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TOP STORIES

Clinton blasts Trump for 'casual inciting of violence'

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton accuses Republican opponent Donald Trump of inciting violence with his call for gun-rights activists to stop her from nominating liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Amanda Becker and James Oliphant, 900 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/POLL (UPDATE 1, POLL), moving shortly, by Grant Smith, 600 words

- USA-ELECTION/COURT-VOTERS, moved, by Jon Herskovitz, 448 words

Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to provoke a new conflict over Crimea

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of using terrorist tactics to try to provoke new conflict and destabilize annexed Crimea after Russia says it thwarts two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into contested peninsula. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/CRIMEA-ATTACK (UPDATE 4, PIX), moving shortly, by Andrew Osborn and Gleb Stolyarov, 500 words)

Delta cancels hundreds more flights, expects normal operations soon

Delta Air Lines cancels more than 300 flights and upends thousands of travelers' plans for third day in row after power outage hits its computer systems, though it forecasts return to normal operations. (DELTA AIR-OUTAGES/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Jeffrey Dastin, 620 words)

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

MOSCOW - Russia says there will be daily three-hour cease-fires in Syria's Aleppo starting Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter city safely, proposal which U.N. says it will consider. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), by Lidia Kelly, 796 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)

+ See also:

- TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2), moved, by Seyhmus Cakan, 342 words

RIO OLYMPICS

Security beefed up at Games after bus attacked with stones

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Games organizers step up police patrols around Olympic Park after bus is hit by what security officials say are stones hurled by vandals. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Daniel Flynn and Caroline Stauffer, 506 words)

Phelps' swimcap mishap highlights sponsorship wars

RIO DE JANEIRO - For one split second, Michael Phelps' dream of 21st gold medal turns into nightmare for his swimwear maker, Aqua Sphere. (OLYMPICS-RIO/PHELPS-SWIMCAP (PIX), moved, by Liana B. Baker, 428 words)

Refugee wins over fans in clash with judo world champion

RIO DE JANEIRO - When Congolese refugee Popole Misenga stepped out to face defending world champion in under 90-kilogram Judo competition he figured he'd be on floor immediately. (OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO/REFUGEE (PIX), moved, by Caroline Stauffer, 465 words)

From novice to 100-meter Olympic champion in two years?

RIO DE JANEIRO - Few people have taken up sport and within two years qualified for Olympics, but meteoric rise of U.S. sprinter Tori Bowie leaves her eyeing even bigger prize: gold medal in women's 100-meter final. Bowie, who won 100-meter bronze at last year's Beijing world championships, only started sprinting in 2014 after pursuing an athletics career focused on long jump. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/BOWIE (PIX, TV), moved, by Drazen Jorgic, 479 words)

Away from beach volleyball spotlight, players test out Rio sand

RIO DE JANEIRO - Some beach volleyball players sneak out of Olympic circuit to hit Rio's beaches and play game just like any other sun-loving Brazilian. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL/BEACH (PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer, 262 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved, 1,546 words

UNITED STATES

Baltimore pledges police reforms after scathing U.S. report

WASHINGTON - Baltimore officials pledge to carry out sweeping police department reforms after scathing U.S. Justice Department report finds that officers in majority-black city routinely violate civil rights of black residents. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Ian Simpson, 546 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)

Golf or beach? Presidential vacations to change again after Obama

EDGARTOWN, Mass. - President Obama has had Hawaii and Martha's Vineyard. His predecessor, George W. Bush, had Crawford, Texas. Presidential vacations are a part of White House life and staple of the American summer. Once a new president is sworn in Jan. 20, annual get-away from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. will change again. (USA-OBAMA/VACATION (PIX), moved, by Jeff Mason, 516 words)

World Trade Center contractor found guilty of fraud scheme

NEW YORK - Canadian owner of company that had contracts worth nearly $1 billion to do construction work at World Trade Center is convicted of charges that he defrauded program intended to promote minority- and women-owned businesses. (NEW YORK-FRAUD/WTC (PIX), moved, by Nate Raymond, 400 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil's Senate indicts Rousseff, opens impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate votes overwhelmingly to indict President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws and to begin impeachment trial that is expected to oust her from office and end 13 years of rule by Workers Party. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/VOTE (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 539 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

Two planes land safely at Brussels airport after bomb threats - VRT

BRUSSELS - Two aircraft land safely at Brussels' Zaventem airport after receiving bomb threats, Belgian state broadcaster VRT reports. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM-PLANES (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 201 words)

Trotsky's ghost haunts Britain's Labour Party in post-Brexit vote turmoil

LONDON - Nearly 76 years to the day since Leon Trotsky was murdered in Mexico with ice-pick on Josef Stalin's orders, the Russian revolutionary returns to haunt Britain's opposition Labour Party in turmoil sparked by Brexit vote. (BRITAIN-LABOUR/TROTSKY (PIX), moved, by Guy Faulconbridge and Kylie MacLellan, 536 words)

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

Libyan forces say capture Sirte convention center from Islamic State

TRIPOLI - Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte say they capture convention center in city center, seizing base where militants once flew their black jihadist flag. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Ahmed Elumami, 618 words)

Thirteen premature babies killed in Baghdad hospital fire

BAGHDAD - Thirteen prematurely born babies are killed in fire that breaks out in maternity ward in Baghdad hospital and is probably caused by electrical fault, Iraqi authorities say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-FIRE (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Maher Nazeh and Saif Hameed, 446 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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