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Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt attends statue unveiling at Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, gives advice to young athletes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

A South Florida community celebrated the unveiling of an art piece immortalizing running legend Usain Bolt, and the athlete was on hand with a moving message for those inspired by him.Bolt, an athlete known around the world, was at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar on Saturday for the unveiling.7News cameras captured the retired sprinter, who holds a record-breaking time on the track, as he greeted fans the unveiling of a bronze statue.He later helped local officials unveil the bronze statue. The city’s first piece of art in a public space stands in the Olympian’s likeness.“It’s the first, and won’t be the last, of all the art that’s going to go throughout this city, in our parks and elsewhere, for the community to enjoy,” said Miramar Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis.“He represents, you know. I love somebody who defends all the time, you know what I mean?” said an attendee at the unveiling. “So he’s a legend to most o...

Greece to the EU: Come help stop migrant boats before they get here

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

Greece wants the EU to stop migrant boats before they even get to Europe. In an interview with POLITICO, newly appointed Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis called on the EU to resume an operation that aims to halt migrants before leaving Libya, a common departure point for asylum seekers coming to Europe.The appeal comes as the Greek government fights off allegations of negligence after a shipwreck killed hundreds of migrants heading for Europe from Libya. Survivors have claimed the Greek coast guard’s attempt to tow the vessel caused it to capsize, and various media accounts have shown the boat was stalled for hours before the coast guard intervened. “These tragedies will continue to happen unless we stop departures from Libya and other places on ships that are unseaworthy,” Kairidis said. “There will, unfortunately, be cases where it will simply be impossible to always save human life.”One solution to avoid other tragedies, Kairidis argued, is for the EU to resume “Op...

Police investigating crash involving fire truck in Stoughton that sent 2 to hospital

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

Stoughton police are investigating a crash involving a fire truck on Saturday that sent two people to the hospital, officials said.Officers responding to a reported crash at the intersection of Pleasant and Lincoln streets found a utility pole on top of the fire truck. National Grid has been called in to clear the area of any downed wires and repair damage.Motorists are being urged to avoid the area.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Malden police ask for help in search for missing 14-year-old girl

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

Malden police are turning to the public for help locating a missing 14-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen since Thursday.NayLeiah Spencer Cradock, of Malden, was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, light blue shorts, and a black backpack.She is described as being 5 feet tall and weighing about 100 pounds.Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is urged to call Malden police at 781-322-1212.https://twitter.com/MaldenPolice/status/1679625239225835522This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Flooding possible again Sunday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

Yet another slow-moving system is in the forecast, looking to produce widespread showers and storms on Sunday. A flood watch is in effect for most of the area, with 2-4″ more rain expected for locations already saturated from rainfall this week. Early Sunday morning, heavy showers and storms will start firing in eastern New York and head into New England. By noontime they will start to move over the Boston Area, with some downpours capable of 2″ per hour rainfall rates.Showers and storms then head south and east of Boston for the evening, piling up another 2″+ for the South Shore, Cape, and islands. The risk of flash flooding is high, given how saturated the ground is. Locations north and west of Boston are at highest risk, but even locations outside the flood watch could see flooding. In addition to the flood risk, thunderstorms may have enough energy to cause some isolated wind damage. This does include a slight risk for a spin-up tornado or two, but and tornado ...

Uncharacteristic James Paxton performance headlines stunning Red Sox loss

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

On Saturday, Boston’s ‘Little Engine That Possibly Could’ came to a screeching halt.After cruising to victory with a barrage of home runs in Friday night’s series opener against the Chicago Cubs, the Red Sox found themselves on the receiving end of a similar offensive onslaught; a series of questionable defensive decisions and miscues coupled with an uncharacteristic collapse by James Paxton culminated in a 10-4 loss to the 43-48 NL Central team.Highlights were few and far between. Justin Turner extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a pair of doubles, a run, and RBI, and Triston Casas homered for the second time in the series; at 112.1 mph and 425 feet, the rookie’s 11th home run of the year was the farthest and hardest-hit ball of the game.By game’s end, the Cubs had tallied 12 hits and four walks and held the Red Sox to six and three. They were 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Masataka Yoshida celebrate...

Alleged fraudster Monica Cannon-Grant found to have violated conditions of her release

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant, who along with her late husband was indicted last year on 18-fraud related counts related to their charity Violence in Boston, was found to have violated her release conditions by receiving her father’s financial benefits.“Because the defendant is a serial fraudster, because the defendant’s prior history as a family fiduciary is marked with red flags, and because the defendant has a history of deceiving financial monitors, the government opposes the defendant’s request,” federal prosecutors wrote in a Feb. 7 motion opposing her request to amend her release conditions to handle her father’s set finances.Cannon-Grant’s request was filed in federal court in Boston in February, but it along with two response motions from prosecutors were unsealed Friday. At a hearing held then, Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein found that “there was a clear violation of conditions of release” and ordered that Cannon-Grant no longer have access to her father’s Vet...

Mets’ closer David Robertson’s second-half hopes: ‘Stay here and not give up a run’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

David Robertson has one goal for the second half of the 2023 season: “Not give up a run.”The Mets have been using the right-handed reliever as a closer this season in the absence of Edwin Diaz and he’s been an integral part of the bullpen. Coming into the weekend, the 38-year-old veteran was 3-2 with a 2.06 ERA and 12 saves and a 202 ERA+. The Mets have been able to count on little this year, especially when it comes to relief pitching.The 4.15 ERA is the seventh-worst in the league, just ahead of the Yankees. The club’s decision to lean heavily on organizational talent and relievers with options has backfired. Robertson and the other high-leverage relievers like left-hander Brooks Raley and Adam Ottavino have been overused at times and gone unused at others.“By and large, some of the guys pitching late in the game have been called on a lot,” general manager Billy Eppler said Friday. “The scores of our games kind of plays into that a little ...

Defending champion Christopher Bell captures pole position at NHMS

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

LOUDON, N.H. – Christopher Bell’s impressive resume from three Cup Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway received another upgrade.Bell will defend his title from the pole position for Sunday’s (2:30 p.m.) running of the Crayon 301 in a field of 26 racers at the Magic Mile.Bell, the operator of the No. 20 Rheem-WATTS Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, captured his first pole at NHMS and fifth overall during Saturday’s qualifying runs on a track that was hard to handle and unforgiving.“I was very surprised how hard the cars were to drive in practice and in qualifying,” said Bell. “Everyone was slipping and sliding around and I think it is going to be a different race than what we saw last year.”Bell topped the field with a top lap speed of 124.781 mph. and a time of 30.524. Bell will begin the race alongside Joe Gibbs’ teammate Martin Truex Jr., who came through at 1:24.752. Lane two will be occupied by 2021 champion Aric Almirola (124.707) and two-time champion Joey Logano (12...

Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:02:15 GMT

Elon Musk says Twitter is still losing cash because advertising has dropped by half.In a reply to a tweet offering business advice, Musk tweeted Saturday, “We’re still negative cash flow, due to (about a) 50% drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load.”“Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” he concluded.Ever since he took over Twitter in a $44 billion deal last fall, Musk has tried to reassure advertisers who were concerned about the ouster of top executives, widespread layoffs and a different approach to content moderation. Some high-profile users who had been banned were allowed back on the site.In April, Musk said most of the advertisers who left had returned and that the company might become cash-flow positive in the second quarter.In May, he hired a new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, an NBCUniversal executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. But since then, Twitter has upset some users by imposing new limits on how many tweets the...