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Jerami Grant, PJ Dozier Stoke Excitement for Books
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Outfielder Jake Smolinski, who was out of action for much of this past season after undergoing right shoulder surgery and was thus considered a non-tender candidate, will be back with the A’s in 2018 on a one-year […]

The checkerboard floor, the endless wall clocks and the shining metal of cars already started to bring you back.
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VAT fraud costs the UK more than £1bn a year and is making it hard for firms which pay the tax to compete.
BBC News – Business

Activists said Russian jets struck the village of al-Shafah on Sunday, killing at least 25 people.
BBC News – Middle East

With only partial results announced, the incumbent and the opposition leader each say they have won.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The EU will renew glyphosate’s licence for five years, despite some health concerns.
BBC News – Europe

The 17-year-old is found guilty of plotting an attack on the day of a Justin Bieber concert in Cardiff.
BBC News – UK

Prince Harry says “this beautiful woman” fell into his life and he proposed over roast chicken.
BBC News – US & Canada

21 February is official set as Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, the ex-president’s birthday.
BBC News – Africa

Wrap up Thanksgiving weekend with serious savings. Take 30 percent off orders over $ 30 at the Athletics Shop until 8:59 p.m. PT tonight.
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The trade minister says splitting quotas of food imports could leave other countries out of pocket.
BBC News – Business

Several UN planes reach the capital, Sanaa, including one carrying 1.9m doses of vaccine.
BBC News – Middle East

The Argentinean navy insists the vessel was in good condition before setting off 10 days ago.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The republic’s EU commissioner says keeping the UK in the customs union would avoid a hard border.
BBC News – Europe

Two boys are in custody after a stolen car crashed into a tree in Leeds, causing five deaths.
BBC News – UK

Time Magazine disputes US President Donald Trump’s account of how he rejected a photo shoot.
BBC News – US & Canada

The death toll from Friday’s bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Sinai rises to 305.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s made a series of moves ahead of Monday’s 40-man roster deadline, adding right-handers Heath Fillmyer and Lou Trivino, along with outfielder Ramon Laureano, who was acquired in a trade with the Astros […]