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BREAKING
Putin says hopes Ukraine sees common sense in diplomatic crisis
BELBEK AIR BASE, Crimea - Russian President Vladimir Putin flew into annexed Crimea on Friday and said he hoped Ukraine would see "common sense" when it came to resolving a diplomatic crisis with Russia sparked by allegations of a terror plot on the peninsula. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/PUTIN (PIX), moved at 8:48 a.m., 150 words)
OLYMPICS
Two U.S. swimmers land in Miami after Olympic Committee apology
MIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO - Two U.S. swimmers accused of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games landed in Miami from Brazil early on Friday. Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz covered themselves to avoid the media during an overnight flight after they were jeered leaving the Rio airport. Gold medal winner Ryan Lochte, the most outspoken about the alleged robbery, is already in the United States and Jimmy Feigen was still in Brazil hoping to secure the release of his passport. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 8:12 a.m., 460 words, will be led through the day)
Bolt cements his greatness with triple double
RIO DE JANEIRO - After his Olympic sprint double at the London 2012 Games, Usain Bolt declared himself a "legend." After winning both events for a third time on Thursday night, he opted for "the greatest." (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-200M/BOLT (PIX, TV), moved. at 1:14 a., 495 words)
Get 'Average Joe' to try decathlon, says American champion Eaton
RIO DE JANEIRO - Double Olympic champion Ashton Eaton threw out a challenge on Thursday to come up with ways to make the decathlon more exciting, suggesting that most spectators fail to grasp the intensity of the arduous event. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-DECATHLON/EATON (PIX), moved at 12:48 a.m., 350 words)
India wrestler Yadav given four-year doping ban after WADA appeal
RIO DE JANEIRO - Indian freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav was handed a four-year doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency won its appeal against his earlier exoneration. Freestyle wrestling matches start on Friday. (OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-YADAV (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:36 a.m., 260 words)
Olympic Council of Ireland to order independent ticket probe
(OLYMPICS-RIO/HICKEY-TICKETS, moved at 8:50 a.m., 317 words)
Reuters Olympics events schedule for Friday
(OLYMPICS-RIO-SCHEDULE/, moved at 1:30 a.m., 1,200 words)
TOP STORIES
Ukraine MP offers more details on alleged payments to Trump campaign chief
KIEV - A Ukrainian lawmaker on Friday divulged more details of what he said were payments made to Donald Trump's campaign chief Paul Manafort by the political party of the Kremlin-backed former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovich. Manafort has denied allegations that he received cash payments worth more than $12 million. (USA-ELECTION/UKRAINE-MANAFORT (PIX, TV), moved at 7 a.m., 453 words)
Clinton told FBI that Colin Powell suggested she use private email
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that former Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested she use a personal email account, the New York Times reported. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-FBI (PIX), moved at 1:19 a.m., 345 words)
Trump, Pence to visit flooded Louisiana as governor warns against "photo op"
-- Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence plan to visit Baton Rouge on Friday to tour damage from this week's deadly flooding in Louisiana, sources with knowledge of the trip said. The move comes as some people in the state have called for President Barack Obama to cut short his Massachusetts vacation to travel to Louisiana to view the devastation. (USA-ELECTION/FLOODS/ (PIX, TV), moving shortly, 300 words)
Firefighters gain ground on raging California wildfire
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters were gaining ground on Friday against a wildfire burning in a Southern California mountain pass that has forced some 80,000 residents to flee their homes and has consumed dozens of structures. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 3:45 a.m., 256 words, will be led through the day)
Locally transmitted Zika virus detected in Miami Beach
MIAMI - Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, opening a new front in the fight against the mosquito-borne virus, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Florida officials are expected to brief reporters on Friday. (HEALTH-ZIKA/MIAMI (UPDATE 4), moved at 11:34 p.m., 589 words, will be led)
CAMPAIGN
Trump says he regrets past remarks that 'caused personal pain'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Donald Trump apologized on Thursday night for past remarks that "may have caused personal pain" as he sought to refocus his message in the face of falling poll numbers in his first speech since shaking up his campaign team this week. Trump did not cite any examples of such remarks. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 9:34 p.m., by Ginger Gibson, 786 words)
Naked Trump statues draw crowds in five U.S. cities
NEW YORK - An artists' collective took credit for exposing Donald Trump to unflattering scrutiny on Thursday with a life-sized nude statue of the Republican candidate that turned up in a New York City park. Copies of the orange-tinted likeness - featuring a massive belly, small fingers and some missing genital parts - were simultaneously unveiled in Manhattan's Union Square Park and spots in four other U.S. cities. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-STATUES (PIX, TV), moved at 5:45 p.m., 295 words)
Baryshnikov calls Trump 'totalitarian opportunist'
-- Legendary dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov denounced Donald Trump as a "totalitarian opportunist,' saying the Republican candidate's speeches remind him of his years in the Soviet Union. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-BARYSHNIKOV (PIX, TV), moved, 226 words)
Clinton Foundation to bar foreign, corporate funding if Hillary elected president
WASHINGTON - The Clinton Foundation will stop accepting foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president, a foundation spokesman says. Former President Bill Clinton told staff members on Thursday he will resign from the foundation board if Hillary is elected. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-FOUNDATION (PIX), moved at 7:34 p.m., 244 words)
UK Labor leader refuses to say he'd defend NATO ally from Russia
LONDON - The leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party has refused to say whether he will defend a NATO ally if one was invaded by Russia. (BRITAIN-LABOR/NATO, moved, 290 words)
WASHINGTON
U.S. health agency weighs rules on outside payments for Obamacare
NEW YORK - A U.S. government health agency is considering new rules to prevent healthcare providers or related groups from steering patients into Obamacare individual insurance plans instead of Medicare or Medicaid in order to receive higher payments for medical services. Three of the largest U.S. health insurers have raised the issue of third-party payments in recent months, including UnitedHealth, Anthem and Aetna. (USA-HEALTHCARE/PATIENTS, moved at 6 p.m., 278 words)
Gen. John Vessey, former chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs, dies
WASHINGTON - John W. Vessey Jr, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during former president Ronald Reagan's administration, died on Thursday night, the New York Times reported. He was 94. (PEOPLE-JOHNVESSEY/, moved at 3:40 a.m., 320 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
California mayor pleads not guilty in strip poker scandal
LOS ANGELES - The mayor of Stockton, California, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges stemming from a strip poker game he is accused of playing while furnishing beer to minors at a summer camp he hosts for underprivileged children. (CALIFORNIA-CRIME/MAYOR (PIX), moved at 11:10 p.m., 403 words)
U.S. judge permanently blocks Florida law to end abortion funding
-- A federal judge on Thursday permanently blocked parts of a Florida law that aimed to cut off state funding for preventive health services at clinics that also provide abortions. (FLORIDA-ABORTION/, moved at 9:41 p.m., 280 words)
OLYMPICS HIGHLIGHTS
Brazil pair thrill crowd to take beach volleyball gold
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil took beach volleyball gold early on Friday in front of a raucous home crowd that refused to be quieted by the driving rain as Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt defeated Italy 2-0 to win the nation's first gold in the sport in 12 years. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL-M/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 1:35 a.m., 400 words)
Abughaush kicks down medal barrier for Jordan with Taekwondo gold
(OLYMPICS-RIO-TAEKWONDO-M-FEATHER (PIX), moved at 3:47 a.m., 260 words)
Zenoorin lands breakthrough bronze in Taekwondo for Iran
(OLYMPICS-RIO-TAEKWONDO-W-FEATHER (PIX), moved at 4:13 a.m., 150 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Syrian Kurds evacuate thousands from Hasaka city on second day of bombing
BEIRUT - Syrian Kurdish authorities evacuated thousands of civilians from Kurdish areas of a city in northeastern Syria on a second day of government air strikes and artillery bombardment on Friday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/HASAKA-SPOKESMAN, moved at 8:55 a.m., 150 words)
Four killed in Palestinian police arrest raid in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Two Palestinian men sought for possession of weapons and other offenses were killed in a gun battle with Palestinian police in an arrest raid in the town of Nablus in which two officers also died, officials said on Friday. (PALESTINIANS-CRIME/, moved at 8:22 a.m., 138 words)
Saudi-led coalition says it regrets doctors' group move to evacuate Yemen staff
DUBAI - The Saudi-led coalition expresses regret over a decision by Doctors Without Borders to evacuate staff from northern Yemen and says it is trying to set up "urgent meetings" with the medical aid group. (YEMEN-SECURITY/MSF, moved, 400 words)
Turkey takes aim at bank inspectors and academics in latest post-coup purge
ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities detained dozens of bank inspectors and academics on Friday, domestic media said, and the government vowed to cut off financing to companies suspected of having ties to last month's failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 9:24 a.m., 500 words)
Turkish military defector makes case for asylum in Greece
(TURKEY-SECURITY/GREECE-MILITARY (TV), moved at 8:52 a.m., 350 words)
WORLD
Merkel sees no end to EU sanctions against Russia
BERLIN - There is no reason to lift the European Union's sanctions against Russia as Moscow has not fulfilled all of its commitments under the Minsk peace plan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published on Friday. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/MERKEL, moved, 195 words)
Mexico says police executed 22 on ranch in 'grave' rights abuse
MEXICO CITY - Mexican police arbitrarily executed nearly two dozen suspected gang members on a ranch last year, the government's National Human Rights Commission says, one of the worst abuses by security forces in a decade of grisly drug violence. (MEXICO-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, 770 words)
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police
MOSCOW - Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on a traffic police post outside Moscow on Wednesday in which both attackers were killed, calling it revenge for Russia's aerial bombing campaign in Syria. (RUSSIA-ISLAMIC STATE/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, 280 words)
German conservatives call for partial face veil ban
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have agreed that Muslim women should be banned from wearing the face veil in schools and universities and while driving. (RELIGION-BURQA/GERMANY, moved, 440 words)
Hospital in Indian Kashmir filled with beating, shooting victims
SRINAGAR - More than 40 days of clashes between protesters and security forces have overwhelmed the main hospital in Indian-administered Kashmir, where some patients with severe injuries say they have been beaten in their homes by troops. (INDIA-KASHMIR/ (PIX), moved, 550 words)
Japan eyes fighter drone, seeks record defense budget amid China assertiveness
TOKYO - Japan aims to develop a prototype drone fighter jet in two decades with private sector help in a technology strategy that focuses on weapons communications and lasers. (JAPAN-DEFENSE/BUDGET (UPDATE 2), moved, 415 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Two children per hour seen at U.S. ERs for stroller, carrier injuries
-- About 361,00 children were seen in U.S. emergency departments between 1990 and 2010 for injuries sustained while riding in a stroller or carrier, according to a new study. "It's over 17,000 injuries per year, which is equivalent to about 50 children every day or two injuries every hour," said study author Kristin Roberts, of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. (HEALTH-PEDIATRICS/STROLLER-INJURIES, moved, 483 words)
Virtual reality treadmills help prevent falls in elderly
-- Adding a virtual reality obstacle course to treadmill workouts may help prevent more falls among vulnerable adults than using a treadmill on its own, a small study suggests. (HEALTH-VRTRAINING/FALL-PREVENTION, moved, 670 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Pokemon Go spurs lifestyle changes, business boom as it rolls out in Asia
JAKARTA - Asian fans of smart phone game Pokemon Go are hunting out the best telecom providers and network gear to overcome the hurdle posed by patchy network signals in their race to capture virtual cartoon characters. (NINTENDO-POKEMON/ASIA (PIX), moved at 3 a.m., 510 words)
Schwarzenegger says he wants world to be fitter
HONG KONG - Arnold Schwarzenegger says being a bodybuilding champion, movie star and governor of California is not enough - he wants people to be fit too. (HONGKONG-SCHWARZENEGGER/ (TV, PIX), moved at 7:26 a.m., 114 words)
Jared Leto Joins 'Blade Runner' Sequel
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/NEWS), moved, 226 words)
BREXIT
Early Brexit relief not much comfort for Bank of England
LONDON - The Bank of England will draw some comfort from signs that Britons took the initial shock of June's Brexit vote in their stride, but will see little to lessen the concern that prompted its huge stimulus announcement this month. (BRITAIN-EU/BOE (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved, 681 words)
CONSUMER TECH
Gawker.com to shut down as Univision buys other sites
-- Gawker Media will shut down its news and gossip website Gawker.com next week after Univision Holdings Inc successfully bid for the internet publisher's six other websites. (GAWKER-BANKRUPTCY/GAWKER.COM (UPDATE 2), moved, 375 words)
Taiwan asks Uber to pay bill in sales tax stand-off
(TAIWAN-UBER TECH/, moved, 235 words)
Australia denies banks interim approval to jointly negotiate with Apple on payment apps
(AUSTRALIA-BANKS/APPLE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 330 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Deere posts lower quarterly profit, raises full-year outlook
-- Deere posts lower quarterly earnings as the soft global agricultural economy depressed sales of its farming machinery. (DEERE-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, 395 words)
Viacom and Sumner Redstone agree on settlement - soiurces
NEW YORK - Viacom and its controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone agree on terms of a settlement that will result in the departure of Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. Confirmation is expoected on Friday. (VIACOM-DAUMAN/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 9 p.m., 700 words)
VW eyes transportation deals to boost autonomous car plans
FRANKFURT - Volkswagen is planning further acquisitions in the market for new transportation technologies and services, a top manager at the carmaker says, as it pushes a strategic shift in the wake of its emissions scandal. (VOLKSWAGEN-STRATEGY/ (UPDATE 1, INTERVIEW), moved, 500 words)
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