Cuban officials remained silent after the Diario Las Américas reported on Tuesday that the 95-year-old leader who served as Cuba’s president for 12 years had suffered a stroke and was on life support.

Castro, who formally retired in April 2021, still has the Cuban military rank of general and a seat in the National Assembly.

Before communism

Castro was born on June 3, 1931, in the village of Birán, in Cuba’s Holguín province. His father, Angel Castro, was born in Spain, and his mother, Lina Ruz González, was born in Cuba.

Castro was the youngest of seven: Two brothers, Fidel and Ramon, and four sisters, Angela, Juana, Emma, and Agustina. He was a student at Catholic Jesuit schools, the Colegio Dolores in Santiago and the Colegio de Belén in Havana.

Castro attended the University of Havana. He was a member of the Socialist Youth, a group of the Popular Socialist Party, and participated in the guerrilla campaign in the Sierra Maestra.

Guerrilla fighter

Castro was arrested after the guerrilla attack on the Moncada military barracks on July 26, 1953, and was sentenced to 13 years in prison, but he only served 22 months.

Castro received then-Cuban President Fulgencio Batista’s amnesty, and he was released from the Presidio Modelo prison on May 15, 1955, at the Isle of Pines.

Castro went into exile in Mexico. In 1956, in Mexico City, Castro met Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who had graduated from the University of Buenos Aires Medical School in 1953.

Castro, his brother Fidel, and Guevara were on board the yacht Granma that landed with dozens of guerrilla fighters on Dec. 2, 1956, in eastern Cuba’s Playas Las Coloradas.

Castro joined his brother, Guevara, and fellow guerrilla fighters in the Sierra Maestra mountains. The group overthrew Batista, who then fled Cuba on Jan. 1, 1959.

Castro married Vilma Lucila Espín Guillois, a fellow guerrilla fighter who was born in Santiago de Cuba, on Jan. 26, 1959. The couple had four children: Three daughters, Déborah in 1960; Mariela in 1962; and Nilsa; and one son, Alejandro, in 1965.

A Cuban official

As his brother rose to power, Castro was named Cuba’s Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in 1959.

In 1996, Castro ordered the shootdown of civilian aircraft with Brothers to the Rescue pilots and crew members. The Cuban Air Force struck and killed Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre, Jr., Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales.

Castro became Cuba’s provisional head of state on July 31, 2006. His wife, Espín Guillois, died on June 18, 2007.

Castro also served as the acting president of Cuba’s Council of State and the Council of Ministers from 2006 to 2008. The National Assembly elected him president on Feb. 24, 2008.

In 2011, Castro was elected as the First Secretary of the Communist Party. In 2013, the National Assembly elected him to a second five-year term.

In 2014, Castro announced the start of normalizing relations with the U.S., and he welcomed then-U.S. President Barack Obama and then First Lady Michelle Obama to Havana on March 20, 2016.

Castro’s brother Fidel Castro died on Nov. 25, 2016, at 90 years old.

Castro served as president until April 19, 2018, when Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, his handpicked successor, replaced him.

In 2021, Castro stepped down as the leader of the Communist Party, and Díaz-Canel Bermúdez also replaced him.

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The U.S. Embassy in Havana issued a health warning to anyone traveling to Cuba late last week due to the lack of electricity and water and deteriorating sanitary conditions on the island.

In addition, theft and robberies have increased in Cuba due to the dire socio-economic needs the Cuban people find themselves in.

The Cuban police have arrested a number of Cubans on the island that continue to criticize the government and protest on the streets for lack of freedom.

Aug. 28: Where is Marco?

With all the political instability around the world that the U.S. is dealing with, you begin to wonder where is our Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio?

Trump’s son-in-law and businessman Jared Kushner; businessman and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff; and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, have traveled overseas on numerous diplomatic missions and most recently CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin after traveling to Cuba months ago and meeting with the Minister of the Interior, General Julio Casas.

There is no doubt in my mind that Marco Rubio is qualified and has the experience for the positions he holds. He also has a very good senior staff around him. Maybe his absence during these diplomatic missions is the fact that he knows very well that Trump’s foreign policy lacks clear strategical purpose and could backfire on him as they have on Trump, indicated by the polls.

Many in the Cuban-American community raised their hopes that given that we have a Cuban-American secretary of state, that Cuba would finally be free from their totalitarian government by the end of 2026 -- now it’s looking that we will have to wait until 2029. Regime change certainly did not happen in Venezuela.

If Rubio is going to run for president next time around, he does not need to be blamed for these foreign policy failures around the world. But eventually, he will have to explain to the American people what his role was.

The question remains whether or not he will remain in the Trump administration after the mid-term elections this coming November?

Aug. 26: For many young Cubans on the island, time has run out

Years ago, a young Cuban man sat one morning in the famous Malecon of Havana, looking at the ocean and said to himself “Either they kill me or I will kill myself,” feeling the frustration of living and surviving each day in Cuba.

On July 11, 2021, many young Cubans took to the streets of the island nation after years of frustration to protest the living conditions they faced each day. There were many expectations that change was not far away. As a result, many of the protesters were thrown in jail or kicked out of the country.

Five years later, with the many sanctions that have been placed by the U.S. on the Cuban government and their leaders, many of these same youngsters felt the end of the regime was near. In South Florida, the feeling was mutual. Politicians in South Florida said the regime would fall by the end of 2026. Now the same politicians say that Cubans on the island and Miami need to be patient. Change could come by 2029.

For many young Cubans on the island, time has run out. There is no more waiting. No more suffering. No more empty promises. Many of them have started to leave Cuba to anywhere around the world. For Cuban-Americans in South Florida, it is just one more disappointment.

Aug. 25: What will happen when Raul Castro dies?

Washington, D.C. keeps sanctioning the Cuban government and members of the elite. The Cuban government has shown their capability to survive at the cost of the Cuban people. The question I ask myself is what will happen when Raul Castro dies?

Will those Cuban military officers that have not benefited from the economic corruption within the government be willing to support someone Castro picks to succeed him? Or will they challenge the new leadership?

Aug. 21: CEPAL releases economic performance indicators for 2026, predicting Cuba’s economy will slow down 10.3%

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) just came out with their economic performance indicators for 2026. It predicts that Cuba’s economy will slow down 10.3%, which is the worse performance in all of Latin America.

How much more will the Cuban people be able to take is anybody’s guess.

Aug. 20: Cuba’s president says health system on verge of total collapse

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted earlier this week that the health system, one of the so-called “great accomplishments” of the Cuban revolution, is on the verge of total collapse. There are thousands of Cubans on the island waiting for surgeries that cannot be performed due to the lack of doctors, medicines, equipment and poor hospital conditions.

For years, Cuba has been sending medical brigades around the world to help pay-off their debt and export the ideals of their revolution. The U.S. government has accused Cuba of human trafficking for these actions.

Aug. 18: Trump’s Cuba strategy: Is there really a plan?

Does the Trump administration really have a plan for Cuba?

After months of rhetorical back-and-forth, you begin to wonder whether the Trump administration really knows what to do with Cuba. We keep hearing that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was given the responsibility to deal with Cuba and the rest of Latin America, which he knows extremely well. But from what I hear, White House senior staff keeps getting in the way.

Continuing to sanction operations and individuals in Cuba will not bring down the government. Now we hear from Secretary Rubio and members of our Cuban-American congressional delegation that the target date has been moved back, and they hope that by 2029, changes in Cuba will have taken place, which is absolutely ridiculous.

Aug. 14: Cuba turns to global investors as US sanctions and property claims raise risks

The Cuban government has realized that efforts to attract investment from U.S. and Cuban-American businesses have largely failed because of the many sanctions imposed by the United States and the fact that the risks still outweigh the opportunities.

However, the Cuban government is trying very hard to attract companies from around the world to take over many operations and businesses in Cuba. With many European hoteliers and other companies having recently left Cuba, it will still be a challenge to attract new investors.

One thing these companies should keep in mind before starting operations in Cuba is that they could be operating in properties that were confiscated by the Cuban government in the early 1960s. They could potentially face legal challenges in the future as a result.

For American companies alone, there are 5,913 businesses and properties that were confiscated and registered with the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Aug. 13: Fidel Castro’s 100th birthday prompts reflection on his legacy in Cuba

Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fidel Castro, a man whose narcissistic personality took control of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista on Jan. 1, 1959. He made promises to the Cuban people that he later betrayed for his own selfish ambitions and thirst for power.

At his trial on Oct. 16, 1953, following the failed attack on the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba, he famously said, “History will absolve me.”

In the end, history will judge him as a ruthless dictator who destroyed Cuba, impoverished its people and inflicted tremendous suffering on an entire nation.

Aug. 12: Cuba poses a tough foreign policy challenge for Rubio

“Who is on first, what is on second, I don’t know is on third.”

The famous comedy routine by Abbott and Costello can be compared to the Trump administration’s foreign policy strategies these days. Diplomatic negotiations are complex and complicated, especially when dealing with countries, governments, and individuals with whom the United States has not had good relationships.

Reliable sources tell me there are tremendous differences between the staffs at the White House and the Department of State over how to handle negotiations involving Ukraine, Russia, Israel-Gaza, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. It does not help when those negotiating on behalf of the United States have limited to no diplomatic experience.

For now, let’s stay within the area of expertise: Cuba. While President Trump thinks Cuba can be resolved in two months, Secretary of State Marco Rubio knows very well, as does his senior staff, that negotiating with Cuba is not easy.

The Cuban government is willing to continue introducing cosmetic changes to its moribund economy without relinquishing political control. The United States can continue to sanction everyone on the island, and the Cuban government could not care less. All the while, the people of Cuba continue to suffer tremendous hardships. Yet the people are unlikely to turn against the government. The consequence of doing so can mean spending years in jail.

Meanwhile, in Miami, the guessing game continues over who will replace Raúl Castro when he dies, along with preparations for possible transition plans for Cuba. A transition to a democratic system of government in Cuba will take time. A civil society cannot be built overnight. It is also important to remember that Cuba did not have a democratic government before 1959.

For Rubio, expectations from the Cuban American community are high. Yet most in the community understand that it will not be easy to get the Cuban government to make political changes short of a U.S. military invasion. However, Rubio needs a win, especially if he is considering another presidential run. The failures of the Trump administration’s foreign policies around the world could affect Rubio’s future presidential campaign.

So, what will be Rubio’s next step on Cuba? The clock is ticking.

Aug. 10: Will the cat catch the mouse this time?

While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues to put pressure on the Cuban government to change, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel went on Cuban television this past weekend and announced to the Cuban people that the government was making major “transformational changes” to the economy.

Díaz-Canel also told the Cuban people that it would take time and patience -- two things the Cuban people do not have anymore. Díaz-Canel went on to say that the benefits of these changes will begin to show by 2029.

Sources in Washington, D.C. have told me that the Trump administration is looking to see if there is someone in the Cuban government, like Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela, to hand over Raul Castro or even take over the current government and be willing to negotiate with the U.S.

The Miami Herald reported this weekend that General Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas, currently the Cuban Minister of the Interior, may be acceptable to the U.S. General Casas is considered a hardliner and therefore unlikely to break with the Cuban leadership.

As I have said before, the case of Venezuela is quite different than Cuba. While Raul Castro is alive, I believe the Cuban government will continue in power and make promises to the Cuban people they cannot keep.

Aug. 8: Cuban opposition leader says Cuba’s transformation must include those on the island

According to Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer, any plans to transform Cuba must include Cubans on the island.

But do Cubans on the island have the capacity and capabilities to participate in such a process? After living for almost 68 years under a totalitarian system that has shaped the population’s personal values and attitudes, it could take time not only to change it but, more importantly, to sustain those changes.

Democracies are not built in one day. It will take time and patience. Let’s also remember that before the Cuban Revolution, Cuba had a dictatorship under Batista.

Aug 6: US announces new set of economic sanctions against Cuba; 2 of Cuba’s top generals also sanctioned

The U.S. State Department announced a new set of economic sanctions against Cuba on Thursday. At the same time, two of Cuba’s top generals were also sanctioned, Alvaro Lopez Miera, Minister of Defense; and General Roberto Sotolongo, head of the armed forces.

Aug. 5: CIA Task Force on Cuba created, per report

The New York Times has reported the creation of a CIA Task Force on Cuba with the purpose of putting additional pressure on the Cuban government to make political and economic changes to their system.

This news will probably be received by Cuba as an additional threat by the U.S.

Aug. 5: Cuban president confirms ongoing conservations between Havana, US

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed today that there are ongoing conversations between Havana and DC for the purpose of avoiding a military confrontation and trying to find solutions to the issues between both nations.

The Cuban government understands that they are running out of options and most likely will need to reach an agreement with the U.S. Will it include regime change?

Aug. 3 update: Rubio speaks about Cuba’s ongoing espionage activities in the US

This past weekend, in an interview with Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio spoke about Cuba’s ongoing espionage activities in the U.S.

Rubio went on to say that Cuban spies continue to infiltrate the U.S. government, financial institutions, organizations, and academic institutions. Rubio claimed that Cuba continues to be a national security threat to the U.S.

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

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At around noon on Aug. 18, police said Richard Morfa, 44, walked into Somi’s Café off Mowry Drive in Homestead and, without wasting any time, helped himself to a handful of cash from the tip jar.

He did that not once, but twice, said employee Claudia Rodriguez, who said she only realized what was happening after one of her customers confronted Morfa.

That customer took some of the money right out of Morfa hand and put it back in the tip jar.

Rodriguez said the crook claimed the money was for gas, but added that doesn’t justify what he did, saying they are tips that she works hard for.

It turns out that same day, authorities said Morfa struck again, this time at Top Taste Jamaican Restaurant off Northwest 12th Street and Third Avenue in Florida City.

“He walk up so I took my eye off of him looking at my phone, and he was the with the cashier and the cashier just turned back to serve the food and he slipped the pan away,” said owner Derek Anderson.

Morfa wasn’t fazed by the fact that multiple cameras were watching his every move, according to police, and Anderson said the whole reason he was inside the restaurant was because he was picking up an order for his job working for DoorDash.

That same day Morfa is accused of stopping at a Homestead Dairy Queen where employees said he’s seen swiping the tip jar right off the counter.

Images of the suspect quickly spread across social media and it didn’t take long before Homestead police said they tracked him down.

Less than a week later, an officer spotted Morfa making a delivery at Baptist Health Homestead Hospital and took him into custody.

Police said Morfa admitted he took the tip jars, saying he had a drug problem.

He is now facing multiple counts of petit theft and has since bonded out of jail.

Local 10 News reached to DoorDash, which responded with the following statement:

“Theft is unacceptable and there is no place for this behavior on our platform. We’ve removed this individual’s access to our platform and are compensating the merchant for their loss. We stand ready to assist law enforcement with their investigation.”

Michelle Babin - DoorDash Spokesperson

Alrededor del mediodía del 18 de agosto, la policía dijo que Richard Morfa, de 44 años, entró a Somi’s Café, ubicado cerca de Mowry Drive en Homestead y, sin perder tiempo, tomó un puñado de dinero en efectivo del frasco de propinas.

Lo hizo no una, sino dos veces, dijo la empleada Claudia Rodriguez, quien señaló que solo se dio cuenta de lo que estaba ocurriendo después de que uno de sus clientes confrontó a Morfa.

Ese cliente tomó parte del dinero directamente de la mano de Morfa y lo devolvió al frasco de propinas.

Rodriguez dijo que el ladrón afirmó que el dinero era para gasolina, pero agregó que eso no justifica lo que hizo, ya que son propinas por las que ella trabaja arduamente.

Resulta que ese mismo día, las autoridades indicaron que Morfa volvió a cometer otro robo, esta vez en Top Taste Jamaican Restaurant, ubicado cerca de Northwest 12th Street y Third Avenue en Florida City.

“Él se acercó, así que dejé de mirarlo para revisar mi teléfono, y estaba con el cajero. El cajero simplemente se volteó para servir la comida y él deslizó el recipiente”, dijo el propietario Derek Anderson.

Morfa no se inmutó por el hecho de que varias cámaras estaban observando cada uno de sus movimientos, según la policía, y Anderson dijo que la razón por la que estaba dentro del restaurante era porque estaba recogiendo un pedido para su trabajo como repartidor de DoorDash.

Ese mismo día, Morfa es acusado de detenerse en un Dairy Queen de Homestead, donde empleados dijeron que lo vieron llevarse el frasco de propinas directamente del mostrador.

Las imágenes del sospechoso se difundieron rápidamente en las redes sociales y no pasó mucho tiempo antes de que la policía de Homestead dijera que lo localizó.

Menos de una semana después, un agente vio a Morfa haciendo una entrega en Baptist Health Homestead Hospital y lo detuvo.

La policía dijo que Morfa admitió haber tomado los frascos de propinas y señaló que tenía un problema con las drogas.

Ahora enfrenta múltiples cargos de hurto menor y desde entonces ha salido de la cárcel tras pagar una fianza.

Local 10 News se comunicó con DoorDash, que respondió con la siguiente declaración:

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Land-based radar Monday morning showed a small but organized circulation center sliding only about 30 miles south of southwestern Louisiana. Although hurricane hunters flying Edouard Tuesday morning found a steady-state circulation to start their mission, by mid-morning new data indicated Edouard had commenced strengthening in a band of stronger storms about 10 miles south of its center.

With Edouard expected to move inland near the border of Texas and Louisiana early this afternoon, it has limited time left over water to intensify. While statistical intensity guidance isn’t very bullish on Edouard becoming much stronger than it currently is now, higher fidelity hurricane models like the HAFS model suggest it could make a run at rapidly strengthening before making landfall, a high-end strengthening scenario that the National Hurricane Center has followed in its notably aggressive forecast.

Even if Edouard makes the most of its waning hours over water, it’s not expected to reach hurricane status before crossing the coast, and its small core will limit any threat of widespread damaging winds.

Tropical storm winds (winds of at least 39 mph) extend out only about 25 miles from Edouard’s center so any wind-related hazards will be contained near the coast at landfall.

Locally heavy rainfall through Wednesday

The upshot for Edouard will be the possibility of locally heavy rain from southwestern Louisiana and the Upper Texas coast to inland east-central Texas today through Wednesday.

The National Weather Service is predicting 3 to 6 inches of rain and locally up to 9 inches total from the Upper Texas Coast to parts of east-central Texas along the I-45 corridor stretching north and east of Houston.

The heavy rainfall could lead to scattered flash flooding issues and may be worsened by the storm’s slow forward speed where rainbands repeatedly move over the same areas (so-called “training” resembling the movement of boxcars on a locomotive).

Overall the footprint of heavy rain should be contained to a narrow swath and some places that need the rain could benefit from the soaking side of Edouard. Nevertheless, those in the path of Edouard should monitor local forecasts today and on Wednesday for the potential of quick-rising floodwaters where the heaviest rainbands occur.

Quiet behind Edouard

The Atlantic will stay on the quiet side behind Edouard. Unless Edouard dramatically overachieves today, the 2026 Atlantic hurricane drought will continue into the first week of September, traditionally one of the busiest weeks of the hurricane season.

Of the five named storms so far this season, three have survived only 24 hours or less and none has had winds above 60 mph (to be determined if Edouard’s bluster tops Bertha).

As we’ve discussed in previous newsletters, the average date for the first Atlantic hurricane is August 11^th. The latest date of the first Atlantic hurricane in the reliable records (since 1950) is September 11^th (Humberto in 2013 and Gustav in 2002).

Assuming Edouard doesn’t defy odds and we finish the week without a hurricane, 2026 will rank 5^th for the latest forming first hurricane of the satellite era (since 1966).

A lot can happen in 10 days, but we’ll continue to root for a record hurricane drought through the peak the season.

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A Broward County Public Schools spokesperson told Local 10 News that all students and staff are safe. They also confirmed that the principals of both schools “remained in communication with parents and families throughout the day to keep them updated on the situation.”

Hollywood Hills High School is located at 5400 Stirling Road, while Stirling Elementary School is located at 5500 Stirling Road. Both schools are in Hollywood.

Hollywood Police Department officials said officers were conducting an investigation near 56th Avenue and Stirling Road.

Sky 10 flew over Hollywood Hills High School at about 9:45 a.m. and observed a heavy police presence on the school’s campus as officers investigated the area.

Students evacuated onto a football field from a neighboring school in Hollywood before an all clear was given.

“Out of an abundance of caution, schools in the immediate area have been placed on lockdown while officers conduct their investigation,” Hollywood police wrote in a statement on Facebook.

No additional details about the reported threat were immediately released.

El juez ordenó que el adolescente, cuya identidad aún no ha sido revelada, permanezca bajo arresto domiciliario con monitoreo electrónico y le prohibió tener contacto con la víctima.

El caso se deriva de una pelea ocurrida poco antes de las 12:30 p.m. del lunes dentro de un pasillo trasero de la escuela de Liberty City, que dejó a un joven de 18 años con una herida de arma blanca y a uno de 15 años con una cortada en la mano después de que ocurriera un altercado en la escuela ubicada en 1100 NW 71st St., en el vecindario de Liberty City, según funcionarios de Miami Fire Rescue.

Las autoridades dijeron que el joven de 18 años fue trasladado al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital en condición estable. El estudiante más joven también fue hospitalizado y se encontraba en condición estable.

Los padres del sospechoso dijeron a Trent Kelly, de Local 10, después de la audiencia del martes que su hijo había sido maltratado y amenazado por otros estudiantes durante días.

“Estaba amenazando a mi hijo, maltratándolo”, dijo el padre del adolescente.

Un estudiante que habló con los reporteros el lunes dijo que el acoso escolar pudo haber influido en el enfrentamiento.

Un abogado de oficio también señaló que, según el atestado de la detención del adolescente, este fue agredido por dos personas y, en un primer momento, era la presunta víctima.

Un video grabado con un teléfono celular que circula en redes sociales muestra a un grupo de estudiantes reunidos en un pasillo antes de que dos adolescentes aparentemente confronten al estudiante acusado. El video parece mostrar a los dos golpeándolo y pateándole la cabeza mientras está en el suelo.

Los dos adolescentes luego huyen. El estudiante que había sido atacado se levanta y aparentemente los persigue.

“Cuando volvió a levantarse, sacó algo de su bolsillo, que era un cuchillo, y comenzó a perseguir a la persona”, dijo otro estudiante.

El incidente provocó un cierre de emergencia en la escuela mientras las autoridades buscaban al sospechoso, dijeron los estudiantes.

“Pusieron a la escuela bajo cierre. Como, ¿qué pasa si está persiguiendo a una persona con un cuchillo en la mano?”, dijo un estudiante.

La policía confirmó las otras tres detenciones están relacionadas con el incidente. Las autoridades indicaron que dos de los tres detenidos son menores de 18 años.

Nota del editor: Local 10 informó anteriormente que el juez había ordenado arresto domiciliario para el adolescente acusado, pero un enlace judicial confirmó que permanecerá bajo custodia en un centro de detención seguro. Esta nota ha sido corregida.

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Today, that decision continues to have an impact on a family that might not otherwise exist.

“My aunt donated her bone marrow to my mom, and that’s the reason that I’m here today,” said Vianca Perez, an advocate for bone marrow donations.

Perez’s mother, Liudmila Esquerdo, was just 19 years old when she was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, a rare and potentially life-threatening blood disorder.

Doctors initially tried treatments to get her bone marrow to respond.

“That did not work, and that’s when they were looking for a donor,” Esquerdo said.

Her younger sister, Ivette Esquerdo, turned out to be a perfect match.

“I was blessed that my sister — all 10 of those components — were 100% matched,” Liudmila Esquerdo said.

Ivette agreed to donate her bone marrow. She was just 16.

Before the transplant, Liudmila endured lengthy hospital stays and difficult treatments as her family stayed close and hoped for a successful outcome.

Even after the transplant, there was no guarantee it would work.

“July 24, 1995, it was the very last day and my bone marrow wasn’t reacting,” Liudmila recalled.

Her family began to lose hope.

Then, at the last moment, something changed.

“We had lost hope, and that last minute the bone marrow started to work,” she said.

For Liudmila, it became a second birthday.

“It’s the day their body accepted that bone marrow,” she said.

The transplant did more than save Liudmila’s life. It allowed her to go on to have a family, including daughter Vianca and younger son Gabriel.

Liudmila never forgot the other patients she met during her treatment who did not survive.

“While I was going through this process, so many people passed away in the bone marrow transplant center that I knew for sure that if I lived, I needed to pay it forward,” she said.

In 2018, she decided how she would do it: by starting the Get Redd Foundation.

The nonprofit works with people affected by rare blood disorders, providing support while also raising awareness about stem cell and bone marrow donation.

“We find out how we can help, but more than anything, how can we give you the hope that healing is possible and that miracles are for today,” Liudmila said.

Get Redd hosts an annual wellness event featuring fitness and nutrition workshops while educating attendees about becoming potential donors.

Registration to become a stem cell or bone marrow donor can begin with a simple cheek swab.

“There’s no price to knowing that you were part of someone staying alive and on this earth,” Liudmila said.

The foundation also holds celebration dinners honoring survivors of rare blood disorders.

Among those honored this year was Jeff Budnechky, owner of Apocalypse BBQ in Kendall.

Budnechky is a bone marrow recipient and said his donor gave him far more than additional years of life.

“If someone didn’t take the time to donate bone marrow, if somebody hadn’t swabbed for me to have a match, there would be no Apocalypse,” Budnechky said. “There would be no Lala’s Burgers. My daughter, Eli, wouldn’t exist. There would have never been a marriage to my wife, Laura.”

It is a message Perez hopes will inspire others to consider registering.

“How people not only can save one life, but they can save a family, a lineage,” Perez said. “It’s generations really who you’re impacting.”

Local 10, Get Redd and Apocalypse BBQ are now making it easier — and tastier — for South Floridians to take the first step toward potentially becoming a donor.

People 18 and older can register below.

The first 100 people to sign up will be invited to Apocalypse BBQ in Kendall to have their cheeks swabbed and join the donor registry. In return, each participant will receive a free pulled pork sandwich.

Additional details will be sent to the first 100 people who register.

For Liudmila and her family, the hope is that a simple decision today could have the same lasting impact as the one Ivette made 31 years ago — saving not just one life, but potentially generations to come.

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That’s one of many brands of automated license plate reader, or ALPR, cameras that are popping up all over the country and tracking drivers on the road.

Now the Florida Department of Transportation and Gov. Ron DeSantis are calling for the cameras to come down on state roads and giving cities and counties only 30 days to do so.

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner shared a fiery response, claiming he is “bringing legislation to take back control of our roads from the state.”

“Some of these have been in place for years,” he said. “We caught violent criminals, we’ve taken illegal guns, stolen vehicles have been tracked.”

Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro also weighed in, stating more than 90,000 cars travel along U.S. 1, one of those state roads, each day and license plate readers have been a vital tool for public safety.

“It’s definitely going to take a hit on public safety,” she said. “We don’t use it to issue tickets.”

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz released a statement in which she said the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office would comply with the order immediately.

Based on the Governor’s directive and FDOT mandates, by the end of today, all cameras located on FDOT infrastructure will be taken offline, and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office license plate reader (LPR) program will be suspended in its entirety.

To be clear, this technology has helped apprehend murderers and robbers, and saved children from being abducted and found missing people.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz

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A judge issued a warrant for Stacey Clark’s arrest on Aug. 27, and the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office arrested her on Monday, according to court records.

Lorraine Moore, a special agent with Miami-Dade County’s Office of the Inspector General, investigated the Emergency Rental Assistance Program fraud case, records show.

“The ERAP accepted the representations in the application as true and correct,” Moore wrote, according to the warrant.

As a result, Miami-Dade County’s ERAP issued a $34,450 check, made payable to the person Clark had identified as her landlord, on Sept. 8, 2021, according to the warrant.

Clark, also known as Stacy Elizabeth Shuler-Clark, began the ERAP application process with Miami-Dade on or about July 21, 2021, according to the warrant.

“The ledgers stated that she was delinquent in rent payments from May of 2020 through August of 2021,” Moore wrote, according to the warrant.

Clark reported that she was a tenant at 12521 NW 22 Court, and that her employer, Bed Bath & Beyond, had reduced her income, according to the warrant.

“It does not appear that Clark’s representation regarding her decrease in income was truthful because a review of the bank records revealed that Clark’s income increased during the period of time that she claimed that her income decreased,” Moore wrote, according to the warrant.

Moore also reported finding that Clark did not even live in Miami-Dade County, but in Pembroke Pines, according to the warrant. Clark faced two charges: Grand theft and organized fraud.

Miami-Dade corrections released Clark on Tuesday on a $15,000 bond, and her arraignment hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. on Oct. 30, according to court records.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge David H. Young was set to preside over the case.

Un juez emitió una orden de arresto contra Stacey Clark el 27 de agosto, y la Oficina del Fiscal Estatal del Condado Miami-Dade la arrestó el lunes, según registros judiciales.

Lorraine Moore, una agente especial de la Oficina del Inspector General del Condado Miami-Dade, investigó el caso de fraude del Programa de Asistencia de Emergencia para el Alquiler, según muestran los registros.

“El ERAP aceptó como verdaderas y correctas las declaraciones incluidas en la solicitud”, escribió Moore, según la orden de arresto.

Como resultado, el ERAP del condado Miami-Dade emitió un cheque por $34,450 USD, a nombre de la persona que Clark había identificado como su arrendador, el 8 de septiembre de 2021, según la orden de arresto.

Clark, también conocida como Stacy Elizabeth Shuler-Clark, inició el proceso de solicitud del ERAP con Miami-Dade alrededor del 21 de julio de 2021, según la orden de arresto.

“Los registros indicaban que tenía pagos de alquiler atrasados desde mayo de 2020 hasta agosto de 2021”, escribió Moore, según la orden de arresto.

Clark informó que era inquilina en 12521 NW 22 Court y que su empleador, Bed Bath & Beyond, había reducido sus ingresos, según la orden de arresto.

“No parece que la declaración de Clark sobre la disminución de sus ingresos fuera veraz porque una revisión de los registros bancarios reveló que los ingresos de Clark aumentaron durante el período en el que afirmó que sus ingresos habían disminuido”, escribió Moore, según la orden de arresto.

Moore también informó haber descubierto que Clark ni siquiera vivía en el condado Miami-Dade, sino en Pembroke Pines, según la orden de arresto. Clark enfrentaba dos cargos: hurto mayor y fraude organizado.

El Departamento Correccional de Miami-Dade dejó en libertad a Clark el martes con una fianza de $15,000 USD, y su audiencia de lectura de cargos estaba programada para las 9 a.m. del 30 de octubre, según registros judiciales.

El juez de circuito del condado Miami-Dade David H. Young estaba programado para presidir el caso.

The national park remains open but tourists who planned to stay overnight — many traveling long distances for reservations from a year or more ago — have had to scramble to find rooms elsewhere.

The flooding that killed two people and left a third missing washed out an already decrepit pipeline spanning the canyon that supplies every shower, faucet and spigot at the South Rim.

Now, hundreds of rooms are no longer available due to insufficient water, thwarting plans for thousands of tourists staying at the canyon or headed that way in the days ahead.

Michelle Allen, of Olathe, Kansas, got word Sunday evening she'd need to check out the next morning after just one night into a five-night stay.

“We had to hurry up and make accommodations somewhere else,” Allen said. “Luckily we were able to do that.”

Uncertainty ahead for residents, tourists and service workers

As of Tuesday, it's uncertain how long the area would be closed. Experts warn that the economic toll of such closures would affect not only northern Arizona but southern Nevada.

Many who visit the Grand Canyon also visit Las Vegas, said Christine Vogt, a consultant on sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation in the Western U.S.

“This will be catastrophic,” Vogt said, adding that the water shut-off could last weeks.

An extended lodging shutdown could also affect hundreds of service jobs in and around the national park and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in local revenue, said Megha Budruk, an Arizona State University associate professor who studies communities near public lands.

The Grand Canyon weathered a fire last year, rain this year

This is the latest economic blow to the region after a wildfire last summer destroyed a historic lodge at the Grand Canyon's less busy but lusher North Rim, putting all rooms and cabins on that side of the canyon out of commission for over a year, with no date yet for getting them replaced.

In 2024, Grand Canyon National Park drew almost $1 billion a year in spending by close to 5 million tourists visiting the otherwise remote northern Arizona region, according to the National Park Service.

That spending further supported almost 9,000 jobs, which in turn generated $400 million in labor income and $1.1 billion in economic output in nearby communities, according to the park service.

Besides the shuttered Phantom Ranch lodge and campground at the canyon bottom directly affected by the floods, closed South Rim accommodations included El Tovar Hotel, Bright Angel Lodge, Maswik Lodge and the Yavapai Lodge and Trailer Village, park officials said.

South Rim campgrounds remained open but without spigots. Campground bathroom faucets would remain operational but campfires were banned since less water would be available to fight a wildfire.

An already dicey pipeline situation

Restaurants and other food and beverage services at the South Rim remain open. But only so much water will be available from tanks that were supplied by the cross-canyon pipe.

In all, some 2,000 year-round residents and the South Rim's millions of annual tourists rely on the 12.5-mile (20-kilometer) pipe built down, across and up the sheer canyon walls in the 1960s.

Grit in the water has scoured the aluminum pipe, weakening it from the inside and causing dozens of failures in recent years. A more than $200 million repair project was well underway before the flooding that had damaged about 40% of the pipeline.

Conservation will be at least part of the plan to keep water flowing from tanks that still have weeks' worth of water in them. After that, how the tanks might be refilled is an open question.

In the meantime, the priorities will be reporting leaks, using reclaimed water for nondrinking uses, running dishwashers and washing machines only if they're full or in eco mode, Xanterra spokesperson Stephanie Plieness said by email.

“And asking guests and staff to be mindful of things like handwashing length and running water,” Plieness said. “Actions like these across the South Rim are what’s helping the available water reserves go as far as possible.”

Some people move south to unaffected town outside the park

Unaffected was Tusayan, a tourism hub just outside the park boundary 15 minutes from the South Rim.

“We’re just heartbroken about what has happened at Phantom Ranch,” Tusayan Mayor Clarinda Vail said, adding: “We are open. Full services in Tusayan.”

The community with 1,200 lodging rooms doesn't rely on the pipeline but uses well water. Besides hotels and camping, Tusayan hosts restaurants and canyon ground and aircraft tour businesses.

At Grand Canyon Camper Village in Tusayan, business had been “oddly slow” for this time of year but now general manager Joan Marquez is seeing a surge in business at showers and laundry rooms. Both are available for the general public as well as people staying at the campground.

South Rim lodging companies such as Delaware North, which runs the 350-room Yavapai Lodge, promised to get as many customers rebooked in Tusayan as they could.

But the community’s five main hotels were filling up quickly. Grand Canyon Plaza Hotel is usually the last in town to sell out but was seeing a surge in South Rim lodgers seeking rooms, front desk supervisor Steven Ayres said.

“We’re going to have more coming, I guarantee you,” Ayres said.

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Ty O'Neil at the South Rim contributed to this report. Gruver reported from Fort Collins, Colorado, and Yu from Phoenix, Arizona.

It came as some residents spoke out against raising the Israeli government bonds’ cap from 3% to 5%. Their microphones were cut and some were escorted away.

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One speaker called them an “absolute disgrace,” while another called them a “bad investment.”

Commissioners said the cutoffs came because the matter had already been discussed in a committee meeting in July.

“I know that the item already passed, and I think there was a public opportunity to testify on this item,” Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez said.

After the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, Miami-Dade the county will boost its investment in Israel Bonds.

In the years since, passionate debate has flourished about the regional conflict, which has claimed thousands of lives. By July 2025, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava posted statement on the platform X, writing, “The world united after October 7th to denounce evil and the pain Israelis endured. Now we must speak out against the horror of starvation in Gaza.”

Miami-Dade resident Rachel Prestipino, who was at the meeting and is against the county investing in Israel Bonds, said the commission “has the power at any moment to change their policy and say ‘no more,’ no more investment in Israel, no more investment in any foreign nation state.”

Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins said she thinks it’s “very, very important that we separate these issues.”

“I know they’re very emotionally charging, and for excellent reason, it affects people’s lives in the most intimate ways here in our community,” she said. “This is us investing money wisely, where the returns are great and the investments are safe. That is the narrow lane under which we were traveling today.”

Rodriguez said during the meeting, “When people talk about, ‘Oh, we don’t want to invest in any of these places,’ let me tell you this right now: we invest about $9 billion right now of of our taxpayer dollars in in our community. FRS, the Florida retirement system, is all completely invested. This is how we make money to make sure that we continue the operations of our community.”

A state law that took effect in 2025 allows local governments to invest in Israel Bonds regardless of their bond rating.

At 90, the South Florida veteran is officially a University of Miami graduate, after his college education was interrupted by military service more than seven decades ago.

Harris was a University of Miami student in the 1950s when he was deployed to Germany and had to leave school to serve his country. He was six credits short of completing his degree.

While stationed in Augsburg, Germany, Harris completed the remaining six credits through extension courses offered by the University of Maryland. Those credits were later accepted by the University of Miami.

Still, the degree remained unfinished.

Years later, Harris shared his story with Elma Pierre, a Barry University Master of Social Work student who was completing an internship at Arbor Terrace Cooper City, where Harris lives.

Pierre learned that not finishing college was a longstanding regret for Harris. She asked whether he wanted her to file a formal petition with the University of Miami.

He said yes.

Pierre contacted university officials and advocated for Harris, asking them to review his academic record and the circumstances that had interrupted his education.

The UM College of Arts & Sciences reviewed his record, including the coursework he completed through the University of Maryland Global Campus, and determined that Harris had met the requirements for graduation.

Harris celebrated his graduation surrounded by family, friends and representatives from the university.

“I kept my promise after 68 years, so now I’m an alumni of the University of Miami, which is fantastic,” Harris said. “And it’s a promise that I wanted to come true, and it did today!”

For his daughter, Trisha Hack, the moment was decades in the making.

“He’s always been a role model, and we knew he wanted to finish. And he finally finished,” Hack said. “And he actually graduated from college in the same year as his granddaughter. So, 1958 to 2026, 68 years later.”

Hack said her father had talked about the unfinished degree over the years and that it remained a regret.

“I mean, it was a regret of his that he never actually made that step to finish,” she said. “And so now that he’s done this, it means a lot to our family because he’s always been our role model and we knew he wanted to finish.”

Pierre said Harris was the one who made the achievement possible by trusting her with his story.

“To be very honest, this is all about Mr. Harris, not me,” Pierre said. “Yes, I was instrumental in helping him move it forward. But it’s all about him because he was the one that was very open during the sessions and he was the one that told me his story, and he trusted me enough to move forward with it.”

Pierre said the University of Miami was receptive to the request.

“The University of Miami was very understanding, so the ball got rolling and so they were very, very helpful,” she said.

For Harris, the long-awaited graduation was the fulfillment of a promise he had carried with him for decades.

“I knew at some point I would,” Harris said when asked whether he ever thought he would finish his degree. “It was like a challenge for me all these years, so I finally did it.”

And after 68 years, Harris finally has the diploma to prove it.

La votación se produjo mientras algunos residentes se pronunciaban en contra de aumentar el límite de los bonos del gobierno israelí del 3% al 5%. Les cortaron los micrófonos y algunos fueron escoltados fuera.

Un orador los calificó como una “vergüenza absoluta”, mientras que otro los llamó una “mala inversión”.

Los comisionados dijeron que los micrófonos fueron cortados porque el asunto ya había sido discutido en una reunión del comité en julio.

“Sé que el asunto ya fue aprobado y creo que hubo una oportunidad para que el público testificara sobre este asunto”, dijo el presidente de la comisión, Anthony Rodriguez.

Después del ataque terrorista de Hamas del 7 de octubre de 2023, Miami-Dade aumentará la inversión del condado en bonos de Israel.

En los años transcurridos desde entonces, ha surgido un apasionado debate sobre el conflicto regional, que ha cobrado miles de vidas. Para julio de 2025, la alcaldesa de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, publicó un comunicado en la plataforma X, escribiendo: “El mundo se unió después del 7 de octubre para denunciar el mal y el dolor que sufrieron los israelíes. Ahora debemos alzar la voz contra el horror de la hambruna en Gaza”.

La residente de Miami-Dade Rachel Prestipino, quien estuvo en la reunión y se opone a que el condado invierta en bonos de Israel, dijo que la comisión “tiene el poder en cualquier momento de cambiar su política y decir ‘no más’, no más inversión en Israel, no más inversión en ningún Estado nación extranjero”.

La comisionada Danielle Cohen Higgins dijo que considera “muy, muy importante que separemos estos asuntos”.

“Sé que generan mucha carga emocional, y por una excelente razón, afecta las vidas de las personas de las formas más íntimas aquí en nuestra comunidad”, dijo. “Esto es nosotros invirtiendo dinero sabiamente, donde los rendimientos son excelentes y las inversiones son seguras. Ese es el estrecho margen bajo el cual viajamos hoy”.

Rodriguez dijo durante la reunión: “Cuando la gente dice: ‘Oh, no queremos invertir en ninguno de estos lugares’, déjenme decirles esto ahora mismo: actualmente invertimos alrededor de $9 billion USD del dinero de nuestros contribuyentes en nuestra comunidad. FRS, el sistema de jubilación de Florida, está completamente invertido. Así es como ganamos dinero para asegurarnos de que continuamos con las operaciones de nuestra comunidad”.

Una ley estatal que entró en vigor en 2025 permite a los gobiernos locales invertir en bonos de Israel independientemente de su calificación crediticia.

A temporary area with metal structures was erected in the parking lot of the Simón Bolívar International Airport, located in the Maiquetía area of ​​La Guaira state, to serve passengers while repairs continue.

The airport, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Caracas, was closed after severe damage to its runways, control tower and passenger and cargo boarding and disembarking buildings during the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes of June 24, which left more than 6,500 dead and some 17,900 people homeless.

The structure, approximately 10,000 square meters (108,000 square feet) in size, has the capacity to handle 2,168 passengers per day, according to the airport, and includes check-in counters, air-conditioned waiting areas, free Wi-Fi, medical services and restrooms, among other amenities. Passengers will be transported by bus between the terminal and their aircraft.

“We hope that with this initial phase of operations ... we will recover 25% of the operations we had before the earthquake,” Transportation Minister Francisco Garcés told the press Tuesday.

He added that “we will gradually create the conditions to increase these capacities,” reaching 40% in a few months and 60% by the end of the year or beginning of next year.

Garcés said that the resumption of operations has been certified by international organizations that carried out the corresponding inspection.

Most of the deaths occurred in La Guaira, Venezuela’s second smallest state, which is home to Simón Bolívar International Airport and the country’s second largest port. Its population of 440,000 is mostly made up of poor residents who rely on tourism, commerce and activities related to the airport and port.

The resumption of commercial operations will initially include seven domestic and four international round-trip flights operated by Copa Airlines of Panama and Air Europa of Spain. Other airlines, including Spain’s Iberia, will be added in the coming days.

Until Monday, all international flights arrived at small airports in the central state of Carabobo and the eastern state of Anzoategui, approximately 168 and 314 kilometers (104 and 195 miles) from Caracas, respectively.

The earthquakes were the strongest recorded in Venezuela in over a century and occurred 39 seconds apart along the coastal mountain range, where the country’s largest population centers are located.

The tremors caused severe damage in Caracas and the central-western states of Carabobo, Miranda, Aragua and Yaracuy.

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Rising bond yields are one of the few forces in the world strong enough to get politicians to snap to attention. They can also have a big impact on Americans' personal finances and on the broader economy. The bond market can dictate how much ordinary people have to pay on their mortgages and car loans, as well as how much they earn from their savings accounts and 401(k) plans.

Fighting has flared up again in the Middle East, causing oil prices to jump and renewing inflation worries. Investors typically demand higher interest rates, or yields, on government bonds when inflation is high or they think it may get worse.

On Tuesday, the yield on the 10-year Treasury, which strongly influences mortgage rates, reached 4.80%, the highest since early 2025. The 5-year Treasury, which is a benchmark for auto loans, touched its highest level since October 2025 at 4.55%.

Here’s a look at what’s going on and how it affects everyone:

What's pushing up bond yields?

In addition to inflation concerns, several other factors are also pushing bond yields higher: Annual U.S. government budget deficits remain higher than they were before the pandemic, forcing the government to borrow more to pay all its bills. Large tech firms are also borrowing heavily to build out the data centers powering AI. And last Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled that the central bank may still have to lift its short-term rate in the coming months if inflation stays stubbornly elevated.

Rising yields have caught the attention of policymakers around the world, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who last month announced an unusual intervention in the bond market to restrain rising yields.

Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, said Bessent's moves and Warsh's promise to corral inflation have likely kept longer-term rates lower than they would otherwise be and betray a rising concern about where yields are headed.

“You should care because this stuff under the surface is really bubbling,” Brooks said. “And you can tell it is because policymakers are starting to get pretty agitated.”

Yet Bessent downplayed the overall rise in U.S. yields in a conversation Tuesday with Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on the sidelines of the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Asheville, N.C.

“I don’t think we are in any kind of a dire situation,” Bessent said. He argued that other countries' bonds have seen bigger yield increases.

A reminder of what the bond market is

When governments and big companies borrow money, they don’t ask a bank for a loan. Instead, they sell IOUs to investors and promise to repay the money with a certain interest rate. If those IOUs are set to be repaid many years from now, they’re called bonds. (IOUs the U.S. government will repay more quickly — within a few months or a few years — are called bills or notes.)

Investors in the bond market often buy and sell these bonds after they’re issued, and they continue to pay the same interest rate. But if the bond starts to look less attractive, a buyer can get bonds that were earlier worth $100 for less than that. Such a drop in price means the new buyer will get a bigger return, percentagewise, on their money than the interest rate the bond pays on its face value. Those payments are called the bond’s yield.

Investors are dumping bonds around the world

When investors sell bonds, or buy far fewer of them than they did in the recent past, that pushes down bond prices, just like a stock market sell-off causes stock prices to plunge. But when bond prices fall, that lifts bond yields, which move in the opposite direction.

In the 21-nation euro zone, inflation jumped in August to 3.3%, the highest in three years, the European Union' statistical agency said Tuesday. As a result, investors expect the European Central Bank will boost its short-term rate when it meets next week. Ten-year German bonds have already reached 3.35%, the highest in more than 15 years.

And 10-year U.K. bonds are now paying 5.14%, approaching levels not seen since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Rates in Japan are also rising.

Most nations ramped up their spending during the pandemic to support laid-off workers and idled businesses, but haven't cut back since. Investors may be increasingly worried about how sustainable all the borrowing is, Brooks said, and are demanding higher yields as compensation for taking on what they see as greater risk.

Rising global instability, with ongoing wars in Ukraine and Iran, haven't helped, Brooks added.

“You're dealing with a global sell-off which goes back to this kind of global stimulus that we had during COVID,” Brooks said. “The chickens for that are now coming home to roost.”

The U.S. government bond market helps set interest rates that affect regular people

The easiest example is mortgage rates. Rates for these loans tend to follow the path of 10-year Treasury yields. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is near its highest level in a year, discouraging people already worried the price of homeownership may be too high.

Generally, higher yields and rates benefit people who are savers. It means they are earning more from lending money to the U.S. government or sticking their cash in a high-yield savings account.

Higher yields and rates, meanwhile, tend to hurt people who are borrowing money. They also drag on prices for stocks, gold and even cryptocurrencies. The thought is: Why should anyone pay high prices for riskier investments when U.S. Treasurys, which are supposed to be safer, are paying more than before?

Concerns have been brewing in the bond market for a long time

It’s no secret that the U.S. government has a lot of debt. Officials at the Federal Reserve, economists, investors and many other voices have been saying for years that the U.S. government is on an unsustainable path with how much it spends versus what it brings in.

Last month, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the federal government's budget deficit would top $2 trillion this year, equal to about 6% of the U.S. economy, an unusually high figure outside recessions and wars. The government also said last month that its total debt — the cumulative total of all the deficits — has reached a gargantuan $40 trillion.

The unknown has always been when or if a tipping point would arrive that turns the worries about the U.S. government’s debt into a panic. That would cause investors to quickly dump their Treasurys, which would sent yields surging.

And while yields have climbed, they haven’t done so at such a pace to suggest a tipping point is here.

Importantly, a measure in the bond market that shows how worried bond investors are about potential bond defaults by several big economies’ governments has not risen excessively, according to strategists at Macquarie.

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The judge ordered the teenager, who has not yet been identified, to remain in “secure detention at this time” and prohibited him from having contact with the victims.

The case stems from a fight that occurred just before 12:30 p.m. Monday inside a back hallway at the Liberty City school that left an 18-year-old with a stab wound and a 15-year-old with a cut to his hand after an altercation occurred at the school located at 1100 NW 71st St. in the Liberty City neighborhood, according to Miami Fire Rescue officials.

Authorities said the 18-year-old victim was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition. The younger student was also hospitalized and was in stable condition.

The parents of the teen accused in the stabbing told Local 10’s Trent Kelly after Tuesday’s hearing that their son had been mistreated and threatened by other students for days.

“He was threatening my son, mistreating him,” the teen’s father said.

A student who spoke with reporters Monday said bullying may have played a role in the confrontation.

A public defender also said the teen’s arrest report states that he was being jumped by two individuals and initially was the alleged victim.

Cellphone video circulating on social media shows a crowd of students gathered in a hallway before two teens appear to confront the accused student. The video appears to show the two punching him and stomping on his head while he is on the ground.

The two teens then run away. The student who had been attacked gets back up and appears to chase them.

“When he got back up, he pulled something out of his pocket, which was a knife and started chasing after the person,” another student said.

The incident prompted a lockdown at the school as authorities searched for the suspect, according to investigators.

“They had the school on lockdown. Like what if he’s chasing after a person with a knife in his hand,” one student said.

Police confirmed that three other arrests have been made in connection with the incident. Authorities said two of the three individuals are under the age of 18.

Editor’s note: Local 10 previously reported that the judge ordered home detention for the accused teen, but a court liaison confirmed that he will remain in secured detention. This story has been corrected.

In addition to seizing cryptocurrency meant to support Hamas' military wing, the department said that it had taken control of website domains and communication platforms used for fundraising and recruitment, and had obtained information about thousands of people who had contacted Hamas with a goal of giving money to the group.

“My message to Hamas is clear: your networks are not secure, your crypto is vulnerable, and we will not stop until your ability to wage war is defeated,” Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said in a video statement announcing the operation.

According to FBI affidavits filed in connection with the seizures, Hamas began testing virtual currency fundraising in or around early 2019 through its Qassam Brigades, or military wing, and solicited donations on its Telegram channel and also used direct online fundraising. Hamas officials bragged that the currency would be untraceable and their websites offered instructions for how to make anonymous donations, the affidavits say.

A major investigative break arrived last year when FBI officials identified a financing network soliciting donations to the Qassam Brigades via virtual currency and a confidential source located in the United States alerted law enforcement to a Telegram post asking for contributions to an email address associated with Hamas.

Brett Leatherman, an FBI assistant director in charge of its cyber division, said the bureau would "continue to use its authorities to intercept illicit funds and prevent terrorist organizations from exploiting digital networks to finance their operations.”

Hamas officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

La reforma, que entrará en vigor luego de que sea promulgada por la presidenta encargada, Delcy Rodríguez, y publicada en la Gaceta Oficial, contempla el incremento de los integrantes del Comité de Postulaciones Judiciales de 21 a 23, de los cuales 12 de ellos serán postulados por representantes de asociaciones civiles, grupos académicos y organizaciones independientes del Estado, entre otros.

El comité funcionará por un periodo de dos años y estará a cargo de evaluar y preseleccionar una lista de candidatos para escoger a las 32 magistrados del TSJ.

La aprobación se produjo casi tres semanas después que se realizó el primer ciclo de conversaciones formales entre delegaciones del Legislativo unicameral y exdiputados de la oposición (2015-2020) en las que se acordó iniciar un proceso que contribuya a la transformación del sistema judicial venezolano, que es señalado por organizaciones locales e internacionales de derechos humanos, entre ellas Amnistía Internacional, como carente de independencia del poder político.

Las conversaciones, que se desarrollaron entre el 6 y 12 de agosto en Caracas, estuvieron enfocadas en la reforma de la ley del máximo tribunal, que incluiría renovar y ampliar el comité de postulaciones, así como conformar un consejo de revisión de credenciales y requisitos de los postulados al TSJ para evitar irregularidades en la designación de los magistrados.

Los adversarios del ahora fallecido presidente Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) y de su sucesor, el depuesto presidente Nicolas Maduro (2013-2026), permanentemente han acusado al oficialismo de designar con su abrumadora mayoría a los magistrados entre sus aliados, incluidos diputados recién separados del cargo, para asegurarse el control del TSJ que durante casi tres décadas se ha convertido en un poder decisivo en la trama política venezolana con una gran cantidad de sentencias desfavorables a los críticos de los gobiernos socialistas.

El oficialismo sostiene que los nombramientos de magistrados principales y suplentes se hicieron bajo cumplimiento de las leyes.

Estados Unidos fue el principal impulsor de los diálogos sobre una agenda para fortalecer la democracia y restituir derechos fundamentales tras casi tres décadas de gobiernos socialistas.

Los grupos defensores de derechos humanos, entre ellos la prestigiosa organización no gubernamental Acceso de la Justicia, ven de manera positiva la reforma, pero advierten que el comité de postulaciones debe ser integrado por miembros de la sociedad civil “independientes” y cuestionan la participación de legisladores en la preselección, argumentando que esto vulnera lo establecido en la Constitución.

La carta magna expresa que el Comité “estará integrado por representantes de los diferentes sectores de la sociedad de conformidad con lo que establezca la ley”. En ese sentido resaltan que los diputados son “funcionarios públicos” que a la postre tendrán la última palabra en la selección definitiva de los magistrados.

Los activistas también exigen que sean públicos oportunamente las evaluaciones de los candidatos y los criterios de selección.

The 17-year-old from California lost to No. 2 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-2 while playing her first WTA Tour match in a Grand Slam tournament.

Frodin fired 11 aces, nearly doubling up one of the best servers in women's tennis.

“She played really well today and she has great shots,” Rybakina said.

In the 2021 film “King Richard,” Frodin was the body double for actor Demi Singleton, who played the younger Williams sister. Frodin earned the opportunity to audition after winning singles, doubles and mixed doubles sectional titles at the 10-and-under level in California and then spent six months working on set.

Will Smith won an Oscar for his performance as Richard Williams, father to Serena and her sister, Venus.

Frodin played her way into the U.S. Open by winning the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 18s National Championships to earn a wild card.

With fans in the Grandstand chanting her name, Frodin fired consecutive aces after facing match point trailing 5-1, then hit another to erase a third match point Rybakina had earned and eventually held serve. Rybakina finally finished the match on her fourth try by hitting her sixth ace.

Rybakina is guaranteed to take the No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka if she reaches the semifinals, or if the two-time defending champion doesn't win the tournament.

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In an astonishing admission, one judge acknowledged considering an alternative ruling to avoid vitriol that could endanger the judge’s family. The federal judge, like some of the others interviewed for the studies, spoke to the authors on condition of anonymity.

The reports follow a spike in threats against federal judges. “Security incidents of significant concern” increased 57% in the year that ended in September 2025 and were on pace to rise again this year, according to a March report by the agency that administers the U.S. court system.

While some U.S. judges have spoken publicly about threats, the new studies by legal scholars at New York University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Brennan Center for Justice are based on detailed testimony from dozens of judges. Together, they present a chilling portrait of a judicial branch under extreme stress.

“We are in a different era,” said Amrit Singh, director of the Rule of Law Lab at New York University and lead author of one of the studies. “The volume, intensity, character and modalities of the threats that we are witnessing today are new.”

Judges told Singh they felt overwhelmed, had trouble sleeping and had installed security cameras and panic buttons. Many were worried about their families.

Singh declined to reveal more information about the judge who considered an alternative ruling, but the judge recalled feeling gripped by fear and agonizing for nearly an hour before sticking with the decision the law required.

In the second study, one judge reported having home floor plans leaked and building a safe room. The judge, who asked to remain anonymous, received more than 700 threatening phone calls after hearing a Trump administration immigration case.

“Long term, there really is a danger to the rule of law from these threats,” said Gowri Ramachandran, director of elections and security at the Brennan Center and co-author of the second report on judicial threats.

The NYU-Berkeley report is based on interviews with 32 active U.S. district and appellate judges — half nominated by Democrats and the other half by Republicans — as well as two active magistrate judges. The Brennan Center interviewed 35 sitting and retired federal judges, eight of whom were nominated by Republican presidents.

The reports recommend adequate funding for judicial security and additional efforts to protect judges’ personal information. The NYU-Berkeley report also calls for more prosecutions of people making threats, noting that there have been few cases.

U.S. District Judge Esther Salas participated in interviews for both studies. She told The Associated Press Tuesday that repeated attacks on judges by President Donald Trump and his administration have made her more worried about judicial safety today than she was immediately after her son, Daniel Anderl, was shot and killed by a litigant posing as a deliveryman in 2020. The attack at her home also left her husband, Mark, wounded.

Since then, scores of judges have been threatened by unsolicited pizzas delivered to their homes, sometimes in Anderl’s name.

Trump has called a district judge who ruled against one of his immigration moves “crooked” and suggested without evidence that U.S. Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs were motivated by foreign interests.

Salas fears people will become desensitized to harmful rhetoric against the judicial branch, which she said was “under assault.”

“What Mark has been through and what our family has endured, I can’t describe with mere words,” she said in a phone interview. “But what I can say is this: We know what is at stake.”

As he hosted finance ministers from rich and developing nations in the G20, Bessent on Tuesday announced U.S. sponsorship for a competition called the “Financial Literacy Solutions Sprint.”

The competition is intended to discover and showcase “innovative technology- and data-enabled solutions" developed across the Group of 20 countries to strengthen financial literacy.

Four finalists will be pared to one or two winning teams and will be recognized during the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in October in Bangkok.

Bessent points to the creation of Trump Accounts, a program that provides $1,000 in investment accounts to babies born during Trump's second term, as a model other nations should follow. Treasury says roughly 7 million children are enrolled and 86% of participants are from families earning less than $200,000 per year.

The secretary often talks about his humble beginnings in rural South Carolina, where he got his first jobs at age 9 as a busboy at a cafeteria and setting up chairs and umbrellas on the beach. His father, a real estate developer, had lost generations of Bessent family wealth by overleveraging his obligations.

One of Bessent's first moves as Treasury secretary was to launch Financial Literacy Month to teach people the basics of building a workable budget, saving for the future and protecting themselves from scammers and fraudsters.

Critics of his efforts argue that the problem is less about people not knowing how to invest and more about them not having enough spare income to do so.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say the country’s economy is “poor,” according to July polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The finding underscores Americans’ continued unhappiness with the cost of living, which is being compounded by high gas prices due to the war in Iran.

“Americans can’t educate themselves out of their current financial crises, and it’s hypocritical for the Treasury Secretary to place the blame on ordinary Americans’ financial decisions when their struggles are the direct result of decisions that Scott Bessent himself has made," said Julie Morgan, CEO of the Century Foundation, a left-leaning think tank focused on public policy research.

Petro, opositor a De la Espriella, indicó en la red social X que la denuncia fue interpuesta ante la CPI antes de entregar el cargo como presidente el 7 de agosto, sin especificar la fecha.

“Bajo mis derechos como presidente y bajo la ley colombiana que es el Estatuto de Roma, la denuncia se interpuso en la Corte Penal Internacional”, señaló Petro.

Colombia es uno de los Estados firmantes del tratado conocido como el Estatuto de Roma que estableció la Corte Penal Internacional, el tribunal penal con sede en La Haya.

Petro señaló a De la Espriella como presunto responsable de la “persecución de un grupo o colectividad con identidad propia fundada en motivos políticos”, lo que configura un crimen de lesa humanidad, según el Estatuto de Roma.

La oficina de prensa del presidente De la Espriella no respondió de inmediato a The Associated Press al ser consultada sobre la denuncia ante la CPI.

Al mismo tiempo, el expresidente denunció los recientes asesinatos de María Ovidia Palechor y James Flor, líderes sociales del convulso departamento del Cauca, en el suroeste de Colombia. La estatal Unidad para la Atención y Reparación Integral a las Víctimas también lamentó los homicidios.

Petro señaló que ambos eran militantes de su partido progresista, Pacto Histórico, y responsabilizó de cometerlos al “nuevo paramilitarismo”.

Los grupos paramilitares en Colombia, creados para combatir a las guerrillas de izquierda, se desmovilizaron entre 2003 y 2005 en un proceso de paz con el Estado en el que se sometieron a una justicia especial que incluyó rebajas en sus penas.

Sin embargo, persisten grupos ilegales de herencia paramilitar como el cártel Clan del Golfo y las Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra.

Petro, exmilitante de una guerrilla en su juventud, ha insistido en que su sucesor representa la llegada del “fascismo” a Colombia y ha llamado a los movimientos sociales a organizarse y conformar una “milicia popular” para defenderse.

De la Espriella enfrentó críticas durante la campaña por declararse enemigo de los “señores de la izquierda” a quienes había que “destriparlos”. Luego matizó su discurso diciendo que se refería a una confrontación ideológica en el “marco de la ley” y, tras posesionarse, aseguró que respetaría a la oposición.

Campbell, de 70 años, compareció ante el juez de circuito del condado Broward Corey B. Friedman después de que agentes de la Policía de Lauderhill lo arrestaran el lunes por la tarde por presunta violencia doméstica ocurrida el 3 de agosto.

El abogado Eric Schwartzreich representó a Campbell, un fisioterapeuta que se desempeñó como comisionado de 2018 a 2020 y que ha estado haciendo campaña por el puesto de comisionado del distrito cuatro.

“Negamos estas acusaciones, las refutamos”, dijo Schwartzreich a Friedman en la corte.

Antes de su arresto, Campbell dijo que su acusadora era una ex novia que se negó a mudarse de su casa durante meses, y describió el caso de violencia doméstica como una campaña de desprestigio de cara a las elecciones del 3 de noviembre.

“Había nueve agentes en una investigación sobre lo que fue una agresión menor que no fue registrada”, dijo Schwartzreich a Friedman en la corte.

Schwartzreich también dijo a Friedman que Campbell nunca recibió la orden de restricción mencionada en la declaración jurada del caso.

Campbell enfrentaba cargos de acoso a un testigo, un delito menor de primer grado, y agresión doméstica, también un delito menor de primer grado.

Friedman ordenó a Campbell mantenerse alejado de la víctima en el caso y de su familia, y fijó su fianza en $7,500 USD.

Informe relacionado: Vice Alcalde de Lauderhill, acusado de violencia doméstica durante su campaña para puesto en la Comisión

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Campbell, 70, stood before Broward County Circuit Judge Corey B. Friedman after Lauderhill police officers arrested him on Monday afternoon for alleged domestic violence on Aug. 3.

Attorney Eric Schwartzreich represented Campbell, a physical therapist who served as commissioner from 2018 to 2020, and has been campaigning for the commission’s seat four.

“We deny these allegations, we refute them,” Schwartzreich told Friedman in court.

Before his arrest, Campbell said his accuser was an ex-girlfriend who refused to move out of his home for months, and he described the domestic violence case as a smear campaign ahead of the Nov. 3rd election.

There were “nine agents in an investigation into what was a misdemeanor battery that wasn’t recorded,” Schwartzreich told Friedman in court.

Schwartzreich also told Friedman that Campbell was never served the restraining order mentioned in the case affidavit.

Campbell faced charges of harassing a witness, a first-degree misdemeanor, and domestic battery, also a first-degree misdemeanor.

Friedman ordered Campbell to stay away from the victim in the case and her family, and he set his bond at $7,500.

Related report: Lauderhill vice mayor accused of domestic violence as he campaigns for commission seat

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The plaza is off the Tamiami Trail at 36340 SW 8th St., west of the Miccosukee Casino & Resort and east of the Miccosukee Indian Village.

The service plaza also has some educational elements on exhibit, including a large taxidermied alligator that used to roam freely in the deep Florida Everglades.

“I think it’s important for people to know about the tribe because we are the stewards of the Everglades,” said William J. Osceola, a tribal leader known as “Popeye.”

Osceola, a former Miccosukee Indian School teacher, serves as the secretary of the tribe’s business council, which oversees resource development.

The tribe also has a service plaza in Broward County, off Alligator Alley at Exit 49. For more information, visit this page.

Location

La plaza de servicios abrirá todos los días de 6 a.m. a 9 p.m., a lo largo de Alligator Alley en la salida 49, hacia Snake Road, justo al este de la comunidad Ochopee del condado Collier.

En el área de comidas de la plaza de servicios hay un Dunkin’ y el Glades Café. También hay algunos elementos educativos, incluido un gran caimán disecado.

“Creo que es importante que la gente conozca a la tribu porque somos los guardianes de los Everglades”, dijo William J. Osceola, conocido entre sus amigos como “Popeye”, secretario del consejo empresarial de la tribu.

Osceola, un antiguo profesor, ocupa el cargo de secretario del consejo empresarial de la tribu, que supervisa el desarrollo de los recursos.

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Un portavoz de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Broward dijo a Local 10 News que todos los estudiantes y empleados están a salvo. También confirmaron que los directores de ambas escuelas “se mantuvieron en comunicación con los padres y las familias durante todo el día para mantenerlos informados sobre la situación”.

Hollywood Hills High School está ubicada en 5400 Stirling Road, mientras que Stirling Elementary School está ubicada en 5500 Stirling Road. Ambas escuelas están en Hollywood.

Funcionarios del Departamento de Policía de Hollywood dijeron que los agentes realizaban una investigación cerca de 56th Avenue y Stirling Road.

Sky 10 sobrevoló la escena alrededor de las 9:45 a.m. y observó una fuerte presencia policial en los campus escolares mientras los agentes investigaban el área.

“Por precaución, las escuelas en el área inmediata fueron puestas bajo confinamiento mientras los agentes realizan su investigación”, escribió la Policía de Hollywood en un comunicado en Facebook.

No se dieron a conocer de inmediato detalles adicionales sobre la amenaza reportada.

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Deputies said the crash occurred on the Turnpike near Northwest 41st Street, before Exit 29, also known as the Homestead Extension.

Sky 10 flew over the scene as at least five lanes were blocked while Road Rangers worked to clear debris from the roadway.

MDSO officials confirmed that one of its deputies was involved in the crash. The deputy, who has not yet been identified, was transported to a hospital in stable condition.

A MDSO spokesperson said the agency’s Traffic Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.

They said the scene is expected to remain active for some time because of the debris and cleanup.

Drivers in the area are urged to move over or slow down when approaching emergency and road service crews.

Authorities have not said how many vehicles were involved or whether anyone else was hospitalized.

Los agentes dijeron que el accidente ocurrió en Turnpike cerca de Northwest 41st Street, antes de la salida 29, también conocida como Homestead Extension.

Sky 10 sobrevoló la escena mientras al menos cinco carriles permanecían bloqueados mientras Road Rangers trabajaban para retirar escombros de la carretera.

Funcionarios de MDSO confirmaron que uno de sus agentes estuvo involucrado en el accidente. El agente, cuya identidad aún no ha sido revelada, fue trasladado a un hospital en condición estable.

Un portavoz de MDSO dijo que la Unidad de Investigación de Accidentes de Tránsito de la agencia está a cargo de la investigación.

Dijeron que se espera que la escena permanezca activa durante algún tiempo debido a los escombros y las labores de limpieza.

Se insta a los conductores en el área a cambiarse de carril o reducir la velocidad al acercarse a equipos de emergencia y cuadrillas de servicio vial.

Las autoridades no han dicho cuántos vehículos estuvieron involucrados ni si alguien más fue hospitalizado.

Bessent told reporters that he had warned other nations at the beginning of President Donald Trump ’s second term that the new U.S. “tariff wall” would mean that Chinese goods would flood their markets.

“And unfortunately, I was right,” Bessent told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 finance minister meetings. “The rest of the world probably needs to take a hard look at what they should be doing to protect their citizens’ jobs, their manufacturing base, so that everything they do doesn’t get offshored.”

The Trump administration's tariff policies have been criticized by economists and politicians for raising costs for U.S. consumers and, in many cases, for punishing allies. The Tax Foundation, an independent think tank, found that the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration throughout 2025 raised the overall retail price of imported consumer goods by roughly 7% relative to pre-tariff trends.

Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court in February decided that the sweeping global tariffs that Trump imposed under an emergency powers law during his second term in office were unconstitutional. The Trump administration has been overhauling its approach, and is eyeing an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese imports after investigating alleged Chinese excess industrial capacity and forced-labor regulations.

Bessent met with his counterparts from China at the summit, though he did not provide details of how those talks went.

“I often say in our trade discussions with China that we do not want to pull apart from them, but we have to de-risk,” Bessent said during a conversation on Tuesday with Fox Business commentator Larry Kudlow, who was a top economic adviser to Trump in his first term.

“We have more in common with the Chinese on Iran than we disagree on," Bessent said. "The Chinese agree Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. The Chinese agree that there should be freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.”

Bessent has said China's trade surplus, which reached a record-high $1.2 trillion in 2025, is a barrier to global economic growth — as well as what he calls excessive regulation.

Global debt has reached a record high of $353 trillion, with the U.S. debt reaching a record $40 trillion in August. Markets have been concerned about a sell-off in U.S. government bonds, but Bessent told reporters “I don't think we’re in any kind of dire situation” on bond markets.

Meanwhile, the presence of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, has continued to agitate attendees of the conference hosted by the U.S. Siluanov met with Bessent on Monday on the sidelines of the meeting, but was not included in the traditional “family photo” of ministers.

Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Russia’s attendance at the G20 finance meeting “created a lot of discomfort around the table, not only from Canada, but from colleagues around the table.”

“We have made sure our discomfort is being heard by colleagues with respect to who is in attendance at the meeting,” Champagne said.

European commissioner for the Economy, Valdis Dombrovskis, said during a press conference with reporters Tuesday that it is not the time to “normalize” relations with Russia.

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Associated Press reporter Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed to this report.

The company led by Stan Kroenke made the surprising announcement Tuesday, saying it expects to close the transaction in early 2027. Major League Baseball, which must approve any sale, didn't immediately comment on the news.

Kroenke’s company owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, Premier League champion Arsenal, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids and SoFi Stadium, along with the large Hollywood Park campus around the multibillion-dollar Inglewood arena. The conglomerate has now moved into baseball with the Angels, whose turbulent 23-year tenure under Moreno’s ownership will finally come to an end.

“The Angels are a storied franchise anchored in a great market," Kroenke said in a statement. "We look forward to an exciting future with the Angels organization.”

Moreno, an outdoor advertising magnate from Arizona, bought the Angels from the Walt Disney Company in 2003. While the club had steady success in its first years under Moreno with much of the roster that won the 2002 World Series, winning five AL West titles in six seasons during the 2000s, the Halos have entered a period of decline since their most recent playoff victory in 2009.

At 53-85, the AL-worst Angels are currently headed to their 11th consecutive losing season and their 12th consecutive non-playoff season, both the longest active streaks in the majors.

Incredibly, they’ve made the playoffs just once during the 16-year career of three-time AL MVP outfielder Mike Trout, who teamed with two-time AL MVP Shohei Ohtani for six straight seasons with no success.

In sharp contrast, Kroenke's teams consistently have been among their sports' absolute best in recent seasons.

The Rams, the Avalanche, the Nuggets and Arsenal have all won championships in their respective leagues over the past five years, and all four teams remain serious title contenders during a renaissance for an ownership group that was once criticized for its early struggles in English soccer and its decision to move the Rams from St. Louis back to Los Angeles.

A significant portion of the Angels’ struggles over the past two decades can be attributed to the 80-year-old Moreno, who has repeatedly inserted himself into personnel decisions while presiding over the rest of his organization with much less interest or acumen.

While he spent aggressively on payroll in his attempts to build a winner, his biggest moves usually backfired, with a series of high-profile acquisitions who produced a fraction of their anticipated impact. His acquisitions of Anthony Rendon, Gary Matthews Jr., Josh Hamilton and many others were expensive disasters, while even his landmark $240 million free-agent contract for Albert Pujols didn't result in the homers or the victories expected from the price tag.

Moreno has been roundly criticized for skimping on infrastructure, resources and support staff throughout his organization compared to other MLB teams. The Angels have also endured numerous troubles off the field during Moreno's tenure, from the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs to numerous smaller scandals.

Despite Moreno's much-derided decision to change the franchise's name from the Anaheim Angels in an attempt to build a more national brand, the team remained a healthy box office draw to its loyal Orange County fans during most of his tenure — but the fan base had lost patience in recent years. Angel Stadium's slightly smaller crowds this season have regularly chanted “Sell the team!” and derided Moreno by name.

The lack of success clearly began to wear on Moreno, whose children reportedly aren't interested in carrying on in the baseball business. Moreno publicly explored a sale of the Angels in 2022, only to pull the team off the market in early 2023.

Significant positive change occurred earlier this year when Moreno fired general manager Perry Minasian and hired John Mozeliak on a temporary basis to run his baseball operations. Mozeliak, the longtime St. Louis Cardinals baseball boss, has already made significant changes to reshape the long-stagnant operation while starting a rebuild of sorts after years of resistance from Moreno.

“The Moreno family has been honored to steward the Angels for 23 years, and we believe with KSE’s experience and success, they are the best next owner for the franchise,” Moreno said in a statement. “The Angels organization looks forward to continuing its commitment to the fans, our employees, the players and our business partners.”

Moreno, a Mexican-American, was the majors' first Latino majority owner, and he remained the only one until Puerto Rico-born billionaire José E. Feliciano closed his purchase of the San Diego Padres last month. Latino and Hispanic players comprise roughly 30% of major league rosters.

Kroenke Sports and Entertainment will be only the fourth permanent owner of the Angels, who were founded as an AL expansion club in 1961 by early Hollywood star Gene Autry. His widow, Jackie, temporarily owned the team for a year after his death before selling it to Disney in 1999.

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Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, is charged in the Aug. 23 death of Glenwood Earl Pysher IV. The prosecutor said the officer had less-than-lethal options and did not need to resort to shooting Pysher during the encounter.

The Montgomery County Detective Bureau investigated the shooting and reviewed footage from Farrell’s body-worn camera, the district attorney’s office said in a news release.

“The investigation found that Cpl. Farrell had less-than-lethal options on his utility belt that he did not employ, including a taser. At the time of the shooting, the officer was a safe distance from Pysher behind a car, and the victim had his hands in the air and did not possess any type of weapon. Mr. Pysher was not a threat. This is not a legal use of deadly force, leading to the charge of Voluntary Manslaughter,” Steele said in a news release.

An attorney for Pysher's family issued a statement thanking the prosecutor.

“The family is grateful for the work of the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office and they are looking forward to justice in this horribly tragic, preventable and reckless conduct that took the life of their son,” said attorney Ken Fulginiti.

Farrell turned himself in to the Montgomery County Detectives on Tuesday. Magisterial District Judge Kathleen Rebar set bail at $75,000, and Farrell must turn in all weapons to the state police as a condition of his release, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office said. He has a preliminary hearing set for Sept. 10.

Farrell was the first officer on the scene after a resident called 911 to report someone trying to break into the back door of a home. Farrell’s body-worn camera showed the officer walking down the driveway with his gun drawn, using its light to illuminate the way, the release says.

Standing behind a car in the driveway, Farrell saw Pysher on the home’s patio, near the back door. Farrell yelled, “Police, let me see your hands.” Then he yelled, “Hands up, hands up now, drop to the ground.”

Pysher is seen on video raising his hands as he began walking toward the officer and continuing to walk in that direction as the officer yelled, “Drop to the ground,” the release said. Farrell again yelled, “Drop to the ground,” then yelled, “Stop or I'll …” But before he finished the sentence, Farrell fired two shots, hitting Pysher twice in the chest, the district attorney's office said.

Pysher was 17 to 20 feet (5 to 6 meters) from the officer when he was shot, the release says.

Farrell told another officer who arrived after the shooting that Pysher had charged him, “screaming and yelling and wouldn't get down on the ground,” but the body-worn camera video doesn't show that happening, according to an affidavit filed with the criminal complaint.

The investigation found that Pysher had been out at several bars earlier in the evening to celebrate a friend's 21st birthday. A designated driver drove the group to the home of the person whose birthday it was around 11 p.m., and Pysher left about half an hour later to walk half a mile to another friend's house to keep drinking but ended up at the wrong house, the release says.

Pysher's father has said he believes, based on what his son's friends have told him, that his son tried to enter what he thought was his friend's house.

“He tried to open the doorknob and obviously startled the homeowner,” Glen Pysher told The Associated Press last week. “From what we understand, he announced, ‘Hey! Open the door!’ because he thought he was at his friend’s house.”

His son then sat down on the back porch and contacted his friends, who realized he was in the wrong place and set out to find him, the father said.

Bowling Green State University criminal justice professor Philip Stinson maintains a nationwide database of roughly 25,000 cases of police officers arrested since 2005.

According to Stinson’s data, 218 local sworn police officers had been charged with murder or manslaughter in an on-duty fatal police shooting between January 2005 and the end of July 2026. There are several cases still pending, but to date, 78 officers have been convicted of a crime in those shootings, while 107 have been acquitted or had their cases dismissed.

In Pennsylvania, 10 officers had been charged in that time, six of whom were convicted.

Stinson said there are fluctuations in the number of officers charged over the years, but given there are close to a thousand fatal police encounters every year, those fluctuations seem statistically insignificant.

“These are ugly cases. The facts are never easy,” Stinson said. “Grand juries seem to have a similar issue as criminal jurors. They are very reluctant to second guess the split-second, often life or death decisions of an on-duty police officer in a potentially violent street encounter.”

The majority of officers charged in on-duty fatal shootings shot an unarmed person. In the 78 convictions, only 10 of the victims were armed with a gun at the time of the shootings.

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According to the North Bay Village Police Department, the shooting happened within a unit at the Bayshore Yacht & Tennis Club condominium building at 7904 West Drive on Harbor Island.

NBVPD officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of the shooting and arrested Myles Jerami Bethel, 23, of Miramar.

They said multiple people were staying inside of the short-term rental.

According to police, one witness said as he was sitting on the couch as Bethel and the victim recorded videos he “heard a loud bang and saw a flash,” causing him to look up and see Bethel holding a gun and the victim “drop to the floor.”

An NBVPD report states that the witness saw a pool of blood after the victim rolled over and had a panic attack and went out to the balcony. That man’s girlfriend told police she was in the bedroom at the time and heard the bang and screams and called 911. Police said she told Bethel to apply pressure to the victim’s wound.

Police said they were unable to speak to the victim, who was in surgery. They said Bethel did not speak to officers.

The report does not state whether investigators have determined whether the shooting was intentional.

Bethel is facing a charge of shooting or throwing a deadly missile and was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond as of Monday afternoon.

Editor’s note: A police report described the short-term rental as an Airbnb, which was reflected in the original version of this article. The article was updated after an Airbnb representative told Local 10 News that it had no record of the unit in its system.

The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of a single count of murder with a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. The jury deliberated for less than three hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas.

After the verdict was read, Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, cried and hugged the prosecutors. Davis’ son covered his face with one hand.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors in closing arguments earlier Monday that Davis acquired a gun and “went hunting” for Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight after the men had beaten up Davis’ nephew earlier that night.

“He is responsible of the murder of Tupac Shakur,” Palal said. “Tell him you hear him. Find him guilty.”

Prosecutors said that while his story had changed over the years, Davis repeatedly placed himself inside a white Cadillac from which the shots were fired. And they said that while he did not pull the trigger, evidence showed he’d called for the gunfire as a powerful gang leader the younger men in the car, including his nephew, were going to listen to.

Defense attorney Michael Sanft asked jurors if there was any evidence that Davis had ever called the shots before or after the shooting.

The panel of 16 jurors, four of whom are alternates, heard testimony from 24 prosecution witnesses and three defense witnesses over nine days.

The prosecution said the state would dismiss a gang enhancement charge due to witness logistics. Prosecutors declined to comment following the verdict, and members of Shakur’s family said they were waiting until sentencing, which is scheduled for October.

The decades-old case has drawn the attention of hip-hop fans and crime experts alike

The trial brought to a head a decades-old case that for years has drawn the attention of hip-hop fans and true crime experts alike. Shakur, who was considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, was in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996, and stopped at a red light when a white Cadillac pulled up beside him, and shots were fired. He died six days later from his wounds. Knight was also wounded but survived.

For years, nobody had been charged in the rapper’s death until Davis began making public statements, saying he was in the Cadillac and gave the gun to others in the backseat, calling the shooting a retaliation for the earlier beating of his nephew. Davis is the only person still alive among the four men prosecutors say were in the Cadillac.

Witnesses described the hostile rivalry between the Los Angeles gang sects Mob Piru and Davis’ Southside Compton Crips leading up to Shakur’s death and how the gangs became affiliated with Knight’s Death Row Records and Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records.

Defense argued public statements were untrue, and physical evidence was lacking

Sanft, Davis’ attorney, argued there was no physical evidence connecting his client to the shooting. He said the book Davis co-authored and the public statements he made were dramatized bravado designed to make money, not to tell the truth.

Throughout the trial, Sanft poked holes in prosecutors’ narrative. He said investigators did not back up the claims made by his client, and he repeatedly pointed out a lack of physical evidence, such as phone records, that showed Davis was the shot caller.

“They have nothing in this case that says that man was here in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996,” Sanft said during his closing argument.

In a rebuttal argument, prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo pointed to a scrapbook Davis kept containing articles about Shakur.

“This guy’s scrapbooking his murder, for God’s sake,” DiGiacomo told jurors.

Davis’ own words were front and center

Palal held up Davis’ 2019 memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” and played an interview in which Davis encouraged people to buy it to get the “real truth.” Although the book contains a disclaimer saying some facts were changed, prosecutors argued the central account did not.

Sanft also turned to his client’s memoir during his closing argument. While reading an excerpt, he said the N-word aloud, prompting people watching in an overflow courtroom to recoil and shake their heads.

In multiple interviews, Davis said he handed the gun to the back seat, but in others as well as in his book, Davis wouldn’t say who pulled the trigger.

Gang and record label rivalries provided the backdrop

While insisting Davis’ words alone were enough to convict him, prosecutors said a gang rivalry helped explain why the shooting happened.

Witnesses described the hostile rivalry between the Los Angeles gang sects leading up to Shakur’s death, and how the gangs became affiliated with two rival labels — Mob Piru with Knight’s Death Row Records and the South Side Compton Crips with Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records.

The shooting death of Bad Boy’s the Notorious B.I.G. six months after Shakur came up many times during the trial, with law enforcement witnesses saying Davis was briefly a suspect in that killing before being discounted. That case, which has also been an obsession of hip-hop fans, remains unsolved.

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Landrum Jr. reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press journalists Rio Yamat in Las Vegas and Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

Lawmakers needed to act before the fiscal year concludes at the end of September to avoid a funding lapse. They were determined not to bump up against that deadline during the campaign season following this past year’s historic shutdowns.

The House passed the bill by a vote of 370-48. The Senate has already overwhelmingly approved the measure, so it now moves to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.

“It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid,” said Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

A record 43-day shutdown occurred last fall when the two parties disagreed on renewing an expiring tax credit that lowers the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Then came the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which lasted 76 days before lawmakers agreed to fund much of the department but not its immigration enforcement operations.

Lawmakers were wary of a repeat before voters go to the polls. They also blamed the other party for the recent impasses.

“We’re going to avoid the threat of another Democratic shutdown,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters in advance of the vote.

After the vote Johnson said the House delivered, despite those who doubted the Republican majority would be able to push past its own divisions and rally support.

“We’re continuing to do the grown-up thing, get the job done,” he said.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the lead Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, encouraged her Democratic colleagues to vote for the measure during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning.

She said the bill was much improved from the product that passed the House earlier this summer on a mostly party-line basis. For example, she said it prevents the Department of Homeland Security from transferring funds to the Border Patrol, and it delays a proposed rule that would give political appointees in the Trump administration more authority to stop federal grants from going out for programs they view as not in line with the president’s agenda. Those changes were made when the Senate approved its version of the bill.

Democrats fear the administration will use the proposed regulation on grants to steer money away from Democratic-led states. DeLauro called the delay an important first step, but said more must be done to block the policy from taking effect.

“Whether a community receives disaster relief should not depend on who they voted for in the last election,” DeLauro said.

The short-term measure funds federal agencies generally at current levels through Dec. 11. It will give lawmakers more time to find compromise on a full-year measure, though that will likely be quite difficult.

Republicans are seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in additional spending for the military while cutting most non-defense programs. Democrats say that’s a non-starter and insist on a bipartisan approach that treats domestic programs with parity.

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The nurse dropped the syringe and ran into the nursery. She lifted a baby into her arms, and pressed the child against her chest to shield it from the spreading fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a major government hospital, which was already filling with thick smoke.

Eight seconds later — as was captured on dramatic CCTV footage — she emerged and handed the newborn to a doctor in a nearby room. Without thinking, she then turned back toward the flames, but it was too late.

“I wanted to save the others,” Noreen told The Associated Press at the hospital staff hostel where she lives. “I did not lose hope,” she said.

But the nursery was rapidly becoming impossible to enter. Noreen and another nurse dropped to the floor, where the smoke was thinner, and tried to crawl through the doorway.

In her first interview with international media — after briefly speaking to local media at the weekend — Noreen described how she could see nothing ahead of her. The smoke choked her, and she began coughing so violently that she struggled to breathe.

Still, she tried to move forward until the flames forced her back.

Within minutes, she learned that the other 14 newborns were dead. She collapsed to the floor in shock, she said.

The baby she carried out was the sole survivor.

A national hero

A 51-second clip of CCTV footage from the Aug. 26 fire showed Noreen running into the nursery and emerging with the newborn in her arms. A government inquiry said she was inside the room for just eight seconds and that the conditions in the nursery “deteriorated catastrophically within approximately two minutes.”

Those eight seconds have led many Pakistanis to hail Noreen as a national hero.

The government has announced that she will receive the Sitara-i-Khidmat, or Star of Service, one of Pakistan’s most prestigious civil awards, along with a financial reward.

Hospital and district officials initially said an exploding air-conditioning unit caused the fire, and later the hospital said a blast involving a nebulizer sparked the blaze.

A government inquiry identified serious failures in fire safety and the hospital’s emergency response. Eight officials have been suspended and disciplinary proceedings initiated against them.

Nurse says it was her 'duty'

Noreen is a Christian, part of a small religious minority in overwhelmingly Muslim Pakistan. Members of the country’s Christian community have joined Pakistanis across religious lines in praising her bravery.

But Noreen does not describe what she did as an act of heroism. She speaks of it as the instinctive response of a nurse and a mother.

“Can any mother watch a child burning in a fire?” she asked. “No,” she answered. “Mothers do not do favors for their children. It is their duty.”

Her rescue has been celebrated across Pakistan, but Noreen remains consumed by the babies she could not reach.

She said she has barely slept since the fire. When she approaches the nursery, memories of the flames and the children overwhelm her. At times, she said, she feels as if she can still hear their cries and collapses to the ground.

“The deaths of those children have traumatized me,” she said. “It may take me years to recover.”

Noreen said she was still physically ill from the ordeal. She told AP she had a fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.4 Celsius) but agreed to the interview because she wanted to explain what happened. “Those babies do not let me sleep,” she said.

She said nurses become like mothers when newborns are brought into their care and separated from their own mothers. They feed the babies, administer their medication, and watch over them.

She said she just acted as a mom

Noreen said it took her only a moment to decide to enter the burning nursery. “I quickly decided that I would do my job,” she said. “The mothers had entrusted their babies to us.” “I acted as a mother,” she added. “I did not care about my life.”

Noreen said she was grateful to the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani people for honoring her.

“But I did not do anything for a reward or money,” she said. Noreen said that when she entered the burning nursery, she did not know whether she would come out alive. “I had only one mission: This is the time to save lives,” she said. “My aim was to save all the children. I did not think about my own safety for even a second.”

Then her voice broke again. She had a message for the mothers whose 14 newborns died in the fire.

“Please forgive me for not being able to save your babies,” Noreen said through tears.

Inspectors with the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August and carried out verification work that confirmed the existence of a long-suspected nuclear site, according to the confidential report circulated to member states.

Based on this visit, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it is "able to establish that the former Syrian authorities had failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities as required under the NPT Safeguards Agreement."

This information included a nuclear reactor under construction in Deir el-Zour, a fuel fabrication plant and another site used for fuel storage during the rule of Assad.

Under Assad, Syria was believed to have operated an extensive undeclared nuclear program that included a nuclear reactor built by North Korea in eastern Deir el-Zour province. Following Assad’s ouster, the new government agreed to give IAEA inspectors access to suspected former nuclear sites.

The site in Deir el-Zour only became public knowledge after Israel launched airstrikes in 2007 that destroyed the facility. Syria later leveled the site and never responded fully to the IAEA’s questions about it. Israel is believed to have its own undeclared atomic weapons program that makes it the only country in the Mideast with nuclear bombs.

Israel neither confirms nor denies having atomic weapons.

The IAEA took samples at the site in 2024 and reported last year that they contained uranium particles.

The new Syrian authorities have also expressed an interest in developing a civilian nuclear energy program and said any nuclear material found in the country would remain in Syria's custody under international safeguards.

The IAEA reported Tuesday that its inspectors visited the Deir el-Zour site on Aug. 29 “to monitor progress on the excavation work.”

“Based on observations made at the location, the Agency confirms that the cooling infrastructure which has now been uncovered is consistent with that of a nuclear reactor.”

In its confidential report, the IAEA said three locations were “functionally related” to the Deir el-Zour site. One was related to “conversion and/or fuel fabrication activities,” another was for “temporary storage of construction material,” and another was for the “temporary storage of construction materials being transferred to/from” the site, as well as for “planned reprocessing activities.”

During the visit to Syria, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and a team of senior inspectors also visited a previously undeclared site in the country.

Syria notified the agency of the site’s existence in a July 17 letter and invited the IAEA “to cooperate with the Syrian authorities in the inspection and verification of the site and of any nuclear material to be potentially found.”

The IAEA said in its report that this new site contained “natural uranium metal in the form of fuel rods with cladding.” The agency verified the material and confirmed “the presence of around 73 tonnes of natural uranium metal.” The agency reported that “all of this nuclear material is currently subject to Agency containment and surveillance measures.”

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The suspects were identified in their arrest reports as Reinier Bustillo-Gomez, 43; Jose Solano-Montelier, 37; and Yoandrys Cue, 41. All three are Cuban nationals currently living in Miami-Dade County, the reports stated.

According to investigators, law enforcement agencies in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have reported a series of similar commercial burglaries since February involving a black Dodge Caravan and various white cargo vans.

Investigators said suspects wearing gloves and ski masks allegedly used garbage or recycling bins to move stolen electronics from targeted businesses into waiting vans.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and police departments in Doral, Sweetwater and Medley, along with the Broward Sheriff’s Office, have investigated burglaries involving a similar method of operation, according to the reports.

One of the burglaries occurred Aug. 11 at Universal Freight Logistics, located at 1362 NW 78th Ave.

Doral police said they responded shortly after 9 p.m. after the business owner reported seeing three people breaking into the business on surveillance video.

Officers found damage to the front door consistent with forced entry, the arrest reports stated. Police searched the business but did not find the suspects.

The business owner told investigators that approximately $200,000 worth of iPhones and Samsung phones had been stolen, although an inventory was still needed to determine the exact amount of missing merchandise.

According to the reports, surveillance video showed an older-model white Ford Econoline van backing up to the business around 8:32 p.m.

Three men wearing dark clothing, gloves and masks allegedly got out and removed three blue recycling bins from the van.

Police said one suspect appeared to be carrying a device believed to be a signal jammer, while another allegedly used a red crowbar to force open the business’s front door.

One of the suspects also pushed a surveillance camera upward to obstruct its view, according to investigators. The business owner estimated damage to the door at more than $1,000.

Interior surveillance video allegedly showed the three suspects filling the recycling bins with boxes of merchandise.

Investigators said they were inside for approximately three minutes before carrying the bins back to the van and fleeing.

Another part of the investigation centered on a 2013 Ford E-250 van that had been reported stolen Aug. 27 from Global Turbine Services at 10814 NW 33rd St.

An employee told police the company vehicle, valued at approximately $58,000, had last been seen behind the business the previous evening. She told investigators she had the only key and had not given anyone permission to take it.

According to the arrest reports, Doral detectives had been conducting surveillance on a black Dodge Caravan on Aug. 26 as part of their commercial burglary investigation.

Investigators identified Bustillo-Gomez and Cue as occupants of the Caravan when it stopped at a gas station.

Police said the Caravan later stopped for approximately three minutes in the same warehouse area where the Ford van was subsequently reported stolen.

Investigators later determined that a white Ford van spotted traveling near the Caravan that night was the same vehicle that had been reported stolen, according to the reports.

Detectives located the stolen van the following day near the 7400 block of Northwest 54th Street but left it there because they believed it was likely to be used in a burglary, authorities said.

On Aug. 31, investigators said Bustillo-Gomez, Solano-Montelier and Cue were observed casing a warehouse district near Northwest 108th Avenue and Northwest 17th Street.

Bustillo-Gomez was allegedly driving the black Dodge Caravan, while Solano-Montelier was driving the stolen Ford Econoline van.

According to the arrest reports, the vehicles repeatedly circled the warehouse district for approximately 2½ hours, slowing near loading docks and the rear of closed warehouses.

Investigators described the movements as deliberate and methodical and said they appeared consistent with an effort to identify possible entry points and vulnerabilities.

The men eventually drove to the area of 7419 NW 54th St., where investigators said the vehicles were backed into parking spaces.

Members of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Organized Crimes Bureau and Doral Police Department Crime Suppression Team then approached the suspects.

According to the reports, Cue got out of the Dodge Caravan after seeing law enforcement and allegedly discarded black and blue gloves and a black ski mask before running away and hiding behind a vehicle.

A Doral police officer located him and took him into custody.

Solano-Montelier allegedly pushed a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office sergeant and ran before being apprehended a short distance away.

Investigators said Bustillo-Gomez discarded gloves, got back into the Dodge Caravan and attempted to drive away.

In the process, he allegedly struck the sergeant’s left leg and pinned the sergeant’s foot beneath the Caravan’s front driver’s-side tire.

Bustillo-Gomez then got out and attempted to run before he was taken into custody, according to the reports.

Investigators said Solano-Montelier had a black ski mask in his pocket when he was arrested.

An inventory of the stolen Ford van revealed a crowbar and several garbage bins that investigators said were similar to those used during the other burglaries.

Police also discovered that the van’s license plate had allegedly been replaced with another plate that had been reported stolen.

A black electronic device believed to be a signal jammer was also visible inside the Dodge Caravan behind the driver’s seat, according to the reports.

Investigators said a similar device appeared in surveillance video from the Aug. 11 burglary.

According to the reports, investigators believe commercial burglars can use signal jammers to interfere with wireless communications, including cellular alarm backup systems, GPS devices and police radio frequencies.

Bustillo-Gomez was also described by investigators as having a “build, height and gait” consistent with one of the masked suspects captured on surveillance video during the Aug. 11 burglary.

All three men invoked their rights not to speak with detectives, according to the reports.

They were all arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Each faces various charges, including grand theft of a vehicle, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, possession of burglary tools, depriving an officer of means of protection, attempting to tamper with physical evidence, loitering or prowling, resisting an officer without violence and petit theft.

Romo was arrested July 23 following a traffic stop as he was driving south on Interstate 43 in Wisconsin. CBS has since placed him on leave from his role as its lead NFL analyst.

According to Milwaukee County court records, Romo lost his driving privileges for six months and was ordered to complete an alcohol assessment program.

Romo also owes $834. An interlock device must be installed on any vehicle owned or operated by Romo or registered to his name, and that order will remain in effect for at least one year after he is issued a license.

“The past month has been difficult, but it has also been personally significant,” Romo said in a statement on Instagram. “It has required me to confront and own my mistakes fully — to the Lord, to myself, to my family and now to the public.”

Romo said the multiple back surgeries that led to his retirement as a player “left me with constant, debilitating pain.” He noted that the pain “led to a dependence on pain medication, and my efforts to get off those medications led to an over-reliance on alcohol.”

“None of this is an excuse,” Romo said. “These are my failures and I take responsibility for them.”

Romo said he is working with a team of doctors to address his health and “make the necessary changes.” He thanked his family, friends and the NFL community for their support.

“As I turn my attention to my health, my family, and, in time, my return to CBS, I kindly ask for privacy during this period,” Romo said.

Romo also initially had received citations for possessing open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, unsafe passing on the right and refusal to take a test for intoxication after arrest. Those citations have all been dismissed.

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

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

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

Citations released by the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office indicated that Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests and that an open bottle of an alcoholic beverage was found in the passenger’s side of his black Jeep during an inventory before it was towed.

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

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

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

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Los sospechosos fueron identificados en sus informes de arresto como Reinier Bustillo-Gomez, de 43 años; Jose Solano-Montelier, de 37; y Yoandrys Cue, de 41. Los tres son ciudadanos cubanos que actualmente viven en el condado Miami-Dade, según los informes.

Según los investigadores, agencias policiales de los condados Miami-Dade y Broward han reportado una serie de robos similares en comercios desde febrero, en los que estuvieron involucrados una Dodge Caravan negra y varias camionetas blancas de carga.

Los investigadores dijeron que los sospechosos, que llevaban guantes y máscaras de esquí, presuntamente utilizaron contenedores de basura o reciclaje para trasladar dispositivos electrónicos robados desde los negocios seleccionados hasta camionetas que los esperaban.

La Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade y los departamentos de Policía de Doral, Sweetwater y Medley, junto con la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, han investigado robos en los que se utilizó un método similar, según los informes.

Uno de los robos ocurrió el 11 de agosto en Universal Freight Logistics, ubicado en 1362 NW 78th Ave.

La Policía de Doral dijo que respondió poco después de las 9 p.m., luego de que el propietario del negocio reportara haber visto a tres personas entrando al negocio a la fuerza en un video de vigilancia.

Los agentes encontraron daños en la puerta principal consistentes con una entrada forzada, según los informes de arresto. La Policía registró el negocio, pero no encontró a los sospechosos.

El propietario del negocio dijo a los investigadores que habían sido robados aproximadamente $200,000 USD en iPhones y teléfonos Samsung, aunque todavía era necesario realizar un inventario para determinar la cantidad exacta de mercancía faltante.

Según los informes, el video de vigilancia mostró una camioneta Ford Econoline blanca de un modelo antiguo retrocediendo hasta el negocio alrededor de las 8:32 p.m.

Tres hombres vestidos con ropa oscura, guantes y máscaras presuntamente bajaron de la camioneta y sacaron tres contenedores azules de reciclaje.

La Policía dijo que uno de los sospechosos parecía llevar un dispositivo que se cree era un inhibidor de señal, mientras que otro presuntamente utilizó una palanca roja para forzar la puerta principal del negocio.

Uno de los sospechosos también movió una cámara de vigilancia hacia arriba para obstruir su campo de visión, según los investigadores. El propietario del negocio calculó que los daños a la puerta superaban los $1,000 USD.

El video de vigilancia del interior presuntamente mostró a los tres sospechosos llenando los contenedores de reciclaje con cajas de mercancía.

Los investigadores dijeron que estuvieron dentro durante aproximadamente tres minutos antes de llevar los contenedores de regreso a la camioneta y huir.

Otra parte de la investigación se centró en una camioneta Ford E-250 de 2013 que había sido reportada como robada el 27 de agosto de Global Turbine Services, ubicada en 10814 NW 33rd St.

Una empleada dijo a la Policía que el vehículo de la compañía, valorado en aproximadamente $58,000 USD, había sido visto por última vez detrás del negocio la noche anterior. Dijo a los investigadores que ella tenía la única llave y que no había dado permiso a nadie para llevárselo.

Según los informes de arresto, detectives de Doral estaban vigilando una Dodge Caravan negra el 26 de agosto como parte de su investigación sobre los robos en comercios.

Los investigadores identificaron a Bustillo-Gomez y Cue como ocupantes de la Caravan cuando esta se detuvo en una gasolinera.

La Policía dijo que posteriormente la Caravan se detuvo durante aproximadamente tres minutos en la misma zona de almacenes donde posteriormente se reportó como robada la camioneta Ford.

Posteriormente, los investigadores determinaron que una camioneta Ford blanca vista circulando cerca de la Caravan esa noche era el mismo vehículo que había sido reportado como robado, según los informes.

Los detectives localizaron la camioneta robada al día siguiente cerca de la cuadra 7400 de Northwest 54th Street, pero la dejaron allí porque creían que probablemente sería utilizada en un robo, dijeron las autoridades.

El 31 de agosto, los investigadores dijeron que Bustillo-Gomez, Solano-Montelier y Cue fueron observados inspeccionando una zona de almacenes cerca de Northwest 108th Avenue y Northwest 17th Street.

Bustillo-Gomez presuntamente conducía la Dodge Caravan negra, mientras que Solano-Montelier conducía la camioneta Ford Econoline robada.

Según los informes de arresto, los vehículos circularon repetidamente por la zona de almacenes durante aproximadamente dos horas y media, reduciendo la velocidad cerca de muelles de carga y la parte trasera de almacenes cerrados.

Los investigadores describieron los movimientos como deliberados y metódicos y dijeron que parecían ser consistentes con un intento de identificar posibles puntos de entrada y vulnerabilidades.

Finalmente, los hombres condujeron hasta el área de 7419 NW 54th St., donde los investigadores dijeron que los vehículos fueron estacionados de reversa en espacios de estacionamiento.

Miembros de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade y del Equipo de Supresión del Crimen del Departamento de Policía de Doral se acercaron entonces a los sospechosos.

Según los informes, Cue salió de la Dodge Caravan después de ver a las autoridades y presuntamente arrojó guantes negros y azules y una máscara de esquí negra antes de correr y esconderse detrás de un vehículo.

Un agente de la Policía de Doral lo localizó y lo detuvo.

Solano-Montelier presuntamente empujó a un sargento de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade y corrió antes de ser detenido a poca distancia.

Los investigadores dijeron que Bustillo-Gomez arrojó unos guantes, volvió a subir a la Dodge Caravan e intentó alejarse.

En el proceso, presuntamente golpeó la pierna izquierda del sargento y atrapó el pie del sargento debajo del neumático delantero del lado del conductor de la Caravan.

Bustillo-Gomez salió entonces e intentó correr antes de ser detenido, según los informes.

Los investigadores dijeron que Solano-Montelier tenía una máscara de esquí negra en el bolsillo cuando fue arrestado.

Un inventario de la camioneta Ford robada reveló una palanca y varios contenedores de basura que, según los investigadores, eran similares a los utilizados durante los otros robos.

La Policía también descubrió que la placa de matrícula de la camioneta presuntamente había sido reemplazada por otra placa que había sido reportada como robada.

Un dispositivo electrónico negro que se cree era un inhibidor de señal también estaba visible dentro de la Dodge Caravan, detrás del asiento del conductor, según los informes.

Los investigadores dijeron que un dispositivo similar apareció en el video de vigilancia del robo del 11 de agosto.

Según los informes, los investigadores creen que los ladrones de comercios pueden utilizar inhibidores de señal para interferir con las comunicaciones inalámbricas, incluidos los sistemas celulares de respaldo de alarmas, dispositivos GPS y frecuencias de radio de la Policía.

Los investigadores también describieron a Bustillo-Gomez como alguien cuyo “complexión, estatura y forma de caminar” coincidían con las de uno de los sospechosos enmascarados captados por las cámaras de vigilancia durante el robo del 11 de agosto.

Los tres hombres ejercieron su derecho a no hablar con los detectives, según los informes.

Los tres fueron arrestados y trasladados al Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Cada uno enfrenta varios cargos, incluidos hurto mayor de un vehículo, agresión agravada contra un agente de la ley, resistencia con violencia a un agente, posesión de herramientas para cometer un robo, privar a un agente de medios de protección, intento de manipulación de evidencia física, merodeo o deambulación sospechosa, resistencia sin violencia a un agente y hurto menor.

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That’s because authorities say multiple victims unknowingly financed at least a portion of his luxury Caribbean trip. Federal agents say they busted Mardoche Petit-Phare, 30, of North Miami, more than a dozen stolen credit cards.

A federal criminal complaint states that Petit-Phare was “targeted for further examination” at the customs checkpoint after returning on a JetBlue flight from Montego Bay.

After searching his cross-body bag, customs officers said they found “genuine bank issued credit and debit cards belonging to at least 15 (other) individuals” and two more in his carry-on.

Petit-Phare claimed that he got the stolen cards from “his friend,” the complaint states.

Investigators said they contacted multiple victims, who reported having thousands of dollars spent on their cards.

According to the complaint, on the preceding Tuesday and Wednesday, one victim’s card was used for “likely online” transactions totaling nearly $3,300 at the RIU Hotels and Resorts in Montego Bay, described online as an “upscale all-inclusive beach property.”

Then, on Friday, agents said that same card had three in-person $1 transactions at the resort, “which appear to likely be test transactions using the RFID contactless reader and chip reader.”

They said another victim had his or her card used for more than $1,000 worth of transactions in or near the capital of Kingston.

Agents said a search of Petit-Phare’s cellphone revealed “photographs of multiple fraudulent drivers’ licenses” with his picture on them, but “with other individuals’ biographical information, including (their) date(s) of birth and drivers’ license numbers.”

“Law enforcement also found photos of credit cards in other individual’s (sic) names,” the complaint states, along with “photographs of checks, including U.S. Department of Treasury Checks, in high dollar amounts, written out to other individuals.”

Agents said as they tried to escort Petit-Phate to a holding cell, he “became combative and had to be restrained by numerous officers prior to being placed in handcuffs and leg restraints.”

A photo included in the complaint shows at least eight officers trying to take him into custody.

Petit-Phare now faces a federal charge of aggravated identity theft. It could land him in prison for two years if convicted.

Records show he was scheduled to appear in Fort Lauderdale federal court at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, records show he was being held in the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Esto se debe a que las autoridades dicen que múltiples víctimas financiaron sin saberlo al menos una parte de su lujoso viaje al Caribe. Agentes federales dicen que arrestaron a Mardoche Petit-Phare, de 30 años, de North Miami, con más de una docena de tarjetas de crédito robadas.

Una denuncia penal federal señala que Petit-Phare fue “seleccionado para una inspección adicional” en el punto de control de aduanas después de regresar en un vuelo de JetBlue desde Montego Bay.

Después de registrar su bolso cruzado, agentes de aduanas dijeron que encontraron “tarjetas de crédito y débito legítimas emitidas por bancos pertenecientes a al menos 15 (otras) personas” y dos más en su equipaje de mano.

Petit-Phare afirmó que obtuvo las tarjetas robadas de “su amigo”, señala la denuncia.

Los investigadores dijeron que contactaron a múltiples víctimas, quienes reportaron que se habían realizado gastos por miles de dólares con sus tarjetas.

Según la denuncia, el martes y miércoles anteriores, la tarjeta de una víctima fue utilizada para transacciones “probablemente en línea” por un total de casi $3,300 USD en RIU Hotels and Resorts en Montego Bay, descrito en internet como un “resort de playa exclusivo con todo incluido”.

Luego, el viernes, agentes dijeron que esa misma tarjeta registró tres transacciones presenciales de $1 USD en el resort, “que parecen ser probablemente transacciones de prueba utilizando el lector de contacto RFID y el lector de chip”.

Dijeron que la tarjeta de otra víctima fue utilizada para realizar transacciones por más de $1,000 USD en Kingston o cerca de la capital.

Los agentes dijeron que una búsqueda del teléfono celular de Petit-Phare reveló “fotografías de múltiples licencias de conducir fraudulentas” con su fotografía, pero “con información biográfica de otras personas, incluidas sus fechas de nacimiento y números de licencia de conducir”.

“Las autoridades también encontraron fotografías de tarjetas de crédito a nombre de otras personas”, señala la denuncia, junto con “fotografías de cheques, incluidos cheques del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, por cantidades elevadas, emitidos a nombre de otras personas”.

Los agentes dijeron que mientras intentaban escoltar a Petit-Phare a una celda de detención, este “se puso combativo y tuvo que ser reducido por numerosos agentes antes de ser esposado y sujetado de las piernas”.

Una fotografía incluida en la denuncia muestra al menos a ocho agentes intentando detenerlo.

Petit-Phare ahora enfrenta un cargo federal de robo agravado de identidad. Si es declarado culpable, podría enfrentar una pena en prisión de dos años.

Los registros muestran que estaba programado para comparecer ante un tribunal federal de Fort Lauderdale a las 11 a.m. del martes.

Mientras tanto, los registros muestran que permanecía detenido en la cárcel principal de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward en nombre del Servicio de Alguaciles de Estados Unidos.

“I just think it’s embarrassing where we’re at in college football — and we’ve been there for a while, so,” Swinney said ahead of Clemson’s season opener at No. 11 LSU on Saturday night.

Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright began practicing this week at LSU under first-year head coach Lane Kiffin, although the former Ole Miss player is not expected to play this week because of the NCAA's acclimatization protocol.

Whether Wright or other players who spent part of this offseason with NFL clubs — a list that also includes defensive lineman Zxavian Harris and defensive back Blake Cotton — will ever play for LSU or anyone else remains undecided. All Power Four conferences, along with three of the Group of Six conferences, have barred pro players from returning to college football. That stance has resulted in court challenges.

Kiffin, who left Ole Miss for LSU this offseason, has been criticized for the school's decision to actively recruit former NFL players. He defended the decision Monday by saying his decisions are made in “the best interest of the players that sit in this team room and not for my reputation."

Kiffin added that if college players are being paid like professionals, he is willing to make the case that college teams should be able to make late roster additions, declaring: “This is how the real world works.”

Swinney said he has only met Kiffin once and has no issues with him. He also said he doesn't blame players for trying to find a home and continue their careers after being cut from NFL rosters. But he made it clear that he's frustrated with the lack of governance in college football.

“I mean, it’s a joke," Swinney said. "And when you enforce rules, somebody just goes and finds a judge to say, ‘No, you can’t enforce that rule.’ Never did I think I’d be living in an era like this ... but that’s where we are.”

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian this week said bouncing a college student for someone who was on an NFL roster, briefly or otherwise, was “morally wrong” and Northwestern coach David Braun echoed Swinney, saying “I look forward to the day where there’s a consistent road map and consistency and common sense prevailing in college football.”

Aside from former NFL players, rosters around college football are also adding players who sued to get an extra year of eligibility by challenging the NCAA's new 5-in-5 rule that excluded members of the high school Class of 2022. One of those players, former Notre Dame defensive lineman Junior Tuihalamaka, is expected to be available for LSU against Clemson.

Swinney joked that the Clemson staff has had to watch preseason film of NFL teams to prepare for this week's game.

“I’m not really worried about it,” Swinney said. “I don’t judge anybody. Everybody can do whatever they want to do. I’m not going to sit here and judge somebody else on their decisions they make and how they want to run their program or whatever. Our focus is on us. That’s really all that matters. I can’t control any of that stuff.”

Swinney, however, couldn’t resist taking a final jab ahead of what should be one of the showcase games this weekend when he was asked how good running back Adam Randall was for Clemson last season.

“He’s playing for the (Baltimore) Ravens now," Swinney said. "Maybe if they would’ve waived him, we could’ve gotten Adam back. That would’ve been nice.”

NCAA gets favorable ruling in South Carolina court

The NCAA received a favorable ruling Tuesday from a judge in South Carolina who refused to grant an injunction for a Clemson baseball player, Ty Dalley, and 17 others who sued over the five-year rule.

The NCAA released a statement saying it appreciated the “court’s careful consideration of the harmful ripple effects a preliminary injunction in this case would have created.”

Also in its statement, the NCAA pressed for passage of the Protect College Sports Act, a bill in Congress that would largely shield the NCAA from eligibility lawsuits.

Separately, the FBS Athletic Directors Association, which represents ADs from the 134 schools that play football at the highest level of Division I, sent a letter to the bill's sponsors in the Senate expressing support for the bill.

“For our members, the need is straightforward: student-athletes should have clear rights and protections, institutions should compete under common and enforceable rules, and athletics departments should be able to make long-term decisions with greater certainty,” read the letter from the group's executive director, Dan Radakovich, who recently stepped down as Miami's AD.

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The official, who briefed reporters on the expected announcement, said the company’s officials and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are expected to visit Venezuela on Wednesday where the new investment will be formally unveiled. The official spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House for the call.

Chevron is the second-largest U.S. oil company and the only one with a major presence in Venezuela. Chevron did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The announcement comes after the White House confirmed on Monday it is partnering with North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) as part of President Donald Trump ’s push to tap into Venezuela’s oil industry.

The sweeping agreement has been met with skepticism from analysts who say it will take years to revive Venezuela’s production. They have questioned whether Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has the legal authority to give the company 100-year rights over 17 oil fields with reserves of 65 billion barrels — and whether future Venezuelan or American administrations would overturn the agreement.

US official says private operator was vetted ahead of deal

NABEP, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, is already the second largest operator in Venezuela. The deal with the U.S. government would create a new company, where the Pentagon would take a 35% ownership stake, and the State Department would have the right to buy 20% of the oil produced at cost.

The U.S. administration sought to defend its decision to partner with Betancourt, who has faced criminal investigations for alleged money laundering in Spain and Switzerland, according to multiple media reports. No formal charges were ever filed. The official said that Betancourt was vetted and the administration found that “no U.S. laws were violated.”

At the same time, the official described Betancourt as the only viable partner available for the job, saying that “you have to work with the factors that you have in place.”

The U.S. government is not investing money in the new company, the official told reporters, but its backing will help the company attract investment to ramp up production.

Analysts say that the deal seems certain to face legal challenges and potentially questions of legitimacy. The Trump administration negotiated the agreement with Rodriguez, who took power after the January military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.

The Venezuelan Constitution states that contracts of this kind with foreign governments must also be approved by the National Assembly, which did not occur.

But the official said that agreement is a partnership with North American Blue Energy Partners, a private entity which is headquartered in Barbados and has its primary regional office and operations in Caracas, Venezuela.

Deal being pitched as a step toward stability, democracy for Venezuelans

The Trump administration wants elections to happen as quickly as feasible, but is aiming to maintain stability as it helps Venezuela transition following decades of autocratic rule, the official said.

The official argued that maintaining stability during such transitions “almost invariably requires you to work with elements of the existing structure, even as you are creating a new one.”

The Pentagon's role in the deal comes through its Office of Strategic Capital, which was created under former President Joe Biden to invest in technology needed for national security.

A second U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity described the Venezuela agreement as “a very standard deal” and said the office has made several similar ones since Trump returned to office.

Trump says other companies are readying for business

Trump has had his eyes on Venezuela’s oil since Maduro’s capture, and his aides call it a path away from reliance on oil from the Middle East. Trump has been pressing to get U.S. businesses to restore a presence in the country. President Hugo Chávez completed the nationalization of Venezuela’s oil industry in 2007, leading major players like ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips to leave Caracas.

Talking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump suggested that other oil companies were readying for business in Venezuela. “We have Exxon going in, we have Chevron going in. We have our big oil companies going in," he said. ExxonMobil did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump in January said he was inclined to leave Exxon out of Venezuela after CEO Darren Woods called the country “uninvestable.”

Chevron has been the only major American oil company actively operating in Venezuela since the nationalization.

Trump was scheduled to meet with a group of large and small oil refiners on Tuesday to discuss ways to increase America's capacity to refine oil into gasoline.

The White House has said that increasing the number of refineries and expanding the capacity at existing facilities would eventually reduce prices for consumers. The administration also sees the need for more refineries to process oil from Venezuela.

La ley, firmada en 2024 por la gobernadora demócrata Kathy Hochul, fue impugnada ante los tribunales por una variedad de intereses vinculados a los combustibles fósiles, asociaciones empresariales —incluida la Cámara de Comercio de Estados Unidos—, 22 fiscales generales estatales republicanos y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos.

La jueza de distrito Brenda Sannes resolvió el lunes que la ley climática del estado operaba en un terreno regido por la legislación federal desde hace más de un siglo y buscaba indemnizaciones por el impacto acumulado de conductas que han ocurrido prácticamente en todas partes de la Tierra.

Eso, escribió, entra en conflicto con la necesidad de una política nacional uniforme en materia de energía y medio ambiente, y además no está autorizado por la Ley de Aire Limpio federal, que designa a la agencia ambiental federal como el principal regulador de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero que calientan el planeta.

Por separado, Sannes escribió que el intento de cobrar daños y perjuicios a productores extranjeros de combustibles fósiles queda desplazado por la doctrina de asuntos exteriores, lo que lo hace inconstitucional.

Activistas contra el cambio climático instaron a la administración de Hochul a apelar. Un portavoz de la administración de Hochul afirmó: “Los contribuyentes no deberían tener que pagar la factura por los daños causados por los contaminadores” y señaló que la administración estaba revisando la decisión para determinar sus próximos pasos.

La administración del presidente Donald Trump había impugnado previamente a Michigan, Hawai y Vermont por leyes similares después de que él declarara una “emergencia energética nacional” y ordenara a su secretario de Justicia actuar contra estados que pudieran estar excediéndose en su autoridad de regular.

En un comunicado, el Departamento de Justicia indicó que está “cumpliendo la orden del presidente Trump de proteger la energía estadounidense frente a los excesos de los estados”.

“La ley de Nueva York habría expropiado 75.000 millones de dólares a empresas energéticas de todo el mundo durante una emergencia energética y en abierta desobediencia de la política exterior estadounidense y de la ley federal”, declaró en un comunicado el subsecretario de Justicia Adam Gustafson.

La ley de Nueva York había exigido que las empresas responsables de emisiones sustanciales de gases de efecto invernadero pagaran colectivamente 3.000 millones de dólares al año durante 25 años a un fondo para proyectos de infraestructura destinados a reparar o evitar daños futuros por el cambio climático.

Los legisladores aprobaron la ley para obligar a las grandes compañías de petróleo y gas a contribuir al costo de las reparaciones ocasionadas por fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y para financiar proyectos de resiliencia, como la restauración de humedales costeros y mejoras en carreteras, puentes y sistemas de drenaje de agua.

Los mayores emisores de gases de efecto invernadero entre 2000 y 2018 iban a quedar sujetos a las multas.

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The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday that abruptly ended a month without military action and threatened to fully reignite a conflict that has spiked global oil prices and posed political problems for Republicans in November's midterm congressional elections. The renewed fighting comes after President Donald Trump had appeared to pivot toward trying to bend Iran to his will through economic sanctions.

“If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings,” Trump warned on social media.

U.S. Central Command said the latest strikes were in response to Tehran trying to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East. Trump offered an additional explanation, telling Fox News in a phone call that U.S. forces struck Iran's radars.

“They tried to rebuild their radar because they can’t see anything,” Trump told Fox. “We waited until it was almost built and then we hit it."

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed to have fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. base in Jordan along the Gulf of Aqaba coast, according to Iran's state television. Explosions that appeared to be interceptions of incoming air attacks were seen over the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba.

Iranian state media reported that the U.S. had bombed civilian sites along Iran's southern coast and hit a civilian airport. A U.S. strike hit a home where a wedding ceremony was being held in Kuhestak in southern Iran, killing two people and wounding at least 50 others, Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan Province’s deputy governor, told Iranian state television in a phone call. Red Crescent rescue officials in the province said the death toll had risen to four, including a child.

U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on those reports.

Iran's military warns of ‘devastating blows’ as country reports attack on airport

Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff and its joint military command said the armed forces would deliver what they described as “crushing and devastating blows” against the United States. The state-run IRNA news agency cited a statement by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which warned that the attacks have only strengthened the Islamic Republic’s resolve and tightened Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil normally flows.

Explosions were reported across several southern Iranian coastal areas, including the port city of Bandar Abbas that is home to naval and air force facilities as well as Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Witnesses in Bandar Abbas told The Associated Press that the explosions were stronger than those on Sunday and said they saw smoke rising from the eastern part of the city on the strait.

Iranian state television said U.S. strikes hit a fishmeal factory on Qeshm Island and several civilian sites in Hormozgan province. It said a fishing pier and a Ports and Maritime Organization tower in Sirik were among the locations struck.

State TV also reported that the U.S. military struck the civilian Jiroft Airport in central Iran's Kerman province, saying a projectile struck an area outside the runway and caused no casualties or damage to airport infrastructure.

Iranian state television reported that Tavanir, Iran’s electricity grid management company, said several parts of Hormozgan province’s power network had been struck. It said authorities were working to restore resulting outages.

The U.S. and Iran are both seeking control over the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran's coast that is a vital oil shipping corridor. Tehran effectively closed it after the war began.

Oil prices have moved sharply higher this week with renewed clashes between Iran and the United States. Crude, already up about 7% this week, continued to rise following the strikes on Tuesday.

The price of crude has jumped more than 50% this year and it’s dragged the cost of gasoline upward with it. The cost for a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. ticked higher again overnight to $4.10, according to AAA. Last year at this time, a gallon cost $3.19.

Strikes have renewed after Iran said it would stick to a ceasefire deal if the US did the same

Before military action began again, the Trump administration had argued that hitting the right economic target in a campaign of financial isolation would get Tehran to its breaking point. Now, strikes are renewing even as U.S. stockpiles of advanced interceptors have been diminishing and the war has been unpopular among many Americans.

A return to open conflict would be dangerous for the region, where Iran has targeted U.S. military bases and infrastructure in Gulf countries since the war began.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said earlier Tuesday before the latest strikes that the Islamic Republic is ready to return to the interim ceasefire deal reached with the U.S. in June if Washington does the same.

“If the U.S. returns to its commitments in the memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately reciprocate,” Iranian state media cited Pezeshkian as saying at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan.

The June interim deal called for an immediate ceasefire and started a 60-day period for negotiations aimed at reaching a wider agreement, but crumbled soon afterward.

In the previous strikes on Sunday, U.S. Central Command said its forces struck Iranian rocket launchers that would launch sea mines into the strait.

Iran responded to Sunday's attacks by launching missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan, which were intercepted, while the United Arab Emirates said it stopped an Iranian drone over its waters. Trump acknowledged Monday that more strikes might be necessary.

The American military in recent days has cast the renewed fighting as limited, though Trump had acknowledged Monday that more strikes might be necessary.

U.S. Central Command said Monday on X that its attacks on Iranian targets on Sunday were narrowly focused.

“U.S. forces took limited, precise action against IRGC minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz,” U.S. Central Command said. “In essence, Iran created the threat and the U.S. military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping, and the free flow of global commerce.”

Central Command reiterated Tuesday that its attacks followed Iranian aggression against commercial vessels and American troops in the region.

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Como solución temporal en el estacionamiento de la terminal Simón Bolívar, ubicada en la zona de Maiquetía en el estado de La Guaira, se levantó un área con estructuras metálicas para atender a los pasajeros mientras continúan las reparaciones.

La estructura, de unos 10.000 metros cuadrados, tiene capacidad para atender a 2.168 pasajeros por día, según el aeropuerto y cuenta con mostradores de chequeo y áreas de espera climatizadas, redes inalámbricas gratuitas, servicio médico y baños, entre otros servicios. El traslado a las aeronaves se hará en su totalidad en autobuses.

“Esperamos que con este inicio de operaciones... vamos a recuperar un 25% de las operaciones que teníamos antes del terremoto”, dijo a la prensa el ministro de Transporte, Francisco Garcés.

Agregó que “paulatinamente vamos a ir generando las condiciones para aumentar estas capacidades, para llegar prontamente a 40% en un par de meses y posteriormente a finales o principios de año poder llegar hasta el 60%”.

Garcés dijo que la reanudación de las operaciones cuenta con la certificación de organizaciones internacionales que realizaron la inspección correspondiente.

El aeropuerto, ubicado unos 20 kilómetros al norte de Caracas, fue cerrado luego de sufrir graves daños en sus pistas, la torre de control y edificaciones de embarque y desembarque de pasajeros y de carga durante los terremotos de 7,2 y 7,5 de magnitud del 24 de junio que dejaron más de 6.500 muertos y unas 17.900 personas sin vivienda.

La mayoría de las muertes ocurrieron en La Guaira, el segundo estado más pequeño de Venezuela pero donde se ubican el aeropuerto Simón Bolívar y el segundo mayor puerto del país. Su población de 440.000 habitantes es mayoritariamente pobre y vive del turismo, el comercio y las actividades en torno a la terminal aérea y el puerto.

La reanudación de operaciones comerciales comprenderá en principio siete vuelos nacionales y cuatro internacionales de ida y vuelta de las aerolíneas Copa Airlines de Panamá y Air Europa de España. Otras, entre ellas la española Iberia, se irán incorporando en los próximos días.

Hasta la víspera los vuelos internacionales llegaban en su totalidad a pequeños aeropuertos del estado central de Carabobo y el oriental de Anzoátegui, a unos 168 y 314 kilómetros de Caracas, respectivamente.

Los terremotos fueron los más fuertes registrados en el país sudamericano en más de un siglo y ocurrieron con 39 segundos de diferencia a lo largo de la cordillera de la costa, donde se encuentran los mayores centros poblados del país. Los sismos provocaron severos daños en Caracas y en los estados centro occidentales de Carabobo, Miranda, Aragua y Yaracuy.

General manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday that if the club can't reach an agreement with Stroud before the Sept. 13 opener against Buffalo that it will pause all talks until next offseason.

Houston already picked up Stroud's fifth-year option, meaning it has him under team control through 2027.

Caserio said at the start of training camp in late July that there was a chance the sides could come to terms on an extension but no deal appears to be imminent.

The 24-year-old Stroud is 28-18 and led the Texans to the playoffs in each of the three seasons since Houston took him with the second overall pick in the 2023 draft. The AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2023 completed a career-best 64% of his passes in 2025 as Houston went 12-5 and advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs.

Stroud struggled in a postseason loss in New England, throwing four interceptions in a 28-16 defeat.

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The No. 5 seed and French Open runner-up beat Francisco Comesana 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, finishing his match that lasted 4 hours, 12 minutes not long after some sun had broken through the clouds and allowed play to start on all the outside courts after a morning of rain.

Cobolli made his first career two-set comeback to avoid joining No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 10 Arthur Fils among early losers in a men's draw that was already missing top-ranked Jannik Sinner, Cobolli's fellow Italian who was unable to play in the tournament because of a right knee injury.

He said he took a bathroom break after the second set and decided to change everything.

“So I changed all the dress that I started with today and it works,” Cobolli said. “In Grand Slams it’s never done. You have to fight until the last point.”

No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz, the 2024 runner-up, rolled to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over 18-year-old fellow American Darwin Blanch.

Madison Keys was the only other player to move into the second round early in a tournament where rain threatened to hamper the schedule for a couple days.

Showers that began Monday night and would possibly be on and off through the middle of the week delayed play on all the outer courts, allowing for action only in Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium, which have retractable roofs.

Keys, the No. 22 seed, beat 19-year-old Alina Korneeva 7-5, 6-4 in the leadoff match in Ashe. The 2017 U.S. Open runner-up was knocked off in the first round last year in Flushing Meadows.

“It’s always tough playing someone young and up and coming, and they’re going after their shots,” Keys said. “And it’s so hard to play a first round of a Grand Slam, so nervous and just wanting to do so well. So, really happy I was able to kind of fight through that and win today.”

Play finally began outdoors in the middle of the afternoon. Among those who finally got going were No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina, No. 12 Belinda Bencic and No. 32 Maria Sakkari.

Rybakina has multiple routes to the No. 1 ranking at the U.S. Open. She was facing American Thea Frodin, a 17-year-old from California who was the body double for actor Demi Singleton, who played Serena Williams, in the 2021 film “King Richard.”

Coco Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open champion, No. 17 Alex Eala, and men’s No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev were scheduled at night on the third and last day of the first round.

Keys was broken when serving for the match with a 5-3 lead but recovered to break back in the next game and finish up the match.

The American lost to Sloane Stephens in the 2017 U.S. Open final and returned to Flushing Meadows last year after winning the first major title of her career by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final. But what started out as a great year fell flat at the finish after Keys was stunned by Renata Zarazua of Mexico in the first round of last year's U.S. Open after committing 89 unforced errors.

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Adrian S. Jenkins frightened the DICK’S Sporting Goods employees who saw him on Monday at 18499 Biscayne Boulevard, according to the Aventura police officers’ arrest report.

“The firearm was never displayed within the store,” an Aventura police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

Jenkins was out on bond on a pending case in Miami-Dade County. Police officers arrested him on Jan. 10 at the Days Inn Hotel, at 4767 NW 36th St., in Miami Springs, records show.

Jenkins was “acting aggressively towards on scene officers, raising his voice, and yelling profanities,” a Miami Springs police officer wrote, according to the Jan. 10 arrest report.

Jenkins was driving a car that had been reported stolen in Massachusetts after a Turo car rental marketplace deal, according to the Miami Springs police officers’ report.

Jenkins faced a charge of failing to return a rental or leased car, a third-degree felony. Prosecutors filed the case on Jan. 11. His bond was $5,000. His next hearing was set for Sept. 8.

Aventura police officers arrested Jenkins shortly after 9:05 a.m. on Monday at 18499 Biscayne Boulevard, according to the police officers’ arrest report.

Miami-Dade County corrections booked Jenkins shortly before noon on Monday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Miami-Dade prosecutors filed a case against Jenkins on a charge of improper exhibition of a firearm in the presence of one or more persons, according to court records.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Carmen R. Cabarga was set to preside over both cases.

Adrian S. Jenkins atemorizó a los empleados de DICK’S Sporting Goods que lo vieron el lunes en 18499 Biscayne Boulevard, según el informe de arresto de los agentes de la Policía de Aventura.

“El arma de fuego nunca fue exhibida dentro de la tienda”, escribió un agente de la Policía de Aventura, según el informe de arresto.

Jenkins estaba en libertad bajo fianza por un caso pendiente en el condado Miami-Dade. Los agentes de policía lo arrestaron el 10 de enero en el Days Inn Hotel, ubicado en 4767 NW 36th St., en Miami Springs, según muestran los registros.

Jenkins estaba “actuando agresivamente hacia los agentes presentes en la escena, elevando la voz y gritando vulgaridades”, escribió un agente de la Policía de Miami Springs, según el informe de arresto del 10 de enero.

Jenkins conducía un automóvil que había sido reportado como robado en Massachusetts después de un acuerdo de alquiler de automóvil a través del mercado de Turo, según el informe de los agentes de la Policía de Miami Springs.

Jenkins enfrentó un cargo por no devolver un automóvil alquilado o arrendado, un delito grave de tercer grado. Los fiscales presentaron el caso el 11 de enero. Su fianza era de $5,000 USD. Su próxima audiencia estaba programada para el 8 de septiembre.

Los agentes de la Policía de Aventura arrestaron a Jenkins poco después de las 9:05 a.m. del lunes en 18499 Biscayne Boulevard, según el informe de arresto de los agentes.

El Departamento de Correcciones del condado Miami-Dade ingresó a Jenkins poco antes del mediodía del lunes en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, según los registros de reclusos.

Los fiscales de Miami-Dade presentaron un caso contra Jenkins por un cargo de exhibición indebida de un arma de fuego en presencia de una o más personas, según los registros judiciales.

La jueza del Circuito del condado Miami-Dade Carmen R. Cabarga estaba programada para presidir ambos casos.

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A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest report states that the agent was asking Yoel Guevara-Crespo, 33, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, “the standard security questions” as he was about to board the flight to Camagüey, Cuba.

One of those, deputies said, was “Do you have any lithium batteries or incendiary devices in the bag?”

They said Guevara-Crespo responded, “No, but I have a bomb.”

“At that point, (the agent) told him that he couldn’t fly and she would be contacting her supervisor,” the report states. “(Guevara-Crespo) stated that he was joking.”

Deputies, however, said they did not treat it as a joke, took him into custody on a false bomb report charge and swept his luggage with a K-9 dog, finding no bomb.

Deputies said Guevara-Crespo’s arrest came one day after another self-proclaimed jokester, Osniel Blanco-Lopez, made a comment to another American agent about having “a grenade.”

That, they said, would land the 52-year-old southwest Miami-Dade man behind bars on the same charge.

Blanco-Lopez was out of jail on Tuesday, but Guevara-Crespo was still locked up in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond, having faced a judge earlier in the morning.

Un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade señala que el agente le hacía a Yoel Guevara-Crespo, de 33 años, de Lake Charles, Louisiana, “las preguntas de seguridad estándar” cuando estaba a punto de abordar el vuelo a Camagüey, Cuba.

Una de ellas, dijeron los agentes, fue: “¿Tiene baterías de litio o dispositivos incendiarios en el bolso?”

Dijeron que Guevara-Crespo respondió: “No, pero tengo una bomba”.

“En ese momento, (el agente) le informó que no podía volar y que se comunicaría con su supervisor”, señala el informe. “(Guevara-Crespo) dijo que estaba bromeando”.

Sin embargo, los agentes dijeron que no lo tomaron como una broma, lo detuvieron bajo un cargo de reporte falso de bomba y revisaron su equipaje con un perro K-9, sin encontrar ninguna bomba.

Los agentes dijeron que el arresto de Guevara-Crespo ocurrió un día después de que otro bromista autoproclamado, Osniel Blanco-Lopez, hiciera un comentario a otro agente de American Airlines sobre tener “una granada”.

Eso, dijeron, llevaría al hombre de 52 años, residente del suroeste de Miami-Dade, tras las rejas bajo el mismo cargo.

Blanco-Lopez estaba fuera de la cárcel el martes, pero Guevara-Crespo seguía detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza de $2,500 USD, luego de haber comparecido ante un juez esa mañana.

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Jail records show Rafael Issac Rodriguez, 27, was arrested Monday by the Hialeah Police Department and is facing one count of armed robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon and one count of attempted armed robbery with a firearm and mask.

The first incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. Friday at Palm Smoke, located at 907 Palm Ave., according to investigators.

Police said Rodriguez entered the store wearing a dark-colored hoodie and light-colored pants and walked behind the glass countertop, an area restricted to employees.

One of his hands was inside his hoodie, leading the cashier to believe he was armed with a gun, the report states.

Police said Rodriguez approached the cashier and demanded pills.

The cashier told detectives he recognized Rodriguez as a regular customer and as one of only two customers who purchased the specific type of pills being demanded, according to the report.

Fearing for his life, the cashier grabbed a hookah pick for protection and told Rodriguez he was not giving him anything and that he needed to leave, the report states.

Rodriguez then told him, “You are lucky this is unloaded,” before leaving the store and driving away in a dark-colored Ford Taurus, according to the report.

About 45 minutes later, Rodriguez returned wearing the same clothing, but this time carrying a semiautomatic rifle equipped with a 100-round drum magazine, police said.

They said Rodriguez entered the business, pulled the rifle’s charging handle, loaded a round into the chamber and pointed the weapon at the cashier while again demanding the pills.

The cashier ran into a small office area inside the store for cover, police said.

They said Rodriguez then went to the area where the pills were stored and took approximately $1,600 worth of pills identified in the report as containing pure 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH.

He then left the store and fled northbound on Palm Avenue, according to police.

The cashier provided detectives with information identifying Rodriguez, including a phone number and email address from previous transactions, the report states. Detectives later identified Rodriguez and presented the cashier with a photo lineup.

The cashier identified Rodriguez as the person involved in both incidents, according to the report.

Rodriguez was located around 7:40 p.m. Monday near Northwest 10th Avenue and Northwest 20th Street and was taken to Hialeah Police Department headquarters for an interview, the report states.

After being advised of his Miranda rights, Rodriguez agreed to speak with detectives, according to police.

During the interview, Rodriguez said he drives a 2010 blue Ford Taurus and acknowledged that he is addicted to 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, the report states.

Rodriguez also told detectives he frequently shops at Palm Smoke and knows attendants working both shifts, investigators said.

Rodriguez claimed he was “experiencing withdrawals” and said he did not remember where he was or what he did at the time of the robbery, according to the report.

Rodriguez later asked for a lawyer, and detectives ended the interview, the report states.

As the Miranda form was being completed, Rodriguez made a spontaneous statement about the shop selling Schedule I substances, saying, “I’m the one getting f---ed over,” the report states.

As of Tuesday morning, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as to be set."

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Rafael Issac Rodriguez, de 27 años, fue arrestado el lunes por el Departamento de Policía de Hialeah y enfrenta un cargo de robo a mano armada con arma de fuego o arma mortal y un cargo de intento de robo a mano armada con arma de fuego y máscara.

El primer incidente ocurrió poco antes de la 1 a.m. del viernes en Palm Smoke, ubicada en 907 Palm Ave., según los investigadores.

La Policía dijo que Rodriguez entró a la tienda con una sudadera con capucha de color oscuro y pantalones de color claro y caminó detrás del mostrador de vidrio, un área restringida para empleados.

Una de sus manos estaba dentro de su sudadera con capucha, lo que llevó al cajero a creer que estaba armado con una pistola, señala el informe.

La Policía dijo que Rodriguez se acercó al cajero y exigió pastillas.

El cajero dijo a los detectives que reconoció a Rodriguez como un cliente habitual y como uno de los únicos dos clientes que compraban el tipo específico de pastillas que estaba exigiendo, según el informe.

Temiendo por su vida, el cajero tomó un punzón para narguile como protección y le dijo a Rodriguez que no le daría nada y que tenía que irse, señala el informe.

Rodriguez entonces le dijo: “Tienes suerte de que esto está descargado”, antes de salir de la tienda y alejarse en un Ford Taurus de color oscuro, según el informe.

Unos 45 minutos después, Rodriguez regresó con la misma ropa, pero esta vez llevaba un rifle semiautomático equipado con un cargador de tambor de 100 cartuchos, dijo la Policía.

Dijeron que Rodriguez entró al negocio, tiró de la manija de carga del rifle, cargó un cartucho en la recámara y apuntó el arma al cajero mientras volvía a exigir las pastillas.

El cajero corrió a una pequeña área de oficina dentro de la tienda para ponerse a cubierto, dijo la Policía.

Dijeron que Rodriguez luego fue al área donde se almacenaban las pastillas y tomó aproximadamente $1,600 USD en pastillas identificadas en el informe como aquellas que contienen 7-hidroximitraginina pura, comúnmente conocida como 7-OH.

Luego salió de la tienda y huyó hacia el norte por Palm Avenue, según la Policía.

El cajero proporcionó a los detectives información que identificaba a Rodriguez, incluido un número de teléfono y una dirección de correo electrónico de transacciones anteriores, señala el informe. Posteriormente, los detectives identificaron a Rodriguez y le mostraron al cajero una rueda de fotografías.

El cajero identificó a Rodriguez como la persona involucrada en ambos incidentes, según el informe.

Rodriguez fue localizado alrededor de las 7:40 p.m. del lunes cerca de Northwest 10th Avenue y Northwest 20th Street y fue llevado a la sede del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah para una entrevista, señala el informe.

Después de ser informado de sus derechos Miranda, Rodriguez accedió a hablar con los detectives, según la Policía.

Durante la entrevista, Rodriguez dijo que conduce un Ford Taurus azul del 2010 y reconoció que es adicto a la 7-hidroximitraginina, o 7-OH, señala el informe.

Rodriguez también dijo a los detectives que frecuentemente compra en Palm Smoke y conoce a los empleados que trabajan en ambos turnos, dijeron los investigadores.

Rodriguez afirmó que estaba “experimentando abstinencia” y dijo que no recordaba dónde estaba ni qué hizo en el momento del robo, según el informe.

Rodriguez posteriormente pidió un abogado y los detectives terminaron la entrevista, señala el informe.

Mientras se completaba el formulario de Miranda, Rodriguez hizo una declaración espontánea sobre la tienda que vende sustancias de la Lista I, diciendo: “Yo soy el que está siendo jodido”, señala el informe.

Hasta la mañana del martes, permanecía detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, donde su fianza figuraba como pendiente de ser fijada.

A medida que se profundizan las crisis en la isla, ladrones robaron recientemente el caballo de la familia y lo mataron para comer, por lo que los Barroso ahora dependen de un animal prestado para transportarse, porque los autobuses escolares no están funcionando.

El combustible, los maestros y los uniformes siguen escasos al comenzar el nuevo curso escolar.

Las autoridades informaron que unas 10.000 escuelas en todo el país abrieron sus puertas para recibir a 1,4 millones de estudiantes y más de 135.000 profesores.

La ministra de Educación, Naima Trujillo Barreto, reconoció los desafíos persistentes y calificó la reapertura de las escuelas como un “acto heroico” para una isla cuyo sistema de educación gratuita y universal fue considerado durante mucho tiempo un logro cumbre de la revolución de 1959.

Pero las múltiples crisis de la isla obligaron al gobierno a terminar el curso escolar anterior en junio, un mes antes. Las condiciones solo han empeorado, con persistente escasez de electricidad, agua y combustible, agravada por un embargo petrolero y sanciones de larga data de Estados Unidos.

“Este curso ha sido yo creo el más catastrófico”, manifestó Leanete Barroso, quien tiene dos hijas.

Mientras reabrían las escuelas, el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel destacó el logro y escribió en X que era algo que “que el imperio pretendió impedir con su plan de asfixia”.

El canciller cubano Bruno Rodríguez hizo eco de esos sentimientos.

“Ningún cerco energético, ni amenazas, ni bloqueo recrudecido, ni sanciones secundarias, impedirán que sigamos preservando y desarrollando los logros de la Revolución, alcanzados con el liderazgo del Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz”, escribió Rodríguez en X.

Mientras los estudiantes entraban a sus respectivas escuelas, saludaron la bandera y cantaron el himno nacional, que incluye la frase “morir por la patria es vivir”.

Faltan maestros en las escuelas

Una falta generalizada de profesores llevó al gobierno a enviar a más de 3.000 maestros desde las provincias orientales de Cuba a escuelas en La Habana, ya que la cobertura docente cayó al 73% en toda la isla. Las vacantes se atribuyen a los bajos salarios y a la emigración.

La ministra Barreto instó a los cubanos a ayudar a cubrir los vacíos, convocando a estudiantes universitarios, profesionales e incluso jubilados.

“Está convocado todo el mundo, todo el que pueda aportar”, comentó Barreto en una reciente conferencia de prensa. “Usted está en su casa, a lo mejor está jubilado y está loco por encontrarse con un grupo de niños que necesitan recibir clase de lo que usted sabe más que nadie”.

La bibliotecaria Sura Victorero Llerena respondió al llamado. Se jubiló este año, pero regresó a la escuela donde trabajó durante 39 años: “Volví porque quise ayudar... Somos como una familia. Todos nos unimos para que salgan las cosas bien”.

Mientras tanto, se espera que los padres y quienes trabajan en el sector privado apoyen con comidas escolares, mientras algunas escuelas solo reportan una provisión de alimentos para 15 días, según medios estatales.

También hubo desabasto de uniformes escolares al comenzar el nuevo curso, cubriendo apenas el 12% de la demanda en el nivel primario.

“Sin corriente no hay taller que pueda funcionar, sin combustible, no podemos llevar el tejido de un lugar a otro del país”, explicó Trujillo Barreto. “Sin dinero y sin posibilidades de importación, tampoco entran tejidos”.

Indicó que se permitirá a los estudiantes usar “ropa cómoda”, pero que aún deben anudarse sus tradicionales pañoletas rojas o azules.

Antes del amanecer del martes, muchos niños se cepillaron los dientes a la luz de teléfonos celulares y bombillas recargables. La noche fue dura para las hermanas Barroso, que durmieron con su madre afuera porque su ventilador recargable se descargó y el aire era sofocante dentro de su estrecha casa de madera con techo de lámina.

Mientras se preparaban para ir a la escuela, la hija mayor de Leanete Barroso, Sheila Ramírez Barroso, de 15 años, ya había lanzado una advertencia a sus padres: que la dejaran antes de llegar a la escuela para que sus compañeros no la vieran encima de un carro tirado por un caballo.

El desgaste de la rutina diaria en Cuba pasa factura

El día antes de que comenzaran las clases, Yurima Izaguirre batalló para subirle el uniforme escolar del año pasado a la menor de sus tres hijos. Hizo una mueca al ver que a su hija de 7 años ya casi no le queda la falda color burdeos.

“Cuando lleves un ratico en el aula te vas a ahogar”, dijo Izaguirre.

No había uniformes nuevos disponibles para sus dos hijas, pero logró encontrar dos shorts para su hijo.

Debido al encarecimiento de los bienes en Cuba, Izaguirre no tuvo suficiente dinero para comprar zapatos nuevos para sus hijos. Por primera vez, tuvo que comprar útiles escolares para los tres. El gobierno no pudo proporcionarlos.

Lo que más le preocupa es tener que darles de almorzar a sus hijos todos los días durante la semana escolar, otra novedad para ella.

Izaguirre planeaba preparar lo que ella y su esposo, que trabaja como salvavidas, pudieran costear: pasta, atún y mayonesa: “Tiene que durar”.

Antes de que empezaran las clases, Izaguirre les dijo a sus hijos que necesitaban llevar sus pequeños ventiladores recargables —cada uno etiquetado con su nombre— para ayudar a sobrellevar temperaturas que se mantienen por encima de los 32 °C (90 °F). Como a muchos cubanos, a menudo les afectan apagones diarios que duran más de 20 horas, así que recargan los ventiladores en la casa de un vecino amable.

Las vacaciones más largas de lo habitual antes de las clases también golpearon con fuerza a la familia. Por lo general, visitan la playa, un parque o el zoológico, pero sin transporte disponible debido a la falta de combustible, Izaguirre contó que organizaba picnics bajo un árbol cerca de su casa.

Sus hijos le dan fortaleza emocional, pero la vida diaria en Cuba ha golpeado duro a Izaguirre: “Me pasan por la cabeza hacer mil cosas, pero tengo que seguir adelante por ellos”.

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The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on Aug. 4 and the device was defused. German officials said at the time that the incident posed a new level of danger.

Moscow has been widely accused by Western officials of running a campaign of sabotage and disruption with the aim of undermining support for Ukraine and destabilizing European nations.

Minister says evidence points to a familiar pattern

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said authorities found elements such as the drone configuration, components, explosives and detonator that are “known to us from other Russian hybrid operations and its war against Ukraine.” He said the device pointed to “a high degree of technical expertise” and painstaking planning, but carrying out the plan appears to have been left to “low-level” agents.

Dobrindt told reporters that intelligence points to “people being involved who acted on behalf of Russian state entities,” though he didn't specify which ones. “Taken together, the police investigations, the pattern and intelligence findings prove a Russian responsibility for the attempted attack at Leipzig airport.”

Germany will shut a Russian consulate

Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that “with the attempted attack in Leipzig, the Russian leadership decided deliberately to do significant damage again to our already massively burdened bilateral relationship." He said the Russian consulate in Bonn will be closed effective Sept. 18. The Russian House cultural center in Berlin also will be closed, though that may take some time.

Germany will propose the addition of more people from Russia to European Union sanctions lists “in the context of hybrid attacks,” step up entry controls for people from Russia and increase "pressure on the shadow fleet,” a reference to tankers suspected of shipping Russian oil in violation of international sanctions, Wadephul said. The EU has sanctioned hundreds of “shadow fleet” ships.

The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Berlin.

Wadephul later told ARD television that “Germany can at any time show a stronger reaction, (but) that is not necessary at this point.”

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said there would be a “fitting response” to the planned closures, Russian state news agency Tass reported.

She rejected claims of Russian involvement in the attempted drone attack, calling them a “far-fetched and contrived pretext” for Berlin to escalate tensions and arguing that “as usual, no convincing or serious evidence has been presented whatsoever.”

Around 200 incidents blamed on Russia

Leipzig/Halle is a major hub for international freight and for providing support to Ukraine. The planes that regularly use it include Ukrainian Antonov transport aircraft.

It is also home to NATO’s Strategic Airlift International Solution, or SALIS, which is currently operational almost every day in delivering equipment to NATO battle groups along its eastern flank from Finland to Romania and supporting EU and alliance nation missions.

In 2024, an incendiary device ignited at a logistics center at the airport and set fire to a freight container before it could be loaded onto a cargo plane, part of a plot that Western security officials suspect was organized by Russian intelligence.

The Associated Press has tracked around 200 incidents of sabotage and malign activity across Europe blamed on Russia by Western officials since the invasion of Ukraine.

That includes organizing plots to set fire to warehouses, launching drones and trying to kill enemies abroad as well as stealing defense technology and carrying out cyberattacks on critical European infrastructure.

In May, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to the AP findings and said Moscow is not waging a sabotage campaign against Europe. He demanded that AP “name one proven fact.”

Russia has faced many packages of EU sanctions

The EU has slapped almost two dozen packages of sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine, targeting roughly 3,000 people and entities. EU foreign ministers will meet in Ireland Wednesday.

European allies rallied around Germany after Tuesday's announcement. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in a post on X that he had spoken with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and “NATO stands in full solidarity with Germany after the Russian hybrid attack in Leipzig.”

In mid-August, the German Cabinet approved plans to give the country’s intelligence services broader powers for actions such as disabling sabotage and hacking attempts. The planned reform, which had been in the works for months, still requires parliamentary approval.

Hours before Tuesday's German statement, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has frequently warned that Russia is carrying out a campaign of sabotage against NATO countries, said Poland has been targeted by new acts of sabotage including arson within the past “dozens of hours.”

He spoke the day after a fire broke out at WB Electronics, which the Polish government has described as Europe’s biggest drone manufacturer.

Prosecutors said Monday they launched an investigation based on suspicions of the “participation of foreign intelligence activities against the Republic of Poland,” without elaborating on what country might be responsible. They said the fire in Skarżysko-Kamienna destroyed warehouse facilities and caused damage estimated at at least 15 million zlotys ($4 million).

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Katie Marie Davies in Manchester, England, Emma Burrows in London, and Vanessa Gera in Warsaw contributed to this report.

“It’s great, it’s tremendous help, believe me. You have no idea,” said Elizabeth Tirador.

So many mothers across South Florida are incredibly grateful to the Miami Diaper Bank for providing them with much needed essentials for the most important people in their lives, their babies.

“We’ve all been affected in some way somehow. The increase of everything is affecting all of us and this is majorly helping me with my pocket with a baby now,” said Tirador.

Once a month, the Miami Diaper Bank partners with 52 different organizations throughout South Florida to provide diapers, pull ups, baby wipes, rash cream, humidifiers and more to the most at risk families for free.

The essential items would otherwise cost more than $100 if the families were to go to a retail store to purchase them.

Gabriela Rojas, the Executive Director of the Miami Diaper Bank, said the organization serves 100 new babies every month, which can average 30,000 to 35,000 babies each year.

Rojas told Local 10’s Nicole Perez she started with the organization as a volunteer when her son was only six months old.

“I was a recipient of a government assistance program, like food stamps and WIC, and I did see myself having to ask my family nearby for dollars to purchase diapers,” said Rojas.

Rojas said her favorite part about the organization is seeing the smiles on the babies faces.

Walgreens partnered with Local 10 News to give the organization more than $1,000 worth of diapers to provide them to families in need.

“We want them to think that Walgreens is there for them for whatever they need we’re going to do the best we can to support them in the community and individual,” said Danny Tse, Walgreens District Manager.

The diapers and donations are held year-round. The organization’s warehouse in Hialeah can hold up to a million diapers. Right now, they have 600,000 available for families in need.

Last year, the Miami Diaper Bank provided 1.9 million diapers to families and their goal is to reach two million or more this year.

For more information about how you can volunteer or donate to the organization, click on this link.

La temporada, caracterizada por calor extremo, escasas precipitaciones, incendios forestales destructivos y restricciones de agua, superó el récord establecido apenas un año antes, indicó el Met Office, al citar datos provisionales registrados desde 1884.

La temperatura media promedio de 16,5 grados Celsius (61,7 Fahrenheit) superó los 16,1 C (61 F) de 2025. El récord del año pasado había rebasado la marca de 15,7 C (60,2 F) establecida en 2018.

“Estos récords ahora se están rompiendo con una frecuencia cada vez mayor, lo que refleja la influencia del cambio climático inducido por el ser humano”, declaró Amy Doherty, directora del Centro Nacional de Información Climática. "Es particularmente notable cuánto hemos superado el récord anterior de temperatura media del verano, establecido apenas el año pasado”.

Los cinco veranos más calurosos se han registrado desde 2003.

El Met calculó que el cambio climático causado por el ser humano hizo que un verano tan caluroso fuera 130 veces más probable. Sin las emisiones humanas de gases de efecto invernadero, un verano así ocurriría una vez por milenio, pero ahora es una vez cada nueve años.

“Nuestro verano más caluroso de la historia es un recordatorio brutal de que no estamos esperando a que el cambio climático llegue a Gran Bretaña; estamos viviendo en medio de él”, indicó la ministra de Transición Climática, Katie White. “Con niños con demasiado calor para dormir, familias preocupadas por parientes mayores, agricultores viendo cómo se secan los campos, y bomberos y nuestras fuerzas armadas combatiendo incendios forestales, todos hemos despertado a una realidad que ninguno de nosotros quiere para las personas y los lugares que amamos”.

Las olas de calor comenzaron a finales de mayo y se repitieron cada mes del verano, con dos en julio.

La Agencia de Seguridad Sanitaria del Reino Unido estimó que 2.877 muertes en Inglaterra estuvieron asociadas con las olas de calor de mayo y junio.

La temperatura máxima de 38 C (100,4 F) en Norfolk el 26 de junio estableció un récord para el mes. El mercurio subió a 38,1 C (100,6 F) en Londres el 13 de agosto, en el día más caluroso del año.

Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte establecieron récords de temperaturas medias de verano, aunque Escocia, que fue más fresca y menos seca, igualó su sexto verano más cálido.

Todo Gales y la mayor parte de Inglaterra siguen en condiciones de sequía.

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Mister Wiggles was born with a spinal issue that affects his hind legs, making it difficult for him to maintain his balance while trying to walk.

Recently, Mister Wiggles received a dog wheelchair at the University of Florida Veterinary Hospital.

The new set of wheels has given him the mobility he was missing, allowing him to get around and enjoy his newfound freedom.

“He’s really wonderful, he has a great personality,” said Mister Wiggles’ caregiver Mallory Kleinsasser. “He doesn’t know that his legs don’t work, and if he does, he doesn’t show it.”

While Mister Wiggles is now mobile, his journey isn’t over.

He is still searching for a permanent home.

Anyone interested in helping Mister Wiggles or who knows someone who may be able to give him a home is encouraged to contact Quality of Life Rehab and Foster Inc. in Ocala.

Mister Wiggles nació con un problema en la columna vertebral que afecta sus patas traseras, lo que le dificulta mantener el equilibrio mientras intenta caminar.

Recientemente, Mister Wiggles recibió una silla de ruedas para perros en el Hospital Veterinario de la Universidad de Florida.

Las nuevas ruedas le han dado la movilidad que le faltaba, permitiéndole desplazarse y disfrutar de su nueva libertad.

“Es realmente maravilloso, tiene una gran personalidad”, dijo Mallory Kleinsasser, cuidadora de Mister Wiggles. “Él no sabe que sus patas no funcionan, y si lo sabe, no lo demuestra”.

Aunque Mister Wiggles ahora puede movilizarse, su camino aún no ha terminado.

Todavía busca un hogar permanente.

Cualquier persona interesada en ayudar a Mister Wiggles o que conozca a alguien que pueda darle un hogar puede comunicarse con Quality of Life Rehab and Foster Inc. en Ocala.

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But at South Plantation High School, they’re part of the classroom.

The school is home to the largest animal science program in Broward County, giving students an opportunity to step outside a traditional classroom and learn about animals and farm life through hands-on experience.

Students aren’t simply observing the animals. They’re responsible for caring for them, from feeding and cleaning enclosures to trimming hooves and making sure the animals remain healthy.

For senior Mya Garcia, who has been enrolled in the program throughout all four years of high school, that responsibility is one of the best parts.

“It’s really exciting and like it brings me so much joy to just be with the animals,” Garcia said.

Garcia helps feed the animals, clean their pens and make sure they’re getting the nutrients they need.

“I really like taking care of the animals and like just feeding them and making sure they get all their nutrients, their pens are clean and just seeing them happy,” she said.

And her responsibilities aren’t limited to traditional farm animals.

Garcia also works with the program’s snakes, including one named Cornelia.

“Out of the three snakes, I personally think I like her the most,” Garcia said. “I personally think she’s the most friendly.”

For some students, the program is helping prepare them for careers working with animals.

Junior Matthew Grandez sought out the magnet program because he wants to become a veterinarian.

“This has helped me out a lot, you know, not being afraid of going hands-on with the animals, or touching the animal food or just being outside working with them,” Grandez said.

On one day, that hands-on education included learning how to trim goats’ hooves.

“We need to cut their hooves because if they grow too long it gets all awkward and stuff, and we also have to make sure they are balanced, like straight,” Grandez said.

Other students can be found spreading mulch, cleaning animal areas and performing the daily tasks necessary to keep the program running.

Animal science teacher Ben Leatherman has led the department for the past decade and has a personal connection to South Plantation High School: He was once a student there himself.

Leatherman now teaches seven classes a day with more than 220 students enrolled.

Their experience levels can vary dramatically.

“For a lot of them this is their first time ever seeing a rabbit or a guinea pig or their first time pulling a carrot out of the ground,” Leatherman said. “But then I also have kids who might have parrots at home and they come to school knowing more than I do!”

Student Adaline Beck came into the program with plenty of experience.

“I have actually been around animals all my life,” Beck said, adding that she has worked on a farm since she was 5.

Beck is responsible for the program’s chickens and their coop.

Students also learn how to operate the farm like a business, adding lessons in responsibility to the animal-care skills they’re developing.

Junior Zoey Parisi said the program teaches students whether they’re prepared to take on those responsibilities.

“The overall experience of just taking care of them, learning different skills that come along with it, like being able to take responsibility and being able to know whether you’re able to do it or not,” Parisi said.

Many of the animals living at the school were donated to the program, including Thumper, an older lop-eared rabbit who has spent his entire life there.

The variety of animals means students can find their own interests. Along with rabbits and goats, the program cares for snakes, guinea pigs, parrots, cockatiels and cats.

Leatherman said some students develop particularly strong connections with certain animals.

“Some of them really gravitate towards an animal or a subject matter and it’s their baby, you know what I mean,” he said. “And you can tell it’s the reason why they show up to school every day for four years — ‘I love this class. I love hanging out with this animal.’”

For senior Camilla Torressoto, spending so much time with the animals has allowed her to learn their individual behaviors and needs.

“I know their mannerisms, I know if they are OK or not, what they could eat or not,” Torressoto said. “It’s just like my whole existence.”

At South Plantation High School, those relationships are helping students learn responsibility, gain practical experience and, for some, discover a future career — one animal at a time.

Pero en el South Plantation High School, forman parte del aula.

El centro cuenta con el programa de ciencias animales más grande del condado de Broward, lo que brinda a los alumnos la oportunidad de salir del aula tradicional y aprender sobre los animales y la vida en la granja a través de la experiencia práctica.

Los alumnos no se limitan a observar a los animales. Son responsables de cuidarlos, desde alimentarlos y limpiar sus recintos hasta recortarles las pezuñas y asegurarse de que se mantengan sanos.

Para Mya García, alumna de último curso que ha participado en el programa durante los cuatro años de instituto, esa responsabilidad es una de las mejores partes.

“Es realmente emocionante y me llena de alegría el simple hecho de estar con los animales”, afirma García.

García ayuda a alimentar a los animales, a limpiar sus recintos y a asegurarse de que reciben los nutrientes que necesitan.

“Me gusta mucho cuidar de los animales, darles de comer y asegurarme de que reciben todos los nutrientes, de que sus recintos estén limpios y, simplemente, verlos felices”, explica.

Y sus responsabilidades no se limitan a los animales de granja tradicionales.

García también trabaja con las serpientes del programa, incluida una llamada Cornelia.

“De las tres serpientes, personalmente creo que ella es la que más me gusta”, dijo García. “Personalmente, creo que es la más simpática”.

Para algunos alumnos, el programa les está ayudando a prepararse para desarrollar una carrera profesional relacionada con los animales.

Matthew Grandez, de tercer curso, se apuntó al programa especializado porque quiere ser veterinario.

“Esto me ha ayudado mucho, ya sabes, a no tener miedo de trabajar de forma práctica con los animales, ni de tocar su comida, ni simplemente de estar al aire libre trabajando con ellos”, dijo Grandez.

Un día, esa formación práctica incluyó aprender a recortar las pezuñas de las cabras.

“Tenemos que cortarles las pezuñas porque, si les crecen demasiado, se vuelven incómodas y tal, y también tenemos que asegurarnos de que estén equilibradas, es decir, rectas”, explicó Grandez.

A otros alumnos se les puede ver esparciendo mantillo, limpiando las zonas de los animales y realizando las tareas diarias necesarias para que el programa siga funcionando.

El profesor de zootecnia Ben Leatherman ha dirigido el departamento durante la última década y tiene una conexión personal con el instituto South Plantation: él mismo fue alumno allí en su día.

Leatherman imparte ahora siete clases al día con más de 220 alumnos matriculados.

Sus niveles de experiencia pueden variar enormemente.

“Para muchos de ellos, es la primera vez que ven un conejo o un conejillo de Indias, o la primera vez que arrancan una zanahoria de la tierra”, explicó Leatherman. “Pero también tengo alumnos que quizá tengan loros en casa y vienen al instituto sabiendo más que yo”.

La alumna Adaline Beck se incorporó al programa con mucha experiencia.

“La verdad es que he estado rodeada de animales toda mi vida”, dijo Beck, y añadió que lleva trabajando en una granja desde los 5 años.

Beck se encarga de las gallinas del programa y de su gallinero.

Los alumnos también aprenden a gestionar la granja como si fuera un negocio, lo que añade lecciones de responsabilidad a las habilidades de cuidado de animales que están desarrollando.

Zoey Parisi, alumna de tercer curso, dijo que el programa enseña a los alumnos si están preparados para asumir esas responsabilidades.

“La experiencia general de simplemente cuidar de ellos, aprender las diferentes habilidades que ello conlleva, como ser capaz de asumir responsabilidades y saber si eres capaz de hacerlo o no”, explicó Parisi.

Muchos de los animales que viven en el colegio fueron donados al programa, incluido Thumper, un conejo de orejas caídas ya mayor que ha pasado toda su vida allí.

La variedad de animales permite a los alumnos descubrir sus propios intereses. Además de conejos y cabras, el programa cuida de serpientes, cobayas, loros, cacatúas y gatos.

Leatherman señaló que algunos alumnos desarrollan vínculos especialmente fuertes con determinados animales.

“Algunos de ellos se sienten realmente atraídos por un animal o un tema concreto y lo consideran como su bebé, ya sabes a qué me refiero”, explicó. “Y se nota que esa es la razón por la que acuden al colegio todos los días durante cuatro años: “Me encanta esta clase. Me encanta pasar tiempo con este animal”“.

Para la estudiante de último curso Camilla Torressoto, pasar tanto tiempo con los animales le ha permitido conocer sus comportamientos y necesidades individuales.

“Conozco sus gestos, sé si están bien o no, qué pueden comer y qué no”, dijo Torressoto. “Es como si fuera toda mi vida”.

En el instituto South Plantation High School, esas relaciones están ayudando a los alumnos a aprender a ser responsables, a adquirir experiencia práctica y, para algunos, a descubrir una futura profesión, animal a animal.

El radar terrestre del lunes por la mañana mostró un pequeño pero organizado centro de circulación desplazándose a solo unas 30 millas al sur del suroeste de Louisiana. Aunque los cazadores de huracanes que volaron sobre Edouard el martes por la mañana encontraron una circulación estable al comenzar su misión, a media mañana nuevos datos indicaron que Edouard había comenzado a fortalecerse dentro de una banda de tormentas más fuertes a unas 10 millas al sur de su centro.

Con Edouard previsto para desplazarse tierra adentro cerca de la frontera entre Texas y Louisiana a primera hora de esta tarde, le queda poco tiempo sobre el agua para intensificarse. Si bien los modelos estadísticos de intensidad no son muy optimistas sobre que Edouard se vuelva mucho más fuerte de lo que es actualmente, modelos de huracanes de mayor precisión, como el modelo HAFS, sugieren que podría fortalecerse rápidamente antes de tocar tierra, un escenario de intensificación de alto nivel que el Centro Nacional de Huracanes ha seguido en su pronóstico notablemente agresivo.

Incluso si Edouard aprovecha al máximo sus últimas horas sobre el agua, no se espera que alcance la categoría de huracán antes de cruzar la costa, y su pequeño núcleo limitará cualquier amenaza de vientos dañinos generalizados.

Los vientos de tormenta tropical (vientos de al menos 39 mph) se extienden solo unas 25 millas desde el centro de Edouard, por lo que cualquier peligro relacionado con el viento estará limitado a las zonas cercanas a la costa al tocar tierra.

Lluvias localmente intensas hasta el miércoles

El principal efecto de Edouard será la posibilidad de lluvias localmente intensas desde el suroeste de Louisiana y la costa superior de Texas hasta el centro-este de Texas, desde hoy hasta el miércoles.

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional pronostica entre 3 y 6 pulgadas de lluvia y localmente hasta 9 pulgadas en total desde la costa superior de Texas hasta partes del centro-este de Texas a lo largo del corredor de la I-45 que se extiende al norte y este de Houston.

Las fuertes lluvias podrían provocar inundaciones repentinas dispersas y podrían empeorar debido al lento desplazamiento de la tormenta, donde las bandas de lluvia pasan repetidamente sobre las mismas áreas (el llamado “training”, que se asemeja al movimiento de los vagones de un tren).

En general, el área afectada por las fuertes lluvias debería limitarse a una franja estrecha y algunos lugares que necesitan lluvia podrían beneficiarse de las precipitaciones de Edouard. No obstante, quienes se encuentren en la trayectoria de Edouard deben monitorear los pronósticos locales hoy y el miércoles ante la posibilidad de un rápido aumento de los niveles de agua en zonas donde se produzcan las bandas de lluvia más intensas.

Tranquilidad después de Edouard

El Atlántico permanecerá tranquilo después de Edouard. A menos que Edouard supere ampliamente las expectativas hoy, la sequía de huracanes en el Atlántico de 2026 continuará durante la primera semana de septiembre, tradicionalmente una de las semanas más activas de la temporada de huracanes.

De las cinco tormentas con nombre registradas hasta ahora esta temporada, tres han sobrevivido solo 24 horas o menos y ninguna ha tenido vientos superiores a 60 mph (está por determinar si los vientos de Edouard superan a Bertha).

Como hemos analizado en boletines anteriores, la fecha promedio del primer huracán del Atlántico es el 11 de agosto. La fecha más tardía del primer huracán del Atlántico en los registros confiables (desde 1950) es el 11 de septiembre (Humberto en 2013 y Gustav en 2002).

Suponiendo que Edouard no desafíe las probabilidades y terminemos la semana sin un huracán, 2026 ocupará el quinto lugar en cuanto a la formación más tardía del primer huracán de la era satelital (desde 1966).

Pueden pasar muchas cosas en 10 días, pero seguiremos esperando que la sequía récord de huracanes continúe durante el pico de la temporada.

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It happened Monday just before 12:30 p.m. when Miami Fire Rescue crews responded the school, located at 1100 NW 71st St. in the Liberty City neighborhood, after receiving reports of an altercation.

According to officials, first responders found an 18-year-old who had been stabbed and rushed him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.

An MFR spokesperson said that medics also took a 15-year-old boy who had a cut to his hand to JHM. He was also in stable condition.

In video posted to social media, two students can be seen ganging up on another student, punching him and then appearing to stomp on his head while he is on the ground.

The boys then run away as the student who was being attacked chased after them.

“When he got back up, he pulled something out of his pocket, which was a knife and started chasing after the person,” one student told Local 10 News.

Students that spoke to Local 10 News said the school was placed on lockdown as officials searched for the suspect responsible.

“I think what caused it, he was getting bullied. That’s what most people said,” another student said.

No other information about the incident or the injuries was immediately made available.

In a statement, Miami-Dade County Public Schools said the incident resulted in criminal charges, but did not elaborate.

The statement read:

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is aware of an incident involving students at one of our high schools. The matter was immediately addressed by the school’s administration and the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, subsequently resulting in criminal charges. The District takes the safety and well-being of our students and staff very seriously and remains committed to maintaining a secure school environment for all.

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There has been no word from authorities on the circumstances that led up to the stabbings.

It wasn't quite the level of Brian Harman smirking and shooting the bird at the camera last month in Minnesota, which made Scheffler chuckle and pump his fist. Both were playful moments, and yet Sunday at East Lake shed a little light on Scheffler's incredible staying power.

Scheffler loves what it takes to be the best player in golf, even the tedious work. He just doesn't care for all the noise and notoriety that accompany greatness.

“I have a tendency to keep my head down and kind of stay in my own lane when I'm out there playing,” he said during the trophy presentation at the Tour Championship. “It's really fun when you're able to win and celebrate with the fans in moments like these, and have my family here.”

Still, his priority is to crush more than to engage. So he added somewhat apologetically, "I feel bad sometimes. I really do keep my head down and try to focus as much as I can. But I really do hear all the cheers, and I'm very thankful for all of them.”

The RBC Heritage at Hilton Head is reputed to be among the most chill tournaments on the schedule, the perfect place to decompress right after the Masters. During the pro-am that week, Scheffler said he felt a calmer vibe at Augusta National despite the enormous pressure, mainly because of the space inside the ropes and spectators (patrons) who cheer, not scream.

When he reached the ninth tee, fans at Hilton Head were screaming his name as he waited for the fairway to clear to tee off. Scheffler turned and smiled.

It's part of the deal, and he knows that by now.

But this extraordinary run of dominance allows for speculation how long he can keep it up as the attention gets brighter. Winning is hard. The trappings that come with it can be exhausting.

The way Scheffler showed up seemingly every week — he finished first, second or third in half of the 20 tournaments he played — and then capped off the season by winning two of the three postseason tournaments was satisfying.

It also makes him a shoo-in to be voted PGA Tour player of the year for a fifth straight time. That would tie Tiger Woods for winning the most in a row.

Best comparison with Tiger is separation

Comparisons with Woods, just like athletes in any sport across generations, are for pool halls and podcasts. Scheffler brushed off the inevitable moment of passing Woods at No. 1 on the PGA Tour career earnings list, a spot Woods held for nearly 26 years.

“I wouldn't really consider that a Tiger record being broken,” Scheffler said. “I think it just shows one of the many effects he had on the game of a golf in a positive way.”

Woods never played for a prize fund of $10 million in his peak years from 1997 through 2009. Scheffler played for an average purse of $19.25 million this year. When it comes to money records, it just isn't a fair fight.

The real benchmark — 82 tour wins — is still a long way off. Scheffler has gone three straight years with three wins or more. Woods went 10 out of 11 years winning at least four times.

Scheffler, however, has separated himself in a similar manner as Woods. His points average in the world ranking is more than double that of Rory McIlroy at No. 2. This is his 171st week in a row at No. 1 in the world. Woods holds the record with 281 consecutive weeks at No. 1. A milestone that for years looks untouchable is now at least thinkable.

Practice makes close to perfect for Scheffler

There is not much drama with Scheffler, and he likes it that way. His obsession is such that he once said he had to force himself to find something other than golf to think about. Having two young boys have helped.

“Part of what’s great about golf and part of what’s very frustrating about golf is it’s kind of an endless puzzle you’re always trying to solve,” Scheffler said. “I feel like in order to become good at this game, you have to really enjoy the harder parts of it, the stuff that’s a little bit more mundane.”

For Scheffler, that would be the first 10 minutes on the stationary bike. Cardio work is not his favorite. Neither is a cold plunge at 5:30 a.m. “Do I want to go in there and freeze? No, but I do it,” he said in January.

Practice, however, doesn't get old. Neither does competing.

His caddie, Ted Scott, once told of a round they played at Cypress Point early in 2025. Scheffler was returning from slicing open his right hand when he tried to use a wine glass to cut ravioli. He showed Scott no mercy that day, prompting the caddie to say, “Scottie don't play games when he's playing games.”

It's all about getting the most out of every day, from the cold plunge to the bike to the range to the first tee. Scheffler is relentless and it's a matter of how long he can keep up this pace.

“I don't feel like I take days off. I’m highly competitive, and I’m very proud of being able to have the consistent results I’ve had over the years,” he said. "I feel like it's a gift to play out here on the PGA Tour, and I don't want to take it for granted. ... I don’t want to look back at the end of my career and feel like I could have done more in order to play well.”

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But with thousands of products available in stores and online, figuring out which ones are worth taking can be confusing.

Dr. Frederick Chaleff, a board-certified interventional cardiologist and CEO of Scimera MD, says consumers should research supplements carefully before adding them to their daily routines.

“It’s a big industry and there are a lot of individuals and companies making supplements,” Chaleff said. “You have to have independent testing of the end result.”

Look beyond the label

Chaleff said the quality of supplements can vary widely between brands, making it important to know not only what a product claims to contain but also where its ingredients came from and how they were handled.

“Knowing the chain of raw material, where it came from, and how it’s handled — all that makes a huge difference,” he said.

Chaleff recommends looking for products that undergo independent testing, which can help verify that what is listed on the label is actually in the product.

Consumers can also look for GMP certification. GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practices, a set of standards designed to help ensure products are manufactured consistently and safely.

“You can just take a little time and look at where it’s manufactured and do research on that facility,” Chaleff said.

If consumers cannot find information about where or how a supplement is manufactured, Chaleff said he would avoid it.

“I wouldn’t touch that,” he said.

Local 10 visited Florida Supplement, the manufacturing facility where Chaleff’s Scimera supplements are produced, for a closer look at the manufacturing process.

“When we developed the line, we made sure to find a manufacturer that followed all the guidelines, like Florida Supplement,” Chaleff said.

Supplements aren’t one-size-fits-all

For people considering adding a supplement to their routine, Chaleff said the first question should be what they are trying to accomplish.

The conversation should take into account a person’s overall health, including diet, exercise and individual wellness goals.

While supplements can help fill nutritional gaps, Chaleff said they shouldn’t be viewed as a replacement for healthy habits.

“Technically, if you can eat all the food groups when you’re supposed to, theoretically you shouldn’t need a supplement,” Chaleff said. “But in reality, that’s not what happens.”

Before starting a new vitamin or supplement, consumers should research the product carefully and talk with their doctor about what may be appropriate for their individual needs.

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The crash happened just before midnight in the southbound lanes of I-95, south of State Road 50.

Troopers said a 58-year-old man from Canada was driving south in the center lane when he spotted an alligator in the roadway.

The driver was unable to avoid the animal and struck it. The alligator died as a result of the crash, according to FHP.

“I’m wondering how he got on there?” traveler Ronnie Stacy said.

Troopers said the 20-year-old Palm Bay woman, who was driving a Toyota Tacoma, was traveling behind the Canadian driver when she encountered the crash.

Troopers said the woman swerved, lost control of the Tacoma and overturned.

She was ejected from the truck.

A third driver then ran over the woman and did not stop, according to FHP.

The woman died at the scene.

Troopers said she was not wearing a seat belt, which resulted in her being thrown from the truck. FHP officials said the crash serves as a reminder for drivers to always buckle up.

The Canadian driver was not injured and remained at the scene.

Drivers said encountering an animal unexpectedly on a dark highway can leave drivers with only seconds to react.

“Your natural reaction, regardless if you see a dog, cat, or an alligator, is to swerve,” driver Jill White said.

But swerving to avoid an animal can create additional dangers for drivers and others on the road.

“My reaction would be the same thing, and unfortunately, somebody else got hurt for it,” White said.

Pero con miles de productos disponibles en tiendas y en Internet, decidir cuáles merece la pena tomar puede resultar confuso.

El Dr. Frederick Chaleff, cardiólogo intervencionista certificado y director ejecutivo de Scimera MD, afirma que los consumidores deberían informarse bien sobre los suplementos antes de incorporarlos a su rutina diaria.

“Es un sector enorme y hay muchas personas y empresas que fabrican suplementos”, señaló Chaleff. “Es imprescindible que el producto final se someta a pruebas independientes”.

Ver detrás de la etiqueta

Chaleff explicó que la calidad de los suplementos puede variar mucho de una marca a otra, por lo que es importante saber no solo qué afirma contener un producto, sino también de dónde proceden sus ingredientes y cómo se han manipulado.

“Conocer la cadena de suministro de la materia prima, su procedencia y cómo se ha manipulado: todo eso marca una enorme diferencia”, afirmó.

Chaleff recomienda buscar productos que se sometan a pruebas independientes, lo que puede ayudar a verificar que lo que figura en la etiqueta se encuentra realmente en el producto.

Los consumidores también pueden buscar la certificación GMP. GMP son las siglas de «Buenas Prácticas de Fabricación», un conjunto de normas diseñadas para garantizar que los productos se fabriquen de forma coherente y segura.

“Basta con dedicar un poco de tiempo a mirar dónde se fabrica e investigar sobre esa planta”, dijo Chaleff.

Si los consumidores no pueden encontrar información sobre dónde o cómo se fabrica un complemento alimenticio, Chaleff afirmó que él lo evitaría.

“Yo no lo tocaría”, dijo.

Local 10 visitó Florida Supplement, la planta de fabricación donde se producen los complementos Scimera de Chaleff, para conocer más de cerca el proceso de fabricación.

“Cuando desarrollamos la línea, nos aseguramos de encontrar un fabricante que cumpliera todas las directrices, como Florida Supplement”, explicó Chaleff.

Los suplementos no son una solución única para todos

Para las personas que estén pensando en incorporar un suplemento a su rutina, Chaleff señaló que la primera pregunta debería ser qué es lo que pretenden conseguir.

La conversación debería tener en cuenta la salud general de la persona, incluyendo la dieta, el ejercicio y los objetivos de bienestar individuales.

Aunque los suplementos pueden ayudar a cubrir carencias nutricionales, Chaleff señaló que no deben considerarse un sustituto de los hábitos saludables.

“Técnicamente, si se consumen todos los grupos de alimentos cuando se debe, en teoría no debería ser necesario tomar un suplemento”, afirmó Chaleff. “Pero, en realidad, eso no es lo que ocurre”.

Antes de empezar a tomar una nueva vitamina o suplemento, los consumidores deberían informarse bien sobre el producto y consultar con su médico cuál podría ser el más adecuado para sus necesidades individuales.

U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

The department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) also showed that layoffs fell. But so did the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their prospects. The report showed that gross hiring — before subtracting those who lost or quit their jobs — dipped to 5.1 million in July from 5.3 million in June.

The American job market is hardly booming, but it is ambling along despite an energy shock caused by the fighting with Iran that has squeezed family budgets.

So far this year, U.S. employers — companies, nonprofits and government agencies — added an average of 61,000 net jobs a month. The figure — which was dragged down by job losses in February and July — is unimpressive. But it's an improvement on 2025 when job growth came in below 10,000 a month — weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002 — as the lingering effect of high interest rates and uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs discouraged firms from hiring.

But if U.S. employers aren't hiring much, at least they aren't firing much either. The unemployment rate remains at a low 4.1%, and the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has come in low week after week.

“The labor market is back in the ‘low fire, low hire’ mode,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. "Companies are growing cautious as the war in Iran drags on and borrowing costs have spiked.''

When the Labor Department puts out numbers on August hiring and unemployment Friday, it's expected to show that employers added 65,000 last month and that the jobless rate ticked up to 4.2%, according to a survey of forecasters by the data firm FactSet.

But those words — organized around four key journalistic principles — are important enough, asserts Dan Axelrod, that they just might save our democracy.

“I’m going to just say it,” says Axelrod, chairman of the SPJ Ethics Committee and former longtime Gannett business reporter. ”This is the way to protect democracy. This is to protect society. There but for the grace of God goes a society without journalists.”

Axelrod is talking not only about the existence of the code but the need, every so often, to update it. It’s a laborious process, taking about a year and countless hours of meetings and feedback, virtual and in person.

Yet as the media landscape seems to shift daily and new technologies emerge, SPJ has decided that the time is at hand — for the first time in 12 years, and only the sixth in the code's century-long history.

A conclave, of sorts, to update the code

The seriousness of the undertaking brought the committee and other media ethics experts to Indianapolis in June, after lots of virtual meetings. Seems it wasn't the most relaxing way to spend a weekend.

“Passions definitely got heated,” Axelrod says.

“Well, there were no fistfights,” quips his colleague, Chris Roberts, vice chairman of the committee and a journalism professor at the University of Alabama. He explains there was “a lot of smithing of the words.”

The result: No white smoke, but a 967-word draft code, 73 longer than the existing one.

But why update in the first place? The first reason — hardly a surprise — is the rapid emergence of AI.

“We were thinking about artificial intelligence and how it’s used and sometimes misused by news organizations,” Roberts says, “as they confront that new technology that saves them money, but also causes a lot of trouble if it’s not used effectively and ethically.”

Another issue concerns the very term “professional journalists.” Recent years have seen a huge increase in independent, so-called “creator journalists." The SPJ thinks they, too, should have a code to guide them. (The code, as always, is a voluntary guide and not enforceable.)

One key goal is to address an existential crisis in the field: an increasing lack of public trust in the media.

“We’re talking about a world that does not trust us as much as they did,” Roberts says. “We’re talking about politicians and others who go out of their way to smack journalism around because it dares point out their shortcomings. Meanwhile, the business of journalism has changed so much financially, and a third of journalists don’t work for a traditional news organization.

“All of those things and so many more are pretty good reasons to take another look,” he says, “and remind people that there are standards that should be standards, regardless of whether you call yourself a journalist, or the type of platform for which you work.”

Four key principles remain the same

The SPJ, which has some 4,000 members nationwide, was founded in 1909. In 1926 it adopted its first code of ethics, then formed an ethics committee in 1948 and revised the code five times — the last in 2014.

The four, unchanging key principles: “Seek Truth and Report It.” “Minimize Harm.” “Act Independently.” “Be Accountable and Transparent.”

But much else has evolved. A report accompanying the draft notes that traditional newsroom jobs are dwindling as the industry contracts. Simultaneously, it says, there’s been a marked growth in citizen journalists, freelancers, online influencers and pundits. The report cites a Pew study that shows fully one-third of journalists were freelance or self-employed in 2023.

It also cites the shrinking presence of news outlets serving as watchdogs, as well as “people, organizations and private investors without journalism backgrounds, who are buying or opening news properties, affecting news coverage, influencing editorial decisions and pushing personal agendas.”

The SPJ says the rapid rise in use of generative AI and other new technology — in news, as elsewhere — raises ethical questions.

So a new line says: “Remember that speed, technology or medium do not excuse inaccuracy or unfairness. Journalists are ethically responsible for their work, regardless of tools and technologies used.” In other words: The buck stops with the journalist, regardless of what AI might say.

“We don’t want people using the excuse of a technology to say that they couldn’t produce things ethically and transparently,” says Roberts.

But the proposed draft — to be voted on in October by the broader organization after a current feedback period — does not mention AI by name, referring only to tools and technologies, so it will remain relevant as technology changes. It also addresses other issues like verification, misinformation, crime reporting, fabricated images and more.

They fixed some problematic wording

A notable addition — and one that generated much discussion — is this line: “Be vigilant and courageous about holding those with power accountable. Counter the unfair marginalization of those with less power.”

What's interesting is what it replaces. The original text said: “Give voice to the voiceless.” That phrasing was seen as problematic, because it assumed that some groups lack a voice.

Notes committee member Eric Deggans: “It’s not that they don’t have a voice. It’s that too often mainstream news outlets don’t pay attention to it or don’t even know that it exists."

“What we wanted to try to speak to,” says Deggans, NPR's critic-at-large and a media ethics professor at Washington and Lee University, “was this idea that there are groups out there that may be marginalized from news coverage ... and (journalists) should make an effort to include them when it’s relevant, particularly when it builds the accuracy of the story."

Given the changes in the industry, one might ask another, overarching question: Does one code fit all? And will it even be acknowledged?

“We shouldn’t shy away from it," replies current SPJ President Chris Vaccaro, “just because the industry is changing or the idea of who a journalist is is changing.”

Vaccaro is confident that the code, which has been translated into multiple languages, will be followed by many. That newsroom bulletin board, he says, is now the entire world.

“We’re definitely not going to operate under the assumption that no one’s going to use it or nobody cares, or journalism’s changed so drastically that it doesn’t matter,” says Vaccaro. “It does matter.”

Deggans says he teaches two ethics classes, and both study the SPJ code. But besides training young journalists, the code has other key uses. “If you’re operating in a country that has had authoritarian rule for a long time or doesn’t have a long history of a free press, how do you figure out how that works? You turn to the SPJ code, right?”

Deggans wishes more working journalists would review the code.

And others, too: “I wish some people who owned journalism outlets would read the code, because too often they're pressuring their employees to do things that are unethical, and the employee has to figure out a way to preserve their journalism ethics and also give the employer what they want.”

El choque ocurrió poco antes de la medianoche en los carriles hacia el sur de la I-95, al sur de State Road 50.

Agentes dijeron que un hombre de 58 años de Canadá conducía hacia el sur por el carril central cuando vio un caimán en la carretera.

El conductor no pudo evitar al animal y lo golpeó. El caimán murió como resultado del choque, según la FHP.

“Me pregunto cómo llegó allí”, dijo el viajero Ronnie Stacy.

Agentes dijeron que la mujer de 20 años de Palm Bay, quien conducía una Toyota Tacoma, viajaba detrás del conductor canadiense cuando se encontró con el choque.

Agentes dijeron que la mujer viró, perdió el control de la Tacoma y volcó.

La mujer salió expulsada de la camioneta.

Luego, un tercer conductor atropelló a la mujer y no se detuvo, según la FHP.

La mujer murió en la escena.

Agentes dijeron que no llevaba puesto el cinturón de seguridad, lo que provocó que saliera expulsada de la camioneta. Funcionarios de la FHP dijeron que el choque sirve como un recordatorio para que los conductores siempre se abrochen el cinturón de seguridad.

El conductor canadiense no resultó herido y permaneció en la escena.

Conductores dijeron que encontrarse inesperadamente con un animal en una carretera oscura puede dejar a los conductores con solo unos segundos para reaccionar.

“Tu reacción natural, independientemente de si ves un perro, un gato o un caimán, es virar”, dijo la conductora Jill White.

Pero virar para evitar a un animal puede crear peligros adicionales para los conductores y otras personas en la carretera.

“Mi reacción sería la misma y, desafortunadamente, alguien más resultó herido por ello”, dijo White.

El incidente ocurrió el lunes poco antes de las 12:30 p.m., cuando equipos de Miami Fire Rescue acudieron a la escuela, ubicada en 1100 NW 71st St., en el vecindario de Liberty City, tras recibir reportes de un altercado.

Según las autoridades, los equipos de emergencia encontraron a un joven de 18 años que había sido apuñalado y lo trasladaron de urgencia al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital, donde se encontraba en condición estable.

Un portavoz de Miami Fire Rescue dijo que los paramédicos también trasladaron al Jackson Memorial Hospital a un adolescente de 15 años que presentaba una cortadura en una mano. También se encontraba en condición estable.

En un video publicado en redes sociales se observa a dos estudiantes atacar a otro alumno, golpearlo y aparentemente pisarle la cabeza mientras se encuentra en el suelo.

Los jóvenes huyen posteriormente mientras el estudiante que estaba siendo atacado corre detrás de ellos.

Estudiantes que hablaron con Local 10 News dijeron que la escuela fue puesta bajo confinamiento mientras las autoridades buscaban al sospechoso responsable.

No se dieron a conocer de inmediato más detalles sobre el incidente ni sobre las lesiones.

En un comunicado, las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade afirmaron que el incidente dio lugar a la presentación de cargos penales, pero no dieron más detalles.

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade (M-DCPS) tienen conocimiento de un incidente en el que se vieron implicados alumnos de uno de nuestros institutos. La dirección del centro y el Departamento de Policía Escolar de Miami-Dade abordaron el asunto de inmediato, lo que dio lugar posteriormente a la presentación de cargos penales. El distrito se toma muy en serio la seguridad y el bienestar de nuestros alumnos y personal, y mantiene su compromiso de garantizar un entorno escolar seguro para todos.

- Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade

Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han informado cuáles fueron las circunstancias que llevaron al apuñalamiento.

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez announced a “historic” 25-year deal on Saturday night and said it would increase output to 1.5 million barrels per day.

President Donald Trump announced the “biggest oil deal in world history” on Friday on Truth Social, and credited Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“Trump and Marco Rubio have intentionally left everything opaque ... Trump did remove Maduro so he could get control over Venezuela’s oil and line his billionaire buddies’ pockets,” Wasserman Schultz said. “That’s what this is all about.”

Officials have not publicly identified the private Venezuelan operator involved in the deal, which reportedly includes 17 oil fields in the Orinoco Belt and Lake Maracaibo.

“The U.S. is going to take a 35% passive stake in a private company that is run by a Venezuelan who has done some deals for oil in Venezuela before, and ultimately that would give them preferential rights to buy about 20% of the production that comes from these investments at cost,” Ellen Wald, the president and founder of Transversal Consulting and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, told Bloomberg on Monday.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that the parties involved were the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital and billionaire Alejandro Betancourt, of North American Blue Energy Partners, or NABEP, a production company.

Betancourt, 46, also known as Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López, was the subject of investigations on money laundering in the U.S., Switzerland, and Spain, The Washington Post reported last week. U.S. federal prosecutors dropped a case against him in 2020. He has previously denied wrongdoing.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance defended the joint venture.

“We are going to see a significant increase in production,” Vance said. “The $65 billion barrel reserve is a big part of that.”

Officials plan to sign agreements with U.S. companies next week. Francisco R. Rodríguez, an economist and senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, said the oil deals will “make Venezuela a subordinate state to the U.S.”

Market experts did not expect the deal to have an immediate impact on U.S. consumers’ gas prices.

“Sounds promising, but it still will take billions of investment to get that oil,” Patrick De Haan, an analyst with Gas Buddy, wrote on Sunday on X.

Wasserman Schultz, who is campaigning for Florida’s 20th Congressional District, said that if she is elected on Nov. 3, she will be part of an effort by Democrats to stop the deal.

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Marc Horowitz, de 53 años y residente de Weston, enfrenta cargos de robo sin arma de fuego ni otro tipo de arma y agresión física.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, los agentes acudieron a la casa de Horowitz, cerca de la cuadra 16000 de Southwest Fifth Way, en Weston, alrededor de las 11:58 p.m. del viernes, tras recibir un reporte sobre un “disturbio”.

“En el lugar, los agentes determinaron que un hombre adulto, identificado como Marc S. Horowitz, estuvo involucrado en un altercado doméstico en el que agredió físicamente a una persona adulta y le arrebató el teléfono”, dijo un portavoz de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward a Local 10 News en un correo electrónico enviado el lunes.

Local 10 averiguó que la víctima es esposa de Horowitz y ambos tienen hijos en común.

Según el informe de arresto, la víctima dijo a los agentes que ella y Horowitz habían estado consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas el viernes por la noche antes de llegar a casa y comenzar una discusión.

La mujer dijo que, en un momento dado, Horowitz le arrebató el teléfono de la mano, según el informe.

De acuerdo con el reporte, Horowitz salió de la casa, pero posteriormente regresó y le pidió a la víctima el control remoto.

Los agentes dijeron que, cuando ella no pudo encontrarlo, Horowitz la empujó al suelo colocando ambas manos sobre su pecho, lo que provocó que cayera sobre su lado izquierdo.

Un portavoz de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Broward dijo que Horowitz es subdirector de la escuela primaria Orange Brook, en Hollywood. El distrito señaló que será reasignado tras el incidente mientras se lleva a cabo una revisión adicional por parte de Recursos Humanos, que podría derivar en otras medidas, incluido su despido.

En el sitio web de la escuela primaria Orange Brook, Horowitz aparece como administrador, específicamente como “director en prácticas”.

“Que ocurra algo así es bastante devastador. Así es como yo lo veo, especialmente cuando se trabaja con niños pequeños”, dijo Jacquelin Peterson, cuyo hijo asiste a la escuela primaria.

“Para mí, específicamente, si hubo violencia involucrada, no creo que alguien así deba estar cerca de nuestros hijos”, dijo otra madre, Ashley Acevedo.

James Johnson, cuyo hijo también asiste a la escuela, dijo que no cree que Horowitz sea una “mala persona”.

“Cualquier cosa puede hacer que alguien reaccione, pero no creo que sea una mala persona”, dijo Johnson.

El administrador escolar recibió el lunes una fianza de 3,000 dólares y podría ser puesto en libertad más tarde ese mismo día si paga la fianza.

Así lo expresó Sheinbaum al presentar durante un acto en el palacio de gobierno su segundo informe anual de gestión que estuvo marcado en el último año por las presiones de Donald Trump en materia de seguridad y comercio y la controversia generada por las acusaciones de narcotráfico en Estados Unidos contra un gobernador oficialista y otros nueve funcionarios.

La mandataria ha logrado mantener su postura de “cooperación sin subordinación” con Washington, pero debió concentrarse en lograr resultados contundentes en materia de seguridad como la captura y abatimiento en febrero del líder del poderoso Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “ El Mencho ”, para aliviar las presiones.

En los últimos 12 meses Sheinbaum también ha llevado adelante negociaciones con su principal socio comercial para tratar de contener los aranceles que impuso Trump y preservar la supervivencia del tratado comercial con Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC).

Imponiendo su marca personal

Aunque Sheinbaum ha negado un distanciamiento con las políticas de su antecesor y padre político Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), durante su segundo año de gobierno se hizo más evidente el giro en asuntos claves como la seguridad.

De la política de no confrontación con los grupos criminales de López Obrador pasó a un combate más frontal que ha llevado a la detención de más 63.000 personas entre octubre de 2024 —al inicio de su gobierno— y julio de este año.

Como resultado de esa política en 2025 la tasa de homicidios cerró en 21,4 por cada 100.000 habitantes desde los 25,8 del año anterior, según cifras oficiales. Pero aún persisten los problemas de violencia en algunas regiones del país como los estados de Sinaloa, Guanajuato, Michoacán, Guerrero, México y Baja California.

Sheinbaum ha procurado una estrecha colaboración en materia de seguridad con su vecino que se materializó con el envío a Estados Unidos de 92 narcotraficantes mexicanos entre febrero de 2025 y enero pasado.

La mandataria también mantuvo una activa participación en el plano internacional —a diferencia de su antecesor— y acudió a la cumbre del G-7 en junio de 2025 en Canadá. Seis meses después tuvo su primer encuentro trilateral en Washington con Trump y el primer ministro canadiense Mark Carney.

Entre los vaivenes con Trump

Durante el último año Sheinbaum ha tenido que hacer frente a las tensiones con Estados Unidos en materia comercial, de seguridad y migración, pero estas fricciones no perturbaron el intercambio comercial bilateral que superó el año pasado los 872.000 millones de dólares.

A su vez el gobierno ha mantenido un diálogo permanente con Washington para tratar de revertir el arancel de 10% que desde el año pasado se impuso a los productos que no están cubiertos por el T-MEC, así como a los camiones medianos y pesados —que tienen un impuesto de 25%— y el gravamen de 50% vigente para el acero y el aluminio, que han golpeado sectores claves.

Pero en materia migratoria han aflorado las diferencias. México escaló en julio los reclamos por la muerte de 17 de sus connacionales y solicitó a las fiscalías de Estados Unidos que investiguen penalmente los casos de migrantes fallecidos mientras estaban bajo custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) o durante redadas de esa agencia.

Las presiones internas

En medio de las tensiones con el vecino del norte, a Sheinbaum se le abrió a fines de abril un frente interno luego de que la Fiscalía de Nueva York acusó al gobernador oficialista de Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, y a otros nueve funcionarios activos y retirados de colaborar con el Cártel de Sinaloa y pidió a México que los detuviera con fines de extradición.

En un primer momento la presidenta salió en defensa de Rocha Moya, pero meses después surgió un distanciamiento luego de que el político decidió retornar a su cargo, lo que desató una polémica que golpeó al partido gobernante Morena y a Sheinbaum. La controversia se solventó en agosto luego de que el político oficialista se separó de manera indefinida de la gobernación de Sinaloa.

Sin hacer mención al caso, la mandataria descartó el martes posibles fisuras dentro de Morena y afirmó que “aquí no hay rompimiento ni divisiones”.

En junio del próximo año Sheinbaum pondrá a prueba su liderazgo político en los comicios intermedios en los que se votará por una nueva Cámara de Diputados y se elegirán 17 de los 32 gobiernos estatales, que en su mayoría son controlados actualmente por el oficialismo.

Personal de Miami Fire Rescue trasladó de urgencia a Beauperthuy-Rojas, de 63 años, al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital tras el choque ocurrido la mañana del sábado en Rickenbacker Causeway.

“Tiene algunas laceraciones en el hígado y los riñones. Tenía cortaduras por todo el cuerpo. Tiene una lesión en la médula espinal. Hasta ahora, los indicios son que no tiene movimiento ni capacidad para moverse de la cintura para abajo”, dijo su cuñado, Carlos G. Mendia, residente de Key Biscayne.

Mendia, de 62 años, dijo que Beauperthuy-Rojas, un ciclista experimentado que lo introdujo a este deporte en 2010, circulaba solo por el carril designado para bicicletas cuando el conductor de una camioneta SUV lo atropelló.

“Es extremadamente peligroso. Les suplico a las autoridades, a los funcionarios públicos, que encuentren una solución a esto”, dijo Mendia sobre los peligros de andar en bicicleta por Rickenbacker Causeway. “Esto no tiene sentido”.

Durante décadas, Beauperthuy-Rojas, del HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, ha atendido a pacientes con lesiones deportivas y enfermedades degenerativas. También fue presidente de la Miami Orthopaedic Society.

“No solo lo describen como un gran médico, sino como una gran persona”, dijo Henry Garcia, portavoz del HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, al referirse a lo que opinan sus colegas.

El Departamento de Policía de Miami continuaba investigando la causa del accidente el lunes por la tarde. Según la policía, el conductor está cooperando con la investigación.

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Richard Campbell, the vice mayor elected in 2022, identified the woman as his ex-girlfriend.

“It’s a relationship that for months she should have left the house,” Campbell said. “Friends, family, we couldn’t get her to do so.”

Campbell, a Jamaican-American physical therapist who has experience in social work and education, served as a city commissioner from 2018 to 2020.

“You can look at my history. I’ve never been accused. My history is public,” Campbell said. “I’ve been around for 35 years, and I’ve never come across anything similar to this.”

Campbell, who also lived in Cuba, is campaigning for the election of the city’s commission seat four on Nov. 3.

“I’m not worried, I’m confident,” Campbell said, adding that the case was a smear campaign that was “meant to disrupt the election.”

City leaders gathered as they do normally for scheduled Monday night meeting, which went on without Campbell.

Lauderhill Mayor Denise Grant told Local 10 News she had no comment on Campbell’s arrest.

Later, during the meeting, she led a prayer for Campbell.

“We have one of our colleagues that’s not here,” she said during the meeting. “We ask for your protection Lord God, that you will protect him in this time. Lord, that you will give him what he needs to have peace that surpasses all understanding.”

Campbell, the founder of the Caribbean-American Soccer Association, said he looks forward to his defense in Broward County court.

“It will play out in court,” Campbell said. “The public will be aware of the results of it. I’m here, I have nowhere to go.”

Local 10 News has a pending request with the Lauderhill Police Department for the arrest report.

High temperatures are starting out very typical for early September around 90°. There are no major heat waves in the forecast since clouds and persistent thunderstorm activity each day will keep temperatures in check for at least the next week or two.

Richard Campbell, el vicealcalde electo en 2022, identificó a la mujer como su ex novia.

“Es una relación que ella debió haber dejado la casa hace meses”, dijo Campbell. “Amigos, familiares, no pudimos lograr que lo hiciera”.

Campbell, un fisioterapeuta jamaiquino-estadounidense con experiencia en trabajo social y educación, se desempeñó como comisionado de la ciudad de 2018 a 2020.

“Puedes revisar mi historial. Nunca he sido acusado. Mi historial es público”, dijo Campbell. “He estado aquí durante 35 años y nunca me he encontrado con algo similar a esto”.

Campbell, quien también vivió en Cuba, está haciendo campaña para la elección del escaño cuatro de la comisión de la ciudad el 3 de noviembre.

“No estoy preocupado, estoy confiado”, dijo Campbell, agregando que el caso era una campaña de desprestigio que estaba “destinada a interrumpir las elecciones”.

Los líderes de la ciudad se reunieron como lo hacen normalmente para la reunión programada del lunes por la noche, que continuó sin Campbell.

La alcaldesa de Lauderhill, Denise Grant, dijo a Local 10 News que no tenía comentarios sobre el arresto de Campbell.

Más tarde, durante la reunión, dirigió una oración por Campbell.

“Tenemos a uno de nuestros colegas que no está aquí”, dijo durante la reunión. “Pedimos por tu protección, Señor Dios, que lo protejas en este momento. Señor, que le des lo que necesita para tener una paz que sobrepasa todo entendimiento”.

Campbell, fundador de la Asociación de Fútbol Caribeño-Estadounidense, dijo que espera defenderse en un tribunal del condado Broward.

“Se resolverá en los tribunales”, dijo Campbell. “El público conocerá los resultados. Estoy aquí, no tengo adónde ir”.

Local 10 News tiene una solicitud pendiente ante el Departamento de Policía de Lauderhill para obtener el informe del arresto.

As the crises deepen on the island, thieves recently stole the family’s horse and killed it for food, so the Barrosos now rely on a borrowed animal for transportation, because school buses aren't running.

Fuel, teachers and uniforms remain scarce as the new school year begins.

More than 10,000 schools were expected to open their doors on Tuesday, welcoming an estimated 1.4 million children and more than 135,000 teachers.

The island’s education minister acknowledged ongoing challenges, calling the reopening of schools a “heroic act” for an island whose free and universal education system was long considered a crowning achievement of the 1959 revolution.

But the island’s multiple crises forced the government to end the previous school year in June — one month early. Conditions have only worsened, with persistent power, water and fuel shortages compounded by a U.S. oil embargo and longstanding sanctions.

“This academic year has been the most disastrous one,” said Leanete Barroso, mother of two daughters.

As schools reopened, President Miguel Díaz-Canel touted the achievement, writing on X that it was something “the empire sought to prevent with its plan of strangulation.”

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez echoed those sentiments.

“No energy blockade, threats, intensified embargo, or secondary sanctions will prevent us from continuing to preserve and develop the achievements of the Revolution, attained under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz,” he wrote on X.

As students entered their respective schools, they saluted the Cuban flag and sang the national anthem, which includes this line: “To die for one's country is to live.”

Cuban schools lack teachers

A widespread lack of professors prompted the government to send more than 3,000 teachers from Cuba’s eastern provinces to schools in Havana as teacher coverage fell to 73% across the island. The vacancies are blamed on low salaries and emigration.

Education Minister Naima Trujillo Barreto implored Cubans to help fill the gaps, calling on university students, professionals and even retirees.

“Everyone is invited — anyone who has something to contribute,” she said at a recent news conference. “You might be at home, perhaps retired, and eager to meet a group of children who need lessons in the very subject you know better than anyone else.”

Librarian Sura Victorero Llerena answered the call. She retired this year but rejoined the school where she worked for 39 years: “I came back because I want to help. ... We are like a family. We all pull together to make sure things turn out well.”

Meanwhile, parents and those in the private sector are expected to help provide school meals, with some schools only reporting a 15-day supply of food, according to state media.

School uniforms also were largely unavailable as the new school year began, meeting only 12% of demand at the primary level.

“No workshop can operate without electricity. Without fuel, we cannot transport fabric from one part of the country to another,” Trujillo Barreto said. “Without money or the ability to import, no fabric comes in either.”

She said that students would be allowed to wear “comfortable clothing” but are still required to tie on their traditional red or blue kerchiefs.

On Tuesday before dawn, many children brushed their teeth by the light of cellphones and rechargeable light bulbs. The night was rough for the Barroso sisters, who slept with their mother outside because their rechargeable fan died and the air was suffocating inside their cramped wooden home with a tin roof.

As they got ready for school, Leanete Barroso's oldest daughter, 15-year-old Sheila Ramírez Barroso, had already issued a warning to her parents: drop her off before they reached the school so her classmates wouldn't see her atop a horse-drawn cart.

Cuba's daily grind takes its toll

The day before classes started, Yurima Izaguirre struggled to pull up last year’s school uniform on the youngest of her three children. She grimaced when she saw that her 7-year-old daughter had nearly outgrown the burgundy skirt.

“You’re going to suffocate after a while in the classroom,” Izaguirre said.

No new uniforms were available for her two daughters, but she was able to find two shorts for her son.

A surge in the cost of goods in Cuba meant Izaguirre didn't have enough money to buy new shoes for her children. For the first time ever, she had to buy school supplies for the three of them. The government was unable to provide them.

Izaguirre worries the most about having to feed her children lunch every day during the school week, another first for her.

Izaguirre planned to prepare what she and her husband, who works as a lifeguard, could afford: pasta, tuna and mayonnaise: “It has to last.”

Before classes started, Izaguirre told her children that they needed to pack their small, rechargeable fans — each labeled with their name — to help cope with temperatures hovering above 90 F (32 C). Like many Cubans, they're often hit with daily outages lasting more than 20 hours — so they recharge the fans at the home of a kind neighbor.

The longer-than-usual vacation before classes also hit the family hard. Usually, they would visit the beach, a park or the zoo, but with no transportation available given a lack of fuel, Izaguirre said that she would organize picnics beneath a tree near their home.

Her children give her emotional strength, but daily life in Cuba has hit Izaguirre hard: “In my head, I think of doing 1,000 things, but I have to keep going for their sake.”

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According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported just after 8:10 p.m. near the 1300 block of Avon Lane.

Deputies said the man who fired the shots fled the scene after the shooting.

BSO’s Violent Crime detectives are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, la balacera fue reportada poco después de las 8:10 p.m. cerca de la cuadra 1300 de Avon Lane.

Agentes dijeron que el hombre que realizó los disparos huyó de la escena después de la balacera.

Los detectives de Crímenes Violentos de la BSO están investigando.

Cualquier persona que tenga información debe llamar a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square, the building that hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration. It is one of the most heavily touristed and policed spots in all of New York.

The 49-year-old woman from Queens pulled out two knives from a shopping bag and stabbed a 68-year-old man who had just come out of the subway station and was waiting to cross the street with his wife, striking him in the abdomen, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.

Seconds later, the woman stabbed a 32-year-old woman also in the abdomen, Tisch said. Both victims were taken to the hospital. The woman died and the man is in stable condition, according to police.

Police didn’t say if the victims were tourists visiting the city or residents.

Videos posted on social media show a group of at least 10 officers gathered around the woman, who was holding two large kitchen knives.

Officers tried to convince the woman to drop the knives for several minutes before using a Taser, Tisch said. The woman told them: “I’m not dropping anything, I would rather kill both of you,” according to Tisch.

The video shows the Taser not incapacitating her and the woman walking quickly toward the officers while waving the knives in front of her.

Two officers then shot the woman, according to police. In the video posted by bystanders, the woman fell to the ground, where an officer handcuffed her. Officers rolled her onto her back and rendered first aid.

“This was an extraordinarily dangerous situation unfolding in the heart of Times Square, the crossroads of the world,” Tisch said.

The woman has a “documented mental health history with the NYPD,” which include incidents in 2018 and 2019 but no arrest history with the department, Tisch said. She didn’t provide additional details.

Police are investigating. Tisch said there was no evidence suggesting it was a terrorist attack.

The names of the victims have not been released until next of kin are notified, according to police.

“We know that those families’ lives have been shattered by what took place today, and we will continue to hold them close as the hours and days and weeks continue from this moment,” said Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Both Mamdani and Tisch praised the officers, saying more people could have been hurt or killed if not for their actions.

The NYPD temporarily closed part of 7th Avenue and warned the public to stay away from the area. Police tape cordoned off the area as a large group of law enforcement officers worked nearby.

Violent crime has fallen sharply in New York City so far this year, with homicides down 24% and on pace to potentially hit their lowest level in decades. But this is the second killing this year in Times Square. A man was fatally stabbed in the same area in May.

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Marc Horowitz, 53, of Weston, faces charges of robbery without a firearm or weapon and touch or strike battery.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to Horowitz’s home near the 16000 block of Southwest Fifth Way in Weston at about 11:58 p.m. Friday in reference to a “disturbance.”

“On scene, deputies learned an adult male, identified as Marc S. Horowitz, was involved in a domestic disturbance where he physically assaulted an adult individual and snatched the person’s phone,” a BSO spokesperson told Local 10 News in an email Monday.

Local 10 learned Monday that the victim is Horowitz’s wife and the two have children together.

According to an arrest report, the victim told deputies that she and Horowitz had been drinking alcoholic beverages Friday night before arriving home and getting into an argument.

She said at some point Horowitz snatched her phone from her hand, the report stated.

According to the report, Horowitz left the home, but returned and asked the victim for the remote control.

Deputies said when she was unable to locate it, Horowitz pushed her to the floor with both of his hands on her chest, causing her to fall on her left side.

A spokesperson for Broward County Public Schools said Horowitz is an assistant principal at Orange Brook Elementary School in Hollywood. The district said he is being reassigned from the school following the incident, pending further Human Resources review and action, which may include termination.

On the Orange Brook Elementary School website, Horowitz is listed as an administrator, specifically the “intern principal.”

“For something like that to happen, it’s kind of devastating. That’s the way I look at it, especially when you work with young kids,” Jacquelin Peterson, whose child attends the elementary school, said.

“For me, specifically, it would have to be if there was violence involved, I don’t think that should be around our kids,” another parent, Ashley Acevedo, said.

James Johnson, whose child also attends the school said he doesn’t believe Horowitz is a “bad guy.”

”Anything can trigger someone, but I don’t think he’s a bad guy,” Johnson said.

The school administer was granted a $3,000 bond and had nothing to say after posting bond and leaving the jail Monday evening.

El automóvil con explosivos fue detonado sobre la medianoche del lunes en la estación de policía de Los Patios, un municipio que integra el área metropolitana de Cúcuta, la capital del departamento de Norte de Santander.

En un video difundido a la prensa, el gobernador de Norte de Santander, William Villamizar, lamentó la muerte de un civil e indicó que al menos 11 personas resultaron heridas, incluidos varios agentes.

“Nos solidarizamos con la familia de cada uno de los heridos de este atentado. Esperamos entonces el respaldo de la comunidad hacia nuestra policía nacional”, agregó Villamizar.

El gobernador pidió que los responsables del ataque sean identificados y capturados. En la zona operan varios grupos armados ilegales como la guerrilla Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), en armas desde 1964.

En declaraciones posteriores, el secretario de Seguridad de Norte de Santander, George Quintero, dijo a la prensa local que la información preliminar apunta a la presunta responsabilidad del ELN en el ataque.

La policía detalló en un comunicado que se trató de un “artefacto explosivo acondicionado en un vehículo”, que además de las víctimas causó afectaciones en la infraestructura policial y el parque automotor, incluidas varias motocicletas.

Videos divulgados en redes sociales muestran lo que parecen ser los restos del vehículo en llamas mientras los vecinos observan lo ocurrido en medio del caos que causó la explosión.

El presidente Abelardo de la Espriella aseguró que asistirá, junto a la cúpula de la fuerza pública, a un consejo de seguridad de urgencia por el “atentado terrorista” en Los Patios, fronterizo con Venezuela.

“Vamos a perseguir con mano de hierro a quienes atenten contra los colombianos hasta capturarlos, desmantelar sus estructuras y devolverles la tranquilidad a nuestras comunidades”, indicó el mandatario en la red social X.

El conservador De la Espriella llegó al poder el 7 de agosto prometiendo mano dura contra los grupos ilegales, priorizar las operaciones militares ofensivas y cerrar las mesas de diálogo de paz que sostuvo su predecesor, el progresista Gustavo Petro (2022-2026).

La defensora del Pueblo, Iris Marín, condenó el ataque con explosivos. "El derecho humanitario no se hizo para legitimar objetivos, sino para minimizar daños, especialmente cuando estos son indiscriminados y afectan a personas y bienes civiles. Justicia”, pidió la funcionaria en X.

Iranian state media reported that the U.S. bombed civilian sites along Iran’s southern coast and hit a civilian airport. A U.S. strike hit a home where a wedding ceremony was being held in Kuhestak in southern Iran, killing two people and wounding at least 20 others, Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan Province’s deputy governor, told Iranian state television in a phone call.

The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz that abruptly ended a month without military action and threatened to fully reignite an intermittent war that has dragged on for more than six months. The renewed fighting comes after Trump appeared to pivot last month toward punishing Iran economically with sanctions, though on Monday he acknowledged more strikes might be necessary.

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Explosions seen over Jordanian city of Aqaba as Iran says it is retaliating for U.S. strikes

Explosions have been seen over the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba as Iran says it is retaliating for U.S. strikes.

The blasts late Tuesday came after the U.S. military hit targets in Iran earlier in the day, and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response.

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Iranian official says two people were killed when a US strike hit a house hosting a wedding

A U.S. strike hit a home where a wedding ceremony was being held in Kuhestak in southern Iran, killing two people and wounding others, Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan Province’s deputy governor, told Iranian state television in a phone call.

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Top Democrat on House Foreign Affairs Committee says Hegseth must go

Rep. Gregory Meeks said the resignation of Driscoll has left him concerned about the Pentagon, and the military leadership overall.

Driscoll is the latest in a string of military leaders leaving their posts or being pushed out under Hegseth. Democrats are determined to conduct oversight of Hegseth’s leadership, if the party wins control of Congress in fall.

“Hegseth needs to go, there’s no question about that,” said Meeks of New York.

Trump says US strikes target Iranian effort to rebuild radar

The president told Fox News that the latest round of strikes focused heavily on efforts to reconstruct radar that had been decimated by earlier U.S.-Israel strikes in the six-month old conflict.

Trump, in a phone call with the network, said the U.S. military had been monitoring Iran’s efforts to rebuild radar systems and waited until the work was almost completed before carrying out the strikes, according correspondent Trey Yingst.

Earlier Tuesday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was ready to return to a ceasefire agreement brokered with the U.S. in June if Washington was willing to abide by the terms.

But Trump appeared to pour cold water on the possibility of a return to the ceasefire, at least in the near term. Yingst said Trump told him, “I think an agreement with them isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.”

Iranian semiofficial media say Iran is firing drones and missiles in response to US strikes

Iranian semiofficial media say the country has begun firing missiles and drones in response to U.S. strikes.

The Fars and Tasnim news agencies, seen as close to Iran’s security forces, reported late Tuesday that it had launched such operations. This came after the U.S. military hit targets in Iran after it said Tehran tried to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.

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House Foreign Affairs chairman backs new Iran strikes

“Wisdom would be the exact word I would use,” Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., said after the U.S. military hit new targets in Iran on Tuesday.

“You have an enemy that has waged a forever war against us,” he said.

When asked whether the new hostilities would be a reason for Congress to hold a formal vote backing the war in Iran, Mast said such a move was “not necessarily” needed.

“I don’t think that they need a declaration of war to be conducting strikes against an imminent threat against the United States of America, which is what Iran is,” Mast said.

House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election

The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection.

Lawmakers needed to act before the fiscal year concludes at the end of September to avoid a funding lapse. They were determined not to bump up against that deadline during the campaign season following this past year’s historic shutdowns.

The House passed the bill by a vote of 370-48. The Senate has already overwhelmingly approved the measure, so it now moves to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.

“It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid,” said Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

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GOP senator says lawmakers want to question Pentagon about resignation of Army secretary

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was disappointed in the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

“I’m hearing the same language everybody else is, that he was frustrated with some of his top generals being released,” Rounds said. “That’s not the first time I’ve heard that, and I think that points to questions that we’re going to be asking when we get back, in terms of where is the leadership?”

Asked if he is still confident in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership, Rounds said “it’s a matter of whether or not the president is.”

The Senate returns to Washington Sept. 14. The House returned Monday.

First amendment fight draws scores of groups

More than 150 organizations have joined the Center for American Progress in CAP’s fight against a legal threat from President Donald Trump.

A lawyer for the president threatened last month to sue the left-leaning think tank unless it retracted a report that said his National Guard deployments to various cities did not reduce crime as he said.

“We stand with the Center for American Progress, not in agreement with every view they hold, but in steadfast support for their rights to voice those views freely and without political retribution,” the groups said in a joint statement.

The signatories include civil rights groups, policy organizations, and civic institutions.

CAP has not retracted the report. The lawsuit has not been filed.

US issues region-wide Mideast travel alert as hostilities resume with Iran

The State Department on Tuesday renewed a region-wide travel alert for the Middle East as hostilities between the United States and Iran resumed.

“Due to tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation,” the department said in a blanket advisory covering all countries in the region. The language is similar to previous warnings that came before a lull in combat activities and said Americans in the Mideast should exercise heightened vigilance and be aware of potential travel disruptions.

“Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target U.S. interests overseas or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world, including U.S. businesses and other institutions,” it said.

Several individual U.S. embassies, including those in Israel, Jordan, Qatar and the virtual embassy in Iran, sent out identical alerts targeted to Americans currently in those countries.

New poll shows most Americans want compromise in Canada trade fight

As the trade fight between the U.S. and Canada escalates, a new Ipsos poll finds that most Americans want some amount of compromise with Canada, and few support additional tariffs on their northern neighbor.

About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say the U.S. should be willing to make tradeoffs with Canada, even if it means it doesn’t get most of what it wants, while only 25% say the U.S. should take a tough stance and insist on getting most of what it wants, according to the survey, which was conducted from August 28-30.

Only about 2 in 10 support the U.S. placing additional tariffs on Canada, while a majority, 57%, are opposed and 21% don’t know enough to say.

Most Americans, 68%, also oppose Trump’s recent move to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.”

Trump says if Iran retaliates, the US will hit back harder

The president said in a post on social media that the U.S. was striking targets near the Strait of Hormuz.

“If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings,” he said.

Trump added: “When it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran!”

Oil giant Chevron is expected to announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, US official says

Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

The official, who briefed reporters on the expected announcement, said that the company’s officials and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are expected to visit Venezuela on Wednesday where the new investment will be formally unveiled. The official spoke under condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House for the call.

Chevron is the second-largest U.S. oil company and the only one with a major presence in Venezuela. The announcement comes after the White House confirmed on Monday it is partnering with North American Blue Energy Partners as part of President Donald Trump ’s push to tap into Venezuela’s oil industry.

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US military says attacks are focused on preventing new mines in the Straight of Hormuz

The U.S. military has tried to cast the renewed fighting as limited.

Central Command said in a statement on X on Monday that its attacks on Iranian targets on Sunday were narrowly focused on preventing IRGC forces from placing new mines in the Straight of Hormuz.

“U.S. forces took limited, precise action against IRGC minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz,” Central Command stated. “In essence, Iran created the threat and the U.S. military eliminated it to protect civilian mariners, commercial shipping, and the free flow of global commerce.”

Central Command reiterated on Tuesday that its attacks only followed Iranian aggression against commercial vessels and American troops in the region.

Renewed fighting comes after Trump promised ‘economic D-Day’

The renewed fighting also comes after Trump appeared to pivot last month toward punishing Iran economically with sanctions, with the president promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has withstood nearly five decades of punishing American sanctions.

The Trump administration argued that it was only a matter of time and that striking the right economic target would get Tehran to its breaking point.

But at the same time, U.S. stockpiles of advanced weapons have been diminishing, while the war has been unpopular among Americans and could make Republicans vulnerable in November’s midterm elections.

US military says it’s striking targets in Iran over attempted attacks on shipping as hostilities flare after a month

The U.S. military says it’s striking new targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action.

U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that the strikes “follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.”

On Sunday, the U.S. military said it struck rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by launching missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan, which were intercepted, while United Arab Emirates said it stopped an Iranian drone over its waters.

President Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that more strikes might be necessary.

House Democrats vow oversight of Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela

Rep. Pete Aguilar of California said the oil deal that hands an ownership stake to the Pentagon is “concerning for all of us.”

“This is an area that’s ripe for oversight,” said Aguilar, who is the chairman of the House Democratic caucus.

Previewing the agenda ahead if Democrats win control of the House in the midterm elections, he said, “When there is a time and moment for us to exercise oversight and accountability, you can count on House Democrats to do that.”

House Democrats vow oversight of Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela

Rep. Pete Aguilar of California said the oil deal that hands an ownership stake to the Pentagon is “concerning for all of us.”

“This is an area that’s ripe for oversight,” said Aguilar, who is the chairman of the House Democratic caucus.

Previewing the agenda ahead if Democrats win control of the House in the midterm elections, he said, “When there is a time and moment for us to exercise oversight and accountability, you can count on House Democrats to do that.”

One Democratic leader says best way to ‘stick it’ to Trump administration: Go vote

Rep. Ted Lieu said House Democrats have been researching potential Trump administration voter suppression scenarios similar to one revealed in a whistleblower’s claim that the U.S. Postal Service is possibly jeopardizing mail-in ballots.

Lieu said the message he wants to give Americans is simple: ”Just go … vote,” he said, using a profanity.

He encouraged voters to make sure they’re registered vote and cast ballots early or in person, if need be.

“That’s the best way to stick it to the administration that’s trying to keep you from voting,” he said. “Go vote.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was unaware of the whistleblower’s complaint.

DHS secretary says hundreds arrested in NY immigration operation

Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement made roughly 2,100 arrests in a targeted operation in New York carried out over the last month.

During a news conference in New York, Mullin said the people arrested were “criminals” and slammed New York’s governor and mayor for not working with ICE.

The news conference comes as ICE has ramped up operations nationwide this summer but data shows that the agency is increasingly arresting people who do not have a criminal record.

Data released by the Deportation Data Project shows ICE arrests jumping to nearly 50,000 in July but more than half of those arrested had not been convicted of any crimes and weren’t facing criminal charges.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani held their own press conference at the same time as Mullin’s, telling reporters that the Trump administration was withholding $87 million in counterterrorism funding to New York.

Two more ships attacked in and around Strait of Hormuz

The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said it received reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and a second report of an incident involving a tanker in waters nearby.

In the first, the UKMTO said a tanker was hit by three projectiles Monday on its way out of the Persian Gulf through the strait east of Oman. The monitoring agency said there were no reports of casualties on the boat or any environmental impact from the attack.

In the second, the UKMTO said it had received a report “involving a tanker and military forces” on Monday off the coast of Oman, also east of the strait. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.

Iran’s speaker: ‘It is we who control the strait’

The Strait of Hormuz “is a place where at least 120 ships used to transit every 24 hours. Even if two or three ships manage to pass through on some nights now, that in fact shows that we have control over the entire Strait of Hormuz,” Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said in a video posted on a state TV Telegram channel.

“The information we have — open and covert, visible and hidden — shows us that after failing in the military and diplomatic arenas, the enemy has added a very broad economic war and cognitive war to its military campaign,” Qalibaf said. “The enemy’s objective in this hybrid war is to create unrest and chaos inside the country. That is their malicious intention. ... Or they may try to force us to surrender through diplomacy. Never.”

US treasury secretary predicts an end to Strait of Hormuz’s viability

Scott Bessent said the Strait of Hormuz will be a “worthless piece of water in two years,” after predicting that shippers and other users of the narrow strait will find alternative means of transit as they conduct less and less business with Iran.

The Trump administration launched “Operation Economic Outcast” against the Islamic Republic in August as a means to economically punish the country and encourage other nations to do so.

He made the comments on the sidelines of the G20 Tuesday morning as he spoke with Fox Business host Larry Kudlow.

US job openings rise slightly as labor market remains sturdy despite higher costs

The American job market is hardly booming, but it is ambling along despite an energy shock caused by the fighting with Iran that has squeezed family budgets. U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

U.S. employers — companies, nonprofits and government agencies — added an average of 61,000 net jobs a month this year. The figure is unimpressive, but it’s an improvement on 2025 when job growth came in below 10,000 a month — the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002 — as the lingering effect of high interest rates and Trump tariffs uncertainty discouraged hiring. At least U.S. employers aren’t firing much — the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has come in low week after week.

Iran’s leader slams the US as unreliable

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian vented about the Trump administration in public before his private meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

“The aggression that America carried out against Iran had no legal, scientific, or logical justification. They martyred our leader, they martyred our commanders, they martyred our scientists, they martyred our innocent students, they beat our people; in other words, this behavior cannot be justified in any mental, rational, or international framework,” Pezeshkian said.

“Unfortunately, they claim human rights, they claim to be law-abiding, and the things they are doing are not documented in any framework that can be relied upon.”

Russian president says ties with Iran are ‘growing steadily’

“As I have stated repeatedly, Russia stands in solidarity with the Iranian people. We admire your courage and resilience in the pursuit of your national interests,” Vladimir Putin said in public before his meeting with Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian Tuesdayon the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

Putin also said that Moscow has welcomed Iran’s ceasefire agreement with the United States early this year, but that “truce proved unstable and all too fragile.” So meanwhile, Russia has continued to supply Iran with “essential goods” while maintaining momentum on trade.

In turn, Pezeshkian thanked Moscow for its support amid both U.S. sanctions and its conflict with Israel and Washington. Iran has scrambled to sustain trade amid U.S. threats to sanction any country that refuses to break ties with the Islamic Republic.

Iran willing to go back to ceasefire agreement if US does

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian during a summit in Kyrgyzstan that “if the U.S. returns to its commitments in the memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately reciprocate,” Iranian state media reported.

The June memorandum started a 60-day period for negotiations aimed at reaching a wider peace deal. Iran agreed to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines and allow ships to pass during the period, and the U.S. agreed to end its naval blockade, lift sanctions, issue waivers for Iranian oil exports and begin work on a reconstruction package for Iran, among other things. But the ceasefire broke down quickly, and while there has been a lull in fighting, the two sides exchanged fire on the weekend.

While Pezeshkian has long favored a negotiated end to the war, Iran’s most powerful force remains the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which is pressing for Iranian control over the strait and financial compensation for the war.

Eight people died when the passenger ferry Filo Jet, which was carrying 267 passengers and crew, capsized and sank after leaving Kyrenia, a port in northern Cyprus, for Tasucu, Turkey, on Sunday afternoon.

The Turkish navy ship TCG Isin arrived at the site and began work to reach the ferry, North Cypriot Prime Minister Unal Ustel said. The ferry is lying in waters that are more than 500 meters (more than 1,600 feet) deep.

“Our state is on the ground with all its resources. With the strong support of the Republic of Turkey, we will continue our search and rescue operations and technical work uninterrupted for as long as needed,” he said in comments reported by the northern Cypriot newspaper Kibris.

The Isin, a specialized search-and-rescue vessel, is equipped with a remotely operated submersible able to provide images of the sea bed and recover items with robotic arms. It can descend up to 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Fifteen specialist divers are aboard the Isin.

“Once the wreck is identified, salvage operations will begin at a significant depth of 500 meters,” Cmdr. Ulas Cesur said aboard the Isin. “Detailed search and investigation activities will be carried out around and on the wreck using a remotely operated underwater vehicle.”

Meanwhile, three victims were buried in Turkey on Tuesday. Nisa Torer, 14, and 56-year-old Nihat Balyemez were interred in the southern city of Gaziantep, while Huseyin Ozdemir was buried in Silifke, Mersin province.

Torer had been returning from vacation with her widowed father and two brothers. Her father is among the missing. Ozdemir was attending a wedding in Cyprus with his family. His wife is missing but their two daughters were rescued.

An air and sea search for possible survivors was conducted about 7½ kilometers (4½ miles) off the Cypriot coast overnight on Monday. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported that a plane, seven helicopters, five drones and 17 vessels have been involved in the search.

Survivors have said how the ferry began listing and taking on water after they heard a number of loud noises from below the decks, sparking panic on board. They told how people were trapped inside the passenger seating area as water gushed in and the ship lurched onto its side.

The ferry, a wide-bodied catamaran, had just left Kyrenia, known as Girne in Turkish, and was carrying many Turkish tourists returning from vacation.

Eight crew and a director of the ferry’s owner, Filo Denizcilik, are in custody. Five others, including Filo Denizcilik staff and port officials, are also under investigation.

Cyprus was split along ethnic lines in 1974, and Turkish Cypriots declared independence in 1983. Only Turkey recognizes the north of the island, where it maintains more than 35,000 troops.

The resumption of classes comes in the middle of what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease ever, with 2,950 killed among the 6,100 cases confirmed so far since mid-May.

The union representing teachers in Ituri province, the epicenter of the outbreak, had called for a delay in restarting classes, but the government pressed ahead. UNICEF said it is supporting the authorities to prevent transmissions in schools.

Some schools in Ituri, especially those owned by the government, recorded low turnouts. Authorities in Ituri did not respond to a request for comment on measures to ensure a lack of transmission in classrooms.

Aimerance Vahweka, a parent in the Bunia, the capital of Ituri, said the school restart came as a surprise and she is keeping her child at home for now.

“I do not really see an increase in prevention measures,” she said.

Other education officials said they are equipping schools with noncontact infrared thermometers, hand sanitizers and hand-washing basins.

“We also raise student awareness about adhering to hygiene protocols, particularly regular handwashing and the use of hand sanitizer,” said Etienne Ndjabu, a teacher in a Bunia private school.

Experts say major challenges still remain, as many schools lack access to clean water and funding remains below target.

“There are also significant logistical challenges, particularly in remote areas, where the delivery of equipment and learning materials may be delayed,” said Greg Ramm, director for Save the Children in Congo.

Children aged 4 and below have the highest case-fatality rate of any age group in the outbreak at 60%, according to available health data.

“The priority is both to protect the health of students, teachers, and communities, and to preserve, as much as possible, children’s right to learn,” Dounia Dekhili, UNICEF Emergency coordinator in DRC, said.

The latest outbreak, which is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, has spread to more than 60 health zones. Authorities believe it had been spreading undetected among communities since at least February. The World Health Organization said the outbreak is on track to beat the West Africa's regional outbreak between 2014 and 2016.

Health workers in affected provinces have gone on several strikes to protest delays in payments, which has affected the response to the deadly outbreak.

Efforts to contain the disease have been hampered by a lack of an approved vaccine or treatment. Congolese authorities had started distributing thousands of Ervebo vaccine, which the WHO said might provide some protection.

Conflict between the government and rebel groups in the eastern region, attacks on health workers and an intense population movement also have worsened the outbreak.

La tormenta tocó tierra en la pequeña comunidad costera de Johnson Bayou, Luisiana, y se espera que se debilite rápidamente. La tormenta tenía vientos máximos sostenidos de 95 km/h (60 mph). Mientras tanto, varias tormentas evolucionaban en el océano Pacífico, incluida Lowell, que alcanzó fuerza de huracán el martes por la mañana.

El Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés) vaticinó que Edouard descargará de 8 a 15 centímetros (entre 3 y 6 pulgadas) de lluvia a lo largo de la costa hasta el este-centro de Texas, pero algunas zonas podrían registrar hasta 23 centímetros (9 pulgadas). El suroeste de Luisiana tendría cantidades menores.

“Esa lluvia podría generar algunas inundaciones repentinas y crecidas de ríos”, dijo Brad Reinhart, un especialista en huracanes del NHC.

Tormenta toca tierra a lo largo de frontera entre Texas y Luisiana

El gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, declaró que el principal problema serán las inundaciones.

“Esta es nuestra primera gran tormenta de la temporada y, les digo, Texas está preparado”, declaró Orlando Alanis, de la División de Manejo de Emergencias de Texas, en una conferencia de prensa.

Abbott indicó que cuadrillas de operarios trabajaron el lunes para retirar la vegetación seca que podría prender por el impacto de un rayo y provocar incendios de rápida propagación.

En Cameron, Luisiana, los vientos se habían intensificado y la lluvia caía de forma intermitente el martes por la mañana, relató Connor Salvador, propietario de un parque de casas rodantes cerca de la costa. “Nada demasiado fuerte todavía”, dijo.

Indicó que, aunque podría haber “un poco” de inundaciones si reciben mucha lluvia, no estaba muy preocupado por Edouard .

“Estamos bastante acostumbrados a todos estos tipos de tormentas que pasan por aquí”, dijo.

Varias tormentas en el océano Pacífico

Los meteorólogos dijeron que se prevé que el recién formado huracán Lowell, en el océano Pacífico, permaneciera a varios cientos de kilómetros de Hawai durante al menos los próximos varios días, pero era probable que el oleaje del huracán afecte partes de las islas a partir del miércoles.

“Es probable que este huracán aumente el oleaje y genere condiciones peligrosas en las playas y condiciones marítimas para cualquier navegante cerca de las islas hawaianas durante los próximos días”, señaló Andrew Hagan, un meteorólogo del NHC.

La tormenta tropical Marie se formó en el océano Pacífico el martes mar adentro, frente al suroeste de México, y no suponía una amenaza en tierra, señaló el NHC. Los meteorólogos dijeron que la tormenta, situada a unos 640 kilómetros (400 millas) al suroeste de Manzanillo, se estaba fortaleciendo gradualmente y se esperaba que evolucionara en huracán para la noche del miércoles.

En otra zona del Pacífico, Karina se convirtió en huracán el domingo, impulsado por aguas cálidas lejos de cualquier costa. El lunes se fortaleció hasta convertirse en una potente tormenta de categoría 4, pero los meteorólogos dijeron el martes que se esperaba que se debilite.

Mientras, los remanentes de la tormenta tropical Dolly descargaron lluvia y tormentas eléctricas en zonas de Haití y República Dominicana, las Islas Turcas y Caicos, y Bahamas, dijo el NHC.

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Stengle informó desde Dallas. La periodista de The Associated Press Julie Walker contribuyó a este despacho desde Nueva York.

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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.

Haakon became Norway's monarch when King Harald V died on Friday at age 89. He has adopted the motto “All for Norway,” which dates back to his great-grandfather.

He was driven the short distance from the royal palace to the Storting, or parliament, in an open car. There, Speaker Masud Gharahkhani read the official announcement of Harald's death and Haakon's succession.

Haakon, 53, then took the oath.

“I promise and swear that I will govern the kingdom of Norway in accordance with its constitution and laws; so help me God, the almighty and omniscient,” he said.

Norway’s monarchy has old roots, tracing its origins to King Harald Fairhair in the ninth century. When Norway regained its independence from Sweden in 1905, three-quarters of voters in a national plebiscite approved restoring the monarchy.

Today, its role is largely symbolic as power lies with the elected government and parliament, but the Norwegian royal family retains a role in promoting the wealthy nation around the world.

On Monday, Harald's coffin was taken to the chapel of the royal palace in downtown Oslo, where it will remain until his funeral on Sept. 9.

From Tuesday afternoon until Sept. 8, the chapel will be open every day for the public to pay their last respects by filing past the coffin. The royal palace said in a statement that visitors aren't allowed to take photos or film inside the chapel, and that they can't leave flowers or other items.

Haakon's wife, Queen Mette-Marit, joined Monday's coffin procession in her first official appearance since assuming the title. She has been largely absent from the public eye following her lung transplant in June.

Before Haakon's pledge of allegiance, the palace said that Mette-Marit wasn't going to the ceremony. In a statement, it quoted Are Holm, a pulmonologist at Oslo's University Hospital, as saying that complications following a transplant aren't uncommon and that Mette-Marit has experienced them on several occasions, “including today.”

"As a result, the Queen must remain under observation throughout the day. Unfortunately, the Queen will therefore be unable to attend the swearing-in ceremony at the Storting today,” he said.

The transition to a new CEO comes at a pivotal time for Apple. Artificial intelligence has unleashed the greatest upheaval within the industry since Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in 2007. Apple has gotten off to a rough start in AI after stumbling in its efforts to deliver new features built on the technology, as promised nearly two years ago.

Earlier this year, it unveiled new artificial intelligence advances, including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing a focus on privacy and day-to-day use as the iPhone maker tries to catch up with rivals.

Ternus faces challenges that will force him to step outside his comfort zone in hardware engineering. Beyond finding ways to keep Apple competitive in the artificial intelligence race, he will need to navigate supply chain questions and relationships with figures such as President Donald Trump, who offered public praise for his predecessor on Tuesday.

Serving as Apple CEO will also require soft skills, including developing relationships with important figures. Cook cultivated ties with Trump as he navigated the company through business challenges, including Trump’s trade and tariff war targeting countries in Asia, where Apple has extensive manufacturing supply chains. Although he is handing over the CEO reins at Apple, Cook is widely expected to help the company maintain a good relationship with Trump after he shifts to his new role as executive chairman.

Ternus worked on some of Apple’s signature products under Cook, including the Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Vision Pro. He will headline next week's launch of the latest iPhone at Apple's Cupertino, California, headquarters.

The effort is part of the implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting and has been temporarily halted by a federal judge. The ruling is being appealed by the administration and the directive may ultimately end up back before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The disclosure from the unidentified whistleblower contends that the Postal Service has been scrambling to try to build a complex system that would normally take a year or more in only three months, sometimes in defiance of the judge's orders halting work. The goal is to have it ready for use in the midterm elections.

The disclosure contends that, due to the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters. It details a system that election officials have already warned could not be implemented before the first mail ballots begin going out Friday in North Carolina.

“The Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans,” Blumenthal told reporters in advance of releasing the whistleblower information. “This administration seems hell-bent on changing the framework on casting ballots in this country clearly for political reasons.”

Executive order is subject to furious court action with midterms nearing

Trump’s executive order, signed in March, directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to develop state citizenship lists and then required the Postal Service to send mail ballots only to voters who are on such a list. Ballot envelopes would have to comply with new Postal Service rules and include barcodes.

The online portal that is the subject of the whistleblower complaint is intended for states to deliver their lists of verified voters to the Postal Service.

The White House said the software buildout process is “neither complex nor unique” for the Postal Service because it already uses bulk mailing and intelligent mail barcodes for large customers. “Under President Trump, the federal government is working to ensure safe, transparent, and honest elections," spokeswoman Lauren Bis said.

Trump has long opposed voting by mail, even though he has repeatedly used the method to cast his own ballot. He falsely blamed mail voting for his 2020 election loss and has spent years spreading conspiracy theories about it. A report by the Brookings Institution published in 2025 found that mail voting fraud occurred in only about four cases out of every 10 million mail ballots cast.

Since returning to office, Trump has said Republicans should be “taking over” vote counting in Democratic areas and launched a sweeping attempt to reinvestigate the 2020 election, despite a mountain of evidence that he lost fairly to Democrat Joe Biden.

Until Trump came out against mail voting in 2020, the system was used equally by both parties. Since then, it has become more common among Democratic voters. More than 29% of all voters in 2024 cast their ballots through the mail.

After Trump issued his executive order, Democrats and civil rights groups sued and eventually won a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston barring implementation of the system before the November midterms. But without ruling on the legality of Trump's order, the Supreme Court's conservative majority last week found that was premature and overruled Talwani, momentarily clearing the way for its implementation.

On the night of Aug. 21, the Postal Service released a final rule outlining how it would implement the order.

It said it would only send mail ballots for states that got approval for the design of their envelopes and submitted a list of voters receiving them through the still-not-active online portal. That rule gave plaintiffs a chance to sue again, and Talwani on Thursday night issued a 14-day restraining order against implementation of the measure.

Whistleblower complaint says portal development is rushed and sloppy

The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower's statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani's initial order. Then on July 29, the Postal Service restarted the work. That was when the administration appealed the judge's order to the Supreme Court. The high court did not strike Talwani's injunction down until Aug. 24.

Talwani last week found the Postal Service violated her order by continuing to work on the final rule, but she imposed no sanctions on the government. On Monday, she issued a ruling refusing to lift the restraining order that also said the Postal Service could continue work on its portal, as long as it wasn't forcing states to use it.

In its summary of the whistleblower's statement, the group Whistleblower Aid says the hurried construction of the portal, with a goal of being active Tuesday, meant it did not undergo full testing.

“The apparently sloppy and rushed manner in which the Federal Ballot Mail Portal and supporting IT systems are being built poses significant risk,” the group wrote. “Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all.”

The statement also says the Postal Service is implementing a “zero percent” rule in which any errors in any mail ballots sent out by an election office could lead to all of them being discarded — even if it's simply one problem amid tens of thousands of legitimate ballots.

The rule requires ballots to be handled in a physical post office by an election official. Those will then be scanned to ensure they match the voter database. During three layers of checks, a single apparent error could cause the whole batch to be rejected, the statement says.

Blumenthal said he has “a very strong hope and some faith that our system of justice will strike down this unconstitutional and unconscionable rule.” But, he added, if it somehow goes into effect for the midterms, he would not advise voting by mail.

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Associated Press writer Lindsay Whitehurst contributed to this story.

On the day Parliament returned from its summer break, Burnham said he would “unlock a feeling of positivity and possibility in every postcode in Britain.”

“We can make this next decade better than the last," he said. “We can lift the prospects of all our people and places. We can put more power into every postcode. We can let Britain believe again. We can bring back hope.”

It was a marked contrast to the downbeat pronouncements of Burnham's predecessor, Keir Starmer, who tended to accentuate the scale of the challenges Britain faces. After a string of missteps and local election defeats, Starmer was pushed out as leader by his own Labour Party just two years after winning a landslide 2024 election victory.

Starmer quit his seat in Parliament on Tuesday after 11 years, saying he wanted to “focus on other issues: international affairs including defense, security, trade and technology in a fast-changing world.” A special election will be held within weeks to replace him.

Burnham says Britain took ‘wrong turns’

Since taking office as the new Labour prime minister on July 20, Burnham has traveled around the country promising to deliver renewed national optimism. He has announced a series of modest money-saving measures aimed at giving “breathing space” to people and businesses, including a tax cut on domestic energy bills and a lowering of levies on pubs and nightclubs.

Burnham, a former lawmaker who was elected to Parliament in June after almost a decade away as mayor of Greater Manchester, expanded on the diagnosis of Britain's ills he set out during his campaign. He said the country had taken "a series of wrong turns” since the 1980s.

“Political power was centralized, economic power privatized, the country deindustrialized,” he said, adding that the U.K.'s 2016 vote to leave the European Union had added “a decade of low growth.”

He said that greater public control over water, energy and transportation can drive economic growth and ease households’ financial burden, though it’s unclear to what extent he plans to reverse decades of privatization of key pillars of the economy.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham’s economic diagnosis “is completely wrong.”

“He thinks that if government spends more money, we will all get richer,” she said. “He is living in the past and he wants to take us back to the 1970s.”

Opponents also have questions about No. 10 North, a second prime minister’s office in Manchester. Burnham says it will help drive plans to give local leaders more powers and spread economic growth around the country. Critics call it an expensive gimmick.

Burnham said No. 10 North will oversee “the biggest redistribution of power this country has seen” by helping regions of Britain establish powerful local authorities to give people more “ownership and control” over their communities and lives.

Defense challenges loom for the new leader

Opinion polls suggest Labour has seen a “Burnham bounce” in popularity, but the new leader faces a stack of domestic and foreign problems.

In his first foreign trip as leader, Burnham visited Kyiv last month to underscore Britain’s support for Ukraine and share technology for making long-range missiles. In response, Russia accused Britain of taking part in the war on Kyiv’s side.

Burnham said that U.K. support for Ukraine “will not change, whatever the threats we face.”

Like other European countries, the United Kingdom is under pressure to spend more on the military in response to threats from Russia and weakened U.S. support for Europe.

Burnham’s government will have to provide details in the coming weeks on how it plans to fund an increase in defense spending to meet NATO’s target of 3.5% of gross domestic product by 2035.

Burnham also faces a contentious decision on whether to greenlight more oil and gas production in the North Sea, a move supported by U.S. President Donald Trump that faces opposition from advocates of clean energy.

Burnham did not address that directly, but said Britain will “meet the climate challenge.” He said he will attend the international COP31 climate conference in Turkey in November.

“Back then, Facebook was a way to keep in touch with people you went to high school with. It’s something much different now,” Sorkin says. “‘The Social Network’ was about the invention of Facebook. ‘Social Reckoning’ is about what it’s become and, in particular, Facebook’s role in the rise of extremism and divisiveness.”

“The Social Reckoning,” which Sony Pictures will release Oct. 9, is one of the most timely movies arriving in theaters this fall. Last week, Sony debuted the film’s trailer the same day that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, agreed to pay up to $18 billion in penalties over claims its platform endangered children.

“The Social Reckoning” is poised to further scrutinize the social media behemoth at a time when Zuckerberg is under greater pressure than ever over the role Facebook plays in contemporary life and politics.

“When you see this movie, No. 1, I want you to be entertained,” Sorkin said in a recent exclusive interview with The Associated Press while doing the final mix on the film. “No. 2, you should be alarmed when you see the movie. I think people will be.”

Tech moguls are getting their close-up this fall

“The Social Reckoning” is one of several films this fall that will take aim at the tech moguls who have helped remake American life. Alex Gibney will unveil his four-hour documentary on Elon Musk, “Musk,” on Oct. 16. Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” dramatizes the saga of Sam Altman, the OpenAI chief executive.

But “The Social Reckoning,” which Sorkin wrote and directed, is sure to cause a stir given not just its subject but the legacy of “The Social Network.” Often cited as among the best American movies of the century, the film — directed by David Fincher and written by Sorkin — did much to examine and mythologize the origins of Facebook. It is, Sorkin acknowledges, a lot to live up to.

“To tell you the truth, I was hesitant,” Sorkin said. “I recognize the shadow that ‘The Social Network’ casts. But I think what’s going to happen is, 10 minutes into the movie, you’ll have forgotten about that and be invested in this.”

For the 65-year-old Sorkin, “The Social Reckoning” isn’t a sequel. It’s centered on the same figure, Zuckerberg, but captures him and his company at a dramatically different stage.

“It’s as if Henry Hill showed up in ‘Casino,’” says Sorkin, alluding to the “Goodfellas” protagonist.

Sorkin began contemplating “The Social Reckoning” around 2019, the same time he wrote an op-ed in The New York Times addressed to Zuckerberg. It alleged Facebook — which had just announced it was no longer going to fact-check political ads — was responsible for “crazy lies pumped into the water supply that corrupt the most important decisions we make together.” Zuckerberg responded by quoting Sorkin’s own dialogue from “The American President” about free speech.

“I read this, and I thought: it’s just impossible that Mark and the people around Mark don’t know the difference between an unpopular opinion and a lie,” Sorkin says. “And that kind of stayed with me.”

Sorkin has since said he blames Facebook for the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Eventually, he was coaxed by Sony chief Tom Rothman and agent Ari Emanuel to wade back into one of his most beloved films.

“I said at the beginning I didn’t want to write ‘Jaws 2.’ I didn’t want to return and fail,” says Sorkin. “Then I met Frances Haugen and I met Jeff Horwitz and I started thinking more about it. I realized there was a terrific story and the only reason not to do it is being scared. And that’s just not a good enough reason.”

“The Social Reckoning” stars Mikey Madison as Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook who became a whistleblower in 2021 and testified before Congress that Facebook was tuning its algorithm to put profit before public safety. Jeremy Allen White plays Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, a former Associated Press journalist. Jeremy Strong, not Jesse Eisenberg, plays Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg and Meta have yet to say anything publicly about “The Social Reckoning.” The company declined to comment for this article.

In prepping “The Social Network,” Sorkin and producer Scott Rudin reached out to the company in an attempt to gain their cooperation. But after a lunch meeting, Facebook declined to participate — a blessing, Sorkin later realized. The script, Sorkin has said, “was vetted to within an inch of its life by a team of studio lawyers.” A similar process has followed on “The Social Reckoning.”

“I would have been happy to speak to him. I’ve never met Mark. I don’t know him at all,” Sorkin says. “And I don’t pretend to have any insight into how his mind works, only the results of how his mind works, and then I kind of reverse engineer it.”

Jeremy Strong takes over for Jesse Eisenberg

Sorkin initially reached out to Eisenberg about reprising the role of Zuckerberg. Before telling Eisenberg, or anyone else, of his plans, Sorkin spent two years researching and writing the screenplay.

“I didn’t know that Jesse simply did not want to play Mark Zuckerberg ever again,” Sorkin explains. “I talked to him a lot over a three-day weekend. He was clear that he loves ‘The Social Network,’ he loves how it launched his career, and he just doesn’t like being conflated with Mark Zuckerberg. I was just really lucky that Jeremy Strong had said, ‘Hey, listen, if for some reason Jesse doesn’t want to do it.’”

“It’s replacing Joe DiMaggio with Mickey Mantle,” he adds.

Strong’s performance, Sorkin says, “is a sight to see.” While the writer-director was happy to have no direct contact with Zuckerberg, Strong emailed the Facebook co-founder.

“Mark had no greater defender than Jeremy Strong, believe me,” Sorkin says. “Every night I’d get emails from him defending Mark. On the day we were shooting Jeremy’s last scene, as soon as we were done, he ran up to me and for the first time spoke in his own voice. He had only been using Mark’s voice. He came up to me and said, ‘If I had been playing Jeff, I’d have been defending Jeff.’ It was very important to him that I know that he didn’t mean any of that.”

When “The Social Network” came out, it included a postscript note that was meant to be a shock to audiences — that Facebook then had 500 million users. It now has some 3 billion. According to a study by Pew Research, 38% of Americans get their news from Facebook.

“I have a lot of empathy for wanting to build something, wanting to create something,” Sorkin says. “He has the kind of mind that can invent an entirely new social structure — one that he does feel comfortable in because he can sit at his keyboard. And it’s one that a lot of people feel a lot more comfortable in. There’s someone they can be at their keyboard that they can’t in not-digital life.”

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The 18 member states and territories of the Pacific Islands Forum, which opened its annual summit in Palau's largest city Koror on Monday, do not include China, the United States or Taiwan. However, battles for influence over the lucrative oceans and strategically important locations of the forum’s members this week threatened, as they have before, to overshadow its summit.

Some theater was expected at this year’s event because the host country, a western Pacific island nation next to the Philippines that has close ties to the U.S., is among the 11 countries and the Vatican that recognize Taiwan, which Beijing says is a part of China.

Several Pacific leaders didn’t attend this year’s event. While some absences were due to ill health or politics at home and signaled in advance, analysts speculated others might be missing due to pressure from Beijing.

Envoys from China and Taiwan trade barbs

Ahead of the summit, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. hosted joint events with Taiwan’s representative, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, and at the opening ceremony placed the envoys from Beijing and Taipei in the same row, although they were in separate blocks of seats.

After the event, China's representative, Pacific Envoy Qian Bo, told reporters in Koror that the presence of Taiwanese officials was “very inappropriate.” Asked if there would be consequences for Taiwan, Qian said there would “always be consequences.”

He denied the remarks were a threat and didn’t provide further details. Beijing has long sought Taipei’s exclusion from international summits through diplomatic pressure.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun claimed Taiwan is not a dialogue partner or development partner of the forum and therefore is in no position to participate in the event's activities.

Lin on Tuesday rejected the suggestion that his participation was illegitimate, accusing Beijing of dividing the region and “blaming the problems” on others.

“If we go to a party, we always follow the directions of the host,” Lin said in Koror. “However, whenever China goes to a party, it makes itself as if it's the host and China ruins the whole atmosphere of the party.”

Summit's host urged major powers not to interfere

China's criticism came at the end of an event where Palau's president urged the major powers present at the forum to leave the summit’s workings to member states.

“Our partners are welcome to sail with us but they do not choose our destination,” Whipps said in a speech. “The Pacific agenda must be driven by us and for us.”

Powerful nations interested in the Pacific have raced in recent years to shore up alliances among its leaders, intensifying a contest for influence between China and the U.S., Taiwan and forum members Australia and New Zealand. That has led to an explosion in interest in the annual Pacific leaders meeting, which has grown from a casual affair to a summit with 2,000 attendees.

Non-member countries invited to attend are called partners, with China holding so-called dialogue partner status and Taiwan registered as a development partner. Taiwan’s attendance at summits has provoked China's ire before, with the issue resulting in partner countries being barred from attending last year’s meeting in Solomon Islands.

Divisions are echoed among members

Ahead of each summit, Pacific leaders often try to focus attention on the matters they say are most pressing to them. These include the effects of climate change on the region and the struggles related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the Iran war that have befallen their national economies, with many of them reliant on foreign aid, tourism and increasingly expensive imported gasoline.

However, as conflicting major powers over the past decade have escalated their efforts to secure access to Pacific waters and ports by inking security deals and offering funding, immigration access to their countries and other sweeteners, the leaders’ ability to speak with one voice at the annual summit has come under pressure.

In a recent episode, the forum’s foreign ministers failed to reach consensus on a statement criticizing Beijing’s launch of a ballistic missile into the South Pacific Ocean in July. While most member states strongly opposed China’s actions, the refusal of two to endorse a proposed statement meant none was issued.

Some analysts say the absence of certain major politicians from the summit could be another example, although those present have downplayed suggestions that the representation of some states by senior officials instead of national leaders would undermine discussions.

“I think that’s the great thing about the Pacific is that we may not all be here, but our voice is still being heard,” Tongan Prime Minister Fatafehi Fakafānua told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He added that some of the absent leaders “are still yet to arrive.”