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Danny Valencia hit three home runs, including a go-ahead, two-run shot in the ninth inning, to lead the A’s to a 7-6 series-winning victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon.
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For the fourth time in the past six seasons, the Thunder has advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
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The A’s busted out for four home runs, including two from third baseman Danny Valencia, to secure a 6-3 series-opening victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday night, snapping a five-game losing […]

The man behind the takeover of BHS, Dominic Chappell, says his plan to revitalise the retailer “could have worked”.
BBC News – Business

Hezbollah’s top military commander in Syria, Mustafa Amine Badreddine, was killed in artillery fire by jihadists, the Lebanese group says.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s suspended President Rousseff attacks the new government for being entirely made up of white male politicians.
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Domenico Scala, Fifa’s independent audit and compliance committee president, resigns in protest at reforms.
BBC News – Europe

Campaigning in the EU referendum is moving up a gear with campaigners from both sides of the debate taking to the streets to try to win over voters.
BBC News – UK

US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer recently took steps to prevent its drugs being used in lethal injections, it emerges.
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Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram remains a threat, French President Francois Hollande warns ahead of a regional summit in Nigeria.
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Late Wednesday night, less than 24 hours before the Thunder’s Game 6 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, Andre Roberson’s sweat was dripp
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The A’s recalled catcher Matt McBride from Triple-A Nashville on Friday prior to their series opener against the Rays at Tropicana Field, while optioning right-hander Zach Neal to Triple-A.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, May 12, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the 2016 Western Conference Finals after defeating t
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More than 600 bank branches have closed across the UK in the last year, with rural areas worst affected, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
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The man believed to be Hezbollah’s most senior military commander in Syria’s war has been killed in Damascus.
BBC News – Middle East

New interim President Michel Temer urges Brazil to trust in the country’s capacity to rebuild the economy, after Dilma Rousseff is suspended.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling off the Libyan coast is failing to achieve its aims, a UK parliamentary committee says.
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The police watchdog launches an investigation after a former South Yorkshire Police press officer claimed she was asked to “spin” news during the Hillsborough inquests.
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The US Navy demotes the commander of the 10 US sailors who in January entered Iranian territorial waters and were briefly detained.
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Ex-gold miners in South Africa can go ahead with a class action against mining companies over health damage allegedly caused by their work, a court has rules.
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