REUTERS AMERICA NEWS PLAN FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 16
REUTERS AMERICA MORNING NEWS PLAN FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 16
LATEST AND PLANNED U.S. NEWS COVERAGE (ALL TIMES ET)
Top stories as of 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
For latest stories search by Slug or Headline Keyword in your CMS or Advanced Search in Media Express.
For story queries, please contact us.general-news@thomsonreuters.com
For photo queries use USCanada-Pictures-Editors@thomsonreuters.com
BREAKING
U.S. consumer prices unchanged, underlying inflation slowing
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in July as the cost of gasoline fell for the first time in five months and underlying inflation moderated, which could further diminish prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 1, GRAPHIC), moved at 9:15 a.m., 727 words) See also: U.S. housing starts rise to five-month high in July (USA-ECONOMY/HOUSINGSTARTS (GRAPHIC), moved at 8:30 a.m., 370 words)
Clinton names Salazar, Obama veterans to White House transition team
WASHINGTON - Looking to lay the groundwork for her presidency if she wins the White House in November, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton named several veterans of President Barack Obama's administration for her transition team on Tuesday. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 9:19 a.m., 540 words)
OLYMPICS
Bahama's Miller dives over line to deny Allyson Felix in 400m run
RIO DE JANEIRO - Bahamian Shaunae Miller launched herself over the finishing line with a desperate dive to pip American Allyson Felix to Olympic 400 meter run gold by the slimmest of margins in a thrilling final on Monday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-W-4OOM/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at midnight, 474 words)
Russia's whistleblower Stepanova: "No accident" if something happens to me
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Russian runner who helped expose a system of state-backed doping in her country says she fears for her life and has been forced to move after hackers tried to find her location. (OLYMPICS-RIO/RUSSIA-STEPANOVA (PIX), moved at 7:37 p.m., 453 words)
At mermaid parade, a siren song for Rio Games: gay rights
RIO DE JANEIRO - Dressed as a mermaid with shells covering his nipples, Brazilian Murilo Sousa voiced hope that the record number of openly gay athletes at the Rio Games would boost acceptance in his South American nation, amid a backlash over same-sex marriage. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LGBT (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 7 p.m., 585 words)
Windowless bunker brings NBC's marathon Rio Games operation to life
RIO DE JANEIRO - The epicenter for one of the biggest media operations at the Rio Olympics is a 75,000 sq foot maze of windowless rooms lit by thousands of monitors that serves as the backbone of NBC's exhaustive Olympics coverage. (OLYMPICS-RIO/NBC (PIX), moved at 7 a.m., 656 words)
You can run but you can't hide, IOC tells doping cheats
(OLYMPICS-RIO/DOPING-CHEATS, moved, 340 words)
OTHER TOP STORIES
Obama warns Democrats against overconfidence about Clinton victory
CHILMARK, Mass. - Declaring he was tired of talking about Donald Trump, President Barack Obama urged Democrats on Monday not to grow too confident about their prospects in the 2016 election despite Hillary Clinton's strong position in the race for the White House. (USA-ELECTION/OBAMA (PIX), moved at 8:20 p.m., by Jeff Mason, 296 words) See also: Republican Asia experts say Trump presidency would be 'ruinous' (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-ASIA, moved at 8:40 p.m., 400 words)
Calls for calm, curfew bring peaceful night in Milwaukee after violence
MILWAUKEE - Community leaders calling for restraint and a night-time curfew on teenagers appeared to be keeping the city of Milwaukee calm in the early hours of Tuesday after two nights of violence sparked by a police officer shooting dead a black man. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 9:43 a.m., 400 words, will be led) See also: WISCONSIN-POLICE/SEGREGATION (PIX), moved, by Brendan O'Brien, 700 words
Man arrested for arson related to destructive California fire
LOS ANGELES - A man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of arson, officials said, over a wildfire in Northern California that has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses and forced hundreds of residents to flee. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 12:54 a.m., 415 words)
Swollen rivers recede after deadly Louisiana floods
LIVINGSTON, La. - Swollen rivers across much of southern Louisiana receded slowly from record levels on Monday while rescue crews searched for people stranded in flooded homes after torrential rains left seven people dead. (USA-WEATHER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 7 p.m., by Bryn Stole, 532 words, will be led through the day)
U.S. seeks Latin American help amid rise in Asian, African migrants
WASHINGTON - Washington is seeking closer coordination with several Latin American countries to tackle a jump in migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East who it believes are trying to reach the United States from the south on an arduous route by plane, boat and through jungle on foot. (USA-IMMIGRATION/MEXICO (EXCLUSIVE, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 7 a.m., by Julia Edwards, 1,336 words)
CAMPAIGN
Trump promises to work with NATO to defeat Islamic State
YOUNGSTOWN - Donald Trump says he will work closely with NATO allies to defeat Islamic State militants if he wins the White House, reversing an earlier threat that the United States might not meet its obligations to the Western military alliance. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 9:38 p.m., 940 words)
North Carolina asks U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate voter ID law
WASHINGTON - North Carolina on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a state law requiring voters to show identification to remain in effect for the Nov. 8 U.S. election despite an appeals court decision that the measure discriminates against minority voters. (USA-ELECTION/NORTHCAROLINA, moved at 7:28 p.m., 200 words)
WASHINGTON
Pentagon announces single largest transfer of Guantanamo inmates
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama's administration. (USA-GUANTANAMO/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 7:20 p.m., 400 words)
Aetna pulls back on Obamacare health insurance plans in 2017
NEW YORK - Aetna, the No. 3 U.S. health insurer, on Monday night said that due to persistent financial losses on Obamacare plans it will sell individual insurance on the government-run online marketplaces in only four states next year, down from the current 15 states. (AETNA-EXCHANGES/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:50 p.m., 425 words)
How U.S. sanctions targeted a Belize banana farmer and hurt an economy
WASHINGTON - When the United States blacklisted John Angel Zabaneh, a banana farmer and exporter in Belize, for alleged ties to a top drug lord, it did more than just sideline one local businessman from the global financial system. (USA-BELIZE/SANCTIONS (INSIGHT, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved at 9 a.m., 1,130 words)
U.S. lobbies China again on missile defense system
BEIJING - A decision by the United States and South Korea to deploy an advanced anti-missile defense system is aimed at defending against North Korea's missile threat and does not threaten China, a senior U.S. officer said in Beijing on Tuesday. (CHINA-USA/ARMYCHIEF (TV, PIX), moved at 5:30 a.m., 342 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
New York man expected in court over slaying of Muslim imam, assistant
NEW YORK - A New York man is expected to appear in court on Tuesday after being charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Muslim imam and his assistant, who were gunned down over the weekend, police said. (NEW YORK-SHOOTING/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 9:08 a.m., 421 words, will be led)
Pennsylvania attorney general convicted of perjury, other charges
-- A jury on Monday convicted Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane of all counts in her politically charged perjury trial stemming from allegations that she leaked grand jury information, a prosecutor's spokeswoman said. (PENNSYLVANIA-KANE/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 10 p..m., 219 words)
New York to pay $4.5 million to settle police killing lawsuit
NEW YORK - The city of New York has settled for $4.5 million a lawsuit over the 2014 police killing of an unarmed black man in an unlit stairwell that sparked demonstrations around the city, officials said. (NEW YORK-POLICE/, moved at 11:31 p.m., 377 words)
Colorado to vote on assisted suicide in November
DENVER - Colorado voters will decide in November whether to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients under a ballot question approved on Monday, a proposal opposed by some religious and disability-rights organizations. (COLORADO-INITIATIVE/, moved at 10:20 p.m., 346 words)
OLYMPICS HIGHLIGHTS
Soaring Da Silva is Brazil's new darling
RIO DE JANEIRO - Thiago da Silva wins Brazil's first athletics gold of their home Games on an extraordinary and unforgettable Monday night in Rio, producing an Olympic record of 6.03 meters in the pole vault to beat heavy favorite Renaud Lavillenie and send the fans into raptures. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved, 714 words) See also: Da Silva's golden vault flies under radar (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-POLEVAULT/BRAZIL (PIX), moved at 5:30 a.m., 405 words)
U.S. men down Mexico to reach quarter-finals in volleyball
RIO DE JANEIRO - Medal favorites United States secured a birth in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic volleyball on Monday by defeating Mexico in straight sets. (OLYMPICS-RIO-VOLLEYBALL-M/USA (CORRECTED, PIX), moved at 12:21 a.m., 200 words)
Argentina basketballers to face U.S. men in last eight
RIO DE JANEIRO - Croatia beat Lithuania 90-81 in the final preliminary round game of the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Monday, vaulting from fifth to the top of Group B and avoiding a nightmare quarter-final clash with the unbeaten United States. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL-M/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 11:38 a.m., 515 words)
China basketball is building for golden future
RIO DE JANEIRO - There are some 300 million people playing basketball in China, almost the entire population of the United States but for the second consecutive Olympics the Chinese men's squad could not win a single game. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/CHINA (FEATURE, PIX), moved at 7 a.m., by Steve Keating, 737 words)
Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling eyes more Olympic glory
(OLYMPICS-RIO/SWIMMING-SINGAPORE (TV), moved, 395 words)
Kenya's David Rudisha retains 800m run title
(OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-800M (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, 334 words)
Russia has mixed fortunes in beach volleyball
(OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL-M/QUARTER (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 305 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Russia uses Iran as base to bomb Syrian militants for first time
MOSCOW - Russia widens its air campaign in Syria and deepens its involvement in the Middle East, using Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants for the first time. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (TV, PIX), moved, 600 words)
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 9 Yemeni civilians
DUBAI - An air strike by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen killed nine civilians east of Sanaa on Tuesday, residents said, the third deadly air raid reported to have to hit civilian targets since Saturday. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:07 a.m., 252 words)
Turkish police raid retailer, widen probe at Istanbul courthouses
ISTANBUL - Turkish police raided the offices of a major retailer in Istanbul and widened a probe at the city's courthouses on Tuesday, official sources said, and state media said dozens more were detained in the latest round-up after a failed coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, 770 words)
WORLD
Rights group calls for release of Thai activist on hunger strike
BANGKOK - An international rights group calls for the release of a Thai anti-junta activist in his tenth day of a hunger strike after he was detained for campaigning against a military-backed draft constitution. (THAILAND-POLITICS/, moved, 298 words)
Britain "seeks information" on Iran arrest of dual national
LONDON - Britain said on Tuesday it was trying to find out more about the arrest in Iran of a dual British-Iranian national, accused by Tehran of having links to Britain's intelligence services. The arrest, the latest in a string of detentions of dual nationals over the past year, was made last week, according to state news agency IRNA. (IRAN-POLITICS/ARRESTS-BRITAIN, moved at 9:08 a.m., 80 words, will be led)
Boat collision kills four people off Greece's Aegina
ATHENS - Four people, including a nine-year-old child, died and four were injured after a boat with about 20 people on board and a speedboat collided off the Greek holiday island of Aegina near Athens on Tuesday, the coastguard said. (GREECE-BOAT/CRASH (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:50 a.m., 174 words)
China intellectuals sue over magazine, former editor loses appeal
BEIJING - A group of Chinese intellectuals sued on Tuesday over what they say is a leadership coup at a leading liberal magazine, as a former editor lost an appeal against a ruling ordering him to apologize for doubting details in a tale of wartime heroism. (CHINA-POLITICS/MAGAZINE (TV, PIX), moved at 5:25 a.m., 467 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Prescription drug abuse tied to increased risk of teen suicide
-- Suicide is a leading cause of death for teens worldwide, and the odds of suicide attempts may be higher when adolescents abuse prescription drugs, a Chinese study suggests. (HEALTH-ADOLESCENTS/DRUGS-SUICIDE, moved, 572 words)
Lack of food stores with fresh foods linked to signs of early heart disease
-- Living in poor neighborhoods has been linked to increased heart risk, and a new U.S. study suggests the lack of access to fresh, healthy foods may be to blame. (HEALTH-ATHEROSCLEROSIS/FOOD-STORES, moved, 570 words)
Heart groups suggests people get up every now and then
-- People should get about 30 minutes of exercise each day to counteract the potentially harmful effects of being inactive for too long, according to a new statement from a leading U.S. heart group. (HEALTH-HEART/SITTING, moved, 540 words)
Video monitors show most parents put babies to sleep the wrong way
-- Even when parents know they're being watched, they still put babies to sleep in unsafe ways that are linked to an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a U.S. study suggests. (HEALTH-INFANT/SLEEP-SAFETY, moved, 687 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Hill, Teller play arms dealers in "War Dogs"
LOS ANGELES - Actors Jonah Hill and Miles Teller take on the roles of arms dealers in dramedy "War Dogs," the latest offering from "The Hangover" director Todd Phillips. (FILM-WARDOGS/ (TV, PIX), moved at 8:11 a.m., 144 words)
Apple to increase investment in increasingly tough China
BEIJING - Apple Inc will boost its investment in China, one of its most important but increasingly difficult markets, and build its first Asia-Pacific research and development center in the country, Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Tuesday. (APPLE-CHINA/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:14 a.m., 276 words)
Meryl Streep Wants Amy Schumer to Portray Her in Biopic
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT), moved, 174 words)
Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Cancelled at Comedy Central
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 930 words)
Twitter in Talks With Apple to Stream NFL Games, Other Live Content on Apple TV
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-DIGITAL/NEWS), moved, 350 words)
Pandora Lifts the Curtain on Its Most-Played Tracks
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-DIGITAL/NEWS), moved, 282 words)
'Suicide Squad' soundtrack tops Billboard 200 chart
(MUSIC-CHARTS/SUICIDE SQUAD, moved, 146 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Fed's Dudley says 'possible' to hike rates next month
-- The Federal Reserve could possibly raise U.S. interest rates as soon as next month as the labor market tightens and as evidence builds of wage gains, influential New York Fed President William Dudley said on Tuesday. (USA-FED/DUDLEY (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:11 a.m., 296 words)
Berkshire takes bigger bite of Apple, pares Wal-Mart
-- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc says it has increased its stake in Apple Inc by 55 percent, boosting its bet on the iPhone and iPod maker even as prominent investors like George Soros and Carl Icahn shed theirs. (INVESTMENTS-FUNDS/BUFFETT (UPDATE 2), moved at 6 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 468 words)
Industrial gas suppliers Praxair, Linde discuss merger - sources
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT - U.S. industrial gas supplier Praxair Inc and German peer Linde AG have held initial talks about a merger to create a market leader with a value of more than $60 billion, people familiar with the matter say, sending shares in Linde more than 7 percent higher (LINDE-M&A/PRAXAIR (UPDATE 4), moved, 480 words)
Viacom CEO seen willing to settle while director pushes back
NEW YORK - Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, who is battling the Redstone family over control of the media company, is willing to strike a deal and step down while lead independent director Fred Salerno has hindered the settlement talks, according to two people familiar with the situation. (VIACOM-REDSTONE/DAUMAN, moved, 454 words)
*****************
For story queries, please contact us.general- news@thomsonreuters.com
For photo queries use USCanada-Pictures-Editors@thomsonreuters.com) *****************
© Copyright Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. The information contained in this news report may not be published, broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of Reuters Ltd.
