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TOP STORIES

Trump calls for special prosecutor to investigate Clinton Foundation

AKRON, Ohio - Donald Trump urged the Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate if donors to the Clinton Foundation got special treatment from the State Department when it was run by his rival Hillary Clinton. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 8:40 p.m., by Steve Holland, 607 words)

Obama to tour flood-battered areas in Louisiana

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana to assess flood damage there, days after he was criticized for not cutting short his vacation on Martha's Vineyard to view the devastation in the Gulf Coast state. (USA-WEATHER/OBAMA (PIX, TV), moved at 6 a.m., 395 words, will be led through the day) See also: Thousands still in shelters after record Louisiana floods (USA-WEATHER/ (PIX), moved at 7:46 p.m., 500 words)

OSCE rights group requests 500 international observers to monitor U.S. presidential vote

WASHINGTON - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe aims to send 500 international observers to observe November's U.S. presidential election, a ten-fold increase from the number the group deployed in 2012. (USA-ELECTION/OBSERVERS, moved at midnight, 396 words)

Europeans turn to weapons in growing numbers after attacks

ZURICH/BERLIN - Europeans in a number of countries are seeking to arm themselves with guns and self-defense devices in growing numbers following a series of attacks by militants and the mentally ill. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GUNS (PIX, TV), moved at 8:21 a.m., by John Miller and Caroline Copley, 1,360 words) See also: Ownership of guns, scare devices in Europe (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GUNS-FACTBOX (FACTBOX, PIX, TV), moved at 8:20 a.m., 467 words)

Myanmar coffee to hit Whole Foods as economic opening continues

NEW YORK - Two shipments of coffee beans from Myanmar arrived in the United States this month, the first commercial-scale imports in over 15 years and the fruits of a U.S. government development program for farmers in the once-isolated southeast Asian economy. (COFFEE-MYANMAR/, moved at 7 a.m., 480 words)

CAMPAIGN

Clinton says presidential election with Trump an "alternative reality"

LOS ANGELES - Hillary Clinton said on a late-night television show on Monday that sometimes she feels she is in an "alternative universe" in the presidential race against Republican Donald Trump."I do feel sometimes like this campaign has entered into an alternative universe," Clinton said on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. "I have to step into the alternative reality, answer questions about am I alive, how much longer will I be alive." (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-KIMMEL (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 355 words)

In re-election bid, Ohio senator keeps safe distance from Trump

COLUMBUS, Ohio/WASHINGTON - Rob Portman is largely ignoring his party's presidential nominee Donald Trump, which is hard to do in U.S. politics today, but the strategy seems to be working for the Republican senator in his re-election bid in Ohio. (USA-ELECTION/PORTMAN, moved, by Kim Palmer and Susan Cornwell, 540 words)

Clinton proposes standard tax deduction for small businesses

LOS ANGELES - Hillary Clinton released additional details on Tuesday about how she would support U.S. small businesses if elected, including establishing a standard tax deduction that has previously only been available to individuals. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 285 words)

WASHINGTON

As Kerry lands in Nigeria, air force says top Boko Haram fighters killed

SOKOTO, Nigeria - Nigeria's air force said it had killed a number of senior Boko Haram fighters and possibly their overall leader, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for talks on tackling the militants. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/BOKOHARAM (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 8:12 a.m., by Lesley Wroughton, 495 words)

With Biden visit, U.S. seeks balance with truculent Turkey

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL - When Vice President Joe Biden visited Turkey in January, he struck a difficult balance between showing support for a NATO ally faced with multiple security threats while criticizing its record on free speech and dissent. Now, with relations between Washington and Ankara going through one their testiest periods in recent memory, he may find it even tougher to get those dual messages across when he visits on Wednesday. (USA-TURKEY/, expect by 11 a.m., 800 words)

North Korea lays new landmines near border truce village

SEOUL - North Korea has laid landmines in the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, as tension rose on the divided peninsula after the start of annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises. (NORTHKOREA-MINES/, moved at 6:26 a.m., 415 words)

Philippines' Duterte says talks with China on sea dispute "within the year"

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he expects talks with China on their South China Sea dispute within a year and he would not raise an international ruling rejecting China's claims there when he attends a regional summit next month. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/PHILIPPINES, moved at 8:14 a.m., 400 words) See also: Over 1,900 killed in "chilling" Philippines war on drugs (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 3:54 a.m., 502 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

California wildfire prompts week-long closure of Hearst Castle

LOS ANGELES - The historic Hearst Castle, a major tourist attraction on California's central coast, will be closed to the public through the week as a safety precaution due to a wildfire in the area that has destroyed more than 30 homes, state officials say. (USA-WILDFIRES/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 8:46 p.m., 436 words, will be led during the day)

Texas ruling adds to transgender students' back-to-school anxiety

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - When Ashley Nurkin's 7-year-old daughter begins second grade in Charlotte, North Carolina, next week, it will be her first time going to school as a girl. (USA-LGBT/STUDENTS (PIX), moved at 6:52 p.m., 632 words)

Judge halts Ferguson, Missouri, school board elections, saying they violate voting rights

ST LOUIS - A federal judge has barred further elections for the Ferguson, Missouri, school district until it reforms a system he said violated the rights of black voters in a city that has become the face of a fierce U.S. debate on race. (MISSOURI-EDUCATION/RULING (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:24 p.m., 427 words)

Appeals arguments begin on Kansas law requiring voters to prove citizenship

-- An effort by the state of Kansas to reinstate rules requiring people to present proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote at motor vehicle department offices is set to be heard by a federal appeals court in Denver on Tuesday. (KANSAS-VOTERID/, moved at 6 a.m., by Keith Coffman, 410 words)

No charges for New Jersey cop in slaying of black man with hands up

NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against a police officer in New Jersey who fatally shot a black man as he exited a car with his hands raised during a routine traffic stop. (NEW JERSEY-POLICE/, moved at 10:10 p.m., 390 words)

Family files suit over gun instructor's killing at Arizona range

PHOENIX - The family of an Arizona gun instructor fatally shot by a 9-year-old girl with an Uzi submachine gun in 2014 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the range and its owner, an attorney confirmed on Monday. (ARIZONA-LAWSUIT/GUN, moved at 8:50 p.m., by David Schwartz, 373 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Syrian Kurdish, government forces agree Hasaka ceasefire

BEIRUT - Syrian Kurdish and government forces agreed a ceasefire that came into effect at 2 p.m. on Tuesday to halt fighting in the northeastern city of Hasaka, a Kurdish official and Syrian state TV reported. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CEASEFIRE, moved at 8:07 a.m., 72 words) See also: Kurdish group in near full control of Hasaka (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-KURDS, moved at 7:19 a.m., 614 words)

Turkey returns fire in Syria after mortars, rockets hit two border towns

ISTANBUL - Turkey's military return fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV says, citing the military. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 2), moved at 7:06 a.m., 538 words)

Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words

HEBRON, West Bank - At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water shortages, prompting a war of words between Palestinian and Israeli officials over who is responsible. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WATER (TV, PIX), moved at 9 a.m., 628 words)

UN readies for refugee exodus from Iraq's Mosul

GENEVA - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in and around Mosul could be uprooted by the military assault to retake city from Islamic State, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-UN (TV), moved at 5:23 a.m., 78 words)

WORLD

Paris tourism chiefs demand rescue plan as attacks scare off visitors

PARIS - Islamist attacks have scared off thousands of tourists from Paris and its top attractions, helping rob the region of about $850 million in revenues, officials said on Tuesday. Strikes and floods have also taken their toll, leaving the tourism industry in need of massive new investment and a rescue package, they say. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-TOURISM (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 8:38 a.m., 470 words)

Ireland reports net immigration for first time since 2009

DUBLIN - Ireland has registered its first year of net immigration since 2009, statistics showed on Tuesday, as the rate of Irish nationals leaving Europe's fastest growing economy fell sharply. (IRELAND-MIGRATION/, moved at 7:48 a.m., 199 words)

Congo opposition strikes to call for Kabila to step down

KINSHASA - Opponents of Congolese President Joseph Kabila stayed away from work on Tuesday in a general strike to demand that he steps down when his mandate expires in December. (CONGO-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moving shortly, 490 words)

Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban

ZURICH - Russia has lost its appeal against its ban from next month's Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping program, the Court of Arbitration for Sport , sports highest tribunal, says. (PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-CAS (UPDATE 3), moved, 220 words)

U.N. rights envoy says Chinese authorities interfered with his work

BEIJING - A United Nations-appointed human rights envoy said on Tuesday that the Chinese government interfered with his work during a visit to China by blocking access to individuals whom he had hoped to meet. (CHINA-UN/RIGHTS (TV, PIX), moved at 8:07 a.m., 514 words)

FEATURES

'Jihadist hub' Molenbeek lures tourists across Brussels canal

BRUSSELS - Molenbeek, the Brussels borough that gained unwanted notoriety last year when Islamic State militants from the area attacked Paris, has become an unlikely tourist draw - and not just for those with ghoulish tastes. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BRUSSELS-TOURISM (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC),moved at 8 a.m., 615 words)

World's largest cemetery grows bigger as Shi'ite militias bury their dead

BAGHDAD - The world's largest cemetery, in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, is expanding at double its usual rate as the nation's death rate increased with the war on Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CEMETERY (PIX), moved at 8 a.m., 270 words)

Thailand's tiger tourism expands despite raid on infamous tiger temple

BANGKOK - Thailand's tiger tourism business is booming and the captive tiger population is growing fast, experts say, more than two months after Thai wildlife authorities found scores of dead cubs while rescuing animals from the popular Tiger Temple. (THAILAND-TIGERS/ (PIX), moved at 1:48 a.m., 412 words)

SPOTLIGHT

How a Ukrainian reform backfired, opening a new door to fraud

BARYSHIVKA, Ukraine - The goal was to make Ukraine more friendly for investors by reducing red tape. But reforms that loosened the rules for registering ownership of assets have left companies prey to fraudsters who can swipe entire businesses at a pen stroke. (UKRAINE-NOTARIES/ (INSIGHT, PIX), moved at 8:30 a.m., 1,323 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Heavy lifting by young workers linked to low back pain in midlife

-- Young adults with jobs that involve heavy lifting and forceful movements might be at higher risk for back pain problems later in life, a study from Finland suggests. (HEALTH-BACKPAIN/LIFTING, moved at 7:20 a.m., 485 words)

Women with dense breasts may need annual mammograms

-- While most older women might not need breast cancer screening with mammography more often than every three years, some women with dense breasts may need mammograms every year, U.S. research suggests. (HEALTH-MAMMOGRAPHY/DENSE-BREASTS, moved, 675 words)

WHO emergency committee on yellow fever to meet on August 30

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's emergency committee on deadly yellow fever will meet on Aug. 30 to review outbreaks in Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, a spokesman said on Tuesday, as a major vaccination campaigns continues. (HEALTH-YELLOWFEVER/, moved at 5 a.m., 66 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Ryan Lochte loses all his major sponsors after Rio incident, apology

-- U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost all four of his major sponsors, including Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren Corp, following his apology for an "exaggerated" story about being robbed at gunpoint at the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved at 10:44 p.m., 445 words)

Penguin promoted to brigadier at Edinburgh Zoo

LONDON - Standing in line for a special ceremony, uniformed soldiers of His Majesty the King of Norway's Guard are carefully inspected -- by a penguin. (BRITAIN-PENGUIN/MEDAL (TV), moved at 9:10 a.m., 195 words)

Vienna zoo panda twins continuing to "develop splendidly"

VIENNA - The twin panda cubs born at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo turned 16 days old on Tuesday and are said to be fit and healthy. (WILDLIFE-PANDA/TWINS (TV, PIX), moved at 9:26 a.m., 190 words)

Jennifer Lawrence tops Forbes' list of highest-paid actresses for 2nd straight year

-- Jennifer Lawrence is the world's highest-paid actress in 2016 for the second year in a row followed by Melissa McCarthy, who notched a big gain to claim the runner-up spot, Forbes magazine reported on Tuesday. (PEOPLE-HIGHESTPAID/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 9:41 a.m., 368 words)

Jason Statham promises plenty of action in "Mechanic: Resurrection"

LOS ANGELES - Jason Statham, Jessica Alba and Tommy Lee Jones join forces for action movie "Mechanic: Resurrection," a sequel to the 2011 thriller about an elite hit man. (FILM-MECHANIC/PREMIERE (TV, PIX), moved at 6:19 a.m., 113 words)

Violinist Stirling says new album "Brave Enough" therapeutic

NEW YORK - American violinist Lindsey Stirling deals with love and loss in new album "Brave Enough," with overcoming adversity the backdrop for her latest work following a year that included her best friend's death and a cancer diagnosis for her father. (MUSIC-LINDSEYSTIRLING/ (TV), moved at 7:10 a.m., 183 words)

TV Review: 'Better Late Than Never'

(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT), moved, 1,024 words)

Italian Soprano Daniela Dessi Dies at 59

(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC/OBITUARIES-PEOPLE-NEWS), moved, 250 words)

Willie Geist Leaving Third Hour of 'Today,' Billy Bush to Replace Him

(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 239 words)

CONSUMER TECH

Mobileye, Delphi to develop self-driving system

-- Israeli driving assistant software maker Mobileye NV said on Tuesday it was developing a self-driving system with Delphi Automotive that will be ready for production by 2019. Mobileye had cut its ties with Tesla Motors last month after the electric carmaker's autopilot system faced scrutiny from regulators following a fatal accident in early May. (DELPHI-MOBILEYE/, moved at 8:50 a.m., 226 words)

France, Germany press for EU encryption law after attacks

PARIS - France and Germany said they want to compel operators of mobile messaging services to allow access to encrypted content to aid terrorism investigations, joining forces after a series of deadly attacks in both countries. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-GERMANY (TV, PIX), moved at 8 a.m., 430 words)

PERSONAL FINANCE

Solve a Buddhist riddle about managing your money

NEW YORK - A Zen "koan" is a Buddhist riddle designed to get you thinking. So here is one: your money situation is not really about the numbers. That is what Bari Tessler wants you to ponder for a minute. The Boulder, Colorado-based financial therapist and author of the newly-released book "The Art of Money," puts her master's degree in psychology to use by running a year-long "money school" for clients. (PERSONALFINANCE-BARITESSLER/ (YOUR MONEY), moved at 9 a.m., by Chris Taylor, 716 words)

COLUMN

Saudi Arabia isn't flooding oil market ahead of freeze talks

LONDON - Saudi Arabia's oil production hit a record in July, according to published statistics, and is likely to hit another in August, according to industry sources. (SAUDI-OIL/KEMP (COLUMN), moved at 9:19 a.m., by John Kemp, 919 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Investors skeptical of Fed's rate policy ahead of Yellen speech

WASHINGTON - Janet Yellen may struggle later this week to convince financial markets she can steer a divided Fed to raise interest rates at least once in 2016 after it started the year with four hikes on its radar. (USA-FED/YELLEN (ANALYSIS, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 8:04 a.m., by Jason Lange and Lindsay Dunsmuir, 640 words) See also: Federal Reserve under growing pressure to reform system, goals (USA-FED/REFORM (UPDATE 1), moved, by Lindsay Dunsmuir, 550 words

Best Buy reports surprise rise comparable-stores sales

-- Best Buy reports a surprise rise in quarterly comparable stores sales, helped by strong demand for appliances and consumer electronics. (BEST BUY-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 5:33 a.m., 210 words)

Toll Brothers revenue beats estimates on higher home sales

-- Toll Brothers Inc reports a rise in revenue for the fourth straight quarter, beating analysts' estimates, as it sold more luxury homes at higher prices, suggesting a steady growth in the U.S. housing market. (TOLL BROTHERS-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 200 words)

UK court says SABMiller shareholders can be split into two classes

(SABMILLER-M&A/A B I (UPDATE 2), moved at 8:23 a.m., 415 words)

China's richest man set to seal two billion-dollar U.S. film deals

(DALIANWANDA-CHAIRMAN/ (EXCLUSIVE, UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 7:48 a.m., 760 words)

New Zealand police strike deal with Chinese corruption suspect

(CHINA-NEWZEALAND/CORRUPTION (UPDATE 1), moved at 7:20 a.m., 333 words)

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