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TOP STORIES

Trump to take 'optimistic' message to voters, new manager says

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's new campaign manager promises volatile Republican presidential candidate will stick to more disciplined and uplifting message to voters in final dash to Election Day without crimping his freewheeling style. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by John Whitesides and Susan Heavey, 500 words)

U.N. hopes for Aleppo truce, trucks 'ready to move'

GENEVA - Russia say it will support 48-hour cease-fire in Syrian city of Aleppo from next week, but all sides must agree on arrangements before aid convoys can enter safely, U.N. says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-UN (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Stephanie Nebehay, 500 words)

+ See also:

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HASAKA (UPDATE 3), moved, by Tom Perry and Lisa Barrington, 378 words

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO BOY (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, 332 words

SPECIAL REPORT

Enslaved in Libya: One woman's extraordinary escape from Islamic State

Islamic State fighters in Libya abduct at least 540 refugees in six separate ambushes over past 18 months. Many women captives are being turned into sex slaves to reward extremist group's warriors. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/SLAVE (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Selam Gebrekidan, 3,682 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Brazil TV shows video contradicting U.S. swimmers' account of robbery

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil TV airs video that appears to contradict account of four U.S. Olympic swimmers that they are robbed at gunpoint, showing them instead in dispute with employees of gasoline station and raising questions over whether they mislead police. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moving shortly, by Rodrigo Viga and Jeb Blount, 600 words)

Spirits overflow on Copacabana beach

RIO DE JANEIRO - Carnival is in full swing day and night along Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach as Cariocas and visitors alike revel in Olympic spirit. (OLYMPICS-RIO/COPACABANA (PIX), moved, by Angus MacSwan, 773 words)

In middle age, Rio's golden oldies teach youth a lesson

RIO DE JANEIRO - Group of athletes in Rio finds secret to enhanced performance and it has nothing to do with doping. (OLYMPICS-RIO/AGE (PIX), moved, by Mary Milliken, 746 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (HIGHLIGHTS, PIX), moved, 347 words

UNITED STATES

U.S. labor market firming; factories still struggling

WASHINGTON - Number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits falls more than expected, reinforcing views of labor market strength that could encourage Federal Reserve to raise interest rates soon. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 694 words)

U.S. to phase out federal use of privately-operated prisons

WASHINGTON - U.S. Justice Department plans to phase out its use of privately operated prisons, which it calls less safe and less effective than government-run facilities, according to memo issued publicly by department. (USA-PRISONS/ (UPDATE 3), expect by 1830 GMT/2.30 PM ET, by Susan Heavey and Julia Edwards, 300 words)

In wake of riots, Milwaukee looks inward for solutions

MILWAUKEE - With rioting behind them, residents in blighted inner city are searching for their own way out of despair, saying they cannot rely on government-led economic development projects to treat chronic crime and unemployment. (WISCONSIN-POLICE/ (PIX), moving shortly, by John McCrank and Brendan O'Brien, 600 words)

California wildfire challenges fight to stem its progress

LOS ANGELES - Firefighters face searing temperatures and steep terrain as they toil to contain fast-moving Southern California wildfire that forces as many as 80,000 people from their homes. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Alex Dobuzinskis, 400 words)

EUROPE

In proudly multi-cultural London, many find Brexit hard to stomach

LONDON - Ask most people in inner-city London how they feel when they find out that Britain votes to leave European Union, and chances are memories are not happy ones. (BRITAIN-EU/LONDON (PIX), moved, by Estelle Shirbon, 1,123 words)

Turkey Erdogan ties coup suspects, PKK to bomb attacks

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accuses followers of U.S.-based Islamic cleric he blames for coup attempt of being complicit in attacks by Kurdish militants across Turkey's southeast that kill 10 people. (TURKEY-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, TV, PIX), moving shortly, by Humeyra Pamuk, 700 words)

Ukraine could introduce martial law if eastern fighting worsens - Poroshenko

KIEV - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he does not rule out introducing martial law and new wave of military mobilization if conflict with pro-Russian separatists worsens. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/POROSHENKO-ESCALATION (PIX, TV), moved, 305 words)

HEALTH

Study in mice shows Zika virus also attacks adult brain cells

CHICAGO - U.S. researchers find that Zika can attack special populations of brain cells in adult mice in part of brain involved in learning and memory, raising new questions about how virus may be impacting millions of adults infected with virus. (HEALTH-ZIKA/ADULTS, moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 616 words)

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