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BREAKING
Tensions ease as Duterte, Obama chat briefly before leaders' dinner
VIENTIANE - U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte met briefly and exchanged pleasantries on Wednesday, officials said, easing tensions after an acrimonious fallout that cast a shadow over an Asian leaders' summit in Laos. (ASEAN-SUMMIT/DUTERTE-OBAMA (URGENT), moved at 1:40 p.m., 102 words)
TOP STORIES
Apple unveils iPhone 7, Pokemon Go coming to Apple Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled its new water-resistant iPhone 7 with high-resolution dual-lens cameras at its fall product event on Wednesday, and said a Super Mario game was coming to the new phone and Pokemon Go would feature on its upgraded Apple Watch. (APPLE-IPHONE/ (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved at 2:08 p.m., by Julia Love and Alexandria Sage, 510 words)
Trump vows U.S. military buildup, commander in chief test looms
PHILADELPHIA - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to launch a new U.S. military buildup as he and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton compete over who would be more competent at leading the armed forces as commander in chief. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved at 1:21 p.m., by Steve Holland, 710 words) See also: Trump lifts media blacklist on banned news organizations (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-MEDIA, moved at 10:36 a.m., 172 words)
Mexico president replaces finance minister after damaging Trump visit
MEXICO CITY - President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday replaced his close ally and finance minister Luis Videgaray after the two were heavily criticized for Donald Trump's controversial visit to Mexico last week. (MEXICO-ECONOMY/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 1:19 p.m., by Dave Graham, 452 words)
WASHINGTON
U.S. House to vote on bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudis - source
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on legislation that would allow the families of Sept. 11 attack victims to sue Saudi Arabia's government for damages, a House leadership source said on Wednesday. (USA-SEPT 11/SAUDI, moved at 1:10 p.m., 197 words)
U.S. advances oil reserve revamp plan, potential crude sale
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has sent Congress a plan to modernize the country's emergency oil reserve, a step that could set in motion a sale of about 8 million barrels from the stash later this year to help pay for the revamp, the Energy Department said on Wednesday. (USA-OIL/RESERVE (UPDATE 1), moved at 1:27 p.m., by Timothy Gardner, 432 words)
U.S. lawmakers want moratorium on commercial flights to Cuba
WASHINGTON - Two leading critics of President Barack Obama's moves toward normal relations with Cuba introduced legislation on Wednesday seeking to temporarily halt commercial flights between the United States and the island because of security concerns. (CUBA-USA/FLIGHTS-CONGRESS, moved at 11:44 a.m., 256 words)
U.S. House Republicans to discuss whether to impeach IRS chief
WASHINGTON - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will hold a special conference next week to discuss whether the nation's top tax collector, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen, should be impeached, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Wednesday. (USA-IRS/KOSKINEN (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:42 a.m., 252 words)
Russian jet came within 10 feet of U.S. spy plane: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON/BERLIN - A Russian fighter jet carried out an "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of a U.S. spy plane flying a regular patrol over the Black Sea, coming within 10 feet (3.05 meters) of the American aircraft, two U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Wednesday. (USA-RUSSIA/DEFENSE (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:23 p.m., by Idrees Ali and Andrea Shalal, 246 words) See also: U.S. warns Russia against interfering with Western politics (USA-RUSSIA/PENTAGON (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:08 a.m., by Phil Stewart, 373 words)
U.S. Green Party's Stein faces probe over N. Dakota pipeline protest
WASHINGTON - Authorities in North Dakota are investigating possible charges against U.S. Green Party presidential candidate for allegedly damaging equipment during protests on Tuesday over construction of an oil pipeline in the state. (USA-ELECTION/GREENS (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved at 10:09 a.m., 357 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Three killed in midair plane collision in Georgia
Three people were killed when two planes collided above a regional airport in Georgia on Wednesday, a fire official said. (GEORGIA-AIRPLANE/CRASH, moved at 12:32 p.m., 130 words)
Ferguson, Missouri, protest leader found shot dead in burning car - police
Missouri detectives have not determined a motive or identified any witnesses in an investigation into the death of a man who led protests in the city of Ferguson following the fatal 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by a law enforcement officer, police said on Wednesday. (USA-POLICE/MISSOURI-ACTIVIST (PIX, TV), moved at 12:31 p.m., 332 words)
No initial sign of crime in U.S. Agriculture Dept fire
WASHINGTON - A fire that gutted a U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Maryland shows no initial signs of a crime being committed, a spokesman for federal investigators said on Wednesday. (USDA-THREATS/FIRE (PIX), moved at 10:04 a.m., 166 words)
'Bridgegate' co-conspirators can remain secret - U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK - A federal appeals court said prosecutors in the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal known as "Bridgegate," involving allies of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, need not disclose the names of unindicted co-conspirators to news media. (NEW JERSEY-BRIDGEGATE/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 12:01 p.m., 285 words)
Thanksgiving flight bookings to Miami fall on Zika risk - study
Flight bookings to Miami for the Thanksgiving holiday in November dropped after the Zika virus was detected in the Wynwood area in the popular tourist destination, travel data analysis company ForwardKeys said. (HEALTH-ZIKA/TRAVEL, moved at 9:25 a.m., 272 words)
Mural depicts Maine governor as Klansman, Mickey Mouse
A graffiti artist lampooned Maine Governor Paul LePage in a mural depicting the two-term Republican wearing a Ku Klux Klan cape and hood, two weeks after he left a profane voicemail for a Democratic lawmaker he believed had called him a racist. (MAINE-LEPAGE/MURAL (TV), moved at 12:39 p.m., 297 words)
London's National Gallery sued in NY over alleged stolen Matisse
NEW YORK - The National Gallery of Art in London was sued on Wednesday in New York for the return of the 1908 Henri Matisse painting "Portrait of Greta Moll" by three grandchildren of its subject, who claim it was stolen. (MATISSE-LAWSUIT/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:16 p.m., by Jonathan Stempel, 391 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Top Saudi cleric says Iran leaders not Muslims as haj row mounts
MECCA - Saudi Arabia's top religious authority said Iran's leaders were not Muslims, drawing a rebuke from Tehran in an unusually harsh exchange between the regional rivals over the running of the annual haj pilgrimage. (SAUDI-IRAN/MUFTI (UPDATE 5), moved at 12:47 p.m., by Dahlia Nehme, 705 words)
Iraq militia fighters join battle for Syria's Aleppo
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD - An Iraqi Shi'ite militia said on Wednesday it had dispatched more than 1,000 fighters to the frontline in neighboring Syria, escalating foreign involvement in the battle for Aleppo, the biggest prize in five years of relentless civil war. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (WRAPUP 1), moved at 12:12 p.m., by Angus McDowall and Ahmed Rasheed, 806 words)
WORLD
Presidential ambitions put stress on Brazil's new government
BRASILIA - A pledge by new Brazil President Michel Temer not to run in the 2018 election enticed political rivals to back his coalition but pressure from his party might lead him to break the promise, jeopardizing the support he needs to push through reforms. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/TEMER (PIX), moved at 12:27 p.m., by Anthony Boadle, 838 words)
WTO appeals court backs South Korea in U.S. trade dispute
GENEVA - South Korea won an appeal ruling at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday in a challenge to U.S. duties on Korean-made washing machines. (SOUTHKOREA-USA/WTO (UPDATE 1), moved at 11:51 a.m., by Tom Miles, 282 words)
FEATURE
Struggling to feed families, Venezuelans abandon pets
LOS TEQUES - Venezuelans struggling to feed their families, let alone their pets, during the country's deep economic crisis are increasingly abandoning emaciated dogs in streets, public parks and makeshift shelters because they no longer can afford to care for them. (VENEZUELA-ECONOMY/ANIMALS (WIDER IMAGE, PIX, TV), moved at 10 a.m., by Carlos Garcia Rawlins and Girish Gupta, 394 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
'Superbug' scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising human toll
RICHMOND - Fifteen years after the U.S. government declared antibiotic-resistant infections to be a grave threat to public health, a Reuters investigation has found that infection-related deaths are going uncounted, hindering the nation's ability to fight a scourge that exacts a significant human and financial toll. (USA-UNCOUNTED/SURVEILLANCE (SPECIAL REPORT), moved at 10:07 a.m., by Ryan McNeill, Deborah J. Nelson and Yasmeen Abutaleb, 4495 words) See also: A most unwanted list: 'superbugs' up close (USA-UNCOUNTED/GALLERY, moved at 10:09 a.m., by Yasmeen Abutaleb, Deborah J. Nelson and Ryan McNeill, 1589 words), Deconstructing the CDC's superbug death estimates (USA-UNCOUNTED/CDC, moved at 10:08 a.m., by Ryan McNeill, 688 words) and How counting helps: the HIV/AIDS model (USA-UNCOUNTED/HIV, moved at 10:08 a.m., 247 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Summer romance ends for Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston -reports
After spawning the hybrid name "Hiddleswift," pop singer Taylor Swift and British actor Tom Hiddleston have called it quits, according to numerous media reports. (PEOPLE-SWIFT/HIDDLESTON (PIX, TV), moved at 12:35 p.m., 61 words)
Madonna, Guy Ritchie settle child custody dispute - court official
NEW YORK - Singer Madonna and her ex-husband, director Guy Ritchie, have settled a custody dispute over their 16-year-old son Rocco, a court official in New York said on Wednesday. (PEOPLE-MADONNA/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved at 10:26 a.m., 229 words)
"Jackie" paints mystery of First Lady after assassination
VENICE - Film director Pablo Larrain said his portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in the aftermath of her husband's assassination is not a biopic but rather a chance to look at an intriguing and painful story from the point of view of the former first lady. (FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/JACKIE (TV, PIX), moved at 12:44 p.m., by Agnieszka Flak , 474 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wall St falls as Fed officials hint at Sept rate hike
Wall Street edged lower on Wednesday after two Federal Reserve officials hinted at an interest rate hike as soon as this month. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 4), will update throughout the day, 376 words)
U.S. job openings at record high, skills mismatch emerging
WASHINGTON - U.S. job openings surged to a record high in July, but a lag in hiring suggested employers were struggling to find qualified workers to fill the positions. (USA-ECONOMY/JOBS (UPDATE 1), moved at 12:10 p.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 467 words)
St. Jude sues short seller over heart device allegations
St. Jude Medical Inc on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against short-selling firm Muddy Waters and cyber security company MedSec Holdings Ltd, saying they intentionally disseminated false information about its heart devices to manipulate its stock. (ST JUDE MEDICAL-CYBER/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 10:32 a.m., by Ransdell Pierson and Ankur Banerjee, 461 words)
A resilient Apache Corp strikes oil in overlooked Texas field
HOUSTON - Apache Corp announced a major oil discovery in Texas on Wednesday, the latest sign the strongest shale companies are not only surviving the steepest price crash in a generation, but growing despite it. (APACHE-CAPEX/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 11:56 a.m., by Swetha Gopinath and Ernest Scheyder, 586 words)
Ackman may push Chipotle for board changes, franchising -analysts
Activist investor William Ackman, wielding a stake of nearly 10 percent in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, is likely to push for board changes and a franchising model, analysts said, as the fast-casual Mexican food chain struggles to win back customers. (CHIPOTLE-ACKMAN/RESEARCH, moved at 10:36 a.m., by Subrat Patnaik, 455 words) See also: No quick fix seen at Chipotle but Ackman could add pressure -MS analysts (CHIPOTLE-ACKMAN/ (UPDATE 1), moved at 10:36 a.m., by Svea Herbst-Bayliss, 337 words)
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