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Final day to move out for North Bay Village condo residents after building deemed unsafe

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

Tuesday marks the final day for residents of the Majestic Isle Condominium to move out after the building was deemed unsafe. The move has left 55 residents questioning what comes next.Early Tuesday morning saw U-Haul trucks coming in and out of the building as movers helped residents pack their belongings. Officials had given the residents until 10 a.m. to clear out of the building.The decision to force residents out came after an engineering report highlighted the building’s poor condition. Concerns about sagging floors and termite damage have led to fears over the safety of the residents.On Monday, officials met with the residents to discuss how to help renters and owners of the condominium. The meeting was emotional for many, and some were concerned about where they would stay in the short term.More than half of the residents have found alternative accommodation while the condo undergoes safety construction. However, some residents still require shelter, and the meeting end...

Why ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Eugene Levy is a ‘reluctant’ traveler

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

(CNN) — He famously played a motel co-owner in “Schitt’s Creek” and has been able to travel all over the world throughout his acting career, which spans five decades.But Canadian star Eugene Levy freely admits that he’s “not fond of traveling” at all, describing himself as more of “the great indoors type of guy.”“I don’t hate it. [Hate] is a very strong word,” Levy tells CNN Travel. “But I don’t really love it.”The Emmy winner is continually forced out of his comfort zone in his latest TV project “The Reluctant Traveler,” an eight-episode Apple TV+ travel series that follows Levy as he hesitantly travels to places like Finland, Costa Rica, South Africa and Tokyo.Famous for his deadpan delivery, Levy makes no attempt to even pretend that he’s getting any enjoyment out of many of the experiences, which involve going dog-sledding, visiting the rainforest and even taking a stool s...

George Foreman reflects on the heavy weight of the movie about his life

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

(CNN) — To quote one of my favorite DJ Khaled songs, “All I do is win, win, win no matter what.”In all honesty, I don’t stay winning. I have, however, been on a pretty good streak lately, like when I recently had the opportunity to speak with one of the legendary heavyweight champions of the world. Depending upon your age, you either know George Foreman for his prowess in the boxing ring or his famed kitchen grills.Either way, the now 74-year-old Olympic gold medalist and two-time world heavyweight champion is sharing more about his life in the new biopic, “Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World.”The film details how Foreman rose from poverty to become a superstar boxer — a rival to Muhammad Ali — as well as a minister and an entrepreneur, and later in life, how he made his return to the ring when many didn’t think he had it in him.Foreman told me he wasn’t always c...

Coast guard finds boat overcrowded with migrants miles off Key West

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

OFF KEY WEST, Fla. (WSVN) — The coast guard spotted a boat filled with migrants 40 miles off Key West.Turns out the people on board were lucky they were being tracked.Their boat started taking on water.A coast guard cutter safely rescued the group.

Major collision on I-95 SB causes massive traffic delays during morning commute

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

Drivers will find themselves in a slow ride on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 as four left lanes of the highway have been blocked off due to a collision.The crash occurred on Tuesday morning near 62nd Street and has caused significant delays on the road.Around 7 a.m., live video footage from the 79th Street camera showed standstill traffic.Commuters may take US-441 as an alternate to make their way around the congestion on I-95.The incident has caused backups all the way toward Opa Locka Boulevard.

French democracy is in crisis. What else is new?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

Revolution is in the air.  After three months of turmoil over President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pensions reform, France is tempted once again to rip up its constitution and start afresh.Will 2023 go down — after 1789, 1830, 1848, 1870, 1940 and 1958 — as the year which forced radical change in the method of government of perhaps the least-governable large country in the Western world?Reputable French historians and political commentators are talking of a “democratic crisis” or a “crise de régime.” The pensions dispute has, they say, transcended arguments over whether the French should retire at 62 or 64. The French president’s deployment of a full armory of special constitutional powers to impose a reform rejected by 70 percent of French adults has created — or accelerated — a deeper, political malaise.In the age of the internet and contempt for les élites, the top-down, elected monarchy devised by Charles de Gaulle 65 years ago is no longer workable, the commenta...

Owner of Boston pizza chain to face federal judge on forced labor charges

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

The owner of a local pizza chain is set to face a judge Tuesday on federal charges of forced labor.Officials said Stavros Papantoniadis, 47, forced employees to work while verbally and physically abusing them and repeatedly threatening them with deportation. Papantoniadis owns Stash’s Pizza in Dorchester and Roslindale. He was arrested last month and initially charged with one count of forced labor.On March 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Papantoniadis had since been indicted on four counts of forced labor and three counts of attempted forced labor.Papantoniadis has remained in federal custody since his arrest.

Vermont man pleads not guilty to 14 charges following three-day manhunt

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

A Vermont man accused of getting into a shootout with police leading to a multi-day manhunt is now in custody and facing charges. Henry Lovell, 24, pleaded not guilty Monday to 14 charges, including attempted murder.Lovell allegedly shot a Morristown police officer at an apartment last week as police responded to a reported kidnapping. The incident led to a three-day search for the suspect. “There was a kidnapping. He held a gun to his mother and to his landlord. He engaged law enforcement in in battle with his shotgun,” said Deputy State’s Attorney Aliena Gerhard. “A public tip was the reason Lovell was located,” said Morristown Police Chief Jason Luneau. “We are not alone in our endeavors and understand we cannot complete our mission without the community’s assistance.”The next step for Lovell is a psychiatric evaluation. He is currently being held without bail. The officer who was shot has been released from the hospital.

Dave Hyde: ‘The Big One’ era continues as Jimmy Butler makes history in Heat’s win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

Here’s the thing about history: It’s hard to see coming. Monday night’s drama began, undramatically enough, with Jimmy Butler making a pedestrian 20-foot shot with just over five minutes left in a troubled game.“Frustrating,’ Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called Game 4 against Milwaukee to that point. “Things weren’t going our way.”No one considered Butler’s shot was the start of anything, much less the start of something unbelievable that would put the Heat up 3-1 this series.How could they? That shot merely brought the Miami merely brought within what seemed like a constant eight-point cushion for Milwaukee. It really just set up the next shot, which was a Butler drive and five-foot runner.Which was followed by his two free throws and we were getting somewhere.Then came a breakaway dunk to put the Heat in the lead, and the hinges started coming off the night in a way they do in any momentous game.“That was the moment fo...

What to know about the 2023 NFL draft: When will the Chicago Bears pick? Who are the local prospects to watch?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:09:58 GMT

After sitting out the first round a year ago, the Chicago Bears are once again central players in this week’s NFL draft.The Bears secured the No. 1 pick via their league-worst 3-14 record in 2022, then traded the top spot last month to the Carolina Panthers for a package of picks — including this year’s No. 9 selection — and wide receiver DJ Moore.Will general manager Ryan Poles continue to wheel and deal on draft night? Or will he stay put at No. 9 and look to beef up the team’s offensive or defensive line?Here’s a look at the important details of the draft, including how to watch on TV, when the Bears will be picking and who the top local prospects are.Catch up on our draft coverage:Who will the Bears select at No. 9? Brad Biggs’ NFL mock draft 2.0.Are Jalen Carter or Peter Skoronski options for the Bears at No. 9 in the NFL draft? 4 questions facing GM Ryan Poles.15 months into his ‘disciplined’ rebuild, Bears GM Ryan Poles fa...