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The European Parliament president calls for emergency meetings to try to save a free trade deal with Canada, after a Belgian region blocked it.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May predicts “difficult moments” ahead in Brexit negotiations but says she is optimistic she can get a deal “that is right for the UK”.
BBC News – UK

Republican candidate Donald Trump has launched a rare attack on First Lady Michelle Obama, saying “all she wants to do is campaign” for his rival.
BBC News – US & Canada

Burkina Faso has foiled a coup plot by forces loyal to ousted President Blaise Compaore and arrested at least 10 people, a minster says.
BBC News – Africa

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Frankie Montas recorded a pair of scoreless three-inning outings for the Mesa Solar Sox, the latest coming Thursday afternoon in a 3-2 loss to the Glendale Desert Dogs.
OAK Homepage News

Russell Westbrook realized something on Thursday afternoon, minutes after the Thunder completed its latest practice at U.S.
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Shops are “struggling to cope” with the amount of items customers return, with a quarter of it unfit for resale, new figures suggest.
BBC News – Business

The head of the coalition forces for Iraq and Syria tells the BBC that the Islamic State group is “a brutal opponent” in the fight for Mosul.
BBC News – Middle East

Key Venezuelan opposition figure and former presidential candidate, Manuel Rosales, is released from jail into house arrest.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Italian prosecutors begin an inquiry after a family’s lawyer claims a woman pregnant with twins died because her doctor refused to take action.
BBC News – Europe

MPs have backed a call for the former owner of BHS, Sir Philip Green, to be stripped of his knighthood.
BBC News – UK

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he will “totally accept” the results of the US election “if I win”.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 1,600 people as they try to boost security under the state of emergency, a government minister tells the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

There were some serious middle-infield prospects on display at Sloan Park on Tuesday, and while the Yankees’ Gleyber Torres might out-rank the A’s Franklin Barreto, 17 to 42, on MLB Pipeline.com’s Top 100 list, it […]

It was the final chance for the Thunder to see what it has before the regular season starts.
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The Oakland A’s named Chip Hale as third-base coach on Bob Melvin’s coaching staff for the 2017 season, the club announced today.
OAK Homepage News

The Treasury’s decision to abandon plans to let pensioners raise money by selling their annuities is welcomed by the pensions industry
BBC News – Business

Some 900 civilians have fled Mosul, the first large group to do so since Iraqi troops began their offensive to free the city from IS, the UN says.
BBC News – Middle East

Ecuador says it restricted internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its embassy in London to stop interference in the US presidential election.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean