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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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Gun store owners prep for surge in demand in wake of mass shootings
Read full article: Gun store owners prep for surge in demand in wake of mass shootingsJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Gun shop owners are preparing for another surge in demand for weapons and ammunition following back-to-back mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado. “We can ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in this country once again.”AdHistorically, events like the two mass deadly mass shootings that rocked the country barely a week apart have ratcheted up the demand to get a gun. Demand was already high amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the unrest following the death of George Floyd and the 2020 election. Edu, who owns Edu Defense Consulting, said he’s seen well over a 100% increase in the demand for local firearms training in Jacksonville. Gun experts said they expect sales to skyrocket among buyers who fear the rifles will one day be banned.

Snow crab sells for record-breaking $46,000 in Japan
Read full article: Snow crab sells for record-breaking $46,000 in JapanPhoto by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images(CNN) - A "five shining star" snow crab was auctioned off in Tottori, Japan for a whopping 5 million yen ($46,000) on November 7. The bid smashes the previous Guinness world record holding snow crab sale of 2 million yen ($18,000), which was set last year -- also in Tottori. The 5 million yen snow crab will end up on a few lucky diners' plates at an upscale restaurant in Tokyo's posh Ginza neighborhood. Snow crab, a highly-sought-after delicacy in Japan, is found in the waters off Tottori prefecture, on Japan's main island of Honshu, between Osaka and Hiroshima. Top image: A snow crab sold for a record $46,000 at an auction in Tottori city on November 7, 2019.

Almost 800,000 customers without power from Maine to Virginia
Read full article: Almost 800,000 customers without power from Maine to VirginiaTimothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images(CNN) - Almost 800,000 customers are without power Friday from Virginia to Maine after storms swept through Thursday evening. Five states combined for almost 600,000 of the customers without power: New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Connecticut and Virginia, according to PowerOutage.US. The others were Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, the power site reported. More than 75 million Americans are under wind advisories or warnings Friday morning from the Great Lakes into the Northeast, CNN meteorologists said. More than 20 low-temperature records were set Thursday from the Midwest to the East Coast, CNN meteorologists said.

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.

Effort aims to remove sexist terms from Oxford Dictionaries
Read full article: Effort aims to remove sexist terms from Oxford DictionariesNicolas Kamm/AFP/Getty(CNN) - Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling on publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) to remove "sexist" terms for women. While the OED itself does not feature these definitions, they do appear in other reference books produced by the publisher, as well as online dictionary Lexico, which takes its content from OUP dictionaries. These misogynistic definitions have become widespread because search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo license the use of Oxford Dictionaries for their definitions." Giovanardi told CNN that she herself had been subjected to online abuse -- and even rape threats -- since launching the petition. "The response has been great because we have received the support of some very big women's rights organizations," she told CNN.

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.

Study: Breastfeeding leads to better health as kids age
Read full article: Study: Breastfeeding leads to better health as kids ageNow, a recent study shows babies who are exclusively breastfed actually have healthier cholesterol numbers at age 17. Researchers compared cholesterol levels, at age 17, between children who were exclusively breastfed and children who received formula for the first three months of life. They found the children who were exclusively breastfed had better cholesterol numbers than the children who received formula -- regardless of their current weight. We see lower incidences of allergic and atopic diseases, lower incidences of cancer, lower incidences of autoimmune disease like diabetes and celiac disease -- lots of benefits to be had in the very beginning, and then, now we know, life long, she said. Giuliano said its best for babies if they are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life.

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.

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.

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!

'The Lion King' Premiere: See All of the Star-Studded Pics From the Family Affair!
Read full article: 'The Lion King' Premiere: See All of the Star-Studded Pics From the Family Affair!It was a family affair at The Lion King premiere. The "Who Run the World" songstress, who voices the character of Nala in the movie, arrived to the red carpet with her 7-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesTracy Morgan was all smiles with his wife, Megan Wollover, daughter Maven Sonae Morgan and family. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesKevin Winter/Getty ImagesThe Lion King arrives in theaters on July 19. RELATED CONTENT:Donald Glover Says His Son Was Excited to See 'Lion King' Because of Beyonce (Exclusive)Michelle Williams on What Beyonce's 'Lion King' Role Means for Her Daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi (Exclusive)Beyonce and Blue Ivy Shut Down 'Lion King' Premiere in Fierce Matching Outfits