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TOP STORIES

Trump concedes Obama born in U.S., falsely blames Clinton for rumors

WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump finally acknowledged on Friday that President Barack Obama was born in the United States but accused Hillary Clinton of starting the so-called birther controversy, a charge that independent fact-checking sites have said is false. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 1:27 p.m., by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 522 words)

U.S. inflation stirring as healthcare, housing costs surge

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in August as healthcare costs recorded their biggest gain in 32-1/2 years, pointing to a steady build-up of inflation that could allow the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2), moved at noon, by Lucia Mutikani, 733 words)

EXCLUSIVE-UN inquiry blames Syrian military for chlorine bomb attacks - source

THE HAGUE/UNITED NATIONS - An international inquiry has identified two Syrian Air Force helicopter squadrons and two other military units it holds responsible for chlorine gas attacks on civilians, a Western diplomat told Reuters. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CHEMICALWEAPONS (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, 1,085 words) See also: Russia, U.S. ready to extend Syria truce but aid deliveries blocked (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:15 p.m., by Lisa Barrington and Osman Orsal, 1068 words)

Suicide bomber kills at least 25 in Pakistani mosque

MOHMAND AGENCY/PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber shouted "Allahu akbar" and blew himself up in a packed mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 during Friday prayers, a local official said. (PAKISTAN-ATTACK/(UPDATE 3), moved at 1:28 p.m., 449 words)

CAMPAIGN

Polling places become battleground in voting rights fight

LINCOLN PARK, Ga. - Louis Brooks, 87, has walked to cast a vote at his neighborhood polling place in Georgia's predominantly black Lincoln Park neighborhood for five decades. But not this year. A Reuters survey found local governments in nearly a dozen, mostly Republican-dominated counties in Georgia have adopted plans to reduce the number of voting stations, citing cost savings and efficiency. (USA-ELECTION/VOTE-PRECINCTS (INSIGHT, PIX), moved at 6 a.m., by John Whitesides, 1,233 words)

In Pennsylvania Senate race, unfamiliar battle lines on gun rights

PHILADELPHIA - As he seeks re-election to his U.S. Senate seat this November, Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey can make an unusual claim. He is the sole Republican nationwide running with the endorsement of top U.S. gun control advocates Gabby Giffords and Michael Bloomberg. (USA-ELECTION/TOOMEY (FEATURE, PIX), moved, 900 words)

WASHINGTON

Obama enlists Republican Kasich to push for TPP trade deal

WASHINGTON - Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich took over the White House briefing lectern on Friday to praise the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, an unusual move that shows how hard President Barack Obama wants to push for the trade deal's approval. (USA-TRADE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 1:40 p.m., by Roberta Rampton, 483 words)

U.S. VP Biden gives new push on 'Cancer Moonshot' clinical trials

WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden on Friday announced new measures to help cancer patients navigate the clinical trials process as part of the administration's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative to speed new treatments to market. (HEALTH-CANCER/BIDEN, moved at 1:20 p.m., by Toni Clarke, 395 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Columbus mayor, police chief to speak on black teen's fatal shooting

Columbus, Ohio, officials on Friday evening will discuss the shooting death this week of a black 13-year-old boy by a white police officer responding to an armed robbery call, to try to maintain calm, city officials said. (OHIO-CRIME/ (PIX, TV), moved at 1:07 p.m., by Laila Kearney, 399 words)

Texas mattress store to reopen after 9/11 ad ignites criticism

AUSTIN - The Texas mattress store that shut its doors after being pilloried for a social media ad where staff used bedding to stage a mock collapse of New York City's Twin Towers to promote a Sept. 11 sale has decided to reopen. (USA-SEPT11/TEXAS, moved at 11:41 a.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 321 words)

Dressed in white, thousands attend Parisian-inspired picnic in New York

An estimated 5,000 people, dressed in all white, showed up at a Parisian-inspired picnic in lower Manhattan's Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park on Thursday evening wearing masks and Marie Antoinette wigs. (NEW YORK-DINNER/BLANC (PIX), moved at 12:26 p.m., 250 words)

NYC police commissioner touts falling crime on his way out

NEW YORK - New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton sought on Friday to counter fears that lawlessness is on the rise in the largest U.S. city, writing in his resignation letter that crime has continued to fall this year. (NEW YORK-POLICE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 11:05 a.m., by David Ingram, 273 words)

U.S. motorist miles traveled in July is most for month - gov't

NEW YORK - Motorists logged 287.5 billion miles on U.S. roads in July, the most ever for the month and a 2 percent increase over last year, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (USA-GASOLINE/DEMAND (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:55 a.m., by Jarrett Renshaw, 158 words)

Florida sinkhole at Mosaic Co fertilizer site leaks radioactive water

A sinkhole spanning 45 feet (13.7 meters) in diameter opened at a Mosaic Co phosphate fertilizer facility in Florida, leaking 215 million gallons of "slightly radioactive water," a company spokesman said on Friday. (MOSAIC-SINKHOLE/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 403 words)

WORLD

U.S. forces enter Syrian town, then withdraw - rebel source and monitor

BEIRUT - A small number of U.S. forces entered the Syrian town of al-Rai near the Turkish border on Friday as part of operations to coordinate air strikes against Islamic State, a senior rebel source said. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-USA (UPDATE 3), moved at 1:24 p.m., 351 words)

UN "certain" Paris climate deal will enter into force by end-2016

BARCELONA - U.N. officials have said they are confident the Paris climate change agreement will enter into force by the end of 2016, with at least 20 countries indicating they will join it at a U.N. event on Sept. 21, adding to the 27 that have already done so. (UN-CLIMATECHANGE/POLITICS (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:28 p.m., by Megan Rowling, 761 words)

Israeli forces say killed three assailants in East Jerusalem, West Bank

JERUSALEM - Israeli forces shot dead three Arab assailants in separate incidents in East Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday, police and the military said, in a flare-up of a nearly year-old wave of Palestinian street attacks. (ISRAEL-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 11:35 p.m., by Jeffrey Heller, 415 words)

Autistic Briton can be extradited to U.S. on hacking charges, court rules

LONDON - A London court on Friday approved the extradition of an autistic British man to the United States to face trial for hacking high-security state computers, despite warnings he might kill himself if sent to a U.S. jail. (BRITAIN-US/HACKER (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 1:18 p.m., by Peter Hobson, 493 words)

Between reckless ally and old rival, China in a bind over N.Korea

BEIJING/UNITED NATIONS - China is in a bind over what to do about North Korea's stepped-up nuclear and missile tests, even though it is annoyed with its ally and has started talks with other U.N. Security Council members on a new sanctions resolution against Pyongyang. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/CHINA (PIX), moved at 9:36 a.m., by Benjamin Kang Lim and Michelle Nichols, 810 words)

EU leaders see "road map" rebuilding trust after Brexit

BRATISLAVA - EU leaders, meeting without their British counterpart on Friday, said they had come up with a "road map" of strategies for rebuilding public trust in the European Union after the shock of Britain's vote to leave. (EU-SUMMIT/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved at 1:38 p.m., by Noah Barkin and Jason Hovet, 899 words)

Paper license plates leave Kosovan drivers fuming

PRISTINA - Kosovo's drivers are in uproar after an administrative slip-up led to the country running out of new license plates, forcing it to issue paper substitutes that are mostly invalid abroad. (KOSOVO-TRAVEL/ (PIX), moved, 231 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Exercise may reduce alcohol-related cancer risk

Getting regular moderate or vigorous exercise may offset some of the potentially lethal health effects of regular alcohol consumption, a new study suggests. (HEALTH-FITNESS/CANCER-RISKS, moved at 11:01 a.m., by Carolyn Crist, 772 words)

Giant meteorite found in Argentina

Scientists have uncovered a giant meteorite - one of the largest ever found on Earth - in Argentina over the weekend, local media reported. (US-ARGENTINA-METEORITE, moved, 152 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Oprah Winfrey beats 'Own Your Power' trademark appeal

NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey, the media mogul and former talk show host, on Friday defeated an appeal in a trademark lawsuit over her use of the phrase "Own Your Power" in her namesake magazine and on television, websites and social media. (OPRAHWINFREY-LAWSUIT/ (PIX), moved at 11:51 a.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 343 words)

Money, roadblocks and drama; Oliver Stone's battles over 'Snowden'

LOS ANGELES - From presidents to serial killers, Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone hasn't shied away from exploring controversial figures, but he initially balked when asked to make a film about former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden. (FILM-SNOWDEN/STONE (PIX, TV), moved at 10:49 a.m., by Piya Sinha-Roy, 429 words)

Race issues, election give relevance to "LBJ" biopic- director

TORONTO - Racial tensions in the United States and a polarized electorate make a new film about President Lyndon B Johnson relevant for modern audiences, director Rob Reiner says. (FILMFESTIVAL-TIFF/LBJ (TV, PIX), moved at 10 a.m., by Jeffrey Hodgson, 387 words)

ANALYSIS

In afterglow of Wells case, U.S. consumer agency faces fight for its life

WASHINGTON - The U.S. watchdog for consumer finance scored a major victory last week when it was part of the government group that forced Wells Fargo & Co into a $190 million settlement of fraud charges, but the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau still faces an ugly fight to justify its own existence. (WELLS FARGO-ACCOUNTS/REGULATOR (ANALYSIS), moved at 8 p.m., by Lisa Lambert, 782 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St hit as Deutsche Bank fine triggers bank rout

U.S. stocks were lower Friday afternoon as Deutsche Bank's mammoth $14 billion fine weighed on financial stocks, especially on the big Wall Street banks. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will update throughout the day, 332 words)

Deutsche Bank to fight $14 billion demand from U.S. authorities

FRANKFURT - Deutsche Bank said it would fight a $14 billion demand from the U.S. Department of Justice to settle claims it missold mortgage-backed securities, a shock bill that raises questions about the future of Germany's largest lender. (DEUTSCHE BANK-MORTGAGES/ (REPEAT, UPDATE 3, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:10 a.m., by Arno Schuetze, 885 words)

Intel raises revenue forecast as PC market improves

Intel Corp raised its quarterly revenue forecast for the first time in more than two years as suppliers of parts used in personal computers replenish their inventory amid improving PC demand. (INTEL-OUTLOOK/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:37 p.m., by Narottam Medhora, 391 words)

New York AG investigating Exxon's accounting practices - source

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating Exxon Mobil Corp's accounting practices and why the oil major hasn't written down the value of its assets in the wake of a slump in oil prices, a person familiar with the matter said. (EXXON MOBIL-PROBE/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 10:53 a.m., 406 words)

Hunt for yield leads U.S. mutual fund managers to private assets

NEW YORK - With traditional dividend-paying stocks such as utilities and telecom companies trading near record highs, U.S. mutual fund managers desperate for income are increasingly taking a new tack: going private instead. (USA-FUNDS/PRIVATEASSETS, moved at 11:35 a.m., by David Randall, 465 words)

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