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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99% of their shares, as they announce the birth of their daughter Max.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s ex-national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been arrested for allegedly stealing $ 2bn meant to fight Boko Haram, his representatives say.
BBC News – Africa

Sean Manaea tied a bow on his impressive Arizona Fall League campaign with one last dominant outing. After a nine-strikeout performance in his last start, the Mesa Solar Sox left-hander fanned seven batters […]

ATLANTA — Much has changed on Anthony Morrow’s old stomping grounds of Georgia Tech.
Oklahoma City Thunder

A hilarious impression this season has earned Stephen Vogt an Esurance MLB Award.
OAK Homepage News

ATLANTA – The Thunder is looking
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The government has announced plans to open a section of the HS2 high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe six years earlier than originally hoped for in 2027.
BBC News – Business

Two 17-year-old Israelis are convicted of the murder of Palestinian youth Mohammad Abu Khdair, who was abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014.
BBC News – Middle East

Security forces in Guatemala are trying to regain control of a prison after at least 16 people are killed in a fight between inmates.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

President Putin says Turkey shot down Russian plane to protect its oil trade with Islamic State group
BBC News – Europe

Jeremy Corbyn grants Labour MPs a free vote on UK air strikes in Syria – with the Commons debate expected to take place on Wednesday.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama, in Paris for the UN climate talks, visits the Bataclan theatre to pay his respects to those killed there.
BBC News – US & Canada

A BBC investigation uncovers evidence that British American Tobacco bribed officials in East Africa.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s added infielder Joey Wendle and left-hander Jose Torres to their 40-man roster Friday, protecting them from next month’s Rule 5 Draft
OAK Homepage News

Whether it’s physically in the form of intricate pregame handshake routines or mentally in the film room and in huddles, Thunder players
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Hundreds of solar power jobs have been lost owing to planned cuts to subsidies, according to a survey that suggests thousands more jobs could be at risk industry-wide.
BBC News – Business

Russia strengthens its anti-aircraft defences in Syria by moving up a cruiser and deploying new missiles at an air base.
BBC News – Middle East

The Brazilian health ministry confirms a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Body of Russian pilot killed when plane shot down on Syria border now in Turkey’s hands, to be handed to Russia.
BBC News – Europe

A Paris-style attack could “easily” happen in UK cities, says Defence Secretary Michael Fallon as he steps up efforts to win MPs’ backing for air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria.
BBC News – UK