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Hotel group Hyatt warns visitors that it suffered a security breach in its customer payment system.
BBC News – Business

A fire in the early hours of the morning at a hospital in Saudi Arabia kills 25 people and injures more than 100, the Civil Defence Agency says.
BBC News – Middle East

Argentina’s new president unveils a new official Twitter account after his predecessor kept the previous one in their latest public spat.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Belgian police arrest a ninth suspect in connection with the 13 November attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people.
BBC News – Europe

Two Burmese men are found guilty and sentenced to death by a court in Thailand for the murder of two UK backpackers whose bodies were found on a Thai beach in 2014.
BBC News – UK

The Black Lives Matter group disrupts shopping and air travel in two US states in a pre-Christmas protest over police killings of black men.
BBC News – US & Canada

The Nigerian army has all but won the war against Boko Haram militants, President Muhammadu Buhari tells the BBC.
BBC News – Africa

LOS ANGELES – Other than learning from it for specific game planning purposes, last Saturday’s 40-point win means nothin
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The A’s, having already welcomed a new first baseman in Yonder Alonso earlier in the day, officially non-tendered Ike Davis ahead of Wednesday’s 9 p.m. PT deadline, making him a free agent.
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Kristin Minnis and her two adopted teenage sons w
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Broadband adverts have been criticised by Citizens Advice for misleading potential customers.
BBC News – Business

The battle to drive Islamic State fighters out of central Ramadi enters its second day as Iraqi special forces fight the militants street by street.
BBC News – Middle East

Panama’s highest court orders the detention of Ricardo Martinelli, who governed the country from 2009 to 2014, over allegations of illegal wiretaps.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

At least 200 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria, an Amnesty International report says, quoting witnesses and activists.
BBC News – Europe

Traffic is returning to the Forth Road Bridge after the completion of temporary repairs to the structure.
BBC News – UK

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump says it was “disgusting” that Hillary Clinton apparently took a toilet break during a televised Democratic debate.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s president announces plans to raise spending by 20% next year by borrowing heavily amid falling oil prices
BBC News – Africa

The Arizona Fall League revealed its 2015 Top Prospects Team on Monday, recognizing players who distinguished themselves during the league’s six-week schedule. Fall League managers and coaches voted for the team, […]

LOS ANGELES – When an opposing team can do just about everything well, it takes a true commitment to being disciplined d
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The price of Brent crude oil has fallen to levels not seen since 2004, surpassing the lows seen during the recession of 2008.
BBC News – Business