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Investigators try to determine if accused New York bomber had help

NEW YORK - U.S. authorities investigate whether anyone helped Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while city's top federal public defender asks for access to suspect. (USA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by David Ingram and Nate Raymond, 778 words)

Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to save truce

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demands that Russia and Syrian government immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones, in what he calls last chance to salvage collapsing cease-fire and find way "out of the carnage." (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Michelle Nichols and Tom Perry, 900 words)

U.S. presidential candidate Trump praises 'stop-and-frisk' police tactic

CLEVELAND - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in remarks at African-American church, praises "stop-and-frisk" policing methods, which arouse protests and successful legal challenges on grounds they single out minorities. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Emily Flitter, 500 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/RUBIO (PIX), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET Thursday, by Richard Cowan, 600 words

As Obama's term wanes, so does focus on Israeli-Palestinian issue

UNITED NATIONS - In his first major U.N. speech eight years ago, President Obama said he would not give up on Israeli-Palestinian peace. In likely his last U.N. speech, he spoke little about conflict beyond voicing unsurprising sentiment that matters would improve if Israel lets go of Palestinian land and if Palestinians reject incitement and embrace Israel's legitimacy. (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/OBAMA (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Arshad Mohammed and John Irish, 968 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

New SAT was designed in way that may hurt neediest students

NEW YORK - Internal documents show makers of new SAT know test is overloaded with wordy math problems - hurdle that could reinforce race and income disparities. College Board goes ahead with exam anyway. (COLLEGE-SAT/REDESIGN (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Renee Dudley, 3,590 words)

UNITED STATES

Fed keeps rates steady, signals one hike by end of year

WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged but strongly signals it could still tighten monetary policy by end of this year as labor market improves further. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jason Lange and Howard Schneider, 595 words)

Charlotte braces for more riots after police shooting

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Authorities in Charlotte brace for possible second night of rioting triggered by police killing of black man who refused commands to drop handgun that officers say he was brandishing. (USA-POLICE/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Greg Lacour, 800 words)

AMERICAS

Schools in Canada province closed by threat, but no device found

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island - Canadian police evacuate all schools in eastern province of Prince Edward Island after bomb threat, but authorities say situation is under control after no explosive device is found. (CANADA-SECURITY/SCHOOL (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Jim Day, 400 words)

Panamanian leader says supporting Haiti could avoid U.S. immigration crisis

NEW YORK - Haiti's economy and democracy must be fortified if United States is to avoid a new wave of illegal immigrants, Panama's president says, urging fellow leaders to actively manage immigration rather than leave it to human traffickers. (UN-ASSEMBLY/PANAMA-IMMIGRATION (INTERVIEW), moved, by Hugh Bronstein, 514 words)

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

Boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt, killing at least 43

BURG RASHID, Egypt - Boat carrying almost 600 people capsizes off Egypt, killing at least 43, in latest disaster among migrants trying to reach Europe. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/EGYPT (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Amina Ismail, 500 words)

Iraqi finance minister sacked, risking economic fallout

BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament sacks Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari over corruption allegations, move that risks further destabilizing major OPEC producer's fragile economy as it struggles with massive budget deficit. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-POLITICS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Saif Hameed and Ahmed Rasheed, 436 words)

EUROPE

EXCLUSIVE-How EU firms skirt sanctions to do business in Crimea

SIMFEROPOL, Crimea/MOSCOW - Products for sale in Crimean stores of two European retailers are shipped there from Russia via ferry and port subject to EU sanctions, people involved in transportation say, suggesting companies are finding ways around punitive economic regime facing Moscow since 2014. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA-SANCTIONS (EXCLUSIVE, INSIGHT, PIX), moved, by Anton Zverev, Gleb Stolyarov and Olga Sichkar, 960 words)

New mayor kills off Rome's bid for 2024 Olympics

ROME - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulls plug on city's bid to host 2024 Olympics, saying staging summer games would bury the Italian capital under mountains of debt and tons of cement. (ITALY-OLYMPICS/ROME (UPDATE 5, TV, PIX), moved, by Gavin Jones and Isla Binnie, 638 words)

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