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Volkswagen to spend at least $1.2 billion to compensate U.S. dealers -sources

WASHINGTON - Volkswagen agrees to spend more than $1.2 billion to compensate its 650 U.S. dealers for their losses from German automaker's diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on matter say. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moving shortly, by David Shepardson, 500 words)

Clinton, Trump clash over who is best for U.S. minorities

RENO, Nev./MANCHESTER, N.H. - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton accuses Donald Trump of fueling America's "radical fringe" with racist rhetoric, even as her Republican rival seeks to soften his image with appeal to minorities. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Amanda Becker and Steve Holland, 800 words)

Italy quake toll hits 250 as rescuers search flattened towns

AMATRICE, Italy - Death toll from devastating earthquake in central Italy climbs to 250 as rescue teams scour mounds of rubble for second day in towns and villages flattened by natural disaster. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 802 words)

Turkey fires on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive

KARKAMIS, Turkey - Turkish troops fire on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria, highlighting complications of incursion meant to secure border region against both Islamic State and Kurdish advances. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Humeyra Pamuk and Umit Bektas, 1,174 words)

EXCLUSIVE-Chinese-Mexican man at center of $205 million seizure could be extradited to Mexico in days -lawyer

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Chinese-Mexican businessman accused of drug trafficking could be handed over by U.S. authorities to Mexican authorities as early as next week as he nearly exhausts his legal options, ending years-long extradition battle, his lawyer tells Reuters. (USA-MEXICO/EXTRADITION (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Joel Schectman and Mica Rosenberg, 652 words)

U.S. shrinks Pakistan aid as frustration over militants grows

WASHINGTON - Pakistan's continued support for resurgent militant groups hostile to United States, coupled with warming U.S. military and business relations with India, is sharply diminishing Islamabad's strategic importance as ally to Washington, U.S. military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials and outside experts say. (USA-PAKISTAN/AID (GRAPHIC), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Idrees Ali, 700 words)

UNITED STATES

Mylan offers discounts on EpiPen amid wave of criticism

Mylan says it will reduce out-of-pocket costs of its emergency EpiPen allergy injection for some patients amid wave of criticism from lawmakers and public over product's rapidly escalating price. (MYLAN NL-PRICING/ (UPDATE 6), moved, by Toni Clarke and Ransdell Pierson, 884 words)

Upbeat U.S. factory data suggests business spending stabilizing

WASHINGTON - New orders for U.S. manufactured capital goods rise for second straight month as demand for machinery and range of other products picks up, offering tentative sign that business spending downturn is starting to ease. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 826 words)

Obama's judges leave liberal imprint on U.S. law

WASHINGTON - Judges appointed by President Obama tilt influential U.S. federal appeals courts in liberal direction, taking lead role in ground-breaking rulings on divisive issues such as transgender rights and voting restrictions. (USA-COURT/OBAMA (PIX, GRAPHIC), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Lawrence Hurley, 900 words)

+ See also:

- USA-COURT/OBAMA-CASES (FACTBOX), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 270 words

GM cleared in second verdict over crash blamed on ignition switch

NEW YORK - Texas jury says General Motors ignition switch is not to blame for fatal 2011 crash, according to statement from company. (GM-RECALL/VERDICT (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Jessica Dye, 370 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil's Senate begins Rousseff's impeachment trial

BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate starts trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff after lengthy impeachment process that paralyzes politics of Latin America's largest nation and is expected to culminate in her removal from office next week. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Anthony Boadle, 800 words)

Colombia sends peace deal to Congress as negotiators defend it

BOGOTA/HAVANA - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos sends text of peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels to Congress in first step before plebiscite to end longest-running war in Western Hemisphere. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Helen Murphy and Marc Frank, 658 words)

China raps Ottawa as dispute over Canada canola exports deepens

OTTAWA - Dispute over Canadian canola exports to China intensifies as Beijing criticizes Ottawa's insistence that bilateral relations cannot improve until matter is settled. (CHINA-CANOLA/CANADA (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren, 400 words)

ASIA

U.S. university attack hits at heart of Afghan liberal learning

KABUL/ISLAMABAD - With its leafy campus and foreign professors, American University in Kabul offers young Afghan students kind of Western-style education unimaginable for most of their peers. After deadly attack by gunmen, its reputation as island of liberal learning lies in tatters. (AFGHANISTAN-UNIVERSITY/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Hamid Shalizi and Tommy Wilkes, 650 words)

EUROPE

French prime minister defends burkini ban, but some in cabinet wary

PARIS - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defends ban on burkinis in more than dozen coastal towns, saying France is locked in "battle of cultures" and that full-body swimsuit symbolizes enslavement of women. (RELIGION-BURQA/FRANCE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Richard Lough, 833 words)

AFRICA

Zuma says backs finance minister but can't stop investigation

PRETORIA - South African President Jacob Zuma says he backs Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan but is powerless to stop police investigation of him, signaling prolonged tussle that could rock markets further. (SAFRICA-GORDHAN/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Mfuneko Toyana, 605 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Russia backs 48-hour Aleppo truce, UN wants other sides to commit

GENEVA - Russia agrees to 48-hour humanitarian cease-fire in divided Syrian city of Aleppo to allow aid deliveries, but security guarantees are awaited from other parties on ground, U.N. officials say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 524 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DARAYA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 515 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CHEMICALWEAPONS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Michelle Nichols, 406 words

(editing by John Stonestreet)

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