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BREAKING

World's longest airship crash lands in England on test flight

LONDON - The world's longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crash landed after a test flight in Bedfordshire in central England, its British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles said on Wednesday, adding that all crew were safe following the incident. (BRITAIN-CRASH/AIRLANDER (UPDATE 1, PIX), moving shortly, 260 words)

Turkey set to make coup-related request for Gulen's extradition next week

ANKARA - Turkey will probably send to the United States next week an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen related to last month's attempted coup, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Wednesday. (TURKEY-SECURITY/USA, moved at 9:20 a.m., 64 words)

TOP STORIES

Voices under the rubble" after quake hits Italy; at least 38 dead

ACCUMOLI, Italy - A powerful earthquake devastated a string of mountainous towns in central Italy on Wednesday, trapping residents under piles of rubble, killing at least 38 people and leaving thousands homeless. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 10, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC) moving shortly, by Steve Scherer, 790 words, will be led through the day) See also: ITALY-QUAKE/TIMELINE (UPDATE 1), moved, 350 words and ITALY-QUAKE/POPE (PIX, TV), moved, 140 words

Dozens of wildfires rage across arid U.S. West

SAN FRANCISCO - Dozens of wildfires raged in the arid U.S. West on Tuesday, blackening hundreds of square miles of land and forcing residents from homes in California and Washington state. (USA-WILDFIRES/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 11:19 p.m., 394 words, will be led through the day)

Ford to recall about 113,800 vehicles in North America

DETROIT - Ford Motor said on Wednesday it was recalling about 113,800 vehicles in North America to replace fuel pump control modules, fuel injection pumps and update power window software. (FORD MOTOR-RECALL/, moving shortly, 150 words)

North Korea fires submarine-launched missile towards Japan

SEOUL - North Korea fires submarine-launched missile that flies 311 miles towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for the isolated country that has conducted a series of launches in defiance of UN sanctions. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved at 3 a.m., 710 words) See also: Japan, China, South Korea to urge North Korea to stop provocation (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/TRILAT (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:24 a.m., 596 words)

Ukraine's Poroshenko strikes martial tone on independence day

KIEV - Troubled Ukraine put on a show of its military strength on independence day on Wednesday and President Petro Poroshenko said the country had to rely on its own might rather than international guarantees. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/INDEPENDENCE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 9 a.m., 407 words)

Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes central Myanmar

YANGON - An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar on Wednesday, U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings across the country and the region. The quake struck 88 miles west of the city of Meiktila at a depth of 52 miles, the agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. (MYANMAR-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 7 a.m., 111 words)

CAMPAIGN

Trump suggests potential softening in hard-line positions on immigration

AUSTIN, Texas - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held out the possibility on Tuesday of a softening in his hard-line positions on illegal immigration, a move that could help move him to the political center but hurt him with his most ardent supporters. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 10 p.m., by Steve Holland, 682 words) See also: In attacking Clinton foundation, Trump seeks a Republican rallying cry (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 726 words)

Clinton leads Trump by 12 points in latest Reuters/Ipsos national poll

NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 12 percentage points among likely voters, her strongest showing this month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday. The Aug. 18-22 poll showed that 45 percent of voters supported Clinton and 33 percent backed Trump. The poll was conducted online in English with 1,115 respondents in all 50 states. (USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL), moved, 314 words)

WASHINGTON

Turkey's Erdogan to tell Biden U.S. has 'no excuse' to keep coup suspect Gulen

ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said he would tell Vice President Joe Biden that Washington has "no excuse" for not handing over the Pennsylvania-based cleric blamed for last month's failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/USA (UPDATE 1), moved at 5:49 a.m., 404 words)

Lavrov, Kerry to meet on Syria and Ukraine in Geneva on Friday

GENEVA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks in Geneva on Friday focusing on the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, both sides said. The two men also discussed Syria by phone on Wednesday. (USA-KERRY/LAVROV (UPDATE 1), moved at 7:24 a.m., 235 words)

Using Powerpoint, Philippine police detail body count in drug war

MANILA/BANGKOK - A Philippine police report on an anti-drugs campaign that has killed 1,900 people in seven weeks shows an openness and even pride in an escalating body count that has horrified rights activists and unsettled allies such as the United States. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/ (PIX), moved at 8:06 a.m., 647 words)

FEATURES

Chicago's detective force dwindles as murder rate soars

CHICAGO - Every two weeks, Cynthia Lewis contacts the detectives investigating the homicide of her brother on Chicago's south side almost a year ago. (CHICAGO-POLICE/ (FEATURE, PIX), moved at 6 a.m., by Fiona Ortiz and Justin Madden, 891 words)

The return of Stalingrad: Russian region proposes renaming airport

MOSCOW - Stalingrad, a name that conjures memories both of the Soviet Union's World War Two sacrifice and the murderous rule of dictator Josef Stalin, is making a comeback. (RUSSIA-STALINGRAD/ (PIX), moved at 7:44 a.m., 590 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Obama promises support to Louisiana after floods

BATON ROUGE, La. - U.S. President Barack Obama walked door to door in an East Baton Rouge Parish neighborhood on Tuesday hugging people and offering assurances that the country would help them recover from some of the worst floods ever recorded in Louisiana. (USA-WEATHER/OBAMA (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, 566 words)

Ohio sheriff indicted on tampering, prescription drug charges

CLEVELAND - A northern Ohio sheriff was indicted on Tuesday on charges that he stole prescription drugs from disposal drop boxes, deceived medical professionals to get prescription medication and tampered with public records, the state's attorney general said. (OHIO-CRIME/, moved at 12:10 a.m., 177 words)

California bill to repeal 'tampon tax' heads to governor

SACRAMENTO - California lawmakers on Tuesday sent a bill to end state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, the latest success for a nationwide bipartisan effort to end the so-called tampon tax. (CALIFORNIA-TAMPON/, moved at 7:30 p.m., 218 words)

Stanford University tightens campus alcohol restrictions

LOS ANGELES - Stanford University has tightened campus drinking restrictions, banning large liquor bottles from undergraduate student housing and barring hard alcohol from being served altogether at parties for undergrads. (CALIFORNIA-STANFORD/ALCOHOL (TV), moved at 7:14 a.m., 402 words)

Double joy as mother of only giant panda twins in U.S. pregnant again

ATLANTA - The mother of the only giant panda twins in the United States may soon deliver a second set of twins, Zoo Atlanta said on Tuesday, capping off an eventful month for lovers of the fluffy black and white bears across the globe. (USA-GEORGIA/PANDA (PIX), moved at 8:15 p.m., 432 words)

NHC says 60 pct chance of cyclone over Leeward Islands

-- A tropical wave located over the northern Leeward Islands has a 60 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. The system could develop into a tropical depression in the next few days moving west-northwestward across the northern Leeward Islands and near or over Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the Bahamas, NHC said. (STORM-ATLANTIC/NHC, moved at 8:13 a.m., 75 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

How Delaware kept America safe for corporate secrecy

DOVER, Delaware - In 2009, a global coalition was pressing governments to lift the veil on corporate secrecy. Its members - President Barack Obama's administration, influential senators, international law enforcement agencies, anti-corruption activists and major American allies -- presented a formidable front in their campaign against money laundering and tax evasion. The United States, championing the cause abroad, was also pursuing legislation for stronger disclosure rules at home. Then along came Jeffrey Bullock, the newly appointed secretary of state for Delaware. (USA-DELAWARE/BULLOCK (SPECIAL REPORT), moved at 9:45 a.m., by Suzanne Barlyn, 3,000 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels seize four villages in Syria

ISTANBUL - Turkey-backed Syrian rebels have seized control of four villages in northern Syria as part of an offensive coordinated with Turkish forces to drive Islamic State from the border, Dogan news agency said on Wednesday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY-VILLAGE, moved at 8 a.m., 67 words)

Turkish tanks, special forces launch first major push into Syria to battle Islamic State

KARKAMIS, Turkey - Turkish special forces, tanks and jets backed by planes from the U.S.-led coalition launched their first co-ordinated offensive into Syria on Wednesday to try to drive Islamic State from the border and prevent further gains by Kurdish militia fighters. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (WRAPUP 2, TV, PIX), moved at 8:50 a.m., 1,154 words, will be led through the day)

Exiled Yemen government risks humanitarian catastrophe to cut off central bank

DUBAI - In Yemen's war of attrition, the Saudi-backed exiled government has now decided that the central bank is an easier target than the capital, shielded from its troops by 40 miles of daunting mountains teeming with fighters. (YEMEN-SECURITY/CENTRALBANK (PIX), moved at 4:30 a.m., 1,034 words)

WORLD

Frenchman shouts "Allahu Akbar" as he stabs woman in Australia

SYDNEY - Frenchman shouts "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) as he stabs British woman to death and wounds two people at backpackers' hotel in Australia, police say. (AUSTRALIA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, TV), moved at 4:40 a.m., 392 words)

Member of UK armed forces arrested in Northern Ireland terrorism probe

LONDON - A serving member of the British armed forces was arrested in England on Wednesday as part of an investigation into Northern Ireland-related terrorism, London's Metropolitan Police said. (BRITAIN-NIRELAND/ARREST, moved at 8:20 a.m., 62 words)

Zimbabwe police use teargas, water cannon to disperse opposition march

HARARE - Zimbabwean police used teargas, water cannon and batons on Wednesday to disperse opposition youths who were demonstrating in the capital against alleged brutality by security agents. (ZIMBABWE-PROTESTS/ (PIX), moved at 8:20 a.m., 326 words)

To deter refugees, Norway readies fence on ex-Cold War border

OSLO - Norway is putting up a steel fence at a remote Arctic border post with Russia after an influx of migrants last year, sparking an outcry from refugees' rights groups and fears that cross- border ties with the former Cold War adversary will be harmed. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/NORWAY-BORDER (PIX, TV), moved at 8:20 a.m., 580 words)

Tajikistan detains second lawyer of banned Islamist party

(TAJIKISTAN-ISLAMIST/LAWYER, moving shortly, 190 words)

India probes damage caused by French submarine data leak

(FRANCE-SUBMARINES/INDIA-AUSTRALIA (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved at 4:30 a.m., 677 words)

ODD

Czech locksmith builds plane to fly to work 10 miles away

ZDIKOV, Czech Republic - Frantisek Hadrava thought driving to work for 14 minutes was too much. So he built an plane to cut the commute by half. Hadrava, a 45-year old locksmith from the south-western Czech village of Zdikov, took about two years of his spare time to built his Vampira, an ultra-light plane based on the U.S.-design of light planes called Mini-Max. (CZECH-PILOT/ (TV, PIX), moved at 8:18 a.m., 248 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Study shows extent of brain damage from Zika infections

CHICAGO - A report released on Tuesday shows in graphic detail the kind of damage Zika infections can do to the developing brain - damage that goes well beyond the devastating birth defect known as microcephaly, in which the baby's head is smaller than normal. (HEALTH-ZIKA/IMAGING (PIX), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 480 words)

U.S. heart group sets limit on sugar for kids and teens

-- The vast majority of children and teens should have less than six teaspoons of added sugar in their diet each day, according to the American Heart Association. (HEALTH-HEART/SUGAR-PEDIATRICS, moved, 500 words)

Even mild brain injuries linked to shorter lifespan

-- Just one brain injury in childhood or early adulthood - even a mild one - may be associated with a shorter lifespan and a variety of psychological and social problems, a study suggests. (HEALTH-BRAININJURY/KIDS, moved, 600 words)

Texas, four other states sue over transgender health policy

(USA-LGBT/HEALTHCARE, moved, 250 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Polish homeless men start tractor-powered pilgrimage, inspired by Lynch film

JAWORZNO, Poland - Four homeless men and a priest have set out on a tractor-powered pilgrimage from Poland to France, inspired by another journey in director David Lynch's film 1999 film "The Straight Story." (POLAND-TRACTOR RIDE/ (TV), moved at 7:14 a.m., 226 words)

Robert De Niro gets back into the ring with 'Hands of Stone'

-- Actor Robert De Niro has re-entered the ring in the new boxing drama film "Hands of Stone."But this time, he's not the one throwing the punches, he's training famed Panamanian fighter Roberto Duran, portrayed by Edgar Ramirez. (FILM-HANDS OF STONE/PREMIERE (PIX, TV), moved, 232 words)

Lifetime Developing Robert Durst TV Movie

(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 235 words)

TV Review: 'Gomorrah'

(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/REVIEWS), moved, 1,300 words)

Steven Hill, D.A. Adam Schiff on 'Law & Order,' Dies at 94

(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/OBITUARIES-PEOPLE-NEWS), moved, 1,890 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Apparel retailer Express shares tumble on weak results, forecast cut

-- Shares of Express Inc fell more than 20 percent in premarket trading as the apparel retailer reported lower-than-expected sales and slashes full-year outlook. (EXPRESS-RESULTS/STOCKS, moved at 8:19 a.m., 360 words)

Tesla touts speed and driving range with new upgraded battery

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON - Tesla Motors Inc crowns itself the maker of the world's fastest production car, saying a new version of its Model S all-electric sedan can accelerate from 0-60 miles per hour in just 2-1/2 seconds (TESLA-PRODUCT/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved at 7 p.m., 675 words)

Colder 2016-17 winter will boost U.S. heating oil and gas demand

-- The U.S. summer driving season ends with Labor Day on Sep 5, and the attention of the energy markets is already switching to the forthcoming winter heating season. The winter of 2015/16 was the warmest on record, which sharply reduced consumption of both natural gas and heating oil (USA-WINTER/KEMP (COLUMN, GRAPHIC), moved at 8:25 a.m., by John Kemp, 545 words)

RBC's earnings exceed expectations as oil woes diminish

(RBC-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 8 a.m., 354 words)

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