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Mesa Solar Sox left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea of the Oakland Athletics was named Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week following his standout performance in his start against the Scottsdale Scorpions on […]

MIAMI — From a physical standpoint and in terms of skill sets, the Thunder roster is filled with a variety of different
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Five sponsors of football’s world governing body Fifa write to its executive committee to demand “independent oversight” of reforms.
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The US is to deploy a specialised force to Iraq to build pressure on Islamic State militants, says US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter.
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Cuba reinstates controls on doctors willing to travel abroad saying its health services have been “seriously affected” by the loss of specialists.
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US President Barack Obama urges Turkey and Russia to calm tensions over the downing of a Russian warplane and to focus on fighting IS militants.
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MPs will decide later whether to authorise UK air strikes against Islamic State in Syria at the end of what is expected to be a mammoth 10-hour debate.
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99% of their shares, as they announce the birth of their daughter Max.
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Nigeria’s ex-national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been arrested for allegedly stealing $ 2bn meant to fight Boko Haram, his representatives say.
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Sean Manaea tied a bow on his impressive Arizona Fall League campaign with one last dominant outing. After a nine-strikeout performance in his last start, the Mesa Solar Sox left-hander fanned seven batters […]

ATLANTA — Much has changed on Anthony Morrow’s old stomping grounds of Georgia Tech.
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A hilarious impression this season has earned Stephen Vogt an Esurance MLB Award.
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ATLANTA – The Thunder is looking
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The government has announced plans to open a section of the HS2 high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe six years earlier than originally hoped for in 2027.
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Two 17-year-old Israelis are convicted of the murder of Palestinian youth Mohammad Abu Khdair, who was abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014.
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Security forces in Guatemala are trying to regain control of a prison after at least 16 people are killed in a fight between inmates.
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President Putin says Turkey shot down Russian plane to protect its oil trade with Islamic State group
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Jeremy Corbyn grants Labour MPs a free vote on UK air strikes in Syria – with the Commons debate expected to take place on Wednesday.
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US President Barack Obama, in Paris for the UN climate talks, visits the Bataclan theatre to pay his respects to those killed there.
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A BBC investigation uncovers evidence that British American Tobacco bribed officials in East Africa.
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