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BREAKING
Car bomb wounds several at gendarmes base in Turkey
-official
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - A vehicle laden with explosives rammed
into a gendarmes' base in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast on
Monday, wounding several people, a security source said.
(TURKEY-KURDS/CARBOMB (URGENT), moved, 117 words)
Obama, Fed's Yellen discussed economic risks in White House
meeting
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve
Chair Janet Yellen discussed risks to the economy and progress
from Wall Street reform during a rare meeting in the Oval Office
on Monday, the White House said. (USA-OBAMA/FED-YELLEN (URGENT),
moved at 4:40 p.m., 99 words)
TOP STORIES
Trump lashes out at 'rigged' Republican delegate rules
WASHINGTON - Republican front-runner Donald Trump lashed out
at his party's "rigged" delegate selection rules on Monday after
rival Ted Cruz swept all of Colorado's 34 delegates at a weekend
convention. "The system is rigged, it's crooked," Trump said on
Fox News on Monday. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 4, PIX), moved at
3:58 p.m., 731 words)
Grassley, Garland reprise 1990s U.S. judicial confirmation
fight
WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley and Merrick Garland go way back,
but when the Republican Senate Judiciary Committee chairman and
President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nominee meet for a
private breakfast on Tuesday, they will not exactly be sharing
fond memories. (USA-COURT/GARLAND (PIX), moved at 3:52 p.m., 529
words)
CAMPAIGN
California or bust: Bernie Sanders charts a White House path
NEW YORK - Defying opinion polls and expert predictions,
U.S. Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders aims to seize the party's
White House nomination from Hillary Clinton's grasp with a
last-ditch come-from-behind triumph in California. By far the
most populous U.S. state, California is the largest prize of the
state-by-state nominating contests, and the vote on June 7 is
one of the last before Democrats convene in July to select a
nominee for the Nov. 8 presidential election. An aggressive
schedule of large rallies is planned along with heavy purchases
of TV, radio and online advertising in three languages and a
"far, far more expensive" campaign effort than in any other
state, Sanders campaign sources disclosed. (USA-ELECTION/SANDERS
(PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, 900 words)
WASHINGTON
Antitrust head Baer to serve as No. 3 at U.S. Justice
Department
WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced
on Monday that Bill Baer will serve as acting associate attorney
general, leaving his position as head of the department's
Antitrust Division to take the No. 3 post at the department.
(USA-JUSTICE/ATTORNEY, moved at 4:35 p.m., 171 words)
U.S. agency protecting borrowers lacks data on mortgage
servicers -GAO
WASHINGTON - The number of nonbank firms that service
mortgages in the United States is growing but the federal agency
charged with protecting borrowers has no single list of the
companies, even though they can pose major risks to consumers,
according to a report released on Monday.
(USA-MORTGAGES/SERVICERS, moved at 4:12 p.m., 403 words)
FEATURES
In Iowa corn fields, Chinese national's seed theft exposes
vulnerability
ARLINGTON, Iowa - Tim Burrack, a northern Iowa farmer in his
44th growing season, has kept a wary eye out for unfamiliar
vehicles around his 300 acres of genetically modified corn
fields after Mo Hailong and six other Chinese nationals were
accused by U.S. authorities in 2013 of taking seeds from Iowa
farms to send to China. (USA-CHINA/SEEDS (REPEAT, PIX, TV),
moved at 1:06 p.m., by Julia Edwards, 1,091 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
Wisconsin school district to discipline students for 'Trump'
taunts
MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin school district said on Monday it
would discipline several students who taunted an opposing team's
fans and minority players with chants of "Trump, build a wall"
and "Trump" during a high school soccer game. (WISCONSIN-RACE/,
moved at 3:50 p.m., 327 words)
California to increase payments for new parents taking
family leave
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will increase the amount of
money new parents can receive through the state's paid family
leave program under a bill signed on Monday by Democratic
Governor Jerry Brown. (CALIFORNIA-POLITICS/FAMILY LEAVE, moved
at 4:02 p.m., 263 words)
Ex-FIFA vice president pleads guilty to U.S. bribery charges
NEW YORK - A former high-ranking soccer official in the
Americas pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he
participated in bribery schemes uncovered in a U.S.
investigation of corruption in the sport's world governing body,
FIFA. (SOCCER-FIFA/HAWIT (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 2:31 p.m.,
414 words)
Morbidly plump Texas wiener dog loses weight and 'Fat
Vincent' name
A morbidly obese Texas dachshund once dubbed "Fat Vincent"
because his belly was so large it hit the ground when he walked,
has found its way out of animal shelter care by dropping half
its body weight, on track to become healthy enough for a new
owner. (TEXAS-DOG/ (PIX), moved, 246 words)
Singer Bryan Adams cancels Mississippi show to protest
same-sex law
Canadian singer Bryan Adams has canceled a show in
Mississippi to protest a new state law that will let people with
religious objections deny services to same-sex couples, the
second major concert scrapped in the U.S. South over
discrimination concerns. (MISSISSIPPI-RELIGION/BRYANADAMS
(UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved at 4:56 p.m., 412 words)
Chicago finance committee approves payouts for police
custody deaths
CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council's Finance Committee on
Monday approved payments totaling $6.45 million to settle cases
involving two black men who died while in police custody.
(ILLINOIS-CRIME/SETTLEMENTS, moved at 3:53 p.m., 207 words)
Legionnaires' death tally in Flint area rises by 2, to 12
Michigan state health officials on Monday attributed two
more deaths to Legionnaires' disease that may be related to the
lead-contaminated drinking water crisis in Flint, bringing the
total to 12. (MICHIGAN-WATER/, moved at 3:12 p.m., 254 words)
Illinois ex-congressman Reynolds arrested, missed deadline
to return
CHICAGO - Former Illinois Congressman Mel Reynolds was
arrested in Atlanta on Monday after he had failed to return to
the United States by the end of March as a judge had ordered, a
U.S. Marshals spokeswoman and Reynold's lawyer said.
(ILLINOIS-CRIME/POLITICS, moved at 2:26 p.m., 336 words)
San Antonio fires school police officer seen slamming girl
in video
The San Antonio school district on Monday fired a school
police officer seen on a viral video body slamming a 12-year-old
girl, saying his use of force was unwarranted. (TEXAS-POLICE/,
moved at 2:47 p.m., 288 words)
'Dog Whisperer' Milan cleared in probe over cruelty to a pig
LOS ANGELES - An animal cruelty investigation into Cesar
Milan, known as the "Dog Whisperer," has ended and no charges
will be filed, a spokeswoman with the Los Angeles County
District Attorney's Office said on Monday.
(TELEVISION-DOGWHISPERER/ (UPDATE 2, TV), moved at 1:37 p.m.,
400 words)
WORLD
U.S. 'very concerned' over Syrian violence before peace
talks
WASHINGTON - The United States is "very, very concerned"
about an increase in Syrian violence just ahead of planned peace
talks in Geneva this week, a State Department spokesman said on
Monday, blaming Syrian government forces for the escalation in
fighting. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-USA (UPDATE 1), moved at 3:52
p.m., 309 words)
Two pro-business candidates look to Peru runoff, markets
rise
LIMA - Peruvian markets jumped on Monday as results showed
two free-market candidates would move on to the second round of
a presidential election: Keiko Fujimori, the conservative
daughter of a jailed former president, and centrist economist
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. (PERU-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV,
GRAPHIC), moved at 3:06 p.m., 757 words)
Zimbabwe performs mercy killing on Ntombi the rhino shot by
poachers
HARARE - Game wardens in Zimbabwe have killed a black rhino
popular with tourists to end its suffering after suspected
poachers shot and severely wounded the animal, the wildlife
parks' agency said on Monday. (ZIMBABWE-RHINO/, moved, 317
words)
Boko Haram "lures, traps" young Nigerian entrepreneurs with
business loans
DAKAR - Boko Haram has lured young entrepreneurs and
business owners in northeast Nigeria to join the Islamist
militant group by providing or promising capital and loans to
boost their businesses, aid agency Mercy Corps said on Monday.
(NIGERIA-BOKO HARAM/, moved, 434 words)
Aid agencies fear damage to reputation as "Red Cross"
appears in Panama Papers
LONDON - Some of the world's biggest aid agencies voiced
concern on Monday that they may be further exposed to risk from
the murky world of offshore finance after the latest release of
the Panama Papers showed the name of the Red Cross was falsely
used. (PANAMA-TAX/CHARITIES, moved, 708 words)
S.Korea tells U.N. that N.Korea GPS jamming threatens boats,
planes
UNITED NATIONS - North Korea has been jamming GPS signals in
South Korea since March 31, threatening the safety of civilian
aircraft and vessels and violating international agreements,
Seoul told the United Nations Security Council in a letter
released on Monday. (NORTHKOREA-SOUTHKOREA/GPS, moved, 248
words)
U.N. lifts secrecy in race for next chief, but backroom deal
may still prevail
UNITED NATIONS - In a departure from 70 years of secrecy,
candidates for United Nations secretary-general will this week
make campaign-style pitches to the General Assembly as it hopes
to influence the private Security Council poll that picks the
winner. (UN-SECRETARYGENERAL/ (PIX), moved, 748 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
The mafia and a very special flower arrangement
ROME - To traders at the famous Royal Flora Holland flower
market near Amsterdam, Vincenzo Crupi was just another
businessman helping to make the Netherlands the largest exporter
of cut flowers in the world. To the police, Crupi was a mafia
suspect allegedly concealing drugs worth millions of dollars
alongside fragrant bouquets he trucked to Italy.
(ITALY-MAFIA/FLOWERS (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by
Steve Scherer, 1,800 words)
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
U.S. officials warn Zika 'scarier' than initially thought
WASHINGTON - Top health officials expressed heightened
concern on Monday about the threat posed to the United States by
the Zika virus, saying the mosquito that spreads it is now
present in about 30 states and hundreds of thousands of
infections could appear in Puerto Rico. (HEALTH-ZIKA/WHITEHOUSE
(UPDATE 1), moved at 3:42 p.m., 572 words)
Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby
LONDON - Scientists have for the first time scanned the
brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees
the brain to become less compartmentalised and more like the
mind of a baby. (SCIENCE-PSYCHEDELIC/ (PIX), moved, by Kate
Kelland, 428 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Led Zeppelin's Plant, Page to face 'Stairway to Heaven'
trial
Led Zeppelin's lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy
Page must face a U.S. jury trial over whether they stole opening
chords for their 1971 classic "Stairway to Heaven."
(LEDZEPPELIN-STAIRWAYTOHEAVEN/ (PIX, TV), moved at 4:40 p.m.,
405 words)
Kanye West's 'Life of Pablo' scores streaming success on
Billboard
LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift and Adele may have boycotted
streaming platforms when releasing their latest albums, but
rapper Kanye West proved the power of online consumption as "The
Life of Pablo" debuted at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200
album chart on the strength of streaming numbers.
(MUSIC-KANYEWEST/CHARTS (TV), moved at 3:39 p.m., 408 words)
Appeals court restores Utah's polygamy law in 'Sister Wives'
case
The polygamist family featured in the reality television
show "Sister Wives" lost its bid to overturn parts of Utah's
anti-bigamy law under a federal appeals court ruling issued on
Monday. (UTAH-POLYGAMY/SISTERWIVES, moved at 2:48 p.m., 411
words)
CONSUMER TECH
Tesla to recall 2,700 Model X SUVs over seat issue
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) will recall 2,700 Model X
sport utility vehicles in the United States due to a faulty
locking hinge in the third-row seats that increases the risk the
seats could fall forward in a crash, the electric car maker said
on Monday. (TESLA-RECALL/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved at 2:11 p.m.,
391 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wall St closes lower as investors ready for earnings
NEW YORK - Wall Street closed slightly lower on Monday,
with gains in materials and banks countered by declines in
consumer staples shares, as investors girded for the start of an
earnings season expected to be gloomy. (USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 7),
moved at 4:51 p.m., 438 words) See also: Oil hits four-month
high on commodities rally, Doha meeting hopes (GLOBAL-OIL/
(UPDATE 11), moved at 3:29 p.m., 584 words)
Kaplan puts focus on June for possible Fed rate hike
RUSTON, La., - A top Federal Reserve official said on Monday
he is "very open-minded" to deciding whether to raise interest
rates at a mid-June policy meeting, appearing to dismiss a move
at a meeting later this month due to lack of clarity on the
economy. (USA-FED/KAPLAN (UPDATE 1), moved at 4:12 p.m., 341
words)
Argentina aims for $5 bln investment in renewable energy by
2018
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina aims to rake in $5 billion in
investments in renewable energy by 2018 with the goal of
reducing its energy deficit, a government official told Reuters,
as hopes for near-term increased output from the Vaca Muerta
shale field fade. (ARGENTINA-ENERGY/, moved at 4:49 p.m., 498
words)
Currency fluctuations hit more North American firms'
earnings, data show
NEW YORK - Exchange rate fluctuations in the last quarter of
2015 had the largest negative impact in almost five years on
North American companies' financial results, as global
currencies weakened against the dollar, FIREapps said in a
report on Monday. (USA-RESULTS/DOLLAR, moved at 4:27 p.m., 312
words)
Under Armour drops as Wall St traders focus on Spieth
meltdown
SAN FRANCISCO - Shares of sports apparel maker Under Armour
dropped nearly 6 percent on Monday, a day after defending
champion Jordan Spieth lost the Masters golf tournament in a
shocking meltdown. (UNDERARMOR-STOCK/, moved at 3:39 p.m., 360
words)
U.S. regulators charge Texas attorney general for stock scam
U.S. regulators charged Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on
Monday for his alleged role in a stock scam that defrauded
investors in a Texas-based technology company called Servergy
Inc. (USA-SEC/TEXAS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved at 3:39 p.m., 403
words)
Rail mulls buyback, dividend after dropping Norfolk bid -CEO
CHICAGO/MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd CP.TO
Chief Executive Hunter Harrison on Monday said the company would
consider using cash once planned to acquire rival Norfolk
Southern Corp for a potential buyback, dividend, or combination
of both. (NORFOLK SOUTHERN-M&A/CP (UPDATE 4), moved at 4:18
p.m., 675 words)
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to pay $5 billion in Justice Department
mortgage bond settlement
WASHINGTON - Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $5.06 billion
to settle claims that it misled mortgage bond investors during
the financial crisis, the Department of Justice said on Monday.
(GOLDMAN SACHS-MBS/SETTLEMENT (UPDATE 2), moved at 1:13 p.n., by
Suzanne Barlyn, 393 words)
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