US and Canadian Air Force jets intercepted two long-range Russian bombers off the coast of Alaska this week, warning them away from Alaskan airspace. Walmart says it will no longer carry ads for violent video games under pressure from Republican lawmakers, but the retailer will continue to sell rifles and shotguns in stores. Chinese officials have issued an alert for the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang as Super Typhoon Lekima bears down on the mainland while bringing up to three feet of rain. Hong Kong officials are bracing for sit-in protests to shut down the city's airport all weekend as demonstrators continue to call for the resignation of city administrator Carrie Lam. A new UN report on land usage warns that humans will have to use less farmland less grazing land, and plant more forests in order to counter effects of climate change.