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Syria truce largely holds, aid preparations under way

BEIRUT - New nationwide cease-fire in Syria brokered by United States and Russia brings full day with no combat deaths, monitoring body says, and efforts to deliver badly needed aid to besieged areas gets cautiously under way. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 4, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Lisa Barrington, 800 words)

Trump steps up bid to highlight Clinton's 'deplorables' remark

DES MOINES, Iowa/WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump steps up efforts to wring maximum advantage from Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's comment that his supporters are "deplorables" as he seeks to portray her as out of touch with ordinary Americans. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by James Oliphant and Amanda Becker, 500 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON (PIX), moved, by Richard Cowan, 818 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS, moved, by Jonathan Allen, 436 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ECONOMY, moved, 297 words

Record new U.S. military aid deal for Israel to be signed in days - sources

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM - United States and Israel reach final agreement on record new package of at least $38 billion in U.S. military aid and 10-year pact is expected to be signed this week, sources close to matter tell Reuters. (USA-ISRAEL/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Matt Spetalnick and Luke Baker, 825 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. household income post record surge in 2015, poverty falls

WASHINGTON - U.S. household income increases by most on record after several years of stagnation, suggesting economic recovery from Great Recession is gradually lifting ordinary citizens who were largely left behind. (USA-ECONOMY/POVERTY (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Lucia Mutikani and Susan Heavey, 500 words)

U.S. Supreme Court leaves Ohio voting restrictions in place

WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court refuses to reinstate for Nov. 8 general election Ohio's so-called Golden Week voting procedures, when people could register and cast ballots in same week, that was abolished by Republican-backed law. (USA-COURT/VOTE (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Lawrence Hurley, 525 words)

AMERICAS

Colombian rebels trade guns for shovels ahead of peace meeting

YARI PLAINS, Colombia - Hundreds of FARC rebels are converging on camp in southern Colombia to pour cement, shore up dirt roads and set up communications ahead of group's congress this week, where delegates will ratify peace deal to end 52 years of war. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/CONFERENCE (TV, PIX), moved, by Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra, 405 words)

EUROPE

EU should expel Hungary for mistreating migrants, Luxembourg minister says

BERLIN/BUDAPEST - Hungary should be excluded from European Union for anti-migrant policies that undermine EU values, including erecting razor-wire fence, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn says, provoking scornful riposte from Budapest. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY-ASSELBORN (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Madeline Chambers and Marton Dunai, 510 words)

For some 'Jungle' migrants, France isn't that bad after all

CALAIS, France - Afghan national Sajjad dreamt of new life in Britain, but teenager is among growing number of migrants holed up in squalid camp in Calais to decide that France might not be such bad second choice. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/CALAIS (TV, PIX), moved, by Matthias Blamont, 875 words)

Rising asylum rejections do not reflect migrant reality - Italy NGO

ROME - Italy's rising rejection rate for asylum requests clashes with stories told by migrants who risk their lives to cross desert and sea to reach Europe, Rome-based humanitarian group says. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ITALY-ASYLUM (PIX), moved, by Steve Scherer, 415 words)

ASIA

U.S. bombers fly over South Korea in show of force after nuclear test

SEOUL - Two U.S. B-1 bombers fly over South Korea in show of force and solidarity with its ally after North Korea's nuclear test, while U.S. envoy calls for a swift and strong response to Pyongyang from United Nations. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by James Pearson and Ju-min Park, 749 words)

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