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Trump loudly insists both sides to blame for Virginia violence
NEW YORK - U. S. President Donald Trump loudly insists that both left- and right-wing groups used force in aftermath of white supremacist rally and that all facts are not yet in about street clashes in Charlottesville, Va. (VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Jeff Mason, 600 words)
See also:
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/STATUES (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Chris Kenning, 600 words
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/PARENTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Scott Malone, 509 words
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/LAWSUIT (UPDATE 1), moved, 217 words
North Korea delays Guam missile firing, U. S. says dialogue up to Kim
SEOUL/WASHINGTON - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delays decision on firing missiles toward Guam while he waits to see what U. S. does, North's state media report as U. S. says any dialogue was up to Kim.
Editor: Paul Grant + 1 202 898 8322
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Trump loudly insists both sides to blame for Virginia violence
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump loudly insists that both left- and right-wing groups used force in aftermath of white supremacist rally and that all facts are not yet in about street clashes in Charlottesville, Va. (VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Jeff Mason, 600 words)
+ See also:
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/STATUES (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Chris Kenning, 600 words
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/PARENTS (PIX, TV), moved, by Scott Malone, 509 words
- VIRGINIA-PROTESTS/LAWSUIT (UPDATE 1), moved, 217 words
North Korea delays Guam missile firing, U.S. says dialogue up to Kim
SEOUL/WASHINGTON - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delays decision on firing missiles toward Guam while he waits to see what U.S. does, North's state media report as U.S. says any dialogue was up to Kim. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 9, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Christine Kim and Yeganeh Torbati, 797 words)
NAFTA negotiators aim for 'ambitious' 1st round of talks -U.S. official
WASHINGTON - Negotiators from Canada, Mexico and United States are aiming for ambitious first round of trade talks, senior U.S. official says, as countries try to fast-track deal to modernize pact by early next year. (TRADE-NAFTA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Lesley Wroughton and David Lawder, 423 words)
UNITED STATES
End of U.S. payments to health insurers would cause premiums to rise -CBO
WASHINGTON - Health insurance premiums for many customers on Obamacare individual insurance markets would be 20 percent higher in 2018 if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on threat to stop billions of dollars of payments to health insurers, nonpartisan congressional office says. (USA-HEALTHCARE/CBO (UPDATE 1), moved, by Yasmeen Abutaleb, 521 words)
Strong U.S. retail sales bolster growth outlook
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales record their biggest increase in seven months as consumers boost purchases of motor vehicles and raise discretionary spending, suggesting economy continues to gain momentum. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 796 words)
Trump orders faster permitting on infrastructure projects
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive order to speed approvals of permits for highways, bridges and other major building efforts as part of his proposal to spend $1 trillion to fix aging U.S. infrastructure. (USA-TRUMP/INFRASTRUCTURE (UPDATE 5), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Jeff Mason, 400 words)
EUROPE
Real thing or just 'fantasy?' Britain proposes new EU customs deal
LONDON - Britain outlines plans for future customs agreement with European Union and interim deal to ease companies' Brexit concerns - proposals one senior EU official describes as "fantasy." (BRITAIN-EU/CUSTOMS (UPDATE 4, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Elizabeth Piper, 749 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Iran could quit nuclear deal in 'hours' if new U.S. sanctions imposed -Rouhani
DUBAI - Iran could abandon its nuclear agreement with world powers "within hours" if United States imposes any more new sanctions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says. (IRAN-NUCLEAR/ROUHANI (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, 441 words)
Rebels say they shoot down Syrian military jet, army confirms crash
AMMAN - Syrian military says one of its jets crashes in southern Syria, state television reports, hours after Western-backed rebels say they shoot it down and capture pilot. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-JET (UPDATE 2), moved, 384 words)
AFRICA
Nearly 400 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide - coroner
FREETOWN - Rescue workers recover nearly 400 bodies from mudslide in outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, chief coroner says, as morgues struggle to find space for all the dead. (LEONE-MUDSLIDE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Christo Johnson and Umaru Fofana, 475 words)
Grace Mugabe back in Zimbabwe after being accused of assault in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG/HARARE - Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, returns home from South Africa after failing to turn herself in to police in Johannesburg to face accusations of assaulting a model in hotel room. (SAFRICA-MUGABE/ (UPDATE 6, PIX), moved, by James Macharia and MacDonald Dzirutwe, 720 words)
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