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A’s catcher Josh Phegley has been released from the hospital after receiving treatment for synovitis in his right knee, but he is not expected to play again this season, manager Bob Melvin said Saturday.
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New students risk being blinded by deals – such as discounts on fashion brands – when choosing a bank account rather than guarding against debt.
BBC News – Business

Three hundred people are leaving a besieged rebel-held suburb of Syria’s capital, Damascus, as part of what the government has described as an amnesty.
BBC News – Middle East

The president of Colombia announces that a peace deal between the country’s government and Farc rebels will be formally signed on 26 September.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Hungarian police advert is recruiting for 3,000 “border-hunters” to join guards at a razor-wire fence built to keep migrants out.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May travels to the G20 summit in China later for her first international conference since becoming prime minister.
BBC News – UK

Hurricane Hermine, the first to hit Florida for more than a decade, inflicts severe damage, kills one person and knocks out electrical power.
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A Kenyan MP is pushing the country’s parliament to pass a law to recognise a third-gender to end discrimination of some 100 citizens who identify as intersex.
BBC News – Africa

After two quick outs in the eighth inning, the Astros got up off the mat and rallied for three runs — keyed by triples from George Springer and Jose Altuve — to stun the A’s, 4-3, and polish off a three-game […]

The A’s will christen September play on Friday, marking the final month of a season that’s mutated into a focus on the future.
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The pound jumps after a closely-watched survey indicates the UK’s manufacturing sector rebounded sharply in August.
BBC News – Business

Syrian government warplanes are reported to have bombed several areas in the central province of Hama in response to a major rebel offensive.
BBC News – Middle East

Hundreds of thousands take part in rival marches in Venezuela’s capital Caracas, as opponents seek the removal of President Nicolas Maduro.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Swiss prosecutors open a criminal investigation into German football legend Franz Beckenbauer and three others over Germany’s bid for the 2006 World Cup.
BBC News – Europe

The week of strikes by junior doctors later this month will be followed up by three further five-day walkouts in October, November and December in England.
BBC News – UK

A rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX explodes on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch.
BBC News – US & Canada

Gabon’s opposition leader Jean Ping says a presidential guard helicopter bombed his headquarters after parliament was set on fire over election rigging protests.
BBC News – Africa

While there was plenty of disappointment to go around during the A’s heartbreaking 4-3 loss to the Astros on Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park, the play of veteran lefty Ross Detwiler was cause for […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, August 30, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has acquired forward Joffrey Lauvergne from t
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“Urgent action” is needed to give new and expectant mothers more protection at work after a “shocking” increase in discrimination, MPs say.
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