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TOP STORIES

Hurricane Hermine tears through Florida, raises new Zika fears

TAMPA - Hurricane Hermine tore a path of destruction across Florida on Friday, knocking out power for 253,000 customers, flooding low-lying areas and raising concerns about the spread of the Zika virus from pools of standing water left behind. (STORM-HERMINE/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved at 12:46 p.m., by Letitia Stein, 608 words)

Clinton announces plan to address 'unjustified' price hikes on life-saving drugs

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton said on Friday that if elected to the White House she would create an oversight panel to protect U.S. consumers from price hikes on long-available drugs and import alternative treatments if necessary, adding to her pledges to rein in drug prices. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-DRUGS (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 1:29 p.m., by Amanda Becker and Ransdell Pierson, 779 words)

Russia, Japan hold 'in-depth' talks on islands dispute

VLADIVOSTOK - Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday to draw up proposals this year to end a row over a group of disputed islands that has bedeviled relations between their countries for over 70 years. (RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK/FORUM-PUTIN (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 11:42 a.m., by Vladimir Soldatkin and Kiyoshi Takenaka, 511 words)

Blast kills 10 as Philippine president visits hometown

MANILA - An explosion at a market in the home city of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte killed at least 10 people on Friday and wounded dozens more, officials said, but the cause of the blast was not immediately clear. (PHILIPPINES-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 295 words)

CAMPAIGN

One secret of Trump's low-cost campaign: free labor

NEW YORK - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-STAFF (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 7 a.m. 704 words)

Organizers name TV journalists to moderate U.S. presidential debates

WASHINGTON - Journalists from NBC, ABC, CNN and Fox News will moderate the three scheduled debates between U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 8 election, the nonpartisan group organizing the events said on Friday. (USA-ELECTION/DEBATES (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:21 a.m., 439 words)

Clinton Foundation plans to close overseas fundraising arms

NEW YORK - The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation will shut down its fundraising affiliates in Sweden and the United Kingdom if Hillary Clinton wins the U.S. presidency in November, a spokesman for the global charity said this week. (USA-ELECTION/FOUNDATION, moved at noon, by Jonathan Allen, 566 words)

WASHINGTON

CDC grants $2.4 mln to five U.S. jurisdictions to fight Zika

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that it had granted $2.4 million to five jurisdictions to help combat the spread of Zika virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FUNDING, moved at 12:22 p.m., 137 words) See also: U.S. fights Zika mosquitoes with limited arsenal (HEALTH-ZIKA/USA-MOSQUITOES (INSIGHT, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 7 a.m., by Julie Steenhuysen, 965 words)

FDA halts sale of some antibacterial hand, body wash products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it is banning some over-the-counter antibacterial hand and body wash products, saying they are no more effective than soap and water and could cause long-term harm. (ANTISEPTIC-FDA/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:06 p.m., by Natalie Grover, 369 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Ex-Stanford swimmer freed after only 3 months in jail for sex assault

SAN JOSE - A former Stanford University swimmer was released from jail on Friday after serving just half of a six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, a punishment widely criticized as too lenient. (CALIFORNIA-RAPE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 11:20 a.m., by Jane Lanhee Lee, 407 words)

Octogenarian former Boston mob boss charged with 1993 murder

BOSTON - An 83-year-old former Boston mob boss and another man were due in court on Friday to face charges that they murdered a former business associate in 1993 when federal officials began to investigate their relationship. (MASSACHUSETTS-CRIME/, moved at 12:20 p.m., 140 words)

Fewer U.S. hospitals breaking emergency treatment rules

The number of U.S. hospitals investigated or cited for breaking federal emergency treatment rules has declined over the past decade, a study suggests. (HEALTH-EMERGENCIES/COMPLIANCE, moved at 12:16 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 609 words)

WORLD

Uzbek government says Karimov, "truly great" leader, has died

ALMATY - Uzbek President Islam Karimov, authoritarian leader of his Central Asian state for more than 25 years, died on Friday, the government and parliament said in a statement which hailed him as "truly great." (UZBEKISTAN-PRESIDENT/ (UPDATE 6), moved at 1:54 p.m., by Olzhas Auyezov, 608 words) See also: Veteran Uzbek leader Karimov battled Islamists, suppressed dissent (UZBEKISTAN-KARIMOV/ (UPDATE 1, OBITUARY), moved at 10:47 a.m., 855 words)

Mother Teresa miracle recipient feels grateful, not special

ROME - As the Roman Catholic Church prepares to declare Mother Teresa of Calcutta officially a saint, the man the Church believes she miraculously intervened to rescue from the brink of death says he does not think she chose him specifically. (POPE-MOTHERTERESA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:25 a.m., by Isla Binnie, 535 words) See also: Mother Teresa's mission lives on in Kolkata, grows worldwide (POPE-MOTHERTERESA/INDIA (PIX, TV), moved at 7:37 a.m., 620 words)

Turkey pushes west in offensive against Islamic State in Syria

ANKARA - Turkey renewed air strikes on Islamic State sites in Syria on Friday, extending operations along a 90-km (56-mile) corridor near the Turkish border which Ankara says it is clearing of jihadists and protecting from Kurdish militia expansion. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 9:41 a.m., by Ece Toksabay, 509 words) See also: MIDEAST-CRISIS/TURKEY-ISLAMIC STATE (INSIGHT, PIX), moved, 1,400 words) and Turkish police use tear gas on protesters near Syrian border -security sources (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY-PROTESTS (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:59 a.m., 278 words)

Italians angered by Charlie Hebdo cartoon showing quake victims as pasta

ROME - French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, victim of a deadly attack by Islamist militants in 2015 for its irreverent humor, was criticized by Italians on Friday for portraying victims of an earthquake that killed almost 300 people as different types of pasta. (ITALY-QUAKE/CHARLIEHEBDO (PIX), moved, 400 words)

Bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens at Pakistan court

PESHAWAR - Two bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens outside a court complex in northwest Pakistan on Friday, a rescue official said, hours after militants killed two people in a Christian neighborhood in the same region. (PAKISTAN-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 6:13 a.m., 667 words)

Latam banana workers' claims over pesticide are revived in U.S.

Hundreds of banana farmers from Central America and South America will again have their day in court, after a U.S. appeals court on Friday revived six lawsuits accusing several big fruit and chemical companies of sickening them with a toxic pesticide. (BANANAWORKERS-PESTICIDE/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:53 p.m., 400 words)

Singapore should brace for long-term battle with Zika-experts

SINGAPORE - Wealthy Singapore has the funds and expertise to fight Zika, but its warm, wet climate and one of the world's most densely packed populations mean the mosquito-borne virus may be controlled but not eradicated, at least for years, infectious disease experts say. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved at 12:12 p.m., by Aradhana Aravindan and Marius Zaharia, 801 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Risk that Zika will spread further in U.S, elsewhere - WHO

GENEVA - Singapore has handled its Zika outbreak in a textbook fashion so far, while the United States could see the disease spread beyond Florida despite mosquito-control measures, officials at the World Health Organization said on Friday. (HEALTH-ZIKA/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 10:49 a.m., by Stephanie Nebehay, 485 words)

Kidney donors don't always get priority when they need a transplant

Living kidney donors are supposed to get priority on the waiting list if they ever need a transplant themselves, and when a recent study found that wasn't always happening, regulators put new policies and programs in place to reduce delays. (HEALTH-KIDNEY/DONOR (CORRECTED), moved at 11:05 a.m., by Andrew M. Seaman, 547 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Tom Ford back at Venice film fest with thriller marking directorial comeback

VENICE - After a seven-year hiatus Tom Ford is back to film making with thriller "Nocturnal Animals" premiering at the Venice Film Festival on Friday and the busy fashion designer promises he will be back much sooner next time. (FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/NOCTURNALANIMALS, moving shortly, by Agnieszka Flak and Hanna Rantala, 463 words)

Dogs use same parts of brain to process speech as humans

BUDAPEST - "Super, well done," her trainer says, and Maya, a Hungarian golden retriever, happily holds up her left paw, responding to the praise. (HUNGARY-DOGS/RESEARCH (TV, PIX), moved at 8:20 a.m., 372 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St cuts gains after weaker-than-expected jobs data

Wall Street pared gains in early afternoon trading on Friday as investors feared the weaker-than-expected August employment report will not be enough to dissuade the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates as soon as this month. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will update throughout the day, 483 words)

U.S. nonfarm payrolls rise less than expected; wage growth moderates

WASHINGTON - U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of robust gains and wage gains moderated, which could effectively rule out an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve this month. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 5), moving shortly, by Lucia Mutikani, 853 words)

Oil up 3 pct as U.S. jobs data hits dollar; down for week

NEW YORK - Oil prices rose 3 percent on Friday as a report showing weaker U.S. jobs growth in August suppressed the dollar, pushing up commodities, but crude futures remained on track for a big weekly loss on glut concerns. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 7), will update throughout the day, 420 words)

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones after battery fires

SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it has found to be fire-prone and halted their sales in 10 markets, denting a revival of the firm's mobile business. (SAMSUNG ELEC-SMARTPHONES/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, GRAPHICS, TV), moved at 1:47 p.m., by Se Young Lee, 970 words)

BlackBerry teams with Samsung for "spy-proof" tablet for Germany

TORONTO - BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday that its encryption technology is being used to toughen a "spy-proof" Samsung tablet that is being used by German government agencies dealing with classified information. (BLACKBERRY-SAMSUNG ELEC/TABLET, moved at 12:19 p.m., 128 words)

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