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A lorry strikes a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice, killing at least 80 people in what officials say was an attack.
BBC News – Europe

Prime Minister Theresa May is set to meet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh for talks on the future of the EU and the union.
BBC News – UK

President Barack Obama appeals to police and black communities to come together, saying it should not be “us versus them”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Italian sports agent Federico Rosa, who managed disgraced former Kenyan Olympic athlete Rita Jeptoo, is charged in Kenya with doping offences.
BBC News – Africa

It’s not playoff or regular season hoops in Chesapeake Energy Arena, but these Summer League games in Orlando are often exciting and comp
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The A’s stumbled into the All-Star break, carrying the fourth-worst record in the American League following a hardly inspiring first half defined mostly by injuries and inconsistent performances.
OAK Homepage News

Point guards are different. There’s something in their blood, their DNA. There’s a tranquility and poise. And for good reason.
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Discount chain Poundland agrees to a £597m takeover by South African retail group Steinhoff International.
BBC News – Business

PM Binali Yildirim says Turkey will try to develop good relations with Syria, in an apparent U-turn aimed at securing “regional stability”.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s military has started monitoring ports and food processing plants, in a new effort to guarantee supplies of food and medicines.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The investigation into Tuesday’s head-on train crash in southern Italy that killed 27 people is focusing on the antiquated alert system on the line.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May is formally appointed by the Queen as the UK’s new prime minister, replacing David Cameron in Downing Street.
BBC News – UK

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his family meet Indiana governor Mike Pence as vice-presidential rumours grow.
BBC News – US & Canada

A pastor in Zimbabwe is charged with attempting to overthrow the government after calling for a two-day national stay away from work.
BBC News – Africa

Stephen Vogt was simply a spectator in his second All-Star Game, but the A’s catcher naturally took to the role with a smile.
OAK Homepage News

Oklahoma City, Tuesday, July 12, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has partnered with the Kansas City Ro
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Turbulent times have fallen on the A’s since their 2014 postseason departure, and only so many players have been on board for the entirety of the ride. Stephen Vogt isn’t only one of those few constants: the […]

US officials refused to prosecute HSBC for money laundering in 2012 because of concerns it would cause a “global financial disaster”, a report says.
BBC News – Business

The US is to send 560 more military personnel to Iraq to help in the fight against so-called Islamic State (IS), Defence Secretary Ash Carter says.
BBC News – Middle East

The government of Venezuela says it has seized a factory owned by the US firm Kimberly-Clark and it will now be “in the hands of the workers”.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean