Five Minutes Spare

Sean Manaea’s rough month of May continued Friday night, as the A’s starter was knocked around by the D-Backs to the tune of a 7-1 loss at Oakland Coliseum. Manaea allowed six runs on eight hits and lasted just 3 […]

Backed by a four-run first inning against Felix Hernandez, the A’s pieced together a tidy bullpen day to edge the Mariners, 4-3, and avoid a three-game sweep at the Coliseum on Thursday afternoon. Stephen Piscotty […]

The sale ends the disastrous entry into the UK retail hardware market by Australia’s Wesfarmers.
BBC News – Business

Socotra, one of the most biologically unique places on Earth, is hit by a powerful cyclone.
BBC News – Middle East

The government will scrap a fuel tax to allow negotiations with lorry drivers for the next 15 days.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Voters are deciding whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment, which effectively bans terminations.
BBC News – Europe

A leading cancer expert says the problems date back to 2005, but no one was properly checking the data.
BBC News – UK

The vice-foreign minister calls the US decision to cancel the 12 June summit “extremely regrettable”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Despite its vast size and dilapidated health system, DR Congo is confident that it can contain the current outbreak of Ebola, which is thought to have killed 27 people.
BBC News – Africa

Daniel Gossett was phenomenal in his return to the big leagues, holding the Mariners to one unearned run over a career-high-tying seven innings at the Coliseum on Wednesday night.
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