REUTERS AMERICA NEWS PLAN FOR MONDAY AUGUST 29

08/29/2016 14:17

REUTERS AMERICA AFTERNOON NEWS PLAN FOR MONDAY AUGUST 29

LATEST AND PLANNED U.S. NEWS COVERAGE (ALL TIMES ET)

TOP STORIES

Clinton aide Abedin separates from scandal-plagued Weiner

WASHINGTON - Huma Abedin, one of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's top aides, said on Monday that she was separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after a sex scandal similar to an earlier incident that led him to resign from the U.S. Congress. (PEOPLE-WEINER/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 12:46 p.m., by Amanda Becker, 399 words)

Mylan to launch generic EpiPen at half the price of original

Mylan NV said it would launch the first generic version of its allergy auto-injector EpiPen for $300, half the price of the branded product, the drugmaker's second step in less than a week to counter the backlash over the product's steep price. (MYLAN NL-PRICING/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved at 11:52 a.m., by Ankur Banerjee, 604 words)

Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target

BEIRUT/KARKAMIS - Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO ally the United States, which said it was concerned the battle for territory had shifted away from targeting Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 11:50 a.m., by Lisa Barrington and Umit Bektas, 785 words) See also: Fight for Syria's Aleppo exposes limits of Russian air power (MIDEAST CRISIS/RUSSIA, moved at 12:44 p.m., by Maria Tsvetkova and Christian Lowe, 1058 words)

CAMPAIGN

Republicans ask Clinton Foundation to produce correspondence

NEW YORK - The Republican National Committee asked the charity of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's family on Monday to produce all correspondence its staff had with the U.S. State Department while Clinton served as America's most senior diplomat. (USA-ELECTION/FOUNDATION, moved at 1:17 p.m., moved, 384 words)

Bosnian Serbs make shoes for Melania Trump's White House walk in

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia - A Bosnian Serb factory on Monday presented two pair of shoes, gift for the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Slovenian-born Melania, in a support for the Trump's White House quest. (BOSNIA-TRUMP/SHOES (TV, PIX), moved at 9 a.m., 296 words)

WASHINGTON

European Commission says "ball still rolling" on trade deal with U.S. after German comments

BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive said on Monday it had a unanimous mandate from the bloc's 28 members to finalize negotiations on a free trade deal with the United States, a day after Germany's economy minister said the talks had "de facto failed." (EU-USA/TTIP-EUROPEANCOMMISSION (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:53 a.m., 496 words)

FBI detects breaches against two state voter systems

WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found breaches in Illinois' and Arizona's voter registration databases and is urging states to increase computer security ahead of the November presidential election, according to a U.S. official familiar with the probe. (USA-ELECTION/CYBERSECURITY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:59 p.m., by Dustin Volz and Jim Finkle, 533 words)

Climate change looms large in Obama's final trip to Asia

WASHINGTON - When President Barack Obama sets out this week to meet world leaders in China and Laos during his final presidential trip to Asia, he will make an unusual stop along the way. With time running out for more action on climate change during his time in office, Obama will drop in to Midway Atoll, a far-flung and largely uninhabited coral reef that is a refuge for sharks, albatrosses and endangered turtles and seals. The photo-rich stop is aimed at both raising awareness about the threat posed by climate change, and showcasing Obama's decision to protect a larger part of the ocean around Hawaii.(CHINA-OBAMA/CLIMATECHANGE (PIX), moved at 11:31 a.m., by Roberta Rampton, 550 words)

U.S. to meet target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees -White House

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will meet its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees a month ahead of schedule, the White House said on Monday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:37 p.m., 182 words)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security evaluating use of private prison companies

WASHINGTON - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced on Monday that he directed his advisory council to evaluate whether the agency should continue to contract with private prison companies. (USA-PRISONS/IMMIGRATION (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 74 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Louisiana authorities search for three escaped prisoners

Louisiana law enforcement officials on Monday were searching for three inmates who scaled razor wire fencing to escape from a medium-security prison, the local sheriff's department said. (LOUISIANA-ESCAPEES/, moved at 9:17 a.m., 133 words, will be led)

Colorado's anti-fracking measures fail to qualify for ballot

HOUSTON - Environmental groups have failed to gather enough signatures to put two measures on Colorado's ballot in November that aimed to curb fracking and oil and gas work, the state said on Monday. (FRACKING-COLORADO/BALLOT (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:19 p.m., 221 words)

Social media adds to panic over 'gunfire' at L.A. airport -police

LOS ANGELES - A security panic that crippled Los Angeles International Airport and sent hundreds of passengers fleeing from terminals was triggered by reports of gunfire that proved false but were amplified by word-of-mouth and social media, police said on Monday. (USA-SECURITY/LOS ANGELES (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 12:50 p.m., by Steve Gorman, 533 words)

Brewing tropical systems threaten U.S. Gulf and Atlantic coasts

TAMPA, Fla. - Two brewing tropical systems menaced the southeastern United States on Monday, with forecasters warning that a tropical storm could make landfall later this week on Florida's Gulf Coast. (STORM-ATLANTIC/, pix, moved at 12:13 p.m. EDT, 250 words)

Massachusetts man charged with stockpiling arms mulled attack - prosecutors

BOSTON - A suburban Boston man who was arrested over the weekend illegally stockpiled weapons in violation of a court order and had mulled attacking a police station or a mosque, according to federal prosecutors. (MASSACHUSETTS-CRIME/, moved at 1:28 p.m., 146 words)

Truck carrying Takata air bag inflators explodes in U.S., killing one

A truck that was transporting Takata Corp air bag inflators and propellants at the center of a global recall exploded in Texas last week, killing one woman and injuring four other people, the auto parts supplier said on Monday. (AUTOS-TAKATA/BLAST (UPDATE 1), moved at 10:03 a.m., 388 words)

New Cuba tourism seen slow to take off despite U.S. flights

HAVANA/NEW YORK - An expected explosion in U.S. tourism to Cuba will likely take years to materialize even after U.S. airlines resume commercial flights to the Caribbean island this week for the first time since 1961, industry officials said. (CUBA-USA/FLIGHTS (PIX), moved at 1:27 p.m., by Marc Frank and Jeffrey Dastin, 641 words)

Fall from a tree may have caused death of "Lucy" the famed fossil

AUSTIN, Texas - Lucy, one of the best known ancestors of humans, may have died after a fall from a tree, a study of her 3.18-million-year fossilized remains indicates, University of Texas researchers said on Monday. (USA-FOSSIL/TEXAS (PIX), moving shortly, 300 words)

Judge dismisses Citizens United challenge to New York donor rules

NEW YORK - A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit in which Citizens United sought to block New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from enforcing rules requiring the conservative group to disclose more information about its donors. (CITIZENSUNITED-NEW YORK/LAWSUIT, moved at 1:20 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 346 words)

HSBC executive pleads not guilty in U.S. over forex scheme

NEW YORK - A senior HSBC Holdings Plc executive pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he participated in a fraudulent scheme to front-run a $3.5 billion currency transaction by one of the bank's clients. (HSBC-USA/CRIME (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 1:26 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 415 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Rockets hit Saudi border town as Yemen war flares anew

NAJRAN - Yemeni Houthi forces are again firing rockets at this corner of southern Saudi Arabia, ending a lull of several weeks and complicating efforts to revive talks on ending Yemen's 18-month-old civil war. (YEMEN-SECURITY/SAUDI (PIX, TV), moved at 11:34 a.m., by Katie Paul, 904 words)

WORLD

Brazil's Rousseff says democracy at stake in Senate trial

BRASILIA - A defiant President Dilma Rousseff warned Brazilians on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on democracy by using trumped-up charges to oust her and roll back the social advances of the past 13 years. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 1:24 p.m., by Anthony Boadle, 798 words)

Renzi to present national plan to strengthen Italy's quake defenses

ROME - Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised on Monday to present a national plan to make Italy safer against earthquakes as rescuers continued to search for bodies after last week's quake that killed at least 290 people. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 10:59 a.m., by Gavin Jones, 437 words)

Egypt seeks tougher punishment for female genital mutilation

CAIRO - Women's rights activists hailed the Egyptian government on Monday for advocating increased prison sentences for perpetrators of female genital mutilation (FGM) but warned that a new law could shroud the practice in greater secrecy. (EGYPT-FGM/, moved at 10:46 a.m., by Menna Zaki, 481 words)

Germany wants Facebook to take initiative in fight against online hate

BERLIN - The German government wants Facebook to be more proactive in monitoring and, if necessary, removing forbidden as well as offensive content from its social network platform. (GERMANY-FACEBOOK/ (TV), moved at 12:03 p.m., by Thorsten Severin, 383 words)

Philippines senator vows to press on in battle with 'The Punisher'

MANILA - A Philippines senator who is leading an inquiry into the spate of killings unleashed by President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs' vowed on Monday to press on despite bizarre accusations and insults raining on her from the country's leader. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/SENATOR (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved at 9:37 a.m., by John Chalmers, 604 words)

Uzbek leader in intensive care after brain hemorrhage - daughter

ALMATY - Uzbekistan's president Islam Karimov, who has built his authoritarian rule on warnings of a militant Islamist threat to the Central Asian region, suffered a brain hemorrhage on Saturday and is in stable condition in intensive care, his daughter said. (UZBEKISTAN-PRESIDENT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 10:22 a.m., 726 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Researchers find first U.S. bacteria with worrisome superbug genes

New Jersey researchers said on Monday they had identified perhaps the first strain of E. Coli bacteria in the United States with mobile genes that make it resistant to two types of antibiotics now considered last-line defenses against superbugs. (HEALTH-SUPERBUG/, moved at 10:01 a.m., 195 words)

Singapore steps up Zika prevention effort as confirmed cases rise to 56

SINGAPORE - Singapore confirmed 15 new cases of locally transmitted Zika infections on Monday, taking the tally to 56 as authorities step up efforts to contain the outbreak. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 11:16 a.m., by Nicole Nee and Imogen Braddick, 539 words)

Overspecialization, overtraining up injuries and burnout in kids sports

Focusing only on one sport year round can increase kids' risk of injury and burnout, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. (HEALTH-CHILDREN/SPORTS-GUIDANCE, moved at 1:25 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 462 words)

Diabetes linked to memory decline in older adults

Older adults with poorly controlled diabetes may struggle with what's known as episodic memory, the ability to recall specific events experienced recently or long ago, a study suggests. (HEALTH-MEMORY/DIABETES, moved at 11:14 a.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 637 words)

Transplant recipients who resume smoking have shorter survival

For recipients of an organ transplant, smoking is even more dangerous than for the rest of the population, a recent analysis shows. (HEALTH-TRANSPLANTATION/SMOKING, moved at 12:26 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 500 words)

Docs facing more parents who refuse to vaccinate kids

Pediatricians are increasingly encountering parents who don't want their children immunized against infectious diseases, and a leading medical organization wants to help them address parents' fears and questions about vaccines. (HEALTH-PEDIATRICS/VACCINES, moved at 11:59 a.m., by Andrew M. Seaman, 507 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Vikander, Fassbender's love story powers 'Light Between Oceans'

NEW YORK - What's a better bet than a Hollywood weepie based on a best-selling book? When the stars fall in love in real life while filming it. (FILM-LIGHTBETWEENOCEANS/ (TV), moved at 11 a.m., 396 words)

ANALYSIS

Cyber threat grows for bitcoin exchanges

NEW YORK - When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency. The cyber theft -- the second largest by an exchange since hackers took roughly $350 million in bitcoins at Tokyo's Mt Gox exchange in early 2014 -- is hardly a rare occurrence in the emerging world of crypto-currencies. (BITCOIN-CYBER/ (ANALYSIS), moved at 7 a.m., by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, 974 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Apple is sued over unresponsive iPhone 6 touchscreens

Apple Inc has been sued by owners of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones who say a design defect causes the phones' touchscreens to become unresponsive, making them unusable. (APPLE-LAWSUIT/TOUCHSCREENS (PIX), moved at 11:26 a.m., Jonathan Stempel, 245 words)

Solid U.S. consumer spending boosts prospect of Fed rate hike

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer spending increased for a fourth straight month in July amid strong demand for automobiles, pointing to a pickup in economic growth that could pave the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved at 11:27 a.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 697 words)

U.S. appeals court dismisses AT&T data throttling lawsuit

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court in California on Monday dismissed a U.S. government lawsuit that accused AT&T Inc of deception for reducing Internet speeds for customers with unlimited mobile data plans once their use exceeded certain levels. (AT&T-LAWSUIT/FTC (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Diane Bartz, 196 words)

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