When the visitors' lineup and Skubal were shown on the videoboard and his name was announced before the first pitch, most of the crowd at Comerica Park clapped for the two-time Cy Young Award winner while some jeered him.

The Tigers showed a video montage from his seven-season career with the team and posted a message at the end: Thank you, Tarik.

Skubal did not appear to react to the tribute or the crowd, which included many fans standing as he walked from the bullpen beyond the left-field wall to the Dodgers' dugout with a white towel draped around his neck.

In a crowd that had mixed emotions about Skubal’s return, a couple young fans had fitting outfits sporting white Tigers jerseys with 29 and Skubal on the back — and a blue Dodgers hat.

When the left-hander jogged to the mound to pitch for the first time as a visitor in the Motor City, booing fans were heard first followed by more cheers from fans in the stands.

His first pitch was delayed because he appeared to have trouble with his communication device.

After throwing a 96-mph fastball for a ball, Gleyber Torres hit Skubal's second pitch to center for a double and the crowd roared in unison.

Skubal settled in, striking out Hao-Yu Lee and All-Star Kevin McGonigle and getting All-Star Dillon Dingler to fly out.

“It’s weird to see him on the other side,” McGonigle said before the game.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said the team's familiarity with Skubal might not be helpful at the plate.

“If anybody knows him, it’s us,” Hinch said. “You can know everything about a pitcher, that doesn’t make it easy to hit.”

The 29-year-old Skubal was drafted by Detroit out of Seattle University in the ninth round of the 2018 draft and spent his entire career with the Tigers until they dealt him earlier this month.

Skubal said in July that it was his preference to finish the season with the Tigers and to compete for a World Series championship, which has eluded the franchise since 1984. The Tigers, though, thought it was wise to trade him before the deadline to acquire three minor league prospects instead of likely losing him in free agency.

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Independent experts say the conflict is a symptom of a social and political debate over how to frame a national surge in measles cases, the worst seen in more than three decades.

Pennsylvania officials this week reported that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles, with Gov. Josh Shapiro stressing that vaccinations could have averted the deaths.

But the announcement quickly came under fire, as a clash erupted between Shapiro, a vaccine-promoting Democrat, and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Trump administration appointee with a history of raising alarms about established vaccines. Kennedy said in a social post the deaths “may even have been altogether fabricated.”

Kennedy’s attack echoed statements he made last year, when three measles-related deaths were recorded. Kennedy questioned whether one of the children who died was killed by measles.

Medical experts say the brouhaha has diverted focus from an exploding public health threat.

“Now it's turned political,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease doctor in the Pittsburgh area and a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “It's no longer about getting answers and figuring this out.”

The challenges of tallying measles deaths

The U.S. eliminated the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but they have fallen in recent years to below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks. In November, international health officials will meet to determine if the U.S. and Mexico have lost their measles-free status.

Complicating the situation in Pennsylvania are questions about what counts as a measles death, which is rare in the United States. The World Health Organization counts a death when a person has tested positive for measles and when the death occurs within a month from when a rash appears and the death is not obviously due to another cause such as trauma.

State health officials are the ones who report measles cases and measles-associated deaths. The question of defining a measles death hasn't come up much in recent decades because vaccination rates were high and measles illnesses and deaths had become rare.

Recent trends are driving conversations among health officials about how to better track the consequences of a surging problem.

“As measles infections increase, we also need to prepare for more of the tragic complications we have largely avoided in this country for decades," including not only deaths but also hospitalizations and brain injuries, said Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, in a statement.

What's known and not known about the measles deaths

In Pennsylvania, what's not disputed is that both people who died had been infected with measles and they were unvaccinated. The unresolved question is whether measles was the main cause, or a contributing cause, of their deaths.

In one of the deaths, an official has reached a conclusion. The Lancaster County Coroner, Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, said he is aware of only one death with evidence of measles infection. It was a newborn baby boy who died August 14 — someone too young to get a recommended measles vaccination.

Because one of the boy's family members had measles, investigators tested the boy's lung tissue and found evidence of measles infection, Diamantoni said.

But investigators did not see signs of a swollen spleen or other ravages from a measles infection that would have contributed to the death. The cause is being attributed to a tear in the spleen, but the coroner's office says the virus did not play a role.

The baby “did not die as a result of measles,” Diamantoni said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health initially refused to disclose any details about the two people who died. But on Wednesday night, state health officials posted on social media that one of the deaths is under investigation by the coroner's office. No information has been released about the second death.

The department said it stands by its announcement, adding that it relies on two questions to determine if a death was measles-related: Did the person have measles and did they die?

As of Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not updated the latest national tally of measles cases and deaths. The agency said on its website that the scheduled update was delayed, but did not disclose why.

Dr. Paul Offit said he’s worried that two measles-related deaths are an unusually high number in a county that reportedly has about 400 cases. The expected death rate for measles is 1 in 1,000 cases.

That suggests there are a large number of other unreported infections in the Lancaster County area, said Offit, a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia vaccine researcher.

That’s worrisome, given that this is the time of year when kids go back to school, which could increase the spread of an extremely transmissible disease. Vaccination efforts need to be stepped up “to prevent what I think is a coming disaster,” Offit said.

Adalja faulted Pennsylvania officials for how they announced the deaths earlier this week. It should have only been health and medical officials, stating what is known and not yet known.

“They should learn to keep the politicians out of it,” he said.

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Sarah Lyon, an intake associate at the station, at 1279 79th St. Causeway, said the young brown pelican found in Haulover Beach was in extremely bad shape when admitted in early May.

“He was just looking really down and weak,” Lyon said.

For about three months, veterinarians treated the pelican for fungal lesions in the pouch, ulcers in both eyes, and infections in both ankle joints. There were IV fluids, bloodwork, X-rays, antibiotics, two surgeries, and physical therapy.

“It didn’t look so good in the beginning, so it’s definitely a little extra emotional seeing a patient like this getting his second chance at freedom,” Lyon said.

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Hovland had one of five birdies on the peninsula-green 15th hole, a par 3 at only 155 yards but tucked to the left near a sharp slope that feeds off the putting surface. He had a 66 to join Gerard at 10-under 130 going into the weekend.

Right behind? Just about everybody.

That includes Scottie Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player who had a 67 and was two back. And it included Cameron Young, in last place after the first round and atop the leaderboard for much of the day after a 62. He also wound up two behind.

Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup each shot 67 and were one behind at 9-under 131.

Gerard has more on his mind than the $10 million prize and the five-year exemption on the PGA Tour. The captain's picks for the Presidents Cup will be announced after the Tour Championship, and it's on the mind of the 27-year-old from North Carolina.

“It’s hard not to think about it a little bit,” Gerard said. “I'm very aware that a good week this week goes a long way to help my chances. I’m playing this week for myself and to try and put up some good scores and hopefully win a trophy at the end of the week.”

The trophies — one for the Tour Championship and one for the FedEx Cup — are up for grabs at the halfway point. One third of the field is separated by three shots on a course that has relatively soft with either rain Thursday or overcast Friday, even with a little wind late in the day.

No one took advantage quite like Young, who remains in the picture for PGA Tour player of the year with his signature win at The Players Championship and a big win at a signature event at Doral.

He opened with two early bogeys in the opening round when everyone was going low and jokingly said it made him wonder about his career choice. He shot 70 that left him tied for last place and going off as a single Friday in the 29-man field (J.J. Spaun has withdrawn).

He made the turn in 30, and then poured in two more birdies to reach 7 under through 11 holes. Young cooled slightly with a bogey from the bunker at the 12th and missed opportunities the rest of the way until a 40-foot eagle putt slammed into the back of the cup on the par-5 18th for a 62.

The put him in a tie for the lead as the final group was starting, and Young would have been a little surprised to be within two shots by the end of the round. Low scores were there, and he had reason to believe someone would motor well past him.

“I was in last place about three-and-half hours ago,” Young said. “There’s not much wind today, and the field seems to be playing pretty well for even par being last place after yesterday. I think I can pat myself on the back for shooting 8 under, but that doesn’t change how much work there is left to even give yourself a chance.”

He ended the way with a mock handshake for the partner he didn't have. Young didn't race his way around the course. It felt like a practice round he plays by himself. There was one moment where it looked like any recreational round when he removed the flag on No. 12 and set it on the fringe because his caddie was busy raking the bunker.

Now that single falls to Robert MacIntyre, the only player not under par at East Lake. MacIntyre shot a 76 — eight shots over the field average — and was 13 shots behind.

Scheffler had two early bogeys to fall five shots behind and then answered with five birdies in a stretch of six holes around the turn to get back in the game. He was closing in until his approach sailed over the 17th green — the pin was in the back — and he stooped over for the longest time.

“I watched it get in the jet stream up there and fly,” Scheffler said.

He made up for it with a two-putt birdie on the 18th was in a good position — along with so many others — with two days left in the season.

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Trump in a social media post announced the agreement he said was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez.

“The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote.

The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump’s direction carried out an operation to capture Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.

Trump faces mounting pressure to address high gas prices as the war in Iran reaches a six-month milestone with no conclusion in sight. The U.S. has tapped its strategic petroleum reserves, which in early August fell below 300 million barrels, down by more than 100 million barrels since the start of 2026.

In the days following Maduro’s ouster in January, Trump floated the idea of U.S. oil companies returning to Venezuela to tap its oil reserves. Trump has argued that Venezuela stole U.S. oil when former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s moved decades ago to nationalize hundreds of foreign-owned assets, including those owned by American oil companies.

Venezuela has one of the largest oil reserves in the world, with an estimated 303 billion barrels of crude oil in the ground. That’s about 17% of the world’s supply, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Unlike other parts of the world, where geologists have to search for untapped oil, the reserves under Venezuela’s soil are largely mapped and known, experts say. But because of dilapidated infrastructure, the country only produces about 1% of the world’s oil.

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Attorney Donna Rotunno, who represented Harvey Weinstein in New York, sat next to Caruso, 67, during the pre-trial detention hearing, before Orange County Circuit Judge A. James Craner, a former Gov. Rick Scott appointee.

While on the stand in court, Caruso’s wife, Tracy Caruso, a business owner, said house arrest would be in a high-rise building, and they have a “private elevator” and “a ton of security” in Palm Beach County.

“Yes, he will return to that residence. I love him,” Tracy Caruso, who has been married to Caruso for about 12 years, said in court.

Caruso served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2025, when Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to his current position in Palm Beach. In February, Caruso announced that he was running to keep the job on Nov. 3.

Caruso didn’t have a Republican opponent during the primary. DeSantis suspended Caruso after his arrest, but that isn’t enough to remove him from the ballot. Caruso has not withdrawn.

Caruso faced charges of kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse causing mental injury, records show.

The investigation

Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies talked to the child, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Special Agent Reuben Roach included a video of an interview as evidence, according to the warrant.

During the hearing on Friday, Roach, who testified for the prosecution, said he was assigned the case on Dec. 9, 2025, and he spoke to the victim’s parents, who were concerned about their son’s behavior with a toddler sibling before their son disclosed Caruso’s sex abuse to them.

“He is a 4-year-old boy with a lot of energy,” Roach told the prosecutor in court about the victim.

The alleged abuse happened while Caruso was alone with the boy in Orange and Palm Beach counties and during a Royal Caribbean Icon of the Seas 7-day cruise that sailed from PortMiami in Miami-Dade County on or about Aug. 24, 2025, according to the warrant.

During the hearing, Roach told Jason Weiss, the defense attorney representing Caruso, that the boy’s disclosure to his parents was on Oct. 22, 2025, and his parents’ report to OCSO, and a Florida Department of Children and Families investigator’s interview were on Nov. 24, 2025.

Roach also told Weiss that the boy’s forensic interview with an expert was on Dec. 1, 2025.

Roach reported that the victim in the case was receiving psychological care in Orange County, and the victim’s family learned from a psychologist that the boy “exhibits responses consistent with trauma,” according to the warrant.

“The child was going through a lot of emotional issues,” Roach told the prosecutor during the hearing.

While based at the Miami Regional Operations Center, Roach, who has more than two decades of experience, conducted recorded calls between Caruso and relatives who were familiar with the allegations, according to the warrant.

“Caruso admitted that he had isolated the victim during the cruise ... denied showering with the victim,” Roach, whose experience includes serving as chief of police in Norwich, New York, wrote, according to the warrant.

On Aug. 17, a judge issued a warrant for Caruso’s arrest over the alleged 2024 and 2025 abuse of the boy. Craner said he had found flaws in the investigation.

Craner ordered Caruso to surrender his passport and to stay away from minors, the victim in the case, and witnesses.

Other alleged familial victims

During a conversation, Caruso admitted he had faced intra-familial sex abuse accusations before, according to the warrant.

“He acknowledged knowing that his [relative] ... had accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior, including sexual battery,” Roach wrote about a conversation with a relative on Dec. 6, according to the warrant.

During the hearing, Roach said that during his investigation, he also learned “through a family member” that another male relative had disclosed that Caruso had also abused him ”from the age of 10 to adulthood."

Roach said another man who is related to Caruso told him it was not “uncommon to be slapped or punched” as a child by Caruso or for him to play “tickle monster” to touch his genitalia.

A woman “now advised that at the approximate age of 4 she was alone with Mr. Caruso in the house and he made her get into the shower at which point they were in the shower together with no clothes on,” Roach said in court about another relative’s accusation of child sex abuse.

Roach said a Deerfield Beach Police Department report also mentioned Caruso had played the “tickle monster” game with an alleged victim. Roach said no charges were brought in Broward County.

“There were some DCF reports that were unfounded,” Roach told Weiss in court about the allegations of child sexual abuse.

Roach also said a man and a woman who are Caruso’s relatives said they witnessed Caruso’s intra-familial violence.

Roach answered in the affirmative to a prosecutor’s questions about Caruso’s relatives being afraid of his release from Orange County jail.

During the hearing, a prosecutor told Craner that Caruso could use his “status, resources, and connections” to interfere with the case if released on bond.

Caruso has denied the allegations.

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As detentions rise, so are the number of encounters between law enforcement and people pulling out their phones to record what’s happening.

From Homestead to Lake Worth, people are watching for ICE operations in their communities and turning to social media to warn their neighbors.

One woman, who asked Local 10 to use her online nickname, La Akateka, said she has been doing this for about a year.

She recently streamed a scene at a gas station that went viral.

The video shows law enforcement pulling one man out of a work truck and arresting him. Another man is arrested as he stands nearby and watches.

The video also shows an officer approach another man and question him.

Another person in the video says the man “was minding his own business” and had nothing to do with the prior detention.

As more people record these encounters, legal experts say people should know their right to record, but also be aware of the limits.

The videos are drawing more eyes as the federal crackdown on immigration intensifies.

One question for people recording is whether they are getting in the way of ICE agents doing their jobs.

La Akateka pushed back on that idea.

“I’m not actually getting in the way when they know exactly what they’re doing,” she said. “Am I getting in their way because I’m putting them on blast?”

DHS has not commented on what is seen in the viral video. It maintains that agents and officers are simply doing the job they’ve been asked to do.

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The gritty interpretation of the Magic City runs from Ocean Drive to the Everglades.

“Grand Theft Auto” — GTA — is coming back with its sixth game, and Miami-Dade County wants a piece of the action.

In a proposal obtained by Local 10 News, the county pitches a partnership to temporarily rebrand Miami International Airport as “Vice City Airport.” The proposal also includes Vice City manhole covers.

“They love GTA. And most people visit here because of that — Grand Theft Auto,” store manager Shruti Salwal said.

At a Miami souvenir shop, the best sellers are vintage shirts from when GTA first featured Miami in 2002.

One tourist from Italy knows the franchise well.

“Grand Theft Auto is great, but it’s a little stereotypes, I think,” she said.

In Wynwood, a mural celebrates the classic Vice City, too.

A county spokesperson said, “Given Miami-Dade’s clear influence on the game, we think there could be a unique opportunity to generate revenue for the County while showcasing Miami-Dade to a massive audience.”

But the idea of promoting Miami through the game’s world of violence and crime gets mixed reactions.

“I feel like Miami is more turning into a very wellness-oriented city with a lot of growth, so promoting violence and guns and -- I mean it could be fun as a play world sort of thing,” Miami resident Evan Metzo said.

Another resident pointed to the contrast between the game and the city itself.

“You got the Ferraris out here,” resident Carnell Williams said. “You got the Maybachs — you got the violence over there.”

For Williams, though, the game’s depiction of crime doesn’t feel completely fictional.

“It’s real life, to be honest — people do steal. Somebody stole my phone the other day,” he said.

The Hillsborough County Commission voted 5-2 on Friday to approve its $796 million share of the mixed-use entertainment district that includes a new 31,000-seat stadium that will be near Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Rays' new stadium is expected to open in 2029. The Tampa City Council city voted 4-3 on Thursday to approve $80 million.

Rays CEO Ken Babby said the team’s partnership with the county and city on the project secures the long-term future of Major League Baseball in Tampa Bay.

“We now look forward to celebrating before breaking ground with Hillsborough County and the City of Tampa on a future that has long been doubted, but will indeed happen,” Babby said. “By making the Forever Home a reality, the Rays are now home forever in Tampa Bay.”

The Rays have committed to contributing at least $1.3 billion, plus any cost overruns. Another $30 million will come from federal disaster recovery funds.

The Rays ownership reached an agreement earlier this year with Hillsborough College to build the stadium and entertainment district on the campus and to renovate some of the school’s buildings. The property is located next to the New York Yankees’ spring training facility and across a highway from the NFL stadium.

Since the team's inception in 1998, the Rays have played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, except for moving home games to the Yankees’ George M. Steinbrenner Field in 2025 following hurricane damage at the Trop. The Rays’ lease runs through at least the 2028 season. The team returned to the Trop last month for the start of this season.

A proposed $1.3 billion redevelopment deal for a new ballpark adjacent to the Trop fell through last year, raising new questions about the future of the team, which was bought last September by Patrick Zalupski’s ownership group.

“This has been a long and challenging process, and we know that transformational projects rarely come easily,” Zalupski said Friday. “Today’s vote represents an extraordinary milestone, not simply for the Rays or for a ballpark, but for the future of Tampa and the entire Tampa Bay region.”

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Trump confirmed his plans Friday. Vice President JD Vance will attend the New York observance and other administration officials will go to the ceremony in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the White House said.

This year marks a quarter-century since the hijacked plane attacks by al-Qaida militants that claimed nearly 3,000 lives in the three locations and upended American foreign policy and national security.

After returning from a trip to Houston on Friday, Trump was asked by reporters alongside Air Force One why he would not be at the New York ceremony, as some published reports said. He responded, “Because I’m going to the Pentagon.”

In a social media post Friday, Trump described 9/11 as “a day to remember the victims, and their beautiful family members.”

Last year, Trump commemorated the anniversary at the annual Pentagon ceremony, where he delivered remarks recounting moments from the day, including snippets of conversations from passengers who were aboard the hijacked airplanes.

The president, who is originally from New York, last attended the ground zero ceremony in 2024.

Vance had planned to be in New York for the anniversary last year but instead flew to Salt Lake City to be with the family of Charlie Kirk after the conservative activist was assassinated.

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Coral Gables Police Department Chief Ed Hudak said the suspects targeted the Valencia Avenue home of Henry Parra, 55, and Adam Hlavaty, 42, knowing they died in the Aug. 19 crash along with five others, several of whom had South Florida ties.

“These people were targeted the day they were killed in that crash, which I find reprehensible,” Hudak said at a news conference on Friday.

Flanked by Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, and high-ranking members of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and his own department, Hudak said the investigation revealed a beehive of identity theft, fraud and burglary.

“We have boxes of documents that could be potential victims,” Hudak said.

He said those boxes of documents were found at the northwest Miami-Dade home of suspects Geybert Alexander Garcia, 40, and Melany Perdomo, 24, in the 8300 block of Northwest 195th Terrace.

The two are accused of stealing jewelry, electronics, documents, artwork and the couple’s Porsche and Range Rover.

Fernandez Rundle called the targeting of the late couple “really shocking and unfathomable” and part of a “much larger scheme.”

Hudak said CGPD “can’t rule anything out” when it comes to whether the suspects had help on the inside. He said the suspects knew to go behind the home’s liquor cabinet to remove the couple’s security system.

He also addressed purportedly-notarized paperwork Garcia’s attorney showed in court claiming that the victims signed over their vehicles to him.

Both a family friend and a CGPD detective testified that they believe the document is phony.

“I’ve never known anyone to have an affidavit for a dead person,” Hudak said.

Hudak said the sheer scale of the investigation has led CGPD to work with MDSO and multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and explosives, to probe the wider case.

“We walked into ground zero of identity theft in this area,” Hudak said.

That includes passport fraud, he said, leading to the Diplomatic Security Service to join the investigation.

At the suspects’ home, near the unincorporated Palm Springs North area, Hudak said investigators recovered 20 key fobs corresponding to suspected stolen vehicles and authorities are working to track down the owners.

Additionally, investigators said they found a Ford F-250 with an altered VIN that turned out to be stolen out of Indian River County.

Hudak said owing to the sheer scale of evidence discovered the investigation is “going to take us some time.”

Meanwhile, as of Friday, Garcia and Perdomo remain locked up in Miami-Dade’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on multiple charges, including burglary and grand theft.

They were ordered to remain there without bond and are set to be arraigned in Miami-Dade court on Sept. 28.

Christian Demostenes Constantiny, 31, was taken into custody on Thursday.

According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a search warrant on his Kik account revealed “(numerous) files and chat logs” of Constantiny distributing illicit videos of children.

Deputies said the videos depicted boys and girls as young as 3 being raped and sexually abused.

The MDSO report includes two chat logs where deputies said Constantiny was communicating with users who said they were 13 and 17, sharing child sexual abuse material with them. They said he claimed to be 21 in one of the chats.

Deputies said they took Constantiny into custody at a home near Northwest 17th Avenue and 87th Street in the county’s West Little River area on Thursday. They said he invoked his right to remain silent.

Records show he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $30,000 bond.

Constantiny’s arrest report lists his occupation as “teacher.”

An official directory associated Constantiny with Miami Dade College, but an MDC spokesperson told Local 10 News that while he worked at one point as an adjunct instructor, he “has no current employment or teaching relationship” with the school and the allegations occurred after he left MDC.

It’s unclear whether he was employed by anyone else as a teacher at the time of his arrest.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, el incidente ocurrió el 14 de agosto dentro de la tienda Ross ubicada cerca de Southwest 137th Avenue y Miller Drive.

Los agentes dijeron que una empleada de la tienda vio a Sean Edward Uribe, del suroeste de Miami-Dade, caminando de un lado a otro “sin rumbo y de manera sospechosa”.

La testigo dijo a los agentes que vio a Uribe agarrándose el pene por encima de la ropa y “masajeándolo”, según un informe de arresto.

Según el informe, la testigo dijo que luego vio que el pene de Uribe estaba completamente erecto mientras se colocaba detrás de otra empleada de la tienda, quien trabajaba en un pasillo, y tenía ambas manos frente a él cerca del área de la entrepierna.

Los agentes dijeron que la testigo vio a Uribe posiblemente rociando la camisa de la víctima con un “líquido desconocido” mientras se alejaba.

Cuando la testigo se acercó a su compañera de trabajo para alertarla sobre lo ocurrido, vio que la parte posterior de la camisa y los pantalones de la víctima tenían una “sustancia turbia y pegajosa de un líquido desconocido”, según el informe de arresto.

Según el informe, los detectives pudieron identificar a Uribe mediante un video de vigilancia debido a que ya tenían conocimiento sobre él y su “modus operandi”.

Una revisión de registros también reveló que Uribe tenía dos condenas previas por agresión en el condado Miami-Dade.

Los agentes dijeron que la testigo identificó a Uribe en una rueda de reconocimiento fotográfica el 19 de agosto y fue detenido el lunes por un cargo de agresión con dos condenas previas.

Según el informe, Uribe invocó su derecho a permanecer en silencio.

Hasta la mañana de este viernes, Uribe permanecía detenido en el Centro de Detención Metrowest. Los registros de la cárcel en línea indicaban que su fianza estaba “por determinar”.

Los registros muestran que se encontraba bajo libertad condicional al momento de su arresto por agresión e intento de manipulación de evidencia física. Además del cargo más reciente de agresión, también enfrenta un cargo por violación de la libertad condicional.

Customs and Border Protection already paused activity after CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott visited the park last week to consult with local officials. His visit came after bulldozers started plowing through parts of the park in the far south of Texas, sparking widespread outrage.

The Department of Homeland Security said at the time that the bulldozers were not launching into full construction but were part of initial design and survey work. Scott's pause was slated to expire on Monday.

In Big Bend National Park, the government’s plans have included building a new road, installing detection technology and barriers to stop vehicles from crossing the border, although an attorney for the government emphasized Friday that no final plans have been decided for what will be built in the park.

U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia said during the court hearing in San Antonio that he hoped the two sides would use the extra time to come together to work out what could be done to address both sides' concerns. The pause applies to both the national park and a section of land upriver and west of the park, a Justice Department lawyer said during Friday's hearing.

The work in Big Bend National Park is part of a $46 billion plan by the Trump administration to cover the length of the 2,000-mile border from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico in a combination of 30-foot tall steel bollard walls, vehicle barriers and detection technology to stop illegal immigration and smugglers.

As construction has ramped into high gear, the administration has increasingly run into opposition from a combination of landowners, environmental groups, and Native Americans.

But the government argued Friday that Customs and Border Protection's authorities when it comes to building the wall or other border infrastructure comes from Congress.

“Congress gave them the authority,” said government lawyer Pamela Amaechi. "Congress has spoken.”

The lawsuit in Friday's case alleges that the government overstretched its authority in seeking to build border infrastructure in a national park established by Congress. And the lawsuit alleges the slated construction violates the religious freedoms and cultural practices of Native Americans for whom access to burial sites or areas where they conduct specific ceremonies are central to their religious practices.

The government has argued that it has the authority given by Congress to build the wall and other border security infrastructure and waive certain regulations to do so swiftly. They’ve also argued that the plaintiffs haven’t shown that the construction projects will in fact restrict anyone’s ability to practice their religion and that the construction plans in the park are limited.

Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat state senator in Texas who also argued the case Friday against the government, called the outcome a “win” for their side even though the pause is temporary. Gutierrez said anything that slows the government down until midterm elections in November is a good thing with the hope that a change in control of Congress might result in a rethinking of the border wall plans.

Durante la audiencia, la esposa de Caruso, Tracy Caruso, dijo que el arresto domiciliario sería preferible, ya que tienen un “ascensor privado” y “muchísima seguridad” en Palm Beach.

“Sí, regresará a esa residencia. Lo amo”, dijo Tracy Caruso en la corte.

Caruso, de 67 años, sirvió en la Cámara de Representantes de Florida de 2018 a 2025, cuando el gobernador Ron DeSantis lo nombró para su actual cargo en el condado Palm Beach. En febrero, Caruso anunció que se postulaba para conservar el cargo el 3 de noviembre y no ha retirado su candidatura.

DeSantis suspendió a Caruso después de su arresto. El Departamento de Correcciones del condado Orange ingresó a Caruso el 19 de agosto y lo mantuvo detenido sin derecho a fianza, según muestran los registros.

Caruso enfrentaba cargos de secuestro, abuso lascivo o indecente, exhibición lasciva o indecente, atraer o inducir a un menor y abuso infantil que causa daño mental, según muestran los registros.

La investigación

Tras un reporte en el condado Orange, un agente del Departamento de Aplicación de la Ley de Florida realizó la investigación. El agente tiene más de dos décadas de experiencia, incluido su servicio como jefe de policía en Norwich, Nueva York, según muestran los registros.

Mientras estaba asignado al Centro Regional de Operaciones de Miami, el agente de FDLE habló con los padres de la víctima y realizó llamadas grabadas entre Caruso y familiares, según muestran los registros.

El 17 de agosto, un juez emitió una orden de arresto contra Caruso. Recientemente, un juez le ordenó entregar su pasaporte y mantenerse alejado de menores, de la víctima del caso y de los testigos.

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Her Instagram account is filled with photos where she is fashionably dressed in beautiful settings, or lounging in a bikini in relaxing ones. Life looks great.

On the court, it's as bad as it's been in a while.

The top-ranked women's player hasn't even gotten past the fourth round of her last few tournaments, and she hardly looks ready to become the first player to win three straight U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams from 2012-14.

Sabalenka doesn't sound concerned. She sounds defiant.

Her response to those wondering what's wrong with her game: “Maybe there’s something wrong with people,” she said.

To those who don't like the black mesh-covered outfit she's wearing on the court in New York: “Who cares about people, right? All matters for me is that I love it,” Sabalenka responded.

Sabalenka looked headed for a superb season at the start of the year. She lost in the Australian Open final to Elena Rybakina, but then won back-to-back hard-court titles at Indian Wells and Miami. Even after she was knocked out by Naomi Osaka in the fourth round at Wimbledon, it was assumed Sabalenka would quickly return to form when she came back to North America and the hard courts where her power is so tough to handle.

Then she was upset by Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round in Toronto and blew leads in both sets and was ousted by Sara Bejlek in Cincinnati, appearing frustrated at times with her game the way she used to earlier in her career.

She won't specify what was wrong, but hinted that everything wasn't right.

“It wasn’t the best period. I don’t want to defend myself, but obviously I just don’t want to talk about that period. I’ve been dealing with several things,” Sabalenka said.

“But who cares, right? Yeah, I didn’t perform my best. These tough lessons are definitely going to make me way, way stronger and working even harder. I work on my mental side of the game. I was trying to reset my mind and to come back stronger, so it’s only going to make me stronger. It’s only a matter of time for me to come back.”

It wouldn't be a surprise if it was in New York, where she won the title for the first time in 2024 by beating Jessica Pegula in the final. She defended it last year by topping Amanda Anisimova.

Reaching the top has given the 28-year-old from Belarus plenty of benefits off the court. Endorsement deals and photo shoots. Vacations during the season to Greece with her fiance.

It gives critics who see Sabalenka detail all of that on social media the opportunity to question whether it's too much fun and not enough work.

“She’s still No. 1 in the world. So I think the results are there,” said Paula Badosa, Sabalenka's friend on tour who has been pictured in some of those photos with her.

“Of course, everyone is going to expect for her to win every tournament. That’s very, very difficult. And at the moment, that one player is not winning what they expected. Of course, they’re saying that it’s because of the photo shoots or the TikToks and all this stuff, and I’m not going to lie, she’s been doing that since she was maybe out of the top 100. And when she was winning, nobody says anything, you know? And when she loses a couple of matches, it’s because of that. I think it’s none of it.”

The No. 1 ranking is in jeopardy after Sabalenka's summer swoon. She may need to make a deep run in New York with the likes of Rybakina and Pegula gaining on her.

Sabalenka has done it before. She may be down now but doesn't sound like she plans to stay there.

“Well, that’s the beauty of the sport,” she said. “Throw tough challenges at me, I will come back only stronger.”

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Beau Brattain was attacked by several dogs on July 28 while collecting sand on a beach in Bimini, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. They said he suffered numerous bites to his legs, arm, face and head, including the loss of part of his scalp.

Authorities said the Coast Guard crew evacuated Beau and his father from the Bahamas to Miami-Dade County, where Beau was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center for treatment.

Beau has undergone multiple surgeries and is expected to need additional procedures and therapy as he continues to recover.

His mother, Aliette Trelles, told Local 10 News on Friday that Beau is improving each day but still faces a long recovery.

“Beau is improving every day, and his positivity and spirit remain strong, but he has a long road ahead and with a number of additional surgeries scheduled,” Trelles said.

Trelles previously told Local 10 News that Beau was collecting sand for hermit crabs when the dogs suddenly attacked him. She said he managed to get back to the home where he was staying with family and friends.

Harrington Rolle, of South Bimini, was arrested in connection with the attack and faces charges including negligently causing grievous harm and failing to control a dangerous dog, according to Bahamian police.

Beau’s family has created a GoFundMe to help with his medical and rehabilitation expenses as he continues his recovery.

A more likely scenario: his teammate at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, Ryan Preece, eking into the postseason with a strong showing at NASCAR’s home track Saturday night.

“My car needs like a miracle,” said Keselowski, the 2012 series champion.

Added Preece: “I just think about trying to win stages and win the race. … There’s a lot of unknowns right now and trying to be as prepared as possible.”

Keselowski and Preece are among five drivers vying for the final three spots in the 10-race Chase for the championship in the summer race at Daytona. Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric and Shane van Gisbergen also are looking to lock down postseason berths in the 400-mile race.

Those five will share the spotlight under the lights at the high-banked track. It’s the result of NASCAR changing its playoff format, which no longer guarantees a postseason berth to drivers who win a race during the regular season.

Keselowski is approaching the regular-season finale at Daytona more as a mindful team owner than a desperate participant. Fellow RFK driver Chris Buescher is already locked into the playoffs, and getting Preece in there would help the team’s financial bottom line.

“We’re paying a lot of attention to that,” Keselowski said.

Wallace and Cindric are close to being locks to make the 10-driver Chase for the championship, essentially leaving van Gisbergen and Preece to battle for the 16th and final spot in the playoff field. Van Gisbergen leads Preece by 31 points — a relatively small cushion that could be quickly trimmed in the opening stages.

“A lot going on. Not really sure how it’s going to play out,” van Gisbergen said. “I think 30 points is a lot — until it’s not, until he has two good stages and then we’re under a lot of pressure. … I think we plan to be pretty conservative and see how his race is going and react to that.”

All the drivers will need to react to horsepower and aerodynamic changes that NASCAR made in hopes of improving racing at the superspeedway.

The sanctioning body mandated engine changes that will reduce horsepower from 510 to 465. It also shaved 3 inches off rear spoilers, providing less downforce and assumedly less handling.

“The pack will have a vibe to it that will play off how comfortable everyone feels in the car around other cars,” points leader Denny Hamlin said. “The intensity of the actual race is going to be dependent of that comfort level.”

Hamlin said earlier in the week it could lead to “absolute chaos,” partly because drivers weren’t allowed any track time to test the new setup.

“It would have been nice,” driver Daniel Suárez said. “Sometimes a little bit is better than nothing. There’s going to be a lot of people making adjustments in stage one.”

And all eyes will be on van Gisbergen and Preece.

“It’s a pretty cool feeling to have the pressure on us,” van Gisbergen said.

Suárez on baby watch at Daytona

Suárez, who is already locked into the playoffs with Spire Motorsports, is ready to leave Daytona on a moment’s notice. Suárez’s wife, Julia, is 38 weeks pregnant and could give birth before, during or right after the race.

Suárez recently completed a hospital tour so he knows where to go and what to do if he needs to fly home in a hurry.

“Hopefully it’s a Monday to Friday baby,” he said, adding that the team has yet to pick a standby driver.

“We’re looking for someone,” he said. “He has to speak Spanish, though.”

Who is the betting favorite to win the race?

William Byron and Ryan Blaney are the co-favorites at plus-850. Joey Logano (plus-1100) is the third choice, followed by Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott at plus-1200.

Blaney won last year's race, and Reddick won the Daytona 500 in February.

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“I think it was like 20 pitches," manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers started a series against the Detroit Tigers. “I really don’t know what to make of it. I didn’t put eyes on it.

"Obviously, I've got to talk to Shohei, talk to (pitching coach) Mark (Prior), and then we’ll make a decision for Sunday.”

Ohtani has not pitched since July 3 because of a left knee injury. The right-hander is 8-2 with a 1.79 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings this season. He has continued to start at designated hitter and is batting .285 with 30 homers and 80 RBIs.

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According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred Aug. 14 inside the Ross store off Southwest 137^th Avenue and Miller Drive.

Deputies said a store employee witnessed Sean Edward Uribe, of southwest Miami-Dade, walking back and forth “aimlessly in a suspicious manner.”

The witness told deputies that she saw Uribe grabbing his penis on the outside of his clothing and “massaging it,” an arrest report stated.

According to the report, the witness said she then saw that Uribe’s penis had become fully erect as he positioned himself behind another store employee, who was working in an aisle, and had both of his hands in front of him near his crotch area.

Deputies said the witness saw Uribe possibly spraying the victim’s shirt with an “unknown liquid” as he walked away.

When the witness approached her co-worker to alert her about what had occurred, she saw that the back of the victim’s shirt and pants had a “cloudy, sticky substance from an unknown liquid,” the arrest report stated.

Detectives told Local 10 Friday that the liquid was “consistent with semen.”

“That fluid hits her in the back of the shirt and the employee’s pants. Obviously she’s freaked out, she didn’t know what to do, she goes home crying. And we took care of the case after that,” Detective Diego Mendoza said.

According to the report, detectives were able to identify Uribe from surveillance video due to previous knowledge about him and his “modus operandi.”

A records check also revealed that Uribe had two prior battery convictions in Miami-Dade County.

Deputies said the witness identified Uribe in a photo lineup on Aug. 19 and he was taken into custody Monday on a charge of battery with two prior convictions.

According to the report, Uribe invoked his right to remain silent.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer set his bond at $10,000 on Friday, but he will remain jailed at the Metrowest Detention Center until he appears before a division judge.

Detectives say Uribe committed a similar act a few years ago at another Ross location, about 10 minutes down the road from the store at Southwest 137th Avenue and Miller Drive.

Records show he was on probation at the time of his arrest for battery and attempting to tamper with physical evidence. Deputies confirmed he was taken into custody when reporting to his probation officer. In addition to the latest battery charge, he also faces a charge of probation violation.

Detectives ask anyone who believes they were victimized by Uribe to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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Dolly’s remnants will head in the direction of the easternmost Caribbean islands today, where hostile conditions should keep it from reforming before reaching the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands later this weekend.

Though Dolly’s remnants could bring squally weather and locally heavy rain to higher terrain as it crosses the islands, its quick pace should limit widespread issues and the rainfall is generally a net positive for areas of the Caribbean, which have been plagued with intensifying drought conditions this summer, in part due to the strengthening El Niño.

Dolly the storm, not the singer

In a strange coincidence, Dolly the storm was christened only two days after the passing of American cultural icon and country music legend Dolly Parton.

With the unusual timing and insensitive appearance of naming a tropical storm Dolly the week flags were lowered in honor of the late, great singer, and the National Hurricane Center issued a statement clarifying the use of the name in its first advisory for Dolly on Thursday:

“The timing of the use of the name Dolly for this storm is purely coincidental,” the center wrote. “Tropical storm and hurricane names for the North Atlantic Basin originate from six pre-determined rotating lists established by the World Meteorological Organization Region IV Hurricane Committee. The name Dolly replaced Diana after the 1990 hurricane season and was first used in 1996.”

For the crossover weather enthusiasts and Dolly Parton fans (including yours truly), the very first time a tropical cyclone was named Dolly was for a western Pacific typhoon in 1946, the same year as Ms. Parton’s birth.

Dolly unlikely to reform closer to the U.S.

As we’ve discussed in the newsletter all week, some outside scenarios have depicted Dolly’s remnants trying to reform in a region of lower wind shear and unusually warm waters around the Bahamas or into the eastern Gulf for middle next week.

Though the odds were low to begin with, models decidedly dropped that scenario yesterday. They’ve waffled somewhat since but Dolly should be sufficiently disrupted by its passage through the Great El Niño-driven wall of shear this weekend as its remnants hit the mountainous speed bumps of the islands – especially in places like Hispaniola – that an encore performance won’t be in the cards.

Google latest DeepMind’s 1,000-member ensemble system puts redevelopment odds at around 30% for next week, so it’s something to monitor.

We’ll of course update you in the event models change their tune, but for the time being, it’s nothing to be concerned about.

The terms of the deal were confirmed by his agency, Bartlett Hockey.

Makar’s extension is set to be the the richest in NHL history, surpassing the eight-year, $136 million extension signed by Minnesota forward Kirill Kaprizov last September. Makar's deal runs through the 2034-35 season.

With an annual average value (AAV) of $20.4 million beginning in 2027-28, Makar’s deal eclipses that of San Jose Sharks superstar Macklin Celebrini, who signed a five-year, $94 million extension in late July and has an $18.8 million AAV.

Makar’s record-setting deal could push the limit even higher with Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Toronto's Auston Matthews eligible for extensions next summer.

“I couldn’t be more excited to continue my journey here with the Avalanche in this amazing city of Denver,” Makar said in a video posted on social media by the team, calling it a historic day. “Here’s to another hopefully amazing nine years.”

The 27-year-old Makar is coming off a season in which he had 20 goals and 59 assists. He finished second to Zach Werenski of Columbus in the Norris Trophy voting, an award that goes to the league’s top defenseman. Makar has won the award twice over his career.

The cap hit for Makar for last season was $9 million after signing a six-year, $54 million contract in 2021. The new deal for Makar now sets the bar for fellow standout defensemen Quinn Hughes of Minnesota and Werenski.

Securing the long-term services of Makar was a high priority this offseason for president of hockey operations/general manager Joe Sakic, who maintained that Makar was “going to finish his career” in Colorado. Makar was taken fourth overall by Colorado in 2017 out of the University of Massachusetts.

The salary cap is projected to be $113.5 million in 2027-28 when Makar's new deal begins. He will take up roughly 18% of the room for a team with a Cup-ready roster. Left wing Artturi Lehkonen is set to be a free agent after this season, along with center Nicolas Roy and goaltender Scott Wedgewood.

Makar was banged up heading into a Western Conference Final where the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche were swept by the Vegas Golden Knights. An upper-body injury sidelined him for Games 1 and 2, but he returned for the final two contests. Sakic recently said that Makar is slated to be ready for training camp.

It’s been a busy offseason for Sakic, who’s stepping back into the role of GM after Chris MacFarland left to lead the front office in Nashville. Among the deals orchestrated by Sakic was sending Valeri Nichushkin to the Blue Jackets for draft picks. It was a way to free up space to negotiate the extension for Makar.

A native of Calgary, Alberta, Makar has turned in four 20-goal seasons in his career, one of just 12 defensemen in league history to post at least that many campaigns. He also notched his 500th NHL point on March 28 in his 467th career game. He’s the fourth-fastest defenseman to reach that milestone, behind only Hall of Famers Bobby Orr (396 games), Paul Coffey (422) and Denis Potvin (465).

The core of Makar, Nathan MacKinnon and captain Gabriel Landeskog helped Colorado to a Stanley Cup title in 2022. Makar had eight goals and 21 assists during the championship run to capture the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs.

Makar's younger brother, Taylor, recently signed a two-year contract with the Avalanche that runs through the 2027-28 season. Taylor Makar made his NHL debut on Nov. 1 in San Jose, as the brothers became the first siblings to appear in the same contest while playing for the Avalanche. The Stastny brothers — Anton, Peter and Marian — accomplished the feat when the team was the Quebec Nordiques.

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The county approved $10 million for the program three years ago. Now, the money is drying up, and if voters do not approve a proposed tax increase, County Mayor Mark Bogen says the program may not survive.

“Rather than waiting till it’s stage 4 or waiting until you get a heart attack, we now have a way to try to catch it before it really can kill you,” Bogen said.

Bogen lost his mother to a heart attack.

He learned about a test ― essentially, a CT scan of the heart done on a machine. He said the county is the first nationwide to offer the test for free, even if patients have no symptoms.

It is recommended for those over 45 with conditions like high cholesterol, high blood pressure or a family history of heart disease.

Bogen says the county has scanned 7,000 people. More than half — 4,000 — ended up needing medical care.

The program is run by Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital.

Alex Espinosa, the hospital’s chief operating officer, said many patients needing care have been “asymptomatic, didn’t have any idea they had heart disease, relatively healthy.”

Espinosa remembers having a heart attack right in the hospital’s parking lot, even though other heart tests did not show any problems.

“I was coming to work and I collapsed,” he said.

He believes if he had this scan, he could have prevented his heart attack.

“It may have found it and said, ‘Be proactive instead of reactive,’” Espinosa said.

If passed, the sales tax, currently 7%, would rise a quarter-percent to 7.25% for the next five years.

“It’s not on your groceries, it’s not on your medication, it’s not on your insurance, it’s not on your water bills, there’s so many things, it’s not on for people in their day to day living,” Bogen said.

Still, some doctors do not think the test is necessary. A county auditor review found testing people with no symptoms is “not universally accepted in the medical community.”

The review also found the test is rarely used unless the patient has greater risk.

Espinosa, though, thinks things are changing.

“I think it’s coming. I think we’re getting there,” he said. “I think giving it visibility and understanding the effects it has on the population from preventing heart disease, I think it’s very important.”

The program also covers cancer testing and primary and preventive healthcare for some people.

Voters head to the polls on Nov. 3.

El condado aprobó $10 millones USD para el programa hace tres años. Ahora, el dinero se está agotando y, si los votantes no aprueban un aumento de impuestos propuesto, el alcalde del condado, Mark Bogen, dice que el programa podría no sobrevivir.

“En lugar de esperar hasta que esté en etapa 4 o esperar hasta que tengas un ataque cardíaco, ahora tenemos una manera de intentar detectarlo antes de que realmente pueda matarte”, dijo Bogen.

Bogen perdió a su madre por un ataque cardíaco.

Se enteró de una prueba que consiste esencialmente en una tomografía computarizada del corazón realizada en una máquina. Dijo que el condado es el primero en todo el país en ofrecer la prueba de forma gratuita, incluso si los pacientes no presentan síntomas.

Se recomienda para personas mayores de 45 años con condiciones como colesterol alto, presión arterial alta o antecedentes familiares de enfermedades cardíacas.

Bogen dice que el condado ha realizado pruebas a 7,000 personas. Más de la mitad, 4,000, terminaron necesitando atención médica.

El programa es administrado por Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital.

Alex Espinosa, director de operaciones del hospital, dijo que muchos pacientes que necesitaron atención eran “asintomáticos, no tenían idea de que tenían una enfermedad cardíaca y estaban relativamente saludables”.

Espinosa recuerda haber sufrido un ataque cardíaco en el estacionamiento del hospital, a pesar de que otras pruebas cardíacas no habían mostrado ningún problema.

“Venía a trabajar y colapsé”, dijo.

Él cree que si se hubiera realizado esta prueba, podría haber prevenido su ataque cardíaco.

“Podría haberlo detectado y haber dicho: “Sé proactivo en lugar de reactivo””, dijo Espinosa.

Si se aprueba, el impuesto sobre las ventas, actualmente de 7%, aumentaría un cuarto de punto porcentual a 7.25% durante los próximos cinco años.

“No se aplica a tus alimentos, no se aplica a tus medicamentos, no se aplica a tu seguro, no se aplica a tus facturas de agua, hay tantas cosas a las que no se aplica en la vida cotidiana de las personas”, dijo Bogen.

Aun así, algunos médicos no creen que la prueba sea necesaria. Una revisión de un auditor del condado encontró que realizar pruebas a personas sin síntomas “no es universalmente aceptado en la comunidad médica”.

La revisión también encontró que la prueba rara vez se utiliza a menos que el paciente tenga un mayor riesgo.

Espinosa, sin embargo, cree que las cosas están cambiando.

“Creo que viene. Creo que estamos llegando a ese punto”, dijo. “Creo que darle visibilidad y comprender los efectos que tiene en la población para prevenir enfermedades cardíacas es muy importante”.

El programa también cubre pruebas de cáncer y atención médica primaria y preventiva para algunas personas.

Los votantes acudirán a las urnas el 3 de noviembre.

La cruda interpretación de la Ciudad Mágica se extiende desde Ocean Drive hasta los Everglades.

“Grand Theft Auto”, GTA, regresa con su sexto juego, y el condado Miami-Dade quiere una parte de la acción.

En una propuesta obtenida por Local 10 News, el condado plantea una asociación para cambiar temporalmente el nombre del Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami a “Vice City Airport”. La propuesta también incluye tapas de alcantarilla de Vice City.

“Les encanta GTA. Y la mayoría de las personas nos visitan por eso, por Grand Theft Auto”, dijo la gerente de la tienda Shruti Salwal.

En una tienda de recuerdos de Miami, los artículos más vendidos son camisetas vintage de cuando GTA presentó por primera vez a Miami en 2002.

Una turista de Italia conoce bien la franquicia.

“Grand Theft Auto es genial, pero creo que tiene un poco de estereotipos”, dijo.

En Wynwood, un mural también celebra el clásico Vice City.

Un portavoz del condado dijo: “Dada la clara influencia de Miami-Dade en el juego, creemos que podría haber una oportunidad única para generar ingresos para el condado mientras mostramos Miami-Dade a una audiencia masiva”.

Pero la idea de promocionar Miami a través del mundo de violencia y crimen del juego genera reacciones diversas.

“Siento que Miami se está convirtiendo más en una ciudad muy orientada al bienestar y con mucho crecimiento, así que promover la violencia y las armas, quiero decir, podría ser divertido como una especie de mundo de juego”, dijo el residente de Miami Evan Metzo.

Otro residente señaló el contraste entre el juego y la propia ciudad.

“Aquí tienes los Ferrari”, dijo el residente Carnell Williams. “Tienes los Maybach, y allá tienes la violencia”.

Para Williams, sin embargo, la representación del crimen en el juego no parece completamente ficticia.

“Es la vida real, para ser sincero, la gente roba. Alguien me robó el teléfono el otro día”, dijo.

The war isn’t over, though Trump claims that through bombs and blockade, he has already devastated Iran’s leadership, military and economy.

And this week his administration said it would turn its focus to increasing economic pressure — rather than military action — to try to finish off Iran. The shifting strategy centers on threats to punish any country or entity that continues to conduct business with Tehran.

The turn to using sanctions as the cudgel of choice comes as the administration weighs diminished munitions stockpiles after months of war, sparking concerns that the prolonged conflict could undermine U.S. military readiness in other parts of the globe.

As the conflict grinds on, Trump’s talk of finding a quick end to the war also appears to be fading. He stressed this week that he’s “not in a hurry” to get Iran back to the negotiating table, and he continues making the case that the Islamic Republic’s leadership is on the ropes.

“They’re not paying their troops. They’re in deep trouble. They have very little capacity,” Trump told reporters Thursday. “We don’t want to speak to them. We’re not looking to meet or anything,” he said.

It’s unclear how — or if — Trump will address the six-month anniversary of a conflict that has already cost the United States more than $37.5 billion and done damage to his popularity ahead of critical November elections for his party. The president is spending Friday in Houston, where he’ll honor the Artemis II NASA crew for their 10-day mission around the moon earlier this year.

Trump is declaring ‘mission accomplished’ — a phrase that hurt a Republican predecessor

On its face, the moment is complicated for the “America First” leader who fiercely criticized his White House predecessors for wasting American taxpayer money and U.S. troops’ lives in Middle East conflicts and vowed on the campaign trail to keep the military out of “endless wars.”

But Trump has bristled at suggestions that this war — in which no American troops have deployed into Iran — can be compared with the yearslong wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in which more than 7,000 Americans were killed.

His Republican predecessor, President George W. Bush, was widely mocked for a 2003 speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln beneath a White House-produced banner that read “Mission Accomplished.” It came to symbolize a premature declaration of victory for the Iraq War, which would go on for nearly nine more years. More than two decades later, there are still U.S. troops stationed in Iraq.

Trump’s war has stretched on far longer than he told Americans it would. It didn’t stop him from sharing a social media post this week declaring “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 2026.” The AI-generated image features Trump against a backdrop of U.S. fighter jets, a warship and American flags above smaller images of Bush and former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli strike in the opening salvos of the war.

Trump has consistently emphasized that the U.S. and Israel campaign has been devastating for Iran’s navy and air force. Iranian officials have said the country has suffered $270 billion in direct and indirect damage. Israeli military strikes in the first weeks of the war wiped out much of the theocratic government’s leadership structure, including Khamenei.

But Iran has found leverage through its own strikes in the critical Strait of Hormuz, where relatively few vessels carrying oil and liquefied natural gas are risking passage. Trump again declared Thursday that the “Strait of Hormuz is open,” saying 24 vessels passed through a day earlier. That’s a fraction of the roughly 130 vessels that passed through the vital waterway daily before the war began.

Trump is showing little interest in talks

Mediators Qatar and Pakistan continue to press for a diplomatic off-ramp from the two sides. Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, was in Tehran on Thursday to discuss a proposed plan between Iran and Oman to boost traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

But in Washington, Trump has shown little interest in getting back to the preliminary deal reached in June that aimed to reopen the strait and launch talks about Iran’s nuclear program. That deal fell apart within weeks after Iran started attacking ships.

At the same time, Trump says the U.S. effort to economically choke off Tehran is working, with a U.S. naval blockade preventing Iranian oil from making it to market as the trickle of vessels carrying oil from other Gulf nations pass through.

“We have control and we have the blockade,” Trump said. “Iran is not getting anything. Nothing is going through.”

Iran is badly battered, but has a history of showing resilience

There’s no doubt that the strikes combined with decades of international sanctions have battered Iran, said Aarathi Krishnan, a geopolitical risk analyst at RAKSHA Intelligence Future.

But as Trump tries to turn to a new chapter in the war, Krishnan argues the Republican may be misguided in concluding that more pressure on Tehran — which has spent decades adapting to international economic sanctions — will produce the political outcome he wants.

Indeed, Iran’s economy in the run-up to the start of the war was mired in surging inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund. National income per person had fallen from about $8,000 in 2012 to $5,000 in 2024, according to World Bank data.

But Tehran has also shown resilience, selling discounted oil and establishing opaque shipping and financial networks, Krishnan said.

“This administration has completely underestimated the Iranian resolve,” Krishnan said. “This is not new to the Iranian regime.”

Trump must decide how far he’s willing to go with sanctions

Richard Goldberg, who served as a senior adviser on Iran at the National Security Council during Trump’s first White House term, argues that Iran now finds itself in “uncharted waters” if the administration follows through with a truly biting campaign to pressure Iranian trade partners.

“What we should be seeing is an attempt to seal off every escape hatch the regime has left,” said Goldberg, who is now at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a hawkish Washington think tank. “Use the economic power of the United States to layer a naval blockade with an air and land embargo while dropping the hammer on anyone who gives the regime access to hard currency — whether that’s in the Middle East, China or even Europe.”

But it remains to be seen how far the administration is willing to go.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week unveiled a campaign the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast,” but only issued warnings to nations to cut trade and has yet to announce any secondary sanctions. Bessent told reporters the administration wanted countries to have a chance to shift away from Iran before it was too late — and acknowledged there was economic risk to the U.S., too, in moving ahead.

The Treasury Department announced on Friday that it was taking steps that could lead to eventually severing Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, from the U.S. financial system. The department accused the bank of serving as an economic lifeline to Tehran’s leadership.

China, which is Iran’s biggest trade partner and oil buyer, responded earlier this week to the Trump administration’s broad threats of going after countries and firms that still do trade with Iran by expressing its opposition to “illegal unilateral sanctions.”

Pressed Thursday about why he wasn’t already sanctioning Chinese banks, Trump offered a cryptic response.

“Who said I’m not? You don’t know if I’m doing it,” Trump said. “I don’t have to announce everything, do I?”

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Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri in New York and Fatima Hussein contributed to this report.

The move away from an automatic disqualification falls along a continuum of evolving recruitment standards within federal law enforcement and at the buttoned-up bureau, which several years ago relaxed its approach to candidates’ past marijuana use and has drawn more recent concern among some current and former agents about a perceived loosening of recruitment requirements as it seeks to replenish its ranks.

The bureau still intends to dismiss applicants who are revealed during the vetting process to have engaged in prostitution within the last 10 years, three or more times overall or while in a position of trust such as public safety, according to guidance issued this past spring and described by a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss internal decision-making and spoke on condition of anonymity. For others, it will allow for consideration of the context of the conduct rather than treat it as grounds for an automatic rejection from the FBI’s hiring process.

The practical impact is not immediately clear since many who have engaged in prostitution may still be either immediately disqualified or weeded out upon further scrutiny from FBI polygraphers and security officials.

The FBI said the change was meant to account for the fact that some otherwise suitable candidates, including service members, may have engaged in the practice in places where it is legal and to accommodate applicants who themselves may have been victims of sexual abuse.

“It is false to suggest criminal behavior like this is no longer disqualifying at the FBI. Any applicant who has engaged in criminal sexual acts like those referenced would of course not be eligible for employment, and it is ridiculous to suggest otherwise,” the FBI said in a statement that described the background check process as “wide-ranging and extensive.”

“The FBI has and always will maintain some of the highest suitability standards for its applicants and employees in the US Government,” the statement added.

Justice Department is easing recruitment requirements in general

Even so, the shift is being made at a time when current and former officials worry that the FBI, and the Justice Department more generally, have eased recruitment requirements while facing a mass personnel exodus brought on by retirements, voluntary resignations and firings. The bureau, for instance, has taken steps to make it easier for its own professional staff to become agents and has offered truncated a training academy for applicants from other federal law enforcement agencies.

“If they’re moving the bar for sexual encounters to include prostitution, what is that saying about the applicant pool? They’re trying to bring in more people, which to me indicates that the applicant pool is extremely shallow right now,” said Daniel Brunner, a retired FBI agent who spent two decades in the bureau.

In 2015, then-Attorney General Eric Holder issued a memo reiterating that all Justice Department employees were prohibited from soliciting or accepting prostitution, including in places where it was legal. But both before and since that directive, the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies have confronted periodic episodes in which agents serving abroad have been accused of sexual encounters with prostitutes.

As recently as last year, for instance, the Justice Department inspector general substantiated allegations that a supervisory special agent solicited and used prostitutes on multiple occasions while overseas and used a bureau-issued cellphone for the transactions.

Chris Piehota, a retired top FBI executive, said he would be more troubled if the bureau were to loosen its standards for current employees who require periodic renewals of their security clearances. But he said he could understand the FBI leaning “toward leniency” for actions taken as a teenager or college student.

“I don’t think you get a better or worse candidate from something you did in your college years,” Piehota said. “That’s why they have the screening process, that’s why they have the vetting process. And the people who do the recruiting and hiring, they look at all those things.”

Background checks, polygraph tests and more

Applicants to the FBI undergo a multi-step application and vetting process that includes, among other things, a background check, a detailed questionnaire, credit checks, interviews with neighbors and colleagues and a polygraph test. The comprehensive regimen is meant to uncover any prior criminal conduct in an applicant’s past as well as embarrassing personal information that could make an employee vulnerable to blackmail.

Felony convictions, domestic violence convictions, failure of a urinalysis and the bureau’s drug policies are among factors treated as automatic disqualifiers.

Though the new guidance will allow for a broader and more contextual evaluation of applicants who disclose past experience with prostitution during their polygraph admission, such an admission has historically been typically regarded as a “death knell” for potential employees at agencies including the FBI, CIA and NSA, said Daniel Meyer, a Washington lawyer who specializes in the background check and the security clearance process.

Haaland, the league top goal-scorer last season, opened his account after 17 minutes with a neat header.

Cherki doubled the visitor’s lead early in the second half when he danced through a nest of players and poked the ball home from close range.

However, Palace reduced the deficit almost immediately when Yeremy Pino's superb free kick hit the bar and then rebounded into the net off the despairing back of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Cherki, though, was in fine form and restored City's two-goal advantage two minutes later when his deflected shot from just outside the box wrong-footed keeper Dean Henderson.

It was the first brace of his Premier League career but he was not happy and called his performance “so-so.”

The French midfielder said he thought he was about to be subbed so turned on the style to ensure his permanence.

“When I see Enzo Maresca wanted to change me I didn't like that, so I had to show him I wanted to play and wanted to score,” Cherki said of the recently appointed coach.

“With Pep Guardiola we had a big history,” he added. “Now we have started another story. We have to prove that every week, and we are here for that.”

Haaland rounded off the scoring with a left-footed strike six minutes from time and City was on top of the league with six points from its first two games.

Palace is pointless after two games and midfielder Adam Wharton suggested the team needed more time to adapt to new coach Pierre Sage, who took over in June.

“I thought we had good moments but we didn't test their keeper enough, like we should have,” Wharton said. "It is a disappointing result.

“We are trying to work every day and implement the gaffer's way of playing in and out of possession. I think we improved from last week and were in the game for longer. We need to keep at it and next week hopefully we'll be even better."

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Incluso en un país tan conectado a internet como Brasil, los anuncios en televisión y radio siguen definiendo el tema de conversación y pueden influir en los votantes, ya que llegan a rincones remotos del país.

Dado que el presidente Lula —que busca un cuarto mandato no consecutivo— se encuentra actualmente empatado en las encuestas con el senador Flávio Bolsonaro, hijo del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, el consultor político independiente y exministro brasileño Thomas Traumann prevé que los anuncios serán extremadamente beligerantes.

“Creo que la campaña será más sucia que la de 2022, y 2022 ya fue una de las más sucias de la historia brasileña”, conjeturó Traumann en referencia a la última elección presidencial, cuando Lula derrotó al expresidente Jair Bolsonaro —quien actualmente cumple una sentencia de 27 años de cárcel por intento de golpe de Estado— por el margen más estrecho desde el retorno de Brasil a la democracia en 1985.

Los anuncios de campaña en televisión y radio son un indicativo de la proximidad de las elecciones, y colocan la contienda en primer plano en la mente de los brasileños.

Maria Izabel Pecanha, una profesora jubilada de historia de 84 años de Rio de Janeiro, comenta que muchos votantes como ella no prestarán atención a los anuncios en redes sociales y, en cambio, verán los de radio y televisión, como lo ha hecho desde la década de 1950.

“Me gusta verlos para entusiasmarme, para enojarme, para pensar en cómo se muestran los actores políticos de Brasil. Siempre es muy instructivo", comentó Pecanha por teléfono. "He visto los de hoy y seguiré haciéndolo hasta el final de la campaña; es como ver un poco de historia desarrollarse”.

A diferencia de lo que ocurre en Estados Unidos, los anuncios de campaña en Brasil no tienen costo para los partidos, y el tiempo al aire se distribuye según el tamaño de la coalición y la representación en la Cámara de Diputados.

La gratuidad de los anuncios “defiende el principio democrático de igualdad de trato, y significa que la cantidad de tiempo que recibe cada partido no va a estar determinada por el poder económico de cada partido”, señaló Bruno Pompeu, profesor de comunicación y publicidad en la Universidad de Sao Paulo.

Con los años, el tono, el estilo y la naturaleza de estos espacios han evolucionado. João Ricardo Matta, profesor de negocios en la Fundación Getulio Vargas, un centro de estudios y universidad, señaló que el auge de las redes sociales y su lenguaje más informal probablemente influirán en los anuncios de campaña en las plataformas más tradicionales.

“Serán menos artificiales, más naturales, con apariencia de algo hecho en casa”, comentó Matta, quien también espera que fondos que tradicionalmente se destinaban a la producción de anuncios de televisión y radio se trasladen a material de campaña en redes sociales.

Antes de la primera vuelta de votación del 4 de octubre, las emisoras deben reservar 14 minutos al día para casi 1.000 anuncios de 30 segundos, además de bloques de 12 minutos y 30 segundos exclusivamente para los candidatos presidenciales.

De esos bloques, Lula y los partidos aliados tendrán 5 minutos y 31 segundos, mientras que el partido del senador Flávio Bolsonaro dispondrá de 4 minutos y 20 segundos. El tiempo restante se dividirá entre otros dos partidos.

Que Flávio Bolsonaro tenga menos tiempo que Lula ilustra que ha tenido dificultades para que otros partidos apoyen su candidatura, señaló Traumann, a diferencia de su padre, que ganó en 2018.

En caso de una segunda vuelta, prevista para el 25 de octubre, los dos candidatos restantes tendrán la misma cantidad de tiempo.

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El periodista de The Associated Press Mauricio Savarese contribuyó a este despacho desde Sao Paulo.

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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.

Although most embassies are not returning to full strength immediately, starting this week the State Department has begun to lift certain staffing and other restrictions on personnel.

The changes are not necessarily reflective of a shift in the Trump administration's policy toward Iran — now focused on economic rather than kinetic military warfare. Instead, the changes are mainly due to the legalities of human resources policy, which limits the time diplomats may be away from post while still being paid and collecting benefits for themselves and their families.

On Friday, the day the Iran war hit its six-month mark, embassies in Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain announced they would allow diplomats’ family members to return, although in Bahrain and Kuwait it applies only to those older than 18.

Earlier in the week, all family members of U.S. government employees in Israel, as well as those who are over 21 of those who work in Lebanon, were given the go-ahead to return.

These embassies were all placed on “ordered departure” or “authorized departure” status in March as Iran began retaliating for U.S. and Israeli attacks by targeting U.S. interests, including embassies and military facilities, and creating chaotic situations in countries around the region.

Ordered departure means that all nonessential personnel and families must leave the country. Authorized departure means that staff deemed nonessential and their families may leave.

However, regulations time-limit those statuses, which were beginning to expire six months after being initiated, meaning affected diplomats and their families would be losing their housing and other benefits, creating significant hardships among the workforce.

To deal with this, the State Department created a new status — that of “restricted operations” — which is designed to allow the embassies to resume normal functions. On a case-by-case basis, each affected embassy will make its own determination on appropriate staffing, the presence of families and pay and benefits.

Diplomats and their families were ordered to leave embassies in another five countries in the region early in the war, and changes in status at some of them also were anticipated soon.

“We remain committed to supporting our workforce and their families throughout this process and will provide updates through appropriate channels as decisions are made,” the department said.

Se trata de una resolución que deroga la anterior, que mantenía suspendida la aspersión aérea con glifosato, un herbicida químico que elimina plantas inhibiendo su crecimiento. El documento, fechado el 18 de agosto, fue conocido por la prensa el viernes tras ser divulgado por el Diario Oficial, una publicación que contiene la información legal estatal.

La fumigación aérea con glifosato fue suspendida en 2015 por orden de la Corte Constitucional como precaución ante los posibles daños en la salud y el medioambiente y tras el concepto de la Organización Mundial de la Salud que advertía que el herbicida “probablemente” causaba cáncer en seres humanos.

Durante la campaña electoral, el conservador De la Espriella dijo que quiere fumigar con herbicidas biológicos los plantíos de hoja de coca, distintos al glifosato para no saltar la decisión de la corte, pero efectivos.

La resolución fue firmada por el viceministro de Política Criminal y Justicia Restaurativa, Carlos Gómina, y aclara que no implica la reanudación automática del programa de erradicación de cultivos ilícitos mediante aspersión aérea, dado que faltan otros requisitos como una licencia ambiental, la consulta a comunidades étnicas y el concepto favorable del Instituto Nacional de Salud.

El gobierno del conservador Iván Duque (2018-2022) intentó que se reanudaran las fumigaciones aéreas con glifosato, pero la Corte Constitucional frenó la iniciativa.

La política de lucha antinarcóticos de De la Espriella, quien recién asumió el cargo, representa un giro con respecto a la de su antecesor y opositor, el progresista Gustavo Petro, quien desestimuló la erradicación forzada y priorizó la voluntaria con los campesinos cultivadores de hoja de coca.

De la Espriella ha dicho que no va a permitir que salga más cocaína de Colombia, el principal país productor de ese alcaloide, y que se adhiere a la política antidrogas de Trump, incluyendo los bombardeos a embarcaciones que presuntamente trafican drogas.

El área sembrada con hoja de coca en Colombia en 2024 alcanzó las 261.000 hectáreas, según el último informe disponible de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito.

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials spent the day searching for the crocodile but had not located it as of this publishing.

Officials are urging residents to keep pets on leashes and keep children away from the water’s edge, particularly at night.

The search comes one day after South Miami resident Enrique Pomares said his dog, Kygo, was attacked while outside with his two other dogs outside of his home on Thursday morning near Miller Drive and Southwest 63rd Court.

“It was horrific,” said Pomares. “The dog was trying to get away. I pulled him down several times and (it was) just horrific watching this whole thing go down.”

Pomares said he tried to save Kygo, even throwing a kayak at the crocodile. The dog was pulled underwater and was later found on an embankment several homes away.

“Now this is personal,” he said. “Now, it’s taken a member of our family.”

The attack has left some South Miami residents concerned about crocodiles in the area.

“It is a little nerve racking. We’ve had people call about it and nothing is happening with the crocs being moved,” resident Jacqueline Correa said.

Correa said she has seen two crocodiles in the area.

“We have seen two for sure one is a smaller one, and the one is quite the larger one,” Correa said.

Correa also captured video in June showing what she described as the larger crocodile swimming through the same waterways where Kygo was attacked.

FWC officials returned to the area Friday to search for the crocodile and determine whether it meets the criteria for relocation.

“I mean it would be great if they could relocate them to a different space,” Correa said.

But relocation is not necessarily immediate.

FWC officials say American crocodiles are a protected species, meaning officials must monitor the animal’s behavior and determine whether it meets the criteria for relocation.

Until then, residents and visitors are being urged to remain cautious around the waterways and keep pets and children away from the water’s edge.

Funcionarios de la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Florida pasaron el día buscando al cocodrilo, pero no lo habían localizado hasta el momento de esta publicación.

Los funcionarios instan a los residentes a mantener a las mascotas con correa y a los niños alejados de la orilla del agua, particularmente durante la noche.

La búsqueda se produce un día después de que Enrique Pomares, residente de South Miami, dijera que su perro Kygo fue atacado mientras estaba afuera con sus otros dos perros cerca de su casa el jueves por la mañana, cerca de Miller Drive y Southwest 63rd Court.

“Fue horrible”, dijo Pomares. “El perro intentaba escapar. Lo jalé varias veces y fue simplemente horrible ver cómo sucedía todo esto”.

Pomares dijo que intentó salvar a Kygo, incluso lanzándole un kayak al cocodrilo. El perro fue arrastrado bajo el agua y posteriormente fue encontrado en un terraplén a varias casas de distancia.

“Ahora esto es personal”, dijo. “Ahora se ha llevado a un miembro de nuestra familia”.

El ataque ha dejado preocupados a algunos residentes de South Miami por los cocodrilos en el área.

“Es un poco angustiante. Hemos tenido personas que han llamado por esto y no está sucediendo nada para trasladar a los cocodrilos”, dijo la residente Jacqueline Correa.

Correa dijo que ha visto dos cocodrilos en el área.

“Hemos visto dos con seguridad, uno es más pequeño y el otro es bastante más grande”, dijo Correa.

Correa también grabó un video en junio que muestra lo que describió como el cocodrilo más grande nadando por las mismas vías fluviales donde Kygo fue atacado.

Funcionarios de FWC regresaron al área el viernes para buscar al cocodrilo y determinar si cumple con los criterios para ser trasladado.

“Quiero decir, sería excelente si pudieran trasladarlos a otro lugar”, dijo Correa.

Pero el traslado no es necesariamente inmediato.

Funcionarios de FWC dicen que los cocodrilos americanos son una especie protegida, lo que significa que deben monitorear el comportamiento del animal y determinar si cumple con los criterios para ser trasladado.

Hasta entonces, se insta a residentes y visitantes a permanecer atentos cerca de las vías fluviales y mantener a las mascotas y los niños alejados de la orilla del agua.

The report released Friday says the 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location adjacent to Memorial Bridge.

Many of Washington’s monuments, buildings and sites have been carefully planned over decades to reflect significant moments in the nation’s history and to evoke symbolism through sightlines that connect them to other sites. The arch will disturb the sightline between more iconic Washington landmarks than anticipated, the report said.

But the Park Service report says “the same characteristics that make Memorial Circle sensitive from a preservation perspective are also the characteristics that make it the historically appropriate location for the undertaking.”

The project’s effects cannot be “fully avoided without either relocating the Arch away from the historically identified site or eliminating the principal commemorative feature, both of which would fail to meet the undertaking’s purpose and need,” the report said.

“For this reason, alternative locations outside Memorial Circle are not reasonable avoidance alternatives,” the report said.

The 133-page report by the Park Service supports Trump's plans for the controversial arch and could play an important role in bolstering the administration's case in its fight against a legal challenge filed by three veterans and an architectural historian.

The proposed arch is one of several projects the Republican president is pursuing to leave his lasting imprint on Washington, including renaming and renovating the Kennedy Center, building a huge new White House ballroom, refurbishing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and rebuilding a golf course in East Potomac Park that could significantly reduce the public’s access to running and biking paths.

The proposal for a towering, gilded arch received initial approval this summer from a key federal commission, even as an earlier report from the park service said the project could impact the “integrity” of dozens of historic properties because it would change “character-defining visual and spatial relationships” between them.

One of the most obvious elements cited by the park service is that the arch would break alignment between the Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge and Arlington House that was formerly Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s home. That alignment was “intended to physically and symbolically unite North and South through a coordinated monumental composition extending across the Potomac River,” the report said.

The Lincoln Memorial Arlington House connection was one of dozens of historic sites and structures listed as being impacted directly by the proposed structure. It added that the National Mall, the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Georgetown Historic District, Old Naval Observatory, Key Bridge, National Cathedral and other sites also would be affected.

Nicolas Sansone, an attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group representing the plaintiffs, said Friday that the new report “confirms what we've been saying all along: the project will have an enormous impact and transform the National Mall.”

The report underscores the legal challengers' claim that a project of this size and importance “is a decision for Congress to make” and should not be rushed through by executive decree, Sansone said.

The arch design, proposed by Trump, has already received early approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commissioners were all appointed by Trump. The National Capital Area Planning Commission approved the site and preliminary plans at its July meeting. The commission is expected to take up the matter again this fall.

Immigration officials announced on Friday that Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and accused him of overstaying after entering the United States legally in May 2019 through New York City. An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on July 22 after Yiannopoulos failed to show up for his immigration hearing, a DHS spokesperson wrote in an email.

“He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” a spokesperson for DHS wrote in an emailed statement.

ICE’s online detainee locator doesn’t say where Yiannopoulos is being held but directs family and legal representatives to the agency’s office in Alexandria, Louisiana, a deportation hub for international flights.

Representatives of Yiannopoulos did not respond to a request for comment. It is unclear whether he has legal representation.

The British national has most recently worked for the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, who is scheduled to perform in New Orleans on Friday evening.

Yiannopoulos is a well-known champion of conservative causes and has frequently taken provocative public positions criticizing feminism, Islam and immigrants. He has been especially supportive of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

“Zero immigration for the next 20 years. No ifs, no buts,” Yiannopoulos wrote on the social platform X last year.

Yiannopoulos rose to fame in the early 2010s as an incendiary writer for the conservative website Breitbart News. He resigned from the company in 2017 after a video of him endorsing pedophilia resurfaced online. He later apologized for the remarks and said he himself was a victim of sexual assault as a minor.

Yiannopoulos' arrest Friday comes amid a nationwide uptick in detentions as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Far-right conservative activist Laura Loomer swiftly took to social media to applaud Yiannopoulos’ arrest after years of public feuding between the two personalities.

“I was the first person to report on the fact that Milo was in the US illegally where he incited violence against President Trump and worked for Marjorie Traitor Greene,” Loomer wrote on X.

Controversy around Yiannopoulos ballooned in 2017 when he carried out what he called his “Troll Academy Tour” across college campuses nationwide. Fights broke out when some students protested Yiannopoulos' appearances and accused him of hate speech, while others celebrated him as a champion of free speech. Around that time, Buzzfeed reported on Yiannopoulos' cozy relationships with self-proclaimed white nationalists.

In recent years, Yiannopoulos continued to work in the orbit of conservative activism. In 2022, he was an intern for former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, according to the Washington Post. He subsequently ran the short-lived 2024 presidential campaign for Ye. Most recently, Yiannopolous has worked as a spokesperson for Ye, who has been beset by controversy of his own following antisemitic comments that the rapper has since apologized for.

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“Sign the extension,” she said as more than 16,000 fans in the arena roared.

No pressure, Kelsey.

It's been a disappointing season for the Mercury, who will miss the playoffs one year after playing in the WNBA Finals and have a 13-26 record through Thursday's games. But there's a fair degree of optimism around the franchise these days and that's because of the blockbuster trade that brought Plum to the desert on Aug. 2.

The 32-year-old and five-time All-Star is still in the prime of her career and could give the Mercury a new franchise cornerstone. There's only one catch: She's a free agent at the end of this season and gets to choose where she'll play in 2027.

Plum didn't say if Taurasi's endorsement will affect her decision to sign an extension in Phoenix — but it sure didn't seem to hurt.

“D.T. was the reason I started playing basketball,” Plum said. “So that was kind of a full circle moment.”

Plum made her home debut with the Mercury on Tuesday in a 94-84 loss to the Washington Mystics, coming off the bench to score 10 points over 17 minutes. The 5-foot-8 guard has nursed a calf injury for much of the past few months and will likely be on a minutes restriction for the rest of the season.

Plum sat out Thursday's game as the team continues to be cautious.

Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts said he's been encouraged by Plum's limited time on the court, especially the way she plays with veteran forward Alyssa Thomas. If everything works out with contract situations, Plum, Thomas and high-scoring guard Kahleah Copper would form the nucleus of the team in 2027.

“These are reps that we need,” Tibbetts said. “I thought the second half we looked a little bit better. We haven't had a ton of practice time with K.P. — but your point is very valid that it does look very natural for those two veteran players who know how to play.”

Plum agreed that she's quickly gaining chemistry with her new team, particularly Thomas.

“A.T. is amazing — phenomenal passer, extremely skilled, great anticipation, plays amazing in transition,” Plum said. “Just trying play off of her, learn her, where she likes to get ball screens set, where she likes to pass. It's a learning-on-the-fly type of situation, but she makes it easy.”

Plum conceded that the calf injury has led to some frustration as she tries to adapt to her new surroundings, but she's pushing through the best she can. The veteran has been healthy for most of her career besides a ruptured Achilles tendon that caused her to miss the 2020 season.

“I've never been in a situation like this before — 2020 was kind of an anomaly,” Plum said. "For me, I've learned a lot this year. And through it all, I feel like it'll carry me well moving forward.

“And it's brought me here.”

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The notice of appeal filed Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston handed down a new decision blocking implementation of an executive order from President Donald Trump for the next two weeks.

The Supreme Court previously allowed the plan to move ahead on procedural grounds, but hasn’t decided whether it’s legal. The U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals will next consider the case, though it could soon be back before the nation's highest court.

Under Trump’s executive order, the U.S. Postal Service could refuse to deliver ballots from states that do not submit lists of eligible voters and follow a uniform envelope style. The White House calls the plan a set of “commonsense measures” aimed at protecting ballot security, and calls the order blocking it “unreasoned and unlawful.”

Celina Stewart, chief executive officer of the League of Women Voters, which sued to block Trump, said the plaintiffs are confident the law is on their side.

“I'm hoping that federal judges continue to hold the line on their constitutional authority and duty,” Stewart said, adding, “The bottom line for voters is, right now, your right to vote has not changed.”

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani found that states don't have the time or money to design and produce new ballots, update their systems and train officials to upload voter data to the Postal Service in the short time before the midterm elections.

The first mail ballots of the general election to determine control of Congress are scheduled to be sent out Sept. 4.

The Thursday ruling came after Democrats and voting rights groups filed a fresh round of lawsuits to comply with the recent Supreme Court decision. They note that the Constitution grants states and, in some cases, Congress the power to make election rules — not the president or Postal Service.

The whipsawing legal battle could have major ramifications for the midterms. Nearly one-third of Americans vote by mail and election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.

The president has long targeted mail voting, which he falsely blames for his 2020 election loss even though he himself uses it to cast his ballot. A report by the Brookings Institution published in 2025 found that mail voting fraud occurred in only about four cases out of every 10 million mail ballots cast.

Trump's executive order was challenged in court shortly after being issued in March. Talwani, nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama, agreed to block it for the midterm elections. But the Supreme Court found earlier this week that she had acted too soon. The Post Office plan has since been finalized.

Nicholas Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.

Gordon called the monitors' behavior “a bit aggressive” and “irregular" in an otherwise routine meeting to confirm the election results in the mostly rural and Republican state.

“I feel very strongly about the federal government coming in and taking our guns. I don’t like that. I don’t like the federal government coming in and taking our votes, either,” Gordon said at the meeting Wednesday.

Gordon spokesperson Amy Edmonds on Friday confirmed the investigation by Attorney General Keith Kautz, who was appointed by the governor.

Voting rights groups have raised concern about President Donald Trump's Justice Department shifting priorities away from enforcing civil rights laws with respect to voting. Trump instead has directed federal prosecutors to search for fraud in the 2020 election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump has meanwhile been more assertive about influencing the department, including encouraging investigations of political opponents, in his second term.

Approaching the end of his second and final term in office, Gordon has publicly expressed little if any previous criticism of federal polices under Trump.

The monitoring happened in southeastern Wyoming's Laramie County, home to the state capital, Cheyenne.

The monitors arrived soon after polls opened at 7 a.m. on primary day and said they intended to interview voters while assessing compliance with federal civil rights and voting rights laws, Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee said in a statement.

Lee said her office didn't allow interviews to be conducted in polling places and denied the monitors permission to do so. The monitors questioned local officials about “the nature, length and timing of poll worker training," Lee said.

“Monitors requested training guides, asked how our new election equipment was acquired and wanted to examine our tabulators,” Lee said.

Wyoming law allows only election observation by certified poll watchers who monitor registration and turnout, Lee said.

“This was a poorly managed exercise and one that showed complete disregard for our state laws and administration of our elections,” Lee said in the statement.

She said she hadn't been notified the monitors would be in Laramie County. A Justice Department official in Washington told her the decision to send them was made on short notice and an email was sent to her but “may have gone to the wrong address," Lee said.

The Justice Department routinely sends monitors to observe polling places or election offices, but they are not supposed to interfere with voting or election administration.

The DOJ did not answer questions about the monitors Friday but referred to a primary day statement by Darin Smith, the U.S. attorney for Wyoming. He said monitors would be in the state “to ensure transparency, ballot security, and strict compliance with federal voting rights statutes.”

“Voters deserve absolute confidence that their ballots are secure and their voices are heard without interference,” Smith said in the statement. “We are working alongside local officials to ensure every lawful vote is protected.”

Appointed by the governor, Wyoming's attorney general works mainly in the service of the executive branch and is not politically independent as in other states.

No one, including Gordon, is asserting the monitoring influenced the election outcome, Edmonds said.

“It’s really a fact-finding mission just to sort of figure out exactly what did happen,” Edmonds said.

Trump's fraud claims about the 2020 election have been amplified by Wyoming's Republican secretary of state, Chuck Gray, who successfully ran in 2022 in part by showing a discredited documentary about those claims at campaign rallies across the state.

Gray told Gordon at the elections meeting that his office “got an email,” but that was all the communication it had with the Justice Department about the federal officials. Wyoming law allows election observers, Gray said.

“Certainly happy to visit with the attorney general,” Gray told the governor during the meeting. “Transparency is so important, and accountability.”

Gray is not seeking reelection as secretary of state and won the Republican nomination for Wyoming’s seat in the U.S. House during the primary.

The decision from the Food and Drug Administration allows the company to sell a new version of its top-selling vaping device for the first time since it launched more than a decade ago. In recent years, the company has had to lay off hundreds of employees while paying roughly $3 billion to settle government and private lawsuits over teen use of its products.

Juul plans to market the new device under the brand name Juul2, along with updated versions of its tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges. In 2019, the company discontinued several flavors, including mango, mint and creme, that drove most of its sales but were favored by teens.

In a statement Friday, Juul CEO K.C. Crosthwaite said the company plans to seek authorization for “a portfolio of flavors — beyond tobacco and menthol — that are targeted to adult nicotine consumers.”

The latest announcement is not an approval or endorsement, and people who do not smoke should not use Juul or any other e-cigarettes, according to regulators. The FDA decision means that smokers who switch completely to Juul can reduce their exposure to deadly carcinogens and other chemicals found in traditional cigarettes.

According to company studies reviewed by the FDA, between 20% to 50% of smokers who used Juul products were able to stop smoking at the end of six weeks. The rates of quitting varied based on which flavors were used.

The new device also gives users the option to require age verification via an online app before the e-cigarette can be unlocked.

The FDA has authorized a handful of e-cigarettes to help adult smokers quit or cut back on cigarettes. In May, the FDA OK'd the first fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers. The approval represented a major policy shift and came after months of appeals to President Donald Trump from the vaping industry.

Juul is no longer the top-selling e-cigarette brand in the U.S. and trails Vuse, which is sold by tobacco giant Reynolds American. Reynolds also makes Camel and Newport cigarettes.

Teens have shifted away from Juul as part of a wider drop in vaping, according to federal figures. Teens who continue to vape mostly use unauthorized disposable e-cigarettes imported from China, which come in fruit and candy flavors.

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According to the arrest report completed by the Miami Police Department, the investigation began in February after detectives received an online complaint about five images/videos that were considered child sexual abuse material being uploaded to a Google account registered to Eric Cuevas Cordero.

Police said detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant at Cordero’s home on Wednesday, at which time they seized multiple electronic devices.

According to the arrest report, a forensic examination of the 21-year-old’s cellphone revealed numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse material involving victims ranging from infants to children as old as 12.

The report stated that Cordero made some kind of admission to detectives, however his exact statement was redacted from the publicly released report.

Cordero was arrested Thursday on 15 counts of possession of images showing the sexual performance of a child.

As of Friday afternoon, he remained held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Online jail records listed his bond as “to be set.”

Según el informe de arresto elaborado por el Departamento de Policía de Miami, la investigación comenzó en febrero después de que detectives recibieran una denuncia en línea sobre cinco imágenes/videos considerados material de abuso sexual infantil que fueron subidos a una cuenta de Google registrada a nombre de Eric Cuevas Cordero.

La policía dijo que detectives del Grupo de Trabajo de Delitos en Internet contra Menores ejecutaron una orden de registro en la casa de Cordero el miércoles, momento en el que incautaron múltiples dispositivos electrónicos.

Según el informe de arresto, un análisis forense del teléfono celular del joven de 21 años reveló numerosas imágenes y videos de material de abuso sexual infantil que involucraban a víctimas desde bebés hasta niños de 12 años.

El informe indicó que Cordero hizo algún tipo de admisión ante los detectives, sin embargo, su declaración exacta fue censurada en el informe divulgado públicamente.

Cordero fue arrestado el jueves por 15 cargos de posesión de imágenes que muestran la actividad sexual de un menor.

Hasta la tarde del viernes, permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight. Los registros de la cárcel en línea indicaban que su fianza estaba “por determinar”.

UEFA, the European soccer confederation, is spearheading the backlash against Infantino over his failed World Cup sell-off plan that created a deep rift in the sport one month ago.

Many of its member federations have withdrawn their support for the FIFA leader, who is up for re-election in March 2027, and some have called for his resignation.

Infantino has not given any indication he plans to step down.

Here’s what to know about the growing pushback against the FIFA president.

UEFA ramps up the pressure with legal action

On Thursday, UEFA escalated the situation by revealing that it is preparing a possible criminal complaint against the FIFA president in Switzerland – where the organization is based – for alleged mismanagement.

The European soccer confederation filed requests in U.S. courts seeking evidence about Infantino’s secretive plan to give private investors led by Joshua Kushner a stake in the profits of future World Cups and other FIFA tournaments for $4.2 billion.

FIFA withdrew the proposal on Aug. 1, just days after it was made public, after intense pushback.

UEFA’s lawyers called the plan “a vehicle for Infantino and that small circle to acquire a permanent stake in and otherwise profit from FIFA’s most valuable assets to the detriment of FIFA, its members, and other parties within the football family.”

FIFA did not comment on UEFA’s move, which increases pressure on Infantino and puts other FIFA staffers at risk of legal exposure relating to a project that its now-fired chief operating officer said was Infantino’s idea.

It also means Kushner, the younger brother of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, faces increased scrutiny at a time when he is involved in a $12 billion takeover deal for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Some of Infantino’s critics want him to step down before the vote.

“Infantino is polarizing the world in a way we haven’t seen in history,” Norwegian soccer federation president Lise Klaveness said in Monaco.

Norway was the first FIFA member federation explicitly asking Infantino to resign in the wake of the World Cup investment plan.

Infantino’s re-election no longer a foregone conclusion

Just months ago, ahead of the World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Infantino was cruising toward an uncontested election win next March, with a clear majority of FIFA members backing him.

Things look less certain now, with UEFA, Asian confederation AFC and CONCACAF, the governing body for soccer North and Central America and the Caribbean, accusing the FIFA president of “ deception.”

Together those groups represent a majority of FIFA member federations. However, several AFC and CONCACAF members have declared continued support for Infantino as have a series of soccer federations in Africa and South America, many of which depend on FIFA funding. He needs just over half of FIFA’s 211 member federations to vote for him to be re-elected.

Infantino spent last weekend in the Dominican Republic meeting FIFA members from the Caribbean, despite a request by FIFA’s Canadian vice president and CONCACAF leader Victor Montagliani not to visit.

The Kushner-backed $4.2 billion investment would have funded $20 million offers to each of FIFA’s 211 member federations. That would be game-changing money for the 25 members in the Caribbean.

On Wednesday, Infantino’s Instagram account showed he was in Vietnam.

So far, no challenger has emerged to run against Infantino. The candidate deadline is Nov. 18, four months before election day in Rabat, Morocco, which is a FIFA stronghold.

Key dates on the soccer calendar

Infantino would be expected in Poland soon for the FIFA-organized Under-20 Women’s World Cup played from Sept. 5-27. But one Polish soccer official in Monaco said they had no idea of Infantino’s plans to be in the country.

It is a long-standing quip that FIFA staff read Instagram to learn where he is.

UEFA has an executive committee meeting Sept. 15 in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The influential European Football Clubs group meets Sept. 29 in Copenhagen. It is close to sealing a joint venture deal with FIFA overseeing the 2029 Club World Cup that Infantino wants to be worth $2 billion.

The clubs’ leader Nasser al-Khelaifi, from Paris Saint-Germain, is a key ally of UEFA and also a member of the government of Qatar which has backed Infantino in this crisis.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority both came out in favor of the name change Friday. It's expected to come up at the authority's meeting next month.

Long before 80-year-old Parton died Tuesday, fans in January 2025 started an online petition calling for officials to rename Nashville International Airport in her honor. It got renewed attention following Parton's death, jumping to more than 155,000 signatures Friday.

The change would make Parton the first woman whose name adorns one of America's 50 busiest airports.

The governor said he’s already discussed the idea with representatives for Parton.

“At a place where Tennessee welcomes the world, it is fitting that Nashville International Airport would bear the name of our state’s favorite daughter and greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness,” Lee said in a statement.

Born in poverty in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Parton became an icon whose popularity crossed generational, geographic and political boundaries. In addition to writing and recording hit songs such as “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,” she starred in Hollywood films including “9 to 5” and “Steel Magnolias.”

A number of American airports bear the names of beloved celebrities, from Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. New Orleans' airport was renamed for jazz icon Louis Armstrong in 2001.

The vast majority of U.S. airports named for a person honor men. Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, is one exception. Another is Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport in Atchison, Kansas.

Putting Parton's name on the Nashville airport could require its governing authority to revisit its policy for such honors, which states that airport properties should only be named for people who have been dead for at least two years.

The governor’s office said his proposal and the naming policy will be discussed by the airport authority at its meeting Sept. 17.

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The 40-year-old Florida coach signed a one-year extension earlier this month that increased the total value of his deal to $49.5 million. It averages $8.25 million annually and keeps him under contract through the 2031-32 season.

Golden's salary for next season jumps from $6 million to $7.5 million. He's due a $300,000 raise annually, with the contract culminating at $9 million in its final year. Only Kansas' Bill Self, UConn's Dan Hurley and Arkansas' John Calipari are slated to make more than Golden next season. New North Carolina coach Michael Malone also will make $7.5 million this season.

Golden’s deal is nearly fully guaranteed. Florida would owe him 85% of the remaining value if the school fired him without cause at any point.

Golden’s buyout to leave Gainesville starts at $16 million next season and drops annually: $13 million in 2027-28; $5 million in 2028-29; $3 million in 2029-30; $2 million in 2030-31; and $1 million in 2031-32.

However, Golden can leave for the NBA at a much lower price. His NBA buyout begins at $3 million next season and drops to $2 million (2027-29) and then $1 million in 2029-30.

Included in Golden’s annual compensation is a $500,000 annual longevity incentive and a $100,000 annual expense account. In addition to that, he gets 30 hours of free use of the university athletic association’s jet and other fringe benefits (cars, tickets, travel, etc.) valued at $62,000.

He would earn a $100,000 bonus for winning the SEC regular-season championship, a $50,000 bonus for winning the SEC Tournament, a $100,000 bonus for making the NCAA Tournament and a $50,000 bonus for every NCAA Tournament victory.

He also would get an additional $100,000 if his team's academic progress rate reaches 965.

The Gators made it clear in May that they wanted to get another deal done with their brightest coaching star, and the sides had most of the details worked out months ago. The finishing touches were finalized this month, weeks before the start of fall practice.

Golden’s raise also makes him the highest-paid coach on Florida’s campus; first-year Florida football coach Jon Sumrall’s six-year contract averages $7.45 million annually.

Golden has done plenty to earn his latest payday. He is 103-41 (.715) in four seasons in Gainesville, including a 36-4 mark in 2024-25 while leading the Gators to the program’s third national title.

And Florida is the betting favorite to win it all again this season. Golden returns nearly 82% of his team’s scoring from last season, most notably front-line stars Rueben Chinyelu, Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh.

Golden joined Florida in 2022 after three seasons at San Francisco. He got his first contract extension after Year 2, signing a deal that bumped his annual salary to $4.1 million. He signed another one last year that raised his salary to $6 million.

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“You’re going to see Carlitos playing the way he always has,” Alcaraz said.

The 23-year-old from Spain is set to play his first competitive singles match Monday since getting sidelined by the wrist injury in mid-April. He insists he has not changed anything about his mechanics and expressed confidence about physically feeling great.

"I need competition," Alcaraz said Friday. “We, my team and me, believe that I’m ready. It wasn’t an easy decision. I just did whatever it took to be ready."

Alcaraz is the defending champion and favored to go back-to-back, a year after beating Jannik Sinner and overtaking him for the No. 1 ranking. The field this time does not include Sinner, who withdrew because of a right knee injury.

“We are not going see each other for, like, six months now, seven months,” Alcaraz said. “It’s kind of a weird situation, to be honest.”

Alexander Zverev is the top seed in Sinner's absence. But all eyes are on Alcaraz, who earlier this year won his seventh Grand Slam title by defeating Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final.

“Everyone is going to be pretty tapped in to see his first match,” 11th-seeded American Frances Tiafoe said. “If he comes back anywhere near his level, it’s tough. Regardless, even if he’s not at his tip-top (shape), you’ve still got to beat him in five (sets).”

Alcaraz opens against Roman Safiullin as he dives right back into best-of-five-set tennis in his return. He did get a chance to shake some rust off by playing a couple of mixed doubles matches with Serena Williams this week, but he knows not getting a full ramp up to the U.S. Open adds another layer of difficulty.

“It’s really challenging,” Alcaraz said. “Probably in terms of preparation and everything, (it) is not the best time.”

But the energy of playing in New York was enough of a draw that he said, “There is no better tournament than the U.S. Open to be back.”

Can he win it off such a long layoff? He knows Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have done it but does not want to set any expectations.

“I’m not going to set a limit for myself,” Alcaraz said in Spanish. “I don’t want to focus on a specific result. I want to focus on the process we’ve gone through. Just go out there, enjoy it and feel good.”

Zverev, who's now four years removed from tearing ligaments in his right ankle, was reluctant to compare two very different injuries. But he expects Alcaraz to be formidable as the tournament goes on.

“Wrist is never easy,” Zverev said. “I expect him to be maybe a bit rusty the first or second match, but once he gets through that, I think he’s going to be a contender, for sure, here.”

After dealing with intrusive thoughts during his time away from the sport, Alcaraz is still playing a mental game to not worry too much about the injury. His goals are to get through the U.S. Open healthy and stay away from the fear that creeps into his head.

“I just have to go 100%,” Alcaraz said. “I've got to trust my team. I've got to trust my people that tell me that it’s going to be fine.”

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In a changing of the guard match, Sakamoto beat Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Friday in the final round of qualifying to earn a place in the main draw.

“Not happy to lose today, but I’m happy for Rei,” Nishikori said. “He’s the next Japanese top player.”

The 20-year-old Sakamoto, like many other players from Japan, considers Nishikori his hero. He was 8 years old and remembers when Nishikori reached the 2014 U.S. Open final, becoming the first Asian man to get that far in a Grand Slam tournament.

“I honestly grew up watching him play and he was my idol for my whole life,” Sakamoto said, “and it’s also a pity to see his last season.”

Sakamoto is typical of many tennis players and doesn't like to look at his draw ahead of time to see who he might play. This time, though, he couldn't help but find out.

“Like, after the second that draw came out, my mom texted me, ‘Hey, I hope you can make it to the final and play Kei,’” Sakamoto said. “So this time I got spoiled by my mom.”

Nishikori, 36, has battled injuries in recent years and has said this will be his final season. No longer ranked high enough for a guaranteed spot in the main draw, he was given a wild card by the U.S. Tennis Association into the qualifying tournament.

He won two matches, but needed one more to lock up his spot. With fans chanting his name late in the second set, Nishikori was outplayed by Sakamoto, who pounded 19 aces, the last to end it after Nishikori had saved two match points.

Afterward, Nishikori was presented with a framed portrait of himself in action by U.S. Open officials. Sakamoto helped hold it up for a picture together.

It was a big moment for Sakamoto, but also a bittersweet one.

“I think a lot of people, like most of the people still follow tennis because of him,” Sakamoto said. “So he’s a superstar and he did a lot to Japanese tennis I think.”

The final round of qualifying was pushed back to Friday because of rain a day earlier. Zheng Qinwen, the 2024 Olympic women's gold medalist in singles, pulled out a three-set victory to reach the main draw, while Bianca Andreescu, who beat Serena Williams in the 2019 U.S. Open final but has struggled to stay healthy since, blew a lead and lost in three sets.

Grigor Dimitrov, who reached the 2019 U.S. Open semifinals after beating Roger Federer in what turned out to be Federer's final match in Flushing Meadows, advanced Thursday when his opponent withdrew.

None of those matches had quite the same stakes as Nishikori's. Once ranked No. 4 in the world, he returned to the U.S. Open semifinals in 2016 and ′18 but had various injuries that kept him off the court for long stretches and determined he will stop playing after this year’s Japan Open.

“I think his career would have been one of the best, maybe on a similar level to maybe a (Andy) Murray or Stan Wawrinka if he didn’t have so many injuries, because he was injured a lot, especially in his prime,” No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev said. “Once he got up to No. 4 in the world, No. 5 in the world, every single time he got injured. So I’d say in that aspect he was a little bit unlucky, but from a tennis point of view, he was amazing.”

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Más de 170 restaurantes participan en la promoción de este año, ofreciendo menús de precio fijo y experiencias gastronómicas especiales en todo Greater Fort Lauderdale hasta el 30 de septiembre.

El evento anual fue creado para ayudar a los restaurantes a atraer clientes durante la temporada tradicionalmente más lenta, al tiempo que brinda a los comensales la oportunidad de conocer nuevos lugares a precios reducidos.

Uno de los nuevos participantes de este año es The Wagyu House en Atlantic Village, en Hallandale Beach.

El restaurante surgió de una carnicería y la carne sigue siendo el centro de su menú. A pesar de su nombre, JP Abbas, de The Wagyu House, dijo que los clientes no deberían asumir que todo tiene un precio de lujo.

“La mayoría de las personas piensan que, debido a que nuestro nombre es Wagyu, somos un restaurante muy caro”, dijo Abbas. “Así que tenemos platos desde $20 USD o $22 USD hasta $300 USD”.

Las opciones de Dine Out Lauderdale ofrecen una variedad de platos, entre ellos burrata con maracuyá, branzino mediterráneo y ribeye.

También hay un crostini de picanha Wagyu flameado en la mesa.

Sakana Nikkei es otro participante por primera vez, que ofrece a los comensales una muestra de la cocina Nikkei, que combina técnicas japonesas con sabores peruanos.

“Les doy la bienvenida a todos los amantes de la comida. No se van a arrepentir”, dijo la propietaria Rosemary Batzel.

Por $60 USD, la cena de Dine Out del restaurante incluye opciones como ceviche clásico y dumplings hechos en casa, junto con un cóctel de bienvenida.

Los comensales que buscan cocina italiana pueden dirigirse a Vitolo, dentro de Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Hasta el 30 de septiembre, El chef Anthony Vitolo ofrece un menú de cuatro platos por $60 USD de domingo a jueves, con platos que incluyen boloñesa hecha en casa y ravioles de langosta.

“La comida es amor para mí, así que eso es lo que recibes cuando vienes aquí”, dijo Vitolo.

Casa Sensei, en Las Olas Boulevard, regresa a la promoción con su cocina de fusión panasiática y latina.

“Tenemos un poco de todo para todos”, dijo el chef Will Reyes. “Tenemos cortes de carne prime, tenemos mariscos, tenemos muchas opciones diferentes entre las que puedes elegir y todo se prepara desde cero”.

El restaurante está incluyendo varios de sus platos populares en su menú de precio fijo, entre ellos arroz frito con kimchi preparado con carne de res coreana y su característico Red Dragon Roll.

Reyes dijo que la promoción permite a los comensales probar varios platos por menos de lo que normalmente gastarían al pedirlos individualmente.

“Solo un roll cuesta como $20 USD, $22 USD”, dijo Reyes. “Puedes obtener tres cosas por $35 USD para el almuerzo, $45 USD para la cena”.

Dine Out Lauderdale continúa hasta el 30 de septiembre, con menús de precio fijo de tres platos disponibles en los restaurantes participantes de todo Greater Fort Lauderdale.

Los menús de almuerzo comienzan en $35 USD, mientras que las opciones de cena están disponibles por $45 USD o $60 USD. La promoción también incluye experiencias gastronómicas de lujo por $75 USD.

Durante la promoción se llevan a cabo eventos especiales, incluidas experiencias gastronómicas inmersivas.

Una lista completa de los restaurantes participantes, eventos e información adicional sobre Dine Out Lauderdale está disponible haciendo clic aquí.

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More than 170 restaurants are participating in this year’s promotion, offering prix-fixe menus and special dining experiences across Greater Fort Lauderdale through Sept. 30.

The annual event was created to help restaurants attract customers during the traditionally slower season while giving diners a chance to experience new spots at discounted prices.

One of this year’s newcomers is The Wagyu House at Atlantic Village in Hallandale Beach.

The restaurant grew out of a butcher shop, and meat remains at the center of its menu. Despite its name, JP Abbas of The Wagyu House said customers shouldn’t assume everything comes with a luxury price tag.

“Most of the people that think because our name is the Wagyu, they think that we are a very expensive restaurant,” Abbas said. “So we have dishes from $22 or $20 up to $300.”

Its Dine Out Lauderdale selections offer a mix of dishes, including burrata with passion fruit, Mediterranean branzino and ribeye.

There’s also a Wagyu picanha crostini torched tableside.

Sakana Nikkei is another first-time participant, offering diners a taste of Nikkei cuisine, which combines Japanese techniques with Peruvian flavors.

“I welcome all the food lovers. They’re not going to regret (it),” owner Rosemary Batzel said.

For $60, the restaurant’s Dine Out dinner includes choices such as classic ceviche and house-made dumplings, along with a welcome cocktail.

Diners looking for Italian cuisine can head to Vitolo inside the Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Through Sept. 30, Chef Anthony Vitolo is offering a four-course, $60 menu Sunday through Thursday, featuring dishes including house-made Bolognese and lobster ravioli.

“Food is love to me, so that’s what you get when you come here,” Vitolo said.

Casa Sensei on Las Olas Boulevard is returning to the promotion with its Pan-Asian and Latin fusion cuisine.

“We have a little bit of everything here for everybody,” chef Will Reyes said. “We have prime steaks, we have seafood, we have many different options you can choose from, and everything is made from scratch.”

The restaurant is putting several of its popular dishes on its prix-fixe menu, including kimchi fried rice made with Korean beef and its signature Red Dragon Roll.

Reyes said the promotion allows diners to sample several dishes for less than they might normally spend ordering individually.

“Just one roll is like $20, $22,” Reyes said. “You can get three things for $35 for lunch, $45 for dinner.”

Dine Out Lauderdale continues through Sept. 30, with three-course prix-fixe menus available at participating restaurants throughout Greater Fort Lauderdale.

Lunch menus start at $35, while dinner options are available for $45 or $60. The promotion also includes $75 luxury dining experiences.

Special events are being held throughout the promotion, including immersive dining experiences.

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Melissa Farris is scheduled to be arraigned next week on two felony counts. Grand jurors indicted her Thursday on charges of destroying the veterans' memorial and destroying government property.

An attorney for Farris didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Friday.

Farris, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is suspected of spray painting the words “Clean hands dirty $” on the monument and filling a fountain with bubbles on Aug. 13. She was ordered released after her initial court appearance on Aug. 17.

President Donald Trump posted about the damage to the memorial on social media with a reference to his repeated claims — without providing evidence — that vandals had been damaging the nearby Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

“Our beautiful World War II Memorial was just hit by Spray Painting Vandals,” Trump wrote his Truth Social site. “First the Reflecting Pool, now this.”

A former Olympian was charged in late July with deliberately damaging the Reflecting Pool, but the Justice Department later moved to dismiss that case, saying evidence prosecutors had received refuted the idea that vandals were to blame.

President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose April lunar flyby set a new distance record for humanity.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other dignitaries took part in the packed ceremony at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, home to Mission Control. Trump used the occasion to announce the creation of a U.S. Space Academy for the Space Force as well as NASA and the commercial space community.

“Space is the hot thing,” the president told the crowd, adding that the academy's location has yet to be determined.

Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen became the first astronauts to travel to the moon in more than half a century, coming within 4,067 miles (6,545 kilometers) while test-driving NASA’s new Orion capsule. They were the first to launch aboard NASA’s new moon rocket, a 30-story behemoth that had soared only once before from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

While they didn’t stop at the moon, the four set the stage for next year’s Artemis III docking rehearsal in orbit around Earth. Artemis IV’s moon landing by two astronauts, near the lunar south pole, could follow as soon as 2028.

Trump said Americans will land back on the moon before his term ends. Mars is next — “very shortly,” he said.

The president called the newest recipients “four intrepid space heroes.” He pointed out that they did not do it alone, thanking all who contributed to the Artemis II mission.

“There are no finer humans we could have sent as our ambassadors to the stars,” Isaacman added.

Wiseman and his crew are in good company, with only 30 astronauts receiving the prestigious honor before them. Many of the recipients were honored posthumously following their tragic spaceflight-related deaths.

Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong — whose phrase “That’s one step for man, one giant leap for mankind” gripped the world on July 20, 1969 — was the first to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

President Jimmy Carter awarded six of these medals in 1978, which also went to Alan Shepard, the first American in space; John Glenn, the first American in orbit; and Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman, whose 1968 mission marked humanity’s first lunar voyage.

The most recent recipients were Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, the first astronauts to launch aboard a SpaceX rocket. Coming nine years after the space shuttle program's close, their 2020 test flight to the International Space Station restored America’s ability to launch crews from home soil. President Joe Biden awarded them the medals in 2023.

Dozens of astronauts participated in the ceremony, including Apollo 17 moonwalker Harrison Schmitt, who is now 91, and the four men assigned to NASA's upcoming Artemis III mission.

Schmitt noted that his mission — Apollo's last moonshot — was the most productive lunar exploration yet.

“Soon to be surpassed by Artemis,” he said of active astronauts standing behind him.

NASA plans a sustainable moon base staffed by astronauts and robots near the lunar south pole, where permanently shadowed craters are thought to hold tons of frozen water that could be turned into rocket fuel and drinking water. China is eyeing the same region.

“The second space race has begun,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matthew Anderson.

As the two-hour ceremony came to a close, the Artemis II astronauts presented Trump with his own blue flight jacket complete with space patches, a promise they made while visiting him in the Oval Office following their mission.

The president then hustled over to Mission Control to call the three U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station. He informed them of the new U.S. Space Academy, then briefly handed the phone to two of their spouses for a quick hello.

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The Greenlandic government, which commissioned the inquiry, released the reports Friday but, when pressed by journalists during a news conference, would not say whether its leaders concluded whether a genocide had occurred. The government told the authors to use the definition under the United Nations' 1948 genocide convention, which includes “imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group.”

The reports come as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes to control the Arctic island, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark. The leaders of Greenland and Denmark say the island is not for sale and only Greenlanders can decide their fate.

Known as the “spiral case, " the revelations have rocked both Denmark and Greenland. More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, previously came forward to investigators and reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities. Denmark says more than 4,000 women and girls — reportedly half the fertile women in Greenland at the time — received IUDs between the 1960s and mid-1970s.

The Inuit victims, many of them teenagers at the time, said they were either fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices, known as IUDs or coils, or given a hormonal birth control injection. They were not told details about the procedure, or did not give their consent.

The alleged purpose was to limit population growth in Greenland by preventing pregnancies. The population on the Arctic island was rapidly increasing at the time because of better living conditions and better health care.

The cases occurred between the 1960s and the early 1990s. Greenland took over its own healthcare programs on Jan. 1, 1992.

The Danish government on Thursday approved payouts of 300,000 Danish kroner (about $46,500) to each victim. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen officially apologized last year.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said a reconciliation commission would be set up, a move that Frederiksen endorsed in a statement Friday.

Authors split findings into two reports

On Friday, the Greenlandic government only accepted the findings of one of the reports, saying that an expert found that the second — the one that definitively said a genocide had not taken place — did not meet recognized scientific standards.

“There is no empirical evidence to assume that any Danish or Greenlandic authority, or any individual healthcare professional, at any time had any intention of destroying the Greenlandic population or a significant proportion of it,” the authors of the rejected report wrote. “There was no genocide.”

The accepted report, however, did not conclude whether there was a genocide. The authors wrote that they were not able to determine if any intent to destroy the population existed solely through the forcible contraception cases, and suggested further study that encompassed other Danish practices at the time that affected Greenlandic children and families. The authors did not, unlike the other report, conclusively say a genocide did not occur.

“It is difficult to imagine circumstances in which an attempt to substantially reduce the population of a single ethnic group could not constitute an intent to destroy, in part, that ethnicity,” the report said.

The reports were originally supposed to be a single publication but two of the four members of the group broke away several months ago and wrote their own report. Theirs was the one rejected by the island's government; one of the authors is a former director of the Danish Institute for Human Rights.

“The reason given was professional disagreements amongst the members and, to some extent, concerns about the geopolitical situation,” the Greenlandic government said Friday in a news release.

The news release did not elaborate on what the two authors considered to be the geopolitical situation.

Este es el primer estado de emergencia decretado por la presidenta Keiko Fujimori desde que llegó al poder hace un mes tras prometer orden en un país azotado por las extorsiones y los asesinatos, que convirtieron a la lucha contra el crimen en la primera preocupación de los peruanos.

Por 60 días se limitarán varios derechos constitucionales, incluida la inviolabilidad de domicilio. El decreto publicado en el diario oficial contempla la creación de un Comité de Inteligencia que coordinará la estrategia del trabajo policial y militar.

El comité estará integrado por funcionarios del sistema de inteligencia, de finanzas y del servicio penitenciario, así como por policías y militares. Para sus tareas utilizará un sistema integrado que conectará cámaras públicas y privadas, drones, sistemas satelitales y algoritmos de reconocimiento facial.

El incremento de la delincuencia provocó que desde octubre de 2025 el anterior gobierno decretara ocho estados de emergencia consecutivos en Lima. El más reciente finalizó el miércoles.

Las denuncias por extorsiones, el delito más extendido, pasaron de 2.421 en 2019 a 26.734 en 2025, según datos oficiales.

Fujimori lanzó el 8 de agosto el plan de seguridad denominado “Escudo” enfocado en combatir a los extorsionadores que asesinan a los choferes del transporte público en Lima y tirotean los autobuses o las terminales en zonas de la periferia, donde vive la mayoría de los 10 millones de habitantes de la capital peruana.

Desde el inicio de ese plan la violencia no se ha detenido. Se han reportado 20 ataques con armas de fuego, que han dejado siete muertos —seis choferes y un pasajero— y 17 heridos de bala.

The mountains are also a draw — home to millions of people with generations of connection to their environment, as well as many visitors who come to trek up some of the world's highest peaks or visit religious sites.

That has become clear in the aftermath of the floods, with people from at least 30 countries joining the hundreds of the region's residents among the missing.

Trekking has a deep history

People in that region of Asia have been traversing the mountains for centuries, such as traders moving their goods along a part of the route system known as the Great Silk Road.

Certain ethnic groups like the Sherpas in Nepal developed an expertise in mountaineering. In the mid-20th century, when the modern-day nation started welcoming in foreigners and tourism, Nepalis were tapped for their knowledge and guidance by explorers from elsewhere looking to make the climbs.

In 1953, one of them, Tenzing Norgay, connected with New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary and the two men became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.

In the decades since, interest in trekking has burgeoned, making tourism a bigger part of Nepal's economy. But it's also brought concerns about how to manage it.

Among the popular places for visitors to make a climbing attempt are Mount Everest and Everest Base Camp, as well as the trails of the Annapurna conservation area in Nepal. In May, a record 274 climbers reached the Everest summit in a single day. The uptick in mountaineers has drawn discussions about how to keep Everest pristine and managing issues like garbage and debris.

The area closer to Kathmandu, where flooding took place this week, is also a part of the country that sees wide trekking interest.

The increase in interest has spurred change in the country overall, said Rajendra Lama, general secretary of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, who lives in Kathmandu and has been working as a guide for more than two decades.

There's been infrastructure improvements like better roads in some areas, the rise of places to stay and eateries along the way, even the possibility of pizza.

“There's a big difference from when I started ... Nowadays people need more facilities,” Lama said in a phone call with The Associated Press.

Tourism has developed, but Nepal is loved for its unspoiled beauty

Despite the growing trappings of modern mass tourism, many are drawn to and love the country because of its natural beauty and unforgettable vistas, and the people and cultures that call it home.

That's the draw for Ariel Estulin. The photographer from Toronto has visited Nepal four times, his first visit more than 15 years ago.

He's traveled around the mountainous country to see different regions, some of them so remote that getting to them required “two full days of travel on the most unimaginable bus ride from Hell you can imagine,” he said. They were places where finding a place to sleep took knocking on a farmer's door and asking if he could spend the night, sharing their meals.

“It is changing,” he said, “but it will always remain wild.”

Lama is counting on that love to help Nepal get through this catastrophe, as rescuers are still trying to find survivors while a threat of more flooding looms.

He recalled the 2015 earthquake in Nepal that killed thousands and injured many more. He remembers how worried he was that it would keep visitors afraid and away, and how heartened he was when that didn't happen.

He's hopeful that same kind of energy will come through now, and said he's been getting numerous messages of support.

“It means,” he said, “that people love Nepal.”

Beau Brattain fue atacado por varios perros el 29 de julio mientras recogía arena en una playa de Bimini, según la Real Fuerza de Policía de Bahamas. Las autoridades dijeron que sufrió numerosas mordeduras en las piernas, un brazo, el rostro y la cabeza, incluida la pérdida de parte del cuero cabelludo.

Las autoridades dijeron que la tripulación de la Guardia Costera evacuó a Beau y a su padre desde Bahamas hasta el condado Miami-Dade, donde Beau fue trasladado en ambulancia aérea al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital para recibir tratamiento.

Beau ha sido sometido a múltiples cirugías y se espera que necesite procedimientos adicionales y terapia mientras continúa recuperándose.

Su madre, Aliette Trelles, dijo a Local 10 News el viernes que Beau mejora cada día, pero todavía enfrenta una larga recuperación.

“Beau está mejorando cada día, y su positividad y ánimo se mantienen fuertes, pero tiene un largo camino por delante y varias cirugías adicionales programadas”, dijo Trelles.

Trelles dijo anteriormente a Local 10 News que Beau estaba recogiendo arena para cangrejos ermitaños cuando los perros lo atacaron repentinamente. Dijo que logró regresar a la casa donde se hospedaba con familiares y amigos.

Harrington Rolle, de South Bimini, fue arrestado en relación con el ataque y enfrenta cargos que incluyen causar negligentemente lesiones graves y no controlar a un perro peligroso, según la policía de Bahamas.

La familia de Beau creó una campaña en GoFundMe para ayudar con sus gastos médicos y de rehabilitación mientras continúa su recuperación.

Elon Musk’s company is now in the process of shipping Starship back to its home base in Texas, a trip expected to take several months. SpaceX shared pictures of the recovery effort near Christmas Island late this week.

Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket in the world — blasted off July 24 from Starbase, Texas. It was the 13th test flight of a full-up Starship, but unlike all the others, it survived the hourlong space-skimming flight and remained floating and intact.

“Congratulations to the entire SpaceX Recovery team for battling through challenging conditions to give our engineers access to a wealth of data to continue rapidly developing Starship,” the company said via X.

Starship is how Musk intends to get people and equipment to Mars, where he hopes to build a city. First up, though, is the moon. NASA is counting on Starship as well as Jeff Bezos' Blue Moon lander to return astronauts to the lunar surface as early as 2028.

President Donald Trump endorsed both destinations during a visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday. He presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to each of the four Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon in April.

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El jefe del Departamento de Policía de Coral Gables, Ed Hudak, dijo que los sospechosos atacaron la casa de Henry Parra, de 55 años, y Adam Hlavaty, de 42, en Valencia Avenue, sabiendo que habían muerto en el accidente del 19 de agosto junto con otras cinco personas, varias de ellas con vínculos con el sur de Florida.

“Estas personas fueron blanco de los delincuentes el día que murieron en ese accidente, lo que me parece reprochable”, dijo Hudak durante una conferencia de prensa el viernes.

Acompañado por la fiscal estatal de Miami-Dade, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, y altos funcionarios de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade y de su propio departamento, Hudak dijo que la investigación reveló una gran red de robo de identidad, fraude y robo.

“Tenemos cajas de documentos que podrían corresponder a posibles víctimas”, dijo Hudak.

Dijo que esas cajas de documentos fueron encontradas en la casa de los sospechosos Geybert Alexander Garcia, de 40 años, y Melany Perdomo, de 24, ubicada en la cuadra 8300 de Northwest 195th Terrace, en el noroeste de Miami-Dade.

Los dos están acusados de robar joyas, aparatos electrónicos, documentos, obras de arte, así como el Porsche y el Range Rover de la pareja.

Fernandez Rundle calificó el hecho de que la pareja fallecida fuera elegida como blanco de los delincuentes como “realmente impactante e inconcebible” y parte de un “esquema mucho más amplio”.

Hudak dijo que CGPD “no puede descartar nada” en cuanto a si los sospechosos recibieron ayuda desde dentro. Dijo que los sospechosos sabían que debían ir detrás del gabinete de licores de la casa para retirar el sistema de seguridad de la pareja.

También se refirió a documentos supuestamente notarizados que el abogado de Garcia mostró en la corte, alegando que las víctimas le habían transferido sus vehículos.

Tanto un amigo de la familia como un detective de CGPD testificaron que creen que el documento es falso.

“Nunca he conocido a nadie que tenga una declaración jurada de una persona muerta”, dijo Hudak.

Hudak dijo que la magnitud de la investigación ha llevado a CGPD a trabajar con MDSO y múltiples agencias federales, incluido el Servicio Secreto de Estados Unidos y la Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos, para investigar el caso más amplio.

“Llegamos al epicentro del robo de identidad en esta área”, dijo Hudak.

Eso incluye fraude de pasaportes, dijo, lo que llevó al Servicio de Seguridad Diplomática a sumarse a la investigación.

En la casa de los sospechosos, cerca del área no incorporada de Palm Springs North, Hudak dijo que los investigadores recuperaron 20 llaveros electrónicos correspondientes a vehículos que se sospecha fueron robados y las autoridades trabajan para localizar a los propietarios.

Además, los investigadores dijeron que encontraron una Ford F-250 con un VIN alterado que resultó haber sido robada en el condado Indian River.

Hudak dijo que, debido a la enorme cantidad de evidencia descubierta, la investigación “nos va a tomar algún tiempo”.

Mientras tanto, hasta el viernes, Garcia y Perdomo permanecían detenidos en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight de Miami-Dade por múltiples cargos, incluidos robo y hurto mayor.

Se ordenó que ambos permanezcan allí sin derecho a fianza y está previsto que sean procesados en una corte de Miami-Dade el 28 de septiembre.

Romo was arrested July 23 in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.

The case against the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was amended Thursday to add citations for possessing open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, unsafe passing on the right and first-offense operating while intoxicated. He already had received a citation for refusal to take a test for intoxication after arrest.

CBS Sports president David Berson said earlier this month that he does not have a timeline for a decision about Romo’s future with the network.

Romo, 46, has been the lead game analyst for CBS’ NFL coverage since 2017 after making four Pro Bowl appearances during a playing career that ran from 2004-16 and was spent entirely with Dallas.

Analyst JJ Watt will join play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson on CBS Sports’ lead NFL team during Romo’s absence. Their first game will be on Sept. 13, when the Minnesota Vikings host the Green Bay Packers.

Romo's arrest followed a traffic stop as he was driving south on Interstate 43. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests before getting arrested, booked and released.

Citations released by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office indicated an open bottle of an alcoholic beverage was found in the passenger’s side of Romo’s black Jeep during an inventory before it was towed.

Body camera footage released earlier this week showed Romo telling deputies he had been coming from a golf course and was on his way “to visit grandma and grandpa” when he was stopped. A deputy told Romo he suspected him of being impaired because he had “red glassy eyes” and an “odor of an intoxicating alcoholic beverage.”

“Tony accepts full responsibility for his actions and has taken proactive steps to ensure that this isolated civil matter is properly resolved,” a Romo spokesperson said in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and TMZ. “We are working with local authorities to bring this matter to a close and we are communicating with CBS about next steps.”

Romo went to high school about 35 miles southwest of Milwaukee in Burlington, Wisconsin.

Romo remains the Cowboys’ franchise leader in career touchdown passes with 248. He held the franchise record for career passing yards (34,183) until Dak Prescott overtook him last season.

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A la audiencia, que podría extenderse por varias horas, acudió personalmente el exmandatario (2017-2021), quien al llegar a la sala judicial dijo “yo no soy un prófugo”, ratificando lo que anteriormente había afirmado de que se quedará a Ecuador a cumplir cualquier decisión judicial.

Junto a Moreno están acusados su esposa, su hija, dos hermanos y un cuñado, quienes supuestamente recibieron beneficios y ayudaron a encubrir los pagos.

La Fiscalía ha pedido una pena de seis años y seis meses de prisión para el exgobernante, de 73 años y con una discapacidad física que le impide caminar por lo que, de acuerdo con la ley ecuatoriana, le corresponde el arresto domiciliario.

En una reciente entrevista con el diario local La Hora Moreno afirmó que “podía haberme quedado en Paraguay, tengo una amistad personal con el presidente, me ofreció la protección. No la acepté y regresé” al tiempo que sostuvo su inocencia.

Según la Fiscalía entre 2008 y 2018 funcionó una red de corrupción que recibió sobornos equivalentes al 4% del valor de la construcción de una central hidroeléctrica por parte de Sinohydro. Los receptores de esos sobornos fueron varios empleados públicos, incluido Moreno, y el dinero ilícito fue entregado a los beneficiarios a través de transacciones nacionales e internacionales.

Sinohydro comenzó la construcción de la central Coca Codo Sinclair en 2010 con un costo de alrededor de 2.000 millones de dólares y la entregó en 2016. La obra ha sido cuestionada por fallas estructurales.

Moreno, un empresario turístico, alcanzó notoriedad en 2007 cuando llegó a la vicepresidencia de la mano de Rafael Correa (2007-2017). Como vicepresidente lo acompañó hasta 2013, cuando fue sucedido por Jorge Glas.

En 2017 Moreno ganó las elecciones presidenciales en representación del movimiento correísta en un binomio con Glas —quien luego dejó el cargo y ahora también cumple prisión por corrupción—. Pero poco después de asumir se separó de la agrupación política denunciando irregularidades y se convirtió en el enemigo de su mentor. Sus ex correligionarios lo calificaron de desleal.

Moreno ha señalado a Glas como responsable de la supuesta corrupción aduciendo que su sucesor dirigía los sectores estratégicos durante el gobierno de Correa.

Tras abandonar la presidencia se radicó en Paraguay durante cinco años y retornó a Ecuador en mayo pasado para enfrentar el juicio.

Hasta el 40% de las tierras del mundo está degradado, según la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (UNCCD, por sus siglas en inglés), que organiza las conversaciones bienales. También aparecen sequías en zonas que, hace una década, no se consideraban altamente vulnerables, manifestó Yasmine Fouad, secretaria ejecutiva de la convención.

“La sequía llega junto con el impacto del cambio climático”, afirmó Fouad en una entrevista con The Associated Press. “Se vuelve más frecuente, más intensa y más prolongada”.

Los países se fueron de Ulán Bator sin resolver uno de los temas clave de las conversaciones —la creación de un acuerdo mundial sobre sequía jurídicamente vinculante—, y pospusieron una decisión hasta la próxima ronda de conversaciones en Egipto dentro de dos años. El asunto ya se había aplazado en la reunión anterior, hace dos años.

Un suelo sano puede reducir el impacto de la sequía

A menudo se describe la sequía como una falta de lluvia. Pero especialistas en la conferencia señalaron que su gravedad está determinada cada vez más por lo que ocurre con la tierra antes de que deje de llover.

Los suelos sanos absorben y almacenan agua, lo que ayuda a que los cultivos, los pastizales y los ecosistemas naturales sobrevivan a los periodos secos. Los suelos degradados escurren el agua con mayor rapidez y pierden productividad, lo que hace que las comunidades sean más vulnerables cuando suben las temperaturas o las lluvias se vuelven irregulares, según expertos en tierras.

“No se puede mantener un suelo sano sin gestionar el agua”, sostuvo Fouad. “Y no se puede decir que tenemos una gestión sostenible del agua sin garantizar que el suelo y la tierra estén bien”.

La conexión entre la tierra y el agua es especialmente importante para la agricultura. Joao Campari, líder global de alimentación y agricultura de WWF International, dijo que tratar la tierra y el agua como sistemas separados pasa por alto las condiciones básicas necesarias para la seguridad alimentaria.

“Si no tienes agua, no tienes agricultura. Si no tienes tierra, no tienes agricultura”, señaló.

Se espera que la presión sobre la tierra aumente a medida que crezca la demanda de alimentos. Según informes de la ONU, para 2050, con el aumento de la población mundial, el mundo necesitará producir un 50% más de alimentos que en 2012. Pero ampliar la producción despejando pastizales, sabanas u otras áreas naturales puede empeorar la degradación de la tierra, al liberar carbono de los suelos y reducir la capacidad de la tierra para almacenar agua.

La degradación de la tierra también puede agravar las tormentas de arena y polvo. Fouad indicó que, aunque las tormentas se desplazan por el aire, sus raíces suelen estar en el suelo, donde el uso insostenible de la tierra deja el terreno expuesto. Restaurar la vegetación y mejorar la gestión de la tierra puede ayudar a mantener el suelo en su lugar y reducir la cantidad que levantan los vientos fuertes.

Conversaciones en Mongolia recaudan miles de millones de dólares para restaurar pastizales

La conferencia de 12 días puso en marcha una iniciativa sobre pastizales que reúne 1.200 millones de dólares en 45 proyectos. Fouad señaló que el Banco Asiático de Desarrollo también anunció 2.000 millones de dólares para esfuerzos destinados a combatir la degradación de la tierra en la región de Asia-Pacífico.

Los pastizales, que incluyen praderas, sabanas y otras áreas utilizadas por animales de pastoreo y comunidades pastoriles, cubren el 54% de la superficie terrestre del planeta y sostienen a alrededor de 2.000 millones de personas, según la UNCCD.

Campari dijo que las praderas, sabanas y pastizales se están convirtiendo a otros usos a un ritmo aproximadamente cuatro veces mayor que los bosques. Como almacenan grandes cantidades de carbono en sus suelos, su destrucción puede liberar gases de efecto invernadero a la atmósfera incluso cuando se talan pocos árboles.

“Contienen el doble del carbono que hay en la atmósfera”, afirmó Campari. “Así que cuando despejas estos espacios para producir alimentos, significa que todo ese carbono sale del suelo y entra en la atmósfera”.

La restauración de tierras enfrenta un déficit anual de financiación de 278.000 millones de dólares

Se estima que se necesitan 355.000 millones de dólares al año hasta 2030 para cumplir los compromisos mundiales de restauración de tierras, pero la inversión actual es de unos 77.000 millones de dólares, lo que deja un déficit de 278.000 millones de dólares anuales. La financiación privada representa solo alrededor del 6% de la inversión mundial en restauración de tierras, según informes de la ONU.

El desafío no es solo recaudar dinero, sino ponerlo a disposición antes de que la sequía se convierta en un desastre. Más de 70 países cuentan ahora con planes nacionales de sequía, frente a tres en 2013, pero muchos climatólogos dicen que los planes a menudo carecen de la financiación necesaria para convertir en acciones las alertas tempranas, la gestión del agua, la restauración y la adaptación agrícola.

Fouad dijo que los gobiernos deben pasar de los planes de sequía a los planes de inversión, incorporando a empresas privadas, comunidades locales, mujeres y jóvenes en plataformas nacionales que puedan desarrollar proyectos y atraer financiación.

Un nuevo Mecanismo de Inversión para la Resiliencia ante la Sequía, anunciado a principios de esta semana en Ulán Bator, busca movilizar hasta 400 millones de dólares en capital público y privado para proyectos relacionados con la seguridad hídrica, la agricultura sostenible, soluciones basadas en la naturaleza y la restauración de tierras.

Para Esther Penunia, secretaria general de la Asian Farmers Association, la incapacidad de resolver la cuestión legal en torno a la sequía no debería convertirse en una excusa para el retraso.

“No podemos esperar a la COP18 para encontrar soluciones”, afirmó. “Sabemos que tenemos soluciones y podemos aplicarlas siempre que contemos con los recursos necesarios”.

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The owner, Enrique Pomares, told Local 10’s Hannah Yechivi that he let his three dogs outside around 8 a.m., as he does each morning, when the crocodile entered the property and attacked Kygo, the larger dog.

Pomares said he spent about 10 minutes trying to fend off the crocodile and save his dog. he said the crocodile killed Kygo and dragged him toward a nearby canal.

“This morning, our Dutch Shepard got grabbed by a crocodile that was swimming in the canal in the back,” Pomares said. “The dog was trying to get away. I pulled him down several times. (It was) just horrific watching this whole thing go down and ultimately, he killed the dog.”

Pomares said he even threw a kayak into the water in an attempt to distract the crocodile.

“They are known to be back here,” he added. “I have seen them when I go kayaking. They don’t usually bother anybody, but today, I guess it was hungry.”

Pomares said the crocodile then began moving toward him.

“Then he started coming towards me and at that point, all bets were off,” he said. “It was just horrific. He killed the dog and brought it back. We have a little dog in the backyard, and he brought it back in his mouth like (a) trophy to show it to me.

Pomares, who described Kygo as a family member, was able to photograph the crocodile shortly after the attack.

Dexter Lovett, who lives nearby told Local 10 News that he spotted Kygo’s body further down the canal.

“I wanted to let them know the dog was here, so they could come get their dog. Dogs is family,” he said.

South Miami police detectives and a sergeant were investigating the incident.

Police said residents and visitors in the South Miami area are urged to keep children and pets away from canals, waterways, ponds and other areas where a crocodile may be present.

They also warned the public not to approach, feed, harass or attempt to capture a nearby crocodile.

Crocodiles are protected under Florida and federal law.

Anyone who spots the animal should maintain a safe distance and report the sighting to the appropriate wildlife authorities, police said.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials urged the public to never feed crocodiles, as it is illegal and can make them associate people with food.

They also recommend keeping pets leashed and children away from the water’s edge, and swimming only in designated areas during daylight hours, since crocodiles are most active from dusk to dawn.

Police also urged residents to share the warning with neighbors, particularly those who have pets and live or walk in the area.

Residents or visitors with concerns about a crocodile in their area can contact the FWC at 866-392-4286.

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There were setbacks, surgeries and moments when the 23-year-old questioned whether he could keep going. There were three torn anterior cruciate ligaments, five knee surgeries and roughly three seasons spent away from the field.

But there was also a dream.

In 2026, Fray is a Major League Soccer champion with Inter Miami CF. He is still only beginning to write his professional story, and his goal remains the same one he had as a kid: playing in Europe.

Soccer in the Blood

Fray’s connection to soccer began before he ever stepped onto the pitch.

“My mom and dad both met playing soccer at Hartford University,” Fray said. “My dad was on the men’s team, my mom was on the women’s team, and then they got married, had kids, and all three of us played soccer.”

Raised in Coconut Creek, Fray started out close to home.

“They had a rec league in Coconut Creek right next to my house, so I played there growing up as a really young kid,” he said.

However, Fray’s path through the academy system wasn’t smooth.

“I played for Weston FC when I was a little younger,” he said. “And then they actually ended up cutting me from the team. They cut me from the academy.”

Instead of walking away, Fray landed with a new club.

“I ended up finding a new team in Miramar. So, I played for Miramar for a bit, two years, and then Inter Miami opened up — there were tryouts — and then ever since then I was in the academy, and then up from there,” he said.

The Work Behind the Dream

Fray’s rise wasn’t built on talent alone. He describes his development as years of work, often with his father taking him back to the field after club practices.

Eventually, soccer became a bigger priority than school.

“I dropped out of high school in my junior year,” he said. “It was just always — my dad was taking me to the field after my practices with my club team. It was a lot of work, but I loved doing it. It was something I enjoyed doing more than school at the time. That was just really healthy for me.”

The mentality for Fray after dropping out was pro or bust, and that’s how he stayed focused and driven.

Three ACLs, One Comeback

If Fray’s rise had one true test, it wasn’t a tryout — it was his knees. Five knee surgeries. Three torn ACLs. Roughly three full seasons lost to recovery. During one stretch, he was out for 15 months, only for the injury to strike again almost immediately after his return.

“I have a really good circle around me, close friends and family — and that was the most important thing that got me through,” he said. “Anytime I felt doubts, or there were times where in my head you tell yourself a bunch of things — I told myself, ‘I can’t do this again. This is gonna be too difficult.’ And then the words of affirmation from my friends and family, like, ‘You can’t give up, this is your dream, this is what you want to do,’ that just kept me going throughout the whole time.”

There were moments when the thought of quitting almost came true.

“I would say initially when the injury would first happen — like when it happened the third time, and because I just came back from being out for 15 months and then it happened again — it was initially like, ‘I can’t do this again, I don’t want to do this again,’” he said. “And then, after the next day, I had to talk to the surgeon. I was like, ‘No, I’m gonna get back to it.’”

Inter Miami backed that resolve.

“It was actually a week after, I think, I tore my ACL — they re-signed me, they re-signed me to a new contract through my option year, and that just spoke volumes [about] how much trust they had in me,” Fray said. “They were by my side the whole time. I thank them for that a lot.”

When health finally returned, so did the fire.

“It was just, it felt like a fire, you know — I was out for so long,” he said. “I was out for 12 months at a time, three separate times.”

“When I finally got back on the pitch, it was like, this is what I love to do,” Fray added. I’ve been watching the game for so long, seeing other people play in the position I wanna play in, knowing I could be there and help the team and build my career. It was really tough for me, so when I finally got the chance to go on the field, it was just like — it all happened. It was amazing, super quick.”

The Debut and the Climb

Fray’s MLS debut came in 2023 against Nashville SC, when he came on as a substitute and played right center back under then-coach Phil Neville.

“It was a surreal moment for me,” he said. “I’ll never forget that day. It was really important.”

His first professional goal came against D.C. United.

“I received the ball at the top of the box, one touch, and then hit it to the far-left side in this beautiful stadium (Chase Stadium),” he recalled. “A lot of memories.”

Even after everything, the MLS Cup wasn’t something Fray let himself picture during the injury years.

“Honestly, that’s not something I thought about when I was going through the injuries,” he said. “It was just like; I was just happy to play. My main goal was just getting back on the field, staying healthy, and the MLS Cup came along the way — it was just the cherry on top.”

Sharing a locker room with some of the sport’s most decorated professionals, like Lionel Messi, raised his own bar.

“It’s with a lot of things. Most of the things are also off the pitch, how he (Messi) eats, how he trains his body. He’s in the gym all the time, and his mentality,” he said.

One memory involving Messi particularly stayed with him.

Fray recalled Messi returning to training almost immediately after winning the Ballon d’Or in 2023.

It was a reminder that greatness doesn’t eliminate the need to work.

“He’s still doing it,” Fray said. “It shows how much he loves the game and respects everyone.”

Playing alongside soccer legends like Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Casemiro also helped the Jamaican National player improve his play on the pitch.

“When you lose the ball, they give you slack, and you just have to kind of deal with that. I think that was the biggest issue for me at first — dealing with that type of criticism, which makes you learn,” he said. “They obviously want the best, and they hold you to their standard, which has made me grow so much as a player — not wanting to miss a pass, not wanting to miss a tackle.”

“They’ve instilled that in a lot of the guys here.”

What’s Next

Inter Miami’s 2026 season has had its ups and downs, including an eight-match unbeaten streak followed by a five-game winless run, but Fray isn’t rattled.

“We’re the MLS champs,” he said. “We’re still second place in the league, which could tell you a lot. We’re gonna bounce back, and it’s not a problem.”

Looking further out, Fray’s ambitions point toward Europe.

“That’s my end goal, to go play in Europe,” he said. “I always — that’s my dream since I was a kid, and I’ve communicated that to the club. But I’m very happy here right now. It’s just in the future — that’s where I wanna be.”

Asked where he sees himself in five years, the answer came quickly: “Champions League.”

It’s a career defined by more than talent. It’s defined by refusal to quit after being cut, to quit after a third ACL tear, or to let go of a dream of playing in Europe that remains ahead of him. Fray’s story isn’t finished.

Hubo contratiempos, cirugías y momentos en los que el joven de 23 años se preguntó si podría seguir adelante. Sufrió tres roturas del ligamento cruzado anterior, cinco cirugías de rodilla y pasó aproximadamente tres temporadas alejado de las canchas.

Pero también hubo un sueño.

En 2026, Fray será campeón de la Major League Soccer con el Inter Miami CF. Apenas está comenzando a escribir su historia profesional, y su objetivo sigue siendo el mismo que tenía de niño: jugar en Europa.

El fútbol corre por las venas

La relación de Fray con el fútbol comenzó incluso antes de que pisara un terreno de juego.

“Mis padres se conocieron jugando al fútbol en la Universidad de Hartford”, dijo Fray. “Mi padre estaba en el equipo masculino, mi madre en el femenino, luego se casaron, tuvieron hijos y los tres jugamos al fútbol”.

Criado en Coconut Creek, Fray comenzó su carrera cerca de casa.

“Había una liga recreativa en Coconut Creek, justo al lado de mi casa, así que jugué allí cuando era muy pequeño”, dijo.

Sin embargo, el camino de Fray a través del sistema de la academia no fue fácil.

“Jugué en el Weston FC cuando era más joven”, dijo. “Y al final me echaron del equipo. Me echaron de la academia”.

En lugar de marcharse, Fray fichó por un nuevo club.

“Al final encontré un nuevo equipo en Miramar. Así que jugué para Miramar durante un tiempo, dos años, y luego surgió la oportunidad en Inter Miami —hubo pruebas de selección— y desde entonces he estado en la academia, y a partir de ahí he ido ascendiendo”, dijo.

El trabajo detrás del sueño

El ascenso de Fray no se basó únicamente en el talento. Él describe su desarrollo como años de trabajo, a menudo con su padre llevándolo de vuelta al campo después de los entrenamientos del club.

Con el tiempo, el fútbol se convirtió en una prioridad mayor que la escuela.

“Abandoné el instituto en mi penúltimo año”, dijo. “Siempre fue así: mi padre me llevaba al campo después de los entrenamientos con mi equipo. Era mucho trabajo, pero me encantaba. En aquel entonces, disfrutaba más que los estudios. Fue muy beneficioso para mí”.

Tras abandonar la competición, la mentalidad de Fray era convertirse en profesional o fracasar, y así fue como se mantuvo concentrado y motivado.

Tres lesiones de ligamento cruzado anterior, una remontada.

Si el ascenso de Fray tuvo una verdadera prueba, no fue una prueba de selección, sino sus rodillas. Cinco cirugías de rodilla. Tres roturas del ligamento cruzado anterior. Casi tres temporadas completas perdidas por recuperación. En un periodo, estuvo de baja durante 15 meses, solo para que la lesión reapareciera casi inmediatamente después de su regreso.

“Tengo un círculo de apoyo muy bueno a mi alrededor, amigos cercanos y familia, y eso fue lo más importante que me ayudó a salir adelante”, dijo. “Cada vez que sentía dudas, o había momentos en los que me decía un montón de cosas a mí mismo, me decía: ‘No puedo hacer esto otra vez. Esto va a ser demasiado difícil’. Y luego las palabras de aliento de mis amigos y familiares, como ‘No puedes rendirte, este es tu sueño, esto es lo que quieres hacer’, eso fue lo que me mantuvo en pie durante todo el proceso”.

Hubo momentos en que la idea de renunciar estuvo a punto de hacerse realidad.

“Diría que al principio, cuando me lesionaba por primera vez —como la tercera vez, justo después de haber estado 15 meses de baja— pensaba: ‘No puedo volver a hacerlo, no quiero volver a hacerlo’”, dijo. “Pero al día siguiente tuve que hablar con el cirujano. Le dije: ‘No, voy a volver a jugar’”.

El Inter Miami respaldó esa determinación.

“Creo que fue una semana después de que me rompiera el ligamento cruzado anterior; me volvieron a contratar, me renovaron el contrato hasta el último año, y eso demostró la gran confianza que tenían en mí”, dijo Fray. “Estuvieron a mi lado todo el tiempo. Les estoy muy agradecido por eso”.

Cuando finalmente recuperó la salud, también se apagó el fuego.

“Era como un incendio, ¿sabes? Estuve fuera durante mucho tiempo”, dijo. “Estuve fuera durante 12 meses seguidos, en tres ocasiones distintas”.

“Cuando finalmente volví a la cancha, pensé: ‘Esto es lo que me apasiona’”, añadió Fray. “Llevo mucho tiempo viendo fútbol, ​​viendo a otros jugar en la posición en la que quiero jugar, sabiendo que podría estar ahí, ayudar al equipo y construir mi carrera. Fue muy duro para mí, así que cuando por fin tuve la oportunidad de volver al campo, fue como si todo hubiera sucedido. Fue increíble, todo pasó rapidísimo”.

El debut y el ascenso

El debut de Fray en la MLS se produjo en 2023 contra el Nashville SC, cuando entró como suplente y jugó como defensa central derecho bajo las órdenes del entonces entrenador Phil Neville.

“Fue un momento surrealista para mí”, dijo. “Nunca olvidaré ese día. Fue realmente importante”.

Su primer gol como profesional lo marcó contra el DC United.

“Recibí el balón en la frontal del área, con un solo toque, y luego lo mandé al extremo izquierdo en este hermoso estadio (Chase Stadium)”, recordó. “Muchos recuerdos”.

Incluso después de todo, Fray no se permitía imaginarse ganando la Copa MLS durante los años en que estuvo lesionado.

“Sinceramente, no pensé en eso cuando estaba lidiando con las lesiones”, dijo. “Simplemente estaba feliz de poder jugar. Mi principal objetivo era volver a la cancha, mantenerme sano, y la Copa MLS llegó en el camino; fue la guinda del pastel”.

Compartir vestuario con algunos de los profesionales más laureados de este deporte, como Lionel Messi, elevó su propio listón.

“Tiene que ver con muchas cosas. La mayoría también se dan fuera del campo, como su alimentación, su entrenamiento físico. Está en el gimnasio todo el tiempo, y su mentalidad”, dijo.

Un recuerdo en particular, relacionado con Messi, se le quedó grabado.

Fray recordó que Messi volvió a entrenar casi inmediatamente después de ganar el Balón de Oro en 2023.

Fue un recordatorio de que la grandeza no elimina la necesidad de trabajar.

“Sigue haciéndolo”, dijo Fray. “Eso demuestra lo mucho que ama el juego y el respeto que le tiene a todo el mundo”.

Jugar junto a leyendas del fútbol como Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets y Casemiro también ayudó al jugador de la selección jamaicana a mejorar su rendimiento en el terreno de juego.

“Cuando pierdes el balón, te dan un respiro y simplemente tienes que lidiar con eso. Creo que ese fue mi mayor problema al principio: lidiar con ese tipo de críticas, que te hacen aprender”, dijo. “Obviamente quieren lo mejor y te exigen lo mejor, lo que me ha hecho crecer mucho como jugador: no quiero fallar un pase, no quiero fallar una entrada”.

“Eso se lo han inculcado a muchos de los chicos de aquí.”

¿Qué sigue?

La temporada 2026 del Inter Miami ha tenido sus altibajos, incluyendo una racha de ocho partidos invicto seguida de una racha de cinco partidos sin ganar, pero Fray no se inmuta.

“Somos los campeones de la MLS”, dijo. “Seguimos segundos en la liga, lo que dice mucho. Nos vamos a recuperar, y no hay problema”.

Mirando más allá, las ambiciones de Fray apuntan hacia Europa.

“Mi objetivo final es jugar en Europa”, dijo. “Siempre ha sido mi sueño desde niño, y se lo he comunicado al club. Pero ahora mismo estoy muy contento aquí. Es solo cuestión de futuro; ahí es donde quiero estar”.

Cuando le preguntaron dónde se veía dentro de cinco años, respondió rápidamente: “En la Liga de Campeones”.

Su carrera se define por algo más que talento. Se define por su negativa a rendirse tras ser despedido, tras sufrir una tercera rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior, o por su negativa a abandonar el sueño de jugar en Europa, un sueño que aún le queda por cumplir. La historia de Fray no ha terminado.

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The Hurricanes reached the CFP National Championship Game last season before coming up short to Indiana and Fernando Mendoza, raising expectations around a program that enters the new season with plenty of attention.

But Cristobal rejected the idea that Miami should view itself as having a target on its back.

“I’ve never subscribed to that narrative. Honestly, if anyone thinks like that or talks like that, they should, they should be tossed out of the building,” said Cristobal. “If anyone is raised like that, they are not wired to be at the University of Miami.”

“Here you wake up every single day thinking ‘I’m gonna do my best to do whatever it takes to be one and know and whatever comes with that.’ The other stuff, the betta, and I mean, we don’t go that route,” he added.

Cristobal’s preferred approach is to remain aggressive rather than allow his players to become consumed with the idea that opponents are coming after them.

The Hurricanes will travel to Stanford for their season opener on Friday.

The full one-on-one interview with Cristobal will air as part of a season-opening kickoff special on Local 10 Thursday night at 8 p.m., ahead of Miami’s opener at Stanford on Friday at 9 p.m.

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The respected Trimbos Institute said that several of the pills have been handed in recently at a network of centers that test drugs for users before they take them.

“Absolutely do not use these pills,” the institute warned.

It released a photo of the pills that have a depiction of Trump's head on one side and on the other side “NL” and “Trump” stamped into the surface either side of a vertical line. One of the pills has a green face and another is yellow.

The institute warned in a “ Red Alert ” published on its website and social media that they contain a high concentration of a chemical called PMMA, or para-methoxymethamfetamine, that is similar to MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy pills.

However, PMMA is slower working than MDMA and that could lead users to take more because they think that the first pill didn't work, leading to a risk of overdosing, the institute said, adding that use of the pills “can lead to overheating with possibly deadly consequences.”

Spokesperson Anniek Groothuis said that the institute has no reported cases of serious illness or fatalities among people who may have used the drug.

“We do not know of any victims where PMMA was found in their blood,” she told The Associated Press.

Producing, selling and using ecstasy is illegal in the Netherlands, but it's widely used, particularly at clubs and music festivals. A government report in 2024 said that some 550,000 people took the drug in a year.

It's not the first time ecstasy pills in the form of Trump’s head have appeared. In 2017, German police seized thousands of orange Trump-shaped tablets.

Los Hurricanes llegaron al Juego por el Campeonato Nacional del CFP la temporada pasada antes de caer ante Indiana y Fernando Mendoza, lo que elevó las expectativas en torno a un programa que inicia la nueva temporada con mucha atención.

Pero Cristobal rechazó la idea de que Miami deba verse a sí mismo como un equipo que tiene un blanco en la espalda.

“Nunca he creído en esa narrativa. Sinceramente, si alguien piensa así o habla así, debería, debería ser expulsado del edificio”, dijo Cristobal. “Si alguien fue criado de esa manera, no está hecho para estar en la Universidad de Miami”.

“Aquí te despiertas todos los días pensando: “Voy a hacer todo lo posible, cueste lo que cueste, para ser el número uno y saber todo lo que eso conlleva”. Lo demás, lo de ser la presa, quiero decir, nosotros no vamos por ese camino”, agregó.

El enfoque que prefiere Cristobal es mantenerse agresivo en lugar de permitir que sus jugadores se obsesionen con la idea de que los rivales vienen por ellos.

Los Hurricanes viajarán a Stanford para su primer partido de la temporada el viernes.

La entrevista individual completa con Cristobal se transmitirá como parte de un especial de inicio de temporada en Local 10 el jueves por la noche a las 8 p.m., antes del partido inaugural de Miami en Stanford el viernes a las 9 p.m.

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Miami Gardens detectives suspect Richard Nieves, Jr. was in his black 2004 Dodge Ram during the shooting at the Goodwill Superstore in Miami Gardens, according to a police report.

Surveillance video shows Nieves, who lives in Miami-Dade’s Westview neighborhood, outside of the Goodwill Superstore, at 19300 NW 27 Ave., according to the police report.

Nieves “punched the victim and became involved in a physical altercation with him ... returned to the pickup truck and drove toward the rear of the Goodwill,” the police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

Nieves, who was released from prison in 2014, was under a probation that was set to end on June 23, 2028, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.

On June 24, Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Carlos Humberto Gamez sentenced Nieves to probation after he was convicted of possession of a firearm, concealed weapon, or ammunition by a felon in Miami-Dade, according to court records.

Nieves also had convictions for trafficking heroin and grand theft motor vehicle in 2010, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana in 2011, battery in 2015, and cocaine possession in 2016, according to court records.

On Thursday, Nieves was in his 2004 Dodge Ram when he “fired a firearm ... striking the victim,” a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

An air ambulance flew the victim to the HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, according to police.

Police officers detained Nieves for questioning and arrested him at 10 p.m. on Thursday at the Miami Gardens Police Department headquarters, records show.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Nieves shortly after 12:45 a.m. on Friday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records. Nieves faced a charge of first-degree attempted murder. His bond was $10,000. Court records show Gamez was set to preside over the new case.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

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Today, that decision continues to have an impact on a family that might not otherwise exist.

“My aunt donated her bone marrow to my mom, and that’s the reason that I’m here today,” said Vianca Perez, an advocate for bone marrow donations.

Perez’s mother, Liudmila Esquerdo, was just 19 years old when she was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, a rare and potentially life-threatening blood disorder.

Doctors initially tried treatments to get her bone marrow to respond.

“That did not work, and that’s when they were looking for a donor,” Esquerdo said.

Her younger sister, Ivette Esquerdo, turned out to be a perfect match.

“I was blessed that my sister — all 10 of those components — were 100% matched,” Liudmila Esquerdo said.

Ivette agreed to donate her bone marrow. She was just 16.

Before the transplant, Liudmila endured lengthy hospital stays and difficult treatments as her family stayed close and hoped for a successful outcome.

Even after the transplant, there was no guarantee it would work.

“July 24, 1995, it was the very last day and my bone marrow wasn’t reacting,” Liudmila recalled.

Her family began to lose hope.

Then, at the last moment, something changed.

“We had lost hope, and that last minute the bone marrow started to work,” she said.

For Liudmila, it became a second birthday.

“It’s the day their body accepted that bone marrow,” she said.

The transplant did more than save Liudmila’s life. It allowed her to go on to have a family, including daughter Vianca and younger son Gabriel.

Liudmila never forgot the other patients she met during her treatment who did not survive.

“While I was going through this process, so many people passed away in the bone marrow transplant center that I knew for sure that if I lived, I needed to pay it forward,” she said.

In 2018, she decided how she would do it: by starting the Get Redd Foundation.

The nonprofit works with people affected by rare blood disorders, providing support while also raising awareness about stem cell and bone marrow donation.

“We find out how we can help, but more than anything, how can we give you the hope that healing is possible and that miracles are for today,” Liudmila said.

Get Redd hosts an annual wellness event featuring fitness and nutrition workshops while educating attendees about becoming potential donors.

Registration to become a stem cell or bone marrow donor can begin with a simple cheek swab.

“There’s no price to knowing that you were part of someone staying alive and on this earth,” Liudmila said.

The foundation also holds celebration dinners honoring survivors of rare blood disorders.

Among those honored this year was Jeff Budnechky, owner of Apocalypse BBQ in Kendall.

Budnechky is a bone marrow recipient and said his donor gave him far more than additional years of life.

“If someone didn’t take the time to donate bone marrow, if somebody hadn’t swabbed for me to have a match, there would be no Apocalypse,” Budnechky said. “There would be no Lala’s Burgers. My daughter, Eli, wouldn’t exist. There would have never been a marriage to my wife, Laura.”

It is a message Perez hopes will inspire others to consider registering.

“How people not only can save one life, but they can save a family, a lineage,” Perez said. “It’s generations really who you’re impacting.”

Local 10, Get Redd and Apocalypse BBQ are now making it easier — and tastier — for South Floridians to take the first step toward potentially becoming a donor.

People 18 and older can register below.

The first 100 people to sign up will be invited to Apocalypse BBQ in Kendall to have their cheeks swabbed and join the donor registry. In return, each participant will receive a free pulled pork sandwich.

Additional details will be sent to the first 100 people who register.

For Liudmila and her family, the hope is that a simple decision today could have the same lasting impact as the one Ivette made 31 years ago — saving not just one life, but potentially generations to come.

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Hoy, esa decisión continúa teniendo un impacto en una familia que de otra manera quizás no existiría.

“Mi tía donó su médula ósea a mi mamá, y esa es la razón por la que estoy aquí hoy”, dijo Vianca Perez, defensora de las donaciones de médula ósea.

La madre de Perez, Liudmila Esquerdo, tenía apenas 19 años cuando fue diagnosticada con anemia aplásica severa, un trastorno sanguíneo poco común y potencialmente mortal.

Inicialmente, los médicos probaron tratamientos para lograr que su médula ósea respondiera.

“Eso no funcionó, y fue entonces cuando comenzaron a buscar un donante”, dijo Esquerdo.

Su hermana menor, Ivette Esquerdo, resultó ser completamente compatible.

“Tuve la bendición de que mi hermana, en esos 10 componentes, fuera 100% compatible”, dijo Liudmila Esquerdo.

Ivette aceptó donar su médula ósea. Tenía apenas 16 años.

Antes del trasplante, Liudmila soportó largas estadías en el hospital y difíciles tratamientos mientras su familia permanecía a su lado y esperaba un resultado exitoso.

Incluso después del trasplante, no había garantía de que funcionara.

“El 24 de julio de 1995 era el último día y mi médula ósea no estaba reaccionando”, recordó Liudmila.

Su familia comenzó a perder la esperanza.

Entonces, en el último momento, algo cambió.

“Habíamos perdido la esperanza, y en ese último minuto la médula ósea comenzó a funcionar”, dijo.

Para Liudmila, se convirtió en un segundo cumpleaños.

“Es el día en que su cuerpo aceptó esa médula ósea”, dijo.

El trasplante hizo más que salvar la vida de Liudmila. Le permitió formar una familia, incluida su hija Vianca y su hijo menor Gabriel.

Liudmila nunca olvidó a los otros pacientes que conoció durante su tratamiento y que no sobrevivieron.

“Mientras atravesaba este proceso, muchas personas fallecieron en el centro de trasplantes de médula ósea, y sabía con certeza que si vivía, necesitaba devolver ese favor”, dijo.

En 2018, decidió cómo lo haría: creando Get Redd Foundation.

La organización sin fines de lucro trabaja con personas afectadas por trastornos sanguíneos poco comunes, brindándoles apoyo y al mismo tiempo creando conciencia sobre la donación de células madre y médula ósea.

“Descubrimos cómo podemos ayudar, pero más que nada, cómo podemos darte la esperanza de que la sanación es posible y que los milagros ocurren hoy”, dijo Liudmila.

Get Redd organiza un evento anual de bienestar que incluye talleres de acondicionamiento físico y nutrición, mientras educa a los asistentes sobre cómo convertirse en posibles donantes.

El registro para convertirse en donante de células madre o médula ósea puede comenzar con un simple hisopado de mejilla.

“No hay precio para saber que fuiste parte de que alguien siga vivo y en esta tierra”, dijo Liudmila.

La fundación también organiza cenas de celebración en honor a sobrevivientes de trastornos sanguíneos poco comunes.

Entre los homenajeados este año estuvo Jeff Budnechky, propietario de Apocalypse BBQ en Kendall.

Budnechky recibió un trasplante de médula ósea y dijo que su donante le dio mucho más que años adicionales de vida.

“Si alguien no se hubiera tomado el tiempo de donar médula ósea, si alguien no se hubiera hecho un hisopado para que yo pudiera encontrar una persona compatible, Apocalypse no existiría”, dijo Budnechky. “Lala’s Burgers no existiría. Mi hija, Eli, no existiría. Nunca me habría casado con mi esposa, Laura”.

Es un mensaje que Perez espera que inspire a otros a considerar registrarse.

“Cómo las personas no solo pueden salvar una vida, sino que pueden salvar una familia, un linaje”, dijo Perez. “Realmente son generaciones en las que estás teniendo un impacto”.

Local 10, Get Redd y Apocalypse BBQ ahora están facilitando, y haciendo más sabroso, que los residentes del sur de Florida den el primer paso para potencialmente convertirse en donantes.

Las personas mayores de 18 años pueden registrarse a continuación.

Las primeras 100 personas que se registren serán invitadas a Apocalypse BBQ en Kendall para realizarse un hisopado de mejilla e ingresar al registro de donantes. A cambio, cada participante recibirá gratis un sándwich de cerdo desmenuzado.

Se enviarán detalles adicionales a las primeras 100 personas que se registren.

Para Liudmila y su familia, la esperanza es que una simple decisión tomada hoy pueda tener el mismo impacto duradero que la que tomó Ivette hace 31 años, salvando no solo una vida, sino potencialmente a generaciones futuras.

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Detectives de Miami Gardens sospechan que Richard Nieves, Jr. se encontraba en su Dodge Ram 2004 negro durante la balacera en la tienda Goodwill Superstore de Miami Gardens, según un informe policial.

Un video de vigilancia muestra a Nieves, quien vive en el vecindario Westview de Miami-Dade, afuera de la tienda Goodwill Superstore, ubicada en 19300 NW 27 Ave., según el informe policial.

Nieves “golpeó a la víctima con el puño y se involucró en un altercado físico con él, regresó a la camioneta y condujo hacia la parte trasera de Goodwill”, escribió el agente, según el informe de arresto.

Nieves, quien fue liberado de prisión en 2014, se encontraba bajo libertad condicional que estaba programada para finalizar el 23 de junio de 2028, según el Departamento de Correcciones de Florida.

El 24 de junio, el juez de circuito del condado Miami-Dade Carlos Humberto Gamez sentenció a Nieves a libertad condicional después de que fuera declarado culpable de posesión de un arma de fuego, arma oculta o municiones por parte de un delincuente en Miami-Dade, según registros judiciales.

Nieves también tenía condenas por tráfico de heroína y hurto mayor de vehículo motorizado en 2010, posesión de más de 20 gramos de marihuana en 2011, agresión en 2015 y posesión de cocaína en 2016, según registros judiciales.

El jueves, Nieves se encontraba en su Dodge Ram 2004 cuando “disparó un arma de fuego, alcanzando a la víctima”, escribió un agente, según el informe de arresto.

Una ambulancia aérea trasladó a la víctima al HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, según la policía.

Agentes detuvieron a Nieves para interrogarlo y lo arrestaron a las 10 p.m. del jueves en la sede del Departamento de Policía de Miami Gardens, según muestran los registros.

El Departamento de Correcciones de Miami-Dade ingresó a Nieves poco después de las 12:45 a.m. del viernes en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según registros de reclusos. Nieves enfrentaba un cargo de intento de asesinato en primer grado. Su fianza fue fijada en $10,000 USD. Los registros judiciales muestran que Gamez estaba programado para presidir el nuevo caso.

La editora de asignaciones de Local 10 News, Mercedes Cevallos, contribuyó a este reporte.

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Below is a list of places that recently accumulated 29 or more violations during an unannounced, routine food safety inspection.

That is unacceptable.

Do better!

**FONTANA RESTAURANT

BILTMORE HOTEL

1200 ANASTASIA AVE.

CORAL GABLES

INSPECTION DATE 8/27

37 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. observed a used water bottle buried in the ice bin used to make drinks. Manager removed bottle and discarded ice.”

“Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Observed a used water bottle buried in the ice bin used to make drinks.”

“Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed no sneeze guard provided at front buffet area. Products are: bagels, bread, yogurt, cut fruits and muffins.”

“Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed yogurt at 69°F, cut melons at 53°F in front counter buffet.”

“Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed at dry cabinet a spray with WD-40 with food.”

“Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Next to dish machine.”

“Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer.”

“Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled, can opener soiled.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed utensils inside a hand sink.”

“No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dish machine. Repeat Violation”

“No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed by coffee station entrance and other stations throughout the kitchen.”

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

“Accumulation of debris inside ware washing machine.”

“Accumulation of debris on exterior of ware washing machine.”

“Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowls in different food storage containers.”

“Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.in soda station.”

“Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at bread station and other areas of the kitchen.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. All throughout the kitchen.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phones, purses.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Several employees in the kitchen.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler in the main hall way dripping water inside the unit.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. In dishwasher room.”

“Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. In pantry station.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On some areas of the kitchen.”

“Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed floors throughout the kitchen missing grout in most areas, cracked or broken tiles, with food debris between the tiles and some standing water in some areas due to the floor being in disrepair.”

“Hole in or other damage to wall. In front of walk in cooler located in the pantry station.”

“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.”

“Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed at soda station.”

“In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed all table fans soiled with dust, walking cooler fan covers.”

“Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.”

“Walk in cooler vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. In some areas of the kitchen, by dish washing rooms.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet towels throughout the kitchen not kept in sanitizer solution.”

**RINCONCITO LATINO MIXTO

2502 NW 10TH AVENUE

MIAMI

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

INSPECTION DATE 8/24

38 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee come from another side of kitchen to front counter to get ice in a container without wash hands at front counter.”

“Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee washing cups at hand sink not sanitized at front counter.”

“Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed pupusas and dough stored on trays inside Nonfood-grade bags stored inside walk in cooler.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw fish stored over cooked beef at reach in cooler by cook line.”

“Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed 4 cracked raw shell eggs across cook line reach in cooler.”

“Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee changing task from cook line, to prep area, cleaning station with same gloves. Coached employee to discarded gloves and wash hands properly.”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed raw salmon and raw fish at reach in cooler Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. As per employee day prior.”

“Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Observed cook unable to answer the minimum cooking temperature of chicken.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed white cutting board across cook line soiled. Repeat violation.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee washing cups at hand sink front counter. Observed a sponge at hand sink front counter.”

“No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.”

“Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed desserts at front counter cooler, tiramisu, Tres leches, flan and arroz con leche not dated. As per manager prepared a day prior. Observed cooked pork and cooked chicken not dated at walk in cooler. As per employee two days prior. Employee started dating containers. Repeat violation.”

“Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed ice machine by front counter.”

“Accumulation of debris inside ware washing machine.”

“Accumulation of debris on exterior of ware washing machine.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed all vents soiled throughout the establishment. Repeat violation.”

“Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed raw salmon and raw fish pargo at reach in cooler Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. As per employee day prior.”

“Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed by ware washing area under steamer shelves. Repeat violation,”

“Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee drinking coffee at front counter by coffee machine.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn across cook line.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed by back exit door. Repeat violation.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on floor by ware washing area and cook line.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor heavily soiled under shelves by storage room. Observed floor heavily soiled with accumulation of grease under cook line. Repeat violation.”

“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed reach in freezer by front counter.”

“Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop handle touching ice by ice machine outside.”

“No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Across cook line.”

“No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray.”

“No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no sign at hand sink by front counter by coffee machine.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled across cook line. Observed reach in cooler drawers under cook line soiled. Repeat violation.”

“Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed an employee plastic bottle beverage stored inside reach in cooler front counter by dining.”

“Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Observed back exit screen door torn.”

“Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water inside reach in cooler across cook line.”

“Stored food not covered. Observed cooked pork and cooked beef not covered at reach in cooler and walk in cooler. Repeat violation.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall rusted by three compartment sink.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored inside mop bucket by storage room. Repeat violation.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed several wet cloths stored on top of reach in freezer by front counter. Repeat violation.”

“Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observe a wet cloths stored soiled at cook line under grilled.”

“Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed flour and sugar container not labeled by walk in cooler entrance.”

**PANADERIA COLUMBIANA MI CALI

2350 WEST 60TH ST.

HIALEAH

INSPECTION DATE 8/24

32 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Observed employees bottle water stored inside ice machine. Warning.”

“Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Observed raw shell eggs on top of preparation table, for less than 4 hours as per operator.”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Observed employees bottle water stored inside ice machine.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed meatballs (120F - Hot Holding); white rice (110F - Hot Holding); sancocho (109F - Hot Holding); yuca (120F - Hot Holding); cooked beef (113F - Hot Holding), for less than 4 hours as per operator. Operator reheated at 165°F.”

“Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wet wiping towels on chlorine sanitizer solution of 200 ppm, operator redo the sanitizer bucket, recheck 100 ppm.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed plastic container inside hand sink.”

“No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.”

“No soap provided at handwash sink.”

“Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit.”

“Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees.”

“Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked beef, dessert, sancocho, was prepared from more than 24 hours as per operator.”

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

“Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damage in the kitchen.”

“Clean utensils or equipment stored in a bathroom, locker room or mechanical room. Observed clean bowl, plate and to go container in employees bathroom.”

“Covered waste receptacle not provided in women’s bathroom.”

“Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employee drink from open bottle water, instructed operator regarding cross contamination.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.”

“Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.”

“Floors not maintained smooth and durable.”

“Food stored in a prohibited area. Observed avocado and pineapple stored inside employees bathroom.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed pots white rice, container with onions on the kitchen floor, operator properly stored it.”

“Hole in or other damage to wall. Bathroom wall and underneath of three compartment sink.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.”

“No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.”

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

“Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed hot water handle on disrepair, located in the bathroom.”

“Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.”

“Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, ware washing area or bathroom.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed multiple wet wiping towels on top of preparation table.”

“Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar container.”

**FIVE SPICE VIETNAMESE PHO AND SUSHI BAR

1801 NE 8TH ST.

HOMESTEAD

INSPECTION DATE 8/21

31 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed food employee put on gloves without first washing her hands to plate soup to serve to customers.”

“Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands.”

“Employee washed hands with cold water. Observed employee washed hands with cold water at sushi bar handwash sink.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 2 live flies land on container with beans sprouts at preparation table.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef stored over sweet and sour sauce at reach in cooler in the cook line.”

“Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee wash metal container with gloves on and then proceeded to touch ready to eat carrots pickles with same gloves.”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee wash metal container with gloves on and then proceeded to touch ready to eat carrots pickles with same gloves.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cook brisket (46F - Cold Holding) at reach in cooler across cook line, as per manager less than 2 hours. Observed cook shrimp (58F - Cold Holding) at reach in cooler across cook line, as per operator for an hour.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tapioca (85F - Hot Holding) near sealer machine.”

“Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee washing her hands in the triple sink.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed handwash sink needs to the triple used to store container with soap.”

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

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed shelves at walk in cooler.”

“Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooked time/temperature control for safety food. Manager unable to find thermometer at time of inspection.”

“Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed water at sushi bar 83F.”

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

“Accumulation of debris inside ware washing machine.”

“Accumulation of debris on exterior of ware washing machine. Observed floor the top of the dishwasher soiled.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed black fan next to prep tables soiled with accumulated dust.”

“Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed metal pots not inverted at dry storage area.”

“Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating a protein bar at cook line.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Repeat violation.”

“Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap on the right side, left side and bottom of exit door.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor under shelf at walk in cooler has accumulation of debris.”

“Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed a box of avocados stored on floor under prep table with microwave.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed toaster at sushi bar heavily soiled with old food debris.”

“No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided operator with choking poster via email.”

“No copy of latest inspection report available.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.”

**CAFE PANISSE

7310 SW 57TH AVE.

SOUTH MIAMI

INSPECTION DATE 8/26

33 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.”

“Observed employee plate salad with bare hands with no approved AOP. Observed employee touch FCS of spoon with bare hands and use same spoon to handle gorgonzola cheese.”

“Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed can of raid in storage room where walk in cooler is located.”

“Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed cooked steak on cloth towel resting. Observed employee plate salad with bare hands with no approved AOP. Observed employee touch FCS of spoon with bare hands and use same spoon to handle gorgonzola cheese.”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 4 tuna filet thawed in ROP. Repeat violation.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at front counter: shredded cheese (55F - Cold Holding); cut tomato (49F - Cold Holding); gorgonzola (52F - Cold Holding); roasted red peppers (51F - Cold Holding). As per operator, less than 4 hours at cooler.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at cook line: fish (102F - Hot Holding). As per chef, less than 1 hour, cook removed from under cook line.”

“Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.”

“Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Observed mussels with tags missing last date of sale. Repeat violation.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled dry food shelves. Repeat violation warning”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed knife stored in hand sink at front counter.”

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

“No tag on/for original container of raw, in-shell clams/mussels/oysters. See stop sale. Observed container of mussels with their original tag. Manager has tag marked with receiving date and found tag for batch.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed on food and dish racks. Repeat violation”

“Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed cooler handles soiled.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed throughout establishment. Repeat violation.”

“Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Observed 4 tuna filet thawed in ROP. Repeat violation.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed Red Bull on drink cooler. Observed Diet Coke can above soup warmer.”

“Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed cooks on line with bracelet.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gaskets in cooler at front counter. Repeat violation.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed at back door.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed behind dish machine and beer coolers at front counter.”

“Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed under dish machine and front counter. Repeat violation warning.”

“Food stored in a prohibited area. Observed cases of wine stored in restroom. Repeat violation warning.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed cases of food on floor in walk in cooler. Warning.”

“Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed in ware wash area. Warning.”

“Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Observed at ice machine next to dishwasher. Warning.”

“No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed no copy on site. Warning.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exterior of equipment soiled. Observed soiled gaskets in reach in cooler. Repeat violation warning.”

“Open dumpster lid. Observed lid open at time of inspection. Warning.”

“Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in reach in cooler. Repeat violation warning.”

“Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed at front counter. Warning.”

“Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, ware washing area or bathroom. Observed throughout establishment. Repeat violation warning.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed in ware wash area. Warning.”

**RINCONCITO MIAMI 2

15956 SW 137TH AVE

WEST KENDALL

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

INSPECTION DATE 8/27

42 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 3 cans of tomato paste with rust, 111 oz Red Pack. Observed 1 can of Antonio’s red pepper strips with dent, 102 oz.”

“Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed 2 oranges with mold next to juice machine. Operator discarded during inspection.”

“Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed can of raid in cabinet under hand sink where service window is.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw bacon over ham and cheese in walk in cooler. Operator changed order during inspection.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed for one hour at steam table: malanga (112F - Hot Holding). Operator put onto stove for reheating. Final temp: 175F. Repeat violation.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed dust on dry food and dish racks. Repeat violation.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed bottle in hand sink at ware wash. Observed next to prep area metal stored in hand sink. Operator removed all items during inspection. Corrected on-site repeat violation.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed on dry food and dish racks. Repeat violation”

“Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed at front counter hand sink where coffee bar is located. Observed no hot water at hand sink in waiter station. Repeat violation.”

“Accumulation of debris inside ware washing machine. Observed interior soiled. Repeat violation.”

“Accumulation of debris on exterior of ware washing machine.”

“Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed oven handles soiled. Repeat violation.”

“Ceiling tile missing. Observed above walk in cooler.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed cracks and holes in multiple tiles. Repeat violation.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed in kitchen. Repeat violation.”

“Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Observed clean pots in ware wash on soiled rack. Repeat violation.”

“Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed at waiter station, cloths used as liner for glasses.”

“Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach in cooler no longer working at kitchen entrance. As per operator, no longer working. No TCS foods stored inside. Repeat violation.”

“Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed at back exit. Observed at walk in freezer entrance. Repeat violation.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed bottle on prep table. Operator removed from prep table.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed phone on prep table. Observed shoes above hand sink in prep area.”

“Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed cook with air pod. Observed cooks with watch on cook line.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook with no hat or net. Hair restraint was placed on head. Corrected On-Site Repeat violation.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed oven door handle broken.”

“Exhaust/ventilation hood system not designed to prevent grease or condensation from dripping onto food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Observed hood system soiled. Repeat violation.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed at both back doors. Repeat violation.”

“Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed holes in wall in kitchen and ware wash area.”

“Hot holding unit not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed warmer on dry rack in back of kitchen no longer in use.”

“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed in walk in freezer and both reach in freezers. Repeat violation.”

“In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed at cook line between fryer and griddl.e”

“In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on door at cook line. Operator removed during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat violation.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed ovens soiled. Repeat violation.”

“Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Observed at reach in freezer at front counter.”

“No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Observed shoes above hand sink in prep area. Operator removed from shelf. Corrected on-site repeat violation.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exterior of equipment on cook line soiled. Observed soiled gaskets in reach in cooler. Repeat violation.”

“Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed in walk in cooler. Repeat violation.”

“Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Observed in kitchen. Repeat violation.”

“Single-service articles stored on a soiled surface. Observed on rack across cook line, soiled shelf where single service items are held. Repeat violation.”

“Stored food not covered. Observed multiple trays of food in walk in freezer with no cover. Repeat violation.”

“Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, ware washing area or bathroom. Observed in walk in cooler.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout establishment. Repeat violation.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop in bucket; not in use. Repeat violation.”

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**SHAHS OF KABOB

5975 SUNSET DR.

SOUTH MIAMI

INSPECTION DATE 8/18

29 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed pill container on counter above prep table where employee was prepping. Operator removed bottle from site.”

“Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee rub face with hands and reached for new set of gloves. Inspector went over handwashing with operator and employee. Employee washed hands properly. Repeat violation.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 6 plus live flies in employee restroom near bags of onions.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken above container of mayonnaise in reach in cooler.”

“Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Observed no form or kit; inspector provided via email. Warning.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed utensils stored in hand sink in employee restroom where mop sink is located. Repeat violation warning.”

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

“Observed no CFM present at time of inspection, observed 5 employees on site working. Warning.”

“No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress.”

“Observed in employee restroom where mop sink is also located; toilet has been removed and replaced with shelf for dry food storage, no plans submitted or updated. Warning.”

“No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Observed all employees on site hired within less than 60 days as per operator, no agreement form signed or present.”

“Required employee training expired for some employees.”

“Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed hot water turned off at kitchen hand sink.”

“Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed cup as scoop in rice cooker. Operator removed during inspection.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed interior kitchen; soiled tiles. Repeat violation warning.”

“Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed expired license posted. Warning.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed water bottle on shelf above prep table. Operator tossed on site. Corrected on-site warning.”

“Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee food stormed above ready to eat food for customers. Employee removed items from on top of food. Corrected on-site Warning.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed phone above prep table where employee is prepping food. Employee removed from table. Corrected on-site warning.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gasket in reach in across cook line. Repeat violation warning.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed heavily soiled floor in bathroom where food is being stored and under triple sink. Warning.”

“Food stored in a prohibited area. Observed cases of onions stored in employee restroom at time of inspection. Operator is converting it into a storage room, but no plans have been submitted or updated. Warning.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed container of berries on floor next to cook line. Operator removed from floor. Warning.”

“Food stored outside. Observed cases of soda outside of restaurant. Warning.”

“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed in chest freezer. Repeat violation warning.”

“In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed under cutting board on prep table. Operator removed during inspection. Warning.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of microwave soiled. Repeat violation warning.”

“No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed no poster; inspector provided via email. Warning.”

“No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed no copy on site. Repeat violation warning.”

“Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed interior multiple coolers. Repeat violation warning.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop in bucket; not in use. Warning.”

Eso es inaceptable.

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**RESTAURANTE FONTANA**

HOTEL BILTMORE

1200 AVENIDA ANASTASIA.

GABLES DE CORAL

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 27/8

Se detectaron 37 infracciones.

“Se detectó contaminación de alimentos por parte de empleados/consumidores y el operador continuó sirviendo comida. Véase la orden de cese de venta. Se observó una botella de agua usada enterrada en el recipiente de hielo utilizado para preparar bebidas. El gerente retiró la botella y desechó el hielo.”

“Alimentos almacenados en hielo utilizado para bebidas. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observó una botella de agua usada enterrada en el recipiente de hielo utilizado para preparar bebidas.”

“La barra de ensaladas/buffet de autoservicio carece de protectores contra estornudos adecuados u otra protección apropiada contra la contaminación. No se observó ningún protector contra estornudos en el área del buffet frontal. Los productos son: bagels, pan, yogur, fruta cortada y muffins.”

“Guantes de un solo uso que no se cambian según sea necesario después de cambiar de tarea o cuando están dañados o sucios.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 grados Celsius (41 grados Fahrenheit). Se observó yogur a 21 °C (69 °F) y melones cortados a 12 °C (53 °F) en el bufé del mostrador.”

“Sustancia tóxica/producto químico almacenado incorrectamente. Se observó en el armario de secado un rociado con WD-40 junto con alimentos.”

Falta el interruptor de vacío en la llave de paso o en el adaptador/divisor añadido a la llave de paso. Está junto al lavavajillas.

“El kit de prueba química no se utiliza para garantizar la correcta desinfección de equipos y utensilios al usar un desinfectante químico.”

“Las etiquetas de almejas/mejillones/ostras no indican la fecha de último consumo.”

“La superficie en contacto con los alimentos está sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Las juntas del refrigerador están sucias, el abrelatas está sucio.”

“Lavamanos utilizado para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observaron utensilios dentro del lavamanos.”

No se dispone de ningún dispositivo para medir la temperatura de la superficie de los utensilios al utilizar agua caliente como desinfectante en el lavavajillas. Infracción reiterada.

“No se proporcionan toallas de papel ni secadores de manos mecánicos en el lavamanos. Se observó lo mismo en la entrada de la estación de café y en otras estaciones de la cocina.”

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo.”

“Acumulación de residuos dentro de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Acumulación de residuos en el exterior de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Un recipiente u otro tipo de envase sin asa que se utiliza para servir la comida. Se observaron recipientes en diferentes contenedores de almacenamiento de alimentos.”

“Los tanques de dióxido de carbono/helio no están debidamente asegurados en la estación de refrescos.”

“La tabla de cortar tiene marcas de cortes y ya no se puede limpiar. Se observó en la zona de pan y en otras áreas de la cocina.”

“Recipientes de bebidas de empleados sobre la mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/al lado de equipos/utensilios limpios. En toda la cocina.”

“Artículos personales de los empleados almacenados en o encima de un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios o artículos de un solo uso. Teléfonos celulares, bolsos.”

“Empleado sin sujeción para el cabello mientras preparaba alimentos. Varios empleados en la cocina.”

“El equipo está en mal estado. Se observó que el refrigerador en el pasillo principal goteaba agua en su interior.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior. En el cuarto del lavavajillas.”

“Falta el grifo/manija en el accesorio de plomería. En la despensa.”

“Zonas del suelo cubiertas de agua estancada. En algunas zonas de la cocina.”

“Los suelos no se mantienen lisos ni resistentes. Se observó que en la mayoría de las zonas de la cocina faltaba lechada, había baldosas agrietadas o rotas, restos de comida entre ellas y agua estancada en algunas áreas debido al mal estado del suelo.”

“Agujero u otro daño en la pared. Delante de la cámara frigorífica ubicada en la despensa.”

“Acumulación de hielo en el congelador vertical y/o en el congelador industrial.”

“El mango de la pala para hielo estaba en contacto con el hielo. Observado en el puesto de refrescos.”

“Cuchillo/s en uso almacenados en las grietas entre las piezas del equipo.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia de grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron todos los ventiladores de mesa sucios de polvo, así como las cubiertas de los ventiladores de los refrigeradores portátiles.”

“Estantes de refrigeradores con óxido que ha corroído la superficie.”

“Las rejillas de ventilación de las cámaras frigoríficas están sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. En algunas zonas de la cocina, cerca de los lavaplatos.”

“La fregona mojada no se guardó de forma que permitiera que se secara.”

“Los paños húmedos no se guardaban en solución desinfectante entre usos. Se observaron toallas húmedas en toda la cocina que no se mantenían en solución desinfectante.”

**RINCONCITO LATINO MIXTO

2502 NW 10TH AVENUE

MIAMI

INSPECCIÓN BASADA EN UNA DENUNCIA

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 24/8

Se detectaron 38 infracciones.

“El empleado comenzó a manipular alimentos, equipos o utensilios limpios, o a tocar artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos previamente. Se observó que el empleado venía de otra parte de la cocina hacia el mostrador para buscar hielo en un recipiente sin lavarse las manos en el mostrador.”

Las superficies en contacto con los alimentos no se desinfectan después de limpiarlas, antes de su uso. No utilice equipos ni utensilios que no estén debidamente desinfectados. Se observó a un empleado lavando vasos en el lavamanos del mostrador, que no estaba desinfectado.

“Se utilizaron bolsas no aptas para alimentos en contacto directo con los alimentos. Se observaron pupusas y masa almacenadas en bandejas dentro de bolsas no aptas para alimentos dentro de una cámara frigorífica.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó pescado crudo almacenado encima de carne de res cocida en el refrigerador junto a la línea de cocción.”

Huevos con cáscara en uso o almacenados con grietas o cáscaras rotas. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observaron 4 huevos crudos con cáscara agrietada en la línea de cocción del refrigerador.

Los guantes desechables no se cambiaban según fuera necesario después de cambiar de tarea o cuando estaban dañados o sucios. Se observó a un empleado cambiando de tarea, de la línea de cocina al área de preparación y luego a la estación de limpieza, con los mismos guantes. Se le indicó al empleado que se quitara los guantes y se lavara las manos correctamente.

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones saludables. Pescado procesado comercialmente envasado en atmósfera reducida, con una etiqueta que indicaba que debía permanecer congelado hasta su consumo, ya no estaba congelado y no se había retirado del envase. Se observó salmón crudo y pescado crudo al alcance de los clientes en el refrigerador. Pescado procesado comercialmente envasado en atmósfera reducida, con una etiqueta que indicaba que debía permanecer congelado hasta su consumo, ya no estaba congelado y no se había retirado del envase. Según lo informado por el empleado el día anterior.

“El empleado no ha recibido la capacitación adecuada para sus funciones, como lo demuestra su incapacidad para responder preguntas básicas sobre seguridad alimentaria. Se observó que el cocinero no sabía cuál era la temperatura mínima de cocción del pollo.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observó una tabla de cortar blanca sucia sobre la línea de cocción. Infracción reiterada.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observó a un empleado lavando vasos en el mostrador del lavamanos. Se observó una esponja en el mostrador del lavamanos.”

“No se proporciona termómetro de sonda para medir la temperatura de los productos alimenticios.”

Alimentos listos para consumir, que requieren control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad, preparados en el establecimiento y conservados durante más de 24 horas, no estaban debidamente fechados. Se observaron postres en el refrigerador del mostrador: tiramisú, tres leches, flan y arroz con leche sin fecha. Según el gerente, se prepararon el día anterior. Se observó carne de cerdo y pollo cocidos sin fecha en la cámara frigorífica. Según el empleado, se prepararon dos días antes. El empleado comenzó a fechar los envases. Infracción reiterada.

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa parecida al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo. Se observó la máquina de hielo junto al mostrador principal.”

“Acumulación de residuos dentro de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Acumulación de residuos en el exterior de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observó suciedad en todas las rejillas de ventilación del establecimiento. Infracción reiterada.”

“Pescado procesado comercialmente envasado en atmósfera reducida con una etiqueta que indica que debe permanecer congelado hasta el momento de su uso; ya no está congelado y no se ha retirado del envase de atmósfera reducida. Se observó salmón crudo y pargo crudo al alcance de la mano en el refrigerador. Pescado procesado comercialmente envasado en atmósfera reducida con una etiqueta que indica que debe permanecer congelado hasta el momento de su uso; ya no está congelado y no se ha retirado del envase de atmósfera reducida. Según el empleado del día anterior.”

“La tabla de cortar tiene marcas de cortes y ya no se puede limpiar. Observado en el área de lavado de vajilla debajo de las repisas de la vaporera. Infracción reiterada.”

“Empleado comiendo en una zona de preparación de alimentos u otra área restringida. Se observó a un empleado bebiendo café en el mostrador junto a la máquina de café.”

“El equipo está en mal estado. Se observó que las juntas del refrigerador estaban rotas en la línea de cocción.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior. Observado desde la puerta de salida trasera. Infracción reiterada.”

“Zonas del suelo cubiertas de agua estancada. Se observó agua estancada en el suelo junto a la zona de lavado de vajilla y la línea de cocción.”

“Piso sucio/con acumulación de residuos. Se observó el piso muy sucio debajo de los estantes junto al almacén. Se observó el piso muy sucio con acumulación de grasa debajo de la línea de cocción. Infracción reiterada.”

“Acumulación de hielo en el congelador vertical y/o en el congelador industrial. Se observó hielo en el congelador vertical junto al mostrador principal.”

“El mango de la pala para hielo estaba en contacto con el hielo. Se observó que el mango de la pala para hielo tocaba el hielo junto a la máquina de hielo exterior.”

“No hay ningún termómetro de temperatura ambiente visible en la unidad de mantenimiento. Al otro lado de la línea de cocción.”

“No se ha instalado ningún recipiente para recoger la grasa de la bandeja de goteo de la campana extractora.”

No hay ningún letrero que indique que se deben lavar las manos en el lavamanos utilizado por los empleados de la cocina. Tampoco se observó ningún letrero en el lavamanos junto al mostrador, cerca de la máquina de café.

Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron juntas sucias en la zona de cocción del refrigerador. Se observaron cajones sucios en la zona de cocción del refrigerador. Infracción reiterada.

“Se encontró un recipiente de bebida de un empleado abierto en una unidad de refrigeración junto con alimentos destinados a ser servidos a los clientes. Se observó una botella de plástico de bebida de un empleado almacenada dentro del mostrador refrigerado del comedor.”

“Mosquitera de la puerta rota/en mal estado. Se observó que la mosquitera de la salida trasera estaba rota.”

“Agua estancada en el fondo del refrigerador. Se observó agua estancada dentro del refrigerador, a la altura de la línea de cocción.”

“Alimentos almacenados sin cubrir. Se observó carne de cerdo y de res cocidas sin cubrir en el refrigerador y en la cámara frigorífica. Infracción reiterada.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observó óxido en la pared junto al fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“La fregona mojada no se almacenó de forma que permitiera su secado. Se observó una fregona mojada dentro de un cubo de fregona junto al almacén. Infracción reiterada.”

“Los paños húmedos no se guardan en solución desinfectante entre usos. Se observaron varios paños húmedos encima del congelador junto al mostrador. Infracción reiterada.”

“Los paños húmedos utilizados para limpiar derrames ocasionales en superficies de equipos que entran en contacto con alimentos y superficies que no entran en contacto con alimentos no deben estar limpios. Observe que los paños húmedos se almacenan sucios en la línea de cocción debajo de la parrilla.”

“Se observaron recipientes de alimentos en funcionamiento, retirados de sus envases originales, sin identificar por su nombre común. También se observó un recipiente de harina y azúcar sin etiquetar en la entrada de la cámara frigorífica.”

**PANADERIA COLOMBIANA MI CALI

2350 CALLE 60 OESTE

HIALEAH

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 24/8

Se detectaron 32 infracciones.

“Alimentos almacenados en hielo utilizado para bebidas. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observó a empleados almacenando agua embotellada dentro de la máquina de hielo. Advertencia.”

“Los huevos con cáscara no se almacenaron a una temperatura ambiente de 7 grados Celsius o menos. Se observaron huevos crudos con cáscara sobre la mesa de preparación durante menos de 4 horas, según el operador.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Los alimentos estaban almacenados en hielo utilizado para bebidas. Véase la orden de cese de venta. Se observó a empleados almacenando agua embotellada dentro de la máquina de hielo.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Se observaron albóndigas (120 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); arroz blanco (110 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); sancocho (109 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); yuca (120 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); carne de res cocida (113 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente), durante menos de 4 horas según el operador. El operador recalentó a 165 °F.”

“La solución desinfectante para paños de limpieza supera la concentración máxima permitida. Se observaron toallas húmedas en una solución desinfectante de cloro de 200 ppm; el operador rellenó el cubo de desinfectante y volvió a comprobar que la concentración era de 100 ppm.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observa un recipiente de plástico dentro del lavamanos.”

“No se proporcionan toallas de papel ni secadores de manos mecánicos en el lavamanos.”

“No hay jabón en el lavamanos.”

“El termómetro de sonda no tiene una precisión de más o menos 2 grados Fahrenheit.”

“No se dispone de comprobante de la capacitación requerida por el estado para algunos empleados.”

“Alimentos listos para consumir, que requieren control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad, preparados en el establecimiento y conservados durante más de 24 horas, no estaban debidamente fechados. Se observó carne de res cocida, postre y sancocho, que se prepararon hace más de 24 horas, según el operador.”

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo.”

“El baño, ubicado dentro del establecimiento, no está completamente cerrado con puertas que se cierran automáticamente y ajustan herméticamente.”

“El techo/las baldosas del techo presentan daños o están en mal estado. Daños por agua en la cocina.”

“Utensilios o equipos limpios almacenados en un baño, vestuario o sala de máquinas. Se observó un tazón, plato y recipiente para llevar limpios en el baño de los empleados.”

“No se ha proporcionado un contenedor de basura con tapa en el baño de mujeres.”

“Un empleado bebió de un recipiente de bebida sin tapa en un área de preparación de alimentos/lavadero de vajilla. El recipiente no cuenta con un mecanismo dispensador que impida el contacto de las manos con la zona de contacto con los labios. Se observó al empleado bebiendo agua de una botella abierta y se instruyó al operador sobre la contaminación cruzada.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior.”

“Faltan baldosas en el suelo o están en mal estado.”

“Los suelos no se mantienen lisos ni resistentes.”

“Alimentos almacenados en zona prohibida. Se observaron aguacates y piñas almacenados en el baño de los empleados.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo. Se observaron ollas de arroz blanco y un recipiente con cebollas en el suelo de la cocina; el operador los almacenó correctamente.”

“Agujero u otro daño en la pared. Pared del baño y debajo del lavabo de tres compartimentos.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida.”

“Se ha colocado un cartel que indica que no se debe lavar las manos en el lavamanos utilizado por los empleados de la cocina.”

Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Campana extractora sucia.

“Sistema de plomería en mal estado. Se observó que la manija del agua caliente estaba dañada, ubicada en el baño.”

“Estantes de refrigeradores con óxido que ha corroído la superficie.”

“Piso de concreto sin sellar en áreas de preparación de alimentos, almacenamiento de alimentos, lavado de utensilios o baños.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo.”

“Los paños húmedos no se guardaban en solución desinfectante entre usos. Se observaron varios paños húmedos sobre la mesa de preparación.”

“Recipientes de alimentos usados, retirados de su envase original, sin identificar por su nombre común. Envase de azúcar.”

**Bar de sushi y pho vietnamita con cinco especias

1801 NE 8TH ST.

GRANJA

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 8/21

Se detectaron 31 infracciones.

“La empleada no se lavó las manos antes de ponerse los guantes para comenzar una tarea relacionada con alimentos. Se observó a la empleada ponerse los guantes sin lavarse las manos previamente para servir sopa a los clientes.”

“El empleado se frotó las manos durante menos de 10-15 segundos mientras se las lavaba.”

“El empleado se lavó las manos con agua fría. Se observó al empleado lavándose las manos con agua fría en el lavamanos de la barra de sushi.”

“Se encontraron pequeños insectos voladores vivos. Se observaron dos moscas vivas posándose en un recipiente con brotes de soja en la mesa de preparación.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó carne cruda almacenada encima de salsa agridulce en el refrigerador de la línea de cocción.”

“Los guantes desechables no se cambiaban según fuera necesario después de cambiar de tarea o cuando estaban dañados o sucios. Se observó a un empleado lavar un recipiente de metal con los guantes puestos y luego tocar zanahorias encurtidas listas para consumir con los mismos guantes.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Los guantes desechables no se cambiaron según era necesario después de cambiar de tarea o cuando estaban dañados o sucios. Se observó a un empleado lavar un recipiente de metal con los guantes puestos y luego manipular zanahorias encurtidas listas para consumir con los mismos guantes.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos refrigerados seguros a más de 41 grados Fahrenheit. Se observó la cocción de brisket (46 °F - Refrigeración) en el refrigerador ubicado al otro lado de la línea de cocción, según el gerente, durante menos de 2 horas. Se observó la cocción de camarones (58 °F - Refrigeración) en el refrigerador ubicado al otro lado de la línea de cocción, según el operador, durante una hora.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Se observó tapioca (85 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente) cerca de la máquina selladora.”

“La empleada se lavó las manos en un lavabo distinto al lavabo autorizado. Se observó a la empleada lavándose las manos en el lavabo triple.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observa que el lavamanos necesita ser triplicado y se utiliza para guardar un recipiente con jabón.”

“No hay ningún gerente de servicio de alimentos certificado actualmente de servicio con cuatro o más empleados dedicados a la preparación/manipulación de alimentos.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Observado en estantes de la cámara frigorífica.”

“No se utilizó el termómetro de sonda para garantizar la temperatura adecuada de los alimentos durante la cocción y el control de la temperatura para la seguridad alimentaria. El gerente no pudo encontrar el termómetro en el momento de la inspección.”

“No se proporciona agua a una temperatura mínima de 85 grados Fahrenheit en el lavamanos de los empleados, o bien, el agua está cortada. Se observó que el agua en la barra de sushi estaba a 83 grados Fahrenheit.”

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo.”

“Acumulación de residuos dentro de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Acumulación de residuos en el exterior del lavavajillas. Se observó que el suelo y la parte superior del lavavajillas estaban sucios.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observó un ventilador negro junto a las mesas de preparación sucio con polvo acumulado.”

“Vasos, tazas, cuencos, platos, ollas y sartenes limpios, almacenados sin estar boca abajo ni protegidos. Se observaron ollas de metal sin estar boca abajo en la zona de almacenamiento en seco.”

“Empleado comiendo en una zona de preparación de alimentos u otra área restringida. Se observó a un empleado comiendo una barra de proteínas en la línea de cocción.”

“Empleado sin sujeción para el cabello mientras preparaba alimentos. Infracción reiterada.”

“Los utensilios y equipos no se lavaron, enjuagaron ni desinfectaron correctamente en el fregadero de tres compartimentos. No utilice platos ni equipos que no estén debidamente desinfectados.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior. Se observa una abertura en el lado derecho, en el lado izquierdo y en la parte inferior de la puerta de salida.”

“El suelo está sucio/tiene acumulación de residuos. Se observó acumulación de residuos en el suelo debajo del estante de la cámara frigorífica.”

“Los alimentos no se almacenan a una altura mínima de 15 cm del suelo. Se observó una caja de aguacates almacenada en el suelo debajo de una mesa de preparación con microondas.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida. Se observó una tostadora en un bar de sushi muy sucia con restos de comida vieja.”

“No había ninguna señal de maniobra de Heimlich/asfixia colocada. Se le proporcionó al operador un cartel sobre asfixia por correo electrónico.”

“No hay copia disponible del último informe de inspección.”

“La fregona mojada no se guardó de forma que permitiera que se secara.”

“No guardar el paño húmedo en solución desinfectante entre usos.”

**CAFÉ PANISSE

7310 SW 57TH AVE.

SUR DE MIAMI

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 26/8

Se detectaron 33 infracciones.

“El empleado manipuló alimentos listos para el consumo con las manos desnudas; los alimentos no se calentaban como ingrediente único a 63 grados Celsius ni se añadían inmediatamente a otros ingredientes para cocinarlos/calentarlos a la temperatura mínima requerida para permitir el contacto con las manos desnudas. El establecimiento no cuenta con un procedimiento operativo alternativo aprobado.”

“Observé a un empleado servir la ensalada con las manos desnudas sin el protocolo AOP aprobado. También observé al empleado tocar la superficie de contacto de la cuchara con las manos desnudas y usar la misma cuchara para manipular el queso gorgonzola.”

“Se encontró en el establecimiento un pesticida/insecticida etiquetado para uso doméstico únicamente. Se observó una lata de Raid en el almacén donde se encuentra la cámara frigorífica.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a la adulteración del producto alimenticio. Se observó un bistec cocido sobre una toalla de tela. Se observó a un empleado sirviendo ensalada con las manos desnudas sin la etiqueta de producto aprobada. Se observó a un empleado tocando la superficie de contacto de la cuchara con las manos desnudas y usando la misma cuchara para manipular queso gorgonzola.

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Se observaron 4 filetes de atún descongelados en el recipiente de almacenamiento. Infracción reiterada.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos refrigerados seguros a más de 5 °C (41 °F). Observado en el mostrador: queso rallado (13 °C - Refrigeración); tomate cortado (9 °C - Refrigeración); gorgonzola (11 °C - Refrigeración); pimientos rojos asados ​​(11 °C - Refrigeración). Según el operador, menos de 4 horas en el refrigerador.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad alimentaria, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Observado en la línea de cocción: pescado (102 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente). Según el chef, menos de 1 hora, el cocinero fue retirado de la línea de cocción.”

“El establecimiento no cuenta con procedimientos escritos que los empleados deban seguir en caso de un episodio de vómitos o diarrea en el que el vómito o la diarrea se produzcan sobre las superficies del establecimiento.”

“El establecimiento no conserva las etiquetas de almejas, mejillones y ostras durante 90 días. Se observaron mejillones con etiquetas que no indicaban la fecha de la última venta. Infracción reiterada.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observaron estantes de alimentos secos sucios. Advertencia por infracción reiterada”.

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observó un cuchillo guardado en el lavamanos del mostrador principal.”

“No hay ningún gerente de servicio de alimentos certificado actualmente de servicio con cuatro o más empleados dedicados a la preparación/manipulación de alimentos.”

“No hay etiqueta en el envase original de almejas, mejillones u ostras crudas con concha. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observó un envase de mejillones con su etiqueta original. El gerente tiene la etiqueta marcada con la fecha de recepción y encontró la etiqueta del lote.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Observado en rejillas para alimentos y vajilla. Infracción reiterada.”

“Acumulación de restos de comida/residuos de tierra en las manijas de las puertas de los equipos. Se observaron manijas de refrigeradores sucias.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Observado en todo el establecimiento. Infracción reiterada.”

Pescado envasado comercialmente con oxígeno reducido, con una etiqueta que indica que debe permanecer congelado hasta su consumo, ya no está congelado y no ha sido retirado del envase con oxígeno reducido. Véase la orden de cese de venta. Se observaron 4 filetes de atún descongelados en el envase con oxígeno reducido. Infracción reiterada.

“Se observó un recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. Se observó Red Bull en el refrigerador de bebidas. Se observó una lata de Coca-Cola Light encima del calentador de sopas.”

“Empleado que llevaba joyas distintas a un simple anillo en las manos o brazos mientras preparaba la comida. Se observó a cocineros en la línea de producción con pulseras.”

“Equipo en mal estado. Se observaron juntas rotas en el refrigerador del mostrador. Infracción reiterada.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior. Observado en la puerta trasera.”

“El suelo está sucio/tiene acumulación de residuos. Se observó detrás del lavavajillas y de los refrigeradores de cerveza en el mostrador principal.”

“Faltan baldosas en el suelo o están en mal estado. Se observó debajo del lavavajillas y en el mostrador. Se advierte de una infracción reiterada.”

“Alimentos almacenados en zona prohibida. Se observaron cajas de vino almacenadas en el baño. Advertencia por reincidencia.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo. Se observaron cajas de alimentos en el suelo de la cámara frigorífica. Advertencia.”

“Agujero u otro daño en la pared. Observado en el área de lavado de vajilla. Advertencia.”

“El interior del refrigerador o congelador está en mal estado/tiene aislamiento expuesto. Se observó en la máquina de hielo junto al lavavajillas. Advertencia.”

“No se dispone de copia del último informe de inspección. No se observó ninguna copia en el lugar. Advertencia.”

Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observó suciedad en el exterior del equipo. Se observaron juntas sucias en el refrigerador. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.

“Tapa del contenedor abierta. Se observó la tapa abierta en el momento de la inspección. Advertencia.”

“Estantes del refrigerador con corrosión superficial. Observado en el refrigerador. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“Cubiertos/utensilios almacenados en posición vertical con la superficie en contacto con los alimentos hacia arriba. Observado en el mostrador principal. Advertencia.”

“Piso de concreto sin sellar en áreas de preparación y almacenamiento de alimentos, lavado de utensilios y baños. Observado en todo el establecimiento. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“Pared sucia con acumulación de grasa, restos de comida y/o polvo. Observado en la zona de lavado de vajilla. Advertencia.”

**RINCONCITO MIAMI 2

15956 SW 137TH AVE

WEST KENDALL

INSPECCIÓN BASADA EN UNA DENUNCIA

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 27/8

Se detectaron 42 infracciones.

“Presencia de latas abolladas/oxidadas. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observaron 3 latas de pasta de tomate con óxido, paquete rojo de 111 oz. Se observó 1 lata de tiras de pimiento rojo Antonio’s abollada, de 102 oz.”

“Alimento con moho. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observaron dos naranjas con moho junto a la máquina de zumos. El operario las desechó durante la inspección.”

“Se encontró en el establecimiento un pesticida/insecticida etiquetado para uso doméstico únicamente. Se observó una lata de Raid en el armario debajo del lavamanos, cerca de la ventanilla de servicio.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó tocino crudo sobre jamón y queso en la cámara frigorífica. El operario modificó el pedido durante la inspección.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asado de carne entera, mantenido caliente a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Observado durante una hora en la mesa de vapor: malanga (112 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente). El operador lo colocó en la estufa para recalentarlo. Temperatura final: 175 °F. Infracción reiterada.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia similar al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observó polvo en los alimentos secos y en las rejillas para platos. Infracción reiterada.”

“El lavamanos se usaba para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observó una botella en el lavamanos durante el lavado de vajilla. Se observó metal almacenado en el lavamanos junto al área de preparación. El operador retiró todos los objetos durante la inspección. Se corrigió la infracción reiterada en el lugar.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Observado en alimentos secos y rejillas para platos. Infracción reiterada”.

No se proporciona agua a una temperatura mínima de 85 grados Fahrenheit (o está cortada) en el lavamanos de los empleados. Se observó lo mismo en el lavamanos del mostrador principal, donde se encuentra la barra de café. Tampoco se observó agua caliente en el lavamanos de la estación de camareros. Infracción reiterada.

“Acumulación de residuos en el interior de la lavadora de vajilla. Se observó suciedad en el interior. Infracción reiterada.”

“Acumulación de residuos en el exterior de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Acumulación de restos de comida/suciedad en las manijas de las puertas de los equipos. Se observaron manijas de horno sucias. Infracción reiterada.”

“Falta una baldosa en el techo. Se observó encima de la cámara frigorífica.”

“El techo/las baldosas del techo presentan daños o están en mal estado. Se observaron grietas y agujeros en varias baldosas. Infracción reiterada.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Observado en la cocina. Infracción reiterada.”

“Utensilios o equipos limpios guardados en un cajón o estante sucio. Se observaron ollas limpias en el lavaplatos sobre un estante sucio. Infracción reiterada.”

“Tela utilizada como superficie en contacto con alimentos. Se observó en la estación de camareros que se utilizaban paños como forro para vasos.”

“El equipo de refrigeración no se mantiene en buen estado. No almacene alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad en esta unidad hasta que se repare. Se observó que el refrigerador de acceso frontal en la entrada de la cocina ya no funciona. Según el operador, ya no funciona. No se almacenan alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura en su interior. Infracción reiterada.”

“La moldura de la pared/suelo está rota o falta. Se observó en la salida trasera. Se observó en la entrada del congelador. Infracción reiterada.”

“Se encontró un recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. Se observó una botella sobre la mesa de preparación. El operario la retiró de la mesa de preparación.”

“Objetos personales de los empleados almacenados en o sobre un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios, o artículos de un solo uso. Se observó un teléfono sobre la mesa de preparación. Se observaron zapatos sobre el lavamanos en el área de preparación.”

“Se observó a un empleado usando joyas distintas a un simple anillo en las manos o brazos mientras preparaba la comida. Se observó a un cocinero con auriculares inalámbricos. Se observó a cocineros con reloj en la línea de cocción.”

“Empleado sin redecilla para el cabello mientras preparaba alimentos. Se observó al cocinero sin gorro ni redecilla. Se le colocó una redecilla en la cabeza. Se corrigió la infracción reiterada en el lugar de trabajo.”

“El equipo está en mal estado. Se observó que la manija de la puerta del horno estaba rota.”

“El sistema de campana extractora no está diseñado para evitar que la grasa o la condensación goteen sobre los alimentos, los equipos y utensilios limpios, y los artículos desechables. Se observó que el sistema de campana estaba sucio. Infracción reiterada.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior. Se observó en ambas puertas traseras. Infracción reiterada.”

“Agujeros u otros daños en la pared. Se observaron agujeros en la pared de la cocina y en la zona de lavado de vajilla.”

La unidad de mantenimiento de temperatura no recibe el mantenimiento adecuado. No almacene alimentos que requieran control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad en esta unidad hasta que sea reparada. Se observó que el calentador en la rejilla de secado al fondo de la cocina ya no está en uso.

Acumulación de hielo en el congelador vertical y/o en el congelador industrial. Observada en el congelador industrial y en ambos congeladores verticales. Infracción reiterada.

“Cuchillo/s en uso almacenados en las grietas entre las piezas del equipo. Observado en la línea de cocción entre la freidora y la plancha.”

“Pinzas en uso guardadas en la manija de la puerta del equipo entre usos. Se observaron pinzas en la puerta de la línea de cocción. El operador las retiró durante la inspección. Se corrigió la infracción reiterada en el lugar.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida. Se observó que los hornos estaban sucios. Infracción reiterada.”

“El interior del refrigerador o congelador está en mal estado/tiene el aislamiento expuesto. Se observó en el congelador, en el mostrador principal.”

No se proporcionaron instalaciones adecuadas para guardar la ropa y demás pertenencias de los empleados. Se observaron zapatos sobre el lavamanos en el área de preparación. El operario retiró los zapatos del estante. Se corrigió la infracción reiterada en el lugar.

Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observó suciedad en el exterior del equipo de la línea de cocción. Se observaron juntas sucias en el refrigerador. Infracción reiterada.

“El interior y los estantes del refrigerador presentan acumulación de residuos de tierra. Observado en la cámara frigorífica. Infracción reiterada.”

Papel de aluminio roto/desgastado utilizado como tapa de estante. Observado en la cocina. Infracción reiterada.

Artículos de un solo uso almacenados sobre una superficie sucia. Observado en una rejilla frente a la línea de cocción, estante sucio donde se guardan los artículos de un solo uso. Infracción reiterada.

“Alimentos almacenados sin tapar. Se observaron varias bandejas de comida sin tapar en el congelador industrial. Infracción reiterada.”

“Piso de concreto sin sellar en área de preparación de alimentos, almacenamiento de alimentos, área de lavado de utensilios o baño. Observado en la cámara frigorífica.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Observado en todo el establecimiento. Infracción reiterada.”

“La fregona mojada no se guardó de forma que permitiera que se secara. Se observó la fregona en un cubo; no estaba en uso. Infracción reiterada.”

MENCIÓN HONORÍFICA

**SHASHS OF KABOB**

5975 SUNSET DR.

SUR DE MIAMI

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 18/8

Se detectaron 29 infracciones.

“Envase de medicamento almacenado incorrectamente. Se observó el envase de pastillas sobre el mostrador, encima de la mesa de preparación donde un empleado estaba trabajando. El operario retiró el envase del lugar.”

“El empleado se tocó la cara/el cabello y luego preparó alimentos, manipuló equipo o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Se observó que el empleado se frotó la cara con las manos y buscó un nuevo par de guantes. El inspector repasó el lavado de manos con el operador y el empleado. El empleado se lavó las manos correctamente. Infracción reiterada.”

“Se encontraron insectos voladores pequeños y vivos. Se observaron más de 6 moscas vivas en el baño de empleados, cerca de bolsas de cebollas.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó pollo crudo encima de un recipiente de mayonesa en el refrigerador.”

“El establecimiento no cuenta con procedimientos escritos que los empleados deban seguir en caso de vómitos o diarrea que se produzcan en las superficies del establecimiento. No se observó ningún formulario ni kit; el inspector lo proporcionó por correo electrónico. Advertencia.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observaron utensilios guardados en el lavamanos del baño de empleados, donde se encuentra el fregadero para fregar. Se advierte de una infracción reiterada.”

“No hay ningún gerente de servicio de alimentos certificado actualmente de servicio con cuatro o más empleados dedicados a la preparación/manipulación de alimentos.”

“No se observó la presencia de CFM en el momento de la inspección; se observaron 5 empleados trabajando en el lugar. Advertencia.”

“No se ha presentado ni aprobado ninguna revisión del plan; se han realizado o están en curso renovaciones.”

“Se observó en el baño de empleados, donde también se encuentra el fregadero para fregar; el inodoro ha sido retirado y reemplazado por un estante para almacenar alimentos secos. No se han presentado ni actualizado los planos. Advertencia.”

No se presentó ninguna prueba de que los empleados de la planta de procesamiento de alimentos estuvieran informados de su responsabilidad de reportar a la persona a cargo información sobre su salud y actividades relacionadas con enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos. Se observó que todos los empleados en el lugar habían sido contratados hacía menos de 60 días, según el operador, y no se presentó ningún formulario de acuerdo firmado.

“Para algunos empleados, la formación obligatoria para empleados ha caducado.”

“No se suministra agua a una temperatura mínima de 85 grados Fahrenheit (o está cortada) en el lavamanos de los empleados. Se observó que el agua caliente estaba cortada en el lavamanos de la cocina.”

“Se utilizó un recipiente sin asa para servir la comida. Se observó una taza usada como cuchara en la olla arrocera. El operador la retiró durante la inspección.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observó en el interior de la cocina; baldosas sucias. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“No se muestra la licencia vigente del hotel o restaurante. Se observa una licencia vencida. Advertencia.”

“Se encontró un recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. Se observó una botella de agua en un estante encima de la mesa de preparación. El operador la tiró en el lugar. Se corrigió la advertencia en el lugar.”

“La comida personal del empleado no estaba debidamente identificada ni separada de la comida que se serviría al público. Se observó que la comida del empleado estaba encima de la comida lista para consumir destinada a los clientes. El empleado retiró los artículos que estaban encima de la comida. Se corrigió la advertencia en el lugar.”

“Objetos personales del empleado almacenados en o sobre un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios, o artículos de un solo uso. Se observó un teléfono sobre la mesa de preparación donde el empleado estaba preparando alimentos. El empleado fue retirado de la mesa. Se corrigió la advertencia en el lugar.”

“Equipo en mal estado. Se observó una junta rota en el acceso a la línea de cocción. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“Suelo sucio/con acumulación de residuos. Se observó un suelo muy sucio en el baño donde se almacenan alimentos y debajo del fregadero triple. Advertencia.”

“Alimentos almacenados en una zona prohibida. Se observaron cajas de cebollas almacenadas en el baño de empleados durante la inspección. El operador está transformando el espacio en un almacén, pero no se han presentado ni actualizado los planos. Advertencia.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo. Se observó un recipiente con bayas en el suelo junto a la línea de cocción. El operario lo retiró del suelo. Advertencia.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el exterior. Se observaron cajas de refrescos fuera del restaurante. Advertencia.”

“Acumulación de hielo en el congelador vertical y/o en el congelador industrial. Observado en el congelador horizontal. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“Se observó un paño/toalla húmeda debajo de la tabla de cortar, sobre la mesa de preparación. El operario la retiró durante la inspección. Advertencia.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida. Se observó que el interior del microondas estaba sucio. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“No hay ninguna señal de maniobra de Heimlich/asfixia colocada. No se observó ningún cartel; el inspector lo comunicó por correo electrónico. Advertencia.”

“No se dispone de copia del último informe de inspección. No se observó ninguna copia en el lugar. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“Estantes del refrigerador con óxido que ha corroído la superficie. Se observaron varios refrigeradores en el interior. Advertencia por infracción reiterada.”

“La fregona mojada no se almacenó de forma que permitiera su secado. Se observó la fregona en un cubo; no estaba en uso. Advertencia.”

Under a new rule proposed Friday by the Treasury Department, the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, would be severed from access to the U.S. financial system.

It follows Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement this week of a new campaign to push countries that still do business with the already heavily sanctioned Islamic Republic to sever their financial ties or face retaliation from the United States.

In stopping short of imposing sanctions on the Egyptian bank, the move signals the Republican administration's reluctance to penalize major trading partners that do business with Iran, including China and India. Bessent told reporters on Monday that he wanted countries to have an opportunity to shift away from Iran before it was too late in a bid to avoid upending the global financial system.

The rule will be subject to a 30-day public comment period before it takes effect, the Treasury Department said.

The Trump administration “warned that Iran’s enablers cannot continue to enjoy access to the U.S. dollar and the global financial system,” Bessent said in a statement Friday. “Banque Misr UAE decided to find out the hard way, and today, we are taking the first step in holding it accountable for its continued, egregious support of the Iranian regime.”

Egypt’s foreign ministry and central bank confirmed knowledge of the new rulemaking and are communicating with U.S. officials, according to a statement issued by the Central Bank of Egypt on Friday.

“The CBE affirms that this measure is limited to the bank’s branches in the UAE and only to its dollar transfers,” the statement said.

It added that the measure does not affect any other Egyptian bank and does not extend to the Banque Misr’s operations inside Egypt or to any of its overseas branches.

“The Central Bank of Egypt affirms the strength and resilience of all banks operating in Egypt,” the statement said.

Also Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department posted on its Office of Foreign Assets Control website new sanctions on the bank manager of the Dubai branch of Iran’s Bank Melli and a Hong Kong-based firm that the U.S. accuses of helping launder funds for Iran.

Bessent is set to represent the U.S. next week at Group of 20 finance ministers meetings, where he will meet individually with his counterparts from the world's major and developing economies to encourage participation in the economic isolation of Iran.

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Amiri reported from New York. Associated Press writer Noha ElHennawy in Cairo contributed to this report.

Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse in 2012. Eight young men testified about what happened to them as boys. He has repeatedly lost efforts to get a new trial, but Sandusky's lawyers are trying again.

A man identified in court documents as R.R. said he was coached extensively by authorities.

“I was told — both directly and indirectly — that trauma may have fragmented my memory, and that I could safely affirm details I did not fully recall. I was assured this was common and even expected,” R.R. said in an affidavit filed by Sandusky's attorneys.

A court hearing in Centre County has been scheduled for Sept. 8.

R.R.’s allegations were "based on suggestive leading questioning, prosecutorial coercion and influence, confirmatory bias and memory manipulation, which permeated throughout each of the accusers as well,” Sandusky's attorneys said in a court filing.

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said Friday that R.R.'s recantation is “highly suspect.”

Sandusky coached the defense at one of the country's top football programs under Hall of Fame head coach Joe Paterno. The scandal led to Paterno's firing, and the university paid more than $100 million to people who said they had been abused by Sandusky.

Jules Epstein, a professor at Temple University law school in Philadelphia, said Sandusky would not automatically get a new trial, even if the judge believes the recantation is valid.

He said a judge would need to determine how R.R.'s testimony fit into the broader case, which had many charges and victims.

Authorities said Sandusky found and groomed boys at The Second Mile, a charity that he started for at-risk youth. He has repeatedly declared his innocence.

“I apologize that I’m unable to admit remorse for this because it’s something that I didn’t do,” Sandusky said during a 2019 court appearance.

At trial, R.R. was 25 years old. He testified that he was 11 when Sandusky performed oral sex in the coach's basement in 1998, a transcript shows.

“He told me that if I told anybody that I would never see my family again,” said R.R., who was in foster care at the time.

Sandusky later apologized and said “he loved me,” R.R. testified.

Republican lawmakers who toured Alligator Alcatraz this weekend came out with starkly different assessments of what they saw than Democratic colleagues.

State Rep. Mike Caruso, a Republican from Palm Beach County, is one of them. He joined “This Week in South Florida” host Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

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Police said Eli was first reported missing at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Northwest 38th Street and 115th Avenue but has since reunited with family.

Authorities have not said what led to his whereabouts.

Se espera que el sistema, anteriormente designado Invest 96L, se mantenga como una tormenta tropical al límite de esa categoría mientras avanza hoy en dirección a las islas más orientales del Caribe, pero se pronostica que sucumba a condiciones cada vez más hostiles y se disipe para cuando llegue a las Antillas Menores, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes más adelante este fin de semana.

Aunque los remanentes de Dolly podrían traer condiciones de tiempo inestable y lluvias localmente fuertes a terrenos elevados mientras atraviesan las islas, su rápido desplazamiento debería limitar problemas generalizados y, en general, las lluvias son beneficiosas para zonas del Caribe que se han visto afectadas por condiciones de sequía cada vez más intensas este verano, en parte debido al fortalecimiento de El Niño.

Dolly, la tormenta, no la cantante

En una extraña coincidencia, Dolly, la tormenta, recibió su nombre apenas dos días después del fallecimiento del ícono cultural estadounidense y leyenda de la música country Dolly Parton.

Debido al inusual momento y a la apariencia insensible de nombrar Dolly a una tormenta tropical durante la semana en que las banderas fueron colocadas a media asta en honor a la fallecida y gran cantante, el Centro Nacional de Huracanes emitió un comunicado aclarando el uso del nombre en su primer aviso sobre Dolly el jueves:

“El momento en que se utilizó el nombre Dolly para esta tormenta es pura coincidencia”, escribió el centro. “Los nombres de tormentas tropicales y huracanes para la cuenca del Atlántico Norte provienen de seis listas rotativas predeterminadas establecidas por el Comité de Huracanes de la Región IV de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial. El nombre Dolly reemplazó a Diana después de la temporada de huracanes de 1990 y fue utilizado por primera vez en 1996”.

Para los aficionados tanto a la meteorología como a Dolly Parton, incluido quien escribe estas líneas, la primera vez que un ciclón tropical recibió el nombre Dolly fue para un tifón del Pacífico occidental en 1946, el mismo año del nacimiento de la señora Parton.

No se espera que Dolly vuelva a formarse más cerca de Estados Unidos

Como hemos comentado en el boletín durante toda la semana, algunos escenarios alternativos han mostrado la posibilidad de que los remanentes de Dolly intenten volver a formarse en una región con menor cizalladura del viento y aguas inusualmente cálidas alrededor de las Bahamas o hacia el este del Golfo a mediados de la próxima semana.

Aunque las probabilidades eran bajas desde el principio, los modelos descartaron decididamente ese escenario ayer. Dolly debería quedar suficientemente debilitada por su paso a través de la gran barrera de cizalladura impulsada por El Niño este fin de semana, mientras sus remanentes se encuentran con los obstáculos montañosos de las islas, especialmente en lugares como La Española, por lo que no se prevé una nueva formación.

El sistema de conjunto de 1,000 miembros de Google DeepMind sitúa las probabilidades de que vuelva a desarrollarse en un insignificante 2% para la próxima semana, por lo que no es algo que deba preocuparnos.

Mladic’s family and the Serbian government had requested several times that Mladic be released, citing his age and ailing health. He died a week after the U.N. rejected his latest request for release on humanitarian grounds.

“That was uncivilized behavior, unprecedented and without excuse,” Vucic said. “We can now see that they wanted Mladic to die behind bars.”

The U.N. tribunal for war crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s sentenced Mladic to life in prison in 2017 in what was considered a key step toward bringing justice to the victims. He had been in custody since 2011.

The ruthless warlord was one of the most notorious figures of the conflict that left more than 100,000 people dead and over 1 million homeless. More than three decades after the wars, former Balkan foes remain divided over his role.

In an Aug. 20 ruling, the president of the U.N. court that deals with the legacies of now-closed war crimes tribunals, Uruguayan Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, cited the “comprehensive and compassionate medical care” Mladic was receiving in custody “as well as the exceptional visitation regime allowing meaningful family contact” as reasons for turning down the request.

Bosnian Serbs hold vigils, while victims' families see justice

Bosnian Serbs held vigils and lit candles Thursday evening for Mladic, whom they consider a hero despite his conviction.

“He could not have been a better man. Everything else is just a bunch of lies. He would not touch anyone, child, no one. It's all lies,” said Stojanka Visnjevac, a resident of Kalinovik, Mladic's small hometown.

But the families of the victims of crimes Mladic orchestrated said his death means at least some justice for their loved ones.

Fazila Efendic, who lost several members of her family in the 1995 massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica, which is Europe's first acknowledged genocide since World War II, said it is important that Mladic died in prison.

“We, the victims, are satisfied, when we know that he was convicted to life in prison,” she said. "For us, it is important that he is convicted and that he served his sentence until he died.”

A U.N. “safe haven” for Muslims in Srebrenica ended up being overrun by Serbs who forced men and boys to strip, killed them and bulldozed their bodies into mass graves. Serbs under Mladic’s control also laid siege to the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, and other cities and villages, established concentration camps for detained non-Serb civilians and enemy soldiers, and systematically killed prisoners.

Mladic could be buried in Serbia

Vucic said that Belgrade has no information on when Mladic’s body could be released.

Vucic said Mladic’s family will decide where he would be buried. “If the family expresses a wish that he be buried in the territory of Serbia, we will help so it can be done in a dignified way,” Vucic told reporters. He did not confirm earlier reports that Mladic would receive a state funeral. The reports sparked outrage throughout the region.

The U.N. court on Thursday opened an inquiry into Mladic's death, and on Friday, the judge conducting the inquiry visited the detention center where he was held.

The court, formally known as the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, said in an emailed response to questions from The Associated Press that it would not give any information on the cause of death before the inquiry is completed.

It added that “the relevant Dutch authorities have officially informed the Mechanism that they are not opening a criminal investigation into Mr. Mladic’s death and that they will not be performing an autopsy.”

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AP writers Dusan Stojanovic in Belgrade and Mike Corder in The Hague contributed to this report.

According to evolving data released early Friday afternoon by the industry data and analytics company Luminate, audio and video streams of Parton's discography skyrocketed 2,458% on the day of her death, compared to Monday — climbing from 1.2 million to 30.5 million in the U.S. And by Wednesday, that number rose to 46.3 million.

Worldwide, her audio and video streams jumped 1,549%, from 2.5 million on Monday to 41.8 million Tuesday.

And on Wednesday, her on-demand audio streams jumped to 79.7 million, making her the most streamed artist, globally, on that date.

In the U.S., 10 songs led the charge:

1. “Jolene” grew from over 196.2K streams on Monday to 3.3 million Tuesday and 4 million Wednesday.

2. “9 to 5” jumped from 208.6K on Monday to 3.0 million on Tuesday and 3.6 million on Wednesday.

3. “Islands in the Stream,” her duet with the late Kenny Rogers, climbed from 165.9K on Monday to 2.1 million Tuesday and 2.9 million Wednesday.

4. “I Will Always Love You,” Parton's performance of her own classic, a song that was later made famous by Whitney Houston's rendition, rose from 64.9K streams on Monday to 2.0 million Tuesday and 2.8 million Wednesday.

5. “Here You Come Again” followed, moving from 48.7K streams Monday to 1.5 million Tuesday to 2.1 million Wednesday.

6. Then there was “Coat of Many Colors,” with 28.9K streams Monday to 1.3 million Tuesday and 1.9 million Wednesday.

7. “Why’d You Come In Here Lookin’ Like That?” climbed from 22.1K Monday to 827K Tuesday and 1.3 million Wednesday.

8. “There Was Jesus,” her 2019 duet with Christian singer Zach Williams, rose from 85.2K streams Monday to 635.1K Tuesday and 682.0K Wednesday.

9. “My Tennessee Mountain Home” increased from 5.8K Monday to 562.3K Tuesday and 1.1 million Wednesday.

10. “Tyrant,” Parton's collaboration with Beyoncé from Bey's Grammy winning 2024 album “Cowboy Carter,” jumped from 47.8K Monday to 559.2K Tuesday and 755.5K Wednesday.

Sales for such Parton-related books as the memoir “Dolly Parton, Songteller” My Life in Lyrics” and a picture story based on her classic song “Coat of Many Colors” were also soaring. As of early Friday afternoon, three Parton books were in the top 5 on Amazon.com ’s bestseller list.

Curious to hear more Parton? Check out The Associated Press' official playlist — from her country songs that challenge traditional gender dynamics to the greatest ballad ever committed to record — and read the stories behind them, here.

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According to BSO, deputies responded to the 700 block of Southwest 10th Drive near Fairview Park shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a person lying in the grass.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel also responded and pronounced the victim, identified as Lacurtis Knight, dead at the scene.

According to BSO Traffic Homicide Investigations detectives, Knight’s injuries were consistent with being struck by a vehicle.

Investigators conducted a detailed search of the area where the victim was discovered and said the crash may have happened at a different location.

Detectives are now asking anyone who may have information about the traffic homicide to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact BSO THI Detective Mike Wiley at 954-321-4841 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), visit BrowardCrimeStoppers.org or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the U.S. All tipsters may remain anonymous.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Según BSO, los agentes acudieron a la cuadra 700 de Southwest 10th Drive, cerca de Fairview Park, poco después de las 8 a.m. del domingo tras recibir un reporte de una persona tendida sobre el césped.

Personal de Bomberos y Rescate de Pompano Beach también acudió al lugar y declaró muerta en la escena a la víctima, identificada como Lacurtis Knight.

Según detectives de Investigaciones de Homicidios de Tránsito de BSO, las lesiones de Knight eran consistentes con haber sido atropellado por un vehículo.

Los investigadores realizaron una búsqueda detallada del área donde fue encontrada la víctima y dijeron que el accidente pudo haber ocurrido en otro lugar.

Los detectives ahora están pidiendo a cualquier persona que pueda tener información sobre el homicidio de tránsito que se comunique con las autoridades.

Se pide a cualquier persona con información que se comunique con el detective Mike Wiley de THI de BSO al 954-321-4841 o envíe una pista a través de la aplicación SaferWatch.

Quienes deseen permanecer anónimos pueden comunicarse con Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-TIPS (8477), visitar BrowardCrimeStoppers.org o marcar **TIPS (8477) desde cualquier teléfono celular en Estados Unidos. Todas las personas que proporcionen información pueden permanecer anónimas.

Crime Stoppers ofrece una recompensa de hasta $5,000 USD por información que conduzca a un arresto.

West Broward quarterback Kayne Garbutt connected with Carlos Avila-Lopez for a touchdown, but the Bobcats came up short as the Indians held on for the seven-point victory.

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Los registros de la cárcel en línea muestran que Tanyla Christyanna Gamble, de 25 años, enfrenta cargos de agresión relacionada con violencia en el noviazgo y agresión que causa lesiones corporales.

Un portavoz de Miramar Fire Rescue emitió un comunicado a Local 10 News el jueves, confirmando que Gamble es bombera y paramédica del departamento.

“Miramar Fire Rescue está al tanto del arresto de una de nuestras empleadas”, decía el comunicado. “El Departamento toma con seriedad los asuntos relacionados con la conducta de su personal. Las acusaciones están siendo manejadas actualmente por la agencia policial correspondiente y siguen siendo parte de una investigación en curso. Miramar Fire Rescue está cooperando según corresponda y también abordará este asunto de acuerdo con las políticas de la Ciudad y del Departamento y los procedimientos de personal aplicables.

“Para proteger la integridad de la investigación en curso y los derechos de todas las personas involucradas, el Departamento no hará comentarios sobre las circunstancias específicas del caso en este momento.

“Actualmente, la persona en cuestión se encuentra de licencia administrativa hasta la conclusión y el resultado de todas las investigaciones”.

Local 10 News ha solicitado una copia del informe de arresto de Gamble.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, Gamble permanecía detenida en la cárcel principal del condado Broward. Se esperaba que compareciera ante un tribunal de fianzas en algún momento del jueves.

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The MDSO Organized Crimes Bureau dubbed the investigation “Operation Sundown.”

According to investigators, the primary subject in the case, Juan Awais, 60, owned a property management company and allegedly used companies he owned, along with affiliated vendors, to exert undisclosed control over associations managed by his company.

Investigators said elderly, primarily Spanish-speaking association board members were allegedly misled into signing documents they did not fully understand.

According to MDSO, those documents allowed the subjects to gain control over association operations and finances for their own benefit.

The two-year investigation included seven search warrants and extensive digital forensic examinations, according to MDSO.

Investigators said they uncovered an alleged racketeering enterprise involving family members, employees and several affiliated companies whose connections were not disclosed.

According to the sheriff’s office, the group allegedly diverted association dues, insurance and loan proceeds, and collection revenues while concealing company ownership and the flow of money.

Investigators also alleged there were efforts to obstruct the investigation, including providing incomplete or newly created documents and discouraging association board members from speaking with law enforcement.

MDSO identified the subjects as Awais; Juliet Ramos, 37; Johana Perez Tapia, 31; Delma Alonso, 53; Cynthea Louise Waltz and Michael Irizarry.

Awais faces charges including racketeering, money laundering, organized fraud, grand theft and accepting or soliciting a kickback.

Ramos, Perez Tapia and Alonso also face racketeering, money laundering and multiple organized fraud charges, according to a press release from MDSO.

The sheriff’s office did not provide information on the charges against Waltz or Irizarry, noting that both were arrested by the Pembroke Pines Police Department.

MDSO said the investigation remains ongoing.

La Oficina de Crímenes Organizados de MDSO denominó la investigación “Operación Sundown”.

Según los investigadores, el principal sujeto del caso, Juan Awais, de 60 años, era propietario de una empresa de administración de propiedades y presuntamente utilizó empresas de su propiedad, junto con proveedores afiliados, para ejercer control no divulgado sobre asociaciones administradas por su compañía.

Los investigadores dijeron que miembros de juntas directivas de asociaciones de edad avanzada, principalmente de habla hispana, presuntamente fueron engañados para que firmaran documentos que no comprendían por completo.

Según MDSO, esos documentos permitieron a los sujetos obtener control sobre las operaciones y finanzas de las asociaciones para su propio beneficio.

La investigación de dos años incluyó siete órdenes de registro y extensos análisis forenses digitales, según MDSO.

Los investigadores dijeron que descubrieron una presunta organización de crimen organizado que involucraba a familiares, empleados y varias empresas afiliadas cuyas conexiones no fueron divulgadas.

Según la oficina del sheriff, el grupo presuntamente desvió cuotas de las asociaciones, fondos de seguros y préstamos, e ingresos por cobros, mientras ocultaba la propiedad de las empresas y el flujo de dinero.

Los investigadores también alegaron que hubo esfuerzos para obstruir la investigación, incluida la entrega de documentos incompletos o recién creados y el intento de disuadir a miembros de las juntas directivas de las asociaciones de hablar con las autoridades.

MDSO identificó a los sujetos como Awais; Juliet Ramos, de 37 años; Johana Perez Tapia, de 31; Delma Alonso, de 53; Cynthea Louise Waltz y Michael Irizarry.

Awais enfrenta cargos que incluyen crimen organizado, lavado de dinero, fraude organizado, hurto mayor y aceptar o solicitar un soborno.

Ramos, Perez Tapia y Alonso también enfrentan cargos de crimen organizado, lavado de dinero y múltiples cargos de fraude organizado, según un comunicado de prensa de MDSO.

La oficina del sheriff no proporcionó información sobre los cargos contra Waltz o Irizarry, señalando que ambos fueron arrestados por el Departamento de Policía de Pembroke Pines.

MDSO dijo que la investigación continúa en curso.

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A Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, two Louis Vuitton bracelets valued at nearly $150,000, and a gold bracelet valued at $95,650, were among the pieces that Izquierdo stole while working as the family’s housekeeper, according to a police officer’s arrest report.

“She had pawned multiple items consistent with property reported missing by the victim,” a West Miami police officer wrote, according to the report.

Police officers recently searched Izquierdo’s apartment in Hialeah and found “multiple items that had previously been reported missing from the victim’s residence,” according to police.

The property was in Izquierdo’s “bedroom and closet and was recovered as part of the investigation,” a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

The victims reported that Izquierdo also took a 24-karat gold knot chain, Cartier bracelets, two Cuban link chains, a custom-made bracelet with a diamond, according to the police report.

The list also included a nail necklace by Cartier, a Capricorn pendant, a pair of white gold diamond earrings, and a gold diamond necklace.

Court records show Miami police officers arrested Izquierdo on Nov. 21 and accused her of first-degree misdemeanor petit theft at a Target in the Flagami neighborhood. Miami-Dade prosecutors dropped the case.

Shortly before 9 a.m. on Aug. 20, Hialeah and West Miami police officers detained Izquierdo at her apartment, according to a police report.

Corrections booked Izquierdo shortly after 12:40 a.m. on Thursday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to Miami-Dade inmate records.

Izquierdo faced charges of burglary of an occupied dwelling and first-degree grand theft, according to Miami-Dade court records. A judge ordered her to stay away from the family in West Miami. Her bond was $20,000.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Tanya Brinkley was set to preside over the case.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

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The city released renderings on Thursday showing a memorial wall displaying the 98 names, near a water feature, and a graphic of clasped hands with a written message: “Love Lives On.”

“For five years, this community has carried the weight of remembering 98 friends and neighbors without a permanent place to do so,” Mayor Shlomo Danzinger said in a statement. “This memorial gives us that place.”

The memorial will be at the end of 88th Street and Collins Avenue, and the budget is about $3.5 million, including a $1 million grant from the state, according to city officials.

“It is tasteful, it is dignified, and it was shaped by the very people who loved them most,” Danzinger said. “A memorial cannot undo what happened here, but it can give a town a way forward. Now we have a permanent place to hold our neighbors in our hearts, and to heal together as a community.”

The city has yet to announce when the memorial will be unveiled.

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Jose Bravo surrendered to Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies at noon on Wednesday at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, records show.

Bravo, who lives in Hialeah, was driving a black Chevrolet pickup truck when he stole fuel on July 6 from the 7-Eleven at 6460 Pines Boulevard, according to Pembroke Pines police officers.

“The eight separate incidents cost the victim business approximately 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel, totaling approximately $8,000,” a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

A detective accused Bravo of stealing fuel on July 6, on July 9, on July 14, on July 21, on July 24, on July 27, on Aug. 5, and on Aug. 7, according to the report.

A Hialeah detective also arrested Bravo over nine fuel thefts at other 7-Eleven gas stations in Hialeah and seized Bravo’s truck with a 150-diesel fuel tank, records show.

West Palm Beach police officers arrested Bravo after a detective accused him of stealing about $1,090 in fuel in July 2024 from a Wawa gas station at 2370 45th St., records show.

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In Miami-Dade County, Bravo faced 11 charges: Nine counts of petit theft, a misdemeanor; and two felonies, obtaining fuel fraudulently and transporting fuel without a license. His bond was $14,500.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge David H. Young was presiding over the case.

In Broward County, Bravo faced 33 charges: Grand theft of $5,000 or more, a third-degree felony; eight counts of obtaining fuel by fraud, a third-degree felony; eight counts of unlawful conveyance of fuel, a third-degree felony; eight counts of transporting fuel without a license, a first-degree misdemeanor; and eight counts of larceny - motor vehicle drive off, a second-degree misdemeanor.

Broward County Circuit Judge Lorena V. Mastrarrigo was presiding over the case.

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Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Kareem Johnson at 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday in the Gladeview-West Little River area, according to a deputy’s arrest report.

Johnson, of Fort Lauderdale, “failed to stop at a red light and struck the side of the victim’s vehicle” on May 9 in the Brownsville neighborhood, according to deputies.

MDSO deputies and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded to the crash shortly after 9 p.m. on May 9 at Northwest 22 Avenue and 50th Street. MDFR personnel pronounced a man dead.

Prosecutors filed the felony case against Johnson on July 30, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest, according to Miami-Dade County court records.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Johnson shortly after 3:10 p.m. on Thursday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Johnson faced charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter. He was denied bond. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Lody Jean was set to preside over the case.

Kinchens connected with Aviyon Darien for a touchdown before finding Adrian Cox for another score. Northwestern’s defense kept the Generals off the scoreboard as the Bulls cruised to the shutout victory.

Northwestern improved to 2-0 on the season.

Jackson fell to 1-1 on the season.

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In his first high-profile speech at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Warsh acknowledged that recent U.S. reports show that inflation has cooled a bit, but “they do not tell me that underlying trends have meaningfully improved.”

“We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed,” Warsh said. “Otherwise, we have work to do.”

The comments from the new Fed chair appeared to reassure Wall Street that fighting inflation remains the priority for the central bank. Warsh did not imply that a rate hike is imminent, but he appeared to dismiss perceptions that inflation is no longer a threat.

He pointed to data showing that inflation remains stubbornly above the central bank’s 2% target. Warsh replaced Jerome Powell in late May after his predecessor’s term ended.

The U.S. stock market held steady after the speech, but expectations are building in the bond market for the Fed to hike interest rates. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which closely tracks expectations for what the Fed will do with its federal funds rate, moved from 4.22% to 4.30%, a sign that investors expect short-term yields to move higher.

Longer-term yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasuries were mostly flat, suggesting investors aren’t worried that higher rates will be needed for a long stretch of time to fight inflation.

Jon Faust, an economist at Johns Hopkins and a former adviser to Powell, said Warsh succeeded in conveying a tougher approach on inflation while avoiding the kind of detailed guidance from the Fed that he has disparaged.

“He found a way to convey that if necessary he would support raising rates, which is one thing people were concerned about,” Faust said.

Yet Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, said the Fed chair has talked tough on inflation before without hiking the Fed’s key rate. His Friday remarks don’t provide any clearer guidance on the timing of any Fed moves, he added.

The Fed chair faced high stakes with his speech as questions swirled around Wall Street about whether he was sufficiently focused on fighting inflation. At a press conference July 29 he sowed confusion about whether he would back up his previous tough talk on rising prices with any action, such as lifting the Fed's short-term rate, which is currently about 3.6%.

Those concerns may have contributed to rising bond yields, which can increase the cost of borrowing for the government and everyone else. Yet Warsh has said he doesn’t want to provide what analysts call “forward guidance” about whether the Fed will hike or cut rates or stay on hold at upcoming meetings. He argues that it limits the Fed’s flexibility by committing it to a specific policy.

Yet some economists have argued that he could say more about his views on Fed policy without tipping his hand about future actions.

Warsh on Friday reiterated his skepticism about providing such guidance or even outlining his broad approach to interest-rate policy.

But he did suggest that interest rates currently aren’t restricting economic activity, pointing to robust business investment in AI equipment and infrastructure and strong consumer spending. As a rule of thumb, interest rates often need to be high enough to limit borrowing and spending to cool inflation.

The Fed next meets Sept. 15-16, and Warsh’s remarks don’t necessarily signal that the central bank will raise rates then. Wall Street investors now see the chances of a rate hike at the Fed’s Sept. 15-16 meeting as basically a coin flip, according to futures pricing tracked by CME FedWatch, up from about one-third before Warsh spoke.

Warsh said inflation data “are more concerning” than trends in the job market, where the unemployment rate is low. He also argued that inflation is unlikely to move back to the target on its own.

Warsh noted that in the past year, more than half of goods and services tracked by the government have seen price increases of 3% or higher. While that is down from the pandemic peak, it is “well above” the roughly one-third that saw such increases in the two decades before the pandemic.

Inflation cooled in June and July after spiking in May from soaring gas prices, yet it remains above the central bank’s target. According to the Fed’s preferred measure, it was 3.7% in July.

Warsh also sought to clear up some areas of confusion that arose after his remarks at the July 29 news conference, when he made vague remarks about what metric the Fed would use to track inflation and whether short-term interest rates were the Fed's main tool to combat higher prices.

On Friday, he specified that short-term interest rates are the Fed's “predominant tool," and added that the central bank is using the same gauge it has long followed to measure inflation.

Previous Fed chairs have often used speeches at Jackson Hole to address broad questions about interest-rate policy and the economy, or to signal upcoming changes in their approach. In 2022, with pandemic-era inflation having soared to 9.1%, Powell signaled the Fed would continue to sharply raise interest rates in a fight against runaway prices, and he acknowledged that such maneuvers would bring “pain” to consumers and businesses.

Questions about Warsh’s approach have intensified amid President Donald Trump’s continued calls for lower interest rates. While Trump has continued to defend Warsh, whom he appointed, the president has criticized other Fed officials for supporting higher rates.

Trump has also renewed his efforts to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden. Replacing Cook would enable Trump to appoint a majority of the seven-member board. Trump tried to fire her last year but was temporarily blocked by the Supreme Court.

Longer-term rates have steadily risen in recent weeks because of a range of factors, including burgeoning U.S. government deficits and outsize borrowing by tech firms building AI infrastructure.

The rate on the 30-year Treasury bond reached the highest level in 19 years last week, prompting an unusual effort by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to buy back bonds and push yields lower.

Chaminade-Madonna went up 7-0 before Amos Bradford got into the end zone to tie the game.

From there, it was all Sierra Canyon.

Sierra Canyon took care of business and pulled away for a 24-7 win.

The notice of appeal filed Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston handed down a new decision blocking implementation of an executive order from Trump for the next two weeks. The Supreme Court previously allowed the plan to move ahead on procedural grounds, but hasn’t decided whether it’s legal.

Also, Trump has reached an awkward moment in his second term as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran began six months ago Friday. It’s a notable milestone for a Republican leader who repeatedly assured Americans that attacking Iran would be a “little excursion” over in weeks.

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There is ‘strong support’ at UN to extend peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for limited period, 2 UN diplomats said

The Security Council met behind closed doors Friday and discussed a request by Lebanon’s government to extend the mandate for the 8,100-member force, which is supposed to end on Dec. 31, the two diplomats with knowledge of the discussion said.

While there was “strong support” among the 15 council members to extend the mandate for the force, known as UNIFIL, it wasn’t unanimous, the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the meeting was closed.

Israel has pressed for the closure of UNIFIL for years, and last year the United States, its closest ally, succeeded in forcing its closure on Dec. 31. But that was before the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, which erupted on March 2. Despite a June 20 truce, airstrikes and clashes have continued.

The two diplomats said U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz attended Friday’s council meeting, listened to the members, and didn’t say yes or no to a limited extension of UNIFIL.

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Vance, Zeldin call for probe into Biden administration’s response to Ohio train derailment

Vance joined U.S. EPA Director Lee Zeldin on Friday in calling for an independent investigation into the Biden administration’s handling of the disastrous 2023 train derailment East Palestine, Ohio.

Vance and Zeldin made their request to the EPA Office of Inspector General as midterm elections are under way. To explain the timing 3.5 years after the fiery crash, they cited “troubling media reports” and new documents that have recently come to light.

“No stone should be left unturned,” they said.

The EPA oversaw Norfolk Southern railroad’s cleanup after the derailment, but residents questioned whether the agency did enough to ensure they were safe and shared everything known about the risks of being exposed to chemicals that were released and burned.

Vance was a U.S. senator representing Ohio at the time of the crash, as was Democrat Sherrod Brown, who’s running this year after losing a reelection bid in 2024.

FBI no longer treating an applicant’s experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring

The FBI is no longer treating an applicant’s prior encounters with prostitutes as an automatic bar against employment.

The change comes amid broader concerns about a loosening of recruitment requirements at the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

The bureau still intends to dismiss applicants who are revealed during the vetting process to have engaged in prostitution within the last 10 years, three or more times overall or while in a position of trust.

That’s according to guidance issued this past spring and described by a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss internal decision-making and spoke on condition of anonymity.

For others, it will allow for consideration of the context of the conduct rather than treat it as grounds for an automatic rejection from the FBI’s hiring process.

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National Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline

Its report released Friday says the 250-foot-tall (76-meter) memorial arch is likely to disrupt the historical significance of dozens of sites near its planned location adjacent to Memorial Bridge.

Many of Washington’s monuments, buildings and sites have been carefully planned over decades to reflect significant moments in the nation’s history and evoke symbolism in being connected by sightline to other sites. arch will disturb the sightline between more iconic Washington landmarks than anticipated, report says

But the Park Service report says “the same characteristics that make Memorial Circle sensitive from a preservation perspective are also the characteristics that make it the historically appropriate location for the undertaking.”

Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by US immigration enforcement

Immigration officials said that Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

They accused him of entering the United States legally in May 2019 through New York City. An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on July 22 after Yiannopoulos failed to show up for his immigration hearing, a DHS spokesperson wrote in an email.

“He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security wrote in an emailed statement.

ICE’s online detainee locator doesn’t say where Yiannopoulos is being held but directs family and legal representatives to the agency’s office in Alexandria, Louisiana, a deportation hub for international flights.

Sen. Bernie Sanders ties progressive platform to Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights message

“As you all well know, the message he delivered back in 1963 is as true today as it was back then,” Sanders told a crowd of demonstrators from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Sanders addressed the crowd on the 63rd anniversary of King’s iconic 1963 March on Washington. Sanders noted the official mission of the march was “for jobs and freedom,” noting the economic dimension of King’s message.

Sanders also made an appeal to Black voters for his progressive vision.

“While this economic crisis impacts all of our people, all races, creeds, and people in every corner of our country, it continues to disproportionately affect the Black community,” said Sanders.

International Space Station gets a call from Trump

Trump joined a call to American astronauts on the International Space Station during a Friday visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Officials said it was the first time a sitting president called the station from Mission Control.

Trump congratulated the crew and said he admired their bravery.

“I wouldn’t do it. I will tell you right now, I hate to admit it,” Trump said. “But some people love it more than anything. And you have amazing courage.”

Crew members talked about their time on the station, saying they’re preparing for an upcoming spacewalk. They said they were excited to hear about Trump’s newly announced U.S. Space Academy.

When they get back to Earth, they will be invited to the White House, Trump said: “We’ll see you in the Oval Office, OK?”

Trump administration to appeal mail ballot decision

The White House plans to appeal a judge’s order blocking changes to mail voting ahead of the midterms.

Spokeswoman Lauren Bis said in statement Friday that the Trump administration will immediately appeal the order handed down late Thursday by a Boston-based judge.

Under Trump’s executive order, the U.S. Postal Service could refuse to deliver ballots from states that do not submit lists of eligible voters and follow a uniform envelope style.

With the first mail ballots set to go out next week, U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani found that states don’t have the time or money to produce new mail ballots and upload voter data.

Bis called the plan a series of commonsense measures that would protect ballot security.

A lawsuit from Democrat-controlled states says the new rules would cause chaos and leave out eligible voters.

Jeffries says Dems still could win majority in House despite GOP-led redistricting

In an interview with AP during Friday’s march for civil rights on the National Mall, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats could still win a majority in the U.S. House despite GOP-led redistricting efforts in Southern states.

“We’re going to win all across the country, up and down the ballot,” Jeffries said. “We only have to flip about five or six seats, and that’s really what we’re going to do.”

Egypt acknowledges US ban on government-owned bank’s UAE branches

Egypt’s foreign ministry and central bank are communicating with U.S. officials with regard to a recent decision by the U.S. Treasury to limit the operations of Banque Misr in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement issued by the Central Bank of Egypt on Friday.

“The CBE affirms that this measure is limited to the bank’s branches in the UAE and only to its dollar transfers,” read the statement adding that the ban does not affect any other Egyptian bank and does not even extend to the Banque Misr’s operations inside Egypt or to any of its overseas branches.

“The Central Bank of Egypt affirms the strength and resilience of all banks operating in Egypt,” said the statement.

The Trump administration announced that it is taking steps to sever the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, from access to the U.S. financial system on grounds that the financial institution was serving as an economic lifeline to Tehran’s leadership.

California sues Trump administration for ending state’s offshore wind project

State officials announced the lawsuit Friday over the administration buying back the lease for Golden State Wind. They say the cancellation will harm the state’s clean energy and climate goals, and economy.

The Trump administration is buying back offshore wind leases from energy companies as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.

Golden State Wind can recover about $120 million in lease fees after the same amount is invested in oil and gas development.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says companies are shifting investment back toward dependable, secure energy infrastructure.

Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction

A federal judge rejected the president’s bid to move the state court case to federal court and have it dismissed on presidential immunity grounds.

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein reiterated his earlier finding against Trump, saying that the reasons Trump cited for renewing his request were “neither new nor legally sufficient.”

The judge added: “He has failed to show good cause and diligence.”

It is the third time Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court where he was tried and convicted.

Trump announces new Space Academy to join military academies

Speaking at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday, Trump said he is creating a U.S. Space Academy to train future generations for ambitious space missions.

Looking ahead to future missions to Mars and beyond, Trump said the nation needs to train “an entire generation of skilled service members, engineers and civil operators.”

Trump said he would soon decide a location for the academy, which he said will match the rigor of West Point, the Air Force Academy and other military academies.

“I said I’ll do it, but it’s got to be top line, it’s got to be the equivalent of the others,” he said.

Trump signed an executive order on Friday creating the new academy.

Trump sends good luck to team involved in weekend Roman Space Telescope launch

Trump is sending his best wishes to a team that on Sunday will launch the Roman Space Telescope, which NASA says will help settle questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets and astrophysics.

In his remarks at the ceremony, Trump noted the telescope will “help unlock the secrets of the universe.”

“To everyone involved here at NASA, good luck this weekend,” he added. “It’s a big deal.”

The telescope is named after Nancy Grace Roman, the first woman to hold an executive position at NASA and who helped with development of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Vance will speak at Republican Jewish leaders gathering – but his speech isn’t set to be public

Leading GOP voices are planning to address the Republican Jewish Coalition annual conference – but Vance’s remarks are listed as closed to reporters.

Vance, Indiana Sen. Jim Banks and Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, are all speaking at the gathering being held Sunday and Monday in Las Vegas, but are doing so behind closed doors only.

The public speech program is packed with other major GOP leaders, however. That includes members of Trump’s Cabinet, senators, House lawmakers and candidates vying for key Senate seats in North Carolina, Georgia and Michigan during November’s midterm elections.

Vance is widely seen as a 2028 presidential hopeful, and addressing the influential gathering is common for those likely to run for president. Also on the public speaking list is Vivek Ramaswamy, a 2024 presidential candidate now running for Ohio governor.

Top Democrat on Armed Services committee calls Iran war a ‘policy failure’

Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island said Trump promised he would destroy Iran’s nuclear program, eliminate its missile and drone arsenal, and topple the regime in a matter of weeks.

“Six months later, not a single objective has been achieved,” Reed said. “Indeed, he has weakened our position in the Middle East and the world significantly.”

He called it a policy failure of “historic consequence” and said it was past time for accountability.

Jeffries says he doesn’t regret meeting with Jared Kushner

In an interview with The Associated Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he did not regret meeting with Trump’s son-in-law.

Jeffries said he still expected Democrats to retake control of the U.S. House despite the party’s internal debates between its progressive and moderate wings, as well as Republican-led congressional redistricting efforts across the country.

“We’re going to win all across the country, up and down the ballot. We only have to flip about five or six seats, and that’s really what we’re going to do. It is a call to action,” said Jeffries.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s son says the state of the country would disappoint his father

Martin Luther King III told the AP during Friday’s voting right rally at the National Mall that the work of the Civil Rights movement “is further eroding” in the wake of the Supreme Courts’ April ruling that reinterpreted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

King III also said that his father, who worked so hard for that law, would be disappointed with the state of the country.

“Had he lived, we’d be on a totally different trajectory,” King said. “These would not be issues; they would have been resolved.”

US revokes visa of former Iraqi finance minister who won 2022 ‘International Women of Courage’ award

The Trump administration has revoked the U.S. visa of a former Iraqi finance minister who was honored in 2022 with an “International Women of Courage” award by the State Department.

The department said Friday it had revoked the visa of Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi, who served as Iraq’s finance minister from 2022 until July. Earlier this month she was implicated by Iraqi authorities in a possible corruption scheme.

The department said her visa was revoked after the FBI added her to its “terrorism watchlist.” It was not clear why she had been added to the watchlist but officials said she had left the United States before her visa revoked.

US Treasury targets Egyptian Bank’s UAE branches under ‘Operation Economic Outcast’

The Trump administration is taking steps to limit an Egyptian bank’s operations in the United Arab Emirates, accusing the financial institution of serving as an economic lifeline to Tehran’s leadership as the U.S. war in Iran reaches the six-month mark.

Under a new rule proposed by the U.S. Treasury, the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, would be severed from access to the U.S. financial system.

This comes after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a presser earlier in the week announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” warning countries that do business with Iran to sever their financial ties or face retaliation from the U.S.

US goals have shifted after 6 months of Iran war. The Strait of Hormuz is now a top concern

When Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he forecast it would last four weeks to five weeks. Six months later, there still is no off-ramp in sight, despite Trump’s repeated assertions that the war has been won or a deal to resolve it was nearly complete.

A June memorandum of understanding designed to pave the way to end the war has fallen by the wayside. U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have diminished, and the Republican administration has pivoted to pressuring Iran economically rather than conducting more strikes.

The administration described various goals for the war:

1. Stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon 2. Reopen the Strait of Hormuz 3. Destroy Iran’s ability to fire missiles 4. Destroy Iran’s defense industrial base 5. Eliminate Iran’s navy and air force 6. Protect America’s Middle Eastern allies 7. Cut off support for Iranian proxy groups

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Sharpton says this year’s march is the most important yet

“We’ve been doing these marches for years, but this is probably the most important because this is the first year we are marching that the voting rights bill has been nullified by the Supreme Court,” Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The march opened with prayer and statements from Interfaith Alliance representatives who spoke on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, voting rights and systemic racism.

Thousands converge on National Mall in Washington to support voting rights

Friday’s march follows changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as detrimental to racial justice and Black Americans in particular.

The 2026 “Defend the Vote” March on Washington, is organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III and echoes the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 march.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark April decision in Louisiana v. Callais reinterpreted the Voting Rights Act, allowing Southern states to redraw congressional maps in ways that erode equal representation in Black communities.

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Julie Pierre, the 21-year-old owner of Roll and Dough Bakery in Sunrise, initially believed an Uber courier had stolen about $3,000 worth of cinnamon rolls she was sending to a farmers market.

Her story went viral on social media after she reported the rolls missing on Saturday.

But the courier never took off with the order.

A U.S. Border Patrol spokesperson identified the courier as Ivan Dario Rico Molano. According to the agency, he was arrested Saturday during a traffic stop in Hollywood.

A CBP spokesperson said Molano, a citizen of Colombia, admitted to being in the United States without legal authorization. Records indicate he entered the U.S. legally in May 2021 but remained beyond his authorized period of stay.

“We found out that he was pulled over in Hollywood by Border Patrol,” Pierre said. “When he was pulled over by Border Patrol, they called a family member and the family member was able to pick up the vehicle and the car still had the containers in the vehicle.”

Pierre said police recovered the vehicle and found the cinnamon rolls still inside the containers.

“Did the family member know there were cinnamon (rolls in there)?” Local 10’s Rosh Lowe asked Pierre. “How’d they find out?”

“So I think the police were the ones who contacted his family,” Pierre said.

She said the cinnamon rolls remained in containers in the vehicle, but she would not take a chance on anyone eating them and threw them away.

A police report was filed with the Sunrise Police Department after Pierre initially believed the cinnamon rolls had been stolen, and a GoFundMe page was created to help Pierre cover the lost expenses. She confirmed, however, that Uber has since fully reimbursed her for her loss.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s update about the May 26 failure in Longview, which expelled enough caustic liquid to blow out building walls, is part of an ongoing investigation. The federal agency said it is still determining the cause of the failure.

The board found that the contractor provided Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company with recommendations for internal inspections and shell repairs, but the company did none between a July 2025 inspection and the May 2026 failure.

“Because the investigation remains ongoing, we will not comment on individual findings or documents at this time,” an emailed statement from Nippon spokesperson Sam Jefferies said Friday. “Our focus remains on supporting affected families and employees and taking the necessary steps toward fully reopening the Longview facility.”

Jefferies said the company will continue to cooperate fully with the board.

The Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers released a statement on Friday saying the board's findings were “deeply troubling.”

“The update raises urgent questions about how technical findings and recommendations concerning the tank were communicated, evaluated and incorporated into decisions about its continued operation,” the statement said. “The families and workforce deserve a complete accounting of that process.”

Lawyer for family of 2 brothers who died says accountability is needed

A lawyer representing the family of two brothers who were killed, Tyler and Bradley Covington, said the board's findings are “nothing short of alarming.”

“When safety inspections and recommendations don’t lead to action, danger becomes a reality that causes devastation to human life,” lawyer Kyle Findley said in a statement Friday. “We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure those responsible for this horrific accident are held accountable and their families receive justice.”

Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said in a statement that the community deserves answers and “every worker has the right to come home safely at the end of the day.”

Multiple inspections found safety problems before tank failure

In July 2025, the contractor found “significant thinning” below the minimum safe thickness in the lower regions of the tank after an external inspection, according to the board's report. The minimum safe thickness is a threshold that measures a tank’s ability to contain the pressure of the liquid and support the tank’s weight, the report said.

The same contractor inspected the exterior of the tank in October 2025 and February 2026 and both times identified that “large portions of the tank remained thinner than the calculated minimum safe wall thickness.”

“The company also did not remove the tank from operation or derate the tank for reduced service,” the board said.

The tank failure released roughly 900,000 gallons (3.4 million liters) of a liquid known as white liquor that is used to break down wood for making paper products and is capable of causing severe burns. In addition to the workers killed, several others and one firefighter were injured.

Official questions why paper company didn't act

The board's Chairperson Steve Owens said in a statement “we are greatly concerned that the tank was not promptly removed from service or properly repaired after the clear findings in the inspection report.”

In an excerpt of the July 2025 inspection included in the board's update, the recommendations were noted as “Priority 1: Not fit for continued service unless corrected,” with a “high likelihood/consequence of failure (or) critical code/standard deficiency.”

“Owner should plan to have an internal inspection performed in order to determine the extent of the required repairs. It’s likely that the entire shell course should be replaced,” the inspection excerpt says.

The inspection was completed by Applied Technical Services LLC. The federal report did not specify why the company was conducting the inspections.

A message was left seeking comment from Applied Technical Services.

Tank failure occurred as employees started to arrive to work

The catastrophic failure hit just minutes after employees began arriving around 7 a.m., the board’s report said.

Shortly before 2 a.m., a vessel at the facility called a digestor was removed from service for repairs. As a result, the tank stopped sending white liquor into the digestor. But more white liquor continued to flow into the tank, causing it to approach full capacity around 6:20 a.m. It failed less than an hour later, the report said.

After flooding the courtyard, crushing vehicles and destroying part of one of the surrounding buildings, the liquid flowed into the buildings’ lower floors, where workers were holding morning meetings.

All eight workers in the electrical maintenance shop as well as a worker in the courtyard were killed. In the mechanical maintenance shop, five employees and the foreman escaped, but two were killed from exposure to the chemical, the report said. Two of the people who escaped were seriously injured due to chemical burns.

The company radioed for its medical emergency response team but didn’t explain that white liquor had been released, according to the report. A member of the team waded into a pool of white liquor to try to rescue an employee, thinking it was water, and was seriously injured from chemical burns.

Earlier this week, the Washington Department of Ecology issued notice of 35 environmental violations to Nippon Dynawave. The state agency oversees the facility’s air and water quality permits and compliance with environmental waste laws.

The board said its investigation is ongoing and that its complete findings will be included in its final investigation report.

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Associated Press writers Martha Bellisle, Hallie Golden and Dave Collins contributed to this report.

Inside the Assembly Food Hall in downtown Nashville, Dolly Parton’s big blonde wig greets everyone, along with her signature smile.

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“She’s America’s fairy godmother and she’s just the kindest person and did so much for the world,” said Pamela Corris.

Since her passing, fans have posted messages there, sharing their love for her music and some of her best quotes, including: “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.”

Everywhere you go in Nashville, sign after sign shows just how much she meant to Music City.

“She was amazing and this speaks for itself,” said Haley Minoske.

Tributes continue to pour in for the “9 to 5” singer.

Flags throughout the country are being flown at half-staff in honor of Dolly until Sept. 1.

In her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee, a memorial keeps growing.

As fans continue to mourn, we’re learning more about Dolly’s final days. Her sister, Stella, posted on social media:

“My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known. What the world saw is exactly who she was, so much so, she told me recently that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future.”

A private funeral for close friends and family will take place before she is laid to rest next to her husband, Carl Dean, at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

Flock is a brand of license plate readers. But unlike license plate readers that simply take pictures of cars and their license plates, Flock cameras can use artificial intelligence to record and track vehicles.

The details are stored in a searchable database.

Supporters say the technology can help track bad guys, notably the suspect in the Brown University shooting last year.

In Volusia County, the cameras were also used to track someone fleeing from police after allegedly attempting to carjack someone by force.

But critics say there is room for misuse.

They point to arrests of police officers accused of using the cameras to stalk exes, as well as broader privacy concerns.

“If you’re looking for a specific license plate related to a crime, you would make a match,” said Juliette Kayyem, a national security analyst. “Instead, deployed to 7,000 police departments with no training, no guidance.”

The cameras are now used across 49 states.

There are reportedly 120,000 Flock cameras, including more than 7,500 in Florida alone.

The debate has now entered the governor’s race, where both sides have issues with the technology.

Democrat David Jolly says he wants to call a special session to address concerns, saying reforms or outright elimination should be considered.

Republican Byron Donalds touts his support from law enforcement, which uses the technology, but supports criminal penalties if it is used for spying.

Small children were among those who deboarded the plane with adults.

Local 10 News got exclusive video of Haitian nationals landing at the airport.

Last week, a plane carrying 160 people arrived at the same airport. That group included a mixture of TPS holders and others who had previously faced legal troubles in the United States.

Around 7 p.m. Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security posted a video on its social media pages showing a group of Haitian nationals in the rain, shackled as they boarded a plane earlier in the day. A Haitian song played underneath the video.

One of the passengers was a man who made it back to Haiti.

Speaking in Haitian Creole, he said he left Haiti 10 years ago. The Port-au-Prince native said he did not enter the U.S. through the humanitarian parole program created in January 2023.

Asked how it feels to be back in Haiti, he said he hasn’t felt Haiti’s sunlight in a while.

He described the moment as both good and bad, saying he had wanted to return to Haiti, but not like this.

He said he would have preferred to arrive with a happy heart, enjoying the country with his friends and family.

Local 10 News reached out to the Department of Homeland Security with several questions about the group that landed. DHS had not responded as of Thursday night.

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Online jail records show Tanyla Christyanna Gamble, 25, faces charges of battery/dating violence and battery causing bodily harm.

According to an arrest report, officers were called to Fire Station 107, located at 11811 Miramar Parkway, at about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday regarding a physical altercation between two firefighters who had previously been involved in a romantic relationship for about two years before breaking up about a month ago.

Police said Gamble entered the victim’s room at the fire station and initiated an argument, which escalated into a physical altercation.

According to the report, Gamble repeatedly punched the victim, including once in the back of the head, which caused a visible bump.

Police said Gamble did not sustain any physical injuries during the incident.

The victim provided a sworn statement to detectives, detailing what occurred, but Gamble declined to provide a statement, according to the report.

A spokesperson for Miramar Fire Rescue released a statement to Local 10 News Thursday, saying Gamble has been placed on administrative leave.

“Miramar Fire Rescue is aware of the arrest of one of our employees,” the statement read. “The Department takes matters involving the conduct of its personnel seriously. The allegations are currently being handled by the appropriate law enforcement agency and remain part of an ongoing investigation. Miramar Fire Rescue is cooperating as appropriate and will also address this matter in accordance with City and Department policies and applicable personnel procedures.

“To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation and the rights of everyone involved, the Department will not comment on the specific circumstances of the case at this time.

“Currently the individual in question is on administrative leave until the conclusion and outcome of all investigations.”

Gamble bonded out of jail Thursday evening.

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With all the political instability around the world that the U.S. is dealing with, you begin to wonder where is our Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio?

Trump’s son-in-law and businessman Jared Kushner; businessman and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff; and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, have traveled overseas on numerous diplomatic missions and most recently CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin after traveling to Cuba months ago and meeting with the Minister of the Interior, General Julio Casas.

There is no doubt in my mind that Marco Rubio is qualified and has the experience for the positions he holds. He also has a very good senior staff around him. Maybe his absence during these diplomatic missions is the fact that he knows very well that Trump’s foreign policy lacks clear strategical purpose and could backfire on him as they have on Trump, indicated by the polls.

Many in the Cuban-American community raised their hopes that given that we have a Cuban-American secretary of state, that Cuba would finally be free from their totalitarian government by the end of 2026 -- now it’s looking that we will have to wait until 2029. Regime change certainly did not happen in Venezuela.

If Rubio is going to run for president next time around, he does not need to be blamed for these foreign policy failures around the world. But eventually, he will have to explain to the American people what his role was.

The question remains whether or not he will remain in the Trump administration after the mid-term elections this coming November?

Aug. 26: For many young Cubans on the island, time has run out

Years ago, a young Cuban man sat one morning in the famous Malecon of Havana, looking at the ocean and said to himself “Either they kill me or I will kill myself,” feeling the frustration of living and surviving each day in Cuba.

On July 11, 2021, many young Cubans took to the streets of the island nation after years of frustration to protest the living conditions they faced each day. There were many expectations that change was not far away. As a result, many of the protesters were thrown in jail or kicked out of the country.

Five years later, with the many sanctions that have been placed by the U.S. on the Cuban government and their leaders, many of these same youngsters felt the end of the regime was near. In South Florida, the feeling was mutual. Politicians in South Florida said the regime would fall by the end of 2026. Now the same politicians say that Cubans on the island and Miami need to be patient. Change could come by 2029.

For many young Cubans on the island, time has run out. There is no more waiting. No more suffering. No more empty promises. Many of them have started to leave Cuba to anywhere around the world. For Cuban-Americans in South Florida, it is just one more disappointment.

Aug. 25: What will happen when Raul Castro dies?

Washington, D.C. keeps sanctioning the Cuban government and members of the elite. The Cuban government has shown their capability to survive at the cost of the Cuban people. The question I ask myself is what will happen when Raul Castro dies?

Will those Cuban military officers that have not benefited from the economic corruption within the government be willing to support someone Castro picks to succeed him? Or will they challenge the new leadership?

Aug. 21: CEPAL releases economic performance indicators for 2026, predicting Cuba’s economy will slow down 10.3%

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) just came out with their economic performance indicators for 2026. It predicts that Cuba’s economy will slow down 10.3%, which is the worse performance in all of Latin America.

How much more will the Cuban people be able to take is anybody’s guess.

Aug. 20: Cuba’s president says health system on verge of total collapse

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted earlier this week that the health system, one of the so-called “great accomplishments” of the Cuban revolution, is on the verge of total collapse. There are thousands of Cubans on the island waiting for surgeries that cannot be performed due to the lack of doctors, medicines, equipment and poor hospital conditions.

For years, Cuba has been sending medical brigades around the world to help pay-off their debt and export the ideals of their revolution. The U.S. government has accused Cuba of human trafficking for these actions.

Aug. 18: Trump’s Cuba strategy: Is there really a plan?

Does the Trump administration really have a plan for Cuba?

After months of rhetorical back-and-forth, you begin to wonder whether the Trump administration really knows what to do with Cuba. We keep hearing that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was given the responsibility to deal with Cuba and the rest of Latin America, which he knows extremely well. But from what I hear, White House senior staff keeps getting in the way.

Continuing to sanction operations and individuals in Cuba will not bring down the government. Now we hear from Secretary Rubio and members of our Cuban-American congressional delegation that the target date has been moved back, and they hope that by 2029, changes in Cuba will have taken place, which is absolutely ridiculous.

Aug. 14: Cuba turns to global investors as US sanctions and property claims raise risks

The Cuban government has realized that efforts to attract investment from U.S. and Cuban-American businesses have largely failed because of the many sanctions imposed by the United States and the fact that the risks still outweigh the opportunities.

However, the Cuban government is trying very hard to attract companies from around the world to take over many operations and businesses in Cuba. With many European hoteliers and other companies having recently left Cuba, it will still be a challenge to attract new investors.

One thing these companies should keep in mind before starting operations in Cuba is that they could be operating in properties that were confiscated by the Cuban government in the early 1960s. They could potentially face legal challenges in the future as a result.

For American companies alone, there are 5,913 businesses and properties that were confiscated and registered with the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Aug. 13: Fidel Castro’s 100th birthday prompts reflection on his legacy in Cuba

Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fidel Castro, a man whose narcissistic personality took control of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista on Jan. 1, 1959. He made promises to the Cuban people that he later betrayed for his own selfish ambitions and thirst for power.

At his trial on Oct. 16, 1953, following the failed attack on the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba, he famously said, “History will absolve me.”

In the end, history will judge him as a ruthless dictator who destroyed Cuba, impoverished its people and inflicted tremendous suffering on an entire nation.

Aug. 12: Cuba poses a tough foreign policy challenge for Rubio

“Who is on first, what is on second, I don’t know is on third.”

The famous comedy routine by Abbott and Costello can be compared to the Trump administration’s foreign policy strategies these days. Diplomatic negotiations are complex and complicated, especially when dealing with countries, governments, and individuals with whom the United States has not had good relationships.

Reliable sources tell me there are tremendous differences between the staffs at the White House and the Department of State over how to handle negotiations involving Ukraine, Russia, Israel-Gaza, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. It does not help when those negotiating on behalf of the United States have limited to no diplomatic experience.

For now, let’s stay within the area of expertise: Cuba. While President Trump thinks Cuba can be resolved in two months, Secretary of State Marco Rubio knows very well, as does his senior staff, that negotiating with Cuba is not easy.

The Cuban government is willing to continue introducing cosmetic changes to its moribund economy without relinquishing political control. The United States can continue to sanction everyone on the island, and the Cuban government could not care less. All the while, the people of Cuba continue to suffer tremendous hardships. Yet the people are unlikely to turn against the government. The consequence of doing so can mean spending years in jail.

Meanwhile, in Miami, the guessing game continues over who will replace Raúl Castro when he dies, along with preparations for possible transition plans for Cuba. A transition to a democratic system of government in Cuba will take time. A civil society cannot be built overnight. It is also important to remember that Cuba did not have a democratic government before 1959.

For Rubio, expectations from the Cuban American community are high. Yet most in the community understand that it will not be easy to get the Cuban government to make political changes short of a U.S. military invasion. However, Rubio needs a win, especially if he is considering another presidential run. The failures of the Trump administration’s foreign policies around the world could affect Rubio’s future presidential campaign.

So, what will be Rubio’s next step on Cuba? The clock is ticking.

Aug. 10: Will the cat catch the mouse this time?

While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues to put pressure on the Cuban government to change, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel went on Cuban television this past weekend and announced to the Cuban people that the government was making major “transformational changes” to the economy.

Díaz-Canel also told the Cuban people that it would take time and patience -- two things the Cuban people do not have anymore. Díaz-Canel went on to say that the benefits of these changes will begin to show by 2029.

Sources in Washington, D.C. have told me that the Trump administration is looking to see if there is someone in the Cuban government, like Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela, to hand over Raul Castro or even take over the current government and be willing to negotiate with the U.S.

The Miami Herald reported this weekend that General Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas, currently the Cuban Minister of the Interior, may be acceptable to the U.S. General Casas is considered a hardliner and therefore unlikely to break with the Cuban leadership.

As I have said before, the case of Venezuela is quite different than Cuba. While Raul Castro is alive, I believe the Cuban government will continue in power and make promises to the Cuban people they cannot keep.

Aug. 8: Cuban opposition leader says Cuba’s transformation must include those on the island

According to Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer, any plans to transform Cuba must include Cubans on the island.

But do Cubans on the island have the capacity and capabilities to participate in such a process? After living for almost 68 years under a totalitarian system that has shaped the population’s personal values and attitudes, it could take time not only to change it but, more importantly, to sustain those changes.

Democracies are not built in one day. It will take time and patience. Let’s also remember that before the Cuban Revolution, Cuba had a dictatorship under Batista.

Aug 6: US announces new set of economic sanctions against Cuba; 2 of Cuba’s top generals also sanctioned

The U.S. State Department announced a new set of economic sanctions against Cuba on Thursday. At the same time, two of Cuba’s top generals were also sanctioned, Alvaro Lopez Miera, Minister of Defense; and General Roberto Sotolongo, head of the armed forces.

Aug. 5: CIA Task Force on Cuba created, per report

The New York Times has reported the creation of a CIA Task Force on Cuba with the purpose of putting additional pressure on the Cuban government to make political and economic changes to their system.

This news will probably be received by Cuba as an additional threat by the U.S.

Aug. 5: Cuban president confirms ongoing conservations between Havana, US

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed today that there are ongoing conversations between Havana and DC for the purpose of avoiding a military confrontation and trying to find solutions to the issues between both nations.

The Cuban government understands that they are running out of options and most likely will need to reach an agreement with the U.S. Will it include regime change?

Aug. 3 update: Rubio speaks about Cuba’s ongoing espionage activities in the US

This past weekend, in an interview with Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio spoke about Cuba’s ongoing espionage activities in the U.S.

Rubio went on to say that Cuban spies continue to infiltrate the U.S. government, financial institutions, organizations, and academic institutions. Rubio claimed that Cuba continues to be a national security threat to the U.S.

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.