According to an arrest report, Nelson Mauricio Aviles, 61, of Fontana, was arrested just after 1:30 a.m. at Twist, located at 1057 Washington Ave.

Police said officers responded to the nightclub after Aviles reported that security personnel had threatened him with a knife.

Aviles appeared to be “highly intoxicated,” displaying slurred speech, difficulty maintaining his balance, excessive sweating and a strong odor of alcohol, according to the report.

Investigators said Aviles repeatedly identified himself as an FBI agent and presented an identification card from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services identifying him as a “staff development specialist.”

The report states that the card contained no indication of any affiliation with the FBI.

According to police, Aviles continued to insist he was an FBI agent and claimed he would contact an FBI partner and initiate an internal investigation into Club Twist.

Officers said he was unable to provide any FBI credentials or documentation supporting those claims.

The nightclub’s manager told officers that Aviles had been causing a disturbance inside the business by yelling at patrons and employees, repeatedly claiming to be an FBI agent and attempting to engage in verbal and physical confrontations with others, according to the report.

The manager said Aviles was removed from the establishment, the report states.

Police said that while officers were investigating, Aviles repeatedly interrupted and demanded that officers either return his identification card or arrest him.

When officers attempted to take him into custody, Aviles allegedly flailed his arms, pulled away and refused to place his hands behind his back, police said. Officers were ultimately able to handcuff him without further incident, according to the report.

Jail records show he is facing one count each of falsely impersonate an officer, disorderly conduct of an establishment and resisting an officer without violence to his person.

Aviles appeared in bond court on Wednesday before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer, who found probable cause and ordered him released on his own recognizance on all three charges. The charges carried a total bond amount of $3,150.

He was also ordered to stay away from Twist.

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The viral video from MLB came after a dog who watched another pup score a hot dog in the stands during Monday’s game vs. the Texas Rangers during the top of the seventh inning at loanDepot Park.

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A dream day at the ballpark.

Now the question is: what are the odds fans can help track him down and make that special day happen?

Call 305-480-2525 if you have information on the dog’s whereabouts.

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Security camera footage shows at least four suspects fumbling around the crime scene. One of them bore a striking resemblance to Batman, wearing black clothing, a black ski mask and what looked like a black poncho that blew in the wind like the superhero’s cape. That person is seen tripping over debris and falling on the floor while attempting to direct the backhoe.

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service said the suspects’ “efforts to remove the vault proved futile, after the arm of the backhoe sustained damage” during the incident early Wednesday.

The suspects were able to move the cash machine to the sidewalk with the backhoe, which police said they stole from a nearby beach. But after the backhoe’s arm stopped working – and their combined efforts to lift the cash machine onto a small truck also failed – the suspects gave up and sped off in what police said was a stolen vehicle.

The detached cash machine remained in the open, with authorities later responding to the scene in Tobago, the smaller of the twin-island nation. Based on the security video timestamp, the failed attempt lasted over 10 minutes all while a state of emergency remains in effect.

The video of the attempted robbery quickly went viral. Memes popped up on social media, callers on morning radio talk shows made fun of the failed robbers and a local newspaper headlined its story, “‘Batman’ and robbing.”

Trinidad and Tobago recently extended its state of emergency by three months, until September, as authorities struggle with violent crimes.

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According to an arrest report, the suspect was identified as Pyram Gounot, 54, of Miramar.

Jail records show he is facing two counts of resisting an officer without violence and is no longer in custody.

Police said the incident began around 11:45 p.m. Sunday near the 12000 block of Saint Andrews Place, where an officer observed Gounot driving a Toyota pickup truck at a “high rate of speed” and initiated a traffic stop.

Investigators said Gounot exited the vehicle and ran from the officer on foot. They said he allegedly ran up a flight of stairs to the front door of his second-floor apartment.

According to the report, after the officer ordered him to return downstairs to his vehicle, Gounot again fled, running up a different stairwell.

While pursuing him, the officer fell while turning a corner, struck a concrete wall and suffered a cut to his head that required medical treatment, the report states.

Police said Gounot then entered his apartment and refused to come outside.

They said Gounot’s daughter came out of a bedroom at the home and informed officers that her father is a BSO deputy.

BSO’s Public Corruption Unit was contacted and assisted with surveillance of Gounot, according to the report.

Authorities said that later Monday morning, a woman drove him to the BSO Public Safety Complex in Fort Lauderdale, where he was taken into custody without incident.

Police said Gounot declined to be interviewed.

A BSO spokesperson told Local 10 News that Gounot has served as a detention deputy with the agency since March 11, 2002. Following his arrest, he was placed on administrative investigative leave with pay, the spokesperson confirmed.

The release of birth dates, driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers is not covered by a law cited by the U.S. Justice Department, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 opinion, upholding the decision of a federal judge in Lansing, Michigan.

In addition to Michigan, judges so far have rejected efforts in Maryland, Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. In Georgia, a judge dismissed a lawsuit because it had been filed in the wrong city, prompting the government to refile elsewhere.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, said the federal government only could receive a list of registered voters, similar to any member of the general public.

The Trump administration said it wants the personal information of voters to ensure that Michigan is complying with federal election law. In a court filing, it cited “anomalies” and other complaints.

Attorneys for Michigan, however, said the government has other goals, including the creation of a national voter file and sharing information with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to see if noncitizens have signed up and voted.

At least 13 states have either provided or promised to hand over their voter registration lists to the government, according to the Brennan Center for Justice and Associated Press reporting: Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.

The proposed class action lawsuit, filed Monday, accuses gas station giants including Marathon and Circle K of violating California’s antitrust law through Kalibrate, a fuel-pricing software system used across the world. The plaintiffs describe Kalibrate as the “central nervous system for a conspiracy to extinguish retail price competition among gas stations.”

According to the lawsuit, Kalibrate helps “coordinate high prices” and even discourages its users from pricing their gas lower than competitors, saying that doing so would trigger a “downward spiral.”

“Kalibrate promises that if gas stations surrender their pricing decisions and competitively sensitive cost and volume data to Kalibrate Fuel Pricing, the software will enable them to avoid competing with other area stations and to charge higher prices to consumers,” the lawsuit said.

Californians already pay some of the highest gas prices in the nation, and prices have surged across the globe since the start of the Iran war.

The lawsuit is the latest to accuse software companies of driving up the cost of living for millions in the U.S. Other examples include the Department of Justice's lawsuit against RealPage, which has been accused of helping landlords drive up rent prices, and the DOJ's lawsuit against Agri Stats, a data-sharing company accused of helping the meatpacking industry inflate grocery prices. The DOJ has settled both of those lawsuits in the past year, though various state attorneys general are still pursuing lawsuits against RealPage and numerous property management companies.

Concern over algorithmic pricing prompted Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year to sign a bill saying that state antitrust law applies to pricing algorithms, helping to pave the way for this week's lawsuit.

Kalibrate is headquartered in Manchester, England, and operates in more than 70 countries. It did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

The lawsuit accuses Kalibrate of facilitating cartel-like collusion. Only this time, instead of competitors making a secret deal “over cigars in a smoky back room,” the price-fixing is done through AI, according to the lawsuit.

“As technology has advanced, so too have the mechanisms available to competitors to fix prices without the cigars, the smoke, or even the room,” the lawsuit says.

Among the examples the lawsuit lists is a “restoration” tool that helps “nearly all gas stations in an area raise their prices contemporaneously and by a large amount.”

According to the lawsuit, research into algorithmic fuel-pricing software found average price increases of about 6 cents per gallon, rising to as much as 30 cents per gallon in markets where many stations use the technology.

“Because of the volume of fuel sold across California, a single cent increase at the pump will drain a whopping $134 million from California drivers’ wallets every year across the state,” the lawsuit says.

The defendants in the lawsuit — which also include BP, Speedway, EG America, Walmart and Albertsons — collectively operate more than 1,700 gas stations in California, according to the lawsuit. None of them immediately responded to a request for comment.

The lawsuit seeks to represent California drivers who bought gas at stations using Kalibrate software since June 2022.

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The 12-story condominium building collapsed in the early morning hours of June 24, 2021, while many residents were asleep inside. Ninety-eight people lost their lives.

During the Lighting of the Torch ceremony at Veterans Park, a torch was presented as a symbol of hope, resilience and remembrance.

“This torch is more than a light -- it is a promise, a promise that we will forever remember, that we will honor, that we will never allow these lives to be forgotten,” one speaker said.

A firefighter participating in the ceremony echoed that message.

“And let the light shine through all of us,” the firefighter said.

Only three people were rescued alive from the rubble following the collapse. Among them was Devin Gonzalez, who was 16 years old at the time. Her mother also survived.

Gonzalez lost her father in the tragedy.

“The rest of my family, my sister made it out because she wasn’t home that night, but my father was one of the 98 people that passed away, so he did not make it,” Gonzalez said.

Five years later, Gonzalez said the pain remains, but she hopes lessons learned from the collapse will help prevent a similar disaster from happening again.

“Yes, it’s angering and it’s hurtful, but to focus on the future, on things that we can do so that nothing like this ever happens again,” she said.

Among the speakers was Rachel Spiegel, daughter of Judy Spiegel, who died in the collapse.

“Five years since my mother went to sleep in the place that she called home and never came back,” she said.

Raquel Oliveira, the mother of Lorenzo Oliveira and wife of Alfredo Leone, both of whom passed away during the incident, also spoke.

“My son was 5 years old on that day,” she said. “From today on, I’ll have more time without Lorenzo than with him.”

A rescue expert from Israel, whose team specializes in locating people trapped in collapsed structures, said they worked around the clock to help in every way they could.

“We are honored to be able to help,” he said. “It’s a mitzvah to help the other, even if you don’t know the person. We are all humans and it doesn’t matter where we are. We are together to help each other -- one for all and all for one.”

For many first responders who spent weeks searching through the debris, the memories remain vivid.

“When we say we are never going to forget, we are never going to forget,” a firefighter said. “And those who were here — the thousands of first responders and community leaders that were here — we can never forget.”

The annual ceremony served as both a tribute to the 98 lives lost and a reminder of the lasting impact the collapse continues to have on families, survivors and the South Florida community.

Another remembrance ceremony at 88th Street and Collins Avenue in Surfside was held later in the morning.

The tragic anniversary comes after the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a report stating that the deadly destruction of the condominium actually started weeks before it collapsed into a pile of rubble in the middle of the night.

According to the report, two connections between garage columns and the pool deck started to fail around early June 2021. The combination of a structure design that did not meet building codes and alterations made to it over its 40 years meant that the other parts of the pool deck weren’t strong enough to withstand the extra load, leading to the type of slow-motion collapse.

Four-time league MVP A'ja Wilson is third about 11,000 votes behind Clark. The Las Vegas Aces star led the initial fan ballots. Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers is fourth, about 18,000 votes behind Wilson. New York's Breanna Stewart was next. Wilson and Bueckers were the top two vote getters after the first set of returns.

Fan ballots end Saturday night.

Rounding out the top 10 were Jessica Shepard of Dallas, Angel Reese of Atlanta, Gabby Williams of Golden State, Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana and Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles.

After all votes are tallied, players will be ranked by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups — fan votes, player votes and media votes. Fan vote counts 50% while media and player votes are 25% each.

Each player’s score will be calculated by averaging their weighted rank from all three areas. The four guards and six frontcourt players with the best score will be named as starters for the All-Star Game which will be played on July 25 in Chicago.

Once the starters are chosen, the league's head coaches will select the 12 reserves. The 15 head coaches will vote for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. Coaches can't vote for their own players.

New this year, two WNBA legends will serve as honorary general managers and choose the two teams from the pool of All-Stars. Previously the top two fan vote-getters would serve as captains and choose the teams.

The two head coaches will be determined by the teams with the two best records following games on July 10.

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Según un informe de arresto, el sospechoso fue identificado como Pyram Gounot, de 54 años y residente de Miramar.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que enfrenta dos cargos por resistirse a un oficial sin violencia y que ya no permanece bajo custodia.

La policía indicó que el incidente comenzó alrededor de las 11:45 p.m. del domingo cerca de la cuadra 12000 de Saint Andrews Place, donde un oficial observó a Gounot conduciendo una camioneta Toyota a “alta velocidad” e inició una parada de tráfico.

Los investigadores dijeron que Gounot salió del vehículo y huyó del oficial a pie. Indicaron que presuntamente subió un tramo de escaleras hasta la puerta principal de su apartamento en un segundo piso.

Según el informe, después de que el oficial le ordenó regresar a su vehículo, Gounot volvió a huir, esta vez subiendo por otra escalera.

Mientras lo perseguía, el oficial cayó al doblar una esquina, se golpeó contra un muro de concreto y sufrió una cortadura en la cabeza que requirió atención médica, señala el informe.

La policía indicó que Gounot luego entró en su apartamento y se negó a salir.

Según las autoridades, la hija de Gounot salió de una habitación de la vivienda e informó a los oficiales que su padre era un agente de la BSO.

La Unidad de Corrupción Pública de la BSO fue contactada y colaboró en la vigilancia de Gounot, según el informe.

Las autoridades dijeron que más tarde, la mañana del lunes, una mujer lo llevó al Complejo de Seguridad Pública de la BSO en Fort Lauderdale, donde fue detenido sin incidentes.

La policía informó que Gounot se negó a ser entrevistado.

Gideon Sa’ar, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Israel, anunció el miércoles en hebreo que sostuvo una conversación telefónica con De la Espriella, a quien describió como “un verdadero amigo del pueblo judío” y de Israel.

“El presidente electo reiteró en nuestra conversación su compromiso, que también expresó durante la campaña electoral de su país, con la alianza entre Israel y Colombia, que será más fuerte que nunca”, escribió Sa’ar en X en hebreo.

De la Espriella, de 47 años, quien ha dicho que planea abrir una embajada colombiana en Jerusalén, respondió a la publicación de Sa’ar tanto en inglés como en español en X.

“Colombia restablecerá y fortalecerá su relación con el Estado de Israel como nunca antes”, escribió De la Espriella. “Israel puede contar con Colombia como un amigo leal y un aliado firme. Que Dios bendiga a nuestras dos naciones”.

Durante su campaña, De la Espriella, quien se identificó como un ex ateo convertido al catolicismo, estableció vínculos con pastores de megaiglesias y contó con el respaldo de partidos políticos de la derecha cristiana.

Colombia reconoció al Estado de Israel en 1949 y abrió una embajada en Tel Aviv en 1957. Un acuerdo de libre comercio entre ambos países entró en vigor en 2020. El presidente Gustavo Petro cambió esa relación.

Durante la guerra entre Israel y Hamás, Petro acusó a Israel de genocidio, retiró la delegación diplomática de Colombia en 2024 y anunció el fin del acuerdo de libre comercio a principios de este año.

Iván Cepeda, el candidato de izquierda que contaba con el apoyo y respaldo de Petro, reconoció su derrota frente a De la Espriella, quien lo venció por un punto porcentual, o cerca de 251,000 votos.

De la Espriella, quien tiene ciudadanía estadounidense y colombiana, celebró su victoria como “El Tigre” la noche del domingo en Barranquilla. Cepeda, de 63 años, y Petro, de 66, exigieron un recuento y pidieron un mayor escrutinio.

“Ejerceremos una oposición democrática, vigilante y constructiva”, dijo Cepeda durante su discurso de reconocimiento de derrota.

De la Espriella también planea que Colombia se una al “Escudo de las Américas” del presidente Trump, también conocido como la Coalición de las Américas contra los Carteles, después de juramentarse como el 48.º presidente de Colombia el 7 de agosto en Bogotá.

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Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s foreign minister, announced on Wednesday in Hebrew that he had a phone conversation with De La Espriella, whom he referred to as a “true friend of the Jewish people” and Israel.

“The president-elect reiterated in our conversation his commitment, which he also expressed during his country’s election campaign, to the alliance between Israel and Colombia that will be stronger than ever,” Sa’ar wrote on X in Hebrew.

De la Espriella, 47, who has said he planned to open a Colombian embassy in Jerusalem, responded to Sa’ar’s post in both English and Spanish on X.

“Colombia will restore and strengthen its relationship with the State of Israel like never before,” De la Espriella wrote. “Israel can count on Colombia as a loyal friend and steadfast ally. May God bless our two nations.”

During his campaign, De la Espriella, who identified as a former atheist who converted to Catholicism, connected with pastors from megachurches and had the backing of Christian-right political parties.

Colombia recognized Israel’s statehood in 1949 and opened an embassy in Tel Aviv in 1957. A free trade agreement between the two countries went into effect in 2020. President Gustavo Petro changed that.

During the Israel-Hamas war, Petro accused Israel of genocide, recalled Colombia’s diplomatic delegation in 2024, and announced the end of the free trade agreement earlier this year.

Iván Cepeda, the left-wing candidate who had Petro’s support and endorsement, conceded to De la Espriella, who defeated him by 1 percentage point, or about 251,000 votes.

De la Espriella, who has U.S. and Colombian citizenship, celebrated his victory as “El Tigre” on Sunday night in Barranquilla. Cepeda, 63, and Petro, 66, demanded a recount and pushed for more scrutiny.

“We will exercise a democratic, vigilant, and constructive opposition,” Cepeda said during his concession speech.

De la Espriella also plans to have Colombia join Trump’s “Shield of the Americas,” also known as the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, or ACCC, after he is sworn in as the 48th president on Aug. 7 in Bogotá.

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Una vez que falló la primera conexión, dijeron que otros elementos de la terraza de la piscina quedaron encargados de soportar sus cargas, pero no eran lo suficientemente fuertes para soportarlas.

“Cuando las estructuras de los edificios se diseñan de acuerdo con los códigos y estándares requeridos, tienen márgenes contra la falla, lo que significa que deberían poder soportar mucha más carga de la que se espera que soporten”, dijo Judith Mitrani-Reiser del Instituto Nacional de Estándares y Tecnología (NIST). “En el caso de Champlain Towers South, estos márgenes contra la falla eran demasiado estrechos desde el inicio”.

Las investigaciones del NIST son realizadas por equipos nacionales de seguridad en la construcción, y aunque el laboratorio federal de investigación ha producido investigaciones completas sobre fallas estructurales de gran escala —incluido el incendio del club nocturno Station y el ataque al World Trade Center— lo ocurrido en Surfside fue una primera vez incluso para ellos, ya que fallas de edificios previas que han estudiado tenían causas evidentes, como tormentas, incendios o un ataque terrorista.

Glenn Bell del NIST explicó parte de lo que su investigación descubrió.

“Desviaciones severas y generalizadas del diseño estructural original del edificio respecto a los códigos y estándares de la época”, dijo.

Según un informe del administrador municipal de 2021, el edificio hermano del condominio, Champlain Towers North, fue diseñado “por la misma firma de ingeniería y construido al mismo tiempo”, lo que genera preguntas sobre si tiene las mismas fallas originales de diseño y construcción.

Allyn Kil-Shimer, de KCE Structural Engineers, es el ingeniero estructural contratado por la ciudad para ayudar con su investigación independiente sobre el colapso. También buscó pistas en el cercano Champlain Towers North.

“Champlain Towers North nos pidió que evaluáramos su edificio para asegurarnos de que no tuviera problemas similares a los que encontramos en Champlain Towers South”, dijo Kil-Shimer.

“Lo hicimos durante aproximadamente un año y medio, y encontramos los mismos, si no más, defectos de diseño y deficiencias de construcción en la estructura de Champlain Towers North que los que habíamos encontrado incluso en Champlain Towers South, así que con la propiedad de Champlain Towers, el grupo de condominios de Champlain Towers North, que ahora se llama Ocean Waves, esencialmente instalamos una serie de apuntalamientos de emergencia en muchos lugares, y diseñamos el diseño estructural para la remediación necesaria para atender esos problemas”, añadió.

Kil-Shimer dijo que, trabajando con los propietarios del edificio, comenzaron el proceso de remediación.

“Comenzamos la construcción, los contratistas iniciaron la construcción en ese momento, contratistas que seleccionamos de expertos de todo el país, y obtuvimos permisos de la ciudad de Surfside”, dijo. “Ha pasado un año y casi dos años, y esencialmente todas las deficiencias estructurales de construcción y diseño en Champlain Towers North que encontramos, tanto al investigar Champlain Towers North como al investigar Champlain Towers South, han sido remediadas satisfactoriamente en Champlain Towers North”.

También se le preguntó si es seguro vivir allí.

“En esencia, ahora tengo 86 años y tengo bisnietos, yo los dejaría vivir en el edificio”, añadió. “Por todo lo que hemos encontrado, el edificio es estructuralmente sólido y no solo cumple con la mayoría de los códigos que existen hoy, lo cual no es obligatorio, ahora cumple como mínimo con los códigos estructurales de construcción que existían cuando los edificios fueron diseñados”.

Las autoridades informaron que Precious Bland, de 38 años, ahogó a la menor el 23 de agosto de 2021, al asegurar que intentaba bautizar a todas las personas que se encontraban en la vivienda.

Durante el incidente, el esposo de Bland, también de 38 años, y su hija de 16 años fueron apuñalados, pero sobrevivieron.

Las autoridades encontraron a las víctimas en una vivienda ubicada en Northwest 99th Street, cerca de la 30th Avenue, donde también hallaron a Bland con heridas de arma blanca que, según la investigación, ella misma se había provocado.

En la casa también se encontraban otros cuatro menores de 11 años o menos, quienes resultaron ilesos.

“Absolutely not,” Usher told The Associated Press. “He’s my brother, and he’s amazing as a performer. That’s who I see. He works hard for his fans, and his fans support him.”

Brown has remained one of R&B’s biggest stars despite years of legal troubles and controversy. Last year, he pleaded not guilty in London to charges stemming from an alleged 2023 assault at a nightclub after previously being released on bail to continue touring. He also pleaded guilty in 2009 to felony assault for attacking then-girlfriend Rihanna.

For Usher, their North American tour — which kicks off Friday in Denver — represents something much bigger than two of R&B's brightest stars sharing a stage.

The 33-date tour follows blockbuster solo runs for both artists. Fresh off headlining the Super Bowl halftime show in 2024, Usher’s “Past, Present, Future” tour sold more than 1.1 million tickets across North America, while Brown’s “Breezy Bowl XX” grossed nearly $300 million.

“It’s not about me and my brother coming together,” Usher said. “We come together in support of our fans of R&B.”

Throughout the interview, Usher repeatedly returned to one message: R&B has helped shape modern music while rarely receiving equal recognition.

“It deserves to be in a stadium,” he said. “It is not just for theaters. It is not just for arenas. We do this … too. We are major too. R&B is major too.”

Usher said the tour also honors the artists who laid the foundation for the genre, citing Buddy Bolden, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Prince, Luther Vandross, along with influential figures including Earth, Wind & Fire and Babyface.

“We’re carrying it over there for them,” he said.

Rather than viewing the tour as a competition between two of the genre’s biggest performers, Usher said rehearsals have reflected the admiration they have for one another.

“When we run through the show, I look over and I see Chris standing up doing my portion and dancing,” he said. “When it would be my time, I’d be standing up rooting him on. I love his music. I am encouraged by his music in the same way I feel like he’s been encouraged and inspired by mine.”

Usher said the partnership fulfills a vision that dates to Brown’s earliest days in the music business.

“When he first started his career, having been there as a mentor, a person to support what he did, some portion of my 25-year-old self was kind of like, ‘Man, I’m still building. Let’s someday get to the point where there’s an opportunity for us to share the stage together,’” he said.

Now, Usher believes the collaboration could inspire more artists to rethink touring together.

“There is power in numbers,” he said. “After this becomes the success that I know it’s going to be, you will see more collaborations. You will see artists beginning to understand, ‘Wait a minute. We actually serve more of our fans when we bring them together, as opposed to trying to do it all by ourselves.’”

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Officials said 38-year-old Precious Bland drowned the baby, claiming she was trying to baptize everyone in the house, on Aug. 23, 2021.

Bland’s 38-year-old husband and 16-year-old daughter were stabbed in the incident and survived.

“God is good. This doesn’t bring back my daughter,” she said after the verdict. “I’m thankful. I love my children. Just ready to get my life back together, my husband and my children just move forward.”

Authorities discovered the victims at a home located on Northwest 99th Street near 30th Avenue, where they also found Bland suffering from stab wounds determined to be self-inflicted.

Bland’s attorney said she was suffering from a COVID-19 induced psychosis.

“From the first day that I was hired to represent Precious Bland, having done the research because there’s so much that we don’t know about COVID, and this was one of the first cases in the country to go to trial on COVID-19 to the defense to murder,” said attorney Larry Handfield.

Four other children, all under the age of 11, were in the home at the time of the attack, but they were not harmed.

The women's tournament is set to start June 24, 2027, hosted by a South American country for the first time. Brazil hosted the men's World Cup in 1950 and 2014.

“I think that the host country, it sleeps and breathes football. So, I think just the energy you’re going to see from the public, the general public, and obviously the teams touching down in Brazil, I mean, it’s such a unique, special country,” FIFA chief football officer Jill Ellis said at an event Wednesday in Miami. “I think the same energy you’re going to feel right now when you bring the world together, and you have an incredible product in women’s football, I mean, the level of quality the players is so extraordinary that I think, honestly, it will be an epic showcase of football and fandom.”

In addition to Miami, a countdown event was also held in Rio de Janeiro. Even in Vancouver, British Columbia, at Wednesday's World Cup match between Switzerland and co-host Canada, video signage flashed with ads for the upcoming women's tournament.

All eight cities that will host women's matches next year also hosted men's games in 2014: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife and Salvador.

Qualification for the tournament has already begun. Brazil, which has an automatic spot as host, has never won the women's tournament and it remains to be seen whether Marta, the six-time FIFA world player of the year, will be on the national team. The 40-year-old Marta has never won a major international tournament.

Thirteen other teams have also qualified, including Australia, Philippines, Japan, North Korea, China, South Korea, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Spain and Denmark.

“There is only one year left until the moment that will be marked in the history of our country. For the CBF (Brazilian soccer confederation) and for all Brazilians, it is a source of great pride to host the Women’s World Cup," federation president Samir Xaud said in a statement. “It will be an opportunity to show the world our passion for football and, above all, the strength of Brazilian women’s football. We are certain that this will be a transformative World Cup, capable of inspiring girls in all regions of Brazil and leaving a lasting legacy.”

The first Women's World Cup was hosted by China in 1991. The United States has won the most titles with four. Spain won the last title in 2023 at the tournament co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

Women's soccer has experienced exponential growth in the past decade, with new leagues, increasing viewership and revenues. The Women's World Cup in Brazil will be the last with 32 teams. In 2031 the event will include 48 teams, like the men's tournament.

The 2031 World Cup is expected to be hosted by the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica. The formal decision will likely be announced in November.

“I think when we went to 32 there was some noise, are we’re ready, are there going to be blowouts? We saw an incredibly competitive landscape. We saw debutantes making the knockout rounds. I think the global game is accelerating so fast that countries are closing the gap a lot faster," Ellis said. “Our job is to make sure teams come in there as prepared and ready as they can, so we have the most competitive World Cup. So I think the growth of the game is accelerating rapidly, and I think by 2031 we certainly will have a very competitive World Cup.”

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El resultado electoral en Colombia se produce mientras Perú parece estar a punto de elegir a Keiko Fujimori como presidenta tras una votación muy reñida. Mientras tanto, Brasil se prepara para una elección presidencial que podría llevar al país de vuelta hacia la derecha si Flávio Bolsonaro, hijo del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, derrota al presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Las elecciones plantean la posibilidad de que los países con las mayores porciones de la Amazonía se orienten hacia políticas que pongan mayor énfasis en el crecimiento económico, las industrias extractivas y los esfuerzos por combatir el crimen organizado y reafirmar el control del Estado en regiones remotas.

“Hay una alineación interesante, particularmente en la región andina y en la cuenca amazónica en general”, señaló Elizabeth Dickinson, subdirectora para América Latina del International Crisis Group, refiriéndose a una creencia cada vez más difundida entre algunos gobiernos de que el desarrollo económico y la conservación pueden impulsarse de manera simultánea.

Los resultados electorales en Colombia mostraron que de la Espriella, quien recibió el respaldo del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, derrotó a Iván Cepeda, un legislador respaldado por el presidente saliente Gustavo Petro, por 1 punto porcentual, o casi 251.000 votos. Cepeda reconoció la derrota el miércoles.

La selva amazónica se extiende por gran parte del norte de Sudamérica y ayuda a frenar el cambio climático al absorber grandes cantidades de dióxido de carbono, un gas de efecto invernadero que calienta el planeta. Desde hace años, los científicos han advertido que la pérdida continua de bosque podría empujar a distintas partes de la Amazonía hacia un punto de no retorno, más allá del cual grandes áreas podrían dejar de regenerarse como selva tropical.

Alrededor del 40% del territorio colombiano se encuentra dentro de la cuenca amazónica. En el gobierno de Petro, el país se consolidó como uno de los defensores más destacados a escala mundial de la protección de la selva y de una transición para alejarse de los combustibles fósiles.

Desarrollo económico y la Amazonía

Durante su campaña electoral, de la Espriella —apodado “El Tigre”— prometió reactivar el sector petrolero de Colombia, respaldó el fracking, un método para extraer petróleo y gas de formaciones rocosas subterráneas, y sostuvo que el país debería aprovechar más sus recursos naturales para impulsar el crecimiento económico. Defensores del medio ambiente advierten que ampliar la producción de petróleo y gas podría socavar los esfuerzos por reducir emisiones y aumentar la presión sobre zonas ambientalmente sensibles.

De la Espriella representa un marcado contraste con Petro, quien se opuso a nuevos contratos de exploración de combustibles fósiles y buscó posicionar a Colombia como una voz líder a nivel internacional en temas climáticos.

Perú, que alberga la segunda mayor porción de la selva amazónica después de Brasil, parece cerca de elegir a Fujimori. Al igual que de la Espriella, Fujimori ha dado señales de apoyar la expansión de la minería y otras industrias como motor del crecimiento económico, mientras grupos ambientalistas han expresado su preocupación por las posibles implicaciones para los bosques y las comunidades indígenas.

Brasil, que concentra aproximadamente el 60% de la Amazonía, se prepara para una contienda presidencial que podría tener grandes implicaciones para la protección del bosque. La elección llega después de que el país registrara un fuerte aumento de la deforestación durante el régimen de Bolsonaro, seguido de descensos bajo el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a medida que se reforzó la fiscalización ambiental.

La experiencia de Brasil muestra que las prioridades del gobierno pueden tener un impacto medible en la Amazonía, afirmó Cristiane Mazzetti, responsable de deforestación cero en Greenpeace Brasil.

“La administración electa fija prioridades presupuestarias, ocupa cargos en el gobierno y da forma a regulaciones para facilitar o dificultar la explotación depredadora y los delitos ambientales”, manifestó. “El resultado de esto es medible, como lo evidencia la tasa de deforestación en la Amazonía brasileña”.

El respaldo de Trump a de la Espriella en Colombia proviene de un mandatario estadounidense que ha revertido políticas climáticas, ha promovido la expansión de la producción de petróleo y gas y retiró a Estados Unidos del Acuerdo de París de 2015, el pacto internacional destinado a limitar el calentamiento global.

Sergio Guzmán, director de Colombia Risk Analysis, dijo que las preocupaciones ambientales podrían competir cada vez más con las demandas de inversión, producción de energía y crecimiento económico.

“Muchas de las preocupaciones de los ambientalistas sobre las emisiones y el fracking pasarán a un segundo plano frente a algunas de las preocupaciones económicas sobre la autosuficiencia energética, la inversión local y extranjera directa en petróleo, gas y minería”, afirmó.

Minería ilegal y comunidades indígenas

La minería ilegal de oro se ha convertido en uno de los mayores impulsores de la destrucción ambiental en distintas partes de la Amazonía, al contaminar ríos con mercurio, talar bosques y generar miles de millones de dólares para grupos criminales.

Dickinson indicó que muchos gobiernos han adoptado respuestas más duras frente a la minería ilegal, un tema que se ha vuelto cada vez más central en la política ambiental de la región.

“Es muy difícil estar en desacuerdo con la idea de ir tras la minería ilegal, una de las industrias más perjudiciales para la cuenca amazónica”, señaló, añadiendo que los gobiernos a menudo se han centrado en incautar equipos o retirar a mineros de sitios específicos, en lugar de desmantelar las redes criminales y financieras que están detrás.

“Lo que realmente no hemos logrado es la capacidad de hacer frente a los autores intelectuales de estas operaciones”, afirmó.

Decisiones que afectan territorios indígenas

Julio Cusurichi, un destacado líder indígena de la región amazónica de Perú, afirmó que las comunidades indígenas seguirán organizándose y pugnando por una mayor participación en las decisiones que afectan sus territorios.

“La biodiversidad, nuestros territorios, nuestro conocimiento y nuestra sabiduría pueden ayudar muchísimo al tema del cambio climático”, afirmó. “En nuestros territorios hemos demostrado que hacemos una gobernanza no solamente para nuestros pueblos, sino también para el planeta.”

En toda la Amazonía, las tierras indígenas con frecuencia suelen superponerse con áreas objetivo para la minería, el desarrollo petrolero y proyectos de infraestructura. Desde hace tiempo, organizaciones indígenas sostienen que, por lo general, los gobiernos no consultan adecuadamente a las comunidades antes de aprobar proyectos.

Dickinson señaló que las tensiones por la autonomía indígena y los proyectos extractivos se han vuelto cada vez más visibles en países como Perú y Ecuador.

Diversos analistas dicen que algunos de los indicadores más claros del enfoque ambiental de la administración de de la Espriella serán cómo maneje los procesos de consulta indígena, las licencias ambientales y las decisiones sobre nuevos proyectos de petróleo, gas y minería en ecosistemas sensibles.

“Permitir respirar a la humanidad”

Guzmán dijo que los planes de de la Espriella para aumentar la presión militar sobre grupos criminales y, potencialmente, reanudar la fumigación aérea de cultivos de coca, la planta utilizada para producir cocaína, también podrían tener consecuencias para las comunidades amazónicas.

Durante mucho tiempo, la fumigación aérea ha sido un tema controvertido en Colombia. Sus partidarios la ven como una herramienta para combatir el narcotráfico, mientras que sus críticos sostienen que puede dañar la vegetación circundante, afectar fuentes de agua y alentar a los cultivadores de coca a despejar nuevas áreas de bosque y adentrarse más en zonas remotas de la Amazonía.

Otros advierten contra la idea de asumir que las protecciones ambientales se debilitarán inevitablemente.

Los tribunales, el Congreso, las organizaciones indígenas y las instituciones ambientales de Colombia siguen siendo influyentes, mientras que los avances en el monitoreo satelital hacen cada vez más difícil ocultar la deforestación y el daño ambiental, dijeron analistas.

En Leticia, ciudad amazónica de Colombia, Arnaldo Rufino, un residente indígena ticuna, dijo que muchos habitantes temen que políticas que incentiven una mayor extracción en la selva puedan hacerse a costa del propio bosque.

Afirmó que los líderes políticos deberían centrarse en proteger la biodiversidad y la Amazonía, en lugar de impulsar proyectos que corren el riesgo de aumentar las presiones ambientales.

“Eso significa talar los árboles que permiten respirar a la humanidad”.

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Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.

Pulisic said he nearly played in the U.S.' 2-0 victory over Australia last Friday but was held out to get closer to full fitness for the games ahead. He has returned to practice with his teammates this week after working out on his own last week before the trip to Seattle.

“I'm hoping to play a part in (the match against Turkey), for sure,” Pulisic said before the U.S. training session Wednesday at Great Park. “I’ll discuss that with my coaches and the medical staff. Obviously not a good chance I’ll probably go and play 90 (minutes) right away after you come back and miss a game, but we’ll see.”

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino hasn't said how he will treat the final group match, which is meaningless for both teams. The Americans are locked into first place in their group, while Turkey has been eliminated from knockout-round contention.

Pulisic hopes the plan includes at least some playing time for him as the U.S. ramps up for its Round-of-32 match in Santa Clara, California, on July 1. While Pulisic's calf injury robbed him of one chance on the World Cup stage, he felt certain he wouldn't be out for long.

“I never feared anything worse,” Pulisic said. “I was pushing, and I was really close to trying to be available for the last game, for sure. I did feel a little something (against Paraguay), but I definitely was able to push through in the first half and just get me through. But yeah, it wasn’t quite ready, but it wasn’t anything where I feared anything worse than what it was.”

With no stakes for the U.S. against Turkey, Pochettino seems likely to provide some rest to key players in his starting lineup while giving a few of his reserves possibly their only opportunity to hit the field. That sounds great to starting central defender Chris Richards, who thinks some time off wouldn't be a hindrance.

“Our trainings are pretty intense," Richards said. "I think fitness won't be an issue. I don't think sharpness will be, either. Obviously it's good to keep into some sort of rhythm, but I think these guys deserve it if they get the chance (Thursday). I think we'll be fine when it comes to the next game.”

Pulisic was visibly excited as a spectator during the Americans' win in Seattle, celebrating along with his teammates as they capably handled a second straight opponent for their team's first consecutive World Cup victories since 1930. The U.S. offensive performance without its most accomplished attacking player, particularly in the first half against Australia, pleased Pulisic greatly.

“It’s not surprising to me,” Pulisic said. “I see what this team can do. We have depth. We have really strong players in a lot of positions. I don’t need to do everything. It’s such a strong team. These guys, everyone has each other’s backs. That’s what so fun about it, and to see the way the team performance that we’ve put in, especially the way we’ve started the games, has been fun to watch.”

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The U.S. State Department has said that it would “begin a phased drawdown” of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, a program that has supported South Africa’s battle against HIV and AIDS for the last 20 years and is widely credited with saving more than 20 million lives over that period.

The phasing out of most programs is expected to be completed by the end of September, with critical personnel support continuing through March next year, according to the U.S. State Department.

South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV, with approximately 8 million people, or about 12.7 % of its 63 million population.

The country was singled out for the halting of financial aid in addition to broader foreign aid cuts announced by U.S. President Donald Trump in an executive order issued in January 2025.

Trump announced a halt to all financial aid to the country the following month, citing political issues which included South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment policies and widely disputed allegations of a genocide against the white minority Afrikaner community in the country.

He also cited South Africa's land expropriation laws as targeting white Afrikaners and condemned the country’s actions against Israel at the International Court of Justice, where it has accused Israel of committing a genocide in Gaza. Israel vehemently denies the allegation and has said that the attack by Hamas-led militants on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed around 1,200 people, was itself a genocidal act.

A U.S. State Department spokesperson told The Associated Press this week that the South African government had been informed that PEPFAR would be withdrawn if these issues weren't addressed, which included a requirement for senior government officials to “unequivocally condemn all race-based incitement to violence, including the ‘Kill the Boer’ song, more frequently.”

The anti-apartheid liberation song has been interpreted by some as calling for violence against Afrikaners.

According to the South African government, the PEPFAR funding for South Africa was equivalent to about 17% of its budget for HIV programs, but this didn't include the purchase of antiretroviral drugs, since 90% of this was self-funded and the other 10% funded by the Global Fund.

However, other HIV related programs in 27 districts around the country had been adversely affected, with some support facilities shutting down and front-line workers and volunteers losing their jobs.

“The department has long been working on a self-reliance plan to minimize the impact of funding withdrawal since the initial freeze on foreign assistance and a cancellation of USAID grants in January 2025,” South Africa health department spokesperson Foster Mohale said.

Last year, the country announced a $45 million emergency fund to address some of the gaps created by the withdrawal of PEPFAR.

According to civil society group Section27, which has assessed the impact of the funding withdrawals in three districts that have high HIV prevalence in South Africa, prevention services were hardly hit.

“As the health system started to feel the pressure, the response was to prioritize treatment continuity versus prevention,” Section27 senior legal researcher Tendai Mafuma said.

The Anova Health Institute said that it had discontinued its PEPFAR-funded programs and laid off about 3,000 health workers since last year.

“Community delivery of PrEP (preexposure prophylaxis) and prevention services has been heavily impacted,” said Dr. Kate Rees, public health medicine specialist at Anova. “Community delivery of prevention is important to reach the people that need it most.”

She said that priority populations which include children, adolescents and young people were among the most affected, along with key population which include men who have sex with men and people who use drugs, among others.

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The NCAA will now allow athletes five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The move will all but eliminate waivers or redshirt years for extended eligibility except for religious missions, pregnancy or active-duty military service. No longer will extensions be considered for athletes who are injured.

Athletes whose eligibility expired by spring 2026 under the traditional model — four years of competition over five years — will not be allowed a fifth year of competition under the new rules that go into effect this fall.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Cincinnati (Hamilton County) seeks temporary and permanent injunctive relief that would allow a fifth year of competition for athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 and began their college sports careers that fall and never redshirted.

The new eligibility rule “unjustifiably restrains their ability to earn money through use of their name, image, and likeness (‘NIL’) connected to their work as Division I athletes,” attorneys Ryan Downton and Charles Rittgers wrote in the complaint.

Similar lawsuits are expected to be filed in other states. A message seeking comment was left with an NCAA spokesperson.

Nine of the plaintiffs have played or planned to play next season at Ohio schools. The rest, according to the complaint, have played multiple games in the state.

The complaint said class of 2022 athletes competed for playing time against older athletes who had eligibility extended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also noted the NCAA allowed 2022 high school graduates to play a full professional season before enrolling in 2023 and that they are not excluded from playing in 2026-27.

“NCAA athletes have a reasonable expectation that they will be treated fairly by the NCAA and that NCAA rules will be applied consistently, regardless of the athlete’s background before they attend an NCAA school and regardless of the year in which they graduated from high school,” the complaint said.

The lawsuit points out that the plaintiffs don't challenge the concept of a defined eligibility period or the five-for-five rule itself.

“Rather, they challenge the NCAA’s application of the rule” that allows players they competed against from the high school class of 2017-20 and 2023-25 an additional year of competition while denying plaintiffs the same opportunity," the attorneys wrote. “The NCAA then compounded the problem by allowing former professional players to compete in their fifth year following high school graduation regardless of the number of professional games they had played, while denying plaintiffs the same opportunity for a fifth year of competition.”

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Se llama Lakou Lakay; el nombre, en criollo haitiano, significa “hogar”, y refleja las raíces crecientes de su familia en su patria adoptiva, donde su nieta nació hace dos años, lo que la convirtió automáticamente en ciudadana mexicana.

Al igual que Estados Unidos, México otorga la ciudadanía a los niños nacidos dentro de sus fronteras.

El presidente Donald Trump insiste en que Estados Unidos es el único país que lo hace, mientras busca negar la ciudadanía por nacimiento a los niños cuyos padres viven en el país de manera ilegal o tienen un estatus legal temporal.

La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos tiene previsto pronunciarse pronto sobre la constitucionalidad de su orden sobre la ciudadanía por nacimiento. Trump la firmó el 20 de enero de 2025, el primer día de su segundo mandato, en medio de la amplia ofensiva de su administración republicana contra la inmigración. La idea ha despertado escepticismo tanto entre jueces conservadores como liberales.

“¡Somos el único País en el Mundo lo suficientemente ESTÚPIDO como para permitir la ciudadanía por ‘derecho de nacimiento’!”, publicó Trump en Truth Social en abril.

En realidad, cerca de tres docenas de países, en su mayoría en las Américas, garantizan la ciudadanía automática a los niños nacidos en su territorio —entre ellos Canadá, Honduras, Brasil, Argentina, Venezuela y, por supuesto, México.

Petit Frere huyó de Haití en 2019. Viajó desde Brasil y atravesó a pie la selva panameña rumbo a México persiguiendo el llamado Sueño Americano, con la intención de cruzar la frontera y establecerse con familiares en Florida. Pero pronto descubrió que eso era una ilusión, mientras México le abría las puertas.

El nombre de su restaurante simboliza en su cultura haitiana un espacio compartido que brinda un sentido de pertenencia. En las paredes tiene enmarcados letreros en español, inglés y criollo que dejan claro que es más que un local donde se sirven sabrosos platillos tradicionales haitianos, como pescado con plátanos, y arroz con frijoles.

En poco más de cinco años en Tijuana, Petit Frere ha consolidado un negocio próspero, domina el español y está por obtener un título en trabajo social.

Y recibió a la primera mexicana de su familia: su nieta, Alexca.

No hay cifras sobre cuántos niños nacidos de no ciudadanos han recibido la ciudadanía mexicana por derecho de nacimiento. Decenas de miles de haitianos viven en México. En 2021, cuando México registró un aumento significativo de la migración haitiana, al menos el 10% de las mujeres haitianas que llegaban estaban embarazadas, según la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones.

Ciudadanía y nacimiento

En Estados Unidos, la ciudadanía por nacimiento quedó consagrada tras la Guerra Civil mediante la 14ª Enmienda de la Constitución, en parte para garantizar que los antiguos esclavos fueran ciudadanos.

El derecho se amplió a los hijos de inmigrantes a finales del siglo XIX, cuando la Corte Suprema dictaminó que casi cualquier persona nacida en Estados Unidos —sin importar el estatus legal de sus padres— tiene ciudadanía.

Muchos historiadores del derecho creen que la práctica se remonta a los siglos XVII y XVIII, cuando gobernantes europeos alentaban la migración hacia las colonias estadounidenses en expansión. Sin embargo, esos colonos querían que cualquiera de sus hijos nacidos en el extranjero conservara la ciudadanía europea.

Así, incluso mientras cambiaban los límites coloniales, “eres ciudadano siempre que nazcas dentro del dominio del rey, del monarca”, explicó César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, profesor de derecho en la Universidad Estatal de Ohio. “Pero el vínculo legal entre el país de origen en Europa y los colonos se mantuvo fuerte gracias a la promesa de la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento”.

República Dominicana eliminó la ciudadanía por nacimiento

El Consejo Electoral dominicano ordenó oficialmente en 2007 negar la ciudadanía a todos los niños nacidos de padres sin estatus legal.

Seis años después, un tribunal dominicano aplicó la medida de forma retroactiva hasta 1929.

Más de una década después, hasta 130.000 personas seguían apátridas pese a la aprobación de una ley en 2014 para corregir la decisión judicial, luego de que esta recibiera una fuerte condena internacional, según el Center for Migration Studies of New York. La ley ahora afecta a la siguiente generación, que sigue siendo vulnerable a la deportación.

Una creciente familia mexicana

Petit Frere nació en San Martín francés, una isla caribeña que no ofrece ciudadanía automática por derecho de nacimiento. A los 6 años, ella y su mamá, que es haitiana, fueron deportadas a Haití.

Petit Frere dejó Haití en busca de una vida mejor. Se desanimó al descubrir que, cuando su hija adolescente salió de Haití para reunirse con ella en Tijuana tres años después, estaba embarazada de casi cinco meses. Ella misma había sido madre adolescente y esperaba un camino distinto para su hija.

Pero Alexca, una niña pequeña risueña que se carcajea y corre de un lado a otro, se ha ganado el corazón de su abuela. Petit Frere comentó que agradece que su nieta haya nacido en México y no en Haití, donde el aumento de la violencia de las pandillas ha dejado a más de 1 de cada 10 personas sin hogar.

Un pasaporte mexicano facilitará los viajes, señaló. Pocos países permiten a los titulares de pasaportes haitianos entrar sin visa.

“Como ciudadana mexicana, ella va a tener más oportunidades más disponibles para ella”, declaró Petit Frere.

Eso también es cierto para sus tres sobrinas, que nacieron en Brasil y allí obtuvieron automáticamente la ciudadanía, agregó.

Petit Frere contó que ella y su hija tenían residencia permanente en México antes de que naciera su nieta. Pero otros padres de la comunidad haitiana en Tijuana no la tenían. México permite que los padres de niños con ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento se conviertan en residentes permanentes.

“Hay muchos niños en Tijuana que tienen 6, 7, 8 años ahora y son mexicanos y sus papás son haitianos que estaban en situación migratoria irregular pero ahora son residentes permanentes porque sus hijos nacieron aquí”, indicó.

Petit Frere inició los trámites para obtener la ciudadanía mexicana, lo que facilitaría expandir su negocio.

Petit Frere también es organizadora comunitaria en la Haitian Bridge Alliance, donde aboga por la comunidad migrante haitiana. Dijo que espera cursar otro título en migración internacional, posiblemente a través de una universidad de Estados Unidos.

“Los niños de inmigrantes son los mas destacados en este mundo”, señaló. Los esfuerzos por limitar la ciudadanía por nacimiento “es como de celosos”, añadió.

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Election results showed de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer who had never run for office, defeated Cepeda, a lawmaker, by 1 percentage point, or nearly 251,000 votes.

“We assume with serenity, responsibility, and absolute resolve — and let there be no doubt about it — the role that circumstances demand of us,” Cepeda said in an address to the nation. “We will exercise a democratic, vigilant and constructive opposition.”

The result effectively was an indictment of outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s government, whose policies Cepeda had promised to continue, including a largely failed effort to establish dialogue with multiple armed groups under a plan known as “total peace.”

Electoral authorities published all but a fraction of the vote count hours after polls closed Sunday. Petro and Cepeda did not accept those results, with the latter saying he would wait for a recount to do so.

De la Espriella, 47, will begin a 4-year term Aug. 7. His campaign did not immediately comment on Cepeda’s concession. He proclaimed himself the winner Sunday and asked Cepeda and Petro to accept the results.

His victory adds Colombia to a growing list of countries that have turned to political outsiders in search for solutions to complex social, security and economic challenges.

The self-proclaimed representative of “the never-before-seen” promised voters fearful of renewed internal conflict to take a heavy-handed approach to combating violent crime with strategies borrowed from Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s playbook, including building mega-prisons. Those tactics have lowered homicide rates in the Central American country but have fueled accusations of human rights abuses.

De la Espriella, nicknamed “The Tiger,” holds dual Colombian and U.S. citizenship, is a Trump supporter and a member of the Republican Party.

On Tuesday, he announced he is putting together his Cabinet. He also said he plans to add Colombia to the Trump-dubbed “Shield of the Americas,” a coalition of countries purportedly aimed at cracking down on criminal groups in Latin America.

More than 26 million people voted in the polarizing runoff, setting a historic record. Of those, over 426,000 people chose a third, no-name option on the ballot that allows voters to express dislike of both candidates. About 29,000 people cast blank ballots.

Cepeda, during his address to the nation, repeatedly expressed his intention to play an active role in the opposition once de la Espriella is sworn in, but he did not say whether he would accept a Senate seat reserved for the runner-up in the presidential election.

Cepeda, 63, is a philosopher and the son of a senator who was assassinated by military officers in 1994 during a stark moment of political violence in Colombia. The assassination led Cepeda to become a lifelong advocate for peace negotiations in the South American country, where an internal conflict has lasted decades.

“Today, we represent half of Colombia at the polls,” he said. “We are a fundamental part of the nation. We are a political, social, and cultural force present in every corner of the country.”

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El video viral surgió después de que un perro observara cómo otro can atrapó un hot dog en las gradas durante el juego del martes contra los Texas Rangers, en la parte alta de la séptima entrada en loanDepot Park.

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¿La recompensa para el perro?

Un día soñado en el estadio.

Ahora la pregunta es: ¿cuáles son las probabilidades de que los aficionados puedan ayudar a encontrarlo y hacer posible ese día especial?

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The heat didn’t dissuade the Tartan Army from showing off their kilts made out of 100% worsted wool outside of the stadium, better known as the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Some Highland Scots were walking down the street with open beer cans in paper bags before lunchtime. They proved their reputation for hard drinking during a Miami Marlins game at LoanDepot Park and tested the supply at bars in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

Fans’ demand for tickets was high. Entry-level resale prices ranged from $1,600 to $1,855. Tickets later averaged between $3,500 and $5,445. Premium seats reached $25,800.

Related story: A black jaguar oracle in Rio de Janeiro sniffs Brazil to beat Scotland in Group C challenge

The ticket holders were wise to arrive early. Rideshares were limited to distant hubs, where fans had to hop into shuttles. They also had to brave lines without cover from the sun several times.

First, they had to cross a strict security screening before standing in line again to board yellow school buses. Once near the stadium, they had to walk again.

The oasis: A fan area with cashless venues. Stadium gates open at 3 p.m., just three hours before kickoff. For Group C teams, the World Cup’s group stage ends on Wednesday night.

After the two matches at 6 p.m., the two Group C teams with the most points will advance to the tournament’s next stage: The Round of 32.

Brazilians arrive with four points and Scotland with three points. Regardless of the winner on Wednesday night, both could still advance. Haiti plays against Morocco in Atlanta, Ga.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.

Related story: Ronaldinho says ‘let the magic begin’ after signing with Italian Serie C club Ravenna at age 46

Group C progress

JUNE 19: DAY 2

Brazil gets 3 points

• Game analysis: Matheus Cunha scores 2 goals as Brazil eliminates Haiti from World Cup with 3-0 win

Morocco gets 3 points

• Pre-game coverage: Scotland fans have descended on Boston for the World Cup, and bars are struggling to keep up

JUNE 13: DAY 1

Brazil and Morocco each get 1 point

• Game analysis: Brazil rallies for 1-1 draw against Morocco in its World Cup opener behind Vinícius Júnior’s goal
• FIFA game video: Morocco’s Ismael Saibari scores
• FIFA game video: A Vinicius Jr. special!

Scotland gets 3 points after playing against Haiti

• Game analysis: Scotland marks 28-year World Cup absence with 1-0 victory over Haiti in Group C
• FIFA game video: Scotland’s John McGinn scores
• Pre-game story: Haiti’s long-awaited World Cup return comes with formidable challenge

Tournament’s schedule

June 25: There are six matches: The Group E, Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 26: There are six matcuphes: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 27: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. Parking is free. Broward County is offering free Express bus transportation from the arena to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens, to FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Round of 32 begins

June 28: There is a match at 3 p.m.

Miami watch party: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 29: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 30: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 1: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 2: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 3: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Round of 16 begins

July 4: There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 5: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens for the last day from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 6: There are two matches at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

July 7: There are two matches at Noon and 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals begin

July 9: There is a quarter-final match at 4 p.m.

July 10: There is a quarter-final match at 3 p.m.

July 11: There are two quarter-final matches at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 5 p.m. on July 11. Parking is free.

Semifinals begin

July 14: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

July 15: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

Finals begin

July 18: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final.

Sunrise ride to stadium: The Amerant Bank Arena has free parking for FIFA World Cup ticket holders who ride Broward County’s free Express bus transportation to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens.

July 19: The final match is at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders for the final on July 19. Parking is free.

Related stories

• Key information for fans attending matches at Miami Stadium
• Security guard accused of stealing FIFA referee uniform from Miami Beach hotel

Track the groups

• Group A
• Group B
• Group C
• Group D
• Group E
• Group F
• Group G
• Group H
• Group I
• Group J
• Group K
• Group L

A black jaguar named Poty has made her pick at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque for the highly anticipated World Cup Group C clash between Brazil and Scotland in Miami on Wednesday.

Residents and soccer fans watched closely on Monday as Poty took part in a lighthearted forecasting event, which placed her in front of two enrichment boxes representing the two rivals.

The jaguar sniffed both options before confidently selecting the Brazil box. However, she briefly returned to inspect the Scotland choice, a moment experts on Poty say shouldn’t be ignored.

“Maybe it indicates a tough game for us,” said BioParque biologist Caio de Souza Silva. “Maybe it’s a win, but it could also be a more complicated match. Hopefully we don’t concede a goal, but it may suggest a more physical game for Brazil.”

Brazil co-leads Group C with Morocco at 4 points each, but is ahead on goal difference. Scotland has three points and could advance regardless of the result. Morocco’s rival will be Haiti, which is yet to add points to its tally.

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In order to make the trade, the Sabres first signed Tuch to an eight-year, $84 million contract, the person told the AP, and spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement and trade had not yet been announced.

The sign-and-trade option was all that was left for the Sabres to get anything in return for Tuch. Earlier in the day, Sabres general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said there was no progress in contract talks with Tuch, and was anticipating the player to hit the free-agent market once the NHL’s signing period opened next week.

By signing with Buffalo first, Tuch received the benefit of landing an eight-year contract. In free agency, he would have been limited to signing a seven-year deal with another team.

The 30-year-old Tuch is a 10-year NHL veteran who has topped 20 goals in four of his five seasons in Buffalo — including scoring 33 or more in each of the past two years.

In Buffalo, he had 139 goals and 309 points in 360 games in filling a top-line role. Overall, he has 200 goals and 448 points in 615 NHL games.

Trading Tuch comes a day after Buffalo lost another key contributor from a team that led to the Sabres winning their first Atlantic Division title and win its first playoff round since 2007.

The Sabres traded defenseman Bowen Byram and checking line forward Jordan Greenway to the Chicago Blackhawks. Buffalo acquired Chicago’s No. 4 pick and a second-round selection in this weekend’s draft, along with promising defenseman Louis Crevier.

Kekalainen revealed Byram expressed no interest in wanting to remain in Buffalo after his current contract expired next summer.

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The suspect was identified in an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday as Daeshone Vaughn Codner.

The incident occurred just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday near the 300 block of Southwest 15th Avenue in the city’s Riverside neighborhood, authorities said.

According to the report, officers responded to a call about a man suffering from a stab wound and found the victim with a wound to the left side of his torso.

The report states that Miami Fire Rescue medics transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he underwent emergency surgery. Police said the victim was later moved to the intensive care unit and remained in critical but stable condition.

Police said they also found a 28-year-old woman with an eye injury at the scene.

According to witness statements in the report, an argument began on the home’s rear patio and escalated after the woman threw a drink at Codner.

Witnesses told detectives that Codner went back inside his home, retrieved a black steak knife from the kitchen, and later returned to the patio.

The report states that the woman told detectives Codner threw beer cans, glass bottles and plastic cups at her, striking her in the face and shoulder.

She said she fell to the ground and the other man stepped in to help, according to the report.

The woman also told investigators that when she attempted to call 911, Codner grabbed her phone and threw it, preventing her from doing so, the report states.

Police said surveillance video from Codner’s home shows him approaching the male victim while holding a knife.

According to the report, the footage shows the victim attempting to defend himself before Codner allegedly stabbed him once in the left side of his torso. Right after being stabbed, the victim grabbed his side and walked away, police confirmed.

The woman, who told detectives she had known Codner for about a month and previously had a casual sexual encounter with him, later identified him as the person who stabbed the victim and struck her with thrown objects.

When officers arrived, Codner allegedly refused commands to place his hands behind his back and resisted efforts to detain him, according to the report. Police also said he repeatedly kicked the interior of a patrol vehicle after his arrest, causing damage to the door.

After waiving his Miranda rights, Codner initially denied stabbing the victim but later stopped answering questions after detectives showed him surveillance video, the report states.

Jail records show Codner is facing one count each of attempted felony murder, tampering with a victim, battery, criminal mischief causing more than $200 but less than $1,000 in damage, and resisting an officer without violence.

As of Wednesday morning, he was being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer also ordered Codner to not have any contact with both victims.

A motive for the stabbing remains unclear at this time.

Among those who received invites are “One Battle After Another” nominee Teyana Taylor, Josh O'Connor, Jenna Ortega, Jacob Elordi and Simu Liu.

If all new members accept their invitations, the film academy will number 11,319, with 10,338 voting members. In 2016, the academy numbered closer to 6,000 members.

But to diversify its ranks, the Oscars organization has swelled in recent years. In 2015, the academy was 75% male and 92% white. That year, all 20 acting nominees were white, prompting the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag.

Following the induction of this year's new members, the academy will be 64% male and 75% white. One byproduct of the membership expansion has been an increase in international voters. Overseas members now account for 22% of the group.

The makeup of the new class is 42% women, 56% from underrepresented communities and 53% from countries outside the U.S.

“Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity remaining a priority,” the academy said in its announcement.

After several new classes that numbered closer to 1,000, the academy has in recent years grown at a more modest pace. Last year, 534 voters were added.

As it has grown in size, the academy has also added new categories to its annual awards ceremony. Earlier this year, the first award for casting was handed out. In 2028, the first Oscar for achievement in stunt design will be given.

Other new members include Anthony Ramos, Bill Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Jon Bernthal, Jemaine Clement, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Stephen Fry. Among the invited filmmakers are Josh and Benny Safdie, “Weapons” director Zach Cregger and “Sirât” filmmaker Oliver Laxe.

The 99th Academy Awards will be held March 14, 2027, with Conan O'Brien returning as host for the third consecutive year.

The Cardinals also announced the promotion of Anuk Karunaratne to president of business operations as part of a restructuring following Chaim Bloom’s appointment as president of baseball operations last September.

“In some ways, it’s not that big of a change, as all of us up here have been working together closely for a couple years now,” DeWitt III said. “But in formalizing these roles, we’re just firming up the leadership structure that will lay the foundation for the next wave of organizational and team success.”

DeWitt III, 58, oversaw the opening of Busch Stadium in 2006 and the development and launch of Ballpark Village Phase I in 2014 and Phase II in 2020.

Bill DeWitt Jr. continues as chairman and principal owner and will continue his involvement in team baseball and business matters.

“Nothing’s really changed,” DeWitt Jr. said. “I stay in touch with obviously Bill III. Baseball (operations) stays in touch with me. I talk all the time, so I may or may not be here, but I’m here in spirit and available 24/7 so I’m tightly in touch with all the things we’re looking to do.”

Karunaratne joined the Cardinals in 2024 as senior vice president of business operations. He previously was the Toronto Blue Jays’ executive vice president of business operations.

“We all know what the Cardinals can be at their best,” Karunaratne said. “That’s what we’re building towards, and ultimately that matters. It matters to this organization, it matters to this city, and it matters to every one of our fans. We’re ready, and we’re going to get after it.”

The Cardinals qualified for postseason play 17 times in DeWitt Jr.’s first 27 seasons at the helm of the franchise and drew at least 2.9 million fans in every full season from 1998 through 2023.

The club, however, has not having made the postseason since 2022. Attendance has dropped to 30-year lows.

“Like the business, there’s been a lot of change, and it’s change that has been accelerating, probably over the last five years, and I think right now baseball organization is in good shape with Chaim and some of the changes he’s made,” DeWitt III said. “I come at it more as somebody that is ready and sort of willing to go a little deeper into the organization on the baseball side than perhaps I have in the past and just really learn. When you’re in this role for 18 years, you know everybody in the business side, so when issues come up, what people’s opinions are, you’re collecting them where people are coming from. I want to get to that point on the baseball side.”

DeWitt III’s promotion continues a family legacy in the game of baseball that dates back to his grandfather.

“I love pointing out my grandfather’s role here, he was here about 20 years as treasurer, worked with Branch Rickey, and that’s a point of pride for me,” DeWitt III said. “It’s pretty cool. It isn’t too often that you see, particularly in an organization like this, have that much heritage in one family.”

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Switzerland vs. Canada, a Group B match, is at 3 p.m.

Bosnia vs. Qatar, a Group B match, is at 3 p.m.

Morocco vs. Haiti, a Group C match, is at 6 p.m.

Scotland vs. Brazil, a Group C match, is at 6 p.m.

South Africa vs. South Korea, a Group A match, is at 9 p.m.

Czech Republic vs. Mexico, a Group A match, is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.

Related list: Track teams advancing to Round of 32

Group-stage progress

Group L: Ghana holds England

Group K: Colombia advances to Round of 32

Group J: Argentina advances to Round of 32

Group I: France and Norway advance to Round of 32

Group H: Spain leads with 4 points

Group G: Egypt leads with 4 points

Group F: The Netherlands gets 3 points

Group E: Germany advances to Round of 32

Group D: U.S. advances to Round of 32

Group C: Brazil eliminates Haiti

Group B: Canada and Switzerland tie for 1st place

Group A: Mexico advances to Round of 32

Tournament’s schedule

June 25: There are six matches: The Group E, Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 26: There are six matcuphes: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 27: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. Parking is free. Broward County is offering free Express bus transportation from the arena to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens, to FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Round of 32 begins

June 28: There is a match at 3 p.m.

Miami watch party: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 29: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 30: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 1: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 2: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 3: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Round of 16 begins

July 4: There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 5: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens for the last day from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 6: There are two matches at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

July 7: There are two matches at Noon and 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals begin

July 9: There is a quarter-final match at 4 p.m.

July 10: There is a quarter-final match at 3 p.m.

July 11: There are two quarter-final matches at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 5 p.m. on July 11. Parking is free.

Semifinals begin

July 14: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

July 15: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

Finals begin

July 18: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final.

Sunrise ride to stadium: The Amerant Bank Arena has free parking for FIFA World Cup ticket holders who ride Broward County’s free Express bus transportation to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens.

July 19: The final match is at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders for the final on July 19. Parking is free.

Related stories

• Key information for fans attending matches at Miami Stadium
• Security guard accused of stealing FIFA referee uniform from Miami Beach hotel

Track the groups

• Group A
• Group B
• Group C
• Group D
• Group E
• Group F
• Group G
• Group H
• Group I
• Group J
• Group K
• Group L

Suiza contra Canadá, partido del Grupo B , se juega a las 15:00.

El partido entre Bosnia y Qatar, correspondiente al Grupo B , se jugará a las 15:00.

Marruecos contra Haití, partido del Grupo C , se juega a las 18:00.

El partido entre Escocia y Brasil, correspondiente al Grupo C , se jugará a las 18:00.

El partido entre Sudáfrica y Corea del Sur, correspondiente al Grupo A , se jugará a las 21:00.

El partido entre República Checa y México, correspondiente al Grupo A , se jugará a las 9 pm.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 4 pm del 24 de junio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido entre Escocia y Brasil que comienza a las 6 pm.

Lista relacionada: Equipos de atletismo que avanzan a la ronda de 32

Progreso en la fase de grupos

Grupo L: Ghana empata con Inglaterra

Grupo K : Colombia avanza a dieciseisavos de final.

Grupo J : Argentina avanza a dieciseisavos de final.

Grupo I : Francia y Noruega avanzan a dieciseisavos de final.

Grupo H: España lidera con 4 puntos.

Grupo G: Egipto lidera con 4 puntos.

Grupo F : Países Bajos consigue 3 puntos

Grupo E : Alemania avanza a dieciseisavos de final.

Grupo D: Estados Unidos avanza a la ronda de 32.

Grupo C : Brasil elimina a Haití

Grupo B: Canadá y Suiza empatan en el primer lugar.

Grupo A: México avanza a dieciseisavos de final.

Calendario del torneo

25 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo E , Curazao vs. Costa de Marfil, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo E , Ecuador vs. Alemania, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo F , Túnez vs. Países Bajos, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo F , Japón vs. Suecia, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo D , Turquía vs. Estados Unidos, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo D , Paraguay vs. Australia, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 15:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

26 de junio : Hay seis partidos: Grupo I , Noruega vs. Francia, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo I , Senegal vs. Irak, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo H , Cabo Verde vs. Arabia Saudita, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo H , Uruguay vs. España, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo G , Nueva Zelanda vs. Bélgica, partido a las 23:00 h. Grupo G , Egipto vs. Irán, partido a las 23:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

27 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo L , Panamá vs. Inglaterra, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo L , Croacia vs. Ghana, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo K , Colombia vs. Portugal, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo K , Congo vs. Uzbekistán, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo J , Argelia vs. Austria, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo J , Jordania vs. Argentina, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 16:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 19:30 h del 27 de junio. El estacionamiento es gratuito. El condado de Broward ofrece transporte gratuito en autobús exprés desde el estadio hasta el Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens, para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

Comienza la ronda de 32.

28 de junio : Hay un partido a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

29 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, 4:30 pm y 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

30 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, a las 5 pm y a las 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

1 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 12:00, a las 16:00 y a las 21:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 11:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

2 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 15:00, 19:00 y 23:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

3 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 14:00, 18:00 y 21:30.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Comienza la ronda de octavos de final.

4 de julio: Hay dos partidos a la 1 pm y a las 5 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

5 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 16:00 y a las 20:00.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas el último día de 15:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

6 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 15:00 y a las 20:00.

7 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 12:00 y a las 16:00.

Comienzan los cuartos de final

9 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 16:00.

10 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 15:00.

11 de julio : Hay dos partidos de cuartos de final a las 17:00 y a las 21:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 17:00 horas del 11 de julio. El aparcamiento es gratuito.

Comienzan las semifinales

14 de julio : El festival de aficionados ha finalizado. Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm el 14 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

15 de julio : Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 15 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

Comienzan las finales

18 de julio : El partido por el tercer puesto se jugará a las 17:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 18 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final de bronce de las 5 pm.

Viaje al amanecer al estadio : El Amerant Bank Arena ofrece estacionamiento gratuito para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA que utilicen el servicio de autobús exprés gratuito del condado de Broward para llegar al Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens.

19 de julio : El partido final es a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a la 1 pm del 19 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final que comienza a las 3 pm.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para ver la final el 19 de julio para los poseedores de entradas . El estacionamiento es gratuito.

Historias relacionadas

• Información clave para los aficionados que asistan a los partidos en el Estadio de Miami.
• Un guardia de seguridad fue acusado de robar un uniforme de árbitro de la FIFA de un hotel en Miami Beach.

Rastrea los grupos

• Grupo A
• Grupo B
• Grupo C
• Grupo D
• Grupo E
• Grupo F
• Grupo G
• Grupo H
• Grupo I
• Grupo J
• Grupo K
• Grupo L

The Colombia election result comes as Peru appears poised to elect Keiko Fujimori as president following a closely contested vote. Meanwhile, Brazil is preparing for a presidential election that could push the country back to the right if Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, defeats President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The elections raise the possibility that countries with the largest shares of the Amazon could move toward policies that place greater emphasis on economic growth, extractive industries and efforts to combat organized crime and reassert state control in remote regions.

“There’s an interesting alignment, particularly across the Andes region and the broader Amazon basin,” said Elizabeth Dickinson, deputy director for Latin America at the International Crisis Group, referring to a growing belief among some governments that economic development and conservation can be pursued simultaneously.

Colombia's election results showed that de la Espriella, who was endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, defeated Iván Cepeda, a lawmaker who was endorsed by outgoing President Gustavo Petro, by 1 percentage point, or nearly 251,000 votes. Cepeda conceded on Wednesday.

The Amazon rainforest spans much of northern South America and helps slow climate change by absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that warms the planet. Scientists have for years warned that continued forest loss could push parts of the Amazon toward a tipping point beyond which large areas may no longer be able to regenerate as rainforest.

Around 40% of Colombian territory sits within the Amazon basin. Under Petro, it emerged as one of the world’s most prominent advocates for rainforest protection and a transition away from fossil fuels.

Economic development and the Amazon

During his election campaign, de la Espriella — whose nickname is “The Tiger” — pledged to revive Colombia’s oil sector, supported fracking, which is a method of extracting oil and gas from underground rock formations, and argued that the country should make greater use of its natural resources to spur economic growth. Environmental advocates warn that expanding oil and gas production could undermine efforts to reduce emissions and increase pressure on environmentally sensitive areas.

De la Espriella represents a sharp contrast with Petro, who opposed new fossil fuel exploration contracts and sought to position Colombia as a leading voice internationally on climate issues.

Peru, which contains the second-largest share of the Amazon rainforest after Brazil, appears close to electing Fujimori. Like de la Espriella, Fujimori has signaled support for expanding mining and other industries as a driver of economic growth, while environmental groups have raised concerns about the potential implications for forests and Indigenous communities.

Brazil, which is home to roughly 60% of the Amazon, is preparing for a presidential race that could have major implications for forest protection. The election comes after the country experienced sharply rising deforestation under Bolsonaro, followed by declines under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as environmental enforcement was strengthened.

Brazil’s experience shows that government priorities can have a measurable impact on the Amazon, said Cristiane Mazzetti, zero deforestation lead at Greenpeace Brazil.

“The elected administration sets budgetary priorities, fills government positions and shapes regulations to either facilitate or hinder predatory exploitation and environmental crimes,” she said. “The result of this is measurable, as evidenced by the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.”

Trump’s endorsement of Colombia's de la Espriella came as the U.S. president has rolled back climate policies, promoted expanded oil and gas production and withdrawn the U.S. from the 2015 Paris Agreement, the international pact aimed at limiting global warming.

Sergio Guzmán, director of Colombia Risk Analysis, said environmental concerns may increasingly compete with demands for investment, energy production and economic growth.

“Many of the concerns from environmentalists on emissions and fracking are going to take a second place to some of the economic concerns about energy self-sufficiency, investment and foreign direct investment in oil, gas and mining,” Guzmán said.

Illegal mining and Indigenous communities

Illegal gold mining has become one of the largest drivers of environmental destruction in parts of the Amazon, contaminating rivers with mercury, clearing forests and generating billions of dollars for criminal groups.

Dickinson said many governments have embraced tougher responses to illegal mining, an issue that has become increasingly central to environmental policy across the region.

“It’s very hard to disagree with the idea of going after illegal mining, one of the most detrimental industries for the Amazon basin,” she said, adding that governments have often focused on seizing equipment or removing miners from individual sites rather than dismantling the criminal and financial networks behind them.

“What we really haven’t reached is an ability to tackle the intellectual authors of these operations,” said Dickinson.

Decisions affecting Indigenous territories

Julio Cusurichi, a prominent Indigenous leader from Peru’s Amazon region, said Indigenous communities would continue organizing and advocating for a greater role in decisions affecting their territories.

“Our biodiversity, our territories, our knowledge and our wisdom can contribute greatly to addressing climate change,” he said. “In our territories, we have shown that we can provide governance not only for our peoples, but for the planet.”

Across the Amazon, Indigenous lands frequently overlap with areas targeted for mining, oil development and infrastructure projects. Indigenous organizations have long argued that governments often fail to adequately consult communities before approving projects.

Dickinson said tensions over Indigenous autonomy and extractive projects have become increasingly visible in countries including Peru and Ecuador.

Analysts say some of the clearest indicators of de la Espriella administration’s environmental approach will be how it handles Indigenous consultation processes, environmental licensing and decisions on new oil, gas and mining projects in sensitive ecosystems.

‘Allow humanity to breathe’

Guzmán said de la Espriella’s plans to increase military pressure on criminal groups and potentially resume aerial fumigation of coca crops — the plant used to produce cocaine — could also have consequences for Amazon communities.

Aerial fumigation has long been controversial in Colombia. Supporters view it as a tool to combat drug trafficking, while critics say it can damage surrounding vegetation, affect water sources and encourage coca growers to clear new areas of forest and move deeper into remote parts of the Amazon.

Others caution against assuming environmental protections will inevitably weaken.

Colombia's courts, Congress, Indigenous organizations and environmental institutions all remain influential, while advances in satellite monitoring make it increasingly difficult to hide deforestation and environmental damage, analysts said.

In Colombia’s Amazon city of Leticia, Indigenous Ticuna resident Arnaldo Rufino said many residents fear policies that encourage more extraction in the rainforest could come at the expense of the forest itself.

He said political leaders should focus on protecting biodiversity and the Amazon rather than pursuing projects that risk increasing environmental pressures.

“It means cutting down the trees that allow humanity to breathe,” Rufino said.

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El can, que no pertenece a una raza determinada, es grande y de pelaje café y negro. Tiene un caminar seguro y vivaz mientras mueve la cola a la par del efectivo policial que lo acompaña.

Lo que comenzó como un acercamiento casual en busca de alimento terminó en un fuerte vínculo con los efectivos, a quienes acompañó durante el desbloqueo de las principales rutas de Cochabamba, en el centro de Bolivia.

Con el paso de los días Rex demostró habilidades singulares. A diferencia de otras mascotas que huían de los estruendos provocados por las detonaciones de dinamita de los manifestantes, el perro permanecía firme. ”Él estaba siempre en la primera línea”, explicó a medios locales el coronel de la policía Wilson Flores, quien lideró el operativo.

El sábado el presidente boliviano Rodrigo Paz declaró el estado de excepción para frenar las movilizaciones que exigían su renuncia tras varios intentos de diálogo infructuosos.

El conflicto se extendió a cinco regiones del país y La Paz y Cochabamba fueron las más afectadas por los cortes de ruta que impidieron el paso de alimentos, combustible y oxígeno medicinal. Según reportes de la Defensoría del Pueblo, la crisis dejó un saldo de al menos 14 fallecidos, en su mayoría por no recibir atención médica oportuna.

Flores relató que el perro no tenía nombre y que Rex surgió en la urgencia del momento en que les gritó a sus colegas ”¡Agarren a Rex!”, para evitar que el animal corriera directo hacia una explosión.

Otros señalan que fue por el perro de la serie austriaca de televisión “Comisario Rex” de los años noventa.

Antes de la ceremonia Rex fue bañado, peinado y vestido con un uniforme de la policía boliviana. Además de recibir una condecoración por su valor, las autoridades policiales le asignaron un entrenador permanente en un acto en Cochabamba.

La policía lo ha declarado formalmente “héroe de cuatro patas” y destacó que, a pesar de tener libertad para marcharse, eligió quedarse fielmente junto al contingente.

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“I was shocked. I was sleeping and then all my friends started texting me the news that we had got him,” Heat fan Victor Paneque said.

Known as the “Greek Freak,” Antetokounmpo is expected to bring star power and championship experience to a franchise looking to return to title contention.

“I was happy, grateful and also it’s pretty cool to see it,” said Heat fan Xavier Urbina.

The trade sends the 31-year-old from Milwaukee to Miami, exchanging Wisconsin winters for South Florida sunshine and ending months of speculation about his future.

“It was great. I was waiting for it,” Heat fan CC Bovee said. “I did not want him to go to the Celtics because I do not like the Boston Celtics.”

For many Heat supporters, the acquisition represents a major step forward after several seasons of falling short of championship expectations.

“Giannis has the courage, the playmaker, defense, offense. A ring,” Urbina said.

“I’m looking for Heat momentum, how we get better,” added Alvani Urbina. “The past couple of years without LeBron (James), (Dwyane) Wade retiring, (Chris) Bosh retiring” (have been tough).

Bovee believes Antetokounmpo’s style of play is a natural fit in Miami.

“His style will definitely fit in the Heat culture,” she said.

While Heat fans are celebrating, the move has left many Milwaukee supporters disappointed.

“He was so important to the city. I loved watching him play. I’m sad. I’m very sad,” Bucks fan Cal Branger said.

Branger and his wife, Isabelle, said they plan to continue cheering for Antetokounmpo despite the trade.

“Honestly, it kind of feels like a fever dream still,” Isabelle Branger said. “It feels like I got dumped a little bit, but the last two years there were whispers.”

“He’s one of the most exciting players to watch,” Cal Branger added. “Every time he goes to the basket or makes a great block. I would say enjoy him, please enjoy him.”

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And the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper hasn't ruled out playing in Brazil, where fans helped him reach immediate stardom on social media.

Vozinha said in an interview with Brazilian journalist and influencer Daniel Braune that his contract with second-division Portuguese club Chaves has ended and he wants to keep playing and is keen on finding a new team following his success in the tournament in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

Vozinha attracted the attention of the soccer world after an outstanding performance in Cape Verde's 0-0 draw with European champion Spain in their opener on June 15. Cape Verde then drew 2-2 with Uruguay, one of South America's soccer powerhouses.

“I ended my contract with my previous club, Deportivo Chaves, and at the moment I still don't have anything,” he said. “I'm open to everything. Let's see what comes up.”

Vozinha said he wouldn't mind playing in Brazil, the country where another influencer, Casimiro Miguel, known as Cazé, helped him go from about 50,000 Instagram followers to nearly 16 million by promoting the goalkeeper's account.

“It would be good,” Vozinha said, smiling, in the interview published in Braune’s YouTube channel. “We’ll see.”

Vozinha said he definitely wants to try to make it to Brazil, at least to visit.

“If I have the opportunity, I'd like to go, also to thank everyone for all of their support," he said. "And I think that many of my teammates want to go as well.”

Vozinha said he spent time in Brazil when his former team in Angola, Progresso do Sambizanga, did its preseason in the country.

He said his idols while growing up included Belgian goalkeeper Michel Preud'homme, Dutchman Edwin van der Sar and Gianluigi Buffon of Italy.

His dream right now is to help Cape Verde — competing in the World Cup for the first time — advance from the group stage.

A win over Saudi Arabia on Friday in Houston will be enough to secure the team a spot in the round of 32, which would spark renewed celebrations in the nation of about half a million people off Africa’s West coast.

“My dream, and the dream of all Cape Verdeans, is to reach the next round,” he said. “It's huge just to be in the World Cup, and to advance when no one thought that we could even get a point, would be extraordinary.”

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According to the Miami Gardens Police Department, officers responded around 9:55 a.m. to the 1400 block of Northwest 208th Street after receiving a report of an “unresponsive male.”

Investigators said a person arrived at the location to retrieve a vehicle when they found the man unresponsive inside another vehicle and immediately contacted police.

They said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics responded to the scene and pronounced the man deceased.

Authorities have not released information on the man’s age or identity.

Police said the circumstances surrounding the death remain under investigation.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Miami Gardens, los agentes respondieron alrededor de las 9:55 a.m. a la cuadra 1400 de Northwest 208th Street tras recibir un reporte de un “hombre inconsciente”.

Los investigadores indicaron que una persona llegó al lugar para recoger un vehículo cuando encontró al hombre inconsciente dentro de otro vehículo y se comunicó de inmediato con la policía.

Indicaron que paramédicos de Miami-Dade Fire Rescue respondieron a la escena y declararon al hombre muerto.

Las autoridades no han divulgado información sobre la edad o la identidad del hombre.

La policía informó que las circunstancias que rodean la muerte continúan bajo investigación.

El calor no disuadió al Tartan Army de lucir sus faldas escocesas hechas de lana peinada al 100% a las afueras del estadio, más conocido como el Hard Rock Stadium en Miami Gardens.

Algunos escoceses de las Tierras Altas caminaban por la calle con latas de cerveza abiertas en bolsas de papel antes del almuerzo. Hicieron gala de su fama de bebedores empedernidos durante un partido de los Miami Marlins en el LoanDepot Park y probaron la oferta en los bares del barrio de Little Havana en Miami.

Los que tenían boleto hicieron bien en llegar temprano. Los servicios de transporte compartido solo llegan a puntos de conexión lejanos, así que tendrán que caminar algunas cuadras. También tendrán que hacer fila al aire libre, sin protección contra el sol, para pasar un estricto control de seguridad.

Los aficionados tendrán que volver a hacer cola sin resguardarse, mientras esperan para subir a los autobuses escolares amarillos que los dejarán a las afueras del estadio, donde tendrán que volver a hacer cola.

La FIFA cuenta con una zona para aficionados fuera del estadio donde no se acepta efectivo. Las puertas del estadio abren a las 15:00, tan solo 3 horas antes del inicio del partido.

Para los equipos del Grupo C, la fase de grupos del Mundial finaliza el miércoles por la noche. Tras los dos partidos que se disputarán a las 18:00, los dos equipos con más puntos avanzarán a la siguiente fase del torneo: los dieciseisavos de final .

Brasil llega con cuatro puntos y Escocia con tres. Independientemente del ganador del miércoles por la noche, ambos podrían avanzar. Haití juega contra Marruecos en Atlanta, Georgia.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 4 pm del 24 de junio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido entre Escocia y Brasil que comienza a las 6 pm.

Progreso del Grupo C

19 DE JUNIO: DÍA 2

Brasil consigue 3 puntos

• Análisis del partido : Matheus Cunha anota 2 goles y Brasil elimina a Haití del Mundial con una victoria por 3-0.

Marruecos consigue 3 puntos.

• Cobertura previa al partido : Los aficionados escoceses han llegado a Boston para la Copa del Mundo y los bares están teniendo dificultades para dar abasto.

13 DE JUNIO: DÍA 1

Brasil y Marruecos obtienen 1 punto cada uno.

• Análisis del partido: Brasil remonta para lograr un empate 1-1 contra Marruecos en su debut en el Mundial gracias al gol de Vinícius Júnior.
• Vídeo del partido de la FIFA : Ismael Saibari de Marruecos anota.
• Vídeo del juego FIFA : ¡Un especial de Vinicius Jr.!

Escocia consigue 3 puntos tras jugar contra Haití.

• Análisis del partido : Escocia celebra su 28.º aniversario de ausencia en la Copa del Mundo con una victoria por 1-0 sobre Haití en el Grupo C.
• Vídeo del partido de FIFA : John McGinn de Escocia anota.
• Historia previa al partido : El tan esperado regreso de Haití a la Copa del Mundo conlleva un desafío formidable.

Calendario del torneo

25 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo E , Curazao vs. Costa de Marfil, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo E , Ecuador vs. Alemania, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo F , Túnez vs. Países Bajos, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo F , Japón vs. Suecia, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo D , Turquía vs. Estados Unidos, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo D , Paraguay vs. Australia, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 15:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

26 de junio : Hay seis partidos: Grupo I , Noruega vs. Francia, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo I , Senegal vs. Irak, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo H , Cabo Verde vs. Arabia Saudita, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo H , Uruguay vs. España, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo G , Nueva Zelanda vs. Bélgica, partido a las 23:00 h. Grupo G , Egipto vs. Irán, partido a las 23:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

27 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo L , Panamá vs. Inglaterra, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo L , Croacia vs. Ghana, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo K , Colombia vs. Portugal, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo K , Congo vs. Uzbekistán, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo J , Argelia vs. Austria, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo J , Jordania vs. Argentina, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 16:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 19:30 h del 27 de junio. El estacionamiento es gratuito. El condado de Broward ofrece transporte gratuito en autobús exprés desde el estadio hasta el Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens, para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

Comienza la ronda de 32.

28 de junio : Hay un partido a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

29 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, 4:30 pm y 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

30 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, a las 5 pm y a las 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

1 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 12:00, a las 16:00 y a las 21:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 11:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

2 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 15:00, 19:00 y 23:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

3 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 14:00, 18:00 y 21:30.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Comienza la ronda de octavos de final.

4 de julio: Hay dos partidos a la 1 pm y a las 5 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

5 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 16:00 y a las 20:00.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas el último día de 15:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

6 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 15:00 y a las 20:00.

7 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 12:00 y a las 16:00.

Comienzan los cuartos de final

9 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 16:00.

10 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 15:00.

11 de julio : Hay dos partidos de cuartos de final a las 17:00 y a las 21:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 17:00 horas del 11 de julio. El aparcamiento es gratuito.

Comienzan las semifinales

14 de julio : El festival de aficionados ha finalizado. Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm el 14 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

15 de julio : Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 15 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

Comienzan las finales

18 de julio : El partido por el tercer puesto se jugará a las 17:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 18 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final de bronce de las 5 pm.

Viaje al amanecer al estadio : El Amerant Bank Arena ofrece estacionamiento gratuito para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA que utilicen el servicio de autobús exprés gratuito del condado de Broward para llegar al Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens.

19 de julio : El partido final es a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a la 1 pm del 19 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final que comienza a las 3 pm.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para ver la final el 19 de julio para los poseedores de entradas . El estacionamiento es gratuito.

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Police said Erna Alceus was last seen Tuesday near the 2900 block of Northwest 19th Street.

They said Alceus is known to travel by bus.

Detectives determined she was last seen boarding a bus around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday and later got off near Commercial Boulevard and Northwest 31st Avenue.

Police described Alceus as a Black woman who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 185 pounds.

They said she was last seen wearing a white or off-white dress, white sandals and carrying a white bag. Police said her hair was styled in a high bun.

Anyone with information on Alceus’ whereabouts is asked to contact their local police department.

La policía informó que Erna Alceus fue vista por última vez el martes cerca de la cuadra 2900 de Northwest 19th Street.

Indicaron que Alceus suele desplazarse en autobús.

Los detectives determinaron que fue vista por última vez abordando un autobús alrededor de las 9:15 a.m. del martes y que posteriormente descendió cerca de Commercial Boulevard y Northwest 31st Avenue.

La policía describió a Alceus como una mujer negra de 5 pies y 5 pulgadas de estatura y aproximadamente 185 libras de peso.

Indicaron que fue vista por última vez vistiendo un vestido blanco o color crema, sandalias blancas y llevando un bolso blanco. La policía informó que llevaba el cabello recogido en un moño alto.

Cualquier persona con información sobre el paradero de Alceus debe comunicarse con su departamento de policía local.

In the petition filed this week in the San Jose division of the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, Alibaba, which is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, argued that the designation, announced on June 8, has “no basis in fact or law" and that the Pentagon failed to reach its conclusion through any fair process.

It is the latest lawsuit by a Chinese company against the Pentagon over such national security labels.

In 2021, with some in Washington seeing China as a growing military threat, Congress asked the department to create a list of Chinese companies directly controlled by the Chinese military and security forces, as well as those it believed had contributed to the country's defense industrial base.

The current list includes 188 entities ranging from state-owned defense businesses, to private-sector tech companies like Alibaba and the robotics company Unitree. The designations have drawn protests from both the Chinese government and some of the targeted companies.

On Monday, Beijing announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies, raising the risk of elevating tensions between the two countries at a time when Beijing and Washington are seeking to stabilize relations.

WuXi AppTec Co., a company that provides research, development and manufacturing services to hundreds of U.S. pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, has also been added to the list. According to the Pentagon, the company is “indirectly owned” by China's state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The Pentagon says it's also “indirectly affiliated” with the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the People's Liberation Army.

WuXi AppTec is challenging the decision in the federal district court in the District of Columbia. In the petition filed on June 11, the company said the label has “already caused and will continue to cause several and irreparable harms.” It called the designation “the product of political pressure and inaccurate, unsupported assertions.”

In a petition Tuesday, Alibaba said the company is losing backers in the U.S. and that the damage is significant because the company depends on the trust of its U.S. partners.

The Pentagon asserts that Alibaba not only is affiliated with the China's Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, but that it contributes to the nation's industrial defense complex through its affiliation with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Alibaba said in its petition that it is governed by an independent board and holds no military certification or license. The company has no relationship with the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, it said, and that like all companies operating in China, including U.S. companies, regulatory compliance with the ministry is mandatory.

“A regulator is not an affiliate,” reads the petition.

A U.S. judge last year ruled against DJI Technology, a Chinese drone maker, in its bid to be removed from the Pentagon's list. DJI is appealing the case.

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AP Business Writer Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong contributed

Cuando este polvo llega, no solo modifica el aspecto del cielo —al crear durante el día una bruma blanquecina con tonos ocres y hacer que los atardeceres luzcan más intensos y coloridos—, sino que también influye en las condiciones meteorológicas, al reducir la probabilidad de las típicas tormentas vespertinas y, con frecuencia, deteriorar la calidad del aire.

Para nosotros en el sur de Florida, la mayor concentración de polvo del Sahara desde principios de junio llegará en los próximos días y permanecerá hasta inicios de la próxima semana, reduciendo las probabilidades de lluvia y aumentando el riesgo asociado al calor del verano, con sensaciones térmicas cercanas a los 105 grados.

¿Cómo se perfila el polvo en el Atlántico?

Pero en el Atlántico tropical en general, donde las nubes de polvo del Sahara del tamaño de continentes pueden dificultar la formación de posibles huracanes, los niveles de polvo se han mantenido muy por debajo del promedio de cara a las semanas que suelen marcar el pico de la temporada de polvo sahariano.

Desde principios de mayo, las concentraciones de polvo del Sahara en el Atlántico Norte tropical han sido las terceras más bajas registradas, solo por detrás de 2023 y 2019.

El polvo del Sahara —conocido más específicamente como la Capa de Aire Sahariano (SAL, por sus siglas en inglés)— es uno de los factores que mantiene baja la actividad tropical durante los primeros meses de la temporada de huracanes. Cuando la SAL es intensa, no solo ayuda a disipar las tormentas organizadas al aportar grandes cantidades de aire seco y cargado de polvo, sino que la base de esta nube también incrementa la cizalladura del viento, lo que dificulta aún más el desarrollo de huracanes.

La temporada de polvo del Sahara suele disminuir rápidamente en agosto, por lo que deja de ser un factor importante durante el periodo de mayor actividad de la temporada de huracanes. Afortunadamente, este año el océano Atlántico presenta temperaturas inusualmente frescas y una cizalladura del viento mucho más intensa de lo habitual, impulsada por el fortalecimiento de El Niño, lo que ayudará a frenar la actividad tropical al inicio de la temporada.

Vale la pena seguir de cerca el comportamiento del polvo del Sahara durante los primeros meses de la temporada de huracanes, ya que concentraciones más bajas sobre el Atlántico tropical pueden ser un indicio de ondas tropicales africanas más débiles, conocidas como Ondas del Este Africanas, o de un debilitamiento de la corriente de vientos sobre África occidental, denominada Chorro del Este Africano (AEJ, por sus siglas en inglés), fenómenos que pueden influir en la formación de sistemas tropicales más adelante en la temporada.

Por ahora, la actual masa de polvo del Sahara, junto con una amplia franja de fuerte cizalladura del viento sobre el Atlántico tropical, mantendrá inhibido el desarrollo de sistemas tropicales organizados al menos hasta finales de la próxima semana.

The Hard Rock Cafe at Bayside Marketplace will permanently close on Aug. 19, according to multiple reports and a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed with the state on Saturday.

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According to the notice, the closure will result in 117 employees losing their jobs, including servers, cooks, bartenders, bussers and managers.

The restaurant, located at 401 Biscayne Blvd., first opened in September 1993 and has operated for more than three decades at the popular waterfront shopping and entertainment destination in downtown Miami.

According to the South Florida Business Journal, a Hard Rock Cafe spokesperson said the restaurant’s lease is set to expire this year, and the decision was made not to renew it.

Sky 10 flew over the restaurant Wednesday, showing the iconic location as it prepares to shut down.

The Miami Herald reported that the Hard Rock Cafe at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood will remain open.

The Bayside location was one of the brand’s most recognizable South Florida restaurants after opening during the early 1990s as Hard Rock expanded beyond its original London cafe, which debuted in 1971.

El Hard Rock Cafe de Bayside Marketplace cerrará permanentemente el 19 de agosto, según múltiples reportes y una notificación WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) presentada ante el estado el sábado.

Según la notificación, el cierre provocará la pérdida de empleo de 117 trabajadores, incluidos meseros, cocineros, cantineros, asistentes de servicio y gerentes.

El restaurante, ubicado en 401 Biscayne Blvd., abrió por primera vez en septiembre de 1993 y ha operado durante más de tres décadas en el popular destino de compras y entretenimiento frente al mar en el centro de Miami.

Según el South Florida Business Journal, un portavoz de Hard Rock Cafe indicó que el contrato de arrendamiento del restaurante vence este año y se tomó la decisión de no renovarlo.

Sky 10 sobrevoló el restaurante el miércoles, mostrando la icónica ubicación mientras se prepara para cerrar sus puertas.

El Miami Herald informó que el Hard Rock Cafe del Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino en Hollywood permanecerá abierto.

La ubicación de Bayside fue uno de los restaurantes más reconocibles de la marca en el sur de Florida después de abrir a principios de la década de 1990, cuando Hard Rock expandía su presencia más allá de su cafetería original en Londres, inaugurada en 1971.

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The dust not only affects our skies when it arrives – dulling skies in the daytime with a milky, rust-like haze while sharpening sunsets with vibrant palettes – but also our weather, tamping down the odds of typical afternoon thunderstorms and often degrading air quality.

For us in South Florida, the biggest push of Saharan dust since the start of June will arrive over the next few days and hang around into early next week, suppressing rain chances and raising the summer heat risk, with feels-like temperatures approaching 105 degrees.

How is the dust shaping up across the Atlantic?

But across the wider tropical Atlantic, where continent-sized clouds of Saharan dust can act like a thorn in the side of would-be hurricanes, the dust has been running well below average heading into what’s typically the peak weeks of the Saharan dust season. Since the start of May, Saharan dust concentrations across the tropical North Atlantic have been the third lowest on record (behind only 2023 and 2019).

The dust – more specifically known as the Saharan Air Layer or SAL – is one of the factors that keeps tropical activity low in the early months of the hurricane season. When the SAL is strong, it not only helps to extinguish organized thunderstorms through heaping helpings of dry, dusty air, but the base of the Saharan dust plume increases wind shear that doubles down against hurricane development.

Saharan dust season usually slacks off very quickly in August, so it becomes less of an overall player by the peak months of the hurricane season. Thankfully, this season, we have an unusually cool Atlantic and much stronger-than-average wind shear courtesy of a burgeoning El Niño to pick up the slack and help deter early-season tropical mischief.

It’s worth monitoring the progress of the Saharan dust during the early months of the hurricane season, as lower dust concentrations over the tropical Atlantic can portend weaker tropical disturbances known as African Easterly Waves or a weaker jet of winds over western Africa (the African Easterly Jet or AEJ) that can affect tropical seedlings later in the season.

For now, the current round of dust and belt of blistering wind shear over the tropical Atlantic will shut down organized activity at least into the latter part of next week.

The dust not only affects our skies when it arrives – dulling skies in the daytime with a milky, rust-like haze while sharpening sunsets with vibrant palettes – but also our weather, tamping down the odds of typical afternoon thunderstorms and often degrading air quality.

For us in South Florida, the biggest push of Saharan dust since the start of June will arrive over the next few days and hang around into early next week, suppressing rain chances and raising the summer heat risk, with feels-like temperatures approaching 105 degrees.

How is the dust shaping up across the Atlantic?

But across the wider tropical Atlantic, where continent-sized clouds of Saharan dust can act like a thorn in the side of would-be hurricanes, the dust has been running well below average heading into what’s typically the peak weeks of the Saharan dust season. Since the start of May, Saharan dust concentrations across the tropical North Atlantic have been the third lowest on record (behind only 2023 and 2019).

The dust – more specifically known as the Saharan Air Layer or SAL – is one of the factors that keeps tropical activity low in the early months of the hurricane season. When the SAL is strong, it not only helps to extinguish organized thunderstorms through heaping helpings of dry, dusty air, but the base of the Saharan dust plume increases wind shear that doubles down against hurricane development.

Saharan dust season usually slacks off very quickly in August, so it becomes less of an overall player by the peak months of the hurricane season. Thankfully, this season, we have an unusually cool Atlantic and much stronger-than-average wind shear courtesy of a burgeoning El Niño to pick up the slack and help deter early-season tropical mischief.

It’s worth monitoring the progress of the Saharan dust during the early months of the hurricane season, as lower dust concentrations over the tropical Atlantic can portend weaker tropical disturbances known as African Easterly Waves or a weaker jet of winds over western Africa (the African Easterly Jet or AEJ) that can affect tropical seedlings later in the season.

For now, the current round of dust and belt of blistering wind shear over the tropical Atlantic will shut down organized activity at least into the latter part of next week.

Guests arrived at the Musée Nissim de Camondo as a heat wave gripped Paris. Cold towels, strawberries and parasols were offered at the door.

Inside the mansion, where Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson showed his latest Dior men’s collection, the temperature rose quickly. Some guests appeared overcome and water was in limited supply.

The front row still delivered the expected star power. LaKeith Stanfield, Little Simz, James Marsden, Drew Starkey, Mike Faist, 070 Shake, Alexander Ludwig and Sam Nivola were among those at the show.

Anderson’s collection was about formality losing its grip — tuxedos loosened, denim ripped, sequins flashing, disco-ball boots stepping through a house built on old-world taste.

Dior described the mood as “a soiree turning into a house party.” Anderson called it “something quite formal becoming undone.”

That was the show’s clearest idea: the Dior man was not arriving at the party; he had stayed until morning.

The looks

Anderson opened with tailoring, but made it lighter and less fixed. Pinstripes and houndstooth were printed onto silk chiffon rather than woven, creating a look that was formal, yet transparent.

The collection pushed Dior’s codes into rougher territory. Sequined trousers resembled jeans, while ripped denim was finished with fine silver chains. A tuxedo came in a looser fit and pink denim shorts appeared under formal coats.

Accessories included crystal sunglasses, disco-ball boots and patchworked Japanese denim shirts.

The best looks worked because they kept Dior visible while disturbing it. A scarf motif came from 1979 Dior haute couture; silver embroidery borrowed from an 18th-century gentleman’s coat.

Boots were made to look deliberately disheveled, with tiny ladybirds across them.

It was not a rejection of Dior’s past. It was a way of making it move.

The setting

The Musée Nissim de Camondo gave the show weight.

The mansion, now closed for restoration, was built around Moïse de Camondo’s collection of 18th-century decorative arts, the same century that fascinated Christian Dior.

Anderson showed a collection about loosened formality in a house also caught between preservation and repair. Dior’s own notes described that “in-between” state as part of the point: beauty in imperfection.

The history of the place is also dark. Camondo’s son died in World War I, and later members of the family were deported and killed during the Holocaust.

The mansion now stands as both a museum and a memorial to loss.

Against that background, the show’s playfulness gave the clothes some tension. Anderson took things Dior already owns — the tuxedo, the Bar shape, couture embroidery, 18th-century decoration — and shifted them into a younger, messier register.

The result was one of Anderson’s clearest Dior outings so far.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said he couldn’t rule out a trip to the injured list for Soto, who exited a 9-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs after the fourth inning Tuesday night because of a tight back.

Soto, who was pictured on SNY wearing a wrap around his back in the dugout Tuesday, underwent imaging before Wednesday’s doubleheader. Mendoza said he hoped Soto could be available at some point Wednesday but acknowledged a level of concern for the superstar outfielder, who is in the second season of a 15-year, $765 million deal.

“We’ve got to wait,” Mendoza said. “Obviously not ideal when a player like him come out of a game. Those guys are tough and they know how important they are and they take pride on being in the lineup everyday and posting.

“I just didn’t like how he looked yesterday. We’ve got to wait.”

Soto’s injury may delay his reunion with Lindor, who is expected to be activated prior to Wednesday’s nightcap. The 32-year-old shortstop has been sidelined since suffering a strained left calf while running the bases against the Minnesota Twins on April 22 — the same day Soto returned from an 18-day stint on shelf due to a strained right calf.

Lindor played in his third rehab game Tuesday, when he was 2 for 5 while scoring twice for Triple-A Syracuse. He made the four-hour trip back to New York following the game, which factored into the Mets’ decision to hold off on activating him.

“Everything checked out well after the game last night but he got in late, so we told him to kind of recover this morning,” Mendoza said. “We anticipate him being in the lineup.”

Mendoza said the Mets will proceed cautiously with Lindor following the longest injured stint of his 12-year career. Lindor, who missed just 15 games the previous four years, will likely sit out Thursday’s game and will also see more time than usual at designated hitter.

Lindor and Soto have played just nine games together this season for the last-place Mets, who haven’t recovered from the 12-game losing streak they endured during Soto’s absence. New York, which hasn’t finished in last place since 2003, is seven games out of the final National League playoff spot.

“I’m just worried about Soto,” Mendoza said. “I’m not thinking about Lindor back, Soto out. It is what it is, right? Hopefully we can get those two in the lineup for a long time here for the rest of the season and we can make a run at it.”

Mendoza also announced beleaguered starter Kodai Senga has been shifted to the bullpen. Senga gave up seven runs over 3 2/3 innings Tuesday as his ERA rose to 10.08. He hasn’t earned a win since June 12, 2025, when he suffered a hamstring injury covering first base against the Washington Nationals.

Senga, a noted creature of habit, has made just one relief appearance for the Mets. He threw the final 1 2/3 innings of Game 6 of the 2024 NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“We’re going to adjust his routine, he’s going to have to adjust his routine,” Mendoza said.

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El edificio residencial de 12 pisos se derrumbó durante la madrugada del 24 de junio de 2021, cuando muchos de sus residentes dormían. En la tragedia murieron 98 personas.

Durante la ceremonia Lighting of the Torch (Encendido de la Antorcha), se presentó una antorcha como símbolo de esperanza, resiliencia y memoria.

“Esta antorcha es más que una luz; es una promesa. Una promesa de que siempre recordaremos, honraremos y nunca permitiremos que estas vidas sean olvidadas”, expresó uno de los oradores.

Un bombero que participó en la ceremonia reforzó ese mensaje.

“Y que esa luz brille a través de todos nosotros”, dijo.

Solo tres personas fueron rescatadas con vida de entre los escombros tras el colapso. Entre ellas estaba Devin Gonzalez, quien tenía 16 años en ese momento. Su madre también sobrevivió.

Gonzalez perdió a su padre en la tragedia.

“El resto de mi familia... mi hermana sobrevivió porque esa noche no estaba en casa, pero mi padre fue una de las 98 personas que fallecieron. Él no logró salir”, relató.

Cinco años después, González aseguró que el dolor continúa, pero espera que las lecciones aprendidas tras el colapso ayuden a evitar que una tragedia similar vuelva a ocurrir.

“Sí, da rabia y duele, pero debemos enfocarnos en el futuro y en las cosas que podemos hacer para que algo así nunca vuelva a suceder”, afirmó.

Un especialista israelí en rescates, cuyo equipo está entrenado para localizar personas atrapadas en estructuras colapsadas, recordó que trabajaron día y noche para ayudar en todo lo posible.

“Es un honor poder ayudar. Es una mitzvá ayudar al prójimo, incluso si no lo conoces. Todos somos seres humanos y no importa dónde estemos. Estamos juntos para ayudarnos unos a otros: uno para todos y todos para uno”, señaló.

Para muchos de los socorristas que pasaron semanas buscando entre los escombros, los recuerdos siguen muy presentes.

“Cuando decimos que nunca vamos a olvidar, es porque nunca vamos a olvidar. Y quienes estuvimos aquí —los miles de socorristas y líderes comunitarios— jamás podremos olvidar”, expresó un bombero.

La ceremonia anual sirvió como homenaje a las 98 vidas perdidas y como recordatorio del profundo impacto que el colapso sigue teniendo en las familias, los sobrevivientes y la comunidad del sur de Florida.

Este aniversario ocurre después de que el Instituto Nacional de Estándares y Tecnología (NIST) publicara un informe en el que concluye que el proceso que llevó al derrumbe comenzó semanas antes del colapso.

Según el informe, dos conexiones entre las columnas del estacionamiento y la plataforma de la piscina comenzaron a fallar a principios de junio de 2021. La combinación de un diseño estructural que no cumplía con los códigos de construcción y las modificaciones realizadas al edificio durante sus 40 años de existencia provocó que otras partes de la plataforma de la piscina no pudieran soportar la carga adicional, lo que derivó en un colapso progresivo.

Otra ceremonia conmemorativa se llevará a cabo este miércoles a las 10:00 a.m. en la intersección de 88th Street y Collins Avenue, en Surfside, y será transmitida en vivo.

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Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies re-arrested Jones, 40, at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at the Metrowest Detention Center, where he was held without bond for the first-degree murder case, records show.

A Miami-Dade corrections officer reported that he and his K-9 found “a half sheet, and 17 individually torn sheets with suspected K2” on March 27, 2024, at Metrowest, according to a MDSO deputy’s report.

Jones, a jail inmate since Aug. 26, 2021, had the “half sheet of paper” in his shirt sleeve and “the individually torn sheets of paper” in his waistband, according to the MDSO deputy’s arrest report.

On Tuesday, a detective “downloaded the test results” from the MDSO’s crime laboratory analytical section drug unit and found that the papers had tested positive for ADB-BUTINACA, a potent synthetic cannabinoid, according to the deputy’s report.

Jones faced a new third-degree felony charge of introducing, possessing, or controlling a controlled substance in a jail or correctional facility, according to county court records.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Cristina Miranda was set to preside over the new case.

RETRIAL DELAYS

Pata, a UM defensive lineman of Haitian descent who was a top NFL draft prospect, was fatally shot on Nov. 7, 2006, in the parking lot outside of his apartment in Kendall, records show. He was 22.

Detective Juan Segovia, a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office veteran, took over the cold case in 2020, and deputies arrested Jones on Aug. 19, 2021 in Lake County.

Last year, ESPN journalists found Paul Conner — a key eyewitness the prosecution had repeatedly told the court was dead — was alive in Kentucky.

Jones’s trial started on Feb. 17. Segovia was a star witness for the prosecution. Miranda, who has also been presiding over the murder case, declared a mistrial on March 2 after the jury deadlocked.

Segovia took center stage again after the local law enforcement community learned that he was accused of using Instagram to express his opinions anonymously during the trial.

Miranda postponed the retrial after Jones’s defense filed an emergency motion regarding Segovia’s alleged misconduct.

On June 17, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle filed a motion asking the judge for an order to “preserve” e-mails, text messages, or any other electronic messages between Jones’s defense attorneys, Attorney Jeremy McLymont, and “any media outlets,” court records show.

The motion refers to a deposition on May 19 of George Jones, a jailhouse informant, who allegedly said “McLymont facilitated conversations with defense counsel, passed along messages, and arranged an in-person, unrecorded, private meeting on May 5″ at the Turner Guilford Knight Correction Center, records show.

In the motion, the prosecution mentions there could be “violations of privileged communications or dissemination of the personal information of law enforcement officers to the media” and asks the judge for an order “requiring” the defense to “provide” documents for an in-camera review.

A hearing to discuss the motions is at 10:30 a.m. on July 6, according to court records.

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Los agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade volvieron a arrestar a Jones, de 40 años, a las 9 a.m. del martes en el Centro de Detención Metrowest, donde permanecía detenido sin derecho a fianza por el caso de asesinato en primer grado, según muestran los registros.

Un oficial de correcciones de Miami-Dade reportó que él y su unidad K-9 encontraron “media hoja y 17 hojas arrancadas individualmente con presunto K2” el 27 de marzo de 2024 en Metrowest, según un informe de un agente de la MDSO.

Jones, quien permanece encarcelado desde el 26 de agosto de 2021, tenía la “media hoja de papel” en la manga de su camisa y “las hojas arrancadas individualmente” en la cintura de sus pantalones, según el informe de arresto del agente de la MDSO.

El martes, un detective “descargó los resultados de las pruebas” de la unidad de análisis de drogas de la sección an

alítica del laboratorio criminalístico de la MDSO y determinó que los papeles dieron positivo para ADB-BUTINACA, un potente cannabinoide sintético, según el informe del agente.

Jones enfrenta un nuevo cargo grave de tercer grado por introducir, poseer o controlar una sustancia controlada en una cárcel o instalación correccional, según los registros del tribunal del condado.

La jueza de circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Cristina Miranda, tenía previsto presidir el nuevo caso.

RETRASOS EN EL NUEVO JUICIO

Pata, un liniero defensivo de la UM de ascendencia haitiana que era considerado una de las principales promesas para el draft de la NFL, fue asesinado a tiros el 7 de noviembre de 2006 en el estacionamiento exterior de su apartamento en Kendall, según los registros. Tenía 22 años.

El detective Juan Segovia, veterano de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, asumió la investigación del caso sin resolver en 2020, y los agentes arrestaron a Jones el 19 de agosto de 2021 en el condado Lake.

El año pasado, periodistas de ESPN encontraron que Paul Conner, un testigo clave que la fiscalía había dicho repetidamente al tribunal que estaba muerto, estaba vivo en Kentucky.

El juicio de Jones comenzó el 17 de febrero. Segovia fue un testigo estrella de la fiscalía. Miranda, quien también ha estado presidiendo el caso de asesinato, declaró un juicio nulo el 2 de marzo después de que el jurado no lograra alcanzar un veredicto.

Segovia volvió a ocupar el centro de atención después de que la comunidad local de las fuerzas del orden supiera que fue acusado de utilizar Instagram para expresar sus opiniones de forma anónima durante el juicio.

Miranda aplazó el nuevo juicio después de que la defensa de Jones presentara una moción de emergencia relacionada con la presunta conducta indebida de Segovia.

El 17 de junio, la fiscal estatal de Miami-Dade, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, presentó una moción solicitando a la jueza una orden para “preservar” correos electrónicos, mensajes de texto u otros mensajes electrónicos entre los abogados defensores de Jones, el abogado Jeremy McLymont, y “cualquier medio de comunicación”, según muestran los registros judiciales.

La moción hace referencia a una declaración tomada el 19 de mayo a George Jones, un informante encarcelado, quien presuntamente afirmó que “McLymont facilitó conversaciones con el abogado defensor, transmitió mensajes y organizó una reunión privada, presencial y no grabada el 5 de mayo” en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según los registros.

En la moción, la fiscalía menciona que podría haber “violaciones de comunicaciones privilegiadas o divulgación de información personal de agentes de las fuerzas del orden a los medios de comunicación” y solicita a la jueza una orden que “requiera” a la defensa “proporcionar” documentos para una revisión confidencial por parte del tribunal.

Una audiencia para discutir las mociones está programada para las 10:30 a.m. del 6 de julio, según los registros judiciales.

Más historias sobre Jones

• Se celebró una audiencia para el acusado del asesinato de Bryan Pata mientras los abogados se preparan para un segundo juicio.
• Se pospuso el nuevo juicio del presunto asesino del jugador de fútbol americano de la Universidad de Miami tras las acusaciones contra el detective.
• La defensa en el caso Pata alega que el detective violó una orden judicial al comentar videos de Local 10 sobre el juicio.

Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since February 2025, has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy charges in the deaths of Rita and Richard Zajko, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse said at a news conference. The prosecutor said she did not act alone.

Rouse said that Zajko is known to have been among those who killed her parents “to the extent that if she wasn’t the one who actually pulled the trigger, she was certainly aligned with those who did.”

Online court records didn’t immediately indicate whether Zajko had an attorney in the Pennsylvania case as of Wednesday. An attorney representing her in Maryland did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment, and the Delaware County Public Defender's office declined to comment.

The couple was shot to death in their home on New Year’s Eve after police say a neighbor’s doorbell camera captured video of a car pulling up to their home in Chester Heights, a voice shouting “Mom!” and another voice exclaiming, “Oh my God! Oh, God, God!”

Michelle Zajko has denied any involvement, and in court filings suggested her father might have killed her mother and then himself.

“I didn’t murder my parents,” she wrote in an April 2025 “ Open Letter to the World.”

Authorities, however, had long described Zajko as a person of interest in the double homicide, two of the six deaths linked to a group of young, highly intelligent computer scientists who appear to share radical beliefs about veganism, animal rights, gender identity and artificial intelligence.

Since 2022, members have been tied to the death of one of their own during an attack on a California landlord, the landlord’s subsequent killing, the Zajkos’ deaths in Pennsylvania, and a highway shootout in Vermont that left a border agent and another Zizian dead.

Zajko, who is charged with providing the gun used to kill U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland in January 2025, was arrested in Maryland a few weeks later along with Daniel Blank and Jack “Ziz” LaSota, whom authorities describe as the group’s leader. Police who responded to a landowner's complaint about suspicious people parked in box trucks on his property described them as having “ties with the Zizians Cult” and said they would be questioned about crimes across the country.

All three face state charges of trespassing and illegal gun and drug possession, while LaSota faces a federal charge of illegal gun possession by a fugitive. A judge recently granted a defense request for a competency evaluation in the federal case.

In court filings, LaSota’s attorneys said their client eschews the term Zizian and denies that she and her friends have formed a cult. Zajko has claimed authorities arrested the group in Maryland to prevent them from exonerating Teresa Youngblut, who has pleaded not guilty in Vermont to murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.

Zajko was living in Vermont at the time of her parents’ deaths and was questioned there by police shortly after they died. A few weeks later, officers briefly took her into custody at a Pennsylvania hotel but released her without charges. LaSota, staying at the same hotel, was charged with obstructing the homicide investigation and disorderly conduct.

Zajko had been estranged from her parents in the year leading up to their deaths, the prosecutor said. They were killed hours after Rita Zajko texted her daughter in an attempt to reconcile. “Her mother reached out and explained that she was sorry for the rift that had grown between them,” the prosecutor said. “That text went unanswered.”

A few hours later, at least two people entered the home. “The lights go on in the home, and Richard and Rita Zajko are executed,” he said.

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Ramer reported from Concord, New Hampshire.

Brasil tiene algunas de las leyes antirracismo más estrictas de América Latina. Insultar a una persona por motivos de raza conlleva una pena de prisión de dos a cinco años y una multa.

La tripulación de un vuelo de LATAM Airlines que llegaba desde la ciudad nororiental de Sao Luis llamó a la policía, que arrestó a la ciudadana española cuando desembarcaba, después de que presuntamente hiciera comentarios racistas dirigidos a los trabajadores que descargan el equipaje del avión, informó la policía en un comunicado.

La aerolínea señaló que no había justificación para la agresión dirigida contra sus empleados y condenó todas las formas de racismo y discriminación.

En enero, los medios locales informaron que la policía arrestó a la ciudadana argentina Agostina Páez en Río después de que fuera filmada imitando a un mono frente a un mesero en un club nocturno. El video del incidente se viralizó.

A Páez se le prohibió inicialmente salir de Brasil, pero finalmente regresó a Argentina en abril, donde imágenes la mostraron reuniéndose con la senadora Patricia Bullrich, una aliada cercana del presidente argentino Javier Milei. Ambas celebraron su regreso a Argentina. Los procedimientos legales siguen en curso.

La policía arrestó a otro argentino, Eduardo Ignacio Murias, en Minas Gerais en mayo, después de que presuntamente fotografiara y filmara a un niño pequeño sin autorización y compartiera las imágenes acompañadas de mensajes racistas en español. El medio local G1 informó el 17 de junio que un tribunal imputó a Murias, quien permanece en prisión preventiva.

La policía también arrestó a un ciudadano chileno en mayo por insultos racistas y homofóbicos contra miembros de la tripulación de un vuelo entre Guarulhos y Fráncfort, según un comunicado del 15 de mayo. El sospechoso intentó abrir la puerta del avión durante el vuelo y, cuando la tripulación lo inmovilizó, profirió insultos racistas y homofóbicos contra los profesionales, indicó el comunicado.

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Muñoz scored in the 76th minute after the Colombians had been held back by a strong performance from Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, who made five difficult saves in the first 20 minutes.

Mpasi had no chance to stop Muñoz’s left-footed strike from inside the area after the ball deflected off a defender. It was Muñoz’s second goal in the tournament, and the Crystal Palace fullback was named the man of the match.

“We played with intensity and aggression, and we stuck to our style,” Muñoz said. “We earned these three points as a team and for all the fans who came out to support us. This victory gives us a morale boost. We don’t want to settle for this.”

Congo twice came close to equalizing in stoppage time, with Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas making a superb save of a long-range strike by Nathanael Mbuku and then stopping a header by Chancel Mbemba off the ensuing corner kick.

“We probably could have scored more goals, but Congo made it difficult and it was tense there until the end,” Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo said. “But I think we were the deserved winners.”

Colombia star forward Luis Díaz had two goals called back in quick succession late in the second half, one for a foul in the 79th minute and another for offside in the 80th.

Congo had opened its first World Cup in 52 years with a surprising 1-1 draw against Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal.

Colombia has six points from two matches in Group K, two ahead of Portugal and five clear of Congo. Portugal routed Uzbekistan 5-0 behind a pair of goals by Ronaldo earlier Tuesday in Houston.

Colombia needs at least a draw against Portugal on Saturday to win the group. That result would also be enough to send Portugal to the knockout stage.

Colombia, which did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup, is ranked 11th in the world, third best among South American teams behind Brazil and Argentina. Los Cafeteros opened with a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan. Congo, ranked 47th, had its World Cup preparations affected because of an Ebola outbreak.

Many Congo fans were prevented from traveling for the tournament because of restrictions tied to Ebola.

One fan who missed the first game because of quarantine requirements was Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, who gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of Congo’s assassinated independence hero Patrice Lumumba. He made it to the game in Guadalajara, maintaining his statue pose throughout the match.

Colombia had never been involved in a scoreless draw in 23 World Cup appearances.

The team’s play improved on Tuesday after Juan Quintero came off the bench to replace James Rodríguez, who joined Colombia greats Freddy Rincón and Carlos Valderrama with 10 World Cup appearances.

It was all Colombia at the start, with Los Cafeteros creating several scoring opportunities that Mpasi turned away.

The goalkeeper saved long-range shots by Rodríguez, Johan Mojica and Gustavo Puerta, and close-range attempts by Díaz and Muñoz. He also came up with a big stop on a close-range strike by Díaz in the 50th minute.

“Our goalkeeper was excellent today, but I’m not surprised. He’s been having excellent matches with us,” Congo coach Sébastien Desabre said. “Collectively the defense had a hard time but we did defend well overall, except for the goal. We must recognize that Colombia is superior, even though we could have equalized in the end. Now we have a decisive match ahead of us.”

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Today’s schedule

FIFA World Cup 2026 fans have six games on Wednesday, as group-stage matches continue.

Switzerland vs. Canada, a Group B match, is at 3 p.m.

Bosnia vs. Qatar, a Group B match, is at 3 p.m.

Morocco vs. Haiti, a Group C match, is at 6 p.m.

Scotland vs. Brazil, a Group C match, is at 6 p.m.

South Africa vs. South Korea, a Group A match, is at 9 p.m.

Czech Republic vs. Mexico, a Group A match, is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.

Related list: Track teams advancing to Round of 32

Group-stage progress

Group L: Ghana holds England

Group K: Colombia advances to Round of 32

Group J: Argentina advances to Round of 32

Group I: France and Norway advance to Round of 32

Group H: Spain leads with 4 points

Group G: Egypt leads with 4 points

Group F: The Netherlands gets 3 points

Group E: Germany advances to Round of 32

Group D: U.S. advances to Round of 32

Group C: Brazil eliminates Haiti

Group B: Canada and Switzerland tie for 1st place

Group A: Mexico advances to Round of 32

Tournament’s schedule

June 25: There are six matches: The Group E, Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 26: There are six matcuphes: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 27: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. Parking is free. Broward County is offering free Express bus transportation from the arena to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens, to FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Round of 32 begins

June 28: There is a match at 3 p.m.

Miami watch party: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 29: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 30: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 1: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 2: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 3: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Round of 16 begins

July 4: There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 5: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens for the last day from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 6: There are two matches at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

July 7: There are two matches at Noon and 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals begin

July 9: There is a quarter-final match at 4 p.m.

July 10: There is a quarter-final match at 3 p.m.

July 11: There are two quarter-final matches at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 5 p.m. on July 11. Parking is free.

Semifinals begin

July 14: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

July 15: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

Finals begin

July 18: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final.

Sunrise ride to stadium: The Amerant Bank Arena has free parking for FIFA World Cup ticket holders who ride Broward County’s free Express bus transportation to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens.

July 19: The final match is at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders for the final on July 19. Parking is free.

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• Group D
• Group E
• Group F
• Group G
• Group H
• Group I
• Group J
• Group K
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The crash was reported just before 7:30 a.m. in the area of Northwest 122^nd Street and 27^th Avenue, near a school bus transportation center.

Surveillance video obtained by Local 10 News shows the bus driver preparing to turn onto 27th Avenue.

The scooter rider and bus driver both stop. But just as the child on the scooter kicked off, the bus rolled forward, colliding with the scooter.

Detective Samantha Choon, with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, said the scooter struck the side of the school bus.

The boy was seen limping off the roadway as someone exited the bus to check on him.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials told Local 10 that they transported the child to a trauma center after the crash. Choon said the boy was not injured, but was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

According to Miami-Dade County Public Schools, no students were onboard the bus at the time.

A nearby business owner told Local 10 that this isn’t the first time an accident has occurred in front of the transportation center, as a scooter was struck by a bus just a couple months ago.

Authorities did not immediately confirm who had the right of way at the time of Wednesday’s collision.

El accidente fue reportado poco antes de las 7:30 a.m. en el área de Northwest 122nd Street y 27th Avenue, cerca de un centro de transporte de autobuses escolares.

Un video de vigilancia obtenido por Local 10 News muestra al conductor del autobús preparándose para girar hacia la 27th Avenue.

Tanto el conductor del scooter como el conductor del autobús se detienen. Pero justo cuando el niño en el scooter arrancó, el autobús avanzó y chocó contra el scooter.

La detective Samantha Choon, de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, dijo que el scooter impactó el costado del autobús escolar.

Se vio al niño alejarse de la vía cojeando mientras una persona salía del autobús para verificar su estado.

Funcionarios de Miami-Dade Fire Rescue informaron a Local 10 que trasladaron al menor a un centro de trauma después del accidente. Choon indicó que el niño no resultó herido, pero fue llevado al hospital como medida de precaución.

Según las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Miami-Dade, no había estudiantes a bordo del autobús en ese momento.

El propietario de un negocio cercano dijo a Local 10 que no es la primera vez que ocurre un accidente frente al centro de transporte, ya que un scooter fue impactado por un autobús hace apenas un par de meses.

Las autoridades no confirmaron de inmediato quién tenía el derecho de paso en el momento de la colisión del miércoles.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal is not yet official for Reaves, who cements his status as one of the most successful undrafted players in recent NBA history with this contract.

Reaves is declining his $14.9 million player option for the upcoming season to reach this deal with the team that signed him out of Oklahoma after the draft in 2021. The shifty guard has grown into one of the NBA's most effective scorers and playmakers, increasing his scoring average in every season of his five-year career.

The 28-year-old Reaves averaged 23.3 points, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds last season despite missing two significant chunks of the year with injuries that followed him into the postseason. He has also developed a close bond with his Lakers backcourt partner, NBA scoring champion Luka Doncic.

Reaves would have been one of the NBA's top free agents on the open market this summer. Instead, he remains firmly alongside Doncic while the Lakers and LeBron James determine their next steps. Los Angeles also has been discussing the future with impending free agents Rui Hachimura, Luke Kennard and Jaxson Hayes during the exclusive negotiating window with a team's own free agents.

After the Pacific Division champion Lakers' season ended with a second-round loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder while Doncic was sidelined by a hamstring injury, general manager Rob Pelinka made it clear Reaves likely wasn't going anywhere, saying the team and Reaves had both already essentially decided to work out an extension. Reaves grew up in Arkansas as a Lakers fan, and he is a fan favorite in Los Angeles.

“He started his journey here as a Laker, and has made it very clear to us that he wants his journey to continue as a Laker,” Pelinka said. “And we feel the same way."

The Lakers also formalized their draft-night trade on Wednesday, acquiring the rights to 24th overall pick Cameron Carr in a deal with the New York Knicks. Los Angeles gave up cash considerations and the draft rights to Spain's Sergio De Larrea, who was picked by the Lakers with the 25th selection Tuesday night.

Carr, a 6-foot-5 wing who scored 18.9 points per game for Baylor last season, will wear No. 43 with the Lakers.

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Agility Robotics, based in Salem, Oregon, announced Wednesday a planned merger with an investment firm that will value the company at $2.5 billion as it becomes the first publicly traded company entirely devoted to building and selling humanoids.

Its competitors include Tesla, whose CEO Elon Musk has pitched its humanoid prototype Optimus as the future of the carmaker.

Designed to pick up and move heavy bins and totes, Agility's product line, called Digit, is the “first humanoid robot employed and commercially operational in warehouse and industrial facilities,” said Michael Klein, co-founder and chairman of Churchill Capital Group, which runs the special-purpose acquisition company that intends to merge with Agility by the end of the year.

Klein said on an investor call Wednesday that the company has backing from Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank and Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn. Its early customers include Toyota, industrial parts supplier Schaeffler, and Mercado Libre, the Latin American e-commerce giant.

While Agility describes its robot as a humanoid, the company's co-founder and chief robot officer Jonathan Hurst told investors Wednesday that “we’ve never set out to build a machine that looks like a person.” Unlike other humanoids, like Tesla's Optimus, Digit's legs are more birdlike than human in a design that's meant to better fit the work they do. Its hands are more like grippers or claws.

Agility CEO Peggy Johnson said Digit specializes in manual labor that for humans would be repetitive, dirty and prone to injury.

“The demand here is large and increasing,” she said on an investor call. “We have companies reshoring production, older workers retiring, and younger generations just not opting for these types of menial jobs.”

While earlier generations of industrial robots are typically so large and fast-moving that they must be fenced off from human workers, Hurst said upcoming versions of Digit will be able to work alongside humans in warehouses and manufacturing facilities.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled a day after hearing oral arguments in Manhattan, calling the government's pursuit of the most sensitive medical records of a “uniquely vulnerable group” of patients treated over a six-year period to be “most egregious” and unconstitutional.

Failla accused the Justice Department of turning to criminal probes as a way to obtain otherwise private records about those undergoing transgender care after judges across the country repeatedly rejected similar requests through civil means.

The Justice Department had sought the records as part of a probe of potential “misbranding” of drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The Justice Department declined comment after Failla's ruling, which concluded that the subpoenas violated Constitutional protections against government overreach in criminal probes and against improper searches and seizures.

Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, called the ruling “a victory for the basic privacy of our clients and all families like theirs across New York City.” He added in a statement that using subpoenas to attain the identities and sensitive health information of transgender young people “should send chills down the spine of every American.”

Failla ruled in a lawsuit filed this month on behalf of minors, their parents and young adults who received medically necessary gender-affirming care in New York City.

According to the lawsuit, NYU Langone Hospitals was one of several institutions to receive a federal grand jury subpoena on May 7 from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas. The records of transgender patients were to be sent electronically to a special agent of the FDA's Kansas City office of criminal investigation.

Failla said there were at least 40 individuals who received treatment at NYU Langone alone during the Jan. 1, 2020 to May 5, 2026 period covered by the subpoenas.

At a Tuesday hearing, Failla was critical of the federal government, saying executive orders addressing transgender issues contained “language some people might consider inflammatory.”

She said it seemed from an “atmospheric perspective” that the government was “rounding up” vulnerable individuals by finding out the most personal information about them and then “giving them no comfort they're not going to be ostracized or even harmed.”

“There are episodes of this in our history and they are not nice episodes,” Failla said. “Some may see it as a rounding up of people for all bad purposes.”

Most major medical groups say access to gender-affirming care is important for people with gender dysphoria. Transgender teens, parents and providers have described it as life-saving for children who are depressed or suicidal because their gender identities do not match the gender assigned them at birth.

Gender-affirming care can include counseling, medications that block puberty, hormone therapy to produce physical changes or surgeries, although those are rare for minors.

Twenty-seven states have limited or banned gender-affirming care for minors, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2025 that they could do so under the U.S. Constitution.

President Donald Trump has aggressively sought to roll back transgender rights. During his second term, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to use its regulatory power to block gender-affirming care for minors, and the DOJ has demanded access to providers’ private records, putting pressure on hospitals that often rely on federal funding to operate.

At the outset of reading a lengthy ruling to the parties participating in an electronic proceeding, Failla noted that the “current administration” had issued orders in the first few days of its existence in which it “sought to demonize and eradicate an entire population of transgender individuals.”

Before finishing an hour later, Failla had granted class-action status to the plaintiffs and ruled that the Justice Department had violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. She set a July 8 hearing to hear additional evidence before deciding whether to impose a preliminary injunction, the next step in the legal process after Wednesday's temporary restraining order.

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Torrey Holston and Jose Romero were convicted in May of killing the 39-year-old.

In October 2019, Randazzo’s body was found near the Southern Seas Resort in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. His iPhone, sneakers, wallet and keys were taken after he was shot in the back of the head.

Although both men were found guilty of murder, they were not found guilty of possessing a gun or discharging a firearm.

“I think the jury was clear and unanimous on the involvement of both. It perhaps couldn’t find beyond a reasonable doubt who is the actual (gunman),” Judge Michael A. Usan said.

Romero’s attorney, Jim Lewis, told Local 10 in May that an appeal is being considered and said trying both men together was a “detriment.”

“We had always asked to be separate. Jose Romero was never alleged to carry a gun in this incident. The co-defendant was, so to some extent, we paid the price,” Lewis said.

Prosecutors were not seeking the death penalty in the case, but both men faced mandatory life sentences.

Torrey Holston y Jose Romero fueron declarados culpables en mayo por la muerte del hombre de 39 años.

En octubre de 2019, el cuerpo de Randazzo fue encontrado cerca del Southern Seas Resort en Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Su iPhone, sus zapatillas, su billetera y sus llaves fueron robados después de que recibió un disparo en la parte posterior de la cabeza.

Aunque ambos hombres fueron declarados culpables de asesinato, no fueron declarados culpables de poseer un arma ni de disparar un arma de fuego.

“Creo que el jurado fue claro y unánime sobre la participación de ambos. Quizás no pudo determinar más allá de una duda razonable quién fue el verdadero autor del disparo”, dijo el juez Michael A. Usan.

El abogado de Romero, Jim Lewis, dijo a Local 10 en mayo que se está considerando una apelación y afirmó que juzgar a ambos hombres juntos fue un “perjuicio”.

“Siempre habíamos pedido ser juzgados por separado. Nunca se alegó que Jose Romero llevara un arma en este incidente. Sí se alegó del coacusado, por lo que hasta cierto punto pagamos el precio”, dijo Lewis.

Los fiscales no estaban solicitando la pena de muerte en el caso, pero ambos hombres enfrentaban sentencias obligatorias de cadena perpetua.

Scottie Scheffler says that doesn't make it any easier, just different.

Scheffler, who won this signature event two years ago, joins U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, runner-up Sam Burns and most of the best players on the PGA Tour at rain-softened TPC River Highlands, a course that tends to produce birdies even without rain.

“I really do enjoy kind of harder tests and sometimes the battle is fun as well,” Scheffler said. "This golf course I think is interesting in a sense of you hit some different clubs off the tee, there’s some strategy involved, but you got to show up and make birdies.

“When you look at the closing stretch on this golf course, especially if you’re in contention on Sunday, you’re not going to be able to just limp in,” he said. “You got to go out there and you got to make birdies and hit some really, really great shots in order to win this tournament.”

That's what Keegan Bradley did last year when he rallied over the closing stretch to overcome Tommy Fleetwood — a two-shot swing on the final hole — to win the Travelers. It was a victory that put Bradley squarely in the conversation of whether the Ryder Cup captain should pick himself. Ultimately, he didn't.

Fleetwood was crushed making bogey on the final hole as Bradley made birdie, particularly because he had yet to win on U.S. soil. He took care of that in much more grander style two months later by winning the Tour Championship for the FedEx Cup.

“As disappointed and gutted as I was I felt like I got a lot of support from it,” Fleetwood said of the runner-up finish last year. “I’ve seen Rory (McIlroy) talk about it before, like you go through those upsets and you wait for the next day and you realize maybe it’s not as bad as you think and you have to get back to work no matter what.”

McIlroy headed back home to London instead of playing the Travelers, the third time this year he has chosen not to play a $20 million signature event.

That's not a requirement, and it won't be in 2028 when the PGA Tour embarks on a bold, new competition model that essentially divides the tour into two circuits — the Championship Series of some 24 events (including majors) and $20 million purses, and the Challenger Series for players to try to earn their way into the top tier.

Key to the change is the Championship Series will be 120 players on average, instead of 72 players that now compete at the Travelers Championship and other signature events. That appeals to Scheffler as much as anything else.

“I think what people want is to get the best players playing together more often,” Scheffler said. “I’m not sure if the smaller fields were a huge fan favorite, so getting fields back to 120-man fields, getting a cut back, I think it’s a good change.”

Eight of his 20 titles on the PGA Tour have had smaller fields, including the 64-man Match Play Championship he won in 2024 when he first rose to No. 1 in the world. That includes a pair of postseason events, and five signature events.

“I think when you look at larger fields it will be much harder to win tournaments,” Scheffler said. “It will be different than the old days on tour where you could win a tournament where there wasn’t many of the top players playing.”

Scheffler said winning any of the tournaments on the Championship Series in 2020 will be significant.

“You'll have beaten pretty much all of the best players in the world in order to do it,” he said. “So I’m excited about it.”

Scheffler is the only player to go from a major title to a signature event victory in consecutive weeks, in 2024 at the Masters and RBC Heritage. That task now falls to Clark, who is coming down from the high of winning his second U.S. Open title at Shinnecock Hills last week.

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The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.

Casper rejected the Republican administration’s argument that the lawsuit to block the changes brought by Democratic state attorneys general was premature because the rules had yet to be put in place. Instead, she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump’s requirements violated the separation of powers.

The Constitution "does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” wrote Casper.

Among other proposed changes, Trump’s order would have required people to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote, prevented mail ballots from being counted if they arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked by then, and punished states that failed to comply by withholding certain federal money.

In a statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James said she was grateful the court had blocked Trump's "unconstitutional attempt to seize control of our elections" and would continue to defend voting rights in this year's midterm elections.

“Generations of Americans fought tirelessly for the right to vote, and we honor their legacy by protecting that right against anyone who tries to undermine it," said James, a Democrat.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, whose state was the lead plaintiff in the case, said the ruling reaffirmed the constitutional principle that it s up to the states and Congress to set election rules.

“While we are proud of this result, we are clear-eyed that President Trump’s attacks on voting rights and our elections show no signs of slowing down,” Bonta, a Democrat, said in a statement. "So let me be clear: we will keep fighting back every step of the way.”

Requests for comment sent to the White House and he U.S. Department of Justice were not immediately returned.

The ruling was the latest in a series against the elections executive order Trump signed just months after taking office for his second term. The Republican president has since signed another executive order on elections that seeks to create a national voter list and limit mail balloting. That directive also faces multiple legal challenges.

Last fall, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., overseeing a separate challenge to the first election executive order by civil rights and Democratic Party-aligned groups blocked the government from taking steps to include the proof-of-citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form. That judge later barred Trump's defense secretary from requiring documentary proof of citizenship when military personnel register to vote or request ballots.

In an apparent nod to the difficulty of implementing a proof-of-citizen requirement by executive order, Trump is pushing legislation in the Republican-controlled Congress to create such a mandate. The SAVE America Act has passed the House but has stalled in the Senate, leading Trump to advocate for eliminating the filibuster that is blocking the legislation.

On Wednesday, he abruptly canceled the expected signing of a bipartisan housing bill, saying he would not sign legislation until Congress passes his proof of citizenship requirement for voting.

The president and many of his Republican allies have been promoting the narrative that voting by noncitizens is a major problem, when in fact it's quite rare. The federal voter registration form already requires people to attest that they are U.S. citizens. Violating that is punishable as a felony that can lead to prison or deportation.

In another major voting case, the U.S. Supreme Court is due to issue an opinion soon on whether mail ballots must arrive by Election Day. That could immediately change the rules in 14 states that allow grace periods ranging from days to weeks if the ballots are postmarked by Election Day.

Casper, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, is the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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The epicenter of the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6, was about 7 miles (12 kilometers) northwest of the agricultural town of Willits, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was widely felt, including in the coastal city of Fort Bragg. The initial quake was centered inland about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Fort Bragg at 8:10 a.m. PT, and the USGS said it was about 5 miles (8 kilometers) deep.

The area in Mendocino County dotted with small, agricultural towns is 140 miles (225 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.

Heather Rose, a Mendocino County spokesperson, said that hospitals had reported some injuries but that she had no details on their nature or extent. She said officials plan to meet later Wednesday when more information could be released.

Power outages are affecting more than 6,000 residents of six towns near the epicenter, the Mendocino County Executive Office said in a statement, and encouraged people to stay off the highways and roads to allow work crews to inspect for damage and make repairs.

Brie Leon and her colleagues had just opened Club Calpella Restaurant when the building started shaking, rattling plates and liquor bottles.

“I had just turned the open sign on and went back into the kitchen, and that’s when it happened,” she said. “It almost felt like something hit the building.”

The restaurant is in Calpella, California, a town about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the epicenter and in a region of Mendocino County that has been struck by smaller quakes this year.

This was the biggest earthquake in nearly nine decades in the region, which is not on a major fault, said Lucy Jones, a veteran California seismologist.

“The area is not without earthquakes, but they’re usually smaller than this,” Jones said. She added that aftershocks are likely, but they’ll “probably stay on the low side.”

Three other quakes under a 2.7 magnitude struck near the epicenter within an hour.

Leon said the quake knocked frames off the walls and bottles off the shelves in the restaurant and the stockroom next door. She and other servers were cleaning up not long after to welcome customers for breakfast.

“It wasn’t a big, big quake, but things went everywhere,” she said.

Alan Harris and his family were at home in Kelseyville, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of the epicenter, when he received an earthquake alert on his cellphone. Soon after, the house began shaking.

“I yelled downstairs immediately to my wife and daughter to make sure they were hanging on,” Harris said. “It was scary. You could hear things crashing, mostly on the third floor of the house.”

A security camera inside Harris’ home shook vigorously as the quake struck. A few loud, crashing sounds can be heard on the video footage before Harris calls out: “Is everyone OK?”

It lasted only about 30 seconds. Framed photos fell off the walls and a computer monitor was knocked over, Harris said. Nothing appeared badly damaged, he added, noting he found no structural damage to the house.

Nearly 657,000 earthquake early warning alerts were sent by the MyShake App throughout Northern California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services said. Cal OES had not received any reports of damage or injuries but it was coordinating with authorities to evaluate impacts, the office said in a statement.

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Weber reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press reporter Russ Bynum contributed from Savannah, Georgia.