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Fed's Yellen says case for interest rate hike has strengthened

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. - Case for U.S. interest rate hike strengthens, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says in speech that leaves door open for such move as early as next month. (USA-FED/YELLEN (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Jason Lange and Ann Saphir, 700 words)

French court suspends burkini ban, controversy goes on

PARIS - French court suspends ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits imposed by Mediterranean resort that angers Muslims, feminists and civil-liberties campaigners. (RELIGION-BURQA/FRANCE (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Chine Labbé and Ingrid Melander, 619 words)

Clinton attacks Trump's outreach to black voters in new ad

WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Clinton calls for voters to reject what she calls "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, issuing television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she is reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Emily Stephenson, 647 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/POLL, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Chris Kahn, 400 words

Turkey signals no quick end to Syria incursion as truck bomb kills police

ISTANBUL/KARKAMIS, Turkey - Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse border of Islamic State and other militants, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says, after truck bombing by Kurdish insurgents kills at least 11 police officers. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk, 1,173 words)

Italy quake death toll hits 278, state funeral planned

PESCARA DEL TRONTO, Italy - Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake fade, with death toll rising to 278 and rescue operation in some of the stricken areas called off. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moving shortly, by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 1,000 words)

+ See also:

- ITALY-QUAKE/MIGRANTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Gabriele Pileri and Steve Scherer, 399 words

UNITED STATES

Declining inventories crimp U.S. growth, consumer spending surges

WASHINGTON - U.S. economic growth is slightly more tepid than initially thought as businesses aggressively run down inventories, offsetting spurt in consumer spending. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 829 words)

Zika likely spread sexually from asymptomatic man to woman -report

CHICAGO - New Zika research finds that virus can be spread sexually from man to woman even if man had no symptoms of Zika infection. (HEALTH-ZIKA/RESEARCH, moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 588 words)

Panic on New York City subway train as crickets, worms let loose

NEW YORK - Woman trying to sell crickets and worms on crowded subway car becomes frazzled by some teenagers and lets critters loose on riders, then urinates on herself. (NEW YORK-SUBWAY/, moved, by David Ingram, 283 words)

AMERICAS

Colombia's FARC rebels face tricky return under peace deal

CORDILLERA ORIENTAL, Colombia - Peace deal between Colombia's government and guerrilla leaders will end half century of war and allow rebels to set up political party and seek power peacefully, at ballot box. But reintegrating 7,000 fighters of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) - many of whom spend at least half their lives at war - will be crucial part of making peace deal work, and it is no easy task. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/PEACE (FEATURE, TV, PIX), moved, by Helen Murphy and Luis Jaime Acosta, 1,151 words)

AFRICA

Violence erupts in Zimbabwe's capital after anti-Mugabe rally

HARARE - Zimbabwean police fire tear gas at opposition leaders and hundreds of demonstrators as protest against President Robert Mugabe descends into one of worst outbreaks of violence in two decades. (ZIMBABWE-PROTEST/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by MacDonald Dzirutwe, 599 words)

WIDER IMAGE

Searching for history along the Thames

LONDON - Torch on his head, Jason Sandy scours nighttime London foreshores of Thames River, searching for objects that could offer glimpse of life in British capital hundreds of years ago. (BRITAIN-MUDLARKS/ (PIX, WIDER IMAGE), moved, 429 words)

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