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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
7-Eleven, Inc., Unleashes Epic Summer Takeover with Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's Jurassic World Rebirth
The birth of a new Jurassic era collides with the world's largest convenience retailer in a colossal crossover IRVING, Texas, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, prepare for a new era as 7-Eleven, Inc. teams up with Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment to celebrate the upcoming release of Jurassic World Rebirth –– a bold new chapter in the iconic franchise arriving in theaters July 2, 2025. The collaboration brings dinosaurs to life across participating 7-Eleven®, Speedway® and Stripes® stores nationwide with exclusive co-branded products, immersive in-store takeovers and limited-time offers that will transport customers straight into the action. From bold snacks and collectible drinkware to blockbuster-sized deals, 7-Eleven is transforming everyday visits into a colossal experience. Here's what's waiting to be discovered: Drinkware Collectibles: Customers can get their hands on the limited-edition Big Gulp® drink cups and badge-style dangler straws at participating stores, featuring the fiercest predators from land, sea and air like the terrifying Titanosaurus, Mosasaurus and Quetzalcoatlus. Slurpee® Drink Flavors: Cool off with ferocious Slurpee® drink flavors like Mission: Deep Blue and Mission: Colossal Cherry, the classic Blue Raspberry and Cherry Slurpee drink flavors, renamed to bring customers from the convenience store aisle to the world of Jurassic World Rebirth. 7-Select™ Snacks and More: Chomp into huge flavors with exclusive snacks like 7-Select Replenish® Blue Raspberry Zero Sugar and 7-Select Gummi Dinosaurs. Hot Food Combos: Feed the inner apex predator with value deals that rule the food chain, including 5-piece Bone-in Wings for $5 and any two pizza slices and a Big Gulp drink for $2.* For a limited time, the packaging for these products will be decked out in fearsome dinosaurs that fans can see on the big screen. To celebrate in style, 7-Eleven's online merch store, 7Collection™, is roaring to life with exclusive gear for snack lovers and movie buffs alike. Step out to the movie theater in style with 7-Eleven x Jurassic World Rebirth apparel, from bold graphic tees and adventurous button-downs to a trucker hat. "This summer, we're bringing a new kind of adventure to customers in stores — one where the Slurpee drinks flow, the snacks roar and the dinosaurs rule the snack aisles," said Marissa Jarratt, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing & Sustainability Officer at 7-Eleven, Inc. "Our Jurassic World Rebirth collaboration is a full-blown, snack-fueled adventure for fans of all ages to enjoy." The fun doesn't stop there. 7Rewards® and Speedy Rewards® members who purchase any 20-ounce Dr Pepper® bottle at 7-Eleven and Speedway stores can score a chance to win daily movie tickets, now through July 16.** Before heading to theaters, fans in New York City, Los Angeles and Beavercreek, OH can step into the world of Jurassic World Rebirth like never before. From June 27 to July 6, two 7-Eleven stores and one Speedway store will be completely transformed, inside and out, into a Jurassic World Rebirth experience. The limited-time activation will feature immersive decor, photo ops and items like collectible toys, plush dinosaurs, Funko POP! figures and Jurassic World Rebirth sunglasses available at participating stores.*** *Valid 6/4/25 – 7/16/25. Discount applicable at 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes. Plus tax where applicable. ©2025 7-Eleven, Inc. All rights reserved. **NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Begins 6/4/25 at 12:00:01 am ET & ends 7/30/25 at 11:59:59 pm ET. Open to legal US residents physically residing in 50 United States or DC who are 16+ years old (minors must have parent/guardian consent to participate). Prize is valued at a maximum of $20. Any amount in excess of $20 (inclusive of ticket prize and associated fees and charges) is the responsibility of the winner. Odds of winning depend on # of eligible entries. Void where prohibited. Sponsor: 7-Eleven, Inc. For full rules, free and other entry methods, full prize details, and restrictions see Official Rules at © UCS LLC and Amblin. © 2025 7-Eleven, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ***From 6/27/25 – 7/6/25. In-store takeover experiences located at the below locations. ©2025 7-Eleven, Inc. All rights reserved. Los Angeles: 7-Eleven location: 1611 W Olive Ave, Burbank, California, 91506 New York: 7-Eleven Location: 673 8th Ave, New York, NY 10036 Ohio: Speedway Location: 3991 Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek, OH 45440 About 7-Eleven, Inc.7-Eleven, Inc. is the premier name in the U.S. convenience-retailing industry. Based in Irving, Texas, 7-Eleven operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to 7-Eleven® stores, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates and franchises Speedway®, Stripes®, Laredo Taco Company® and Raise the Roost® Chicken and Biscuits locations. Known for its iconic brands such as Slurpee®, Big Bite® and Big Gulp®, 7-Eleven has expanded into high-quality sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings and mini beef tacos. 7-Eleven offers customers industry-leading private brand products at outstanding value. Customers can earn and redeem points on various items in stores nationwide through its 7Rewards® and Speedy Rewards® loyalty programs with more than 80 million members, place an order in the 7NOW® delivery app in over 95% of the convenience retailer's footprint, or rely on 7-Eleven for other convenient services. Find out more online at About Jurassic World RebirthA new era is born. This summer, three years after the Jurassic World trilogy concluded with each film surpassing $1 billion at the global box office, the enduring Jurassic series evolves in an ingenious new direction with Jurassic World Rebirth. Anchored by iconic action superstar Scarlett Johansson, Emmy and SAG nominee Jonathan Bailey and two-time Oscar® winner Mahershala Ali, this action-packed new chapter sees an extraction team race to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park, inhabited by the worst of the worst that were left behind. Also starring acclaimed international stars Rupert Friend and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, the film is directed by dynamic visualist Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) from a script by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp. Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet's ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind. Academy Award® nominee Johansson plays skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett, contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure the genetic material. When Zora's operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized by marauding aquatic dinos, they all find themselves stranded on a forbidden island that had once housed an undisclosed research facility for Jurassic Park. There, in a terrain populated by dinosaurs of vastly different species, they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that has been hidden from the world for decades. Ali is Duncan Kincaid, Zora's most trusted team member; Critics Choice and Olivier Award winner Jonathan Bailey (Wicked, Bridgerton) plays paleontologist Dr. Henry Loomis; Emmy nominee Rupert Friend (Homeland, Obi-Wan Kenobi) appears as Big Pharma representative Martin Krebs and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Lincoln Lawyer, Murder on the Orient Express) plays Reuben Delgado, the father of the shipwrecked civilian family. The cast includes Luna Blaise (Manifest), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty) and Audrina Miranda (Lopez vs. Lopez) as Reuben's family. The film also features, as members of Zora and Krebs' crews, Philippine Velge (Station Eleven), Bechir Sylvain (BMF) and Ed Skrein (Deadpool). An Amblin Entertainment production, Jurassic World Rebirth is directed by BAFTA winner Edwards from a script by Koepp (War of the Worlds), based on characters created by Michael Crichton. The film is produced by Oscar® nominee Frank Marshall, p.g.a., and Patrick Crowley, p.g.a., both longtime Jurassic franchise producers and of last summer's blockbuster, Twisters. The film is executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Denis Stewart. About Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios ( Universal Studios is part of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. CONTACT: 7-Eleven, Communications media@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE 7-Eleven, Inc. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
South Wales Argus
5 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Nostalgia: The demolition of Newport's speedway stadium
Speedway was a fixture in Newport from 1964, firstly at Newport County's Somerton Park stadium, where the first meeting was held in April 1964 in front of a crowd of more than 10,000. The local team was the Newport Wasps and after having to leave Somerton Park in the mid-1970s, they raced for a time in Bristol, before the stadium at Queensway Meadows was built. Speedway came back to Newport in the late 1990s. We take a look back at how we reported the demolition of the stadium in August 2012, and bring you memories from speedway fans who are some of the 14,000-plus members of our We Grew Up in Newport Facebook group. Queensway Meadows. Picture shared by Dixie Dean From the Argus of August 9, 2012: THE demolition of Newport Speedway stadium this week marked the end of an era for the sport in the city. Hayley Stadium is no more after bulldozers moved in on Tuesday to collapse the derelict stands and outbuildings. The newly cleared site is set to become a haulage depot after Chepstow-based MCL Logistics took over ownership in May. Supporters, who had backed retired Speedway rider Phil Morris' bid to resurrect the sport in the city, said they were devastated at its loss. Mark Poulton said: 'It now looks like there is no hope of a future in Newport for a professional sport that has brought such a positive name for Newport for 50 years.' Newport Wasps: Vic White, Geoff Penniket, Jon Erskine, Alby Golden, Dick Bradley, Peter Vandenberg and Ray Harris 'It is a sad day for Newport and an even sadder day for speedway in the UK.' Fan Wayne Evans said: 'I just think back to Tim Stone who started it, he put so much time, effort and sweat into it – so did the supporters. For it now to be lost, it's a sad day. 'While it was there, there was always a hope that somebody would step in but now there's none.' The stadium closed in February after several failed takeover bids, an arson attack and repeated spates of vandalism. Glory days: Promoter Tim Stone, left, with the 2006 Newport Wasps team and sponsor Gary Parker, of the Everest Group Lliswerry councillor Allan Morris, said of the demolition: 'It's a sad end to a glorious era for the city. But nothing is forever and who knows one day it may well be back again.' Readers' memories of speedway in Newport: Linda Smith: "I remember some really wonderful days there, including being featured in the Argus with a then-colleague of mine. Strangely enough, for all of the amazing rides and riders I saw there, including Billy Hamil and Frank Smart etc, there is one thing that sticks in my mind, and that is the day I had a chat with Lawrence Hare. "I remember warning him about how unpredictable the grip was on bends three and four that day. "A few weeks later that unpredictable grip caught him out - it resulted in a nasty crash at that point where I had previously warned him about. He picked up that unwanted grip and ended up in a wheelchair. I wasn't there that day - I was working. I just wish that he had listened to my words of warning." Colin Lewis: "Smell of Castrol R and face full of grit." Newport Wasps' Craig Watson, centre, and Leight Lanham, right, competing against Somerset's Cory Gathercole in 2010 Denise Ambridge: "Loved going to speedway, the thrill, excitement and noise. Worse thing ever losing that. Another loss to Newport as usual." Terry Craddock: "The 1968 season when a young swede came back to Newport for his second season at Newport. This young man was so thrilling on track and he beat the very best. His name was Torbjorn Harryson and, though he was short, he was a giant on the track. "He would fly around the boards around the very best. Toby was a fun guy off track too and made many many great friends and fans in the UK. I've seen him have some of the most scary crashes only to jump up and out ready for his next race. The kids would be queing up after the meeting to get his autograph. "Toby was popular everywhere, but sadly it all came to an end after an horrific crash in the 1969 world final at Wembley he broke his leg so badly it never healed again. "Toby did try a come back but another nasty fall forced him to retire. He managed Sweden for several years until his untimely end several years ago." Torbjorn Harryson in action. Picture shared by Terry Craddock Margaret Smith: "Me and my sister used to go there every Friday. We just loved it. We had all the rosettes. I remember riders like Jon Eriskine and Albey Golden. Wish it came back." Margaret Dean: "I was a Speedway supporter from 1953 as a school girl supporting Cardiff Dragons and Bristol Bulldogs. When Newport opened I was married with a husband and three children. We all went every week as a family. We still watch and follow speedway right up to this day on television and I am almost 85." Russell Tonks: "I lived in Wallsall Street off of Corporation Road. From the age of about six I spent every Friday night at Newport speedway in Somerton grounds. "Loved every single night watching the absolute legend Phil Crump at Newport. And also followed his son Jason Crump, who is also an absolute legend. Amazing time of my life." Andrew Ralley: "It must be about 40 years ago, in Somerton Park, Phil Crump winning the Golden Helmet. John Goodall is a name that I remember too." Bulldozers start the demolition of derelict stands and outbuildings at Hayley Stadium Paul Edwards: "Loved going over Somerton to watch speedway in the 70s. It was sad to see it go, but when Tim Stone brought speedway back to Newport it was like a breath of fresh air. "I helped out with Tim painting the track fencing and putting in the stands seating and also my wife ran the cheerleaders and I was a raker on the third bend. "The team had great support at home and the trips to watch them ride away were great. Loved the Scotland tour. Sadly missed. "If Tim was still with us so would the speedway be. We all hope and pray that one day it will return." Sylvia Bennett: "Loved speedway at Somerton Park and being a little girl in the pits where Phil Crump, Bob Coles and Brian Woodward would be with their bikes. "Little did I know 40 years later my boy would ride for the Hornets, James White Williams." Lynette Isaacs: "Used to love the speedway on the old county ground, Friday nights, loved the excitment, but the smell!"
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ohio woman wins $80K a year for 25 years: Here's how much she really gets
VANDALIA, Ohio (WJW) – A woman in southwest Ohio won $2 million on an Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket but won't take home even half of that cash. Cleveland Clinic updates new co-pay policy after backlash According to the Ohio Lottery, the New Carlisle woman recently purchased a $20 Extreme Cash ticket from a Speedway in Vandalia and won the game's top prize of $80,000 a year for 25 years. The lottery said, the winner chose the cash option prize of $1,000,000. After mandatory state and federal tax, totaling 28 percent, she will receive $720,000. That's 36 percent of the initial prize money. Teen having stroke saved by friend on Snapchat If you'd like to learn more about the odds of winning Ohio Lottery games, including scratch-off tickets and draw games, CLICK HERE. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Winning lottery tickets sold in Vandalia, Hamilton
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio Lottery players in two different communities won quite a bit of money. A New Carlisle woman purchased a $2,000,000 Extreme Cash scratch-off ticket from the Speedway location in the 80 block of East National Road in Vandalia. Although the ticket price was just $20, she won the top prize of $80,000 a year for 25 years. The woman decided she wanted the cash option of $1 million, so she is receiving $720,000 after taxes. Someone purchased a 'Billion' scratch-off ticket for $50 from the Sunoco location in the 1200 block of Main Street in Hamilton. After scratching the ticket, the player realized they won $50,000 a year for 20 years. Since the player wanted to receive the cash option of $500,000, they will receive $360,000, after taxes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Indianapolis Star
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indianapolis Star
How to renew, order 2026 Indy 500 tickets at the best price; IMS unveils 2026 Indy 500 logo
The 110th Indianapolis 500 will celebrate the nation's 250th birthday — and you can renew or apply for tickets for the best price. Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced that fans can renew their tickets for 2026 at the best prices available through June 16 here or by calling (317) 492-6700. General admission is $45 and reserved seats begin at $60. IMS also unveiled its 2026 logo, which has a stars and stripes theme similar the American flag, with four stars commemorating the Speedway's founders — Carl Fisher, Frank Wheeler, James Allison and Arthur Newby.
