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TOP STORIES
Amid campaign turmoil, Trump allies urge him to get back on message
WASHINGTON - Supporters of Republican Donald Trump urged him to get back on message on Thursday after a week of dropping opinion poll numbers and a war of words with ranking Republicans over his U.S. presidential campaign. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu, 549 words). See also: USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-REPUBLICANS (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 10:06 a.m., by Olivia Oran and Amanda Becker, 727 words)
U.S. woman killed in London knife attack, no evidence of terrorism link
LONDON - A U.S. 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 7, PIX, TV), moved at 12:50 p.m., by Costas Pitas and Michael Holden, 538 words)
Kerry defends $400 mln payment to Iran, says U.S. pays no ransoms
BUENOS AIRES - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday defended the Obama administration's payment of $400 million in cash to Iran, denying it was a ransom for the release of American prisoners by Tehran or tied to the Iran nuclear deal. (USA-IRAN/INSTALLMENT-KERRY (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:36 p.m., by Gram Slattery, 341 words)
Tropical storm Earl lashes Belize with wind, rain, heads for Mexico
BELIZE CITY - Tropical storm Earl whipped Belize and Mexico's Caribbean coast with wind and heavy rain, battering cars, disrupting transportation and forcing hundreds of people into shelters as it moved through Guatemala toward southeastern Mexico on Thursday. (STORM-EARL/NHC (UPDATE 3), moved at 1:37 a.m., by Henry Romero and Manuel Carrillo, 400 words)
U.S. jobless claims rise marginally, factory orders decline
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. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 3, GRAPHIC), moved at 12:26 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 774 words)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Veteran Brazilian surfer Rico de Souza rides waves with Olympic torch as flame makes its way back to Rio de Janeiro for Friday's opening ceremony, under cloud of angry demonstrations by some residents in recent days. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), expect by 4: p.m., by Caroline Stauffer, 400 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO/EVICTIONS (PIX, WIDER IMAGE), moved, by Ricardo Moraes and Daniel Flynn, 694 words; OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY (PIX), moved, by Brad Brooks, 1,100 words and OLYMPICS-RIO/TICKETS (INSIGHT, PICTURES), moved, by Joshua Schneyer, 1,523 words
CAMPAIGN
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, moved, 300 words)
WASHINGTON
U.S. FCC votes to limit inmate phone call rates
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to limit inmate phone call rates - but set the cap at a higher level than it proposed last year. (USA-INMATES/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:07 p.m., by David Shepardson, 254 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Baltimore officer convicted of shooting unarmed suspect
A Maryland jury convicted a Baltimore police officer on Thursday of first-degree assault in the 2014 shooting of an unarmed and already subdued burglary suspect, a court spokeswoman said. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/, moved at 1:12 p.m., 273 words)
U.S. charges nearly 50 suspected Mafia members
NEW YORK - U.S. authorities arrested dozens of suspected Mafia members on Thursday, charging them with extortion, loan sharking, smuggling, arson, gun trafficking and other crimes. (USA-CRIME/MAFIA (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:22 p.m., by Joseph Ax, 405 words)
NFL arbitrator had power to discipline Peterson-U.S. appeals court
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday an arbitrator acted within his authority in upholding the National Football League's suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, handing the league a new legal victory over disciplining its star players. (NFL-PETERSON/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 1:09 p.m., 323 words)
N. Carolina man charged with trying to aid Islamic State -Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON - A North Carolina man was arrested on Thursday on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State after he tried to buy an AK-47 assault rifle from an undercover officer and pledged allegiance to Islamic State on social media, the U.S. Justice Department said. (USA-SECURITY/NORTHCAROLINA (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:03 a.m., 164 words)
South Carolina church shooting suspect attacked in jail
CHARLESTON - The gunman accused of killing nine black parishioners at a Charleston, South Carolina, church last year was attacked in jail by another inmate early Thursday but not badly injured, a local sheriff's spokesman said. (SOUTH CAROLINA-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 12:24 p.m., by Harriet McLeod, 245 words)
Judge in Chicago police officer's murder trial appoints special prosecutor
An Illinois judge on Thursday appointed a special prosecutor in the murder case against a white Chicago police officer in the shooting death of a black teenager, selecting a state's attorney from a neighboring county. (CHICAGO-POLICE/, (UPDATE 1), moved, by Alex Dobuzinskis, 362 words)
Texas professors seek U.S. court help to ban guns in their classrooms
AUSTIN, Texas - 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., 394 words, will be updated from hearing)
Florida governor, CDC to provide update on Zika
Florida Governor Rick Scott and CDC Director Tom Frieden are scheduled to hold a joint press conference in Miami at 3:30 p.m. ET to provide an update on Zika preparedness in the state. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (PIX,TV), story after presser, 400 words)
Two L.A. policemen who shot unarmed black man sue city for racial discrimination - media
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 351 am ET, 310 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey's Erdogan vows to cut off revenues of Gulen-linked businesses
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to choke off businesses linked to the U.S.-based cleric he blames for an attempted coup, describing his schools, firms and charities as "nests of terrorism" and promising no mercy in rooting them out. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved at 12:35 p.m., 987 words) See also: TURKEY-SECURITY/PRISON (PIX), moved at 10:54 a.m., by Seda Sezer and Daren Butler, 995 words
Air strikes thought to be Russian hit displaced camps in Syria - monitor
BEIRUT - Air strikes believed carried out by Russian warplanes hit two displaced persons' camps west of Aleppo and near the Turkish border on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO, moved at 1:01 p.m., 122 words)
Saudi investigation largely defends deadly air strikes in Yemen
DUBAI - An investigation by a Saudi-led coalition presented on Thursday largely defended a series of deadly coalition air strikes on markets, clinics and a wedding in Yemen, citing the presence of armed militiamen at the sites. (YEMEN-SECURITY/SAUDI, moved at 1 p.m., 376 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
In Egypt, an Italian student stirred suspicion before he died
CAMBRIDGE, England - It remains unclear who killed Giulio Regeni. But it is clear student's work had Egyptian security forces interested. (EGYPT-REGENI/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Michael Georgy, 2,878 words)
WORLD
Russia accuses US of backing Syrian rebels who use poison gas on civilians
MOSCOW - Russia's foreign ministry sharply criticized U.S. behavior in Syria on Thursday, accusing Washington of backing rebels who use poison gas against civilians and of killing hundreds in air strikes. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA, moved at 12:31 p.m., by Andrew Osborn, 543 words)
Foreign tourists wounded in attack in western Afghanistan
KABUL - At least six foreign tourists and their driver were wounded in Afghanistan on Thursday in an attack by gunmen on their convoy as it passed through western Herat province, government officials said. (AFGHANISTAN-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 4), moved at 12:54 p.m., 354 words)
Bank of England wields stimulus 'sledgehammer' to beat Brexit blues
LONDON - Bank of England cuts interest rates to next to nothing and unleashes billions of pounds to cushion economic shock from Britain's vote to leave European Union. (BRITAIN-EU/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by David Milliken and Ana Nicolaci da Costa, 800 words)
Refugee crowned 'wine queen,' as German tradition evolves
TRIER, Germany - Syrian refugee is crowned "wine queen" in Germany, winning traditional annual honor that used to go to local young women from wine-growing families. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GERMANY-WINE QUEEN (TV, PIX), moved, 338 words)
South African opposition hits ANC in three major cities
PRETORIA - Urban South Africans dealt the ANC its biggest political blow since the end of apartheid on Thursday, knocking the ruling party off its perch in three cities as voters vented anger at corruption, high unemployment and poor public services. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 12:46 p.m., by Mfuneko Toyana, 1045 words)
U.S. urges patience in Argentina, wants Venezuela recall vote this year
BUENOS AIRES - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged Argentina to be patient with the slow pace of economic progress under its new government, and urged Venezuela to allow a vote this year on whether to recall President Nicolas Maduro. (ARGENTINA-USA/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 1:38 p.m., by Hugh Bronstein and Gram Slattery, 491 words)
Brazil Senate committee clears way for Rousseff's removal
BRASILIA - A Senate impeachment committee voted on Thursday to put suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on trial in the full chamber for breaking budget laws, opening the way for her to be removed from office. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 12:54 p.m., by Maria Carolina Marcello, 371 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), moved at 10:30 a.m., by Diego Ore, 639 words)
Woman jailed for 22 years for trafficking Nigerian girls for sex trade
LONDON - A female trafficking boss was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday for using the threat of witchcraft to exert control over almost 40 women and girls brought from Nigeria to Europe for sex work, a British court prosecutor said. (BRITAIN-TRAFFICKING/WITCHCRAFT, moved at 12:35 p.m., by Alice Lupton, 334 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Melanoma less common but more deadly for black patients
Even though Caucasians are much more likely to develop skin cancer than other ethnic groups, people of color who do get the disease are less likely to survive, a U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-SKINCANCER/BLACKS, moved at 10:43 a.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 648 words)
Hear! Hear! Exquisite fossils preserve ear of prehistoric whale
WASHINGTON - Fossils unearthed in a South Carolina drainage ditch are providing insight into the development of ultrasonic hearing in prehistoric whales, a trait closely linked to their uncanny ability to hunt and navigate using sound waves and echoes. (SCIENCE-WHALE/ (PIX), moved at 12 p.m., by Will Dunham, 405 words)
Yellow River yields clues to Chinese legend of ancient "Great Flood"
OSLO - The crushed skeletons of children point to an earthquake and catastrophic flood on China's Yellow River 4,000 years ago that could be the source of a legendary "Great Flood" at the dawn of Chinese civilisation, scientists say. (CHINA-HISTORY/ (PIX), moved, by Alister Doyle, 400 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Actor Clint Eastwood assails sensitive Americans, makes Trump's day
Clint Eastwood, the 86-year-old four-time Oscar winner, excoriated the current generation of Americans as weak and overly sensitive while backing Donald Trump even though the Republican presidential hopeful has "said a lot of dumb things." (USA-ELECTION/CLINTEASTWOOD (PIX), moved at 12:56 p.m., by Jill Serjeant, 490 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wall St flat as investors hold off ahead of jobs data
Wall Street was little changed on Thursday as investors were wary of making big bets ahead of Friday's payrolls report. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will be updated till close, 355 words)
Business groups sue over new U.S. limit on tax-driven foreign buyouts
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Two business groups sued the Obama administration on Thursday over a crackdown on U.S. companies that try to reduce their U.S. taxes by rebasing abroad in a process known as inversion. (USA-TAX/INVERSIONS, moved at 12:37 p.m., by David Ingram and David Morgan, 533 words)
Designers come out for Apple in patent fight with Samsung
NEW YORK - Apple Inc deserved the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages Samsung Electronics Co Ltd paid for infringing patented designs of the iPhone, because the product's distinctive look drives people to purchase it, a group of design industry professionals told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. (USA-COURT/APPLE (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:40 a.m., by Andrew Chung, 413 words)
Group sues Illinois over polling-place voter registration law
CHICAGO - A group aligned with a conservative Illinois think-tank sued the state in federal court on Thursday, challenging a recent law allowing election day voter registration at polling places only in the state's most populous counties. (ILLINOIS-ELECTION/LAWSUIT, moving shortly, 391 words)
Viacom's Dauman says legal wins will help Paramount sale process
Viacom Inc Chief Executive Philippe Dauman said on Thursday his recent victories in a legal battle with Sumner Redstone for control of the media company would help him push through a plan to sell a minority stake in Paramount Pictures. (VIACOM-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 11:48 a.m., by Sai Sachin Ravikumar, 600 words)
Facebook's News Feed to show fewer 'clickbait' headlines
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc's News Feed will show fewer "clickbait" headlines over the next few weeks, the company announced Thursday, as it seeks to establish itself as the prime web destination for news and social updates. (FACEBOOK-NEWSFEED/CLICKBAIT, moved at 1 p.m., by Yasmeen Abutaleb, 287 words)
Ford to recall some vehicles to replace side-door latches
Ford Motor Co said it was recalling about 830,000 vehicles in North America to replace side-door latches that could unlatch while driving.(FORD MOTOR-RECALL/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:35 a.m., 144 words) *****************
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