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Billionaire Alisher Usmanov makes a £1bn bid to wrest control of Arsenal from majority shareholder Stan Kroenke, who has rejected it.
BBC News – Business

The president says his re-election shows that Iranians want more interaction with the world.
BBC News – Middle East

Plea-bargain testimony piles pressure on President Michel Temer, who denies wrongdoing.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The man’s DNA was found on the gun used to kill a police officer on the Champs Elysees, sources say.
BBC News – Europe

Some Conservatives fear Theresa May’s social care plans for England will cost the party votes.
BBC News – UK

After talks in Riyadh, Mr Trump and King Salman of Saudi Arabia approve an arms deal worth $ 110bn.
BBC News – US & Canada

Most of those reportedly killed are linked to a faction allied to self-styled general Khalifa Haftar.
BBC News – Africa

After Ryon Healy’s would-be game-winning homer was robbed by Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. in the ninth inning, Mark Canha belted a no-doubt walk-off shot to lead off the 10th, sending Oakland to a 3-2 […]

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Jed Lowrie, Khris Davis and Chad Pinder homered as the A’s spoiled the Major League debut of Red Sox right-hander Hector Velazquez and claimed an 8-3 series-opening victory at the Coliseum on Thursday […]

The character’s owner, Entertainment One, is making 117 new episodes of the pre-school cartoon.
BBC News – Business

Voters are to elect a new president, with incumbent Hassan Rouhani up against three challengers.
BBC News – Middle East

Henrique Capriles says he has been prevented from flying to New York as unrest continues.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

More pension cuts and tax rises are agreed as thousands protest in central Athens.
BBC News – Europe

About 14,000 officers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland haven’t had up-to-date background checks.
BBC News – UK

The US president denies any collusion with Russia during his election campaign last year.
BBC News – US & Canada

French soldiers have been fighting Islamic militants in northern Mali for more than four years.
BBC News – Africa

All season long, Russell Westbrook made fans feel something when they walked into an arena, tuned into a game or checked out highlights.
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Christian Bergman provided a much-needed lift to the Mariners’ injury-plagued rotation with a 7 1/3-inning gem on Wednesday, as Seattle rolled to a series-clinching 4-0 win over the A’s at Safeco Field.
OAK Homepage News

Only seven players, including just four rotation players, from the Thunder’s 2015-16 Western Conference Finals run finished out the 2016-
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