President Joe Biden ordered another object – the fourth in total this month – to be downed. It could have interfered with commercial air traffic as it was travelling at 20,000ft. A military commander said it could be a gaseous type of balloon or some type of a propulsion system. The latest object – shot down over Lake Huron in Michigan near the Canadian border – has been described by defence officials as an unmanned octagonal structure with strings attached to it.
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To save a dying man, surgeons perform second pig heart transplant
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair.
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Today Music’s History
On September 11th 1993, Mariah Carey started a eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dreamlover’. Also on the same day her fourth album ‘Music Box’ went to No.1 in the UK. Lyrically, the song pictures a protagonist calling for a perfect lover, her “dreamlover,” to whisk her away into the night and not “disillusion” her like others in the past. “Dreamlover” received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom praised the song’s incorporated sample, as well as Carey’s carefree vocal style.
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Nearly 200 people arrested over alleged poor building construction following Turkey quake tragedy
Nearly 200 people have been arrested for alleged poor building construction following the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey earlier this month. The ministry said that 626 people were “suspects” after buildings fully collapsed or were seriously damaged in the wake of the earthquakes. Some of the suspects died in the quake while police are still hunting for others.
