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

U.S. Republican Donald Trump overhauled his presidential campaign team on Wednesday 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. | Video

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Cisco to cut 5,500 jobs in shift from switches to software

SAN FRANCISCO Cisco Systems Inc said it would cut nearly 7 percent of its workforce, posting charges of up to $400 million in its first quarter, as the world's largest networking gear maker shifts focus from its legacy hardware towards higher-margin software.

Aug 17 2016

Portion of major highway reopens as California wildfire rages

A portion of a major highway connecting Los Angeles and Las Vegas has been reopened, as a wildfire that forced the evacuation of some 80,000 Southern California residents continued to rage virtually unchecked.

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Fed policymakers divided over whether to raise rates soon: minutes

WASHINGTON Federal Reserve policymakers agree that more economic data is needed before raising interest rates, although some see a need to tighten policy soon, according to the minutes from the U.S. central bank's July 26-27 policy meeting.

Aug 17 2016

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 said on Wednesday.

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

RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian police said on Wednesday Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte had returned to the United States before a judge's order to stop him but they were searching for his team mate amid doubts over their account of being robbed at gunpoint in Rio.

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Teen shot by Chicago police suffered gunshot wound to his back

CHICAGO A teenager who was shot and killed by Chicago police officers last month suffered a single gunshot wound to his back, according to an autopsy by the Cook County medical examiner's office made public on Wednesday.

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German minister says nothing to regret about report alleging Turkey a hub for Islamists

BERLIN/ANKARA German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday defended a leaked government report alleging Turkey was a hub for Islamist groups, a charge that has further strained tensions with Ankara, a key partner in efforts to stem mass migration.