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BREAKING NEWS

Fed keeps rates unchanged, says risks to outlook reduced

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but said near-term risks to the U.S. economic outlook had diminished, opening the door to a resumption of monetary policy tightening this year. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved at 2:32 p.m., 565 words

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

U.S. Democrats to contrast Clinton with Trump's 'dangerous' approach

PHILADELPHIA - Barack Obama will highlight Hillary Clinton's judgment and toughness on Wednesday as he seeks to boost her campaign to be the first woman U.S. president, hoping to hand off the White House to a trusted fellow Democrat and stop Republican Donald Trump. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 1:27 p.m., by Amanda Becker and Luciana Lopez, 727 words) See also: Obama to make a sunny pitch for Clinton's historic White House bid (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:12 a.m., by Amanda Becker and Luciana Lopez, 999 words)

TOP STORIES

Judge frees U.S. President Reagan's would-be killer Hinckley

John Hinckley Jr., who wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by his obsession with Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster, can be freed from a psychiatric hospital to live with his mother, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. (USA-POLITICS/HINCKLEY (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 1:02 p.m., by Joseph Ax, 788 words)

French government faces criticism of security after church attack

PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY - France's Socialist government fended off criticism of its security record on Wednesday in the wake of revelations that one of the assailants who slit the throat of a priest at a church altar was a known would-be jihadist under police surveillance. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 12:02 p.m., by Chine Labbé and Michel Rose, 821 words) See also: French police watchdog defends operation on night of Nice attack (EUROPE-ATTACKS/NICE-REPORT) moved at 12:13 p.m., 286 words)

Baltimore prosecutor drops police charges in Freddie Gray case

WASHINGTON - Baltimore's top prosecutor on Wednesday dropped all remaining charges against police officers tied to the death of black detainee Freddie Gray after failing four times to secure convictions in a case that inflamed the U.S. debate on race and justice. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 12:45 p.m., by Ian Simpson, 534 words)

Putin: Olympic ban on Russian athletes is result of political plot

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said a shadowy political plot had succeeded in unfairly stripping some Russian sportspeople of the right to compete at the Rio Olympics over doping allegations and promised to defend Russia's tarnished sporting reputation. (SPORT-DOPING/PUTIN (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 11:41 a.m., by Andrew Osborn and Denis Dyomkin, 492 words)

Turkey detains more journalists in clampdown on cleric's followers

ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Turkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, part of a large-scale crackdown on suspected supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding a failed military coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV), moved at 10:20 a.m., by Daren Butler and Orhan Coskun, 1094 words) See also: Conspiracy theories flourish after Turkey's failed coup (TURKEY-SECURITY/CONSPIRACY (TV, PIX), moved at 11 a.m., by Michael Georgy and Mert Ozkan, 929 words)

Pope says Europe attacks show "world at war," religion not to blame

KRAKOW - Pope Francis, starting a trip to Poland overshadowed by the killing of an elderly priest in France by suspected Islamist militants, said on Wednesday this and a string of other attacks were proof the "world is at war." (POPE-POLAND/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 12:58 p.m., by Philip Pullella and Wiktor Szary, 552 words)

CAMPAIGN

No plans to release tax returns as pressure mounts, Trump aide says

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump "will not be releasing" his tax returns due to a federal audit, his campaign manager said on Wednesday, despite pressure to release them and provide a window into his finances before the Nov. 8 election. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-RUSSIA (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 10:49 a.m., 259 words)

WTO chief won't debate Trump

GENEVA - The head of the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday he would not get into an argument with U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has described the global trade body as a "disaster" and threatened to quit it. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-WTO, moved at 1:24 p.m., by Tom Miles, 395 words)

Trump urges Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton's emails

MIAMI/WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump appealed to Russia on Wednesday to uncover and release thousands of emails Hillary Clinton did not hand over to U.S. officials who investigated her use of a private email system when she was secretary of state. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-CYBER (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 2:04 p.m., by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 571 words)

WASHINGTON

U.S. defense chief says will look for chances to attack Islamic State in Syria from south

WASHINGTON - The U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State will look for chances to attack the militant group in Syria from the south, potentially expanding U.S. efforts in that part of the country, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA-ISLAMICSTATE (URGENT), moved at 11:43 a.m., 127 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Firefighters battle California wildfires, bulldozer operator dies

LOS ANGELES - Crews battling a deadly wildfire in rugged, drought-stricken terrain north of Los Angeles on Wednesday made steady progress in containing the blaze, while a bulldozer operator helping to fight a smaller wildfire in central California died overnight, officials said. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved at 1:26 p.m., by Alex Dobuzinskis, 397 words)

Florida sheriff's deputy cleared of manslaughter in shooting death

TAMPA - A manslaughter charge against a sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a black man carrying an air rifle was dismissed on Wednesday after the deputy argued that he acted in self-defense, court documents showed. (USA-POLICE/FLORIDA (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:59 p.m., by Letitia Stein, 280 words)

Calif. grid asks power companies to restrict work during heat wave

California's power grid operator on Wednesday asked electric companies to restrict maintenance work on their generating facilities and transmission lines to help maintain reliability as a heat wave bakes the northern part of the state. (UTILITIES-CALIFORNIA-POWER/HEATWAVE, moved at 10:39 a.m., 321 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Syrian army says cut off all supply routes into east Aleppo

BEIRUT - The Syrian army said on Wednesday it had cut off all supply routes into eastern Aleppo, and the government air-dropped thousands of leaflets there, asking residents to cooperate with the army and calling on fighters to surrender. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 2), moved at 11:43 a.m., 304 words)

Truck bomb blast kills dozens in northeast Syria city - monitors, state TV

BEIRUT - A large truck bomb blast claimed by Islamic State killed nearly 50 people and wounded scores more in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish border on Wednesday, a monitoring group and state television reported. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HASAKA (CORRECTED, UPDATE 4), moved at 10:42 a.m., by John Davison, 402 words)

Fighters battling Islamic State gather trove of documents

WASHINGTON - U.S.-backed forces fighting to drive Islamic State out of northern Syria have gathered a massive trove of documents and data belonging to the militant group, potentially shedding more light on its operations, a U.S. military official said on Wednesday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ISLAMIC STATE, moved at 12:21 p.m., by Idrees Ali and Yeganeh Torbati, 335 words)

WORLD

French ex-commissioner to lead EU Brexit talks, Britain cool on move

BRUSSELS - A French politician who introduced a swathe of European financial regulation after the financial crisis was named on Wednesday to represent Brussels in negotiations on Britain's exit from the European Union, drawing a cool response in London. (BRITAIN-EU/NEGOTIATOR (UPDATE 3), moved at 10:56 a.m., by Philip Blenkinsop, 969 words) See also: UK's May says model for Brexit deal may not exist yet (BRITAIN-EU/MAY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 10:05 a.m., by Gavin Jones, 394 words)

Iran sets presidential election for May 2017

DUBAI - Iran will hold its next presidential election in May 2017, state news agencies said on Wednesday, a vote in which moderate President Hassan Rouhani may seek a second term to push ahead with reforms resisted by powerful hardliners. (IRAN-ELECTION/, moved at 10:46 a.m., 150 words)

British-Bangladeshi survivor of cafe attack held at unknown location - lawyer

DHAKA/NEW DELHI - A man who was celebrating his daughter's 13th birthday with his family in a Dhaka cafe when they were caught up in a bloody hostage-taking nearly four weeks ago is still being held as a suspect, the family's lawyer said on Wednesday. (BANGLADESH-ATTACK/SUSPECT (PIX), moved at 10:14 a.m., by Serajul Quadir and Douglas Busvine, 623 words)

FEATURE

Budding priest calls troubled Mexican youth to 'Gang of Christ'

MONTERREY - On the troubled fringes of the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, an aspiring Catholic priest is using his faith to reach out to young gang members and at-risk youth and bring them into his "Gang of Christ." (MEXICO-RELIGION/ (WIDER IMAGE, PIX), moved at 11 a.m., by Daniel Becerril, 360 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Ice Bucket Challenge credited with ALS breakthroug

The Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral two years ago, raising hundreds of millions of dollars, has helped identify a new gene behind the neurodegenerative disease ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, researchers say. (HEALTH-ALS/ICEBUCKET (PIX, TV), moved at 11:21 a.m., 275 words)

Critics of weight-loss device urge U.S. regulator to reverse approval

DELRAY BEACH - Lotta Bosnyak takes extra time to chew the blueberries in her yogurt. Otherwise, she said, the device she credits with saving her life will not work. The device, made by Pennsylvania-based biomedical company AspireBariatrics, was approved for use in the United States in June. However, critics are urging the Food and Drug Administration to reverse its decision, saying the device mimics, promotes and could lead to potentially life-threatening disorders such as bulimia and binge-eating. (HEALTH-WEIGHT LOSS DEVICE/OBESITY (PIX, TV), moved at 12:42 p.m., by Ben Gruber, 516 words)

IBM offers technology, resources in the fight against Zika

International Business Machines said on Wednesday it had joined the growing list of companies endeavoring to provide resources and technology in the fight against the Zika virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/IBM, moved at 11:05 a.m., 300 words)

Induced labor not linked to higher autism risk

Inducing labor doesn't appear to increase the odds that a woman will have a child with autism, a new study suggests. (HEALTH-AUTISM/INDUCED-LABOR, moved at 11:04 a.m., by Lisa apaport, 593 words)

OLYMPICS

IOC's Bach confident Rio will solve problems before Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - The head of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday played down problems with unfinished accommodation in Rio de Janeiro that have prompted some teams to abandon the Olympic village, saying he expected Brazil to host a "fantastic" games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 1:26 p.m., by Pedro Fonseca and Caio Saad, 536 words)

Spain optimistic about 'critical' problems at Olympic village

Spanish Olympic team chief Cayetano Cornet is hopeful that "critical" conditions at the Olympic village in Rio will drastically improve in time for the arrival of the bulk of his country's delegation on Friday. (OLYMPICS-SPAIN/VILLAGE-CORNET moved at 8:46 a.m., 394 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

U.S. durable goods orders data points to weak business spending

WASHINGTON - New orders for U.S. manufactured capital goods rose less than expected in June amid weak demand for machinery and a range of other goods, suggesting a prolonged downturn in business spending. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2), moved at 10:50 a.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 621 words)

Fiat Chrysler lifts 2016 guidance, but doubts linger

MILAN/DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles nudged up its full-year adjusted earnings guidance on Wednesday, but its shares came off earlier highs after recall costs hit second-quarter profit and concerns remained about its exposure to a peaking U.S. market. (FIATCHRYSLER-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 11:11 a.m., by Agnieszka Flak and Bernie Woodall, 475 words)

Coca-Cola's revenue misses on weak China, LatAm markets

Coca-Cola Co reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue due to weakness in China and certain Latin American economies, and the company warned of no improvement in those markets for the rest of the year. (COCA COLA-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 11:09 a.m., by Sruthi Ramakrishnan, 410 words)

Anthem vows to fight for Cigna deal; profit beats estimates

Health insurer Anthem Inc on Wednesday said it was committed to its planned acquisition of Cigna Corp and again vowed to fight U.S. government efforts to block the deal, saying the merger will help lower costs for consumers. (ANTHEM-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 10:56 a.m., by Bill Berkrot and Amrutha Penumudi, 541 words)

Subscriber additions drive T-Mobile's profit beat, forecast

T-Mobile US Inc's quarterly revenue and profit beat analysts' estimates as heavy promotions helped the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier attract customers and allowed it to raise its full-year forecast for postpaid subscriber additions. (T-MOBILE US-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 11:26 a.m., by Aishwarya Venugopal, 318 words) *****************

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