A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest report states that the agent was asking Yoel Guevara-Crespo, 33, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, “the standard security questions” as he was about to board the flight to Camagüey, Cuba.

One of those, deputies said, was “Do you have any lithium batteries or incendiary devices in the bag?”

They said Guevara-Crespo responded, “No, but I have a bomb.”

“At that point, (the agent) told him that he couldn’t fly and she would be contacting her supervisor,” the report states. “(Guevara-Crespo) stated that he was joking.”

Deputies, however, said they did not treat it as a joke, took him into custody on a false bomb report charge and swept his luggage with a K-9 dog, finding no bomb.

Deputies said Guevara-Crespo’s arrest came one day after another self-proclaimed jokester, Osniel Blanco-Lopez, made a comment to another American agent about having “a grenade.”

That, they said, would land the 52-year-old southwest Miami-Dade man behind bars on the same charge.

Blanco-Lopez was out of jail on Tuesday, but Guevara-Crespo was still locked up in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond, having faced a judge earlier in the morning.

“It’s great, it’s tremendous help, believe me. You have no idea,” said Elizabeth Tirador.

So many mothers across South Florida are incredibly grateful to the Miami Diaper Bank for providing them with much needed essentials for the most important people in their lives, their babies.

“We’ve all been affected in some way somehow. The increase of everything is affecting all of us and this is majorly helping me with my pocket with a baby now,” said Tirador.

Once a month, the Miami Diaper Bank partners with 52 different organizations throughout South Florida to provide diapers, pull ups, baby wipes, rash cream, humidifiers and more to the most at risk families for free.

The essential items would otherwise cost more than $100 if the families were to go to a retail store to purchase them.

Gabriela Rojas, the Executive Director of the Miami Diaper Bank, said the organization serves 100 new babies every month, which can average 30,000 to 35,000 babies each year.

Rojas told Local 10’s Nicole Perez she started with the organization as a volunteer when her son was only six months old.

“I was a recipient of a government assistance program, like food stamps and WIC, and I did see myself having to ask my family nearby for dollars to purchase diapers,” said Rojas.

Rojas said her favorite part about the organization is seeing the smiles on the babies faces.

Walgreens partnered with Local 10 News to give the organization more than $1,000 worth of diapers to provide them to families in need.

“We want them to think that Walgreens is there for them for whatever they need we’re going to do the best we can to support them in the community and individual,” said Danny Tse, Walgreens District Manager.

The diapers and donations are held year-round. The organization’s warehouse in Hialeah can hold up to a million diapers. Right now, they have 600,000 available for families in need.

Last year, the Miami Diaper Bank provided 1.9 million diapers to families and their goal is to reach two million or more this year.

For more information about how you can volunteer or donate to the organization, click on this link.

La temporada, caracterizada por calor extremo, escasas precipitaciones, incendios forestales destructivos y restricciones de agua, superó el récord establecido apenas un año antes, indicó el Met Office, al citar datos provisionales registrados desde 1884.

La temperatura media promedio de 16,5 grados Celsius (61,7 Fahrenheit) superó los 16,1 C (61 F) de 2025. El récord del año pasado había rebasado la marca de 15,7 C (60,2 F) establecida en 2018.

“Estos récords ahora se están rompiendo con una frecuencia cada vez mayor, lo que refleja la influencia del cambio climático inducido por el ser humano”, declaró Amy Doherty, directora del Centro Nacional de Información Climática. "Es particularmente notable cuánto hemos superado el récord anterior de temperatura media del verano, establecido apenas el año pasado”.

Los cinco veranos más calurosos se han registrado desde 2003.

El Met calculó que el cambio climático causado por el ser humano hizo que un verano tan caluroso fuera 130 veces más probable. Sin las emisiones humanas de gases de efecto invernadero, un verano así ocurriría una vez por milenio, pero ahora es una vez cada nueve años.

“Nuestro verano más caluroso de la historia es un recordatorio brutal de que no estamos esperando a que el cambio climático llegue a Gran Bretaña; estamos viviendo en medio de él”, indicó la ministra de Transición Climática, Katie White. “Con niños con demasiado calor para dormir, familias preocupadas por parientes mayores, agricultores viendo cómo se secan los campos, y bomberos y nuestras fuerzas armadas combatiendo incendios forestales, todos hemos despertado a una realidad que ninguno de nosotros quiere para las personas y los lugares que amamos”.

Las olas de calor comenzaron a finales de mayo y se repitieron cada mes del verano, con dos en julio.

La Agencia de Seguridad Sanitaria del Reino Unido estimó que 2.877 muertes en Inglaterra estuvieron asociadas con las olas de calor de mayo y junio.

La temperatura máxima de 38 C (100,4 F) en Norfolk el 26 de junio estableció un récord para el mes. El mercurio subió a 38,1 C (100,6 F) en Londres el 13 de agosto, en el día más caluroso del año.

Inglaterra, Gales e Irlanda del Norte establecieron récords de temperaturas medias de verano, aunque Escocia, que fue más fresca y menos seca, igualó su sexto verano más cálido.

Todo Gales y la mayor parte de Inglaterra siguen en condiciones de sequía.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

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Mister Wiggles was born with a spinal issue that affects his hind legs, making it difficult for him to maintain his balance while trying to walk.

Recently, Mister Wiggles received a dog wheelchair at the University of Florida Veterinary Hospital.

The new set of wheels has given him the mobility he was missing, allowing him to get around and enjoy his newfound freedom.

“He’s really wonderful, he has a great personality,” said Mister Wiggles’ caregiver Mallory Kleinsasser. “He doesn’t know that his legs don’t work, and if he does, he doesn’t show it.”

While Mister Wiggles is now mobile, his journey isn’t over.

He is still searching for a permanent home.

Anyone interested in helping Mister Wiggles or who knows someone who may be able to give him a home is encouraged to contact Quality of Life Rehab and Foster Inc. in Ocala.

Mister Wiggles nació con un problema en la columna vertebral que afecta sus patas traseras, lo que le dificulta mantener el equilibrio mientras intenta caminar.

Recientemente, Mister Wiggles recibió una silla de ruedas para perros en el Hospital Veterinario de la Universidad de Florida.

Las nuevas ruedas le han dado la movilidad que le faltaba, permitiéndole desplazarse y disfrutar de su nueva libertad.

“Es realmente maravilloso, tiene una gran personalidad”, dijo Mallory Kleinsasser, cuidadora de Mister Wiggles. “Él no sabe que sus patas no funcionan, y si lo sabe, no lo demuestra”.

Aunque Mister Wiggles ahora puede movilizarse, su camino aún no ha terminado.

Todavía busca un hogar permanente.

Cualquier persona interesada en ayudar a Mister Wiggles o que conozca a alguien que pueda darle un hogar puede comunicarse con Quality of Life Rehab and Foster Inc. en Ocala.

Un portavoz de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Broward dijo a Local 10 News que todos los estudiantes y empleados están a salvo.

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

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

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

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

Las autoridades pidieron al público evitar el área y permitir que los agentes realicen sus labores de manera segura.

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

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But at South Plantation High School, they’re part of the classroom.

The school is home to the largest animal science program in Broward County, giving students an opportunity to step outside a traditional classroom and learn about animals and farm life through hands-on experience.

Students aren’t simply observing the animals. They’re responsible for caring for them, from feeding and cleaning enclosures to trimming hooves and making sure the animals remain healthy.

For senior Mya Garcia, who has been enrolled in the program throughout all four years of high school, that responsibility is one of the best parts.

“It’s really exciting and like it brings me so much joy to just be with the animals,” Garcia said.

Garcia helps feed the animals, clean their pens and make sure they’re getting the nutrients they need.

“I really like taking care of the animals and like just feeding them and making sure they get all their nutrients, their pens are clean and just seeing them happy,” she said.

And her responsibilities aren’t limited to traditional farm animals.

Garcia also works with the program’s snakes, including one named Cornelia.

“Out of the three snakes, I personally think I like her the most,” Garcia said. “I personally think she’s the most friendly.”

For some students, the program is helping prepare them for careers working with animals.

Junior Matthew Grandez sought out the magnet program because he wants to become a veterinarian.

“This has helped me out a lot, you know, not being afraid of going hands-on with the animals, or touching the animal food or just being outside working with them,” Grandez said.

On one day, that hands-on education included learning how to trim goats’ hooves.

“We need to cut their hooves because if they grow too long it gets all awkward and stuff, and we also have to make sure they are balanced, like straight,” Grandez said.

Other students can be found spreading mulch, cleaning animal areas and performing the daily tasks necessary to keep the program running.

Animal science teacher Ben Leatherman has led the department for the past decade and has a personal connection to South Plantation High School: He was once a student there himself.

Leatherman now teaches seven classes a day with more than 220 students enrolled.

Their experience levels can vary dramatically.

“For a lot of them this is their first time ever seeing a rabbit or a guinea pig or their first time pulling a carrot out of the ground,” Leatherman said. “But then I also have kids who might have parrots at home and they come to school knowing more than I do!”

Student Adaline Beck came into the program with plenty of experience.

“I have actually been around animals all my life,” Beck said, adding that she has worked on a farm since she was 5.

Beck is responsible for the program’s chickens and their coop.

Students also learn how to operate the farm like a business, adding lessons in responsibility to the animal-care skills they’re developing.

Junior Zoey Parisi said the program teaches students whether they’re prepared to take on those responsibilities.

“The overall experience of just taking care of them, learning different skills that come along with it, like being able to take responsibility and being able to know whether you’re able to do it or not,” Parisi said.

Many of the animals living at the school were donated to the program, including Thumper, an older lop-eared rabbit who has spent his entire life there.

The variety of animals means students can find their own interests. Along with rabbits and goats, the program cares for snakes, guinea pigs, parrots, cockatiels and cats.

Leatherman said some students develop particularly strong connections with certain animals.

“Some of them really gravitate towards an animal or a subject matter and it’s their baby, you know what I mean,” he said. “And you can tell it’s the reason why they show up to school every day for four years — ‘I love this class. I love hanging out with this animal.’”

For senior Camilla Torressoto, spending so much time with the animals has allowed her to learn their individual behaviors and needs.

“I know their mannerisms, I know if they are OK or not, what they could eat or not,” Torressoto said. “It’s just like my whole existence.”

At South Plantation High School, those relationships are helping students learn responsibility, gain practical experience and, for some, discover a future career — one animal at a time.

Pero en el South Plantation High School, forman parte del aula.

El centro cuenta con el programa de ciencias animales más grande del condado de Broward, lo que brinda a los alumnos la oportunidad de salir del aula tradicional y aprender sobre los animales y la vida en la granja a través de la experiencia práctica.

Los alumnos no se limitan a observar a los animales. Son responsables de cuidarlos, desde alimentarlos y limpiar sus recintos hasta recortarles las pezuñas y asegurarse de que se mantengan sanos.

Para Mya García, alumna de último curso que ha participado en el programa durante los cuatro años de instituto, esa responsabilidad es una de las mejores partes.

“Es realmente emocionante y me llena de alegría el simple hecho de estar con los animales”, afirma García.

García ayuda a alimentar a los animales, a limpiar sus recintos y a asegurarse de que reciben los nutrientes que necesitan.

“Me gusta mucho cuidar de los animales, darles de comer y asegurarme de que reciben todos los nutrientes, de que sus recintos estén limpios y, simplemente, verlos felices”, explica.

Y sus responsabilidades no se limitan a los animales de granja tradicionales.

García también trabaja con las serpientes del programa, incluida una llamada Cornelia.

“De las tres serpientes, personalmente creo que ella es la que más me gusta”, dijo García. “Personalmente, creo que es la más simpática”.

Para algunos alumnos, el programa les está ayudando a prepararse para desarrollar una carrera profesional relacionada con los animales.

Matthew Grandez, de tercer curso, se apuntó al programa especializado porque quiere ser veterinario.

“Esto me ha ayudado mucho, ya sabes, a no tener miedo de trabajar de forma práctica con los animales, ni de tocar su comida, ni simplemente de estar al aire libre trabajando con ellos”, dijo Grandez.

Un día, esa formación práctica incluyó aprender a recortar las pezuñas de las cabras.

“Tenemos que cortarles las pezuñas porque, si les crecen demasiado, se vuelven incómodas y tal, y también tenemos que asegurarnos de que estén equilibradas, es decir, rectas”, explicó Grandez.

A otros alumnos se les puede ver esparciendo mantillo, limpiando las zonas de los animales y realizando las tareas diarias necesarias para que el programa siga funcionando.

El profesor de zootecnia Ben Leatherman ha dirigido el departamento durante la última década y tiene una conexión personal con el instituto South Plantation: él mismo fue alumno allí en su día.

Leatherman imparte ahora siete clases al día con más de 220 alumnos matriculados.

Sus niveles de experiencia pueden variar enormemente.

“Para muchos de ellos, es la primera vez que ven un conejo o un conejillo de Indias, o la primera vez que arrancan una zanahoria de la tierra”, explicó Leatherman. “Pero también tengo alumnos que quizá tengan loros en casa y vienen al instituto sabiendo más que yo”.

La alumna Adaline Beck se incorporó al programa con mucha experiencia.

“La verdad es que he estado rodeada de animales toda mi vida”, dijo Beck, y añadió que lleva trabajando en una granja desde los 5 años.

Beck se encarga de las gallinas del programa y de su gallinero.

Los alumnos también aprenden a gestionar la granja como si fuera un negocio, lo que añade lecciones de responsabilidad a las habilidades de cuidado de animales que están desarrollando.

Zoey Parisi, alumna de tercer curso, dijo que el programa enseña a los alumnos si están preparados para asumir esas responsabilidades.

“La experiencia general de simplemente cuidar de ellos, aprender las diferentes habilidades que ello conlleva, como ser capaz de asumir responsabilidades y saber si eres capaz de hacerlo o no”, explicó Parisi.

Muchos de los animales que viven en el colegio fueron donados al programa, incluido Thumper, un conejo de orejas caídas ya mayor que ha pasado toda su vida allí.

La variedad de animales permite a los alumnos descubrir sus propios intereses. Además de conejos y cabras, el programa cuida de serpientes, cobayas, loros, cacatúas y gatos.

Leatherman señaló que algunos alumnos desarrollan vínculos especialmente fuertes con determinados animales.

“Algunos de ellos se sienten realmente atraídos por un animal o un tema concreto y lo consideran como su bebé, ya sabes a qué me refiero”, explicó. “Y se nota que esa es la razón por la que acuden al colegio todos los días durante cuatro años: “Me encanta esta clase. Me encanta pasar tiempo con este animal”“.

Para la estudiante de último curso Camilla Torressoto, pasar tanto tiempo con los animales le ha permitido conocer sus comportamientos y necesidades individuales.

“Conozco sus gestos, sé si están bien o no, qué pueden comer y qué no”, dijo Torressoto. “Es como si fuera toda mi vida”.

En el instituto South Plantation High School, esas relaciones están ayudando a los alumnos a aprender a ser responsables, a adquirir experiencia práctica y, para algunos, a descubrir una futura profesión, animal a animal.

El radar terrestre del lunes por la mañana mostró un pequeño pero organizado centro de circulación desplazándose a solo unas 30 millas al sur del suroeste de Louisiana. Aunque los cazadores de huracanes que volaron sobre Edouard el martes por la mañana encontraron una circulación estable al comenzar su misión, a media mañana nuevos datos indicaron que Edouard había comenzado a fortalecerse dentro de una banda de tormentas más fuertes a unas 10 millas al sur de su centro.

Con Edouard previsto para desplazarse tierra adentro cerca de la frontera entre Texas y Louisiana a primera hora de esta tarde, le queda poco tiempo sobre el agua para intensificarse. Si bien los modelos estadísticos de intensidad no son muy optimistas sobre que Edouard se vuelva mucho más fuerte de lo que es actualmente, modelos de huracanes de mayor precisión, como el modelo HAFS, sugieren que podría fortalecerse rápidamente antes de tocar tierra, un escenario de intensificación de alto nivel que el Centro Nacional de Huracanes ha seguido en su pronóstico notablemente agresivo.

Incluso si Edouard aprovecha al máximo sus últimas horas sobre el agua, no se espera que alcance la categoría de huracán antes de cruzar la costa, y su pequeño núcleo limitará cualquier amenaza de vientos dañinos generalizados.

Los vientos de tormenta tropical (vientos de al menos 39 mph) se extienden solo unas 25 millas desde el centro de Edouard, por lo que cualquier peligro relacionado con el viento estará limitado a las zonas cercanas a la costa al tocar tierra.

Lluvias localmente intensas hasta el miércoles

El principal efecto de Edouard será la posibilidad de lluvias localmente intensas desde el suroeste de Louisiana y la costa superior de Texas hasta el centro-este de Texas, desde hoy hasta el miércoles.

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional pronostica entre 3 y 6 pulgadas de lluvia y localmente hasta 9 pulgadas en total desde la costa superior de Texas hasta partes del centro-este de Texas a lo largo del corredor de la I-45 que se extiende al norte y este de Houston.

Las fuertes lluvias podrían provocar inundaciones repentinas dispersas y podrían empeorar debido al lento desplazamiento de la tormenta, donde las bandas de lluvia pasan repetidamente sobre las mismas áreas (el llamado “training”, que se asemeja al movimiento de los vagones de un tren).

En general, el área afectada por las fuertes lluvias debería limitarse a una franja estrecha y algunos lugares que necesitan lluvia podrían beneficiarse de las precipitaciones de Edouard. No obstante, quienes se encuentren en la trayectoria de Edouard deben monitorear los pronósticos locales hoy y el miércoles ante la posibilidad de un rápido aumento de los niveles de agua en zonas donde se produzcan las bandas de lluvia más intensas.

Tranquilidad después de Edouard

El Atlántico permanecerá tranquilo después de Edouard. A menos que Edouard supere ampliamente las expectativas hoy, la sequía de huracanes en el Atlántico de 2026 continuará durante la primera semana de septiembre, tradicionalmente una de las semanas más activas de la temporada de huracanes.

De las cinco tormentas con nombre registradas hasta ahora esta temporada, tres han sobrevivido solo 24 horas o menos y ninguna ha tenido vientos superiores a 60 mph (está por determinar si los vientos de Edouard superan a Bertha).

Como hemos analizado en boletines anteriores, la fecha promedio del primer huracán del Atlántico es el 11 de agosto. La fecha más tardía del primer huracán del Atlántico en los registros confiables (desde 1950) es el 11 de septiembre (Humberto en 2013 y Gustav en 2002).

Suponiendo que Edouard no desafíe las probabilidades y terminemos la semana sin un huracán, 2026 ocupará el quinto lugar en cuanto a la formación más tardía del primer huracán de la era satelital (desde 1966).

Pueden pasar muchas cosas en 10 días, pero seguiremos esperando que la sequía récord de huracanes continúe durante el pico de la temporada.

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

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

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

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

Locally heavy rainfall through Wednesday

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

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

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

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

Quiet behind Edouard

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

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

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

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

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

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It happened Monday just before 12:30 p.m. when Miami Fire Rescue crews responded the school, located at 1100 NW 71st St. in the Liberty City neighborhood, after receiving reports of an altercation.

According to officials, first responders found an 18-year-old who had been stabbed and rushed him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.

An MFR spokesperson said that medics also took a 15-year-old boy who had a cut to his hand to JHM. He was also in stable condition.

In video posted to social media, two students can be seen ganging up on another student, punching him and then appearing to stomp on his head while he is on the ground.

The boys then run away as the student who was being attacked chased after them.

“When he got back up, he pulled something out of his pocket, which was a knife and started chasing after the person,” one student told Local 10 News.

Students that spoke to Local 10 News said the school was placed on lockdown as officials searched for the suspect responsible.

“I think what caused it, he was getting bullied. That’s what most people said,” another student said.

No other information about the incident or the injuries was immediately made available.

In a statement, Miami-Dade County Public Schools said the incident resulted in criminal charges, but did not elaborate.

The statement read:

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is aware of an incident involving students at one of our high schools. The matter was immediately addressed by the school’s administration and the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, subsequently resulting in criminal charges. The District takes the safety and well-being of our students and staff very seriously and remains committed to maintaining a secure school environment for all.

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There has been no word from authorities on the circumstances that led up to the stabbings.

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A Broward County Public Schools spokesperson told Local 10 News that all students and staff are safe.

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

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

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

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

Authorities asked the public to avoid the area and allow officers to safely carry out their duties.

No additional details about the reported threat were immediately released.

It wasn't quite the level of Brian Harman smirking and shooting the bird at the camera last month in Minnesota, which made Scheffler chuckle and pump his fist. Both were playful moments, and yet Sunday at East Lake shed a little light on Scheffler's incredible staying power.

Scheffler loves what it takes to be the best player in golf, even the tedious work. He just doesn't care for all the noise and notoriety that accompany greatness.

“I have a tendency to keep my head down and kind of stay in my own lane when I'm out there playing,” he said during the trophy presentation at the Tour Championship. “It's really fun when you're able to win and celebrate with the fans in moments like these, and have my family here.”

Still, his priority is to crush more than to engage. So he added somewhat apologetically, "I feel bad sometimes. I really do keep my head down and try to focus as much as I can. But I really do hear all the cheers, and I'm very thankful for all of them.”

The RBC Heritage at Hilton Head is reputed to be among the most chill tournaments on the schedule, the perfect place to decompress right after the Masters. During the pro-am that week, Scheffler said he felt a calmer vibe at Augusta National despite the enormous pressure, mainly because of the space inside the ropes and spectators (patrons) who cheer, not scream.

When he reached the ninth tee, fans at Hilton Head were screaming his name as he waited for the fairway to clear to tee off. Scheffler turned and smiled.

It's part of the deal, and he knows that by now.

But this extraordinary run of dominance allows for speculation how long he can keep it up as the attention gets brighter. Winning is hard. The trappings that come with it can be exhausting.

The way Scheffler showed up seemingly every week — he finished first, second or third in half of the 20 tournaments he played — and then capped off the season by winning two of the three postseason tournaments was satisfying.

It also makes him a shoo-in to be voted PGA Tour player of the year for a fifth straight time. That would tie Tiger Woods for winning the most in a row.

Best comparison with Tiger is separation

Comparisons with Woods, just like athletes in any sport across generations, are for pool halls and podcasts. Scheffler brushed off the inevitable moment of passing Woods at No. 1 on the PGA Tour career earnings list, a spot Woods held for nearly 26 years.

“I wouldn't really consider that a Tiger record being broken,” Scheffler said. “I think it just shows one of the many effects he had on the game of a golf in a positive way.”

Woods never played for a prize fund of $10 million in his peak years from 1997 through 2009. Scheffler played for an average purse of $19.25 million this year. When it comes to money records, it just isn't a fair fight.

The real benchmark — 82 tour wins — is still a long way off. Scheffler has gone three straight years with three wins or more. Woods went 10 out of 11 years winning at least four times.

Scheffler, however, has separated himself in a similar manner as Woods. His points average in the world ranking is more than double that of Rory McIlroy at No. 2. This is his 171st week in a row at No. 1 in the world. Woods holds the record with 281 consecutive weeks at No. 1. A milestone that for years looks untouchable is now at least thinkable.

Practice makes close to perfect for Scheffler

There is not much drama with Scheffler, and he likes it that way. His obsession is such that he once said he had to force himself to find something other than golf to think about. Having two young boys have helped.

“Part of what’s great about golf and part of what’s very frustrating about golf is it’s kind of an endless puzzle you’re always trying to solve,” Scheffler said. “I feel like in order to become good at this game, you have to really enjoy the harder parts of it, the stuff that’s a little bit more mundane.”

For Scheffler, that would be the first 10 minutes on the stationary bike. Cardio work is not his favorite. Neither is a cold plunge at 5:30 a.m. “Do I want to go in there and freeze? No, but I do it,” he said in January.

Practice, however, doesn't get old. Neither does competing.

His caddie, Ted Scott, once told of a round they played at Cypress Point early in 2025. Scheffler was returning from slicing open his right hand when he tried to use a wine glass to cut ravioli. He showed Scott no mercy that day, prompting the caddie to say, “Scottie don't play games when he's playing games.”

It's all about getting the most out of every day, from the cold plunge to the bike to the range to the first tee. Scheffler is relentless and it's a matter of how long he can keep up this pace.

“I don't feel like I take days off. I’m highly competitive, and I’m very proud of being able to have the consistent results I’ve had over the years,” he said. "I feel like it's a gift to play out here on the PGA Tour, and I don't want to take it for granted. ... I don’t want to look back at the end of my career and feel like I could have done more in order to play well.”

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But with thousands of products available in stores and online, figuring out which ones are worth taking can be confusing.

Dr. Frederick Chaleff, a board-certified interventional cardiologist and CEO of Scimera MD, says consumers should research supplements carefully before adding them to their daily routines.

“It’s a big industry and there are a lot of individuals and companies making supplements,” Chaleff said. “You have to have independent testing of the end result.”

Look beyond the label

Chaleff said the quality of supplements can vary widely between brands, making it important to know not only what a product claims to contain but also where its ingredients came from and how they were handled.

“Knowing the chain of raw material, where it came from, and how it’s handled — all that makes a huge difference,” he said.

Chaleff recommends looking for products that undergo independent testing, which can help verify that what is listed on the label is actually in the product.

Consumers can also look for GMP certification. GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practices, a set of standards designed to help ensure products are manufactured consistently and safely.

“You can just take a little time and look at where it’s manufactured and do research on that facility,” Chaleff said.

If consumers cannot find information about where or how a supplement is manufactured, Chaleff said he would avoid it.

“I wouldn’t touch that,” he said.

Local 10 visited Florida Supplement, the manufacturing facility where Chaleff’s Scimera supplements are produced, for a closer look at the manufacturing process.

“When we developed the line, we made sure to find a manufacturer that followed all the guidelines, like Florida Supplement,” Chaleff said.

Supplements aren’t one-size-fits-all

For people considering adding a supplement to their routine, Chaleff said the first question should be what they are trying to accomplish.

The conversation should take into account a person’s overall health, including diet, exercise and individual wellness goals.

While supplements can help fill nutritional gaps, Chaleff said they shouldn’t be viewed as a replacement for healthy habits.

“Technically, if you can eat all the food groups when you’re supposed to, theoretically you shouldn’t need a supplement,” Chaleff said. “But in reality, that’s not what happens.”

Before starting a new vitamin or supplement, consumers should research the product carefully and talk with their doctor about what may be appropriate for their individual needs.

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The crash happened just before midnight in the southbound lanes of I-95, south of State Road 50.

Troopers said a 58-year-old man from Canada was driving south in the center lane when he spotted an alligator in the roadway.

The driver was unable to avoid the animal and struck it. The alligator died as a result of the crash, according to FHP.

“I’m wondering how he got on there?” traveler Ronnie Stacy said.

Troopers said the 20-year-old Palm Bay woman, who was driving a Toyota Tacoma, was traveling behind the Canadian driver when she encountered the crash.

Troopers said the woman swerved, lost control of the Tacoma and overturned.

She was ejected from the truck.

A third driver then ran over the woman and did not stop, according to FHP.

The woman died at the scene.

Troopers said she was not wearing a seat belt, which resulted in her being thrown from the truck. FHP officials said the crash serves as a reminder for drivers to always buckle up.

The Canadian driver was not injured and remained at the scene.

Drivers said encountering an animal unexpectedly on a dark highway can leave drivers with only seconds to react.

“Your natural reaction, regardless if you see a dog, cat, or an alligator, is to swerve,” driver Jill White said.

But swerving to avoid an animal can create additional dangers for drivers and others on the road.

“My reaction would be the same thing, and unfortunately, somebody else got hurt for it,” White said.

Pero con miles de productos disponibles en tiendas y en Internet, decidir cuáles merece la pena tomar puede resultar confuso.

El Dr. Frederick Chaleff, cardiólogo intervencionista certificado y director ejecutivo de Scimera MD, afirma que los consumidores deberían informarse bien sobre los suplementos antes de incorporarlos a su rutina diaria.

“Es un sector enorme y hay muchas personas y empresas que fabrican suplementos”, señaló Chaleff. “Es imprescindible que el producto final se someta a pruebas independientes”.

Ver detrás de la etiqueta

Chaleff explicó que la calidad de los suplementos puede variar mucho de una marca a otra, por lo que es importante saber no solo qué afirma contener un producto, sino también de dónde proceden sus ingredientes y cómo se han manipulado.

“Conocer la cadena de suministro de la materia prima, su procedencia y cómo se ha manipulado: todo eso marca una enorme diferencia”, afirmó.

Chaleff recomienda buscar productos que se sometan a pruebas independientes, lo que puede ayudar a verificar que lo que figura en la etiqueta se encuentra realmente en el producto.

Los consumidores también pueden buscar la certificación GMP. GMP son las siglas de «Buenas Prácticas de Fabricación», un conjunto de normas diseñadas para garantizar que los productos se fabriquen de forma coherente y segura.

“Basta con dedicar un poco de tiempo a mirar dónde se fabrica e investigar sobre esa planta”, dijo Chaleff.

Si los consumidores no pueden encontrar información sobre dónde o cómo se fabrica un complemento alimenticio, Chaleff afirmó que él lo evitaría.

“Yo no lo tocaría”, dijo.

Local 10 visitó Florida Supplement, la planta de fabricación donde se producen los complementos Scimera de Chaleff, para conocer más de cerca el proceso de fabricación.

“Cuando desarrollamos la línea, nos aseguramos de encontrar un fabricante que cumpliera todas las directrices, como Florida Supplement”, explicó Chaleff.

Los suplementos no son una solución única para todos

Para las personas que estén pensando en incorporar un suplemento a su rutina, Chaleff señaló que la primera pregunta debería ser qué es lo que pretenden conseguir.

La conversación debería tener en cuenta la salud general de la persona, incluyendo la dieta, el ejercicio y los objetivos de bienestar individuales.

Aunque los suplementos pueden ayudar a cubrir carencias nutricionales, Chaleff señaló que no deben considerarse un sustituto de los hábitos saludables.

“Técnicamente, si se consumen todos los grupos de alimentos cuando se debe, en teoría no debería ser necesario tomar un suplemento”, afirmó Chaleff. “Pero, en realidad, eso no es lo que ocurre”.

Antes de empezar a tomar una nueva vitamina o suplemento, los consumidores deberían informarse bien sobre el producto y consultar con su médico cuál podría ser el más adecuado para sus necesidades individuales.

U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

The department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) also showed that layoffs fell. But so did the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their prospects. The report showed that gross hiring — before subtracting those who lost or quit their jobs — dipped to 5.1 million in July from 5.3 million in June.

The American job market is hardly booming, but it is ambling along despite an energy shock caused by the fighting with Iran that has squeezed family budgets.

So far this year, U.S. employers — companies, nonprofits and government agencies — added an average of 61,000 net jobs a month. The figure — which was dragged down by job losses in February and July — is unimpressive. But it's an improvement on 2025 when job growth came in below 10,000 a month — weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002 — as the lingering effect of high interest rates and uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs discouraged firms from hiring.

But if U.S. employers aren't hiring much, at least they aren't firing much either. The unemployment rate remains at a low 4.1%, and the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has come in low week after week.

“The labor market is back in the ‘low fire, low hire’ mode,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. "Companies are growing cautious as the war in Iran drags on and borrowing costs have spiked.''

When the Labor Department puts out numbers on August hiring and unemployment Friday, it's expected to show that employers added 65,000 last month and that the jobless rate ticked up to 4.2%, according to a survey of forecasters by the data firm FactSet.

But those words — organized around four key journalistic principles — are important enough, asserts Dan Axelrod, that they just might save our democracy.

“I’m going to just say it,” says Axelrod, chairman of the SPJ Ethics Committee and former longtime Gannett business reporter. ”This is the way to protect democracy. This is to protect society. There but for the grace of God goes a society without journalists.”

Axelrod is talking not only about the existence of the code but the need, every so often, to update it. It’s a laborious process, taking about a year and countless hours of meetings and feedback, virtual and in person.

Yet as the media landscape seems to shift daily and new technologies emerge, SPJ has decided that the time is at hand — for the first time in 12 years, and only the sixth in the code's century-long history.

A conclave, of sorts, to update the code

The seriousness of the undertaking brought the committee and other media ethics experts to Indianapolis in June, after lots of virtual meetings. Seems it wasn't the most relaxing way to spend a weekend.

“Passions definitely got heated,” Axelrod says.

“Well, there were no fistfights,” quips his colleague, Chris Roberts, vice chairman of the committee and a journalism professor at the University of Alabama. He explains there was “a lot of smithing of the words.”

The result: No white smoke, but a 967-word draft code, 73 longer than the existing one.

But why update in the first place? The first reason — hardly a surprise — is the rapid emergence of AI.

“We were thinking about artificial intelligence and how it’s used and sometimes misused by news organizations,” Roberts says, “as they confront that new technology that saves them money, but also causes a lot of trouble if it’s not used effectively and ethically.”

Another issue concerns the very term “professional journalists.” Recent years have seen a huge increase in independent, so-called “creator journalists." The SPJ thinks they, too, should have a code to guide them. (The code, as always, is a voluntary guide and not enforceable.)

One key goal is to address an existential crisis in the field: an increasing lack of public trust in the media.

“We’re talking about a world that does not trust us as much as they did,” Roberts says. “We’re talking about politicians and others who go out of their way to smack journalism around because it dares point out their shortcomings. Meanwhile, the business of journalism has changed so much financially, and a third of journalists don’t work for a traditional news organization.

“All of those things and so many more are pretty good reasons to take another look,” he says, “and remind people that there are standards that should be standards, regardless of whether you call yourself a journalist, or the type of platform for which you work.”

Four key principles remain the same

The SPJ, which has some 4,000 members nationwide, was founded in 1909. In 1926 it adopted its first code of ethics, then formed an ethics committee in 1948 and revised the code five times — the last in 2014.

The four, unchanging key principles: “Seek Truth and Report It.” “Minimize Harm.” “Act Independently.” “Be Accountable and Transparent.”

But much else has evolved. A report accompanying the draft notes that traditional newsroom jobs are dwindling as the industry contracts. Simultaneously, it says, there’s been a marked growth in citizen journalists, freelancers, online influencers and pundits. The report cites a Pew study that shows fully one-third of journalists were freelance or self-employed in 2023.

It also cites the shrinking presence of news outlets serving as watchdogs, as well as “people, organizations and private investors without journalism backgrounds, who are buying or opening news properties, affecting news coverage, influencing editorial decisions and pushing personal agendas.”

The SPJ says the rapid rise in use of generative AI and other new technology — in news, as elsewhere — raises ethical questions.

So a new line says: “Remember that speed, technology or medium do not excuse inaccuracy or unfairness. Journalists are ethically responsible for their work, regardless of tools and technologies used.” In other words: The buck stops with the journalist, regardless of what AI might say.

“We don’t want people using the excuse of a technology to say that they couldn’t produce things ethically and transparently,” says Roberts.

But the proposed draft — to be voted on in October by the broader organization after a current feedback period — does not mention AI by name, referring only to tools and technologies, so it will remain relevant as technology changes. It also addresses other issues like verification, misinformation, crime reporting, fabricated images and more.

They fixed some problematic wording

A notable addition — and one that generated much discussion — is this line: “Be vigilant and courageous about holding those with power accountable. Counter the unfair marginalization of those with less power.”

What's interesting is what it replaces. The original text said: “Give voice to the voiceless.” That phrasing was seen as problematic, because it assumed that some groups lack a voice.

Notes committee member Eric Deggans: “It’s not that they don’t have a voice. It’s that too often mainstream news outlets don’t pay attention to it or don’t even know that it exists."

“What we wanted to try to speak to,” says Deggans, NPR's critic-at-large and a media ethics professor at Washington and Lee University, “was this idea that there are groups out there that may be marginalized from news coverage ... and (journalists) should make an effort to include them when it’s relevant, particularly when it builds the accuracy of the story."

Given the changes in the industry, one might ask another, overarching question: Does one code fit all? And will it even be acknowledged?

“We shouldn’t shy away from it," replies current SPT President Chris Vaccaro, “just because the industry is changing or the idea of who a journalist is is changing.”

Vaccaro is confident that the code, which has been translated into multiple languages, will be followed by many. That newsroom bulletin board, he says, is now the entire world.

“We’re definitely not going to operate under the assumption that no one’s going to use it or nobody cares, or journalism’s changed so drastically that it doesn’t matter,” says Vaccaro. “It does matter.”

Deggans says he teaches two ethics classes, and both study the SPJ code. But besides training young journalists, the code has other key uses. “If you’re operating in a country that has had authoritarian rule for a long time or doesn’t have a long history of a free press, how do you figure out how that works? You turn to the SPJ code, right?”

Deggans wishes more working journalists would review the code.

And others, too: “I wish some people who owned journalism outlets would read the code, because too often they're pressuring their employees to do things that are unethical, and the employee has to figure out a way to preserve their journalism ethics and also give the employer what they want.”

El choque ocurrió poco antes de la medianoche en los carriles hacia el sur de la I-95, al sur de State Road 50.

Agentes dijeron que un hombre de 58 años de Canadá conducía hacia el sur por el carril central cuando vio un caimán en la carretera.

El conductor no pudo evitar al animal y lo golpeó. El caimán murió como resultado del choque, según la FHP.

“Me pregunto cómo llegó allí”, dijo el viajero Ronnie Stacy.

Agentes dijeron que la mujer de 20 años de Palm Bay, quien conducía una Toyota Tacoma, viajaba detrás del conductor canadiense cuando se encontró con el choque.

Agentes dijeron que la mujer viró, perdió el control de la Tacoma y volcó.

La mujer salió expulsada de la camioneta.

Luego, un tercer conductor atropelló a la mujer y no se detuvo, según la FHP.

La mujer murió en la escena.

Agentes dijeron que no llevaba puesto el cinturón de seguridad, lo que provocó que saliera expulsada de la camioneta. Funcionarios de la FHP dijeron que el choque sirve como un recordatorio para que los conductores siempre se abrochen el cinturón de seguridad.

El conductor canadiense no resultó herido y permaneció en la escena.

Conductores dijeron que encontrarse inesperadamente con un animal en una carretera oscura puede dejar a los conductores con solo unos segundos para reaccionar.

“Tu reacción natural, independientemente de si ves un perro, un gato o un caimán, es virar”, dijo la conductora Jill White.

Pero virar para evitar a un animal puede crear peligros adicionales para los conductores y otras personas en la carretera.

“Mi reacción sería la misma y, desafortunadamente, alguien más resultó herido por ello”, dijo White.

El incidente ocurrió el lunes poco antes de las 12:30 p.m., cuando equipos de Miami Fire Rescue acudieron a la escuela, ubicada en 1100 NW 71st St., en el vecindario de Liberty City, tras recibir reportes de un altercado.

Según las autoridades, los equipos de emergencia encontraron a un joven de 18 años que había sido apuñalado y lo trasladaron de urgencia al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital, donde se encontraba en condición estable.

Un portavoz de Miami Fire Rescue dijo que los paramédicos también trasladaron al Jackson Memorial Hospital a un adolescente de 15 años que presentaba una cortadura en una mano. También se encontraba en condición estable.

En un video publicado en redes sociales se observa a dos estudiantes atacar a otro alumno, golpearlo y aparentemente pisarle la cabeza mientras se encuentra en el suelo.

Los jóvenes huyen posteriormente mientras el estudiante que estaba siendo atacado corre detrás de ellos.

Estudiantes que hablaron con Local 10 News dijeron que la escuela fue puesta bajo confinamiento mientras las autoridades buscaban al sospechoso responsable.

No se dieron a conocer de inmediato más detalles sobre el incidente ni sobre las lesiones.

En un comunicado, las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade afirmaron que el incidente dio lugar a la presentación de cargos penales, pero no dieron más detalles.

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade (M-DCPS) tienen conocimiento de un incidente en el que se vieron implicados alumnos de uno de nuestros institutos. La dirección del centro y el Departamento de Policía Escolar de Miami-Dade abordaron el asunto de inmediato, lo que dio lugar posteriormente a la presentación de cargos penales. El distrito se toma muy en serio la seguridad y el bienestar de nuestros alumnos y personal, y mantiene su compromiso de garantizar un entorno escolar seguro para todos.

- Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Miami-Dade

Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han informado cuáles fueron las circunstancias que llevaron al apuñalamiento.

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez announced a “historic” 25-year deal on Saturday night and said it would increase output to 1.5 million barrels per day.

President Donald Trump announced the “biggest oil deal in world history” on Friday on Truth Social, and credited Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

“Trump and Marco Rubio have intentionally left everything opaque ... Trump did remove Maduro so he could get control over Venezuela’s oil and line his billionaire buddies’ pockets,” Wasserman Schultz said. “That’s what this is all about.”

Officials have not publicly identified the private Venezuelan operator involved in the deal, which reportedly includes 17 oil fields in the Orinoco Belt and Lake Maracaibo.

“The U.S. is going to take a 35% passive stake in a private company that is run by a Venezuelan who has done some deals for oil in Venezuela before, and ultimately that would give them preferential rights to buy about 20% of the production that comes from these investments at cost,” Ellen Wald, the president and founder of Transversal Consulting and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, told Bloomberg on Monday.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that the parties involved were the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital and billionaire Alejandro Betancourt, of North American Blue Energy Partners, or NABEP, a production company.

Betancourt, 46, also known as Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López, was the subject of investigations on money laundering in the U.S., Switzerland, and Spain, The Washington Post reported last week. U.S. federal prosecutors dropped a case against him in 2020. He has previously denied wrongdoing.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance defended the joint venture.

“We are going to see a significant increase in production,” Vance said. “The $65 billion barrel reserve is a big part of that.”

Officials plan to sign agreements with U.S. companies next week. Francisco R. Rodríguez, an economist and senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, said the oil deals will “make Venezuela a subordinate state to the U.S.”

Market experts did not expect the deal to have an immediate impact on U.S. consumers’ gas prices.

“Sounds promising, but it still will take billions of investment to get that oil,” Patrick De Haan, an analyst with Gas Buddy, wrote on Sunday on X.

Wasserman Schultz, who is campaigning for Florida’s 20th Congressional District, said that if she is elected on Nov. 3, she will be part of an effort by Democrats to stop the deal.

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Marc Horowitz, de 53 años y residente de Weston, enfrenta cargos de robo sin arma de fuego ni otro tipo de arma y agresión física.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, los agentes acudieron a la casa de Horowitz, cerca de la cuadra 16000 de Southwest Fifth Way, en Weston, alrededor de las 11:58 p.m. del viernes, tras recibir un reporte sobre un “disturbio”.

“En el lugar, los agentes determinaron que un hombre adulto, identificado como Marc S. Horowitz, estuvo involucrado en un altercado doméstico en el que agredió físicamente a una persona adulta y le arrebató el teléfono”, dijo un portavoz de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward a Local 10 News en un correo electrónico enviado el lunes.

Local 10 averiguó que la víctima es esposa de Horowitz y ambos tienen hijos en común.

Según el informe de arresto, la víctima dijo a los agentes que ella y Horowitz habían estado consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas el viernes por la noche antes de llegar a casa y comenzar una discusión.

La mujer dijo que, en un momento dado, Horowitz le arrebató el teléfono de la mano, según el informe.

De acuerdo con el reporte, Horowitz salió de la casa, pero posteriormente regresó y le pidió a la víctima el control remoto.

Los agentes dijeron que, cuando ella no pudo encontrarlo, Horowitz la empujó al suelo colocando ambas manos sobre su pecho, lo que provocó que cayera sobre su lado izquierdo.

Un portavoz de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Broward dijo que Horowitz es subdirector de la escuela primaria Orange Brook, en Hollywood. El distrito señaló que será reasignado tras el incidente mientras se lleva a cabo una revisión adicional por parte de Recursos Humanos, que podría derivar en otras medidas, incluido su despido.

En el sitio web de la escuela primaria Orange Brook, Horowitz aparece como administrador, específicamente como “director en prácticas”.

“Que ocurra algo así es bastante devastador. Así es como yo lo veo, especialmente cuando se trabaja con niños pequeños”, dijo Jacquelin Peterson, cuyo hijo asiste a la escuela primaria.

“Para mí, específicamente, si hubo violencia involucrada, no creo que alguien así deba estar cerca de nuestros hijos”, dijo otra madre, Ashley Acevedo.

James Johnson, cuyo hijo también asiste a la escuela, dijo que no cree que Horowitz sea una “mala persona”.

“Cualquier cosa puede hacer que alguien reaccione, pero no creo que sea una mala persona”, dijo Johnson.

El administrador escolar recibió el lunes una fianza de 3,000 dólares y podría ser puesto en libertad más tarde ese mismo día si paga la fianza.

Sheinbaum ha logrado mantener su postura de “cooperación sin subordinación”, pero debió concentrarse en lograr resultados contundentes en materia de seguridad como la captura y abatimiento en febrero del líder del poderoso Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “ El Mencho ”.

La mandataria también ha llevado adelante negociaciones con su principal socio comercial para tratar de contener los aranceles que impuso Trump y preservar la supervivencia del tratado comercial con Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC).

Imponiendo su marca personal

Aunque Sheinbaum ha negado un distanciamiento con las políticas de su antecesor y padre político Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), durante su segundo año de gobierno se hizo más evidente el giro en asuntos claves como la seguridad.

De la política de no confrontación con los grupos criminales de López Obrador pasó a un combate más frontal que ha llevado a la detención de más 63.000 personas entre octubre de 2024 —al inicio de su gobierno— y julio de este año.

Como resultado de esa política en 2025 la tasa de homicidios cerró en 21,4 por cada 100.000 habitantes desde los 25,8 del año anterior, según cifras oficiales. Pero aún persiste la violencia en algunas regiones del país, como el estado noroccidental de Sinaloa.

Sheinbaum ha mantenido una estrecha colaboración en materia de seguridad que se materializó con el envío a Estados Unidos de 92 narcotraficantes mexicanos entre febrero de 2025 y enero pasado.

La mandataria también mantuvo una activa participación en el plano internacional —a diferencia de su antecesor— y acudió a la cumbre del G-7 en junio de 2025 en Canadá. Seis meses después tuvo su primer encuentro trilateral en Washington con Trump y el primer ministro canadiense Mark Carney.

Entre los vaivenes con Trump

Durante el último año Sheinbaum ha tenido que hacer frente a las tensiones con Estados Unidos en materia comercial, de seguridad y migratorias, pero estas fricciones no perturbaron el intercambio comercial bilateral que superó el año pasado los 872.000 millones de dólares.

A su vez el gobierno mexicano ha mantenido un diálogo permanente con Washington para tratar de revertir el arancel de 10% que desde el año pasado se impuso a los productos que no están cubiertos por el T-MEC, así como a los camiones medianos y pesados —que tienen un impuesto de 25%— y el gravamen de 50% vigente para el acero y el aluminio.

Pero en materia migratoria han aflorado las diferencias. México escaló en julio los reclamos por la muerte de 17 de sus connacionales y solicitó a las fiscalías de Estados Unidos que investiguen penalmente los casos de migrantes fallecidos mientras estaban bajo custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) o durante redadas de esa agencia.

Las presiones internas

En medio de las tensiones con el vecino del norte, a Sheinbaum se le abrió a fines de abril un frente interno luego de que la Fiscalía de Nueva York acusó al gobernador oficialista de Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, y a otros nueve funcionarios activos y retirados de colaborar con el Cártel de Sinaloa y pidió a México que los detuviera con fines de extradición.

En un primer momento la presidenta salió en defensa de Rocha Moya, pero meses después surgió un distanciamiento luego de que el político decidió retornar a su cargo, lo que desató una polémica que golpeó al partido gobernante Morena y a Sheinbaum. La controversia se solventó en agosto luego de que el político oficialista se separó de manera indefinida de la gobernación de Sinaloa.

Personal de Miami Fire Rescue trasladó de urgencia a Beauperthuy-Rojas, de 63 años, al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital tras el choque ocurrido la mañana del sábado en Rickenbacker Causeway.

“Tiene algunas laceraciones en el hígado y los riñones. Tenía cortaduras por todo el cuerpo. Tiene una lesión en la médula espinal. Hasta ahora, los indicios son que no tiene movimiento ni capacidad para moverse de la cintura para abajo”, dijo su cuñado, Carlos G. Mendia, residente de Key Biscayne.

Mendia, de 62 años, dijo que Beauperthuy-Rojas, un ciclista experimentado que lo introdujo a este deporte en 2010, circulaba solo por el carril designado para bicicletas cuando el conductor de una camioneta SUV lo atropelló.

“Es extremadamente peligroso. Les suplico a las autoridades, a los funcionarios públicos, que encuentren una solución a esto”, dijo Mendia sobre los peligros de andar en bicicleta por Rickenbacker Causeway. “Esto no tiene sentido”.

Durante décadas, Beauperthuy-Rojas, del HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, ha atendido a pacientes con lesiones deportivas y enfermedades degenerativas. También fue presidente de la Miami Orthopaedic Society.

“No solo lo describen como un gran médico, sino como una gran persona”, dijo Henry Garcia, portavoz del HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, al referirse a lo que opinan sus colegas.

El Departamento de Policía de Miami continuaba investigando la causa del accidente el lunes por la tarde. Según la policía, el conductor está cooperando con la investigación.

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Richard Campbell, the vice mayor elected in 2022, identified the woman as his ex-girlfriend.

“It’s a relationship that for months she should have left the house,” Campbell said. “Friends, family, we couldn’t get her to do so.”

Campbell, a Jamaican-American physical therapist who has experience in social work and education, served as a city commissioner from 2018 to 2020.

“You can look at my history. I’ve never been accused. My history is public,” Campbell said. “I’ve been around for 35 years, and I’ve never come across anything similar to this.”

Campbell, who also lived in Cuba, is campaigning for the election of the city’s commission seat four on Nov. 3.

“I’m not worried, I’m confident,” Campbell said, adding that the case was a smear campaign that was “meant to disrupt the election.”

City leaders gathered as they do normally for scheduled Monday night meeting, which went on without Campbell.

Lauderhill Mayor Denise Grant told Local 10 News she had no comment on Campbell’s arrest.

Later, during the meeting, she led a prayer for Campbell.

“We have one of our colleagues that’s not here,” she said during the meeting. “We ask for your protection Lord God, that you will protect him in this time. Lord, that you will give him what he needs to have peace that surpasses all understanding.”

Campbell, the founder of the Caribbean-American Soccer Association, said he looks forward to his defense in Broward County court.

“It will play out in court,” Campbell said. “The public will be aware of the results of it. I’m here, I have nowhere to go.”

Local 10 News has a pending request with the Lauderhill Police Department for the arrest report.

High temperatures are starting out very typical for early September around 90°. There are no major heat waves in the forecast since clouds and persistent thunderstorm activity each day will keep temperatures in check for at least the next week or two.

Richard Campbell, el vicealcalde electo en 2022, identificó a la mujer como su ex novia.

“Es una relación que ella debió haber dejado la casa hace meses”, dijo Campbell. “Amigos, familiares, no pudimos lograr que lo hiciera”.

Campbell, un fisioterapeuta jamaiquino-estadounidense con experiencia en trabajo social y educación, se desempeñó como comisionado de la ciudad de 2018 a 2020.

“Puedes revisar mi historial. Nunca he sido acusado. Mi historial es público”, dijo Campbell. “He estado aquí durante 35 años y nunca me he encontrado con algo similar a esto”.

Campbell, quien también vivió en Cuba, está haciendo campaña para la elección del escaño cuatro de la comisión de la ciudad el 3 de noviembre.

“No estoy preocupado, estoy confiado”, dijo Campbell, agregando que el caso era una campaña de desprestigio que estaba “destinada a interrumpir las elecciones”.

Los líderes de la ciudad se reunieron como lo hacen normalmente para la reunión programada del lunes por la noche, que continuó sin Campbell.

La alcaldesa de Lauderhill, Denise Grant, dijo a Local 10 News que no tenía comentarios sobre el arresto de Campbell.

Más tarde, durante la reunión, dirigió una oración por Campbell.

“Tenemos a uno de nuestros colegas que no está aquí”, dijo durante la reunión. “Pedimos por tu protección, Señor Dios, que lo protejas en este momento. Señor, que le des lo que necesita para tener una paz que sobrepasa todo entendimiento”.

Campbell, fundador de la Asociación de Fútbol Caribeño-Estadounidense, dijo que espera defenderse en un tribunal del condado Broward.

“Se resolverá en los tribunales”, dijo Campbell. “El público conocerá los resultados. Estoy aquí, no tengo adónde ir”.

Local 10 News tiene una solicitud pendiente ante el Departamento de Policía de Lauderhill para obtener el informe del arresto.

As the crises deepen on the island, thieves recently stole the family’s horse and killed it for food, so the Barrosos now rely on a borrowed animal for transportation, because school buses aren't running.

Fuel, teachers and uniforms remain scarce as the new school year begins.

More than 10,000 schools were expected to open their doors on Tuesday, welcoming an estimated 1.4 million children and more than 135,000 teachers.

The island’s education minister acknowledged ongoing challenges, calling the reopening of schools a “heroic act” for an island whose free and universal education system was long considered a crowning achievement of the 1959 revolution.

But the island’s multiple crises forced the government to end the previous school year in June — one month early. Conditions have only worsened, with persistent power, water and fuel shortages compounded by a U.S. oil embargo and longstanding sanctions.

“This academic year has been the most disastrous one,” said Leanete Barroso, mother of two daughters.

As schools reopened, President Miguel Díaz-Canel touted the achievement, writing on X that it was something “the empire sought to prevent with its plan of strangulation.”

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez echoed those sentiments.

“No energy blockade, threats, intensified embargo, or secondary sanctions will prevent us from continuing to preserve and develop the achievements of the Revolution, attained under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz,” he wrote on X.

As students entered their respective schools, they saluted the Cuban flag and sang the national anthem, which includes this line: “To die for one's country is to live.”

Cuban schools lack teachers

A widespread lack of professors prompted the government to send more than 3,000 teachers from Cuba’s eastern provinces to schools in Havana as teacher coverage fell to 73% across the island. The vacancies are blamed on low salaries and emigration.

Education Minister Naima Trujillo Barreto implored Cubans to help fill the gaps, calling on university students, professionals and even retirees.

“Everyone is invited — anyone who has something to contribute,” she said at a recent news conference. “You might be at home, perhaps retired, and eager to meet a group of children who need lessons in the very subject you know better than anyone else.”

Librarian Sura Victorero Llerena answered the call. She retired this year but rejoined the school where she worked for 39 years: “I came back because I want to help. ... We are like a family. We all pull together to make sure things turn out well.”

Meanwhile, parents and those in the private sector are expected to help provide school meals, with some schools only reporting a 15-day supply of food, according to state media.

School uniforms also were largely unavailable as the new school year began, meeting only 12% of demand at the primary level.

“No workshop can operate without electricity. Without fuel, we cannot transport fabric from one part of the country to another,” Trujillo Barreto said. “Without money or the ability to import, no fabric comes in either.”

She said that students would be allowed to wear “comfortable clothing” but are still required to tie on their traditional red or blue kerchiefs.

On Tuesday before dawn, many children brushed their teeth by the light of cellphones and rechargeable light bulbs. The night was rough for the Barroso sisters, who slept with their mother outside because their rechargeable fan died and the air was suffocating inside their cramped wooden home with a tin roof.

As they got ready for school, Leanete Barroso's oldest daughter, 15-year-old Sheila Ramírez Barroso, had already issued a warning to her parents: drop her off before they reached the school so her classmates wouldn't see her atop a horse-drawn cart.

Cuba's daily grind takes its toll

The day before classes started, Yurima Izaguirre struggled to pull up last year’s school uniform on the youngest of her three children. She grimaced when she saw that her 7-year-old daughter had nearly outgrown the burgundy skirt.

“You’re going to suffocate after a while in the classroom,” Izaguirre said.

No new uniforms were available for her two daughters, but she was able to find two shorts for her son.

A surge in the cost of goods in Cuba meant Izaguirre didn't have enough money to buy new shoes for her children. For the first time ever, she had to buy school supplies for the three of them. The government was unable to provide them.

Izaguirre worries the most about having to feed her children lunch every day during the school week, another first for her.

Izaguirre planned to prepare what she and her husband, who works as a lifeguard, could afford: pasta, tuna and mayonnaise: “It has to last.”

Before classes started, Izaguirre told her children that they needed to pack their small, rechargeable fans — each labeled with their name — to help cope with temperatures hovering above 90 F (32 C). Like many Cubans, they're often hit with daily outages lasting more than 20 hours — so they recharge the fans at the home of a kind neighbor.

The longer-than-usual vacation before classes also hit the family hard. Usually, they would visit the beach, a park or the zoo, but with no transportation available given a lack of fuel, Izaguirre said that she would organize picnics beneath a tree near their home.

Her children give her emotional strength, but daily life in Cuba has hit Izaguirre hard: “In my head, I think of doing 1,000 things, but I have to keep going for their sake.”

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According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported just after 8:10 p.m. near the 1300 block of Avon Lane.

Deputies said the man who fired the shots fled the scene after the shooting.

BSO’s Violent Crime detectives are investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, la balacera fue reportada poco después de las 8:10 p.m. cerca de la cuadra 1300 de Avon Lane.

Agentes dijeron que el hombre que realizó los disparos huyó de la escena después de la balacera.

Los detectives de Crímenes Violentos de la BSO están investigando.

Cualquier persona que tenga información debe llamar a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

The shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. next to a New York Police Department substation, just outside One Times Square, the building that hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration. It is one of the most heavily touristed and policed spots in all of New York.

The 49-year-old woman from Queens pulled out two knives from a shopping bag and stabbed a 68-year-old man who had just come out of the subway station and was waiting to cross the street with his wife, striking him in the abdomen, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.

Seconds later, the woman stabbed a 32-year-old woman also in the abdomen, Tisch said. Both victims were taken to the hospital. The woman died and the man is in stable condition, according to police.

Police didn’t say if the victims were tourists visiting the city or residents.

Videos posted on social media show a group of at least 10 officers gathered around the woman, who was holding two large kitchen knives.

Officers tried to convince the woman to drop the knives for several minutes before using a Taser, Tisch said. The woman told them: “I’m not dropping anything, I would rather kill both of you,” according to Tisch.

The video shows the Taser not incapacitating her and the woman walking quickly toward the officers while waving the knives in front of her.

Two officers then shot the woman, according to police. In the video posted by bystanders, the woman fell to the ground, where an officer handcuffed her. Officers rolled her onto her back and rendered first aid.

“This was an extraordinarily dangerous situation unfolding in the heart of Times Square, the crossroads of the world,” Tisch said.

The woman has a “documented mental health history with the NYPD,” which include incidents in 2018 and 2019 but no arrest history with the department, Tisch said. She didn’t provide additional details.

Police are investigating. Tisch said there was no evidence suggesting it was a terrorist attack.

The names of the victims have not been released until next of kin are notified, according to police.

“We know that those families’ lives have been shattered by what took place today, and we will continue to hold them close as the hours and days and weeks continue from this moment,” said Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Both Mamdani and Tisch praised the officers, saying more people could have been hurt or killed if not for their actions.

The NYPD temporarily closed part of 7th Avenue and warned the public to stay away from the area. Police tape cordoned off the area as a large group of law enforcement officers worked nearby.

Violent crime has fallen sharply in New York City so far this year, with homicides down 24% and on pace to potentially hit their lowest level in decades. But this is the second killing this year in Times Square. A man was fatally stabbed in the same area in May.

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Marc Horowitz, 53, of Weston, faces charges of robbery without a firearm or weapon and touch or strike battery.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to Horowitz’s home near the 16000 block of Southwest Fifth Way in Weston at about 11:58 p.m. Friday in reference to a “disturbance.”

“On scene, deputies learned an adult male, identified as Marc S. Horowitz, was involved in a domestic disturbance where he physically assaulted an adult individual and snatched the person’s phone,” a BSO spokesperson told Local 10 News in an email Monday.

Local 10 learned Monday that the victim is Horowitz’s wife and the two have children together.

According to an arrest report, the victim told deputies that she and Horowitz had been drinking alcoholic beverages Friday night before arriving home and getting into an argument.

She said at some point Horowitz snatched her phone from her hand, the report stated.

According to the report, Horowitz left the home, but returned and asked the victim for the remote control.

Deputies said when she was unable to locate it, Horowitz pushed her to the floor with both of his hands on her chest, causing her to fall on her left side.

A spokesperson for Broward County Public Schools said Horowitz is an assistant principal at Orange Brook Elementary School in Hollywood. The district said he is being reassigned from the school following the incident, pending further Human Resources review and action, which may include termination.

On the Orange Brook Elementary School website, Horowitz is listed as an administrator, specifically the “intern principal.”

“For something like that to happen, it’s kind of devastating. That’s the way I look at it, especially when you work with young kids,” Jacquelin Peterson, whose child attends the elementary school, said.

“For me, specifically, it would have to be if there was violence involved, I don’t think that should be around our kids,” another parent, Ashley Acevedo, said.

James Johnson, whose child also attends the school said he doesn’t believe Horowitz is a “bad guy.”

”Anything can trigger someone, but I don’t think he’s a bad guy,” Johnson said.

The school administer was granted a $3,000 bond and had nothing to say after posting bond and leaving the jail Monday evening.

The U.S. Postal Service is rushing to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

And in a blow to congressional authority, a divided Supreme Court is allowing construction to continue on Trump's $400 million White House ballroom as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image.

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Two more ships attacked in and around Strait of Hormuz

The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said it received reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and a second report of an incident involving a tanker in waters nearby.

In the first, the UKMTO said a tanker was hit by three projectiles Monday on its way out of the Persian Gulf through the strait east of Oman. The monitoring agency said there were no reports of casualties on the boat or any environmental impact from the attack.

In the second, the UKMTO said it had received a report “involving a tanker and military forces” on Monday off the coast of Oman, also east of the strait. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.

Iran’s speaker: ‘It is we who control the strait’

The Strait of Hormuz “is a place where at least 120 ships used to transit every 24 hours. Even if two or three ships manage to pass through on some nights now, that in fact shows that we have control over the entire Strait of Hormuz,” Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said in a video posted on a state TV Telegram channel.

“The information we have — open and covert, visible and hidden — shows us that after failing in the military and diplomatic arenas, the enemy has added a very broad economic war and cognitive war to its military campaign,” Qalibaf said. “The enemy’s objective in this hybrid war is to create unrest and chaos inside the country. That is their malicious intention. ... Or they may try to force us to surrender through diplomacy. Never.”

US treasury secretary predicts an end to Strait of Hormuz’s viability

Scott Bessent said the Strait of Hormuz will be a “worthless piece of water in two years,” after predicting that shippers and other users of the narrow strait will find alternative means of transit as they conduct less and less business with Iran.

The Trump administration launched “Operation Economic Outcast” against the Islamic Republic in August as a means to economically punish the country and encourage other nations to do so.

He made the comments on the sidelines of the G20 Tuesday morning as he spoke with Fox Business host Larry Kudlow.

US job openings rise slightly as labor market remains sturdy despite higher costs

The American job market is hardly booming, but it is ambling along despite an energy shock caused by the fighting with Iran that has squeezed family budgets. U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.

U.S. employers — companies, nonprofits and government agencies — added an average of 61,000 net jobs a month this year. The figure is unimpressive, but it’s an improvement on 2025 when job growth came in below 10,000 a month — the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002 — as the lingering effect of high interest rates and Trump tariffs uncertainty discouraged hiring. At least U.S. employers aren’t firing much — the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has come in low week after week.

Bond investors are demanding a higher return as Treasurys become riskier

The bond sell-off is global, with other nations facing the same economic pressures. But the U.S. debt surpassed $40 trillion two weeks ago, a shocking milestone as defense costs and interest payments make up an enormous share of federal spending.

Higher yields on bonds signal higher borrowing costs on mortgages and a wide range of other loans. Higher borrowing costs tend to weigh down investments, including stocks, while making it more difficult for businesses to expand.

The price of Brent crude rose 2.5% to $92.74. Higher oil prices amid the US war with Iran have pushed up costs for everything from gasoline to shipped goods, fueling inflation that has been squeezing households and businesses. The rate of inflation is well above 3% and Wall Street expects the Fed to raise interest rates this year to ease the rate of price increases.

US bonds sell off as rising oil prices create inflation anxiety

Rising oil prices are raising inflation fears and pushing bond yields higher, weighing down stocks. It’s a weak start to September after a shaky, but mostly positive August for Wall Street.

Anxiety over stubborn inflation, rising government debt, and the impact on the economy from global conflicts is pressuring Wall Street and encouraging the sell-off in U.S government bonds.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which tends to impact mortgage rates, rose to 4.78% from 4.75% late Monday, and the yield on the 2-year Treasury, which closely tracks expectations for Federal Reserve moves on interest rates, rose to 4.37%, up significantly from about 3.50% as 2026 began.

Iran’s leader slams the US as unreliable

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian vented about the Trump administration in public before his private meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

“The aggression that America carried out against Iran had no legal, scientific, or logical justification. They martyred our leader, they martyred our commanders, they martyred our scientists, they martyred our innocent students, they beat our people; in other words, this behavior cannot be justified in any mental, rational, or international framework,” Pezeshkian said.

“Unfortunately, they claim human rights, they claim to be law-abiding, and the things they are doing are not documented in any framework that can be relied upon.”

Russian president says ties with Iran are ‘growing steadily’

“As I have stated repeatedly, Russia stands in solidarity with the Iranian people. We admire your courage and resilience in the pursuit of your national interests,” Vladimir Putin said in public before his meeting with Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian Tuesdayon the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

Putin also said that Moscow has welcomed Iran’s ceasefire agreement with the United States early this year, but that “truce proved unstable and all too fragile.” So meanwhile, Russia has continued to supply Iran with “essential goods” while maintaining momentum on trade.

In turn, Pezeshkian thanked Moscow for its support amid both U.S. sanctions and its conflict with Israel and Washington. Iran has scrambled to sustain trade amid U.S. threats to sanction any country that refuses to break ties with the Islamic Republic.

Iran willing to go back to ceasefire agreement if US does

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian during a summit in Kyrgyzstan that “if the U.S. returns to its commitments in the memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately reciprocate,” Iranian state media reported.

The June memorandum started a 60-day period for negotiations aimed at reaching a wider peace deal. Iran agreed to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines and allow ships to pass during the period, and the U.S. agreed to end its naval blockade, lift sanctions, issue waivers for Iranian oil exports and begin work on a reconstruction package for Iran, among other things. But the ceasefire broke down quickly, and while there has been a lull in fighting, the two sides exchanged fire on the weekend.

While Pezeshkian has long favored a negotiated end to the war, Iran’s most powerful force remains the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which is pressing for Iranian control over the strait and financial compensation for the war.

Democrats are deeply concerned about the Pentagon’s leadership

Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that Driscoll “worked to transform the Army for the battlefield of the future, and he engaged with Congress candidly and consistently.”

“Secretary Hegseth is cultivating a culture where dissent is punished and competence is secondary to personal allegiance,” said Reed, a former Army officer, while noting that “hundreds of thousands of soldiers are deployed around the world, many in combat zones.”

Rep. Jason Crow, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and co-chairs the House Army Caucus, said the “Pentagon right now is, in some cases, rudderless,” with so many senior leaders gone. “So, I’m gravely concerned about it,” he said.

Republicans and Democrats alike praise the outgoing Army secretary

Rep. Steve Womack, an Arkansas Republican who had served in the Army National Guard, said on X that Driscoll is “a transformative leader who brought common sense and discipline to the Department of the Army.”

“I had the pleasure of working with him closely, and appreciated how engaged he was from mentoring cadets at West Point to leading the Army at the Pentagon,” Womack wrote. “The Army is better equipped and prepared to tackle emerging threats because of his leadership that strengthened the force while putting our Soldiers first.”

Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat and former Army Ranger, told reporters that he worked well with Driscoll despite their policy differences.

“It was actually nice, I will say, having somebody who was smart, that knew the policy, that wanted to do the work, that had a background in these issues,” Crow said, adding that “it’s unfortunate that somebody like that can’t last in this administration.”

Exit follows other Army departures, rollback of drone program

Driscoll’s departure follows the ouster of one of his allies from the Army as well as the rollback of a drone program he had championed. Hegseth had suddenly ousted the service’s top uniformed leader, Gen. Randy George, in April, while the Army’s commander in Europe and Africa, Gen. Christopher Donahue, unexpectedly stepped down in June.

Gen. Christopher LaNeve took George’s place and directed a Europe-based Army unit that was building its own drones to end its efforts.

Driscoll told Congress in April that the military’s civilian leadership gets “to pick the leaders that they want.”

Driscoll was an unlikely negotiator in Ukraine-Russia war

Driscoll is an Iraq war veteran, tech investor and former adviser to Vice President JD Vance, whom Driscoll met at Yale Law School. When nominating Driscoll in 2024, Trump called him “a disruptor and change agent.”

As Army secretary, Driscoll was tapped for the unusual role of key negotiator to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. He was also a major force behind trying to cut the red tape for military contractors to quickly develop more drones and counter-drone capabilities as warfare rapidly changes around the world.

No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported.

House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities

House lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts. The first order of business is most likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removing the possibility of a shutdown before the midterm elections.

With election season getting underway, votes are also expected on measures designed to amplify the GOP’s messaging strategy going into November, most notably a resolution condemning socialism. Republicans are trying to tie the Democratic Party in general to the democratic socialist candidates who have succeeded this year in running for office.

“The first thing is we’ve got to make sure this government gets funded and we don’t have another Democratic shutdown,” Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters as he prepared to open the chamber for business. The funding vote will most likely take place Tuesday.

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Postal Service is rushing to comply with Trump’s order, with millions of votes at stake

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

The effort is part of the implementation of Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting and has been temporarily halted by a federal judge. The ruling is being appealed by the administration and the directive may ultimately end up back before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The disclosure from the unidentified whistleblower contends that the Postal Service has been scrambling to try to build a complex system that would normally take a year or more in only three months, sometimes in defiance of the judge’s orders halting work. The goal is to have it ready for use in the midterm elections.

The disclosure contends that, due to the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters. It details a system that election officials have already warned could not be implemented before the first mail ballots begin going out Friday in North Carolina.

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With elections nearing, battleground Republicans still waiting for Trump's campaign wallet

When Vice President JD Vance stepped on stage in Michigan on Monday, it was MAGA Inc. writing the check for the campaign event. It was a rare bit of spending in a battleground state from a powerful political organization that has mostly been missing in action this year.

With just over two months to go before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is still sitting on most of his colossal war chest, and he’s been growing his money pile instead of spending it.

Even though the president and his team insist they’ll open their wallet soon, frustrations are growing as Republicans try to maintain control of Congress despite headwinds partially of Trump’s own creation. While the president remains the party’s best asset in turning out its base, he is historically unpopular, with low marks on his handling of the economy and the ongoing war in Iran.

The ticking clock narrows Republicans’ options because time on the airwaves gets more limited and more expensive as the election draws near.

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Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image.

The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into effect.

That temporary order was signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, assigned to handle appeals from the capital. But he publicly disagreed with the latest decision, writing a strong dissent that said the project is likely unlawful because it hasn’t been approved by Congress.

“Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers,” Roberts wrote. The court’s three liberal-leaning justices agreed.

The majority, on the other hand, found the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely did not have the legal right to challenge the project.

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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says

Driscoll's departure is only the latest of a top military leader during the Trump administration, and no reason was given Monday. He's a friend of Vice President JD Vance, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported. The U.S. military leadership has seen a series of shakeups, with the Army especially seeing major upheaval.

A U.S. Army official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said Driscoll spoke with President Donald Trump on the current state of the Army and submitted his resignation. The official did not provide additional details. The Pentagon referred questions to the Army. Driscoll’s resignation was reported earlier Monday by The Wall Street Journal.

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Eight people died when the passenger ferry Filo Jet, which was carrying 267 passengers and crew, capsized and sank after leaving Kyrenia, a port in northern Cyprus, for Tasucu, Turkey, on Sunday afternoon.

The Turkish navy ship TCG Isin arrived at the site and began work to reach the ferry, North Cypriot Prime Minister Unal Ustel said. The ferry is lying in waters that are more than 500 meters (more than 1,600 feet) deep.

“Our state is on the ground with all its resources. With the strong support of the Republic of Turkey, we will continue our search and rescue operations and technical work uninterrupted for as long as needed,” he said in comments reported by the northern Cypriot newspaper Kibris.

The Isin, a specialized search-and-rescue vessel, is equipped with a remotely operated submersible able to provide images of the sea bed and recover items with robotic arms. It can descend up to 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Fifteen specialist divers are aboard the Isin.

“Once the wreck is identified, salvage operations will begin at a significant depth of 500 meters,” Cmdr. Ulas Cesur said aboard the Isin. “Detailed search and investigation activities will be carried out around and on the wreck using a remotely operated underwater vehicle.”

Meanwhile, three victims were buried in Turkey on Tuesday. Nisa Torer, 14, and 56-year-old Nihat Balyemez were interred in the southern city of Gaziantep, while Huseyin Ozdemir was buried in Silifke, Mersin province.

Torer had been returning from vacation with her widowed father and two brothers. Her father is among the missing. Ozdemir was attending a wedding in Cyprus with his family. His wife is missing but their two daughters were rescued.

An air and sea search for possible survivors was conducted about 7½ kilometers (4½ miles) off the Cypriot coast overnight on Monday. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported that a plane, seven helicopters, five drones and 17 vessels have been involved in the search.

Survivors have said how the ferry began listing and taking on water after they heard a number of loud noises from below the decks, sparking panic on board. They told how people were trapped inside the passenger seating area as water gushed in and the ship lurched onto its side.

The ferry, a wide-bodied catamaran, had just left Kyrenia, known as Girne in Turkish, and was carrying many Turkish tourists returning from vacation.

Eight crew and a director of the ferry’s owner, Filo Denizcilik, are in custody. Five others, including Filo Denizcilik staff and port officials, are also under investigation.

Cyprus was split along ethnic lines in 1974, and Turkish Cypriots declared independence in 1983. Only Turkey recognizes the north of the island, where it maintains more than 35,000 troops.

The resumption of classes comes in the middle of an outbreak that is spreading rapidly. According to the latest government data, 2,950 people have been killed by the virus since mid-May among 6,100 confirmed cases as of Tuesday.

The union representing teachers in Ituri province, the epicenter of the outbreak, had called for a delay in restarting classes, but the government pressed ahead. UNICEF said it is supporting the authorities to prevent transmissions in schools.

Some schools in Ituri, especially those owned by the government, recorded low turnouts. Authorities in Ituri did not respond to a request for comment on measures to ensure a lack of transmission in classrooms.

Aimerance Vahweka, a parent in the Bunia, the capital of Ituri, said the school restart came as a surprise and she is keeping her child at home for now.

“I do not really see an increase in prevention measures,” she said.

Other education officials said they are equipping schools with noncontact infrared thermometers, hand sanitizers and hand-washing basins.

“We also raise student awareness about adhering to hygiene protocols, particularly regular handwashing and the use of hand sanitizer,” said Etienne Ndjabu, a teacher in a Bunia private school.

Experts say major challenges still remain, as many schools lack access to clean water and funding remains below target.

“There are also significant logistical challenges, particularly in remote areas, where the delivery of equipment and learning materials may be delayed,” said Greg Ramm, director for Save the Children in Congo.

Children aged 4 and below have the highest case-fatality rate of any age group in the outbreak at 60%, according to available health data.

“The priority is both to protect the health of students, teachers, and communities, and to preserve, as much as possible, children’s right to learn,” Dounia Dekhili, UNICEF Emergency coordinator in DRC, said.

The latest outbreak, which is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, is the fastest in the disease's history and has spread to more than 60 health zones. Authorities believe it had been spreading undetected among communities since at least February. The World Health Organization said the outbreak is on track to beat the West Africa's regional outbreak between 2014 and 2016.

Health workers in affected provinces have gone on several strikes to protest delays in payments, which has affected the response to the deadly outbreak.

Efforts to contain the disease have been hampered by a lack of an approved vaccine or treatment. Congolese authorities had started distributing thousands of Ervebo vaccine, which the WHO said might provide some protection.

Conflict between the government and rebel groups in the eastern region, attacks on health workers and an intense population movement also have worsened the outbreak.

La tormenta fue elevada el lunes por la noche de depresión tropical y los meteorólogos prevén que toque tierra en Texas más tarde el martes. Después de eso probablemente se debilitará rápidamente según expertos.

El martes por la mañana, la tormenta se encontraba a unos 64 kilómetros (40 millas) al sur-sureste de Cameron, Luisiana, y a 113 kilómetros (70 millas) al este-sureste de Port Arthur, Texas, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 65 kilómetros/hora (40 mph), mientras se desplazaba hacia el oeste-noroeste a 13 km/h (8 mph).

Las autoridades emitieron advertencias para la costa occidental del golfo. El centro de huracanes vaticinó que Edouard descargará de 8 a 15 centímetros (entre 3 y 6 pulgadas) de lluvia a lo largo de la costa hasta el este-centro de Texas, pero algunas zonas podrían registrar hasta 23 centímetros (9 pulgadas). El suroeste de Luisiana tendrá lluvia también pero menos.

Según el centro de huracanes, era probable que se produjeran inundaciones repentinas en zonas bajas y áreas urbanas.

La tormenta se dirige hacia Texas y Luisiana

El gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, declaró que el principal problema serán las inundaciones.

“Esta es nuestra primera gran tormenta de la temporada y, les digo, Texas está preparado”, declaró Orlando Alanis, de la División de Manejo de Emergencias de Texas, en una conferencia de prensa.

Abbott indicó que cuadrillas de operarios trabajaron el lunes para retirar la vegetación seca que podría prender por el impacto de un rayo y provocar incendios de rápida propagación.

Una marejada ciclónica de 0,9 a 1,5 metros (de 3 a 5 pies) era posible a lo largo de un tramo de costa alrededor de la frontera entre Texas y Luisiana, dijo el centro de huracanes.

Mientras, los remanentes de la tormenta tropical Dolly descargaron lluvia y tormentas eléctricas en zonas de Haití y República Dominicana, las Islas Turcas y Caicos, y Bahamas, dijo el centro de huracanes.

Tormentas en el Pacífico

En el océano Pacífico, Lowell alcanzó fuerza de huracán el martes por la mañana. Se ubicaba a unos 925 kilómetros (575 millas) al sureste de Hilo, Hawai, y se desplazaba hacia el oeste-noroeste a 19 km/h (12 mph). Los vientos máximos sostenidos de la tormenta habían aumentado a 130 km/h (80 mph). De acuerdo con las previsiones, Lowell podría ganar fuerza rápidamente y convertirse en un gran huracán para la noche del miércoles.

También en el Pacífico, la tormenta tropical Marie se formó a primera hora del martes mar adentro, frente al suroeste de México, y no suponía una amenaza en tierra, señaló la agencia climatológica. El meteoro se encontraba a unos 756 kms (470 millas) al suroeste de Manzanillo, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 72 km/h (45 mph), y avanzaba en dirección el noroeste. Se prevé que Marie se convirtiera en huracán en los próximos días.

En otra zona del Pacífico, Karina se convirtió en huracán el domingo, impulsado por aguas cálidas mar adentro, y el lunes se fortaleció hasta convertirse en una potente tormenta de categoría 4. Sin embargo, no amenaza tierra, según los meteorólogos. El martes por la mañana, Karina seguía siendo un huracán de categoría 4 y se ubicaba a 1.950 kms (1.210 millas) al oeste-suroeste del extremo sur de la península de Baja California, en México, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 222 km/h (140 mph), mientras se desplazaba hacia el oeste-noroeste a 17 km/h (10 mph), reportó el centro de huracanes.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

Haakon became Norway's monarch when King Harald V died on Friday at age 89. He has adopted the motto “All for Norway,” which dates back to his great-grandfather.

He was driven the short distance from the royal palace to the Storting, or parliament, in an open car. There, Speaker Masud Gharahkhani read the official announcement of Harald's death and Haakon's succession.

Haakon, 53, then took the oath.

“I promise and swear that I will govern the kingdom of Norway in accordance with its constitution and laws; so help me God, the almighty and omniscient,” he said.

Norway’s monarchy has old roots, tracing its origins to King Harald Fairhair in the ninth century. When Norway regained its independence from Sweden in 1905, three-quarters of voters in a national plebiscite approved restoring the monarchy.

Today, its role is largely symbolic as power lies with the elected government and parliament, but the Norwegian royal family retains a role in promoting the wealthy nation around the world.

On Monday, Harald's coffin was taken to the chapel of the royal palace in downtown Oslo, where it will remain until his funeral on Sept. 9.

From Tuesday afternoon until Sept. 8, the chapel will be open every day for the public to pay their last respects by filing past the coffin. The royal palace said in a statement that visitors aren't allowed to take photos or film inside the chapel, and that they can't leave flowers or other items.

Haakon's wife, Queen Mette-Marit, joined Monday's coffin procession in her first official appearance since assuming the title. She has been largely absent from the public eye following her lung transplant in June.

Before Haakon's pledge of allegiance, the palace said that Mette-Marit wasn't going to the ceremony. In a statement, it quoted Are Holm, a pulmonologist at Oslo's University Hospital, as saying that complications following a transplant aren't uncommon and that Mette-Marit has experienced them on several occasions, “including today.”

"As a result, the Queen must remain under observation throughout the day. Unfortunately, the Queen will therefore be unable to attend the swearing-in ceremony at the Storting today,” he said.

The transition to a new CEO comes at a pivotal time for Apple. Artificial intelligence has unleashed the greatest upheaval within the industry since Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in 2007. Apple has gotten off to a rough start in AI after stumbling in its efforts to deliver new features built on the technology, as promised nearly two years ago.

Earlier this year, it unveiled new artificial intelligence advances, including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing a focus on privacy and day-to-day use as the iPhone maker tries to catch up with rivals.

Ternus faces challenges that will force him to step outside his comfort zone in hardware engineering. Beyond finding ways to keep Apple competitive in the artificial intelligence race, he will need to navigate supply chain questions and relationships with figures such as President Donald Trump, who offered public praise for his predecessor on Tuesday.

Serving as Apple CEO will also require soft skills, including developing relationships with important figures. Cook cultivated ties with Trump as he navigated the company through business challenges, including Trump’s trade and tariff war targeting countries in Asia, where Apple has extensive manufacturing supply chains. Although he is handing over the CEO reins at Apple, Cook is widely expected to help the company maintain a good relationship with Trump after he shifts to his new role as executive chairman.

Ternus worked on some of Apple’s signature products under Cook, including the Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Vision Pro. He will headline next week's launch of the latest iPhone at Apple's Cupertino, California, headquarters.

The effort is part of the implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting and has been temporarily halted by a federal judge. The ruling is being appealed by the administration and the directive may ultimately end up back before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The disclosure from the unidentified whistleblower contends that the Postal Service has been scrambling to try to build a complex system that would normally take a year or more in only three months, sometimes in defiance of the judge's orders halting work. The goal is to have it ready for use in the midterm elections.

The disclosure contends that, due to the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters. It details a system that election officials have already warned could not be implemented before the first mail ballots begin going out Friday in North Carolina.

“The Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans,” Blumenthal told reporters in advance of releasing the whistleblower information. “This administration seems hell-bent on changing the framework on casting ballots in this country clearly for political reasons.”

Executive order is subject to furious court action with midterms nearing

Trump’s executive order, signed in March, directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to develop state citizenship lists and then required the Postal Service to send mail ballots only to voters who are on such a list. Ballot envelopes would have to comply with new Postal Service rules and include bar codes.

The online portal that is the subject of the whistleblower complaint is intended for states to deliver their lists of verified voters to the Postal Service.

The Postal Service did not comment on Monday night. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. The White House has called the mail voting provisions “commonsense measures” necessary to combat fraud.

Trump has long opposed voting by mail, even though he has repeatedly used the method to cast his own ballot. He falsely blamed mail voting for his 2020 election loss and has spent years spreading conspiracy theories about it. A report by the Brookings Institution published in 2025 found that mail voting fraud occurred in only about four cases out of every 10 million mail ballots cast.

Since returning to office, Trump has said Republicans should be “taking over” vote counting in Democratic areas and launched a sweeping attempt to reinvestigate the 2020 election, despite a mountain of evidence that he lost fairly to Democrat Joe Biden.

Until Trump came out against mail voting in 2020, the system was used equally by both parties. Since then, it has become more common among Democratic voters. More than 29% of all voters in 2024 cast their ballots through the mail.

After Trump issued his executive order, Democrats and civil rights groups sued and eventually won a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston barring implementation of the system before the November midterms. But without ruling on the legality of Trump's order, the Supreme Court's conservative majority last week found that was premature and overruled Talwani, momentarily clearing the way for its implementation.

On the night of Aug. 21, the Postal Service released a final rule outlining how it would implement the order.

It said it would only send mail ballots for states that got approval for the design of their envelopes and submitted a list of voters receiving them through the still-not-active online portal. That rule gave plaintiffs a chance to sue again, and Talwani on Thursday night issued a 14-day restraining order against implementation of the measure.

Whistleblower complaint says portal development is rushed and sloppy

The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower's statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani's initial order. Then on July 29, the Postal Service restarted the work. That was when the administration appealed the judge's order to the Supreme Court. The high court did not strike Talwani's injunction down until Aug. 24.

Talwani last week found the Postal Service violated her order by continuing to work on the final rule, but she imposed no sanctions on the government. On Monday, she issued a ruling refusing to lift the restraining order that also said the Postal Service could continue work on its portal, as long as it wasn't forcing states to use it.

In its summary of the whistleblower's statement, the group Whistleblower Aid says the hurried construction of the portal, with a goal of being active on Tuesday, meant it did not undergo full testing.

“The apparently sloppy and rushed manner in which the Federal Ballot Mail Portal and supporting IT systems are being built poses significant risk,” the group wrote. “Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all.”

The statement also says the Postal Service is implementing a “zero percent” rule in which any errors in any mail ballots sent out by an election office could lead to all of them being discarded — even if it's simply one problem amid tens of thousands of legitimate ballots.

The rule requires ballots to be handled in a physical post office by an election official. Those will then be scanned to ensure they match the voter database. During three layers of checks, a single apparent error could cause the whole batch to be rejected, the statement says.

Blumenthal said he has “a very strong hope and some faith that our system of justice will strike down this unconstitutional and unconscionable rule.” But, he added, if it somehow goes into effect for the midterms, he would not advise voting by mail.

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Associated Press writer Lindsay Whitehurst contributed to this story.

Since taking office on July 20, Burnham has traveled around the country promising to deliver renewed national optimism after the downbeat two-year tenure of predecessor Keir Starmer, who announced Tuesday that he would resign his seat in Parliament after 11 years.

Burnham has announced a series of modest money-saving measures aimed at giving “breathing space” to people and businesses, including a tax cut on domestic energy bills and a lowering of levies on pubs and nightclubs.

But neither opponents nor his own Labour Party legislators have been able to grill him on the details of pledges made against the tough backdrop of mounting security challenges and economic pressure from the Iran war.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who shook up her top team on Monday by appointing new economy and foreign affairs spokespeople, finally gets a chance to grill Burnham on Tuesday when Parliament returns from its summer break.

Burnham, a former lawmaker who was elected to Parliament in June after almost a decade away as mayor of Greater Manchester, is set to make a statement in the House of Commons setting out his vision of a more active but less centralized state.

The prime minister’s office said that Burnham will set out “a clear plan for how we turn things round.” He is expected to say that greater public control over water, energy and transportation can drive economic growth and ease households’ financial burden, though it’s unclear to what extent he plans to reverse decades of privatization of key pillars of the economy.

Opponents have plenty of questions, including about No. 10 North, a second prime minister’s office in Manchester. Burnham says it will help drive plans to give local leaders more powers and spread economic growth around the country. Critics call it an expensive gimmick.

Burnham also faces pressure over Britain’s overcrowded prisons. He was forced to water down plans to release some offenders early following calls from the widow of a police officer who died in a hit-and-run to keep his killers in jail.

In his first foreign trip as U.K. leader, Burnham visited Kyiv last month to underscore Britain’s support for Ukraine. Like other European countries, the United Kingdom is under pressure to spend more on the military in response to challenges from Russia and the Trump administration, whose priorities lie elsewhere.

Burnham’s government will have to provide details in the coming weeks on how it plans to fund an increase in defense spending to meet NATO’s target of 3.5% of gross domestic product by 2035.

Burnham also faces a contentious decision on whether to greenlight more oil and gas production in the North Sea, a move supported by U.S. President Donald Trump that faces opposition from advocates of clean energy.

“Back then, Facebook was a way to keep in touch with people you went to high school with. It’s something much different now,” Sorkin says. “‘The Social Network’ was about the invention of Facebook. ‘Social Reckoning’ is about what it’s become and, in particular, Facebook’s role in the rise of extremism and divisiveness.”

“The Social Reckoning,” which Sony Pictures will release Oct. 9, is one of the most timely movies arriving in theaters this fall. Last week, Sony debuted the film’s trailer the same day that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, agreed to pay up to $18 billion in penalties over claims its platform endangered children.

“The Social Reckoning” is poised to further scrutinize the social media behemoth at a time when Zuckerberg is under greater pressure than ever over the role Facebook plays in contemporary life and politics.

“When you see this movie, No. 1, I want you to be entertained,” Sorkin said in a recent exclusive interview with The Associated Press while doing the final mix on the film. “No. 2, you should be alarmed when you see the movie. I think people will be.”

Tech moguls are getting their close-up this fall

“The Social Reckoning” is one of several films this fall that will take aim at the tech moguls who have helped remake American life. Alex Gibney will unveil his four-hour documentary on Elon Musk, “Musk,” on Oct. 16. Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” dramatizes the saga of Sam Altman, the OpenAI chief executive.

But “The Social Reckoning,” which Sorkin wrote and directed, is sure to cause a stir given not just its subject but the legacy of “The Social Network.” Often cited as among the best American movies of the century, the film — directed by David Fincher and written by Sorkin — did much to examine and mythologize the origins of Facebook. It is, Sorkin acknowledges, a lot to live up to.

“To tell you the truth, I was hesitant,” Sorkin said. “I recognize the shadow that ‘The Social Network’ casts. But I think what’s going to happen is, 10 minutes into the movie, you’ll have forgotten about that and be invested in this.”

For the 65-year-old Sorkin, “The Social Reckoning” isn’t a sequel. It’s centered on the same figure, Zuckerberg, but captures him and his company at a dramatically different stage.

“It’s as if Henry Hill showed up in ‘Casino,’” says Sorkin, alluding to the “Goodfellas” protagonist.

Sorkin began contemplating “The Social Reckoning” around 2019, the same time he wrote an op-ed in The New York Times addressed to Zuckerberg. It alleged Facebook — which had just announced it was no longer going to fact-check political ads — was responsible for “crazy lies pumped into the water supply that corrupt the most important decisions we make together.” Zuckerberg responded by quoting Sorkin’s own dialogue from “The American President” about free speech.

“I read this, and I thought: it’s just impossible that Mark and the people around Mark don’t know the difference between an unpopular opinion and a lie,” Sorkin says. “And that kind of stayed with me.”

Sorkin has since said he blames Facebook for the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Eventually, he was coaxed by Sony chief Tom Rothman and agent Ari Emanuel to wade back into one of his most beloved films.

“I said at the beginning I didn’t want to write ‘Jaws 2.’ I didn’t want to return and fail,” says Sorkin. “Then I met Frances Haugen and I met Jeff Horwitz and I started thinking more about it. I realized there was a terrific story and the only reason not to do it is being scared. And that’s just not a good enough reason.”

“The Social Reckoning” stars Mikey Madison as Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook who became a whistleblower in 2021 and testified before Congress that Facebook was tuning its algorithm to put profit before public safety. Jeremy Allen White plays Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, a former Associated Press journalist. Jeremy Strong, not Jesse Eisenberg, plays Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg and Meta have yet to say anything publicly about “The Social Reckoning.” The company declined to comment for this article.

In prepping “The Social Network,” Sorkin and producer Scott Rudin reached out to the company in an attempt to gain their cooperation. But after a lunch meeting, Facebook declined to participate — a blessing, Sorkin later realized. The script, Sorkin has said, “was vetted to within an inch of its life by a team of studio lawyers.” A similar process has followed on “The Social Reckoning.”

“I would have been happy to speak to him. I’ve never met Mark. I don’t know him at all,” Sorkin says. “And I don’t pretend to have any insight into how his mind works, only the results of how his mind works, and then I kind of reverse engineer it.”

Jeremy Strong takes over for Jesse Eisenberg

Sorkin initially reached out to Eisenberg about reprising the role of Zuckerberg. Before telling Eisenberg, or anyone else, of his plans, Sorkin spent two years researching and writing the screenplay.

“I didn’t know that Jesse simply did not want to play Mark Zuckerberg ever again,” Sorkin explains. “I talked to him a lot over a three-day weekend. He was clear that he loves ‘The Social Network,’ he loves how it launched his career, and he just doesn’t like being conflated with Mark Zuckerberg. I was just really lucky that Jeremy Strong had said, ‘Hey, listen, if for some reason Jesse doesn’t want to do it.’”

“It’s replacing Joe DiMaggio with Mickey Mantle,” he adds.

Strong’s performance, Sorkin says, “is a sight to see.” While the writer-director was happy to have no direct contact with Zuckerberg, Strong emailed the Facebook co-founder.

“Mark had no greater defender than Jeremy Strong, believe me,” Sorkin says. “Every night I’d get emails from him defending Mark. On the day we were shooting Jeremy’s last scene, as soon as we were done, he ran up to me and for the first time spoke in his own voice. He had only been using Mark’s voice. He came up to me and said, ‘If I had been playing Jeff, I’d have been defending Jeff.’ It was very important to him that I know that he didn’t mean any of that.”

When “The Social Network” came out, it included a postscript note that was meant to be a shock to audiences — that Facebook then had 500 million users. It now has some 3 billion. According to a study by Pew Research, 38% of Americans get their news from Facebook.

“I have a lot of empathy for wanting to build something, wanting to create something,” Sorkin says. “He has the kind of mind that can invent an entirely new social structure — one that he does feel comfortable in because he can sit at his keyboard. And it’s one that a lot of people feel a lot more comfortable in. There’s someone they can be at their keyboard that they can’t in not-digital life.”

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The 18 member states and territories of the Pacific Islands Forum, which opened its annual summit in Palau's largest city Koror on Monday, do not include China, the United States or Taiwan. However, battles for influence over the lucrative oceans and strategically important locations of the forum’s members this week threatened, as they have before, to overshadow its summit.

Some theater was expected at this year’s event because the host country, a western Pacific island nation next to the Philippines that has close ties to the U.S., is among the 11 countries and the Vatican that recognize Taiwan, which Beijing says is a part of China.

Several Pacific leaders didn’t attend this year’s event. While some absences were due to ill health or politics at home and signaled in advance, analysts speculated others might be missing due to pressure from Beijing.

Envoys from China and Taiwan trade barbs

Ahead of the summit, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. hosted joint events with Taiwan’s representative, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, and at the opening ceremony placed the envoys from Beijing and Taipei in the same row, although they were in separate blocks of seats.

After the event, China's representative, Pacific Envoy Qian Bo, told reporters in Koror that the presence of Taiwanese officials was “very inappropriate.” Asked if there would be consequences for Taiwan, Qian said there would “always be consequences.”

He denied the remarks were a threat and didn’t provide further details. Beijing has long sought Taipei’s exclusion from international summits through diplomatic pressure.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun claimed Taiwan is not a dialogue partner or development partner of the forum and therefore is in no position to participate in the event's activities.

Lin on Tuesday rejected the suggestion that his participation was illegitimate, accusing Beijing of dividing the region and “blaming the problems” on others.

“If we go to a party, we always follow the directions of the host,” Lin said in Koror. “However, whenever China goes to a party, it makes itself as if it's the host and China ruins the whole atmosphere of the party.”

Summit's host urged major powers not to interfere

China's criticism came at the end of an event where Palau's president urged the major powers present at the forum to leave the summit’s workings to member states.

“Our partners are welcome to sail with us but they do not choose our destination,” Whipps said in a speech. “The Pacific agenda must be driven by us and for us.”

Powerful nations interested in the Pacific have raced in recent years to shore up alliances among its leaders, intensifying a contest for influence between China and the U.S., Taiwan and forum members Australia and New Zealand. That has led to an explosion in interest in the annual Pacific leaders meeting, which has grown from a casual affair to a summit with 2,000 attendees.

Non-member countries invited to attend are called partners, with China holding so-called dialogue partner status and Taiwan registered as a development partner. Taiwan’s attendance at summits has provoked China's ire before, with the issue resulting in partner countries being barred from attending last year’s meeting in Solomon Islands.

Divisions are echoed among members

Ahead of each summit, Pacific leaders often try to focus attention on the matters they say are most pressing to them. These include the effects of climate change on the region and the struggles related to he COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the Iran war that have befallen their national economies, with many of them reliant on foreign aid, tourism and increasingly expensive imported gasoline.

However, as conflicting major powers over the past decade have escalated their efforts to secure access to Pacific waters and ports by inking security deals and offering funding, immigration access to their countries and other sweeteners, the leaders’ ability to speak with one voice at the annual summit has come under pressure.

In a recent episode, the forum’s foreign ministers failed to reach consensus on a statement criticizing Beijing’s launch of a ballistic missile into the South Pacific Ocean in July. While most member states strongly opposed China’s actions, the refusal of two to endorse a proposed statement meant none was issued.

Some analysts say the absence of certain major politicians from the summit could be another example, although those present have downplayed suggestions that the representation of some states by senior officials instead of national leaders would undermine discussions.

Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.

Iran is willing to go back to ceasefire agreement if US does

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

The June memorandum of understanding called for an immediate ceasefire and started a 60-day period for negotiations aimed at reaching a wider peace deal. Iran agreed to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines and allow ships to pass during the period, and the U.S. agreed to end its naval blockade, lift sanctions, issue waivers for Iranian oil exports and begin work on a reconstruction package for Iran, among other things.

The agreement broke down quickly, and while there had been a lull in fighting, the two sides exchanged fire at the weekend.

Iran working with Oman on managing shipping traffic

Iran has been working with Oman, which sits on the south side of the Strait of Hormuz, on a framework for managing shipping traffic, though it remains unclear whether the plan would be acceptable to the U.S.

Other Gulf nations have stressed the need to reopen the strait unconditionally. On Tuesday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, met with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, according to the Saudi Press Agency, which said the two discussed “ongoing efforts to maintain regional security and stability,” but did not mention the Strait of Hormuz specifically.

Israeli raid to detain Hamas militant in Gaza kills four people

An Israeli operation to detain a Hamas militant killed at least four people, including two children, in Gaza City on Tuesday, hospital officials said. Residents reported gunfire and explosions in the west of the city around 10:30 a.m. as drones and helicopters flew overhead.

The military said it had struck several targets in Gaza “in order to remove threats to security forces,” adding that no troops had been injured.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army had apprehended a senior Hamas operative, without identifying who was detained.

Separately, a child was killed in central Gaza when Israeli troops fired on a group of people in Deir al-Balah, according to officials at the Al-Aqsa Hospital. Four other people, including a child, were wounded, they said.

Israel’s army didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about the shooting.

Islamic State spokesperson killed in Yemen

Yemen’s state security said that Islamic State spokesperson Abu Huzayfah al-Ansari was killed in Yemen in a joint operation by Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and the Yemeni counterterrorism forces.

He was killed at dawn Tuesday while he was hiding in a house in Seiyun city in the Yemeni province of Hadramout, according to a security statement published by state-run SABA news agency.

He was hiding among eight civilians, including two women and five children who were unharmed in the operation and were taken to a safe place. One person was arrested after resisting the security forces.

Two ships attacked in and around Strait of Hormuz

The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said it received reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and a second report of an incident involving a nearby tanker.

The UKMTO said a tanker was hit by three projectiles on Monday on its way out of the Persian Gulf through the strait east of Oman. In the second incident on the same day, the center received a report “involving a tanker and military forces” off the coast of Oman, east of the Strait of Hormuz.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.

No surrender through diplomacy, says Iran's speaker

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Tuesday that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz “is a place where at least 120 ships used to transit every 24 hours” he said in a video posted on a state TV Telegram channel. “Even if two or three ships manage to pass through on some nights now, that in fact shows that we have control over the entire Strait of Hormuz.”

“The information we have — open and covert, visible and hidden — shows us that after failing in the military and diplomatic arenas, the enemy has added a very broad economic war and cognitive war to its military campaign,” Qalibaf said. “The enemy’s objective in this hybrid war is to create unrest and chaos inside the country. That is their malicious intention. ... Or they may try to force us to surrender through diplomacy. Never.”

Iraq completes investigation into suspected Islamic State group members

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said Tuesday it had completed investigations into 5,704 suspected Islamic State group members who were transferred to Iraq from Syria early this year. Hundreds would be released and the others sent to trial, the council said.

The detainees include people from 67 nationalities, including 3,497 Syrians and 474 Iraqis. Some were European nationals.

The council said investigations failed to establish sufficient evidence in some cases, leading to the release and handover of a Finnish, an American and seven Iraqi detainees to their home countries.

UN agency warns of hunger crisis in Yemen

The United Nations food agency warned Tuesday that further escalation of the conflict in Yemen could deepen the country’s already dire hunger crisis unless international actors intervene.

Increases in global food prices are having an impact on “what is already one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world,” Carl Skau, the Acting Executive Director of the World Food Program, told The Associated Press.

Skau said some families are now eating just one meal a day, while children are beginning to show signs of malnutrition.

Balogun is closing in on a move to Everton from Monaco, according to reports, while Manchester City 's spectacular spending spree goes on with Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye close to joining for a fee of 60 million pounds ($81 million).

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has also been a reported target throughout the window, but time is running out if he is to head to the Etihad Stadium.

Jack Grealish is on his way out of City again and is expected to return to Everton for another season-long loan.

It looks like being a record-breaking window for the Premier League with 2.82 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) spent so far. The highest spend in one window was 3.14 billion pounds ($4.25 billion) in 2025.

The Premier League window closes at 2200 GMT.

It is also deadline day in Spain, Italy, Germany and France.

The deadline in Germany, France and Italy is 1800 GMT and in Spain it is 2159 GMT.

Premier League

It has been a summer of heavy change at Aston Villa, with a number of star players leaving and a slew of new arrivals.

And the business continued with the deadline day signing of Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain.

The two-time Champions League-winning winger joins a new-look Villa attack, which has also seen the additions of Nicolas Jackson and Alejandro Garnacho.

Villa, which qualified for the Champions League last season, has lost its opening two league games this term.

Man City's move for Ndiaye is expected to end its pursuit of Liverpool's Cody Gakpo.

Spain

Gabriel Jesus completed a move from Arsenal to Barcelona on a three-year deal.

The Brazil striker endured an injury-disrupted time at Arsenal, but was part of last season's title-winning team.

He is the latest forward to leave the Emirates Stadium during this window, following Leandro Trossard's move to Besiktas, while Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri are also expected to move.

Italy

Newcastle forward Nick Woltemade is reportedly set to join Juventus on loan after one season in the Premier League.

Germany

Three years after he left Bayer Leverkusen for Aston Villa, Moussa Diaby is back on a five-year contract. Leverkusen is signing him from Al-Ittihad, where he won the Saudi title along with Karim Benzema in 2024-25.

The 27-year-old French winger is moving for a reported fee of 27 million euros ($31 million) in the biggest German signing of deadline day so far. Leverkusen said Diaby will again wear the number 19 jersey.

Spanish youngster Marc Guiu left Chelsea for Leipzig. The 20-year-old center forward was part of the Chelsea squad which won the Conference League and Club World Cup a year ago but never became a first-team regular or scored a Premier League goal.

Guiu arrives at Leipzig on a five-year contract for a reported fee of up to 17 million euros ($19.7 million).

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The storm was upgraded Monday night from a tropical depression and forecasters expected it to make landfall in Texas later on Tuesday. After making landfall, the storm is expected to rapidly weaken.

Tuesday morning, the storm was about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 70 miles (113 kilometers) east-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) while moving west-northwest at 8 mph (13 kph).

Tropical storm warnings, hurricane watches, storm surge warnings and flood watches were issued for the western Gulf Coast. The hurricane center said Edouard was expected to dump 3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 centimeters) of rain along the Texas coast through east-central Texas, but some areas could see up to 9 inches (23 centimeters). Southwestern Louisiana was expected to see lesser amounts.

Flash flooding was likely in low-lying and urban areas, the hurricane center said.

Storm heads toward Texas and Louisiana

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the biggest problem expected from the storm is flooding.

“This is our first big storm of the season, and I’ll tell you, Texas is prepared,” Orlando Alanis of the Texas Division of Emergency Management said during a news conference.

Crews worked Monday to clear dry vegetation that could ignite from a lightning strike and cause fast-spreading fires, Abbott said.

A storm surge of 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 meters) was possible along a stretch of coastline around the Texas-Louisiana border, the hurricane center said.

Meanwhile, the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly brought rain and thunderstorms to parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the Turks & Caicos, and the Bahamas, the hurricane center said.

Several storms have been forming

In the Pacific Ocean, Lowell reached hurricane strength Tuesday morning. It was centered about 575 miles (925 kilometers) southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and was moving west-northwest at 12 mph (19 kph). The storm’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 80 mph ((130 kph). Forecasters said Lowell could rapidly intensify and become a major hurricane by Wednesday night.

Also in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Marie formed early Tuesday well offshore of southwest Mexico and wasn’t threatening land, the center said. The storm was about 470 miles (756 kilometers) southwest of Manzanillo with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph) and was moving northwest. Marie was expected to become a hurricane in the coming days.

Elsewhere in the Pacific, Karina became a hurricane Sunday, fueled by warm waters far from any shore, and strengthened Monday into a powerful Category 4 storm. But it did not threaten land, forecasters said. On Tuesday morning, Karina remained a Category 4 hurricane and was centered 1,210 miles (1,950 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (222 kph) while moving west-northwest at 10 mph (17 kph), the hurricane center said.

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The story has been updated to correct that Dolly was a tropical storm, not a hurricane.

As a well-known German saying goes, “hope is the last to die.”

Germany is making just its second World Cup appearance. The first was when it previously hosted the quadrennial tournament in 1998. The German team reached the second group stage on that occasion and will be aiming for a medal this time, though the absence of star player Satou Sabally is a major blow.

The New York Liberty forward is still dealing with the effects of a concussion — her second of the year — sustained in a game against Las Vegas in June.

Sabally’s younger sister Nyara, who plays for the Toronto Tempo, is yet to make her comeback from a calf injury, while Liberty’s Leonie Fiebich, another key player, is just back from a foot injury.

Discouraging buildup

Germany’s preparations for the expanded 16-team 20th edition of the tournament haven’t been optimal with three straight defeats to Spain, Hungary and Turkey in warmup games.

“Of course, we were hoping for a win but it was just a friendly,” Luisa Geiselsöder said of the latest loss, 63-62 to Turkey in Cologne on Thursday.

Geiselsöder’s WNBA colleagues Sabally, Fiebich and her Portland Fire teammate Frieda Bühner missed the warmup games but their arrival should provide a boost.

“We learned a lot today,” Germany coach Olaf Lange said after the Turkey game. “But with the three (WNBA players yet to arrive) we’re a completely different team.”

Lange said he was confident Nyara Sabally will be able to play at the tournament based on the results of an MRI scan on her calf.

Germany will also be reliant on combo guard Alexis Peterson as the primary playmaker.

Team captain Marie Gülich made her comeback from a serious knee injury in the 65-60 friendly loss to Spain.

Familiar foe

Germany starts Friday with another clash against Spain in the 14,000 capacity Berlin Arena, so-called for the tournament to avoid mentioning the venue’s frequently changing sponsor.

The Max-Schmeling-Halle, a multipurpose 9,000 seat venue named after Germany’s heavyweight champion from 1932, will also host games for the tournament.

Germany has never beaten Spain in seven competitive meetups. Spain won their last meeting 79-60 in the group stage of Eurobasket in Hamburg last year.

Germany then faces Japan in the Max-Schmeling-Halle on Saturday, before finishing Group A with a game it will be expected to win against Mali on Sept. 7.

Only the bottom team in each of the four groups is eliminated. The group winners advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the others face playoffs to advance to the last eight.

Big interest

Organizers announced that more than 200,000 tickets have been sold for the tournament already — more than for any of the previous editions. The final on Sept. 13 is sold out.

“We’re witnessing an extraordinary evolution of our sport, and this World Cup in Berlin will mark another major milestone,” German Basketball Federation president Ingo Weiss said. “200,000 tickets is a fantastic sign, and we’re far from finished yet.”

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But the search for hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in power plant tunnels — now a major focus of rescue operations — presents an entirely different challenge, he said.

“We found tunnels were filled with mud like toothpaste in a tube,” Maharjan said. “There was no hollow or empty space inside.”

Maharjan, who is also a filmmaker, joined the Nepal Army’s rescue efforts a day after the Aug. 26 flash floods, which have killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands missing in Nepal and Tibet.

“We used microphone speakers to call out to them. In some places, we even played songs and then waited for a response,” Maharjan said. "That worked in a few cases and helped us locate people."

The torrent of water unleashed after a glacial collapse in the Himalayan region caused widespread damage to critical infrastructure, including roads, buildings, bridges — and hydropower plants. At least 900 workers are still missing from 12 hydropower projects buried under mud and debris. About 500 of them are believed to be trapped inside power plant tunnels.

Some workers in the tunnels managed to call for help when the disaster struck, according to Mohan Kumar Dangi, president of the Independent Power Producers’ Association. But it was unclear whether rescuers have had any contact with the trapped workers since the initial calls for help.

As time slips away, rescuers are finding it increasingly difficult to locate these missing people.

Maharjan, who has been operating thermal drones in the tunnels, said the searches were challenging because of their difficult access and the absence of any empty space.

“I can only fly drones in tunnels that are long and straight,” he said. “Once there are bends, turns or zigzags, it becomes much harder to operate and search effectively.”

At the Rasuwagadhi hydropower project on Monday, Maharjan managed to send a drone to search deep inside and all the way to the end of the tunnel but found no sign of any life.

“We checked repeatedly but it was filled with mud and debris,” he said. “Looking at it, I could only imagine the force of the flood.”

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Hussain reported from New Delhi.

The strikes marked an unprecedented sixth straight day of heavy Russian attacks on Kyiv since Russia launched the full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than 4½ years ago. The consecutive aerial assaults are designed to grind down civilians by disrupting daily life, Ukrainian officials have said.

The cruise and ballistic missiles, jet-powered drones, glide bombs and artillery salvos targeted Kyiv as well as eight other regions. The strikes wounded more than a dozen people, including three children, just as millions of Ukrainian schoolchildren returned to classes Tuesday for the new school year.

The European Union’s top diplomat said Russia’s army is struggling to make progress on the front line and wants to scare off Ukraine’s Western backers with its air campaign.

“Russia’s war is becoming more ruthless and destructive, but it’s unfortunately not closer to ending,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said at a meeting of the bloc’s defense ministers in Ireland. “Russia’s army is bogged down on the ground, and that is why they are killing civilians from the skies.”

The latest attack struck civilian infrastructure and residential buildings in several districts of Kyiv, authorities said, with eight people killed in the city itself and four others in the surrounding region.

Six employees of state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia were among those killed in Kyiv when a ballistic missile hit a depot and other property, company Chairman Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said in a social media post.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the dead included an Indian citizen.

Nearly 350 emergency workers were deployed in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Zelenskyy said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a “massive strike” on Ukraine with “precision-guided weapons” and long-range drones. The assault targeted facilities that manufacture and store weapons as well as military-related infrastructure, it said.

Ukraine’s air force said the attack began at 6 p.m. Monday, using ballistic, cruise and anti-radar missiles, as well as 218 drones and decoys. About a third of the drones were jet-powered, making them much harder to intercept than propeller-driven versions.

The main Russian targets were in the Kyiv and southern Odesa regions, the air force said in a statement.

The attack on the Odesa region on the Black Sea damaged civilian infrastructure and wounded one person, regional head Oleh Kiper said.

Two residential buildings were damaged, while a fire broke out at a textile factory. Russian forces also struck the Orlivka international ferry crossing on the border with Romania, he said.

Russia also shelled the northern Zhytomyr region, starting fires at an industrial facility and a warehouse, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said.

In the capital, first responders worked to clear rubble from damaged apartment buildings and free trapped residents.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its air defenses overnight intercepted 516 Ukrainian drones over 18 Russian regions, as well as the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea.

In the Leningrad region, the drone attack sparked a fire in the port of Ust-Luga, Gov. Alexander Drozdenko said, as Ukraine extended its campaign to hurt Russia's oil sector, which is a mainstay of the economy.

Ust-Luga is one of Russia’s largest oil and gas export terminals, more than 800 kilometers (500 miles) away from Ukraine. It has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks this year.

Elsewhere, the war in Ukraine was discussed Monday at a summit involving the leaders of China, Russia and India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin through a translator that India supports efforts to end the fighting.

“We need to move from endless war to the end of war, to the end of hostilities,” Modi said, adding that “this is very important for all of humanity.”

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Associated Press Writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.

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The S&P 500 index fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 164 points, or 0.3%, as of 10:51 a.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%.

The weak start to September follows a shaky but mostly positive month for Wall Street. Every major index notched monthly gains in August. The same worries continue to hang over Wall Street, though, including anxiety over rising prices, government debt, and the impact of global conflicts on the U.S. and the global economy.

Technology stocks were among the heaviest weights on the market. Nvidia fell 1.2% and Advanced Micro Devices fell 2.9%. Their big market values tend to give them more influence over the broader market’s direction.

Much of the continued pressure being felt by Wall Street is coming from an ongoing sell-off in U.S. government bonds. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which tends to impact mortgage rates, rose to 4.77% from 4.75% late Monday. It was as low as 4.20% at the beginning of 2026.

The yield on the 2-year Treasury, which closely tracks expectations for Federal Reserve moves on interest rates, rose to 4.37% from 4.34% late Monday. That’s up significantly from about 3.50% at the beginning of 2026.

Bond yields have an inverse relationship to prices, and yields rise as prices fall. Rising yields signal that investors are demanding a higher return from Treasurys because they are becoming riskier. Growing government debt is highlighting that risk.

The U.S. debt surpassed $40 trillion two weeks ago, a shocking milestone as defense costs and interest on the burgeoning deficit make up an enormous share of federal spending. The bond sell-off is global, with other nations facing the same economic pressures.

Higher yields on bonds signal higher borrowing costs on mortgages and a wide range of other loans. Higher borrowing costs tend to weigh down investments, including stocks, while making it more difficult for businesses to expand.

Oil prices have been behind much of the pressure on inflation, bond yields and the broader stock market. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2% to $92.28. Energy costs remain high and volatile amid the ongoing U.S. war with Iran, which has essentially shut down the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil is typically shipped.

Higher oil prices have pushed up costs for everything from gasoline to shipped goods, fueling inflation that has been squeezing households and businesses. Higher inflation has also been a problem for the Fed, which is aiming to bring inflation down to a 2% rate.

The rate of inflation is well above 3%, and Wall Street expects the Fed to raise interest rates before the year is over in order to ease the rate of price increases. Investors are betting on a 66% chance that the central bank will raise its interest rate at its upcoming September meeting, according to CME FedWatch.

The Fed will get more updates on inflation ahead of the meeting. Meanwhile, it is getting updates on the jobs market this week. On Tuesday, the government reported that U.S. job openings rose slightly in July. A broader monthly report for August will be released on Friday.

Markets in Europe fell and markets in Asia were mixed.

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AP Business Writers, Elaine Kurtenbach, Michelle Chapman and Matt Ott contributed to this report.

The aircraft carrier sailed past Singapore over the weekend on its way back to the U.S. after a lengthy deployment in the Middle East as part of the U.S. war against Iran.

The Lincoln is expected to dock at a port in Chonburi province this week, according to Thai officials.

More than 5,000 American service members are onboard and many are expected to visit Pattaya, according to the city's Mayor Poramet Ngampichet, who hopes the port call will boost the local economy. He said destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. will dock at a different port.

“For Pattaya to be seen as an important vacation spot is something that we have aimed for,” Poramet said. “We welcome more visits of the troops in the future, whether for a drill or a vacation, before they go back to the U.S.”

After meeting with American officials Monday, Poramet shared that the service members will be banned from certain recreational activities such as parasailing and marijuana use. Medical cannabis was legalized in Thailand in 2022 and dispensaries have become common in Thai cities.

Pattaya hopes for economic boost

Poramet said the visit is particularly welcome as international tourism has declined worldwide due to soaring gas prices as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.

Government officials are warning local businesses not to overcharge American sailors and there will be a greater police presence in popular areas along Pattaya Beach and the city’s Walking Street, he said.

Pattaya, a popular beach destination about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of Bangkok, is also known for its seedier night scene. In recent years, though, the city has tried to promote its image instead for natural and cultural attractions.

Law enforcements agencies have been ordered to step up security measures to prevent undesirable situations, city police Chief Anek Srathongyoo said.

He said that if any U.S. service members break Thai law, they will be prosecuted accordingly.

Local business owners feeling the tourism slump from the Iran war are eager for the new arrivals — a banner hung over a local bar near a beach reading “Welcome all US military personnel Thank you for your service.”

Some, however, are more skeptical. Somkiet Noree, who runs a souvenir shop on Walking Street, said he knows about the upcoming visit but isn't sure if that will boost sales.

“Pattaya is quiet at the moment,” he said. “I hope they will come here and buy things.”

Bar employee Bualuang Ponok said she has seen American service members stroll Walking Street during past visits, but she doesn't expect many of them will be spending.

“They said 5,000 people will come here, but how many will reach us?" she said, unsure of where service members will choose to go.

Thailand port call follows Middle East deployment

Earlier in August, the usually Asia-based U.S.S. George Washington relieved the long-deployed Lincoln in the Middle East.

The Lincoln, one of the U.S. Navy’s largest warships, was part of American efforts in the Iran war, which flared back up over the weekend for the first time in a month.

This deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days, which caused concerns following reports of deteriorating mental health among the crew and shortages of supplies including food and hygiene products.

U.S. President Donald Trump later downplayed these concerns and said that the deployment was “not nearly long enough.”

Thai officials have said the Lincoln will return to the U.S. after its port call in Thailand.

As police in Kathmandu buried dozens of bodies in multiple trenches, Nepal’s disaster agency said that 1,003 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals. In its latest update, China reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners.

The scale of the Aug. 26 disaster is hampering rescue efforts in both countries, with landslides, destroyed roads and widespread damage cutting off remote areas. Crews faced challenging conditions as they searched unstable terrain and piles of debris, raising fears the death toll could rise as rescuers reach isolated communities.

Race to reach missing hydropower workers

Rescuers are racing to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped inside tunnels at hydropower projects in Nepal damaged by the floods. About 900 workers are missing from 12 projects, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.

Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesperson, said teams assisted by foreign experts were working at several hydropower projects. Images released by the army showed rescue teams entering debris-filled tunnels and wading through mud and water in the search for signs of life.

On the Chinese side, rescue crews scoured areas hit by mudslides, particularly around the Gyirong Port border crossing, which was destroyed.

Some rescuers, aided by search dogs, searched gaps among rocks and debris for signs of life. Other teams used heavy machinery to clear a major highway leading to Gyirong Port, hoping to clear the way for equipment, personnel and supplies to reach the disaster zone, according to China's state-run Global Times newspaper.

Mass burials of unidentified bodies in Kathmandu

In Kathmandu, police worked in heavy rain on Tuesday to bury dozens of bodies in multiple trenches next to a forested area.

Barbed wire was erected around the site, while blue numbered markers identified the graves of people whose names were not yet known.

Authorities in Nepal have been burying bodies in temporary graves until they can be identified. They are preserving DNA samples, photographing distinguishing facial features and recording other identifying details.

Each body is assigned a reference number to help families identify and claim the remains later.

Relief operations expanded to stranded communities

At least 11,814 people have been rescued so far, according to Nepalese authorities. Emergency crews used helicopters and other aircraft to reach stranded communities in areas where roads and bridges have been destroyed by the flooding and landslides.

Efforts are being stepped up to provide assistance to survivors in areas where roads and other transportation routes had been damaged or cut off.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, said a second batch of relief supplies was being sent to Nepal, including drones, DNA testing and water purification equipment. Chinese DNA testing experts will also help Nepal identity bodies, he said.

Bimal Sharma, a helicopter pilot who has been flying rescue and relief missions, said he was shocked to see the devastation in Timure, a border town close to Tibet that he has known for years.

“It felt like I was flying over an entirely different landscape,” said Sharma, adding that he has had little opportunity to speak with the people he rescued. “I can see the pain in their eyes. It’s heartbreaking,” he said.

Glacial collapse in the Himalayas

The disaster began in the Himalayas when a glacial collapse sent large amounts of rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream.

Scientists studying satellite imagery said the collapse appears to have involved the failure of bedrock beneath a glacier in the Himalayan region. The rockfall was powerful enough to register as a magnitude 5.2 seismic event.

The resulting surge of water and debris entered rivers that flow through valleys in Tibet and Nepal, causing them to rise rapidly. Floodwaters swept away homes, buildings, roads and bridges and carried mud and rocks downstream.

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah said that the disaster highlighted the need for action to combat climate change.

“This incident has indicated that the risks we face in the Himalayan region are increasing with climate change,” Shah said in a social media post Monday night. “Therefore, this region must be alert, and at the same time, it is time for us to strongly raise the issue of disasters caused by climate change before the international community.”

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Saaliq reported from New Delhi. Associated Press journalists Victoria Milko in Kathmandu, Nepal, E. Eduardo Castillo in Beijing, Kanis Leung in Hong Kong and Aijaz Hussain in New Delhi contributed to this report.

Donald joins a list of athletes who had called it quits after putting together Hall of Fame-caliber careers only to get the itch and decide to come back to play.

“Do I feel like I can play at a high level? Yes,” Donald said Sunday after announcing his decision to return to the Los Angeles Rams and continue a career that already featured three AP Defensive Player of the Year awards and eight first-team All-Pro selections. “Do I feel like I can still be myself? One hundred percent, and if I didn’t feel like that, I wouldn’t be here.”

Whether this comeback is more like Michael Jordan's first in the NBA when he won titles in his first three full seasons back, or his second, when he couldn't make the playoffs in two seasons with Washington, remains to be seen.

But few have made the attempt as a 35-year-old in the physical shape that Donald is in, providing hope that this one could be a success.

Other greats like Magic Johnson and Mario Lemieux made comebacks after early retirements for medical reasons. Johnson played 32 games for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1996 after a four-year absence following his announcement that he had contracted HIV.

Lemieux sat out three seasons battling Hodgkin's lymphoma before returning in 2000 to play five more seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins, adding 77 goals and 152 assists to his already impressive totals.

Here are some other Hall of Famers in the North American team sports who came out of retirement with varying success:

Reggie White

The Minister of Defense was also a multitime AP Defensive Player of the Year when he stepped away following the 1998 season after winning his second DPOY award that season to give him 192 1/2 sacks, eight All-Pro selections and a certain ticket to Canton.

After sitting out the 1999 season, White joined the Carolina Panthers in 2000. While he played in all 16 games, the results weren't great. He had a career-low 5 1/2 sacks and played out the string with a team that finished 7-9 and missed the postseason.

Deion Sanders

Prime Time established himself as one of the NFL's greatest cornerbacks in his first 12 seasons with Atlanta, San Francisco, Dallas and Washington. He helped both the 49ers and Cowboys win a Super Bowl, was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1994 with San Francisco, and his 48 interceptions helped him garner six first-team All-Pro selections.

Sanders retired after the 2000 season and first tried to make a comeback late in 2002 but the Chargers blocked his possible move to the Raiders with a waiver claim that kept him on the retired list.

Sanders eventually came back two years later in 2004 at age 37. He played two more seasons with Baltimore, with five interceptions in 25 games.

Michael Jordan

Jordan first stepped away at the top of his game in 1993 after winning his third straight NBA title with the Chicago Bulls. It wasn't a full retirement as he opted to give baseball a try, playing in the minor leagues for the Chicago White Sox organization.

He came back late in the 1994-95 season and scored 55 points in his fifth game back but fell short in the playoffs with the Bulls losing in the second round to Orlando. Chicago was nearly unbeatable the next three seasons, setting a then-record with 72 wins in 1995-96 with Jordan winning another title and his fourth MVP. The Bulls won it all the next two seasons for a second three-peat with Jordan once again retiring after winning MVP in 1998 in what was billed as “The Last Dance.”

Jordan became a part-owner of the Washington Wizards in 2000 and decided to come back and play in the 2001-02 season at age 38. Jordan still had something in the tank as he averaged at least 20 points per game in both seasons with Washington but it wasn't enough.

Bob Cousy

Cousy was one of the NBA's first superstars as the dazzling point guard on the dynastic Boston Celtics before retiring in 1963 after winning his fifth straight NBA title and his 12th All-NBA selection. His retirement ceremony in 1963 was nicknamed the Boston Tear Party for the emotional toll it took on the city.

Cousy sat out the next six seasons before getting hired as head coach of the Cincinnati Royals in 1969. Late in his first season he decided to come out of retirement and play as well at the age of 41 as the second player to appear in an NBA game in his 40s.

The comeback didn't last long. Cousy played seven games at the end of the season, making just one basket and recording 10 assists in his brief time before going back to being a full-time coach.

Ryne Sandberg

Sandberg made the surprise decision to retire from the Chicago Cubs midway through the 1994 season at age 34 as he was struggling with a career-low .238 average and just five homers in 57 games.

After sitting out the next season, Sandberg returned to the Cubs in 1996 and played two more seasons. He hit 25 homers in his first season back to lead all second basemen. He added 12 more homers the next season for a last-place team before hanging it up for good.

Gordie Howe

Mr. Hockey retired at age 43 with 786 goals in 1,687 games with the Detroit Red Wings and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame the following year. But in 1973 he decided to return to the ice at age 45 to play with his sons Mark and Marty for Houston of the WHA.

He spent six seasons in the upstart league before finishing his career back in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers. He finished his final season at age 52, having recorded 15 goals and 26 assists in 80 games to extend his own records for goals, points and games played.

Jacques Plante

Plante had won six Stanley Cups with Montreal and was one of the most important goaltenders in hockey history when he retired in 1965 at age 36. Plante was the first goalie to wear a mask regularly and was one of the first to play the puck outside the crease in a practice that is now commonplace.

After sitting out three seasons, Plante returned in 1968-69 to play for the St. Louis Blues in their second season as an expansion team. He helped them reach the Stanley Cup Final in his first season before losing to his old Canadiens team and played four more seasons after that in the NHL, finishing with Boston in 1973-74. He then played 31 games in 1974-75 for Edmonton in the WHA before retiring for good before the next season.

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. was among the players who called out Flemming on Monday after the WEEI radio announcer called the second baseman a “bush league player” for stealing two bases with the Yankees leading 7-1 in the eighth inning of Sunday's series finale.

Chisholm and several teammates also called out Flemming for suggesting Red Sox pitcher Jovani Moran retaliate by beaning Yankees catcher Austin Wells.

“They’re called unwritten rules because you’re not really breaking any rules,” Chisholm told reporters before Monday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. “You’ve seen teams — actually them — do the same thing where they’re pouring on runs. We didn’t have nothing to say or nothing to do about it. That’s just showing how unprofessional he is.”

Flemming apologized on social media for what he said during the telecast.

“Since I have been receiving nonstop calls and threats, I felt like it was important to hop back on here and say: My comments during yesterday’s broadcast crossed a line. I’m emotional and a fan at heart and that bled into the broadcast,” Flemming posted. “I meant no disrespect to the Yankees players or organization. I could and should have used different words. These rivalry games get me fired up; I apologize for letting the emotion of the moment get the best of me.”

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The Democratic governor said the last-minute compromise he made with lawmakers will have some benefits for wildfire survivors, such as getting paid faster, but fails to make necessary, sweeping reforms to tackle the question of who covers the cost of fires ignited by utility equipment.

His plan, which didn't rack up enough support in the Legislature's final days, would have reduced the amount utilities had to pay some victims and barred insurance companies from suing electrical companies to get reimbursed for damages paid out to homeowners.

Newsom acknowledged the bill made some progress to address the contentious, high-stakes issue.

“I could have easily walked away from it,” he told reporters at the Capitol on Monday. “And that would have been a disservice to you and the people of this state.”

Who pays for wildfires is a contentious issue

Newsom's failure to get his full plan passed marked a rare loss for the governor who has often found support for his policy wishes in the Democratic-led Legislature. It comes as he wraps his final session before leaving office in January.

Fire survivors heavily criticized his proposal, even protesting outside the governor's mansion in Sacramento last week. They argued Newsom’s plan would have placed the needs of utilities over victims, while insurance companies said shifting more of the cost of damage onto them would have required them to raise rates for policyholders.

Joy Chen, executive director of Every Fire Survivor’s Network, a group of survivors of the 2025 Los Angeles-area fires, said the deal was a win for them.

“Survivors from across California came to Sacramento and asked our elected representatives to stand with the people whose homes, communities and lives have been devastated,” she said in a statement. “They listened.”

Newsom hoped his plan would help stabilize the state's notoriously high electricity rates by protecting utilities from the full financial impacts of wildfires. Utilities have raised rates to pay for wildfire prevention and recovery as climate change has made the blazes more intense and frequent. Under California law, utilities have to pay damages for fires ignited by their equipment, even if a judge doesn’t find them negligent.

The question of who should cover the cost of utility-sparked fires has persisted throughout Newsom’s tenure, which began in the wake of the most destructive wildfire in state history. He signed a law in 2019 — his first year in office — that created a $21 billion fund, paid for by utility shareholders and ratepayers, to help utilities pay for wildfire damages if they take certain safety measures. He and lawmakers agreed last year to supplement the pot of money with another $18 billion fund.

Newsom unveiled his latest proposal as Southern California Edison faces claims from the state’s second-most destructive blaze, a 2025 fire that killed 19 people outside of Los Angeles.

Compromise aims to pay victims faster

The bill lawmakers are slated to vote on would create a program to ensure that fire victims get paid more quickly, ban hedge funds from profiting from wildfire claims and bar utility executives from receiving bonuses if their company's equipment sparked a blaze that ends up damaging or destroying more than 500 buildings.

The California Catastrophe Response Council, which oversees the wildfire fund, would appoint an administrator to create a process to resolve survivor claims more quickly.

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association said the deal “protects Californians and preserves the affordability and availability of insurance.”

“This outcome keeps costs with the parties responsible for wildfires and helps protect the progress California is making in stabilizing its insurance market,” the trade association wrote.

Utilities and some lawmakers criticize the bill

Pacific Gas & Electric, which filed for bankruptcy in 2019 after being on the hook for claims from a devastating Northern California blaze started by the utility's equipment, and Edison International, Southern California Edison's parent company, were disappointed with the deal. They said in a letter to lawmakers that the bill will fail to stabilize rates for Californians. The letter further said the bill doesn't provide “durable, long-term solutions” for compensating victims, sustaining the state's wildfire fund, or managing utilities' financial risk.

Assemblymember Rick Zbur, a Democrat, called it a “disaster” that lawmakers couldn't agree on making more sweeping reforms.

“We’re nibbling around the edges, and we’re not dealing with the structural issues,” he said at a hearing on the bill.

Katelyn Roedner Sutter of the Environmental Defense Fund was also underwhelmed with the proposal, saying it doesn't go far enough to lower the risk of fires and stabilize electric and insurance rates.

“The best I can say about this bill is it's fine,” she said after the hearing.

The Legislature typically has until Aug. 31 to pass bills for the second of a two-year session, but lawmakers and Newsom couldn't agree to a deal in time to vote Monday. They circumvented the end-of-session deadline by adding what's known as an urgency clause to the bill. That means it needs approval from two-thirds of the Legislature and will take effect immediately after it's signed into law.

The transfer fee offered by Everton is reported to be in the range of 40 million pounds ($54 million) on a four-year deal, the British Press Association said. It said personal terms had yet to be worked out before the deal could be completed prior to Tuesday's transfer deadline.

The 25-year-old Balogun, who had two years remaining on a contract at Monaco, gained attention this summer scoring three goals for the United States as it reached the knockout stage of the World Cup. He was the top scorer for the U.S. team.

He also made headlines after drawing a red card and a one-game suspension in a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in a round-of-32 match.

The one-game suspension was deferred by FIFA after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened, allowing Balogun to play in the round of 16. Balogun eventually played in the 4-1 loss to Belgium that ended the U.S. team's home World Cup run.

The intervention prompted a formal complaint to FIFA ethics investigators.

Balogun was born in New York but grew up in Britain. He came up through Arsenal's academy before moving to Middlesbrough, then to the French league with Reims and eventually to Monaco.

He scored 13 goals last season in 30 Ligue 1 matches.

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But in a political era where both parties are drifting further apart, he's banking on New York voters still wanting a rare moderate voice in a polarized Washington. In fact, he thinks it's helpful that he's a Republican in an otherwise liberal state.

“Well, I think one thing to keep in mind is New York is controlled by Democrats,” he said in an interview. “Their policies are directly responsible for the high cost of living, the decline in the quality of life, the out-of-control pro-criminal policies that make people less safe. These are their policies.”

Lawler, who represents a lush and leafy section of the Hudson Valley, is trying to harness suburban anxiety over New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the surging progressive movement as he tries to beat the odds in a battleground district with many more registered Democrats than Republicans.

“Democrats, to me, have gone crazy,” said Frank Zambrano, a 70-year-old retired fire marshal who lives in Rockland County and said his kids went to school with Lawler. “Give me something in the middle.”

While Lawler's foes try to tie him to President Donald Trump's most inflammatory positions, he argues that he's willing to push back on both sides. In a recent campaign video, Lawler showcased a clip of Trump jokingly using an expletive to describe how much of “a pain” the congressman was to push for expanding a critical tax deduction known as SALT, which benefits homeowners in more expensive states like New York.

It may be difficult, however, for Lawler to paint his Democratic opponent Cait Conley as a progressive in Mamdani's mold.

A decorated combat veteran with degrees from Harvard and MIT, Conley is running as a pro-military moderate who can fight the president's agenda and capture some of the outsider energy that has lifted Democrats elsewhere.

“I think that that fire, that drive, that desire for change, it’s not just contained to progressive voters,” she said in an interview. “People are sick of status quo politicians. They’re sick of the people who got us here.”

Lawler walks a Trump tightrope

Democrats want to claw back control of Congress by leveraging concerns over the U.S. war with Iran and an affordability crisis that's hitting everything from food to fuel to housing.

Lawler has heard a lot of those concerns firsthand, since they have been shouted at him during raucous town halls he's held in the district. He said it's possible to back Trump but also not agree with him on everything.

At a recent campaign event, Lawler told reporters he didn't support the president’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, noting he shepherded bipartisan legislation in the House to extend the policy and argued Haitians make up a critical part of his district’s healthcare workers.

After the event, Lawler told The Associated Press: “When I agree with the president, I’m willing to say it. And when I disagree with him, I’m willing to say it.”

“When it comes to President Trump, number one, he’s the president of the United States, and the idea that you just say ‘I hate you, I refuse to work with you,’ you get nowhere. Where does that get you in terms of serving your constituents or your districts? Too many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have taken that posture and they’ve gotten nothing done," he said.

Like other Democrats running this year, Conley has sought to play up her opponent’s relationship to Trump, painting the incumbent as too beholden to the president’s agenda on Iran, tariffs and cuts to the social safety net.

"Trump is throwing all the love on Lawler," she said, mentioning her opponent's recent rally in the district with the president. “Don’t tell me you stand up to him.”

Lawler's opponent aims to fend off progressive label

Conley, a former counterterrorism director at the National Security Council under President Joe Biden, has tried to distance herself from some progressive positions that could damage her in the district as Lawler moves to lump her in with urban liberals.

She said she doesn't want to defund the police, and she doesn't use the term genocide to describe Israel's military actions in Gaza. Instead, she argues voters are more concerned with the economy and “the corruption and greed” coming from the Trump administration. As Conley strolled through a Jewish music and arts festival in the district on a recent Sunday, one voter appeared to agree.

“We need to flip this Congress and fight the corruption,” Francine Goldstein, a 67-year-old retiree, said after greeting Conley at the event.

Lawler appeared to invite controversy recently by posting a picture of himself wearing a red jacket that he apparently previously used for a Michael Jackson costume in college.

A spokesperson for Lawler said the post — which included a caption that said “it’s a little snug, but it still fits!” — was intended as a joking reference to people saying his clothes were too tight in a recent campaign video.

But critics swiftly pointed out that Lawler had used blackface when he wore the jacket two decades ago, and the photos emerged during his last campaign. He apologized at the time and said the costume was meant to be “a genuine homage to one of my childhood idols.”

Shifting district lines have benefited Lawler

Lawler first won the seat in 2022 when he defeated former U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, then the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. It was a major upset that came as Republicans flipped a handful of suburban New York House seats by gearing campaigns toward crime concerns.

In that race, Lawler was boosted, at least in part, after a bungled redistricting process by state Democrats resulted in a new court-ordered map that reshaped the seat.

Lawler then won a second term after defeating former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones by a wider margin. Jones held the seat before redistricting, but he struggled to adapt his progressive background to a new set of voters.

Lawler was victorious in the same election that the district supported former Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump. That year, Democrats were able to flip a few other battleground seats the party lost in the previous election, making Lawler's victory even more vexing for Democrats.

That dynamic has made the district a priority of national Democrats and their campaign spending groups, which are expected to make a big play for the seat this fall.

“Everybody who thinks they know what’s going to happen in November I think is fooling themselves,” Lawler said. ”This is not like any normal midterm.”

He and another marine researcher quickly lasso the tail of the sharp-toothed female to the side of the boat and hold it steady as they take tissue samples and work to attach small data collection devices. Metzger marvels as the shark’s thick, rugged skin snaps a surgical-grade scalpel.

“It’s no surprise that they’ve been around since prehistoric times and they’re still going strong,” Metzger says as he stitches up the incision and sends it along its way.

Metzger and other researchers are catching, tagging and releasing a wide range of sharks as they seek to understand the local population and shed more light on one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries, where masses of young predators spend their first vulnerable years feeding and growing. Other white shark nurseries recognized globally are in the coastal waters off California, Mexico and Australia.

“It’s that initial fear of sharks that captures people’s imagination,” said Metzger, who also teaches marine science at Southampton High School. “Hopefully, through educational opportunities like today, we’ll be able to show that these sharks are far from mindless eating machines.”

Warmer waters are drawing tropical sharks north

The researchers attach different types of tags. One relays location by sending an acoustic signal that can be detected by monitoring receivers set up along the coast. Another measures depth and water temperature for several months, then pops off.

The data illustrates how sharks can cover vast distances in a year, said Bradley Peterson, the Stony Brook University marine scientist working with Metzger this particular day.

“Their tags are being detected in North Carolina and Georgia and Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and then they’ll be back here the following year,” he said. “So a lot of them are coming up here to get themselves fueled up and fattened up.”

The research also suggests more varied species of sharks are coming up from more tropical southern waters during the summer months, as the waters off Long Island's coast and elsewhere are warming, likely due to climate change, said Frank Quevedo, executive director at the South Fork Natural History Museum and Nature Center, which is coordinating the research.

“We’re seeing more spinner sharks, more black tip sharks, more bull sharks,” he said as he showed off the Bridgehampton museum’s interactive exhibit on the work. “These are temperate sharks that utilize this habitat when the food source is here. So right now is like prime time.”

To be clear, the waters off Long Island have long been known to be a haven for all manner of sharks. The bestselling Peter Benchley novel “Jaws” was set in a fictional seaside town in the Hamptons before the blockbuster film version, which Netflix is bringing back to its streaming library Tuesday along with its sequels, was shot on location on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

The International Shark Attack File, a database at the Florida Museum of Natural History, includes no records of a fatal shark attack on Long Island, though beachgoers have been bitten in recent years, including one this summer, prompting local officials to invest in safety measures, including shark-spotting drones.

“There’s this huge misconception that there’s this surge of sharks in Long Island waters. These sharks have always been here,” Metzger said. “A reason why we’re seeing more is because of technology. There’s more drones. Everybody’s got a cellphone now.”

Researchers are learning more about baby whites

Quevedo says baby whites are already about 4 feet (1.2 meters) long and weigh up to 80 pounds (36 kilograms) at birth, and they aren’t reared by their mothers, meaning they must immediately fend for themselves.

That's why they're drawn to the relatively shallow, coastal areas off Long Island, where they can safely feed on schools of fish away from other predators, including older sharks, he said.

“It’s just like in nursery school, where kids learn the basics,” Quevedo explained.

As they mature, the great whites head north to feast on larger prey, particularly the teeming colonies of seals along the beaches of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

But as local waters warm, researchers have observed young whites venturing into New England waters sooner, bringing them dangerously close to the adult predators, Quevedo said.

Scientists hope research will inspire more shark conservation

When “Jaws” burst onto the cultural scene more than 50 years ago, it led to a surge in recreational fishing for great whites off the Hamptons that had a devastating effect, according to Quevedo.

Great whites don’t mate until they’re into their 20s and later, meaning many likely never had a chance to reproduce.

“When you kill a shark at a size of 10 years, that shark can only be a juvenile, never reproduced before,” Quevedo said. “So you’re wiping out that whole species, that whole population.”

Conservation efforts in recent decades have helped white sharks and others rebound, though their numbers are nowhere near what they likely were more than a century ago, he added.

“The predators are the ones that are balance keepers,” Quevedo said. “If we can protect apex predators around the world, you’re pretty much sustaining the world and keeping it as healthy as possible.”

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With just over two months to go before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is still sitting on most of his colossal war chest, and he's been growing his money pile instead of spending it.

Even though the president and his team insist they'll open their wallet soon, frustrations are growing as Republicans try to maintain control of Congress despite headwinds partially of Trump's own creation. While the president remains the party's best asset in turning out its base, he is historically unpopular, with low marks on his handling of the economy and the ongoing war in Iran that most Americans say was not worth fighting.

The ticking clock narrows Republicans' options because time on the airwaves gets more limited and more expensive as the election draws near.

“Hope springs eternal,” said Republican donor Dan Eberhart, one of many who have been left wondering about the president’s plans.

Texas is a particular issue, especially after Trump helped scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton beat incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, turning what was supposed to be a safe Republican seat into a potential toss up.

Democratic nominee James Talarico has dramatically outraised Paxton, bringing in more than $68.5 million to Paxton’s $9 million. Talarico had more than $21.5 million cash on hand at the end of June, versus Paxton’s $1.75 million.

“We need help from the president,” Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, told Fox News over the weekend. “I’m hoping that the president is going to spend $100 or $200 million in Texas, but he hasn’t committed to it yet.”

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MAGA Inc. had more than $403 million at the end of July, according to the latest campaign finance filings, having brought in another $3 million over the course of the month and having spent practically nothing. That's more cash than any of the major party committees.

Its only major outlay so far has been in South Carolina, where the group invested nearly $830,000 on a last-minute get-out-the-vote push to help Sen. Darline Graham win the Republican nomination to succeed her late brother Lindsey Graham. The sum included about $774,000 on get-out-the-vote phone calls and $53,500 on text messages.

In the meantime, Trump has continued to raise money.

He headlined a Republican National Committee fundraiser in Texas last Thursday and participated in several MAGA Inc. meetings and a dinner at his golf course in Virginia on Saturday.

The group announced last week that it is planning to hold a series of rallies in battleground states, which started Monday with the Michigan event headlined by Vance.

MAGA Inc. will be spending in competitive races, according to an operative familiar with the group's plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the yet-to-be-announced investments.

That is expected to include ads highlighting the president and his accomplishments, which he has pushed to focus on despite his low approval ratings, a strategy first reported by The Atlantic.

The delay could have consequences

Some Republican campaign vendors such as advertisers, direct mail companies and canvassing firms were told in August by MAGA Inc. leaders to be ready for action. But they have not been made aware of a comprehensive plan, according to people with knowledge of the situation who requested anonymity to discuss private deliberations.

The delays come with consequences. Advertising rates are much higher at this late date in the campaign than they were in the spring when other organizations reserved airtime.

Indeed, some Republican strategists familiar with the status of the president’s still-developing plans said it is almost certainly too late for outside groups to even purchase advertising in key markets in Texas, where MAGA Inc. was asked by Senate Republican leadership to commit resources.

MAGA Inc. has been testing ads for Paxton, including one criticizing Talarico over rural hospital policy, but the ad has yet to air. People familiar with conversations said it might run online or on digital channels instead of on television.

While super PACs have traditionally spent big on television buys, the group also has other options.

Because the runoff campaign was so brief, the MAGA Inc. team worked to appeal directly to voters who feel loyal to Trump but are less likely to vote in non-presidential elections. Aides have discussed a similar approach in Texas, focused on outreach such as neighborhood canvassing, phone calls and mail specifically targeting those low-propensity voters, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

Some Republican operatives who otherwise worry about limited time believe such an effort could make a difference as long as MAGA Inc. commits a significant amount of money to the effort.

Trump promises to spend money

The president and his team have said the money is coming soon.

“Of course,” Trump said when recently asked by Punchbowl News. “I’m going to help Republicans.”

James Blair, the former White House deputy chief of staff who left to run Trump's midterm operation, has also said money is on its way.

“The president is going to expend substantial resources to win the midterms,” he said in June on “The Sean Spicer Show.” “He cares deeply about the party winning, and anything he can do to support that he’s going to do and is already doing."

But Trump also has incentives to keep much of the money he has amassed.

As a lame-duck president constitutionally barred from running for a third term, maintaining a commanding sum in the bank would help him to continue to wield power. He proved this cycle that he is extremely adept at ousting members he opposes, and Republican candidates could continue traveling to Mar-a-Lago to seek his blessing in the years ahead.

As Trump told Punchbowl News about his campaign cash, “I can spend it on pretty much anything I want."

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Moulton, a moderate, is among the many Democrats who have called for generational change this year as they challenge much older opponents.

Markey, 80, has been a fixture in Massachusetts politics since the 1970s and is seeking a third six-year term. Moulton, 47, has repeatedly argued that the Democratic Party is stuck in the “status quo” and questioned Markey’s accomplishments during his lengthy time holding political office.

“People ought to ask, what are you going to accomplish in the next six years that you haven’t been able to accomplish in the last 50?” Moulton said.

Markey has pointed to Moulton’s more moderate positions to argue that it is Moulton — not the older incumbent — who is out of touch with Massachusetts voters. Markey has boasted about his 2022 climate bill and called for an end to the war in Iran to bring down energy costs.

He also sharply criticized Moulton for opposing “Medicare for All” — though Moulton has called for universal healthcare.

“He has a backwards-looking political agenda,” Markey said.

In heavily Democratic Massachusetts, the primary is considered the most critical election hurdle, and the winner is expected to prevail in the general election in November.

The Senate race is not the only generational challenge for Democrats on Tuesday's ballot. A similar dynamic is playing out in the 8th Congressional District, where Patrick Roath hopes to oust longtime incumbent Rep. Stephen Lynch, and in the 1st Congressional District of western Massachusetts, where progressive public school teacher Jeromie Whalen is running against Rep. Richard Neal.

Moulton's comments on transgender children have been an issue

During the campaign Markey repeatedly pointed out that Moulton, in 2024, raised eyebrows among some in the party for saying he did not want his daughters playing sports against transgender girls.

Critics said he was echoing President Donald Trump’s talking points against allowing transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports.

Moulton has since apologized for his remarks, saying it was not his intention to hurt the transgender community and stressing his support for other transgender rights bills.

“If you’re in the trans community or you’re a trans kid feeling the weight of the Trump administration and the Supreme Court, you matter,” Moulton said during an August debate. “You’re valued, and I will always have your back.”

Moulton, who enlisted in the Marines after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and served four tours of duty in Iraq, was first elected to Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District in 2014. He launched a 2020 presidential campaign but dropped it after a few months.

Markey was elected to the Senate in 2013. Before that he represented Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District from 1976 to 2013.

Markey notably fended off a previous challenge in 2020 from Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a younger rival from one of the nation's most famous political families. Markey did so by aligning himself with the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.

Longtime Democratic House incumbents also face younger challengers

Lynch, 71, has held the 8th District seat in south Boston since 2001. He faces Roath, a 39-year-old lawyer who contended that it is time to end “wait-your-turn” politics. Lynch stressed the value of experience inside Congress.

Lynch has fended off other youth challenges in the past, but Roath’s campaign is hoping for a boost of excitement after longtime Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Jim Larson was defeated by former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin in August in neighboring Connecticut. Like Roath, Bronin called for the need for generational change while running against an establishment politician.

Meanwhile, the 1st District primary in western Massachusetts has pitted Neal, 77, against Whalen, 39.

Neal, known as the dean of the New England House delegation, was first elected in 1988. Whalen ran to the left of Neal, calling for Medicare for All and questioning whether Neal has done enough to oppose Trump’s agenda.

Whalen recently was endorsed by Our Revolution, a progressive organization founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

Lama wiped away tears as he sat on the floor of a Buddhist monastery turned makeshift shelter for hundreds of others evacuated from remote villages to the capital, Kathmandu.

“I don’t know how I will pass on our culture to her,” he said as he coaxed a spoonful of rice into her mouth.

For Lama and a rising number of others displaced by the floods, the losses go beyond homes and belongings. Communities whose culture and practices, often tied to ancestral land, are eroding as young people leave for the city now worry if their sacred traditions can be preserved.

“We’ve become homeless not only because we’ve lost our land — we’ve become homeless with our culture and tradition,” said Tsering Sherpa, 36, from Rasuwa, as he sat on the monastery steps.

Nepal is home to more than 120 ethnic groups, with many preserving distinct languages, rituals and festivals that have been passed down for generations.

Rasuwa, a district in the Himalayas along the Nepal-Tibet border, is known for its distinct Buddhist culture and Indigenous communities. The Tamang Heritage Trail has become a popular trekking route for tourists looking to see Tibetan Buddhist culture.

Flood survivors now living in the monastery described their villages’ forests as thick with trees and filled with bears, deer and butterflies. Others showed pictures of steep, green hills along a river.

Survivors at the monastery also shared photos and videos of what life in their villages was like before the floods: Women chopping juniper together to make incense, making new decorations for a monastery being built, men and women wearing colorful traditional clothing and dancing during festivals.

“Now all of it is finished,” said Tenzin Dolma Ghale, a 20-year-old from Rasuwa.

Survivors described to The Associated Press how they fled the surging river water by climbing to the top of hills, seeking refuge in monasteries they had built just a year earlier, after the older ones were destroyed by a 2015 earthquake.

Many said they didn’t have time to take anything from their homes and are now left with only the clothes they wore when being evacuated by helicopter. Others spoke of losing important heirlooms that are usually passed down from generation to generation.

The loss came amid concerns that community traditions were already in decline as young people moved to cities for better education and employment, said Alina Lama, 26, a shelter volunteer from Rasuwa.

She said that they wanted to be "a little bit modern,” she said. “There are many little details about our culture that I don’t know, because I never got to spend time with my family.”

Several flood survivors sheltering in the monastery said that children who have become orphans during the floods are a particular concern.

“We don’t know who will teach them,” Alina Lama said.

Save the Children estimated that thousands of children need humanitarian assistance. No information is available on how many children have been orphaned during the floods.

With local monasteries destroyed and monks with highly localized knowledge gone, Sherpa expressed that important Buddhist autumn festivals would be an example of further loss of cultural practices.

“We used to celebrate these festivals in our monasteries. Right now we don’t even have a monastery,” he said. “Culture and tradition are passed generation to generation by practice. If I can’t follow the tradition now, how can I pass it on to the next generation?”

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The jury has been deliberating for more than three full days in what has been a closely watched trial focused on maternal mental health after childbirth and has stirred deep divisions among the public.

This was the first time the jury gave any indication they were at an impasse. Clancy stared straight ahead as the jury entered and then looked toward them as the judge spoke to the panel.

“I know that this was a long trial, all right,” Judge William Sullivan said. “I know there were over 80 witnesses. There were over 300 exhibits. But because of that, I’m going to ask you to go back out.”

Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, doesn’t deny strangling her children but says postpartum psychosis led to her actions. Prosecutors argue she knew what she was doing. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.

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The jury could convict her of murder or manslaughter, or acquit her if jurors believe her deteriorating mental health was to blame. A conviction could lead to a life prison sentence. If she is acquitted, a judge could still order her confined to a mental health facility if an evaluation determines she is a danger to the public.

The jury began deliberating on Thursday afternoon. There has been little indication of whether they are making progress, outside of asking on Friday to look at a knife that Clancy used to cut herself and bags with empty prescription pill bottles found in her house.

Clancy's lawyer argued at the trial that she loved her children, but killed them because she lost her grip on reality — and on herself — due to postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness that can follow childbirth. In the months before the killings, Clancy sought treatment for her worsening mental health, including a stay in a psychiatric hospital.

Prosecutors said Clancy strangled the children because she was depressed and tired of living, and made a conscious choice to kill them before attempting suicide.

During more than four weeks of testimony, jurors heard differing views from medical experts about Clancy’s mental state after the birth of her third child and her culpability.

Both Clancy’s mother and sister testified that she became anxious, paranoid and suicidal.

Clancy had sought treatment from multiple providers and checked herself into a psychiatric hospital in the months before killing Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy, ages 5, 3 and 8 months.

Less than three weeks after being discharged, she sent her husband out on an errand and killed the children with exercise bands in the basement of their home south of Boston. She then jumped from a second-floor window and remains paralyzed from the waist down.

A forensic psychologist who testified for the prosecution said he concluded that Clancy killed the children because she wanted to kill herself but didn’t want to leave them behind.

A psychologist who took the stand for the defense said Clancy didn’t recognize the “wrongfulness” of killing her children because of her mental health issues.

Clancy chose not to testify. She watched the proceedings from the defense table, occasionally weeping, as when prosecutors showed autopsy photos of the children to the jury.

Jurors spent two days listening to testimony from her former husband, Patrick Clancy, and his anguished 911 call. He was still on the phone when he discovered the children's bodies, minutes after finding his wife badly injured in the yard.

Patrick Clancy has said in interviews that he forgives his ex-wife, whom he viewed as ill rather than evil. The trial marks the first time he has seen Lindsay Clancy since the killings.

Postpartum psychosis, the condition that Clancy’s attorney says she had when she killed the children, is more serious and less common than postpartum depression.

Researchers estimate that the condition afflicts 1 to 2 out of 1,000 women after delivery. Although most who develop it don’t harm their children, mothers with severe cases might try to harm themselves or their kids.

The hearing in state court comes after prosecutors in July spent five days presenting what they said was “overwhelming” evidence that Tyler Robinson killed the conservative activist while he was speaking at an open-air event on a college campus.

The 23-year-old defendant turned himself in a day after the shooting at Utah Valley University last September. He has not yet entered a plea, and his lawyers have not offered alternative theories for Kirk’s death. They've focused instead on blocking the case from proceeding to trial and trying to get the death penalty taken off the table.

District Judge Tony Graf has the option to send the case to trial on a lesser charge of murder, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison, said Steve Burton, director of the Utah Defense Attorney Association. Graf could also dismiss the charges against Robinson, in which case prosecutors could refile them.

A key factor in charging aggravated murder is whether the shooting endangered others.

Attorneys will present final arguments Tuesday — closing out an unusually long preliminary — and Graf plans to announce his decision from the bench, state courts spokesperson Tania Mashburn said.

Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, and parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, were expected back in the Provo courtroom after attending in July.

Arguments will likely focus on whether Utah County prosecutors have enough evidence to support the heightened charge of aggravated murder.

In recent court filings, defense attorneys argued that the shooter “hit the intended target” and did not endanger others. But prosecutors said numerous people were within a “zone of danger” around Kirk when he was shot from a rooftop more than 400 feet (122 meters) away.

Robinson also faces potential sentencing enhancements if prosecutors can show he targeted Kirk for his political beliefs.

Before his death, Kirk and the organization he co-founded, Turning Point USA, galvanized the conservative youth vote to help President Donald Trump win a second term.

Prosecutors have argued that an engraved bullet found in the suspected murder weapon shows that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics. The inscription “Hey Facist! CATCH!” is an “overt political reference,” they argued in court documents.

A handwritten note that prosecutors allege Robinson left for his romantic partner read in part, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it.” They also allege Robinson wrote in a text message about Kirk: “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

Robinson’s attorneys have argued that prosecutors do not have strong enough evidence to prove a political motivation.

In July, investigators presented DNA analyses that they said linked Robinson to the suspected murder weapon — a bolt-action rifle with one spent round — and a tool he allegedly used to engrave the bullet cartridges.

Robinson's reported romantic partner, Lance Twiggs, told investigators in a recorded interview that Robinson said the day after Kirk was killed that “he wishes he hadn’t done it.” Later that same day — and only about an hour before turning himself in — Robinson posted “it was me at UVU yesterday” in an online chat room, according to investigators.

Defense attorneys challenged the reliability of DNA tests and unsuccessfully fought against the public release of the Twiggs interview, warning prosecutors would characterize it as a confession. Twiggs said in the interview that he never heard Robinson talk about Kirk before the shooting.

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Brown reported from Billings, Montana.

But there is another, potentially potent undercurrent in several key races that could determine control of Congress — what makes a real man?

It's the latest example of tough-guy politics since Donald Trump brought his own version of masculinity to the trail more than a decade ago, belittling Republican rivals and defeating two Democratic women in his White House campaigns. Now many Democrats are trying to project their own manhood — or at least more confidently deflect conservatives' attacks — as they try to return to power.

“Democratic voters want a candidate who will fight,” said Beth Reingold, an Emory University professor who specializes in gender and politics. “And that’s conceived as a sort of masculine demand, a more masculine approach, especially in response to Trump.”

In Michigan, Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed accused Republican rival Mike Rogers of “beta energy” as they argued over their high school football credentials.

Republicans in Texas, famous for its cowboy boots and swagger, have denigrated Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico as “Low T Talarico,” a reference to testosterone.

Talarico, who is 37 and running against 63-year-old Ken Paxton, brushed off the insult by saying, “I don’t think guys my age are really concerned about that kind of thing."

Reingold said the gender debate normally revolves around how women candidates present themselves.

“What’s different in this election,” she said, "is that there’s even more of an incentive for these male candidates to make their masculinity present in some way, shape or form.”

Trump redefined toughness on the campaign trail

Projecting vigor and hiding weakness is not new in U.S. politics.

Franklin Roosevelt concealed his partial paralysis and his wheelchair from the public. John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected president, liked to be photographed sailing and playing football. He never disclosed debilitating back pain — an old war injury — and the medication he took to endure it. Ronald Reagan, at the time the oldest president ever to serve, was often photographed on horseback.

Trump offered a more bellicose take. He's wielded mocking nicknames against opponents, such as “Little Marco” Rubio, now Trump’s secretary of state, and “Low Energy Jeb” Bush, now retired from politics. During a debate in 2016, Trump even defended the size of his genitals.

When he entered the Republican National Convention in 2024, the speakers blasted James Brown “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” He had just survived a would-be assassin's bullet at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he stood on stage, his face bloodied, and pumped his fist while telling supporters to “fight! fight! fight!”

That November, Trump increased his support among male voters to 55%, compared with 51% in his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, according to AP VoteCast.

El-Sayed and Rogers joust over football

Rogers, a former Republican congressman, recently unveiled a campaign advertisement saying Democrats want to allow “men in women’s sports." He hit El-Sayed as too liberal for Michigan while recalling his own high school football days.

El-Sayed answered him on social media over the weekend. “Clearly your teammates didn’t vote you captain,” he wrote. “If they did, you would have said it in the ad. Probably had that beta energy back then, too. I (asterisk)was(asterisk) captain. Football. Wrestling. Lacrosse.”

In their social media exchange, Rogers didn’t want to let El-Sayed get in the last jab.

“Nothing screams ‘alpha’ quite like a 41-year-old desperately reminding everyone he was popular in high school,” Rogers wrote. “Looks like someone peaked in high school.”

El-Sayed often campaigns in tight black T-shirts and lifts weights on camera. But he's also released videos of himself singing and dancing, and he's mocked conservative ideals of masculinity.

“Being a man is not about how you show up in the gym," he said in an interview with Lever News, a progressive news site. "It's about how you show up for your family. It's about how you show up in your community."

Texas Republicans follow a familiar script

Masculinity surfaced as a Texas topic soon after Talarico, a state representative, won Democrats' nomination for Senate.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who is not up for reelection this year, mused on Fox News that “if you were making a list of 1,000 adjectives to describe this guy, ‘masculine’ would not be one of them” and that “if a stiff breeze came by it would blow him over.”

More recently, a pro-Paxton political action committee aired an ad partly on transgender politics. It opens depicting a barrel-chested, thick-bearded man sporting a stern look and a scuffed hard hat.

“This is Texas,” a deep voice narrates.

“This is not,” the voice continues, before a reel plays of Talarico saying there are more than two biological sexes.

Paxton's team bets the personal jabs — and their political associations — will sway voters in a state with the slogan, "don't mess with Texas.”

“When one party or one group says that another candidate isn’t masculine, or isn’t masculine enough, they are not really just talking about that candidate,” said Joshua Blank, research director for the Texas Political Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

“It’s a way to say that this candidate is allied with groups and individuals who hold nontraditional views about the roles of men and women in society," Blank continued, “and even the definition of male and female.”

Talarico mostly shrugs off the insults, saying they “don’t meet the needs of Texans” who want to afford groceries, insurance and gas.

Yet he also flips the conversation “about what it means to be a real man” by recalling boyhood memories of his adoptive father, Mark Talarico, mowing lawns each Saturday — his own as well as the elderly widow’s next door.

“He never talked about it. He just did it — because that’s what a man does,” Talarico says on the campaign trail. “Call me old fashioned but a real man takes responsibility."

Then he uses the topic to allude to corruption allegations against Paxton, which he has denied.

“Real men serve others,” Talarico adds. “Weak men serve themselves.”

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Barrow reported from Atlanta. Bedayn reported from Austin.

Harold Gene Lucas, 74, is set to receive a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at 6 p.m. He would be the 14th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has already signed death warrants for two more executions set for later this September.

Lucas chose not to file appeals with the Florida Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court. He told a circuit judge after his death warrant was issued that he wanted to waive all post-conviction proceedings, and the judge granted his request several days later.

“I've been on death row for 50 years, and I have no desire to carry this any further,” Lucas told the judge, according to court transcripts. “The sooner it's over, the better I'll enjoy it. I am tired.”

Lucas was sentenced to death five times by two different judges

Lucas was sentenced to death — and resentenced to death four more times — after being convicted of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder for the deadly 1976 attack on Jill Piper and the wounding of her friends, Richard Byrd Jr. and Terri Rice.

According to court records, Lucas was 24 in August 1976 when he was arrested for trespassing at Piper's Bonita Springs home, south of Fort Myers. Lucas had known the teen for four years and worked for her family, officials said. Lucas and Piper had previously dated, and Lucas told a friend that he planned to marry the girl.

About a week after the arrest, Lucas and Piper had two separate confrontations on the same day, several hours apart, investigators said. Witnesses testified that Lucas threatened to kill Piper.

Piper asked Byrd and Rice to spend that night at her home for protection, officials said. Lucas eventually showed up with a rifle and shot Piper multiple times while she begged for her life and then shot and wounded her friends, investigators said. Lucas was arrested the next day.

Lucas was initially sentenced to death in 1977 with a 12-0 jury recommendation, court records show. The Florida Supreme Court later ruled that the trial judge was wrong to consider the heinousness of the attempted murders while deciding the sentence for the murder. That same trial judge resentenced Lucas to death in 1980.

By the time a third sentencing was ordered, the original trial judge had passed away, and a new judge was assigned. That judge sentenced Lucas to death in 1985, but the Florida Supreme Court later ruled that a new jury should hear the case, though the conviction itself would continue to stand. The new jury recommended death by 11-1, and Lucas was sentenced to death for a fourth time in 1987. The Florida Supreme Court ruled the sentencing order wasn't clear, and that second judge sentenced Lucas to death for a fifth and final time in 1990.

No appeals after that were successful.

Florida leads the way in executions

A total of 47 people were executed in the U.S. in 2025. Florida led the way with 19 lethal injections, a record in the state since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Florida has carried out more than half of the 23 total executions in the U.S. this year.

In July, Florida executed two prisoners in one day, the first state in nearly a decade to do so.

Two more executions are planned in Florida later this month. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, is scheduled to die on Sept. 10, followed by Curtis Wilkie Beasley, 77, on Sept. 29.

Conahan was convicted of kidnapping and strangling a man he had paid to pose for nude photos, and authorities suspect him of similar homicides committed in the 1990s in southwest Florida.

Beasley was convicted of beating a woman to death with a hammer, robbing her and stealing her car in 1995.

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.

Shein raised about $1.7 billion, priced at HK$48.56 ($6.19) a share, in its initial public offering in Hong Kong in one of the city's biggest new share sales this year. “Shein's Hong Kong listing marks a new starting point,” said Leigh Gui, Shein's chief financial officer, in a short speech at its listing ceremony.

In early trading, the shares fell to below HK$44 before losses narrowed later in the day. It closed nearly unchanged at HK$48.50.

Shein’s appeal to customers has been built on ultra-fast, affordable fashion, delivered from China to the West in just days. The end of “de minimis” tariff exemptions in the U.S. and the European Union has raised duties for low value parcels from China, including Shein’s products. Higher logistics costs partly due to the war in Iran also have squeezed the company’s low-price business model and profitability.

Tariff costs have forced Shein to raise prices, “cutting into its main advantage,” said Jacob Cooke, CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies.

Shein recorded a $99 million loss in the first three months of this year, compared with a $395 million profit in the same period a year earlier.

Earlier, Shein, pronounced “she-in,” explored listing its shares in New York and London. It moved its headquarters from China to Singapore around 2021. But increasingly strict scrutiny by Beijing and by regulators in the U.S. and Europe led it to embrace its Chinese roots and switch to a listing in Hong Kong.

Launched in 2012 in China, much of Shein's operations were in the southern province of Guangdong before it shifted its corporate headquarters out of the country.

“Guangdong is Shein’s roots, and the starting point of our journey,” its founder Sky Xu said in a speech in February.

Pivoting its focus back to China also highlighted the advantages Shein derives from the supply chain system that “only exists” in Guangdong, said William Ma of GROW Investment Group, referring to its small-batch, fast response manufacturing model.

Shein has hit other roadblocks in expanding in Europe. In February, the EU launched a probe against the company with a focus on “illegal” products, including alleged child sexual abuse material.

In May, Shein acquired San Francisco-based eco-friendly clothing retailer Everlane, a move that some analysts said was not the best fit.

The company’s market value was roughly $27 billion as it listed in Hong Kong, a fraction of its peak valuation a few years ago.

“Shein has probably missed its golden listing window due to the shift of momentum toward AI and tariffs, which can affect valuations and profitability,” said Gary Ng, a senior economist for Asia Pacific at French bank Natixis.

Still, Shein’s listing is welcome news for Hong Kong, as the Chinese territory makes increasing efforts to hold onto its role as a global financial hub following a downturn in 2023.

Hong Kong’s stock exchange has experienced a strong year for IPOs so far, raising more than $40 billion. And there is a backlog of companies seeking to list there, said Lorraine Tan at investment research firm Morningstar.

Clay Holmes pitched six scoreless innings for the Cubs, who launched five homers off Milwaukee starter Kyle Harrison in the first four innings and three more against position player Andrew Vaughn late in the game.

Chicago went back-to-back twice, in the first inning and the fourth.

The nine longballs matched the second-most by one team in a major league game, according to Sportradar. Toronto hit 10 during an 18-3 victory over Baltimore on Sept. 14, 1987.

Chicago finished August with 62 home runs, second-most by a big league club in a calendar month behind the 74 hit by the New York Yankees in August 2019.

Milwaukee holds a seven-game lead in the NL Central over the Cubs with six meetings remaining this season, including three more in this series at Wrigley Field.

Holmes (6-6) allowed five hits, striking out eight and walking two. He has given up only five runs in five starts since joining the Cubs in a trade-deadline deal with the New York Mets.

Bregman’s second three-homer game in three weeks gave him 23 on the year.

The nine home runs were also the most allowed by the Brewers this season.

Tyrone Taylor and Nico Hoerner hit back-to-back homers off Harrison in the first, and Bregman connected in the second. Seiya Suzuki and Bregman went back-to-back in the fourth, the Cubs’ eighth set of back-to-back homers this season.

Harrison (10-4) had permitted only two earned runs in 12 previous innings against the Cubs this year, but he gave up nine runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings Monday as his season ERA spiked from 2.79 to 3.45.

Cooper Pratt hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee off Ryan Rolison in the seventh to break up Chicago's shutout bid. Carson Kelly answered in the bottom half when he connected off reliever DL Hall for his 10th of the season.

Vaughn, a first baseman, allowed seven runs and nine hits over two innings while throwing 45 mph knuckleballs. He served up homers to Matt Shaw, Michael Conforto and Bregman.

At the plate, Vaughn had an RBI single in the eighth.

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Brewers LHP Robert Gasser (4-5, 4.59 ERA) starts Tuesday against Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (8-3, 3.99).

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His daughter, Mary Berry, confirmed on Monday that he died in his home in Port Royal, Kentucky.

“There's not enough I could say about him to do him justice,” she told The Associated Press.

Few authors were more tied to their home than Berry, an intellectual and spiritual heir to Henry David Thoreau and such Southern agrarians as Robert Penn Warren and John Crowe Ransom. In prose and poetry that mirrored the uncluttered and deeply felt life he advocated, Berry challenged modern assumptions about prosperity and happiness and renewed the mysteries of birth, love, work and death. He had learned from his own history: Berry was born and raised in a farming town during the Great Depression and watched its seemingly immortal ties unravel by his teens.

“Increasingly over the last maybe forty years, the thought has come to me that the old world in which our people lived by the work of their hands, close to weather and earth, plants and animals, was the true world,” he wrote in “Andy Catlett: Early Travels,” a novel published in 2006, “and that the new world of cheap energy and ever cheaper money, honored greed, and dreams of liberation from every restraint, is mostly theater.”

“The world I knew as a boy was flawed, surely, but it was substantial and authentic. The households of my grandparents seemed to breathe forth a sense of the real cost and worth of things. Whatever came, came by somebody’s work.”

Berry was a prolific writer who published more than 40 books, including the novels “Nathan Coulter” and “A Place on Earth,” and the anthology “A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997.” His legacy extended well beyond Kentucky. Michael Pollan, author of such bestsellers as “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” would say his life was changed by Berry’s declaration that “Eating is an agricultural act.” The chef and food activist Alice Waters cited him as a favorite author and wrote an introduction to Berry’s 1989 essay “The Pleasures of Eating.”

He was among the most prominent authors never to receive a Pulitzer Prize or National Book Award, although his honors included a National Humanities Medal and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2016, he was presented a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle.

A simpler time

The tall, slender Berry imagined, chronicled and lived out his vision of a self-sustaining community in which no one had to ask where their food came from or the names of their neighbors. In the classic farming manifesto “The Unsettling of America,” published in 1977, he attacked the consolidation and mechanization of agriculture as a violation of the natural order, whether of the land or of the spirit.

“The modern urban‐industrial society is based on a series of radical disconnections between body and soul, husband and wife, marriage and community, community and the earth,” he wrote. “At each of these points of disconnection the collaboration of corporation, government, and experts sets up a profit‐making enterprise that results in the further dismemberment and impoverishment of the Creation.”

His disdain for modernity touched upon virtually every aspect of life, from dancing to weather forecasts to birth control, opinions he well knew were not universally shared. Reviewing a Library of America anthology of his nonfiction, The New York Times’ Dwight Garner wrote that Berry “bangs the same themes so relentlessly — the perils of industrial agriculture, the decimation of rural life, America’s blind faith in technology — that one’s eyes begin to cross.”

Most of his fiction, closely based on his childhood, was set in rural Port William and populated with such characters as drunken Uncle Peach, the drowned Chicken Little, the wise and patient farm hand Dick Watson and Andy Catlett, Berry’s alter ego, a boy “inclined to be dreamy” and “slide right out of the present world.”

His worldview was shaped by an ancient sense of continuity and connection, like in the story “Watch with Me,” when a troubled man known as “Nightlife” picks up an old shotgun and disappears into the woods. A local posse follows, led by the farmer Tol Proudfoot, who worries Nightlife might kill himself or harm others. The pursuit is long and exhausting. “I reckon it would be better not to have got involved,” Tol admits to himself. But he knows that he will continue “until whatever happened that would allow him (Tol) to cease to go along had happened.”

“I reckon I am involved,” Tol discovers.

Berry yearned for the past but was “painfully divided” by his awareness that “my people established themselves here by killing or driving out the original possessors” and that “people were once bought and sold here by my people.” He saw the U.S. as plagued by “disorderly violence,” and inflamed by the rootlessness of the early settlers and the corporations that followed.

“We still have not, in any meaningful way, arrived in America,” he lamented.

History led to some controversial opinions — Berry would regard the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as more “a tragic figure” than an upholder of slavery — and a clash among Berry, the University of Kentucky and some of its students. Berry’s wife Tanya was the niece of artist Ann Rice O’Hanlon, whose Great Depression era fresco about Lexington history has long been controversial for its alleged sanitizing of slavery. Wendell and Tanya Berry filed a lawsuit in 2020 that objected to its removal from the school. Three years earlier, he had defended the fresco as a painful, but realistic portrait.

“Black people did work in tobacco fields,” he wrote. “Black musicians did play for white dancers.”

Berry shunned the unnatural world whenever, and however possible. For decades, he and his wife ran a hillside organic farm in Henry County. They lived without computers, television or phones, but did install solar units in 2005, an act of defiance and of commitment to clean energy in a state powered by coal. Well before his lawsuit against the University of Kentucky, his alma mater, he cut ties after the school accepted $7 million for a new basketball dormitory from a group of donors organized by a coal company president. In 2011, he joined a sit-in at the governor’s office in protest of strip-mining.

In love with the universe

Berry was born in Henry County in 1934, and he moved with his family soon after to New Castle, where his father practiced law and all worked on his grandfather’s farm. As a teenager he graduated from the Millersburg Military Institute and entered the University of Kentucky. In college, Berry helped edit the campus magazine “Green Pen,” read the poetry of T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound and first encountered the agrarian publication “I’ll Take My Stand.” The 1930 release included contributions from Warren and Ransom among others who would later distance themselves from a racist and romanticized view of the rural South held by many agrarians.

By his early 20s, he was publishing poems and stories and even spent time away from Kentucky. He received a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University in 1958 and stayed on another year as a visiting lecturer. He also lived in New York, in the early 1960s, but soon purchased Lanes Landing and settled there at the end of the decade.

Berry enjoyed the friendship of such fellow writers as Donald Hall and Bobbie Ann Mason, but was inspired more by Kentucky’s land and resources, by the knowledge that he might stand before the same body of water his grandparents drank from. Berry placed himself and fellow humans in a small and blessed role — “sweetly enabled” — within a grand and ordered universe.

“And so I go into the woods. As I go in under the trees, dependably, almost at once, and by nothing I do, things fall into place,” he once wrote. “I enter an order that does not exist outside, in the human spaces. I feel my life take its place among the lives — the trees, the annual plants, the animals and birds, the living of all these and the dead — that go and have gone to make the life of the earth.”

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Associated Press reporter Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report.

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Miami Fire Rescue personnel rushed Beauperthuy-Rojas, 63, to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center after the collision on Saturday morning on the Rickenbacker Causeway.

“He has some liver and kidney lacerations. He had cuts all over his body. He has a spinal cord injury. So far, the indications are that he has no movement or ability to move from the waist down,” said his brother-in-law, Carlos G. Mendia, of Key Biscayne.

Mendia, 62, said Beauperthuy-Rojas, an avid cyclist who got him into cycling in 2010, was riding alone in the designated bicycle lane when the driver of a sports utility vehicle struck him.

“It’s extremely dangerous. I plead with the officials, public officials, to find a solution to this,” Mendi said about the dangers of cycling on the Rickenbacker Causeway. “This is senseless.”

For decades, Beauperthuy-Rojas, of the HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, had been treating patients who had suffered from sports injuries and degenerative conditions. He is the former president of the Miami Orthopaedic Society.

“They not only describe him as a great physician, but a great person,” Henry Garcia, a spokesman for the HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, said about his colleagues.

The Miami Police Department was still investigating the cause of the crash on Monday afternoon. The driver was cooperating, according to police.

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It's a big task for the 17-year-old, but Frodin hits the ball like Serena Williams. Well, like Serena Williams in the movies, anyway.

In the 2021 film “King Richard,” Frodin was the body double for actor Demi Singleton, who played the younger Williams. Now, Frodin will play tennis on camera as herself on Wednesday when she faces Elena Rybakina.

“I’ve worked so hard to try and get to this level, and to have an opportunity like this is just really special for me,” Frodin said Monday in a phone interview.

Tournament tennis is what gave Frodin, who is from Los Angeles, the chance to reach the U.S. Open. She won the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 18s National Championships to earn a wild card into the field.

It's also what got her into the movies.

She was playing at the 10-and-under level in California and won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles sectional titles. She was then invited to audition for the part, in which she would be the on-court body double for Singleton.

“I was on set for six months and I got to be alongside some really cool actors and obviously Will Smith, and just the whole experience was super cool for me,” Frodin said. “And obviously to be able to play the double, or the role of somebody that I look up to and I have always been inspired by was truly, like, a very special experience for me.”

Smith won an Oscar for his performance as Richard Williams, Venus and Serena's father.

Frodin found it fairly easy to replicate Serena Williams' swings because of how familiar she already was with them from watching the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion's career. The problem, she found, was that it started to affect her in her day job.

“It’s actually funny. After I was done with with the movie, I actually got into the habit of using, or playing with her strokes, and I couldn’t switch back to mine because I was so used to hers,” Frodin said. “So my parents — I mean, obviously it’s a great person to replicate — but my parents were a little bit upset because I was playing like Serena, so it took me a while to get back to my normal technique.”

Frodin, who played in the U.S. Open doubles last year, has not met Serena or Venus Williams.

The match against Rybakina will be her first at the WTA Tour level, having lost in the qualifying round earlier this year in Miami in her previous attempt. Frodin has a year left in high school and doesn't know her plans after that.

If Hollywood comes calling, she'd be interested.

“Obviously, my No. 1 focus always has been tennis, but I’ve always had this little thought in the back of my mind. I feel like it would be really cool if I could somehow balance both,” Frodin said. “I mean, I loved every second of being in that kind of environment, of that kind of acting life. I enjoy it a lot and yeah, if it’s even possible, I don’t mind having that as a side gig, you know?”

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The Trump administration released more details on Monday night, days after Trump announced what he described as the biggest oil deal in history. The sweeping agreement has been met with skepticism from analysts who say it will take years to revive Venezuela's production, but Trump and his aides are pitching it as a chance to develop a new oil giant in the Western Hemisphere.

As part of the deal, the U.S. is creating a private company as a joint venture with NABEP — a detail the White House had withheld for days. NABEP, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, is already the second largest operator in Venezuela, behind Chevron.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez is giving the company 100-year rights over 17 oil fields with proven reserves of 65 billion barrels. Many of those fields were previously owned by Russian or Chinese firms, the White House said.

In a statement Monday, Betancourt said Venezuela is “blessed with an abundance of natural resources, hardworking people and untapped potential,” adding that the deal will “unleash that potential to the great benefit of both Venezuelans and Americans.”

The company said Betancourt had been involved in the Venezuelan oil industry for more than 15 years and said the company has more than 5,000 employees and more than 10,000 contractors.

The deal will give the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital a 35% ownership stake in the company, the White House disclosed Monday. The U.S. will also be guaranteed a right to purchase 20% of the output at cost, orchestrated through the State Department.

The agreement was signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Betancourt’s company has agreed to put up $100 billion in new oil infrastructure investments.

The deal won't affect US gas prices anytime soon

Trump has been pushing to boost oil production in Venezuela since the January military mission that captured then-President Nicolás Maduro on federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges.

The White House claimed the deal would be “at zero cost” to the U.S., and said the government would have veto power on board members — the majority of whom would be U.S. citizens.

“NABEP will have reputable U.S. auditors, lawyers, and advisers and the U.S. government’s agreement with NABEP is governed by U.S. law and is subject to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts,” the White House said in a fact sheet about the deal.

Former U.S. government energy advisers have cautioned that the deal comes with political risk, since future administrations in Venezuela or the United States could challenge the deal. Even if the agreement holds, analysts say it could take years to turn around Venezuela's dilapidated energy sector.

Trump, who says the plan will reduce gas prices, acknowledged Monday that Americans won't see change right away. Asked about a timeline at the White House, Trump said “it could be a little bit” for prices to fall, and he played down analyst predictions that it could take years.

“If it was two years, you know, that’s a short period of time,” he said.

Trump said the deal will provide a source to help refill America's strategic oil reserves, which have been drawn down as the Iran war chokes global oil shipments. He added that Venezuela's heavy oil will also go toward producing asphalt and other goods.

“It was this unbelievable value that was sitting dormant,” Trump said of Venezuelan oil. “But we’re going to be taking all of that.”

Rodríguez has also spoken in favor of the deal, describing it as a chance to modernize the Venezuela's oil industry and accelerate its revival. Facing criticism that the deal cedes Venezuelan resources to the U.S., Rodríguez insisted her country's sovereignty remains secure.

Questions remain on Capitol Hill

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill said Monday that they were looking for more information about the agreement.

Rep. Rick Crawford, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said he wanted to hear details from the Trump administration “hopefully sooner rather than later.”

Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said a deal that uses the military to boost a private oil venture should be rejected and said he wanted a full accounting of the legal authority for the agreement.

“President Trump’s effort to turn the U.S. military into an investor in Venezuelan oil is a blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars,” Reed said in a statement.

The new details were released a day before Trump plans to meet with a group of large and small oil refiners to discuss ways to increase America’s capacity to refine oil into gasoline.

The meeting occurs as the Iran war has driven prices at the pump to a national average of $4.08, a 28% increase over the past year, according to AAA.

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

Also attending the meeting will be Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Jarrod Agen, the director of the White House National Energy Dominance Council.

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Toro Hardy, an economist, served as a member of the board of directors of Petróleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA, from 1996 to 1999, when Chávez assumed the presidency.

“It might be a good deal for Venezuela if the investments actually come,” Toro Hardy said about what President Donald Trump described on Friday as the “biggest oil deal in world history.”

Delcy Rodríguez, who stepped up as Venezuela’s interim president after Nicolas Maduro’s capture, announced on Saturday night that she was granting a “historic” 25-year deal and said it would increase output to 1.5 million barrels per day at 17 oilfields.

“Our oil production should be more than 6 million barrels per day,” Toro Hardy said.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that the parties involved were the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital and billionaire Alejandro Betancourt, of North American Blue Energy Partners, or NABEP, a production company.

“The U.S. is going to take a 35% passive stake in a private company that is run by a Venezuelan who has done some deals for oil in Venezuela before, and ultimately that would give them preferential rights to buy about 20% of the production that comes from these investments at cost,” Ellen Wald, the president and founder of Transversal Consulting and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, told Bloomberg on Monday.

Betancourt, 46, also known as Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López, was the subject of investigations on money laundering in the U.S., Switzerland, and Spain, The Washington Post reported last week. U.S. federal prosecutors dropped a case against him in 2020. He has previously denied wrongdoing.

In Caracas, Jesus Yansen was among the Venezuelans who accused Venezuela’s interim president of doing everything she could to distract the public from the failures of her party.

“We need investment, technology, infrastructure,” Rodríguez told Venezuelans about the benefits of a deal that she said will allow the U.S. to contribute capital and technology.

Some of the Venezuelans who lived through Chávez’s seizures of private property and Maduro’s chronic underinvestment mistrust Rodríguez and her administration.

“What should have been done, was to try to arrange things in Venezuela to have elections, to have a legally elected president, and then to sign a new contract with this government,” Toro Hardy said.

Torres contributed to this report from Miami.

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The crash happened just outside of Coral Gables in the 2900 block of Southwest 57th Avenue, in the unincorporated Coral Terrace area.

Investigators with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said real estate developer Allen Matis, 67, ran a stop sign on Palermo Avenue in his Cadillac Lyriq SUV and slammed into the home at around 11:30 p.m. on June 24.

Deputies said Henri Bezy, 83, was asleep inside and became trapped under the vehicle when Matis drove through the wall. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Authorities said surveillance video showed Matis had been drinking at the Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove prior to this crash.

According to an MDSO report, a deputy saw Matis behind the wheel after the crash and “observed signs of impairment.” It states that toxicology results taken from blood samples hours after the crash showed Matis’ blood alcohol content ranging from 0.245% to 0.29%, more than three times the legal limit.

Deputies arrested Matis on Wednesday.

In court Monday, the state called several witnesses, mostly MDSO deputies and detectives. The judge also heard from the victim’s 88-year-old sister, Clare Bezy. She was also inside of the home at the time of the crash and said her younger brother Henry helped care for her.

“He was my baby brother. He would have been 84 on Aug. 11,” she said. “I called out to Henry, and he didn’t answer. And I heard people in the living room; they were fire rescues. And I heard somebody say they found a leg and a foot.”

Mattis’ attorney raised questions about whether self-driving technology was being used inside of that Cadillac at the time of the crash. Several General Motors vehicle models are equipped with a technology called Super Cruise, but its functionality is mostly restricted to limited-access highways.

The attorney also emphasized that Matis did not try to flee over the summer as investigators looked into the circumstances and the blood alcohol tests were coming back.

The judge, however, said she placed a lot of weight on those tests and that ultimately led her to decide to keep the Illinois-born Matis locked up without bond until trial. He could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

The shake-up was announced in a letter from Chancellor Julio Frenk to the university community. Frank described it as a “new path forward for UCLA Athletics.”

Jarmond, who had the job for six years, leaves immediately. The Bruins won three NCAA championships last season, including the first by the women's basketball team.

Harris, 64, will have the title of CEO and athletic director and work on a pro bono basis, Frenk wrote. Harris graduated from UCLA in 1989 with a sociology degree and played goalkeeper for the men's soccer team while in Westwood.

Harris spent over 35 years with the Lakers and left the NBA franchise in February, four months after the Buss family sold it to Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter. Harris was among Lakers governor Jeanie Buss' inner circle who received a major financial bonus after the sale. The team was recently sold again.

Jarmond, 46, replaced Dan Guerrero as AD in 2020. He signed a five-year contract extension in May 2024. During his tenure, the athletic department has run yearly deficits for seven consecutive years, totaling $241 million in shortfalls.

UCLA joined the Big Ten Conference two years ago, raking in millions of dollars in media rights fees while also facing increased travel expenses. Its deficit was reduced to $21.6 million for the 2025 fiscal year. The university has repeatedly bailed out the athletic department to keep it afloat.

Frenk cited the financial situation as a reason for the change.

“UCLA Athletics currently carries a significant financial debt, and its current path is not sustainable,” Frenk wrote. “Now is the moment to build a model for Athletics that protects the breadth of our program, creates new opportunities for student-athletes and coaches, and supports itself through the revenue it generates.”

Frenk mentioned the rapid transformation of college sports in recent years, propelled by name, image and likeness deals that allow athletes to earn money.

“UCLA must have an athletics model that leads — not just keeps pace,” he wrote.

Jarmond won't be around to see the debut of his last major coaching hire. Bob Chesney arrived in early December from James Madison to reinvigorate UCLA's moribund football program. The Bruins open the season at California on Saturday.

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It happened on Aug. 2 at the Target located at 14075 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami Beach.

Local 10 News has obtained video footage from the incident.

According to official documents, Chyvonne Juanita Palmer, 43, of North Miami, “suddenly stood up” and approached the victim, who was a teenage boy wearing a yarmulke and sitting on the opposite side of the Starbucks seating area, “and began screaming and yelling at him.”

Palmer hit the teen twice with a cellphone and returned to her seat, but she got back up and tried hitting him again, this time with a metal chair, according to her arrest report.

According to authorities, a witness told officers that Palmer tried to strike the victim and “repeatedly shouted ‘I hate them.’”

She was subsequently charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice and disorderly conduct.

El incidente ocurrió el 2 de agosto en el Target ubicado en 14075 Biscayne Blvd., en North Miami Beach.

Local 10 News obtuvo imágenes en video del incidente.

Según documentos oficiales, Chyvonne Juanita Palmer, de 43 años y residente de North Miami, “se levantó repentinamente” y se acercó a la víctima, un adolescente que llevaba una kipá y estaba sentado al otro lado del área de mesas de Starbucks, “y comenzó a gritarle”.

De acuerdo con el informe de arresto, Palmer golpeó dos veces al adolescente con un teléfono celular y regresó a su asiento, pero posteriormente volvió a levantarse e intentó golpearlo otra vez, en esta ocasión con una silla metálica.

Según las autoridades, un testigo dijo a los agentes que Palmer intentó golpear a la víctima y “gritó repetidamente: ‘Los odio’”.

Posteriormente, Palmer fue acusada de agresión agravada, asalto agravado con un arma mortal motivado por prejuicio y conducta desordenada.

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The agreement could reshape the global energy market and usher in a new chapter in U.S. relations with the country.

Trump’s social media announcement on Friday caught many off guard, explained foreign policy analyst Adam Ratzlaff.

“There’s a lot of questions around this deal,” he said. “Is this about transition to democracy, or is this just about oil?

“What we do know about the deal right now is that there’s an agreement that has been reached between (U.S. Secretary of State Marco) Rubio and (U.S. Secretary of War Pete) Hegseth, who are negotiating on the part of the United States, and the (Delcy) Rodriguez administration in Venezuela, to have the United States take about 65 billion barrels of oil from the country?”

Florida International University Politics and International Relations Professor Eduardo Gamarra expressed a similar sentiment.

“What kind of arrangement they have of co-governance, of course, is as non-transparent as the oil agreement,” he said.

Gamarra said many are puzzled in part because details of the deal remain murky.

“There’s this absolute lack of transparency,” he said.

There are some in the South Florida community, like Idael Silio, who are baffled as to why the U.S. would negotiate with Venezuelan officials like acting president Delcy Rodriguez, who were previously loyalists to former leader Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by the U.S.

“Venezuela still has a dictatorial government, it doesn’t make sense for the United States to do oil business with them,” said Silio. “It’s the same people. I haven’t seen any progress in Venezuela.”

Trump claimed that the deal will “substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans, long into the future.”

Local 10 asked GasBuddy’s Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan about a potential change to gas prices in South Florida.

“Unfortunately, gas prices aren’t soon to be impacted at all by this potential deal,” he said. “If it passes legal muster, it will be a major shift, but many years from now. It will take tremendous resources, billions of dollars being invested in Venezuela, to increase the output of oil.”

He said that timeframe is likely around five-to-ten years, if the deal comes to fruition.

“Well, the first thing is this is an agreement reached with a dictatorship in country, right?” said Ratzlaff. “So how does this happen if there’s transition to democracy? Does the opposition recognize this as a trade deal? And at the same time, as the U.S. says, we want to stake it in company, there’s a lot of questions about whether that’s something the U.S. government can or should do.

“This may shift entirely when we see a change in the administration.”

De Haan also spoke about Venezuela’s oil being considered heavy and why that could add to the timeline.

“Venezuela and oil tends to be extraordinarily heavy compared to other oils available globally,” he said. “Think of it like going into an auto parts store. There’s not just one type of oil that everyone refines. There are multitudes of different types of oil. Venezuela’s oil does need more work to refine because it’s extraordinarily heavy.

“The quality of it is rather low, but it certainly can be used and can be refined here in the United States. It will take time, however.”

This as fuel prices begin to creep up in Florida ahead of the upcoming Labor Day weekend.

“On the run up to Labor Day, unfortunately, I did notice that just a couple of hours ago, gas prices in Florida are jumping back up to $3.99,” said De Hann. “And that likely has to do with oil prices. In addition, oil prices (are) jumping today as there have been new escalations between the U.S. and Iran.

“So very short term, don’t expect much relief in what you’re paying at the pump. Gas prices still are going to remain elevated for the distant future.”

Ratzlaff said he’s not surprised that the U.S. is willing to invest in Venezuelan oil.

“Obviously oil prices are extremely high,” he said. “There’s a desire to drive them lower. Having the United States government buy oil could drive down those prices. However, doing so may cost Venezuela’s democracy and transition in the process.”

He went on to explain why money coming into the country would be bad for any potential transition to democracy.

“Because the money flowing into the country will provide the regime with those exact resources that they need to maintain their position,” said Ratzlaff. “The process that the Trump administration’s taken, it’s this three-pronged approach, right? Stabilization, recovery, and then the transition to democracy.

“The problem with that is of course, those first two legs also could help the regime maintain power by giving them a secure economic foundation to move forward with.”

El acuerdo podría transformar el mercado energético mundial y abrir un nuevo capítulo en las relaciones de Estados Unidos con Venezuela.

El anuncio de Trump en redes sociales el viernes tomó a muchos por sorpresa, explicó el analista de política exterior Adam Ratzlaff.

“Hay muchas preguntas en torno a este acuerdo”, dijo. “¿Se trata de una transición hacia la democracia o simplemente se trata de petróleo?

“Lo que sabemos en este momento es que se alcanzó un acuerdo entre [el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco] Rubio y [el secretario de Guerra de Estados Unidos, Pete] Hegseth, quienes negocian en representación de Estados Unidos, y el gobierno de [Delcy] Rodríguez en Venezuela, para que Estados Unidos obtenga alrededor de 65,000 millones de barriles de petróleo del país”.

Eduardo Gamarra, profesor de Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Internacional de Florida, expresó una opinión similar.

“Qué tipo de acuerdo tienen para gobernar conjuntamente es, por supuesto, tan poco transparente como el acuerdo petrolero”, dijo.

Gamarra señaló que muchos están desconcertados, en parte porque los detalles del acuerdo siguen sin estar claros.

“Existe una absoluta falta de transparencia”, afirmó.

Algunas personas de la comunidad del sur de Florida, como Idael Silio, no entienden por qué Estados Unidos negociaría con funcionarios venezolanos como la presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez, quienes anteriormente fueron leales al exlíder Nicolás Maduro, capturado por Estados Unidos.

“Venezuela todavía tiene un gobierno dictatorial. No tiene sentido que Estados Unidos haga negocios petroleros con ellos”, dijo Silio. “Es la misma gente. No he visto ningún progreso en Venezuela”.

Trump afirmó que el acuerdo “reducirá sustancialmente los precios de la gasolina para todos los estadounidenses durante mucho tiempo”.

Local 10 consultó a Patrick De Haan, jefe de análisis de petróleo de GasBuddy, sobre un posible cambio en los precios de la gasolina en el sur de Florida.

“Desafortunadamente, los precios de la gasolina no se verán afectados pronto por este posible acuerdo”, dijo. “Si supera los obstáculos legales, representará un cambio importante, pero dentro de muchos años. Se necesitarán enormes recursos y miles de millones de dólares de inversión en Venezuela para aumentar la producción de petróleo”.

De Haan dijo que ese plazo probablemente sería de entre cinco y diez años, si el acuerdo llega a concretarse.

“Bueno, lo primero es que este es un acuerdo alcanzado con una dictadura dentro del país, ¿verdad?”, dijo Ratzlaff. “Entonces, ¿qué ocurre si hay una transición hacia la democracia? ¿La oposición reconoce esto como un acuerdo comercial? Y al mismo tiempo, mientras Estados Unidos dice que quiere tener participación en una empresa, hay muchas preguntas sobre si eso es algo que el gobierno estadounidense puede o debería hacer.

“Esto podría cambiar por completo cuando haya un cambio de gobierno”.

De Haan también habló sobre el hecho de que el petróleo venezolano es considerado pesado y explicó por qué eso podría prolongar los plazos.

“El petróleo de Venezuela tiende a ser extraordinariamente pesado en comparación con otros crudos disponibles en el mundo”, dijo. “Piénselo como entrar a una tienda de autopartes. No existe un solo tipo de petróleo que todo el mundo refina. Hay multitud de tipos diferentes. El petróleo venezolano requiere más trabajo para ser refinado porque es extraordinariamente pesado.

“Su calidad es bastante baja, pero ciertamente puede utilizarse y refinarse aquí en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, llevará tiempo”.

Esto ocurre mientras los precios de los combustibles comienzan a subir en Florida antes del próximo fin de semana del Día del Trabajo.

“De cara al Día del Trabajo, desafortunadamente noté hace apenas un par de horas que los precios de la gasolina en Florida están volviendo a subir hasta los 3.99 dólares”, dijo De Haan. “Y eso probablemente tiene que ver con los precios del petróleo. Además, los precios del crudo están subiendo hoy debido a nuevas escaladas entre Estados Unidos e Irán.

“Así que, a muy corto plazo, no esperen demasiado alivio en lo que pagan en la gasolinera. Los precios de la gasolina seguirán elevados durante bastante tiempo”.

Ratzlaff dijo que no le sorprende que Estados Unidos esté dispuesto a invertir en el petróleo venezolano.

“Obviamente, los precios del petróleo son extremadamente altos”, dijo. “Existe el deseo de reducirlos. Que el gobierno de Estados Unidos compre petróleo podría ayudar a bajar esos precios. Sin embargo, hacerlo podría costarle a Venezuela su democracia y su proceso de transición”.

También explicó por qué la entrada de dinero al país podría ser perjudicial para una eventual transición democrática.

“Porque el dinero que ingrese al país proporcionará al régimen exactamente los recursos que necesita para mantenerse en el poder”, dijo Ratzlaff. “El proceso que ha seguido la administración Trump tiene un enfoque de tres etapas, ¿verdad? Estabilización, recuperación y después transición hacia la democracia.

“El problema es que, por supuesto, esas dos primeras etapas también podrían ayudar al régimen a mantenerse en el poder al proporcionarle una base económica segura para seguir adelante”.

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The crash happened at around 4:25 p.m. on Thursday in the 300 block of Northeast 54th Street, between Miami’s Little Haiti and Buena Vista neighborhoods, across from the apartment complex where the suspect, Vito Cacciapaglia, lives.

An arrest report states that as Cacciapaglia rode his Kawasaki bike “recklessly” and performed the wheelie, he “lost control of the motorcycle,” causing both him and his passenger to fall off as the bike spun out of control and into a BMW X5 going the other way.

Police said Cacciapaglia took off, so they issued a be-on-the-lookout notice and officers began looking for a man “wearing a white tank top and black shorts, who was barefoot and appeared to be injured on the right side of his body.”

Meanwhile, authorities said medics took his passenger to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition. He or she died soon after, according to the report. The victim’s name, age and gender were not included in the report.

According to the report, police were able to trace the bike’s registration to Cacciapaglia’s apartment, where his roommate told officers that he had come back “with injuries to the right side of his body,” saying that Cacciapaglia “appeared to be in an altered state of mind” and told him he was going to JMH.

Authorities said they later spotted Cacciapaglia at JMH and took him to the Miami Police Department headquarters, where he declined to speak with officers. Medics then took him back to JMH for further treatment.

Cacciapaglia was still at JMH when he appeared remotely in Miami-Dade court on Monday, facing charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and reckless vehicular homicide.

Jail records indicate that he’s also facing a charge of providing a false name or identification after arrest.

Miami-Dade Judge Mindy Glazer gave Cacciapaglia a $100,000 bond and ordered him not to drive if he posts it. The Italian national will also have to surrender his passport.

El accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 4:25 p.m. del jueves en la cuadra 300 de Northeast 54th Street, entre los vecindarios de Little Haiti y Buena Vista, frente al complejo de apartamentos donde vive el sospechoso, Vito Cacciapaglia.

Un informe de arresto señala que Cacciapaglia conducía su motocicleta Kawasaki “de manera imprudente” y, mientras realizaba la maniobra sobre una sola rueda, “perdió el control de la motocicleta”, provocando que tanto él como su pasajero salieran despedidos mientras la moto giraba fuera de control y chocaba contra una BMW X5 que circulaba en sentido contrario.

La policía dijo que Cacciapaglia huyó del lugar, por lo que emitieron una alerta para localizar a un hombre “que llevaba una camiseta blanca sin mangas y pantalones cortos negros, estaba descalzo y parecía tener lesiones en el lado derecho del cuerpo”.

Mientras tanto, las autoridades dijeron que los paramédicos trasladaron a su pasajero al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital en condición crítica. La víctima murió poco después, según el informe. Su nombre, edad y sexo no fueron incluidos en el reporte.

Según el informe, la policía logró rastrear el registro de la motocicleta hasta el apartamento de Cacciapaglia, donde su compañero de vivienda dijo a los agentes que había regresado “con lesiones en el lado derecho del cuerpo”. También afirmó que Cacciapaglia “parecía encontrarse en un estado mental alterado” y le dijo que iba al Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Las autoridades dijeron que posteriormente localizaron a Cacciapaglia en el hospital y lo trasladaron a la sede del Departamento de Policía de Miami, donde se negó a hablar con los agentes. Después, los paramédicos lo llevaron nuevamente al hospital para recibir tratamiento adicional.

Cacciapaglia seguía hospitalizado en el Jackson Memorial Hospital cuando compareció de manera remota el lunes ante un tribunal de Miami-Dade, donde enfrenta cargos por abandonar la escena de un accidente con resultado de muerte y homicidio vehicular por conducción imprudente.

Los registros de la cárcel indican que también enfrenta un cargo por proporcionar un nombre o identificación falsos después de su arresto.

La jueza Mindy Glazer, del condado Miami-Dade, fijó a Cacciapaglia una fianza de 100,000 dólares y ordenó que no conduzca si logra pagarla. El ciudadano italiano también deberá entregar su pasaporte.

El accidente ocurrió justo en las afueras de Coral Gables, en la cuadra 2900 de Southwest 57th Avenue, en el área no incorporada de Coral Terrace.

Investigadores de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade dijeron que el promotor inmobiliario Allen Matis, de 67 años, se pasó una señal de alto en Palermo Avenue mientras conducía su SUV Cadillac Lyriq y se estrelló contra la vivienda alrededor de las 11:30 p.m. del 24 de junio.

Los agentes dijeron que Henri Bezy, de 82 años, dormía dentro de la casa y quedó atrapado debajo del vehículo cuando Matis atravesó una de las paredes. Los paramédicos lo declararon muerto en el lugar.

Las autoridades dijeron que un video de vigilancia mostró que Matis había estado bebiendo en el Ritz-Carlton de Coconut Grove antes del accidente.

Según un informe de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, un agente vio a Matis al volante después del choque y “observó señales de deterioro de sus facultades”. El documento señala que los resultados toxicológicos de muestras de sangre tomadas horas después del accidente mostraron que la concentración de alcohol en la sangre de Matis oscilaba entre 0.245% y 0.29%, más de tres veces por encima del límite legal.

Los agentes arrestaron a Matis el miércoles.

Durante la audiencia del lunes, la fiscalía llamó a declarar a varios testigos, en su mayoría agentes y detectives de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade. La jueza también escuchó a Clare Bezy, hermana de 88 años de la víctima. Ella también se encontraba dentro de la vivienda en el momento del accidente y dijo que su hermano menor, Henri, ayudaba a cuidarla.

“Era mi hermanito. Habría cumplido 84 años el 11 de agosto”, dijo. “Llamé a Henri y no respondió. Escuché personas en la sala; eran los bomberos y rescatistas. Y escuché a alguien decir que habían encontrado una pierna y un pie”.

El abogado de Matis planteó dudas sobre si en el momento del accidente se estaba utilizando tecnología de conducción automatizada en el Cadillac. Varios modelos de vehículos de General Motors cuentan con una tecnología llamada Super Cruise, aunque su funcionamiento está restringido principalmente a autopistas de acceso limitado.

El abogado también destacó que Matis no intentó huir durante el verano mientras los investigadores analizaban las circunstancias del accidente y esperaban los resultados de las pruebas de alcoholemia.

Sin embargo, la jueza dijo que dio un peso considerable a esos resultados y que, en última instancia, eso la llevó a decidir que Matis, nacido en Illinois, permanecerá detenido sin derecho a fianza hasta el juicio.

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The license plate reader cameras have been popping up all over the country and tracking drivers on the road.

Now the Florida Department of Transportation is calling for them and other cameras that read license plates to be taken down.

There are hundreds of these cameras in South Florida, but the FDOR order would only apply to the rights-of-way for state highways, which includes interstates.

According to the FDOT memo, if the cameras aren’t removed within thirty days, then the state will take them down.

The department says it will also deny any other permits for cameras in the future.

The state order comes amid growing concern about the misuse of automated license plate readers, or LPRs.

“What we don’t want in in the state of Florida is to have a digital AI surveillance state where everything we’re doing is being tracked at all times,” DeSantis said. “And do I think that LPRs can be useful? Well, the state uses it for like toll by plate, but that’s a different situation than when you’re using it for criminal penalties.

“So there’s obviously times when I think it’s probably been useful, but where is this data going? How much data is the company’s doing? They claim that the companies aren’t going to misuse it, but no one’s watching that. And I know you can make some money selling cameras, but you really can make a lot of money if you can sell people’s data.”

The governor said that he’s not only concerned about private companies misusing the cameras, he also spoke about a Florida sheriff’s deputy who was arrested for using flock camera data to track an ex-girlfriend.

Estas cámaras lectoras de matrículas han comenzado a aparecer en todo el país y permiten rastrear a los conductores en las carreteras.

Ahora, el Departamento de Transporte de Florida está ordenando que estas y otras cámaras que leen matrículas sean retiradas.

Hay cientos de estas cámaras en el sur de Florida, pero la orden del FDOT solo se aplicaría a las zonas de derecho de vía de las carreteras estatales, incluidas las autopistas interestatales.

Según un memorando del FDOT, si las cámaras no son retiradas en un plazo de 30 días, el estado procederá a desmontarlas.

El departamento también indicó que en el futuro rechazará cualquier nuevo permiso para instalar este tipo de cámaras.

La orden estatal llega en medio de una creciente preocupación por el posible uso indebido de los lectores automatizados de matrículas, conocidos como LPR.

“Lo que no queremos en el estado de Florida es tener un sistema de vigilancia digital con inteligencia artificial en el que todo lo que hacemos sea rastreado en todo momento”, dijo DeSantis. “¿Creo que los LPR pueden ser útiles? Bueno, el estado los utiliza, por ejemplo, para el sistema de peaje por matrícula, pero esa es una situación distinta a cuando se usan para imponer sanciones penales”.

“Así que, obviamente, hay ocasiones en las que creo que probablemente han sido útiles, pero ¿adónde van esos datos? ¿Cuántos datos manejan las empresas? Afirman que no van a utilizarlos de manera indebida, pero nadie está vigilando eso. Y sé que se puede ganar dinero vendiendo cámaras, pero se puede ganar mucho más si se pueden vender los datos de las personas”.

El gobernador dijo que no solo le preocupa el posible uso indebido de estas cámaras por parte de empresas privadas. También mencionó el caso de un agente del sheriff de Florida que fue arrestado por utilizar datos de cámaras Flock para rastrear a una ex novia.

Diamondbacks fans might take a little longer to forgive and forget.

Marte was greeted with a chorus of boos from the home fans at Chase Field on Monday night, when he returned to the lineup in a 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The 32-year-old was the designated hitter and batted cleanup, going 1 for 3 at the plate with a single and a walk.

Marte — speaking through an interpreter — said he was a little surprised by the fans' reaction. There were a few cheers before his first at-bat, but the jeers were much more noticeable. A man who held up a sign welcoming Marte back on the video board was also booed prior to the game.

“I felt a little strange in my first at-bat, but that's hopefully going to go away,” Marte said.

The exact reasons for his head-scratching absence are still a little vague.

Marte addressed the media before the game and apologized to manager Torey Lovullo for the way he handled the situation, which has turned into a sizable distraction as the Diamondbacks attempt to return to the postseason for the first time since 2023.

“In that instance, I failed (Lovullo) by not showing up,” Marte said. “That morning I woke up, my body was in pain and I just couldn't react. No one made the decision for me. I'm the one who made the decision to not show up.”

Marte should restore some punch to an inconsistent lineup — he came into the game hitting .249 with 21 homers and 67 RBIs this season. Arizona fell a half-game behind the San Diego Padres for the final National League wild card.

Marte said conversations with his teammates before Monday's game went well.

“Thank god they accepted my apology,” Marte said. “The most important thing is for me to help them out. The most important thing is for me to stay healthy so I can help this team.”

Marte's teammates have been mostly supportive of the second baseman, though there has been some frustration about the timing of his absence, which has come in the middle of a playoff push.

There have also been concerns about how he's handled the situation. While the Diamondbacks were in the middle of a 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 21, there were pictures circulating on social media showing him at a casino.

Marte didn't apologize for the casino trip and initially said he had no message for Diamondbacks fans, though he clarified postgame that he misunderstood the question.

“I didn't really quite understand the word that was used at that moment, but I'm never going to stop loving my fans and that's what I want them to understand,” Marte said.

This wasn’t the first time Marte has had a strange disappearance.

Last season, he went on the restricted list when his home in Arizona was broken into during the All-Star break. He missed three games after flying back to his home in the Dominican Republic and later apologized for his absence.

Lovullo has repeatedly defended Marte throughout their 10-year relationship, despite admitting he felt “betrayed” by the second baseman's actions in Boston.

“It's something that's a work in progress,” Lovullo said. "I think he told you he's human, he's not perfect. We all have bad moments and bad days — things we regret. For him to come up here and tell you that, I know it wasn't easy.

“This is as much progress as I've seen him make.”

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That man, Daniel Gold, told Local 10 News’ Rosh Lowe he was driving north on I-95 near Atlantic Boulevard when he was suddenly sideswiped by a black vehicle that then took off.

“I thought it was the end,” Gold said. “Both the paramedics and the Florida Highway Patrol said I should’ve died.”

The entire incident was captured on camera.

In the video, Gold’s white Porsche SUV is seen traveling in the left lane when the black sedan pulls up along Gold’s driver’s side and cuts into his car.

The Porsche then jolts to the right, into the path of a Tesla that was in the center lane. The Tesla then hit the rear of the Porsche which then continues toward the right and strikes a guardrail after crossing over the shoulder of the highway.

“I still to this minute can’t believe I’m alive, I thought I was dead,” Gold said.

Gold was left with cuts and bruises while his vehicle was mangled. He is hoping the driver of the black car is caught and brought to justice.

FHP troopers are investigating and urge anyone with information or who thinks they recognize that black vehicle to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

El hombre, Daniel Gold, dijo a Rosh Lowe, de Local 10 News, que conducía hacia el norte por la I-95 cerca de Atlantic Boulevard cuando, de repente, un vehículo negro chocó lateralmente contra su auto y luego huyó.

“Pensé que era el final”, dijo Gold. “Tanto los paramédicos como la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida dijeron que debería haber muerto”.

Todo el incidente quedó captado en video.

En las imágenes se ve la SUV Porsche blanca de Gold circulando por el carril izquierdo cuando un sedán negro se coloca junto al lado del conductor y se atraviesa hacia su vehículo.

El Porsche se desvía entonces bruscamente hacia la derecha, quedando en la trayectoria de un Tesla que circulaba por el carril central. El Tesla golpea la parte trasera del Porsche, que continúa hacia la derecha y termina impactando contra una barrera de protección después de cruzar el acotamiento de la autopista.

“Todavía, hasta este momento, no puedo creer que esté vivo. Pensé que había muerto”, dijo Gold.

Gold sufrió cortaduras y moretones, mientras que su vehículo quedó destrozado. Ahora espera que el conductor del automóvil negro sea localizado y llevado ante la justicia.

Agentes de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida investigan el caso y pidieron a cualquier persona que tenga información o crea reconocer el vehículo negro que llame a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-TIPS.

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The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. on Southwest 168th Street, where neighbors rushed outside after hearing a loud boom and called 911.

Bystanders checked on the victims, trying to determine who was still alive.

Brianna Fiallos said she was in her kitchen when she heard the crash.

“I heard a loud boom,” Fiallos said.

She said she ran outside with her neighbors to see what happened.

“Everybody came out. We all heard it,” she said.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the single-vehicle crash.

Investigators said two men were inside the vehicle, one of which was an employee at a local car dealership.

“I believe they were on a test drive because when I saw the key fob of the car, I noticed that it used to be for my ex-job,” witness Jose De Prada said.

Video showed paramedics taking the second victim into an ambulance. He was transported to Jackson North Medical Center in critical condition.

The cause of the crash, including whether speed was a factor, is under investigation.

The crash left the Porsche split in half, according to a bystander.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said before the team took the field Monday for the first of three practices before the team leaves the country that the plan was for both Kittle and Bosa to get on the field for team drills this week to prepare for the opener against the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 11.

But Bosa wasn't on the field at all for the open portion of practice, while Kittle was participating in the non-added practice.

Bosa is coming back from a torn ACL suffered in Week 3 last season. He began camp on the active roster doing individual drills but was shut down in early August after dealing with soreness in his surgically repaired right knee. The team then took it easy with him and now is ready to push him toward the opener.

“The intention when he came back was that he was right,” general manager John Lynch said. “When he upped the activity, he got sore. So he backed off. We put together a really good plan that we believe will have them ready for Australia. I always believe that the athlete knows their body better than anyone, and Nick certainly takes that to the nth degree. He knows his body extremely well and knows what it takes to have him ready.”

Bosa has had at least nine sacks in the five seasons when he didn’t get hurt in the opening month as he has been one of the most productive edge rushers ever since being drafted second overall in 2019.

Bosa has made the Pro Bowl in all five of his healthy seasons and won the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2022, when he led the league with 18 1/2 sacks.

Kittle ruptured his Achilles tendon on Jan. 11 in a playoff win at Philadelphia and has made an impressive recovery to get back on the field in less than eight months. He came off the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 23 but only did individual drills last week.

Shanahan said the three practices this week will go a long way toward determining the status of both Bosa and Kittle for the opener. The Niners leave on Wednesday night and will arrive in Melbourne on Friday. They will hold a light workout Saturday before taking a day off. They will then hold their normal three practices for a game week before playing the opener.

Shanahan said that the team could decide to keep Kittle at home if it's determined by Wednesday that he can't play in the opener but the hope is that he will be ready Week 1.

“Hopefully these three days that we have, these three practices, will go the right way and make it an easy decision to get him on the plane,” he said.

Kittle is a two-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler who is a key part of San Francisco’s offense as a passing threat and a blocker in the run game. He had 57 catches for 628 yards receiving and seven touchdowns last season.

Preparing for Aaron Donald

The opener against the Rams will have an additional challenge after the Rams brought Aaron Donald out of retirement to join Myles Garrett on one of the fiercest defensive lines in the game.

Donald is a three-time AP Defensive Player of the Year but was out of football the past two seasons. His 12 1/2 career sacks against the 49ers in the regular season and playoffs are tied with Kevin Greene for the most ever.

“They got better, certainly, with him deciding to come out of retirement,” Lynch said. “Now, there’s time away. But I know that guy trains like a madman. I ran into him in a hotel somewhere a while back and we had some fun chatter back and forth. Never thought he’d do it. But he's doing it and so we better get ready for it.”

Other roster moves

San Francisco placed two more players on injured reserve Monday who had made the initial 53-man roster. Linebacker Nick Martin (hamstring) and cornerback Nate Hobbs (groin) went on IR and will miss at least the first four games of the season.

Teams can bring eight players back from IR in the regular season after missing four games. The 49ers already used two of those spots on receiver Christian Kirk (calf) and offensive lineman Austen Pleasants.

San Francisco brought back punter Corliss Waitman and safety Ashtyn Davis a day after they were both cut in procedural moves. Long snapper Jon Weeks was signed back to the practice and will either be signed to the 53-man roster or promoted for the opener.

Twelve other players were signed to the practice squad: offensive linemen Isaac Alarcon and Drake Nugent; receivers Wesley Grimes, Will Pauling and KhaDarel Hodge; defensive linemen Ogbo Okoronkwo and Sebastian Valdez; defensive backs Jakob Robinson and Jalen Stroman; tight end Khalil Dinkins; linebacker Jalen Graham; and running back Sincere McCormick.

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Begich finished just behind Kreiss-Tomkins in a crowded Aug. 18 primary that included 12 Republicans and some independents. Under Alaska's election system, the top four finishers, regardless of party, advance to the ranked vote general election in November.

Monday was the final day for candidates to withdraw from the ballot. Begich's decision leaves Kreiss-Tomkins as the only Democrat on the ballot, giving the party what it sees as a strong opportunity to elect Alaska's first Democratic governor in nearly 25 years.

Begich's campaign late Friday released a statement saying he and running mate Julia Hnilicka were suspending their campaign and endorsing Kreiss-Tomkins, who had finished with the most votes during the primary. The statement said the Begich campaign had raised more than $1.3 million but continuing would require millions more.

It also said that after reviewing internal data and data provided by Kreiss-Tomkins' campaign, Begich and Hnilicka concluded “that the strongest path to victory is to bring Democratic voters, donors and resources together behind one candidate.”

“Rather than competing over visions that share so much in common, we are choosing to put our strength behind a shared vision for Alaska," Begich said.

Alaska Democrats in ‘lockstep' as they try to regain the governor's office

Those priorities include full and stable funding for public education, addressing housing, health care and energy costs, and ensuring that Alaska receives a “fair share” from the development of its oil and gas resources. That generally means support of raising taxes on those industries.

Kreiss-Tomkins in a statement told Begich supporters he would make it his campaign's mission to earn their backing and champion those priorities.

“To hell with political infighting," he said. “Let’s build a future made in Alaska.”

The Alaska Democratic Party said state Democrats are in “lockstep” and intend to win. The last Democrat to serve as governor in Alaska was Tony Knowles, who served consecutive terms from 1994 to 2002.

A Division of Elections spokesperson confirmed Begich had withdrawn.

A flurry of activity at the candidate withdrawal deadline

The highest-finishing Republicans in the primary were Bernadette Wilson, a conservative activist and business owner, and Dave Bronson, a former mayor of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. The Wilson and Bronson campaigns did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Monday, nor did the chair of the state Republican Party.

Treg Taylor, a former state attorney general, finished fifth in the vote tally. But Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a fellow Republican, decertified his candidacy Monday after the state's campaign finance commission recommended that step. The commission found that Taylor did not “substantially comply” with financial disclosure requirements. His campaign did not respond to a message seeking comment.

His running mate for lieutenant governor, Candi English, was then elevated on the ticket and chose Taylor’s wife, Jodi Taylor, as her running mate for lieutenant governor. A message seeking comment was sent to the campaign.

It was not immediately clear when a final candidate list would be posted by the Division of Elections.

Alaska's current governor, Republican Mike Dunleavy, is barred by term limits from seeking a third consecutive term.

Republicans could try to use ranked choice system to their advantage

Begich is part of an Alaska political family long known for its Democratic Party ties. His father, the late U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, was declared dead after a small plane he was riding in with then-House Majority Leader Hale Boggs disappeared during a 1972 campaign trip in Alaska. His brother, Mark Begich, served one term in the U.S. Senate.

Tom Begich was known during his time in the state Legislature for a willingness to work across party lines.

His nephew, also named Nick Begich, is a Republican and the state's only U.S. House member. He is seeking a second term this year and has endorsed Wilson in the governor's race.

Nick Begich said on social media that while he thinks Republicans should rally behind Wilson to increase their chances of winning, he would rank any other Republican who remains in the race. He said he's not a fan of ranked voting but said “we must currently work within it in order to keep Alaska’s recent momentum going strong.”

Supporters of ranked choice voting say it addresses the so-called spoiler effect, in which candidates with similar views split the vote, because voters can rank candidates in order of preference. But not all voters in Alaska rank candidates or mark favorites beyond their first choice.

Alaska began using open primaries and ranked vote general elections in 2022. It is not unusual for top-four primary finishers to drop out to support the highest vote-getter.

In the U.S. House race, vote tallies released Monday showed Democrat John Williams advancing in the fourth slot. But he subsequently withdrew, along with a Republican and Democrat who finished behind him, according to the Division of Elections. The next candidate in line was Libertarian Jim McDermott.

The House race features Nick Begich and independent Bill Hill, who received the backing of the highest-profile Democrat in the race, Matt Schultz, when Schultz suspended his campaign ahead of the primary.

A Democrat with no apparent ties to Alaska, who is serving time in a federal prison in New York, also has advanced.

Tuesday will bring a sun/cloud mix and light, east winds during the afternoon. There may be a stray shower or storm along the east coast in the morning. More storms will develop during the afternoon. Temperatures are forecast to reach the low 90s - factor in the humidity and it could feel like 100°F.

No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice President JD Vance, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported. It marks the latest in a series of shakeups of the military leadership, with the Army especially seeing major upheaval.

“Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement.

"The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War,” she added.

A U.S. Army official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said Driscoll spoke with President Donald Trump on the current state of the Army and submitted his resignation. The official did not provide additional details. The Pentagon referred questions to the Army. Driscoll's resignation was reported earlier Monday by The Wall Street Journal.

Exit follows other Army departures, rollback of drone program

Driscoll’s departure follows the ouster of one of his allies from the Army as well as the rollback of a drone program he had championed. Hegseth had suddenly ousted the service's top uniformed leader, Gen. Randy George, in April, while the Army’s commander in Europe and Africa, Gen. Christopher Donahue, unexpectedly stepped down in June.

Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who has made a meteoric rise under Hegseth, took George's place as the Army’s acting chief of staff. Under LaNeve, the service is pulling the plug on a drone modernization program. An Army unit based in Europe was building its own drones before LaNeve directed it to end its efforts and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said in August.

Driscoll was a George ally and lamented his departure, along with both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. He told Congress in April that he and his family drove to George's house following his resignation “and we all gave him a hug.”

“That being said, the civilian leadership, the design of our system, is that they get to pick the leaders that they want," Driscoll added.

Republicans and Democrats respond to departure news with praise for Driscoll

Rep. Steve Womack, an Arkansas Republican who had served in the Army National Guard, said on X that Driscoll is “a transformative leader who brought common sense and discipline to the Department of the Army.”

“I had the pleasure of working with him closely, and appreciated how engaged he was from mentoring cadets at West Point to leading the Army at the Pentagon,” Womack wrote. “The Army is better equipped and prepared to tackle emerging threats because of his leadership that strengthened the force while putting our Soldiers first.”

Rep. Jason Crow, a Colorado Democrat and former Army Ranger, told reporters that he worked well with Driscoll despite their policy differences.

“It was actually nice, I will say, having somebody who was smart, that knew the policy, that wanted to do the work, that had a background in these issues,” Crow said, adding that “it’s unfortunate that somebody like that can’t last in this administration.”

Crow, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and co-chairs the House Army Caucus, said the “Pentagon right now is, in some cases, rudderless,” with so many senior leaders gone. “So, I'm gravely concerned about it," he said.

Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that Driscoll “worked to transform the Army for the battlefield of the future, and he engaged with Congress candidly and consistently.”

“Secretary Hegseth is cultivating a culture where dissent is punished and competence is secondary to personal allegiance,” said Reed, a former Army officer, while noting that “hundreds of thousands of soldiers are deployed around the world, many in combat zones.”

Driscoll was an unlikely negotiator in Ukraine-Russia war

Driscoll is an Iraq war veteran, tech investor and former adviser to Vance, whom Driscoll met at Yale Law School. When nominating Driscoll in 2024, Trump called him “a disruptor and change agent.”

As Army secretary, Driscoll was tapped for the unusual role of key negotiator to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. He was also a major force behind trying to cut the red tape for military contractors to quickly develop more drones and counter-drone capabilities as warfare rapidly changes around the world.

The Senate confirmed him in February 2025, voting 66-28, following an Armed Services Committee hearing that was largely unconfrontational and focused on how the Army could modernize its systems, improve recruiting and beef up the military industrial base.

Driscoll noted that his father and grandfather served in the Army, and he vowed to be a secretary focused on the needs of soldiers. According to the Army, Driscoll served as an armor officer from August 2007 to March 2011, deploying to Iraq from October 2009 to July 2010.

He also ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for a North Carolina congressional seat in 2020, getting about 8% of the vote in a crowded field of candidates.

His departure comes after Hegseth ousted several other generals and admirals, including the head of the Navy.

The Pentagon abruptly announced in April that Navy Secretary John Phelan was leaving the job, becoming the first head of a military service to depart during Trump’s second term.

With it, of course, comes great expectations for the Colorado Avalanche standout defenseman. Like more gaudy stats and deep Stanley Cup runs. Pressure becomes part of the price tag for signing a $163.2 million, eight-year extension that kicks in next season. Pressure, the two-time Norris Trophy winner asserted, he welcomes.

“I’m a guy that just puts a lot of pressure on myself to do well year in, year out,” Makar said Monday at a news conference on the heels of a deal he signed late last week that will keep him with Colorado through the 2034-35 season. “It’s going to make me even push myself a little bit more.”

The 27-year-old Makar took becoming the league's first player to sign for more than $20 million a season in stride. He's already predicting the figure won't stand for long. It could be Edmonton’s Connor McDavid or Toronto’s Auston Matthews, who are eligible for extensions next summer. Down the road, it might be Makar's teammate Nathan MacKinnon.

"I fully expect Nate to even double what this is right now," cracked Makar, who's turned in four 20-goal seasons in his career. “It’s incredible to see where the game is going."

No doubt, the Avalanche are in a championship window with two of the top players in the game — Makar and MacKinnon — on the roster. Makar's new salary ($20.4 million) in 2027-28 will take up roughly 18% of the projected salary cap. That season will also see MacKinnon slated to have a cap hit of $12.6 million and Martin Necas $11.5 million.

Joe Sakic, the Hall of Fame forward turned front-office executive, downplayed the notion this could make the Avalanche too top heavy.

“You can’t win without superstars,” Sakic said. “Yeah, you need depth. You need your team playing really well at the right time. ... Unless you have guys like Cale and Nate on your team, it makes it a lot harder.”

That belief was only bolstered by what transpired in the Western Conference Final when Makar missed the opening two games due to an upper-body injury. Makar, clearly not at full strength, returned for the final two games in a series in which the Avalanche were swept by the Vegas Golden Knights.

“You need your stars to be on the ice for you, and you need them to play well,” Sakic explained. “That definitely hurt. I mean, it’s a big reason why we were 0-2, and a big reason why we lost the series.

"Him and Nate, they created such a great culture in our dressing room, and moving forward, you need that. Not just winning games, but we’re in an entertainment business, too, and how lucky are we to be able to watch these guys in an Avs uniform? ... We’re all spoiled a little bit to have them in our organization and to watch them play on a regular basis.”

Makar can already feel a sense of excitement brewing around the team. A chance at redemption, too.

“We’ve created such a great culture here," said Makar, who had 20 goals and 59 assists last season. "When guys get here, they know it’s going to be hard work, but it’s exciting because you know it’s going to be worth it, hopefully."

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

“He’s a generational player — unreal to watch," Sakic said. "Fan favorite."

For Sakic, including a no-movement clause in the deal was a no-brainer.

“Cale’s that player who has the right and should have the right to dictate where he wants to play for his entire career,” Sakic said. “There wasn’t even a thought on that.”

In Makar's mind, signing for eight years was important for clarity “in the sense of the direction that we want to go,” Makar explained. "As a player, all you want to ask for is to win.

"Obviously we’ve done it once, and I really don’t want that to be the end because once you feel it, you want to get it again.”

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The next name on the list is Edouard.

Quick hitter

The system – designated Invest 97L – was first introduced by the National Hurricane Center in its outlook Friday evening with only 10% development odds, but it took advantage of a pocket of light upper-level winds and the August Gulf warmth to make quick work of conducive conditions. By Sunday evening, 97L was showing signs of organization just south of the Louisiana coast and NHC ratcheted up development odds to high.

If 97L doesn’t form in the coming hours, the National Hurricane Center will likely designate it a Potential Tropical Cyclone, a procedural move that would allow for the issuance of tropical storm watches or warnings ahead of its approach to southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana tomorrow.

Locally heavy rain for southeastern Texas

While we always keep a wary eye on tropical systems near land this time of year, forecast models almost unanimously keep 97L or what forms from it weak (low to mid-tier tropical storm at most) over the next 24 hours before it moves inland.

For now, what’s poised to become Tropical Storm Edouard isn’t expected to pose a damaging wind threat or widespread heavy rain and flood threat this week. The primary hazard will be locally heavy rain that could lead to scattered, mainly localized flash flooding for parts of southeast Texas along and east of the I-45 corridor from Tuesday through early Thursday.

Areas affected include the Houston-Galveston metro over the Beaumont and Lake Charles in southwestern Louisiana and inland areas of East Texas east of Bryan-College Station.

As always, we’ll keep an eye on the trends for an overachieving storm but this appears to be a manageable homegrown system that could bring beneficial rains to parts of Texas that remain in moderate drought.

Dolly’s remnants moving through the islands, but re-development not expected

The remnants of short-lived Tropical Storm Dolly from late last week were spreading across parts of the Greater Antilles early Monday, including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Though localized heavy rainfall could cause some flooding issues, especially in the mountains, the rainfall is mostly a good news story for the drought-stricken Caribbean.

Dolly’s remnants will track toward South Florida for Thursday where it will reinforce our wet pattern this week. The now-tropical-wave’s interaction with the mountainous speed bumps of the islands will nix any redevelopment potential in the days ahead. Nearly all models have dropped any redevelopment signal, including the insistently bullish (and wrong) American GFS and UKMET models.

No, a hurricane isn’t headed for Southern California

The hotbed for tropical activity this year has been over on the Pacific side, where waters are at record or near-record warmth, not just in the El Niño region near the equator but farther north off the coasts of Mexico and Southern California.

Tropical systems typically don’t survive north of around 30 degrees north latitude in the eastern Pacific, primarily because of much cooler waters and stable air associated with the cold California Current. Although Southern California and the Desert Southwest are no strangers to dying tropical systems and surges of residual tropical moisture during the late summer and early fall, direct threats from organized tropical storms or hurricanes are extremely rare. The last tropical storm to make landfall in Southern California was in 1939.

A strong tropical disturbance designated Invest 95E in the eastern Pacific – located about 1,500 miles south-southeast of San Diego – is getting some attention out west because of long-range forecasts from the American GFS suggesting the possibility of a hurricane threat to Southern California in about a week.

While 95E will probably organize into a hurricane later this week, our more reliable models (not the GFS and not the ICON) suggest higher chances it moves out to sea than northward toward the California coast. Even so, if it took the less likely track northward and in the direction of California, it would be as a quick-weakening tropical cyclone, not a hurricane.

It may be something to follow for the potential of increased rainfall for parts of California next week if it’s pulled farther north, but right now those scenarios closer to California are a less likely outcome.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington, claims that Amazon overcharged 1.2 million advertising customers by misleading them on prices for online auctions for ads.

The complaint says Amazon said it was offering competitive prices on several ad products when it was actually inflating auction prices.

“When one of the world’s largest online retailers engages in unfair and deceptive conduct, the impact can be staggering,” said FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson. “Amazon has millions of advertising customers who were misled into paying significantly higher prices.”

In response, Amazon wrote in a blog post that the FTC “leans on a handful of simplified communications to allege a companywide effort to deceive."

“That is patently false," the company said.

“Pretty much expected, to be honest,” Tsitsipas said. “I am surprised it came so late, though.”

Kyrgios was banned earlier this month after he revealed he tested positive for cocaine in June when he was in Spain to play at an event. The Australian could be suspended for four years, though a lighter punishment is expected.

Tsitsipas was asked about Kyrgios on Monday after upsetting No. 10-seeded Arthur Fils in the first round of the U.S. Open.

“I mean, to be entirely honest with you, I knew about this before the announcement. Myself, I knew about it,” Tsitsipas said.

“So what can I tell you? I will just tell you the truth. I knew about all of this before any announcement was made, and when I saw it on social media, I was, like, ‘Here we go.’ I kind of expected it, to be honest.”

Tsitsipas and Kyrgios played a fiery match at Wimbledon in 2022, when Kyrgios reached his only Grand Slam final. Tsitsipas blasted a couple shots directly at Kyrgios, intentionally hit a ball into the crowd, and afterward called Kyrgios a “bully.”

Kyrgios has largely battled injuries since and said when he was suspended that he had felt “helpless and alone,” though added that “none of that excuses what I did.”

Nor did it come as a shock to Tsitsipas.

“I knew that those were things that were happening away from the tennis courts. I will tell you that,” he said. “I’m not going to try and cover up someone that I know the truth for. I’ll consider myself a nice person with everyone, but these were behaviors that I personally heard on the tour and heard other people in that same environment saying those sort of things to me.”

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Smucker sued Trader Joe’s in federal court in Ohio last fall, claiming Trader Joe’s committed a trademark violation when it introduced frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the same round shape and crimped edges as Uncrustables.

The lawsuit further alleged that Trader Joe's put its crustless PB&Js peanut in packaging that too closely resembled the coloring of an Uncrustables box and featured a similar photograph of a sandwich with a bite taken out of one side.

In court filings, Trader Joe’s said its frozen sandwiches aren’t round but shaped as “squircles,” or square sandwiches with rounded edges. The company said the crimped design is necessary to keep the contents inside the sandwich and Smucker, based in Orrville, Ohio, shouldn’t be allowed to monopolize it.

Trader Joe’s also said Smucker’s current Uncrustables packaging, which it only introduced in 2024, is not famous enough to meet the standards of a federal trademark dilution claim.

“Smucker reaches too far. Its sandwiches’ appearance and cartoon avatar are no Nike swoosh or McDonald’s golden arches,” Trader Joe’s said in a January court filing that asked for the case to be dismissed.

But U.S. District Judge John Adams ruled Friday that Smucker had devoted significant resources to developing Uncrustables and protecting the brand over the past 20 years. Adams said customers have come to associate Uncrustables’ design trademarks with the brand.

The judge also declined Trader Joe’s request to move the case to California, where it is headquartered and where the third-party supplier of its frozen sandwiches is also located.

The Associated Press left messages seeking comment Monday with Trader Joe's and Smucker.

Smucker is seeking restitution from Trader Joe’s. It also wants a judge to require Trader Joe’s to deliver all products and packaging to Smucker to be destroyed.

Smucker filed its case a few months after another high-profile trademark lawsuit. In May 2025, snack food maker Mondelez International sued the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi’s store-brand cookies and crackers “blatantly copies” Mondelez products like Chips Ahoy, Wheat Thins and Oreos.

In a July federal court filing, Mondelez and Aldi told the judge they were participating in settlement discussions.

“We anticipate miles of the pipeline being destroyed,” Grand Canyon Deputy Superintendent Brian Drapeaux said, but a full survey of the devastation won’t be completed until Tuesday at the earliest.

From flyovers, park officials estimate that roughly 40% of the pipeline endured damage. The long-term implications to the park's infrastructure, visitors and year-round residents weren't immediately clear. The 12.5-mile (20-kilometer) long Transcanyon Waterline has endured dozens of breaks in recent years. A more than $200 million repair and replacement project was well underway when the floods hit.

At least two people died in the floods, and one person remained missing Monday night after rescuers saved some 80 people over the weekend, officials said. The park halted overnight accommodations, and officials said significant water reductions are needed — short showers, turning off the tap while brushing teeth and flushing toilets selectively to protect the limited stored water on the South Rim, where most visitors go.

“They have got to keep law enforcement going, they have to keep rescue operations going, backcountry operations, park admin going, the clinic and the campground,” said longtime river runner and Grand Canyon hiker Tom Martin. “In the past, the park has hauled water” in tanker trucks.

Even routine repairs can be tricky

The pipeline, which was finished in the 1970s, has broken more than 85 times since 2010. It moves water from one side of the canyon, down to its base, across a bridge and back up the other side of the rough landscape. Any effort to fix a break from rock falls or flash floods is time-consuming, precarious and costly, so addressing the latest damage will be complicated.

The pipeline upgrade project, which began in 2023, took more than a decade to design, consider and fund. It involves installing helicopter pads, building water treatment facilities and replacing several miles of pipeline. The project also sought to move the water intake for the pipeline further down the canyon to Bright Angel Creek. That would place it closer to Phantom Ranch, a popular lodge at the base of the canyon. An evaluation of the project in 2018 said key infrastructure for the intake would be outside of areas likely to flood.

Basic decisions were complicated. For example, the original pipe was aluminum, which is lighter and easier to move into the steep canyon but is susceptible to breaking. Engineers picked a flex-steel material to balance weight with durability.

Frequent breaks cause water restrictions

Even routine pipeline breaks force water restrictions. In 2016, a hotel on the canyon's rim that offers luxury dining and boasts about its history hosting presidents was forced to reduce dishwashing and use paper plates and plastic utensils.

In 1995, a 28-day repair effort on the pipeline required officials to truck in water.

The park had water conservation measures in place even before the latest bout of flooding and damage.

The flooding has forced parts of the park to close and additional flooding was possible Monday, according to the National Park Service.

“Consider changing your plans if you were going to hike, boat, or paddleboard to a slot canyon or normally dry wash. If you do still decide to recreate, check in at a nearby visitor center or ranger station,” a notice on the park website said.

Officials said previously that the repair and replacement project would ensure that the park will be able to meet its water supply needs for the next 50 years or more. The park had roughly 4.4 million visitors last year.

When the original pipeline was nearing completion in the 1960s, more than a foot (0.3 meters) of rain fell, flooding the inner canyon. That rare, historic flood caused 40% of the project to be destroyed, officials said.

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The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into effect.

That temporary order was signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, assigned to handle appeals from the capital. But he publicly disagreed with the latest decision, writing a strong dissent that said the project is likely unlawful because it hasn't been approved by Congress.

“Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers,” Roberts wrote. The court’s three liberal-leaning justices agreed.

The majority, on the other hand, found the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely did not have the legal right to challenge the project.

The unsigned order pointed to government arguments that the ballroom would address national security concerns by shielding a planned underground military installation and offering a more secure structure for large events than the tents currently used.

By contrast, “the only harm the Trust claims is the offense one of its members will suffer from having to view a structure of the ‘scale,’ ‘height,’ and ‘massing’ the government intends,” it states.

Trump applauded the decision, writing in a social media post, “I am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat.”

The majority's order did not directly decide the legality of the project, and the suit will return to lower courts. Documents filed in the case, though, say that key portions of the project could be complete within months — a quick timeline compared with a typical legal case.

The trust's president and CEO, Brent Leggs, said the group was disappointed with the decision but pleased with Roberts' dissent. “This is not the final decision on the merits of our case and does not resolve our fundamental argument — that each President is a temporary steward of the People’s House and does not have the unilateral authority to demolish and redesign it without the approval of Congress,” he said in a statement.

The Trump administration asked the justices to intervene after federal courts found the project must halt because it didn't have congressional approval.

The lawsuit from the trust argued that Trump has no unilateral authority to undertake the work, which has included demolishing the East Wing. The group’s lawyers accused the White House of trying to “outrun the courts” by accelerating construction.

In lower courts, the administration has argued that the president has total authority to renovate the White House and other federal buildings.

The trust and the four dissenters, however, note that federal law prohibits the construction of any structure on federal parks or public grounds in D.C. “without express authority of Congress.”

The trust and its members, meanwhile, are “deeply committed to the preservation of historic American buildings," bolstering their legal right to sue, Roberts wrote.

Trump on Monday called the lawsuit “baseless.”

“When completed in the Summer of 2028, the magnificent Ballroom and Military Complex will be something that the entire Country is very proud of,” he wrote.

The administration has said crews are working 20 hours a day on the planned 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom. The framework is expected to be completed in November and much of the facade done by April, with full completion slated for August 2028, according to court documents.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ordered a stop to aboveground construction of the planned ballroom in April, though the order would allow work on bunkers and military installations below ground to continue. Leon was nominated by President George W. Bush, a Republican.

The ruling was suspended but later upheld by a divided appeals court panel. Two judges appointed by Democratic presidents found the project was for Congress to decide and “not a matter for Executive self-help.” A third judge, appointed by Trump, found that the preservationist group that challenged the project had no legal right to sue.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer also made that argument to the justices and said the decision halting the work was “extraordinary and unlawful.” He said the completion of the project was “vitally required by national security.” National security was not an initial focus when Trump announced the work he said would be funded by private donations.

The administration has scored a series of other victories on the high court’s emergency docket, though the justices have ruled against some of the president’s signature policies after fuller review.

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Associated Press writer Michael Kunzelman contributed to this story.

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox's “Mornings with Maria” program that Trump “reached out to Apple directly." He said he was confident the “Lake America” name could be seen on its platform soon.

Apple did not immediately comment in response. Only the Lake Ontario name appeared on its platform as of Monday afternoon.

Just over the weekend, competitor Google Maps rolled out the new “Lake America” name for U.S. users looking at the body of water that sits between the state of New York and Canada’s Ontario province. The company cited the recent order by Trump, and its already-established practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

“People using Maps in the U.S. will see ‘Lake America,’ those in Canada will continue to see ‘Lake Ontario,’ and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names,” Google said in a brief statement on Saturday, reiterating that such updates “follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.”

Trump declared the new “Lake America” name last week — marking one of the latest provocations during his trade war with Canada that is now hiking tariffs on both sides of the border. His executive order on Friday directed the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the U.S. geographic naming service.

The president cannot force Canada to follow along, however. And America's northern neighbors quickly panned the idea. The leader of the Seneca Nation in upstate New York also said the move violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a “blatant disrespect” for the Indigenous people who gave Lake Ontario its name in the first place.

This isn't the first time Trump has moved to rename water spanning beyond U.S. borders. Last year, Trump ordered that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America — and both Apple and Google later updated the name on their maps in the U.S.