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Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill for support in Khan controversy

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign appeals to Capitol Hill for support as his attacks on Muslim parents of decorated American soldier killed in Iraq draw sharp rebukes from fellow party members. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Richard Cowan and David Morgan, 1,128 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/GOLDSTAR (FACTBOX), moved, by Gina Cherelus, 461 words

U.S. health officials warn pregnant women on Zika in Florida

CHICAGO/NEW YORK - U.S. health officials recommend pregnant women avoid traveling to a 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometer) area of Miami with active Zika virus transmission after state of Florida identifies 10 more cases caused by local mosquitoes. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 3, PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Julie Steenhuysen and Bill Berkrot, 600 words)

U.S. general seeks to soothe Turkey ties strained by coup purge

ISTANBUL, Turkey - America's highest-ranking military officer seeks to soothe strained ties with NATO ally Turkey, which is angered by West's response to failed military coup and by apparent U.S. reluctance to hand over cleric it says is responsible. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Nick Tattersall and Gareth Jones, 1,100 words)

U.S. warplanes launch bombing campaign on Islamic State in Libya

SIRTE, Libya/WASHINGTON - U.S. planes bomb Islamic State targets in Libya, responding to U.N.-backed government's request to help push militants from their former stronghold of Sirte in what U.S. officials describe as start of sustained campaign against extremist group in city. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Goran Tomasevic and Yeganeh Torbati, 970 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. factory activity slips; construction spending hits 1-year low

WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing activity slows as orders fall broadly, while drop in construction spending suggests downward revision to economic growth estimate. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 691 words)

AMERICAS

Rio's Olympic air: Dirty, deadly and no cleaner legacy from Games

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds is not remotely met, analysis of government data and Reuters' own testing finds. (OLYMPICS-RIO/AIR (UPDATE 1, INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Brad Brooks, 1,167 words)

WIDER IMAGE

Tears and joy: capturing Olympic history on camera

Rio de Janeiro Olympics kick off Friday for some two weeks of competitive games drawing athletes as well as audiences from around world. As they prepare to cover event, Reuters photographers look back on their favorite pictures from past Olympics where they capture action on ground as well as participants' tears and joy that followed. (OLYMPICS-RIO/HISTORY (PIX), moved, 129 words)

EUROPE

Bank of England prepares to cut rates into uncharted territory

LONDON - Bank of England looks ready to cut interest rates Thursday for first time since 2009, seeking to stop Britain's vote to leave European Union from kicking country into recession. (BRITAIN-BOE/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by David Milliken, 761 words)

Consumed by abuse, UK's Labour faces deepening divisions with leadership contest

LONDON - Death threats, brick through window and one lawmaker even installing panic room in her office; less than year after Britain's Labour elects socialist Jeremy Corbyn leader on promise of 'kinder politics,' party is mired in civil war. (BRITAIN-EU/LABOUR (PIX), moved, by Kylie MacLellan and William James, 1,178 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Rebels launch major assault to try to break Aleppo siege

BEIRUT - Syrian rebel fighters launch major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines into opposition-held areas of city after army and its allies tighten their siege. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 460 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/CHILDREN-MCGREGOR, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Michael Saunders, 320 words

ASIA

Taliban claim Kabul bomb attack on compound used by foreigners

KABUL - Taliban truck bomb explodes outside protected hotel compound used by foreign service contractors in Kabul, ripping deep crater in ground and leaving tangle of wreckage but causing few casualties. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Sayed Hassib, 1,025 words)

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