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BREAKING
Reid urges FBI probe of Russian meddling in U.S. election process
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate minority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Tuesday called for the FBI to conduct a quick and thorough investigation into allegations that the Russian government is trying to undermine the U.S. presidential election, including hacking and tampering with official election results. (USA-ELECTION/CYBERSECURITY, moving shortly, 290 words)
EU demands Apple to pay up to $14.5 billion in tax to Ireland
BRUSSELS - EU antitrust regulators order Apple to pay up to $14.5 billion in taxes to the Irish government after ruling that a special scheme to route profits through Ireland was illegal state aid. (EU-APPLE/TAXAVOIDANCE (UPDATE 4), moving shortly. 968 words) See also: U.S. says EU tax avoidance action could hurt foreign investment (EU-APPLE/TAXAVOIDANCE-USA, moved at 7:55 a.m., 71 words)
TOP STORIES
North Carolina, Florida brace for brewing tropical systems
TAMPA - North Carolina's far east coast could see tropical storm-force winds from a weather system expected to pass near its Outer Banks region on Tuesday before it turns out to sea, U.S. forecasters said. (STORM-ATLANTIC/ (PIX), moved at 8:51 a.m., by Letitia Stein, 245 words, will be led through the day)
Italy to hold mass funeral as search for bodies continues
AMATRICE, Italy - Italy hurriedly revised preparations for a mass funeral for earthquake victims on Tuesday after protests by bereaved relatives, as crews continued to dig for bodies under mounds of rubble. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (TV, PIX), moved at 8:46 a.m., 367 words)
Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean
ROME - Some 6,500 migrants are saved off the Libyan coast in 40 separate rescue missions on Monday, the Italian coast guard said on Twitter, in one of the largest influxes of refugees in a single day so far this year. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ITALY (TV), moved at 3 a.m., 190 words)
Migrant arrivals to Greek islands jump to highest in weeks
ATHENS - More than 460 migrants and refugees arrived on Greek islands from Turkey on Tuesday, the highest in several weeks despite a European Union deal with Ankara agreed in March to close off that route. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/GREECE (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 8:30 a.m., 418 words
Serbian border patrol arrests three for smuggling 64 Afghans
(EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SERBIA-BORDER, moved at 8:16 a.m., 280 words)
Danish PM seeks emergency law to reject asylum seekers at borders
(EUROPE-MIGRANTS/DENMARK (UPDATE 1), moved at 8 a.m., 317 words)
CAMPAIGN
Trump hovers over McCain, Rubio Senate re-election contests
WASHINGTON - Republican voters in Arizona and Florida are expected to pick Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio as their respective Senate nominees when they go to the polls on Tuesday but one name not on either ballot, Donald Trump, looms large. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS (PIX), moved at 1 a.m., by Richard Cowan, 640 words)
Veteran Arizona sheriff Arpaio faces off against three in Republican primary
PHOENIX - Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff praised and vilified for his tough stance on illegal immigration and keeping jail inmates in tents, faces a primary challenge from three fellow Republicans on Tuesday and a difficult race for re-election in November. (ARIZONA-ELECTION/SHERIFF (PIX), moved at 6 a.m., by David Schwartz, 389 words)
Early voting starts next month in U.S. election
(USA-ELECTION/EARLYVOTING (FACTBOX), moved, 378 words)
WASHINGTON
France, joining German minister, urges halt to trade talks with U.S.
PARIS - Current transatlantic trade talks should be halted and a new set started, France's trade minister says, adding his voice to some calls from Germany for an end to the negotiations. (EU-USA/TTIP (UPDATE 3), moved at 9:07 a.m., 510 words)
U.S., India pledge deeper security and commercial ties
NEW DELHI - The United States and India pledged on Tuesday to deepen security and commercial ties at the start of an annual U.S.-India strategic dialog in which tension with Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region will also be discussed. (INDIA-USA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 8:50 a.m., 633 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
Why an emblematic Midwestern city has turned to Trump
MUNCIE, Indiana - One night a month, retired auto workers shuffle into a former elementary school classroom here to discuss their legal fight against the company that canceled their health care benefits seven years ago. But the conversation often turns quickly to presidential politics. "It can get pretty heated," says Gerald Poor, the group's 77-year-old president, of their political discussions. (USA-INSECURITY/MUNCIE (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved at 9:12 a.m., by Timothy Aeppel, 2,400 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
New Hampshire sex victim says school didn't take attack seriously
BOSTON - A female former student at an elite New Hampshire prep school who was the focus of a high-profile criminal trial last year after accusing a fellow student of sexual assault accused the school on Tuesday of not taking the incident seriously. (NEW HAMPSHIRE-CRIME/, moved at 9:20 a.m., 390 words)
Brown signs California law banning use of bullhooks on elephants
SACRAMENTO - California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a measure that bans the use of bullhooks and other devices to control elephants, the latest victory for animal rights activists who condemn the practice. (CALIFORNIA-ELEPHANTS/, moved at 1:55 a.m., 398 words)
Former FBI agent gets 3 years' jail for using drug cash on cars, cosmetic surgery
LOS ANGELES - A former FBI agent who confessed to stealing more than $136,000 in seized drug money and spending it on cars and cosmetic surgery for his wife was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. (CALIFORNIA-FBI/, moved at 10:39 p.m. , 267 words)
U.S. traffic deaths rose 7.2 pct in 2015
(USA-TRAFFIC/CASUALTIES, moved, 315 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey signals no let up in Syria campaign, despite Western worries
ISTANBUL - Turkey's army chief on Tuesday signaled no let up in a Syria offensive that he said showed last month's failed coup had not dented the military's power, despite criticism from Western allies about the direction of the Turkish-led incursion. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 690 words)
U.N. says 10,000 killed in Yemen war, far more than other estimates
SANAA - At least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen's 18-month-old civil war, the United Nations on Tuesday, approaching double the estimates of more than 6,000 cited by officials and aid workers for much of 2016. (YEMEN-SECURITY/TOLL (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved at 8:38 a.m., 323 words)
Oil fires cast black cloud over Iraqi town retaken from Islamic State
QAYYARA, Iraq - It gets darker earlier these days in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara, which Islamic State militants abandoned about a week ago after setting fire to many of the region's oil wells. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-QAYYARA (TV, PIX), moved at 7:35 a.m., 1,100 words)
WORLD
China embassy in Kyrgyzstan hit by suspected suicide car bomb
BISHKEK - A suspected suicide car bomber rams the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, killing the attacker and wounding at least three other people, officials said. (KYRGYZSTAN-BLAST/CHINA (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved at 8:12 p.m., 441 words)
Car bomb explodes outside Somali president's residence in capital
MOGADISHU - A car bomb goes off in Somalia's capital outside the president's residence and partly destroy hotels nearby, police say. (SOMALIA-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 290 words)
Swiss find crashed air force jet, still seek pilot
ZURICH - Swiss search parties have found an air force fighter jet that went missing on Monday during a training exercise but were still trying to find the pilot, the Swiss defense ministry said on Tuesday. (SWISS-AIR/AIRPLANE (PIX), moved at 8:50 a.m., 100 words)
Hollande says Paris climate agreement far from implemented
PARIS - An international agreement on climate change struck in Paris last year is still far from being implemented, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, and he urged countries to ensure it was ratified by year-end. (CLIMATECHANGE-FRANCE/HOLLANDE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 8:06 a.m., 315 words)
Defiant Rousseff says Brazil's democracy on trial with her
(BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved at 8 p.m., by Anthony Boadle, 935 words, will be led during the day)
Suu Kyi to hold major peace summit with Myanmar rebels
(MYANMAR-POLITICS/PEACE (TV), moved, 575 words)
Gabon in suspense with vote result to decide Bongo dynasty's fate
(GABON-ELECTION/ (TV, PIX), moved at 8:48 a.m., 482 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
WHO emergency panel on Zika to convene on Sept. 1
GENEVA - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that its Emergency Committee on Zika would meet on Thursday to review the outbreak's evolution and neurological birth defects linked to the mosquito-borne virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/WHO, moved at 4:30 a.m., 123 words)
Singapore confirms 26 more local transmission Zika cases
SINGAPORE - Singapore confirmed 26 more cases of locally-transmitted Zika infections on Tuesday, bringing the tally to 82, local media reported, citing the health ministry and National Environment Agency. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE-COUNT, moved at 9:27 a.m., 80 words) See also: Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue zika travel warning for Singapore (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, 545 words)
Adult mosquitoes can pass Zika to their offspring
CHICAGO - Adult female mosquitoes can pass the Zika virus along to their offspring, U.S. researchers said on Monday, a finding that makes clear the need for pesticide programs that kill both adult mosquitoes and their eggs. (HEALTH-ZIKA/MOSQUITOES, moved, 464 words)
Immediate removal from play tied to faster recovery from concussion
(HEALTH-CONCUSSION/HIGHSCHOOL-SPORTS, moved, 300 words)
Overspecialization, overtraining up injuries and burnout in kids sports
(HEALTH-CHILDREN/SPORTS-GUIDANCE, moved, 462 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Gene Wilder, star of "Willy Wonka," "Blazing Saddles," dead at 83
LOS ANGELES - Gene Wilder, whose kinky curls and startling blue eyes brought a frantic air to roles in the movies "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," died on Monday at the age of 83, his family said. (PEOPLE-GENEWILDER/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 5:30 p.m., 625 words)
UN rights office urges French towns to repeal burkini bans
GENEVA - The United Nations human rights office has called on French beach resorts to lift their bans on the burkini, calling them a "stupid reaction" that did not improve security but fueled religious intolerance. (RELIGION-BURQA/FRANCE-UN (TV), moved at 7:47 a.m., 340 words)
China regulator to curb news that promotes "Western lifestyles"
BEIJING - China will crack down on social and entertainment news that promotes improper values and "Western lifestyles," the country's broadcasting regulator said, the latest effort at censorship in an already strictly regulated media environment. (CHINA-MEDIA/, moved at 8:26 a.m., 330 words)
John Lennon's killer denied parole for 9th time
NEW YORK - Mark David Chapman, 61, the man who shot and killed John Lennon in New York City nearly 36 years ago, failed to persuade a state parole board to release him from prison on parole, officials said on Monday. (NEW YORK-LENNON/PAROLE, moved, 226 words)
Pieters, Westwood, Kaymer named as Europe's Ryder Cup wildcards
LONDON - Belgian rookie Thomas Pieters and experienced duo Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer were named by Europe captain Darren Clarke as wildcard picks on Tuesday to complete his Ryder Cup team. (GOLF-RYDERCUP/PICKS (UPDATE 2), moved at 8 a.,., 382 words)
Taylor Swift poses with fans at jury duty a day after VMA snub
(PEOPLE-TAYLORSWIFT/ (PIX, TV), moved, 283 words)
'Ice Road Truckers' Star Darrell Ward Dies in Plane Crash
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/OBITUARIES-PEOPLE-NEWS), moved, 225 words)
Ben Affleck Teases DC Universe Villain Deathstroke
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/NEWS), moved, 225 words)
TV Ratings: VMAs Plummet on MTV, Sister Networks
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/RATINGS), moved, 165 words)
'Grimm' to End After Season 6 on NBC
(VARIETY/ (ENTERTAINMENT-TV/NEWS), moved, 316 words)
BREXIT
UK PM sees no legal obligation to consult parliament on EU divorce
LONDON - The British government has no legal obligation to consult parliament on triggering the formal divorce procedure with the European Union, but lawmakers will have a say, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday. (BRITAIN-EU/ARTICLE50 (UPDATE 1), moved at 8 a.m., 250 words)
Brexit angst prompts UK services firms to cut expansion plans
LONDON - Optimism among Britain's services companies has fallen sharply, with investment plans at their leanest for more than four years, as employers wait for clearer signs of what the Brexit vote means for them, a survey shows. (BRITAIN-EU/ECONOMY-SERVICES, moved, 195 words) See also; Britain says inward investment rose, before Brexit vote (BRITAIN-INVESTMENT/, moved, 200 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Fed's Fischer says U.S. job market 'very close' to full strength
WASHINGTON - The U.S. job market is nearly at full strength and the pace of interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve will depend on how well the economy is doing, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer says. (USA-FED/FISCHER (UPDATE 1), moved, 245 words)
Mitsubishi says overstated mileage for more vehicle models
TOKYO - Mitsubishi Motors said on Tuesday more of its vehicle models were involved in a mileage cheating scandal than initially stated, and that it would temporarily stop domestic sales of affected vehicles and compensate owners. (MITSUBISHIMOTORS-SCANDAL/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 9 a.m., 465 words)
United Airlines hires No. 2 at American to be its president
CHICAGO - United Continental Holdings Inc has hired the No. 2 executive at rival American Airlines Group Inc Scott Kirby to be its president, the companies said on Monday. (UAL-PRESIDENT/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 8:10 p.m., 394 words)
Mondelez abandons pursuit of U.S. chocolate maker Hershey
-- Mondelez, maker of Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates, says it is no longer pursuing the acquisition of Hershey Co, two months after the U.S. chocolate company turned down its $23 billion cash-and-stock bid. (HERSHEY-M&A/MONDELEZ INTL (UPDATE 3), moved at 7:40 p.m., 800 words)
Oil market rebalancing could take until end 2017 - Shell
(SHELL-OIL/MARKET (INTERVIEW), moved, 290 words)
Mothballed Ghana gold mine reveals risk of reliance on minerals
(GHANA-GOLD/ (TV, PIX), moved at 7:40 a.m., 770 words)
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