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Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over government shutdown threat
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rebuke president after his threat to shut down U. S. government over funding for border wall rattles markets and casts shadow over congressional efforts to raise country's debt ceiling and pass spending bills.
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Fellow Republicans rebuke Trump over government shutdown threat
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's fellow Republicans rebuke president after his threat to shut down U.S. government over funding for border wall rattles markets and casts shadow over congressional efforts to raise country's debt ceiling and pass spending bills. (USA-TRUMP/BUDGET (UPDATE 4), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Chuck Mikolajczak and David Morgan, 1,000 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TRUMP/BUDGET-FACTBOX (FACTBOX), moved, 765 words
Pakistan rejects role of 'scapegoat for U.S. failures' in Afghanistan
KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan rejects U.S. criticism of its efforts to fight terrorism, saying it should not be made scapegoat for failure of U.S. military to win war in Afghanistan. (USA-TRUMP/PAKISTAN (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Syed Raza Hassan, 459 words)
U.S. Navy relieves 7th Fleet commander in wake of collisions in Asia
WASHINGTON/TOKYO - U.S. Navy says it removes 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin after series of collisions involving its warships in Asia as search goes on for 10 sailors missing since latest mishap. (USA-NAVY/CRASH (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Phil Stewart and Tim Kelly, 627 words)
North Korea presses rocket program, amid signs of drama easing
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un orders more solid-fuel rocket engines, state media report, as he pursues nuclear and missile programs amid standoff with Washington, but there are signs of tension easing. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Christine Kim, 858 words)
Mexico, Canada dismiss Trump threats to scrap NAFTA trade pact
MEXICO CITY/OTTAWA - Mexico and Canada dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat to scrap NAFTA, describing it as negotiating tactic aimed at winning upper hand in talks to update one of world's bigger trading blocs. (USA-TRUMP/NAFTA-MEXICO (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved, by Gabriel Stargardter and David Ljunggren, 396 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
As Taser warns of more risks, cities bear a burden in court
CINCINNATI - Over the years, Taser International, now called Axon Enterprise, issues more and more warnings about how and when its stun guns should be deployed. As those warnings grow, some police say they have trouble abiding by all alerts. And departments more often find themselves alone in courtroom as defendants in wrongful death litigation. This is second story in series, "Shock Tactics," on Taser, weapon that transforms policing. (USA-TASER/LEGAL (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, TV), moved, by Tim Reid, Peter Eisler, Jason Szep and M.B. Pell, 3,650 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TASER/RULING (SPECIAL REPORT), moved, by Jason Szep, Peter Eisler and Tim Reid, 998 words
UNITED STATES
U.S. new home sales hit seven-month low as prices soar
WASHINGTON - New U.S. single-family home sales unexpectedly fall, dropping to their lowest in seven months amid surge in prices, raising concerns of slowdown in housing market recovery. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 742 words)
AMERICAS
EXCLUSIVE-Mexico studies supplying Petrocaribe oil if Venezuela government falls - sources
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's government begins studying possibility of stepping in to replace Venezuelan oil program Petrocaribe if government of President Nicolas Maduro were to fall, according to three officials with knowledge of plan. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/MEXICO (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Gabriel Stargardter, 865 words)
Brazil's Lula says party may field someone else in 2018
PENEDO, Brazil - Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tells Reuters that his recent conviction for corruption might mean that his Workers Party will have to field candidate other than him in next year's election. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/LULA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Anthony Boadle, 600 words)
Guatemalan leader seeks ouster of U.N.-backed anti-graft chief -sources
GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales will ask U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres to remove head of U.N.-backed investigative body probing politician's family for suspected graft, two government officials say. (GUATEMALA-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Sofia Menchu, 423 words)
Canada frets over possible huge surge in asylum-seekers: sources
OTTAWA - Canada fears huge surge in asylum seekers crossing border from United States, putting political pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of 2019 election, say sources familiar with matter. (CANADA-POLITICS/TRUDEAU (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by David Ljunggren, 505 words)
AFRICA
Polls close for Angolans electing first new leader in 38 years
LUANDA - Angolans vote in parliamentary election expected to usher in ruling party's defense minister as first new leader in 38 years. (ANGOLA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Stephen Eisenhammer, 732 words)
EUROPE
Danish police identify torso as missing submarine journalist
COPENHAGEN - Police identify headless female torso washed ashore in Copenhagen as that of Swedish reporter Kim Wall, who they believe was killed by Danish inventor on board his home-made submarine. (DENMARK-SUBMARINE/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Julie Astrid Thomsen and Teis Jensen, 657 words)
Barcelona balances security and freedom after deadly attacks
MADRID - Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, hit last week by two Islamist militant attacks which killed 15 people, is to deploy more police, install bollards in Barcelona and step up security around stations and tourist landmarks. (SPAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Inmaculada Sanz and Sarah White, 569 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Air strikes near Houthi checkpoint kill at least 35 in Yemen
DUBAI - At least 35 people are killed in air strikes that hit hotel near Houthi-controlled outpost outside Yemeni capital, Sanaa, medic says, and Saudi-led coalition says it conducts strike against its Houthi adversary. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 600 words)
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