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Publix apologizes to customer after Orlando employee, manager refuse to write ‘trans’ on cake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

A popular grocery store is saying sorry after one employee in Central Florida refused to write the word “trans” on a cake.Yasmin Flasterstein, the co-founder and executive director of the Orlando-based nonprofit Peer Support Space, said she was flabbergasted by what the employee at a Publix supermarket in Orlando claimed was a company policy. The customer is calling it a hurtful choice.“It just kinda felt like they were saying, ‘Trans people aren’t people,’ and it was extremely hurtful,” she said.Flasterstein never imagined she and her trans co-worker would face push back after asking a Publix Bakery clerk to write “Trans people deserve joy” on a sheet cake, April 26.“He looked a little bit confused, so I said, ‘T-R-A-N-S, trans people,'” she said. “I thought maybe he just didn’t hear me, but I didn’t really think anything of it.”That was when, Flasterstein said, the clerk walked away and...

North Lauderdale hosting sandbag giveaways at 2 parks during May

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

The City of North Lauderdale is inviting residents to prepare for hurricane season by hosting free hurricane-ready sandbag giveaways.7News on Saturday captured residents using shovels to fill bags with sand at one of the locations where the distributions are being held.The giveaways take place as the city continues working on improving the overall drainage system and canals.Residents who spoke with 7News said one can never be too prepared for a natural disaster.“Just being cautious, because I’ve had my swimming pool get pretty high from the last big rain we had,” said a resident who identified himself as Jeffrey.For the next few Saturdays during the month of May, locations in Pompano Park and Carl Fusco Park will host sandbag pickups from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The giveaway runs until June 3.

Tatum sets Game 7 record with 51 points, Celtics beat 76ers 112-88

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in NBA history — and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year.One game after missing 14 of his first 15 shots only to awaken in the fourth quarter, Tatum got off to the fast start the Celtics needed. He scored 25 in the back-and-forth first half and 17 more in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead into a runaway.The Celtics, who lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last year, will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, which begin on Wednesday in Boston.Tatum broke the Game 7 record that Stephen Curry set with 50 points two weeks ago against Sacramento and added 13 rebounds.Jaylen Brown scored 25 points for the Celtics, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven series to keep alive their hopes for an unprecedented 18th NBA championship. Tatum was subbed out of t...

Boston police investigating South End stabbing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

Boston police are investigating a stabbing in the South End early Sunday morning.Officers responding to a reported stabbing on Haymond Street around 1 a.m. found a victim suffering from non-life-threatening injuries.No additional information was immediately available.Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston police.

Fire crews battling multi-alarm blaze in Wakefield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

Fire crews from several communities worked to contain a multi-alarm blaze that broke out in a building on Main Street in Wakefield on Sunday.Firefighters responding to a reported structure fire at Charlie’s Pizza around 4 p.m. found smoke coming from the second floor of the building. Crews could be seen using ladder trucks to extinguish the flames.There was no one inside the building when the fire broke out.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police: Man pronounced dead after being pulled from Cape Cod Canal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

 An investigation is underway after a person pulled from the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne by a Good Samaritan on Sunday was later pronounced dead.The Massachusetts Environmental Police received a report of a person pulled from the water by a Good Samaritan on Sunday. He was taken to Falmouth Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

‘Cultivating cycles of peace:’ Community gathers to walk with homicide victims’ families

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

Dorchester streets flooded with the families of homicide victims, their supporters and the Boston community in an annual show of solidarity in peace and healing early Sunday morning.The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace, organized by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, brings the community together on the holiday to “to empower survivors, Generation Peace and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief and loss to cultivate cycles of peace and healing,” the institute’s website details.The event has brought advocates and those impacted by violence together for 27 years — going virtual for two years during the pandemic — and was originally inspired after institute-founder Clementina “Tina” Chery lost her 15-year-old son Louis Brown in 1993.The walk kicked off at Town Field Park at 8 a.m. and followed a 4.3 mile loop through Dorchester. Ahead of the event, organizers estimated around 5,000 attendees.Marchers held signs with the faces and name...

Red Sox notebook: Ceddanne Rafaela stealing his way towards promotion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

Catch him if you can.Ceddanne Rafaela is known for his Gold Glove-potential defense and serious speed, but he took the latter to the next level over the weekend. On Saturday, the Double-A Portland standout set a franchise record when he stole six bases in one game. He was originally credited with seven, but his ninth-inning grab was later changed to defensive indifference.According to Major League Baseball, only four players in American and National League history have stolen six bases in a game, the first of whom had significant ties to Boston baseball. Philadelphia Athletics star Eddie Collins had a 6-steal game in 1912, 21 years before new Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey hired him to be his club’s vice president and general manager. Collins famously signed Bobby Doerr and Ted Williams during the same scouting trip, but is also infamous for his involvement in the organization’s decision to pass on Jackie Robinson.But back to Rafaela, because the 22-year-old showed up for Sund...

Tom Brady praises exes Gisele Bündchen, Bridget Moynahan in Mother’s Day Instagram post

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

Tom Brady included exes Gisele Bündchen and Bridget Moynahan in an Instagram post celebrating Mother’s Day.The seven-time Super Bowl champion, 45, gave a shoutout to “all these amazing women who have given our family so much throughout their lives.”“Thank you all for your love, compassion and kindness, and for setting such an amazing example for all of our little ones,” Brady wrote. “We are all so grateful for your support and helping us all achieve our dreams. I wish all the mothers in the world a special day with the people that love them the most.”The post included a slideshow of photos that featured his own mom, Galynn, along with Moynahan and Bündchen in a series of Brady family photos.Moynahan and Brady dated from 2004 to 2006, and Moynahan is the mother of Brady’s oldest child, 15-year-old Jack.Bündchen and Brady were married for 13 years and share two children, Ben and Vivian. Their highly publicized divorce was ...

Chicago Bears won’t play in Germany this year — and the rest of the NFL schedule will be released Thursday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:35:45 GMT

The Chicago Bears will not play in Germany during the 2023 season.The NFL announced its five-game international slate Wednesday morning, and the Bears were not part of the lineup.Rumors and news reports this spring suggested the league was considering sending the Bears to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Frankfurt, Germany. But NBC Sports’ Peter King reported this week the Chiefs requested the Bears not be their international opponent.The Chiefs will play the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt on Nov. 5 and will host the Bears at Arrowhead Stadium this season. The date and time of that matchup will be announced Thursday when the full NFL schedule is released.The Bears’ 2023 opponents already are set. At home, they will play the Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals. The Bears will go on the road to play the Lions, Packers, Vikings, Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Bucca...