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Chicago Weekend Activities: Air and Water Show, Bad Bunny, and More

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 There are still lots of things to do this weekend in the Chicago region, despite the fact that summer is coming to a close and the skies are somewhat dismal. Image source The city offers a variety of activities to attend, from taking in the magnificence of the Air and Water Show to bopping along to performances by Bad Bunny. Strong thunderstorms are expected throughout the evening, so exercise caution as the threat of severe weather looms. Here is a list of five upcoming local events: Chicago Air and Water Show This weekend, Chicago will once again host an annual tradition as the annual Air and Water Show takes place on Lake Michigan . Every year, the show, which has been a mainstay in the city since 1959, draws hundreds of thousands of tourists, and this summer's festival will be the first full-scale performance since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of the action happens along North Avenue Beach, which is near the Lincoln Park district of Chicago and the L...

A year after being charged with domestic abuse, Braves player Marcell Ozuna was detained on suspicion of drunk driving.

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 According to Gwinnett (Georgia) County records, Marcell Ozuna, who missed the Atlanta Braves' run to the 2021 World Series championship after being placed on administrative leave due to a domestic-violence incident, was pulled over early on Friday morning for drunk driving. Police in Norcross detained 31-year-old Ozuna for driving while intoxicated and making an improper lane change. At 4:39 in the morning, he was taken into custody and freed shortly after 8 in the morning after posting bond. Image source Following his arrest in May 2021 and following charges of battery and aggravated assault by strangulation when police were called to his Sandy Springs, Georgia home, Ozuna consented to enrol in a pretrial diversion programme. Ozuna seemed to hold his wife's neck when they arrived at his house, according to police body cam footage that TMZ was able to obtain. He missed the rest of the 2021 campaign, and Major League Baseball retrospectively punished him for 20 games without ...

Following a catastrophic vehicle accident that put Anne Heche in a coma, she was "not expected to survive."

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 Anne Heche is "not expected to survive" after sustaining a "serious anoxic brain injury" in a car accident last week, according to a statement Heche's publicist provided to USA TODAY on Thursday. The 53-year-old star is still very ill and in a coma. The statement reads, "It has always been her wish to donate her organs and she is being maintained on life support to see if any are viable." In a statement, the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles is thanked for its "committed team and amazing nurses that cared for Anne." The statement reads, "Anne had a big heart and impacted everyone she encountered with her kind nature. More than her exceptional talent, she considered it her life's purpose to inspire kindness and joy, especially by promoting acceptance of who you love. The statement concludes, "She will be remembered for her fearless honesty and sorely missed for her light." Heche crashed into a Los ...

Heavy Rains Flood South Korea's Capital Seoul

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  August 8, 2022 at 5:14 PM PDT Updated on August 8, 2022 at 9:36 PM PDT 1.      One of the worst rainstorms to hit Seoul in 80 years left at least eight people dead and six more missing as it flooded streets and subway stations and forced the president of South Korea to convene an emergency meeting. In certain areas of the region, the storm dropped as much as 141 millimetres (5.5 inches) of water every hour. According to the Meteorological Administration, 300-350 millimetres more rain are expected to fall through Thursday, increasing the likelihood of more floods.  Image source 3   Tuesday, the National Disaster and Safety Status Control Center in the nation was the site of an emergency meeting called by President Yoon Suk Yeol. To protect people's lives and property, Yoon urged authorities to take extreme steps up until the crisis is resolved. Earlier, the presidential administration urged businesses and government agencies to modify working hou...

Anne Heche: Actress 'critically hurt' after car crashes into house and bursts into flames

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American actress Anne Heche has reportedly been critically injured after her car crashed into a house in Los Angeles and burst into flames. On a residential street in Mar Vista, NBCLA reports that the driver was travelling at a high speed when the blue Mini Cooper slammed into a two-story home, ploughing 30 feet into the ground. Authorities in his hometown say he was severely burned, according to local news reports. Officers believe the car may have hit a kerb and was 2ft off the ground when it crashed through the front of the house. It was later revealed that Heche had been driving the same vehicle that was later pictured with extensive damage.   Image source It took 59 firefighters 65 minutes to access, contain, and completely extinguish the stubborn flames within the heavily damaged structure after the crash. A woman was discovered inside the vehicle, and she was transported to a local hospital, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Homeowner was uninjured despite the ...