Craig Taylor

The European Central Bank is expected to announce further measures to stimulate the flagging eurozone economy when its governing council meets on Thursday.
BBC News – Business

US Vice-President Joe Biden criticises those who fail to condemn gun and knife attacks on Israelis, in an implicit attack on Palestinian leaders.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a money laundering probe, officials say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Western politicians urge Russia to “immediately” release Ukrainian officer Nadiya Savchenko, who is on trial over the killing of two journalists.
BBC News – Europe

Plans to overhaul Sunday trading laws in England and Wales are dropped after they were rejected by MPs, including 27 Conservatives.
BBC News – UK

A chemical weapons expert from the self-styled Islamic State group in Iraq has been captured by US special forces and is being questioned, reports say.
BBC News – US & Canada

The mass slaughter of rhinos increases for a sixth consecutive year, despite a drive to fight poachers by various means.
BBC News – Africa

Danny Valencia was a natural fit for the versatile, platoon-crazed A’s, and he also could be had for free, basically, after landing on the outright waiver wire as a casualty to Toronto’s frenzied activity at the […]

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Franklin Barreto speaks much like he swings, with absolute confidence and conviction. The A’s top prospect, still just 20 and in his first big league camp, doesn’t shy away from the spotlight. He relishes it, much […]

A full-court three-on-three battle pitted Anthony Morrow, Josh Huestis and Nazr Mohammed against Cameron Payne, Mitch McGary and Nick Col
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Sponsors Nike and Tag Heuer move quickly to distance themselves from Maria Sharapova after the five-time Grand Slam tennis champion admits failing a drug test.
BBC News – Business

Iran has launched several ballistic missiles from locations across the country as part of a military exercise, state media say, defying US pressure.
BBC News – Middle East

A Brazilian construction magnate is jailed for 19 years for his involvement in a sprawling corruption scandal involving the state oil company.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The UN expresses concern over a radical EU-Turkey plan to ease the migrant crisis, saying it could contravene international law.
BBC News – Europe

The governor of the Bank of England says the possibility of Britain leaving the EU is the “biggest domestic risk to financial stability”, but says he is not taking sides over the in-out debate.
BBC News – UK

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has likened the rhetoric of US presidential candidate Donald Trump to that of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
BBC News – US & Canada

Mobile phone giant MTN fuelled the Islamist-led insurgency in Nigeria by failing to disconnect unregistered sim cards, the Nigerian president says.
BBC News – Africa

On Monday, the Taylor Hooton Foundation introduced the latest efforts in its tireless resolve to reach impressionable youths who, unfortunately, still want to “get bigger.” In an on-field ceremony before the […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 7, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has recalled forwards Josh Huestis and Mitch M
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