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‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthrough
Read full article: ‘In the Heights’ lifts hopes for a Latino film breakthroughThe hype for “In the Heights” has brought great expectation to the Latino community in the United States, which has been historically underrepresented or stereotyped on the screen.
AP PHOTOS: Magic in Greek moonlight as outdoor cinemas open
Read full article: AP PHOTOS: Magic in Greek moonlight as outdoor cinemas open(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS ATHENS, GreeceThey're like enchanted pleasure gardens concealed in the depths of the city that open their gates for a few months every year. Business so far has been slow, due to these establishments' main operational hazard even in sunny Greece rain. ... We don't ever close all summer and we like that, we have a good time here.Lepeniotis works at the Zephyros cinema in Athens' central Petralona district, built in 1933. Cinema operators expect revenues to fall up to 40% due to the restrictions. People want to go to the cinema.___Follow AP coverage of the pandemic at https://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
McDonald's employee allegedly refused to serve paramedics
Read full article: McDonald's employee allegedly refused to serve paramedicsJustin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMADEIRA BEACH, Florida - A McDonald's employee was fired after turning away Sunstar paramedics Wednesday night, WFTS reported. Sunstar paramedic Anthony Quinn accused the employee at the McDonald's in Madeira Beach of refusing to provide service to him and his partner, according to a review he left. Quinn's review stated that he went into the restaurant in his uniform to use the restroom when the employee told him "we don't accept officers in here." After Quinn's partner walked in to order food, the employee, according to his review, told him "we don't serve your kind here." WFTS reached out to Caspers, which runs the Madeira Beach McDonald's, and they released the following statement:We are aware of the unfortunate incident that took place at one of our restaurants last night.