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A man in is accused of raping a woman at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, over the Fourth of July weekend, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Eyvor Gomez, 49, was charged with Sexual Battery on Monday and was arrested and booked into an Orange County Jail, according to an arrest affidavit per ClickOrlando.com. The alleged assault occurred after Gomez approached the victim, who was having a drink at the bar of a restaurant in the resort. As the two were talking and the last call was announced, Gomez asked the woman if she wanted to move outside because he was carrying his own alcohol, according to the affidavit. Gomez also wanted to be away from the cameras, the report noted. Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin (Facebook) As the two moved outside, the victim told investigators that Gomez started “making unwanted advances toward her,” ClickOrlando.com wrote. After refusing Gomez’s advances, the suspect allegedly threw … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Office: FL Man Accused of Raping Woman at Disney World Resort

Two San Francisco restaurants have plenty to celebrate after making The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 list . Atelier Crenn and Benu were listed among the top restaurants around the globe, and they also happened to be the only California dining destinations highlighted among a few other U.S. dining destinations. The annual award, which is technically a selection of the top 100 restaurants in the world, first revealed its top 51 to 100 ranking on Tuesday ahead of its top 1 to 50 businesses, which are set to be unveiled July 18. Chef-owner Corey Lee’s three Michelin star restaurant Benu was ranked at No. 97 and said to embody “the idea of friendly fine dining.” “Riffing between Korean, Cantonese and contemporary American culinary traditions, Benu is becoming a mainstay on 50 Best lists,” the World’s 50 Best wrote. “... Aside from a few longstanding favourites – don’t miss the 1,000-year-old quail’s egg with ginger and cabbage – the menu changes regularly.” Atelier Crenn, … [Read more...] about San Francisco’s Atelier Crenn and Benu rank among World’s 50 Best Restaurants

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — When Eduardo Rey celebrated his 69th birthday at home with 10 family members in Uruguay’s capital, he didn’t suspect it would start a mortal race to find medical care amid a surging pandemic Two days after the party, the farmer came down with a fever, was coughing and felt weak. At first he and his family thought nothing of it, but then a relative who had been at the party tested positive for the coronavirus. When Rey tested positive his family tried repeatedly to get help from a doctor on the public health care telephone, but they couldn’t get one to visit his home. His family eventually took him to a hospital themselves but they were told his lungs were badly damaged. On April 21, a month after his birthday, Rey died of respiratory insufficiency in an ICU in Montevideo, joining more than 3,000 people who have died of COVID-19 in Uruguay since March. While the number may seem small for other countries, it is huge in this South American country of just … [Read more...] about Uruguay battles Covid surge, with one of world’s highest per capita death rates

The four people who were killed in the Amtrak crash Monday in rural Missouri were identified Wednesday, days after the train crashed into a dump truck , derailing the entire train. Rochelle Cook, 57, and Kim Holsapple, 56, both of Desoto, Kan., and passengers on the train, were pronounced dead at the scene Monday, as was the dump truck’s driver, 53-year-old Billy Barton II, of Brookfield, Mo., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A third train passenger, Binh Pham, 82, of Kansas City, also died Monday, but after being transported to the University Hospital in Columbia, officials said. More than 150 other people, with injuries ranging from minor to severe, were taken for treatment to 10 different area hospitals, officials said. The Southwest Chief train, headed from Los Angeles to Chicago with 275 passengers and 12 crew members, plowed into the truck near the town of Mendon, northwest of Columbia, at a gravel road’s railway crossing, unmarked by electronic signals … [Read more...] about Railway crossing under investigation in Missouri Amtrak crash

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Delayed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Games open Thursday in Alabama featuring more than 3,600 athletes participating in non-Olympic events including sumo wrestling, gymnastics, pickleball, martial arts and tug of war. The opening ceremony, set for Thursday night at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, includes performances by Nelly and the band Alabama. It will kick off 10 days of competition around the metro area in nearly 40 sports with participants from about 100 nations. Organizers said more than 350,000 tickets have been sold, and events will be available for viewing by livestream. CBS Sports will televise 12 hours of coverage. Some competitions already have been held. Hundreds of people turned out in Oxford, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of Birmingham, for exhibition games between the USA Softball Women's National Team, Team … [Read more...] about Pandemic-delayed World Games open in Birmingham a year late

0 Arts & Entertainment Parapalooza offers a special day of paranormal fun, psychics, contests, ghost tours, vendors and more July 23 at the Pavilion in Bridgeview. Lorraine Swanson , Patch Staff Posted Reply BRIDGEVIEW, IL — Graveside Paranormal impresario Neal Gibbons and his sidekick Steve Leinweber, keeper of the Ana Hatta box, will present the second annual Parapalooza Fest , Saturday, July 23. The paranormal fest runs from noon to 11:30 p.m. at The Pavilion, behind the Branding Iron Restaurant, 7038 S. Harlem Ave., Bridgeview. If you’ve always wanted to experience paranormal phenomena, Graveside Paranormal tours are known to produce some crap-scaring moments – like mysterious apparitions appearing on people’s cell phone pictures along the various tour stops, or voices yelling at people from the Ana Hatta box – all while riding on a luxury coach bus. You also learn stuff. Parapalooza offers a special day of … [Read more...] about Other Worldly Fun Awaits At Graveside Paranormal’s 2022 Parapalooza