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TOP STORIES

Pressure mounts to reject Trump amid fallout from gun-rights remark

WASHINGTON - Pressure from high-profile Republicans and rank-and-file voters mounts to reject Donald Trump's candidacy as his campaign deals with fallout from his remark that gun- rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1830 GMT/2.30 PM ET, by Amanda Becker and Susan Heavey, 600 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/POLL (REPEAT, POLL, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Grant Smith, 448 words

- USA-ELECTION/COURT-VOTERS, moving shortly, by Jon Herskovitz, 400 words

Russia announces daily cease-fires in Syria's Aleppo to let aid in

MOSCOW - Russian Defense Ministry says there will be daily three-hour cease-fires in Syria's Aleppo starting from Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter city safely, proposal which U.N. says it will consider. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Lidia Kelly, 500 words)

Turkey warns EU it is making 'serious mistakes' over failed coup

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey says European Union is fueled by anti-Turkish sentiment and hostility to President Tayyip Erdogan and is making grave mistakes in its response to failed coup which is costing it trust of ordinary Turks. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu, 809 words)

U.N. rights boss decries purge in Turkey, voices concerns on China

GENEVA - Top U.N. human-rights official urges Turkey to stem "thirst for revenge" after failed coup that leads to arrest of more than 16,000 people and to uphold detainees' right to due process. (TURKEY-SECURITY/UN-RIGHTS (TV, PIX), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 563 words)

EXCLUSIVE-ACT shakes up security unit, plans audit after cheating reports

LONDON/SHANGHAI - ACT, maker of America's most popular university entrance exam, is laying off its head of test security and plans to audit nearly 200 education centers after Reuters details widespread cheating in ACT-owned college-prep program for international students. (COLLEGE-SECURITY/ACT (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Steve Stecklow and Alexandra Harney, 836 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

American Armstrong wins third straight cycling time-trial gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - Veteran American Kristin Armstrong claims third consecutive cycling road time trial gold to deny former Russian doper Olga Zabelinskaya what would have been controversial triumph on a rain-soaked course at Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/WOMEN (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 381 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/ARMSTRONG (FACTBOX), moved, 142 words

Korea's Jin makes history with third straight gold

RIO DE JANEIRO - South Korea's Jin Jong-oh shoots his way back from near elimination to win men's 50-meter pistol event and become first shooter in Olympic history to win specific event at three Games in row. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/M-50MPISTOL (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Mary Milliken, 296 words)

Drop in alkalinity to blame for green pool - Rio organizers

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympics diving pool will be back to its blue color, Games organizers assure, blaming drop in alkalinity levels for uninviting green hue during competition. (OLYMPICS-RIO/DIVING-POOL (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 445 words)

Beach Volleyball- It even rains on iconic Copacabana

RIO DE JANEIRO - Damp beach volleyball players and bundled-up crowd finds out the hard way that grim drizzle and wind can even beat down on Rio's picture-perfect Copacabana beach. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL/WEATHER (PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer, 239 words)

At sprawling Rio Games, even spectators are worn out

RIO DE JANEIRO - Less than week into Olympics and people are looking tired around Rio de Janeiro. (OLYMPICS-RIO/TIRED (PIX, TV), moved, by Paulo Prada, 642 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL/UNIFORMS (PIX), moved, by Stephen Eisenhammer, 543 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-ROWING/DELAY (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Angus MacSwan, 425 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/MEN (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 162 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved, 745 words

UNITED STATES

Baltimore pledges to make police reforms after scathing U.S. report

WASHINGTON - Baltimore will implement police department reforms recommended by U.S. Justice Department as quickly as possible after report finds that officers routinely violated civil rights of city's black residents, officials say. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Ian Simpson, 400 words)

In recovering housing market, the starter home remains elusive

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES - Across United States, low interest rates and improving job market create wave of prospective first-time home buyers, but they're being stymied by dearth of available starter homes. (USA-HOUSING/STARTERHOMES (INSIGHT, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by David Randall and Nichola Groom, 1,179 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil's Senate indicts Rousseff, opens impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate votes to indict President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws and put her on trial in impeachment process that stalls Brazilian politics. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/VOTE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 551 words)

Venezuelans flood Brazil border in 36-hour grocery run

PACARAIMA, Brazil - Venezuelans seeking to escape their socialist economy's dysfunction flood into remote Brazilian town of Pacaraima in search of basic goods that are prohibitively expensive or only available after hours in line. (VENEZUELA-BRAZIL/ (PIX), moved, by Brian Ellsworth, 652 words)

EUROPE

Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to get saboteurs into Crimea

MOSCOW - Russia says it thwarts two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into Crimea and dismantles spy network inside annexed peninsula, accusations Ukraine dismiss as "fake information." (UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA-ATTACK (UPDATE 3, PIX), expect by 1930 GMT/3.30 PM ET, by Andrew Osborn and Lidia Kelly, 400 words)

Out of sight, out of mind? Europe's migrant crisis still simmers

ATHENS/ZAGREB - Europe's migrant crisis is at the very least numerically worse than it was last year. More people are arriving and more are dying. But the twist is that, compared with last year, a lot of it is out of sight. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Michele Kambas and Antonio Bronic, 712 words)

Germany to present new security measures after July attacks

BERLIN - Germany's interior minister on Thursday will propose security measures aimed at allaying public concerns after two Islamist attacks and shooting rampage by mentally unstable teenager. (GERMANY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Caroline Copley, 552 words)

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

New Tunisian premier tries to break economic reform curse

TUNIS - Tunisia has gone through five prime ministers since its revolution, each pushing transition to democracy. None, though, has made much progress in building economic stability and opportunity that young Tunisians demand. Now, a sixth premier is making bold promises of change. (TUNISIA-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved, By Tarek Amara, 990 words)

SCIENCE

Piltdown breakdown: new details about a famed scientific hoax

WASHINGTON - Researchers applying modern forensic techniques to century-old puzzle lay bare intriguing new details about one of the more notorious scientific hoaxes on record, so-called Piltdown Man, and are confident in culprit's identity. (SCIENCE-HOAX/ (PIX), moved, by Will Dunham, 400 words)

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