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Oklahoma City, Friday, Sept.
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A’s right-hander Daniel Mengden’s funky windup kept the Phillies’ bats off balance and silent Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
OAK Homepage News

Ripping one devastating spike after another, the varsity girls’ volleyball team at Mount St.
Oklahoma City Thunder

During a time when so much noise has been made about Chad Pinder’s versatility, sparking conversation about his Ben Zobrist-esque qualities, the A’s rookie may quietly be finding a permanent home in right […]

Sterling surges as the Bank of England hints at rate rise in “the coming months”.
BBC News – Business

Several Iranians are thought to be among the dead as militants attack a restaurant and a checkpoint.
BBC News – Middle East

The president’s push for people to eat rabbit amid growing food shortages is labelled a “bad joke”.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

More than 12,000 troops deploy in and around Belarus, in one of Russia’s biggest drills for years.
BBC News – Europe

The government says rules should consider the needs of countries affected by natural disasters.
BBC News – UK

The president confirms talks about a possible immigration pact, angering his right-wing supporters.
BBC News – US & Canada

The women, kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, are now “fully recovered”, a Nigerian minister says.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s have handpicked land near Oakland’s Laney College as the site they’d like to build a privately financed new stadium, with the goal of breaking ground in 2021 and playing ball in 2023.
OAK Homepage News

The UK unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in the three months to July, official figures show.
BBC News – Business

Jets are reported to have hit camps for displaced civilians and river ferries in Deir al-Zour province.
BBC News – Middle East

Coalition says government must first address the humanitarian crisis and free political prisoners.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

European Commission head says the wind is back in Europe’s sails to build a stronger union.
BBC News – Europe

Jean-Claude Juncker says the EU will move on, but Nigel Farage says it has “learnt nothing”.
BBC News – UK

Hurricane evacuees return to scenes of devastation as President Trump prepares to visit Florida.
BBC News – US & Canada

MPs say President Uhuru Kenyatta does not have the constitutional mandate to address parliament.
BBC News – Africa