American WWII Bomb Explodes At Japanese Airport, Causing Large Crater In Taxiway – An unexploded American bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries, Japanese officials said. [cnn]

Matthew Perry’s Doctor Pleads Guilty In Connection To Friends Star’s Fatal Drug Overdose – Dr Mark Chavez, of San Diego, entered the guilty plea on Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles. [independent]

California Accused Of ‘Criminalising Jokes’ With Fake News Law – Satirists say new ruling to clamp down on misinformation could expose them to huge legal. [telegraph]

Social Media Slams ‘Confused’ EFF For Celebrating Jewish Holiday Hours After Criticising Israel – Social media users wondered if the EFF were ‘hacked’ or ‘confused’ after it wished the Jewish community a happy Rosh Hashanah on the same day it strongly criticised Israel. [thecitizen]

Rickelton, Stubbs Help SA Post 271-9 In 1st ODI vs Ireland – A brilliant, fourth-wicket partnership of 152 between Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs rescued South Africa from an early collapse as they reached a total of 271-9 after choosing to bat first in the first of three one-day internationals against Ireland at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. [supersport]

Hurricane Helene’s Death Toll Keeps Climbing – Rescue and recovery efforts are in full swing across the six states significantly impacted by Hurricane Helene as the death toll continues to rise following a storm that caught some off guard. [people]