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Troops will be deployed to help put out bushfires and protect properties in the popular tourist town.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 8, 2017 – Oklahoma City Thunder mascot Rumble the Bison will travel to Alicante, Spa
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s have the sixth overall pick in the MLB Draft for the second consecutive season, a small consolation prize for an underwhelming 2016 season that saw them fall short of 70 wins.
OAK Homepage News

A’s outfielder Rajai Davis nearly did everything he could to try and will the A’s to a win Wednesday afternoon. In the A’s 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Blue Jays, Davis fell a home run shy of the cycle, and his four […]

The lowering of the S&P Global credit rating to AA- comes after neighbouring states broke ties with the Gulf nation.
BBC News – Business

Parliament and the Ayatollah Khomeini mausoleum are hit in the first attack in Iran claimed by IS.
BBC News – Middle East

Judges at the Superior Electoral Court postpone a vote on Michel Temer’s future.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Farid Ikken, 40, an Algerian journalist and PhD student, is named as the man who attacked a policeman.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn stress core themes such as Brexit and the NHS as the campaign enters its final stages.
BBC News – UK

The ex-FBI chief will testify that Mr Trump called the Russian probe “a cloud” over his presidency.
BBC News – US & Canada

Among the dead is a family of four killed in a fire started by lightning, as storms end a drought.
BBC News – Africa

A’s first baseman Yonder Alonso continues to keep pace with 11-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera in Esurance All-Star Game Ballot voting.
OAK Homepage News

The bank finally agrees terms with investors on a £200m offer, averting their legal action.
BBC News – Business

As Gulf rivals isolate Qatar and restrict airspace, the country seeks a way out of the dispute.
BBC News – Middle East

Orlando Figuera suffered severe burns after being set alight at an anti-government protest.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A law is being drafted to stop pregnant foreign women paying German men to pose as fathers.
BBC News – Europe

Moroccan-Italian Youssef Zaghba is named as the third London Bridge attacker in Italian media.
BBC News – UK

The US is “looking carefully” at its participation on UN Human Rights Council, its ambassador says.
BBC News – US & Canada

President Buhari has been in London for almost a month, receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
BBC News – Africa

For A’s slugging prospect Matt Olson, a slight tinker with his hands has made the difference between back-to-back 17 home runs seasons from 2015-16 and his 14 homers in just 47 games for Triple-A Nashville this […]