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Milford man facing assault and battery charges following attempted attack
A man is facing assault and battery charges following an attempted attack in Milford. According to Milford police, on Wednesday, May 21, around 4 p.m., officers received a 911 call from a male on Reade St. reporting another male had assaulted him and attempted to attack him with a knife. As officers were dispatched, the victim stated the suspect, Luan Moura, 33, of Milford and was leaving in a Grey Ford Edge. Around 4:30 p.m., officers located Moura and arrested him. Moura is being charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with intent to murder. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
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22-05-2025
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Cannes: Neon Picks Up Wagner Moura's ‘The Secret Agent' Political Thriller
Neon has acquired the North American rights to the political thriller The Secret Agent from writer and director Kleber Mendonça Filho. The Portuguese language pic — about a technology expert returning to his hometown in 1977 to reunite with his young son and flee the country — premiered in competition in Cannes on Sunday, May 18. Neon is planning a North American theatrical release later this year. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Fuori' Review: A Writer's Wild Life Gets Tame Treatment in a Serviceable Italian Biopic 'A Useful Ghost' Review: Dead Spirits Inhabit the Appliances of Their Living Loved Ones in a Delightfully Absurd Thai Sex Comedy How Kristi Noem Could Become the New Jeff Probst The Secret Agent stars Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leon, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho and Hermila Guedes. Set in Recife, Brazil in 1977, the thrillerfollows Marcelo (Moura), a technology expert, as he is on the run from contract killers and federal officials. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son, only to find the city is unlikely to offer the refuge he seeks. The Secret Agent is the Brazilian filmmaker's third film to premiere In competition at Cannes, after Aquarius in 2016 and Bacurau, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Juliano Dornelles and won the Prix du Jury, in 2019. In 2017, Filho served as the jury president of the Critics' Week section at Cannes and his second documentary Pictures of Ghosts premiered in the Special Screenings section at the 2023 festival. The Secret Agent has Moura returning to Portuguese-language cinema after several years away. The film is produced by Emilie Lesclaux, Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Olivier Barbier, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Fred Burke and Sol Bondy. It is a Cinemasópio, MK Productions, Lemming Film and One Two Films presentation. MK2 Films is handling international sales for the film. The distribution deal was negotiated by Neon's Sarah Colvin and Jeff Deutchman, with MK2 Films' Fionnuala Jamison working for the filmmakers. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT 'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now "A Nutless Monkey Could Do Your Job": From Abusive to Angst-Ridden, 16 Memorable Studio Exec Portrayals in Film and TV
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Neon Acquires North American Rights to Kleber Mendonça Filho's ‘The Secret Agent'
Neon has acquired the North American rights to Kleber Mendonça Filho's 'The Secret Agent.' The film premiered in competition at Cannes on Sunday. Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leon, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, and Hermila Guedes star. More from Variety 'Homebound' Review: A Moving Friendship Drama Set Against a Politically Fractured India 'Romería' Review: A Budding Filmmaker Pursues Her Parents' Obscured Past in Carla Simón's Lovely, Pensive Coastal Voyage 'My Father's Shadow' Producer Funmbi Ogunbanwo Headlines Inaugural African Producers Accelerator Program (EXCLUSIVE) Neon plans for a North American theatrical release later this year. 'The Secret Agent' is set in Recife, Brazil, in 1977 and follows Marcelo (Moura), a technology expert in his early 40s, who is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realizes that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks. Variety chief film critic Peter Debruge said, 'Mendonça began his career as a reporter and critic, and that sensibility infuses every frame, striking an enticing balance between originality and homage.' The film was produced by Emilie Lesclaux. Co-producers include Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Fionnuala Jamison, Olivier Barbier, Leontine Petit, Erik Glijnis, Fred Burke and Sol Bondy. It is a Cinemasópio, MK Productions, Lemming Film and One Two Films presentation. MK2 Films is representing the international sales rights to the film. The deal was negotiated by Neon's Sarah Colvin and Jeff Deutchman with MK2 Films' Fionnuala Jamison on behalf of the filmmakers. Mendonça Filho spoke with Variety before the film's premiere, praising Moura. He said, 'Wagner is a classic movie star who comes attached to a truly fantastic guy.' He continued, 'I have great pride in having worked with him and hope this is the first of many films we do together. He has done great things in the past, but I think this is his greatest performance yet. I sound like a salesman, but when I talk about Wagner, I am overcome with emotion.' Mendonça Filho is an award-winning Brazilian filmmaker known for work which confronts Brazilian socio-political society. 'The Secret Agent' is his third film to premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, following 'Aquarius' in 2016 and 'Bacurau' which he co-wrote and co-directed with Juliano Dornelles and which won the Prix du Jury in 2019. In 2017, he served as the jury president of the Critics' Week section at Cannes and his second documentary, 'Pictures of Ghosts,' premiered in the Special Screenings section at the 2023 festival. In other Cannes players, Neon also has Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value.' It also premiered Julia Ducournau's 'Alpha' in competition, Raoul Peck's 'Orwell: 2+2=5,' and Michael Angelo Covino's 'Splitsville 'starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona, which Neon also produced. Last year, Neon was behind Sean Baker's 'Anora.' The film won the Palme d'Or and went on to win five Academy Awards including best picture. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
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14-05-2025
- Business
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Middle swath of North America at risk of power shortfalls this summer, regulator says
By Laila Kearney (Reuters) -The middle section of the U.S. and Canada could have a shortfall of electricity this summer if higher-than-normal forecasted temperatures drive up demand as a changing mix of power supplies increases reliability risks, the organization overseeing the area's grid said on Wednesday. Electricity demand in the United States and Canada has grown by 10 gigawatts since last summer -- a more than doubling of the previous year's increase -- while fossil-fired power supplies retire and solar power additions surge, the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation said. At the same time electricity consumption rises from data centers, manufacturing and the electrification of industries like transportation, the sources of power generation on the North American electrical grid are shifting from around-the-clock power plants like coal and nuclear to intermittent supply from renewables, like solar and wind. That change has presented new challenges for grid reliability during the summer months, according to NERC, when the use of energy-guzzling air conditioning systems threatens to strip resources on the grid and cause power shortfalls. ERCOT, which controls the Texas grid, will be tested in the early evening hours, when demand increases but solar power output wanes. "When the sun goes down, that late early evening time period, that's when there's potential to fall short," NERC's John Moura during NERC's annual Summer Reliability Assessment news conference call. In the Southwest Power Pool, which covers states, including Montana, New Mexico and Nebraska, low wind power generation could throw off the supply and demand balance. Major Midwestern grid operator MISO, meanwhile, is expected to have less supply than last year with the retirement of 1,575 megawatts of natural gas and coal-fired generation since last summer. Outlier region New England is also at elevated risk of shortfalls. More than 7 gigawatts of fossil-fired power generation, including coal and natural gas, is expected to have retired since last summer in North America. At the same time as those around-the-clock power supplies retire, about 30 gigawatts of installed solar capacity, along with 13 gigawatts of battery storage capacity, has been added on the continent over the last year, NERC said in its report. The U.S. and Canada will need to add new transmission lines and power supplies to keep up with demand and rising temperatures to avoid shortfalls in the summer months, said Moura, who leads NERC's reliability assessment and system analysis. "As demand grows, we've got to build infrastructure," Moura said.
Reuters
14-05-2025
- Business
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Middle swath of North America at risk of power shortfalls this summer, regulator says
May 14 (Reuters) - The middle section of the U.S. and Canada could have a shortfall of electricity this summer if higher-than-normal forecasted temperatures drive up demand as a changing mix of power supplies increases reliability risks, the organization overseeing the area's grid said on Wednesday. Electricity demand in the United States and Canada has grown by 10 gigawatts since last summer -- a more than doubling of the previous year's increase -- while fossil-fired power supplies retire and solar power additions surge, the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation said. At the same time electricity consumption rises from data centers, manufacturing and the electrification of industries like transportation, the sources of power generation on the North American electrical grid are shifting from around-the-clock power plants like coal and nuclear to intermittent supply from renewables, like solar and wind. That change has presented new challenges for grid reliability during the summer months, according to NERC, when the use of energy-guzzling air conditioning systems threatens to strip resources on the grid and cause power shortfalls. ERCOT, which controls the Texas grid, will be tested in the early evening hours, when demand increases but solar power output wanes. "When the sun goes down, that late early evening time period, that's when there's potential to fall short," NERC's John Moura during NERC's annual Summer Reliability Assessment news conference call. In the Southwest Power Pool, which covers states, including Montana, New Mexico and Nebraska, low wind power generation could throw off the supply and demand balance. Major Midwestern grid operator MISO, meanwhile, is expected to have less supply than last year with the retirement of 1,575 megawatts of natural gas and coal-fired generation since last summer. Outlier region New England is also at elevated risk of shortfalls. More than 7 gigawatts of fossil-fired power generation, including coal and natural gas, is expected to have retired since last summer in North America. At the same time as those around-the-clock power supplies retire, about 30 gigawatts of installed solar capacity, along with 13 gigawatts of battery storage capacity, has been added on the continent over the last year, NERC said in its report. The U.S. and Canada will need to add new transmission lines and power supplies to keep up with demand and rising temperatures to avoid shortfalls in the summer months, said Moura, who leads NERC's reliability assessment and system analysis. "As demand grows, we've got to build infrastructure," Moura said.
