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Pressure grows on Charlotte police to release shooting video

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Pressure on Charlotte police intensifies to release video showing fatal shooting of black man by officers that sparks two nights of violent protests in North Carolina's largest city. (USA-POLICE/ (UPDATE 9, TV, PIX), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Andy Sullivan and Greg Lacour, 800 words)

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- USA-POLICE/EMERGENCY (FACTBOX), moved, 321 words

Tulsa officer charged with manslaughter for fatal shooting seen on video

TULSA, Okla. - White Tulsa police officer who fatally shot unarmed black man is charged with manslaughter, and warrant is issued for her arrest, Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler says. (USA-POLICE/OKLAHOMA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, 400 words)

Trump doubles down on 'law-and-order' appeal in White House bid

PITTSBURGH - Donald Trump praises aggressive police tactics and condemns attacks on officers amid criticism of his plan to use "stop-and-frisk" tactics to reduce crime, in speech after second night of unrest that shakes Charlotte, N.C. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Emily Flitter, 800 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-TAX (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Emily Stephenson, 466 words

Accused New York bomber's wife back; lawyer seeks access to suspect

NEW YORK - Wife of Afghan-born U.S. citizen charged in bombings in New York City and New Jersey returns to United States, law enforcement official says, as defense lawyer presses to get access to accused man. (USA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by David Ingram, 599 words)

Aleppo hit by worst strikes in months, Syria announces new offensive

BEIRUT - Warplanes mount heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of city of Aleppo overnight, and Syria's military announces it begins new offensive, burying hopes for revival of collapsed cease-fire. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 3, PIX), moving shortly, by Tom Perry and Ellen Francis, 900 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

For one Afghan boy, hopes of a new life in Europe end in suicide

SVANGSTA, Sweden - Sweden has long welcomed young asylum-seekers. Last year, as Mustafa Ansari's story shows, it was overwhelmed. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SWEDEN (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Sven Nordenstam and Benjamin Lesser, 2,810 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. job market firming; tight inventories constraining housing

WASHINGTON - Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly falls to two-month low, pointing to labor market strength that could pave way for Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by December. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 744 words)

Hackers steal data from 500 million Yahoo accounts

Yahoo says information from at least 500 million of its user accounts was stolen in 2014 by what it believes was state-sponsored actor. (YAHOO-CYBER/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET by Dustin Volz, 500 words)

Ex-Cuomo advisers, others charged in New York corruption cases

NEW YORK - Federal and state prosecutors announce charges against 10 men, including two onetime senior advisers to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in corruption and fraud cases involving state contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. (NEW YORK-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Nate Raymond, 528 words)

AMERICAS

Secret mediator helped guide Colombia to peace deal

CALI - For more than decade, Henry Acosta regularly headed into Colombia's mountains and jungles on foot and mule, fording rivers and evading military intelligence on secret mission to promote peace between government and Marxist rebels. Acosta became involved after chance meeting with top FARC commander in 1998, his first step in journey that ended with this year's pact to end half-century conflict that killed some 220,000 people. (COLOMBIA-REBELS/MEDIATOR (PIX, TV), moved, by Luis Jaime Acosta, 814 words)

Brazil police arrest former finance minister in Petrobras probe

SAO PAULO - Brazilian police arrest former Finance Minister Guido Mantega as sweeping corruption investigation further strikes at heart of Workers Party that ran country for 13 years.

(BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Brad Haynes and Brad Brooks, 604 words)

Venezuela opposition fumes as door slams on 2016 Maduro vote

CARACAS - Foes of President Nicolas Maduro vow protests and accuse Venezuela's election authority of ignoring voters by dashing hopes for referendum this year on recalling unpopular socialist leader. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne and Deisy Buitrago, 439 words)

Canada, China agree to tighten trade ties, mull extradition pact

OTTAWA - Canada and China settle trade dispute and say they will start exploratory talks on free-trade pact but give few details about possible extradition treaty for Chinese fugitives which triggers criticism in Canada. (CANADA-CHINA/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren, 399 words)

EUROPE

Russian election chiefs to investigate Reuters findings of irregularities

MOSCOW - Russia's national election authority says it will look into evidence found by Reuters of inflated turnout figures and people voting more than once at three polling stations in two regions during parliamentary election. (RUSSIA-ELECTIONS/FRAUD-INVESTIGATION (PIX, TV), moved, by Maria Tsvetkova and Alexander Winning, 540 words)

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

Death toll rises to 52 after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt

CAIRO - Nine more bodies are recovered from Mediterranean day after boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes off Egypt, officials say, bringing death toll to 52. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/EGYPT (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 548 words)

SCIENCE

Moonlight sonata: fish's nocturnal 'singing' secrets revealed

WASHINGTON - Researchers uncover secrets behind one of marvels of nature: males of Pacific fish species called plainfin midshipman that court females during breeding season using nocturnal "love song" with otherworldly sound. (SCIENCE-FISH/ (PIX), moved, by Will Dunham, 417 words)

Hard-headed: prehistoric Texas reptile boasted bony domed skull

WASHINGTON - In warm, lush region of West Texas crisscrossed with rivers, bizarre reptile roamed Triassic Period landscape about 228 million years ago, boasting bony domed head unlike almost any creature that ever appeared on Earth. (SCIENCE-REPTILE/ (PIX), moved, by Will Dunham, 400 words)

WIDER IMAGE

Italian officials support each other in lonely stand against mafia

POLISTENA, Italy - Benedetto Zoccola wears wiretap to put mob boss in jail. To pay him back, mafia plants small bomb on window sill of his office. (ITALY-MAFIA/THREATS (WIDER IMAGE, PIX), moved, by Steve Scherer and Tony Gentile, 496 words)

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