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Raucous opening to U.S. Democratic convention as Sanders backers revolt

PHILADELPHIA - Supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders drown out opening proceedings of Democratic convention with raucous chorus of competing cheers as discord envelops first day of Clinton's presidential nominating convention. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Jonathan Allen and John Whitesides, 900 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/RUSSIA, moving shortly, by Mark Hosenball and Arshad Mohammed, 900 words

- USA-ELECTION/POLL-REUTERSIPSOS, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by Maurice Tamman, 900 words

- USA-ELECTION/RUSSIA-FBI (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Dustin Volz and Mark Hosenball, 712 words

Bavarian bomber pledged allegiance to Islamic State - minister

ANSBACH, Germany - Syrian who blew himself up in southern Germany, wounding 15 people, had pledged allegiance to Islamic State on video found on his mobile phone, Bavarian Interior Minister says. (GERMANY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 11, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Andreas Burger, 748 words)

Suspects sought in Florida shooting that killed two teens

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Florida police have three people in custody and are searching for additional suspects in shooting outside nightclub that leaves two teenagers dead and more than dozen people wounded. (FLORIDA-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 10, PIX, TV), moved, by Chris Tilley, 646 words)

Turkey detains 42 journalists in crackdown, talk of constitutional changes

ISTANBUL - Turkey orders detention of 42 journalists, broadcaster NTV reports, under crackdown after failed coup, and prime minister suggests political parties could try to draft new constitution. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 5, PIX, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Daren Butler and Seda Sezer, 1,000 words)

At least 19 dead in knife attack in Japan -reports

At least 19 people are killed and as many as 20 wounded by knife-wielding man at facility for disabled in Japan, Kyodo news agency reports. (JAPAN-ATTACK/ (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, 200 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

Students, teachers detail cheating in program owned by test giant ACT

SHANGHAI/SEOUL/IOWA CITY - Global Assessment Certificate program is designed to give foreign students skills to succeed at U.S. universities. Reuters finds it sometimes offers those students much more - including sneak peek at ACT itself. (COLLEGE-CHEATING/ACT (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Steve Stecklow, Alexandra Harney and Ju-min Park, 2,972 words)

UNITED STATES

Verizon to buy Yahoo's core business for $4.8 billion in digital ad push

SAN FRANCISCO - Verizon Communications says it will buy Yahoo's core internet properties for $4.83 billion in cash, marking end of line for storied Web pioneer and setting stage for big new internet push by telecom giant. (YAHOO-M&A/VERIZON (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Deborah M. Todd, 900 words)

Wildfire threatens 10,000 homes near Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES - Fierce California wildfire drives thousands more residents from their homes as flames raged for fourth day through drought-parched canyons and foothills north of Los Angeles. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, by Steve Gorman, 400 words)

WIDER IMAGE

Venezuelan schoolchildren express hunger in drawings

CARACAS - When children at Catholic-run school in poor neighborhood of Venezuela's capital begin fainting from hunger, teachers ask them to draw or describe their most recent meals and what they expect to eat next. (VENEZUELA-SCHOOLCHILDREN/ (WIDER IMAGE, PIX), moved, by Daniel Kai, 383 words)

AMERICAS

Colombia declares end to Zika epidemic inside country

BOGOTA - Colombian health officials declare that worst of Zika outbreak in Andean nation passes just 10 months after its arrival, raising questions about how virus is affecting parts of Latin America differently. (HEALTH-ZIKA/COLOMBIA (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Julia Symmes Cobb, 537 words)

EUROPE

Scotland's Sturgeon preparing for independence to keep post-Brexit options open

LONDON - Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon says she will start preparatory work on splitting Scotland from rest of Britain to keep option of independence available after vote to leave European Union. (BRITAIN-EU/SCOTLAND (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by William James, 450 words)

AFRICA

Regional armies struggle in last push against Boko Haram

DIFFA, Niger - Seven years into insurgency that spreads from Nigeria into Chad, Niger and Cameroon, regional armies are in final push to defeat Boko Haram, once-obscure Islamist sect turned deadly militant group. But lingering divisions in countries' multi-national joint task force are complicating that mission. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/NIGER (INSIGHT, TV, PIX), moved, by Joe Bavier, 1,184 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Suicide bombing north of Baghdad kills 16, Islamic State claims attack

BAGHDAD - Suicide car bombing claimed by Islamic State kills 16 people, including group of women and children packed into minibus outside Iraqi town, police and hospital sources say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-KHALIS (UPDATE 2, GRAPHIC), moved, 245 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN, moved, by Michelle Nichols, 394 words

ASIA

Diplomatic win for China as ASEAN drops reference to maritime court ruling

VIENTIANE - China scores diplomatic victory as Southeast Asian nations drop U.S.-backed proposal to mention landmark international court ruling against Beijing's territorial claims in South China Sea in joint statement. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/ASEAN (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Michael Martina and Lesley Wroughton, 799 words)

SPORT

Kremlin hails IOC Olympic green light, but conditions grate

MOSCOW - Kremlin hails decision by International Olympic Committee not to ban Russia's entire team from Rio Olympics over doping allegations, but government officials say strings attached to IOC's ruling are unfair. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Dmitry Solovyov and Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, 498 words)

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