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Poverty among people who are working has risen despite a recovery in the UK economy, a study suggests.
BBC News – Business

Syrian troops press their advance on rebel-held parts of the city of Aleppo after new gains.
BBC News – Middle East

Bolivian authorities arrest the head of the airline involved in the Chapecoense air disaster.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Reuters-BBC Newsnight investigation into a mass migrant sinking prompts Europol to “look again”.
BBC News – Europe

Rising numbers of patients are facing long waits for beds in hospitals in England, the BBC finds.
BBC News – UK

Not many professional gamblers are bipolar women, but Cat Hulbert was one of the best – and she delighted in winning money from men.
BBC News – US & Canada

Dominic Ongwen tells judges at the ICC that he was a victim of the LRA too.
BBC News – Africa

A late-arriving group of A’s front-office executives descended upon the Winter Meetings early Monday evening, their presence preceded by more rumors surrounding their ace.
OAK Homepage News

ATLANTA – Zero-for-five shooting from the floor with three turnovers wasn’t exactly the offensive start the Thunder hope
Oklahoma City Thunder

A’s front-office members are scheduled for a Monday evening arrival at the Winter Meetings just outside Washington, at which point their search for a center fielder could be accelerated.
OAK Homepage News

Bank of England boss warns people will reject capitalism unless more is done to help those left behind.
BBC News – Business

Syrian forces reportedly recapture more of rebel-held eastern Aleppo, as their offensive continues.
BBC News – Middle East

Tens of thousands of Brazilians march against a Congress vote which they say could threaten a major corruption investigation.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Italy’s president considers PM Matteo Renzi’s resignation offer after his referendum defeat.
BBC News – Europe

The government urges a verdict the “ordinary man and woman” would understand in the Brexit hearing.
BBC News – UK

A criminal inquiry opens into a fire that killed dozens of people at a warehouse party in California.
BBC News – US & Canada

Five countries in West Africa say they will no longer import “dirty fuels” from Europe, according to the UN.
BBC News – Africa

It was early in the first quarter and the game had yet to really form much of an identity.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s announced Saturday night that they are matching donations up to $ 30,000 for those affected by the deadly fire that broke out inside a warehouse in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood overnight Friday.
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Steven Adams’ feet are planted in the lane and he’s waiting intently for the opposing point guard to cross half-court.
Oklahoma City Thunder