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Trump seeks U.S. military buildup, commander in chief test looms

PHILADELPHIA - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to launch a new U.S. military buildup as he and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton compete over who would be more competent at leading the armed forces as commander in chief. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 4:06 p.m., by Steve Holland, 751 words)

U.S. warns Russia against interfering with Western politics

OXFORD, England - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday warned Russia against interfering with Western "democratic processes" and accused Moscow of aggressive behavior aimed at eroding the international order. (USA-RUSSIA/PENTAGON (Update 2), by Phil Stewart, moved, 415 words. See also: (USA-RUSSIA/DEFENSE (UPDATE 3), moved at 3:23 p.m., by Idrees Ali and Andrea Shalal, 341 words)

Duterte, Obama shake hands and chat after rift over insult

VIENTIANE - U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte shook hands and had a brief chat on Wednesday, officials said, easing a standoff after Duterte called Obama a "son of a bitch" ahead of a summit of Asian leaders in Laos. (ASEAN-SUMMIT/DUTERTE-OBAMA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 3:20 p.m., by Manuel Mogato, 346 words

Syrian opposition says to reject any US/Russia deal unlike own plan

LONDON - Syria's main opposition negotiating group would reject any deal struck by Russia and the United States on Syria's fate that was very different from its own proposed transition plan, the group's general coordinator Riyad Hijab said on Wednesday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-OPPOSITION (UPDATE 3), moved at 3:02 p.m., by William James, 537 words) See also: MIDEAST-CRISIS/KERRY (UPDATE 1), moved at 3:52 p.m., 347 words)

Mexico president replaces finance minister after damaging Trump visit

MEXICO CITY - President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday replaced his close ally and finance minister Luis Videgaray after the two were heavily criticized for Donald Trump's controversial visit to Mexico last week. (MEXICO-ECONOMY/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 1:19 p.m., by Dave Graham, 452 words)

Apple unveils iPhone 7 but some still waiting for iPhone 8

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc unveiled an iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras and no headphone jack at its annual launch event Wednesday, though the biggest surprise was the debut of a three-decade-old Nintendo game franchise, Super Mario Bros, on the smartphone. (APPLE-IPHONE (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), by Julia Love and Alexandra Sage, moving shortly, 597 words)

CAMPAIGN

Trump raises about $90 million in August

WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump raised about $90 million in August in his campaign for the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election against Democrat Hillary Clinton, his campaign said on Wednesday. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 1), moved at 2:38 p.m., by Ginger Gibson, 247 words)

U.S. Green Party's Stein investigated in N. Dakota pipeline protest

WASHINGTON - A sheriff's department in North Dakota is investigating possible charges against the U.S. Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein, for damaging equipment during protests on Tuesday over construction of an oil pipeline. (USA-ELECTION/GREENS (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 3:52 p.m., 397 words)

WASHINGTON

Obama administration arms sales offers to Saudi top $115 bln -report

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has offered Saudi Arabia more than $115 billion in weapons, other military equipment and training, the most of any U.S. administration in the 71-year U.S.-Saudi alliance, a report seen by Reuters has found. (USA-SAUDI/SECURITY (moved), by Yara Bayoumy, 619 words)

U.S. House to vote on bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudis - source

WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on legislation that would allow the families of Sept. 11 attack victims to sue Saudi Arabia's government for damages, a House leadership source said on Wednesday. (USA-SEPT 11/SAUDI, moved at 1:10 p.m., 197 words)

Senate investigations panel to probe Mylan's EpiPen pricing

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate's permanent subcommittee on investigations will probe Mylan Pharmaceuticals' pricing of the allergy auto-injector EpiPen, according to a press release issued on Wednesday. (MYLAN NL-CONGRESS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 3:32 p.m., 156 words)

U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba

WASHINGTON - Two leading critics of President Barack Obama's moves toward normal relations with Cuba introduced legislation on Wednesday seeking to temporarily halt commercial flights between the United States and the island because of security concerns. (CUBA-USA/FLIGHTS-CONGRESS, moved at 11:44 a.m., 256 words)

U.S. House Republicans to discuss whether to impeach IRS chief

WASHINGTON - Members of the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives will discuss next week whether the nation's top tax collector, John Koskinen, should be impeached over conservative charges he stonewalled a congressional investigation, House leaders said Wednesday. (USA-IRS/KOSKINEN (UPDATE 2), moved at 4:33 p.m., 377 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Jury selection opens in Bundy brothers takeover case in Oregon

PORTLAND - Jury selection began on Wednesday in the case of ranchers Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five other anti-government activists who led an armed 41-day takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. (OREGON-MILITIA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 2:53 p.m., 330 words)

Three killed in midair plane collision in Georgia

Three people were killed when two planes collided above a regional airport in Georgia on Wednesday, a fire official said. (GEORGIA-AIRPLANE/CRASH, moved at 12:32 p.m., 130 words)

Ferguson, Missouri, protest leader found shot dead in burning car - police

Missouri detectives have not determined a motive or identified any witnesses in an investigation into the death of a man who led protests in the city of Ferguson following the fatal 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by a law enforcement officer, police said on Wednesday. (USA-POLICE/MISSOURI-ACTIVIST (PIX, TV), moved at 12:31 p.m., 332 words)

Oklahoma teen gets life in prison for killing five family members

An Oklahoma teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering his parents and three siblings with weapons including knives and a hatchet, and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a court official said. (OKLAHOMA-MURDER/ (PIX), moved at 3:51 p.m., 221 words)

'Bridgegate' co-conspirators can remain secret - U.S. appeals court

NEW YORK - A federal appeals court said prosecutors in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal known as "Bridgegate," involving allies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, need not disclose the names of unindicted co-conspirators to news media. (NEW JERSEY-BRIDGEGATE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:01 p.m., 285 words)

U.S. judge halts fracking plan for federal lands in California

HOUSTON - A U.S. judge on Wednesday halted a plan to allow fracking on public lands in central California, saying a federal agency's environmental plan should have taken a "hard look" at the potential impact of the process. (CALIFORNIA-FRACKING/, moved at 4:29 p.m., by Terry Wade, 392 words)

Mural depicts Maine governor as Klansman, Mickey Mouse

A graffiti artist lampooned Maine Governor Paul LePage in a mural depicting the two-term Republican wearing a Ku Klux Klan cape and hood, two weeks after he left a profane voicemail for a Democratic lawmaker he believed had called him a racist. (MAINE-LEPAGE/MURAL (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 2:40 p.m., 355 words)

London's National Gallery sued in NY over alleged stolen Matisse

NEW YORK - The National Gallery of Art in London was sued on Wednesday in New York for the return of the 1908 Henri Matisse painting "Portrait of Greta Moll" by three grandchildren of its subject, who claim it was stolen. (MATISSE-LAWSUIT/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:16 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 391 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Top Saudi cleric says Iran leaders not Muslims as haj row mounts

MECCA - Saudi Arabia's top religious authority said Iran's leaders were not Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in an unusually harsh exchange between the regional rivals over the running of the annual haj pilgrimage. (SAUDI-IRAN/MUFTI (UPDATE 6), moved at 4:23 p.m., by Dahlia Nehme, 734 words)

Iraq militia fighters join battle for Syria's Aleppo

BEIRUT/BAGHDAD - An Iraqi Shi'ite militia said on Wednesday it had dispatched more than 1,000 fighters to the frontline in neighboring Syria, escalating foreign involvement in the battle for Aleppo, the biggest prize in five years of relentless civil war. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 1), moved at 12:12 p.m., by Angus McDowall and Ahmed Rasheed, 806 words)

WORLD

Presidential ambitions put stress on Brazil's new government

BRASILIA - A pledge by new Brazil President Michel Temer not to run in the 2018 election enticed political rivals to back his coalition but pressure from his party might lead him to break the promise, jeopardizing the support he needs to push through reforms. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/TEMER (PIX), moved at 12:27 p.m., by Anthony Boadle, 838 words)

Struggling to feed families, Venezuelans abandon pets

LOS TEQUES - Venezuelans struggling to feed their families, let alone their pets, during the country's deep economic crisis are increasingly abandoning emaciated dogs in streets, public parks and makeshift shelters because they no longer can afford to care for them. (VENEZUELA-ECONOMY/ANIMALS (WIDER IMAGE, PIX, TV), moved at 10 a.m., by Carlos Garcia Rawlins and Girish Gupta, 394 words)

Merkel strikes back, defends migrant policy after election rout

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel hit back at critics of her open-door migrant policy after her conservative CDU party was humiliated in a regional vote, urging all parties to fight the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) with facts. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-MERKEL (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Madeline Chambers and Michael Nienaber, 490 words)

Work on Calais wall to shut out migrants to start this month

LONDON/CALAIS - Work on building a wall along the approach road to the French port of Calais to try to stop migrants from jumping aboard trucks bound for Britain will begin this month, British officials say. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/CALAIS-BRITAIN (UPDATE 1), moved, 315 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Florida politicians urge use of Intrexon GM mosquitoes for Zika

Intrexon Corp said on Wednesday a bipartisan coalition of Florida politicians had urged the U.S. government to step up efforts to fight Zika, including sanctioning the emergency use of the company's genetically engineered mosquitoes. (HEALTH-ZIKA/USA, moved at 3:09 p.m., 327 words)

Irregular heartbeat may be tied to more than just stroke risk

Atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat that's already linked to an increased risk of stroke, may also be tied to higher risk of heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease and sudden death, according to a new research review. (HEALTH-AFIB/HEART-KIDNEYS, moved at 3:24 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 600 words)

Timing twin deliveries to avoid stillbirths

Women pregnant with twins need to time delivery just right, a research review suggests. They need to minimize the risks that come with early arrivals yet still avoid the risk of stillbirths, which rises the longer multiples stay in the womb, the researchers say. (HEALTH-PREGNANCY/TWIN-DELIVERIES, moved at 3:12 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 605 words)

'Superbug' scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising human toll

RICHMOND - Fifteen years after the U.S. government declared antibiotic-resistant infections to be a grave threat to public health, a Reuters investigation has found that infection-related deaths are going uncounted, hindering the nation's ability to fight a scourge that exacts a significant human and financial toll. (USA-UNCOUNTED/SURVEILLANCE (SPECIAL REPORT), moved at 10:07 a.m., by Ryan McNeill, Deborah J. Nelson and Yasmeen Abutaleb, 4495 words)

More evidence of a link between C-sections and childhood obesity

Children born by cesarean delivery appear to have higher odds of developing obesity than their peers who experienced vaginal births, a U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-CESAREANS/CHILD-OBESITY, moved at 4:40 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 615 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

Marilyn Monroe's dress from JFK birthday performance up for auction

LOS ANGELES - The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala will go on sale at an auction in November, the company behind the event said on Wednesday. (PEOPLE-MARILYNMONROE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 3:06 p.m., by Alex Dobuzinskis, 388 words)

About $3 million in jewelry stolen from rapper Drake's tour bus

PHOENIX - A briefcase containing about $3 million in jewelry was stolen from a bus being used by Grammy-winning rapper Drake on his latest concert tour, Phoenix police said on Wednesday. (PEOPLE-DRAKE/, moved at 3 p.m., by David Schwartz, 168 words)

"Jackie" paints mystery of First Lady after assassination

VENICE - Film director Pablo Larrain said his portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in the aftermath of her husband's assassination is not a biopic but rather a chance to look at an intriguing and painful story from the point of view of the former first lady. (FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/JACKIE (TV, PIX), moved at 12:44 p.m., by Agnieszka Flak , 474 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall Street ends flat as investors assess U.S. rates outlook

U.S. stocks ended little changed on Wednesday, though the Nasdaq eked out another record high close, as investors assessed the outlook for U.S. interest rates. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 6), by Caroline Valetkevitch, 398 words) See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 7, GRAPHIC), by Chuck Mikolajczak, 484 words

U.S. job openings at record high, skills mismatch emerging

WASHINGTON - U.S. job openings surged to a record high in July, but a lag in hiring suggested employers were struggling to find qualified workers to fill the positions. (USA-ECONOMY/JOBS (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:10 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 467 words)

HP Enterprise nears deal to sell software division -source

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) is nearing a deal to sell its software division to Britain's Micro Focus International Plc, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as the U.S. company looks to slim down its focus to serve large corporate customers. (HPENTERPRISE-SOFTWARE/MICROFOCUS (UPDATE 2), moved at 4 p.m., by Liana B. Baker, 382 words)

Intel to spin out cybersecurity unit, sell stake in business to TPG

Intel Corp said it would spin out its cybersecurity division and sell a majority stake in it to investment firm TPG for $3.1 billion in cash. (INTEL-MCAFEE/SALE (URGENT), moved at 4:23 p.m., 64 words)

St. Jude sues short-seller over heart device allegations

NEW YORK/BOSTON - St. Jude Medical Inc on Wednesday sued short-selling firm Muddy Waters and cybersecurity company MedSec Holdings Ltd, saying they intentionally disseminated false information about its heart devices to manipulate its stock. (ST JUDE MEDICAL-CYBER/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 4:27 p.m., by Ransdell Pierson and Jim Finkle, 714 words)

A resilient Apache Corp strikes oil in overlooked Texas field

HOUSTON - Apache Corp announced a major oil discovery in Texas on Wednesday, the latest sign the strongest shale companies are not only surviving the steepest price crash in a generation, but growing despite it. (APACHE-CAPEX/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 11:56 a.m., by Swetha Gopinath and Ernest Scheyder, 586 words)

Ackman expected to shake up Chipotle leadership, restore burrito brand

BOSTON - Activist investor William Ackman is hungry to repair Chipotle Mexican Grill after taking a stake in the burrito chain and could begin by shaking up a long-serving board and possibly replacing the two co-chief executives, analysts and investors said. (CHIPOTLE-ACKMAN/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 3:05 p.m., by Svea Herbst-Bayliss, 723 words)

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