REUTERS AMERICA NEWS PLAN FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 26

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REUTERS AMERICA AFTERNOON NEWS PLAN FOR FRIDAY AUGUST 26

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

TOP STORIES

Clinton attacks Trump's outreach to black voters in new ad

WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject what she called the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy. (USA-ELECTION (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Emily Stephenson, 647 words). See also: USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 10:06 a.m., 328 words)

Italy quake death toll hits 278, state funeral planned

PESCARA DEL TRONTO - Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake faded on Friday, with the death toll rising to 278 and the rescue operation in some of the stricken areas called off. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 12:29 p.m., by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 1074 words). See also: ITALY-QUAKE/MIGRANTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Gabriele Pileri and Steve Scherer, 399 words

Fed's Yellen says case for interest rate hike has strengthened

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. - The case for U.S. interest rate hike strengthens, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says in speech that leaves door open for such move as early as next month. (USA-FED/YELLEN (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Jason Lange and Ann Saphir, 711 words)

French court suspends burkini ban, controversy goes on

PARIS - French court suspends ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits imposed by Mediterranean resort that angers Muslims, feminists and civil-liberties campaigners. (RELIGION-BURQA/FRANCE (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Chine Labbé and Ingrid Melander, 619 words)

Turkey signals no quick end to Syria incursion as truck bomb kills police

ISTANBUL/KARKAMIS - Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse the border of Islamic State and other militants, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday, after a truck bombing by Kurdish insurgents killed at least 11 police officers. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 10:45 a.m., by Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk, 1173 words)

Cuba says U.S. commercial flights welcome

HAVANA - Cuba said on Friday it was ready to receive U.S. commercial flights beginning next week and that it viewed their renewal after being suspended in 1961 as another positive step in a growing detente. (CUBA-USA/FLIGHTS, moved at 11:14 a.m., by Marc Frank, 393 words)

CAMPAIGN

Former Bush adviser Wolfowitz to vote for Clinton - Spiegel

BERLIN - Paul Wolfowitz, a Republican adviser to former U.S. President George W. Bush, plans to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election despite his "serious reservations," Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-WOLFOWITZ (CORRECTED), moved at 12:25 p.m., 355 words)

WASHINGTON

Obama's judges leave liberal imprint on U.S. law

WASHINGTON - When President Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009, the federal appeals court based in Virginia was known as one of the most conservative benches in the country. (USA-COURT/OBAMA (PIX, GRAPHIC, REPEAT), by Lawrence Hurley, 991 words)

White House proposes rule to welcome immigrant entrepreneurs

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration proposed a rule on Friday aimed at attracting thousands of immigrant entrepreneurs to start companies in the United States. (USA-IMMIGRATION/ENTREPRENEURS, moved at 1:21 p.m., by Timothy Gardner, 354 words)

U.S. mulls rule to require speed-limiting devices for trucks, buses

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday issued a proposed rule that would require trucks and buses to be equipped with devices that would limit their speed, a move it said could save both lives and fuel. (USA-TRANSPORTATION/SPEED (UPDATE 3), moved, 236 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

California judge considers new physician-assisted suicide law

Attorneys for a group of doctors bringing the first legal challenge to California's new law allowing physician-assisted suicide were due in court on Friday to urge a judge to suspend the statute while their case is under review. (CALIFORNIA-ASSISTEDSUICIDE, PIX, TV, 508 words, moved at 11:38 p.m.)

Panic on New York City subway train as crickets, worms let loose

NEW YORK - Woman trying to sell crickets and worms on crowded subway car becomes frazzled by some teenagers and lets critters loose on riders, then urinates on herself. (NEW YORK-SUBWAY/, moved, by David Ingram, 283 words)

Maine governor apologizes for using profanity in voicemail

Maine Governor Paul LePage on Friday apologized for using profanity in a voicemail he left for a political rival who had criticized him for racially charged remarks he had made about the state's drug epidemic. (MAINE-LEPAGE/, moving shortly, 327 words)

U.S. urges Puerto Rico task force to focus on healthcare

NEW YORK - Rehabilitating Puerto Rico should include removing caps on the island's federal Medicaid funding and giving the U.S. territory's citizens access to earned income tax credits, two Obama administration cabinet members said on Friday. (PUERTORICO-ECONOMY/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:47 p.m., by Nick Brown, 378 words)

Popping balloons trigger stampede at Florida mall; nine hurt

Popping balloons during a fire inspection at a Florida mall panicked shoppers who mistook them for gunfire, triggering a stampede in which nine people were hurt, authorities said on Friday. (FLORIDA-STAMPEDE/, moved at 10:04 a.m., 174 words)

Judge refuses to suspend Calif. law allowing physician-assisted suicide

RIVERSIDE - A California judge on Friday refused to suspend a new state law allowing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients but allowed a lawsuit challenging the legislation to proceed. (CALIFORNIA-ASSISTEDSUICIDE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), by Paula Lehman-Ewing, 186 words

Two men plead guilty in 2014 armed standoff at Bundy ranch

Two men charged with rancher Cliven Bundy in a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents plead guilty, the first time any of the 19 defendants in the case agreed to forgo trials and admit wrongdoing. (NEVADA-BUNDY/, expect by 14:30 p.m., by David Ingram, 308 words)

Long-time Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio faces tough re-election bid

Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio has long battled controversy over his tough stance on illegal immigration but may now face his toughest test as he seeks a seventh term as sheriff of the state's most populous county. (ARIZONA-ELECTION/SHERIFF, PIX, moved, 384 words)

MIDDLE EAST

First evacuees leave besieged Damascus suburb Daraya

BEIRUT - Besieged residents and rebels began leaving the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Friday, Reuters witnesses said, as an evacuation to end one of the longest stand-offs in Syria's five-year war began. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DARAYA (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 11:16 a.m., 698 words)

Kerry, Lavrov push to finalize Syria deal, evacuees leave besieged Daraya

GENEVA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's Sergei Lavrov sought on Friday to finalize an agreement on fighting Islamist militants in Syria as the first evacuees left a besieged Damascus surbub under a plan which has aroused the U.N.'s concern. (MIDEAST CRISIS/KERRY-LAVROV (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 9:18 a.m., by Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie Nebehay, 546 words)

WORLD

Brazil impeachment trial suspended amid senators' row

BRASILIA - The Senate impeachment trial of suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff descended into a shouting match between her political supporters and opponents during its second day on Friday, forcing a two-hour halt in the proceedings. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 1:29 p.m., by Anthony Boadle, 514 words)

Paris prosecutor opens investigation into naval contractor DCNS data leak

PARIS - The Paris public prosecutor opened a preliminary investigation after French naval contractor DCNS filed a complaint for breach of trust over a leak of documents concerning six Scorpene submarines it is building for India, a judicial source said. (FRANCE-SUBMARINES/COMPLAINT (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:54 p.m., 235 words)

Turkey opens bridge between continents in megaproject drive

GARIPCE - Turkey opened one of the world's biggest suspension bridges on Friday, the latest megaproject in a $200 billion building spree that President Tayyip Erdogan hopes will secure his place in history. (TURKEY-BRIDGE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:11 p.m., by Ayla Jean Yackley, 1106 words)

Searching for history along the Thames

LONDON - Torch on his head, Jason Sandy scours nighttime London foreshores of Thames River, searching for objects that could offer glimpse of life in British capital hundreds of years ago. (BRITAIN-MUDLARKS/ (PIX, WIDER IMAGE), moved, 429 words)

Colombia's FARC rebels face tricky return under peace deal

CORDILLERA ORIENTAL - After three decades fighting in the remote mountains of Colombia for a Marxist revolution, 60-year-old FARC rebel Cesar Gonzalez must now return to a society he barely recognizes. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/PEACE (FEATURE, TV, PIX), moved at 11 a.m., by Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta, 1151 words)

Violence erupts in Zimbabwe's capital after anti-Mugabe rally

HARARE - Zimbabwean police on Friday fired tear gas at opposition leaders and hundreds of demonstrators as a protest against President Robert Mugabe descended into one of the worst outbreaks of violence in two decades. (ZIMBABWE-PROTEST/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 11:29 a.m., by MacDonald Dzirutwe, 599 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Zika likely spread sexually from asymptomatic man to woman -report

CHICAGO - New Zika research finds that virus can be spread sexually from man to woman even if man had no symptoms of Zika infection. (HEALTH-ZIKA/RESEARCH, moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 588 words). See also: HEALTH-ZIKA/BLOOD (UPDATE 2), moved at 2:18 p.m., 242 words

Why childhood celiac disease should be checked with lab tests

Even though many children with celiac disease can ease symptoms by going on a gluten-free diet, kids should still get blood tests and other exams to confirm whether they actually have the disease, some doctors argue. (HEALTH-PEDIATRICS/CELIAC-MONITORING, moved at noon, by Lisa Rapaport, 692 words)

Hodgkin survivors face risk of serious heart problems

People who survive a type of blood cancer known as Hodgkin lymphoma early in life may be twice as likely to develop heart problems in adulthood as peers without a history of these tumors, a U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-HODGKINS/HEART-PROBLEMS, moved at 11:08 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 665 words)

Adults with longer-lived parents may have healthier old age

Adults with longer-lived parents have a lower-than-average risk for problems with the body's circulatory system in middle-age, British researchers have found (HEALTH-PARENTS/LONGEVITY, moved at 11 a.m., by Linda Thrasybule, 503 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Oops! Britney Spears does it again in latest pop culture comeback

NEW YORK - Britney Spears is hitting up pop culture one more time, releasing a new album, singing retro karaoke hits and about to take the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) stage for the first time since 2007. (PEOPLE-BRITNEYSPEARS/ (TV), moved at 12:32 p.m., by Jill Serjeant, 416 words)

Belgians are hunting books, instead of Pokemon

BRUSSELS - Inspired by the success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks. (BELGIUM-BOOKS/POKEMON, PIX, moved, 300 words)

Office workers turn urban gardeners on Paris luxury store rooftops

PARIS - Le Bon Marche and La Grande Epicerie, two landmark Paris luxury stores have turned their joint rooftops into an urban garden for staff who can grow their own crops in their free time. (FRANCE-URBAN GARDENING/ (PIX, TV), moved at 12:08 p.m., by Geert De Clercq, 418 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St declines after Fischer's hawkish stance on rates

Wall Street reversed course to trade lower on Friday afternoon after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer raised the specter of a rate hike as soon as next month. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 5), moved at 1 p.m., by Yashaswini Swamynathan, 411 words) See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 5), updating throughout the day, 434 words

Declining inventories crimp U.S. Q2 growth, consumer spending surges

WASHINGTON - U.S. economic growth was slightly more tepid than initially thought in the second quarter as businesses aggressively ran down inventories, offsetting a spurt in consumer spending. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2), moved at 12:10 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 829 words)

Oil steady in volatile session, on track for weekly loss

NEW YORK - Oil prices were largely unchanged on Friday in a volatile session, as traders reacted to comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen and reports of missile activity in Saudi Arabia. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 8), updating throughout the day, 442 words)

Landmark Phelan building sold in San Francisco for $375 mln

NEW YORK - New York-based developer Thor Equities sold the historic Phelan building in San Francisco for $375 million to an unidentified investor from China, the latest deal in an unprecedented wave of Chinese investment into U.S. commercial real estate. (USA-PROPERTY/THOREQUITIES-PHELAN, moved at noon, 238 words)

AXA prevails after U.S. trial on excessive fund fees

A U.S. judge has ruled against investors who accused Paris-based AXA SA of charging excessive fees on variable annuity products, in one of the rare such cases to go to trial. (AXA-VERDICT/, moved at 12:10 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 413 words)

Uber wins halt to NY price-fixing lawsuit during appeal

NEW YORK - A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Uber Technologies Inc and its chief executive Travis Kalanick to put a price-fixing lawsuit against them on hold, while they appeal his denial of their bid to compel arbitration. The decision was issued by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan. (UBER-LAWSUIT/PRICEFIXING (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:55 p.m., 316 words)

Mazda recalling 190,000 CX-7 vehicles in U.S.

DETROIT - Mazda will recall 190,000 of its CX-7 sport utility vehicles from model years 2007 to 2012 in the United States because of an issue that may cause a loss of steering control, U.S. safety regulators said on Friday. (MAZDA-RECALL/, moved, 174 words)

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