Emily Taylor

NEW YORK, April 5, 2016 – The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook today
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White Sox ace Chris Sale christened the 2016 season with eight strikeouts on Monday night, holding the A’s to three runs across seven innings to help Chicago pull out a 4-3 victory on Opening Day at the […]

International banking giants have denied allegations that they helped clients to avoid tax by using complicated offshore arrangements.
BBC News – Business

State media in Syria accuse militants from so-called Islamic State of using mustard gas against government forces in the north-east.
BBC News – Middle East

The chief detective of international policing organisation Interpol in Venezuela is arrested over his alleged involvement in a massive cocaine shipment.
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The prime minister of Iceland resigns after coming under increasing pressure over his use of an offshore company featured in the massive Panama Papers leaks.
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Two 15-year-old girls who “battered and tortured” a woman to death in her own home are found guilty of murder.
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Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump says he would cut off remittances sent home by Mexicans based in the US, until they pay for a border wall.
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The International Criminal Court throws out the case against Kenya’s deputy president, with a judge saying it was marred by political meddling.
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DENVER — Practice time in the NBA can be sparse, so even in the midst of a four-game road trip spanning a week, the Thu
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The A’s have a 25-man roster in place, after announcing Saturday that infielder Eric Sogard will begin the season on the disabled list with a neck strain.
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From Monday homeowners living in high flood-risk areas of the UK should be able to save hundreds of pounds on their insurance premiums
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The spokesman for the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front is among 20 or so jihadists killed in an air raid in Syria, activists report.
BBC News – Middle East

A huge leak of confidential documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca reveals how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A suspected money laundering ring run by close associates of Vladimir Putin has been uncovered in a leak of confidential documents.
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Union leaders will meet to discuss the steel industry crisis later as efforts continue to save thousands of jobs.
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Law firm Mossack Fonseca says it does everything to ensure the offshore companies it sets up are not used for illicit purposes. But documents seen by the BBC show that isn’t always true.
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The leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group Ansaru, Khalid al-Barnawi, has been arrested in Nigeria, authorities there say.
BBC News – Africa

HOUSTON — Back in January, Brooke Wolcott and her parents bought tickets to Sunday afternoon’s Thunder game in Houston
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The first step toward making 2016 a better season than the last will be taken by the White Sox and Athletics on Monday night, when the two American League clubs meet on Opening Day at the Coliseum.
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