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Iran and the United States sent mixed signals on Tuesday about resolving their disputes as Iran’s supreme leader threatened to further breach the 2015 nuclear deal while the U.S. president cited “a lot of progress.”

EU-JOBS-VONDERLEYEN/ Germany's Von der Leyen secures powerful EU executive top job

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen secured European parliamentary approval on Tuesday to become the first female European Commission president on a platform of a greener, fairer and rule-based Europe. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-DEMOCRATS-REPUBLICANS/ House condemns Trump over 'racist comments' tweeted at congresswomen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for “racist comments” against four minority Democratic congresswomen, a symbolic measure aimed at shaming Trump and his fellow Republicans who stood by him. PEOPLE-JOHN-PAUL-STEVENS/

Retired U.S. Justice John Paul Stevens dies, leaving liberal legacy WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Justice John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court who later became an outspoken leader of the liberal wing as the court moved to the right, died on Tuesday at age 99.

BUSINESS CONGRESS-TECH-ANTITRUST/

U.S. lawmakers take jabs at Amazon, Big Tech in antitrust hearing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel pressed an executive from Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday about allegations that it competed against its own sellers and pushed them to buy advertising and fulfillment services.

USA-FED-EVANS-RATES/ As Fed nears rate cut, policymakers debate how deep, and even if

CHICAGO (Reuters) - With the first U.S. interest rate reduction in a decade expected later this month, two Federal Reserve policymakers sketched out arguments on Tuesday on how deep the cut should be, even as a third said she needs more data before being ready to sign on at all. ENTERTAINMENT

AWARDS-EMMYS-NOMINATIONS/ 'Game of Thrones' dominates and 'kick-ass' women break through at Emmys

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Medieval fantasy “Game of Thrones” scored a record 32 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, but the contenders for the highest honors in television were dominated by newcomers, many of them women, and shows about political and social justice. PEOPLE-RKELLY/

R. Kelly pleads not guilty, denied bail on U.S. charges of sex crimes CHICAGO (Reuters) - R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a raft of federal charges accusing him of running a scheme to force women and girls to provide sex for himself and others, and a judge ordered that he remain in jail without bail.

SPORTS BOXING-WELTERWEIGHT/

Boxing: Pacquiao camp denies Khan claims over Saudi Arabia bout Manny Pacquiao has not signed a contract to take on Amir Khan in Saudi Arabia later this year despite claims that a deal has been agreed for the bout, the Filipino’s publicist has said.

BASKETBALL-NBA-NYK-BULLOCK-MORRIS/ Knicks finalize deals with Bullock, Morris

The New York Knicks finalized contracts with free agent forwards Reggie Bullock and Marcus Morris on Tuesday. UPCOMING

SPORTS OLYMPICS-2020/VIETNAM-FACTORY (PIX) (TV)

From Viet Cong to Team USA: Hanoi garment factory's Olympic transformation Surrounded by green leafy foliage, a nondescript Soviet-built factory on the outskirts of Hanoi, which once made uniforms for Vietnamese forces fighting against the United States, is churning out sports jackets and apparel emblazoned with "United States Olympic Team" and patches of the American flag.

17 Jul 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

CRYPTO-CURRENCIES/ALGOS (PIX) (GRAPHIC) Making sense of chaos? Algos scour social media for clues to crypto moves

Hedge funds and asset managers are racing to train computers to scrape sites from Twitter to Reddit for clues to price action, interviews with nine investors and coding startups show. Their goal is to craft algorithms capable of picking out "signals" to price moves from the background "noise" of a plethora of social media channels home to the babble of thousands of cryptocurrency aficionados. 17 Jul 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

TURKEY-ECONOMY/HOUSE SALES Turkey announces house sales data for June

The Turkish Statistical Institute will release house sales data for June. It will also release retail sales indices for May. 17 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

TURKEY-CENBANK/LOANS Turkey announces May private sector foreign loans data

The Turkish Central Bank will announce May data on outstanding loans received from abroad by the private sector (0700 GMT). 17 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

UAL-RESULTS/ United Airline Holdings Second-Quarter Webcast

United Airlines will hold a conference call to discuss second-quarter 2019 financial results on Wednesday, July 17, at 9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. ET. A live, listen-only webcast of the conference call will be available at ir.united.com. The company will issue its second-quarter financial results and third-quarter investor update after market close on Tuesday, July 16. 17 Jul 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

GOLDMAN SACHS-EQUITIES/ Goldman Sachs's second quarter equities strength unsustainable -analysts

The brightest highlight of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's surprise earnings beat may not be repeatable. The Wall Street investment bank reported its better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday was by a 16 percent rise in revenue from investing and lending, which includes public equities. That division benefitted from four notable investments that IPO'ed during the quarter--TradeWeb, Avantor, Uber and Headhunter. While Goldman gained market share when Deutsche Bank closed its equities trading business earlier this month, analysts say it may not be enough to bail out the three out of four divisions that reported revenue fell in the second quarter. 17 Jul 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

USA-FED/BEIGEBOOK Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book

Federal Reserve issues Beige Book of economic condition, in Washington. 17 Jul 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

EBAY-RESULTS/ Q2 2019 eBay Inc Earnings Release

eBay Inc is expected to report a rise in second-quarter revenue, as it benefits from user-friendly tweaks to its website and its new advertising and payments initiatives. Investors will be on the lookout for any update on its announcement in March that it would review its StubHub and eBay Classifieds businesses. 17 Jul 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

NETFLIX-RESULTS/ Netflix reports second quarter earnings

Netflix is expected to post subscribers in-line with estimates in the second quarter, helped by original shows such as 'Black Mirror' and 'Now they see us'. Investors will be on the lookout for its third quarter forecast which is expected to benefit from the release of popular shows 'Stranger Things' and 'Orange is the New Black'. Investors will look out for comments around ways in which Netflix is adapting to reduce reliance on licensed content strategy, after the announcement of 'The Office' and 'Friends' leaving the service. 17 Jul 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SAFRICA-POLITICS/

South Africa’s Zuma appears at corruption inquiry for third day Former South African president Jacob Zuma appears at a corruption inquiry for a third day, after ducking and diving during two previous days of testimony.

17 Jul 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO-SUPERMAX (PIX)

After two escapes, 'El Chapo' may go to Supermax prison to avoid a third Joaquin Guzman, the convicted Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, has escaped twice from maximum security prisons, once by digging a mile-long tunnel from his cell. If U.S. authorities have their way, a third escape will never happen.

17 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO (PIX) (TV)

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' to be sentenced in Brooklyn federal court The world's most infamous cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is scheduled to be sentenced in Brooklyn federal court after a jury in February found him guilty on all counts for smuggling tons of drugs into the United States. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. in federal court in Manhattan.

17 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-OILFIELD/SLUMP (PIX) (GRAPHIC)

Oilfield service firms eye new survival tactics amid weak market Packers Plus Energy Services, a company built on the North American shale oil boom, is turning to the Middle East to weather a new round of spending cuts by producers amid warnings of another looming oil glut.

17 Jul 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT USA-FED/GEORGE

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President George speaks on economic outlook Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George speaks on the economic outlook before the 2019 Agricultural Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, in Kansas City, Mo.

17 Jul 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT BRITAIN-EU/LEADER-DEBATE (PIX) (TV)

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt take part in Conservative Party leadership hustings Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt take part in Conservative Party leadership hustings in race to become Prime Minister. This debate will take place in London.

17 Jul 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

FRANCE - BTF non-competitive bids 17 Jul 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE UKRAINE-CRISIS/MH17 (PIX) (TV)

Embassies in Malaysia hold memorial on fifth anniversary of MH17 tragedy The Australian High Commission and the Netherlands' Embassy in Malaysia hold a memorial event marking five years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people onboard, roughly two-thirds of them are Dutch. The Netherlands and Australia have said they held Moscow responsible. Russia denies involvement.

17 Jul 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

INDIA-PAKISTAN/WORLDCOURT (PIX) (TV) World Court to issue verdict in India-Pakistan death penalty dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issues a verdict in the case of India versus Pakistan where India claims Islamabad violated the international treaties when it did not allow consular assistance for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who was sentenced to death in Pakistan in 2017. 17 Jul 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

PEOPLE-DURST/ Robert Durst of 'The Jinx' appears in court for hearing on murder trial evidence

Robert Durst, the real estate heir featured in the HBO documentary "The Jinx," will appear in court on Wednesday for a hearing where attorneys are expected to discuss evidence in the murder case against him, including handwriting evidence from a letter prosecutor say he addressed with a quirk that matches a note tied to the killing. 17 Jul 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

MASSACHUSETTS-CRIME/HARVARD Arizona man faces sentencing for threatening Harvard ceremony for black students

An Arizona man is set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to threatening to bomb Harvard University and shoot students at its first commencement ceremony for black students in 2017 because he wanted to "end their pro-black agenda." 17 Jul 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT