The fire occurred in the area of Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest 79th Street.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials, a blown transformer was the likely cause of the blaze.

Local 10 News cameras captured firefighters, medics and Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputies at the scene as crews responded to the incident.

Authorities said no one was transported to the hospital.

Additional details about the extent of the damage were not immediately available.

In a post on Instagram, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz announced the addition of cowboy hats to the MDSO uniform.

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According to the sheriff’s office, each new cowboy hat comes with a price tag of $132.50.

MDSO told Local 10 News that the department ordered around 1,000 hats.

However, the sheriff’s office said deputies are not required to wear the hats, adding that they will be issued to deputies of all ranks.

Rather than trying to stop the aging process, the goal is to maintain healthier, stronger and more youthful-looking skin for as long as possible.

In this week’s Glow Check, Local 10’s Annaliese Garcia explores the growing trend and the treatments that may help people maintain their skin’s health as they get older.

Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Janice Lima Maribona says the shift is about embracing aging while taking steps to preserve skin health.

“We all know that’s where we’re going, so how about aging with grace and having longer, more beautiful skin and healthier bodies for a longer time,” Lima Maribona said.

Healthy skin starts with a daily routine

According to Lima Maribona, maintaining healthy skin doesn’t necessarily begin with expensive procedures, lasers or injections.

Instead, she recommends establishing a consistent skin care routine at home.

The basics include a quality cleanser, daily sunscreen and a nighttime product containing a retinoid or another vitamin A derivative. She also recommends incorporating an acid-based skin care product, depending on individual needs.

Lima Maribona emphasized that daily skin care is the foundation of any long-term approach to skin health.

“We truly feel, and I truly feel, that skin care is the workhorse for everybody,” she said. “Because this is what you do every day.”

Treatments that stimulate collagen

For those interested in going beyond their daily skin care routine, several professional treatments are designed to address the visible effects of aging.

One major focus is collagen, a protein that helps keep skin firm and supported.

Lima Maribona explained that collagen production declines as people get older, particularly after age 30.

As collagen levels decrease, wrinkles, fine lines and changes in skin texture can become more noticeable.

“So the goal is to make the collagen not only last longer, but be produced for longer,” she said. “And the way we do that is by stimulation.”

One of her preferred treatments is microneedling.

“My favorite for anybody? Microneedling, hands down,” Lima Maribona said.

Microneedling uses tiny needles to create controlled micro-injuries in the skin, stimulating its natural repair process and encouraging collagen production.

Other professional treatments include lasers and light-based procedures designed to address collagen, elastin and sun damage.

Injectable treatments can temporarily soften expression lines, while fillers can restore lost facial volume.

Hyaluronic acid skin boosters are another option for improving hydration and smoothness.

Chemical peels and facials may also help address uneven skin texture and discoloration.

Choosing the right treatment

With so many options available, Lima Maribona recommends consulting a dermatologist before deciding on a procedure.

“So the first thing you do is get a consultation,” she said. “We look at color, texture, and turgor, and we figure out what’s best for you. What’s your time? What’s your budget? And then we go from there accordingly.”

The goal is to develop an individualized plan based on a person’s skin concerns, available time and budget.

However, Lima Maribona stressed that professional treatments should complement, rather than replace, a consistent daily skin care routine.

She also warned against attempting procedures such as microneedling at home.

Without proper training and precautions, at-home microneedling can lead to infections and even permanent scarring.

The takeaway, according to Lima Maribona, is that skin longevity isn’t about preventing aging altogether. It’s about caring for your skin consistently and making informed choices to help it remain healthy over time.

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An initial call was made to authorities regarding a suspicious white power found in an envelope.

Wasserman Schultz’s office is located in Sunrise, east of the Sawgrass Expressway and south of Sunrise Boulevard.

According to Sunrise police, the envelope was safely secured and remains unopened, but the contents of the envelope are unknown.

There has been no word on whether the Democratic congresswoman was at her office on Monday.

The congresswoman did post about the incident on X, thanking Sunrise PD for responding quickly and ensuring the safety of her staff.

Today, like other Members, my district office received a suspicious letter. I’m thankful Sunrise Police and first responders acted swiftly to ensure my staff’s safety. Cowardly acts of intimidation like this will not work. They have no place in our politics and must be condemned. pic.twitter.com/w7cedz9VMw

— Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@RepDWStweets) October 19, 2026

This is not the first time her office has faced a potential threat.

Wasserman Shultz dealt with a mail-related alarm eight years ago when a suspicious package arrived at the same district headquarters site.

That incident prompted an evacuation and a response from the Sunrise PD Bomb Squad.

Wasserman Schultz also posted a full statement Monday, which can be read below:

“Today, like many other Members of Congress, my district office received a suspicious letter that was clearly designed to intimidate me and my staff. It will not work. Thankfully, Sunrise Police, local first responders, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Service acted swiftly to ensure the safety of my staff and the other public servants who work in the same building. While initial tests were negative for any hazardous material, law enforcement will do further analysis as they continue their larger investigation. 

“Sadly, this is not the first time my office has received threatening mail. Right before the 2018 election, improvised explosive devices were sent to prominent Democrats, media, and my office with the same terrorizing goal in mind. Such cowardly acts of coercion will not work and have absolutely no place in our politics. My hope is that all sides will condemn these weak, desperate attempts to bully their opponents. And to be clear, they will not deter me from fully representing my Broward County constituents.”

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Federal investigators are looking into several similar incidents of suspicious letters arriving at congressional offices in recent days, that all contained a white powdery substance.

On Friday, investigators in Central Florida raced to Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost’s office after a suspicious item was delivered there, and a second emergency call in the same area prompted a similar alarm at Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto’s office.

Officials in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Ohio are also trying to narrow down the source of the concerning mail sent to the offices of elected leaders.

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Canvassers were out across South Florida as residents made their way to early voting sites, with many citing concerns about the economy, rising grocery prices and housing costs.

Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia said election officials are hoping for strong voter participation.

“We’re hoping for 100%, but we’ll be happy with 60-65 percent,” Garcia said.

Garcia also reassured voters about election security, emphasizing that the county’s voting system uses paper ballots and is not connected to the internet.

“We have no issues with security. As you all know, we vote on paper and we’re not connected to the internet in any way, shape or form,” Garcia said.

There was also a strong turnout on the first day of early voting in Broward County.

“We do usually get a nice group of folks that are waiting for their first day of early voting, and then it kind of tends to drop off after the first day,” said Broward Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott. “But it’s been pretty busy.”

Scott said while the first day of early voting is usually the busiest, the county is still expecting plenty of ballots to be cast ahead of Election Day in November.

“People might be at work or have other obligations that day that doesn’t allow them to pull away to go vote,” he said. “But when you have this 14-day period, it’s basically an opportunity for everybody.”

Voters cite economy, rising costs as major concerns

Among those casting their ballots early was Sharon Horne, of North Miami, who said she wanted to make sure her voice was heard.

“We need changes and right now, things are not good -- prices of groceries are so expensive, and the housing market is expensive, and so on and so on,” Horne said.

Veteran Charles Symonette also voted early, saying economic concerns played a major role in his decision to head to the polls.

“I want to make changes. We’re ready for some changes — we done tried everything. We need some new changes now,” Symonette said.

He pointed to concerns about jobs and government assistance programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.

“I’m thinking about jobs being taken away, I’m thinking about Medicare, Medicaid, and I’m thinking about the people that don’t have as much as all the billionaires,” Symonette said.

NAACP urges participation, warns against voter intimidation

As early voting gets underway, Daniella Pierre, president of the NAACP’s Miami-Dade branch, is encouraging residents to exercise their right to vote while warning against voter intimidation.

“It is our responsibility to get up and vote. It is our responsibility if we want to see change — it begins at the ballot box,” Pierre said.

Election officials are encouraging eligible voters to participate as early voting continues across Miami-Dade and Broward counties through Nov. 1 and through Oct. 31 in Monroe County.

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Sierra, 42, confessed to killing his estranged wife, Gladys Machado,29, and her two young daughters – 6-year-old Julia Padrino and 3-year-old Daniela Padrino – in 2012.

After hearing weeks of testimony in the sentencing phase of the trial, jurors will need to weigh whether life in prison or a death sentence is the appropriate punishment for Sierra.

As lead prosecutor Abbe Rifkin delivered her closing argument for why she thinks the jury should recommend death as the appropriate sentence, she reminded the jury of the brutality of the triple homicide case.

She spoke about how Sierra “carved up her arms” while recounting how he used a yellow plastic Sedano’s bag to suffocate the three victims.

“He carved up her face,” she said.

Rifkin also referenced distressing autopsy and crime scene photos of wounds that tell the visual story of their violent end.

“It was heinous, atrocious and cruel,” said Rifkin.

Defense attorney Khurrum Wahid told the jury they took an oath to put their feelings aside, weigh trial evidence and consider life in prison without parole as an appropriate punishment.

“He admits that he did this monstrous act,” said Wahid. “You are going to have these feelings of anger, and hate, and disgust. The choice here is a moral choice that is before you.”

Wahid asked jurors to consider aspects of his client’s background, including a traumatic childhood car accident.

“(He suffered) a head injury in 1996,” said Wahid. “This is the piece that is missing.”

During the trial, a defense expert testified that the head injury resulted in a change in behavior for Sierra’s personality, impacting his executive functioning.

“A non-healthy brain has consequences,” said Wahid, who requested the jury weigh the horrific events of that fateful day against the totality of their client’s life. “You still can exercise your moral clarity and choose life.”

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations on Tuesday after receiving final instructions from the judge.

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The incident in question occurred on Aug. 20 at a home that’s currently under construction in Miami.

According to police, Tennier Taylor, 42, hired someone to build him a pool at the home, which is located in the city’s Belle Meade neighborhood.

On the date in question, police said Taylor arrived and told the victim that he was not satisfied with the job before proceeding to pick up a hammer and begin destroying the work, according to authorities.

The victim attempted to explain to Taylor that he could fix the issue, police said, but Taylor became angry and struck the victim in the chest area with the hammer, according to an arrest form.

Police said Taylor also threw a hammer at the victim, which he blocked, and hit him in the back with a wooden stick.

After several months of investigating, authorities said the victim was able to pick Taylor out of a photo lineup, leading to Sunday’s arrest.

According to his arrest form, Taylor told police that he was dissatisfied with the quality of the work and asked the victim to either redo the work or leave, claiming that the two argued but that there was no physical altercation.

Taylor is facing a felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

As of Monday afternoon, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed as “to be set.”

Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins wants voters to pass a bond to build new police and fire facilities, but commissioners are speaking out against it.

Higgins says now is the time for the city to do what it’s needed to do for so long and fix Miami’s neglected fire stations and police headquarters.

“Really, lives are at stake,” she said.

This November, Higgins said she hopes voters pass Referendum 1, saying yes to a $450 million bond.

Higgins says the city’s current police headquarters is overpacked and has plumbing issues, flooding, broken restrooms and aging electrical systems.

Plus, many of Miami’s fire stations are too old and don’t have enough space for emergency vehicles.

If Referendum 1 passes, the city could renovate the facilities, build new ones and create a new public safety headquarters.

Higgins argues emergency response times are falling behind, especially in underserved parts of the city, and every second counts when it comes to saving lives.

“When your grandmother is having a heart attack or your husband is having a stroke, it can take us nine, 10, 11, 12 minutes to get there,” said Higgins.

Commissioners Damian Pardo and Christine King agree law enforcement needs upgrades, but they’re opposing the referendum because they say it’s not being done the right way.

“People here are having a hard time paying for gas, groceries, rent, so the last thing they need is yet another increase,” said Pardo.

Advocates say this will not change the debt millage rate, but the commissioners say it will cost taxpayers money.

“This is a tax,” added King. “We are asking our voters to borrow money, and it has to be paid back through a tax.”

The city is essentially borrowing $450 million, but that’s going to gain interest over the next few decades.

“It’s estimated for a $500,000 home, you’re going to be paying $194 more a year in taxes and $6,000 more over the life of that bond, which is 30 years,” said Pardo.

The mayor pushed back.

“In the first year, the average homeowner will pay $2.38 a month,” said Higgins. “That is the price of a cup of coffee.”

Higgins says this should’ve been taken care of long ago, and if the city waits any longer, it will only get more pricey.

“If I wait even one more year, with construction points going up four to five percent a year, it’ll be another $20 million, and it’s $20 million for every year we wait,” said Higgins.

Pardo and King said instead of the referendum, the city should look toward different sources of funding like public-private partnerships.

Higgins responded by saying the city needs to control its own destiny now instead of relying on developers that may not have the city’s best interests in mind.

According to Miramar police, Michael Polanco tried to kidnap the teen earlier in the day at a Shell gas station, located at 2840 S. State Road 7.

An arrest report states that a witness saw Polanco grabbing the girl by the neck and trying to walk away with her.

Police said Polanco fled west from the business after the incident.

“As units were responding, intel was given of a male matching the description in the area causing another disturbance,” the department said in a press release.

Police said units were then redirected to the area, where they located Polanco and detained him.

The victim and a witness identified Polanco as the man who tried to abduct the teen, authorities confirmed.

Polanco was then arrested and transported to the Broward County Main Jail, where he was booked on charges of battery causing bodily harm and kidnapping, inflicting bodily harm or terrorizing a victim.

As of Tuesday morning, he remained jailed and was expected to appear in bond court later in the morning or afternoon.

According to police, Polanco has a lengthy criminal history that involves various crimes, including robbery, burglary, battery and exposure of sexual organs, among others.

New Delhi and Washington seek to revive trade negotiations stalled for months by tensions over U.S. tariffs and India’s purchases of Russian oil.

“We’re very, very close. I would say we’re about as close as you can be without having executed the agreement. I think there’s a small number of items left to wrap up, so I think that will happen shortly,” Rubio told reporters in Mumbai on Tuesday.

India’s foreign ministry said the talks were expected to cover key areas of bilateral cooperation, including energy, trade, investment and defense.

Washington imposed tariffs of up to 50% on most Indian goods in August 2025 after trade talks broke down. Under a framework agreed in February 2026, the tariff rate was reduced to 18%, but negotiations have since stalled.

Earlier this month, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the talks had “plateaued.” India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, however, said last week that the first tranche of a trade deal was in its final stages.

India says its final tariff rate should be similar to those of competing manufacturing countries, such as Vietnam.

India’s purchases of discounted Russian crude since the start of the war in Ukraine have at times strained ties with the U.S. New Delhi has said it will expand energy imports, including from the U.S., while diversifying suppliers to maintain market stability and keep prices affordable.

Despite tensions, the two countries continue to deepen defense and technology ties, with Washington viewing India as a key counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific.

Rubio's visit to India follows a trip to Uzbekistan this week to promote trade and ties with Central Asia.

Speaking to reporters Saturday before his departure, Rubio said that India had diversified its energy sources but continued to buy substantial volumes of Russian oil, making an immediate shift to other suppliers difficult.

“You’ve got countries like India, for example, that have voluntarily diversified their energy portfolio but are still getting a substantial amount of energy from Russia because it’s hard to pivot from one day to the next. But they’re also an important ally and partner of the United States,” he said.

Rubio is scheduled to visit a refinery in Jamnagar city in Gujarat state on Wednesday and meet business leaders, according to the U.S. State Department.

The Jamnagar facility, operated by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, is the world’s largest refining complex. In March, President Donald Trump announced that the company was investing $300 billion to set up an oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas.

Rubio last visited India in May.

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The story corrects the place and timing of Rubio's quote on India diversifying its energy portfolio. He made the comments on Saturday while still in the U.S.

In battleground states across the country, these faith leaders and hundreds of their colleagues will assume the role of poll chaplains for one day. They will deploy to nine states — Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Virginia and Texas — where contentious races are expected to raise political tensions.

Faiths United in Saving Democracy, a nonpartisan coalition of interfaith and secular partners, is helping to train and certify this volunteer force of clergy members and lay peacekeepers in time for the Nov. 3 elections.

They’ll wear identifying hats and vests, and stay outside the poll centers, with the goal of maintaining a calm, reassuring presence to encourage more voters to exercise their rights without fear or hesitation, said co-founder Barbara Williams-Skinner. As of Oct. 19, they've recruited 1,235 poll chaplains and peacekeepers, she said.

A non-partisan effort to take the fear out of voting

While the idea of poll chaplains has been around for several years, Williams-Skinner said “2026 is going to be different” because there is widespread concern that the presence of federal immigration agents could create a chilling effect.

“The fear is real,” she says, worrying that it could deter eligible voters in mixed-immigration-status families and communities of color. Department of Homeland Security officials have consistently said they have no plans to send immigration agents to the polls, although DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said they could show up for a specific reason, such as arresting someone if they have a warrant.

The coalition has offered training online and in person. Participants get information about immigrant rights, de-escalation techniques and phone numbers to call in tight situations, Williams-Skinner said.

The initiative, strongly rooted in the Black church, has expanded to include diverse faiths as well as non-religious people, she said.

“This is a movement built by unusual coalitions,” she said. “You have white, Mainline Protestants, Quakers, traditional Baptists, Black church leaders, imams, rabbis — all kinds of people who probably would not work together or haven’t worked together in the past.”

While most participating groups are moderate or progressive, Williams-Skinner says it is a strictly nonpartisan initiative.

“We don’t get hung up on who’s moderate or who’s conservative. People just need to be able to vote, unafraid,” she said.

Concerns about voter intimidation motivate chaplains

A Pew survey following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025 showed 85% of Americans, across political lines, believe political violence is on the rise.

Polling places have been targeted by protesters in past elections. In 2022, members of a group claiming to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona were ordered to stay at least 250 feet (75 meters) away after voters complained about intimidation. In 2020, following Election Day, a crowd stormed a vote-counting center in Detroit, many incited by online conspiracy theories about election fraud.

As the mob banged on the center’s doors and windows, the Rev. Steve Bland was among several faith leaders who put their bodies between the building and the crowd. Bland, who leads Detroit's Liberty Temple Baptist Church, is continuing that work as a poll chaplain.

The pastor says de-escalation often involves “using the right words to calm a situation” or giving intimidated voters the moral support and reassurance that they are safe to exercise their civic right. Bland said he did precisely that for an elderly, Black woman during a prior election.

“She left and came back with two of her grandsons who also voted,” he said. “Without that intervention, three people wouldn’t have voted that day.”

The Rev. Bankole Akinbinu, senior pastor of Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, said training in conflict resolution and de-escalation has given him the confidence to serve as a poll chaplain. A millennial, he has sought to engage younger people by recruiting peacekeepers from college campuses.

His motivation comes from seeing voter suppression attempts in North Carolina and other states.

“I look at our forefathers and the struggle they had to endure to afford us the privilege of voting,” Akinbinu said. “I look at my children and the nation I want to hand them.”

Steven Huefner, deputy director of the Election Law Program at The Ohio State University, says poll chaplains might be able to calm the frayed nerves of a voting public that is constantly exposed to divisive rhetoric and news about political violence. While political violence has increased, he says, it's not widespread.

“Election workers are well-trained and can run elections quite well,” he said.

Faith leaders have historically played the role of peacekeepers, said Wendy Cadge, professor of sociology at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and founder of the think tank Chaplaincy Innovation Lab.

And now chaplaincy — beyond traditional worship spaces — is attracting more clergy.

“People are feeling called to chaplaincy because they want to be with people in difficult times,” Cadge said. “They don’t want to worry about what color the carpet is in the church or if their youth programs are attracting enough people. It’s a different kind of work.”

Chaplains find inspiration in theology

Clergy deploying on Election Day say they are heeding a strong, faith-driven calling to serve as poll chaplains.

In Arizona, Rev. Katie Sexton, executive director of Arizona Faith Network, embraces the initiative as a way to reach across the political divide.

“The ballot box is a place where we’re all seen as equal,” she said, adding that it reflects the Christian belief that all humans are created in the image of God. “There is such power in that.”

On Oct. 6, Sexton and several others participated in a training session — one of the last before the midterms — at Temple Chai, a Reform synagogue in Scottsdale.

Rabbi Emily Segal, who leads the congregation, will be a poll chaplain for the first time next month. The work, she says, aligns with what the Torah and Talmud teach about a healthy and just society.

Throughout American history, interfaith coalitions have created powerful change and served as sources of inspiration, Segal said. “Any time we can come together with faith partners around our shared values for societal good is a real source of holiness for our community.”

Bridget Moix, a Quaker leader, will travel to her native Ohio on Election Day.

“In our faith tradition, we think about voting as a sacred act we want to protect,” she said.

For Reirin Gumbel, resident teacher at the Milwaukee Zen Center, it’ll be a third time, come November.

“As Buddhists, the Metta Sutra we chant says every being has the same rights, and that we should have compassion toward all,” she said.

Imam Mohammed Ali Elahi, spiritual leader of the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, is considering becoming a poll chaplain for the first time. In a highly contentious campaign in Elahi’s state, Abdul El-Sayed is the first Muslim Democratic candidate to run for a U.S. Senate seat.

The imam said he is tired of anti-Muslim vitriol that has surfaced ahead of the midterms.

“As interfaith clergy, we stand for principles not personalities,” he said. “The Quran tells us to stand for what’s right — truth, justice, peace, human rights and the dignity of human beings, whoever they may be.”

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The 3.75 megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system, which can power the Peace Bridge Place affordable housing complex for several days, is among the largest battery systems in a U.S. residential building, manufacturer Viridi and developer Good Carbon Co. said Tuesday.

“We want our electric power to be resilient, affordable and available. Distributed battery storage accomplishes all three,” Viridi CEO Jon M. Williams said. “The only thing that has been holding up installations at scale is safety; a lot of the products on the market over the last 10 years have burned things down.”

Deploying large batteries that can safely power apartment buildings is an important step toward replacing fossil fuels with renewables, experts say, but they're uncommon because of the cost and concerns about fire risks. Already, larger batteries are paired with solar and wind projects, and homeowners are using smaller batteries to store excess energy from rooftop solar and for backup power.

How batteries help keep electricity flow steady

Batteries help maintain a steady flow of power when sources such as solar and wind are not producing. They charge when the sun is shining or when wind is blowing. That energy can then be used when demand is high.

Batteries can also store excess electricity from hydropower, and New York is one of the top hydropower-producing states. Buffalo is close to Niagara Falls, where most of the state's hydropower is produced.

When electricity demand is high, Peace Bridge will use the battery. It will get paid by the utility for not drawing from the grid and for sending power back if needed. This helps lower the complex’s overall electricity costs, which benefits residents. The building can use the system during outages, too.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency helped fund the Peace Bridge Place project, as part of its focus on including disadvantaged communities in the clean energy transition.

“It goes a long way toward demonstrating the safety and viability of these types of projects,” said NYSERDA President and CEO Doreen Harris.

Viridi has manufacturing facilities in Buffalo and Richmond, California, where a state grant assisted with renovations. California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild said he's impressed with the company.

More than two-thirds of California's electricity comes from clean energy and batteries get a lot of credit for that, Hochschild said. As electricity demand grows, batteries help ensure the grid is reliable, reduce pollution and contain costs, he added.

“I believe the battery industry is the single most important energy industry for the next several decades,” said Hochschild, who co-founded the Electric Innovation Initiative to use electricity instead of fossil fuels more broadly throughout the U.S. economy.

Viridi’s system passed a ‘near impossible' test

As large battery fires have garnered attention, some communities have opposed further development. However, the failure rate for batteries has decreased as more are installed, according to the Electric Power Research Institute.

Viridi spent six years and $10 million figuring out how to make a fireproof container for batteries. Half the cost was for batteries Viridi destroyed during testing.

Viridi uses plates, pouches and spacing to isolate each battery cell. If one fails, the energy dissipates instead of spreading to the next battery, so that no gas, smoke, heat or fire escapes the container, Williams said.

Jigar Shah, an expert in clean energy financing and deployment, said the Peace Bridge Place system is a milestone in overcoming safety concerns.

To ensure nothing would catch fire when used inside a residence, Viridi's system had to pass a test where the battery was forced to fail while a cheesecloth covered the container. The cheesecloth did not char or ignite, according to the test report record.

Viridi announced in April it met stringent Underwriters Laboratories safety standards so its system could be installed indoors without adding additional fire suppression to a building.

Shah, who led the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office during the Biden administration, said Viridi is the only company to consistently pass this “near impossible” test.

Shah thinks far more U.S. homes will use batteries for backup power by 2030. The U.S. can meet much more electricity demand and avoid costly upgrades to the grid if batteries are strategically deployed, he added.

New York and California officials want forward-thinking energy solutions

Viridi and Good Carbon Co. chose the Peace Bridge apartments because the all-electric building uses a geothermal system for heating and cooling rather than natural gas and needed additional, resilient power. The electricity demand locally can exceed the available supply, so the utility National Grid supported the endeavor, Williams added.

Peace Bridge is considered affordable housing because renters earn no more than 80% of the area's median income, Good Carbon said. It said energy storage will be an important part of future multifamily housing projects.

Viridi has been manufacturing in Buffalo since 2018. A medical research building in the city is using its battery system, too. Viridi's plant could build enough battery packs in a year to supply energy for about 14,000 average U.S. homes for 24 hours, Williams said.

Harris, at NYSERDA, said the state needs more options like this for maintaining a reliable grid and managing costs. Gov. Kathy Hochul has made that a priority.

“If we don’t need to build generation, we can utilize the grid that we have more effectively, that’s extremely valuable to us,” she said.

In California, 2,000 battery storage systems are being added each week and the largest in the world is under construction in Fresno County, Hochschild said. He thinks the battery industry is poised to take off.

He said, “We’re just getting started.”

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Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said Royal Air Force Typhoon jets will “conduct defensive counter-air operations over Saudi Arabia, helping to protect Saudi cities, civilian populations and critical national infrastructure" from missiles and drones fired by the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.

He said the British planes won’t strike Houthi targets.

The U.K. will also send a military transport plane and an unspecified number of military advisers to Saudi Arabia, Streeting said.

The announcement follows Britain’s decision last month to offer in-air refueling of Saudi planes operating against the Houthis. That mission is being extended by another 90 days, Streeting said.

The conflict between the Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government has reignited, with the Houthis aiming missile and drone strikes at Saudi Arabia, against which the oil-rich kingdom has struggled to defend itself. The country's main international airport in Riyadh was struck several times earlier this month.

Streeting called the attacks “despicable” and said targeting the airport showed “the lengths the Houthis are going to to escalate the situation in the region."

The Associated Press reported last month that Saudi Arabia had asked its allies, including France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air-defense support to the region to help defend against missiles and drones fired by Houthis and other Iran-backed groups.

The U.S., which bombed the Houthis under the Biden and Trump administrations, has declined to do the same this time around.

Streeting said in a written statement to Parliament that "the government remains clear that there is no long-term military solution to the conflict in Yemen.

“We continue to support a U.N.-led political process as the best route to a durable peace,” he said.

Yemen first plunged into civil war in 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen and forced the government into exile.

A Saudi-led coalition intervened the following year in an attempt to restore the government to power. The conflict created one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, and killed more than 150,000 people.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s spokesman denied Britain was being dragged in to the conflict.

“Our support for Saudi Arabia is considered, proportionate and focused on helping them defend themselves from relentless Houthi attacks,” spokesperson Tom Wells said.

That was way off. She wouldn’t get one until three years after the crash.

It could have been longer if not for an unusual meeting with an organ procurement organization, or OPO, that taught the frustrated Screws how hospitals vary in which organs they accept or refuse — and she flew across the country for a better chance.

“I wish that there was more clarity with patients about when is an organ coming up that could be a match for you and why is it not a match,” said Screws, who received a transplant at her new hospital in just weeks. She wishes she had asked sooner, “What is the thing that’s holding this up?”

Screws’ journey shows how the transplant system often struggles to inform patients about options that can be incredibly difficult to navigate on their own. Among them are where to seek care, whether to get on multiple hospitals’ transplant lists, and how to discuss if you’d accept a less-than-perfect organ rather than continue waiting. And in the background, viable organs can be wasted. About 1 in 5 donated organs go unused, usually because a recipient wasn’t found in time.

For kidney transplants, the most common type, a large study found "there’s about a 16-fold variation in how quickly a patient will get transplanted at one center versus another,” said Dr. Syed Ali Husain of NYU Langone Health, who researches such differences.

One reason is that some surgeons have more experience than others using kidneys with complex anatomy like extra arteries, or those from older, sicker donors that still may be better than dialysis for the right patient, he said.

There’s far less information about rare types of transplants like the intestine, which is biologically more difficult to handle than some other organs.

“We offer them but they’re declined so often that it’s demoralizing,” said Lisa Stocks of California’s OneLegacy, one of the nation’s largest OPOs, who showed the data to Screws.

Screws was one of just 88 people in the U.S. to receive a new intestine last year, compared with more than 27,000 kidney transplants.

Whatever the organ, most patients don’t know what to ask, said Dr. Allyson Hart of Minnesota’s Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute. She helped design tools for a new patient-friendly online database that can help people compare waiting times and other characteristics of different transplant hospitals.

Too many patients think “they just needed to wait for five years and they would get transplanted,” Hart said, when often “that’s actually not what happens.”

Transplants are on the rise

With just over 49,000 transplants performed in the U.S. last year, more people than ever are getting new organs. That’s mostly thanks to over a decade of increases in donations from the deceased, recovered by OPOs that act as a bridge to transplant hospitals.

But about 100,000 people are awaiting a transplant, the vast majority of whom need a kidney. There’s growing pressure to retrieve and use more donated organs, even as donor registrations recently dipped and an aging population means organs increasingly come from older, sicker donors. And the government is in the midst of a yearslong overhaul of the transplant system.

One pending move threatens to close some of the nation's 55 OPOs under a controversial grading system that holds them accountable for the number of organs they procure and how many are transplanted — the latter, they argue, being out of their control because surgeons decide when an organ is right for their patient. Some, including OneLegacy, are part of lawsuits seeking to block such closures.

Regulators also grade hospitals, and Husain said some of the reluctance to use less-than-perfect organs has long stemmed from concern about getting a lower score if even a few of them fail.

Medicare is running a pilot project to see if financial incentives or penalties will push hospitals to perform more kidney transplants, so fewer of those donated organs go to waste.

A foodie who could no longer eat

In late 2024, OPOs around the country began receiving emotional letters from Screws and some of her family members. They detailed how a May 2022 car crash, a month after her wedding, required the removal of Screws' small intestine, the organ that breaks down food and absorbs nutrients. The self-described “passionate foodie” who loves to cook now got all her nutrition from an overnight IV drip that left her severely nauseous and unable to return to her engineering job or pursue plans with her husband to start a family.

“This accident completely derailed my life and the wait for a new organ has been excruciating,” wrote Screws, adding that her original transplant doctors “feel that it is possible there is a lack of awareness of small bowel transplant among organ procurement organizations.” She asked that the OPOs “confirm your organization’s matching programs are properly searching for and prioritizing small intestine donations.”

To OPOs required to recover as many organs as possible, it was a shocking question. They work closely with grieving relatives of deceased donors but seldom get questions from would-be recipients. Stocks, the OneLegacy nurse, realized OPOs have data that could help patients advocate for themselves, and started combing records.

How are donated organs retrieved and distributed?

Every transplant center has its own organ-specific waiting list linked to a nationwide automated matching system. The OPO in charge of each deceased donor enters information about organs deemed suitable for use, which generates lists of possible matches at multiple hospitals in order of priority. A patient who matches baseline biological characteristics still might not show up as a candidate if the surgeon added some additional requirements, such as wanting a donor to be younger than 40.

Transplant teams must quickly decide on an offer, based on lab tests, scans and other medical records. If they decline, the organ then is offered to the hospital with the next-in-line possible match.

“It’s the right donor at the right time. You can never predict these things,” said Dr. Cal Matsumoto at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, the second transplant center where Screws registered, and where she wound up getting a new intestine.

Matching begins before surgery to recover the organs, and distance also plays a role, as some organs last longer than others outside the body. Oftentimes, surgeons travel to personally remove certain tricky-to-handle organs rather than relying on a local surgeon to retrieve and ship them.

“Generally if it’s a very good donor, so to speak, there’s going to be a heart team, a lung team, a pancreas team and a liver team, so there’s a lot of coordination” even to schedule recovery, said Matsumoto. For intestines, he said, that also involves surgeons negotiating how they’ll divide critical blood vessels shared by nearby abdominal organs.

But the process is far from perfect: In a study published last year, a group of kidney patients who died on the waiting list had a median of 25 organ offers their transplant team had declined — organs that were eventually used in someone else.

An intestine with a quirk that’s working well

It turned out that Screws' local OPO, OneLegacy, had made nine offers for her during 2024 that were all rejected. Stocks said she had “candid conversations” with the transplant team about why they were declined, such as technical preferences about the retrieval, so she'd know better how to evaluate potential new donors.

Meanwhile, Stocks also showed Screws how to use a database run by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients to decide whether to also seek care at a hospital that does more intestine transplants.

In June 2025, just a few weeks after “double listing,” Screws received a new intestine at Georgetown. It came, she learned, from a donor in Chicago. It was longer than is usually transplanted, but Matsumoto said it wound up fitting fine.

Screws’ original hospital, UCLA Health, cited patient privacy rules in declining to comment except to say that it follows federal transplant guidelines and that its transplant teams “continuously strive to enhance processes in service to our patients.” While its intestine program is small, UCLA is a major provider of kidney and other transplants.

Screws is careful to say her frustration wasn’t with her doctors, but with the lack of centralized, easy-to-understand information about what to expect. She had never heard of OPOs until her transplant coordinator mentioned them or realized there had to be a bridge between donors and transplant surgeons.

“My main takeaway was that there is more subjectivity to selecting an organ than I would have previously thought,” Screws said. Hers was “larger than average and maybe another surgeon wouldn’t have accepted that.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, suggested in a video call with U.S. President Donald Trump that their two countries could launch new attacks on Iran.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Tuesday. Read our full coverage here.

2 killed in pre-dawn attack on Gaza apartment

The Israeli military struck an apartment in Gaza before dawn, killing two people and injuring others.

The two people killed were a husband and wife, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies.

The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas militant.

The attack followed a series of strikes on Monday that killed at least four people. They came more than a year after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire. But the death toll in Gaza continues to rise as Israel carries out near-daily strikes on what it says are members of Hamas.

More than 1,500 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by Israel since last year’s ceasefire, according to the territory’s health ministry, which maintains detailed records and is seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, does not distinguish between civilians and militants in its toll but says women and children make up nearly half the dead.

Death toll from a Houthi attack on a training camp reaches 73

Yemeni military and government officials say the death toll from Monday's strikes by the Houthis on a government training camp in southern Yemen has reached 73.

The Iranian-backed rebels hit the military camp, where new recruits were receiving training, with ballistic missiles. It was the deadliest strike since a resurgence in fighting this summer in the impoverished country.

The strike on the al-Alam camp left more than 200 other recruits wounded, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media. The death toll could rise because many suffered serious injuries.

The Shabwa provincial government said Monday that the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles on the camp. The Houthis claimed the attack, saying it killed and wounded dozens but did not provide further details.

— By Samy Magdy in Cairo

Qatar says Israel not committed to negotiated end to Gaza war

A senior Qatari official says Israeli leaders are not committed to a negotiated end to the war in Gaza and are instead focused only on “war and death and destruction” in the lead up to Israel’s first national elections since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.

“Sadly, right now we do not have a partner for peace in Israel,” said Majed al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar's Foreign Ministry and adviser to the Qatari prime minister, speaking to The Associated Press on stage at the Global Security Forum in Doha.

Al-Ansari said: “You look at all the statements coming out from all the political parties and all the political candidates right now in the elections. Does any of them even talk about peace with Palestinians? Does any of them even talk about stability of the region?"

— By Victoria Eastwood in Doha

Netanyahu says Israel and US ‘have a job to finish’ in Iran during video call with Trump

Netanyahu suggested that Israel and the United States could launch new attacks on Iran. The suggestion came in a video of a call with Trump that the Israeli leader posted.

On the call, Netanyahu thanked Trump for his endorsement. It came about a week ahead of Israel’s national elections, and with Netanyahu running in a tight reelection race widely viewed as a referendum on his leadership around the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack and amid a series of inconclusive wars, including with Iran.

“Donald, we have a job to finish. You said it, and we’ll finish it together. We’ll finish it, and no one else will do it,” Netanyahu said on the video, where Trump could be heard talking on speakerphone.

“People in America should know that you have stood up against the greatest danger that faces them — an Iran with nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu added. “We won’t let it happen.”

Turkey moves closer to ratifying defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan

Turkey’s government has submitted to parliament a mutual defense agreement signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for ratification, state media said, bringing the country closer to committing to meeting Riyadh’s defense needs.

The agreement signed by the three countries in August will be reviewed by a parliamentary committee before being put to a vote in the Turkish parliament's general assembly.

The full text of the agreement has not been made public. Officials have said Turkey is considering sending military support for Saudi Arabia under the deal but have ruled out sending combat troops.

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This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.

The agencies should remove DeepSeek and its affiliated products, as well as third party products and services developed using DeepSeek, from their IT systems, the Department of Homeland Security said in a notice made public on Monday.

The department’s order, dating back to late July, also blocks civilian agencies from procuring DeepSeek products and services. DeepSeek is one of China's leading and best-known AI companies and its open-source models are widely available in countries including the United States. They are mostly free to use.

The notice in the Federal Register alleges that DeepSeek’s models “present multiple threat vectors.” It said concerns include that its servers are located in China and that Chinese authorities' could potentially access private company infrastructure and sensitive U.S. data.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China will “will resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies” when asked at a regular press conference about the U.S. ban.

“China consistently opposes the overstretching of the concept of national security and the politicizing of science, technology, economic and trade issues,” she told reporters at a routine briefing.

DeepSeek did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in mid-November on the sidelines of the APEC, or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, leaders’ summit in Shenzhen, China.

AI is expected to be on the agenda.

China and the U.S. have recently made progress in some collaboration on AI governance, including a U.S. proposal for setting up of a notification system on national security-related incidents, but the two countries are still at odds on many issues.

U.S.-led restrictions still ban China from accessing some of the world's most advanced AI chips and the machines that make them. Last week, Beijing rolled out new proposed plans to restrict exports of certain advanced AI models.

The U.S. has also said Chinese AI startups including DeepSeek engaged in large-scale “distillation,” or extraction of capabilities, from frontier American AI models, claims that Beijing has dismissed.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced it was barring imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots in a move seen as targeting China.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who along with Jared Kushner has tried without success to steer Russia and Ukraine toward a settlement and end their war, was also in Oslo. Kushner, who is U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, was to attend the meeting with Zelenskyy by videoconference.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb were also due to meet with Zelenskyy in Norway's capital.

“We are maintaining all contacts that can help bring peace,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X after he arrived in Oslo. He said officials gathered in Norway will discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defenses and joint production of weapons.

Meanwhile, Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters the Kremlin hopes that a meeting in Russia with the U.S. envoys can be organized soon, though he didn’t give any indication about where or when.

He said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meetings with Trump's envoys — potentially as early as Wednesday — would be “very important,” adding: “We highly appreciate the mediation efforts of the American negotiators.”

Zelenskyy speaks to Rubio after US support slows

With further U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt as relations between Zelenskyy and Trump sour again, the Ukrainian leader said that he spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is on a trip to Asia.

That conversation came after Zelenskyy told a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Monday that he believes “some political decision has been made to slow down ... support for us.”

Ukraine has nearly run out of American-made Patriot air defense interceptors that it needs to stop Russia’s ballistic missiles, according to Zelenskyy, who has pleaded for Washington to send more. But he said that the Pentagon is delaying the delivery of missiles that other countries have purchased for Ukraine.

Zelenskyy also said that he sought Rubio’s help to ensure that the United States continues to share vital intelligence with Ukraine after Kyiv had received none or belated warnings about Russian missile attacks in recent days.

Also, Zelenskyy said that speed restrictions were still in place on Kyiv’s use of the military-grade version of U.S. company SpaceX’s satellite internet service, hampering battlefield operations.

Trump has also waived sanctions on Russia, a move which Zelenskyy slammed as helping Putin push on with Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which will hit the five-year mark in February.

Zelenskyy said that he had “a substantive conversation” with Rubio.

“I am grateful for his readiness to help and his clear position,” Zelenskyy said on social media.

Europe is helping Ukraine avoid surrender, official says

With the Russian army held up on the front line, Putin is trying to bomb Ukraine into submission while robbing it of vital U.S. support, Western leaders and analysts say.

European countries, worried by Russia’s plans on the continent and viewing Ukraine as a bulwark against Moscow's ambitions, are trying to take up the slack of any falloff in U.S. supplies, but some key assets are American-made.

European countries and European Union institutions have allocated 237 billion euros ($266 billion) to supporting Ukraine, compared with 115 billion euros ($129 billion) from the U.S., according to Germany’s Kiel Institute, which tracks assistance to Kyiv.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday questioned whether U.S. negotiators have been honest brokers in peace efforts. Ukrainian officials say the Trump administration has encouraged Kyiv to surrender land to Russia in return for peace.

“Although American negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine into surrender for … one and a half years now, why Ukraine hasn’t surrendered on Putin’s terms is because Europe has been supporting Ukraine,” Kallas said.

“Ukraine wants peace more than anybody because they have been under this bombardment for already four years now,” she told EU lawmakers in Strasbourg, France. “The only one who doesn’t want peace is Russia.”

Russian attacks cause power outages in almost half of Ukraine's regions

Four people were killed and 27 others wounded, including children, in Russian missile and drone attacks on the Kyiv region over the past day, regional police said.

Three were killed and six were wounded in the Obukhiv district, where warehouses were damaged, police said. In the Bucha district, one woman was killed and 21 people were wounded, eight of them children, while hundreds of buildings were damaged, according to police.

On Tuesday morning, three people were killed and four injured when two vehicles caught fire in a Russian attack on the Kyiv-Odesa highway, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. The dead included the driver of a shuttle bus that was hit. The bus transports people from Kyiv to the National Military Memorial Cemetery.

National grid operator Ukrenergo reported power outages in 12 regions of Ukraine following the Russian attacks.

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces carried out drone strikes on logistics centers, port infrastructure, and three cargo ships in the port of Reni in the Odesa region. It said another bulk carrier was hit at sea on its way to Odesa.

Meanwhile, air defenses intercepted 136 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions overnight, the Defense Ministry said.

A fire broke out at an unspecified industrial facility in the Tambov region as a result of the attack, Gov. Yevgeny Pervyshov said.

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Hatton reported from Lisbon, Portugal. Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.

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Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent politician, was in hospital in critical but stable condition after being struck by a car outside her office in the city of Wangaratta, in Victoria state, on Monday in what police alleged was a “targeted” incident.

Brendan Nugent, from nearby Tarrawingee, was charged with intentionally causing serious injury, dangerous driving causing serious injury and causing harm to a federal official, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

Suspect to face court on Wednesday

Nugent has been in police custody since shortly after Haines was injured and a crowd of bystanders subdued him. He will appear in a Wangaratta court on Wednesday, when he could potentially be released on bail.

His father, Rod Nugent, released a statement Tuesday describing Haines as a “deeply respected, valued and much-loved member of our local community.”

“Helen has been our friend for more than 20 years and what happened to her yesterday is devastating and unfathomable,” the father said, adding that he would cooperate with police.

The incident shocked Australians as political violence is rare here and politicians have always been accessible to the public. Most lawmakers are not accompanied by security officers and go about their work and personal lives on their own.

The prime minister thanks a bystander for intervening

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he phoned local barber Ricky Jefferies, who had run from his store to help members of the public detain the suspect, to thank him on Tuesday for intervening.

“It’s a reminder that at the worst of times, we see the best of the Australian character,” Albanese said in Melbourne.

Jefferies earlier told reporters he searched the driver’s pockets and removed a knife. Police confirmed a knife had been found. Jefferies also said he did not consider himself a hero.

“It was crazy,” he said. “A lot of people got involved immediately and they didn't even check for danger. They just ran to help.”

The lawmaker's family says it's grateful for the ‘swift assistance of bystanders’

Haines’s family released a statement expressing thanks for the “swift assistance of bystanders” as well as health workers and police.

Haines, who was first elected to Parliament in 2019 and had been reelected twice since, was initially taken to a hospital in Wangaratta, a city of 30,000 people. She was airlifted later on Monday to a hospital in the state capital, Melbourne, 236 kilometers (147 miles) away.

The Alfred Hospital didn't respond Tuesday to a request for comment on media reports that Haines had had a leg amputated.

Albanese announced on Monday that the national counterterrorism team was investigating, incorporating police and intelligence agencies. Police have since said the incident appears to be isolated.

“This wasn’t an accident. There was a deliberate act, it would appear. We don’t know what the motivation is,” he said.

Recent data has shown that threats of political violence have grown in Australia. The head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation spy agency, Mike Burgess, on Tuesday reiterated an earlier warning that politically motivated violence was a top security concern, along with espionage and foreign interference.

Police reported in 2025 that threats against parliamentarians had doubled over the past three years. Official data showed more than 1,000 such threats against politicians in the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Albanese and lawmakers from across the political spectrum spoke to media outlets Tuesday, urging their colleagues, reporters and the public to turn down the heat in increasingly fractious political debates. Many also said they hoped Australia’s easygoing culture of approachable politicians wouldn’t change.

The injured lawmaker was not considered controversial or polarizing

Haines was not known for polarizing views. The daughter of dairy farmers and mother of three was a nurse, midwife and academic before entering politics, and advocated for rural health matters. She was initially elected in 2019 with a campaign focused on health equity, rural prosperity and climate action.

Albanese said eyewitnesses had reported the suspect passed Haines in his SUV as she stood by the trunk of her parked car. The SUV then turned and came back before the driver allegedly drove into the politician, the prime minister said.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told Australian Broadcasting Corp. that the driver allegedly reversed and struck Haines a second time, pinning her against her car, after initially hitting her.

One of the bystanders who came to Haines' assistance, Cody Lepoidevin, told reporters he thought he was witnessing a hit-and-run when the SUV backed away after she was first struck.

But instead of fleeing the scene, Lepoidevin said the driver “then reversed and drove back into her.”

Australia has a low rate of political violence

Elsewhere in the world, authorities have warned of growing threats to lawmakers. The United States has seen a rise in political violence over the past decade.

That includes the 2022 hammer assault on the husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, in California; the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally during his presidential campaign, as well as another on the president at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in April; and the assassinations in 2025 of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband, and of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah.

In Britain, killings of politicians have also prompted bolstered security. Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, while Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the militant Islamic State group.

In July, the former British politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was found beaten to death with a hammer at her home. A man has been charged with murder and terrorism-related offenses.

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Graham-McLay reported from Wellington, New Zealand.

With more than 1.4 million votes counted, 76% supported remaining in Canada, while close to 24% backed beginning a process toward separation, according to unofficial results from Elections Alberta.

The referendum wasn't a direct vote on independence. Approval would have set Alberta on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada.

“Albertans made a clear choice,” Carney said. “They chose unity, to build together, and to take care of each other. Above all, Albertans chose Canada.”

Carney said that the result would allow Canadians to move forward together and accelerate efforts to diversify trade, develop major infrastructure projects and make Canada a global energy powerhouse, with Alberta at its center.

Alberta's separatists, however, saw a silver lining.

“We don’t have the final results. I think the numbers are going to fluctuate, but it is fair to say that at least a quarter of Albertans feel that Alberta needs to be treated better,” said Keith Wilson, a leader of the separatist movement.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith welcomed the early results, saying they showed widespread support for remaining in Canada.

“Albertans have voted for a stronger Alberta in a united Canada,” Smith posted on social media.

Smith, who called the referendum amid pressure from separatists within her governing United Conservative Party, or UCP, despite opposing independence, said that she would address the province Tuesday evening about the results and Alberta’s future.

“We are a solid country that’s united from coast to coast to coast,” Thomas Lukaszuk, a former Alberta deputy premier who led the Forever Canadian campaign against separation, told supporters.

Results were delayed after late openings forced more than 100 polling stations to extend voting hours Monday.

Alberta, home to the world’s fourth-largest proven oil reserves, is cowboy country and a conservative stronghold whose political culture has long had more in common with the American West than much of Canada. Resentment toward Canada's federal government in Ottawa runs deep, but hasn't traditionally translated into widespread support for independence.

Despite the proposal’s apparent failure, separatist leaders have said they turned a fringe cause into a movement that won't disappear.

Carney earlier urged Albertans to deliver a decisive vote for unity.

“Vote like Canada’s future depends on it, because it does,” he told a rally on Friday in Edmonton, where he grew up.

Separatist parties traditionally attracted only 1% or 2% of the vote, former Premier Jason Kenney said. Anger over COVID-19 restrictions helped mobilize activists who later embraced the separatist movement, he said.

Trump’s trade war and threats to make Canada the 51st U.S. state have helped Carney rally support in Alberta, where Liberal prime ministers have historically been unpopular.

At a separatist referendum night gathering at an Edmonton restaurant, the crowd fell quiet as results rolled in.

“We’re not going anywhere,” said Jeff Rath of the Alberta Prosperity Project. “We’ve dominated the conversation in the last year. We’ve been educating Albertans on the benefits of independence, and we’re going to continue moving forward.”

Rath had said he would be thrilled if 30% of Albertans voted to begin the separation process. He wants Smith ousted as leader of her governing United Conservative Party and said the party could splinter, potentially creating a new pro-independence party.

Dustin Degenhardt, a Wainwright voter, said that Albertans have long been mistreated by Canada's federal government.

“Alberta has essentially been treated as, you know, a colony,” he said after voting Monday. “They want to take and take and take from us, and not return anything.”

Dave Malka, 59, of Edmonton, criticized spending money on a “referendum on a referendum” rather than healthcare.

With Trump threatening Canada, Malka said, “It seems to be happening at the absolute worst time when we should be united; instead we’re fighting among ourselves.”

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Ty ONeil contributed to this report from Wainwright.

Acquired by the Rays from the New York Mets before the trade deadline, Peralta turned around his season in Tampa Bay and helped his new team win its third AL pennant. Peralta was 2-0 with a 0.75 ERA in three appearances, including two starts, in the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians.

“This is crazy," Peralta said. “I’m very happy to be here, to be part of this great group and this organization.”

When Rays manager Kevin Cash announced the ALCS MVP winner on the postgame stage at Tropicana Field, he said: “Fastball Freddy.”

Peralta relied on his overpowering four-seamer throughout the series. He gave up one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings Monday night in a 7-3 win. The two-time All-Star tossed six scoreless innings in Game 2 and got two important outs in relief in Game 4.

Now, Peralta gets to face his first team in the World Series. The right-hander spent eight seasons in Milwaukee, going 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA last year. But he is eligible for free agency this fall, so the Brewers traded him to the Mets in January.

“Milwaukee is always going to be in my heart, but it’s time to compete,” Peralta said. “I’m grateful to be here and excited to go home.”

Peralta went 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts for New York before coming to Tampa Bay in an Aug. 2 trade. He was 5-2 with a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts for the Rays and was selected the AL pitcher of the month for September.

“When I got here, everything changed," Peralta said. “I remember when I (got) to the clubhouse, we were in Colorado playing against the Rockies, and as soon as I stepped in the dugout in the first inning, I felt the vibes. I felt something different. And I think that’s why we’re here now."

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William Reaves, 77, was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder for the 1986 shooting of Indian River County Deputy Richard Raczkowski. He would become Florida’s eighth prisoner over the age of 70 to be executed this year, which has highlighted the nation's aging death-row population and underscored how Florida has outpaced the rest of the country in executions.

Reaves was set to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke.

Last year, Florida set a state record with 19 executions in a single year. Another execution is scheduled for November, which would tie that mark if both are carried out as planned.

DeSantis, who leaves office in January, has said previously that his goal is to bring justice to victims’ families who have waited decades for the death sentences to be carried out.

Fought with a deputy after dropping a gun

According to court records, Raczkowski responded to a 911 call at a Vero Beach convenience store in September 1986. Reaves acknowledged that he had placed the call at a payphone outside the store.

While Raczkowski and Reaves spoke, a gun fell out of Reaves' shorts, officials said. The men struggled over the firearm and Reaves eventually regained control over it. Investigators said the deputy attempted to run away before Reaves shot him four times. The deputy later died from his wounds.

Reaves was initially convicted and sentenced to death about a year after the shooting. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction because of a conflict of interest with the prosecutor and ordered a new trial. Reaves was convicted and sentenced to death a second time in 1992, and subsequent appeals have been unsuccessful.

The Florida Supreme Court rejected Reaves' final appeals last week.

One issue raised by his attorneys was Florida's method of execution. All Florida executions are carried out via lethal injection of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.

The court has previously upheld this lethal injection protocol against similar challenges. It differs from the single-drug injection used by states like Tennessee, where death row inmate Christa Pike was rushed to the hospital last month after surviving two lethal doses of pentobarbital.

Defense attorneys also argued that the jurors who recommended the death penalty for Reaves were never told that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rated Reaves, an Army veteran, as 100% disabled by post-traumatic stress disorder, which was caused by his service in the Vietnam War. More than 100 veterans sent DeSantis a letter on Monday asking him to stop the execution.

Final appeals for Reaves were still pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Florida is close to matching last year's record-setting numbers

A total of 47 people were executed in the U.S. in 2025. Besides leading all other states last year, Florida has carried out more than half the 31 total executions in the U.S. so far this year. In July, Florida executed two prisoners in one day, the first state in nearly a decade to do so.

Jesse Guardado, 64, is next scheduled to die by injection in Florida on Nov. 5. He was convicted of robbing and killing a woman in order to buy drugs in 2004.

He and his wife, Manjula, were back with a meaty plotline — and the voices of actual Indian American actors: Sunil Malhotra, a veteran voice-over artist, and Janina Gavankar (“The Morning Show”).

“Bringing Apu back feels like a reclamation. It truly IS his homecoming,” Malhotra and Gavankar said Sunday in a joint Instagram post.

Apu's unheralded return is a remarkable twist to a yearslong discourse about how the character has represented a painful stereotype for some South Asian Americans. After a 2017 documentary by comedian Hari Kondabolu, “The Problem With Apu,” the character was largely exiled from the screen.

How a documentary on Apu became a turning point

In “The Problem With Apu,” Kondabolu, a self-described fan of the Fox show, tried to process his misgivings. He interviewed a slew of celebrities of South Asian origin, including Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Hasan Minhaj, about growing up with the character. They shared memories of being bullied and called “Apu” as an insult. Adding to their view of Apu as just a caricature was that Hank Azaria, a white actor, voiced him.

With the full name of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Jr., he felt like the “forever foreigner, someone who represents Indians in the United States through this sole typology of being a convenience store owner, being a recent immigrant, having this heavy accent, being really limited in this sort of like American identity,” says Bhoomi Thakore, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. Thakore notes that Kondabolu's film raised the notion that Apu was the only portrayal of an Indian character most people knew when he debuted in 1990.

Azaria stepped away from the role after the documentary, continuing to voice other “Simpsons” characters, as Apu fell silent, seen only in the background. Kondabolu, however, had never called for Apu to be canceled. On Monday, he praised “The Simpsons” for devising “a clever solution to all this” and hiring Malhotra and Gavankar.

“I’m also still proud of the public conversation about race and representation my documentary started,” he told The Associated Press in an emailed statement. “Finally, I’m hoping this stops all the hatemail in many languages that has been sent my way over the past decade.”

After years in the background, Apu appears here to stay

In a 2018 episode, “The Simpsons” responded to Kondabolu's documentary by having Lisa Simpson bemoan how “something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. ... What can you do?” The camera then panned to a framed photo of Apu. The gag was branded by some as weak for not directly addressing the controversy.

In a 2020 New York Times interview, Azaria, who by then hadn't voiced Apu in a few years, announced he would bow out because “it just didn't feel right.” Later that year, in response to racial reckoning demonstrations, “The Simpsons” announced it would no longer cast white voice actors as characters of color. The show then recast two Black characters, Carl Carlson and Dr. Julius Hibbert, with Black actors.

Kondabolu had not spoken with “The Simpsons” producers about Apu’s comeback, he confirmed to the AP, “but they didn’t owe me that.” And it does sound like Apu is here to stay.

“We love this character and wanted to bring him back in a smart, Simpsons-y way that allowed him to evolve,” executive producer Matt Selman said in a statement. “We’re excited by what Sunil has already brought to the role and look forward to seeing more of Apu in the future.”

Apu was also embraced by South Asians, despite the controversy

A few weeks after “The Simpsons” responded to the documentary, author and producer Amar Shah wrote a series of social media posts and then a Washington Post op-ed on why he felt mostly sentimental toward Apu. When he watched Apu, he thought of his own Indian father hard at work as a convenience store owner and how that shaped his Florida childhood.

“Apu even now is a character that I wouldn't mind my kids seeing represented because they'll see aspects of themselves and of their own grandparents,” says Shah, reflecting on his 2018 piece. “I can totally empathize with someone of South Asian origin having a different POV (point of view) than me but this is my childhood. This is my story.”

After watching this latest episode, Shah didn't sense any significant difference with Malhotra's performance.

“Obviously, there's a different voice, tenor, texture and all that. But, the character is always going to be there, his genuine humanity,” Shah says. “I think if they had incorporated this change earlier, it would have been a lot better.”

At a time of anti-South Asian hate, Apu's return is welcomed

Apu is being revived amid a climate of rising anti-South Asian and Indian hate. Stop AAPI Hate and other research groups have found online use of racist slurs and threats against South Asians and Indians have jumped in the past few years.

Texas Railroad Commission candidate Bo French, a Republican, recently posted a photo of South Asian University of Texas students cheering at a football game and called them “a problem.” Just last week, a man was charged with planning a mass shooting at a Hindu temple outside Chicago. Against that backdrop, Shah welcomes the show's careful approach reincarnating the character.

“It's great to see that the show has evolved in time and now, especially with the discrimination and, really, the targeting of South Asians and Indian Americans as of late — questioning our patriotism, our American identity and even whether we're college football fans,” he says.

The return also coincides with much more representation of prominent South Asian Americans, such as actor and showrunner Mindy Kaling, and people who have broken barriers in office, like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

When Apu first appeared, says University of Virginia associate professor of media studies Shilpa Davé, he was one of the only consistent representations of South Asians on TV.

Now, she says, “South Asians have become a part of the landscape from ‘Bridgerton’ to … ‘Never Have I Ever’ and there’s a plethora of different kinds of representation.”

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“I mean, I guess it’s good for some people. I really don’t care," said Jamie Alvarez, who attended Trump's recent Alaska rally in a red, white and blue outfit. "I don’t feel like your vote should be bought. I feel like you should vote for who you feel is going to do the best job.”

Joseph Eatherton was attending that same rally and said he was “not sure if it's necessary." When asked whether Trump could deliver on the promised money, he said, “I don’t know, and I hate being an armchair quarterback."

The offering of government checks has become a go-to tactic for Trump when he faces a political jam. He's previously endorsed $2,000 in dividends from tariff revenues and large refunds from spending cuts achieved by the Department of Government Efficiency, neither of which materialized. The latest example could reveal how much voters still trust Trump as they decide control of Congress in the midterm elections on Nov. 3.

Staunch supporters such as Lucy Martinez, the president of a Republican women's club who attended a recent Trump rally in Texas, said there's no doubt in their minds.

“I think that I will get the $5,000,” she said. Out of all the presidents, Trump is someone “who kept his promises to his people and all the United States.”

Trump has dished out payments as elections approach

However, many voters are already embittered by his economic leadership. His critics see a president who failed to tame inflation and keep America out of overseas conflicts, and whose agenda has fueled higher prices as the war with Iran appears to be at a stalemate.

“The trust on this is already gone for most people,” said Amy Frederiksen, a former Republican Minnesota Senate majority leader who now runs a public affairs firm.

“I just don’t see the energy around that line,” she added. “Most people know that’s a blatant over-the-top promise like several he’s made in the last couple of years, and they’re not buying it.”

As the midterms approach, Trump has also pledged a $90 payment to 20 million Medicare enrollees and $500 “rebates” for people the administration says were overcharged for their Obamacare plans. He has automatically enrolled every U.S. child in “Trump accounts” to invest in stocks.

The $5,000 payouts would only occur, Trump says, if Republicans keep their majorities in the House and Senate. Trump acknowledges that the cost would exceed $1 trillion, but it's not clear that the White House is seriously engaging with the proposal's ramifications, from the increased deficit to the likely boost to inflation.

The White House said the payments are possible because of Trump's trade deals, investment commitments by foreign countries, government stakes in private companies and deals for oil and minerals.

The administration's position is that the payments will help people recover from the inflation that began in 2021 under then-President Joe Biden, though Republicans, at the time, attributed that inflation to excessive government checks tied to pandemic relief.

When The Associated Press asked several weeks ago if the administration was modeling the economic impact from the checks, Christopher Phelan, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said he would “refrain” from answering.

Roughly half of registered voters say Donald Trump does not keep his promises to Americans, according to an AP-NORC poll from September. About 3 in 10 say Trump tries to keep his promises but is unable to, while only about 2 in 10 say he keeps his promises.

Republican voters are more accommodating. About half say Trump tries to keep his promises but is unable to, and about 4 in 10 say he keeps his promises.

Republican candidates aren't echoing Trump's promise

Trump is talking about the payments as a sure thing.

“If the Republicans win, you’ll each have $5,000 in your pocket and economic success for our country like we have never seen before,” he said at a Saturday rally in Kentucky. “And remember, ’cause they like to say, ‘Oh, well, maybe he won’t do that.’ Uh, I always do it.”

Campaign spending tracked by AdImpact suggests that Republicans are not running advertisements either on television or online about the promise. The few advertisements that do exist are from pro-Democratic groups such as Rolling Sea Action Fund that conclude with the voiceover, “Come on, do you really think he’s sending you a check? Yeah, right, we won’t get fooled again.”

At a Friday rally in Georgia, Trump noted that he had previously delivered a $1,776 “Trump dividend” to troops in the military. But those payments came from a congressionally approved housing supplement.

Trump claims the nation could not afford the payments if Democrats hold a chamber in Congress because the nation would be “flat broke.” But he said that one caveat is that the money could only be spent in the U.S., rather than in China, Japan or France. He joked that people should spend the check at his luxury club in Palm Beach, Florida.

“Let’s have lunch at Mar-a-Lago, where for $5,000, you’ll get one hamburger and a small dessert,” he told the crowd in Georgia.

Some in the crowd took Trump at his word that he would fight to get them the money. But they added the caveat that if he didn’t come through, it would not be his fault.

“I could use $5,000,” said Mike Boatman, a 58-year-old from Evansville, Indiana, who travels the country attending the president’s rallies. “I mean, he’s done everything he’s said he’s going to do.”

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Bohrer reported from Wasilla, Alaska, and Barrow reported from Dalton, Georgia. Associated Press reporters Aaron Kessler and Linley Sanders in Washington and Lekan Oyekanmi in San Antonio, Texas, contributed.

The city’s proud major league franchise still hasn’t won a World Series since 1948.

After the Guardians fell a little short once again with a 7-3 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night, it will be the Rays meeting the Milwaukee Brewers in the Fall Classic — the first once since 1980 between teams seeking their first World Series title.

“Yeah, let it hurt,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said he told his club. “That hurts. I couldn’t be more proud of our group. It just hurts. It stings. Really felt like we had a team to go and just weren’t able to get there.”

Seemingly in control of the best-of-seven ALCS after winning two of the first three games, José Ramírez and the Guardians are left to lament three straight losses. Tampa Bay used clear superiority in its starting rotation, bullpen and late-series offense to eliminate Cleveland.

Seeing the Guardians’ best relievers repeatedly – including opener Shawn Armstrong in Game 4 on Saturday and again Monday in Game 6 — the Rays improved their swings as the series progressed.

Cleveland’s staff, which struck out 27 batters over the first three games, didn’t get its first strikeout Monday until Daniel Espino fanned Victor Mesa Jr. in the fifth inning.

By then, Tampa Bay held a 3-0 lead, grinding out runs in trademark fashion. And, as they did over the prior two games, the Rays' pitching staff kept the Guardians at arm’s length.

“It just seemed like when we had the hit that we wanted, just runners weren’t where they needed to be,” designated hitter Jo Adell said. “That’s the name of the game. And they threw the ball well. I give credit where credit's due. They did a phenomenal job throwing the baseball and playing their game and we came up short. We weren’t able to match that.”

The Guardians nearly matched it in the eighth, when they almost overcame a 5-1 deficit. Chase DeLauter was initially ruled out on a grounder, but Cleveland challened and the call was overturned after a replay review, giving the rookie his second hit of the game. After Nathaniel Lowe's single, Rays manager Kevin Cash brought in struggling left-hander Ian Seymour, who promptly loaded the bases by walking Travis Bazzana.

Seymour then walked Patrick Bailey to score DeLatuer, and hit Angel Martínez with a pitch to force in Lowe and make it 5-3.

But with the bases still loaded, Kevin Kelly entered and struck out Brayan Rocchio on three pitches.

“We fought every pitch,” Bazzana said. “We went down 5-1 and fought back when it looked like it was over. Obviously, that’s not good enough to get it done, but that just shows some of the character that we have in this clubhouse.”

Cleveland led the AL with 41 comeback victories this season, but fatigue clearly caught up with the Guardians as Tampa Bay closed out the series. The Guardians didn’t hold a lead over the final 25 innings.

And Vogt was left wondering whether ace Gavin Williams, who struck out nine over five innings in his Game 3 victory, would’ve been the better option Monday on three days’ rest.

Instead, the manager used eight relievers Monday, and Tampa Bay showed no hospitality.

The Rays even got to Cleveland’s best reliever, All-Star closer Cade Smith, when the right-hander faced Junior Caminero in the seventh. Caminero pulled Smith’s first-pitch splitter off the left-field foul pole for a two-run homer that gave the Rays a 5-1 lead.

Yandy Díaz added a two-run shot off Hunter Gaddis to make it 7-3 in the eighth.

“That's a great baseball team,” Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan said. “Great baseball teams win big games. They played defense better than us, hit better than us, they pitched better than us. We didn’t beat ourselves. We got beat. So, as a competitor, I think we can live with that. Disappointing, but that’s a great team over there.”

Cleveland, which won the AL Central and came back to beat the Chicago White Sox in their Division Series by winning three straight, has advanced to the World Series four times since winning its most recent title by beating the Boston Braves in the 1948 World Series.

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Purdy threw a touchdown pass, Christian McCaffrey ran for two scores and the 49ers made two late stops to hold off the Washington Commanders 23-17 on Monday night for their sixth straight win to open the season.

“You’re not always happy exactly with how some of the stuff was frustrating, but real proud of the guys for just the competitive stamina to keep it going all game,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. “I was really proud of the defense for finding a way to overcome.”

The Niners followed up an emotional win last week at division-rival Seattle by building a 20-point lead and then escaping at the end when the defense stepped up.

Jayden Daniels threw two touchdown passes in the second half to cut a 20-point deficit to 23-17, but Malik Mustapha broke up a fourth-down pass to Treylon Burks near the goal line with 1:54 to play to preserve the lead.

“I’m just reading the stem of the receiver, and then he broke out, and I was just trying to race to the pylon,” Mustapha said. “Once we got to the catch point, I just wanted to be physical at the point of attack and get that ball out.”

Washington got the ball back at its 46 with 52 seconds remaining and moved down to the 28 before Daniels was called for intentional grounding, giving the Commanders one last play from the 40. Daniels was then sacked by Keion White and Ogbo Okoronkwo before he could throw up a desperation pass.

The Niners extended their best start of a season since winning their first eight games in 2019 on the way to a Super Bowl appearance.

“We dug ourselves in a hole, and it bit us at the end of it,” Daniels said. “We have to be a four-quarter team, not just a half team.”

Purdy started the game fast with a 24-yard strike to Mike Evans on the third play of the game and an 11-yard touchdown to George Kittle to finish that drive. Purdy went 21 of 29 for 264 yards and officially became the highest-rated passer in NFL history as he passed the 1,500-attempt threshold to qualify. His 105.6 rating is ahead of Lamar Jackson's 102.7.

The Commanders were unable to bounce back from last week's tie against the New York Giants, when they mismanaged the clock in overtime to cost them a chance at a game-winning field goal.

The game was one-sided early, with the 49ers scoring touchdowns on the first two drives on Purdy's pass to Kittle and a 1-yard run by McCaffrey.

San Francisco expanded the lead to 20-3 late in the half on McCaffrey's second touchdown run as the Niners gained as many first downs (17) in the first half as the Commanders ran plays.

The 49ers outgained Washington 303 yards to 90 in the half but were held to three first downs and 72 yards after halftime.

“I’m obviously a little upset with how I finish the game,” Purdy said. “But I know that moving forward, every single game matters when it comes down to playoffs and getting in and all the things. So we’ll take this W as a team.”

Washington's best chance at scoring a touchdown in the first half ended when Daniels threw the ball away on fourth-and-2 from the 13.

“San Francisco’s already a tough team and we spent way too much time in the first half battling ourselves,” coach Dan Quinn said. “I’m sick about the ending, but we showed a lot of fight.”

Shanahan and Quinn renew their history

The game featured a matchup of coaches with a history together, after Shanahan working for two years in Atlanta as offensive coordinator for Quinn. That run included a trip to the Super Bowl in the 2016 season when the Falcons blew a 28-3 lead against New England.

This is the second time they've squared off as head coaches since then, with Quinn winning with Atlanta in 2019 while Shanahan won three matchups when Quinn was the defensive coordinator in Dallas.

Shanahan has credited Quinn with teaching him the importance of people skills as a head coach.

Inju

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Commanders: WR Terry McLaurin exited in the first quarter with a left knee injury that required an air cast before he was taken off the field on a cart. Quinn said the team fears the injury is significant. ... DT Javon Kinlaw (knee) also left in the first half.

49ers: Evans left late in the first half with Achilles tendinitis. He missed practice this week because of soreness in the tendon and broken ribs. Shanahan said Evans won't need additional testing and the injury isn't believed to be long term. ... LB Luke Gifford (groin) and DB Upton Stout (shoulder) also left the game.

Up next

Commanders: After a bye, host Philadelphia on Nov. 1.

49ers: Visit Atlanta on Sunday.

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Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said residents should expect more law enforcement. The U.S. Secret Service is the leading agency during the National Special Security Event, or NSSE.

“Our responsibility is not just for one single protectee,” said Joseph “Sonny” Berrios, the coordinator of the U.S. Secret Service for the G20. “It’s for the community, the entire event, and everybody attending.”

U.S. Secret Service Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Townsend and FBI Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles described coordinated efforts among agencies.

Townsend said the list of federal agencies includes FEMA, and the list of state and local agencies includes the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.

“We ask residents and visitors to remain patient, plan ahead, follow the guidance of local public safety agencies,” Townsend said.

The next news conference is on Oct. 28.

Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.1% on Tuesday, while those for the Nasdaq declined 0.5%. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2%.

Shares of South Korea's AI company Elice Group tumbled 30% on its market debut with investors seemingly wary of the debt being taken on by companies in the sector, with a recent tech selloff gaining momentum again. AI companies perceived as vulnerable because of start-up costs, like CoreWeave in the U.S., are being targeted. Shares of CoreWeave, down 30% this month on such fears, tumbled 4.5% before the market opened.

Anxiety over debt in the sector is being fanned due to inflation and rising odds that the Federal Reserve will hike borrowing costs for a second time this year to cool spending and borrowing.

Benchmark U.S. crude jumped 2% to $100.55 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, gained 1.6% to $111.25 a barrel.

Uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the energy industry to return to normal means oil prices are unlikely to ease any time soon. The death toll from a Houthi missile strike on a government military camp in southern Yemen rose to 73 people, all new recruits, making it the deadliest strike since fighting in the country began escalating three months ago, a senior Yemeni government official said Tuesday.

An upheaval in Europe is hitting markets there. France’s CAC 40 fell 0.8% to 7,809.10, while the German DAX shed 0.8% to 25,109.83. Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.6% to 10,702.16.

Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis are fueling an autumn of protests in Europe.Crowds have protested for weeks in major cities, with some demonstrations marked by arrests, looting, injuries and violence across France, Italy and Albania.

Major U.S. companies are also rolling out quarterly results after the bell Tuesday, including Netflix and SpaceX.

Netflix announced last week that it plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce, amounting to nearly 1,000 positions, as the streaming giant makes wider “organizational changes.” The Elon Musk-led SpaceX will be announcing its second quarterly report after going public in June. On Monday Musk pledged to give one share of SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year.

The U.S. dollar dropped to 158.14 Japanese yen from 158.46 yen. The euro cost $1.1211, down from $1.1227.

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The best-of-seven showdown between low-payroll pennant winners opens Friday night in Milwaukee. It'll be the first World Series between title-less teams since the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and just the second since 1910.

One city is known for the television sitcom “ Laverne & Shirley," the home of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, cheeseheads and breweries that have included Miller, Pabst and Schlitz. The other is a vacation destination featuring warm weather, beaches and art museums.

“They’re highly athletic but so are we. I’m excited to see two great teams that play the game a little differently than maybe it’s been played the last decade or so,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said after his team defeated Cleveland in six games for the AL pennant. “We’re going to use our speed. We’re going to bunt when it’s called for. We’ll try to get matchups and I can assure you they’re going to do the same.”

Just five of the current 30 teams have never won a title, with Colorado, San Diego and Seattle also ringless.

“The city is ready. I know that the fans are ready, and I know that we’ll be ready,” said Milwaukee's Jake Bauers, MVP of the four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series.

Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski heads the pitchers with his 100 mph-plus heat, and each team features a dynamic 22-year-old anchoring the lineup: Jackson Chourio of the Brewers and Junior Caminero of the Rays. Tampa Bay's Freddy Peralta and Drew Rasmussen could pitch against their former team.

“I don’t know how the people, the fans are going to take it, but I’m happy to be go there,” said Peralta, the ALCS MVP. “I have a lot of people that I love over there, people that care about me and I’m happy to be there and be able to compete together and take a lot of pictures and videos."

The Brewers started as the expansion Seattle Pilots in 1969, then were bought by Bud Selig's group in bankruptcy court and moved to Milwaukee for the 1970 season. The team's only Series trip was a seven-game loss to St. Louis in the 1982 Suds Series, back when the Brewers were in the American League.

Tampa Bay launched as the expansion Devil Rays in 1998 and dropped the “Devil” ahead of the 2008 season. The team's two Series appearances ended with losses to Philadelphia in 2008 and the Dodgers in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

Best face each other for 6th time in wild-card era

This will be only the sixth time since the start of the wild-card era in 1995 that teams with the top records in each league meet in the World Series after Atlanta-Cleveland (1995), New York Yankees-Braves (1999), Boston-St. Louis (2013), Dodgers-Rays (2020) and Dodgers-Yankees (2024).

Two low-payroll teams in Series for first time in 35 years

Milwaukee had MLB’s 19th-highest payroll as of Aug. 31. Tampa Bay was 25th.

Not since 1991 had both pennant winners been among the bottom 50% in player spending. Minnesota was 15th among 26 teams when it beat Atlanta (19th) in seven games.

Matchup with a ceiling

Tampa Bay’s ballpark has a fixed roof and Milwaukee’s is retractable — it probably will be closed with game-time temperatures predicted to be in the upper 40s or low 50s.

When all World Series games were played at retractable-roof ballparks in 2020 (Texas) and 2023 (Texas and Arizona), there were three open-air games each year.

The roofs of both ballparks came into play this postseason.

In the ninth inning of Milwaukee’s 3-2 win over the Padres in Game 1 of their NL Division Series, San Diego’s Ty France hit a high drive that appeared it might be headed over the left-field wall for a go-ahead homer until it struck a cable on the retractable roof in Milwaukee.

Two nights later, Yankees rookie Spencer Jones hit a flyball off a catwalk at Tropicana Field that was caught by Rays right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. for an out in the second inning of New York’s 5-2 loss in Game 2 of their AL Division Series.

Common ties

Greg Vaughn, Willy Adames and Matt Garza are the most prominent players with lengthy stretches on both teams, and Bauers made his big league debut with the Rays in 2018.

Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold worked for the Rays for nine years before Milwaukee hired him as an assistant GM in October 2015.

One of baseball's great nicknames

Those 1982 Brewers were known as Harvey's Wallbangers, a nickname given by first baseman Cecil Cooper. The Brewers led the major leagues in home runs under manager Harvey Kuenn and had a roster with five future Hall of Famers: Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons and Don Sutton.

Haunted hotel?

Various players over the years have claimed The Pfister Hotel, where many teams stay in Milwaukee, is haunted. Opened in 1893, the hotel has Romanesque Revival architecture, and players have claimed to hear spooky noises and footsteps.

If there is a Game 7, it would be played in Milwaukee on Halloween night.

Boss Man

Milwaukee's Pat Murphy, winner of the last two NL Manager of the Year awards, has two tattoos referencing Bruce Springsteen: “No Retreat No Surrender” on his left forearm and “The Boss” on his back.

He first went to a Springsteen concert in 1980 when he was in college, then another when he was coaching at Notre Dame.

“He grew up a Catholic kid in New Jersey. I was a Catholic kid from upstate New York,” the 67-year-old Murphy said. “There’s just so much that resonates with me how he speaks about things.”

Ballpark histories

The 1982 Series was played at Milwaukee County Stadium, home of the Braves from 1953-65 before they moved to Atlanta, and then the Brewers from 1970-2000. This year's championship will be played at American Family Field. Known as Miller Park from 2001-20, the ballpark is adjacent to the County Stadium site. It was host of the 2002 All-Star Game, which ended in a 7-7, 11-inning tie after both teams ran out of pitchers.

Milwaukee's ballpark is known for its Racing Sausages in the middle of the sixth inning, with the Brat, Polish, Italian, Hot Dog and Chorizo competing. It also has the Uecker Seat in the last row of section 422 in the left-field upper deck — it includes a bronze statue of Bob Uecker, the beloved funny man who broadcast Brewers games for 54 seasons until his death last year.

Tampa Bay's home, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, is on its third name. Known as the Florida Suncoast Dome from 1990-93 and the ThunderDome from 1993-96, the stadium got its current name about 18 months before the Rays' first game in 1998.

Its only prior World Series games were in 2008, when the Rays split the first two games against Philadelphia before the Phillies won three straight at home. Tampa Bay's other Series appearance was in 2020, when due to the coronavirus pandemic the entire series was played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

The Trop reopened this season after repairs to damage caused by Hurricane Milton. The Rays plan to move to a new stadium across the bay in Tampa in 2029.

Jersey watch

Milwaukee went 29-13 in cream uniforms during the regular season, 17-7 in pinstripes, 27-12 in navy blue, 9-6 in City Connect outfits and 21-21 in light blue. During the postseason, the Brewers are 4-0 in cream and 3-1 in navy.

Tampa Bay was 36-19 in home white, 32-33 in road navy, 8-2 in road Columbia blue, 12-3 in Devil Rays throwback jerseys, 6-4 in City Connect and 3-3 in road gray. In the playoffs, the Rays are 2-1 in home white, 2-0 in Devil Rays throwbacks and 3-1 in road gray.

Mirror mirror

Milwaukee was 32 for 128 (.250) and had a .347 on-base percentage in its NLCS sweep of the Dodgers, the exact same numbers Los Angeles batters had in their NLCS sweep of the Brewers last year.

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Díaz and Junior Caminero each hit a two-run homer, Freddy Peralta pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night to win their third pennant in 29 seasons as a major league franchise.

The Rays will face the NL champion Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals.

Game 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee.

“We got one more bite!” Rays manager Kevin Cash told his team as the clubhouse celebration started.

Díaz, who guaranteed a Game 6 victory through an interpreter on Sunday, made sure the Rays wouldn't let this one slip away. He gave them a four-run lead with a 416-foot shot off Hunter Gaddis in the eighth.

“Yandy had a claim to back and he did his part,” Rays President of Baseball Operations Erik Neander said. “That was unbelievable.”

Díaz’s drive to left field all but wrapped up Tampa Bay's first World Series appearance since losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games at the end of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

“I’m really glad he backed it up, that’s for sure,” Cash said. “We know when Yandy goes, our offense seems to really take off.”

The loss by Cleveland extended its World Series championship drought to 78 years.

“I couldn’t be more proud of our group,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “It just hurts. It stings. Really felt like we had a team to go and just weren’t able to get there.”

On the 18-year anniversary of their first AL pennant in 2008, the Rays jumped ahead 2-0 in the second on Richie Palacios’ two-run double and clinched it with closer Bryan Baker on the mound.

The Guardians wouldn’t give up and had the go-ahead run at first base in the eighth when Kevin Kelly struck out Brayan Rocchio to leave the bases loaded after two runs had scored earlier in the inning.

Peralta, the ALCS MVP, allowed one run and five hits to earn his second win of the series in his third appearance. He threw six scoreless innings to win Game 2 and got two critical outs in relief in Game 4.

“I’m very happy to be here, to be part of this great group and this great organization,” said Peralta, acquired from the New York Mets before the trade deadline in early August. “This is not only mine. We all earned this. This is for the boys.”

A sellout crowd of 40,230 fans waved yellow-and-blue rally towels, rang cowbells and chanted “Let’s go Rays!” throughout the night at Tropicana Field, which needed major renovations after Hurricane Milton shredded the roof two years ago and caused extensive damage throughout the stadium.

The Rays played their 2025 home games across the bay in Tampa at the New York Yankees’ spring training complex, got new ownership before this season and secured a new stadium deal for a ballpark to be ready in 2029 near the NFL’s Buccaneers. They returned to the Trop to win 55 games in the regular season. Only the Brewers had that many home wins this year.

“This is for you!” Caminero yelled to the crowd from a microphone on the field after the game. “Let’s go! I can’t hear you!”

After sweeping the New York Yankees in the Division Series, the Rays fell behind the Guardians 1-0 and 2-1 in this series before taking three straight games.

Caminero gave Tampa Bay a cushion with his first career postseason homer in the seventh. The two-time All-Star sent a drive off the left-field foul pole to make it 5-1, becoming the first player to go deep on a splitter by All-Star closer Cade Smith.

The slugger turned around before reaching first base, looked toward his dugout and pounded his chest with both arms, cupped his ear rounding second to hear more cheers, stopped before reaching the plate, pointed into the stands at former Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena and imitated his crossed-arms pose before touching home.

“I saw him and I told him — before I got to home plate, I said: `Look at me,’ and I hit a homer. I said, `He called it,’” Caminero said.

“My guy. Come (with) me every game,” Caminero added. “Travel with us for Milwaukee.”

Caminero hit 42 homers in the regular season but needed 33 at-bats to get his first in October.

The Guardians answered against Tyler Wells and Ian Seymour by loading the bases with two outs in the eighth on two singles and a walk. Seymour walked Patrick Bailey to force in one run and hit Angel Martínez with a pitch to force in another. Kelly entered and fanned Rocchio on three changeups.

“Credit to our guys. It’s a gut punch there in the seventh. And our guys came right back," Vogt said. “Our guys never quit. They never stopped fighting. That’s who they are.”

Caminero led off the Tampa Bay second with single off opener Shawn Armstrong, who took the loss in his second start in three games. Left-hander Tim Herrin replaced Armstrong. Chandler Simpson reached on a fielder’s choice and stole second before Victor Mesa Jr. walked. Simpson advanced to third on Jonny DeLuca’s flyout to center. After Mesa stole second, Palacios looped a double to right-center for a 2-0 lead.

Armstrong, also the opener in Game 4, faced the first four batters, becoming the first pitcher in postseason history to start a game after pitching both of the previous two days.

DeLuca’s sacrifice fly off Joey Cantillo made it 3-0 in the third but the Rays missed an opportunity to break it open after they loaded the bases with no outs.

Nathaniel Lowe’s RBI single in the sixth drove in Cleveland’s first run.

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Wilson endorsed Gilbert, who served as the mayor of Miami Gardens from 2012 to 2020, and announced his Jan. 3rd resignation on May 29 as Miami-Dade County Commissioner.

Gilbert and Brown both agreed that the residents of the district, which covers parts of northern Miami-Dade County and southern Broward County, are struggling with affordability.

“I think there are three things that affect the cost of living. I think the tariffs are affecting the cost of living. I think the war in Iran, closing the Strait of Hormuz, has affected the cost of living ... the administration’s approach to immigration is affecting the cost of living,” Gilbert said. “I think we need to all of those three things.”

Gilbert said that he supports Temporary Protected Status for Haitians.

“TPS isn’t a new occurrence. Folks have come here fleeing countries that they couldn’t go back to all the time. We never put them out, while those countries were still bad,” Gilbert said. “We helped them incorporate themselves into the American experiment.”

Brown said she believes there are three options for immigrants.

“You either have a pathway to citizenship, you get in this line. You want permanent residency, you get in this line. If you don’t want either, you get in this line,” Brown said. “You have to go back.”

“The president has the most influential endorsement in American or international political history,” Vance said during an interview with journalist Mark Halperin.

“I endorse American candidates, and that’s where I’m focused on the midterms,” Vance said, while traveling Monday to campaign for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley of North Carolina. “So, I’m not getting involved in Israeli elections.”

Vance has campaigned for a foreign leader — then-Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, last spring before the right-wing leader’s party lost that country's parliamentary election.

Vance’s deference to Trump on Netanyahu comes at an extraordinarily sensitive time for Jewish Americans and the U.S. alliance with Israel. Concerns about antisemitism have surged across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections.

Republicans have been eager to portray Democrats, notably Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, as hostile toward Jews and Israel, while they deal with their own internal schisms.

Vance has faced skepticism from Jewish Republicans about his commitment to Jewish Americans and the U.S. alliance with Israel.

Last month, Vance spoke privately in Las Vegas to the Republican Jewish Coalition, a leading GOP group committed to advocating for a strong U.S. relationship with Israel and against antisemitism.

Vance left a positive impression on his RJC audience while stopping short of disavowing influential conservative podcast host Tucker Carlson.

Vance has faced general questions about his association with Carlson, a former Fox News host who faced backlash last year for interviewing antisemite Nick Fuentes on his podcast.

In June, Vance sharply criticized members of Israel’s government for opposing Trump’s efforts to resolve the war with Iran.

In July, Vance said elements of the Israeli government had tried to influence American sentiment to derail negotiations.

“There are some people within their system that we know beyond a shadow of a doubt are manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely,” Vance said during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast.

George Morgan, a candidate for mayor, had asked the court to disqualify Desulme, who was running for reelection on Nov. 3rd, over the way he paid his qualifying fees.

“He shall be disqualified as a candidate for mayor,” Butchko Sanchez said, as she read her ruling.

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Early voting started on Monday in Miami-Dade County. Desulme may decide to seek an emergency stay and to appeal the ruling.

“He is very disappointed,” said Attorney Ben Kuehne, who represents Desulme.

Florida election law requires that the fee be paid from a campaign account and signed by the campaign’s treasurer, and Desulme paid with bank-issued cashier’s checks.

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Kuehne argued that the city’s charter required that the funds come from a campaign account, and Morgan was 80 cents short on his payment.

Desulme, Morgan, and Morgan’s attorney declined to comment on this story.

“I want another two years to continue and finish that work,” Desulme recently told Local 10 News about his work to address flooding.

Desulme’s attorneys say they plan to appeal, while also challenging Morgan’s qualification, claiming his payment was 80 cents short.

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McLaurin was running a pattern in the first quarter Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers when he went down with the injury. His knee appeared to buckle as he tried to get free from cornerback Deommodore Lenoir.

McLaurin stayed down while teammates knelt nearby before he was driven off the field. He was immediately ruled out for the game.

“The concern now is that it could be significant,” coach Dan Quinn said after the Commanders' 23-17 loss. “We’ll do the scans (Tuesday) and give you an update. But that’s the concern tonight. It’s definitely something that there’s fear.”

The 31-year-old McLaurin has missed more than two games in a season only once since entering the league in 2019. He missed seven games last season while dealing with an injured quadriceps.

McLaurin has 15 catches for 230 yards and one touchdown this season, missing one game with an injured hamstring in Week 4.

He is a two-time Pro Bowler and has 513 catches for 7,191 yards and 42 touchdowns in his career.

The Commanders also lost defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw to a knee injury late in the first half, and he was ruled out for the game.

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Wright Entertainment Inc. said Monday that Riehle had died Oct. 15 but disclosed no cause or details. “Our industry has lost an exceptional talent, and our community has lost a truly wonderful man,” said a statement.

Riehle's almost five-decade career included playing a quartermaster in the Civil War drama “Glory,” a prison guard in “The Fugitive,” an air marshal in “Executive Decision,” a police officer in a guest spot on “The West Wing” and a principal on the TV adaptation of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”

“If a casting director has found themselves in need of a burly, blustery, mustachioed man for their project, Richard Riehle has likely been near the top of their list,” The AV Club said in 2017.

He fell into acting as a senior at the University of Notre Dame. He couldn’t really afford to stay another year but was told he could take all the credits he needed in speech and drama in one semester. He stayed.

“I spent a semester doing anything and everything that you do in the theater — acting, directing, building sets, etc. — and then for some reason they liked what I did enough that they got me a teaching assistantship at the University of Minnesota. So I went on and got my MFA (Masters of Fine Arts). I figured, ‘What the heck? If they’re gonna pay me to do it, I’m gonna do it!’” he told the AV Club.

He had his first lines in the 1977 movie “Joyride” alongside Desi Arnaz Jr., Anne Lockhart, Robert Carradine and Melanie Griffith. He'd go on to appear in the broad comedy “Bridesmaids,” the comedy-mystery “Shadows and Fog” for Woody Allen, “Black Rain” with Michael Douglas and the sitcom “Grounded For Life.”

He had an affinity to the “Star Trek” world, landing parts in three franchises — “Star Trek: The Next Generation” in 1992, “Star Trek: Voyager” in 2000 and “Star Trek: Enterprise” in 2004. He was on Broadway three times, including with Paul Giamatti in a 1999 revival of “The Iceman Cometh.”

One of his most beloved roles was in the 1999 film “Office Space,” as Tom Smykowski, an expendable employee at Initech facing getting laid off despite insisting, “I have people skills!”

“Beyond his immense talent, he will be remembered for his genuine goodness, boundless kindness, and unwavering generosity, particularly toward emerging actors and filmmakers, whom he encouraged and supported at every opportunity,” Wright Entertainment said.

Se trata de una medida provisional ordenada por el juez César Osorio Ortiz, responsable de un juzgado en Bogotá, mientras decide el fondo de una acción de amparo elevada por colectivos y políticos opositores que están en desacuerdo con la decisión.

La semana pasada, medios de comunicación locales y colectivos denunciaron el retiro de aproximadamente 30 obras relacionadas con la historia de las organizaciones sociales feministas, de la población LGBTIQ+ y de la violencia política en el país.

El juez ordenó preservar todas las piezas retiradas de las exposiciones y guardarlas en condiciones idóneas de conservación, absteniéndose de destruirlas, intervenirlas o trasladarlas fuera del museo. También ordenó a la institución enviarle un informe detallado de las piezas retiradas y su estado de conservación.

El desmonte de las obras del Museo Nacional —creado en 1823 y uno de los más antiguos del continente— coincidió con las declaraciones de De la Espriella sobre adelantar una “contrarrevolución” cultural que buscaría “impedir” que los espacios culturales “sean captados por el socialcomunismo ateo y enemigo de los valores fundamentales”.

La decisión fue cuestionada por organizaciones feministas, por la comunidad LGBTIQ+ y por colectivos de paz que consideran que se trata de un acto de “censura” que puede conducir a la exclusión de relatos y de hechos históricos del país.

El descontento se tradujo el fin de semana en manifestaciones frente al Museo Nacional, ubicado en el centro de Bogotá, que fueron disueltas el domingo por tanquetas antidisturbios con potentes chorros de agua. La defensora del Pueblo, Iris Marín, dijo el lunes a la prensa que tienen reportes de personas heridas durante la protesta, sin detallar el número.

Entre las obras retiradas está un afiche de Carlos Pizarro, excomandante del M-19 y quien fue asesinado en 1990 tras desmovilizar a esa guerrilla y aspirar a la presidencia. El expresidente progresista Gustavo Petro (2022-2026) militó en el M-19 y fue parte de quienes transitaron a la legalidad.

De la Espriella ha dicho que debe ser “desaparecida” de los lugares públicos la “oda de terrorismo en la que aparece Pizarro”. Mientras que la ministra de Cultura, Paola Holguín, aseguró que el museo no puede prestarse para la “apología al delito o revictimización”.

El lunes un grupo de congresistas impulsaban en el Congreso una solicitud para citar a Holguín a una rendición de cuentas por el retiro de las piezas en el Museo Nacional.

In front of the Golden State Valkyries' raucous home crowd, the Atlanta star had no choice but to raise her voice — and Reese knew she had to raise her game, too.

She delivered with 30 points and 16 rebounds in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals after she struggled down the stretch in the series opener, and the Dream stymied Golden State on both ends in the second half to beat the Valkyries 79-65 on Monday night and even the best-of-seven matchup at one game apiece.

“For me, I think I let my team down last game not really contributing as much as I could in the second half,” Reese said. “Not even just about scoring, my screen quality, me hustling and running to get rebounds, just doing the things that they know me to do. So I just wanted to make sure I came out tonight and left my mark and did whatever I could to get the win, and I think I did that tonight.”

Rhyne Howard set a Finals record with six steals, Allisha Gray added 18 points, and Jordin Canada contributed 13 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Dream earned the franchise's first Finals victory after going winless in three previous trips — 0-10 overall. They now head home having salvaged a split in front of the boisterous “Ballhalla” crowd at Chase Center.

“It's just the next step of who Atlanta is,” Reese said.

Reese became the third player with at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in a Finals game, joining Jonquel Jones for Connecticut in 2019 and Breanna Stewart for Seattle in 2020.

Atlanta coach Karl Smesko could see the focus in his superstar's face before the game, and Reese's teammates also saw it.

“She was definitely way more aggressive, she had a great game,” Valkyries center Kiah Stokes said. “We let everyone kind of have their way.”

Game 3 is Wednesday in Atlanta, where the next two matchups were moved to the NBA Hawks’ State Farm Arena so more fans could attend. It holds more than 17,000, as opposed to the Dream’s regular home, Gateway Center Arena, which accommodates only 3,500.

Chase Center holds 18,064 and has sold out every game since the Valkyries began playing last year.

Gabby Williams finished with 14 points on 3-for-15 shooting after she was the only Golden State player to score in double figures with 26 points in Saturday’s 68-64 Game 1 win. The Valkyries shot 34.4% and went 7 for 24 from 3-point range.

“We shot terribly,” point guard Veronica Burton said. “We missed shots that we make all the time.”

Foul trouble almost did in the Dream this time — but Reese simply wouldn’t have it. She went scoreless in the second half of the opener but delivered the big baskets and key defensive stops two days later, finishing 10 for 16 from the floor while dishing out three assists and blocking two shots.

“We watched film and saw the things that we messed up on. When I said that they didn’t do anything to mess us up, it was literally just us,” Reese said. “And we can see that tonight. And we’re gonna carry that over in Atlanta. Atlanta, y’all better pull up and pop out, I’m looking forward to it.”

Atlanta scored 24 points off Golden State's 19 turnovers to hand the Valkyries their first loss in regulation since a 73-70 defeat at Chicago on Aug. 21. The Dream had just eight points off turnovers in Game 1 but returned to the defensive formula that advanced Atlanta this far.

“We just got back to our identity about who we are and kept our foot on the pedal,” Reese said. “We didn’t let up and everybody was just on the same page, we had each other’s back. That’s just Atlanta basketball.”

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Trump's relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has always been a moving target, while the Republican president has frequently boasted of his rapport with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. But relations between the U.S. and Ukraine appear to be at a new low, threatening to tip the balance of the war to Russia's favor and imperil America's security interests across the globe.

“At this moment in time, things look blacker than they ever had regarding this administration’s policy towards Russia and Ukraine,” said John Herbst, a former ambassador to Ukraine under President George W. Bush and now a scholar with the Atlantic Council.

Trump has been lobbing insults at Zelenskyy for over a week and turning to policies that benefit Putin, while Ukraine's president has said he feels betrayed and worries for his country's future. But the American president can still shift on Zelenskyy — especially as he faces bipartisan outrage from lawmakers — which Trump has done before.

Trump famously thrashed Ukraine’s leader in the Oval Office last year, warning him to “make a deal or we are out." Washington briefly suspended intelligence sharing. But Trump was praising Zelenskyy by that July and said they “actually developed a good relationship.”

“Trump is a mercurial guy,” Herbst said. “He can wake up tomorrow morning, decide he’s done enough on this, and he might start to lean back in the other direction.”

No one has taken responsibility for satellite restrictions on Ukraine

Trump's recent decisions have baffled experts and infuriated Democrats and some Republicans ahead of pivotal midterm elections in two weeks.

After The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin raised the prospect of a meeting with Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump told reporters Monday that he was open to it but expected it to focus on denuclearization efforts. Asked whether he would be willing to negotiate the end of the war without Zelenskyy, Trump appeared to indicate yes.

“I think it’s time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine,” Trump said.

Trump decided Friday to waive sanctions on Russia in a bill that Congress overwhelmingly passed to support Ukraine. Named after late South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, the legislation targeted the flow of financial resources fueling Russia's war.

That rebuke followed Trump's announcement of a deal to import Russian diesel fuel in a long-shot effort to curb high gas prices. The agreement was pilloried by Republicans and Democrats alike who say it will help Russia without making a difference in global fuel prices, which are elevated mostly due to Trump’s war against Iran.

Then there were changes in SpaceX's satellite support to Ukraine's military, for which no one has taken responsibility.

Starshield is a military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service and the backbone of Ukraine’s drone operations and communication. Zelenskyy says his country is facing major speed restrictions, so Ukrainian drones have been unable to intercept Russia's jet-powered drones.

SpaceX chief Elon Musk, a Trump ally, has said Starshield is controlled by the U.S. and any limits are decided by the military and ultimately Trump. But Trump told reporters Friday that he did not order restrictions and doubted that Musk did either.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that Ukraine wants access to Starshield but doesn't have it. On Monday, he said the Pentagon controls Starshield, and "Ukraine has benefited from it” and wants to expand its use to conduct attacks beyond its territory.

The U.S. military has not responded to questions about its involvement.

And while Russia has launched new attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy said Monday that Kyiv once again received no early warning of the latest attacks from partners such as the U.S.

“Russia killed six people, including a mother and her child, who was just over a year old,” Zelenskyy said on X, adding that this "is how Russia responds to sanctions waivers and reduced pressure.”

Trump and Rubio say Washington hasn’t stopped providing intelligence to Kyiv that has helped Ukraine counter Russian attacks.

Experts say Trump is trying to appease Putin

Dan Fried, a former U.S. ambassador to Poland and assistant secretary of state for European affairs under Bush, said he was mystified by the Trump administration’s shifting positions on Ukraine.

Fried said he first thought Trump’s diesel fuel announcement was aimed at trying to influence the midterms with cheaper fuel prices. But what followed has changed his opinion.

“It all seems designed to put pressure on Zelenskyy and curry favor with Putin,” said Fried, now a scholar with the Atlantic Council.

Fiona Hill, who was Trump’s Russia adviser on the National Security Council during his first term, said Trump could be trying to appease Putin over worries that Russia could do more to support Iran.

Since Trump launched the Iran war in February, Russia has sent drone technology to Tehran and information that could help it strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region.

“So maybe this is it — Putin’s just calling in a chit for not devastating Trump through Iran as he could do by helping the Iranians,” said Hill, now a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution.

Trump revealed his worries on social media Sunday, saying, “Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran, compared to what they could be doing, and I want to keep it that way, and will, unless stupid people get in the way.”

Criticism grows in Congress

One factor that could nudge Trump toward a detente with Zelenskyy is the cascading criticism from Republicans. They are facing a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterms, which will determine control of Congress.

Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a moderate Republican in a competitive race, is calling for congressional hearings into the Starshield disruptions and "immediate harsh and punitive budget cuts to any responsible agency or agency head.”

Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said on X that he and retiring Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis organized a call with Zelenskyy and a bipartisan group of lawmakers Monday, including about disruptions to U.S. intelligence sharing.

Zelenskyy, in a video of the briefing posted online, also noted that Ukraine has “almost no Patriot interceptors left from the United States” and claimed “the Pentagon is delaying the delivery of missiles that our partners have already paid for.”

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged Trump to take up Zelenskyy's pledge to stop attacks on Russian energy infrastructure in exchange for U.S. targeting assistance to stop Russia's missiles.

“President Trump can lower prices at the pump today by simply agreeing to this deal!” Wicker posted on X.

Regardless of which political party controls Congress next year, lawmakers will likely revolt if Trump enters into a deal with Russia and China over Ukraine, said Fried, the former ambassador to Poland.

“It is clear that we are sitting on considerable leverage over Putin," he said, "but also clear that we are not using it. It’s a mess.”

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Sierra, de 42 años, confesó haber asesinado a su esposa, de quien estaba separado, Gladys Machado, de 29 años, y a sus dos hijas pequeñas, Julia Padrino, de 6 años, y Daniela Padrino, de 3 años, en 2012.

Después de escuchar semanas de testimonios durante la fase de sentencia del juicio, los miembros del jurado deberán evaluar si la cadena perpetua o la pena de muerte es el castigo apropiado para Sierra.

Mientras la fiscal principal, Abbe Rifkin, presentaba sus argumentos finales sobre por qué considera que el jurado debería recomendar la pena de muerte como sentencia apropiada, recordó a los miembros del jurado la brutalidad del triple homicidio.

Rifkin habló sobre cómo Sierra “le hizo cortes en los brazos” mientras relataba cómo utilizó una bolsa de plástico amarilla de Sedano’s para asfixiar a las tres víctimas.

“Le hizo cortes en la cara”, dijo.

Rifkin también hizo referencia a perturbadoras fotografías de las autopsias y de la escena del crimen que muestran las heridas y cuentan visualmente la historia del violento final de las víctimas.

“Fue atroz, horrible y cruel”, afirmó Rifkin.

El abogado defensor Khurrum Wahid recordó al jurado que prestaron juramento de dejar sus sentimientos a un lado, evaluar las pruebas presentadas durante el juicio y considerar la cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional como un castigo apropiado.

“Él admite que cometió este acto monstruoso”, dijo Wahid. “Ustedes van a experimentar sentimientos de ira, odio y repugnancia. La decisión que tienen ante ustedes es una decisión moral”.

Wahid pidió a los miembros del jurado que consideraran aspectos de los antecedentes de su cliente, incluido un traumático accidente automovilístico que sufrió durante su infancia.

“(Sufrió) una lesión en la cabeza en 1996”, dijo Wahid. “Esta es la pieza que falta”.

Durante el juicio, un experto de la defensa testificó que la lesión en la cabeza provocó un cambio en el comportamiento y la personalidad de Sierra, lo que afectó sus funciones ejecutivas.

“Un cerebro que no está sano tiene consecuencias”, afirmó Wahid, quien pidió al jurado que evaluara los horribles acontecimientos de aquel fatídico día frente a la totalidad de la vida de su cliente. “Todavía pueden ejercer su claridad moral y elegir la vida”.

Se espera que los miembros del jurado comiencen las deliberaciones el martes, después de recibir las instrucciones finales del juez.

The Rays led the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 in the best-of-seven series and had a chance to close it out Monday night to advance to the World Series for the third time in the franchise's 29 seasons.

Díaz, who had three hits in a 3-1 victory Sunday, was asked after that game how he looked at the opportunity to go back to the World Series.

“It’s a great opportunity. All of us are thinking of it. But it all ends (Monday). We’re going to win (Monday),” Díaz said through an interpreter.

It wasn’t quite like Joe Namath’s guarantee that the New York Jets would win Super Bowl 3.

Guardians manager Stephen Vogt wasn’t even aware Díaz made those comments.

“He did that? He said that? I literally have no idea what you’re talking about,” Vogt said Monday. “I’m sure our guys saw it and they know about it.”

Asked if the comments are more motivating or blown out of proportion, Vogt said: “Probably somewhere in the middle of that. The thing I love about our guys, we worry about us, we focus on us. If that gives our guys a little more motivation, great.”

The Guardians face elimination. That's enough motivation. They won three straight games after falling behind the Chicago White Sox 0-2 in the AL Division Series.

“We’re all competitors. It would be kind of worrying if you didn’t feel that way. We think we’re going to win the game as well,” Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan said. “But he’s confident, we’re confident. Hopefully he’s wrong. Hopefully we can come out with the win today.”

The 35-year-old Díaz, who is from Cuba, began his major league career with Cleveland in 2017 and joined the Rays in 2019. He helped them reach the World Series in 2020, when they lost in six games to the Dodgers.

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Las autoridades recibieron inicialmente una llamada sobre un polvo blanco sospechoso encontrado dentro de un sobre.

La oficina de Wasserman Schultz está ubicada en Sunrise, al este de Sawgrass Expressway y al sur de Sunrise Boulevard.

Según la policía de Sunrise, el sobre fue asegurado de manera segura y permanece sin abrir, pero se desconoce su contenido.

Hasta el momento, no se ha informado si Wasserman Schultz se encontraba en su oficina el lunes.

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Fire rescue personnel and Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the multi-vehicle crash at about 3:50 p.m. north of Sunrise Boulevard.

Fire rescue personnel freed one person who was trapped in a car and took a woman who was injured to the Broward Health Medical Center, according to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editors Carson Merlo and Sofia Mendez contributed to this report.

Personal de bomberos y rescate y agentes de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida respondieron al accidente de varios vehículos alrededor de las 3:50 p.m. al norte de Sunrise Boulevard.

El personal de bomberos y rescate liberó a una persona que quedó atrapada en un automóvil y trasladó a una mujer herida al Broward Health Medical Center, según el Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate de Fort Lauderdale.

Los editores de la mesa de asignaciones de Local 10 News, Carson Merlo y Sofia Mendez, contribuyeron a este reportaje.

Animal advocates say breeders operating outside the law are profiting from puppies while often failing to provide proper veterinary care, vaccinations and safe living conditions.

Local 10 News animal advocate Jacey Birch spoke with three people working to expose illegal breeding operations, strengthen enforcement and protect animals from exploitation.

Puppies sold in parking lot spark investigation

Rebecca Landerman, who runs Rescue Dog Network, spends her days rescuing dogs from streets and shelters. But she has also taken on another mission: exposing backyard breeders.

Recently, Landerman investigated a woman advertising husky puppies for sale online and arranging to sell them in a Costco parking lot in Davie.

During the encounter, Landerman learned the puppies were being offered for $800 each, were approximately six weeks old and had not received vaccinations.

Breeders are required to obtain permits and register with the county. Puppies must also meet veterinary and vaccination requirements and be at least eight weeks old.

Selling puppies in public places is also prohibited under the local rules cited during the investigation.

A Broward County Animal Care field officer responded and was seen issuing a citation for the violation as the husky puppies sat in a grocery cart.

Landerman believes enforcing existing laws is essential to addressing the problem.

Documentarian exposes conditions behind puppy sales

Christian Ruben, a documentarian with iFilm Heroes, has made it his mission to expose what he describes as the dark side of the animal breeding industry.

Through documentaries, drone footage and a podcast, Ruben has investigated breeding operations across Florida, documenting conditions that prospective buyers rarely see.

“I have seen dogs in Miami, actually in Homestead, German Shepherd breeding inside a chicken coop, barely tall enough to stand,” Ruben said. “When I saw that, I was like, ‘Wow, OK, this is crazy, it’s getting crazier.’”

Ruben believes financial incentives are driving the problem, with some breeders prioritizing profits over the health and welfare of their animals.

“Does this all come down to easy money, exploiting animals?” asked Local 10’s Jacey Birch.

“Yes,” replied Ruben. “They are the number one problem, in my opinion, you know, because think about it, a backyard breeder doesn’t care where the dog goes, they don’t vet anybody, they could care less who takes that dog.”

He said the appealing puppy photographs used in advertisements often conceal the conditions in which breeding animals are kept, including cages, neglect and inadequate care.

His work aims to show potential buyers what can happen behind the scenes before puppies are advertised for sale.

Palm Beach County pushes for tougher enforcement

In Palm Beach County, Animal Care and Control Director Jan Steele says illegal breeding is placing enormous pressure on shelters already struggling to accommodate unwanted animals.

“Right now, there are no spaces for all the animals being bred in South Florida, whether it’s dogs or cats, and a lot of that is coming down to the illegal breeders,” Steele said.

Steele, who has led the county’s Animal Care and Control department for five years, says the agency is working to strengthen its existing regulations.

“We’ve got a really good ordinance right now. We’re going to make it even tighter because what we want to do is we want to stop all the illegal breeding in Palm Beach County,” she said.

The department has 30 field officers and works closely with the sheriff’s office to investigate animal welfare violations and enforce breeding regulations.

Steele said illegal breeders frequently skip essential veterinary care while repeatedly breeding animals until they can no longer produce puppies.

“They don’t ever do the medical workups, they don’t do health checks, they don’t get vaccinations, they often times breed and breed and breed until the animals are just worn out and they end up in shelters along with at least half, if not more, of their offspring,” she said.

Rescue groups left dealing with the consequences

Animal advocates say the consequences of irresponsible and illegal breeding extend far beyond the animals being sold.

Dogs that are sick, unwanted, unsold or no longer profitable often end up abandoned, surrendered to shelters or taken in by rescue organizations.

That leaves volunteers and nonprofit groups struggling to find homes, provide medical treatment and cover the costs of caring for the animals.

Advocates say stronger enforcement, public awareness and responsible decisions by prospective pet owners are necessary to reduce the number of animals entering already overwhelmed shelters.

Their message to South Floridians is simple: Don’t purchase pets from illegal breeders.

Amato died early Monday at his Raleigh home under hospice care, the school announced on its athletics website. Amato had previously battled throat cancer and eventually lost his voice.

Amato led the Wolfpack from 2000-06, highlighted by the four-year career of eventual NFL star quarterback Philip Rivers and an 11-win season in 2002 that stands as the program's only season with double-digit wins in its history. He did it with flair, from his barrel-chested bravado to attention-grabbing choices for sunglasses and sneakers as he roamed the sideline for the program he played for in the 1960s.

“A huge personality, a great mentor to coaches and players alike, and a great alumnus,” current Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said Monday, noting that Amato had come to practices and sat in meetings earlier in Doeren's 14-year tenure.

Among those offering tributes on Monday were North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, who remembered Amato as “NC State to his core” in a social media post. Retired NFL coach Bill Cowher thanked Amato for “your influence and guidance in shaping me as a young LB” during Cowher's playing days at N.C. State while Amato was a Wolfpack assistant in the 1970s.

Earlier Monday, Duke coach Manny Diaz remembered Amato for giving him a start in coaching as an FSU graduate assistant.

“Wouldn't be standing here today if it wasn't for Chuck Amato,” Diaz said during a news conference in Durham, adding: “I don't know of anybody who loved N.C. State University more than Chuck Amato did.”

The Easton, Pennsylvania, native was a Wolfpack linebacker from 1965-67, which included N.C. State sharing an Atlantic Coast Conference title in 1965 under coach Earle Edwards. Amato was also an ACC champion wrestler.

Amato would later spend nine seasons as a Wolfpack assistant before later moving to FSU, working as a defensive assistant under famed coach Bobby Bowden during the Seminoles' 1990s peak that included national titles in 1993 and 1999.

It was after that latter championship run that he returned to N.C. State as head coach. His first game was a rain-soaked double-overtime win against Arkansas State, with Rivers starting as a true freshman on his way to a four-year career as the Wolfpack's QB.

Amato went 49-37 at N.C. State, winning five bowl games as well as handing FSU and Bowden its first-ever ACC home loss in 2001 — the Seminoles’ 10th season in the league — and coaching a No. 1 overall NFL draft pick in defensive end Mario Williams. There were off-field gains, too, as the school invested in upgrades and renovations to Carter-Finley Stadium as it sought to capitalize on the early buzz from Amato's return.

He was fired after a 3-9 season in 2006. He returned to Bowden's last staffs at FSU (2007-09), then had a stint as Akron's associate head coach before retiring in 2018.

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Trump talked to reporters on the South Lawn after The Wall Street Journal reported that Putin proposed the summit earlier this month.

“Not so much on Ukraine because Russia ... has been fine on Ukraine. They haven’t been doing much, and the same with China,” Trump said. “We would have it to talk about weapons and denuclearization.”

Trump was critical of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, who reported on Monday that Russia had used ballistic missiles and drones to attack energy infrastructure.

Related story: Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again

Zelenskyy reported U.S. supplies were running late, and there were still restrictions on the SpaceX military-grade satellite internet service, which slows down drones.

The Trump administration recently moved forward with a deal to import diesel from Russia. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, meeting is on Nov. 18-19 in China.

On Monday, Trump was heading to Kansas to support Sen. Roger Marshall, who is running against Adam Hamilton, the co-founder of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood.

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Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an American-born U.S. citizen of Somali descent, won't be released because he's a risk to the community and a flight risk, U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster said.

Mohamud had been on the FBI’s radar since December 2024, when he began trading messages with a confidential informant. He was arrested Oct. 6 after meeting with an FBI employee posing as a member of the Islamic State group and paying $600 for the rifle, 200 rounds of ammunition and four 30-round magazines, authorities said.

“This was as close to committing a terrorist attack as he could have gotten,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Bejar said during the hearing. “He was 100% committed to doing this crime and he was 100% committed to doing it on behalf of ISIS.”

Mohamud’s attorney, Manny Atwal, said during Monday’s hearing that he was just 16 when the confidential informant began speaking to him, and that his only access to weapons was through those supplied by the FBI. She had asked that he be held in a halfway house where he would be monitored by GPS and have no access to the internet.

Mohamud was arrested at a public park in Richfield, the Minneapolis suburb where he lived, several miles northwest of the mall. Authorities said Mohamud said he planned to attack the mall on Oct. 24, when there was a scheduled arts celebration by the Hmong community, Minnesota’s largest Asian ethnic group.

“He wanted to harm as many people as possible,” FBI Special Agent Keegan Rupenthal testified at Monday's hearing. The teen’s “ultimate goal was to become a martyr,” and during his arrest he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group's leader, Rupenthal said.

Mohamud initially expressed interest in messages about traveling to Somalia to fight for al-Shabab militants, according to Rupenthal’s affidavit in support of the criminal complaint. But Mohamud, who expressed admiration for terror attacks that had happened in the U.S., eventually said he didn’t have enough money to travel overseas and decided to carry out an attack in Minnesota, according to the affidavit.

Rupenthal said during the hearing that on multiple occasions, the confidential informant told Mohamud that the attack was a serious thing, and that he could back out. “He said that he was 100% committed to doing it and that he wasn’t being pressured,” Rupenthal testified.

The FBI has foiled several alleged attacks through sting operations in which agents posed as terror supporters, supplying advice or equipment. Critics say the strategy can amount to entrapment.

In May 2025, FBI agents were concerned enough that they went to Mohamud's home. His mother told them he wasn’t home from school yet and called the boy’s father, who declined to speak with them and said he would give their contact information to his lawyer, the complaint said.

Tens of thousands of people of Somali descent live in Minnesota, dating back to when refugees began arriving in the 1990s. Over the years several have been charged with attempting to join militant groups.

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Schmidt is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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According to an arrest report from the Coral Springs Police Department, the incident occurred at about 11 a.m. Saturday at the Chabad of Coral Springs, located at 3925 N. University Drive.

Police said an officer met with a security guard at the location who said that he had just witnessed a white male, wearing a baseball cap, and who was accompanied by a dog, ramming a menorah on the property with a shopping cart.

According to police, the impact caused the menorah to topple over, significantly damaging the structure, which is equipped with electrical lighting.

Rabbi Moshe Yaras said two members of the community witnessed the incident.

“Two community members saw a man with a dog in a shopping cart and purposely rammed it and completely knocked it over,” Yaras said.

Officers said the approximate damage to the menorah was estimated at $5,000.

According to the arrest report, a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) was issued over the police radio for the suspect and soon after, Matthew John Ryan, 44, of Winnetka, California, was spotted near Wiles Road and North University Drive, pushing a Walmart shopping cart with a pit bull inside.

Ryan was ordered to get on the ground as an officer pointed a Taser at him, but he refused to comply, authorities said.

Police said Ryan began to argue with the officers, saying he “didn’t do anything,” and adding, “I’m in a production movie.”

According to the report, Ryan then began reaching into his satchel. He was given “multiple loud commands” to stop reaching into his bag before an officer and sergeant approached him from behind and took him to the ground, the report stated.

Police said Ryan briefly struggled with authorities before he was placed in handcuffs.

The security guard at the Chabad identified Ryan as the person who damaged the menorah, authorities confirmed.

Ryan was first taken to a hospital after he complained that his blood sugar was high and his knee hurt from being taken to the ground before he was transported to the Broward County Main Jail.

He faces charges of criminal mischief at a church, synagogue or mosque; obstructing an officer without violence and illegal possession of a shopping or laundry cart.

Ryan has since bonded out of jail.

Rabbi expresses concern over message sent to Jewish community

While the damaged menorah can be repaired or replaced, Yaras said his greater concern is the message the incident sends to members of the Jewish community.

“It is not so much about damage as it is about the hatred toward the Jewish community and the intent to cause harm,” Yaras said.

The rabbi also expressed concern for the safety of synagogue members, saying he was grateful none of them had been approached by the suspect.

Despite the incident, Yaras encouraged members of his congregation to respond to hatred with love and positivity.

He urged the community to confront darkness and hatred with light rather than allowing fear to prevail.

The Jewish Federation of Broward County also posted a statement about the incident, saying, in part, “In response to the incident, the Jewish Federation of Broward County is coordinating directly with Chabad of Coral Springs to provide immediate additional security equipment and technological enhancements to reinforce the facility.”

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Keila Maldonado, 21, was taken into custody Saturday for the crash that occurred around 1:30 a.m. that morning near the 200 block of Sheridan Street in Dania Beach.

First responders arrived to the area to find a pedestrian lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators spent hours combing over the evidence, including pieces of what they said was the 2025 Hyundai Sonata Maldonado was driving.

From the parts at the scene, detectives were able to determine the make and model of the car, and who they believe was behind the wheel.

According to an arrest report, Maldonado fled west to Federal Highway after the crash.

Detectives said that hours later, at about 11:30 a.m., they received information that the vehicle was possibly at the Lexus of North Miami dealership.

A detective met with the security manager at the business who informed him that the car, which is owned by Enterprise Car Rental, was “secured” on the second floor of the parking garage and had damage consistent with the crash, the report stated.

The detective then spoke with another employee at the dealership who claimed that a fellow employee, Maldonado, had asked him to provide a repair estimate on the vehicle she was driving, authorities said.

Detectives said the employee looked at the vehicle and saw that the damage to the passenger-side front bumper and windshield was not caused by a crash involving another vehicle. What appeared to be blood and human tissue was observed on the vehicle, authorities said.

According to the report, Maldonado then confessed to her co-worker that she had struck a person and then drove to a nearby shopping plaza where she watched first responders arriving at the scene.

Detectives said she then fled without ever identifying herself to law enforcement.

According to the report, because of the severity of the incident, the employee informed his supervisor about what Maldonado allegedly told him and the supervisor then spoke to her.

Detectives said Maldonado told the supervisor that she struck someone on a scooter.

Maldonado is now facing charges of failure to remain at an accident scene resulting in a death and tampering with evidence.

Maldonado has since been released from jail on a $51,000 bond. As part of her release, she has to wear an ankle monitor and is not allowed to drive.

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The next name on the list is Josephine.

Whether or not the impending nor’easter – which we first mentioned in this newsletter last Thursday and was added to the National Hurricane Center’s outlook on Saturday – harnesses the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream to fire off more concentrated thunderstorm activity, allowing it to shed its frontal features and transition into a hybrid-type subtropical storm, is left to be seen.

Most of our model guidance agrees that this is a borderline case for subtropical development. The traditional, physics-based European ensemble system and Google’s DeepMind machine learning-based ensemble system are more bearish than NHC on their prospects of tropical transition, giving the system a lower 20 to 30 percent chance of becoming Josephine this week.

The most bullish of our modeling systems on future development is the Euro AI, which pegged the system with higher 50 to 60 percent odds early Monday.

Name aside, coastal impacts unchanged

Whether or not the system musters up enough organized storminess to acquire subtropical characteristics later this week is immaterial to the coastal impacts expected from North Carolina’s Outer Banks through the Virginia Tidewater to southern New Jersey for the first half of the week.

The biggest change over the weekend was a shift eastward with the forecast position of the coastal storm, which will keep skies dry and confine impacts to coastal locales.

That said, significant coastal impacts are expected at least through Wednesday for the Mid-Atlantic coast, particularly along the northern Outer Banks northward to Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads and along the lower Delmarva and Eastern Shore of Maryland. Strong and persistent onshore winds gusting to 50 mph will bring rounds of moderate coastal flooding, ocean overwash, beach erosion, and dangerous surf tomorrow and Wednesday.

Vulnerable locations on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks will be prone to serious impacts with each high tide cycle, especially along historic Highway 12 where dunes remain fragile. Waves could reach 8 to 12 feet in the surf zone along oceanside beaches in Maryland and Virginia over the next few days, which will compound flooding in low-lying areas.

Though coastal flooding will persist through much of the week along the Mid-Atlantic, strong onshore winds should generally begin to subside by Thursday and Friday as the storm system pulls away.

Crickets elsewhere on the Atlantic side

The Atlantic basin looks to stay quiet elsewhere as we round out October.

Federal and local authorities descended on the area as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a post on X that agents were responding to a report of a shooting at the mosque, northeast of downtown Columbus.

Police later said the shooting happened in the parking lot of an apartment complex next to the mosque.

“At the mosque, unfortunately, there was an event going on that had nothing to do with what was going on outside,” said Sgt. James Fuqua. “... But it’s super important that I make it clear that this shooting had nothing to do with an attack on the mosque itself.”

The ATF did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking further information.

The Rams (2-4) also lost veteran defensive tackle Poona Ford for the season due to a ruptured triceps, and defensive tackle Kobie Turner is going on injured reserve with a groin injury amid a cascade of health setbacks for the struggling preseason Super Bowl favorites, who have lost three of four.

Adams, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL's leader in touchdown catches last season, apparently got hurt on the Rams' penultimate offensive snap in their embarrassing 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The injury happened on a noncontact play, with Adams pulling up in the end zone and hobbling to the sideline.

The 33-year-old Adams has 30 receptions for 480 yards and four touchdowns this season, his 13th in the NFL. He missed three games late last season with a hamstring injury, but returned for the playoffs.

“It's significant when you don't have a player like Davante, but we have to be able to adjust,” McVay said. “His contributions can't be measured. You don't replace somebody like him, and so what you've got to do is you've got to be able to figure out what's the next right thing? What does that look like in terms of our vision? We'll have to adjust and adapt.”

Adams' injury is particularly significant to the Rams because they don't have a trusted No. 3 receiver on their roster behind him and All-Pro Puka Nacua. Konata Mumpfield's eight catches for 127 yards are the third-most for a Rams wide receiver this season.

Los Angeles also didn't have an effective No. 3 wideout last season, and Matthew Stafford threw to his depth receivers with less frequency than any other quarterback on a playoff team.

Ford is a nine-year NFL veteran in his second season with the Rams. He has played just under 40% of their defensive snaps this season as a space-filling lineman alongside Turner and Aaron Donald.

Turner is on the field much more frequently than Ford for the Rams, but the fourth-year pro with 22 tackles this season also will miss “a handful of games,” McVay said.

McVay confirmed new kicker Blake Grupe is out for the season after tearing a ligament in his knee while making a tackle on kickoff coverage. The Rams will have to sign their third kicker of the season before they visit the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

McVay said star cornerback Trent McDuffie is “feeling much better” after missing Sunday's game with an injury picked up in practice late last week. The Rams won't determine whether McDuffie will play against the Raiders until later in the week.

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The 76ers are consensus favorites — from 8-1 to 9-1 odds — in the East to win it all, even ahead of the defending champion New York Knicks.

“I’m a Sixers fan, so I was very thrilled about it myself,” BetMGM Sportsbook trader Christian Cipollini said of King James going to Philadelphia. “Far and away, our most bet-on team, far and away our biggest liability (among contending teams)."

How much James has left at age 41 will be a big question as the NBA season opens Tuesday, but he remained among the league's top players last season in LA.

And he's not the only reason for high hopes in Philadelphia. The Sixers also added Jaylen Brown in a marquee trade with Boston.

But Joel Embiid's health could put a major dent in any championship plans. The seven-time All-Star has played in fewer than 40 games each of the past three seasons.

“I think it’s more Embiid, keeping him in one piece, that's going to be the key for them more than LeBron," longtime handicapper Bruce Marshall said. "It sort of all goes through him, and that’s been tough for Philly.”

What about the champs?

Jalen Brunson and the Knicks overcame the odds to win the title last season, and they will have to do it again if they are to repeat.

Other than DraftKings Sportsbook, where they are 9-1 with the Sixers among Eastern teams to win the title, the Knicks sit just behind Philadelphia at BetMGM (10-1) and Caesars Sportsbook (9-1).

“Just with the hype of Philly and LeBron going there, it's just been more 76ers money than Knicks money,” Caesars NBA oddsmaker David Lieberman said. “It's so hard to repeat, but obviously their run was so dominant in the postseason, it's hard to doubt them until they (actually) lose in the playoffs.”

Thunder and Spurs again the favorites

San Antonio and Oklahoma City are co-favorites at BetMGM (+260) and DraftKings (+270), with the Spurs at +270, just a touch ahead of the Thunders at +280 at Caesars.

Both teams were in similar positions at the end of last season, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder looking to repeat and the young Spurs led by Victor Wembanyama playing as well as any team in the league.

The Spurs beat the Thunder in seven games to advance to the NBA Finals before losing in five games to the Knicks.

“The Spurs look like they're probably the team to beat in the West,” Marshall said. “So I think that's probably the way it goes, and it might be that way for a while.”

The Eastern Conference might be deeper

Though the Western Conference has long been the NBA's best and deepest, times could be changing, even with the two favorites being on that side of the bracket.

After the Spurs and Thunder, the next five teams — depending on the sportsbook — reside in the East.

“Outside the top two teams, I think the East has more maybe viable candidates,” Lieberman said. “It's almost like you can pretty much write down the 11 teams that make the playoffs maybe in both conferences. But given there's no tanking incentives anymore, there could be a couple of surprise teams that make it in one of the conferences.”

Haliburton boosts overlooked Pacers

Indiana was in the NBA Finals just two seasons ago, its chances all but going up in smoke when Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles tendon in Game 7 against OKC.

Now he's back, but the Pacers are 35-1 across the board to win the championship.

“I think the East is stronger than a couple of years ago, and it would be tougher for them to do it,” Marshall said. “This is sort of the year it's got to happen. They've got a lot of guys coming up on free agency, so we'll see. Most of the guys are there that were on it a couple of years ago. If Haliburton hadn't gotten hurt, I thought they could've won that last game.”

Watch out for the ... Jazz?

Few expect Utah to be a true contender this season, but there is optimism the Jazz could be on the way back with recent high draft picks Ace Bailey and Darryn Peterson and a core that includes Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George.

“I feel like there’s times where a team can make really big jumps,” Cipollini said. “The Jazz could be one of those, and just looking at the bets that were coming in, of the unrealistic teams to win, certainly the most amount of bets and one of our highest liability.”

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Según un informe de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Coral Springs, el incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 11 a.m. del sábado en el Chabad de Coral Springs, ubicado en 3925 N. University Drive.

La policía indicó que un agente se reunió con un guardia de seguridad del lugar, quien dijo que acababa de presenciar cómo un hombre blanco, que llevaba una gorra de béisbol y estaba acompañado de un perro, embestía una menorá en la propiedad con un carrito de compras.

Según la policía, el impacto provocó que la menorá cayera al suelo, causando daños significativos a la estructura, que cuenta con iluminación eléctrica.

El rabino Moshe Yaras dijo que dos miembros de la comunidad presenciaron el incidente.

“Dos miembros de la comunidad vieron a un hombre con un perro en un carrito de compras que embistió intencionalmente la menorá y la derribó por completo”, dijo Yaras.

Los agentes indicaron que los daños a la menorá fueron estimados en aproximadamente $5,000 USD.

Según el informe de arresto, se emitió una alerta de búsqueda (BOLO) por la radio policial para localizar al sospechoso y, poco después, Matthew John Ryan, de 44 años, residente de Winnetka, California, fue visto cerca de Wiles Road y North University Drive, empujando un carrito de compras de Walmart con un perro pitbull en su interior.

Los agentes ordenaron a Ryan que se tirara al suelo mientras uno de ellos le apuntaba con una pistola eléctrica Taser, pero se negó a obedecer, informaron las autoridades.

La policía indicó que Ryan comenzó a discutir con los agentes, diciendo que “no había hecho nada” y agregando: “Estoy en una producción cinematográfica”.

Según el informe, Ryan comenzó entonces a introducir la mano en su bolso. Recibió “múltiples órdenes en voz alta” para que dejara de meter la mano en el bolso antes de que un agente y un sargento se acercaran por detrás y lo derribaran al suelo, señala el informe.

La policía indicó que Ryan forcejeó brevemente con las autoridades antes de ser esposado.

El guardia de seguridad del Chabad identificó a Ryan como la persona que dañó la menorá, confirmaron las autoridades.

Ryan fue trasladado primero a un hospital después de quejarse de que tenía un nivel alto de azúcar en la sangre y de que le dolía la rodilla tras haber sido derribado al suelo, antes de ser llevado a la cárcel principal del condado Broward.

Enfrenta cargos por daños criminales en una iglesia, sinagoga o mezquita; obstrucción a un agente sin violencia y posesión ilegal de un carrito de compras o de lavandería.

Ryan salió posteriormente de la cárcel tras pagar una fianza.

Rabino expresa preocupación por el mensaje enviado a la comunidad judía

Aunque la menorá dañada puede repararse o reemplazarse, Yaras dijo que su mayor preocupación es el mensaje que el incidente envía a los miembros de la comunidad judía.

“No se trata tanto de los daños como del odio hacia la comunidad judía y la intención de causar daño”, dijo Yaras.

El rabino también expresó preocupación por la seguridad de los miembros de la sinagoga y dijo estar agradecido de que ninguno de ellos hubiera sido abordado por el sospechoso.

A pesar del incidente, Yaras alentó a los miembros de su congregación a responder al odio con amor y una actitud positiva.

Instó a la comunidad a enfrentar la oscuridad y el odio con luz, en lugar de permitir que prevalezca el miedo.

El incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 6:45 p.m. del viernes 2 de octubre en la tienda de conveniencia Kwik Stop, ubicada en 7120 Kimberly Blvd., en North Lauderdale, informaron las autoridades.

Según los investigadores, el enfrentamiento comenzó cuando la sospechosa y una empleada de la tienda tuvieron un desacuerdo por un recibo.

Los detectives indicaron que las cámaras de vigilancia captaron a la sospechosa introduciendo el brazo por una abertura en el área de cajas de la tienda, que está encerrada con vidrio y destinada exclusivamente a los empleados.

La sospechosa presuntamente roció entonces a la empleada directamente en el rostro con gas pimienta desde corta distancia.

Los investigadores esperan que las imágenes de vigilancia ayuden a identificar a la persona responsable.

La BSO indicó que la sospechosa tiene un tatuaje distintivo que cubre todo el antebrazo derecho.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el incidente o la identidad de la sospechosa debe comunicarse con el detective Jacob Pincus, de la BSO en North Lauderdale, al 954-597-4779 o enviar información a través de la aplicación SaferWatch.

Quienes deseen permanecer en el anonimato pueden comunicarse con Crime Stoppers de Broward al 954-493-TIPS (8477), visitar browardcrimestoppers.org o marcar **TIPS (8477) desde cualquier teléfono celular en Estados Unidos.

El incidente ocurrió el 20 de agosto en una vivienda que actualmente se encuentra en construcción en Miami.

Según la policía, Tennier Taylor, de 42 años, contrató a una persona para construir una piscina en la vivienda, ubicada en el vecindario Belle Meade de la ciudad.

El día del incidente, la policía indicó que Taylor llegó y le dijo a la víctima que no estaba satisfecho con el trabajo realizado, antes de tomar un martillo y comenzar a destruir el trabajo, según las autoridades.

La víctima intentó explicarle al acusado que podía solucionar el problema, informó la policía, pero Taylor se enfureció y golpeó a la víctima en el pecho con el martillo, según el informe de arresto.

La policía indicó que Taylor también lanzó un martillo contra la víctima, quien logró bloquearlo, y lo golpeó en la espalda con un palo de madera.

Después de varios meses de investigación, las autoridades indicaron que la víctima pudo identificar a Taylor en una rueda de reconocimiento fotográfico, lo que llevó a su arresto el domingo.

Según su informe de arresto, Taylor dijo a la policía que no estaba satisfecho con la calidad del trabajo y que le pidió a la víctima que lo hiciera nuevamente o se marchara. Afirmó que ambos discutieron, pero que no hubo ningún altercado físico.

Taylor enfrenta un cargo de delito grave por agresión agravada con un arma mortal.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, con una fianza que figuraba como “pendiente de establecer”.

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The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Kwik Stop convenience store, located at 7120 Kimberly Blvd. in North Lauderdale, authorities said.

According to investigators, the confrontation began when the suspect and a store clerk got into a disagreement over a receipt.

Detectives said surveillance video captured the suspect reaching through an opening in the store’s glass-enclosed checkout area, which is designated for employees only.

The suspect then allegedly sprayed the clerk directly in the face with pepper spray from close range.

Investigators are hoping surveillance footage will help identify the person responsible.

BSO said the suspect has a distinctive tattoo that covers the entire right forearm.

Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect’s identity is asked to contact BSO North Lauderdale Detective Jacob Pincus at 954-597-4779 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), visit browardcrimestoppers.org or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.

The case involves admissions to four selective middle schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, a diverse suburb of Washington, D.C. A group of parents said in a lawsuit that the district's admissions policy for four magnet schools, while race-neutral on its face, is designed to boost the admission of Black and Latino students while disadvantaging Asian American kids.

The high court said Monday it will weigh whether the parent group has enough evidence of discrimination for the case to move forward. Lower courts had dismissed the case because Asian American students were not underrepresented at the magnet schools compared with the pool of students that applied. If the Supreme Court rules for the parent group, the Association for Education Fairness, it could revive the lawsuit.

The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs. The district then changed its admissions policies, factoring in the poverty levels of the schools the students attended. The share of Asian American students, who were clustered in more affluent, high-performing schools, subsequently fell.

The parent group sued in 2020. Not long after, the school system, which educates more than 150,000 students, changed its admissions practices to eliminate an extra in-person exam. Now, students qualify for a lottery according to their performance on standardized tests. But students in more affluent schools, where Asian American students are concentrated, must perform better on the standardized exam to enter the lottery.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the case. In its ruling, the court said the parent group had failed to show Asian American students were harmed, because they were still being admitted at higher rates than the applicant pool. The Fourth Circuit was relying on a recent ruling in a different case, where parents challenged admissions practices at a highly selective magnet high school in Virginia. Those parents lost in part because Asian American students were still overrepresented relative to the applicant pool.

Supreme Court justices will now consider whether a group claiming to be targeted by a race-neutral policy must show it was disproportionately harmed to prove intentional discrimination.

The attorneys for the Montgomery County parents argued it's not enough to compare whether a targeted racial group is represented fairly compared with the group of students who apply. Other evidence of discrimination should also be considered, they wrote.

“Under the applicant pool benchmark, the government can set specific racial targets, hit them, and avoid even an inquiry into discriminatory intent," so long as it hasn't explicitly called out race in its process, they wrote in their appeal to the Supreme Court.

The school system has consistently argued the new admissions policy, called the Pandemic Plan due to the timing of its release, is race-neutral.

“The Pandemic Plan is a colorblind lottery,” attorneys wrote in a brief asking the Supreme Court not to take up the case. “Nothing about the Pandemic Plan, its history, or its purpose is offensive to the Constitution.”

The court is expected to hear arguments in the coming months.

Personas dedicadas a movilizar votantes estuvieron presentes en distintas zonas del sur de Florida mientras los residentes acudían a los centros de votación anticipada, y muchos expresaron preocupación por la economía, el aumento de los precios de los alimentos y los costos de la vivienda.

La supervisora de Elecciones del condado Miami-Dade, Alina García, dijo que los funcionarios electorales esperan una alta participación de los votantes.

“Esperamos un 100%, pero estaremos satisfechos con un 60% o 65%”, dijo García.

García también tranquilizó a los votantes sobre la seguridad electoral, destacando que el sistema de votación del condado utiliza boletas de papel y no está conectado a internet.

“No tenemos problemas de seguridad. Como todos saben, votamos en papel y no estamos conectados a internet de ninguna manera”, dijo García.

Votantes señalan la economía y el aumento de los costos como principales preocupaciones

Entre quienes emitieron su voto anticipadamente se encontraba Sharon Horne, de North Miami, quien dijo que quería asegurarse de que su voz fuera escuchada.

“Necesitamos cambios y, en este momento, las cosas no están bien. Los precios de los alimentos están muy altos, el mercado de la vivienda es caro, y así sucesivamente”, dijo Horne.

El veterano Charles Symonette también votó anticipadamente y afirmó que las preocupaciones económicas desempeñaron un papel importante en su decisión de acudir a las urnas.

“Quiero hacer cambios. Estamos listos para algunos cambios. Ya hemos intentado de todo. Necesitamos nuevos cambios ahora”, dijo Symonette.

También señaló su preocupación por los empleos y los programas de asistencia gubernamental, incluidos Medicare y Medicaid.

“Estoy pensando en los empleos que se están perdiendo, estoy pensando en Medicare, Medicaid y en las personas que no tienen tanto como todos los multimillonarios”, dijo Symonette.

NAACP insta a participar y advierte sobre intimidación a votantes

Mientras comienza la votación anticipada, Daniella Pierre, presidenta de la sección de Miami-Dade de la Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de las Personas de Color (NAACP), está alentando a los residentes a ejercer su derecho al voto y advirtiendo sobre la intimidación a los votantes.

“Es nuestra responsabilidad levantarnos e ir a votar. Es nuestra responsabilidad si queremos ver un cambio. Todo comienza en las urnas”, dijo Pierre.

Los funcionarios electorales están alentando a los votantes elegibles a participar mientras continúa la votación anticipada en los condados Miami-Dade y Broward hasta el 1 de noviembre y hasta el 31 de octubre en el condado Monroe.

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U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz hosted a “Cuba Libre” panel with dissidents and former prisoners in an effort to highlight what he called the oppressive behavior of the island’s government.

The event included explicit footage of what appeared to be Cuban citizens being detained and panelists describing being tortured and persecuted for years for speaking out against the government. Havana has long denied holding political prisoners, but activist groups have registered thousands imprisoned for political reasons.

“This is the oppression that Havana wants to hide,” Waltz said during the event at the U.N. headquarters, while urging countries to look past “70 years of propaganda” and vote against the resolution next week.

A few feet away, Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Ernesto Soberón Guzmán gathered diplomats and allies from around the world to protest what he called a sham event against Cuba.

“This charade is an attempt to deviate attention from a simple fact: The U.S. is acting as an international delinquent, enforcing collective punishment on the people of Cuba,” Guzmán said.

It is the second year in a row that the Trump administration has waged a campaign to influence the U.N. resolution aimed at calling out the U.S. government’s “maximum pressure policy” against Cuba.

The U.S. efforts are part of larger plan to force changes to Cuba’s political system by cutting off fuel to the island, leading to massive power outages that affect basic activities such as cooking, water supply and internet and telephone services.

The annual vote condemning the U.S. economic embargo has been put before the U.N. General Assembly for the past 34 years and each time receives overwhelming support from the world body’s 193 member states. Last year, the vote was 165-7, with 12 abstentions. Argentina, Ukraine and Hungary opposed the measure for the first time.

While such resolutions are not legally binding, they do reflect world opinion.

The U.S. embargo against Cuba was first imposed in 1960 after Fidel Castro led a revolution that toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista and nationalized properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations.

In 2015, then-Cuban President Raúl Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama officially restored relations. The following year, the U.S. abstained, for the first time, on the General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the embargo.

Cuba, meanwhile, has struggled since 2020 with an economic and energy crisis. Its gross domestic product has shrunk, and its 10 million residents have endured blackouts, food shortages and inflation. There have been waves of protests, and hundreds of thousands of Cubans have migrated, many to the United States.

Durante una conferencia de prensa en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Internacional de Florida (FIU), Uthmeier anunció cargos estatales contra Raúl Castro por conspiración para cometer asesinato en primer grado.

“Lo que ocurrió no fue un accidente, fue un asesinato”, dijo Uthmeier sobre las muertes de Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña y Pablo Morales el 24 de febrero de 1996, cuando volaban en dos avionetas Cessna 337.

De la Peña, de 24 años; Costa, de 29; Morales, de 29; y Alejandre, de 45, participaban en vuelos de Hermanos al Rescate, una organización sin fines de lucro cubanoamericana con sede en Miami, fundada en 1991 para ayudar a salvar las vidas de refugiados en el mar.

“Estaban en aeronaves civiles desarmadas que salían a salvar personas”, dijo Uthmeier.

En la conferencia de prensa, el fiscal federal Jason A. Reding Quiñones, del Distrito Sur de Florida, quien anunció el caso federal contra Castro el 20 de mayo en el centro de Miami, dijo que respaldaba el proceso judicial “paralelo” de Uthmeier.

“Buscar que se rindan cuentas importa, demostrarles a estas familias que su gobierno no las ha abandonado importa”, dijo la sheriff de Miami-Dade, Rosie Cordero-Stutz, durante la conferencia de prensa.

Antes de la conferencia de prensa, The Miami Herald informó que un juez del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade había firmado la orden estatal de arresto contra Castro.

Gráfico interactivo: Víctimas de Hermanos al Rescate

The men could face terrorism-related charges involving deadly devices and explosives under Cuba’s penal code, Col. Francisco Estrada Portales, an official with the Interior Ministry’s State Security department, told The Associated Press.

The offenses can carry the death penalty, but Estrada said prosecutors had not yet requested specific sentences. Cuba has not carried out an execution in decades.

A speedboat carrying 10 men of Cuban origin from the United States attempted to enter Cuban waters on Feb. 25 and opened fire on a Cuban coast guard vessel that tried to intercept it, authorities said. Three of the attackers were killed in the confrontation, and a fourth later died of his injuries. The boat was about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) northeast of Cayo Falcones, off Cuba’s northern coast.

The captain of the Cuban coast guard vessel was wounded. Authorities also reported arresting a person on land who allegedly provided support to the group.

The incident came as tensions between Cuba and the United States intensified, with Washington imposing energy restrictions on the island as part of its campaign to force a change in government and not ruling out military action.

Cuba’s Interior Ministry previously displayed weapons and equipment seized from the group, including rifles, handguns, explosives, backpacks containing clothing, uniforms, boots, helmets, medical supplies, food, an electric generator, satellite communications equipment and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

“The weapons and explosives were all in good working condition and ready to be used to cause harm,” Estrada said.

Estrada said the suspects’ confessions and cooperation helped investigators determine that Amijail Sánchez, a Cuban who has lived in the United States since 2016, fired the first shots. Sánchez, who is in custody, was included on a list of alleged terrorists that Cuba submitted to the United Nations last year.

Another detained suspect, Leordan Cruz, also appears on Cuba’s terrorism list.

Cuban authorities showed AP video recordings of statements made by the suspects. AP could not independently verify the contents of the recordings or the circumstances under which the statements were made.

In one recording, Cruz said the group intended to secure an area and encourage Cubans to overthrow the government.

Estrada said Cuban authorities had shared their findings with the United States but had received no response as of Monday.

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BSO deputies reported responding to Ormo’s house at about 9 a.m. on Friday, along Quail Roost Drive, near Hunter’s Point Boulevard.

“The cause and manner of death will be determined by the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office,” Gerdy St. Louis, a BSO spokesperson, wrote in a statement on Monday about Ormo.

People described Ormo, better known as “Gus,” as a piano virtuoso, a singer, and a songwriter who was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Ormo’s Instagram page shows that he had been promoting “Agape,” a new six-track album.

A 911 caller who identified himself as Ormo’s brother reported an apparent suicide at the house in Weston, according to the recording of the 911 call.

The 911 caller, who spoke in Spanish, told the 911 dispatcher that Ormo was born in 1981 and was 45 years old.

“This could be a very dangerous situation. Do not go in the water,” the 911 dispatcher told the 911 caller, according to the recording.

The man reported that he had been in the house with other relatives for 15 to 20 minutes before calling 911, according to a recording of the 911 call.

“This morning I received a call from my mother, who was worried about my brother ... My mother talked to him yesterday,” the 911 caller told a first responder, according to the recording.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call 1-877-565-8860, or 1-800-448-3000, or call 988, the free Florida Lifeline.

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

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Five of the world’s space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on Phobos, the larger and closer of Mars’ two pint-sized moons.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, which is leading the bold sampling effort, launched the spacecraft before dawn from the country's main spaceport on Tanegashima Island. Officials declared success an hour later when the spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket's upper stage. Flight controllers burst into applause and jumped to their feet, shaking hands and embracing.

No one has managed to get samples from Mars or its moons yet

While NASA has successfully landed nine spacecraft on Mars over the past 50 years and China scored a 2021 touchdown, no one has ever reached Phobos or its sidekick Deimos. And no one has managed to fetch samples from Mars, let alone its moons.

If successful, bits of dust, soil and rocks from Phobos will arrive on Earth in 2031.

“There’s a lot of adrenaline and a lot of excitement and a lot of wow,” said NASA astrophysicist Tom Statler, who’s involved with the project.

Japan has an edge going in, with two asteroid sample returns already under its cosmic belt.

Mars' moon Phobos is a lumpy, little rock

Phobos is a lumpy, potato-shaped rock just 22 kilometers (14 miles) or so across. Examining pieces of it can explain how Mars’ moons — and possibly moons elsewhere — came to be.

Dubbed MMX for Martian Moons Exploration, the $578 million mission features a hefty 5-ton spacecraft that should reach Mars by late next summer. It will sync up with Phobos’ tight orbit around the red planet, before ejecting the French-German rover that’s named Idefix after the white terrier in the Asterix comics.

No bigger than a microwave oven, Idefix will plop onto Phobos by itself, bouncing for several minutes before coming to a halt in the moon's extraordinarily low gravity.

What happens after European Idefix rover lands

The four-wheeled rover is designed to right itself if it lands upside down. All bets are off, though, if it sinks into soft soil or gets wedged between rocks, said the French Space Agency’s Julien Baroukh. Once the rover’s solar panels are deployed, the vehicle can no longer right itself, he added, which is why it will move at a glacial 1 millimeter per second (0.04 inches per second).

Idefix will serve as a “scout for safety,” according to Baroukh, as it prowls around Phobos for 100 days. Japanese flight controllers want to avoid powdery soil and rough terrain when the mothership — a four-legged stationary lander — descends to the surface to gather samples in late 2028 or 2029.

The lander will spend just two hours on Phobos, drilling and vacuuming up at least 10 grams (one-third of an ounce) of material, before launching back into space. It will study Deimos during a series of flybys before leaving the Martian neighborhood in 2030 and hustling back to Earth for a 2031 sample delivery in the Australian desert.

It’s a treacherous undertaking, with wreckage littering the path.

The moons’ names aren’t exactly comforting: Phobos is Greek for fear and Deimos means dread. They’re the twin sons of the god of war Ares — Mars in Roman mythology.

Scientists hope to learn how Mars' 2 moons formed

Russia stumbled in all three of its Phobos attempts as well as many other Mars endeavors. In its only other Mars mission, Japan failed to get a spacecraft into orbit around the red planet. Even NASA has had its share of flops in a bid to answer the burning question: Did life ever exist on Mars?

By studying Mars’ moons, scientists hope to learn whether Phobos and Deimos formed in the aftermath of an ancient collision between Mars and a battering space rock. It’s also possible that the moons might be stray asteroids that became ensnared in Mars’ gravity.

Either way, scientists anticipate finding traces of Mars on Phobos, making the samples an irresistible two-for-one that should help demystify planetary and moon formation, and perhaps even the recipe for life. The findings will help shape future Mars missions, including those by astronauts, said NASA’s acting planetary science director Lindsay Hays.

“It is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. We are part of the first sample return mission from the Martian system,” said the German Space Agency's rover chief Markus Grebenstein.

Japan isn’t the only one looking to claim the scientific riches packed into the Martian system’s rocks and dirt. China plans to launch a sample return mission to Mars in 2028, while NASA is still debating how to retrieve the more than 30 sample tubes collected by the Perseverance Mars rover, the new champion for off-Earth driving.

Japan and China could be neck-and-neck in getting samples back from the Martian system. Both are targeting 2031.

Japan is investing $350 million in this mission. NASA is contributing $87 million, the French Space Agency about $68 million, the German Space Agency about $56 million and the European Space Agency some $17 million.

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Huang, whose company designs the powerful computer chips and software used by companies like Anthropic and OpenAI to develop AI applications, said that digital technology would never replace manufacturing and the engineering world of cars and robots where Germany has vast experience.

Or, as he put it, “electrons will never replace atoms.” But he said industry would benefit by leaning into technology.

“The next wave of AI is physical. This is where AI interacts with the physical world: robotics, manufacturing, cars, heavy industry,” Huang said Monday during a discussion with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at an investment conference in Berlin.

“And so AI can only augment your capability. It will not replace your capability. So take advantage of the technology.”

Huang said Germany’s data and expertise on manufacturing “is your natural resource, it belongs to the nation” but it needs to take better advantage of AI. ”This industrial revolution is so mighty, so powerful. You don’t have another chance,” he said.

European leaders like Merz are looking to AI as a potential source of growth but are also concerned about the extent of European dependence on U.S. tech companies in the field. Europe’s wealth of high quality public-sector and machine-readable manufacturing data could serve as grist for AI, an opportunity cited by former European Central Bank head Mario Draghi as an area where Europe could compete with the U.S. and China in the AI field.

Huang and Merz said AI was an opportunity for Germany’s so-called “mittelstand,” the hundreds of small- and medium-sized companies in highly specialized industrial sectors.

Merz is struggling to revive growth in Germany after years of near-stagnation after the pandemic. Among the economy’s headwinds are high energy prices after losing cheap Russian natural gas due to the invasion of Ukraine, competition from China in sectors like autos where Germany once dominated, and excessive red tape and permissions that hold up projects for years. All that has put a damper on an economy heavily oriented toward building complicated machines for export, including cars, trains, aircraft and factory equipment.

Europe lags the U.S. in building out the data centers that offer the massive computing capacity to train artificial intelligence applications, and faces concerns over the security of European companies’ sensitive data against subpoenas and criminal warrants on servers owned by U.S. companies and thus exposed to the U.S. legal system even if they’re in Europe.

Huang appeared to address such concerns by urging Germany to import AI technology but adding that “you should not export your culture, export your values, export your knowledge.”

Huang said Germany should “take advantage of artificial intelligence. Let them codify, let them program, let them teach this artificial intelligence and keep it here in Germany, and let’s re-engineer, the chancellor’s words, Germany. This is your chance to do it.”

On Monday, freshman running back Javian Mallory was named ACC Rookie of the Week by the conference.

The honor comes after Mallory helped Miami to a 43-35 double OT victory over rival Florida State University on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

In the win, Mallory rushed for 108 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just 13 carries, with both scores coming during the fourth quarter and overtime.

This is the second time that the ACC has recognized Mallory with the award.

Back on Sept. 14, Mallory was named ACC Rookie of the Week after rushing for 142 yards and a pair of scores on 10 carries during Miami’s 77-7 victory over Florida A&M University.

Now ranked No. 1 in the country, Miami will be back in action on Saturday when they host the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Kickoff from Hard Rock Stadium is set for noon.

Gardiner-Johnson was ejected late in the second quarter for unsportsmanlike conduct following an exchange with a group of Raiders players, including tight end Brock Bowers.

In issuing the suspension, the league cited its rule applying to “any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship.”

With Buffalo (5-1) entering its bye week, Gardiner-Johnson’s suspension will begin on Oct. 26 and run through Nov. 2, a day after the Bills host the Baltimore Ravens. The player has the right to appeal the suspension.

Gardner-Johnson apologized to his teammates immediately following Buffalo’s 33-30 win, and has since posted a note on social media apologizing to fans.

“I owe my teammates an apology and to be a man about it,” Gardner-Johnson said following the game.

“You got to understand that as a grown man you can’t be doing (stuff) like that in a game,” he added. “As a vet, I’ll be better. I’ll take my consequences as it is, handle it like a man and move on.”

The 28-year-old won a Super Bowl with the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles and is on his sixth team in eight seasons, and signed a one-year contract with Buffalo in March.

Coach Joe Brady referred to Gardner-Johnson's spitting act as being “inexcusable," and said he's discussed the matter privately with the player.

“It can't happen. That's not what we're about. That's not what the game of football is about, and he knows that,” Brady said.

Gardner-Johnson arrived in Buffalo with an established reputation of being a noted trash-talker and as someone who has on occasion crossed the line with illegal hits.

“I don't need a roster of everybody being the same person,” Brady said. “Obviously, he crossed the line yesterday and that can't happen. It won't happen again. Personality-wise, I'm not afraid to have people who are going to try to toe the line in everything they do.”

Also, the Bills announced they're bringing back a familiar face by signing cornerback Tre'Davious White to their practice squad.

The 31-year-old White returns for what would be a third stint in Buffalo, and provide the Bills secondary with some much-needed experience. White was selected by Buffalo in the first round of the 2017 draft, and spent his first seven seasons with the Bills before his career was derailed by injuries.

After splitting the 2024 season between the Rams and Baltimore, he re-signed with the Bills and had 16 starts last season. He didn't rule out another return to Buffalo after completing his one-year contract last season.

The Bills reached out to White a few weeks ago and targeted the bye week for his return. Buffalo opened up a practice squad spot by releasing cornerback A.J. Woods.

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Our rain chances start to change Thursday with a breeze picking up off the Atlantic. This will give us batches of rain swinging through at times. This will be on and off into the weekend. We will also be watching the potential for king tides this weekend into early next week to give us moderate coastal flooding.

In a crucial part of the Gulf between the light surface and the darkest depths, where the BP-operated well failed and dumped 134 million gallons of oil, the number of fish found dropped by 63.5% from the year after the spill to 2015. Crustaceans, including shrimp and krill, a key food for whales, went down 62%, and larger animals like squid and octopuses fell 59.7%, according to a study published Monday in the journal PNAS.

And those populations haven't come close to recovering, the study found.

Researchers focused on the ocean's “twilight zone,” a vast area above the seafloor, where much of the surface marine life, including dolphins and whales, feast on creatures. Yet little is known about this gigantic ecosystem, and this region of the Gulf had not been studied before the 2010 spill, said study lead author Tracey Sutton, a biological oceanographer at Nova Southeastern University.

A 2011 post-spill exploration cited in the research, which used six sets of nets at different depths and acoustic sonar, gave scientists a good sense of how much sea life was in the area between the surface and 5,000 feet deep (1,500 meters). They returned to the same place with the same equipment three-and-a-half years later and found sea life was between one-third and one-quarter of what it was in 2011.

“We saw this big decline,” Sutton said. “The question was then why? So we looked at all of the natural variables we thought could account for it, namely temperature, oxygen supply and food. None of those vary with the decline. The event that did was the oil spill. So we think that’s the most likely cause of the decline.”

Researchers kept on sampling since 2015 and the low populations remained, with a slight rise in 2022 and 2023 that did not prove statistically significant or lasting, Sutton said.

Documenting the decline

Sutton's team documented the population declines with three different lines of evidence: what they caught in the nets, what their acoustic sonar found and genetic studies showing the species losing genetic diversity because of inbreeding.

A lot of marine life died instantly after the explosion, which killed 11 workers, and from nearly five months of leaking oil and gas. Those pollutants got stored in the eggs of survivors and subsequent generations of critters got more compromised and weaker, Sutton said.

BP spokesperson Paul Takahashi said the accident “forever changed” the company: “We have made many changes intended to help prevent an event like this from ever happening again.”

Both the oil and the dispersants used to clean the spill hurt fish, but in different ways, said study co-author Isabel Romero, a chemical oceanographer at the University of South Carolina. Oil is more toxic and an overall threat, but the dispersant breaks the oil into smaller droplets, increasing the exposure of animals that live in the deeper water column, she said.

Dispersants caused many problems, and new studies show that in future accidents, it would be better to avoid those chemicals and instead add agents that increase oil-munching microbes, said former National Science Foundation Director Rita Colwell, a University of Maryland environmental microbiologist who headed a 10-year, $500 million BP-funded program to study spill effects.

Sutton said his team couldn’t prove an exact causal link to the BP oil spill, but by eliminating the other possibilities and looking at the timing, it’s logically clear that the spill caused the problem.

The krill population dropped 72%. Lanternfish — odd fish with blue-green lights embedded over their bodies — are a third of what they used to be, Sutton said. The stunning but scary dragonfish — with sharp teeth, light organs and a lure attached to its head — also had big losses, he said.

“These are foundational species,” Sutton said. “They're the things most things eat. So it's no wonder that we had wholesale changes across the community.”

The inner ocean is more unknown than outer space

Scientists learned much about this unexplored area of the Gulf.

“One of our biggest findings from the whole thing is how connected the whole oceanic Gulf is from top to bottom because the animals move up and down,” Sutton said. “There are predators at the top that dive deep. Lots of things that are deep that come up at night. So the system is one very large pulsing system, rather than just a layered system like people might have thought beforehand.”

Outside scientists were especially bothered by where the spill damaged.

“We know more about space in some ways than we do about the inner ocean. Because we can’t see these regions, there is a tendency to assume everything is fine, but here we have a clear result showing that something went very wrong," Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine scientist Kaitlin Frasier said in an email.

Frasier, who wasn't part of the study released Monday, published a post-spill study in 2024 looking at Gulf of Mexico whales and dolphins, finding population drops as high as 83%.

“It’s shocking how a single failure in a drilling rig can have this vast and sustained impact over thousands of square kilometers, with little visible recovery over 13 years after the spill,” said Dalhousie University marine scientist Boris Worm, who wasn't part of the study. “It is important that we see this, because for the longest time these consequences were completely out of sight and out of mind.”

Worm and Colwell said this damage should be kept in mind as the world talks about deep-sea mining and increased oil drilling in deep waters.

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Local 10’s Glenna Milberg takes a closer look at how we got here, and both sides of the Amendment 3 debate.

Glenna Milberg, de Local 10, analiza más de cerca cómo llegamos a esta situación y las posturas de ambas partes en el debate sobre la Enmienda 3.

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A deputy reported noticing Jonathan Hernandez speeding in a black 2025 Toyota Corolla shortly after 3:25 a.m., on Oct. 5, in the Redlands area, according to an arrest report.

During the traffic stop, as the deputy “reached” the Toyota’s driver’s side door, Hernandez “fled from the stop” near Krome Avenue and Southwest 256th Street, according to the arrest report.

Surveillance video showed Hernandez running a stop sign and crashing into a silver 2021 Toyota Corolla shortly after 3:30 a.m. in the area of Southwest 187th Avenue and 296th Street, according to the deputy’s arrest report.

Hernandez, who had a “strong odor of alcohol,” had three bottles of Heineken beer that were “cold to the touch” inside the Toyota, which had overturned, according to the arrest report.

Miami-Dade fire rescue personnel took Hernandez and the woman in the other Toyota Corolla to the Jackson South Medical Center, at 9333 SW 152 St., as trauma alerts, according to the arrest report.

“The victim sustained severe injuries to include a hip fracture, leg fracture, including multiple lacerations, and abrasions, and was listed in critical condition,” a deputy wrote about the woman’s injuries, according to the arrest report.

Miami-Dade prosecutors filed a case against Hernandez on Sunday on three felony charges: DUI with serious bodily injury, reckless driving causing serious bodily injury, and causing injury while fleeing or eluding a police officer.

Hernandez appeared in bond court on Sunday, and a judge set his bail at $30,000, according to court records. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Richard Hersch was set to preside over the case. His arraignment was set for 9 a.m. on Nov. 9.

Un agente informó que observó a Jonathan Hernandez conduciendo a exceso de velocidad un Toyota Corolla negro de 2025 poco después de las 3:25 a.m. del 5 de octubre, en el área de Redlands, según un informe de arresto.

Durante la parada de tránsito, cuando el agente “llegó” a la puerta del conductor del Toyota, Hernandez “huyó de la parada” cerca de Krome Avenue y Southwest 256th Street, según el informe de arresto.

Un video de vigilancia mostró a Hernandez ignorando una señal de alto y chocando contra un Toyota Corolla plateado de 2021 poco después de las 3:30 a.m. en el área de Southwest 187th Avenue y 296th Street, según el informe de arresto del agente.

Hernandez, quien presentaba un “fuerte olor a alcohol”, tenía tres botellas de cerveza Heineken que estaban “frías al tacto” dentro del Toyota, que había volcado, según el informe de arresto.

Personal de los Bomberos de Miami-Dade trasladó a Hernandez y a la mujer que viajaba en el otro Toyota Corolla al Jackson South Medical Center, ubicado en 9333 SW 152 St., como pacientes con alerta de trauma, según el informe de arresto.

“La víctima sufrió lesiones graves, incluida una fractura de cadera, una fractura de pierna, además de múltiples laceraciones y abrasiones, y fue reportada en estado crítico”, escribió un agente sobre las lesiones de la mujer, según el informe de arresto.

Los fiscales de Miami-Dade presentaron un caso contra Hernandez el domingo por tres cargos de delitos graves: conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol y causar lesiones corporales graves, conducción imprudente que provocó lesiones corporales graves y causar lesiones mientras huía o evadía a un agente de policía.

Hernandez compareció el domingo ante un tribunal para una audiencia de fianza, y un juez fijó su fianza en $30,000 USD, según los registros judiciales. El juez del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Richard Hersch, estaba designado para presidir el caso. Su audiencia de lectura de cargos fue programada para las 9 a.m. del 9 de noviembre.

Agentes de la BSO informaron que respondieron a la vivienda de Ormo alrededor de las 9 a.m. del viernes, en Quail Roost Drive, cerca de Hunter’s Point Boulevard.

“La causa y la manera de la muerte serán determinadas por la Oficina del Médico Forense del condado Broward”, escribió Gerdy St. Louis, portavoz de la BSO, en un comunicado emitido el lunes sobre Ormo.

Quienes conocían a Ormo, mejor conocido como “Gus”, lo describieron como un virtuoso del piano, cantante y compositor nacido en Maracaibo, Venezuela.

La página de Instagram de Ormo muestra que había estado promocionando “Agape”, un nuevo álbum de seis canciones.

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

Our rain chances start to change Thursday with a breeze picking up off the Atlantic. This will give us batches of rain swinging through at times. This will be on and off into the weekend. We will also be watching the potential for king tides this weekend into early next week to give us moderate coastal flooding.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson died after being taken to a hospital following Saturday’s fall at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Nellis Air Force Base said in a statement. He had been rappelling toward the ground when spectators watched him plunge to the field prior to Navy’s game against University of Texas at San Antonio.

The military says an investigation is underway. The demonstration was part of a pregame program for the crowd during the annual “Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans” game in San Antonio.

“This tragedy is felt deeply across the 57th Wing,” U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott C. Mills, 57th Wing commander, said in a statement.

Patterson was a Tactical Air Control Party instructor assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, and served for 15 years, according to the military. He was from Fort Stewart, Georgia, and had numerous decorations and commendations.

A video of the fall that was posted on social media showed Patterson in combat fatigues quickly descending to the ground feet first. The fall occurred with fans in the stands and a band and cheerleaders assembled nearby on the field. He was treated on the field for several minutes and taken away.

The sister of Patterson’s wife declined to comment.

Game was delayed after emergency response

Officials delayed the start of the game for about 10 minutes following the fall.

UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor said his team could see the effect that it had on the crowd of over 23,000 people as soon as players arrived on the field for the game, which his team won 38-34. Traylor said he had only been told there had been an “incident” that would delay kickoff.

“You could tell the energy was just gone,” he said. “It just really puts things in perspective. It really does.”

Air Force says demonstration included a team of specialists

Patterson was one of four military service members who were scheduled to participate in the pregame rappelling demonstration.

According to an Air Force website, the service members who were participating in the rappelling demonstration were part of a team that embeds with Army and Marine units and helps to direct air and artillery strikes from forward ground locations.

Part of their training includes learning to rapidly drop by rope, sometimes from helicopters that are 100 feet (about 30 meters) or more above the ground.

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Six weeks of excellence in NASCAR's playoffs had disappeared in the span of a few miserable hours in the desert on Sunday.

Even before the tire mishap, Larson struggled at Phoenix Raceway, qualifying 22nd on Saturday. He wasn't any better during the race, limping around the mile tri-oval in the back of the pack before the flat tire that almost seemed like a merciful ending.

Tyler Reddick won at Phoenix for his sixth victory of the season. Ryan Blaney was second, Chase Elliott finished third and Christopher Bell was fourth.

“I didn’t expect to be good, but I didn’t expect to be that bad either,” Larson said. "It wasn’t a lot of fun today, but we were just trying to salvage what we could of the day. We’ll go to Talladega and try to forget about today and get back after it. We’ve done well at the superspeedways, so hopefully we can execute, get some points and keep ourselves in the hunt.”

Forgetting about Sunday's miserable performance might be easier said than done, but it would be silly to say Larson's chase for a third Cup Series championship is finished.

The Hendrick Motorsports team still has a 5-point lead over Bell heading into Talladega next weekend. Briscoe is in third, 24 points back, while Denny Hamlin (31), Blaney (40), Joey Logano (44) and Reddick (56) are still in the hunt with three races to go — largely because Larson had such a bad day.

The No. 5's free fall was just as eye-catching as his previous dominance in NASCAR's postseason. His average finish of 2.83 was the best pace over the first six postseason races since the “Chase” was introduced in 2004. He's won two races and finished second in two others.

It was a stellar run reminiscent of Jimmie Johnson’s peak in the 2000s.

Now most of that momentum is gone. It's back to the garage to figure out what went wrong.

“We’ve done well at the superspeedways, so hopefully we can execute, get some points and keep ourselves in the hunt,” Larson said.

Who is on the rise?

Reddick's No. 45 Toyota has newfound momentum heading into Talladega. His 23XI team had the hottest car in the sport early in the year, winning four of the season’s first six races, but had a big lull over the summer.

He's back in the hunt for title — though still a considerable long shot.

“We just had to keep showing up, stay focused on the details,” Reddick said. “We did a good job of just fighting through the things that we needed to work on today, just making the right calls at the right time.”

Briscoe is still lurking as well after back-to-back wins in Las Vegas and Charlotte vaulted him back into contention. Hamlin — who is still looking for his first Cup Series championship — finished 28th in Phoenix after a one-two punch of bad luck caused by a flat tire and then a speeding violation on pit road as he struggled to control the car.

The No. 11 Toyota still made up ground in the chase from a points perspective, even though he fell from second to fourth in the standings.

Blaney and Logano had a good run in Phoenix for Joe Gibbs Racing and have plenty of confidence heading to Talladega. And then there's Bell, who finished fourth in the desert and is now just 5 points back of Larson.

Buckle up. NASCAR's postseason is wide open.

“It’s going to be a battle, that’s for sure,” Bell said. “We’re right there in it. Really proud of our team. They’ve been doing a really good job of bringing fast race cars, executing races. We’ve been able to qualify well and run up front in stages.”

Toyota continues excellence

Toyota continued its outstanding season by winning the NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturers' Championship after winning 18 races so far this season. It is Toyota's first manufacturers' title and most single-season wins since 2019.

Toyota has five of the top nine drivers in the playoff standings, including Bell at No. 2, Briscoe at No. 3, Hamlin at No. 4, Reddick at No. 7 and Ty Gibbs at No. 9. Bubba Wallace is 12th.

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Abdulrahman Alfozan’s wife and young son also left the country the day after the 35-year-old Saudi national’s arrest, traveling on a one-way ticket booked and paid for by a Saudi military official, prosecutors said in a memo Sunday seeking his continued detention.

“Ultimately, the defendant has little incentive to remain in the United States to see this case through,” federal prosecutors wrote. “He has ample resources —including his significant compensation from a decade of high-tech employment in the Bay Area and at least two bank accounts in Saudi Arabia — and what appears to be considerable support from a foreign government.”

A federal judge in San Francisco sided with prosecutors Monday, denying a request by Alfozan’s lawyers to release him to home confinement. His next court date is Nov.

Alfozan’s lawyer William Pernik argued in court that his client had strong ties to the U.S. and was “weeks away from achieving every immigrant’s dream” — U.S. citizenship.

Alfozan had a naturalization interview with federal officials scheduled next month and has been a lawful permanent resident since 2020, his lawyers said in their legal filings. He has also lived in the U.S. for 15 years and attended MIT and the University of California, Berkeley, they said.

Pernik said Alfozan is willing to put up “almost the entirety” of his assets — about $1 million currently in a U.S. investment account — to cover his bond.

“Everything this man has he’s willing to surrender,” he said, adding that Alfozan's wife is also willing to return to the U.S. as she still holds a visitor visa that expires in 2033.

Judge Alex Tse appeared doubtful, questioning whether Saudi Arabia’s government would simply reimburse Alfozan if he fled and forfeited his bond.

After the hearing, Pernik said he was disappointed with the ruling but declined further comment.

Pernik had argued in court filings that Alfozan purchased one-way tickets for his family to Saudi Arabia more than two weeks before prosecutors allege the recording devices were installed. They said the couple planned to spend Alfozan’s roughly two-month paternity leave in Saudi Arabia following the birth of their U.S.-citizen son.

But prosecutors said Saudi officials purchased new plane tickets for Alfozan’s wife and son after his arrest, allowing them to leave the U.S. sooner than the Oct. 12 flight Alfozan had originally booked.

Prosecutors have not said what Alfozan might have wanted to do with the recordings, but say he was in “frequent communication” with a member of the Saudi royal family. They said the royal family member repeatedly tried to recruit Alfozan to an artificial intelligence venture being launched in Saudi Arabia.

Alfozan had told the unnamed person he wouldn’t leave OpenAI until his stock was vested, even as he explored other career opportunities in the Middle Eastern kingdom, prosecutors wrote. He had worked at the ChatGPT maker since July 2025 but was fired after his arrest.

Prosecutors say Alfozan concealed an audio recording device in toilet paper and plugged it into a USB port on the back of a television in an executive conference room he wasn’t authorized to access. They say security cameras captured him entering the room and checking behind the television after installing the device. It remained there for several days before being found Sept. 30.

Prosecutors say the conference room was typically used for meetings involving company leaders, government officials and other executives and “discussions of highly confidential technical, commercial, and strategic information, including proprietary research, as well as nonpublic information.”

OpenAI has said the recording device Alfozan used was sophisticated, designed to evade detection and featured advanced encryption and audio-monitoring capabilities. They also said they had evidence Alfozan planned to place other listening devices elsewhere in the office.

Alfozan has been charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications. If convicted, he faces a five-year prison sentence.

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Marcelo reported from New York.

“Son delitos del título de terrorismo del Código Penal, actos con artefacto mortífero y explosivos”, explicó el lunes a The Associated Press el coronel Francisco Estrada Portales, del área de Seguridad del Estado del Ministerio del Interior.

Las sanciones previstas en la ley para este delito contemplan incluso la pena de muerte, pero Estrada indicó que todavía no hay pedidos de la Fiscalía y que la condena extrema no se aplica desde hace décadas.

Una lancha rápida procedente de Estados Unidos con 10 hombres de origen cubano a bordo intentó infiltrarse el 25 de febrero y abrió fuego contra una unidad del servicio de Guardafronteras isleño que trató de detenerla. Tres de los atacantes murieron en el acto y otro que resultó lesionado falleció posteriormente.

La nave se encontraba a unos 1,6 kilómetros al noreste de Cayo Falcones, frente a la costa norte de la isla.

El capitán de la embarcación de Guardafronteras resultó herido y las autoridades informaron que habían detenido a una persona en tierra que les servía de apoyo.

El incidente se produjo en el contexto de un incremento de las tensiones entre Cuba y Estados Unidos, que impuso un cerco energético a la isla para presionar un cambio de gobierno.

En su momento el Ministerio del Interior mostró el material decomisado a los atacantes: fusiles, pistolas, mochilas con ropa, uniformes, botas, cascos y medicamentos, comida, un generador eléctrico, una planta satelital de comunicación y miles de proyectiles.

“Las armas, los explosivos, todos estaban en buen estado técnico y con disponibilidad para ser utilizados y causar daño”, expresó Estrada.

Dado que los acusados confesaron y cooperaron con la investigación se pudo determinar que “la autoría de los primeros disparos” fue del encarcelado Amijail Sánchez, un cubano residente en Estados Unidos desde 2016 y a quien las autoridades de la isla habían incorporado a una lista de personas y entidades terroristas presentada ante la ONU el año pasado.

Otro de los atacantes detenidos, Leordan Cruz, también se encuentra en el listado de terrorismo de Cuba.

Las autoridades cubanas mostraron a AP imágenes de video con declaraciones de los acusados. La AP no pudo comprobar de manera independiente el contenido de las mismas.

En esas grabaciones Cruz declaró que la idea era despejar un área e incitar al pueblo a derrocar al gobierno. En otra parte indica que se buscaba provocar una intervención armada de Estados Unidos.

Estrada indicó que se compartió la investigación con Estados Unidos, pero hasta la fecha no se ha recibido respuesta.

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Robinson posted a statement of apology on social media Sunday evening, and coach Manny Diaz said Monday afternoon that Robinson has also apologized privately. Diaz said the team will handle the matter internally, but wouldn’t elaborate on specifics of any potential discipline or other steps to address the incident.

“All those are being handled internally, and we're confident in our plan with that,” Diaz said, “and that's really all we'll say about that.”

The incident took place midway through Saturday's third quarter, coming after Duke safety DaShawn Stone stayed down after making a tackle on UNC running back Jaylen McGill. In a video widely shared on social media, Robinson is standing close and leaning forward to watch over two male staffers tending to Stone.

The female staffer then runs in and pushes Robinson away and to the side as she kneels down to assist, with Robinson using his right arm to swat her left hand off of him before stepping back in to stand over the group working with Stone.

“I was completely wrong, and she did not deserve that,” Robinson said in his public apology Sunday night, saying he had apologized to her directly after the game and that he was scared that a teammate he considers “like family to me” was seriously hurt.

“But being worried about him does not excuse how I treated her,” Robinson said. “I should have controlled my emotions, and I didn't. I'm truly sorry for my actions and for letting her, myself and our program down. I have to be better than that.”

On Monday, Diaz said Robinson's behavior had “fallen well below" the standard he expects of team members. Asked to elaborate on conversations he had with Robinson afterward, Diaz said: "I think that's private, between he and I. I think his apology privately and publicly states where he was at.”

Duke lost 24-20 as UNC reclaimed the Victory Bell, presented to the rivalry game's winner, for the first time since 2023. The Blue Devils (4-2, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) visit Virginia on Friday.

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Temporary Protected Status was set to end Oct. 19 for about 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese. But DHS said an announcement “will be made at the appropriate time.” Until then, the department said in a written statement, Ukrainians and Sudanese in the U.S. covered by those temporary measures “retain protection.” The Department did not indicate how long they could stay or when a final announcement would be made on their status.

DHS did not respond to a question about whether they can keep their work permits, but TPS generally allows people to work while their protections remain in effect.

A relief without details

The decision Monday marks another incident where the Trump administration, which has previously sought to end these temporary protections from deportation and send people back to their home countries, has allowed people covered by the temporary status to stay in the country but without giving any guidance as to how long.

Yuriy Boyechko, CEO of Hope For Ukraine, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian aid in Ukraine and helps resettle newcomers in the U.S., described the government’s announcement as “last-minute patches.”

It is a “bandage that has been placed on a wound that does not solve the real issue,” he said. “It’s time for U.S. to come up with some normal path to permanent residency for all these people,” Boyechko noted. He emphasized that they cannot safely return to Ukraine.

Andrew Arthur, a national-security and immigration expert at the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington think tank that favors lower immigration, said the government will eventually decide but faces no deadline. Until then, nothing changes, he said.

“It’s simply going to be an extension until it is a termination,” he said. “It’s beyond cavil that both Sudan and Ukraine are experiencing ongoing armed conflict, and therefore the secretary is well within his authority to continue TPS for each of them."

The context of the decisions to keep the protections

The Trump administration has already terminated TPS for more than 1 million people from 13 countries, including Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Syria.

But in a change in practice roughly a month ago, the administration kept protections in place for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans whose TPS was set to expire Sept. 9. In that case they also said that they were going to make a decision at the appropriate time and that in the meantime, people from El Salvador could continue to work and live in the U.S.

Activists and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have been raising the alarm over the upcoming deadline for TPS to expire for Ukrainians, arguing that conditions remain unsafe for them to return home amid the war with Russia.

Ukraine was first designated for TPS in April 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion two months earlier. The Biden administration subsequently extended the designation, most recently in January 2025, when DHS authorized an additional 18 months of protection through October 2026.

The TPS program for Sudan was established in 1997, and since then, successive U.S. administrations have extended it due to the armed conflict and political instability that have plagued the African nation.

The decision Monday comes two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, when Trump’s hard line immigration policies will face a test at the ballot box.

The TPS program has offered protections for decades but is controversial

The U.S. Congress created TPS in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters or civil strife.

It allows people already in the country to remain and work, for renewable periods if the homeland security secretary determines conditions are unsafe for their return. But it doesn't give them a pathway to permanent residency.

Supporters say that using this tool protects people from being returned to dangerous situations and that uprooting people covered by TPS after years of living in the U.S. is cruel. Critics, especially in the Trump administration, say successive administrations have extended these protections for years regardless of what has happened in the home countries.

Federal rules say TPS is automatically extended for six months if the secretary doesn’t make a determination at least 60 days before the designation expires.

Advocates are grateful for DHS decision, warn about the war

Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, noted Ukraine and Sudan meet the legal conditions for TPS to be extended.

“It is not safe for these families to go home,” Vignarajah said.

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The conclusion of the state’s investigation into the shooting death of Kohen Wiley follows months of mourning and calls for justice, both nationally and in the small town where the shooting took place, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Memphis, Tennessee.

The shooting occurred in mid-June as Senatobia officers responded to a shoplifting call at a Walmart, where they saw Vellesiya Wiley, Kohen’s mother, carrying her son as she and a friend left the store, got into a car and began driving away. Wiley and her friend are both Black. Police believed they stole diapers and baby clothes. Kohen’s mother has denied she or her friend stole anything, and neither of them have been charged with shoplifting or any other counts, according to online state and county court records.

According to a statement released shortly after the shooting by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the car drove toward law enforcement, prompting an officer to fire into the car, striking Kohen and his mother’s friend.

Martin Zummach, an attorney who represents the officer who fired the shot that killed Kohen, says the attorney general’s findings cleared his client of criminal wrongdoing. He said the driver of the vehicle “tried to kill” his client and other officers who were present.

“He had no choice but to fire his weapon,” Zummach told The Associated Press.

In a video released days after the shooting, Vellesiya Wiley disputed that her friend, who was driving, headed toward the officers.

Lawyer calls for release of body-worn camera footage

Ben Crump, a nationally renowned civil rights attorney who is representing Kohen’s family, has said results of a preliminary independent autopsy indicate Kohen was shot from the side of the car, not the front, contradicting officers’ claims that the car was heading toward them.

Crump on Monday pointed out that authorities have yet to release video footage of the encounter to support the attorney general's finding that the shooting was a justified use of force.

“How can anyone accept that conclusion when Kohen’s family and the public still have not been allowed to see the body-camera footage?” Crump said in a statement. "If the footage supports the state’s decision, release it. We will not stop fighting until this family gets the truth.”

A photo of the car after the shooting shows that the passenger window was shattered and an apparent bullet hole pierced the windshield on the passenger side. The other woman in the car was badly wounded, authorities said.

John P. Gross, an expert on police use of force on moving vehicles, said that if the vehicle had been moving toward officers, the best practice would have been for them to get out of the way.

“This shooting was almost certainly unjustified,” Gross told the AP. “In terms of both officer safety, the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and general public safety, you don’t shoot vehicles.”

Charles “Joe” Key, a firearms and ballistics expert and former Baltimore police lieutenant who typically testifies in defense of police, said the image of the vehicle after the shooting suggests that the officer fired from the side.

“That indicates that the officer who did the shooting was not personally at risk at the time he shot,” Key said. “The only way it would have been justified is if officers had been in the path of a car driving directly at them."

“The body-worn camera’s going to have to tell if anybody was in danger,” he added.

Marquell Bridges, an activist who has been working with Kohen Wiley’s family, called for the release of video footage of the shooting in a statement.

“His family deserves the truth. The public deserves transparency,” Bridges said. “We will not be silent. We will not look away. And we will not allow the life of a Black child to be treated as though it means nothing.”

Child’s death stokes simmering tensions

The shooting is the latest in a string of incidents that has eroded trust between the Senatobia police department and the city’s Black residents.

Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over an accessible parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot. Two years earlier, a Senatobia police officer was fired for arresting a Black 10-year-old for urinating in public.

More recently, former Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford was fired by the city’s board of aldermen, after reporting by The New York Times, Mississippi Today and Verite News alleged he used racist slurs in private text messages.

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This comes as the world's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record continues to outpace efforts, and the virus has spread into eight provinces in Congo and into neighboring countries, Kenya and Uganda.

The revelations renew long-standing questions about transparency and accountability in Congo, a country battered by decades of major epidemics, including repeated Ebola outbreaks. In recent months, The Associated Press reported extensively on strikes of front-line healthcare and support workers over unpaid salaries, bonuses and dangerous conditions in eastern Congo.

Previous Ebola outbreaks were marked by allegations of corruption and mismanagement of funds, which experts said have contributed to the mistrust of local communities, complicating the efforts to halt the spread.

“Many of those involved in the response — who sometimes risk their own lives to save others — say that they have not been paid,” Prince Bahati, a nurse from Bunia, a town in eastern Congo which is at the center of the outbreak, told the AP. “Such a situation is unacceptable and demands clarification, as well as rigorous oversight of how the mobilized resources are managed.”

Anicet Kakule, a Bunia resident, said his friend died in an Ebola treatment center because of a lack of adequate care.

“When you hear about sums like these, frankly, I can understand why some people believe that Ebola has become a business for many NGOs,” he said. “I would like to see the management of funds allocated to the response handled jointly by our country’s government and humanitarian partners — the WHO, for instance — to ensure greater transparency and accountability,” he said.

Here's what we know about the Ebola funding.

Not all funds are accounted for

Dr. Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent's top public health agency, told reporters last week that since the beginning of the epidemic, $962 million from international donors has been disbursed to organizations working on Ebola response in eastern Congo.

But only $200 million has been accounted for by organizations working on the ground, which include U.N. agencies such as the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Food Program, and international charities like Save The Children and Medecins du Monde, as well as local aid groups.

Only one-third of the organizations attended a recent meeting organized by Congo's health ministry and provided their financial records, Kaseya said. Those attending organizations ​said they received $228 million, ​of which $127 ⁠million had been spent and around $100 million remained available.

Kaseya did not specify which organizations lagged behind.

“This represents a significant lack of transparency and financial reporting on the part of these organizations, preventing the Government from having a comprehensive overview of the resources mobilized, how they were utilized and the results achieved,” the Africa CDC said in a statement.

“It is unacceptable for organizations to receive hundreds of millions of dollars to intervene in a country facing a major health emergency without providing a transparent account to the national authorities responsible for coordinating the response.”

Kaseya said the agency would work closely with the Congolese authorities to investigate what has happened with the remaining money.

Congolese authorities restrict how many organizations work on the ground

Following the statement from the Africa CDC, Congolese authorities, which are in charge of coordinating the response, highlighted that they have not received any money directly from international donors.

The country's health minister, Samuel Roger Kamba, told the Congolese Press Agency on Sunday that the authorities have restricted operations of organizations on the ground, and granted accreditations to only 25 out of almost 100 organizations that had been previously authorized to operate.

The authorities are investigating what happened to the money, he said, and implementing organizations are required to report how much money they received, from whom and detailed plans for how they are spending it.

“The funds granted were not paid into the general treasury; we must know who received what and who is doing what on the ground. All partners must be able to provide us with this information,” Communications Minister Patrick Muyaya told the AP.

Ebola's biggest outbreak on record continues spreading

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday as the spread of the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record continues to outpace response efforts.

Authorities have recorded at least 9,400 cases, including over 4,500 deaths, in the outbreak declared in mid-May, making it the deadliest in Congo’s history.

The virus has spilled over into other countries including neighboring Uganda, which has since declared itself free of the disease, and Kenya, which has recorded eight cases as of Sunday.

The spread of the outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment, is fueled by mass population movements, rebel violence, mistrust and poor working conditions of front line workers.

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Bagalwa reported from Bunia, Congo.

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Amanpour, the network’s chief international anchor, will scale back her daily show, “Amanpour,” on CNN International to once a week at the beginning of 2027, and end it in May, leaving the network the following month. She said in a statement Monday that she looks forward to “interesting new projects down the line.”

Amanpour, 68, also will end her PBS show, “Amanpour & Co,” at the end of the year, she said in her statement, shared by CNN. She will continue her podcast, “The Ex Files,” with her ex-husband, Jamie Rubin, a former U.S. diplomat.

“After many months of thought and a few sleepless nights, I have decided to separate from CNN, my partner of 43 fantastic years!” Amanpour said. She added she would “always be rooting for CNN and maintaining its history of independent journalism. Remember: Always be truthful, not neutral.”

No reason given for her departure

Amanpour did not give a reason for her departure, nor did she specifically mention changes at her network. But her exit coincides with a new era at CNN as it comes under a new owner, Skydance. After a yearlong process, Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery on Oct. 6. The merger unites under one roof two giants in TV news — CBS and CNN.

On a personal front, Amanpour has spoken openly about her 2021 diagnosis of ovarian cancer and two later recurrences, calling it “the invisible killer.” She has urged others to “get all the scans that you can.”

Amanpour joined CNN as an assistant in Atlanta in 1983. In his own message Monday, CNN's chief executive, Mark Thompson, wrote that at the time, her promise was not universally appreciated. “Famously, one of her bosses told her back then that she didn’t have what it took to become a foreign correspondent — or to hold any on-air role at all,” Thompson wrote. “Boy, did she prove him wrong!”

Fame came during the first Gulf War

Amanpour became a reporter and an international correspondent seven years later. She earned fame in the early 1990s, covering the Gulf War, conflict in the Middle East and many other hot spots. War reporting is “a sense of mission, it’s a sense of purpose, it’s a sense of being able to tell a story,” she said.

She aimed to bring international news — including complicated stories — to American viewers. “I’ve never believed that things are too complicated to put on American television,” she told The Associated Press in 2023. "I’ve never talked down to an audience. I’ve never believed that they just want to know what’s happening in their backyard.”

Amanpour also noted that her upbringing gave her a unique perspective.

“Because of my upbringing — I’m half-Iranian and half-British — I’ve had the great privilege of being able to see the world from two very distinct perspectives,” she said. “I’ve always spoken out about the need to bridge gaps. I know we can live in a world that’s not 100% tribalized.”

In her remarks Monday, Amanpour thanked her field crews and show teams.

“From my very first big exciting assignment covering the first Gulf War, to the horrors of the Bosnian War, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Iran and all the points in between, it’s the teams and the camaraderie that counted so much,” she wrote, “as we together battled to seek the facts, the evidence and the humanity, so that CNN could always broadcast the truth about the world and to the world, without fear nor favor.”

“There is no universe in which all of this coincidentally happened all at the same time,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said during a hearing over the fate of a project that has emerged as the latest legal flashpoint in President Donald Trump's campaign to leave his personal imprint on the nation's capital. The hearing, which continued more than five hours, ended with Reyes taking no action.

Reyes last week ordered a halt to the golf course's redevelopment plans until at least Oct. 26 after scolding the government for starting a large-scale tree removal at the course over a holiday weekend while providing little notice to the court or the plaintiffs trying to stop the makeover.

Then, on Sunday, Trump announced plans on social media to close the golf course for 15 months, starting on Nov. 15, and redevelop the 106-year-old park and course despite a court challenge by the D.C. Preservation League and two golfers. In a post on Monday, Trump said the work would start immediately.

Plaintiffs’ attorneys challenging the golf course renovation work have asked Reyes to extend her order that temporarily paused the work. They say the work is inflicting irreversible damage and that the redevelopment would violate the congressional act that created the park where the course is located.

Tensions escalate between judge and Trump administration

The hearings on the century-old golf course have grown increasingly tense and on the eve of Monday’s hearing, Reyes rejected the administration’s request for her to recuse herself from the case. The government questioned her impartiality and accused her of engaging in “egregious” behavior from the bench during last week’s emergency hearing for the case.

Trump, a Republican, referred to Reyes as a “crazed lunatic” in his social media post on Monday.

"The United States Department of Interior wants to take a terrible and very unsafe golf course, and make it into a great, safe, and prestigious golf course. They have an absolute right to do so. It’s as simple as that!” Trump wrote.

Reyes, who was nominated by Democratic President Joe Biden, said the government has failed “by any objective measure” to demonstrate the need for her recusal from the case.

"It is easy to weaponize selective quotations to bring a baseless recusal motion. But it is much harder to meet the demanding legal standard against a full record,” she wrote.

She ended the hearing Monday by saying she was receiving threats over the case.

“A federal judge is getting death threats over a golf course,” she said. “I really don’t think that’s what the founders envisioned.”

Trump has pledged to turn the course into a world-class golf venue — part of his grand vision for Washington, D.C., where he has torn down storied structures, remade or renamed others and deployed the National Guard for more than a year.

While it has been open to Washingtonians of all income levels, opponents of Trump’s plans for the golf course have argued it will alter the character of the space and make it less affordable to people.

The DC Preservation League and other opponents have voiced concerns over whether the Trump administration is complying with federal laws, including the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. That fear was compounded by Trump's social media postings indicating plans are further along, without the proper steps being taken, than originally thought.

Judge presses officials over conflicting accounts

Monday’s hearing started with a tense confrontation between Reyes and Justice Department official Stanley Woodward, when the judge asked if other any government attorneys in the room “as officers of the court” were willing to certify that everything within a Sunday filing was truthful and legally sound under federal rules of civil procedures.

In that filing Woodward argued that there were no final plans for the park.

“First, the plan is not final because the Park Service has not completed its review and the details of the proposal are subject to change during the review process,” the filing said.

Trump's social media outbursts created other tension for Justice Department lawyers.

“I have on the one hand the president of the United States saying to the public there is a final plan,” one with sign off from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum “and then I have you telling me there is no final plan.”

Still, Reyes told the plaintiffs, who are seeking additional safeguards, that an all encompassing work stoppage order is unlikely.

The administration has maintained that the tree cutting was driven by a 2019 National Park Service report and not Trump's designs for the golf course, a line officials repeated on Monday.

Reyes expressed doubts over the claim.

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According to an arrest report from the Florida City Police Department, Jaquasha Dean is accused of shooting 46-year-old Frankie King early Saturday morning at a home in the 500 block of Northwest 16th Street.

Officers responded to the home around 2 a.m. that morning and found that King had suffered a gunshot wound to his groin, authorities said.

Police said King was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center for treatment.

Argument between family members escalates

According to the arrest report, the incident began when King got into an argument with his mother, Kimberly Spell.

Spell told investigators the verbal dispute became physical before King walked out of the house.

Another woman, Selena Foster, told detectives she witnessed the confrontation and approached King, telling him it was wrong to hit his mother.

Foster claimed King then approached her and punched her in the nose.

However, the detective investigating the case reported seeing no visible injuries on Foster, who declined medical attention.

Spell later told investigators she did not want to pursue charges, describing the dispute as a family matter, authorities said.

Woman says she fired after man approached her

During an interview with detectives at the Florida City Police Department, Dean provided her account of the shooting.

According to the arrest report, Dean said she had been attending her grandmother’s birthday celebration at the home but decided to leave.

As she was placing a speaker in the trunk of her vehicle, Dean said she saw King punch Foster, who is her mother, authorities said.

Dean told investigators King then began walking toward her.

According to the report, Dean retrieved an M4 gun from her vehicle’s trunk and “racked the charging mechanism twice,” causing two live rounds to fall onto the pavement.

Dean said she warned King to step back, but he continued approaching her, authorities said.

According to the report, she told detectives she then fired a single shot, striking King in the groin.

Investigators said Dean was arrested on an attempted murder charge.

King’s condition was not confirmed in the arrest report.

As of Monday afternoon, Dean was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond.

Según un informe de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Florida City, Jaquasha Dean está acusada de disparar contra Frankie King, de 46 años, la madrugada del sábado en una vivienda ubicada en la cuadra 500 de Northwest 16th Street.

Los agentes respondieron a la vivienda alrededor de las 2 a.m. de esa mañana y encontraron que King había sufrido una herida de bala en la ingle, informaron las autoridades.

La policía indicó que King fue trasladado en helicóptero al Jackson South Medical Center para recibir tratamiento.

Discusión entre familiares se intensifica

Según el informe de arresto, el incidente comenzó cuando King tuvo una discusión con su madre, Kimberly Spell.

Spell dijo a los investigadores que la disputa verbal se volvió física antes de que King saliera de la vivienda.

Otra mujer, Selena Foster, dijo a los detectives que presenció el enfrentamiento y se acercó a King para decirle que estaba mal golpear a su madre.

Foster afirmó que King se acercó entonces a ella y le dio un puñetazo en la nariz.

Sin embargo, el detective encargado de la investigación informó que no observó lesiones visibles en Foster, quien rechazó recibir atención médica.

Posteriormente, Spell dijo a los investigadores que no quería presentar cargos, describiendo la disputa como un asunto familiar, informaron las autoridades.

Mujer afirma que disparó después de que hombre se le acercara

Durante una entrevista con detectives en el Departamento de Policía de Florida City, Dean proporcionó su versión de la balacera.

Según el informe de arresto, Dean dijo que había estado asistiendo a la celebración del cumpleaños de su abuela en la vivienda, pero decidió marcharse.

Mientras colocaba una bocina en el maletero de su vehículo, Dean dijo que vio a King golpear a Foster, quien es su madre, informaron las autoridades.

Dean dijo a los investigadores que King comenzó entonces a caminar hacia ella.

Según el informe, Dean sacó un arma M4 del maletero de su vehículo y “accionó el mecanismo de carga dos veces”, lo que provocó que dos cartuchos sin disparar cayeran al pavimento.

Dean dijo que advirtió a King que retrocediera, pero él continuó acercándose, informaron las autoridades.

Según el informe, Dean dijo a los detectives que entonces realizó un solo disparo, alcanzando a King en la ingle.

Los investigadores indicaron que Dean fue arrestada por un cargo de intento de asesinato.

El estado de salud de King no fue confirmado en el informe de arresto.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, Dean permanecía detenida en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight sin derecho a fianza.

Leo recalled the “grave situation” in Oleshky, in Ukraine’s Kherson region, and told Zelenskyy about his request to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a humanitarian ceasefire, according to a Vatican statement.

The pope expressed hope that cooperation between the two sides would allow food and medical aid to reach the city and permit the voluntary and safe evacuation of civilians. He also reaffirmed the Holy See’s commitment to promoting dialogue and peace.

Leo made the appeal to Putin during a phone call Friday while recovering at Rome’s Gemelli hospital from surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican said that Leo had expressed deep concern about conditions in Oleshky and sought a ceasefire to permit aid deliveries and evacuations.

The conversation on Friday was Leo’s second known phone call with Putin since becoming pope. The two previously spoke on June 4, 2025, when their conversation also focused on the war in Ukraine.

Leo underwent surgery on Oct. 13 after doctors identified a suspected cancerous nodule. Tests confirmed pulmonary adenocarcinoma. He was discharged Saturday and said on Sunday during his Angelus prayer that he’s slowly resuming his duties.

On Wednesday, he's expected to hold his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square.

The latest move in a power struggle between the two governing bodies came in the week after UEFA's European delegates were disappointed by what they perceived as a lack of clarity by FIFA president Infantino over the issues at a FIFA council meeting last week.

Infantino provided no documents about the $4.2 billion World Cup sell-off plan he launched and quickly dropped in July amid a fierce backlash led by Europe.

Among the 42 questions that UEFA is demanding an answer to are: Infantino’s personal remuneration package, financial payments made to singer Marc Anthony, the handling of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's disciplinary case, business and political relationships involving Donald Trump and his family, and the operational independence of FIFA’s judicial, electoral, and ethics committees.

UEFA asked U.S. federal courts to authorize subpoenas compelling the production of documents and sworn testimony about the abandoned investment plan called FIFA Forward Enterprise.

FIFA lawyers have claimed UEFA is harassing Infantino.

Deep dissatisfaction

The formal letter, signed by UEFA general secretary Theodore Theodoridis on behalf of European FIFA council members, stated Infantino’s apology for his actions and subsequent explanation failed to address their core concerns.

“These explanations have not begun satisfactorily to address a number of fundamental questions raised by Council members. Others remain unanswered, and the information and documentation requested have not been (provided),” the letter said.

“The withdrawal of FFE, the recognition of mistakes, and the announcement of ‘potential governance reforms’ do not answer how the relevant decisions were taken or why the FIFA Council was not involved at the appropriate stage."

Tight timeline

UEFA submitted 42 detailed questions to FIFA, demanding responses by Nov. 2 — 16 days before the nomination deadline for the presidential election next March 18.

With the next FIFA council meeting scheduled for Dec. 16 in Doha — after nominations close — UEFA insisted that answers cannot wait.

“These questions require answers now. They cannot be deferred until the next meeting of the FIFA Council — nor can future governance reforms substitute for scrutiny of decisions already taken and accountability for them,” the letter emphasized.

The earlier deadline would give federations time to assess FIFA’s answers — or its failure to answer — while they can still nominate or endorse a challenger.

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Keila Maldonado, de 21 años, fue detenida el sábado por el accidente ocurrido alrededor de la 1:30 a.m. de esa misma mañana cerca de la cuadra 200 de Sheridan Street en Dania Beach.

Los equipos de emergencia llegaron al área y encontraron a un peatón tendido en la calle. Fue declarado muerto en el lugar.

Los investigadores pasaron horas examinando las pruebas, incluidos fragmentos de lo que, según indicaron, era el Hyundai Sonata 2025 que conducía Maldonado.

A partir de las piezas encontradas en la escena, los detectives pudieron determinar la marca y el modelo del vehículo, así como quién creen que estaba al volante.

Según un informe de arresto, Maldonado huyó hacia el oeste en dirección a Federal Highway después del accidente.

Los detectives indicaron que horas después, alrededor de las 11:30 a.m., recibieron información de que el vehículo posiblemente se encontraba en el concesionario Lexus of North Miami.

Un detective se reunió con el gerente de seguridad del establecimiento, quien le informó que el vehículo, propiedad de Enterprise Car Rental, estaba “resguardado” en el segundo piso del estacionamiento y presentaba daños compatibles con el accidente, según el informe.

El detective habló entonces con otro empleado del concesionario, quien afirmó que una compañera de trabajo, Maldonado, le había pedido que le proporcionara un estimado de reparación del vehículo que conducía, indicaron las autoridades.

Los detectives señalaron que el empleado examinó el vehículo y observó que los daños en el parachoques delantero del lado del pasajero y en el parabrisas no habían sido causados por una colisión con otro vehículo. También se observaron lo que parecían ser restos de sangre y tejido humano en el automóvil, según las autoridades.

De acuerdo con el informe, Maldonado confesó entonces a su compañero de trabajo que había atropellado a una persona y luego condujo hasta una plaza comercial cercana, desde donde observó la llegada de los equipos de emergencia al lugar del accidente.

Los detectives indicaron que posteriormente huyó sin identificarse en ningún momento ante las autoridades.

Según el informe, debido a la gravedad del incidente, el empleado informó a su supervisor sobre lo que Maldonado presuntamente le había contado, y el supervisor habló entonces con ella.

Los detectives señalaron que Maldonado le dijo al supervisor que había atropellado a una persona que se desplazaba en un scooter.

Maldonado enfrenta ahora cargos por abandonar la escena de un accidente que provocó una muerte y manipulación de pruebas.

Hasta la tarde del domingo, permanecía detenida en la cárcel principal del condado Broward bajo una fianza de $51,000 USD.

Lucas, de 28 años, enfrentaba el lunes un cargo de intento de asesinato en primer grado por la balacera ocurrida el 28 de septiembre en la lavandería de autoservicio Zippy Coin Laundry, cerca de North Miami, según el informe de arresto.

Un detective escribió que un video de vigilancia “que muestra el intento de homicidio ayudó a establecer causa probable”, según el informe de arresto.

Personal de los Bomberos de Miami-Dade respondió a la emergencia y trasladó al hombre herido al hospital HCA Aventura. Su estado era crítico, pero sobrevivió, según los agentes.

Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade (MDSO) arrestaron a Lucas, residente de Pembroke Pines, a las 7:40 p.m. del viernes en el área de Northeast Third Court y la calle 138, según el informe de arresto.

El Departamento Correccional de Miami-Dade ingresó a Lucas poco después de las 12:50 a.m. del sábado en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, donde permanecía detenido la mañana del lunes sin derecho a fianza, según los registros de reclusos.

Lucas también enfrentaba un cargo por disparar ilegalmente un arma de fuego en un lugar público, según muestran los registros.

La editora de asignaciones de Local 10 News, Mercedes Cevallos, contribuyó a este informe.

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The latest batch of planning documents are part of a meeting set for two days after the midterm election on Nov. 3 and reflect the Republican president's push to leave a lasting mark on Washington.

The documents include site maps and renderings of the arch. One response to questions from the National Capital Planning Commission asked for a justification for the structure's size — it's planned to be 250 feet tall (76 meters). The National Park Service, part of the Interior Department, cited the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding.

“The proposed Triumphal Arch is the celebratory contribution of the semiquincentennial generation of Americans,” the agency wrote.

The documents do not detail a military complex at the structure.

Trump said in September that he agreed, at the military's request, to convert the structure into a “top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch” and that it would store drones and ammunition, as well as accommodate snipers.

A spokesperson for the Interior Department said in an emailed statement that the structure could host those features, even though they were not specified in the plans.

“The current design of the Triumphal Arch is capable of accommodating the national security functions — and more — highlighted in the President’s Truth Social post,” the unidentified spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

The arch is proposed for a circle adjacent to the Memorial Bridge connecting the nation's capital with northern Virginia. Like other projects around the capital Trump is pushing, it faces legal challenges.

Among the others are the White House ballroom, renaming and renovating the Kennedy Center, and rebuilding a golf course in East Potomac Park, which could significantly reduce the public’s access to running and biking paths.

The arch's opponents say it's too big and would disrupt the view between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, meant to symbolize the reunification of the North and the South after the Civil War.

Tuesday morning will feature much of the same. Limited rainfall with highs in the mid-80s and winds out of the northeast gusting up to 20 mph at times. More rain will filter back in by the weekend.

That bullpen has done much of the heavy lifting in getting the Brewers to their first World Series since 1982.

Relievers allowed just six runs over 40 2/3 innings for a 1.33 ERA during Milwaukee’s 3-1 series victory over the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series and four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. According to Sportradar, that’s the fourth-best postseason ERA that any pennant winner has carried into the World Series since the wild-card era began in 1995.

Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy has leaned heavily on left-handers Ashby, DL Hall and JoJo Romero and right-handers Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill. They have combined to strike out 35 and allow only 15 hits and three earned runs over 35 innings.

“I know if I get two runners on, DL, Abner, Megill are behind me, and that’s an unbelievable feeling as a pitcher,” Ashby said after the NLDS. “I think it just allows the other guys in the bullpen to take a deep breath and trust who they have behind us. That’s a special feeling, when you’ve got guys like that in the bullpen.”

Bullpen ‘brotherhood’ helps Brewers thrive

This bullpen seeks to maintain that momentum when the Brewers open the World Series on Friday by hosting either the Tampa Bay Rays or Cleveland Guardians. The Brewers are seeking their first World Series title; they lost to St. Louis in seven games the only other time they reached the Fall Classic.

The only three teams that had better postseason ERAs from their bullpens heading into the World Series since 1995 were the 2022 Houston Astros (0.83), 2013 Boston Red Sox (1.28) and 2005 Chicago White Sox (1.29). All three won the World Series.

“I think it’s like a brotherhood out there,” Hall said. “We’ve kind of created this year of, if we come in for somebody and their runners are on, just trying to keep them where they’re at. I think we take a lot of pride in that, and it’s kind of become a thing for us, just like picking each other up.”

Milwaukee’s bullpen strength has helped the Brewers come from behind in six of their seven playoff victories. According to Elias Sports Bureau, Milwaukee became the first team ever to sweep a best-of-seven series while having a reliever earn the win in all four games.

How these relievers got to Milwaukee

Milwaukee acquired Megill in 2023 after the Minnesota Twins designated him for assignment, and he has collected 81 saves with a 2.80 ERA over the last three seasons. The Brewers signed Uribe from the Dominican Republic in 2018. Hall came over from Baltimore in the 2024 trade that sent 2021 Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes to the Orioles. Ashby was a fourth-round draft pick in 2018. Romero arrived with Dustin May from St. Louis at this year’s trade deadline.

Megill has been a steady closer who made an All-Star Game in 2025. Uribe is one of baseball’s top setup men, with a sub-2.00 ERA the last two seasons. Both rank above the 90th percentile of major leaguers in average fastball velocity.

Ashby and Hall have come on strong in October.

Ashby entered this season having allowed nine runs (eight earned) in 9 1/3 career playoff innings, but he’s been spectacular this postseason with 12 1/3 shutout innings. Hall has allowed three hits and no runs in 8 2/3 career playoff innings, including 5 1/3 this year.

Their emergence gives Milwaukee plenty of different ways to attack hitters in the late innings. For instance, Murphy didn’t bother to use Megill for the ninth inning of the NLCS Game 4 clincher and instead rode the hot hand by sticking with Ashby, who earned a three-inning save.

“It gives you a ton of flexibility to deploy guys in different ways throughout the game, throughout the series,” president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said before the NLCS. “It takes a little bit of pressure off the starters, if they need that, and for Murph to know that that’s there. Yeah, it’s great to have those kind of weapons down there. They’re all diverse.”

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Freedom last was at a WNBA game in late August when he went to see Chicago host Indiana. He was ejected from the game and banned from the arena for getting into a heated interaction with Sky guard Natasha Cloud.

“As you all know, this all started with an interview featuring Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries, when she said, ‘I have no problem with trans athletes playing on my team or against my team.’ Her words gave me so much hope and motivation to come out as a woman and officially declare for the WNBA Draft. I can’t wait to watch my favorite player, the woman who inspired me to become who I am today!” Freedom said in his post.

The league declined to comment on Freedom potentially attending the Finals.

Freedom and Royce White, another former NBA player, have declared for the WNBA draft, saying they identify as women. But a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press in August they are not eligible.

The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women — people assigned male at birth who transition to align with their gender identity — should be allowed to participate in the league. There has never been such a player in the WNBA.

Although the league’s collective bargaining agreement says the WNBA is restricted to women, it contains no more specific language about gender identity or sex assigned at birth.

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During a news conference at the FIU College of Law, Uthmeier announced a state case against Castro, 95, for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

“I’m not ignorant of the fact that Raúl Castro is an older man who’s probably not looking to march himself into Miami,” Uthmeier said. “I think others would get him before the court of law would, but at the end of the day, we stand ready to prosecute the case.”

The state’s new case stems from the federal indictment announced earlier this year at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, which also included murder charges.

“It was not an accident what happened, it was murder,” Uthmeier said about the deaths of Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales on Feb. 24, 1996, as they flew in two Cessna 337 aircraft.

De la Peña, 24; Costa, 29; Morales, 29, and Alejandre, 45, were in flights with Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based Cuban-American nonprofit founded in 1991 to help save the lives of refugees at sea.

“They were in unarmed civilian aircraft going out to save people,” Uthmeier said.

At the news conference, U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida, who announced the federal case against Castro on May 20 in downtown Miami, said he was standing in support of Uthmeier’s “parallel” prosecution.

“Pursuing accountability matters, showing these families that their government has not given up on them matters,” Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said during the news conference.

Before the news conference, The Miami Herald reported that a Miami-Dade County Circuit judge had signed the state’s warrant for Castro’s arrest.

According to the affidavit, Castro, then minister of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, or MINFAR, and first vice president of Cuba, was “a final decision-maker in the chain of command” that authorized the shootdown, and Cuban spies infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue before Cuban MiGs destroyed the aircraft with air-to-air missiles without warning.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement also investigated the case.

“Today’s case development carries a weight that has been felt for years—by the victims’ families, by the community, and by all who have waited for answers,” FDLE special agent in charge Michael Stein said in a statement. “FDLE assuming the lead investigative role on this case reflects one of our state’s core approaches to public safety: that the passage of time does not diminish the pursuit of justice.”

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Lucas, 28, faced an attempted first-degree murder charge on Monday over the shooting on Sept. 28 at the Zippy Coin Laundry near North Miami, according to the arrest report.

Surveillance video “showing the attempted homicide, helped to establish probable cause,” a detective wrote, according to the arrest report.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel responded and took the wounded man to HCA Aventura Hospital. His condition was critical, but he survived, according to deputies.

MDSO deputies arrested Lucas, of Pembroke Pines, at 7:40 p.m. on Friday in the area of Northeast Third Court and 138th Street, according to the arrest report.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Lucas shortly after 12:50 a.m. on Saturday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he remained on Monday morning without bond, according to inmate records.

Luca also faced a charge of unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place, records show.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

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A man was injured at about 6:20 a.m. on Nov. 16 in Hialeah, according to an arrest warrant that includes surveillance video images and Instagram photos that detectives reported show Jeremy Ambert-Rivera.

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A victim reported “he was ambushed by multiple subjects who were armed with firearms ... he was hit multiple times, pistol-whipped in the head, and dragged from the driver’s seat to the rear seats,” according to the warrant.

The victim reported jumping out of the 2014 Toyota 4-Runner, running away, and asking a random driver for help, according to the warrant.

A Hialeah detective used a surveillance video image of Ambert-Rivera to search facial recognition and vehicle databases to identify him as a suspect, according to the arrest warrant.

Miami-Dade corrections booked him shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he remained on Monday without bond, according to inmate records.

Ambert-Rivera faced two charges: Armed carjacking with a firearm and attempted armed kidnapping.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday accused Castro, 95, of directing spies to infiltrate the exile group Brothers to the Rescue and ordering the attack on their planes. The state charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder is based largely on a federal indictment announced in May that included charges of murder and destruction of an airplane.

It remains unclear whether Castro will ever step foot in a U.S. courtroom. Uthmeier said the arrest warrant will restrict Castro’s ability to leave the island nation and prevent him from traveling to any place with an extradition agreement with the U.S.

“I’m not ignorant of the fact that Raúl Castro is an older man who’s probably not looking to march himself into Miami,” Uthmeier said. “I think others would get him before the court of law would, but at the end of the day, we stand ready to prosecute the case.”

According to the state complaint, Castro was the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and First Vice President of Cuba when he gave the final authorization to shoot down the planes. Cuban Directorate of Intelligence agents operating as part of the Wasp Network in the Miami area and the Florida Keys infiltrated Brothers to the Rescue and reported flight plans, investigators said.

On Feb. 24, 1996, three unarmed Cessna aircraft departed Opa-Locka Airport in Miami-Dade County. Well outside Cuba’s territorial waters, Cuban MiGs destroyed two of the civilian planes with air-to-air missiles, killing the four occupants, the complaint said. Both aircraft were traveling away from Cuba and received no warning despite contact with Havana air traffic control, U.S. officials said.

“Our historic federal indictment laid the groundwork, and James and his team have now taken the important step of bringing charges under Florida law," U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones said at a news conference.

In Cuba, authorities have rejected the new accusations against Castro.

“This reprehensible action against the Army General—staged this morning in a pathetic Miami circus with an electoral subtext—has no legal or practical basis whatsoever, nor will it ever have one,” President Miguel Díaz-Canel wrote on his X account.

“This maneuver, dressed up in legal terms by anti-Cuban politicians against Raúl and against Cuba, deserves our firm condemnation. It is part of an aggressive agenda and reflects the difficulties they face in trying to justify the blockade and the collective punishment of our people,” the president added.

Castro took over as president from his ailing older brother Fidel Castro in 2006 before handing power to Díaz-Canel, a trusted loyalist, in 2018.

While Raúl Castro retired in 2021 as head of the Cuban Communist Party, he is widely believed to wield power behind the scenes, as underscored by the prominence of his grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening military action in Cuba ever since U.S. forces captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Cuban government’s longtime patron.

After ousting the Venezuelan leader earlier this year, the White House ordered a blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba, leading to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island.

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Associated Press reporter Andrea Rodriguez in Havana contributed to this report.