REUTERS AMERICA NEWS PLAN FOR MONDAY AUGUST 22

08/22/2016 9:46

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LATEST AND PLANNED U.S. NEWS COVERAGE (ALL TIMES ET)

TOP STORIES

Turkey vows to 'cleanse' Islamic State from its border after wedding attack kills 54

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey vowed on Monday to "completely cleanse" Islamic State militants from its border region after a suspected teenaged suicide bomber with links to the group killed 54 people, including 22 children, at a Kurdish wedding. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 8:09 a.m., 613 words)

U.S., South Korea begin joint drills amid tension after defection

SEOUL - The United States and South Korea kicked off annual military exercises on Monday, prompting warnings of retaliation from the North, as already-heightened tension on the peninsula has been inflamed by the defection of a Pyongyang diplomat. (SOUTHKOREA-USA/NORTHKOREA-DRILLS (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 1:18 a.m., 384 words) See also: U.N. says North Korea appears to resume plutonium production (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/, moved at 7:50 a.m., 424 words)

Need drugs in jail? Try using a drone

LONDON - While Amazon and the British government are looking into how to use drones to deliver parcels to customers, criminals are already exploiting the technology to send drugs to accomplices in prison. (BRITAIN-DRONES/, moved at 7:40 a.m., 284 words)

CAMPAIGN

Colin Powell brushes off Clinton over emails

WASHINGTON - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has dismissed reports that Hillary Clinton told federal investigators she used a personal email account at his suggestion, according to a media report. "Her people have been trying to pin it on me ... The truth is, she was using [the private email server] for a year before I sent her a memo telling her what I did," Powell told People Magazine. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAIL (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, 384 words)

WASHINGTON

German exports to Iran soar after removal of sanctions

BERLIN - German exports to Iran, mostly machines and equipment, jumped in the first half of the year following the removal of international sanctions against the Islamic Republic, official trade data showed on Monday. (GERMANY-ECONOMY/TRADE (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:30 a.m., 520 words)

Kerry, African ministers meet on South Sudan violence

NAIROBI - Secretary of State John Kerry and counterparts from six African nations met in Nairobi on Monday to discuss ways to prevent South Sudan from sliding back into civil war. (KENYA-USA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 7:15 a.m., 540 words) See also: Kerry says pleased with Kenya's electoral reforms (KENYA-USA/ELECTION (PIX), moved at 9 a.m., 80 words)

China to extend anti-subsidy measures on U.S. broiler chicken imports

BEIJING - China's commerce ministry said it will extend anti-subsidy measures on imports of U.S. broiler chicken products for a further five years, effective from August 30. (CHINA-USA/POULTRY, moved, 77 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Family friend allegedly kidnaps, kills Minnesota 5-year-old

-- A 5-year-old Minnesota girl has been allegedly abducted and killed by a man police described as a family friend, authorities said. (MINNESOTA-CRIME/, moving shortly, 175 words)

Jerry Sandusky heads back to court in effort to overturn child molestation conviction

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky was due back in court for the second of three days of hearings into his effort to win a new trial, arguing prosecutors improperly leaked secret grand jury information and his own defense lawyers provided ineffective counsel. (PENNSYLVANIA-SANDUSKY/, expect by 2 p.m., 300 words)

Flooded-out Louisiana residents without insurance face uncertainty

BATON ROUGE, La. - Quenton Robins watched on Sunday morning as a giant metal claw clamped down on his mother's ruined belongings, snapping wooden cabinets with an audible crack as the operator of a giant mechanized arm slowly cleared a mound of debris from her yard in Baton Rouge. "It's not a flood zone," said Robins, a 27-year-old Navy veteran. "At least it didn't used to be." (USA-WEATHER/ (PIX), moved, by Sam Karlin, 500 words, will be led during the day)

Five die as airborne car hits two others on Long Island highway

NEW YORK - Five people including a 10-year-old boy were killed on Sunday when a car driver lost control and his vehicle became airborne, striking two cars traveling in the opposite direction on the Long Island Expressway, police said. (NEW YORK-CRASH/, moved at 12:48 a.m., 188 words)

OLYMPIC WRAPUPS

Phelps, Lochte stand out for the right -- and wrong - reasons

RIO DE JANEIRO - Two swimmers made the biggest waves in Rio, Michael Phelps racing to retirement as the greatest of all time and U.S. teammate Ryan Lochte slipping out of the country before police could stop him. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/REVIEW (PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 350 words)

Biles and Uchimura soar in gymnastics, China crashes

RIO DE JANEIRO - There were tales of the expected - featuring Simone Biles and Kohei Uchimura - and tales of the unexpected in gymnastics as China lost the plot and departed the Rio Olympics without a gold medal -- eight years after China obliterated the opposition to win nine of the 14 golds on offer in Beijing. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS/REVIEW (PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 507 qwords)

U.S. golden run set to continue at Tokyo 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO - Geno Auriemma, coach of the U.S. women's Olympic gold medal-winning basketball team, says he is constantly reminded that, "It's not whether you win or lose -- until you lose." And that is easy to forget when losing is something you rarely experience. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/ (REVIEW, PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 390 words)

U.S. hopes boxer Claressa Shields will go for golden hat trick

RIO DE JANEIRO - The U.S. boxing team won no more golds in Rio than in London four years ago -- none for the men and one for the women -- but there were signs of progress even as others piled up the medals. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING/ (REVIEW, PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 330 words)

Britain back on gold trail, cycling the real winner

(OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING/ (REVIEW, PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 480 words)

Russian riposte: best fencing medal haul in two decades

(OLYMPICS-RIO-FENCING/REVIEW (PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 300 words)

Koreans enjoy unprecedented archery gold medal sweep

(OLYMPICS-RIO-ARCHERY/ (REVIEW, PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 300 words)

Murray dominates in Rio tennis but outsider Puig arrives on big stage

(OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS/ (REVIEWS, PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 392 words)

China, Brazil edge out volleyball victories in closest-fought Games in decades

(OLYMPICS-RIO-VOLLEYBALL/ (REVIEW, PIX, TV), moved at 10 p.m., 364 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Kurdish militia launches assault to evict Syrian army from key city of Hasaka

HASAKA, Syria - The Kurdish YPG militia launched a major assault on Monday to seize the last government-controlled parts of the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka after calling on pro-government militias to surrender, Kurdish forces and residents said. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HASAKA (UPDATE 1), moved at 7 a.m., 680 words)

Iran says Russian use of air base for Syria strikes over "for now"

DUBAI - Russia has stopped using an Iranian air base for strikes in Syria, Iran's foreign ministry announced on Monday, bringing an abrupt halt to an unprecedented deployment that was criticized both by the White House and some Iranian lawmakers. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (UPDATE 2), moved at 6:40 a.m., 490 words)

WORLD

Nigeria's Buhari may ask for emergency powers to revive economy

ABUJA - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will ask parliament for extra powers for one year allowing him to take "emergency" decisions to revive the flagging economy, a government source said on Monday. (NIGERIA-ECONOMY/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:28 a.m., 256 words)

Philippines and communist rebels start peace talks after truce

OSLO - The Philippine government and Maoist-led guerrillas opened peace talks in Oslo on Monday, seeking to end nearly five decades of conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people. Both sides announced ceasefires at the weekend to buoy the Oslo talks. (PHILIPPINES-REBELS/NORWAY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 8:08 a.m., 460 words)

Myanmar man indicted for insulting military under controversial law

YANGON - A court in Myanmar indicted a man on Monday for insulting the military chief and former president on social media, under a controversial telecommunications law that activists have urged the new government to repeal. (MYANMAR-RIGHTS/, moved at 8:22 a.m., 402 words)

Jailed Gambian opposition official dies in hospital

DAKAR - A detained official from Gambia's main opposition movement died in hospital over the weekend, his United Democratic Party said, its second member to lose their life in custody since the start of a crackdown on protests. Solo Krummah was arrested with 14 others on May 9 during rallies calling for electoral reform. (GAMBIA-OPPOSITION/DEATH, moved at 8:46 a.m., 313 words)

Hungarian says pigs' heads would deter migrants at border

(EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY, moved, 363 words)

Zimbabwe stops recruiting public workers as it struggles to pay

(ZIMBABWE-WORKERS/, moved, 300 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Fabled Belgian jazz musician Thielemans dies aged 94

BRUSSELS - Toots Thielemans, the Belgian jazz harmonica and guitar player who worked with many of the postwar greats, died on Monday at age 94. He played on many film soundtracks, including "Midnight Cowboy" in 1969, with his best-known harmonica performance as the theme song for the children's television show Sesame Street, heard at the start and finish of each episode. (PEOPLE-THIELEMANS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 6:46 a.m., 200 words)

World's largest indoor theme park to open in Dubai

DUBAI - The world's largest indoor theme park is set to open in Dubai this month to lure back some of the tourists and residents who often flee abroad during the scorching desert summer. (EMIRATES-ENTERTAINMENT/ (TV, PIX), moved at 7:10 a.m., 378 words)

Aussie Curtis Luck wins U.S. Amateur golf championship

-- Curtis Luck says he will put his professional career on hold after becoming the third Australian to win the United States Amateur Championship. (GOLF-USAMATEUR/ (PIX), moved, 243 words)

A Lesson of the 'Ben-Hur' Debacle: Movie Stars Still Matter

(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/COLUMN, moved, 1,200 words)

CONSUMER TECH

TV networks expand on-demand offerings to fight 'cord-cutting'

LOS ANGELES - U.S. pay TV customers will have more chances this fall to catch up on shows in mid-season as networks increase video-on-demand offerings in their battle to keep audiences from jumping to streaming services. The shift is part of the jockeying among television networks, cable and satellite providers, and online subscription services like Netflix Inc to attract viewers and maximize profits in an industry undergoing rapid change. (TELEVISION-STREAMING/ (PIX), moved at 6 a.m., by Lisa Richwine, 630 words)

Foxconn says two employees at China plant died, cooperating with investigation

TAIPEI - Foxconn, which assembles Apple Inc products, says two workers at its manufacturing facilities in China died last week, even as the company made efforts to improve labor conditions that came under scrutiny after a spate of suicides in recent years. (FOXCONN-DEATHS/, moved, 235 words)

FEATURE

From the Olympics to Wall Street: The athletes who become brokers

NEW YORK - Emily Samuelson competed at the highest level as an ice dancer over the course of her 15-year career, retiring after skating in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. But like many Olympians, she never earned enough to cover her expenses. (OLYMPICS-RIO/USA-WEALTH (PIX), moved at 7 a.m., by Elizabeth Dilts, 620 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Pfizer boosts cancer drug pipeline with $14 billion Medivation deal

-- Top U.S. drug maker Pfizer said on Monday it would buy U.S. cancer drug company Medivation in a deal valued at about $14 billion, adding blockbuster prostate cancer drug Xtandi to its portfolio. The offer is at a substantial premium to Sanofi's initial offer to buy Medivation in April that pushed the San Francisco-based company to put itself up for sale. (MEDIVATION-M&A/PFIZER (UPDATE 2), moved at 8:39 a.m., 460 words)

Office Depot CEO to retire

-- Office Depot said on Monday its CEO Roland Smith, 62, will retire, three months after the second-largest U.S. office supplies retailer and bigger rival Staples Inc abandoned their planned merger. The office supplies retailer has been struggling with seven quarters of falling sales amid strong competition from online giant Amazon.com. (OFFICE DEPOT-MOVES/CEO (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:23 a.m., 183 words)

U.S. clearance for Chem China deal sends Syngenta stock soaring

ZURICH - A U.S. national security panel has cleared Chem China's $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, boosting chances that the largest foreign acquisition ever by a Chinese company will go through (SYNGENTA AG-M&A/CHEMCHINA-APPROVAL (UPDATE 5), moved, 570 words)

Global tourism revenues resilient this year - but woes for France, Turkey

BERLIN - Travel and tourism will contribute less than previously forecast to the economies of France, Turkey and Brazil this year, hit by attacks, political and economic turmoil, though globally the sector is resilient, the World Travel and Tourism Council said. (TOURISM-OUTLOOK/, moved at 8 a.m., 460 words)

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