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The A’s and Cardinals completed a trade on Thursday for Stephen Piscotty, who will fill Oakland’s need for a right-handed-hitting outfielder.
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The Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5%, a month after the first increase in 10 years.
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There has been an escalation of hostilities since the US recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
BBC News – Middle East

The Gulf Clan is Colombia’s most powerful criminal gang, smuggling drugs as far as Russia.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The US president’s opponents “invented stories” to make his work seem illegitimate, says Vladimir Putin.
BBC News – Europe

Members of the Royal Family joined the bereaved to pay tribute to the 71 at the London memorial service.
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The deal ends Rupert Murdoch’s more than half century of media empire building.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 18 officers are killed by a bomber wearing a police uniform during a parade in Mogadishu.
BBC News – Africa

With 5:56 to go in the third quarter, Russell Westbrook’s feet were coming back to earth after flushing the ball through the hoop just a
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As the A’s continue to sort through potential fits among available right-handed-hitting outfielders and lefty relievers, they won’t add a catcher to their to-do list — at least for the time being.
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A sale of Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment assets could be confirmed as soon as Thursday, reports say.
BBC News – Business

The EU says its work to help migrants has actually made the situation better, not worse.
BBC News – Middle East

The annual Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage in Mexico is marred by the deaths of 11 pilgrims.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A blast at Baumgarten, a major gas hub near Vienna, kills one, affecting Russian supplies to the EU.
BBC News – Europe

Rebel MPs line up behind an amendment to guarantee Parliament a vote on the final Brexit deal.
BBC News – UK

President Trump’s populist brand faces a test as he backs a Republican accused of child abuse.
BBC News – US & Canada

The UN’s drugs agency warns smuggling of the opioid tramadol, used by Boko Haram, must be stopped.
BBC News – Africa

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The A’s intend to surge forward with a youth movement set in motion months ago. Even while operating with no timeline to leave the Coliseum — a proposition built on promises of increased revenue before stadium […]

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