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08/08/2016 14:27

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LATEST AND PLANNED U.S. NEWS COVERAGE (ALL TIMES ET)

TOP STORIES

Trump to target taxes, regulations in Detroit economic speech

DETROIT/WASHINGTON - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will propose tax breaks for working families and for corporations as he outlines his economic plans on Monday in an effort to regain momentum lost during a damaging spate of controversies. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, moved at 1:17 p.m., 644 words)

Power outage at Delta causes flight cancellations, delays

Delta Air Lines Inc canceled hundreds of flights and delayed many others on Monday after an outage hit its computer systems, grounding planes and stranding passengers of one of the world's largest carriers at airports around the globe. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV), moved, 520 words)See also:DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/PASSENGERS (PIX, TV), moved at 1:21 p.m., by Joseph Ax, 482 words

Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital

QUETTA - A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 70 people and wounded more than a hundred on Monday in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in Quetta, according to officials in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. (PAKISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved at 10:20 a.m., by Gul Yousafzai, 570 words)

Iran denies U.S. cash payment was related to nuclear deal

DUBAI - Iran said on Monday that $1.7 billion that the United States sent it in January was cash owned since before the 1979 revolution, confirming the White House's assertion that it was not related to nuclear talks or a prisoner release. (USA-IRAN/INSTALLMENT, moved, 264 words)

Japan's emperor speaks to public in remarks suggesting he wants to abdicate

TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, in a rare video address to the public, says he is worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry out his duties, remarks widely seen as suggesting he wants to abdicate. (JAPAN-EMPEROR/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Linda Sieg and Elaine Lies, 600 words)

CAMPAIGN

Unhappy with Trump, some Republicans put forward longshot alternative

WASHINGTON - Republicans disenchanted with Donald Trump as the party's presidential candidate plan to put forth a conservative alternative, former top House Republican aide and former CIA officer Evan McMullin, his new campaign announced on Monday. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS-MCMULLIN (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 11:46 a.m., by Ginger Gibson, 496 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Muslim teen sues Texas school district after arrest over homemade clock

AUSTIN - The family of a Muslim boy, who was arrested last year after taking a homemade digital clock to a Dallas-area high school, sued the Texas school district and the city where he once lived on Monday, saying they violated the teenager's civil rights. (TEXAS-STUDENT/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:23 p.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 347 words)

U.S. to auction $16 million worth of bitcoin from various cases

NEW YORK - The U.S. government said on Monday it plans to auction over 2,700 bitcoin that were forfeited during several cases, including the prosecution of the creator of the online black market known as Silk Road. (USA-BITCOIN/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:41 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 308 words)

Husband of Pennsylvania rock attack victim kills himself

The husband of a woman who was permanently disfigured when a group of teenagers dropped a rock onto her car from a Pennsylvania highway overpass has killed himself, medical examiner officials said on Monday. (PENNSYLVANIA-ROCKTHROWING/, moved at 1:27 p.m., by Laila Kearney, 322 words)

Pennsylvania attorney general goes on trial in leak case

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane will go on trial on Monday on charges that she illegally leaked grand jury information to embarrass a rival, closing out a four-year term dominated by a web of allegations that have roiled the state government. (PENNSYLVANIA-KANE/, moved at 7 a.m., by David DeKok, 428 words)

Tropical Storm Javier closes in on Baja California resorts

MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Javier was expected to hit Mexico's Baja California peninsula later on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding that it could strengthen. (STORM-JAVIER/, moved at 8:48 a.m., 109 words)

OLYMPICS

Olympic housing built on slave burial ground angers descendants

RIO DE JANEIRO - Looking out at the new concrete buildings housing international journalists covering the 2016 Olympics, Adilson Almeida cannot hide his anger: he says they were built on a burial ground of his ancestors - Brazil's former slaves. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LANDRIGHTS,moved at 11:08 a.m., by Chris Arsenault and Jo Griffin, 556 words)

Cycling-UCI defends road course after weekend of crashes

RIO DE JANEIRO - Cycling's governing body the UCI said the Olympic course was not to blame for a series of bone-crunching crashes during the weekend's road races around Rio's stunning coastline. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/CRASHES (PIX), moved at 10:19 a.m., by Martyn Herman, 427 words)

Russia says politics behind Paralympics ban, vows appeal

MOSCOW - Russia on Monday blamed politics for a decision to bar its Paralympians from taking part in next month's Rio Games over doping allegations, saying it will press ahead with a legal attempt to overturn the ban. (PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 9:45 a.m., 482 words)

Doper turned informer, Conte offers to help clean up sport

RIO DE JANEIRO - Victor Conte is back in business - and this time he says it's legal. (OLYMPICS-RIO-DOPING/CONTE (FEATURE, PIX), moved at 10:44 a.m., by Steve Keating, 732 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-M-400FREE/CHINA, moved at 1:13 p.m., by Brenda Goh, 484 words; OLYMPICS-RIO/ROWING-TESTER, moved at 10:01 a.m., by Angus MacSwan, 557 words; OLYMPICS-RIO-SOCCER/FANS (PIX), by Andrew Downie, moved at 11:50 a.m., 360 words)

Archery-World number one Kim knocked out in huge upset

RIO DE JANEIRO - South Korea's world number one Kim Woo-jin was sent crashing out of the second round of the men's individual archery at the Rio Olympics on Monday by unheralded Indonesian Riau Ega Agatha, sending shockwaves through the tournament. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ARCHERY-M-IND/KIM (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 1:21 p.m., by Ian Ransom, 404 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Riyadh says Germany attack helper used Saudi phone from IS area

BERLIN - Saudi Arabia confirmed on Monday it was helping German investigators track Islamic State militants behind attacks in Germany and said one had been in contact with someone using a Saudi-registered mobile phone. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY-SAUDI (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:11 p.m., 492 words)

Turkey, Russia rapprochement not seen affecting Turkey's NATO role-Germany

BERLIN - Germany does not believe that a thaw in relations between Turkey and Russia will affect Turkey's role in the NATO alliance, the German Foreign Ministry said on Monday. (TURKEY-SECURITY/GERMANY (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:38 p.m., 288 words)

Ataturk's revival a symbol of Turkey's fragile post-coup unity

ISTANBUL - After years of being gradually eclipsed as President Tayyip Erdogan forges a "new Turkey" with Islam firmly at its heart, the secular republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk has, for now at least, made a comeback in the wake of a failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ATATURK (ANALYSIS, PIX), moved at 12:52 p.m., by Asli Kandemir and Daren Butler, 1120 words)

WORLD

Japan urges China not to escalate East China Sea tension

TOKYO - Japan says it will respond firmly after Chinese government vessels intruded into what Tokyo considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea 14 times at the weekend, stoking bilateral tension. (JAPAN-CHINA/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 9:31 a.m., 543 words)

Thailand, seeking stability, approves military constitution

BANGKOK - A democratically elected government will take power in Thailand at the earliest by December 2017, a senior Thai official says, after the country endorsed a military-backed constitution paving the way for a general election. (THAILAND-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat, 709 words). See also: THAILAND-POLITICS/ (FACTBOX), moved, 660 words

Despite sanctions, N.Korea prices steady as Kim leaves markets alone

SEOUL - Food and fuel prices in North Korea have remained largely stable under leader Kim Jong Un, despite tightening international sanctions to punish the North for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, rare data from inside the isolated country shows. (NORTHKOREA-PRICES/ (PICTURES, GRAPHIC), moved, by James Pearson and Ju-min Park, 880 words)

Greek police arrest 24 in crackdown on tax-dodging cashless gadgets

ATHENS - Greek authorities said on Monday they had arrested 24 people in a crackdown on about 1,000 small businesses suspected of dodging capital controls and value-added tax by using cashless card-processing terminals linked to banks in Bulgaria. (EUROZONE-GREECE/TAXDODGING, moved at 10:05 a.m., 394 words)

Indian state to crush "mica mafia" by legalizing mines to stop child worker deaths

NEW DELHI - Authorities in eastern India will crack down on "mica mafia" by starting to legalize some mica mines, a senior government official said, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation revealed the cover-up of child deaths in illegal mining. (INDIA-MICA/CHILDREN (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved at 10:29 a.m., by Nita Bhalla, 630 words)

European intelligence database seen aiding fight against suspected militants

BERLIN/AMSTERDAM - A European counter-terrorism intelligence database designed to generate greater intelligence sharing among allies to avert deadly Islamist attacks has gone online after overcoming traditional reluctance by spy agencies to sharing information. (EUROPE-SECURITY/DATABASE, moved at 11:43 a.m., by Andrea Shalal and Thomas Escritt, 524 words)

U.S. air strikes show limits on Libya intervention

TUNIS - While U.S. jets and drones are pounding Islamic State in the Libyan city of Sirte, Western powers are unlikely to expand their military involvement rapidly, anxious to avoid exacerbating factional divisions as the government they support struggles to establish itself. (LIBYA-SECURITY/INTERVENTION (PIX, TV), moved at 10:52 a.m., by Aidan Lewis, 865 words)

At least 90 protesters killed in Ethiopia - residents, opposition

ADDIS ABABA - More than 90 people were shot dead by security forces in protests across Ethiopia's Oromiya and Amhara regions at the weekend, residents and opposition officials said on Monday. (ETHIOPIA-VIOLENCE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:23 p.m., by Aaron Maasho, 459 words)

Brazilian priest cited in 'Spotlight' hangs himself in jail

BRASILIA - A Brazilian priest mentioned in the Catholic clergy sex abuse film "Spotlight" was found dead in a prison cell after he was arrested again for suspected pedophilia, authorities said on Monday. (BRAZIL-PRIEST/, moved at 1:02 a.m., 211 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Compound found to treat three parasitic tropical diseases

LONDON - Scientists have found a single class of drugs that can kill the parasites responsible for three tropical diseases that affect millions in Africa, Asia and Latin America - Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness. (HEALTH-PARASITES/, moved at 11 a.m., 251 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Too old to rap, Bow Wow announces retirement at age 29

NEW YORK - U.S. rapper Bow Wow has announced he is retiring from music, saying he has made over $20 million and doesn't see himself rapping as a 30-year-old. (MUSIC-BOWWOW/ (PIX), moved at 12:49 p.m., 184 words)

Unusual memorabilia up for grabs at "Out of the Ordinary" auction

LONDON - From a mechanical corkscrew and wine-pouring machine to a 1904 Olympic gold medal awarded to an amateur golfer, a selection of the unusual and unique will go under the hammer in Christie's "Out of the Ordinary" auction. (BRITAIN-AUCTION/MEMORABILIA (TV), moved at 11:35 a.m., 150 words)

Pokemon Go master says not done with game, hopes for more features

TOKYO - Nick Johnson, who claims to be the first person to capture all 145 creatures now available in the "Pokemon Go" mobile gaming phenomenon, says he is not ready to put away his smartphone just yet and hopes for new features. (NINTENDO-POKEMON/MASTER (TV, PIX), moved at 11:16 a.m., 309 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

S&P 500 slips as health stocks weigh

The S&P 500 index failed to hold on to its gains after touching a record high on Monday as a drop in healthcare stocks offset the impact of higher oil prices and a strong jobs report. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will be updated till close, 428 words)See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 6), moved at 11:52 a.m., by Lewis Krauskopf, 443 words)

Wal-Mart buying Jet.com to lift online sales, battle Amazon

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Monday it would buy online retailer Jet.com for about $3 billion, the largest-ever deal for an e-commerce startup, as it pushes to revive its underperforming Web business to compete with market leader Amazon.com Inc.(JET-M&A/WALMART (UPDATE 4), moved at 12:47 p.m., by Nandita Bose, 588 words)

Steakhouse chain Logan's Roadhouse files bankruptcy

Logan's Roadhouse, a steakhouse chain with about 260 locations, on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection after struggling with falling sales and rising labor and food costs. (LOGANSROADHOUSE-BANKRUPTCY/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:57 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 283 words)

E-cigarette makers rush new products to market ahead of U.S. rules

NEW YORK - Makers of e-cigarettes have launched a flood of new products in the United States ahead of new federal regulations taking effect on Monday that require companies to submit e-cigarettes for government approval before marketing them, company officials and industry experts say. (USA-ECIGARETTES/ (PIX), moved, by Jilian Mincer, 790 words). See also: HEALTH-VAPING/STUDY, moved, by Jilian Mincer, 350 words

Money laundering rule on prepaid cards stalled after industry pushback

A U.S. Treasury Department proposal to crack down on the movement of bulk cash across borders by drug cartels via gift cards and credit card-branded prepaid cards is withdrawn in the face of credit card industry opposition. (USA-REGULATIONS/MONEYLAUNDERING (GRAPHICS), moved, by Mica Rosenberg and Brett Wolf, 1,010 words)

UK fraud probe casts shadow over Airbus jet sales

PARIS - Airbus Group is bracing for a lengthy period of uncertainty over its core commercial jetliner business after Britain said it would examine suspected irregularities in the use of third-party agents to win contracts. (AIRBUS-BRITAIN/PROBE (UPDATE 2), moved at 10:35 a.m., by Tim Hepher, 876 words)

Oil up 3 pct on OPEC speculation as glut grows

LONDON - Oil prices jumped nearly 3 percent on Monday amid renewed speculation that OPEC would try to restrain output, easing oversupply worries had pressured the market to three-month lows last week. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 7), updated throughout the day, 420 words)

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