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BREAKING
Furyk shoots 58 at Travelers, lowest round ever on PGA Tour
-- Jim Furyk on Sunday shot the lowest round ever on the PGA Tour, a 12-under-par 58 at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. (GOLF-PGA/FURYK (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 1:55 p.m., 315 words)
New York Yankees to release Alex Rodriguez, last game on Friday
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees will release Alex Rodriguez, one of the greatest players of his generation and one of baseball's most polarizing figures, with his final game with the club set for Friday. (BASEBALL-YANKEES/RODRIGUEZ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 12:57 p.m., by Frank McGurty, 474 words)
Turkish prime minister vows cleric Gulen will brought to Turkey, pay price for coup plot
ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told a rally of more than a million people in Istanbul on Sunday that U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen would be brought to Turkey and pay the price for the coup attempt he is accused by the government of staging. (TURKEY-SECURITY/PRIMEMINISTER (PIX), moved at 1:15 p.m., 98 words)
Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping
RIO DE JANEIRO - The International Paralympic Committee on Sunday banned all Russians from its own Games next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country. (PARALYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:53 a.m., 360 words)
OLYMPICS
Strong winds play havoc with Rio Games
RIO DE JANEIRO - Strong winds wreaked havoc at the Rio Olympics on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of the rowing competition and delays to tennis and kayaking while spectators ran for cover from flying debris on the second full day of competition. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:26 p.m., 409 words, will be led through the day)
Crowd taunts U.S. players with "Zika" jeers
RIO DE JANEIRO - The crowd at Copacabana's Beach Volleyball Arena loudly booed and taunted American volleyball players Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat during an Olympic pool match Sunday, shouting "Zika" each time one of the duo served. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BEACHVOLLEYBALL-M/ZIKA (PIX), moved at 12:55 p.m., 270 words)
Senegal gets Rio mugging from U.S. women's basketball team
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio visitors have been warned of the risk of muggings during the Olympics but Senegal still could not avoid a brutal beat down as the U.S. women's basketball team began their bid for a sixth consecutive gold with a 121-56 rout on Sunday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL-WOMEN/ (PIX), moving shortly, 488 words)
Serena Williams cruises through first round despite windy conditions
RIO DE JANEIRO - World number one Serena Williams progressed through the first round of the Rio Olympics tennis on Sunday despite an error-strewn performance that was not helped by windy conditions that delayed play on most of the smaller tennis courts. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS/ (PIX), moved at 1:27 p.m., 217 words)
Kenya sends athletics manager home over doping allegations
(OLYMPICS-RIO/KENYA-DOPING (PIX, TV), moved at 12:16 p.m., 319 words)
Day Two at the Rio Olympics
(OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PIX), moved at 10:37 a.m., 160 words, will be led through the day)
Rio may replace Chinese flags after furor over flaws
(OLYMPICS-RIO-CHINA/FLAGS (PIX), moved, 238 words)
OTHER TOP STORIES
Trump backers downplay rough week after polls show him lagging Clinton
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's top aides and supporters on Sunday downplayed a chaotic week in which the New York businessman was distracted from his core message by personal spats as another new poll showed him trailing Democrat Hillary Clinton. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:55 a.m., 475 words)
Islamic State claims responsibility for machete attack in Belgium
BRUSSELS - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attack by a machete-wielding man in Belgium that left two female police officers seriously injured, the group's Amaq news agency said on Twitter. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM (UPDATE 1), moved, 300 words)
Cuba blames U.S. open door for migrant surge
HAVANA - Havana on Sunday blamed Washington for a surge of Cubans trying to reach the United States by land and sea, accusing the Obama administration of encouraging illegal and unsafe immigration. (USA-CUBA/MIGRANTS, moved at 11:18 a.m., by Marc Frank, 388 words)
Iran executes nuclear scientist after convicted of spying for U.S.
DUBAI - Iran has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist detained in 2010 when he returned home from the United States after a court convicted him of spying for Washington, a spokesman for the judiciary said on Sunday. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/SCIENTIST (UPDATE 1), moved at 8 a.m., 250 words)
CAMPAIGN
Trump ends difficult week by focusing on Hillary Clinton
WINDHAM, N.H. - Donald Trump on Saturday ended a tough week for his campaign in the state that launched him toward the presidential nomination and he did what Republicans have been urging him to do: Keep the focus on Democrat Hillary Clinton. "Her greatest achievement is getting out of trouble," Trump told supporters. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (PIX), moved at 9:40 p.m., by Steve Holland, 347 words)
WASHINGTON
House Republican lawmaker to launch investigation into Iran payment
WASHINGTON - Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, tells Fox News on Sunday he will launch an investigation into the United States' $400 million payment to Iran and whether that money had been paid as ransom for the release of Americans detained by Tehran. (USA-IRAN/INSTALLMENT, moving shortly, 393 words)
Erdogan says talks with Putin to open new page in relations
MOSCOW - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expects talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to open "a new page" in bilateral relations, he told the Russian news agency TASS in an interview published on Sunday. (RUSSIA-TURKEY/ERDOGAN (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:25 p.m., 180 words)
Japan protests over China's radar unit, coast guard ships
TOKYO - Japan has filed a protest to Beijing after the discovery that China installed radar equipment in a gas exploration platform close to disputed waters in the East China Sea, a Japanese foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday. (JAPAN-CHINA/PROTEST (UPDATE 1), moved at 10:50 a.m., 290 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Helen Bentley, former U.S. Congresswoman from Maryland, dies at 92
-- Helen Delich Bentley, a former journalist and a U.S. Republican congresswoman from Maryland who gained global attention by smashing Japanese goods to protest Tokyo's trade policies, died over the weekend at the age of 92. (OBITUARY-BENTLEY/, moved at 9:50 a.m., 283 words)
Two dead in California skydiving accident
-- Two California skydivers died on Saturday when their parachutes failed to open and they landed in a vineyard, the skydiving company's owner said. (CALIFORNIA-SKYDIVE/, moved at 10 p.m., 150 words)
Five dead in apparent murder-suicide in Pennsylvania
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OLYMPICS ROUNDUP
Russia's Efimova swims 2nd fastest heat after winning doping appeal
RIO DE JANEIRO - Russia's Yulia Efimova, the world champion who won her appeal against a doping ban on the eve of the Rio Olympics, swam the second-fastest time on Sunday in the heats of the women's 100 meter breast stroke. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-W-100MBREAST/EFIMOVA (PIX), moved at 1:42 p.m., 342 words)
Chinese social media pour scorn on Australian swimmer Horton after "drug cheats" remarks
RIO DE JANEIRO - Chinese web-users unleashed fury on the social media accounts of Australian Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton, demanding he apologize for calling swimming rival Sun Yang a "drug cheat." (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-M-400FREE/HORTON (PIX), moved at 12:34 p.m., 360 words)
Wobbles and stumbles ruin China's day of gymnastics
RIO DE JANEIRO - China's pursuit of the Olympic women's team gymnastics title they relinquished to the United States in 2012 got off to a bumpy, wobbly and error-prone start in qualifying on Sunday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-W/ (PIX), moved at 12:19 p.m., 390 words)
Thirteen-year-old rips swimsuit but wins her heat
RIO DE JANEIRO - The youngest competitor at the Rio Olympics ripped her swimsuit minutes before her race on Sunday but still managed to beat her two rivals. At 13 years and 255 days, Nepal's Gaurika Singh is the youngest of more than 10,000 athletes taking part in the Games, so pre-race nerves were understandable. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-W-100MBACK/SINGH (PIX), moved at 12:56 p.m., 280 words)
Winds throw rowing into disarray, Sunday's races postponed
RIO DE JANEIRO - High winds gusting across the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon forced organizers to call off the second day of the 2016 Olympic rowing regatta on Sunday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ROWING/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 11:10 a.m., 367 words)
China's first gold of Games won by woman shooter
(OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING-W/10MPISTOL (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 12:42 p.m., 342 words)
Brazil's Antunes and Franca shine in first match
(OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL-M/ (PIX), moved at 11 a.m., 360 words)
Kelmendi moves closer to historic Kosovo medal
(OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO-W-HALFLIGHT/ (PIX), moved at 1 p.m., 380 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Jets pound rebels after they break Aleppo siege
BEIRUT - Syrian insurgents who broke the siege of rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday in a significant territorial gain came under intense air attack from pro-government forces on Sunday trying to repel the advance which also cut government-held Aleppo's main supply route. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (PIX)), moved at 11 a.m., 806 words)
Turkey's Erdogan stages mass rally in show of strength after coup attempt
ISTANBUL - More than a million Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday for a rally called by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup - a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of widespread purges and detentions. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 12:05 p.m., 1,030 words, will be led) See also: Turkish military chief says "traitors" behind coup will be punished. (TURKEY-SECURITY/MILITARY (PIX, TV), moved at 1 p.m., 80 words, will be led)
Kazakhstan to expel teachers linked with Gulen movement
(TURKEY-KAZAKHSTAN/EDUCATION, moved at 11:27 a.m., 240 words)
Austria threatens to block acceleration of Turkish EU talks
(TURKEY-EU/AUSTRIA (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:50 p.m., 360 words)
WORLD
Imprisoned track star Pistorius treated for wrist injuries
JOHANNESBURG - South African track star Oscar Pistorius, serving six years in jail for killing his girlfriend, is treated in hospital for minor wrist injuries but denies speculation of a suicide attempt, according to prison officials. (SAFRICA-PISTORIUS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 8:16 a.m., 400 words)
France seeking Charlie Hebdo attacker's relative held in Bulgaria
PARIS - French prosecutors are seeking to use a European arrest warrant to gain custody of a relative of one of the Islamist militants who attacked satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last year, a judicial source said on Sunday. (EUROPE-ATTACK/HEBDO (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:48 p.m., 270 words)
Belgian prosecutors say machete-wielding attacker may have been inspired by terrorism
BRUSSELS - A machete-wielding assailant, who attacked and injured two female police officers in the southern city of Charleroi, is a 33-year-old Algerian who may have been inspired by terrorism, Belgian prosecutors said on Sunday. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM-ALGERIAN, moved at 9:12 a.m., 110 words)
Flash floods in Macedonian kill at least 17
-- At least seventeen people died in flash floods overnight in the Macedonian capital of Skopje, the government said as it rushed trucks loaded with drinking water to the most affected areas. (MACEDONIA-FLOODS/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 8:30 a.m., 400 words, will be led)
Thai junta passes ballot box test with referendum win
BANGKOK/KHON KAEN, Thailand - Thai voters approved a junta-backed constitution in a referendum on Sunday, preliminary results showed, an outcome that paves the way for an election next year but will also require future elected governments to rule on the military's terms. (THAILAND-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved at 11:14 a.m., 815 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Box Office: 'Suicide Squad' Smashes Records With $135.1 Million Debut, 'Nine Lives' Dies
LOS ANGELES - "Suicide Squad" smashed records, scoring a $135.1 million debut despite suffering some of the worst reviews of the year. The action spectacle is also resonating with foreign crowds. "Suicide Squad" earned $132 million overseas from 57 territories, bringing its global total to more than $267 million. (USA-BOXOFFICE/, moved at 11:47 a.m., 800 words)
Ricci Martin, Musician and Son of Dean Martin, Dies at 62
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC/OBITUARIES-PEOPLE-NEW, moved at 11:50 a.m., 250 words)
Film Review: 'Women Who Kill'
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/, moved at 12:17 p.m., 417 words)
Film Review: 'The Unseen'
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS, moved at noon, 740 words)
Film Review: 'The Tenants Downstairs'
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/REVIEWS, moved at 11:52 a.m., 600 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wall Street Weekahead - Again at highs, stocks to take cues from consumer
NEW YORK - A U.S. stock market that rose once again to record highs on Friday on the back of a robust employment report will take its cues next week from a facet of the economy that also has shown signs of strength: the consumer. (USA-STOCKS/WEEKAHEAD (SCHEDULED COLUMN, GRAPHIC), moved, 540 words)
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