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The A’s will conclude their homestand with a three-game set against the Rangers. Right-hander Mike Fiers, who is 1-0 with a 2.38 ERA in two starts since joining Oakland, will be on the mound for tonight’s 7:05 PT […]

A’s outfielder Matt Joyce, who has missed more than 50 games during the span of two separate DL stints, has finally been cleared for a Minor League rehab assignment.
OAK Homepage News

Standard Chartered executive says demands by EU regulators may see the sector move more UK jobs than originally thought.
BBC News – Business

New laws mean websites can be blocked if deemed a security threat, but critics say they crush dissent.
BBC News – Middle East

Thousands fleeing Venezuela’s economic crisis are blocked as they try to cross from Colombia.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia’s president dances with his host during a controversial stopover on his way to Germany.
BBC News – Europe

The 46-year-old is found “exhausted” after falling from a cruise ship, 60 miles off the coast of Croatia.
BBC News – UK

The New York Times says Don McGahn “co-operated extensively” with the Russia inquiry.
BBC News – US & Canada

An Egyptian man who diverted a plane to Cyprus is sent home after a two-year extradition battle.
BBC News – Africa

Consumer groups highlight leading student accounts but warn that many undergraduates rely on overdrafts.
BBC News – Business

A Yazidi teenager sold into slavery by IS tells of her horror at meeting her captor in a German street.
BBC News – Middle East

It is still unlikely that the former Brazilian president will be allowed to run from prison.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The president will preside over the ceremony for 18 of those who died in the Genoa bridge collapse.
BBC News – Europe

Child health experts say the rise is “alarming” and more should be done to reduce obesity.
BBC News – UK

Ex-Trump campaign head Paul Manafort is charged with bank and tax fraud in a high-profile case.
BBC News – US & Canada

Authorities in Niger want Muslim celebrants to use coal instead of firewood at next week’s festival.
BBC News – Africa

The department store chain promises to refund customers after a dispute held up online deliveries.
BBC News – Business

Nabeel Rajab, who has been detained since 2016, was convicted of “spreading fake news” last year.
BBC News – Middle East

If a potential aggressor grabs the wearer’s arms, the coat produces an electric shock.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A man was plucked from a van hanging in the wreckage of the bridge but his companion died.
BBC News – Europe