Simon Furness

At least 15 people are dead and 20 are missing on Dominica after Hurricane Maria, the PM says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Organisers of the 1 October referendum face daily fines of up to €12,000 (£10,600; $ 14,300).
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May is expected to propose a two year transitional period in her big Brexit speech on Friday.
BBC News – UK

Magdiel Sanchez, who is deaf, was shot despite witnesses telling police that he could not hear.
BBC News – US & Canada

The election commission says it needs more time for reforms after the first vote was voided.
BBC News – Africa

Marcus Semien’s three RBIs supported seven scoreless innings from Daniel Mengden, sending the A’s to their second series sweep of the Tigers at Comerica Park in three years with a 3-2 win Wednesday afternoon.
OAK […]

New butterfly whisperer Steven Adams was casting his net for the monarch butterflies.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The tie-up between Tata – which owns Port Talbot steel works – and a German firm will lead to job losses.
BBC News – Business

Soldiers, police and tribesmen are moving on Ana, one of three IS-held towns in the western desert.
BBC News – Middle East

The tremor toppled buildings in the capital, including a school, with many trapped in the rubble.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Senior officials are detained as police target ministries involved in planning a banned referendum.
BBC News – Europe

The arrests of two men in south Wales bring the total held over Friday’s Tube terror attack to five.
BBC News – UK

Police say a copy of an Adolf Hitler speech was discovered in a search of Kenneth Gleason’s home.
BBC News – US & Canada

The presidential election was cancelled because the results were announced before being verified.
BBC News – Africa

Jed Lowrie’s eighth-inning grand slam led the A’s back from a four-run deficit and decided a back-and-forth affair as Oakland outslugged the Tigers for a 9-8 win Tuesday at Comerica Park.
OAK Homepage News

White, shin-high socks with small colorized tacos stitched into them were tucked into “Cheeseburger” Nike Air Max sneakers.
Oklahoma City Thunder

This was not your normal P.E. class.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Marcus Semien scored three times — twice on Jed Lowrie RBIs — and Matt Olson added his fourth homer in as many games, sending the Athletics to an 8-3 win over the Tigers on Monday at Comerica Park.
OAK Homepage News

Boss Michael O’Leary says the airline, which is axing 40-50 flights a day for six weeks, has “messed up”.
BBC News – Business

Iraq demands the suspension of the Kurdish independence referendum but will likely be ignored.
BBC News – Middle East