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BREAKING

Rusty patched bumble bee proposed for U.S. endangered species status

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing the rusty patched bumble bee, a prized but vanishing pollinator once widely found in the upper Midwest and Northeastern United States, for federal protection as an endangered species. (USA-BUMBLEBEE/ (URGENT), moved, 100 words)

TOP STORIES

Investigators try to determine if accused New York bomber had help

NEW YORK - U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city's top federal public defender asked for access to the suspect. (USA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved at 4:35 p.m., by David Ingram and Nate Raymond, 778 words)

Charlotte braces for more riots after police shooting

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina, braced on Wednesday for a possible second night of rioting triggered by the police killing of a black man who refused commands to drop a handgun that officers said he was brandishing. (USA-POLICE/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved at 5:15 p.m., by Greg Lacour, 850 words)

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

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but strongly signaled it could still tighten monetary policy by the end of this year as the labor market improved further. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 3:55 p.m., by Jason Lange and Howard Schneider, 595 words)

CAMPAIGN

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

CLEVELAND - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would consider using "stop-and-frisk" policing methods to cut crime if elected, according to two people who attended a Fox News "town hall" taping at a predominantly African-American church in Cleveland. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP, moved at 3:53 p.m., by Emily Flitter, 586 words)

Trump opposes plan for U.S. to cede internet oversight

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opposes a long-planned transition of oversight of the internet's technical management from the U.S. government to a global community of stakeholders, his campaign said in a statement on Wednesday. (USA-CYBER/CONGRESS, moved, 257 words)

Brexit will smooth Trump's path to U.S. presidency - UK's Farage

LONDON - Brexit will inspire support for Donald Trump and smooth his path to victory in the U.S. presidential election in November, according to Nigel Farage, an architect of the political uprising that saw Britons vote to leave the European Union. (BRITAIN-EU/FARAGE-TRUMP (INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved at 1:13 p.m., by William James, 742 words)

WASHINGTON

U.S. lawmakers grill Mylan CEO over EpiPen steep price increases

WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday blasted steep price increases for Mylan's EpiPen emergency allergy treatment as they grilled the company's Chief Executive Heather Bresch at a congressional hearing. (MYLAN NL-EPIPEN/CONGRESS (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:23 p.m., by Toni Clarke, 721 words)

U.S. Senate clears way for $1.15 bln arms sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defending a frequent partner in the Middle East recently subject to harsh criticism in Congress. (USA-SAUDI/DEFENSE-CONGRESS (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:15 p.m., by Patricia Zengerle, 405 words)

U.S. begins unblocking jetliner sales to Iran

PARIS/NEW YORK - The United States has begun unblocking deals by Western giants to sell jetliners to Iran in a move likely to ease complaints from Tehran over implementation of last year's sanctions deal, but test conservative opposition to the deals in both nations. (IRAN-AVIATION/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:07 p.m., by Tim Hepher and Alwyn Scott, 589 words)

UNITED NATIONS

Obama tells Netanyahu of U.S. concern on settlements, urges peace

NEW YORK - President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday he had concerns about Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and hoped the United States could still help to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace. (USA-ISRAEL/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 3:24 p.m., by Jeff Mason, 493 words) SEE ALSO: (ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/OBAMA (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 4:25 p.m., by Arshad Mohammed and John IMrish, 968 words)

Climate deal comes one step closer to effect at United Nations

UNITED NATIONS - An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. (UN-ASSEMBLY/CLIMATECHANGE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 12:31 p.m., by Michelle Nichols and Valerie Volcovici, 464 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Former top BofA female banker settles 'bro's club' bias lawsuit

NEW YORK - Bank of America Corp has settled a lawsuit by a former top female banker who had accused it of being a "bro's club" that favored male employees over women, and punishing her because she complained about questionable activity. (BANK OF AMERICA-LAWSUIT/GENDERBIAS, moved at 3:56 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 385 words)

Judge dismisses case against North Carolina's gay marriage opt-out law

NEW YORK - A federal judge threw out a challenge to a North Carolina law that allows government officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if they cite religious objections, claiming the couples who brought the suit failed to establish they were harmed by the law. (NORTH CAROLINA-GAYMARRIAGE/ (CORRECTED), moved at 2:55 p.m., by Mica Rosenberg, 441 words)

New Jersey mega-mall bond deal faces renewed court challenge

NEW YORK - American Dream, New Jersey's long-stalled mega-mall and entertainment complex, faces a renewed legal challenge from a nonprofit group seeking to block $1.15 billion in tax-exempt financing that developers say they need to finish the project. (USA-NEW JERSEY/MALL, moved at 3:52 p.m., by Hilary Russ, 350 words)

No charges for Maryland policeman who killed armed black woman

No charges will be filed against a Maryland police officer who fatally shot an armed black woman during a standoff that she live-streamed over the internet, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. (MARYLAND-POLICE/SHOOTING, moved at 3:37 p.m., 220 words)

World's oldest Catholic bishop dies at age 104 in New Jersey

NEW YORK - The world's oldest Roman Catholic bishop, who championed civil rights and promoted equality for women in the church, has died in New Jersey at age 104, church officials said on Wednesday. (PEOPLE-GERETY/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 2:59 p.m., by Laila Kearney, 209 words)

Kansas argues against boost in school funding

Kansas sought on Wednesday to avoid a court ruling that could force the cash-strapped state to increase school funding by more than $1 billion. (KANSAS-EDUCATION/, moved at 2:03 p.m., 279 words)

Michigan man suspected of killing 4 children reported himself to police

A man suspected of killing his two children and two step-children on Wednesday at the family's home in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights called authorities to report the slayings, police said. (MICHIGAN-CRIME/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:57 p.m., by Alex Dobuzinskis, 345 words)

Texas says withdrawing from U.S. refugee resettlement program

AUSTIN - Texas gave notice on Wednesday that it was withdrawing from participating in the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement's program, citing security concerns after failing in federal court to halt the inflow of Syrian refugees into the state. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/REFUGEES-TEXAS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 4:02 p.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 397 words)

Three ex-New York prison guards arrested over 2013 inmate beating

NEW YORK - Three former New York state jail guards were arrested on Wednesday on federal charges that they participated in the 2013 beating of an inmate who suffered life-threatening injuries and had a clump of dreadlocks ripped from his head as a "trophy." (NEW YORK-CRIME/FISHKILL (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:18 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 402 words)

New SAT was designed in way that may hurt neediest students

NEW YORK - In the days after the redesigned SAT college entrance exam was given for the first time in March, some test-takers headed to the popular website reddit to share a frustration. They had trouble getting through the exam's new mathematics sections. The math itself wasn't the problem, said Vicki Wood, who develops courses for PowerScore, a South Carolina-based test preparation company. The issue was the wordy setups that precede many of the questions.(COLLEGE-SAT/REDESIGN (SPECIAL REPORT), moved at 10:34 a.m., by Renee Dudley, 3,590 words)

U.S. appeals court hears arguments on Virginia voter ID law

RICHMOND, Va. - U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on suit brought by Virginia Democratic Party challenging state law that requires voters to have a photo ID. Democrats say the law passed by the GOP-controlled legislature and signed by a Republican governor is designed to hamper young and minority voters from casting ballots. (VIRGINIA-VOTERS/, expect by 6 a.m. Thurs., 400 words)

U.S. man to plead guilty to conspiring to help Islamic State

BOSTON - A Rhode Island man charged last year with plotting to behead Massachusetts police officers in support of the Islamic State militant group is due to plead guilty to conspiracy charges on Thursday. (MASSACHUSETTS-ISLAMIC STATE/PLEA, expect by 4 p.m. Thurs., 400 words)

Bizarre scientific discoveries highlighted at Ig Nobel Prizes

BOSTON - Bizarre scientific discoveries are celebrated at the annual Ig Nobel Prizes. (USA-IGNOBEL/ (PIX), embargoed until 7 p.m. Thurs., 400 words)

WORLD

Islamic State may have used chemical weapon on U.S., Iraqi troops -CNN

WASHINGTON - Islamic State forces on Tuesday fired a shell that may have contained a mustard agent onto a military base in northern Iraq used by U.S. and Iraqi troops, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing several U.S. officials. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CHEMICAL (UPDATE 1), mvoed, 172 words)

Kerry demands Russia, Syria ground warplanes to salvage ceasefire

UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry demanded on Wednesday that Russia and the Syrian government immediately halt flights over Syrian battle zones in what he called a last chance to salvage a collapsing ceasefire and find a way "out of the carnage." (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved at 12:50 p.m., by Yara Bayoumy and Tom Perry, 1178 words) See also: (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-AID (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:37 p.m., by Stephanie Nebehay, 250 words)

Japan's Abe says North Korea threat demands "entirely distinct" response

UNITED NATIONS - The threat posed by North Korea after its multiple missile and nuclear tests this year is "substantially more serious" than it was in the past and demands an "entirely distinct" response, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. (UN-ASSEMBLY/JAPAN-NORTHKOREA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 4:11 p.m., 392 words)

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

BURG RASHID - A boat carrying almost 600 people capsized off Egypt's coast on Wednesday, killing at least 43, in the latest disaster among migrants trying to reach Europe. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/EGYPT (UPDATE 3), moved at 1:36 p.m., by Amina Ismail, 497 words) See also: Italy sets trial for suspected African human-smuggling boss (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SMUGGLER, moved at 11:14 a.m., 259 words)

Russia says U.S. drone was in area where U.N. convoy was struck in Syria

MOSCOW - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that a U.S. Predator drone was in the area where a U.N. aid convoy was partially destroyed in Syria on Monday and had appeared on the scene minutes before the incident. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, 224 words)

Abandoning discretion, Iranians proclaim their role in Syrian war

DUBAI/BEIRUT - Abandoning a long-standing reticence, Iranians are increasingly candid about their involvement in Syria's war, and informal recruiters are now openly calling for volunteers to defend the Islamic Republic and fellow Shi'ites against Sunni militants. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAN-SYRIA (PIX), moved, 1,201 words)

New mayor kills off Rome's bid for 2024 Olympics

ROME - Rome's new mayor, Virginia Raggi, pulled the plug on the city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying staging the summer games would bury the Italian capital under mountains of debt and tonnes of cement. (ITALY-OLYMPICS/ROME (UPDATE 5, TV, PIX), moved at 2:17 p.m., by Gavin Jones and Isla Binnie, 638 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Jesse & Joy, Djavan and Fonseca lead Latin Grammy nominations

LOS ANGELES - From singers to engineers, an array of musical talent received Latin Grammy nominations on Wednesday, with artists Djavan, Fonseca, Jesse & Joy, producer Julio Reyes Copello and engineer Ricardo Lopez Lalinde leading the way with four nods each. (AWARDS-LATINGRAMMYS/NOMINATIONS (PIX, TV), moved at 4:38 p.m., 275 words)

Atlanta rapper Shawty Lo dies in car crash

ATLANTA - Atlanta rapper Carlos Walker, who went by the stage name Shawty Lo, died early on Wednesday in a fiery car crash while returning from a nightclub near his hometown, police said. He was 40. (GEORGIA-RAPPER/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:50 p.m., by Rich McKay, 207 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative pledges $3 billion to curing, managing disease

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, on Wednesday pledged more than $3 billion toward a plan to "cure, prevent or manage all disease within our children's lifetime." (ZUCKERBERG-PHILANTHROPY/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 3:41 p.m., 145 words)

United Nations pledges to fight drug-resistant superbugs

United Nations member countries pledged for the first time on Wednesday to take steps to tackle the threat posed by drug-resistant superbugs in a coordinated effort to curb the spread of infections by pathogens that defy antimicrobial medicines. (UN-ASSEMBLY/SUPERBUGS, moved at 3:01 p.m., by Julie Steenhuysen, 571 words)

Vasectomies not linked to increased prostate cancer risk

Having a vasectomy doesn't increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer or dying from it, a U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-VASECTOMY/PROSTATE-CANCER, moved at 4:46 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 607 words)

Satellite tracking could prevent airliner disappearances, developers say

BERLIN - Two U.S. companies have developed an airline tracking system that they say would prevent planes disappearing in the manner of the Malaysia Airlines MH370. (AIRLINES-TRACKING/, moved at 12:13 p.m., 289 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St rallies after Fed stands pat on rates

Wall Street racked up gains on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, for now leaving intact the low-rate environment that has helped underpin the bull market. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 7), by Lewis Krauskopf, 548 words)

Heat rises on Wells Fargo CEO after lawmaker grilling

NEW YORK - Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive John Stumpf prides himself on being a banker who understands the little guy's financial problems. He has spoken publicly about growing up poor on a Minnesota farm, starting his career as a low-level repo man and being underwater on his own mortgage years ago. But when called before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday to answer questions about a scandal at his bank involving 2 million fake accounts that thousands of employees set up in customers' names, Stumpf's answers fell flat. (WELLS FARGO-ACCOUNTS/CEO, moved at 11:56 a.m., by Dan Freed, 815 words)

GM affirms profit and cost cutting targets

DETROIT - General Motors Co on Wednesday affirmed its forecast for 2016 profit of up to $6.00 per share and said it expected to exceed its cost-savings target of $5.5 billion by 2018 as the automaker unveiled a new effort to convince investors of its value. (GM-FORECAST/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 2:18 p.m., by Bernie Woodall and Paul Lienert, 370 words)

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