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• Trump critics urge RNC to replace Trump in special meeting
• WHY IT MATTERS: America and the world
• No end in sight as anti-IS campaign enters third year
• Muhammad first US athlete to wear hijab at an Olympics
• Republican national security experts: Trump would be 'dangerous' president
• Trump seeks a campaign reset with Detroit economic speech
• Olympics-Soccer-Women footballers winning friends in Brazil
• The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
• Why Evan McMullin, an anti-Trump Republican, is running for president
• 2 years of anti-IS airstrikes have redrawn the Iraqi map
• Two Years of U.S.-led Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria and Iraq in Numbers
• Turkey detains 10 foreigners over suspected ties to Gulen
• Both sides brace for crucial battle for Syria's Aleppo
• A disenchanted Republican, fearing Trump, launches third-party run
• U.S. urges Russia to halt Syria sieges; Russia slams aid politicization
• Chinese tourist mistakenly ends up as refugee in Germany
• Activists, former ICC prosecutor visit Yazidis in Greece
• Billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton
• Winning the Battle over Canine Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Olympics-Empty Rio seats persist as Brazil waits for first gold
• Brazil's darling Marta leaves Neymar in the Olympic shade
• Riyadh says Germany attack helper used Saudi phone from Islamic State area
• What Julian Assange's War On Hillary Clinton Says About WikiLeaks
• European intelligence database seen aiding fight against suspected militants
• Iraqi, Lebanese militias deploy to Syria's Aleppo
• Germany: migrant arrivals steady in July at around 16,000
• Two years of anti-IS strikes in numbers
• Olympics-Rowing-Men's single sculls repechage round results
• Iraq's Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as 'liberation' nears
• Iraq receives a new batch of F-16 fighter jets from US
• About 400 Fort Campbell soldiers joining unit in Iraq
• US' Phelps grabs Rio glory as Russians seek to restore pride
• 4 More Foreign Policy Challenges that Clinton Could Botch
• Iraq, Denmark open men's tournament with 0-0 draw
• Pakistan's bogus bomb-detectors in business despite global scandal
• Brazil disappoints again in men's soccer, draws Iraq 0-0
• The Latest: US men take 4x100 freestyle gold, Phelps' 19th
• Olympics-Soccer-Brazil held scoreless again, Korea draw with Germany

Trump critics urge RNC to replace Trump in special meeting Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Desperate conservatives have circulated a petition calling for the Republican National Committee to host a special meeting where Donald Trump could be replaced as the party's presidential nominee.

WHY IT MATTERS: America and the world Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE

No end in sight as anti-IS campaign enters third year Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:00 PM PDT The US-led military effort against the Islamic State group started exactly two years ago, aimed at halting the jihadists as they swept across Iraq, leaving a trail of human butchery and destruction in their wake. "I think we are looking at decades of effort," said Charles Lister, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. Nearly half of the territory once held by the IS group in Iraq has been liberated, as well as about 20 percent of its claim in neighboring Syria.

Muhammad first US athlete to wear hijab at an Olympics Posted: 08 Aug 2016 04:22 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The third day of Olympic competition featured a couple of notable firsts: Rafaela Silva captured host Brazil's initial gold medal of the Rio Games and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the only American ever to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.

Republican national security experts: Trump would be 'dangerous' president Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:42 PM PDT By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifty prominent Republican national security officials, including a former CIA director, on Monday called party nominee Donald Trump unqualified to lead the country and said he would be "the most reckless president in American history." The statement was the latest repudiation of Trump's candidacy by veteran Republican national security specialists, and was remarkable for the harshness of its language. "Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and experience to be president. "None of us will vote for Donald Trump," said the statement, which noted that some signatories also have doubts about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Trump seeks a campaign reset with Detroit economic speech Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:20 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump sought to regain momentum for his White House campaign on Monday by proposing sweeping tax breaks, cuts to federal regulations and a revival of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The New York businessman used a speech on the economy in Detroit to try to turn the page after a week of missteps in which he came under heavy criticism, including from some in his own party, and rival Democrat Hillary Clinton surged ahead in opinion polls three months ahead of the Nov. 8 election. "I want to jump-start America," Trump said, "and it won't even be that hard." Trump stuck to prepared remarks rather than the freewheeling style that often produces controversial comments at rallies.

Olympics-Soccer-Women footballers winning friends in Brazil Posted: 08 Aug 2016 02:02 PM PDT By Tatiana Ramil RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Brazil's women's football team was greeted by hundreds of adoring fans in Manaus on Monday, as their performances and fame all of a sudden eclipsed that of their struggling male counterparts. The women play South Africa in the Olympic tournament on Tuesday, with qualification for the knock-out stage virtually guaranteed after excellent wins over China and Sweden. ...

The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:31 PM PDT There are three months until Election Day, and anti-Trump Republicans finally have their man—even if they've never heard of him. On August 8, Evan McMullin announced he is running as an independent for president. If you're not familiar, don't feel bad: McMullin is an almost entirely unknown quantity. A Mormon from Utah, he went to Brigham Young University and later got an MBA from the Wharton School of Business—an alma he shares with Donald Trump. He joined the CIA and after serving a stint in intelligence went to work for Goldman Sachs. More recently, he served as chief policy director of the House Republican Conference. McMullin, 40, may not be well known, but it's hard to imagine a more establishment resume.

Why Evan McMullin, an anti-Trump Republican, is running for president Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:10 PM PDT Anti-Trump conservative and former chief policy director for the House Republican Conference Evan McMullin is reportedly launching an independent bid for president. MSNBC's Joe Scarborough broke the news on Twitter early Monday morning, writing that Mr. McMullin, who has never held elected office, had "the backing of key $$ contributors in the Republican Party", without elaborating. McMullin, who became a senior advisor to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in 2013, spent eleven years as an officer with the CIA, in addition to stints as a volunteer refugee resettlement officer with the United Nations, an investment banker with Goldman Sachs, and a deckhand for a commercial fishing vessel, according to his LinkedIn profile.

2 years of anti-IS airstrikes have redrawn the Iraqi map Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:08 PM PDT MAKHMOUR, Iraq (AP) — Two years ago, the U.S.-led coalition dropped the first airstrikes on the Islamic State group, ushering in a deeper phase of intervention that dramatically changed the fight against the militant group in Iraq. Since then more than 9,400 coalition airstrikes have allowed Iraqi forces to slowly claw back cities, towns, supply lines and infrastructure.

Two Years of U.S.-led Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria and Iraq in Numbers Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:42 PM PDT Today marks the two-year anniversary of the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants. ISIS had captured the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, after overrunning the cities of Mosul, Kirkuk, Baiji, and Tikrit to name a few. Those first U.S. strikes were limited -- hitting only some ISIS units and convoys -- but they marked the launch of a broader U.S.-led campaign to eradicate ISIS from Iraq and Syria.

Turkey detains 10 foreigners over suspected ties to Gulen Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:20 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained at least 10 foreign nationals suspected of ties to a U.S.-based cleric whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup, a senior official said Monday.

Both sides brace for crucial battle for Syria's Aleppo Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:11 PM PDT Syrian regime forces and rebel factions sent hundreds of reinforcements to Aleppo Monday as both sides braced for a crucial battle to control the country's second city. Fighting for Syria's former economic powerhouse is intensifying after an opposition advance at the weekend broke through a three-week government siege of the city's rebel-held east, dealing a major setback to regime troops. Rebel forces Sunday announced a bid to capture all of Aleppo city, which if successful would mark the biggest opposition victory yet in Syria's five-year civil war.

A disenchanted Republican, fearing Trump, launches third-party run Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:11 PM PDT A former CIA officer and congressional staffer on Monday launched a long-shot bid for president, a Republican billing himself as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump who disenchanted voters can rally around. There is virtually no chance that the newly announced candidate, Evan McMullin, could win and only a slight chance he will even be able to get his name on the ballots of key states. McMullin has no name recognition across the country and was not even well known in the Capitol where until Monday he was the chief policy director for the organizational body of all Republicans in the House of Representatives.

U.S. urges Russia to halt Syria sieges; Russia slams aid politicization Posted: 08 Aug 2016 12:02 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council must not allow civilians on both sides of the Syrian city of Aleppo to be cut off from humanitarian aid, the United States said on Monday as Russia accused Washington of politicizing a humanitarian issue. Insurgents effectively broke a month-long government siege of eastern, opposition-held Aleppo on Saturday, severing the primary government supply corridor and raising the prospect that government-held western Aleppo might become besieged. The United States, Britain, France, New Zealand and Ukraine organized an informal Security Council meeting on Aleppo on Monday with briefings by a "White Helmet" rescue worker and two U.S.-based doctors from the Syrian American Medical Society who recently returned from Aleppo.

Chinese tourist mistakenly ends up as refugee in Germany Posted: 08 Aug 2016 11:29 AM PDT By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly signed an asylum application that got him stranded as a refugee for two weeks in the country's burgeoning asylum bureaucracy. German authorities only discovered their mistake after turning in desperation to a local Chinese restaurant to interpret for them, a Red Cross official said on Monday. "He didn't speak any German or English -- only Mandarin," Christoph Schluetermann, head of a Red Cross refugee center in the northern town of Duelmen, told Reuters after the man from Beijing was released to resume his tour of Europe.

Activists, former ICC prosecutor visit Yazidis in Greece Posted: 08 Aug 2016 11:28 AM PDT PETRA OLYMPOU, Greece (AP) — Yazidi rights activists and a former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court are talking to Yazidi refugees in a northern Greek camp, hoping to build a case for the Hague-based court.

Billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton Posted: 08 Aug 2016 11:14 AM PDT By Lawrence Delevingne NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman said on Wednesday he would work to get Hillary Clinton elected president of the United States because he finds recent comments by Donald Trump "shockingly unacceptable." "His words and actions over the last several days are so shockingly unacceptable in our diverse and democratic society that it is simply unthinkable that Donald Trump could become our president," Klarman said of the Republican presidential nominee. The president and chief executive of The Baupost Group told Reuters in an emailed statement that Trump's suggestion "that the election will be rigged is particularly dangerous." "I will continue to find ways to support Hillary Clinton and defeat Donald Trump," he said.

Winning the Battle over Canine Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:34 AM PDT SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Canine GI Joes and Janes have been instrumental in military efforts since World War I. Although the number of tough, furry soldiers deployed in combat environments has decreased in recent years, the troops remain ready to serve. "Dogs are trained and maintained," said Dr. Walter Burghardt. If any dog begins to show signs of stressful behavior, we quickly intervene." And the intervention is working well.

Olympics-Empty Rio seats persist as Brazil waits for first gold Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:32 AM PDT By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Rio Olympics organisers are struggling to fill up venues, with large chunks of seating left empty across many sports as host Brazil looks for its elusive first gold medal. Many of the unused tickets for some events belong to sponsors of the Games.

Brazil's darling Marta leaves Neymar in the Olympic shade Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:16 AM PDT Goalless, booed off twice and facing another embarrassing tournament exit on home soil, Neymar and Brazil's footballers have lost their shine as Marta's free-scoring Brazilian women dazzle the host nation at Rio 2016. Instead Brazil's treasured first Olympic football gold could come thanks to their women as a nation in need of inspiration has rallied round their sensational start. In contrast to Neymar's ineffectual and irritable displays, five-time World Player of the Year Marta has lived up to her billing as the golden girl, scoring twice in a 5-1 thrashing of Sweden on Saturday to add to an opening 3-0 win over China.

Riyadh says Germany attack helper used Saudi phone from Islamic State area Posted: 08 Aug 2016 10:14 AM PDT Saudi Arabia confirmed on Monday it was helping German investigators track Islamic State militants behind attacks in Germany and said one had been in contact with someone using a Saudi-registered mobile phone. In a rare comment on its security operations, Riyadh confirmed that Saudi and German security experts had met and exchanged information on the contact made via social media, but the Middle Eastern contact was not located in Saudi Arabia. A statement by the Saudi Arabian embassy, citing Interior Minister General Mansour al-Turki, did not specify which of two violent Islamist attacks last month this referred to.

What Julian Assange's War On Hillary Clinton Says About WikiLeaks Posted: 08 Aug 2016 09:52 AM PDT In recent months, the WikiLeaks Twitter feed has started to look more like the stream of an opposition research firm working mainly to undermine Hillary Clinton than the updates of a non-partisan platform for whistleblowers. Does "Board after party" image illustrate HRC's poor WikiLeaks poll results–entitled, uncool and unaware of it?

European intelligence database seen aiding fight against suspected militants Posted: 08 Aug 2016 08:52 AM PDT By Andrea Shalal and Thomas Escritt BERLIN/AMSTERDAM(Reuters) - A European counter-terrorism intelligence database designed to generate greater intelligence sharing among allies to avert deadly Islamist attacks has gone online after overcoming traditional reluctance by spy agencies to sharing information. European officials were spurred into setting up the project by the Paris attacks last November by Islamist militants which exposed intelligence gaps. Hosted by the Dutch intelligence service in the Hague, the database went live on July 1, the German Interior Ministry and the German domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said.

Iraqi, Lebanese militias deploy to Syria's Aleppo Posted: 08 Aug 2016 08:48 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Iran-backed militant groups from Lebanon and Iraq are deploying hundreds of additional fighters to front lines in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Iranian media and militia officials said Monday, after Syrian rebels breached a government-imposed siege and cut a key government route to the contested city over the weekend.

Germany: migrant arrivals steady in July at around 16,000 Posted: 08 Aug 2016 07:11 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say the number of asylum-seekers arriving in the country remained steady in July, with some 16,000 new arrivals registered.

Two years of anti-IS strikes in numbers Posted: 08 Aug 2016 06:59 AM PDT The first strikes of a US-led campaign against the Islamic State group were launched in Iraq two years ago on Monday, with coalition operations later expanding to Syria. IS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014 and seized significant territory in northern and eastern Syria amid the chaos of that country's civil war, declaring a cross-border "caliphate". In Syria, coalition-backed Kurdish and Arab anti-IS forces defeated the jihadists in the city of Kobane, recaptured the city of Tal Abyad and the town of Manbij and have pledged to retake Raqa, the jihadists' de facto Syrian capital.

Olympics-Rowing-Men's single sculls repechage round results Posted: 08 Aug 2016 06:02 AM PDT Aug 8 (Gracenote) - Olympic rowing men's single sculls repechage round results in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Heat 31. LithuaniaArmandas Kelmelis 7 minutes 13.36 seconds Q 2. UzbekistanShakhboz Kholmurzaev 7:14.58 Q 3. ZimbabweAndrew Peebles 7:17.19 4. TunisiaMohamed Taieb 7:27.18 5. VenezuelaJakson Vicent Monasterio 7:28.67 Heat 21. KoreaKim Dongyong 7:12.96 Q 2. IraqMohammed Riyadh Jasim 7:14.38 Q 3. ThailandJaruwat Saensuk 7:16.39 4. EcuadorBryan Sola Zambrano 7:28.30 Heat 11. AlgeriaSid Boudina 7:20.84 Q 2. PeruRenzo Leon Garcia 7:25.55 Q 3. VanuatuLuigi Teilemb 7:34.12 4. ...

Iraq's Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as 'liberation' nears Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:57 AM PDT By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As Iraqi forces prepare to attack Islamic State in its de facto capital of Mosul, residents inside the city and others who have managed to escape expressed relief at the prospect their home could be liberated from the extremist group's harsh rule. The Iraqi army and its elite units that will lead the offensive are gradually taking up positions around the city 400 km (248 miles) north of Baghdad, from whose Grand Mosque in 2014 Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate spanning regions of Iraq and Syria.

Iraq receives a new batch of F-16 fighter jets from US Posted: 08 Aug 2016 05:19 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi air force has received a new batch of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the United States, bolstering the country's fledging air force amid more than two years of fighting with the Islamic State group, a spokesman said Monday as attacks in and near Baghdad killed six people.

About 400 Fort Campbell soldiers joining unit in Iraq Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:39 AM PDT FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Fort Campbell says about 400 soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division are deploying to Iraq this summer.

US' Phelps grabs Rio glory as Russians seek to restore pride Posted: 08 Aug 2016 03:23 AM PDT US swimming legend Michael Phelps returns Monday to the hunt for more Olympic glory as swimmer Yuliya Efimova opens her campaign to restore Russia's battered pride. Phelps earned adulation Sunday when he extended his record gold medal tally on a day of Olympic drama that saw world records, a first title for Kosovo and a heart-stopping crash. For two-time doping offender Efimova, the situation could hardly be more different.

4 More Foreign Policy Challenges that Clinton Could Botch Posted: 08 Aug 2016 02:15 AM PDT Hillary Clinton threw down a gauntlet worthy of a medieval knight when she attacked Donald Trump's foreign policy competence in her much-noted speech in San Diego a couple of months ago. Clinton was secretary of throughout President Obama's first term. Not much, if you match her record against the foreign policy planks in Clinton's 2016 presidential platform.

Iraq, Denmark open men's tournament with 0-0 draw Posted: 08 Aug 2016 01:38 AM PDT By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Men's soccer got under way at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday when Denmark and Iraq played out a 0-0 draw that was more entertaining than the scoreline suggested. The match, played in front a tiny crowd in Brasilia, preceded the day's other Group A clash between hosts Brazil and South Africa. Both Iraq and Denmark were unperturbed by the 80 degree temperatures and set out to play open and attacking football at the 72,000 capacity National stadium.

Pakistan's bogus bomb-detectors in business despite global scandal Posted: 07 Aug 2016 11:00 PM PDT "It serves a deterrence value only -- it's good for police and security personnel to have something in their hands," said a senior interior ministry official, who asked to remain anonymous. J Chacko, a London-based security analyst, said they were endangering lives.

Brazil disappoints again in men's soccer, draws Iraq 0-0 Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:21 PM PDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Disappointed yet again, the Brazilian fans jeered their own team and saved their applause for Iraq.

The Latest: US men take 4x100 freestyle gold, Phelps' 19th Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:09 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

Olympics-Soccer-Brazil held scoreless again, Korea draw with Germany Posted: 07 Aug 2016 09:09 PM PDT (Recasts, adds results) By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's hopes of winning Olympic gold on home soil looked more distant than ever on Sunday after they were held 0-0 by Iraq, while South Korea and Germany shared the spoils after an entertaining 3-3 draw. The host nation, who also drew 0-0 with South Africa on Thursday, were roundly booed by the 65,000 crowd in Brasilia as they failed to break down a stubborn Iraq side. Neymar almost scored direct from a corner and Renato Augusto hit the bar with a dipping drive but Brazil could not turn their pressure into goals.

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