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Obama paints Trump as no friend of the working class
PHILADELPHIA/DES MOINES, Iowa - With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Obama takes up Democrats' fight against Donald Trump, trying to quash Republican presidential candidate's bid to appeal to working-class voters. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Ayesha Rascoe and James Oliphant, 706 words)
+ See also:
- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAILS (UPDATE 2, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Jonathan Allen, 500 words
- USA-ELECTION/CYBER, moved, by Patricia Zengerle, 348 words
- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ECONOMY (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 376 words
- USA-ELECTION/HOFFMAN (UPDATE 1), moved, by Deborah M. Todd, 241 words
Syria truce largely holds, aid preparations under way
BEIRUT/GENEVA - New cease-fire in Syria brings full day with no combat deaths in war between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents, monitoring body says, and efforts to deliver aid to besieged areas get cautiously under way. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 6, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Lisa Barrington and Tom Miles, 900 words)
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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, by Tom Miles, 396 words
Record U.S. military aid deal for Israel to be signed on Wednesday
WASHINGTON - United States and Israel agree on record $38 billion package of U.S. military aid and will sign new pact Wednesday, enshrining defense funding for Washington's closest Middle East ally for next decade, officials say. (USA-ISRAEL/ (UPDATE 4), moved, by Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle, 879 words))
UNITED STATES
U.S. household income posts record surge in 2015, poverty falls
WASHINGTON - U.S. household income posts record increase after years of stagnation, suggesting recovery from Great Recession is finally lifting ordinary citizens who were largely left behind. (USA-ECONOMY/POVERTY (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Lucia Mutikani and Susan Heavey, 707 words)
Protesters slam North Dakota pipeline but company 'committed'
ATLANTA - Holding signs and banners and chanting "Oil Kills," protesters in Atlanta shout support for Native American activists trying to stop construction of North Dakota pipeline they say will desecrate sacred land and pollute water. (USA-PIPELINE/NATIVEAMERICANS (UPDATE 3, PIX), moving shortly, by Rich McKay, 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)
U.S. Congress dives into Wells Fargo case, panel to hold hearing
WASHINGTON - Wells Fargo's practices of putting customers into fake accounts, which led U.S. government to fine it $190 million, take center stage in Congress with staff members for Republicans on Senate Banking Committee set to meet with representatives of bank. (USA-CONGRESS/WELLSFARGO (UPDATE 2), moved, by Lisa Lambert, 399 words)
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- USA-BANKS/CONFERENCE-WELLS FARGO (UPDATE 2), moved, by Dan Freed, 404 words
Silicon Valley online course to mint self-driving car engineers
SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley is creating crash course in self-driving car technology to address shortage of engineers with help from startup in different field: online education. (UDACITY-AUTONOMOUS/ (PIX), moved, by Heather Somerville, 699 words)
Appeals court skeptical of New Hampshire's ballot-selfie ban
BOSTON - Three federal appeals court judges show skepticism on how 2014 New Hampshire law banning voters from taking selfies with their ballots on election day does not violate U.S. right to free speech. (NEW HAMPSHIRE-ELECTION/SELFIES (UPDATE 1), moved, by Scott Malone, 393 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)
SPORT
WADA systems hacked by Russian cyber espionage group
LONDON - Confidential medical data on athletes in Rio Olympics are hacked and published by Russian cyber espionage group, and more such leaks may follow, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says. (DOPING-WADA/CYBER (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 766 words)
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