REUTERS AMERICA NEWS PLAN FOR MONDAY AUGUST 22

08/22/2016 14:31

REUTERS AMERICA AFTERNOON NEWS PLAN FOR MONDAY AUGUST 22

LATEST AND PLANNED U.S. NEWS COVERAGE (ALL TIMES ET)

TOP STORIES

Trump denies 'flip flopping' on immigration

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insisted on Monday he was not changing his stance on immigration, despite a comment from a top aide who said his plan to deport 11 million illegal immigrants was still under review. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 1:34 p.m., by Ginger Gibson, 189 words)

U.S. judge grants nationwide injunction to halt Obama transgender policy

AUSTIN - A U.S. judge blocked Obama administration guidance that transgender public school students must be allowed to use bathrooms of their choice, granting a nationwide injunction sought by a group of 13 states led by Texas. (USA-LGBT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 11:51 a.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 621 words)

Virginia governor restores voting rights to 13,000 felons

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has restored voting rights to almost 13,000 felons on a case-by-case basis after the state Supreme Court blocked his wider clemency effort, he said on Monday. (VIRGINIA-FELONS/ (PIX), moved at 1:14 p.m., by Ian Simpson, 367 words)

Russia: future use of Iranian air base depends on circumstances in Syria

DUBAI - The Russian military said on Monday that its aircraft operating from an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria had now completed their tasks, but it left open the possibility of using the Hamadan base again if circumstances warranted it. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (UPDATE 3), moved at 1:09 p.m., by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, 607 words)

Turkey vows to cleanse Islamic State from its border after wedding attack kills 54

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey vowed on Monday to "completely cleanse" Islamic State militants from its border region, after a suspected suicide bomber with links to the group killed 54 people, including 22 children, at a Kurdish wedding. (TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:53 a.m., by Orhan Coskun and Daren Butler, 679 words)

U.S., South Korea begin joint drills amid tension after defection

SEOUL - The United States and South Korea kicked off annual military exercises on Monday, prompting warnings of retaliation from the North. (SOUTHKOREA-USA/NORTHKOREA-DRILLS (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 384 words) See also: U.N. says North Korea appears to resume plutonium production (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/, moved, 424 words)

Philippines drug war deaths climb to 1,800, U.S. voices concern

MANILA - The Philippines has recorded about 1,800 drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took office seven weeks ago and launched a war on narcotics, far higher than previously believed, according to police figures. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/UN (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 12:11 p.m., by Karen Lema, 502 words)

OLYMPICS

Speedo USA ends Ryan Lochte sponsorship

Swimwear maker Speedo USA said on Monday it had decided to end its sponsorship of Ryan Lochte, two days after the U.S. Olympic gold medalist swimmer admitted to exaggerating his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:22 p.m., by Subrat Patnaik, 282 words)

More Carnival than clockwork -- but Rio pulls it off

RIO DE JANEIRO - In the end, it was a tale of two Games. The yin and yang Olympics, one of stark contrasts between the feats on the field of play -- and regrettable actions off it. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (PIX), moved at 7 a.m., by Ossian Shine, 800 words)

With Games gone, hard reality sets in for Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO - Despite historic recession, presidential impeachment, and corruption scandal ensnaring country's political and corporate elite, Olympics in Rio de Janeiro shimmered on horizon like sliver of light from sunnier era, when Brazil appeared to have its act together. But that is extinguished along with Olympic flame in closing ceremony - and Latin America's largest country, its dreams shattered, once again finds itself falling far short of its economic and political potential. (OLYMPICS-RIO/AFTERMATH (PIX), moving shortly, by Paulo Prada, 800 words)

Ethiopia says will welcome Rio marathon runner despite protest gesture

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia will not bar runner Feyisa Lilesa from entering the country after he made an anti-government gesture upon finishing second in the Olympic marathon on Sunday, an official said. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-MARATHON/LILESA, moved at 12:10 p.m., by Aaron Maasho, 256 words)

CAMPAIGN

Former US Secretary of State Powell brushes off Clinton over emails

WASHINGTON - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell over the weekend dismissed reports that Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that it was at his suggestion that she used a personal email account, according to a media report. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-EMAIL (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 9:10 a.m., 495 words)

WASHINGTON

U.S. seeks progress in deploying new U.N. troops to South Sudan

NAIROBI - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he and regional states were committed to giving momentum to the planned deployment of extra U.N. troops to South Sudan and said the country's leaders needed to recommit to a peace deal. (KENYA-USA/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 10:41 a.m., by Lesley Wroughton, 608 words)

OTHER U.S. NEWS

Milwaukee police shooting videos will not yet be released -official

Milwaukee police body camera videos of an officer's fatal shooting of a black man on Aug. 13 will be not be released until an investigation is completed, Wisconsin's top law enforcement official said on Monday. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (PIX), moved at 11:12 a.m., 285 words)

New York grand jury charges man with murder of Muslim cleric

NEW YORK - A New York City grand jury on Monday indicted a Brooklyn man who is accused of fatally shooting a Muslim cleric and his assistant this month after they left a mosque in Queens. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/, moved at 1:38 p.m., by Gina Cherelus, 249 words)

Ex-Comverse CEO returning to U.S. to plead guilty in fraud case

NEW YORK - Ending a decade on the run, the former chief executive officer of Comverse Technology Inc who fled to Africa to avoid prosecution in a stock options scandal is returning to the United States to plead guilty in a fraud case. (COMVERSE-ALEXANDER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 10:59 a.m., by Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel, 374 words)

Man charged in possible murder of 5-year-old Minnesota girl

Police in Minnesota arrested a man on probable cause of murder and kidnapping after a 5-year-old girl was found dead near his family's cabin, authorities said. (MINNESOTA-CRIME/ (moved), moved at 9:36 a.m., 180 words)

Japan first lady visits Pearl Harbor, in historic first

The wife of Japan's prime minister has visited Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, according to a post on Monday on her Facebook page, marking the first visit by a Japanese first lady to the site of Japan's surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base that prompted the United States to enter World War Two. (USA-JAPAN/PEARLHARBOR, moving shortly, about 350 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Libya's eastern parliament votes against UN-backed govt in Tripoli

BENGHAZI - Opponents of Libya's U.N.-backed government voted on Monday against a motion of confidence in the Tripoli-based administration, in a rare session of the parliament based in the east of the country. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 10:28 a.m., 290 words)

Iraq used torture to extract confessions from convicts, Amnesty says

BAGHDAD - Amnesty International on Monday condemned the hanging in Iraq of 36 men convicted of a mass killing of soldiers, saying some of their confessions were extorted under threats and torture. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-RIGHTS, moved at 11:52 a.m., 283 words)

France's Hollande says world faces shame if nothing done for Aleppo

VENTOTENE - French President Francois Hollande said on Monday the international community would be left ashamed if nothing was done to stop the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Syria's northern city of Aleppo. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ALEPPO-HOLLANDE (TV, PIX), moved at 1:22 p.m., 148 words)

WORLD

Sarkozy announces bid for 2017 presidential race

PARIS - Nicolas Sarkozy will run for president in 2017, hoping to return as France's head of state after being unseated in 2012 by the now deeply unpopular Francois Hollande, he announced on Monday. (FRANCE-POLITICS/SARKOZY (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved at 12:46 p.m., by John Irish and Richard Lough, 641 words)

Arms sales to Saudi "illicit" due to civilian deaths in Yemen - campaigners

GENEVA - A group that campaigns for stricter arms sales controls said on Monday that Western powers were breaking international law by selling vast amounts of weapons to Saudia Arabia that are being used to hit civilians in Yemen. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ARMS, moved at 11:32 a.m., by Stephanie Nebehay, 541 words)

Renzi calls for less bureaucratic Europe ahead of 3-way summit

NAPLES, Italy - Europe needs to invest in defense, education and culture while breaking free of bureaucratic rules, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says ahead of a meeting with the leaders of Germany and France. (EUROPE-CRISIS/MEETING (PIX, TV), moved, 530 words)

Need drugs in jail? Try using a drone

LONDON - While Amazon and the British government are looking into how to use drones to deliver parcels to customers, criminals are already exploiting the technology to send drugs to accomplices in prison. (BRITAIN-DRONES/, moved, 284 words)

Protesters attack Pakistani TV station, shots fired

KARACHI - Supporters of a powerful political party in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi fired shots at the office of a television channel on Monday before ransacking the building, police said. (PAKISTAN-PROTESTS/ (TV), moved at 11:06 a.m., 213 words)

Mexican police turn blind eye to murders of transgender women, say activists

MEXICO CITY - Betzy Ballesteros' brush with death came on a windy night in December, when a man in a black Chevy Suburban pulled up to the street corner in the Mexican city of Guadalajara where the sex worker was plying her trade. (MEXICO-TRANSGENDER/VIOLENCE (FEATURE), moved at 1:03 p.m., by Stephen Woodman, 892 words)

Zambian regulator suspends three broadcasters for conduct during election

LUSAKA - Zambia's broadcasting regulator on Monday suspended the licenses of three private broadcasters, saying they had posed a risk to peace and stability during this month's presidential election. (ZAMBIA-ELECTION/MEDIA, moved at 1:39 p.m., 164 words)

ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE

'Suicide Squad' soundtrack scores second week atop Billboard chart

The soundtrack for comic book movie "Suicide Squad" spent a second week at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 charts on Monday, fending off competition from country singer Justin Moore's new release "Kinda Don't Care." (MUSIC-CHARTS/SUICIDESQUAD, moved at 12:12 p.m., 162 words)

Berlin Wall chunk, Ronald Reagan's cowboy boots to be auctioned

NEW YORK - A chunk of the Berlin Wall and a pair of cowboy boots that belonged to late U.S. President Ronald Reagan will be auctioned in September as part of the private collection of Ronald and Nancy Reagan that is expected to fetch more than $2 million. (PEOPLE-REAGAN/AUCTION, moved at 10:56 a.m., 371 words)

Fabled Belgian jazz musician Thielemans dies aged 94

BRUSSELS - Toots Thielemans, the Belgian jazz harmonica and guitar player who worked with many of the postwar greats and recorded the theme song for the children's television show Sesame Street, died on Monday at age 94. (PEOPLE-THIELEMANS/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 6:46 a.m., 200 words)

From the Olympics to Wall Street: The athletes who become brokers

NEW YORK - Emily Samuelson competed at the highest level as an ice dancer over the course of her 15-year career, retiring after skating in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. But like many Olympians, she never earned enough to cover her expenses. (OLYMPICS-RIO/USA-WEALTH (PIX), moved at 7 a.m., by Elizabeth Dilts, 620 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Eat your food packaging, don't bin it - scientists

ROME - Scientists are developing an edible form of packaging which they hope will preserve food more effectively and more sustainably than plastic film, helping to cut both food and plastic waste. (SCIENCE-FOOD/PACKAGING, moved at 11:52 a.m., by Alex Whiting, 354 words)

Sex bias evident in surgical research

Few studies of surgery patients enroll similar numbers of men and women despite laws aimed at dissuading sex bias in research, according to a new study. (HEALTH-RESEARCH/SURGICAL-SEX, moved at 11:27 a.m., by Andrew M. Seaman, 570 words)

After a fracture, patients often continue meds that boost fracture risk

Older people who break a bone are often receiving medications that can increase the risk of a fracture - and even after an accident, less than 10 percent of them stop taking those drugs, according to a new study. (HEALTH-FRACTURE/MEDICINE, moved at 12:42 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 503 words)

BUSINESS AND MARKETS

Wall St claws back losses as healthcare rises

Wall Street recovered earlier losses on Monday as gains in healthcare stocks offset a slide in the energy sector. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), updating till close, 412 words) See also: GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (UPDATE 1, WRAPUP 5, PIX), updating throughout the day, 544 words

Oil down 2 pct as rally snaps on rising crude, China fuel exports

NEW YORK - Oil prices fell more than 2 percent on Monday, retreating from last week's two-month highs, on worries about burgeoning Chinese fuel exports, more Iraqi and Nigerian crude shipments and a rising U.S. oil rig count. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 6), updating throughout the day, 426 words)

Pfizer boosts cancer drug roster with $14 bln Medivation deal

Pfizer Inc, beating out numerous other bidders, said it would buy U.S. cancer drug company Medivation Inc for $14 billion in cash, adding its blockbuster prostate cancer drug Xtandi to the company's growing oncology roster. (MEDIVATION-M&A/PFIZER (UPDATE 3), moved at noon, by Ransdell Pierson and Ankur Banerjee, 628 words)

U.S. banks want to cut branches, but customers keep coming

NEW YORK - Despite banks' nudging toward online tools, many U.S. customers are not ready to give up regular visits to their nearest branch, complicating the industry's efforts to slim down. (USA-BANKS/BRANCHES (PIX, REPEAT), moved at 7 a.m., by Dan Freed, 918 words)

AT&T signs deal to offer roaming services in Cuba

AT&T Inc, the No.2 U.S. wireless carrier, said it had signed a deal with Cuba's state-owned telecoms provider to offer direct roaming services to its customers visiting Cuba. (CUBA-USA/AT&T, moved at 12:32 p.m., 129 words)

Office Depot CEO Roland Smith to retire

Office Depot Inc said on Monday Chief Executive Roland Smith would retire, three months after the second-largest U.S. office supplies retailer and bigger rival Staples Inc abandoned their planned merger. (OFFICE DEPOT-MOVES/CEO (UPDATE 2), moved at 10:57 a.m., 243 words)

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