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BREAKING
U.S. woman killed in London knife attack, police say no evidence of terror link
LONDON - An American woman was killed and five other people injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on a rampage with a knife in central London, but police said there was no evidence that the attack was terrorism related. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/LONDON (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved at 7:30 a.m., 525 words, will be led) See also: Paris police on alert for Afghan who may be planning attack (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (CORRECTED, UPDATE 1), moved at 8:52 a.m., 267 words)
U.S. jobless claims rise as layoffs increase in July
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, while renewed job cuts in the energy sector boosted layoffs announced by U.S.-based employers in July. Despite the increases, the labor market remains healthy and will probably continue to support economic growth for the remainder of this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 1, GRAPHIC), moved at 9:05 a.m., 524 words)
IOC clears 29 Russian swimmers to compete in Rio
MOSCOW - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allowed 29 Russian swimmers to take part in the Rio Olympic Games, R-Sport news agency cited swimming's world governing body FINA as saying on Thursday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING/RUSSIA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 7:27 a.m., 344 words)
TOP STORIES
In slap at Trump, some wealthy Republicans campaign for Clinton
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Groups of wealthy Republicans unhappy with Donald Trump are privately courting prominent peers to join them in backing Democrat Hillary Clinton's U.S. presidential bid, several people involved in the effort tell Reuters. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-REPUBLICANS, (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 6 a.m.by Olivia Oran and Amanda Becker, 655 words)
Trump refusal to back House speaker angers Republican Party head
WASHINGTON/JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Donald Trump's White House campaign was in turmoil on Wednesday after he angered senior Republican Party leaders by criticizing a dead soldier's family and refusing to back the re-election campaign of House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 8:45 p.m., by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 1,050 words)
Riot police open way for torch through Rio protest
RIO DE JANEIRO - Police use stun grenades and tear gas to clear protesters in the path of the Olympic torch in a poor suburb of Rio de Janeiro, two days before South America's first Olympic Games open under tight security. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 8 p.m., 750 words) See also: Pokemon Go creators launch game in Rio ahead of Games (OLYMPICS-RIO/POKEMON (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 7 p.m., 400 words)
Constrained by war, Syrian athletes dream of Olympic glory
BEIRUT - As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too. The last national champion before the fighting began, he knew that supporting the anti-government side in the five-year-old civil war would prevent him from being selected for the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SYRIA (PIX, TV), moved at 7 a.m., 646 words)
Obama meets national security team on ISIS fight
WASHINGTON - President Obama will speak at the Pentagon after meeting with his military and national security teams on progress in fight against Islamic State militants. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/OBAMA (PIX, TV), expect by 2 p.m., 400 words)
Obama administration denies Iran cash payment was a ransom
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says that $400 million in cash paid to Iran soon after the release of five Americans detained by Tehran was not ransom as some Republicans have charged. (USA-IRAN/INSTALLMENT (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 8:48 p.m., by Lesley Wroughton, 732 words)
CAMPAIGN
Hedge fund billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton
NEW YORK - Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman said on Wednesday he would work to get Hillary Clinton elected president of the United States because he finds recent comments by Donald Trump "shockingly unacceptable." (USA-ELECTION/KLARMAN, moved at 7 p.m., 310 words)
Texas in deal to remedy 'discriminatory' voter ID law
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas reached a deal with civil rights groups to remedy a voter identification law that a U.S. appeals court last month ruled was discriminatory and violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act, court papers filed on Wednesday showed. (USA-COURT/TEXASVOTING/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 400 words)
Conservative group to file lawsuit against Illinois voter registration law
CHICAGO - Conservative group Liberty Justice Center is expected to file suit challenging Illinois's Election Day voter registration law which it says is unfairly applied only in counties that are typically Democratic strongholds. (USA-ELECTION/ILLINOIS, expect by 2 p.m., 300 words)
WASHINGTON
Kerry to visit Turkey in late August
ISTANBUL - Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Turkey in late August, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Thursday, more than a month after a failed military coup shook the NATO member state. Turkey's relations with Washington have been strained by the abortive putsch which President Tayyip Erdogan blames on U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Erdogan has called for the extradition of Gulen, who denies involvement in the plot. (TURKEY-SECURITY/USA, moved at 3:22 a.m., 68 words)
U.S. envoy hits back at suggestion that U.S. provoked North Korea
UNITED NATIONS - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power, hits back at suggestions that a United States decision to deploy an advanced anti-missile defense system in South Korea provoked recent ballistic missile tests by North Korea. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILE/UN (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved at 8:37 p.m., 390 words)
Pentagon will not pay Pakistan $300 million in military reimbursements
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon will not pay Pakistan $300 million in military reimbursements after U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter decided not to tell Congress that Pakistan was taking adequate action against the Haqqani network, a U.S. official says. (USA-PAKISTAN/MILITARY (UPDATE 1), moved at 5:11 a.m., 409 words)
U.S., Israel close many gaps in defense aid talks, hope for deal soon
(USA-ISRAEL/DEFENSE, moved at 10 p.m., 111 words)
Supreme Court blocks transgender bathroom choice for now
USA-COURT/TRANSGENDER (UPDATE 3), moved at 6:55 p.m., 470 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Texas professors seek U.S. court help to ban guns in their classrooms
AUSTIN - Three University of Texas professors plan to ask a U.S. judge on Thursday to give them the option of barring students from bringing guns into their classroom after the state gave some students that right under a law then went into effect this week. (TEXAS-GUNS/ (PIX), moved at 6 a.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 394 words)
Two L.A. policemen who shot unarmed black man sue city for racial discrimination
-- Two Los Angeles police officers who shot dead an unarmed black man in 2014 are suing the city for alleged racial discrimination and retaliation after not being allowed to return to the field, the Los Angeles Times reported. (USA-POLICE/LOSANGELES, moved at 3:50 a.m., 310 words)
Norwegian arrested in Maine after threatening to kill police
-- A Norwegian man was arrested on Wednesday after sending emails threatening to kill police in Maine with explosives and high-powered rifles, officials said. (USA-POLICE/MAINE, moved at 6:15 p.m., 255 words)
California wildfire near Big Sur coast steered away from homes
-- Crews battling a deadly wildfire burning well into its second week near California's Big Sur coast have carved buffer lines around a quarter of its perimeter, steering flames more deeply into the forest and away from populated areas, officials said on Wednesday. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 6:20 p.m., 411 words, will be led)
Judge expected to appoint special prosecutor for Chicago cop shooting trial
CHICAGO - Cook County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Gaughan is scheduled to appoint a special prosecutor in the trial of white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is charged with murder in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. (CHICAGO-POLICE/, expect by 3 p.m., 300 words)
U.S. attorney general launches police-community forums in Detroit
(USA-POLICE/LYNCH (PIX), moved at 10 p.m., 361 words)
California bus crash death toll revised to four from five
(CALIFORNIA-CRASH/, moved at 6 p.m., 230 words)
OLYMPICS
Fans target U.S. soccer goal keeper Solo with teasing Zika chant
RIO DE JANEIRO - United States goalkeeper Hope Solo was the target of some teasing at the hands of Brazilian soccer fans on Wednesday as her team beat New Zealand 2-0 in their opening match of their quest for a fourth successive Olympic gold. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SOCCER-W/USA-ZIKA (PIX), moved at 10:44 p.m., 286 words)
Sagan ready for mountain bike challenge in Rio
(OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING/SAGAN, moved at 8:18 a.m., 315 words)
Brazil's soccer team kicks off at home with 3-0 win
(OLYMPICS-RIO-SOCCER-W/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, 307 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey's Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vows to cut off the revenues of businesses linked to the U.S.-based cleric he blames for an attempted coup, describing his schools, companies and charities as "nests of terrorism" (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, 900 words)
In Egypt, an Italian student stirred suspicion before he died
CAMBRIDGE, England, - Ten days before he vanished, Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni made a Skype call from his Cairo flat to an academic in Germany. (EGYPT-REGENI/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Michael Georgy, 2,878 words)
WORLD
South African opposition takes election lead in major cities
PRETORIA - South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance leads in three major cities as votes are counted in local elections, threatening to deal the biggest electoral blow to the African National Congress since the end of apartheid two decades ago. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 847 words)
UN says South Sudan security forces killed, raped civilians
GENEVA - Government security forces in South Sudan executed civilians and gang raped women and girls during and after heavy fighting last month in the capital Juba, the United Nations human rights chief says. (SOUTHSUDAN-SECURITY/UN, (UPDATE 1), moved, 260 words)
Thousands gather in Bangkok urging Thais to vote in their 'big day'
BANGKOK - About 3,000 students, civil servants and military cadets gather in Bangkok in a final push to urge Thais to vote in a crucial constitutional referendum at the weekend that aims to subdue political parties. (THAILAND-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moved, 400 words)
Amid economic hard times, Venezuelans turn to city farming
CARACAS - Facing a national food crisis, Venezuela's pumpkin-growing socialist president is exhorting compatriots to grow fruit and vegetables on balconies and roofs and in barracks across the country. (VENEZUELA-AGRICULTURE/ (PIX), expect by 10 a.m., by Diego Ore, 600 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Pregnant in Miami: Zika's arrival adds new anxieties
TAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK - Since Florida officials declared that the Zika virus is circulating in the state, Miami-area resident Karla Maguire has avoided taking her toddler son to a 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, 695 words)
Risk of diabetes and heart disease may spike before menopause
(HEALTH-WOMEN/PREMENOPAUSE, moved, 556 words)
Women with common ovary problem may not get recommended tests
(HEALTH-WOMEN/PCOS, moved, 637 words)
Elders with negative attitude about aging may be less resilient to stress
(HEALTH-AGING/ATTITUDE-STRESS, moved, 389 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Harry Potter casts spell again with 'Cursed Child' sales
LOS ANGELES/LONDON - "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the script for a new London play telling the eighth story in the boy wizard series, has sold more than 2 million copies in its first two days on the market in the United States, publisher Scholastic says. (BOOKS-HARRYPOTTER/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 9:23 p.m., 400 words)
Second 'Fantastic Beasts' movie coming in Nov 2018, studio says
-- The second movie in the Harry Potter spin-off series "Fantastic Beasts" will be released in November 2018, Hollywood movie studio Warner Bros said on Wednesday, promising "much more on the horizon" from the boy-wizard franchise. (FILM-FANTASTICBEASTS/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 10 p.m., 398 words)
Cast of 'Suicide Squad' defend film after rotten reviews
-- The cast of new anti-hero movie "Suicide Squad" defended the film on Wednesday from scathing reviews, saying it was for the fans to decide if it does justice to the DC Comics characters it is based on. (FILM-SUICIDESQUAD/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 8:34 p.m., 406 words)
Harry Connick Jr. on New Talk Show: 'We're Not Going to Play Games'
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 305 words)
Bosnian "Indiana Jones" digs for controversy again with park
(BOSNIA-PYRAMIDS/ (PIX, TV), moved at 5 a.m., 310 words)
Pacquiao to make boxing return against Vargas
(BOXING-PACQUIAO/, moved at 2:24 a.m., 266 words)
'America's Got Talent' Contestant Struck by Arrow After Stunt Goes Horribly Wrong
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 215 words)
CONSUMER TECH
Bitfinex disables bitcoin trading on exchange after hack
NEW YORK - Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex says that after a security breach on its website it will temporarily disable trading, deposits and withdrawals. (BITFINEX-HACKED/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 250 words)
BUSINESS TRENDS
Away from spotlight, US manufacturers battle back from "China shock"
HICKORY, North Carolina - As furniture makers left Hickory and headed to China at the start of the century, the local community college shuttered its courses in furniture production, abandoning an industry that had sustained this North Carolina community for generations. (USA-MANUFACTURING/CHINA (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved at 7 a.m., by Howard Schneider, 1,200 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Bank of England brings down rates for stimulus to beat Brexit blues
LONDON - The Bank of England swung into action on Thursday against the economic shock from Britain's vote to leave the European Union, cutting interest rates to near nothing and unleashing billions of pounds to cushion the Brexit blow. (BRITAIN-EU/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 782 words)
Ford to recall some vehicles to replace side-door latches
DETROIT - Ford said it was recalling about 830,000 vehicles in North America to replace side-door latches that could unlatch while driving. The automaker said it had identified one reported accident and one reported injury that may be related to the defect. (FORD MOTOR-RECALL/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 144 words)
Viacom posts surprise revenue rise as film unit drives gains
-- Viacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, reported a surprise rise in quarterly revenue as higher license fees and theatrical revenue in its movie unit helped to make up for a decline in domestic ad revenue. (VIACOM-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 8:23 a.m., 352 words)
U.S. small business borrowing rose in June - PayNet
-- U.S. small business borrowing rose in June, data released on Thursday showed, but not enough to reverse three straight months of decline, pointing to sluggish economic growth ahead. (USA-ECONOMY/LENDING, moved at 5 a.m., 198 words)
Corn Flakes maker Kellogg's sales fall more than expected
-- Kellogg quarterly sales drop 6.6 percent, missing analysts' estimates as demand slides further for its breakfast foods and snacks, which include Corn Flakes and Froot Loops. (KELLOGG-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 270 words)
Adidas sees recovery at golf business it hopes to sell
(ADIDAS-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 446 words)
AB InBev announces post-deal structure, management
(SABMILLER-M&A/ABI (UPDATE 2), moved, 360 words)
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