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TOP STORIES

"Voices under the rubble" after quake hits Italy; at least 73 dead

ACCUMOLI - A powerful earthquake flattened mountain towns in central Italy on Wednesday, killing at least 73 people, burying some alive in their sleep under mounds of rubble, as exhausted volunteers and firefighters raced to free those still trapped. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 11, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 1:09 p.m., by Steve Scherer, 841 words) See also: (ITALY-QUAKE/POPE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 11:23 a.m., 157 words; ITALY-QUAKE/PROTECTION (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 12:13 p.m., by Crispian Balmer, 559 words and ITALY-QUAKE/TIMELINE (UPDATE 2), moved, 350 words

Gunmen attack American university in Kabul, students trapped

KABUL - Foreign staff and dozens of students were trapped inside the campus of the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday after suspected militants attacked it with explosives and gunfire, a senior government official said. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ATTACK (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Hamid Shalizi, 339 words). See also: AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ATTACK-USA (URGENT), moved, 64 words)

Chorus grows for Clintons to shutter charitable foundation

WASHINGTON - The Clinton Foundation, the family philanthropy of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, should shut down or transfer operations to another charity despite its good work to avoid perceptions of "pay-for-play," The Washington Post and USA Today said in editorials on Wednesday. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 1:39 p.m., 549 words) See also: USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-MYLAN (URGENT), moved at 1:17 p.m., 73 words

Turkish tanks roll into Syria, pushing Islamic State out of key border town

KARKAMIS - Syrian rebels backed by Turkish special forces, tanks and warplanes entered one of Islamic State's last strongholds on the Turkish-Syrian border on Wednesday, in Turkey's first major U.S.-backed incursion into its southern neighbor. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (WRAPUP 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 1:36 p.m., by Humeyra Pamuk and Jeff Mason, 1171 words)

North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile towards Japan

SEOUL - North Korea fired a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday that flew about 500 km (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, TV, PIX), moved, 710 words. See also: NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/UN (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:54 p.m., 142 words

Scientists find Earth-like planet circling sun's nearest neighbor

Scientists have discovered a planet that appears to be similar to Earth circling the star closest to the sun, potentially a major step in the quest to find out if life exists elsewhere in the universe, research published on Wednesday showed. (SPACE-PLANET/ (PIX, TV), moved at 1 p.m., by Irene Klotz, 663 words)

CAMPAIGN

Hillary Clinton expected to receive intelligence briefing on Saturday

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to receive a pre-election briefing from U.S. intelligence officials on Saturday, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-BRIEFING, moved at 1:45 p.m., 240 words). See also: USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-MYLAN, moved at 1:17 p.m., 73 words

WASHINGTON

U.S. existing home sales decline, prices still strong

WASHINGTON - U.S. home resales fall more than expected after four straight months of strong gains as lack of inventory limits choice for buyers, but further gains in prices suggest housing market remains on solid ground. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 700 words)

U.S. SEC charges 71 muni issuers for misleading investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 71 municipal bond issuers, including the states of Hawaii and Minnesota, as well as related entities, for using offering documents that misled investors, the agency said on Wednesday. (SEC-MUNICIPALS/CHARGES (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:23 p.m., by Suzanne Barlyn, 252 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

North Carolina investigates police shooting of deaf driver

North Carolina's top safety official has appealed to the public and the media not to rush to judgment over the fatal shooting of a deaf driver by a Highway Patrol trooper until an investigation is completed. (NORTHCAROLINA-POLICE/DEAF (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 1:28 a.m., 292 words)

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)

U.S. Olympic swimmer Feigen says he omitted facts to protect teammates

U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen apologized on Wednesday for omitting key details when he told Rio de Janeiro police this month that he and fellow swimmers had been held up at gunpoint. (OLYMPICS-RIO/FEIGEN, moved at 10:24 a.m., 296 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(USA-DELAWARE/BULLOCK (SPECIAL REPORT), moved at 9:45 a.m., by Suzanne Barlyn, 3,000 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Libya's unity govt says still seeks approval from eastern parliament

TRIPOLI - Libya's U.N.-backed government said on Wednesday it would continue seeking approval from the parliament based in the east of the country, despite members of the assembly voting to reject the fledgling administration. (LIBYA-SECURITY/POLITICS, moved at noon, by Ahmed Elumami, 388 words)

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 60 km (40 miles) of daunting mountains teeming with fighters. (YEMEN-SECURITY/CENTRALBANK (PIX), moved, by Sami Aboudi and Noah Browning, 1,034 words)

WORLD

Myanmar earthquake kills three, damages scores of ancient temples

YANGON - A powerful earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people including two children, and damaging scores of centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around the ancient capital of Bagan. (MYANMAR-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved at 12:23 p.m., by Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Wa Lone, 569 words)

Biden seeks to ease Turkey tensions over coup suspect Gulen

ANKARA - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought on Wednesday to ease tensions with Turkey over its demands for the extradition of a cleric it blames for last month's failed coup, saying Washington was cooperating but needed evidence to meet U.S. legal standards. (TURKEY-SECURITY/USA (UPDATE 3), moved at 12:53 p.m., by Jeff Mason and Ece Toksabay, 589 words)

EU refugee relocation scheme must be bigger, quicker - UNHCR chief

ATHENS - A European Union scheme to relocate refugees from frontline countries Greece and Italy to other member states must be bigger and move faster, the U.N. refugee chief said in Athens on Wednesday. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/UN-GREECE (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 12:33 p.m., by Karolina Tagaris, 475 words) See also: EUROPE-MIGRANTS/NORWAY-BORDER (PIX, TV), moved at 8:20 a.m., 580 words

Rio Olympics was like a cold war, says Russian Efimova

MOSCOW - Russian Yulia Efimova, who won two Olympic silver medals this month after being cleared to compete in Rio following a doping ban, has compared swimming in the Games to being at war. (SWIMMING-RUSSIA/EFIMOVA, moved at 11:54 a.m., by Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, 602 words)

France's DCNS says India submarine data leak may be 'economic warfare'

SYDNEY/PARIS - French naval contractor DCNS says it may have been victim of "economic warfare" after secrets about its Scorpene submarines being built in India are leaked. (FRANCE-SUBMARINES/INDIA-AUSTRALIA (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Matt Siegel and John Irish, 678 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)

Two women lynched, set on fire in Congo as ethnic tensions flare

BUTEMBO - Two Hutu women were dragged out of a minibus, lynched and their bodies set on fire by a crowd in eastern Congo, the local mayor said on Wednesday, as inter-ethnic tensions in the region surge in the wake of massacres that have killed hundreds of civilians. (CONGO-VIOLENCE/ (TV, PIX), moved at 11:20 a.m., by Kenny Katombe, 282 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Why it's bad to skip prescribed drugs after a heart attack

Many patients who have clogged arteries or survive a heart attack don't consistently take medications prescribed to prevent life-threatening complications, a study confirms. (HEALTH-HEARTATTACK/DRUG-ADHERENCE, moved at 10:56 a.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 691 words)

Getting enough omega-3 may cut risk of eye problems with diabetes

For adults with type 2 diabetes, following a Mediterranean diet including at least two servings of fatty fish per week may lower the risk of eye degeneration, according to a new study in Spain. (HEALTH-OMEGA3/DIABETIC-RETINOPATHY, moved at 12:26 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 567 words)

Man-made warming dates back almost 200 years -study

OSLO - Man-made greenhouse gases began to nudge up the Earth's temperatures almost 200 years ago as the Industrial Revolution gathered pace, far earlier than previously thought, scientists said on Wednesday. (CLIMATECHANGE-TEMPERATURES/, moved at 1 p.m., by Alister Doyle, 394 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Controversial 'Birth of a Nation' slavery movie stumbles in Hollywood

The American Film Institute has canceled a Los Angeles screening of slavery movie "The Birth of a Nation" amid controversy over an old rape case involving the film's director just as Hollywood's awards season swings into gear. (FILM-BIRTHOFANATION, TV, PIX, moving shortly, 430 words, By Jill Serjeant)

Actor-director Krasinski mines tears, laughs in 'The Hollars'

LOS ANGELES - An aging matriarch's brain tumor diagnosis may not be the obvious scenario for a comedy, but actor-director John Krasinski wanted to show in his movie "The Hollars" that life does not always differentiate between tragedy and humor. (FILM-THEHOLLARS, TV, PIX, moving shortly, 389 words, by Piya Sinha-Roy)

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)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Defensive stocks take Wall St lower ahead of Fed

Wall Street was lower on Wednesday, led by declines in technology and defensive stocks as investors weighed up the possibility of a rate hike in the coming months.(USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), updating till close, 374 words) See also: European stocks rebound as euro slips; oil tumbles (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 6, GRAPHIC), updating throughout the day, 457 words)

Ford to recall 91,000 cars worldwide to fix fuel-pump issue

Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it was recalling about 91,000 vehicles worldwide to replace faulty fuel-pump parts that could potentially cause a car to stall without warning. (FORD MOTOR-RECALL/ (CORRECTED), moved at noon, 125 words)

Goldcorp struggles with leak at Mexican mine

TORONTO/MEXICO CITY - Mexican regulators say they are examining whether mining company Goldcorp breaks any regulations in its handling of long-running leak of contaminated water at Mexico's biggest gold mine. (GOLDCORP-LEAK/ (EXCLUSIVE, GRAPHICS, PIX), moved, by Allison Martell, Frank Jack Daniel and Noe Torres, 940 words)

Oil up on Iran talk; stockpile build cited by API surprises

NEW YORK - Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Reuters reported Iran was sending positive signals that it may support joint OPEC action to prop up the market, before the market pared gains on trade data showing a surprise build in U.S. crude stocks. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 10, PIX, GRAPHICS), updating throughout the day, 395 words)

U.S. existing home sales decline, prices still strong

WASHINGTON - U.S. home resales fell more than expected in July after four straight months of strong gains, as a lack of inventory limited choice for buyers, but further price rises suggested the housing market remained on solid ground. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved at 1:38 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 723 words)

Express Inc's shares tumble as results miss amid apparel cheer

Express Inc lost more than a quarter of its market value on Wednesday as its lower-than-expected results belied a recent uptick in apparel sales that has helped most retailers. (EXPRESS-STOCKS/, moved at 10:47 a.m., by Subrat Patnaik, 378 words)

RBC keeps close eye on Vancouver and Toronto housing markets

TORONTO - Royal Bank of Canada, Canada's biggest bank, said it was closely monitoring home prices in Vancouver and Toronto after reporting slightly higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday. (RBC-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 4), moved at 10:56 a.m., by Matt Scuffham, 389 words)

U.S. appeals court sends BlackBerry lawsuit back to lower court

NEW YORK - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing BlackBerry Ltd of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting an upbeat picture of the prospects for its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone line that was misleading. (BLACKBERRY-LAWSUIT/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 10:50 a.m., by Nate Raymond, 333 words)

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