“Did anyone else hear that boom?”

“Anyone feel that?”

NASA let people know over the weekend that the cause of the commotion was a meteor, but on Monday they revealed even more stunning details.

The fireball was as heavy as an elephant and 5 feet (1.52 meter) wide and was going 42,000 mph (67,592.5 kph) when it entered Earth’s atmosphere. It broke up miles above New England on Saturday and the energy released was equivalent to about 230 tons of TNT, the agency estimated, accounting for the booms.

NASA revealed the jaw-dropping details in a social media post Monday along with other statistics.

The meteor was made up of natural material — not a satellite or space debris — and traveled through the atmosphere for about 26 miles (41.8 kilometers), according to NASA, before falling into Cape Cod Bay, which sits along southeastern Massachusetts.

The agency was quick to point out that meteors are very common, but typically don't have as big of an audience as this one.

“They often occur over the ocean or unpopulated areas with no witnesses, or during the daytime, making them difficult to spot,” according to NASA.

The event prompted widespread speculation initially.

The rattling boom had some people in Massachusetts and Rhode Island thinking there had been an earthquake or that a tree had fallen. Others posted that their dogs were freaking out. At least one person posed the possibility of aliens.

A man in Peabody, Massachusetts, posted that it had been a windy day, so he thought a large tree had hit his house. When he came outside, he said, he found most of his neighbors in the street asking the same questions.

Several people filed reports with the U.S. Geological Survey, registering the shaking they felt with the National Earthquake Information Center, Steve Sobie, an agency spokesman, confirmed.

The agency opened an event page, based on the number of “Did you feel it?” reports it received on its website. But Sobie said there was no event registered on the agency’s seismographs. meaning the shaking was not due to an earthquake.

The American Meteor Society received dozens of reports from Delaware to Montreal with people either hearing the double boom, feeling the ground shake or seeing the fireball, its program monitor, Robert Lunsford, said.

It would follow nearby Sunny Isles Beach in doing so, which implemented its ban on Monday, the same day Bay Harbor Islands Town Council discussed a potential ban.

Sunny Isles Beach Mayor Larisa Svechin said she noticed an immediate difference on Monday, saying she saw “zero” scooters. She said she would see previously see hundreds daily.

Some question whether scooter bans are government overreach.

“I very much believe that the government should stay out of your private life,” Svechin said. “However, that’s like saying I don’t want to wear a seat belt.”

Bay Harbor Islands town officials met at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss.

“The purpose of tonight’s meeting is really to hear from the residents how they feel,” Bay Harbor Islands Councilman Eric Rappaport told Local 10 News.

According to Bay Harbor Islands Police Chief Luis Alvarez, they’ve recently seen nearly a dozen injury reports involving electric scooters.

“We’re not just issuing citations to the kids on the bikes, some of them really don’t know any better,” he said. “When the parents get there and receive a citation it really is an eye opener.”

This all comes as a new state law is set to take effect on July 1 requiring scooter riders to stay below 10 miles per hour.

Marner was nearing the end of his contract with Toronto, and all signs pointed to him not re-signing. Carolina had just acquired fellow pending free agent Mikko Rantanen from Colorado in a three-way trade in late January, and after several weeks it was also clear that would not be a long-term relationship.

The Maple Leafs and Hurricanes discussed the possibility of a Marner-for-Rantanen swap. Marner held the keys with his full no-movement clause, and he preferred staying put and seeing out one more run with the team that drafted him, then went on to choose Vegas, going to the Golden Knights in a sign and trade in late June before hitting the open market.

Marner's decision caused a domino effect that led Vegas and Carolina to this stage, where they'll now meet in the Stanley Cup Final beginning Tuesday night. The Hurricanes pivoted to sending Rantanen to Dallas for Logan Stankoven — one of their best players during this run — along with a pick they then used to trade for K'Andre Miller last summer, in the process saving the salary cap space needed to sign top free agent Nikolaj Ehlers.

The Golden Knights got Marner, who leads all scorers in the playoffs and left no doubt why the Hurricanes were interested. Asked what the team liked, general manager Eric Tulsky declined comment because Marner is under contract with another team.

"I can answer that one," coach Rod Brind'Amour said. “What don’t you like about him?”

‘What if?’ is not on Marner's mind

When speculation was building last spring about Marner potentially being involved in a trade for Rantanen, it wasn't just a question of hockey. Marner's wife, Stephanie, was pregnant with the couple's first child. Marner is from the Toronto area.

The Leafs reached the second round before blowing a 2-0 series lead to defending and eventual back-to-back champion Florida. The Hurricanes got swept by the Panthers in the East final, still missing something.

This season, Marner was a point-a-game player. He has seven goals and 14 assists for a playoff-high 21 points.

“Mitch is playing with tremendous confidence,” GM Kelly McCrimmon said. “I think he’s really savoring the moment.”

Marner credited the coaching staff for putting him in positions to succeed and teammates for finishing scoring chances. Wearing a Vegas hoodie on Cup final media day, he insists he's not thinking about the alternate reality of playing for Carolina instead.

“No, I’m not a guy that lives in the past,” Marner said. “I’m in the present. I’m here in the moment.”

The Hurricanes pivoted perfectly

Tulsky was referring to Rantanen when he said of taking chances, “Sometimes it doesn’t go the way you hoped, and you’ve got to be ready to figure out how you’re going to move forward from there.” Trading Martin Necas to the Avalanche for Rantanen did not work out, though getting veteran winger Taylor Hall from Chicago in the same deal certainly has.

The pursuit of Marner fits in the same category, but plan B worked out swimmingly. Stankoven has been a difference-maker for Carolina centering the second line of Hall and Jackson Blake and is showing why he was the centerpiece of the return from the Stars for Rantanen.

Had Marner wanted to go to Carolina, Stankoven could still be with Dallas. Instead, he had to grapple with the strange feeling of getting traded.

“I didn’t see it coming,” Stankoven said. “Everything kind of happens for a reason. Obviously, Dallas got their player, and I just want to become the best version of myself here in Carolina. Just how welcoming everyone has been here, the fans, my teammates, I absolutely love the city and couldn’t be happier that I was able to sign long term here.”

The same day Stankoven signed an eight-year, $48 million contract, Tulsky used one of the first-round picks from the Rantanen trade to acquire Miller from the New York Rangers and sign him long term. By the end of the week, Ehlers chose Carolina among several intriguing suitors.

Miller has thrived with the change of scenery, and Ehlers has, along with Stankoven, given the Hurricanes the offensive finish they lacked in several playoff runs that ended before the final.

“(Ehlers) adds things to it that aren’t what we would ask a lot of players to do,” Tulsky said. “Having that kind of ability on the team — someone who could just create scoring chances out of thin air — it always makes you more dangerous.”

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El ritual es una tradición al inicio de cada año y antes de elecciones.

Los chamanes se reunieron junto al mar en la playa La Herradura, en el distrito de Chorrillos, en Lima, y alzaron carteles de los dos candidatos.

Los dos —Keiko Fujimori, la hija conservadora del desacreditado expresidente Alberto Fujimori, y Roberto Sánchez, un congresista nacionalista y exministro— están muy parejos en las encuestas y se enfrentarán el domingo.

Fujimori obtuvo poco más del 17% de los votos, mientras que Sánchez consiguió aproximadamente el 12% entre un concurrido grupo de candidatos en la primera vuelta en abril. Esa ronda estuvo marcada por problemas logísticos, los cuales impidieron que miles de personas en Perú y el extranjero pudieran sufragar. Posteriormente, el organismo electoral del país tardó semanas en oficializar a los dos contendientes para la segunda vuelta.

En el ritual de bendición, los chamanes usaron pétalos de flores, fruta, hojas de coca y trozos aromáticos de palo santo, además de tabaco negro, espadas y muñecos. También encendieron bengalas de colores y tocaron tambores.

El chamán Andrés de los Santos, quien viajó a Lima desde el norte del país, dijo que el principal objetivo del ritual que realizan es garantizar que el mejor candidato sea el que represente a Perú.

Aunque esta vez los chamanes no hicieron pronósticos, anteriormente ya han vaticinado el futuro. A finales de 2025 predijeron que el entonces presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, que ahora se encuentra encarcelado en Estados Unidos y enfrenta cargos por narcotráfico, ya no estaría en el puesto para finales de 2026.

El ganador de la segunda vuelta se convertirá en el noveno presidente de Perú en apenas 10 años, al reemplazar a José María Balcázar, quien fue elegido mandatario interino en febrero. Balcázar sustituyó a otro presidente interino, José Jerí, quien fue destituido por acusaciones de corrupción apenas cuatro meses después de asumir el cargo.

El próximo presidente del país juramentará el cargo el 28 de julio para un mandato de cinco años.

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A few minutes later, White said she also appreciates coaching Clark.

Two days after cameras caught the Indiana star and the Fever coach engaged in what appeared to be a brief sideline spat, Clark and White explained the confrontation was not the result of some deep-seeded dispute but rather the result of two highly competitive women fighting to win a game.

“I think a lot of those things happen all the time,” Clark said Monday. “I know there's a camera on me and that's how it's going to be, but there are a lot of people out there in the media or on TV that think they know a lot of things and they're just blatantly wrong about a lot of things. I ride with Steph, I ride for these girls. Steph has my back more than anybody.”

What fans saw Saturday, though, was White appearing to confront Clark who responded by putting her arms in the air. White then pulled Clark and plugged in rookie guard Raven Johnson for Clark. White has since said she was merely challenging a player to perform at a higher level.

But on social media, the fierce postgame reaction focused largely on whether the incident may have exposed a rift between the two and whether White might be fired. They spent Monday taking turns passionately expressing their unhappiness over how the exchange — and their relationship — were characterized by outsiders.

“As far as we were concerned, the moment died right then,” White said. “We can’t control the outside narrative. We can’t control where people choose to take a snippet of an instance in a game or whatever it might be and run with it. We know that people are always going to have an opinion about what we’re doing in here, people are always going to have an opinion about Caitlin. It’s the reality of the world we live in, the reality of the job we have. But it’s not the reality of what the relationship is like.”

It's been an understandably frustrating start for the Fever and Clark, who missed 31 games last season with an assortment of injuries. Rather than starting this season as the title contenders many expected to see, the Fever fell to 4-4 with Saturday's 100-84 loss at expansion Portland.

Clark, the former Iowa star and the NCAA's career scoring leader, has struggled in her comeback, too. She's made just 39.3% of her shots and only 33.3% of her 3-pointers this season and last week's West Coast trip wasn't any better.

She finished Saturday's game 1 of 7 from the field with six points and no 3s while trying to play through foul trouble. Clark went 4 of 19 from the field in last week's two games, finishing with 22 points, 12 assists and six turnovers. Her defensive play also has come under fire.

Indiana hosts Atlanta and Angel Reese on Thursday.

Off the court, Clark has been dealing with a sore back, which kept her out of the first matchup against Portland, May 20, and prompted league officials to warn the Fever about not listing Clark on the team's injury list before the game.

Yet White has continued to defend one of the league's most popular players, and Clark said she appreciates the support she's received from the 2023 WNBA Coach of the Year.

“When I got hurt at the Connecticut game last year, like I bawled in Steph's arms,” Clark said. “That's somebody I will ride for for the rest of my life. Those are moments that people don't see. People just sit on their phones all day, they don't see those moments. They don't see the moments where we come into work, they don't see the moments that absolutely suck that people have your back. They think they know everything when in reality they don't have a clue.”

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Adelman, the father of Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman, was 79. The cause of his death was not immediately announced.

Rick Adelman won 1,042 games as an NBA coach, 10th-most in league history. Only four other coaches — Pat Riley, Gregg Popovich, Jerry Sloan and George Karl — coached more games and had a better winning percentage than Adelman, who took the Portland Trail Blazers to the NBA Finals twice and also was head coach in Sacramento, Houston, Minnesota and Golden State.

“Adelman will be remembered not only as a coach and a player, but also as a mentor to so many in the basketball community,” read a statement from the coaches' association, which honored Adelman with its Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.

“Rick Adelman’s NBA coaching career has been highlighted by innovation, integrity and excellence,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said when the NBCA presented that award three years ago. “His teams always played to their strengths, and Rick always found subtle ways to reinvent NBA basketball to help his players thrive. His quiet, unassuming nature belies his impact as one of the great NBA coaches of all time.”

Adelman also played in the NBA from 1969 through 1975 as a point guard for five different teams — but found his calling as a coach.

The Kings, in paying tribute, said Adelman “will be remembered for the way he inspired those around him — with humility, integrity, kindness, and an unwavering belief in the power of teamwork."

Adelman's path to the NBA, as a coach, was unintentional.

He thought he would become a high school coach, though his lack of experience was a deterrent. He then started his coaching career at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon.

“We had great success there,” Adelman said in his Hall of Fame enshrinement speech. “The one thing I did not realize is Jack Ramsey was following my team.”

Ramsey was coaching the Portland Trail Blazers, and invited Adelman to interview when a position opened on his staff. Adelman worked under Ramsey for three seasons and Mike Schuler for 2 1/2 more, then took over as interim coach with 35 games left in the 1988-89 season.

“We had a team that was ready to win,” Adelman said in 2021.

Blazers owner Paul Allen told Adelman he could coach the 1989-90 season. The rest is history. Portland won 59 games that season with Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey and Buck Williams leading the way, getting to the NBA Finals and falling to Detroit.

Adelman was off and running. He took the Blazers back to the NBA Finals two years later, falling then to Chicago. After his Portland era, Adelman coached two years at Golden State and then went to Sacramento — where he had eight winning seasons in an eight-year stint, with players like Vlade Divac, Peja Stojaković, Mike Bibby, Chris Webber, Jason Williams, Bobby Jackson and current Kings coach Doug Christie.

Adelman had 210 players appear in at least one NBA game for him.

“He actually challenged me and poured into trusting me," 20-year guard Kyle Lowry said Monday night. “That was important for me. He didn’t have to. He could have done everything else, he could have played other players, but he believed in me. ... He just trusted his players. He just wanted to win. And if it wasn't for him, I don't know what career I would have. It's a sad day.”

Among Adelman’s accomplishments: He engineered a 22-game winning streak with Houston in 2008, a run that is the fourth-longest in NBA history.

“Coach Adelman guided the Rockets with professionalism, integrity, and a deep commitment to the game,” the Rockets said in a release. “His role in leading the team during the 22-game winning streak in 2008 remains one of the most remarkable achievements in franchise history and will always be remembered by Rockets fans.”

The Blazers noted that not only did Adelman lead the team to the finals twice, but he was a player on the inaugural Portland team in 1970.

"Rick was one of the most influential figures in franchise history," the Blazers said.

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On X, acting Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez confirmed the move, saying there was “nothing controversial” about it and that it came because speechwriters, who use classified material, were now occupying the space.

“The Pentagon Press Office has been redesignated as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility due to speechwriters from the Office of the Secretary of War sharing the facility,” Valdez wrote.

“These speechwriters routinely handle classified material … as a result, journalists will no longer be permitted to enter the office space. There’s nothing controversial about that.”

The latest move, first reported by The Washington Post, took place against a backdrop of escalating tensions between the U.S. media and the second Trump administration, which has played out both in the public arena and at times in the courts.

For many years, Pentagon reporters had credentials granting them wide movement in the building as they sought to interact with press officials there. But last October, most news outlets turned in access badges and walked out of the Pentagon rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work,

The New York Times sued the Defense Department on May 18 for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment and is “an unconstitutional attempt by the Pentagon to prevent independent reporting on military affairs.”

The paper said it had filed the additional lawsuit after first suing the Pentagon in December over new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to challenge an interim policy “that the Pentagon hastily put into place after a federal judge ruled in The Times’s favor in its original lawsuit.” The new policy included the requirement that journalists be accompanied by escorts at all times while in the Pentagon.

The policy was implemented in March following a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman that had struck down earlier restrictions. The following month, the judge ruled that the interim policy violated his March order. But the escort policy remained in place when an appeals court stayed part of Friedman’s ruling while the government appeals. The appeals process is ongoing.

On May 27, DeSantis called for state lawmakers, a Republican majority, to pass a ballot measure to raise the state’s $50,000 homestead exemptions to $250,000.

“With five-days notice and a 72-hour session, this legislature is being asked to dramatically reshape our entire state financial landscape,” Florida Sen. Lori Berman said during a news conference.

Some have concerns about local governments’ services, and public schools suffering budget shortfalls as a result of the revenue loss.

“They’re still getting a lot of money, way more than they did seven years ago,” DeSantis said on May 27 about property values increasing.

The Florida Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment on Monday to secure funding for the state’s public school districts.

“I personally would like to see a school carve out,” Republican Florida Rep. Alex Rizo said, adding that some of his colleagues shared his position.

Florida Rep. Ashley Gantt was among the Democrats who did not support the measure despite this change.

DeSantis also suggested that the exemption not apply to homeowners who move to Florida after November until they have established residency for five years.

The plan would include a constitutional amendment on the November ballot. It has to be approved by at least 60% of the state’s voters.

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It’s been nearly three weeks since Justo Bentancourt was released from the facility, but it was on Sunday that Trump posted on social media about him.

In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “Welcome home to Justo Bentancourt whose daughter Arianne, fought very hard to free her father from Alligator Alcatraz. Enjoy your freedom together!”

Local 10 News spoke to Arianne Bentancourt about it on Monday.

“It is a surprise because I have been not the opposite end of his policies,” she said. “It’s just very confusing. I think myself and everyone else who read that is confused as to why us? And why a Cuban family? I think it has a lot to do with the political climate around Cuba at the moment. And the importance of retaining the Cuban vote.”

Justo Bentancourt, a Cuban national, spent six months in “Alligator Alcatraz.”

He was detained during a routine immigration check-in late last year.

A few weeks ago, a judge ruled he was in the detention center too long.

He spoke about what he thought of Trump’s post.

“When he loses a moment, when a decision doesn’t go his way, he tries to make fun of it,” he said in Spanish.

With reports that the facility is set to close this month, it’s not yet clear when that will be.

For Arianne Bentancourt, she’s not sure if Trump’s post is a threat or not, but at least its bringing attention to the detention center.

“I want them to shut down operations, but I want it to be treated like a crime scene and I want them to do a full investigation,” she said.

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Four were injured after two cars crashed at Douglas Drive and Monroe Street. One car crashed into a third car, and another crashed into a house.

“The gray car was coming from that side at like 100 mph, hit the red car,” Errol Gunter said.

The impact pushed both the red and gray cars through the house’s metal fence. The red car struck the parked sports utility vehicle.

Gunter said the gray car crashed just about 16 inches away from the living room, where his mother was. She wasn’t among the injured.

“My sister told me that she heard a big, big sound outside, and when they came out, they saw both cars,” Gunter said.

The four injured, including three whose condition was critical, were inside the red and gray cars. The family at the house had to evacuate until authorities deem it safe for them to return.

“Every time I think about how close it came to my mom, my eyes fill with water,” Gunter said.

The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with back-and-forth attacks, though officials from both countries are still trying to negotiate an end to the war. It’s not clear how close they are to a deal — and there is always the risk that an attack could derail those talks.

Fighting has also been escalating between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite their nominal ceasefire, and that has increasingly threatened the emerging deal to extend the Iran war ceasefire.

On Monday afternoon U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to dial back their fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with Hezbollah through mediators. Moments later, though, Israel said it had detected missile launches from Lebanon and warned Israelis in part of northern Israel to take cover in protected spaces.

Meantime, Iran maintained its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies and driving up the price of fuel around the world, with far-reaching consequences. A cargo ship came under attack off Iraq Monday afternoon, the British military said.

Fighting in Lebanon poses risks to Iran ceasefire

Israel has extended its occupation deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah — which joined the war in support of its main backer, Iran — continues to launch drones into Israel.

Iran wants any agreement to include Lebanon, and its foreign ministry on Monday highlighted the rising tensions in Lebanon, saying via government media: “The responsibility of the results and consequences of this situation is on the U.S.”

In his social media post about Israel and Hezbollah scaling back their fighting, Trump added that talks with Iran “are continuing, at a rapid pace.”

In Pakistan, which has been a mediator between Washington and Tehran, a former ambassador to the U.S. said that Israel’s actions in Lebanon were complicating the diplomatic environment.

“Israel is creating a new strategic reality in its neighborhood,” Masood Khan told The Associated Press.

US military attacks Iran

The U.S. military’s Central Command said it carried out the strikes in Iran on Saturday and Sunday around the city of Geruk and on Qeshm Island, hitting air defenses, a ground control station and two attack drones it said threatened ships in the region.

“The measured and deliberate strikes occurred ... in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,” Central Command said.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is at a trickle compared to before the war, with ship owners deterred by the risk of an Iranian attack. Only 36 ships transited the waterway in the seven days leading up to to Friday, a third of them carrying crude oil or petroleum products, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence, which counts only ships big enough to carry globally significant amounts of oil or cargo. That compares to an average of more than 130 ships per day before the war began.

A fifth of all the world’s traded oil and natural gas once passed through the strait. Its closure has put pressure not only on energy supplies but on chemical fertilizer, generating fears of food shortages. The Gulf region produces 30% of globally traded chemical fertilizers.

Kuwait reports incoming fire

Kuwait said its air defenses opened fire early Monday morning to intercept incoming drone and missile fire.

Around the same time, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it responded to an American attack without saying where, likely referring to the attack on Kuwait. In a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, the Guard said that U.S. forces had targeted a telecommunications tower.

Kuwait is home to U.S. Army Central, the Mideast forward command for the Army.

Iranian state television shared footage of the ballistic missile launch, including a close-up showing a sticker on its body depicting a bruised Trump overlaid on a “closed” Strait of Hormuz with the caption: “Until the last American soldier leaves the region.”

Central Command said U.S. forces shot down two ballistic missiles Iran launched toward bases home to American troops. No Americans were hurt, it added.

Attacks rattle ceasefire talks

Over the weekend, the U.S. fired a missile into the engine room of a Gambia-flagged cargo ship trying to break its blockade of Iranian ports.

On Monday, a cargo ship off Umm Qasr, Iraq, was struck by a projectile that caused a “large explosion,” the British military said. It offered no other details, and no one claimed the attack. Iran previously has attacked ships off Iraq.

Trump met with advisers on Friday but has yet to decide on whether to move ahead with a deal to extend the ceasefire and reopen the strait. Iran has said the deal had not been finalized.

The U.S. and Israel launched the war with strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. Trump has offered shifting goals for the conflict, although preventing Iran from building a nuclear weapon is among them. Iran has insisted its nuclear program is peaceful, though it has highly enriched uranium that could be made weapons-grade. Iran has enough of the material to build several nuclear weapons, should it choose to do so.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance suggested last week that negotiators were trying to strike general terms on Iran’s nuclear program, with the specifics to be hammered out in the ensuing talks.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Monday again accused the U.S. of “constantly” changing its positions.

“We are negotiating in an atmosphere of mistrust,” Baghaei told journalists.

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Associated Press writer Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, and Jennifer Peltz in New York, contributed to this report.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association forecasted a 55% chance of a below-normal season. Fenton, FEMA’s senior official since May 12, also served as FEMA administrator in 2021 and 2017.

Fenton said FEMA counts on nearly 20,000 staff, and on about 7,000 volunteers from Homeland Security’s surge capacity force program, if an incident exceeds FEMA’s capacity to respond.

“It’s not just FEMA, it starts with local and state government, and their capabilities ... they are really the lead for disasters,” Fenton said.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Pete Gomez, the director of the Miami-Dade Emergency Management Department, said the county is ready.

“We still have FEMA, that’s good news, and we know that yes, there has been talk about shifting some of the expenses to the state and to local communities, but we are ready and we have a very strong relationship with our state emergency management, which also does a fantastic job,” Levine Cava said.

The overall message from the NHC, the Coast Guard, and other agencies was for the public to be prepared for the possibility of a hurricane.

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The fate of the embattled immigration detention center is in flux.

Vendors have confirmed to Local 10 that they’ve been told operations at the facility will end by Monday, nearly one year after President Donald Trump’s famed visit on the day gates opened.

The facility was built in less than two weeks, but a new chapter for the detention center is taking shape.

Monday morning, Floridians for Public Lands founder Jessica Namath observed vendors and law enforcement vehicles coming and going from the facility.

“It is June 1, start of hurricane season, so I was curious what was happening at the site, and I have definitely seen more vehicular traffic than I did at the middle of last month,” she said. “I am hopeful that they are packing up and getting out of the Everglades.”

Sky 10 was above Alligator Alcatraz in recent days as a growing number of detainees inside the facility are calling Local 10, claiming they’re seeing operations shutting down.

Multiple sources said the number of detainees is dropping drastically.

“It’s supposed to be to effectuate the removal, not to have them there indefinitely,” immigration attorney Sammy Aliferis said.

Justo Bentacourt was one of the inmates recently released from Alligator Alcatraz.

He was released two weeks ago after being detained six months ago during a routine immigration check-in.

“I knew one day I’d get out,” Bentacourt said shortly after his release.

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump posted a message on social media, telling Bentacourt to enjoy his freedom with his daughter who worked hard to free him.

The high cost to run the facility could be a factor in the decision to shut it down as the money comes from Florida’s emergency fund.

U.S. Democratic Congressman Maxwell Frost, who represents District 10 in Florida, weighed in.

“They spent nearly a billion dollars of taxpayer dollars on this failed project of human suffering,” he said.

More than $600 million is supposed to be reimbursed by the federal government, but the timeline for complete repayment is unclear.

“It’s irrelevant whether the state’s being reimbursed or not – they’re being reimbursed with our taxpayer money regardless," Frost said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his actions to support the controversial detention center, but he does not deny the recent New York Times report that the federal government is closing it for good.

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi finally was persuaded to sit down in Manhattan federal court as two marshals approached him at a judge's urging. One marshal put his hand on his shoulder to guide him into his seat.

Al-Saadi did not appear to be trying to be disruptive as he commented beyond his response to the charges. The charges say he conspired to provide material support to Kata’ib Hizballah, an Iran-backed Iraqi Shia militant group, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

“I'm not guilty in a war situation,” Al-Saadi responded, before adding through an Arabic translator: “I'm a prisoner of war. I'm not a threat. Children and women are being killed by your rockets.”

Judge Colleen McMahon responded by saying: “The defendant will be seated please,” which prompted the marshals behind Al-Saadi to move up to where he was seated.

Both Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. have been designated by the U.S. government as foreign terrorist organizations. U.S. prosecutors say Al-Saadi was a Kata’ib Hizballah commander.

But his lawyer, Andrew Dalack, told the judge that his client worked for the Iraqi government, though he did not specify what position.

The lawyer said Al-Saadi was held at an underground Turkish prison for two weeks before he was turned over to the FBI.

“I'm sure it was unpleasant, to say the least,” the judge said.

Dalack said Al-Saadi has been held in solitary confinement at a federal lockup in Brooklyn but was hoping to communicate with a diplomatic counsel from Iraq and his mother and siblings, although he expects the U.S. government to severely limit his communications.

Last month when the charges against Al-Saadi were announced, Dalack told reporters that his client believed he was being persecuted for his relationship with Qasem Soleimani, the Revolutionary Guard leader who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2020.

Among the 18 attacks in Europe, Al-Saadi is charged in the firebombing of a bank in Amsterdam and with stabbing Jewish men in London.

Federal authorities also said in court papers that he sought to attack a New York City synagogue last month and provided an undercover law enforcement officer with photos and maps of Jewish centers in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Arizona, that he planned to target.

Al-Saadi is also accused of involvement in two recent attacks in Canada: an attack on a synagogue and a shooting at the U.S. consulate in Toronto in March. U.S. prosecutors said he directed and urged other people to attack U.S. and Israeli interests, including by killing Americans and Jews.

Al-Saadi posted about the attacks on Snapchat and Telegram and spoke about them in phone calls recorded by an FBI informant whose help he solicited in planning attacks in the U.S., according to court papers.

Platner, a Democrat, posted a video over the weekend taken by his wife, Amy Gertner, who reportedly told his campaign of the text messages last year. In the video, Gertner decried coverage of the issue as “gossip” and said “being married is hard.”

Sanders, a critical early backer of Platner, told The Associated Press on Monday that he still supports the oyster farmer and combat veteran, who hopes to unseat veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

“People can't afford healthcare. Can't afford groceries. Can't afford to put gas in their cars. And I think it might be a good idea if we focused on the important issues facing the working families of Maine and this country,” Sanders said.

Pressed later by reporters on whether he still backed Platner, Sanders was unequivocal.

“Of course,” he said. “Why would I not?”

The independent senator added that he was scheduled to meet with Platner while he's in Washington this week and feels the nation should “focus on issues more important than the Platner marriage.”

During the Washington trip, which a campaign official said has been in the works for weeks, Platner is expected to meet with other senators and attend a fundraiser co-hosted by Ron Klain, the former chief of staff to President Joe Biden.

Democratic senators returned from a 10-day recess to a barrage of questions about Platner. Many who have previously backed him stood by their support, while others avoided weighing in. California Sen. Adam Schiff said he would need to “follow up to find out the scoop on that before” he could comment.

Platner is seeking the Democratic nomination for one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country as Democrats hope to defeat longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins and regain control of the chamber. The Maine primary is June 9, and Platner's primary rival for the nomination, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, already suspended her campaign in April.

Platner is scheduled to appear in Bar Harbor Friday evening with progressive Rep. Ro Khanna of California and a pair of Democratic Maine candidates. It’s billed as a “get out the vote” rally and it’s taking place at a historic theater in the coastal resort town.

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Whittle reported from Portland, Maine. Associated Press reporter Mary Clare Jalonick in Washington contributed to this report.

Attorneys for Pino, 55, had sought to get those statements thrown out. They had also tried, unsuccessfully, to have the entire case ― centering on the death of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez ― thrown out or moved out of Miami-Dade County.

Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez also denied another defense request to have a 12-person jury instead of a six-person jury.

Authorities said Pino, then 52, was behind the wheel of a 29-foot Robalo boat in the early evening hours of Sept. 4, 2022 when he lost control and slammed it into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key, killing Fernandez. Two other girls were seriously hurt, including 17-year-old Katerina Puig.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys continued to clash over whether Pino was impaired, including debating over empty beer bottles found on the boat. During Monday’s hearing, Pino’s attorney, Howard Srebnick, brought up testimony from Fernandez’s father.

“Mr. Fernandez testified that he himself had consumed alcohol at the sandbar, as did his spouse,” Srebnick said. “That they left the sandbar before Mr. Pino did. They left Lucy at the sandbar with Mr. Pino, and of course, would never have had Lucy go on board a vessel with Mr. Pino if he had thought that Mr. Pino was impaired and by his testimony he did not observe any impairment of Mr. Pino.”

During jury selection Monday afternoon, 100 prospective jurors filed into the courtroom.

They were asked about what they knew about the high-profile case or the people or places involved.

Pino, facing charges of both manslaughter and vessel homicide, could spend up to three decades in prison if convicted of both charges.

Según la policía de Hollywood, los agentes respondieron a la escuela, ubicada en 1901 N Federal Highway, tras una “preocupación de seguridad” y despejaron el campus mientras investigaban lo ocurrido.

La policía confirmó posteriormente que un estudiante había sido detenido y que todos los estudiantes y miembros del personal estaban a salvo.

Según un par de estudiantes de último año de la escuela que hablaron con Local 10, un compañero pasaba por seguridad pero no quiso ser cacheado y corrió hacia el interior de la escuela.

Dijeron que el campus fue puesto en cierre de emergencia mientras los agentes buscaban al estudiante.

“Vine a recoger mi toga y birrete porque soy de último año, y había policías por todos lados y yo decía, ‘¿Qué está pasando?’”, dijo Jada Harris. “Estaba justo ahí parada y el chico saltó esa reja exactamente, tratando de caminar tranquilo, pero lo agarraron. Se aseguraron de agarrarlo.”

La policía dijo que el cierre de emergencia fue levantado y que el día escolar se reanudó con normalidad.

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Broward emitieron el siguiente comunicado:

“Esta mañana, un estudiante corrió a través del área de detección de metales de la escuela. En respuesta, el personal activó inmediatamente el botón de pánico, lo que inició un cierre de emergencia. Los protocolos de seguridad del Distrito funcionaron según lo previsto y las autoridades respondieron con prontitud para ayudar. Agradecemos las rápidas acciones de nuestro personal y el apoyo de nuestros socios en la aplicación de la ley para garantizar la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes y empleados.”

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The most recognizable name on the list was Steak ‘n Shake in Sunrise, which was closed after inspectors found evidence of rodent activity.

Also in Sunrise, Luv’n Oven Ale House was shut down after inspectors documented roach activity and sanitation issues.

In Miami, Mi Lindo Ecuador was ordered closed with 37 violations, the highest total on this week’s list.

Miami Cafe in Miami Beach was shut down because of a sewage backup, while Denny’s in Coral Gables was ordered closed following a complaint inspection that uncovered multiple sanitation concerns.

All of the establishments were allowed to re-open after an ordered cleanup and re-inspection. No places in the Florida Keys were ordered shut.

**STEAK N’ SHAKE

12541 WEST SUNRISE BLVD.

SUNRISE

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 5/18

3 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 8 rodent droppings around CO2 tank on left corner of dry storage area next to office away from kitchen.”

**LUV’N OVEN ALE HOUSE

10033 SUNSET STRIP

SUNRISE

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 5/19

6 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 3 live roaches around pipe under triple sinks in kitchen.”

“Dead roaches on premises. 1) 2 Dead roaches in container under continental reach in cooler in kitchen.”

“Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.”

**MI LINDO ECUADOR

8726 NW 26TH ST.

MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 5/27

37 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed at hand wash sink located in dish washing area 2 live roaches crawling on utensils stored inside hand sink. . Observed approximately 10 + live roaches underneath shelf of food preparation tables all around kitchen area. Observed 3 live roaches inside oven. Observed one live roach on floor behind stove. Observed approximately 10 + live roaches on wooden Dollie’s used to store boxes of to go containers located inside kitchen.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 10 + dead roaches all around kitchen area floors under cooking equipment.”

“Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed oven soiled, inside and outside, handles soiled.”

“Floor and wall junctures not coved in food ware washing areas or bathroom. Observed some areas of the kitchen missing the molding.”

“Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed floor underneath cooking equipment soiled with accumulated grease.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves soiled with grease. Observed blender soiled.”

“Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Observed at bucket in the kitchen.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at prep table the following items out of temperature: White rice 70 F, beef 70 F, plantain 77F.”

“Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed in chest freezer several raw items like meat, fish, vegetables next to each other in contact.”

“Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touching different soiled surfaces in the kitchen area and did not washed hands after.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed at hand wash sink a tray with utensils stored inside.”

**MIAMI CAFE

1201 WASHINGTON AVE.

MIAMI BEACH

ORDERED SHUT 5/18

14 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Observed establishment open and serving food to the public while sewage backing up through floor drains at kitchen.”

“No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.”

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

**DENNY’S

1150 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY

CORAL GABLES

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 5/18

8 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Dead flying insects on premises. Observed at lobby of establishment along all windows approximately 25+ dead flying insects on window sills/ledge of interior windows. Observed at cook line hood filter system, approximately 15+ dead flying insects attached to hood system.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed at kitchen prep area and dry storage area behind shelves and fixed equipment. Repeat Violation.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed throughout kitchen area ceiling tiles drooping and peeling. Repeat Violation.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed at cook line soiled with grease build up. Repeat Violation.”

The five people will complete their monitoring at home after remaining symptom-free and meeting criteria for monitoring outside the quarantine unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

They are leaving Omaha about three weeks after they and the 13 other Americans arrived in Nebraska following a deadly outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship traveling in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, but the hantavirus that has caused the current outbreak, called the Andes virus, may be able to spread between people in rare cases.

A total of 13 confirmed or probable hantavirus cases, including three deaths, have been linked to the ship, according to the World Health Organization.

No Andes virus cases have been confirmed in the U.S., and the risk to the public remains low, health officials said.

None of the U.S. passengers has shown any symptoms, a spokesperson for Nebraska Medicine said Monday.

Symptoms of hantavirus have taken as long as 42 days to appear in previous outbreaks, but some medical experts say most people who develop symptoms do so within 21 days.

The doctors in Omaha monitoring the passengers had said previously that they would work with each person individually to determine if it was appropriate for them to go home to finish their recommended 42-day quarantine period.

Federal officials arranged travel for the five people going home, in coordination with state and local authorities. Officials said the travel was not to be on commercial flights, with appropriate biocontainment measures in place. State health departments will continue daily symptom monitoring, maintain 24/7 oversight and provide guidance.

Two of the people returning to their homes live outside New York City, said city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin.

One of the remaining passengers, Jake Rosmarin, posted on his blog Sunday that he plans to stay at the Omaha unit for his final three weeks of quarantine because he would have immediate access to care if he gets sick and he doesn’t want to risk unnecessarily exposing anyone else.

Rosmarin, who posts daily updates about his experience, said he’s not judging anyone who decided to go home.

“For me personally, this experience has been incredibly traumatic," Rosmarin said. “I don’t think I’ve fully processed everything yet, and right now I don’t want to leave until I know there is no risk of me getting sick or putting my family, friends, or the general public at risk.”

Not everyone quarantined in Nebraska has been happy about it. About a week after the 18 arrived, U.S. health officials issued quarantine orders forcing two passengers who wanted to leave to stay there.

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Stobbe reported from New York.

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In 2019, the Cuban government amended their constitution to allow foreign investment. However, they did not change their laws to protect the investments.

Therefore, the risks to invest in Cuba remain greater than the opportunities.

Dr. Andy S. Gomez is Local 10’s Cuba Analyst. Gomez is considered one of the leading scholars on Cuba. He worked in higher education for 32 years before retiring from the University of Miami in 2012.

Renegade drew post position No. 4 and is set to be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. The Todd Pletcher-trained horse is coming off finishing second by a neck in the Derby to Cherie DeVaux-trained Golden Tempo, who opened as the 9-2 third choice. Golden Tempo will start on the outside Saturday after drawing the No. 9 post in the nine-horse field.

DeVaux made history as the first woman to train a Derby winner. She returns to Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she was born and spent some of her early career looking to win two Triple Crown races in the same year.

Golden Tempo, with Jose Ortiz set to be aboard, is running for the first time after DeVaux and owners decided not to run him in the Preakness Stakes.

“The field can go out ahead of him, and he’ll just find himself in the back of the pack early in the race,” DeVaux said.

Bill Mott’s Chief Wallabee was the second choice at 3-1 after being fourth in the Derby and will start the race out of the No. 3 post. Mott won the Derby and the Belmont with Sovereignty last year. Jockey Junior Alvarado will look to bring Mott another Belmont win.

“Our horse seems to be doing well,” Mott said. “He doesn’t seem to have taken a step backwards since the Derby. It seems like he’s been on an upwards progression.”

The rematch of Golden Tempo and Renegade highlights the third and final Belmont at Saratoga. It has taken place at the historic track in upstate New York while Belmont Park is undergoing a full reconstruction.

New York-based trainer Chad Brown has the most horses entered in the race, headlined by Derby 10th-place finisher Emerging Market, who opened at 6-1 with Flavien Prat lined up to ride. Brown, who has never won the Belmont, also has Ottinho (20-1) and Growth Equity (12-1).

“He hasn’t taken a step back from the Derby,” Brown said on Emerging Market. “It was kind of a rough race for him. He came out of there in one piece, and we got him up here a few days after and he’s been doing really well.”

The rest of the nine-horse field includes Brad Cox’s Commandment (6-1), Doug O’Neill’s longshot Vitruvian Man (30-1), and Pletcher’s second horse, Powershift (12-1).

This year’s field doesn’t include any horses that ran in the Preakness, including winner Napoleon Solo.

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Cepeda, aliado del presidente Gustavo Petro, cuestionó el lunes a su contrincante por usar la camiseta de la Selección Colombia durante su campaña electoral, un gesto que fue replicado por muchos de sus simpatizantes que la vistieron durante la primera vuelta electoral celebrada la víspera.

“Ahora se roba la camiseta de la Selección Colombia”, dijo Cepeda a la prensa. “De cuándo acá la Selección Colombia es patrimonio del señor De la Espriella... nos pertenece a todos”, agregó.

De la Espriella, su esposa y sus hijos usaron la camiseta amarilla en el evento en el que recibieron los resultados en los que obtuvo el 43,74% de los votos frente al 40,90% de Cepeda, según el conteo preliminar e informativo de la Registraduría.

“Colombia, aquí está tu tigre que ruge y que muerde”, gritó De la Espriella, quien resaltaba de amarillo desde una cabina antibalas ubicada en una plataforma sobre el río Magdalena. Sus simpatizantes, muchos vestidos con la camiseta de la selección y ondeando banderas de Colombia, lo vitoreaban desde el malecón de la ciudad de Barranquilla en el norte del país.

De la Espriella, simpatizante del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump y del mandatario salvadoreño Nayib Bukele, no respondió sobre el uso de la prenda.

La polémica se da en la recta final del balotaje y del Mundial de Estados Unidos, México y Canadá que comenzará el 11 de junio y despierta especial fervor en la afición de la Tricolor.

“Su uso con fines electorales, particulares e ideológicos es un acto claramente oportunista, cuyos efectos jurídicos se deben examinar. Más aún cuando estamos a pocos días del inicio de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol”, advirtió Cepeda en la red social X.

El uso de este tipo de prenda también fue polémico en 2020, cuando pasó a ser un símbolo del entonces presidente de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro dividiendo opiniones en ese país. Aun el año pasado, personas vestidas con la camiseta amarilla y verde de la selección nacional salieron a las calles a defenderlo en una causa por intento de un golpe de Estado, por la cual fue condenado.

Carlos Arias Orjuela, consultor en comunicación política, explicó a The Associated Press que la camiseta de la selección ha reemplazado en parte el uso de la bandera como símbolo patrio en Colombia. Significa el “orgullo, dignidad y patriotismo” con los que "se arropa el candidato cuando la usa”.

El analista aseguró que las camisetas de la selección no han sido sólo usadas por “políticos de derecha" y al respecto dijo que "hay videos en los que el mismo Petro usó la camiseta como símbolo en la campaña electoral”.

La Federación Colombiana de Fútbol aclaró el lunes en un comunicado que no es distribuidora de esa camiseta, por lo que no tiene facultad legal para limitar el uso de una prenda de vestir que cualquiera puede comprar.

Al tiempo, lamentó que la camiseta, como símbolo de deporte y trabajo en equipo, “sea malinterpretada o sea objeto de controversias ajenas a la gloria deportiva”.

Arias no considera que los colombianos vayan a abstenerse masivamente de usar la camiseta justo durante el Mundial, aunque en el imaginario colectivo pueda ser asociada al candidato conservador.

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El periodista Manuel Rueda contribuyó a este reporte.

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Capt. Maximo Vazquez had been arrested last year after he was accused of attacking a colleague in June and calling 911 to report his wife had vanished.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Vazquez, 43, shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Vazquez, who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, walked out of his home “with a hammer,” approached his wife, who was in a parked 2026 dark gray Tesla sedan, and “threatened” to smash all of the windows, according to a deputy’s arrest report.

Vazquez placed several metal screws under the car’s tires, and when his wife got out of the car, he “grabbed” and “twisted her wrists, took her cell phones, and disabled the car’s start-up mechanism, according to the deputy’s arrest report.

Vazquez “continued drinking alcohol inside the residence, aggressively grabbed both of her arms, placed them against her chest, and pushed her ... began to slap her in the face ... butt headed [her], and proceeded to strike [her] in the head with his personal cellular phone ... proceeded to rip-off [her] clothing ... grabbed her by the hair,” a deputy wrote, according to the arrest report.

Someone called 911 anonymously, and when deputies responded to the house, the woman denied the domestic violence and said she did not need help, according to a deputy’s arrest report.

The woman left her home and went to the emergency room at the Jackson South Medical Center after suffering “a major headache,” according to deputies, who responded to the hospital.

“We have not been in contact with the individual. Once contact is established, the department will initiate a thorough internal investigation in accordance with our policies and procedures,” a Miami Fire Rescue Department spokesperson wrote in a statement.

Vazquez faced new charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, strong-arm robbery, and false imprisonment.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michelle Ashby Delancy was set to preside over the new case.

Local 10 News Assignment Editors Carson Merlo and Mariana Ortiz contributed to this report.

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Deputies took Victor Boyd, 43, of Deerfield Beach, into custody early Saturday morning after the shooting, which occurred at the Citgo at 598 NW 15th St. in Pompano Beach.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene around 1:21 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting.

First responders said they arrived to find the victim, a 45-year-old man, suffering from gunshot wounds to the ear and the shoulder.

While being treated by rescue crews at the scene, deputies asked the victim who shot him, to which he replied, “It was Vic. He lives off (Sixth) and 15th,” while adding that he was driving an orange Buick, according to an arrest form.

Moments later, deputies said a witness at the scene told them, “that it was Vic in the orange Buick,” while adding that the suspect frequented the area to sell drugs.

Surveillance footage from the gas station showed the victim and several other people gathered around the gas pumps, which is when deputies said the suspect pulled a handgun from his pocket and fired two shots at the victim before calmly walking away, deputies said.

After relaying the suspect information across BSO’s radio channels, another deputy advised that he was familiar with the suspect and that he had seen Boyd, whom the deputy described as “well-known” to him, at the gas station a little less than 20 minutes before the shooting occurred.

A helicopter unit was dispatched and located the orange Buick soon after, and deputies said the unit captured video footage of Boyd getting out of the car and throwing an object believed to be a gun into a nearby canal in the area of the 7000 block of Northwest First Street in Margate.

According to BSO, it took less than 20 minutes after the initial dispatch call for deputies to take Boyd into custody.

Deputies also noted in an official arrest form that Boyd was wearing the same clothes seen by the person who opened fire in the surveillance footage from the gas station.

Boyd is now facing charges of premeditated attempted murder and possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon.

State records show Boyd has multiple convictions for selling and possessing drugs.

As of Monday afternoon, he was being held at the Broward Main Jail on no bond.

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Gerald Foulds, 79, is now facing a felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon on a person 65 or older.

Online sources list him as serving as an administrative law judge with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals. It wasn’t immediately clear as of Monday whether Foulds, who turns 80 on June 19, still works for the agency and he was not listed in online Florida Bar records as of Monday afternoon. Local 10 News has contacted HHS seeking additional information.

According to a report from the Miami Police Department, the incident happened at around 7 a.m. Sunday at a home shared by Foulds and his wife in the 1600 block of Southwest 17th Street.

Police said Foulds and his wife had gotten into a verbal argument that turned physical.

“In an attempt to avoid the confrontation, she went into the kitchen. (Foulds) followed her, grabbed her by the left shoulder, where she attempted to defend herself by blocking him with her left arm,” the MPD report states. “The victim stated that (Foulds) then armed himself with a butter knife that was on the kitchen counter and cut her left arm.”

The woman went to a neighbor’s home for help and police said the neighbor called the woman’s ex-husband, who took her to an urgent care clinic.

Authorities said she described Foulds as “impulsive, aggressive and having a drinking problem.” The arrest report lists that investigators believed Foulds had been drinking at the time of the attack.

Authorities said Foulds denied the allegations. Records show he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $5,000 bond.

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Authorities said the incident, which happened Sunday at the chain’s location at 2301 NE Eighth St., involved crashes into both a person and a pickup truck.

According to the Homestead Police Department, a woman was in the restaurant’s drive-thru just before 1:45 a.m. when Amber Nicole Collier, 32, of northwest Miami-Dade, drove “recklessly” through the parking lot and went the wrong way through the line, almost hitting the victim’s car.

Authorities said the victim drove to the stop sign and told Collier to “drive more carefully.”

This enraged Collier, according to police, who would eventually say to the woman, “You’re a rapist and a cracker; I’m going to kill you,” while trying to hit the victim with her vehicle, but hit a curb instead.

Police said another woman in the passenger’s seat of the victim’s car got out. Collier, according to the report, set her sights on her and rammed into her, bruising her elbow.

Authorities said Collier then took off and hit a pickup truck in the process.

The report states that Collier took off and a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy eventually pulled her over near U.S. 1 and Southwest 232nd Street, about six miles away from the restaurant in the unincorporated Princeton area.

Collier was previously arrested on April 6 after another traffic incident, according to court records. An MDSO arrest report states that she sped through a school zone near Lake Stevens Elementary School, just outside of Miami Gardens, told a deputy trying to pull her over, “I’m not pulling over,” then eventually did, pulling to the side of the road.

But authorities said the stop was short-lived. After telling the deputy, “I’m dropping my kids off,” she “took off” again, and the motorcycle deputy once again tried to stop her, the report states.

It states she eventually stopped outside of the school and the deputy took her into custody. Authorities said she told the deputy, “F--- you, n----,” and said “when she gets out of jail she was going to kill” him or her.

Collier, in her latest case, is facing charges of attempted aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and leaving the scene of a crash causing property damage.

As of Monday afternoon, she was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $7,500 bond.

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A witness reported stopping Alexander Sokol and Andriy Chernous from stealing routers, printers, a microwave, and a coffee maker from the Blue Grass Motel.

Sokol, 36, allegedly told the witness that the owner had allowed it, and Chernous, 51, was aware that the motel was going to be demolished, according to police.

“Some of the things that were still in there could be used for his synagogue,” Chernous told the witness at the motel, but the owner disagreed, according to a police officer’s arrest report.

Police officers arrested Sokol and Chernous on Friday at the motel, at 18325 Collins Ave., and seized a silver Infinity SUV that Sokol was driving, according to police.

Corrections booked them at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, and when they appeared in Miami-Dade County bond court on Saturday, a judge ordered them to stay away from the motel, records show.

They each face a charge of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. Soko, who has an arrest record going back to 2020 in Miami-Dade, was released on a $10,000 bond.

Chernous, who doesn’t have a record in Miami-Dade, was released outright. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Lody Jean was set to preside over both cases.

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

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Nearly all major seasonal forecast groups ― including Colorado State University that issued its first forecast in early April and NOAA, the parent agency of the National Weather Service ― are predicting below-average seasonal hurricane activity for the Atlantic basin in 2026.

El Niño takes center stage

The 800-pound gorilla this hurricane season will be the fast-building El Niño ― abnormally warm waters around the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean ― expected to be officially declared in the next month or two.

Over the past two weeks, waters have averaged around a degree Celsius above average in the main El Niño monitoring region (called the Niño 3.4 region), which is significant, especially for the time of year. NOAA looks for waters in this main monitoring region to hit at least half a degree Celsius above average over a three-month period before declaring El Niño conditions, so their thresholds take a little longer to reach.

Nevertheless, we’re well on our way to what models forecast will be a blockbuster El Niño later this year and into early 2027 (El Niño conditions typically peak from November to January). Forecast models indicate a near certainty (greater than 90% chance) of a strong to very strong El Niño by the peak months of the Atlantic hurricane season (August-September-October), and a greater than 80% chance of a so-called “Super El Niño” during what’s traditionally the most active part of the season this fall.

El Niño conditions affect the Atlantic hurricane season in several ways, but most consequentially they sharply increase storm-busting wind shear in the areas normally favored for hurricane development. During strong to very strong El Niños like the one forecast, wind shear is especially strong in the western part of the Atlantic and across the Caribbean Sea.

It’s worth noting that during the last strong El Niño in 2023, hurricane activity wasn’t reduced due to a ridiculously warm tropical Atlantic which counteracted El Niños usual influence. This is something we discussed in detail and forecast could happen at the time. This isn’t expected to be in the case in 2026, with waters running near average across the main development region of the Atlantic.

Down but not out

Less hurricane activity doesn’t mean no hurricane activity. Although U.S. landfalls tend to be reduced during El Niño years, it doesn’t eliminate the risk altogether.

Even during strong El Niños we’ve seen big hurricane hits, like in 1965 with Hurricane Betsy taking an unconventional loop-the-loop east of Florida before clocking South Florida and making a final hit on South Louisiana, causing extensive flooding in the New Orleans metro and becoming the costliest Atlantic hurricane on record at the time (and the first billion dollar U.S. disaster, unadjusted for inflation).

As Betsy showed and as the wind shear anomaly map above suggests, storms that develop in the subtropics (the region just north of the main tropical belt and east of Florida) have a better shot of evading the amped up subtropical jet stream and organizing during El Niño years. Here in southeast Florida we’ll want to keep an eye to the east ― especially come August and September ― for storms that might thread the needle.

No organized activity expected this week

The first full week of the 2026 hurricane season should be mostly quiet. Rich tropical air will remain over the Gulf this week, but plentiful wind shear will keep the Gulf closed for now.

A potent cold front will usher in drier air to much of Florida and the eastern Gulf by late this week and the weekend (though only a brief relief for us in southeast Florida). We’ll keep an eye out early to mid- next week for this stalled front that’ll be draped across Florida into the western Atlantic. These stalled fronts can be a source of early season tropical mischief, but for now long-range models aren’t suggesting anything to be concerned about.

Un testigo reportó haber sorprendido a Alexander Sokol y Andriy Chernous robando enrutadores, impresoras, un microondas y una cafetera del Blue Grass Motel.

Sokol, de 36 años, supuestamente le dijo al testigo que el dueño lo había autorizado, y Chernous, de 51 años, alegó saber que el motel iba a ser demolido, según la policía.

“Algunas de las cosas que todavía estaban ahí podrían usarse para su sinagoga”, le dijo Chernous al testigo en el motel, pero el dueño no estuvo de acuerdo, según el reporte de arresto de un agente.

Los agentes arrestaron a Sokol y Chernous el viernes en el motel, ubicado en 18325 Collins Ave., y confiscaron un SUV Infiniti plateado que conducía Sokol, según la policía.

Las correccionales los procesaron en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center y cuando comparecieron en el tribunal de fianzas del Condado de Miami-Dade el sábado, un juez ordenó que se mantuvieran alejados del motel, según registros.

Ambos enfrentan un cargo de allanamiento de morada desocupada. Sokol, quien tiene antecedentes de arresto desde 2020 en Miami-Dade, fue liberado con una fianza de $10,000.

Chernous, quien no tiene antecedentes en Miami-Dade, fue liberado sin condiciones. La jueza del Tribunal de Circuito de Miami-Dade Lody Jean presidirá ambos casos.

El editor de asignaciones de Local 10 News Carson Merlo contribuyó a este reportaje.

Animal poison control centers are reporting a nearly 300% increase in marijuana-related calls over the last several years.

For Hannah Branson, a pet emergency started with chocolate.

“The first thing I see when we walk in is just foil everywhere all over the floor,” Branson said.

Branson had recently adopted Falcore, a small terrier-Chihuahua mix.

“I glance over at the dining room table and the bowl is completely empty so my heart sank,” she said.

She said she had no idea her new puppy would be able to climb onto the table and help himself to a bowl full of chocolate Easter candy.

‘The bowl was pretty full, it was a Costco-size bag, so quite a decent amount, for sure,” Branson said when asked about how much chocolate Falcore ate.

Unsure what to do, she rushed her 5-pound dog to an emergency veterinarian.

“They give an injection which induces vomiting pretty much immediately, so he started throwing up and the amount that he threw up, they were like, ‘Oh wow, he ate a lot of chocolate,’” she said.

Chocolate toxicity remains a major concern for pets, but veterinarians say it is no longer the most common toxin they treat.

“More and more often, we’re seeing people come in with marijuana toxicity cases. It’s one of the more common toxicities that we see,” said Dr. Ignacio Casali of Veterinary Emergency Group in Fort Lauderdale.

“THC, chocolate, chocolate and mushrooms, now we’re seeing it a lot,” he said.

Casali said he sees at least one case a week, and sometimes more, involving pets that have eaten THC edibles or marijuana-infused chocolate.

“It can get dangerous at high quantities, especially now that for humans, they are selling it in concentrated forms,” he said.

The dosage intended for adults can be far too much for small animals.

Early symptoms include lethargy, confusion, glassy eyes and trouble walking.

“They are losing balance, they’re walking around and they’re kind of falling to the side and they’re doing the bobbling head sometimes. They are walking into the hospital and they are dribbling urine,” Casali said.

Veterinarians say one of the biggest challenges is getting accurate information about what an animal may have ingested.

“The more information we have, the easier it is for us, because we do have toxicity calculators with chocolate, with THC. We can plug in the patient’s weight and the amount of THC they were exposed to and immediately we have an idea of how heavy the symptoms are going to be,” Casali said.

Treatment typically includes fluids and support for blood pressure and body temperature.

Veterinarians say THC toxicity is mostly treatable and usually nonlethal, with most side effects subsiding within 12 to 24 hours.

Back at home, Branson said she is relieved Falcore has returned to his normal energetic self, keeping his older sister Pippa busy.

The incident left her with a $500 veterinary bill.

While Branson is comfortable talking about her dog’s chocolate overdose, veterinarians say some pet owners are reluctant to admit when their animals may have consumed marijuana because of the stigma surrounding it.

“Nothing is forcing me to report to the authorities about what the dog got exposed to. Our main goal here is to help pets, no matter what toxicity it is,” Casali said.

Veterinarians recommend keeping all candies, chocolates and THC products out of reach of pets.

Las autoridades dijeron que el incidente, ocurrido el domingo en el local ubicado en 2301 NE Eighth St., incluyó colisiones contra una persona y una camioneta pickup.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Homestead, una mujer estaba en el servicio al auto del restaurante poco antes de la 1:45 a.m. cuando Amber Nicole Collier, de 32 años, del noroeste de Miami-Dade, condujo “imprudentemente” por el estacionamiento y se metió en sentido contrario en la fila, casi golpeando el auto de la víctima.

Las autoridades dijeron que la víctima avanzó hasta la señal de alto y le dijo a Collier que “condujera con más cuidado.”

Esto enfureció a Collier, según la policía, quien eventualmente le dijo a la mujer “Eres una violadora y una racista; te voy a matar”, mientras intentaba golpearla con su vehículo, pero chocó contra un bordillo.

La policía dijo que otra mujer que iba en el asiento del pasajero del auto de la víctima se bajó. Collier, según el reporte, apuntó hacia ella y la embistió, causándole una contusión en el codo.

Las autoridades dijeron que Collier huyó y en el proceso chocó contra una camioneta pickup.

El reporte indica que un agente de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade la detuvo cerca de U.S. 1 y Southwest 232nd Street, a unas seis millas del restaurante en el área no incorporada de Princeton.

Collier había sido arrestada previamente el 6 de abril tras otro incidente de tráfico, según registros judiciales. Un reporte de arresto del MDSO indica que aceleró en una zona escolar cerca de Lake Stevens Elementary School, justo fuera de Miami Gardens, le dijo a un agente que intentaba detenerla “No voy a parar”, aunque finalmente lo hizo.

Pero las autoridades dijeron que la parada fue breve. Tras decirle al agente “Voy a dejar a mis hijos”, volvió a arrancar y el agente de motocicleta intentó detenerla de nuevo, según el reporte.

Finalmente se detuvo frente a la escuela y el agente la arrestó. Las autoridades dijeron que le dijo al agente una serie de insultos y amenazó con matarlo cuando saliera de la cárcel.

En su caso más reciente, Collier enfrenta cargos de intento de agresión agravada con arma mortífera, agresión agravada con arma mortífera y abandonar el lugar de un accidente con daños materiales.

Hasta el lunes por la tarde, estaba detenida en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza de $7,500.

The shocking deal Monday for Garrett came about nine months after another stunner involving a star pass rusher with Micah Parsons being dealt from Dallas to Green Bay just before the start of last season.

The Rams will send 2024 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-rounder and a 2029 third-rounder to the Browns in the deal that is still pending a physical.

Garrett wasn't the only star player traded Monday, with Philadelphia dealing receiver A.J. Brown to New England for a 2028 first-round pick and 2027 fifth-rounder.

The Packers had to give up two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark last August when they acquired Parsons from the Cowboys. Parsons had 12 1/2 sacks in 14 games with Green Bay before going down with a season-ending knee injury that derailed the Packers' season.

The Cowboys used the initial first-rounder to drop three spots in the draft in April, picking defensive end Malachi Lawrence in the first round, and cornerback Devin Moore and defensive end LT Overton in the fourth.

Here’s a look at some other NFL stars who were traded in their primes:

Khalil Mack

Just before the start of the 2018 season, the Raiders and Chicago Bears made a deal very similar to the Parsons trade. Oakland shipped two-time All-Pro and one-time Defensive Player of the Year winner Mack to Chicago for two first-round picks after failed contract extension talks.

That 2018 trade didn’t ultimately work out for either team. Mack was highly productive in Chicago, earning All-Pro honors his first year, but couldn’t do enough to help the Bears win a playoff game in his four seasons before being traded to the Chargers.

The Raiders used the first pick on running back Josh Jacobs, who was very productive before leaving as a free agent following the 2023 season. The second first-rounder was wasted on cornerback Damon Arnette, who was cut halfway through his second season.

Herschel Walker

The most famous trade in Dallas history came in Jerry Jones’ first season as owner in 1989 when the Cowboys dealt Herschel Walker to Minnesota for a package that ultimately led to eight draft picks, including three first-rounders. Dallas used those picks to help draft Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and key contributors to three Super Bowl wins like Darren Woodson, Kevin Smith and Russell Maryland.

The Vikings didn’t win a playoff game in two-plus seasons with Walker.

Charles Haley

Jones has another famous deal that helped fuel Dallas’ 1990s dynasty when he acquired the pass rusher from San Francisco for second- and third-round picks in 1992. Haley was the final piece on defense that the Cowboys needed to win three Super Bowls in his first four seasons, eliminating the 49ers in the NFC title game on the way to the first two titles.

Randy Moss

Moss was a three-time All-Pro and the most dominant deep threat in the league when Minnesota traded him to Oakland in 2005 for a package that included the No. 7 overall pick in the draft. The deal helped neither team as the Vikings used the pick on Troy Williamson, who caught 79 passes in three seasons, and the Raiders won six games in two seasons.

Moss was then traded again in 2007 to New England and set an NFL record with 23 TD catches in his first season as the Patriots became the only team to go 16-0 in the regular season.

Fran Tarkenton

Six years after being traded by Minnesota to the New York Giants, Tarkenton returned to the Vikings in 1972 after making four Pro Bowls in six seasons in New York. Tarkenton led Minnesota to the Super Bowl three times in seven seasons in his second stint — losing every time — and was the NFL MVP in 1975.

Eric Dickerson

The disgruntled Dickerson was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to Indianapolis in 1987 in a blockbuster deal that also sent Cornelius Bennett to Buffalo. Dickerson helped the Colts make the playoffs for the first time in 10 years in his first season and then led the NFL in rushing in 1988.

Marshall Faulk

Faulk led the NFL with 2,227 yards from scrimmage in 1998 when Indianapolis made the surprising decision to deal him to St. Louis. The Colts went on to draft Hall of Famer Edgerrin James in the first round as Faulk’s replacement but the Rams really won the deal.

Faulk helped form the “Greatest Show on Turf” offense as St. Louis won the Super Bowl his first season. Faulk had nearly 1,500 more yards from scrimmage and 18 more TDs than any other player from 1999-2001 as he won AP Offensive Player of the Year all three seasons and MVP in 2000.

Christian McCaffrey

McCaffrey helped transform San Francisco’s offense when he was acquired from Carolina during the 2022 season for a package of four picks. McCaffrey gained 3,233 yards and scored 31 TDs in his first 27 regular-season games for the Niners before being hampered by injuries last season.

He won AP Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 when he helped San Francisco reach the Super Bowl.

Fred Dean

Dean was coming off an All-Pro season in 1980 when he was traded the following year to San Francisco for a package that included a first-round pick. His addition helped fuel the start of the 49ers dynasty. He was an All-Pro in 1981 when San Francisco won its first of five titles in a 14-season span and had a 17 1/2-sack season in 1983 before ending up in the Hall of Fame.

Champ Bailey

In one of the biggest star-for-star trades, Denver acquired Bailey from Washington for star running back Clinton Portis. Portis had four 1,000-yard rushing seasons with Washington but the Broncos were the biggest winner.

Bailey played 10 more seasons, earning All-Pro honors his first three seasons, leading the league with 10 interceptions in 2006 and getting into the Hall of Fame.

Paul Warfield

Warfield had made back-to-back Pro Bowls for Cleveland when Don Shula acquired him in his first season as Miami’s head coach. Warfield provided a needed deep threat for the Dolphins, making the Pro Bowl in five straight seasons. Warfield was an All-Pro twice and helped Miami win back-to-back Super Bowls, including the perfect 17-0 season in 1972.

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According to Hollywood police, officers responded to the school, located at 1901 N Federal Highway, following a “security concern.”

Police later confirmed that a student had been detained and all students and staff members were safe.

According to a couple of seniors at the school who spoke with Local 10, a fellow student was going through security but didn’t want to be patted down so he ran into the school.

They said the campus was placed on lockdown as officers searched for the student.

“I was just coming here to pick up my cap and gown because I’m a senior and all and there was police everywhere and I was like, ‘What’s going on everybody?’” Jada Harris said. “I’m standing right there and then the kid -- he jumped over that gate exactly, trying to walk it off all cool, but they got him. They made sure they got him.”

Police said the lockdown has since been lifted and the school day is resumed as normal.

BCPS released the following statement after the incident:

“This morning, a student ran through the school’s metal detector screening area. In response, staff immediately activated their panic button, which initiated a lockdown. The District’s safety protocols worked as designed, and law enforcement responded promptly to assist. We appreciate the quick actions of our staff and the support of our law enforcement partners in helping ensure the safety and security of our students and employees."

Gerald Foulds, de 79 años, enfrenta ahora un cargo de delito grave de batería agravada con arma mortífera contra una persona de 65 años o más.

Fuentes en línea lo identifican como juez de derecho administrativo del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos, en la Oficina de Audiencias y Apelaciones de Medicare. No estaba claro de inmediato hasta el lunes si Foulds, quien cumple 80 años el 19 de junio, aún trabaja para la agencia, y no aparecía en los registros en línea del Colegio de Abogados de Florida hasta el lunes por la tarde. Local 10 News contactó al HHS en busca de información adicional.

Según un reporte del Departamento de Policía de Miami, el incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 7 a.m. del domingo en una vivienda compartida por Foulds y su esposa en el bloque 1600 de Southwest 17th Street.

La policía dijo que Foulds y su esposa habían tenido una discusión verbal que se tornó física.

“En un intento de evitar la confrontación, ella fue a la cocina. (Foulds) la siguió, la agarró por el hombro izquierdo, momento en que ella intentó defenderse bloqueándolo con su brazo izquierdo”, indica el reporte del MPD. “La víctima declaró que (Foulds) se armó entonces con un cuchillo de mantequilla que estaba en el mostrador de la cocina y le cortó el brazo izquierdo.”

La mujer fue a casa de un vecino en busca de ayuda y la policía dijo que el vecino llamó al exesposo de la mujer, quien la llevó a una clínica de atención urgente.

Las autoridades dijeron que ella describió a Foulds como “impulsivo, agresivo y con un problema de alcohol.” El reporte de arresto indica que los investigadores creyeron que Foulds había estado bebiendo al momento del ataque.

Las autoridades dijeron que Foulds negó los cargos. Los registros muestran que estaba detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza de $5,000.

Los agentes detuvieron a Victor Boyd, de 43 años, de Deerfield Beach, en las primeras horas del sábado tras el tiroteo, ocurrido en el Citgo ubicado en 598 NW 15th St. en Pompano Beach.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, los agentes respondieron al lugar alrededor de la 1:21 a.m. tras recibir reportes de un tiroteo.

Los socorristas dijeron que llegaron a encontrar a la víctima, un hombre de 45 años, con heridas de bala en la oreja y el hombro.

Mientras era atendido por los equipos de rescate en el lugar, los agentes le preguntaron a la víctima quién le había disparado, a lo que respondió: “Fue Vic. Vive cerca de (Sixth) y 15th”, añadiendo que manejaba un Buick naranja, según el formulario de arresto.

Momentos después, los agentes dijeron que un testigo en el lugar les dijo “que fue Vic en el Buick naranja”, añadiendo que el sospechoso frecuentaba el área para vender drogas.

Las imágenes de vigilancia de la gasolinera mostraron a la víctima y varias personas reunidas alrededor de las bombas de gasolina, momento en que los agentes dijeron que el sospechoso sacó una pistola del bolsillo y disparó dos veces a la víctima antes de alejarse con calma.

Tras transmitir la información del sospechoso por los canales de radio del BSO, otro agente informó que conocía al sospechoso y que lo había visto en la gasolinera menos de 20 minutos antes de que ocurriera el tiroteo.

Se despachó una unidad de helicóptero que localizó el Buick naranja poco después. Los agentes dijeron que la unidad captó en video a Boyd bajando del auto y arrojando un objeto que se cree es un arma a un canal cercano en el área del bloque 7000 de Northwest First Street en Margate.

Según el BSO, transcurrieron menos de 20 minutos desde la llamada inicial de despacho hasta que los agentes detuvieron a Boyd.

Los agentes también señalaron en el formulario oficial de arresto que Boyd vestía la misma ropa que la persona que abrió fuego en las imágenes de vigilancia de la gasolinera.

Boyd enfrenta ahora cargos de intento de asesinato premeditado y posesión de arma o municiones por parte de un convicto.

Los registros estatales muestran que Boyd tiene múltiples condenas por venta y posesión de drogas.

Hasta el lunes por la tarde, estaba detenido en la cárcel principal de Broward sin fianza.

A medida que los ataques continúan, el gobierno ha ofrecido pocas pruebas para respaldar sus afirmaciones de haber abatido a “narcoterroristas”, contra los que Trump asegura que su país se encuentra en un “conflicto armado”.

Los críticos de la campaña militar han cuestionado su legalidad y eficacia, en parte debido a que el fentanilo responsable de miles de sobredosis letales por lo general llega a Estados Unidos por vía terrestre desde México. Se sabe que las lanchas rápidas que navegan en el Caribe y el Pacífico transportan cocaína, no fentanilo.

Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre los ataques.

¿Por qué el ejército empezó a atacar lanchas rápidas?

Trump asegura que la estrategia que Estados Unidos ha empleado desde hace décadas, de interceptar embarcaciones en altamar, no funcionaba. Sin embargo, la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos estableció un récord durante el último año del mandato de Joe Biden en 2024, cuando incautó 225 toneladas de cocaína.

Los ataques comenzaron en septiembre frente a la costa caribeña de Venezuela y se extendieron al Pacífico a partir de octubre, el mes más mortífero desde el inicio de la campaña con 45 personas abatidas. La mayoría de los ataques de este año han sido en el Pacífico.

Trump y otros funcionarios de alto rango también han argumentado que esas embarcaciones son operadas por narcoterroristas y miembros de cárteles.

The Associated Press visitó una región de Venezuela desde la cual han zarpado algunas de estas embarcaciones e identificó a cuatro hombres que fueron abatidos en los ataques. Residentes de la región y familiares afirmaron en varias entrevistas que la mayoría de estos hombres eran obreros o pescadores que ganaban 500 dólares por viaje.

Cabe destacar que los ataques comenzaron en medio de la mayor concentración de fuerzas militares de Estados Unidos en América Latina en varias generaciones como parte de una campaña de presión que culminó con la captura del entonces presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, en enero pasado.

Durante los ocho meses de operaciones han sido atacadas más de 60 embarcaciones.

¿Son efectivos los ataques?

Trump asegura que los ataques han destruido embarcaciones que transportaban fentanilo y que cada lancha hundida ha salvado la vida de 25.000 estadounidenses. Expertos y exfuncionarios federales dedicados a la lucha antidrogas aseguran que las declaraciones de Trump son exageradas o falsas.

Durante la última década, funcionarios estadounidenses han sonado la alarma por el aumento de sobredosis letales en el país, en particular por opioides y opioides sintéticos. Las muertes por sobredosis de opioides se dispararon en el periodo 2021-2023 hasta unas 80.000 al año, pero bajaron a cerca de 55.000 en 2024. Los expertos han atribuido el declive en parte a los esfuerzos realizados durante el último año del gobierno de Biden para aumentar la disponibilidad de medicamentos que previenen las muertes por sobredosis. Datos federales muestran que se mantuvo la tendencia a la baja el año pasado, hasta un estimado de 44.000 decesos.

En tanto, las muertes por sobredosis de cocaína, que se produce principalmente en Colombia y Perú, son menos frecuentes que las causadas por el fentanilo. Unas 22.000 personas murieron en Estados Unidos por sobredosis de cocaína en 2024, en comparación con las más de 29.000 el año anterior, según datos federales. El número de muertes por sobredosis de cocaína cayó a un estimado de 19.000 en 2025.

La droga que llega hacia Estados Unidos desde Sudamérica es la cocaína. El fentanilo, en cambio, suele ingresar a Estados Unidos por vía terrestre desde México, donde se produce con químicos importados de China e India.

¿Los ataques son legales?

La operación ha recibido fuertes críticas, en particular después de que se dio a conocer que el ejército abatió a sobrevivientes del primer ataque con un bombardeo de seguimiento. Funcionarios del gobierno y muchos legisladores republicanos aseguraron que la medida fue legal y necesaria, mientras que los demócratas y expertos legales calificaron las muertes como asesinatos, o incluso crímenes de guerra.

Amanda Klasing, directora nacional de relaciones gubernamentales para Amnesty International USA, afirmó la semana pasada en un comunicado que “se están normalizando las ejecuciones extrajudiciales” a medida que el número de muertos sigue en aumento.

“Estas muertes no sólo son ilegales, son inmorales", puntualizó Klasing. Las personas con la conciencia limpia no pueden permitir que esto continúe, y sin embargo el Congreso no ha logrado detener, o siquiera ralentizar, hasta ahora esta campaña letal e ilegal”.

Familiares de dos ciudadanos de Trinidad que fueron abatidos en uno de los ataques de octubre interpusieron una demanda contra el gobierno federal en enero pasado, asegurando que el ataque fue un crimen de guerra y parte de una “campaña militar sin precedentes y manifiestamente ilegal por parte de Estados Unidos”. La demanda repite muchas de las preocupaciones sobre los ataques, señalando, por ejemplo, que se han llevado a cabo sin la autorización del Congreso y en un momento en que no existe un conflicto militar entre Estados Unidos y los cárteles del narcotráfico, el cual pudiera justificar la campaña militar en conformidad con las leyes de guerra.

“Estos asesinatos premeditados e intencionales carecen de cualquier justificación legal plausible. Por lo tanto, fueron simplemente asesinatos, ordenados por individuos en los niveles más altos del gobierno y ejecutados por oficiales militares en la cadena de mando”, afirma la demanda.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

It happened on Friday in Shelby, a town about an hour west of Charlotte.

The officer, who has since been identified as 22-year-old Karson Hyder, has been charged with assault inflicting serious injury.

He turned himself in and has since posted a $10,000 bond.

It happened as officers tried to handcuff the victim, who asked for mental health care and for officers to call her father, adding she was off her medication.

In the video, Hyder is seen slamming the woman to the ground, and seconds after getting her to the ground, he starts throwing punches, hitting her a number of times.

A second officer is then seen seemingly trying to intervene, saying, “I got her.”

It is unclear what happened in the moments before the video started, but the department chief said officers were conducting a criminal investigation when they encountered a “suspicious female.”

A homeowner, whose security camera took the video, posted it on social media.

Court records show the woman was charged with breaking and entering, resisting a public officer, and assault on a government official or employee. She was initially held on a $10,000 bond, but was later released on an unsecured bond.

“This man is supposed to protect, but he chose to like he was wanting to murder her,” said Gregory Moore, the victim’s father. “Thank God it was cameras out there. And I wonder, does he have a daughter or kids, and how would he feel if the shoe was on the other foot?”

The police chief said the department has sent the findings of their investigation to the North Carolina State Bureau for an independent review of any criminal violations.

The bureau is asking the public for patience as they investigate.

Just a month ago, the two announced a settlement that avoided a trial over Lively's claims that Baldoni led a campaign to smear her reputation after she accused him of sexually harassing her on the set of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”

But on Monday, lawyers for Lively were back in court, trying to get a judge to make Baldoni pay her legal bills plus other penalties. They said she's entitled to the money under a California law because Baldoni's countersuit, which claimed she had defamed and extorted him, was thrown out last year by a judge.

Neither actor was present for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman in New York.

Baldoni and his lawyer, Ellyn Garofalo, accused Lively of trying to do “an end run" around a trial that was canceled when the two agreed to settle. While the financial terms of the settlement weren't announced publicly, Garofalo told the court it was resolved without Baldoni and his production company “paying a cent of the $300 million in damages she was demanding.”

“Reopening this for basically what is an alternative trial would involve reopening discovery, new experts, new expert depositions,” she said.

Lively's lawyer, Michael Gottlieb, asserts that the lawsuit Baldoni brought against Lively was the very kind of litigation the California law was designed to stop. The law is intended to protect survivors of sexual harassment from protracted and damaging legal fights.

Liman did not immediately rule after hearing more than an hour of arguments.

The two actors have been fighting in court since late 2024 over the fraught filming of “It Ends With Us."

Lively had claimed that during filming, Baldoni made inappropriate comments about her appearance, violated physical boundaries while filming a love scene, and pushed for nudity — against Lively’s wishes — during a scene in which her character was giving birth.

Lively also accused Baldoni and his production company of then orchestrating an effort to damage her public reputation and her credibility, in case she went public with her complaints.

Baldoni, who directed the dark romantic drama and starred in it with Lively, denied harassing her or orchestrating a smear campaign. He claimed the complaints about his behavior were made up by Lively as part of an effort to seize creative control of the movie. He countersued, accusing Lively and her husband, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion.

The judge ultimately dismissed Lively’s sexual harassment claims, ruling that she couldn’t pursue them under federal law because she was an independent contractor rather than an employee on the movie set. The retaliation claim had been headed for trial when the two sides settled.

In a joint statement after the deal was reached, the two sides said they agreed Lively’s concerns “deserved to be heard” and that they ”remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments.”

“It Ends With Us,” an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling 2016 novel about a relationship devolving into domestic violence, was released in August 2024 and exceeded box office expectations.

Lively appeared in the 2005 film “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” and the TV series “Gossip Girl” from 2007 to 2012 before starring in films including “The Town” and “The Shallows.”

Baldoni starred in the TV comedy “Jane the Virgin,” directed the 2019 film “Five Feet Apart” and wrote “Man Enough,” a book challenging traditional notions of masculinity.

According to the Colombian Stock Exchange, the USD opened at $3,576 pesos, after Abelardo de la Espriella secured the highest percentage of votes on Sunday.

Ecopetrol, the state-controlled petroleum company, was at $16.09, up $1.48 or 10.13%, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

De La Espriella, a supporter of President Donald Trump, is set to run against Iván Cepeda, who aims to continue the work of President Gustavo Petro, on June 21.

Cepeda, a socialist senator, supports a ban on fracking and limits on new oil and coal projects, and he supports higher corporate taxes.

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Pelley made his accusations in an introductory meeting Monday between the newsmagazine’s staff and Nick Bilton, the new executive producer named by Weiss last week, according to a detailed report on the Status website, which said it had heard a recording of the meeting. Weiss herself was not present, according to the report. Status specializes in media news and analysis.

Status reported that Pelley, the longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent, began grilling Bilton at the 10 a.m. meeting about the firings last week of Bilton's predecessor, Tanya Simon, and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega. Status also reported that Pelley told Bilton, a former technology journalist and filmmaker with no traditional broadcast news experience, that his qualifications for the position were “slender."

Pelley also charged, according to Status, that Weiss herself had “no qualifications for her job,” and said the changes she had made to “CBS Evening News,” which Pelley once anchored, “have been catastrophic.”

It added that Bilton insisted that “Bari loves this institution” and “she loves ’60 Minutes'" — to which Pelley countered, “She’s murdering ‘60 minutes.’ She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it and she’s doing exactly that.”

CBS says leaders tried to reach out to Pelley

Two spokespeople for CBS News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

But a person close to CBS News leadership, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press that both Weiss and Bilton had tried to reach out to Pelley late last week when the changes rocked the 57-year-old show to tell him that he was an integral part of “60 Minutes” and wanted him to remain so.

The person said Weiss and Bilton felt it was disappointing that Pelley's accusations were being aired publicly despite efforts to engage with him privately.

The New York Times, which also reported that it had listened to a recording of Monday's meeting, noted that Pelley's “newscaster's baritone” was shaking during the exchange. The newspaper also quoted an unnamed executive at the meeting as saying Weiss had been prepared to come, but “we asked her not to.”

Argument comes after memo touting ‘new approach’

Reports about the contentious meeting came four days after Weiss, who has become a polarizing figure in the media world since taking the reins at CBS last October, told staff in a memo that it was time for a “new approach” at the top-rated newsmagazine.

In the memo, Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski said their goal was “building a show that thrives in the 21st century.”

“That requires a new approach,” they wrote, defining that approach as “expanding ‘60 Minutes’ beyond a one-hour television broadcast, deepening its role across CBS News, and holding everything we produce to the ambition, fairness, and fearlessness that have defined ‘60 Minutes’ at its best.”

Bilton, they said, “embodies the energy and ambition that animated the founders of the show. We cannot imagine a better fit.”

The Status report noted that Pelley was applauded multiple times by other staffers during the meeting. It said Pelley focused on the firings last week, calling them cruel.

Bilton reportedly replied that he was not intimidated. “I have been a journalist for 25 years, Scott," Status quoted him as saying. "I have sat and talked with incredibly powerful people like you have. None of it intimidates me, OK? So you are not going to intimidate me in front of this group of people.”

Major League Baseball proposed a salary cap last week and appears set to start a lockout after the current labor contract expires Dec. 1.

“Our union has never been broken and never will be,” interim executive director Bruce Meyer said Monday during an online news question-and-answer session with reporters. “Our players have what they have, including being the only sport that doesn’t have this ultimate restriction, the salary cap, because our players have always been the most unified and that’s going to continue.”

Baseball has had nine work stoppages since 1972, the last a 99-day lockout that slightly delayed the 2022 season. Regular-season games have not been lost since a 7 1/2-month strike in 1994-95, the last time MLB proposed a cap.

The NFL has had a cap since 1994, the NBA since 1984-85 and the NHL since 2005-06.

“The unions in the other sports didn’t agree to salary-cap systems because they thought it was a good thing for players. That’s not what happened,” Meyer said. “In one way or the other, they were not able to fight the way that our union has and, not criticizing anybody, it’s just a fact. Our union has always been the most solid, and that’s why our union has the best system.”

Negotiators have not scheduled the next bargaining session. The union last week proposed expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing revenue sharing.

MLB’s proposal last Thursday would cap team spending in 2027 at $245.3 million, using figures for luxury tax payrolls that include $20.1 million for benefits and the pre-arbitration bonus pool. It also would establish a payroll floor of $171.2 million, forcing some teams to spend more. The Los Angeles Dodgers, baseball’s biggest spenders, had a $415.2 million payroll on opening day this year — around $170 million over the proposed cap.

“Our salary cap and floor proposal addresses our fans’ concerns by leveling the playing field while sharing baseball revenue with the players 50/50 like the other leagues," MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said in a statement. “Under our proposal, major league players will receive more compensation in year one of the system than in 2026.”

Los Angeles shattered MLB’s spending record with a combined $515 million in payroll and luxury tax last year en route to its second straight World Series title. Los Angeles’ total was seven times the $68.7 million payroll of Miami, the lowest-spending team, and more than the payrolls of the bottom six clubs combined.

Meyer likened a cap to “Big Brother” telling a team it can't sign a player it wants to.

"At a time of exploding popularity, growth and interest, the owners’ goal is more money in the pockets of owners," he said. “Don’t blame them for that, but that’s what it is. Whether it’s more in profits because they’re holding down labor costs or growing their franchise values.”

Meyer dismissed MLB's contention that payroll disparity causes fans of lower-spending teams to lose hope. No small-market team has won the World Series since the 2015 Kansas City Royals.

“We do not accept the premise that there’s some existential crisis going on,” he said. “People are still lining up to buy these teams, to get in whether as a minority investor or otherwise, and that’s because the sport is extremely healthy.”

He pointed out lower-payroll teams do reach the 12-team playoffs and Cincinnati got in last year while the New York Mets did not. Six postseason teams had payrolls above $200 million last year, and MLB emphasizes high-spending teams usually dominate the later rounds.

“We don’t want money to be taken away from teams that want to spend it and give it to teams that don’t want to spend it,” Meyer said. “We want to encourage more San Diegos. San Diego is a small-market team that went out, decided to compete, signed a lot of players, turned around their franchise.”

MLB's proposal calls for a 50-50 split with players of defined revenue, including for player spending on signing bonuses for players from high school and college, and international amateurs agreeing to initial contracts.

“It's not even a real 50%. It’s taking billions of dollars off the top before they’re proposing to even share any of that,” Meyer said. "Players' share under their proposal would go down. Players' share for this season, 2026, is projected to be well over 50%. ... Had MLB’s proposal been in place in 2026, players would, we estimate — would lose over half a billion dollars.”

He faulted MLB for how it defined revenue and spending.

“Their proposal of course excludes things like expansion fees, franchise values, the place where they make their most money,” he said. "Their proposal deducts billions of dollars in expenses ... so it’s not even a real 50%.”

“They’ve effectively managed to cobble together the worst system for players in any of the major sports, and not even close,” Meyer added.

Player contracts this year, using average annual values and including benefits and the pre-arbitration bonus pool, total $6.14 billion, according to MLB's opening-day figures. Slot values for signing bonuses in this year's amateur draft come to about $359 million and international signing bonus pools to $208 million.

Under MLB's proposal, there would be an escrow system in which players would have money withheld in the event their share of revenue rises above the specified amount. They would get more money if their share falls short.

“If revenues are soft or they go down, then that means players at the end of the day won’t get the guaranteed money,” he said.

Meyer also said some teams heighten disparity by not spending on players.

“Every team now has the ability to put a competitive team on the field, every single team,” he said. “One of the things that I find kind of ironic in a perverse way, if team X decides we’re not going to spend money on players, well that increases the disparity in payroll.”

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After six days of early voting and election day on Sunday, 216,105 Colombians voted for a presidential and vice presidential candidate at precincts in the U.S., including South Florida.

There were 155,816 who voted for de la Espriella, 47, who has also expressed a deep admiration for Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s aggressive security policies and a plan to build 10 mega-prisons.

There were 32,324 who voted for Iván Cepeda, a left-wing socialist who plans to continue President Gustavo Petro’s policies and diplomatic negotiations with the remaining Marxist guerrilla fighters.

There were 17,507 who voted for Paloma Valencia, a center-right Democrat who lost on Sunday night, and expressed support for de la Espriella’s pro-business and law-and-order policies.

There were 7,525 who voted for Sergio Fajardo, the former mayor of Medellin. There were 1,267 who voted for Claudia López, the former mayor of Bogotá.

De la Espriella, who has been campaigning as “The Tiger,” had 54% of the votes at consulates around the world. After Espriella won 44% of Colombians’ votes, Cepeda, who won 41%, and Petro demanded an audit.

“Only when the vote-counting commissions have fully clarified what happened will we comment on tonight’s results,” Cepeda said in Spanish before a crowd of supporters in Bogotá.

Cepeda and de la Espriella both delivered speeches attacking each other as supporters of narcotraffickers and criminals.

“Let the United States of America and democratic parties monitor this runoff election. I will lead this battle,” de la Espriella said during his speech in Spanish in Barranquilla. “I will be Colombia’s best warrior.”

build 10 mega-prisons, echoing the war on gangs policy of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, which has driven down homicide rates but fueled accusations of human rights abuses.

“Today’s election isn’t just important for us, it’s important for all of Latin America,” said Juan Acevedo, a 62-year-old sociologist walking out of a voting station in Colombia’s capital on Sunday morning. “Whoever wins here will suggest to the region if progressive policies will continue or if things are going to return to the right.”

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The Eagles traded the star receiver to the Patriots on Monday, putting a cap on the long-rumored deal.

The Eagles said they will receive a first-round pick in 2028 and a fifth-round pick in 2027 for the three-time Pro Bowler.

The trade comes after a frustrating 2025 season for Brown in Philadelphia, in which he had grown dispirited with an Eagles offense that played uninspired football at times while the team failed to defend its Super Bowl title.

Still, he posted a message on Instagram shortly after the trade became official Monday of him in an Eagles jersey with his hands making the “heart” symbol. He also posted a few other photos of himself as a kid wearing a Tom Brady Patriots jersey.

Brown played under Vrabel for three seasons after being drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2019.

Brown, 28, quickly rose to the top receiving option in Philadelphia after being traded by Tennessee to the Eagles in 2022.

He had back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons his first two seasons with the Eagles, catching 88 passes for 1,496 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022 and 106 passes for 1,456 yards and seven TDs in 2023.

He earned a Super Bowl ring during the 2024 season, but began to grow unhappy last season as the Eagles offense stagnated — leading to a change at offensive coordinator following a wild-card playoff loss to San Francisco last season.

It led to an increase in chatter about the potential for a trade heading into this offseason. It didn’t happen during April’s NFL draft likely because the Eagles would have had about $43 million in dead cap money for 2026 compared to about $16 million this year and $27 million next year if traded after June 1.

Ultimately a high draft pick proved to be enough to persuade them to deal a player of Brown’s caliber.

The Patriots have been viewed as a possible landing spot for Brown since they released receiver Stefon Diggs in March. Diggs led New England with 85 receptions and 1,013 yards receiving with four touchdowns in his only season in New England in 2025, helping the Patriots reach the Super Bowl, where they lost to the Seattle Seahawks.

Diggs’ exit made finding a No. 1 receiving option for quarterback Drake Maye a priority. The Patriots did add former Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs in free agency. But he doesn’t instantly change an offense the way Brown’s addition could.

Maye acknowledged last week that he was aware of the Brown-to-New England rumors.

“If he ends up being on our team, great. What a great player. And if he doesn’t, we’ve still got to work these guys here,” Maye said. “It’s a tough balance, but I know he’s a phenomenal player.”

Patriots defensive tackle Milton Williams, who was on the Eagles 2024 Super Bowl-winning team with Brown, said the receiver would be a big addition.

“He can definitely help our team,” Williams said. “Great dude. Monster on the field, great in the locker room, holding guys accountable and holding himself accountable. That’s everything you want in a player of his caliber.”

Brown leaves Philadelphia as one of the top receivers in franchise history. He topped 1,000 yards receiving all four seasons with the Eagles. He totaled 339 total receptions and 32 touchdowns and was a crucial member of the two Eagles teams that played in the Super Bowl during his tenure.

Vrabel was entering his second season as coach of the Titans when the team selected Brown in the second round of the 2019 draft.

Brown caught 185 passes for 2,995 yards and 24 touchdowns over the next three years, peaking with a 2020 season in which he earned a Pro Bowl selection after pulling in 70 receptions for 1,075 yards and 11 touchdowns.

But the Titans wound up trading Brown to Philadelphia on the second day of the 2022 draft that April despite having a season left on his rookie deal. The team was adamant that it wasn’t its preference to trade him but felt his asking price for an extension was too high.

Vrabel stated multiple times during that offseason that Brown would be on the roster as long as he was the coach, but the realities of the situation changed things.

“Unfortunately, we understand that if we’re going to be here awhile we’re not going to be able to keep every single player that we draft and develop,” Vrabel said at the time.

Four years later, he’ll get to coach him again.

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Kast asumió la presidencia el 11 de marzo —tras imponerse con casi un 60% de los votos en las elecciones del año pasado — con la promesa de implementar un “gobierno de emergencia” para resolver los principales problemas.

En una ceremonia en la sede del Congreso en la costera ciudad de Valparaíso, el mandatario ultraconservador subrayó que la prioridad será devolver el “rumbo” al país a través del refuerzo de la seguridad, de reformas económicas y la recuperación del empleo.

Para eso, pidió la cooperación de todos los sectores políticos con el fin de avanzar en las áreas de la seguridad, el empleo, la educación, la salud y la vivienda.

Kast llegó al poder con un discurso centrado en el combate al crimen organizado y la delincuencia, la recuperación económica y solventar la compleja situación migratoria en el país, donde se calcula que viven más de 300.000 personas indocumentadas.

En su mensaje, anunció la puesta en marcha del plan Retorno que será implementado en los próximos días para “acelerar” la salida de inmigrantes ilegales y “desincentivar su permanencia en el país”, aunque no detalló medidas concretas para ello.

“Lo haremos sin perder de vista la dimensión humana de este drama”, dijo. "Entendemos que detrás de la migración irregular hay también familias engañadas, niños usados como pasaporte y personas explotadas por el crimen organizado transnacional".

En ese marco, recordó la reciente cumbre internacional encabezada por Chile, donde cinco países de la región se comprometieron a crear estrategias conjuntas para un mayor control fronterizo.

En cuanto a la seguridad, la mayor preocupación de los chilenos, anunció que mejorará las remuneraciones de las policías y otras fuerzas de seguridad y creará grupos especializados para el combate de secuestros y sicariato, ciberdelitos, crimen organizado o finanzas criminales.

Anticipó, además, la entrada en vigor de un registro de vándalos e incivilidades que tendrá como finalidad suspender los beneficios sociales de cualquier persona que cometa actos de violencia o vandalismo. También el lanzamiento de un plan para recuperar los barrios considerados “críticos”.

“La seguridad no es algo que cambie de un día para otro. Pero las cifras muestran que se empiezan a consolidar mejores resultados”, destacó.

Reactivar la economía y el empleo

Kast igualmente detalló medidas económicas con las que confía en “ordenar las finanzas públicas", aunque reconoció que algunas de ellas podrían generar molestias. “Va a haber dolor, aquí no se puede prometer milagros”, expresó.

El gobernante planteó un ajuste del aparato estatal y una reducción del gasto administrativo a través del proyecto de Reconstrucción Nacional y Desarrollo Económico y Social —considerado el buque insignia de su administración para crecer y que actualmente se encuentra en discusión en el Congreso.

Kast apuntó que es necesario acelerar la inversión, destrabar permisos y reducir el gasto fiscal, aunque aseguró que no habrá recortes de beneficios sociales.

Otro de los ejes centrales es recuperar el empleo. La tasa de desempleo alcanzó la semana pasada su nivel más alto en los últimos cinco años tras rebasar el umbral del 9%.

“Son más de 940.000 personas las que buscan trabajo y no lo encuentran. Es una de cada cuatro personas que trabaja en la informalidad, sin contrato y sin una red que la sostenga”, dijo. "Son 40 meses seguidos con el desempleo sobre el 8%".

Por eso, el mandatario anunció una serie de proyectos que buscan la modernización de las empresas y la reducción de la burocracia, sobre todo en el sector minero. “El Estado tiene que ser un aliado, no un obstáculo”.

También manifestó su intención de reformar la Ley indígena buscando eliminar las restricciones al uso de tierras indígenas y la prohibición de sus arriendos a fin de alcanzar “una política indígena coherente”.

Finalmente, anunció que propondrá una estructura ministerial más “racional” para un Estado “más moderno", reduciendo el número de carteras, entre otras medidas. “No le podemos pedir austeridad y eficiencia a las familias chilenas si el propio Estado no es capaz de ordenarse a sí mismo”.

The potential retreat is a nod to the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago and a recognition of the mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a lack of oversight of the money disbursement and the possibility of payouts to participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Trump administration had defended the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” established to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns, as an appropriate corrective measure for what officials insist was weaponized law enforcement during the Biden administration.

But while some Trump supporters — including participants in the Capitol riot — celebrated the announcement of the fund, the reaction among Republicans in Congress has been decidedly more hostile.

The outrage came to a head last month at a closed-door meeting between senators and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas described on a recent episode of his podcast as “one of the roughest meetings I’ve seen in my entire time in the Senate.”

The furor has especially complicated matters in the Senate, where Republicans defiantly left town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies. Republicans who returned to Washington on Monday said they won’t have the votes to pass the Homeland Security spending bill until the White House works with them to place parameters on the fund. Many have pushed the administration to impose limits or scrap the idea altogether.

Amid the backlash, a person familiar with the matter, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the president’s thinking, said Monday that Trump was reconsidering whether to move forward with the fund.

But it was not clear whether the Justice Department's statement that it would pause action on the fund was definitive enough for the Senate to be able to move the bill forward.

“They need to say what they actually mean,” said Republican Sen. Jim Lankford. "They need to say, “We’re setting this whole thing aside.'”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Monday that he hoped the White House would move to drop the fund.

“I do think the best way to handle it is if the administration decides to shut it down themselves,” Thune told reporters.

He said any additional statements from the administration would be helpful, but: “I think the statement they made effectively shuts it down. We’ll find out.”

The Justice Department said it would comply with a ruling in Virginia on Friday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, who responded to an outside challenge to the fund by temporarily halting its implementation. The judge scheduled a June 12 hearing for arguments on whether to extend her order.

The department said in a statement that it strongly disagrees with the ruling but will comply with it.

“This Fund was open to anybody who was so weaponized, targeted, or persecuted, whether they were Democrat, Republican, Conservative, Independent, or otherwise,” the statement said. "The Department will abide by the Court’s ruling.

Separately, the federal judge in Florida overseeing Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS ordered Trump’s attorneys on Friday to respond to “grievous allegations” by settlement critics that the president abandoned his claims to avoid the court’s scrutiny of an illegal deal. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams gave them until June 12 to respond in writing to allegations of collusion and whether the case should be reopened because the court was the “victim of a fraud.”

As part of the settlement, the IRS agreed to drop all past and pending probes of Trump, his family and other associates over whether they’ve paid their fair share of taxes.

It was not immediately clear whether the retreat being signaled on the fund Monday also indicated that the administration was backtracking on its promised immunity from tax audits.

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Associated Press writers Mary Clare Jalonick and Fatima Hussein in Washington contributed to this report.

The United States, Canada, Venezuela, Chile, and Mexico were among the countries where the majority voted for de La Espriella, 47, according to Colombia’s national registry data from consulates.

Spain, Australia, France, Germany, and Argentina were among the countries where the majority voted for Cepeda, 63, according to Colombia’s national registry data from consulates.

While more than 1.4 million Colombians are allowed to vote at embassies and consulates worldwide, only about 590,000 voted on Sunday, according to Colombia’s national registry. The runoff election between Cepeda and de la Espriella is on June 21.

A CLOSER LOOK

Here is the list of countries where de la Espriella had the most votes:

United States: There were 216,105 voters. About 72% voted for de la Espriella, and 15% for Cepeda.

Canada: There were 42,038 voters. About 50% voted for de la Espriella, and 28.2% for Cepeda.

Venezuela: There were 21,751 voters. About 66% voted for de la Espriella, and 20% for Cepeda.

Chile: There were 18,348 voters. About 43% voted for de la Espriella, and 40.2% for Cepeda.

Mexico: There were 12,324 voters. About 50% voted for de la Espriella, and 25% for Cepeda.

England: There were 11,654 voters. About 44% voted for de la Espriella, and 32% for Cepeda.

Panama: There were 11,042 voters. About 65% voted for de la Espriella, and 19% for Cepeda.

Ecuador: There were 9,367 voters. About 54.5% voted for de la Espriella, and 27% for Cepeda.

Costa Rica: There were 5,712 voters. About 66% voted for de la Espriella, and 18.5% for Cepeda.

Aruba: There were 3,515 voters. About 68% voted for de la Espriella, and 22% for Cepeda.

Peru: There were 3,468 voters. About 57% voted for de la Espriella, and 19% for Cepeda.

United Arab Emirates: There were 2,542 voters. About 65.5% voted for de la Espriella, and 17.5% for Cepeda.

Dominican Republic: There were 2,105 voters. About 66.5% voted for de la Espriella, and 15.6% for Cepeda.

Curazao: There were 1,191 voters. About 68% voted for de la Espriella, and 24.7% for Cepeda.

Israel: There were 897 voters. About 81% voted for de la Espriella, and 10% for Cepeda.

Uruguay: There were 783 voters. About 40.5% voted for de la Espriella, and 40% for Cepeda.

China: There were 720 voters. About 42% voted for de la Espriella, and 31% for Cepeda.

Here is the list of countries where Cepeda had the most votes:

Spain: There were 127,637 voters. About 42.5% voted for Cepeda, and 40.7% for de la Espriella.

Australia: There were 20,296 voters. About 42% voted for Cepeda, and 34% for de la Espriella.

France: There were 14,271 voters. About 47% voted for Cepeda, and 25% for de la Espriella.

Germany: There were 12,005 voters. About 47% voted for Cepeda, and 20% for de la Espriella.

Argentina: There were 10,374 voters. About 43% voted for Cepeda, and 36.8% for de la Espriella.

Italia: There were 8,452 voters. About 39% voted for Cepeda, and 36.5% for de la Espriella.

Switzerland: There were 4,515 voters. About 39% voted for Cepeda, and 37.7% for de la Espriella.

Brazil: There were 4,170 voters. About 45.5% voted for Cepeda, and 34% for de la Espriella.

Portugal: There were 3,190 voters. About 42% voted for Cepeda, and 37% for de la Espriella.

The Netherlands: There were 3,139 voters. About 36% voted for Cepeda, and 31% for de la Espriella.

Belgica: There were 2,656 voters. About 44% voted for Cepeda, and 30% for de la Espriella.

Austria: There were 1,640 voters. About 48.9% voted for Cepeda, and 25.3% for de la Espriella.

Sweden: There were 1,518 voters. About 54% voted for Cepeda, and 25% for de la Espriella.

New Zealand: There were 1,299 voters. About 38% voted for Cepeda, and 34.5% for de la Espriella.

Poland: There were 1,065 voters. About 58.5% voted for Cepeda, and 26.5% for de la Espriella.

Cuba: There were 608 voters. About 74% voted for Cepeda, and 19.8% for de la Espriella.

Irlanda: There were 603 voters. About 41% voted for Cepeda, and 28% for de la Espriella.

Russia: There were 175 voters. About 63.4% voted for Cepeda, and 17.7% for de la Espriella.

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“I didn’t play in the PCL. But I feel like I’ve experienced it a couple times here when it gets hot like this,” Boone said Sunday following a 13-8 win against the A's. “You’re never feeling safe. ... Just glad to escape here and get on the bird. It’s a challenging place to play. You have to figure it out.”

Less than halfway through their second season at their temporary home at Sutter Health Park in the Sacramento area, the A's are still trying to deal with the challenges of a ballpark that inflates offensive numbers.

The heat and jet stream can turn what might seem like normal fly balls into home runs. The high sky and unpredictable winds make catching fly balls an adventure. It combines to make the ballpark one of the friendliest in the league for hitters and has appeared to have taken a toll on the A’s pitchers.

The A's went 1-5 on their most recent homestand, allowing 47 runs against Seattle and New York — including 13 in one inning against New York — in what has become a pattern in the team's waystation before moving to Las Vegas.

The A's have shown promise this season and have spent plenty of time in first place in the AL West before this recent slump. They rank 10th best in the majors with a 17-14 mark on the road, while their 11-17 record at home is the second worst.

Pitching is the major reason why.

The A's are allowing 3.01 more runs per game at home than on the road. That would be the biggest discrepancy ever for a full season in the majors, according to Sportradar, beating the previous mark of 2.82 by the Phillies in 1923 and even topping any season played in the mile-high altitude in Denver.

“You watch games here,” A's manager Mark Kotsay said when asked about the challenge of pitching at the A's ballpark. “You got to keep the ball down the zone and get the ball on the ground. We’ve paid for our mistakes probably more than what we’ve paid for mistakes on the road. That being said, we’ve got to play better defense at home. … That’s a combination of what it takes to pitch better. It’s also to play better.”

While the A's try to downplay the impact knowing they can't change it, the evidence is stark. The ease with how the ball carries takes a toll on pitchers, who can become reluctant to challenge hitters.

The A's have walked batters at the second-highest rate in the majors at home, compared to 18th highest on the road. The A's walked 16 batters in the three-game series against the Yankees, including four with the bases loaded.

“We’re not going to overfocus on home-road splits right now but obviously we’re well aware that we haven’t played well in this ballpark," Kotsay said.

But the pitchers say they try to do their best to avoid letting it play with their heads.

“You can try and pitch to it, and if you do that, it might work one time, but you might also do something that you don’t want to do, or try and do something you’re not good at,” A's starter Aaron Civale said. “Sometimes the wind’s blowing out here, sometimes the wind is blowing out in another stadium or different place. So there’s factors everywhere, rain, weather, cold, hot. It’s all conditions that we can’t control. Unless you have a roof over your head, then surely there’s nothing you can do about it.”

While the A's pitchers have been hurt more by the environment than their counterparts, the conditions are a challenge for everyone. On Saturday night, Yankees starter Ryan Weathers had the kind of stuff that should have produced a strong outing.

Weathers had 10 strikeouts in 6 2-3 innings and generated swings and misses on more than 40% of swings for just the third time in his career. But three home runs — including two on what he considered to be good pitches — proved costly in a 6-4 loss.

But he said he couldn't change his approach even knowing the risks of any flyball.

“I did my time in the PCL, so I know how these parks work,” he said. “But obviously, that can’t go into your decision-making, can’t go into your pitching.”

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Las pandillas se suman a otros ocho grupos latinoamericanos de crimen organizado designados por Washington como organizaciones terroristas extranjeras. Pero, a diferencia del resto, no operan en Estados Unidos.

La inclusión del Primer Comando de la Capital (PCC) y del Comando Vermelho (CV) se produjo después de una visita del senador Flávio Bolsonaro, aspirante a la presidencia de Brasil, a Washington la semana pasada, donde dijo que pidió a las autoridades estadounidenses que extendieran la designación a esos grupos.

Bolsonaro espera desbancar al presidente en funciones Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva en las elecciones de octubre. La decisión de Estados Unidos refuerza las credenciales del senador de mano dura contra el crimen, al tiempo que pone de relieve las críticas de Bolsonaro a la gestión de Lula en materia de seguridad pública.

“El principal motor de esta decisión fue la política”, para presionar a Lula y ayudar a Flávio antes de las elecciones de octubre, explicó Brian Winter, experto en América Latina y editor de Americas Quarterly, una publicación del Council of the Americas con sede en Nueva York.

Carolina Grillo, profesora de sociología en la Universidad Federal Fluminense en Rio de Janeiro y experta en crimen organizado en Brasil, coincidió en que la decisión del gobierno de Trump busca potencialmente influir en las elecciones.

“Las rutas de suministro de cocaína que entra a Estados Unidos pasan por Colombia, México y países de Centroamérica, no por Brasil”, señaló Grillo, quien añadió que más del 90% de la cocaína incautada en Brasil tiene como destino países europeos.

Lula protestó por la decisión de Estados Unidos, al afirmar que Brasil se está ocupando de sus propios problemas, como lo demuestran arrestos recientes y una investigación en curso sobre el PCC.

“Hoy estoy muy triste, después de la noticia de que el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, un tal Marco Rubio, dijo que nuestros criminales aquí son terroristas y que los estadounidenses pueden intervenir”, declaró Lula el viernes. Y agregó: “No aceptaremos que nos traten como niños. No aceptaremos que nos traten como si fuéramos una república bananera”.

La popularidad de Lula alcanzó su punto máximo el año pasado después de que Trump impuso un aumento del 50% en los aranceles a productos brasileños.

Creomar de Souza, analista de la consultora de riesgo político Dharma en Brasilia, opina que no será tan fácil para Lula vincular la más reciente decisión de Estados Unidos con la soberanía nacional.

“En primer lugar, está la propaganda de Flávio. Podrá golpear con fuerza el talón de Aquiles de Lula, la seguridad pública”, señaló De Souza. Y añadió: “Y esto también depende de cómo el gobierno explique esto al público. No es tan simple como antagonizar a Trump por los aranceles”.

Trump ha respaldado abiertamente a líderes latinoamericanos que lo han elogiado, como José Antonio Kast en Chile; Javier Milei en Argentina y Daniel Noboa en Ecuador.

Flávio Bolsonaro, al igual que su padre, apoya que, con Trump, Estados Unidos reemplace a China como principal socio comercial de Brasil.

“El gobierno de Trump soñaba con tener aquí a un candidato que les diera margen de maniobra en el frente económico”, manifestó Carlos Melo, profesor de ciencia política en la universidad Insper en Sao Paulo.

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You need a star, like a Jalen Brunson or a Victor Wembanyama. They need some help. They need the right coach.

But this finals matchup, which starts Wednesday in San Antonio, also shows that there's no one way to get all those things done. Of the 10 players that the Spurs are most likely to have in the regular rotation for this series, six were drafted by San Antonio. Of the 10 most likely to appear for the Knicks, only one was drafted by New York.

It's Biggest Market vs. Smaller Market. Shopping vs. Drafting. Knicks vs. Spurs isn't just a clash for the NBA title, it's a clash in styles as well — with Knicks President Leon Rose seeming to constantly tinker until finding the right mix, and the Spurs building through the draft instead.

“I’ve said it before, I’ll keep saying it: Leon and his staff have done a freaking fantastic, fantastic job,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said.

Whether it was LeBron James, Kevin Durant or some other megastar, there was always hope that someone would eventually come save the Knicks — who are in the finals for the first time since 1999. They missed the playoffs 16 times in the 27 seasons that followed, including a nine-year stretch (and it wasn't that long ago) where they failed to win a single playoff series. Whatever the approach was, it wasn't working.

Constructing a championship contender takes good luck — the Spurs know that part well, with a slew of good lottery fortunes including the one that landed them Wembanyama in 2023 — but also good leadership. It takes bold decisions, such as committing more than $100 million to a former second-round pick in Brunson who had largely been a backup in Dallas, or trading a whopping five first-round picks to land Mikal Bridges, who has never even been an All-Star but has become an integral part of this Knicks run.

“It took a long time for us to get here,” Spurs forward Keldon Johnson said. “It took a village.”

The Knicks can say the same. They just took a different route.

Rose was hired in March 2020. He was a longtime agent, and James was one of the players once on his talent roster. Rose's arrival was right near the end of a typically turbulent season in New York, when the coach (David Fizdale) had been fired early in the season, and later the president who fired him (Steve Mills) was also ousted.

One of Rose's first moves was to hire the coach who would set the organization's standard and culture — Tom Thibodeau. And Thibodeau won, though evidently didn't win enough. So, the Knicks turned to Brown this season, another example of the constant tinkering.

The Spurs, meanwhile, embrace continuity. They haven't had a coaching search in more than three decades; Gregg Popovich named himself coach in 1996 and when he had a stroke in November 2024, Mitch Johnson replaced him on an interim basis. Johnson got the job full-time last spring, and it was never a question that the Spurs were going in that direction.

“This team,” Johnson said, “has now been pretty damn consistent for a long time.”

Not the Knicks, who became a league laughingstock.

Hall of Famers such as Isiah Thomas and Phil Jackson were given the keys to the franchise, only to crash it. Jeff Hornacek lost more than 100 games in two seasons, and Derek Fisher (96) and Fizdale (83) would have if they’d gotten to finish their second.

Free agents such as Joakim Noah flopped. High draft picks (Frank Ntilikina, Jordan Hill, Kevin Knox) were busts, and even when the Knicks got something right, such as drafting Kristaps Porzingis, they were so dysfunctional that he wanted out. They were a league-worst 17-65 in 2018-19, throwing lineups on the floor that included the likes of Emmanuel Mudiay, Lance Thomas, Noah Vonleh, Damyean Dotson and Allonzo Trier.

The summer before Rose arrived had been another massive miss in free agency for the Knicks. Durant and Kyrie Irving not only passed but went together to Brooklyn, and suddenly it seemed the Knicks weren't even the biggest deal in New York. It was similar to 2010, when the Knicks positioned themselves to sign two stars but watched James and Chris Bosh team up with Dwyane Wade in Miami.

The Knicks wanted to be the team playing the Heat in big playoff matchups back then. They watched the Spurs play that Heat team twice in the NBA Finals instead.

That Spurs era ended — Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili all retired — and the rebuild started. The ping-pong balls gave them Wembanyama, who made all things possible.

But many other moves, while not as flashy, were savvy.

Consider: in 2023, Philadelphia waived Julian Champagnie to sign Mac McClung before the dunk contest at All-Star weekend. McClung has appeared in 17 NBA games, while Champagnie made 18 3-pointers in the Western Conference finals. Advantage, Spurs.

“Everybody says it's all Victor, and don't get me wrong, he's unbelievable," former Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said earlier this season. “But that's a team they've put together. It's not just Victor. It's a team.”

The Knicks tried other flashy moves, like the 2019 summer where they got Julius Randle in free agency and RJ Barrett with the No. 3 pick in the draft. They eventually got turned into other moves; Barrett and Immanuel Quickley were dealt to Toronto in 2023 for OG Anunoby and Randle was part of the package that brought Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota to New York in a blockbuster on the eve of the 2024-25 season.

Along the way, Josh Hart — who had already played for three other teams — was acquired in a 2023 trade in which Rose sent out Cam Reddish, a former top-10 pick who isn't even in the NBA anymore. For Anunoby, who had been playing in the same division, it was clear that the Knicks were building something.

“Definitely progression,” Anunoby said, adding, “getting better and better each year.”

Rose doesn't talk about it. Staying out of the spotlight, he hasn't done interviews with Knicks reporters for five years and declined comment through a spokesman for this story.

But here the Knicks and Spurs are. The Finals. Different paths, same goal.

“I’m glad that this year we’re seeing ourselves start to mature," Towns said, "and round out what the vision was from Day 1.”

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He hung up the phone when then-U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter called him in November 2022 with the decision to leave Pepi off the World Cup roster.

Flash forward to this May 22. Pepi was a passenger in a car his father, Daniel, was driving in Dallas when current coach Mauricio Pochettino's WhatsApp video popped in with the message sent to this year's American 26.

“I showed it to him and he immediately started just like crying a little bit," Pepi said. “Being left off is obviously not nice, but I feel like (I've been) using that in a good way to be in this World Cup. I felt like it helped me grow. It matured me a little bit.”

Known to his teammates as Rico, Pepi is among three forwards vying for playing time along with Folarin Balogun and Haji Wright ahead of the Americans' World Cup opener against Paraguay on June 12. He has 13 goals in 36 international appearances entering the team's final warmup match, against Germany on Saturday.

“Pepi is a killer,” Pochettino said last week.

Still only 23, Pepi has had a career full of experiences. When Berhalter bypassed him for 2022, Pepi scored in his next game with Dutch club Groningen.

“He probably deserved to be on the last roster,” U.S. star Christian Pulisic said. “He’s continued to work really hard when he’s in camp. At his club level, he continues to keep a high level, scores goals, does all the things well, and that’s why his time is now and he absolutely deserves to be here.”

Defender Antonee Robinson took the lead among teammates in consoling Pepi four years ago.

“Just called me to make sure that I was OK,” Pepi said.

Born in El Paso, Texas, to Mexican parents, Pepi joined the academy of Dallas’ Major League Soccer team in 2016 after playing for its youth affiliate in El Paso. He made his MLS debut in 2019, the same year he appeared for the U.S. at the Under-17 World Cup with future national team members Gio Reyna and Joe Scally.

After just 2 1/2 years with Dallas that included the coronavirus-truncated 2020 season, Pepi moved to Germany at age 18 in January 2022 with Augsburg. He failed to score in 16 games and was loaned early in the 2022-23 season to Groningen. He couldn't help avoid relegation and Pepi transferred to PSV Eindhoven for 2023-24.

His 2024-25 season was cut short when he tore the meniscus in his right knee during a Champions League game against Liverpool that Jan. 29. He rebounded to score 19 goals over 34 matches in all competitions in his third season with PSV, including three in the Champions League, despite a broken right arm that sidelined from between Jan. 10 and Feb. 21.

A possible move to the Premier League with Fulham didn't get finalized in the last winter transfer window.

“Just looking at myself four years ago, obviously the player that I am now is way different, just better in those small spaces, just improved my game,” he said. “Being 18 years old going to Europe is obviously a big change. But I feel that I’ve been able to adapt now, been able compete now with a big team.”

Pepi committed to the U.S. senior national team rather than Mexico in August 2021 after discussions with his family, then scored the go-ahead goal and added two assists in his international debut to spark a come-from-behind 4-1 win at Honduras in the opening qualifier for the 2022 World Cup. He scored both goals in the 2-0 home win over Jamaica the next month.

“He has this instinct, and it’s really hard to teach that to players,” Berhalter said after those games five years ago. "He has an instinct to score.”

Pepi made a perfectly weighted pass to Pulisic for the second goal in Sunday's 3-2 friendly win over Senegal.

“He is a player that has the capacity to read where is the space to the ball, arrive (on) the ball and have the possibility to score and to create chances sometimes from nowhere," Pochettino said.

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La sala de emergencias MHS Red Road ER, ubicada en 11300 Miramar Parkway, opera las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana, y cuenta con habitaciones privadas para adultos y pacientes pediátricos.

“Podemos tratar fracturas, evaluar condiciones de emergencia, todo”, dijo el Dr. Louis Jane, médico de medicina de emergencia de MHS. “Somos capaces de hacer todo aquí.”

La instalación, que también incluye tecnología avanzada de imágenes médicas y servicios de laboratorio, tuvo un costo de aproximadamente $34.8 millones.

“Anticipamos atender a más de 32,000 pacientes”, dijo Shane Strum, presidente interino y director ejecutivo de MHS. “Es más fácil para las familias, está más cerca de casa y no tendrán que esperar.”

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El capitán Maximo Vazquez había sido arrestado el año pasado tras ser acusado de atacar a un colega en junio y de llamar al 911 para reportar que su esposa había desaparecido.

Las correccionales de Miami-Dade procesaron a Vazquez, de 43 años, poco antes de las 8:30 p.m. del sábado en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Vazquez, quien aparentaba estar bajo los efectos del alcohol, salió de su casa “con un martillo”, se acercó a su esposa, quien estaba en un sedán Tesla gris oscuro 2026 estacionado, y “amenazó” con romper todas las ventanas, según el reporte de arresto de un agente.

Vazquez colocó varios tornillos metálicos bajo las llantas del auto y, cuando su esposa salió del vehículo, la “agarró” y le “torció las muñecas, le quitó los teléfonos celulares y desactivó el mecanismo de arranque del auto”, según el reporte de arresto.

Vazquez “continuó bebiendo alcohol dentro de la residencia, la agarró agresivamente de ambos brazos, los colocó contra su pecho y la empujó... comenzó a abofetearla en la cara... le dio un cabezazo y procedió a golpearla en la cabeza con su teléfono celular personal... procedió a arrancarle la ropa... la agarró del cabello”, escribió un agente según el reporte de arresto.

Alguien llamó al 911 de forma anónima y cuando los agentes respondieron a la casa, la mujer negó la violencia doméstica y dijo que no necesitaba ayuda, según el reporte de arresto.

La mujer abandonó su casa y fue a la sala de emergencias del Jackson South Medical Center tras sufrir “un fuerte dolor de cabeza”, según los agentes que respondieron al hospital.

“No hemos tenido contacto con el individuo. Una vez que se establezca contacto, el departamento iniciará una investigación interna exhaustiva de acuerdo con nuestras políticas y procedimientos”, escribió un portavoz del Departamento de Miami Fire Rescue en un comunicado.

Vazquez enfrentó nuevos cargos de agresión agravada con arma mortífera, batería agravada, robo a mano armada y privación ilegal de libertad.

La jueza del Tribunal de Circuito de Miami-Dade Michelle Ashby Delancy presidirá el nuevo caso.

Los editores de asignaciones de Local 10 News Carson Merlo y Mariana Ortiz contribuyeron a este reportaje.

The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications will be reduced to 20 in the coming weeks, according to three U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. There is not yet a set date for the change, but it is expected in June, according to the officials, who were not authorized to comment to the media and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The move is part of the Trump administration's effort to crack down on issuing both immigrant and non-immigrant visas as part of its broader aim to limit immigration to the U.S. and clamp down on those who travel on temporary visas but then overstay them. The administration also has scaled back personnel at embassies and consulates around the world.

On a conference call last Friday, U.S. diplomats, including consular chiefs, were told the U.S. would be scaling back its visa services across Africa, according to one of the officials who was on the call.

Under a directive approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week, the State Department will reduce consular operations in all but 20 “hubs” in Africa, according to the officials and the memo.

Visa processing in Africa has already been affected by a travel ban on certain countries as well as a requirement for applicants to post up to $15,000 bond in order to apply and more recently by restrictions caused by the Ebola outbreak.

The new rules mean that a citizen of a non-hub country will have to travel to one of the 20 approved sites, which could pose formidable travel challenges and costs.

Consular sections in non-hub countries will stay open but be limited in the services they can offer. They will still be able to assist American citizens with passport renewals and emergency consular requests as well as special national interest cases and diplomatic visa applications.

The State Department did not address the specific issues in the memo but said it “is constantly evaluating its overseas operations in order to deploy taxpayer resources in a way that advances America’s priorities as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

It said this “includes a visa process that maintains rigorous standards of security screening and vetting and aligns resources and operational capacity with America’s national interests.”

According to the memo, the 20 hubs to remain open for all processing are: Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Accra, Ghana; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Cape Town, South Africa; Dakar, Senegal; Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania; Djibouti, Djibouti; Johannesburg, South Africa; Kampala, Uganda; Kigali, Rwanda; Kinshasa, Congo; Lagos, Nigeria; Lome, Togo; Luanda, Angola; Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Monrovia, Liberia; Nairobi, Kenya; Port Louis, Mauritius; Praia, Cape Verde; and Yaounde, Cameroon.

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Los abogados de Pino, de 55 años, habían intentado excluir esas declaraciones. También habían intentado, sin éxito, que se desestimara el caso completo, centrado en la muerte de Lucy Fernandez, de 17 años, o que se trasladara fuera del Condado de Miami-Dade.

La jueza Tinkler Mendez también negó otra solicitud de la defensa para contar con un jurado de 12 personas en lugar de seis.

Las autoridades dijeron que Pino, entonces de 52 años, estaba al mando de una lancha Robalo de 29 pies en las primeras horas de la tarde del 4 de septiembre de 2022 cuando perdió el control y la estrelló contra una boya de canal cerca de Boca Chita Key, matando a Fernandez. Otras dos jóvenes resultaron gravemente heridas, incluyendo Katerina Puig, de 17 años.

Fiscales y abogados defensores continuaron enfrentándose sobre si Pino estaba bajo los efectos del alcohol, incluyendo un debate sobre botellas de cerveza vacías encontradas en la lancha. Durante la audiencia del lunes, el abogado de Pino, Howard Srebnick, mencionó el testimonio del padre de Fernandez.

“El señor Fernandez testificó que él mismo había consumido alcohol en el banco de arena, al igual que su esposa”, dijo Srebnick. “Que abandonaron el banco de arena antes que el señor Pino. Dejaron a Lucy en el banco de arena con el señor Pino, y por supuesto, nunca hubieran permitido que Lucy abordara una embarcación con el señor Pino si hubiera pensado que estaba en estado de ebriedad, y según su testimonio, no observó ningún deterioro en el señor Pino.”

Pino enfrenta cargos de homicidio culposo y homicidio en embarcación, y podría pasar hasta tres décadas en prisión si es declarado culpable de ambos cargos.

La selección del jurado estaba programada para comenzar en las horas de la tarde del lunes.

Cuatro personas resultaron heridas tras el choque entre dos autos en Douglas Drive y Monroe Street. Un auto chocó contra un tercer vehículo y otro se estrelló contra la casa.

“El auto gris venía de ese lado a como 100 millas por hora y golpeó al auto rojo”, dijo Errol Gunter.

El impacto empujó tanto el auto rojo como el gris a través de la cerca metálica de la casa. El auto rojo golpeó el vehículo utilitario deportivo estacionado.

Gunter dijo que el auto gris chocó a apenas unas 16 pulgadas de la sala, donde estaba su madre. Ella no resultó herida.

“Mi hermana me dijo que escuchó un sonido muy, muy fuerte afuera, y cuando salieron, vieron ambos autos”, dijo Gunter.

Los cuatro heridos, incluyendo tres en condición crítica, estaban dentro de los autos rojo y gris. La familia de la casa tuvo que evacuar hasta que las autoridades determinen que es seguro regresar.

“Cada vez que pienso en lo cerca que estuvo de mi mamá, se me llenan los ojos de agua”, dijo Gunter.

The Cleveland Browns traded the two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year to the Los Angeles Rams for pass rusher Jared Verse and three draft picks in a blockbuster deal on Monday.

Garrett was the unanimous choice for Defensive Player of the Year last season after he had 23 sacks and broke the NFL single-season record. He is expected to report to the Rams' facility on Tuesday and have a news conference to discuss the trade.

Garrett's addition marks the first time the reigning AP NFL MVP and Defensive Player of the Year will be teammates. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford won his first MVP award last season.

General manager Andrew Berry was able to make a deal after the Browns and Garrett agreed to modify the contract and defer option payments over the 2026-28 seasons in March. The first payment of around $10 million was due on March 28, but was moved to near the start of the regular season.

Garrett demanded a trade at the end of the 2024 season, but signed a four-year contract extension last March with a total value of $204.8 million that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. The contract also included a no-trade clause.

Berry had long said that Garrett would play his entire career in Cleveland, but Garrett's lingering frustrations over the franchise's direction and the chance to start anew meant it was time to move on.

Cleveland is 8-26 the past two years after making the playoffs in 2023.

“As discussions intensified we were stuck at a legitimate crossroads: do we hold on to a truly generational player who has become the identity of our team, or do we make the difficult decision that we think is best for the organization over the long run?," Berry said after the trade was announced.

The Browns get Verse — the 2024 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year — a 2027 first-round selection, a second-round pick in 2028 and a 2029 third-round selection.

Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said in a statement that they met with Garrett on Saturday to discuss the trade.

“Trading Myles was never our intent, but we also recognize that certain opportunities demand serious consideration, and we believe this is the right move for our team. Adding a young defensive star like Jared Verse, along with valuable draft assets, are necessary to strengthen a talented young core and align with the youth of our team,” the Haslams said.

Garrett was not seen at the Browns' facility during offseason workouts even though he made a couple of visits to Cleveland during the Cavaliers' NBA playoff run. Garrett has a minority stake in the Cavaliers.

Coach Todd Monken said two weeks ago he had not had a face-to-face meeting with Garrett since being hired in late January. Defensive coordinator Mike Rutenberg said last week he had some conversations over the phone with Garrett about the direction of the defense.

Garrett supported defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz being promoted to head coach before ownership opted for Monken. Schwartz ended up resigning after three years in Cleveland.

The 30-year old Garrett is the first player in NFL history with at least 12 sacks in six consecutive seasons (2020-25) and the only player with double-digit sacks each of the past eight years. His 125½ career sacks are tied for 20th on the league list.

Garrett, who was part of five double-digit losing seasons during his nine years in Cleveland, finally gets a chance to contend for a Super Bowl title.

The Browns have the sixth-lowest win percentage since 2017 and are 58-90-1. By comparison, the Rams have the fifth-best record over that span at 92-57, including seven playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title in 2021.

The trade also elevated the Rams to Super Bowl favorites.

Another huge trade by Rams

The trade is yet another blockbuster deal swung by Rams general manager Les Snead, whose eagerness to use his draft picks in trades for star veterans has kept the Rams among the NFL’s top teams during coach Sean McVay’s decade on the sideline.

Snead notably acquired star cornerback Jalen Ramsey from Jacksonville in 2019 in a deal that included two first-round picks, securing the cornerstone of the secondary for a team that won a Super Bowl. But the Rams only won it all after they acquired Matthew Stafford in early 2021 in an even bigger trade for Jared Goff and two first-round picks.

Just a couple of months ago, Snead acquired star cornerback Trent McDuffie from Kansas City in a deal for four draft picks, including a first-rounder, to rebuild the secondary that was the weak link of last season’s team.

Before Snead shocked the NFL by picking quarterback Ty Simpson this spring, the Rams had made only one first-round selection over the previous nine years. That pick was Verse, who quickly became a star during his two seasons as the anchor of the Rams’ rebuilt pass rush in the wake of Aaron Donald’s retirement.

Verse had 4½ sacks while being selected as the NFL’s top defensive rookie in 2024, and he had 7½ sacks last season along with three forced fumbles. Byron Young led the Rams with 12 sacks and interior lineman Kobie Turner contributed seven sacks, and both young stars are heading into the final year of their rookie contracts.

With his Rams in title contention in November 2021, Snead acquired vaunted pass rusher Von Miller from Denver in a trade for LA’s second- and third-round picks. Miller contributed nine sacks in 12 games, providing exactly what they needed alongside Donald to win it all.

The current Rams are among the preseason Super Bowl favorites after winning 12 games and reaching the NFC championship game last season. Stafford, the reigning league MVP, is returning at the head of the NFL’s most potent offense last season along with a retooled defense featuring McDuffie and fellow ex-Kansas City star Jaylen Watson as its new cornerbacks — and now they’ve added the most feared pass rusher in the league.

The Rams’ roster in 2026 now includes last season’s NFL leads in yards passing, TD passes, total receptions (Puka Nacua), receiving touchdowns (Davante Adams) and sacks (Garrett).

After the Rams won the Super Bowl in February 2022 and then crashed out of the playoff picture in an injury-filled 2022-23 season, Snead briefly discarded his usual draft philosophy. He rebuilt his roster through a series of key selections in 2023 and 2024, drafting an entirely new defensive line with Verse, Young, Turner and Braden Fiske — along with All-Pro receiver Nacua.

With his rebuilt roster looming as a Super Bowl favorite again, Snead used his depth on the defensive line to make it even better.

Verse's acquisition gives the Browns the past two AP Defensive Rookies of the Year. Carson Schwesinger won last season after leading NFL rookies with 156 tackles and 11 tackles for loss.

“We receive a young, elite player at a premium position who will only continue to improve in his third NFL season. Jared’s passion and relentless style of play will be embraced by our fans. He will fit right in with the established identity of our defense,” Berry said.

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The 33-year-old receiver signed with the Giants on Monday after visiting and working out with them in April.

The Giants also signed receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Braxton Berrios, according to a person with knowledge of the moves. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because those deals had not been announced.

Beckham joined after wideout Gunner Olszewski tore his right Achilles tendon in an offseason workout practice last week. There is also uncertainty at the position with Malik Nabers recovering from a torn ACL in his right knee and no guarantee he will be ready to play by Week 1 in September.

Drafted 12th overall by the Giants in 2014, Beckham spent his first five professional seasons with them before getting traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2019. The top draft pick New York received for Beckham was used on defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, who was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this spring.

Beckham did not play in the NFL last year, when he served a six-game suspension for failing a performance-enhancing drug test. He suited up for nine games with the Miami Dolphins in 2024, making nine catches for 55 yards.

Smith-Schuster, 29, had 33 catches for 345 yards and a touchdown last season with Kansas City, starting 12 games and appearing in all 17 for the Chiefs.

Berrios, 30, is a return specialist whose addition is a direct reaction to Olszewski getting injured.

General manager Joe Schoen and new coach John Harbaugh have been adding receivers since free agency opened in May. The Giants signed Calvin Austin, Darnell Mooney and Ryan Miller and brought back Isaiah Hodgins after losing slot receiver Wan’Dale Robinson to Tennessee following his 1,000-yard season.

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In the early 2000s, Berger, then a Jackson Hole resident, was among the loudest voices urging land and wildlife managers to take steps to ensure that pronghorn could continue moving across a fragmented landscape that was on the front end of the Pinedale Anticline and Jonah field natural gas boom.

In 2003, Berger authored a paper provocatively titled, “Is it acceptable to let a species go extinct in a national park?” That came at a time when then-Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal was wary about protecting the southern reaches of the corridor — a hesitation shared by Sublette County elected officials and the Bureau of Land Management. Safeguards for the migrating pronghorn stalled except in the northern portion of the corridor, where in 2008 the U.S. Forest Service protected some 47,000 acres via a Bridger-Teton National Forest plan amendment.

Very slowly, times changed. A continued push to conserve the perilous passages animals encounter along a route dubbed the Path of the Pronghorn overcame inertia and skepticism.

This week, Berger was enthused to see Wyoming reach the penultimate step of a state-led process for protecting the route. A Gov. Mark Gordon-appointed working group completed its review of the migration corridor, agreeing to recommendations soon headed for the governor’s desk.

“Wyoming sometimes leads, and Wyoming sometimes lags way behind,” Berger told WyoFile. “It’s really nice to see Wyoming, after a quarter of a century, step up and formally declare how important migration corridors are.”

In Pinedale, where the 11-person stakeholder group convened Friday, audience members shared their appreciation for a process that’s almost done.

“I know it doesn’t feel like it — working through Google Docs in real time — but this is actually a historic moment,” Wyoming Outdoor Council staffer Meghan Riley told the working group. “This is the first time that the state has ever gone through the full designation process under the executive order. And it’s the very first time the state has ever tried to do this for pronghorn.”

“I hope you can all pat yourselves on the back,” she added, “and feel good about tackling this.”

Green River resident Bill Ames, a retired land surveyor who’s been a spokesman for the migration, was also effusive. He praised a plan that’s particularly permissive of development and “isn’t going to hurt” economically, yet still protects an “iconic species of Wyoming.”

“What an achievement,” Ames said. “I had no expectation that this would come out this way, this fast, with a very diverse group. Thank you.”

Division over designating the corridors used by the highly migratory Sublette Pronghorn Herd has been a through line of the protracted process. Over seven years ago, extractive industries, counties and agriculture-oriented groups coalesced to halt Game and Fish’s first attempt to protect the landscapes the herd migrates through. In the aftermath, Gordon introduced, via an executive order, a new migration policy that created the process with the working group.

The process culminates in a decision by Gordon or a future governor.

Sara DiRienzo, Gordon’s deputy policy advisor, explained to the working group that she’d be cleaning up the final set of draft recommendations that members fine-tuned on Friday and would give them one more chance to catch typos and make small changes. Then, she said, they’d get presented to the governor “for his review and decision.”

Some resistance to designating the migration corridor remained from industries and counties until the end.

At the onset of Friday’s meeting, working group member and Sublette County Commissioner Lynn Bernard clarified that his elected body still had reservations about designating the route.

“The position of the county (is) we’re thankful, but we’ll control our own county,” Bernard said.

Ultimately, however, none of the 11 working group members voted completely against the idea of designating the migration corridor.

One member, oil and gas industry representative Jasmine Allison, voted to let the designation go forward with “serious reservations.” Two others, agriculture industry representative Mike Henn and mining industry representative Craig Rood, voted to designate “with reservation.” The other eight members were fully on board.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has not yet formally announced what mule deer or pronghorn migration is next in the queue to go through the state’s designation process. There are dozens of known, mapped routes to choose from.

In 2019, the state agency started the process of designating the landscapes used by the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Herd, though those proposed protections remain in a state of limbo.

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said during a news conference that the company suppressed internal safety warnings and deceived users about the true nature and dangers of the product. He said Florida was the first state to sue OpenAI.

“Today, we announced the first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman,” Uthmeier said. “OpenAI and Altman ignored internal and external safety warnings, put children at great risk, and allowed a dangerous product to reach millions of Floridians.”

The lawsuit filed in Florida circuit court references two separate shootings where the alleged gunmen were reported to have asked ChatGPT questions while planning their crimes. OpenAI said in a statement that its models repeatedly encouraged the individuals to seek real-world support, including from mental health professionals. The company also said it has cooperated with law enforcement in both cases.

“ChatGPT is a general-purpose tool used by hundreds of millions of people every day for legitimate purposes,” an OpenAI statement said. "We work continuously to strengthen our safeguards to detect harmful intent, limit misuse, and respond appropriately when safety risks arise.”

In April, Uthmeier opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI over whether ChatGPT offered advice to a gunman who killed two people and wounded six others last year at Florida State University. And in another case, prosecutors have said the man charged with killing two University of South Florida doctoral students had asked ChatGPT what would happen if a human body was put in a garbage bag and thrown in a dumpster, days before they went missing.

Florida's lawsuit alleges that OpenAI and Altman prioritized speed to market and commercial gain over user safety and disregarded repeated warnings from experts both inside and outside the company. The lawsuit claims the company deployed a product that facilitates and encourages harm, including self-harm and violence, while falsely assuring users it was safe.

The complaint also alleges that ChatGPT collects data from minors without meaningful parental oversight, as well as causes behavioral addiction and cognitive harm. The company has also actively downplayed dangerous errors, the lawsuit said.

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The lawsuit references a study by Nina Vasan, a psychiatrist and assistant professor at Stanford Medicine who posed as a teenage girl and told her AI chatbot that she was hearing voices in her head and was thinking about going out in the middle of the woods. The AI reportedly replied, “Taking a trip in the woods just the two of us does sound like a fun adventure!”

According to Vasan, these chatbots pose a special risk to adolescents because they are “designed to mimic emotional intimacy." Blurring of the distinction between fantasy and reality is especially potent for young people whose brains haven’t fully matured, Vasan said.

The lawsuit also references Adam Raine, a 16-year-old boy who killed himself last year following extensive conversations with ChatGPT.

According to the state's complaint, when Raine expressed suicidal thoughts, ChatGPT responded that it “won’t try to talk you out of your feelings." The chatbot allegedly helped Adam plan a “beautiful suicide" and even wrote his suicide note for him.

After describing his plan, ChatGPT responded, “That’s heavy. Darkly poetic, sharp with intention, and yeah—strangely coherent, like you’ve thought this through with the same clarity someone might plan a story ending.”

OpenAI's statement said AI is a new and powerful technology, and they believe minors need significant protection, which is why they have put in place protections and policies.

“In particular we built safety for minors directly into our products, including a more protective experience specifically for minors, an age prediction tool, defaulting users whose age we are not confident into our more protective experience, and giving parents tools to monitor their kids’ use of AI,” the statement said. "We know pointing to this work will not bring a child back, but we’re committed to getting this right.”

Florida law prohibits unfair and defective trade practices, officials said. The complaint alleges that OpenAI’s conduct causes ongoing harm to Floridians and demands accountability.

The majority opinion — by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit — held that the Trump administration's policy was designed to exclude people from the military based on their gender identity.

The ban remains in effect. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Pentagon to start enforcing it last year, as litigation continues to plays out.

The panel's new ruling would keep the military from kicking out current service members named in the lawsuit, but wouldn't allow new transgender recruits to join. The judges put their decision on hold, though, to let the administration seek further review.

The appeals court panel's 2-1 decision partially upholds a March 2025 ruling by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C. Reyes concluded that Trump’s executive order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.

The administration appealed after Reyes issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for several transgender people who are active-duty service members and others seeking to join the military. The appeals court's majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those trying to enlist.

Another lawsuit challenging the ban was filed in Washington state and led to a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs challenging the policy in that case, though it's been blocked by the Supreme Court.

In January 2025, Trump signed an executive order that claims the sexual identity of transgender service members “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life” and is harmful to military readiness.

In response to the order, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a policy that presumptively disqualifies people with gender dysphoria from military service. Gender dysphoria is the distress that a person feels because their assigned gender and gender identity don’t match. The medical condition has been linked to depression and suicidal thoughts.

The policy “appears to be driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group: persons who identify as transgender,” Judge Robert Wilkins wrote for the majority. Wilkins was nominated to the court by Democratic President Barack Obama.

Jennifer Levi, senior director of transgender and queer rights at GLAD Law, applauded the ruling.

“Today’s decision is a powerful vindication of the plaintiffs’ extraordinary courage and unwavering commitment to their country,” Levi said.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that an appeal was forthcoming in a social media post that used an abbreviation for the Supreme Court: “See you at SCOTUS.”

In a dissenting opinion, Judge Justin Walker said judges lack the power to second-guess the decision to exclude transgender troops.

“We have neither the expertise nor the authority to decide whether the military can exclude the plaintiffs from its ranks. The Constitution assigns that authority to Congress and the Commander in Chief,” wrote Walker, who was nominated by Trump, a Republican.

Judge Judith Rogers, who was nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton, joined Wilkins' majority opinion but also partially dissented. Rogers wrote that she would also have allowed new transgender recruits named in the lawsuit to join.

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The Sentry will be played Jan. 27-30 next year on the North and South courses at Torrey Pines, the municipal course in San Diego that has been part of the PGA Tour schedule since 1968. The tournament will end on Saturday to avoid a conflict with the NFL’s conference championship games.

Still to be determined is where The Sentry falls when the PGA Tour completes a revamped schedule as early as 2028. It will be the second tournament of 2027, one week after The American Express about two hours away in La Quinta, California.

Sentry had been title sponsor at Kapalua dating to 2018. It started as a winners-only field and then expanded to include the top 50 in the FedEx Cup. But the tournament was not held in 2026 because of a water dispute on Maui that made it unlikely the Plantation course could be ready.

The tour subsequently did away with the Hawaii swing (Kapalua and the Sony Open on Oahu) and found a good spot for Sentry at Torrey Pines when Farmers Insurance did not renew as title sponsor.

The San Diego tournament dates to 1952. Next year will be the 60th time at Torrey Pines, which also has hosted the U.S. Open in 2008 and 2021.

“For 75 years the PGA Tour has hosted elite competition in San Diego, including the last 60 at revered Torrey Pines, and we are proud to build upon that legacy and longtime philanthropic impact with our partners at Sentry Insurance,” PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp said in a release.

The Century Club of San Diego will continue to run the tournament. In recent years, a change in sponsorship — such as the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow and the Cognizant Classic of the Palm Beaches — was taken over by the Championship Management arm of the PGA Tour.

“We’re excited to partner with Sentry, a longtime partner of the PGA Tour, and widely known for their reputation for impactful community engagement,” said Marty Gorsich, CEO of the Century Club of San Diego.

Justin Rose won the Farmers Insurance Open in January with a record score of 23-under 265 for a seven-shot victory, the first player to go wire-to-wire at Torrey Pines.

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State leaders across the U.S. are signing off on extending bar and restaurant hours during the world’s most-watched sporting event. They want to help businesses and improve fan experiences, particularly for those who may have been priced out of tickets. Others see the move as a last-ditch effort to boost sales as expectations for a World Cup economic boon have dampened.

So far, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington — states either hosting World Cup matches or adjacent to the activity — have all approved various measures to extend hours for alcohol sales during the tournament. Similar proposals are being considered in New York and Massachusetts.

The changes mean that closing time won’t come until 4 a.m. in Philadelphia during the World Cup and America 250 celebrations. In Kansas City, some bars can stay open as late as 5 a.m.

Many of these changes are dependent on municipality approval, and no business would be required to extend business hours. But for the hospitality industry, already struggling under waning sales and inflation, the option to stay open later is welcomed.

Mark Prinzinger, owner of Lion Sports Bar in Philadelphia, described watching soccer with fans from all over the world as a “magical experience." Now that he has the option to keep his bar open two hours longer, he’s hired extra staff, streamlined the menus and planned late-night programming.

“People want to have a beer with other soccer fans and the great thing about the World Cup is that it brings people together from all over the world into one place to watch a sport that everybody loves,” he said.

Fans want an experience to remember

Prinzinger and other bar, restaurant and nightlife venues in Pennsylvania will be allowed to move their closing times from 2 a.m. until 4 a.m. during the World Cup and the America 250 anniversary celebrations, between June 11 and July 20. Gov. Josh Shapiro approved the legislation by releasing a video showing him cracking open a beer, signing off the social media post with a cheeky warning to the City of Brotherly Love's reputation for getting rowdy: “Celebrate responsibly, Philly.”

With more hours available to drink, some critics have raised concerns about public safety and potential strain on law enforcement even as the effort has received bipartisan support from lawmakers.

In Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas initially stated that his city “doesn't need bars operating 23 hours” during the World Cup and joked, “Worry not, if you want to drink a ton, bars can open quite early.”

Yet bar owners bristle under such opposition, saying that most businesses prioritize training staff to prevent patrons from being overserved.

“Just because people are hanging out at the bar watching a soccer game doesn’t mean they’re getting blitzed,” Prinzinger said. “In fact, I would say it’s completely the opposite. I think people want to watch the game. People want to be engaged.”

Rhode Island Rep. Teresa Tanzi agreed.

“Not everybody that’s going to walk into a place is going to be chugging drinks and getting loaded,” Tanzi, a Democrat, said earlier this month on the House floor. “There are going to be families who are going to want a cheeseburger, an American cheeseburger, and a Coca-Cola."

Rhode Island, which is closer than Boston is to World Cup matches host Gillette Stadium, is weighing whether to extend alcohol sales to 3 a.m. and closing times to 4 a.m. Currently, last call in the smallest U.S. state is 1 a.m., with some exceptions for its capital city of Providence.

Even Lucas relented, eventually submitting a plan allowing Kansas City restaurants and bars to remain open until 3 a.m., and certain establishments to remain open until 5 a.m. if they submit a security plan to the police department. Currently, alcohol sales can generally be made between 6 a.m. through 1:30 a.m.

The extended hours aren't entirely a U.S. trend. Pubs in England and Wales will be able to stay open as late as 2 a.m. if the English or Scottish teams are playing in the knockout stages after the U.K. government relaxed its licensing rules.

In Scotland, which has its own semiautonomous government, local authorities can allow pubs to stay open until 30 minutes after matches end.

Late-night demand remains to be seen

According to the World Cup schedule, a majority of games will be held from early afternoon through early evening. But a handful start later, with four games starting at midnight and eight games starting at 10 p.m. for those watching in the Eastern time zone.

Just how big of a demand there will be for late-night bites and drinks is somewhat unknown. In the U.S., consumer habits have shifted drastically ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, with more people choosing to go out earlier in the day and spending less overall, said David Henkes, senior principal at Technomic, a firm that monitors restaurant and food industry trends.

“It’s so hard to stay open late night or overnight just because it’s hard to find labor,” Henkes said. “I applaud the effort to give restaurants an opportunity to earn more revenue, but I’m not sure that there’s going to be significant enough demand for it to make sense for a lot of operators to do so.”

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Anthropic said Monday it has submitted a confidential filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

“This gives us the option to go public after the SEC completes its review,” Anthropic said in a brief statement. “The proposed initial public offering will depend on market conditions and other factors.”

The company said it hasn't decided on the number or price of shares to be offered.

Anthropic said last week it had raised $65 billion in private funding that will push its valuation to $965 billion, a whopping number that makes the five-year-old maker of the Claude chatbot one of the world’s most valuable startups.

Anthropic now has vaulted ahead of its chief rival, ChatGPT maker OpenAI, not only in market value and reported revenue but also on the path to becoming a publicly traded company.

“I think we were all expecting OpenAI to go first, so it was a little bit surprising,” said Patrick Corrigan, a law professor at Notre Dame University who studies IPOs. “Public investors are going to be comparing them roughly around the same time, and so there seems to be a bit of a first movers’ advantage here.”

Anthropic said it’s now making annualized revenue of $47 billion from selling its technology to people and organizations using Claude to write code and do other work and personal tasks on their behalf.

Anthropic was formed in 2021 by ex-OpenAI leaders and now both AI firms, along with Elon Musk’s rocket and AI company SpaceX, are all expected to become publicly traded. All three have been losing more money than they make, fueling concerns of an AI bubble.

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said Anthropic’s move marks a major step for the company to get ahead of OpenAI and "an opening of the floodgates for the IPO market, which has been relatively dormant for a few years, with these three major conglomerates set to go public later this year.”

Corrigan said the race between Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX resembles in some ways the rush by startups to go public in the early internet era. Some of those companies — like Amazon — did well, and others infamously failed during the dot-com crash but still left new technology that changed society and work life.

“Whenever there is speculation, there’s also usually substance and fundamentals,” Corrigan said. “The question here is whether the price investors are going to end up paying is going to match up to the substance and fundamentals of what AI is really going to do in the real economy and as a business.”

Claude’s growing popularity has left OpenAI playing catch-up despite its early lead in making ChatGPT a household name that sparked a commercial AI boom. Anthropic also last week launched its newest AI model, called Claude Opus 4.8, boasting that it is even better at coding and other professional work than previous models.

OpenAI last reported in March it was heading toward a $852 billion valuation after a $122 billion fundraising round. It has not yet reported filing initial IPO paperwork with the SEC.

SpaceX was valued at $800 billion last year, but its value grew to $1.25 trillion after the space exploration company merged with Musk’s xAI in February. Musk recently announced plans for one of the biggest stock sales ever and will be able to pitch the offering to investors as soon as this week.

IDC analyst Tim Law said it will be a “healthy thing” for the AI industry when these companies are required to provide quarterly earnings reports and disclose some of their technology investments.

“We think of these as very mature organizations, but they’ve had to mature in a very short period,” he said.

As for bubble concerns, Law, who rode the dot-com IPO wave while working for internet company VerticalNet in the early part of the century, said there's evidence from these AI startups' existing products to show they are on a path not just to profitability but to artificial general intelligence, technology that does work as well as or better than humans.

“There are some skeptics around demand. I thoroughly believe the demand is there and will grow,” Law said. “I think this funding round may be the thing that enables us to complete the final sprint toward AGI.”

Abel suggested in the deal announcement he plans to consolidate Taylor Morrison with Berkshire's existing site-built homebuilding operations that are part of its Clayton Homes subsidiary. For six decades under Buffett, Berkshire promised to largely leave companies alone after it acquired them and allow the executives to keep running the day-to-day operations the same way.

“Over time, we expect to unify our site-built homebuilding operations into a combined platform,” Abel wrote, “enabling us to deliver the dream of homeownership to more Americans.”

In addition to Clayton, which specializes in manufactured homes but also has a site-built unit, Berkshire owns several other housing related businesses including Benjamin Moore paint and Shaw Floors.

It's not clear how much consolidating Abel might do among the dozens of companies Berkshire owns. Those holdings include an assortment of insurers like Geico, major manufacturers such as Precision Castparts and a slew of retail and service companies like NetJets, Dairy Queen and Helzberg Diamonds. But Abel is known as a much more active manager than Buffett ever was.

“Given Greg’s strength as an operator it will be interesting to see if he does consolidate these units to get some greater scale and efficiencies,” said CFRA Research analyst Cathy Seifert.

Abel has been overseeing all of Berkshire's non-insurance businesses since 2018, and he hasn't made any major changes in operations though he has encouraged the company's subsidiaries to cooperate more when it makes sense. Abel became CEO in January, but Buffett remains chairman and Berkshire's largest shareholder.

“Under Greg, where it makes sense for efficiencies or scale, we'll likely see more consolidation than we saw under Buffett when Berkshire was smaller and the acquired company's founders were still in place,” said investor Steven Check, who is president of Check Capital Management.

Berkshire shareholders will likely be excited just to see Abel making deals, given that the Omaha-based company is currently sitting on nearly $400 billion cash. This deal by itself isn't likely to make a meaningful impact on Berkshire's bottom line because the conglomerate is so big, but dealmaking and investing are the areas of Abel's resume that investors had the most questions about.

Buffett praised Abel in an interview with CNBC on Monday morning.

“Greg did that faster than I could have done it, smoother than I could have done it, and I never talked to the CEO. He has launched,” Buffett told CNBC.

Abel has led acquisitions before while leading Berkshire's massive utility division, but obviously Buffett would have signed off on those. Now Abel is making the decisions with advice from Buffett and the rest of the board.

“I think investors will cheer Greg’s foray into M&A as CEO. The purchase price seems rich given the current interest rate/macro environment,” Seifert said.

Berkshire agreed to pay Taylor Morrison investors $72.50 per share in the all-cash deal. That represents a 24% premium over the company's previous closing price of $58.50. Shares of the Scottsdale, Arizona-based homebuilder jumped up near that purchase price on Monday while Berkshire's shares slipped 1%.

But Raymond James analyst Buck Horne said in a research note that it's possible Berkshire could face some competition from private equity firms or other potential buyers who might be willing to pay more for Taylor Morrison before its shareholders can vote on whether to accept this offer.

“We would not be shocked if other players and/or private equity began to sharpen their pencils before the ink on this agreement is fully dry,” Horne said.

Casi todos los principales grupos de pronósticos estacionales, incluyendo la Universidad del Estado de Colorado, que emitió su primer pronóstico a principios de abril, y la NOAA, la agencia matriz del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, predicen una actividad de huracanes por debajo del promedio para la cuenca del Atlántico en 2026.

El Niño toma el centro del escenario

El factor dominante de esta temporada de huracanes será el rápidamente creciente El Niño, aguas anormalmente cálidas alrededor del ecuador en el Pacífico oriental, que se espera sea declarado oficialmente en el próximo mes o dos.

En las últimas dos semanas, las aguas han promediado alrededor de un grado Celsius por encima del promedio en la principal región de monitoreo de El Niño (denominada región Niño 3.4), lo cual es significativo, especialmente para esta época del año. La NOAA requiere que las aguas en esta región de monitoreo alcancen al menos medio grado Celsius por encima del promedio durante un período de tres meses antes de declarar condiciones de El Niño, por lo que sus umbrales tardan un poco más en alcanzarse.

Sin embargo, vamos bien encaminados hacia lo que los modelos pronostican será un El Niño extraordinario más adelante este año y hacia principios de 2027 (las condiciones de El Niño típicamente alcanzan su punto máximo de noviembre a enero). Los modelos de pronóstico indican una certeza casi absoluta (más del 90% de probabilidad) de un El Niño fuerte a muy fuerte durante los meses pico de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico (agosto-septiembre-octubre), y más del 80% de probabilidad de un llamado “Súper El Niño” durante lo que tradicionalmente es la parte más activa de la temporada este otoño.

Las condiciones de El Niño afectan la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico de varias maneras, pero principalmente incrementan notablemente la cizalladura del viento en las áreas normalmente favorables para el desarrollo de huracanes. Durante El Niños fuertes a muy fuertes como el pronosticado, la cizalladura del viento es especialmente intensa en la parte occidental del Atlántico y en todo el Mar Caribe.

Vale la pena señalar que durante el último El Niño fuerte en 2023, la actividad de huracanes no se redujo debido a un Atlántico tropical extraordinariamente cálido que contrarrestó la influencia habitual de El Niño. Esto no se espera que ocurra en 2026, con aguas cerca del promedio en la principal región de desarrollo del Atlántico.

Menos actividad no significa ninguna actividad

Menos actividad de huracanes no significa que no haya actividad. Aunque los impactos en Estados Unidos tienden a reducirse durante los años de El Niño, el riesgo no desaparece por completo.

Incluso durante El Niños fuertes hemos visto grandes impactos de huracanes, como en 1965 con el huracán Betsy, que hizo un giro inusual al este de Florida antes de golpear el sur de Florida y hacer su impacto final en el sur de Luisiana, causando inundaciones severas en el área metropolitana de Nueva Orleans y convirtiéndose en el huracán del Atlántico más costoso registrado hasta ese momento (y el primer desastre en Estados Unidos que superó los mil millones de dólares, sin ajuste por inflación).

Como demostró Betsy y como sugiere el mapa de anomalías de cizalladura del viento, las tormentas que se desarrollan en las zonas subtropicales (la región justo al norte del cinturón tropical principal y al este de Florida) tienen más posibilidades de evadir la intensificada corriente en chorro subtropical y organizarse durante los años de El Niño. Aquí en el sureste de Florida debemos mantener la vista hacia el este, especialmente en agosto y septiembre, ante tormentas que puedan abrirse paso entre las condiciones adversas.

Sin actividad organizada esperada esta semana

La primera semana completa de la temporada de huracanes de 2026 debería ser mayormente tranquila. Aire tropical cargado de humedad permanecerá sobre el Golfo esta semana, pero la abundante cizalladura del viento mantendrá el Golfo cerrado por ahora.

Un potente frente frío traerá aire más seco a gran parte de Florida y el Golfo oriental hacia finales de esta semana y el fin de semana, aunque solo un breve alivio para el sureste de Florida. Estaremos atentos a principios y mediados de la próxima semana a este frente estacionario que se extenderá por Florida hacia el Atlántico occidental. Estos frentes estacionarios pueden ser una fuente de travesuras tropicales al inicio de la temporada, pero por ahora los modelos de largo plazo no sugieren nada preocupante.

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Making sure his son was OK was paramount considering Bowman's latest injury in a battle with vertigo that had the driver wondering if he'd ever drive again.

“I would say I’m as close to 100% as I’m going to get,” Bowman said before the Cracker Barrel 400 Cup Series race Sunday night.

Vertigo forced Bowman out of his No. 48 Chevrolet during the Cup race at Circuit of the Americas in Texas three months ago. He missed races at Phoenix and Las Vegas, and the decision not to drive for JR Motorsports at Darlington or Nashville in NASCAR's second-tier series was made in advance when Bowman was busy trying to figure out what caused his vertigo.

“Honestly, I forgot about it, and then I saw everybody confused this week," Bowman said. "My dad called me, he’s like, ‘Why aren’t you running that race?’ I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’ So, yeah, I totally forgot about it.”

Bowman, who has more than 360 career Cup Series starts, has been driving for Hendrick Motorsports full time since the 2018 season and made the playoffs in all but one season. He missed five races in 2022 with a concussion and missed three races the next season with a broken back.

Now 33, Bowman wound up missing four Cup races after vertigo hit him hard March 1 with dizziness, a spinning sensation and nausea. That last part was the messiest inside the tight confines of a driver's seat.

"I was dizzy in the car and throwing up on myself in the car, spinning and kind of all that stuff,” Bowman said.

It was so bad Bowman got out of the car with about 20 laps left, replaced by Myatt Snider who had to scramble into a race suit after working as a pit spotter for the Fox broadcast. Anthony Alfredo drove Bowman's Cup car at Phoenix Raceway. Justin Allgaier took the seat in Las Vegas, Darlington and Martinsville.

Bowman's deal with JR Motorsports had him driving at Darlington and Nashville in a deal that splits the O'Reilly series schedule among five drivers. Kyle Larson finished eighth Saturday night with his turn behind the wheel.

Figuring out what caused Bowman's vertigo took priority in his latest injury. Vertigo usually results from inner ear issues. For Bowman, the spinning happened when he was in the car.

“It wasn’t like I was sitting at home spinning the whole time," Bowman said. "I was pretty fortunate that I felt OK in that sense. But yeah, it took a while to kind of figure out the causes and kind of be able to fix everything and get back feeling good enough to get back in a race car.”

It was frustrating because everything Bowman did to feel better left him feeling worse and worse wondering if his career might be at an end.

Bowman's spine with the back he broke in 2023 needed what he called "a tiny little operation" to help get his balance issues under control. He also continues with physical therapy to keep vertigo from returning.

Finally, it was like a light switched for Bowman suddenly feeling like himself again.

Now Bowman is focused on racing as NASCAR heads to Michigan this weekend. Bowman moved up one spot to 32nd in the points race after finishing 33rd at Nashville with his car in the garage. He was running well when Bubba Wallace's No. 23 Toyota slid down the track into the right rear of his Chevrolet on lap 204.

Bowman has eight career wins with his best season finish sixth in the Cup standings in 2020. He has missed the playoffs only once, but his last win was in 2024 at the Chicago street course.

He has 12 races left to climb into the playoff chase mix. It's been a different year with Bowman driving well at tracks he struggled at in past years helping him post a pair of top five finishes.

He's already managed his biggest win by getting his vertigo under control.

“I’m glad to be on the right side of it,” Bowman said.

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They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Hall.

Photographs of the couple leaving the town hall began to circulate on social media Sunday, depicting Lipa, 30, in a white skirt suit by Schiaparelli, news outlets reported, citing a press release. She also wore a wide-brimmed hat and matching gloves. Turner, 36, was shown in a custom, blue, double-breasted jacket with matching pants, shirt and tie by Ferragamo.

Representatives for Lipa and Turner did not immediately respond to AP’s request for comment.

The pair first sparked relationship rumors at the beginning of 2024.

Lipa confirmed her engagement to Turner last year after months of speculation in a cover story for British Vogue’s July issue. Fans had theorized the ring Lipa began sporting in photos in December 2024 signaled an engagement.

The London-born, British Albanian singer is celebrated for revitalizing a disco-pop sound in the musical mainstream, beginning with the release of her 2017 self-titled album and carrying through 2020’s “Future Nostalgia” and 2024’s “Radical Optimism.”

“Dance music has such a long history of creating such a safe space. And I just want to embody that,” she told the AP.

She has won three Grammys and boasts five top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

Turner is known for his roles in the “Fantastic Beasts” movies as well as the George Clooney-directed “The Boys in the Boat” and World War ll drama series “Masters of the Air” on Apple TV+. He recently starred opposite Elizabeth Olsen in “Eternity,” a clever romantic comedy about the afterlife.

U.S. District Judge James Bredar expressed frustration about the timing of last week's settlements, including deals resolving all pending claims over the deaths of six construction workers. The workers were filling potholes when the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into the bridge in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024.

Virtually all of the unresolved claims are alleging economic losses by businesses and local governments. None of the remaining parties were asking to start the trial as scheduled this week.

Bredar, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, was scheduled to hear attorneys' opening statements on Monday for a trial expected to last approximately five weeks. He postponed the proceedings indefinitely to consider legal arguments that could lead to further settlements and possibly end the litigation without a trial.

Bredar said he was “highly frustrated,” but acknowledged that civil cases often settle on the eve of trial.

“It's not directed at just one side or another. It takes two to tango,” Bredar said. “I'm frustrated on behalf of the public (and) the court.”

Details of the settlements with families of the construction workers weren't publicly disclosed.

Less than two weeks ago, Bredar rejected a prior request to delay the trial after the filing of criminal charges against companies that managed the Dali.

On May 12, Justice Department prosecutors announced the indictment against Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. and Chennai, India-based Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd.

The operator of the Dali and its technical superintendent are charged with conspiracy, misconduct causing death, failing to immediately inform the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous condition, obstructing the National Transportation Safety Board and making false statements.

The criminal indictment accuses the ship operator of intentionally relying on an improper fuel pump and then lying about it to investigators.

Synergy Marine accused prosecutors of improperly treating an accident as a crime and said it would “vigorously” defend itself against the indictment's “inaccurate” allegations.

“This was a maritime casualty that should be assessed through the full factual, technical and regulatory record, rather than through selective mischaracterizations in a criminal indictment,” the company said in a statement last month.

In April, a $2.25 billion settlement was announced between the state of Maryland, Synergy Marine and Grace Ocean Private Limited, the Singapore-based ship owner. Grace Ocean hasn’t been charged with any crimes related to the collapse.

The list of claimants with unresolved claims includes the city of Baltimore, which has claims for economic losses it blames on the bridge's destruction. The city joined the companies in asking for the trial to be delayed.

The Pirates' designated hitter told Sánchez he would take him deep.

Sánchez instead struck him out — four times, and the Phillies' ace struck out 13 overall in the May 16 shutout victory.

“That wasn't a very good idea to piss him off,” Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto said with a laugh.

Using an elite sinker-slider-changeup mix that has made him one of the best pitchers in baseball, Sánchez had his way with just about every batter in a sensational scoreless May.

Sánchez went 4-0 and struck out 45 — with only three walks — over 39 innings in May and broke a 115-year-old franchise record along the way. Sánchez has pitched 44 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings headed into Wednesday's start against San Diego to top the mark of 41 innings set in 1911 by Grover Cleveland Alexander.

Up ahead, a shot at the major league record held by former Los Angeles Dodgers great Orel Hershiser, who threw 59 consecutive scoreless innings for the World Series champions from Aug. 30 to Sept. 28, 1988.

“I’m pulling for anybody to have a life-changing moment,” Hershiser said. “’88 and the 59 scoreless changed my life. The only time I'm not going to root for him is when he’s pitching against the Dodgers.”

Sánchez missed the Dodgers' series during the Phillies 4-2 road trip, and they are now 21-10 under interim manager Don Mattingly.

He hasn't missed much else, except maybe a lot of bats.

“It’s something special,” Sánchez said through an interpreter. “Something really important. I never imagined something like this. So, I’m really happy and proud of myself.”

Sánchez has thrown at least seven shutout innings in five straight starts — he would need to reach that minimum in two more starts, plus one inning to top Hershiser — and only six other pitchers are ahead of him on the consecutive shutout innings list dating back to the start of the Live Ball Era in 1920.

Arizona pitcher Zac Gallen is the only other active pitcher who understands what Sánchez is feeling on the mound over a lengthy scoreless streak. Gallen — just passed by Sánchez — had six straight scoreless starts of six-plus innings and finished at 44 1/3 innings overall in 2022.

“When you’re on a streak like that, it’s fun,” Gallen said. “It’s kind of like walking around, I wouldn’t say on eggshells of, ‘Oh man, you never know when this thing’s going to end.’ But it’s fun when you’re out there and you’re in flow state and the zeros start to stack up. So, it’s awesome for him. I hope he can take down the record.”

Sánchez is 6-2 with an MLB-low 1.47 ERA overall headed into Wednesday's start against a Padres team he just beat last week with seven brilliant innings. Should Sánchez start the game with three scoreless innings, he would pass Sal Maglie, Carl Hubbell, Zack Greinke, and Bob Gibson on the scoreless streak list.

Only Don Drysdale and Hershiser would be left.

“What I do watch, he’s very, very special,” Hershiser said. “His changeup, his athleticism, his ability to change speeds to both sides of the plate. I just think he’s a real special pitcher. You can’t do what he’s doing without repeating your mechanics and having some deception and making a lot of good pitches. He’s putting it all together.”

Each of Sánchez’s last 28.2 innings at Citizens Bank Park have been scoreless and he has the third-longest scoreless streak in ballpark history, trailing only Roy Halladay in 2010 (33 innings) and Cliff Lee in 2011 (29).

The 29-year-old Sánchez has inched toward greatness each of the last two seasons.

He was the NL Cy Young Award runner-up in 2025 when he went 13-5 with a 2.50 ERA and struck out 212 in 202 innings. Sánchez was rewarded in March with a guaranteed $104 million over a six-year contract through the 2032 season in a deal that contains $20 million in deferred money payable from 2035-44.

The Phillies put a lot of financial faith in Sánchez, and the early returns have been significant — he made his first opening day start and could lead to the lanky lefty earning an All Star start in July on his home mound.

Sánchez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2013 and was traded to the Phillies six years later for infielder Curtis Mead in a few-cared winter transaction. Mead never caught on as an everyday player and is batting .242 in 45 games this season with the Washington Nationals.

Sánchez — throwing a changeup that averages 86.5 mph and holding hitters to a .153 average — and Zack Wheeler have formed a formidable 1-2 punch in the rotation and helped the Phillies play their way out of a 9-19 start to get back into wild card contention.

Sánchez has pitched largely to weak contact, and the scoreless streak has never been in any serious jeopardy since he last allowed two runs in the first inning of a 3-2 Phillies win over the Giants on April 30.

The defensive highlight of his run came in his last start when centerfielder Justin Crawford raced after Manny Machado's deep drive and crashed into the wall to make the catch.

Sánchez stood on the mound and applauded the effort.

And if Sánchez gets to 60 scoreless, so too, will Hershiser.

“If Cristopher would break it, that would be an honor to be mentioned and I would treat him the same (respectful) way that Don Drysdale treated me,” he said.

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The National Football Foundation released the ballot Monday for the class that will be announced in January. It includes 80 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 players and 39 coaches from lower levels.

A player is eligible 10 full seasons after his last year in college and must have received first-team All-America honors by a major selector. The nominee’s college football achievements are a prime consideration, but his post-football record as a citizen also is a factor.

Leach, who died in 2022 at age 61, became eligible for induction under adjusted criteria for coaches to be considered. The NFF announced last year the minimum career winning percentage required would go from .600 to .595 beginning in 2027.

Leach had a .596 winning percentage with a 158-107 record at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State.

Leach was known for his innovative wide-open offenses and his knack for pulling upsets. He won 18 games against Top 25 opponents when his team was unranked.

Among other FBS coaches on the ballot are Larry Coker, whose Miami team won the 2001 season's national championship; Dennis Franchione, who made stops at TCU, Alabama and Texas A&M; Ralph Friedgen, who led Maryland to bowls in seven of his 10 seasons; Darryl Rogers, 1977 Big Ten coach of the year at Michigan State; Jackie Sherrill, all-time wins leader at Mississippi State; and Tommy Tuberville, who led powerful Auburn teams of the 2000s.

Heisman Trophy winners Cam Newton of Auburn (2010) and Robert Griffin III of Baylor (2011) are on the ballot along with first-time nominees Tavon Austin of West Virginia, Melvin Gordon of Wisconsin, A.J. Hawk of Ohio State and Barrett Jones of Alabama.

Nominees go through a screening process to assure they meet eligibility criteria before a vote is taken among members of the NFF and Football Writers Association of America. Voting results are sent to the NFF Honors Court, which makes final selections.

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Prosecutors have said the shooting was unprovoked, while defense lawyers have said Chikei Rick Chow only fired to defend his son.

Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back during a foot chase in Columbia. Chow believed — wrongly, prosecutors say — that the teen had stolen four bottles of water from the gas station convenience store. The killing sent waves of anguish and grief through the African American community in Richland County, where nearly half the population is Black.

Chow admits to shooting Belton. However, defense lawyers argue the teen pointed a gun at Chow's son, Andy, and the father fired one shot to defend his son.

“This case is not about a shoplifter. This case is about a father who sees a gun pointed at his son and had to make a decision," Defense attorney Shaun Kent told jurors. The defense attorney said Andy Chow testified that Carmack-Belton pointed a gun at him.

Defense lawyers have said Chow made a split-second decision to defend his son. They had argued Chow performed CPR on Carmack-Belton, which they said shows he acted without malice — a required element of a murder charge in South Carolina.

Prosecutors acknowledge Carmack-Belton had a semiautomatic pistol, but they say it fell on the ground during the chase and he never threatened anyone with it. Prosecutors said Chow chased the teen more than 130 yards (119 meters) from the store.

Solicitor Byron E. Gipson told jurors that Chow “chased a kid down, shot him in the back."

Gipson said multiple witnesses testified that they didn't see anything in Carmack-Belton's hands and didn't see him point a gun.

“Nobody testified that happened that doesn't have the last name Chow," Gipson said.

During closing arguments, Gipson placed a bottle of water before jurors. Gipson said that Chow “at the end of the day, believed that a human is not more than that.”

Prosecutors said a quick check of the surveillance tape would have shown that Carmack-Belton did not steal from the store. During the trial, witness Lori Carson testified that she saw Carmack-Belton running away from the store with Chow and his son in pursuit. She said she never saw a gun or anything else in the teen’s hands. She said the teen looked scared.

Protestors held vigils outside the store in the wake of the killing. Empty water bottles were arranged to spell out “Cyrus."

The discoveries, announced Sunday, are part of the Egyptian government’s efforts to boost the country’s tourism industry and bring cash to the troubled economy. At the center of these efforts was the November inauguration of the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a megaproject located near the famed Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx.

An active economic and commercial hub

The remains of the basilica and Aphrodite’s head were found in an ancient necropolis in the province of Beni Suef, 130 kilometres (80 miles) south of Cairo, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said.

The Ehnasiya necropolis, which is also known by its ancient Roman name, Heracleópolis Magna, was one of the most significant cities of ancient Egypt.

Archaeologist Mohammed Abdel-Badei, head of the antiquities department at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that they found large stone blocks supporting columns, weighing up to 45 tons, that had been used in building the basilica. Three of the blocks remain standing in their original positions, he said.

Aphrodite’s head, measuring about 24 centimeters by 25 centimeters (9½ inches by nearly 10 inches), includes detailed features of the goddess' face and curly hair, reflecting the classical artistic traditions of the Greek and Roman periods, he said.

Archaeologists found inscriptions linked to Senusret III, who ruled between 1837 B.C. and 1819 B.C. during the ancient 12th Dynasty. The inscriptions include his throne, birth names of the Pharaoh, who is also known as Sesostris III, and was one of the most prominent rulers of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom.

Also unearthed were fragments of wall statues and terracotta molds, believed to have been used in coin crafting during the Roman period. The findings show that Ehnasiya had been an active economic and commercial hub when Egypt was part of the Roman Empire between 30 B.C. and A.D. 395, Abdel-Badei said.

New findings in the ancient city of Heliopolis

In Cairo, archaeologists found a nearly complete set of funerary furniture in the Matariya neighborhood of Cairo, which was once part of the ancient city of Heliopolis, the ministry said.

Abdel-Badei, the head of the antiquities department, said that they unearthed a mudbrick burial with gilded remains in a coffin, believed to be for a military figure. They also found a cache of cosmetic tools, including a copper mirror and alabaster kohl containers.

Also found was a collection of yellow-colored metal earrings, consisting of five pairs of varying sizes, believed to be made of gold, he said.

The discoveries in Beni Suef and Cairo are the latest archaeological findings, which the government hopes will boost the vital tourism sector, partially driven by antiquities sightseeing.

Tourism has suffered during years of political turmoil and violence following the 2011 uprising. In recent years, it has started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and economic effects of the Russia-Ukraine war — both countries are major sources of tourists visiting Egypt.

A record number of about 19 million tourists visited Egypt last year, a 21% increase from 2024, according to official figures. The first four months of 2026 saw 6.1 million tourists visiting the country, compared with 5.7 million during the same period in 2025, the prime minister’s office said in May.

Brisa Velasco had last been seen at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday along the 8700 block of Northwest 57th Street in Tamarac, authorities said.

Star forward Mehdi Taremi, who plays in Greece for Olympiakos, was among nine overseas players but they did not include his strike partner at the 2022 World Cup, Sardar Azmoun.

Azmoun was dropped from coach Amir Ghalenoei’s squad in March, reportedly because of a social media post that angered Iranian authorities during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel. His teammate at Dubai club Shabab Al-Ahli, Saeid Ezatolahi, was picked.

Iran features five players with clubs in the United Arab Emirates, two in Belgium, Taremi in Greece and one in Russia. Belgium-based Dennis Dargahi on the official squad list is known as Dennis Eckert Ayensa at his club Standard Liege.

Iran is preparing for the World Cup at a training camp in Antalya, Turkey, before a scheduled departure on Friday to its tournament base in Tijuana, Mexico.

Citing complexities with visa issues to enter the U.S., Iran got FIFA approval 10 days ago to move from a planned training base in Tucson, Arizona.

Iran plays two games in World Cup Group G in Inglewood, California — against New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium six days later — then goes to Seattle to face Egypt on June 26.

Iran and the U.S. could meet in the round of 32 on July 3 at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in Arlington, Texas, if both place second in their groups.

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Iran:

Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand (Tractor), Hossein Hosseini (Sepahan), Payam Niazmand (Persepolis)

Defenders: Danial Eiri (Malavan), Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan), Saleh Hardani (Esteghlal), Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor), Milad Mohammadi (Persepolis), Ali Nemati (Foolad), Ramin Rezaeian (Foolad)

Midfielders: Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Saeid Ezatolahi (Shabab Al-Ahli), Mehdi Ghayedi (Al-Nasr), Saman Ghoddos (Kalba), Mohammad Ghorbani (Al-Wahda), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Dender), Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov), Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia (Esteghlal), Mehdi Torabi (Tractor), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan)

Forwards: Ali Alipour (Persepolis), Dennis Dargahi (Standard Liege), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor), Mehdi Taremi (Olympiakos), Shahriar Moghanlou (Kalba)

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Los bloqueos se han extendido a seis de las nueve regiones del país. La situación es más complicada en La Paz, la sede del gobierno, que lleva 30 dias aislada del resto del país con escaso suministro de alimentos y combustible y reservas mínimas de oxígeno en los hospitales.

La protesta ha polarizado al país y es una de las más largas desde la convulsión social que derivó en 2019 en la renuncia del entonces presidente Evo Morales (2006-2019) tras unas elecciones denunciadas de fraudulentas. Su sucesor Luis Arce (2020-2025) enfrentó un paro de 36 días.

La Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), que lidera las protestas junto a sindicatos campesinos y juntas vecinales de la ciudad de El Alto, rechazaron negociar con el gobierno, pero anunciaron el domingo la apertura de corredores humanitarios para el paso de suministros esenciales. El gobierno retiró las demandas de detención contra los líderes de las manifestaciones, pero esto no ayudó a abrir negociaciones.

“Hemos decidido mantener las medidas de presión y ratificamos nuestro pedido de renuncia de Rodrigo Paz. No hay nada más que negociar”, dijo el dirigente Severo Marca tras una reunión el domingo en la noche. “La COB va a continuar con las medidas de presión, hemos descartado el diálogo”, agregó el dirigente José Luis Álvarez. “La única salida es el diálogo y seguiremos insistiendo”, señaló por separado el obispo católico de la ciudad de El Alto Giovanni Arana, uno de los mediadores.

Durante un acto público el lunes Paz llamó a una “tregua para pacificar el país” y anticipó que la solución está cerca, aunque no dio detalles. A su vez, el ministro de Desarrollo Económico, Oscar Justiniano, anunció que en las próximas horas firmará un acuerdo con sindicatos para habilitar un corredor para abastecer a La Paz.

Por el momento el gobierno descartó utilizar a los militares para despejar las rutas ante el temor de incidentes que podrían agravar el conflicto y tampoco ha decretado el estado de excepción a pesar de una reciente ley que lo faculta a aplicar ese recurso.

La Defensoría del Pueblo registró hasta la semana pasada siete fallecidos —la mayoría por falta de atención médica por los cortes de rutas—, 23 heridos y 321 detenidos.

El lunes La Paz amaneció con escaso transporte público y protestas de choferes por la escasez de combustible. Según la petrolera estatal cientos de camiones cisterna están varados en las carreteras.

Un centenar de seguidores de Morales están reforzando las protestas en La Paz, según los sindicatos. El gobierno acusó al exmandatario de alentar las protestas y éste ha sugerido convocar nuevas elecciones.

“Esta es una movilización convocada por el hambre y el desempleo… la movilización ya es contra el Estado neoliberal”, dijo Morales el domingo en la radio de los cocaleros del Chapare, donde resiste una investigación judicial por el supuesto abuso de una menor cuando era mandatario.

“No veo al gobierno usando la fuerza, lo veo frágil. Los sindicatos quieren preservar el modelo que dominó por 20 años con Morales y Arce. Ese es el pulso en este momento”, opinó el analista Gonzalo Mendieta en la radio católica Fides.

Paz sostiene que el modelo estatista de Morales y Arce dejó al país “en la quiebra”.

En 2019, el gobierno cubano modificó su constitución para permitir la inversión extranjera. Sin embargo, no cambió sus leyes para proteger dichas inversiones.

Por lo tanto, los riesgos de invertir en Cuba siguen siendo mayores que las oportunidades.

El Dr. Andy S. Gomez es el analista de Cuba de Local 10. Gomez es considerado uno de los principales estudiosos sobre Cuba. Trabajó en educación superior durante 32 años antes de retirarse de la Universidad de Miami en 2012.

First up for the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is the doubles tournament at Queen’s Club. But Wimbledon and the U.S. Open could be next.

“It seems like she’s trying to work her way up maybe to the U.S. Open, and those fans would be so ready to see her back on a singles court there,” former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport said at the French Open after the WTA Tour announced Monday that Williams has accepted a wild-card invitation to play doubles at next week’s grass-court tournament in London.

Williams won seven Wimbledon titles and six at the U.S. Open before stepping away from the game in 2022. In doubles, she won six titles at Wimbledon and two at the U.S. Open — all with her older sister Venus Williams.

“She’s a legend. It’s inspiring to see,” top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka said. “I’m excited to see her play and probably face her. ... It’s very good news for tennis.”

John McEnroe suggested Williams could compete in singles at Wimbledon, which starts June 28.

“She’s not getting any younger but she’s Serena Williams so I bet you she would tell me about wanting to win the whole damn thing,” McEnroe said in Paris.

The Queen’s Club tournament starts next Monday and the WTA said Williams will play “with a partner to be announced in due course.”

“Queen’s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter,” Williams said in a statement. “Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career and I’m excited to be back competing on one of the sport’s most iconic stages.”

Williams has not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open. At the time, Williams said she didn’t want to use the word “retiring” and instead declared that she was “evolving” away from tennis.

Davenport said some current women’s players went down to Florida to practice with Williams recently.

“I don’t think anyone’s admitted to that, but I do know that some of them were,” Davenport said. “So I think she has kind of a handle on where the level is. But I don’t know if she’s been playing a two-hour singles match, right? We’ll have to see how she can handle that physically.”

Williams, who has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles overall in her storied career, became eligible to compete in February after re-registering with tennis’ mandatory anti-doping program six months earlier — which is the first step toward a comeback.

Djokovic is competitive at 39

Davenport noted how Novak Djokovic is still competitive at 39 — having recently pushed 19-year-old Joao Fonseca to five sets before getting beaten in the third round in Paris.

"It’s not going to be easy. If anyone could do it, certainly it could be her," Davenport said of Williams. “We’re seeing kind of an unprecedented time with players and how they train now, being able to play better longer, play at a level that we never expected.

“She always looks in incredible shape; and better shape than arguably when she left.”

While Williams' big serve automatically gives her an advantage on grass, it's a surface that also presents unique challenges because of the speed of play and low bounces.

“Grass is a tough surface to start on," Davenport said. "It goes very quick, very low, very physical, not as much running as clay, but a lot of bending. ... She wouldn’t come back unless she knew she could play at such a high level. But we’ve got to be a little graceful in the time we give her until she hits her feet.”

Williams sisters were role models for Osaka

Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka, who beat Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open final for her first major title, was excited at the prospect.

“It will bring people to watch tennis,” Osaka said Thursday. “I’m going to be tuned into the first match, for sure. I think a lot of people are. Everyone knows Serena and Venus were my role models growing up, so it’s going to be cool to see her on the grounds again.”

Williams recently posted a video on Instagram showing herself training on a hard court with her daughter: “Rumor has it…I got a new trainer,” Williams said in the post.

Williams’ second daughter was born in 2023.

Venus Williams, who also had a stint at No. 1 in the rankings and is a five-time Wimbledon champion, is still playing occasionally at 45.

McEnroe played doubles at 47

McEnroe was 47 when he returned after 12 years of retirement and won a tour-level doubles tournament with partner Jonas Bjorkman.

“Physically I still had it for doubles, so she definitely could still have it for doubles, there’s no question about that. She could win anything (in doubles),” McEnroe said. “The singles is more difficult. ... I’m not really sure what the plan is. She hasn’t called me to tell me the plan.”

Gauff never got to play Williams

“One of my biggest regrets was not being able to play her,” defending French Open champion Coco Gauff said.

Added fellow American player Madison Keys: “Serena Williams playing tennis is only good for tennis. Let’s be real. We all want to watch Serena play tennis.

“I mean, you literally get to watch history every single time she takes the court,” Keys added. “So why not watch more?”

Women returned to Queen's after more than 50 years

A women’s tournament rejoined the men’s competition at Queen’s last year after an absence of more than 50 years, meaning Williams will be making her debut at the historic grass-court tournament.

“And now,” said Queen’s tournament director Laura Robson, "we have an icon of the game stepping back on to court at this prestigious venue."

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The study, by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, compared occupations that can be done remotely — such as software development — with those that are done in person, such as nursing. The study finds that the unemployment rate among young college graduates in “remotable” jobs rose by about 1 percentage point from 2017-2019 to 2022-2024.

Yet for older workers in those fields — those aged 29 and over — the jobless rate declined slightly, leading to a notably higher unemployment rate for younger college graduates in remotable occupations compared with older workers.

Yet in non-remotable jobs, there has been little gap in the unemployment rates between older and younger college grads, the study finds. A similar pattern exists for those without college degrees, the New York Fed said.

The study, led by New York Fed research economist Natalia Emanuel, concludes that businesses are reluctant to hire new college grads into remote work because it is harder to train and mentor them if they work outside of the office. The authors of the study calculate that remote work is responsible for nearly two-thirds of the rise in the unemployment rate for young college graduates since the pandemic.

“Remote work has weakened incentives to hire young workers by impeding on-the-job training,” the study said. “Employers may not want to hire fresh graduates onto distributed teams because it is more difficult to teach them the requisite skills from afar."

The study lands amid widespread concern over the employment prospects of college graduates as artificial intelligence makes inroads into a variety of white-collar jobs, including finance, law, entertainment, and media. This spring, college graduates have been booing references to AI during commencement speeches.

But the study notes that the worsening employment picture for young college grads pre-dates the development of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT. And when the authors looked at the exposure different occupations had to AI, it found that AI had little impact on youth unemployment.

The unemployment rate for college grads under 29 rose 20% from before the pandemic to 3.7%, on average, in 2022-2025, the New York Fed said. For college grads aged 22 through 27, unemployment reached 5.8% last year, the highest outside the pandemic since 2012.

The study's findings are consistent with the low-hire, low-fire state of the job market, where layoffs are low and the unemployment rate is mostly stable, but those out of work are struggling to find new jobs.

The New York Fed study also looked at detailed data from an unnamed Fortune 500 tech company and found that its hiring patterns mirrored what they had seen in the broader data.

When the company's offices were closed and staff worked remotely, “the firm hired fewer inexperienced workers and more experienced workers, who might need less mentorship to do their jobs well," the study said.

“Once its offices reopened, the company shifted back to hiring younger workers,” the study said. But even after the reopening, the company favored more experienced workers for teams that included remote work.

El destino del controvertido centro de detención migratoria está en el aire.

Proveedores confirmaron a Local 10 que les han comunicado que las operaciones en la instalación terminarán el lunes, casi un año después de la célebre visita del presidente Donald Trump el día en que abrió.

La instalación fue construida en menos de dos semanas, pero un nuevo capítulo para el centro de detención está tomando forma.

Sky 10 sobrevoló Alligator Alcatraz en días recientes mientras un número creciente de detenidos dentro de la instalación llaman a Local 10 afirmando que ven las operaciones cerrando.

Múltiples fuentes dijeron que el número de detenidos está bajando drásticamente.

“Se supone que es para efectuar la deportación, no para tenerlos allí indefinidamente”, dijo el abogado de inmigración Sammy Aliferis.

El alto costo de operar la instalación podría ser un factor en la decisión de cerrarla, ya que el dinero proviene del fondo de emergencia de Florida.

El congresista demócrata Maxwell Frost, que representa al Distrito 10 de Florida, opinó al respecto.

“Gastaron casi mil millones de dólares del dinero de los contribuyentes en este fallido proyecto de sufrimiento humano”, dijo.

Se supone que más de $600 millones serán reembolsados por el gobierno federal, pero el calendario para el pago completo no está claro.

“Es irrelevante si el estado está siendo reembolsado o no; de todas formas están siendo reembolsados con nuestro dinero como contribuyentes”, dijo Frost.

El gobernador Ron DeSantis defendió sus acciones de apoyo al controvertido centro de detención, pero no niega el reciente reporte del New York Times de que el gobierno federal lo cerrará definitivamente.

Cepeda, aliado del actual presidente Gustavo Petro, había liderado en los últimos meses gran parte de las encuestas y parecía confiado en que podría ganar en primera vuelta, un hito que nadie ha conseguido en casi dos décadas.

Pero los resultados del domingo, que corresponden a un conteo preliminar, le dieron la ventaja a De la Espriella con 43,74% de los votos frente a 40,90% de Cepeda, lo que los llevará al balotaje el 21 de junio.

Petro no aceptó los resultados y dijo que esperará a que los jueces electorales realicen el escrutinio, resuelvan eventuales reclamos sobre irregularidades y declaren formalmente la elección. En la misma línea se pronunció Cepeda aunque el lunes indicó que hasta el momento no han encontrado pruebas de irregularidades.

La presidenta mexicana Claudia Sheinbaum afirmó que se debe atender la denuncia sobre un posible fraude y llegar “hasta lo último”.

Un golpe al progresismo

La primera vuelta presidencial era para los analistas un medidor de la aceptación o rechazo a la agenda política de Petro, quien no se puede reelegir.

Mientras Cepeda promete profundizar los programas sociales para los más vulnerables y continuar los diálogos de paz con los grupos armados, De la Espriella ha dicho que dará un vuelco total y reducirá el tamaño del Estado, beneficiará a empresarios y presionará con operaciones militares a los grupos ilegales.

“Hay una polarización enorme en el país; lo que los votantes en su gran mayoría sugirieron es que no quieren una continuidad al gobierno Petro”, aseguró a The Associated Press el analista político Sergio Guzmán. “De la Espriella ganó la primera vuelta, eso es un golpe de opinión muy difícil de derrotar”, explicó.

De la Espriella calificó a su contrincante de “bandido aliado de narcoterroristas”, mientras Cepeda lo tildó de buscar el regreso del país a un pasado “mafioso y corrupto”.

Por otro lado, el oficialista increpó a De la Espriella por usar la camiseta de la selección de Colombia la víspera al recibir los resultados, asegurando que se “robó” el símbolo. La Federación Colombiana de Fútbol lamentó la controversia e indicó que no tiene la facultad para limitar su uso.

Con una diferencia de más de 673.000 votos, De la Espriella y Cepeda lucharán por mantener a su electorado y conquistar a los votantes que en primera vuelta apoyaron a los otros nueve aspirantes.

Cepeda desafió el lunes a De la Espriella a un primer debate público para medir propuestas, con condiciones. “No vamos a ir a ese debate con ayudas. Es entre él y yo, es un duelo", dijo a la prensa.

De la Espriella lo aceptó, pero sin condiciones, y le pidió reconocer el resultado de las elecciones: “Petro y tú tienen que dar la cara al pueblo, porque están ejecutando un plan para robarse las elecciones”, dijo en X, sin mostrar pruebas.

De la Espriella se autodefine independiente y se postuló sin el apoyo explícito de partidos tradicionales. Sin embargo, tras los resultados del domingo comenzaron a tejerse alianzas políticas. La candidata Paloma Valencia —quien se ubicó en tercer lugar con 6,9% de los votos— y su padrino político, el expresidente Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010), anunciaron su apoyo al conservador, así como el exmandatario Iván Duque (2018-2022) y el partido Cambio Radical.

Por su parte, el expresidente Ernesto Samper (1994-1998) renovó su respaldo a Cepeda y se sumó el exembajador en el Reino Unido y candidato en primera vuelta Roy Barreras, quien no obtuvo ni 1% de los votos.

Subirse a la ola conservadora

De la Espriella es un abogado conocido en Colombia por sus clientes de alto perfil como Uribe, así como figuras controvertidas como Alex Saab, un estrecho aliado del derrocado presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro que enfrenta cargos en Estados Unidos.

Se hace llamar “El Tigre” y dice que con la ferocidad de ese felino enfrentará a los grupos armados. Muestra simpatía por el presidente salvadoreño Nayib Bukele y el mandatario argentino Javier Milei.

“Me gusta mucho el tema de las cárceles y la seguridad del presidente Bukele, haciendo la salvedad de que son dos países muy distintos, con conflictos y situaciones muy diferentes”, explicó De la Espriella a AP antes de la primera vuelta. “Me gustan del presidente Milei algunos de sus manejos económicos; ha reducido sustancialmente la inflación”, agregó.

De la Espriella se une a un número creciente de líderes regionales, desde Chile hasta Honduras, que buscan adoptar el “modelo Bukele” a medida que los votantes latinoamericanos abandonan a los políticos con ideas progresistas destinadas a abordar las causas del conflicto como la falta de oportunidades, la pobreza y la corrupción.

“Es una marca política que, por así decirlo, llegó a Colombia. No creo que De la Espriella inventara nada”, aseguró Guzmán.

El candidato también es seguidor del presidente Donald Trump y miembro del Partido Republicano. Ha prometido que, de llegar al poder, estrechará la relación con Estados Unidos y dará resultados en la disminución de cultivos de hoja de coca, la materia prima de la cocaína.

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La periodista de AP Fabiola Sánchez contribuyó desde Ciudad de México.

El nombre más conocido de la lista fue Steak ‘n Shake en Sunrise, cerrado tras hallarse evidencia de actividad de roedores. Los inspectores documentaron aproximadamente 8 excrementos de roedor alrededor del tanque de CO2 en el área de almacenamiento seco.

También en Sunrise, Luv’n Oven Ale House fue clausurado tras detectarse cucarachas vivas bajo los fregaderos de la cocina, cucarachas muertas en el área de refrigeración y acumulación de moho negro en el interior de la máquina de hielo.

En Miami, Mi Lindo Ecuador fue cerrado con 37 violaciones, la cifra más alta de la semana. Los inspectores encontraron más de 10 cucarachas vivas bajo las mesas de preparación, tres dentro del horno y cucarachas rastreando sobre utensilios en el fregadero. También se documentaron alimentos fuera de temperatura, pisos con acumulación de grasa y empleados que manipularon superficies sucias sin lavarse las manos.

Miami Cafe en Miami Beach fue clausurado por aguas residuales que se filtraban a través de los desagües del piso mientras el establecimiento seguía abierto y sirviendo comida al público.

Por su parte, el Denny’s en Coral Gables fue cerrado tras una inspección por queja que reveló más de 25 insectos voladores muertos en las ventanas del local, techos dañados y paredes con acumulación de grasa, todos ellos señalados como violaciones repetidas.

Todos los establecimientos fueron autorizados a reabrir tras una limpieza ordenada y una reinspección. Ningún local de los Cayos de Florida fue clausurado.

Sweeney, the associate head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, will remain with that team through the conclusion of the NBA Finals. The Magic will introduce Sweeney at some point after the finals between the Spurs and New York Knicks.

“We’re excited to welcome Sean to the Orlando Magic family,” Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman said. “Sean brings a tremendous work ethic and a high degree of intensity that set the tone for everything he does. Sean’s attention to detail and his ability to communicate and teach the game clearly stands out. He’s grounded in competitiveness and accountability, while also embracing a modern, creative approach to coaching.”

The 41-year-old Sweeney will replace Jamahl Mosley, who was let go by the Magic after five seasons and three consecutive first-round playoff exits. Mosley has since been hired as coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Sweeney is a defensive guru, widely considered one of the brightest young coaches in the league on that side of the ball. In his lone season with the Spurs, he turned what was a porous defense a year ago into one of the league’s most airtight — his scheme centered around Victor Wembanyama, the unanimous winner of the Defensive Player of the Year award this season.

Sweeney will join the Magic after one season with the Spurs. He spent the previous four seasons as an assistant in Dallas, and had past stints on the staffs of Detroit, Milwaukee and Brooklyn — actually starting with the Nets as a video coordinator when the team was in New Jersey.

The Minnesota native played one season at Green Bay before transferring to the University of St. Thomas, where he was a three-year starter.

“Happy for Orlando, and happy for us as he’s in the Eastern Conference,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said last week.

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Berry, who later coached the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, died May 25, the Pro Football Hall of Fame said Monday.

His family said in a statement that Berry died peacefully at home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, surrounded by family, including his wife of 65 years, Sally.

“In NFL history, there are only a handful of players who we can say truly changed the sport. Raymond Berry is one of the few names on that list,” Indianapolis Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon said. “As a player during a historic era of Colts football, Raymond redefined the standard for what a wide receiver could and should be. ... Simply put, not only was Raymond Berry one the greatest players in the history of the Colts, but he was one of the most influential and foundational players of the modern NFL.”

A 20th-round draft pick out of SMU in 1954, the Texas native became a model for the virtues of hard work and determination. He had average speed, legs of different length, a bad back, imperfect eyesight and oversized feet that in high school gave him the nickname “Skis.” But he willed himself into a superstar through exhaustive preparation and study, whether using Silly Putty to strengthen his fingers or simulating entire games on the practice field.

He was among the most reliable receivers in league history, rarely dropping a pass and fumbling only twice, according to the Pro Football Reference website. By his own count, he developed 88 separate routes to get open, his discipline so unyielding that even his coach, Weeb Ewbank, tried to intervene.

“One of his drills was to throw nothing but bad balls to him,” Ewbank told the Los Angeles Times in 1986. “I used to have to run John (Unitas) off — ‘John, you’ve had enough throwing today’ — and he’d say, ‘Yeah, talk to that guy out there.’”

Over 13 seasons, Berry caught a then-record 631 passes (Jerry Rice is now the all-time leader, with 1,549) for 68 touchdowns, led the NFL in receptions three times and played in six Pro Bowls. A mainstay of one of the league’s top offenses, featuring Unitas, running back Lenny Moore and offensive lineman Jim Parker, Berry played on championship teams in 1958 and 1959 and a runner-up in 1964.

Berry was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1973, and was voted on to the league’s 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. The Colts retired his uniform number, 82. SMU retired his number from college, 87.

A performance for the ages

Berry was at his peak during a signature day in NFL history: the 1958 finale against the Giants at Yankee Stadium, an overtime classic known by many as “The Greatest Game Ever Played." It was nationally televised and often cited as the starting point for the league’s rise over the following decades.

Playing against the NFL’s toughest defense, Berry caught 12 passes for 178 yards and one touchdown, including three consecutive receptions during the 86-yard drive that tied the game 17-17 in regulation, and two crucial grabs during the 80-yard drive that gave the Colts a 23-17 win. The league’s first championship to finish in overtime helped make Unitas a hero and Berry his ideal target.

“We worked and got to know each other and developed timing you just can’t get any other way,” Berry later told the radio program Sports & Torts. “He (Unitas) knew I was going to be there when I was supposed to be there and he knew I was going to catch it.”

A fight for drug testing

After retiring in 1967, Berry was a wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, and head coach of the Pats from 1984-89. He finished 48-39 with New England, including an 11-5 season in 1985 and a trip to Super Bowl XX. The Patriots were crushed 46-10 by the Chicago Bears in that game.

“Raymond Berry holds a special place in Patriots history,” team owner Robert Kraft said. “He led our franchise to its first Super Bowl appearance following a remarkable playoff run, a milestone that was the greatest achievement in team history at the time.”

Kraft said Raymond left a lasting impact on the Patriots and the NFL.

Soon after the Super Bowl against the Bears, the Boston Globe revealed that several New England players had drug problems. Berry had been a source for the Globe story and his push for the team to agree to drug testing was forcefully opposed by the NFL players union.

Berry, a deeply religious man who didn’t drink or smoke, had personal reasons for supporting drug treatment. His former Colts teammate, All-Pro defensive tackle Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb, had struggled with addiction.

“They didn’t help him, they just cut him,” Berry told The Patriot Ledger in 1986. “Three years later, he was dead.”

His Texas roots

Berry married fellow Texan Sally Crook in 1960. They had three children.

He was born in Corpus Christi in 1933 and would credit some of his success to his high school coach, his father, Mark Raymond Berry, who taught his son the basics of football even if he didn’t play him much. He attended Schreiner College in Kerrville for a year before transferring to SMU, where during one crucial game he fumbled twice, mistakes he vowed not to commit in the pros.

With the Colts, he caught only 13 passes in his rookie season, but the following year the team signed a free agent quarterback cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers — Unitas. The two soon began practicing together.

“I didn’t know my butt from first base about how to run pass routes,” Berry told Sports & Torts. “If you saw both of us in training camp in 1956, you may have gone away sobbing. We were two pitiful football players, good grief.”

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Piker, a liberal political commentator who is frequently critical of U.S. President Donald Trump, Israel and the war in Gaza, has 2.8 million followers on Twitch.

The Home Office said that the electronic travel authorization, or ETA, for Piker and Cenk Uygur, who hosts the “Young Turks” online political talk show and is reportedly Piker’s uncle, were canceled “on the grounds that their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good.”

“Decisions to refuse or cancel an ETA on these grounds are based solely on an assessment of the potential risk an individual may pose to U.K. society,” the Home Office said.

Piker and Uygur were due to speak at SXSW London, a culture, technology and creativity festival, this month. Uygur was also expected to give a speech at the Oxford Union, the prestigious student debating society.

“A sad state of affairs where obviously the interests of Israel take the highest priority,” Piker said on his YouTube channel.

Uygur said on X that he had been banned “for criticizing Israel. Are we free any more?”

Piker has faced criticism over some of his comments on the Hamas militant group, which is considered a terrorist organization in the U.K. and the U.S., among other countries.

In April, he told an episode of “Pod Save America” podcast that “I'm a harm-reduction voter, I'm a lesser evil voter, and therefore I would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time."

Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage, in an attack that triggered the war in Gaza.

Israel’s ensuing offensive has killed over 72,800 Palestinians, including more than 900 since the ceasefire took hold last October, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry is part of Gaza’s Hamas-run government, but staffed by medical professionals who maintain and publish detailed records that are viewed as generally reliable by the international community.

David Taylor, a Labour lawmaker who called for Piker to be blocked, said that “there is no reason we should open our doors to those who seek to spread hate and division, especially someone who’s supported a proscribed terror group.”

But Green Party leader Zack Polanski said that the government was “doing everything possible to silence criticism of the Israeli government.”

In April, the U.K. government barred the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, from entering the country, where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in London in July, after a backlash over his history of antisemitic remarks.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at the time that his government “stands firmly with the Jewish community, and we will not stop in our fight to confront and defeat the poison of antisemitism."

“There was such a sense of there being a power greater than us, not necessarily in a spiritual sense, but in the communing with the audience each night,” said guitarist and keyboardist Dave Depper. “It was so concentrated and on such an epic scale … It felt important to be able to tap into that energy and somehow transfer it into the feeling of this next record.”

On Friday, the band will release “I Built You a Tower,” their 11th studio album and second with producer John Congleton. But this is not simply another full-length offering from artists in their veterancy. It is one at an unusual crossroads: A band looking to continue harnessing the enthusiasm of their nostalgic listenership, and one simultaneously experiencing grief.

“I spent a lot of 2023 going through this very painful experience of a separation and eventual divorce,” said frontman and lyricist Ben Gibbard. That informed the record — and happened right as they were embarking on the “Transatlanticism” tour, a run where Gibbard did double-duty, performing two sets. It was also a celebration of his side project the Postal Service, marking the 20th anniversary of that group's sole album, “Give Up.”

Navigating all those realities was a challenge. “I was doing a lot of context switching and in order to do that context switching, certainly as it pertained to my personal life, I had to put all that stuff in a building, as it were, and just lock the door,” he said. “I started to write a lot about how we contextualize, compartmentalize, specifically our grief.”

And a record was born.

The construction behind ‘I Built You a Tower’

Gibbard credits the anniversary tours with reinvigorating his writing.

“I have come to the conclusion over the years that the fans are always right. The records that they think are the best ones are the best records,” he said. “I didn’t want to write 'Transatlanticism 2,' but I wanted it to really build on the spirit of that tour.”

He asked himself: What is it about those songs that continue to connect? “My best work are the pieces that are very emotionally honest, earnest and open,” he said. “I think a lot of my songs that are the best ones are the ones that are very detail oriented. … They kind of sing like real tiny movies.”

There are modern examples of that across “I Built You a Tower,” like in the single “Punching the Flowers,” which takes the image of a toddler stomping on plants and uses it as a metaphor for fatalist frustrations.

And sonically, there are echoes of Death Cab's most beloved albums — found in the staccato rhythms of drummer Jason McGerr on a track like “How Heavenly a State,” for example — or the vocal performance of “Stone Over Water” or “Pep Talk,” while avoiding self-imitation.

A new direction

Gibbard and Depper credit Congleton for pushing them to avoid perfectionist tendencies, reminding them that flaws give life to songs.

“Perfection is the enemy of good rock music, of good guitar music. It really is the push and pull between the instruments. It’s the fact that guitar is a little bit out of tune against the other one. It’s that the drummer rushes a little in the chorus. The vocal is just a little out of the tune or the harmony just kind of wavers a bit against the lead vocal. All of our favorite records sound like that,” said Gibbard.

“A big part of why we love those records is because we hear the humanity and collective fallibility of that. And that’s been wiped away, you know, in this age of AI, more than ever,” agreed Depper. So they endeavored to make an album full of heart — not a glossy, mechanized product.

The band started writing the album in 2023 and 2024, between tours. Through that process, Gibbard eventually felt as if he was able to remove himself enough from the subject matter of “I Built You a Tower”: his divorce. “I was giving enough distance where I felt I could write about it in a manner that was internal and also hopefully lacking in any bitterness,” he said.

Then they recorded it in three weeks in September of last year, and this summer, they'll play hit the road with “I Built You a Tower” — their first time touring noncatalog music since 2022.

“All the love for the records that we lovingly presented,” Depper joked, “but it is very nice to be playing some new material again.”

The suspect, identified as Michael Puckett, was found with a gun on Sunday night, two days after the shooting, as he was ringing the doorbell of a home less than several miles from the Virginia state line in Surry County, North Carolina. He was arrested booked without bond, the state's bureau of investigation said in a news release. Multiple law enforcement agencies took part in the search.

Puckett, 55, appeared for an extradition hearing Monday, where he waived his right to a court-appointed lawyer and awaited transport to Virginia, WXII-TV reported.

In Virginia, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the fatal shooting occurred after law enforcement received a request from a family member to do a welfare check on Friday.

A man at the home began shooting, and the two sheriff's deputies who had responded returned fire, the sheriff’s office said. Both deputies were hit and the man ran away. Other people were in the home at the time. They were not hurt, according to Carroll County Sheriff Kevin Kemp.

Deputy Logan Utt was killed. The second deputy, who was struck in his ballistic vest, was recovering at home and was in good condition, Kemp said Sunday.

There was a massive search for the the suspect, who was “spotted on wildlife game camera in Surry County North Carolina,” north of the city of Mount Airy, on Sunday morning, police said. A drone was used to track his movements.

Utt, 31, was a military veteran who joined the department in 2023. A long procession of law enforcement vehicles escorted his remains Monday afternoon from Roanoke, Virginia, to Mount Airy, where Utt was a former firefighter.

“He had a servant's heart. He cared for others, he cared for his country, he cared for his family," Kemp said.

Not just fly, but also fight and hang upside-down, 60 feet off the stage. Not just that but also make it effortless, like gliding. And, of course, completely safely, despite darkness and haze and props whizzing by.

Making “The Lost Boys” soar was a little like a real-life game of Tetris, the couple say. And for creating some of the best visuals of the season, the couple has earned their first Tony Award nomination.

“You just have to break it down slowly and bit by bit, build one block and then you just keep adding so that no one’s going to get hurt or feel too chaotic. Because gravity is going to gravity," says Yalango-Grant. "As much as Elphaba taught us you can defy it, you cannot.”

From screen to stage

“The Lost Boys,” an adaptation of a 1987 teen movie vampire thriller starring Jason Patric and Corey Haim, follows a pair of brothers who tangle with a gang of young vampires who have taken over a California beach town.

It became a cult hit due to its stylish neck-biters on motorcycles, with feathered hair, earrings, leather jackets and gloves. That meant the stage flying had to be awesome.

“They have to look cool, effortless, a little bit sexy, a little dangerous, but they don’t have to try too hard because they’re vampires — they’re all powerful, right?” says Yalango-Grant. “So, we worked really hard on just this effortless cool, laid-back kind of vibe, not circus-y, not a lot of tricks.”

She and her husband choreographed flying for the four Lost Boys and two other characters, all who wore harnesses with thin wires covered in a black paint that absorbs light. The couple coordinated with the lighting team to ensure the wires never get a blast of light, making them almost impossible to detect from the seats.

Credit also goes to the company Flying by Foy, a leading specialist in aerial effects, for the rigging, tracks and winches, and aerial designers Gwyneth Larsen and Billy Mulholland.

“It took so much fine-tuning to get to where we are,” says Yalango-Grant. “And I’m just so proud of the work of all of us because it took every single person to make this look how it looks now.”

‘We’re the OG vamps’

Grant and Yalango-Grant began their careers as dancers, met while auditioning for the same dance company, Pilobolus, and then toured for eight years. They're married and have a 5-year-old daughter.

It made sense that if they were going to ask performers to put on harnesses and soar 60 feet up, they'd do it first. “We’re the OG vamps,” says Yalango-Grant, laughing.

“I think, as dancers, we already have this intuitive nature of understanding how our bodies operate and move, and then just applying that in a different way to flying wasn’t that much more difficult,” says Grant.

None of the performers had any aerial skills so the choreographers had to start with the basics: Each was assigned a X taped on the stage where they needed to stand before their flights and ensure their wires were hanging perfectly vertical. Eating a full meal before a performance turns out to be a bad idea.

Each flight is carefully coordinated with music, sets and lighting cues and run by stage managers using computers. Producers gave the teams one of the most valuable resources to get it right: time.

“You can rehearse all you want. You can talk about it all you want. But until you’re in the harness in the air, you just don’t know. So they allowed us to start training with the guys early on,” says Yalango-Grant.

Harnesses and quick-releases

Speaking of harnesses, fliers put on a base layer like compression shorts to protect from rubbing, and costume designer Ryan Park designed clothes to hide and accommodate the harnesses. He also designed a quick-release way to detach from the wire, leaving audiences amazed.

“They have to unclip with their pointer finger and their thumb and we just drilled it. We drilled it so it became muscle memory and as easy as brushing your hair behind your ear,” says Yalango-Grant. “It’s like a magic trick. It’s a sleight of hand.”

The harnesses aren't that comfortable, but the actors aren't in them all night. The musical has been mapped out to allow each actor time to put them on, get checked, fly and then remove the harness.

Ali Louis Bourzgui, who earned a Tony nomination as the leader of the vampires, says it took a while to condition his body to fly, requiring strength training and months of practice.

“It’s just a totally different movement pattern,” he says. “Your hips suddenly become your axis point of how you turn and how you move.”

He and his fellow vampires have become best buds, and there are times during performances when he looks over and really believes they're all flying.

“It is kind of a magical experience,” he says. “It’s pretty fun for us for the most part. The harnesses that we’re wearing, not so fun.”

High temperatures today will be near 90°. Cooler air will move in starting Wednesday with below average temperatures in the middle 80s. It will still be humid, but a hair lower than the humidity we’re feeling out there today.

Republicans hold slim majorities in both chambers of Congress. Montana has not been at the top of the list of seats Democrats hope to flip to regain control of either body, but the retirements do creak open the door for a candidate to possibly take advantage of the state’s independent streak.

Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines is not seeking a third term. He has endorsed former U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme to replace him. Daines’ late withdrawal from the race in March and the launch of Alme’s candidacy, both timed to occur just before the filing deadline, appeared to be carefully choreographed. President Donald Trump seemed to confirm as much in his endorsement of Alme.

“In fact, if Kurt didn’t have the highest level of aptitude and talent, Steve would have remained exactly where he is….” Trump said in a social media post.

Alme also has endorsements from the state’s other top Republicans, U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy and Gov. Greg Gianforte. He faces Republicans Lee Calhoun and Charles Walking Child for the nomination.

The Democratic field includes former state Rep. Reilly Neill, whose fundraising is five times the combined haul of her four primary rivals.

The winners of both primaries will face former University of Montana president Seth Bodnar, who is running as an independent. As of mid-May, Bodnar had outraised the entire field of candidates, regardless of party. Bodnar is one of a handful of independent candidates who have opted to bypass the party primary process and could complicate the general election for some Republican incumbents.

In the 1st Congressional District, Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke is not seeking a fourth full term, citing health concerns. He, Trump, Sheehy and Gianforte have endorsed talk radio host and former Zinke congressional staffer Aaron Flint over Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, former state Sen. Al Olszewski and former high school government teacher Ray Curtis. The Democratic field includes former gubernatorial candidate Ryan Busse and union organizer Sam Forstag.

In the state Legislature, several primaries expose an ongoing rift within the ranks of Montana Republicans.

At the start of the 2025 legislative session, nine Republican state senators bucked the party on a variety of key floor measures, essentially handing control of the chamber to Democrats.

State Sen. Shelley Vance of District 34 is the only one of the maverick lawmakers, dubbed the “Nasty Nine” by the Montana GOP, up for reelection in 2026. Two others, state Sens. Jason Ellsworth and Bruce Gillespie, opted instead to run for the state House in Districts 34 and 18, respectively. The other six are either term-limited, retiring or not up this cycle.

In response to the revolt within the Republican caucus, the Montana Republican Party released a list of state legislative candidates it supports, including some who are challenging Republican incumbents in the state House. But some of the state party’s picks put the committee at odds with Gianforte, who has released a series of social media videos appearing with four state House incumbents targeted by the party.

The governor offered words of support for state House Speaker Brandon Ler and state Reps. Valerie Moore and Ken Walsh, who are all running for reelection, and for state Rep. Eric Albus, who is running in state Senate District 14. Gianforte does not explicitly endorse the lawmakers in the videos, but he called one a “great partner” and said he was “proud of the work” he’d done with another.

Half of the state’s 50 state Senate seats and all 100 state House seats are up for election in 2026.

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

When do polls close?

Polls close at 8 p.m. MT, which is 10 p.m. ET.

What’s on the ballot?

The AP will provide vote results and declare winners in contested primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Public Service Commission, state Senate and state House.

Who gets to vote?

Any eligible voter may participate in any party’s primary.

How many voters are there?

As of May 25, there were about 791,000 registered voters in Montana. Voters do not register by party.

How many people actually vote?

About 190,000 Republican primary votes and about 108,000 Democratic primary votes were cast in the 2024 U.S. Senate primaries.

How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?

About 68% of the 2024 primary vote was cast before primary day.

As of Friday, about 166,000 ballots had already been cast in Tuesday’s election.

When are early and absentee votes released?

Counties vary in how they release votes. In previous elections, results from absentee voting mostly were released along with in-person Election Day voting throughout the night. About two-thirds of Montana’s 56 counties tend to release all or almost all of their mail and in-person early voting results in the first vote update of the night, often along with results from in-person Election Day voting. About half the counties tend to release all or almost all their in-person Election Day results in the first vote report.

How long does vote-counting usually take?

In the 2024 U.S. Senate primary, the AP first reported results at 10:26 p.m. ET, or 26 minutes after polls closed. The last vote update of the night was at 4:06 a.m. ET with about 84% of total votes counted.

When will the AP declare a winner?

The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.

How do recounts work?

Montana requires an automatic recount only in the event of a tie vote. A candidate may request a recount if the margin is less than 0.5% of the total vote, but the state will only pay for it if the margin is 0.25% or less. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.

Are we there yet?

As of Tuesday, there will be 154 days until the 2026 midterm elections.

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Runways fill with internationally acclaimed designers, celebrities, influencers, and models — all showcasing the season’s latest looks against the backdrop of South Beach.

Behind many of those polished runway appearances this year was celebrity hairstylist Sean Donaldson, whose decades-long career has taken him from Scotland to some of America’s most stylish cities before ultimately finding a home in South Florida.

Donaldson’s passion for beauty and fashion began early.

“I think my passion for hair came from magazines and what I was seeing in fashion in the mid-to-late ’80s,” he said. “I wanted to be a part of that.”

He launched his career in Scotland, where he trained under some of the industry’s most respected names, including the late Vidal Sassoon. The experience laid the foundation for what would become a successful international beauty career.

Eventually, however, warmer weather — and new opportunities — called.

After working in cities including Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Donaldson relocated to South Florida, where he has spent decades building a reputation as one of the region’s premier hair and makeup artists. Today, he owns two salons, one in Miami Beach and another in Brickell.

Donaldson says Miami’s beauty scene stands apart from anywhere else in the country.

“What I love about Miami and style and beauty is that it is somewhat unique,” he explained. “We have great style, we have great stores. We have everything that everyone else has. We stand alone because we have this more relaxed look, this relaxed vision, this relaxed aesthetic.”

That effortless aesthetic was front and center during Swim Week, where Donaldson and his team created looks inspired by both glamour and the beach lifestyle synonymous with Miami.

“This year, it’s going to be more glassy looks,” Donaldson said. “The skin’s very radiant, slightly sun-kissed, pastel hues.”

For hair, the trend focused less on heavily textured “just out of the ocean” styles and more on softness and shine.

“It’s going to be relaxed, it’s going to be soft, wavy, but well-conditioned,” he said. “In the past there would be a lot of salt-spray looks where the hair would look like it had just stepped out of the ocean.”

Technology also played a role in bringing those visions to life before models even sat in the styling chair. Donaldson highlighted a new app called “Look Beauty,” which allows users to preview different beauty transformations digitally.

“You’ll be able to change your hair color, your texture, your style — everything about your aesthetic,” he said. “(It) even includes your makeup.”

For Donaldson, the real reward comes once hair, makeup, and fashion come together to help clients feel confident and empowered.

“When you couple hair with makeup and then fashion, you create an image for someone that they want to be,” he said. “That to me is exciting, it’s rewarding, it’s empowering. And it’s great to be on that journey with someone.”

Sabalenka beat Osaka 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to reach the French Open quarterfinals and move one step closer to finally winning the clay-court Grand Slam, where she lost last year's final to Coco Gauff.

It was the first women’s night match at Roland Garros in three years and Osaka entered the court wearing a golden bomber jacket over her gold sequin playing dress, trailing a tiered train with puffs of tulle.

Sabalenka wore more standard tennis attire: A slightly sheer black flared tennis dress with a red underlayer; plus diamond necklaces.

In the matchup of four-time Grand Slam champions, Sabalenka improved to 3-1 in her career against Osaka, who was playing in the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time.

Sabalenka overpowered Osaka from the baseline, and produced a huge forehand return winner on her first match point that Osaka barely got her racket on.

Tournament organizers had been criticized for not scheduling more women's matches at night, with Roland Garros officials responding that women's best-of-three set matches don't occupy enough time for TV broadcasters. The men play best-of-five set matches.

Sabalenka won in 1 hour, 27 minutes.

“The atmosphere and the attention that this match brought (is) going to show them that probably for the future they should consider putting at least sometimes women matches at night,” Sabalenka said.

Sabalenka's quarterfinal opponent will be Diana Shnaider, who beat Madison Keys — the last American woman remaining in contention — 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.

French hopes were dashed following Diane Parry’s 6-3, 6-2 loss to 114th-ranked Maja Chwalinska of Poland.

Chwalinska had never been beyond the second round of any major, and her run is even more impressive considering she came through three qualifying rounds.

Chwalinska's quarterfinal opponent will be Anna Kalinskaya, who surprised even herself by reaching the last eight after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10-7).

“Thinking two weeks ago that I will be here, I wouldn’t believe it,” Kalinskaya said. “I would probably laugh with my team.”

Many top women's players were already eliminated, including auff, four-time winner Iga Swiatek and No. 2-ranked Elena Rybakina.

Sinner's out but Italians move on

Despite top-ranked Jannik Sinner losing in the second round, Italian fans will have at least two men in the quarterfinals.

Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli advanced to his second Grand Slam quarterfinal — and his first here — after beating American Zachary Svajda 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5).

“It’s for sure my favorite Grand Slam to play,” Cobolli said after winning on Court Philippe-Chatrier. “We have the best feeling with the surface as Italians.”

A little while after his win, Cobolli — a former youth soccer player at Italian club Roma — joined players from the Paris Saint-Germain team as they paraded the Champions League trophy on Court Philippe-Chatrier. PSG beat Arsenal in the final on Saturday.

Cobolli's next faces No. 4 Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Alejandro Tabilo 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 to complete a career set of reaching the last eight at all four majors. The Canadian has never been beyond a Grand Slam semifinal, though.

“Not having Sinner in the semifinals is another opportunity, but you need to be there,” Auger-Aliassime said.

Big-serving Matteo Berrettini joined Cobolli in the quarterfinals after beating Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6). Berrettini last reached the quarterfinals here in 2021 — but hadn't been back to the tournament since then because of a series of injuries and physical issues.

Matteo Arnaldi made it three Italians in last eight when he beat Frances Tiafoe — the last American man in the draw — 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in a match that lasted 5 hours, 26 minutes and ended after 1 a.m.

Berrettini and Arnaldi face each other in the quarterfinals, ensuring that at least one Italian man will advance to the semifinals.

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AP Sports Writer Samuel Petrequin, and AP Fashion Writer Colleen Barry in Milan contributed to this report.

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Also on the ballot is a long list of state and local contests, including a Los Angeles mayoral race where the Democratic incumbent mayor faces more than a dozen challengers. Among them is a former reality TV personality whose candidacy has caught the eye of another former reality TV personality, President Donald Trump.

California’s top-two primary format, where all candidates run on the same ballot regardless of party, has complicated the campaign calculus in several high-profile races, including the one to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. While Democratic candidates often welcome the opportunity to run head-to-head against a Republican in the dark blue state, the number of well-known Democrats in the race threatens to split the vote and inadvertently clear the path for two Republicans to advance to the general election, which would guarantee a Republican governor.

The Democratic field includes former U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra, former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, billionaire 2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Republicans vying for the seat include Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and conservative commentator Steve Hilton, who has Trump’s endorsement.

Democrats Eric Swalwell and former state Controller Betty Yee will also appear on the ballot, although both have withdrawn from the race. Swalwell was a top contender in the campaign but withdrew on April 12 following sexual assault allegations he has denied. He resigned from Congress two days later.

In the race for control of the narrowly divided U.S. House, a new congressional map favorable to Democrats has complicated the reelection bids of several Republican House incumbents. Voters approved the new district boundaries in a Nov. 2025 referendum, which was a response to Trump’s initiative in Texas and other states to maximize the number of GOP seats heading into the fall midterm election.

In the 6th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley considered his limited options and left the Republican Party in March to run for reelection as an independent.

Republican U.S. Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim are competing against each other in the 40th Congressional District. Democrat Esther Kim Varet is one of several challengers hoping to snag one of two spots in the general election.

Also on the ballot is a special election in the 1st Congressional District to complete the term of the late Republican U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who died in January. The five-person field pits the Democratic state Senate President against the Republican state Assembly Minority Leader. If no candidate receives a vote majority, the top two finishers will compete one-on-one on Aug. 4. The winner will serve under the current district boundaries, not the new map going into effect in the next Congress.

A special election to fill Swalwell's vacant 14th Congressional District seat will be held June 16, also under the current boundaries.

In the race for Los Angeles mayor, Democrat Karen Bass seeks a second term in the nonpartisan office against tech entrepreneur Adam Miller, former MTV reality show cast member Spencer Pratt, City Councilmember Nithya Raman and others. Trump recently said of Pratt, “I’d like to see him do well.”

Democrats have a significant advantage over Republicans in statewide races based on their overwhelming support in the populous areas surrounding Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego. Republicans tend to perform best in the more sparsely populated areas of northern California and the Central Valley, while running competitively in Southern California suburbs outside of Los Angeles and San Diego. A Republican has not won statewide office in California since 2006.

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

When do polls close?

Polls close at 8 p.m. PT, which is 11 p.m. ET.

What’s on the ballot?

The AP will provide vote results and declare winners in contested races for U.S. House, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, state school superintendent, Board of Equalization, state Senate, State House, mayor of Long Beach, mayor of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County sheriff.

Who gets to vote?

Any registered voter in California may participate in the state primary.

How many voters are there?

As of April 3, there were about 23.1 million registered voters in California, including about 10.4 million Democrats, about 5.8 million Republicans and about 5.3 million not registered with any party.

How many people actually vote?

About 7.3 million votes were cast in the U.S. Senate primary in 2024, roughly a third of registered voters.

How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?

About 89% of vote in the 2024 U.S. Senate primary was cast before primary day.

As of Thursday, about 2.6 million ballots had already been cast in Tuesday’s election.

When are early and absentee votes released?

About four out of every five California counties release some or most of their results from mail voting in the first vote report of the night, usually before any in-person Election Day results are released. Almost half the counties release most or all of their in-person early voting results in the first vote report.

Since mail voting tends to favor Democrats and in-person Election Day voting tends to favor Republicans, the release of mail voting results at the start of the night could result in an early lead for Democratic candidates, while Republican candidates may narrow the gap as more Election Day results are counted.

How long does vote-counting usually take?

In the 2024 primaries, the AP first reported results at 11:08 p.m. ET, or eight minutes after polls closed. The last vote update of the night was at 6:01 a.m. ET with about 52% of total votes counted. The count reached 99% of total votes about two weeks later on March 20 at 7:47 p.m. ET.

When will the AP declare a winner?

The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.

How do recounts work?

There are no automatic recounts in California. Any registered voter may request and pay for a recount. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.

Are we there yet?

As of Tuesday, there will be 14 days until the June 16 special primary in Congressional District 14, 63 days until the Aug. 4 special general election in Congressional District 1, 77 days until the Aug. 18 special general election in Congressional District 14 and 154 days until the Nov. 3 general election.

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The majority opinion by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit upholds a March 2025 ruling by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C. Reyes concluded that President Donald Trump’s executive order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.

Meanwhile, the energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the price of bonds that help fund the U.S. government, causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.

Also, the United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire.

The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war.

Here's the latest:

Asked if Vance would be a great president, second lady says he’d be great at anything

The second lady told ABC News of her husband: “I think he would make a great anything he’d like to be.”

She said she’d been asked a couple of times about misconceptions of the vice president, and said, “I think people don’t understand what a fundamentally gentle person he is.”

Second lady won’t say if she wants vice president to seek the White House in 2028

Asked during an interview with ABC News if she’d like to see Vice President JD Vance run for president, second lady Usha Vance offered a careful dodge.

“I’m not a particularly ambitious person,” she said, after a pause. “I would like to see him happy.”

The second lady added of her husband, “I would like to see him making contributions that matter. And whatever form that takes is a form that I’ll be supportive of.”

Trump reconsidering pursuing $1.8B fund meant to compensate his allies

That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who insisted on anonymity to discuss the president’s thinking.

The potential retreat is a recognition of the legal setbacks the fund has encountered since it was announced two weeks ago, as well as a mounting political backlash from Republicans concerned by a perceived lack of oversight of the money disbursement and the potential for payouts to participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The Justice Department has said it would temporarily pause its implementation to comply with a court order.

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Trump administration shares more information about new Medicaid work rules

The Trump administration on Monday provided more details for how Americans on Medicaid will be able to claim exemptions from new work mandates.

A new rule reveals that starting in 2028, if health or government data doesn’t prove exemptions, some Medicaid enrollees will need to prove they are eligible with documentation.

The rule also puts forth a stricter-than-expected definition for who can qualify for exemptions based on being “medically frail.” To meet that qualification, a person’s health condition must significantly impair their ability to comply with the work requirements, according to the text of the rule.

The work requirements were part of a 2025 law. Starting in 2027, they’ll require some working-age Medicaid participants to work or do community service at least 80 hours a month, or be enrolled in school at least half the time.

States have warned implementing the changes will be expensive and time consuming. Advocates say they’ll cause millions to lose their health insurance.

Monday’s rule will be open to public comment before it is finalized.

Trump to head to Wisconsin on Friday

The White House says the president will head to Chippewa County, located in the northwest part of the state.

The trip will highlight the administration’s efforts to benefit farmers, particularly on taxes and trade.

“Wisconsin families put their faith in President Trump in 2024, and he has spent every single day since taking office fighting and delivering for them,” White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said.

The visit is part of a series of trips that are intended for Trump to promote his economic agenda and achievements.

Trump administration says it will comply with court order that temporarily paused $1.8 billion compensation fund

The Trump administration said Monday it will comply with a court ruling temporarily blocking a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the president, effectively agreeing to pause the plan for at least two weeks after setbacks in the courts and a fierce backlash from Republicans who objected to potential payouts to participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The announcement from the Justice Department comes in response to a Friday court ruling by a federal judge in Virginia who ordered plans for the fund halted pending additional arguments later this month. The department said in a statement that it “disagrees strongly” with the ruling but would abide by it.

The Trump administration had defended the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” established to resolve Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns, as an appropriate corrective measure to make up for what officials insist was a weaponized law enforcement during the Biden administration.

Thune says Trump dropping anti-weaponization fund is ‘best way to handle’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Monday he was hopeful the White House would move to drop the $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate Trump’s allies.

“I do think the best way to handle it is if the administration decides to shut it down themselves,” Thune told reporters.

The fund had caused a standoff between the White House and the Senate after Republican senators defiantly left town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies. The Senate returns today.

US to drastically slash the number of embassies in Africa that can process visas

The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.

The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications will be reduced to 20 in the coming weeks, according to three U.S. officials and an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. There is not yet a set date for the change, but it is expected in June, according to the officials, who were not authorized to comment to the media and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on issuing both immigrant and non-immigrant visas as part of its broader aim to limit immigration to the U.S. and clamp down on those who travel on temporary visas but then overstay them. The administration also has scaled back personnel at embassies and consulates around the world.

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Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting

President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanon-militant group through mediators.

Trump announced the development in a social media post following his call with Netanyahu.

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Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules

A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday.

The majority opinion by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit upholds a March 2025 ruling by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C. Reyes concluded that President Donald Trump’s executive order to exclude transgender troops from military service likely violates their constitutional rights.

The administration appealed after Reyes issued a preliminary injunction requested by attorneys for six transgender people who are active-duty service members and two others seeking to join the military. The appeal court’s majority decided that the injunction should be narrowed to the plaintiffs currently serving in the military but not those seeking to join.

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Colorado elections clerk released from prison after governor commutes sentence

Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.

Peters’ release was confirmed by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The state agency said it would have no more information about the 70-year-old inmate. Her sentence was shortened by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last month after Trump waged a lengthy pressure campaign against the governor and his state.

Colorado elections clerk set to be released from prison based on her sentence commutation

Former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters is scheduled to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county’s election system.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted Peters’ sentence last month following pressure from President Trump.

The Colorado Department of Corrections would not confirm the time of Peters’ release, and a representative for her attorney said Peters would not speak to the media when she’s freed.

Peters was the first local election official to be charged with breaching security after the 2020 election. She snuck in an outside computer expert affiliated with My Pillow Chief Executive Mike Lindell — who himself denied that Trump lost the White House in 2020 — and the person copied the county’s Dominion Voting Systems computer server as it was updated in 2021.

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Crude oil prices rise after latest US-Iran fighting, and US stocks slip

Oil prices are rising following the latest fighting to threaten the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but Wall Street isn’t very worried.

The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% early Monday, falling a bit below the record it set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 166 points, and the Nasdaq composite was little changed.

Brent crude climbed 4.7%, and Treasury yields moved higher in the bond market. Tech stocks held up better than the rest of the market.

Science Applications International Corp. soared after becoming the latest U.S. company to report bigger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

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Tensions linger between Republicans and White House over the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved after Republican senators defiantly left town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund President Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies.

Senate Republicans who are returning to Washington on Monday say they won’t have the votes to pass the Homeland Security spending bill until the White House works with them to place parameters on the new $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate Trump’s allies. But Trump has shown little interest in doing so, even after a judge temporarily halted any payouts.

It’s unclear how they’ll settle the dispute.

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Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools

Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to defend independent institutions while accepting an award Sunday honoring his efforts to preserve the central bank’s independence.

Speaking at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library overlooking Boston Harbor, Powell called universities, courts, Congress and the central bank “the foundation and the embodiment of our democracy” and argued that the Fed’s independence was a “priceless asset” that must be protected.

It was one of his most direct defenses of Fed independence, warning that a single administration’s decision to remove bank officials over policy differences would open the way for future elected officials to follow suit, ultimately undermining the credibility that the Fed has spent decades building.

Powell, who frequently clashed with Trump during his eight years as chair, stepped down as his term expired in May. He was succeeded by Kevin Warsh, whom Trump selected to lead the central bank.

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Trump vents about judge who blocked the Kennedy Center renovation and fumes over his legal setbacks

Trump on Saturday branded the federal judge who blocked his renovation of the Kennedy Center as “an anti Trump Hater” and predicted that the nation’s premier performing arts center, which he wanted to shutter for a two-year overhaul, will “soon be closed, probably never to open again.”

In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump fumed about the Friday decision from U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who also ordered Trump’s name removed from the center. Clearly angered by his latest legal setback, he said it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly,” tying Cooper’s ruling to earlier losses, including the Supreme Court’s rejection in February of his sweeping tariffs.

His post aimed to make the case for the project even as he says he’s giving up on it. Hours after Cooper’s decision, Trump said he was backing away from the renovations and making arrangements to relinquish control to Congress of what, until the Republican president’s second term, had been known as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Trump set to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ for nation’s 250th anniversary after artists drop out

An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to President Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday.

“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance,” Trump posted to his social media platform Truth Social Saturday, adding that he was thinking of bringing “the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists.’”

The group organizing the June fair on Washington’s National Mall, Freedom 250, confirmed the billing in a statement, writing, “We are excited to announce that President Trump will personally kick off this historic celebration on Wednesday, June 24.”

Freedom 250 is billed as nonpartisan, but was launched last year by Trump and is led by a former State Department appointee from Trump’s first term. Several artists, including Bret Michaels, the Commodores and Martina McBride dropped out last week.

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US bombs Iranian military sites and Kuwait is hit by drone and missile fire

The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire.

The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war. It’s not clear how close they are to a deal — and there is always the risk that an attack could derail those talks.

In the meantime, Iran has maintained its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies and driving up the price of fuel around the world, with far-reaching consequences.

Fighting has also escalated between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite their nominal ceasefire. Israel has extended its occupation deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah — which joined the war in support of its main backer, Iran — continues to launch drones into Israel.

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Trump is facing a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges

The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.

The energy price spike triggered by the Iran war has seeped into the price of bonds that help fund the U.S. government. Interest rates on a 10-year U.S. Treasury note are topping 4.44%, up from 3.95% before the war started at the end of February. Average mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in nine months, while auto sales are slumping.

The challenge is global in scale, as interest rates have risen for multiple countries as the world has been adjusting to the prospect of higher inflation, mounting questions about the sustainability of government debt and a dramatic surge in investment in artificial intelligence.

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The winners will compete in November’s critical midterm elections, in which Iowa’s U.S. Senate and House seats could determine control of the narrowly divided chambers. The next governor could also play a pivotal role in the 2028 election, given the state’s long history of making or breaking presidential hopefuls.

Two Republicans and two Democrats are competing in primaries to replace Ernst, who announced in 2025 that she would not seek a third term. U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson faces former state Sen. Jim Carlin in the Republican primary, while state Rep. Josh Turek and state Sen. Zach Wahls compete for the Democratic nomination. Carlin ran for Iowa’s other U.S. Senate seat in 2022, receiving about 27% of the primary vote against U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley.

Reynolds also announced in 2025 that she would not seek a third term. Vying for the GOP nomination are state Rep. Eddie Andrews, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, entrepreneur and private school co-founder Zach Lahn, former state Rep. Brad Sherman and former state administrative services director Adam Steen. President Donald Trump has endorsed Feenstra.

The winner will face Democratic state Auditor Rob Sand, who is unopposed in his primary. Sand is Iowa’s only Democrat in elected statewide office.

Hinson’s and Feenstra’s statewide campaigns have created open seat contests in the state’s 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts, respectively. Feenstra’s district is heavily Republican and is unlikely to play a major role in determining control of the chamber. Hinson’s district is more competitive, although she won reelection in 2024 with 57% of the vote.

In Iowa’s most competitive congressional seats, Republican U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of the 1st District and Zach Nunn of the 3rd District are both seeking reelection. Miller-Meeks faces a rematch with her 2024 primary opponent, advertising executive David Pautsch, who received about 44% of the vote. The Democratic field includes former state Rep. Christina Bohannan, who came within 1 percentage point of defeating Miller-Meeks in one of the closest U.S. House races of 2024.

In the 3rd Congressional District, both Nunn and his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, are unopposed in their primaries.

Trump received roughly 54% of the 2024 presidential vote in both the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts and about 52% of the 3rd District vote.

Polk, Linn and Scott counties are Iowa’s most populous, and all three play major roles in both Republican and Democratic statewide primaries. Johnson County is the fourth largest, but as home to Iowa City and the University of Iowa it is an overwhelming Democratic stronghold and tends to exert much less influence in Republican primaries.

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

When do polls close?

Polls close at 8 p.m. CT, which is 9 p.m. ET.

What’s on the ballot?

The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in contested primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, auditor, state Senate and state House.

Who gets to vote?

Only voters registered with a political party may participate in that party’s primary. However, voters may change their party affiliations at the polls on the day of the primary.

How many voters are there?

As of May 4, there were about 2.1 million registered voters in Iowa, including about 692,000 registered Republicans, about 496,000 registered Democrats and about 589,000 voters not registered with any party.

How many people actually vote?

About 196,000 Republican primary votes and about 157,000 Democratic primary votes were cast in the 2022 U.S. Senate primaries.

How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?

About 16% of the Republican primary vote and about 25% of the Democratic primary vote in the 2022 U.S. Senate primaries was cast before primary day.

As of Friday, about 48,000 ballots had already been cast in Tuesday’s election, roughly 30,000 in the Democratic primary and more than 18,000 in the Republican primary.

When are early and absentee votes released?

Nearly all counties release the results of absentee-by-mail voting at the start of the night. However, counties vary in terms of when they release in-person absentee voting results.

How long does vote-counting usually take?

In the last contested state primary in 2022, the AP first reported results at 9:12 p.m. ET, or 12 minutes after polls closed. The last vote update of the night was at 2:29 a.m. ET, with more than 99% of total votes counted.

When will the AP declare a winner?

The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.

How do recounts work?

Iowa does not have an automatic recount law, but candidates may request and pay for a recount. Candidates do not have to pay for recounts when the margin is less than 1% of the total vote or fewer than 50 votes, whichever is larger. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.

Are we there yet?

As of Tuesday, there will be 154 days until the 2026 midterm elections.

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Miami’s football team just played for the national championship earlier this year. The men’s basketball program went to a Final Four, then rebuilt, then returned to the NCAA tournament. The women’s basketball program isn’t far removed from an Elite Eight run. Baseball was a win away from the College World Series last year. The diving, track and tennis programs have all delivered national championships on his watch.

But the story that Radakovich might enjoy telling most as he enters retirement Monday is about the rowing team.

“That sport, wow, that might have been as dysfunctional a program as a lot of people have ever been around 4 1/2 years ago,” Radakovich said. “I mean, it was just not really good because it was an afterthought here. It had to be.”

This is what Radakovich did as an athletic director for more than two decades at American, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Miami. He solved problems, big and small. He got stadiums built, he got others refurbished, he invested in the things that get on national television — like football and basketball.

And, quietly, he did things like find a home for Miami’s rowing team. He helped arrange for the university to turn a church that it owns — yes, a church — into the training facility. The team was so moved that it gave Radakovich probably its highest honor, putting his name on one of its boats. It might be fitting that the last result to celebrate in the Radakovich era at Miami came Sunday, when the rowing team finished 13th in its first trip to the NCAA championship.

“We gave them their own place,” Radakovich said. “And they’ve just flourished from there.”

It’s not just rowing, obviously. Miami — like all schools with big-time college athletics — has had to find ways to not just be competitive in the NIL era, but flourish. Radakovich has dealt with change after change after change in recent years, though insisted it wasn’t the roller coaster of college athletics that made him decide to retire. He enjoyed the challenges, constant as they were.

“Everybody who you would listen to while growing up in this business says, ‘The only constant is change.’ They would waggle the finger at you say it,” Radakovich said. ”And you just sit there and say you’ll be ready. Well, I don’t think any of the people who stood up on those podiums and talked to us have gone through the last five years. From COVID, to NIL, it hasn’t just been change. It’s been upheaval.”

Dealing with all that, and more, will fall to someone else now. Radakovich’s retirement is set to become official, although it seems likely he will remain linked to the university in some capacity moving forward.

Miami is searching for its next athletic director, someone who’ll be tasked with working alongside not just coaches and student-athletes but also the university’s leadership. President Joe Echevarria is regularly in attendance at all sorts of Miami games and contests, and many other top school officials and Board of Trustees members are hands-on as well.

“We’re extremely blessed to have someone like Joe heading up the university, and of course Dan Radakovich has done a great job,” football coach Mario Cristobal said. “We grind. Very appreciative of them and all they do.”

For Radakovich, though, the time to grind is slowing.

He began thinking about retirement earlier this year. His sons and a grandchild live in Atlanta, he and his wife, Marcie, have been snowbirds — keeping a residence in South Carolina while he was at Miami. Radakovich would go back and forth, in Miami for the bulk of the time and then going back to South Carolina when his schedule allowed.

So, for the last few days, there were moving boxes on the floor of Radakovich’s soon-to-be former office. A few photos were wrapped up, a few items of sports memorabilia were placed near the door, his desk and shelves were largely cleared off.

It’s fitting: Radakovich got his start in athletics in 1983 as Miami’s athletic business manager, and his last official act was with the Hurricanes as well.

“You know when it’s time,” Radakovich said. “It’s time.”

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State lawmakers are returning to Tallahassee for a special session to consider proposals that could lower or even eliminate property taxes for homeowners.

DeSantis’ proposal would ask voters to begin phasing out property taxes on homesteaded properties. The plan would raise the homestead exemption to $150,000 and then to $250,000 by 2028. It would also allow lawmakers to eventually eliminate property taxes for homeowners altogether.

“I’m very concerned about the non-ad valorem, which I think will end up with some people paying more,” Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, said on “This Week in South Florida” with Local 10’s Glenna Milberg.

Brandes said many questions remain unanswered about the governor’s proposal.

“Is this a tax cut or tax shift? If it is a tax shift, who is it being shifted onto?” Brandes said.

He added that any shift in tax revenue could result in higher costs for renters or increases in sales taxes, water bills or electric bills.

Property appraisers across South Florida are also raising concerns about the potential impact on local governments that rely on property tax revenue.

“The Broward County Commission will lose about $200 million, the School Board will lose about $300 million and all the cities will lose revenue based on the amount of homestead they have,” Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar said on “This Week in South Florida” Sunday.

Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Tomas Regalado said the financial impact would be significant but manageable for larger municipalities.

“The hit to Miami-Dade County as a whole will be big but not the last straw,” Regalado said on TWISF. “There will be small municipalities that will have hardship dealing with this, but not Miami, Hialeah.”

The proposal marks what could be DeSantis’ final major initiative before the end of his last term in office.

The next step rests with state lawmakers, who must decide whether to place the measure before voters in November.

“There’s so much that goes into this, and I’m hoping if something is put on the ballot, which is so important, I really hope they do their research. This will be the most consequential vote they’ll ever take,” Kiar said.

The proposal would need approval from 60% of both the House and Senate to make it onto the ballot. If approved, voters would have the final say in November.

Second-place finisher, progressive Sen. Iván Cepeda, and his ally, President Gustavo Petro, have questioned the election results, without providing evidence.

Cepeda on Monday called on de la Espriella to debate him ahead of their June 21 runoff. De la Espriella replied on X: “Are you ready, coward? … First, acknowledge the election results and let’s debate right now.”

De la Espriella rapidly gained traction ahead of Sunday’s election and won nearly 44% of the vote. Cepeda, who had consistently led polling, won less than 41%.

In the runoff, De la Espriella is expected to scoop up additional votes from Colombians who supported other conservative candidates in the first round.

Cepeda will face an uphill battle, said Sergio Guzmán, a political analyst. De la Espriella's win is "a shift in public opinion that is very difficult to overcome. So now Abelardo is emerging as the likely favorite to win.”

Markets in Colombia and the Colombian peso jumped on Monday, likely a product of de la Espriella’s proposal to roll back regulations on businesses and willingness to open the country to fracking — a sharp turn from Petro’s environmental agenda.

Miroslav Jenca, head of the United Nations verification mission in Colombia, said Monday that his team observed firsthand the commitment of Colombian security and electoral authorities to ensure an orderly vote.

“I call for a peaceful election campaign, without resorting to any violence,” Jenca said. “I encourage all parties to address their differences through institutional mechanisms.”

A political shift in the Americas continues

The 47-year-old De la Espriella, known as “El Tigre” or “The Tiger,” has never held office in Colombia and prided himself on living a luxurious life in Italy before deciding to run for president.

He pitched himself as an outsider who would cozy up to U.S. President Donald Trump and follow El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's war on gangs, which has driven down homicide rates but fueled accusations of human rights abuses.

“I will wipe out narcoterrorism and those who I've declared a military target like cockroaches, like rats. I will unleash upon them the wrath of God never seen before,” de la Espriella said in an interview with The Associated Press in the final stretch of the campaign, where he promised to open 10 mega-prisons to fight crime.

He joins a growing number of leaders across Latin America, from Chile to Honduras, seeking to latch onto the “Bukele model” as voters across Latin America are ditching leaders who pitched progressive policies aimed at addressing the root issues of conflict such as lack of opportunities for young people and corruption.

De la Espriella's supporters come from a wide range of backgrounds. Yolanda Peréz, a 64-year-old woman serving coffee in Colombia's capital, Bogotá, said with a wink the day before the election: “I'm thinking of voting for El Tigre.”

Miguel Maheca, a 20-year-old first-time voter, flashed his ballot to his mother as he strolled out of the polling station on Sunday, saying with a grin, “Love isn't what's going to make us safe in Colombia."

But experts say El Salvador's security successes will be nearly impossible to replicate in a country like Colombia, which is more than 50 times larger than the Central American nation and has many more armed groups fighting for territory.

The Trump administration is playing a more aggressive role in Latin America than any U.S. government in decades, putting mounting pressure on countries like Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador to crack down on crime.

De la Espriella made a name for himself as a lawyer defending high-profile clients such as former President Álvaro Uribe as well as controversial figures like Alex Saab, a close ally of Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolás Maduro who faces legal issues in the U.S.

Cepeda had vowed to carry on peace efforts

The progressive Cepeda has promised to carry on his ally Petro's fraught plan to achieve “total peace” by negotiating peace pacts with guerrillas and criminal gangs.

Their political movement was born from a rejection by many Colombians of a militarized offensive by Uribe in decades past to beat back guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Thousands of civilians were killed by Colombian forces in a scandal known as “false positives.”

De la Espriella “represents a return to the paramilitary politics and drug-trafficking — a mafia-run, plutocratic and corrupt past that the country experienced during Álvaro Uribe’s two administrations,” Cepeda said on Sunday.

Petro, a former rebel, won Colombia's presidency in 2022, ending decades of domination by leaders from Uribe's political movement. He gained massive support from rural-dwelling, Indigenous and poorer Colombians who felt they had never been directly spoken to by the country's leaders.

Now that movement is backed into a corner.

“This is de la Espriella’s election to lose,” wrote Renata Segura, director of International Crisis Group's Latin America and the Caribbean Program. “Cepeda thought he could win appealing squarely to the left, and that proved to be a massive mistake. How he pivots in the next month will determine if he has any chance to win.”

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This version corrects the spelling of the first name of the leading candidate to Abelardo.