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Syrian government forces have effectively cut the only road into rebel-held areas of the city of Aleppo, state media and rebels say.
BBC News – Middle East

The Brazilian politician who led the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff, Eduardo Cunha, resigns over corruption allegations.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Vatican court finds a priest and PR consultant guilty of leaking official documents but two journalists and a church secretary are acquitted.
BBC News – Europe

Three major hospitals across England are being ordered to stop providing complex heart care because of concerns over standards.
BBC News – UK

President Obama says all US citizens should be concerned about the frequent police killings of black men, after two such deaths in recent days.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nine people are killed following a stampede at a party to mark the end of Ramadan in Ghana’s second city Kumasi, a local official says.
BBC News – Africa

A few blocks from where Summer League is being held in Orlando, there’s a small downtown church.
Oklahoma City Thunder

At this time last year, Sonny Gray was preparing for his first All-Star experience. Now, the A’s right-hander is simply prepping to put forth a second half that will dwarf the concerning chatter surrounding his […]

Mitch McGary was down on the floor scrapping for a loose ball, but when he finally got control of the ball, he was trapped.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Global stock markets fall and the pound hits a fresh 31-year low as worries over the UK’s vote to leave the European Union continues to rattle markets.
BBC News – Business

The Syrian military declares a 72-hour “regime of calm” covering the whole country, though there are reports of continuing fighting outside Damascus.
BBC News – Middle East

Hundreds of Venezuelan women push past border guards to cross into Colombia to buy food and goods which are scarce in Venezuela.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father are sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, but will probably avoid jail.
BBC News – Europe

The UK’s Iraq War inquiry says Tony Blair overstated Saddam Hussein’s threat, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had “wholly inadequate” plans for the aftermath.
BBC News – UK

The US Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation into a fatal police shooting of a black man in Louisiana.
BBC News – US & Canada

South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
BBC News – Africa

A’s catcher Stephen Vogt has been named an American League All-Star for a second consecutive season. Vogt was announced as a reserve to AL manager Ned Yost’s club on Tuesday in anticipation of next week’s […]

Oklahoma City, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 – Oklahoma City Thunder mascot Rumble the Bison will today travel to Spain to suppo
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Ryan Dull is quietly making history with his magician-like handling of inherited runners.
OAK Homepage News

The former owner of failed High Street retailer BHS has described the £2.6m he took out of the company as a “drip in the ocean” in an interview with BBC Newsnight.
BBC News – Business