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OLYMPICS
Police seek taxi driver after US swimmer Lochte robbed in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police searched on Monday for the driver of a taxi in which U.S. gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte and three team mates were robbed at gunpoint, as authorities stepped up security in Rio de Janeiro after a spate of incidents. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 3:10 p.m., by Daniel Flynn, 608 words)
Wevers upstages Biles to win beam gold
RIO DE JANEIRO - Dutchwoman Sanne Wevers caused a huge upset when she ruined Simone Biles' chances of scooping a record five golds at a single Olympics by winning the balance beam title in Rio on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-W-BEAM/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 4:06 p.m., 369 words) See also: U.S. pole vault champion Suhr falls ill in Rio (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/SUHR, moved at 4:37 p.m., by Gene Cherry, 145 words)
U.S. men down Mexico to reach quarter-finals
RIO DE JANEIRO - Current men's volleyball Olympic champions and medal favorites United States won the chance to defend their title by securing a quarter-final slot with a 3-0 victory over Mexico on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-VOLLEYBALL-M/USA (PIX), moved at 3:57 p.m., 200 words) See also: U.S. women overpower Brazil to reach water polo semi-finals (OLYMPICS-RIO-WATER POLO-W/USA (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 4:23 p.m., by Joshua Schneyer, 388 words)
Four THG executives accused of Olympic ticketing scam
RIO DE JANEIRO - A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of four executives at international sports hospitality company THG Sports accused of fraudulent ticket sales at the Olympics, widening an investigation into ticket overcharging at the Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TICKETS/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 3:22 p.m., by Rodrigo Viga Gaier, 329 words) See also: Overhead TV camera falls in Olympic park, injures seven (OLYMPICS-RIO/ACCIDENT-CAMERA (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:43 p.m., by Eduardo Simões, 366 words)
Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli
RIO DE JANEIRO - Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO/EGYPT-ISRAEL (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 427 words)
North Korea's Ri soars to men's vault title
RIO DE JANEIRO - A big stumble backwards after his first soaring leap could not prevent Ri Se-gwang from becoming the first North Korean man to win the vault title at the Olympics on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-M-VAULT/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 3:31 p.m., by Pritha Sarkar and Mark Trevelyan, 289 words)
Russia's Stepanova: "No accident" if something happens to me
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Russian runner who helped expose a system of state-backed doping in her country says she fears for her life and has been forced to move after hackers tried to find her location. (OLYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-STEPANOVA, moved at 3:22 p.m., by Jack Stubbs, 417 words) See also: Rio drugs lab meets all standards after stress test-IOC (OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-LAB (TV), moved at 1:39 p.m., by Karolos Grohmann, 464 words) and You can run but you can't hide, IOC tells doping cheats (OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-CHEATS, moved at 3:40 p.m., by Karolos Grohmann, 340 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 at 12 p.m., by Anthony Boadle, 506 words).
OTHER TOP STORIES
Trump promises to work with NATO in defeating Islamic State
YOUNGSTOWN - Republican Donald Trump said on Monday he would work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat that the United States might not meet its NATO obligations. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Ginger Gibson, 383 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 at 2:13 p.m., by Brendan O'Brien, 590 words)
Flooding disaster that killed seven in Louisiana now menaces Texas
LIVINGSTON - Overwhelmed rivers in much of southern Louisiana receded slowly from record levels on Monday while crews in boats searched for more people stranded in inundated homes after three days of torrential rains that killed seven people. (USA-WEATHER/ (PIX, TV), moved at 1:58 p.m., by Bryn Stole, 587 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), moved at 2:35 p.m, by Lidia Kelly, 499 words)
CAMPAIGN
Republicans seek Trump presidency votes in Israel
JERUSALEM - The Israeli branch of the U.S. Republican party began a campaign on Monday to get American voters living in Israel to cast absentee ballots in favor of Donald Trump. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS-ISRAEL (TV, PIX), moved, 402 words)
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 at 12:41 p.m., by Alana Wise and Doina Chiacu, 700 words)
WASHINGTON
VW, U.S. Justice Dept hold criminal probe settlement talks -sources
WASHINGTON - Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department have held preliminary settlement talks about resolving a criminal probe into the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 5:05 p.m., 430 words)
U.S. lawsuit says United denied benefits to pilot on active duty
United Airlines Inc was accused in a U.S. government lawsuit on Monday of wrongly denying employment benefits to a pilot who was called to active duty by the U.S. Air Force, where he was a reservist. (UAL-LAWSUIT/RESERVIST (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:09 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 262 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Thousands mourn slain New York imam as police question man
NEW YORK - Hundreds of mourners gathered in New York City on Monday for the outdoor funeral for a Muslim imam and his associate who were gunned down over the weekend, as police questioned a man about what many in their Bangladeshi community believe was a hate crime. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved at 4:45 p.m., by Chris Prentice, 473 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)
Illinois families fight transgender access to school locker room
CHICAGO - A lawyer for dozens of families from a suburban Chicago high school district argued in court on Monday that students' privacy was being violated at a school that allowed a transgender girl access to the girls' locker room under an agreement with the federal government. (ILLINOIS-TRANSGENDER/, moved, 416 words)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s heirs end Nobel medal dispute
ATLANTA - Martin Luther King Jr.'s heirs have agreed to end their legal fight over who owns the slain civil rights leader's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal, according to a court document filed on Monday, but did not disclose if the item will be sold. (USA-COURT/KING (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 2:49 p.m., by David Beasley, 362 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)
Pennsylvania attorney general's obstruction trial goes to jury
NORRISTOWN - A lawyer for Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane on Monday accused the two main prosecution witnesses in her week long obstruction and perjury trial of telling self-serving lies to protect themselves. (PENNSYLVANIA-KANE/, moved at 4:02 p.m., by David DeKok, 393 words)
Texas judge tosses GM ignition-switch lawsuit
NEW YORK - A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles. (GM-RULING/IGNITION, moved at 4:23 p.m., by Jessica Dye, 379 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)
Family rescues Idaho girl from jaws of mountain lion
SALMON - Idaho wildlife managers on Monday praised family members who charged a mountain lion and rescued a young girl from the jaws of the animal which was attempting to drag her off for the kill. (IDAHO-MOUNTAIN/LION (PIX), moved at 4:40 p.m., by Laura Zuckerman, 392 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
Turkey expects Syrian Kurdish forces to withdraw after Manbij operation -minister
ANKARA - Turkey expects Syrian Kurdish fighters to withdraw east of the Euphrates river after they and other U.S.-backed forces seized control of the Syrian town of Manbij from Islamic State last week, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:42 p.m., 368 words)
WORLD
Kidnappers abduct group from restaurant in Mexican tourist resort
MEXICO CITY - Armed men kidnapped a group of people from a restaurant in the heart of Mexico's major Pacific tourist resort of Puerto Vallarta early on Monday morning, the state attorney general's office said. (MEXICO-KIDNAPPING/, moved, 165 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, 332 words)
Third French beach town bans Muslim burkini swimsuit
PARIS - A Corsican seaside resort on Monday became the third French town to ban the body-covering burkini swimsuit worn by some Muslim women, following weekend scuffles on the beach. (FRANCE-BURKINI/, moved, 244 words)
Islamic State says bus blast killed 50 fighters at Syria-Turkey crossing
BEIRUT - Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing on a bus in Syria near the Atmeh border crossing with Turkey late on Sunday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said killed at least 32 people. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 3), moved, 230 words)
Austria arrests nine Iraqis over gang rape of German woman
VIENNA - Nine Iraqi asylum seekers and refugees have been arrested over the alleged gang rape of a 28-year-old German woman in Vienna on New Year's Day, Austrian police said on Monday, a case likely to fuel public debate over immigration and crime. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AUSTRIA-RAPE, moved, 307 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Video monitors show most parents put babies to sleep the wrong way
Even when parents know they're being watched, they still put babies to sleep in unsafe ways that are linked to an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-INFANT/SLEEP-SAFETY, moved at 3:55 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 687 words)
Heart groups suggests people get up every now and then
People should get about 30 minutes of exercise each day to counteract the potentially harmful effects of being inactive for too long, according to a new statement from a leading U.S. heart group. (HEALTH-HEART/SITTING, moved at 4:13 p.m., by Andrew M. Seaman, 541 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 at 1:48 p.m., 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
Wall St ends at record highs; commodity shares climb
All three major U.S. stock indexes ended at all-time highs on Monday, extending their record-setting climb of the past few weeks as the dollar's weakness boosted commodity-related shares. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 7), moved, 475 words) See also: U.S. stocks hit record highs on easing central bank outlook, oil rise (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 9, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, 591 words)
Oil extends rally to 5-week highs on talk of producer action
NEW YORK - Oil prices hit five-week highs on Monday, gaining 10 percent or more in a three-day rally as speculation intensified over potential producer action to support prices amid a crude glut. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 6), moved, 478 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)
Tesla removes 'self-driving' from China website after Beijing crash
SHANGHAI/SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla removed a Chinese term for "self-driving" from its China website after a driver in Beijing who crashed in "autopilot" mode complained that the car maker overplayed the function's capability and misled buyers. (TESLA-CHINA/CRASH (UPDATE 1), moved at 3:03 p.m., by Jake Spring and Alexandria Sage, 446 words)
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