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Also on Tuesday, the country’s medical examiner’s office reported receiving 160 bodies of earthquake victims from the areas of Chocó, Caldas, Risaralda, and Valle del Cauca.

Shortly after 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, there was a 3.8-magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was at San José del Palmar, a municipality in Chocó, according to the Colombian Geological Service.

Officials placed the cities of Pereira, Cali, Quibdó, Manizales, and Armenia, where most of the damage happened, on a red alert.

De La Espriella, who took office on Friday after a ceremony in Cali, was visiting Pereira on Tuesday after visiting Quibdó on Monday.

De La Espriella reported 66 buildings had collapsed. There was also damage at 807 educational centers, 377 community centers, 85 health centers, 74 roads, 16 aqueducts, and 14 bridges.

Officials released the names of 22 out of the 160 victims’ bodies identified: González Fernando Alonso, Arango Sandoval Catalina, Henao Marín Oscar De Jesús, Rodas Cuadros Lina María, Mejía Moreno Julián Andrés, Chica Montoya Sandra Patricia, Giraldo López Gilberto De Jesús, Cni-Jiménez Toquica Pilar, Moncada Aguirre Sergiña, González Gutiérrez María Araenzola, Franco Paola Andrea, González Guerrero Dargui, Acosta González Angela María, Toro Sánchez Juan Manuel, Largo Trejos Wilson, Ossa Hernández Luis Fernando, Díaz Díaz Pedro Nel, Daza Valencia Aracely, Ramirez Quiroz Roger David, Carvajal Posada Mabel Cristina, Correa Grueso Martha Patricia, and Rosero Pretel Carlos Alberto.

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Hafley told Rich Eisen on The Rich Eisen Show Monday that he expects the 24-year-old pro bowler to be ready for the demands of the upcoming season.

“I just gave Achane a heads-up this morning and I told him you better be in good shape,” Hafley said.

Hafley joked that Achane could be so worn out after some games that he may need help getting off the field.

“I told him there might be some games when I have to pick him up and carry him back to the locker room because he’s going to be so tired,” he said.

Hafley recently told Achane that he does not want to see the running back signal for a break.

“I told him I don’t ever want to see one of these head taps all year,” Hafley said.

According to Hafley, Achane looked him in the eye and responded, “‘You’ll never get that head tap from me.’”

Hafley then warned him that could be easier said than done if his workload reaches a certain level.

“I said, ‘Don’t worry buddy. After you touch the ball 40-45 times, I might have to pick you up and carry you back into the locker room,” said Hafley.

Hafley has also been impressed by more than just Achane’s speed and ability to make plays.

“I love the guy,” he said. “You want to talk about a guy with some juice, a guy whose personality is starting to come out, a guy who’s starting to become a leader -- I like those guys.”

Achane has already established himself as one of the NFL’s most dangerous playmakers because of his speed, but Hafley said the running back’s football intelligence has also stood out to him.

“He’s one of the smarter players when you talk to him,” Hafley said.

He said Achane’s personality and energy have also made him enjoyable to coach.

“He’s really a smart football player and it’s fun to go back and forth with him and he’s got this fun energy about him,” Hafley added. “I think he’s a stud.”

Achane had 238 carries and 67 receptions last season, giving him a career-high 305 touches. He had more than 20 touches in eight games, including a season-high 28 against Buffalo on Nov. 11.

Achane has recorded 586 touches over the past two seasons, eighth-most in the NFL during that span. His 145 receptions also lead all running backs over those two seasons, according to ESPN,

That workload came while Miami still had wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. With both players no longer on the roster, Achane is expected to become an even bigger focal point of the Dolphins’ offense.

Miami rewarded Achane earlier this year with a four-year, $64 million extension that includes $32 million guaranteed. The deal reflects the team’s plans to build around Achane as a key piece of first-year offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik’s offense and new quarterback Malik Willis.

Achane, a 2023 third-round pick, has scored 11 or 12 touchdowns in each of his first three seasons and recorded a career-high 1,838 yards from scrimmage in 2025.

The Dolphins also made changes along the offensive line, acquiring tackle Caedan Wallace from the New England Patriots in a trade that included a 2029 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round selection, pending a physical.

Wallace has appeared in 10 games over two seasons with New England, making two starts. One came at left tackle, while the other was as a sixth offensive lineman. The Patriots selected him in the third round, 68th overall, in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Another notable change on Miami’s offensive line has been Jonah Savaiinaea’s move to right guard. Savaiinaea played left guard throughout last season and was among the lowest-ranked players at the position by Pro Football Focus. However, he has received positive training camp reviews from Dolphins coaches and teammates since making the switch.

With Achane expected to handle an expanded role and Miami continuing to reshape its offensive line, the Dolphins are counting on their young running back to be the main piece of the offense in 2026.

Hafley dijo a Rich Eisen en The Rich Eisen Show el lunes que espera que el jugador de 24 años, seleccionado al Pro Bowl, esté listo para las exigencias de la próxima temporada.

“Esta mañana le advertí a Achane y le dije que será mejor que esté en buena forma”, dijo Hafley.

Hafley bromeó con que Achane podría terminar tan agotado después de algunos partidos que necesitaría ayuda para salir del campo.

“Le dije que podría haber algunos partidos en los que tenga que levantarlo y llevarlo al vestuario porque va a estar muy cansado”, dijo.

Hafley recientemente le dijo a Achane que no quiere verlo hacer la señal de que necesita un descanso.

“Le dije que no quiero ver ninguno de esos toques en la cabeza durante todo el año”, dijo Hafley.

Según Hafley, Achane lo miró a los ojos y respondió: “Nunca recibirás ese toque en la cabeza de mi parte”.

Hafley luego le advirtió que eso podría ser más fácil decirlo que hacerlo si su carga de trabajo alcanza cierto nivel.

“Le dije: ‘No te preocupes, amigo. Después de que toques el balón entre 40 y 45 veces, podría tener que levantarte y llevarte de regreso al vestuario’”, dijo Hafley.

Hafley también ha quedado impresionado por más que la velocidad de Achane y su capacidad para hacer jugadas.

“Me encanta el chico”, dijo. “Si quieres hablar de un tipo con mucha energía, un tipo cuya personalidad está empezando a salir, un tipo que está empezando a convertirse en líder, me gustan esos jugadores”.

Achane ya se ha establecido como uno de los jugadores más peligrosos de la NFL para hacer jugadas debido a su velocidad, pero Hafley dijo que la inteligencia del corredor para jugar al fútbol americano también le ha llamado la atención.

“Es uno de los jugadores más inteligentes cuando hablas con él”, dijo Hafley.

Dijo que la personalidad y energía de Achane también han hecho que sea divertido entrenarlo.

“Es un jugador de fútbol americano realmente inteligente y es divertido intercambiar ideas con él y tiene esta energía divertida”, agregó Hafley. “Creo que es un jugador excepcional”.

Achane tuvo 238 acarreos y 67 recepciones la temporada pasada, lo que le dio un récord personal de 305 toques. Tuvo más de 20 toques en ocho partidos, incluyendo un máximo de temporada de 28 contra Buffalo el 11 de noviembre.

Achane ha registrado 586 toques en las últimas dos temporadas, la octava cifra más alta de la NFL durante ese período. Sus 145 recepciones también lideran entre todos los corredores durante esas dos temporadas, según ESPN.

Esa carga de trabajo llegó mientras Miami todavía contaba con los receptores abiertos Tyreek Hill y Jaylen Waddle. Como ninguno de los dos jugadores ya está en el roster, se espera que Achane se convierta en un punto focal aún mayor de la ofensiva de los Dolphins.

Miami recompensó a Achane a principios de este año con una extensión de cuatro años y $64 millones USD que incluye $32 millones USD garantizados. El acuerdo refleja los planes del equipo de construir alrededor de Achane como una pieza clave de la ofensiva del primer año del coordinador ofensivo Bobby Slowik y del nuevo quarterback Malik Willis.

Achane, seleccionado en la tercera ronda del Draft de la NFL de 2023, ha anotado 11 o 12 touchdowns en cada una de sus primeras tres temporadas y registró un récord personal de 1,838 yardas desde la línea de golpeo en 2025.

Los Dolphins también hicieron cambios en la línea ofensiva, adquiriendo al tackle Caedan Wallace de los New England Patriots en un canje que incluyó una selección de séptima ronda de 2029 a cambio de una selección de sexta ronda de 2028, sujeto a un examen físico.

Wallace ha jugado en 10 partidos durante dos temporadas con New England, con dos aperturas. Una fue como tackle izquierdo, mientras que la otra fue como sexto liniero ofensivo. Los Patriots lo seleccionaron en la tercera ronda, número 68 en general, del Draft de la NFL de 2024.

Otro cambio notable en la línea ofensiva de Miami ha sido el traslado de Jonah Savaiinaea a guardia derecho. Savaiinaea jugó como guardia izquierdo durante toda la temporada pasada y estuvo entre los jugadores con las calificaciones más bajas en la posición, según Pro Football Focus. Sin embargo, ha recibido evaluaciones positivas durante el campamento de entrenamiento por parte de los entrenadores y compañeros de equipo de los Dolphins desde que hizo el cambio.

Con Achane preparado para asumir un papel ampliado y Miami continuando con la reestructuración de su línea ofensiva, los Dolphins cuentan con su joven corredor como la pieza principal de la ofensiva en 2026.

The depth chart is not set in stone. Teams are required by the NFL to release one, and the Dolphins have several position battles that will continue throughout the preseason.

Here are some of the biggest takeaways:

Caleb Douglas listed as starting wide receiver

Rookie Caleb Douglas is listed as a starting wide receiver after a strong training camp. Despite having a few drops throughout camp, the late third-round pick has shown explosiveness and toughness across the middle while emerging as a dependable target for quarterback Malik Willis.

Douglas has consistently made plays during camp and is currently listed ahead of veterans Tutu Atwell, Terrace Marshall Jr. and Theo Wease Jr.

Douglas joins Malik Washington as a starting receiver. Washington has also flashed big-play potential and has often been called “WR1″ throughout camp.

Trey Moore earns starting linebacker spot

Rookie Trey Moore, a fourth-round pick out of Texas, is listed as a first-team inside linebacker and the third linebacker in Miami’s base 4-3 defense.

Moore was selected 130th overall and brings versatility after playing as an edge rusher in college. He ran a 4.54-second 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine and has been praised for his explosiveness, leverage and pass-rushing ability.

While Moore is listed as a starter, the depth chart also lists Tyrel Dodson or Jacob Rodriguez at inside linebacker.

Rodriguez, Miami’s second-round pick out of Texas Tech, is competing with Dodson for the starting Mike linebacker role. Rodriguez’s position is different from Moore’s, making this another position battle to monitor during the preseason.

Chris Johnson listed as starting nickel corner

First-round cornerback Chris Johnson is listed as the starting nickel corner, with Jason Marshall Jr. and JuJu Brents listed on the outside.

Johnson’s placement inside is notable as Miami continues to determine how its young secondary will take shape.

Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips battling it out at second defensive tackle spot

The Dolphins also have a notable competition at defensive tackle, with Kenneth Grant listed as the starter alongside Jordan Phillips.

Grant, a first-round pick in 2026, is looking to prove he can live up to his draft status and play next to Zach Sieler.

RB2 battle: Jaylen Wright ahead of Ollie Gordon II

As of Tuesday, running back Jaylen Wright is listed as the Dolphins’ No. 2 running back ahead of rookie Ollie Gordon II. De’Von Achane is the clear-cut No. 1 running back.

Gordon has shown good power and burst throughout camp but has a tendency to run a little high, while Wright has displayed solid pass-catching ability.

Wright received praise from center Aaron Brewer during training camp.

“You can see he’s matured much more,” said Brewer. “He’s trying to grind. He’s trying to make a name for himself.”

Malik Washington handling return duties

Washington is listed as Miami’s starting kick and punt returner.

That comes after special teams coordinator Chris Tabor indicated he plans to use Washington whenever possible. Washington has already shown his big-play ability as a receiver and now could have an expanded role on special teams.

Again, the depth chart is only a snapshot of where things stand entering the preseason. Miami’s first preseason game Friday against Washington will provide another opportunity for players competing for starting jobs and roster spots to make their case.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Dolphins first (unofficial) depth chart is out:

- Caleb Douglas listed as a starting WR

- Tyrel Dodson OR Jacob Rodriguez listed as starting ILB

- Trey Moore starting at ILB

- Chris Johnson listed as starting NB pic.twitter.com/VtB7WWI5Et

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Now is not that time.

While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn't sound like someone who thinks he needs to be on the field when the Steelers host Green Bay in their exhibition opener on Thursday night.

“It's not real football,” Rodgers said.

At least, not “real” compared to what things will look like when the games start to count in September. Most defenses are vanilla. Most offenses too. The four-time MVP understands August is still a valuable time of year, just not for someone who has been in the league nearly as long as some of his teammates — backup quarterbacks Drew Allar (22) and Will Howard (24) — have been alive.

“I think preseason football is good to see guys with pads on, under the lights, how they react to the nerves,” he said.

Nerves that Rodgers once had himself. He remembers running onto the field as a rookie with Green Bay in 2005 and trying desperately to keep his breathing under control. He failed as much as he succeeded.

Back then, the goal was to make sure he could hear the play coming through the headset so he could repeat it with conviction in the huddle. And that was the easy part.

The challenge was then walking to the line of scrimmage and “trying to remember what else is going on in the play and who’s got what.”

Those jitters eventually subsided. It took a while, but they're long since gone. It's why he feels the Steelers will be better served with Rodgers watching from the sideline with a headset on while Howard — who didn't take a live snap last year after getting hurt early in camp — and Allar do the majority of the work.

Rodgers described the first game as traditionally “hectic,” one of many reasons his preference is to be in sweatpants offering perspective.

“I like to be the voice of reason, tell the occasional dad joke or one-liner,” he said. “Just help everybody settle in a little bit.”

Mike McCarthy, in his first season coaching his hometown team, played a little coy about whether he'll ask Rodgers to see a little game action, though McCarthy might have tipped his hand a bit when he said he'd divide the offense into three groups.

One group will handle the first couple of series. The second will play until halftime, with the third taking over for the final two quarters.

The math is pretty easy. Pittsburgh currently has four quarterbacks — Rodgers, Howard, Allar and Mason Rudolph — on the roster. Only one of them has operated a McCarthy offense in a game, and it's the one who will turn 43 in December.

“Frankly, the most important part is the health of the team,” McCarthy said. “That drives these decisions. That’s where you tend to maybe pull back and maybe not play the veteran or the older guys in those situations. You just lean on their experience.”

McCarthy is well-versed in what Rodgers can do. Howard and Allar remain very much works in progress and could have the opportunity to be a long-term part of Pittsburgh's future. They'll take their first real steps in that direction on Thursday, and Rodgers wants to help make sure those steps are more assured than tentative.

“Quarterback, just like all things, can be overcomplicated to make it seem more difficult than it might be sometimes,” he said. “It’s not easy, but you can simplify things, and that’s what I’m trying to help with.”

Rodgers' most recent preseason snaps came three years ago during the first of his brief two-season stint with the New York Jets. He was “open” to doing it last summer in Pittsburgh, though former head coach Mike Tomlin opted to hold him out. The decision looked like the right one when Rodgers threw for four touchdowns in a Week 1 win over his old team.

Rodgers was still finding his way back then. Now, he's far more familiar with the personnel around him and his reunion with McCarthy means he's ending his career in the same system where he began it a generation ago.

It's why he believes the real growth during camp comes on the practice field. He likes what he's seen so far, which is part of why he's just fine letting others get chased around by opponents during the waning days of summer.

“I think we’re right where I’d like to be,” he said. “I think we’re ahead of where we were last year. I think you’re seeing guys take some steps and then play with confidence.”

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También el martes, la oficina del forense del país informó de que había recibido 160 cadáveres de víctimas del terremoto procedentes de las zonas de Chocó, Caldas, Risaralda y Valle del Cauca.

Poco después de las 10:40 de la mañana del martes se produjo un terremoto de magnitud 3.8. El epicentro se situó en San José del Palmar, un municipio del Chocó, según el Servicio Geológico de Colombia.

Las autoridades declararon alerta roja en las ciudades de Pereira, Cali, Quibdó, Manizales y Armenia, donde se registraron la mayor parte de los daños.

De La Espriella, que tomó posesión del cargo el viernes tras una ceremonia celebrada en Cali, se encontraba de visita en Pereira el martes, tras haber visitado Quibdó el lunes.

De La Espriella informó de que se habían derrumbado 66 edificios. También se registraron daños en 807 centros educativos, 377 centros comunitarios, 85 centros de salud, 74 carreteras, 16 acueductos y 14 puentes.

Las autoridades han dado a conocer los nombres de 22 de los 160 cadáveres identificados: González Fernando Alonso, Arango Sandoval Catalina, Henao Marín Oscar De Jesús, Rodas Cuadros Lina María, Mejía Moreno Julián Andrés, Chica Montoya Sandra Patricia, Giraldo López Gilberto De Jesús, Cni-Jiménez Toquica Pilar, Moncada Aguirre Sergiña, González Gutiérrez María Araenzola, Franco Paola Andrea, González Guerrero Dargui, Acosta González Angela María, Toro Sánchez Juan Manuel, Largo Trejos Wilson, Ossa Hernández Luis Fernando, Díaz Díaz Pedro Nel, Daza Valencia Aracely, Ramirez Quiroz Roger David, Carvajal Posada Mabel Cristina, Correa Grueso Martha Patricia, and Rosero Pretel Carlos Alberto.

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The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the team had not yet made the announcement.

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell pledged to supervise a true competition for the job between the newcomer Murray and the incumbent McCarthy. While Murray had the majority of the turns with the first team, McCarthy had plenty of opportunities in open-to-the-public practices as well.

With Murray learning a new system and staff after spending his first seven NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, an earlier decision on the starter was always going to be ideal for him to maximize his time in training camp running the offense.

McCarthy was the 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft. He mostly struggled in his debut last year, when a variety of injuries limited him to 10 starts. Carson Wentz was also re-signed for veteran depth.

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Jets coach Aaron Glenn said the 24-year-old Stiggers was conscious and talking on the field before being put on a stretcher and taken for further examination. There was no immediate word on Stiggers' condition, but Glenn indicated the cornerback was doing OK.

“He was able to talk and I want to make sure I go and see him after this, just to make sure I'm good with everything,” Glenn said. “But for the most part, he was good.”

The Jets and Buccaneers were in the middle of special teams drills when Glenn said Stiggers came to the sideline.

“He actually fell out,” Glenn said. “The good thing is, he was conscious. Our guys did a hell of a job, just like most medical staffs around this league do in situations like that, and they took the necessary steps just to make sure that we do everything we can to be on board when it comes to those situations.”

It was a somewhat scary scene, though, as several Jets teammates took a knee near the sideline and some formed a prayer circle. After several minutes, Stiggers was placed on a stretcher with what appeared to be an IV and loaded into the ambulance as fans seated near the area clapped in support.

“It was very sad, very emotional,” running back Breece Hall said. “You get on your knee and say a prayer for him and hope he’s OK."

Added defensive tackle Harrison Phillips: “What’s been shared to us is things are on the up and up.”

Practiced resumed after being halted for more than 10 minutes while Stiggers was being attended to.

Stiggers was earlier involved in one of the handful of chippy moments during the practice when he had his helmet flung down the field by a Buccaneers player after players on both teams scuffled.

Stiggers is entering his third season with the Jets after being a fifth-round draft pick in 2024. He was one of that draft's feel-good stories because he had no college football experience and was the first player drafted directly from the CFL, where he played for the Toronto Argonauts, since Miami took Jermaine Haley in 1999.

In 29 games, including five starts, with New York, Stiggers has 35 tackles, two fumble recoveries and three passes defensed. He is also one of the Jets' top special teams players.

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It happened on Dec. 28, 2025, in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 95th Street.

According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a suspected stolen vehicle when the suspect in the car took off, almost striking the deputy in the process.

That deputy then opened fire on the vehicle as it fled the scene.

Miami-Dade prosecutors have since determined that the deputy was legally justified in firing his weapon.

According to authorities, the vehicle was located a short distance away with a gun inside, but the suspect was never found.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

El incidente ocurrió el 28 de diciembre de 2025, en el área de Northwest 17th Avenue y 95th Street.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, un agente detuvo un vehículo presuntamente robado cuando el sospechoso que estaba dentro del automóvil huyó, casi atropellando al agente en el proceso.

El agente entonces abrió fuego contra el vehículo mientras este huía de la escena.

Desde entonces, los fiscales de Miami-Dade determinaron que el agente estaba legalmente justificado al disparar su arma.

Según las autoridades, el vehículo fue localizado a poca distancia con un arma en su interior, pero el sospechoso nunca fue encontrado.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el caso debe comunicarse con Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers al 305-471-TIPS.

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Michael Capponi, GEM’s founder and president, said cash donations were more cost-efficient and allowed his team to buy food in Colombia.

GEM volunteers welcomed new camping gear, non-expired hygiene supplies, and first-aid kits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1850 NW 84 Ave., in Doral.

For more information about how to donate to GEM’s efforts in Colombia, visit this page. For more information about volunteering for GEM, visit this page.

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Las detenciones se dan pocos días después de que el gobierno mexicano decidió reforzar la seguridad en Michoacán con 1.557 militares tras las amenazas que recibieron inspectores de Estados Unidos que ocasionaron la suspensión temporal de las exportaciones de aguacate.

El secretario de Seguridad federal, Omar García Harfuch, dijo que los arrestos se realizaron el lunes durante 11 allanamientos simultáneos en los que participaron fuerzas policiales y militares y funcionarios de la Fiscalía General de la República.

Los 12 detenidos son señalados como presuntos integrantes de células delictivas dedicadas al cobro y recolección de cuotas de extorsión a productores, trabajadores, transportistas y empacadores de los sectores aguacatero, ganadero y cárnico, detalló García Harfuch durante la conferencia presidencial matutina.

La extorsión es uno de los delitos que más golpea a los empresarios y comerciantes mexicanos que aseguran que pierden anualmente millones de dólares en el pago de cuotas a las organizaciones criminales. Desde el año pasado el gobierno de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum activó un plan nacional para enfrentar la extorsión.

Entre los detenidos está Cristian Maximiliano “N”, alias “X1”, quien está vinculado a un grupo integrado por exmiembros de la organización criminal de “Los Caballeros Templarios”. En Michoacán operan también el poderoso Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, Cárteles Unidos, La Familia Michoacana y Los Viagras, designados por Estados Unidos como organizaciones terroristas.

En los allanamientos se incautaron seis armas de fuego, vehículos, un inhibidor de señal, equipo táctico, narcóticos y dinero en efectivo, informó el Gabinete de Seguridad federal.

Blindan la producción de aguacates

Desde la semana pasada las autoridades federales activaron en Michoacán un amplio plan de seguridad que incluyó la instalación de 29 bases de operaciones en cinco municipios, 17 bases de vigilancia en las empacadoras de aguacate y un centro de operaciones en Uruapan, indicó el titular de la Secretaría de la Defensa, general Ricardo Trevilla Trejo.

Asimismo, se enviaron 228 guardias nacionales para fortalecer la vigilancia en las carreteras del estado y se reforzó la seguridad en los cinco puestos de inspección de aguacates que mantiene el Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, precisó Trevilla Trejo.

Con el nuevo contingente de uniformados ahora Michoacán cuenta con 9.500 militares para las labores de seguridad.

El reforzamiento de la vigilancia se acordó luego de que Estados Unidos anunció a mediados de la semana pasada la suspensión de las inspecciones en Michoacán alegando amenazas contra sus intereses, lo que ocasionó la paralización de las exportaciones de aguacate.

Cerca del 90% de las exportaciones de aguacate de México se destinan a Estados Unidos.

Como parte de las relaciones comerciales, el Departamento de Agricultura estadounidense envía inspectores que vigilan las plantaciones y empacadoras en México para garantizar que el producto exportado no lleve plagas que puedan afectar a los agricultores estadounidenses.

Estados Unidos decidió el pasado viernes la reanudación parcial de las actividades de inspección de los aguacates de exportación con base en los compromisos asumidos por el gobierno de México, las medidas de seguridad activadas en Michoacán y la evaluación continua de las autoridades estadounidenses.

En febrero de 2022 y en junio de 2024 las autoridades estadounidenses también interrumpieron temporalmente las actividades de inspección en Michoacán por amenazas que sufrieron sus funcionarios.

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The epicenter of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake was in Colombia’s San José del Palmar, a municipality in Chocó, a region on the Pacific with the country’s largest population of impoverished Black Colombians.

“We believe we can buy food in Colombia,” said Michael Capponi, GEM’s founder and president. “It will be a lot more efficient.”

Capponi said the nonprofit’s team will also need to distribute thousands of tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and camping gear to help those who won’t be able to go back home.

For more information about how to donate to GEM’s efforts in Colombia, visit this page.

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El epicentro del terremoto magnitud 7.4 se situó en San José del Palmar, municipio del departamento del Chocó, una región del Pacífico que cuenta con la mayor población de colombianos negros en situación de pobreza del país.

“Creemos que podemos comprar alimentos en Colombia”, dijo Michael Capponi, fundador y presidente de GEM. “Será mucho más eficiente”.

Capponi dijo que el equipo de la organización sin fines de lucro también necesitará distribuir miles de tiendas de campaña, sacos de dormir, cobijas y equipos para acampar para ayudar a quienes no podrán regresar a sus hogares.

Para obtener más información sobre cómo donar a los esfuerzos de GEM en Colombia, visite esta página.

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• Potente terremoto de magnitud 7.4 en Colombia deja al menos 132 muertos y unos 570 heridos

The 26-year-old Rice was booked into a Dallas County jail on May 19 for violating the terms of his probation, which stemmed from his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured on a Texas highway. He'd had surgery about a week before the sentence to clean up debris in his right knee, which had been causing inflammation throughout much of last season.

Rice was released in June, and he resumed his rehab work alongside Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who was rehabbing after his own surgery to repair torn knee ligaments — at their training facility in Kansas City leading into the start of training camp.

“It was tough. It was mentally tough,” Rice said of the jail stint Tuesday, the first time the wide receiver has spoken publicly about his offseason. “They gave me ways to communicate with my teammates as well as my athletic trainer. Besides the hard times in there, just tried to keep positive — as much Kevin Hart as I could to laugh, and communicating with my teammates on the outside.”

Rice has been brilliant for Kansas City when he's been available, catching 156 passes for 1,797 yards and 14 touchdowns, and helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl after the 2023 season. But he also missed games to a suspension following the car crash, and several injuries have kept him off the field, resulting in just 28 games played over his first three seasons in the league.

The upcoming season is without question his most important yet.

Not only does Rice has much to prove to a growing chorus of doubters, he's also entering the final year of his rookie contract. If he wants to land a lucrative, long-term deal in Kansas City or elsewhere, Rice has to not only prove that he can stay on the field but also show that he can consistently be productive for an offense that desperately needs him to be.

“I mean, it's motivating,” Rice said of impending free agency. “Honestly, just being back on the field with my brothers right now is motivating. That's in the future. And I'm just focusing on what's happening right now, and that's getting better for the team.”

The Chiefs are coming off a 6-11 season in which Mahomes hurt his knee, several others went down with injuries, and what was once one of the NFL's premier offenses looked like a shadow of itself — even before all those players were sidelined.

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach spent most of his draft capital upgrading the defense, though, including both of his first-round picks, and the biggest move to help the offense was to sign Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to be their lead running back.

Otherwise, the Chiefs are banking on Rice and fellow wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Tyquan Thornton to take big steps forward in their development, all while hoping that 36-year-old tight end Travis Kelce can still be a reliable and effective pass-catcher.

“We're going to do some amazing things,” Rice predicted, “not only because we're great receivers but we have a great coaching staff around us, and a great quarterback and foundation in general.”

Mahomes has certainly looked like his normal self in camp, moving around on his reconstructed knee as if nothing ever happened. That bodes well for Rice, the passing game and the Chiefs in general as they prepare for the upcoming season.

“He was my motivation every morning,” Rice said.

Rice was asked whether he had anything to say to fans who felt let down by his off-the-field problems, or to young players who might be looking up to him. He went back to Mahomes and the teammates that have been with him through thick and thin.

“Find someone that you can lean on. Find someone you can talk to,” Rice said, “and basically don't be scared to vocalize yourself, or say exactly what's on your mind, because someone is going through the same thing. There's too many people in the world for there not to be someone going through the same thing.”

Notes: The Chiefs are signing DE Emmanuel Ogbah, who appeared in 10 games for them during the 2019 season. The veteran spent last season with Jacksonville. “It was disappointing the year we had him. I thought he was coming on and he got hurt, and we didn't have him at the end of the year,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said. “If he's part of our group, I'll be excited.”

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El Ministerio de Salud anunció el procedimiento que se implementará desde el martes para la atención de personas extranjeras en establecimientos sanitarios administrados por el Estado y que busca reglamentar las modificaciones introducidas por un decreto de 2025 a la Ley de Migraciones.

Al explicar la resolución, el portavoz presidencial Adrián Ravier indicó a periodistas que la “falta de orden invitó a que muchos oportunistas se aprovecharan de la hospitalidad que brindó este país durante las últimas décadas" con tratamientos gratuitos en hospitales en lo que llamó “tours sanitarios”.

“Mientras tanto, se les cobran aranceles o se les imponen limitaciones a los argentinos que solicitan atención en sistemas de salud extranjeros”, agregó.

El vocero no especificó el número de inmigrantes sin residencia permanente que resultarían afectados. The Associated Press consultó al Ministerio de Salud, sin éxito por el momento.

Milei, quien viene aplicando un severo ajuste fiscal para domar la inflación, dispuso en 2025 una reforma migratoria para terminar con la gratuidad de la salud pública para extranjeros que fue cuestionada por opositores.

Según el Ministerio de Salud, los extranjeros con residencia permanente podrán acceder al sistema de salud público en igualdad de condiciones que los ciudadanos argentinos, mientras que quienes carezcan de ese estatus deberán presentar un seguro de salud o pagar el costo de la prestación médica antes de su realización.

En caso de una emergencia —situaciones que impliquen un riesgo para la vida— la asistencia estará garantizada a todas las personas cualquiera sea su situación migratoria. Pero una vez superada esa emergencia los gastos médicos deberán ser pagados por el paciente.

Cuando el gobierno anunció a fines de 2024 nuevas políticas dirigidas a los inmigrantes resaltó el ejemplo de la provincia de Salta —en el norte de Argentina y limítrofe con Bolivia— que ese año había comenzado a cobrar prestaciones de salud a los extranjeros, en su mayoría bolivianos.

También lo han hecho Mendoza —fronteriza con Chile— y Jujuy, que colinda con territorio chileno y con Bolivia.

El gobierno del populoso distrito de Buenos Aires —gobernado por uno de los dirigentes peronistas más contrarios a Milei—rechazó esta política sanitaria y anunció que seguiría preservando la gratuidad de la atención médica a los extranjeros no residentes en los hospitales públicos provinciales.

British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph (653.908 kph) in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower, setting the record for that vehicle category, according to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the international governing body of motor sports.

The 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot rocketed across the crystalline crust at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats in a 32-foot (9.75-meter) car engineered by British construction equipment manufacturer JCB. The engines, adapted from those used in the company’s heavy machinery, mix pressurized hydrogen gas with air and ignite it to create bursts of power.

To be clear, Tuesday’s feat didn’t come close to approaching the overall land-speed record, which Green set with jet power in 1997. That year, he climbed into the Thrust SSC, a black needle sandwiched between two cartoonishly large jet engines, and drove it to an outright record of 763.035 mph (1,227.985 kph), breaking the sound barrier and achieving a feat no one has come close to matching. His runs in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert produced sonic booms that shook the nearby town of Gerlach.

In 2006, Green also set the land-speed record for a diesel-powered car — 350.092 mph (563.4 kph) — at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He returned there Tuesday with the goal of beating that mark using hydrogen power, which he has called the “fuel of the future.”

In targeting his diesel speed, Green easily topped the previous hydrogen combustion world record of 185.5 mph (298.5 kph). He had a 10-mile (16-kilometer) straightaway to build speed. A few dozen JCB staff members and reporters watched from a distance through cameras and binoculars.

A remnant of a prehistoric lake bed, the Bonneville Salt Flats are about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Salt Lake City and sit atop a shallow aquifer that cools the tires. The low-friction surface and dry desert air are conducive to speed and have beckoned drivers since the first race there in 1914.

Green was no stranger to speed when he took his first racing job. He had been flying supersonic military jets when he spotted a 1994 British newspaper ad seeking a high-speed driver to break the sound barrier.

Green did not approach supersonic speeds on Tuesday, but JCB engineers hope his feat with hydrogen power will shake up the clean-energy industry.

The company's chairman has argued that hydrogen can better handle the demands of heavy industries than electric power.

Hydrogen is only as clean as its source, and the vast majority is currently produced from fossil fuels. JCB signed a deal to buy green hydrogen, which is created using renewable energy but makes up a tiny fraction of global hydrogen production.

Michael Capponi, fundador y presidente de GEM, dijo que las donaciones en efectivo eran más eficientes y permitían a su equipo comprar alimentos en Colombia.

Los voluntarios de GEM recibieron nuevos equipos para acampar, artículos de higiene no vencidos y kits de primeros auxilios de 9 a.m. a 5 p.m. en 1850 NW 84 Ave., en Doral.

Para obtener más información sobre cómo donar a los esfuerzos de GEM en Colombia, visite esta página. Para obtener más información sobre cómo ser voluntario de GEM, visite esta página.

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According to authorities, 46-year-old Richard Tapia was arrested in Flagler County on July 22 after deputies said he drove an underage girl from Jacksonville to the Microtel Inn & Suites located at 16 Kingswood Drive in Palm Coast.

Detectives said they believe Tapia first met the victim on an app.

Authorities said they were led to the girl’s location after family members pinged her cellphone and alerted detectives.

Tapia has since been charged with interference with custody of a minor, a felony offense.

The arrest report also notes authorities took his cellphone and clothing for a pending sex offense investigation.

Local 10 News reached out to Miami Dade College, which provided the following statement:

“Miami Dade College has zero tolerance for conduct that endangers children, threatens the safety of others, or violates the trust, integrity, and professional standards expected of every member of our College community.

“While the Miami Herald report identifies the individual as an employee of Miami Dade College, the individual is no longer employed by the College. Several weeks ago, immediately upon learning of this matter, Miami Dade College took swift and decisive action and terminated the individual’s employment.

“The allegations are deeply disturbing and wholly inconsistent with the values and standards of our institution. The safety and well-being of our students, employees, and visitors are paramount.

“Miami Dade College remains unwavering in our commitment to maintaining a safe, respectful, and secure environment. We have zero tolerance for conduct of this nature and will continue to act immediately and decisively when conduct violates the standards and trust of our College community.”

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Según autoridades, Richard Tapia, de 46 años, fue detenido en el condado de Flagler el 22 de julio después de que, según los agentes, llevara en coche a una menor desde Jacksonville hasta el Microtel Inn & Suites, situado en el número 16 de Kingswood Drive, en Palm Coast.

Los detectives afirmaron que creen que Tapia conoció a la víctima a través de una aplicación.

Las autoridades explicaron que pudieron localizar a la joven después de que sus familiares rastrearan su teléfono móvil y alertaran a los detectives.

Desde entonces, Tapia ha sido acusado de interferencia en la custodia de una menor, un delito grave.

El informe de la detención también señala que las autoridades le incautaron el teléfono móvil y la ropa en el marco de una investigación pendiente por un delito sexual.

Local 10 News se puso en contacto con el Miami Dade College, que facilitó la siguiente declaración:

“Miami Dade College tiene tolerancia cero ante conductas que pongan en peligro a los niños, amenacen la seguridad de otras personas o violen la confianza, integridad y estándares profesionales que se esperan de cada miembro de nuestra comunidad universitaria.

“Aunque el informe del Miami Herald identifica a la persona como empleado de Miami Dade College, la persona ya no trabaja para la institución. Hace varias semanas, inmediatamente después de enterarnos de este asunto, Miami Dade College tomó medidas rápidas y decisivas y despidió a la persona.

“Las acusaciones son profundamente perturbadoras y totalmente incompatibles con los valores y estándares de nuestra institución. La seguridad y el bienestar de nuestros estudiantes, empleados y visitantes son primordiales.

“Miami Dade College mantiene firme su compromiso de mantener un entorno seguro, respetuoso y protegido. Tenemos tolerancia cero ante conductas de esta naturaleza y continuaremos actuando de manera inmediata y decisiva cuando una conducta viole los estándares y la confianza de nuestra comunidad universitaria”.

— Miami Dade College

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Mayor Bryan Calvo said he wants an expert to conduct a “comprehensive, independent review” of the facilities’ conditions and the city’s aquatics operations.

“When information came to my attention that raised additional questions about our aquatics operations, I made the decision to act immediately,” Calvo, 28, said in a statement released on Tuesday.

Before reopening, Calvo plans to correct the findings of the review and make renovations, according to the city’s statement’

“The condition of many of Hialeah’s aquatic and park facilities reflects years of deferred maintenance and neglect that this administration is now confronting head-on,” Calvo said, adding that he asked the commission “to help find us $5 million to renovate and modernize these facilities.”

Here is the list of the city’s pools:

• Babcock Pool at 430 East Seventh St.
• Bright Pool at 760 East 35 St.
• Bucky Dent Water Park at 2240 West 60 St.
• McDonald Water Park at 7505 West 12 Ave.
• Milander Aquatic Center at 4820 Palm Ave.
• Reid Pool at 2245 West Seventh Court
• Walker Pool at 880 West 29 St.

UNESCO, the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, said the continued exclusion of women and girls from education amounted to a grave violation of their fundamental rights.

“Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally banned from secondary and higher education,” Hoda Jaberian, UNESCO’s program coordinator for education in emergencies, said in a news conference by video. “Five years is not a temporary interruption in a child’s education. It is clearly almost an entire secondary school cycle.”

Jaberian said: “UNESCO continues to call for the immediate and unconditional restoration of girls and women's right to secondary and higher education. It is not negotiable. It’s a basic human right and we reiterate that there is no substitute for this.”

The Taliban seized power on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country after two decades of war.

Shortly after, it barred girls from secondary schools and later extended the restrictions to higher education, employment and other sectors, effectively excluding women and girls from public life.

The Taliban has maintained the ban despite appeals from the United Nations, humanitarian groups, human‑rights advocates, and several Islamic countries, insisting the issue is a domestic matter.

Jaberian said the restrictions are reversing two decades of progress that Afghanistan had made in education. While access to schooling for girls was severely limited in 2001, by 2021 nearly 1 million girls were enrolled in secondary education.

“Afghanistan had made really major progress in expanding girls’ access to education,” Jaberian said. “But unfortunately, much of that progress now has been completely reversed.”

UNESCO has been supporting education in Afghanistan by running community-based education, literacy and skills development programs.

The skills development and literacy classes take place in community spaces, often inside the homes of the literacy facilitators — with the knowledge of the authorities, the agency said. It said there were more than 1,000 literacy facilitators, most of them trained by UNESCO and its partners.

“While the restriction remains, we cannot abandon Afghan learners,” Jaberian said. “UNESCO work with communities and our partners from the communities to preserve every possible pathway to learning.”

El alcalde de Hialeah anunció el martes que cerraría temporalmente las piscinas públicas de la ciudad y mantendría cerrado un parque acuático.

El alcalde Bryan Calvo dijo que quiere que un experto realice una “revisión integral e independiente” de las condiciones de las instalaciones y las operaciones acuáticas de la ciudad.

“Cuando llegó a mi atención información que generó preguntas adicionales sobre nuestras operaciones acuáticas, tomé la decisión de actuar de inmediato”, dijo Calvo, de 28 años, en un comunicado publicado el martes.

Antes de reabrir, Calvo planea corregir los hallazgos de la revisión y realizar renovaciones, según el comunicado de la ciudad.

“El estado de muchas de las instalaciones acuáticas y parques de Hialeah refleja años de mantenimiento diferido y abandono que esta administración ahora está enfrentando de frente”, dijo Calvo, y agregó que pidió a la comisión “ayudarnos a conseguir $5 millones USD para renovar y modernizar estas instalaciones”.

Esta es la lista de las piscinas de la ciudad:

• Babcock Pool, en 430 East Seventh St.
• Bright Pool, en 760 East 35 St.
• Bucky Dent Water Park, en 2240 West 60 St.
• McDonald Water Park, en 7505 West 12 Ave.
• Milander Aquatic Center, en 4820 Palm Ave.
• Reid Pool, en 2245 West Seventh Court.
• Walker Pool, en 880 West 29 St.

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The South Dade Pet Adoption and Protection Center will be the county’s second permanent animal shelter. The facility is intended to serve residents in the southern portion of the county and reduce the need to rely on an overflow shelter in Medley.

“The needs have exploded, but the infrastructure in many ways, including pet shelters, has lagged behind,” Homestead Mayor Steve Losner said.

Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, whose District 8 includes much of South Dade, said the new facility is needed as the region continues to deal with a large number of animals in need of homes.

“If you live in South Dade, you know how desperately we need this,” Cohen Higgins said. “We have a lot of animals in this area that need homes.”

Miami-Dade Animal Services Director Annette Jose said the county’s existing shelter capacity has not been sufficient to meet demand.

“The community spoke up and our mayor listened,” she said.

The new center is also expected to address concerns about animal dumping, particularly in rural areas of South Dade.

“This will help a lot in this area where there is a real problem of dumping,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.

The facility will have the capacity to house up to 200 dogs and 100 cats.

Animal rescue advocates welcomed the project, saying additional shelter capacity could help the county respond to its ongoing animal welfare challenges.

“This thing is huge for the county, for the animal welfare crisis, for the people in this county,” said Barbara St. Aubin of This Is the Dog Rescue.

The project is expected to cost $25 million and cover about 30,000 square feet on five acres.

About $11 million of the build-out is being funded by developers as part of a land swap involving the county’s Medley property. The Medley property is expected to be redeveloped as workforce housing.

County officials say the new southwest Miami-Dade facility will expand access to animal services while providing additional space for animals awaiting adoption and veterinary care.

El South Dade Pet Adoption and Protection Center será el segundo refugio permanente de animales del condado. La instalación está destinada a atender a los residentes de la zona sur del condado y reducir la necesidad de depender de un refugio de desbordamiento en Medley.

“Las necesidades han aumentado enormemente, pero la infraestructura, incluidos los refugios para mascotas, en muchos sentidos se ha quedado atrás”, dijo el alcalde de Homestead, Steve Losner.

La comisionada de Miami-Dade Danielle Cohen Higgins, cuyo Distrito 8 incluye gran parte del sur de Miami-Dade, dijo que la nueva instalación es necesaria mientras la región continúa lidiando con una gran cantidad de animales que necesitan hogares.

“Si vive en el sur de Miami-Dade, sabe lo desesperadamente que necesitamos esto”, dijo Cohen Higgins. “Tenemos muchos animales en esta área que necesitan hogares”.

La directora de Servicios para Animales de Miami-Dade, Annette Jose, dijo que la capacidad actual de refugios del condado no ha sido suficiente para satisfacer la demanda.

“La comunidad habló y nuestro alcalde escuchó”, dijo.

También se espera que el nuevo centro atienda las preocupaciones sobre el abandono de animales, particularmente en las zonas rurales del sur de Miami-Dade.

“Esto ayudará mucho en esta área donde existe un verdadero problema de abandono”, dijo la alcaldesa de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava.

La instalación tendrá capacidad para albergar hasta 200 perros y 100 gatos.

Defensores del rescate de animales recibieron con beneplácito el proyecto y dijeron que una mayor capacidad de refugios podría ayudar al condado a responder a sus continuos desafíos relacionados con el bienestar animal.

“Esto es enorme para el condado, para la crisis de bienestar animal, para las personas de este condado”, dijo Barbara St. Aubin, de This Is the Dog Rescue.

Se espera que el proyecto tenga un costo de $25 millones USD y cubra aproximadamente 30,000 pies cuadrados en cinco acres.

Alrededor de $11 millones USD de la construcción serán financiados por desarrolladores como parte de un intercambio de terrenos que involucra la propiedad del condado en Medley. Se espera que la propiedad de Medley sea remodelada para viviendas para trabajadores.

Funcionarios del condado dijeron que la nueva instalación en el suroeste de Miami-Dade ampliará el acceso a los servicios para animales y proporcionará espacio adicional para animales que esperan ser adoptados y recibir atención veterinaria.

Pineda included Miami-Dade County-based nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission in her list of drop-off locations for donations.

“We continue working to respond to this tragedy, coordinating with emergency agencies to assist those who need it most,” Pineda told reporters.

In Doral, GEM was collecting camping gear, hygiene supplies, and first-aid kits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1850 NW 84 Ave.

The “collection points” are meant to help “deliver humanitarian aid to the affected families,” Pineda said in Spanish.

Pineda and the Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce also asked the public for donations to the Fundación Colombia Luz y Sonrisas through deposits at Banco de Bogotá account 125128462 at NIT: 9020850963.

Related story: Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

La arquidiócesis dice que continúa registrando un aumento en la matrícula en sus 65 escuelas católicas de los condados Miami-Dade, Broward y Monroe.

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Para satisfacer la creciente demanda de educación católica y acomodar a la mayor población estudiantil, las escuelas están ampliando los espacios de las aulas, renovando instalaciones y agregando programas académicos.

En St. Theresa Catholic School en Coral Gables, los estudiantes comienzan el año con nuevas aulas de STEM destinadas a ampliar las oportunidades en ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas.

La escuela también se prepara para una importante ampliación a finales de este año.

Se espera que St. Theresa inicie la construcción de un nuevo centro de usos múltiples, que será el primer edificio nuevo construido en el campus en más de 70 años.

La nueva instalación contará con espacios dedicados para aulas de arte y música, un gimnasio y un escenario para artes escénicas.

“No hemos tenido un edificio nuevo desde 1958, así que construir un nuevo edificio en este campus es todo un logro”, dijo el padre Manny Alvarez. “Ha sido todo un logro llegar hasta aquí, pero estamos muy agradecidos con Coral Gables por ayudarnos a conseguirlo y solo tenemos que cruzar esa línea de meta para poder poner la pala en el suelo”.

Alvarez dijo que espera iniciar la construcción de ese nuevo centro de usos múltiples este otoño.

En cuanto a los estudiantes, le dijeron a Local 10 que lo que más les entusiasma es tener un nuevo proveedor que prepare sus almuerzos escolares.

Los proyectos en St. Theresa forman parte de inversiones y ampliaciones más amplias que se llevan a cabo en toda la Arquidiócesis de Miami mientras sus escuelas trabajan para satisfacer el aumento de la matrícula y la demanda.

“Widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment" of both Ukrainian civilian detainees and prisoners of war by Russia are continuing, including sexual violence, said Claudia Fuentes Julio, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for human rights.

She spoke at an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council called by Latvia and the United Kingdom on Monday to spotlight the plight of civilians and soldiers taken during the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022. The council, which counts Russia as a permanent member, heard the accounts as both Russia and Ukraine have escalated attacks in the four-year conflict.

Since the invasion, Julio said, U.N. human rights staff have interviewed 910 Ukrainian prisoners of war and 403 civilian detainees following their release. The U.N. has not been able to visit detention facilities in Russia, and its estimated figure of those held does not break down how many are adults or children.

More than 95% of the Ukrainian prisoners of war and 85% of the civilian detainees reported being tortured or ill-treated, often repeatedly, the U.N. official said. They also reported sexual attacks and inhumane conditions, including food deprivation and inadequate medical services.

The Geneva-based human rights office “has documented the execution of 129 Ukrainian prisoners of war at the beginning of their captivity, and the deaths of 48 Ukrainian prisoners of war in custody, resulting from torture, denial of medical care, or other inhumane conditions of detention,” Julio said.

Former detainees share their accounts with the United Nations

The U.N. Security Council also heard emotionally wrenching accounts from Crimean Tatar human rights activist Leniie Umerova, who called herself a “political prisoner” of the Russians for almost two years, and Khuan Leyva Garsiya, a Ukrainian soldier who was among the hundreds that held out for months at the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol before turning themselves over to the Russians in May 2022.

Garsiya, who was born in Mariupol to a Ukrainian mother and Cuban father, spent 1,183 days as a POW. He said he weighed 55 kilograms (120 pounds) when he was freed, pulling out a picture of his emaciated body to show the council.

He said he was tortured, beaten harder and humiliated more than other prisoners because the Russians suspected that he was a foreign mercenary due to his Cuban ancestry or an American spy because he went to college in the United States.

“Russians were outraged that someone with a connection to Cuba, whom they consider an ally, would fight against their occupation army,” said Garsiya, who is still in the Ukrainian military.

He said the Russians tried to break the prisoners mentally and force them to confess to falsified crimes through tortures including freezing, beatings, electrocution and sexual abuse, he said.

“Two of my friends were beaten to death in detention centers in the Donetsk region,” Garsiya said. “Two of my friends died because of the conditions they were put in in Russian prisons and were returned in plastic bags to the homeland.”

For Umerova, her captivity began when she tried to enter Russia from Georgia to visit her seriously ill father in Crimea, which is part of Ukraine but has been occupied by Russia since 2014.

She said she was placed in detention on “fabricated charges.” But unlike many others, she was able to contact an attorney. In the third month, she said, her attorney obtained her release through a court order.

“But as soon as the prison gates opened, a bag was put over my head and I was taken away again.” In six months, she said she was moved to seven different facilities, calling it “a carousel of repression.”

What happened to her, Umerova said, is part of a system Russia uses to unlawfully detain, isolate, torture and fabricate charges against civilians. She named half a dozen women in Russian prisons today and said at least 84 women have faced criminal prosecution.

U.N. also said Russian detainees reported abuses

U.N. human rights experts also interviewed 816 Russians and 57 third-country national prisoners of war from over 45 countries who were members of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, said Julio, the assistant secretary-general.

About half reported torture or ill-treatment, primarily during the initial stages of captivity and interrogation by Ukrainians, she said. But U.N. monitors reported that once they arrived in Ukrainian detention facilities, “the conditions generally comply with international humanitarian law and have improved since 2022.”

Russia’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Maria Zabolotskaya told the council the Russian armed forces are complying with international humanitarian law, which includes the treatment of prisoners. She claimed Russian prisoners in Ukraine faced “torture and degradation, and moral and physical abuse.”

She called the Security Council meeting part of “a disinformation campaign against Russia,” funded by NATO countries involved in the Ukraine conflict. The aim, she said, "is to derail efforts towards a peace settlement and to justify strikes on the territory of Russia and against civilians.”

Ukraine’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Volodymyr Pavlichenko said he was struck that during Monday’s meeting, Russia was not ready to discuss the return of POWs — “including their POWs” — and all civilian detainees including abducted children.

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Homestead Police Department officers first arrested the suspect, Ludjy Juste, on Thursday in connection with the July 31 movie money case. He bonded out, but was arrested again on Monday after police said they tied him to a June 4 ring theft.

That case happened at the Homestead Plaza Apartments at 170 NE 10th St., about a block away from Juste’s own home, according to an HPD arrest report.

Police said the victim agreed to sell the $1,200 gold ring to an unidentified man known as “Chino” and they set up a meeting at the complex.

Authorities said Juste joined “Chino” and sat in the victim’s car to view the ring. “Chino” handed the ring to Juste and both took off, according to the report.

According to the report, the apartment building’s CCTV cameras weren’t working and the case went dormant.

That is until police said they identified Juste as the suspect in the July 31 theft. In that case, police said a man going by “Oscar Cruz” sought to buy a 10 karat Monaco gold chain worth $2,200.

According to a separate arrest report, the victim and “Cruz” agreed to meet at La Cruzada Restaurant at 331 Park Place. Police said “Cruz” brought Juste with him.

Juste handed the victim what the victim thought was $2,100 in $100 bills, according to the report. Police said the bills turned out to be counterfeit and labeled “for motion picture use only.”

“As the victim was accepting the currency, (Juste) simultaneously snatched the gold chain from the victim’s hand and both subjects ran from the scene,” the report states.

But police said Juste made a critical fumble as he ran away: He dropped his iPhone on Civic Court.

According to the report, information obtained from a search warrant on the phone revealed it was registered to Juste.

Authorities said investigators went to his home on Thursday. Police said when they asked Juste if he knew why they were there, he said, “Yes, the chain.”

Juste said he was the person who was texting the victim and an accomplice whom he called “Chucky” translated for him, the report states.

“Juste advised during the incident he gave the victim the ‘fake’ money and he was the one who snatched the chain,” the report states. “Juste advised (that) ‘Chucky’ knew about the robbery and participated in it.”

Authorities said Juste admitted to selling the chain for $1,400 days later and both split the proceeds. They said Juste also confessed to two additional thefts, including the June 4 ring theft.

Juste now faces charges of grand theft, strong-armed robbery and uttering forged bills.

As of Tuesday, records show he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond.

Agentes del Departamento de Policía de Homestead arrestaron por primera vez al sospechoso, Ludjy Juste, el jueves en relación con el caso del dinero falso de películas del 31 de julio. Salió bajo fianza, pero fue arrestado nuevamente el lunes después de que la policía dijera que lo vinculó con el robo de un anillo ocurrido el 4 de junio.

Ese caso ocurrió en los apartamentos Homestead Plaza, en 170 NE 10th St., aproximadamente a una cuadra de la propia casa de Juste, según un informe de arresto de la Policía de Homestead.

La policía dijo que la víctima acordó vender el anillo de oro de $1,200 USD a un hombre no identificado conocido como “Chino” y coordinaron una reunión en el complejo.

Las autoridades dijeron que Juste se reunió con “Chino” y se sentó en el automóvil de la víctima para ver el anillo. “Chino” le entregó el anillo a Juste y ambos huyeron, según el informe.

Según el informe, las cámaras de circuito cerrado del edificio de apartamentos no funcionaban y el caso quedó inactivo.

Eso fue hasta que la policía dijo que identificó a Juste como sospechoso del robo del 31 de julio. En ese caso, la policía dijo que un hombre que se hacía llamar “Oscar Cruz” buscó comprar una cadena de oro Monaco de 10 quilates valorada en $2,200 USD.

Según un informe de arresto separado, la víctima y “Cruz” acordaron reunirse en el restaurante La Cruzada, ubicado en 331 Park Place. La policía dijo que “Cruz” llevó a Juste con él.

Juste le entregó a la víctima lo que esta creía que eran $2,100 USD en billetes de $100, según el informe. La policía dijo que los billetes resultaron ser falsos y tenían la leyenda “solo para uso cinematográfico”.

“Mientras la víctima aceptaba el dinero, (Juste) simultáneamente le arrebató la cadena de oro de la mano y ambos sujetos huyeron de la escena”, señala el informe.

Pero la policía dijo que Juste cometió un error crucial mientras huía: dejó caer su iPhone en Civic Court.

Según el informe, la información obtenida mediante una orden de registro del teléfono reveló que estaba registrado a nombre de Juste.

Las autoridades dijeron que los investigadores acudieron a su casa el jueves. La policía dijo que cuando le preguntaron a Juste si sabía por qué estaban allí, respondió: “Sí, la cadena”.

Juste dijo que él era la persona que enviaba mensajes de texto a la víctima y que un cómplice al que llamó “Chucky” traducía para él, señala el informe.

“Juste informó que durante el incidente le dio a la víctima el dinero ‘falso’ y que él fue quien le arrebató la cadena”, señala el informe. “Juste informó que ‘Chucky’ sabía sobre el robo y participó en él”.

Las autoridades dijeron que Juste admitió haber vendido la cadena por $1,400 USD días después y que ambos se repartieron las ganancias. También dijeron que Juste confesó otros dos robos, incluido el robo del anillo del 4 de junio.

Juste ahora enfrenta cargos de hurto mayor, robo con fuerza y uso de billetes falsificados.

Hasta el martes, los registros muestran que permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $2,500 USD.

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The archdiocese says it continues to see increased enrollment across its 65 Catholic schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.

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To meet the growing demand for Catholic education and accommodate the larger student population, schools are expanding classroom space, renovating facilities and adding academic programs.

At St. Theresa Catholic School in Coral Gables, students are starting the year with new STEM classrooms aimed at expanding opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The school is also preparing for a major expansion later this year.

St. Theresa is expected to break ground on a new multipurpose center, which will be the first new building constructed on the campus in more than 70 years.

The new facility will provide dedicated spaces for art and music classrooms, a gymnasium and a performing arts stage.

“We haven’t had a new building since 1958, so putting a new building on this campus is quite the feat,” Father Manny Alvarez said. “It’s been quite the feat to get us there, but we’re just so thankful for Coral Gables helping us out to get us there and we just gotta get over that finish line to be able to put the shovel in the ground.”

Alvarez said he hopes to break ground on that new multipurpose center this fall.

As for students, they told Local 10 they are most excited about having a new caterer prepare their school lunches.

The projects at St. Theresa are part of broader investments and expansions underway across the Archdiocese of Miami as its schools work to accommodate increased enrollment and demand.

Melissa Redway es una ex maestra de Westminster Academy, la escuela privada de la iglesia ubicada en 5601 North Federal Highway, según la policía.

“Después de sufrir una presunta lesión cerebral y no poder cumplir con sus funciones docentes, fue despedida”, escribió un agente de policía, según el informe de arresto.

Redway, de Coconut Creek, también es una ex miembro del coro de la Iglesia Presbiteriana Coral Ridge, ubicada en 5555 North Federal Highway, según la policía.

“Durante su ausencia y con el cambio de personal, perdió su puesto. Redway no tomó bien la noticia e intentó reincorporarse al coro de la iglesia”, escribió un agente de policía, según el informe.

Un líder de la iglesia informó que Redway utilizó Gmail para enviar un correo electrónico amenazante alrededor de las 11 a.m. del 8 de febrero que generó preocupación por la seguridad de un concierto programado para el 20 de febrero en la iglesia, según el informe.

Los registros judiciales muestran que el director ejecutivo de la iglesia había acusado a Redway de violencia relacionada con acoso después del servicio del 19 de febrero, y el caso fue cerrado. Un juez emitió una orden de arresto el 20 de abril por la presunta amenaza.

Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward arrestaron a Redway el lunes y el martes permanecía detenida en el North Broward Bureau, según los registros de reclusos.

Redway enfrentaba cargos de amenazar con lanzar, proyectar, colocar o detonar un artefacto destructivo, un delito grave de segundo grado, y de escribir y enviar una amenaza de matar o herir a alguien, también un delito grave de segundo grado. Su fianza era de $7,500 USD.

The new class also includes Shawn Camp and Lee Thomas Miller, both elected in the contemporary songwriter category, and Bruce Channel as the veteran songwriter. They will be formally inducted during the 56th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala later this year.

Swift, the 14-time Grammy Award winning artist, is elected in the contemporary songwriter/artist category. She's known for writing many of her own hits since launching her career in Nashville as a preteen. Those include her country singles “Teardrops On My Guitar” and “Love Story,” as well as her blockbuster pop hits “Blank Space,” “Anti-Hero,” and “Cruel Summer.” She became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June.

Lovett is elected in the veteran songwriter/artist category. He started his career in the folk scene before finding success for his clever lyricism and innovative country-Americana songs like “She's No Lady,” “Cowboy Man,” “Give Back My Heart,” “Why I Don’t Know,” “God Will” and more.

Camp began as a fiddle player for Shelby Lynne, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood and others in the ’80s before becoming a hit songwriter. His credits include Garth Brooks’ “Two Piña Coladas,” Brooks & Dunn's “How Long Gone” and Willie Nelson’s “A Beautiful Time.”

Miller's hits include Terri Clark's “I Just Wanna Be Mad,” Trace Adkins' “You're Gonna Miss This,” Tim McGraw's “Nothin' To Die For” and “Southern Girl,” Chris Stapleton's “Whiskey And You” and many songs for Brad Paisley, including “The World.”

Texas talent Channel is perhaps best known for “Hey! Baby!” written in 1959 and recorded by José Feliciano, Ringo Starr, Conway Twitty, Anne Murray and DJ Ötzi; it may be most recognizable for its prominent placement in the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing.”

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame executive director Mark Ford made the announcement inside Belmont University’s R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center.

“This is always one of the most anticipated days on our calendar — the annual reveal of our incoming class,” Ford said in a statement. “We’re excited to once again add new names to a legendary list that began more than a half century ago.”

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According to BSO, Kendrick Wallace is accused of stealing bottles of alcohol from several ABC Fine Wine & Spirits stores at least eight times during June and July.

Investigators said the thefts followed a simple pattern: The suspects would enter a liquor store, grab bottles of alcohol and walk out without paying.

Detectives said Wallace did not always act alone. BSO released surveillance video Tuesday from several of the thefts in hopes that the public can help identify two additional suspects seen with him.

Following an investigation, detectives identified Wallace as a suspect and arrested him July 30. He was booked into BSO’s Main Jail.

Wallace now faces several charges, including multiple retail thefts within a specified period and second-degree petit theft, according to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators believe Wallace and the other individuals may have targeted additional liquor stores elsewhere in Broward County.

BSO is asking other businesses that believe they may have been victims to come forward.

Anyone who recognizes either of the two additional people seen in the surveillance video or has information about the thefts is asked to contact BSO Oakland Park District Detective A. Tubbergen at 954-202-3121 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), through BrowardCrimeStoppers.org or by dialing **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.

Un hombre de 33 años fue arrestado en relación con una serie de robos de licor en Oakland Park, y detectives de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward ahora buscan a otras dos personas que se cree estuvieron involucradas.

Según la BSO, Kendrick Wallace es acusado de robar botellas de alcohol de varias tiendas ABC Fine Wine & Spirits al menos ocho veces durante junio y julio.

Los investigadores dijeron que los robos seguían un patrón sencillo: los sospechosos entraban a una tienda de licores, tomaban botellas de alcohol y salían sin pagar.

Los detectives dijeron que Wallace no siempre actuaba solo. La BSO publicó el martes videos de vigilancia de varios de los robos con la esperanza de que el público pueda ayudar a identificar a otros dos sospechosos que aparecen con él.

Tras una investigación, los detectives identificaron a Wallace como sospechoso y lo arrestaron el 30 de julio. Fue ingresado en la cárcel principal de la BSO.

Wallace ahora enfrenta varios cargos, incluidos múltiples robos en tiendas dentro de un período específico y hurto menor en segundo grado, según la oficina del sheriff.

Los investigadores creen que Wallace y las otras personas pudieron haber atacado otras tiendas de licores en distintas partes del condado Broward.

La BSO está pidiendo a otros negocios que crean que pudieron haber sido víctimas que se presenten.

Cualquier persona que reconozca a alguna de las otras dos personas que aparecen en el video de vigilancia o que tenga información sobre los robos debe comunicarse con el detective A. Tubbergen, del distrito de Oakland Park de la BSO, al 954-202-3121 o enviar una pista a través de la aplicación SaferWatch.

Las pistas anónimas pueden enviarse a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-TIPS (8477), a través de BrowardCrimeStoppers.org o marcando **TIPS (8477) desde cualquier teléfono celular en Estados Unidos.

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Melissa Redway is a former teacher at Westminster Academy, the church’s private school at 5601 North Federal Highway, according to police.

“After sustaining an alleged brain injury, and not able to conduct her teaching duties, she was laid off,” a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

Redway, of Coconut Creek, is also a former member of the choir at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church at 5555 North Federal Highway, according to police.

“During her time away and changing personnel, she lost her position. Redway did not accept the news well and attempted to rejoin the church choir,” a police officer wrote, according to the report.

A leader at the church reported Redway used Gmail to send a threatening e-mail at about 11 a.m. on Feb. 8 that raised concerns about the safety of a concert on Feb. 20 at the church, according to the report.

Court records show the church’s executive director had accused Redway of stalking violence after service on Feb. 19, and the case closed. A judge issued an arrest warrant on April 20 over the alleged threat.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Redway on Monday, and corrections held her on Tuesday at the North Broward Bureau, according to inmate records.

Redway faced charges of threatening to throw, project, place, or discharge a destructive device, a second-degree felony, and writing and sending a threat to kill or injure someone, also a second-degree felony. Her bond was $7,500.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.

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El incendio, que abarca 156 kilómetros cuadrados (60 millas cuadradas), provocó la muerte de una mujer de 80 años y avanzó en dirección a Summerland, una comunidad de unos 12.000 habitantes situada a unos 300 kilómetros (185 millas) al este de Vancouver.

Hugh Murdoch, del Servicio de Incendios Forestales de Columbia Británica, señaló que los equipos enfrentan una “tarea monumental” en un terreno escarpado y con condiciones de calor, con brasas encendidas que provocan nuevos incendios más allá del perímetro principal y limitan las oportunidades de los bomberos para atacar el fuego de manera directa.

La Real Policía Montada de Canadá abrió una investigación penal sobre la causa del incendio, que se declaró el viernes. La mujer murió en Meadow Valley, al oeste de Summerland, mientras intentaba escapar, indicaron las autoridades.

El incendio ha destruido numerosas viviendas, pero las autoridades explicaron que las condiciones peligrosas han impedido que los equipos completen las evaluaciones de daños.

El alcalde de Summerland, Doug Holmes, advirtió el lunes que los aproximadamente 12.000 residentes del pueblo no deberían esperar regresar a casa pronto.

“Tenemos que prepararnos para lo que hay allí o para lo que no hay”, dijo Holmes con la voz quebrada en una sesión informativa. “Va a ser duro. Va a ser realmente duro. Todos conocemos a personas que han perdido sus casas. Y esas personas necesitan nuestra ayuda”.

Unos 100 incendios forestales ardían en toda Columbia Británica, aproximadamente la mitad de ellos fuera de control. El Servicio de Incendios Forestales de Columbia Británica también advirtió de un alto riesgo de nuevos incendios provocados por rayos en las regiones Interior y Okanagan de la provincia.

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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.

La policía detuvo a Maykel Mulet Sanchez, de 28 años, en su casa en el vecindario Grapeland Heights el lunes.

Según un informe de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Miami, el choque ocurrió poco después de las 5:45 p.m. del 18 de abril en la cuadra 6000 de West Flagler Street, en el vecindario Flagami de la ciudad.

La policía dijo que los datos del vehículo mostraron que Mulet conducía a 83 mph un segundo antes de chocar contra el otro conductor, quien estaba girando a la derecha desde Northwest 60th Avenue.

El informe del MPD indica que Mulet chocó contra el otro conductor, cuya identidad no fue revelada, en ángulo, después de haber “intentado una maniobra evasiva girando hacia la izquierda”.

La policía dijo que Mulet condujo “hacia la acera, atravesó unos arbustos y finalmente chocó contra la pared de un complejo de apartamentos”.

Los paramédicos llevaron al otro conductor al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital, donde fue declarado muerto. También llevaron a Mulet al mismo hospital con una posible fractura de mandíbula y notaron que olía a alcohol, según el informe.

Los resultados de una prueba toxicológica recibidos en mayo mostraron que su nivel de alcohol en la sangre era de 0.11%, por encima del límite legal, y que tenía marihuana en su organismo, indica el informe.

Las autoridades dijeron que después de ser detenido el lunes, Mulet invocó su derecho a permanecer en silencio.

Hasta la mañana del martes, Mulet permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $20,000 USD. Si paga la fianza, permanecerá bajo arresto domiciliario.

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The next name on the list is Cristobal.

The system, which we first discussed in this newsletter almost 2 weeks ago, now has a high chance of development, most likely from Thursday into the weekend as it tracks west-northwestward in the general direction of the easternmost Caribbean islands.

Models are split on whether the system stays weak and tracks into the Caribbean or over parts of the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Sunday into Monday, or manages to thread a needle, curving north of the islands into the open central Atlantic while strengthening into early next week.

The majority of model solutions favor the weaker and southern track for now (near or through the easternmost Caribbean islands late this weekend into early next week), and given the blistering firehose of wind shear over the Caribbean, it’s unlikely the system would survive much into next week if it did develop.

Still, interests in the easternmost Caribbean – mainly from Martinique and Dominica northward to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico – should keep tabs on the forecast this week, primarily for locally heavy rains the system could bring.

While we don’t have intensity-specific guidance just yet on the system, none of our global models suggests a risk of significant strengthening this week and, if anything, this one has an uphill climb to becoming and staying a tropical system.

Interestingly, Google DeepMind – the best-in-class, AI-based modeling system that first sniffed this one out a few weeks ago – has backed off noticeably on development odds, with the latest run suggesting only 20% to 30% odds of the system clearing the formation hurdle east of the islands this week.

Needless to say, this isn’t a mainland U.S. concern, and there are plenty impediments that should knock it down if it even makes it past the islands in one piece.

Keeping an eye on the Hawaiian Islands for the weekend

A disturbance about 1,000 miles southeast of the Hawaiian Islands over the central Pacific – designated Invest 93C by the National Hurricane Center – is expected to develop into a named storm in the coming days and head toward the island chain for the weekend.

The first name of the Central Pacific hurricane season is Lala.

Models suggest Lala could be a strong tropical storm or even borderline hurricane as it approaches Hawai’i late Saturday into Sunday local time, with the possibility of it affecting multiple islands.

It doesn’t take as strong of a windstorm to cause problems across the state as it does back here on the mainland, so residents and visitors will want to closely monitor the forecasts in the days ahead.

Most of the now-recalled cars were sold in the U.S. — where more than 508,000 model year 2025-2026 Camry Hybrids are affected.

According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these vehicles are equipped with a 7-inch (17.8 centimeters) display combination meter that can become blank at startup. And beyond turn signals and hazard lights, certain warnings like seat belt reminders and “key left in ignition” buzzers may also not function as a result.

These display failures increase crash risks — both for drivers who may not be able to see telltale indicators and “the ability of other road users to recognize the driver’s intent to change direction or indicate a vehicle hazard,” the NHTSA warns.

Texas-based Toyota Motor North America — a subsidiary of the larger Japanese automaker — says it will notify all known owners of the affected Camrys to bring their vehicles into a certified dealer. To remedy the issue, those dealers will later provide a software update free of charge.

Owner letters are set to be mailed starting Sept. 21 in the U.S., and Toyota expects to complete those notifications by early October. In the meantime, customers can check the NHTSA's and Toyota's online recall lookups to see if their car is affected.

Toyota confirmed to The Associated Press via email Tuesday that its recall affects markets in North America, the Middle East, Asia and some countries in other regions. The company said the 655,000 vehicles impacted globally were produced between December 2023 and July 2026 — across three plants located in the U.S., Japan and Thailand.

For more information, customers can visit Toyota's website or contact customer support at 1-800-331-4331.

El próximo nombre en la lista es Cristóbal.

El sistema, del que hablamos por primera vez en este boletín hace casi dos semanas, ahora tiene una alta probabilidad de desarrollo, probablemente de jueves al fin de semana, mientras avanza hacia el oeste-noroeste en dirección general a las islas más orientales del Caribe.

Los modelos están divididos sobre si el sistema se mantiene débil y avanza hacia el Caribe o sobre partes de las Antillas Menores, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes entre el domingo y el lunes, o si logra pasar entre las islas, desviándose hacia el norte de estas y entrando al Atlántico central abierto mientras se fortalece a principios de la próxima semana.

La mayoría de los modelos favorece por ahora la trayectoria más débil y hacia el sur, cerca de las islas más orientales del Caribe o a través de ellas entre finales de este fin de semana y principios de la próxima semana, y dada la intensa cizalladura del viento sobre el Caribe, es poco probable que el sistema sobreviva mucho durante la próxima semana si llegara a desarrollarse.

Aun así, los intereses en el Caribe oriental, principalmente desde Martinica y Dominica hacia el norte hasta las Islas Vírgenes y Puerto Rico, deben mantenerse atentos al pronóstico esta semana, principalmente por las fuertes lluvias locales que podría traer el sistema.

Aunque todavía no contamos con pronósticos específicos de intensidad para el sistema, ninguno de nuestros modelos globales sugiere un riesgo de fortalecimiento significativo esta semana y, si acaso, este sistema tendrá dificultades para convertirse en un sistema tropical y mantenerse como tal.

Curiosamente, Google DeepMind, el sistema de modelado basado en inteligencia artificial líder en su categoría que detectó por primera vez este sistema hace unas semanas, ha reducido notablemente las probabilidades de desarrollo, con la ejecución más reciente sugiriendo solo entre un 20% y un 30% de probabilidades de que el sistema supere el umbral de formación al este de las islas esta semana.

No hace falta decir que esto no representa una preocupación para el territorio continental de Estados Unidos y hay numerosos obstáculos que deberían debilitarlo si siquiera logra atravesar las islas intacto.

Hay que mantener la mirada puesta en las islas de Hawái durante el fin de semana

Se espera que una perturbación ubicada a unas 1,000 millas al sureste de las islas de Hawái, sobre el Pacífico central, designada como Invest 93C por el Centro Nacional de Huracanes, se convierta en una tormenta con nombre en los próximos días y se dirija hacia la cadena de islas durante el fin de semana.

El primer nombre de la temporada de huracanes del Pacífico central es Lala.

Los modelos sugieren que Lala podría ser una tormenta tropical fuerte o incluso un huracán en el límite mientras se aproxima a Hawái entre el sábado por la noche y el domingo, hora local, con la posibilidad de que afecte a varias islas.

No se necesita una tormenta con vientos tan fuertes para causar problemas en todo el estado como en el territorio continental, por lo que residentes y visitantes querrán monitorear de cerca los pronósticos durante los próximos días.

Robert Gilman was on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas, where he will be medically and psychologically assessed and treated, said Eric ‌Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach, a group that’s been working to free him and other American detainees abroad. Gilman’s family has flown to Texas to be with him, including his mother, who was in Russia attempting to see him at a hospital.

President Donald Trump, however, posted on social media that Gilman will arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland outside of Washington on Tuesday evening.

“I just spoke to him, and he had one request — A GREAT cheeseburger when he lands,” Trump wrote. “I will take care of that!”

Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin before Gilman's release, which Trump said was “very much on a Humanitarian Basis.”

“We appreciate this decision, and the fact that Russia asked for no one in return — No exchange took place,” Trump said.

Gilman had his prison sentence extended three times

Gilman, a 32-year-old teacher detained since 2022, was initially handed a 3 1/2-year sentence when he was convicted of beating a police officer after being taken off a train for causing a disturbance. He later was convicted of attacking a prison inspector during a cell check, beating an investigator and assaulting a guard, and he was sentenced in October 2024 to eight years and one month. His sentence was extended last year to 10 years after he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards.

Gilman’s father has disputed the charges against him.

Gilman's sister, Lexie Hudson, credited Trump and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts with bringing about the former Marine's release.

“There is no other reason that Robert is alive today other than that President Trump heard about the case and took action,” said Hudson, who thanked Markey “for leading our advocacy efforts in Congress.”

“The Russians treated my brother so badly," Hudson said. "They hurt him for no reason, other than that he was both an American and a Marine. What did they get out of this? Why did they do this to such a wonderful person?”

Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service did not respond to a request for comment on Gilman’s health deteriorating behind bars.

Arrests of Americans have become increasingly common in Russia in recent years. Concern has risen that Russia could be targeting U.S. nationals for arrest to use later as bargaining chips in talks to bring back Russians convicted of crimes in the U.S. and Europe.

The State Department also said Gilman, who had been determined recently to have been wrongfully detained, was released on humanitarian grounds and “was not part of an exchange, and no other concessions were provided.”

“This as a welcome step that we hope leads to the release of Americans unjustly held in Russia, such as wrongful detainee Stephen Hubbard,” it said.

During Gilman’s December 2025 trial in the southwestern city of Voronezh, where he was found guilty of beating two prison guards and had his term extended to 10 years, Russian media reported that he pleaded guilty to the charges and apologized to the guards he was charged with assaulting. The business daily Kommersant said he explained his actions by saying he wanted to stay in the prison where he was serving his sentence and avoid being moved to another penitentiary.

Gilman was hospitalized before his release

Gilman’s lawyer Irina Brazhnikova told the Russian news agency Interfax on Friday that Gilman was in a psychiatric ward of a civilian hospital, where he’s been since early July.

He was there “due to a psychiatric condition,” and according to doctors, his condition has worsened, but neither his defense lawyers, nor his family were allowed to visit, she said.

Before Gilman was flown out of Russia, he had been in “a dissociative stupor” for 47 days due to the abuse he had suffered in prison, Lebson said. After he was moved to the hospital, he was hooked up to a feeding tube and handcuffed to a bed.

Hospital reports conveyed Gilman’s condition “as dire and life-threatening,” pushing the U.S. government into action and leading to his release, Lebson said.

Markey had called on Russia and the U.S. to work together to get the Massachusetts resident released. Gilman was among at least eight Americans who remained in Russian custody after a series of high-profile prisoner exchanges with the U.S. in recent years.

Markey blamed Russia for Gilman's poor health, saying his return to the U.S. was long overdue.

“It is a tragedy that it took Robert’s near-death condition for his case to receive the attention that it required for his release to be negotiated," Markey said. "Throughout his detention, Robert was subjected to physical torture, forced medication, and provocations by Russian authorities. There is no doubt that his treatment by Russian authorities is the reason Robert is in this precarious state today.”

The Associated Press was making efforts to get comment from Russian officials on Gilman's release.

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Police took Maykel Mulet Sanchez, 28, into custody at his home in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood on Monday.

According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the crash happened just after 5:45 p.m. on April 18 in the 6000 block of West Flagler Street, in the city’s Flagami neighborhood.

Police said vehicle data showed Mulet was going 83 mph one second before he crashed into the other driver, who was making a right turn from Northwest 60th Avenue.

The MPD report states that Mulet hit the other driver, who wasn’t identified, at an angle, having “attempted an evasive maneuver by steering to the left.”

Police said Mulet drove “onto the sidewalk, through bushes and ultimately collided with the wall of an apartment complex.”

Medics took the other driver to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead. They also took Mulet to the same hospital with a possible fractured jaw and noticed he smelled of alcohol, according to the report.

Results of a toxicology test received in May showed his blood alcohol content was 0.11%, over the legal limit, and he had marijuana in his system, the report states.

Authorities said after being taken into custody on Monday, Mulet invoked his right to remain silent.

As of Tuesday morning, Mulet was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $20,000 bond. If he posts bond, he’ll be on house arrest.

The complaint — filed in the Southern District of New York — says that President Donald Trump's executive order last year targeting the Hague-based criminal court and the U.S. sanctions issued against a U.N. human rights expert and three Palestinian rights groups represent a “blatantly illegal attack on international justice and should be struck down," according to a press release.

The lawsuit is the latest example of organizations pushing back on what they call the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine international law and prevent efforts to combat impunity by governments around the world.

“The fact that so many leading human rights and humanitarian organizations have come together to challenge Trump’s unlawful executive order demonstrates the widespread harm it is causing across civil society groups dedicated to bringing those responsible for grave crimes to justice,” said Andrew Loewenstein of Foley Hoag LLP, the lead counsel representing the plaintiffs.

The groups assert that the financial and legal penalties against the ICC have forced them to “curtail a wide range of human rights and legal work in violation of their First and Fifth Amendment rights under the US Constitution and under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.”

Other organizations joining the lawsuit are the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Open Society Institute. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Efforts to retain the global tribunal's power come as the ICC faces enormous pressure, both internally and from its more than 120 member states. Among those sanctioned by the U.S. last year was Karim Khan, who was the ICC’s chief prosecutor until he was removed from the post last month, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, as detailed in stories by The Associated Press.

The Trump administration had issued those sanctions against Khan and a dozen other ICC staff in retaliation for warrants the court has issued for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the war in Gaza and investigations into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.

“The Trump administration seeks a get out of jail free card for whomever it chooses. And with this case, we say no,” Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch, said during a press conference Tuesday.

Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. was launching a “sweeping campaign to dismantle the threat posed by the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty.”

In a video message, Rubio said the U.S. would pressure member states to withdraw from the institution, sanction organizations that work with the court and ban staff from traveling to the United States. Countries that “enjoy the benefits of the U.S. security umbrella” will be called upon to reject the court’s jurisdiction over U.S. citizens, he added.

Several countries, including U.S.-allied Venezuela, announced they would withdraw from the court shortly after Rubio's statements and Khan's removal.

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According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at about 12:15 p.m. Monday at the Walmart located at 14325 SW 268^th St.

Deputies said the victim claimed that he was taking a bathroom break when he noticed someone reaching over the stall with an iPhone that had an orange cover on it, taking pictures or video of him.

The victim said he exited the stall and confronted the suspect, Oscar Chamizo Martin, 28, who was the only person in the restroom area with him, authorities said.

Deputies said surveillance video shows the victim exiting the bathroom, visibly upset, as he called for his manager.

According to the report, Martin left the Walmart, but a deputy contacted his employer and he returned to the store, denying that he took any pictures or video of the victim.

Deputies said Martin claimed it was someone else who did it, however he was in possession of an iPhone with an orange cover as described by the victim.

After speaking with the deputy, Martin was arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

As of Tuesday morning, the Cuban national remained at TGK on a $2,500 bond for the video voyeurism charge and on an immigration hold.

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, el incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 12:15 p.m. del lunes en el Walmart ubicado en 14325 SW 268th St.

Los agentes dijeron que la víctima afirmó que estaba tomando un descanso para ir al baño cuando notó que alguien extendía un iPhone con una cubierta naranja por encima del cubículo y le tomaba fotos o videos.

La víctima dijo que salió del cubículo y confrontó al sospechoso, Oscar Chamizo Martin, de 28 años, quien, según las autoridades, era la única otra persona que se encontraba con él en el área del baño.

Los agentes dijeron que un video de vigilancia muestra a la víctima saliendo del baño, visiblemente alterada, mientras llamaba a su gerente.

Según el informe, Martin salió del Walmart, pero un agente se comunicó con su empleador y él regresó a la tienda, negando haber tomado fotos o videos de la víctima.

Los agentes dijeron que Martin afirmó que otra persona había sido responsable, pero él tenía en su poder un iPhone con una cubierta naranja, tal como la describió la víctima.

Después de hablar con el agente, Martin fue arrestado y trasladado al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Hasta la mañana del martes, el ciudadano cubano permanecía en TGK con una fianza de $2,500 USD por el cargo de voyeurismo mediante video y bajo una retención de inmigración.

Los casos abarcan desde los derechos territoriales indígenas, los recientes retrocesos en salvaguardas ambientales y proyectos de infraestructura. Pese a sus diferencias, comparten un mismo camino hasta el tribunal.

En los últimos años, un Congreso mayoritariamente conservador aprobó medidas que, según ambientalistas, vulneran derechos constitucionales. El presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, cuya administración ha impulsado una agenda más centrada en el medio ambiente, vetó total o parcialmente algunas medidas.

Pero los legisladores anularon esas objeciones, y las disputas finalmente llegaron al Supremo Tribunal Federal, que, para los defensores del medio ambiente, se ha convertido cada vez más en la última línea de defensa frente al debilitamiento de las protecciones ambientales en Brasil.

Los casos ilustran las limitaciones que enfrenta la administración de Lula. Pese a logros notables en la reducción de la deforestación y en orientar recursos para fomentar inversiones ecológicas, el gobierno a menudo ha tenido dificultades para contrarrestar a un Congreso conservador en el que los intereses del agronegocio ejercen una gran influencia.

“El gobierno es muy débil en el ámbito legislativo”, afirmó Suely Araújo, coordinadora de políticas del Observatorio del Clima, una red de organizaciones ambientalistas sin fines de lucro. “A menudo se opone a proyectos de ley antiambientales, pero le falta fuerza política para persuadir al Congreso de que vote con él”.

El agronegocio tiene un peso considerable en el Congreso

El gobierno de Lula no solo es minoría en el Congreso, sino que además tiene menos margen de negociación que gobiernos brasileños anteriores. En los últimos años, los legisladores han adquirido mayor control sobre el presupuesto federal, una herramienta clave de la negociación política.

El agronegocio, uno de los sectores económicos más poderosos de Brasil, también tiene mayoría en el Congreso y ha impulsado medidas que debilitan las protecciones ambientales. Como resultado, el Supremo Tribunal Federal ha surgido como un contrapeso al Congreso, ayudando a preservar partes de la agenda ambiental de Lula cuando los legisladores presionan en la dirección opuesta.

La oficina del jefe de gabinete de la Presidencia, que coordina las relaciones del gobierno con el Congreso, indicó en un comunicado a The Associated Press que no comentaría sobre casos pendientes ante el Supremo Tribunal Federal.

Brasil es el mayor productor mundial de soya y carne de res. Si bien la mayor parte de la carne de res brasileña se consume en el mercado interno, la mayor parte de la soya se exporta. De enero a julio de 2026, China, el mayor socio comercial de Brasil, compró el 50% de sus exportaciones de carne de res y el 70% de sus exportaciones de soya, según datos oficiales de comercio.

La expansión de la frontera agrícola de Brasil, en particular para la ganadería y la producción de soya, es la principal causa de deforestación del país, gran parte de ella en Amazonía.

El Frente Parlamentario Agropecuario no respondió a una solicitud de comentarios. Los grupos del agronegocio han sostenido durante mucho tiempo que se oponen a la deforestación ilegal y señalan el aumento de la productividad agrícola aun cuando ha disminuido la tala de bosques.

Proteger la selva tropical es crucial para enfrentar el cambio climático. Amazonía ayuda a regular el clima y los patrones de lluvia y almacena enormes cantidades de carbono que, si se liberaran, podrían acelerar aún más el calentamiento global.

Dar forma al futuro de las tierras indígenas

El viernes, el Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil comenzó a revisar recursos finales que buscan aclaraciones sobre un fallo de 2025 en el que se rechazó la tesis del “marco temporal”, una teoría jurídica respaldada por la bancada del agronegocio que restringiría las reclamaciones de tierras indígenas a los territorios que ocupaban o estaban en disputa legal cuando la Constitución entró en vigor el 5 de octubre de 1988.

Sus partidarios dicen que el límite aporta seguridad jurídica a los propietarios de tierras. Los grupos indígenas sostienen que ignora décadas de expulsiones y desplazamientos forzados, particularmente durante la expansión agrícola de Brasil en el siglo XX.

Los magistrados analizan recursos presentados por el gobierno, partidos políticos, agricultores y organizaciones indígenas, con votaciones previstas para el 18 de agosto. Entre otros asuntos, se espera que aborden reglas de compensación y posibles plazos para completar las demarcaciones de tierras indígenas.

Ricardo Terena, abogado de la organización de defensa Articulación de los Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil, señaló que algunas de las propuestas podrían, en la práctica, paralizar futuras demarcaciones al añadir trabas administrativas y ampliar los derechos de compensación para ocupantes no indígenas, lo que les permitiría permanecer en tierras en disputa hasta que se realice el pago.

El pueblo indígena Kawahiva, que permanece aislado y sin contacto en Amazonía, es una de las muchas comunidades que podrían verse afectadas por el proceso. Las autoridades confirmaron su presencia en el estado de Mato Grosso en 1999, pero apenas completaron la demarcación física de su territorio —trazándolo en mapas— a comienzos de este mes.

Según la organización sin fines de lucro Survival International, los Kawahiva que quedan son cazadores-recolectores nómadas que sobrevivieron a ataques y enfermedades y continúan evitando el contacto con personas externas.

Otros dos casos que podrían redefinir la gobernanza de Amazonía

El máximo tribunal de Brasil también tiene previsto analizar el miércoles otros dos importantes conjuntos de casos: leyes estatales que llevaron al fin de la moratoria de la soya y una nueva ley de licencias ambientales que aceleró la aprobación de proyectos estratégicos de infraestructura.

En enero, grandes comercializadoras de granos se retiraron de la moratoria de la soya, un pacto de casi 20 años al que se atribuye la reducción de la deforestación en la Amazonía al prohibir el cultivo del grano en tierras desmontadas. El acuerdo se vino abajo cuando los principales estados productores de soya aprobaran proyectos de ley que revocaban beneficios fiscales para las empresas participantes. El juez Flávio Dino dictó una medida cautelar que suspendió temporalmente la legislación estatal, y ahora el pleno del tribunal se dispone a revisar su decisión.

También el miércoles, se espera que el tribunal considere una impugnación a la nueva ley de licencias ambientales que entró en vigor en febrero. La ley acelera permisos para proyectos de gran impacto, como minas, autopistas y plantas industriales.

Araújo, del Observatorio del Clima, dijo que espera que el Supremo Tribunal Federal anule al menos las que, según los ambientalistas, son las disposiciones más claramente inconstitucionales de la ley, entre ellas, las que permiten el autootorgamiento de licencias para proyectos con impactos ambientales moderados. Añadió que la ley ya tiene consecuencias tangibles en Amazonía, y citó el asfaltado de una controvertida carretera y planes para dragar un importante río sin una revisión ambiental previa adecuada.

El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente ha defendido la moratoria de la soya, al señalar que ayudó a reducir la deforestación en la Amazonía aun mientras Brasil expandía la producción. Sobre la ley de licencias ambientales, el ministerio indicó que el gobierno había buscado vetar disposiciones que consideraba problemáticas y que seguía preocupado por mantener estándares nacionales mínimos.

“El país necesita un sistema de licencias ambientales más eficiente, predecible, técnicamente sólido y capaz de responder a los desafíos de una economía que debe ampliar la inversión en infraestructura mientras enfrenta el cambio climático y la pérdida de biodiversidad”, manifestó el ministerio.

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Según una denuncia penal federal obtenida por Local 10 News el lunes, Jhon Alexander Herrera Giraldo llegó el miércoles en el vuelo AV06 de Avianca procedente de Bogotá y dijo que no tenía nada que declarar a los agentes de aduanas.

Sin embargo, la denuncia indica que los agentes que realizaban una inspección corporal notaron que el hombre de 40 años, quien lleva casi dos décadas trabajando para la aerolínea, llevaba una cadena de color plateado alrededor del cuello y le preguntaron sobre ella.

Las autoridades dijeron que Herrera Giraldo inicialmente afirmó que la cadena era de platino, pero luego “declaró que era de oro, aunque afirmó que la tenía desde hacía años”.

Dijeron que “posteriormente admitió que la cadena no era suya” y señaló que “un individuo llamado ‘Leandro’ le había dado la cadena en Colombia y le había indicado que se la entregara a un individuo llamado ‘Lalo’ al día siguiente”, agregando que “la cadena ya había sido pintada de color plateado cuando ‘Leandro’ se la entregó y que creía que la cadena había sido pintada para ocultar el hecho de que era de oro”.

Las autoridades dijeron que Herrera Giraldo admitió que inicialmente mintió sobre la cadena porque estaba “asustado” y dijo que “recibía aproximadamente entre $200 y $300 USD por cada viaje en el que llevaba una cadena” a Estados Unidos, y que realizó tres viajes de este tipo durante los últimos cuatro meses.

Según la denuncia, la cadena pesaba alrededor de 240 gramos y estaba “hecha de oro de alta pureza, consistente con mercancía destinada a la venta u otro uso comercial”.

Aunque la denuncia no indica de dónde sospechan las autoridades que provenía el oro, según Business Insider, la minería ilegal de oro es ahora la “industria ilícita más rentable” de Colombia y Estados Unidos es el principal destino del oro de contrabando procedente de ese país.

En cuanto a Herrera Giraldo, agentes lo arrestaron por un cargo de contrabando de mercancías hacia Estados Unidos, que puede conllevar una sentencia de 20 años de prisión.

Su expediente en el tribunal federal no indicaba ninguna audiencia próxima y permanecía detenido en el Centro Federal de Detención en el centro de Miami hasta la mañana del lunes.

Local 10 News contactó a Avianca la mañana del lunes para solicitar comentarios sobre el arresto de Herrera Giraldo.

Un portavoz envió un comunicado a Local 10 News el lunes por la tarde:

“Avianca está al tanto de que un miembro de la tripulación de cabina fue detenido en Estados Unidos en relación con asuntos que actualmente están bajo investigación.

“La compañía respeta y coopera con las autoridades correspondientes y está respondiendo a todas las solicitudes aplicables.

“Avianca reitera que opera bajo estrictos estándares éticos y de cumplimiento y no tolera conductas que violen la ley.

“La compañía ha activado sus protocolos internos en respuesta a esta situación. Dado que se trata de un asunto en curso y por respeto al debido proceso y al trabajo de las autoridades correspondientes, Avianca no hará más comentarios sobre el caso en este momento”.

— Declaración de Avianca

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The restaurant is located in the South Terminal’s Concourse H-J connector, on the second-level departures food court at MIA.

During an Aug. 10 inspection, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspectors found approximately 10 rodent droppings on the back of a preparation cooler, another dropping on the kitchen floor and approximately seven more droppings inside a cabinet drawer underneath the front counter register.

Inspectors also found an accumulation of a black and green mold-like substance inside the ice machine or bin.

The inspection documented dirty floors throughout the kitchen, including the floor inside the walk-in cooler, behind the ice machine and underneath the pizza oven. Those floor violations were marked as repeat violations.

The top of the pizza oven was also soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, and slime or dust, another violation inspectors marked as a repeat.

And inspectors found a food temperature problem serious enough to issue a stop-sale order.

Cut ham inside a reach-in cooler was measured at 51 degrees, above the required cold-holding temperature of 41 degrees or below. According to the operator, the ham had been in the cooler since the previous day.

As of the time of this publication, the pizzeria has not been re-inspected and has not been allowed to re-open.

Los viajeros que compraban una rebanada de pizza antes de un vuelo en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami se llevaron una sorpresa desagradable cuando inspectores estatales ordenaron el cierre de Famous Famiglia Pizzeria tras encontrar actividad de roedores y otros graves problemas sanitarios.

El restaurante está ubicado en el conector de las terminales H-J de la Terminal Sur, en el patio de comidas de salidas del segundo nivel de MIA.

Durante una inspección el 10 de agosto, inspectores del Departamento de Regulación Comercial y Profesional de Florida encontraron aproximadamente 10 excrementos de roedores en la parte posterior de un refrigerador de preparación, otro excremento en el piso de la cocina y aproximadamente siete excrementos más dentro de un cajón de gabinete debajo de la caja registradora del mostrador.

Los inspectores también encontraron una acumulación de una sustancia similar al moho negro y verde dentro de la máquina o depósito de hielo.

La inspección documentó pisos sucios en toda la cocina, incluido el piso dentro del refrigerador de acceso, detrás de la máquina de hielo y debajo del horno para pizza. Esas infracciones fueron señaladas como reincidentes.

La parte superior del horno para pizza también estaba sucia con grasa, residuos de comida, tierra y baba o polvo, otra infracción que los inspectores señalaron como reincidente.

Los inspectores también encontraron un problema con la temperatura de los alimentos lo suficientemente grave como para emitir una orden de suspensión de venta.

El jamón cortado dentro de un refrigerador de acceso registró una temperatura de 51 grados, por encima de la temperatura requerida para mantener alimentos fríos, de 41 grados o menos. Según el operador, el jamón había estado en el refrigerador desde el día anterior.

Hasta el momento de esta publicación, la pizzería no había sido inspeccionada nuevamente y no se le había permitido reabrir.

Existing home sales fell 1.7% last month from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. That’s slightly above the 4.05 million pace economists were expecting, according to FactSet.

July sales, however, were up 0.7% compared with last year.

Home prices continued to rise, hitting unprecedented levels for the month of July, NAR said. The U.S. median sales price increased 2% from a year earlier, to $434,100.

In June, the median sales price hit $442,800, an all-time high for any month on data going back to 1999, NAR said. Home prices have risen on an annual basis for 37 months in a row.

Last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported that the benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.69%, its highest level in just over a year. It was the fifth consecutive week that the average rate rose, marking the latest strain for prospective homebuyers who are facing steep borrowing costs.

It is difficult to find good news about the U.S. housing market from the July report, said Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics.

“No one who has a home already can afford to sell it,” said Weinberg. “People with ultra-low COVID-era mortgages cannot afford to give them up. If no one is selling, no one can be buying, and inventories are low.”

Home sales have been mostly hovering close to a 4-million annual pace for about three years, far short of the historic norm that is closer to 5.2 million.

The U.S. housing market has been in a slump since 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat last year, stuck at a 30-year low.

Sales remain sluggish as mortgage rates have mostly trended higher in the months since the war between the U.S. and Iran started. Expectations of higher inflation amid surging oil prices have pushed up the long-term bond yields that lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans, causing mortgage rates to climb.

Home inventory levels also remain well below historical norms.

There were 1.54 million unsold homes at the end of last month, down 1.9% from June and 0.6% less than July last year, NAR said. That’s well short of the roughly 2 million homes for sale that was typical before the COVID-19 pandemic.

July’s month-end inventory translates to a 4.6-month supply at the current sales pace. Traditionally, a 5- to 6-month supply is considered a balanced market between buyers and sellers.

Regionally, prices in the Northeast continue to rise faster than the rest of the country, jumping 5.2% year-over-year, driven by a shortage of inventory.

NAR said that 29% of sales were first-time homebuyers, down from 33% in June but up slightly from 28% in July 2025. Historically, first-time buyers make up closer to 40% of home sales.

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Hollywood police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Philip Brown, of Miami. He is charged with criminal mischief and causing more than $1,000 in property damage.

The arrest comes after the homeowners previously told Local 10 that a man they did not know had repeatedly shown up at their second home and damaged the property.

Security cameras captured several of the incidents.

The homeowners said the man tore security cameras from the house, broke multiple windows and made violent threats. Guests were staying at the property during some of the incidents, according to the couple.

The homeowners said they contacted police each time the man returned, but he would leave before officers arrived.

“We’re scared, very anxious about it, because this guy is targeting our house for God knows why,” one of the homeowners, who asked not to be identified, previously told Local 10. “We don’t know him. We have no enemies, nothing. It’s vandalism, it’s threats, it’s theft, and we have no idea what he wants from us.”

At the time, the homeowner said she was constantly checking the property’s security cameras because she did not know when the man might return.

Hollywood police subsequently arrested Brown in connection with the incidents.

Brown has since bonded out of jail.

Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive for the repeated vandalism.

La policía de Hollywood identificó al sospechoso como Philip Brown, de 49 años, de Miami. Enfrenta cargos de conducta criminal y de causar más de $1,000 USD en daños a la propiedad.

El arresto se produce después de que los propietarios le dijeron previamente a Local 10 que un hombre que no conocían había aparecido repetidamente en su segunda vivienda y había dañado la propiedad.

Las cámaras de seguridad captaron varios de los incidentes.

Los propietarios dijeron que el hombre arrancó las cámaras de seguridad de la casa, rompió varias ventanas y realizó amenazas violentas. Según la pareja, había invitados en la propiedad durante algunos de los incidentes.

Los propietarios dijeron que se comunicaron con la policía cada vez que el hombre regresaba, pero él se iba antes de que llegaran los agentes.

“Tenemos miedo, estamos muy ansiosos por esto, porque este hombre está atacando nuestra casa, Dios sabe por qué”, dijo previamente a Local 10 uno de los propietarios, quien pidió no ser identificado. “No lo conocemos. No tenemos enemigos, nada. Es vandalismo, son amenazas, es robo y no tenemos idea de qué quiere de nosotros”.

En ese momento, la propietaria dijo que revisaba constantemente las cámaras de seguridad de la propiedad porque no sabía cuándo podría regresar el hombre.

Posteriormente, la policía de Hollywood arrestó a Brown en relación con los incidentes.

Brown posteriormente salió de la cárcel bajo fianza.

Las autoridades no han revelado un posible motivo del vandalismo repetido.

El terremoto del lunes, de magnitud 7,4, sacudió Cali, Quibdó, Pereira y muchos otros municipios. El presidente Abelardo de la Espriella elevó el martes la cifra de muertos de 111 a 181 a nivel nacional y dijo que hay 2.595 heridos y 195 desaparecidos.

De la Espriella reportó que en todo el país más de 1.100 viviendas quedaron totalmente destruidas y otras 8.300 sufrieron daños. También resultaron afectados 85 centros de salud y más de 800 centros educativos.

“En medio de tanto dolor quiero expresarle mi solaridad a la víctimas... una tragedia como ésta enluta a toda Colombia, pero eso no será obstáculo para que entre todos saquemos a esta bella región del país adelante”, afirmó el mandatario desde Pereira, una de las ciudades más afectadas por el sismo.

El terremoto representa la primera gran prueba para el conservador De la Espriella, quien recién asumió el cargo, una figura controvertida y sin experiencia en cargos públicos que ganó la presidencia por un estrecho margen y que busca unir a la nación en su respuesta ante el desastre.

Soldados, personal de rescate y familiares hurgaban entre los escombros y pasaban de mano en mano trozos de concreto. En Cali la alcaldía dijo tener reporte de 239 personas atrapadas.

Jairo Vargas llegó a Pereira en busca de su hermano, quien cree que quedó bajo los restos del edificio en el que vivía.

“Soy arquitecto y soy hermano del propietario del apartamento que está allí boca arriba. Llegué de Medellín esta mañana a las 2 de la mañana a ver cómo puedo ayudar a encontrar a mi hermano”, dijo a The Associated Press mientras señlaba un edificio colapsado.

Vargas dijo estar “absolutamente seguro” de que su hermano se encuentra allí porque “está su silla para caballo, todos sus enseres, no contesta el teléfono, el portero no le dio conocimiento de salida y su carro está allí parqueado”.

Agregó que "hay un triángulo de vida, los escombros que abrazan a mi hermano son blandos, es posible que lo estén protegiendo; pero ya no se escuchan ruidos. No lo sé, mi esperanza es poca”.

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Las familias publican información sobre seres queridos desaparecidos en sitios web administrados por ciudadanos. Hasta la mañana del martes se había reportado la desaparición de más de 3.000 personas.

Dana Carolina Zamora publicó una imagen de su tío Miguel Ángel Zamora, de 60 años, acunando a su perro. El agricultor vivía en una zona rural de El Cairo, no lejos del epicentro del sismo.

Las autoridades locales indicaron que el 80% de El Cairo, un pueblo de unos 7.000 habitantes, resultó dañado. Zamora dijo que estaba preocupada porque su tío vivía en una casa frágil, hecha de troncos y barro.

“Tenemos miedo, esperemos que no sea así, que esté bien y que sólo sea falla de comunicación. Pero no hemos logrado saber nada más de él”, aseguró Zamora a AP por teléfono desde Cali.

Otros familiares se disponen a reclamar las primeras 22 víctimas identificadas, según informó el martes el Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, tras recibir 160 cuerpos.

Chocó, la región que rodea el epicentro del sismo, es una de las zonas más pobres y desatendidas de Colombia, a menudo asediada por grupos armados enfrentados. A gran parte sólo se puede acceder en barco, a través de la selva o en avión.

Sterling Palacios, un líder religioso y ambientalista en zonas rurales de la región, dijo a AP que tanto la capital de Chocó como las comunidades más pequeñas que están a lo largo del río Atrato, el más importante de la región, quedaron devastadas.

“Hay pueblos donde gente perdió todo. Hay pueblos donde también ha habido muertos, hay casas destruidas", dijo Palacios. “No tenemos una dimensión del daño, pero sí sabemos que ha sido muy grande”.

De la Espriella visitó a la capital de Chocó, Quibdó, la noche del lunes para evaluar los daños, movilizó a “todo el aparato militar y policial” y desplegó ingenieros, rescatistas y perros de búsqueda. También anunció subsidios de alquiler para los afectados.

En Bogotá, Luz Nelly Cuervo, un ama de casa de 62 años, llevó el martes una donación de 100 kits de aseo que incluyen cepillos y cremas dentales hasta uno de los centros de acopio habilitados por la Cruz Roja. “Como colombiana nos duele el corazón. Muchas personas están sufriendo y realmente nos necesitan”, dijo Cuervo a AP.

El terremoto dejó a muchos inquietos después de que dos sismos consecutivos devastaran a la vecina Venezuela a fines de junio, destruyendo cientos de edificios y matando a más de 6.300 personas.

Muchos colombianos apenas comienzan a asimilar las consecuencias a más largo plazo del desastre.

Mónica Sánchez es dueña de una pequeña empresa que fabrica uniformes de trabajo. Su ciudad, Pereira, fue una de las más golpeadas y una pared dentro de la fábrica se derrumbó.

“Fue impactante, la ciudad se vino abajo a nuestro alrededor”, relató.

El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos dispuso 15,5 millones de dólares para refugios de emergencia, alimentos y otra ayuda. Gobiernos de toda América Latina también se dispusieron a ayudar.

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Suárez reportó desde Bogotá y Janetsky desde Ciudad de México.

The NBA announced Tuesday that the Heat will visit the Boston Celtics on Dec. 25 as part of the league’s five-game Christmas Day slate. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET at TD Garden.

It will mark the first time Miami and Boston have faced each other on Christmas Day.

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The matchup adds another chapter to a rivalry that has featured several high-stakes postseason meetings. The Heat and Celtics have faced each other four times in the playoffs since 2020.

Miami has also historically performed well on Christmas. The Heat have won 12 of their 14 previous Christmas Day appearances, giving the franchise one of the NBA’s strongest records on the holiday.

The Heat-Celtics matchup is one of five games scheduled for Christmas. The San Antonio Spurs will visit the defending champion New York Knicks at noon, followed by Miami at Boston. The Philadelphia 76ers will visit the Los Angeles Lakers at 5 p.m., the Oklahoma City Thunder will play at Minnesota at 8 p.m., and the Denver Nuggets will visit the Golden State Warriors at 10:30 p.m.

The Christmas Day announcement is part of a gradual rollout of marquee games for the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season.

The league is expected to release the full 2026-27 schedule Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.

La NBA anunció el martes que el Heat visitará a los Boston Celtics el 25 de diciembre como parte del calendario de cinco partidos del Día de Navidad de la liga. El inicio del partido está programado para las 2:30 p.m. ET en el TD Garden.

Será la primera vez que Miami y Boston se enfrenten en el Día de Navidad.

El enfrentamiento agrega otro capítulo a una rivalidad que ha incluido varios encuentros de alto nivel en los playoffs. El Heat y los Celtics se han enfrentado cuatro veces en los playoffs desde 2020.

Miami también ha tenido históricamente buenos resultados en Navidad. El Heat ha ganado 12 de sus 14 apariciones anteriores en el Día de Navidad, lo que le da a la franquicia uno de los mejores récords de la NBA en esta fecha.

El enfrentamiento Heat-Celtics es uno de los cinco partidos programados para Navidad. Los San Antonio Spurs visitarán a los campeones defensores, New York Knicks, al mediodía, seguidos por Miami en Boston. Los Philadelphia 76ers visitarán a Los Angeles Lakers a las 5 p.m., el Oklahoma City Thunder jugará en Minnesota a las 8 p.m. y los Denver Nuggets visitarán a los Golden State Warriors a las 10:30 p.m.

El anuncio de los partidos del Día de Navidad forma parte de una presentación gradual de los partidos más destacados de la próxima temporada 2026-27 de la NBA.

Se espera que la liga publique el calendario completo de la temporada 2026-27 el jueves a las 3 p.m. ET.

Minnesota voters will settle a moderate-versus-progressive Democratic U.S. Senate primary between centrist U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. In the race for governor, Mike Lindell, known as the MyPillow Guy, leads a crowded Republican primary with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, while Sen. Amy Klobuchar faces minimal opposition for the Democratic nomination.

The Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor is another high-profile clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings, as democratic socialist Francesca Hong tries to rise above establishment candidate David Crowley. In a Republican primary for U.S. House, Trump-backed candidate Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, is seeking to win Duffy’s former district.

And Republicans in South Carolina are casting ballots in a special primary election to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot. The crowded race has attracted top party members, including two congressmen and a former governor — but Trump has endorsed Graham’s sister, Sen. Darline Graham, a political unknown appointed to serve out the final months of her late brother's current term.

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Voters split over heft of Trump’s endorsement in South Carolina Senate primary

President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline Graham’s candidacy even before she said she was running in South Carolina’s special GOP Senate primary. But voters who said they were voting for her seemed split over whether the president’s buy-in mattered.

“He’s the greatest president ever as far as I’m concerned,” Frank Bohn said after casting his ballot early last week for Graham. “President Trump means a lot.”

But for fellow early voter Scott Brown, who also said he was a Trump supporter, Graham’s debate performance won his support and meant more than the president’s endorsement.

“It never does,” Brown said when asked if Trump’s endorsement swayed him toward Graham.

Sometimes, a Wisconsin voter says, you can’t ‘vote your heart’

Standing in the afternoon heat outside the western Wisconsin fire hall where she’d voted, Sarah Atkins Hoggatt said she wished she could have voted for Hong.

“I embrace her ideology,” she said, ticking off issues like reproductive rights and “Medicare for All.” “I would have wanted to vote for her.”

But she also believes that Hong’s deeply progressive politics, combined with concerns among some voters with democratic socialist candidates, make a November victory much harder for her.

“I voted for someone who I think has a better chance” to beat Tiffany, said Atkins Hoggatt, 61, who sells construction material and drain systems. She voted for Crowley.

“I didn’t vote my heart,” she said.

Democrat Rebecca Cooke looks for a rematch against Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin

A former Democratic fundraiser and small business owner is vying to face the Republican representative for a second time in a competitive Wisconsin congressional district.

Rebecca Cooke faces a primary challenge from former Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge. Berge has run an underdog, insurgent campaign against Cooke, who is more well-known and better financed.

Cooke narrowly lost to Van Orden in 2024. She also ran in 2022 but lost in the Democratic primary.

Van Orden is one of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters but will face a tough reelection bid in the narrowly divided 3rd Congressional District and in a year where the president's approval ratings are low in Wisconsin.

Personal connection, Lindsey Graham’s record helped sway voters toward Darline Graham

Frank Bohn said an interaction with Sen. Darline Graham in a parking lot was part of what tilted the scales in her favor in terms of his vote in South Carolina’s special Senate primary, when he cast his vote early last week in Horry County.

“She’s not a politician, but she was kin to probably one of the greatest senators ever,” Bohn said, reflecting on his impression of the political newcomer and the service of her brother, the late

Sen. Lindsey Graham. “Being not a politician, and just being able to follow the path of her brother … she could do no harm.”

Susan Bohn said her husband’s recollection helped make up her mind to vote for Darline Graham, too.

“I was going to vote for somebody else, but I changed my mind,” said Susan Bohn, who had been considering U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman.

Lindsey Graham’s Senate service helped tip one voter toward his sister

Debra Dowd said she was deciding between two candidates in the South Carolina Senate primary, U.S. Rep. Russell Fry and Sen. Darline Graham, but ended up going with the latter in part because she admired the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s service.

“I just think her brother did a wonderful job for all the time he’s been in the Senate, so I went for her,” Dowd said after casting her ballot for the late senator’s sister in Conway during early voting last week.

It wasn’t all about Lindsey Graham’s service, though. Dowd said she considered President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Darline Graham, as well as her performance earlier this month, in which the candidate voiced strong support for the president’s agenda.

“Watching the debate, I liked her answers,” Dowd said. “Her debate performance was really good.”

Special GOP primary to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham is taking place just a month after his death

The longtime South Carolina Republican lawmaker had been seeking a fifth term when he died suddenly a month ago, and the campaign to pick a new GOP nominee has been a whirlwind.

State law sets out the timeline that officials must follow for a special election when a seat becomes vacant. Candidates had about two weeks to file for the contest, then two weeks to campaign.

Graham’s sister was swiftly appointed to serve out the remaining months of his current term. In a move that surprised many political watchers in the state, Darline Graham also launched a primary bid, something she said came at the urging of President Donald Trump, with whom her late brother had been closely aligned.

Preliminary medical findings note Lindsey Graham died from an aortic tear.

Voter says Fry's experience won his vote in the South Carolina Senate primary

After casting his ballot during early voting in Conway last week, George Mitford said he picked U.S. Rep. Russell Fry in the special Senate GOP primary because he favored the two-term congressman’s experience over current Sen. Darline Graham, appointed last month to serve the rest of her late brother’s current term.

“I just thought he’d probably had more experience in this than she would have had,” Mitford said, adding that he had supported Sen. Lindsey Graham’s tenure in the Senate.

“I’m a conservative and a Republican, and I just think he was the best choice,” said Mitford, who lives in Fry’s district along South Carolina’s northern coastal area.

Vermont Democrats pick a challenger to long-serving Republican Gov. Phil Scott

The Democratic primary features a race between economist Amanda Janoo and Aly Richards, a former child advocacy organization CEO.

Richards, 40, grew up in Newbury, Vermont, and has received endorsements from former Vermont governors Howard Dean and Madeleine Kunin. She previously worked for former Gov. Peter Shumlin and on former President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign.

Janoo, 38, was born on a farm in Strafford, Vermont. She began her career working with the United Nations and international development organizations.

Scott, who has served five terms and is one term away from becoming the state’s longest-serving governor, is running unopposed.

Vermont is one of two states, along with neighboring New Hampshire, that hold a gubernatorial election every two years.

Incumbent plans fight to retain redrawn US House seat in Alabama

Republicans redrew Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act earlier this year.

The redraw added a Republican-leaning seat to the state’s congressional map by shifting the boundaries of one represented by a Black Democrat.

The seat is now held by Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures, who was unopposed in his primary and has said he plans to aggressively defend the seat.

Six Republicans are competing in the special congressional primary for the chance to challenge Figures in November.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has placed Figures on its list of “frontline” candidates for extra support in what they consider the most pivotal districts. The National Republican Congressional Committee has similarly put the district on its list of targets for 2026.

‘She feels like one of us,’ Hong supporter says

In the Wisconsin governor’s race, software engineer Cody Chandler said he didn’t worry about electability when he cast his ballot for Hong.

“In the past I’d think about who could win,” said Chandler. “But this time I’m voting for who I want to win.”

He’s thrilled by Hong and the progressive movement around her.

“She’s probably the most exciting candidate I’ve seen,” said Chandler, 35, who voted in the town of Hudson. He sees himself as a progressive, someone inspired a decade ago by Sen. Bernie Sanders, and volunteered for Hong’s campaign.

“She seems to be like a real working-class person. Sure, she stumbles over her words sometimes — but so do I,” he said, laughing. “She feels like one of us.”

In Wisconsin, a Republican votes Democratic — and for the candidate she thinks can win

Linda Biles believes Hong’s politics will frighten voters like her — a Republican in a largely rural area who votes Democratic because she dislikes Trump and politicians who back him.

“I think just the word ‘socialism’ is turning off Republicans,” said Biles, a 71-year-old retired home economics teacher, after casting her ballot in the western Wisconsin town of Hudson. “It scares them away.”

Crowley, she said, was an obvious choice: “He’s got more of a chance of beating Tiffany,” she said.

A former NFL broadcaster votes for herself in Minnesota

Michele Tafoya is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.

She strode into a suburban Minneapolis church with a phalanx of reporters and photographers watching. She checked in with poll workers, filled out her ballot and fed it into the counter.

“How are you?” she asked the top election official on site.

“I’ll be glad when you’re done,” the stressed-out official responded with a laugh.

In the parking lot out front, she argued that this will be the year voters end a 20-year losing streak for Republicans running statewide in Minnesota. Voters, she said, are fed up after widespread reports of fraud in public assistance programs.

“Minnesotans are ready. We’ve had a crisis of leadership here,” Tafoya said. “We’ve seen what career politicians have done in this state. They’ve brought us to a place of national embarrassment, and this state is ready for change.”

Graham: ‘I don’t think I could have done anything differently’

Asked if she would have handled anything differently about the sprint of a special Senate primary, Graham said she had no regrets.

“I don’t think I could have done anything any differently,” Graham told reporters outside the Lexington church where she and her family voted. “It was my priority to be in Washington as your representative, working hard, and I got back here just as soon as I possibly could.”

With the Senate staying in session until early Saturday morning, Graham — as South Carolina’s interim senator — was in Washington for votes during much of the campaign.

Anticipating a runoff to follow Tuesday’s crowded GOP Senate primary, Graham told reporters that she would “get out and work really hard to earn” voters in the ensuing two-week period.

4 US senators ran for governor this year

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar has had a successful career in Washington, but she’d prefer to head back home to Minnesota. She’s the leading candidate for governor in the state’s Democratic primary.

She’s not alone. Four senators ran for governor this year, underscoring how sharply the balance of political ambition has shifted away from Washington.

Although the Senate was once seen as the capstone of a long political career or a premier perch for launching presidential bids, it has become increasingly stagnant and dysfunctional.

Sens. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama both won Republican gubernatorial primaries this year.

But Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet wasn’t as fortunate. He lost to state Attorney General Phil Weiser.

Connecticut Rep. John Larson seeks a 15th term in the House, but can he get by Luke Bronin?

Bronin was a sophomore at Yale University when Larson was elected to the U.S. House in 1998.

Now he’s standing in the way of Larson getting a 15th term representing Connecticut. The two face off in another contest that pits the party’s old guard against a younger generation.

Bronin, 46, is the former mayor of Hartford. He’s a lawyer, former Rhodes scholar and U.S. Navy Reserve officer.

Larson is 78. While he has been popular in his central Connecticut district throughout his time in office, concerns about his health arose when he suffered a partial seizure during a speech on the House floor last year.

In a flip of the usual script for primary challengers, Bronin can lay claim to be the establishment candidate. He won the Democratic state party’s endorsement at a nominating convention earlier this year.

Darline Graham’s daughter casts first-ever vote — for her mother in Senate race

The interim senator and her 17-year-old daughter Nicole Nordone voted midday Tuesday at a Lexington County church.

“It was a hard choice,” Nicole said jokingly to her father, as they walked out of the voting area so that Darline Graham could speak with reporters.

After she fed her ballot into a reader machine, Graham told poll workers that she typically votes at another location. Many polling sites have been changed for Tuesday’s special election due to several factors, including classes beginning this week at many schools typically used for voting.

South Carolinians who are 17 years old but will be 18 before the general election can vote in primaries.

Former Rep. Sean Duffy’s son-in-law looks for a win in Duffy’s old congressional district

Michael Alfonso has leaned into his endorsement from Trump in the five-way Republican primary for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.

The 26-year-old Alfonso has faced blowback from some Republican leaders in the district who question whether he is too young and inexperienced for the job.

Alfonso is counting on Trump’s endorsement carrying the day in the deeply red district.

Duffy held the congressional seat from 2011 until 2019, when he resigned mid-term. He returned to politics last year when Trump tapped him to serve as transportation secretary. Alfonso is married to Duffy’s daughter, Evita Duffy.

Trump relied on Lindsey Graham in the Senate and has endorsed Darline Graham to replace him

After losing a top Senate advocate when the South Carolina Republican suddenly died, Trump has angled to play a role in picking his replacement, too.

Trump heralded the selection of Darline Graham as “a fabulous tribute” to serve as her brother’s interim replacement. And he urged her to run in the special primary, endorsing Graham before she’d made her candidacy official.

In forging a relationship with Darline Graham, Trump could be angling to develop another ally to help steer his agenda through the Senate.

So far, Darline Graham has been doing just that. Repeatedly stressing to voters her intent to support Trump’s policy positions, she often references in particular her co-sponsorship of a voting bill that’s become a key priority for the president.

Trump relied on Lindsey Graham in the Senate and has endorsed Darline Graham to replace him.

Darline Graham has gone from political sibling to interim senator and candidate in special primary

She had already been known as Lindsey Graham’s sister and lifelong supporter, but since her brother’s death a month ago, Darline Graham has been thrust into the political spotlight.

A day after the late senator’s sudden death was announced, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster named Darline Graham to serve the remaining months on his current term, which expires in January. She was sworn in the next day and took his spot on powerful committees, including Judiciary.

Days later, Darline Graham was among the candidates jumping into a special GOP primary to replace her late brother on November ballots. She’s appeared at various stump events and one debate, although Senate business kept her off the campaign trail as other hopefuls traversed the state.

Minnesota’s Senate primary is another Democratic factional fight of moderates vs. progressives

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has support from the party’s establishment, while Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is backed by prominent figures on the left including Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The primary will again take the temperature of Democratic voters a week after progressive Abdul El-Sayed won a bitter and divisive primary in Michigan that fired up the left and fueled anxiety among party leaders that Democrats will alienate moderate swing voters.

Craig says her record of winning repeatedly in a battleground House district will ensure the seat stays in Democratic hands. Flanagan says Craig hasn’t stood firm enough against President Donald Trump and wealthy donors.

Voters for progressive Francesca Hong dismiss electability concerns

Wisconsin voter Jesse Heer said Hong understands “what it’s like to live here and have to afford to live here.”

Heer, a 32-year-old business owner from Madison, said Hong’s focus on affordability issues was the top reason he voted for her. And he’s not buying the argument from other Democrats, including Hong’s more moderate challenger, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, that she will have a harder time winning in the general election.

“I think she’s a good candidate,” Heer said. “I think a lot of people agree.”

Hong voter Kelly McClurg, 40, of Sun Prairie, says Hong has shown “she’ll be able to push back more” on issues that Democrats care about, like affordability.

McClurg said if fellow Democrats believe in her, and don’t assume she can’t beat Republican Tom Tiffany, “she can win.”

Wisconsin Democratic voters who are divided in the primary say they will unite

Wisconsin voters who cast their ballots Tuesday for the gubernatorial candidate favored by more mainstream Democrats say they are confident the party will unite even if the progressive challenger wins.

David Zimmerman, a 79-year-old retired industrial engineering professor, voted for Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. Crowley is endorsed by Gov. Tony Evers and is seen as the pick of more moderate Democrats.

Zimmerman says he worries “a lot” about progressive candidate Francesca Hong’s ability to defeat Republican Tom Tiffany in November.

“I think she’s going to have trouble winning,” Zimmerman said.

But both Zimmerman and fellow Crowley voter Julie Martinson, 69, predict Democrats will come together even if Hong wins. They said they would vote for her in November.

“There’s no reason we can’t galvanize around her and get her in there,” Martinson said.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont seeks a rare third term

No Connecticut governor has served three consecutive terms in modern times. Former Republican Gov. John G. Rowland was elected to a third consecutive term in November 2002 but he resigned in 2004 amid a corruption scandal.

In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Lamont, 72, takes on state Rep. Josh Elliott, 41, who is running left of the current governor.

One of two Democratic governors who attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Lamont has carefully chosen which issues to criticize the Republican president on. That tactic has prompted complaints from more liberal Democrats in Connecticut.

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This post has been updated to correct the ages of Lamont and Elliott. Lamont is 72, not 71. Elliott is 41, not 42.

Low turnout expected in Alabama special primary

The state is holding special primaries in four congressional districts after it won permission from the U.S. Supreme Court to change its congressional maps. The state tossed out the results of May primaries and scheduled the Tuesday special primaries using the new map.

Turnout for party primaries is typically low. It was 23% in the May primary and 10.7% for the June runoff. It is expected to be particularly low in a special late-summer primary, when people are unaccustomed to voting.

Six Republicans are seeking the GOP nomination in the redrawn 2nd Congressional District. The winner will challenge Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures in November.

Republican candidates and party officials have been trying to promote the special primary and get voters to the polls. The primaries will be decided without a runoff.

Polls are open for South Carolina’s special GOP primary to replace late Sen. Lindsey Graham

Polling places opened across the state at 7 a.m. EDT, and voters have until 7 p.m. to cast their ballots.

It’s only been two months since South Carolina voters made their picks in the primary elections in June. But Graham’s sudden death last month set into motion a special primary to pick a Republican replacement for the general election ballot in November.

Candidates have only had a matter of weeks to campaign.

There were three days of early voting last week, and Tuesday’s special election also coincides with the first day of school in some areas, so polling places have changed for many who typically are assigned to vote at schools for summertime primaries.

Polls open in Wisconsin with Democratic primary race for governor topping the ballot

The topsy turvy race pits democratic socialist Francesca Hong against the governor’s endorsed candidate David Crowley.

Hong has ridden a wave of support from liberals to bolster her insurgent campaign. Crowley had quit the race but got back in — with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ endorsement.

Crowley rejoined the race after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out last month amid a campaign finance scandal.

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes had the highest name recognition after a 2022 U.S. Senate run, but he also dropped out less than two weeks before the primary amid questions about inappropriate behavior.

In the Republican primary for governor, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany has Trump’s endorsement and faces nominal opposition.

Progressives look to capitalize on the energy from El-Sayed’s win in Michigan

Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has spent the year on its heels.

Today’s primaries come a week after Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s divisive and costly U.S. Senate primary. El-Sayed’s victory has energized the left while stoking fears among Democratic Party leaders that the shift to the left, particularly in battleground states like Michigan and Wisconsin, will make it more difficult to win in November.

The cases span from Indigenous land rights, recent rollbacks on environmental safeguards and infrastructure projects. Despite their differences, they share a common path to the court.

In recent years, a mostly conservative Congress approved measures that environmentalists say violate constitutional rights. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose administration has pursued a more environmentally focused agenda, vetoed some measures outright and parts of others.

But lawmakers overrode those objections, and the disputes ultimately reached the Supreme Court, which environmental advocates increasingly view as the last line of defense against the weakening of environmental protections in Brazil.

The cases illustrate the constraints facing the Lula administration. Despite notable achievements in reducing deforestation and directing resources to foster ecological investments, the government has often struggled to counter a conservative Congress where agribusiness interests wield significant influence.

“The government is very weak in the legislative arena," said Suely Araújo, a policy coordinator at the Climate Observatory, a network of environmental nonprofits. "It often opposes anti-environmental bills, but it lacks the political strength to persuade Congress to vote with it.”

Agribusiness holds considerable sway in Congress

The Lula administration is not only outnumbered in Congress, but also has less leverage to negotiate than previous Brazilian governments. In recent years, lawmakers have gained greater control over the federal budget, a key tool of political bargaining.

Agribusiness, one of Brazil’s most powerful economic sectors, also holds a majority in Congress and has pushed through measures that weaken environmental protections. As a result, the Supreme Court has emerged as a check on Congress, helping preserve parts of Lula’s environmental agenda when lawmakers push in the opposite direction.

The office of the president's chief of staff, which coordinates the government’s relations with Congress, said in a statement to The Associated Press it would not comment on cases pending before the Supreme Court.

Brazil is the world’s largest producer of soybeans and beef. While most Brazilian beef is consumed domestically, most soybeans are exported. From January through July 2026, China, Brazil's largest trading partner, bought 50% of its beef exports and 70% of its soybean exports, according to official trade data.

The expansion of Brazil’s agricultural frontier, particularly for cattle ranching and soybean production, is the country’s leading cause of deforestation, much of it in the Amazon.

The Parliamentary Agricultural Front did not respond to a request for comment. Agribusiness groups have long said they oppose illegal deforestation and point to increased agricultural productivity even as forest clearing has declined.

Protecting the rainforest is critical to tackling climate change. The Amazon helps regulate climate and rainfall patterns and stores vast amounts of carbon that, if released, could further accelerate global warming.

Shaping the future of Indigenous lands

On Friday, Brazil’s Supreme Court began reviewing final motions seeking clarification of a 2025 ruling that rejected the “time limit” thesis, a legal theory backed by the agribusiness caucus that would restrict Indigenous land claims to territories they occupied or were under legal dispute when the Constitution took effect on Oct. 5, 1988.

Supporters say the cutoff provides legal certainty for landowners. Indigenous groups argue it disregards decades of expulsions and forced displacement, particularly during Brazil’s agricultural expansion in the 20th century.

The justices are considering motions filed by the government, political parties, farmers and Indigenous organizations, with votes due by Aug. 18. Among other issues, they are expected to address compensation rules and possible deadlines for completing Indigenous land demarcations.

Ricardo Terena, a lawyer with the advocacy organization Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, said some of the proposals could effectively stall future demarcations by adding administrative hurdles and broadening compensation rights for non-Indigenous occupants, allowing them to remain on disputed land until payment is made.

The Kawahiva Indigenous people, who remain isolated and uncontacted in the Amazon, is one of the many communities who may be affected by the proceedings. Authorities confirmed their presence in Mato Grosso state in 1999, but only completed the physical demarcation of their territory, mapping it out earlier this month.

According to the nonprofit Survival International, the remaining Kawahiva are nomadic hunter-gatherers who survived attacks and disease and continue to avoid contact with outsiders.

2 other cases that could reshape Amazon governance

On Wednesday, Brazil's top court is also scheduled to consider two other significant sets of cases: state laws that led to the end of the soy moratorium and a new environmental license law that fast-tracked approval of strategic infrastructure projects.

In January, major grain traders withdrew from the soy moratorium, a nearly 20-year-old pact credited with reducing Amazon deforestation by barring soy grown on cleared land. The agreement collapsed after top soy-producing states passed bills revoking tax benefits for participating companies. Justice Flávio Dino issued an injunction temporarily halting the state legislation, and the full court is now set to review his order.

Also on Wednesday, the court is expected to consider a challenge to the new environmental licensing law that took effect in February. The law fast-tracks permits for projects with significant impact, including mines, highways, and industrial plants.

Araújo of the Climate Observatory said she expects the Supreme Court to strike down at least what environmentalists consider the law's most clearly unconstitutional provisions, including those allowing self-licensing for projects with moderate environmental impacts. She added the law is already having tangible consequences in the Amazon, citing the paving of a controversial highway and plans to dredge a major river without adequate prior environmental review.

The environment ministry has defended the soy moratorium, saying it helped reduce Amazon deforestation even as Brazil expanded production. On the environmental licensing law, the ministry said the government had sought to veto provisions it considered problematic and remained concerned about maintaining minimum national standards.

“Brazil needs an environmental licensing system that is more efficient, predictable, technically robust and capable of addressing the challenges of an economy that must expand infrastructure investment while confronting climate change and biodiversity loss,” the ministry said.

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James' arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA's biggest days of the season.

James will make his 76ers debut against the NBA champion Knicks on Oct. 20. The game at Madison Square Garden will be part of a tripleheader, when the Knicks raise a banner to celebrate their first championship since 1973 and James then kicks off the final stop in his career.

He will return to LA to face the Lakers on Christmas, after Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are back in New York for an NBA Finals rematch to open a five-game schedule.

The NBA unveiled those games Tuesday as what it called a “sneak peek” at the 2026-27 schedule. The full schedule will be released Thursday.

The season begins with the Boston Celtics visiting Detroit in a rare 3 p.m. EDT start for a midweek game. The tripleheader is capped by the Spurs hosting Oklahoma City in a rematch of the Western Conference finals.

Those three games — opening night traditionally has featured two in recent years — will all be televised by NBC. ESPN then has all five games on Christmas.

That schedule: San Antonio at New York, Miami at Boston, Philadelphia at Los Angeles, Oklahoma City at Minnesota and Denver at Golden State.

James’ new team was always going to have a prominent place on the schedule, so the NBA struggled to put the puzzle together while waiting for his decision. Commissioner Adam Silver even said last month that he wanted James to announce his decision because teams and networks were calling to ask when the schedule would be completed.

The NBA's career scoring leader said it would be the Sixers about a week later, joining a team that already had acquired All-Star Jaylen Brown from Boston and is expected to be one of the top challengers for the Knicks' title.

James will play his first home game in Philadelphia on Oct. 22 against Cleveland, one of his former teams that hoped to get the 41-year-old Ohio native back for a third time. That will be part of an ESPN doubleheader preceding Denver visiting Oklahoma City.

Minnesota visits Miami to highlight the schedule on Oct. 21, when most teams will open their seasons. The Heat acquired two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee — and tried to bring James back as well — and the Timberwolves traded for flashy point guard LaMelo Ball. Golden State then faces the Lakers to cap that ESPN doubleheader.

The Spurs are also a top draw now behind Wembanyama, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year who helped San Antonio win Game 7 of the West finals in Oklahoma City to end the Thunder's title reign.

This will be his second time playing at Madison Square Garden on Christmas, after he delivered a massive 42-point, 18-rebound performance in 2024 in a loss in his first time playing on the holiday. This matchup will be his first time back on the court in New York since the Knicks set an NBA Finals record by rallying from 29 points down for a 107-106 victory in Game 4. They won the title in San Antonio in the next game.

San Antonio will face Houston and former Longhorns star Kevin Durant in a game at the University of Texas on Oct. 23 airing on Prime Video, the back of a doubleheader starting with the Knicks at the Celtics.

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Prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear he was with the press pool on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post.

Russia has released American military veteran Robert Gilman who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and at risk of dying, a group advocating for him said Tuesday. Gilman was on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas, where he will be medically and psychologically assessed and treated.

The president’s media company has tried a half-dozen businesses to lift its stock, but nothing has worked. Now it’s getting back to its roots, telling investors Monday that Truth Social will focus on selling early high-speed access to his administration’s announcements on social media, a move raising ethical questions.

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Democratic Rep. Raskin launches inquiry into failed prosecution of constituent in Reflecting Pool case

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is launching an investigation into the Trump administration’s prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro dropped the case after acknowledging damage to the pool was caused by a botched installation rather than vandalism. Trump then publicly rebuked Pirro, saying she “folded like an umbrella.”

In letters Tuesday, Raskin seeks records from the Justice and Interior departments on the decision to prosecute Hearn, a Maryland resident who lives in Raskin’s district. Raskin also seeks communications with the White House and evidence presented to the grand jury.

“At a minimum,” he wrote, “it appears that members of the Trump Administration were ready and willing to imprison an innocent American for a decade in a desperate effort to soothe an ex-landlord’s wounded ego about a terrible paint job and wasteful contract.”

Emails seeking comment were left Tuesday with Pirro’s office and the Interior Department.

Trump administration says more oil is flowing through Strait of Hormuz

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on social media that nearly 9 million barrels of oil a day are getting shipped through the Strait of Hormuz — as the administration is suggesting that the supply pressures tied to the Iran war are easing.

Wright said that along with additional oil flowing through pipelines total oil flows from the region are averaging roughly 15 million barrels a day.

U.S. oil futures prices remain above the pre-war levels, with a barrel trading on Tuesday afternoon at $83. The Trump administration has tapped the strategic petroleum reserve to steady the market and that reserve last week fell below 300 million barrels, down by more than 100 million barrels since the start of 2026.

Wright is setting expectations that oil will keep going through the strait.

Trump announces release of American detained in Russia, says no prisoner swap took place

The U.S. president said Tuesday that Robert Gilman, a Marine veteran who was detained in 2022, is being released on a “humanitarian basis” after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“We appreciate this decision, and the fact that Russia asked for no one in return — No exchange took place,” Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday.

Gilman is scheduled to land at Andrews Air Force Base just outside of Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night, Trump said. He is being accompanied on the plane back to the U.S. by his mother, Nancy.

“I just spoke to him, and he had one request — A GREAT cheeseburger when he lands,” Trump said in his post. “I will take care of that!”

Sen. Ed Markey: Gilman’s return was long overdue

“It is a tragedy that it took Robert’s near-death condition for his case to receive the attention that it required for his release to be negotiated,” Markey said in the statement from Global Reach.

“Throughout his detention, Robert was subjected to physical torture, forced medication, and provocations by Russian authorities. There is no doubt that his treatment by Russian authorities is the reason Robert is in this precarious state today.”

State Department: Other Americans should be released as well

The State Department said that Gilman had been determined recently to have been wrongfully detained, and was released on humanitarian grounds.

This “was not part of an exchange, and no other concessions were provided,” the department said. It called Gilman’s release “a welcome step that we hope leads to the release of Americans unjustly held in Russia, such as wrongful detainee Stephen Hubbard.”

Gilman’s sister: ‘Why did they do this to such a wonderful person?’

Gilman’s sister, Lexie Hudson, credited President Donald Trump and Sen. Ed Markey for the former Marine’s release.

“There is no other reason that Robert is alive today other than that President Trump heard about the case and took action,” said Hudson, who thanked Markey in the statement from Global Reach “for leading our advocacy efforts in Congress.”

“The Russians treated my brother so badly,” Hudson said. “They hurt him for no reason, other than that he was both an American and a Marine. What did they get out of this? Why did they do this to such a wonderful person?”

Released American’s family flew to Texas to meet him, advocates say

Robert Gilman’s mother had been in Russia, attempting to see him there. Gilman had been in “a dissociative stupor” for 47 days due to the abuse he has suffered in prison, and was moved to a civilian hospital, where he was hooked up to a feeding tube and handcuffed to a bed, aid Eric ‌Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach.

Now he’ll be medically and psychologically assessed and treated at a U.S. military hospital, Lebson said.

The 32-year-old teacher was convicted of beating a police officer after being taken off a train for causing a disturbance, and his sentence was extended last year to 10 years after he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards.

Sen. Edward Markey had called on Russia and the U.S. to work together to release the Massachusetts resident, one of at least 8 Americans who remained in Russian custody after a series of high-profile prisoner exchanges.

Former US Marine held in Russia for over 4 years has been released after group warned he was gravely ill

A former U.S. Marine who has been held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges has been released, his advocates said Tuesday, days after warning he was gravely ill and at risk of dying.

Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old teacher detained since 2022, was on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas, according to Eric ‌Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach, a group that’s been working to free him and other American detainees abroad.

Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles

Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting more North Korean help to extend its 4-year invasion.

Zelenskyy said Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea in the overnight attack, and is preparing to deploy more North Korean troops to Russia. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un already sent thousands of troops and huge supplies of weapons to support Putin’s invasion.

Now Ukraine says Russia aims to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Patriot air defense interceptors, which worsened after U.S. diplomacy to end the war fizzled and Washington turned its attention to the Iran war.

“Every step Russia takes — increasing ballistic missile production, bringing in North Korean equipment, preparing for mobilization — all of this shows that Moscow is preparing not for peace, but for escalation,” Zelenskyy said on social media.

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Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

When Trump told the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office last year that he had “no cards” in the fight against Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy already had a bold plan to take the fight deep inside Russian territory.

While Trump was warmly welcoming President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and encouraging Ukraine to accept an unfavorable peace deal, Ukraine was smuggling drones for an attack that destroyed Russian bombers worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

And since then, Kyiv’s campaign of longer-range strikes has targeted Russian air defenses, oil infrastructure and military suppliers, embarrassing Putin and impressing Trump. When Trump and Zelenskyy met at a NATO summit in July, the American president said the Ukrainian leader had “been very effective” in the war.

An Associated Press analysis shows how Ukraine has shifted the narrative about the war in Washington, but it’s still not clear if it will be able to push Putin toward the negotiating table.

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Houthi rebels attack vessel in Bab el-Mandeb, killing four

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday and killed four people, Yemeni authorities said.

The transportation ministry of Yemen’s internationally recognized government said the dead included three Pakistani nationals and an Indonesian.

The ministry statement said the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles on the Yemeni commercial vessel, and then fired another missile that targeted rescue teams, wounding a Yemeni rescuer.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut down by Iran, there has been a renewed focus on the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait at Yemen’s southern tip, which is an alternate route for Saudi Arabia to ship its oil.

Congressional Democrats probe alleged coordination between ICE and Iran to deport detainees

Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Adam Schiff are requesting access to all potential communications between two private immigration detention centers and Iranian diplomats, according to two letters shared with The Associated Press.

Iranian asylum seekers sued last month, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security endangered them by sharing details of their application records with the Iranian government.

The applicants said they were forced to meet with Iranian Interests Section officials who had confidential information about their claims of persecution in Iran for converting to Christianity, for their sexuality or for participating in the Women, Life, Freedom protests against the Iranian government, according to court filings.

“These allegations that ICE shared asylum application records with the Iranian government are FALSE,” a DHS statement said.

In rejecting Trump’s Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered

It’s possibly the most important job of any Israeli prime minister: maintain good relations with the United States while pushing back on demands seen as undermining Israel’s security.

No one has managed the balancing act longer than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader.

But with the Iran war at a stalemate, and U.S. President Donald Trump looking to advance peace efforts elsewhere, Netanyahu’s task is getting harder less than three months away from Israeli elections.

On Sunday, Netanyahu rejected Trump’s latest plan to advance the stalled ceasefire in Gaza, saying Israel will not withdraw from any of the roughly 60% of the territory it controls until Hamas has been completely disarmed — something the militant group controlling the other 40% has long resisted.

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Houthis hit Red Sea port city, threatening regional shipping

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renewed attacks Tuesday on government-controlled areas in Yemen as the violence threatened to reignite civil war and raised fears over new threats to regional shipping lanes.

Yemen’s military said the rebels targeted the government-held port city of Mokha and the central province of Marib with missiles and drones but did not provide further details. The Houthis also hit Mokha with missiles and drones over the weekend and killed at least seven people, it said.

The escalation by the Houthis against government forces in Yemen and oil facilities in neighboring Saudi Arabia aims to threaten the kingdom’s alternative route for shipping its oil. The attacks could reignite Yemen’s civil war following a 2022 truce, and open a new front in the Middle East war.

Iran and Germany’s foreign ministers describe their call

Iran’s Abbas Araghchi said on his Telegram channel that in a call with Germany’s Johann Wadephul late Monday, he had “emphasized that making the Strait of Hormuz secure requires an end to the United States’ aggressive actions and unlawful interventions, including the naval blockade and other violations of U.S. obligations.”

Wadephul said on X that he had emphasized “the Strait of Hormuz needs to be opened unconditionally ensuring free and safe navigation for all.”

Iranian foreign minister underlines Tehran’s demands

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran is insisting that the Strait of Hormuz won’t be reopened until the U.S. meets its conditions, after Trump said he wants compensation from Iran “for all of the people that they have killed” in the past.

Abbas Araghchi told reporters that Iran has “astonished the whole world” in the war against the United States and Israel, proving “that it is a tough and invincible power.”

Iran effectively closed the strait by threatening shipping after Israel and the U.S. attacked the country on Feb. 28.

Oil prices jumped, gasoline over $4 after Trump’s latest Iran war comments

Oil prices are settling in a state of uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen to global energy supplies, after jumping about 7.5% since Trump scoffed at Iranian demands for compensation for war damage.

Motor club AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline ticked up overnight to $4.01.

Brent crude oil was trading at about $87.61 a barrel early Tuesday, and U.S. benchmark crude at $82.19. Shares of major U.S. oil companies — including Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips — were close to unchanged after jumping 4.5% on Monday.

Higher oil prices mean consumers pay more for all manner of products as companies pay more for fuel to produce and transport goods. Accordingly, the main event for Wall Street this week will be Wednesday’s update on U.S. inflation.

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Former Air Force Secretary says he’ll sue Trump administration to restore his security clearance

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Monday said he’ll sue to force the Trump administration to restore his security clearance, which it revoked Friday after claiming he had disclosed sensitive information about the Qatari-gifted jet now serving as Air Force One.

Kendall, a West Point graduate who served as President Joe Biden’s head of the Air Force, said on CNN Monday that he’ll sue the administration, noting it has a history of retaliating against critics by stripping their clearances. “As my mother taught me years ago, you stand up to bullies,” said Kendall, who has denied disclosing classified information.

Mark Zaid, a prominent national security attorney who sued the administration after his own clearance was revoked by the Trump administration, confirmed in a post on X that Kendall had hired him. “More to come,” Zaid wrote.

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As Trump Media scraps some businesses, it’s doubling down on Truth Social and the president

The president’s media company has tried its hand at a half-dozen new lines of business to lift its stock, but nothing has worked. Now it’s getting back to its roots.

In a conference call with investors Monday, the company behind Truth Social said it will be unwinding much of its expansion and doubling down on its original media business by selling a form of White House access, a move that has raised big ethical questions among Democrats and government watchdogs.

Trump started Truth Social after he was kicked off Twitter and Facebook, but the two reinstated him more than three years ago, so the company has had to transform itself. Instead of a “free speech” forum, it now acts more like a “hear it here first” site, a second White House press office where people get scoops from the president on everything from the Iran war to tariffs to the future of the U.S. central bank.

But shares of the parent company, Trump Media & Technology, kept falling so it decided to become more than a media company and branched into unrelated industries like online betting, finance, investment funds, buying and storing bitcoin and nuclear energy.

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Trump used elaborate ruse to fly out of Turkey following summit because of Iran threat, report says

Catering trucks are parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the tarmac to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear that the Republican president was flying on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post on Monday.

The Post said the operation was prompted by an Iranian assassination threat against Trump. The ruse was carried out as journalists and some White House staff members were led to believe they were on the same plane as the president as he began his journey back to Washington from the annual gathering of NATO country leaders.

The Post cited material reviewed by the newspaper, a U.S. official familiar with the operation and another person with knowledge of the president’s travel. The Associated Press has not independently confirmed the report.

The White House did not respond directly to questions about the Post report of the secret operation to whisk Trump out of the country on a third aircraft, or the reported elaborate ruse to make it appear he was on the baby blue Air Force One jet flying to Mildenhall.

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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

The Trump administration is hoping that months of bombing have pushed Iran’s economy to a breaking point that will force its leadership to cave to demands to end its nuclear program and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and natural gas tankers.

The president on Monday said that since Iran is seeking compensation as part of any peace talks, he now intends to demand the same for the U.S. side. It’s part of a larger pivot this weekend by Trump to argue that Iran is now on the cusp of financially collapsing, even though it has already endured decades of financial sanctions, which are often a longer-term strategy rather than an immediate tool of warfare that can halt a conflict.

The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and as stop-start talks seem again to have stalled. But Trump insists the pressure can lead to a breakthrough.

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Hobbs' selection Tuesday of John Giles, a former mayor of Mesa, a Phoenix suburb that is Arizona’s third-largest city, is an overture to the Republicans and conservative independents she must win in a state that was once a GOP stronghold. Republicans have expanded their voter registration advantage over Democrats since Hobbs eked out a narrow win over Kari Lake, a fierce ally of President Donald Trump, in 2022.

Hobbs is considered the most vulnerable Democratic governor in the country. Giles, a registered Republican for decades, changed his party affiliation to independent on May 17 and voted in the Democratic primary last month, according to county voting records.

The Republican nominee is U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, who last week picked Sine Kerr, a farmer and Republican former state lawmaker, to be his running mate. Kerr's rural roots balance Biggs' base in parts of metro Phoenix.

In an interview with The Associated Press before Hobbs publicly announced that she had picked Giles, he said he still considers himself to be a conservative and said he stuck around the Republican Party probably longer than he should have in a crusade to save it. "A few months ago, I realized that it was time to give up that crusade,” Giles said.

Giles led a conservative city for a decade

Giles, who was Mesa's mayor from 2014 to 2025, has been a vocal Trump critic and has endorsed Democrats, including Trump's 2024 rival, then-Vice President Kamala Harris. Giles spoke in favor of Harris at the Democratic National Convention, saying Trump's policies would hurt Mesa.

Giles also backed Democrats running against Trump allies, including Hobbs in her 2022 race against Lake and the state's current U.S. senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego.

As mayor, Giles signed a proclamation promoting equal treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents in housing and accommodations, a controversial move in the conservative city.

The Biggs campaign, in anticipation of Hobbs' announcement, launched a website highlighting Giles’ support for Harris in 2024 and his participation in the Democratic convention. Drew Sexton, a senior adviser in the Biggs campaign, issued a statement early Tuesday saying Hobbs’ selection of Giles “is of no surprise to Arizonans who have been paying attention. As Kamala Harris’ favorite Arizona mayor, Giles is aligned with Hobbs on all the issues that have hurt Arizonans the most over the past four years.”

Sexton also said Giles “has been an aspiring Democrat since he first voted for Joe Biden in 2020.”

As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Giles can be an ambassador for Hobbs. Church members make up about 6% of the Arizona population. Latter-day Saints, widely known as Mormons, have been a reliably Republican voting bloc for decades, but many have been ambivalent about Trump since his first run for the White House.

Democrats have been working to woo Latter-day Saints turned off by Trump's penchant for foul language and demeaning rhetoric toward women and people of color, which clashes with the church’s values of humility, morality and compassion.

Biggs is also a member of the church.

Picking a Republican running mate hones the bipartisan image Hobbs has tried to create, contrasting with Biggs' background as a far-right congressman and, before that, the state Senate president. But it also risks inflaming tensions on the left.

In the AP interview, Hobbs said she takes a nonpartisan approach to her work in government. When she was asked whether some supporters might be frustrated because she picked a former Republican as her running mate, she said, “It shouldn't be a surprise.”

Both Hobbs and Giles portray Biggs as an extreme partisan. Giles said it’s disingenuous for Biggs to present himself as more of a moderate when he was “unapologetic about being the most conservative person in the room – in any room.”

Arizona is electing a lieutenant governor for the first time

Arizona is one of just five states without a lieutenant governor position, along with Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon and Wyoming.

That will change in January.

Voters added the post in 2022 to more clearly define the line of succession. Until then, the secretary of state will continue to serve as the next in line to be governor.

Gubernatorial succession is especially relevant in Arizona, where five governors since 1975 have entered the office through succession rather than election.

In fact, of Arizona's 12 governors over the past 50 years, only one, Republican Doug Ducey, entered and left the office through the typical pathways of being elected and serving out a full term. Among the others, one died, one was impeached and removed, one resigned after being convicted of fraud and two quit to accept presidential appointments.

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“Music is such a wonderful way for people to bond, for parents to bond. I know from the minute my kids were born, we’re singing to them,” Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, said.

Ms. Rachel launched her mega popular YouTube channel in 2019 with her husband, known online as Mr. Aron.

“I am a music educator, so I get excited about kids hearing a real clarinet on ‘Icky Sticky Bubble Gum’ and kids getting excited about hearing more real instruments,” said Ms. Rachel.

But that isn't the only education they'll get from the album. A song like “I Could Be Your Friend” gives kids a script for bolstering their social skills. “We’re always thinking about all kinds of kids, whether they have disabilities, whether they’re autistic,” she said. “We just want the world to feel like it’s helpful to all children and the musical worlds as well.”

The songs aren't limited by genre, either. Take the single “I Love a Rainbow” as an example: It's a big bossa nova number. Their take on the classic “Old McDonald” leans bluegrass.

“Music is at the heart of our show,” added Aron Accurso. “And so, we’ve always wanted to release the music and have families experience the music away from the screen.”

Big arrangements and simple songs

“I'm So Happy” was co-produced by Aron Accurso and Grammy winner Scott Riesett and principally arranged by Mr. Aron as well. Aron Accurso reimagined a number of Ms. Rachel's fan favorite songs and childhood classics with a team of 19 vocalists and 42 instrumentalists.

“It’s songs that people know from the show, but we decided to expand them and elevate them with new arrangements and reproducing them,” Aron Accurso explained. “It was a process of, you know, looking at them and saying, ‘OK, what else can we do to this to make it sparkle more? What can we add to it? What does it need to be on the album?’”

He says they most hope that the album will inspire “living room dance parties, because that’s what we love with our children,” he said. “We love to put on an album and dance around.”

An album next to advocacy

Ms. Rachel has made headlines over the last few years for using her social media platforms to advocate for global humanitarian crises, with particular attention given to the plight of children in Gaza and those detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Most recently, she shared comments about the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells in Mississippi, a case shadowed by the state’s fraught racial history and lingering distrust in law enforcement.

“We know the investigation and everything that followed would have been different if Nolan Wells were white and his friends were black. Nolan and his family deserve justice,” she wrote on Instagram.

Ms. Rachel says she knows her album may bring attention to her advocacy and vice versa. “I view myself as an advocate for children’s rights so anytime they’re being violated by anyone anywhere, I want to be speaking out,” she said. “I want families to be happy and safe and healthy, and I think that’s a wonderful thing. So, if it’s brought up with the album, that’s great.”

'I'm So Happy' Tracklist

1. “I’m So Happy” 2. “I Love a Rainbow” 3. “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” 4. “Phonics” 5. “Hop Little Bunnies” 6. “Caterpillar” 7. “Up and Down” 8. “Bubble Pop” 9. “Walkin’ at the Zoo” 10. “Open Shut Them” 11. “I Could Be Your Friend” 12. “I Listen to My Body” 13. “The Wheels on the Bus” 14. “Dino Play” 15. “Pop Those Bubbles” 16. “Old MacDonald” 17. “If You Should Meet an Elephant” 18. “Counting to 20!” 19. “B-I-N-G-O” 20. “Lobby Loo” 21. “Big Feelings” 22. “Together” 23. “I Love You to the Moon”

“One was in 2002 and the other passed away in 2009 and they were both 25,” she said. “One overdosed on OxyContin and the other one overdosed heroin after becoming addicted to heroin via OxyContin.”

Using a carnival merry-go-round as an allegory, “The Galloping Cure” opened Sunday at the Edinburgh International Festival, a haunting portrayal of the drug's destructive power that is among the most impactful of contemporary operas.

Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek created a charismatic charlatan, Lucky Mack (baritone Justin Austin), who arrives at the faded community Yourtown in a white double-breasted suit and matching cowboy hat, easing residents' chronic pain by offering free rides on six fiberglass horses to get people hooked.

He starts charging money during the town's yearlong descent — “dynamic pricing,” he calls it — then rents hobbyhorses until people go broke. He demands noses, hair, kneecaps and tongues as payments, body parts he will use to build more carousel horses. By the final notes, wasted bodies resemble a skid row.

“When he offers you the cure, he never tells you the price,” sings Dr. Theresa Hart (mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack), whose endorsement of Lucky Mack leads to the death of her daughter Noy (soprano Gabrielle Turgeon).

This was the first of two launches for Mazzoli in a 71-day span. She becomes the first woman composer with a premiere at New York's Metropolitan Opera with “ Lincoln in the Bardo” on Oct. 19, a tight gap comparable to when Giuseppe Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” and “La Traviata” debuted 46 days apart in 1853.

A 45-year-old New Yorker originally from Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Mazzoli met Vavrek in 2009. They have become the Rodgers and Hammerstein of 21st-century American opera, previously creating “Song from the Uproar” (2012), “Breaking the Waves” (2016), “Proving Up” (2018) and “The Listeners” (2022).

“Galloping” runs through Wednesday in Scotland, moves to Sweden’s Norrlands Opera from Sept. 12-23 and the San Francisco Opera in the fall of 2027.

A Franz Kafka work was the genesis

Vavrek, a 43-year-old Canadian who also lives in New York, won a Pulitzer Prize for Du Yun's “Angel’s Bone.” He and Mazzoli had long contemplated an opioids opera but made progress only after commissioning a treatment in 2022 from author Karen Russell.

“It wasn’t until we collaborated with Karen that we found a way in that wasn’t preachy or predictable,” Mazzoli said. “Coming at it via this weird fairy tale allows us to bring in all sorts of compassion and allows us see it in an unexpected way.”

Russell joined Mazzoli and Vavrek for a Zoom meeting to discuss ideas, when they settled on Franz Kafka’s “A Country Doctor” as a starting point.

“There’s sort of this floorless void of existential suffering,” Russell said. “And then there’s also physical agony. Different kinds of pain are represented in that story and it feels like a fever dream to me.”

Russell's treatment initially was called “The Devil's Miracle.” She was influenced by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

“All of your daughters are going to starve unless you give me your youngest child, right?” she said. “It’s like the devil knows when to appear, and it’s often in the context of extreme desperation.”

Key meeting in Paris led to project’s green light

A breakthrough came in 2023, when Mazzoli and Vavrek’s earlier work, “Breaking the Waves” was performed at the Opéra Comique in Paris. It was co-produced by the former artistic director of the English National Opera, John Berry, and directed by Tom Morris, who would go on to direct “Galloping.”

Berry arranged for the creative trio to spend time at Hawkwood, a retreat at Stroud in the English Cotswolds, where they developed the thematic structure and Mazzoli wrote an initial melody. Around the same time, Mazzoli was finishing the composition of the second act of “Lincoln,” based on the George Saunders novel.

“I was working on them both concurrently, which I would not recommend to anyone,” Mazzoli said. “But you do what you have to do when these opportunities come up.”

A 2-hour, 15-minute work conducted by Stuart Stratford with one intermission, “Galloping” was composed for four primary characters. One of them, a pain-wracked old woman named Ivona Kowalski (soprano Susan Bullock), sings early on: “Life’s a joke and then you croak.”

Set designer Rebecca Ringst and lighting designer Lucy Carter used 120 vertical LEDs about 7 yards (6.5 meters) long that resembled needles and caused at times a hallucinatory effect. Mazzoli shifts themes to a darker register as addiction takes hold and the music turns to electronica by DJ Blume and Lorna Dune for teenagers’ raves, mixed into the Scottish Opera Orchestra.

There is a chorus of 14, singing sheep and a pair of dogs (hilariously portrayed by Catriona Hewitson and Edward Jowle), whose barks become words that Theresa understands as she becomes strung out.

“I’m really into finding that strange element that only works really for opera and some comic relief,” Vavrek said. “The dogs are funny. They’re silly.”

Set in a struggling town that could be anywhere

Lucky Mack similar to Harold Hill in Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man,” Sportin' Life in “The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess” and Dr. Dulcamara in Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love).” Morris called him a “grifter/magician/snake-oil salesman.”

“It’s the same kind of charismatic person that will sell you on anything,” Mack said. “From an outsider’s point of view, you can objectively say, `Oh, well, I would never do that.' But actually, would you never do it? You don’t know until you’re in a situation. This is not a piece that passes judgment on any of those things but rather asks a really big question about who’s at fault for these ills in society and what we do moving forward.”

School security is high on the list of priorities for most people.

Pastor and retired teacher Joy Jackson says a lot has already been done to protect our schools.

“We do have those entities in place,” she said. “Doors locked, safety rooms and police officers and security monitors to ensure safety.”

Catholic school teacher Wrendly Mesidor thinks other districts are on the right track by requiring clear backpacks and utilizing metal detectors.

“I would advocate that we have similar policies as well, where we have vetted people and security at every standpoint,” Mesidor said.

Former Police Chief James Wright and former Miami Gardens Vice Mayor Erhabor Ighodaro both said it’s not just about reaction, but also prevention.

“We need to also address bullying issues, which sometimes arise to the level of grievances, and then violence occurs,” said Wright.

Added Ighodaro: “We have to make sure our teachers are trained to identify trauma, and when we have school counselors and mental health practitioners, we have to make sure they are funded properly to address those concerns.”

Retired principal Katrina Wilson said schools are safer than they have ever been and believes knowledge is the key.

“The more people know, the better they behave. The more you give them information, you give them the shield to protect themselves,” she said.

For Florida Memorial University Board Chair Bernard Jennings, hiring quality staff has to be a priority.

“Make sure we have enough security personnel that are paid well so they’ll get to work on time, be interested in the job and not looking for another job while they are at work,” said Jennings.

Teacher Linda Cothiere believes safety and learning go hand in hand.

“You can’t learn in a place if you don’t feel safe, so therefore securing the buildings is very important to me because I want my students to feel safe,” she said.

El incendio, que comenzó la semana pasada, había afectado a casi 900 hectáreas (2.224 acres) en el Parque Nacional Bromo Tengger Semeru hasta el martes, después de que grandes áreas de pastizales secos, vegetación y flores de edelweiss protegidas se quemaran en 36 puntos sensibles, indicó Rudijanta Tjahja Nugraha, director del parque, ubicado en la provincia de Java Oriental.

El paisaje volcánico del monte Bromo, una de las atracciones más conocidas de Indonesia, se encuentra dentro del área afectada y ha sido cerrado mientras los bomberos trabajaban para evitar que el fuego se propagase en la zona de conservación.

Hasta el martes, persistían focos activos en dos ubicaciones dentro del parque: Puncak 30, un mirador popular para los turistas que visitan el paisaje volcánico del monte Bromo, y Dengklek, un área donde se encuentra el puesto de monitoreo del volcán, señaló Suharyanto, jefe de la Agencia Nacional de Gestión de Desastres, o BNPB.

“Esperamos que los dos focos restantes se extingan para el viernes”, dijo Suharyanto, quien, como muchos indonesios, utiliza un solo nombre, durante una visita al monte Bromo el martes. “Eso nos permitiría reasignar dos de los tres helicópteros cisterna para ayudar a combatir los incendios forestales que también arden en otras áreas”.

Los equipos trabajan desde tierra y con operaciones aéreas para prevenir rebrotes, explicó Nugraha.

“No solo tratamos de apagar el fuego, sino también de asegurarnos de que quede completamente extinguido y no reaparezca”, afirmó.

Indonesia enfrenta una crisis creciente de incendios forestales durante la temporada seca. La Agencia Nacional de Gestión de Desastres, o BNPB, señaló que casi 48.900 hectáreas (121.000 acres) de turberas habían ardido hasta el lunes en seis provincias propensas a incendios, con la mayor superficie afectada en Kalimantan Occidental, en la isla de Borneo.

En Pontianak, la capital provincial de Kalimantan Occidental, la Oficina de Educación y Cultura de la ciudad ordenó el lunes a las escuelas que suspendan las clases presenciales después de que la calidad del aire se deteriorara hasta niveles insalubres y las autoridades sanitarias reportaran un aumento de enfermedades respiratorias.

El gobierno ha intensificado los esfuerzos de extinción en las islas de Sumatra y Borneo, con el despliegue de más de 35 aeronaves, incluidos helicópteros cisterna y aviones de patrulla.

“Las operaciones aéreas apoyan las operaciones en tierra, que son especialmente críticas en las zonas de turberas”, indicó Suharyanto. “Porque los incendios en turberas pueden seguir ardiendo lentamente bajo tierra mucho después de que desaparezcan las llamas en la superficie y pueden reavivarse si no se extinguen por completo”.

Los incendios en turberas generan un humo denso que contribuye a formar una neblina peligrosa, empeora la calidad del aire y aumenta los riesgos para la salud en las zonas afectadas, a veces incluso en países vecinos, señaló.

Los incendios forestales y de turberas en Indonesia han tensionado las relaciones con los países vecinos.

Imágenes satelitales muestran una neblina de humo de incendios forestales que se desplaza desde Kalimantan Occidental hacia la vecina Malasia en varios días de este mes, según la BNPB.

La neblina ha empeorado en el estado malasio de Sarawak, que comparte frontera con la provincia indonesia de Kalimantan, en Borneo. El índice de contaminantes atmosféricos del Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Malasia mostró que el número de zonas que registraban niveles insalubres de calidad del aire en Sarawak aumentó a 11 a primera hora del martes. El gobierno de Sarawak indicó a las escuelas de esas zonas que suspendieran las actividades al aire libre.

Los incendios a menudo son iniciados de manera ilegal por propietarios de plantaciones o agricultores tradicionales para despejar tierras para la siembra, y esas quemas cubren periódicamente partes del Sudeste Asiático con una neblina peligrosa, señalaron las autoridades.

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Los periodistas de The Associated Press Niniek Karmini, en Yakarta, Indonesia, y Eileen Ng, en Kuala Lumpur, Malasia, contribuyeron a 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.

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“There was no place where we could guarantee that you could go in and hear it,” he told The Associated Press. “So, we had to establish that.”

Freeman and his business partners, then-Mayor Bill Luckett and Howard Stovall, were inspired to open a juke joint in Clarksdale called Ground Zero Blues Club. Then, much more recently, they created “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience,” a touring ensemble of blues musicians who marry the beloved Southern genre with classical, symphonic compositions. On Friday, they'll release an album under the same name.

The legendary actor is a producer and narrator on the release, not a performer. That's left up to the professionals: all-star acts like Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, Shemekia Copeland, Tiernii Jackson, the Stax Music Academy Choir, the Chineke! Orchestra out of London, and many more.

“I like the blues. I like music. I cannot claim to be an aficionado. That’s not my place,” says Freeman. “I’m an enthusiast, but that’s a necessity.”

From live performances to a full-length record

Before the album, the “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience” traveling performances were born out of a simple idea: How could Freeman and his team bring this music to the world?

“Blues is an important American story birthed in the Mississippi Delta out of hardship but obviously resonates with people and cultures on a global basis, both for how good it sounds, but also the message underneath it,” said Eric Meier, Freeman's partner and co-producer on the project who joined the actor's blues club in 2018. “We conceived of this concept to really take this music to new geographies and new audiences.”

Turning the live performance into an album meant cutting down a nearly two-hour show to around 45 minutes across 12 tracks, while still honoring the format. It includes video vignettes as well as “cinematic narration,” courtesy of Freeman, recorded at the club in Clarksdale.

“We offer a musical story, a 100-year arc from the 1930s to modern day, so the evolution of blues music,” says Meier.

Freeman's idiosyncratic voice opens the record, describing the genre with a real poetry, delivered atop a haunting rendition of Blind Willie Johnson's 1927 gospel blues classic, “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.”

“This is music that gave voice to a people, to their pain, their hope and their resilience,” Freeman recites. “Music isn't just melody, you know. It's memory, it's history wrapped in ribbon, the echoes of lives lived and lost, heartache and hope all tangled together. And nowhere is that truer than in the blues.”

Freeman wants to keep the blues alive

The last song on “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience” sees singer-songwriter Muddy Waters' great-nephew Keith Johnson covering Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson's “I Lied to You” from the Oscar-winning 2025 film “Sinners.” It brings the 100-year story of blues to its coda, but it also serves as a reminder of the film's ability to bring the genre into mainstream conversation.

That's something Freeman hopes to accomplish, too. He wants to make sure blues is not forgotten.

“It is a responsibility that we’ve taken on. And the hope is that it, like everything else that catches on, takes root, as it were. You know, the blues is actually America’s music,” he says. “So, it’s incumbent upon us to water it, nurture it, keep it alive, keep it going.”

Meier adds that their album project predates “Sinners” — he says director Ryan Coogler told him the film's juke joint was partially inspired by Ground Zero Blues Club; the film is set in Clarksdale after all — but it has been “a wonderful coincidence” that both works have the power to bring the blues to the masses.

And maybe one day, “Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience” will receive the same kind of critical praise given to “Sinners.” The album is eligible for the 2027 Grammy Awards.

“We will be submitting in multiple categories,” says Meier. “You got room on your trophy shelf, Morgan?”

“Yeah, yeah. I want it,” Freeman smiles.

Adding Grammy Award-winner to his Academy Award-winner title? “Sounds pretty good to me.”

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The board is evaluating an application by Zen Cropscience for the confined field trial in northern Perak state that involves a genetically modified version of the MR219 rice variety that is tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate and resists diseases caused by bacteria and fungi.

The coalition of 61 organizations said Tuesday it had submitted a formal objection as part of a public consultation process that ended last week. The groups said the project is similar to one submitted for a field trial in Perlis state in 2019 that was later abandoned, and that they are renewing their earlier objections.

The groups said their main concern is the potential for genetically modified material to contaminate conventional and wild rice through cross-pollination or other means. They said Malaysia’s biosafety law has insufficient legal protection and compensation mechanisms for farmers who could suffer economic losses from accidental contamination of their crops.

Farmers also worry that the genetic modification could encourage greater use of glyphosate, potentially accelerating the development of herbicide-resistant “super weeds” that would require farmers to apply more herbicide to control them. They warned glyphosate residues could remain in harvested rice and enter the food supply.

The integration of a gene for fungal resistance is worrying as it could potentially compromise food safety by altering nutritional values or increasing allergenic and toxin levels, the coalition said.

Abdul Rashid Yob, who heads a farmers association representing 200,000 members nationwide, pointed to previous negative experience with the herbicide-tolerant Clearfield rice. While production initially improved, weeds quickly developed resistance, forcing farmers to use higher doses of herbicides, which raised production costs and degraded soil fertility, he said.

“GM rice will be much worse. It is not the answer,” he said.

Malaysia relies heavily on imported rice, with domestic production meeting only about half its national consumption needs, according to official data.

The National Biosafety Board has said the proposed trial would be carried out within an insect-proof contained net house on industrial land, far from agricultural areas. It has said the risk of cross-pollination is low and acknowledged the toxicological data for GMO rice hasn't been ascertained. It is unclear when the board will make a final decision.

Although the application is for a confined field trial rather than commercial cultivation, the coalition said the research should be canceled because GMOs cannot be completely controlled once released into the environment.

“There is no need for such a trial. We don't want GM crops,” said Mageswari Sangaralingam, from the Consumers Association of Penang.

The coalition said farmers have alternatives to genetically modified crops for managing weeds and disease, such as the use of robotic technology from Japan that could swiftly remove weeds.

The World Health Organization’s cancer research agency classified glyphosate in 2015 as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” based on limited evidence of cancer in humans and sufficient evidence from animal studies.

Other health and regulatory agencies have reached different conclusions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said glyphosate is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans,” while the European Food Safety Authority said in 2023 that its review found no critical areas of concern regarding human, animal or environmental health.

Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.

4 crew members and 2 allied fighters killed, Yemen says

Six people were killed Tuesday by Houthis firing missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, Yemeni authorities said.

Yemen's coast guard said the dead included four crew members and two members of the government-allied National Resistance Forces. Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at the Yemeni commercial vessel, according to the Transportation Ministry of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

They are the first known deaths from Houthi attacks on shipping off Yemen in the latest bout of fighting in the Arab country.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut down by Iran, there has been a renewed focus on the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb strait at Yemen’s southern tip, which is an alternate route for Saudi Arabia to ship its oil.

The deadly vessel strike came amid Houthi attacks on the government-held port city of Mokha on the Red Sea and other areas of the country. Dozens of government troops and civilians have been killed in attacks since last week, according to the Yemeni military.

The strikes are part of an escalation by the Houthis against government forces in Yemen and oil facilities in neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports the Yemeni government, and the kingdom’s shipping in the Red Sea.

The Houthi attacks could reignite Yemen’s civil war following a 2022 truce, and open a new front in the Middle East war.

Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the Houthis’ chief negotiator and spokesperson, accused Saudi Arabia in a social media post of exploiting the ceasefire to tighten an air and sea blockade it imposed in 2015.

He said the Houthis are open for negotiations but any settlement must include lifting the blockade.

Iranian foreign minister underlines Tehran's demands

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters that the country had “astonished the whole world” in the war against the United States and Israel, proving “that it is a tough and invincible power.”

Iran has refused to back down on demands that the U.S. end its blockade of Iranian ports, lift sanctions on the Islamic Republic and fulfill other conditions before Tehran will consider reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran effectively closed the strait after Israel and the U.S. attacked the country on Feb. 28. Attacks on the key waterway — through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil supplies passed before the war — and uncertainty around its future have kept energy prices a major focus of U.S. politics ahead of November’s midterm elections.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday in an Oval Office exchange with reporters that the U.S. Navy’s blockade is preventing Iran from selling its oil on the international market, effectively choking the Iranian economy.

“Yeah, they can make trouble," Trump said, "but they’re broke.”

Pakistani official returns to Iran hoping to ease tensions with US

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi traveled Tuesday to Tehran for meetings with Iran's foreign minister and other officials.

Naqvi's visit aimed to encourage Iran to resume negotiations with the United States under an interim peace deal brokered by Pakistan in June, two officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted photos from his meeting with Naqvi on his private Telegram channel.

It is Naqvi's sixth trip to Iran as part of Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Iran and the U.S.

—Munir Ahmed in Islamabad

Israel criticized at UN meeting over West Bank violence

Five European nations on the Security Council called a meeting Tuesday as Britain’s new U.N. Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh condemned escalating violence across the West Bank, calling settler attacks on Palestinian villages, some alongside Israeli soldiers, “appalling.”

Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour said Israeli annexation of Palestinian territory is already “underway -- brutally and relentlessly.” He urged international action to chart a path for Palestinian self-determination and “freedom.”

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon responded by saying: “Israel condemns all violence against Israelis and Palestinians” and ”does not tolerate extremism – we confront it.”

Danon said “extremist attacks" by Israelis are declining and accused council members of ignoring “rising” attacks by Palestinians.

Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia

In Syria, a court sentenced former President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.

Assad and his brother Maher, who fled to Russia after insurgents marched into Damascus in December 2024, were sentenced in absentia at the Fourth Criminal Court in the Syrian capital.

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This story has been corrected to state that Bashar and Maher Assad fled to Russia in 2024, not 2014.

The drone hit a gasoline tank at the Zawiya oil refinery in the Mediterranean town of Zawiya on Monday, about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles) west of capital Tripoli, the state-run National Oil Corporation said.

The attack ignited a massive blaze at gasoline-storage tank that burned through the night and was still burning as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Civil Defense, a first responders’ agency.

There were no reports of casualties, the health authorities said.

No group has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil facilities in Zawiya, or the car bomb in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday.

Footage aired by local media showed massive flames and fireballs erupting from the tank, with black and orange smoke rising in the sky as firefighters spray what appears to be foam or water in efforts to quench the intense fire.

As they fought the flames, another drone hit close to a key oil tank nearby but did not cause casualties or damage, the company said.

The company said the tank, which held 4.5 million liters of fuel when it was hit, collapsed, and declared a state of maximum emergency at the facility.

Two drones hit the town's power plant, with one damaging its firefighting system while the second landed close to the facility’s main fuel storage, local media reported.

Monday’s strikes were the latest in a series of drone attacks on oil infrastructure in Zawiya, which houses critical energy infrastructure including the country’s largest oil refinery, an export terminal and a power plant. The drone strikes come as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to arrive in Libya for a visit. He is due to visit both Tripoli and Bengahzi.

Over the weekend, the oil company said drone strikes had hit a fuel tank and a desalination plant linked to the oil facilities in Zawiya. It said the tank was damaged.

The attacks come as tensions are rising between the government of western Libya and a warlord who controls the city of Zawiya.

Much of western Libya is ruled by local militias loosely allied to Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah's government in Tripoli.

Jalel Harchaoui, an analyst affiliated with the Royal United Services Institute in London, said warlord Mohamed Bahroun has been cornered by the government and his forces “are likely to resort to desperate measures.”

Separately, a senior military officer with the forces of powerful commander Khalifa Hifter was killed in a car bomb Monday evening in the eastern city of Benghazi, authorities said.

Maj. Gen. Fawzy al-Mansouri, director of the military intelligence of Hifter’s self-styled Libyan National Army, was killed when an explosive-laden vehicle exploded into his car in the Sayyida Aisha neighborhood in Benghazi after, the LNA said.

The LNA is allied with one of Libya’s two rival governments, which controls the country’s eastern and southern parts.

The attacks underscored the fragility of security in the oil-rich country. Libya, a largely lawless Mediterranean country, has been plunged into chaos and division following the 2011 uprising-turned-civil war, which toppled and later killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Amid the chaos, militias grew in wealth and power, particularly in Tripoli and the western part of the country.

The county has been divided for years between rival administrations in the east and west, each backed by armed groups and foreign governments. Currently, it is governed by Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah’s government in the west and by the administration of Prime Minister Ossama Hammad in the east.

The verdicts by a court in Damascus are the first against Assad or any members of his inner circle since his family's five decades in power came to an end 20 months ago. They are mostly symbolic, however, because Assad and his brother Maher had fled to Russia, where they received asylum after the Syrian government’s stunning collapse in December 2024.

Six other former officials were also sentenced to death in absentia. The only former official sentenced to death and in custody is Assad’s maternal cousin Atef Najib, who oversaw a crackdown on dissent that led to an uprising that sparked the civil war. Najib stood inside a cage wearing a prisoner’s uniform as the judge read his sentence aloud, and a crowd gathered outside the heavily guarded courthouse.

Even though Assad is unlikely to ever face justice, the verdicts will be popular among many Syrians, especially those who have expressed frustration that the new government hasn’t moved with enough speed or strength against Assad-era figures.

Some human rights groups, though, expressed concerns that the trials were rushed, potentially unfair and, at the very least, exposed flaws in Syria's justice system.

“Bashar Assad used state agencies to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity,” said judge Fakhareddine al-Aryan during a court session that was aired live on state TV — a contrast with Assad-era trials, which were conducted in secret. The verdicts al-Aryan read aloud found Assad and the others guilty of premeditated murder, including against children, as well as other acts of brutality, including torture.

Al-Aryan said Najib could appeal.

“Today is the day of justice for all the wounded, martyrs, detainees and Syrians who were forced to leave their country,” said attorney Adnan al-Masalmeh who represented families of Najib's victims. “Today marks a victory of right against injustice, a victory of the Syrian people against the ousted regime.”

Najib is one of the highest-ranking security officials to be put on trial. He is a former army brigadier general who was in charge of political security in Syria’s southern Daraa province.

During his tenure, more than a dozen teenagers who scrawled anti-government graffiti on a school wall were arrested and tortured. The case became a catalyst for mass protests against the repressive policies of Assad’s security forces.

The protests were met by a brutal government crackdown in 2011 that spiraled into the civil war that ended with Assad’s ouster in a lightning rebel offensive.

Some of Najib's victims were present at the courthouse, including two who were teenagers in 2011 and expressed their opinions to The Associated Press.

“Today we reached a point where the blood was not wasted,” said Mouawiya Sayasneh, about those who died in the crackdown. Fifteen years later, “there is happiness that Atef Najib was sentenced to death,” he said.

Another man, Nayef Abazeid, who was detained at the age of 13 in 2011, expressed his satisfaction with the sentence, adding that “our biggest happiness will be when Bashar Assad is executed.”

Maher Assad was a former commander of the Syrian military’s 4th Armored Division — which opposition activists have accused of killings, torture, extortion and drug trafficking, in addition to running its own detention centers.

“Today’s scenes outside the courthouse reflect 15 years of pain and a justice long denied," said Hiba Zayadin, Syria researcher at Human Rights Watch. She said the rights group opposes the death penalty in all cases, including this one, because "it’s cruel and irreversible, especially when a fair trial isn’t guaranteed.”

She said the appeal process for Najib “needs to meet fair trial standards.” Real accountability for Assad-era crimes depends on Syria building a justice system that lasts, she said.

The Washington-based Syria Justice and Accountability Center described Tuesday’s conviction of Najib as a “historical step in Syria’s transitional period,” but said it exposed major flaws in the justice system which likely jeopardized his right to a fair trial.

It said that SJAC’s trial monitoring team attended Najib’s trial and documented multiple issues such as rushed proceedings and witness testimony that did not connect Atef to the crimes he was charged with. SJAC said Najib’s lawyer “lacked the capacity and willingness to meaningfully engage with the case or mount an adequate defense.”

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Associated Press writers Kareem Chehayeb and Bassem Mroue contributed to this report from Beirut.

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This story has been edited to correct that Bashar and Maher Assad fled to Russia following the collapse of their government in December 2024, not December 2014.

Zelenskyy said Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea in an overnight attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, where a company said seven workers at its steel plant were killed and 21 injured.

Three more people, including a 15-year-old boy, were killed by Russian drones and artillery in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, authorities said.

In addition to the ballistic missiles, North Korea is preparing to deploy more of its troops to Russia, Zelenskyy said late Monday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2024, pledging mutual aid if either country faces aggression.

Kim has sent thousands of troops and huge supplies of weapons to support Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Some experts say the engagement with Moscow is helping improve North Korea’s military capabilities, and Zelenskyy said the battlefield experience would help Pyongyang menace other countries in its region.

Ukraine says Russia is poised to escalate the war

Ukraine says Russia is scaling up its production of ballistic missiles, aiming to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Patriot air defense interceptors that can stop them, and claims Moscow is preparing to recruit more troops for a new push on the front line that stretches 1,250 kilometers (775 miles) along eastern and southern Ukraine.

“Every step Russia takes — increasing ballistic missile production, bringing in North Korean equipment, preparing for mobilization — all of this shows that Moscow is preparing not for peace, but for escalation,” Zelenskyy said on social media.

In an unusual step, Ukraine's air force didn't say in its daily report how many missiles Russia launched overnight. It was not clear whether the omission was deliberate, and Kyiv officials made no immediate comment.

U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to stop the war have fizzled as Washington grew frustrated with the lack of progress and its attention turned to the Iran war.

In an indication that Putin is determined to press on with the invasion, Russia’s highest court on Monday ordered that Yabloko, the only political party opposing the war, to be excluded from the ballot in the Sept. 18-20 parliamentary election.

“The Kremlin will not enter serious negotiations or make meaningful compromises on its demands as long as Putin believes that he has a viable military path to achieving his full objectives,” the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said in an analysis Monday.

“Ukraine’s Patriot shortages offer Russia an opportunity to cause very serious damage to Ukraine over the coming winter and will therefore contribute to delaying meaningful negotiations and protracting the war,” it said.

Russia hits the grounds of a Kyiv children's hospital

Russian forces also struck parts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, overnight, according to officials. One strike hit the grounds of a children’s hospital, leaving two craters and shattering windows, the State Emergency Service said. Children and medical workers were in bomb shelters and nobody was hurt, it added.

At another location in Kyiv, a Russian strike started a fire in a warehouse that spread across about 1,200 square meters (nearly 13,000 square feet), according to emergency officials.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces overnight struck “military industrial facilities and transport and logistics centers” in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia with “ground-based precision weapons.”

It said in a statement that it hit civilian storage facilities housing drones in Kyiv and a metallurgical plant in Zaporizhzhia.

Metinvest, a major Ukrainian mining and metals company with operations in Zaporizhzhia, said seven of its steel plant employees died as staff tried to reach shelters after a warning of an incoming ballistic missile.

The company, which employs tens of thousands of people, said in a statement that the attack damaged its blast furnace and other equipment and forced the plant to shut down.

Russia targeted Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia with Zircon anti-ship missiles and Iskander ballistic missiles, while launching 120 long-range strike drones across the country, Ukraine’s air force said.

Russia's biggest e-commerce company hit again

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses overnight intercepted nearly 400 Ukrainian drones over 14 regions and Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow illegally annexed from Kyiv in 2014.

Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, said its logistical facilities in the Voronezh region near the Ukrainian border came under attack and caught fire. It added that the fire was extinguished and goods stored there were “largely undamaged.”

Ukraine has repeatedly struck Wildberries warehouses and Russian oil facilities in what it says is a strategy to compel Putin to negotiate an end to the invasion.

Ukraine’s General Staff said its forces struck an oil refinery in the city of Orsk in Russia’s Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan, about 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from Ukraine, causing a fire.

The refinery, with an annual processing capacity of about 44 million barrels of crude oil, produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, among other products. The extent of the damage was being assessed, the military said.

Meanwhile, Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said its navy destroyed two drones drifting in the Black Sea about 90 nautical miles (166 kilometers) from the port of Constanta.

The Gerbera-type drones were neutralized by divers using controlled detonations, and some pieces were recovered, the ministry said, adding that Ukraine said the drones were not theirs.

UN says over 16,000 civilians are being held by Russia

The United Nations, meanwhile, estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war are still being “deprived of their liberty,” with many held incommunicado and on grounds that don’t comply with international law.

“Widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment” of both Ukrainian civilian detainees and prisoners of war by Russia are continuing, including sexual violence, said Claudia Fuentes Julio, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for human rights.

She spoke at an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday to spotlight the plight of civilians and soldiers taken following the Russia invasion.

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Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed.

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“Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning,” Trump said, dressing down Zelenskyy in front of the world’s media. “You don't have the cards.”

The blowup in February 2025, three years into the war, was more than just a heated public exchange: The Ukrainian delegation was asked to leave the White House, and Washington briefly suspended intelligence sharing with Kyiv. In the ensuing months, as Russia made slow but steady gains on the battlefield, Trump warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and seemed ready to push Ukraine into an unfavorable peace deal, including forcing it to give up territory.

But even as Zelenskyy sat next to Trump, his forces were preparing an operation that would reveal Ukraine’s ability and ambition to take the war to Russia: Months later, drones smuggled into the country attacked Russian bombers, destroying or damaging planes worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Since then, Kyiv has ramped up a campaign of longer-range strikes inside Russia and in areas Moscow has seized, increased production of weapons, targeted Russian air defenses, and hit oil infrastructure and the warehouses of a major retailer in a bid to ensure ordinary Russians feel the impact of the conflict.

In an embarrassment to Putin, Ukrainian drone strikes sent thick plumes of smoke billowing over St. Petersburg shortly before the opening of an international economic forum in June. Concern over Ukraine’s attacks led Russian authorities to scale down the May 9 military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany. Strikes on oil refineries have caused a summer fuel crisis.

By the time Trump and Zelenskyy met at a NATO summit in July, the American president said the Ukrainian leader had “been very effective” in the war. “We’ve actually developed a good relationship,” Trump added.

But as Ukraine’s strikes have intensified, so have Russia’s — and Kyiv faces major challenges in defending against them because of shortages of American Patriot air defense missiles.

In the first six months of the year, 1,396 civilians were killed in Ukraine, according to the U.N. Meanwhile, the world body said Russian authorities reported 250 civilians killed in the same period. On Monday, a strike that Ukraine said hit an oil refinery in Russia killed 13 people, according to local officials.

And while Ukraine's effort appears to have shifted the narrative about the war in Washington, it's still not clear if it will be able to push Putin toward the negotiating table.

Ukraine’s strikes are aimed at undermining the idea that Russia can afford to “just let this roll,” said Jack Watling, a senior research fellow at the London-based RUSI think tank.

The question of whether it will succeed depends on how much pain Ukraine can exact. “Logically, above a certain threshold, it does work but whether they can reach that threshold is an interesting question” — and one that depends at least partly on factors outside Kyiv's control, like continued European financial support, he noted.

Ukraine brings the war to Russia

While most of Ukraine's strikes have a range of less than 200 kilometers (125 miles), its longer-range attacks have increased dramatically this year. It launched three times as many of those strikes in July as it did in January, according to data from ACLED, an independent conflict monitor. Repeatedly hitting deep into Russia has forced its military to stretch air defenses over a larger area.

Many of its strikes have focused on four key categories of targets, according to an Associated Press analysis of hundreds of Ukrainian attacks this year — compiled from statements by Russian officials and state media and the Ukrainian military.

As the Iran war pushed up energy prices, leading the U.S. to ease sanctions on Russian oil, Kyiv ramped up strikes on oil infrastructure to deny the Kremlin revenue from fuel exports and force shortages on ordinary Russians. It is also striking defense manufacturing to damage Russia’s long-term ability to produce weapons, targeting air defenses to clear a path for its own arms, and hitting retail warehouses to bring the effects to ordinary Russians.

— As part of the campaign against oil infrastructure, Kyiv said it hit Russia’s largest oil refinery, more than 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) from Ukraine.

— Kyiv has also targeted defense manufacturing centers. It hit a factory making navigation systems multiple times, including with its own Flamingo missile.

— In July and August, Ukraine struck Wildberries warehouses. Kyiv said the company helps supply the Russian military. Moscow denies that.

— Many of Ukraine’s strikes on Russian air defenses and radar are around Russian-held Crimea and are often carried out with drones.

Maj. Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, the commander leading Ukraine’s drone war, told the AP its strikes in Crimea are also aimed at rendering the peninsula unusable as a staging ground for Russian forces.

Starlink gives Ukraine an advantage — for now

It’s not always clear if Ukraine’s attacks are effective — and some may have resulted in minimal or no damage. In May and June, Ukraine said it hit several satellite, reconnaissance or signals intelligence facilities in Russia, but satellite images analyzed by AP did not show major damage.

Still, Ukraine has one advantage that can help it strip back Russian air defenses and make its drone strikes more precise.

It has access to Elon Musk’s satellite communications service Starlink — which means its operators can control drones in real time in Russian-held Ukrainian territory. Russia has been blocked from using Starlink.

But Russia is also building its own version of Starlink, and is installing jamming systems that hamper Starlink connectivity, Brovdi said.

Ukraine is investing heavily in weapons production

Even before the Oval Office meeting, Ukraine scrambled to invest in new weapons — but that moment was “a real wake-up call," said a European military official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the front-line situation in detail. It became clear that U.S. support could be stopped “from one day to the next.”

Ukraine doubled down on production, churning out a growing array of weapons in larger numbers and shortening traditional research and production cycles from decades to years or even months.

Even so, Ukraine is still not able to produce as many missiles as it needs. It also took Ukraine time to make systems that could target facilities precisely enough that Kyiv felt comfortable using them to strike deep into Russia, Watling said.

And while Ukraine has begun to resolve navigational issues with its missiles, such as the Flamingo, those weapons are still not as accurate — or as stealthy — as their Western analogues. That often means hundreds of drones must be fired to overwhelm Russian air defenses to allow a missile to get through.

It's an expensive and time-consuming way to wage war since only 5% to 9% of what Ukraine fires gets past Russian air defenses, according to Watling.

But, although Russia's weapons are more powerful, Zelenskyy suggested at the NATO summit that Putin is “losing the initiative” in the war as Ukraine has moved the fight from the stalled battlefield to the sky.

Sitting next to Trump at the summit, the Ukrainian leader even cracked a joke, demurring when Trump asked him if he would accept Moscow as a venue for peace talks, as Putin has suggested.

“There are a lot of Ukrainian drones in the air," Zelenskyy said. "It would be dangerous.”

Government data published overnight into Tuesday showed the outbreak has 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2,011 deaths. Starting from the first confirmed case, the death toll was reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the worst on record.

The current outbreak was declared on May 15 but health authorities now say sequencing showed it began months earlier, in February.

It took about nine weeks for the outbreak to record the first 1,000 deaths, but it’s taken just around three weeks for the figure to double, as experts say the crisis is moving faster than efforts to track and manage it.

At the epicenter in eastern Congo's Ituri province, friends and family members gathered in tears on Tuesday for the burial of Jeannine Katusabe, 38, one of the latest to die.

Christophe Logo, a family representative, said Katusabe first sought traditional treatment at home and only went to the local Ebola treatment center after her condition worsened. “Unfortunately, she did not recover,” he said.

Identifying cases early can be nearly ‘impossible’

This is already the second-largest outbreak in history, behind the 2014-2016 outbreak's over 28,000 cases including over 11,000 deaths. The outbreak has been expanding across five eastern provinces near South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda.

The ongoing outbreak has had a case fatality rate of 45.9%, more than the 39.6% rate recorded in the 2014-2016 outbreak.

This Ebola outbreak is unlike most previous ones. The rare Bundibugyo virus responsible for it has no approved vaccines or treatments. Clinical trials for those have begun in Ituri province.

Although the type of Ebola responsible for the 2014-2016 outbreak is considered the deadliest, government data shows this Bundibugyo outbreak has killed a higher percentage of people as care and support are not getting to patients quickly enough. Many people are reporting symptoms late or not at all.

“In the absence of an effective vaccine, control (for the outbreak) rests on identifying cases and then nursing them in secure facilities until they recover or sadly perish,” said Paul Hunter, a professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia in the U.K.

In a remote region like this with an ongoing conflict and interrupted communications, routine surveillance can be very difficult and “identifying cases early enough to prevent spread can be impossible,” Hunter said.

Authorities in eastern Congo have restricted public gatherings and shut the main airport in Ituri to limit spread of the disease. But mass movements due to trade, mining and displacements from conflict have continued.

The response has been behind from the start

The World Health Organization on Monday said some cases early in the outbreak were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid, and that early testing was conducted for the more common type of Ebola, delaying the realization of what was unfolding

Officials are “chasing the virus, the virus is ahead of us," the WHO regional director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, told a news conference.

The new death toll is “alarming,” said Dr. Jean-Marie Akandabo, who is helping manage patients at a clinic in Ituri.

Akandabo said the major challenges he's seen are limited care for patients and poor community engagement. Some people have described widespread misinformation about the virus in sometimes hostile communities that long have been wary of outsiders after years of attacks by rebel groups.

“We must not take this disease lightly, because it continues to kill and no one is safe,” Akandabo said.

The current outbreak is the 17th — and largest — the Central African nation has faced. The first Ebola virus to be identified was in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now Congo.

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Asadu reported from Abuja, Nigeria. Associated Press writer Mark Banchereau contributed from Dakar, Senegal.

El cambio climático está estrechando la ventana para cosechar uvas de vino, lo que obliga a los productores a tomar decisiones rápidas cuando incluso unos pocos días pueden marcar la diferencia entre una buena añada y una mala.

“Son momentos delicados y frenéticos, y todo tiene que funcionar a la perfección”, explicó Arturo Ziliani, director ejecutivo de Berlucchi. Su padre, Franco, se convirtió en 1961 en el primer productor de vino de la región vitivinícola de Franciacorta en empezar a elaborar espumosos con el método “clásico”, empleado célebremente por los productores de champán de Francia.

“No esperábamos una vendimia tan temprana ni una aceleración así en la maduración”, añadió Ziliani.

El calor obliga a vendimiar con focos antes del amanecer

Semanas de temperaturas con máximas entre 37 y 38 grados Celsius (99 a 100 grados Fahrenheit), combinadas con precipitaciones por debajo del promedio, han llevado a algunos productores de Franciacorta a registrar el inicio más temprano de la cosecha del que se tenga constancia: unos 10 días antes que el año pasado y aproximadamente un mes antes que hace tres décadas.

Berlucchi, el productor más antiguo de Franciacorta —que se elabora con el método tradicional de segunda fermentación en botella—, comenzó la vendimia el 2 de agosto como parte de un esfuerzo de todo el sector para preservar la calidad de la uva frente a un clima cada vez más extremo.

Los expertos señalan que varios factores se combinaron para adelantar tanto la vendimia de Franciacorta este año. Un invierno relativamente suave hizo que las vides brotaran antes, mientras que las granizadas dañaron parte de la producción, aligerando la carga de fruta y llevándola a una maduración más temprana.

Incluso a finales de julio, Berlucchi apuntaba a una fecha de vendimia el 10 de agosto, pero pronto quedó claro que el Pinot Nero utilizado para los ensamblajes de espumosos y el rosado estaba listo para recogerse, algo que se evidenció en el rápido aumento de los niveles de azúcar. En dos días, se reunió a los trabajadores y se prepararon las prensas.

El calor del mediodía ha sido tan extremo que, por normas laborales regionales, el trabajo debe detenerse entre las 12:30 de la tarde y las 4 de la tarde, pero los productores sostienen que ha hecho demasiado calor para el turno de la tarde. Para ganar tiempo y llevar las uvas a las prensas antes de que se recalienten, Berlucchi inició la vendimia la semana pasada a las 4 de la mañana, con los trabajadores recolectando bajo el resplandor de potentes focos.

“Las uvas están perfectamente sanas. Solo tenemos que trabajar lo más rápido posible, cosecharlas y preservar su acidez”, señaló Ferdinando Dell’aquila, enólogo y director técnico de Berlucchi.

El vino espumoso exige cálculos complejos

Franciacorta no es la única que comienza pronto. Sicilia inició la vendimia de vinos tranquilos a finales de julio. Pequeñas zonas de Toscana también comenzaron a recolectar, al igual que la mayoría de las regiones de vinos espumosos.

El cálculo es más complejo para los elaboradores de espumosos al estilo champán, que requieren un equilibrio delicado: una acidez fija mucho más alta, un pH mucho más bajo y menos azúcares que los necesarios para tintos y blancos tranquilos.

“Las variedades de maduración temprana como el Chardonnay requieren mucho cuidado, porque un retraso de apenas un par de días puede dejarte con uvas inadecuadas para el vino espumoso. El azúcar sube demasiado rápido y la acidez cae demasiado rápido”, explicó Attilio Scienza, profesor emérito de la Universidad de Milán.

Las altas temperaturas exteriores obligan a enfriar las uvas antes de prensarlas suavemente en máquinas de acero inoxidable para extraer el mosto yema de la máxima calidad, un paso crucial en la producción de espumosos que no puede acelerarse. Berlucchi opera hasta 24 prensas al día, a menudo hasta bien entrada la noche, para procesar la vendimia inusualmente temprana.

Berlucchi sigue siendo el mayor productor de Franciacorta, con unas 4 millones de botellas al año, alrededor del 20% de la producción total del consorcio de Franciacorta, de unas 20 millones de botellas. Aproximadamente el 90% se vende en Italia, y el resto se exporta a mercados que incluyen Alemania, Suiza, Estados Unidos y Japón.

Los productores se adaptan a un nuevo calendario de vendimia

“El cambio climático y los sistemas meteorológicos africanos asentándose sobre Europa están trayendo temperaturas extraordinarias y forzando una recolección temprana, no solo en Italia, sino también en Francia y Alemania” apuntó Paolo Castelletti, secretario general de la organización comercial Unión Italiana del Vino.

Ahora que las vendimias adelantadas son la tendencia, los productores dicen que tendrán que empezar a vigilar los viñedos incluso antes para asegurarse de no perder el mejor momento de cosecha.

“Un buen enólogo puede manejar situaciones como esta", añadió Castelleti. "Puedo decir con confianza que la calidad del vino no se ve comprometida. Simplemente requiere una organización del trabajo distinta a la de años anteriores”.

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The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, slipping further away from its all-time high set on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 100 points, or 0.2%, as of 1:32 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%.

The action was more unsettled in the oil market, where the price for a barrel of Brent crude briefly jumped above $90 in the morning before falling back below $87. It was most recently at $88.77, up 1.2% from Monday’s settlement price.

Such swings have become typical since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February, which led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and kept much of the world’s oil pent up in the Middle East. Last month alone, Brent’s price veered between $72 and $102 per barrel.

Higher oil prices make inflation worse, and they’ve sent the average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline to $4.01, according to AAA. That’s up from less than $3.14 a year ago, though it’s down from last week’s nearly $4.09.

That has Wall Street’s attention focused on Wednesday, when the U.S. government will release the latest monthly reading on inflation. Economists expect it to show inflation remains high but that it decelerated to 3.4% in July from 3.5% in June.

That could help the Federal Reserve, whose members are notably split on whether they should be raising the country’s interest rates to keep a lid on inflation. While higher rates could help slow the increases of prices on store shelves, they would also slow the overall U.S. economy by making it more expensive for U.S. households and businesses to borrow money. They would also undercut prices for stocks and other investments.

Traders are betting on a coin flip’s chance that the Fed will raise its main interest rate at its next meeting in September, according to data from CME Group. If it does, that would be the first increase in more than three years. It also could anger President Donald Trump, who has been lobbying for lower interest rates.

Treasury yields have jumped since the war with Iran because of higher oil prices and worries about inflation, sending long-term mortgage rates to their highest levels in a year.

The 10-year Treasury yield eased back Tuesday, falling to 4.69% from 4.72% late Monday. But it remains well above its 3.97% level from before the war with Iran.

On Wall Street, Cardinal Health rose 0.9% after becoming the latest big U.S. company to report a stronger profit for the spring than analysts expected.

Businesses have blown past analysts’ forecasts, which Wall Street loves because stock prices tend to follow the path of corporate profits over the long term.

Aramark, the food company and facilities manager, rallied 8.9% after reporting stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

They helped offset a drop of 20.1% for On Holding. The Swiss sneaker company also topped analysts' forecasts for profit in the latest quarter. But it gave a forecast for upcoming revenue that fell short of analysts' expectations, while saying it does not want to slash prices to drum up more sales.

Intel slipped 0.4% after it said it would sell $20 billion of its stock at $95 per share. That’s up from the $15 billion that it said it would sell the day before, and such moves dilute the ownership stakes of people who already own Intel stock.

Intel plans to use the cash it’s raising for investments to take advantage of the boom in demand for artificial-intelligence technology.

In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe following a mixed finish in Asia. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.1% for one of the world’s bigger moves.

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AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed to this report.

VinSpace will launch its satellites on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission run by Elon Musk’s company, which carries satellites from multiple customers on a single rocket to share launch costs, it said in a statement.

The satellites, which VinSpace said it will develop and operate, will test the company’s technology in orbit and support future commercial applications.

VinSpace is part of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate and was established in November 2025. The company said in April that it planned to develop and launch its first satellites in 2027.

Founded by tycoon Pham Nhat Vuong, Vingroup is Vietnam’s largest privately owned company. It has a sprawling business empire that touches many aspects of daily life, from real estate and retail to healthcare, education and tourism.

It is going global as it invests heavily in high-tech industries such as electric vehicles, space, artificial intelligence and robotics, sectors central to Vietnam’s ambition to become Asia’s next tiger economy.

Vietnam has sought to build its aerospace capabilities for several decades but remains a relatively small player in the global space industry. It launched its first telecommunications satellite in 2008, followed by another in 2012, according to official documents.

In March, it inaugurated a major space science and technology center in Hanoi’s Hoa Lac High-Tech Park, aimed at expanding the country’s satellite development and use of space-based data. Vietnam aims to become a mid-level space power in Southeast Asia by 2030.

In February, Vietnam allowed SpaceX to launch its Starlink satellite internet service in the country. This was seen by some analysts as an effort by Vietnam to avoid U.S. tariffs. Starlink has since begun accepting orders in Vietnam.

VinSpace said the agreement with SpaceX is part of its plan to become a full-service aerospace company, developing capabilities ranging from satellite design and manufacturing to launch management, satellite operations and space-based data services.

“Reliable access to space is fundamental to turning satellite innovation into operational missions,” VinSpace CEO Thu Vu said in a statement.

VinSpace did not disclose the value of the contract or the number or specifications of the satellites.

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El terremoto del lunes, de magnitud 7,4, sacudió Cali, Quibdó, Pereira y muchas otras ciudades y pueblos. Se informó que alrededor de 1.600 edificios resultaron dañados o se derrumbaron. Soldados, personal de rescate y familias hurgaban entre los escombros, retirando y pasando a mano grandes trozos de concreto a lo largo de filas de voluntarios.

El presidente, Abelardo de la Espriella, dijo el lunes por la tarde que al menos 111 personas habían muerto.

Las familias publicaron información sobre seres queridos desaparecidos en sitios web administrados por ciudadanos. Para la noche del lunes se había reportado la desaparición de más de 2.700 personas.

Dana Carolina Zamora publicó una imagen de su tío desaparecido, Miguel Ángel Zamora, de 60 años, acunando a su perro. El agricultor vivía en una zona rural de El Cairo, no lejos del epicentro del sismo en San José del Palmar.

Las autoridades locales indicaron que el 80% de El Cairo, un pueblo de unos 7.000 habitantes, resultó dañado. Zamora dijo que estaba preocupada porque su tío vivía en una casa tradicional pero frágil, hecha de palos y barro.

"Tenemos miedo, esperemos que no sea así, que esté bien y que sólo sea falla de comunicación. Pero no hemos logrado saber nada más de él”, aseguró Zamora a la AP por teléfono desde Cali.

Chocó, la región que rodea el epicentro del sismo, es una de las zonas más pobres y desatendidas de Colombia, a menudo asediada por grupos armados enfrentados. A gran parte de Chocó solo se puede acceder en barco, a través de la selva o en avión. Se sabía poco sobre la magnitud de los daños allí.

De la Espriella viajó a la capital de Chocó, Quibdó, la noche del lunes para evaluar los daños y anunció que había movilizado “todo el aparato militar y policial” para responder, desplegando ingenieros, rescatistas y perros de búsqueda. Anunció subsidios de alquiler para quienes tengan viviendas dañadas mientras se realizan las reparaciones.

“El Chocó nunca más será la tierra del olvido”, afirmó el mandatario.

El terremoto representa la primera gran prueba para de la Espriella, quien juró el cargo el viernes. De la Espriella es una figura divisiva por su promesa de una ofensiva total contra los grupos criminales.

El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos anunció que proporcionaría 15,5 millones de dólares para refugios de emergencia, alimentos y otra ayuda. Gobiernos de toda América Latina también se dispusieron a ayudar.

El terremoto dejó a muchos en la nación andina inquietos después de que dos sismos consecutivos devastaran a la vecina Venezuela a finales de junio, destruyendo cientos de edificios y matando a más de 6.300 personas.

Muchos colombianos apenas comenzaban a asimilar las consecuencias a más largo plazo del desastre.

Mónica Sánchez es dueña de una pequeña empresa que fabrica uniformes de trabajo. Su ciudad, Pereira, fue una de las más golpeadas, y una pared dentro de la fábrica se derrumbó. Sánchez y sus 12 trabajadores lograron salir justo a tiempo.

“Fue impactante: la ciudad se vino abajo a nuestro alrededor”, relató.

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Janetsky informó desde Ciudad de México.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said at least 181 people died in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Monday. He said around 2,595 more were injured and at least 195 remained missing. Civilian-run databases suggest the number of missing could be as high as 3,800.

De la Espriella also said 1,136 homes were destroyed and yet more damaged.

Authorities said the deaths were concentrated in cities including Cali, Pereira, Manizales and Quibdo, but local leaders and families worried about casualties and damage in rural areas, from where very little information has emerged.

Soldiers, rescue personnel and families picked through the rubble on Tuesday, passing large pieces of concrete by hand along lines of volunteers.

Standing near the remains of his brother’s collapsed apartment building in Pereira, Jairo Vargas said he made the 220-kilometer (135-mile) drive from Medellin, hoping to find him alive.

“I’m absolutely certain he’s here. Absolutely certain," Vargas said, adding that his brother’s car was still parked outside. But he fears his sibling did not survive.

“The debris surrounding my brother is soft,” he said, as heavy machinery rumbled through the debris. “It’s possible that it’s protecting him, but we can’t hear any noises anymore. I don’t know. I have little hope.”

Colombia's new president faces his first serious challenge

The earthquake presents the first major test for first-time officeholder de la Espriella, who entered office just days before the natural disaster. The leader, who split the country in recent elections, now seeks to unite Colombia in its disaster response.

That challenge was particularly notable in Choco, the region surrounding the quake’s epicenter. It is one of Colombia's poorest and most neglected regions, often beset by warring armed groups. Much of Choco is accessible only by boat, through the jungle or by airplane.

Sterling Palacios, a religious and environmental leader in rural parts of the region, said Choco's capital was devastated along with smaller communities dotting the Atrato River, the region's most important throughway.

Homes there have been reduced to rubble and aftershocks continued to rumble, terrifying residents who slept in the streets overnight.

“There are towns where people have lost everything, where people have died, where homes have been destroyed,” he said. “We don’t have a full panorama of the damage, but we know it’s been massive.”

De la Espriella traveled to Quibdo in Choco on Monday night where he announced he was mobilizing “the entire military and police apparatus,” as well as deploying engineers, rescue workers and search dogs.

“Choco will never again be the ‘land of the forgotten,’” he said.

Palacios said the government's response has so far been “concentrated in the capital,” and that authorities flew the wounded from Quibdo to hospitals in the city of Medellín.

The biggest challenge, he said, remains towns in rural areas only reachable by boat — journeys that can take hours or days. That response is also complicated by a toxic slate of armed groups warring for control of the region who, during the COVID-19 pandemic, blocked health care workers from traveling to remote areas.

He said it could take locals and officials weeks to get a full scope of the devastation there.

“It's a risk and it's very difficult to predict” what could happen, he said.

Desperate residents seek news of their loved ones

Families posted information about missing loved ones on citizen-run websites.

Dana Carolina Zamora posted an image of her missing 60-year-old uncle, Miguel Ángel Zamora, cradling his dog. The farmer was living in a rural area of El Cairo, not far from the quake's epicenter in San Jose Del Palmar.

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged. Zamora said her uncle lived in a traditional house of sticks and mud.

“We are afraid. We hope that is not the case, that he is all right and that it is only a communication failure. But we haven’t heard anything from him,” Zamora said.

The earthquake left many people unnerved after back-to-back quakes devastated neighboring Venezuela in late June, destroying hundreds of buildings and killing more than 6,300 people.

Mónica Sánchez owns a small company that makes work uniforms. Her home city, Pereira, was one of the worst hit, and a wall inside the factory collapsed. Sánchez and her 12 workers got outside just in time.

“It was shocking — the city fell down around us,” she said.

Pereira’s municipal government said at least 58 buildings collapsed, while Cali Mayor Alejandro Eder said at least 40 buildings had collapsed.

Both cities enforced curfews Monday night to prevent looting. And in Pereira, the city government has banned privately owned vehicles from circulating, to clear the way for ambulances, police and rescue workers.

The U.S. State Department has announced it would provide $15.5 million for emergency shelter, food and other aid. Governments across Latin America have also lined up to help.

“This has been a tragedy for the whole city, for thousands of families,” Pereira Mayor Mauricio Salazar told local media, his voice quavering. “But here we are, and we will continue forward with the hand of God.”

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Suarez reported from Bogota, Colombia, and Janetsky reported from Mexico City.

Whoops!

Rookie teammate Carson Benge had already tossed it into the Atlanta crowd.

Recently shifted to a short-relief role in his fourth major league season, Senga closed out New York's 8-5 victory over the Braves with a scoreless ninth inning Monday night. Mauricio Dubón flied out to Benge in right field for the final out, and he turned toward the stands looking to send a fan home with a souvenir.

Senga, well aware of his achievement, held out his arms in disbelief with his mouth agape while watching the whole thing transpire. In a funny scene, he raised both hands trying to grab Benge's attention as Senga and Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez both called for the baseball in vain.

A sheepish Benge, when he realized what happened, put both hands on his head — and Senga doubled over in laughter.

After the game, Senga was asked if Benge ever managed to retrieve the ball for him.

“I think Bengie is trying to tell me I should have just punched him out,” a smiling Senga said through an interpreter.

Senga got the save opportunity in the ninth because the Mets placed closer Devin Williams on the 15-day injured list earlier in the day. Interim manager Andy Green was non-committal before the game about who would be his closer, but with New York leading 8-5 he called on Senga. The right-hander is 0-8 with an 8.12 ERA in eight starts and eight relief appearances this season.

Senga struck out Matt Olson and Michael Harris II to open the ninth, then issued a walk to Ozzie Albies before retiring Dubón.

Senga has not allowed a run in his last three appearances out of the bullpen. He came over from Japan and signed a $75 million, five-year contract to be a starter for the Mets before the 2023 season. He went 12-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts that year, making the NL All-Star team and finishing runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting and seventh in Cy Young Award balloting.

But he's largely struggled with injuries and ineffectiveness since, other than a strong stretch early in the 2025 season.

The last-place Mets are 6-1 on a nine-game trip following a significant selloff ahead of last Monday's trade deadline that depleted their bullpen.

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In Wisconsin, state Rep. Francesca Hong, a self-described democratic socialist, is the front-runner for the party's nomination for governor in a swing state where winning the governor's mansion is central to Democrats' hopes for 2028 and beyond. In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is running for the nomination for an open Senate seat against centrist Democratic Rep. Angie Craig.

The left vs. center theme is on display in Democratic primaries in multiple states voting Tuesday, with other significant races in places like Alabama and South Carolina.

Here's what to watch Tuesday night.

Does the left keep surging in swing states?

Left-leaning candidates have consistently won primaries, capitalizing on Democratic voter frustration at party leadership. Most wins came in reliably liberal urban areas, ranging from New York Cityto Denver. But last week, progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed broke new ground by winning the party's nomination for a competitive Senate race in swing state Michigan.

Now Hong and, to a lesser extent, Flanagan are trying to claim even more purple terrain for the left.

President Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2024 and its state legislature has long been in the hands of the GOP, but Democrats have been bullish about reversing that trend. Hong has maintained a steady lead in public polls against Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, despite his endorsement by the state's current governor, Democrat Tony Evers. Hong is also helped by the presence on the ballot of multiple more traditional candidates who will split votes against her, including former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who dropped out of the race late last month.

Hong has a trail of controversial statements, including vocal support for defunding the police in 2020, a position she now disavows. Prominent Democratic strategists fear that she can win the primary by appealing to the party's base but is a risk in the general election. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany in November.

The stakes are high in the race for Democrats nationally, not just Wisconsin residents. Democrats are hoping to win control of the state legislature, and the governor's mansion would give them an ability to redraw Wisconsin's map to counter the edge the GOP built up in this year's mid-decade redistricting. Without that, their path to a House majority in 2028 becomes challenging.

Democrats will also likely need to win Wisconsin to retake the White House in 2028, and the governor will have a key role in certifying the winner of the election. In 2020, Trump tried to claim Wisconsin despite it being won by Joe Biden, only to be blocked in part by Evers. Tiffany, who has been endorsed by Trump, supported the president's attempt to overturn the election.

Democrats have reliably won Minnesota during the Trump years, but by shrinking margins, and Republicans believe they have a shot at claiming the open Senate seat given the primary battle there. Craig represents a swing district and has taken more moderate stances, and Flanagan has slammed her for being supported by establishment Democrats and being too accommodating to Trump, especially on immigration.

Lamont won as an insurgent. Now he's establishment

When the Democratic establishment was worrying about insurgents from the left a generation ago, it fretted about the man who is currently Connecticut's governor, Ned Lamont.

A wealthy former entrepreneur, Lamont was an obscure Greenwich selectman when he mounted a primary challenge against the state's senior senator, Joe Lieberman, in 2006. Lamont argued that the centrist Lieberman, who had been the party's vice presidential nominee in 2000, wasn't a loyal enough Democrat and leaned too far to the right.

Lamont won that primary, but Lieberman ran in the general election as an independent and kept his Senate seat. Lamont kept running for office and eventually was elected governor in 2018. Now 72, Lamont is being challenged from the left by State Rep. Josh Elliott, 41, who alleges the governor hasn't fought Trump hard enough and that the solidly Democratic state deserves better than Lamont's fiscally moderate approach.

For months, Lamont largely ignored Elliott and focused on burnishing his own image. But in a sign of a potentially tightening race, he's begun to advertise against his challenger.

An incumbent cast as too old and too tied to big money

Also in Connecticut, Rep. John Larson faces his first primary challenge after 14 terms in the House from former Hartford mayor Luke Bronin.

The race follows familiar contours, as Bronin, 47, argues that Larson, 78, is too old and too tied to big money donors. Larson argues his experience and seniority put him in the best position to deliver for his voters.

There is also a growing list of longtime Democrats upset by younger challengers. Will one more name get added on Tuesday night?

In a Wisconsin House district, a rematch is likely

Democratic voters in a swath of western Wisconsin are expected to renominate Rebecca Cooke to face two-term Republican Rep. Derek Van Orden in Wisconsin’s 3rd District, setting up a rematch for one of the more competitive seats in the U.S. House.

In 2024, Cooke, a nonprofit executive and small business owner, lost narrowly to Van Orden, who was elected in 2022 and has been a devout supporter of Trump.

The district is a mix of Wisconsin farmland where Republicans have improved over the past decade and mini-metros with state universities giving them small but influential Democratic bases.

Cooke, of Eau Claire, faces Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge on Tuesday, but Cooke has Democratic institutional support, including from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Cooke has also raised roughly $8.6 million, far exceeding Berge’s roughly $729,000.

Van Orden is unopposed in Tuesday’s Republican primary.

In South Carolina, it's a famous name vs. experience

For a state with little mystery expected in November, South Carolina is again in the spotlight, this time holding primaries to nominate candidates for a special U.S. Senate election.

South Carolina voters voted on June 9 for nominees to statewide office, and then cast ballots in the June 23 primary runoffs for contests where no candidate reached 50% of the vote. And there were several, including GOP nominations for governor and nominations for several congressional seats.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death on July 11 at age 71 of an aortic rupture to his heart ensured South Carolina voters were not finished deciding who would be on the November ballot. Voters on Tuesday will be deciding who will succeed the four-term Graham as the Republican nominee in the GOP-heavy Southern state.

They will be choosing from Graham’s sister Darline, who was appointed to fill the vacancy by Gov. Henry McMaster and who has been endorsed by Trump, as well as U.S. Reps. Russell Fry and Ralph Norman, former Rep. Mark Sanford and six other candidates.

If no one reaches 50% of the vote Tuesday -- that’s right -- there will be another runoff, this one on Aug. 25.

Skubal still intends to be much better than he was while allowing three runs on four hits over five innings Monday night in the Dodgers' 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

“I thought I competed well and gave our team a chance to win, and our offense picked me up big-time, defense picked me up big-time, and the bullpen was outstanding tonight,” Skubal said. “So all in all, a good team win, especially when I don’t feel like I performed up to my standard.”

Skubal left trailing 3-2 in the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner's decent, if unspectacular, first start in the home whites. His fastball command was decidedly lacking, and he was unable to get ahead early in most counts during an outing in which he managed just one 1-2-3 inning. The fireworks came instead from the Dodgers' slumbering offense, which awoke with Max Muncy's three-run double and Freddie Freeman's RBI single after Skubal departed.

Although he struck out six, Skubal didn't live up to manager Dave Roberts' pregame prediction of “an electric night” for the vaunted left-hander and his slumping club, which had lost eight of nine heading into this homestand.

“I thought he fought well,” Roberts said. “Tarik didn't have his best stuff, but he didn't relent. He kept going, and he gave us what he had for tonight.”

Even after everything he accomplished while becoming one of the majors' top starters with the Tigers, Skubal was particularly amped up for this debut in front of 51,799 fans eager to cheer their team's biggest trade-deadline addition in its bid to win three straight World Series titles. When Skubal was announced in the starting lineup for the first time, Dodgers fans responded with loud cheers and a serenade of “Skuuuuuu!”

“This one was special to me, so the nerves run a little bit higher,” Skubal said. “But it just means you care, so I think that’s all positive stuff. I was excited to go out there and pitch in front of the Dodger fans. It was a ton of fun to play the game today.”

Skubal threw 95 pitches against the Royals, and Jac Caglianone tagged two of them for a two-run homer and an RBI single. Skubal also issued two walks and hit a batter with a pitch in just his second career appearance at Dodger Stadium, taking the mound nine days after the defending champions acquired him from Detroit in the biggest trade of the deadline.

Los Angeles gave up three promising prospects for what might be a short-term rental of the 29-year-old Skubal, who will likely reap the benefits of free agency this winter.

Skubal made his Dodgers debut at Wrigley Field last Tuesday, pitching six innings of two-run, four-hit ball with six strikeouts in his new team’s 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

The back-to-back champions had the farm talent and the impetus to go out and get the AL's best pitcher over the past two seasons — and Skubal's reception at Chavez Ravine showed their fans still don't take their deep-pocketed team's winning mentality for granted.

But after that warm pregame reception, Skubal yielded two soft singles and a run to Kansas City’s first three batters, with Bobby Witt Jr. stealing second and scoring on Caglianone’s dribbler up the middle.

Nick Loftin then doubled in the third before Caglianone hit his 21st homer of the season to right, smashing a hanging slider for a 410-foot shot that induced grumbles from the stands.

Skubal retired six straight Royals after Caglianone's shot, but he got into trouble again in the fifth, hitting Loftin with a pitch and walking Witt with two outs. Skubal dug in and struck out Caglianone to end the inning, getting him with his signature changeup on his final pitch.

“Tarik Skubal — it’s nice to have him on our mound,” said a grinning Freeman, who drove in Shohei Ohtani with the go-ahead run. “I’m sure he wants to go deeper than five innings, but I like that every five, six days that he’s going to be on the mound for us.”

Los Angeles probably hoped for a more dominant beginning to Skubal's tenure, but it cares most about the games he'll pitch in October, when the champs expect to make their 14th consecutive playoff appearance.

Roberts is uncommonly impressed by Skubal after just more than a week together.

“This guy, he’s as different as anyone I’ve ever been around in this short period of time,” Roberts said. “He’s special in every way. ... He’s just built differently. The mind, the body, the focus, the humility, the willingness to serve, to help. He puts himself out there. He’s different than any player I’ve ever been around, really. Again, it’s a small sample, but I’ve dug in on him. I've got a pretty good gut. This guy is something like I’ve never seen.”

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Graham's sister, Darline Graham, a political unknown tapped to serve out the final months of her brother's term, is trying to overcome skepticism about her lack of experience in her campaign to replace him. She picked up President Donald Trump's swift endorsement though the rare open Senate seat has attracted a broad field, including some of the state's top Republicans.

For decades, South Carolina voters have reliably returned Lindsey Graham to Washington despite periodic primary challengers who accused the dealmaker and foreign policy hawk of being insufficiently conservative.

Tuesday's contest features one of Lindsey Graham’s foes from earlier this year, as well as two U.S. House members as well as Mark Sanford, the former governor and congressman who is seeking a political comeback in a field crowded with familiar faces.

Will goodwill toward Lindsey Graham boost his sister at the polls?

Lindsey Graham suffered a tear in his aorta at his Washington home and died on July 11.

Before funeral observances for Lindsey Graham in Washington and South Carolina had even concluded, the campaign was on. State law proscribes a compressed timeline that forced candidates to navigate the decorum of mourning the senator's death while also jockeying to replace him.

A day after Graham’s death was announced, his sister accepted Republican Gov. Henry McMaster’s appointment to succeed her brother in an interim capacity. She was sworn in with her family and late senator’s staff standing behind her.

A week later, Darline Graham launched into the campaign herself, encouraged to run and then endorsed by Trump.

While the millions in the president's campaign account aren’t funds that Darline Graham could directly access in a run of her own, there was no limit to how much could be transferred to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is already paying for advertising to support her.

In addition, a super PAC that once supported Lindsey Graham said it would spend $900,000 backing Darline Graham's candidacy, including mailers touting her as “President Trump's choice” and saying she's “Prepared to Carry on Lindsey's Legacy.”

Two congressmen are among those seeking the nomination

More familiar to South Carolina voters in their own right are two U.S. House members in the race, one of whom already has a statewide profile.

Fresh off an unsuccessful primary run for governor, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman entered the Senate contest and has snapped up endorsements from other lawmakers, including Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah, as well as South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace.

One of the most conservative members in the House, Norman is well-known across South Carolina for being a fiscal conservative. At times, however, he's been at odds with Trump and backed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 presidential primary.

Also in the running is Rep. Russell Fry, who appeared poised to gain Trump's backing after Lindsey Graham's death. Despite lacking the president's endorsement, he announced his own candidacy and has been trying to boost his name recognition beyond his pro-Trump district in the Myrtle Beach area.

Mark Sanford seeks another political comeback

The former South Carolina congressman and governor whose political ascendency was stalled by a 2009 extramarital affair is making yet another attempt to return to public office.

Sanford’s Senate bid comes just three months after he ended a bid to retake his former U.S. House seat, saying then he was quitting the race to set up a nonprofit to address the national debt, his signature issue.

Sanford had entered that contest on the last day of filing, when the race already was full of other Republican candidates, many of whom had spent months laying the groundwork for their campaigns. He's been crisscrossing South Carolina in his Senate bid, reintroducing himself to voters after more than a decade out of statewide office.

Mark Lynch, a Greenville businessman who tried to oust Graham in the regular Republican primary last month, swiftly relaunched his campaign following Graham’s death. Calling himself an “America First” candidate, Lynch has campaigned as a Trump supporter, but during the June primary, the president on social media called him a “lunatic” and a “disaster for the Republican Party.”

Who is the Democratic nominee for the Senate seat?

Dr. Annie Andrews, a Charleston physician, won her party’s primary in June outright. Having set up her entire campaign based around challenging Graham, Andrews has been forced to pivot to a broader critique of the Republican contenders.

No Democrat has won a U.S. Senate seat here in decades. And when Graham last ran in 2020, he defeated his Democratic opponent, Jaime Harrison, by a 10 percentage point margin.

That contest was the most expensive in state history, and among the country’s most expensive congressional races, ever.

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At home he averages seven hours. The first night away — with or without earplugs and regardless of the bed's quality — his smartwatch tells him he gets about five.

“I feel normal, you know, no stress, nothing, but it’s just I notice I wake up continuously,” said Leoni, a sales director for a tech company who travels once or twice a month for work.

He is a victim of what sleep specialists call the first-night effect. The phenomenon has been confirmed by dozens of studies and is believed to have evolutionary roots, said Anna Wick, a senior sleep researcher at the University of Freiburg in Switzerland.

“It’s assumed to be an adaptation response that the sleeping brain remains vigilant in this unfamiliar environment,” Wick said.

You stay alert while sleeping

Ahmad Mayeli, a psychiatry professor and sleep researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, said most people experience it, and even those who may not notice it probably do on a small level. On average, people sleep about 20 to 30 minutes less in a new environment.

His research found that the frontal lobe, an area associated with the deepest stage of sleep, was more active, indicating a sense of alertness. In other words, not only do people sleep less, but also less deeply.

“They are saying that, like in dolphins, part of the brain is awake when you are sleeping,” Mayeli said. “It’s not exactly like dolphins, but still, studies show part of the brain is sleeping less.”

He noted that age makes a difference. The effect is more pronounced in children, adolescents and older adults, and it typically worsens with age. Those in their 20s are the least affected.

“Maybe it’s the sweet spot,” he said.

Anxiety can play a part

Mayeli suspects that the brain may be wired to be wary of new places because, historically, they were the most dangerous to rest.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a Marriott hotel or it’s the savannah,” he said. “Your brain hasn’t gotten the memo that this place is completely safe.”

Wick said evidence suggests the effect fades after the first night.

Lisa Strauss, a psychologist specializing in cognitive behavioral treatment of sleep disorders, said several factors can impact sleep in a new place beyond evolutionary vigilance.

Travel itself can have a negative effect, even within the same time zone. Environmental factors may get in the way, like a flashing smoke alarm light in a hotel room. Relational tension, perhaps while visiting family members you're not close with, could also contribute.

Strauss noted that some people may sleep better the first night if they’re tired after a long day of travel or if the location provides a sense of disconnection from daily stressors. And people who have trouble sleeping at home might fare better because they don’t associate the new place with a history of difficulty sleeping.

While anyone can experience the first-night effect, Strauss said those who are more anxious at baseline are especially vulnerable. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy — the worry about whether they can sleep is what keeps them awake.

Leoni acknowledged there are times he goes into the first night thinking about how he'll sleep.

“Sometimes the thoughts come automatically,” he said. “You talk with your colleague, and you say, 'I’m going back to the room, but I’m not going to sleep anyway.’”

How to sleep better on the first night

Strauss recommends general sleep hygiene practices such as going to sleep in a cool, dark room at the same time every night, following a nighttime routine and turning off screens well before going to bed. Those are especially helpful if you start (or restart) doing them in the days or weeks before an important trip.

She suggested people try to make the environment their own by spending a little extra time in the new bed. They could read or do another peaceful, familiar activity to make the experience less novel. They could also bring familiar objects, like a favorite pillow or blanket.

For someone who is particularly anxious, Strauss recommended they visualize themselves in a safe, familiar environment out in nature, such as on a favorite hike or beach. They should notice the anxiety they're feeling, then repeat positive phrases to help lower feelings of hypervigilance. Her suggestion: “May you know that you are safe. May you know that you are loved. May you be at peace.”

Mayeli said the first-night effect is not really anything to worry about, and people can easily make up for missing an hour or two of sleep for one night. But he recommends arriving a day early to acclimate if you have an important meeting or event.

“If tomorrow matters, get there a night early,” he said, “so you’ll sleep like yourself when it counts.”

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Albert Stumm writes about wellness, food and travel. Find his work at https://www.albertstumm.com

Trump's administration is hoping that months of bombing have pushed Iran’s economy to a breaking point that will force its leadership to cave to demands to end its nuclear program and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and natural gas tankers.

The Republican president on Monday said that since Iran is seeking compensation as part of any peace talks, he now intends to demand the same for the U.S. side. It's part of a larger pivot this weekend by Trump to argue that Iran is now on the cusp of financially collapsing, even though it has already endured decades of financial sanctions, which are often a longer-term strategy rather than an immediate tool of warfare that can halt a conflict.

The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and as stop-start talks seem again to have stalled. But Trump insists the pressure can lead to a breakthrough.

“Yeah, they can make trouble, but they’re broke,” Trump told reporters. “They have no money. You know, Iran is broke, totally broke. And, they’re not paying their soldiers. They have inflation of 300%.”

Inflation is running high in Iran, although Trump's estimates were higher than what administration officials have been citing to reporters. But the prospect of a longer war also carries inflation risks for other nations, including the U.S., where the war and higher gasoline prices are unpopular.

Crude oil prices climbed on Monday as investors interpreted Trump’s comments as a sign that fewer ships would be traversing the Strait of Hormuz, continuing to limit global supplies of gasoline, jet fuel, natural gas and other forms of energy. The Iran war largely closed the waterway involved in shipping roughly 20% of global oil supplies before the conflict — and attempts to reopen the strait have been short-lived as it has become a source of leverage for the Iranians in negotiations.

Iran does not appear to be publicly intimidated by the prospect of more financial sanctions.

“Whenever Washington proves itself incapable of pursuing diplomacy, it retreats into sanctions; and whenever those sanctions fail to produce results, it simply increases the dose,” said Esmail Baghaei, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, on social media. “The real risk is that American politicians, clinging to this bad habit, will instead strangle their own remaining chances of a less humiliating exit from a crisis of their own making.”

The White House has called this Operation Economic Fury

The president didn’t say what additional financial pressure would be applied, but the administration has since April 16 been engaged in what it calls Operation Economic Fury against Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called this component the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign as the countries that buy oil from Iran or bank with it could be sanctioned.

But one problem with this pivot is that the sanctions are unable to bite as quickly as the impact of the largely shuttered strait, said Richard Nephew, a senior research scholar at Columbia University who helped direct Iran sanctions strategy in the Obama administration.

Nephew stressed that the value of sanctions as a tool is limited because Trump has not articulated clear strategic goals for the war, at times stressing that it can't have a nuclear weapon, then emphasizing the strait and then talking about ballistic missiles. Instead, Trump has engaged in a massive series of aerial assaults and a level of destruction that has not produced the quick end that he initially promised.

“Economic pressure is a possible element in his strategy, but he’s yet to explain the purpose,” Nephew said. “Trump has systematically weakened his own hand through his inadequate use of force, inarticulate elucidation of an objective, and vacillation on negotiations.”

Still, the sanctions and the ongoing U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports give the U.S. economic and financial leverage, said Juan Zarate, a deputy national security adviser in the George W. Bush administration. Zarate said the U.S. sanctions threatening third-party countries doing business with Iran also have an impact. But these things take time, he noted.

“The ultimate question will be how far the United States is willing to go to constrict Iran’s oil trade and threaten third countries with severe sanctions -- and whether it has the patience to test whether the economic pain will change the regime’s behavior,” Zarate said.

Past presidents used sanctions. Trump has said they didn't go far enough

Trump's latest pivot to economic issues with Iran is something of a flip-flop. Trump has long derided past presidents who used sanctions to limit Iran’s economic ability to pay for its military and nuclear development. In a speech last week in Las Vegas, he defended the bombing, missiles and drone attacks that began on Feb. 28 by indicating that the sanctions from previous administrations that date back to November 1979 had failed to succeed.

“It’s been 47 years, but really, it’s been 50 years because they’ve been saying 47 for three years, it’s been 50 years,” Trump said. “And no other president has done what you should have done a long time ago, because Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, can’t have it.”

The Iranian economy has suffered gravely because of the war, with the International Monetary Fund estimating the overall economy shrinks by 5.4% and the Iranian government recently reporting an annual inflation rate of 88.6%. The U.S. Treasury Department said average loadings of Iranian oil have decreased from 1.8 million barrels per day before the war to less than 500,000 barrels per day over the past month.

The U.S. economy — the world’s largest — has continued to grow, but inflation is elevated and borrowing costs have risen in ways that have hurt Trump’s popularity and led to disapproval of the Iran war.

A senior U.S. official, insisting on anonymity to discuss strategy, said the U.S. military has set back Iran’s ability to produce, sell and ship oil and other energy resources. The administration sees the naval blockade of the strait and sanctions as effective and views Trump as having additional options that can be cranked harder in the weeks and months ahead.

Trump is essentially arguing that U.S. voters are better able to tolerate any economic inconveniences than Iranians, who have been in a state of economic hardship for years.

“It’s not just what the military can do — we’ve got the most powerful economy in the world as well," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday in a joint appearance with Bessent. "And when you’ve got a motivated treasury secretary who can pull a lot of levers because he knows how to do it, you can put a lot of pressure on adversaries.”

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The winner will advance to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in November in an open race that could test the limits of progressives' appeal in a critical battleground state.

Democrats are hoping to capitalize on low approval ratings for President Donald Trump in a state he won in 2016 and 2024 to retain control of the governor’s office and flip both chambers of the Legislature to earn full control of Wisconsin state government for the first time since 2010.

In other races, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s 26-year-old son-in-law Michael Alfonso is trying to win a five-way primary in Duffy’s old seat in the U.S. House. And Democrat Rebecca Cooke is looking to emerge from the primary to force a rematch with Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden in the state’s most hotly contested and narrowly divided congressional district.

Democratic socialist shakes up Wisconsin race, fueled by national movement

Single mother and former line cook Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, has tapped into Democratic anger with the party’s mainstream and Trump's “Make America Great Again” movement.

The 37-year-old known for sprinkling her comments with profanity and leaning into her edgy and sometimes humorous social media profile excited the liberal wing of the party. Hong called for free childcare and healthcare and a moratorium on data center construction. But she also wrestled with her past support for defunding the police, saying at the race’s only debate that she would not support cutting law enforcement funding.

She also drew criticism for past social media posts where she called for canceling Thanksgiving because “we should stop celebrating colonialism" and disparaged Valentine’s Day as “another day capitalism tells you how to show love.”

Hong has since downplayed the posts as her attempt at making jokes.

Hong supporter Dan Jakubek, 44, of Marshall, dismissed concerns over Hong's past statements and said her message of affordability is resonating across generations.

“I've never seen so many young, out of high school, college students revved up for change,” he said.

Establishment Democrats worried that a Hong win would make it easier for Tiffany to win in November, as her platform would be a tougher sell among moderate and independent voters who are critical in the swing state known for razor-thin election margins.

Gov. Tony Evers endorsed Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, saying he has the best chance of beating Tiffany in November.

Crowley told supporters at a Sunday night rally that they must come together after the primary to beat Tiffany.

“Our ultimate goal is to make sure we don’t have a MAGA extremist occupying the governor’s office,” Crowley said.

Hong said she would welcome Evers' support after the primary.

“We have to come together to beat Tom Tiffany," she said Monday.

Hong voter Kelly McClurg, 40, of Sun Prairie, rejected concerns that Hong can't beat Tiffany.

“She can win if people let her,” she said, referring to Democrats who raise electability concerns.

Crowley voter Susan Uraneck, of Madison, said she wished that Evers had gotten involved sooner.

“I hope for the best,” she said. “As I say, it is what it is.”

Hong is the first Asian American elected to the state Assembly in 2020. She is looking to become Wisconsin's first female governor and first Asian American governor. Crowley would be the state's first Black governor.

Chaotic Democratic primary saw candidates drop, come back in

Evers’ decision not to seek a third term created an open race for governor that initially had seven Democrats file to run.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez appeared to be making a move to consolidate mainstream Democratic support in July, but she dropped out in the middle of the month amid a campaign finance scandal. That led Crowley, who had dropped out a week earlier and endorsed Rodriguez, to get back in the race, this time with Evers' backing.

Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who was seen as an early front-runner after nearly beating Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in 2022, bowed out less than two weeks before the election amid questions about inappropriate behavior.

Sean Duffy’s son-in-law looks to win back Duffy’s old congressional district

Alfonso is looking to become the youngest member of Congress by winning Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District, a seat previously held for nine years by his father-in-law before Duffy stepped down in 2019.

He secured Trump’s endorsement, who called him a “MAGA warrior,” to separate him from the field that also includes Kevin Hermening, a Trump supporter and longtime Republican operative in the congressional district.

Trump spoke on a telephone rally for Alfonso on Monday night, calling him “a fantastic young guy who’s going to be a star in Washington.” It was the second event Trump hosted for Alfonso in the primary.

Alfonso’s candidacy drew blowback from some longtime Republican leaders in the district who said he was too young and inexperienced for the job, especially compared to Hermening.

Democrat Cooke looks for repeat race against Rep. Derrick Van Orden

Cooke, a former Democratic fundraiser and small business owner, faces a challenge from former Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. Berge ran an underdog, insurgent campaign against Cooke, who was more well-known and better financed.

Cooke narrowly lost to Van Orden in 2024 and also ran in 2022 but lost in the Democratic primary that year.

Van Orden is one of Trump’s biggest supporters but will face a tough reelection bid in a narrowly divided district in a year where Trump’s approval ratings are low in Wisconsin.

So far it hasn’t worked. There has been no political miracle, at least not yet.

In the meantime, the heartbeat of Little Haiti needs a lifeline because Father Reginald Jean-Mary, better known as Father Reggie, says the people and families are broken.

Father Reggie has been the lead pastor at the Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church for 25 years.

He sat down for a discussion with Local 10’s Calvin Hughes, and their full conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

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According to an arrest report, a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy was conducting checks at an avocado grove operated by Brooks Tropical, located at 15101 SW 200th St., late Sunday night as part of Operation Safe Summer 2026.

The deputy said he spotted a white pickup truck parked at the end of the grove’s driveway and stopped to investigate.

According to the report, the deputy encountered the suspect, Duniel Areces-Gonzalez, 37, and determined he was the registered owner of the pickup.

Investigators said 17 avocados were found in the bed of the truck, while four black construction trash bags filled with avocados were discovered alongside it.

A search of the grove turned up another two black bags filled with avocados, according to the report.

Authorities said a total of 142 avocados, valued at approximately $852, had been taken.

Deputies said Areces-Gonzalez was transported to the Agricultural Patrol Section office, where an investigator attempted to interview him.

When asked whether he wanted to speak with the investigator, Areces-Gonzalez responded, “Why do I need to speak to you? I was caught stealing avocados,” the arrest report stated.

Investigators said he then declined to answer additional questions about the incident.

Areces-Gonzalez was arrested on charges of grand theft and trespassing.

As of Monday afternoon, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $3,000 bond.

The Post said Monday the operation was prompted by an Iranian assassination threat against Trump. The ruse was carried out as journalists and some White House staff members were led to believe they were on the same plane as the president as he began his journey back to Washington from the annual gathering of NATO country leaders.

The Post cited material reviewed by the newspaper, a U.S. official familiar with the operation and another person with knowledge of the president’s travel. The Associated Press has not independently confirmed the report.

Trump had flown to the summit in a new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted red, white and navy blue jet. But ahead of departing Turkey, he said he would fly partway home on an older-model baby blue Air Force One plane instead.

The president at the time said the new luxury jet was being flown out ahead of his departure from Ankara to give some U.S. troops based in eastern England a chance to check out the new Air Force One.

In Ankara, Trump boarded the old Air Force One jumbo jet in view of television cameras ahead of the plane flying to Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom.

However, according to the Post report, after boarding the legacy Air Force One jet, he was secretly shuttled minutes later to a smaller plane — an Air Force C-32A — via an airport catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies. Trump flew to Mildenhall on that smaller jet.

The White House did not respond directly to questions about the Post report of the secret operation to whisk Trump out of the country on a third aircraft, or the reported elaborate ruse to make it appear he was on the baby blue Air Force One jet flying to Mildenhall.

“As the President has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him, and we use every tool at our disposal to address those threats,” White House communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement.

The U.S. Secret Service declined to comment. The Air Force, which maintains the fleet of executive travel aircraft, referred questions to the White House.

There have been questions about the safety of the new Qatari-gifted plane

While Trump was in Turkey, the U.S. military conducted a series of large strikes in Iran in retaliation for its attacks on merchant shipping in the region.

The New York Times and CBS News reported last month that intelligence officials had raised concerns about a potential attack on the president or his jet, triggering additional precautions and the decision not to use the newly inaugurated aircraft gifted to Trump by Qatar for the first leg of Trump’s trip home from Ankara.

The swap had spurred questions about the security of the Qatar-provided aircraft, and Trump said last month after the trip that it would undergo additional upgrades.

Cheung on Monday maintained that the new, Qatari-gifted plane was “a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the President and his staff.”

The new Post report on clandestinely putting Trump on a third aircraft and quietly whisking him out of the country adds a fresh layer to just how seriously concerned U.S. security officials were about the threat against Trump during the ongoing war with Iran.

Paul Eckloff, a former special agent with the Secret Service, said such an unusual move could either reflect actionable intelligence or an abundance of caution given volatility in the region with the wars in Iran and Ukraine.

“I would not say unprecedented, but it is an unusual occurrence,” Eckloff told The Associated Press.

The Post reported that to exit that plane without being seen by those uninvolved in the operation, Trump and several aides stepped aboard an airport catering truck, which was elevated planeside using hydraulics and positioned at a door on the opposite side of Air Force One’s entrance.

The small group of reporters who thought they were traveling with Trump were advised to lower their window shades ahead of takeoff.

After arriving at Mildenhall, news photographers captured images of Trump getting off the presidential plane — suggesting he reboarded Air Force One out of sight of the pack of journalists who thought they were traveling with him.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal called for a congressional briefing on what happened.

“It is unprecedented and it is surreal,” he said Monday on CNN, calling the incident “downright scary.”

After the brief visit to the base at Mildenhall, Trump boarded the new Air Force One aircraft to fly the rest of the way to Washington.

During a gaggle with reporters aboard the aircraft, Trump was asked directly if there was any credible threats on Air Force One by Iran.

“Well, I have a threat all the time. I’m number one on their list before you,” Trump said. He added to the traveling reporters, “But if I go, you go.”

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This story has been corrected to show Blumenthal called for a congressional briefing on what happened, not a congressional investigation.

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AP writers Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani and Konstantin Toropin contributed reporting.

Three days after defense attorneys filed a motion for release, prosecutors filed their response in Miami federal court, where a hearing on Thursday will determine if the brothers should stay in jail or be released during what could be a monthslong extradition process.

The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

The detention hearing is likely to be the first time the Tates leave the Federal Detention Center in Miami since making a brief court appearance two days after their July 18 arrest. The Tates have become among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities with their promotion of wealth, male dominance and misogyny through their social media empire. The new allegations are the latest in the Tates' long-running international legal saga spanning the U.S., Britain and Romania.

Prosecutors claim a ‘heightened risk of flight’

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office filing, the Tates should be detained pending their extradition hearing because they cannot overcome the strong presumption against bail in international extradition cases.

The serious pending U.K. charges involving human trafficking and violent rapes and assaults against multiple victims, along with allegations in Romania that the Tates attempted to intimidate witnesses, present a clear public safety concern, prosecutors say.

“That the Tates also claim to maintain multiple passports and identities, have access to excessive wealth and influence in numerous countries, and are stridently unwilling to voluntarily return to face prosecution in the United Kingdom, collectively demonstrate a heightened risk of flight that no amount of bond could overcome,” the filing says.

The defense motion filed Friday acknowledges there is a presumption against bond in extradition proceedings but argues that release can be granted in special circumstances. It says the Tates’ high profile makes it nearly impossible for them to flee, and that they regularly post updates about their locations on social media.

While prosecutors call the brothers a flight risk, their attorneys said they have proved they are not by complying with all pretrial restrictions in Romania, where they are accused of luring women for sexual exploitation.

The U.K. has until mid-September to provide evidence to the State Department to support extradition, meaning the brothers could spend months in FDC Miami before the proceedings are resolved, the defense motion says. No date has been set for an extradition hearing. They are being held in a special unit for their own protection.

Legal troubles follow the Tate brothers

The brothers have long claimed that their violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.

The former professional kickboxers, who have dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship, have millions of social media followers and are vocal supporters of President Donald Trump. The White House has said the brothers shouldn't expect any help from the president.

British prosecutors said the new charges relate to four new accusers and were brought after authorities received evidence from police in Bedfordshire, in southeastern England. The allegations, which span from 2010 to 2017, include rape, assault, trafficking and offenses relating to “indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.”

The brothers are already charged with rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain relating to three other accusers in the U.K. between 2012 and 2015.

The brothers moved to Romania in 2016 and were arrested there in 2022, accused of participating in schemes to lure women for sexual exploitation. They denied those allegations, and the Romanian case hasn't moved forward due to legal and procedural problems.

The Tates' attorneys have said the Romanian court has granted a U.K. request for extradition that will take effect after Romanian proceedings conclude.

Andrew Tate, 39, became famous a decade ago when he was a contestant on the U.K. reality television show “Big Brother.” He was ejected from the show when a video appeared to show him assaulting a woman.

He has amassed over 10 million followers on X but has been banned from other platforms, including YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, for violating hate speech guidelines. He has made widely condemned comments, such as saying women who are sexually assaulted should bear some responsibility for the attacks and sharing graphic descriptions of how he might attack women.

Tristan Tate, 38, has worked with his brother on multiple businesses, including the production of online webcam pornography.

The sudden earthquake struck as neighboring northern Venezuela was working to recover from the devastation in La Guaira, a coastal area.

At Florida International University in Miami-Dade County, Dean Whitman, a geophysicist, said the proximity and timing of the earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia were coincidental.

“There is no direct connection between them,” Whitman said. “They occurred in two types of systems.”

In Venezuela, the death toll was 6,300, there were about 60,000 injured, and the estimated total damage in Venezuela was about $37 billion.

The property damage and death toll are “going to be much less” in Colombia “than what we saw in Venezuela, because this earthquake occurred much deeper below the earth’s surface,” Whitman said.

The latest official toll on Monday night in Colombia: At least 132 dead and 570 injured.

In Medellin, the building where Laura Alvarez experienced the earthquake held up. She was in an eighth-floor apartment in downtown.

“I could almost feel like the bones of the building were rubbing against each other, and I could just hear all of these sounds,” Alvarez said.

In Bogotá, the high-altitude capital city of Colombia, the apartment building where Daniel Castellanos was when the earthquake struck also didn’t collapse.

“I was in my bed,” Castellanos said. “I opened my eyes, and the bed was moving.”

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Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella declared his first national emergency and traveled to a new command post in Quibdó, the capital of Chocó, which has the largest population of Black Colombians.

“I will be at the forefront of this national emergency, traveling the country tirelessly to make the immediate decisions,” said De La Espriella, who took office on Friday.

There were at least 132 dead and 570 injured, according to the government’s latest death toll. Officials also estimated that at least 61 buildings had collapsed.

“The injured and those requiring priority medical attention are being transferred to Medellín,” De La Espriella said, adding the city had enough hospital capacity.

De La Espriella’s administration established the main command post in Bogotá, the country’s capital, and command posts in western Colombia.

De La Espriella’s team set up a command post in Armenia, the capital city of Quindío, famous for its coffee farms in the heart of the Andes mountains.

There was also a command post in Cali, the capital of salsa dancing, and where De La Espriella took his oath of office and delivered his first presidential speech.

In Pereira, the capital of Risaralda, known as the coffee axis, search-and-rescue teams responded to collapsed buildings.

In Manizales, a city in the coffee-growing region of Caldas, the historic Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary partially collapsed.

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Attorney Jamie Cole joined host Glenna Milberg on the latest episode of “This Week in South Florida”, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

Kendall, a West Point graduate who served as President Joe Biden's head of the Air Force, said on CNN Monday that he'll sue the administration, noting it has a history of retaliating against critics by stripping their clearances. “As my mother taught me years ago, you stand up to bullies,” said Kendall, who has denied disclosing classified information.

Mark Zaid, a prominent national security attorney who sued the administration after his own clearance was revoked by the Trump administration, confirmed in a post on X that Kendall had hired him. "More to come,"" Zaid wrote.

Zaid specializes in helping a variety of military and civilian clients maintain security clearances in the face of investigations.

Last year he became a target of the Trump administration’s efforts to strip security clearances from people they perceived to be enemies when he was named among 14 other people in an executive order signed by Trump. In a March 2025 executive order, Trump named former President Joe Biden and members of his family, Biden-era Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and New York state Attorney General Letitia James as being unsuitable to retain their clearances because it was “no longer in the national interest.”

In August 2025, Trump revoked the security clearances of 37 more current and former national security officials, some of whom worked on matters that have long infuriated Trump, like the intelligence community assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election on his behalf.

Trump has tried to squelch reports of problems with the jet that Qatar gifted him last year, which he intends to use as Air Force One for the remainder of his term. His Justice Department last month subpoenaed New York Times reporters who wrote about security concerns with the jet, which lacks the advanced anti-missile technology of its predecessor. After being criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government grudgingly withdrew the subpoenas.

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The plea brings an end to the case.

Clenney, 30, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, receiving a six-year prison sentence and five years of probation. She will receive credit for time served from Aug. 10, 2022, when she was initially arrested in Hawaii.

Clenney has been jailed in Miami since her 2022 arrest on a second-degree murder charge. She is accused of killing her on-and-off boyfriend inside their luxury Edgewater apartment four years ago.

Miami police body camera footage showed Clenney covered in blood. Prosecutors say she stabbed Christian during a fight.

Investigators broke the news of Obumseli’s death to Clenney during a police interview.

On the outside, the couple appeared to be in love and living a lavish lifestyle. But since Obumseli’s death, videos have shown a turbulent side to their relationship.

Clenney was seen hitting Obumseli in an elevator. On a trip to Aspen, she was also seen repeatedly slapping him.

That fight happened two months before Obumseli was stabbed. Clenney’s lawyers say the April 2022 stabbing was in self-defense.

The videos, along with a mountain of digital evidence, were part of the evidence prosecutors planned to use to prove their case at trial.

The State Attorney’s Office says Clenney was abusive and violent.

The Obumseli family plans to attend Monday’s hearing and read victim impact statements before the court decides whether to accept the plea.

“It’s never a slam dunk case,” defense attorney Jack Palmeri said. “You never know what 12 jurors are going to do in a case -- nothing is ever a gimme when it comes to trial, so everyone has exposure.”

Palmeri said the Obumseli family would have needed to sign on off on the deal.

“I think, theoretically, this is a done deal, but yes, technically speaking in the literal sense, this is not done until on the record in court the judge signs off on it,” Palmeri said.

A lawyer for the Obumseli family says they have been involved in conversations surrounding the plea.

In court on Monday, a relative read a statement on behalf of Obumseli’s mother.

“Words can never fully explain how Christian’s death has affected my life and the lives of everyone in our family. There is simply too much pain to put on paper,” the relative, a cousin of Obumseli’s, said as she read the statement. “That was the darkest day of my life, and the darkness continued to unfold as I learned Christian had been killed by his girlfriend, Courtney Clenney, someone he had trusted and loved. Since April 2022, I have lived with fear, anxiety, sleepless nights, heartache and more tears than I could ever count.”

Clenney did not address the court.

Clenney’s lawyers plan to answer questions from the media following the hearing.

In a statement, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said that with the agreement, Obumseli’s family “finally heard what they long sought: Courtney Clenney accepting full responsibility for his death.”

“This plea was reached in full consultation and approval of Christian’s family,” Fernandez Rundle said. “The Assistant State Attorneys handling this case have remained focused on the core evidence that Clenney stabbed Christian Obumseli as part of a pattern of escalating violence toward him. While nothing can heal the wounds caused on that day in April, I hope today’s guilty plea brings his family a measure of justice too long denied.”

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According to Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt, officers responded to a home at about 9:50 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report about shots being fired at the home during a domestic violence incident.

The suspect returned to the area while a detective was there at about 4:15 a.m. Monday and shot at the detective, Noel-Pratt said.

“As standard protocol, our detective came out to the scene,” she said. “The call happened to be involving a boyfriend/girlfriend, so it was a domestic violence call.”

The police chief said the detective returned fire and the pursuit started, with the suspect driving into Opa-locka.

According to a news release from the Opa-locka Police Department, its officers were called to assist Miami Gardens police during the vehicle pursuit.

The chase eventually ended near Northwest 107th Street and Northwest 17th Avenue, where authorities took the suspect into custody, according to Opa-locka police.

A separate scene was established near Northwest 22nd Avenue and Northwest 135th Street, where police said a Miami Gardens officer was involved in a crash during the pursuit.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene, but the officer was not injured.

Authorities have not released the suspect’s identity, but confirmed that the suspect was injured in the shooting and was transported to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries.

No officers or detectives were injured during the shooting and chase, the Miami Gardens police chief confirmed.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.

The criticism stems from fans getting their first full experience inside the $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium during the Bills annual Blue and Red practice on Saturday night. Though the Bills said a majority of the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, a few complaints arose, which team president Pete Guelli termed as coming from less than 1% of the personal seat licensing holders.

One of the larger concerns were seats with obstructed views, with several photos emerging on social media.

The team said at least one photo taken by The Associated Press was from seats that were not placed on sale for football games. The seats were in the last row of the Section 417 of the northwest corner of the stadium, and the view of the far end zone was mostly blocked by the outcropping of the press box.

A team official said those seats could be used for other events taking place in the stadium, such as concerts, where the view would not be obstructed.

Other photos showed seats where views were partially obstructed by railings and staircases.

In selling the seats, prospective ticket buyers were given a virtual tour of the stadium that included visuals what their view of the field would resemble.

The team said it will review each complaint and use “the next six weeks to refine any details,” in leading up to the Bills regular-season home-opener against Detroit on Sept. 17.

Next up for the Bills are two home preseason games, starting with the team hosting Carolina on Saturday.

The stadium’s design was influenced by that of soccer’s Premier League Tottenham Hotspur’s home, which also hosts NFL games in London.

Bills owner Terry Pegula was impressed by noting that there are very few bad seats in the Hotspur stadium. The same, the Bills said, would apply to Highmark Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 60,108.

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Now it's getting back to its roots.

In a conference call with investors Monday, the company behind Truth Social said it will be unwinding much of its expansion and doubling down on its original media business by selling a form of White House access, a move that has raised big ethical questions among Democrats and government watchdogs.

Donald Trump started Truth Social after he was kicked off Twitter and Facebook, but the two reinstated him more than three years ago, so the company has had to transform itself. Instead of a “free speech” forum, it now acts more like a “hear it here first” site, a second White House press office where people get scoops from the president on everything from the Iran war to tariffs to the future of the U.S. central bank.

But shares of the parent company, Trump Media & Technology, kept falling so it decided to become more than a media company, and branched into unrelated industries like online betting, finance, investment funds, buying and storing bitcoin and nuclear energy.

Now it's returning to its original mission, with a twist: It's offering a special new service that grants fast access to President Trump's posts for a fee.

The new business could double or triple revenue

In a conference call with investors, the company's new chief executive, Kevin McGurn, said it had already signed up several high speed trading firms, each paying between $60,000 and $100,000 a month.

“We’re in the early innings,” said McGurn, noting that the potential market included data center companies, news organizations and developers of large language models, not just traders, and he was talking to them all.

McGurn has rejected the idea that the new business is an ethics quagmire as good-government groups have said, noting that other social media companies provide a similar service. As for the White House, it denies conflicts even exist between Trump the president and Trump the businessman where his private interests may influence his public policy.

Traders on Wall Street can make big money if they get White House news faster and so are signing up — 10 in the week since the service began, which may seem like a tiny number but translates into a major boost for the company. The monthly customers collectively are paying as much as $7 million and $12 million annually — two to three times the revenue the company took in for all its businesses last year.

Trump Media needs the money — and a lot more.

It's lost more than $1 billion since the start of last year, and its earnings report released Monday for the three months ended June 30 showed relief is not on the horizon. It lost another $238 million, though much of that was due to paper losses from the plunging value of its bitcoin holdings.

Time is running out

The clock is ticking to fix the company.

Trump Media depends partly on outside funding, specifically $1 billion raised from lenders with a special agreement that allows them to get paid back early. They can demand the company buy back their convertible notes on Nov. 30, 18 months before the loans mature.

That cashout date is just after the November midterms, which could impact the company should Democrats get control of Congress. Several current members, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, say they will hold formal investigations of Trump's businesses, including Trump Media, should they take over.

A third deadline is farther out, but the most consequential — the end of Trump's presidency.

Trump is a big draw for the platform's users, but it's not clear how many will read his posts after he leaves office, much less why traders will pay as much $1.2 million a year for sneak peeks at his posts if he's no longer able to declare on the site that the Strait of Hormuz is open or that he's hiking tariffs on dozens of countries.

Would Vance in the White House help Truth Social?

The special, high-speed service, called Truth API, includes posts from other top posters on the site, but no one comes near the president in popularity. He has 13 million followers. The second biggest poster, his son, Donald Jr., has 7.5 million.

Other heavily followed posters include Trump administration members who also may fall in popularity once out of office, including FBI director Kash Patel and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A wild card is JD Vance, who will be out of his vice presidential job in 2028 but, if he runs for president and wins, may continue to post on the site where he has five million followers.

The other business line that McGurn is choosing to hold onto is nuclear fusion, a technology still not commercially available but that is getting a big boost by the current administration.

The U.S. government has a helping hand

In June, the U.S. Department of Energy released a “road map” committing to government funding to speed the development of nuclear fusion as a national priority and calling for public-private partnerships.

Despite the help, investors still aren't convinced Trump Media has a rosy future.

After closing at about $62 shortly after it went public in 2024, the stock has plunged into the single digits, wiping out billions in stock market value.

On Tuesday, shares of Trump Media fell about 3.3% to $9.08.