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TOP STORIES
McCain slams Trump over attack on dead Muslim soldier's parents
WASHINGTON - Decorated war veteran and U.S. Senator John McCain denounced Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday for his attack on the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army officer killed in the Iraq war. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 11:38 a.m., by Doina Chiacu, 756 words)
U.S. general seeks to soothe Turkey ties strained by coup purge
ISTANBUL - America's highest-ranking military officer sought on Monday to soothe strained ties with NATO ally Turkey, which was angered by the West's response to a failed military coup and by an apparent U.S. reluctance to hand over the cleric it says was responsible. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, TV, PIX), moved at 11:51 a.m., 1199 words)
Rebels launch major assault to try to break Aleppo siege
BEIRUT - Syrian rebel fighters have launched a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines after the army and its allies tightened their siege of opposition-held parts of the city last week. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 12:05 p.m., 460 words)
Taliban claim Kabul bomb attack on compound used by foreigners
KABUL - A Taliban truck bomb explodes outside a protected hotel compound used by foreign service contractors in Kabul, ripping a deep crater in the ground and leaving a tangle of wreckage but causing few casualties. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Sayed Hassib, 1,025 words)
Russian helicopter shot down in rebel-held Syria
BEIRUT - A Russian military helicopter was shot down in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Monday killing all five people on board, in the biggest officially acknowledged loss of life for Russian forces since they started operations in Syria. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HELICOPTER (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 10:57 a.m., 418 words)
Rio's Olympic air: Dirty, deadly and no cleaner legacy from Games
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and the Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds has not remotely been met, an analysis of government data and Reuters' own testing found. (OLYMPICS-RIO/AIR (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Brad Brooks, 1154 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO/USA-RACE (PIX), moved at 12:54 a.m., by Mary Milliken and Steve Keating, 727 words and OLYMPICS-RIO/POLL (REPEAT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 7 a.m., 370 words)
Ohio man pleads guilty to plotting to attack U.S. Capitol
CINCINNATI - An Ohio man on Monday pleaded guilty to plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs and faces up to 30 years in prison. (OHIO-CONGRESS/SUSPECT (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 1:25 p.m., by Ginny McCabe, 375 words)
CAMPAIGN
As Trump watches, Khan parents speak to America about son, empathy
WASHINGTON - The father of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq said on Monday that Donald Trump lacked the empathy needed to be a leader and chided the Republican presidential nominee for throwing the first salvo in the bitter exchange with the parents. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-KHAN (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey, 513 words)
Powerful Koch brothers rebuff big donors' calls to back Trump for White House
COLORADO SPRINGS - The billionaire industrialist Koch brothers rejected pressure over the weekend from dozens of big donors in their sprawling political network to back U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying that their money was better spent trying to influence congressional races. (USA-ELECTION/KOCH (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 1:30 p.m., by Michelle Conlin, 582 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
California crews battle Big Sur blaze for 11th day
Crews battling a deadly wildfire that has gutted dozens of homes near California's Big Sur coast looked forward to cooler weather to help them slow the flames on Monday as the blaze raged for an 11th day, burning most heavily in rugged, inaccessible terrain. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 11:31 a.m., 404 words)
U.S. judge to weigh halt to North Carolina transgender bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A U.S. judge will hear arguments on Monday to stop North Carolina from enforcing a state law barring transgender people from using bathrooms in government buildings and public schools that correspond with their gender identity. (USA-LGBT/NORTH CAROLINA (PIX, TV), moved at 7 a.m., 387 words)
Florida nightclub backs off plans to reopen as memorial
TAMPA, Fla. - A gay nightclub in Florida that was the site in June of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history on Monday cited an "inadvertent" social media post for reports that it was reopening as a memorial to the 49 people who were killed there. (USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:03 p.m., 307 words)
N.Y. regulators approve clean energy standard with nuclear subsidies
New York state energy regulators on Monday approved a plan to pay several upstate nuclear power plants up to $965 million over two years to keep the reactors in service and meet the state's carbon reduction goals. (NEW YORK-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:39 p.m., 436 words)
Texas allows guns in college classrooms under new law
AUSTIN - A new law went into effect in Texas on Monday that allows certain students to bring guns into classrooms, with supporters saying it could prevent mass shootings and critics saying the measure will endanger safety on campuses. (TEXAS-GUNS/ (PIX), moved at 9:35 a.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 373 words)
Texas hot air balloon company halts operations after deadly crash
AUSTIN - The company whose hot air balloon crashed in central Texas on Saturday, killing 16 people including its owner, said on Monday it was suspending operations following one of the deadliest balloon accidents on record. (TEXAS-BALLOON/CRASH (PIX), moved at 11:56 a.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 294 words) See also: TEXAS-BALLOON/CRASH (PIX, TV), expect by 2 p.m., 300 words)
Florida has identified 10 more Zika cases; calls in feds for help
CHICAGO - The state of Florida has identified 10 more cases of Zika virus caused by local mosquitoes and has asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to send in experts to help with its investigation of the outbreak. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:40 p.m., by Julie Steenhuysen, 486 words) See also: HEALTH-ZIKA/FAUCI, moved at 9:31 a.m., 221 words
FBI employee pleads guilty to acting as Chinese agent
NEW YORK - An FBI electronics technician pleaded guilty on Monday to having illegally acted as an agent of China, admitting that he on several occasions passed sensitive information to a Chinese official. (USA-CHINA/FBI (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:55 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 204 words)
MIDDLE EAST
U.S. warplanes launch bombing campaign on Islamic State in Libya
SIRTE - U.S. planes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, responding to the U.N.-backed government's request to help push the militants from their former stronghold in the city of Sirte. (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), by Goran Tomasevic, 601 words) See also: LIBYA-SECURITY/USA (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:42 a.m., 168 words
Yemen govt leaves Kuwait talks after Houthis reject UN plan
DUBAI - Yemeni government negotiators said they were leaving peace talks in Kuwait on Monday after Houthi militia foes rejected a United Nations proposal aimed to ending their country's war. (YEMEN-SECURITY/TALKS (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:23 a.m., 229 words)
Iraqi PM orders probe into corruption allegations over weapons deals
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered an investigation on Monday into allegations of corruption in weapons deals that risk re-igniting a political crisis ahead of planned military moves to retake Mosul from Islamic State. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-POLITICS (TV, PIX), moved at 10:43 a.m., 394 words)
Iran's Khamenei renews criticism of nuclear deal
BEIRUT - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed his criticism of a nuclear deal signed with six world powers in a speech in Tehran on Monday, and accused the United States of failing to keep its side of the bargain. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/KHAMENEI, moved at 10:55 a.m., 378 words)
WORLD
Factories struggle as world demand sputters
LONDON/SYDNEY - British manufacturers slammed on the brakes last month after the Brexit vote and growth eased in the euro zone, surveys indicated, with factories in China, Japan and elsewhere in Asia offering only crumbs of comfort. (GLOBAL-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Jonathan Cable and Wayne Cole, 770 words). See also: BRITAIN-EU/ECONOMY (UPDATE 1), moved, by Ana Nicolaci da Costa, 670 words and BRITAIN-BOE/ (PREVIEW), moved, by David Milliken, 770 words
UK "continues to seek close ties with China" despite nuclear deal delay
LONDON/BEIJING - Britain says it still wants closer ties with China, but rejects pressure from Beijing to sign off on a landmark nuclear power project funded in part by Chinese cash that was subject to a last-minute delay. (EDF-BRITAIN/NUCLEAR (UPDATE 2), moved, by William James and Ben Blanchard, 700 words)
Shackled remains at ancient Greek site tell tale of intrigue
ATHENS - At least 80 skeletons lie in a mass grave in an ancient Greek cemetery, their wrists clamped by iron shackles. (GREECE-ARCHAELOGY/EXECUTIONS, (PIX, TV), moved, by Deborah Kyvrikosaios, 547 words)
Dutch extend extra security measures at Amsterdam airport
AMSTERDAM - Dutch authorities said on Monday they will extend extra security measures around Amsterdam's Schiphol, due to a heightened threat level at one of Europe's largest airports. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/NETHERLANDS (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:34 p.m., 171 words)
ANC faces losses in vote that could reshape South African politics
PORT ELIZABETH - Opinion polls suggest local elections could herald a sea change in South African society and politics. The ANC could lose major cities it has held virtually unchallenged since the end of white-minority rule 22 years ago.(SAFRICA/ELECTION (PIX, TV), moved, by Joe Brock, 1024 words)
Man who stabbed London passenger "for Syria" jailed for life
LONDON - A man who stabbed a passenger at a London underground train station in December while shouting that he was acting for Syria was jailed for life at a London court on Monday. (BRITAIN-SECURITY/STABBING (PIX), moved at 9:14 a.m., 270 words)
South Sudan's opposition says nine killed in renewed fighting
JUBA - At least nine people were killed in South Sudan over the weekend in renewed clashes between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and those of his longtime rival Riek Machar, a spokesman for Machar said on Monday. (SOUTHSUDAN-SECURITY/ (PIX), moved at 10:14 a.m., by Denis Dumo, 360 words)
Nigerian judicial inquiry says army killed 348 Shi'ites in northern city
LAGOS - Nigeria's army killed 348 people from the minority Shi'ite Muslim sect last December in a series of clashes for which troops involved should be prosecuted, a judicial inquiry has concluded in a report. (NIGERIA-VIOLENCE/ (CORRECTED), moved at 11:01 a.m., 378 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Experimental vaccine could provide rapid response to diseases
CAMBRIDGE - A type of experimental vaccine that can be made in just a week and has protected mice against influenza, Ebola and Zika viruses may offer promise for quick responses to disease outbreaks in people, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers. (SCIENCE-VACCINES/ (TV), moved at 1:35 p.m., by Ben Gruber, 440 words)
Plant protein may help offset unhealthy habits
People who eat more protein from plants and less from animals may live longer even when they have unhealthy habits like heavy drinking or smoking, a large U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-DIET/PLANTS, moved at 11:34 a.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 565 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Lloyd Webber brings hit musical "Cats" back to Broadway
NEW YORK- "Cats," composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical based on poet T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," has returned to Broadway after 16 years. (BROADWAY-CATS/OPENING NIGHT (TV), moved at 8:54 a.m., 153 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Skidding oil prices pull down S&P from record high
The S&P 500 and the Dow fell in early afternoon trading on Monday, dragged down by energy stocks as oil prices fell, while the Nasdaq was led higher by Apple and Alphabet. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will update throughout the day, 491 words) See also: Global stocks steady, lower oil prices cap gains (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 6), will update throughout the day, 514 words)
U.S. factory activity slips; construction spending hits 1-year low
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing activity eased in July amid shrinking order backlogs and declining employment, while an unexpected drop in construction spending in June suggested second-quarter economic was probably even weaker than reported last week. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2), moved at 1:19 p.m., 691 words)
After bruising China battle, Uber cedes to rival Didi
After a bruising two-year battle, ride-hailing firm Uber is selling its China operations to bigger local rival Didi Chuxing in a deal that will give Uber a one-fifth stake in Didi. (UBER CHINA/M&A-DIDICHUXING (UPDATE 5, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, 749 words)
SolarCity accepts Tesla's $2.6 billion offer; both shares fall
SolarCity Corp agreed to Tesla Motors Inc's $2.6 billion offer to buy the solar panel installer, the companies said Monday, clearing one obstacle in the way of Elon Musk's ambitious plans for a carbon-free energy and transportation company. (SOLARCITY-M&A/TESLA (UPDATE 6, PIX), moved at 1:12 p.m., 785 words)
Pharma and tech converge in "fantastic voyage" to fight disease
LONDON - The line between pharmaceuticals and technology is blurring as companies join forces to tackle chronic diseases using high-tech devices that combine biology, software and hardware. (GSK-ALPHABET/HEALTHCARE-TECH, expect by 12:25 p.m., by Ben Hirschler, 575 words) See also: GSK-ALPHABET/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 9:45 a.m., by Ben Hirschler, 597 words
Gawker Media founder files for personal bankruptcy
Gawker Media Chief Executive Nick Denton filed for personal bankruptcy protection on Monday, according to court documents that named his largest creditor as Hulk Hogan, a former professional wrestler who won a $140 million court judgment against the website over a sex tape. (GAWKERMEDIA-FOUNDER/ (UPDATE 2), moved by 1:20 p.m., by Jessica DiNapoli, 201 words)
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