Emily Taylor

Seven years later, Mark Ellis has resumed the role of mentor to Adam Rosales, one of his many students gathering in the infield each morning for early work this spring. Ellis, in A’s camp as a guest instructor, is […]

The US central bank suggests the strength of the economy may prompt an increase as soon as March.
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Meeting marks first UN-backed talks between government and opposition in nearly a year.
BBC News – Middle East

Two top US officials are in Mexico to discuss the measures with President Enrique Pena Nieto.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The army was the last institution in officially secular Turkey with a ban on the Muslim headscarf.
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Weather warnings for wind and snow are in place across the UK.
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Protesters in the US are arrested by police after a deadline passes to end the year-long protest.
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Mr Badjie is said to have personally presided over torture sessions under ex-President Yahya Jammeh.
BBC News – Africa

It had been exactly a week since Thunder players filled up the hallways, cafeteria and locker room inside the INTEGRIS Thunder Developmen
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Kendall Graveman is labelled a perfectionist by Oakland manager Bob Melvin as the right-hander soaks up as much information from some of the best pitchers in the game.
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Jesse Hahn was the A’s No. 3 starter when the 2015 season opened, but he went down to injury after just 16 starts. He will get an early chance to showcase his talents Saturday.
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British Gas plans to launch a £100m customer loyalty scheme after government pressure on energy suppliers over pricing.
BBC News – Business

Victim’s father calls sentence a “joke” in a case which split opinion in Israel on the use of force.
BBC News – Middle East

The results of the first round of the presidential poll may be delayed until Thursday.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The European Commission’s president warns of a “tough” two-year divorce negotiation with the EU.
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A man who blew himself up in Iraq two days ago was Ronald Fiddler, an ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate, the BBC understands.
BBC News – UK

The memos take a much tougher approach towards enforcing existing US immigration measures.
BBC News – US & Canada

The UN has declared a famine in parts of South Sudan, the first to be announced anywhere in the world in six years. So why has famine returned?
BBC News – Africa

Rehabbing from Tommy John surgery is a long, arduous process that can be equal parts lonely and boring. Except A’s right-hander Chris Bassitt has hardly been lonely, and only occasionally bored.
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Unilever shares slide as US food giant abandons £115bn bid for Unilever, its Anglo-Dutch rival.
BBC News – Business