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Trump says U. S. is 'locked and loaded' in N. Korea confrontation
BEDMINSTER - President Donald Trump issues a new threat to North Korea, saying the U. S. military was "locked and loaded" as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war and world powers expressed alarm.
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Trump says U.S. is 'locked and loaded' in N.Korea confrontation
BEDMINSTER - President Donald Trump issues a new threat to North Korea, saying the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war and world powers expressed alarm. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 12, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by James Oliphant and Dahee Kim, 1200 words)
Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified 'military option'
BEDMINSTER - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation in Washington's response to Venezuela's political crisis. (USA-VENEZUELA/MILITARY (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by James Oliphant, 534 words)
Kenyan president re-elected, opposition rejects result
NAIROBI/KISUMU, Kenya - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta secures second term in office, results show, setting off wild street celebrations by his supporters and protests in opposition strongholds in capital and west of country. (KENYA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 8, PIX, TV), moved, by Duncan Miriri and Maggie Fick, 797 words)
SPECIAL REPORTS
As Trumpcare bill languishes, former opioid users cling to lifeline
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - Reuters examination shows steep spending hikes by states targeting opioid addiction, but now that effort faces gutting under possible unraveling of Obamacare. (USA-HEALTHCARE/OPIOIDS (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Yasmeen Abutaleb, 2,217 words)
Vladimir's Venezuela: Leveraging loans to Caracas, Moscow snaps up oil assets
CARACAS/HOUSTON - Venezuela's unraveling socialist government is increasingly turning to ally Russia for cash and credit it needs to survive – and offering prized state-owned oil assets in return, sources familiar with negotiations tell Reuters. (VENEZUELA-RUSSIA/OIL (SPECIAL REPORT, GRAPHIC, PIX), moved, by Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Ulmer 2,412 words)
UNITED STATES
Trump says was being 'sarcastic' in thanking Putin for embassy staff cuts
BEDMINSTER - President Donald Trump says he was being sarcastic when he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for saving the United States money by ordering cuts in U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-DIPLOMATS (UPDATE 3), moved, by James Oliphant, 426 words)
Modest rise in U.S. consumer prices may delay Fed rate hike
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rise slightly as higher food costs are partly offset by falling prices for range of other goods, suggesting benign inflation that could persuade cautious Federal Reserve to delay raising interest rates until December. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 699 words)
Audits show lax oversight by Wisconsin agency counting Foxconn jobs
CHICAGO - Wisconsin agency tasked with holding Foxconn accountable for delivering up to 13,000 jobs in exchange for $1.5 billion in state payroll tax credits has history of failing to verify job-creation claims and rewarding companies that fall short of quotas, according to state audits. (FOXCONN-WISCONSIN/FEARS (PIX), moved, by Dave McKinney, 816 words)
AMERICAS
Brazil president weakened by graft charge, losing fiscal battle
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Michel Temer burns through political capital fighting corruption charges and is struggling to push forward his economic agenda meant to rein in gaping budget deficit. Even allies in Congress now doubt he can achieve anything but watered-down measures, likely delaying any fix to Brazil's fiscal crisis until economy recovers from deep recession. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 603 words)
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Egypt train crash kills dozens, injures more than 100 people
CAIRO - Two trains collide in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, killing 42 people and injuring 133 others, health ministry says. (EGYPT-CRASH/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, 331 words)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Colorado DJ's suit against Taylor Swift dismissed in groping trial
DENVER - Pop star Taylor Swift wins a preliminary round in the federal court trial stemming from her allegation of having been groped by a Colorado disc jockey, as the judge dismisses the DJ's rival claim accusing the singer of wrongfully getting him fired. (PEOPLE-TAYLORSWIFT/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Keith Coffman, 297 words)
SPORT
Russian dopers ordered to return Olympic medals, some say no
MOSCOW - Silver medals Russian sprinter Tatyana Firova won at Beijing and London Olympics are stored in safe in her apartment in defiance of International Olympic Committee, which wants them back. (RUSSIA-DOPING/MEDALS (PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 1,076 words)
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