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1 dead, 28 hospitalized after roof of Illinois theater collapses: Officials

The roof of a northern Illinois theater collapsed Friday night during a metal concert, leaving multiple people injured. One person died after a roof collapse at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday night, officials said. At least 28 more were transported to the hospital -- five with severe injuries, according to officials. Roughly 260 people, including staff and performers, were inside the venue, which was hosting a heavy metal concert, Belvidere Fire Chief Shawn Schadle said at a press conference. Schadle could not immediately confirm the cause of the roof's collapse . However, he said officials were notified by the National Weather Service of a tornado warning at 7:45 p.m. CT. The roof collapse d ten minutes later, he said. Officers responding to the incident were greeted with "absolute chaos" inside the building, said Belvidere Police Chief Shane Woodley. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is "closely monitoring" the incident, he said on Twitter. &

Celtics vs. Bucks takeaways: Jayson Tatum goes off, Boston keeps hopes for No. 1 seed alive with dominant win

MILWAUKEE -- The last time Jayson Tatum suited up for a Game at Fiserv Forum, the Boston Celtics were down 3-2 to the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs last season. Tatum responded with the best, and most important performance of his career -- a 46-point, nine-rebound masterpiece in Game 6 to keep the Celtics' season alive .  His 40-point, eight-rebound effort in Thursday night's 140-99 win for the Celtics wasn't nearly as important, but his shot-making was just as impressive. He went 12-of-18 from the field, including 8-of-10 from 3-point land and 8-of-8 from the free throw line, to equal his most efficient shooting performance of the season and record his 11th 40-point Game of the season.  Tatum got plenty of help from Jaylen Brown, who finished with 30 points, five rebounds and five assists as well as major contributions from Al Horford and Malcolm Brogdon, each of whom chipped

'Nightmare': 6 killed in 'calculated' mass shooting at Nashville school

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A suspect is dead following a shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, according to police. A shooter armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday morning, authorities said. The suspect, identified by police as Audrey Hale, 28, of Nashville, had a detailed map of Covenant School, a school for students in preschool through sixth grade, and allegedly shot through the door to gain entry to the school, police said. The children were identified by Nashville police as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, all 9 years old. The slain adults were identified as Cynthia Peak, 61; Mike Hill, 61, and Katherine Koonce, 60, who was the head of the school, according to police. MORE: Nashville school shooting: What to know about the 6 victims Peak was a substitute teacher and Hill was a custodian, according to investigators. A police officer walks

Kevin Durant injury update: Suns star to return from sprained ankle on Wednesday vs. Timberwolves

Kevin Durant will make his return to action Wednesday when the Phoenix Suns host the Minnesota Timberwolves, CBS Sports' Bill Reiter confirmed. Durant suffered a sprained ankle during warmups ahead of a game against his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and has been out recovering from that injury ever since. He missed almost two months earlier in the season while recovering from an MCL sprain. Durant has played only three games for the Suns since being traded from the Brooklyn Nets in February. If he plays in all seven of Phoenix's final games starting with that Wednesday tilt with the Timberwolves, that will boost his Suns total to 10 games.  This creates the potential for a bit of History . No NBA champion has ever been led by a player who gave them more playoff Game s than regular-season appearances. Even if Phoenix swept through all four rounds of the playoffs, they'd have to play a minimum

Sonic Is In Samba De Amigo: Party Central Along With City Escape And Fist Bump

After 15 years, Sega has remembered Samba de Amigo exists, with the new Game Party Central announced last month. Now, not only is the Dreamcast-era rhythm series getting a sequel, it's partnering up with Sonic the Hedgehog too, who's bringing along two bangers in the process. Sonic Adventure 2's Escape from the City and Sonic Forces' Fist Bump will both appear in the Samba de Amigo: Party Central base Game , available to play through from the start. The Game play for these tracks will also include Sonic himself, giving the two Sega series their first crossover in years. Related: Remembering Sonic Mania's Best Surprise To go along with the two Sonic tracks, we'll also get a stage based around Sonic Adventure 2's opening, City Escape. Of course, Sonic will be bopping right next to Amigo, although he seemingly couldn't be bothered to pick up some maracas of his own. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT

Diablo 4 Players Want To Be Able To Play Offline

Diablo 4 beta players are fed up with the always online requirements, calling on the devs to make it possible to play offline. This comes as the Diablo servers have struggled to keep up with demand, leaving players to deal with long queues and frequent disconnections. In aid of this, Diablo 4 fans want to be able to boot up the Game in offline mode if they're not planning to use any of the online features. Similar complaints were made towards Diablo 3, which required a constant internet connection to play on PC. It remains to be seen if the devs act on this feedback for Diablo 4's full release. Related: Betas Only Became Twisted Because Corporations Kept Selling Them To Us "I don't plan to play any multiplayer, and my experience during the betas was so frustrating," says Reddit user SidewaysFancyPrance, in a discussion on a possible offline mode for Diablo 4. "I put in a few hours and am going to cancel my pre-order." Many oth

Internet users were confused when the mystery “sea monster” washed ashore on the US shoreline (video)

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Investigators were left Ьаffɩed upon seeing a huge сагсаѕѕ of a mуѕteгіoᴜѕ sea creature that washed up on an island in Indonesia. Screenshot: RT/YouTube By India Today Web Desk : A giant mуѕteгіoᴜѕ deаd body washed ashore in Huamual in Indonesia. The сагсаѕѕ left investigators in a fix but has now been іdeпtіfіed. The enormous sea creature was found last week in Ьɩoodу water on the island of Seram. The enormous sea creature’s deаd body tгіɡɡeгed a discussion on what the animal was as its body had Ьаdɩу decomposed Screenshot: RT/YouTube People took wіɩd guesses as some called it a giant squid and the guesses did not end there as people called it a whale and many even thought it was some long ɩoѕt sea moпѕteг. IDENTITY OF THE SEA moпѕteг Alexander Werth who is a whale biologist at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, believes the 22-meter сагсаѕѕ was likely a baleen whale in an advanced state of decomposition. “There is lots of ѕtᴜff in the ocean that we don’t know a

National Cheesesteak Day (March 24th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every March 24th Tagged as Cheese Food & Drink Meat What are the hashtags? #Cheese steak Day #NationalCheese steak Day Have we missed something? This day is celebrated in honor of this delectable sandwich that originated in the US but is now enjoyed all over the world!  History of National Cheesesteak Day Cheesesteak sandwiches are almost a hundred years old, getting their start in 1930 in the city of Philadelphia. Pat Olivieri was a street hot dog vender on the and he was just making his own lunch by slicing up some beef and throwing it on an Italian bun with some grilled onions. A regular patron stopped by and asked to have what Pat was eating, and then suggested that he start selling them. And they were a hit. A few years later, Pat Olivieri eventually turned his hot dog stand into a more substantial restaurant, and the corner shop with neon signs continues to please customers with their cheesesteak sandwiches to this day. Other

After the triumph of the Tejas fighter plane, India has now unveiled the LCH, a helicopter with incredible features that has the potential to take the world by storm

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Recent action by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which is chaired by the prime minister and overseen by the CCS, gave the go-ahead for the purchase of 15 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) that were built in India at a total cost of Rs 3,887 crore (approximately $500 million), which represents a significant advance for the Make in India initiative. The Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) were procured at a time when the three services are working hard on enhancing their overall offensive capabilities in light of India’s various security problems, especially its border difficulties with China and persistent animosity with Pakistan. The Indian Air Force will receive ten helicopter s, while the Indian Army will receive five, the defense ministry announced. “The CCS has approved procurement of 15 Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Limited Series Production at the cost of ₹ 3,887 crore along with infrastructure sanctions worth ₹ 377 crore,” it said. The Light Combat Helicopt