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China balloon: US shoots down airship over Atlantic
BBC
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defence confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters.
LeBron James breaks NBA all-time scoring record
BBC NEWS
LeBron James has become the NBA's all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year-old record.
Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
AP
LONDON, UK — Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports Wednesday in what’s shaping up to be the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions step up pressure on the government to demand better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis.
‘We’re all Tyre’: Family prepares to lay Nichols to rest
AP
MEMPHIS, Tenn — The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest Wednesday, three weeks after he died following a brutal beating, by Memphis police after a traffic stop.
Christian baker who refused to bake ‘Transgender’ cake violated law- Colorado Court
FOX NEWS
A Colorado baker who won a partial US Supreme Court victory in a case where he refused to make a cake for a gay wedding lost an appeal in another legal fight in which he rejected a request for a birthday cake celebrating a gender transition.
Pope says homosexuality is not a crime
LOOP NEWS
Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church.
Canadian spiritual leader charged with sex crimes
BBC
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada - A messianic leader of a multi-million dollar spiritual organisation in western Canada has been charged with four counts of sexual assault. John de Ruiter, 63, has led the College of Integrated Philosophy in Edmonton for decades, skirting controversy and accusations that he is running a cult.
Nigeria bets on Chinese-funded port to drive economic growth
AP
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nation’s ailing economy.
UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
AP
LONDON, UK — Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the U.K.’s overburdened public health system.
TikTok star famous for eating bizarre food dies aged 33
THE INDEPENDENT
TikTok star Waffler69, who was known for his viral food review videos, has died at age 33.