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Mariners’ ace left-hander James Paxton struck out 16 and might have had the best pitching night of his career Wednesday, but it was the Athletics who had the final bat flip. Mark Canha led off the ninth inning […]

Take enough cracks at competing with the other 29 teams in the NBA, and there are bound to be wonderful surprises, expected results and s
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Group led by hotel owner wants to build a new terminal on the airport’s western edge near the M25.
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The Islamic State group says it was behind the attack, amid concerns over election security.
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Ricardo Pinheiro ran back to alert others, but firefighters could not save him as the tower collapsed.
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Nikol Pashinyan says the governing Republican Party will support his bid to be interim PM.
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The political consultancy is accused of acquiring harvested data from 87 million Facebook accounts.
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Ty Cobb will be replaced by an attorney who defended Bill Clinton from impeachment 20 years ago.
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The murder sparked outrage among women who used the hashtag #MenAreTrash in their protest.
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Brett Anderson returned to the A’s rotation for the first time since 2013 on Wednesday as the veteran lefty was recalled from Triple-A Nashville to fill the spot created by Kendall Graveman’s demotion to Nashville […]

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The A’s begin a three-game series against the Mariners at Safeco Field tonight. Right-hander Andrew Triggs will attempt to outdo Mariners ace Felix Hernandez in the 7:10 p.m. PT series opener. Triggs (2-0, 4.70 […]

Royal Bank of Scotland is to close 162 branches in England and Wales, resulting in nearly 800 job losses.
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Iran calls Israel’s PM an “infamous liar” over allegations of a secret nuclear weapons programme.
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At least one person has died and firefighters fear more people may have been trapped inside.
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Armenia’s opposition leader warns of a “political tsunami” if MPs vote against him.
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No 10 says the House of Lords defeat in a key vote risks tying negotiators’ hands in Brexit talks.
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In March, the US president imposed tariffs of 25% on imports of steel and 10% on aluminium.
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The move follows a BBC investigation into a cough syrup addiction epidemic sweeping Nigeria.
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SALT LAKE CITY – It was emotional. It was intense and it was physical.
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