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BREAKING
FBI executing search warrant in Elizabeth, N.J. in bombs probe
WASHINGTON - The FBI was searching a location in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Monday morning after authorities detonated an explosive device left at a train station in the city, one of as many as five potential bombs found at the site. (USA-ATTACKS/STATION-ELIZABETH (PIX), moved at 7:17 a.m., 85 words, will be led)
India vows response after deadly Kashmir attack it blames on Pakistan
SRINAGAR, India/NEW DELHI - India said on Monday it would respond "at a time and place of its own choosing" to a deadly attack at an army base near its de facto border with Pakistan, after blaming its nuclear-armed neighbor for the raid that killed 18 soldiers. (INDIA-KASHMIR/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, 900 words)
TOP STORIES
Authorities search for man in NY, NJ explosions case
NEW YORK - Authorities have identified a suspect in the Manhattan explosion case as a 28-year-old New Jersey resident of Afghan descent who may be armed and dangerous, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. The New York Police Department released a photo of Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was wanted for questioning in the Saturday night explosions in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. "He could be armed and dangerous," de Blasio told CNN. (USA-ATTACKS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 9:10 a.m., by Alex Dobuzinskis, 4845 words, will be led through the day)
Security measures tightened around United Nations as leaders meet
UNITED NATIONS - Security around the United Nations is heightened following an explosion in New York over the weekend, as world leaders arrive. (UN-ASSEMBLY/SECURITY (PIX, TV), expect by 2 p.m., 400 words)
'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' win Emmys again with newcomers also feted
LOS ANGELES - Fantasy drama series "Game of Thrones" and comedy "Veep" proved repeat winners for cable giant HBO at the Emmy awards on Sunday but newcomers and actors of color also made their mark in a ceremony where election-year politics played large. "The People v. O.J. Simpson," FX's 10-hour dramatization of the former football player's 1995 double murder trial and sensational acquittal won nine Emmys. (AWARDS-EMMYS/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved at 12:30 a.m., by Jill Serjeant, 580 words) See also: (AWARDS-EMMYS/WINNERS (FACTBOX), moved at 11:07 p.m., 150 words)
Easy resolution unlikely for contentious Dakota pipeline
NEW YORK/CANNON BALL, N.D. - Any rerouting of a long-sought oil pipeline at the center of protests in North Dakota will be a laborious and costly task, possibly delaying a startup by months and provoking further opposition from Native American and environmental groups who were instrumental in halting construction. (USA-PIPELINE/NATIVEAMERICANS-REROUTE (ANALYSIS, GRAPHIC), by Catherine Ngai and Ernest Scheyder, moved at 7 a.m., 842 words)
Most states on track to meet emissions targets they call burden
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON - The 27 states challenging President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan in court say the lower emissions levels it would impose are an undue burden. But most are likely to hit them anyway. Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Dakota already appear to be meeting the CPP's early targets. Changes in the power market, along with policies favoring clean generation, are propelling most of the rest toward timely compliance. (USA-CLIMATECHANGE/LAWSUIT (INSIGHT, GRAPHIC, PIX), by Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici, moved at 7 a.m., 955 words)
CAMPAIGN
Trump gets skewered, Clinton finds support at Emmy awards
LOS ANGELES - As the U.S. presidential election draws near, television's stars didn't hold back on their opinions at Sunday's Emmy awards, some taking jabs at Republican nominee Donald Trump while others voiced support for Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton. (AWARDS-EMMYS/POLITICS (TV, PIX), moved at midnight, by Piya Sinha-Roy, 467 words)
Clinton, Trump to meet world leaders on sidelines at UN
NEW YORK - Candidates Clinton and Trump plan meetings with leaders at UN General Assembly. (USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV), expect by noon, 400 words)
Mexico president to speak on U.S.-Mexico relations
NEW YORK - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks about U.S.-Mexico relations at World Leadership Forum Dinner. (USA-MEXICO/PENANIETO (PIX), expect by 8 p.m., 300 words)
UNITED NATIONS
Obama to meet Chinese premier at UN on Monday
UNITED NATIONS - President Barack Obama meets Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The United States and China have started discussions on a new U.N. Security Council resolution to impose sanctions on North Korea following its fifth nuclear test (UN-ASSEMBLY/USA-CHINA, expect by 2 p.m., 400 words)
Obama to meet Iraqi prime minister at UN
UNITED NATIONS - President Barack Obama meets Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. (UN-ASSEMBLY/USA-IRAQ, expect by 2 p.m., 300 words)
UN set to adopt statement on refugees and migrants
UNITED NATIONS - World leaders set to adopt a political declaration on migrants and refugees. It is not legal binding, does not include a call by Ban for 10 percent of refugees to be resettled annually and has been dismissed by human rights groups as insufficient. (UN-ASSEMBLY/MIGRANTS (PIX), expect by 1:30 p.m., 4090 words)
UN to push private sector for sustainable development
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Private Sector Forum meeting will focus on the role of business in advancing sustainable development to prevent global instability. (UN-ASSEMBLY/PRIVATE SECTOR (PIX), expect by 6 p.m., 400 words)
WASHINGTON
China says Japan trying to "confuse" South China Sea situation
BEIJING - China accuses Japan of trying to "confuse" the situation in the South China Sea, after its neighbor said it will step up activity in the contested waters, through joint training patrols with the United States. (SOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/JAPAN (TV), moved, 325 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Florida governor says no Zika transmission in Miami's Wynwood in 45 days
-- Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday said there have been been no locally transmitted cases of Zika virus in the Wynwood area of Miami in the past 45 days, and he is hopeful the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon lift a travel advisory warning for the area. "Everybody should be coming back here and enjoying themselves," Scott said at a press conference in Miami. "We had an issue, everybody took it seriously and we solved it." (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 150 words)
'Bridgegate' trial opens for former Chris Christie staffers
NEW YORK - Opening statements are due in the criminal case against two former associates of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stemming from the "Bridgegate" scandal. Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni are charged with fraud for helping to orchestrate the closure of access lanes at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 as an act of political retribution against a local mayor for refusing to endorse Christie's reelection bid. (NEW JERSEY-BRIDGEGATE/ (PIX, TV), expect by noon, by Joseph Ax, 400 words)
Colonial struggles to restore damaged gasoline pipeline in Southeast
-- We will update the ongoing saga of the shutdown of the main gasoline line carrying fuel to the Southeast and East Coast from Houston. A bypass line is in the process of construction and long lines at gas stations have been forming in the region amid the sudden shortages. (PIPELINE-OPERATIONS/COLONIAL CO, expect by 5 p.m., 400 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Assad says U.S. strikes "flagrant aggression"
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that U.S. coalition air strikes which hit Syrian army positions near Deir al-Zor on Saturday were a "flagrant aggression." (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ASSAD (UPDATE 1), moved at 9:12 a.m., 145 words)
Eastern Aleppo aid stuck in Turkey as Syria truce ends
BEIRUT - Two 20-truck aid convoys destined for eastern Aleppo with enough supplies to feed 185,000 people for a month are stuck in Turkey, a U.N. spokesman says, hours after a ceasefire in Syria expires. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-U.N. (UPDATE 2), moved, 380 words) See also: Kerry says aid expected to be delivered to eight locations on Monday (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-KERRY, moved at 9:11 a.m., 90 words)
U.N. war crimes panel on Syria seeks access to refugees
GENEVA - U.N. war crimes investigators call on European countries to let them interview more newly-arrived Syrian refugees to document fresh violations, saying it has become increasingly difficult. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-WARCRIMES (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, 430 words)
WORLD
Hurricane Paine forms off Mexico, seen weakening before landfall
MIAMI - Hurricane Paine formed in the Pacific more than 300 miles off the coast of Mexico early on Monday and is forecast to begin weakening later in the day, the National Hurricane Center said. (STORM-PAINE/, moved at 9:14 a.m., 138 words)
Pro-Putin party wins landslide victory in Russian election
MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin's political allies won a landslide victory in Russia's parliamentary election, paving the way for Putin to run again for president in 18 months if, as expected, he chooses to do so. (RUSSIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 950 words)
Syrian crisis lifts asylum seekers to post-war high
PARIS - The refugee crisis unleashed by the Syrian conflict has pushed the number of asylum seekers globally to a post-war record high, lifting overall migration flows, the OECD says. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/OECD, moved, 255 words) See also: EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY-REFERENDUM (ANALYSIS, TV, PIX), moved, 745 words
Protesters burn tires, demand Congo president step down
KINSHASA - Protesters block roads with burning tires and security forces fire shots in the Congolese capital as opposition activists prepare to march to press President Joseph Kabila to step down, witnesses say. (CONGO-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 200 words)
Philippines may suspend at least 10 more mines under crackdown
MANILA - The Philippines could suspend at least 10 more mines under an environmental crackdown on the sector, the minister in charge of mining says, in a move that threatens to halt the operations of half the mines in the world's top supplier of nickel ore. (PHILIPPINES-MINING/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, 490 words)
In French town, far-right FN faces test of leadership
FREJUS, France - In the southern French town of Frejus, National Front (FN) mayor David Rachline is performing a balancing act that epitomizes the far-right party's strategy -- trying to prove it can run things while retaining its anti-establishment image. (FRANCE-ELECTION/LEPEN (ANALYSIS, TV, PIX), moved at 9:15 a.m., 1,200 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Drug resistance in people and animals may push millions into poverty
ROME - If drug-resistant infections in people and animals are allowed to spread unchecked, some 28 million people will fall into poverty by 2050 and a century of progress in health will be reversed, the World Bank said on Monday. (HEALTH-AGRICULTURE/SUPERBUGS, moved at 8 a.m., 540 words)
Glaxo cuts vaccine price for refugees, bowing to pressure
LONDON - Giant drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price charged for its pneumococcal vaccine when given to refugees, following complaints about the product's "exorbitant" cost by medical charity Doctors Without Borders. (HEALTH-VACCINE/GSK, moved, 160 words)
GE brings off-the-shelf biotech drug factories to Ireland
LONDON - General Electric is digging deeper into biotechnology with plans to build four prefabricated drug factories in Ireland, bringing to Europe a low-cost manufacturing concept it first pioneered in China. (GE-BIOTECH/IRELAND, moved, by Ben Hirschler, 375 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Bold hues and cool cutouts stand out on Emmys red carpet
LOS ANGELES - Striking hues and subtle cutouts grabbed the spotlight on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night as television's stars managed to stay cool in the Los Angeles heat. (AWARDS-EMMYS/FASHION (PIX, TV), moved at 10:18 p.m., 400 words)
Cable kings HBO, FX upstage online competitors at Emmys
LOS ANGELES - It was a repeat for HBO at television's Emmy awards on Sunday night as the premium cable network's "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" won the night's top trophies, thwarting competition from deep-pocketed streaming services for the industry's highest honors. (AWARDS-EMMYS/NETWORKS (TV, PIX), moved at 12:20 a.m., by Lisa Richwine, 400 words)
Charmian Carr, who played 'Sound of Music's Liesl, dies at age 73
LOS ANGELES - Charmian Carr, beloved by fans for her role as the rebellious daughter Liesl Von Trapp in the Academy Award-winning film "The Sound of Music," has died at the age of 73, her family said on Sunday. (PEOPLE-CHARMIANCARR/ (TV), moved, 254 words)
In Berlin, the party goes on despite threat of club closures
BERLIN - From swing, salsa and sex to tango, transvestites and techno, Berlin's nightlife offers something for everyone. (GERMANY-BERLIN/NIGHTLIFE (PIX), moved at 8 a.m., 600 words)
Geometry, uniforms and 1980s inspire London catwalks
LONDON - Designers took inspiration from geometry, the 1980s and British uniforms for their London Fashion Week creations over the weekend, with more labels selling items hot off the catwalk as they adopt the runway to a retail business model. (FASHION-LONDON/ (TV, PIX), moved at 7 a.m., 395 words)
'La La Land' Wins Audience Prize at Toronto Film Festival
(VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM/IN-CONTENTION (ENTERTAINMENT), moved, 340 words)
ANALYSIS
For Yellen, a September Fed surprise could close confidence gap
WASHINGTON - Market volatility is low, U.S. census data shows income gains have reached the middle class, and workers are clawing back a larger share of national income. For now, at least, no international risk stands out and inflation may even be picking up. (USA-FED/YELLEN (ANALYSIS), moved at 7 a.m., by Howard Schneider, 1,045 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
GM and Canada union far apart on product as strike looms
TORONTO - Canada's autoworkers' union Unifor and General Motors Co made little progress resolving the key issue of new investment in contract talks late on Sunday, the union's president said, just over 24 hours ahead of a strike deadline. (CANADA-AUTOS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, 450 words)
Tesla says lawsuits could delay Solar City deal
-- Elon Musk-led Tesla Motor Inc said on Monday its proposed acquisition of SolarCity Corp could be delayed due to shareholder lawsuits challenging the deal. (SOLARCITY-M&A/TESLA, moved at 9:13 a.m., 83 words)
Australian port sold for $7.3 billion to group including Chinese fund
SYDNEY - Chinese and Australian sovereign wealth funds say they will take Australia's busiest port private for a higher-than-expected A$9.7 billion ($7.3 billion), a sign that tough equity markets are fueling appetite for infrastructure. (AUSTRALIA-PRIVATIZATION/PORTS (UPDATE 2), moved, 415 words)
Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies
(SAMSUNG ELEC-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 210 words)
All Hanjin Shipping chartered vessels to be returned to owners after unloading
(HANJIN SHIPPING-DEBT/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, 390 words)
Daimler says workers should make e-car components to protect jobs
(DAIMLER-ELECTRIC/ (INTERVIEW), moved, 405 words
COLUMN
Hedge funds bullish on U.S. natural gas
LONDON - Hedge funds have built their largest bullish position in U.S. natural gas for more than two years amid signs the gas glut is being eroded quickly and the market could tighten in 2017. (USA-NATGAS/KEMP (COLUMN, GRAPHIC), moved at 7:20 a.m., by John Kemp, 640 words)
BREXIT
UK firms reined in investment plans after Brexit vote
LONDON - British companies scaled back their investment plans in the month after Britain voted to leave the European Union, a survey by Lloyds Bank show, a further sign the decision is likely to have a lasting impact on the economy. (BRITAIN-EU/INVESTMENT, moved, 350 words)
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