words)
Yemen is a "pressure cooker," aid groups warn amid outrage over school airstrike
LONDON - The number of children killed in Yemen's conflict has risen sharply in the last week, a U.N. official said on Monday as aid agencies condemned a weekend airstrike on a school which killed 10 children and injured 28. (YEMEN-SECURITY/SCHOOL, moved at 12:58 p.m., by Emma Batha, 539 words) See also: YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:11 p.m., 298 words
Kurdish forces open new front on IS capital Mosul
BAGHDAD - Kurdish Peshmerga forces on Monday said they had secured a river crossing point enabling them to open a new front against Islamic State and further tighten their grip on the militants' capital Mosul. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (TV, PIX), moved at 11:57 a.m., by Maher Chmaytelli and Saif Hameed, 649 words)
WORLD
"We owe you so much," Kosovo to tell Biden as street named after late son
SOJEVE, Kosovo - On a busy road in Kosovo, brand new signs have been put up ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, showing the 35-km route in the southeast of the small Balkan nation that has been renamed after his late son Beau. (KOSOVO-BIDEN/STREET (TV, PIX), moved at 9:04 a.m., 480 words)
Bangladesh police name third prime suspect in July cafe attack
DHAKA - Bangladeshi authorities named a third prime suspect on Monday in their investigation into the July 1 attack at a Dhaka cafe in which 20 hostages were killed, most of them foreigners. (BANGLADESH-MILITANTS/, moved at 11:42 a.m., by Serajul Quadir, 313 words)
Japan's economy stalls in April-June, casts doubts on Abe's policies
TOKYO - Japan's economic growth grinds to halt as weak exports and shaky domestic demand prompt companies to cut spending, putting fresh pressure on premier Shinzo Abe to come up with policies that will produce more sustainable growth. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/GDP (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto, 543 words)
Shallow 5.3 quake in southern Peru kills at least 4
LIMA - A 5.3 magnitude shallow earthquake killed at least four people and injured more than two dozen when it rocked a copper-producing region late on Sunday, authorities said. (PERU-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:23 p.m., 252 words)
Zambian president Lungu re-elected in disputed vote
LUSAKA - Zambian President Edgar Lungu narrowly won re-election on Monday in a vote his main rival said was rigged. (ZAMBIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 11:46 a.m., by Chris Mfula and Stella Mapenzauswa, 515 words)
Sudan ceasefire talks collapse after less than a week
KHARTOUM - Talks to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan's three warring regions under a road map for peace have collapsed less than a week after they began, the government's chief negotiator said on Monday. (SUDAN-WAR/, moved at 12:43 p.m., 378 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Pain drugs in pregnancy tied to behavior issues in kids
Women who take the common pain reliever acetaminophen during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with behavior problems than those who don't use the drug, a British study suggests. (HEALTH-ACETAMINOPHEN/PREGNANCY-BEHAVIOR, moved at 11 a.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 594 words)
Longer distance to tobacco shop tied to better odds of quitting
Having to walk further from home to get to a tobacco shop increases the odds that smokers will quit, according a large study in Finland. (HEALTH-SMOKING/RETAIL-DISTANCE, moved at 11:59 a.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 562 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Harry Potter 'Cursed Child' producers crack down on scalpers
LONDON - Tickets for London stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" are in such high demand that asking prices are reaching thousands of pounds (dollars), but producers are warning buyers to be beware. (ENTERTAINMENT-HARRYPOTTER (TV), moved, 367 words)
'Suicide Squad' soundtrack tops Billboard 200 chart
The soundtrack for comic book movie "Suicide Squad" took top billing on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 charts on Monday in the best showing for a film soundtrack since "Pitch Perfect 2" in May 2015. (MUSIC-CHARTS/SUICIDE SQUAD, moved at 12:46 p.m., 164 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
U.S. stocks at record highs as materials shares surge
U.S. stock indexes climbed to all-time highs on Monday, building on their record-setting rallies of the past few weeks, as raw materials stocks surged. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), updating until close, 458 words) See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 7, PIX, GRAPHICS), updating throughout the day, 524 words
Oil extends rally to 5-week highs on talk of producer action
LONDON - Oil prices hit five-week highs on Monday, gaining about 10 percent in a three-day rally as speculation intensified over potential producer action to support prices amid a crude glut. (GLOBAL-OIL (UPDATE 5), moved, 434 words)
Audi vehicles to talk to U.S. traffic signals in first for industry
SAN FRANCISCO - German carmaker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car industry's first commercial use of the nascent technology. (AUDI-TRAFFICSIGNALS/, moved at 12 p.m., by Alexandria Sage, 398 words)
NYSE sees double-digit Asian IPOs through 2017, with focus on tech
HONG KONG - The New York Stock Exchange sees technology companies driving a revival in new Asian listings and expects double-digit IPOs through the end of 2017 from the region, the exchange's global head of capital markets said in an interview. (NYSE-IPO/ASIA (INTERVIEW, UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 9:51 a.m., 510 words)
OPEC deal seen a tough as oil output freeze expectations rise
DUBAI/LONDON - OPEC will probably revive talks on freezing oil output levels when it meets non-OPEC nations next month as top exporter Saudi Arabia appears to want higher prices, according to OPEC sources, although Iran, Iraq and Russia present obstacles to a deal. (OPEC-FREEZE/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 8:15 a.m., 829 words)
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