Craig Taylor

An MRI of A’s right-hander Sonny Gray’s right forearm showed no structural damage, manager Bob Melvin said following Oakland’s 3-2 win over Baltimore on Monday night.
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Failing to proceed with the Hinkley Point nuclear project could threaten China’s relationship with Britain, its ambassador to the UK warns.
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Rebel factions who claim to have made gains in Syrian city of Aleppo come under intense air bombardment from pro-government forces.
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Rescue workers search mud and rubble for survivors after deadly landslides caused by torrential rains buried a number of communities in Mexico.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hold talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, on his first foreign visit since an attempted coup last month.
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Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow win bronze in diving, Ed Ling clinches trap bronze but Britain’s gymnasts miss out on day three in Rio.
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Fifty Republican national security experts warn that Donald Trump “would be the most reckless president”, but he dismisses them as a “failed Washington elite”.
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Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend’s protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces, Amnesty International says.
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Talk of Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks beginning to mount a National League Cy Young Award bid began to percolate a week ago, and after the righty’s dominant performance Sunday against the A’s, it will presumably […]

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China launched its first mobile telecommunications satellite, to establish a network serving large swathes of the world.
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Rebel groups in Syria say they have broken a government siege of the crucial northern city of Aleppo but the army says it has pushed them back.
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Six people die in Mexico when their homes are buried under landslides caused by heavy rain in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Earl.
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Hundreds of thousands of people gather in Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, for a rally to protest against last month’s attempted coup.
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Residents affected by fracking could be paid a proportion of the proceeds of shale gas projects, the government suggests, but environmental groups dismiss it as a “bribe”.
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The Islamic State group releases photos of weapons and kit belonging to US soldiers discarded after fighting in Afghanistan.
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Several people are feared dead in clashes in north-western Ethiopia between police with protesters, amid a wave of unrest across the country.
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Sonny Gray left Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Cubs after five innings with a sore extensor muscle in the top of his right forearm, cutting short a promising outing after 72 pitches. Gray is unsure whether he’ll make […]

Winding through Oklahoma City and walking into Chesapeake Energy Arena on Thursday, signs and displays from fans and businesses lined the
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