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Hogan has beenan unbelievable*, find for Patriots. “6 BOSTON NO. 1 FREE DAILY IN THEUS Thursday, January 26,2017 metro.us | t:MetroBOS | f:MetroBost Connectivity and community found through ‘Trans Scripts, Part I.’ 11 CRACKING DOWN ON SANCTUARY President Trump moves to punish cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. 4 2 NEWS TRUMP ORDERS BUILDING OF MEXICO BORDER WALL signed directives to build a wall along the US. border with Mexico and crack down on US. cities that shied illegal immigrants, proceeding quicly on sweeping and divisive plans l President Donald Trump (ocurb immigration and boost blocking the issuing of visas to. national security. 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A LORS METRO.US THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 Sanctuary cities stand strong in face of funding cuts President Donald Trump threatens to cut off federal money 4 NEWS tive onder from hurting our city and our people,” he said in a news confer i ence, “If that were ever from cities that har- attempted we would be bor undocumented in court immediately to stop it, and I know that immigrants. will happen in cities all over the country.” ERINTERNAN De Blasio isn't the @érinTieman only one ready to battle it out in court. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schnet derman questioned the legality of Trump's plan. “The president. lacks the constitutional —authority to cut off funding to states and cities sim- ply because they have lawfully acted to protect immigrant families. Local governments seek- ing to protect their immi: grant communities from Leaders of sanctuary cities across America aren't backing down after President Donald Trump vowed to cut funding to communities that offer safe harbor to undocu mented immigrants. In an executive or. der signed Wednesday the president directed the government to iden- tify federal dollars it can withhold from. socalled Acowdgathered at Washinglon Square Parkin Manat fo protest Trung anounced plans to cack down on undocumented immigants andrefuges menue federal overreach have “sanctuary cities,” the every right to do so,” he term used for 300 or so _ lies together. tatone, mayor of Somer It’s also money that goes all of my power within said. cities and counties that For now, the threats ville, said Wednesday in toward antiterrorism pro- lawful means to protect There isno federal law shelter undocumented are just a lot of hot air, response to the executive _ grams all Boston residents — that explicitly compels immigrants from depor- some officials say. Exactly order. Somerville, a city "Boston receives about even if that means using _ cities to comply with Im- tation. While there is no which funds the Trump of 80,000, is adjacent to $250 million in federal City Hall itself as a last migration and Customs legal definition for the administration plans Boston, about onethird funding annually, but resort.” Enforcement, and civil term, these cities typi- to cut are still undeter of its residents are immi- Mayor Marty Walsh said In New York, where rights groups said they cally tell police not to in- mined, but the president grants. his city would not bend $7 billion is on the line, would back municipal quire about immigr: status, or they de requests from immigr n has said he would target Cities from Boston to Trump's attack. Mayor Bill de Blasio efforts to fight punitive @ any community with pol to San Francisco stand “We will not back slammed the executive punishments. a icies in place that protect to lose billions if Trump down from our values order, vowing to bring Citizens took to the on officials to Keep _ illegal immigrants. follows through on his that make us who we the president to court if streets in New York City nonviolent defendants in “Just so people know, threats, Federal dollars are as a city,” Walsh said. he follows through on in support of Muslims ustody while they await what Trump did today is pay for highways, subsi- “We will fight for our funding cuts. and undocumented im- deportation. just theater. Hasn't actu: dize school programs like residents, whether immi- “If anything actually migrants following the Proponents of the poli- ally cut anything because free and reduced lunch grant or not, and provide starts to move, the city of _ news Wednesday. Anoth- cies say they protect the we have laws and he’s and help take care of the best quality of life for New York will take legal er rally was planned for economy and keep fami- not a king,” Joseph Cur veterans and the elderly. all Bostonians. I will use action to stop the execu- Thursday in Boston. Sanctuary cities could lose billions in federal aid President Donald Trump's have to be forced to subst act of Congress. by state governments, attempt to strip munici- ize this disregard for our Reuters analyzed Though details remain palities of federal dollars laws,” Spicer said. federal grant records to. vague, the order could for shielding illegal im- Spicer said an ex: tally the estimated federal jeopardize billions of migrants threatens $2.27 ecutiveordersigned by _fuundingaat risk among dollars in housing, health, billion in annual funds Trump on Wednesday the 10 largest cities which education and other types for the nation’s 10largest_ directs the Secretaryof totaled an estimated $2.27 of federal aid. cities, a Reuters analysis of Homeland Security to look _ billion. Among the funds at federal grants found. at federal funding tocities The totalamount re. —_risk are $460 million that ‘Trump plans tomake to figure out “how we can mains unclear, as federal __the federal government good on his campaign fund those streams”. money can be filtered gave out to fund Head pledge to block fed: Mayors and city coun- through state govern- Start preschool programs eral funding to states and cils of those cities have _—- ments or granted directly _in the 10 largest ‘sanctu- cities where local law said that they will not be to social-service organiza- ary cities’ in the most enforcement refuse to pressured to reportillegal tions or other groups. recent fiscal year, the report undocumented im- immigrants to federal The numbers donot —_ analysis found. migrants they encounter agents, include federal money ‘Washington also sent to federal authorities, said While Trump has the _for law enforcement, $238 million to mu- Sean Spicer, White House authority to cut some which was excluded in _nicipalities to fund airport press secretary. 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Subject eo credit approvel Bors NMILE 1D #441396 METRO.US THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 The Greenline extersion has topped a is of infrastructure priocties compied bythe Trump administration ru aero Green Line extension ranks high on Trump’s priorities MBTA needs compiled by President $1 billion in pd totals at lent $1373 federal funds to pitlion worth of projects. move forward. It will be further prior tized by the administra- ERIN TIERNAN tion. On the campaign trintieran trail, Trump_ indicated Ienenineou he would make repairing America’s highways, The Green Line exten- airports and bridges a sion into Somerville and _ priority. Medford is among 50 Also on the list is infrastructure projects. widening a 20-mile seg- throughout the country ment of Interstate 93 that the Trump admin- in New Hampshire and istration has deemed a repairing 15 bridges on priority, Interstate 95 in Phila- To go forward with delphia. In New York, the longsstalled $2.3 bil four projects include lion work, the MBTA is the planned expansion banking on about $1 bil and renovation of the lion in federal funds. Northeast Corridor rail Project leaders are line between New York meeting with Federal City and Newark, New Transit’ Administration Jersey, along with the officials this week to re- continued expansion of view the revised scope the Second Avenue sub and costs of the project, way line. MBIA spokesman Joe The project has been Pesaturo said. plagued by budget over- “The project team is runs that have stalled its well prepared for these progression. meetings, and looks In August 2015, the forward to a productive MBTA halted the project discussion with FTA offi- when state officials re cials,” Pesaturo said, not- alized they were about ing the meetings were $1 billion over budget scheduled over a month A_ scaled-down version ago. He did not indicate of the project includes when the MBTA expect seven new _ stations, ed to receive the final which the project's new word on federal grants. manager announced last The list, published by _ month would be open by the Kansas City Star, was 2021. TRASH-TALKING Boston fires first volley in ‘Super Bowl smack talk It dda take long for Bostonians to trash talk about the upcoming Super Bo. The Boston Globe published column Tuesday titled “t's Hard to Get Pumped Up About a Super Bowl Against. Atlanta” The columnist, veteran sports ‘writer Dan Shaughnessy, belitled the Falcons as wel as their fans He suggested that Allanta isa cy with “absolutely ze enthusiasm” for major league sports. DESIGNER FRAMES’ “The only two spectator sports that matter in Atlanta are college footbal and spring college footbal,” he wrote. The Falcons were overlooked all season as Super Bowl contend: ers. Oddsmakers pu the team’s chances at 1004 atthe start of the season, “When it comes to Atlanta and its sports fans, we feel noth ing” Shaughnessy wrote. “Maybe alittle pity” John Frick of CBS Atlanta borrowed from the film “Gone NEWS 7 With the Wind” in his ep: Patriots on Feb. The gamers “Franky, | dont give a damn” being played in Houston, The Falcons take onthe aR KANE 8 TELEVISION METRO.US THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 Veronica’s mom gets glam in ‘Riverdale’ Marisol Nichols plays Hermione Lodge in the CW's “Archie” retelling. KATE MOONEY @yatinbrookiyn Marisol Nichols is new to the world of teen drama. Despite a brief turn on. “Teen Wolf,” the actress is better known for her roles on crime shows, like Special Agent Zoe Keats on “NCIS,” or counterterrorism chief Nadia Yassar in “24.” But now the 43-year- old actress stars in Riverdale,” the CW show everyone's buzzing about. In the steamy noir spin on the classic ‘Archie” comic — the vibe is “Twin Peaks’ meets “Gossip Girl” — Nichols plays Hermione Lodge, mother to the in- famous Veronica. In this retelling, the two have fled New York's high society for Hermione’s hometown of Riverdal after husband and father Hiram Lodge goes to prison for embezzle- ment. The series opens with Hermione and Veronica both adjusting to small- town life. Veronica sheds her mean-girl past, while Hermione finds new struggles as a broke single mom and contends with the high: school drama she left behind. That includes an old nemesis in Betty's mother (Madchen Amick, who incidentally will play Shelly Johnson in “Twin Peaks” reboot), and an ex-boyfriend in Archie's father (Luke Perry), 100i REGENT TueatrE www.regenttheatre.com 781-646-4849 7 Medford Street Arlington Center 02474 Sunday, March 3" 2:00PM What's it like having a “will they/won't they” with Luke Perry? [Laughs] It’s been funt I'm not gonna lie — I'm a girl, for God’s sake! I remember "90210" very well. It's fun being thrust into those things Iposted a picture on my Instagram because Skeet Ulrich joins us for a while as well, so I'm like, “OK, well 'm a 90s happy girl.” Going to work isn’t hard on those days, I'll tell you that much, How does having a daughter in real li inform the role for you? ight years ago — my daughter's only 8 years old — I was still a'work- ing actress but I hada hard time playing a mom because I didn’t really get it Lcould go, “Oh, well that's how I feel about my dog, or my ca having a kid changed me so much, I was like, Ahead of tonight's person than she was in _a long time. And so I'm get it, I now exactly premiere, Nichols calls high school. Same with __really happy that I can what Id do.” from L.A. to talk about step out of that. | love So being the mom playing a glammed-up __going through that same __ those shows, don’t to Veronica, I sort ‘Marisol Nichols, eft} play Hermione Lodge, mater of Veronica, (ania Mende} right, “Riverdale” eave version of Hermione and change. Of course, any _get me wrong, but of just invented that feeling like a°90s teen _villain would say they __sometimes it’s more | backstory of how they opposite Luke Perry. were doing the best they about the plot than | grew up together and could. the characters, and how she raised her. It's Hermione was allegedly so this is really fun, really funny because amean girl when she So you would say to be able to create | when I'm memorizing went to Riverdale she’s a villain? something so bold my lines, {my daug! High, but from what She's not avvillain, but and threedimension- ter] will read Ve- we've watched so far, she’s not without her —_al, with a lot at stake. ronica’s lines for me as an adult she seems _ own flaws, without [Laughs| And she'll tike a good person? giving too much away. “Riverdale” also change the lines to We're not sure She makes mistakes and has that mystery/ add in “mommy.” Pmglad that you can’t doesn'talways do the —_ thriller element. When I go to set really tell! You're go- right thing. Exactly. It still has Ym still hearing ing to see a lot more a mystery at the that little kid’s Hermione and what Thisis a different heart of it, but it’s voice when she's going through, role than you're not, “OK, well the she’s talk- with her and Luke Perry. used to playing. evidence shows...” ing. It adds Sheis trying todo the Yes. 'mused to“24" and __ or “Let's get this a different best that she can. 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Ramirez plays Michael Acosta, the geologist tasked with helping him locate and mine it. Things don’t go according to plan. And yet Ramirez argues that the film — semi-loosely based on the 1993 BreX mining scan: dal — offers hope, on top ofa stark look at greed. It's easy to watch this film and feel like it’s another {grim reminder of what’s Going on in the world today, when greediness is encouraged, when our A message to (fellow) journalists of the world they live in, But they're loyal. Their agreement is based on a handshake. That's beautiful. That's very refreshing, ‘That gives me hope. president may only be out for himself. But the relationship between Kenny and Mike winds up being one of true friendship, What [find so interesting and moving and beautiful is that, yes, the story ex- ists in a world driven by agreed, yet you have these two characters who are not in it for the money and the wealth and the power, They're in it for the gold. The gold, for them, means selfrespect and self worth. It's a world where everybody is trying to take everybody else down, yet y have two characters who manage to be loyal to each other and keep their word. Ina time when words mean nothing, or some people are trying to devaluate the worth of words, these guys keep It's also a fascinating story, because it shows a realtife case where alot of people rushed into what sounded like a great idea without looking at the details or thinking rationally Does it ring a bell? [Chuckles] When it's so good, you ignore the red flags. it’s like when you fall in love: You rational ize away all the red flags, because you're in the chemical haze of falling in love. It’s electrifying. That explains how certain opportunists operate. They love the thrill of the deal. They don’t always their word. think about the art of it A friend recently pub- They're not always doing lished a book [Jonathan the right thing, though, _Jakubowicz’s “The Adven- which makes them more ture of juan Planchard”) interesting and there's line there ‘They're not that is great. He says perfect; “Having money and hap- they're piness feel very close, but flawed. it requires maturity and They're intelligence to tell the dif not indi ference.” Being rich and ferent or | happy are very close, but exempt they require a very high from the IQ anda lot of maturity to antivalues tell the difference. We've been trained to believe unimaginable wealth will make us happy. don't think fd ever want too much money. Having a lot of money is a lot of work. lagree with you, [just want to be! comfortable, Idon’t want money to be an issue.