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Rivalry against Spotify and augmented reality ambitions are two possible reasons for the takeover.
BBC News – Business

Russia’s president visits troops in Syria, days after saying he will stand for re-election.
BBC News – Middle East

President Nicolás Maduro says the three main opposition parties cannot compete against him in 2018.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The EU says it will not recognise the city as Israel’s capital before a final status peace deal.
BBC News – Europe

A murder investigation is under way after three children were killed in the blaze in Salford.
BBC News – UK

A man is being held after an explosion that wounded four people at Port Authority bus terminal.
BBC News – US & Canada

Rights group condemns John Magufuli for pardoning musicians who raped 10 primary schoolgirls.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s will take their wish list to Disney World this week, hoping to further their offseason doings within the frenzied confines of the Winter Meetings.
OAK Homepage News

MEMPHIS –The Thunder trailed by as many as 20 in the first half to the Memphis Grizzlies, and even as the game wore on,
Oklahoma City Thunder

If you’re an American League West team other than the Houston Astros, what’s the plan for 2018? Who makes up a 21-game deficit in one offseason? Even in the land of competitive balance, that kind of thing almost […]

As the World Trade Organization meets in Argentina, is the US President undermining its existence?
BBC News – Business

Key allies are among Arab countries who condemn the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
BBC News – Middle East

The main opposition contender accuses electoral authorities of tampering with the results.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Paris comes to a standstill as hundreds of thousands of fans pay tribute to a French icon
BBC News – Europe

The foreign secretary will continue to call for British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release.
BBC News – UK

Governor Jerry Brown’s comments come as firefighters begin to take control of the vast wildfires.
BBC News – US & Canada

A mummy dating back about 3,500 years is among items discovered in the two tombs.
BBC News – Africa

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Oklahoma City Thunder

Seeking a left-handed complement to the right-handed power duo of Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco, A’s general manager Sandy Alderson swung a deal for Dave Parker during the Winter Meetings in Dallas, sending […]

Three people share their experiences of buying Bitcoin.
BBC News – Business