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BREAKING
Car bomb explodes near police station in eastern Turkey -Dogan news
ANKARA - A car bomb exploded near a police station in Turkey's eastern province of Van near the Iranian border on Wednesday, private broadcaster Dogan news agency reported. (TURKEY-BLAST/ (URGENT), moved, 105 words)
OLYMPICS
Europe's top Olympic official arrested in ticketing probe at Rio Games
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police arrested Europe's top Olympic official in an early morning raid of his beachfront hotel in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, in connection with an investigation into ticket touting at the Olympics. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ARREST (UPDATE 5), moved at 4:56 p.m., by Rodrigo Viga and Karolos Grohmann, 542 words)
Brazil police hunt U.S. swimmer Lochte on judge's orders
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police were searching for U.S. Olympic gold medalist swimmers Ryan Lochte and James Feigen on Wednesday after a judge issued an order preventing them from leaving the country until they clarified their accounts of how they were robbed at gunpoint. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 3), moved at 3:37 p.m., by Rodrigo Viga and Daniel Flynn, 609 words)
U.S.'s Shields makes sure of another medal
RIO DE JANEIRO - Reigning Olympic champion Claressa Shields of the United States made sure of another medal after reaching the women's middleweight semi-finals on Wednesday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING/WOMEN (PIX), moved at 3:20 p.m., by Alan Baldwin, 375 words) See also: American Eaton and Canada's Warner in decathlon battle (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS-M-DECATHLON/ (PIX), moved at 12:40 p.m., by Scott Malone, 208 words)
Karolyi successor has tough act to follow
RIO DE JANEIRO - Whoever succeeds Marta Karolyi as head coach of the American women's gymnastics team will have some big sneakers to fill. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS/USA-KAROYLI (SPORTS FEATURE, PIX), moved at 2:28 p.m., by Pritha Sarkar, 838 words)
Half the world still watching Games as viewer habits change -IOC
The IOC expects that by the end of the Olympics about half the world's population will have watched the Games in some way as gains in internet delivery of the event have outpaced viewing on traditional channels, according to its broadcast executive Timo Lumme. (OLYMPICS-RIO/IOC-BROADCAST (PIX), moved at 2:31 p.m., by Liana B. Baker, 385 words) See also: Most cities too hot to host the summer Olympics by 2085 -study (OLYMPICS-CLMATE CHANGE/ (PIX, TV), moved at 3:34 p.m., by Lily Jamali, 380 words)
TOP STORIES
Trump hires 'street fighter' as he shakes up White House campaign again
Republican candidate Donald Trump overhauled his presidential campaign team on Wednesday for the second time in under two months, hiring the head of a conservative news website to bolster his combative image and try to reverse poor opinion poll numbers. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Steve Holland and Emily Flitter, 1052 words) See also: Trump campaign chairman helped pro-Russians in Ukraine move money to U.S. firms -AP (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-MANAFORT (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 1:11 p.m., 557 words)
Russia, spurning U.S. censure, launches second day of Syria strikes from Iran
MOSCOW - Russia launched a second day of air strikes against Syrian militants from an Iranian air base, rejecting U.S. suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a U.N. resolution as illogical and factually incorrect. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved at 2:58 p.m., by Alexander Winning and Andrew Osborn, 432 words) See also: U.S. assessing if Russian use of Iran base violates U.N. resolution (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-USA (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:40 p.m., 322 words)
Southern California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations
Hundreds of firefighters were battling a wildfire raging out of control in drought-stricken Southern California on Wednesday after flames forced more than 80,000 residents to flee and charred more than 30,000 acres (12,140 hectares) of heavy brush, officials said. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 2:40 p.m., will be led, 405 words)
Turkey has detained 40,000 people in crackdown since coup, PM says
ANKARA - A total of 40,029 people have been detained in Turkey in investigations related to last month's failed coup and around half of those have been formally arrested, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ARRESTS (URGENT), moved at 4:08 p.m., 148 words)
WASHINGTON
Fed policymakers divided over whether to raise rates soon -minutes
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers agree that more economic data is needed before raising interest rates, although some see a need to tighten policy soon, according to the minutes from the U.S. central bank's July 26-27 policy meeting. (USA-FED/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 2:54 p.m., by Jason Lange and Lindsay Dunsmuir, 399 words)
Tobacco companies get partial win in U.S. FDA labeling fight
NEW YORK - Tobacco companies notched a partial victory in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to require pre-clearance for tobacco products with changed labels or quantities. (TOBACCO-LAWSUIT/RULING (UPDATE 1), moved at 3 p.m., by Jessica Dye, 388 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
More than 500 rescued from burning ferry fire off Puerto Rico
Hundreds of people were rescued from a smoldering passenger ferry ship that caught fire off Puerto Rico on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. (PUERTORICO-RESCUE/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 2:44 p.m., by Laila Kearney, 217 words)
Corrupt lawmakers' pensions fair game for prosecutors -U.S. court
NEW YORK - Convicted lawmakers can be forced to turn over their state pensions to the federal government to satisfy monetary penalties, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday. (NEW YORK-CORRUPTION/ (PIX), moved at 1:21 p.m., by Joseph Ax, 370 words)
Muslim family sues NY school, alleging forced 'terrorist' confession
NEW YORK - A 12-year-old Muslim student with learning disabilities was forced by New York school officials to sign a false confession stating he was a "terrorist," his family claimed in a $50 million federal lawsuit. (NEW YORK-EDUCATION/, moved at 1:19 p.m., by Joseph Ax, 175 words)
Texas death sentence for accessory challenged by defense lawyer
AUSTIN - Texas is planning to execute a man next week for a murder he did not commit. If the sentence were to be carried out, it would mark the first time in the United States that an accessory with so little culpability to a murder was put to death, his lawyer said. (TEXAS-EXECUTION/ (PIX, TV), moved at 3:16 p.m., by Jon Herskovitz, 350 words)
Ex-Rentboy.com CEO near plea deal in prostitution case
NEW YORK - The former chief executive of male escort website Rentboy.com is finalizing a plea agreement after his indictment for promoting prostitution, his lawyers said on Wednesday, in a case that has outraged gay and civil rights activists. (USA-CRIME/RENTBOY, moved at 2:09 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 333 words)
Ex-Boston mob boss 'Whitey' Bulger appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
Former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his 2013 conviction for committing or ordering the murders of 11 people while he ruled the city's underworld in the 1970s and 80s. (USA-CRIME/BULGER, moved at 2:50 p.m., 374 words)
Ex-Wall Street banker convicted for giving father insider tips
NEW YORK - An ex-Wall Street investment banker was convicted on Wednesday of engaging in insider trading by tipping his father off to unannounced healthcare mergers, a victory for prosecutors after an appellate ruling made it harder to pursue such cases harder. (USA-INSIDERTRADING/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 12:10 p.m., 420 words) See also: Canadian involved in penny stock fraud scheme gets 6-1/2 years in U.S. prison (USA-FRAUD/PENNYSTOCK, moved at 2:49 p.m., by Nate Raymond, 397 words)
Donations pour in for Baltimore 'Mom of Year' after house fire
A Maryland woman who won widespread praise for publicly scolding her teenage son during last year's riots in Baltimore was made homeless by a house fire, but a flood of donations had poured in to help her by Wednesday. (MARYLAND-MOTHER/, moved at 2:43 p.m., 267 words)
U.S. village in Alaska deciding on relocation due to climate change
NEW YORK - A Native American village in the U.S. state of Alaska was poised on Wednesday to decide whether to relocate its entire population of some 600 people due to the threat of rising seas. (USA-CLIMATECHANGE/RELOCATION, moved at 3:30 p.m., by Sebastien Malo, 362 words)
Appeals court ruling keeps straight-party vote in Michigan
A court rejected on Wednesday an appeal by Michigan state officials asking to reinstate a ban on straight-party voting, a ruling that means the state's voters in November will be able to use one mark to vote for all candidates from one party as they have done for decades (MICHIGAN-ELECTION/, moved at 2:03 p.m., 300 words)
Federal judge to sentence Darren Sharper
NEW ORLEANS - Former NFL star Darren Sharper, accused of drugging and raping women in four states, could spend up to 20 years in prison under a plea deal accepted by a federal judge in New Orleans in March. (USA-NFL/SHARPER (PIX), expect by 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 400 words)
WORLD
Merkel says refugees didn't bring Islamist terrorism to Germany
NEUSTRELITZ - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday refugees had not brought terrorism to Germany, adding that Islam belonged in the country as long as it was practiced in a way that respected the constitution. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY-MERKEL (TV), moved at 3:55 p.m., 299 words) See also: Italian city on Swiss border to set up camp for blocked migrants (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ITALY, moved at 2:31 p.m., 297 words)
North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production -report
TOKYO - North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production by reprocessing spent fuel rods and has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived U.S. threats remain, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. (NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 3:43 p.m., 442 words)
Police in Cannes stop Muslim women wearing banned burkinis
PARIS - Ten Muslim women wearing burkinis to the beach have been apprehended by police in the southern French city of Cannes in the three weeks since it imposed a temporary ban on the full body swimsuit, a local official said. (EUROPE-BURKINI/ (PIX), moved, 583 words)
Australian zoo celebrates birth of one of world's rarest monkeys
Peeping out from her mother's arms, Embe, a Francois' Langur, makes her debut at Sydney's Taronga Zoo where she was born on July 21, in what conservationists hailed as great news for one of the world's rarest species of monkey. (AUSTRALIA-ANIMALS/MONKEY (TV, PIX), moved, 141 words)
Treasure-hunters hopeful about search for elusive Nazi "gold train"
STRUGA, Poland - Treasure-hunters said on Wednesday they were optimistic they would find a Nazi-era train believed to be hidden underground in southern Poland as they launched a second day of excavations. (POLAND-WW2/TRAIN (TV, PIX), moved, 181 words)
Enslaved in Libya: One woman's extraordinary escape from Islamic State
Islamic State fighters in Libya have abducted at least 540 refugees in six separate ambushes over the past 18 months. This is one woman's story (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SLAVES (SPECIAL REPORT, MAP, PIX), expect by 7:30 a.m., 4,200 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Calcium supplements tied to higher dementia risk for some women
Some older women who take calcium supplements commonly recommended to ward off age-related bone damage may face an increased risk of developing dementia, a small study suggests. (HEALTH-WOMEN/CALCIUM-DEMENTIA, moved at 4 p.m., by Lisa Rapaport, 618 words)
After scorching heat, Earth likely to get respite in 2017
OSLO - The Earth is likely to get relief in 2017 from record scorching temperatures that bolstered governments' resolve last year in reaching a deal to combat climate change, scientists said on Wednesday. (CLIMATECHANGE-TEMPERATURES/, moved, 455 words)
Heat-related illness most common in early preseason of college football
(HEALTH-SPORTS/TEMPERATURE, moved at 1:06 p.m., by Kathryn Doyle, 662 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Presumed Oscar front-runner 'Birth of a Nation' runs into problems
Eight months ago, director Nate Parker's movie "The Birth of a Nation" was already being acclaimed as a 2017 Oscar front-runner with its powerful story of a 19th century slave rebellion. (FILM-BIRTHOFANATION/PARKER (TV), moved at 3:43 p.m., by Jill Serjeant, 511 words)
'War Dogs' finds drama, humor in Afghan arms deal
NEW YORK - A true story centered on the business of war gets a humorous twist in the movie "War Dogs," in which Jonah Hill and Miles Teller play a hapless pair of Americans who land a $300 million deal to supply the Afghan military with arms. (FILM-WARDOGS/JUNKET (TV, PIX), moved at noon, 247 words)
'Love Story' director Arthur Hiller dies at 92
Versatile and prolific Canadian film director Arthur Hiller, whose sentimental "Love Story" starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal stands as one of the most popular romantic movies ever made and the biggest hit of 1970, died on Wednesday at the age of 92, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said. (PEOPLE-ARTHURHILLER/ (PIX, TV), moved at 4 p.m., by Will Dunham, 307 words)
Argentine judge starts inquiry into death of Spain's Garcia Lorca
BEUNOS AIRES - An Argentine judge has started an investigation into the death of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, who is believed to have been executed by fascists loyal to General Francisco Franco in 1936. (ARGENTINA-SPAIN/INVESTIGATION, moved, 280 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wall St ends up slightly as Fed minutes show split over rate timing
U.S. stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting showed voting members divided over whether to raise interest rates soon. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 6), moved, 435 words) See also: Stocks reverse losses, dollar erases gains after Fed minutes (GLOBAL-MARKETS/ (WRAPUP 8), moved, 489 words)
Oil up 5th day on U.S. stock draws; Saudi output threatens rally
Oil's rally extended for a fifth day on Wednesday, helped by a weaker dollar and an unexpected drawdown in U.S. crude and gasoline but traders said the run up may not last, pointing to galloping Saudi output and technical factors. (GLOBAL-OIL/ (UPDATE 9), moved, 518 words)
Cisco to cut 5,500 jobs in shift away from switches, routers
Cisco Systems Inc said it would lay off up to 5,500 employees, or nearly 7 percent of its workforce, as the world's largest networking gear maker shifts focus to areas such as security, Internet of Things and cloud. (CISCO SYSTEMS-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:37 p.m., 345 words)
Target says low demand for Apple products hurts electronics sales
Target Corp reported a drop in demand for Apple Inc's products that hurt the retail chain's electronics sales in the second quarter, but said it is working with the iPhone maker to capitalize on new product launches during the second half. (TARGET-RESULTS/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved at 4:33 p.m., by Nandita Bose and Siddharth Cavale, 545 words)
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