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BREAKING

Judge orders U.S. State Dept. to begin releasing new Clinton emails by Sept. 13

The U.S. State Department must begin releasing any new emails from Hillary Clinton's time as Secretary of State by Sept. 13, a judge ordered on Thursday. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS (URGENT), moved, 70 words)

TOP STORIES

Trump, Clinton spar over who is best for minority voters

PALO ALTO - Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clashed on Thursday over who would make a better U.S. president for minority voters, accusing each other of posing a threat to the interests of blacks and Latinos. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 3:39 p.m., by Amanda Becker and Steve Holland, 737 words)

Italy quake toll hits 250 as rescuers search flattened towns

AMATRICE - The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy climbed to at least 250 on Thursday and could rise further with rescue teams working for a second day to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 4:23 p.m., by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 802 words) See also: Italy's Renzi promises to rebuild earthquake ravaged communities (ITALY-QUAKE/RENZI, moved at 3:29 p.m., 164 words)

U.S. ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots after an Iranian fast-attack craft approached two U.S. ships in the northern Gulf, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday, in the most serious of a number of incidents in the same area this week. (USA-IRAN/NAVY (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:08 p.m., 273 words)

Russia backs 48-hour Aleppo truce, UN wants other sides to commit

GENEVA - Russia has agreed to a 48-hour humanitarian ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo to allow aid deliveries, but security guarantees are awaited from other parties on the ground, U.N. officials said on Thursday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 3, TV), moved at 3:27 p.m., by Stephanie Nebehay, 524 words)

Gun, bomb attack on American University in Kabul kills 13

KABUL - Thirteen people, including students and a professor, were killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that had students leaping from the windows in panic, the Afghan government said on Thursday. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ATTACK (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved at 12:45 p.m., by Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi, 617 words)

Mylan offers discounts on EpiPen amid wave of criticism

Mylan NV said on Thursday it would reduce the out-of-pocket costs of its emergency EpiPen allergy injection for some patients amid a wave of criticism from lawmakers and the public over the product's rapidly escalating price. (MYLAN NL-PRICING/ (UPDATE 5), moved at 2:15 p.m., by Toni Clarke and Ransdell Pierson, 847 words)

CAMPAIGN

Clinton launches Asian outreach in three closely fought states

NEW YORK - Democrat Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is focusing an effort to win over Asian American voters on three states where it believes the small but rapidly growing group could make the difference in her race against Republican Donald Trump. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-ASIANS (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 3:28 p.m., by Luciana Lopez, 618 words)

WASHINGTON

Obama's TPP deal won't get Senate vote this year-Sen. McConnell

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that the Senate will not vote on President Barack Obama's signature Asian trade deal this year, punting it to the next president for changes and consideration. (USA-TRADE/TPP-MCCONNELL (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:33 p.m., by David Lawder, 437 words)

Lawsuit opens new front in Obama immigration legal fight

WASHINGTON - Immigration advocates on Thursday mounted a long-shot effort to revive part of U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation by filing a lawsuit challenging the national scope of a court order that blocked it. (USA-COURT/IMMIGRATION, moved at 12:59 p.m., by Lawrence Hurley, 296 words)

U.S. fines big Nebraska bank over credit card, ID theft marketing

First National Bank of Omaha will pay $35.25 million of fines and refunds to settle charges by two U.S. regulators that it duped hundreds of thousands of customers into buying credit card and identity theft services they did not want, understand or receive. It also apologized to customers. (USA-FIRST NATL NEBRS/, moved at 1:40 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 309 words)

U.S. Labor Dept issues new rules on state retirement savings programs

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday issued rules aimed at helping states that set up retirement savings programs for workers by clarifying that the plans are not preempted by federal law. (USA-WHITEHOUSE/RETIREMENT (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:24 p.m., by Ayesha Rascoe, 248 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Ryan Lochte signs endorsement deal for cough drops

Days after losing all his major sponsors, Ryan Lochte signed an endorsement deal with a company that made light of the scandal involving the U.S. Olympic swimmer at the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-LOCHTE/, moved at 4:38 p.m., 160 words)

Police say fugitive from 1983 murders may be living in L.A. as a woman

LOS ANGELES - Police who have renewed their search for a man suspected in two brutal 1983 murders in Michigan and Ohio have released a new drawing of what the suspect could look like three decades later and say he may be living in Los Angeles as a woman. (CALIFORNIA-FUGITIVE/, expect by 7 p.m., 350 words)

Orlando hospitals won't charge nightclub shooting victims for care

Two Florida hospitals will not seek payment of medical bills from the dozens of people treated for injuries suffered in the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in June, officials at the health facilities said. (USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING (PIX), moved at 11:35 a.m., by Colleen Jenkins, 293 words)

Illinois man charged with bomb attempt ruled mentally unfit

A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that a Chicago-area man was mentally incompetent to stand trial on charges he tried to set off what he thought was a car bomb outside a bar. (USA-SECURITY/ILLINOIS, moved at 2:09 p.m., 243 words)

U.S. agency rolls out refinance program for homeowners

NEW YORK - The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled on Thursday a program aimed at homeowners who are paying their mortgages on time but whose loan-to-value (LTV) ratios are too high to qualify for traditional refinance programs. (USA-MORTGAGES/FHFA, moved at 3:42 p.m., 351 words)

Judge lets ex-NY assembly speaker Silver stay free during appeal

NEW YORK - Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the New York State Assembly, can stay free on bail while he appeals his corruption conviction, a Manhattan federal judge ruled on Thursday. (NEW YORK-CORRUPTION/SILVER (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:59 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond, 291 words)

Competency hearing sought for ex-Los Angeles County sheriff

LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors in the obstruction of justice case against former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca have asked a judge to order a mental competency hearing for the ex-lawman, who says he has Alzheimer's disease. (CALIFORNIA-SHERIFF/, moved at 1:20 p.m., by Alex Dobuzinskis, 411 words)

Power outage briefly halted flights to Miami, nearby airports - FAA

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights at Miami International and nearby airports around 11:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday following a five-minute power outage at Miami's Terminal Radar Approach Control, a spokeswoman said. (USA-FLORIDA/AIRLINES (UPDATE 3), moved at 4:58 p.m., 210 words)

UN aviation emissions pact to let states opt out in first phase - sources

MONTREAL/BRUSSELS - A new global deal on curbing aviation emissions will likely give states the right to opt out of its initial voluntary phases, according to sources familiar with the matter, in a concession to developing countries like aviation powerhouses China and India. (CLIMATECHANGE-AVIATION/ (PIX), moved at 4:10 p.m., by Allison Lampert and Julia Fioretti, 583 words)

WORLD

Russia to work with U.S. on response to Syria gas attacks report

UNITED NATIONS - Russia said on Thursday it is prepared to work with the United States at the United Nations on how to respond to a report that blamed Syrian government forces for two chlorine gas attacks and Islamic State militants for using sulfur mustard gas. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CHEMICALWEAPONS (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:49 p.m., by Michelle Nichols, 406 words)

Turkey fires on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive

KARKAMIS - Turkish troops fired on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, highlighting the complications of an incursion meant to secure the border region against both Islamic State and Kurdish advances. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved at 4:17 p.m., by Humeyra Pamuk and Umit Bektas, 1174 words)

Chinese-Mexican man at center of $205 mln seizure could be extradited to Mexico in days -lawyer

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - A Chinese-Mexican businessman accused of drug trafficking could be handed over by U.S. authorities to Mexican authorities as early as next week as he has nearly exhausted his legal options, ending a years-long extradition battle, his lawyer told Reuters. (USA-MEXICO/EXTRADITION (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved at 2:52 p.m., by Joel Schectman and Mica Rosenberg, 652 words)

Number of extremist travelers grows, Canada security officials say

OTTAWA - The number of people who have traveled overseas from Canada and are suspected of engaging in "terrorism-related activities" has grown, security officials said on Thursday in a report that cited extremist violence as Canada's main defense threat. (CANADA-SECURITY/, moved at 2:35 p.m., 403 words)

Sarkozy tells comeback rally he would ban burkini across France

CHATEAURENARD - Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he would impose a nationwide ban on burkinis if elected back to the presidency in 2017, positioning himself as a strong defender of French values and tough on immigration. (FRANCE-ELECTION/SARKOZY (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 4:55 p.m., by Ingrid Melander, 500 words) See also: French PM defends burkini ban but some in cabinet wary (RELIGION-BURQA/FRANCE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 12:29 p.m., by Richard Lough, 833 words) and French court to rule on burkini ban on Friday (RELIGION-BURQA/DECISION, moved, 209 words)

Colombia sends peace deal to Congress as negotiators defend it

BOGOTA/HAVANA - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos sent the text of a peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels to Congress on Thursday in the first step before a plebiscite to end the longest-running war in the Western Hemisphere. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 3:12 p.m., by Helen Murphy and Marc Frank, 658 words) See also: FEATURE-Poverty will hobble Colombia's anti-drugs push after peace deal (COLOMBIA-REBELS/CRIME (FEATURE), moved, 1,111 words)

Hundreds challenge human pyramid limits at Indian Hindu festival

Hundreds of people attending a Hindu festival in India's western Maharashtra state on Thursday defied India's Supreme Court order limiting the height of human pyramids due to safety concerns. (RELIGION-INDIA/LORDKRISHNA (PIX, TV), moved, 275 words)

U.S. university attack hits at heart of Afghan liberal learning

KABUL/ISLAMABAD - With its leafy campus and foreign professors, the American University in Kabul offers young Afghan students the kind of Western-style education unimaginable for most of their peers. After Wednesday's deadly attack by gunmen, its reputation as an island of liberal learning lies in tatters. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ (PIX, TV), expect by 7 p.m., 650 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Exposure to 9/11 disaster tied to low birthweight, preterm delivery

For years following the events of September 11, 2001 in lower Manhattan, the disaster and its aftermath may have affected women and their babies who were not even conceived yet, according to a new study. (HEALTH-SEPTEMBER11/EXPOSURE-BIRTHS, moved at 3:36 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 694 words)

U.S. pharmacies sell cigarettes for less than other stores

Cigarettes are often cheaper at the very place that people shop for health supplies and fill medicine prescriptions, according to a new study in California. (HEALTH-PHARMACIES/CIGARETTE-PRICING, moved at 1:35 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 596 words).

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Rihanna, Ariana Grande set to perform at MTV Video Music awards

NEW YORK - It's empty now, but in four days New York's Madison Square Garden will be filled with some of the world's biggest music stars for the annual MTV Video Music Awards show. (AWARDS-MTVVMA/ (TV), moved at 5 p.m., 223 words)

French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel dies aged 86

PARIS - French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel died on Thursday at the age of 86, mourned by President Francois Hollande as an inventor of "an attitude, a way of life." (FASHION-RYKIEL, (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:49 p.m., 455 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St slips on healthcare, consumer names; Fed eyed

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks were modestly lower on Thursday, weighed down by a drop in healthcare and consumer names, while financials advanced slightly after two more Federal Reserve officials pushed the case for a rate hike. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 5), moved, 464 words) See also: Markets subdued ahead of Yellen speech, healthcare stocks dip (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 8), moved, 639 words)

Apple fixes serious security flaw after UAE dissident's iPhone targeted

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc issued a patch on Thursday to fix a dangerous security hole in iPhones and iPads after researchers discovered that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone had been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking. (APPLE-IPHONE/CYBER, moved at 2:32 p.m., by Joseph Menn, 236 words)

Oil up on U.S.-Iran scare; Saudi output stance cuts gains

NEW YORK - Oil prices rose 1 percent on Friday on U.S.-Iran military tensions in the Gulf and speculation the dollar will fall on a monetary policy speech due from the U.S. Federal Reserve chair. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (REPEAT, UPDATE 9, GRAPHIC), moved, 437 words)

August U.S. auto sales seen down 5.2 pct; 2015 was peak -forecasters

DETROIT - August U.S. auto sales will be 5.2 percent below a year ago, adding to evidence that the peak of industry sales was in 2015, consultancies J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday. (USA-AUTOS/, moved at 4 p.m., 144 words)

Volkswagen to spend at least $1.2 bln to compensate U.S. dealers -sources

WASHINGTON - Volkswagen AG has agreed to spend more than $1.2 billion to compensate its 650 U.S. dealers for their losses from the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said on Thursday. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 4), moved at 2:26 p.m., by David Shepardson, 592 words)

Tesla wins U.S. antitrust approval to buy SolarCity

WASHINGTON - Tesla Motors Inc has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy solar panel installer SolarCity Corp, moving closer to its goal of creating a carbon-free energy and transportation company. (SOLARCITY-M&A/TESLA (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 4:47 p.m., by Diane Bartz, 202 words)

Wells Fargo to pay homeowners $3.45 mln over mailing error

A Wells Fargo & Co mortgage unit will pay $3.45 million to some customers because of a processing error that delayed the mailing of letters to almost 8,000 homeowners in bankruptcy and shortened their notice period about changes to monthly mortgage payment amounts, according to a court document. (WELLS FARGO-FINE/, moved at 4:34 p.m., by Suzanne Barlyn, 232 words)

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