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At any level of basketball, defeating the same team over and over again becomes increasingly difficult.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Kendall Graveman worked 6 1/3 strong innings, backed by run-scoring hits from Chris Coghlan and Josh Reddick as the Athletics posted a 5-2 victory over the Yankees on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
OAK Homepage News

Volkswagen may outline a deal on Thursday to buy back up to 500,000 diesel cars in the US, according to reports.
BBC News – Business

The Lebanese authorities release on bail an Australian mother and a TV crew accused of kidnapping two children in a custody dispute.
BBC News – Middle East

El Salvador deploys a new heavily armed unit to fight the country’s notorious criminal gangs in rural areas.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik wins part of a human rights case against the Norwegian state, alleging “inhuman or degrading treatment”.
BBC News – Europe

A major five-year investment in general practice in England is announced, with NHS bosses promising to “pull out all the stops” to help GP surgeries “get back on their feet”.
BBC News – UK

Michigan’s attorney general files charges against three officials over contaminated water supplies in Flint.
BBC News – US & Canada

Two Zambians were burned to death on Monday during an outbreak of xenophobic violence in the capital, Lusaka, the authorities say.
BBC News – Africa

The Thunder shooting woes on Monday night were obvious. It’s what stood out on the stat sheet by a large margin.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Mark Canha lined a two-out run-scoring single just past the reach of shortstop Didi Gregorius, helping to lift the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Yankees in 11 innings on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
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Companies which cut staff perks to compensate for the higher cost of the new minimum wage should be mindful of the risk to their reputation, Chancellor George Osborne has warned.
BBC News – Business

The Israeli ringleader in the killing of a Palestinian youth, abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014, has been convicted of his murder.
BBC News – Middle East

At least 413 people are now known to have died in the earthquake that struck Ecuador, the country’s government says.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The founder of Germany’s anti-Islamist Pegida movement goes on trial in Dresden on hate speech charges.
BBC News – Europe

The UK would still be able to trade freely within Europe even if it left the EU and was not part of the single market, Michael Gove says.
BBC News – UK

A state of emergency is declared in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the US, after record rainfall claimed five lives.
BBC News – US & Canada

A Kenyan hospital is to provide free cancer treatment to 400 patients from Uganda as the neighbouring country’s only radiotherapy machine has broken.
BBC News – Africa

It was all a blur. The missed Raymond Felton free throw. The Kevin Durant rebound and outlet pass to Russell Westbrook.
Oklahoma City Thunder

With results comes confidence, and right-hander Jesse Hahn has discovered both in a hurry during an unexpected stay in the Minor Leagues. The 26-year-old Hahn, demoted to Triple-A Nashville during the final week […]