Craig Taylor

The A’s brought the potential game-winning run to the plate in Thursday’s 9-6 loss to the Orioles after loading the bases against the toughest closer in the American League. Four innings earlier, simply getting to […]

An NBA season has its own unique tempo and flow, games come regularly every other day, then in a flurry.
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Hundreds of Deliveroo riders stage protests in London over changes they fear will mean lower wages.
BBC News – Business

The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on the Syrian city of Aleppo, as footage of people being treated for breathing difficulties emerges.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia and Venezuela agree to partially re-open their border from Saturday, almost a year after it was closed on security grounds.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Germans with dual nationality will lose their German citizenship if they fight for Islamists abroad, under new anti-terror proposals.
BBC News – Europe

Great Britain win cycling gold on day six of the Rio Games, as Katherine Grainger becomes Britain’s most decorated female Olympian.
BBC News – UK

The man killed by police in the Canadian province of Ontario had planned an attack within 72 hours, police say.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Nigerian government reports two cases of polio in the first re-emergence of the disease in the country since 2014.
BBC News – Africa

Ross Detwiler fired eight scoreless innings in his A’s debut Wednesday night to edge Yovani Gallardo and the Orioles, 1-0, handing Baltimore its third straight loss at the Coliseum.
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For nearly a decade, Russell Westbrook has been the embodiment of the appetite for winning that he, his Thunder teammates and Oklahomans
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The return on some UK government debt turns negative after the Bank of England missed its target in its new bond buying operation.
BBC News – Business

At least 12 premature babies have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, the country’s health ministry says.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s Senate votes to hold an impeachment trial for suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of breaking budget law.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least three people have died in Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, as wildfires continue to encroach on the city.
BBC News – Europe

Ex-Catholic priest Philip Temple jailed for 12 years after admitting string of historical child sex abuse charges
BBC News – UK

Republican Donald Trump has sparked anger by appearing to suggest his supporters could stop his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by exercising their gun rights.
BBC News – US & Canada

Burkina Faso bans the export of donkey skins as a sharp increase in sales to Asia is threatening the animal’s population.
BBC News – Africa

Runs have been scarce through two games at the Coliseum. So when Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop advanced to third base with one out in the sixth inning Tuesday night, it appeared to be a pivotal moment to […]

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