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After three days of demonstrations, the country’s Revolutionary Guard threatens a crackdown.
BBC News – Middle East

Domingo Bulacio is jailed for 12 years for raping his daughter over decades, fathering eight children.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The helicopter pilot was among eight Turkish soldiers to flee after the 2016 failed coup there.
BBC News – Europe

Tech giants are “ruthless profiteers” who are failing to fight terrorism, the security minister says.
BBC News – UK

An Australian diplomat was told about “dirt” on Hillary Clinton in a London bar, reports say.
BBC News – US & Canada

The former footballer will assume power in Liberia’s first democratic handover in decades.
BBC News – Africa

An astonishing would-be Thunder comeback was thwarted in the final seconds on Friday night, as Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokoun
Oklahoma City Thunder

The 2017 season was a time of transition for the A’s, who made promises of a rebuild and better days ahead amid a third consecutive last-place division finish. A sluggish start prompted the club to give the young […]

Jonathan Mayo breaks down a list of an even dozen prospects — six hitters and six pitchers — who seem primed to have big 2018 seasons and who could, as a result, land on our Top 100 at some point in the current […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 29, 2017 – The Oklahoma 
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Exmo has confirmed that Pavel Lerner is safe after reports that he was thrown out of a car.
BBC News – Business

Demonstrators in major cities take to the streets, protesting against hardship and clerical rule.
BBC News – Middle East

Miguel Etchecolatz was sentenced for crimes against humanity committed under military rule.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Mr Rajoy sets a date for Catalonia’s new parliament to convene but it is unclear who will hold power.
BBC News – Europe

London’s FTSE indexes reached new heights after confounding downbeat expectations for the year.
BBC News – UK

A three year old playing with a cooker started the blaze that killed 12 people, officials believe.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Africa’s parliament failed to hold the president to account over public funds, the ruling says.
BBC News – Africa

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The consensus opinion is the A’s need an experienced starting pitcher in 2018 after trading away Sonny Gray last season. A’s beat reporter Jane Lee tackles this issue and more in her latest Inbox.
OAK Homepage News

The number of new mortgages being approved in November was the lowest since August 2016, the industry says
BBC News – Business