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Trump's refusal to back House speaker angers Republican Party chief
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's White House campaign is in turmoil after he angers senior Republican Party leaders by criticizing dead soldier's family and refusing to back re-election campaign of House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1830 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Steve Holland, 900 words)
+ See also:
- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-REPUBLICANS (PIX, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Olivia Oran and Amanda Becker, 900 words
- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-ETHANOL (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Valerie Volcovici and Rory Carroll, 651
U.S. health researchers test Zika vaccine as funds run low
WASHINGTON - U.S. government researchers say they begin their first clinical trial of Zika vaccine while Obama administration tells lawmakers that funds to fight virus will run out in coming weeks due to congressional inaction. (HEALTH-ZIKA/USA (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Will Dunham, 738 words)
Pregnant in Miami: Zika's arrival adds new anxieties
TAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK - Since Florida officials declare that Zika virus is circulating in state, Miami-area resident Karla Maguire avoids taking her toddler son to playground where mosquitoes may be biting. She walks her dogs less frequently and vigilantly applies bug repellant when she must go outside. (HEALTH-ZIKA/WOMEN (PIX), moved, by Letitia Stein and Jilian Mincer, 695 words)
Turkey sees swift overhaul of intelligence agency, gendarmerie after coup
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey will soon complete overhaul of its intelligence agency and make new appointments to its gendarmerie as it tries to rid its security apparatus of followers of U.S.-based cleric blamed for attempted coup, officials say. (TURKEY-SECURITY/SCIENCE (UPDATE 3), moved, by Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu, 748 words)
Fire guts Emirates jet after hard landing; one firefighter dies
DUBAI - Emirates jetliner arriving from India catches fire after slumping onto runway in Dubai, killing one firefighter in intense blaze and bringing world's busiest international airport to halt for several hours. (EMIRATES-AIRPLANE/CRASH (UPDATE 6, TV, PIX), moved, by Noah Browning, 745 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
'Massive' breach exposes hundreds of new SAT questions
BOSTON - Just months after College Board unveils new SAT, person with access to material for upcoming versions of redesigned exam provides Reuters with hundreds of confidential test items. Questions and answers include 21 reading passages - each with about dozen questions - and about 160 math problems. Independent testing specialists briefed on matter say breach represents one of the more serious security lapses that comes to light in history of college-admissions testing. (COLLEGE-SAT/SECURITY (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Renee Dudley, 1,923 words)
RIO OLYMPICS
Torch alights on Rio shore ahead of Games' opening
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian sailors deliver Olympic torch to Rio de Janeiro's mayor, two days before South America's first Olympic Games open under tight security. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Pedro Fonseca, 629 words)
+ See also:
- OLYMPICS-RIO/POKEMON, moved, 388 words
WIDER IMAGE
Venezuelan women seek sterilizations as crisis sours child-rearing
CARACAS - Venezuela's food shortages, inflation and crumbling medical sector become such source of anguish that growing number of young women are reluctantly opting for sterilizations rather than face hardship of pregnancy and child-rearing. (VENEZUELA-STERILIZATIONS/ (WIDER IMAGE, PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer, 1,137 words)
UNITED STATES
U.S. Supreme Court blocks bathroom choice for transgender student
Virginia school board may temporarily block transgender student who was born a girl from using boys' bathroom while legal fight over transgender rights proceeds on appeal, U.S. Supreme Court says. (USA-COURT/TRANSGENDER (UPDATE 2), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, By David Ingram, 400 words)
Washington police officer charged with helping Islamic State
WASHINGTON - Transit police officer is arrested on charges he attempted to help Islamic State, U.S. Justice Department says, first member of law enforcement facing such charges involving government-designated terrorist group. (USA-JUSTICE/OFFICER (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Julia Harte, 439 words)
ASIA
India's landmark tax reform clears parliamentary hurdle
NEW DELHI - India's upper house of parliament backs major tax reform that seeks to transform country into common market, though opposition benches urge Finance Minister Arun Jaitley not to overtax businesses and consumers. (INDIA-TAX/PARLIAMENT (UPDATE 1, GRAPHICS), moved, by Rajesh Kumar Singh, 577 words)
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Hezbollah sees no immediate end to Syria war, partition in Iraq and Syria a possible outcome
BEIRUT - Lebanon's Hezbollah says partition of Iraq and Syria is possible outcome of sectarian fighting across region and there is no prospect of any end to war in Syria until after November's U.S. presidential election. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HEZBOLLAH (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Samia Nakhoul, Laila Bassam and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 937 words)
U.S. strikes easing advance of Libyan forces against Islamic State, says commander
SIRTE, Libya - U.S. air strikes are easing passage of Libyan forces as they seek to clear Islamic State from militant group's former North African stronghold of Sirte, senior field commander says. (LIBYA-SECURITY/SIRTE (TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Aidan Lewis, 547 words)
AFRICA
South Africa's ANC takes early lead in local government elections
PRETORIA - South Africa's ruling African National Congress takes early lead in local government elections which are expected to be highly contested, taking 60 percent with 1 percent of votes counted so far, against 27 percent for main opposition. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2215 GMT/6.15 PM ET, by TJ Strydom, 500 words)
SPORT
FIFA bribery trial could start in Sept. or Oct. 2017 - U.S. judge
NEW YORK - Federal judge overseeing wide-ranging corruption case involving soccer's global governing body FIFA says trial for eight defendants could begin in September or October of 2017. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Nate Raymond, 409 words)
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