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TOP STORIES
Trump eyes economy as he seeks to shift course after turbulent week
WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump announced plans to address economic issues and backed off a claim that he had seen a video of cash being delivered to Iran on Friday, in signs he wants to steer away from controversial comments and get his White House campaign back on message. (USA-ELECTION/ PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Susan Heavey, 600 words)
Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis - UNHCR
GENEVA - Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers and executed 12 of them, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-CAPTURE (UPDATE 1), moved, by Tom Miles, 400 words)
Strong U.S. employment report brightens economic outlook
WASHINGTON - U.S. employment increased more than expected in July and wages picked up, bolstering expectations of an acceleration in economic growth and raising the probability of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 5), moved at 12:58 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 822 words
Protesters clog Rio's Copacabana beach ahead of Games opening
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Olympic torch began its final journey to the opening ceremony of the Games on Friday beneath the outstretched arms of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, while anti-government protests clogged the famous Copacabana beach boulevard.(OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, 704 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO/STEPANOVA (UPDATE 2), moved, 453 words; OLYMPICS-RIO-RUSSIA/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, 335 words; OLYMPICS-RIO/OPENING (PICTURES, TV), moved, 460 words; OLYMPICS-RIO/NBC (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moved, 395 words and OLYMPICS-RIO/PELE (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:14 p.m., by Pedro Fonseca, 285 words)
CAMPAIGN
Carl Icahn declines to join Trump economic advisory team
NEW YORK - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn turned down an invitation to join Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's economic advisory council because Icahn is considering funding and managing his own Super PAC focused on regulatory reform, Icahn's general counsel told Reuters on Friday. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ICAHN (UPDATE 2), moved, by Jennifer Ablan, 310 words)
Trump expected to endorse Ryan for re-election later on Friday -Fox News
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is expected to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan in his bid for re-election later on Friday, Fox News reported, citing two unnamed Republican sources. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-RYAN (URGENT), moved at 1:30 p.m., 77 words)
Senior ex-CIA official: Putin made Trump 'an unwitting agent' of Russia
A former top CIA official attacked Donald Trump on Friday as a danger to national security, saying President Vladimir Putin had made the Republican presidential candidate an "unwitting agent" of Russia. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-RUSSIA, moved at 11:09 a.m., 477 words)
WASHINGTON
Lawyers for U.S.-based Turkish cleric fear attacks on his life
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen said on Friday they feared attacks on his life following Turkey's demands that he be extradited to face allegations that he ordered a failed coup against the government last month. (TURKEY-SECURITY/GULEN (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Julia Harte, 334 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
The rise and demise of a West Virginia coal mine
ALKOL - On the day Victor Clark retired after 26 years at the Hobet coal mine, the bosses called him to the office for a surprise. (USA-COAL/HOBET (SPECIAL REPORT), moved at 11:31 a.m., by Patrick Rucker, 2642 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Georgia father jailed after deaths of twin girls left in hot car
ATLANTA - A 24-year-old Georgia father, whose twin toddler daughters died after he left them inside a car on a hot and humid day, was arrested early Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct, police said. (USA-GEORGIA/TWINS, moved at 10:18 a.m., by Rich McKay, 301 words)
Another video for Chicago police shooting to be released on Friday
CHICAGO - Chicago's police review agency on Friday will release video pertaining to the fatal shooting in July by three police officers of a young black man. (USA-POLICE/CHICAGO (PIX, TV), expect by 3 p.m., 300 words)
South Dakota motorcycle rally gets back to normal after big 2015
STURGIS, S.D. - Sturgis, South Dakota, is expecting its annual motorcycle rally to draw only about half of the 1 million people who came for the 75th anniversary last year, but the tiny city is viewing this as a return to normalcy. (SOUTH DAKOTA-MOTORCYCLING/, PIX, moved, 458 words)
South Carolina girl exposed to brain-eating amoeba faces bleak odds
CHARLESTON, S.C. - An 11-year-old South Carolina girl has irreparable brain damage after contracting a rare, often-fatal infection caused by an amoeba while swimming last month in a river, according to a Facebook page set up on her behalf. (SOUTH CAROLINA-INFECTION/, moved at 1:02 p.m., 311 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Turkish military overhaul will be in line with NATO framework - defense minister
ANKARA - Turkish plans to restructure its armed forces are aimed at eliminating the possibility of another coup attempt and the moves will be in line with the structure and spirit of the NATO alliance, Turkey's defense minister said on Friday. (TURKEY-SECURITY/DEFENCE (UPDATE 1, INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved at 12:01 p.m., 341 words). See also: TURKEY-SECURITY/REFORMS, moved at 12:59 p.m., by Ercan Gurses, 393 words
WORLD
Tropical storm Earl moves along Mexico's Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY - Tropical storm Earl moved along Mexico's Gulf coast on Friday, dumping large amounts of rain in southern states after battering Belize, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. (STORM-EARL/, moved at 9:58 a.m., 191 words)
South Africa's ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid
PRETORIA - South Africa's ANC is on track for its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid as voters vent anger about high unemployment and corruption in a municipal elections that could herald a sea change in society. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Tanisha Heiberg and Nqobile Dludla, 600 words)
Japan's Emperor Akihito to address nation after abdication report
TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Akihito will address the nation on Monday, the Imperial Household Agency said on Friday, following a report last month that he wants to abdicate "in a few years." (JAPAN-EMPEROR/COMMENTS (UPDATE 1, (PIX) moved, 300 words)
Top BoE officials flag lower rates as surveys show trouble ahead
LONDON - The Bank of England's top two monetary policymakers said interest rates may need to fall further, as surveys on Friday sustained their view that even a "sledgehammer" stimulus will not be enough to fully counter a post-Brexit vote slowdown. (BRITAIN-BOE/CARNEY (UPDATE 2), moved, by Andy Bruce, 400 words)
Chinese investors buy Italian soccer club AC Milan
MILAN - A consortium of Chinese investors has agreed to buy Italian soccer club AC Milan, ending former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's three decades of ownership of the former European champions (ACMILAN-M&A/BERLUSCONI-CHINA (UPDATE 2), moved, by Giulia Segreti, 550 words)
Gunmen kill 13 in market in India's northeast Assam state
GUWAHATI - Gunmen in military uniforms sprayed bullets and flung grenades into a crowded market in northeast India on Friday, killing at least 13 people in a rampage authorities blamed on a regional separatist group. (INDIA-ATTACK/ (UPDATE 3, TV), moved at 10:25 a.m., by Biswajyoti Das, 382 words)
Afghan tourism bring reward as well as risk; government urges caution
KABUL - When police stopped a van that was traveling across central Afghanistan to the western city of Herat, they were in for a big surprise: it was full of Western tourists. (AFGHANISTAN-TOURISM/, moved at 10:27 a.m., by Josh Smith and Hamid Shalizi, 885 words)
South Sudan rejects U.N. accusations of rape, killing by soldiers
JUBA - South Sudan rejects accusations from the U.N. that its soldiers raped and killed civilians during and after ethnically charged fighting last month in the capital Juba. (SOUTHSUDAN-SECURITY/ (PICTURES), moved, 350 words)
Portugal's Guterres still leads U.N. chief race -diplomats
UNITED NATIONS - Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is still the frontrunner to be the next United Nations Secretary-General after the second Security Council secret ballot on Friday, diplomats said. (UN-ELECTION/ (PIX), moved at 1:23 p.m., 268 words)
Japan protests after Chinese ships sail near disputed islets
TOKYO - Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said. (JAPAN-CHINA/ISLANDS, moved at 10:29 a.m., 175 words)
Paraguay recalls ambassador in diplomatic dispute with Venezuela
ASUNCION - Paraguay on Friday recalled its ambassador to Caracas after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made disparaging remarks about Paraguay amidst a leadership dispute in South America's Mercosur trade bloc. (PARAGUAY-VENEZUELA/ , moved at 12:51 p.m., 225 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
GM mosquito trial will not significantly impact environment-FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that a field trial testing Intrexon Corp's genetically engineered mosquitoes, meant to be used in the battle against Zika, would not have a significant impact on the environment. (HEALTH-ZIKA/INTREXON (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:22 p.m., 246 words)
Thaw could release Cold War-era U.S. toxic waste buried under Greenland's ice
OSLO - Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists said on Friday. (CLIMATECHANGE-GREENLAND/USA, moved at 11:23 a.m., 307 words)
Misplaced expanding beads may pose danger to children's ears
Small beads that expand in water and are often marketed as toys have the potential to cause hearing loss if the products get lodged in children's ears, according to a new report. (HEALTH-EAR/TOYS, moved at 12:13 p.m., by Andrew M. Seaman, 544 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Bradley Cooper develops HBO miniseries about rise of ISIS militant group
Actor Bradley Cooper is developing a TV miniseries based on a book about the rise of Islamic State militants, a show the author hopes will help Americans understand how the group came about. (TELEVISION-ISIS/ (PIX), moved, 352 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Strong jobs data catapults S&P to record high
U.S. stocks surged on Friday, with the S&P 500 touching a record intraday high after a second straight month of robust labor market data brightened the economic outlook. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will be updated till close, 491 words)
American Airlines reaches interim deal to hike ground staff wages
American Airlines Group Inc said it had reached an interim agreement with a labor union to raise wages for about 30,000 of its ground staff, effective immediately. (AMERICAN AIRLINE-WORKERS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:09 a.m., 166 words)
Citigroup beats $800 mln appeal by onetime billionaire
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court rejected a one-time Florida billionaire's bid to revive his $800 million lawsuit accusing Citigroup Inc of fraudulently hiding its exposure to subprime and other toxic mortgages, inducing him to hold on to shares he otherwise would have sold. (CITIGROUP-WILLIAMS/LAWSUIT moved at 11:46 a.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 369 words)
Bombardier posts loss, says business jet demand weak; stock down
MONTREAL - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc on Friday reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss as it delivered fewer business jets and warned of weakness in the market for smaller corporate planes. (BOMBARDIER-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 4), moved at 12:35 p.m., by Allison Lampert, 392 words)
Bristol-Myers' Opdivo fails lung cancer trial; shares plunge
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said its blockbuster Opdivo immunotherapy failed to slow progression of symptoms in previously untreated patients with advanced lung cancer in a late-stage study, a major setback expected to benefit Merck & Co's rival medicine. (BRISTOL-MYERS-STUDY/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 12:57 p.m., by Ransdell Pierson, 337 words)
U.S. challenge to Anthem-Cigna deal gets new judge
WASHINGTON - The judge overseeing the U.S. government's challenge to health insurer Anthem Inc's plan to buy Cigna Corp, who had been seen as favorable for the deal, has relinquished the case. (CIGNA-M&A/ANTHEM (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:41 p.m., by Diane Bartz, 373 words)
U.S. asks appeals court to reconsider Bank of America ruling
NEW YORK - The U.S. government has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to overturn a $1.27 billion penalty against Bank of America Corp and a jury verdict finding it liable for mortgage fraud leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. (BANK OF AMERICA-FRAUD/, moved at 10:32 a.m., by Nate Raymond, 385 words)
Consumer Reports urges higher Volkswagen U.S. diesel owner compensation
WASHINGTON - Influential U.S. magazine Consumer Reports urged the Justice Department to hike compensation to 475,000 owners of polluting Volkswagen diesel vehicles and allow owners who opt for a fix to reconsider. (VOLKSWAGEN-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 10:30 a.m., by David Shepardson, 330 words)
PwC must face $1 bln MF Global malpractice lawsuit -U.S. judge
NEW YORK - A federal judge rejected PricewaterhouseCoopers' bid to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit accusing it of professional malpractice for helping cause the October 2011 bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd, a brokerage once run by former New Jersey governor, Jon Corzine. (MFGLOBAL-PWC/DECISION (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:31 p.m., 247 words)
Canada unexpectedly sheds jobs; trade gap hits record
OTTAWA - Canada unexpectedly shed jobs last month, sending the unemployment rate higher even as fewer people were looking for work, and a lackluster gain in exports in June raised questions of whether the central bank's outlook was too sunny. (CANADA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 1), moved at 10:31 a.m., by Leah Schnurr, 0 words)
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