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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
After convention high, Clinton to hit the road in U.S. Rust Belt
PHILADELPHIA - Democrat Hillary Clinton takes her newly energized campaign to become America's first woman president on the road on Friday to "Rust Belt" swing states that might decide the fate of the Nov. 8 election. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:41 a.m., by John Whitesides and Amanda Becker, 732 words)
Democratic campaign group for U.S. Congress confirms computer hack
WASHINGTON - A committee that raises money for Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives confirmed on Friday it had been hacked, a cyber intrusion that may be linked to Russian hackers, like an earlier one targeting another Democratic Party group. (USA-CYBER/DEMOCRATS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Dustin Volz, 722 words)
Obama to showcase TPP after trade deal demonized in campaign
WASHINGTON - During a visit from Singapore's prime minister on Tuesday, President Barack Obama will extol the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal and commit to getting the deal done, a top White House official said on Friday, even though Obama's fellow Democrats panned it at their convention this week. (USA-TRADE/SINGAPORE (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:02 p.m., by Roberta Rampton, 502 words)
OTHER TOP STORIES
San Diego police say officer fatally shot, another wounded
A San Diego police officer was fatally shot and another was injured at a traffic stop late on Thursday, police said on Friday, and a wounded suspect was taken into custody. (USA-POLICE/SAN DIEGO (UPDATE 6), moved at 2 p.m., 355 words)
Michigan prosecutor charges six in Flint water scandal
DETROIT - Six Michigan state employees were charged on Friday in connection with dangerous levels of lead in the city of Flint's drinking water, prosecutors said. (MICHIGAN-WATER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:59 p.m., 402 words)
U.S. appeals court strikes down North Carolina voter ID law
WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down a North Carolina law that required voters to show photo identification when casting their ballots in the November election, ruling that it discriminated against African-American residents. (USA-ELECTION/NORTHCAROLINA (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:17 p.m., by Andy Sullivan, 197 words)
Florida cases seen as first sign Zika transmitted locally in U.S.
ORLANDO - Florida authorities on Friday reported what is believed to be the first evidence of local Zika transmission in the continental United States, concluding that mosquitoes likely infected four people with the virus that can cause rare but serious birth defects. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 4), moved at 2 p.m., by Barbara Liston, 847 words)
Firefighters work to suppress California wildfire near Big Sur coast
CARMEL, Calif. - Firefighters worked on Friday to suppress a deadly wildfire near California's famed Big Sur coast that has burned more than 40 homes, forced hundreds of residents to flee and closed popular parks at the height of summer travel season. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 11:36 a.m., by Mike Fiala, 424 words, will be led)
WASHINGTON
Trade groups urge U.S. court to reverse 'net neutrality' rules
WASHINGTON - Several wireless, cable and broadband trade associations on Friday urged the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to reverse a ruling upholding the Obama administration's landmark rules barring internet service providers from obstructing or slowing consumer access to web content. (USA-INTERNET/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 10:44 a.m., by David Shepardson, 437 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Minnesota prosecutor adds special attorney to team in black man's shooting
Minnesota prosecutors who will decide on charges in the fatal police shooting of a black motorist will include a special prosecutor to guarantee independence in the case, a county attorney said on Friday. (MINNESOTA-POLICE/ (PIX), moved at 12:33 p.m., by Ian Simpson, 344 words)
U.S. court rejects NJ Senator Menendez's bid to end corruption case
A federal appeals court on Friday refused to dismiss a corruption indictment against Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, rejecting the Democrat's claim that the U.S. Constitution shielded him from prosecution. (USA-POLITICS/MENENDEZ (UPDATE 3), moved at 12:49 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 577 words)
Four police officers cleared in North Carolina shooting death
Four North Carolina police officers have been cleared in the fatal shooting of a man last year, a prosecutor said, a decision that comes amid a U.S. debate over use of force by law enforcement. (USA-POLICE/NORTH CAROLINA, moving shortly, 150 words)
USDA confirms unapproved GMO wheat found in Washington state
Twenty two unapproved genetically modified (GMO) wheat plants have been found growing in Washington state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Friday but the strain, developed by Monsanto, has not been traced in commercial supplies. (USA-GMO/WHEAT (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:33 p.m., by Karl Plume, 245 words)
Connecticut to unveil new Sandy Hook school after massacre
Officials in Newtown, Connecticut, unveil the newly constructed Sandy Hook Elementary School, built to replace the building torn down after a gunman shot dead 20 young children and six educators in a 2012 massacre. (CONNECTICUT-SHOOTING/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2 p.m., 300 words)
California regulator says testing to begin on Volkswagen diesel fix
LOS ANGELES - Volkswagen AG and the California Air Resources Board will begin testing hardware and software that could help the German automaker avoid buying back as many as 475,000 diesel cars sold in the United States with improperly designed pollution controls, the head of the board told Reuters. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (EXCLUSIVE), moved at 12:28 p.m., by Joseph White, 658 words)
Tesla crash does little to sway public opinion on self-driving cars
DETROIT - Consumers are more aware of self-driving cars, but slightly less interested in riding in them, according to two surveys conducted after a fatal crash of a Tesla equipped with self-driving technology. (TESLA-SELFDRIVING/, moved at 12:39 p.m., 348 words)
WORLD
U.S. worries Russian humanitarian operation in Syria may be "ruse"
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT - The United States is trying to determine whether a Russian plan for a humanitarian operation in Syria is sincere, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, adding that if it proves a "ruse" it could ruin cooperation between Moscow and Washington. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:17 p.m., by Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 1182 words)
U.S., Cuba hold 'substantive' second round talks on claims
WASHINGTON/HAVANA - The United States and Cuba have concluded a "substantive" second round of talks on multibillion-dollar claims against one another in Washington and agreed to hold more regular meetings on the matter, a State Department Official said on Friday. (USA-CUBA/, moved at 12:02 p.m., 330 words)
French church attacker: from troubled childhood to altar killer
SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - Adel Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioral problems frequently led him to a psychiatric hospital and later a specialist school. He died a coldblooded killer who slit the throat of an elderly French priest in the name of Islamic State. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-KILLER (PIX, TV), moved, 1,137 words)
Monsoon deluge in Indian cities causes traffic chaos, sewage swirls
NEW DELHI - Persistent heavy rains have caused widespread disruption in India's major cities and severe floods in the rugged northeast have killed at least 12 people, the federal government said on Friday. (INDIA-FLOODS/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 9 a.m., 408 words)
'Traitors' Cemetery' reserved for Turkey's coup plotters
ISTANBUL - Captain Mehmet Karabekir's body was not washed before burial. Nobody recited prayers from the Koran before he was laid to rest in a hastily dug hole near an animal shelter, denied all Muslim rites. (TURKEY-SECURITY/PLOTTERS-CEMETERY (PIX), moved at 12:36 p.m., by Humeyra Pamuk, 802 words) See also: Turkey shakes up military, U.S. says purges hurt cooperation (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved at 6:15 a.m., 895 words)
Brazil nabs former Hezbollah member wanted for drug trafficking
BRASILIA - In a continued roundup of suspects linked to terrorism ahead of the Rio Olympics, Brazilian police said Friday they had arrested a Lebanese man who was a former member of the militant group Hezbollah and wanted for drug trafficking. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY, moved at 11:13 a.m., 340 words)
Teaching community through capoeira in a hardscrabble Rio slum
RIO DE JANEIRO - Manoel Pereira Costa is a star on this sprawling mountainside in Rio de Janeiro. As Rio gears up to host the first-ever Olympics in South America, bringing all manner of sport to a country best known for soccer, Costa is revered for helping local youth in the troubled neighborhood through capoeira, a Brazilian martial art. (OLYMPICS-RIO/CAPOEIRA (WIDER IMAGE, PIX), moved at 8 a.m., by Bruno Kelly, 392 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Lasting brain changes seen in college athletes after concussion
The brain may show signs of concussion for months or years after the injury occurred, according to a Canadian study of college athletes. (HEALTH-CONCUSSION/BRAIN-CHANGES, moved at 10:40 a.m., by Linda Thrasybule, 546 words)
UN supports "brelfies" to encourage breastfeeding
GENEVA - If you're hesitating about sending a brelfie, the United Nations says go for it. A social media trend of mothers sharing "brelfies" - pictures of themselves breastfeeding - is a good way to break down any stigma about breastfeeding in public and spread the word about the importance of a mother's milk, the United Nations said on Friday. (SOCIALMEDIA-BRELFIES/ (PIX), moved at 7 a.m., 206 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Don't play Pokemon on the railway tracks, Bulgaria says
SOFIA - This one might seem obvious, but.... Bulgarian state railway company BDZ is urging players of Pokemon GO to keep off the railway tracks. (NINTENDO-POKEMON/BULGARIA (PIX), moved at 6:42 a.m., 100 words)
Why Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg All Love Pokemon Go
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-DIGITAL/NEWS), moved at 11:58 a.m., by Janko Roettgers, 532 words)
Beatles Documentary 'Eight Days' to Include Shea Stadium Concert
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS), moved, 358 words)
Daria,' 'Beavis & Butt-Head' Returning to TV as VH1 Classic Becomes MTV Classic
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 407 words)
Film Review: 'Bad Moms'
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS), moved, 1,362 words)
CONSUMER TECH
Apple asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule against Samsung over patents
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the way for the iPhone maker to secure hundreds of millions in damages from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a case over smartphone design patents. (APPLE-SAMSUNG ELEC/LAWSUIT (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:32 p.m., by Dan Levine, 360 words)
Alphabet and Amazon wind up stellar quarter for big tech
Google parent Alphabet Inc and e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc capped a blockbuster June quarter for the five biggest U.S. tech companies as their dominance in key markets helped them defy the "law of large numbers." (TECH-RESULTS/RESEARCH (moved), by Anya George Tharakan and Sweta Singh, 711 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Tech stocks power Wall St recovery, S&P hits new high
Wall Street turned positive in afternoon trading on Friday, with the S&P 500 index hitting a record intraday high for the seventh time this month, as gains in Alphabet and Amazon more than made up for losses in energy shares. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will be led, 361 words)
Oil rout erodes 2nd-qtr profits for U.S. majors Exxon, Chevron
HOUSTON - Chevron Corp posted its worst quarterly loss since 2001 on Friday and Exxon Mobil Corp reported a 59 percent slide in profit, as the long crude price rout and tumbling refining income inflicted pain across the energy sector. (OIL-RESULTS/ (WRAPUP 3, GRAPHIC, PIX), moved at 1:18 p.m., by Ernest Scheyder, 639 words)
U.S. growth lackluster as firms run down inventories
WASHINGTON - U.S. economic growth unexpectedly remained tepid in the second quarter as inventories fell for the first time in nearly five years and business investment remained weak, offsetting robust consumer spending. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 4, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 12:54 p.m., 835 words)
Exxon Mobil profit misses expectations; stock slides
HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil producer, posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday due to weak crude prices and refining income, reflecting the broad malaise in the energy sector. (EXXON MOBIL-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:37 a.m., 306 words)
Chevron posts largest quarterly loss since 2001 on weak oil prices
HOUSTON - Chevron Corp, the second largest U.S.-based oil producer, posted a second-quarter loss on Friday, its largest since 2001, due to the slump in crude prices and refining income. (CHEVRON-RESULTS/ (CORRECTED, UPDATE 1), moved at 10:49 a.m., 280 words)
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