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Children’s homes run by some churches, charities and state institutions in NI were the scene of widespread abuse and mistreatment of young residents, a report finds.
BBC News – UK

New president paints a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president
BBC News – US & Canada

The latest deadline for Yahya Jammeh to cede power to his elected successor has passed.
BBC News – Africa

Leading up to the release of the 2017 Top 100 Prospects list, MLBPipeline.com looks at baseball’s top 10 prospects at each position. Here are baseball’s best 10 southpaw pitching prospects.
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OAKLAND – For the entirety of the first half, a shorthanded Thunder squad grinded it out and went toe-to-toe with the Go
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The EU’s economics commissioner says the UK will lose advantages when it leaves the EU “club”.
BBC News – Business

IS endured “unprecedented territorial” defeats and should lose Mosul by mid-2017, new analysis says.
BBC News – Middle East

The country’s second-largest rebel group also agrees to hand over an ex-congressman hostage.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Rescuers in central Italy say many people have been killed after a hotel was hit by an avalanche.
BBC News – Europe

The prime minister is expected to say the elite must tackle a backlash against globalisation.
BBC News – UK

The president defends his commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence, at his final news conference.
BBC News – US & Canada

Adama Barrow says he will be sworn in as Gambian president in Senegal as Yahya Jammeh refuses to go.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s finalized a one-year pact with Trevor Plouffe on Wednesday, anointing him as their everyday third baseman, with plans to shift Ryon Healy into a shared role at first base and designated hitter.
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A’s prospect Matt Chapman was the talk of Spring Training last year, and for good reason. The slugging third baseman showed off his power, leading the club with six home runs and 14 RBIs in Cactus League […]

Theresa May sets out UK hopes for Brexit talks, warning that “no deal is better than a bad deal”.
BBC News – Business

Heavy fighting between militants and Syrian government forces makes it too dangerous around landing zone.
BBC News – Middle East

A Mexican from Veracruz was the target of a deadly shooting in the Blue Parrot nightclub, officials say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Italian conservative wins after his EPP group allies with liberals to counter rising populism.
BBC News – Europe

Nearly 1,000 Thomas Cook tourists will return from Gambia to the UK after Foreign Office advice.
BBC News – UK