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Presumptive US Republican nominee Donald Trump says taxes for rich people may have to go up – an apparent reversal of his stated policy.
BBC News – US & Canada

Eight plainclothes policemen are shot dead on the outskirts of Egypt’s capital, Cairo, in an attack Islamic State militants say they carried out.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s recalled right-hander J.B. Wendelken from Triple-A Nashville on Sunday and optioned righty Jesse Hahn to Nashville.
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On Friday night, Kevin Durant came around a screen near the right elbow and as Russell Westbrook began to make a pass to him at his sweet
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Chancellor George Osborne is warned that gaps in existing pension laws “could put the retirement savings of many thousands of people at risk”.
BBC News – Business

The Saudi king announces a major government overhaul including the removal of the veteran oil minister as the country plans for life beyond oil profits.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombia announces it will use military force, including air strikes, against major criminal gangs.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Thousands take to the streets in Warsaw to protest against the Polish government’s actions, which have been criticised by the EU as weakening the rule of law.
BBC News – Europe

Sadiq Khan pledges a “better” future for London as he is sworn in as the new mayor – while the Conservatives face questions over the tone of their election campaign.
BBC News – UK

A huge wildfire which has devastated the Canadian oil town of Fort McMurray could double in size over the next 24 hours, as evacuations continue.
BBC News – US & Canada

Kenya starts demolishing 226 houses condemned as unsafe, following a building collapse last Friday that killed at least 42 people.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s will start Rich Hill in the first game of Saturday’s split-doubleheader in Baltimore, with Jesse Hahn getting the nod for Game 2, following Friday’s postponement amid inclement weather.
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With momentum already on its side after scoring five straight points, the Thunder thought it got the defensive stop it needed.
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A’s starter Chris Bassitt will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, the club announced on Thursday.
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Conventional wisdom states that young players and role players perform better at home compared to the road, but the Thunder has never tre
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The former owner of BHS, Sir Philip Green, has called on the chairman of a Commons committee examining the collapse of the UK chain to resign.
BBC News – Business

An air strike on a Syrian refugee camp that reportedly killed at least 28 people could amount to a war crime, a senior UN official says.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s top court has suspended Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from his mandate, following a request by the country’s attorney general.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu says he will stand down at his party’s congress this month, amid reports of a rift with President Erdogan.
BBC News – Europe

The SNP win an “historic” third election victory but fall short of a majority with Labour pushed into third place in Scotland on a “mixed” night for Jeremy Corbyn.
BBC News – UK