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TOP STORIES
British police name suicide bomber, threat level raised to critical
MANCHESTER, England - British police identify suicide bomber who killed 22 people, including children, in attack on crowded concert hall in Manchester, and say they are trying to establish whether he acted alone or with help from others. (BRITAIN-SECURITY/MANCHESTER (WRAPUP 11, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Michael Holden and Andy Bruce, 1,000 words)
+ See also:
- BRITAIN-SECURITY/MANCHESTER-VIGIL (PIX, TV), moved, by Andy Bruce, 355 words
- BRITAIN-SECURITY/MANCHESTER-BOMBER (UPDATE 1, FACTBOX), moved, 257 words
Trump seeks to slash $3.6 trillion of spending in austere budget
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump wants lawmakers to cut $3.6 trillion in government spending over next decade, taking aim in austere budget at healthcare and food assistance programs for poor while boosting military. (USA-BUDGET/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Roberta Rampton, 800 words)
+ See also:
- USA-BUDGET/PAIN (PIX), moving shortly, by Richard Cowan, 800 words
- USA-BUDGET/FOREIGN-AID (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by Yeganeh Torbat, 600 words
Ex-CIA chief cites signs of possible Trump campaign ties to Russia
WASHINGTON - Former CIA director John Brennan says contacts between associates of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia prompted concern about collusion and worry that Moscow was seeking to lure people down "a treasonous path." (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Patricia Zengerle and Doina Chiacu, 800 words)
U.S. Senate panel says to subpoena Michael Flynn businesses
WASHINGTON - Leaders of U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee say they will subpoena two of former national security adviser Michael Flynn's businesses after Flynn declines to comply with subpoena for documents in panel's Russia probe. (USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-SENATE (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Patricia Zengerle, 340 words)
Trump promotes his goal of Middle East peace, offers no details
JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump uses his centerpiece Holy Land speech to reaffirm his commitment to peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but he offers no new details on how to achieve goal that eludes U.S. leaders for decades. (USA-TRUMP/ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, 993 words)
+ See also:
- USA-TRUMP/POPE (PIX, TV), expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, 400 words
U.S. government sues Fiat Chrysler over excess emissions
WASHINGTON - U.S. government files civil lawsuit accusing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of illegally using software to bypass emission controls in 104,000 diesel vehicles sold since 2014. (FIAT CHRYSLER-EMISSIONS/ (UPDATE 6, PIX), moved, by David Shepardson, 702 words)
North Korea, if left unchecked, on 'inevitable' path to nuclear ICBM - United States
WASHINGTON - North Korea, if left unchecked, is on "inevitable" path to obtaining nuclear-armed missile capable of striking United States, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart tells Senate hearing. (USA-NORTHKOREA/INTELLIGENCE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, 462 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
As Modi and his Hindu base rise, so too does a yoga tycoon
HARIDWAR, India - Yoga guru Baba Ramdev sent his supporters into the streets to help propel Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power in 2014. Since then, business has boomed at his consumer products empire. (INDIA-MODI/RAMDEV (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Rahul Bhatia and Tom Lasseter, 3,053 words)
UNITED STATES
Wikipedia can pursue NSA surveillance lawsuit -U.S. appeals court
Federal appeals court revives Wikipedia lawsuit that challenges U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) program of mass online surveillance, and alleges government unconstitutionally invades people's privacy rights. (WIKIPEDIA-NSA/ (UPDATE 3), moved, by Jonathan Stempel, 423 words)
Patent plaintiffs see way around U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Corporations are cheering U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting where they can be sued for patent infringement, but some intellectual property lawyers say loopholes in ruling likely mean lawsuits will continue to be filed in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions. (USA-COURT/KRAFT HEINZ (PIX), moved, by Jan Wolfe, 651 words)
AMERICAS
Brazil police arrest presidential aide in World Cup probe
BRASILIA - Brazilian police arrest presidential aide and two ex-governors as part of investigation of 2014 World Cup's most expensive stadium, another black eye for country's political establishment that adds pressure on beleaguered President Michel Temer. (BRAZIL-CORRUPTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Lisandra Paraguassu and Ueslei Marcelino, 351 words)
Trump proposes deep U.S. spending cuts in Mexico, Central America
MEXICO CITY - President Donald Trump proposes drastically slashing U.S. foreign aid spending in Mexico and Central America, which are struggling with drug violence, graft and poverty that prompts many from troubled region to migrate north. (USA-BUDGET/FOREIGN-AID-MEXICO, moved, by Gabriel Stargardter, 399 words)
Venezuela Maduro vows to push ahead with new congress despite unrest
CARACAS - Venezuela's unpopular President Nicolas Maduro vows to push ahead with creation of new congress to rewrite constitution, despite rare internal dissent and major protests in OPEC nation convulsed by nearly two months of unrest. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Alexandra Ulmer and Brian Ellsworth, 700 words)
EUROPE
EXCLUSIVE-Russia refusing to send some rail freight to Latvia: sources
MOSCOW/RIGA - Russia's state-owned railway monopoly is refusing most requests to take cargo from Russia to ports in Latvia, industry executives say, serious blow to Baltic state which depends on transit trade. (RUSSIA-LATVIA/RAILWAYS (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, by Gleb Stolyarov, Natalia Chumakova and Gederts Gelzis, 828 words)
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