The award has been presented since 1998 as a way to recognize those who have made significant contributions to humor and commentary in the United States. In announcing the honor in March, the Kennedy Center described Maher as someone who has long influenced American comedy “one politically incorrect joke at a time,” a reference to the late-night show “Politically Incorrect" that he hosted for much of the 1990s and helped lift him to prominence.

Previous winners include Conan O’Brien, Dave Chappelle, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Letterman, Carol Burnett and Tina Fey. Woody Harrelson, Arianna Huffington and Jay Leno are among the celebrities expected to appear at the Sunday night ceremony.

President Donald Trump, who has spent much of his second term reshaping the performing arts venue, is not expected to attend.

The awards come at an awkward moment for the Kennedy Center, long one of the few relatively nonpartisan institutions in Washington. Shortly after Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, the Republican president fired much of the center's leadership and installed a board largely composed of allies. It named Trump as chairman and his name was added to the building's iconic facade, prompting a legal battle that became a proxy fight over the extent of the president's power.

Trump later said the Kennedy Center would close in July for a two-year renovation. But U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper upended those plans in May by ruling that Trump's name was illegally added to the building, ordering it removed. The judge also has blocked the closure.

A legal saga that could be fodder for jokes

The legal fight has turned into a saga that could be easy fodder for jokes at the Twain gala.

Trump's name has come down from the building, in compliance with the judge's order. But the part of the building once covered with letters spelling the president's name is now shrouded in a tarp. The full closure is on hold. Lawyers for the Kennedy Center have said they are not planning for now to build out programming.

“The Court’s order did not affirmatively require the Board to reschedule programming that had previously been cancelled or to seek new programming,” the lawyers wrote in a court filing this month.

Cooper has asked for an update next month on how long the tarp will remain on the building. For now, the final event scheduled for the Kennedy Center's well-known Concert Hall is “The Freedom Gathering: A Musical Celebration” on July 3.

Maher and Trump have a fraught relationship

Given Trump's sway over the Kennedy Center, Maher's selection for the award is notable because the two men have long had a fraught relationship.

Before he entered politics, Trump filed a $5 million lawsuit against Maher in 2013 for breach of contract. Appearing on Leno’s “The Tonight Show,” Maher said he would give $5 million to the charity of Trump’s choice if Trump could prove he was not “the spawn of his mother having sex with an orangutan.”

Trump claimed that when he provided his birth certificate, Maher did not pay up, prompting the lawsuit. Trump ended up dropping it.

The Trump-Maher relationship exploded again earlier this year, when the president claimed on social media that he wasted time sitting down for a meal with the comedian last year.

“He came into the famed Oval Office much different than I thought he would be,” Trump wrote online. “He was extremely nervous, had ZERO confidence in himself.” Trump said the comedian admitted he was “scared.”

Maher, during his April 11 episode of “Real Time,” described the dinner. He said Trump was “gracious and measured” and not like the “person who plays a crazy person on TV.” Maher said he was not scared.

He took time in his “New Rules” segment to point out the various Trump policies he liked, including the “mass removal of stone cold criminals” and making NATO members pay “their fair share.”

“I may be the last person from the lunatic left that is still an honest broker when it comes to you,” he said.

Maher hosted Vice President JD Vance on his show heading into the weekend. Vance, who is promoting a book, said he watches the show and laughed at Maher's monologue “even though you were making fun of me.” During the interview, Maher pressed Vance on the Iran war, immigration enforcement and election conspiracy theories.

“You guys have two outcomes that an election can be,” Maher told Vance. “Either we win or they cheated. That s—- has to stop.”

Maher's selection for the award was itself the subject of drama.

After The Atlantic reported in March that Maher would win the award, the White House pushed back hard. White House communications director Steven Cheung said on social media that the story was “literally FAKE NEWS.” Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, also called the initial report “fake news” and said Maher “will NOT be getting this award.”

The situation evolved after further conversations between the Kennedy Center and event organizers.

Beyond Maher, other celebrities expected to appear on Sunday have had up-and-down relationships with Trump. The president and Huffington, for instance, have feuded at points for more than a decade.

Stephen A. Smith, the sports analyst who is among those expected to appear at the ceremony, recently knocked Trump for attending the NBA Finals earlier this month in New York. Smith, who has signaled political ambitions of his own, called the move “selfish” and “narcissistic.”

The images illustrate how the Republican president has dominated daily life since returning to power and, to some, evoke more the style of a monarch than the leader of the world's oldest democracy. But it's also how he has wielded that power that has led to comparisons of an imperial reign.

Since returning to office in January 2025, Trump has nominated one of his personal lawyers to serve as attorney general, ordered the Department of Justice to pursue his political enemies, deployed the U.S. Marines to the nation's second largest city and leveraged the presidency to enrich himself and his family.

He has demanded that comedians who mock him be fired, has slapped his name on the Kennedy Center, has pushed to seize control of elections, has filed lawsuits against news organizations whose coverage he disliked and has sued his own government seeking $10 billion in taxpayer money.

With the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding fast approaching, Trump’s own celebrations have overshadowed the bipartisan, congressionally authorized commission that was supposed to coordinate events commemorating the moment. He plans to return to the National Mall on July Fourth for what he calls a “Trump rally.”

The president's actions have led to comparisons with King George III, the British monarch whose rule inspired the American Revolution. It is a parallel Trump himself rejects.

“I’m not a king,” he told CBS' “60 Minutes” earlier this year. “If I was a king, I wouldn’t be dealing with you.”

Past presidents have been branded as imperial, but Trump stands out

There is a long American political traditional of opponents reviling presidents as kings. But Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University historian, said the label fits differently on Trump.

“It’s more about how he imagines who is he and what the presidency is,” Zelizer said. “We're celebrating founding principles, and that was a driving issue — fears of how a centralized power can be corrupted. And here we are again.”

When King Charles III visited Trump this year, the official White House X account posted an image of the two men with the caption “TWO KINGS.” At the start of his second term, Trump declared he had ended a New York City transportation program and posted: “LONG LIVE THE KING.” The posts also seemed to indicate a willingness to leverage the label and the reaction it provokes in his critics.

It is no coincidence that the main resistance movement in Trump's second term adopted the slogan “No Kings.” Ezra Levin of Indivisible said activists were thinking ahead to 2026 and the America 250 celebration when they chose the label.

“It looks like the same kind of tyranny we were rebelling against 250 years ago, the type of domination of Americans by a secret police force that's murdering people in the streets like in Minneapolis this year and in Boston in 1770,” Levin said, referring to demonstrations against the administration's immigration crackdown that led to the fatal shootings of two protesters this year by federal officers.

When asked for comment, the White House referred to Trump's own statements about his use of executive power. The president has weighed in multiple times about his maximalist approach.

During his first term, he referred to Article II of the Constitution when he told participants in a youth summit, “I have the right to do whatever I want as president," while declaring that it "gives me all of these rights at a level nobody has ever seen before.” He told The New York Times in an interview this year that the only check on his global power was “my own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”

Yet he also has said that portrayals of his approach as authoritarian were wrong: “I'm not a dictator,” he told reporters last year. In response to a question about whether he was concentrating power in the presidency, Trump told Time in an interview last year, “I don’t think so. I think I’m using it properly, and I’m also using it as per my election.”

Supreme Court's conservative majority has enabled Trump's approach

With a deferential Republican-controlled Congress, courts have become the last check on Trump. The president has harshly criticized judges who have ruled against him, and his administration has sometimes defied their orders.

Yet his quest to expand presidential power has been aided by the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, which has sided with Trump numerous times after lower court rulings hampered him.

In the middle of his 2024 campaign, the high court ruled that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. The decision derailed multiple investigations stemming from Trump's first term, including one focused on his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Trump has argued the courts cannot constrain the president on key issues, including his claims that he has the ability to fire members of independent agencies. The most notorious example was in 2024, when a judge asked during the immunity case whether a president could be prosecuted for ordering the assassination of a political rival. Trump's lawyer, D. John Sauer, answered with a “qualified yes.”

Sauer is now solicitor general, the administration official who oversees arguments before the high court. He has continued to insist that courts cannot review presidential acts.

“Once the President has made a determination … at that point, there’s no work for the reviewing court to do,” Sauer said during Supreme Court arguments in a case over whether Trump could fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor.

But the Supreme Court has allowed Cook to remain on the board while it considers the case. The majority also slapped down his global tariffs, finding that only Congress had that authority.

Such rulings demonstrate that presidential power does have its limits, said John Yoo, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

“The presidency today, even when colored by President Trump's worst excesses, is not a monarchy,” he said.

Trump uses the presidency to enrich himself and his family

Trump was the richest man to ever become president. During his first term, he was criticized for owning properties where foreign dignitaries and others hoping to curry his favor spent lavishly. The conflicts of interest have escalated in his second term.

Trump launched cryptocurrencies before and after returning to office. By conservative estimates, one has pulled in $320 million this year alone, while another sold $550 million worth of tokens. A third received a $2 billion investment from a foreign wealth fund.

Trump took a new step earlier this year, filing a private $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for the leak of his tax returns during his first term. His Department of Justice directed the IRS to settle the litigation to create a $1.776 billion fund to pay damages to people who claimed the federal government unfairly prosecuted them.

The administration pulled back the settlement amid an outcry from congressional Democrats and Republicans. But Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Trump who is now acting attorney general, said at least one provision remains — a ban on the IRS auditing Trump.

Zelizer said Trump’s financial entanglements might be the most monarchical part of his administration.

“We have not seen a person who has a business operation of this scale and scope benefiting directly from the decisions he makes,” Zelizer said.

Trump has used the government to pursue his enemies

The Justice Department's role in the IRS lawsuit is one example of how Trump has decreed that executive branch employees should act as agents of his will.

In breaching what is supposed to be a firewall between the White House and Justice Department, Trump has demanded that federal prosecutors target his foes. In one social media post last year, he called out by name Pam Bondi, who was attorney general at the time, in pushing her to prosecute several of his political opponents: “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!” Trump wrote.

Indictments followed shortly after, including against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat. The charges against both eventually were dismissed, but the department under Blanche filed new charges against Comey.

The pursuit is not limited to Trump enemies of the past.

For his 80th birthday this month, the president hosted a fight held by UFC — a company he invested in — on the White House lawn. The event was broadcast on a network owned by the son of one of the president’s major donors. The spectacle drew a rebuke from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a persistent critic and potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender.

“The White House was built to serve the American people. Tonight it was used to promote a company the President owns stock in, sell subscriptions, promote corporate sponsors, push Trump crypto, and enrich the President and his family,” Newsom wrote on X. “The founders warned us about kings enriching themselves from public office.”

Days later, Newsom disclosed that Trump’s Department of Justice was investigating him and his wife.

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Temperature records were toppled in several countries on the weekend as the heat wave slowly moved toward eastern parts of the continent.

In Germany, a new nighttime temperature record was reported Sunday from Kubschütz, in eastern Saxony, where the temperature did not drop below 29.4 degrees Celsius (84.9 Fahrenheit). The nightly record came only hours after a daytime record of 41.5 C (106.7 F) in Möckern-Drewitz in Saxony-Anhalt, according to preliminary data by the German Weather Service DWD. The previous record was set a day earlier.

A new study from the World Weather Attribution, a Europe-based collaboration of scientists, reported Friday that the record-breaking heat and humidity in Europe this week would not have been possible without climate change.

The rapid study found that the heat would have been virtually impossible just five decades ago, and is 200 times more likely today than it would have been 20 years ago.

France records surge in deaths during heat wave

France saw a surge in deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, including a sharp increase in calls to private homes, especially in the Paris region, the national public health agency said Sunday.

There were more than 1,200 deaths on Wednesday, when France was sweltering under its hottest temperatures ever, increasing to more than 1,400 deaths on each of the two following days, Public Health France said.

In April and May, before the heat wave, France’s rate of deaths was about 900 to 1,000 per day, it said.

The agency concluded that France experienced a total of at least 1,000 additional deaths during those three days alone, an estimate it cautioned is likely to increase as more data is collected, including for deaths at home.

The increase in deaths was sharpest in areas under red warnings of extreme heat, it said. Those warnings blanketed about three-quarters of the country at the peak of the heat wave. The agency said that 85% of the deaths involved people aged 65 and above.

Heat sparks wildfires in forests contaminated with WWII ammunition

In Gohrischheide, in eastern Germany, a fire broke out in a large forest that's still contaminated with ammunition from World War II, which made the firefighters' efforts to put out the flames even more dangerous and complicated.

Similarly, a major firefighting operation was underway in southwest Germany near the town of Traisen, where the heat sparked a forest fire in an area that also contained unexploded ordnance. Firefighting efforts had to be temporarily suspended after explosions took place and an ordnance disposal unit was brought in to continuously assess the situation, German news agency dpa reported.

In addition, the big cities' fire departments were busy sending out ambulances to people suffering from heat-related illnesses. In Berlin, an additional 500 ambulance dispatches were reported on Saturday, most of them heat-related.

Berlin police uses water cannons to cool down locals and tourists

The German capital's police found a unique way to help suffering Berliners and tourists alike. They put up two huge water cannons — usually used to disperse unruly protesters — in front of the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate and sprayed the cool water across the cheering crowd.

The heat also continued to damage the country's infrastructure with the concrete surface on countless highways breaking up, and a weekend warning by national rail operator Deutsche Bahn to avoid all unnecessary train travel.

In the eastern city of Leipzig, no trams will be running until early Monday morning due to heat damage to tracks and switches. The Leipzig Public Transportation Authority said that the high temperatures had caused the joint sealant for asphalt and concrete in switches and tracks to run and clump together in many places throughout the city's network.

Greece is on alert for high fire risk, while Denmark is hit by thunderstorms

In Greece, in southeastern Europe, the country's Civil Protection agency warned of a “very high fire risk” in five regions of the country on Sunday.

Wildfires are especially challenging in Greece, which has a dry mountainous mainland and over 100 inhabited islands, prompting authorities to introduce innovative space technology to help put them out quickly.

In Denmark, in northern Europe, which marked new temperature records on Saturday, the extreme heat was followed by heavy thunderstorms.

By Sunday morning, the country had recorded 1,156 lighting strikes, according to public broadcaster DR.

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Leicester reported from Paris.

Wimbledon has confirmed that Serena Williams' first match at the grass-court Grand Slam since 2022 will take place on Centre Court on Tuesday evening.

The 44-year-old Williams, a seven-time Wimbledon champion making a tennis comeback, will face 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia.

The All England Club on Sunday announced the order of play for Day 2.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek opens play on Centre Court on Tuesday (1:30 p.m. local time), in keeping with tradition, against Taylor Townsend. That's to be followed by Taylor Fritz vs. home favorite Jack Draper — in what is one of the most intriguing men's first-round matchups. And then Williams-Joint.

Williams had been away from the sport since her farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open but she accepted a wild-card entry to play both singles and doubles — with her sister Venus, who is 46.

Williams’ most-recent appearance at Wimbledon was in 2022 when she lost in the opening round to Harmony Tan, who was then-ranked 115th. The American great walked away from tennis — she described it as “evolving” away — after losing in the third round to Ajla Tomljanovic at Flushing Meadows.

Michigan-born Joint slipped from No. 53 to No. 87 in the WTA rankings updated on Sunday.

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Ukraine has markedly stepped up its long-range attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities in recent months, aiming to cut Moscow’s revenue for its invasion — now in its fifth year — and make Russians feel the consequences.

The campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries. According to Western analysts, it has also slowed Moscow’s efforts on the battlefield, heaping pressure on the Kremlin to come to the negotiating table.

“Tonight, our ‘long-range sanctions’ reached two oil refineries in Russia,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app on Sunday. “Each (strike) means a reduction in the resources that fuel the Russian war machine, and another step toward peace.”

Debris from downed Ukrainian drones sparked a blaze at the refinery in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, a town in Russia's Krasnodar region, east of occupied Crimea, according to Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev. The falling debris killed one person in Slavyansk and injured another in a nearby village, according to regional authorities.

The Slavyansk site is one of southern Russia’s major refineries, processing close to 4 million tons of crude per year, according to its operator’s website. It is also a key source of petroleum products intended for export through Russia’s Black Sea ports, including fuel oil, naphtha and marine fuel.

Photos and videos circulating on Russian social media showed a thick cloud of smoke over what users said was the Slavyansk facility. The Associated Press was not immediately able to verify the images.

Zelenskyy also claimed that a second Russian refinery, in the Yaroslavl region around 700 kilometers (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border, was hit during the nighttime strikes.

There were no immediate reports from Russian authorities about the Ukrainian strike on the Yaroslavl refinery. Local Gov. Mikhail Evraev reported on Sunday morning that some roads between Moscow and the region's capital, Yaroslavl, were temporarily closed due to “an enemy attack by Ukrainian drones”.

Yaroslavl's airport also briefly closed overnight, along with others in southern and western Russia, according to the country's civil aviation agency.

Elsewhere, Ukrainian drone strikes killed one person and injured another in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, its acting Gov. Alexander Shuvayev reported on Sunday.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 213 Ukrainian drones during the night, including over Russia, occupied Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.

Meanwhile, Russia attacked Ukraine with 142 long-range strike drones and eight missiles overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Of those, 125 drones and seven missiles were struck down, the air force said.

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Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the eldest son of President Yoweri Museveni, has served as the top military commander since 2024. In recent days, after Museveni was sworn in for a seventh consecutive term, Kainerugaba has strengthened his grip with a series of directives and orders usually reserved for the head of state.

Soldiers were deployed outside the Kampala offices of the Daily Monitor newspaper early Sunday. The paper is part of the Nation Media Group of companies whose headquarters is in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.

“I have the power in Uganda to shut down ANY media house I want to,” Kainerugaba wrote on X, his preferred channel of communication. "I have had this power since 2017. This power was given to me by my great father.”

He added: “From now on ALL media in Uganda will follow the rules!”

The army chief said that in addition to Daily Monitor, his closure directive also targeted local broadcaster NTV, part of Nation Media Group.

The National Association of Broadcasters said in a statement that at least six publishing and broadcasting outlets — all under Nation Media Group — were closed. “We are deeply concerned about this action and its impact on the media ecosystem,” the statement said.

Kainerugaba asserts that he will succeed his father in the presidency, an increasingly likely possibility as the 81-year-old leader now relies heavily on his son’s military authority.

Earlier this month, Kainerugaba retaliated against a prominent attorney who sought to hold him accountable for his alleged role in the violation of the rights of opposition leader Kizza Besigye. He was seized in Nairobi in 2024, and has since been imprisoned on treason charges he says are politically motivated. Besigye's attorney, Erias Lukwago, was taken from his house and later charged with an offense related to the concealment of treason.

Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, has not said when he will retire. He has no rivals within the ruling party, the reason many believe the military will have a say in choosing his successor.

Kainerugaba’s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of wealth. They say he opposes official corruption and would punish it heavily as president.

He attended military schools in the U.S. and Britain before taking charge of a presidential guard unit that has since been expanded into an elite group of special forces. In addition to his military duties, he is the founder of a political activist group known as the Patriotic League of Uganda. Its members and well-wishers range from the parliamentary speaker to government ministers.

La agencia —creada a principios de este año para agilizar la extinción de incendios y la reducción del riesgo de fuego en tierras públicas— indicó que los bomberos formaban parte de una respuesta interinstitucional a los incendios Knowles y Gore el sábado.

“El Servicio de Incendios Forestales de Estados Unidos se une al Servicio Forestal del USDA en el duelo y en nuestro apoyo inquebrantable a los seres queridos que dejan. Su valentía, dedicación y sacrificio nunca serán olvidados”, indicó el organismo en un comunicado en Facebook.

La actividad de incendios forestales se ha intensificado en el oeste de Estados Unidos, ya que días consecutivos de clima caluroso, seco y ventoso han avivado las llamas en Utah, Arizona y otros lugares, mientras surgían nuevos incendios en toda la región.

El incendio más grande, el de Cottonwood, ardía en un terreno escabroso en el suroeste de Utah. El sábado se expandió hasta superar los 373 kilómetros cuadrados (144 millas cuadradas) tras avanzar por cañones y laderas, destruyendo a su paso parte de una estación de esquí y cabañas de verano.

Las autoridades del condado de Beaver comenzaron a trabajar con equipos de bomberos el sábado para evaluar el alcance de los daños, pero no había estimaciones de daños de inmediato. El gobernador, Spencer Cox, calificó la situación de desoladora en una publicación en redes sociales, pero agradeció a las cuadrillas por lo que describió como “varias detenciones y rescates milagrosos”.

Los acantilados y las pendientes pronunciadas han hecho el trabajo aún más difícil, señaló Alyssa Mason, una portavoz asignada al incendio.

“Es difícil meter topadoras y otro equipo pesado ahí. Es difícil meter camiones de bomberos ahí", explicó Mason. "No hace imposible combatir el incendio, pero sí ralentiza un poco las cosas”.

Cientos de bomberos han ido llegando al árido estado para combatir nuevos focos, así como aquellos que han ido creciendo debido a lo que los meteorólogos calificaron como condiciones críticas para incendios: niveles de humedad peligrosamente bajos, temperaturas cálidas y vientos con ráfagas.

El peligro es aún mayor este año porque la cobertura de nieve está en mínimos récord en Utah tras su invierno más cálido del que se tenga registro. Gran parte del Oeste enfrenta condiciones similares, según el Centro Nacional Interinstitucional de Incendios.

Desde Alaska hasta Florida, las cuadrillas trabajaron el sábado para contener decenas de incendios, incluidos tres decenas que fueron clasificados como grandes y no contenidos.

A nivel nacional, casi 3 millones de acres (1,2 millones de hectáreas) se han quemado desde el inicio del año. Eso supera el promedio de 10 años.

Las condiciones en Utah fueron lo suficientemente críticas como para que el gobernador Cox declarara una emergencia a principios de esta semana y despejara el camino para que el estado prohíba los fuegos artificiales antes del feriado del 4 de julio. La orden se produce mientras Utah atraviesa una de las temporadas de incendios forestales más severas de la historia reciente, alimentada por condiciones históricas de sequía.

Funcionarios estatales indicaron que, durante la última semana, Utah ha registrado un aumento en nuevos incendios forestales, y que cada fuego ha mostrado un comportamiento sin precedentes. Estos nuevos focos han puesto al límite las capacidades del estado para combatir incendios forestales, afirmó el guardabosques estatal Jamie Barnes.

El gobernador de Colorado, Jared Polis, también declaró una emergencia el sábado y autorizó el uso de la Guardia Nacional para combatir los incendios.

En los últimos días, meteorólogos del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional han estado emitiendo alertas de bandera roja para una amplia franja del Oeste, desde California hasta Arizona y Nuevo México.

Al sur del Parque Nacional del Gran Cañón, las autoridades informaron que las llamas de un nuevo incendio forestal se alejaban el sábado de Grand Canyon Village y de la comunidad cercana de Tusayan. Pero a unos 80 kilómetros (50 millas) de distancia, otro incendio llevó a funcionarios del condado Coconino a emitir órdenes de evacuación para los residentes cerca de Kendrick Mountain.

Partes del norte de Arizona se quedaron sin electricidad el sábado después de que la empresa de servicios públicos que atiende la zona realizara un corte preventivo con la esperanza de reducir el riesgo de incendios forestales.

Los cortes de energía se han vuelto más comunes en el Oeste a medida que el riesgo de incendios forestales se ha ampliado. Por lo general, es un último recurso después de que los pronosticadores de las empresas eléctricas sopesan factores como la velocidad del viento sostenido y de las ráfagas, los combustibles disponibles y la topografía.

Con condiciones extremas de incendio persistentes en Utah, Rocky Mountain Power también cortó el suministro en líneas eléctricas que abastecen al condado de Beaver y a otras zonas.

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Montoya Bryan informó desde Albuquerque, Nuevo México. Los periodistas de The Associated Press Jamie Stengle en Dallas; Julie Carr Smyth en Columbus, Ohio; y Ed White en Detroit contribuyeron.

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A militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi on Saturday night, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces, according to police and witnesses.

In a statement, the military said security forces had killed three attackers and captured a fourth, who was wounded. It identified the captured suspect as an Afghan national.

The military said operations were continuing in the area and warned that Pakistan would retaliate against those responsible for the assault. Pakistan has carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan in recent years, saying they targeted militants responsible for attacks inside Pakistan. Kabul has repeatedly denied allowing militant groups to use Afghan territory to launch cross-border attacks.

The militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed the attack shortly after it occurred.

The military described the group as an Indian proxy, but provided no evidence to support the allegation. There was no immediate comment from India, and New Delhi has denied similar allegations in recent years.

President Asif Ali Zardari paid tribute to the three Rangers personnel “martyred” in the assault, expressed condolences to their families and wished the wounded a speedy recovery in a statement issued by his office. He also praised the sacrifices of Pakistan’s security forces in the fight against militancy and reaffirmed the nation’s resolve to eliminate terrorism.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also condemned the attack and praised security forces for repelling the assault.

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant attacks targeting police and security forces in recent years.

The military said operations were still underway to eliminate any remaining accomplices of the attackers.

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Associated Press writer in Islamabad Munir Ahmed contributed to this story.

Russell took pole in a controversial qualifying session, setting the fastest time as a yellow flag was displayed for a crash by Max Verstappen. Russell argued he'd lifted off enough to be safe.

Russell hasn't won since the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. This is his third pole since then but he lost one potential win in Canada when his car broke down, and was beaten by the resurgent Lewis Hamilton last time out at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

With Kimi Antonelli starting fourth, this is Russell's chance to cut into his Mercedes teammate's standings lead. Antonelli leads by 41 points from Hamilton and 50 from Russell.

Charles Leclerc and Hamilton start second and third for Ferrari, which has struggled on tracks like Austria where power is more important than cornering ability. A small engine upgrade for this week wasn't enough to bridge the gap.

“I think this weekend we’ve not been confident that we could fight for a win,” Hamilton said after qualifying.

“We knew coming into this weekend it would be tough with the long straights we’ve got here, and the deficit looked bigger than other circuits that we’ve been at. Maybe it’s altitude, I’m not sure.”

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The genre traditionalist from Newnan, Georgia, whose career kicked off in the 1980s and exploded shortly thereafter in the oft-cited '90s country wave with heartfelt songs for the working man who'd rather be drinking, or fishing, or ideally both, has sold over 60 million records across his storied career. And on Saturday night at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, he brought his touring career to an end.

The event titled “Last Call: One More for the Road — The Finale" was a triumphant swan song for the performer, a celebration of his life and career with some help from the artists he directly inspired.

Nashville's all-stars came out in droves

It was a concert in two movements.

The first two hours were made up of a marathon run of Jackson covers from some of the biggest names in contemporary country. And each performer had a personal story to share. Carrie Underwood sang “Everything I Love” after revealing that Jackson was her first ever concert, in 1994 at the Tulsa State Fair. Thomas Rhett warmed up the crowd with “Small Town Southern Man,” an appropriate choice for a singer currently living the song's lyrics — he's a father to four girls.

The Texas-born and bred Miranda Lambert performed “Dallas.” Lainey Wilson got the crowd moving with “Tall, Tall Trees.”

“It's almost impossible to pick a favorite Alan Jackson song ... but I had to try,” said Luke Combs before launching into “Hard Hat and a Hammer.”

Each performer played with Jackson's backing band, save for Eric Church, who opted to cover “Someday” with just his voice and an acoustic guitar.

It was an All-Star night for one of country music's most colossal voices. Other guest performers included Luke Bryan, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Little Big Town, Jake Owen, Jon Pardi, Lee Ann Womack and a slew of super talented members of Jackson's own family: Adam Wright, Big City Brian Wright and Carlisle Wright.

Five years ago, the 67-year-old music giant Jackson shared that he has a degenerative nerve condition that affects his balance called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which he was first diagnosed with a decade prior. He said it was a genetic condition, and its effects on his ability to walk and perform had become more noticeable. One dollar of every ticket sold on Saturday night the CMT Research Foundation, an organization that funds research to find a cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

When it was time for Jackson to hit the stage after 9:35 p.m. — after a storm delay of about an hour — he was met with ear-piercing cheers. The singer appeared stiff as he walked to his microphone, but once he picked up his guitar for the opener “Gone Country,” he was immediately back in action with that smoky baritone and timeless songs, though strumming was kept to a minimum.

“It's overwhelming,” he addressed the crowd before assuring them he would not spend too much time on “that last show stuff … I'm not dead!”

A night to remember

The Country Music Hall of Famer ran through his best-known hits with real ferocity: “I Don’t Even Know Your Name” arrived quickly, as did “Livin' on Love,” “Summertime Blues" and the moody “Midnight in Montgomery,” as the music videos for each played on a giant screen behind them.

He made it a point to walk from side to side of the stage, greeting each section while championing his band and the power of “real country music.”

“If anyone has lived the American dream,” he said later, while seated on a stool, “It's me.”

Anecdotes flowed from there. He talked about writing “I'd Love You All Over Again” for his wife on their 10th wedding anniversary and how the radio from “Chasin' that Neon Rainbow” is currently in the Country Music Hall of Fame museum. And he mentioned that “Drive (For Daddy Gene” was written after his father died.

An hour into his set, Jackson teased the audience by saying he needed some help for the next song. Out emerged George Strait for their collaborations “Designated Drink” and “Murder on Music Row.”

Then came an incredible run of hits: “Little Bitty,” “Country Boy,” “Good Time” and “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” among them, the latter written and recorded following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Blockbuster singles followed: “Don't Rock the Jukebox,” “Remember When,” and “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” the latter recording famously featuring the late “Margaritaville” singer Jimmy Buffett.

Fireworks were launched into the sky for “Chattahoochee.”

Alan Jackson's story continues

Just because this is the end of Jackson's touring career doesn't mean it is the end of his music career. On Thursday, two days before the final concert blowout, Jackson released a country cover of Orleans' “Still the One,” to celebrate his 50-year relationship with wife and high school sweetheart Denise Jackson. She was a cheerleader practicing a dance routine to the soft rock classic; he was instantly smitten.

For those who missed Jackson's final bow, the show will be released later in the year as an NBC concert special. But for those who were in the stadium — in the middle of a huge storm — it was an unrepeatable and unmistakable night.

Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's direct oversight sparked the crossfire now gripping the region and have imperiled negotiations for a lasting ceasefire. A multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman for both inbound and outbound traffic, setting up a new flashpoint with Tehran.

The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its sitting in Iran and Oman's territorial waters. In recent days, Iran has twice attacked vessels going through a route on the Omani side of the strait backed by a United Nations agency.

Iran insists that it alone must govern the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf that once carried a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated the claim during a state visit to Iraq on Sunday.

“Any interference in this matter, any attempt to establish new or separate arrangements from those currently being carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will only lead to further complications, delay the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and increase the level of tension, just as over the past two nights we witnessed incidents in the Strait of Hormuz that led to an increase in tension and confrontation,” he said in Baghdad.

The United States and Iran are still debating the terms of an interim peace deal, including shipping arrangements through the strait, removing a U.S. blockade and sanctions and addressing the future of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the memorandum of understanding signed earlier this month, the U.S. and Iran have 60 days to iron out the details.

The strikes threaten to torpedo the deal before it can be finalized. Continued fighting in Lebanon, where an Israeli soldier was killed by Hezbollah fire early Sunday, has also threatened the agreement.

Strikes target Gulf states hosting US military

The Kuwaiti military said air defenses intercepted incoming Iranian drones and missiles Sunday morning, just after the U.S. strikes.

Kuwait, which hosts a major U.S. Army base, said it had detected and intercepted two ballistic missiles and there were no reports of injuries or damage.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said the Iranian strikes damaged a residential building near the international airport and no one was killed. The ministry released photos of an 8-story building, with the top floor destroyed, filled with rubble and its windows blown out.

Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, whose base there came under repeated attack during the war. The damaged building on Sunday was not near the fleet's headquarters, in downtown Manama.

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry denounced what it called “a dangerous escalation that reveals that what Tehran is doing is not a passing act, nor an isolated incident, but rather a deliberate approach and a systematic pattern of repeated aggression."

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for both attacks.

Trump accuses Iran of violating ceasefire with ship attack

The latest U.S. strikes came after the U.S. and Iran traded attacks earlier in the weekend.

The U.S. military’s Central Command said it struck Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities” on Sunday, following an attack on a ship at sea early Saturday morning. That ship, the Panamanian-flagged tanker Kiku, carried crude oil for the state-run energy company of Qatar, a key mediator between Iran and the U.S.

In a social media post, Trump said the U.S. had “struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” He warned of a point where the U.S. may no longer be able to be reasonable “and will be forced to militarily complete the job.”

“If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The incident follows a similar back-and-forth that occurred just days prior, when an Iranian drone struck a merchant vessel off the coast of Oman on Thursday, and the U.S. military retaliated with strikes.

Conflict continues in Lebanon

Iran has consistently said the ceasefire must include a halt to fighting in Lebanon, where Israel has been battling the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group. Days after the U.S. and Israel launched the war against Iran in February, Hezbollah began firing at Israel in solidarity with its Iranian allies. Israel responded with an invasion that has occupied large swaths of southern Lebanon and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Israel has said it will not withdraw its troops until Hezbollah is disarmed.

Last week, Israel and the Lebanese government signed a framework agreement to end the conflict. But their deal did not include Hezbollah or Iran. Hezbollah has criticized the deal and rejected calls to disarm.

On Sunday, Araghchi again said during a visit to Iraq that the U.S. must force Israel to halt attacks and withdraw. Israel occupies around 600 square kilometers (231 square miles) in southern Lebanon, which it says it needs as a security buffer to halt attacks from Hezbollah.

But sporadic clashes have continued between Israel and Hezbollah.

The leader of the Iran-backed group said Saturday that Hezbollah would continue fighting until Israel withdraws from Lebanon, adding that the group considers the Israeli-Lebanese agreement signed on Friday to be “nonexistent.”

The frequency of Israeli strikes in Lebanon has decreased significantly since the Iran-U.S. deal was signed in mid-June, but strikes have continued, killing at least one person Saturday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Two separate Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon on Sunday morning — one in the town of Taybeh and another in the Nabatiyeh area, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. There was no immediate word on casualties.

Overnight, Hezbollah militants killed an Israeli soldier in the village of Deir Siryan in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah did not comment on the incident.

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Lidman reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press writer Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed to this report.

They delivered a thrilling 3-3 draw instead.

In the wildest finish of the group stage, Algeria took the lead in stoppage time only for Austria to answer on the final play of the game, making it a win-win result for those teams and a heartbreaking loss for Iran, which was eliminated from the tournament.

“I've been a coach for about 40 years. I don't remember a game that had such a dramatic course, and such an unexpected trajectory,” Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said, shaking his head. “Even at the beginning of the match, if someone would have said it would be 3-3, nobody would have believed it. Somebody would have won an incredible bet, I guess.”

The game was tied 2-all in the closing minutes, and Algeria looked as if it was content to run out the clock and allow both teams to advance, when Riyad Mahrez scored his second goal of the game. That put Austria on the verge of elimination, only for Sasa Kalajdzic to head in the equalizer a couple of minutes later, rescuing Das Team’s World Cup hopes.

“The locker room is madness,” Rangnick said with a smile. “If Alfred Hitchcock — who had nothing to do with soccer, didn't really like soccer — if he had written such a drama, I would have said he was completely mad.”

Marko Arnautovic and Marcel Sabitzer also had goals for Austria, which finished second behind Argentina in Group J to advance for the first time since 1982. Its reward is a matchup with European champion Spain on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Rafik Belghali also scored for Les Fennecs, who became the ninth of 10 teams from Africa to advance. They finished third in the group but get a potentially easier Round of 32 matchup with Switzerland on Thursday night in Vancouver, British Columbia.

“It’s a feeling of being extremely happy,” Mahrez said. “We’re obviously happy, and it was the objective when we arrived — it was to go beyond the first round. That's what we did, and we're all very happy.”

Iran would've advanced as one of the eight best third-place teams had Austria or Algeria won. But when Kalajdzic scored in stoppage time to tie the game one last time, it meant Team Melli was eliminated in heartbreaking fashion.

“When you have 3-3,” Rangnick said, “nobody can assume that it was an agreement (to tie) or anything like that.”

The first three World Cup matches at Arrowhead Stadium had seen the home of the Kansas City Chiefs flooded in the light blue of Argentina, yellow of Ecuador and highlighter orange of the Netherlands. But in the city's group finale, the Algeria green and red of the Austrians were complemented by thousands of locals just happy to score a less expensive World Cup ticket.

Many of those locals appeared to be rooting for Algeria, though, which has made its training base in nearby Lawrence, Kansas, and has struck up a unique friendship with the small college town home to the University of Kansas.

Few of those new fans of Les Fennecs probably knew about the “Disgrace of Gijón.”

Yet longtime Algeria supporters had been waiting 44 years for some World Cup revenge against Austria. At the 1982 tournament, Austria and West Germany seemingly quit playing after the latter took a 1-0 lead, because that outcome ensured both would advance at the expense of Algeria, which protested to FIFA to no avail and was eliminated from the World Cup.

Some were curious whether the expanded 48-team field would result in a “Disgrace of Kansas City,” since both teams knew by kickoff that a draw would send them through. Instead, a crowd of 69,045 on Saturday night was treated to a dramatic 90-plus minutes.

Austria struck first when Arnautovic perfectly timed a run between two Algerian defenders, found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Oussama Benbot, and overcame a stumble to score his record-extending 49th career goal for his nation.

Algeria answered just before halftime, when Belghali’s left-footed shot easily beat Austrian goalkeeper Alexander Schlager.

The frenetic pace continued early in the second half on a hot night in Kansas City.

Not content with a 1-1 draw, Austria’s Konrad Laimer sent a sharp pass across the field that Sabitzer finished to regain the lead — and give Iran some hope — only for Algeria to answer minutes later, when Mahrez scored off a perfect cross from Houssem Aouar.

It remained 2-2 down the stretch, and Algeria began to play keep-away as an antsy crowd began to hoot and whistle. But just when it seemed that would be it, Mahrez and Kalajdzic ended the group stage of the World Cup in memorable fashion.

“I think the match was a little crazy. It sort of went beyond the limits of everyone’s endurance,” said Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic. “Let’s celebrate our promotion, so to speak, let's rest and then we will begin again for the next round.”

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Iran missed the round of 32 by one spot in heartbreaking fashion.

It finished third in Group G with three points earned with draws against Belgium, New Zealand and Egypt. Iran appeared to have advanced via tiebreakers when Algeria scored a stunning stoppage-time goal to go ahead of Austria 3-2 Saturday night, but Austria tied it back up seconds later on the game's final play. Their draw ensured Iran's elimination.

It was one last painful moment for Iran in a World Cup that's been tumultuous, on and off the pitch.

The Iranians have been playing while Tehran negotiates with Washington on terms of a deal meant to permanently end the war that began earlier this year. Tensions continued Saturday when Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, in a likely response to overnight airstrikes by the U.S. Hours later, the U.S. said it struck multiple Iranian military targets after it said Iran attacked a ship near the Straight of Hormuz.

During the World Cup, Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei and players complained about numerous complications, including travel restrictions, visa denials for support staff and quick departures from the U.S. after matches.

U.S. officials have said all restrictions were known before the tournament.

The U.S. and Israel began the war on Feb. 28 by attacking Iran, which retaliated with attacks in the region and by asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz.

In March, Iran sought to move its group-stage matches to Mexico, with which it has diplomatic ties. Its request to move its base camp from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana was granted two weeks before the team’s arrival.

After Iran was eliminated Saturday night, the team sent a statement expressing “heartfelt appreciation to the wonderful people of Mexico, especially the beautiful city of Tijuana.”

“Leaving Tijuana is truly difficult for all of us,” the statement said.

At its first match, several hundred Iranian Americans protested outside the stadium, calling for change in Tehran and waving the pre-revolutionary lion-and-sun flag. Thousands more poured into the stadium to watch them play, and the pre-game national anthem was met with a mix of cheers and boos.

For the first two matches, near Los Angeles, the team was not permitted to travel until the day before and had to return to Mexico immediately after each game. The U.S. then eased its restrictions, allowing the squad to travel to Seattle two days before Friday’s match against Egypt. If Iran had advanced, it would have played its next match in Vancouver, British Columbia.

“We were treated very, very badly,” Ghalenoei said after Friday’s draw with Egypt left the Iranians clinging to hope they would get to the next round. “I hope the world becomes aware of these issues.”

“What these young Iranian national team players have done should be recorded in history,” Ghalenoei said. “Why? Because the host treated us in the worst possible way.”

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Pride events often mix celebration and calls to action, reflecting the political winds, cultural climate and news around LGBTQ+ rights.

This month's parades and festivals around the U.S. have unfolded as President Donald Trump works to roll back transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Among other moves, the Republican's administration removed a rainbow Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument earlier this year, then ultimately relented amid a lawsuit.

“As LGBTQIA+ events and symbols are being erased, it’s vital that our community have safe spaces to show up and march to make clear: We are here,” Chris Piedmont, a spokesperson for New York parade organizers Heritage of Pride, said in a statement Friday. “We will not be erased.”

Meanwhile, multiple Republican governors have promulgated conservative-friendly designations for June, such as “Nuclear Family Month," sometimes openly describing them as a counter to Pride. Other prominent Republican politicians, including Vice President JD Vance, criticized Major League Baseball 's response to some San Francisco Giants players who added Bible verses to the rainbow-themed Pride Night caps they were issued.

Against that backdrop, the NYC Pride March and the San Francisco Pride Parade are setting out to further their legacies as some of the world's largest and oldest such celebrations.

Both trace their roots to events held in 1970 to commemorate the Stonewall rebellion on June 28, 1969, when patrons of a New York gay bar called the Stonewall Inn resisted a police raid and ended up kindling a wave of activism.

The Stonewall Inn still is a bar; the Stonewall monument centers on a small park across the street, about half a mile (about 0.8 km) from the Pride March route at its closest point.

Also set for Sunday in Manhattan is the newer Queer Liberation March, founded by activists who saw the Pride March as too corporate and official.

This year, some transgender rights activists also pressured Pride organizers to bar some New York City hospitals' contingents from marching because the institutions announced in recent months that they would stop providing transgender youth treatments. The cutoff came amid funding threats from the Trump administration, and at least some of the hospitals also got federal Justice Department subpoenas for transgender patients' medical records. A judge has temporarily blocked the document demand.

Heritage of Pride said it has been talking with the hospitals about the issue. The group also noted the parade contingents are organized by LGBTQ+ employee groups, not by the top administrators responsible for decisions about care.

A message was sent to San Francisco Pride organizers about whether they faced similar questions.

Other cities with Pride parades Sunday include Seattle, where a World Cup soccer match Friday took on a Pride dimension after the countries whose teams involved — Iran and Egypt — triedunsuccessfully to get the celebrations canceled.

What's to be done with that information is a bit open-ended. But the law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants in conjunction with President Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of people lacking legal approval to live in the U.S.

The law says the state Department of Public Safety “may use all reasonable lawful investigative means available” to determine the number and identities of all “illegal aliens” in Mississippi. That includes collecting their names, addresses, country of origin and whether they are an adult or minor. It also includes noting any criminal history and the date, location and status of deportation proceedings.

The department is directed to share information on those suspected of violating laws with state and local authorities. The measure neither requires nor prohibits the database from being shared with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Republican state Sen. Angela Hill, who sponsored the measure, said states have a right and obligation to assist the U.S. government in discouraging illegal immigration, which she said facilitates crimes such as human and drug trafficking.

The new law “seems like commonsense to me,” Hill said. “In order to address the problems caused by illegal immigration, we need to understand the magnitude of the problem. Identifying the number and identity of illegal aliens in Mississippi is a concrete way to better understand the problem.”

Immigration laws are proliferating in states

Nationwide, states already have enacted more than 100 immigration-related laws this year, according to an Associated Press tally.

In Republican-led states, those measures generally have aligned with Trump's agenda by requiring local sheriffs to sign cooperative agreements with ICE, reinforcing eligibility restrictions for public benefits and directing election clerks to check voter rolls against the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system in an attempt to flag noncitizens.

Democratic-led states generally have pushed back against Trump with new laws banning cooperative pacts with ICE, forbidding ICE tactics like wearing masks and restricting immigration enforcement actions in schools, hospitals and other sensitive locations without judicial warrants.

The closest thing to Mississippi's new law appears to be a 2021 executive order by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. That measure directed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to “use all lawful investigative means available” to determine the number and identities of all “illegal aliens” who had been transported from the nation's southwest border to Florida.

The Florida agency did not respond to an AP request for information about the results of the executive order.

Trump's administration, meanwhile, has stepped up enforcement of a decades-old federal law that requires noncitizens to register with the U.S. government.

Some question how the Mississippi law will work

The Mississippi law envisions more than a one-time count. It prescribes an ongoing effort to keep track of immigrants illegally in the state for the next two years. That could get complicated as people overstay visas, apply for new forms of legal status and move into and out the state.

"You can be undocumented today, and then have status tomorrow, and then lose it again next month, and then regain it three months from now,” said Efrén Olivares, vice president of litigation and legal strategy at the National Immigration Law Center, a nonprofit that advocates for low-income immigrants.

“It’s practically unworkable, but it’s also very worrisome, because it’s eerily reminiscent of other countries that have created lists of certain groups of people,” Olivares said.

State officials will need to come up with “a credible and fairly foolproof way of correctly determining someone's immigration status,” said Jessica Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, a nonprofit think tank that supports restrictions on immigration.

But Vaughan said the law “makes a lot of sense," adding that it "raises the likelihood that someone’s illegal presence is going to come to the attention of federal authorities.”

Advocates say the law could break trust with police

Mississippi has one of the country's smallest percentages of immigrants illegally residing in the state — fewer than 28,000 people, amounting to less than 1% of its population — according to a report by the American Immigration Council, which used 2023 Census Bureau data.

The new law “is very concerning for a bunch of different reasons,” including the potential to redirect law enforcement resources away from protecting the public to investigating people from foreign countries who may be contributing to the economy, said Victoria Francis, deputy director of state and local initiatives for the American Immigration Council, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of immigrants.

“A mandate like this invites profiling and turning entire communities into targets,” Francis said.

The law could undermine trust between police and residents, said Lydia Grizzell, policy and advocacy manager for the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi.

“That increases the likelihood of individuals not reaching out to law enforcement when it’s needed – and that is opposite of the mission,” she said.

The agency — created earlier this year to streamline firefighting and fire reduction across public lands — said the firefighters had been part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday.

“The U.S. Wildland Fire Service stands united with the USDA Forest Service in grief and in our unwavering support for the loved ones left behind. Their bravery, dedication, and sacrifice will never be forgotten," it said in a statement on Facebook.

Wildfire activity has intensified across the western United States, as consecutive days of hot, dry and windy weather have fueled flames in Utah, Arizona and elsewhere as new fires popped up across the region.

The largest blaze, the Cottonwood Fire, was burning in rugged terrain in southwest Utah. It ballooned Saturday to more than 144 square miles (373 square kilometers) after marching through canyons and mountainsides, destroying part of a ski resort and other summer cabins along the way.

Authorities in Beaver County began working with fire teams on Saturday to assess the extent of the damage, but no estimates were immediately available. Gov. Spencer Cox in a post on social media called it bleak, but he thanked crews for what he called "several miraculous stops and saves.”

The cliffs and steep slopes have made the job even harder, said Alyssa Mason, a spokesperson assigned to the fire.

“It's hard to get dozers and other heavy equipment into that. It's hard to get engines into that,” she said. “It doesn't make it impossible to firefight, but it does just kind of slow things down.”

Hundreds of firefighters have been arriving in the arid state to battle new starts as well as those that have been growing because of what forecasters called critical fire weather — dangerously low humidity levels, warm temperatures and gusty winds.

The danger is even higher this year because of Utah's record-low snowpack and its warmest winter on record. Much of the West is grappling with similar conditions, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

From Alaska to Florida, crews worked Saturday to corral dozens of fires, including three dozen that were classified as large and uncontained.

Nationally, nearly 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares) have burned since the start of the year. That is more than the 10-year average.

The conditions in Utah were critical enough for Gov. Spencer Cox to declare an emergency earlier this week and clear the way for the state to ban fireworks ahead of the July Fourth holiday. The order comes as Utah is experiencing one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent history, fueled by historic drought conditions.

State officials said that over the past week, Utah has seen an increase in wildfire starts, with each fire showing unprecedented behavior. These starts have stretched the state’s wildland firefighting capabilities, State Forester Jamie Barnes said.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis also declared an emergency on Saturday, and authorized the use of the National Guard to tackle the fires.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service over recent days have been issuing red flag warnings for a wide swath of the West, from California to Arizona and New Mexico.

South of Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said the flames of a new wildfire were moving away from Grand Canyon Village and the nearby community of Tusayan on Saturday. But about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away, another fire prompted Coconino County officials to issue evacuation orders for those near Kendrick Mountain.

Parts of northern Arizona were without power Saturday as the utility serving the area initiated a safety shut-off in hopes of lessening the wildfire risk.

Power shutoffs have become more common in the West as wildfire risk has expanded. It is usually a last resort after utility forecasters weigh factors like sustained wind and gust speeds, available fuels and topography.

With extreme fire conditions persisting in Utah, Rocky Mountain Power also shut off power lines serving Beaver County and other areas.

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Montoya Bryan reported from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Associated Press writers Jamie Stengle in Dallas; Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio; and Ed White in Detroit contributed.

From supporters to candidates, the message throughout the gathering was confidence heading into this year’s elections.

“Obviously we can’t be too complacent, but I think our prospects are great,” said Jad with the Florida Young Republicans.

“I feel really good. You talk about stuff happening in other states, in Florida things just get better and better every year as Republicans and as proud Floridians in America,” said John Carroll, a District 53 State House candidate.

Several high-profile Republican figures took the stage, including Attorney General James Uthmeier and U.S. Senators Ashley Moody and Rick Scott.

11 Republicans are running for governor, including Congressman Byron Donalds, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

“We are the best state in America, that’s not going to change, and this November we will tell the Florida Democratic Party once again. Because when you win in Florida, it’s the best state, and that’s not going to change anytime soon,” Donalds said.

Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins also spoke, while his competitor delivered sharp criticism.

“If we do not test our nominee now, the left-wing machine will test him when it’s too late to choose somebody else. And I’m telling you plainly Byron Donalds is not ready for the fight ahead,” the competitor said.

Donalds, meanwhile, focused his criticism on Democratic frontrunner David Jolly, a former Republican.

“I don’t know about you but we have worked too long in this state to make it the number one conservative state in America just to let some milquetoast Democrat wannabe think he is gonna transform Florida,” Donalds said.

Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner also took the stage, pitching himself as a steady hand in the race.

“You also want a governor who’s gonna get there and deliver results and I’m a no nonsense, less talk, more action leader,” Renner said.

The event also featured a debate among four congressional candidates competing for the GOP nomination in the newly redistricted District 25, stretching from Miami Beach to Delray Beach.

Candidates including former state Rep. George Moraitis, Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, business owner Raven Harrison, and businessman Dan Franzese traded sharp exchanges over qualifications, experience, and vision for the district.

Singer and Franzese in particular went after each other’s records and backgrounds in a heated back-and-forth.

“These are the failed efforts by a repeat failed candidate,” one candidate said.

“I’ll tell you what else I hear when I go door to door, you could not get elected dog catcher in that district if you ran in your town again,” another said.

On the Democratic side, Rep. Jared Moskowitz is set to face progressive challenger Oliver Larkin in the primary.

Primary elections are scheduled for August 18th, with the general election set for November 3rd.

Watch for showers to move onshore overnight, with rain lingering into Sunday morning. Most of the day will be dry, with showers and storms developing inland by the afternoon.

Temperatures will be hot again, with highs reaching the lower 90s. Stay hydrated. Heat index values could climb to around 105 degrees.

Officers responded around 7:15 p.m. to Southwest 336th Street and Southwest 192nd Avenue after several teenagers reported that a boy had gone into a lake and didn’t come back up.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue joined the search, and a diver later found the teen underwater and unresponsive.

Rescue crews performed life-saving efforts, and the boy was taken to Homestead Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.

While crews were still working that scene, another group of teenagers across the lake also went into the water. A second 14-year-old boy went under and didn’t resurface.

He was later found by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue divers and airlifted to Kendall Regional Trauma Center in critical condition, officials said.

Both incidents are currently under investigation by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

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Fans began pouring through the gates throughout the afternoon for the FIFA Fan Fest, with long lines stretching for blocks as supporters waited to get inside. Many waved Colombian flags, chanted and cheered while preparing for the highly anticipated match at Miami Stadium.

For fans who were unable to get tickets to the game, the free watch party at Bayfront Park offered an alternative place to catch the action. The fan fest featured giant video screens showing the match, along with live entertainment, food, games and soccer-themed activities throughout the park.

Saturday marks the final day of group-stage play. Colombia had already secured a spot in the Round of 32 entering the match, while Portugal could advance with either a win or a draw.

The match was scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. at Miami Stadium.

Officials expected the fan fest to remain packed well into the night. Bayfront Park can hold about 30,000 people at full capacity, and the crowd appeared to be approaching that number as fans continued arriving ahead of kickoff.

Not anymore. Not after a new generation of players made history by advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time and set up a clash with England.

“The weight on our shoulders was hard to bear,” said striker Yoane Wissa, whose two goals helped Congo rally to a 3-1 win against Uzbekistan on Saturday night

Fiston Mayele was also on target in a dramatic second-half comeback as Congo joined Cape Verde as another unexpected qualifier for the round of 32.

“We told ourselves we can’t give up,” Mayele said.

Congo has been one of the surprise stories of this World Cup, with few expecting it to emerge from a group that included Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Colombia. And history was hardly on its side.

Congo's previous appearance was when it competed as Zaire in 1974 and lost all three games, including the rout by Yugoslavia.

It's a completely different story now.

After holding Portugal to a 1-1 draw earlier in the tournament, Congo needed a win in its final Group K game to advance as one of the best third-place teams.

It did just that with a breathless fight back after trailing to Eldor Shomurodov's lobbed goal in the 10th minute.

“We’re a team that knows how to respond when we concede a goal; we keep fighting with determination,” coach Sébastien Desabre said.

If the weight of the occasion was evident in Congo's first-half performance, the resilience of its players proved irresistible after the break.

The game was level in the 68th when Wissa was brought down by Abdukodir Khusanov for a penalty.

Wissa picked himself up and sent Uzbekistan goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov the wrong way, rolling the ball into the bottom corner for the first of a late flurry of goals.

Mayele put Congo ahead 10 minutes later when flicking past Nematov at the near post and was mobbed by teammates and even substitutes, who raced off the bench and across the field to join in the wild celebrations.

There were even more joyous scenes when Wissa put the result beyond doubt in added time with a curling shot into the bottom corner.

Fans continued celebrating long after the final whistle, singing and dancing in the stadium concourses. The memories of 1974 fading fast.

“We’re going to savor this moment because it’s been tough,” said Wissa. “All the guys — the substitutes, those who’ve worn the jersey before, and those who’ll wear it tomorrow — we should be proud. Thank you to all the Congolese people; it’s for moments like these that we do what we do. We did it!”

Congo is one of nine African nations to advance from the group stage at this tournament.

“It’s quite an achievement. We showed a good image of Congo,” said Desabre.

Uzbekistan's debut at the World Cup ended in three straight defeats.

“I hope this tournament will give us big experience. I hope this experience will give us more motivation for the future,” said coach Fabio Cannavaro.

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Druski will surpass Kevin Hart, who previously held the distinction as the BET Award’s youngest host when he emceed in 2011.

The 31-year-old comedian and digital creator will host the ceremony live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. EDT.

Who is nominated?

Cardi B leads this year’s BET Awards with six nominations, while Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist earned five nods each. Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto follow with four nominations apiece.

The album of the year race includes Cardi B’s “Am I the Drama?,” Clipse’s “Let God Sort Em Out,” J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off,” Leon Thomas’ “Mutt Deluxe: Heel,” Mariah the Scientist’s “Hearts Sold Separately,” Tyler, the Creator’s “Don’t Tap the Glass,” Bruno Mars’ “The Romantic,” and Wale’s “everything is a lot.”

Several of the year’s biggest hits are also in contention for song of the year, including Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Leon Thomas’ “Mutt,” Doechii’s “Denial Is a River,” and Mariah the Scientist’s “Burning Blue.”

Who are the show’s performers?

The first wave of performers includes Cardi B, Common, Doechii, Don Toliver, French Montana, Jill Scott, Kehlani, Queen Latifah, Rick Ross, Tems, T.I. and The War And Treaty.

Hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte returns as the show’s announcer.

Who will host the show?

Druski is expected to bring his improvisational style and internet-born comedy to the BET Awards stage.

He became one of entertainment’s fastest-rising stars through his viral sketches before expanding into sold-out comedy tours and collaborations with artists including Drake and Snoop Dogg, as well as appearances alongside figures like Tom Brady and Timothée Chalamet.

“I grew up watching the BET Awards,” Druski said. “To know the comedic legends that hosted before me set the bar so high, I’m just grateful to be a part of the history. But I’m still bringing my brand of comedy to the stage.”

Who will receive special honors?

Hill will receive the Living Legend Icon Award, which recognizes pioneers whose work has remained culturally essential across generations. She first emerged as a member of the Fugees before releasing her landmark solo debut, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” a genre-defying album that became one of the most influential recordings in hip-hop and R&B history.

BET called Hill “the very definition of a living legend,” crediting her with reshaping music while inspiring generations of artists.

Taylor, who starred in “One Battle After Another,” will receive the Icon of the Year Award, recognizing a creative force whose influence is shaping culture today. She has evolved from a multiplatinum recording artist into an award-winning actor, director, producer and choreographer.

Music executive Sylvia Rhone will receive the Ultimate Icon Award for her groundbreaking leadership and lasting impact on the music industry.

Rhone made history as the first Black woman to lead a major record company owned by a Fortune 500 corporation. During a career spanning decades, she helped develop artists including Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne, Tracy Chapman, Brandy, Erykah Badu, Kid Cudi, Future, Travis Scott and Giveon.

Are there any other standout nominees?

The awards will feature award categories including the Pulse Award for creator and content series and the Fashion Vanguard Award for cultural impact in fashion.

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Hallandale Beach police said the girl and her father were innocent bystanders and were not involved in the altercation that led to the shooting.

Police said the family had just arrived at the McDonald’s in the 800 block of West Hallandale Beach Boulevard when the girl’s mother went inside to get food. They said the father and daughter remained in the vehicle waiting.

Investigators said an altercation started in the parking lot between suspects, and the father and daughter were shot while they were inside the car.

They said the girl was conscious and alert after being shot.

Both were transported to a local hospital and are in stable condition, with the girl having to undergo surgery.

Detectives remained at the scene reviewing surveillance footage and investigating the shooting. Police were also conducting a house-by-house search as they looked for the suspect, who remained at large.

A spokesperson with the Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed the Hallandale Beach Police Department is the lead agency on the case.

Captain Megan Jones told Local 10 News it’s believed one of the people involved in the gun exchange was a McDonald’s employee.

The Hallandale Beach Police Department is asking anyone with information, video footage, or knowledge that may assist detectives in this investigation to contact the Hallandale Beach Police Department at 954-457-1400.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).

Local 10 News reporter Rosh Lowe contributed to this story.

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Argentina's superstar did it anyway as a second-half substitute.

Messi made it seven straight while extending the all-time men's World Cup scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina's 3-1 victory over Jordan in a group stage finale on Saturday night.

In his first match since turning 39 three days earlier, Messi scored on a free kick in the 80th minute after being taken down just outside the penalty area. The low kick barely above the grass surface split two Jordan defenders into the left corner of the net.

It was his 72nd career goal on a free kick, including his 12th for Argentina. Messi now has 123 international goals — second all-time to Cristiano Ronaldo’s 145 — in 202 appearances.

Messi had been one of only three players to score in six consecutive World Cup games along with France striker Just Fontaine and Brazil great Jairzinho.

“What you’re seeing, I’m seeing the same thing,” coach Lionel Scaloni said through a translator. "It’s a little bit of an uncomfortable situation every single time people ask because I no longer know what to say."

Messi also scored on a free kick against Nigeria in the 2014 World Cup and is among six players since records are available dating to 1966 who scored two free kick goals in the World Cup. He joined Pelé, Rivellino, Téofilo Cubillas, Bernard Genghini and David Beckham.

“I am very happy for him, for the moment he is having,” Giovani Lo Celso said in translated remarks after becoming the first Argentine other than Messi to score in this tournament, also on a free kick in the 19th minute. “The truth is that seeing him every day excites, excites and infects a lot. So obviously seeing him like that for us is very important.”

Messi didn't start because Argentina had already clinched first place in Group J, and the game was further meaningless because Jordan was already eliminated from the knockout stage.

Nevertheless, the decidedly pro-Argentina crowd of 70,649 at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys was eager to see him.

Fans started chanting Messi's name as soon as the second half started, and cheered loudly when he came off the bench merely to go through warmups.

The roar was louder when he stepped onto the field in the 60th minute, replacing Lautaro Martinez, who scored on a penalty kick in the first half.

For all the accomplishments of the eight-time winner of the Ballon d’Or as the best player in Europe, Messi has never won the golden boot as the top scorer in each World Cup. This is his sixth.

Messi now has six goals in this tournament, two clear of Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Júnior and Erling Haaland.

Messi had been dealing with a minor hamstring injury with Inter Miami that slowed him in the lead-up to the World Cup.

The knockout round for Argentina begins Friday in South Florida, and in this expanded 48-team tournament that would be the first of five matches in 17 days if La Albiceleste makes it to the final on July 19.

“Today he could have played 90 minutes,” Scaloni said. “He wanted his teammates to have time on the pitch and to save himself also for what’s coming up now. He doesn’t think so much about the numbers that people are talking about.”

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El sábado estaban vigentes advertencias de inundaciones repentinas para distintas partes de Kentucky e Indiana en medio de fuertes precipitaciones, informó el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.

La agencia señaló la tarde del sábado que en algunas zonas del suroeste de Indiana ya habían caído entre 10,6 y 25,4 centímetros (4 y 10 pulgadas) de lluvia, con posibilidad de más precipitaciones.

La oficina de Beshear indicó que se esperaban hasta 17,7 centímetros (7 pulgadas) de lluvia en diferentes partes de su estado hasta avanzada la noche.

El gobernador escribió en redes sociales que tres personas murieron en el condado de Madison y una en el condado de Jackson debido a las inundaciones.

“Se trata de un grave episodio de inundaciones, en el que los equipos ya han tenido que realizar múltiples rescates acuáticos de vehículos y viviendas en toda la mancomunidad”, afirmó Beshear en un comunicado. “A medida que continúe la lluvia intensa hasta avanzada la noche, necesitamos que la gente se mantenga alerta y evite conducir, especialmente después del anochecer, cuando la visibilidad es limitada”.

En el noroeste de Kentucky, a las afueras de Louisville, autoridades de manejo de emergencias del condado de Bullitt pidieron a los residentes de un camino rural que evacuaran como medida de precaución tras un deslizamiento de tierra en el terraplén de una presa. Indicaron que la presa se mantenía firme y que no había señales de un fallo inminente.

Según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, en la zona cayeron alrededor de 7,6 centímetros (3 pulgadas) de lluvia en los últimos dos días.

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A two-shot swing on the 18th hole — Hovland made a 6-foot birdie, Scheffler three-putted from 25 feet on the fringe for bogey — gave the Norwegian star a 6-under 64 and a one-shot lead over the world's No. 1 player.

“Just had a great time,” Hovland said. “It’s been a while since I’ve been in this position. To go head-to-head against the best player in the world and pull off some great shots, it was just a lot of fun.”

The pleasant surprise was the support he had in the crowd.

Scheffler is enormously popular and the TPC Highlands had a vocal gallery. Hovland had plenty of support from a Norway contingent that drove over from Boston following a World Cup loss to France. Hovland gave them plenty of opportunity to do the “row” that has become so popular in the stadium and subway stations and wherever they gather.

Hovland knows it well. Oddly enough, it was the first time he had seen it live.

“I mean, we’re Vikings, so it’s kind of in our DNA,” Hovland said. “It’s kind of funny, that’s the first time I’ve ever seen it. I think that’s the first time we’ve ever done it, especially in the World Cup. So yeah, it took us 1,000 years to figure it out. I think it’s pretty cool.”

“Ro, ro, ro!” they chanted as Hovland approached the 18th green. “USA! USA!” came the American chants. It was good banter on a Saturday afternoon in New England, an example why partisan cheering in a World Cup year is far more palatable than a Ryder Cup year.

It was the second straight year Scheffler, whose bogey gave him a 67, fell from the top of the leaderboard going into the weekend at the TPC River Highlands, though this was no cause for alarm. A year ago, he opened with a triple bogey, shot 72 and fell nine shots behind.

This was one hole, and he was only one shot behind as Scheffler tries to win for the first time since the start to his season in the California desert.

Hovland was at 20-under 190 and gets another afternoon with Scheffler on Sunday. The next closest players were Patrick Cantlay (64) and Akshay Bhatia (67), who were five shots behind.

“This is a golf course where you can see some numbers be shot. You know, guys can shoot pretty low,” Scheffler said. “Going into tomorrow just try to execute, have a good round, and see where that puts me.”

Hovland started two shots behind and it took him four holes — three birdies — to catch Scheffler. From there, it was a bit of a pillow fight as they matched mostly pars, two birdies and one bogey to remain tied.

Scheffler regained the lead with a lob wedge to 2 feet on the 14th. Both got up-and-down from the front of the green on the reachable par-4 15th — Scheffler with a nifty chip that floated up the slope and trickled down to the pin — and exchanged pars going to the 18th.

That's where it flipped, giving Hovland the lead.

“The score is nice ... but I'm very process-driven,” Hovland said. "As soon as I find a certain feel that I can trust and it produces a pretty reliable shot shape, I know that I’m going to be able to score pretty well from there. So if I happen to shoot 2 under or 6 under or 9 under, that’s not the most important thing. As soon as I see the shots that I’m trying to hit and execute, that’s what gives me the confidence.

“Then it’s all a bonus on top being able to do it at this stage and in front of that many people.”

There was separation, but this is not a duel given the nature of this course that allows for low scoring and dynamic finishes because of the closing hole.

“The beauty of this golf course is that I think Scottie and I have separated ourselves from the rest of the field, but at the same time, 14 or 15 under is still very much in this thing if they go and shoot a very low score tomorrow,” Hovland said.

“So we still have to go out there and play very similar to what we did today,” he said. “Otherwise, we’re bringing in a lot more guys.”

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With supporters' red-and-white St. George's Cross signs circling the field on an afternoon of sporadic rain, Bellingham and Kane scored early in the second half for a 2-0 win over Panama on Saturday. England earned first place in its group and a more favorable knockout phase bracket.

The Three Lions even wore the red jerseys made famous when England beat Germany for its only title in 1966, a sartorial similarity connecting North Jersey and that famous day in north London.

“Amazing support. Crazy white wall behind the goal. Perfect weather to play football for us," England coach Thomas Tuchel said.

England finished Group L with two wins and a draw for seven points and plays its round of 32 match Wednesday at Atlanta against Congo. The team that advances faces Mexico or Ecuador in Mexico City.

If the Three Lions had dropped to second, they would have encountered Portugal, with the winner meeting Spain or Austria.

“I know some people have already made plans,” Bellingham said, “so it was nice they don’t have to cancel anything.”

Fans filled the field walls with flags displaying club names that included Tottenham, Watford and Wolves plus less-celebrated clubs such as Crawley Town, Bristol Rovers and Faversham Town.

Panama held the England scoreless through a first half in which Kane had 10 touches, the fewest of any player. Croatia added pressure by taking the lead in the 31st minute against Ghana in simultaneous match in Philadelphia.

“All the lads were ready to go after halftime,” Bellingham said. "We realized we had a couple of more gears to go.”

Bellingham put the Three Lions ahead in the 62nd minute from Bukayo Saka's corner kick. Held in bear hug by Jorge Gutiérrez at the top of the 6-yard box, Bellingham stuck out his left leg and stabbed the ball past goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera for his third World Cup goal, his second this year.

Five minutes later, Bellingham crossed from the left flank and Kane outjumped Andrés Andrade to head in the ball for his 82nd international goal. Kane became England's record World Cup scorer with his 11th goal, one more than Gary Lineker.

Bellingham injured his left hamstring playing for Real Madrid on Feb. 1, didn't return until March 22 and scored just two more goals during the rest of the La Liga season.

“Jude looks fit, looks sharp," Kane said. "It looks like he's got the bit between his teeth to really go out there and prove to the world what type of player he is.”

England reached the knockout rounds for the seventh time in eight World Cups.

“They have great players. They are worth millions and millions," Panama defender José Córdoba said. "We’re talking about English football, which is much more developed than in our country and there’s a huge distance.”

Panama went 0-3 for the second time and was outscored 4-0. It joined Iraq, Haiti, El Salvador, Canada and Mexico — all but one from the CONCACAF region — as teams that lost their first six World Cup matches. José Fajardo put the ball in the net for the Los Canaleros in second-half stoppage time, but was called for offside.

“We can be proud — not of the results, as no one can be proud of a defeat, but all in all I think they gave their everything." Panama coach Thomas Christiansen said. “For the outside world, the image of Panama has been really good.”

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford played his 15th World Cup match, second among English players to Peter Shilton’s 17.

England's Jarell Quansah, usually a central defender, replaced right back Reece James, sidelined by a hamstring. Quansah twisted his right ankle during a 59th-minute challenge by José Luis Rodríguez and was replaced in the 63rd. England is short on right backs after Trent Alexander-Arnold was not picked for the roster.

“It will be now a very tight race for Quansah, so I’m worried about these two," Tuchel said.

In the glow of victory, supporters celebrated Bellingham by singing the Beatles' “Hey Jude” when he stood on the field for postgame interviews.

“This evening is special to take the energy and take in the atmosphere,” Tuchel said. “From tomorrow we will think about round of 32.”

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El jefe de Gabinete, Manuel Adorni, anunció su renuncia el sábado a través de una carta dirigida a Milei publicada en sus redes sociales, en la que admitió haber sufrido durante los últimos meses por los “interminables ataques mediáticos” en su contra.

“Las mentiras que se han dicho fueron de lo más variadas”, escribió Adorni a Milei, quien durante meses defendió al funcionario a pesar de las acusaciones. “Me han tratado de delincuente y corrupto sin un solo hecho de corrupción sobre mis espaldas”.

La justicia federal investigó a Adorni por presunto enriquecimiento ilícito. La causa examinó viajes al exterior, adquisiciones inmobiliarias y costosas reformas en propiedades a su nombre. Los investigadores buscaban determinar si existía correlación entre esos gastos y los ingresos declarados.

Adorni quedó aún más expuesto cuando reconoció que había omitido declarar alrededor de medio millón de dólares en sus declaraciones juradas. Explicó que él y su esposa invirtieron 200.000 dólares y obtuvieron otros 300.000 dólares en ganancias con Bitcoin entre 2014 y 2018, una inversión que años después criticó públicamente.

La investigación puso en aprietos a Milei, quien llegó al poder a fines de 2023 con la promesa de erradicar la corrupción y otros vicios de la denominada “casta” política. Pese a las denuncias, el presidente respaldó públicamente a Adorni y durante meses se negó a soltarle la mano.

“Manuel es inocente. Con lo cual yo soy superoptimista de que no va a tener ningún tipo de problema”, dijo Milei esta semana en una entrevista con El Observador España durante la ultima visita a ese país. “A mis ministros los banco hasta las últimas consecuencias”.

Un vocero de Milei no respondió de momento a una solicitud de comentario. Su hermana y secretaria general de la Presidencia, Karina Milei, le agradeció a Adorni por su “incansable trabajo” y lo describió como una persona “íntegra, valiosa y muy querida” dentro del partido libertario tras la noticia de su renuncia.

Adorni se desempeñó primero como vocero presidencial y el año pasado asumió como jefe de Gabinete.

“Por primera vez desde aquel 10 de diciembre de 2023 estoy yendo contra sus deseos”, le escribió Adorni a Milei en la carta. “Gracias por haber confiado en mí desde siempre y gracias por haberme acompañado en este proceso tan injusto, doloroso y desgastante para mí y mi familia”.

Antes de incorporarse al gobierno, Adorni se desempeñó como analista económico en medios de comunicación y era considerado una de las figuras más cercanas tanto al presidente como a la secretaria general de la Presidencia, Karina Milei.

Ambos defendieron públicamente a Adorni durante el avance de la investigación y cuestionaron las acusaciones impulsadas por la oposición, que promovía un pedido de interpelación del jefe de Gabinete en el Congreso.

En un gesto sin precedentes en la política argentina, Milei y Karina Milei acompañaron a Adorni cuando presentó un informe de gestión ante el Congreso en medio del escándalo. El presidente lo aplaudió de pie desde uno de los palcos del recinto, desde donde además intercambió insultos con legisladores de izquierda que exhibían carteles con la leyenda “Fuera los corruptos”.

“El gobierno de Milei quedó muy impregnado de sospechas y dudas”, dijo a The Associated Press el analista político Sergio Berensztein, de la consultora Berensztein.

Según Berensztein, el escándalo privó al gobierno de una de sus principales fortalezas políticas: diferenciarse del kirchnerismo con un discurso anticorrupción, en contraste con los supuestos casos de corrupción que involucraron a ese movimiento político en los últimos años.

“Milei es un presidente que en principio parecía intolerante y riguroso frente a cualquier cuestión que implicara una sospecha de corrupción. En el caso de Adorni, dijo que, hasta que la justicia dijera lo contrario, lo iba a sostener”, afirmó el analista.

El gobierno no anunció por el momento quién reemplazará a Adorni en el cargo. Una de las alternativas que circulan en medios nacionales es que Diego Santilli, ministro del Interior, podría asumir la jefatura de Gabinete.

Los aficionados comenzaron a ingresar por las puertas durante toda la tarde para el FIFA Fan Fest, con largas filas que se extendían por varias cuadras mientras esperaban para entrar. Muchos ondeaban banderas de Colombia, cantaban y celebraban mientras se preparaban para el esperado partido en el Miami Stadium.

Para los aficionados que no pudieron conseguir boletos para el partido, la fiesta gratuita para ver el encuentro en Bayfront Park ofreció una alternativa para seguir la acción. El Fan Fest contó con pantallas gigantes que transmitían el partido, además de entretenimiento en vivo, comida, juegos y actividades relacionadas con el fútbol en todo el parque.

El sábado marcó el último día de la fase de grupos. Colombia ya había asegurado un lugar en los dieciseisavos de final antes del partido, mientras que Portugal podía avanzar con una victoria o un empate.

El partido estaba programado para comenzar a las 7:30 p.m. en el Miami Stadium.

Las autoridades esperaban que el Fan Fest permaneciera lleno hasta bien entrada la noche. Bayfront Park tiene capacidad para unas 30,000 personas cuando está lleno, y la multitud parecía acercarse a esa cifra mientras los aficionados continuaban llegando antes del inicio del partido.

Los médicos que han estado tratando a los sobrevivientes del terremoto en Venezuela necesitaban urgentemente dispositivos médicos como férulas, collarines cervicales, vendajes triangulares para cabestrillos y vendas de yeso .

Necesitaban gasas estériles, torniquetes, cinta médica, vendas adhesivas, apósitos hemostáticos, pomada antibiótica de amplio espectro y guantes de exploración sin látex.

“También estamos recibiendo antibióticos de amplio espectro”, dijo en español el Dr. Pedro Fuenmayor, cirujano plástico del condado de Miami-Dade, según un video que la organización publicó en Instagram .

El grupo también solicitó pomada antibiótica de amplio espectro, analgésicos, soluciones de rehidratación oral, antihistamínicos, medicamentos antidiarreicos y otros medicamentos con precintos de seguridad intactos.

“Es muy importante que los medicamentos estén sellados y no caducados”, dijo la Dra. Zoe Pujadas en español.

El doctor Jesús Guarecuco dijo que las donaciones serán entregadas en Valencia, Venezuela, para ser distribuidas por las organizaciones sin fines de lucro Cáritas Venezuela y Médicos Unidos Venezuela en las zonas donde los médicos están atendiendo a los heridos.

“Todo esto se está enviando por vía aérea”, dijo Guarecuco en español.

Los doctores Leadro Feo y Guarecuco afirmaron que la mayoría de las organizaciones sin fines de lucro tienen limitaciones en cuanto a los suministros médicos que pueden aceptar y entregar en Venezuela.

“Todo lo que es para niños va a la Misión de Empoderamiento Global , todo lo que es material médico viene aquí”, dijo Feo, un oncólogo quirúrgico, refiriéndose al lugar de entrega en el almacén.

El punto de entrega para médicos está abierto de 9:00 a 17:00, de lunes a viernes, y de 10:00 a 16:00 los sábados, en el almacén situado en 8080 NW 71 St., justo al sur de Medley y al norte de Doral.

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Los agentes informaron que el accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 9:13 p.m. en Krome Motocross Park, ubicado en la cuadra 16000 de Northwest 177th Avenue, cerca de Krome Avenue.

Según los investigadores, los agentes respondieron a reportes de un accidente de tránsito que involucraba a un niño en bicicleta. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue declaró al menor muerto en el lugar.

La investigación preliminar determinó que el niño montaba su bicicleta entre vehículos estacionados y cruzó hacia la trayectoria de una camioneta Chevrolet Silverado que salía de la propiedad antes de ser atropellado, indicaron las autoridades.

La identidad del niño y del conductor no ha sido divulgada por el momento.

Las autoridades informaron que la Unidad de Homicidios de Tránsito de la MDSO investiga el accidente.

Krome Motocross Park confirmó en redes sociales que una carrera programada para este fin de semana fue cancelada.

“El fin de semana de carreras queda cancelado debido a circunstancias extremadamente lamentables. Hemos tomado la decisión de cancelar la carrera de este fin de semana”, señala el comunicado. “Ofrecemos nuestras más sinceras disculpas por los inconvenientes y agradecemos su comprensión durante este momento. Mantendremos a todos informados a medida que tengamos más información. Gracias por su continuo apoyo y esperamos verlos muy pronto”.

Las autoridades informaron que la balacera ocurrió en la cuadra 800 de West Hallandale Beach Boulevard.

Los agentes dijeron a Local 10 News que la niña sufrió una herida de bala en la cabeza y que un hombre también fue baleado. Indicaron que ambos fueron trasladados al Memorial Regional Hospital. Sus identidades y su estado de salud no fueron divulgados de inmediato.

Los agentes informaron que respondieron al lugar, donde se colocó cinta amarilla para acordonar la escena del crimen y la vía fue cerrada mientras los investigadores trabajaban.

También indicaron que el sospechoso seguía prófugo y que los agentes continuaban buscándolo.

No se divulgaron de inmediato más detalles sobre la balacera.

Esta es una noticia en desarrollo. Vea Local 10 News o actualice la página para conocer los detalles más recientes.

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The physicians who have been treating earthquake survivors in Venezuela were in dire need of medical devices such as splints, cervical neck braces, triangular bandages for slings, and plaster bandages.

They needed sterile gauze pads, tourniquets, medical tape, adhesive bandages, hemostatic dressings, broad-spectrum antibiotic ointment, and non-latex examination gloves.

“We are also receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics,” Dr. Pedro Fuenmayor, a plastic surgeon based in Miami-Dade County, said in Spanish, according to a video that the organization released on Instagram.

The group also asked for broad-spectrum antibiotic ointment, analgesics, oral rehydration solutions, antihistamines, anti-diarrhea medication, and other medications with intact tamper-evident seals.

“It is very important that the medicines be sealed and not expired,“ Dr. Zoe Pujadas said in Spanish.

Dr. Jesus Guarecuco said the donations will be delivered to Valencia, Venezuela, to be distributed by nonprofits Caritas Venezuela and Médicos Unidos Venezuela to areas where physicians are treating the injured.

“All of this is being sent by air,” Guarecuco said in Spanish.

Dr. Leadro Feo and Guarecuco said most nonprofit organizations, have limits on what medical supplies they are able to accept and deliver to Venezuela.

“Everything that is for children goes to the Global Empowerment Mission, everything that is a medical supply comes here,“ said Feo, a surgical oncologist, about the drop-off location at the warehouse.

The physicians’ drop-off location is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Monday to Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the warehouse at 8080 NW 71 St., just south of Medley and north of Doral.

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• Grey Bull Rescue Foundation team arrives at Caracas
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• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
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• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team

• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations
• Miramar to keep 6 aid drop-off locations open 24/7
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Deputies said the crash happened around 9:13 p.m. at Krome Motocross Park, located in the 16000 block of Northwest 177th Avenue, just off Krome Avenue.

According to investigators, deputies responded to reports of a traffic crash involving a child on a motorbike. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the boy dead at the scene.

The preliminary investigation found the boy was riding his motorbike between parked vehicles and crossed into the path of a Chevrolet Silverado that was exiting the property before he was struck, authorities said.

The boy and driver’s identity have not been released at this time.

Authorities said MDSO’s Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the crash.

Krome Motorcross Park confirmed on social media that a race scheduled at the park for this weekend has been canceled.

“Race weekend canceled due to extremely unfortunate circumstances. We have made the decision to cancel this weekend’s race,” the statement read. “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding during this time. We will keep everyone updated as we have more information. Thank you for your continued support, and we hope to see you all very soon.”

The U.S. Air Force flew Leal, a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue captain since 2017, aboard the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from the Homestead Air Reserve Base to northern Venezuela.

Leal’s return to the Venezuelan state of La Guaira, where he was born when the oil-rich country was a stable democracy, is as a member of the Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1.

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are counting on him, and the rest of MDFR Chief Ray Jadallah’s team to save lives after two 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck on Wednesday.

Leal is trained to face the devastation in his native coastal town of Caraballeda. He recently marked the anniversary of his response to the Champlain Towers South collapse that killed 98 people in 2021 in Surfside.

Leal graduated from the Miami Dade College Fire Academy in 2003 and returned to his alma mater as an instructor about 13 years later.

MDFR had hired him in 2004, and he had risen to the rank of lieutenant in 2010. As captain, his long list of certifications includes technical rescue, Hazmat, marine firefighting, and rescue diving.

Leal is in good company. The State Department also deployed Miami Fire Rescue Chief Robert Hevia’s Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 and two more teams from California and Virginia.

Earlier today, the men and women of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Florida Task Force 1 (#FLTF1) boarded a plane and began their mission to Venezuela.

Departing from Homestead Air Reserve Base with the support of @Southcom, they carry with them far more than specialized training and… pic.twitter.com/CmoWilsYyG

— Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (@MiamiDadeFire) June 27, 2026

Deploying four-legged heroes to help save lives in Venezuela:

Watch as @MiamiDadeFire specialized urban search-and-rescue dogs board a @usairforce C-17 Globemaster en route to Venezuela. These elite canines and their handlers are supporting @StateDept-led U.S. government… pic.twitter.com/5sCRkxpQ89

— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) June 27, 2026

Delivering life-saving capabilities to Venezuela.

Today, @usairforce C-17 Globemaster aircraft are transporting two @MiamiDadeFire search and rescue teams to Venezuela. These skilled responders will join @StateDept-led U.S. government earthquake relief efforts. #SOUTHCOM… pic.twitter.com/4eWcaCxYCZ

— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) June 27, 2026

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• Officials close La Guaira, require volunteers to register in Caracas
• Amazon donates to Airlink to help charities with logistics

• Miami search-and-rescue team prepares to deploy
• Centro Comunitario AFE hosts collection drive in Miami-Dade
• Weston-based charity partners with local pharmacy

• Veteran-led Project DYNAMO delivers 20,000 pounds of aid in 1st 48 hours
• Altruism at El Arepazo feeds Global Empowerment Mission’s team effort
• Salvadoran rescuers work to free 15-year-old survivor in Caraballeda

• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
• U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage
• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team

• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations
• Miramar to keep 6 aid drop-off locations open 24/7
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations

• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

Han pasado tres días desde que dos terremotos sacudieron Venezuela, y el rescate de Cordero, que ocurrió el viernes, así como el de otras personas, da un impulso de optimismo a quienes aún esperan encontrar a sus seres queridos entre las ruinas.

Esto ocurre mientras aumenta el número de muertos por los terremotos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 del miércoles y mientras muchas familias confirman que madres, padres, hermanos y niños no sobrevivieron. Al menos 1.430 personas han muerto, informaron el sábado funcionarios gubernamentales, una cifra que se prevé que siga creciendo. Miles están heridas y se ha reportado la desaparición de decenas de miles.

La frenética búsqueda continuaba el sábado, en su mayoría a cargo de civiles, con un número creciente de equipos internacionales de rescate que se suman a los esfuerzos. Las agencias de ayuda consideran que las primeras 48 a 72 horas son cruciales para recuperar con vida a las personas, aunque ese plazo puede ampliarse si tienen acceso a comida y agua.

“Hemos visto demasiado”

Mientras vecinos, amigos y familiares trabajaban bajo el sol abrasador, algunos de sus esfuerzos fueron recibidos con aplausos. Se salvó a un niño de 4 años. Un hombre mayor con un ojo morado fue recibido con aplausos tras su rescate.

Pero no todos tuvieron la misma suerte.

Daritza Polo, en La Guaira, recibió el viernes la confirmación de que su madre murió en el sismo.

“No tengo palabras”, expresó.

El sufrimiento ha sido abundante en toda La Guaira, una de las zonas más afectadas por los devastadores terremotos.

Los hermanos Leyder y Leymar Rojas, de 3 y 10 años, fueron sacados de los escombros envueltos en una sábana. Su madre gritaba de angustia. Mientras otras dos mujeres intentaban sostenerla, se desmayó. El rescate continuó mientras ella yacía en el suelo.

“Es horrible, hemos visto demasiado”, dijo Ramón Eduardo, el tío de los niños, conteniendo las lágrimas. “Sacamos a uno, que salió vivo, gracias a Dios”, añadió, refiriéndose a Adrián, de 4 años, hermano de los menores fallecidos.

“Pero a ellos no, a ellos no llegamos”.

Mantener la esperanza mientras continúa la búsqueda

Para muchos, no tener noticias es una buena noticia.

El edificio en La Guaira donde Noribel Mendoza vivía con sus dos hijos, Andrés David Molina Mendoza, de 21 años, y Ángel Eduardo Molina Mendoza, de 19, se derrumbó el miércoles, y desde entonces la familia no ha sabido nada de ellos.

La tía de los jóvenes, Ángela Molina Castro, de 30 años, dijo por teléfono desde Puerto Píritu, en el estado Anzoátegui, que no saben si sus familiares estaban en el edificio o si están vivos en el hospital o en alguna clínica.

Otra de sus tías ha estado afuera del edificio esperando noticias, pero indicó que no ha llegado ningún equipo de rescate. Vecinos y amigos han intentado levantar los escombros, pero a veces son demasiado pesados.

El viernes se confirmó la muerte de un amigo y de su esposa embarazada. Ella espera que la noticia sobre sus sobrinos no sea la misma.

Durante dos días, cuando Ninoska Jarrin llamó a su suegro, Fernando Segundo Martínez Hernández, no recibió respuesta.

Jarrin vive en Ciudad de México; su suegro estaba en La Guaira, una de las áreas más afectadas.

Finalmente, el viernes recibió noticias: su esposa supo de él. Ella aún estaba preocupada hasta que su esposo logró hablar directamente con él el sábado en la mañana.

El hombre se encontraba bien, dijo.

Desde el miércoles, Flor María González ha esperado noticias sobre su hija, Dilinyer Caroley Rada González, de 33 años, y sus tres nietos: Jonas, de 10, Ashley, de 8, y Angely, de 6, cuyo edificio de apartamentos en La Guaira se derrumbó.

González acababa de regresar a la ciudad occidental de Maracaibo después de visitar a sus dos hijas cerca de Caracas cuando se enteró del terremoto.

Ha observado desde lejos cómo vecinos y equipos de rescate buscan sobrevivientes.

Su otra hija espera afuera del edificio de Rada González con la esperanza de que ella y los niños estén entre quienes sean rescatados de los escombros. No ha perdido la fe.

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Brigida informó desde Ciudad de México. Clara Preve en Buenos Aires contribuyó a este reportaje.

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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.

Kittle tied the knot with his girlfriend, Barbara, in Reinsdorf’s suite during Chicago’s 10-run third inning. The White Sox went on to score their most runs since a 22-13 victory at Boston on May 31, 1970.

“He’s so superstitious he might marry somebody today in the bottom of the third,” Kittle, the 1983 AL Rookie of the Year, said Saturday about Reinsdorf.

Harold Baines and Greg Walker, Kittle’s teammates on the 1983 White Sox squad, and their spouses also attended the quick ceremony.

“My better half doesn’t want any notoriety, recognition. She wants to keep it to herself,” Kittle said. “But I invited Harold Baines and his wife and Greg Walker and his wife, and we did it and I was pretty excited. I think Jerry is excited. We’ve become a family over the years.”

The 1983 White Sox, who won the AL West, were honored before Saturday’s game between Chicago and Kansas City.

Kittle said he also is ordained and that he officiated a wedding in the outfield last season on Bill Veeck Day.

“Now I’m the only player to marry someone at the park and get married at the park," Kittle said. “And I’m good.”

Other members of the 1983 team who attended the pregame reunion at Rate Field were Hall of Famer Tony La Russa, who serves as a White Sox special adviser, Richard Dotson and Greg Luzinski.

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The nonprofit organization, founded in 2009, plans to welcome the public’s drop-off donations from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at 6090 NW 84th Ave., north of Doral and south of Medley.

The nonprofit plans to hand the donations to the Doral-based Global Empowerment Mission, a nonprofit organization committed to delivering disaster relief to those in need in northern Venezuela.

The volunteers will not be accepting clothing, shoes, or linens. They welcome nonperishable food, bottled water, emergency supplies such as batteries and first aid kits, personal hygiene products, diapers, protective gear such as gloves and KN95 masks, tarps, industrial trash bags, and shovels.

For more information about how to volunteer or donate, visit this page or call 305-602-4466.

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Trump said on his Truth Social platform that his new pick for the immigration enforcement agency is a former U.S. Marine and a “PATRIOT with real operational experience." He called Schroyer a "proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst.”

Schroyer hails from the same home state as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman. Earlier this month, Mullin brought Schroyer onstage at a National Sheriffs' Association event, calling him a “good friend of mine" and noting DHS had recently hired him.

On Saturday, Mullin quickly praised Schroyer in a statement highlighting the former trooper's 29-year career and his work with federal and state partners on a U.S. immigration enforcement program.

“President Trump made a great pick, and I’m confident Lance’s strong leadership and firsthand experience will empower the men and women of ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens, secure the homeland, and protect the American people,” Mullin said.

If confirmed, Schroyer will lead ICE at a time when the public mood has soured on Trump’s immigration crackdown, which sent surges of federal immigration officers into American cities to round up immigrants. Those raids sent tensions soaring and prompted clashes between protesters and law enforcement, leading to the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year.

Trump returned to the White House on a promise of mass deportations, and ICE has been a central executor of that vision. The agency is undergoing massive growth from a one-time injection of $75 billion last year, which has allowed for the hiring of 12,000 officers and increased detention capacity.

Mullin, who started in his role in March, has promised to keep his department out of the headlines and has indicated a softer tone on immigration, although he is expected to align with the president’s priorities on mass deportations.

Claire Trickler-McNulty, a former senior ICE official, said prior confirmed ICE directors have often been attorneys, though some state and local law enforcement officials have also been nominated. She said his background in Oklahoma suggests Mullin likely had influence over the pick.

“I think probably given the attention on ICE, he wants to feel like he has somebody he can trust in there,” she said in an interview.

John Torres, another senior ICE official, said Schroyer faces an uphill climb toward Senate confirmation but his experience being at the state and local level instead of the federal level might help.

“He won't have any of that baggage, where they're going to turn around and say, oh, well, he worked for this administration or that,” Torres said.

Schroyer's nomination comes after former ICE director Todd Lyons resigned at the end of May. David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, has been serving as the acting head of the agency. Venturella is expected to stay on as the acting director until Schroyer is Senate confirmed, according to a DHS official speaking on condition of anonymity.

ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration, a result of polarizing politics around the agency and immigration policy.

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Associated Press writers Elliot Spagat and Rebecca Santana contributed to this report.

All that mattered to Ruck on Saturday was being selected with the 39th pick in the second round by Pittsburgh in following his brother, who was drafted 22nd overall by the Penguins a day earlier.

“He can brag to me all he wants. I’m just so happy to be with him. I know he won’t brag, but if he wanted to, he could,” Ruck said. “To be with him, it’s so special.”

The twins are from Osoyoos, British Columbia, and spent the past two-plus seasons as one of the Western Hockey League’s most productive tandems in Medicine Hat. Marcus led the WHL with 108 points last season, while Liam, a right wing, finished second with 104 points.

Liam was projected to go first, and when the Penguins chose him, Markus began looking ahead to No. 39, Pittsburgh’s next turn to pick.

“I didn’t have a preference of when, I just knew where I wanted to go and who I wanted be with,” he said, noting his brother kept his spirits up overnight. “He kept me calm and told me it was going to happen. So for it to happen it’s awesome.”

The Ruck’s reunion was part of a family theme in a draft that had Caleb Malhotra going third to Vancouver, where his dad was just hired as the Canucks head coach.

The Calgary Flames opened the third round by selecting WHL Vancouver forward Joe Iginla. He’s the youngest son of Hall of Famer and longtime Flames star Jarome Iginla, and his selection came after older brother Tij went No. 6 to Utah in the 2024 draft.

Rogowski picks hockey over baseball

Whatever doubts Brooks Rogowski had in choosing hockey over baseball quickly evaporated following the first pick in the second round of the NHL draft.

The 18-year-old from Livonia, Michigan, had taken his seat with his family on the draft floor, when NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly announced Rogowski had been selected at No. 33 by the Vancouver Canucks.

“You sit down for five minutes and you’re standing back up. So that was nice not having to sit a while,” Rogowski said. “But the relief was immediate. You hear your name called and all the stresses just kind of fall off you. It’s great, it’s been awesome.”

And the selection validates the choice the 6-foot-7, 235-pound Rogowski made two years ago. In picking hockey, after being drafted by the OHL Oshawa Generals, he put baseball behind him — and to the regret of his father and uncle, who both enjoyed minor-league baseball careers.

His father, Casey, was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and his uncle, Ryan, drafted by the Dodgers.

“Obviously they’re still sad about baseball, but I think this was the right decision,” Rogowski said. “You know, get to wear a nice jersey, so I think that they’re more than happy with that.”

Rogowski has made a commitment to play at Michigan State in two years, and appreciates he still has plenty of room to develop after focusing more on baseball than hockey growing up.

“I have a lot more to improve,” he said. “You have a lot of these guys who have been doing this for a long time. I’m still relatively new to it, and I think there’s a lot more to me that needs to come out.”

His trajectory is pointing up. As a rookie, Rogowski had 11 goals and 23 points in 66 games with Oshawa, and built on that with 42 points (15 goals) in 46 games last season.

Not bad for the former first baseman.

“Exactly. It’s very different,” Rogowski said comparing the two sports. “I have always been a decent hockey player, but I think the rapid growth, I can attribute to athletic ability.”

A day after pop icon Justin Bieber took the stage to announce the Toronto Maple Leafs taking Penn State forward Gavin McKenna with the No. 1 pick, there were several notable highlights over the final six rounds on Saturday.

Golden Knights 2nd-round pick forfeited

The second round featured just 31 selections with the Vegas Golden Knights forfeiting their 63rd pick after being sanctioned by the league for violating media regulations. Former Vegas coach John Tortorella was also fined $100,000 for refusing to speak to reporters following a second-round-series-clinching Game 6 victory at Anaheim.

Another notable selection came at No. 40, when the Florida Panthers used their first pick of the draft on right winger Simas Ignatavicius. Though born in Memphis, he relocated with his family to their native Lithuania, a nation that by his count has four hockey rinks.

Though his father played basketball, Ignatavicius was drawn to hockey at age 3 while watching a practice at a rink inside a shopping mall. Six years ago, the 18-year-old moved to Switzerland to develop his skills.

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Easier said than done, actually. But now the larger-than-life replica match ball has become the iconic symbol for Vancouver during the World Cup, a favored shot by both broadcasters and social media posts.

Some two years ago, Science World, stadium and host city officials were discussing the best ways to capitalize on the World Cup coming to their city.

“We were kind of saying, well, we should definitely wrap the dome as a soccer ball, right? And it was kind of a joke, because then it was like, well, who’s going to pay for it and how do we do it? So many questions,” said Rob Hollingsworth, senior director for commercial Sales and partnerships at Science World. “But I think in this instance the idea was actually the easy bit, because you know we’ve got a massive ball on our roof.”

Adidas, which designed the World Cup's official match ball, agreed to allow the replica. Local businesses, organizations and government agencies pitched in to help pay for the project. The only question left was how to pull it off.

The normally silver dome has been a fixture of the Vancouver skyline since it was built for the 1986 World's Fair. At the 2010 Winter Games, it served as the Sochi House to preview the 2014 Olympics. And it has long housed Science World, a museum that includes an IMAX theater.

But when the decision was made to transform it into an enormous soccer ball there were some complications. The only schematics for the building were the original hand-drawn blueprints by local architect Bruno Freschi.

So a drone was dispatched to take detailed laser measurements of each of the geodesic dome's many panels. To everyone's dismay, all of the panels were slightly different.

Yet, pliable panels were manufactured and numbered for their precise locations, then installed and connected with special ties to give slightly in windy conditions.

“We’d orientated it really with broadcast in mind, so you’ll notice that the logo on the ball, that the trophy faces kind of southeast, so that if you’re getting the shot, that iconic Vancouver shot, that lines up Science World, with the stadium, with downtown, with the water and the mountains, you get everything in one," Hollingsworth said.

Turns out, however, that Science World isn't just a soccer ball during the World Cup, it's still a museum and it's hosting a special exhibit, Soccer and Technology, from the FIFA Museum.

It's the first time the immersive exhibit has been displayed outside of Zurich. Science World tweaked it to add a bit of Canadian flavor, like national star Christine Sinclair's jersey worn during the gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics, and the match ball from the 2022 men's World Cup in Qatar when Alphonso Davies scored Canada's first-ever goal in the tournament.

The museum has seen a rise in visitors during the tournament, but nothing prepared Science World for the visual explosion on social media, which is filled with photos of the dome, Hollingsworth said.

“We hoped that this would be what happened, but we had no idea, really. In the context of the World Cup, we were one of 16 host cities, so we didn’t know what everyone else was doing, we just knew what we were doing. But we hoped above all it would be a shot that broadcasters would pick up as being kind of the iconic Vancouver shot, and that it would travel around the world in that way during the tournament, and I believe it has,” he said. "What we didn’t know or necessarily foresee is just the organic earned media and the organic social media that’s happening every single day."

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The police officers will join a team collecting disaster relief donations from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at The Shops at Pembroke Gardens at 527 SW 145th Terrace, in Pembroke Pines.

The team will not be accepting clothes or linens. The items the team hopes to receive include nonperishable food, tents, cots, air mattresses, emergency supplies, cleaning and repair supplies, and protective gear.

The donations will be delivered to the local nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission’s warehouse in Doral.

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• Grey Bull Rescue Foundation team arrives at Caracas
• Officials close La Guaira, require volunteers to register in Caracas
• Amazon donates to Airlink to help charities with logistics

• Miami search-and-rescue team prepares to deploy
• Centro Comunitario AFE hosts collection drive in Miami-Dade
• Weston-based charity partners with local pharmacy

• Veteran-led Project DYNAMO delivers 20,000 pounds of aid in 1st 48 hours
• Altruism at El Arepazo feeds Global Empowerment Mission’s team effort
• Salvadoran rescuers work to free 15-year-old survivor in Caraballeda

• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
• U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage
• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team

• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations
• Miramar to keep 6 aid drop-off locations open 24/7
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations

• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

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Officials said a Contingency Response Element is being deployed to help Venezuelan officials assess airports, manage airfields and safely restore air traffic in areas impacted by the earthquake.

They said five U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft are expected to begin transporting the team to Venezuela starting Saturday. The deployment builds on the work already being done by a U.S. military Airfield Assessment Team alongside Venezuelan officials and the U.S. interagency response team.

Another C-17 aircraft will fly two Miami-Dade County urban search and rescue teams to Venezuela to assist with search-and-rescue operations in the hardest-hit areas, according to Steven McCloud, a spokesperson with the U.S. Southern Command.

Delivering life-saving capabilities to Venezuela.

Today, @usairforce C-17 Globemaster aircraft are transporting two @MiamiDadeFire search and rescue teams to Venezuela. These skilled responders will join @StateDept-led U.S. government earthquake relief efforts. #SOUTHCOM… pic.twitter.com/4eWcaCxYCZ

— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) June 27, 2026

McCloud said U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft will continue moving personnel and supplies in support of the international relief effort. A Marine Corps UH-1Y Super Huey helicopter aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale will also provide air support for relief operations.

Meanwhile, U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters and their crews from Joint Task Force-Bravo are being positioned in Curaçao and will be ready to provide additional airlift support if needed, according to McCloud.

McCloud said the U.S. Space Force is also supporting the mission by providing satellite imagery to help disaster planners identify the areas with the greatest need and prioritize life-saving assistance.

SOUTHCOM officials said planning for additional military support is continuing in coordination with the State Department, the Venezuelan government and international partners.

In the report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggested the 13% drop in enrollment from 22.1 million people in 2025 to 19.2 million this year could be attributed to a federal crackdown on fraudulent or “phantom” enrollment. But health analysts said it was more likely related to the Jan. 1 expiration of federal subsidies, which caused a surge in plan costs that resulted in many people being unable to pay their premiums.

“We know that real people lost their health insurance coverage,” said Cynthia Cox, a vice president and director of the ACA program at the healthcare research nonprofit KFF, citing survey findings on people who had left their plans. “This coverage loss happened at the same time millions of people faced double or even triple digit increases in their premium payments.”

The new data, compiled in April but showing coverage in February, represents the government's first official look at how people's inability to pay their first bills this year affected total enrollment. That is because the figures capture the marketplace after a nonpayment grace period expired.

A federal estimate in January showed that about 800,000 fewer people had signed up for ACA plans compared with the same time last year, marking the first time in the past four years that enrollment had been down from the previous year at that point in the shopping window.

Cox said KFF expects the total number of people in the government healthcare program to continue to decline throughout the year, potentially to a low of about 17.5 million. That would be a significant drop for the government’s flagship subsidized health insurance program for working-age people who do not qualify for Medicaid. In recent years, ACA plans have become a popular choice for gig workers, farmers, ranchers, hairstylists and others without health coverage through an employer.

The ACA subsidies that expired this year were at the center of a bitter fight in Congress last fall, with Democrats and some Republicans calling for their renewal. Sharp increases in health costs across ACA and other health insurance programs come as voters in the approaching November elections say affordability is among their top concerns.

Las autoridades informaron que un Elemento de Respuesta de Contingencia será desplegado para ayudar a las autoridades venezolanas a evaluar los aeropuertos, administrar los aeródromos y restablecer de forma segura el tráfico aéreo en las zonas afectadas por el terremoto.

Indicaron que cinco aeronaves C-17 Globemaster de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos comenzarán a transportar al equipo hacia Venezuela a partir del sábado. El despliegue amplía el trabajo que ya realiza un Equipo de Evaluación de Aeródromos del Ejército de Estados Unidos junto con autoridades venezolanas y el equipo de respuesta interinstitucional de Estados Unidos.

Otra aeronave C-17 trasladará a dos equipos de búsqueda y rescate urbano del condado Miami-Dade a Venezuela para ayudar en las operaciones de búsqueda y rescate en las zonas más afectadas, según Steven McCloud, portavoz del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos.

Delivering life-saving capabilities to Venezuela.

Today, @usairforce C-17 Globemaster aircraft are transporting two @MiamiDadeFire search and rescue teams to Venezuela. These skilled responders will join @StateDept-led U.S. government earthquake relief efforts. #SOUTHCOM… pic.twitter.com/4eWcaCxYCZ

— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) June 27, 2026

Se registraron temperaturas inusualmente altas incluso en los países nórdicos, que no son conocidos por tener veranos sofocantes. El Instituto Meteorológico Danés reportó un nuevo récord de 37 grados Celsius (98,6 grados Fahrenheit) en Ødum, al norte de Aarhus, el día más cálido desde que comenzaron los registros en 1874.

En Suiza, se estableció un récord de 38,8 °C (101,8 °F) en la ciudad de Basilea.

La famosa Autobahn alemana también se vio desbordada, ya que se esperaba que las temperaturas alcanzaran los 40 °C (104 °F). En dos puntos a las afueras de Berlín, el concreto de la A2 reventó debido a las altas temperaturas y la autopista tuvo que ser cerrada. También se reportaron otros daños en carreteras en todo el país, según el diario alemán Bild.

El operador ferroviario Deutsche Bahn y otras compañías de trenes desaconsejaron todos los viajes no esenciales en tren este fin de semana.

“La infraestructura de transporte de Alemania se ve gravemente afectada por el calor récord este fin de semana”, señaló Deutsche Bahn en un comunicado.

República Checa también vivió el día más caluroso del que se tiene registro, con 40,8 °C (105,4 °F) en la localidad norteña de Doksany. Los meteorólogos indicaron que la temperatura aún podría subir.

Evacuan a residentes de un asilo en Alemania

En la ciudad de Dormagen, en el oeste de Alemania, decenas de residentes de un asilo de ancianos fueron evacuados para recibir atención médica debido a las peligrosas condiciones de calor dentro del edificio.

El cuerpo de bomberos local informó que las temperaturas en el interior de la institución habían alcanzado los 35 °C (95 °F). El uso de aire acondicionado no es algo tan común en Alemania y en muchos otros países de Europa dado que la mayor parte del continente no está acostumbrado a un calor tan agobiante.

Un residente del asilo murió durante la noche, pero aún no se sabe si el calor fue la causa, indicó un portavoz de la ciudad a la agencia de noticias alemana dpa.

Hospitales bajo intensa presión en Francia

En Francia, varias localidades del este del país registraron el sábado sus temperaturas más altas de la historia, algunas incluso por encima de los 40 °C (104 °F), aunque lo peor de la ola de calor empezaba a pasar en algunas regiones.

París y otras 36 regiones, que se extienden desde el centro hacia el este y el noreste, permanecían el sábado en la zona roja por calor extremo, frente a un pico el jueves de 72 regiones bajo esas advertencias. La capital seguía bajo una presión incesante en sus hospitales, con un segundo día consecutivo de casi 3.000 personas buscando atención en las salas de urgencias de los hospitales públicos, alrededor de un tercio más de lo normal.

La autoridad de hospitales públicos de París informó que activó su plan de respuesta de emergencia en los 38 hospitales para hacer frente a un aumento continuo de la actividad. Las llamadas a sus centros de despacho médico aumentaron casi un 80% en comparación con el mismo periodo de 2025, añadió.

La preocupación de que los hospitales pudieran verse desbordados llevó a posponer el sábado la marcha del Orgullo de París por los derechos LGBTQ+ y a cancelar un festival de música de tres días.

Las temperaturas de esta semana han sido más altas que las de la histórica ola de calor de 2003, a la que se atribuyeron 15.000 muertes relacionadas con las altas temperaturas, muchas de ellas de personas mayores. El director de AP-HP, Nicolas Revel, afirmó que no espera tantas muertes esta vez, al menos en los hospitales de París, en parte porque desde entonces ha mejorado el tratamiento de los trastornos provocados por el calor excesivo.

El año pasado, durante otro verano excepcionalmente caluroso, se atribuyeron al calor más de 5.700 muertes, según la autoridad de salud pública de Francia.

“Creo que nos situaremos, claramente, entre 2025 y sin alcanzar necesariamente el nivel catastrófico de 2003”, señaló Revel. “Pero tenemos que prever que, aun así, habrá muchas muertes”.

Bajan temperaturas en el Reino Unido tras 3 días de calor récord

En el Reino Unido, se espera que las condiciones sofocantes disminuyan gradualmente este fin de semana, aunque una advertencia ámbar —un nivel por debajo de la roja— se mantenía vigente hasta la noche del sábado.

Los británicos tuvieron dificultades para sobrellevar la semana, ya que el récord de temperatura de junio fue superado tres días seguidos. Se confirmó que el viernes fue el día de junio más caluroso registrado en el país, con una temperatura provisional de 37,3 °C (99 °F) en el este de Inglaterra.

La temperatura fue más de 1 °C más alta que el récord de calor de junio en el Reino Unido, establecido en el verano de 1976.

El sábado, la policía informó que se recuperaron los cuerpos de un joven de 22 años y un adolescente de 15 años de un lago y un río. Las muertes elevan a cuatro el total de fallecimientos relacionados con el calor en el Reino Unido esta semana.

Las autoridades han advertido a la población que extreme las precauciones al nadar en zonas sin supervisión, como ríos o lagos, tras la muerte de alrededor de 40 personas en Francia durante la última semana.

Turistas se calcinan en Roma en medio de alerta roja por calor

En la capital de Italia, que permanece bajo alerta roja por calor, los turistas intentaban refrescarse buscando la sombra cerca de los edificios y metiendo la cabeza bajo las fuentes públicas. Los vendedores ambulantes hacían un buen negocio vendiendo agua embotellada, sombreros y sombrillas.

Algunos recurrieron a los clásicos italianos para aliviarse.

“Helado, pasta, porque es tradición, pero también fruta fresca y bebidas heladas; eso es lo mejor para esta temperatura”, aseguró Isabella Dold, una turista de Kempten, Alemania.

El Ministerio de Salud de Italia informó el sábado que 18 ciudades —incluidos los destinos turísticos más populares como Venecia, Florencia, Bolonia y Milán— estaban en alerta roja debido al peligro que representan las altas temperaturas.

Calor récord centra la atención en el cambio climático

En un nuevo estudio publicado el viernes por la World Weather Attribution, una colaboración de científicos con sede en Europa, se informó que el calor y la humedad récord registrados en Europa esta semana no habrían sido posibles sin el cambio climático.

En el estudio rápido se llegó a la conclusión de que el calor habría sido prácticamente imposible hace apenas cinco décadas, y que hoy es 200 veces más probable que hace 20 años.

André Corrêa do Lago, presidente de las conversaciones climáticas de la ONU conocidas como COP30, afirmó que la ola de calor ha “ayudado a reforzar la percepción de la urgencia de combatir el cambio climático”.

“Tenemos que estar de acuerdo en que el hecho de que estemos viviendo este calor increíble en Londres es un argumento contundente de que debemos actuar lo antes posible”, declaró Do Lago a The Associated Press.

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Hui reportó desde Londres y Leicester desde París. Las periodistas de The Associated Press Trisha Thomas en Roma, Suman Naishadham en Madrid y Karel Janicek en Praga contribuyeron a este despacho.

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St. Louis sent the Nos. 73 and 76 picks to Toronto for the 29-year-old defenseman.

Carlo lasted just 88 games with the Leafs after they sent a first-round pick, a fourth-rounder and highly regarded forward prospect Fraser Minten to Boston for him at the deadline in March 2025. That was with the previous regime in charge, and general manager Brad Treliving was fired two months ago and replaced weeks later by John Chayka, and they only got to keep the pick this year because they won the lottery for the No. 1 overall pick.

This is the third trade of the week for the Blues, who are also in transition as GM-in-waiting Alexander Steen is set to take over for seasoned executive Doug Armstrong next week. Armstrong in his final days at the helm has been plenty busy.

On Tuesday, he traded Jordan Kyrou to Washington for fellow forward Connor McMichael, prospect Milton Gastrin and the No. 16 pick, accumulating a league-high four in the first round. On Friday night, he sent two of them to Anaheim for 23-year-old Mason McTavish, who is signed through 2031.

Carlo provides some dependable veteran stability on the right side on defense, especially if the Blues decide to trade Colton Parayko or Justin Faulk as part of their summer overhaul. He is going into the final year of his contract at a salary cap hit of just under $3.5 million.

“We’re excited (Carlo has) got his size and length, his ability to kill plays, his experience,” Armstrong told reporters in Centene, Missouri. “Getting stronger up front and having strong goaltending, we think we’re going to be more competitive than we were last year.”

Toronto used the third-round picks on Canadian winger Zach Olsen and Swedish defenseman Mans Gudmundsson.

Hurricanes get John Carlson's rights

The reigning Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes jumped the queue to talk to John Carlson before the 36-year-old defenseman can become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday. They sent the 192nd pick and the rights to pending restricted free agent forward Kyle Masters to Anaheim to get an exclusive negotiating window with Carlson.

Traded to the Ducks by the Capitals less than 13 hours before the deadline in March, Carlson is believed to want to get back on the East Coast for family reasons. He spent his first 16-plus NHL seasons with Washington and helped the team win the Cup in 2018.

More trades at the NHL draft

New Nashville president of hockey operations and GM Chris MacFarland spent his first few weeks on the job largely adding players he was familiar with from his time in Colorado. On Saturday, he added fresh blood from the East by acquiring big, Swedish winger Adam Edstrom in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The Predators sent the 148th pick in the draft (a fifth-rounder) and the rights to minor leaguer Massimo Rizzo to New York. The Rangers, who also traded Brett Berard to Montreal on Friday, are not expected to tender Rizzo a qualifying offer and would make him an unrestricted free agent.

The Avalanche traded Ivan Ivan to the Bruins for Fabian Lysell in a swap of young forwards.

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León is a huge World Cup fan, a huge Real Madrid fan and someone who can't believe he got to meet Inter Miami co-owner and soccer icon David Beckham. And on Sunday, the Mexican singer-songwriter will become the first person to headline a concert at Inter Miami's newly opened stadium — Lionel Messi's home field.

“Being the first one to play in this iconic stadium — it's new but already iconic because of the team — I see this with much responsibility,” León told The Associated Press in an interview. “For me, it's like a big soccer match and I want to inspire a lot of new artists in my genre and in all the root genres that nothing is impossible. We’re coming here to this big stage, making history with the music we grew up with.”

León is a back-to-back Grammy winner in the Best Regional Mexican Music Album category, plus a four-time Latin Grammy winner. Except, with León, it's short-sighted to simply call him a Mexican artist.

He's a little country. A little rock. Maybe some reggaeton. He has played Coachella and the Grand Ole Opry. He's in line to become the first Latino artist to have a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with shows scheduled in September. His appeal is all over the map, which is why Inter Miami wanted someone like him to be the first show on the field that the reigning Major League Soccer champions call home.

“There was a time when I was going to do music because it was trending right then, and then nothing was happening for me,” León said. “There was a time when I was going to quit music. But in two weeks, I was back because I’m a musician. I decided to do what I love, what I love, what I like, what I feel, what made me happy. I never did music because of money or to be famous.”

He released some music that wasn't expected to be a hit, and fans couldn't get enough of it.

“That's when I knew to just be honest with the music,” León said. “And now I prefer to be a trendsetter than looking for the trend.”

That approach has opened countless doors — including the one leading from Messi's locker room to the field where he plays. And it's not lost on León that soccer fans in Miami won't have any World Cup matches to watch Sunday night when he takes the stage; there's only one game on Sunday's tournament schedule, and it's in the afternoon.

“I'm so happy for what we've accomplished,” León said. "I'm just proud to be here at the house of Inter Miami, the Messi house, the David Beckham house. Putting my name alongside these names, it's something incredible for me, something that I still cannot believe.”

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Brito, who was doing her part to push a flow of aid from South Florida to the disaster zone, couldn’t stop thinking about her uncle Roberto Brito and aunt Kairol Piñero, who vanished on Wednesday in La Guaira.

Brito, who had a flyer with pictures of them and Norelys Marrero, hopes they may still be alive and waiting for help under the rubble. Volunteers were searching, but they lacked machinery and tools.

“We are trying to find resources to help lift the concrete that collapsed on top of them,” said Brito at El Arepazo in Doral.

The Venezuelan restaurant, open 24 hours, seven days a week, at the Chevron gas station, at 10191 NW 58th St., was among the drop-off locations collecting aid to be delivered to the local nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission’s warehouse in Doral.

“I haven’t stopped crying since the earthquake,” said Susanna Taddei, a Venezuelan-American LGBTQ+ rights activist who was dropping off aid at El Arepazo.

Taddei said the civilians, who were trying to rescue survivors from the rubble, were in desperate need of equipment, tools, and parts such as grinding wheels to cut through metal.

Some used markers to write messages in Spanish on the cardboard boxes that were piling up with donations. One donor wrote, “Fuerza Venezuela,” or “Stay Strong, Venezuela,” and drew a few hearts.

Related list: Drop-off locations in South Florida

More HELPING VENEZUELA coverage

• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
• U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage
• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team
• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations - Clone
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations
• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations
• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids
• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

Brito, quien hacía su parte para impulsar el flujo de ayuda desde el sur de Florida hacia la zona del desastre, no podía dejar de pensar en su tío Roberto Brito y su tía Kairol Piñero, quienes desaparecieron el miércoles en La Guaira.

Brito, quien tenía un volante con fotografías de ellos y de Norelys Marrero, espera que aún estén con vida y esperando ayuda bajo los escombros. Los voluntarios estaban buscando, pero carecían de maquinaria y herramientas.

“Estamos tratando de encontrar recursos para ayudar a levantar el concreto que colapsó sobre ellos”, dijo Brito en El Arepazo, en Doral.

El restaurante venezolano, abierto las 24 horas del día, los siete días de la semana, en la gasolinera Chevron ubicada en 10191 NW 58th St., era uno de los centros de recolección de ayuda que sería entregada al almacén en Doral de la organización sin fines de lucro local Global Empowerment Mission.

“No he dejado de llorar desde el terremoto”, dijo Susanna Taddei, activista venezolano-estadounidense por los derechos LGBTQ+, mientras entregaba ayuda en El Arepazo.

Taddei dijo que los civiles que intentaban rescatar a sobrevivientes de entre los escombros necesitaban con urgencia equipos, herramientas y piezas como discos de corte para atravesar el metal.

Algunos usaron marcadores para escribir mensajes en español sobre las cajas de cartón que se acumulaban con las donaciones. Un donante escribió: “Fuerza Venezuela” y dibujó varios corazones.

Lista relacionada: Centros de recolección de ayuda en el sur de Florida

Más cobertura sobre AYUDA A VENEZUELA

• Food For The Poor incluye en sus kits de ayuda humanitaria notas escritas a mano con mensajes de esperanza.
• El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos se centra en los daños en los aeropuertos.
• El Departamento de Estado despliega un equipo de búsqueda y rescate en Miami-Dade.
• Miami Beach abre 4 nuevos puntos de entrega de ayuda - Clone
• El recaudador de impuestos de Miami-Dade abre 11 puntos de entrega.
• Doral abre 4 puntos de entrega de ayuda.
• Se abre un punto de entrega de ayuda en Homestead.
• Starlink ofrece servicio gratuito hasta el 25 de julio, pero un kit cuesta 470 dólares.
• International Medical Corps despliega personal y necesita donaciones.
• Save The Children solicita donaciones para su fondo de emergencia.
• Samaritan’s Purse se centra en los “hospitales de campaña de emergencia”.
• La Cruz Roja solicita donaciones para su Fondo de Emergencia para la Respuesta ante Desastres.
• La ONU solicita donaciones para un programa infantil que carece de fondos suficientes.
• World Vision solicita donaciones para su “fondo de ayuda en casos de desastre”.
• World Central Kitchen solicita donaciones para comidas frescas.
• United Way Miami lanza la ‘Operación Manos Amigas’.

Airbnb’s San Francisco-based nonprofit partnered with CADENA International, a Mexico City-based nonprofit founded in 2005 with a Broward County-based foundation at 2719 Hollywood Boulevard.

Airbnb’s nonprofit isn’t accepting applications for help, but did ask hosts who want to offer temporary shelter to register on this page. CADENA’s teams will have access to the database to connect beneficiaries.

With the spirit of “Tikún Olam,” or “Healing the world” in mind, CADENA’s supporters encouraged donations to a JPMorgan Chase account based in Hallandale Beach and through Venmo at @CadenaInternacional.

For more information about CADENA and how to support the nonprofit, visit this page.

For more information about the Airbnb nonprofit’s program and how to support it, visit this page.

More HELPING VENEZUELA coverage

Related list: Drop-off locations in South Florida

• Hogar Bambi aims to protect vulnerable children

• Grey Bull Rescue Foundation team arrives at Caracas
• Officials close La Guaira, require volunteers to register in Caracas
• Amazon donates to Airlink to help charities with logistics

• Miami search-and-rescue team prepares to deploy
• Centro Comunitario AFE hosts collection drive in Miami-Dade
• Weston-based charity partners with local pharmacy

• Veteran-led Project DYNAMO delivers 20,000 pounds of aid in 1st 48 hours
• Altruism at El Arepazo feeds Global Empowerment Mission’s team effort
• Salvadoran rescuers work to free 15-year-old survivor in Caraballeda

• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
• U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage
• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team

• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations
• Miramar to keep 6 aid drop-off locations open 24/7
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations

• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

El sur de Florida alberga la comunidad haitiana más grande de Estados Unidos.

Líderes comunitarios, defensores de los inmigrantes y familias haitianas se reunieron el viernes en el vecindario Little Haiti de Miami para rechazar el fin del TPS para los haitianos.

Pero Farah Larrieux, beneficiaria del TPS, dijo que no puede permitirse estar triste.

“Se necesita valentía y determinación para luchar contra el mal”, dijo.

El reportero de Local 10 News Christian De La Rosa preguntó: “¿Cree que esa decisión de la Corte Suprema fue malvada?”

“Sí. Es malvada”, respondió Larrieux.

Muchos también temen el posible impacto en la economía de la zona.

Los haitianos con TPS son conocidos por trabajar en industrias como la hotelería y el cuidado a largo plazo de adultos mayores.

“Son nuestros hombres y mujeres trabajadores”, dijo la alcaldesa de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, durante una conferencia de prensa el viernes. “Son nuestros propietarios de negocios. Crean empleos. Están impulsando nuestras industrias básicas”.

Según algunas estimaciones, su impacto económico en Estados Unidos es de $6,000 millones USD, de los cuales $1,000 millones USD corresponden a Miami.

“No pueden darse el lujo de perder a su fuerza laboral: la industria hotelera, la industria agrícola y todos esos sectores”, dijo la empresaria Dinah Escarment. “Todos los que van a esos hoteles, cuando su habitación no esté lista a tiempo, cuando no haya alguien que los atienda en los diferentes restaurantes y en estas distintas industrias, créanme, lo van a sentir”.

Funcionarios de la administración calificaron el fallo sobre el TPS como “un asunto legal muy sencillo”.

“La “T” de TPS significa temporal”, dijo James Percival, asesor jurídico general del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) de Estados Unidos, en Fox News.

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South Florida is home to the largest Haitian community in the U.S.

Community leaders, immigration advocates and Haitian families gathered in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood on Friday decrying the end to TPS for Haitians.

But TPS holder Farah Larrieux said she can’t allow herself to be sad.

“It takes courage and determination to fight evil,” she said.

Local 10 News reporter Christian De La Rosa asked, “You think that decision from the Supreme Court was evil?”

“Yes. It is evil,” Larrieux replied.

Many are also fearing the potential hit to the area’s economy.

TPS Haitians are known for working in industries like hospitality and long-term care for seniors.

“They are our working men and women,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference on Friday. “They are our business owners. They create jobs. They are fueling our basic industries.”

According to some estimates, their economic impact in the US is $6 billion ― $1 billion in Miami.

“They can’t afford to lose their workforce, the hospitality industry, the agriculture industry, all these places,” ” business owner Dinah Escarment said. “Everyone who’s going to these hotels, when your room is not ready on time, when you don’t have someone to cater to you in the different restaurants in this different industries, trust me, you’re gonna feel it.”

Administration officials called the TPS ruling “a very straightforward legal issue.”

“The ‘T’ in TPS stands for temporary,” U.S. Department of Homeland Security General Counsel James Percival said on Fox News.

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On Friday, Mario Duarte, the nonprofit’s president and chief executive officer, said the team had already delivered food, water, and medicine to survivors — and there was more on its way.

During the first 48 hours, the nonprofit’s leadership estimated that the team in Venezuela had delivered about 20,000 pounds of aid to survivors in Caracas and neighboring areas.

“They are also still trying to get to their loved ones who are unfortunately still under all that rubble,” said Duarte, who served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves.

The veteran-led and donor-funded nonprofit organization, founded during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, has volunteers in Venezuela who have collection and distribution channels.

Victor Palazzi, a volunteer for the nonprofit in Venezuela, said the survivors who were displaced and those who are trying to help them are dealing with “very difficult conditions” and “the resources are limited.”

The nonprofit is ready to deploy experts in search-and-rescue efforts, field medicine, and humanitarian logistics, as soon as the country’s airports reopen to commercial or private humanitarian flights.

“The most difficult part is just to make it to the region because all the air strips are now closed and they are only allowing military traffic in,” said Duarte, the former security manager for the Houston Airport Authority.

Duarte, a Guatemalan American with experience in intelligence in the public and private sectors, said the disaster relief aid needs to keep flowing.

“People are going to be needing it for months to come,” Duarte said.

For more information about the nonprofit and how to donate to their efforts, visit this page.

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• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
• U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage
• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team

• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations - Clone
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations

• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

El viernes, Mario Duarte, presidente y director ejecutivo de la organización sin fines de lucro, informó que el equipo ya había entregado alimentos, agua y medicamentos a los sobrevivientes, y que más ayuda estaba en camino.

Durante las primeras 48 horas, la dirección de la organización estimó que el equipo en Venezuela había entregado unas 20,000 libras de ayuda a los sobrevivientes en Caracas y zonas vecinas.

“También siguen intentando llegar hasta sus seres queridos que, lamentablemente, aún permanecen bajo todos esos escombros”, dijo Duarte, quien sirvió en el Ejército de Estados Unidos y en la Reserva del Ejército de Estados Unidos.

La organización sin fines de lucro, dirigida por veteranos y financiada por donantes, fue fundada durante la retirada de Estados Unidos de Afganistán en 2021 y cuenta con voluntarios en Venezuela que disponen de canales de recolección y distribución.

Víctor Palazzi, voluntario de la organización en Venezuela, dijo que los sobrevivientes desplazados y quienes intentan ayudarlos enfrentan “condiciones muy difíciles” y que “los recursos son limitados”.

La organización está lista para desplegar expertos en búsqueda y rescate, medicina de campaña y logística humanitaria tan pronto como los aeropuertos del país reabran para vuelos comerciales o vuelos humanitarios privados.

“La parte más difícil es simplemente llegar a la región porque todas las pistas de aterrizaje están cerradas en este momento y solo permiten el tráfico militar”, dijo Duarte, ex gerente de seguridad de la Autoridad Aeroportuaria de Houston.

Duarte, un guatemalteco-estadounidense con experiencia en inteligencia tanto en el sector público como en el privado, afirmó que la ayuda para atender el desastre debe seguir llegando.

“La gente la va a necesitar durante los próximos meses”, dijo Duarte.

Para obtener más información sobre la organización sin fines de lucro y cómo donar a sus esfuerzos, visite esta página.

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• Una organización benéfica con sede en Weston se asocia con una farmacia local.
• El altruismo en El Arepazo alimenta el esfuerzo del equipo de Global Empowerment Mission.
• Food For The Poor incluye en sus kits de ayuda humanitaria notas escritas a mano con mensajes de esperanza.
• El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos se centra en los daños en los aeropuertos.
• El Departamento de Estado despliega un equipo de búsqueda y rescate en Miami-Dade.

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• El recaudador de impuestos de Miami-Dade abre 11 puntos de entrega.
• Doral abre 4 puntos de entrega de ayuda.

• Se abre un punto de entrega de ayuda en Homestead.
• Starlink ofrece servicio gratuito hasta el 25 de julio, pero un kit cuesta 470 dólares.
• International Medical Corps despliega personal y necesita donaciones.
• Save The Children solicita donaciones para su fondo de emergencia.

• Samaritan’s Purse se centra en los “hospitales de campaña de emergencia”.
• La Cruz Roja solicita donaciones para su Fondo de Emergencia para la Respuesta ante Desastres.
• La ONU solicita donaciones para un programa infantil que carece de fondos suficientes.

• World Vision solicita donaciones para su “fondo de ayuda en casos de desastre”.
• World Central Kitchen solicita donaciones para comidas frescas.
• United Way Miami lanza la ‘Operación Manos Amigas’.

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The shelter’s “Rescue Ride Out” pairs about 25 volunteers with adoptable dogs for a caravan through the community in decorated vehicles displaying “Adopt Me” signs and QR codes linking to adoption information. The route includes Wynwood, where organizers hope the dogs will catch the attention of potential adopters.

The event gives dogs a break from their kennels while allowing the public to see them outside the shelter, where their personalities can shine.

Volunteer Mackenzie, with Paw Ventures, said many of the dogs come from the shelter’s overflow facility and benefit from spending time outside.

“We are actually taking them out so that they can enjoy the AC and get a little bit more exposure,” she said.

Among the dogs participating were Luna, a 3-year-old who eagerly settled into her volunteer’s car before the ride began, and Josh, another adoptable dog preparing for the event.

Organizers say many shelter dogs spend most of their days in kennels and are often overlooked by adopters. By bringing them into the community, they hope to increase awareness and improve their chances of finding families.

Anyone who spots one of the dogs during the Rescue Ride Out and is interested in adopting can visit Miami-Dade Animal Services in Medley to meet the animals and begin the adoption process.

Officials say every adoption not only gives a homeless pet a permanent home but also creates space for the shelter to care for other animals in need.

El evento “Rescue Ride Out” reúne a unos 25 voluntarios con perros disponibles para adopción para recorrer la comunidad en una caravana de vehículos decorados con letreros de “Adóptame” y códigos QR que enlazan con información sobre adopciones. La ruta incluye Wynwood, donde los organizadores esperan que los perros llamen la atención de posibles adoptantes.

La actividad les brinda a los perros un descanso de sus perreras y, al mismo tiempo, permite que el público los vea fuera del refugio, donde pueden mostrar mejor su personalidad.

La voluntaria Mackenzie, de Paw Ventures, dijo que muchos de los perros provienen de la instalación de sobrecupo del refugio y se benefician al pasar tiempo fuera.

“En realidad los estamos sacando para que disfruten del aire acondicionado y tengan un poco más de exposición”, dijo.

Entre los perros participantes estaban Luna, una perra de tres años que se acomodó con entusiasmo en el auto de su voluntaria antes de comenzar el recorrido, y Josh, otro perro disponible para adopción que se preparaba para el evento.

Los organizadores dijeron que muchos perros del refugio pasan la mayor parte de sus días en perreras y con frecuencia son pasados por alto por los adoptantes. Al llevarlos a la comunidad, esperan aumentar la visibilidad y mejorar sus posibilidades de encontrar una familia.

Quienes vean a uno de los perros durante el Rescue Ride Out y estén interesados en adoptarlo pueden visitar Miami-Dade Animal Services en Medley para conocer a los animales e iniciar el proceso de adopción.

Los funcionarios indicaron que cada adopción no solo le da un hogar permanente a una mascota sin hogar, sino que también crea espacio para que el refugio pueda atender a otros animales que lo necesitan.

Según los informes de arresto, los sospechosos fueron identificados como Terrance Beron Sills, de 22 años; Jayden Cereus, de 18, ambos de Fort Lauderdale; y Kevin Peeples, de 18, de Miami.

La Policía indicó que los agentes patrullaban alrededor de las 11:30 p.m. del jueves después de recibir una alerta para localizar un Honda Accord gris que había sido vinculado a múltiples robos a vehículos tras romper sus ventanas en Pinecrest y que había sido detectado repetidamente por cámaras automatizadas de lectura de matrículas en toda la localidad.

Según los informes, un agente localizó el vehículo cerca de la calle 122 SW y la avenida 67 SW.

Los investigadores dijeron que el conductor llevaba una máscara negra de esquí cubriéndole la parte inferior del rostro antes de bajársela. También confirmaron que el conductor, Cereus, apagó las luces del vehículo y comenzó a retroceder después de notar una patrulla policial identificada.

Los agentes dijeron que detuvieron el Honda y arrestaron a los tres ocupantes sin incidentes.

Según los informes, los agentes encontraron a simple vista dentro del vehículo tres herramientas para romper ventanas de automóviles, varios pares de guantes y máscaras negras de esquí. La Policía indicó que estas herramientas son utilizadas comúnmente para romper rápidamente las ventanas de los vehículos durante los robos.

Después de ser informados de sus derechos Miranda, los tres sospechosos dieron explicaciones contradictorias sobre por qué estaban en Pinecrest, según los informes.

La Policía indicó que Peeples dijo a los investigadores que el grupo “se hospedaba en un hotel lejos de aquí” y que buscaban un Airbnb para alquilar en Pinecrest, pero posteriormente los agentes contactaron al propietario de la dirección que aparecía en su teléfono, quien dijo que no esperaba a nadie y que no conocía a los sospechosos.

Según los informes, Sills, quien dijo a los agentes que el Honda le pertenecía, admitió que las herramientas para romper ventanas eran suyas, pero afirmó que las llevaba por si dejaba las llaves dentro del vehículo.

La Policía indicó que Sills también declaró que el grupo había viajado desde Fort Lauderdale “para buscar vehículos” antes de negarse a responder más preguntas.

Los investigadores dijeron que Cereus informó a los agentes que el grupo había estado conduciendo por Pinecrest durante unos 30 minutos, pero también afirmó que el hotel donde se hospedaban estaba aproximadamente a una hora de distancia.

Indicaron que, con base en la vinculación del vehículo con robos anteriores, las repetidas alertas de los lectores de matrículas, los objetos recuperados del automóvil y las declaraciones contradictorias de los sospechosos, los agentes arrestaron a los tres hombres.

La Policía no ha revelado cuántos objetos de valor ni qué cantidad de bienes fueron robados en los casos vinculados.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Sills, Cereus y Peeples enfrentan cada uno un cargo de posesión de herramientas para robo y un cargo de merodear o deambular con fines delictivos.

Hasta el viernes, los tres sospechosos permanecían detenidos con una fianza de $5,100 USD cada uno en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Cualquier persona con información sobre el caso puede comunicarse con Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers al 305-471-8477.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele deployed the first search-and-rescue teams and paramedics on Thursday to work in the disaster zones in northern Venezuela’s state of La Guaira.

On Friday morning, Bukele shared an update on social media that kept the country and his followers in suspense. It was from a Salvadoran team working in the town of Caraballeda.

“We have found Camila Sofía Medina Rivas alive,” Bukele wrote, as Venezuela’s official death toll had increased to more than 920.

Camila had been “trapped along with her pet on the ninth floor” of a building in the Bahía Mar apartment complex at the Caribe neighborhood, according to Bukele and Salvadoran authorities.

“Her mother is waiting for her downstairs with part of our team,” Bukele wrote on X. “We still need to break through several walls to reach her, so our teams have brought more tools.”

On Friday afternoon, Bukele shared an audio of the communication in Spanish between Camila and a Grupo USAR-El Salvador rescuer, who asked her to make noise and keep her spirits high.

“I can only move my legs, stretch them,” Camila said, according to the audio that the president shared on X. The girl later added, “Thank you!”

Early Saturday morning, Bukele, who nicknamed the girl “Cami” during his updates, reported rescuers had freed Camila’s little dog named “Chanel.”

“Our teams are working to create the necessary space that will allow us to reach her and carry out the rescue safely. God willing, we will soon be able to rescue her as well,” Bukele wrote on X about Camila.

Hemos logrado rescatar a Chanel, la perrita de Camila Sofía.

Camila aún permanece entre los escombros. Nuestros equipos trabajan para generar el espacio necesario que permita acceder hasta ella y efectuar el rescate de forma segura.

Dios permita que pronto podamos rescatarla… pic.twitter.com/RA4tEKOpOX

— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) June 27, 2026

On Saturday morning, Bukele announced that Salvadoran rescuers had finally managed to help Camilo come out from the rubble before sunrise.

“Thank you God, for using us in this way,” Bukele wrote. “Stay strong Venezuela.”

¡Hemos rescatado a Camila!

Gracias Dios, por utilizarnos de esta manera.

Fuerza Venezuela 🇸🇻🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/wswRaHFAWA

— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) June 27, 2026

Bukele had also announced that a Salvadoran nurse found 39-year-old survivor, Nayarit Colmenares, on Friday and she was trapped in the rubble of another building in Caraballeda.

After seven hours of work, the nurse, Heidy Aguilar, helped to pull Colmenares out of the rubble on the sixth floor of a building in the Palmar Este neighborhood, according to Bukele.

“Her health condition is very delicate, but she is still alive. Our teams have already managed to insert an IV line to administer fluids to her while we continue the rescue efforts,” Bukele wrote. “God willing, we will manage to get her out alive and stabilize her, once she is out of the rubble.”

Salvadoran officials reported that Bukele deployed about 300 rescuers with some 150 tons of equipment and machinery — in less than 35 hours.

¡Ya casi Cami! 🇸🇻🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/ne8mUco6Hd

— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) June 26, 2026

Hemos encontrado con vida a Camila Sofía Medina Rivas, una niña de 15 años atrapada junto a su mascota en el noveno piso de un edificio colapsado.

Su madre la está esperando abajo con parte de nuestro equipo.

Aún debemos romper varias paredes para llegar hasta ella, por lo que… pic.twitter.com/SFw04pnXJY

— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) June 26, 2026

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More HELPING VENEZUELA coverage

• Centro Comunitario AFE hosts collection drive in Miami-Dade
• Weston-based charity partners with local pharmacy
• Veteran-led Project DYNAMO delivers 20,000 pounds of aid in 1st 48 hours
• Altruism at El Arepazo feeds Global Empowerment Mission’s team effort

• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
• U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage
• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team

• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations
• Miramar to keep 6 aid drop-off locations open 24/7
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations

• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

Según los investigadores, Lewis fue vista por última vez aproximadamente a las 12 p.m. del 20 de junio, cerca de la cuadra 4300 de Northwest 36th Way, en Lauderdale Lakes.

Los agentes indicaron que Lewis mide aproximadamente 5 pies y 9 pulgadas de estatura, pesa alrededor de 120 libras y tiene cabello blanco y ojos azules.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre su paradero debe comunicarse con el detective de Personas Desaparecidas de la BSO, Chris Blankenship, al 954-321-4268, o con la línea de no emergencias de la BSO al 954-764-4357.

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According to investigators, Lewis was last seen at approximately 12 p.m., on June 20, near the 4300 block of Northwest 36th Way in Lauderdale Lakes.

Deputies said Lewis is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds, and has white hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact BSO Missing Persons Detective Chris Blankenship at 954-321-4268 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-4357.

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King, an 8-month-old, 28-pound mixed-breed dog, stopped by Local 10 Studios with Humane Society of Broward County’s Cherie Wachter on Saturday to show viewers why he could be the perfect addition to a home.

Wachter said King may be a mix of several breeds, including retriever, shepherd, dachshund or corgi, thanks to his unique look and short legs.

She said he still has some growing to do and is working through the puppy stage, including teething and potty training.

According to Wachter, King’s former owner brought him to the shelter after moving and being unable to take him along.

While King can be shy around new people at first, Wachter said he warms up with time and would benefit from obedience training to build his confidence around people and other dogs.

She said King could be a good fit for someone with a weight restriction where they live, including many condo residents.

The HSBC also highlighted Taco, a kitten looking for a home. His sister Pizza has already been adopted, and Wachter said Taco is a friendly kitten who loves attention.

Those interested in adopting King, Taco or another pet can visit the Humane Society of Broward County at 2070 Griffin Rd. or start the process online at humanebroward.com. Adoption kennels open at 11 a.m.

King, un perro mestizo de ocho meses y 28 libras, visitó el estudio de Local 10 junto a Cherie Wachter, de la Sociedad Protectora de Animales del Condado Broward (HSBC), este sábado para mostrar a los televidentes por qué podría ser la incorporación perfecta para un hogar.

Wachter dijo que King podría ser una mezcla de varias razas, entre ellas retriever, pastor, dachshund o corgi, gracias a su apariencia única y sus patas cortas.

Agregó que aún tiene que crecer un poco más y que todavía está pasando por la etapa de cachorro, lo que incluye el cambio de dientes y el entrenamiento para hacer sus necesidades.

Según Wachter, el antiguo dueño de King lo llevó al refugio después de mudarse y no poder llevarlo consigo.

Aunque al principio King puede ser tímido con las personas que no conoce, Wachter explicó que con el tiempo toma confianza y que se beneficiaría de entrenamiento de obediencia para desarrollar mayor seguridad con las personas y otros perros.

Añadió que King podría ser una buena opción para alguien que tenga restricciones de peso para mascotas donde vive, incluidos muchos residentes de condominios.

La HSBC también presentó a Taco, un gatito que busca un hogar. Su hermana, Pizza, ya fue adoptada, y Wachter dijo que Taco es un gatito amigable al que le encanta recibir atención.

Quienes estén interesados en adoptar a King, Taco u otra mascota pueden visitar la Sociedad Protectora de Animales del Condado Broward, ubicada en el 2070 de Griffin Rd., o iniciar el proceso en línea en humanebroward.com. Las áreas de adopción abren a las 11 a.m.

The U.S. will face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California, while third co-host Mexico returns to its capital city to take on Ecuador on Tuesday. Tournament favorite France goes back to the New York area to play Sweden on Tuesday, with the winner of that game going up against Germany or Paraguay in the round of 16.

Here are the games in the round of 32:

US vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina

, July 1

The Americans had their powerful momentum from two consecutive victories stalled in the loss to Turkey. But in the knockout round, they’ll face Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is 62nd in the FIFA rankings. Bosnia finished third in Group B with four points. U.S. star Christian Pulisic entered as a substitute in the second half against Turkey. He had not played since leaving the opening win over Paraguay at halftime with a calf injury. “We play every game like a knockout game,” said U.S. midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, who scored against Turkey. “You saw that in our intensity and the way we worked. For us, it’s keep doing what we’ve been doing.”

Belgium vs. Senegal, July 1

Belgium scored five times in its group play finale against New Zealand to not only advance but finish first. Up next is no easy task: a matchup against Senegal, which played France and Norway tough and routed Iraq to move on. The U.S.-Bosnia-Herzegovina winner faces the winner of this match.

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Germany vs. Paraguay, June 29

Germany comes into the knockout stage off a similarly low-key late defeat as the U.S., having already clinched its group with little to play for. Germany is a significant favorite against Paraguay, which lost to the U.S. 4-1 in its opener but steadied itself enough to move on.

France vs. Sweden, June 30

France came in as the tournament favorite and remains it after winning all three of its group games to set up a matchup against Sweden, which had a 5-1 win, a 5-1 loss and a draw.

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South Africa vs. Canada, June 28

These nations have already made history. It’ll be the first time both are in the knockout stage of the World Cup. Canada advanced as runner-up in Group B with four points — one win, one draw and one loss. South Africa was runner-up in Group A, also with four points, including a surprising win over South Korea.

Netherlands vs. Morocco, June 29

The Netherlands won Group F after a draw with Japan and outscoring Sweden and Tunisia by a combined 8-2. Morocco went unbeaten to finish second in Group C in pursuit of becoming the first African winner of the World Cup. Morocco reached the semifinals four years ago in Qatar.

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Portugal vs. Croatia, July 2

Playing Colombia to a 0-0 tie Saturday night meant a second-place finish in the group for Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal and a tougher path, which could include facing neighbor Spain for a spot in the quarterfinals. Croatia moved into this spot by defeating Ghana hours earlier.

Spain vs. Austria, July 2

Spain bounced back from a surprising 0-0 draw against Cape Verde in its first game to win its group, in the process sending two-time champion Uruguay home. Austria tied it in the final minutes after falling behind earlier in stoppage time to play Algeria to a 3-3 draw Saturday night and set up this matchup.

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Brazil vs. Japan, June 29

Japan advanced as Group F runner-up with a hard fought 1-1 draw against Sweden and the Samurai Blue’s reward is a knockout match against five-time World Cup champion Brazil. It’ll be a full-circle moment for Japan, which brought in Brazilian great Zico in 1991 to professionalize the country’s new domestic league and support Japan’s successful bid to co-host the World Cup in 2002. Now, the Japanese have a chance to show how far they’ve come against a country that has set the standard.

Norway vs. Ivory Coast, June 30

It would have taken beating favored France for Norway to win Group I. Instead, coach Ståle Solbakken opted to rest Erling Haaland and all but one starter. That sets up a matchup against the Ivory Coast at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday.

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Mexico vs. Ecuador, June 30

Winning all three of its group stage matches for the first time at the World Cup, Mexico goes into the round of 32 also having now allowed a single goal. It has outscored opponents 6-0 and now has the distinct home-field advantage at altitude back at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City against Ecuador, which rallied to beat Germany and advance.

England vs. Congo, July 1

It took Jude Bellingham scoring and setting up Harry Kane's goal to break a tie with Panama, but England got the job done Saturday to finish first in its group. Injuries are a question now, going into a matchup with Congo, which rallied to defeat Uzbekistan and advance.

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Argentina vs. Cape Verde

, July 3

Defending champion Argentina faces the smallest country to qualify for the knockout stage at a World Cup. Unsurprisingly, Cape Verde goes in as a massive underdog.

Australia vs. Egypt, July 3

This may be one of the most evenly matched round of 32 games, after Australia beat Turkey, lost to the U.S and drew with Paraguay. Egypt got through as the second-place team in Group G after a late goal by Iran on Friday night was called back for offside.

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Switzerland vs. Algeria, July 2

This was supposed to be Canada's spot in Vancouver, but Switzerland winning the teams' head-to-head matchup there and finishing ahead in the group gave the Swiss a plum spot. Algeria took a late lead on Austria before allowing the tying goal in the final minutes leading to a 3-3 draw and getting both teams in and eliminating Iran.

Colombia vs. Ghana, July 3

Passing Portugal for first in the group allows Colombia to open the knockout stage against Ghana, which entered with the lowest FIFA ranking at No. 74 but also played England to a scoreless tie.

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See more of AP’s World Cup coverage here.

Russell came through the second-to-last corner seconds after Max Verstappen went spinning off the track toward the barrier, causing a yellow flag which means drivers must slow down.

Russell was warned of the yellow flag ahead of time by Mercedes over the radio and argued he lifted off the accelerator earlier than usual for the corner and that the rest of his lap was still enough for first place.

It was still “an amazing lap,” he said.

The stewards agreed and deemed the incident needed “no further investigation”, keeping Russell on pole ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton for Sunday's “heat hazard” race. “I was glad common sense prevailed,” Russell said.

With a margin of .236 of a second over Leclerc despite lifting off, Russell seemed to have plenty more pace available and will be a clear favorite to win for the first time since the season-opener in Australia, especially with standings leader Kimi Antonelli down in fourth.

Why Russell's lap stood

The key factor keeping Russell's lap on the board was that it was a single, not double, yellow flag at the corner.

A single yellow means drivers need to be able to show they slowed down noticeably. A double signifies more immediate danger, and in qualifying means drivers should abandon any attempt at setting a competitive lap time.

Russell argued it was the right call because Verstappen's car was on the other side of a gravel runoff area and slowing down meant he didn't risk losing control and potentially hitting the wreckage.

“I didn’t even see the car because the runoff is so far and I think in that instance a single yellow was correct because a double yellow is immediate danger," he said.

"I think I did everything right to be very much under control, and it’s a very different story to a double."

Russell's teammate Antonelli backed off his last qualifying run, believing wrongly it was a double yellow.

It's the fourth pole position for Russell this season, not counting sprint races, and puts him level with Antonelli.

Antonelli’s lead is set to shrink

By the time Russell crossed the line to take pole, fans and broadcasters assumed Ferrari's Leclerc and Hamilton were set to end Mercedes' run of pole position in each grand prix this season.

They both bested Antonelli's time by less than a tenth of a second shortly before Verstappen went off. Verstappen also looked like a contender for pole with his upgraded Red Bull car and was set to improve on his previous time.

Leclerc is set to start Sunday's race second, and Hamilton third after his win for Ferrari last time out. Antonelli was fourth in his lowest qualifying result of the season.

That makes it likely his lead — 41 points over Hamilton, 50 over Russell — is set to shrink for the second race running. Antonelli's car broke down in the last race, the Barcelona-Catalunya GP, as Hamilton won and Russell was second.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told Sky Sport Germany it was “a matter of experience” that Antonelli abandoned his lap after Verstappen's crash while Russell was “super clever”.

Verstappen's earlier time was still good enough for fifth ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

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It started when she led Tennessee to two national championships, then continued in the WNBA, where she won three titles and two MVP awards. She also helped the U.S. win two Olympic gold medals.

Parker was inducted Saturday night into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville. She was joined by Elena Delle Donne, Amaya Valdemoro and Isabelle Fijalkowski; coaches Cheryl Reeve and Kim Muhl; television analyst Doris Burke; and posthumous veteran honoree Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.

While accepting the honor, Parker said she had brothers who were eight and 11 years older than her. She spent her life trying to do whatever they did.

“Whenever I struggled when I was young, my mom would whisper ‘can do’ to me,” Parker said, referring to her nickname. “It reminded me to push the doubt away. I was a little girl who dared to dream. I whispered that to myself whenever I was scared.

“Nobody creates in a vacuum. They have influences. We are our ancestor's wildest dreams.”

Chamique Holdsclaw, another Lady Vols legend who presented Parker at the induction, put her career in perspective.

“She knocked down every bar set in front of her,” Holdsclaw said. “She changed the way the game looks. She brought creativity, skill and athletic ability.”

Parker is the 11th player and 17th person with Tennessee ties to be enshrined. Later this summer, Parker and Delle Donne will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Delle Donne originally committed to play her college basketball at UConn but chose instead to stay close to her Wilmington home at the University of Delaware. She was a three-time Colonial Athletic Conference Player of the Year. She was the No. 2 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft. Delle Donne was a two-time WNBA MVP and was part of an Olympic gold medal-winning team.

Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished international players, Valdemoro made her mark in the WNBA. The native of Spain was part of the Houston Comets' run of three straight titles. She also excelled in the EuroLeague.

Fijalkowski was born in France and played college basketball at the University of Colorado. She played in the WNBA’s first two seasons for Cleveland. She became the French national team’s career scoring leader with 2,562 points.

The head coach and executive since 2010 with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx, Reeve has won the league’s Coach of the Year honor four times and Executive of the Year twice. Reeve has led the Lynx to four WNBA titles. She was an assistant coach on two gold medal-winning Olympic teams before leading the U.S. to gold in 2024 as the head coach. Reeve took a break from the busy WNBA season to come to the induction ceremony. Her team plays at Dallas on Sunday.

After 37 years, Muhl announced his retirement as head women’s basketball coach at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He won 1,108 games.

Burke began working as a television analyst for Big East men’s basketball in the early 1990s. By 2017, she was a full-time NBA analyst for ESPN.

Kennedy-Dixon, who died in 2018, was a player and longtime administrator at Clemson.

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This story has been to corrected to delete an erroneous reference to Cleveland making the WNBA Finals.

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According to arrest reports, officers identified the suspects as Terrance Beron Sills, 22, Jayden Cereus, 18, both of Fort Lauderdale, and Kevin Peeples, 18, of Miami.

Police said officers were on patrol around 11:30 p.m. Thursday after receiving a be-on-the lookout alert for a gray Honda Accord that had been linked to multiple smash-and-grab burglaries in Pinecrest and repeatedly detected by automated license plate reader cameras throughout the village.

According to the reports, an officer spotted the vehicle near Southwest 122nd Street and Southwest 67th Avenue.

Investigators said the driver was wearing a black ski mask over the lower half of his face before pulling it down. They also confirmed that the driver, Cereus, turned off the car’s headlights and began reversing after noticing a marked police vehicle.

Officers said they stopped the Honda and detained all three occupants without incident.

According to the reports, officers found three automotive window punch tools, multiple pairs of gloves and black ski masks in plain view inside the car. Police said the tools are commonly used to quickly shatter vehicle windows during burglaries.

After being advised of their Miranda rights, the three suspects gave conflicting explanations about why they were in Pinecrest, according to the reports.

Police said Peeples told investigators the group was “staying at a hotel far from here,” and were looking for an Airbnb to rent in Pinecrest, but officers later contacted the homeowner at the address on his phone, who said they were not expecting anyone and did not know the suspects.

According to the reports, Sills, who told officers the Honda belonged to him, admitted the window punch tools were his but claimed he kept them in case he locked his keys inside the car.

Police said Sills also stated the group had driven from Fort Lauderdale “to look for cars” before refusing to answer additional questions.

Investigators said Cereus told officers the group had been driving around Pinecrest for about 30 minutes but also claimed the hotel where they were staying was about an hour away.

They said based on the car’s connection to previous burglaries, repeated license plate reader alerts, the items recovered from the car and the suspects’ conflicting statements, officers arrested all three men.

Police have not disclosed how many valuables or how much property was stolen in the burglaries linked to the thefts.

Jail records show Sills, Cereus and Peeples each face one count of possession of burglary tools and one count of loitering or prowling.

As of Friday, all three suspects are being held on a $5,100 bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Anyone with information on the case is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

The standard Starlink hardware kit costs about $470 in Venezuela, where there are only three authorized dealers: Daka, Multimax, and Soytechno. The residential plan starts at $55 monthly.

The satellite internet company operated by SpaceX announced that new customers in Venezuela’s impacted areas have to reach out to support after purchase to receive the free service through July 25.

Also, Venezuelan Starlink accounts are limited to one kit, and the subscription is restricted to a fixed residential service address.

The designated disaster zones qualify for free or heavily discounted disaster-recovery service credits. Interim President Delcy Rodríguez thanked Elon Musk and his Starlink team on Thursday.

“Every connection counts at a time like this,” Rodríguez said.

My mom found my grandma in Venezuela due to Starlink.

My Grandma was wandering in La Guaira around the biggest destruction with every building around her fully toppled, and my mom reached a friend to get her out of the streets because Starlink was working.

All phone companies…

— Aaron Cordovez (@Aaron_Cordovez) June 27, 2026

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The agreement signed Friday in Washington links Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon to Hezbollah's disarmament, something the group rejects.

Several previous ceasefire agreements that Lebanon has negotiated with Israel since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war were never implemented on the ground. More than 4,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli strikes since March, when Hezbollah fired at Israel two days after the Iran war began.

In a statement Saturday, Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem said his group will keep fighting until Israel is forced to leave Lebanon. The group's supporters protested in the streets of Beirut following the announcement of the agreement.

Despite the deal, the Lebanese state news agency reported an Israeli drone strike near the southern city of Nabatiyeh. It also reported that Israel's military released three Lebanese and three Syrian workers who were taken near the southern village of Ain Arab on Friday.

Deal calls on Israel to withdraw but only if Hezbollah disarms

The talks between Israel and Lebanon were separate from the interim deal signed earlier this month by the U.S. and Iran.

Details of the deal that the U.S. State Department released Saturday say Lebanon and Israel aim to eventually end the state of war between them that began when Israel was created in 1948.

The deal says Israel will withdraw from Lebanon, provided Hezbollah disarms.

It calls for Israel to initially withdraw from two small areas, called pilot zones. It did not say where they will be. The Lebanese army will gradually assume full security responsibility over those areas. The countries will agree to future pilot zones for Israel's withdrawal in the future, the agreement says.

The deal has a security annex that includes details of the deployment of the Lebanese army and redeployments of Israeli troops. The security annex was not made public.

As part of the deal, Israel stresses that Hezbollah's disarmament throughout Lebanon and additional security measures to be agreed upon between the countries will eliminate any future need for the Israeli army’s military action or presence in Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement said Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon “until Hezbollah and the rest of the terrorist organizations are disarmed, and until no further threat to Israel is posed from Lebanon.”

Netanyahu said the two agreed-upon zones will have a “pilot program for disarming Hezbollah and transferring the territory to the control of the Lebanese army.” He said Israel's military already withdrew from one.

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military has been instructed “to prepare for an extended stay.”

Hezbollah's leader rejects the deal as ‘a humiliation’

From Hezbollah’s point of view, the deal is nonexistent, Kassem said.

He called the agreement a “humiliation,” adding that linking Israel’s withdrawal to Hezbollah’s disarmament as a “very dangerous suggestion.”

The deal prompted one of the group’s officials, Hassan Fadlallah, to warn that it could result in civil war because Hezbollah won't give up its weapons and will resist any measures taken by the Lebanese army.

Judge Ahmed Rami al-Hajj, Lebanon's top public prosecutor, on Saturday told the heads of the country’s security agencies to take measures to prevent riots.

Some Israelis and Lebanese doubt the deal will last

The deal says both Lebanon and Israel recognize that the restoration of security in southern Lebanon through the deployment of the Lebanese army, the safe return of its civilian population and the security of Israel’s northern communities are essential to long-term stability and peace.

“Personally, I don’t think it will be lasting because the Lebanese military cannot really stand a chance against Hezbollah,” said Israeli citizen Ronit Belson while visiting the town of Metula along the border.

In Lebanon, people were divided.

“People just want to rest for good. I support the Lebanese authorities in the decision” taken, said Rabie Sammour, a resident of the southern city of Sidon.

Another Sidon resident, Khaled Ghannoum, said the deal “legitimized Israel’s occupation.”

In an apparent reference to Iran, which has sent billions of dollars in cash to Hezbollah over the past four decades, the deal says Lebanon and the U.S. commit to preventing funds from flowing to any entity, organization or individual affiliated with non-state armed groups.

The deal states that the Lebanese government explicitly commits to prevent reconstruction funds from flowing to non-state armed groups and connected entities.

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Mor reported from Metula, Israel. Associated Press journalist Ibrahim Hazboun contributed to this report from Jerusalem.

Actor Édgar Ramírez was among the Venezuelans in the U.S. who raised awareness about the overwhelming needs of the foundation‘s Hogar Bambi, which has been in service since 1996 in Caracas.

Ramírez, most known for his role as a CIA assassin in “The Bourne Ultimatum,” used Instagram to make a plea for help and share a Pinecrest-based Bank of America account for donors.

In her latest update, Erika Spillmann, the president of Hogar Bambi, said that her staff was visiting hospitals to investigate and assess reports, and to dispel rumors amid a new wave of misinformation.

“We are going to do everything possible to help all of the children in need,” Spillman said from the Hogar Bambi building at the Avenida José Manuel Sanz, according to a video update released on Friday.

The nonprofit’s staff expected the Venezuelan government’s agency that is responsible for protecting minors to surrender a new wave of orphans to their organization for temporary shelter and care.

Spillman asked supporters and donors to follow the organization’s accounts on Instagram and on Facebook for more updates. The nonprofit was also fundraising on Global Giving.

For more information about the foundation’s programs and about how to donate, visit this page.

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• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
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Serena Williams is the star, though, at Wimbledon.

The 44-year-old Williams' presence has been emanating throughout SW19 — the famous post code of Wimbledon — as she prepares to play her first singles match at the event in four years Tuesday when she faces No. 53 Maya Joint in the first round.

Mirra Andreeva, who just won the French Open, was basically crossing her fingers when the Wimbledon draw was announced.

“I was watching like this because I don’t think anyone in the draw would have wanted to play against Serena," the smiling Russian teenager said Saturday. “I’m going to speak for myself. I wouldn’t want to play against Serena. I would be just very nervous.”

Williams had been away from the sport since her farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open but she accepted a wild-card entry to play women’s doubles with her sister Venus, who is 46. And then she accepted another to play singles.

Williams’ most-recent appearance at Wimbledon was in 2022 when she lost in the opening round to Harmony Tan, who was then-ranked 115th. The American great walked away from tennis — she described it as “evolving” away — after losing in the third round to Ajla Tomljanovic at Flushing Meadows. Her second daughter was born in 2023.

Williams, a seven-time Wimbledon singles title winner, could meet Swiatek in the third round.

Venus provides some motivation

Serena Williams officially returned to tennis earlier this month in a doubles match with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko at the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament.

“Unexpectedly, before her first match she asked me did I have any motivational quotes I use for myself,” Venus Williams said Saturday. “I told her what I was using at the time. I don’t know if that helped or not. She did win the match.”

The Williams sisters will play their first-round doubles match against Colombia’s Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra of Argentina.

Serena and Venus have won 14 Grand Slam titles together in doubles, including six at Wimbledon. Their first two doubles titles at the All England Club, in 2000 and 2002, came as wild cards.

“For us it was about the titles, we wanted the Grand Slam titles. We just wanted to bring them home,” Venus said. “We did pretty good.”

Djokovic inspired by Serena

Novak Djokovic calls Serena Williams' tennis comeback “inspirational” and “epic.”

“That’s what I told her,” Djokovic said Saturday.

“I see her in the gym more than I have, I think, seen her when she was at her prime,” Djokovic, a 24-time major champion, said of Williams, a 23-time major winner in singles. “It tells me that she really wants this to work out the best way possible.”

Djokovic added: “I always admired her career, her journey, her story. Of course, Venus’, as well.”

Gauff and Sabalenka too

Coco Gauff, the No. 7 seed at Wimbledon, said Serena and Venus were the “biggest” inspiration on her.

“I played the sport because of them, believed that I could do things because of them. I look up to them a lot,” she said.

Sabalenka added: “It’s amazing what she’s doing. Also it’s Serena Williams, everyone was talking about that. She’s bringing more eyes on tennis. It’s a good thing for tennis. I’m really excited to see her play.”

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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

The strike targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the sprawling camp of Muwasi, killing 15-year-old Islam Moussa and her 30-year-old brother, Abdullah Moussa.

The Israeli military acknowledged it had struck the area of Muwasi, saying it had targeted a Hamas militant but did not immediately provide more information.

In the hospital's courtyard, relatives wept over the bodies covered in white burial shrouds.

Also on Saturday, Palestinians reported hearing a loud boom in Gaza City.

The Israeli military struck a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Gaza City, wounding at least 12 people, according to Shifa hospital. The ambulance service of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said two people were critically wounded and the majority of those hurt were women.

The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas militant and that it was not aware of uninvolved civilians being harmed.

Strikes continued Saturday evening in central Gaza, with no immediate word of casualties. Israel's military said it was checking on the reports.

Despite a fragile ceasefire reached in October that paused the heaviest fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group, Israel continues to carry out near-daily strikes and shelling across the coastal enclave. Israel and Hamas continue to trade accusations of violating the ceasefire. Israel says it is targeting Hamas and other militants who pose a threat and in response to ceasefire violations.

Since the ceasefire went into effect, Israel has killed more than 1,030 people in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-led government. The ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. But it does not give a breakdown of civilians and militants.

The ministry last week said Israel has killed over 250 children in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect.

A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations has accused Israel of deliberately shooting children in Gaza, and repeated an accusation that Israel has committed genocide in the territory. Israel denies the claim that it committed genocide in Gaza during the two-year war.

The Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, with a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that killed some 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 73,050 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

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They said the crash happened just after 11 p.m. on Hollywood Boulevard near Interstate 95.

Video from the scene shows the train colliding with the car before people rushed to see whether anyone was hurt.

Authorities said the train is operated by Grupo Mexico.

It was not immediately clear how the car ended up on the tracks.

The family inside the vehicle was shaken but otherwise uninjured, officials said. No other injuries were reported.

Las autoridades indicaron que el accidente ocurrió poco después de las 11 p.m. en Hollywood Boulevard, cerca de la Interestatal 95.

Un video de la escena muestra el momento en que el tren chocó contra el auto antes de que varias personas corrieran para verificar si alguien había resultado herido.

Las autoridades informaron que el tren es operado por Grupo México.

No quedó claro de inmediato cómo el auto terminó sobre las vías.

Los funcionarios indicaron que la familia que viajaba en el vehículo quedó conmocionada, pero no sufrió lesiones. No se reportaron otras personas heridas.

La activación del complejo se da a más de tres semanas de la detección del primer caso del gusano barrenador en Estados Unidos, donde ya se han confirmado en los últimos días 20 contagios que han encendido las alertas del gobierno del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, quien aprobó recursos adicionales por 83,8 millones de dólares para combatir la plaga.

El centro de producción de moscas, ubicado en la localidad de Metapa de Domínguez, en el estado sureño de Chiapas, representa el más reciente esfuerzo de México y Estados Unidos que desde el año pasado vienen trabajando de manera conjunta para erradicar el parásito cuyas larvas devoran la carne. México acumula a la fecha 1.907 casos activos.

En Chiapas ya existió una planta para la producción de moscas, pero cerró sus actividades en 2013, cuando México fue declarado libre de la plaga y ambos países pusieron fin a un acuerdo binacional que se inició en 1972, según información del gobierno mexicano.

La producción de moscas estériles es una forma de control biológico que permite interrumpir el ciclo reproductivo del insecto. El gusano es una larva de la mosca Cochliomyia hominivorax que puede invadir los tejidos de cualquier animal de sangre caliente, incluidos los humanos.

Durante el acto de reapertura de la planta, la presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, afirmó que el centro constituye “la convicción de que la cooperación para el desarrollo produce resultados” y planteó que las enfermedades animales, las plagas y los retos de la seguridad alimentaria "no conocen fronteras” y que la mejor respuesta a esos desafíos es "sumar capacidades, compartir experiencia y construir soluciones”.

En el evento también estuvo presente la secretaria de Agricultura de Estados Unidos, Brooke Rollins, y el embajador estadounidense Ronald Johnson, quien también abogó por el trabajo conjunto entre los dos vecinos para eliminar la plaga y proteger el ganado, el comercio y la seguridad alimentaria.

Johnson anunció que el gobierno estadounidense destinará 83,8 millones de dólares adicionales para la reproducción de más moscas estériles en México y para fortalecer las labores de prevención en los dos países.

Ambos gobiernos realizaron una inversión conjunta de 61 millones de dólares para convertir la vieja planta de producción de moscas del mediterráneo en un complejo que generará a mediados de julio 28 millones de moscas estériles a la semana, y alcanzará a finales del año una producción de 100 millones de insectos semanales, dijo en un comunicado la Secretaría de Agricultura de México.

En la actualidad, México se abastece de moscas estériles de una planta que opera en Panamá. En Texas también se está construyendo una planta de moscas que iniciará operaciones el próximo año.

Ganaderos consultados aseguran que la reapertura de la planta es algo tardía debido a que los primeros brotes surgieron hace casi dos años y la producción estimada de moscas será insuficiente, algo que podría dificultar y dilatar la erradicación de la plaga.

“Espero que ahora con la inauguración de la planta exista respaldo al área ganadera, porque tenemos cerrada la frontera de Estados Unidos para la exportación de ganado y nos afecta en el precio de la res”, afirmó el ganadero Omar Ornelas, que actualmente tiene en su rancho, ubicado en Tuxtla Chico —municipio vecino a Metapa, donde está la planta—, un animal infestado con gusano barrenador al que ha tenido que curar con recetas caseras, aplicando productos de veterinaria e incluso diésel y cal.

Restricciones al comercio binacional

Tras la detección de los primeros contagios de ganado en Texas, las autoridades de México y Estados Unidos decidieron el 9 de junio suspender temporalmente la importación ‌al territorio mexicano de bovinos vivos, rumiantes silvestres, equinos, cerdos, ovinos, caprinos, aves canoras y hurones provenientes del territorio estadounidense.

Estados Unidos también ha cerrado en los últimos 18 meses en tres ocasiones el paso del ganado mexicano por su frontera tras el primer brote que se detectó en México en noviembre del 2024. El último cierre indefinido se decidió el pasado 9 de julio luego que se localizó una res contagiada en la localidad de Ixhuatlán de Madero, en el estado oriental de Veracruz.

The epicenter was in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.1.

Tremors were felt in Islamabad, as well as in the eastern province of Punjab and the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which borders Afghanistan. It was also felt in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Emergency services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said district administrations were placed on alert.

Anwar Shahzad, a spokesperson for the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, said that initial assessments had found no reports of casualties or damage.

In Afghanistan, the quake jolted Kabul and other parts of the country, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said.

Pakistan lies along an active seismic zone and is frequently affected by earthquakes. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in 2005 killed tens of thousands of people in Pakistan and Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan region divided between Pakistan and India and claimed by both countries.

Afghanistan has also suffered repeated quakes in recent years that have claimed thousands of lives.

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The Venezuelan government and military have welcomed rescue crews and relief efforts from all over the world.

Here are locations in South Florida that are accepting donations for relief efforts.

BROWARD COUNTY

Coconut Creek:

Food For The Poor, located at 6401 Lyons Road.

Donations are being accepted weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.

Donations being accepted:

• Fruits: Canned peaches, pineapple, mango, pears, and similar varieties

• Vegetables: Canned tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, green beans, spinach, and mixed vegetables

• Protein: Canned chicken, turkey, beef, fish, or dehydrated meat

• Dry Grains: Rice, beans, lentils, and peas

• Cereals: Wheat, cornmeal, oats, and pasta

• Nuts, Seeds, and Nut Butters: Peanut butter, almond butter, sunflower seed butter

• Vegetable Oil: Cooking oil (vegetable, canola, or sunflower)

• Milk Products: Boxed or powdered milk, fortified alternatives (shelf-stable)

• Ready-to-Eat Snacks: Nutritional biscuits, energy bars, or fortified snacks

• Hygiene supplies, such as soap, deodorant, and wash cloths

• Tarps

• Solar lanterns

• Blankets

• Diapers for children and adults

• Feminine hygiene products

• Children’s activity books and games

Miramar:

Miramar Police Headquarters, 11765 City Hall Promenade

Fire Station 19, 6700 Miramar Parkway

Fire Station 70, 9001 Miramar Parkway

Fire Station 107, 11811 Miramar Parkway

Fire Station 84, 14801 SW 27th St.

Fire Station 100, 2800 SW 184th Ave.

Donations needed include non-perishables, water, batteries, hand sanitizer, professional first-aid kits, gloves, masks, pet supplies, new blankets, tarps, trash bags, etc.

(Not accepting clothing, shoes, linens, or similar items)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Here is the list of the aid drop-off locations that the Miami-Dade tax collector has open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday:

MIAMI BEACH: 100 16 St.

CORAL GABLES: 224 Minorca Ave.

DOWNTOWN MIAMI: 200 NW 2nd Ave.

KENDALL: 11735 SW 147 Ave.

MIAMI CENTRAL: 3721 NW 7 St.

MIAMI GARDENS: 18326 NW 7 Ave.

NORTHSIDE: 7900 NW 27 Ave.

MIDWAY CROSSINGS: 7795 West Flagler St. #82c

CORAL REEF: 14652 SW 122 Ave.

FLORIDA CITY: 1448 North Krome Ave.

HIALEAH GARDENS: 11093 NW 138 St.

The Inter Miami CF team store at Nu Stadium is open through Friday, July 3 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

MIAMI BEACH

Here is the list of the Miami Beach Fire Rescue locations that will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from June 29 to July 2:

SOUTH BEACH: Fire Station 1 at 1051 Jefferson Ave.

BAYSHORE: Fire Station 2 at 2300 Pine Tree Drive

MID BEACH: Fire Station 3 at 5303 Collins Ave.

NORTH BEACH: Fire Station 4 at 6880 Indian Creek Drive

Doral:

• GEM headquarters is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, at 1850 NW 84th Ave.
• Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office lobby is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Monday to Friday, at 2700 NW 87th Ave.
• Doral Legacy Park Community Center is open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., from Monday to Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 11400 NW 82 St.
• El Arepazo is open 24 hours from Monday to Sunday at 10191 NW 58thThe

Donations that are needed include emergency gear, such as flashlights, heavy-duty batteries, solar phone chargers and work gloves; and baby care items, such as diapers.

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• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations
• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations
• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids
• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

The field for the Round of 32 will be finalized on Saturday following more than two weeks of competition across three countries.

While majority of the field is set, there are still some spots up for grabs with six group-stage matches remaining, leaving some teams jockeying for position and others fighting to advance.

Still others find themselves on the bubble, relying on other teams to determine their World Cup fate.

The knockout rounds begin Sunday.

The expansion to 48 teams in the World Cup has added intrigue — and in some cases, the confusion — over which 32 teams advance, with tiebreakers coming into play. The top two finishing teams from each of the 12 groups and eight third-place finishers move on.

The most intriguing match on Saturday might be Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal against Colombia.

Colombia has already secured a spot in the Round of 32 and can win Group K with a win or draw. Portugal needs a win to take the group, but can also advance with a draw or possibly even a loss.

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said winning the group would be nice, but it doesn’t matter as long as the team advances.

“It doesn’t. It doesn’t,” Martinez said. “My experience, probably in my first World Cup, I would have said yes. You sit down and you are so inexperienced, you want to plan everything ... and then you realize that doesn’t happen in competitions.”

Martinez said in the end, “you have to be able to beat everybody and anybody.”

The match in Miami Gardens, Florida, will be played in typical June conditions, with temperatures expected to hover around 87 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) with high humidity when the match kicks off.

What to watch on June 27

— Panama vs. England, 5 p.m. EDT in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Fox/Telemundo/Peacock)

— Croatia vs. Ghana, 5 p.m. EDT in Philadelphia (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)

— Colombia vs. Portugal, 7:30 p.m. EDT in Miami Gardens, Florida (Fox/Telemundo/Peacock)

— Congo vs. Uzbekistan, 7:30 p.m. EDT in Atlanta (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)

— Algeria vs. Austria, 10 p.m. EDT in Kansas City, Missouri (Fox/Telemundo/Peacock)

— Jordan vs. Argentina, 10 p.m. EDT in Arlington, Texas (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)

Messi not starting with Argentina having clinched Group F

Lionel Messi, the top scorer in World Cup history, will not start when defending tournament champion and Group F winner Argentina plays Jordan.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Friday that Messi will begin on the bench, but also indicated that he “will come in a little bit later.”

Messi scored all five goals for Argentina in its first two games of this tournament. He had his first World Cup hat trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria to tie the career scoring record at 16 goals, and broke that mark by scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over Austria on Monday.

England’s Reece James to sit vs. Panama

Right back Reece James will miss England’s group-stage finale against Panama because of a hamstring injury, midfielders Declan Rice and Elliott Anderson may play and winger Bukayo Saka could make his first start of the tournament.

James was hurt during Tuesday’s 0-0 draw against Ghana, and coach Thomas Tuchel described the injury as minor. James did not travel to New Jersey, the site of Saturday’s match, from England’s training camp in Kansas City, Missouri.

England beat Croatia 4-2 and tied Ghana, putting itself in position to reach the knockout rounds for the sixth time in seven World Cups.

Tuchel said his James’ status for the Round of 32 was unclear. Panama has already been eliminated.

Congo looks to join African teams in the Round of 32

Congo pulled off one of the surprising results of the World Cup by holding Portugal to a 1-1 draw in its opener, earning a point in the tournament for the first time. Now it hopes to earn its first win and join the wave of African teams advancing to the knockout rounds.

“We are very, very happy to have got this first point and first goal for Congo, but we have a final to play tomorrow,” coach Sébastien Desabre said ahead of Saturday’s Group K game against Uzbekistan. “I hope that I’ll get the Congolese people to dream tomorrow a little bit.”

Congo’s one previous appearance at the World Cup was under its former name, Zaire, in 1974, when it lost all three games, including a 9-0 rout at the hands of Yugoslavia.

A win gives Congo a chance to advance.

Uzbekistan has never earned a World Cup point.

Croatia and Ghana play for right to advance to knockout round

Separated by one point, Ghana and Croatia both have something meaningful to play for in their Group L match.

Ghana needs only a draw to reach the knockout round. Croatia, however, needs a win to be assured of a spot in the Round of 32.

England and Ghana are tied at four points, and Croatia has three points.

“Everyone’s ready, everyone was real happy with the result against England,” Ghana midfielder Antoine Semenyo said. “It’s going to be a tough game tomorrow, but everyone is excited and ready.”

Ghana hasn’t made it to the knockout round since reaching the quarterfinals in 2010 in South Africa.

Is Austria better off losing?

By the time Austria and Algeria begin their Group J finale, both will know how the knockout bracket looks, and what the consequences will be for finishing second or third behind group winner Argentina.

This is where things get awkward: It might actually behoove Austria to lose.

The way the bracket is set up, the Group J runner-up faces the Group H winner, which could be reigning European champion Spain. But the third-place finisher would face the Group B winner, which means a potentially easier matchup against Switzerland.

Asked if he wanted his team to avoid winning, Austria coach Ralf Rangnick replied: “No, definitely not.”

“Once we start we will know,” Rangnick said Friday, “but it will not influence our match. ... If we have a draw tomorrow, we can go on, but we cannot go into a match and just say, ‘We’ll play for a draw.’”

In 1982, in what became known as the “Disgrace of Gijon,” West Germany beat Austria 1-0, a result that advanced both teams over Algeria. Both teams seemed to quit trying after the first goal was scored, leading FIFA to implement simultaneous kickoffs on the final day of group play.

“We go out, we want to win the game,” Austria midfielder Konrad Laimer said. “It doesn’t matter who we face.”

More World Cup news

— ‘Pride Match’ organizers highlight Seattle’s inclusivity amid opposition from Iran and Egypt

— A maple leaf-shaped ‘Canadian clapper’ sparks a World Cup buzz across Toronto

— Mexico teenager Gilberto Mora impresses in first World Cup start and could see role expand

— Panama striker Cecilio Waterman, midfielder José Luis Rodríguez have training ground confrontation

— Bastian Schweinsteiger says his remarks on Ivory Coast’s style at World Cup were not about people

— Day 16 of the World Cup, in photos

Stats of the day

Scoring first in the World Cup is obviously a huge advantage, but doesn’t necessarily lead to a win or draw. In fact, seven teams have overcome deficits in group play to win. South Korea rallied to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 with two late goals, Algeria battled back from a halftime deficit to top Jordan 2-1 and, most recently, Turkiye stunned the United States with a last-second goal to win 3-2. Egypt, Germany, Morocco and Ecuador have also overcome deficits to win.

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AP Sports Writers Dave Skretta, Alanis Thames, James Robson, Ronald Blum, Stephen Hawkins and Dan Gelston contributed to this report.

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As of Saturday morning, the system has a 20% chance of development, though some AI forecast models suggest it could become more organized, according to Local 10 meteorologist John Gerard.

Gerard says it is still too early to know the system’s potential path, but a southwestward track cannot be ruled out at this time.

Hasta la mañana del sábado, el sistema tiene un 20% de probabilidad de desarrollo, aunque algunos modelos de pronóstico basados en inteligencia artificial sugieren que podría organizarse mejor, según el meteorólogo de Local 10 John Gerard.

Gerard indicó que aún es demasiado pronto para conocer la posible trayectoria del sistema, pero señaló que, por el momento, no se puede descartar un desplazamiento hacia el suroeste.

Fue el sangriento desenlace de una larga disputa entre los hermanos. Leyva, de 49 años, llegó en un scooter poco después de las 12:20 p.m. del 24 de abril de 2025 a Priced Rights Motors, Inc., negocio que Rivero, de 35 años, había heredado, según muestran los registros.

Los agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, Alfredo Pérez y Dea Harris, dispararon contra Leyva poco antes de la 1 p.m. en el 7321 de la calle 45 SW, en el vecindario de Glenvar Heights, al oeste de South Miami, según muestran los registros.

“Leyva disparó contra los agentes al menos una vez antes de que cualquiera de ellos utilizara fuerza letal”, escribió la fiscal adjunta del estado de Miami-Dade, Sara Imm, según el memorando de cierre que también firmó la fiscal estatal de Miami-Dade, Katherine Fernandez Rundle.

Antes de que los agentes respondieran con un escudo balístico, Armando Yadro le dijo a un operador del 911 que Leyva le había disparado y que estaba fingiendo estar muerto porque se encontraba dentro del negocio, según muestran los registros.

Imm describió cómo Leyva también “dirigió” un “aparente explosivo”, una bomba de humo que parecía ser una granada, antes de que Pérez “disparara su arma de fuego”, según el memorando de cierre aprobado el jueves por Fernández Rundle, de acuerdo con los registros.

“Es razonable concluir que tanto el agente Harris como el agente Pérez creían que el uso de fuerza letal era necesario para evitar una muerte inminente o causar un gran daño corporal a ellos mismos y/o a los otros dos civiles”, escribió Imm, según el memorando.

Los videos mostraban a niños corriendo para ponerse a salvo en el exterior y a personas refugiándose en negocios cercanos. Un equipo SWAT llegó al lugar y evacuó el área, que incluía un almacén donde había niños en una práctica de porristas.

Yadro, de 35 años, sufrió una herida en la clavícula y sobrevivió. Rivero recibió un disparo en un costado de la cabeza, y un médico lo declaró muerto en el Hospital HCA Florida Kendall. Leyva recibió un disparo en la cabeza.

“Los médicos no pudieron extraer el proyectil alojado en su cerebro”, escribió la fiscal, según el memorando.

Tras sufrir “complicaciones” por la herida de bala, Leyva permaneció hospitalizado y murió el 14 de febrero, según muestran los registros.

La Fiscalía Estatal de Miami-Dade (MSAO) informó que recibió el informe del Departamento de Cumplimiento de la Ley de Florida (FDLE) el 22 de mayo.

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La Policía dijo que Roxanabel Medina Leon, de 31 años, dejaba al niño solo con poca o ninguna comida en el sucio apartamento donde viven mientras ella estaba en el apartamento de su novio.

Las autoridades dijeron que el niño le contó a la Policía que no solo lo dejaban solo con muy poca comida, sino que “comparte su comida con el perro de la familia porque no hay alimento para perros disponible en la vivienda”.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Doral, un empleado del edificio, cuyo nombre y dirección fueron omitidos del informe de arresto, llamó a los agentes alrededor de las 3 a.m. después de ver al niño caminando solo por el estacionamiento. De acuerdo con el informe, el empleado le dijo al menor que regresara a su apartamento y permaneciera allí hasta que llegara la Policía.

Según el informe del DPD, ese empleado les dijo a los investigadores que el niño había acudido al vestíbulo del edificio alrededor de las 8:30 a.m. del miércoles “y le preguntó si tenía algo de comida o agua”.

La Policía informó que el empleado le dio al hijo de Medina palomitas de maíz, galletas Biscoff y agua.

Según la Policía, el niño les dijo a los investigadores que “con frecuencia va al apartamento del novio de su madre para conseguir comida” y que esa mañana había ido al área de recepción porque su madre no respondió la puerta, explicando que “la única comida disponible (en el apartamento) era macarrones con queso vencidos”, los cuales no comió “porque creía que le harían daño”.

También les dijo a los agentes que “con frecuencia tiene que despertar a su madre” porque su hermanito de cuatro meses está llorando y ella no lo escucha. Según el informe, el niño dijo que estaba en el estacionamiento buscando el vehículo de su madre “con el fin de encontrarla y conseguir comida porque tenía hambre”.

En el informe, un agente de la Policía de Doral describió las condiciones del apartamento:

“Al ingresar a la vivienda, observé que el apartamento estaba en completo desorden. Los pisos estaban pegajosos al tacto y había un fuerte olor compatible con orina y heces en toda la vivienda. Luego me dirigí a la habitación de la víctima menor de edad, donde observé un colchón colocado directamente sobre el piso, sin base de cama. Después entré al baño contiguo a la habitación del menor y observé una jaula para perro que contenía dos recipientes. Ambos estaban vacíos y no tenían comida ni agua. Mientras estaba en la cocina, observé dos cuchillos sobre el mostrador. Los cuchillos no estaban asegurados y parecían estar fácilmente al alcance del menor. Luego entré a la habitación de la acusada, donde observé un moisés para bebé. El moisés parecía estar sucio y no tenía una sábana ajustable limpia ni ropa de cama.”

Informe del DPD.

Además, la Policía informó que había “poca o ninguna comida” dentro de la vivienda.

Según el informe, el niño les dijo a los investigadores que “ha habido ocasiones en las que tuvo tanta hambre que comió cereal de arroz Gerber para bebés mezclado con agua porque no había leche disponible en el apartamento”, y agregó que el perro de la familia no había comido alimento para perros de forma regular durante aproximadamente tres meses.

Las autoridades dijeron que fueron al apartamento del novio de Medina y la encontraron allí junto con el bebé de cuatro meses.

Según el informe, Medina afirmó que limpió el apartamento “el martes pasado” y dijo que “su hijo siempre come cuando ella cocina o pide comida”.

“Ella manifestó que la noche anterior le había dejado comida al perro y que no sabe por qué el perro fue encontrado sin alimento”, señala el informe.

La Policía arrestó a Medina por dos cargos graves de negligencia infantil y un cargo menor de crueldad animal.

Hasta la mañana del viernes, permanecía detenida en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $5,500 USD.

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As communities prepare for bigger Independence Day celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary, many are weighing the pros and cons of each display. Fireworks remain popular for their bright colors and booming explosions, but they also can cause injuries, spark fires and frighten pets.

Drone shows, meanwhile, offer synchronized aerial displays without the loud blasts, making them appealing to families with young children, pet owners and those looking for a more eco-conscious option.

If you plan to celebrate with fireworks, safety experts recommend using them away from people, homes and flammable materials, never allowing young children to handle them, and keeping a fire extinguisher, garden hose or bucket of water nearby.

So, which do you prefer: the traditional boom of fireworks or the choreographed lights of a drone show?

Let us know in the comment section or poll below.

Mientras las comunidades se preparan para celebraciones más grandes por el Día de la Independencia con motivo del 250 aniversario de Estados Unidos, muchas están evaluando las ventajas y desventajas de cada tipo de espectáculo. Los fuegos artificiales siguen siendo populares por sus colores brillantes y sus fuertes explosiones, pero también pueden causar lesiones, provocar incendios y asustar a las mascotas.

Los espectáculos con drones, por su parte, ofrecen exhibiciones aéreas sincronizadas sin las fuertes explosiones, lo que los hace atractivos para familias con niños pequeños, dueños de mascotas y quienes buscan una opción más consciente con el medio ambiente.

Si planea celebrar con fuegos artificiales, los expertos en seguridad recomiendan utilizarlos lejos de personas, viviendas y materiales inflamables, nunca permitir que los niños pequeños los manipulen y mantener cerca un extintor, una manguera de jardín o un balde con agua.

Entonces, ¿cuál prefiere: el tradicional estruendo de los fuegos artificiales o las luces coreografiadas de un espectáculo con drones?

Cuéntenos en la sección de comentarios o participe en la encuesta a continuación.

Dong Guangping was aboard a 3.3-meter (10.8-foot) inflatable boat in the waters off a western South Korean island in May when he was detained by South Korea’s coast guard for allegedly violating the country’s immigration law. It was his fourth known attempt to flee China.

At a court hearing in South Korea, he told reporters that he hopes to go to Canada to reunite with his wife and daughter, who have already been resettled there, according to South Korean media.

In a post Saturday on X, his friend Sheng Xue, a Chinese Canadian activist, said Dong had landed in Toronto following an Air Canada flight on Friday.

“He just had a big bowl of noodles with eggs, tomatoes and shrimps," she wrote in the post, adding that she has spent more than 10 years trying to get him out of China.

She attached a photo of Dong in a car with her and another photo of Dong holding a bowl.

Dong, a former police officer in China, has been detained several times for his activism. He lost his job as a police officer in 1999 after he co-signed a letter commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to Amnesty International.

He was imprisoned for three years in 2001 for “inciting subversion of state power” and spent more than eight months behind bars after being arrested in 2014 for participating in a memorial for victims of the Tiananmen crackdown, according to past statements from Amnesty International.

He previously escaped to Thailand and Vietnam, but authorities there deported him back to China. Dong also tried unsuccessfully to swim to a Taiwanese island.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has not immediately commented.

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This article has been updated to reflect that Dong has one daughter in Canada, instead of daughters.

This is the Great American State Fair.

The fair kicked off this week and is a run by Freedom 250, an organization created by President Donald Trump to run his administration's official events. Its creation caused tension with America250, a congressionally created group that was designed to plan the nation's 250th anniversary. The event on the National Mall will run into July.

Crowds came in small numbers early Friday, spending little time at security. The entryway led straight to a 110-foot tall Ferris wheel, the lone ride at the fair, and a smaller arch, similar to the ones that the Republican president has used to adorn other events.

The consensus among people who were interviewed was that the fair was a great idea — and perhaps an opportunity missed.

A fair for America that highlights divisions for some

Familiar to anyone who has ever attended a fair were the goats, sheep and a calf whose mooing could be heard across the Mall, all courtesy of the Washington High School Future Farmers of America from Jefferson County, West Virginia. Baby chicks, resplendent in all of their downy softness, were a huge draw, and there was the promise of a cowboy performance with bucking broncos to highlight the rise of the American cowboy.

Visitors were united by their enthusiasm for states to come together and show off their unique characters, famous natives, industries and history and geographical diversity. They were also drawn by a desire for a nonpartisan celebration of American unity.

“There’s nice people, nice events, nice family events,” said Sharyn Bovat, who said she lived in Florida but has remained in the Washington area since having a heart attack this year. “Half the country is divided with the other half. I wish they would create a USA 250 for all the people. I’m tired of the politics.”

She said the arch was the main thing that gave the event a political overtone. “It makes me think of Germany,” she said.

The fair booths, all inside structures that resembled the neoclassical architecture of the nearby National Gallery of Art, offered snippets of Americana to visitors.

The varying aspects of America on display

Among the items representing Montana was a gigantic rib cage, a scaled-up version of apatosaurus, which is a cousin to the better-known brontosaurus.

Virginia's booth offered a journey through the state's role in American history. For the District of Columbia, there was a huge banner for visitors to sign, along with a tree filled with cherry blossoms. South Carolina invited people to enjoy a putting green.

Texas included a space capsule, a facade of the Alamo and a statue — Big Tex. The one place where there was a line outside was for Arizona's exhibit, which had an interactive that allowed visitors to put themselves in terrain from the state.

Visitors to New Jersey's booth saw an ornate sandcastle made from 7,000 pounds of sand brought from the Jersey Shore and built over the course of four days by an artist.

Andy Walters and his wife, Kirsten, were there with their three children from Wapakoneta, Ohio, the boyhood hometown of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong. “I think it's nice. I wish all the states were participating,” Andy Walters said. “It's a little underwhelming but it's a great idea.”

Kirsten Walters said she wished something similar would be held more often, without the overtones. “We’re excited to be here and participate,” she said.

Not all states participated or staffed their booths

Most states participated, treating the fair almost like a tourism opportunity. But there was not full representation.

Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania opted to not send delegations, citing costs, scheduling or politicization concerns. Pennsylvania's senators John Fetterman, a Democrat, and Dave McCormick, a Republican, said Saturday they had gotten together with several business trade organizations to “make sure the Keystone State would have a showcase worthy of its singular place in our nation’s history.”

Some booths, including those for Hawaii and Alaska, were unstaffed. Hawaii's did feature a couple of rocking chairs, which tired visitors put to good use.

Alonzo Lewis Jr. and Kelly Domizio, from Rome, New York, took advantage to take a load off.

“This was really pretty cool,” she said. “Been going to all the different states.”

But her husband had a different view.

“Was it necessary, I don't think so,” Lewis said. “It feels forced. There's so much separation.”

Domizio said she remembered the bicentennial in 1976.

“There was a sense of pride” and togetherness she said. “We are enjoying the day but it feels forced.”

Unusually high temperatures were recorded even in the Nordic countries not known for sweltering summers. Denmark's Meteorological Institute reported a record 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Ødum north of Aarhus — the warmest day since records there began in 1874.

In Switzerland, a record 38.8 C (101.8 F) was set in the city of Basel.

Germany's famous Autobahn was overwhelmed, too, as temperatures were expected to hit 40 C (104 F). In two places outside Berlin, the concrete of the A2 burst due to the high temperatures and the highway had to be closed. Other highway damage was reported across the country, according to the German daily Bild.

Train operator Deutsche Bahn and other rail companies advised against all nonessential train travel this weekend.

“Germany’s transportation infrastructure is being severely affected by the record-breaking heat this weekend,” Deutsche Bahn said in a statement.

The Czech Republic also saw its hottest day on record, with 40.8 C (105.4 F) in the northern town of Doksany. Forecasters said it may still rise.

Residents evacuated from German nursing home

In the western German city of Dormagen, dozens of residents of a nursing home were evacuated for medical care due to dangerous heat conditions in the building.

The local fire department reported that temperatures inside the home had reached 35 C (95 F). Air conditioning is not widespread in Germany and many countries in Europe because the continent is largely unused to such oppressive heat.

A resident at the home died overnight, but it was not yet clear whether the heat was the cause, a city spokesperson told German news agency dpa.

Hospitals under intense pressure in France

In France, multiple towns in the east of the country saw their highest-ever temperatures Saturday, with some above 40 C (104 F) even though the worst of the heat wave was starting to pass in some regions.

Paris and 36 other regions, stretching from the center to the east and northeast, remained in the extreme-heat red zone on Saturday, down from a peak on Thursday of 72 regions that were under such warnings. The capital continued to see unrelenting pressure on its hospitals, with a second consecutive day of nearly 3,000 people seeking care in public hospital emergency rooms, about a third more than normal.

The Paris public hospital authority, AP-HP, said it activated its emergency response plan across all 38 hospitals to cope. Phone calls to its medical dispatch centers were up nearly 80% compared with the same period in 2025, it said.

Concerns that hospitals could be overwhelmed prompted the postponement of the Paris Pride march for LGBTQ+ rights on Saturday, and a three-day music festival was canceled.

The temperatures this week have been higher than those during a historic 2003 heat wave that was blamed for 15,000 heat-related deaths, many of them older people. The AP-HP’s director, Nicolas Revel, said he doesn’t expect as many deaths this time, at least in Paris hospitals, in part because treatment for overheating has since improved.

During another exceptionally hot summer last year, more than 5,700 deaths were attributed to heat, according to France’s public health authority.

“I think we’ll be situated, clearly, between 2025 and without necessarily reaching the catastrophic level of 2003. But we have to expect that there will still be many deaths,” he said.

UK temperatures easing after 3 record heat days

In the U.K., sweltering conditions are expected to gradually ease this weekend though an amber warning — one step down from red — remained in place until Saturday night.

Britons struggled to cope this week as the record June temperature was smashed three days in a row. Friday was confirmed as the country's hottest June day on record, with a provisional temperature of 37.3 C (99 F) recorded in eastern England.

It was more than 1 C hotter than the long-standing record for June heat in the U.K., set in the summer of 1976.

On Saturday, police said the bodies of a 22-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were recovered from a lake and a river. The deaths bring the total number of U.K. heat-related fatalities this week to four.

Authorities in the U.K. have warned people to take extra care when swimming in unsupervised areas following the deaths of around 40 people in France over the past week.

Tourists wilting in Rome as red heat alert remains active

In Italy's capital, which remains under a red heat alert, tourists tried to cool off seeking shade near buildings and dunking their heads under public fountains. Street vendors were doing a brisk business selling bottled water, hats and sun umbrellas.

Some turned to Italian classics for relief.

“Gelato, pasta, because it’s tradition, but also fresh fruit, and ice cold drinks, that’s the best for this temperature,” said Isabella Dold, a tourist from Kempten, Germany.

On Saturday, Italy’s health ministry said 18 cities — including the most popular tourism hubs like Venice, Florence, Bologna and Milan — were on red alert due to danger posed by the high temperatures.

Record heat focuses attention on climate change

A new study from the World Weather Attribution, a Europe-based collaboration of scientists, reported Friday that the record-breaking heat and humidity in Europe this week would not have been possible without climate change.

The rapid study found that the heat would have been virtually impossible just five decades ago, and is 200 times more likely today than it would have been 20 years ago.

André Corrêa do Lago, the president of the U.N. climate talks known as COP30, said the heat wave has "helped strengthen the perception of urgency of fighting climate change.”

“The fact that we are living with this amazing heat in London is a strong argument, we need to agree, that we have to take action as soon as possible,” do Lago told The Associated Press.

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Hui reported from London and Leicester from Paris. Associated Press journalists Trisha Thomas in Rome, Suman Naishadham in Madrid and Karel Janicek in Prague contributed to this report.

Las tormentas, Mekkhala e Higos, han descargado fuertes lluvias y dañaron carreteras en plena temporada anual de lluvias en Japón.

Un hombre de unos 70 años perdió la vida y otras tres personas resultaron heridas el viernes después de que una casa se derrumbara debido un deslizamiento de tierras en la prefectura de Yamaguchi, reportó la agencia noticiosa japonesa Kyodo.

Imágenes de televisión desde Kyoto mostraron el río Kamo crecido, con aguas turbias y agitadas. Se emitió una alerta por inundaciones en partes de Kyoto, Osaka y otras zonas del oeste de Japón.

La Agencia de Gestión de Incendios y Desastres indicó que más de 30 viviendas se inundaron en Nara y Hiroshima el viernes. Las fuertes lluvias también interrumpieron algunas operaciones de trenes y vuelos en la zona.

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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.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded just after 8:30 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert in the area of Northwest 103rd Street and Northwest 10th Avenue in the county’s Pinewood area, according to MDSO Detective Angel Rodriguez.

Rodriguez said when deputies arrived at the intersection of Northwest 104th Street and Northwest 10th Avenue, they found the woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

He said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics transported the victim to a hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

Rodriguez said deputies detained one person at the scene, and detectives are working to determine that individual’s involvement in the shooting.

No additional information was immediately released.

1 (3-4 pound) whole chicken

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

¼ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon brown sugar

1/3 teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon paprika

¼ teaspoon smoked paprika

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon onion powder

1/8 teaspoon cayenne

1 can beer, preferably lager

Remove neck and giblets from chicken.

Mix all spices together; rub the chicken inside and out; pour out half the beer and place the beer can on a solid surface. Grabbing a chicken leg in each hand, plunk the bird cavity over the beer can. Transfer the bird to your grill and place in the center of the grate, balancing the bird on its 2 legs and the can like a tripod.

Cook the chicken over medium-high, indirectly, making sure the chicken is NOT directly over a lit portion of the grill. Grill with the cover closed, for approximately 1¼ hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165˚F in the breast area and 180˚F in the thigh, or until the thigh juice runs clear when pierced with a sharp knife. Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

sea scallops, side muscle removed

skewers, soaking in water for at least 30 minutes before grilling

salt and pepper

nonstick cooking spray

whole lemons, cut in half

extra virgin olive oil

sea salt

Make sure your skewers have been soaking for at least 30 minutes before using. Preheat your grill to medium-high. Season the scallops with salt and pepper. Spray your grill with nonstick cooking spray. Grill on each side until nice and golden and just cooked through. Grill the cut side of a couple lemons just until charred. Serve the charred lemons next to the scallops.

You can serve the scallops on their own or with succotash. Before serving, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt.

Succotash

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon butter

½ cup red onion, small diced

½ cup scallions, thinly sliced

½ cup red bell peppers, small diced

1 ½ cups corn kernels (from about 3 ears of corn)

1 cup yellow squash, small diced

1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half

½ cup frozen edamame, thawed and steamed according to package instructions

¼ cup Italian parsley, chopped fine

1 tablespoon tarragon, chopped fine

salt and pepper, to taste

Heat the olive oil and butter together in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Sauté red onion, half of the scallions, bell pepper and corn kernels for a couple minutes, until the vegetables are tender but not browned. Season with salt and pepper. Add the yellow squash, cherry tomatoes, edamame and remaining scallions. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Stir in the parsley and tarragon, season with salt and pepper.

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dredging

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons onion powder

½ teaspoon cayenne powder

½ teaspoon salt

a few cracks of freshly ground black pepper

1 egg, beaten

2 bottles lager style beer, as needed

2 large yellow onions, cut into ½ inch thick rounds, rings separated

neutral oil, for frying

Whisk together the flour and spices in a large bowl. Make a well and add in the egg and about ½ of one bottle of beer. Whisk together. Add as much beer as needed to reach a pourable yet thick consistency (we used all the beer.)

Heat 2 inches of oil in a large Dutch oven or similar heavy-bottomed pot to 350˚F. Working in batches, dip the onion rings into the batter then carefully lower into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove and drain on a paper-towel lined plate. Continue frying in batches until all of the onion rings have been cooked. Lightly salt the onion rings as you remove them from the oil. Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

They are a relatively small group of people, scattered across different states, but they share a common bond that stretches back decades: Each had a family member die violently in the struggle for voting and civil rights, victims on a long and difficult path marked by blood that ended when the country seemed to mature into the nation of its creed.

But 61 years later, and as the country approaches its 250th anniversary, those sacrifices are in question. In a series of decisions over the past dozen years, including one in April, the Supreme Court has effectively dismantled the law that their family members died to see enacted, the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

“My mother’s blood is on that bill. We were always proud of that, and now it’s gone,” said Anthony Liuzzo, whose mother, Viola Liuzzo, died on an Alabama highway between Selma and Montgomery while driving marchers in 1965.

Critics of the law argue that times have changed, a point Chief Justice John Roberts made in a 2013 decision that was the first major step in rolling back the law.

Survivors of lost loved ones disagree, pointing to the speed with which Republican-led state legislatureseliminated majority-Black congressional districts after the court's April ruling, which severely weakened a section of the law that had protected voting rights for minority communities. They feel anger and sadness that a milestone political victory decades ago has been reversed, but they are committed to keep fighting.

A church bombing and a chunk of concrete

Lisa McNair was born Sept. 19, 1964. Her older sister, Denise, died in the Sept 15, 1963, bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The church had been a central organizing point for civil rights protest.

The explosion killed Denise McNair, 11, Addie Mae Collins, 14, Carole Robertson, 14, and Cynthia Morris Wesley, 14. Nearly two dozen others were injured. Three Klansmen were convicted years later.

One of Lisa McNair's early memories of her sister was of the box that their grandmother kept from the funeral home. It included Denise McNair's shoes, a purse and a rock-sized piece of concrete that had been embedded in her skull.

The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged Democratic President John F. Kennedy.

The times were tumultuous, McNair said, but it seemed the nation was heading in the right direction. Most of her life, “I’ve seen advances” on television, in commercials, with interracial marriages, civil rights and voting rights, “a plethora of rights that we got over the greater part of my lifetime.” But that has changed, she said.

McNair, 61, said she is “physically sick” about the Supreme Court decision and subsequent actions by lower courts and legislatures.

“I am constantly working to pray my way through it, so I can get up and go to work in the morning and do what I need to do. But I just want to ask every white person I see, What more do you want?" she said. “Why do you hate us so?”

They left for Freedom Summer and never came home

Michael Schwerner, known as Mickey, came from a family in which human rights activism and challenging social norms were expected. He was in Mississippi in 1964 as part of Freedom Summer when he, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney vanished one day in June while investigating a bombing at a Black church.

Their bodies were found weeks later, buried in an earthen dam in a rural area of Neshoba County. Schwerner, 24, and Goodman, 20, were white; Chaney, 21, was Black.

Stephen Schwerner, who died earlier this year and was a social activist in his own right, told The Associated Press in a 2023 interview that as soon as the family heard his younger brother and the other men were missing, they knew they were dead.

“Our family was very out front in the media that the only reason there was international attention was two of the young men were white," said Stephen’s daughter, Cassie Schwerner. "Had all three of those young men been Black, they would have ended up absent from our history and our narrative.”

The executive director of Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility, Cassie Schwerner, said her family has followed voting rights through their ups and downs. That includes the 2013 Supreme Court decision that allowed states and counties with a history of discriminatory voting rules to make changes without prior approval from the Department of Justice.

The court's April decision, she said, brought rage “and a good deal of sadness — not for me and my family, but for this country.” There is, she said, work to be done on multiple fronts.

Rights paid for in blood turned out to be fragile

Tamara Orange said among her many thoughts when she heard of the Supreme Court decision in this year's Voting Rights Act case, there was relief — "relief that my dad is not here to see that; that Jimmie Lee Jackson is not here to see it; that Viola Liuzzo is not here to see it,” she said. “I’m relieved for them because to me, it’s as though the sacrifices that were made were done in vain.”

Her father, James Orange, was working with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to organize voting rights protests in Marion and Perry County, Alabama, in 1965. When juveniles joined the effort, he was arrested for contributing to the delinquency of minors. Concern arose that Orange was going to be taken out of the jail and lynched.

A protest to intervene ended with Jackson, a 26-year-old Black church deacon, being shot in the stomach by a state trooper while Jackson tried to shield his mother and grandfather.

His death was the catalyst for what became the Selma to Montgomery march and “Bloody Sunday.”

Orange stayed in the movement all his life and died in 2008, Tamara Orange said. But even after the Voting Rights Act passed, "He would say, be careful or we're going to lose it.”

‘We got bad news for you’

Anthony Liuzzo had just turned 10 when his mother, 39, left their middle-class neighborhood in Michigan and headed for Selma, Alabama. She had cried as she watched scenes from “Bloody Sunday” on television.

Viola Liuzzo participated in a portion of the second march and then helped drive other civil rights protesters around the Black Belt region of the state. On March 25, 1965, she was driving one protester between Selma and Montgomery when a vehicle pulled alongside and fired into the car.

The phone call came around midnight. Anthony Liuzzo remembers the caller asking his dad, “Is your wife Viola? We got bad news for you. She’s been shot.” When his father asked whether she was all right, the caller said “No, she’s dead," and then hung up.

An informant for the FBI quickly identified members of the Ku Klux Klan as her killers. The three men charged would escape conviction on state charges but be convicted in federal court.

Anthony Liuzzo and his siblings lived with the lost birthdays and other missed milestones. His comfort was that the voting rights she had died for had become a reality. But the April ruling by the Supreme Court and the subsequent rush by Republican-led legislatures in several Southern states to eliminate congressional districts represented by Black lawmakers left him angry and distraught.

Even so, he said he is still proud his mother had the courage to go to Selma "when others sat in their pretty little houses.”

One morning, the Klan returned

The inscription at the bottom of Vernon Dahmer Sr.'s tombstone reads simply: "If you don't vote, you don't count.”

It is a message that embodies his life's work and the story behind his death.

Even after Democratic President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, not every state was eager to implement the new law. In Mississippi, it came with a “poll tax.” The amount was $2, but in a world where a farmworker's wages might only be $5 a day, that was substantial, said Dahmer's son, Dennis Dahmer Sr.

The elder Dahmer, 57 at the time of his death, was a successful businessman who owned a store, sawmill and farm near Hattiesburg. He also was a civil rights leader and NAACP president in Ford County. He offered to pay the $2 for Black residents who wanted to register to vote.

He had already been under scrutiny by the local Ku Klux Klan. There was harassment and there were threatening phone calls. The windows were shot out of his store, but no one challenged him directly because his sons were always present and armed.

That seemed to trail off after Johnson signed the law.

“The Klan quit calling," Dennis Dahmer said. "They quit shooting out the windows, so my family thought that all of this was behind us.”

That changed in the early hours of Jan. 10, 1966, when two carloads of Klansmen showed up. They firebombed the house and adjacent grocery store and began shooting at the house. The elder Dahmer shot back, using his ample arsenal to fight off the attack.

His wife and the three children who were home survived, but he suffered severe injuries from inhaling the smoke and fumes from the flames. He died later that day.

Dennis Dahmer was 12 as he stood next to his dad's hospital bed. He wondered why some people wanted his father dead just for trying to help Black people vote.

A former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Sam Bowers, was convicted in 1998 for the attack and sentenced to life.

Like the families of other survivors, Dennis Dahmer's family has witnessed the methodical dismantling of the Voting Rights Act.

"Finally, they basically turned it into a relic,” he said.

His plan now is activism, to speak out and promote the need for a massive voter turnout. He also wants to remind people of the price that certain families paid for everyone to have the right to vote and be represented by someone of their choosing.

“We’re living in a time when America has a lot of the same characteristics of the 1960s that I grew up in,” he said. "People say, are we going back? Hell, we’re already there.”

Murky. Peaceful. Stinky. The backdrop for protests, vigils, celebrations and stunning sunrise photos. Beset by gnats and algae. Scenery for a run. A key part of the capital's carefully designed monumental core. The location of an iconic scene in “Forrest Gump.”

One thing it's generally not: a strictly enforced police zone.

Entering the pool has always been illegal, but, in general, the most someone wading into the water might expect is a direction from a police officer to get out.

But that has changed since President Donald Trump insisted last weekend, without providing evidence, that vandals were responsible for damage to the pool's liner, undermining his renovation efforts after he blamed previous presidents for ignoring deterioration. Court documents filed this week show that the National Park Service reported to the U.S. Park Police a June 9 incident in which a sharp knife or razor cut the pool’s new liner.

National Guard members and Park Police have patrolled the deck around the pool. The Associated Press verified that one man was arrested after touching the already-peeling paint. He said he wanted to examine the new coating, briefly touching a still-attached chunk, then letting go shortly after a park worker told him to. At one point this week, crews were seen adding fencing near the area, which the administration attributed to preparations for July Fourth celebrations.

Here’s a look at photos of how people have interacted with the Reflecting Pool over the years.

The scrutiny belies the fact that the Reflecting Pool has always been enticing to visitors.

During the Poor People's Campaign in 1968, the pool offered relief from the summer heat.

And during the bitter cold of winter, it has become an unlikely urban skating rink.

Now, it is home to mobile surveillance towers and increased law enforcement foot patrols, while the hum of nanobubblers punctuates the June air.

Frenzied speculation surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at one of New York's iconic landmarks.

Yet nearly a year after Kelce and Swift announced their engagement with the caption “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” they have disclosed little about their plans.

Here's what we know and don't know.

The wedding date is unconfirmed, but reports say early July

Nothing has been publicly confirmed by the couple, despite The Associated Press' multiple requests to Swift’s representative for comment.

Citing an entertainment industry executive and another person with knowledge of the matter, The New York Times reported that the couple were planning a gathering of 100 people at Madison Square Garden — an arena that seats up to 19,500 people — on July 2 followed by a second event at the arena for about 1,000 guests on July 3.

The Associated Press has been unable to independently confirm those details, but there are no public events planned at the Garden from June 29 until a Bon Jovi concert on July 7.

Public records show that the city issued a permit for loading and unloading theatrical materials at the arena from June 29 to July 4. Winick Productions, a company that has produced red carpet events for the Grammy and Tony award shows and movie premieres, also applied for a permit to set up a canopy or tent outside the Garden for an event involving up to 999 people.

Meanwhile, just a few weeks prior, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani jokingly referenced the reports of Swift and Kelce’s wedding during a press conference. Mamdani was answering questions about safety during the World Cup when he said, “We know it coincides with July Fourth, America 250, Taylor Swift’s wedding all happening at the same time, and we are so excited to welcome the world here.”

Mamdani, however, said he was not invited to the wedding.

“I wish them a lovely wedding. I’ll listen to ‘Only the Young’ at home on my own,” he said, referencing one of Swift's songs.

MSG is a fortress, but has hosted weddings before

Madison Square Garden may not scream “bridal,” but the venue is available for private rentals, advertising a banquet capacity for 1,250 — or 2,000 if you are only serving cocktails. And it has hosted weddings before. Sly Stone got married to Kathy Silva there in 1974 before thousands of fans. And more than 2,000 couples were wed in a mass ceremony at the Garden officiated by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon in 1982.

Located above Penn Station, the busiest rail hub in the U.S., the Garden doesn't scream “privacy" either.

But it does have guarded entrances, a secure garage and a lack of windows, which would allow Kelce, Swift and celebrity guests to stay out of sight of photographers or camera-equipped drones.

That need for privacy popped up earlier in June when a large tent appeared next door to Swift’s Watch Hill estate in Rhode Island. Despite organizers denying the event was for Swift, a wave of speculation bubbled up online as photographers and some Swifties headed to the town to see if they could catch a glimpse of a possible wedding.

Yet others have theorized that the MSG buzz could be an elaborate smoke screen to throw off attention to the couple's real wedding plans. Swift did once write, “No, you can’t come to the wedding,” in her song “But Daddy I Love Him," which some fans have been reupping lately as a reminder that the wedding isn't supposed to be a public spectacle.

Friends, family, and plenty of celebrities expected to attend

Swift joked in October that “anyone I've ever talked to” would be invited to the wedding, telling Graham Norton that she believed “the only stressful weddings” are those that are small and force people to make aggressive cuts to the guest list.

Yet just who exactly will show up is to be determined. Aside from family, Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, will likely be in attendance. For Swift, close friends like Selena Gomez, Abigail Anderson Berard, the Haim sisters, Emma Stone and Gigi Hadid will all likely attend.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he couldn't talk about it when asked by The Associated Press if he was going to the wedding.

“If it’s like when I got married, my wife did everything, so I just kind of followed her lead on it, showed up, right? Maybe he’s doing more but he looks like he’s pretty focused in on this job here, too,” Reid said in early June.

Swift has a history of Fourth of July parties

Perhaps another clue why the week of the Fourth of July makes sense for Swift and Kelce's wedding is that the popstar has long been known for throwing elaborate parties over the American holiday.

It wasn't too long ago that fans dubbed her Fourth of July events as “Taymerica,” where celebrities showed up at her Rhode Island estate wearing red, white and blue swimsuits, waving American flags and eventually shared some social media photos with the public.

The timing also works with Kelce's football schedule, given the tight end once joked on his “New Heights” podcast, “Don’t make my friends have to choose whether or not they have to sell their tickets that week.”

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Associated Press writers Anthony Izaguirre and Maria Sherman in New York and David Skretta in Kansas City, Missouri, contributed reporting.

A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have long warned that scratching too much can damage the skin. Now researchers better understand why even a mildly annoying itch could put you on an itch-and-scratch cycle if you give in.

How did they find out? In part by putting tiny “cones of shame” onto mice to uncover what happens on a cellular level when an itch gets scratched — or left alone.

They also gained insight into why a good scratch at least at first brings a sigh of relief. After all, not just people and other mammals scratch, even fish do. The commonality suggests there must be some evolutionary reason and the mouse experiment hints at a little germ protection — but still not a reason to scratch.

Expect a more swollen, itchier spot if you can't ignore that bug bite

Dr. Daniel Kaplan, a University of Pittsburgh dermatologist whose lab studies immune reactions in skin, was exploring a run-of-the-mill type of itch called allergic contact dermatitis, caused by irritants such as poison ivy or nickel in jewelry.

Kaplan's research team put a rash-inducing irritant on the ears of mice. Normal mice scratched and inflammatory immune cells rushed to the site, increasing swelling. The rash was much milder in mice bred with defective itch-sensing nerve cells. But was the difference really the scratching?

Normal mice put into collars like those veterinary “cones of shame” so they itched but couldn't scratch gave the answer: They, too, had much less swelling and fewer inflammatory cells.

Kaplan said that evidence matches people’s everyday experiences that scratching really can make things worse.

Ignore a mosquito bite and the itch is “gone in five or 10 minutes for most people,” he said. “But if you start scratching it, it’s your friend for a week,” getting itchier and more inflamed.

The immune system’s first responders can help — and hurt

To understand what was happening in the skin, Kaplan’s team took a deeper look at mast cells, among the immune system’s first responders. When called into action, they release compounds that can help fight germs or toxins — or, through a compound called histamine, trigger itchy allergic reactions.

Scientists have long known that allergens can activate mast cells. But other signals can summon mast cells, too, including pain. And when we scratch, “we tend to scratch until it starts to hurt,” Kaplan noted.

Pain-sensing nerve cells release a chemical messenger called substance P. In findings published last year, Kaplan’s team reported that substance P can activate mast cells through a different molecular pathway than allergens do — a double whammy that explains why scratching further inflames itchy rashes or bites.

Then why does a little scratching feel good?

If we experience pain like touching a hot stove, we’ll learn not to do that again. Yet relief from a good scratch, in evolutionary terms, is positive feedback. Why?

One long-held theory is that it may help creatures slough off parasites like fleas or mites. But Kaplan also was intrigued by other labs’ findings that mast cells could fend off a common type of skin bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus. So his team infected mice and then repeated the cone-of-shame itch experiment. Sure enough, those that scratched had lower levels of that germ on their ears, maybe because of the extra inflammation or some other mast cell-related compound.

But that's not enough of an upside to change the health advice.

“Ultimately, scratching is deleterious,” Kaplan stressed. “You should avoid scratching,” he said, although acknowledging that it’s “easier said than done.”

Here’s how to handle a minor itch

What fights an itch depends on its cause and there's a need for better treatments. For now, antihistamines and certain other drugs for hives can tamp down some itchiness triggered by mast cells. Drug companies are experimenting with other approaches called MRGPRX2 blockers that target the pathway Kaplan’s team linked to scratching. Kaplan hopes better understanding of that pathway eventually could help skin diseases such as chronic eczema.

For the summer itchiness of bug bites, poison ivy and other types of contact dermatitis, dermatologists recommend anti-itch balms such as hydrocortisone cream, calamine lotion or oatmeal baths.

Another trick from Kaplan: Menthol-containing creams can temporarily fool the skin into sensing cold instead of itch, just long enough that “if you don’t scratch, then you break that itch-scratch cycle,” he said. “It’s like a cheat code.”

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The authorities of the Chaoyang district, a vibrant business area, said a two-seat light sport aircraft collided with a high-rise building near the East Third Ring Road at 5:55 p.m. on Friday and caused the casualties.

The short statement on WeChat did not identify the building or the pilot, who the authorities said was the only person on the craft.

The global flight-tracking service provider Flightradar24 on Friday said the plane crashed into the CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, which rises more than 1,700 feet (528 meters), just east of a major ring road in a cluster of skyscrapers.

The 108-story CITIC tower, shaped like an ancient Chinese wine vessel, is one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in Beijing and is the tallest building in the city.

Flightradar24 posted on social media the path of the plane, a Sunward SA 60L Aurora, which took off from an airport about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Beijing. It headed westward and ended just east of the East Third Ring Road.

Associated Press photos showed on Saturday apparent marks of the crash on the glass facade on one side of the CITIC Tower. A hole there had been covered up.

It was not immediately known what caused the crash in a city with strict airspace controls, including a recent ban on drones. An investigation is underway into the situation, the authorities said.

It was also unclear whether the injured were in the building or were hit by debris, but the statement said they were receiving treatment.

The CITIC tower is just a roughly 20-minute drive from Zhongnanhai, a former imperial garden that now serves as headquarters of China’s top leadership, and a 15-minute drive from the Forbidden City, a popular tourist attraction.

Social media posts about the crash were scrubbed from China’s walled-off internet on Friday, though footage has made its way outside of China’s firewall and is circulating on overseas sites such as X.com. A report by financial news platform Caixin about the crash’s casualties soon became inaccessible on Saturday. Chinese authorities consider such incidents to be a sensitive matter.

Images and videos shared on social media appeared to show debris from a small aircraft near the skyscraper. While the images were consistent with the location, it was not possible to independently confirm their authenticity. One image of the wreckage shows a partial registration number of “B-12.” The full registration number of the aircraft is B-12PP.

According to Flightradar24, the aircraft was operated by Shuangyue General Aviation, an apparent reference to Dongshi Shuangyue (Beijing) General Aviation, whose website was not accessible on Saturday. The firm provides services ranging from private pilot training to aerial sightseeing tours, said an online platform citing official data.

SA 60L is a product of Starair Aircraft, based in China’s central Hunan province. According to Starair’s website, the single-engine aircraft accounts for more than 70% of China’s light sports aircraft market and has been exported to Australia and the United States.

Its maximum cruise speed is 220 kilometers (137 miles) per hour and its maximum takeoff weight is 600 kilograms (1,322 pounds), the website said.

Seemed to be, because Wimbledon then increased its prize money by 20%.

But several players are continuing the protest — by limiting media appearances — this weekend and in the first week of the grass-court Grand Slam, which starts Monday, arguing that they deserve a bigger share of revenues.

“We’re very grateful that Wimbledon has raised the prize money, but again it’s not really answering the questions that we’ve been asking,” Pegula said Saturday, when she limited her time with the press. “I don't know if the point is just not getting across.”

And the No. 4 player is already looking ahead to the last major on the calendar — the U.S. Open.

“We’ll see how it progresses ... after doing this today and over the next week and then going into obviously the next Slam which is the U.S. Open,” the 32-year-old American said. “I think we’ll kind of get a good grasp about where we’re really standing with the Slams and see what we can get out of that with talking to them.”

Wimbledon's total prize money including player per diems will be 64.2 million pounds ($85 million), the biggest annual increase, by sum of money, in the tournament’s history. The increase in 2013 represented a 40% hike over the prior year.

The singles champions at the All England Club will each get 3.6 million pounds ($4.75 million) — which also represents a 20% hike.

The protest began at the French Open, where players complained the total prize money only made up 14.3% of the clay-court tournament’s revenue.

On Wednesday, a statement by an advisory firm representing the players said the “direct action protest” would continue during Wimbledon's first week. The statement said the players’ share of Wimbledon’s projected revenue this year was 14.4%, which would be below the 14.9% share they received 10 years ago.

The All England Club has said it was “surprised and disappointed by this action.”

Not all players support protest

Novak Djokovic has not been a part of it.

“I have no views on that, to be honest. I’m not part of it. Just I’ll stay neutral on that,” the seven-time Wimbledon champion said Saturday

No. 6 Alex de Minaur took part in the Roland Garros protest but not this time, with the Australian saying in quotes reported by the BBC: “I thought that Wimbledon made a big step in the right direction, and something that should be noted. So this is for me to acknowledge their big step.”

Cam Norrie, who at No. 29 is the highest-ranked British men's singles player, noted improved facilities for players and said the prize money increase is “absolutely huge.”

Meanwhile, No. 5 Ben Shelton said “I back the players in this whole process” and rattled off a list of concerns. But he added that he wasn't limiting his time on media day “because Wimbledon is a special place.”

“They’ve always treated me well here,” Shelton said. “I think they have made an effort. I think that showed in the increase that they brought in prize money this year.”

What do the No. 1 singles players say?

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka described the 20% increase as a “great start.”

“I really hope we can finally get to the table and really get it done, come to a conclusion that everyone going to be happy with. Hopefully we’ll never have to do it again,” she said. “Once again, I hope we're not going to get to this boycotting again.”

Jannik Sinner limited a media appearance and deflected questions about the protest.

“It's getting better even though we are not at the point where we are 100% happy,” the Italian said.

Sinner said it's “not only about the money,” citing the need for improvements in player welfare. But he declined to engage in a question about Wimbledon's offer to work on creating a player council.

“I just think it's better if we don't discuss here, I don't like to talk about this at the moment,” he said.

The four-time Grand Slam champion also didn't want to address whether the players feel they are closer to a solution or a boycott.

“I think we talked enough about this at the moment. The Grand Slams know what we ask, then we see how it goes,” he said. “Again, I'm here now to talk about tennis.”

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Ukraine has stepped up its long-range aerial attacks on Russian military industries and energy facilities, aiming to cut Moscow’s revenue for the war and make Russians feel the consequences of the invasion, now in its fifth year.

The campaign, which Zelenskyy has said aims to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries, stalling Moscow’s efforts on the battlefield and heaping pressure on Putin, Western officials and analysts say.

Writing on X, Zelenskyy said that FP-5 Flamingo missiles hit the Titan-Barrikady facility in Volgograd in southwestern Russia, describing it as a “major industrial complex” where Russia “produces artillery systems and specialized military equipment, including components for missile launch systems.”

According to Ukraine’s General Staff, the facility manufactures equipment for missile systems, including self-propelled launchers and transport-loading vehicles for the Iskander-M missile system, which it said is “the same system Russia regularly uses to strike Ukrainian cities.”

Volgograd Gov. Andrei Bocharov confirmed an attack on a business in the region’s Krasnooktyabrsky district, saying 10 people had been wounded and taken to a hospital. He said production facilities at the site were damaged but did not identify the company.

Ukraine's state security service said Saturday morning that Ukrainian forces also struck an oil pumping facility in Russia’s Vladimir region that supplies fuel to Moscow, for the second time this month.

The attacks came a day after Ukraine launched what appeared to be one of Kyiv's biggest drone assaults since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion more than four years ago. The major nighttime attack targeted a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said Friday, noting that Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones.

Zelenskyy said Thursday he had ordered “a 40-day influence operation,” believed to mean an escalation of attacks, aimed at “compelling (Russia) to end the war” after U.S. peace efforts over the past year yielded no breakthrough.

Meanwhile, in Ukraine’s Sumy region, a 66-year-old man was killed in a Russian drone strike on a private residence in the region, regional head Oleh Hryhorov said Saturday.

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