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Lefty A.J. Puk didn’t disappoint in his first full professional season, and the pitcher’s development on and off the mound continued into the offseason, as he represented Oakland at Major League Baseball’s Rookie […]

Loud City turned into lob central in the third quarter on Monday night, as the Thunder flashed through the sky to break away for a 95-88
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In 2000, the Oakland A’s made 27-year-old Jason Isringhausen their closer. Four years later, the Houston Astros made 27-year-old Brad Lidge their closer. Up to that point, both pitchers had sketchy baseball […]

The European planemaker says it will stop making its giant A380 jet if it does not get any more orders.
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The double bombing in a busy square in the heart of the Iraqi capital has injured more than 90.
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Rescuers are still verifying the scale of the damage, with one death confirmed so far.
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Turkey president vows to “suffocate” efforts to train Kurdish fighters and create a new border force.
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The government will take on public services after the UK’s second biggest construction firm fails.
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The US president says he is the “least racist person”, after the row over reported crude remarks.
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Robert Mugabe could have been killed like Muammar Gaddafi, his ex-spokesman says.
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Thunder Inspires Students With Mentoring Session
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The A’s sought to improve their bullpen this offseason, a chore they took on with might following a disastrous relief showing in 2017.
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CHARLOTTE – On nine straight halfcourt possessions early in the fourth quarter, Thunder reserve Raymond Felton had the b
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The government is in talks over the future of the firm, which builds schools, prisons and railways.
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Tehran says moves against its judiciary chief cross a line and it rejects changes to a nuclear deal.
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The worker was seized after peace talks with the government broke down because of other ELN attacks.
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The boss of French firm Lactalis says up to 12 million boxes of formula are now subject to a recall.
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The justice secretary may intervene over the decision to release serial sex attacker John Worboys.
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An employee pressed the wrong button, triggering the alert, the state governor says.
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Over 800 anti-austerity protesters are arrested, seven years after rallies launched the Arab Spring.
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