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OAKLAND – Out of pure instinct, Russell Westbrook saw that his free throw was falling short, so he darted to the spot as
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A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan says a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would pose a “serious threat to global growth”.
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The UN says it has been able to deliver aid to only a fraction of the Syrians it planned to reach, calling the situation “horrendously critical” in some areas.
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A student demonstration in central Santiago turns violent as police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.
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Strike action over labour law reforms grips France, disrupting oil refineries, nuclear power stations and transport hubs, as police battle protesters.
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The UK is set to send a Royal Navy warship to the Mediterranean to help tackle arms smuggling in Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.
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The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to secure the party’s presidential nomination.
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The mastermind of the 2010 bomb attacks in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, which killed 74 people as they were watching the World Cup final, is found guilty.
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After Ryan Madson was introduced to 18-year-old right-hander Johnny Morell, they began working out together. The ball began exploding out of Madson’s right hand again. And with Morell’s encouragement, the […]

The Game 4 boxscore told the story of how the Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors, 118-94, on Tuesday night.
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Adam Lind launched a pair of homers and drove in six runs in a four-hit night as the Mariners jumped on first-time A’s starter Zach Neal en route to a 13-3 series-clinching romp Wednesday at Safeco Field.
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Marks and Spencer’s new boss unveils plans to revive the retailer’s clothing and homeware business, but warns the changes will hit profits.
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The controversial right-wing politician Avigdor Lieberman is to be named Israel’s defence minister after agreeing to join the governing coalition.
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Cuba’s government legalises small and medium-sized private businesses, the latest stage of reforms launched by President Raul Castro.
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Russia releases jailed Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko in a prisoner exchange also involving two Russian nationals convicted in Kiev last month.
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The government considers cuts to British Steel pension benefits in bid to save Tata Steel’s UK operations.
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The state department finds Hillary Clinton and other former secretaries of state are at fault for poorly managing email security, an audit shows.
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The deadly capsizing of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean is caught on camera by the Italian navy as it rescues 550 people.
BBC News – Africa

Every day in practice at the end of a drill, Thunder center Steven Adams plucks the basketball with his right hand, and fires it like a f
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Zach Neal is excited for his first big league start Wednesday, while teammate Jed Lowrie will come off the disabled list in time for the series finale against the Mariners.
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