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Rolling Meadows mom and five children among seven killed in fiery, head-on collision on I-90

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A mother from Rolling Meadows and five children were among seven people killed early Sunday morning during a fiery head-on crash on westbound I-90 in McHenry County after a car traveled the wrong way, Illinois State Police said.

State police said District 15 troopers responded at approximately 2:11 am to the scene near Hampshire. Troopers said the vehicles involved, a 2005 Chevrolet van and a 2010 Acura TSX, were fully engulfed in flames.

Six passengers in the van were killed, including 31-year-old Lauren Dobosz of Rolling Meadows and five children — two 13-year-old girls, a 7-year-old boy, a 6-year-old boy and a 5 -year-old girl.

Also dead is the driver of the Acura, 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandez of Carpentersville.

All seven victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the van, 32-year-old Thomas Dobosz of Rolling Meadows, was flown by helicopter to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood with serious injuries.

According to a preliminary investigation, the van was headed west on I-90 when the crash occurred.

State police said that “for unknown reasons” the Acura was traveling east in the westbound lanes and struck the front of the van. Both vehicles then burst into flames.

Firefighters from the Hampshire Fire Protection District responded to the scene of the crash at 2:13 am The Marengo, Genoa and Pingree Grove fire protection districts assisted.

All westbound lanes of I-90 near milepost 33 had been closed for the investigation, with traffic diverted off at Anthony Road. They were reopened around 9:25 am

The investigation is being conducted by the Illinois State Police. The McHenry County coroner’s office also responded.

State police said no further information is being released at this time.

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Gunshots ring out as Fresno team plays at Pop Warner football game in Oakland

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Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the Oakland Technical High School campus Sunday afternoon.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Police are investigating reports of a shooting at the Oakland Technical High School campus Sunday afternoon.

Police have not released any official statement as to what happened, but officers were seen canvassing the neighborhood near the school.

Witnesses say that the 10-year-old Pop Warner Football Team from the Fresno area was playing the Oakland team when gunshots rang out in the stands. Witnesses say an adult male was shot, a 5-year-old girl was shot, and another female was grazed by a bullet.

“It’s just sad that I heard these kids running and screaming, and you know when you see these kids’ faces and how they react to things like that makes it even worse,” said Quintrell Dotson, Oakland Dynamites Pop Warner coach. “Kids don’t deserve to be seeing and witnessing things like this, kids don’t need to be around like this once you come to these events, whatever on the outside nature shouldn’t even be going on here so it just hurts that this happened today.”

Police have not said if any arrests have been made.

Police have also not said who they are looking for.

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Former Putin advisor Anatoly Chubais suddenly sick from rare neurological disorder

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A former high-ranking advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin — who fled the country after the invasion of Ukraine — has fallen seriously ill and was in intensive care Sunday, a report said.

Anatoly Chubais was suffering from a neurological disorder at a European hospital, according to Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian television personality and friend of Chubais.

Sobchak, on Telegram, spoke with Chubais’ wife and was told he was suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Guillain-Barre occurs when a person’s immune system harms the body’s nerves, which can lead to muscle weakness and even paralysis.

Chubais, 67, had grown numb in his hands and legs. Specialists in “chemical protection suits” probed the room where he suddenly got sick, according to the New York Times.

Chubais did not explain why he stepped down from his post in March, though the assumption is it was due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. His high-profile resignation was one of many following the start of the war.

Anatoly Chubais, chairman of Rusnano OAO — Chubais’ wife shared he was suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Anatoly Chubais with Vladimir Putin — Chubais served as a former high-ranking advisor to Vladimir Putin.

He most recently was part of Putin’s envoy to international organizations on sustainable development and is well-known in the country after holding many top-level posts since the early 1990s.

His illness raises suspicion considering other Kremlin opponents have mysteriously and suddenly gotten sick in the past, most famously Alexei Navalny, who was apparently poisoned in 2020.

With Post wires

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Amazon driver carjacked, run over in Baltimore; family pleads for help

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BALTIMORE– Tiffany Nicolette is still in shock over what happened to her sister this weekend in the quiet Wyman Park neighborhood not far from Johns Hopkins University.

“It’s terrifying. It’s beyond just a carjacking. Really, it’s attempted murder,” Nicolette said. “It was a complete disregard for human life. I’m thankful that I did n’t lose my sister but her life will be forever changed.”

The single mom was delivering packages for Amazon as part of her second job around 4 am on Saturday.

She took her keys and phone but left her black Nissan Rogue running with the flashers on.

Someone got in the SUV, drove off, and then realized the key fob was not inside the vehicle.

The suspect immediately turned around and ran over the delivery driver at 35 miles an hour, knocking her over the hood, and causing severe injuries before confronting her.

A single mom was delivering packages for Amazon for her side job. In the Wyman Park neighborhood, a man took her vehicle, realized the key fob was not inside her, then ran her over her and left her for dead in the street with a broken pelvis and collapsed lung. The story tonight on @wjz pic.twitter.com/61FK8372De

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) July 31, 2022

“He mowed her down, called her names, and just ripped the key off her belt and just left her,” Nicolette said.

Her sister credits neighbors with coming to her aid.

No suspect description is available.

The victim remains in the hospital while the person who stole her SUV remains on the loose.

She has a broken hip, pelvis, shoulder, and ribs and a collapsed lung.

An online fundraiser by loved ones seeks to raise $20,000 to help pay for her medical care.

“Stay aware. Be vigilant about your surroundings,” Nicolette said. “Don’t think it can’t happen to you because it can.”

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VA secretary: GOP-backed burn pit amendments would lead to ‘rationing of care for vets’

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Proposed amendments by Republican senators to a bill aimed at aiding veterans exposed to toxic burn pits would result in “rationing of care for vets,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said on Sunday.

“I can’t in good conscience do that, because the outcome of that will be rationing of care for vets, which is something I just can’t sign up for,” McDonough told Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) appeared on the show earlier Sunday morning to explain Republican opposition to the bill, which was blocked last week when it fell five votes short of the tally needed to bypass the filibuster.

All Democrats and eight Republicans backed the proposal, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (DN.Y.) said Democrats will bring the bill forward a second time on Monday.

Republicans have accused their Democratic colleagues of a “budgetary trick” in the bill’s funding.

Toomey said Sunday that “to hide behind a veterans bill the opportunity to go on an unrelated $400 billion spending spree is wrong.”

But McDonough said the dollar amount Republicans are worried about isn’t a Trojan horse for the Democrats’ agenda.

“If you look at the bill for $400 billion that he’s talking about, you won’t see it. You would have to go deep in some — into some charts of the back of the CBO [Congressional Budget Office] report about — to find that. Why is that fund in the bill? The fund is in the bill so that we can ensure [that] all the spending for this program is for the veterans exposed to these toxins.”

GOP-backed amendments would put a year-on-year cap on spending and do away with the funding for veterans after 10 years.

“So the impact of that would be, if we — if his estimates are wrong about what we will spend in any given year, that means that we may have to ration care for veterans,” McDonough said.

“The CBO suggested, for one program we’re currently running, the MISSION Act, that we would be spending $14 billion a year less this year. So they’re $14 billion off. And that’s just four years out from their initial investment.”

Toomey is “asking us to take their word for it in eight or 10 years,” the secretary said. “I can’t in good conscience do that, because the outcome of that will be rationing of care for vets, which is something I just can’t sign up for.”

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One person dead in Fitzwilliam crash

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SEARCH FOR THE NIGHT, BUT SAY THEY BELIEVE THEY’VE IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT… AND WILL BE BACK OUT LOOKING TOMORROW. A TROY MAN IS DEAD TONIGHT… AFTER HE COLLIDED WITH A JEEP WHILE RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE. 27-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER BARBUR WAS RIDING ON ROUTE 12 IN FITZWILLIAM THIS AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH HE HIT THE JEEP WHILE IT WAS MAKING A TUR

One person dead after motorcycle crash in Fitzwilliam

One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Fitzwilliam, according to New Hampshire State Police. The motorcyclist collided with a Jeep on Route 12 in front of Bottom’s Up convenience store, according to officials. Police said the motorcyclist, Alexander Barbur, 27, of Troy, was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses saw the motorcycle traveling at an excessive rate of speed while passing other vehicles prior to the crash, officials said. They said Barbur crashed into the Jeep when it was turning left into the Bottom’s Up driveway. The driver of the Jeep did not have any injuries. Police are asking anyone who witnesses the crash to contact police at (603) 223-3790.

FITZWILLIAM, NH—

One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in Fitzwilliam, according to New Hampshire State Police.

The motorcyclist collided with a Jeep on Route 12 in front of Bottom’s Up convenience store, according to officials.

Police said the motorcyclist, Alexander Barbur, 27, of Troy, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses saw the motorcycle traveling at an excessive rate of speed while passing other vehicles prior to the crash, officials said. They said Barbur crashed into the Jeep when it was turning left into the Bottom’s Up driveway.

The driver of the Jeep did not have any injuries.

Police are asking anyone who witnesses the crash to contact police at (603) 223-3790.

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Putin pledges to expand Russia’s naval power, citing US as top threat

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a naval doctrine on Sunday that accused the United States of seeking to dominate the world’s oceans and extends Moscow’s own ambitions into the Arctic Ocean.

Putin inked the document shortly before delivering a patriotic speech on Navy Day urging Russia to defend its national security interests, according to Reuters.

The 55-page naval doctrine says Russia will aim to become a “great maritime navy” with a presence across the world to counter the “strategic policy of the USA to dominate the world’s oceans.”

“Guided by this doctrine, the Russian Federation will firmly and resolutely defend its national interests in the world’s oceans, and having sufficient maritime power will guarantee their security and protection,” the doctrine reads, per Reuters.

It also says Russia will expand its ambitions in the Arctic Ocean. The US has previously warned Russia and China against aggression in the Arctic region.

Speaking at the city of St. Petersburg off the Neva River later in the day, Putin said Russia will “defend our interests” in claimed territories.

“We need to take resolute action today, given the challenges we’re facing,” the Russian leader said. “The homeland for everyone is a sacred concept. We need to defend it.”

As Putin finished, he earned a large “hoo-rah” from the naval sailors and officers who gathered for Navy Day, which is celebrated on the last Sunday of July.

Putin did not mention the war in Ukraine, but he pledged to defend Russian naval power in the Black and Azov seas.

“We need to rely on our capabilities, and anyone who would like to endanger our sovereignty will get a strong response,” Putin said.

The Russian president ordered an invasion of Ukraine in late February, in part because he feared Ukraine would join the western security alliance NATO.

With the US spending billions to arm Ukraine, tensions between Moscow and Washington are higher than at any point since the Cold War.

However, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday held their first call since the war began, to discuss a possible prisoner swap.

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Gunstock Commission formally votes to rehire management team

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WMUR’S SCOTT COOK WAS THERE AND HAS MORE FROM GILFORD. EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH AT GUNSTOCK MOUNTAIN IN GILFORD… AFTER ANOTHER EMERGENCY MEETING WAS CALLED SUNDAY… TO CONSIDER A MOTION TO RE-HIRE THE RESORT’S MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE COMMISSION áDIDá LEGALLY VOTE TO RE-HIRE THE MANAGEMENT TEAM… WHO AGREED TO RETURN TO WORK… AS LONG AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION — DR DAVID STRANG — STEPS DOWN. STRANG ATTENDED THE MEETING VIA ZOOM… BUT DID NOT RESIGN FROM HIS POSITION, DESPITE DOZENS OF PLEAS FROM HIS FELLOW COMMISSIONERS… THE PUBLIC… AND FROM THE BELKNAP COUNTY DELEGATION. LEGALLY… GUNSTOCK –WHICH IS OWNED BY THE COUNTY — NEEDS 3 COMMISSIONERS IN PLACE TO OPEN AND OPERATE. BUT SINCE TWO OTHER COMMISSIONER — PETER NESS AND GARY KIEDAISCH — RESIGNED AMID TURMOIL IN RECENT WEEKS… STRANG’S RESIGNATION WOULD LEAVE ONLY TWO COMMISSIONERS. REGARDLESS… THE COUNTY DELEGATION SAYS IT’S PREPARED TO HOLD ANOTHER EMERGENCY MEETING MONDAY… WHERE THEY WOULD OFFICIALLY VOTE TO REMOVE STRANG…. AND ELECT A TEMPORARY COMMISSIONER.

Gunstock Area Commission formally votes to rehire management team

Activities will resume once temporary commissioner is in place

Another emergency meeting was held Sunday by the Gunstock Area Commission in hopes to reopen the resort. That team resigned in recent weeks and said they could no longer work with the commission’s chairman. The commission formally voted to rehire the management team, however, that’s contingent upon the current chair David Strang resigning or being voted out by the Belknap County delegation.”I’m very happy with the outcome, and I think you saw a lot of other people in this room were very happy with it as well,” said Doug Lambert, Gunstock Area Commissioner. Strang attended the meeting over Zoom, but did not resign from his position, despite dozens of pleas from his fellow commissioners, the public and from the Belknap County delegation. “I’m optimistic. I’ve always had faith that the local leadership of this area would come through. I’m glad — although it’s the 11th hour — they did,” said Jade Wood, Gunstock Area Commissioner. can see that the community’s always been recruited, the employees always been recruited to stand behind this mountain, and ultimately, we are too.”Legally, Gunstock, which is owned by the county, needs three commissioners in place to open and operate. two other commissioners, Peter Ness and Gary Kiedaisch, resigned amid turmoil in recent weeks, Strang’s resignation would leave only two commissioners. Regardless, the delegation is prepared to hold another emergency meeting Monday night where they would vote Strang out and elect a temporary commissioner. “I’m hoping that it does not come to a meeting tomorrow night. I’m hoping that Dr. Strang will do the right thing and step aside if his interests really are with the mountain, or if he’s not able to fulfill his oath,” Wood said. The Belknap County Delegation said they do have commissioner candidates in mind to replace Strand, and if they put them into position, the mountain will be able to reopen and all activities will be able to resume.The commission said they’re still planning on hosting Soulfest, a Christian music festival at the mountain next weekend .

GILFORD, NH—

Another emergency meeting was held Sunday by the Gunstock Area Commission in hopes of reopening the resort.

That team resigned in recent weeks and said they could no longer work with the commission’s chairman.

The commission formally voted to rehire the management team, however, that’s contingent upon the current chair David Strang resigning or being voted out by the Belknap County delegation.

“I’m very happy with the outcome, and I think you saw a lot of other people in this room were very happy with it as well,” said Doug Lambert, Gunstock Area Commissioner.

Strang attended the meeting over Zoom, but did not resign from his position, despite dozens of pleas from his fellow commissioners, the public and from the Belknap County delegation.

“I’m optimistic. I’ve always had faith that the local leadership of this area would come through. I’m glad — although it’s the 11th hour — they did,” said Jade Wood, Gunstock Area Commissioner. can see that the community’s always been recruited, the employees always been recruited to stand behind this mountain, and ultimately, we are too.”

Legally, Gunstock, which is owned by the county, needs three commissioners in place to open and operate. Since two other commissioners, Peter Ness and Gary Kiedaisch, resigned amid turmoil in recent weeks, Strang’s resignation would leave only two commissioners.

Regardless, the delegation is prepared to hold another emergency meeting Monday night where they would vote Strang out and elect a temporary commissioner.

“I’m hoping that it does not come to a meeting tomorrow night. I’m hoping that Dr. Strang will do the right thing and step aside if his interests really are with the mountain, or if he’s not able to fulfill his oath ,” Wood said.

The Belknap County Delegation said they do have commissioner candidates in mind to replace Strand, and if they put them into position, the mountain will be able to reopen and all activities will be able to resume.

The commission said they’re still planning on hosting Soulfest, a Christian music festival at the mountain next weekend.

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Putin pledges to expand Russia’s naval power, citing US as top threat

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