There are several Broward County School Board seats up for election this year.

In District 1, there are two people seeking the seat. They are in incumbent, Maura McCarthy Bulman, and her opponent, Carmen Gimenez.

Gimenez is a former candidate for governor and for mayor of Hallandale Beach.

“In my opinion, Gov. DeSantis is right when he mentioned that Broward County School Board is a disaster,” she said. “I represent two universities. The private University of Angola in the United States and Los Angeles University in Florida and Georgia, so I know what is the best way for our kids to be guided to have a bright future.”

Broward County’s District 1 includes Dania Beach, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, West Park, and part of Miramar.

Gimenez is hoping to unseat Bulman, who was elected in 2024.

“It has been my greatest honor to represent District 1 on the school board for the past two years,” she said. “I’m running for a full year term to continue the work that I’ve started, improving our facilities, bringing programming to my schools, trying to get more enrollment.”

Bulman, an attorney, addressed the school district’s budget challenges and the board’s decision to close underenrolled school campuses.

“I think we’ve made some very difficult decisions this year, and we’re gonna have to keep doing that to be fiscally responsible, to right size the district, and to make sure that we are using the best care of our taxpayer dollars,” Bulman said.

Gimenez told Local 10 if elected, she plans to “modernize the district’s school bus transportation system” and discussed how she would address the budget shortfall.

“I’m going to talk to the state of Florida government party who is dedicated to give us funds to Broward Schools,” she said.

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We’ve looked at how El Niño condenses hurricane season activity and often shuts down the season early. We’ve written about the rapid pace of the current El Niño and how it’s having an earlier-than-usual influence on wind shear across the Caribbean, where El Niño’s influence is most noticeable during the peak months of the hurricane season. We’ve also examined how the odds of a hurricane hit change for each state in a relative sense in El Niño years like this one. We’ve even singled out the subtropics as a hotspot in seasons when El Niño comes to town.

Where might we see increased or reduced tropical activity this season?

Today we’ll analyze how strong El Niños like this one transform the typical pattern of tropical activity across the Atlantic. When we isolate only the strongest El Niño years of the modern satellite record (since around 1966), we find a stark reduction in tropical activity – as measured by the Accumulated Cyclone Energy or ACE – across most of the Gulf and Caribbean and around South Florida compared to the typical 30-year averages. This reduction in tropical activity is statistically significant and consistent with previous research that shows significantly less damage to the mainland U.S. during El Niño years.

Also the increase in tropical activity east of the U.S. in the subtropics around Bermuda, though not statistically significant, is consistent with other research finding storms tend to recurve over the open Atlantic more frequently during El Niño years.

During strong La Niña years, the pattern is essentially flipped, with a statistically significant increase in tropical activity across nearly the entire belt from Africa through the Caribbean – the primary hurricane thoroughfare known as the Main Development Region or MDR – and across the Gulf. It’s no surprise that these years are often the busiest and most destructive of our hurricane seasons.

That said, the wiggles and wobbles of activity during El Niño years are smoothed out in these analyses to show the overall effect of El Niño or La Niña on the season. Hurricanes – even big, strong hurricanes – can still happen during strong El Niños and nothing in these analyses suggests one can’t hit this year. What this does tell us is the strike risk is reduced to the U.S. this season and we should expect overall fewer storms closer to home than what we might expect in a non-El-Niño season.

Cold brew kind of summer

Even with Arthur in June and Bertha last week (two weak, short-lived storms), overall tropical activity across the Atlantic – as measured by the strength and duration of storms – continues to run well below average.

Forecast models are muted through at least the first week of August, which would keep 2026 on pace as the slowest start to a hurricane season since 2009. We’ll have more details of the longer-range picture in future newsletters this week, but in brief, the Atlantic is in rough shape headed into the peak weeks of the hurricane season, which bodes well for noticeably less activity this season.

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The Secret Service confirmed that Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, is a current agent assigned to South Florida.

“The United States Secret Service takes seriously any criminal misconduct allegations involving one of our employees.

“As the Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Office, I have been informed that a local law enforcement agency is investigating one of our employees. We are fully cooperating with the investigation. I am unable to comment on details about the ongoing investigation however, I can say that the employee is on administrative leave and has been since the moment we were notified.

“The Secret Service is built upon the trust and confidence placed in us by our protectees and the American people. We hold our employees to the highest standards. The Secret Service remains committed to accountability, professionalism, and integrity, and any misconduct will be addressed swiftly and appropriately upon completion of the investigative and judicial process.”

Michael Townsend, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and Sweetwater Police Chief Sergio Diez announced the arrests of Pinder, 26-year-old Jared Lamar James and 29-year-old Elijah Delano Dyous over the weekend.

An arrest warrant states that one of the victims was an undergraduate student at UM when he attended interest group meetings to become a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Because he is now a graduate law student at UM, he is a member of the alumni chapter, authorities said.

A second victim is currently employed by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Online jail records show James was arrested Friday and Pinder was taken into custody on Sunday. Dyous, of West Park, was arrested Friday in Broward County.

Authorities said an investigation uncovered evidence of alleged hazing incidents involving prolonged and repeated beatings with canes and paddles.

According to investigators, the hazing began April 1 inside an apartment unit at IDENTITY Miami, located at 400 SW 107th Ave., in Sweetwater and continued through April 2 and April 3 at the same location. On April 4, authorities said the hazing continued at a home in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

Authorities said the beatings were carried out by the three suspects.

According to an arrest warrant, one of the victims identified Pinder as the “dean of pledges” and James as the “vice dean of pledges.”

The warrant states that part of the pledging process involved “getting down,” in which they were placed into the “KUT,” which stands for “Knowledge, Understanding, Teaching.”

According to the warrant, the victims were asked questions about the fraternity’s history and if they got an answer wrong, they would be placed in a “stress position,” described as “a half squat with one arm pointed forward.”

Detectives said while they were in that position, the victims would be struck on their buttocks with a paddle, and canes would also be used on the victims.

According to the warrant, two victims were subjected to hours of these “sessions” each day and were told to tell the suspects if they felt they were reaching their “physical limit,” including by urinating blood or feeling like they would pass out.

Detectives said one of the pledges did urinate blood during a bathroom break, which another pledge witnessed, but after informing the suspects, he was told it was too soon for anything like that to occur.

According to the warrant, the beatings intensified on April 4 when one of the victims bled through his underwear and pants.

When the other pledge notified Pinder of the injuries, all present fraternity members -- which included several men who did not participate in the beatings, but engaged in “acts of intimidation” -- became upset and instructed the two pledges to strip their clothing and throw it in the garbage, the warrant stated.

Detectives said the health of one of the victims began deteriorating following the April 4 beating and he began to suffer from “vomiting, fevers and immense pain on his buttocks.”

The warrant states that he went to an urgent care facility, but was transported to Jackson South Medical Center, due to large portions of his buttocks becoming necrotic.

The victim had to get substantial portions of skin and soft tissue surgically removed and receive extensive skin grafts to cover the areas that were removed, the warrant stated.

“Had (the victim) not received necessary emergency medical care, his injuries would have resulted in renal failure leading to death,” the warrant stated.

Detectives said the second victim also had to seek medical care for wounds to his backside, although he denied that he had been subjected to paddling.

According to the warrant, a search warrant was obtained for that victim’s medical records, which revealed that he had extensive medical treatment from April 6 to April 24 and had even been intubated.

Detectives said despite his denials, his injuries were consistent with the statements provided by the first victim that they had both been subjected to severe beatings to their backsides.

Pinder, James and Dyous are each charged with two counts of attempted manslaughter with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm and hazing with a deadly weapon.

Pinder appeared in bond court Monday, where he was ordered held on a $75,000 bond. If he posts bond, he will be placed on house arrest with a GPS monitor and he is not allowed to have any contact with the victims or his fraternity brothers.

“Among some, fraternity hazing might be seen as a tradition creating a sense of belonging and brotherhood, but since 2001, hazing in Florida has killed Chad Meredith, Robert Champion and Andrew Coffey while seriously injuring others. This case, with the victims requiring hospitalization, provide clear-cut examples of hazing’s danger,” Fernandez Rundle said. “In Florida, hazing is abuse and it is a crime. Its victims too often lie in their graves and in hospital beds.”

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It was filed by current Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, who is also running in the primary.

A candidate must have lived in the state for seven consecutive years to run for governor and records show that within the past few years, Fishback bought a home in Washington, D.C.

But despite making that his “primary home,” he never abandoned his Florida residency.

La demanda fue presentada por el actual vicegobernador Jay Collins, quien también compite en las primarias.

Un candidato debe haber vivido en el estado durante siete años consecutivos para postularse a la gobernación, y los registros muestran que, en los últimos años, Fishback compró una vivienda en Washington, D.C.

Pero, a pesar de haber establecido esa como su “residencia principal”, nunca renunció a su residencia en Florida.

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The crash happened in the 6200 block of Northwest 12th Street.

The impact tore through multiple rooms of the home, leaving debris scattered throughout a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. Car parts from the Mercedes were mixed among personal belongings inside the damaged residence.

Neighbors said the woman renting the home was inside her bedroom when the car came plowing in.

Neighbor Alexis Almonte, who lives next door, said the collision sounded like an explosion.

“It sounded like a bomb,” Almonte told Local 10 News.

The victim and Almonte said speeding has long been a problem along nearby Northwest 63rd Avenue.

Almonte said he rushed outside after hearing the crash and found the victim injured.

“I see the car over there. I see the lady on the floor,” he said. “She got cut. She’s lucky to be alive.”

A temporary support beam has since been installed inside the home to help keep the damaged structure standing.

According to neighbors, this is not the first vehicle to crash into the home.

“It’s the third time someone hit the house,” Almonte said, adding that residents have previously asked the City of Sunrise to install a speed bump or other traffic-calming measures.

While Local 10 was at the scene Monday morning, several vehicles were seen speeding through the area.

Almonte urged drivers to slow down and remember families live in the neighborhood.

“There’s people living over here — children,” he said. “We have to take care of each other.”

Sharon Bermudez, who owns the home, was there with some people helping her clean up on Monday.

“He crashed right into the girl’s bed, and the car ended up on top the girl,” she said.

Investigators have not said what caused the crash or whether the driver will face any charges.

There were no visible skid marks on the roadway, suggesting the driver may not have braked before impact.

The extent of the homeowner’s injuries has not been released.

El Departamento de Cumplimiento de la Ley de Florida (FDLE) informó que se cree que Juliet Arioso, de 13 años, está en compañía de Jason Castillo, de 45 años.

Las autoridades estatales indicaron que ambos podrían dirigirse hacia el sur en una Hyundai Santa Fe roja modelo 2021 con la placa 77ERLW.

Juliet es descrita como una adolescente de 5 pies y 3 pulgadas de estatura, con cabello castaño y ojos marrones.

Las autoridades recomendaron a cualquier persona que los vea llamar al 911 y no acercarse a ellos.

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Juliet Arioso, 13, is believed to be in the company of 45-year-old Jason Castillo.

State officials said the two may be headed south in a red 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe with the tag 77ERLW.

Juliet is described as 5-foot-3 with brown hair and brown eyes.

Authorities advised anyone who sees them to call 911 and to not approach them.

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Jeanine Delvalle gave Local 10 Animal Advocate Jacey Birch a tour of her learning barn in Southwest Ranches.

It’s filled with bunnies, fluffy chickens, horses, goats and even a little lamb.

You would see all these animals at a normal farm, but at this barn, the animals have a much greater calling.

“They think that they’re just here playing and interacting with animals while really I’m using the animals to help them to communicate, to help them to strengthen their fine motor skills,” said Delvalle.

As a pediatric developmental specialist, she works with children under the age of 10 that may be struggling with disabilities or communication.

“I have seen children who came to me non-verbal, and their motivation was so great to interact with the animals that they started saying words,” she said. “‘More feeding, more bunny, more horse, more goat,’ and those words turn into phrases, and those phrases turn into a child that can now communicate.”

She quickly discovered she could improve young lives exponentially through the love and special power only animals can provide.

“(The animals) have changed my life entirely,” she said. “I have always been obsessed with animals, but it’s led us to where we are here.”

And “here” now includes more than 60 animals as part of a booming practice where success is seen through simple animal care.

The children who come to the farm for the animal assisted therapy take care of the animals in every single way, including cleaning and feeding them.

The smiles come from confidence, as the children show compassion to the innocent creatures they nurture.

“When we are working with the bunnies or the chickens or the horses or the goats, they are touching, they are smelling, they are feeling,” said Delvalle. “I feel like the animals are a safe haven for them, I feel like there is a connection.”

A deep connection of love for animals, which will last a lifetime.

Jeanine Delvalle le dio a Jacey Birch, defensora de los animales de Local 10, un recorrido por su granero de aprendizaje en Southwest Ranches.

Está lleno de conejos, gallinas esponjosas, caballos, cabras e incluso un pequeño cordero.

Todos estos animales podrían verse en una granja común, pero en este granero tienen una misión mucho más importante.

“Ellos creen que solo están aquí jugando e interactuando con los animales, cuando en realidad yo uso a los animales para ayudarlos a comunicarse, para ayudarles a fortalecer sus habilidades motoras finas”, dijo Delvalle.

Como especialista en desarrollo pediátrico, trabaja con niños menores de 10 años que pueden enfrentar discapacidades o dificultades de comunicación.

“He visto niños que llegaron conmigo sin hablar, y su motivación por interactuar con los animales fue tan grande que comenzaron a decir palabras”, dijo. ““Más comida, más conejo, más caballo, más cabra”, y esas palabras se convierten en frases, y esas frases se convierten en un niño que ahora puede comunicarse.”

Rápidamente descubrió que podía mejorar exponencialmente la vida de los niños a través del amor y el poder especial que solo los animales pueden brindar.

“Los animales han cambiado mi vida por completo”, dijo. “Siempre he estado obsesionada con los animales, pero eso nos llevó hasta donde estamos hoy.”

Y ese “hoy” ahora incluye a más de 60 animales como parte de una práctica en pleno crecimiento, donde el éxito se refleja a través del simple cuidado de los animales.

Los niños que llegan a la granja para recibir terapia asistida con animales cuidan de los animales en todos los aspectos, incluyendo limpiarlos y alimentarlos.

Las sonrisas nacen de la confianza, mientras los niños muestran compasión por las inocentes criaturas que cuidan.

“Cuando trabajamos con los conejos, las gallinas, los caballos o las cabras, ellos tocan, huelen y sienten”, dijo Delvalle. “Siento que los animales son un refugio seguro para ellos, siento que existe una conexión.”

Una profunda conexión de amor por los animales que durará toda la vida.

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While fluent in Haitian Creole, Wenski, 75, is among the leading voices urging the U.S. Senate to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.

With the expiration of TPS on Monday, more than 300,000 beneficiaries will be vulnerable to deportation and no longer have a work permit.

“Many of them are working in health care. In the Archdiocese of Miami, in our nursing homes, I have over 40 people on TPS that will lose their work permits today, and we will have to let them go,” Wenski said about Catholic Health Services, one of Miami’s largest ministries.

Wenski said he was preparing for a flight on Monday before a meeting with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to lobby for a solution for TPS beneficiaries.

“We are looking for them to support a bill in the Senate that would embrace the House bill that was passed,” Wenski said about H.R. 1689.

U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen, a Democrat from New York, introduced the bill on Feb. 27 in the House, and it passed 224-204 on April 16.

Wenski said it could be done through a discharge petition, a legislative maneuver to force a bill out of a stalled committee and onto the floor for a full vote.

“That would give the Haitians a three-year extension on their TPS,” Wenski said.

Related report: North Miami advocate on end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians: ‘Be prepared’

Immigration policies should reflect both “justice and mercy,” Wenski recently wrote in a statement urging leaders to pursue “compassionate and humane solutions that protect family unity” and “recognize” the crisis Haitians face.

“Policies should seek not only to enforce the law but also to reflect our nation’s longstanding commitment to protecting human dignity and promoting the common good,” Wenski wrote. “To make America Great again is a worthy goal but you don’t make America great by making America mean.”

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Aunque domina el criollo haitiano, Wenski, de 75 años, es una de las voces más destacadas que instan al Senado estadounidense a prorrogar el Estatus de Protección Temporal para los haitianos.

Con la expiración del TPS el lunes, más de 300.000 beneficiarios estarán en riesgo de deportación y ya no contarán con un permiso de trabajo.

“Muchos de ellos trabajan en el sector de la salud. En la Arquidiócesis de Miami, en nuestros hogares de ancianos, tengo más de 40 personas con Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) que perderán sus permisos de trabajo hoy, y tendremos que despedirlas”, dijo Wenski sobre Catholic Health Services, uno de los ministerios más grandes de Miami.

Wenski dijo que se estaba preparando para un vuelo el lunes antes de una reunión con legisladores en Washington, DC, para presionar a favor de una solución para los beneficiarios del TPS.

“Esperamos que apoyen un proyecto de ley en el Senado que incorpore el proyecto de ley aprobado por la Cámara de Representantes”, dijo Wenski sobre el proyecto de ley HR 1689 .

La representante estadounidense Laura Gillen, demócrata por Nueva York, presentó el proyecto de ley el 27 de febrero en la Cámara de Representantes, y fue aprobado por 224 votos a favor y 204 en contra el 16 de abril.

Wenski dijo que podría hacerse mediante una petición de descarga, una maniobra legislativa para sacar un proyecto de ley de un comité estancado y llevarlo al pleno para su votación final.

“Eso les daría a los haitianos una extensión de tres años en su TPS”, dijo Wenski.

Informe relacionado : Activista de North Miami sobre el fin del Estatus de Protección Temporal para los haitianos: “Prepárense”.

Las políticas de inmigración deben reflejar tanto “justicia como misericordia”, escribió recientemente Wenski en un comunicado en el que instaba a los líderes a buscar “soluciones compasivas y humanas que protejan la unidad familiar” y “reconozcan” la crisis que enfrentan los haitianos.

«Las políticas no solo deben buscar hacer cumplir la ley, sino también reflejar el compromiso histórico de nuestra nación con la protección de la dignidad humana y la promoción del bien común», escribió Wenski. «Hacer que Estados Unidos vuelva a ser grande es un objetivo loable, pero no se logra la grandeza de Estados Unidos convirtiéndolo en un país mezquino».

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Temporary protected status is exactly that — TEMPORARY.

For those with terminated TPS: it’s closing time. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

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Georgieva, the first IMF head to visit Buenos Aires in eight years, expressed confidence that Argentina could meet its debt obligations. As the fund’s largest debtor with about $58 billion in outstanding IMF loans, Argentina faces a key repayment period beginning next year, when Milei is expected to seek reelection.

“Argentina is in a much stronger position, and this is the result of the government’s hard work and the perseverance and sacrifice of the Argentine people,” Georgieva said at a news conference alongside Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

Georgieva recalled that Argentina’s debt was among the first issues discussed when she took over as IMF managing director in 2019.

“We were debating whether the country would be able to keep up with servicing its debt obligations to everyone. That is not the question we should be asking today,” she said.

Georgieva’s visit comes as Argentina’s economic outlook has improved, with bond prices rising, central bank reserves increasing and inflation falling. Annual inflation has slowed to 33%, down sharply from 210% when Milei took office in late 2023. Last week, Moody’s upgraded Argentina’s sovereign credit rating, months after similar upgrades by S&P and Fitch.

“What we have today is a much healthier picture,” Georgieva said. “Market confidence has returned.”

Georgieva is scheduled to visit Vaca Muerta on Tuesday, one of the world’s largest reserves of unconventional oil and natural gas. Its development is expected to become one of Argentina’s main sources of foreign-currency earnings in the coming years.

Georgieva also said she sees no need for additional IMF disbursements before the 2027 presidential election.

“We may be on a good track for Argentina to join the club of emerging markets that have borrowed from the Fund, reformed their economies and borrowed no more,” Georgieva said.

Investors are closely watching Argentina’s ability to meet its upcoming debt payments. The country will begin repaying principal on its IMF loans in September, adding to its interest payments, while its broader foreign-currency debt obligations are set to rise sharply in 2027.

Caputo has said the government expects to cover those payments with funding from multilateral lenders, proceeds from privatizations and domestic borrowing rather than by returning to international capital markets.

Despite the improving economic indicators, Milei has faced declining approval ratings as his austerity policies have coincided with weak consumer spending, stagnant wages, rising household debt and a modest increase in unemployment.

The president’s declining popularity has raised questions about his prospects for reelection in 2027 and increased investor uncertainty over whether his economic reforms would continue under a future administration.

Asked about that possibility, Georgieva acknowledged that these risks are best managed "by building strong policies during the time we have now ... policies that inspire confidence among the people of the country and the international community.”

Georgieva also said Argentina still has work to do in areas including construction, expanding credit for small businesses and mortgages, and reducing informal employment.

Turns out, he went shoeless for another reason: to prevent his metal spikes from making marks on the greens following a complaint by a rules official.

“Alright, let’s clear this up,” Glover posted on Instagram Monday. “For 23 years on the PGA Tour I’ve worn spikes. 23 years ago, most of us did. It hasn’t been that long since we were NOT allowed to tap them down. Yesterday was the first time I’ve ever had a complaint."

Glover's decision to remove his shoes came after he sank a birdie putt on the 10th Sunday at TPC Twin Cities. Once the ball rolled in, the 2009 U.S. Open champion walked off the green, removed his shoes and carried them to the hole to pull his ball out.

Glover walked back off the green and put his shoes back on.

Fellow golfer Michael Kim posted on social media that several players had complained to rules officials about spike marks on the bent grass greens, thinking it was Glover.

“First of all, it’s not the officials place,” Glover said. “I wasn’t breaking any rules. Secondly, there were people in the groups in front of me and behind me wearing metal spikes as well. The greens at 3M are bent grass, were soft, and appeared to have been watered a fair amount (because of the forecast I’d imagine). I don’t care what you wear on your feet, metal or soft spikes, in those conditions they are going to get beat up. I did my best around the hole to tap down my damage as I was leaving the area.”

Glover repeatedly mentioned that PGA Tour rules now allow players to tamp down spike marks on the greens, including a mention about playing in the Rocket Classic in Detroit this week.

“I’ll be wearing metal spikes, and the people playing behind me are still allowed to tap down the marks,” Glover said. “Did I mention that?”

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U.S. Magistrate Lauren Louis set a detention hearing for Aug. 13 to determine whether the Tates should stay in jail or be released during what could be a monthslong extradition process.

The brothers weren’t in court Monday or required to be there and have remained in jail since making a brief court appearance two days after their July 18 arrest.

The Tates have become among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities with their promotion of wealth, male dominance and misogyny through their social media empire. The new allegations are the latest in a long-running international legal saga involving the Tates that has spanned the U.S., Britain and Romania. The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

Attorneys for the brothers said Monday that they want the U.S. government to turn over documents that U.K. officials submitted to secure their arrest.

“They don’t have anything but the accusations,” attorney Joseph McBride said after the hearing. “It’s just their word against our word right now.”

The U.K. has until mid-September to turn over all of its materials to the State Department, Assistant U.S. Attorney Alejandra López said in court.

The brothers have long claimed that their violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.

Jackie Perczek, another one of their attorneys, said the Tates have shown they are not a flight risk by returning to Romania every month after they were accused there of luring women for sexual exploitation.

“For three years they have not fled,” she said. “They’ve traveled the world and every month they return to Romania.”

The former professional kickboxers, who have dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship, have millions of social media followers and are vocal supporters of President Donald Trump. The White House has said the brothers shouldn’t expect any help from the president.

McBride said shortly after the Tates were arrested that “they’ve never done nothing wrong. They shouldn’t be extradited for crimes they did not commit,” he said.

McBride said the extradition attempt was politically motivated, though he provided no details.

Prosecutors in Britain said the new charges relate to four new accusers and were brought after authorities received evidence from police in Bedfordshire, in southeastern England. The allegations, which span from 2010 to 2017, include rape, assault, trafficking and offenses relating to “indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.”

The brothers are already charged with rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain relating to three other accusers in the U.K. between 2012 and 2015.

The brothers moved to Romania in 2016 and were arrested there in 2022, accused of participating in schemes to lure women for sexual exploitation. They denied those allegations, and the Romanian case hasn’t gone forward because of legal and procedural problems.

Andrew Tate, 39, became known a decade ago when he was a contestant on the U.K. reality television show “Big Brother.” He was booted from the show when a video appeared to show him assaulting a woman.

He has amassed over 10 million followers on X but has been banned from other platforms, including YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, for violating hate speech guidelines. He has made widely condemned comments, such as saying women who are sexually assaulted should bear some responsibility for the attacks and sharing graphic descriptions of how he might attack women.

Judge John P. Cronan said that although a federal law requires that advisory commissions have a balance of viewpoints, it didn't specify how this should be done. The New York judge said Trump has wide discretion in picking members.

The lawsuit was filed by several plaintiffs, including the progressive Interfaith Alliance as well as Hindu, Muslim and Sikh groups. They argued that the commission was imbalanced because it consisted almost entirely of conservative Christians, along with one Orthodox Jewish rabbi, and that several commissioners were on record questioning church-state separation and supporting the idea of America as a Judeo-Christian country.

Critics of the the commission said such fears were borne out when it issued a draft report in June that challenged the understanding of a separation of church and state in recent generations, calling instead for “bridges” between the two.

But Cronan said the lawsuit, which sought a more ideologically and religious diverse commission, failed to meet legal criteria to proceed.

He also wrote that the commission is diverse in other ways, such as including both clergy and lay people. And he said the commission has “adherents of at least five different religions” — by citing the one Jewish member and then members of various Christian denominations and identities.

The Interfaith Alliance argued that the commission lacked balance because members believed “the law should protect the exercise of religious beliefs over the civil rights of minority groups.” But Cronan wrote that because Trump's executive order creating the commission rejected the idea of “religious liberty as inconsistent with civil rights,” he wasn't obligated to appoint someone who disagreed with that founding premise.

The Interfaith Alliance has been vocal in criticizing the commission, saying its recent draft report failed to address crucial issues such as anti-Muslim attacks and saying it supports policies privileging some religious groups over others.

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On Monday, Leonie M. Hermantin, an advocate at the center, met with a woman affected by the expiration of the Temporary Protected Status.

“We are really urging people to, yes, have faith, but also to be prepared,” Hermantin said.

Hermantin said parents of U.S.-born minor children need to plan for the possibility of a family separation with the change of immigration status.

“We ask parents to sign, to prepare a temporary affidavit that provides guardianship that lets someone be a temporary guardian ... to make medical decisions and to allow children to travel,” Hermantin said.

Hermantin, who is fluent in Haitian Creole, translated for a woman who told Local 10 News that she and her mother were both victims of violence in Haiti before they fled to the U.S.

“I love my country, but this current situation does not make it safe for me to return to my country,” the woman said, according to Hermantin. “I don’t have asylum yet, I just submitted the application, so today feels like I am losing everything.”

Last year, the Department of Homeland Security determined that “the environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home.” Hermantin said Haiti isn’t safe.

“Gang violence has metastasized from Port-au-Prince to other parts of the country — making it unsafe for folks to return,” Hermantin said.

Earlier this year, a federal district court judge issued an order temporarily blocking the termination, but the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June 25 cleared the path for DHS to end TPS.

Related report: Miami archbishop calls on Senate to support bill extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a court-order extension for Employment Authorization Documents that expired on Monday.

DHS also ended the Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program, which allowed eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply to help family members in Haiti before visas were available.

“Girls were raped, burned, their homes were burned, taken over,” Hermantin said about some of the migrants who benefited from the program. “They have no home to return to. They have nothing to return to.”

Hermantin said the neighborhood’s West Dixie Highway area is usually full of pedestrians, but it was “eerily” quiet on Monday. “It’s a really tough reality to face,” Hermantin said. “Some are still waiting for a last-minute reprieve. They are still waiting for hopefully an extension ... people were praying really hard at church yesterday.”

While some are making plans to return to Haiti or move to countries like Brazil, where they have family, Hermantin said some have decided to stay.

“People are definitely going underground,” Hermantin said.

She said she is worried about the implications of “this traumatic experience” on child safety, the dignity of the elderly, food security, mental health, and labor shortages.

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There was some uncertainty about the future of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health last year, when the entire 17-member team responsible for it was laid off by the Trump administration. But the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released the latest report Monday, with data that lets researchers look at trends from 2021 to 2025.

Fewer adolescents aged 12 to 17 reported using tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and binge drinking in the previous month, the survey found.

And in the past year, fewer in that age group reported:

— illicit drug and marijuana use

— starting drinking alcohol, vaping or marijuana

— substance, alcohol or drug use disorders

Adolescents also saw declining trends for major depressive episodes and fewer reported serious thoughts of suicide, making a suicide plan and attempting suicide.

Young adults aged 18 to 25 saw similarly favorable trends.

Still, many young people face mental health challenges. Nearly 20% of adolescents surveyed had moderate or severe anxiety symptoms in the previous two weeks, compared with about 7% of adults over the age of 18.

Overall, the survey found more than half of people over 12 used an illicit drug, drank alcohol, used tobacco or vaped nicotine in the previous month. That includes 44% who drank alcohol, 16% who used a tobacco product, 10% who vaped nicotine and 16% who used an illicit drug.

The trends among young people are promising, but "there's still a lot of work to be done," said Robyn Oster, policy director for the Partnership to End Addiction.

“Nearly 45 million people still have substance use disorder and still not nearly enough people are getting treatment,” Oster said. “It’s still well over 80% of people who needed it did not get substance use treatment in the past year, let alone quality treatment.”

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El choque ocurrió en la cuadra 6200 de Northwest 12th Street.

El impacto atravesó múltiples habitaciones de la vivienda, dejando escombros esparcidos por un dormitorio, la cocina y el baño. Partes del Mercedes quedaron mezcladas entre pertenencias personales dentro de la residencia dañada.

El vecino Alexis Almonte, quien vive al lado, dijo que la colisión sonó como una explosión.

“Sonó como una bomba”, dijo Almonte a Local 10 News.

El propietario de la vivienda y Almonte dijeron que el exceso de velocidad ha sido un problema durante mucho tiempo en la cercana Northwest 63rd Avenue.

Almonte indicó que salió corriendo tras escuchar el choque y encontró al propietario herido.

“Veo el carro allá. Veo a la señora en el suelo”, dijo. “Está cortada. Tiene suerte de estar viva”.

Desde entonces se ha instalado una viga de soporte temporal dentro de la casa para ayudar a mantener la estructura dañada en pie.

Según los vecinos, no es la primera vez que un vehículo choca contra la vivienda.

“Es la tercera vez que alguien golpea la casa”, dijo Almonte, agregando que los residentes han pedido previamente a la Ciudad de Sunrise que instale un reductor de velocidad u otras medidas para calmar el tráfico.

Mientras Local 10 estaba en la escena la mañana del viernes, varios vehículos fueron vistos pasando a alta velocidad por el área.

Almonte instó a los conductores a reducir la velocidad y recordar que hay familias que viven en el vecindario.

“Hay gente viviendo aquí — niños”, dijo. “Tenemos que cuidarnos unos a otros”.

Los investigadores no han indicado qué causó el choque ni si el conductor enfrentará cargos.

No había marcas visibles de frenado en la carretera, lo que sugiere que el conductor podría no haber frenado antes del impacto.

La gravedad de las lesiones del propietario no ha sido revelada.

The video released Monday is the latest public plea from the journalist about 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie since her disappearance on Feb. 1 from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie said her family will never stop looking for her.

“The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know that you have tried to do things the right way,” she said. “So I’m asking you, begging you, to do the right thing now. Make the right choice. Help us find her. Tell us where to look for her. I truly believe it is never too late to do the right thing.”

Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will on Feb. 1. They found blood near the front doorstep of her home just outside Tucson, and the FBI later released surveillance videos showing a masked man on the porch that night.

Volunteers and search teams scoured the nearby desert terrain filled with cactuses, bushes and boulders in the weeks after she vanished. A volunteer group recently searched for her body near the Arizona-Mexico border. Authorities have not said how many purported ransom demands were made after Guthrie’s disappearance, though three news organizations reported receiving such notes and turned them over to investigators.

The FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes as nothing more than extortion attempts, but said it’s still evaluating others that might be legitimate. The federal agency hasn’t specified which ransom notes might be genuine.

Savannah Guthrie has previously made a series of social media postings about her mother after she went missing. In the days after the disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings acknowledged they were aware of media reports of a supposed ransom letter and were ready to talk and listen, but wanted proof their mother was alive. Weeks later, Savannah Guthrie said her family was offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother. She also acknowledged for the first time that her mother might not be alive, but added that there was still hope.

Carter Camacho, 18, of Smyrna, Georgia, told police officers who apprehended him outside the Capitol on Feb. 17 that he intended to confront members of Congress and “scare them into speaking the truth,” according to federal prosecutors. But he didn't make it into the building, and nobody was injured.

Camacho is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 8 by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C. He has remained jailed since his arrest.

Camacho pleaded guilty to two counts: illegal possession of a firearm on Capitol grounds and receipt or distribution of child pornography. The latter charge stems from a search of his phone after his arrest.

Surveillance video captured Camacho exiting a parked car and running toward the west side of the Capitol with the shotgun in his hands. He complied with Capitol Police officers' commands to stop and get down on the ground.

Camacho told police that he purchased the shotgun for “home defense” less than a week before he drove from Georgia to the Capitol, prosecutors said. He also said he had left pepper spray and other tactical gear in his car “just in case I don’t want to shoot anyone,” according to prosecutors.

“He further indicated that he considered using the shotgun to breach a door to be able to enter the Capitol,” they wrote.

El lunes, Leonie M. Hermantin, defensora en el centro, se reunió con una mujer afectada por el vencimiento del Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS).

“Realmente estamos instando a las personas a que sí, tengan fe, pero también estén preparadas”, dijo Hermantin.

Hermantin dijo que los padres de hijos menores nacidos en Estados Unidos necesitan planificar la posibilidad de una separación familiar con el cambio de estatus migratorio.

“Les pedimos a los padres que firmen, que preparen una declaración jurada temporal que otorgue la tutela y permita que alguien sea tutor temporal… para tomar decisiones médicas y permitir que los niños viajen”, dijo Hermantin.

Hermantin, quien habla con fluidez el criollo haitiano, tradujo para una mujer que dijo a Local 10 News que tanto ella como su madre fueron víctimas de violencia en Haití antes de huir a Estados Unidos.

“Amo a mi país, pero la situación actual no hace que sea seguro para mí regresar”, dijo la mujer, según Hermantin. “Todavía no tengo asilo, apenas presenté la solicitud, así que hoy siento que estoy perdiendo todo”.

El año pasado, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) determinó que “la situación ambiental en Haití ha mejorado lo suficiente como para que sea seguro que los ciudadanos haitianos regresen a casa”. Hermantin dijo que Haití no es seguro.

“La violencia de las pandillas se ha propagado desde Puerto Príncipe hacia otras partes del país, lo que hace que no sea seguro que las personas regresen”, dijo Hermantin.

A principios de este año, un juez de un tribunal federal de distrito emitió una orden que bloqueó temporalmente la cancelación, pero el fallo de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos del 25 de junio despejó el camino para que el DHS pusiera fin al TPS.

El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS) emitió una extensión por orden judicial para los Documentos de Autorización de Empleo que vencieron el lunes.

El DHS también puso fin al Programa de Permiso de Reunificación Familiar para Haitianos, que permitía a ciudadanos estadounidenses elegibles y residentes permanentes legales solicitar ayuda para que sus familiares en Haití pudieran viajar antes de que hubiera visas disponibles.

“Niñas fueron violadas, quemadas, sus casas fueron incendiadas y tomadas”, dijo Hermantin sobre algunos de los migrantes que se beneficiaron del programa. “No tienen un hogar al cual regresar. No tienen nada a qué regresar”.

Hermantin dijo que el área de West Dixie Highway, en el vecindario, suele estar llena de peatones, pero el lunes estaba “inquietantemente” tranquila.

“Es una realidad muy difícil de enfrentar”, dijo Hermantin. “Algunos todavía esperan un alivio de último minuto. Siguen esperando, con la esperanza de una extensión… ayer la gente estaba orando con mucha fuerza en la iglesia”.

Mientras algunos hacen planes para regresar a Haití o mudarse a países como Brasil, donde tienen familiares, Hermantin dijo que otros han decidido quedarse.

“Definitivamente la gente está pasando a la clandestinidad”, dijo Hermantin.

Agregó que le preocupan las implicaciones de “esta experiencia traumática” para la seguridad de los niños, la dignidad de los adultos mayores, la seguridad alimentaria, la salud mental y la escasez de mano de obra.

The surprise move during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine followed U.S. opposition to giving U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk another four-year term. The reappointment on Friday got overwhelming support, including from France.

The U.S. walkout reflects not only the more strained relations between President Donald Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, but also wider tensions between the U.S. and Europe. These include questions over Trump's commitment to NATO, possible changes to U.S. troop deployments in Europe, and Trump’s desire to control Greenland, which belongs to NATO member Denmark.

Trump has complained that Europeans, who weren't consulted, did not help the U.S. during the Iran war. Amid the tensions, Macron has taken a lead in trying to build up Europe's military and ensure a nuclear umbrella as one of the continent's two nuclear powers, along with Britain.

After Monday’s brief walkout, deputy U.S. ambassador Dan Negrea accused France of feigning “moral outrage” and pretending to lecture the world about every topic, including human rights.

The United States has stood by France in every conflict where its "freedom has been imperiled” and tolerated its grandstanding “out of a sense of camaraderie and mutual respect,” he said, but no more.

What sparked the walkout was a social media post Friday from France’s U.N. Mission in Geneva criticizing U.S. opposition to a second term for the U.N. rights chief. The General Assembly voted 144-10 with 13 abstentions in support of Türk, with the U.S. among the “no” votes.

“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it,” the French Mission tweeted.

Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., in responding on X, accused France of coddling ”some of the worst human rights abusers” and voting “for someone who has been lecturing, free, sovereign democracies like the United States, the UK, and Israel, while cozying up to the world’s worst oppressors.”

Türk’s job as the U.N. rights chief, by its nature, is tricky: It requires speaking out against rights violations by the governments of the countries that make up the membership of the world body.

For instance, Türk has sharply criticized Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s war in Gaza as well as having urged a “massive rethink” of U.S. immigration policy before the World Cup, citing issues around “racial profiling, surveillance and immigration enforcement.”

At Monday’s meeting, Negrea drilled in on France.

“Today, I remind them that it is the United States that remains the beacon of liberty for the world,” he said. “As such, we will not be affording them the benefit of listening to their politicized drivel until they renounce their condescending and disrespectful rhetoric and behave in a manner commensurate with their seat on this council.”

France’s U.N. Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont never mentioned the walkout when asked to take the floor at the end of the council meeting to respond.

Instead, he noted that France — which helped the United States gain its independence — took part in the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

“The United Nations was created with the goal of working towards international peace and security, human rights and development,” he said. “All of that forms the spirit in which France works within the United Nations … to preserve this institution, its independence, its ability to act in service of the charter and act to serve human rights and peace.”

On Monday, there was a preliminary hearing for singer D4vd in Los Angeles; Andrew and Tristan Tate were fighting extradition in Miami; and a woman who killed her three kids was on trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

On Tuesday, attorneys for the man accused of murder in the 1996 death of Tupac Shakur are scheduled to appear in court in Las Vegas and a convicted school shooter could be sentenced in Winder, Georgia.

Also this week, a trial over the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie continues in Buffalo, New York.

Here's a look at the cases, what's happening this week and what's at stake:

A judge ruled there was enough evidence to put D4vd on trial

Prosecutors say the singer, whose legal name is David Burke, killed a 14-year-old girl after she threatened to reveal their sexual relationship. Burke has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have said they will vigorously defend him.

The indie-pop musician's online presence has brought him a huge following. His breakthrough single in 2022 was called “Romantic Homicide,” one of several of his songs with more than a billion plays on Spotify.

Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo decided Monday the evidence prosecutors presented at a preliminary hearing that spanned five days provided probable cause for a trial on charges of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains.

Andrew and Tristan Tate fight extradition

The social media influencers are accused of rape and sex trafficking in the United Kingdom, but are currently in the United States.

On Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis set a detention hearing for Aug. 13 to determine whether the Tates should stay in jail or be released during what could be a monthslong extradition process.

The Tates promote their wealth, male dominance and misogyny through a social media empire that's made them some of the world’s most polarizing internet personalities. The former professional kickboxers, who have dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship, have millions of social media followers and are vocal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie is on trial

Prosecutors have charged Hadi Matar with terrorism. Matar was previously convicted of a state-level attempted murder charge in the 2022 attack at a cultural institution where Rushdie was poised to speak about threats to writers and artists.

Rushdie testified against him last week in federal court in Buffalo, New York. Matar's attorneys have said their client may testify.

Trial begins for Massachusetts woman who killed her 3 kids

Lindsay Clancy strangled her 8-month-old, 3-year-old and 5-year-old children on Jan. 24, 2023 at her Massachusetts home. Prosecutors have charged her with murder.

The case casts a spotlight on postpartum mental health. Clancy’s attorneys say she sought help for postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness linked to the stress, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes that follow childbirth. Prosecutors say she carefully planned the killings.

If convicted of murder, Clancy faces life in prison without parole. If found not guilty due to a lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.

Jurors on Monday heard opening statements and testimony from Clancy's former husband, Patrick Clancy. The trial is expected to last several weeks.

Georgia school shooter to be sentenced to life in prison

Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at a high school north of Atlanta that left two students and two teachers dead. A judge must now decide whether he will have the possibility of parole.

A forensic psychologist who evaluated Gray after the shooting at the request of the teen’s attorney said Monday that Gray had a chaotic, lonely upbringing.

A jury in March convicted his father, Colin Gray, on charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors said he gave his son the assault-style rifle used to open fire at the school.

Judge to consider evidence in the killing of Tupac

Duane “Keffe D” Davis is set to go on trial in August over the killing of the rap icon. He's accused of orchestrating the killing.

His attorneys are scheduled to ask a judge on Tuesday to exclude an interview he conducted with police in 2008.

Shakur’s death is considered one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the United States. The case had gone cold until Davis began making public statements about it, including in a book he co-wrote in which he said he provided the weapon used to shoot Shakur.

The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now lower court decisions blocking the sweeping changes in nearly half the country.

The request comes shortly after Trump delivered a primetime address elevating his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of elections, and could be one of several voting-related challenges before the court ahead of the high-stakes midterm contest.

Trump ordered the government in March to create a “state citizenship list” of eligible voters and deliver mail ballots only to people on that list.

Democratic officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia sued, saying the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, not the president. Their attorneys have said Trump's proposed changes are ripe for abuse and could cause chaos.

A judge in Massachusetts blocked the executive order for the plaintiff states, and a divided 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel left her ruling in place over the weekend.

The executive order calls for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to send state officials federal citizenship lists to determine eligible voters. It tells the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on the lists.

The order also calls for ballots to have secure envelopes with unique barcodes for tracking. Federal funding could be withheld from states and localities that don’t comply.

The appeal argues that Trump's order lays out “general policy guidance” and doesn’t directly dictate how states run their elections. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the high court to freeze the judge's order as lawsuits play out, calling it indefensible.

“And the injunction is especially indefensible because the agencies are still deliberating over how (if at all) to implement the Order, yet the district court preemptively decided that whatever the agencies may choose to do will necessarily be unlawful,” Sauer wrote.

He urged the high court to move quickly, arguing that any new policies would have to be in place as soon as August to be effective for the November elections.

A response to the appeal is due Aug. 3.

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump administration before on mail-in ballots, finding in June that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day.

Trump has promoted the proposed changes in his executive order as safeguards to keep non-U.S. citizens from voting. He's also repeatedly pressed for the passage of legislation that requires proof of citizenship to vote.

Noncitizen voting has been shown to be rare, and is a felony that can be punishable by deportation.

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, agreed in June to halt implementation for the Nov. 3 elections.

Her ruling differed from that of another federal judge based in Washington. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Trump, found in May it was too early to block the order because it had not yet been implemented.

The office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is leading the lawsuit for the states, did not immediately comment on the Trump administration’s appeal. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office declined to comment.

The Postal Service also would not discuss its plans regarding implementing Trump’s order or its rule, citing the ongoing litigation. In Kansas, Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office said it has not yet heard from the Postal Service about plans going forward.

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Associated Press writer John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this story.

La conservadora Fujimori se presentó de forma breve ante la prensa e indicó que su gabinete, al cual juramentará la tarde del martes, trabajará “con sentido de urgencia”.

Fujimori indicó que el primer ministro será Luis Galarreta, de 55 años, a quien definifió como un “hombre leal” que sabe que gobernar exige decisión y firmeza, pero también "capacidad para lograr acuerdos".

Galarreta también fue elegido como primer vicepresidente de Fujimori. El próximo primer ministro dijo que en 100 días se verán parte de las promesas de campaña de Fujimori e incluyó la lucha contra la delincuencia, el crecimiento económico y la generación de empleo.

Entre 2017 y 2018, Galarreta fue líder del Parlamento cuando el partido de Fujimori tuvo amplia mayoría. Fue un periodo de choque contra el entonces débil mandatario Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-2018) quien renunció antes de que el Congreso lo removiera por una investigación por presunta corrupción.

A su vez Fujimori anunció como su próximo ministro de Economía a Elmer Cuba, un economista que la asesoró hace una década en su entonces postulación a la presidencia y luego fue uno de los directores del Banco Central entre 2016 y 2021. Cuba también ha asesorado a empresas de cemento, minas y petróleo.

Finalmente, Fujimori anunció que nombrará al excandidato presidencial Carlos Espá como su canciller. Espá fue uno de los más de 30 postulantes a la presidencia en la primera vuelta. Espá —abogado, politólogo y periodista— trabajó como director de Comunicaciones de la embajada de Estados Unidos en Lima entre 2008 y 2023.

En declaraciones a la prensa, el próximo canciller indicó que cree en el “imperio de la ley” a nivel local e internacional y se presentó como austero, disciplinado y trabajador.

En marzo, cuando aún era candidato presidencial, dijo que en un eventual gobierno suyo las relaciones con China serían a nivel de socio comercial, pero no de “aliados” ni “amigos”. “El principal producto de exportación no tradicional chino es la corrupción y Perú lamentablemente tiene una fragilidad institucional que es muy vulnerable a la corrupción cuando viene de afuera”, dijo.

Las declaraciones de Espá se produjeron después de que en febrero el Congreso destituyera al entonces presidente José Jerí —quien gobernó apenas cuatro meses—, luego de que la fiscalía le abriera una investigación por presunta corrupción al mantener citas no oficiales con empresarios chinos.

Espá recordó que dos empresas estatales chinas controlan el 100% de la distribución de la electricidad en la capital de Perú y las calificó de “monopolio”.

China ha felicitado a Fujimori por su triunfo y calificó la relación bilateral de “socios estratégicos integrales”. La cancillería china anunció que enviará al ministro de Ciencia y Tecnología, Yin Hejun, a la investidura de Fujimori.

China es el principal socio comercial de Perú, incluidas diversas inversiones en minería, energía y un puerto en el Pacífico con una ruta marítima que acorta la distancia entre Sudamérica y Asia.

Kristopher and Amanda Karolkiewicz and their six children, aged 5 to 15, died Friday in their home in Grand Haven Township, on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Authorities were summoned for a fire and then discovered the bodies.

The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department said in a release Monday that autopsies determined all the family members died of gunshot wounds, and that Kristopher Karolkiewicz took his own life.

“The investigation shows that this was a murder-suicide,” Capt. Jacob Sparks wrote.

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The fire appears to have been set intentionally in multiple parts of the home after the killings, but officials still are investigating the origin point, Sparks said. The family’s pets perished in the blaze.

Messages seeking comment were sent Monday to the couple’s relatives.

Kris Karolkiewicz was 47; his wife, who went by Mandy, was 39.

The couple met at work at a beverage company in 2008 and began dating that summer, according to a parenting-oriented blog that Mandy Karolkiewicz kept over a decade ago.

Their first child was born on April 25, 2011, which she hailed as “the best day of my life (so far).” Two more sons followed over the next four years, as she shifted from a banking job to a part-time position at a local insurance agency and later stopped working outside the home. The couple was planning to adopt more children at the time.

The blog frequently expressed her Christian faith, her joy in the family and her love and appreciation for her husband and his parenting. “My kids have that actual example of a selfless, Christ-like father,” she wrote in 2015.

Kris Karolkiewicz, too, hailed their life together: “I’m a very lucky guy,” he wrote in a 2019 Facebook post ahead of their 10th anniversary.

Kris Karolkiewicz was a vice president of sales and marketing for the American Heart Association from September 2023 to earlier this month, when his employment ended, an organization spokesperson said. The association did not release further details, saying it does not comment on personnel matters. While with the AHA, he worked remotely for a division responsible for CPR and first aid training and products, it said.

Recently, Mandy Karolkiewicz was a substitute teacher at an elementary school, earning praise for going “above and beyond for students, especially when they’re having a hard day, responding with empathy, patience, and care,” as the local school district put it in a Facebook post in January. A message seeking comment was sent Monday to the Grand Haven Area Public Schools system, which — without identifying anyone — exhorted the public in a post Friday to “avoid speculation” about the deaths.

Although her blog ended in 2016, Mandy Karolkiewicz continued sharing updates on her family and activities in TikTok videos, including clips of a trip to China earlier this month with two of her children.

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Peltz reported from New York and Collins from Hartford, Conn.

One of the men charged, 29-year-old Marquez Christopher Pinder, works in the Secret Service's Miami field office and is described in an arrest warrant as a “dean of pledges” for a Miami chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

The Secret Service said it’s cooperating with investigators and has placed Pinder on administrative leave. He was released from jail after posting a $75,000 bond Monday and faces arraignment before a judge Sept. 24.

The three men were charged last week after police uncovered evidence of “alleged hazing incidents involving prolonged and repeated beatings with canes and paddles,” the Miami-Dade County state attorney's office said in a news release.

Police said in court documents that a University of Miami graduate student and another young man had injuries that could have been fatal had they not been treated. One required skin grafts to his backside and suffered kidney damage, the documents said, while the other had a tube placed in his windpipe to help him breathe.

Accused agent has worked for Secret Service since 2023

Charges against the three men include felony counts of hazing with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with great bodily harm and attempted manslaughter.

“In Florida, hazing is abuse and it is a crime,” Katherine Fernandez Rundle, state attorney for Miami-Dade County, said in a statement Sunday. “Its victims too often lie in their graves and in hospital beds.”

An attorney for Pinder, Justin Beckham, did not immediately return phone and email messages seeking comment Monday. Court and jail records did not list attorneys for the other two men.

Pinder has worked as a Secret Service agent since 2023, agency spokesman Matt Fagiana confirmed Monday.

"Any misconduct will be addressed swiftly and appropriately upon completion of the investigative and judicial process,” Michael Townsend, the special agent in charge of the Secret Service's Miami field office, said in a statement.

A spokesman for Kappa Alpha Psi did not immediately return a phone message left at the fraternity's Philadelphia headquarters.

Arrest warrant describes bloody paddling, emergency medical care

According to Pinder's arrest warrant, the graduate student told police that he and another young man had their backsides beaten by Pinder and the other defendants during four nights in early April at an apartment and a home off-campus. The paddling started when the victims failed to correctly answer questions about the fraternity and its history, a police investigator said in an arrest warrant filed in court.

The warrant did not name either victim.

The beatings stopped on the fourth night when one of the victims had blood seeping through the seat of his pants, according to the warrant. It said fraternity leaders ordered both victims to strip off their clothes and place them in garbage bags before going home.

One of the victims suffered vomiting, fevers and intense pain before being admitted to a hospital, where he required skin grafts on his buttocks and treatment for kidney damage, according to police.

Without emergency medical treatment, the warrant said, “his injuries would have resulted in renal failure leading to death.”

The second victim told police he knew the other victim from the fraternity. He denied being paddled, the warrant said, but acknowledged receiving emergency medical care in April.

That person's medical records showed he had been hospitalized with injuries to his backside and “was intubated during his stay in the hospital to prevent further physical deterioration and death,” the arrest warrant said.

Florida lawmakers in 2005 made hazing a felony punishable by up to five years in prison if it results in serious injury or death. The law was spurred by the 2001 death of Chad Meredith, a University of Miami freshman who drowned after drinking alcohol and then attempting to swim across a lake at the urging of campus fraternity leaders.

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Paul Harris, who represents Wu, told The Associated Press early Tuesday that immigration authorities had sent a letter to his attorneys saying Wu, the former chairman of Hong Kong's once-biggest pro-democracy party, was being granted permission to remain as a visitor for six months. Wu’s family resides in the U.K.

Wu declined to comment.

The British authorities' decision came after Wu's entry on a seven-day immigration bail last week raised widespread concerns from rights groups and Hong Kongers living in the U.K. and the Chinese territory.

Wu was one of 47 activists charged in 2021 in Hong Kong’s biggest case under a Beijing-imposed security law that crushed a previously thriving democracy movement. He was sentenced in 2024 to four years and five months in prison for conspiracy to commit subversion over his role in an unofficial primary election.

Wu said in an AP interview Sunday that he was only allowed to stay in Britain until Wednesday as U.K. border authorities believed he might have other goals beyond just visiting, including seeking long-term residency. He worried that would cut short his plans to spend time with his family after years of separation. He also feared the immigration record could affect his future visits to his family in the U.K. again.

The Home Office confirmed Monday local time that Wu will not be removed on Wednesday and that he has permission to enter the U.K.

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Lasko had surgery June 30 to address a fractured C6-C7 vertebra. Lasko collided with Double-A Midland teammate Devin Taylor during a game in Frisco, Texas. Both dove for a flyball, and Lasko remained motionless on the field after the play.

“I'm currently feeling much better,” Lasko wrote on X. "I have sensation from my feet up to my knees, along with a lot of involuntary leg movements. I also have been getting some sensation in the side of my thighs, hamstrings and back. I currently have about 75% usage of my left hand and about 50% in my right.

“I'm very happy with my progress and once again, so very thankful for all the love and support. It has continued to help me get up everyday and work my hardest.”

The 24-year-old Lasko was selected by the Athletics in the second round of the 2023 amateur draft from Rutgers. He was batting .209 with six homers, 34 RBIs and a .635 OPS for Midland this season.

Lasko appeared in 13 games at Triple-A Las Vegas last year. He also played 21 games in the Arizona Fall League for promising prospects, batting .357 with nine stolen bases.

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The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in Winnebago County, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee. Damage was reported in cities including Appleton and Menasha, where Police Chief Matt Albrecht said some homes and businesses were “severely impacted.”

Heather Schroeder said she heard cracking and popping all around her as the twister destroyed a laundromat, a bakery and a neighborhood tavern that were clustered around a street corner in Menasha, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Green Bay.

Rescue workers pulled someone out of one of the buildings, said Schroeder, who works nearby. It wasn’t clear if the person had survived, she said. Cars were turned upside-down, and there was a gas leak at the laundromat, she said.

“There’s nothing left,” Schroeder said.

The tornado ripped roofs off homes and flipped vehicles in one neighborhood in Menasha, just blocks from the shores of Lake Winnebago. Video showed a trail of destruction, with some homes reduced to their outer walls.

Greg Van Driest was working in downtown Appleton when the sky got as dark as night.

“The word we all were using was ‘ominous,’” he said. “It’s like, ‘Whoa, look at that.’ ... You looked outside and you thought it was three in the morning, it was that dark.”

No reports of deaths or injuries, but searches continue

Gordon Hintz, Winnebago County’s top elected official, said he wasn’t aware of any fatalities or injuries, but emergency officials were still searching.

“Obviously, the footage looks devastating,” Hintz said. “Clearly some significant damage done with power lines down and things like that.”

Hintz said he’s heard multiple reports of buildings that were completely destroyed and vehicles overturned. All storm warnings that could be made ahead of time to get people to safety were activated, he said.

“Obviously when you look at the damage, Mother Nature doesn’t really care,” he said.

National Weather Service meteorologist Holley Kamba said the agency was receiving reports of damage in southern Outagamie County and eastern Winnebago County,

“We have been receiving calls of damage with a lot of trees down, power lines down,” Kamba said. “We’ve been searching for some pictures of the structural damage.”

So far, there have been no reports of injuries, she said.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said the state “is ready to assist communities however we can.”

The twister was over Lake Winnebago and moving southward toward Fond du Lac County around 12:25 p.m., the National Weather Service said.

National Weather Service meteorologists in Green Bay issued a tornado warning for the Fox Cities region, which includes Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, at 11:59 a.m.

“Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely,” the alert said.

The area had already been under a severe thunderstorm warning for about 45 minutes, and meteorologists indicated the storm was capable of producing winds up to 60 mph (97 kph).

Extensive damage and an entire city without power

Images on social media showed extensive damage in Appleton, including homes stripped of roofs, a car tossed onto a lawn, and streets littered with tree limbs.

The Appleton Police Department said on social media that it was aware of “several downed trees and large tree limbs throughout the city." Traffic signals were out and some roads were “heavily backed up,” the department said.

Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson said he didn't have any confirmation of fatalities or injuries in the county, which includes Appleton. But he said there was “extensive and severe damage” in Menasha and Fox Crossing.

“All indications are that this was a devastating system that has caused extensive damage,” Nelson said.

In Menasha, the electric utility said the entire city of about 18,000 people was believed to be without power. Authorities were opening a shelter at a church for people seeking temporary safety or can’t remain in their homes. The city's senior center and library had been wlost power and were forced to close.

two buildings city authorities said hours earlier were open to residents seeking shelter after the storms, lost power and are no longer open, Karoline Hopfensperger, a spokesperson for Winnebago County Emergency Management, said in a Monday afternoon email.

The storm hit Menasha and the east side of neighboring Fox Crossing at around 12:20 p.m., Albrecht said.

“At this point, we are unaware, unsure of how bad the damage is because many roads in those same areas are impassable,” Albrecht said. First responders were working to get into the affected area to “look for injuries, look for victims” and clear the roads, he said.

He urged people to shelter in place. “Right now, there are many downed power lines, downed trees, multiple hazardous situations. Please stay out.”

The National Weather Service said severe weather is forecast to continue in east central and southeastern Wisconsin through Monday afternoon. Storms are expected to bring strong winds along with hail and the possibility of an isolated, brief tornado, the National Weather Service said.

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Mayes-Osterman reported from Chicago and Seewer from Toledo, Ohio. Christopher L. Keller in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Laura Turbay in Little Rock, Arkansas; Sophie Bates in Jackson, Mississippi; Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City; and Michael R. Sisak in New York contributed to this report.

ICE plans to extend the no-bid contract of the firm that runs Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, through Sept. 30, 2027, at a potential additional cost to taxpayers of $776 million, the notice says. This is on top of a $452 million initial contract that the firm, Amentum Services Inc., was awarded in March when it was hastily installed to take over the camp’s operation from a contractor removed for poor performance.

For months, Democratic members of Congress and several advocacy organizations have called for Camp East Montana to be closed, citing reports that detainees have been routinely mistreated since its opening in August 2025.

A report released earlier this month by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union alleged that staff routinely beat detainees, denied them medical care, made them live in filthy conditions and fed them inedible meals. Reports by federal agencies have also found unsafe detention conditions and that the Army and ICE have wasted millions of dollars paying for unnecessary services. At least three Camp East Montana detainees have died.

The facility at Fort Bliss, an Army base near the U.S.-Mexico border, has housed an average of more than 2,000 male and female detainees a day since Oct. 1, though its population has declined significantly in recent months, according to ICE data.

“Extending Amentum’s contract while ignoring well-documented abuses is reckless and demonstrates the Trump administration’s full-scale assault on human rights,” said Angélica César, a fellow at Human Rights Watch and the ACLU who was a lead researcher for the report. “Instead of holding private contractors accountable, DHS is choosing to perpetuate a system of harm and abuse.”

Chanel Mann, a spokesperson for Amentum, referred questions to ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, which didn’t immediately return messages seeking comment.

ICE's notice was a justification for extending Amentum Services’ contract for a year without a competitive bidding process.

The agency argued that relocating detainees to other facilities would be “impracticable” due to a lack of available bed space elsewhere. Transitioning to a different contractor would require replacing Amentum’s “proprietary infrastructure” and finding new workers, which would lead to duplicative costs, it said.

“Any lapse in contract coverage would directly threaten the life, safety, and well-being of detainees, severely disrupt law enforcement operations, and expose the government to substantial operational, legal, and humanitarian risks,” the notice says.

ICE's notice said the Army's initial contract, awarded to Acquisition Logistics LLC, “did not accurately reflect ICE's operational needs or the actual usage of the facility.” Acquisition Logistics had no prior experience operating detention facilities.

In all, Virginia-based Amentum stands to be paid more than $1.2 billion if it operates the camp from March 2026 through September 2027, the notice says.

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According to the Miami Beach Police Department, the burglaries happened at around 4:15 a.m. at the Eden Roc Miami Beach, located at 4525 Collins Ave. in the Mid-Beach area.

Police said hotel staff called police to alert them that Patrick Lee Bryant, who “had previously been arrested” there, was back and “attempting to gain unauthorized access to guest rooms.”

Bryant, 37, of northwest Miami-Dade, had gained access to the fourth-floor balconies “by climbing toward guest rooms,” an MBPD arrest report states.

In the first room, he stole and drank the two apple juices, worth $10, police said. They said he was unsuccessful trying to get into the second, managed to get into the third but stole nothing, and was again foiled by a locked door on the fourth balcony.

Police said officers encountered Bryant at the top of the hotel’s pool terrace and took him into custody after a brief foot chase in which he resisted arrest.

Authorities said Bryant had warrants for burglary, theft and two probation violations and has “multiple previous theft convictions.”

He was set to be off probation on Aug. 18.

Additionally, they said he “has previously been charged as a prisoner escapee and should be considered a risk to escape and/or flee if released.”

Bryant, facing multiple new burglary charges, was being held without bond in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Monday afternoon.

The Czech capital has a movie theater that's among the few dozen in the world equipped with the coveted 70 mm IMAX screen to watch the first feature made entirely with IMAX film cameras.

“It completely changed my experience about the movie," said Nicolas Walak from Poland, who also saw the movie before on a normal screen before viewing it in Prague. "Everything was great. It was a great movie.”

Czech cinema adapts to meet demand for rare IMAX format

There are only 41 70 mm IMAX screens worldwide, with most in North America. Montpellier in France and the Belgian capital, Brussels, are the only other two in the European Union countries. Britain has another three.

To meet massive demand, the Czech branch of the Cinema City offers four to five screenings a day, one starting after midnight, and the majority are sold out.

Film fans from about 15 European countries, from Scandinavia to Spain, have been coming to watch “The Odyssey” in Prague, Cinema City said. Their number reached 22,000 by Monday, it said.

The 70 mm IMAX film presentation is Nolan's preferred format. The Oscar-winning filmmaker calls it the “best possible experience.”

Moviegoers travel up to three days to Prague

Daniel Jung drove with his two teenage sons, Felix and Leo, for three days from Norway through Denmark and Germany "just to see this movie. Tomorrow, we’re going back.”

Leo was in touch with Cinema City by email half a year before the July 16 premiere and followed the cinema operator on Instagram. He managed to book the tickets immediately after they became available.

“We were in the 11th row, right in the middle. We had the very best seats,” Leo said, calling the effort “absolutely worth it.”

“It’s just so big. We come from Norway, the screens we have are much smaller,” he said. “Now, we watched it in this huge format. I will always remember this experience.”

Felix said they had a good time on the way, visiting some places in Germany, but it would be worth it even if they just drove straight there.

Few IMAX left because of costs and other challenges

Due to the cost and other challenges, productions made using large format film are rare. The IMAX cameras are heavy and new versions with reduced noise had to be developed to be usable for making “The Odyssey.”

The film print sent to theaters is so big — weighing some 300 kilograms (661 pounds) and 18 kilometers (11 miles) long — that it has to be delivered to theaters in parts. The movie and the projector have to be in a climatized room and the projectionists need to be approved by IMAX for the job.

As movie theaters around the globe were acquiring digital IMAX equipment around 2008, the Cinema City decided not to get rid of the original analog projector in Prague. It was placed in a corner for three years until 2012 to screen Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.”

It was used to show several others, including Nolan's “Interstellar” in 2014 and “Oppenheimer” three years ago.

“We’re really grateful to him for that,” projectionist Tomáš Vyšinský said about his predecessor who saved the equipment.

Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo decided the evidence prosecutors presented at a preliminary hearing that spanned five days provided probable cause for a trial on charges of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains.

“The people have met their burden on all counts,” Olmedo said. She ordered that Burke continue to be held without bail.

D4vd, the 21-year-old singer born David Burke whose career was steeply rising before the allegations emerged, has pleaded not guilty. He showed no emotion when the judge issued her ruling. Defense lawyers declined to comment outside court after the ruling.

Olmedo emphasized that the probable cause standard for a preliminary hearing like this is much lower than the threshold at trial. However, prosecutors asserted the evidence was overwhelming.

“Based on the mountains of evidence presented,” Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman said, “all of the allegations have been proved way beyond the standard required.”

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said outside court that prosecutors are still weighing whether to seek the death penalty. Burke is to be arraigned Aug. 31.

Prosecutors on Monday wrapped up their case by giving a moment-by-moment account of Rivas Hernandez's last night, showing that after a stream of text messages with Burke, her phone went permanently silent when she arrived at his home.

As she neared his Hollywood home shortly after 10 a.m. on April 23, 2025, in an Uber he had sent to pick her up, she sent her final text: “girly pop i’m almost there open ur door if ur home.”

Prosecutors allege Burke stabbed her to death when she came through the door.

The night before, the two argued via text about his relationship with a woman. She sent him an angry and profane text saying she will tell her dad so many lies about him and “i will end ur career and ur life.”

Prosecutors said that Burke met Rivas Hernandez when she was 11, began sexually abusing her when she was 13 and he was 18, stabbed her to death when she threatened to report him and ruin his career, and cut up her body in his garage with chain saws.

Prosecutors said they have records showing Burke ordered chain saws and wading pools that he used to dismember her body in his garage, and that her DNA was found there on blood stains discovered when police served a search warrant.

They said he then drove around for weeks and even months with the body in the trunk. Her decomposing body was found in the Tesla registered to Burke that was towed from the Hollywood Hills in September, a little more than four months later.

Prosecutors said the car was parked around the corner from his house, and surveillance video will show he was the last person to drive it.

Defense argues there's insufficient evidence for murder

After the final witness on Monday, the defense argued that the evidence was insufficient and the murder charge should be dismissed.

“There’s no evidence that Mr. Burke harbored a deliberate intent to kill Miss Hernandez,” said Burke's attorney, Marilyn Bednarski.

She said the communications between Burke and Rivas Hernandez showed “no threat, no evidence of a history of violence” and that he had “the opposite of homicidal malice” toward her.

She argued that a medical examiner ruling that her death was a homicide from two puncture wounds was too vague and inconclusive to be evidence of murder. The defense did not directly give an alternative theory on how she died and isn't required to.

The defense showed several other texts from Rivas Hernandez threatening him about their relationship, and saying she would go to Burke's mother, talk to his friends and “leak” information about them.

Under questioning from defense attorney Blair Berk, Farrell said he saw no indication that she ever threatened to go to police or pursue any legal action against him.

The defense also established that she had asked seven times to come to see him in the days before her death, and he reluctantly agreed only after she demanded it, and that she had threatened to kill Burke and to mutilate him.

The defense argued that all of the malice had come from her.

Silverman told the judge that “the defense tried numerous times throughout these proceedings to dirty up the victim” despite her being a child.

The detective also said under questioning from Berk that the parents of both Burke and Rivas Hernandez knew about their relationship, that he had attended church with members of her family and that her parents had given their consent for her to go to London with him for a week.

Prosecution alleges D4vd immediately began covering up the killing

After her phone went silent, Burke sent her several other messages that night asking where she was, and expressing concern. Prosecutors allege those messages were sent as cover after he had killed her.

Prosecutors allege Burke dismembered the body in his garage. A police analyst testified earlier in the hearing that samples pulled from apparent blood stains there matched her DNA.

Her body was found in a Tesla registered to him nearly five months later.

Detective documents sexual abuse

In earlier testimony, Farrell recounted dozens of sexually explicit photos of Burke and Rivas Hernandez and years of text messages that described the same things, along with conversations that indicated she had gotten an abortion in 2024 at 13 after he got her pregnant.

Farrell described the photos that could not be shown in court, material so graphic that it left Rivas Hernandez's mother in tears and prompted both parents to leave the courtroom on Friday. They were back in court Monday.

D4vd's career was reaching new heights at time of killing

D4vd (pronounced “David”) became an online musical phenomenon as a teen with a blend of indie rock, R&B and lo-fi pop. He had huge followings on TikTok, Soundcloud and Spotify, where his top songs, including his 2022 breakthrough “Romantic Homicide,” have more than a billion plays.

In 2024 he played the Coachella music festival and released his first full-length album, “Withered,” two days after authorities say Rivas Hernandez was killed.

Georgieva, la primera máxima autoridad del FMI en visitar Buenos Aires en ocho años, también despejó dudas sobre la capacidad del país sudamericano para cumplir sus abultados compromisos de deuda y afirmó que la economía argentina está “sólida” para enfrentar eventuales turbulencias financieras que podrían desatarse el próximo año por la campaña electoral para las elecciones generales, en las que Milei buscará la reelección.

“Argentina está en una posición mucho más sólida y esto es resultado de un trabajo arduo del gobierno y de la perseverancia y el sacrificio del pueblo argentino”, destacó la funcionaria del FMI en una conferencia de prensa en la estuvo acompañada por el ministro de Economía argentino, Luis Caputo.

Georgieva recordó que al asumir al frente del FMI en 2019 en su primera reunión se abordó el caso de Argentina y “discutíamos si el país podría mantenerse al día con el servicio de sus obligaciones de deuda para todos. Esta no es la pregunta que debemos hacernos hoy”.

Argentina sigue siendo el mayor deudor del Fondo, con obligaciones pendientes que rondan los 58.000 millones de dólares.

La titular del FMI ponderó “el progreso macroeconómico y estabilidad financiera” que alcanzó Argentina tras la llegada de Milei al poder en 2023.

“Lo que tenemos es una escena más saludable... déficit primario que cambió a superávit primario, la inflación ha disminuido de 210% a un aproximado de 30% hoy en día y se han acumulado reservas” en el Banco Central, enumeró Georgieva.

“La confianza del mercado ha regresado”, sentenció. “Estamos en un buen camino para que Argentina se una al club de los mercados emergentes que han pedido prestado al FMI, reformaron sus economías y luego dejaron de pedir prestado. Ese momento va a llegar”.

Cara y ceca del modelo

Tras ser considerado por el mercado un país incumplidor serial de sus deudas, la llegada al gobierno de Milei con su ambicioso plan de reformas y políticas de austeridad recibió rápidamente el respaldo del FMI y de los inversores.

El éxito de Milei para contener una inflación desbocada --la tasa interanual, ahora en 33%, superaba el 200% cuando asumió el cargo—, la disciplina fiscal y las medidas de desregulación tienen como contrapartida un estancamiento del consumo por el congelamiento de salarios, familias endeudadas y un leve repunte del desempleo.

La caída en el respaldo popular del mandatario plantea interrogantes sobre sus chances de ser reelecto en 2027 y abre un escenario de incertidumbre para los inversores que podría generar turbulencias financieras como sucedió en 2025, en coincidencia con las elecciones de medio término.

Consultada al respecto, Georgieva admitió que “los riesgos siempre están allí, los riesgos tienen que gestionarse. ¿Cómo se gestionan? Construyendo políticas fuertes en el período que tenemos ahora… que brinden confianza a las personas en el país y a la comunidad internacional”.

Aunque el escenario para el próximo año se plantea desafiante, la titular del FMI descartó nuevos desembolsos para asistir a Argentina.

“Mi convicción es que el país está por un buen camino, no va a haber necesidad de financiamiento externo por parte de FMI. Tenemos capacidad de respaldar a nuestros miembros, ese no es un problema. Somos prestamistas de última instancia, pero no veo que deba utilizarse en el futuro inmediato”, indicó.

Más tarde, la máxima autoridad del FMI se reunirá con Milei y sus ministros en la Casa Rosada, la sede del gobierno.

El martes Georgieva visitará Vaca Muerta, en la Patagonia argentina, una de las principales reservas de petróleo y gas no convencional del planeta. Por su potencial podría convertirse en los próximos años en una de las principales fuentes de divisas para el país sudamericano.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Miami Beach (MBPD), los robos ocurrieron alrededor de las 4:15 a.m. en el hotel Eden Roc Miami Beach, ubicado en el 4525 de Collins Ave., en el área de Mid-Beach.

La Policía informó que el personal del hotel llamó a las autoridades para alertar que Patrick Lee Bryant, quien “había sido arrestado anteriormente” en ese lugar, había regresado y estaba “intentando obtener acceso no autorizado a habitaciones de huéspedes”.

Bryant, de 37 años y residente del noroeste de Miami-Dade, logró acceder a los balcones del cuarto piso “escalando hacia las habitaciones de los huéspedes”, según un informe de arresto del MBPD.

En la primera habitación robó y bebió los dos envases de jugo de manzana, valorados en $10 USD, informó la Policía. Las autoridades indicaron que no logró entrar a la segunda habitación, consiguió acceder a la tercera pero no robó nada y nuevamente fue frustrado por una puerta cerrada con llave en el cuarto balcón.

La Policía informó que los agentes encontraron a Bryant en la parte superior de la terraza de la piscina del hotel y lo pusieron bajo custodia tras una breve persecución a pie durante la cual se resistió al arresto.

Las autoridades indicaron que Bryant tenía órdenes de arresto por robo a una propiedad, hurto y dos violaciones de libertad condicional, además de contar con “múltiples condenas previas por hurto”.

Estaba previsto que terminara su libertad condicional el 18 de agosto.

Además, las autoridades señalaron que “anteriormente fue acusado de fuga mientras estaba bajo custodia y debe ser considerado un riesgo de fuga si es liberado”.

Bryant, quien enfrenta múltiples cargos nuevos por robo a una propiedad, permanecía detenido sin derecho a fianza en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight hasta la tarde del lunes.

Según un informe de arresto, Chrisshonda Douglas fue arrestada la madrugada de este lunes tras la investigación del choque, que ocurrió poco después de las 12:20 a.m. del 13 de julio en los carriles hacia el sur de la Interestatal 95, cerca de Northwest 79th Street.

Los investigadores indicaron que un Nissan Altima negro conducido por Douglas chocó por detrás contra un camión Road Ranger que se había detenido para asistir al conductor de un vehículo averiado en el carril derecho.

El conductor del camión Road Ranger presenció el choque e identificó a Douglas como la conductora del Nissan, según el informe.

Tras el choque, Douglas y sus tres hijos fueron trasladados al Ryder Trauma Center del Hospital Jackson Memorial, informaron las autoridades.

Los investigadores dijeron que un niño de 9 años sufrió las lesiones más graves, entre ellas una fractura de cráneo con hundimiento y una hemorragia cerebral severa que requirió una cirugía de emergencia.

Un segundo menor, de 10 años, sufrió una fractura de cráneo, mientras que un tercer menor, que cumplió 12 años el sábado, sufrió lesiones leves en una pierna, según el informe.

Mientras Douglas recibía tratamiento en el hospital, los investigadores indicaron que mostró varios signos de deterioro, entre ellos escribir mal su propio nombre al personal médico.

Según el informe de arresto, los agentes detectaron un fuerte olor a alcohol en su aliento y observaron ojos enrojecidos, habla arrastrada, declaraciones repetitivas y dificultad para completar oraciones.

Cuando le preguntaron sobre el choque, Douglas les dijo repetidamente a los investigadores: “No me importa yo, solo me importan mis hijos”, lo que obligó a los agentes a repetir las preguntas varias veces porque dejaba de hablar a mitad de una oración o perdía el hilo de lo que decía, señala el informe.

Debido a que Douglas estaba recibiendo tratamiento médico, los investigadores indicaron que no era práctico realizar una investigación por conducir bajo la influencia en el lugar.

En su lugar, se obtuvieron muestras de sangre mientras permanecía en el hospital.

Según el informe, los análisis mostraron que Douglas tenía una concentración de alcohol en sangre de 0.222 en la primera muestra y de 0.176 en la segunda, ambas superiores al doble del límite legal de Florida de 0.08.

Tras ser puesta bajo custodia el lunes, Douglas fue trasladada al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Enfrenta los siguientes cargos:

• Conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol.
• Conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol causando lesiones corporales graves.
• Conducción temeraria causando lesiones corporales graves.
• Conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol causando daños a la propiedad o lesiones.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, Douglas permanecía detenida en el TGK con una fianza de $15,000 USD.

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According to an arrest report, Chrisshonda Douglas was arrested early Monday morning following the investigation into the crash, which occurred shortly after 12:20 a.m. on July 13 on southbound Interstate 95 near Northwest 79th Street.

Investigators said a black Nissan Altima driven by Douglas rear-ended a Road Ranger truck that had stopped to assist the driver of a disabled vehicle in the right lane.

The driver of the Road Ranger witnessed the crash and identified Douglas as the driver of the Nissan, according to the report.

After the crash, Douglas and her three children were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, authorities said.

Investigators said a 9-year-old child suffered the most severe injuries, including a depressed skull fracture and severe bleeding on the brain that required emergency surgery.

A second child, age 10, suffered a fractured skull, while a third child, who turned 12 on Saturday, sustained minor leg injuries, according to the report.

While Douglas was being treated at the hospital, investigators said she displayed several signs of impairment, including misspelling her name for medical staff.

According to the arrest report, troopers detected a strong odor of alcohol on her breath and observed bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, repetitive statements and difficulty completing sentences.

When asked about the crash, Douglas repeatedly told investigators, “I don’t care about myself, I only care about my kids,” causing troopers to ask questions multiple times because she would stop speaking mid-sentence or trail off, the report stated.

Because Douglas was receiving medical treatment, investigators said it was not practical to conduct a roadside DUI investigation.

Instead, blood samples were obtained while she was at the hospital.

According to the report, testing showed Douglas had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.222 in the first sample and 0.176 in the second sample—both more than twice Florida’s legal limit of 0.08.

After being taken into custody Monday, Douglas was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

She faces the following charges:

• Driving under the influence
• Driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury
• Reckless driving causing serious bodily injury
• Driving under the influence causing property damage or injury

As of Monday afternoon, Douglas remained at TGK on a $15,000 bond.

“Es manejar las relaciones internacionales en función de consideraciones ideológicas, reforzándolas con gobiernos que se perciben como aliados a su proyecto político y tomando distancia con países de izquierda”, dijo el lunes a The Associated Press Yann Basset, profesor de Ciencia Política de la Universidad del Rosario.

El conservador De la Espriella, apoyado por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, se posesionará el 7 de agosto.

El cierre de 14 embajadas —incluidas las de Haití, Barbados, Argelia, Rumania, Cuba, Nicaragua, Senegal y Sudáfrica— y 15 consulados forma parte de un plan de austeridad y reducción del Estado, explicó De la Espriella la víspera en sus redes sociales.

Sin embargo, aclaró que esto no significará romper relaciones diplomáticas con esos países, a excepción de Cuba y Nicaragua, porque “en mi gobierno no habrá vínculo alguno con tiranías”.

Para Manuel Camilo González, profesor del Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Javeriana, el rompimiento de relaciones con Cuba y Nicaragua significará que se suspenden de manera indefinida las comunicaciones entre ambos gobiernos, lo que podría afectar otras áreas de cooperación internacional con esos países y la atención a connacionales.

El presidente saliente Gustavo Petro pretendió durante su gobierno fortalecer las relaciones con Cuba, país al que le ha reconocido su colaboración con procesos de paz con grupos armados ilegales colombianos. En junio, Colombia envió a Cuba un barco con ayuda humanitaria en medio del cerco energético estadounidense.

Con Nicaragua Petro también intentó mantener un diálogo cordial pese a que la relación en los últimos años estuvo marcada por un litigio marítimo que el país centroamericano interpuso ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia.

Sin embargo, actualmente Colombia no tiene embajador en Nicaragua. La tensión entre ambos gobiernos se elevó en 2024, luego de que Petro se solidarizara con la poetisa nicaragüense Gioconda Belli, quien denunció ser perseguida por el gobierno de Daniel Ortega.

Rafael Piñeros, profesor de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Externado de Colombia, dijo a AP que los gobiernos tanto de Cuba como de Nicaragua pueden tomar una decisión recíproca y retirar a sus embajadores en caso de que se materialice la ruptura de relaciones por parte del gobierno electo.

De la Espriella insistió en que retomará la relación diplomática con Israel, suspendida por Petro desde 2024 como reproche al “genocidio” en la Franja de Gaza, para lo que suspenderá la apertura de la embajada en territorio palestino que propuso Petro y abrirá una en Jerusalén.

“Supone tomar una postura frente al conflicto palestino-israelí y ponerse, de alguna forma, del lado de Israel y desconocer la existencia de un Estado palestino”, indicó González.

El experto señaló que con lo anunciado por De la Espriella, Colombia se suma a “ese patrón de gobiernos de las nuevas derechas en América Latina que están en un alineamiento activo hacia Washington”.

Terms of the settlement were not made public.

“The recent resolution of this matter allows everyone to move forward, and I welcome that opportunity,” Agugua-Hamilton said in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Monday. "I am proud of my career, grateful to every player and coach whose path has crossed mine, and excited for what is to come next. My passion for coaching has always been less about wins and losses and more about making a positive difference in the lives of young people. That passion remains as strong as ever.”

Agugua-Hamilton was fired on April 4, a week after she led the Cavaliers to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2000. She went 70-58, including a 29-42 mark in ACC play. Virginia became the first double-digit seed to reach the regional semifinals since 2022 and pulled off the upset of the tournament, knocking off No. 2 seed Iowa on the road in double overtime in the second round.

They became the first First Four team to advance that far before falling to TCU.

“It was a privilege to coach the remarkable young women who wore the Virginia jersey," Agugua-Hamilton said. "Thank you for your commitment, your resilience, and allowing me to be a part of your journey. The relationships we built and the memories we created will always hold a special place in my heart.”

The school declined to comment on the matter.

Before coaching at Virginia, Agugua-Hamilton led Missouri State to a 74-15 record from 2020-22, which featured two NCAA Tournament appearances.

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"Vamos a sentarnos a negociar con los Estados Unidos el problema de las tasas, como también los bienes que han sido excluidos de esta nueva realidad, en la que llevamos aproximadamente el 60% de bienes excluidos pero queremos negociar la ampliación de esa figura”, dijo el ministro en una rueda de prensa tras reunirse con representantes de distintos gremios empresariales a fin de trazar estrategias conjuntas para hacer frente a las tarifas.

El pasado jueves el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump anunció una nueva ronda de aranceles de entre 10% y 12,5% a las importaciones procedentes de 60 naciones, que suman el 99% de los productos que llegan al país desde el extranjero, después de acusarlos de no hacer lo suficiente para evitar el trabajo forzoso en sus producciones.

En el caso de Chile se aplicará la sobretasa del 12,5% a cerca de 40% de las manufacturas del país, entre ellas las industrias del salmón, la fruta, el vino y productos derivados de la madera. El cobre, principal producto de exportación enviado a Estados Unidos, quedó exento.

Representantes de los gremios empresariales coincidieron en que el arancel anunciado impactará a la industria chilena, aunque se mostraron optimistas de que ambos países, que tienen un tratado de libre comercio desde 2003, podrán llegar a un acuerdo próximamente.

"Para el sector agrícola este arancel del 12,5% es duro, nos hace menos competitivos”, señaló el presidente de la Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Antonio Walker. “Estamos muy confiados en que esta negociación que va a hacer la cancillería va a ser exitosa; creemos que tenemos que respetar el tratado de libre comercio que tenemos con Estados Unidos”.

La subsecretaria de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Paula Estévez, indicó a su vez que se inicia ahora un proceso de negociaciones bilaterales y que está prevista una visita para agosto de una comitiva estadounidense para seguir con las conversaciones.

"Desde Chile hemos enviado cuáles son la listas de productos y también las informaciones necesarias económicas de por qué estos productos son complementarios a la economía estadounidense”, explicó.

Las exportaciones chilenas alcanzaron los 106.498 millones de dólares en el primer semestre de 2026, lo que supone una expansión de 9,6% respecto de igual período de 2025 y con China y Estados Unidos a la cabeza de los principales destinos, según datos del Ministerio de Economía.

No obstante el país sudamericano confía en eludir los aranceles, el canciller destacó la necesidad de redoblar los esfuerzos para expandir mercados y ampliar los socios comerciales. Pérez Mackenna destacó recientes conversaciones con economías del Sudeste Asiático, así como Bangladesh y la India, para potenciales acuerdos comerciales.

“Nosotros vamos a seguir, obviamente, comerciando con el mundo: con China, con Estados Unidos, con la India, con el Sudeste Asiático y con Europa. Es muy importante recordar que tenemos que aumentar la diversificación de nuestras exportaciones”, comentó.

Volker Türk spoke to The Associated Press as he wrapped up a visit to Lebanon, his second in just over a year. He met with government officials, civil society representatives and Lebanese people displaced by the war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.

The visit came about a week before Lebanese and Israeli officials are to meet in Rome for talks on implementing a framework deal reached June 26. It laid out a plan for the deployment of Lebanese military forces in areas in southern Lebanon and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, alongside the disarmament of Hezbollah.

Hezbollah has rejected the direct talks and says it will not disarm.

Türk said some Israeli actions in Lebanon could amount to war crimes, echoing criticism from other human rights groups over the widespread destruction of towns and villages, and the dozens of medical workers and journalists killed.

“Demolition of this type raises huge flags about compliance with international humanitarian law,” Türk said, describing what has happened as a “wholesale destruction” of civilian homes.

Israel has said that its attacks target Hezbollah personnel and infrastructure. It accuses the group of hiding among civilians, and says its troops in occupied parts of southern Lebanon have revealed weapons warehouses and tunnel networks belonging to the group.

The latest conflict started March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets toward Israel after the U.S.-Israeli February attacks that set off the Iran war. Israel launched an aerial campaign and ground invasion in Lebanon, killing more than 4,000 people and displacing 1.2 million others. The Israeli military still occupies dozens of towns and villages in southern Lebanon.

Türk, who is based in Geneva, also met with a visiting team from his office investigating attacks in Lebanon during the war.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who met with Türk on Monday, said Lebanon remains committed to the agreement, but warned that Israel’s continued military presence and demolitions may “undermine its effectiveness.”

Lebanon "will not accept ongoing violations of its provisions,” Aoun was quoted as saying during the meeting from his office.

The agreement controversially includes both sides withholding from pursuing any form of legal accountability, a move widely criticized in Lebanon.

Türk, who has also criticized Hezbollah for its attacks on northern Israeli towns, called for an end to Israel's occupation in southern Lebanon, and for displaced people to return safely to their homes.

“I met yesterday a man who told me that he returned to his village in this zone ... south of this so-called yellow line,” he said. "The Israelis were there, they prevented him from going anywhere close to it, and he saw how the village was demolished.”

Türk said he had contacted Israeli authorities hoping to conduct a similar visit, but had received no reply. Israel was among 10 countries that voted against appointing Türk to a second term, alongside the United States and Russia, at the United Nations General Assembly.

El choque fue reportado poco antes de la medianoche en la cuadra 900 de Northeast Flagler Drive mientras el tren se dirigía hacia el sur, confirmaron los equipos de emergencia.

Funcionarios de Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue indicaron que el automóvil fue arrastrado por el tren hasta la cuadra 400 de Northeast Flagler Drive.

El esposo de la mujer que conducía el auto rojo dijo a Local 10 News que el vehículo quedó atascado debajo del tren tras el choque.

Funcionarios de FLFR indicaron que la mujer pudo salir del vehículo por sí sola y los equipos la encontraron en el suelo junto al automóvil cuando llegaron.

Según el esposo de la mujer, ella sufrió una mano rota y un labio partido, pero se espera que esté bien.

Funcionarios de FLFR confirmaron que la mujer fue trasladada al Broward Health Medical Center con lesiones graves, pero no potencialmente mortales.

Una estilista en una barbería cercana dijo a Local 10 News que nunca había visto algo así antes.

“El tren Brightline está detenido justo frente a mí, y el auto está completamente atascado debajo. De hecho, por un milagro, el asiento del conductor, donde estaba la conductora, fue el único que no fue completamente golpeado por el tren”, dijo la estilista.

Las circunstancias que llevaron al choque siguen bajo investigación.

El Servicio Secreto confirmó que Marquez Christopher Pinder, de 29 años, es un agente actual asignado al sur de Florida.

“El Servicio Secreto de Estados Unidos toma en serio cualquier alegación de conducta criminal que involucre a uno de nuestros empleados.

“Como el Agente a Cargo de la Oficina de Campo de Miami, he sido informado de que una agencia local de cumplimiento de la ley está investigando a uno de nuestros empleados. Estamos cooperando plenamente con la investigación. No puedo comentar sobre detalles de la investigación en curso, sin embargo, puedo decir que el empleado está en licencia administrativa y ha estado así desde el momento en que fuimos notificados.

“El Servicio Secreto se construye sobre la confianza depositada en nosotros por las personas que protegemos y el pueblo estadounidense. Mantenemos a nuestros empleados bajo los más altos estándares. El Servicio Secreto sigue comprometido con la rendición de cuentas, el profesionalismo y la integridad, y cualquier conducta indebida será abordada de manera rápida y apropiada tras la finalización del proceso investigativo y judicial.”

Michael Townsend, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office

La fiscal estatal de Miami-Dade, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, la alguacil de Miami-Dade, Rosie Cordero-Stutz, y el jefe de policía de Sweetwater, Sergio Diez, anunciaron los arrestos de Pinder, Jared Lamar James, de 26 años, y Elijah Delano Dyous, de 29 años, durante el fin de semana.

Los registros carcelarios en línea muestran que James fue arrestado el viernes y Pinder fue detenido el domingo. Dyous no aparecía en los registros carcelarios hasta la mañana del lunes.

Las autoridades indicaron que una investigación descubrió evidencia de presuntos incidentes de novatadas que involucraban golpizas prolongadas y repetidas con bastones y paletas. Indicaron que no responder correctamente preguntas sobre la fraternidad presuntamente conducía a las golpizas.

Según los investigadores, las novatadas comenzaron el 1 de abril en un apartamento en Sweetwater y continuaron el 2 y 3 de abril en el mismo lugar. El 4 de abril, las autoridades indicaron que las novatadas continuaron en una vivienda en una zona no incorporada del condado Miami-Dade.

Las autoridades indicaron que las golpizas fueron llevadas a cabo por los tres sospechosos.

Pinder, James y Dyous enfrentan cada uno dos cargos de homicidio involuntario en grado de tentativa con arma mortal, agresión agravada con arma mortal causando gran daño corporal y novatadas con arma mortal.

“Para algunos, las novatadas de fraternidad pueden ser vistas como una tradición que crea un sentido de pertenencia y hermandad, pero desde 2001, las novatadas en Florida han causado la muerte de Chad Meredith, Robert Champion y Andrew Coffey, mientras han dejado a otros gravemente heridos. Este caso, con las víctimas requiriendo hospitalización, proporciona ejemplos claros del peligro de las novatadas”, dijo Fernandez Rundle. “En Florida, las novatadas son abuso y son un delito. Sus víctimas con demasiada frecuencia yacen en sus tumbas y en camas de hospital”.

Hasta la mañana del lunes, las autoridades no han identificado públicamente la universidad con la que están afiliados los sospechosos.

Although the Democratic Socialists of America’s Workers Deserve More platform doesn’t necessarily line up exactly with the candidates’ own agendas, prominent Republicans over the weekend decried it. The DSA platform proposes drafting "a new constitution” with significant changes to the structure of the U.S. government, including abolishing the Senate, replacing the president and the Supreme Court with leaders picked by Congress and allowing all permanent U.S. residents to vote. Alongside those changes, the platform, published earlier this month, calls for a number of social reforms.

“The barbarians are inside the gate — and Democrats are WELCOMING them in,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wrote on X. “Communism is no longer a far fetched threat. It is here on our SHORES!”

The Wall Street Journal’s conservative-leaning editorial board also warned about the agenda, calling it radical and writing that the job of Republicans and willing Democrats is to educate the country about it. But it cautioned Republicans to avoid communism attack lines, saying they wouldn't resonate with younger generations.

Progressive and DSA-backed candidates running in Democratic primaries across the country don’t all subscribe to the group’s full agenda. The left is also split between progressive and moderate wings that have different ideas about the best policies to carry the Democratic Party forward. But the DSA platform has created an opening for Republicans to attack Democrats with a broad brush as they look for an edge in races that will determine which party has a majority in Congress next year.

President Donald Trump this year has returned to an old habit of calling Democrats communists, saying they want to “destroy the traditional American way of life.” Other Republicans have followed suit, turning to more comfortable territory after months spent defending their party as disgruntled Americans fume about foreign wars and the high cost of living.

DSA agenda calls for dramatic overhaul of government and society

The DSA’s vision for the country laid out in mid-July proposes major changes that the group says can in part be achieved under the current system but ultimately would require “building a new society from the ground up.”

Among the suggested changes are expanding voting rights, publicly financing all elections, replacing the two-party system with a multi-party democracy, establishing public ownership of large corporations and expanding rights for immigrants while ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions and deportations.

In a recent appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” the group’s co-chair Megan Romer confirmed various aspects of the agenda while acknowledging that some of the proposals, like abolishing borders and prisons, would be considered parts of a long-term plan.

The Republican National Committee over the weekend called attention to the platform in a post that several GOP lawmakers seized on to raise alarm.

“These people are insane,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz replied on X.

“Watch this clip closely,” wrote Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican. “These ideas could be coming to your community sooner than you think.”

Progressive candidates have succeeded in recent races

The DSA's agenda comes as aligned candidates have triumphed in several recent Democratic primaries. They’ve capitalized on voter anger at the party establishment and rising skepticism of the U.S. alliance with Israel to edge out moderates in House races in New York and Colorado.

Democratic socialist candidates also have succeeded in mayoral elections in major U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C., New York and Seattle. An upcoming Missouri primary pitting a DSA-backed former congresswoman against the moderate Democratic incumbent will further test the movement’s momentum.

In other elections, progressive candidates have outlined where they differ from the DSA's agenda. In an upcoming Michigan Senate primary, for example, progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed has distanced himself from socialism, saying that he believes in capitalism but that it needs to be regulated.

Meanwhile, establishment Democrats including former Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison have forcefully pushed back against DSA candidates who run in the party’s primaries while criticizing the way the party is going.

“I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination,” Harrison wrote in a social media post in June. “Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign. Focus on building the party you actually support.”

Lopes Cabral’s curling shot into the far top corner of the Argentina net was a standout moment at the World Cup where the unheralded African team made a stellar debut.

His goal tied defending champion Argentina at 2-2 in extra time of their thrilling round of 32 game in Miami Gardens. Cape Verde would eventually lose 3-2.

Lopes Cabral’s goal was voted best of the 308 goals scored at the tournament, ahead of Eldor Shomurodov's delicate lob for Uzbekistan against Congo and Wilson Isidor of Haiti scoring with a powerful rising shot against Morocco.

FIFA drew up a shortlist of 12 goals for public voting that closed Monday.

Lopes Cabral’s celebration also entered World Cup lore as he broke free of teammates reaching to grab him before climbing into the tribune to hug his girlfriend and look for his mother.

“Before the game, I’d told my mom and my girlfriend that if I scored, I’d run over to them,” he said. “When I got there, I saw my mom crying. She hadn’t even realized I was right there. Everyone was busy tending to her because she had fainted when I scored.”

Cape Verde defied both World Cup finalists in its four games, after goalkeeper Vozinha’s standout display saw his team open with a 0-0 draw to stun eventual champion Spain.

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The update comes shortly before his home state's annual Fancy Farm picnic, which features speeches from politicians throughout the state seeking elected office. McConnell said in a written statement that he won't be able to attend the event.

“There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton," McConnell said.

He said that when he first attended the event 42 years ago, Fancy Farm was a lonely place for Republicans, but times have changed.

“So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St. Jerome community for a successful picnic,” McConnell said.

McConnell, 84, was admitted to the hospital on June 14 and revealed weeks later that it was due to a fall. He had polio in his early childhood and has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in walking and climbing stairs.

The statement from the Office of the Attending Physician said McConnell has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation since he left the hospital, which includes multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls.

“His bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility. He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office,” said the statement from the physician’s office in Congress.

McConnell said he appreciated the well wishes he has received in recent weeks, and "I’m looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon.” McConnell is not seeking reelection but intends to finish out his term.

Trump has repeatedly urged Thune to scrap the legislative filibuster, which effectively sets a 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the 100-member Senate, or find another workaround to pass the voting bill, known as the SAVE America Act. But Republicans hold only a 53-47 majority, and Thune has consistently said they don’t have the votes to pass the bill or change the rules to get around the filibuster.

“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump wrote on social media.

He later insisted to reporters Monday that he has a good relationship with the Senate majority leader but said Thune has “got to get his job done.”

It's the latest escalation in a monthslong pressure campaign by Trump and others in the GOP base to pass the SAVE Act ahead of the midterms. A small but vocal group of Republican senators has also increasingly pressed Thune to find a way forward.

Thune responded Monday afternoon, telling reporters he would be supportive of cancelling the break if there was a path forward on the legislation.

“We voted on it one, two, three, four, five times already,” said Thune, who counted each number on his hand for reporters. “Show me how this ends. What’s the picture of victory at the end?”

House Republicans have also attempted to create another path for the legislation through the budget reconciliation process, which would allow grant money associated with voting rules to pass the Senate with a simple majority.

The House last week approved a budget framework that included $10 billion for voting-related changes aligned with the SAVE America Act. But Thune has said Republicans don’t currently have the votes for that approach, either.

Trump's pressure comes during an important period

The fight threatens to complicate the Senate's final legislative sprint before the August break, when Thune had hoped to focus on a long list of priorities that includes government funding, cryptocurrency legislation and sanctions on Russia. The August break, scheduled to start on Aug. 7, is a pivotal stretch for senators to return home and campaign ahead of the midterm elections.

Several Republican senators are facing competitive races, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Ohio Sen. Jon Husted and Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 Senate majority. Republicans are confronting broader political headwinds as well, including an unpopular war in Iran, surging gas prices and costs that remain high for voters.

Thune has enjoyed broad support from his GOP conference all year as he’s pushed back on Trump’s demands. He previously kept the SAVE Act on the Senate floor for weeks in an effort to build additional support, but was unable to secure the votes needed to advance it.

“You can stay here until the cows come home and it’s not going to change anything,” said Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican who lost a primary earlier this year to a Trump-backed candidate. “We keep overpromising and underdelivering, which is not a recipe for voter morale or high voter participation in the midterm elections.”

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has led the push for the bill in the Senate, escalated his pressure late last week, warning that how Republicans handle the SAVE America Act “could impact not only the November midterm elections, but also the Senate GOP leadership elections.”

“Leaders must lead. And if they don’t, they’re not leaders,” Lee wrote on social media Friday.

Frustrated by the pressure when he doesn’t have a route to pass the bill, Thune has urged Trump, Lee and others to help him find the votes. Trump on Friday said he'd “certainly be willing” to help call senators.

Asked last week if Trump is frustrated with Thune, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that "his patience is running out.” But Trump told reporters on Air Force Once Monday while traveling to an event in Michigan, that he hasn’t “even thought” about potential replacements for Thune.

The late-summer dispute echoes a similar fight before last year’s August recess, when Trump pressed Thune to keep senators in Washington to clear a backlog of his nominees. The Senate ultimately left town without a deal after negotiations with Democrats collapsed.

The SAVE America Act would create new national rules

The SAVE America Act, which stands for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, would require Americans to prove they are citizens when they register to vote, mostly through a valid U.S. passport or birth certificate. It would also require a valid photo identification before voters can cast ballots, which some states already demand.

Voting experts have said the bill could disenfranchise some 20 million American voters who don’t have birth certificates or other documents readily available.

Trump has made it his legislative priority in 2026, saying it would “guarantee the midterms" and falsely claimed that election cheating is “rampant.” He previously declined to sign any other legislation until it was passed.

The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles filed a motion Monday to dismiss its case against David Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union California, which has more than 750,000 members including janitors, security officers and other workers. The government will seek to have the case permanently withdrawn within weeks if Huerta continues to comply with the terms of his pretrial release and stays out of trouble, prosecutors said.

Huerta said in a statement that he was tackled, pepper-sprayed and detained for exercising his constitutional rights to protest and cast the case against him as part of a broader “weaponization of the judicial system.”

“There was never a real case, only an attempt to punish and silence me for exercising my constitutional rights,” he said in a statement. “I will keep exercising my constitutional rights and protest every abuse this administration commits, and I will keep working to build a country that treats immigrant families and all workers with the dignity they deserve.”

The Justice Department had earlier reduced the felony obstruction charge to a misdemeanor, and in moving to dismiss it entirely, is now backing away entirely from a prosecution that had been announced with fanfare on social media after Huerta's arrest more than a year ago. It's the latest courtroom setback for a department that has struggled, in offices across the country, in its prosecutions of people accused of assaulting or hindering federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles signaled in its own statement that law enforcement was justified in arresting Huerta, noting that he was charged with interfering with a judicial search warrant and asserting that the Justice Department does not arrest people for simply peacefully protesting. The office also said that Huerta has complied with the terms of his bond for more than a year and was prepared to dismiss the case if he continues to do so.

“Pursuant to an agreement entered into with our office, if Mr. Huerta continues to comply with his pretrial release terms, we expect the criminal case against him to be fully dismissed by the end of next month,” the statement said.

Huerta was arrested in June 2025 while protesting outside a business in Los Angeles where federal agents were investigating suspected immigration violations. The incident occurred amid widespread protests over the federal immigration crackdown that drove Trump to take the extraordinary move of deploying the National Guard to the nation’s second-largest city.

Authorities said Huerta sat down in front of a vehicular gate and encouraged others to walk in circles to try to prevent law enforcement from going in or out, and he pushed back when an officer told him to leave and put his hands on Huerta to move him out of the way of a vehicle.

Union leaders and immigrant advocates rallied in cities across the country demanding Huerta's release, and he became the face of the pushback against the Republican president's effort to drive up immigration arrests. Top Democrats also fired back. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and California’s two Democratic senators wrote a letter to federal officials demanding answers regarding Huerta’s arrest. California Sen. Adam Schiff attended Huerta’s bond hearing.

“It is deeply troubling that a U.S. citizen, union leader, and upstanding member of the Los Angeles community continues to be detained by the federal government for exercising his rights to observe immigration enforcement,” the senators wrote.

Federal prosecutors initially charged Huerta with felony obstruction, with Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, saying that it didn't matter who was protesting "if you impede federal agents, you will be arrested and prosecuted.” In October, prosecutors reduced the charge against Huerta to a misdemeanor.

Huerta’s lawyers, Abbe Lowell and Marilyn Bednarski, said in a statement that the case against their client had no legal basis.

“This case, like others, sought to silence criticism of the administration’s improper immigration actions. Today’s filing is proof that David and other critics will not be silenced,” the lawyers said.

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The crash was reported just before midnight in the area of North Flagler Drive and East Sunrise Boulevard as the train was heading south, first responders confirmed.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said the car was dragged by the train to the 400 block of Northeast Flagler Drive.

The husband of the woman who was driving the red car told Local 10 News that the car became lodged underneath the train after the collision.

Surveillance video shows the moments after the train struck the car. You can see sparks flying as the Genesis is dragged down the tracks beneath the Brightline train.

FLFR officials said the woman was able to exit the car by herself and crews found her on the ground next to the vehicle when they arrived.

According to the woman’s husband, she suffered a broken hand and busted lip, but is expected to be OK.

FLFR officials confirmed that the woman was transported to Broward Health Medical Center with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

A hair stylist at a nearby barbershop told Local 10 News that she’s never seen anything like this before.

“The Brightline train is just stopped right in front of me, and the car is just jammed right underneath. Actually, by a miracle, the driver’s seat where the driver was, was the only seat that wasn’t completely smacked by the train,” Madeline Abreu said.

The circumstances leading up to the collision remain under investigation.

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Deputies arrested Cassandra Thompson, also known as Cassandra Costentine, at 10:20 p.m. on Friday at Miami International Airport on a pending Miami-Dade arrest warrant, records show.

A man had reported meeting Thompson on Dec. 11, 2024, at Gekko in Miami’s Brickell area, and welcoming her to his apartment, where she served him vodka, according to the arrest warrant.

“The victim recalled feeling unwell after he was served the beverage prepared by the subject,” a police officer wrote, according to the warrant. “He believed he lost consciousness or was so impaired that it caused him to be unresponsive.”

Surveillance video provided by the man showed Thompson “taking the victim’s phone and walking into the bedroom,” a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detective wrote, according to the arrest warrant.

The victim accused Thompson of stealing $10,000 in cash from his bedroom and of using his cell phone to steal more than $72,840 in cryptocurrency and $1,225 from Venmo, according to the warrant.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Thompson shortly after 12:25 a.m. on Saturday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Thompson faced four charges: Third-degree grand theft, money laundering unlawful proceeds, unlawful use of a communications device, and a computer offense involving fraud.

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

Los agentes arrestaron a Cassandra Thompson, también conocida como Cassandra Costentine, a las 10:20 p.m. del viernes en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami por una orden de arresto pendiente de Miami-Dade, según los registros.

Un hombre reportó haber conocido a Thompson el 11 de diciembre de 2024 en Gekko, en el área de Brickell en Miami, y haberla invitado a su apartamento, donde ella le sirvió vodka, según la orden de arresto.

“La víctima recordó sentirse mal después de que le sirvieran la bebida preparada por la sospechosa”, escribió un oficial de policía, según la orden. “Creyó que perdió el conocimiento o que estaba tan afectado que quedó inconsciente.”

Un video de vigilancia proporcionado por el hombre mostró a Thompson “tomando el teléfono de la víctima y caminando hacia el dormitorio”, escribió un detective de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, según la orden de arresto.

La víctima acusó a Thompson de robar $10,000 USD en efectivo de su dormitorio y de usar su teléfono celular para robar más de $72,840 USD en criptomonedas y $1,225 USD de Venmo, según la orden.

El sistema correccional de Miami-Dade ingresó a Thompson poco después de las 12:25 a.m. del sábado en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, según los registros de reclusos.

Thompson enfrenta cuatro cargos: hurto mayor en tercer grado, lavado de dinero de ganancias ilícitas, uso ilegal de un dispositivo de comunicación y un delito informático relacionado con fraude.

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

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Records show that Doral police took Nicolas Xiviller, 27, into custody on Sunday in connection with the incident, which happened on Friday.

Authorities said surveillance video showed Xiviller going into Tennis Plaza, located at 2600 NW 87th Ave., just before 6:30 p.m. and “selecting a racket and swinging it aggressively as to simulate striking a tennis ball.”

“While doing so, the racket becomes hung up on a metal clothing rack and (Xiviller) forcefully pulls the racket to dislodge it causing it to break,” Doral police said in an arrest report, describing the video. “(He) proceeds to select another racket and begins swinging it aggressively again.”

Police said a Tennis Plaza employee told him to “stop misusing the equipment” and tried to “peacefully escort” him out of the store.

Authorities said Xiviller turned around and told the worker, “If you touch me again, I’ll kill you” while still wielding a racket, and “then walked towards the front door of the business and purposely smashed the racquet on the floor numerous times, permanently damaging it.”

According to the report, he told a store manager, “Te voy a romper la cara” ― Spanish for “I am going to break your face.”

Police said before leaving, video shows Xiviller as “he punches and headbutts the door forcefully before walking towards his vehicle and fleeing” on Northwest 87th Avenue.

All told, he caused a little less than $600 in damage, authorities said.

They said they later spotted him at the Wawa at 3300 NW 87th Ave. just before midnight on Sunday and took him into custody on charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and three misdemeanors, including criminal mischief.

Records show Xiviller, a native of Montevideo, Uruguay, who was listed on his arrest report as homeless, was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $5,900 bond as of around noon on Monday.

Los registros muestran que la policía de Doral detuvo a Nicolas Xiviller, de 27 años, el domingo en relación con el incidente, que ocurrió el viernes.

Las autoridades indicaron que un video de vigilancia muestra a Xiviller entrando a Tennis Plaza, ubicado en 2600 NW 87th Ave., poco antes de las 6:30 p.m. y “seleccionando una raqueta y agitándola de manera agresiva como para simular golpear una pelota de tenis”.

“Mientras hacía eso, la raqueta se engancha en un estante metálico de ropa y (Xiviller) tira con fuerza para desengancharla, causando que se rompa”, indicó la policía de Doral en un informe de arresto, describiendo el video. “(Él) procede a seleccionar otra raqueta y comienza a agitarla de manera agresiva nuevamente”.

La policía indicó que un empleado de Tennis Plaza le dijo que “dejara de usar incorrectamente el equipo” e intentó “escoltarlo pacíficamente” fuera de la tienda.

Las autoridades indicaron que Xiviller se dio la vuelta y le dijo al trabajador: “Si me vuelves a tocar, te mato”, mientras aún sostenía una raqueta, y “luego caminó hacia la puerta principal del negocio y deliberadamente estrelló la raqueta contra el piso numerosas veces, dañándola permanentemente”.

Según el informe, le dijo a un gerente de la tienda: “Te voy a romper la cara”.

La policía indicó que antes de irse, el video muestra a Xiviller “golpeando con los puños y dando cabezazos a la puerta con fuerza antes de caminar hacia su vehículo y huir” por Northwest 87th Avenue.

En total, causó un poco menos de $600 USD en daños, indicaron las autoridades.

Indicaron que posteriormente lo vieron en el Wawa en 3300 NW 87th Ave. poco antes de la medianoche del domingo y lo detuvieron por cargos que incluyen agresión agravada con un arma mortal y tres delitos menores, incluido daño criminal.

Los registros muestran que Xiviller, originario de Montevideo, Uruguay, quien fue listado en su informe de arresto como sin hogar, permanecía detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza de $5,900 USD hasta alrededor del mediodía del lunes.

Comey's lawyers argue the government cannot prove the Instagram photo of seashells in the numerical arrangement of “86 47" constituted a “true threat" against the Republican president, who fired Comey in 2017 and has publicly called for his prosecution. The slogan — which has long meant to "get rid of" or “eject" — has been featured on thousands of items sold online and regularly displayed at protests, defense lawyers wrote in court papers.

"But the government now singles out Mr. Comey to prosecute one of the President’s most prominent critics for publishing another person’s statement of political opposition," his attorney's wrote. “That attempt to suppress core political speech contravenes both the statutes at issue and the First Amendment.”

The seashells case against Comey was the second in months targeting the ex-FBI director, a long-running Trump foe whom the president over the years has called a “corrupt piece of garbage” and other pejorative names.

An earlier case in Virginia accusing Comey of lying to Congress was dismissed last November after a judge concluded that the prosecutor who charged him and another Trump adversary, New York Attorney General Letitia James, was illegally appointed to the job.

More broadly, the case is part of a retribution campaign by the Trump administration Justice Department, which has initiated investigations across the country into individuals the president does not like. Comey has long drawn Trump's ire for his role overseeing the early months of an investigation into whether Trump’s 2016 campaign had coordinated with Russia to sway the outcome of that year’s election.

The two-count indictment charges Comey with “knowingly and willfully” making a threat to “take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon” Trump and with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. It does not provide evidence that Comey knowingly threatened Trump, especially since Comey has said the opposite, but suggested a “reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret” the message as a threat.

Comey was interviewed by the Secret Service last year over the post after Trump administration officials asserted that he was advocating the assassination of Trump, the 47th president. Comey deleted the post shortly after it was made, writing: “I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence” and “I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”

“Even if ‘86 47’ could implausibly be read to suggest violence, a reasonable observer would still understand Mr. Comey’s post as mere political hyperbole, not a true threat,” Comey's lawyers wrote. “The Supreme Court has rejected threats prosecutions based on speech far more directly threatening than Mr. Comey’s seashells post here.”

The Justice Department has not elaborated on any evidence of intent the government has. But acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said earlier this year that prosecutors in every case prove intent with “witnesses, with documents, with the defendant himself to the extent it’s appropriate.”

“And that’s how we’ll prove intent in this case,” Blanche said in April, shortly after he was elevated to lead the department after Pam Bondi's firing.

Trump, in a Fox News Channel interview last year, accused Comey of knowing “exactly what that meant.”

“A child knows what that meant,” Trump said. “If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear.”

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According to online jail records, Valentino Nathaniel Berry was booked into TGK Friday on charges of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, resisting an officer without violence and possession of cannabis.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz confirmed that deputies were serving a search warrant Friday morning at an apartment building in the 700 block of 81^st Street in Miami Beach, in connection with possession of firearms violations by a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old.

Cordero-Stutz said the 17-year-old came out of a bedroom when deputies arrived, waving a gun, at which time a deputy fired at the teen, killing him.

According to an arrest report, the warrant was obtained after Berry posted a story to his Instagram page showing him holding an AR-pistol in his waistband. Another animated photo showed him holding a tan and black rifle with the text, “POV: I’m a cartoon,” the report stated.

A detective assigned to the case said that he believed the photo was a real picture that had a cartoon filter on it.

Another Instagram story showed two packages of marijuana covering part of a Glock handgun, the report stated.

According to the report, Berry fled out of the back door of the apartment after the shooting and was taken into custody.

Deputies said they found marijuana on Berry, and a loaded Glock handgun inside of a bedroom.

A records check of the gun revealed that it had been reported stolen in Broward County on June 28, the report stated.

“These two subjects have extensive criminal pasts for firearms violations. They are currently on probation, they are registered gang members and are wearing ankle monitors,” Cordero-Stutz said. “Search warrants are always one of our most dangerous actions that we and all law enforcement face.”

Authorities have not released the identity of the teen who was killed, however a woman named Yvonne Warner told Local 10 News that she believed the teen was her son, Darrell Young.

Jail records show that Young had previously been arrested on an attempted murder charge in Florida City. Records also show he faced separate weapons charges in 2024.

MDSO has not identified the deputy who fired the fatal shots.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.

Although jail records show that Berry remains at TGK on an immigration hold, his arrest report lists him as a U.S. citizen.

Según los registros carcelarios en línea, Valentino Nathaniel Berry fue ingresado en TGK el viernes por cargos de posesión de un arma por un delincuente convicto, resistirse a un oficial sin violencia y posesión de cannabis.

La alguacil de Miami-Dade, Rosie Cordero-Stutz, confirmó que los agentes estaban ejecutando una orden de allanamiento el viernes por la mañana en un edificio de apartamentos en la cuadra 700 de la calle 81 en Miami Beach, en relación con violaciones por posesión de armas de fuego por parte de un joven de 17 años y un hombre de 18 años.

Cordero-Stutz indicó que el joven de 17 años salió de un dormitorio cuando llegaron los agentes, blandiendo un arma, momento en el cual un agente disparó contra el adolescente, matándolo.

Según un informe de arresto, la orden fue obtenida después de que Berry publicara una historia en su página de Instagram mostrándolo sosteniendo una pistola tipo AR en la cintura. Otra imagen animada lo mostraba sosteniendo un rifle color beige y negro con el texto, “POV: soy un dibujo animado”, indica el informe.

Un detective asignado al caso indicó que creía que la foto era real y que tenía un filtro de caricatura aplicado.

Otra historia de Instagram mostraba dos paquetes de marihuana cubriendo parte de una pistola Glock, según el informe.

De acuerdo con el informe, Berry huyó por la puerta trasera del apartamento después del tiroteo y fue detenido.

Los agentes indicaron que encontraron marihuana en Berry y una pistola Glock cargada dentro de un dormitorio.

Una verificación de registros del arma reveló que había sido reportada como robada en el condado Broward el 28 de junio, indica el informe.

“Estos dos sujetos tienen amplios antecedentes criminales por violaciones relacionadas con armas de fuego. Actualmente están en libertad condicional, son miembros registrados de pandillas y llevan monitores de tobillo”, dijo Cordero-Stutz. “Las órdenes de allanamiento siempre son una de las acciones más peligrosas que enfrentamos nosotros y todas las fuerzas del orden”.

Las autoridades no han revelado la identidad del adolescente que murió, sin embargo, una mujer llamada Yvonne Warner dijo a Local 10 News que creía que el joven era su hijo, Darrell Young.

Los registros carcelarios muestran que Young había sido arrestado previamente por un cargo de intento de asesinato en Florida City. Los registros también muestran que enfrentó cargos separados por armas en 2024.

La Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade no ha identificado al agente que disparó los tiros fatales.

El Departamento de Cumplimiento de la Ley de Florida está investigando el tiroteo.

Aunque los registros carcelarios muestran que Berry permanece en TGK bajo una retención migratoria, su informe de arresto lo lista como ciudadano estadounidense.

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Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the crash happened at around 1:15 a.m. Saturday in the Intracoastal Waterway, off Haulover Sandbar.

An FWC arrest report states that Daniel Lawson, 42, was operating the 38-foot Donzi at 55 mph in a 30 mph zone when he hit a 20-foot Angler traveling the opposite direction.

Two people on that boat were seriously hurt: Investigators said a boy “sustained a hairline skull fracture” while a woman “sustained a collapsed lung, multiple fractured ribs, blood surrounding the lung and a lacerated spleen.”

Two others aboard Lawson’s boat were hurt as well, according to FWC.

Authorities said Lawson fled south before heading back north to anchor his boat at Haulover Sandbar, but never returned to the collision site, instead contacting a towing company.

“Evidence obtained during the investigation established that Lawson attempted to have his vessel removed from the water before law enforcement could conduct a complete examination and process the vessel as evidence in a criminal investigation,” the FWC report states.

Investigators said Lawson claimed his boat had been anchored the whole time, which they said was “contradicted by multiple independent witness statements, physical evidence, electronic vessel data and the overall findings of the investigation.”

Officers arrested Lawson Sunday afternoon on charges of reckless operation of a vessel causing serious injury, leaving the scene of a boating accident causing injuries and attempted evidence tampering.

Records show he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $45,000 bond as of late Monday morning.

Investigadores de la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Florida indicaron que el choque ocurrió alrededor de la 1:15 a.m. del sábado en la vía navegable Intracoastal, frente a Haulover Sandbar.

Un informe de arresto de FWC indica que Daniel Lawson, de 42 años, operaba la embarcación Donzi de 38 pies a 55 mph en una zona de 30 mph cuando chocó contra una embarcación Angler de 20 pies que viajaba en dirección opuesta.

Dos personas en esa embarcación resultaron gravemente heridas: los investigadores indicaron que un niño “sufrió una fractura lineal de cráneo”, mientras que una mujer “sufrió un pulmón colapsado, múltiples costillas fracturadas, sangre alrededor del pulmón y un bazo lacerado”.

Otras dos personas a bordo de la embarcación de Lawson también resultaron heridas, según FWC.

Las autoridades indicaron que Lawson huyó hacia el sur antes de regresar hacia el norte para anclar su embarcación en Haulover Sandbar, pero nunca regresó al lugar del choque, en su lugar contactó a una compañía de remolque.

“La evidencia obtenida durante la investigación estableció que Lawson intentó sacar su embarcación del agua antes de que las autoridades pudieran realizar un examen completo y procesarla como evidencia en una investigación criminal”, indica el informe de FWC.

Los investigadores indicaron que Lawson afirmó que su embarcación había estado anclada todo el tiempo, lo cual fue “contradicho por múltiples declaraciones independientes de testigos, evidencia física, datos electrónicos de la embarcación y los hallazgos generales de la investigación”.

Los oficiales arrestaron a Lawson la tarde del domingo por cargos de operación imprudente de una embarcación causando lesiones graves, abandonar la escena de un accidente marítimo con lesionados e intento de manipulación de evidencia.

Los registros muestran que permanecía detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza de $45,000 USD hasta la mañana del lunes.

CFBPA executive director Jason Stahl said the goal is for other Atlantic Coast Conference schools join Stanford in forming chapters. That would create momentum for unionization and the ability for players to bargain with conferences over working conditions.

Stanford players elected offensive lineman Fisher Anderson and linebacker Ernest Cooper as their representatives.

“Stanford has been a pioneer and innovator not just in football but as a school in general,” Cooper said “This first-ever current player-led chapter at Stanford is just another example of this innovation. We want to be leaders in college football and show other schools how they can create a chapter on their campus because we believe this is the future of college football.”

Anderson said the CFBPA will play a role in giving players a voice in all aspects of governing college football.

“Over the past five years, college football has been rocked back and forth by the waves,” he said. “When a CFBPA chapter becomes a reality on every college football team, it would put down an anchor where there isn't one right now for the sport. The chapters can then become the building blocks for conference-wide collective bargaining agreements, which would bring sustainability, transparency and player protections to a sport in need of all three.”

The NCAA and conferences have been working with federal legislators on a Senate bill that would grant the NCAA an antitrust exemption to be able to enforce rules such as a salary cap and transfer restrictions. Some athletic directors have suggested collective bargaining as an alternative if federal legislation is not passed, but a number of obstacles related to giving college athletes employee status would have to be cleared.

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Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting that also left several others wounded at the school about 45 miles (73 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta.

He entered the plea without having reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Murder carries a minimum sentence of life in prison, and it is up to Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm to decide whether he will have the possibility of parole after hearing testimony and considering evidence. The sentencing hearing started Friday, continued Monday and was set to resume Tuesday.

Teachers Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, died in the shooting. Another teacher and eight more students were wounded, seven of them hit by gunfire.

Psychologist says Colt Gray had a ‘chaotic’ childhood

A forensic psychologist who evaluated Gray after the shooting at the request of an attorney for the teen testified that during their first meeting in May 2025, Gray asked if he could pull his arms inside his sweatshirt to wrap them around himself.

“I thought he was kind of an odd kid," Kevin Richards said. The psychologist said he did four interviews with Gray for a total of about 15 hours and also spoke to Gray's mother twice for a total of about three hours.

“It was pretty chaotic,” the psychologist said of Gray's upbringing, noting that the family had financial problems and moved around a lot, so he wasn’t enrolled in school for long stretches. His parents used drugs and fought a lot, and Gray had a lonely and neglected childhood, Richards testified.

Colt Gray discussed school shootings online

Gray talked about fearing that teachers were plotting against him, and that people in public were whispering about him. Richards said that while he believes Gray experienced paranoia and anxiety, he doubts that motivated the attack.

“I don’t think he was driven by hallucinations or delusions to do what he did. I think he planned it out,” Richards said.

Most of the teen's social life was online, Richards said. He was a gamer but also became immersed in a community of young true crime enthusiasts who were particularly fascinated by mass shootings. Initially, Gray focused on Adam Lanza, who killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, as well as James Holmes, who killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater. Richards said Gray was particularly interested in Nikolas Cruz, the shooter in the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

“He had just kind of disappeared into Discord and disappeared into the true crime community,” Richards said.

District Attorney Brad Smith showed Richards some of Gray's online conversations on Discord, an online communication platform. They established that Gray would sometimes lie about his own mental health symptoms when talking to people online to establish common ground with them and get attention.

When asked by Smith if Gray studied and emulated school shooters, Richards responded that Gray was “kind of obsessed” with them.

In interviews with investigators, Gray lied about having called a suicide hotline right before the shooting, which Holmes had done, Smith said. He also told investigators he had damaged his computer the morning of the shooting and left it in the middle of his room, as Lanza had done. Smith called these “easter eggs” that Gray was planting to “gain fame and status” within the online community that fetishized those killings.

In an online conversation just days before the shooting, Gray mentioned Sept. 4. When the person he was chatting with asked what was happening that day, he wrote, “something i have for nik!” — an apparent reference to the Parkland shooter's first name. He also noted that day was a Wednesday, just like the Parkland shooting.

Gray had more than 2,000 photos of Cruz saved on his phone and had 16 photos of Cruz printed and posted on his bedroom wall, Ashley Gilleland, an investigator with the district attorney’s office, testified. He shared photos of that “shrine” with another Discord user in the days before the shooting.

Similarly, he saved photos of other mass shooters and searched for details of those shootings, Gilleland said.

In phone calls with his mother while he was in custody just over a month after the shooting, Gray had her search online for mentions of his name within the “true crime community” and got excited when she found “fan art” drawings of him, Gilleland said. It appears his mother printed out some of the images she found to bring to her son, Gilleland said.

The judge also heard from victims and the lead investigator

After Gray entered his plea Friday, the judge heard from family members of those killed and victims of the shooting. Most asked the judge to sentence Gray to life without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors also played recordings of two interviews the lead investigator did with Gray, one that took place less than an hour after the shooting at the school and another that was done several hours later at the sheriff's office. Though the teenager seemed hysterical, repeatedly apologized and described what had happened as “horrible” during the interview at the school, Barrow County Sheriff's Office Investigator Jason Smith said Monday that he believed "a majority of that interview to be performative.”

A jury in March convicted his father, Colin Gray, on charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. He is scheduled to be sentenced later this week. Prosecutors said he gave his son the assault-style rifle used to open fire at the school.

The candidates running to succeed U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, who has represented the 24th Congressional District for about 13 years, include two Haitian Americans and a member of a local political dynasty.

As of Wednesday, campaign finance records showed retired U.S. Air Force Col. Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” Moise, who was born in Port-au-Prince, leads the crowded field with over $631,000 in total receipts.

The physician, who has a practice in North Miami and also earned a juris doctor and a master of business administration from the University of Miami, said he wants to change the Medicare eligibility age to 55.

“The difficulty that they are experiencing right now, rising, also, costs, groceries, gasoline, medicine, health care,” said Moise, 71, a Haitian American.

Miami-Dade Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert II, a former Miami Gardens mayor, followed with over $524,000 in receipts, according to campaign finance records. Wilson formally endorsed him on June 22.

“Whether you are in District 24 in Florida or District 24 in Texas, you need healthcare, you need food security, you need affordable housing, you need to be able to go to the store if your check didn’t get bigger, but prices got bigger. That’s a problem for real Americans, and I want to help with that,” said Gilbert, 53, who also earned a J.D. from UM.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava also endorsed Gilbert. A St. Pete Polls survey commissioned by Florida Politics showed Gilbert had the support of 27% of Democrats.

At 29 years old, Kendrick Meek Jr., who also earned a J.D. from UM, follows Gilbert with more than $486,500, according to campaign finance records.

“I’m the only candidate in this race that has experience working on Capitol Hill and at the White House. I’m very proud of that,” Meek said about his internships at the House Administration Committee in 2015 and the House Judiciary Committee in 2021, and his work as an aide on healthcare policy initiatives under the Biden administration.

Meek said he wants to follow in the footsteps of his father, former U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek, who served Florida’s 17th Congressional District from 2003 to 2011, and his grandmother, the late former U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek, who served Florida’s 17th Congressional District from 1993 to 2003.

“I know that I’m going to be able to bring resources... on behalf of this community from day one,” Meek said.

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson endorsed Meek. A St. Pete Polls survey commissioned by Florida Politics showed Meek had the support of 10% of Democrats.

Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones follows Meek with over $148,000 in total receipts, according to campaign finance records.

On Wednesday, the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida endorsed Jones, 42, who earned a doctorate in education from Florida Atlantic University.

“You look at the cost of healthcare and people having to choose to pay their rent or even getting their prescription drugs. That is a broken system. That is a government that is working against the people and not for the people,” Jones said.

Broward County Commissioner Alexandra Davis, and former Miami-Dade Commissioners Betty Ferguson and Barbara Jordan endorsed Jones.

A St. Pete Polls survey commissioned by Florida Politics showed Jones had the support of 24% of Democrats.

Jean Monestime, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner, follows with more than $57,000 in receipts, according to campaign finance records.

“We can do a lot building people up, instead of pushing people down, and we do so by providing them with an opportunity. I’m a candidate for Congress because these are the opportunities this community gave to me a little over 45 years ago when I arrived here,” said Monestime, 63, a Haitian-American businessman and former real estate broker.

Roderick D. Vereen, a criminal defense attorney who was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1990, had $15,000 in receipts, according to campaign finance records.

“When I look at the other candidates, I think I’m the most qualified. Congress is the lawmaking body of the government, and I’m a lawyer, so I think I have a better grasp of the law,” Vereen, 64, said. “I think I can be a better voice of the people in Washington D.C. This is the right time for me to take that opportunity.”

Marshal L. Davis, Sr., the director of the Marshal L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Miami’s Liberty City since 1963, had more than $13,000 in receipts, according to campaign finance records.

“We’ve got to look at what we consider to be the problem because with any problem, there is a solution,” Davis, 76, said. “We have to look at our potential and be expansive, and we’ve got to govern ourselves by principles.”

The mail-in ballot request deadline is Aug. 6, the Democratic primary is Aug. 18, and the general election is Nov. 3.

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James' blue No. 23 jersey hangs in a locker with a crown as a nod to his King nickname on the shelf.

The 76ers and James announced Monday their two-year deal on the veteran's minimum for $8 million total was official and that the four-time NBA MVP was indeed a Sixer.

“There is no doubt LeBron is one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball and there are no words to measure the impact he’ll have on this organization," team president Mike Gansey said.

The NBA’s career scoring leader, James revealed his choice on social media Friday, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it came after he strongly considered retirement.

“I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fan base and start this incredible journey one last time,” James said.

James posted videos on his Instagram story Monday morning with the caption: “It's that time again. 4:12 AM. Let's get it.” He posed workout videos from the gym throughout the weekend.

A four-time NBA champion, James wrote he was “done” when his 23rd NBA season ended and that it was his last with the Los Angeles Lakers.

He instead reversed course and signed with a Sixers franchise that's loaded with All-Star starters in Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown yet has failed to win an NBA championship since 1983 or even advance out of the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs since 2001.

James, who turns 42 in December, appears up for the challenge of turning the Sixers into champions much as he did when he ended a 56-year championship drought for Cleveland by leading the Cavaliers to the title in 2016.

“I cannot wait to see LeBron alongside Jaylen Brown, VJ Edgecombe, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and our talented roster as we work to deliver a championship for Philly," team owner Josh Harris said.

The Sixers went 45-37 last season and were swept in the second round by the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks.

James’ resume is beyond compare in NBA history. He is a 22-time All-Star, a 21-time All-NBA selection, a four-time Most Valuable Player, a four-time NBA Finals MVP, a three-time All-Star Game MVP and a member of the NBA’s 75th anniversary team.

He also is coming off a season in which he averaged 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. For his career, he has averaged 26.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists in more than 1,600 games.

James started his career in Cleveland in 2003 and spent seven seasons with the Cavaliers before heading to Miami for four seasons — where he won his first two NBA titles. He then returned to Cleveland for four more seasons, including that title run in 2016, and left in 2018 for the Lakers and won a championship in 2020.

James is the first player in NBA history to be named an NBA Finals MVP with three different franchises.

James is set for a reunion with Gansey, who was hired in late May after the Sixers fired Daryl Morey.

Gansey joined the Cavaliers in 2011 and had worked as their general manager since 2022. His and James' ties were first forged as Ohio basketball stars more than two decades ago. Gansey at Olmsted Falls High School was runner-up in 2001 for Ohio's Mr. Basketball award to James — who won it three times for St. Vincent–St. Mary High School before bypassing college and going straight to the NBA.

“I have had the pleasure of knowing LeBron since high school and have seen the high-level impact he’s produced at every stop of his basketball journey," Gansey said. “He is a consummate professional, the ultimate competitor and a tireless worker. But he is also an incredible person with natural leadership traits, a family man, and someone who possesses unwavering commitment to community and those around him.”

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Cracker Barrel said Monday that CEO Julie Masino will step down next month but remain with the company until Oct. 9 in an advisory capacity.

David Deno will succeed Masino on Aug. 10 as CEO. Deno served as the CEO of Bloomin' Brands, which owns Outback Steakhouse and other chains, from 2019 until he retired in 2024. He has also held executive roles as Best Buy and Yum Brands, which is the parent company of KFC and Taco Bell.

Lebanon, Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel hired Masino, a longtime Taco Bell and Starbucks executive, in July 2023. She was chosen for her record as an innovator with the hope that she would attract new customers to Cracker Barrel, which operates nearly 660 restaurants in 43 states.

Masino introduced updated menu items, like Hashbrown Casserole Shepherd’s Pie, to increase Cracker Barrel’s dinnertime traffic. She also started remodeling the company’s dark, antique-filled restaurants, lightening the walls and installing more comfortable seating.

Then, last August, Cracker Barrel announced plans to ditch its longtime logo, which features an older, overall-clad man leaning on a barrel as well as the words “Old Country Store.” The company said it would continue to honor Uncle Herschel — the man in its logo, who represents the uncle of Cracker Barrel’s founder — on its menu and on items sold in its stores. But the new logo would be simpler and easier to read on road signs and in phone apps.

The backlash was immediate. Fans didn’t like the new logo and also rebelled against the store redesigns. Even President Donald Trump weighed in, saying in a Truth Social post that Cracker Barrel “should go back to the old logo, admit a mistake based on customer response (the ultimate Poll), and manage the company better than ever before.”

Masino reversed course within a few days, but the damage was done. Cracker Barrel's same-store restaurant sales plunged 5% last fall and 7% in the quarter ending Jan. 30, 2026. Same-store sales at the retail stores connected to its restaurants dropped even further.

Still, the company's shareholders voted in November to keep Masino in place as CEO, and sales trends had begun to improve in recent months. In the quarter ending May 1, same-store restaurant sales were down 2.6% and the company raised its full-year revenue and profit forecast.

Masino also helped sharpen the company's focus on the Cracker Barrel brand with the sale of the company's Maple Street Biscuit Co. stores. Cracker Barrel acquired Maple Street in 2019 and operated 50 locations around the country.

Citi analyst Jon Tower said in a research note Monday that the news of Masino's departure was surprising given those recent improvements.

Cracker Barrel shares fell 2.7% in early afternoon trading.

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Alejandro Leon was booked into the Broward Main Jail on Sunday. Authorities in Rockingham, North Carolina arrested him, along with Samantha Feliz, on Wednesday after a judge signed an arrest warrant earlier this month.

Leon, 21, and Feliz, 20, are suspected of allowing their baby daughter, Angelina, to die through neglect not long after she was born, and then claiming the little girl was a “hoax” who never existed.

Police said they still have not found Angelina’s body, but compiled circumstantial evidence, including a photo of the baby “showing no signs of life“ and blood found on baby clothing and towels in a Hollywood storage unit, that led them to conclude that she is dead.

During Monday’s court appearance, a Broward judge reset Leon’s hearing to Tuesday after his attorney asked for time to review evidence.

Meanwhile, records show that Feliz remains behind bars in North Carolina, awaiting extradition to South Florida.

Records from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in the Tar Heel State show that she has a court appearance there scheduled for Thursday.

Alejandro Leon fue ingresado en la cárcel principal de Broward el domingo. Las autoridades en Rockingham, Carolina del Norte, lo arrestaron, junto con Samantha Feliz, el miércoles después de que un juez firmara una orden de arresto a principios de este mes.

Leon, de 21 años, y Feliz, de 20, son sospechosos de permitir que su hija bebé, Angelina, muriera por negligencia poco después de nacer, y luego afirmar que la niña era un “engaño” que nunca existió.

La policía indicó que aún no ha encontrado el cuerpo de Angelina, pero recopiló evidencia circunstancial, incluida una foto de la bebé “sin señales de vida” y sangre encontrada en ropa de bebé y toallas en una unidad de almacenamiento en Hollywood, lo que los llevó a concluir que está muerta.

Durante la comparecencia del lunes, un juez de Broward reprogramó la audiencia de Leon para el martes después de que su abogado solicitara tiempo para revisar la evidencia.

Mientras tanto, los registros muestran que Feliz permanece detenida en Carolina del Norte, en espera de ser extraditada al sur de Florida.

Registros de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado Richmond en ese estado muestran que tiene una audiencia judicial programada allí para el jueves.

The Loudon County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, where the couple still had a home from Bieniemy's time coaching the Washington Commanders. They found the 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds, and she was transported to a hospital where she was in stable condition Monday.

Elijah Zion Bieniemy, the 27-year-old son of the couple, was arrested early Monday in connection with the shooting. He has been charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling, and is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center.

The sheriff's office said the investigation was ongoing.

Eric Bieniemy was with the Chiefs at training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri, earlier Sunday. He was not present for Monday's workout involving rookies, quarterbacks and a few veterans, which was closed to the public.

“Our hearts go out to Eric Bieniemy and his family. Thoughts and prayers with them,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said afterward. “I can't get into details on it, but things happen sometimes, and Eric will work through it. He has a great support group here, as does his family, as needed, and we'll just let time take care of it from there. But Mia is stable, which is a plus.

“She's a saint, we all know that, those of you that know her. One of God's great blessings,” Reid added. “But things happen. And you have to work through it. That's where we're at right now. Time will have to be involved in this to help heal."

Reid did not know how long Bieniemy would be away from the team. Pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier and offensive line coach Andy Heck will take over his duties as the Chiefs continue with offensive installations during training camp.

“On these things, real life. So you take care of that,” Reid said. “We'll be able to keep it moving here, but the most important thing is EB has an opportunity to spend some time there are take care of that business."

Eric Bieniemy was part of Reid's initial staff in Kansas City in 2013, and spent five seasons as the running backs coach before he was promoted to offensive coordinator. Over the next five seasons, the demanding but popular Bieniemy helped the Chiefs to reach three Super Bowls and win two of them while directing one of the NFL's best offenses.

He interviewed for several head-coaching jobs but was continually skipped over, so Bieniemy went to the Commanders in 2023 in hopes of burnishing his resume. But the team struggled and coach Ron Rivera's staff was let go, and Bieniemy spent one season as the offensive coordinator at UCLA before spending last season as the running backs coach with the Bears.

Bieniemy returned to the Chiefs this season to replace Matt Nagy as the offensive coordinator. He was present for offseason workouts in Kansas City over the summer, and he was with the team when it began to report to training camp last week.

The Chiefs are off Tuesday. The first full-squad workout at Missouri Western State University is Wednesday.

“It's great to have (Bieniemy) back in the building,” Reid said last week. “He always brings great energy. I've told you, he's one of the more phenomenal guys I have been around at being a leader of men. He is doing that. He's in there cranking — works his tail off, and I appreciate that. Doesn't let anything slide by. Does a good job with that.”

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Agents had been looking for Elaine Escoe, of Palm Beach County, for nearly two months.

They accuse her of submitting more than 90 fake applications for COVID relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program.

The applications totaled $32 million.

Escoe was arrested back in May, but agents said she never showed up for her June court appearance.

Agents said they got a tip that she flew to Jamaica.

Authorities there helped with her arrest before she was brought back to the United States, agents confirmed.

Los agentes habían estado buscando a Elaine Escoe, del condado Palm Beach, durante casi dos meses.

La acusan de presentar más de 90 solicitudes falsas para fondos de alivio por COVID a través del Programa de Protección de Nómina.

Las solicitudes totalizaron $32,000,000 USD.

Escoe fue arrestada en mayo, pero los agentes indicaron que nunca se presentó a su audiencia judicial en junio.

Los agentes dijeron que recibieron una pista de que voló a Jamaica.

Las autoridades allí ayudaron con su arresto antes de que fuera traída de regreso a Estados Unidos, confirmaron los agentes.

La Policía informó que Jerry Saint Vil, de 26 años, huyó antes de que los agentes llegaran a la gasolinera Mobil ubicada en el 16961 de Miramar Parkway.

Según la Policía, Saint Vil está acusado de apuñalar a un hombre tras un altercado.

La víctima sufrió heridas graves y fue trasladada en helicóptero a un hospital cercano, donde posteriormente murió.

Cualquier persona que tenga información adicional debe comunicarse con el Departamento de Policía de Miramar o con Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

Oficiales del SWAT rodearon una casa en Fort Lauderdale, cerca de Northeast 16th Avenue y Third Court, la mañana del domingo.

Según las autoridades, los oficiales recibieron alrededor de las 5:30 a.m. un reporte de una mujer que pedía ayuda a la policía.

Cuando llegaron, los oficiales determinaron que dentro de un Airbnb había ocurrido un violento incidente doméstico, en el que la víctima fue golpeada por su novio, identificado como Andrew Green, dijeron las autoridades.

La policía dijo que Green, de 42 años, se negó entonces a salir de la casa.

Las autoridades indicaron que dentro de la vivienda, junto a Green, estaba uno de sus hijos. Un segundo menor ya había salido de la casa, dijo la policía.

Los oficiales agregaron que los niños eran hijos de Green, pero no de la mujer a la que, según la policía, golpeó.

Una vez que el menor salió de la casa sin lesiones, la policía dijo que Green seguía negándose a salir, por lo que usaron un “irritante en aerosol” dentro de la vivienda para obligarlo a salir.

Green fue entonces puesto bajo custodia, dijo la policía.

“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease,” Simon's statement on Monday read.

The singer, 83, had been experiencing arthritis in one of her hips and both her knees, resulting in replacement surgeries for those three joints. But her mobility continued to decline. At times, she said, she could not walk without “considerable help.”

“My family and I knew that something more was going on. After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” she said.

“It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it, and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly,” she explained. “Parkinson’s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.”

Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements. It typically starts with tremors and is characterized by slow movement, a shuffling gait, stiff limbs, balance problems and slurred speech.

About 1 million Americans are living with Parkinson’s, and 10 million people worldwide, the Parkinson’s Foundation estimates. It usually appears after age 60, though it sometimes develops before age 50.

The exact cause isn’t known, but Parkinson’s develops when cells that produce one of the brain’s chemical messengers — dopamine — begin to deteriorate and die.

There is no cure, but there are treatments including medications that affect dopamine levels and a surgically implanted tremor-blocking device. Patients also can benefit from physical and occupational therapy.

“I began treatment, including taking medication to help with stiffness and other symptoms,” Simon said. “There is no tidy or predictable schedule to the illness. It does not consult my calendar before deciding what kind of day I am going to have.”

She also shared that she was treated for basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, on her face at the same time. She had surgery, and the cancer was removed, “but the surgery affected my appearance and made me more self-conscious about being seen in public,” she said.

She said music has been a salve, and on Aug. 14, she will release “Comes in Waves,” her first album of original songs since 2008.

“Working on the music gave shape to days that did not always have much shape. It gave me somewhere to go without having to leave the room,” she continued. “It reminded me that illness can change your life without becoming the whole of your life.”

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SWAT officers surrounded a home in Fort Lauderdale off Northeast 16th Avenue and Third Court in the city’s Victoria Park neighborhood on Sunday morning.

Some residents along the street were woken up to a chaotic scene and a woman frantically searching for help.

“Banging on my neighbor’s door, my door, blood all over the door,” said one resident, who asked not to be identified. “We called 911.”

According to authorities, officers received a report of a woman requesting help from police around 5:30 a.m.

When they arrived, responding officers determined a violent domestic incident had occurred inside an Airbnb in which the victim was battered by her boyfriend, who they identified as Andrew Green, authorities said.

Police said Green, 42, then refused to come out of the house.

Authorities said inside the home along with Green was one of his children. A second child had already left the house, police said.

Officers added that the children were Green’s, but not the victim’s.

Once the remaining child left the house unharmed, police said Green still refused to come out, so they sent an “aerosol irritant” into the house, forcing him to exit.

He was then taken into custody, police said.

Green is facing charges of domestic battery, domestic battery by strangulation and false imprisonment.

Following Green’s arrest, Airbnb released a statement to Local 10 News about the SWAT situation.

“The kind of behavior being reported has no place on Airbnb, and we’ve suspended the accused’s account while we look into the incident,” the company said. “We stand ready to support Fort Lauderdale Police in their investigation.”

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The unsavory surprises included roaches in the rice, rodent droppings, flies contaminating food, a sewage backup in a food prep area, and even a restaurant with no sink or dishwasher to clean its dishes. Inspectors ordered the kitchens to clean up and fix the problems.

No kitchens in Broward or the Florida Keys were ordered shut last week.

All the places listed were allowed to re-open following an ordered cleanup and then a re-inspection.

**LAS DELICIAS RESTAURANT

748 WEST 49TH ST.

HIALEAH

ORDERED SHUT 7/24

18 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed approximately 3 live roaches inside rice container at kitchen area."

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 3 live roaches inside rice container at kitchen area. Also observed approximately 3 live roaches under chest freezer at kitchen area.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach on preparation table at kitchen area. Observed approximately 7 dead roaches under preparation table at kitchen area. Repeat Violation.”

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

“Food stored in a prohibited area. Observed raw pork uncovered container inside mop sink at kitchen area. Operator removed during inspection.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cooked pork (48F - Cooling); cooked rice (46F - Cooling); beans (43F - Cold Holding); cooked yuca (43F - Cold Holding); chicken soup (43F - Cold Holding); chicken wings (43F - Cold Holding) ground beef (43F - Cold Holding) on reach in cooler, as per operator from previous day.”

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

**KELLY’S CAJUN GRILL

1635 WEST 49TH ST.

HIALEAH

ORDERED SHUT 7/20

23 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 4 rodent droppings under preparation table at kitchen area."

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 10 dead roaches inside reach in freezer at cook line. Observed approximately 3 dead roaches under equipment at cook line. Observed approximately 6 dead roaches inside walk in cooler.”

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

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food stored on dirty plastic containers at walk in cooler.”

“Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed throughout kitchen.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed breaded fish (46F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (46F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (48F - Cold Holding) on walk in cooler, as per operator less than 2 hours.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw chicken (frozen) in standing water at 3 compartment sink. Employee moved to walk in cooler.”

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee coming from bathroom and begin work without washing their hands.”

**PUBBELLY SUSHI

8970 SW 72ND PLACE

DADELAND

ORDERED SHUT 7/20

8 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 20 live flies inside of plastic bin touching potatoes; on rack outside of walk in cooler and ice machine. Observed 3 live flies on kitchen cooking equipment on dry dish rack in ware wash area. Observed 1 live fly on wall in mop sink next to ware wash area. Observed 2 live flies on box of parchment paper outside of walk in freezer. Observed 2 live flies in air outside of walk in freezer.”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 1 case of potatoes with approximately 20 live flies inside touching product.”

**SUBWAY

20505 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY

CUTLER BAY

ORDERED SHUT 7/24

9 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drain. Sewage water coming up from the floor drain once I start the water in hand wash sink in the preparation area by the 3 compartment sink. The area where the water is backing up cannot be contained. Backup is in the preparation area by the 3 compartment sink.”

“Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Observed odor at the kitchen area once the water sewage backed up from the floor.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water in the floor next to 3 compartment sink.”

“Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Repeat Violation.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed manager with no hair restraint while engaged in food preparation.”

**JUST4FUN

5701 SUNSET DR.

SOUTH MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 7/24

1 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“No dishwashing facilities of any kind provided. Observed triple sink removed from establishment, no dishwasher available for proper wash rinse and sanitizing. As per operator, mall had them remove all ware washing equipment and drain was sealed.”

Las sorpresas desagradables incluyeron cucarachas en el arroz, excremento de roedores, moscas contaminando alimentos, un respaldo de aguas residuales en un área de preparación de comida, e incluso un restaurante sin fregadero ni lavavajillas para limpiar sus platos. Los inspectores ordenaron a las cocinas limpiar y corregir los problemas.

Ninguna cocina en Broward o los Cayos de Florida fue ordenada a cerrar la semana pasada.

Todos los lugares listados pudieron reabrir tras una limpieza ordenada y luego una reinspección.

**LAS DELICIAS RESTAURANT

748 WEST 49TH ST.

HIALEAH

ORDENADO A CERRAR 7/24

18 VIOLACIONES ENCONTRADAS

“Se emitió orden de suspensión de venta debido a que los alimentos no estaban en condiciones sanas y aptas. Se observaron aproximadamente 3 cucarachas vivas dentro del contenedor de arroz en el área de la cocina.”

“Actividad de cucarachas presente según evidencia de cucarachas vivas encontradas. Se observaron aproximadamente 3 cucarachas vivas dentro del contenedor de arroz en el área de la cocina. También se observaron aproximadamente 3 cucarachas vivas debajo del congelador horizontal en el área de la cocina.”

“Cucarachas muertas en el establecimiento. Se observó 1 cucaracha muerta sobre la mesa de preparación en el área de la cocina. Se observaron aproximadamente 7 cucarachas muertas debajo de la mesa de preparación en el área de la cocina. Violación repetida.”

“Acumulación de sustancia tipo moho negro/verde en el interior de la máquina o contenedor de hielo.”

“Alimentos almacenados en un área prohibida. Se observó carne de cerdo cruda en un recipiente sin cubrir dentro del fregadero para trapeadores en el área de la cocina. El operador la retiró durante la inspección.”

“Se emitió orden de suspensión de venta de alimentos controlados por tiempo/temperatura por razones de seguridad debido a abuso de temperatura. Se observó cerdo cocido (48F - Enfriamiento), arroz cocido (46F - Enfriamiento), frijoles (43F - Conservación en frío), yuca cocida (43F - Conservación en frío), sopa de pollo (43F - Conservación en frío), alitas de pollo (43F - Conservación en frío), carne molida (43F - Conservación en frío) en refrigerador, según el operador del día anterior.”

“No había un gerente de servicio de alimentos certificado en servicio con cuatro o más empleados involucrados en la preparación/manipulación de alimentos.”

**KELLY’S CAJUN GRILL

1635 WEST 49TH ST.

HIALEAH

ORDENADO A CERRAR 7/20

23 VIOLACIONES ENCONTRADAS

“Actividad de roedores presente según evidencia de excremento de roedores encontrado. Se observaron aproximadamente 4 excrementos de roedores debajo de la mesa de preparación en el área de la cocina.”

“Cucarachas muertas en el establecimiento. Se observaron aproximadamente 10 cucarachas muertas dentro del congelador en la línea de cocina. Se observaron aproximadamente 3 cucarachas muertas debajo del equipo en la línea de cocina. Se observaron aproximadamente 6 cucarachas muertas dentro del refrigerador tipo walk-in.”

“Acumulación de sustancia tipo moho negro/verde en el interior de la máquina o contenedor de hielo.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con residuos de comida, sustancia tipo moho o baba. Se observó comida almacenada sobre recipientes plásticos sucios en el refrigerador walk-in.”

“El piso no fue limpiado cuando la menor cantidad de alimentos está expuesta. Se observó en toda la cocina.”

“Alimentos controlados por tiempo/temperatura mantenidos en frío a más de 41 grados Fahrenheit. Se observó pescado empanizado (46F - Conservación en frío), pollo cocido (46F - Conservación en frío), pollo crudo (48F - Conservación en frío) en refrigerador walk-in, según el operador por menos de 2 horas.”

“Alimentos controlados por tiempo/temperatura descongelados de manera incorrecta. Se observó pollo crudo (congelado) en agua estancada en fregadero de 3 compartimentos. Empleado lo movió al refrigerador walk-in.”

“Empleado comenzó a trabajar con alimentos, manipular equipo o utensilios limpios, o tocar artículos de un solo uso sin envolver sin lavarse las manos primero. Se observó empleado saliendo del baño y comenzando a trabajar sin lavarse las manos.”

**PUBBELLY SUSHI

8970 SW 72ND PLACE

DADELAND

ORDENADO A CERRAR 7/20

8 VIOLACIONES ENCONTRADAS

“Insectos voladores pequeños vivos encontrados. Se observaron aproximadamente 20 moscas vivas dentro de un recipiente plástico tocando papas, en un estante fuera del refrigerador walk-in y máquina de hielo. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas sobre equipo de cocina en el área de lavado. Se observó 1 mosca viva en la pared en el fregadero de trapeadores junto al área de lavado. Se observaron 2 moscas vivas sobre una caja de papel pergamino fuera del congelador walk-in. Se observaron 2 moscas vivas en el aire fuera del congelador walk-in.”

“Se emitió orden de suspensión de venta debido a que los alimentos no estaban en condiciones sanas y aptas. Se observó 1 caja de papas con aproximadamente 20 moscas vivas dentro tocando el producto.”

**SUBWAY

20505 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY

CUTLER BAY

ORDENADO A CERRAR 7/24

9 VIOLACIONES ENCONTRADAS

“Aguas residuales regresando a través del drenaje del piso. Agua de alcantarillado saliendo del drenaje del piso al abrir el agua en el fregadero de lavado de manos en el área de preparación junto al fregadero de 3 compartimentos. El área donde el agua regresa no puede ser contenida. El respaldo está en el área de preparación junto al fregadero de 3 compartimentos.”

“Olores desagradables en el baño u otras áreas del establecimiento. Se observó olor en el área de la cocina una vez que el agua residual salió del drenaje del piso.”

“Áreas del piso cubiertas con agua estancada. Se observó agua estancada en el piso junto al fregadero de 3 compartimentos.”

“Acumulación de sustancia tipo moho negro/verde en el interior de la máquina o contenedor de hielo. Violación repetida.”

“Empleado sin restricción de cabello mientras participa en la preparación de alimentos. Se observó al gerente sin restricción de cabello mientras participaba en la preparación de alimentos.”

**JUST4FUN

5701 SUNSET DR.

SOUTH MIAMI

ORDENADO A CERRAR 7/24

1 VIOLACIÓN ENCONTRADA

“No se proporcionan instalaciones para lavar utensilios de ningún tipo. Se observó que el fregadero triple fue retirado del establecimiento, sin lavavajillas disponible para un lavado, enjuague y desinfección adecuados. Según el operador, el centro comercial les hizo retirar todo el equipo de lavado y el drenaje fue sellado.”

Put another way, that means the inferno was no longer simply being propelled by the weather. It was making its own. The thundercloud also produced violent, erratic winds capable of driving the flames in new directions.

The phenomenon, called a pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCb, is rare in Europe and more commonly documented in North America and Australia, where it occurs only over some of the most extreme fires. France’s national firefighters federation said it had never before recorded one in the country.

The blaze erupted near Saumos on July 22 and has since burned more than 420 square kilometers (162 square miles) of forests and scrubland, damaged or destroyed more than 240 homes and forced 220,000 people to evacuate in Gironde.

At about 6:20 p.m. Friday, two days after the fire began, the departmental fire and rescue service said it had generated a pyrocumulonimbus. The cloud weakened overnight as humidity rose, then formed again several times.

An electrified black thundercloud

Repeatedly, heat and smoke have surged upward into a vast black thundercloud, electrified and lit from within.

“Imagine a campfire so large and hot that the smoke rising off it turns into a storm-like cloud,” said Theodore M. Giannaros, a fire meteorologist at the National Observatory of Athens.

“That is a pyroCb — a storm cloud born from the intense heat that a wildfire produces.”

It takes more than a big fire.

There is no set temperature at which one forms, Giannaros said; what is needed is the kind of atmosphere that breeds dry thunderstorms — very hot, very dry air near the ground, with cooler and moister air above it.

Hot air loaded with smoke and moisture then rises rapidly from the flames. As it climbs and cools, water vapor condenses around particles of ash.

Above the freezing level, droplets become ice crystals whose collisions separate electrical charges, as in an ordinary thunderstorm.

Lightning and more destruction follow

Beneath this storm lies a landscape already primed to burn. The cloud then amplifies the disaster that created it.

Rising air pulls powerful winds toward the fire, while downdrafts punch gusts back to the surface.

Those shifts can turn the flames, divide them into several fronts or send them racing in a new direction.

“It’s a feedback loop, not a one-way effect,” Giannaros said. “Once it forms, the cloud becomes its own weather system, sitting on top of the fire and making it harder to predict.”

The systems can also spin up whirling columns of flame — usually a fire whirl, which Giannaros describes as a dust devil made of fire and heat instead of dust.

True tornadoes are rarer, though one struck Redding, California, during the 2018 Carr Fire with winds equivalent to an EF-3, killing a fire inspector.

For firefighters, escape routes can close without warning as fresh outbreaks appear beyond their crews and equipment.

Direct attack may become impossible, forcing crews to retreat and defend communities.

The danger, Giannaros said, is fire moving faster than evacuations can be organized.

Until now, pyroCbs have been essentially an Australian and North American phenomenon. Canada alone produced a record 142 of them in 2023.

In Europe, pyroCbs have been rare

Portugal recorded one during its deadly 2017 fire season. France has now joined the list.

The continent is heating faster than any other on Earth — at roughly twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization — with heat waves growing more frequent and severe and drought spreading across the south, curing forests into fuel.

Hotter and drier conditions give extreme fires more opportunity to form them, Giannaros said, but scientists still lack enough long-term data to establish a trend.

The European research project ROSETTA aims to close that gap.

The most common misunderstanding, he said, is that the cloud is merely a side effect. As long as it hangs above the flames, it is helping decide where the fire goes next.

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The school announced July 20 that it would buy out the remaining three years on Manuel's contract and he will step down at the end of 2026. Manuel agreed to step down following investigations into former football coach Sherrone Moore’s relationship with his executive assistant and a probe into the athletic department.

In addition to the payout, Manuel will receive former athletic director perks such as being eligible for tickets to Michigan games and having golf privileges. The university also agreed to make a $108,000 contribution to his retirement account and pay his attorney fees of $82,000.

Manuel agreed to remain employed by the university until he voluntary resigns Dec. 31, and his personnel record will reflect a resignation. He also agreed to not be an athletic director or senior athletic adviser for any Big Ten school for two years from the date of his resignation. Manuel is allowed to accept employment outside the Big Ten with no penalty.

The agreement was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

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Hemos analizado cómo El Niño condensa la actividad de la temporada de huracanes y, a menudo, la pone fin prematuramente. Hemos escrito sobre el ritmo acelerado del actual fenómeno de El Niño y cómo está influyendo antes de lo habitual en la cizalladura del viento en el Caribe, donde su influencia es más notoria durante los meses de mayor actividad de la temporada de huracanes. También hemos examinado cómo cambian las probabilidades de que un huracán azote cada estado en términos relativos durante años de El Niño como este. Incluso hemos señalado a las zonas subtropicales como un punto crítico en las temporadas en que El Niño se hace presente.

¿Dónde podríamos observar un aumento o una disminución de la actividad tropical esta temporada?

Hoy analizaremos cómo fenómenos de El Niño tan intensos como este transforman el patrón típico de actividad tropical en el Atlántico. Al aislar únicamente los años de El Niño más intensos registrados por satélite (desde aproximadamente 1966), observamos una marcada reducción de la actividad tropical —medida por la Energía Ciclónica Acumulada o ACE— en la mayor parte del Golfo de México y el Caribe, así como en el sur de Florida, en comparación con los promedios típicos de 30 años. Esta reducción de la actividad tropical es estadísticamente significativa y concuerda con investigaciones previas que demuestran daños significativamente menores en el territorio continental de Estados Unidos durante los años de El Niño.

Asimismo, el aumento de la actividad tropical al este de los EE. UU., en las zonas subtropicales alrededor de las Bermudas, aunque no sea estadísticamente significativo, coincide con otras investigaciones que demuestran que las tormentas tienden a cambiar de rumbo sobre el Atlántico abierto con mayor frecuencia durante los años de El Niño.

Durante los años de La Niña intensa, el patrón se invierte prácticamente por completo, registrándose un aumento estadísticamente significativo de la actividad tropical en casi toda la franja que se extiende desde África hasta el Caribe —la principal ruta de huracanes conocida como Región Principal de Desarrollo o RPD— y a través del Golfo Pérsico. No es de extrañar que estos años suelan ser los más activos y destructivos de nuestras temporadas de huracanes.

Dicho esto, las fluctuaciones de la actividad durante los años de El Niño se suavizan en estos análisis para mostrar el efecto general de El Niño o La Niña en la temporada. Los huracanes, incluso los grandes y fuertes, pueden ocurrir durante un El Niño intenso, y nada en estos análisis sugiere que no pueda ocurrir uno este año. Lo que sí nos indica es que el riesgo de impacto en Estados Unidos se reduce esta temporada y que, en general, deberíamos esperar menos tormentas cerca de casa que en una temporada sin El Niño.

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Incluso con Arthur en junio y Bertha la semana pasada (dos tormentas débiles y de corta duración), la actividad tropical general en el Atlántico, medida por la fuerza y ​​la duración de las tormentas, continúa estando muy por debajo del promedio.

Los modelos de pronóstico se mantienen poco optimistas al menos hasta la primera semana de agosto, lo que mantendría a 2026 como el inicio de temporada de huracanes más lento desde 2009. Tendremos más detalles sobre el panorama a largo plazo en futuros boletines informativos esta semana, pero en resumen, el Atlántico se encuentra en malas condiciones de cara a las semanas de mayor actividad de la temporada de huracanes, lo que augura una actividad notablemente menor esta temporada.

We will have at least some showers and thunderstorms each day this week, but there will be fewer of them. Rain chances fall as slightly drier air moves in for the rest of the week. So not completely dry, but plenty of sunny weather throughout the day. This will mean hotter than average temperatures in the middle 90s.

Von Hagens' family and the Institute for Plastination, which he founded, said he died on Friday. A statement they issued on Monday gave no further details. Von Hagens had announced in 2010 that he was living with Parkinson’s disease.

Von Hagens trod a fine line between science, entertainment and commerce with his touring exhibits, as well as headline-grabbing actions such as a public autopsy.

At the heart of von Hagens’ work was the so-called plastination process — replacing body fluids with liquid plastic that then hardens. That technique, which he started developing in the 1970s, prevented decay, left tissues intact and allowed him to display preserved corpses and their inner organs.

The resulting exhibition, “Body Worlds,” first went on show in Japan in 1995.

Two years later, the collection of partly skinless corpses went on display in von Hagens’ homeland, overcoming an attempt by local church leaders to block its opening on the grounds that it was disrespectful. Von Hagens said he was helping viewers understand how their bodies work.

The anatomist “is forced in his daily work to reject the taboos and convictions that people have about death and the dead,” von Hagens said of his work.

“I touch here a taboo, which is our body, and nothing is so near as our body is to us,” he said.

The shows used the corpses of people who agreed to donate their bodies for plastination. Critics argued that von Hagens bordered on sensationalism with his works, which included a corpse riding a plastinated horse, and a pregnant woman with an eight-month-old fetus inside.

Von Hagens “plays with the corpses like a child plays with dolls,” the Rev. Ernst Pulsfort, spiritual rector of Berlin’s Catholic Academy, said when the show first opened in the German capital in 2001. He argued that it catered to a “public lust for sensation.”

During a “Body Worlds” show in London in 2002, the anatomist — wearing, as ever, his trademark black fedora — conducted Britain’s first public autopsy in 170 years before a sellout crowd of hundreds, defying government warnings that it might be illegal.

Von Hagens declared it a “huge success.” The British Medical Association’s head of ethics, Dr. Michael Wilkes, said it was “degrading and disrespectful.”

The “Body Worlds” exhibits were shown in several American cities after making their U.S. debut in Los Angeles in 2004.

Von Hagens' “Plastinarium,” where bodies are prepared, opened in the eastern German town of Guben in 2006.

The anatomist was born Gunther Liebchen on Jan. 10, 1945, in what is now western Poland.

He went to medical school in Jena in East Germany, but increasingly questioned the communist system and made a failed attempt to flee to the West. He was detained before West Germany bought his freedom in 1970, a regular practice at the time.

He continued his medical studies at the University of Luebeck and, in the 1970s, began working at Heidelberg University’s pathology and anatomy institute. He married a former classmate, Cornelia von Hagens, and took her surname.

His second wife, Angelina Whalley, heads his Heidelberg-based Institute for Plastination and curates his exhibitions, and he had three children from his first marriage.

Monday's statement said it was von Hagens' wish that his body be made available for plastination and “his family will respect and carry out this wish.”

Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin. Prosecutors said he had previously sought to join the militant Islamic State group.

Ballout was suspected of driving a van into a crowd near Berlin’s Pride festival Saturday night before apparently stabbing others with a machete in what authorities believe was an Islamic extremist terror attack.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the attack occurred a few hundred meters (yards) from a party near the Brandenburg Gate that was supposed to close out the city’s Pride festival.

Ballout was tracked down around 6 p.m. Sunday at a garden in Spandau, a Berlin suburb, the city’s police department wrote on X. They said he apparently ran toward officers with a sharp instrument, and police fired at least one shot. He died at the scene.

Ballout was born in Germany, the minister said. His mother was naturalized in 2002, three years before he was born.

Ashley Jump, a 26-year-old U.K. resident, had traveled to Berlin for Saturday’s Pride parade but had left the celebrations before the attack. They returned Sunday to leave flowers at a memorial near the crime scene in support of the LGBTQ+ community.

“They’ll never erase us, we’ll never be gone,” they said. “As long as humanity has existed, we’ve existed. And as long as humanity exists, we will exist. We will not be removed.”

Suspect convicted of ties to Islamic extremism

Ballout traveled to Lebanon in 2025 with the goal of going to Syria to join the Islamic State group, Berlin prosecutors said Sunday.

There, he made contact with several people who were presumed members of the militant group — or at least he believed them to be, prosecutors said. He was arrested in Lebanon last year and sentenced by a military court to three months’ imprisonment for offenses including incitement to religious and sectarian conflict.

He returned to Germany after completing his sentence, where he was arrested at the Berlin airport.

In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state, as well as publishing Islamic State propaganda on his Instagram account and other charges, prosecutors said.

The court handed down a suspended sentence of 1 year and 10 months in youth custody, which Berlin prosecutors had appealed.

The court said it took Ballout’s months of pre-trial detention in Germany and Lebanon into account. It also said it considered that Ballout had confessed to the crimes, appeared to distance himself from the militant group and no actual threat had ever materialized.

He was released from detention pending the appeal.

Berlin’s Pride festival is one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations

According to police, a white van drove into the Tiergarten park around 10 p.m. and hit several people before colliding with a tree. The closing party at the Pride festival, known as Christopher Street Day, was ongoing at the time next to the Brandenburg Gate, a short distance away. The party followed a parade with some 80 trucks that had made its way through downtown Berlin earlier in the day.

The attack did not occur at the festival, along its route or at the closing party. Rather, the violence took place a few hundred meters (yards) away on a track in the Tiergarten park. The van drove into a crowd that was likely a mix of festivalgoers and other locals or visitors.

Police said a woman was killed.

On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of mourners gathered at a memorial at the iconic gate. They hugged each other and laid down flowers, candles, rainbow flags and homemade signs, including a cardboard one that said: “the only thing more powerful than hate is love.”

Hundreds of thousands had come to Berlin to celebrate on Saturday, though it’s unclear how many were still at the festival by late evening. It’s one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ celebrations.

“We are simply stunned by what happened,” said Andre Lehmann, a top official with the main national LGBTQ+ association, LSVD+. “This suspected attack hits the heart of the queer community.”

Amsterdam says it will celebrate freedom in the wake of Berlin attack

Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the nation to remain united in the aftermath of the attack.

“I would like to say this to Christopher Street Day participants here in Berlin but also across Germany: Don’t let yourselves, let us not let ourselves, be intimidated,” he said. ”These acts have only one purpose: They aim to divide our society. They want to take away from us the most important thing we have: Namely our openness and our freedom.”

Dobrindt said he expected security measures at other major events in Germany, including Pride events elsewhere, to be reviewed and if necessary significantly boosted.

Berlin has seen Islamic extremist attacks before. In December, 2016, a rejected asylum seeker from Tunisia plowed a hijacked truck into a Christmas market, killing 13 people and injuring dozens. He was killed days later in a shootout in Italy.

In February last year, a Spanish tourist was stabbed and seriously wounded at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial, an attack that saw a Syrian man convicted in March and sentenced to 13 years.

This week, Amsterdam will be hosting World Pride alongside its own annual Pride celebrations. Mayor Femke Halsema said authorities and organizers “are closely monitoring the security situation” after the Berlin attack but aim to prevent any extra measures getting in the way of celebrating freedom and love.

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Associated Press reporters Fanny Brodersen and Pietro De Cristofaro in Berlin, and Mike Corder in The Hague, Netherlands, contributed to this report.

The school announced the move with a statement Monday morning, coming days before the Tar Heels open preseason camp. The school didn't provide details as to the reason, noting that employees and athletes aren't permitted to address the topic “as is standard procedure with personnel matters.”

Lombardi joined Bill Belichick in making the NFL-to-college move when the school hired the former New England Patriots coach in December 2024. Lombardi's career as an NFL executive had included being the GM of the Cleveland Browns in 2013, and he was an immediate hire by the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach in Chapel Hill.

The school had hired Belichick to jolt a football program that had largely been an Atlantic Coast Conference also-ran while making periodic but unsustained climbs into national relevance.

A few months into Belichick's tenure, Lombardi said the goal was running a college program in a way similar to the NFL, saying the Tar Heels “consider ourselves the 33rd (NFL) team” due to the staff connections to the pros.

The Tar Heels went just 4-8 in Belichick's first season. They open his second against TCU in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 29.

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The ruling over the weekend rejected the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states that sued ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Also, the Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting.

The emergency appeal comes after an appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the president’s order in nearly half the country ahead of November’s midterm elections.

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow the proposed changes to move ahead while lawsuits play out.

Trump ordered the government in March to create a “state citizenship list” of eligible voters and deliver mail ballots only to people on that list.

Democratic officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia sued, saying the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, not the president. Attorneys have said Trump’s proposed changes are ripe for abuse and could cause chaos.

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Thune responds to Trump’s escalated calls to pass the SAVE Act: ‘Show me how this ends’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded to Trump’s escalating calls to cancel the August recess until the Senate passes a proof-of-citizenship voting bill by again challenging the president and other supporters to show him a path to passage.

“If I thought there was a path to getting a result, I’m all for it,” Thune said.

“We voted on it one, two, three, four, five times already,” Thune added, counting each number on his hand for reporters. “Show me how this ends. What’s the picture of victory at the end?”

Thune said he plans to “have some conversations” with senators in the coming days about a possible path forward. He said he would be open to keeping the Senate in Washington if there was a path forward, but also noted that some senators need to return home to campaign.

Caine noted impact of munitions availability in advice to Trump

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has told Trump that the state of the country’s munitions stockpile could have an impact on military operations in Iran, a U.S. official said.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations, said this message was delivered as part of Caine’s regular duties of providing military advice and options to Trump.

The Associated Press has reported that Trump met Friday with top national security aides to discuss the situation with Iran. After nearly two weeks of strikes, the U.S. military has not attacked targets in Iran for three nights.

The Iran war has drawn down the U.S. stockpile of key weapons systems like missiles and interceptors, analysts say.

Caine told lawmakers at a hearing last week that “airpower has its limits” in achieving military objectives.

The U.S. military has employed airstrikes almost exclusively against Iran.

—- Konstantin Toropin

Trump claims his tariffs have helped General Motors

Trump was led on a tour of General Motors vehicles from different era. He was accompanied by CEO Marry Barra and other GM executives and sat behind the wheel of some of the automobiles.

“They’ve come a long way,” he said to reporters about the Detroit-based automaker. “It’s amazing what tariffs are doing for GM.”

Trump said he’s been good to the company but declined to say more.

“The rest of the world doesn’t love me, but that’s OK,” he said, alluding to the tariffs. “It’s called ‘America first.’”

New rule aims to speed up asylum decisions

A new rule going into effect Tuesday gives asylum officers discretion to send cases of immigrants seeking asylum directly to a judge for a final decision without doing an interview.

Historically, immigrants can ask for asylum either through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or from a judge in immigration courts, depending on their immigration status.

USCIS asylum officers would interview everyone who applied with their agency. If they think someone doesn’t qualify for asylum, the case goes to an immigration judge who ultimately decides.

Now, USCIS says asylum officers can look at the person’s file, decide they don’t qualify and send the case directly to a judge, without an interview.

The agency says this shortens the time it takes to decide asylum cases.

Groups that advocate for immigrants say it’s part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to dismantle the asylum system.

“The impact of this rule could be disastrous for people in need of safety.” said Beth Oppenheim, President & CEO of HIAS.

Trump says no one tells him what the US should be selling

Trump hasn’t ruled out selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, which is not a friend of Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump are meeting at the White House on Tuesday, and the prime minister has made clear he does not want Turkey to get the American-made jets.

Trump was asked about such a sale to Turkey as he flew to Michigan and said, in an apparent rebuff of Netanyahu, that “nobody tells me what we should be selling.”

“Turkey’s been a great ally for me,” he said of the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “I think he’s done a very good job, did a good job with Syria. He’s a friend of mine,”

Asked if he and Netanyahu are on the same page when it comes to the war against Iran, Trump replied, “We have a little difference but pretty close, yeah.”

Trump says US and Iran are having ‘good talks’ but keeps strikes on the table

The president insisted that new meetings were requested directly by Iranian officials, saying they reached out directly “because we’ve been hitting them very hard.”

“We’re having good talks, so we’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters Monday on Air Force One. “I think there’s a good chance that something could happen. And if it does, good. if it doesn’t, we go back to doing what we were doing two days ago.”

Trump rejected a suggestion that his patience with negotiations could be wearing thin.

“I have plenty of time,” he said.

Trump continues to needle Thune

The president insisted that he has a good relationship with the Senate majority leader — but that he’s just “got to get his job done.”

Trump has been escalating pressure on Thune to pass his voting restrictions bill before senators leave Washington for the August recess.

“The SAVE Act has to be done,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “They shouldn’t leave town.”

Trump also insisted that he hasn’t “even thought” about potential replacements for Thune.

US walks out of UN meeting when France is speaking to protest its criticism of US human rights

The United States has stood by France in every conflict where “their freedom has been imperiled,” U.S. deputy ambassador Dan Negrea told the U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine after the brief U.S. walkout Monday, accusing France of “disingenuous grandstanding.”

He was apparently responding to a post from France’s U.N. Mission in Geneva on Friday criticizing U.S. opposition to a second four-year term for U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk. The General Assembly voted 144-10 with 13 abstentions to extend his term with the U.S. voting “no.”

The French Mission said: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali & Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”

Negrea shot back, calling the U.S. “the beacon of liberty for the world” and dismissing France’s ”political drivel.”

Trump says US stockpile is in ‘very good shape’ but he wants more

Asked about suggestions that the U.S. munitions are running low, Trump said stockpiles are in good shape and production needs to ramp up.

“We have a lot. I’d like to have more, to be honest,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

He blamed former President Joe Biden for giving U.S. technology to Ukraine. Trump said some more “sophisticated” weapons have been in shorter supply but he added that production has been accelerating.

“Every one of our contractors is building four to five plans right now, and we’re in very good shape,” he said.

Trump dismisses Russian efforts to help Iran in war

Ahead of his visit to Washington, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asserted that Russia has been offering satellite images of U.S. bases in the Gulf region to Iran.

Asked about that Monday, Trump downplayed the impact of that assistance, saying the Russian help hasn’t had much impact.

“They may be giving, but if they are, it hasn’t worked out,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, en route to Michigan.

Trump also said he would ask Russian President Vladimir Putin about it. Zelenskyy is set to meet with Trump on Tuesday.

A large crowd of supporters waits for Trump speech

The president was set to address a crowd of more than 1,000 at a General Motors proving ground in suburban Detroit, where the company tests vehicles before they are sold.

Some GM employees joined larger groups of Trump supporters, many wearing red “Make America Great Again” caps or t-shirts celebrating the president.

Behind the stage where Trump will speak later hung blue and white banners reading “American Cars. American Jobs.” Various models of cars and SUVs were parked nearby.

GM says the proving ground in Milford Township has more than 150 miles of test roads and was opened in 1924. That makes it the world’s oldest dedicated vehicle testing facility.

Trump’s new Canada tariffs could hurt Michigan

Michigan was one of the 2024 battlegrounds Trump flipped after it backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. But the state has also seen parts of its economy affected by the president’s tariffs, including on imported cars and auto parts.

A new round of steep import levies is taking effect on dozens of U.S. trading partners. But Trump has singled out Canada with tariffs as high as 50% on a wide array of its products, including cars.

The president is visiting Oakland County, which encompasses much of Detroit’s northern suburbs. Once a Republican stronghold, it has increasingly leaned Democratic, backing Biden against Trump in 2020 and Vice President Kamala Harris against Trump four years later.

Stocks open higher on Wall Street and crude oil prices drop 5% as Mideast tensions cool

The S&P 500 rose 0.6%. The index is coming off two weekly losses in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 518 points, or 1%, as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.7%.

Oil prices reversed course from a week ago, when a sharp escalation in fighting between the U.S. and Iran worsened worries about global oil supplies. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 5.4% to $86.74 a barrel for October delivery. Prices surged to over $100 a barrel last week before easing.

The war between the U.S. and Iran has sharply curtailed, and at a times halted, traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz. That has had a ripple effect throughout the world’s economy.

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Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region

Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions.

Saudi Arabia said it had shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in Iraq that had targeted its petroleum facilities.

Two drone attacks were reported against a Kurdish Iranian dissident group in Iraq, and Jordan said it had shot down two drones, without saying where they originated. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

Neither the U.S. nor Iran reported carrying out any attacks for three days — a respite after about two weeks of sustained bombardments that had led to increasing fears of a return to all-out war.

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Trump is set to defend his economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting

President Trump plans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up.

Trump is visiting a General Motors facility in Milford, home to tracks and proving grounds for new models and vehicles. Early voting is underway for Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, which features fierce nomination fights in both major political parties.

Republican Mike Rogers is unopposed in the Senate primary, but the GOP gubernatorial contest pits Trump-backed Rep. John James against Perry Johnson, a businessman turned politician who’s launched unsuccessful campaigns before, including for president in 2024.

Johnson is now trying to style himself in the president’s mold — despite missing out on his endorsement. He’s even holding a “Trump Tailgate” outside the president’s GM event.

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Pentagon’s official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting

The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category.

It's raising questions about properly counting the impact to U.S. service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes on Iran in a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while providing little indication of how it intends to wind down a conflict that's unpopular with many Americans.

The Defense Casualty Analysis System, which Pentagon officials have repeatedly pointed to as the definitive source on the numbers of dead and wounded from the conflict, removed the four fallen soldiers as well as dozens of wounded troops from its Iran war tally last week.

On Sunday, a new category called “Overseas Operations” emerged on the system’s website, listing the four Army deaths by name as well as 207 wounded. It was unclear if all of the wounded were injured in the Iran conflict.

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Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics

The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state” — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

The statement contradicts repeated assertions by Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other officials that the projects were canceled because they did not adequately advance the nation’s energy needs or had other problems that made them a poor investment of taxpayer dollars.

Democrats and environmental groups seized on the court filing Friday, saying the administration had “weaponized” the federal government to kill good jobs and punish working families because of their political views.

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US appeals court upholds injunction that blocks Trump’s order to create a federal voter list

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.

The ruling Saturday by judges of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states that sued ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Trump issued an executive order in March for the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to create a “state citizenship list” of eligible voters. It also ordered the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on that list.

While Trump touted the proposed changes as safeguards to keep non-U.S. citizens from voting, state election officials argued they were ripe for abuse and could cause chaos.

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Those people will be fearing deportation.

They include Farah Larrieux, who has been living in South Florida since 2005, coming from Haiti in search of a better life.

“I feel like I’m living a nightmare. It’s unjust because I have dreams,” she said. “I felt Haiti was too small for my dreams. I was tired with the situation, political instability, crime, injustice, poverty.”

Larrieux has been a news personality, public relations and communications professional and advocate for South Florida’s Haitian community.

Since 2010, she has been a TPS holder.

The change comes after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration, ending TPS programs for Haitians and thousands of Syrians.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims Haiti is now safe to return to while the United Nations and U.S. State Department warn of frequent gang violence and kidnappings.

Larrieux says she has a clean record and she’s built an entire life in South Florida which could be ripped away from her at any moment.

“It’s every day, it’s like a struggle to live,” she said. “It’s an injustice. I’m wondering why I have to face that.”

She is now talking with an attorney to try and get asylum, but like hundreds of thousands of others, all she can do is wait.

Yesterday marked the 73^rd anniversary since Fidel Castro, Raul Castro and their group of rebels attacked the Moncada Military Barracks in Santiago de Cuba. July 26, 1953 is considered the start of the Cuban Revolution.

Like Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken”, the Cuban revolution took a path that destroyed the country and “never looked back.” Today, Cuba is at the end of what Fidel called its glory days.

July 24 update: Trump Administration announces series of new sanctions against Cuba

On Thursday, the Trump Administration announced a series of new sanctions against Cuba targeting the government’s military conglomerate Gaesa. However, this time it includes companies like Coral S. A. that took over operations from some sectors of GAESA to avoid U.S. sanctions and keep import operations in Cuba functioning.

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The question many academics that follow Cuba like me are asking is whether the U.S. strategy moving forward is to force Cuba to eventually sell some of GAESA’s assets to the U.S.

July 23 update: US continues to send mixed signals as to what will be done with Cuba

This past Monday, the U.S. Department of State issued a 100-page report entitled “Cuba: The Capital of 21^st Century Communism” that outlined why Cuba is a national security threat not only to the U.S., but to the entire world. The Cuban government reacted at once and not only criticized the report but blamed Secretary of State Marco Rubio with threatening the island nation.

On Wednesday at a press conference in the Philippines, Rubio, when asked by a reporter what the U.S. plan was for Cuba, used a much more diplomatic tone and said the U.S. is still willing to negotiate with Cuba.

Washington continues to send mixed signals as to what will be done with Cuba. What we do know is that the strategy used in Venezuela did not bring about regime change.

July 21 update: First humanitarian aid from US will arrive in Cuba

Today, the first humanitarian aid will arrive in Cuba as part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s offer to help the Cuban people as they experience the worst economic situation since the early 1990’s. Today’s cargo includes 700 hygiene kits and 700 food items to be distributed directly to the Cuban people by Catholic Relief Services Caritas Cuba and other faith-based organizations.

Secretary Rubio wants to let the Cuban people clearly know that the U.S. stands behind them and is willing to continue to help them as part of the U.S. commitment of $100 million in humanitarian aid.

July 20 update: Cuba releases artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara

This past Saturday, Cuba released artist and opposition leader Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara after serving five years in jail. Otero Alcantara was one of the leaders of the San Isidro movement that led to large protests across the island nation five years ago.

Upon arriving in Miami, Otero Alcantara thanked the Cuban American community for its support and asked Cuba to release all political prisoners in jail.

July 16 update: US Department of Defense pays $3 million to US personnel affected by Havana Syndrome

The U.S. Department of Defense has paid $3 million in compensation to U.S. personnel affected by the mysterious condition known as Havana Syndrome, making the first payment under the 2021 Havana Act.

Havana Syndrome first appeared in 2016 when U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers in Havana, Cuba reported unusual symptoms, including intense head pressure, dizziness, nausea, hearing disturbances and memory problems.

July 14 update: New U.S. sanctions increase pressure on Cuba’s military-run economy

The United States on Monday introduced new sanctions targeting companies controlled by GAESA, Cuba’s military economic conglomerate, as well as some of the military brigades responsible for suppressing protests like the ones we saw the other day.

How much longer can the Cuban government hold on? Information continues to reach U.S. officials indicating that there are sectors within the Cuban government that are increasingly concerned about how much longer they can survive without negotiating with the U.S. government before facing a complete collapse of their system.

July 10 update: Does Raul Castro’s grandson have the full authority to negotiate for the Cuban government?

As I expected, there seems to be a small crack within the inner circle of the Cuban government. Some have criticized Raulito (Raul Castro’s grandson) for offering to negotiate directly with President Trump. The criticism comes as to whether he has the full authority to negotiate for the Cuban government or is he just negotiating for the Castro family?

Yesterday, the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) backed Raulito’s efforts, but the military leadership has remained quiet.

July 8 update: United Nations has no legal right to lift U.S. embargo on Cuba

Every year, Cuba argues in front of the United Nations that the U.S. economic embargo is the cause for their economic problems. Each year, Cuba loses more support for their argument. The United Nations has no legitimate or legal right to lift the embargo. The U.S. Congress can only lift the embargo.

The Cuban government propaganda machine has failed. Most Cubans on the island, including economists on the island, blame the Cuban government for their current poor economic conditions.

July 6 update: Raul Castro’s grandson says Cuba is willing to negotiate with US

Reuters reported earlier this morning that Raul Castro’s grandson Raulito, known as “El Cangrejo,” announced that Cuba is willing to negotiate with the U.S. The question we need to ask ourselves is whether Raulito is negotiating on behalf of the Castro family or the Cuban government?

We know that Cuba has been selling some of their assets, including some belonging to the military economic conglomerate GAESA in the last couple of weeks. Cuba’s attempt to invite foreign investment has not attracted many takers for the fear of losing their money.

July 2 update: Cuba’s culture of fear complicates a Democratic transition

When we talk about Cuba, we usually concentrate on their centralized political and economic system. However, we fail to recognize that individuals that have lived under totalitarian regimes have had to survive under a culture of fear. Such system of government creates a psychological set of attitudes and values that help define the daily behavior in order to align the people’s wants and needs to the restrictions imposed by the government.

To break such behaviors could take years of psychological training and change. Therefore, transitioning a totalitarian state to support a transition to some form of a Democratic government could take time.

Dr. Andy S. Gomez’s June updates can be viewed by clicking here.

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.

The winner of the runoff will enter the general election against Democratic former state Sen. Dan Ahlers with a significant advantage in the reliably Republican state that hasn’t had a Democratic governor since the 1970s.

Rhoden was lieutenant governor when he assumed the top job in early 2025 after then-Gov. Kristi Noem stepped down to join President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. In addition to Rhoden and Doeden, the primary field included U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson and state House Speaker Jon Hansen.

Doeden placed first in the primary with about 31% of the vote with a close three-way race for the second runoff slot. Rhoden received about 25% of the vote, followed by Johnson at 23% and Hansen at about 21%.

Two key counties to watch are on opposite ends of the state. Minnehaha County on the eastern border is home to Sioux Falls. Pennington County on the western border is home to Rapid City. Together, they are home to a third of the state’s registered Republicans and helped Doeden secure his first-place primary showing.

Doeden narrowly edged Johnson in Minnehaha County and had about a 7-point lead over second-place Rhoden in Pennington County. Doeden also carried most of the small, rural counties across eastern South Dakota.

Rhoden helped secure a runoff berth with his wins across central and northwestern South Dakota, including key leads in Meade, Lawrence and Hughes County, which includes Pierre, the state capital. The three counties combined are home to about 10% of the state’s registered Republicans.

Lincoln County in the suburbs south of Sioux Falls could be another key battleground in the runoff. It’s the state’s third-most populous county and has the highest population of any county where neither Doeden nor Rhoden placed first or second.

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

When do polls close?

Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET. Polls in most of the state are in Central time and close at 8 p.m. ET, but some polls are in Mountain time and close at 9 p.m. ET.

What’s on the ballot?

The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in the Republican primary runoff for governor.

Who gets to vote?

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary runoff for governor. Republicans who did not vote in the June 2 state primary may still vote in the runoff.

How many voters are there?

As of June 1, there were about 676,000 registered voters in South Dakota, including about 322,000 active registered Republicans, about 137,000 active registered Democrats, about 157,000 active independent voters or those not affiliated with any political party, and about 57,000 inactive voters not identifiable by party. The rest were affiliated with other parties.

How many people actually vote?

About 136,000 votes were cast in the Republican gubernatorial primary on June 2.

How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?

About 19% of the 2024 primary vote and about 20% of the 2022 primary vote was cast before primary day.

When are early and absentee votes released?

In South Dakota, counties tend to release results from all voting methods together over the course of the night. Roughly four out of every five counties in South Dakota release at least some in-person Election Day results in their first vote updates, along with results from mail voting and early in-person voting.

How long does vote-counting usually take?

In the June 2 Republican primary for governor, the AP first reported results at 9:01 p.m. ET, or one minute after polls closed. About half the total vote had been counted by 10:57 p.m. ET. The last vote update of the night was at 3:36 a.m. ET with almost every vote counted.

When will the AP declare a winner?

The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.

How do recounts work?

Recounts in South Dakota are automatic only in cases of tie votes. Losing candidates for statewide office may request a recount if the vote margin is 0.25% or less of the total votes cast. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.

Are we there yet?

As of Tuesday, there will be 98 days until the 2026 midterm elections.

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Cellphone video showed heavy flames and thick smoke billowing near U.S. 27 on Sunday.

Officials told Local 10 News that the fire has burned 116 acres.

The cause of the brush fire is unclear.

The foundation’s first new initiative in more than a decade, the Clinton Policy Institute has already begun convening political leaders from both parties, research experts, and Americans affected by the issues being studied to create new approaches to long-existing problems.

“Rising costs, economic uncertainty, rapid technological change, and growing pressures on our public institutions are making it harder for families to get ahead,” former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement to The Associated Press. “We created CPI because we believe there are still practical, evidence-based solutions that can improve people’s lives.”

CPI is building on its work with New York state in banning cellphones from schools in the past academic year. Though the institute did not technically exist last year when it teamed with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration on creating distraction-free schools in the state, the Clinton Foundation saw promise in its approach and decided to expand it before publicly announcing CPI’s creation. It’s a strategy that the foundation, also led by former President Bill Clinton and public health expert Chelsea Clinton, used when it launched the Clinton Health Access Initiative in 2004.

Zayn Siddique, former principal deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council, will serve as CPI’s chief executive officer. Jennifer Klein, who was director of the White House Gender Policy Council under former President Joe Biden, will be CPI’s chair.

In New York, CPI helped create the Teen Tech Council so that students could help make the phone-ban program more effective. The result, according to Hochul’s office, was that educators found a marked improvement in classroom behavior and engagement.

“CPI is bringing together policymakers, researchers, business leaders, and community organizations to identify what works, build stronger policy networks, and help turn those ideas into policy,” Hillary Clinton said. “We’re taking a particular focus on states and local communities, where so much innovation is happening.”

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly praises CPI's nonpartisan approach

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said a CPI conference on improving the lives of children earlier this month was “the best roundtable I’ve been involved with since becoming governor.”

Kelly, who will leave office in January due to term limits after serving two consecutive terms, said she was inspired by CPI’s nonpartisan approach to solving problems affecting children.

“I am a Democrat governor in what is considered a very red state,” Kelly told The Associated Press in an interview. “It became very clear to me that if I wanted to accomplish anything in my political life, I was going to need to do it in a bipartisan way.”

Kelly believes that, despite political polarization, CPI can succeed in finding nonpartisan solutions – especially to issues involving children and healthcare – and giving state leaders the research and other support to implement them.

“Every once in a while, you get people from both sides of the aisle who come together and crafted, maybe not sexy legislation, but something that really needed to be done,” Kelly said. “And they get it through.”

Dr. Jerome Adams, former U.S. Surgeon General in President Donald Trump’s first administration, agrees that nonpartisan solutions are possible to find. But he says the nonpartisan nature of the solutions has to be intentional.

“Health is inherently political,” said Adams. “When you talk about access to healthcare coverage, when you talk women’s health issues, particularly around the issue of abortion and contraception, when you talk about drug policy and whether you’re in favor of harm reduction, when you talk of firearm safety -- all of these are inherently political issues.”

Former Surgeon General Adams sees broad support for children's issues

That is complicated further, Adams said, because “we live in a country that is very binary, so every issue, no matter how nuanced, is, for purposes of elections, turned into black/white, yes/no, all or none.”

However, Adams said CPI has already found a way to get bipartisan buy-in for some of its solutions to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). In 2020, the state of California launched the ACEs Aware initiative to begin screening for ACEs – which include abuse, neglect and household challenges – and treating them early to reduce the impact and the cost to the state later.

Through CPI, Adams was asked to become the co-chair of the National Leadership Council for the ACE Resource Network in June in an effort to bring California’s work treating ACEs to other states.

“I’m very interested in work that has proven and practical solutions,” he said. “We bring in states and say, ‘Hey, let’s look at the best evidence in terms of what works around adverse childhood experiences and state level policy and then try to implement it in your state’.”

That strategy has led Republican-led states like Utah and Georgia to consider parts of Democrat-led California’s work on the issue, Adams said.

He said it’s a sign that CPI’s approach works and can be expanded to other areas.

The Clinton Foundation hopes that will be the case.

“Too many people have lost faith that progress is possible,” Hillary Clinton said. “But across the country, leaders are developing innovative policies that are strengthening families and communities. Those ideas deserve to be shared and scaled.”

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There are a lot of changes parents and students need to know before heading back

Starting with free and reduced school lunch eligibility, the county is participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision Program.

That means students at 141 schools are automatically eligible for free lunch.

The remaining 80 schools will determine lunch eligibility through a meal benefits application process.

All Broward schools will continue to offer free breakfast.

“There are 80 schools where the kids will get free breakfast only, and their lunch status is determined once the parents fill out a meal application,” said Dr. Valerie Wanza, Broward Schools’ chief strategy and innovation officer.

The district’s Redefining Plan is also top of mind, with six campuses closed this year and as many as 10 schools that could be on the chopping block because of lower enrollment.

Those closures would be for the 2027-28 school year. It is unclear which schools are on the list, but factors such as enrollment, campus condition and projected enrollment are being considered.

Wanza said parents need to make sure their child is registered at the correct school.

“So the thing that they need to know is make sure that they are registered at their child’s school, that they’re receiving the appropriate parent messages, and all of the great things that schools are sending out to welcome them to their new school,” Wanza said.

The county is launching a school bus camera program with 1,300 buses equipped with AI-powered camera technology.

Officials are warning drivers about tough penalties for passing a bus while students are getting off.

Violators could receive a $225 citation.

The Redefining Plan will be finalized on Aug. 25.

The contest in the heavily Democratic district could have an immediate impact on the balance of power in the U.S. House, where Republicans cling to a thin majority.

Under Georgia law, the four Democrats and two Republicans running to succeed Scott will appear on the same ballot, and any of them could secure the seat outright by winning a majority of the special election vote. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters regardless of party will advance to an Aug. 25 special runoff election.

The winner will serve out the remaining few months of Scott’s current term.

Among the Democrats vying for the seat are former Gwinnett County School Board Chair Everton Blair and Marcye Scott, daughter of the late congressman. Democrats Tony Brown and Carlos Moore and Republicans Caesar Gonzales and Fayth Park are also on the ballot.

Blair is the only candidate in the field who also ran for the full-term seat set to begin in January 2027. He placed third in the May 19 Democratic primary with about 12% of the vote. State Rep. Jasmine Clark won the primary with 56% of the vote and will face Republican Jonathan Chavez in November. Chavez, who ran unopposed for the GOP nomination, challenged David Scott in the 2024 general election and received about 28% of the vote.

Clark did not file to compete in the special election. Doing so would have required her to resign from her seat in the state Legislature just as Republican Gov. Brian Kemp was calling for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries in time for the 2028 elections. The state constitution bars state officeholders from seeking a different office with a start date more than 30 days before the end of the officeholder’s current term. The special session did convene, but Republican leaders opted not to take up redistricting.

In recent years, congressman Scott had faced questions over his age and health. At the time of his death at age 80, he was facing a tough primary challenge from Clark and others as he sought a 13th term.

Georgia’s 13th Congressional District is east and southeast of Atlanta and includes parts of six heavily Democratic counties: Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton and Rockdale. Of the six, the district’s portion of Gwinnett County has the lion’s share of voters, about 46% of the district electorate in the 2024 general election. The district includes only a small sliver of DeKalb County, which plays a much bigger role in the 4th and 5th Congressional Districts.

Scott won his 2024 reelection bid with about 72% of the vote. That night, Democratic then-Vice President Kamala Harris received about 71% in the district, compared with about 28% for Republican Donald Trump, in the presidential election. Trump had his best performance in the district in Gwinnett County, although that still only amounted to about 35% of the vote.

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

When do polls close?

Polls close at 7 p.m. ET.

What’s on the ballot?

The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in the special election for the 13th Congressional District.

Who gets to vote?

Any voter registered in the 13th Congressional District may participate in the special election.

How many voters are there?

As of July 21, there were about 584,000 registered voters in the 13th Congressional District. Georgia voters do not register by party.

How many people actually vote?

About 358,000 votes were cast in the 2024 U.S. House general election in the 13th District. Turnout in special elections tends to be significantly lower than in regularly scheduled November general elections.

How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?

About 78% of the total vote in the 13th District general election in 2024 was cast early in person or by mail.

As of Friday, nearly 8,700 ballots had already been cast in Tuesday’s election, with the largest share coming from Gwinnett County, followed by Clayton County.

When are early and absentee votes released?

All six counties in the 13th Congressional District tend to release most or all of their results from early in-person and mail voting in the first vote update of the night, usually before any in-person Election Day results are released.

How long does vote-counting usually take?

In the 2024 general election, the AP first reported results in the 13th District U.S. House race at 7:10 p.m. ET, or 10 minutes after polls closed. About half of the total vote had been counted by 9:31 p.m. ET. The last vote update of the night was at 2:21 a.m. ET, with about 99.9% of total votes counted.

When will the AP declare a winner?

The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.

How do recounts work?

There is no automatic recount provision in Georgia, but a losing candidate may request a recount if the margin is less than or equal to 0.5% of the total vote. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.

Are we there yet?

As of Tuesday, there will be 28 days until the Aug. 25 special runoff election, if needed, and 98 days until the 2026 midterm elections on Nov. 3.

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Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and Sweetwater Police Chief Sergio Diez announced the arrests of 29-year-old Marquez Christopher Pinder, 26-year-old Jared Lamar James and 29-year-old Elijah Delano Dyous.

Authorities said an investigation uncovered evidence of alleged hazing incidents involving prolonged and repeated beatings with canes and paddles. They said failing to correctly answer questions about the fraternity allegedly led to the beatings.

According to investigators, the alleged hazing began April 1 at an apartment in Sweetwater and continued through April 2 and April 3 at the same location. On April 4, authorities said the alleged hazing continued at a home in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

Pinder, James and Dyous are each charged with two counts of attempted manslaughter with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm and hazing with a deadly weapon.

Authorities said the alleged hazing was carried out by the three men.

“Among some, fraternity hazing might be seen as a tradition creating a sense of belonging and brotherhood, but since 2001, hazing in Florida has killed Chad Meredith, Robert Champion and Andrew Coffey while seriously injuring others. This case, with the victims requiring hospitalization, provide clear-cut examples of hazing’s danger,” Fernandez Rundle said. “In Florida, hazing is abuse and it is a crime. Its victims too often lie in their graves and in hospital beds.”

Infantino praised FIFA for “delivering the best show in the world” and spoke of the World Cup bringing “joy and togetherness,” in a 900-word statement published across a 15-page post on his Instagram account and on FIFA’s website late Sunday.

“Sorry that you were so consumed by hate and criticism that you missed it all,” the FIFA leader wrote, addressing his comments to “those behind their pens and papers, behind their screens spreading hate and false rumors.”

FIFA and Infantino faced criticism during the World Cup for Iran team officials, a Somali referee and fans being denied entry to the United States; alleged political influence by U.S. President Donald Trump in letting Folarin Balogun avoid a ban for a red card; unprecedented high ticket prices and commercialized breaks in play midway through each half of all 104 games.

“Every city was packed with fans from all around the globe,” Infantino wrote. “While they celebrated, you were busy planting seeds of hate.”

“While you hide, we are exploring the streets of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, talking with fans, engaging with people, and ensuring everyone’s safety.”

Testy media relations

Infantino has an increasingly testy relationship with media during the 11th year of his presidency. His eve-of-tournament news conference in Mexico City was his first with a full gathering of international media since March 2023.

The previous such news conference in Rwanda, after his reelection by acclaim from FIFA member federations, saw Infantino ask his audience: “Why are you so mean?”

In Mexico City last month, Infantino suggested critics should “chill, relax.”

And he's coming under scrutiny from some in the U.S. Congress. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sent Infantino a letter on Sunday seeking documents detailing ties between FIFA and the Trump administration. A representative for FIFA didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter.

FIFA uniting the U.S. and Iran

Iran’s ability to play at least three games in the U.S. was a key pretournament issue, and the squad made a late switch to a training camp in Tijuana, Mexico instead of Tucson, Arizona.

“Iran entered the United States without incident or conflict,” Infantino noted in his statement. “While you spread hatred, we worked tirelessly to unite two countries at war.”

Fans denied visas to enter the U.S. included Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, the celebrated statue supporter of Congo which was dealing with an Ebola virus outbreak. He attended one game in Mexico.

“You mentioned the few people denied visas and overlooked the millions who were approved, from all parts of the world,” Infantino wrote. “Countries facing serious health issues or other challenges were granted visas.”

Infantino defends Balogun decision

On fallout from the red card for U.S. forward Balogun, Infantino claimed “subsequent decisions not to ban players in certain situations are routine.”

FIFA did not overturn Balogun’s red card, which does occur in domestic club competitions, but instead took the more unusual step of deferring the one-game ban for a probationary period. FIFA has yet to publish the written verdict of its disciplinary judge.

“To those spending their time and energy hating us, please take a moment to reflect, meditate, pray, or watch a football match and truly observe the faces, the eyes, the emotions,” Infantino wrote.

He signed off his statement: “Much love to all.”

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Oddie first found fame as a member of The Goodies, a comedy trio that also featured Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden. The team starred in an off-beat comedy series of the same name that aired from 1970 to 1982 on the BBC. He went on to host BBC wildlife programs, including “Birding With Bill Oddie,” “Bill Oddie Goes Wild" and “Springwatch."

“Bill was a multi-talented celebrity — wildlife presenter, broadcaster, comedian, writer, songwriter, musician and conservationist," his agent, David Foster, said in a statement. “Yet it was never fame that he valued. Instead he encouraged us to respect and protect the environment."

Born in 1941 in Rochdale, northwestern England, Oddie went on to study English literature at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He appeared in several productions of the Cambridge Footlights, a prestigious student sketch comedy troupe, alongside future stars such as John Cleese and Graham Chapman of Monty Python.

Those student productions led to work in London's West End and on Broadway, persuading Oddie to abandon plans to become an English teacher or warden of a bird observatory.

Oddie later transformed his birding hobby into a job, presenting multiple wildlife shows and writing books such as “Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book,” “Birdwatching with Bill Oddie" and “Follow That Bird.”

He is survived by his wife, Laura, and daughters Bonnie, Kate and Rosie.

Four years ago, George P. Bush went after Paxton by putting up billboards that said “he's a crook” next to his mugshot from when he was charged with securities fraud.

And earlier this year, U.S. Sen John Cornyn said “judgment day is coming” as he tried to fend off a Republican primary challenge from Paxton.

All of them lost. Now the question is whether James Talarico, who topped Rep. Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Democratic primary, will have any more luck as he faces off against Paxton in one of the country's most closely watched U.S. Senate races.

“The guy’s ability to take shots and just keep moving on and stay in elected office is unlike anything I’ve ever seen in my career, in 25 years of running campaigns,” said Ash Wright, who worked as a senior adviser to Bush.

Paxton has never been convicted, and he's survived by championing conservative legal battles over immigration, abortion and transgender issues in a Republican-dominated state. Much like President Donald Trump, he's long portrayed himself as the victim of political persecution.

Former Paxton challengers and a half dozen campaign strategists who worked against him warned that Texans may tune out any attempt to revive scandals that they've heard about for years, especially when rigid partisanship has convinced voters to be extraordinarily forgiving of candidates’ trespasses.

However, Talarico's team has studied the previous races and is attempting its own version of the playbook by trying to paint Paxton as part of a broader culture of corruption that has failed to improve people's lives.

Paxton’s campaign suggested Talarico's claims were aimed at distracting voters from a record of “out-of-touch views.”

“Every time a fighter, like President Donald Trump and now Ken Paxton, stands up to the permanent political class, even after they are completely acquitted of wrongdoing, people like James Talarico continue pushing the same accusations and claiming corruption,” Paxton campaign spokesperson Madison Cercy said.

Paxton won first reelection narrowly, despite indictment

Paxton was first elected as Texas attorney general in 2014, and Nelson ran against him in 2018. A Democratic lawyer from Austin, Nelson made Paxton's indictment on charges of securities fraud central to his campaign, and he poked fun at him for picking up another lawyer's $1,000 pen after finding it at a courthouse security checkpoint.

“Vote Justin Nelson for Texas attorney general,” the narrator said. “He will fight on behalf of all Texans. And he won’t steal your pen.”

Nelson argued that his approach was effective, reflected in Paxton's narrow margin of 3.6 percentage points in a year when Republican Greg Abbott was reelected as Texas governor by more than 13 percentage points. Nelson's campaign spent roughly $6.5 million, about half of what Paxton's campaign spent.

“My message was working," Nelson said. “I just needed to go louder and longer.”

In 2022, Paxton faced a Republican primary challenge from George P. Bush, the Texas land commissioner and the grandson and nephew of two former presidents from the state.

The securities fraud case was ongoing, and Paxton was also under federal investigation over accusations that he abused his position to benefit an Austin real estate developer, took bribes and retaliated against whistleblower employees.

Paxton responded by portraying himself as a Trump-era Republican and Bush as the heir to a privileged political legacy.

Pro-Paxton organizations spent more than $20 million, about twice as much as Bush and his allies. The race went to a runoff, in which Paxton defeated Bush by 34 percentage points.

Paxton ran against Rochelle Garza, a Democratic civil rights lawyer from Brownsville, in the general election. She said her campaign had a 300-page opposition research file on Paxton but it was difficult to figure out how to approach his past because voters had heard about it for years.

“The amount of potential hits on Paxton can make message discipline challenging,” Garza said.

Paxton ran as the leading legal opponent of President Joe Biden, promoting a string of lawsuits against Biden's Democratic administration on immigration, abortion and gender policy.

Overwhelmingly outspent, Garza lost by roughly 10 percentage points.

Some supporters see Paxton as a ‘flawed’ fighter

There was more trouble ahead for Paxton.

He split with his wife, who later filed for divorce “on biblical grounds.” He was also impeached by the Texas House, although the Senate acquitted him in 2023 and allowed him to remain in office. The securities fraud case ended in 2024, and Paxton was directed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution.

Throughout the years, he's maintained strong support from Republican voters like David and Nancy Lapp, a retired couple from the small town of Wolfforth. They described him as a conservative warrior who has been a victim of persecution.

“He’s had his share of scandals, and almost all of them have, so it’s not necessarily disqualifying anymore,” said David Lapp, 76. “He’s a flawed person, no doubt about it, but he fights for traditional American ideals.”

He added that "nowadays, as long as you’re not in jail, they’ll elect you.”

Biden's Justice Department in 2024 decided not to prosecute Paxton after the yearslong federal investigation, and Paxton went on to challenge Cornyn for his Senate seat.

Cornyn and his allies vastly outspent Paxton, blanketing the state with more than $90 million in advertising. After the race went to a runoff, Trump endorsed Paxton, and he won decisively.

Talarico hopes Waco case sparks new scrutiny

Talarico promised at a rally in Houston the day after the Republican runoff to “prosecute the case” against Paxton, whom he called “the most corrupt politician in America."

Since then, he has sought to introduce a newer question about Paxton, one that involves his office's handling of a child sexual abuse case this year.

The attorney general's office was assigned the felony case involving Waco lawyer Adam Hoffman after the county district attorney recused himself over a potential conflict of interest. After a hung jury trial last year, Hoffman agreed to state lawyers' offer in April to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge. Prosecutors said the victim did not want to testify a second time. Hoffman served 60 days in jail and was not required to register as a sex offender.

Talarico said the plea agreement shows Paxton is willing to allow preferential treatment at Texans' expense.

“He is everything that’s wrong with this broken, corrupt political system,” Talarico said of Paxton at a rally in Del Rio last week. “This is the rot at the core of this broken political system. It’s why we can’t get ahead, no matter how hard we work, no matter how much we save, because the system is rigged against us."

Talarico reported having $21.5 million available last week, while Paxton reported having $7.5 million.

The Democrat's fundraising advantage could help him broadcast his message further than Paxton's previous opponents have been able to do, Nelson said.

“Even a little bit more money would have helped me,” he said. “I think James has a legitimate shot.”

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Associated Press reporters Jesse Bedayn in Del Rio, Texas, and Marc Levy in Wolfforth, Texas, contributed to this report.

Trump visited a sprawling General Motors facility in the Detroit suburb of Milford that is a testing ground for its vehicles. He pumped a fist after watching a trio of drag races that involved muscle cars and luxury vehicles like the Corvette Z06, Cadillac Escalade V, and EV Hummer — events the announcer promised were “all America First power.”

It was the kind of thundering speed the president is expecting at an IndyCar race in Washington next month, which is part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations.

In a subsequent speech inside a design facility, the president cheered GM's plans to expand production domestically in coming years and declared himself a president who was standing up for auto workers “at long last.”

“I’ve done more for you than your parents, OK?" he joked.

Michigan was one of the 2024 battlegrounds Trump flipped after it backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. But the state has seen parts of its economy affected by the president’s tariffs, including on imported cars and auto parts. Automakers have long said tariffs increase the cost of doing business, which leads to higher prices for consumers.

Company officials led Trump on a tour where he saw various GM models, including the latest versions of the Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado — the production of which he argued had been boosted by tariffs.

At one point, POTUS grabbed a pen and signed the hood of a white Corvette that was made specifically for America's 250th birthday.

“They’ve come a long way,” he said to reporters about the Detroit-based automaker during the tour. “It’s amazing what tariffs are doing for GM.” Trump said he’s been good to the company but he declined to say more.

“The rest of the world doesn’t love me, but that’s OK,” he said, alluding to tariffs. “It’s called ‘America first.’”

Trump's visit previews Michigan's Aug. 4 primary

The president’s speech lasted more than an hour and was wide ranging — hitting on the economy, the war in Iran and the U.S. military operation that toppled the leader of Venezuela.

He also touched on communism, crime rates, his administration's efforts to transform the nation's capital and even how carefully he treads to keep from tripping while on stage or deplaning from Air Force One.

With early primary voting already underway, Trump called on stage Republican Reps. Lisa McClain, Tom Barrett and Tim Walberg, as well as gubernatorial candidate John James and Senate candidate Mike Rogers.

Rogers is unopposed in the Senate primary, but the GOP gubernatorial contest pits James, who is backed by Trump, against Perry Johnson, a businessman turned politician who has launched unsuccessful campaigns before, including for president in 2024.

Trump's new Canada tariffs could hurt Michigan

A new round of steep import levies is taking effect on dozens of U.S. trading partners. Yet Trump has singled out Canada with tariffs as high as 50% on a wide array of its products, including cars.

The GM facility he toured is in Oakland County, which encompasses much of Detroit's northern suburbs. Once a Republican stronghold, it has increasingly leaned Democratic, backing Biden against Trump in 2020 and Vice President Kamala Harris against Trump four years later.

GM says its facility is the oldest dedicated vehicle testing operation in the United States, where 4,200 employees work to refine nearly every vehicle the company makes before they reach consumers. It has more than 150 miles of test roads and the early innovations perfected on site include the first mass-produced automatic transmission, known as the "Hydra-Matic.”

Michigan's economy relies heavily on Canada, meaning the new tariffs — coupled with inflation still running high and gas prices rising again as the already unpopular war in Iran escalates — have created additional economic concerns statewide. Some advocacy groups citing import and tariff data, says tariffs have cost Michigan businesses billions of dollars just since last spring.

The latest tariffs come at a time when voters across the country were already increasingly dissatisfied with Trump's handling of the economy.

Jason Roe, a former executive director of the Michigan Republican Party who tried unsuccessfully to distance it from Trump's “Make America Great Again” movement in 2021, said that more than coinciding with his new round of tariffs, Trump's visit is a function of Michigan's relatively late primary and is meant to ensure that James secures the nomination.

But Roe also said it was a risk for the president to tie himself too closely to top Republicans before the general election, calling it “kryptonite to November voters.”

Trump, who won the White House on a promise to lower the cost of living, also has seen his approval ratings sag, meaning kitchen table issues could be a liability for Republicans trying to hold control of Congress in the Nov. 3 elections.

“We’re happy to have the president here, campaigning with Republicans. We think it highlights the fact that the only thing they care about is Donald Trump and refuse to stand up to him," said Curtis Hertel, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party. "It’s good for us every time the president is here because he’s incredibly unpopular.”

The US and Canada have squabbled over a new border bridge

The Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but his administration has tried to find ways around that, including by arguing that he can impose them on Canada because that country is discriminating against American exports of products including automobiles.

But Trump’s latest round of tariffs came after he voiced frustration with Canada for having retaliated and imposed its own levies on U.S. imports in response to Trump’s initial tariffs last year. Trump launched the first round after alleging Canada should do more to stop fentanyl smuggling.

In January, he visited a Ford plant in Dearborn and addressed the Detroit Economic Club, offering a defense of tariffs even as auto industry leaders blamed them for increasing the cost of doing business. The president marked his second term's first 100 days with a rally in Warren, where he mostly mentioned grievances left over from the 2024 campaign,

Monday's visit coincided with the opening of a new bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, that was beset by tensions between the U.S. and Canadian governments.

Canada canceled a planned joint celebration for the $4.7 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge and instead held its own event after Trump announced the new Canadian tariffs.

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Superville reported from Washington.

In a document filed in juvenile court in Seattle, where a 15-year-old arrested in the case did not appear for a scheduled initial appearance Monday, police said they believe there were at least three shooters, rather than two: the 15-year-old; an acquaintance who died at the scene; and “at least one other unknown suspect.”

“Based on the evidence at the scene, investigators believe” the 15-year-old “and one of the deceased engaged in a gunfight with at least one other unknown suspect,” the document said.

The teen was being held in juvenile detention for investigation of firearms violations and first-degree assault ahead of the scheduled court appearance, Mayor Katie Wilson said at a news conference. It was not immediately clear why the teen did not appear in court.

The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. Sunday in the waning hours of the Bite of Seattle, leaving three people dead and at least four others injured. The annual three-day festival draws hundreds of food and retail vendors and performers to Seattle Center, a sprawling park and event space in the shadow of the Space Needle. Many attendees rushed into campus buildings or ran from the park at the sound of the shots.

Officials provided confused statements about the shooting

News that there were at least three suspects followed a series of confused statements from city officials concerning the shooting.

On Sunday, the police department waited five hours to share with the public that one shooter was in custody and that they believed another to be on the loose. Earlier, the mayor had wrongly announced two people were in custody.

At a news conference Monday, just two hours before the 15-year-old was due in court, Police Chief Shon Barnes said investigators weren’t sure if the second shooter was among the dead. Neither he nor the mayor made any reference to additional shooters. Barnes had been out of town Sunday, attending a conference of Black law enforcement executives in Dallas.

The officials have defended their handling of the case, saying they were trying to ensure they provided accurate information about chaotic events.

Two people died at the scene and a third died at a hospital. They were described as two men, ages 19 and 44, and a woman, 56.

The four wounded included a 2-year-old boy, who was in satisfactory condition Monday. The others — two men, ages 23 and 27, and a woman, 39 — were discharged, a hospital spokesperson said.

One of the victims was walking a bicycle when struck, the court document said. The toddler was with his mother.

Vendors were allowed to clean up Monday

Vendors were allowed to return to the sprawling campus Monday morning to collect their equipment and merchandise. Skewered squid on grills, roasted ducks in ovens and plates full of food were among the items left behind as people fled the gunfire.

Near the spot of the shooting, a stain of what appeared to be blood was still visible in the morning. A candlelight vigil was planned Monday night at the center’s International Fountain.

Dozens of officers were providing security at the event and some saw one of the suspects firing, authorities said. A large number of police and emergency crews responded and began evacuating the area. Police then searched an IMAX theater on the grounds where they initially believed a second shooter had fled.

Adam Lombardo, who had a Burmese food stand at the festival with his spouse, described the panic of fleeing people as a “stampede.” As he gathered his equipment Monday, he described how police escorted them into the crime scene to turn off their ovens and stoves.

“It’s really sad because you think that three innocent people aren’t getting up with their families,” he said. “They just came to enjoy a food festival with people, with friends, with new friends, and they lost their lives in just what sounds like meaningless bloodshed.”

Attendees describe chaos at a joyful event

Festival attendee Faith Adia Hunter said she and her friends had just gotten food from a crepe vendor when gunfire broke out nearby. In the scramble to find safety, she and others ran into the nearby Seattle Children’s Museum.

“We were about to start eating, then heard someone yell something, then we saw people start to run,” Hunter said. “So we took off running, too.”

Estan Wakonabo said he and his girlfriend were waiting in line for a photo booth when he was shoved from behind and turned to see a rush of people fleeing.

“People were hiding, were pushing, people were falling on the ground, baby strollers were falling,” Wakonabo said.

The festival started in 1982 and draws 350,000 attendees, according to its website.

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Associated Press journalists Manuel Valdes and Lindsey Wasson in Seattle, Annika Wolters in Bangkok and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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