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BREAKING
Judge says transgender bathroom law can't be enforced at University of North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A U.S. judge on Friday blocked the University of North Carolina from enforcing a state law requiring transgender people to use single-sex government-owned public restrooms and changing facilities that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate. (USA-LGBT/ (URGENT), moved, 98 words)
TOP STORIES
Clinton attacks Trump's outreach to black voters in new ad
WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject what she called the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was 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).
U.S. seeks to soothe Turkey ties, press fight against Islamic State
ISTANBUL - The last time U.S. Vice President Joe Biden flew to Turkey, in January, he had a stern message for President Tayyip Erdogan: his model of Islamic democracy was setting a bad example by intimidating media and threatening academics. (TURKEY-USA/ (PIX, TV), moved at 4:06 p.m., by Patrick Markey, 932 words)
Italy quake death toll hits 281, state funeral planned
PESCARA DEL TRONTO - Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake faded on Friday, with the death toll rising to 281 and the rescue operation in some of the stricken areas called off. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 4:19 p.m., by Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri, 1084 words). See also: African migrants go to Italian quake zone to help survivors (ITALY-QUAKE/MIGRANTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Gabriele Pileri and Steve Scherer, 399 words)
Fed's Yellen sees stronger case for interest rate hike
JACKSON HOLE - The Federal Reserve is getting closer to raising interest rates again, the head of the U.S. central bank and other policymakers said on Friday in comments that left the door open for a hike as early as next month. (USA-FED/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved at 4:51 p.m., by Jason Lange and Ann Saphir, 653 words)
French court suspends burkini ban, controversy goes on
PARIS - A French court on Friday suspended a ban on women wearing full-body "burkini" swimsuits on a Mediterranean town's beach but the prime minister said the debate was not over, calling the outfit a symbol of a "backwards, deadly Islamism." (RELIGION-BURQA/FRANCE (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 4:48 p.m., by Ingrid Melander and Chine Labbé, 641 words)
CAMPAIGN
Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads her Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters, down from a peak this month of 12 points, according to the Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released on Friday. (USA-ELECTION/POLL (POLL), moved at 3:17 p.m., by Chris Kahn, 399 words)
Former Bush adviser Wolfowitz to vote for Clinton - Spiegel
BERLIN - Paul Wolfowitz, a Republican adviser to former U.S. President George W. Bush, plans to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election despite his "serious reservations," Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-WOLFOWITZ, moved at 12:25 p.m., 355 words)
WASHINGTON
White House proposes rule to welcome immigrant entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration proposed a rule on Friday aimed at attracting thousands of immigrant entrepreneurs to start companies in the United States. (USA-IMMIGRATION/ENTREPRENEURS, moved at 1:21 p.m., by Timothy Gardner, 354 words)
U.S. considering speed-limit device rule for trucks, buses
WASHINGTON - Trucks and buses in the United States may have to be equipped with devices to limit their speed under a proposed rule issued on Friday by the U.S. Transportation Department which said the move could save both lives and fuel. (USA-TRANSPORTATION/SPEED (UPDATE 4), moved at 3:38 p.m., 381 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Judge keeps in place Calif. law allowing physician-assisted suicide
RIVERSIDE - A California judge on Friday refused to suspend a new state law allowing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, citing the need to protect them from pain, but he allowed a legal challenge to proceed. (CALIFORNIA-ASSISTEDSUICIDE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 2:38 p.m., by Paula Lehman-Ewing, 525 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)
Devastating bird flu strain found in U.S. wild duck -USDA
CHICAGO - The type of avian flu that led to the deaths of about 50 million U.S. chickens and turkeys last year has been found in the country for the first time in 14 months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. (HEALTH-BIRDFLU/ALASKA (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:21 p.m., by Tom Polansek, 218 words)
Maine governor apologizes for obscenity-laced voicemail
Maine Governor Paul LePage apologized on Friday for an obscenity-laced voicemail he left for a lawmaker who he believed had called him a racist for remarks he made about drug dealers. (MAINE-LEPAGE/ (PIX), moved at 4:31 p.m., by Chris Prentice, 457 words)
Illinois pension fund lowers investment rate, hikes state payment
CHICAGO - Illinois faces an estimated $420 million increase in fiscal 2017 pension contributions after the state's biggest public retirement system on Friday lowered its assumed investment rate of return to 7 percent from 7.5 percent. (ILLINOIS-PENSIONS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:24 p.m., 231 words)
Two plead guilty in 2014 armed standoff at Bundy ranch in Nevada
Two men charged along with rancher Cliven Bundy in an armed standoff with federal agents in Nevada in 2014 have pleaded guilty, the first time any of the 19 defendants has agreed to forgo trial and admit wrongdoing. (NEVADA-BUNDY/, moved at 1:31 p.m., by David Ingram, 309 words)
Miami hotel bookings slow, airfares fall since Zika outbreak
Travelers have booked fewer hotel rooms in downtown Miami, and leisure airfares to the greater Miami area have inched down in the weeks since the Zika virus was detected there, data reviewed by Reuters shows. (HEALTH-ZIKA/TRAVEL, moved, 821 words)
Man convicted in Connecticut home invasion murders tried suicide
A man convicted for a triple murder during a 2007 Connecticut home invasion has attempted suicide in prison, a state Corrections Department spokeswoman said on Friday. (CONNECTICUT-MURDER/KOMISARJEVSK, moved, 185 words)
WORLD
Italy's earthquake shakes even the dead
MILAN - The earthquake that brought disaster to a cluster of mountain communities in central Italy this week did not even spare the dead. The small cemetery outside the hamlet of Sant'Angelo, sitting above the devastated town of Amatrice, has been damaged by the violent tremors that have battered the area since Wednesday. (ITALY-QUAKE/CEMETERY (PIX, TV), moved, 237 words)
Convicted bank robber charged in Toronto crossbow deaths
TORONTO - A Toronto bank robber known as the "fake beard bandit" was charged with three counts of first-degree murder after three people were killed in a crossbow attack in the city's east end, police in Canada's largest city said on Friday. (CANADA-TORONTO/CROSSBOW (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 280 words)
India's deadly floods raise risk of women, children being sold into slavery
NEW DELHI - Women and children in India's flood-hit eastern region are at risk of being preyed upon by human traffickers and sold into slavery in middle class homes, restaurants and shops, and even brothels, aid workers warned on Friday. (INDIA-FLOODS/TRAFFICKING (PIX), moved, 881 words)
Brazil impeachment trial suspended amid senators' row
BRASILIA - The Senate impeachment trial of suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff descended into a shouting match between her political supporters and opponents during its second day on Friday, forcing a two-hour halt in the proceedings. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 1:29 p.m., by Anthony Boadle, 514 words)
First evacuees leave besieged Damascus suburb Daraya
BEIRUT - Besieged residents and rebels began leaving the Damascus suburb of Daraya on Friday, Reuters witnesses said, as an evacuation to end one of the longest stand-offs in Syria's five-year war began. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-DARAYA (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 11:16 a.m., 698 words)
Batman suit boasting 23 gadgets earns Guinness World Record
LONDON - Boasting a "bat tracker," a bat sign projector for the nighttime sky, smoke guns and an array of other devices, a Batman costume fitted with 23 gadgets has earned a place in the Guinness World Records book. (GLOBAL-RECORD/BATMAN (TV), moved, 130 words)
Eat them all! Sydney restaurant launches Pokemon burgers
SYDNEY - A Sydney restaurant is capitalizing on an appetite for all things Pokemon Go by selling a limited number of burgers based on characters from the blockbuster smartphone game. (NINTENDO-POKEMON/AUSTRALIA-BURGERS (PIX, TV), moved, 152 words)
Turkey opens bridge between continents in megaproject drive
GARIPCE - Turkey opened one of the world's biggest suspension bridges on Friday, the latest megaproject in a $200 billion building spree that President Tayyip Erdogan hopes will secure his place in history. (TURKEY-BRIDGE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:11 p.m., by Ayla Jean Yackley, 1106 words)
Canadian court sentences twin brothers to jail for terror plot
OTTAWA - A Canadian court on Friday sentenced twin brothers to a combined 24 years in prison after they plead guilty to terror-related offenses, including trying to leave the country to join a radical Islamic group. (CANADA-SECURITY/TWINS, moved at 4:12 p.m., 285 words)
No "Arab Spring" in Zimbabwe, Mugabe warns protesters
HARARE - President Robert Mugabe warned protesters on Friday there would be no "Arab Spring" in Zimbabwe after anti-government demonstrations descended it to some of the worst violence seen in the southern African nation for two decades. (ZIMBABWE-PROTEST/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved at 4:47 p.m., by MacDonald Dzirutwe, 696 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
FDA recommends Zika testing for all blood donated in U.S.
CHICAGO - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Friday that all blood donated in the United States and its territories be tested for Zika virus, as it moves to prevent transmission of the virus through the blood supply. (HEALTH-ZIKA/BLOOD (UPDATE 3), moved, 611 words) See also: Zika likely spread sexually from asymptomatic man to woman -report (HEALTH-ZIKA/RESEARCH, moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 588 words).
Self-injury is a 'major killer' in U.S.
When deaths from substance abuse are counted as self-inflicted, then deaths from self-injury in the U.S. are tied with deaths attributed to diabetes and outnumber those from flu and pneumonia or kidney disease, new research suggests. (HEALTH-SUICIDE/RATES, moved at 4:46 p.m., by Andrew M. Seaman, 593 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Oops! Britney Spears does it again in latest pop culture comeback
NEW YORK - Britney Spears is hitting up pop culture one more time, releasing a new album, singing retro karaoke hits and about to take the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) stage for the first time since 2007. (PEOPLE-BRITNEYSPEARS/ (TV), moved at 12:32 p.m., by Jill Serjeant, 416 words)
Office workers turn urban gardeners on Paris luxury store rooftops
PARIS - Le Bon Marche and La Grande Epicerie, two landmark Paris luxury stores have turned their joint rooftops into an urban garden for staff who can grow their own crops in their free time. (FRANCE-URBAN GARDENING/ (PIX, TV), moved at 12:08 p.m., by Geert De Clercq, 418 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wall St slips in wake of comments by top Fed officials
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended modestly lower after a volatile session on Friday, having bounced between gains and losses as investors wrestled with the likely timing of a U.S. interest rate hike following comments from top Federal Reserve officials. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 7), by Chuck Mikolajczak, 447 words) See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 7), by Hilary Russ, 495 words
For the Fed's Yellen "conventional" unconventional policy is enough
WASHINGTON - For all the talk of a radical shift in central banking policy, from the permanent use of negative rates to helicopter money drops, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appears to believe she can tackle any future downturn using the tools currently at her disposal. (USA-FED/YELLEN-TOOLKIT (ANALYSIS), moved at 2:40 p.m., by David Chance, 686 words)
Declining inventories crimp U.S. Q2 growth, consumer spending surges
WASHINGTON - U.S. economic growth was slightly more tepid than initially thought in the second quarter as businesses aggressively ran down inventories, offsetting a spurt in consumer spending. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2), moved at 12:10 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 829 words)
Redstone granddaughter agrees to case dismissal, helps broader deal
CANTON - The granddaughter of Viacom Inc's controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone has agreed to let a Massachusetts court dismiss claims brought by former company leaders, a step that will help end a battle over the fate of the media empire. (VIACOM-REDSTONE/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:23 p.m., by Ross Kerber and Jessica Toonkel, 469 words)
Landmark Phelan building sold in San Francisco for $375 mln
NEW YORK - New York-based developer Thor Equities sold the historic Phelan building in San Francisco for $375 million to an unidentified investor from China, the latest deal in an unprecedented wave of Chinese investment into U.S. commercial real estate. (USA-PROPERTY/THOREQUITIES-PHELAN, moved at noon, 238 words)
Uber wins halt to NY price-fixing lawsuit during appeal
NEW YORK - A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Uber Technologies Inc and its chief executive Travis Kalanick to put a price-fixing lawsuit against them on hold, while they appeal his denial of their bid to compel arbitration. The decision was issued by U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan. (UBER-LAWSUIT/PRICEFIXING (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:55 p.m., 316 words)
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