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TOP STORIES

Hurricane Hermine tears through Florida, raises new Zika fears

TAMPA - Hurricane Hermine tore a path of destruction across Florida on Friday, knocking out power for 253,000 customers, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zika virus from pools of standing water left behind. (STORM-HERMINE/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved at 2:43 p.m., by Letitia Stein, 618 words)

Clinton tells FBI she could not recall all briefings on preserving documents

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton, under questioning by federal investigators over whether she had been briefed on how to preserve government records as she was about to leave the State Department, said she had suffered a concussion, was working part-time and could not recall every briefing she received. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS (UPDATE 4), moved at 4:07 p.m., by Julia Edwards and Jonathan Allen, 872 words)See also: State Department vetted Bill Clinton's contacts, emails show (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-FOUNDATION, moved at 2:15 p.m., 843 words)

Clinton offers plan to curb 'unjustified' price hikes on life-saving drugs

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton said on Friday that if elected to the White House she would create an oversight panel to protect U.S. consumers from large price hikes on long-available, lifesaving drugs and to import alternative treatments if necessary, adding to her pledges to rein in overall drug prices. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-DRUGS (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 3:09 p.m. by Amanda Becker and Ransdell Pierson, 864 words)

Obama urges China to stop flexing muscles over South China Sea -CNN

WASHINGTON - China needs to be a more responsible power as it gains global influence and avoid flexing its muscles in disputes with smaller countries over issues like the South China Sea, U.S. President Barack Obama told CNN in an interview to be aired on Sunday. (CHINA-OBAMA/RELATIONS (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:35 p.m., 338 words)

Blast kills 10 as Philippine president visits hometown

MANILA - An explosion at a market in the home city of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte killed at least 10 people on Friday and wounded dozens more, officials said, but the cause of the blast was not immediately clear. (PHILIPPINES-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 295 words)

CAMPAIGN

Trump, pushing immigration plan, meets with family of woman killed in 2007

PHILADELPHIA - Donald Trump sought to sell Americans on his tough approach to immigration on Friday, meeting in Philadelphia with the family of a woman who was killed in a 2007 shooting that involved people who came to the United States illegally. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-IMMIGRATION (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 338 words)

One secret of Trump's low-cost campaign: free labor

NEW YORK - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-STAFF (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, 704 words)

WASHINGTON

CDC grants $2.4 mln to five U.S. jurisdictions to fight Zika

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that it had granted $2.4 million to five jurisdictions to help combat the spread of Zika virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FUNDING, moved at 12:22 p.m., 137 words) See also: U.S. fights Zika mosquitoes with limited arsenal (HEALTH-ZIKA/USA-MOSQUITOES (INSIGHT, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 965 words)

FDA halts sale of some antibacterial hand, body wash products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday banned some over-the-counter antibacterial hand and body wash products, saying they are no more effective than soap and water and could cause long-term harm. (ANTISEPTIC-FDA/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 4 p.m., by Natalie Grover, 378 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Anger as ex-Stanford swimmer freed after three months for sex assault

SAN JOSE - A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman caused uproar was released from jail on Friday after serving half of his time. (CALIFORNIA-RAPE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 3:36 p.m., by Jane Lanhee Lee and Cassie Patton, 508 words)

Hawaii braces for arrival of Hurricane Lester

Hurricane Lester bore down on Hawaii on Friday, bringing heavy rains, large ocean swells and high winds as residents still drying out from Tropical Storm Madeline prepared for another dousing. (STORM-HAWAII/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 3:30 p.m., 319 words)

Second alleged ex-Boston mobster charged in 1993 murder

BOSTON - An alleged former Boston mobster said on Friday he was not guilty of murdering an associate more than two decades ago, hours after being arrested on charges of slaying a witness in a federal investigation. (MASSACHUSETTS-CRIME/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 3:53 p.m., by Scott Malone, 394 words)

Fewer U.S. hospitals breaking emergency treatment rules

The number of U.S. hospitals investigated or cited for breaking federal emergency treatment rules has declined over the past decade, a study suggests. (HEALTH-EMERGENCIES/COMPLIANCE, moved at 12:16 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 609 words)

Kaepernick protest stirs online storm but some NFL players supportive

NEW YORK - NFL fans turned out in force on Twitter on Friday to heap scorn on Colin Kaepernick and two other players who refused to stand during the playing of the U.S. national anthem in a second week of pre-game protests, but some fellow players offered support. (NFL-KAEPERNICK/ (TV, PIX), by Amy Tennery, 495 words)

Jailed ex-Subway pitchman blames victim's parents for 'destructive behaviors'

Former Subway sandwich pitchman Jared Fogle, in jail for his conviction on child pornography and sex with minors charges, blamed the parents of one of his female victims for her "destructive behaviors." (INDIANA-FOGLE/ (PIX), moved at 4:16 p.m., 264 words)

WORLD

Brazil's Supreme Court urged to bar Rousseff from politics

BRASILIA - Major parties in Brazil's governing coalition pressed the Supreme Court on Friday to overturn a Senate decision allowing former President Dilma Rousseff to remain politically active after her dismissal in an impeachment trial this week. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 5:05 p.m., 416 words)

After huge Venezuela protest march, government says foils coup

CARACAS - Venezuela's socialist government said on Friday it thwarted a coup plot this week as opponents planned to build on their biggest protest in more than a decade with further street action demanding a referendum to remove the president. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moved at 2:19 p.m., by Andrew Cawthorne, 426 words)

Uzbekistan's president dies after quarter century in power

ALMATY - Islam Karimov, authoritarian president of ex-Soviet Uzbekistan for more than 25 years, has died, officials confirmed on Friday, and in an early sign of who might succeed him, his prime minister was designated mourner-in-chief at his funeral. (UZBEKISTAN-PRESIDENT/ (UPDATE 7, TV, PIX), moved at 3:42 p.m., by Olzhas Auyezov, 581 words)

Bangladesh police kill man they believe trained Dhaka cafe attackers

DHAKA - Bangladesh police on Friday killed the man they believe trained the militants who attacked a Dhaka cafe on July 1 killing 22 people, a senior police official said. (BANGLADESH-MILITANT/ATTACKS (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 3:05 p.m., by Ruma Paul, 302 words)

Belgians bless beer in Brussels cathedral on brewers day

Belgium celebrated Saint Arnould, the Patron Saint of brewers, on Friday by blessing a barrel of beer in a Brussels cathedral. (BELGIUM-BEER/BLESSING (PIX, TV), moved, 200 words)

Italians angered by Charlie Hebdo cartoon showing quake victims as pasta

ROME - French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, victim of a deadly attack by Islamist militants in 2015 for its irreverent humor, was criticized by Italians on Friday for portraying victims of an earthquake that killed almost 300 people as different types of pasta. (ITALY-QUAKE/CHARLIEHEBDO (PIX), moved, 400 words)

Turkey wants more U.S. pressure on Syrian Kurdish YPG -deputy PM

CHICAGO - Turkey wants the United States to put more pressure on Syrian Kurdish fighters to return to the east of the Euphrates River, the deputy prime minister said on Friday, as Ankara seeks to limit the advance of the U.S.-backed rebels in northern Syria. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY-MINISTER (UPDATE 1, INTERVIEW, PIX), moved at 4:45 p.m., by Timothy Mclaughlin, 596 words) See also: (TURKEY-SECURITY/OBAMA (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:45 p.m., 237 words) and (TURKEY-SECURITY/KURDS (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:46 p.m., 189 words)

Singapore should brace for long-term battle with Zika-experts

SINGAPORE - Wealthy Singapore has the funds and expertise to fight Zika, but its warm, wet climate and one of the world's most densely packed populations mean the mosquito-borne virus may be controlled but not eradicated, at least for years, infectious disease experts say. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 12:12 p.m., by Aradhana Aravindan and Marius Zaharia, 801 words)

FEATURE

Grasping onto a dock near Tampa Bay, watching Hermine roll away

GULFPORT - As Hurricane Hermine lashed out at Florida's Gulf Coast, Maia Marksberry got as close as she could to the fury, gripping tightly to the side of a floating dock. (STORM-HERMINE/DOCK (FEATURE, PIX), moved at 4:34 p.m., by Letitia Stein, 304 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Risk that Zika will spread further in U.S, elsewhere - WHO

GENEVA - Singapore has handled its Zika outbreak in a textbook fashion so far, while the United States could see the disease spread beyond Florida despite mosquito-control measures, officials at the World Health Organization said on Friday. (HEALTH-ZIKA/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 10:49 a.m., by Stephanie Nebehay, 485 words)

Laser pointers can cause irreversible vision loss for kids

Used incorrectly, laser pointers can damage the retina of the eye and may cause some irreversible vision loss, according to researchers who treated four boys for these injuries. (HEALTH-KIDS/LASER-POINTERS, by Kathryn Doyle, moved at 2:57 p.m., 464 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Chris Brown's lawyer says police found no gun at pop star's home

LOS ANGELES - A lawyer for Chris Brown said on Friday that the pop star cooperated with police after a woman called 911 from his Los Angeles home and that contrary to her claims that he pointed at gun at her, no such weapon was found. (PEOPLE-CHRISBROWN/ (TV, PIX), moved at 4:29 p.m., by Dan Whitcomb, 368 words)

Actor Liev Schreiber takes 800 punches to make boxer drama credible

VENICE - Liev Schreiber took around 800 punches when filming "The Bleeder" to make the boxing drama more credible and to not upset the prize fighter whose real life story it portrayed, the U.S. actor said at the Venice film festival on Friday. (FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/BLEEDER (TV, PIX), moved at 2:48 p.m., 295 words)

Jessie J beats copyright appeal over smash hit 'Domino'

British pop singer Jessie J on Friday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reject a California songwriter's claim that she stole the melody from one of his songs for her 2011 hit "Domino." (JESSIEJ-LAWSUIT/ (PIX), by Jonathan Stempel, moved at 2:58 p.m., 350 words)

Tom Ford makes comeback at Venice festival with his second movie

VENICE - After a seven-year hiatus, Tom Ford is back to film making with thriller "Nocturnal Animals" premiering at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, and the busy fashion designer promises he will be back much sooner next time. (FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/NOCTURNALANIMALS (TV, PIX), moved at 1:53 p.m., by Agnieszka Flak and Hanna Rantala, 439 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St advances as U.S. payrolls report falls short

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday as a weaker-than-expected payrolls report tamped down expectations for a September rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve, although hawkish comments from another Fed official kept expectations for one this year intact. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 6), moved at 4:15 p.m., by Chuck Mikolajczak, 507 words) See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 9), movd at 4:39 p.m., 535 words

Slower U.S. payrolls growth dims September Fed rate hike prospects

WASHINGTON - U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of robust gains and wages were tepid, which could effectively rule out an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve this month. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 6), moved at 4:43 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 948 words)

SpaceX assessing launch pad damage after explosion at Cape Canaveral

CAPE CANAVERAL - Damage to a launch pad from the explosion of a SpaceX rocket on Thursday may send the private space services company run by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk scrambling to finish a second Florida launch site, officials said on Friday. (SPACEX-BLAST/, moved at 2:46 p.m., by Irene Klotz, 723 words)

Chinese government flexes muscles with Uber, DreamWorks probes

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG - The Chinese government said on Friday it was investigating two high-profile takeover proposals involving U.S. companies, the latest sign of its growing influence on whether deals are approved - even those appearing to have little impact in China. (CHINA-ANTITRUST/ (WRAPUP 4), moved at 4:20 p.m., by Adam Jourdan and Michelle Price, 909 words)

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones after battery fires

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10 markets, denting a revival of the firm's mobile business. (SAMSUNG ELEC-SMARTPHONES/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 3:32 p.m., by Se Young Lee, 873 words)

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