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Melissa Barrera talks about new movie ‘Carmen’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

You know Melissa Barrera from the recent Scream movies and In the Heights. In Carmen, she’s taking on a centuries-old, iconic character in a whole new, modern way. Now’s the time I would crack a joke before introducing the story, But this movie’s kinda serious, and tragic. So, I guess not.Maybe you’ve heard of the famous French opera Carmen?Melissa Barrera: “As soon as people heard about the project, people were like, ‘Carmen! Carmen! You’re going to play Carmen.’ As soon as people say that it adds pressure.” But, a new movie, with the same name: Is a complete re-imagining of that story, so I guess it doesn’t really matter if you haven’t.Melissa Barrera stars in the musical drama, about a woman, you guessed it, Carmen.Melissa Barrera: “She’s like this fierce, kind of like femme fatale, very powerful, sure woman.”Who flees the Mexican desert after her mother is murdered.Alex Miranda: “The amount...

Cleaning company offers assistance to police officer after historic floods free of charge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

After historic flooding devastated a police officer’s home, cleaning company Disaster Services didn’t hesitate to provide some much-needed aid.The officer is known as a hero to his community and this time someone else came to his rescue. Officer Jose Frank Delgado is counting his blessings after historic flood waters ravaged his Dania Beach home less than two weeks ago. “It just kept on coming, it wouldn’t stop,” said Delgado.“When I got here, it was maybe about three or so foot of water, so I was able to get in the house. As the night progressed, it wouldn’t stop, it just kept coming up. Once I knew it was coming in the house, it was nothing we could do,” said Delgado.With help from his wife and daughter, the Delgado family tried their best to keep as much water out of the home as possible. They used towels, sheets and even clothing, but it was useless as water poured in. “The lights started to flicker. At that point, we had to ...

Cold War with China would ‘betray’ Britain’s national interests, UK foreign secretary warns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

LONDON — Britain must engage with China rather than isolate Beijing in a “new Cold War,” the U.K. foreign secretary will say Tuesday in a warning shot to Tory China hawks.James Cleverly will set out the U.K.’s approach toward China in a long-awaited speech on Tuesday, weeks after the government’s updated Integrated Review of defense and foreign policy described relations with the emerging superpower as an “epoch-defining and systemic challenge.”Cleverly is expected to set out a three-pronged approach for relations with Beijing — limiting Chinese involvement in sectors deemed critical for national security; strengthening ties with Indo-Pacific allies; and — most controversially — engaging with China directly to promote stable relations.And in a message to the increasingly outspoken China hawks within his Conservative Party, the foreign secretary will warn against an era of open confrontation with Beijing that might harm the U.K.’s economic interests and limit the West’s ab...

Markey, Pressley announce new push for fare-free public transit across the country 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

Local elected leaders have launched a new push for public transportation at no cost to riders across the country as they re-introduce the “Freedom to Move Act.” Senator Ed Markey and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley recently discussed the legislation, which would bring in government funding to support free rides, at an event at Ruggles station in Boston on Monday. The move comes as Boston already has an experiment in place using federal funds to eliminate fares on three local bus routes. Officials say ridership on buses went up by 35% with the elimination of fares. The move has also put more money in the pockets of riders including Connie Forbes, who recently discussed her free public transit rides. “You just get on the bus and you put yourself into a seat, you’re done,” Forbes told 7NEWS. “Instead of having to figure out where to put the money in the meter or tap your card.““This is actually saving us a bit of money to go towards something essential like food,...

Brockton mother seeks help finding stolen handicap accessible van

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

A mother in Brockton has shared a plea for help after the handicap accessible van she uses to help her son get around was stolen over the weekend. Sandra Tavares’ son was left with severe disabilities, including the loss of his legs, after a car crash in 2016. He is wheel-chair bound and needs the van to get from place to place. Tavares’ said the van was a gamechanger for her family when they got it a few years ago. Now, with the van stolen, she said their lives have been turned upside down. “My son is not a little baby that I can carry around and we have a lot of doctors appointments and we depend on that van,” she said. Tavares said she went to run a quick errand Saturday morning when she realized she forgot her wallet. She said she left the van running and went back inside for what she said was a couple minutes at most. In that time, she said someone got in the van and took off. Tavares spent years waiting and saving up money before she got the van i...

Local lawmakers discuss classified documents leak as questions remain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

Questions remain more than a week after the arrest of a 21-year old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of sharing classified documents thrust the town of Dighton into a national spotlight. As the discussion continues, a New York Times article on Friday claimed Jack Teixeira had been sharing sensitive information for longer and on a larger scale than originally thought. Speaking on Monday, local lawmakers shared their reactions. “Of course I’m concerned,” Rep. Seth Moulton said at an event in Lynn. “I mean, any time something like this happens, until you get to the very bottom of it, you don’t know how broad it can be and how many lives this criminal has put at risk.”The Times said Teixeira began posting secret intelligence days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of last.SKY7-HD was then overhead earlier this month when federal agents arrested Teixeira at his mother’s home on April 13. Ayanna Pressley was in Boston on Monda...

Yankees Notebook: Aaron Boone unsurprised by Joey Gallo’s success

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

MINNESOTA — Joey Gallo struggled while playing under Aaron Boone in New York, but the Yankees manager is far from shocked that the slugger has had some success over his first 12 games with the Twins.Gallo, who missed some time with a right intercostal strain, was slashing .235/.350/.706 with five home runs and 11 RBI entering Monday’s series-opener between the two teams. He strictly played the outfield for the Yankees, but the Twins had him at first base and batting seventh at Target Field.“He’s obviously got a ton of power,” Boone said before the game. “He’s already hit some home runs this year. He’s a guy that typically controls the strike zone. So I don’t think it’s surprising to us necessarily that he’s having some success here.”Gallo, who signed a one-year, $11 million contract with Minnesota in the offseason, didn’t appear by his locker when the Twins’ clubhouse was open to reporters Monday.The...

Millionaire’s tax money will be exempted from rebate law under House plan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

The state House began deliberations over their $56 billion fiscal 2024 spending proposal on Monday by rejecting a Republican plan to include money from a newly enacted millionaire’s tax along with the rest of revenue when calculating mandatory taxpayer rebates.“This is a simple amendment, but one that we feel is still very important,” state Rep. Kim Ferguson said. “The amendment removes the exemption of the millionaire’s tax revenues deposited into the education and transportation fund from counting toward allowable state tax revenues under Chapter 62F.”Representatives will likely spend most of this week arguing over exactly how and where to spend billions in state revenues during fiscal 2024, before the spending package is sent to the Senate for revision and, eventually, to Gov. Maura Healey for her veto or signature.Before any vote on the budget itself can occur, lawmakers must first dispense with the over 1,500 amendments that representatives have filed to the original pack...

Bruins notebook: Taylor Hall has provided much needed scoring depth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

As the Bruins steamrolled their way toward the playoffs, winning their last eight games on the record-breaking run, it was anyone’s guess what to expect from Taylor Hall come playoff time.After suffering a lower body injury in Vancouver on Feb. 25, he missed most of the rest of the regular season, returning to play just three of the last four games. He went scoreless in all of them and, even before his injury, he’d had an inconsistent season from a production standpoint.But in this playoff series against the Florida Panthers, Hall has shown some of the flashes that made him a Hart Trophy winner five years ago when he was with the New Jersey Devils. Hall leads the B’s in scoring with 4-3-7 totals in the four games, including his 2-2-4 afternoon on Sunday.It was in Game 1, in which he actually did not get on the scoresheet, that Hall showed he was ready to contribute. He twice made strong defensive plays that he immediately turned into 2-on-1s with his speed.“Taylor&...

Markey, Pressley take another shot at expanding fare-free public transportation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:17:40 GMT

Public transportation is a public good, Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Ayanna Pressley argued Monday, announcing the reintroduction of their national “Freedom to Move” fare-free transit legislation.“To truly create world class public transportation across the United States and to advance justice and equity, we need to make public transit free,” Markey said at a press conference outside the Ruggles T station Monday afternoon. “And that is why I am proud to stand with Congresswoman Pressley today to reintroduce our ‘Freedom to Move Act.'”The act, first introduced in 2020, would provide $25 billion competitive grants over five years to support state and local efforts to implement fare-free public transportation systems, the sponsors said, as well as investing in public transportation safety, quality and equity efforts.Advocates pointed to results from fare-free programs throughout Massachusetts. Using pandemic relief funding, Boston made bus routes 23...