Month: July 2023

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. – A Ventura County man won a record $1.3 million slot machine prize Saturday night, claiming the largest prize in Chumash Casino Resort history. The casino complex said the Ventura man, who wishes to remain anonymous, also won a $556,000 jackpot on the slot machine next to it in May 2023. “I was surprised and very happy,” said the winner. “I will pay my grandchildren’s tuition. And my granddaughter, who will be 16 in September, will have a new car.” The previous record prize at Chumash Casino Resort was $1,021,730 in 2014, the resort said. Within this…

New York CNN Business — More than 1,000 big companies pledged to leave Russia after Vladimir Putin launched his devastating war on Ukraine, but some well-known companies are accused by investigators of violating their pledge. Not every company on the list left, but more than 1,000 did. That unprecedented corporate exodus, defended and chronicled by Yale professor Jeff Sonnenfeldit dealt a serious financial and symbolic blow to Moscow and the Russian economy. Now, as Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine passes 500 days, Sonnenfeld and his team are naming and shaming a slew of companies they accuse of reneging on their…

According to about 15 different sources, 14 of whom studied at or are currently at Medill, Pat Fitzgerald has been fired as head coach of the Wildcats of the Northwest. Northwestern has parted ways with Pat Fitzgerald, sources tell us. — The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) July 10, 2023 Sources: Northwestern has fired coach Pat Fitzgerald. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 10, 2023 Sources: Northwestern has parted ways with Pat Fitzgerald. — Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) July 10, 2023 In case you haven’t followed the timeline, here’s a quick overview of what happened: Friday July 7: Northwestern announces Fitzgerald would be suspended…

GARDNER, Mass. – Authorities have identified the person who was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding an e-scooter in Gardner last week. Bradley Arsenault, 38, of Baldwinville, died in the fatal electric bicycle scooter crash near 591 West Broadway shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday, authorities said. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, the Worcester District Attorney’s office said. Gardner police said the scooter that was hit was not part of the city’s shared scooter program. Massachusetts State Police detectives are being assisted in their investigation by Gardner Police, the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and…

CNN — Almost 62,000 people died from the heat last year during Europe’s hottest summer on record, a new study has found – more heartbreaking evidence that heat is a silent killer and its victims are very underestimated The study, published on Monday in journal Nature Medicine, found that 61,672 died in Europe from heat-related illnesses between May 30 and September 4 last year. Italy was the most affected country, with around 18,000 dead, followed by Spain with just over 11,000 and Germany with around 8,000. The researchers also found that extreme heat disproportionately harmed older people and women. Of…

16-year-old stabbed in Sacramento, sheriff’s office says Updated: 12:15 PDT July 10, 2023 Hide transcript Show transcript BE SURE TO TURN ON THESE PUSH ALERTS. WE ALSO HAVE BREAKING NEWS FROM SACRAMENTO COUNTY WHERE THIS 16-YEAR-OLD KID IS HERE AT 41ST AVENUE AND 37TH STREET. VERY LITTLE INFORMATION IS KNOWN ABOUT THE 16-YEAR-OLD STABBING. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE SHORTLY. WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS. WE HAVE A CIRCULAR EQUIPMENT ON THE SCENE AT AV. 41 AND 37 STREET OF SACRAMEN 16-year-old stabbed in Sacramento, sheriff’s office says Updated: 12:15 PDT July 10, 2023 A 16-year-old boy…

DENVER (KDVR) – A 10-year-old amputee in Colorado is defying the odds as a track star, and now she’s about to compete at the national level. Just last year, Carmen Wilkey started running. “In her freshman year, she set three national records for her age group, classification and gender,” her father, Michael Wilkey, told Nexstar’s KDVR. Carmen was born without her left fibula, outer metatarsal and pinky toe, resulting in amputation as an infant. Video captures Jamie Foxx in Chicago River in first public sighting – TMZ She recently competed at the Endeavor games in Oklahoma and placed in all…

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