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World-renowed chef opens new Mediterranean restaurant in South Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

Chef José Andrés is on top of the food cooking world.He’s a four Michelin star chef and was voted one of Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people.”Now, he’s bringing the spirit of the Mediterranean to SoFlo.See how South Beach’s Zaytinya will win you over.Storytelling through food is key for world-renowned chef José Andrés.And that’s what he plans to do at Zaytinya.José Andrés: “Can we do a meal where we share love dishes, where the food flows freely, where everyone is welcome? That’s the philosophy, friends, family, sharing, celebrating the Mediterranean which is a very small sea but at the same time is such a big sea.”He’s also big on feeding communities and believes in the saying “All big things come from small beginnings.”José Andrés: “In Greece and Turkey, Lebanon, they have what they call mezze, small dishes, tapas, small dishes.”So that’s what you’ll find inside this mezz...

Upcoming holiday movies to make you laugh and cry

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

It’s not just the holiday season, it’s movie season, baby. The year may almost be over, but there are still lots of movies coming to the big screen soon and we’ve got a look at some star-studded events celebrating the two movies coming soon to a theater near you.The Mallard family may be taking flight in the animated film “Migration.”But the film’s voice cast was perched and posing as they hit the red carpet for special screening in LA.Elizabeth Banks and Kumail Nanjiani play parents but he’s overprotective, while she longs for adventure.It’s a story both stars really connected with.Kumail Nanjiani: “A dad trying to decide whether it’s time to let the kids go off and have their own adventure or is it better to keep them definitely safe?”Elizabeth Banks: “What do we pass on to our kids? What are we telling our kids about the world around them? That they should be afraid of it or that they should embrace it?”...

Las Vegas is in trouble in Netflix’s action-comedy series ‘Obliterated’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

Las Vegas is in big trouble in a new Netflix action-comedy series. Good thing a special forces team is there to help.But their highly specialized skilled aren’t much after a hard night of partying.“Obliterated” will make your crazy Vegas stories sound like child’s play.The sweet taste of victory is even sweeter when it means saving an American city from terrorism.And, in the new Netflix series “Obliterated,” which is aptly titled…Shelley Hennig: “No one got hurt.”An elite special forces team thwart a deadly threat to Las Vegas. They celebrate with booze, drugs, and sex.Shelley Hennig: “I just kept thinking, how am I going to explain this to my family.”Unfortunately, the party vibes are killed, once they discover, oh, that the bomb they thought they deactivated, was fake and the real one, is about to blow.Shelley Hennig: “I was really stressed because Ava is really stressed.”The other problem, yeah, there’s...

Special counsel goes directly to Supreme Court to resolve whether Trump has immunity from prosecution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

(CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Donald Trump has any immunity from criminal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office – the first time that the high court will weigh in on the historic prosecution of the former president.The extraordinary request is an attempt by Smith to keep the election subversion trial – currently scheduled for early March – on track. Smith is asking the Supreme Court to take the rare step of skipping a federal appeals court and quickly decide a fundamental issue of the case against Trump.Smith’s team has asked the court to review District Judge’s Tanya Chutkan ruling that as a former president, Trump is not immune from the election subversion prosecution case brought in Washington, DC. Lawyers for the former president have argued that Trump’s alleged actions over the 2020 election results were part of his official duties at the time and therefore he is protected by...

Beacon Hill beaming

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

The tree outside the State House was sparkling last night as the lights were turned on for all to see.Boston, MA – November 11, 2023 People take pictures during a ceremony to light the State House Christmas tree. (Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Will Taylor Swift be in Boston for the Patriots-Chiefs game?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

Nearly seven months after Taylor Swift hit Gillette Stadium for her Eras Tour, the singer may be on her way back.With Swift’s boyfriend NFL tight end Travis Kelce set to play in the Patriots-Chiefs game on Sunday, many have speculated whether the pop star may be in attendance.Swift is currently on a break in her record-breaking Eras tour. The singer most recently performed in Brazil in late November and is set to resume next in February in Tokyo.Though Swift hasn’t made her Sunday plans known, an appearance wouldn’t be too surprising. The Grammy winner was most recently reportedly at the Chiefs-Bills game sitting with Kelce’s mom in Missouri on Sunday.Swift even has a house close by on the Rhode Island beachfront. The 33-year-old singer bought the Colonial-style mansion, called High Watch, on five acres in Watch Hill for nearly $18 million in 2013. The site has since become notable for her yearly Fourth of July parties attended by many celebrities.Swift wrote...

Brain sample from Maine gunman to be examined by BU for injury related to Army Reserves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine — A tissue sample from the brain of a gunman who killed 18 people and injured 13 others in Maine has been sent to a lab in Massachusetts to be examined for signs of injury or trauma related to his service in the Army Reserves, officials said Monday.The state’s chief medical examiner wants to know if a brain injury stemming from 40-year-old Robert Card’s military service could have contributed to unusual behavior he exhibited leading up to the Oct. 25 shootings at a bowling alley and at a bar in Lewiston .A spokesperson for the medical examiner’s office characterized the extra step as a matter of thoroughness “due to the combined history of military experience and actions.”“In an event such as this, people are left with more questions than answers. It is our belief that if we can conduct testing (in-house or outsourced) that may shed light on some of those answers, we have a responsibility to do that,” Lindsey Chasteen, office administrator, wrote in an email.The gunm...

Firefighters search for anyone trapped after corner of Bronx apartment building collapses

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

By JOSEPH B. FREDERICK, JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters scoured a mound of rubble to ensure no one was trapped Monday evening after a corner of a seven-story Bronx apartment building collapsed, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves and a convenience store partly buried under bricks and wood.There were no reports of injuries as of early evening and the proprietor of the ground floor shop said the people inside got out safely, city officials said. But firefighters used buckets, power tools and heavy equipment to pick through the debris, while officials kept a watchful eye on the portions of the building that remained standing.“Our main objective is to get to the bottom of that pile,” Fire Department Chief of Department John Hodgens said at a news conference. “We’ll be here until it’s down to the street level, just to make sure if there are any victims under there, hopefully we can get to...

Suspect identified in 4S Ranch shootout that injured SDPD sergeant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

SAN DEIGO — The suspect killed by officers in a shooting at a 4S Ranch shopping center last week that also left a San Diego police sergeant seriously injured was identified by authorities on Monday.Curtis Harris, a 46-year-old San Diego resident, was named by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department as the man shot by SDPD officers overnight Friday. According to SDSO, Harris had an unserved Emergency Protection Order against him tied to a prior domestic violence incident.Authorities were alerted to the incident after receiving a report of the protection order and a possible stolen vehicle around 10 p.m. Thursday. According to SDSO, a description of the suspect in the case was identified through officers' initial investigation, including that he was a felon and known to carry a firearm. San Diego Police investigating string of armed robberies Around 11:30 p.m., officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping plaza in the 10500 block of 4S Commons ...

New charge filed against man accused of firing shotgun outside New York synagogue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:34 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new federal charge was filed Monday against a man accused of firing a shotgun into the air outside a synagogue in upstate New York.Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, was arrested Thursday after shots were fired outside Temple Israel of Albany. The Iraqi-born U.S. citizen said “Free Palestine” when officers arrested him. He later told investigators that he felt affected by events in the Middle East, according to police officials and court filings.Federal prosecutors initially charged Alkhader with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person — a charge authorities said was related to his admitted use of marijuana.He was charged Monday with conspiracy to make a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. The new charge stems from the recent purchase of the shotgun authorities said he used in the shooting. Alkhader did not think he was eligible to buy a firearm because of a previous protective order, so he gave a friend money to buy the shotgun for him. The unident...