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The first of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls to be rescued since her capture two years ago has an emotional reunion with her mother.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 – The 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals are headed to Oklahoma City, starting with
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s optioned left-hander Eric Surkamp to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday to make room for right-hander Jesse Hahn, who will start Tuesday’s game against the Rangers in Oakland.
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The UK’s inflation rate fell in April for the first time since September, largely due to cheaper air fares after the Easter holidays.
BBC News – Business

Three bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 53 people and wounded many others, medics say.
BBC News – Middle East

There will be no referendum to oust Venezuelan President Maduro, the vice-president says, as details are published of the state of emergency.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam posted an Islamic State flag on Facebook ahead of the attack, a Belgian report claims, but authorities did nothing.
BBC News – Europe

The Hillsborough disaster should be a “touchstone” for everything police do, Home Secretary Theresa May tells the Police Federation’s annual conference.
BBC News – UK

OAKLAND – It was gut-check time against the Golden State Warriors.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Some 12,000 oil sands workers are urged to leave camps near the Canadian town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire advances towards them.
BBC News – US & Canada

A group of 15 opposition supporters in Kenya plead guilty to taking part in an illegal protest which police are accused of breaking up violently.
BBC News – Africa

In the middle of what would turn into a 7-6 series-winning victory at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon, A’s right-hander Sonny Gray had a breakthrough on the mound. This was no small discovery, even if the […]

In between the lines of the court at the INTEGRIS Thunder Development Center, the team has been laser locked on its preparation for the G
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Wage growth is likely to remain “stuck in the slow lane” until the end of the decade, according to a survey.
BBC News – Business

Islamic State militants stage a suicide attack on a gas factory near Baghdad in which 14 people are killed and 20 wounded.
BBC News – Middle East

Early results in the Dominican Republic’s presidential election give incumbent Danilo Medina a strong lead.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.
BBC News – Europe

A suspicious item destroyed at Old Trafford on Sunday was a training device accidentally left behind by a private company.
BBC News – UK

A smartphone app released by the Canadian province of Alberta will allow people who fled the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray to see satellite images of their homes.
BBC News – US & Canada

Egypt sentences 51 people to two years in prison for protesting against a decision last month to cede two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
BBC News – Africa