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What do you think is going on with Sonny Gray? Beat reporter Jane Lee answers this question and more in the latest A’s Inbox.
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He may be in his first year as a head coach in the league, but Billy Donovan’s understanding of the NBA organization he’s been charged wi
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Foreign firms that own property in the UK will have to declare their assets publicly, Prime Minister David Cameron says ahead of a global anti-corruption summit in London.
BBC News – Business

At least 93 people have been killed in three car bomb attacks in Baghdad, officials say, the bloodiest in Iraq’s capital this year.
BBC News – Middle East

The Brazilian Senate prepares to vote on whether President Rousseff should face an impeachment trial, after the Supreme Court rejects an appeal.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Turkish minister tells the BBC he is losing hope of getting a visa-free deal with the EU, as Ankara’s tough anti-terror laws remain a key sticking point.
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The threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Great Britain is raised from moderate to substantial – meaning an attack is “a strong possibility”.
BBC News – UK

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have softened his stance on temporarily barring Muslims from travelling to the US.
BBC News – US & Canada

The price of petrol in Nigeria is set to rise by two thirds in a government bid to end crippling fuel shortages.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s placed second baseman Jed Lowrie on the 15-day disabled list with a right shin contusion on Wednesday, part of a series of roster moves made before Oakland’s game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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SAN ANTONIO – Twisting in mid-air, it was unclear whether Russell Westbrook even had a look at the rim.
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If Monday’s batch of Minor League games was any indication, Dodgers fans have reasons to be excited about the future. Two reasons in particular were on display as a pair of Dodgers prospects — left-handed pitcher […]

The UK’s trade deficit for the first quarter is at its biggest since 2008 in what one analyst described as “truly horrible” figures.
BBC News – Business

A key leader of so-called Islamic State in Iraq’s Anbar province, Abu Waheeb, is killed in a coalition air strike, the Pentagon says.
BBC News – Middle East

An impeachment process against Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff appears to be back on track after the acting speaker of the lower house revoked his surprise decision to suspend a crucial vote.
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The French cabinet gives the go-ahead for the president to force through highly controversial labour reforms, circumventing parliament.
BBC News – Europe

A “rogue marker” attempted to leak a test the day before it was taken by children aged 10 and 11 in England, the Department for Education says.
BBC News – UK

Barack Obama is to visit Hiroshima, the first serving US president to travel to the Japanese city since it was hit by a nuclear bomb in 1945.
BBC News – US & Canada

Scientists in the US warn that the shortage of yellow fever vaccines could spark a health security crisis as the outbreak in Angola spreads.
BBC News – Africa

Streaking down the court after a steal, Kevin Durant was fouled as he went to the basket in transition.
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