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Trump hires 'street fighter' in new shakeup of White House campaign

U.S. Republican Donald Trump overhauls his presidential campaign team for the second time in less than two months, hiring the head of a conservative news website to bolster his combative image and try to reverse poor opinion poll numbers. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 9, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Steve Holland and Emily Flitter, 990 words)

- USA-CYBER/DEMOCRATS (UPDATE 1, PICTURES), moved, by Mark Hosenball, Dustin Volz and John Walcott, 580 words

- USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-DOCUMENTS (UPDATE 1), moved, by Susan Cornwell, 500 words

Making space for coup purge, Turkey starts to release 38,000 prisoners

ISTANBUL - Turkey begins freeing 38,000 prisoners after announcing a penal reform that will make space for tens of thousands of suspects rounded up over last month's attempted coup. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Daren Butler, 860 words)

Russia, spurning U.S. censure, launches second day of Syria strikes from Iran

MOSCOW - Russia launches a second day of air strikes against Syrian militants from an Iranian air base, rejecting U.S. suggestions its cooperation with Tehran might violate U.N. a resolution as illogical and factually incorrect. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Alexander Winning and Andrew Osborn, 430 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Lochte back home but Brazil police seek other U.S. swimmer

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian police say Olympic gold medallist swimmer Ryan Lochte has returned to the United States before a judge's order to stop him but they are searching for his team mate amid doubts over their account of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio. (OLYMPICS-RIO/LOCHTE (UPDATE 5), expect by 0330 GMT/11.30 PM ET, by Rodrigo Viga and Daniel Flynn, 750 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/ARREST (UPDATE 5, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Rodrigo Viga and Ossian Shine, 675 words)

- OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (HIGHLIGHTS, PIX), moved, 1,220 words

ASIA

Rise of the machines: Chinese investors flock to robo-advisors

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI - Tired of spending hours at her Beijing bank discussing her finances and a myriad of investment options with her account manager, Lauren Ma turned to Lingji, a phone app that pre-selects a range of assets and trades for her automatically. (CHINA-WEALTH/ROBOADVISORS (PICTURES), moved, by Elzio Barreto and Engen Tham, 810 words)

North Korea deputy ambassador in UK defects to South

SEOUL - North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime for the democratic South, South Korea says. (NORTHKOREA-DEFECTOR/ (UPDATE 2, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by James Pearson and Ju-min Park, 880 words)

- NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES), moved, by Elaine Lies and David Brunnstrom, 440 words

UNITED STATES

Southern California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations

LOS ANGELES - A Southern California wildfire rages unchecked in thick brush after destroying dozens of houses near a highway corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and forcing as many as 80,000 residents to flee their homes, officials say. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (UPDATE 3, PICTURES, TV), moved, by Alex Dobuzinskis, 575 words)

Louisiana assesses flood damage as residents return to soaked homes

GONZALES, Louisiana - Ron Allen sets out electric fans at his rental property in southeastern Louisiana, hoping to dry floors that had been swamped by nearly a foot of water. (USA-WEATHER/ (PICTURES, TV), moved, by Sam Karlin, 440 words)

EUROPE

German police find IS items at home of man arrested for explosives

BERLIN - A man arrested in Germany on suspicion of storing materials that can be used as explosives had items in his apartment glorifying Islamic State, the regional police chief tells broadcaster rbb. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/GERMANY-EXPLOSIVES (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Andrea Shalal, Michael Nienaber and Michelle Martin, 340 words)

- TURKEY-SECURITY/GERMANY (UPDATE 3), moved, by Tulay Karadeniz, Michael Nienaber and Michelle Martin, 490 words

ENTERTAINMENT

'Love Story' director Arthur Hiller dies at 92

AUG 17 (REUTERS) - Versatile and prolific Canadian film director Arthur Hiller, whose sentimental "Love Story" starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal was the biggest hit of 1970 and stands as one of the most popular romantic movies ever made, dies at the age of 92, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences says. (PEOPLE-ARTHURHILLER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Will Dunham, 860 words)

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