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Antony Blinken
personA Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over Latin America, the Pentagon says. A day earlier, a similar craft was seen in US skies, prompting the scrapping of the trip. China issued a rare statement of regret over the first balloon and blamed winds.
Kyrie Irving
personKyrie Irving has failed to agree a new contract with the Brooklyn Nets. The 30-year-old is hoping to secure a move before Thursday's trade deadline. Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks have been linked with a move for the point guard.
BMC
organizationMumbai Clean Air initiative will work towards three broad goals. The city will have the highest number of air purification units in the country -- 19. Budget estimates focused on several issues including infrastructure, pollution, social initiatives and education.
Crystal Palace
organizationManchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in their Premier League clash. Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford gave Red Devils 2-0 lead. Casemiro was sent off for straight red card just three minutes later. Jeffrey Schlupp pulled one back for the Eagles with seven minutes to go.
The Brooklyn Nets
organizationThe Brooklyn Nets suffered one of its most lopsided losses of the season, 139-96 to the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 20 points, while Jayson Tatum led Boston with 31 points. Rajon Rondo is set to take on an assistant role for the Kentucky men's basketball team next season.
Wolves
organizationLiverpool lost 3-0 to Wolves at Molineux in the Premier League on Saturday. An own-goal from Joel Matip, Craig Dawson's strike and Ruben Neves' second-half finish saw Jurgen Klopp's side lose their third Premier League game on the bounce. The Reds have won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions.
Kiara Advani
personKiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra are set to tie the knot on February 6. Their pre-wedding festivities will happen on February 4 and 5. The wedding will take place at Suryagarh Palace in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer.
James Tarkowski
personEverton defeated Arsenal 1-0 in their Premier League clash at Goodison Park. James Tarkowski scored the winner with a header from Dwight McNeil's corner. Former Burnley boss Sean Dyche took over from Roberto Martinez. Manchester City can trim gap to Arsenal to two points with win at Tottenham.
State
organizationUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to visit Beijing on Sunday for talks. But the trip was canceled after the discovery of the huge balloon. China has denied any claims of spying and said it is a civilian-use balloon.
The Premier League
organizationNathan Jones says he has "let his players down" after 3-0 defeat at Brentford. Saints have lost eight of their 13 matches since Jones was appointed in November. Arsenal suffered only their second Premier League defeat of the season away to a resurgent Everton.
The Democratic National Committee
organizationThe Democratic National Committee overwhelmingly voted on Saturday to dramatically alter the top of its presidential nominating calendar for the 2024 election cycle. South Carolina will go first, giving Black voters a more decisive say in who the party's nominee for president will be. New Hampshire Democrats have aggresively fought the shift.
Apple
organizationGoogle and Apple on Thursday reported downbeat results for the last quarter of 2022. Sales of iPhones, Macs and wearables all dipped from a year prior. Results follow weeks of unprecedented layoff rounds in the usually unassailable tech sector.
Antony Blinken
personAntony Blinken scrapped the China trip aimed at easing escalating tensions between the 2 global powers. China's claim that the balloon was a weather research satellite that had blown off course. The trip was called off just hours before Blinken was due to depart Washington for Beijing.
State
organizationUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Beijing on Sunday. China sees the visit as a violation of agreements. Pentagon tracks what officials are calling a Chinese surveillance balloon traveling through American airspace.
Amazon
organizationAmazon reported its first unprofitable year since 2014. Warren Buffett is the only top-10 billionaire to become poorer this year. Ether briefly traded above $1,700 for the first time since September 2022.
Nick Kyrgios
personAustralian tennis star Nick Kyrgios admitted assaulting an ex-girlfriend. The 27-year-old pushed Chiara Passari during a row in Canberra in 2021. His lawyers failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. Magistrate called the incident "a single act of stupidity or frustration"
Pentagon
organizationChina claimed the aircraft was a weather balloon that had blown off course. Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground. China says it is "verifying" the situation.
Lionel Messi
personLionel Messi becomes Barcelona's most successful player with 33 titles. Messi overtakes Andres Iniesta, who had 32 titles when he left this summer. Barcelona are on pace to hit 100 points after a sixth consecutive win. Messi hints at prolonging his international career with Argentina.
SEC
organizationThe Tigers are back to their winning ways after a dominant 94-73 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. The Arkansas Razorbacks picked up their third straight SEC win as they knocked off the Texas A&M Aggies, 81-70. No. 4 Alabama rout Vanderbilt 101-44.
Alphabet
organizationMSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 1.08%. Amazon shares lost 6.56% and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL.O dropped 6.09%. The Dow slid 0.4 percent and S&P 500 fell 1.1 percent following the release of the monthly US jobs report.