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According to fire rescue officials, the crash happened near West Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 94th Avenue, next to a stand-alone emergency room.

According to the Sunrise Fire Chief John McNamara, two battalion chiefs arrived before dive teams and jumped into the canal without diving equipment to rescue the driver.

McNamara said that as the truck became submerged, the chiefs broke a window and pulled the man from the vehicle. He was found unconscious.

He said paramedics were able to restore the man’s pulse and maintain his blood pressure while transporting him to the hospital. However, Sunrise police said he later died at Broward Health Medical Center.

Within minutes of receiving the dispatch call, a department drone operator launched a drone to provide an aerial view of the canal and assist crews as divers searched the water.

The truck was eventually recovered from the canal. Police officers removed items from the vehicle as part of their investigation.

Sunrise police have not released the driver’s age or identity at this time.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Isaias’ maximum winds increased to 120 mph (193 kph) on Friday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported, surpassing the 111 mph (179 kph) threshold for a Category 3. A storm of that strength or greater is considered a major hurricane.

The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday. Heavy rain and flooding are possible into the weekend as far north as Tennessee and North Carolina.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back for updates. AP’s earlier story follows below.

Isaias was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds.

The hurricane is forecast to make landfall late Friday somewhere along the Alabama-Florida line and create dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi, the National Hurricane Center said.

The Category 2 storm was packing 110 mph (177 kph) winds early Friday, just shy of Category 3 status, and was expected to continue strengthening. Category 3 storms, considered major hurricanes, are capable of causing devastating damage, the center said.

Isaias was expected to weaken quickly as it hits shore and be downgraded to a tropical storm by Saturday afternoon as it moves north and inland along the Alabama-Mississippi line, the center said.

“Preparations should be rushed to completion as the weather will go downhill quickly today,” the hurricane center said in an early morning forecast. “While the storm is not expected to make landfall at peak intensity, it is likely that Isaias will still be a significant hurricane when it reaches the coast.”

Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, was centered about 200 miles (322 kilometers) south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and moving to the north at about 15 mph (24 kph), the center said.

It was expected to make landfall between Mobile Bay on the Alabama coast and Choctawhatchee Bay in the Florida Panhandle in the evening.

Besides wind and storm surges, the hurricane will likely bring flash flooding and spawn tornadoes, the hurricane center said.

A hurricane warning was in place from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the western Florida Panhandle. Tropical storm warnings were issued from southeastern Louisiana to Aucilla River along Florida's Big Bend.

Preparations have been going on for days. On Thursday, residents boarded up windows and stacked sandbags while thousands of National Guard soldiers were deployed.

Isaias is expected to bring a storm surge as high as 5 to 7 feet (1.5 to 2 meters), with the deepest water hitting immediate coastal areas, along with large and dangerous waves, the hurricane center said.

Coastal communities moved quickly to prepare Thursday, as Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered non-residents to immediately evacuate Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Dauphin Island. Videos on social media showed traffic at a standstill on a highway leading out of Gulf Shores, where double-red beach flags signaled water access was closed.

Several counties announced mandatory evacuations for some coastal areas. The governors of Florida and Alabama declared states of emergency for dozens of counties, with Florida’s Ron DeSantis saying about 5,000 National Guard troops were expected to mobilize by Friday.

On Dauphin Island, a 15-mile (24-kilometer) barrier island off the Alabama coast, officials encouraged voluntary evacuations, particularly on its popular western section, which is vulnerable to storm surge.

Mayor Jeff Collier said he did not anticipate substantial damage, “but at the same time, these things are very fickle and a little jog here or there, or some last-minute increase in strength — we just have to be prepared for the worst.”

Meanwhile in the Pacific Ocean, Hurricane Simon, which formed as a tropical storm on Wednesday off of Mexico and became a hurricane late Thursday, was forecast to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane.

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Rico reported from Atlanta and Collins reported from Hartford, Connecticut. Also contributing were Associated Press reporters Kim Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama; Hallie Golden in Seattle; Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire; John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia; Laura Turbay in Little Rock, Arkansas; and Julie Walker in New York.

The Oklahoma City Thunder guard has become the latest North American sports star to take an interest in soccer, following the likes of LeBron James and Tom Brady.

“This is a club with a long-standing presence at the top of European football, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of its future,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.

Atletico said the partnership was “grounded in shared values: ambition, excellence and the belief that every result must be earned.”

James became a part-owner of the Fenway Sports Group in 2021, the conglomerate that owns the Boston Red Sox and iconic Premier League club Liverpool.

NFL great Brady is a minority owner of English second-tier team Birmingham.

Atletico did not reveal how big a stake 2025 NBA champion and back-to-back NBA MVP Gilgeous-Alexander had taken.

“His investment reflects an interest in the club’s long-term vision and international growth,” it said.

Atletico, second in the standings, visits La Liga rival Alaves on Saturday.

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And on Friday night, he'll rally with President Donald Trump in Syracuse. It is not exactly a message that seems geared toward winning over moderate voters.

At a political moment where Republicans are hoping to capture centrists wary of an ascendent progressive left, Blakeman has instead embraced the president and his aggressive conservative tactics. The approach has puzzled some in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2-to-1.

“If his advertising to get the job is to champion Trump, it's going to create a whole lot of problems,” said former Gov. David Paterson, a Democrat. He said Blakeman's alliance with the president “could drive a lot of people who are in the middle over the edge.”

Blakeman, who serves as the Nassau County executive on Long Island, has framed himself as a bulwark against urban progressives, pushing policies related to transgender athletes and Trump's immigration crackdown. After the election of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Blakeman pledged to erect a wall of surveillance gear to protect his suburban county.

But Trump hasn't exactly helped that message. While visiting New York City last month, the president was chummy with Mamdani, one of the country's leading democratic socialists, and even expressed optimism about his work as mayor.

“Hopefully you’re going to be a great one," said Trump, who grew up in Queens, where Mamdani first entered politics.

It's unclear what Trump will get out of his trip to Syracuse with the clock ticking toward midterm elections where his party's control of Congress is on the line. The most closely watched U.S. House race in the state is hours away, where Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is trying to fend off a challenge from Democratic candidate Cait Conley.

However, Trump has steered clear of political battlegrounds in his travels so far, focusing on red states and friendly crowds at a moment when Republicans worry that his unpopularity could drag down the party.

Blakeman says he doesn't always agree with Trump

On the campaign trail, Blakeman argues he's winning over Democrats and independents, painting himself as the moderate candidate in his race against incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. He dismisses the idea that his closeness with the president could hurt his chances in blue New York.

“I don’t think it has an effect,” he said when asked about his relationship with Trump. “I’ve proved my independence over and over and over again. I make my own decisions. I call my own shots."

Hochul has emphasized Blakeman's ties to Trump — mirroring much of the Democrats' national strategy for the midterm elections — hoping the president's dismal approval ratings help to sink her Republican foe at the ballot box.

In an interview, Blakeman denied that he was aligned with the president on everything. “I am somebody who takes every issue and makes a decision based on good advice from smart people and common sense," he said.

For example, Blakeman said of Trump, “he’s pro-life. I’m pro-choice." He added: “I believe in a comprehensive guest worker immigration program. He hasn’t embraced that yet."

Despite a long history of Republican leadership, the party has not fared well in recent statewide elections. No Republican has taken up residence in the governor’s mansion since former Gov. George Pataki lived there between 1995 and 2006. All levels of state government are firmly controlled by Democrats, and Democrats hold a wide majority of the state's House seats as well as both Senate seats.

Blakeman emerged as the leading Republican candidate

The Republican field for the governor's race this year was shaping up much differently before Trump waded in.

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Trump ally who represents a conservative district in northern New York, was expected to mount a strong candidacy but unexpectedly dropped out in December after Trump waffled on an endorsement.

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, who represents a swing congressional seat in New York’s Hudson Valley, had been teasing a statewide run but abandoned the plan not long after Trump endorsed him for reelection to the House, a move seen as a way to nudge Lawler back toward Congress.

With Stefanik and Lawler out of the picture, Trump swiftly backed Blakeman.

In the last governor's race, Lee Zeldin, a former Long Island congressman and current Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency head, was able to come within about 6 points of upsetting Hochul by focusing on concerns about crime. Blakeman is recreating elements of Zeldin's campaign on public safety even though crime rates have dropped significantly since then.

“I think over the years, the Republican Party in New York has spent more time mirroring what the national Republican Party is saying,” Paterson said.

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Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Friday. Read our full coverage here.

Thursday's attack on the Riyadh airport killed 3 people

The attack on an airport in the Saudi capital and an aircraft there killed three Saudi nationals and injured other people on Thursday, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said.

Friday's statement from the authority did not identify those responsible for the attack, though Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen have claimed they targeted the airport with a ballistic missile.

According to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation, the two strikes targeted the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a Saudia Airlines aircraft.

Several people were injured, some seriously, and were transferred to a hospital for treatment, said the authority, adding that the attacks also caused material damage. It did not specify the types of weapons used or those responsible.

The authority said it was coordinating with security agencies to assess the damage and take measures to ensure the safety of passengers and workers.

A former UN human rights chief wins Nobel Peace Prize

The South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay, who is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

Pillay chaired the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, which was created by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council. The commission a year ago concluded Israel was responsible for genocide in Gaza, with a specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza.

Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have both rejected the findings led by her commission.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry slammed the award and said on X: “If there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn’t just be a contender. She’d be a frontrunner.”

It added that the Nobel prize “isn’t a recognition of justice. It’s the grotesque weaponization of an award to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice.”

Pakistan's national carrier suspends flights to Saudi Arabia

Pakistan International Airlines suspended flights to Riyadh over the evolving situation in the Middle East, an airline spokesman said Friday.

Abdullah Hafeez told The Associated Press that the airline apologized for the inconvenience. He said an update would be provided after assessing the situation on the ground.

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Las previsiones meteorológicas contemplan más precipitaciones hasta la mañana del domingo y las autoridades advirtieron que los aguaceros continuos podrían desencadenar inundaciones repentinas y deslaves en zonas de montaña, así como inundaciones en comunidades en zonas bajas.

En Hue, la antigua capital imperial del país, conocida por sus palacios con siglos de antigüedad, las lluvias de los últimos tres días superaron los 800 milímetros (31,5 pulgadas), lo que incrementó el riesgo de inundaciones repentinas y deslizamientos. Las precipitaciones fueron más intensas en las tierras bajas costeras y en las zonas de colinas del sur de la ciudad.

En Danang, zonas residenciales y calles quedaron anegadas el jueves, con el agua por encima del nivel de la cintura en algunas áreas, superando un metro (3,3 pies) de altura. Equipos de rescate ayudaron a evacuar a niños y a trasladar las pertenencias de los residentes a lugares seguros.

Un hombre seguía desaparecido después de que la embarcación en la que viajaba con su esposa volcó en el río Truong Giang el miércoles por la tarde, de acuerdo con la prensa local. La pareja regresaba a casa tras recolectar hierba cuando su bote se dio vuelta.

La mujer, que no sabía nadar, se aferró a un saco de hierba y fue arrastrada casi 300 metros (yardas) río abajo antes de ser rescatada por residentes, Su esposo fue arrastrado por la corriente.

El ejército desplegó a alrededor de 130 soldados en Danang y se formaron más equipos de rescate. Se prepararon vehículos blindados anfibios por si las condiciones empeoran, indicó la prensa estatal.

Los deslaves bloquearon carreteras en las zonas montañosas alrededor de Danang. En Tra Linh, una comuna remota en las tierras altas del suroeste, tierra, rocas y árboles caídos cortaron una carretera que conduce a una aldea cercana. Las autoridades retiraron los escombros y reabrieron parcialmente la vía, pero seguían habiendo riesgo de derrumbes, de acuerdo con los reportes.

En gran parte de Vietnam, la temporada de lluvias suele ir de mayo a noviembre. El año pasado, las lluvias causaron importantes inundaciones en el centro del país, cuando el desbordamiento de los ríos anegó viviendas y destinos turísticos en Hue y la vecina Hoi An.

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Democratic and Republican presidential prospects have been crisscrossing the country, raising money and tapping their political connections to help boost their parties' candidates — and their own White House ambitions.

Here's a closer look at some of the leading prospects and how their political futures may be influenced by what happens Nov. 3.

Newsom has a Southern strategy

Gavin Newsom leaves the California governor's office at the end of the year, and he's been among the most active Democrats throughout the midterms.

He's paid particular attention to the South, where he's campaigned with candidates up and down the ballot in states like Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and, not surprisingly, South Carolina, which hosts the party's first presidential primary contest in 2028.

The Southern focus aligns with the mission of Newsom's Campaign for Democracy political action committee, which was established in 2023 to help his party compete in red states. But it could also help endear him to African American voters, who make up the heart of the Democratic base.

Newsom's star power — and his extensive email list — has strengthened his relationships with key Democratic officials in states like Nevada and New Hampshire, where he's sent out fundraising emails that have generated a surge of donations in recent months.

Perhaps Newsom's biggest midterm contribution was backing Proposition 50, California's response to the Texas Republican mid-decade gerrymander. The proposition, approved by California voters last year, created a new congressional map that may allow Democrats to pick up as many as five additional U.S. House seats in California this fall.

As a presidential candidate, the California governor could argue that he was on the front lines of the redistricting battle. But if Democrats do not win all five seats in his state, Newsom's message could be muffled.

Vance's fate is tied to Trump

No potential candidate’s fate is as closely tied to President Donald Trump and Republicans’ performance as Vice President JD Vance.

The 42-year-old has embarked on an aggressive midterm campaign schedule — from the Midwest, to the South, to Alaska — and focused on the administration’s efforts to root out fraud.

A key state will be Ohio, which Vance briefly represented in the Senate. Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to fill Vance’s seat in 2025, is facing an aggressive challenge from former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. And in the governor’s race, Democrat Amy Acton is in a close contest with Republican Vivek Ramaswamy.

The effectiveness of the conservative group Turning Point Action will also be scrutinized. Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point co-founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s new leader, has already endorsed Vance’s potential presidential bid and leaders have said they intend to use the group to support his campaign.

Vance has said he is not focused on running for president, but “trying to help elect Republicans.”

Shapiro is all about Pennsylvania

Among the Democrats leading the 2028 conversation, none have done less beyond their home state than Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. He hasn't visited any early primary states or campaigned with any midterm candidates beyond his state.

That's by design for a 53-year-old Democrat whose selling point as a presidential candidate might be his clout in Pennsylvania, which has emerged as perhaps the most important swing state in the nation.

Shapiro is expected to cruise to reelection over his Republican challenger, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, which has allowed him to spend his political capital elsewhere.

Shapiro has gone all in to ensure Democrats win both chambers of the state legislature in November, and he's devoted significant time and resources to flipping four congressional seats.

If Shapiro can demonstrate strength in swing counties like Beaver, Luzerne or Erie, it could help him make a credible claim to winning back some of the working-class voters that Democrats have lost in the Trump era.

Beshear faces risk and reward

As chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear may have done more than any other potential candidate to boost his national profile during the midterms. He’ll headline a get-out-the-vote tour through key states, beginning with Nevada on Oct. 22.

He also spent some of the campaign on a national book tour, allowing him to cozy up to influential Democrats in early states.

Still, Beshear’s spending decisions as chief of the governors association in 2026 may present the highest risk and reward for him heading into 2028.

He’s been active in supporting Democratic candidates in traditional swing states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona while pushing into Republican-leaning states like Ohio and Iowa, places he argues could be critical in the next White House campaign.

But Democrats in other states are clamoring for more resources and warning Beshear of blowback if he doesn't deliver. Under pressure, the governors association sent $1 million this week to help the candidate for Texas governor, Gina Hinojosa.

Cruz hits the road

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has long been one of his party's most active campaigners and fundraisers, continuing those efforts this year as he openly weighs another presidential bid.

His Truth and Courage PAC has spent more than $2.4 million this year on ads supporting midterm candidates, according to AdImpact, mostly to help Senate candidate Ken Paxton in his home state.

Cruz has traveled three times to Iowa, the first state on Republicans' nominating calendar and where he won the caucuses during the 2016 primary. He’ll be in Alaska next week, and is also planning trips to South Carolina, North Carolina and most likely Michigan.

Pritzker's money plays

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking his third term in November, but the Democrat has focused more on helping midterm candidates in other states.

Pritzker's team says the billionaire Democrat has already donated $38 million to the party's midterm efforts, including personal donations and roughly $20 million through his Ready for the Fight PAC, which is focused on taking down MAGA candidates, even in long shot districts.

More than other 2028 prospects, Pritzker has been focused on the Texas governor's race, where he donated $1 million this week, on top of $200,000 he gave earlier. He's also been active on the speaker circuit, having participated in more than 75 events across the country, including in Nevada and New Hampshire. He's expected to visit South Carolina before Election Day as well.

AOC's progressive politics face a test

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has been increasingly open about a potential presidential run, where she would be a major player in the Democratic Party's progressive lane.

But first, she's trying to prove that her brand of politics can succeed in a presidential swing state like Michigan, where she has thrown her weight behind Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. They appeared together this week at a New York City fundraiser, and she cast his campaign as a broader test for the progressive movement.

“If Abdul can win in Michigan, anybody can win anywhere,” Ocasio-Cortez told the audience.

Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats have acknowledged that she'll face questions about whether she can appeal to voters across the country. Ocasio-Cortez argues an El-Sayed victory in Michigan, which is one of the early states in the next Democratic presidential primary, could challenge some of those assumptions.

Buttigieg keeps a busy schedule

Since leaving his job as transportation secretary under President Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg has had the luxury of free time. He has used it to aggressively travel across the country, raising money and campaigning for Democrats on the ballot this year.

Buttigieg has endorsed nearly 100 candidates this cycle, from state legislative contests to U.S. Senate races, and has appeared on the campaign trail with roughly half of them, according to his team. He has visited 37 states since leaving office.

The range of those appearances also offers a glimpse at Buttigieg’s appeal within the party.

Democrats have welcomed him even in deeply Republican territory, including Nancy Lacore, a U.S. House candidate in South Carolina who campaigned with Buttigieg in August. He also helped bring Democratic candidates together for a Michigan unity event in August after hotly contested primaries.

The ChatGPT maker said in a post on X that it “parted ways” with the researchers after an investigation found “they violated clear policies on handling sensitive information.”

The statement comes after the three researchers, Tomek Korbak, Jasmine Wang and Mikita Balesni, posted a letter to OpenAI's various safety oversight groups detailing the circumstances around their firings and their concerns about AI.

The researchers said they feared that the “internal and external communications” about their dismissals have chilled the company's culture that encouraged speaking freely and disagreeing openly about safety concerns. They urged OpenAI to stick to its promise to allow third-party safety monitors inside the company and preserve the ability to monitor rapidly advancing frontier AI models that could pose unknown risks.

The firings, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, are the latest sign of turmoil inside leading AI companies over the safety of the technology, highlighted by a series of incidents involving rogue AI agents.

The issue erupted in July when OpenAI revealed that a swarm of its AI agents escaped from a testing ground and used stolen credentials to break into the servers of Hugging Face, an AI development hub and marketplace, to obtain information needed for a task.

OpenAI disputed the researchers' version of events, saying the firings “were not about safety concerns or speaking out."

It was not more specific about why they were fired, but said: “We cannot do the work in front of us without a high degree of trust.”

Korbak said in a post on X that he was told he was being fired because of the way he communicated with METR, an independent nonprofit AI evaluation firm that OpenAI brought in to investigate the Hugging Face incident.

METR released a detailed report about the Hugging Face incident in late August. Korbak said that “talking to METR” was his job, but he wasn't given any more details.

Balesni was doing “cross-company work” on OpenAI's commitments to preserve the ability to monitor AI, and had taken care “to remove sensitive details from materials before sharing them,” the letter said. He wrote on X that he believes the three were “fired for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation.”

The mayor of the town housing the Renoir Museum, Bryan Masson, issued a statement praising investigators who tracked down the paintings and suspects. The statement did not elaborate on how they did so.

The regional prosecutor's office and police did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The mayor announced a news conference for later Friday.

The two missing paintings were “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well.”

The thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and initally stole four valuable Renoir paintings in the heist last month, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled, authorities said. Investigators launched a national search for the perpetrators.

The whole operation took less than three minutes an d targeted the most valuable works in the Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer, the regional prosecutor’s office said.

The theft conjured up painful memories of the spectacular heist of crown jewels at the Louvre Museum in Paris last year and revived calls for better security and better funding for the many cultural sites large and small that dot France’s landscape.

Isaias is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and was expected to usher in dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday. Heavy rain and flooding were possible into the weekend as far north as Tennessee and North Carolina.

The Category 2 hurricane is most likely to strike along the Alabama-Florida state line and bring life-threatening storm surge across Pensacola Bay, according to the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama. But there’s a small chance it could hit further west and have a major impact on Mobile, or further east and have a strong effect on the Florida cities of Pensacola and Destin.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Simon, which formed as a tropical storm on Wednesday off of Mexico and became a hurricane late Thursday, was forecast to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane.

Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph), according to the hurricane center. It was headed north-northeast at 14 mph (22 kph) and was centered about 230 miles (370 kilometers) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

A hurricane warning was in effect from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Bay-Gulf County line in Florida, the hurricane center said. A storm surge warning was in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi to the Suwannee River.

Preparations underway

Coastal communities moved quickly to prepare Thursday, as Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered non-residents to immediately evacuate Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Dauphin Island. Videos on social media showed traffic at a standstill on a highway leading out of Gulf Shores, where double-red beach flags signaled water access was closed.

At least four Florida school districts canceled late-week classes, while several counties announced mandatory evacuations for some coastal areas. The governors of Florida and Alabama declared states of emergency for dozens of counties, with Florida’s Ron DeSantis saying about 5,000 National Guard troops were expected to mobilize by Friday.

On Dauphin Island, a 15-mile (24-kilometer) barrier island off the Alabama coast, officials encouraged voluntary evacuations, particularly on its popular western section, which is vulnerable to storm surge.

Mayor Jeff Collier said he did not anticipate substantial damage, “but at the same time, these things are very fickle and a little jog here or there, or some last-minute increase in strength — we just have to be prepared for the worst.”

Water from the storm surge and high tide could reach heights of 5 to 7 feet (1.5 to 2 meters) in parts of Alabama and Florida, forecasters said. Isaias also could dump up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain on coastal areas and spawn tornadoes overnight Friday into Saturday from Alabama to the Florida Panhandle and southwestern Georgia. The hurricane is expected to quickly weaken after coming ashore.

The National Weather Service warned of possible “long-duration power outages.”

The hurricane formed late in the season

Isaias developed more than four months into the Atlantic hurricane season and was one day short of tying a 121-year-old record for the area’s latest-forming hurricane. That record dates to 1905, when the year’s first Atlantic hurricane formed on Oct. 8.

The Atlantic hurricane season has been unusually quiet this year because of a strong El Niño, which disrupts storm formation over the Atlantic. Storm activity has been above average in the Pacific, where Hurricane Simon formed. Farther north, Tropical Storm Rachel was expected to reach Baja California, Mexico, and Southern California this weekend.

Isaias is expected to strike a swath of coastline that’s familiar with major hurricanes.

One of the 20th century’s worst storms, Hurricane Camille, killed more than 250 people after hitting land near Waveland, Mississippi, in 1969. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 razed neighborhoods in Mississippi, flooded New Orleans and killed nearly 1,400 people. And Hurricane Michael leveled homes and buildings near Panama City, Florida, in 2018.

Oil production and tourism are already affected

Ahead of the storm, oil and gas producers shut down a significant share of offshore production in the Gulf, which accounts for almost 15% of crude pumped annually in the U.S.

As of Thursday, about 63% of the oil production in the region had been temporarily halted, taking nearly 1.3 million barrels a day off the market, according to the Marine Minerals Administration. It said 121 of the Gulf’s 371 manned oil platforms had been evacuated.

With oil prices already high, the production cuts are steep enough to affect markets, though other Gulf hurricanes have caused larger disruptions, said Jim Burkhard, global head of crude oil market research for S&P Global Energy. More concerning, he said, is whether Isaias strikes as a powerful storm near refineries.

As it moves inland, Isaias might also disrupt Saturday’s college football showdown between rivals Georgia and Alabama, a game President Donald Trump planned to attend.

In Loxley, a small Alabama community where county officials urged voluntary evacuations, Nichole Eubanks and her husband prepared to ride out the storm on their farm, which is home to dozens of animals, including pigs, donkeys and about 20 rescued cats.

They planned to put contact information on the hooves of their goats, donkeys and pigs in case they got loose.

“It’s definitely scary, and you never really know where these storms are going to go and how bad it’s going to be until it gets there,” said Eubanks, 35.

In the Alabama fishing village of Bayou La Batre, Tony Rice and Lance Connor installed doors on their fishing boat Thursday to protect the vessel. The boat was one of many moored there, and Rice said they planned to move it to a less-crowded spot to decrease the chances of it bumping into others.

In Pensacola, Florida, officials said the airport will close to commercial flights Friday morning. Mayor D.C. Reeves urged residents to check on older adult neighbors and others who might need help.

“Obviously no need to panic at this point,” Reeves told a news conference. “This is really about preparation.”

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Rico reported from Atlanta and Collins reported from Hartford, Connecticut. Also contributing were Associated Press reporters Kim Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama; Hallie Golden in Seattle; Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire; John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia; Laura Turbay in Little Rock, Arkansas; and Julie Walker in New York.

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The crash occurred at about 12:48 a.m. near Southwest Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street, police said. The victim was identified as Scheber Elias, according to investigators.

Elias was riding a scooter near Northwest Seventh Avenue and Seventh Street shortly after 12:45 a.m. Tuesday when he was struck by a vehicle, according to police. They say he was rushed to a hospital, where he later died.

Investigators believe the vehicle involved was a dark-colored 2020 to 2025 Toyota Corolla that was last seen traveling toward the Little Havana area.

Police said the car is expected to have extensive windshield damage and possible damage to the front passenger side.

For Elias’ family, the loss has been devastating.

“It was very devastating. It was very sad. He’s so young, and he has a bright future ahead of him,” said his cousin, Vladimir Jean.

Jean shared a photo of Elias and remembered him as an intelligent and respectful young man.

“He was a very, very intelligent, respectful individual,” Jean said.

Now, as investigators work to identify the driver, the family is pleading for that person to come forward.

“Turn yourself in. That way everyone can move forward. If you stay hiding, that pain is always going to be with us as a family,” Jean said.

It remains unclear where Elias was headed when he was struck.

Authorities are asking anyone who recognizes a car matching the description, including one belonging to a neighbor or co-worker or one that appears at a body shop, to contact the Miami Police Department at 305-579-6111.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

The manager Maresca said he had complete trust in City's hierarchy, and dismissed suggestions the club's unprecedented dominance of English soccer had been tainted by the bombshell verdict that it had artificially inflated its revenue by more than $1 billion to help sign some of soccer’s biggest stars.

“I completely trust the club in this moment, in the future, always,” Maresca said in his first news conference since the findings of an independent panel were published last week.

“The reason why I joined this club is because I completely trust 100% the owner, the CEO, the sports director, all the organization, so I don’t have any doubt about that.”

Maresca was speaking ahead of City's Premier League match with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

Unsurprisingly the focus was on the verdict, which found the United Arab Emirates-backed team committed almost all of the 115-plus violations it was accused of during a period in which City changed the landscape of the world’s most popular soccer league.

City has always denied the charges and has lodged an appeal.

“I would like to speak about this situation when we’re going to win the appeal,” Maresca said.

Asked if the verdict tarnished City's success over more than a decade of dominance, Maresca replied, “Absolutely not.”

Maresca was hired at the end of last season when former manager Pep Guardiola stepped down after a trophy-laden 10-year tenure.

He had previously worked as Guardiola's assistant during the 2023 treble-winning season.

Asked if he still would have taken the job had the verdict come out before he became manager, Maresca replied, “100%.”

“I know the organization from years ago and I know how serious they are. I know that they do the right things,” he said.

“I trust the club because I trust the people, and this is also the reason why I joined the club. And then there is not another club in the world where I would like to be, so I’m very happy to be here.”

Maresca's immediate job is to focus the players' minds ahead of the trip to Anfield.

“We completely understand the seriousness of the situation. I’m not saying that we don’t understand that. We understand, the players understand. But it’s our duty, our job, to try to control the noise,” he said. “

“For me and for the players, we can control just the pitch side, the field side. So we are focused on that, and this is what we can do and we can control.”

Kompany not dwelling on former club's alleged indiscretions

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany, who played for City from 2012-19, has offered guarded support for the club's achievements at the time while also distancing himself from the controversy.

Kompany said Friday he was “100% focused” on Bayern and that didn't leave him time “to dwell on other things.”

“But for me, it’s actually quite simple – I played there for 11 years, and I stand fully behind what we achieved on the field and the feeling we shared as a group of players during that time." he said. “Everything else, I have to be honest, it feels a bit far removed from my reality at the moment.”

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Officers with the Lauderhill Police Department said officers responded to the 2000 block of Northwest 43rd Terrace just after 11 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting.

Officers said they arrived and found two adults suffering from gunshot wounds. They said one victim was pronounced dead at the scene by local Fire Rescue personnel.

The second victim was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where they were later pronounced dead, police confirmed.

No additional details about the victims or the motive were immediately released, and no suspects have been identified at this time, according to investigators.

Authorities said LPD’s Criminal Investigations Division and crime scene investigators responded to the scene as the investigation continues.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

The incident was connected to Avianca Flight 042, which was traveling from Medellín, Colombia, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York before being diverted to MIA at approximately 3:30 a.m., MIA officials said in a statement to Local 10 News.

Airport officials also confirmed that “some passengers were transported to a nearby hospital.”

When Local 10 News arrived at MIA, several Miami-Dade Fire Rescue trucks were seen surrounding an Air France aircraft parked across from the Avianca terminal. No cabin doors appeared to be open, and first responders were seen gathered around the plane.

The scene unfolded about an hour after reports emerged that eight people had been injured by turbulence during a flight.

A Local 10 News crew was at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where several individuals who may have been passengers or crew members involved in the incident were being treated. One person appeared to be a flight attendant for Avianca.

Authorities have not yet confirmed the identities of those transported, and the extent of their injuries or the specific flight involved.

Local 10 News is working to confirm additional details with the airlines, first responders and airport officials.

The Crown Estate released the compensation figure on Friday as it announced that the former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, had fully vacated the Royal Lodge, a 30-room stately home surrounded by parkland near Windsor Castle, west of London. Mountbatten-Windsor was entitled to compensation because he moved out of the property less than 25 years into his 75-year lease, the Crown Estate said.

The money was deducted from the 1.8 million pounds Mountbatten-Windsor owed because of the condition of the property, meaning he actually paid the Crown Estate about 1.5 million pounds. The Crown Estate is an independent company established by Parliament to manage a vast portfolio of property throughout the United Kingdom that is nominally owned by the sovereign but is operated for the benefit of taxpayers.

“The lease for Royal Lodge has ended and our focus now is firmly on its future use and the opportunities to generate additional financial value for the nation from its early return,” the Crown Estate said in a statement.

King Charles III stripped his younger brother of his princely title and ordered him to leave Royal Lodge last year as the monarch sought to shield the rest of the royal family from the continuing scandal of Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with Epstein. The moves came as the U.S. Justice Department released millions of pages of documents from its investigation into Epstein, revealing previously unknown details about his links to the former prince.

Mountbatten-Windsor's continuing residence at Royal Lodge was a particularly sensitive issue for many people because he paid only a nominal rent on the house and surrounding estate.

The former prince signed a 75-year lease on Royal Lodge in 2003, when he was still a working member of the royal family, attending public events on behalf of his mother Queen Elizabeth II and serving as Britain's special trade representative. The lease required Mountbatten-Windsor to spend 7.5 million pounds on renovating the property and make a one-time payment of 1 million pounds.

Mountbatten-Windsor was entitled to compensation for the renovation expenses if he surrendered the lease within the first 25 years, the Crown Estate said.

Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, gave up his role as trade envoy in 2011 and stepped away from all royal duties in 2019 because of concerns about his relationship with Epstein.

After he moved out of Royal Lodge in February, Mountbatten-Windsor moved to a home on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England, which is privately owned by the king.

But in Texas’ Big Bend region, the administration has run up against intense opposition from landowners, many of whom are unwilling to cede parts of their property for what they see as a waste of taxpayer dollars.

That resistance is complicating President Donald Trump’s signature infrastructure project in a fight that has become a test of just how far the administration will go to fulfill its vision of a fortified southern border.

The administration has committed billions of dollars and waived environmental and other protections to plow ahead with the project despite the region’s historically low illegal crossings, its formidable natural barriers and a surge of bipartisan opposition that has scrambled traditional border politics.

The federal government has sweeping authority to force the project through. But a judge has now paused construction across the region, giving a major boost to landowners who have sought to impede the wall by refusing to cooperate with government surveyors, protesting at county meetings and gearing up for court battles.

“Landowner resistance has slowed this project to a crawl,” said David Keller, a landowner suing to stop the Big Bend border plans. The administration, he added, was “woefully unprepared for the hornet’s nest they stirred up.”

Trump has long pledged to build the border wall

Building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has long been a key campaign promise for Trump. And the administration pushed ahead with it after Republicans last year approved $46 billion for the border wall as part of a sweeping immigration enforcement package.

Although illegal crossings have plummeted under Trump, the administration says walls, vehicle barriers, surveillance technology and patrol roads are needed to keep them low.

Customs and Border Protection says it’s building an average of about 12 miles or 20 kilometers of barrier a week and had recently hit a milestone of more than 200 miles (320 km) of new walls built under the second Trump administration.

In Big Bend, where construction began in September, the administration plans to spend $7.5 billion to fortify the border along a region stretching more than 500 miles (800 km).

In August, the Border Patrol arrested 8,870 people along the southern border. In Big Bend, which makes up roughly one quarter of the entire U.S.-Mexico border, it arrested 161.

“The American people have already seen the consequences of an unprotected border," said CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott after a lawsuit filed by landowners against the Big Bend project. “We cannot allow any region — including Big Bend — to be exploited again.”

Landowners gird for court battles

Unlike in other border areas, much of the land in Texas is privately or state owned.

The government must acquire authorization from owners to survey and build and if they refuse, can take them to court. The process by which the government takes someone’s property for public use in exchange for compensation is known as eminent domain and courts generally defer to the government in these cases.

That hasn't stopped Dianna and Dan Burbach.

The Burbachs began receiving paperwork in July seeking permission to survey their property, along with a map showing where the project would run behind their house. An August letter said the government had an “immediate need” to enter and warned that it could go to court within 90 days.

Dianna, 63, and her husband, 79, arrived 25 years ago and raised four children in their orange adobe house on property stretching to the Rio Grande. Now retired, they worry construction could worsen flooding and leave 15 acres (6 hectares) of their land behind the wall.

“We’re going to let them take us to court, do eminent domain," Dianna said. "We’ll fight it that way.”

A Justice Department official said CBP has reached agreements with dozens of Big Bend landowners but that the administration has hired eminent domain attorneys in Texas in anticipation of the disputes. Across the southern border, about 70 such cases have been referred to the department during Trump’s second term, and 50 have already been resolved — none required going to trial, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the government.

The No Big Bend Wall Coalition, which says its network includes more than 200 landowners, recently sued to block construction. The plaintiffs argue that Homeland Security is misusing its authority in a region with little illegal cross-border activity.

Lawsuits aiming to stop or slow the border wall projects have largely been unsuccessful. But in a major win for opponents, a federal judge temporarily barred wall construction in the Big Bend area. Plaintiffs argued the administration had overstepped its congressional authority by issuing sweeping waivers to bypass environmental and other regulations.

Keller said the judge’s ruling was “unqualified good news” but uncertainty over its future meant the landowners would continue their fight.

It’s not immediately clear how long the judge’s order will slow the government, which late Thursday asked the judge to put aside her order while they appeal.

The administration also argued in the court filing that leaving segments along the border without adequate border security infrastructure could lead to a funnel effect where illegal immigration or smuggling would flow to the area that was least fortified — specifically the Big Bend region.

Protesting contractors and lobbying local officials

Other opponents are pressing local governments not to assist contractors. Charlie Angell, a tourism operator notified that the government wanted access to his land for the border project, and his partner, Bibiana Gutierrez, attend county meetings throughout the region.

They and other land and business owners have staged protests, patrolled areas where contractors are working to look for possible violations, and hung signs telling contractors they’re not welcome at local hotels or restaurants.

In Terrell County, residents unsuccessfully urged officials not to lease airport land to a barrier contractor. In Jeff Davis County, a proposed agreement allowing another contractor to use a county road has so far not been approved.

The financial incentives for some of these cash-starved counties are clear and some local officials have argued they have little leverage on a federal plan.

“We’re not in control of the border wall. We’re not,” Terrell County Judge Dale Lynn Carruthers told a room crowded with people who had come to speak out against the airport lease. She said if they didn't lease the land, the contractor would just buy it elsewhere. “We’re just a little old Terrell County.”

But Angell and Gutierrez argue that the local opposition has more strength than some might realize.

“If we had rolled over, the wall would be up,” Gutierrez said.

CBP said it continues seeking voluntary access agreements while completing the project’s design but will refer disputes to the Justice Department when necessary. Landowners will be compensated regardless of how access is obtained, the agency said.

The opposition has bipartisan support

After a yearslong surge in crossings at the southern frontier, border security and immigration were key reasons Republicans voted for Trump and his approval ratings on those issues are among his strongest.

But with illegal crossings plummeting, even some Republicans who voted for Trump on the issue of border security have questioned the need for the multi-billion dollar infrastructure through Big Bend.

Local sheriffs opposed the project early, and bulldozing in Big Bend National Park prompted Republican Sen. John Cornyn to press Homeland Security about Texans’ concerns.

Laura Allen, a Republican rancher who voted for Trump twice, is now receiving notices that a vehicle barrier will cross the property where her family raises sheep and goats. She credits Trump with shutting down the border but says spending billions on barriers in Big Bend is unnecessary.

“I didn’t vote for a wall,” she said. “I wanted our border secured. He accomplished that.”

Terrell County’s Republican sheriff, Thad Cleveland, who spent 26 years in the Border Patrol, is among those speaking out against the project in Big Bend. He said that in the rugged county he polices, drones and surveillance towers make more sense than a wall to find and stop illegal border crossers.

“We have the advantage of time and distance out here,” he said.

The land itself is a natural deterrent, critics say

In some areas, the river is flanked on both sides by steep limestone cliffs, and up and down the region, people have to trek through inhospitable desert terrain to get to the nearest paved road or pass through Border Patrol checkpoints.

Reaching Gary Grabowske’s land requires grinding along rocky mountain trails and through gullies carved by flash floods. From the top of a 450-foot cliff (137 meters), the Rio Grande is visible far below. There is no electricity, running water or internet and, Grabowske argues, no plausible route for a vehicle entering from Mexico.

“You can’t take a dirt bike to the bottom," said Grabowske, gesturing to the canyon below. “You can’t take a mule to the bottom. You’re scrambling down there, hand over fist.” He added: “There’s no vehicle in the world that could cross any of this.”

Opponents say the fight reaches beyond whether a wall makes sense in Big Bend. They see it as a test of how far the federal government can go when landowners stand in the way of one of its priorities.

“We’re a pretty tough bunch,” said Allen. “But if we’re going to be run over and have our land taken by our own government, what makes anybody else in this United States think that they’re exempt?”

Ranchers try to resist

The Zuberbueler ranch in Val Verde County was founded in 1898. Brothers Bill and Patrick own and lease thousands of acres of the craggy land stretching to the river. Their Angora goats and Rambouillet sheep roam over the land, stopping at a network of water troughs.

Bill remembers when, back in February, he first got the letter giving him five days to respond to a request to access his property for construction and raising the possibility of the government using eminent domain. He worries about how the construction will affect his livestock, especially their water supply. And while his animals could pass through the vehicle barriers, the cowboys herding them could not.

“There’s not a lot of grass out here, but every square foot is important to my bottom line,” said Bill.

They have so far refused to allow anyone onto their land to survey or build. They feel the weight of their family’s legacy and the sacrifices previous generations made to build the ranch up.

“Regardless of what happens, we have to say we tried,” said Patrick.

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Associated Press writer Alanna Durkin Richer contributed from Washington.

Now, someone can buy the saber that did the severing.

A Darth Vader lightsaber used in the climactic duel in Cloud City where he tells Skywalker “I am your father” is among the highlights of the Ultimate Star Wars Auction to be held by Heritage Auctions on Nov. 12.

The Vader saber, also used in “Return of the Jedi,” is expected to fetch at least $1 million. It is one of more than two dozen lightsaber props that will be up for sale at the auction that spans “Star Wars” Episodes I through IX and other films and TV shows from the galaxy George Lucas created.

Others include dueling lightsabers forcefully wielded by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in “Revenge of the Sith” that are expected to go for at least $10,000 apiece.

An EE-3 carbine blaster wielded by Boba Fett throughout “The Empire Strikes Back” is estimated to bring in more than $100,000.

Also included are a Yoda puppet hand used by Frank Oz in the character’s original appearance in “The Empire Strikes Back,” C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels’ signed, personal third-draft screenplay for the original 1977 “Star Wars” and a TIE Fighter pilot helmet from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”

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The Texas-based Friedkin Group only completed its purchase of the club in December 2024, ending the turbulent eight-year reign of former owner Farhad Moshiri.

“We will only entertain interest from parties who we strongly believe will be the right stewards to take the club forward and build on the momentum that has been established,” Everton said in a statement.

The announcement places fresh uncertainty over the nine-time English champion and founding member of the Premier League.

The takeover by the Friedkin Group ended a long-running saga over Everton's ownership, which had seen the collapse of a proposed buyout by the Miami-based private investment firm 777 Partners.

Everton said the group's options included the “potential sale of a controlling interest”.

“When TFG became custodians of Everton, the club faced significant financial uncertainty and challenges both on and off the pitch,” the statement read. "The immediate priority was to provide the stability, investment and support needed to secure the club’s future, including helping to bring the long-promised stadium to completion for its deserving supporters.

“With that foundation now safely in place, the time is right to consider the next chapter for Everton.”

The Friedkin Group has a portfolio of companies in the automotive, entertainment, hospitality, sports and adventure industries including Italian team Roma.

British prime minister Andy Burnham is a fan of Everton and last month attended a game with Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney.

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One man was killed and five people were wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region in the morning hours, said Mykhailo Semikin, the head of the regional military administration. He said the attacks hit residential areas and that a child was among the wounded.

Another man was killed in Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine, Svitlana Onyshchuk, head of the regional military administration, reported.

A woman was also killed in a Russian attack on warehouse facilities in the district of Bucha in the Kyiv region, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said on Telegram. Her body was found while clearing rubble and fighting a fire at the site, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration, said Friday. Three people were wounded there.

Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow’s full-scale invasion.

Elsewhere, a Ukrainian attack on Russia’s eastern Belgorod region killed two people Friday, the area’s regional emergency headquarters said. Regional governor Alexander Shuvayev said that 12 people had been wounded in Ukrainian strikes.

Zelenskyy appeals for NATO support

Russian attacks have killed dozens of civilians across Ukraine over the past three days using a mix of ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones. On Thursday, a Russian guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, killing 30 people.

A day earlier, a Russian missile strike killed 22 people, including five children, in the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Moscow will likely escalate daily attacks as winter approaches, putting pressure on Ukraine as it prepares for winter and hitting the infrastructure keeping its war-battered economy afloat. Recent Russian targets have included energy systems, key industries, railways, post offices, shopping centers, telecom networks, gas stations and grain exports.

The Ukrainian leader held a meeting with military officials and government members on Friday focusing on Ukraine’s energy and air defense needs.

“Unfortunately, there is a lot of damage to the power grid and electricity transmission facilities," he wrote on Telegram. "Repairs are going on around the clock."

Zelenskyy appealed on Thursday for additional defense support from NATO countries, saying in an online post: “It is important that support in words takes concrete form in new packages for Ukraine’s defense.”

“Supplies of anti-ballistic capabilities, ammunition for our combat aircraft and investments in interceptors — all of this is directly helping save lives every day,” he said.

Without ammunition for its U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems, Ukraine can’t stop Russian ballistic weapons. It is racing to develop a new generation of interceptors fast enough to catch Moscow’s high-flying jet-propelled drones.

Ukraine targets Russian data centers

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone strike damaged a data center belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company confirmed. It said that several modules at the center in Russia's Kaluga region had been “completely disabled.”

It is the second time in two days that the company has been targeted, with an earlier drone attack Thursday taking a data center in Russia's western Ryazan region offline.

Zelenskyy confirmed the data center strike in a post on X. He also said that Kyiv's forces had hit the Ukhta oil refinery in Russia's Komi region. The region's head, Rostislav Goldstein, said earlier on Friday that there had been an attack on the town of Ukhta, but that there had been no damage.

The governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, said Friday that nine people had been wounded by drone attacks on the region.

Meanwhile, Tver regional governor Vitaly Korolyov said a Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at a factory in Redkino. No casualties were reported.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its air defenses downed 505 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday until early Friday.

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Thousands of protesters are expected to gather at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest venue Saturday as the movement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and the country’s election authorities intensifies. The protesters, joined by opposition parties, are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the poll body he heads of manipulating voter lists through the revision.

Indian Railways said it canceled several trains serving two New Delhi stations for Saturday, while the Delhi Metro announced the closure of 57 stations. The restrictions could hinder access to the protest site for supporters of the “Cockroach” movement, many of them students who have relied on trains and the metro to reach demonstrations.

India’s Supreme Court directed authorities to reconsider the restrictions and ensure public transport services were not entirely suspended.

Local media reported that at least 23,000 police personnel had been deployed across the capital ahead of the protest. Police say the measures are intended to maintain law and order and prevent disruptions to public movement.

The protests center on a nationwide review of voter lists known as the Special Intensive Revision, which has been carried out in most of India’s states and federally administered territories. More than 130 million names have been removed so far. Millions of people have appealed the deletions.

Those whose names have been removed can appeal, but critics say the process can be difficult, particularly for people who lack older government records or other required documents.

Opposition parties say the removals have disproportionately affected their supporters and people from minority groups, while voters more likely to support Modi’s Hindu nationalist ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have been retained or added to the lists. The Election Commission and the government reject the allegations, saying the exercise lacks any political motive and is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.

The demonstrations have been led in part by the “Cockroach” movement, which began as an online youth campaign in May before expanding into street protests. Its earlier demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes over exam paper leaks forced Modi’s education minister to resign in July.

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has also emerged as a prominent figure in the campaign. Police briefly detained him twice during protests in New Delhi this week.

Ahead of the protest, student groups and activists accused police of detaining some protesters traveling to the capital. Local media reported that officers had also visited some mosques in the capital and urged religious leaders to discourage people from attending the demonstration.

Abhijeet Dipke, the “Cockroach” movement’s leader, said Friday that protesters would proceed despite detentions and restrictions.

“This intimidation is not going to work, Modi,” Dipke said in a post on X. “The youth of this country are no longer scared of you.”

In a sport which has seen revived popularity since the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Bates said some users were creating “toxic environments” around livestreamed events like Junior Grand Prix figure skating. That's a key event for competitors aged 13 and older with dreams of becoming Olympians in the future.

“We’ve seen a huge uptick in viewership and our online streams, but with that comes more chatter and unfortunately more of that negativity,” said Bates, who chairs the International Skating Union's athletes committee.

“We’re talking about minors and kids who don’t deserve that kind of abuse. A skater’s pursuit of their dream to skate at ISU level shouldn’t come at the expense of their mental health or well-being.”

Bates was speaking ahead of the International Skating Union signing up Friday to a campaign against online abuse. The ISU, which runs figure skating and speedskating, has also pledged to extend a program giving competitors access to AI-powered software which can hide abusive comments on their social media accounts from view.

Bates and his ice dance partner Madison Chock are two of the most experienced and decorated athletes in the sport. The 37-year-old American said he wanted to see other high-profile skaters be more vocal when they see online abuse.

“More and more I’d love to see these athletes, these older athletes who’ve been through it, step forward and call out people who are creating these kind of toxic environments for skaters,” he said.

In an unusual meeting of skating and auto racing, the ISU has signed up to the United Against Online Abuse campaign. That was originally set up by auto racing body the FIA, whose own sport has increasingly seen on-track rivalries mirrored by social-media hostility.

Bates said he's trying to recruit skaters to use a tool he likened to a “shield” which blocks abusive or negative posts from view on their social media despite a “natural hesitance” to allow a third-party tool access to their accounts.

He said the tool has flagged up 300,000 “negative comments,” half of them during the Olympics, on the accounts of 92 skaters using the system.

“I think to a certain extent it is internet culture. I don’t think it’s new. Harassment and abuse of athletes isn’t new,” Bates said. “As a soccer fan or a football fan, NBA fan, it’s sometimes crazy to hear the things that even people in the stadium shout at the players on the field. I think now there’s just a means to reaching athletes through social media that’s more direct.”

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En Estados Unidos, los meteorólogos emitieron una alerta de huracán para zonas de la costa central y suroeste, donde se esperaban vientos huracanados en un plazo de 36 horas.

Simón tenía vientos máximos sostenidos de 150 kilómetros/hora (90 mph) a primera hora del viernes y se desplazaba hacia el noroeste a 7 km/h (5 mph), informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos en Miami (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés).

Se espera que el huracán de categoría 1 gire hacia el norte a primera hora del sábado y se acerque a la costa. De acuerdo con las previsiones, Simón se intensificará rápidamente y alcanzaría la categoría 4 antes de tocar tierra. Los huracanes de categoría 4 en la escala Saffir-Simpson tienen vientos máximos sostenidos de 210-250 km/h (130-156 mph).

Simón se encontraba centrado a unos 345 kms (215 millas) al sur de Manzanillo y a 515 kms (320 millas) al sur-sureste de Cabo Corrientes.

Podrían darse condiciones de tormenta tropical a lo largo de la costa más tarde el viernes.

Simón podría arrojar lluvias torrenciales que podrían causar inundaciones y deslaves. Los meteorólogos estadounidenses indicaron que podrían caer entre 20 y 38 centímetros (8 a 15 pulgadas) de lluvia en el suroeste de México, con zonas aisladas que recibirían hasta 63 cms (25 pulgadas).

Más al norte, se espera que la tormenta tropical Rachel alcance Baja California, el noroeste de México y el sur de California este fin de semana. El meteoro tenía vientos de 95 km/h (60 mph) y se espera que pierda fuerza, aunque podría dejar precipitaciones intensas en la zona.

La actividad de tormentas tropicales ha estado por encima del promedio esta temporada en el Pacífico, debido a los efectos de un fenómeno El Niño de grandes proporciones.

Este fenómeno climático suele reducir la actividad de las tormentas en el Atlántico. El huracán Isaías, que se espera que golpee la costa estadounidense del golfo de México a última hora del viernes o el sábado, se desarrolló más de cuatro meses después del inicio de su temporada de huracanes.

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EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic traveled to Beijing saying it was crucial that the negotiations deliver “tangible outcomes” in rebalancing trade between China and the 27-nation bloc.

It was unclear, however, if the two sides would find the will to resolve key factors behind China’s growing trade surplus, which hit 360 billion euros ($410 billion) last year.

China is pushing for the EU to stop blocking its imports of advanced computer chipmaking machines, restrictions imposed on national security grounds at Washington's behest.

Sefcovic said the talks this week were the culmination of three months of intensive work. He had set an October deadline for meaningful results on trade rebalancing.

Earlier in the week, the Chinese Commerce Ministry issued a statement urging the EU to avoid protectionist measures, warning that such moves could backfire.

Trade tensions have grown in recent months, with both sides imposing or considering curbs on each other’s imports.

The EU has moved to limit imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles and EV batteries and enacted measures to protect the European steel industry. It also is limiting duty-free imports of e-commerce small parcels, essentially targeting Chinese fast fashion firms.

Last week, China launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports from the EU of p-nitrotoluene, a chemical compound used in dyes and pharmaceuticals.

Chinese officials and businesses have raised concerns over reports some EU members are pushing for new measures to protect local industries.

Worries over surging Chinese exports to Europe and other parts of the world in what some are calling a China shock 2.0 have deepened as the U.S., especially since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, has raised tariffs and enacted other measures to try to reduce its own huge trade deficit with Beijing.

Despite the backlash from some of its trading partners, China's global trade surplus hit $1.2 trillion in 2025 and is forecast to surpass $1 trillion again this year.

The EU's trade deficit with China widened to 103.34 billion euros (about $116 billion) in the April-July quarter, as imports rose to 153.63 billion euros ($172.3 billion) ,while European exports to China climbed to 50.3 billion euros ($56.4 billion), according to EU statistics.

The attacks on Thursday were the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and allied forces in neighboring Yemen launched a major military offensive against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels last weekend.

They also marked a significant escalation on the latest front in the Iran war, which has kept oil prices and financial markets volatile. U.N. Special Envoy Hans Grundberg was scheduled to brief the Security Council on developments in Yemen later on Friday.

Hundreds of flights to and from Riyadh were canceled on Thursday, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.

The Indian Embassy later said Air India had suspended operations through to Saturday, while the Lufthansa Group said its airlines would suspend flights to Riyadh through to Oct. 16. Pakistan International Airlines has also suspended flights to Riyadh because of the evolving situation in the Middle East, an airline spokesman said.

The U.S. Embassy warned citizens on Wednesday of potential airspace closures.

Yemen's Houthis claim the attack

The first attack on Thursday targeted airport facilities, while the second struck the aircraft, the Saudi statement said. It did not identify those responsible, though the Houthis claimed to have targeted the airport with a ballistic missile.

Among the dead was Capt. Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, the Saudia Group said in a statement. It appeared to be the first confirmed attack on the Saudi national carrier since the new offensive began. A separate Saudia Group statement said one of its aircraft was damaged while it was on the ground, with no passengers on board.

The aviation statement also said the injuries to citizens and people of other nationalities “ranged from minor to serious.” The Saudia Group statement later said operational activities at the airport had returned to normal.

Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said it had destroyed three rocket launch platforms used by the rebels to threaten regional security.

Riyadh airport has been repeatedly targeted

The airport in the Saudi capital has come under repeated attack in recent days. This week, the Houthis warned global airlines “for the last time” about the potential consequences of operating in Saudi airspace, which they described as a theater for their military operations.

On Wednesday, Saudi officials said Houthi-claimed attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha had killed three people.

Saudi Arabia faces mounting attacks from the Houthis, who declared a blockade of the kingdom earlier this year in response to one imposed on them.

The kingdom has sought support from allies, including the United States. Officials said U.S. assistance has included intelligence sharing, target identification and planning for the latest offensive.

But President Donald Trump has shown reluctance to expand U.S. military involvement in the Middle East and, for now, has not ordered American forces to resume strikes against the rebels.

The U.S. last year carried out a nearly two-month air strike campaign against the Houthis in an effort to open international shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

The Houthis had disrupted the waterway for months with their own attacks in response to Israel mounting a blockade on the Gaza Strip. Trump halted strikes after the U.S. military burned through hundreds of millions of dollars in munitions.

The new Saudi-led offensive aims to retake territory the Houthis seized a month ago along Yemen’s western Red Sea coast and the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Their presence there threatens a crucial alternative shipping route to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian attacks on ships have curtailed traffic.

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Over the weekend, government-allied fighters had entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, after the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, announced its withdrawal.

The TPLF had joined six other opposition groups last month in an alliance seeking to oust Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Fighting escalated late last month, undermining the 2022 peace deal. The rebels seized the Mekelle airport and the city, one of Ethiopia’s largest.

On Saturday, the rebels said their forces had pulled out — similar to what they did in the previous two-year war, which ended with a peace agreement in 2022, apparently to spare the city from destruction.

Still, local government offices remained shut Friday in Mekelle as the city awaited new authorities, with police and the government-allied Tigray Peace Force in charge of security. Members of the city's new civilian administration had arrived with federal police on Thursday but said they were awaiting instructions.

The Tigray Peace Force, which includes former members of the TPLF’s armed wing, imposed an overnight curfew Wednesday.

On Thursday, federal officers carrying rifles stood beside camouflage-painted pickup trucks along a tree-lined road. Others rode in open-backed vehicles as pedestrians, cars and three-wheeled taxis moved through an intersection. No administration had taken office in Mekelle by Friday morning.

Tigray’s television and radio stations have been off the air since the TPLF withdrawal. Abiy’s government promised to restore banking, electricity, telecommunications and water services but gave no timetable.

It also outlined plans to register people involved in the conflict and help them return to civilian life.

Reports of Eritrean troops raise regional tensions

Further north, a government-allied commander and a conflict monitoring group have separately reported Eritrean troops entering Ethiopia, raising fears of a wider conflict.

Ermiyas Ababu, a Tigray Peace Force commander, said Eritrean personnel entered Adigrat on Tuesday and Idaga Hamus on Wednesday, citing reports from his personnel in the area.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data monitoring group, known as ACLED, said Eritrean troops crossed the border at Zelambesa on Wednesday and came under drone attack at Guada while traveling toward Idaga Hamus. It attributed the strikes to Ethiopia’s military.

The Associated Press could not independently verify either account.

Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said in a statement: “We are not in the business of refuting wild allegations or narratives.” He accused Ethiopia of threatening regional peace through its pursuit of “sovereign access to the sea,” but did not explicitly confirm or deny the crossing.

Former allies face growing divisions

Eritrea has previously denied Ethiopian allegations that it supports the TPLF — its enemy during the 2020-2022 Tigray war, when Eritrean troops fought alongside Ethiopian federal forces.

During that war, AP reporting documented accounts from survivors and witnesses accusing Eritrean soldiers of killings, rape and looting. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki dismissed allegations of abuses by his forces as “a fantasy” in 2023.

Eritrea announced last week that it was severing diplomatic ties after Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and closed its embassy in Asmara.

Abiy reiterated Monday that landlocked Ethiopia must have access to the Red Sea. Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that it remained committed to dialogue with its neighbors.

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Filmon Equar Hailu in Mekelle, Ethiopia, and Amir Aman Kiyaro in Hamburg, Germany, contributed to this report.

Bridgeman finished with a 68 on a sunny golfing day to go with his opening 63 at the Yokohama Country Club.

The two leaders were two shots clear of a group of four including Ben Kohles who had a 9-under 62, the low round of the day. Also two shots back of the lead were Mac Meissner (68), Max Homa (68) and Zack Bouchou (64),

The PGA Tour’s lone stop in Asia features its strongest field of the FedEx Cup Fall series, with 13 of the 24 players who competed in the Presidents Cup two weeks ago at Medinah in the Chicago suburbs.

Mitchell said the enthusiastic gallery helped him, and he said he spends time researching the Japanese food scene before he makes the trip.

“I love it over here. It’s always on my schedule,” he said. “I love Japan. I think just the energy here just helps me play a little bit better for some reason.”

Bridgeman had what might be described as a grinding round. But he got it done.

“I didn’t quite have the same game I had yesterday today so it was a little bit more difficult to make as many birdies, but I think I kind of realized that early and was able to play kind of conservative and plot my way around the course,” he said. "Navigated it pretty good, was able to post a good number.

Japan's top star, Hideki Matsuyama, shot a 1-over 72 and was eight shots off the lead. Xander Schauffele carded a 69 and was also eight shots back.

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U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for parts of the central and southwest coast, where hurricane-force winds were expected within 36 hours.

Simon had maximum sustained winds of 150 kph (90 mph) early Friday and was moving northwest at 7 kph (5 mph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

The Category 1 hurricane was forecast to turn to the north by early Saturday and approach the coast. Simon was expected to intensify rapidly and become a Category 4 storm before landfall. Category 4 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson scale have maximum sustained winds of 210-250 kph (130-156 mph).

Simon was centered about 345 kilometers (215 miles) south of Manzanillo and 515 kilometers (320 miles) south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes.

Tropical storm conditions were possible along the coast later Friday.

Simon was expected to produce torrential rainfall that could cause flooding and mudslides. U.S. forecasters said 20 to 38 centimeters (8 to 15 inches) of rain could fall in southwestern Mexico, with isolated areas getting up to 63 centimeters (25 inches).

Farther north, Tropical Storm Rachel was expected to reach Baja California, northwestern Mexico and Southern California this weekend. It had 95 kph (60 mph) winds and was forecast to weaken, though it may bring heavy rain to the area.

Tropical storm activity has been above average this season in the Pacific, due to the effects of a strong El Niño.

The climate phenomenon typically depresses storm activity in the Atlantic. Hurricane Isaias, which was expected to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast late Friday or Saturday, developed more than four months into the Atlantic hurricane season.

Shelton played Davis Cup for the United States after the U.S. Open, losing both his singles matches, after withdrawing from the Laver Cup team event.

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev, who beat Shelton in the final in four sets at Flushing Meadows, beat Chinese wild-card entry Wu Yibing 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Novak Djokovic, who won the China Open on Tuesday for a 102nd career title, was scheduled to play a night match against Hubert Hurkacz.

Ninth-seeded Alex de Minaur advanced on a walkover when his opponent, Alex Molcan, retired with an undisclosed ailment. De Minaur had to retire with an adductor injury in the China Open final against Djokovic.

Qualifier Rei Sakamoto beat 23rd-seeded Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4.

No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdrew from Shanghai this week when he announced he was taking the rest of 2026 off due to a right knee injury. Djokovic said Thursday he plans to reach out to Sinner about his injury-plagued season.

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Now they have one chance to avoid a frustrating end to a surprising season.

The White Sox are going to a winner-take-all finale in their AL Division Series against Cleveland after a pair of disappointing defeats. Their bullpen is staggering after a 9-5 loss on Thursday night, and their hitters struck out 31 times over the last two games.

Game 5 is back in Cleveland on Saturday night, with the winner advancing to the American League Championship Series against Tampa Bay.

“Of course it’s a little disappointing,” All-Star outfielder Tristan Peters said, “but if we keep thinking that way we’re going to take that into Saturday, and then it’s not going to end well. I’m just telling myself, and I think everybody else is, too, that we’re not done. This isn’t done.”

Chicago earned an AL wild card by going 84-78 this season. It became the first team in MLB history to reach the playoffs after losing 100-plus games each of the previous two years.

Then, with manager Will Venable making all the right moves, the White Sox swept AL West champion Houston in their Wild Card Series before winning the first two ALDS games in Cleveland. It was the first 4-0 postseason start in franchise history — and all four wins came on the road.

That gave the White Sox a great opportunity to wrap up a postseason series at home for the first time since the 1906 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. But they flopped.

“Certainly, that’s something that we wanted to give our fans,” Venable said. “I think we just want to win this series however possible, and wherever that is, we’ll take it.”

Venable has leaned heavily on his bullpen out of necessity. But it looks as though that's catching up to Chicago.

Erick Fedde heard chants of “Fed-de! Fed-de!” from the crowd of 39,920 after he replaced opener Hagen Smith in the first inning Thursday night and pitched shutout ball into the fifth. But he was pulled after pinch-hitter Patrick Bailey launched a leadoff homer and Steven Kwan singled with one out.

Jordan Hicks came in and allowed a two-run homer to José Ramírez that gave Cleveland a 3-2 lead. Anthony Kay got one out in the sixth and was charged with two runs, and Grant Taylor yielded four runs and four hits without retiring any of the six batters he faced.

“They’re making really good swing decisions,” Venable said. “They’re making contact. We talked about how good a job they do of doing that. When you walk guys, they make you pay.”

Taylor, Kay, Smith and Bryan Hudson have pitched in three of the four games in the series. The 24-year-old Taylor tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings over the first two games of the ALDS.

“I don’t think it plays any role that I’ve thrown more this series,” Taylor said. “It truly was just execution. I walked two guys, and they put the ball in play.”

Taylor threw 18 pitches, eight for strikes. He promised he would be ready for Game 5 if needed.

“I’m going to be available for anything,” he said. “If they want me to go nine, then go for it. I’m going to do everything in the next couple days to be ready to go.”

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The plans laid out by the founder of the Gaza Children Village in a webinar last month have elicited ethical, safety and privacy concerns from some Palestinian and advocacy groups and at least one of the charity's partners.

There is no indication the charity intends to share its classrooms’ recordings with anybody else, but fears about the potential misuse of surveillance technology are heightened in Gaza after three years of war. The Israeli military has used AI to sift through intercepted communications and find suspicious speech, including to identify targets for strikes.

Palestinian rights groups have been critical of the charity's education agenda more broadly, saying it is unaccountable to local and U.N. agencies that have long managed Gaza’s schools. Who controls education in Gaza is one of many unresolved questions about its postwar governance.

It is unclear when the classroom monitoring is supposed to begin, what specific language will be flagged, and whether teachers, students and their families have been told about the plans.

The charity’s founder says he seeks the ‘de-radicalization’ of Gaza

The charity's founder and CEO is Dr. David Hasan, a neurosurgeon born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents who now teaches at Duke University medical school in Durham, North Carolina.

He conceived the idea for the charity after volunteering at hospitals in Gaza during the war and wanting to end generations of violence between Palestinians and Israelis. Hasan says he was taught at an early age to look unfavorably upon Jews and Israelis, and that it wasn’t until he attended college in the U.S. that he learned other perspectives; he wants kids in Gaza to gain these perspectives early in life.

The charity has raised money largely from individual donors, including American Jews, and says it's partnering with North American, Israeli and European aid organizations and hospitals. Its schools, called Academies of Hope, provide meals and medical and psychological care. The first school opened last summer.

The schools' lessons are mostly built around the Palestinian Authority curriculum, but language that he says glorified violence or encouraged anti-Israel or antisemitic beliefs was removed, Hasan has said.

Hasan declined to comment for this story or provide examples of curriculum changes. But a 2026 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office that examined “problematic textbook content” flagged by the U.N. in Gaza identified the kinds of issues that Israel has long complained about: the use of “the number of martyrs” to teach a mathematical concept, a reference to “Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine,” and a description of a boy shot while demonstrating in support of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

On a webinar last month with humanitarian groups, Hasan said the reason to monitor classrooms is to help train teachers in how to uphold a curriculum that he had previously said was aimed at “de-radicalization.”

“I know it’s controversial, but trust me, it’s the only way we feel for us to survive and deliver this curriculum,” Hasan said.

Monitoring classrooms opens ‘Pandora’s box'

This isn’t the first organization to face such difficulties. The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has attempted to modify the PA curriculum to remove content that didn't align with values of neutrality, nonviolence and nondiscrimination; but it, too, was met with teacher and community resistance, according to the GAO report.

A Gaza Children Village staffer said some teachers and other employees are afraid of being questioned by Hamas about the curriculum or uncomfortable working for an organization supported by Israeli aid groups. The staffer spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Two people affiliated with the charity expressed concerns when notified about the possibility of classroom monitoring.

“Cameras to monitor the performance of students and teachers is acceptable. But cameras to silence students and teachers from being able to have a free exchange in a classroom are not acceptable,” said Bishara Bahbah, a Palestinian American political activist on the charity's board. He said he wasn't aware of the monitoring plans and that they haven't been raised with the board.

Bahbah said that with so few functioning schools in Gaza, the charity's top priority is getting more kids in classrooms.

An official at an aid group that partners with the Gaza Children Village said the use of cameras could prompt it to reconsider working with them. Using AI to monitor people’s words opens a “Pandora’s box,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of jeopardizing the group's work in Gaza.

Six current and former teachers at Academies of Hope declined to comment.

The system will flag language deemed ‘hateful’

UNICEF estimates that hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are not in school, and that most schools were destroyed or damaged during the war. The Gaza Children Village says its schools in central and southern Gaza serve thousands of children, many of whom lost parents or other relatives during the war.

Under the plans outlined by Hasan in various communications, recordings of classroom conversations will be analyzed by an AI-powered system to detect “antisemitic,” “inciting" or “hateful” language.

If problematic language is detected, a warning will be sent to Hasan, who can then contact the teacher to understand the context and provide feedback, Hasan said in the September webinar. He said recordings are stored for 72 hours.

The monitoring technology has been tested and the plan is to deploy it in dozens of classrooms, according to a text message Hasan sent sometime before August that was seen by The Associated Press.

In the text, Hasan said the system was created in collaboration with PollyLabs, a New York-based nonprofit that promotes the use of technology to solve problems in crises. PollyLabs says it has had no role in developing or deploying such technology.

Palestinians in Gaza are especially fearful of surveillance technology

Fears about surveillance technology are strong in Gaza after three years of war with Israel's high-tech army.

"Israel has weaponized information to such a dystopian degree that many Palestinians feel they cannot utter a word, type a thought, or twitch an eye without fearing it could be seized upon,” said Amjad Iraqi, senior Israel and Palestinian Territories analyst for the International Crisis Group.

Groups opposed to the charity's curriculum say Palestinians are being stripped of their autonomy in deciding what to teach their children.

“It is very concerning, they’re trying to control the minds of new generations,” said Ines Abdel Razek, co-director of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, an advocacy group.

The Palestinian Authority, which has limited autonomy in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and UNRWA should be supported in rebuilding schools in Gaza, she said. Israel has accused UNRWA of being infiltrated by Hamas, a charge the agency denies.

A Palestinian government spokesperson, Mohammad AbuAlrob, says the PA curriculum focuses on tolerance and justice. He said he doesn’t have enough information about the charity's curriculum to comment on it. But he said using surveillance in classrooms would cross “an important line.”

Futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.4% on Friday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1%. Nasdaq futures rose 0.7%.

Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that his team has been “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” He also indicated that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States.

Brent crude oil declined 1.2% on Friday to $103.01 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark crude oil fell 0.9% to $90.69 a barrel.

The drop in oil prices comes after stocks felt pressure on Thursday from a 4.1% rise in the price for a barrel of Brent, the international standard, to more than $104. It’s been pinballing between $96 and nearly $110 over the last month on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal.

In the bond market, yields have been trading at their highest levels in years or even decades, threatening to slow the economy.

The 10-year Treasury yield initially rose to 5.35% on Thursday before falling back to 5.23%. It edged up slightly to 5.25% on Friday.

The yield's fluctuations came after the U.S. government said that it sold $22 billion in 30-year Treasury bonds at an auction with a high yield of less than 5.62%. That helped bring the 30-year Treasury yield down to 5.60% from 5.73% on Thursday, which is a notable move for the bond market. It was at 5.62% on Friday.

High debt loads have loomed over the market as the U.S. federal deficit climbed to nearly $2 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30.

Investors are also continuing to keep an eye on the latest earnings reports. On Friday shares of Delta Air Lines dropped more than 4% before the market open after the airline reported a quarterly profit that missed estimates. Delta also trimmed its full-year estimate for earnings per share, citing a $6 billion increase in fuel costs.

Several of the country’s biggest banks release quarterly results next week.

Analysts expect companies in the S&P 500 to deliver overall growth of nearly 30% in earnings per share from a year earlier, according to data provider FactSet. If they’re correct, it would be the third consecutive quarter of growth that exceeds 25%.

In Europe, the German DAX climbed 1% to 25,044.82, while the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.6% to 7,775.44. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.9% to 10,538.88. Asian markets were mixed. Markets were closed in South Korea and Taiwan.

China is due to release its latest economic growth figures next week.

In other dealings, the U.S. dollar rose to 158.29 Japanese yen from 157.89 yen. The euro was trading at $1.1210, edging lower from $1.1211.

Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have both rejected the findings of the U.N. commission she led on Gaza. The leaders also have been highly critical of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court; Pillay has worked at both.

Pillay’s work “is a source of hope and inspiration to all those who seek to bring about a more peaceful world,” said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in announcing her win in Oslo, Norway, as part of the peace prize’s 125th anniversary.

The Norwegian committee said it sought to strengthen international law at a time of conflict, and Watne Frydnes said Pillay’s award was a message to those seeking to undermine “the international rules-based system and the institutions.”

While her career has been global in scope, criticism often has been fiercely local, notably in places like Israel and in apartheid-era South Africa as she and peers took on some of the world’s most painful and sensitive legal issues and most vulnerable populations.

Pillay, 85, received the news while attending a forum in Nuremberg, Germany, the location of the trials of Nazi war criminals that helped lay the foundations of international law.

“Firstly, at this venue, your applause means a great deal to me,” she said to a standing ovation. “You know, you don’t want to receive an award, prize or anything unless the public agrees that you deserve this.”

And, joking, she added: "But being a lawyer and a judge, I still want to verify this information.”

She chaired an investigation that determined Israel committed genocide in Gaza

Pillay chaired the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, which was created by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council. The commission a year ago concluded Israel was responsible for genocide in Gaza with a specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza.

Gaza was among Pillay’s first comments Friday after hearing she had won. “What’s happening there is genocide,” she said in Germany, to more applause.

The commission last year also found that the Israeli president, prime minister and former defense minister "have incited the commission of genocide.” Israel, which has refused to cooperate with the commission since it was established in 2021, has strenuously denied the accusations.

Pillay has repeatedly rebuffed critics who accused her of antisemitism or allegedly turning a blind eye to the Hamas attacks in Israel. Under her leadership, the commission also issued reports accusing Hamas of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

In an interview with the AP last year, she recalled how she worked closely with some Jewish lawyers in the fight against apartheid in her native South Africa and was invited to Israel as the U.N. rights chief from 2008 to 2014.

The Nobel announcement came at another critical time for Gaza, just two days after the anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed about 1,200 people and sparked the war. Over 74,000 Palestinians have since been killed, with their territory devastated. Saturday marks a year since a fragile ceasefire took effect, while Israeli strikes continue.

A senior Hamas official, Bassem Naim, in a statement Friday called the Nobel for Pillay a message of hope for Palestinians, especially in Gaza, that “humanity still resists the forces of evil targeting international justice.”

The Israeli foreign ministry, meanwhile, said in a statement that “if there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn’t just be a contender. She’d be a frontrunner.”

It added on X that the award “isn’t a recognition of justice. It’s the grotesque weaponization of an award to legitimize anti-Israel hatred and prejudice.”

The award also was announced less than three weeks before Israel’s election, in which Netanyahu is fighting to stay in power. For Israelis, however, the issue is less about the government’s approach to Gaza and more about how well it would protect them from further attacks.

Her win puts the focus on a court under pressure from Trump

Pillay’s win brings renewed attention to Trump’s ongoing feud with the International Criminal Court, where Pillay was a judge from 2003 to 2008. The Trump administration already has sanctioned 13 of the ICC’s staff members, among them key prosecutors and nine judges including the court’s Japanese President Tomoko Akane.

In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly last month, Trump called the court an “out of control institution” and an “anti-American tribunal with no jurisdiction” over the U.S. as he urged member states to quit the “rogue institution immediately.”

There are fears the court as a whole could be sanctioned, a move that could seriously hamper its ability to mete out justice.

Pillay is currently serving as an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, the highest court of the United Nations, in the ongoing genocide case against Myanmar.

When countries do not have a national on the court’s permanent, 15-judge panel, they can appoint an expert of their choice. Gambia, which launched the proceedings in 2019, selected Pillay when the country accused Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya minority group.

As a young lawyer in apartheid South Africa, part of Pillay’s work involved establishing key rights for political prisoners being held on Robben Island, which included Mandela, who later won the Nobel Peace Prize.

After apartheid ended, then-South African President Mandela appointed Pillay to be the country’s first non-white woman to serve as a High Court judge.

There were nearly 300 nominations for this year's prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo received nominations for 287 candidates for this year’s prize, with just over a quarter of them organizations.

Last year, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation.

Machado gave Trump her Nobel medal shortly after the United States ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro. But it was largely a symbolic gesture: the Nobel Committee has said the honor itself cannot be transferred.

In Trump’s second term, he has been outspoken about his desire for the Nobel, but has expressed doubts that the committee would ever award him the prize.

“They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me,” Trump told reporters Wednesday.

Nominations can be made by a select group of people and organizations, including heads of state or politicians serving at a national level, university professors, directors of foreign policy institutes, past Nobel Prize recipients and members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee itself.

The peace prize follows a week of Nobel announcements

Four of this year's Nobels were announced earlier this week, in the categories of medicine, physics, chemistry and literature. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.

The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million), whether for an individual, small group of laureates or organization.

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Dazio reported from Berlin and Keaten from Geneva. Associated Press journalists Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa, Ali Swenson in New York, Cara Anna in Jerusalem, Molly Quell and Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, and Mark Lewis in Stavanger, Norway, contributed to this report.

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All Atlantic hurricane season there has been “this battle between shear and just the overall conducive conditions,” said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.

El Niño — the natural temporary warming of parts of the Pacific that warps weather worldwide — dominated. Its wind patterns smothered almost any wisp of a storm from strengthening in the Atlantic, while boosting what will soon be record high levels in the Pacific, Klotzbach said.

Wind shear versus warm waters

It's called wind shear and it pushes the tops and middle of storms around, making them lopsided and keeping them from making a complete circular eyewall, which is when storms can really power up, Klotzbach and University at Albany's Kristen Corbosiero said.

The other ingredients for a storm to turbocharge a storm are pushing back. There is plenty of fuel in warm water and moisture. The Gulf of Mexico is about 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) warmer than normal. The 86 degree waters (30 degrees Celsius) are 100 to 500 times more likely to be that extra hot because of climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, said climate scientist Kristina Dahl, vice president of the nonprofit Climate Central, which calculates the boost global warming causes to extreme weather.

“But there’s a certain point where it’s like, I don’t care how hot the waters are and how much moisture you have, if shear gets to a certain point, the shear is gonna win,” Klotzbach said.

The thunderstorm seeds of something bigger earlier in the week grew from circular winds over Central America but often were lopsided and couldn’t quite form a crucial eyewall, all because of El Niño’s high-level strong winds that pushed a would-be storm's top sideways, experts said.

Then a window of moderation opened for just a couple of days, but it was enough, Corbosiero said. It makes sense it was in the Gulf of Mexico and in October, because El Niño has less of an effect in the Gulf than it does in the main Atlantic, she said. And storms often pop up in that region in October because of more northerly storm systems that help foster the right conditions.

Wind shear wasn’t exactly low, but it was a moderate level, when other factors like unusually warm waters and heavy moisture can kick in. Isaias rapidly intensified from 40 mph to 80 mph (64 kph to 129 kph) in a day and by late Wednesday, Isaias became the latest-in-the-season first Atlantic hurricane to form since 1914, Klotzbach said.

“The warm waters and high moisture won,” Klotzbach said. Isaias Friday was not tilting and had a strong eye, the hurricane center said.

By Friday morning, the storm was just below the threshold of being a major hurricane of 111 mph (178 kph) winds and was forecast to go as high as 120 mph winds before weakening to a strong Category 2 storm for landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center.

What to expect before landfall

Before Isaias comes ashore — forecast for probably somewhere from the Mississippi and Alabama coast to the Florida Panhandle late Friday night or early Saturday — the wind shear will strengthen from moderate levels of around 20 mph (32 kph) to 52 mph (84 kph) and then Isaias will start to struggle, which is good news for coastal residents, Klotzbach said.

But as of Friday morning, hurricane center forecasters said the coast is in “a tenuous spot” because it would only take a six-hour delay in the onset of that more intense wind shear for Isaias to bring a stronger-than-expected landfall. Regardless of what will happen with wind shear, it will still be a dangerous hurricane when it hits land, forecasters said.

“Once it gets to the coast, we know that the storm surge is going to be deeper and farther reaching because of sea level rise caused by climate change,” Dahl said. “So in this part of the world, there’s been about six and a half inches of sea level rise over the past 100 years or so that’s attributable directly to climate change.”

The National Hurricane Center is calling the surge “life-threatening.”

A warmer atmosphere means storms hold and then dump more rain, worsening flooding, Dahl said. The hurricane center is warning about urban, river and flash flooding in the Southeast this weekend.

“There’s a little bit of a battle here going on, but I think the really important thing to remember is that climate change is like this long-term big kahuna warming everywhere, and El Niño’s like a little icing on the cake,” Dahl said.

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“What this team is doing is only what we know how to do,” the All-Star third baseman said.

Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and Cleveland beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Thursday night to send their AL Division Series to a winner-take-all Game 5.

Patrick Bailey also went deep and Game 2 starter Gavin Williams came out of the bullpen to get the last three outs as the Guardians won in Chicago for the second straight day after beginning their postseason with two losses at home. Jo Adell hit a two-run single in a six-run sixth inning for the AL Central champions.

“This team has answered all year,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “We talk about it — we punch back.”

Cleveland is looking to become the first club to come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series since the 2017 New York Yankees accomplished the feat against, well, Cleveland. Teams with a 2-0 lead in a best-of-five postseason series have gone on to win 83 of 93 times.

Game 5 is back in Cleveland on Saturday night, and the winner will open the American League Championship Series at Tampa Bay next Monday.

The road team has won all four games in the only one of the four Division Series to go the distance this year.

“As we’ve battled back and forth with these guys, obviously fitting that it’s going to come down to this,” White Sox manager Will Venable said.

Chicago's bullpen — one of its biggest strengths in a surprising season — is suddenly looking very tired. Grant Taylor was hit hard after pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings over the first two games of the series, allowing four runs and four hits without retiring any of the six batters he faced during Cleveland's rally in the sixth.

“Body felt good, stuff felt good, just didn’t execute,” Taylor said.

Miguel Vargas homered for the White Sox, who flopped in their second straight bid to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time since the 1906 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Sam Antonacci drove in two runs off the bench.

All-Star closer Cade Smith worked a scoreless eighth for the Guardians but gave up Vargas' first postseason homer and a walk to start the ninth. He was replaced by Williams, who was making his first career relief appearance and could still start Game 5 as well.

The right-hander needed 18 pitches to get three outs after throwing 98 pitches on Monday. He was the seventh Guardians reliever as the teams combined to use 15 pitchers in a game that took 3 hours, 39 minutes.

Williams went 14-8 this season and led the AL with 248 strikeouts.

“We’ve still got one more to win at home,” Bailey said. “Again, this was an awesome atmosphere to play in. We can’t wait to get back to Cleveland for Game 5.”

Cleveland trailed 2-0 before rallying in the fifth. Bailey led off with a pinch-hit homer, and Steven Kwan chased Erick Fedde with a one-out single.

Jordan Hicks came in and Ramírez drove a 99.9 mph fastball to right-center for just his second homer since Sept. 1, a span of 26 games. The seven-time All-Star had surgery after he broke a bone in his left hand on a swing June 13.

“It was José Ramírez being José Ramírez in the playoffs,” Vogt said.

It was Ramírez's first postseason homer since 2024 and No. 5 overall. He also starred in Game 3, finishing with two hits and two RBIs in Cleveland's 9-3 victory.

“It was really special,” Ramírez said through a translator. “It was great energy out there, and very special to share this with the guys.”

Chicago responded with two runs in the bottom half, sending a charge through the crowd of 39,920. Antonacci was hit by a pitch from Tim Herrin with the bases loaded, and Brenton Doyle made it 4-3 with a sacrifice fly. The White Sox had the bases loaded with two down, but rookie Braden Montgomery struck out swinging against winning pitcher Erik Sabrowski.

Antonacci has been plunked 33 times this year, including a franchise-record 29 in the regular season. The rookie became the first player in postseason history to be hit by a pitch with the bases loaded multiple times in a career, after he was also plunked in the same situation in Game 3.

Losing pitcher Anthony Kay started the sixth for Chicago, but the left-hander was replaced by Taylor after Travis Bazzana's RBI double tied it at 4. Bailey greeted Taylor with a run-scoring single, and Cleveland started to pull away.

Walks by Brayan Rocchio and Kwan loaded the bases for Ramírez, who made it 6-4 with an infield single. Chase DeLauter added another run-scoring single before Adell capped the outburst with a liner to right that drove in Kwan and Ramírez.

“I feel like we’ve been impacting the baseball a lot better the last two games,” Bailey said. “Obviously, the more you see a certain guy, kind of not necessarily more comfortable, but you get to see (those) kind of shapes more and more. Definitely helps.”

Adell hit a three-run triple during Cleveland's Game 3 victory. He has four hits, three walks and six RBIs in the series.

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Things were just starting to really unravel for the Cowboys, and the owner's expression would only get more bleak, even though they had a chance late to escape without a loss.

The Cowboys (2-3) fell 24-16 on Thursday night to a Bucs team with undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels filling in for the injured Baker Mayfield.

“Extraordinarily, extraordinarily disappointed,” team owner Jones said afterward. “You really do need to get it done when it’s there to take.”

Prescott had another interception with 1:16 left when his throw deflected off reliable tight end Jake Ferguson's hands at the Bucs 12.

Playing at home for the only time in October, and in primetime for all to see, this was a chance for the Cowboys to build some momentum in the NFC East. And the opportunity for a second win in five days against another winless team before a bit of a break.

Instead, there will only be more questions before they play again after a nine-day gap between games.

“You wanna get right back to it, but it’s good to dwell on things sometimes,” Prescott said. “To really make the changes or make the adjustments that we need to for the better of our team, for the better of the offense, for the better of the individuals. ... Be accountable to yourself, to your unit, to your position group, and let’s push forward.”

The Cowboys play Oct. 18 at Green Bay, then go to Philadelphia before playing at home again Nov. 1 against Arizona.

“This isn’t fold the tents here. We are 2-3. We didn’t expect to be 2-3,” Jones said. “We didn’t expect this. ...We didn’t expect this Tampa team to come in here 0-4, either.”

The Bucs (1-4), whose touchdown before halftime was a 15-play drive that took just shy of 11 minutes, started must faster after the break. They went ahead to stay on two big runs that took only a minute. Bucky Irving ran for 72 yards, immediately followed by Emeka Egbuka's 14-yard TD run that gave them a 14-10 lead.

Then came the first pick by Prescott deep in Tampa Bay territory, and Irving added a 1-yard TD run before KaVontae Turpin fumbled the ensuing kickoff return. The Bucs then converted a third-and-21 on the drive that ended with Chase McLaughlin's 41-yard field for a 24-10 lead.

The Cowboys played their third game in 12 days, a stretch that began with 10-hour flights to and from Rio de Janeiro, where they lost 34-31 to Baltimore after the Ravens got a big play and game-ending field goal in the final 7 seconds.

Dallas rebounded last Sunday with a 34-30 victory at winless Houston, when CeeDee Lamb capped his career-high 17 catches for 189 yards with a 12-yard TD in the final minute.

But Lamb had only two catches for 9 yards against the Bucs before getting sidelined by a quad injury.

After Tampa Bay bypassed a field goal chance and was stopped on fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 8 1/2 minutes left, the Cowboys went 99 yards in 10 plays for Prescott's 18-yard TD to George Pickens before they failed on a 2-point conversion.

Dallas got a defensive stop with just under four minutes left, though on the third-down incompletion cornerback DaRon Bland had his hands on what could have been an easy pick-6. He had an NFL-record five interception returns for TDs in 2023.

That still gave Prescott and the Cowboys another chance, which ended with his late interception.

"We’ve got to trust the work that we’re putting in and then more importantly, we’ve got to come out and just execute better,” Prescott said. “I think our plan, the way we practice, the way we approach things is the right way, is the correct way. We’ve just got to come up in the games and execute better and get it done.”

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El presidente José Antonio Kast declaró un estado de emergencia para Las Condes, un suburbio de clase alta al este de Santiago, lo que le otorga a las agencias gubernamentales mayores facultades para responder mientras las lluvias torrenciales convertían vías importantes en cauces intransitables. La alcaldesa del distrito, Catalina San Martín, afirmó que en los últimos días habían caído 14,4 centímetros (5,7 pulgadas) de lluvia —aproximadamente nueve veces el promedio de precipitaciones para el mes de octubre—, dejando la zona totalmente saturada.

El río Mapocho, que atraviesa Santiago, se desbordó, obligando a las autoridades a emitir órdenes de evacuación. La agencia nacional de respuesta ante desastres puso a otros 10 distritos en alerta máxima ante la posibilidad de nuevos deslizamientos y ordenó la suspensión de clases el viernes.

Las tormentas de esta semana ya habían causado daños en decenas de viviendas en el centro del país y dejaron a casi 12.000 clientes sin electricidad en la capital, señalaron funcionarios. Se tiene previsto que la intensidad de las lluvias se reduzca el viernes.

No se reportaron muertes el jueves. Entre los heridos había un niño de 1 año que sufrió fracturas, precisaron las autoridades. Los bomberos afirmaron del rescate o evacuación de más de 1.000 personas.

Las inundaciones se producen en momentos en que un potente fenómeno de El Niño gana fuerza. El calentamiento natural y recurrente de las aguas del Pacífico ecuatorial altera los patrones de lluvia en todo el mundo y a menudo trae consigo primaveras más húmedas al hemisferio sur. La Organización Meteorológica Mundial informó el jueves que se tiene previsto que el El Niño de este año alcance su punto máximo en diciembre y podría ser uno de los más intensos desde al menos 1950.

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La tormenta se encontraba a unos 380 kilómetros (235 millas) al sur de la ciudad portuaria de Manzanillo, en el oeste de México.

Sus vientos máximos sostenidos eran de alrededor de 120 km/h (75 mph). Se desplazaba hacia el oeste-noroeste a 9 km/h (6 mph). Se prevé que vire hacia el noroeste a primera hora del viernes y hacia el norte el sábado.

Los meteorólogos señalan que se prevé que el núcleo de la tormenta se acerque a la costa del suroeste y del centro-oeste de México el sábado. ___

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Jalon Daniels, the undrafted rookie filling in for franchise quarterback Baker Mayfield, enjoyed the view while doing plenty himself to get the Buccaneers their first win of the season in just his second start.

Irving ran for 165 yards, including a 72-yard run to set up the touchdown that put Tampa Bay ahead for good while scoring twice himself, and the Buccaneers beat the Cowboys 24-16 on Thursday night.

Daniels threw a TD pass to Irving in the first half while directing a turnover-free offense and amid several Dallas miscues, finishing an efficient 19 of 25 for 189 yards as the Bucs piled up 241 yards rushing.

Daniels is filling in for Baker Mayfield, who's expected to be sidelined at least one more game with a dislocated thumb on his throwing hand.

“Six months ago, if you would have told me that my first win would have been on a Thursday night, (Amazon) Prime football game, I don’t know what I would have told you,” said Daniels, who threw three interceptions in a 17-14 loss to Green Bay in his debut. “Like I keep saying, through all the highs and lows, the bads, the goods, go through every single emotion because at the end of the day, it makes you better and prepares you for any situation that comes down the line.”

Irving had 21 carries and a 7.9-yard average while scoring on a 5-yard pass and a 1-yard plunge as the Bucs (1-4) finally found some footing in a season that started with expectations of winning the NFC South.

“We lost the first quarter of the season,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles said. “We didn’t lose the second, third or fourth. We’ve still got to play those. So we started the second quarter tonight. It’s a long way to climb out, but at the same time, we’re upbeat and if we played as hard and played as effective, we’ll be OK.”

Dak Prescott led a 99-yard drive and threw a 13-yard TD pass to George Pickens in the fourth quarter before his second interception off a tipped pass helped Tampa Bay clinch the win in the final two minutes.

The Cowboys (2-3) continued an up-and-down start to the season, this time with an offense that was as times as sloppy as the defense has been in both seasons under coach Brian Schottenheimer.

“I didn’t plan on being 2-3, disappointed by that for sure,” Schottenheimer said. “But we’re just getting started. There’s a lot of football left and we’re gonna play better. We know that.”

After Irving's long run on the first play of the second half was followed by receiver Emeka Egbuka's 14-yard TD run on a jet sweep, Prescott threw his first interception and the Dallas defense left Tez Johnson wide open on a 64-yard grab that led to Irving's 1-yard plunge for a 21-10 lead.

KaVontae Turpin's fumble on the subsequent kickoff led to a Tampa Bay field goal, but only after the Bucs converted a third-and-21 from the Dallas 48-yard line with Daniels' 21-yard pass to Egbuka.

The Cowboys were missing one of the pieces they recently added to try to fix a porous defense. Cornerback Joey Porter Jr. was a late scratch in what was supposed to be his second appearance since arriving in a trade from Pittsburgh last week.

Prescott was 24 of 42 for 316 yards in his first two-interception game of the season — his first picks since the opener.

Bucs have long and short TD drives

Irving's 5-yard TD catch capped a 15-play, 73-yard drive that ran the final 10:44 off the clock in the first quarter and had a final count of 10:58. Then his 72-yard run was the first of two plays on an 86-yard drive that took exactly 1 minute.

Feast, then famine for Lamb

Dallas receiver CeeDee Lamb followed his career high of 17 catches, when he had 189 yards receiving and a touchdown last weekend against Houston, with just two catches for 9 yards on five targets. He was targeted 21 times against the Texans. Lamb exited the game with a quadriceps injury.

Injuries

Buccaneers: LT Tristan Wirfs was sidelined by cramps in the second half.

Cowboys: LT Tyler Guyton left with a back issue in the second half. ... DB Alijah Clark exited with a hamstring injury in the first half and didn't return.

Up next

Buccaneers: Home against Pittsburgh on Oct. 18.

Cowboys: At Green Bay on Oct. 18.

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Hill’s testimony offered his most direct acknowledgment of a physical confrontation described during the civil proceedings. Vaccaro has accused Hill of physically and emotionally abusing her and is seeking damages. Hill has denied the allegations.

The testimony came as Hill took the witness stand to give his account of the couple’s relationship and the conflicts that led to their divorce.

Hill also described meeting Vaccaro at a club and said she was “the love of my life.”

The couple married in 2023.

Vaccaro’s attorneys allege that within a month of the marriage, Hill began pressuring her to sign a postnuptial agreement after being advised to do so by his advisers.

They contend he became increasingly frustrated when she refused and that his behavior became “explosive, aggressive and violent.”

Vaccaro is asking a jury to find Hill liable for intentionally inflicting emotional distress and several counts of battery. She is seeking monetary damages.

Hill disputed Vaccaro’s characterization of their marriage and testified that financial disagreements contributed to tension between them.

“There was already friction,” Hill said. “If I was not continuously giving loads of money, there is friction.”

He also accused Vaccaro of taking money from him during the marriage, saying he gave her $15,000 but alleged she was taking about $60,000 a month.

Hill testified that the couple had agreed to counseling in an effort to improve the marriage.

“We agreed to go to counseling,” he said. “That is some action -- to try and improve the marriage.”

Hill also discussed his eight children and his responsibilities as a father.

“I play this sport for my kids,” he said.

Asked whether he had ever hated that Vaccaro was pregnant, Hill responded, “No, not a chance.”

“I want to give all my kids a safe and stable environment,” he said.

Earlier Thursday, Vaccaro’s mother, Alicia Vaccaro, testified about an incident involving Hill and her daughter. She acknowledged that she never personally saw Hill strike or punch Keeta, but described the relationship as tumultuous.

Alicia Vaccaro testified that she saw Hill pressed up against her daughter and intervened because she was concerned about the couple’s newborn baby.

“I walked outside the door, and he was pressed up against her,” she testified. “I went toward them. He pushed me back.”

She said Hill was yelling and using profanity before saying he was going to get the baby. Alicia Vaccaro testified that she and her daughter then went into the room with the child.

Jurors also heard audio from a baby monitor during another confrontation. The judge did not allow the media to record the video. In the audio, Hill and Keeta Vaccaro can be heard yelling profanities while loud banging is heard in the background.

Vaccaro’s attorneys have presented the confrontation as evidence of what they characterize as a pattern of aggressive behavior.

The jury has also heard testimony from mental health professionals about the effect the relationship allegedly had on Vaccaro.

A forensic psychologist testified that she diagnosed Vaccaro with post-traumatic stress disorder and described symptoms including dissociation and heightened awareness of Hill’s moods.

The defense challenged the psychologist’s qualifications and noted that she was hired for the case and was paid nearly $6,000. She was not Vaccaro’s treating physician.

A therapist who later treated Vaccaro also testified that she experienced difficulty sleeping, racing thoughts, trouble concentrating and difficulty trusting others.

Hill’s testimony Thursday provided jurors with his account of the marriage and the allegations against him, including his acknowledgment of the confrontation in which he said he pushed Vaccaro into the wall.

“I told her don’t you ever touch me again in your life,” Hill said. “I pushed her against the wall. And I tried to force her to get off me. I created a hole in the wall, trying to force her to get off me that night. This was after the divorce.”

The civil trial will continue on Friday.

The violence occurred Thursday morning at the El Castillo Penitentiary in the port city of Mazatlan.

Sinaloa’s Public Security Secretariat said on X that nine inmates and one family member were killed in the incident, while 16 prisoners were taken for medical treatment after being injured. Local media reported that inmates used firearms during the fight.

Authorities have not yet said how the deaths occurred.

Following the clash, members of the army, National Guard, navy and state security forces entered the prison to restore order. Mexico's federal security cabinet said the prison, which houses 1,800 inmates, is now “under control.”

Overcrowding, driven in part by the use of pretrial detention — which keeps thousands of prisoners behind bars without a sentence — combined with insufficient prison staff, has fueled corruption and violence inside prisons, according to analysts. Last May, a riot broke out at a prison in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa, leaving seven inmates dead and another injured.

Mexico has 276 prisons, including 14 federal penitentiaries and 249 state prisons. The prison population reached 261,388 people as of February, according to official figures.

Violence erupted in Sinaloa in September 2024 amid an internal power struggle between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, pitting the sons of convicted former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, known as “Los Chapitos,” against followers of another detained former cartel leader, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.

The Thursday riot comes as Mexico's government faces pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on cartels.

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In fact, this is the third time the restaurant has been ordered shut, with roach problems cited during previous closures.

This week’s Dirty Dining list also includes a restaurant inside a Walmart where inspectors found a whole lot more than just a bad batch of chicken, along with two other South Florida eateries with a long list of violations.

Scroll down to see what inspectors found. All the places mentioned were allowed to re-open following an ordered cleanup and then a re-inspection.

**BRANDON ASIAN CUISINE

6417 STIRLING ROAD

DAVIE

ORDERED SHUT 10/1

11 VIOLATIONS FOUND

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 9/8/25 (ROACH ISSUE)

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 12/19/19 (ROACH ISSSUE)

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1) Approximately 5 live roaches in container under preparation table across from Triple sinks in kitchen. 2) Approximately 1 live roach crawling on prep table in kitchen. 3) Approximately 1 live roach on prep table lower shelf in kitchen. 4) Approximately 1 live roach on shelf next to dishwashing machine in kitchen.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 2 Dead roaches on shelf next to dishwashing machine in kitchen.”

“Interior of Small oven has accumulation of black substance, grease and food debris.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) Stove soiled 2) Shelves throughout kitchen soiled.”

“Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee switched from working with raw Pork and raw beef to vegetables without first removing gloves or washing hands. Reviewed proper handwashing procedures.”

“Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked trash from floor and then engaging in food preparation without washing hands. Reviewed proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Wrapped raw pork stored above container of soup in Walk in cooler.”

“No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees.”

**YUMWICH

11400 NORTH KENDALL DR.

KENDALL

ORDERED SHUT 10/2

15 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 10/1/2026.”

“Inadequate number/capacity of cold holding units to maintain time/temperature control for safety food at proper temperatures. Observed establishment with only one reach in cooler not maintaining temperature of at least 43F. Reach in cooler ambient temperature 49F.”

“Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach in cooler with ambient temperature 49F.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed lentil soup (88F - Hot Holding) in prep area. Operator took product to reheat.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced ham (47F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (48F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (50F - Cold Holding); pooled eggs (51F - Cold Holding); egg whites (50F - Cold Holding); milk (49F - Cold Holding) inside flip top reach in cooler. Repeat Violation.”

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee come inside kitchen from outside and begin to prepare drink for customer without first washing hands.”

“Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put on pair of gloves then begin to prep food without first washing hands.”

“Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touch cellphone then continued to handle food without changing gloves and washing hands.”

“Food manager certification expired.”

**CHICKEN GUY

WALMART

4301 SOUTH UNIVERSITY DR.

DAVIE

ORDERED SHUT 9/30

9 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 10 ants crawling on and in a container of honey in the prep area. Operator disposed of the container of honey.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 6 small flying insects near the dishwashing area landing on clean dishes and walls. Observed approximately 20 small flying insects in the dry storage area landing in sealed packages of cereal and boxes of single service items. Observed approximately 15 small flying insects in the prep area landing on containers of spices, walls and tables. Observed approximately 5 small flying insects in the mop sink area landing on walls. Observed approximately 15 small flying insects at the front counter landing on registers, containers of ice cream toppings and boxes with bread.”

“Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 10 ants crawling on and in a container of honey in the prep area. Operator disposed of the container of honey.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw ground beef stored over ready to eat pepperoni and salami in the walk in cooler.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls by the triple sink and mop sink soiled.”

**BAYVIEW DINER

2712 EAST OAKLAND PARK BLVD.

FORT LAUDERDALE

ORDERED SHUT 9/18

17 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 5 live roaches in kitchen crawling on walls/storage shelves behind/over hand washing sink/dish machine.”

“Roach excrement and/or droppings present in kitchen corner on walls between dishwasher and hand washing sink. Advised Operator to clean/sanitize areas.”

“Approximately 4 dead roaches in kitchen on floor in corner between dish machine and handwashing sink. Advised Operator to clean/sanitize area.”

“Floors heavily soiled/has heavy accumulation of debris throughout kitchen under/behind equipment/storage. Advised Operator to clean floors.”

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee washing dishes then began preparing food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands.”

“Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs then handled ready to eat cheese and bread without washing hands.”

“Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washed hands and dried with paper towels then wiped hands on visibly soiled apron before preparing food for customers.”

“Food-contact surface (prep table mounted can opener blade) soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slim.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At Flip top cooler make top; cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); cooked potato hash browns (48F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today held double panned/in pans on/over make top overnight.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At upright double door stainless reach in freezer; plastic wrapped/portioned raw comminuted beef patties stored over fully cooked sausage.”

Robert “B.J.” Duncan, who has held Seat 1 since 2018, says he wants to build on work already underway, including improving traffic and infrastructure and moving forward with ongoing projects.

Duncan says South Miami-Dade is booming and needs more jobs and better-paying opportunities to keep up with growth.

“If we can bring wages up and we can bring opportunities here to Cutler Bay, to South Dade, because it will kind of be the new economic hub, Homestead, Florida City, and everywhere, we can all come together, then that’s going to help drive up incomes,” Duncan said.

He said higher incomes would help people afford homes, apartments and condos.

Suzy Lord, a longtime resident who holds Seat 2, says the rising cost of living has been crippling for many people.

Lord pointed to the town’s rating through the National Flood Insurance Program, which provides residents with a 35% discount on flood insurance. She said the savings amount to $1,000 a year for her personally and that she wants to improve the rating further.

She also says housing that helps keep families together is important. Lord pointed to an intergenerational housing project the town recently approved, which will offer lower costs for first responders and members of the military.

Ricardo De Melo Gomes, a licensed builder also running for mayor, says the town needs to find a balance between homeowners and new residents while making housing more affordable for teachers, whose salaries in South Dade are not as high as those in many other jobs.

Gomes also pointed to traffic and safety concerns and questions about how the town will pay for future maintenance tied to new developments. He said the town cannot continue fighting development because there are threats ahead.

Tech entrepreneur Clint Rodriguez is also running for mayor but declined to appear on camera for the interview.

Bam Adebayo knew long before that.

Adebayo — the Miami Heat center and longtime partner of Wilson, the Las Vegas Aces star — was asked last week to record some thoughts about his girlfriend winning the award again, which also meant he couldn't give her any hints about the voting results.

The secret was kept, and a fifth MVP award is coming to the home that Wilson and Adebayo share.

“I had nothing to do with that,” Adebayo said.

True, the couple has combined for five MVPs — and Wilson has won all of them. They've been together for a few years, after a close friendship began forming when they were playing for USA Basketball at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He's a regular at Aces games when his schedule allows; she's a regular at Heat games during her offseasons.

“It’s good to celebrate somebody that honestly deserves it," Adebayo said after he and the Heat beat New Orleans 128-118 in a preseason game Thursday night. "You really can’t put five MVPs into words. You literally just have to sit there and just like admire greatness. So, yeah, can’t wait to get home, get on FaceTime and talk about the moment.”

Wilson has been, without question, the dominant player since she entered the WNBA. Not only does she have five MVPs in her nine pro seasons, but she's actually gotten 54% of all first-place votes over that span.

Wilson has gotten 274 first-place MVP votes in her nine seasons; all other WNBA players in those years, combined, have 233. She tied for seventh in her first season, was eighth in the MVP voting the next year, and then the next seven seasons have gone like this — first, sixth, first, third, first, first and first.

She's also an eight-time All-Star and her career average of 22.1 points per game is the highest in WNBA history. And Wilson was in Miami last season for Adebayo's 83-point game, the second-best single game scoring effort in NBA history.

“I try to do my best to remind her of who she is, and vice versa," Adebayo said. "When you have those types of moments, those need to be celebrated."

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“La confirmación responde al comportamiento sostenido de las condiciones cálidas del océano Pacífico, que de acuerdo con la última medición rompió récords alcanzando una anomalía en la temperatura superficial del océano de +3.49°C”, indicó la presidencia en un comunicado.

El Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (Ideam) advirtió que la atención se concentra en la disminución de las precipitaciones y el aumento de las temperaturas por El Niño, un calentamiento natural del Pacífico ecuatorial que distorsiona patrones meteorológicos en todo el mundo.

El gobierno advirtió que el país debe estar preparado tanto para condiciones de sequía como para emergencias relacionadas con las lluvias.

“El Niño no apaga las lluvias”, explicó Andrés Herkrath, director general del Ideam. “Octubre y noviembre son la segunda temporada de lluvias y lloverá por debajo de lo esperado, sobre todo en las regiones Andina, Pacífica y Caribe, siendo diciembre el mes de mayor déficit”, agregó.

Colombia ha registrado y sofocado decenas de incendios forestales en las últimas semanas, mientras que algunos municipios han recurrido a varias jornadas de racionamiento de agua debido a la disminución de los niveles de los embalses.

En anticipación a la disminución progresiva del agua disponible en los embalses de las hidroeléctricas, el Ministerio de Minas y Energía ejecutará un “plan de choque” con el fin de evitar un racionamiento eléctrico.

La titular de la agencia, María Nohemí Arboleda, indicó que se pretende incentivar el ahorro de energía para bajar la presión sobre el sistema eléctrico, aumentar la disponibilidad de combustibles y aprovechar lo más que se pueda la capacidad existente.

Un decreto divulgado el jueves permite a las plantas térmicas abastecerse de más de un agente cuando una “contingencia ponga en riesgo la confiabilidad del sistema eléctrico nacional”.

El ministro de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Fabio Arjona, responsabilizó al gobierno del expresidente Gustavo Petro (2022-2026) por lo que considera una falta de preparación para hacer frente a El Niño.

“Ambiente va a acompañar a los territorios en agua, ecosistemas e incendios, y a agricultura en la protección de la producción de alimentos, pero que quede claro de dónde viene el rezago”, afirmó Arjona.

The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, criticized the speed at which the project slated for Memorial Circle has moved without going through the full review process.

“The National Park Service, the agency responsible for projects on national park land such as Memorial Circle, is proceeding full-speed toward ground-disturbing construction,” the lawsuit said. “Although the agency has claimed that a final decision to construct the Arch has not yet been made and purports to be engaged in a routine decisional process, that rushed process appears to be a pretext designed to shore up justifications for building the Arch in accordance with the President’s repeated marching orders.”

The lawsuit asks that “the agency's feverish pace toward construction of the arch” be halted to ensure that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act be followed and proper analysis and testing be done.

“The Arlington County Board has filed this lawsuit because our community has the most to lose from this egregious and unlawful proposed project,” Arlington County Board Chair Matt de Ferranti said in a statement. He added that the county has acted in good faith in the review process, pointing out the “severe, unique, and wide-ranging negative impacts” the project will have on the county and its residents, only to see them ignored.

Memorial Circle sits on federal parkland west of the Potomac River across the Memorial Bridge and immediately adjacent to Arlington County.

The county is being represented in the lawsuit by legal advocacy group Democracy Forward.

The White House and Interior Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The lawsuit comes just a day after Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson expressed concerns that the 250-foot (76-meter) arch compounds multiple safety issues that she said have gone unaddressed since a deadly January 2025 crash over the Potomac River that killed 67 people. Nelson also criticized Trump’s plan to turn the arch into “a top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.

Though the arch has received early approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were all tapped by Trump, a group of three veterans and an architectural historian sued in federal court in Washington, D.C., saying the project needs to be approved by Congress. The judge in that lawsuit said the administration must give the court 48 hours before undertaking any activities related to or in preparation for construction of the arch.

The arch is one of several projects around Washington that Trump has undertaken as he remakes the city, from renovating one of its storied public golf courses to threatening to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Formed in Agoura Hills, California, in 1996, Linkin Park became one of the defining rock bands of the 2000s by fusing alternative metal, hip-hop and electronics. The band skyrocketed to global fame with its diamond-certified 2000 debut, “Hybrid Theory,” followed by “Meteora,” built around the distinctive interplay of Mike Shinoda’s rapping and Bennington’s soaring vocals.

After Bennington died by suicide in 2017, following the release of “One More Light,” the band faced an uncertain future. Linkin Park returned in 2024 with Armstrong as co-lead vocalist, releasing “From Zero” and embarking on a new run of world tours.

In an interview alongside Armstrong and DJ and creative director Joe Hahn, Shinoda says he never wanted to predetermine what a return would look like — or even whether it would still be Linkin Park.

“Emotional stuff aside, which was very heavy … I was like, ‘If we ever were to do it again, I wouldn’t want to assume that it had to be a guy.’ I wouldn’t want to assume it has to be who somebody who’s sang like Chester. I wouldn’t even want to assume it had to be one person, like maybe we go tour and just play with multiple vocalists or maybe it’s not Linkin Park, maybe it’s something else, I don’t know. Like I just wanted to keep my mind open to all the things.”

When Shinoda met Armstrong — lead singer and co-founder of the band Dead Sara — in 2019, he had a feeling she was someone the others needed to meet.

“I was like, ‘Oh, I got it. She has to meet the band. Like I have to introduce them because she’s cool. I love how she sings.’ I had a gut feeling that would have to happen,” he said.

For Armstrong, watching the footage in the documentary — now in theaters and co-directed by Hahn and Mark Ritchie — offered a glimpse at how much she was taking in during those early encounters with the group.

“I feel like I look a lot more confident than I actually was. There was so much going on in my head, having to step up to the plate, right? When you’re doing that, there’s so many adjustments that are happening,” she said. “So you’re singing a different way and you’re working with a band and people that have opinions of, ‘OK, try this, try this.’ You’re not used to that, right, and so you’re adjusting a lot.”

“It definitely was a creative risk, and we knew that to begin with, I think,” she said. “We don’t know if people are going to take to it, but we know that we love it.”

Hahn said the process of making music again was also part of the band’s healing.

“I think we were able to lean on each other and be open just to start healing, and then with that you give each other encouragement, too, like, ‘Hey, you’re good at this. … Don’t worry about that, we’ll figure that part out later.’ ”

“The best team in the world right here,” Tampa Bay star Junior Caminero said Wednesday night after the Rays earned a matchup with the Chicago White Sox or Cleveland Guardians in their first American League Championship Series since 2020.

Fresh off a three-game sweep of the Yankees in their Division Series, the Rays on Monday will host an ALCS game at Tropicana Field for the first time since 2008 — their 2020 seven-game win over Houston was played at San Diego's Petco Park because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“I love popping bottles," said Ryan Vilade, a 27-year-old journeyman who played his first game since Sept. 27 in the Game 3 clincher against New York. “I love drinking beer and I love popping bottles.”

Vilade and Victor Mesa Jr. homered in Tampa Bay's 4-3 victory Wednesday night. During the celebration, Caminero mimicked late Yankees broadcaster John Sterling, yelling: “Theeee Yankees lose!”

“We got two more bites — two more bites on the bone!” manager Kevin Cash screamed. “Nobody sleeps!”

Tampa Bay finished an AL-best 98-64 in the regular season, then dominated the Yankees to reach its third ALCS and remain on track for a possible first World Series title.

“We’ll enjoy it and we’ll have a little time here to organize ourselves,” president of baseball operations Erik Neander said. "When you've got five starters throwing the way these do, it makes it a little easier not to overthink it too much.”

Tampa Bay was just behind Milwaukee for the top regular-season team batting average, .2585 to .2581, and led the AL in on-base percentage. The Rays were second in the AL with a .296 batting average on balls in play.

“The identity of our team, that’s kind of the versatility that we have,” outfielder Jonny DeLuca said. “A lot of our guys are quick and fast in putting the ball in play, and I think in playoffs it makes a huge difference, whether it’s getting down the line, baserunning, defense, whatever it is. I think the speed is a huge aspect to our game, and, yeah, it’s helped us a lot."

Cash, who led his team to the postseason for the sixth time in eight years, arrived in the interview room Wednesday night relatively dry.

“This is my second shirt, second hat. I’ve changed it twice,” he said. “Cami just sprayed something on me and so did Victor. Both of them did. I said, `This is a dry shirt.' If they want to play the next game, they’ll stop.”

Big crowds at the Trop

After a 2025 season spent playing across the bay in Tampa, Florida, at the Yankees' spring training home, Steinbrenner Field, while Tropicana Field was repaired following damage caused by Hurricane Milton, the Rays returned this year to the Trop in St. Petersburg and drew 1.4 million fans.

After drawing a regular season-high crowd of 28,055, Tampa Bay removed tarps covering upper-deck seats and saw 40,452 fill the ballpark for Game 1 against the Yankees, their largest home crowd since Game 5 of the 2010 AL Division Series.

“Even from the intros, before the game, you could tell the turnout for the Rays fans was there, and we could feel that the whole day,” said closer Bryan Baker, who saved all three ALDS games.

Tampa Bay drew 40,226 for Game 2 and expects a similar atmosphere for the ALCS.

Looking ahead

Tampa Bay was 4-2 this year against the White Sox and 5-1 vs. Cleveland.

Going into the ALCS, the Rays will have played just three games in two weeks. Cash, however, didn't fear rust caused by earning the top AL seed and a first-round bye.

“The alternative is playing three must-win games or two out of three,” he said in late September. “I’ll take where we’re at.”

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Since she retired, Trimble, 68, has had more time to work on her quilting hobby and on making costumes for her three granddaughters, who are 3, 5, and 7.

About 12 years ago, Trimble survived ovarian cancer and was treated at Broward Health Imperial Point. About two years ago, she faced a type of breast cancer that often goes undiagnosed.

“I had been getting routine mammograms, but I had started getting a little pain at the left breast,” Trimble said. “It wasn’t horrible, and it wasn’t constant, but it was enough that I took it as an indication that there was something going on.”

Trimble’s mammogram came back negative, but she wasn’t convinced. Trimble’s sister had survived breast cancer. She decided to push for a second opinion. It was a proactive move that likely saved her life.

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, a surgical oncologist, scheduled a biopsy. Her breast had Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, also known as lobular breast cancer. It had started in the lobules, the milk-producing glands, and it was growing in thin, single fine lines — instead of a hard lump.

“That sums it up: Proactive. You have to be actively seeking what’s best for you,” Trimble said.

Mammography and ultrasound, the standard breast imaging tools, are less reliable for early detection of ILC. Dr. Mehmet Hepgur, a hematologist and medical oncologist at Broward Health, said it’s because tumors form “like flat sheets.”

ILC accounts for about 10% to 15% of all breast cancer cases. It is the second most common type of breast cancer after Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, which begins in the milk ducts, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Since ILC has a high rate of recurrence, Trimble decided to undergo a bilateral mastectomy, surgery to remove both breasts, at Broward Health Imperial Point.

“I feel really good today. I tell everyone I am in pretty good shape for the shape I am in,” Trimble said.

Here are some possible ILC symptoms:

• Hardened or thickened area inside the breast or underarm
• Dimpling, dent, or puckering of the skin of a breast
• Change in the size or shape of a breast
• Changes to the nipple, including inversion or pulling to one side
• A new area of fullness or swelling in the breast
• Unexplained and persistent bone pain, especially in the back, ribs, or thighs
• Unusual pelvic bleeding
• Abdominal pain, distention and/or bloating
• Difficulty eating or digesting food
• Unexplained weight loss
• Unexplained shortness of breath or painful breathing
• Frequent headaches, dizziness, or impaired cognitive function
• Swelling or lumps in the chest, armpit, neck, or groin
• Changes in skin color, lasting rash, or firm nodules on the skin
• New difficulty seeing

Sources: Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance

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The New York Yankees failed for the 17th straight season to win a World Series title and watched an opponent celebrate on their infield in October for the third consecutive year. Steinbrenner, their tempestuous controlling owner from 1973-2008, raged at far less frequent failure.

“There’s a standard to winning a championship. It’s black and white. There’s no gray area," Yankees captain Aaron Judge said Wednesday night after Tampa Bay completed a three-game AL Division Series sweep of New York. "It’s every day you show up to work, every little thing you do is, are you working towards a championship or you're not?”

New York ranked fourth in the majors in runs, 13th in batting average and second in OPS through May 31, its last game before Judge went on the injured list due to a fractured rib. From June 1 through the end of the season, the Yankees were 24th in runs, 29th in batting average and 27th in OPS. Judge returned for seven games from Sept. 8-16, hitting .174 with three RBIs before a calf strain ended his season.

After batting .382 with 18 runs in a two-game Wild Card Series sweep of Boston, the Yankees hit .130 and were outscored 10-5 by Tampa Bay with a batting order defanged without the three-time AL MVP.

“Look, it’s Aaron Judge, the greatest player in the world,” manager Aaron Boone said. “And that’s a huge, huge person to be missing.”

10 players could go free

Yankees closer David Bednar, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., center fielder Trent Grisham and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt could become free agents this offseason along with infielder Amed Rosario, left-handers Tim Hill and Ryan Yarbrough, and right-handers Paul Blackburn, John Schreiber and Michael Fulmer.

“This is where I want to be,” Chisholm said. “I love it as a Yankee. I grew up as a Yankee fan, getting from the Bahamas, watching Derek Jeter and those guys every day. It was a great time being a Yankee. I loved my time (with the) Yankees.”

Chisholm learned he was benched for Game 3 against the Rays in favor of Anthony Volpe when he saw the lineup card.

“I always prefer a conversation,” Chisholm said.

Leadership appears stable

Brian Cashman completed his 29th season as general manager, finishing a four-year contract. When Cashman took over in February 1998, it was the 15th change at GM since Steinbrenner bought the Yankees in January 1973.

Boone finished his ninth season as manager and has one season left on a two-year contract extension agreed to in February 2025. He has led New York to a 790-565 regular-season record and three first-place finishes in the AL East but a 27-30 postseason mark.

“Yeah, of course,” he said when asked whether he wanted to return for 2027. “That’s for another day.”

Judge would flash the cash

New York opened the season with MLB’s third-highest payroll at $303 million and the Yankees drew just under 3.3 million fans for 80 dates, fourth in the majors behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego and Toronto.

Judge hopes Hal Steinbrenner, his father's successor, directs Cashman to be active in pursuit of a top roster.

“We’re the Yankees. I feel like they should go all in and do what they need to do and find — if we've got holes, if it’s finding certain players or personnel, whatever we need, you've got to go out there and get it,” Judge said. “That’s why I signed back here to play with the Yankees — is to fight for a championship every single year and to go all-in. That’s what I do every offseason, is get ready to give this team and this city everything I've got, so I expect them to do the same.”

Schlittler a bright spot

A 25-year-old right-hander, Cam Schlittler is likely to win the AL Cy Young Award after going 14-6 with an AL-best 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings.

“We didn’t meet the expectations of the fans and this organization," he said. “There’s a certain standard of being a Yankee and we didn’t fulfill that.”

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But every first game of a season feels new, even for a player who's now had 24 of them.

James certainly picked things up quickly to start the expected final stop of his career with a strong first half in the 76ers' exhibition game against the Brooklyn Nets.

“Obviously, I was wearing a new uniform, but the game is the game, and the game is needed to be played on the floor,” James said. “And I was happy to be able to log some minutes with the guys that we’ve been going at each other in practice for the last two weeks, a week and a half, or whatever the case may be.”

James, who joined the 76ers this summer for his NBA-record 24th season, had 10 points, five assists and four rebounds in the first half, helping the 76ers to a 58-56 lead.

The 41-year-old forward was credited with only one shot from the field in 18 minutes, though was fouled four times and made all eight free throws. James didn’t even attempt a shot until he was fouled on a drive to the basket with 4:54 remaining in the first quarter. But with Philadelphia’s firepower, the NBA's career scoring leader might not need to look for his offense very much.

The 76ers got a first look at the potent lineup they put together this summer. James and fellow All-Star newcomer Jaylen Brown started with holdovers Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.

Maxey scored 14 points, the other starters had at least six and the basketball was sharp at times.

The 76ers missed their first shot when James threw a pass low toward Embiid's feet. The 7-footer caught it awkwardly but was off-balance and shot an airball on a turnaround jumper.

Philadelphia then made its next seven shots, with James finding open men himself or on one possession slipping a pass to Embiid, who moved it to Brown for a dunk.

“He’s a great, great passer, and that was certainly on display tonight,” Nurse said of James, who is also fourth on the NBA's list with more than 12,000 assists.

Nurse wanted to play his starters about half the game, though Embiid was still on the floor to start the second half with Brown and Edgecombe. Most of them sat out a victory over the New York Knicks in their preseason opener on Monday.

James spent the last eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers before signing a two-year deal with the 76ers for the league minimum.

The new guy seemed already in charge in his new locker room, turning the music on loud when he returned from a pregame workout to continue getting ready. His blue 76ers uniform sat folded on the floor next to his chair.

“Obviously, I have my routine, but when you go through an offseason, you’ve got to remember what your routine was again, no matter how many, how long you’ve been in it," James said. "So, just thinking about, like, which buses do I remember taking, you know? What was my routine when I got over to the arena? How do I get ready for the game and things of that nature.

“So all that stuff plays a part. So I’m still getting into the whole everything, on the court and off the court, living and also being around these guys every day. It’s a lot of adjustment for me, but, every day we’ll get better and better.”

The 76ers have two remaining preseason games, both against the Boston Celtics, who traded Brown to Philadelphia shortly before James signed. The Sixers play their season opener on Oct. 20 in New York, where the Knicks will raise the banner to celebrate their NBA championship.

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Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that he was confident that an endgame to the war could come in the days before or after the election, while also hinting that he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations against Iran.

For weeks, Trump has been threatening that a post-midterm election escalation in the seven-month-old war remains a viable option, despite his initial promises to Americans of a military campaign that would last a matter of weeks.

But Trump in a social media post on Thursday said the U.S. “will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.”

Trump added that his team has been “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

The U.S. and Iran signed a short-lived interim agreement in June, intended to establish a 60-day ceasefire and framework for a permanent peace deal.

The deal signed by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian collapsed within weeks amid renewed military actions and disputes over control of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical water which one-fifth world’s oil flowed through before the war.

Negotiations had appeared at a standstill since Trump late last month publicly rejectedIran’s proposal to reopen the strait within seven days if the U.S. met certain conditions.

Iran, however, said last week they had received a U.S. counterproposal. And Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier on Thursday said he expected Tehran would offer a formal reply within days.

Trump on Wednesday during a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, said that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has continued indirect negotiations with Iranian officials.

But at the same time, Trump suggested he had mixed feelings about ending the war at this point.

“I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop,” Trump said.

Trump believes that the U.S. is gaining leverage as the U.S. military is having greater success in helping oil tankers traverse the Strait of Hormuz and get Gulf allies’ oil to market, while a Navy blockade is shutting down Iran’s own oil exports.

Iran has lost its near chokehold over oil flows through the vital waterway with U.S. Central Command shepherding oil tankers through the strait at night with their location systems turned off.

That with the help of Gulf pipelines that skirt the strait, has allowed Gulf countries to export oil at nearly prewar levels.

But Iran has ramped up attacks on tankers passing through the strait in recent days. And overall, ship traffic remains well below prewar levels, as are shipments of liquid natural gas and fuel products.

Tanker operators willing to risk running the gauntlet under Central Command’s protection are in some cases charging rates of $1 million a day or more, shipping analysts say.

The situation has become further complicated as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s government have launched a military campaign aimed at driving Iran-backed Houthi rebels from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another critical Mideast trade route for oil and other goods. The Houthis, in turn, are targeting Saudi airports and key infrastructure in the kingdom with drone and missile strikes.

Trump’s post comes as the military has dispatched more resources to the region. U.S. officials have said a third aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and thousands of troops aboard it and accompanying ships could arrive as early as the end of October.

Trump’s announcement was made the same day the USS Abraham Lincoln was due to arrive to its home port in San Diego after a record-long deployment in support of the Iran war. There have been reports of crew stress and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products.

The USS George Washington, which is usually based in Asia, relieved the Lincoln in August. The other aircraft carrier in the Middle East, the USS George H.W. Bush, has been deployed for about six months, but it pulled into Phuket, Thailand, for a port visit several days ago.

Los sismos mataron a más de 6.500 personas y dejaron a más de 17.000 sin hogar, con severos daños principalmente en La Guaira, a unos 20 kilómetros al norte de Caracas, el segundo estado más pequeño de Venezuela, donde se registró la mayoría de las muertes.

Durante su intervención en la Asamblea Anual de Fedecámaras, el principal gremio empresarial de Venezuela, Rodríguez resaltó que la actividad del sector petrolero creció 8%, sin dar otros detalles. Venezuela produce cerca de 1,25 millones de barriles de petróleo diarios.

En enero pasado, poco después de la captura del entonces presidente Nicolás Maduro durante una operación militar de Estados Unidos, Rodríguez dijo en un mensaje ante la Asamblea Nacional que la economía había crecido 8,5% en 2025. Mientras tanto en marzo, el Banco Central de Venezuela ajustó la cifra e indicó que el crecimiento había sido de 8,66%.

El gobierno había dejado de publicar en 2015 cifras oficiales por largos periodos y cuando las divulgaba lo hacía de manera incompleta.

La mandataria en funciones estimó, además, que Venezuela recibirá 12.000 millones de dólares en financiamiento público y privado durante los próximos dos años, en buena medida tras la reanudación de relaciones con organismos multilaterales de crédito como el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), luego de siete años de interrupción.

La mandataria ha dicho que, con la reactivación de los vínculos con el FMI, se podrán recuperar activos congelados que tiene el país en ese organismo, y que eso permitirá invertir de manera inmediata en servicios públicos, entre los que se incluye la obsoleta red eléctrica nacional, que genera frecuentes apagones.

El FMI ​y el Banco ​Mundial anunciaron en abril pasado que reanudaron las relaciones ​con ​Venezuela que habían estado suspendidas desde 2019 por los problemas relacionados ​con ‌el reconocimiento del gobierno del entonces presidente Nicolás Maduro.

El gobierno del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump ha dado una serie de pasos, entre ellos impulsar la alicaída industria petrolera venezolana y levantar las sanciones de vieja data impuestas a Rodríguez, una clara señal de que Estados Unidos la reconoce como una autoridad legítima en Venezuela desde que Washington en una acción militar depuso y capturó a Maduro y a su esposa, Cilia Flores, en la capital venezolana, el pasado 3 de enero.

En agosto Trump anunció un acuerdo para dar a Estados Unidos una participación en las vastas reservas de petróleo de Venezuela. Rodríguez, por su parte, describió el acuerdo como un paso crucial hacia la recuperación económica que modernizará la industria petrolera del país.

El acuerdo fue suscrito después de una reforma de la Ley de Hidrocarburos que redujo drásticamente el rígido control estatal sobre las operaciones petroleras vigente en las últimas dos décadas de gobiernos autoproclamados socialistas y que abrió ampliamente el sector a la inversión extranjera.

Friday will feature a mix of sun and clouds with a southeast breeze. A few storms may develop during the afternoon, and the nighttime hours could bring some passing showers. Temperatures are forecast to peak near 90 degrees.

Another important weather note: Conditions will begin to deteriorate along the Florida Panhandle on Friday as rainbands from Hurricane Isaias begin to arrive. The storm is forecast to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday near the western Florida Panhandle.

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Currently, Isaias is churning in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The storm is forecast to move in a northeast direction, with possible landfall coming along the Florida Panhandle, the southern coasts of Alabama or Mississippi, or the eastern coast of Louisiana.

On Thursday, hurricane hunters are expected to take to the skies and fly into the heart of the storm.

They will be flying in one of the most famous hurricane hunter aircrafts in the world, nicknamed “Miss Piggy.”

The plane, which is celebrating its 50th year in service, also flew through Hurricane Andrew.

These flights are crucial for measuring the strength of the storm and determining potential future forecast tracks.

The mother was diagnosed with breast cancer after also undergoing an ultrasound and a biopsy in Broward County.

“You either let it lay you down, or you fight through it,” Marchant said. “I have four kids, I am a wife, I work, I am busy, I don’t have time to have cancer.”

Dr. Shannon Keating, who is treating Marchant at Broward Health Medical Center, said Marchant is among the 85% of breast cancer patients who do not have a known family history.

“A woman with family history of breast cancer or other risk factors, they should discuss that with their physician, as they will likely need to start undergoing screenings sooner,” Keating said.

Marchant underwent six rounds of chemotherapy and a lumpectomy, surgery to remove breast tissue. She has been undergoing immunotherapy infusions.

Keating said Marchant’s prognosis is excellent.

“Some days you don’t feel like getting out of the bed ... Some days you don’t feel like cleaning the house. You can’t do it. You don’t feel like cooking,” Marchant said. “The motivation is definitely within your kids. Looking at your kids and just knowing, ‘I have to keep on going.’”

Marchant said she had a life-saving message for other busy working mothers like her in South Florida.

“Take the time to put that much energy into yourself and go get the mammogram,” Marchant said.

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Bolsonaro, un exlegislador de 42 años que vive en Texas y que cuenta con tarjeta de residencia permanente, fue condenado por cabildear para imponer sanciones contra miembros del gobierno brasileño y aplicar aranceles más elevados a las exportaciones de la nación sudamericana durante el juicio de su padre, el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, quien fue procesado por intento de golpe de Estado. Estados Unidos y Brasil tienen un tratado de extradición desde 1961, pero no estaba claro de momento si los términos son aplicables.

Su abogado no respondió de momento a una solicitud de comentarios de The Associated Press. Miembros del gobierno del presidente Donald Trump se han abstenido de comentar sobre la condena de Eduardo Bolsonaro.

La decisión del juez Alexandre de Moraes se produjo menos de tres semanas antes de que se celebre la segunda vuelta de los comicios presidenciales entre el actual mandatario, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, y Flávio Bolsonaro, quien el domingo pasado obtuvo la mayor cantidad de votos en la primera vuelta. Eduardo Bolsonaro ha sido un vínculo clave entre su hermano y el gobierno de Trump.

De Moraes, a quien la familia Bolsonaro considera un enemigo político, también canceló el pasaporte brasileño de Eduardo Bolsonaro. El magistrado presidió la investigación que condujo a que Jair Bolsonaro fuera sentenciado el año pasado a 27 años en prisión, aunque desde entonces se ha visto involucrado en acusaciones de corrupción.

El juez señaló en su fallo que Eduardo Bolsonaro debe comenzar a cumplir su condena de inmediato y advirtió a la Policía Federal del país que, en caso de que regrese a Brasil, deberá ser arrestado.

“El acusado no puede beneficiarse de su propio comportamiento indebido al huir del territorio nacional hacia un lugar desconocido con el propósito de frustrar la aplicación de la ley penal”, afirmó el juez.

Eduardo Bolsonaro ha vivido en Estados Unidos desde 2025, por lo que perdió su escaño en el Congreso Nacional de Brasil y su empleo como investigador de la Policía Federal debido a su prolongada ausencia.

El gobierno de Estados Unidos tendría que aprobar una solicitud de extradición para Bolsonaro, lo cual es poco probable, indicó Raphael Vieira da Fonseca Rocha, profesor de derecho en la Universidad Federal de Juiz de Fora.

Debido a la poca probabilidad de que se conceda una extradición, “solicitarla a través de los canales diplomáticos existentes de cooperación jurídica internacional debilitaría al Supremo Tribunal Federal”, destacó Fonseca Rocha.

Indicó que es probable que el Supremo Tribunal Federal ni siquiera lo intente y que, en cambio, parecía ejercer presión al cancelar su pasaporte.

El exlegislador impulsó la candidatura presidencial de su hermano, cuando lo llevó el pasado 26 de mayo a la Casa Blanca para una reunión con Trump. En ese momento, Flávio Bolsonaro enfrentaba fuertes críticas debido a los vínculos que confesó con un desacreditado banquero, lo que podría descarrilar su candidatura, de acuerdo con los analistas.

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La periodista de Associated Press Eléonore Hughes, en Río de Janeiro, contribuyó con este despacho.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

Prosecutors in the Mexican state of Baja California and defense attorneys delivered closing arguments Thursday after a month of hearings. A judge is scheduled to announce a verdict Friday on the charges of murder and aggravated robbery.

Martin and Debra Robinson, the parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, attended Thursday’s hearing. The brothers were killed along with their American friend, Jack Carter Rhoad.

Debra Robinson called for “exemplary punishment” for those responsible, telling the court that “our children were taken from us and our lives changed forever.”

She recalled that the victims had pleaded for mercy. “How can someone so kind die at the hands of such ruthless people?” she asked.

Natalie Rob, the wife of the American victim, addressed the court by video call, saying that living without her husband was “the greatest pain of my life.” She said she hoped the defendants would repent and accept God’s love.

The three men traveled to Baja California in April 2024 to surf near Punta San José, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the coastal city of Ensenada. They were reported missing shortly after arriving, and their bodies were found May 3 in a well near the area.

The Robinsons traveled from Australia to attend the trial, which began Sept. 7.

“I know they would want us to be here; they would do the same for us,” Martin Robinson said at the start of the proceedings.

Four people were arrested in connection with the killings, including Jesús Gerardo García, known as “El Kekas,” who prosecutors allege carried out the murders.

García’s former partner, Ary Gisell Silva Raya, was sentenced to 20 years in prison last November after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery and violent vehicle theft. Authorities said they found one of the victims’ phones in her possession.

García and two other defendants, Irineo Francisco and Ángel Jesús, chose to stand trial.

During testimony last month, Silva Raya told the court that García had confessed to approaching the surfers’ tent with a 9 mm handgun. She said the men threw their belongings at him in an attempt to fend off the attack and that one pleaded for his life.

Baja California Attorney General María Elena Andrade Ramírez said García allegedly tried to steal tires and other parts from the surfers’ pickup truck. Prosecutors believe he shot the men when they resisted and later concealed their bodies in a well.

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Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as the state sought to giver her a lethal injection eight days ago for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. The drug didn’t kill her, and her arms were left burned and blistered, according to her lawyers. For the first few days of her hospitalization, Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator.

Her first steps on Wednesday were “limited” and she required some assistance as she walked on Thursday, her lawyers said in a statement. She is also regaining mobility in her arms, and she was able to eat for the first time.

But the lawyers warned uncertainty remains about her physical recovery and her legal standing after the attempt to carry out her death sentence.

Questions remain about Pike's recovery and legal case

The failed execution on Sept. 30 has renewed scrutiny of how states carry out the death penalty. Texas on Wednesday carried out the first execution in the U.S. since the Tennessee attempt.

“While her physical recovery has been remarkable, significant questions remain about the long-term effects of what she endured,” her attorneys said in Thursday's statement. “Christa is dealing with the profound psychological trauma of having survived a failed execution, including the terror, pain and uncertainty of believing she was about to die.”

Pike regained consciousness Tuesday and was able to speak after awakening, they said.

They initially described her as “confused” soon after regaining consciousness, and said Thursday that she continued to struggle with concentration and memory. Doctors say it is too early to assess the long-term impacts, the attorneys added.

It also remains unclear whether Tennessee will try to execute her again. Her attorneys have said that they will urge Republican Gov. Bill Lee to commute her death sentence to life in prison without parole.

“She should never be subjected to another execution attempt,” they said in the statement.

What went wrong with the execution remains unclear

Lee has since postponed the state’s only other scheduled execution this year and ordered a review of why the execution failed. The state’s prison chief resigned after the execution attempt.

Medical and lethal injection experts have focused on whether a problem with the IV line caused the drug to pool in her tissue instead of entering her bloodstream.

Pike’s attorneys wrote in a court filing that “apparently at no point did any member of the execution team realize that the IV lines were not correctly placed.”

State officials have offered no explanation of what occurred.

As the process got underway Pike was asked if she had a final statement and she spoke of being at peace. About five minutes later, she raised her head and said her arm hurt. Later, she appeared to lose consciousness but could be heard breathing heavily until media witnesses were escorted from the witness room nearly 90 minutes into the execution. An ambulance took her to a hospital.

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The 28-year-old man, whom city police identified as Oscar Belgal, survived and was treated at a hospital.

DHS did not describe exactly what led to the shooting, saying only that “during the incident, an ICE officer discharged his weapon” and that the man was injured.

But city Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Belgal was pulling into a parking space when a federal officer in plainclothes approached with gun drawn, followed by another federal officer who also wasn't in uniform. Belgal started to pull the car forward, and then at least one of the officers fired seven rounds, hitting the man below his left ear, Tisch said at a news conference near the shooting site late Thursday.

The child was unharmed and with a relative, said Tisch, who noted that city police weren't involved in the operation but heard the shots and responded.

DHS said in a statement that it was seeking to arrest a “criminal illegal alien” with a grand larceny conviction and a history of other arrests. But an irate Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the shooting an outrage.

“There is no justification for what we have seen today,” Mamdani said. He said the federal officers who surrounded the vehicle wore construction vests and masks, making it difficult to identify them as immigration officers.

The mayor, a Democrat, said he had spent two hours Thursday night pressing Republican President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to release the wounded man, to no avail, and urging them to stop immigration enforcement operations in the city. He said that late Thursday night, federal authorities removed the man from the hospital and took him away.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, also a Democrat, said in a statement that she had delivered a similar message to Trump and Mullin by phone.

Videos show aftermath of the shooting

The gunfire erupted around 4 p.m. in Marble Hill, a small part of Manhattan that is attached to the Bronx.

Tisch said that an NYPD security camera had recorded some of the events leading up to the gunfire, but not the shooting itself.

Pedro Almaraz, an employee at a nearby restaurant, said he heard several gunshots and saw a man on the ground surrounded by several officers wearing face masks and vests with Department of Homeland Security branding. Witnesses, he said, were screaming.

Bystander videos and photos posted on social media showed a man sitting on the ground with his hands behind his back, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. Another video shows New York City police officers picking up Belgal and carrying him into a police vehicle.

Nearby, a damaged car sat blocking the roadway with small holes in two of its windows. Tisch said the shooting left the car with a bullet entry point on its front windshield and an exit point in one of its rear windows.

Heated protest and press conference

At a heated press conference at the shooting scene Thursday night, several local politicians condemned the shooting.

“We are heartbroken and enraged,” said City Council Member Carmen De La Rosa, a Democrat who emigrated from the Dominican Republic and now represents areas including Marble Hill. Some other elected officials cursed ICE and Trump, a Republican.

Demonstrators at the scene chanted, “ICE off our streets now!” and then marched to the hospital where the injured man was being treated. A sizable crowd blocked an intersection at the hospital entry, and as police began to set barricades so that ambulances and other vehicles could pass, some protesters shoved at the barriers and hurled water bottles at officers.

More clashes at the barricades followed, and police made some arrests.

Homeland Security blames ‘sanctuary policies’

DHS complained that its officers “are forced to make arrests at large in the community in unpredictable and dangerous environments” when “dangerous illegal aliens" get released. The agency blamed “reckless sanctuary policies” in Democrat-led areas. There is no clear definition of sanctuary jurisdictions, but the term is generally applied to state and local governments that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Belgal had been arrested on a robbery charge in 2023, later pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to probation, Tisch said, adding that he later was arrested on a drug-sale charge that hasn't yet been resolved. Electronic court records show that Belgal has pleaded not guilty in the drug case.

ICE agents have fired their guns during more than a dozen vehicle stops since last year, killing at least four people and wounding others. In late September, ICE ordered its officers not to engage in high-speed car chases and to make vehicle stops only if they have completed specific training.

Marble Hill resident Alfred Silva, 38, called for federal officers to more clearly identify themselves, saying one was wearing a construction safety vest.

“We need to have better transparency to understand who we’re dealing with, because anybody in the street can just put on a vest and pull out a gun and claim to be ICE,” he said.

“I feel like regardless if you’re left or right, we should understand that this shouldn’t be happening.”

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La policía de Miramar identificó al sospechoso en un informe de arresto como Javondre Antonio Jackson.

Según el informe, los agentes respondieron el martes a una denuncia de crueldad animal en una vivienda ubicada en la cuadra 11400 de Southwest 26th Street.

Durante la investigación, los agentes obtuvieron varios videos que presuntamente mostraban a Jackson agarrando a su perro por el cuello, estrangulándolo y lanzándolo contra una pared.

La policía indicó que las imágenes fueron grabadas el sábado pasado y que Jackson había enviado los videos a otra persona con la intención de provocarla.

Los investigadores determinaron que los videos mostraban a Jackson infligiendo intencionalmente dolor y sufrimiento excesivos e innecesarios al animal, según el informe.

La policía también obtuvo declaraciones juradas y grabadas que identificaban a Jackson como la persona que aparecía maltratando al perro.

Según el informe de arresto, Jackson envió mensajes de texto el martes a una persona, amenazando con matar a otras personas y luego quitarse la vida.

Después de ser colocado en el asiento trasero de una patrulla policial la noche del martes, Jackson utilizó sus pies para dañar la mampara de protección del vehículo y amenazó con matar a los agentes y quitarse la vida, informaron las autoridades.

Los registros de la cárcel en línea muestran que Jackson fue ingresado en la cárcel principal del condado Broward la mañana del miércoles por cargos de crueldad animal agravada, un delito grave de tercer grado, y daños a la propiedad.

Aunque el informe no identifica a la persona a la que Jackson presuntamente envió los mensajes de texto y el video, un juez del tribunal de fianzas del condado Broward ordenó que Jackson no tuviera contacto con ningún testigo del caso, incluida su ex novia.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, permanecía detenido con una fianza de $15,500 USD.

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Levine Cava and Anthony Rodriguez, the chair of the county commission, sent notice of the “record” $1.2 billion budget allocation for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, which “exceeds” Cordero-Stutz’s $1 billion request by about $186.3 million.

“We approved the largest Sheriff’s Office budget in Miami-Dade history,” Levine Cava said in a statement.

The budget, approved by commissioners on Sept. 18, also included about $11.37 million for the MDSO’s general law enforcement personnel services and adjustments for the Florida Retirement System, according to their notice.

Cordero-Stutz was able to appeal to the Florida Cabinet, which includes Gov. Ron DeSantis, the chairman; Attorney General James Uthmeier; Blaise Ingoglia, the chief financial officer; and Wilton Simpson, the commissioner of agriculture.

The disagreement comes as voters face a decision on Nov. 3 on Amendment 3, which could provide property tax relief while also prompting budget shortages for municipalities, which provide law enforcement and fire rescue services.

“Voters should not be led to believe that saving money on their property taxes must mean fewer deputies or weaker public safety,” Cordero-Stutz wrote in a statement on Sept. 22. “Tax relief and public safety are not competing priorities.”

Levine Cava opposes Amendment 3, which provides that new residents receive a smaller exemption until they’ve lived in the state for five years.

“If communities are forced to raise taxes or fees to make up that lost revenue, renters and small businesses would likely end up paying more, even though they never received the tax break in the first place,” Levine Cava wrote in an editorial published on Oct. 5.

Cordero-Stutz did not publicly respond to the letter by Levine Cava and Rodriguez.

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Levine Cava y Anthony Rodriguez, presidente de la comisión del condado, notificaron la asignación presupuestaria récord de 1.200 millones de dólares para la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, que supera la solicitud de 1.000 millones de dólares de Cordero-Stutz en aproximadamente 186,3 millones de dólares.

“Hemos aprobado el mayor presupuesto para la Oficina del Sheriff en la historia de Miami-Dade”, dijo Levine Cava en un comunicado .

El presupuesto, aprobado por los comisionados el 18 de septiembre , también incluía aproximadamente 11,37 millones de dólares para los servicios generales de personal policial del MDSO y ajustes para el Sistema de Jubilación de Florida, según su aviso.

Cordero-Stutz logró apelar al Gabinete de Florida , que incluye al gobernador Ron DeSantis, presidente; al fiscal general James Uthmeier; a Blaise Ingoglia, director financiero; y a Wilton Simpson, comisionado de agricultura.

El desacuerdo surge cuando los votantes se enfrentan a una decisión el 3 de noviembre sobre la Enmienda 3, que podría proporcionar alivio en el impuesto a la propiedad, pero que también podría provocar déficits presupuestarios para los municipios, que brindan servicios policiales y de rescate de bomberos.

“No se debe hacer creer a los votantes que ahorrar dinero en sus impuestos sobre la propiedad implica necesariamente menos agentes o una menor seguridad pública”, escribió Cordero-Stutz en un comunicado el 22 de septiembre . “La reducción de impuestos y la seguridad pública no son prioridades contrapuestas”.

Levine Cava se opone a la Enmienda 3, que establece que los nuevos residentes reciban una exención menor hasta que hayan vivido en el estado durante cinco años.

“Si las comunidades se ven obligadas a aumentar los impuestos o las tasas para compensar esa pérdida de ingresos, es probable que los inquilinos y las pequeñas empresas terminen pagando más, aunque nunca hayan recibido la exención fiscal en primer lugar”, escribió Levine Cava en un editorial publicado el 5 de octubre .

Cordero-Stutz no respondió públicamente a la carta de Levine Cava y Rodríguez.

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“Where is James Talarico?” he called out Wednesday during a rally with President Donald Trump in San Antonio.

But that night, while flying back to Washington on Air Force One, Trump seemed to inadvertently throw Talarico a lifeline. The president said on social media that Talarico — who has the flu, according to his campaign — "should immediately report to a Debate Stage” to face off with Paxton.

It was exactly what Talarico wanted to hear, since he had long been badgering Paxton for a debate.

“President Trump just said Ken Paxton should debate. I agree,” Talarico posted on Thursday morning. “Ball's in your court @KenPaxtonTX.”

No debate has been scheduled so far. Paxton has not publicly responded to Trump's debate demand.

Some Republicans, worried Paxton may become the first Republican in nearly four decades to lose a Senate race in Texas, have also urged him to debate to help gain ground in an unusually competitive campaign in the Republican-leaning state.

Talarico publicly challenged Paxton in July to three televised debates. Last month, he invited Paxton to debate him on Fox News, and he posted a video of himself calling Paxton with the invitation.

“Hey Ken, it's James," Talarico said while leaving a voicemail. “Texans start voting in less than a month and they deserve to hear from both of us before they do.”

“So, if Fox News is where you'll be most comfortable, I'll be there,” he added.

So far, the campaign has played out almost entirely on the airwaves. The candidates' campaigns and more than a dozen outside groups have spent more than $247 million on advertising, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. The candidates have yet to appear jointly before voters.

Paxton's campaign said in July that he would debate his opponent, but later objected to some proposed moderators. Later that month, it suggested an agreement with a news outlet was imminent, though none was announced.

Without a debate, Paxton has focused on Talarico's absence, even demanding video proof that he was alive.

"Low-T Jimmy appears to be having a full-blown mental Tala-freak-out on the national stage. We have a simple request: proof of life,” said Madison Cercy, campaign spokeswoman.

Talarico is expected to resume campaigning this weekend through the Nov. 3 election, aides said.

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Miramar police identified the suspect in an arrest report as Javondre Antonio Jackson.

According to the report, officers responded to an animal cruelty complaint Tuesday at a home in the 11400 block of Southwest 26th Street.

During their investigation, officers obtained multiple videos that allegedly showed Jackson grabbing his dog by the neck, strangling it and throwing it against a wall.

Police said the footage was recorded last Saturday and that Jackson had sent the videos to another person in an attempt to antagonize them.

Investigators determined the videos showed Jackson intentionally inflicting excessive and unnecessary pain and suffering on the animal, according to the report.

An animal should’ve never been in his possession," police said.

Police also obtained sworn, recorded statements identifying Jackson as the person seen abusing the dog.

According to the arrest report, Jackson sent text messages Tuesday to someone, threatening to kill people and then himself.

After being placed into the backseat of a police car Tuesday night, Jackson used his feet to damage the vehicle’s protective partition and threatened to kill officers and himself, authorities said.

Online jail records show Jackson was booked into the Broward County Main Jail Wednesday morning on charges of aggravated animal cruelty -- a third-degree felony -- and criminal mischief.

While the report does not name the person Jackson allegedly sent the text messages and video to, a Broward County bond court judge ordered Jackson to not have contact with any witnesses in the case, including his ex-girlfriend.

As of Thursday afternoon, he remained jailed on a $15,500 bond.

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The lawsuit also names Jason Robins, DraftKings’s chief executive officer, who co-founded the Boston-based sportsbook in 2012, and GUS III LLC, a subsidiary that does business as DraftKings Predictions since 2025.

“DraftKings is operating an illegal sports betting business in Florida in violation of state law and the terms of the 2021 Gaming Compact between the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe,” Gary Bitner, a spokesman for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, wrote in a statement.

In the 72-page lawsuit, the tribe accused DraftKings executives of “secretly” funding litigation seeking to invalidate the tribe’s exclusivity agreement in Florida and of running an unlicensed “Super App.”

DraftKings’s reach expanded after the Supreme Court allowed states to legalize sports betting in 2018.

Gov. Ron DeSantis legalized online sports betting, but restricted it to a single operator, the Seminole Tribe of Florida. In 2021, Florida entered a tribal-state gaming compact. The tribe launched the Hard Rock Sportsbook, but had to suspend it until 2023.

After brick-and-mortar casinos filed suit, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled in 2021 that bets placed off-reservation violated federal regulation enacted in 1988 to create a framework for gambling on tribal lands.

In 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed Friedrich’s decision and reinstated the Seminole-Florida gaming compact. A three-judge panel ruled that “whether it is otherwise lawful for a patron to place bets from non-tribal land within Florida may be a subject for that State’s courts.” The Supreme Court decided not to put the D.C. Circuit’s decision on hold.

DraftKings released a statement in response to the lawsuit saying DraftKings does not offer sports contracts on the Seminole’s tribal land, it is not the only company that offers a “prediction market platform” in Florida, and Congress affirms that fantasy sports contests are “legal” games of skill.

“DraftKings’ prediction markets offering operates in accordance with applicable law and the federal regulatory framework established under the Commodity Exchange Act,” Stephen Miraglia, a spokesman for DraftKings, wrote in the statement. “Furthermore, DraftKings Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy sports variant centered on a simple ‘more or less’ mechanic tied to individual athlete performance metrics and is not sports betting. While the company has deep respect for Seminole Tribe’s sovereignty, we remain confident in our legal position.”

La demanda también menciona a Jason Robins, director ejecutivo de DraftKings, quien cofundó la plataforma de apuestas deportivas con sede en Boston en 2012, y a GUS III LLC, una subsidiaria que opera bajo el nombre de DraftKings Predictions desde 2025.

“DraftKings está operando un negocio ilegal de apuestas deportivas en Florida, en violación de la ley estatal y de los términos del Acuerdo de Juegos de Azar de 2021 entre el estado de Florida y la Tribu Seminole”, escribió Gary Bitner, portavoz de la Tribu Seminole de Florida, en un comunicado.

En la demanda de 72 páginas, la tribu acusó a los ejecutivos de DraftKings de financiar “en secreto” litigios destinados a invalidar el acuerdo de exclusividad de la tribu en Florida y de operar una “superaplicación” sin licencia.

El alcance de DraftKings se amplió después de que la Corte Suprema permitiera a los estados legalizar las apuestas deportivas en 2018.

El gobernador Ron DeSantis legalizó las apuestas deportivas en línea, pero las restringió a un solo operador, la Tribu Seminole de Florida. En 2021, Florida firmó un acuerdo de juegos de azar entre el estado y la tribu. La tribu lanzó Hard Rock Sportsbook, pero tuvo que suspender sus operaciones hasta 2023.

Después de que los casinos físicos presentaran una demanda, la jueza federal de distrito Dabney Friedrich dictaminó en 2021 que las apuestas realizadas fuera de las reservas tribales violaban una regulación federal promulgada en 1988 para establecer un marco legal para los juegos de azar en tierras tribales.

En 2023, el Tribunal Federal de Apelaciones del Circuito del Distrito de Columbia revocó la decisión de Friedrich y restableció el acuerdo de juegos de azar entre la Tribu Seminole y Florida. Un panel de tres jueces dictaminó que “si es legal, por otros motivos, que un cliente realice apuestas desde terrenos no tribales dentro de Florida puede ser un asunto que corresponda a los tribunales de ese estado”. La Corte Suprema decidió no suspender la decisión del Circuito del Distrito de Columbia.

DraftKings emitió un comunicado en respuesta a la demanda, en el que afirmó que no ofrece contratos de apuestas deportivas en tierras tribales de los Seminole, que no es la única empresa que ofrece una “plataforma de mercados de predicción” en Florida y que el Congreso reconoce que los concursos de deportes de fantasía son juegos de habilidad “legales”.

“La oferta de mercados de predicción de DraftKings opera de conformidad con la legislación aplicable y el marco regulatorio federal establecido bajo la Ley de Intercambio de Productos Básicos”, escribió Stephen Miraglia, portavoz de DraftKings, en el comunicado. “Además, DraftKings Pick6 es una variante de deportes de fantasía entre participantes, centrada en un mecanismo sencillo de ‘más o menos’ vinculado a las estadísticas de rendimiento individual de los atletas, y no constituye apuestas deportivas. Aunque la empresa tiene un profundo respeto por la soberanía de la Tribu Seminole, seguimos confiando en nuestra posición legal”.

Es un entorno idílico en la región de Inner Banks, en Carolina del Norte, donde los campos de algodón, soya y maíz se extienden por kilómetros, los caminos rurales serpentean entre pinares, y miles de observadores de aves acuden para presenciar la migración primaveral.

Pero es lo que se encuentra bajo tierra lo que ha atraído a científicos e inversores a esta extensión de 60 kilómetros cuadrados (23 millas cuadradas): una turba densa y esponjosa de hasta 5 metros (15 pies) de profundidad.

Y ellos están aquí para salvarla.

Ochenta kilómetros (50 millas) de zanjas, excavadas hace décadas para un proyecto agrícola abandonado, drenaron gran parte del agua de una turba acumulada durante miles de años, lo que dejó al sitio vulnerable a las sequías y los incendios forestales, alteró sus hábitats nativos y causó que emita 130.000 toneladas anuales de dióxido de carbono, un gas que contribuye al calentamiento global.

“Nuestro objetivo es conservar estas tierras a perpetuidad para que no se conviertan en campos de extracción de petróleo y gas, para que no sean explotadas con el fin de obtener fósforo, o transformadas en estacionamientos y centros comerciales”, declaró Tripp Wall, director general de la empresa Pantheon Regeneration, que tiene su sede en Colorado. “Son sistemas sencillamente increíbles que yo creo que no se valoran lo suficiente aquí en Estados Unidos, (y que) durante (un periodo de entre) 10.000 a 15.000 años han sido resistentes climatológicamente, hasta que nosotros los arruinamos”.

Las turberas son una paradoja climática. Aunque ocupan apenas el 3% de la superficie terrestre mundial, almacenan un tercio del dióxido de carbono de la Tierra, más que todos los bosques del planeta combinados. Pero al degradarse —lo cual ocurre principalmente cuando los agricultores reducen el nivel freático para cultivar—, o cuando se destruyen o queman, se convierten en parte del problema porque liberan enormes volúmenes de gases de efecto invernadero, actualmente cerca del 6% del total anual global proveniente de todas las fuentes.

Además, el tipo de turberas que existen en Carolina del Norte, y a lo largo de cientos de kilómetros de la costa este de Estados Unidos, figura entre los más amenazados del mundo.

Pantheon planea revertir el daño al bloquear zanjas con el fin de controlar el nivel freático y reducir significativamente las emisiones de dióxido de carbono. Posteriormente eliminará especies invasoras y replantará pastos, flores y otras plantas nativas.

La restauración se basa en otros proyectos llevados a cabo por organizaciones sin fines de lucro y agencias gubernamentales, incluido el adyacente Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Pocosin Lakes —que abarca 453 kilómetros cuadrados (175 millas cuadradas) y constituye uno de los proyectos de restauración de turberas más extensos en Estados Unidos—, el cual es hábitat de especies amenazadas y en peligro de extinción, tales como el lobo rojo, la planta carnívora amarilla y el cedro blanco del Atlántico. Además, se ha convertido en una importante escala para aves migratorias como el cisne de la tundra.

Pero lo que distingue al proyecto de Pantheon es su plan de vender créditos de carbono a empresas tecnológicas y otras corporaciones que deseen compensar sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, y utilizar el dinero para restaurar y preservar 4.047 kilómetros cuadrados (1.562 millas cuadradas, o 1 millón de acres) de turberas, desde Virginia hasta el norte de Florida, durante la próxima década.

Cada propiedad será conservada de forma permanente y sometida a un proceso de renaturalización. “Grandes corredores, grandes hábitats para aves y grandes puntos críticos de biodiversidad que tienen un impacto enorme en el clima”, expuso Wall.

Ecosistemas ancestrales bajo amenaza

Neal Flanagan empuja un tubo metálico a través de las raíces y esquiva troncos enterrados hasta que se hunde cerca de un metro (3 pies). Cuando lo extrae, el tubo está lleno de tierra negra.

Cerca de la superficie, la tierra está seca y repleta de fibras muertas de plantas como helechos Dryopteris, arándano y Lyonia. La parte central es quebradiza, húmeda e inodora, con fragmentos de carbón vegetal procedentes de incendios ocurridos hace mucho tiempo. Pero la saturada capa inferior —que contiene un 50% de carbono— tiene una consistencia similar a la grasa espesa para ejes.

“Esto es el oro negro”, expresó Curtis Richardson, colega de Flanagan y ecólogo de la Universidad de Duke, mientras la turba milenaria rezumaba de su puño cerrado. Su “magnitud e importancia no pueden ser subestimadas”, añadió.

Cuando las turberas están intactas, los gases generados por la descomposición de las plantas quedan atrapados en un entorno anegado y sin oxígeno, al tiempo que la vegetación de la superficie absorbe dióxido de carbono de la atmósfera, explican los científicos.

Eso convierte a las turberas antiguas e intactas en enormes depósitos de carbono que, en algunas partes del mundo, alcanzan hasta 15 metros (50 pies) de profundidad. Además, almacenan cerca del 10% del agua dulce del planeta, ayudan a controlar las inundaciones y pueden contribuir a frenar los incendios forestales.

No obstante, dos tercios de las turberas de zonas templadas —localizadas principalmente en Europa y Estados Unidos— han sido drenadas, y aproximadamente el 45% de las turberas tropicales han sufrido alteraciones similares, según un estudio de 2025 publicado por The Society for Conservation Biology, un organismo sin fines de lucro dedicado a la conservación.

Las turberas boreales —las que se sitúan en climas más fríos, como en Canadá y Rusia— se conservan intactas en un 90% aproximadamente, pero enfrentan una presión creciente debido al deshielo del permafrost y a los incendios intensos, ambos fenómenos vinculados al cambio climático, así como a la minería y a la exploración para detectar minerales cruciales.

A la vez, sólo el 17% de las turberas del mundo cuenta con protección oficial, según el estudio.

En Estados Unidos también hay cantidades significativas de turba en Alaska, Florida, partes del noreste y la región norte de los Grandes Lagos, aunque el tipo de turberas abovedadas presentes en Carolina del Norte sólo existe a lo largo de la costa estadounidense en el Atlántico. Llamadas “turberas pocosin”, se formaron a partir de bosques de pinos costeros y arbustos de hoja perenne que se descompusieron a lo largo de milenios.

Tan sólo en Carolina del Norte existen 17.702 kilómetros (11.000 millas) de canales que drenan las turberas antes de que el agua desemboque en los estuarios costeros, apuntó Richardson.

Esto, sumado al cambio climático, las hace vulnerables a la mayor amenaza que enfrentan las turberas a nivel mundial: los incendios catastróficos.

Los incendios en turberas pueden arder durante meses

Troncos de árboles ennegrecidos se elevan por encima de arbustos y hierbas secas, el único vestigio de un incendio que arrasó casi 809 hectáreas (2.000 acres) en este lugar hace cuatro años y causó que el suelo se hundiera casi 0,5 metros (1,5 pies) en algunas zonas.

Podría haber sido peor, pero el Servicio Forestal de Carolina del Norte y otros organismos lograron extinguirlo con relativa rapidez —en aproximadamente tres semanas— al bombear agua de los lagos cercanos con el fin de evitar que se propagara hacia el refugio de vida silvestre que limita la propiedad de Pantheon por tres lados.

Un incendio ocurrido en 2008, que comenzó durante una sequía, ardió en la superficie durante tres meses y continuó bajo tierra durante otros cuatro años, lo que dañó más de una cuarta parte del refugio y hundió el nivel del suelo algunos metros en ciertas áreas, explicó Sarah Toner, guardabosques y gerente de atención al visitante del Complejo de Refugios Nacionales de Vida Silvestre de la Costa de Carolina del Norte. Pero en las zonas donde ya se había iniciado la restauración del nivel del agua, el incendio penetró con menos profundidad.

Las turberas saturadas de agua son prácticamente a prueba de fuego: sólo se queman la vegetación superficial y unos pocos centímetros de turba, lo cual libera nutrientes, regenera los bancos de semillas y genera carbón vegetal beneficioso. Pero cuando están secas, el fuego puede arder bajo tierra durante semanas o meses —y seca y devasta incluso las capas saturadas—, lo que emite enormes volúmenes de dióxido de carbono y destruye miles de años de acumulación.

“Perderemos entre 5 y 6 pies (1,5 y 1,8 metros) de turba en cuestión de semanas, lo cual equivale a la pérdida de millones de toneladas de carbono... carbono antiguo que simplemente no podremos recuperar en el transcurso de varias vidas humanas", explicó Richardson.

Es por eso que Pantheon actúa con rapidez para restaurar el sitio en Carolina del Norte, destacó Wall. Aunque la empresa espera adquirir también turberas intactas, su prioridad inmediata son los terrenos drenados.

“Existe esta urgencia de empezar por lo que está degradado ahora”, agregó Wall, “antes de que desaparezca”.

El proyecto procura restaurar la biodiversidad nativa

Steve Apfelbaum conduce su camioneta deportiva por caminos cubiertos de hierba y llenos de baches, y de pronto baja del vehículo para escuchar con atención y mira ocasionalmente a través de sus binoculares. Sonríe al oír a la reinita galana, un ave cuya población está disminuyendo.

“Escuchamos a cientos de ellas hoy”, destacó Apfelbaum, ecólogo especializado en flora y fauna, quien realiza censos de aves reproductoras y migratorias en el lugar. “Lo que eso me dice es que este ecosistema es verdaderamente importante” para la migración de la especie.

Y también oye a las reinitas de Nashville que cantan en las copas de los árboles, pero que anidan en cavidades en la turba.

Las turberas son clave para ayudar a preservar las poblaciones de aves, que disminuyen en todos los hábitats, agregó Apfelbaum. “Todo tipo de aves geniales volverán”, manifestó.

A su vez regresarán los reptiles, las plantas, los peces y los insectos nativos, señaló Vlad Roosevelt, director de operaciones de Pantheon y responsable de supervisar la restauración. La empresa liberó a una pareja de lobos rojos hace un par de años y ya tuvieron crías.

Los créditos de carbono, a veces controversiales, son fundamentales para el proyecto

Los créditos de carbono funcionan así: las empresas, los gobiernos o los particulares que desean compensar sus emisiones de carbono invierten en proyectos —tales como la restauración de turberas— que capturan carbono. No obstante, su eficacia ha sido cuestionada, ya que a lo largo de los años se ha descubierto que algunos programas han exagerado la cantidad de carbono que capturan o simplemente eran fraudulentos.

Pantheon dice que es consciente de esas preocupaciones y garantiza créditos de alta calidad y verificados científicamente, con base en décadas de datos de Richardson sobre la pérdida de carbono en el lugar, mediciones continuas de los niveles de agua subterránea y el uso de equipos de monitoreo sofisticados —incluida una torre que mide la cantidad de gas que se absorbe y se libera del sitio—, así como en modelos informáticos y el análisis de muestras de suelo. Dichos resultados serán verificados por un tercero independiente.

Inversores —incluido Microsoft— proporcionan a Pantheon el capital inicial para adquirir turberas, narró Wall. Los ingresos derivados de los créditos de carbono —cada crédito equivale a una tonelada métrica— ayudarán a financiar futuras compras de terrenos.

Los cambios serán apasionantes, expresó Apfelbaum. Pero todo se reduce, en primer lugar, a rehumedecer y restaurar la turba, una solución climática natural que a menudo queda eclipsada por otras iniciativas, incluida la reforestación... la cual es importante, añadió, pero no tan eficaz.

“Todos nos hemos dejado cautivar y distraer por los árboles”, dijo Apfelbaum, “cuando en realidad son el suelo y la turba los que almacenan la mayor cantidad de carbono”.

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Jimmy Bertram Alexis was arrested Tuesday on a charge of aggravated manslaughter of a disabled person in connection with the June 30, 2023, death of Jason Similien, according to police and court records.

Alexis was employed at Genuine Love and Care Group Home in Fort Lauderdale, where Similien was a patient, authorities said.

As Alexis left the Broward County jail Thursday, he declined to discuss the charges.

“Do you have anything to say about the charges filed against you?” Local 10’s Roy Ramos asked.

“No,” Alexis said.

Ramos then asked, “Did you choke him?”

“No,” Alexis replied.

During a court hearing, a prosecutor described the allegations against Alexis.

“Your honor, the allegations are that he asphyxiated a patient with mental health issues at a group home,” the prosecutor said.

According to police, emergency crews were called to the facility after Similien was found unresponsive. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

A Broward County medical examiner ruled Similien’s death a homicide in November 2023, Alexis’ arrest report states.

Police said investigators spoke with Alexis after the incident. The report states Alexis told investigators he had to “restrain him, not choke him” in reference to Similien.

Investigators said they also spoke with another employee who was working at the facility that night. They said the employee was visibly shaken and later asked to speak with officers away from the facility.

According to police, the employee told investigators Alexis choked Similien until he became unconscious, and that it happened twice during the night.

The employee also told police she made an audio recording during the second incident after previously telling Alexis not to choke Similien. Investigators said the recording captured Similien moaning.

The family has since filed a lawsuit alleging the facility and Alexis were negligent.

Attorney Adam Finkel, who represents Similien’s family, described him as a kind and loving young man.

“Jason was (a) wonderful, sweet, kind, caring young man. (I) love being around his family,” he said.

Finkel said the family alleges Similien woke up during the night looking for cookies.

“Rather than giving him cookies or doing anything other than becoming overtly violent, that’s what Jimmy Alexis chose to do,” he said. “He strangled him to death.”

Finkel also said there were warning signs about Alexis’ behavior, including concerns raised by another employee.

When asked why a co-worker would tell police Alexis choked Similien, Alexis responded, “because she was scared just like I was.”

Ramos then asked, “Why would you be scared?”

“Because no one has ever passed away with me on a shift before,” Alexis said.

Police records also indicate investigators conducted a controlled phone call between Alexis and the employee. During the call, police said Alexis discussed what he planned to tell investigators and advised the employee to give a similar account.

Alexis also allegedly told the employee not to mention certain details that could prompt additional questions from police, according to his arrest report.

Alexis was released from jail Thursday after posting a bond of $25,000.

Before leaving, Ramos asked Alexis if he had anything to say to Similien’s family.

“He did lose his life,” Ramos said.

“I apologize about that and my condolences,” Alexis replied.

The facility has been contacted multiple times for comment. No response had been received.

Alexis is expected back in court next week.

Jimmy Bertram Alexis fue arrestado el martes por un cargo de homicidio involuntario agravado de una persona con discapacidad en relación con la muerte de Jason Similien, ocurrida el 30 de junio de 2023, según la policía y los registros judiciales.

Alexis trabajaba en Genuine Love and Care Group Home, en Fort Lauderdale, donde Similien era paciente, indicaron las autoridades.

Cuando Alexis salió de la cárcel del condado Broward el jueves, se negó a hablar sobre los cargos.

“¿Tiene algo que decir sobre los cargos presentados en su contra?”, preguntó Roy Ramos, de Local 10.

“No”, respondió Alexis.

Ramos preguntó entonces: “¿Lo estranguló?”.

“No”, respondió Alexis.

Durante una audiencia judicial, un fiscal describió las acusaciones contra Alexis.

“Su señoría, las acusaciones son que él asfixió a un paciente con problemas de salud mental en un hogar grupal”, dijo el fiscal.

Según la policía, los equipos de emergencia fueron llamados al centro después de que Similien fuera encontrado inconsciente. Fue trasladado a un hospital, donde posteriormente murió.

Un médico forense del condado Broward determinó en noviembre de 2023 que la muerte de Similien fue un homicidio, según el informe de arresto de Alexis.

La policía indicó que los investigadores hablaron con Alexis después del incidente. El informe señala que Alexis dijo a los investigadores que tuvo que “sujetarlo, no estrangularlo”, en referencia a Similien.

Los investigadores indicaron que también hablaron con otra empleada que trabajaba en el centro aquella noche. Señalaron que la empleada estaba visiblemente conmocionada y posteriormente pidió hablar con los agentes fuera del establecimiento.

Según la policía, la empleada dijo a los investigadores que Alexis estranguló a Similien hasta dejarlo inconsciente y que esto ocurrió dos veces durante la noche.

La empleada también dijo a la policía que realizó una grabación de audio durante el segundo incidente, después de haberle dicho anteriormente a Alexis que no estrangulara a Similien. Los investigadores indicaron que la grabación captó los gemidos de Similien.

Desde entonces, la familia presentó una demanda en la que alega que el centro y Alexis actuaron con negligencia.

El abogado Adam Finkel, quien representa a la familia de Similien, lo describió como un joven amable y cariñoso.

“Jason era un joven maravilloso, dulce, amable y cariñoso. Me encantaba estar con su familia”, dijo.

Finkel indicó que la familia alega que Similien se despertó durante la noche buscando galletas.

“En lugar de darle galletas o hacer cualquier otra cosa que no fuera actuar de manera abiertamente violenta, eso fue lo que Jimmy Alexis decidió hacer”, dijo. “Lo estranguló hasta matarlo”.

Finkel también señaló que había señales de advertencia sobre el comportamiento de Alexis, incluidas preocupaciones expresadas por otra empleada.

Cuando le preguntaron por qué una compañera de trabajo le diría a la policía que Alexis estranguló a Similien, Alexis respondió: “Porque ella tenía miedo, al igual que yo”.

Ramos preguntó entonces: “¿Por qué tendría miedo?”.

“Porque nunca antes había muerto nadie durante uno de mis turnos”, dijo Alexis.

Los registros policiales también indican que los investigadores realizaron una llamada telefónica controlada entre Alexis y la empleada. Durante la llamada, según la policía, Alexis habló sobre lo que planeaba decir a los investigadores y aconsejó a la empleada que diera una versión similar.

Alexis también le habría dicho a la empleada que no mencionara ciertos detalles que pudieran provocar preguntas adicionales de la policía, según su informe de arresto.

Alexis fue liberado de la cárcel el jueves después de pagar una fianza de $25,000 USD.

Antes de que se marchara, Ramos le preguntó a Alexis si tenía algo que decirle a la familia de Similien.

“Él perdió la vida”, dijo Ramos.

“Pido disculpas por eso y les doy mis condolencias”, respondió Alexis.

Se ha contactado al centro en múltiples ocasiones para solicitar comentarios. No se ha recibido ninguna respuesta.

Se espera que Alexis comparezca nuevamente ante el tribunal la próxima semana.

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Near the Miami International Airport, at the state’s headquarters of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, which runs electronic tolls at some expressways in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, DeSantis said he wants those who leaked the report prosecuted.

“I think you need to hold the people accountable who disclose this because I think it has been very serious, and it was political,” DeSantis said during a news conference.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who is campaigning for the Nov. 3 election and served as DeSantis’s chief of staff, was also at the news conference.

“If somebody shows a violation, no matter where it is, I pursue it,” said Uthmeier, who was sworn in on Feb. 17, 2025, after DeSantis’s appointment.

First Lady Casey DeSantis founded Hope Florida as a welfare assistance program on Sept. 9, 2021, and the Hope Florida Foundation started on Aug. 25, 2023.

The $67 million Medicaid settlement between Centene, a health insurer accused of overbilling, and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration was on Sept. 27, 2024. Florida Rep. Alex Andrade held public hearings into Hope Florida in 2025.

“The donation had nothing to do with anything involving Medicaid or Medicare money,” DeSantis said about the $10 million Centene gave the Hope Florida Foundation.

After Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell led the investigation into Hope Florida, the court filed the grand jury’s report under seal on Jan. 28. The grand jury’s report leaked to Miami-Dade-based journalists in August.

“You had people that were named, went in front of a trial judge in Leon County, probably one of the most hostile judges to our administration ... and even that judge ... redacted 95% of the report that ended up leaking,” DeSantis said about Leon County Circuit Judge James Lee Marsh, who was appointed in 2018 by then Gov. Rick Scott, a U.S. Senator since 2019.

The Leon County grand jury found that Uthmeier was “in a position of authority” over those involved in the settlement, and was aware that Hope Florida “transferred” funds “to other organizations for political purposes.”

Last week, The Florida Trident reported that Andrade, who took office in 2018, filed a claim with the Internal Revenue Service about the tax-exempt status of Hope Florida, which transferred the settlement funds to nonprofits that then funded Keep Florida Clean, a political action committee that Uthmeier chaired and opposed the legalization of marijuana.

On Wednesday, in the Florida First District Court of Appeal’s majority opinion to keep the Leon County grand jury report hidden, First DCA Judge Lance E. Neff — who DeSantis appointed on March 2 — wrote that the grand jury “may not condemn people by name without indicting them.”

Nikki Fried, the Florida Democratic Party chair, said the “ruling doesn’t change what happened in the Hope Florida scandal: $10 million from a Medicaid settlement was routed through a charity tied to the governor’s wife and ultimately used to fund a political campaign.”

On Thursday, DeSantis said the request to the IRS was “fake” and the First DCA’s ruling, “the biggest judicial smackdown,” then “fully” debunked the Leon County grand jury report and “vindicates” him and his administration.

“This fully debunks this idea of any type of misappropriation; there was no misappropriation,” DeSantis said. That’s a lie. That’s a hoax. That’s a partisan exercise that people who are abusing this process tried to perpetrate.”

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Cerca del Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami, en la sede estatal de la Agencia de Autopistas del Gran Miami, que administra los peajes electrónicos en algunas autopistas de los condados Miami-Dade y Monroe, DeSantis dijo que quiere que quienes filtraron el informe sean procesados judicialmente.

“Creo que es necesario responsabilizar a las personas que divulgaron esto porque considero que ha sido muy grave y tuvo motivaciones políticas”, dijo DeSantis durante una conferencia de prensa.

El fiscal general de Florida, James Uthmeier, quien está haciendo campaña para las elecciones del 3 de noviembre y se desempeñó como jefe de gabinete de DeSantis, también estuvo presente en la conferencia de prensa.

“Si alguien demuestra que hubo una violación, sin importar dónde ocurra, la investigo”, dijo Uthmeier, quien prestó juramento el 17 de febrero de 2025, después de ser nombrado por DeSantis.

La primera dama Casey DeSantis fundó Hope Florida como un programa de asistencia social el 9 de septiembre de 2021, y la Fundación Hope Florida comenzó a operar el 25 de agosto de 2023.

El acuerdo de Medicaid por $67 millones USD entre Centene, una aseguradora de salud acusada de cobrar en exceso, y la Agencia de Administración de Atención Médica de Florida se concretó el 27 de septiembre de 2024. El representante estatal de Florida Alex Andrade celebró audiencias públicas sobre Hope Florida en 2025.

“La donación no tuvo nada que ver con ningún asunto relacionado con fondos de Medicaid o Medicare”, dijo DeSantis sobre los $10 millones USD que Centene entregó a la Fundación Hope Florida.

Después de que el fiscal estatal del condado Leon, Jack Campbell, encabezara la investigación sobre Hope Florida, el tribunal presentó el informe del gran jurado bajo sello judicial el 28 de enero. El informe del gran jurado fue filtrado a periodistas con sede en Miami-Dade en agosto.

“Había personas mencionadas que comparecieron ante un juez de primera instancia en el condado Leon, probablemente uno de los jueces más hostiles hacia nuestra administración, y hasta ese juez eliminó el 95% del informe que terminó filtrándose”, dijo DeSantis sobre el juez del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Leon, James Lee Marsh, quien fue nombrado en 2018 por el entonces gobernador Rick Scott, senador federal desde 2019.

El gran jurado del condado Leon determinó que Uthmeier ocupaba “una posición de autoridad” sobre quienes participaron en el acuerdo y sabía que Hope Florida había “transferido” fondos “a otras organizaciones con fines políticos”.

La semana pasada, The Florida Trident informó que Andrade, quien asumió el cargo en 2018, presentó una reclamación ante el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) sobre la condición de exención de impuestos de Hope Florida, que transfirió los fondos del acuerdo a organizaciones sin fines de lucro que posteriormente financiaron Keep Florida Clean, un comité de acción política presidido por Uthmeier que se oponía a la legalización de la marihuana.

El miércoles, en la opinión mayoritaria del Tribunal de Apelaciones del Primer Distrito de Florida para mantener oculto el informe del gran jurado del condado Leon, el juez Lance E. Neff, nombrado por DeSantis el 2 de marzo, escribió que el gran jurado “no puede condenar a personas por su nombre sin presentar cargos formales contra ellas”.

El jueves, DeSantis dijo que la solicitud al IRS era “falsa” y que el fallo del Tribunal de Apelaciones del Primer Distrito, “el mayor revés judicial”, desacreditó entonces “por completo” el informe del gran jurado del condado Leon y lo “reivindica” a él y a su administración.

“Esto desacredita por completo la idea de cualquier tipo de malversación; no hubo ninguna malversación”, dijo DeSantis. “Eso es mentira. Eso es un engaño. Es una maniobra partidista que personas que están abusando de este proceso intentaron perpetrar”.

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Ante el juez y los tres imputados por los asesinatos, Debra Robinson, madre de los australianos Callum y Jake Robinson, afirmó en un discurso que fue traducido por un intérprete en la sala que “nuestros hijos nos fueron arrebatados y nuestra vida cambió para siempre”.

“¿Cómo puede alguien tan amable morir a manos de personas tan despiadadas?”, se preguntó la mujer al recordar que los extranjeros “se fueron pidiendo piedad”, y solicitó “castigo ejemplar para quienes nos los arrebataron para demostrar que sus vidas importan”.

Por su parte, Natalie Rob, esposa del estadounidense asesinado Jack Carter Rhoad, conmovió a los presentes al señalar en una videollamada, que también fue traducida por un intérprete, que “estar sin él es el dolor más grande de mi vida”, y dijo, refiriéndose a los tres detenidos, que “creo el perdón para estas personas no existe porque son culpables. Espero que se arrepientan y acepten el amor de Dios”.

Tras un mes de audiencias, la Fiscalía del estado de Baja California y la defensa de tres de los detenidos presentaron el jueves los alegatos finales en un juicio que atrajo la atención de los medios locales e internacionales. Para el viernes está previsto que el juez del caso anuncie el veredicto.

Los hermanos Robinson y Carter Rhoad viajaron en abril de 2024 a Baja California para surfear, pero poco después de llegar al poblado de Punta San José, a unos 80 kilómetros de la ciudad de Ensenada, fueron reportados como desaparecidos. Sus cuerpos fueron localizados el 3 de mayo dentro de un pozo en las cercanías de Punta San José.

Martin y Debra Robinson se trasladaron desde Australia a Ensenada para presenciar el juicio por el crimen de sus hijos. “Sé que ellos querrían que estuviéramos aquí; ellos harían lo mismo por nosotros”, expresó el padre al inicio del proceso que comenzó el 7 de septiembre.

Por el caso fueron detenidos en 2024 Jesús Gerardo García, alias “el Kekas”, quien es señalado como presunto autor material de los asesinatos, su expareja Ary Gisell Silva Raya, y dos de sus supuestos colaboradores Irineo Francisco “N” y Ángel Jesús “N”.

Silva Raya, a quien las autoridades le incautaron un teléfono de una de las víctimas, fue sentenciada en noviembre pasado a 20 años de cárcel, luego de declararse culpable de los delitos de “robo calificado con violencia” y “robo de vehículo con violencia” en un procedimiento abreviado. Pero García y sus dos presuntos colaboradores decidieron ir a juicio.

Durante el proceso se dieron a conocer escalofriantes detalles del brutal asesinato de los tres extranjeros. Silva Raya contó el mes pasado que García le confesó que llegó con una pistola 9 milímetros a la casa de campaña donde estaban los extranjeros, quienes al verlo comenzaron a lanzarle sus pertenencias para evitar que los agrediera, y que uno de ellos le suplicó por su vida, lo que el presunto agresor no atendió.

De acuerdo con el informe de la fiscalía estatal, Silva Raya llegó a Punta San José el 27 de abril de 2024, donde tuvo contacto con los tres extranjeros, e “instigó a uno de sus acompañantes a despojarlos de sus bienes”, lo que se concretó un día después.

La fiscal estatal María Elena Andrade Ramírez dijo a la prensa que “el Kekas” —palabra que en la jerga local significa quesadillas o tortillas de queso-– trató de apoderarse de las llantas y otras partes de una camioneta en la que viajaban los extranjeros, pero que al resistirse éstos al robo, presuntamente los asesinó y luego ocultó los cuerpos en un pozo.

Jeff Derderian, de Local 10 News, viajó hasta Pensacola Beach, donde se ha registrado un aumento considerable en el tamaño de las olas que continúan golpeando la costa.

Los residentes viven con la inminente realidad de una gran tormenta que, lenta pero seguramente, avanza en su dirección.

Es una sensación familiar para muchos residentes de Florida que han tenido que lidiar con los preparativos para una tormenta y la preocupación por un futuro incierto después de su impacto.

Isaias pasó de tormenta tropical a huracán y se espera que mantenga su intensidad de huracán cuando finalmente toque tierra.

Algunas personas en el área intentaban aprovechar los últimos momentos de sol antes de que la tormenta se acercara.

“Creo que está precioso aquí en este momento”, dijo Heather Drennan, quien está de visita desde Mississippi. “Estoy un poco nerviosa por esta tarde, pero estoy disfrutando de mis vacaciones”.

Los residentes de la zona han estado ocupados preparándose para el impacto de la tormenta, llenando sacos de arena y abasteciéndose de suministros para huracanes.

Varias personas que se hospedaban en un parque de vehículos recreativos estaban empacando y marchándose el jueves, ya que no querían correr el riesgo de quedar atrapadas durante la tormenta.

“Sí, es una lástima”, dijo Amanda Willis, quien está de visita desde Alabama. “No es la primera vez. Surgió bastante rápido, pero sabíamos toda la semana que iba a llover y todo eso, pero no que habría un huracán”.

“Si esto es real, mañana por la noche, con la llegada de la tormenta, esto no es algo que se deba tomar a la ligera”, agregó Jeff Willis. “Hemos estado aquí cuando el agua corría por las calles y tuvimos que ayudar a personas a sacar sus automóviles de la calle empujándolos. Ya hemos sufrido inundaciones aquí, así que simplemente estamos haciendo lo más seguro”.

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Detectives say Hood stole two gold chains worth about $110,000 from a man she met at Booby Trap on the River in August.

Miami police call it “robbery by seduction.”

Weeks later, investigators say Hood was back at the Booby Trap and went home with another man to keep the party going. Police say the man woke up and discovered he had been robbed.

According to police, the stolen jewelry, apparel and U.S. currency totaled $25,400.

A look into Hood’s background found she was arrested by deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office last year after agreeing to accept $120 in exchange for sex acts from an undercover detective.

Hood is also connected to a story Local 10 reported in May. She was accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry and a $14,000 Rolex from a man at the Candlewood Suites in Miami. Prosecutors said she may have drugged that victim.

Investigators also say that days later, she stole $60,000 worth of valuables from another man in Brickell.

Hood turned herself in to Miami police with the help of her lawyer.

She was ordered by a judge to stay away from the Booby Trap on the River at 1651 Southwest 13th Avenue in Miami.

Hood was on bond when police say she committed these crimes. She is now being held on a second-degree grand theft charge.

As of Thursday evening, she was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where her bond was listed as “to be set.”

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Local 10 News’ Jeff Derderian traveled up to Pensacola Beach, which has seen a considerable increase in the size of the waves that continue crashing onto the coast.

Locals are living with the looming reality of a major storm, slowly but surely moving in their direction.

It’s a familiar feeling for many Florida residents who have had to deal with the preparation for a storm and the concern of an unknown future after it hits.

Isaias was upgraded to a hurricane from a tropical storm and is expected to remain at hurricane strength when it eventually makes landfall.

Local resident Steve Nord lives just a couple blocks from the ocean.

He’s been in the area since 1965 and has seen a few storms roll in over the years.

On Thursday, he was pulling the straps extra tight on his boat.

“We are just getting the lightweight boats out, because if the (storm) surge gets up this high, tying them to the bushes won’t really help,” said Nord.

Officials said they have around 50 ambulances on standby from six states to help with extra 911 calls or to transport people when emergency crews are needed.

“Some of the healthcare facilities may be inundated, so we are ready to evacuate those facilities pre landfall and post landfall,” said Pafford Medical Services COO Clay Hobbs.

Some people in the area were trying to soak in whatever sun was left before the looming storm moved closer.

“I think its gorgeous out here right now,” said Heather Drennan, who is visiting from Mississippi. “I’m a little nervous for this afternoon, but enjoying my vacation.”

Locals who live in the area have been busy preparing for the storm’s impact by filling sand bags and loading up on hurricane supplies.

Several folks staying at an RV park were packing up and heading out on Thursday, not wanting to take any chances of getting stuck during a storm.

“Yeah, it’s a bummer,” said Amanda Willis, who is visiting from Alabama. “It’s not the first time. It came up kind of quick, but we knew all week that there was going to be rain and stuff, but not a hurricane.”

“If this is real, tomorrow night with the storm coming in, this isn’t anything to play with,” added Jeff Willis. “We’ve been here when water was rolling across the street and we’ve had to help people push their cars out of the street. We’ve been flooded here, so we’re just doing the safe thing.”

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Surveillance video showed Dhaunte Richardson during thefts in South Miami and Hialeah that he confessed to on Wednesday, according to two police arrest reports.

Richardson confessed to stealing a ring valued at $5,000 shortly before 11:20 a.m. on Oct. 3 from Macy’s at Westland Mall, at 1777 West 49 St., in Hialeah, according to police.

Richardson, who fled the mall in a silver Jaguar, gave a “full confession and admitted to his involvement in the grand theft,” a police officer wrote, according to the report.

Richardson, who was born in New York and lives in the Ives Estates neighborhood, also confessed to a car burglary recorded on surveillance video on Tuesday at 5958 South Dixie Highway in South Miami, according to police.

On Wednesday night, a Hialeah detective who was investigating a burglary conducted a traffic stop at Northwest 87th Avenue and 170th Street in Miami-Dade’s Medley area, near Hialeah Gardens, according to a police report.

In a medium-sized zippered bag that Richardson had on the passenger seat, the Hialeah detective found six Florida identifications, four credit cards, and four checks that didn’t have his name, according to police.

“The four recovered checks had a combined face value of $6,519.94,” the detective wrote, adding that one was from Chase and three were from TD Bank, according to the report.

The detective detained Richardson and took him to the Hialeah Police Department’s headquarters, at 5555 East Eighth Ave., for questioning, records show.

“Richardson stated that he didn’t know any of the individuals whose identification documents were recovered ... further stated that he found a bag in Miami Beach in March,” a detective wrote, according to the arrest report.

The detective arrested Richardson, and Miami-Dade corrections booked him shortly after 5:25 p.m. on Wednesday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Richardson faced four charges in the three new cases that prosecutors filed on Thursday, according to Miami-Dade County court records.

For the South Miami case, Richardson faced one count of third-degree grand theft and one count of burglary of an occupied conveyance.

For the Hialeah case, Richardson faced one count of third-degree grand theft.

For the Medley case, Richardson faced one count of fraudulent use, creation, or unauthorized possession of personal identification information.

Richardson appeared in bond court on Thursday. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Laura Maria Gonzalez-Marques was set to preside over the three cases. His bond was $15,000.

Un video de vigilancia mostró a Dhaunte Richardson durante robos en South Miami y Hialeah que confesó haber cometido el miércoles, según dos informes de arresto de la policía.

Richardson confesó haber robado un anillo valorado en $5,000 USD poco antes de las 11:20 a.m. del 3 de octubre de Macy’s en Westland Mall, ubicado en 1777 West 49 St., en Hialeah, según la policía.

Richardson, quien huyó del centro comercial en un Jaguar plateado, hizo una “confesión completa y admitió su participación en el robo mayor”, escribió un agente de policía, según el informe.

Richardson, quien nació en Nueva York y vive en el vecindario de Ives Estates, también confesó haber cometido un robo en un automóvil captado por cámaras de vigilancia el martes en 5958 South Dixie Highway, en South Miami, según la policía.

La noche del miércoles, un detective de Hialeah que investigaba un robo realizó una parada de tráfico en Northwest 87th Avenue y 170th Street, en el área de Medley de Miami-Dade, cerca de Hialeah Gardens, según un informe policial.

En un bolso mediano con cremallera que Richardson tenía en el asiento del pasajero, el detective de Hialeah encontró seis documentos de identificación de Florida, cuatro tarjetas de crédito y cuatro cheques que no estaban a su nombre, según la policía.

“Los cuatro cheques recuperados tenían un valor nominal combinado de $6,519.94 USD”, escribió el detective, quien agregó que uno era de Chase y tres eran de TD Bank, según el informe.

El detective detuvo a Richardson y lo trasladó a la sede del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah, ubicada en 5555 East Eighth Ave., para interrogarlo, según los registros.

“Richardson declaró que no conocía a ninguna de las personas cuyos documentos de identificación fueron recuperados, además afirmó que encontró un bolso en Miami Beach en marzo”, escribió un detective, según el informe de arresto.

El detective arrestó a Richardson y el Departamento de Correcciones de Miami-Dade lo ingresó poco después de las 5:25 p.m. del miércoles en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según los registros de reclusos.

Richardson enfrentaba cuatro cargos en los tres nuevos casos presentados por los fiscales el jueves, según los registros judiciales del condado Miami-Dade.

Por el caso de South Miami, Richardson enfrentaba un cargo de robo mayor en tercer grado y otro de robo en un vehículo ocupado.

Por el caso de Hialeah, Richardson enfrentaba un cargo de robo mayor en tercer grado.

Por el caso de Medley, Richardson enfrentaba un cargo de uso fraudulento, creación o posesión no autorizada de información de identificación personal.

Richardson compareció ante el tribunal de fianzas el jueves. La jueza del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Laura Maria Gonzalez-Marques, estaba designada para presidir los tres casos. Su fianza fue fijada en $15,000 USD.

Los detectives indican que Hood robó dos cadenas de oro valoradas en aproximadamente $110,000 USD a un hombre que conoció en Booby Trap on the River en agosto.

La policía de Miami lo llama “robo mediante seducción”.

Semanas después, los investigadores indican que Hood regresó a Booby Trap y se fue a casa con otro hombre para continuar la fiesta. La policía señala que el hombre despertó y descubrió que le habían robado.

Según la policía, las joyas, prendas de vestir y dinero en efectivo robados sumaban un total de $25,400 USD.

Una revisión de los antecedentes de Hood reveló que fue arrestada el año pasado por agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade después de aceptar recibir $120 USD a cambio de actos sexuales con un detective encubierto.

Hood también está vinculada a una noticia que Local 10 reportó en mayo. Fue acusada de robar decenas de miles de dólares en joyas y un reloj Rolex de $14,000 USD a un hombre en el hotel Candlewood Suites de Miami. Los fiscales indicaron que posiblemente drogó a esa víctima.

Los investigadores también señalan que, días después, robó objetos de valor por $60,000 USD a otro hombre en Brickell.

Hood se entregó a la policía de Miami con la ayuda de su abogado.

Un juez le ordenó mantenerse alejada de Booby Trap on the River, ubicado en 1651 Southwest 13th Avenue en Miami.

Hood se encontraba en libertad bajo fianza cuando, según la policía, cometió estos delitos. Actualmente está detenida por un cargo de robo mayor en segundo grado.

Hasta la noche del jueves, permanecía detenida en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, donde su fianza figuraba como “pendiente de establecer”.

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance said “I don’t love” the idea of a U.S. official asking another person to pay off debts in exchange for access to other government officials, but declined to comment further until he knew all the details.

“Of course, I don’t like anybody selling access to another government official, certainly a high-level government official,” Vance told reporters in Washington later Thursday. “I assume you’re talking about a specific case, and I can’t say with confidence that the case you’re talking about is actually reflective of the way you’re describing it.”

During his trip to Greece, Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story that said Guilfoyle had asked a donor and supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump to pay a $100,000 credit card bill just before her confirmation hearing, promising him access to administration officials if he did.

He spoke before leaving Greece, where he delivered a speech calling for European countries to return to what he described as their civilizational roots.

Rubio said he was aware of The Wall Street Journal’s report, which was published late Wednesday, but had no idea if it was true and he would not address it.

“You guys walk around thinking that because some source told you something and you reported it, it’s the gospel. It’s not the gospel. It’s not the gospel for me. That’s not the way we do things,” he said at the foot of his plane as Guilfoyle, who was there to see him depart Greece, looked on.

At a joint news conference with the Greek foreign minister on Wednesday, Rubio said he would not address the allegations while visiting a foreign country, but added: “Suffice it to say our embassy here is doing a great job. Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here.”

The top two Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees have called for an investigation into Guilfoyle, but Rubio would not say if he was prepared to open one.

Congressional Democrats already were looking into claims reported last month by the Wall Street Journal that Guilfoyle acted improperly while serving as the top U.S. envoy to Greece.

The Journal reported that Guilfoyle told guests at a reception that the U.S. could undermine the Greek government if it chose to, promoted the business interests of one particular Greek construction and energy company, and allowed its lobbyist into private diplomatic meetings.

Guilfoyle, a former Fox News Channel host and California prosecutor who was once engaged to Trump’s son Donald Jr., has denied any wrongdoing and Rubio has defended her before.

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Associated Press writer Seung Min Kim contributed to this report from Washington. This version corrects the day of the news conference to Wednesday.

El accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 12:48 a.m. cerca de Southwest Seventh Avenue y Seventh Street, indicó la policía. La víctima fue identificada como Elias Schaber, según los investigadores.

Los investigadores creen que el vehículo involucrado era un Toyota Corolla de color oscuro, modelo entre 2020 y 2025, que fue visto por última vez circulando hacia el área de La Pequeña Habana.

La policía indicó que se espera que el automóvil presente daños considerables en el parabrisas y posibles daños en la parte delantera del lado del pasajero.

Las autoridades piden a cualquier persona que reconozca un automóvil que coincida con la descripción, incluido uno perteneciente a un vecino o compañero de trabajo, o uno que aparezca en un taller de carrocería, que se comunique con el Departamento de Policía de Miami al 305-579-6111.

También se puede proporcionar información de manera anónima a Crime Stoppers de Miami-Dade al 305-471-8477.

El accidente, que involucró a un solo vehículo, ocurrió cerca de la intersección de Oakland Park Boulevard y Northwest 94th Avenue, según la policía de Sunrise.

La policía indicó que el conductor fue rescatado del lago y trasladado a un hospital por equipos de bomberos y rescate.

Sky 10 sobrevoló la escena alrededor de la 1:31 p.m., donde el camión se encontraba completamente sumergido en el agua después de aparentemente atravesar un muro. También había buzos en el lugar, que estaba rodeado por cinta de seguridad policial.

El sexo, la edad, la identidad y el estado de salud del conductor, así como las circunstancias del accidente, no fueron divulgados de inmediato.

Loggerhead moms do the bulk of the work here, of course. But they get oversight and protection from a team of hundreds of volunteers and professionals who fan out on beaches from Cumberland to Tybee nearly every day from May through August. The effort is even more intense on Wassaw Island where rotating groups of ecotourists stay up all night to document the turtles that nest at this national wildlife refuge.

A crew from The Current GA set out to document this labor of love, spending the night on Wassaw, babysitting Tybee nests that stubbornly resisted hatching, and walking the Tybee beach at sunrise.

Dawn patrol

Job number one is find the nests at dawn after turtles have laid them overnight. Alli Caldwell, programs director at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, patrols the beach frequently. The science center oversees the Tybee Island Sea Turtle Project, which like all the Georgia sea turtle monitoring, is run under the direction of the Department of Natural Resources’ loggerhead guru Mark Dodd.

On July 2, Caldwell surveyed the southern half of Tybee beach, setting off before dawn and scanning the sand for the telltale sign that a loggerhead mama had lugged itself up the beach to lay its eggs and then returned to the sea: a looping track that resembles a single heavily treaded tire.

It was the height of the summer season and by 6:30 a.m. a couple dozen tourists lounged on the beach near the pier. Still no tracks in sight, Caldwell doublechecked an already recorded nest marked by caution tape, a printed sign and screening atop the sand to discourage predators and overly curious beachgoers.

All good. She noted ghost crab tracks on several nests and a hole from a ghost crab at one, but no serious predation. With 41 nests recorded by July 2, Tybee had already shattered its previous record of 35 nests set four years ago. The loggerheads were so prolific that the science center had to order more nest-marking supplies, ending the season with 59 sea turtle nests.

And beachgoers are more informed than ever. On Tybee, one young woman noted Caldwell’s sea turtle volunteer shirt and congratulated her on the record number of nests.

As Caldwell scouted the southern end of Tybee, Science Center board member Tim Mescon and his wife Lauren scoured the northern half of the island this day, also on foot, leaving no part of the 5-mile beach unscrutinized.

Loggerheads take a long time to grow up, only beginning to nest when they’re about 25-30 years old. So the turtles nesting this year owe their existence to protections begun before the turn of the century. That includes the introduction of turtle excluder devices that prevent turtles from drowning in shrimp nets as well as this extensive beach monitoring, a program in place coastwide since 1989.

Night vigil

On Wassaw Island, the action begins after sunset, when sea turtles nest. Savannah-based Caretta Research Project recruits volunteers, each of whom pays to stay at the island’s rustic cabin for a week of working the night shift.

“It’s stifling heat, vicious bugs, and the humidity is awful,” sums up Caretta’s project director Kris Williams Carroll. “There’s no privacy, but the turtles are awesome.”

The project, named for the loggerhead’s Latin designation, Caretta caretta, is the longest continuously running saturation tagging program in the U.S. It’s in its 54th year. At about 8 p.m. on a sweltering night in July, Carroll hopped in her Kawasaki mule to scour the beach for nesting turtles. She sent her deputies and volunteers in the other direction, all the better to cover the island’s seven miles of pristine beach.

Carroll headed first to a nest that hatched three days prior, the first hatch of the season. It’s a process repeated up and down the coast for every nest that emerges.

“Oh my gosh, they were right up on top,” Carroll said as she removed the screening and brushed away sand to reveal three wriggling hatchlings that failed to emerge with their siblings.

Setting the stragglers aside temporarily, Carroll counted the unhatched eggs, eggshells and live hatchlings to determine nest success. She also snipped off a sliver of tissue from the front flipper of several dead hatchlings for genetic testing at the University of Georgia. Research scientist Brian Shamblin’s lab there has been testing loggerhead eggs for maternal DNA since the mid-2000s and has created a robust database of the adult female loggerhead population. Now he’s begun tracking males, too, using both DNA from the dead hatchlings as well as DNA from one egg from each nest.

Like the dawn patrollers, Carroll looks for tracks, but because it’s nighttime she’s also watching for female sea turtles making their way across the beach.

Less than an hour into patrols, one team spots a meterlong loggerhead digging her nest at the southern tip of the island. The turtle has wedged against a foot-high cliff of sand. She digs alternating left and right back flipper throwing sand outwards as she does. Laying eggs puts her in a trancelike state.

Caretta’s lead biologist Jadyn Sethna removes one egg, still slick with mucus, for genetic testing. A scan of the turtle’s flippers reveal a PIT tag – like the kind used to identify pets. The internal tag along with a metal flipper tag reveal her to be a turtle named Mia (after the daughter of a friend of Carroll).

Once Mia starts laying it goes quickly. Since she’s already laid nests this season on Wassaw – loggerheads typically lay three or four nests per nesting season every two to three years – there’s less work to do on her. Mia camouflages her nest by scattering sand with her flippers, paying little mind to the people gathered around her.

Sethna rubs a hand against Mia’s shell to brush off sand before she measures the turtle’s length and width. As she does, algae on the shell glows with bioluminescence.

When Mia’s finished laying she makes her way to the surf, rocking side to side on flippers made for swimming but pressed into more awkward service on the beach.

The second nester of the night lands further north. What looks like a shark bite on the back of her shell has healed and doesn’t seem to bother her. She’s a thinner shape than Mia, but about the same length.

She has no tag, so the team gets to work injecting a PIT tag. They then clamp a metal tag to her front left flipper and record the tag numbers. They also take skin samples from her shoulder area for DNA analysis. This turtle, too, donates an egg to the ongoing DNA analysis.

Welcome, hatchling

On some parts of the Georgia coast, including Tybee Island, volunteers and professionals babysit turtle nests that are about to hatch.

That’s what put Tyler Hood, an aquarist with the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, at nest #26 about 50 days after it was laid on June 8. A bowl-shaped depression on the top of the nest indicated movement below and an impending hatch.

When she arrived near sunset at the nest south of Gullick Street, Hood found a dead hatchling poking out of the nest. It had emerged in daylight, a fatal mistake, and its front flipper got entangled in tiny plant roots from a nearby dune, leaving it exposed to the hot sun.

Hood popped it into her shirt pocket for later genetic testing.

Minutes later, she saw another hatchling, this one very much alive.

“That’s a head. That’s a little baby sea turtle head,” she said. “It just hatched.”

The tiny turtle struggled through a maze of grasses, flopping over, righting itself and eventually making his way to open beach and the water.

It turned out to be the only hatchling to make it out of the nest as Hood watched. Rain drove her and the other onlookers inside. That means Hood missed the “boil” which is when the majority of the more than 100 hatchlings in a typical nest scramble out of the nest in quick succession.

So did a team from The Current GA, which tried that night and three others to witness a nest boil, staring at the sand atop a ready-to-hatch nest for hours to no avail.

That’s not surprising, said Dodd, the state’s sea turtle program coordinator. The hatchlings typically boil out at nighttime when no one is on the beach, even a popular one like Tybee.

“If you get to see it you’ve seen a really rare thing,” he said.

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This story was originally published by The Current and distributed through a partnership with The Associated Press.

The Army announced this week that the execution would take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3 after Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009.

Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice on Wednesday, said, “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public.” Officials in the Pentagon clarified Thursday that the execution would be livestreamed and that more details would follow.

The revelation from Hegseth about the public nature of the execution — let alone one as violent as a firing squad — has raised further questions about how the death penalty is carried out in the U.S., especially after the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee.

Experts offer mixed reactions on the plan

Hasan could choose to resist execution and file a habeas petition — a legal request to review the legality of a detention — in civilian court, which could significantly delay the execution, experts said.

“It frankly might outlast the current administration, and who knows if the next one will have the same penchant for executions,” said Eugene R. Fidell, a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School specializing in military law.

Deborah Denno, a death penalty expert and law professor at Fordham University, said livestreaming an execution could make the process “much more transparent” and inform the public about all that capital punishment entails. Those are benefits that she said would be useful at a time when Pike's botched execution has raised fresh questions about the manner by which criminal defendants are put to death for their crimes.

“I think it could possibly be a good idea because it would be transparent and the public would be fully aware that it’s happening,” she said.

When many states have had difficulty carrying out lethal injections due to difficulty accessing drugs or finding medical professionals willing to participate in executions, firing squads are coming to be seen as a less inhumane alternative, said Brenner Fissell, a professor at Villanova Law and vice president of the National Institute of Military Justice.

“Firing squads can be a quicker, cleaner, more precise way to execute a prisoner,” he said. “I don’t think that’s what’s motivating this. There’s a perceived masculinity and military-ness to firing squads that is part of the aura Hegseth is trying to emphasize — the ‘lethality culture.’”

Elisabeth Semel, co-director of the Death Penalty Clinic at UC Berkeley Law, said Hegseth’s announcement raises a host of legal and public policy questions, including concerns for the dignity of the defendant, who will be eligible to view the execution and what the Trump administration has in mind in opting for an unusual spectacle.

Though there has been long-running discussion about the idea of televising an execution, “I don’t recall a situation in which it was instigated by the government. I think that also raises serious questions about what is the motivation of the government,” she said.

“This is a president who’s about spectacle and that’s, I think, precisely the message that he intends to deliver,” Semel said, adding that she was skeptical that the administration had given a second thought to the legal and social questions being presented by the decision.

Trump has spoken out against public executions in Iran

Trump, who approved Hasan's execution, has previously been critical of public executions in Iran, at times using the possibility of protesters being killed by the Iranian government as a possible rationale for military action that preceded his ultimate choice to attack Iran on Feb. 28.

“We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping,” Trump told reporters on Jan. 14. “It’s stopping, and there’s no plan for executions.”

In his State of the Union address just days before launching the Iran war, Trump reiterated, “We stopped them from hanging a lot of them with the threat of serious violence.”

The White House on Thursday referred questions about the plans for the livestreamed execution to the Pentagon.

Hegseth was asked Wednesday if Hasan had made any final requests or reached out to the Trump administration. The Pentagon chief replied: “Don’t care. We’ll see him on Dec. 3.”

It's not clear if Hasan will try to appeal

Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who held the rank of major, walked into a medical building on Nov. 5, 2009, where soldiers were waiting in long lines to receive immunizations and medical clearance for deployment. He shouted “Allahu akbar” — Arabic for “God is great!” — and opened fire with a laser-sighted handgun. He also shot at the backs of soldiers fleeing toward the parking lot.

Hasan said it was an effort to stop them from going to Afghanistan and killing his fellow Muslims. A military judge barred him from presenting that as a defense during his 2013 trial. Hasan was left paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the back by law enforcement, and he now uses a wheelchair.

Hasan could seek a lengthy delay of his execution, though given his behavior at trial, he may not want to.

After firing his lawyers and representing himself, Hasan began his portion of the trial by telling jurors he was the gunman. He said little else over the next three weeks, which convinced his court-appointed standby lawyers that Hasan’s only goal was to get a death sentence.

The military called nearly 90 witnesses, but Hasan rested his case without calling a single person to testify in his defense and made no closing argument. Yet he leaked documents during the trial to journalists that revealed him telling military mental health workers that he could “ still be a martyr ” if executed.

Attorney John Galligan, a former military judge who had represented Hasan in several civil matters following his criminal trial, spoke with Hasan on Wednesday but is barred from offering much detail about that conversation. He is not representing Hasan in his criminal case but said he’s worried about his physical health under the plan laid out by officials, and that Hasan has not yet had access to legal counsel.

Galligan said that according to Hasan, the commandant of the facility brought a chaplain but no attorney from either the Trial Defense Service or from his civilian defense when he was notified that Trump had signed off on his execution. Galligan called that a breach of Army regulations.

A spokeswoman for the Army said Thursday that multiple attempts were made to contact Trial Defense Service attorneys, saying they made every reasonable effort and adhered to policy.

“The civilian counsel was not reasonably available to be physically present for the notification on the 5th,” the spokeswoman said, adding that counsel was located in Virginia but did not provide a name.

The spokeswoman also said Hasan has not been kept from contacting and communicating with his counsel.

Hegseth said the military hasn’t executed a service member by firing squad since World War II. The last military execution took place on April 13, 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was executed by hanging.

Amnesty International said in its report on executions in 2025 that it knew of at least 17 public executions — 11 in Iran and 6 in Afghanistan.

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Lauer reported from Philadelphia. Associated Press writers Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix, Josh Boak and Michelle L. Price in Washington, and Gene Johnson in Seattle contributed to this report.

Bolsonaro, a 42-year-old former lawmaker who lives in Texas and is a green card holder, was sentenced for lobbying to impose sanctions against members of the Brazilian government and implement higher tariffs on the country’s exports during the trial of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, for a coup attempt.

His lawyer didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. Members of the Trump administration have never made comments about Eduardo Bolsonaro's conviction.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision came less than three weeks before a runoff for the country’s presidency between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, who won the most votes in the first round on Sunday. Eduardo Bolsonaro has been a key link between his brother and the Trump administration.

De Moraes, who the Bolsonaro family regards as a political enemy, also canceled Eduardo Bolsonaro's Brazilian passport. The judge chaired the investigation that led to Jair Bolsonaro being sentenced last year to 27 years in prison for a coup attempt, but has since been involved in corruption accusations.

The justice said in his ruling that Eduardo Bolsonaro should start serving his sentence immediately and warned the country's federal police that he should be arrested if he returns to Brazil.

“The defendant cannot benefit from his own wrongdoing by fleeing the national territory to an unknown location for the purpose of thwarting the application of criminal law,” the judge said.

Eduardo Bolsonaro has lived in the U.S. since 2025, which has caused him to lose his seat in the Brazilian National Congress and his job as a federal police investigator because of his long absence.

The U.S. and Brazil signed an extradition agreement in 1961, but the Trump administration would have to approve an extradition request for Bolsonaro, which is unlikely, said Raphael Vieira da Fonseca Rocha, a law professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.

Due to the unlikeliness of an extradition being granted, “requesting it through the existing diplomatic channels of international legal cooperation would weaken the Supreme Court,” Fonseca Rocha said.

He said the Supreme Court probably won’t even try and instead appeared to be applying pressure by cancelling his passport.

Coercion in the course of judicial proceedings is not included on the list of offenses that may give rise to extradition in the treaty between the U.S. and Brazil, said Joao Pedro Padua, a law professor at the Fluminense Federal University, adding that the list tends to be interpreted as exhaustive.

As a consequence, “the United States would have no legal basis to extradite Eduardo Bolsonaro,” he said, adding that there was also a territorial question since Eduardo Bolsonaro was in the U.S. when he committed the crimes which led to his conviction in Brazil.

The former lawmaker gave his brother's presidential bid a boost on May 26 by taking him to the White House to meet Trump. At the time, Flávio Bolsonaro was under fire for his confessed links to a disgraced banker, which analysts believed could derail his candidacy.

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At issue is an $80 million redevelopment plan that supporters say will transform the waterfront but opponents warn could come at a cost to Biscayne Bay.

David Filler, senior vice president of development for Suntex Marinas, laid out plans for an $80 million makeover of the Rickenbacker Marina and the five-parcel, 27-acre property surrounding the Miami Marine Stadium basin.

“You’re going to see an open-to-the-public baywalk connecting the rowing club and Marine Stadium all the way to the Rusty Pelican,” Filler said.

“This whole area will be open, so you can kayak along this area. You can walk. You can run. You can rollerblade. You can bike. You’ll be able to eat at shops and restaurants,” he said. “It’s going to transform this from a private, basically, facility to a public one on public lands.”

But whether Filler’s vision becomes reality is up to City of Miami voters. Referendum 3 asks them to approve a long-term lease for the private redevelopment of the publicly owned waterfront property.

“It’s all privately funded at no cost to taxpayers,” Filler said.

Opponents question the potential cost to the environment. Friends of Biscayne Bay and the Sierra Club strongly oppose the project, warning it could further damage the bay’s already fragile ecosystem.

“We’re at the tipping point, and the more you shade over seagrass or dredge and silt over seagrass, the more issues we have for manatees, for fish, and for our water quality,” said Laura Reynolds, policy advisor for Friends of Biscayne Bay.

Filler pushed back, saying the redevelopment will actually improve environmental conditions at the site.

“This marina is currently operating as an environmental hazard. It has complete stormwater runoff with toxins going into the bay,” he said.

Ron Schults, CEO of Edgewater Group and the engineer and environmental consultant for the project, said the team has found violations at the marina.

“We’ve actually identified 69 DERM violations over the last 32 years, and the first step will be to fix those things and bring it up to code,” Schults said.

He pointed out what he said were examples of runoff and dirty stormwater at the marina.

“So this is a stormwater pipe that was recently installed. You can see it sheet-drains the whole parking lot, so all the solvents that come off of cars, tire dust, oils, gases, solvents, etc., go directly into the bay,” Schults said.

We checked with DERM, which now says the majority of the violations on that list have been resolved or closed.

DERM said the marina’s pump station is currently under a temporary moratorium, but the facility has not been issued a notice and is operating under its permit conditions.

The marina’s current operator also said every item on the list provided by developers was closed out through DERM’s normal inspection process.

“We just got our marina operator permit with DERM renewed. If we had any open violations or any citations, we would not have renewed our marina operator’s permit from DERM, which we just over a week ago got renewed. We’re in constant contact with every agency, and no one has cited us,” said Aabad Melwani, president of Rickenbacker Marina.

The proposed marina would have up to 202 wet slips, roughly the same number that exists today. But project renderings show slips accommodating much larger vessels. For perspective, the docks are 80 feet long, yet some of the yachts depicted extend well beyond that and are larger than any vessel currently at the marina. Still, Filler said the number of large yachts will be limited.

“The four to five boats that it could possibly handle that are 100 feet are all the way at the very end of the marina,” Filler said.

The renderings in the RFP depict more than four or five large yachts. And the larger the vessel, the deeper its draft, or the amount of hull below the waterline. A 100-foot motor yacht can draw six feet or more. The problem: the waters surrounding Virginia Key are notoriously shallow.

“What that means is increased dredging,” Reynolds said.

Asked whether there will be dredging, Filler said: “The only dredging that would occur, if it’s even necessary, would be what’s called maintenance dredging, where it’s areas of previously dredged areas where you’re cleaning it up.”

But the developers’ own proposal acknowledges a phase two that may require maintenance dredging, with the RFP allowing depths of eight to nine feet. The marina today averages four to five feet.

“It’s a problem for having to dredge deeper. More silt is going to go over top of seagrass,” Reynolds said.

Exactly how much dredging would ultimately be needed, and its potential impact on the bay, would have to be determined by the permitting process. But first, the redevelopment needs voter approval, so City of Miami voters will get the final say.

The ballot question asks whether the city should be authorized to lease about 27.5 acres on Virginia Key for the proposed redevelopment.

If you want the new plan to move forward, you vote yes. If not, you vote no.

Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously stated that the five-parcel property surrounding the Miami Marine Stadium basin is 75 acres when it is, in fact, 27 acres. The article has since been corrected.

On Thursday, she received a voice message from former Vice President Kamala Harris congratulating her on redefining greatness leaguewide after she was named WNBA MVP for a third straight year and for the fifth time overall.

“Obviously, that is an honor,” Wilson said. “A woman of our history, and I'm so appreciative to be able to share that moment with her through the phone call and the message of her delivering that I won my fifth MVP.”

In addition to becoming the first player to three-peat, Wilson won the award in 2020 and 2022.

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, Aces owner Mark Davis and team president Nikki Fargas accompanied Wilson's mother, Eva, who presented her daughter with the trophy.

“Each one of these has not been taken lightly,” Wilson said, flanked by all five of her MVP trophies. “In my heart, they've always been so special. But this one here, I cried a little bit harder. This one here is just a little bit different, and whatever that may look like, or whatever that may feel, my fifth one, I think, is one that's just ... when you dream as a young girl, your dream so big and you write your goals out, and you just never imagine that you were able to just check them off.

“And when you’re able to check them off — small wins, big wins — it truly means a lot. And so I think that's why I cried a little bit harder on this one, because 15-year-old A'ja wasn't sitting up here dreaming about being a five-time MVP. She wasn't dreaming about being a three-time champion. She was dreaming about surviving this world.”

The 30-year-old Wilson once again led the league in scoring (26.2) while shooting nearly 53% from the field. She averaged 9.4 rebounds, a career-best 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks.

Wilson has the defending champion Aces back in the WNBA semifinals for the eighth consecutive season, although Las Vegas is down 2-0 in the best-of-five series against Golden State. Game 3 is Friday.

“This is great, I love it, not going to take for granted, shine her up, let's do it,” Wilson said. “But tomorrow, when it comes to hoisting it in front of the fans, I love the fans ... but I doubt I will be doing that. I'll be warming up with my team. ... Everyone in this room knows the competitor that I am. Everyone knows what my main focus is, and that is to get a game.”

Wilson received 65 first-place votes and nine second-place votes for a total of 713 points from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Minnesota’s Olivia Miles received six first-place votes and 40 second-place votes (442 points), while Indiana guards Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark followed with 287 and 212 points, respectively.

No WNBA player besides Wilson has more than three MVPs, with Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson each having a trio. On the NBA side, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had six and Michael Jordan and Bill Russell each had five.

“A’ja Wilson is one of one,” Fargas said. “She’s now standing in a category that no other WNBA player in the history of the league has accomplished. She’s in the conversations with the Michael Jordans and the Wayne Gretzkys of the world — where she belongs.”

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Alicia Vaccaro was cross-examined for about 90 minutes as attorneys continued presenting evidence in the case. Keeta Vaccaro is seeking damages, alleging that Hill physically and emotionally abused her over several years. Hill has adamantly denied the allegations.

A key piece of evidence discussed in court Thursday was a baby monitor video that the judge did not allow the media to record.

Jurors heard audio from the video, in which Keeta Vaccaro and Hill can be heard yelling profanities as loud banging is heard in the background. Prosecutors say their newborn baby was sleeping during the confrontation.

At one point, Hill said he wanted a divorce and indicated he was going to get the baby. Alicia Vaccaro testified that she intervened because she was concerned for the child’s safety.

“I walked outside the door, and he was pressed up against her. I went toward them. He pushed me back,” Alicia Vaccaro said. “He was screaming, hollering, saying bad words, and then he was gonna go and get the baby. My first instinct was to protect the baby.”

She said she and Keeta then went into the room with the baby and asked Hill not to hurt the child.

Alicia Vaccaro acknowledged during cross-examination that she did not personally see Hill strike her daughter. But she testified that what she witnessed and heard contributed to her view that the relationship was volatile.

Her testimony followed several days of allegations from Keeta Vaccaro, who has described multiple encounters in which she says Hill physically assaulted her or behaved aggressively toward her.

On Wednesday, Vaccaro testified about a confrontation in which she said Hill pushed her onto a bed, threw items around the room and wrestled with her. She also described an incident in which she said Hill tried to remove her wedding ring and told her he wanted a divorce.

Jurors were also shown photographs from a hotel room following a confrontation Vaccaro attributed to Hill.

On Thursday, Vaccaro’s legal team called another expert witness to testify about the psychological impact she says the relationship had on their client.

Joining the Miami courtroom by Zoom was Dr. Sheila Rapa, a forensic psychologist who evaluated Vaccaro and testified about her impressions following that evaluation.

Rapa testified that she diagnosed Vaccaro with post-traumatic stress disorder.

She described symptoms she said were consistent with trauma, including Vaccaro feeling as though she was not fully present in her life and what she characterized as dissociation.

Rapa also discussed what she described as Vaccaro’s heightened awareness of Hill’s mood.

“I would wait to see what kind of mood he was in,” Rapa testified, describing that as an example of dissociation.

Vaccaro’s attorneys have alleged that within a month of marrying Hill in 2023, Hill began insisting that she sign a postnuptial agreement after being advised to do so by his advisors. They say Hill became increasingly frustrated when Vaccaro declined and that his behavior was at times explosive, violent and aggressive.

Vaccaro’s lawsuit asks the jury to find Hill liable for intentionally inflicting emotional distress and several counts of battery, with Vaccaro seeking monetary damages.

During her testimony, Rapa also addressed the dynamics of abusive relationships, including why someone may remain in what they describe as a toxic relationship.

She was asked whether women can become attached to the highs of an unhealthy relationship.

Rapa testified that Vaccaro described Hill as having “mean energy” at times and said she believed Vaccaro became attached to the highs of the relationship.

Rapa was also asked whether money and the lifestyle associated with the relationship could be a factor.

“Yes, I think that comes with the lifestyle,” Rapa testified.

But the defense used its cross-examination to challenge Rapa’s qualifications and the reliability of her opinion.

Attorneys representing Hill emphasized that Rapa was a hired expert rather than a treating physician and questioned her professional experience with PTSD.

“You got paid almost $6,000 to get involved in this case,” Hill’s attorney asked.

“That is correct,” Rapa responded.

The defense also established that Rapa was not Vaccaro’s treating physician.

The jury also heard from Dr. Jennifer Wilson, a therapist who later treated Vaccaro and testified virtually. Wilson said Keeta Vaccaro arrived for treatment with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Wilson said Keeta Vaccaro was experiencing difficulty sleeping, racing thoughts and trouble concentrating. She also described Vaccaro as having difficulty trusting others and frequently scanning her surroundings for potential threats.

Vaccaro’s brother, Kevin Vaccaro, also testified about changes he said he noticed in his sister’s personality.

He described one phone call in which Vaccaro told him that Hill had thrown ash or part of a blunt into her eye.

Kevin Vaccaro said he became particularly concerned when he heard his sister screaming while Hill could be heard in the background.

“She screams because Tyreek was in the background. I couldn’t tell you what the words were, but he was yelling,” he testified. “And then the line went dead, and then that’s when we really got worried about her.”

Hill’s attorney indicated that Hill could take the witness stand as soon as Thursday to give his account of the events.

Hamilton died Sept. 30 at a hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, her daughter, Lauren Hamilton, told The Associated Press on Thursday. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said on the social platform X that her work helped make humanity’s first journeys to the moon possible.

“To say Margaret Hamilton was a pioneer — to say she was ahead of her time — would be a dramatic understatement,” Olivier de Weck, the Apollo program professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and interim head of its aeronautics and astronautics department, told MIT News, a publication of the university's communications office.

“She was a software engineer at a time when that field was in its infancy,” de Weck continued, “and she not only developed advanced code herself but also led a team in using that nascent technology to develop one of the most complex systems humanity had ever achieved.”

In recent years, a photo circulated online showing a smiling Hamilton, in her early 30s, standing next to a towering stack of pages containing codes her team used during the Apollo project. A Lego set celebrating the women of NASA that was unveiled in 2017 included a figure of Hamilton. And the marking in 2019 of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing also brought attention, her daughter said.

“She definitely went from nobody knowing who she was to suddenly everyone knowing who she was, especially in her field,” Lauren Hamilton said. “And I think she was really happy to be acknowledged for what she did. But she was kind of a reserved person so the spotlight wasn’t necessarily a natural thing for her.”

Hamilton graduated with a degree in mathematics from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, in 1958 and went to work for MIT in 1959. Her early focus there included working with a meteorology professor on weather prediction software, according to the MIT News article. In the mid-1960s, she started at MIT's Instrumentation Lab, which had a NASA contract for Apollo.

After first working on software for uncrewed missions, she later led the team developing the onboard flight software for the crewed missions, and by 1968 she was assistant director in charge of the command and service module team, according to MIT News.

“We took our work seriously, many of us beginning this journey while still in our 20s,” Hamilton told MIT News in 2009. “Coming up with solutions and new ideas was an adventure.”

“Because software was a mystery, a black box, upper management gave us total freedom and trust,” she continued. “We had to find a way, and we did. Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world; there was no choice but to be pioneers.”

She worked at the Instrumentation Lab into the 1970s and then founded two software companies, according to MIT News.

Lauren Hamilton said her mother’s biggest interest was in the abstract. “She was very much a mathematician and into the abstraction of how to turn thought, I guess, into software,” she said.

She said her mother was also “a really eccentric and fun character” who loved collecting vintage clothing and had “a very mischievous sense of humor.”

“She encountered a lot of sexism in her field but she didn’t come back aggressively,” Lauren Hamilton said. “She would disarm people with her sense of humor or … just kind of dominate quietly.”

Born on Aug. 17, 1936, in Indiana, Hamilton grew up mostly in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, her daughter said, and she lived in Cambridge from when she was in her early 20s until her death.

Hamilton received many awards and accolades, including being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2016 by President Barack Obama.

Klitschko had filed the urgent petition last week, saying that pieces of Panettiere's property were being taken by federal law enforcement agents investigating her death and by an unnamed nonfamily member looking to sell them, with no one in a position to try to recover them for her daughter.

Klitschko, a Ukrainian former world champion boxer, has had full custody of the girl, Kaya, for most of her life, and she has lived with him in Ukraine. The father and daughter appeared in Los Angeles County court remotely via videoconference. They spoke only to introduce themselves at the brief hearing with only Kaya visible on camera, sitting at a table in front of curtains.

Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko the status of temporary guardian of Kaya's estate until a long-term administrator can be appointed.

Santoro asked Klitschko's lawyer, Diane Park, why the matter was urgent. Park said they believed a person described only as a nonrelative had taken items after Panettiere's death and had tried to sell some of her jewelry at a pawn shop. And she said assets were in danger of going unaccounted for during the death investigation. Court documents said authority was needed to deal with both the pawnshop owner and police agencies. Panettiere’s taxes also need to be filed this month, the lawyer said. Santoro, satisfied with the explanation, approved the move.

Panettiere, the former star of the TV series “Heroes” and “Nashville,” was pronounced dead in an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. 16 at age 36 after paramedics found her unresponsive. A coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press said her death was from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl. She had been in rehab just weeks before. Her on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the home.

Park told Santoro that the property, the pawnshop and the nonfamily member were in Los Angeles County, where the judge's ruling held authority. Park declined to comment outside the courtroom.

Klitschko's Sept. 24 petition emphasized that his intention is solely to protect his daughter’s future assets until a permanent administrator can be put in place.

“There is a high probability that property belonging to Hayden’s Estate may be lost, damaged or dissipated," the document said.

The filing said that before her death, Panettiere and Klitschko hired security to protect her home because an unnamed person had gained unauthorized access, and it's expected the same person would continue to try to “misappropriate” her property.

Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, filed a document saying she consented to Klitschko being appointed.

Klitschko, 50, an Olympic gold medalist, held several heavyweight titles between 2000 and 2015. He and Panettiere began dating in 2009 and got engaged in 2013.

His older brother Vitali, also a former champion boxer, is mayor of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. The two brothers, sons of a Soviet major general, have been prominent public figures in Ukraine during its war with Russia.

In her memoir released earlier this year, Panettiere acknowledged being addicted to alcohol and having postpartum depression after her daughter's birth in 2014. Kaya went to live with Klitschko full-time when she was 2. Panettiere's father told investigators that when she died she had plans to visit her daughter in Ukraine days later.

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George Harper was last seen wearing a gray shirt and black Nike pants at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 28, according to the Hallandale Beach Police Department.

Harper, who is known to frequent the Hollywood area, was heading to Ingalls Park, at 735 SW First St., according to police.

Detective Dolabiaille asked anyone with information about George’s whereabouts to call 954-457-1425 or 954-457-1400.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases who wants to remain anonymous to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

George Harper fue visto por última vez alrededor de las 6 p.m. del 28 de septiembre, vistiendo una camiseta gris y pantalones Nike negros, según el Departamento de Policía de Hallandale Beach.

Harper, quien suele frecuentar el área de Hollywood, se dirigía a Ingalls Park, ubicado en 735 SW First St., según la policía.

El detective Dolabiaille pidió a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el paradero de George que llame al 954-457-1425 o al 954-457-1400.

Los detectives pidieron a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre este u otros casos y desee permanecer en el anonimato que llame a Crime Stoppers del condado Broward al 954-493-8477.

Rolled out earlier this year, the Trump Accounts program allows parents to claim special investment accounts for children who are 18 years old or younger. And some babies are eligible to receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the government.

Now, because of automatic enrollment highlighted Wednesday by President Donald Trump, the Treasury Department says every eligible child with a valid Social Security number has a Trump Account. But parents and legal guardians would still need to formally activate the accounts if they haven't already.

Here’s what we know.

How Trump Accounts work

The accounts are a savings tool that invests money in the stock market on a child’s behalf. The child can’t access the money until they turn 18 and can use it only for specific purposes, such as paying tuition, starting a business or making a down payment on a home. Families can activate an account through the program’s trumpaccounts.gov website or its mobile phone app.

The government will make a $1,000 contribution for some babies after the account is claimed. To qualify for the $1,000 seed money, a baby must be a U.S. citizen, have a Social Security number and be born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028 — covering Trump's current term.

Any parent — regardless of their immigration status — can open an account for a qualifying child. Parents of older children also are encouraged to open accounts. Even though they aren't eligible for the government's $1,000 contribution, some older children are eligible for seed money of $250 drawn from separate investments from wealthy donors.

Otherwise, family contributions will need to come out of pocket. Parents can contribute up to $2,500 annually in pretax income, much like retirement accounts. Employers, relatives, friends, local governments and philanthropic groups can also pitch in. Yearly contributions are capped at $5,000, although contributions from governments and charities don’t count toward that total.

Private banks and brokerages will manage the money. When the accounts were originally conceived, investments were restricted to broader index funds. But with updated rules from the Treasury Department late last month, eligible wealthy investors can now also donate stock from individual companies.

Automatic enrollments — but not activation of accounts

With automatic enrollment, Trump said 70 million children will now have the accounts, up from 8 million created since their launch in July.

Researchers from the Brown School's Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis advocated for the automatic enrollment. And Jin Huang, co-director of the center, called the administration's move “a big step."

“Automatic enrollment is the most important policy design feature for early wealth building programs, in order to ensure full inclusion of all eligible children," said Huang, citing research from his team.

Still, he says, more work needs to be done. Parents and legal guardians need to formally claim the accounts to activate them — as well as elect the $1,000 seed money if they're eligible — and Huang says “each of these steps will lower the participation,” with particular barriers facing low-income families who may not already have access to similar investments.

Wealthy investors can now donate individual stocks

When Trump Accounts were first rolled out, investments were initially restricted to broad index funds — in theory to decrease risk while still yielding incremental growth. But among additional updates to the program, eligible wealthy investors can now also donate stock from individual companies.

“It’s a way to encourage participation in the program,” explained Nathan C. Goldman, a professor of accounting at North Carolina State University. He said many of the world’s wealthiest people don’t have “a whole lot of liquid cash sitting around” and might instead turn to shares.

Still, he notes, individual stocks are more volatile than indexes. And families wouldn’t get a say about which companies might donate to their children’s portfolios.

Once a child turns 18, they can access the money

It’s important to note that the child won’t be able to access the money until they turn 18, except in rare circumstances. So the money can’t help with immediate expenses.

But once a beneficiary of a Trump Account turns 18, they can choose to use the money from it however they want. Trump account beneficiaries can also choose to roll the investment over to a Roth IRA account.

“You’re extending the life of this thing beyond the 18 years; you’re going all the way out into the child’s potential retirement,” said Myranda Fabian, a certified financial planner with Plante Moran Financial Advisors.

Moving the earnings from a Trump Account to a Roth IRA will be subject to taxation. Roth IRA accounts allow earnings to grow and to be withdrawn free of taxation when an adult reaches retirement age.

Comparing Trump Accounts with 529s and custodial brokerages

The 529 accounts are meant to invest for qualified educational expenses, such as college tuition, trade school and student loans, among other expenses. They grow tax-free, while investment earnings from Trump accounts will be taxed when withdrawn, and 529 account funds can be transferred to eligible family members.

Still, they're specifically limited to spending on education. In contrast, there are more options to park money from Trump Accounts after a child turns 18.

Custodial brokerage accounts, on the other hand, are taxable investments with no contribution or withdrawal limits, unlike Trump Accounts. But similar to Trump Accounts, beneficiaries of custodial brokerage accounts have full control of the account once the child turns 18, and there are no rules on how they can spend the money.

Choosing an investment account that is better suited for a child’s future depends on each parent’s goals, said Kate Ashford, lead wealth writer at NerdWallet.

“The account that you’re using for savings is really going to depend on why you’re saving money,” Ashford said.

If parents are looking to focus on funding the education of their children, she added, 529 accounts continue to be the most beneficial.

Lingering concerns about inequity

Backers of Trump Accounts say they want to introduce more people to the stock market and give even children born into poverty a chance to benefit from it.

But critics say the accounts also fail to offset the cuts the Trump administration and congressional Republicans have made to other programs that benefit young people and the adults in their lives, including food assistance and Medicaid. And even with government contributions, some warn that the Trump Accounts could widen the wealth gap.

Goldman sees Trump Accounts as a tool to diversify — and notes that at the end of the day, they're another option families can consider when making investments for their children, with solid tax advantages.

Still, affluent families will be more likely to afford the full scope of additional, out-of-pocket investments, Goldman said. A total contribution of $5,000 each year, for instance, would add up to $90,000 for one child over 18 years — and even with starting seed money for some children, or options to make smaller investments, inequities remain.

“It’s designed — especially with this $1,000 seed money — to be ‘an account for everybody,’" Goldman said. “But only some people are gonna be able to take advantage of this. Only some people are going to have that ability to do that."

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AP Writer Moriah Balingit contributed. Grantham-Philips reported from Chicago.

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The warrant identifies 25-year-old Braveone Jones as the suspected gunman in the Sept. 15 shooting at Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen, located at 316 NW 24th St.

Jones was arrested Tuesday evening at Trippie Redd’s Southwest Ranches home, where multiple law enforcement agencies served a warrant around 6 p.m.

According to Miami police, the operation involved Davie police, Fort Lauderdale police, Sunrise police, the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Plantation Police Department’s SWAT team.

Jones faces two counts of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon.

Surveillance video captures fight, shooting

According to the arrest warrant, Miami police responded to the restaurant shortly after midnight Sept. 15 following reports that two men had been shot.

Officers began providing first aid to the victims, who were later taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

Miami Fire Rescue officials previously said the victims were 18 and 23 years old and said both were transported to a hospital in stable condition.

Investigators said surveillance video showed Jones entering the restaurant with four other men.

The footage then captured a confrontation involving Trippie Redd, whose legal name is Michael Lamar White, and one of the shooting victims, according to the warrant.

Police said the rapper pushed the man, sparking a fight between two groups.

As the confrontation continued and the men fell to the ground, investigators said Jones, who was dressed in black and carrying a white crossbody bag, reached inside the bag and pulled out a gun.

According to the warrant, Jones shot one victim in the back before apparently firing approximately three additional rounds, striking the second victim in the neck.

Police said Jones, Trippie Redd and the other men immediately left the restaurant.

Detectives recovered a shell casing near a bench in the restaurant’s patio area, according to the warrant.

Victims describe chaotic moments

One victim told investigators he was at the restaurant with his cousin and another individual known as “1900 Rugrat” when a confrontation broke out.

He said he saw someone bump into the restaurant’s owner before two groups began fighting.

The victim told police he heard gunfire and tried to escape by jumping over tables. He said he did not see anyone holding a gun.

During a subsequent interview, the victim said Trippie Redd had shoved his cousin and that he tried to break up the fight before two unidentified men attacked him.

He told detectives he climbed onto a chair and felt a bullet strike his neck.

According to the warrant, the victim said he ran away holding his neck before attempting to help his wounded cousin, who appeared to be losing consciousness.

The second victim told investigators he had been leaving the restaurant when Trippie Redd approached and pushed him.

He said the two began fighting and that he was shot in the buttocks as they fell to the ground.

The victim told police he did not see who fired the gun because he was shot from behind.

Investigators said the man also described a disagreement with Jones about six months earlier over who had started a group known as “YOP.” The victim said the two had not spoken since that argument.

According to the warrant, a witness told detectives she heard gunfire during the fight and saw a man dressed in black shooting.

After reviewing surveillance footage with investigators, the witness identified Trippie Redd as the person who initiated the confrontation.

“That’s Trippie, he started that shit,” she told investigators, according to the warrant.

Investigators trace getaway vehicle to Doral

Police said surveillance footage showed Jones, Trippie Redd and several other men leaving the restaurant in a dark-colored Kia.

Investigators used surveillance cameras and license plate readers to track the vehicle from Wynwood toward Doral.

According to the warrant, the Kia was eventually seen entering the Sanctuary Doral apartment complex at 9400 NW 41st St.

Surveillance footage from the complex showed the group entering a parking garage and walking toward an apartment, police said.

Investigators identified two other men accompanying the group as Trumane White and Darrell Kinsey.

According to the warrant, electronic access records showed the apartment’s deadbolt was unlocked shortly after the group arrived.

Police said the men were later seen leaving the apartment, but Jones was no longer carrying the white crossbody bag he had been wearing during the shooting.

Coast Guard encounter helps identify suspect

The warrant also details how investigators connected Jones to Trippie Redd before the shooting.

A U.S. Coast Guard petty officer told detectives he had encountered both men during an inspection of a large boat anchored south of the Rickenbacker Causeway in Biscayne Bay on the evening of Sept. 14, just hours before the shooting.

According to the warrant, Jones identified himself as “YOP” and was wearing a distinctive diamond bat necklace with the same letters.

The Coast Guard officer also recognized Trippie Redd and confirmed his identity during the encounter.

Investigators later showed the officer a photograph of Jones, and he identified him as the man he had encountered aboard the boat.

Police also said a Pembroke Pines detective recognized Jones from a separate robbery investigation in which Jones had been identified as a suspect.

Arrest at rapper’s Southwest Ranches home

Jones was taken into custody Tuesday after authorities served the warrant at Trippie Redd’s Southwest Ranches home.

As of Thursday afternoon, Jones was no longer appearing in the online jail database.

The arrest warrant, signed Sept. 23, lists two counts of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon and a total bond amount of $30,000.

Although the warrant identifies Trippie Redd as a participant in the fight preceding the shooting, it does not list criminal charges against the rapper in connection with the incident.

The investigation remains ongoing, according to police.

La orden identifica a Braveone Jones, de 25 años, como el presunto responsable de la balacera del 15 de septiembre en Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen, ubicado en 316 NW 24th St.

Jones fue arrestado la noche del martes en la vivienda de Trippie Redd en Southwest Ranches, donde varias agencias policiales ejecutaron una orden de arresto alrededor de las 6 p.m.

Según la policía de Miami, el operativo involucró a la policía de Davie, la policía de Fort Lauderdale, la policía de Sunrise, la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, la Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos (ATF) y el equipo SWAT del Departamento de Policía de Plantation.

Jones enfrenta dos cargos de intento de asesinato en segundo grado con un arma mortal.

Video de vigilancia capta pelea y balacera

Según la orden de arresto, la policía de Miami acudió al restaurante poco después de la medianoche del 15 de septiembre tras recibir reportes de que dos hombres habían sido baleados.

Los agentes comenzaron a brindar primeros auxilios a las víctimas, quienes posteriormente fueron trasladadas al Centro de Trauma Ryder del Hospital Jackson Memorial.

Funcionarios de los Bomberos de Miami habían indicado anteriormente que las víctimas tenían 18 y 23 años y que ambas fueron trasladadas a un hospital en condición estable.

Los investigadores indicaron que un video de vigilancia mostró a Jones ingresando al restaurante con otros cuatro hombres.

Las imágenes captaron posteriormente un enfrentamiento que involucró a Trippie Redd, cuyo nombre legal es Michael Lamar White, y una de las víctimas de la balacera, según la orden.

La policía indicó que el rapero empujó al hombre, lo que provocó una pelea entre dos grupos.

Mientras el enfrentamiento continuaba y los hombres caían al suelo, los investigadores indicaron que Jones, quien vestía de negro y llevaba un bolso cruzado blanco, metió la mano en el bolso y sacó un arma.

Según la orden, Jones disparó a una víctima por la espalda antes de aparentemente realizar aproximadamente otros tres disparos, alcanzando a la segunda víctima en el cuello.

La policía indicó que Jones, Trippie Redd y los otros hombres abandonaron inmediatamente el restaurante.

Los detectives recuperaron un casquillo de bala cerca de un banco en el área del patio del restaurante, según la orden.

Víctimas describen momentos de caos

Una de las víctimas dijo a los investigadores que se encontraba en el restaurante con su primo y otra persona conocida como “1900 Rugrat” cuando comenzó un enfrentamiento.

Dijo que vio a alguien chocar contra el propietario del restaurante antes de que dos grupos comenzaran a pelear.

La víctima dijo a la policía que escuchó disparos e intentó escapar saltando sobre las mesas. Afirmó que no vio a nadie sosteniendo un arma.

Durante una entrevista posterior, la víctima indicó que Trippie Redd había empujado a su primo y que intentó separar a los involucrados en la pelea antes de que dos hombres no identificados lo atacaran.

Dijo a los detectives que se subió a una silla y sintió que una bala le impactó en el cuello.

Según la orden, la víctima indicó que huyó sujetándose el cuello antes de intentar ayudar a su primo herido, quien parecía estar perdiendo el conocimiento.

La segunda víctima dijo a los investigadores que estaba saliendo del restaurante cuando Trippie Redd se le acercó y lo empujó.

Afirmó que ambos comenzaron a pelear y que recibió un disparo en los glúteos mientras caían al suelo.

La víctima dijo a la policía que no vio quién disparó el arma porque recibió el disparo por detrás.

Los investigadores indicaron que el hombre también describió un desacuerdo con Jones ocurrido unos seis meses antes sobre quién había fundado un grupo conocido como “YOP”. La víctima afirmó que ambos no habían vuelto a hablar desde aquella discusión.

Según la orden, una testigo dijo a los detectives que escuchó disparos durante la pelea y vio a un hombre vestido de negro disparando.

Después de revisar las imágenes de vigilancia con los investigadores, la testigo identificó a Trippie Redd como la persona que inició el enfrentamiento.

“Ese es Trippie, él comenzó toda esa mierda”, dijo a los investigadores, según la orden.

Investigadores rastrean vehículo utilizado en la huida hasta Doral

La policía indicó que las imágenes de vigilancia mostraron a Jones, Trippie Redd y varios otros hombres abandonando el restaurante en un Kia de color oscuro.

Los investigadores utilizaron cámaras de vigilancia y lectores de matrículas para rastrear el vehículo desde Wynwood hacia Doral.

Según la orden, el Kia fue visto posteriormente ingresando al complejo de apartamentos Sanctuary Doral, ubicado en 9400 NW 41st St.

Las imágenes de vigilancia del complejo mostraron al grupo ingresando a un estacionamiento y caminando hacia un apartamento, indicó la policía.

Los investigadores identificaron a otros dos hombres que acompañaban al grupo como Trumane White y Darrell Kinsey.

Según la orden, los registros electrónicos de acceso mostraron que la cerradura de seguridad del apartamento fue desbloqueada poco después de que llegara el grupo.

La policía indicó que posteriormente se observó a los hombres saliendo del apartamento, pero Jones ya no llevaba el bolso cruzado blanco que había utilizado durante la balacera.

Encuentro con la Guardia Costera ayuda a identificar al sospechoso

La orden también detalla cómo los investigadores vincularon a Jones con Trippie Redd antes de la balacera.

Un suboficial de la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos dijo a los detectives que había tenido contacto con ambos hombres durante una inspección de una embarcación grande anclada al sur de Rickenbacker Causeway, en Biscayne Bay, la noche del 14 de septiembre, apenas unas horas antes de la balacera.

Según la orden, Jones se identificó como “YOP” y llevaba un distintivo collar de diamantes con forma de murciélago que tenía las mismas letras.

El agente de la Guardia Costera también reconoció a Trippie Redd y confirmó su identidad durante el encuentro.

Posteriormente, los investigadores mostraron al agente una fotografía de Jones y este lo identificó como el hombre con el que había tenido contacto a bordo de la embarcación.

La policía también indicó que un detective de Pembroke Pines reconoció a Jones de una investigación separada por robo, en la que Jones había sido identificado como sospechoso.

Arrestan a sospechoso en vivienda del rapero en Southwest Ranches

Jones fue arrestado el martes después de que las autoridades ejecutaran la orden en la vivienda de Trippie Redd en Southwest Ranches.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, Jones ya no aparecía en la base de datos de la cárcel en línea.

La orden de arresto, firmada el 23 de septiembre, incluye dos cargos de intento de asesinato en segundo grado con un arma mortal y una fianza total de $30,000 USD.

Aunque la orden identifica a Trippie Redd como participante en la pelea que precedió a la balacera, no incluye cargos criminales contra el rapero en relación con el incidente.

La investigación continúa en curso, según la policía.

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Officers with the Hialeah Police Department said they took Yelier Alderete into custody on Wednesday.

According to police, the victim’s mother reported to the HPD’s main headquarters located at 5555 E Eighth Ave. on Tuesday night.

Police said the victim’s mother found a video on Alderete’s cellphone that she has since turned over to authorities.

The video showed Alderete appearing to set up his phone inside a bathroom, after which the victim, who is a 13-year-old girl, is seen on the video doing her hair and using the toilet before leaving the restroom, police said.

Alderete is then seen in the video collecting the phone and ending the recording, which was approximately four minutes long, per his arrest form.

Investigators said Alderete invoked his right to remain silent after he was taken to the police station for an interview.

Local 10 News is not identifying the relationship between the suspect and victim in an effort to protect her identity.

Jail records show he is facing one count of digital voyeurism on a victim under the age of 16.

As of Thursday afternoon, Alderete was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $15,000 bond.

Agentes del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah indicaron que arrestaron a Yelier Alderete el miércoles.

Según la policía, la madre de la víctima acudió a la sede principal del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah, ubicada en 5555 E Eighth Ave., la noche del martes.

La policía indicó que la madre de la víctima encontró un video en el teléfono celular de Alderete, el cual posteriormente entregó a las autoridades.

El video mostraba a Alderete aparentemente colocando su teléfono dentro de un baño, después de lo cual se observa a la víctima, una niña de 13 años, arreglándose el cabello y utilizando el inodoro antes de salir del baño, indicó la policía.

Posteriormente, se observa a Alderete en el video recogiendo el teléfono y finalizando la grabación, que duró aproximadamente cuatro minutos, según su informe de arresto.

Los investigadores indicaron que Alderete invocó su derecho a permanecer en silencio después de ser trasladado a la estación de policía para ser interrogado.

Local 10 News no revela la relación entre el sospechoso y la víctima con el fin de proteger la identidad de la menor.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que enfrenta un cargo de voyeurismo digital contra una víctima menor de 16 años.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, Alderete permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $15,000 USD.

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Records show Leslie Howard Roberts, 62, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and was remanded into custody.

The court ordered that Roberts be designated to a federal facility in Florida capable of addressing his medical needs. A restitution hearing is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2027, records show.

The sentencing follows a federal investigation into Roberts’ Miami Fine Art Gallery in Coconut Grove. Federal agents raided the gallery at 3180 Commodore Plaza in October 2025 and seized multiple paintings.

Prosecutors had accused Roberts of selling counterfeit Warhol paintings and falsely telling customers that he had obtained the artwork directly from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. He also provided what prosecutors described as “fraudulent invoices” to authenticate the works.

Carlos Miguel Rodriguez Melendez, 37, of Sunny Isles Beach, was also charged in connection with the scheme, according to authorities.

Prosecutors said Rodriguez Melendez falsely claimed to work for a New York-based auction company and used that identity to help authenticate the artwork and conceal that it was fake.

They also alleged that Roberts moved proceeds from the sales through fraudulent money-laundering transactions, including transfers of $150,000, $40,000 and $50,000 from the gallery’s bank account to a personal account.

The case was not Roberts’ first federal criminal matter involving fraud.

Records show Roberts pleaded guilty to mail fraud in 2015 in a case involving the sale of fake paintings. He also was convicted in the late 1980s of defrauding his uncle of millions of dollars in a stock scheme and served federal prison sentences in both cases.

Roberts also has faced civil lawsuits alleging the sale of counterfeit Warhol works. Those cases have been reported by the New York Times and the Coconut Grove Spotlight.

At Friday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutors dismissed the remaining counts against Roberts, records show. He was also ordered to surrender his passport to his attorney.