Milwaukee suburb to begin pulling millions of gallons a day from Lake Michigan
Read full article: Milwaukee suburb to begin pulling millions of gallons a day from Lake MichiganA Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan after years of seeking approval.
Sildaru serves up statement in slopestyle qualifying; USA's Voisin 4th
Read full article: Sildaru serves up statement in slopestyle qualifying; USA's Voisin 4thThe four-time X Games winner from Estonia went huge on her last run, hitting a 900 and two switch 1080s to advance to the final as the No. 1 qualifier.
Max Parrot's persistence pays off with slopestyle gold; USA's Gerard misses podium
Read full article: Max Parrot's persistence pays off with slopestyle gold; USA's Gerard misses podiumAfter beating cancer following his 2018 slopestyle silver in PyeongChang, Canada's Max Parrot is now an Olympic gold medalist.
China's Su tops slopestyle qualifying; USA's Gerard, FitzSimons also make final
Read full article: China's Su tops slopestyle qualifying; USA's Gerard, FitzSimons also make finalSu Yiming of China posted the best score with an 86.80, while Americans Sean Fitzsimons and Red Gerard placed third and fifth, all securing top-12 spots.
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McLaughlin defeats Muhammad, shatters own 400m hurdles WR for Olympic gold
Read full article: McLaughlin defeats Muhammad, shatters own 400m hurdles WR for Olympic goldSydney McLaughlin shaved nearly a half-second off her previous all-time best set at U.S. Trials, overtaking defending Olympic champion teammate Dalilah Muhammad after the last set of hurdles for gold.
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Kenya's Ferguson Rotich through to men's 800m final with fastest time
Read full article: Kenya's Ferguson Rotich through to men's 800m final with fastest timeNijel Amos was initially out of Wednesday's final following his fall, but the 27-year-old was later reinstated, expanding the field to nine athletes.
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One and done, Anita Wlodarczyk qualifies with first hammer throw
Read full article: One and done, Anita Wlodarczyk qualifies with first hammer throwThe Pole, who holds the world and Olympic record in the sport, has four world championship golds and was the first woman to send the hammer past 80 meters.
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Qatari duo too much for USA's Dalhausser and Lucena in Round of 16
Read full article: Qatari duo too much for USA's Dalhausser and Lucena in Round of 16Qatar's Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse rebounded from a tough first set to eliminate Team USA's veteran duo of Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena on Sunday in Tokyo.
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New Zealand women's rugby gets its gold with win over France
Read full article: New Zealand women's rugby gets its gold with win over FranceThe Black Ferns, silver medalists in 2016, fended off a decent challenge from France but ultimately pulled away for a 26-12 win and a rugby gold for New Zealand.
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Swiss sprinter Wilson out of Games after provisional ban re-imposed
Read full article: Swiss sprinter Wilson out of Games after provisional ban re-imposedSwiss sprinter Alex Wilson turned heads earlier this month when he ran a 9.84 100m in Georgia, but the clocking was removed due to alleged incorrect timing.
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Six Polish swimmers sent home due to administrative error
Read full article: Six Polish swimmers sent home due to administrative errorSix Polish swimmers, including two-time Olympian Alicja Tchórz, returned home when the country's swimming federation was forced to cut the team down to 17 swimmers from an initial 23.
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Fan holding sign causes massive pileup of cyclists during Tour de France
Read full article: Fan holding sign causes massive pileup of cyclists during Tour de FranceIf you didn’t know that Saturday marked the first day of the annual Tour de France, the viral incident that took place during the first stage sure made people take note.
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7-Eleven to still celebrate birthday with free Slurpees in July -- here’s how to get yours
Read full article: 7-Eleven to still celebrate birthday with free Slurpees in July -- here’s how to get yoursFor the second year in a row, 7-Eleven is changing how they dole out free Slurpees in celebration of their birthday due to the pandemic.
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Michigan announces $52 million in relief for 6,000 small businesses hurt by COVID-19
Read full article: Michigan announces $52 million in relief for 6,000 small businesses hurt by COVID-19(Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)LANSING, Mich. – The state of Michigan announced Wednesday that $52.5 million will be given to nearly 6,000 small businesses across the state that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will come from the Michigan Small Business Survival Grant program, Gov. “The Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program provides crucial support to Michigan’s small businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Whitmer said. “These grants, combined with additional business relief efforts offered by the MEDC, will create a strong foundation for Michigan’s long-term economic recovery.”The Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program allocated $55 million to provide support to Michigan small businesses hurt most by COVID-19 safety orders. Was not a live music and entertainment venue eligible for the Michigan Stage Survival grant program.

Houthi rebels show video of alleged attack on Saudi, Yemeni forces
Read full article: Houthi rebels show video of alleged attack on Saudi, Yemeni forcesMOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty ImagesABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Yemen's Houthi rebels have released video claiming responsibility for a 72-hour attack on Saudi Arabian and Yemeni forces that purportedly left hundreds dead. "The prisoners include large numbers of commanders, officers and soldiers of the Saudi army," Saree added. Saree also said the rebels launched drone attacks inside Saudi territory, one of which targeted the capital of Riyadh. CNN has not been able to verify Saree's claims or video of soldiers surrendering on the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. The video showed four individuals who were captured that claimed to be Saudi soldiers.

Indian airline puts crew on low-fat diet
Read full article: Indian airline puts crew on low-fat dietJack Guez/AFP/Getty Images via CNN(CNN) - Fasten (or perhaps tighten) your seatbelts: Air India is putting its crew on a low-fat diet. In a memo sent to cabin crew, India's national air carrier told staff it would be launching a new menu for in-flight crew, providing staff with a "low fat diet meal". "Taking into consideration the health factor of crew, an initiative has been taken by Director Operations to revise the In-flight menu for the crew," the memo, sent to CNN by an Air India spokesperson, read. The new menu is also cost effective," Dhananjay Kumar, spokesperson for Air India, said in a statement to CNN. This isn't the first time Air India has waded in on the weight debate.

3 dead as extreme weather batters southeast Spain
Read full article: 3 dead as extreme weather batters southeast Spain(CNN) - A third person has died in Spain as extreme weather continues to sweep across the southeast of the country. The country's meteorological office (AEMET) has issued an "extreme risk" weather warning for Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Almeria and the Balearic Islands. "These adverse weather conditions affect the airports of Almera, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat and Palma de Mallorca. There is a further "risk of loss of life," as well as "damage to property and infrastructure," a spokeswoman for Britain's Met Office weather service told CNN. Britain's Foreign & Commonwealth Office advised those traveling to the regions to "exercise extreme caution and follow the advice of the local authorities."

India's historic, risky landing on moon's polar surface may have failed
Read full article: India's historic, risky landing on moon's polar surface may have failedARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images via CNN(CNN) - India's historic attempt to soft land a rover on the moon may have ended in failure moments before landing on Saturday morning, India time. The data is being analysed," said K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, the country's equivalent of NASA. This latest venture would have brought India into the elite group of four nations who have successfully accomplished a soft landing on the moon. Weighing 3.8 tons and carrying 13 payloads, it had three elements: lunar orbiter, lander and rover. It is a place that nobody has explored," said K. Sivan, chairman of ISRO in an interview last week.

A New Wooden Statue of President Trump Has Popped Up in Slovenia
Read full article: A New Wooden Statue of President Trump Has Popped Up in SloveniaIt's not quite flattering, but standing at more than 26 feet tall is a new statue of President Trump. Wearing a blue suit and red tie, with a square head and jaw, the statue of the president has its fist raised into the air. The hulking art installation is made of wood and towers over Slovenia, the home country of first lady Melania Trump. The owner of the land where the Trump statue was built says some locals were so confused by the structure, some of them actually mistook it for the Statue of Liberty. "For the first time since World War II populism is prevailing: look at [British Prime Minister Boris] Johnson, look at Trump, our president, or [Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor] Orban.

Russian spacecraft carrying humanoid robot fails to dock
Read full article: Russian spacecraft carrying humanoid robot fails to dock(CNN) - A spacecraft carrying Russia's humanoid robot failed to dock with the International Space Station on Saturday morning, Russian state news agencies reported. Fedor, also known as Skybot F-850, is a life-sized, artificially intelligent robot sent to space by Russia. Live broadcast of the docking on the Russian space agency Roskomos was interrupted with the Soyuz spacecraft about 100 meters (109 yards) off the ISS, news agency AFP reported. "Russian cosmonauts issued a command to abort the automated approach of an uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station after the craft was unable to lock onto its target at the station's space-facing Poisk module," NASA confirmed. The crew and the ISS are safe," said Russia's space agency Roskosmos in a tweet.

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid tensions with Beijing
Read full article: US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid tensions with BeijingRoberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty(CNN) - The US Navy sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait Friday, a move that comes amid heightened tensions with Beijing over trade. "USS Green Bay (LPD 20) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Aug. 23 (local time) in accordance with international law," Cdr. The USS Green Bay, an amphibious transport dock ship, was scheduled to visit Hong Kong on August 17. "The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The US routinely sails through the Taiwan Strait, last doing so in July, but Chinese military forces view the strategic waterway separating China from Taiwan as a priority area and often shadow US vessels that sail through the area.

ACLU: Sheriff's office holds all Hispanics for immigration check
Read full article: ACLU: Sheriff's office holds all Hispanics for immigration check- When Ramon Torres was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, he produced his Louisiana driver's license, social security card, and U.S. passport, but the ACLU says the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office refused to release him until an ICE official confirmed his immigration status. When Torres asked his jailers why he was being held and why his citizenship was in question, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office deputies told Torres that every Hispanic person was automatically held for a immigration review, according to a new lawsuit the ACLU of Louisiana has filed against the sheriff's office. "Ramon Torres was held in jail for four days simply because he has brown skin and a Latino name," ACLU of Louisiana legal director Katie Schwartzmann said. Not doing so violated Torres' constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, according to the ACLU. "The increasing national rhetoric of fear and racism around immigration is tearing apart our local communities," Schwartzmann said.

People are flocking to this stunning turquoise lake -- there's just one slightly gross problem
Read full article: People are flocking to this stunning turquoise lake -- there's just one slightly gross problemA young woman poses for pictures by a Novosibirsk energy plant's ash dump site, nicknamed the local "Maldives," on July 11, 2019 (ROSTISLAV NETISOV/AFP/Getty Images). The man-made lake is a stunningly gorgeous shade of turquoise -- which seems to be the reason why people are flocking there to take photos for Instagram. The Washington Post said it best: The Siberian lake isnt a natural wonder. Here are some good excerpts:Last week, our ash dump (was) the star of social networks.You cannot swim in the ash dump. The bottom of the ash dump is muddy!

Angry Paris diner shoots, kills waiter
Read full article: Angry Paris diner shoots, kills waiterYumi Kimura via Wikimedia Commons(CNN) - A customer shot a waiter to death at a pizzeria in the Paris suburbs after being made to wait too long for a sandwich, witnesses say. The 29-year-old waiter was killed in Noisy-le-Grand, around nine miles from the center of Paris, on Friday night, the prosecutor's office in neighboring Bobigny told CNN. Witnesses say the man was angry about the length of time taken to prepare his sandwich, the prosecutor's office confirmed. Staff called police after the waiter was shot in the shoulder with a handgun, the AFP news agency reports. The gunman fled the restaurant and the waiter died at the scene.

New Ebola treatments show promise in fight against Congo outbreak
Read full article: New Ebola treatments show promise in fight against Congo outbreakJONAS ROOSENS/AFP/Getty Images(CNN) - The World Health Organization has decided to narrow an experiment with Ebola patients to two treatments that show real promise. The treatments, known as REGN-EB3 and an antibody called mAb114, were being tried out in patients with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with antiviral drugs ZMapp and Remdesivir. The current Ebola outbreak is now considered the second largest in history, killing at least 1,800 people. The drugs REGN-EB3 and mAb114 showed "clearly better" results compared to the others, according to the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). But the study results show real promise, he said, and can "save the lives of people who are unfortunate enough to be infected."

Robbers steal $2.5M from Mexico's mint in daylight heist
Read full article: Robbers steal $2.5M from Mexico's mint in daylight heistALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images via CNN(CNN) - Robbers made off with an estimated $2.5 million from a mint in Mexico City on Tuesday, after the vault was reportedly left open. The brazen heist is the latest development in a crime wave that has struck Mexico City in recent months as the security situation deteriorates across the country. The "centenario" coins trade for 31,500 pesos ($1,610) each although their face value is just 50 pesos, according to Mexican bank Banorte. Police said they are studying security camera footage provided by the mint, which shows the suspects in action. Mexico's security situation has been worsening, with 33,341 homicides in 2018, according to a report released by Mexico's Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection.

Country band Confederate Railroad says it won't change its name
Read full article: Country band Confederate Railroad says it won't change its nameAFP/Getty Images(CNN) - Confederate Railroad has lost out on two gigs over its name and logo, but the country rock band is moving full steam ahead. The Georgia band was scheduled to perform Thursday at the Ulster County Fair in upstate New York. "The Ulster County Fair must be an event that everyone can enjoy while representing the values of all members of our community," Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said in a statement. The back of the shirt read "90 PROOF SUPPORTS CONFEDERATE RAILROAD." Confederate Railroad was started in 1987 by Shirley, Michael Lamb, Gates Nichols, Chris McDaniel, Wayne Secrest and Mark Dufresne.

Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue Missouri over 8-week abortion ban
Read full article: Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue Missouri over 8-week abortion banKaren Bleier/AFP/Getty Images(CNN) - Abortion rights supporters are suing Missouri over its ban on abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy, arguing that the measure is unconstitutional. "By imposing a ban on abortion prior to viability, the 8-Week Ban violates Plaintiffs' patients' rights to privacy and liberty guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution," the groups wrote. The challenge joins several others by abortion rights supporters in response to laws passed this year restricting abortion in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana and Ohio. Parson signed the Missouri measure into law in May, and it is slated to go into effect on August 28. The law would ban abortion outright should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling legalizing abortion nationwide and establishing the age of viability at 24 weeks.

Altaire Pharmaceuticals recalls eye care products sold at CVS
Read full article: Altaire Pharmaceuticals recalls eye care products sold at CVSMandel Ngan/AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesDETROIT - Altaire Pharmaceuticals has issued a recall for several eye care products sold at CVS. The recall is precautionary, and the company has not received any reports of issues due to the ophthalmic products, according to officials. The recall was issued due to concerns about quality assurance at the manufacturing facility. Click here to view a list of the affected products. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
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