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Backing Clinton, U.S. Democrats warn against 'unsteady' Trump

PHILADELPHIA/WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attacks Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as an opportunist who has no clue about how to make America great or help working families. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 13, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 0400 GMT/MIDNIGHT ET, by Alana Wise and Jeff Mason, 890 words)

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-CYBER (UPDATE 5, PICTURES), moving shortly, by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 800 words

- USA-ELECTION/RUSSIA, moved, by John Walcott, Joseph Menn and Mark Hosenball, 780 words

Turkey dismisses military, shuts media outlets as crackdown deepens

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey deepens a crackdown on suspected followers of a U.S.-based cleric it blames for a failed coup, dismissing nearly 1,700 military personnel and shutting 131 media outlets, moves that may spark more concern among its Western allies. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 3, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Tulay Karadeniz, Gulsen Solaker and Can Sezer, 1,260 words)

French ex-commissioner to lead EU Brexit talks, Britain cool on move

BRUSSELS - A French politician who introduced a swath of European financial regulation after the financial crisis is named to represent Brussels in negotiations on Britain's exit from the European Union, drawing a cool response in London. (BRITAIN-EU/NEGOTIATOR (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Philip Blenkinsop, 970 words)

North Korean defector seeks refuge at South Korean Consulate in HK -SCMP

HONG KONG - A North Korean defector has sought refuge at the South Korean consulate in Hong Kong, a newspaper reports, citing government sources in the city at a time of heightened tensions between the rival Koreas. (HONGKONG-NORTHKOREA/DEFECTOR (UPDATE 1), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by Donny Kwok, 300 words)

ASIA

Australia prison abuse could violate torture conventions - UN

SYDNEY - The use of hoods, restraints and teargas on Australian aboriginal children in youth detention centers by police, as shown in footage released this week, could violate the U.N. treaty barring torture, a top U.N. official says. (AUSTRALIA-PRISON/INQUIRY, moved, by Matt Siegel, 420 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. President Reagan's would-be killer Hinckley to go free

John Hinckley Jr., who wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by a deranged obsession with actress Jodie Foster, can be freed from a psychiatric hospital to live with his mother, a federal judge rules. (USA-POLITICS/HINCKLEY (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Joseph Ax, 890 words)

Baltimore prosecutor vows to fight on after Freddie Gray case defeat

Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby strutted into the national spotlight when she filed criminal charges against six officers tied to Freddie Gray's death in police custody just days after the alleged crime. After losing the first four trials, she gave up on the case. Such a high-profile failure would be a heavy blow for the career of any prosecutor, but Mosby's quick action earns her significant support in the majority black city of 620,000 people, legal experts and civil-rights activists say. (BALTIMORE-POLICE/MOSBY (PICTURES), moved, by Scott Malone and Ian Simpson, 660 words)

Firefighters battle California wildfires, bulldozer operator dies

LOS ANGELES - Crews battling a deadly wildfire in rugged, drought-stricken terrain north of Los Angeles make steady progress in containing the blaze, after a bulldozer operator helping to fight smaller wildfire in central California dies when his machine overturns. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moving shortly, by Alex Dobuzinskis, 400 words)

AMERICAS

Venezuela food shortages leave zoo animals hungry

CARACAS - Some 50 animals have starved to death in the past six months at one of Venezuela's main zoos, according to a union leader, due to chronic food shortages plaguing the crisis-stricken South American nation. (VENEZUELA-ANIMALS/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daniel Kai, 390 words)

EUROPE

French government faces security criticisms after church attack

PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - France's government faces criticism of its security record in the wake of revelations that one of the assailants who slit the throat of a priest at a church altar was a known would-be jihadist under police surveillance. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Chine Labbé and Michel Rose, 820 words)

- EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY-BREMEN (UPDATE 3), moved, by Ralf Bode and Andrea Shalal, 420 words)

Polish leader rejects EU critique, sees no exit referendum -Bild

BERLIN - The leader of Poland's ruling eurosceptic Law and Justice party rejects a European Union disciplinary procedure that is pressuring the government, and says the European Commission was overstepping its bounds. (POLAND-POLITICS/COURT-PIS, moved, by Andrea Shalal, 410 words)

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Syrian army says cut off all supply routes into east Aleppo

BEIRUT - The Syrian army says it cuts off all supply routes into eastern Aleppo, and the government air-drops thousands of leaflets there, asking residents to cooperate with the army and calling on fighters to surrender. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, 300 words)

At least 120 cases of sexual violence in South Sudan capital -UN

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations says there has been at least 120 cases of sexual violence and rape against civilians in South Sudan's capital Juba since fighting erupted three weeks ago between troops loyal to the country's rival leaders. (SOUTHSUDAN-SECURITY/UN, moved, by Michelle Nichols, 320 words)

HEALTH

New crop of robots to vie for space in the operating room

CHICAGO - Even though many doctors see the need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world. (HEALTH-ROBOTS/ (PIX), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Susan Kelly, 700 words)

SPORT

Putin: Olympic ban on Russian athletes is result of political plot

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin says a shadowy political plot succeeds in unfairly stripping some Russians of the right to compete at the Rio Olympics over doping allegations and promises to defend Russia's tarnished sporting reputation. (SPORT-DOPING/PUTIN (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Andrew Osborn and Denis Dyomkin, 490 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Pedro Fonseca and Caio Saad, 725 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/WORKERS, moved, by Paulo Prada, 270 words)

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