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TOP STORIES

Hillary Clinton set to become first woman presidential nominee of major U.S. party

PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Clinton is set to become first woman presidential nominee of major U.S. party, historic moment that Democrats hope will help eclipse rancor between her supporters and those of her rival in primaries, Bernie Sanders. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by John Whitesides and Alana Wise, 800 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/LABOR (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Bernie Woodall, 320 words

- USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL, GRAPHIC), moved, by Chris Kahn, 420 words

Islamists attack French church, slit priest's throat

SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - Knife-wielding attackers interrupt French church service, force priest to his knees and slit his throat, murder made all more shocking as one of assailants is known Islamist militant under supposedly tight surveillance. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 10, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Noemie Olive, 800 words)

Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters as crackdown widens

ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and navy hunt remaining group of commandos thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during failed coup, as crackdown on suspected plotters widens. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Daren Butler and Orhan Coskun, 1,110 words)

SPECIAL REPORTS

In Venezuela's murky oil industry, the deal that went too far

CARACAS/BOGOTA - Even for Venezuela's notoriously opaque economy, it was sweetheart deal that went too far. Multi-billion-dollar public tender let out by PDVSA provides window onto deep dysfunction plaguing oil-rich socialist nation. (VENEZUELA-PDVSA/CONTRACT (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer and Girish Gupta, 1,732 words)

In Turkish sweatshops, Syrian children sew to survive

ISTANBUL, Turkey - To stem flow of migrants to Europe, Turkey agrees to house and protect those Europe ejects. But Ankara is proving unable to protect all its Syrian refugee children. Many work illegally, including in $40 billion textiles industry. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-CHILDREN (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Dasha Afanasieva, 2,217 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. issues guidelines for responding to major cyber attacks

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - White House issues U.S. government's first emergency response manual for major cyber attack, but critics say it lacks clear guidance on possibly hitting back. (USA-CYBER/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moving shortly, by Dustin Volz and Karen Freifeld, 700 words)

U.S. consumer confidence steady; new home sales near 8-1/2-year high

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence holds steady and new single-family home sales hit their highest level in nearly 8-1/2 years, suggesting sustained momentum in economy that could allow Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 669 words)

U.S. report says Tesla driver speeding in fatal Autopilot crash

WASHINGTON - Driver killed in crash of Tesla Motors car while using Autopilot driving-assist software was speeding, U.S. highway safety investigators say in preliminary report that does not state probable cause. (TESLA-AUTOPILOT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moving shortly, by David Shepardson, 400 words)

Transgender student asks U.S. high court to keep out of bathroom case

Lawyers for transgender high school student in Virginia ask U.S. Supreme Court to keep out of legal dispute about bathroom rights, issue that emerges as increasingly divisive one in United States. (USA-COURT/TRANSGENDER (UPDATE 2), moved, by David Ingram, 400 words)

AMERICAS

U.S. expands Central American refugee screening program

WASHINGTON - Obama administration announces broad expansion of program to let people fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras enter United States as refugees, and says Costa Rica agrees to temporarily shelter some of those with no other recourse. (USA-IMMIGRATION/ (UPDATE 4, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Julia Edwards and Patricia Zengerle, 651 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Kerry hopes to work with Russia on Syria, U.N. aims to restart talks

VIENTIANE/GENEVA - United States says it hopes to announce in early August details of planned military cooperation and intelligence sharing with Russia on Syria, and U.N. envoy says he will also aim to resume peace talks next month. (SYRIA-CRISIS/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie Nebehay, 944 words)

SPORT

EXCLUSIVE-Scrutiny on global sport bodies as they decide Russians' Olympic fates

MOSCOW/BELGRADE - International Olympic Committee's decision to let individual sport federations decide whether to ban Russians from the Rio games over doping puts Moscow's links to governing bodies under scrutiny. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-INFLUENCE (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Christian Lowe and Aleksandar Vasovic, 1,237 words)

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