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Editor: Paul Grant 1 202 898 8322 Picture Desk: Singapore 65 6870 3775 Graphics queries: 65 6870 3595 (All times GMT/ET) TOP STORIES Trump calls special counsel Russia probe 'greatest witch hunt' in U. S. history WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump assails Justice Department's appointment of special counsel to probe possible ties between his 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, calling it "the single greatest witch hunt" in U. S. history and move that "hurts our country terribly. "

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Trump calls special counsel Russia probe 'greatest witch hunt' in U.S. history

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump assails Justice Department's appointment of special counsel to probe possible ties between his 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, calling it "the single greatest witch hunt" in U.S. history and move that "hurts our country terribly." (USA-TRUMP/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Doina Chiacu and Patricia Zengerle, 800 words)

EXCLUSIVE-Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians - sources

WASHINGTON - Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump's campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during last seven months of the 2016 presidential race, current and former U.S. officials familiar with exchanges tell Reuters. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-CONTACTS (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Ned Parker, Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel, 997 words)

Motorist crashes into Times Square crowd, killing one person, injuring 22

NEW YORK - U.S. Navy veteran slams his car into pedestrians in New York City's packed Times Square, killing 18-year-old woman and injuring 22 people. Mayor says there is no indication it is act of terrorism. (NEW YORK-CRASH/ (UPDATE 7, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2330 GMT/7.30 PM ET, by Daniel Trotta and Jonathan Allen, 600 words)

Security experts find clues to ransomware worm's lingering risks

FRANKFURT - Two-thirds of those caught up in global ransomware attack were running Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system without latest security updates, survey for Reuters by security ratings firm BitSight finds. (CYBER-ATTACK/FAILURES (GRAPHIC, PIX), by Eric Auchard, 1,160 words)

U.S. slaps sanctions on Venezuela Supreme Court judges

WASHINGTON - Trump administration imposes sanctions on chief judge and seven other members of Venezuela's Supreme Court as punishment for seizing powers from opposition-led Congress earlier this year, U.S. officials say. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/USA (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick, 500 words)

UNITED STATES

Roger Ailes, former Fox News chief, dies at 77

NEW YORK - Roger Ailes, founder and former chief executive of Fox News, cable news channel popular with conservatives that helped reshape U.S. political landscape, dies at age 77. (FOX-AILES/ (UPDATE 9, PIX, TV), moved, by Jessica Toonkel, 788 words)

Democratic attorneys general seek to intervene in Obamacare case

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON - More than dozen Democratic attorneys general seek to intervene to defend key part of Obamacare healthcare law - subsidy payments to insurance companies - which is under threat in court case. (USA-HEALTHCARE/LAWSUITS (UPDATE 3), moved, by Dan Levine, Lawrence Hurley and Yasmeen Abutaleb, 649 words)

U.S. economic outlook brightens as job market tightens

WASHINGTON - New applications for U.S. jobless benefits unexpectedly fall, and number of Americans on unemployment rolls tumbles to 28-1/2-year low, pointing to rapidly shrinking labor market slack. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 701 words)

Facebook wins dismissal of U.S. lawsuits linked to terrorism

NEW YORK - Federal judge dismisses two lawsuits seeking to hold Facebook liable for supporting terrorist groups by letting them use its social media platform to further their goals, including violence against Jews. (FACEBOOK-LAWSUIT/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Jonathan Stempel, 440 words)

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell's death ruled suicide by hanging

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell dies of hanging by suicide, medical examiner's office says. (PEOPLE-CHRIS CORNELL/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Jill Serjeant, 394 words)

AMERICAS

Brazil's Temer refuses to resign in face of investigation

BRASILIA - Brazilian President Michel Temer defiantly says he will not resign from office despite Supreme Court decision authorizing investigation of allegations he condoned bribery of potential witness in major corruption probe. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Anthony Boadle and Ricardo Brito, 877 words)

Trump administration starts countdown to NAFTA talks in mid-August

WASHINGTON - Trump administration sets clock ticking toward mid-August start of renegotiations of North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico to try to win better terms for U.S. workers and manufacturers. (USA-TRADE/NAFTA (UPDATE 3), moving shortly, by David Lawder, 600 words)

Mayhem rages in west Venezuela; Capriles blocked from U.N. trip

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela/CARACAS - Mobs loot shops and fight security forces in Venezuela's restive western region, where three soldiers are charged with shooting dead a man who was buying diapers for his baby, witnesses say. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Anggy Polanco and Andreina Aponte, 500 words)

EUROPE

UK PM May's pitch to voters: market intervention and stiffer rules for business

HALIFAX, England - Prime Minister Theresa May rejects "untrammeled free markets" and promises to rein in corporate excesses in pre-election pledges designed to woo not only her core supporters but also those of her left-wing rivals. (BRITAIN-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Elizabeth Piper and William James, 737 words)

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- BRITAIN-ELECTION/FUNDING (GRAPHIC, PIX), expect by 0615 GMT/2.15 AM ET, by Kylie MacLellan, 700 words

Polls suggest parliamentary majority within reach for France's Macron

PARIS - Parliamentary majority looks to be within reach for centrist French President Emmanuel Macron in next month's parliamentary election, opinion polls indicate, as his cross-partisan government conducts its first meeting. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Michel Rose and Brian Love, 590 words)

MIDDLE EAST

U.S. strikes Syria militia threatening U.S.-backed forces -officials

WASHINGTON/AMMAN - U.S. military carries out air strike against militia supported by Syrian government that poses threat to U.S. and U.S.-backed Syrian fighters in country's south, U.S. officials tell Reuters. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-USA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Phil Stewart and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 665 words)

Iranians determine future of reforms in presidential election

DUBAI - Iranians vote in bitter presidential contest between pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani and hard-line challenger Ebrahim Raisi that could determine pace of economic and social reform and Iran's re-engagement with world. (IRAN-ELECTION/ (PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Parisa Hafezi and William Maclean, 908 words)

 

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