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Clinton visits North Carolina in campaign trail return; Trump up in polls

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Hillary Clinton gets back on campaign trail after taking three days off for pneumonia, and Democratic presidential candidate faces more challenging political landscape, with Republican rival Donald Trump rising in opinion polls. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Amanda Becker, 800 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ECONOMY (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Emily Stephenson and Alana Wise, 700 words

Syria cease-fire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls

BEIRUT/GENEVA - Russia says Syrian army begins to withdraw from road into Aleppo, prerequisite for pressing ahead with international peace-making efforts as government and rebels accuse each other of violating truce. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Tom Perry and Tom Miles, 1119 words)

U.S. tax avoidance clampdown a potential headache for Apple

WASHINGTON - Apple and other U.S. multinationals will face new curbs on tax loopholes under rule imposed by Washington, part of scramble among governments worldwide to bolster their corporate tax bases. (USA-TAX/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Jason Lange, 421 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. retail sales, factory output slump; Q3 growth forecast cut

WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales fall more than expected amid weak purchases of automobiles and range of other goods, pointing to cooling domestic demand that further diminishes expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate increase next week. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 746 words)

White Ohio policeman kills black boy, 13, armed with BB gun

White Ohio policeman responding to reports of armed robbery fatally shoots 13-year-old black boy after he pulls out what appears to be weapon that is later determined to be BB gun, police say. (OHIO-CRIME/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Laila Kearney, 700 words)

AMERICAS

China deports Canadian detained two years on suspicion of spying

OTTAWA - Kevin Garratt, Canadian held in China for two years on suspicion of spying, returns to Canada after being deported in what is diplomatic triumph for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (CANADA-CHINA/GARRATT (UPDATE 3), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by David Ljunggren, 400 words)

EUROPE

EU leaders search for way out of 'existential crisis'

BRATISLAVA - Shaken by Britain's decision to leave European Union, leaders of its other 27 countries meet Friday to try to inject new momentum into their ailing communal project amid deep-seated divisions over migration and economic policy. (EU-SUMMIT/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Noah Barkin and Alastair Macdonald, 500 words)

Merkel braced for more misery in Berlin vote in anti-immigrant backlash

BERLIN - Still reeling from state election rout which unleashes party row about her open-door migrant policy, Angela Merkel's conservatives are bracing for further losses in Berlin city vote Sunday. (GERMANY-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Madeline Chambers, 593 words)

ASIA

Japan to boost South China Sea role with training patrols with United States - minister

WASHINGTON - Japan will step up its activity in contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with United States and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada says. (SOUTHCHINASEA-JAPAN/PATROLS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 274 words)

North Korea says ready for 'another attack' against U.S. 'provocations'

CARACAS - North Korea's Foreign Minister says country is ready to launch another attack against "provocations" of United States, whose bombers this week fly over South Korea in show of solidarity with its ally after Pyongyang's latest nuclear test. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/ (PIX), moved, moved, 197 words)

SCIENCE & HEALTH

Scientists decipher color of 'super cute' bristly dinosaur

WASHINGTON - Scientists guided by small structures preserved in fossilized skin decipher color and camouflage pattern of little dinosaur with parrot-like beak and bristles on its tail that roamed thick forests in China about 120 million years ago. (SCIENCE-DINOSAUR/ (PIX), moved, by Will Dunham, 395 words)

ENVIRONMENT

Obama joins other world leaders to create new ocean sanctuaries

WASHINGTON - United States joins more than 20 countries in creating 40 new marine sanctuaries around world to protect oceans from threat of climate change and pollution. (ENVIRONMENT-OCEANS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Ayesha Rascoe and Lesley Wroughton, 514 words)

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