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BREAKING
Magnitude 5.3 quake in southern Peru kills at least 4
LIMA - A 5.3 magnitude earthquake in southern Peru killed at least four people and injured more than two dozen, authorities said on Monday. The quake, in the Caylloma province of the copper-producing region Arequipa, struck 5 miles deep at 9:58 p.m. local time on Sunday, the Geophysical Institute of Peru said. (PERU-QUAKE/, moved at 9:08 a.m., 83 words, will be led)
Wall Street Journal says Trump should change tack or drop out
WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump should fix his stumbling White House campaign by Labor Day or step down, The Wall Street Journal said on Monday in a sharply worded warning from a leading conservative voice. "Mr. Trump has alienated his party and he isn't running a competent campaign," the newspaper said in an editorial. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, 634 words) See also: Republican lawmakers who say they won't vote for Trump (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-REPUBLICANS (FACTBOX), moved at 6 a.m., 706 words)
OLYMPICS
Lochte says he challenged armed robbers in Rio
RIO DE JANIEIRO - Ryan Lochte initially resisted a group of armed men posing as police who robbed the Olympic gold medalist and three fellow American swimmers in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. swimmer said in an interview on Monday on NBC's "Today" show. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (PIX), moved, 326 words)
Bolt delivers on every level - again
RIO DE JANEIRO - An hour after securing his third successive Olympic 100 meters gold on Sunday, Usain Bolt was still patiently making his way through another 100 meters -- the zone where TV crews from around the world waited to snatch a sound bite. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-ATM100/BOLT (PIX), moved at 12:26 a.m., 444 words) See also: Imperious Bolt completes amazing 100m treble (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-ATM100/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 11:48 p.m., 756 words)
Russia's Klishina to compete after appeal upheld
RIO DE JANEIRO - Russian long jumper Darya Klishina will compete at the Rio Olympics after her ban from the Games was struck down by sport's highest court on the eve of her event. (OLYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-KLISHINA (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 1:16 a.m., 300 words)
Favela chic' will price us out of our homes: Rio's slum residents speak out
RIO DE JANEIRO - The sleek concrete and glass roof-top Bar da Lage is nestled in a sea of illegally built red brick houses in one of Rio De Janeiro's notoriously tough hillside favelas. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LANDRIGHTS (FEATURE, PIX), moved at 9:16 a.m., by Chris Arsenault, 1,080 words)
Olympic Ratings Soar for Michael Phelps' Final Event
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS, moved at 9 p.m., 234 words)
Ledecky, Phelps, Women's Soccer Drive Olympic Viewership
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS, moved, 215 words)
OTHER TOP STORIES
One person shot, officer injured in second night of Milwaukee protests
MILWAUKEE - Tension flared again on Sunday night, with one person shot and a police officer injured, in the Milwaukee area where the fatal shooting of a suspect by an officer had sparked rioting, prompting Wisconsin's governor to activate the National Guard. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Brendan O'Brien, 650 words, will be led through the day)
Disaster declared for Louisiana floods that have killed five
BATON ROUGE - President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration on Sunday for flood-ravaged Louisiana, where at least five people have died and emergency crews have rescued more than 20,000 people stranded by unprecedented flooding. Governor John Bel Edwards said residents had been pulled from swamped cars, flooded homes and threatened hospitals across the southern part of the state. The already soaked region is expected to get more rain on Monday from a storm system stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley. (USA-WEATHER/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 11:30 p.m., by Byrn Stole, 523 words, will be led through the day)
CAMPAIGN
Biden to campaign with Clinton on Monday in Scranton
-- Hillary Clinton is campaigning with Vice President Joe Biden in his home town of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Monday while Donald Trump holds a campaign event at Youngstown State University in Ohio. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2 p.m., 400 words, will be led)
GOP official says talk of shifting funds away from Trump premature
WASHINGTON - Sean Spicer, communications director for the Republican National Committee, plays down the prospect that the party would cut cash and logistical support to White House nominee Donald Trump in order to shift resources toward congressional races. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS, moved, 360 words)
Streisand to Perform at LGBT-Focused Fundraiser for Hillary Clinton
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-MUISC/NEWS), moved, 200 words)
WASHINGTON
"We owe you so much," Kosovo to tell Biden as street named after late son
SOJEVE, Kosovo - On a busy road in Kosovo, brand new signs have been put up ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, showing the 35-km route in the southeast of the small Balkan nation that has been renamed after his late son Beau. Naming streets after U.S. officials is becoming something of a tradition in Kosovo, whose population is mainly ethnic Albanian and which considers the United States its savior since 1999 NATO air strikes halted killings by Serbian troops. (KOSOVO-BIDEN/STREET (TV, PIX), moved at 9:04 a.m., 480 words)
U.S. mulls bomb-grade uranium exports to Belgium for medical research
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS - The U.S. nuclear regulator is considering allowing shipments of weapons-grade uranium to a medical research reactor in security-challenged Belgium, something critics say would set back global anti-proliferation efforts. (USA-NUCLEAR/BELGIUM, moved at 6 a.m., By Timothy Gardner and Robert-Jan Bartunek, 720 words)
China signals growth, not political disputes, should dominate G20
BEIJING - China expects next month's summit of the G20, which it is hosting, will focus on boosting economic growth and other financial issues rather than disputes like the South China Sea, officials say. (G20-CHINA/ (TV, PIX), moved, 430 words)
FEATURE
In Dallas, police bear the burden of stark inequities
DALLAS - Antoinette Brown begged, in her final words, "somebody help me." Then she was mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs. The 52-year-old homeless woman perished in the impoverished Dallas neighborhood of Fair Park, not far from gleaming downtown skyscrapers and some of America's wealthiest neighborhoods. The gruesome attack in May served as a grim reminder of stark inequities even as the region's economy and population booms. (USA-POLICE/DALLAS-POVERTY (FEATURE, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 6 a.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 1,060 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Police question suspect in killing of Muslim cleric in New York
NEW YORK - New York City police on Monday were questioning a suspect in the killing of a Muslim cleric and his associate as they left prayers at a mosque in the borough of Queens, local media reported, in a crime that shocked their Bangladeshi community and the city. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 8:07 a.m., 664 words, will be led)
Search at New York's JFK airport finds no signs of gunfire
NEW YORK - A preliminary investigation found no evidence of gunfire in a terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday despite earlier reports of shots being heard, the airport's operator said. (NEW YORK-AIRPORT/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved at 12:30 a.m., 244 words)
OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS
U.S. men's basketball team still on top after another close win
RIO DE JANEIRO - The U.S. men's basketball team closed out pool play with an unbeaten record but a tight 100-97 win over France on Sunday confirmed that getting to the top step of the Olympic podium will not be an easy climb. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL-M/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 11:50 p.m., 568 words)
Scowling sprinter Gatlin booed by Rio crowd
RIO DE JANEIRO - American Justin Gatlin felt the full force of the crowd's ire on Sunday and scowled back in response before finishing second to Usain Bolt in the Olympic 100 meter final and miss out on becoming the oldest man to win the event. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-100 METRES/GATLIN (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:28 a.m., 500 words)
Andy Murray outlasts Del Potro to land second straight tennis gold
RIO DE JANEIRO - Britain's Andy Murray beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 in a compelling Olympic tennis final on Sunday to become the first player to win two men's singles gold medals. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS-M-SINGLES/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 11:53 p.m., 448 words)
American shooters miss the mark, Europeans rule the range
RIO DE JANEIRO - As Italian rifle shooter Niccolo Campriani reveled in his second gold medal in the Olympic Games on Sunday, he paused to express some sadness. For him, the "greatest shooter of the century," Matt Emmons, had not made it to the eight-man final of the 50 meter rifle three positions event even though the American was considered a top contender for gold. It was the final blow in a disastrous showing for the U.S. shooting team in 15 Olympic events. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/ (PIX), moved at 4 a.m., by Mary Milliken, 625 words)
Hurt by "negativity," Douglas struggles on bars
(OLYMPICS-RIO-GYMNASTCIS-W-BARS/DOUGLAS (PIX), moved, 370 words)
U.S. male boxers regaining respect, says coach Walsh
(OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING/USA (PIX), moved, 463 words)
Sprinter Van Niekerk stuns 400 meter rivals: "He just wouldn't slow down"
(OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-400M/RIVALS (PIX), moved at 12:30 a.m., 350 words)
Stunning Van Niekerk record offers hope for post-Bolt Olympic track
(OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-400M/VAN NIEKERK (PIX), moved at 12:16 a.m., 574 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Three people killed by car bomb in Turkey's southeast
DIYARBAKIR - A child and two police officers were killed by a car bomb outside a police station in southeastern Turkey on Monday, the provincial governor said, blaming the attack on Kurdish militants. (TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 9:20 a.m., 238 words)
Turkish police search Istanbul courthouses, more officers detained
ISTANBUL - Turkish police raid offices at three Istanbul courthouses after detention warrants were issued for 173 judicial personnel as part of an investigation into last month's failed coup attempt. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, TV), moving shortly,. 880 words)
Bus blast kills fighters at Syrian border crossing with Turkey
BEIRUT - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest on a bus in Syria near the Atmeh border crossing into Turkey late on Sunday, killing at least 32 people and injuring others, some critically, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 2), moved, 120 words) See also: Russia's Lavrov says Syrian militants using ceasefires to regroup (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 2), moved at 9:16 a.m., 240 words)
Taliban capture key district in northern Afghanistan
KUNDUZ - Taliban insurgents, seeking to force the NATO-led coalition out of Afghanistan and bring in Islamic law, capture a key district in the northern province of Baghlan after days of fighting, officials say. (AFGHANISTAN-FIGHTING/, moved, 300 words)
Iraq PM wins cabinet overhaul, bolsters leadership in IS war
BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament approved on Monday the appointment of Jabar Ali al-Luaibi, a former head of the main state oil company, as oil minister in a cabinet overhaul that bolsters Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's leadership in the war against Islamic State. U.S. envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition Brett McGurk welcomed the approval of the five ministers, saying in a tweet that parliament's endorsement had overcome months of deadlock. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-OIL (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 600 words)
WORLD
Firecrackers spark stampede in French seaside town
PARIS - Firecrackers sparked panic in a Mediterranean seaside town late on Sunday, sending a stampede of people fleeing what they feared was a gun attack, injuring dozens, French media reported. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE-PANIC (TV), moved at 8:10 a.m., 237 words)
Hong Kong student leaders avoid jail for 2014 democracy protest
HONG KONG - Three Hong Kong student leaders who helped orchestrate the financial hub's massive pro-democracy street protests in 2014 are spared jail time but ordered to carry out community service. (HONGKONG-PROTESTS/SENTENCING (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, 450 words)
Give us EU visa freedom in Oct or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says
BERLIN - The European Union should grant Turks visa-free travel in October or the migrant deal that involves Turkey stemming the flow of illegal migrants to the bloc should be put aside, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a German newspaper. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-EU (UPDATE 1), moved, 435 words)
South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine
TOKYO - South Korea expresses deep regret and China's state-run news agency calls on Tokyo to repent its wartime past after dozens of Japanese lawmakers visit a shrine for war dead, which Seoul and Beijing see as a symbol of Tokyo's wartime militarism, on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat. (WW2-ANNIVERSARY/JAPAN (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, 490 words)
Zambian president Lungu re-elected in disputed vote
(ZAMBIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 9:14 a.m., 240 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Indonesia's Sampoerna Agro fined record sum for 2014 forest fires
JAKARTA - Indonesian plantation company Sampoerna Agro is considering how to respond to a recent court ruling that handed down the country's largest ever fine to a company linked to forest fires, a company official said on Monday. (SAMPOERNA AGRO-FINE/, moved at 7 a.m., 340 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Thailand risks losing 200,000 tourists after blasts
BANGKOK - Thailand could lose up to 200,000 foreign visitors and $293 million in tourism revenue this year, the head of its tourism authority says after a series of deadly blasts in tourist towns last week. (THAILAND-TOURISM/, moved, 320 words)
Box Office: 'Suicide Squad' Tops Foreign Box Office With $58.7 Million
(USA-BOXOFFICE/, moved, 300 words)
How 'Sausage Party' Used a Digital Marketing Blitz to Draw Crowds
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/BOX-OFFICE, moved, 833 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
NYSE sees double-digit Asian IPOs through 2017, with focus on tech
HONG KONG - The New York Stock Exchange sees technology companies driving a revival in new Asian listings and expects double-digit IPOs through the end of 2017 from the region, the exchange's global head of capital markets said in an interview. (NYSE-IPO/ASIA (INTERVIEW, UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 510 words)
Xylem nears deal to buy smart meter company Sensus
NEW YORK - U.S. water technology company Xylem Inc is nearing a deal to acquire Sensus USA Inc, a provider of advanced metering technologies to utilities, for around $1.7 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. (SENSUS-M&A/XYLEM, moved, by Greg Roumeliotis, 375 words)
OPEC deal seen a tough as oil output freeze expectations rise
DUBAI/LONDON - OPEC will probably revive talks on freezing oil output levels when it meets non-OPEC nations next month as top exporter Saudi Arabia appears to want higher prices, according to OPEC sources, although Iran, Iraq and Russia present obstacles to a deal. (OPEC-FREEZE/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, 829 words)
More upside seen for high-flying junk bonds in low-yield world
NEW YORK - Several of this year's top-performing bond funds are sticking with high-yield "junk" bonds, convinced that a global hunt for returns will keep the speculative-grade U.S. corporate debt on course for its best year since the financial crisis. (USA-INVESTING/JUNKBONDS (GRAPHIC), moved at 7 a.m., by Sam Forgione, 700 words)
Lack of investment, payment delays hamper Venezuela oil output
CARACAS - Venezuela is on track to see its steepest annual oil output drop in 14 years amid the economic crisis and years of under investment and mismanagement. (PDVSA-OUTPUT/ (GRAPHIC), moved, 900 words)
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