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TOP STORIES

U.S. vice president, dignitaries to honor slain Louisiana officers

BATON ROUGE, La. - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Loretta Lynch will address a memorial service in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Thursday to honor three police officers killed this month by a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. (USA-POLICE/BATONROUGE (PIX), moved at 11:17 a.m., 297 words, will be updated from 2 p.m. CDT vigil)

Erdogan wants army under president's control after coup -Turkish official

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moved, 1189 words) See also: Two top Turkish generals quit amid major military purge (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV) moved, 750 words) See also: Turkey foreign minister says sees positive change in U.S. on extraditing cleric (TURKEY-SECURITY/GULEN-USA, moved at 8:37 a.m., 117 words)

Central California wildfire destroys 34 homes, forces 350 to evacuate

Firefighters scrambled on Thursday to contain a deadly wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and gutted dozens of homes near the coast of central California. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (PIX), moved at 6:23 a.m., 370 words, will be led) See also: California power grid extends call for conservation during heat wave (UTILITIES-CALIFORNIA/POWER-HEATWAVE, moved at 8:52 a.m., 376 words)

France had been hunting second church attacker after tipoff

PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - Police were hunting the second teenager who killed a priest in a church in France this week after a tipoff from a foreign intelligence service that he was planning an attack, police sources said on Thursday. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 4), moved at 11:43 a.m., 800 words)

WASHINGTON

U.S. concerned over Israel's settlement activity -State Dept

WASHINGTON - The United States is deeply concerned about Israel's reported plans to build an additional 323 units in settlements in East Jerusalem on top of previously announced 770 units in the settlement of Gilo, the U.S. State Department said. (USA-ISRAEL/SETTLEMENTS (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:33 a.m., 397 words)

FDA takes steps to protect blood supply in Florida amid Zika probe

CHICAGO - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered all blood collection centers in Florida's Miami-Dade and Broward counties to stop collecting blood as state health department officials continue to investigate four possible cases of local transmission of the Zika virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/BLOOD, moved at 1:39 p.m., moved, 278 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Twenty percent chance of cyclone off Leeward Islands -U.S. hurricane center

A weather formation about 1,700 miles (2,740 km) east-southeast of the Leeward Islands has a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said on Thursday. (STORM-ATLANTIC/NHC (URGENT), moved at 1:32 p.m., 78 words)

Connecticut man charged with threatening Jews online

A Connecticut man already in custody after large quantities of firearms and ammunition were seized from his home was indicted on charges he made online threats to kill or injure people, including Jews, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. (USA-CRIME/INTERNET, moved, 311 words)

University of Louisville president resigns amid FBI, NCAA probes

LOUISVILLE - The University of Louisville's Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of the school's president, officials said on Thursday, amid investigations by the FBI and NCAA. (KENTUCKY-UNIVERSITY/PRESIDENT, moved at 12:18 p.m., 262 words)

Reagan's would-be assassin now Virginia suburb's infamous new resident

(USA-POLITICS/HINCKLEY-WILLIAMSBURG (PIX), moved at 7:01 a.m., by Ian Simpson, 558 words)

Calif. power grid extends call for conservation during heat wave

(UTILITIES-CALIFORNIA/POWER-HEATWAVE, moved at 8:52 a.m.,376 words)

WORLD

Five U.S. military members injured in Afghanistan -commander

WASHINGTON - Five U.S. military members were injured while partnering with Afghan special forces in an operation to clear areas controlled by Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday. (AFGHANISTAN-ISLAMIC STATE/INJURED (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:28 p.m., 404 words)

UN urges US-Russia deal on Syria, cautious on Russian Aleppo plan

GENEVA - U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura called on Russia and the United States on Thursday to work together in reducing the fighting in Syria, saying that failure of their cooperation plan would have a very negative impact on planned peace talks. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 9:28 a.m., 486 words)

Fervent jihadist or suicidal refugee: the many faces of Bavarian bomber

ANSBACH, Germany - Mohammad Daleel made a mess of his escape from Syria to Europe three years ago - he was detained and fingerprinted in Bulgaria before a mysterious benefactor gave him a free plane ticket to help him get to Germany. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY-DALEEL (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved at 12:13 p.m., by Erik Kirschbaum, Joseph Nasr and Joern Poltz, 1685 words)

Defiant Merkel cuts short holiday to defend response to attacks

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her leadership style on Thursday after she remained on vacation this week following Islamist attacks in Germany that critics have blamed on her open-door refugee policy. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/MERKEL (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 11:25 a.m., by Paul Carrel, 636 words)

Senior Pakistani officer to investigate British woman's suspected 'honor killing'

LAHORE - Pakistan on Thursday appointed a senior police official to investigate the death of a British woman whose husband alleges she was killed for marrying him against her parents' wishes. PAKISTAN-HONOURKILLINGS/BRITAIN, moved at 1:01 p.m., by Mubasher Bukhari, 339 words)

Niceties abound as UK's Johnson meets French minister who called him liar

PARIS - Modestly shaking his head to deny he was any good at speaking French, Britain's new foreign minister Boris Johnson sought to charm a media audience in Paris during a joint appearance with his French counterpart, who recently called him a liar. (BRITAIN-EU/FRANCE (PIX, TV, REFILE), moved at 11:35 a.m., by Leigh Thomas, 534 words)See also: Judge rejects bid to remove UK Labour's Corbyn from leadership ballot(BRITAIN-EU/CORBYN (PIX), moved at 10:03 a.m., 242 words)

Toronto cop jailed for six years in rare Canada police conviction

TORONTO - A Toronto policeman was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday in the shooting death of a teenager three years ago that led to a rare conviction in Canada, where activists say police too often get off easy in brutality cases. (CANADA-POLICE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:56 p.m., 373 words)

OLYMPICS

Brazil police in Rio state arrest man for suspected IS support

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which hosts the Olympics next month, have arrested a man with suspected ties to terrorist groups after monitoring his online activity, his lawyer said on Thursday. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY, moved at 10:13 a.m., 174 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Comparison of commercial and homemade infant meals finds flaws in each

Parents making home-cooked meals often provide babies with too much fat and overall calories, while store-bought meals may not have enough of the fat children need to grow, according to a UK study. (HEALTH-NUTRITION/BABY-FOODS, moved at 11:34 a.m., by Madeline Kennedy, 692 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St dragged down by weak data, Ford results

The S&P 500 index and the Dow edged lower on Thursday as investors fretted about weak economic data and disappointing earnings from Ford. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will be updated till close, 341 words)See also: Stocks fall on poor company results, dollar slides(GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 6), will be updated till close, 542 words)

Judge rejects Sumner Redstone bid to end Viacom CEO lawsuit

A Massachusetts judge on Thursday rejected Sumner Redstone's bid to quickly end a case that will likely determine the future of the media mogul's $40 billion holdings, marking a victory for Viacom Inc Chief Executive Philippe Dauman. (VIACOM-REDSTONE/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:05 p.m., by Jessica Toonkel and Dan Levine, 397 words)

Atlanta Fed slashes U.S. 2nd qtr GDP growth view to 1.8 pct

NEW YORK - The U.S. economy likely expanded at a 1.8 percent annualized rate in the second quarter following a report on June's advance goods trade balance, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDP Now forecast model showed on Thursday. (USA-ECONOMY/ATLANTAFED (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:38 a.m., 244 words)

Lackluster U.S., China sales drag on Ford Motor profit; shares tumble

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co reported weaker-than-expected profit in the second quarter and declared that the U.S. auto industry's long recovery was at an end, sending its stock and those of other auto companies into a tailspin. (FORD MOTOR-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 12:42 p.m., by Bernie Woodall, 795 words)

New York Times posts loss, forecasts rebound in digital ad sales

The New York Times Co reported its second quarterly loss in a row as advertising sales declined, but the publisher said it expects a rebound in digital ad revenue growth in the current quarter. (NEWYORKTIMES-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 11 a.m., 335 words)

Claire's Stores to begin debt restructuring talks-sources

Claire's Stores Inc has decided to start negotiations with its creditors about restructuring its debt, as it seeks to avoid becoming the latest U.S. teen retailer to file for bankruptcy protection, according to people familiar with the matter. (CLAIRES STORES-RESTRUCTURING/ (EXCLUSIVE), moved at 12:29 p.m., by Jessica DiNapoli and Greg Roumeliotis, 393 words)

Despite dieselgate, VW becomes top-selling carmaker as Toyota slips

TOKYO/BERLIN - Toyota Motor Corp reported a drop in first-half vehicle sales on Thursday following a series of production stoppages, falling behind Volkswagen which became the world's top-selling carmaker in the first six months of 2016 despite its emissions scandal. (TOYOTA-VOLKSWAGEN/SALES, moved at 11:53 a.m., 370 words)

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