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The depth chart is not set in stone. Teams are required by the NFL to release one, and the Dolphins have several position battles that will continue throughout the preseason.

Here are some of the biggest takeaways:

Caleb Douglas listed as starting wide receiver

Rookie Caleb Douglas is listed as a starting wide receiver after a strong training camp. Despite having a few drops throughout camp, the late third-round pick has shown explosiveness and toughness across the middle while emerging as a dependable target for quarterback Malik Willis.

Douglas has consistently made plays during camp and is currently listed ahead of veterans Tutu Atwell, Terrace Marshall Jr. and Theo Wease Jr.

Douglas joins Malik Washington as a starting receiver. Washington has also flashed big-play potential and has often been called “WR1″ throughout camp.

Trey Moore earns starting linebacker spot

Rookie Trey Moore, a fourth-round pick out of Texas, is listed as a first-team inside linebacker and the third linebacker in Miami’s base 4-3 defense.

Moore was selected 130th overall and brings versatility after playing as an edge rusher in college. He ran a 4.54-second 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine and has been praised for his explosiveness, leverage and pass-rushing ability.

While Moore is listed as a starter, the depth chart also lists Tyrel Dodson or Jacob Rodriguez at inside linebacker.

Rodriguez, Miami’s second-round pick out of Texas Tech, is competing with Dodson for the starting Mike linebacker role. Rodriguez’s position is different from Moore’s, making this another position battle to monitor during the preseason.

Chris Johnson listed as starting nickel corner

First-round cornerback Chris Johnson is listed as the starting nickel corner, with Jason Marshall Jr. and JuJu Brents listed on the outside.

Johnson’s placement inside is notable as Miami continues to determine how its young secondary will take shape.

Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips battling it out at second defensive tackle spot

The Dolphins also have a notable competition at defensive tackle, with Kenneth Grant listed as the starter alongside Jordan Phillips.

Grant, a first-round pick in 2025, is looking to prove he can live up to his draft status and play next to Zach Sieler.

RB2 battle: Jaylen Wright ahead of Ollie Gordon II

As of Tuesday, Jaylen Wright is listed as the Dolphins’ No. 2 running back ahead of Ollie Gordon II. De’Von Achane is the clear-cut No. 1 running back.

Gordon has shown good power and burst throughout camp but has a tendency to run a little high, opening himself up to fumbling, while Wright has displayed solid pass-catching ability and good vision in-between the tackles.

Wright received praise from center Aaron Brewer during training camp.

“You can see he’s matured much more,” said Brewer of Wright. “He’s trying to grind. He’s trying to make a name for himself.”

Malik Washington handling return duties

Washington is listed as Miami’s starting kick and punt returner.

That comes after special teams coordinator Chris Tabor indicated he plans to use Washington whenever possible. Washington has already shown his big-play ability as a receiver and now could have an expanded role on special teams.

Again, the depth chart is only a snapshot of where things stand entering the preseason. Miami’s first preseason game Friday against Washington will provide another opportunity for players competing for starting jobs and roster spots to make their case.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Dolphins first (unofficial) depth chart is out:

- Caleb Douglas listed as a starting WR

- Tyrel Dodson OR Jacob Rodriguez listed as starting ILB

- Trey Moore starting at ILB

- Chris Johnson listed as starting NB pic.twitter.com/VtB7WWI5Et

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Stewart canceled his Tuesday night performance at Rocket Arena in Cleveland shortly after postponing his Sunday concert in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. The latter venue said at the time that it was due “to an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention.”

Stewart also canceled a few dates earlier this year, including two in Las Vegas and one in San Diego.

“Following further medical evaluation, Sir Rod Stewart has successfully undergone a routine coronary stent procedure. Doctors are pleased with his recovery, and Rod is doing very well and has returned to his normal daily activities,” a statement from his publicist read. “On the advice of his doctors, he will take the next four weeks to recuperate and regain full fitness before returning to the stage. Unfortunately, this means he will be unable to continue his current tour dates.”

It added that “information regarding affected performances will be communicated by the respective promoters and venues.”

Stewart, 81, was scheduled to appear through Sept. 3 in North America, including his six-night residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and a few dates in Mexico.

“I’m already feeling better and very much on the mend. I want to thank the doctors, nurses and everyone who has taken such wonderful care of me,” Stewart said in the statement. “I’m deeply disappointed to miss these shows and sorry to let my fans down, but I look forward to getting back on stage and having a good time with you all again soon.”

The Grammy Award-winning Stewart, whose signature rasp made him a rock ‘n’ roll legend, has sold millions of records across his career's many decades. Perhaps best known for hits like “Maggie May” and “Tonight’s the Night,” he has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice.

Tomorrow our rain chances will increase to 30%, especially in the afternoon as inland showers and thunderstorms develop. Temperatures will still reach the low 90s with a heat index of 105°-110°, which will likely spark another round of heat advisories. This pattern is expected to last through the end of the work week.

Romo, the network's lead NFL analyst, is on leave following his arrest last month in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.

“It’s an evolving situation, and therefore we’re still assessing,” Berson said during a network event.

Berson also told reporters the decision to place Romo on indefinite leave was intended to shift attention toward the games and away from his legal situation.

“We we had to consider the impact on our image and on our brand. That’s very important to us. Whether the games, marketing, PR, social, the focus should and needs to be on our presentation and not on any other factors,” he said.

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

Watt joined CBS in 2023. He was an analyst on “The NFL Today” for two seasons before teaming with Ian Eagle on the network’s No. 2 crew beginning last season. Ross Tucker has been moved up to the No. 2 team. He has previously teamed with Eagle on radio broadcasts for Westwood One.

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

He was arrested July 23 after he was stopped while driving south on Interstate 43 in Wisconsin. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, Romo performed poorly on field sobriety tests before getting arrested, booked and released.

He has a court date set for Sept. 21.

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

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The order advocates separating the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three different single-disease shots and administering all childhood immunizations at separate appointments whenever possible. It also directs the nation’s health department to improve research on vaccines, which are already extensively studied, and present a plan to offer separate measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines for children, since that is not currently an option in the United States.

The renewed focus on vaccines marks a departure from the Trump administration’s recent efforts to emphasize less controversial health policies related to healthy eating, drug price negotiations and medical fraud crackdowns ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Public health experts have raised concerns that spacing out shots as Trump suggests can lead to an increased risk that children become infected with a vaccine-preventable disease before returning for another visit. Childhood vaccines — and how and when to give them in combination — go through rigorous studies, and safety tracking continues for years as the shots are used.

Trump called the announcement a “major victory for parents rights, religious and constitutional rights, and for the gold standard science.”

Speaking about the order at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump repeatedly suggested the number or timing of vaccines could play a role in rising rates of autism spectrum disorder, even as scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link. The order also includes several changes to the childhood vaccine schedule that his health department has already attempted, but that have been blocked by a federal judge. A White House official who insisted on anonymity to brief reporters said Trump was within his right to provide his own recommendation through the executive order and said the lawsuit blocking the health department’s schedule was a separate issue.

Dr. Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said the announcement spreads uncertainty, fear and confusion where “there doesn’t need to be any of that.” He disputed Trump’s recommendations and said previous ones should stand.

“Science about vaccines and their efficacy has not changed,” he said. “The distribution of viruses and other pathogens in our environment has not changed. Children in this country have not changed in the last 48 hours.”

Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Republican chair of the Senate health committee, slammed the executive order in a social media post, saying vaccines are safe and do not cause autism.

“I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong,” the Louisiana senator wrote. “The President does not have the expertise to make these changes.”

Who is in charge of vaccine policy?

Even as the order calls for revised vaccine recommendations, states, not the federal government, have the authority to require vaccinations for schoolchildren. The order advises states with school vaccine mandates to consider updating their laws to reflect the administration’s preferred schedule, according to a White House fact sheet.

Last December, Trump ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to review how peer nations approach vaccine recommendations and consider revising U.S. guidance accordingly. The department responded by cutting the number of vaccines it recommends for every child, a move that has since been blocked in court.

Changes to federal childhood vaccine recommendations customarily require approval from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The newly Senate-confirmed CDC director, Dr. Erica Schwartz, oversaw policies promoting vaccination of service members while in a leadership position at the U.S. Coast Guard.

However, public health law expert Lawrence Gostin at Georgetown University said the Supreme Court’s interpretation of Trump’s power may allow him to supersede Schwartz if she does not agree to new recommendations.

“This is clearly the first test for Dr. Erica Schwartz,” Gostin said in an email. “The President is placing her in an untenable position.”

Asked on a call with reporters why the president was advocating splitting MMR into three single-disease vaccines, the White House official did not provide any studies supporting the decision. They said that was Trump’s long-held view and that some countries provide individual measles vaccines in certain circumstances.

Kush Desai, a Trump spokesperson, told The Associated Press that the president is “one of countless parents who have voiced questions and concerns about the combined MMR vaccine” and said the plan to develop single-disease vaccines would “give parents more options on timing and frequency for their children,” ultimately increasing vaccine uptake.

Studies of babies and toddlers in the U.S. have shown that the use of combination shots for childhood vaccines, rather than single ones, increased the likelihood of completing all recommended vaccinations by the age of 2.

Announcement follows other Trump administration vaccine actions

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist before he entered politics, set out to overhaul immunization guidance at HHS in the first year of Trump’s term. He fired an entire 17-member vaccine advisory committee, installing replacements who made far more restrictive recommendations that have since been halted by a federal judge. He also personally directed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism, without supplying any new evidence to support the change.

Throughout his second term, Trump has been fixated on connecting autism to vaccines. He has recently ramped up pressure on Kennedy to identify the cause of autism, something Kennedy had pledged to do with new research unveiled last year. Trump publicly prodded the health secretary for an update on autism research in a Cabinet meeting last month.

“How are you doing on the autism research?” Trump asked.

“We will have an answer for you,” Kennedy said.

Scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link between childhood vaccines and autism. Racine reiterated that point on Monday, noting that the potential link had been studied in “over 40 methodologically well-designed studies in over seven countries involving over 5 million children.”

“I’m not sure that there is anything that has been as thoroughly looked at as this question,” he said. “And the answer is unequivocally no.”

In the Oval Office, Kennedy repeated his assertion that he believes an unknown environmental factor is to blame for rising autism diagnoses and said that his department will deliver research findings “as soon as they are ready.”

Monday’s order comes as students are returning to classrooms around the country and the nation contends with a measles outbreak that experts say could result in the U.S. losing its measles elimination status.

Doctors have raised concerns that Trump’s falsehoods on vaccines could stoke vaccine hesitancy. Federal data shows U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have been dropping, with the share of children with exemptions rising to an all-time high in the 2024-25 school year.

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This story was first published on Aug. 10, 2026. It was published again on Aug. 11, 2026, to correct the name of the agency where Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. set out to overhaul immunization guidance. The agency was HHS, not DHS.

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Associated Press writers Laura Ungar and Mike Stobbe contributed to this report. Swenson reported from New York.

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“When I cook, when I go to bed at night, Geraldine took care of all of it — all of the cooking, paying the bills,” Francis said.

On Aug. 11, 2024, his wife, Geraldine, and his daughter, Lisa Jackson, were in South Florida from Bermuda to drop off his granddaughter, Kumani Jackson, at college when tragedy struck.

They were at the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Sixth Street in unincorporated Broward when investigators said a speeding 19-year-old Gavin Dorvil slammed into them, killing Geraldine and Lisa.

Kumani suffered a brain injury and was in a coma for two months. She is still recovering to this day.

“Right now, you talk to her and she can’t remember what she did the prior day,” Francis said. “She’s progressed a lot since the hospital days. She could walk, and she could talk. She goes to therapy every day.”

The family hired Josiah Graham, of Graham Injury Firm in Fort Lauderdale, and filed a lawsuit against Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony.

“We allege that the Broward Sheriff’s Office was negligent in initiating and continuing this pursuit and that its actions contributed to the deaths of Geraldine Francis, Lisa Jackson, and the catastrophic injuries suffered by Kumani,” Graham said.

Graham shared surveillance video from a gas station showing the Tesla speeding and the BSO SUV and cruiser following behind seconds before the crash.

Deputies said Dorvil, of Lauderdale Lakes, was going more than 90 mph and ran a red light before crashing into the victims’ SUV.

Following the deadly crash, the Broward Sheriff’s Office initiated an internal affairs investigation. According to the report, deputies Mark Sugg and Nicholas Marciante saw Dorvil driving a white Tesla recklessly. They tried to get close enough to conduct a traffic stop. Video from the Tesla shows the patrol cruiser behind it.

Following the conclusion of the investigation, both deputies acknowledged they should have stopped after the driver failed to yield to a traffic stop, violating discretion policy.

While the discretion policy was violated, the pursuit policy was not. Both deputies were given disciplinary suspensions without pay.

Dorvil is still facing a slew of charges, including vehicular homicide.

“Cuando cocino, cuando me acuesto por la noche, Geraldine se encargaba de todo: de cocinar, de pagar las facturas”, dijo Francis.

El 11 de agosto de 2024, su esposa, Geraldine, y su hija, Lisa Jackson, se encontraban en el sur de Florida, procedentes de las Bermudas, para dejar a su nieta, Kumani Jackson, en la universidad cuando se produjo la tragedia.

Se encontraban en el cruce de la 27.ª Avenida Noroeste con la 6.ª Calle, en la zona no incorporada de Broward, cuando, según los investigadores, Gavin Dorvil, de 19 años, que circulaba a gran velocidad, se estrelló contra ellas, causando la muerte de Geraldine y Lisa.

Kumani sufrió una lesión cerebral y estuvo en coma durante dos meses. A día de hoy, sigue recuperándose.

“Ahora mismo, si hablas con ella, no recuerda lo que hizo el día anterior”, explicó Francis. “Ha progresado mucho desde que estuvo en el hospital. Ya puede caminar y hablar. Acude a terapia todos los días”.

La familia contrató a Josiah Graham, del bufete Graham Injury Firm de Fort Lauderdale, y presentó una demanda contra el sheriff de Broward, Gregory Tony.

“Alegamos que la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward fue negligente al iniciar y continuar esta persecución y que sus acciones contribuyeron a las muertes de Geraldine Francis y Lisa Jackson, así como a las lesiones catastróficas sufridas por Kumani”, afirmó Graham.

Graham mostró un vídeo de vigilancia de una gasolinera en el que se ve al Tesla circulando a gran velocidad y al todoterreno y al coche patrulla de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward siguiéndole de cerca segundos antes del accidente.

Los agentes afirmaron que Dorvil, de Lauderdale Lakes, circulaba a más de 90 mph y se saltó un semáforo en rojo antes de chocar contra el todoterreno de las víctimas.

Después del accidente mortal, la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward inició una investigación de asuntos internos. Según el informe, los agentes Mark Sugg y Nicholas Marciante vieron a Dorvil conduciendo un Tesla blanco de forma imprudente. Intentaron acercarse lo suficiente para realizar una parada de tráfico. Las imágenes del Tesla muestran el coche patrulla detrás de él.

Tras la conclusión de la investigación, ambos agentes reconocieron que deberían haberse detenido después de que el conductor no se detuviera ante la señal de alto, infringiendo así la política de discrecionalidad.

Aunque se infringió la política de discrecionalidad, no se infringió la política de persecución. Ambos agentes recibieron sanciones disciplinarias de suspensión sin sueldo.

Dorvil sigue enfrentándose a una serie de cargos, entre ellos el de homicidio imprudente con vehículo.

In the largest tent camp in the Venezuelan coastal state of La Guaira, hundreds live day to day, trying to meet their basic needs and sometimes unable to meet them.

Gabriel Colmenares, while holding his 3-month-old son, said the baby needs a cream for a rash on his back which he hasn’t been able to find.

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez announced Monday afternoon that Venezuela would send humanitarian aid to Colombia, but at the sites of collapsed buildings, Venezuelans say they still need help.

Dr. Livys Quintero works at an emergency clinic set up by a collapse site.

She says it’s thanks to international aid that they have medical supplies, but is worried that the aid may slow down.

On the other side of the building, Valeria Alcala showed reporter Cody Weddle the hole where she thinks the bodies of her mother and stepfather are located.

New crews from Mexico were scheduled to arrive there on Wednesday, but they may now be diverted to Colombia.

Alcala said please don’t forget about us, but also please help Colombia.

It was a message repeated by many: please send aid quickly to Colombia, but please remember that Venezuelans continue to struggle as well.

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What prompted the tears, however has become a source of scrutiny and concern.

The Domingo family recorded the tense moments when the U.S. Border Patrol pulled them over Sunday afternoon.

Their 18-year-old daughter, who they said is a U.S. citizen, was behind the wheel and was told by the officer she didn’t do anything wrong, but the family says the officer scanned their license plate which showed the car was registered to a non-citizen.

Maria and Abraham Domingo stepped out of the car, complying with the officer’s orders.

The footage captured the couple hugging their family members during an emotional goodbye when they were separated from their five children and detained.

The Guatemalan Maya Center in Lake Worth Beach posted the video. Mariana Blanco is the director of operations for the nonprofit.

The organization has based in South Florida for more than thirty years and passionate about advocating for families like the Domingos.

“They were just making one last stop to buy some new shoes for the beginning of the school year, when they were racially profiled and detained,” she said. “I know that they’ve been on the legal process for years. They migrated here because of the Guatemalan genocide in the 80s and they’ve been here for over 20 years. They’ve established a family here.”

Blanco says emotional scenes like this one have become familiar, especially as the immigration crackdown ramps up.

“There’s no real way to win,” said Blanco. “I think it’s always the children that end up losing.”

State Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville, is a progressive lawmaker.

“Fighting for working families is not politics for me, it’s personal,” Nixon said in a campaign video.

Alex Vindman is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel.

“In a democracy, you decide who will stand for you — the patriot or the politician,” Vindman said in a campaign video.

Vindman moved to Florida with his wife and daughter three years ago. He was wounded in Iraq and received a Purple Heart. Within 24 hours of announcing his run for Senate in January, he raised a whopping $1.7 million. Since then, he has raised $19 million, even outraising Moody.

If Vindman’s name sounds familiar, in 2019, he appeared before Congress during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, testifying that the president had pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Following that testimony, his more than two-decade military career came to an end. Now he’s looking to serve in a different way.

“I’ve got a neat opportunity to take us in a different direction, to make life more affordable, lower costs and fight corruption,” Vindman said. “That’s such a huge driver of making life hard here in Florida.”

His campaign is promising to rekindle the American dream for Floridians, with a spotlight on affordability — from making sure buying a home is attainable to driving down health care costs.

“We are reversing the direction we’ve gone with health care costs. Critical. We can’t afford to do a trillion dollars in tax cuts to the billionaires and cut Affordable Care Act subsidies, cut Medicaid. That’s a looming cut,” Vindman said.

“I believe that government should work for the people and not against them, and so that’s why I’m running to become the next U.S. senator,” Nixon said.

Nixon is a six-year state lawmaker and a Florida native. She says she will fight to make life more affordable for all Floridians, saying the economy should work for everyone.

“We really need to work toward getting more affordable housing here in the state, as well as doing some rent stabilization, and we need to tackle this insurance crisis,” Nixon said.

Nixon’s campaign cornerstone is putting people over politics and profit.

“I understand how to work across the aisle. I understand how to hold people accountable because right now, there’s a lot of chaos and corruption happening,” Nixon said.

“I’m here to do what I’ve always done for 21 years in service: Be a fighter for Americans and people of Florida now,” Vindman said.

Sin embargo, lo que provocó el llanto se ha convertido en motivo de escrutinio y preocupación.

La familia Domingo grabó los tensos momentos en que la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos los detuvo el domingo por la tarde.

Su hija de 18 años, quien según ellos es ciudadana estadounidense, estaba al volante y el agente le dijo que no había hecho nada malo, pero la familia afirma que el agente escaneó la placa del vehículo, que mostró que el automóvil estaba registrado a nombre de una persona que no es ciudadana.

Maria y Abraham Domingo salieron del automóvil, cumpliendo las órdenes del agente.

Las imágenes captaron a la pareja abrazando a sus familiares durante una emotiva despedida cuando fueron separados de sus cinco hijos y detenidos.

El Guatemalan Maya Center en Lake Worth Beach publicó el video. Mariana Blanco es la directora de operaciones de la organización sin fines de lucro.

La organización tiene su sede en el sur de Florida desde hace más de treinta años y se dedica a defender a familias como la de los Domingo.

“Estaban haciendo una última parada para comprar unos zapatos nuevos para el comienzo del año escolar, cuando fueron objeto de perfilamiento racial y detenidos”, dijo. “Sé que han estado en el proceso legal durante años. Migraron aquí debido al genocidio guatemalteco en los años 80 y han estado aquí por más de 20 años. Han establecido una familia aquí”.

Blanco dice que escenas emocionales como esta se han vuelto familiares, especialmente a medida que aumenta la ofensiva contra la inmigración.

“No hay una manera real de ganar”, dijo Blanco. “Creo que siempre son los niños los que terminan perdiendo”.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday that Carmine Agnello began his 15-month prison term the previous day at the Federal Correctional Institution Fairton in southern New Jersey.

Agnello, who starred on “ Growing Up Gotti ” in the mid-2000s, was originally scheduled to report to prison in July. But U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat Choudhury agreed to delay that until Sept. 18, saying it would allow enough time to recover from the surgery, presuming that happened by Aug. 10 as Agnello suggested

Agnello’s lawyers have said in court filings that Victoria Gotti, the daughter of the former head of New York’s Gambino crime family, suffers from chronic kidney disease.

On Monday, though, with no operation in sight, Choudhury ordered Agnello to surrender immediately to federal authorities.

“Because there is no concrete evidence that an organ transplant will be scheduled to take place at any time between today and Sept. 18, 2026, the request for another deferral of Mr. Agnello’s self-surrender is unjustified,” the judge said.

Agnello lawyer Robert Beltrani said in a letter that surgeons needed more time to set a date for the operation because Gotti was dealing with infections.

“It is undisputed that Carmine is a great match for Ms. Gotti,” he said. “He is simply asking the Court to allow him to remain available to his mother during this very limited period while her doctors determine whether and when she can proceed with transplant.”

Prosecutors objected, noting that a medical report attached to the defendant’s letter said doctors were working to “identify the etiology and the proper treatment” for Gotti’s recurring infections and no transplant could happen until they are fully treated.

“Clearly, the transplant surgery is not imminent,” said Joseph Nocella, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Nocella’s office declined to comment further, and lawyers for Agnello did not immediately respond to email messages. Nor did Gotti, an author and former columnist for the New York Post.

Agnello pleaded guilty in 2024 to wire fraud after prosecutors said he fraudulently obtained $1.1 million in loans from a federal program meant to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A resident of Long Island, he obtained the loans on behalf of his company, Crown Auto Parts & Recycling LLC, but lied about how many people it employed, his criminal record and his plans for the funds, prosecutors said.

The company ceased operations before Agnello applied for the loan, which he ultimately used on other ventures including a $420,000 investment in a cryptocurrency business, prosecutors said.

Agnello, now 40, was a teen when he and his brothers briefly rose to fame sporting gel-spiked hairdos on “Growing up Gotti,” which followed the family's life on Long Island.

His grandfather earned the nicknames “Teflon Don” and “Dapper Don” for his flamboyant style and ability to beat some of the criminal charges he faced over the years. He died in a Missouri federal prison in 2002 at age 61.

The New Jersey lockup where Agnello is now incarcerated has housed some notable inmates over the years.

Most recently disgraced former New York Congressman George Santos served less than three months of a more than seven-year sentence there before President Donald Trump granted him clemency last year.

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A Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report states that CCTV footage from Aug. 2 showed Rahul Pandey, 26, of Fort Lauderdale, along with a co-worker identified as a co-defendant, Deanza Hodge, walking out of the convention center with “two white bags contain(ing) New York strip steaks and beef tenderloins” worth $2,083.

The two, who work for an outside company managing the convention center, then loaded the steaks into Hodge’s vehicle, authorities said.

Deputies said a kitchen chef had inventoried the beef the day before the crime and then again on Thursday, noticing the steaks had vanished.

“During a post-Miranda interview, (Pandey) admitted that he knew the bag contained food belonging to his employer, although he claimed he did not know the specific type of food inside,” the report states, in part. “(He) further admitted that he knew removing the bag for Hodge was wrong.”

Pandey was arrested on Monday and is facing a grand theft charge. Hodge did not appear in county court or jail records as of Tuesday.

But not like the one President Donald Trump took in July.

After a NATO summit in Turkey, Trump stowed away in an airport catering container to slip into another plane while Air Force One — filled with White House officials, security and support staff, and reporters — was sent into the sky essentially as a decoy, just in case Iran made good on a credible threat of an attack.

Upon stopping in Britain, Trump sneaked back aboard the presidential plane undetected and scoffed when asked about potential danger.

“If I go, you go. Right?” he told reporters — gliding past the fact that if the plane had been shot down, the president wouldn't have been aboard.

That Trump's whereabouts were concealed then, and for weeks afterward, is believed to be unprecedented — even in a modern world where security-related subterfuge is not uncommon.

“We have absolutely seen the president fly on unmarked or decoy planes before, into Iraq, Afghanistan, other war-zone-like places,” said Garrett M. Graff, author of “Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die.”

“But this was an ongoing secret that I don’t think we’ve ever seen before.”

The White House hasn't denied reports,

but also isn't providing details

The president's flight out of Turkey made headlines at the time because Trump had arrived aboard a luxury jet gifted by Qatar, which was not equipped with some of the same missile detection and countermeasure systems found on older presidential jets.

He ended up traveling in a smaller government aircraft from Turkey to the United Kingdom. There, he sneaked back onto the decoy jet, descended from the aircraft and boarded the Qatari plane.

The White House hasn't confirmed reporting on the extraordinary lengths officials took to protect Trump, which were first reported by The Washington Post, but administration officials haven't denied it.

Instead, Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, relied on similar wording that he used during the trip itself. “As the President has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him, and we use every tool at our disposal to address those threats,” Cheung said in a statement Monday.

Past presidents put themselves in dangerous areas

Presidents have regularly tested the confines of their office, pushing their security advisers to visit war zones as a show of American presence and their own leadership. Usually, this happens in the form of trips that aren't announced until the president is deemed to be out of harm's way.

What’s different this time is that Trump was covertly separated from the rest of his travelers — including the press pool meant to provide independent coverage of the president and his actions — and, instead of informing the public about what occurred once the risk had passed, the White House still hasn't fully revealed what took place.

Graff said the presence of the White House press corps is as much about protecting “the presidency and democracy” as it is about covering the story.

“This shows that the White House just fundamentally doesn’t understand how important that role is, for the press corps to be able to provide independent and transparent corroboration about the status and whereabouts of the president of the United States at any given moment,” he said.

Officials have gone to great lengths to keep presidents safe on covert trips before.

In 2023, a motorcade pulled away from the White House around 3:30 a.m. on a Sunday, and President Joe Biden later boarded an Air Force C-32, a modified Boeing 757 normally used for domestic trips to smaller airports, and flew to Poland. Biden then took a secret, 10-hour overnight train ride to Kyiv meant to show solidarity with Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.

A press pool at the White House had been expecting a quiet Sunday for Biden in Washington. However, two journalists went to Ukraine with him and documented the trip, capturing images of Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy striding past a memorial to fallen soldiers in Ukraine’s capital as air raid sirens sounded.

In Trump's first term, he made a secret trip to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving Day in 2019, when officials kept a separate press pool and decoy plane in Florida to maintain the illusion that the president was spending the holiday at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Instead, Trump and another group of reporters flew to the sprawling U.S. military base at Bagram, where the president spent more than three hours on the ground serving turkey to troops, giving a speech and meeting with Afghanistan's then-president, Ashraf Ghani, while journalists documented what was occurring.

When President George W. Bush made his first trip to Iraq in 2003, news was not released until he was in the air on the way back to the United States. President Barack Obama made a furtive nighttime visit to Afghanistan in 2010, when he was meant to be spending the weekend at Camp David. Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon visited war zones in Vietnam.

Other risky trips featured presidential subterfuge

President Bill Clinton went secretly from India to Pakistan in 2000, attempting to calm tensions in the disputed Kashmir region. He was seen talking with officials in front of a military plane that he appeared to board. Instead, Clinton ducked around the front of the aircraft to another jet parked nearby.

Both planes took off for Islamabad, as did a third jet painted with the familiar baby blue markings of Air Force One.

Joe Lockhart, a White House press secretary for Clinton, noted that reporters knew the president was on one of the planes, “but not which one.” He said he and other officials had briefed the press pool ahead of time and “although they didn’t know all the details, it was made clear” that Clinton “was not going to travel on the plane they were on.

“There was no attempt to hide anything, much less lie about it later,” Lockhart wrote on social media.

Bush was visiting an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida, during the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, and, after all commercial air traffic was grounded, officials wanted to move him to an undisclosed location.

The full White House traveling press pool flew with Bush from Florida to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, where officials reduced the number of reporters and staff on the plane. Bush and the smaller traveling party next flew to Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base before eventually returning to Washington.

Bush's location remained secret throughout the day. However, the White House did not suggest that the president was somewhere he was not — unlike when Trump was whisked out of Turkey.

“You can imagine the different ways that this could have gone wrong, where, for a period of time, no one would have been able to independently corroborate the status of the U.S. president, or who was in charge of the U.S. government,” Graff said. “And that’s an incredibly dangerous moment for the world.”

Un informe de detención de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward indica que las imágenes de las cámaras de seguridad del 2 de agosto mostraban a Rahul Pandey, de 26 años, de Fort Lauderdale, junto con un compañero de trabajo identificado como coacusado, Deanza Hodge, saliendo del centro de convenciones con “dos bolsas blancas que contenían filetes de lomo de Nueva York y solomillos de ternera” por valor de 2,083 dólares.

Los dos, que trabajan para una empresa externa encargada de la gestión del centro de convenciones, cargaron a continuación los filetes en el vehículo de Hodge, según las autoridades.

Los agentes indicaron que un chef de la cocina había hecho inventario de la carne el día anterior al delito y de nuevo el jueves, y se percató de que los filetes habían desaparecido.

“Durante un interrogatorio tras la lectura de sus derechos, (Pandey) admitió que sabía que la bolsa contenía alimentos pertenecientes a su empleador, aunque afirmó que no sabía qué tipo de alimentos había exactamente en su interior”, reza el informe, en parte. “(Él) admitió además que sabía que llevarse la bolsa para Hodge estaba mal”.

Pandey fue detenido el lunes y se enfrenta a un cargo por hurto mayor. Hodge no figuraba en los registros del juzgado del condado ni en los de la cárcel hasta el martes.

Tacoma police said the rescue began during a welfare check Thursday.

They said officers removed about 30 cats from the boat but continued to hear animals moving behind panels and furniture that could not be easily removed.

Animal control officers returned Monday to search below deck for additional cats. By noon, 21 more had been found.

The unusual rescue also drew help from two local joggers who spotted a cat in the water Sunday morning.

Ashton Efforts and his friend Jesse McConaugher were out for their weekly Sunday morning run when they saw the animal struggling in the water.

“All I said was, ‘Are we going to do something about it?’ And I started stripping and jumped down,” Efforts said.

The water was cold, and the cat scratched Efforts during the rescue. He said the scratches were difficult to feel because of the cold water.

“It looks worse than what it is, but the water was so cold you couldn’t feel the scratches,” he said. “And this will heal up. The cat will be alive.”

The cat was taken to an animal hospital after reaching shore.

Tacoma police said they do not recall responding to a similar call involving so many animals on a boat.

“No, 30, 40 cats on a boat — that’s pretty unheard of,” one officer said.

A local humane society will determine when, or whether, the rescued cats can be made available for adoption.

Police said they know who owns the sailboat and plan to begin a criminal investigation once the rescue operation is complete.

The announcement is the latest in a series of policies from the administration aimed at transgender people that began the day Trump returned to office last year.

The policy is to take effect Oct. 13.

It is not clear how much taxpayer funding is going to cover gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth now. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not respond to questions about the policy on Tuesday.

At least 27 states have already banned gender-affirming care for those under 18. Even in states that haven’t, many major hospitals have stopped providing some of the treatments. And gender-affirming surgeries for minors are rare. Puberty blockers and hormone treatments are more common.

The policy calls for Medicaid and CHIP to continue to pay for mental health treatment for transgender minors but phase out coverage of hormone treatments that are used both to block puberty and to produce sex-related physical changes for those already receiving them as of April 2027.

Trump said in a social media post Tuesday that he directed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the CMS administrator, to make the change.

“We are not going to pay for our innocent children to undergo these barbaric surgeries and practices, which result in unthinkable and irreversible harm to their young bodies,” Trump said in his post.

Advocates for LGBTQ+ young people look at it differently.

GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders legal director Josh Rovenger said the rule “is putting up barriers between parents and their ability to make the best medical decisions for their children” and would face a legal challenge.

“The Trump administration is terrorizing trans youth and their families with these kinds of actions, and it has to stop,” Human Right Campaign President Kelley Robinson said in a statement.

HRC is already suing the administration for efforts to bar gender-affirming care coverage under federal employee benefit plans.

The American Medical Association and most other major medical organizations support access to gender-affirming care, though the American Society of Plastic Surgeons said earlier this year that it found “insufficient evidence” that the benefits of chest, genital and facial surgeries on minors experiencing gender dysphoria — or the unease a person may have because their assigned gender and gender identity don't match — outweigh the risks.

The administration has already announced it would cut off Medicaid and Medicare funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for minors, along with barring transgender athletes from sports competitions for girls and women and blocking people from being able to choose male, female or X to designate their sex on passports.

It also released a report last year urging therapy only for transgender youth and not broader gender-affirming health care.

Most of the changes have faced legal challenges. The U.S. Supreme Court let the administration's passport policy stand and allowed states to enforce the sports bans. A lower court ruled against the administration's declaration that called the treatments unsafe and ineffective. A challenge over the policy targeting hospitals is still pending.

Twenty-two speakers testified at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's hearing, which lasted more than two hours. Most opposed the proposal to toss a 60-year-old requirement for tens of thousands of private sector employers to submit annual workforce demographic reports to the EEOC, which is responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws.

Six speakers, however, spoke out in favor of the proposal, siding with the Trump administration's stance that reporting such data is burdensome and encourages companies to adopt discriminatory practices to diversify their workforces.

The proposal, currently subject to a 30-day public commentary period ending Aug. 24, is a key step in President Donald Trump's efforts to overhaul the country's civil rights enforcement, particularly stamping out diversity and inclusion practices.

Since 1966, the EEOC has required companies with at least 100 employees, or federal contractors with at least 50 workers, to submit a report each year called an EEO-1 that breaks down gender and racial representation across different roles, from executives to laborers and service workers.

The Republican-led EEOC voted 2-1 last month to stop collecting that data, arguing that the reporting requirement may encourage employers to engage in discriminatory tactics.

Civil rights groups argued the data has been a crucial tool for uncovering systemic discrimination in the workplace and tracking the progress of women and minorities since the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

"By weakening EEOC enforcement, these changes will harm all workers, but particularly Black workers and other workers of color who continue to face racial discrimination more frequently,” said Amalea Smirniotopoulos, senior policy counsel at the civil rights group Legal Defense Fund.

Researchers said EEO-1 data has been crucial to their work.

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, co-director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst's Center for Employment Equity, said he has relied on EEO-1 data for dozens of research articles and two books. He said his research has found that while workplace discrimination has declined since 1964, progress has most recently stalled.

Without EEO-1 metrics, “our society will be flying blind into the future,” he said.

Rachel Lee, president and general counsel of Stand with Asian Americans, said the data has been critical for demonstrating that many Asian Americans rarely reach the highest ranks of many companies, despite comprising a large portion of professional roles.

“The EEO-1 report is the only federal instrument that exposes what we call the bamboo ceiling,” Lee said.

Several conservative advocates, however, criticized the EEO-1 data as outdated and conducive to stereotyping and discrimination.

“It is inconsistent with equal opportunity law, potentially unconstitutional, unnecessary to enforce anti-discrimination laws, and imposes substantial burdens on both employers and the EEOC that are not outweighed by its marginal benefits,” said Rachel Morrison, fellow at the conservative Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former EEOC attorney.

Morrison pointed out that since the EEOC investigates some forms of discrimination not captured in the EEO-1 data, such as religion and pregnancy-related discrimination, the data “is not actually necessary for EEOC to enforce Title VII or fulfill its mission.”

However, two prominent employer groups said there is little evidence that companies have used EEO-1 data to engage in racial quotas or other discriminatory employment practices, as the EEOC under the leadership of its current conservative chair Andrea Lucas argues.

“Regarding the possible misuse of EEO-1 data, we cannot square that with the experience of our members, and I might add with my personal experience,” said David Fortney of the Institute for Workplace Equality, a nonprofit employer association whose members include many of the biggest U.S. companies.

Fortney, a former chief legal officer of the Labor Department under President George H.W. Bush, said many employers instead use EEO-1 data to detect and prevent discriminatory practices. He said the EEOC has not identified any instance of an employer using EEO-1 data for discriminatory purposes.

“Presumably after six decades, if the agency had specific instances, it would have called those out,” Fortney said.

Michael Eastman, of the Center for Workplace Compliance, described examples of how its member companies have used the EEO-1 data to uncover hiring and promotion practices that excluded certain groups.

One large company, he said, found data showed that an employee referral program at a manufacturing facility consistently produced a narrow applicant pool and “a homogenous hiring pattern at the facility.”

Another company, he said, found an “unusual pattern” in its promotion decisions that suggested that managers had misunderstood internal policies to mean race and gender could be considered in promotions.

“These examples reflect what many large employers are trying to do when they use demographic data for compliance purposes,” said Eastman.

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Homestead Police Department officers first arrested the suspect, Ludjy Juste, on Thursday in connection with the July 31 movie money case. He bonded out, but was arrested again on Monday after police said they tied him to a June 4 ring theft.

That case happened at the Homestead Plaza Apartments at 170 NE 10th St., about a block away from Juste’s own home, according to an HPD arrest report.

Police said the victim agreed to sell the $1,200 gold ring to an unidentified man known as “Chino” and they set up a meeting at the complex.

Authorities said Juste joined “Chino” and sat in the victim’s car to view the ring. “Chino” handed the ring to Juste and both took off, according to the report.

According to the report, the apartment building’s CCTV cameras weren’t working and the case went dormant.

That is until police said they identified Juste as the suspect in the July 31 theft. In that case, police said a man going by “Oscar Cruz” sought to buy a 10 karat Monaco gold chain worth $2,200.

According to a separate arrest report, the victim and “Cruz” agreed to meet at La Cruzada Restaurant at 331 Park Place. Police said “Cruz” brought Juste with him.

Juste handed the victim what the victim thought was $2,100 in $100 bills, according to the report. Police said the bills turned out to be counterfeit and labeled “for motion picture use only.”

“As the victim was accepting the currency, (Juste) simultaneously snatched the gold chain from the victim’s hand and both subjects ran from the scene,” the report states.

But police said Juste made a critical fumble as he ran away: He dropped his iPhone on Civic Court.

According to the report, information obtained from a search warrant on the phone revealed it was registered to Juste.

Authorities said investigators went to his home on Thursday. Police said when they asked Juste if he knew why they were there, he said, “Yes, the chain.”

Juste said he was the person who was texting the victim and an accomplice whom he called “Chucky” translated for him, the report states.

“Juste advised during the incident he gave the victim the ‘fake’ money and he was the one who snatched the chain,” the report states. “Juste advised (that) ‘Chucky’ knew about the robbery and participated in it.”

Authorities said Juste admitted to selling the chain for $1,400 days later and both split the proceeds. They said Juste also confessed to two additional thefts, including the June 4 ring theft.

Juste now faces charges of grand theft, robbery by sudden snatching and uttering forged bills.

As of Tuesday, records show he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond.

Editor’s note: The original version of the article misstated the nature of the suspect’s robbery charge. It has since been corrected.

A boy’s scream can be heard in the distance on body camera footage released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources showing how rescue teams last week found two women and a 9-year-old boy who had been stranded for three days when their river tubing trip went wrong.

“We’re coming, guys,” says Cameron Wright, a conservation officer from Newaygo County, his breath heard in ragged gasps.

The team picks up their pace, pushing through sharp switchgrass and stinging nettle. A few moments later, they find Sarah Vida, 28, and her son Kayden Kovalcik, 9, along with Jazmin Hock, 28; wearing just their swimming suits.

Hock's legs are almost entirely covered in deep, red cuts from scrapes after walking for days through the brush. They have a broken phone and a single water bottle with only a few sips left.

“You’re talking about vegetation that’s higher than your eyes and switchgrass that cuts you when you touch it and stinging nettles that makes your skin set on fire,” Anna Cullen, a conservation officer from Muskegon County who helped with the rescue, said Tuesday.

The trio had been on a tubing trip on the Muskegon River in the small community of Twin Lake on Tuesday when they'd hit logs and their tubes popped, according to officials. They were reported missing after one of the women didn't show up to her dentist appointment.

“I was just in disbelief at finding them because we were just running out of ideas and places to search and it was nothing short of a miracle that we ended up finding them the way we did,” Wright said.

For days, teams had scoured the river and rugged terrain.

The group was found Friday about 7 miles (11.27 kilometers) from where they entered the river, according to Wright. The rescuers had tracked them from a tube next to the river, following footprints, broken twigs and knocked over grass.

In the video, Kayden explains that they’ve been eating bark and flowers, while Hock says they had to drink river water.

Hock explains that they’d been tubing down the river and kept hitting log jams.

“The last one that we ran into just popped everything,” she said.

They started walking and soon realized they were going in circles, she said.

Members of the rescue crew handed over their own shirts to protect them from the bugs swarming their cuts and put medical gloves on some of their hands and feet. Wright inflated his life vest for Hock to sit on. As she answered the rescue team's questions, her legs, lined with scratches, shook.

“There was not even an inch of their exposed skin that was not just covered in cuts and bug bites and mud and scrapes where they were just physically not able to go any further,” Wright said, explaining that he still had cuts on his arms.

Cullen said the women later explained that when they saw the rescuers, they thought they were hallucinating.

The two women couldn't walk, so they put them in Stokes baskets, a type of stretcher, to get them out of the brush, while Wright carried the boy on his back. Along with their scrapes and cuts, they were also dealing with dehydration and exhaustion, and were taken to the hospital, according to Lt. Pat Agema, a spokesperson for the Michigan State Police.

“The entire hike out, he's just telling me about all of the root beer he’s going to drink and the slushies and the pizza and doughnuts he’s going to eat,” said Wright.

He adds: "You would have no idea that he had just spent 72 hours in the woods from how happy he was.”

The series of launch events were likely a protest of the upcoming Korea-U.S. military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch from North Korea’s eastern coastal Wonsan area in a direction of the North’s eastern waters around 6 a.m.

South Korea’s military said it boosted its surveillance posture and that Seoul was closely exchanging information on the launch with Washington and Tokyo.

Japan’s Defense Ministry said it also spotted a suspected ballistic missile launch from North Korea. It said it didn't detect the weapon reaching Japan’s exclusive economic zone, suggesting it was believed to have fallen further away from the Japanese coast.

The latest launch came two days after South Korea and the United States announced they will kick off their annual large-scale military drills next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats.

The Ulchi Freedom Shield training is to start on Monday, Aug. 17, for an 11-day run. Its scale will be similar to previous years with 18,000 South Korean soldiers taking part, according to South Korea’s military.

North Korea has previously responded to the training and other major South Korea-U.S. military exercises with provocative weapons tests and harsh rhetoric. North Korea calls such drills a practice to attack the country and forces it to bolster its nuclear arsenal, though the U.S. and South Korea have repeatedly said their training is defensive in nature.

On Aug. 6, South Korea, the U.S. and Japan detected the launch of a short-range ballistic missile from North Korea in what was the North’s first ballistic weapons testing activity since late June. North Korea didn’t confirm the reported launch, though it usually releases details of weapons tests a day later.

North Korea has been engaging in a run of weapons tests since its leader Kim Jong Un's high-stakes diplomacy with U.S. President Donald Trump fell apart in 2019 due to disputes over international economic sanctions on North Korea.

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The two cameras, located between Southwest 21st and 22nd streets, were damaged, according to an incident report.

The report said the cameras were “melted and slashed” and that it was unknown who caused the damage. The cameras are valued at about $3,000 each.

Flock cameras use artificial intelligence and license plate recognition technology to capture vehicle information, including license plates, makes, models and colors. The information can be searched by law enforcement agencies that have access to the system.

The technology has drawn opposition from privacy advocates and residents who argue that widespread use of the cameras amounts to an invasion of privacy.

In June, 19-year-old River Isaiah Blair, of Jacksonville Beach, was arrested and accused of spray-painting Flock cameras in the Jacksonville area.

According to his arrest report, investigators used Flock cameras to help identify him. The report also says he made statements about disliking Flock cameras and said he did not trust license plate readers.

The cameras have been vandalized or obstructed in other parts of the country as opposition to the technology has grown.

According to DeFlock, a website that maps Flock cameras, there are about 800 cameras in Broward County and 400 in Miami-Dade County.

FLPD confirmed their agency is in the process of executing a new agreement with Flock.

The technology also has faced scrutiny over how law enforcement agencies use the information. Several police officers in the United States have been accused of misusing license plate reader systems to track people, including former romantic partners.

Some residents have called on their cities to end their agreements with Flock. In Milford, California, residents have publicly challenged the use of the cameras.

Law enforcement agencies, however, say the technology is an important crime-fighting tool. About 40% of police agencies have contracts with Flock, according to the company.

Flock says its technology helps law enforcement solve more than 700,000 crimes annually.

The company also says its technology has helped locate missing people. They said in 2025, more than 10,000 missing people were located with the help of the technology.

This week, two children who were abducted from Columbia County, along with the suspect accused of kidnapping them, were found with the help of Flock technology, according to police.

No arrests have been made in connection with the damage to the two Fort Lauderdale cameras, and the incident report says there were no witnesses.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact FLPD at 954- 828-5700.

ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and agents by March, according to a notice published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security.

The devices are known as the G.L.O.V.E., which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter, and are manufactured by Compliant Technologies LLC of Lexington, Kentucky. They have been used in recent years by some jails and police departments.

DHS said Tuesday that it was working on a response to an Associated Press inquiry and offered no immediate comment. Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, wrote in an email, “Unfortunately, we are unable to speak on this subject.”

The notice said the solicitation for a no-bid contract could be published as early as Friday.

Civil rights advocates expressed alarm at the plan, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force with little oversight or accountability while enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Compliant Technologies says the devices function as a normal pair of patrol gloves until officers press a switch to activate their electrical mode. The gloves must be applied directly to someone's skin to deliver a pain stimulus that typically helps an officer gain compliance within seconds, according to the company.

“It’s immediate and sharp, and it will distract you. I call it like a bee sting,” said John Peters, president of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, who is studying how the device has been used. “If the officer is getting any type of resistance from the person, this is certainly an effective tool.”

Peters said he believed ICE’s planned purchase would likely be the largest from the company to date. He said he could envision ICE officers using the gloves to help remove uncooperative subjects from cars and houses and in and out of detention facilities.

“For smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers, I think it has a great advantage” because it can produce faster takedowns and shorten confrontations, he said.

The manufacturer warns the device should not be used as punishment, against people merely exhibiting “verbal defiance or belligerence” or on high-risk populations such as children, pregnant women or elderly or disabled people.

Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy project director on policing at the American Civil Liberties Union, said the public should have no confidence that ICE officers will use the devices appropriately. She questioned why the devices would be necessary for civil immigration enforcement and noted those getting shocked might have no advance warning.

“ICE spent the last year showing this country they are too quick to use force. Now they will be able to deploy electric shocks with the slight push of a button that maybe nobody else can see them do,” she said. “Introducing gloves that can so easily be used to deliver terrible pain in encounters is a recipe for harm to the public.”

Supporters say the devices are generally used in specific jail and transport situations, rather than broadly to patrol on the streets. They have been used to subdue violent suspects who are refusing to get into squad cars and inmates who are harming themselves and threatening officers, according to Compliant Technologies.

Peters said he expected the devices to be misused by a small number of employees, as with other policing technologies, but he said they are unlikely to cause injuries. He said it would be important for ICE to have robust policies and training in place.

To use the device, officers must complete a course and be recertified every two years, the manufacturer says.

Las dos cámaras, ubicadas entre Southwest 21st y 22nd streets, fueron dañadas, según un informe del incidente.

El informe indicó que las cámaras fueron “derretidas y cortadas” y que se desconoce quién causó los daños. Las cámaras están valoradas en aproximadamente $3,000 USD cada una.

Las cámaras Flock utilizan inteligencia artificial y tecnología de reconocimiento de placas para capturar información de vehículos, incluyendo placas, marcas, modelos y colores. Las agencias de las fuerzas del orden que tienen acceso al sistema pueden buscar la información.

La tecnología ha generado oposición de defensores de la privacidad y residentes que argumentan que el uso generalizado de las cámaras constituye una invasión de la privacidad.

En junio, River Isaiah Blair, de 19 años y residente de Jacksonville Beach, fue arrestado y acusado de pintar con aerosol cámaras Flock en el área de Jacksonville.

Según su informe de arresto, los investigadores utilizaron cámaras Flock para ayudar a identificarlo. El informe también señala que hizo declaraciones sobre su desagrado por las cámaras Flock y dijo que no confiaba en los lectores de placas.

Las cámaras han sido vandalizadas u obstruidas en otras partes del país a medida que ha aumentado la oposición a la tecnología.

Según DeFlock, un sitio web que registra las cámaras Flock en un mapa, hay aproximadamente 800 cámaras en el condado Broward y 400 en el condado Miami-Dade.

La FLPD confirmó que su agencia está en proceso de ejecutar un nuevo acuerdo con Flock.

La tecnología también ha sido objeto de escrutinio por la manera en que las agencias de las fuerzas del orden utilizan la información. Varios agentes de policía en Estados Unidos han sido acusados de utilizar indebidamente los sistemas de lectores de placas para rastrear a personas, incluyendo ex parejas sentimentales.

Algunos residentes han pedido a sus ciudades que pongan fin a sus acuerdos con Flock. En Milford, California, los residentes han cuestionado públicamente el uso de las cámaras.

Sin embargo, las agencias de las fuerzas del orden dicen que la tecnología es una herramienta importante para combatir el crimen. Aproximadamente el 40% de las agencias policiales tienen contratos con Flock, según la empresa.

Flock afirma que su tecnología ayuda a las fuerzas del orden a resolver más de 700,000 delitos anualmente.

La empresa también dice que su tecnología ha ayudado a localizar a personas desaparecidas. Dijeron que en 2025, más de 10,000 personas desaparecidas fueron localizadas con ayuda de la tecnología.

Esta semana, dos niños que fueron secuestrados del condado Columbia, junto con el sospechoso acusado de secuestrarlos, fueron encontrados con ayuda de la tecnología Flock, según la policía.

No se han realizado arrestos en relación con los daños a las dos cámaras de Fort Lauderdale, y el informe del incidente indica que no hubo testigos.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el incidente debe comunicarse con la FLPD al 954-828-5700.

Prompted by an Iranian assassination threat, Trump secretly flew out of last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on an alternate military aircraft while the White House made it appear he was with the press pool on Air Force One, according to a report published by The Washington Post.

Russia has released American military veteran Robert Gilman who spent more than four years in prison on disputed charges under abusive conditions and was said to be gravely ill and at risk of dying, a group advocating for him said Tuesday. Gilman was on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas, where he will be medically and psychologically assessed and treated.

The president’s media company has tried a half-dozen businesses to lift its stock, but nothing has worked. Now it’s getting back to its roots, telling investors Monday that Truth Social will focus on selling early high-speed access to his administration’s announcements on social media, a move raising ethical questions.

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More women than ever running for the House

That’s according to Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, which showed 590 women have filed to run for House seats in the 206 midterm elections, besting the record of 583 set in 2020.

The boost was largely driven by the number of Democratic women candidates, the center said. Women make up just over one-third of all Democratic candidates for the House, and 19.1% of Republicans.

Overall, 27% of all House candidates in 2026 are women, which is about on par with their representation in Congress this cycle, the center said.

Democrats announce investment to defeat GOP’s Rep. Max Miller

Democratic candidate Brian Poindexter was added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program the party signals an intensifying push to oust the Ohio congressman in its effort to wrest control of the House from Republicans.

The move comes after Miller brushed past Monday’s deadline for Republicans to replace him on the ballot, and those within his party urging him to step aside as he faced domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife.

He has pledged to invest his own money to win.

Trump heads off to Patriot Games to watch teen athletes compete

The president has departed Washington to attend the Patriot Games in Geneva, Ohio.

The games that are part the America’s sesquicentennial celebration and feature high school athletes from across the country that Trump has billed as a chance to display “the best of American skill, sportsmanship, and competitive spirit.”

Trump is arriving on the final day of the competition, in which the student athletes are competing for a slice of a $250,000 scholarship pool.

Kennedy Center ordered to pay legal fees to musician who cancelled show over Trump name change

A judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to pay more than $250,000 in legal fees and costs to a musician who was sued by the performing arts venue for cancelling a Christmas Eve performance last year, an act of protest against adding President Donald Trump’s name to the building.

D.C. Superior Court Judge Tanya Jones Bosier on Monday ordered the center to pay the musician, Chuck Redd, approximately $252,000 within 45 days. The same judge had dismissed the center’s lawsuit against Redd in June.

Lisa Banks, an attorney for Redd, described the center’s lawsuit as a “meritless” attempt to silence opposition to the name change.

Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player, had presided over holiday “Jazz Jams” at the Kennedy Center for 20 years.

A Kennedy Center spokesperson said the center intends to appeal the judge’s ruling.

US military says it has fired on a ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports

The U.S. military said Tuesday that its forces fired on a Panamanian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports, a move that comes as President Donald Trump tries to keep economic pressure on the Islamic Republic.

U.S. Central Command said the vessel had ignored warnings to stop, prompting an American helicopter to fire missiles into the engine room of the M/V Vela Nova, disabling the ship. U.S. Central Command’s statement does not say whether the ship’s crew suffered any casualties.

Central Command said it has redirected 55 commercial vessels attempting to run the blockade, disabled three non-compliant vessels and boarded two. The U.S. Navy currently has more than 15 warships, including two aircraft carriers and an amphibious assault ship, stationed in the waters of the Arabian Sea.

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Democratic Rep. Raskin launches inquiry into failed prosecution of constituent in Reflecting Pool case

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is launching an investigation into the Trump administration’s prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro dropped the case after acknowledging damage to the pool was caused by a botched installation rather than vandalism. Trump then publicly rebuked Pirro, saying she “folded like an umbrella.”

In letters Tuesday, Raskin seeks records from the Justice and Interior departments on the decision to prosecute Hearn, a Maryland resident who lives in Raskin’s district. Raskin also seeks communications with the White House and evidence presented to the grand jury.

“At a minimum,” he wrote, “it appears that members of the Trump Administration were ready and willing to imprison an innocent American for a decade in a desperate effort to soothe an ex-landlord’s wounded ego about a terrible paint job and wasteful contract.”

Emails seeking comment were left Tuesday with Pirro’s office and the Interior Department.

Trump administration says more oil is flowing through Strait of Hormuz

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on social media that nearly 9 million barrels of oil a day are getting shipped through the Strait of Hormuz — as the administration is suggesting that the supply pressures tied to the Iran war are easing.

Wright said that along with additional oil flowing through pipelines total oil flows from the region are averaging roughly 15 million barrels a day.

U.S. oil futures prices remain above the pre-war levels, with a barrel trading on Tuesday afternoon at $83. The Trump administration has tapped the strategic petroleum reserve to steady the market and that reserve last week fell below 300 million barrels, down by more than 100 million barrels since the start of 2026.

Wright is setting expectations that oil will keep going through the strait.

Trump announces release of American detained in Russia, says no prisoner swap took place

The U.S. president said Tuesday that Robert Gilman, a Marine veteran who was detained in 2022, is being released on a “humanitarian basis” after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“We appreciate this decision, and the fact that Russia asked for no one in return — No exchange took place,” Trump said in a social media post on Tuesday.

Gilman is scheduled to land at Andrews Air Force Base just outside of Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night, Trump said. He is being accompanied on the plane back to the U.S. by his mother, Nancy.

“I just spoke to him, and he had one request — A GREAT cheeseburger when he lands,” Trump said in his post. “I will take care of that!”

Sen. Ed Markey: Gilman’s return was long overdue

“It is a tragedy that it took Robert’s near-death condition for his case to receive the attention that it required for his release to be negotiated,” Markey said in the statement from Global Reach.

“Throughout his detention, Robert was subjected to physical torture, forced medication, and provocations by Russian authorities. There is no doubt that his treatment by Russian authorities is the reason Robert is in this precarious state today.”

State Department: Other Americans should be released as well

The State Department said that Gilman had been determined recently to have been wrongfully detained, and was released on humanitarian grounds.

This “was not part of an exchange, and no other concessions were provided,” the department said. It called Gilman’s release “a welcome step that we hope leads to the release of Americans unjustly held in Russia, such as wrongful detainee Stephen Hubbard.”

Gilman’s sister: ‘Why did they do this to such a wonderful person?’

Gilman’s sister, Lexie Hudson, credited President Donald Trump and Sen. Ed Markey for the former Marine’s release.

“There is no other reason that Robert is alive today other than that President Trump heard about the case and took action,” said Hudson, who thanked Markey in the statement from Global Reach “for leading our advocacy efforts in Congress.”

“The Russians treated my brother so badly,” Hudson said. “They hurt him for no reason, other than that he was both an American and a Marine. What did they get out of this? Why did they do this to such a wonderful person?”

Released American’s family flew to Texas to meet him, advocates say

Robert Gilman’s mother had been in Russia, attempting to see him there. Gilman had been in “a dissociative stupor” for 47 days due to the abuse he has suffered in prison, and was moved to a civilian hospital, where he was hooked up to a feeding tube and handcuffed to a bed, aid Eric ‌Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach.

Now he’ll be medically and psychologically assessed and treated at a U.S. military hospital, Lebson said.

The 32-year-old teacher was convicted of beating a police officer after being taken off a train for causing a disturbance, and his sentence was extended last year to 10 years after he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards.

Sen. Edward Markey had called on Russia and the U.S. to work together to release the Massachusetts resident, one of at least 8 Americans who remained in Russian custody after a series of high-profile prisoner exchanges.

Former US Marine held in Russia for over 4 years has been released after group warned he was gravely ill

A former U.S. Marine who has been held in Russia for more than four years on disputed charges has been released, his advocates said Tuesday, days after warning he was gravely ill and at risk of dying.

Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old teacher detained since 2022, was on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas, according to Eric ‌Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach, a group that’s been working to free him and other American detainees abroad.

Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles

Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting more North Korean help to extend its 4-year invasion.

Zelenskyy said Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea in the overnight attack, and is preparing to deploy more North Korean troops to Russia. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un already sent thousands of troops and huge supplies of weapons to support Putin’s invasion.

Now Ukraine says Russia aims to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Patriot air defense interceptors, which worsened after U.S. diplomacy to end the war fizzled and Washington turned its attention to the Iran war.

“Every step Russia takes — increasing ballistic missile production, bringing in North Korean equipment, preparing for mobilization — all of this shows that Moscow is preparing not for peace, but for escalation,” Zelenskyy said on social media.

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Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

When Trump told the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office last year that he had “no cards” in the fight against Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy already had a bold plan to take the fight deep inside Russian territory.

While Trump was warmly welcoming President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and encouraging Ukraine to accept an unfavorable peace deal, Ukraine was smuggling drones for an attack that destroyed Russian bombers worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

And since then, Kyiv’s campaign of longer-range strikes has targeted Russian air defenses, oil infrastructure and military suppliers, embarrassing Putin and impressing Trump. When Trump and Zelenskyy met at a NATO summit in July, the American president said the Ukrainian leader had “been very effective” in the war.

An Associated Press analysis shows how Ukraine has shifted the narrative about the war in Washington, but it’s still not clear if it will be able to push Putin toward the negotiating table.

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Houthi rebels attack vessel in Bab el-Mandeb, killing four

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday and killed four people, Yemeni authorities said.

The transportation ministry of Yemen’s internationally recognized government said the dead included three Pakistani nationals and an Indonesian.

The ministry statement said the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles on the Yemeni commercial vessel, and then fired another missile that targeted rescue teams, wounding a Yemeni rescuer.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut down by Iran, there has been a renewed focus on the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait at Yemen’s southern tip, which is an alternate route for Saudi Arabia to ship its oil.

Congressional Democrats probe alleged coordination between ICE and Iran to deport detainees

Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Adam Schiff are requesting access to all potential communications between two private immigration detention centers and Iranian diplomats, according to two letters shared with The Associated Press.

Iranian asylum seekers sued last month, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security endangered them by sharing details of their application records with the Iranian government.

The applicants said they were forced to meet with Iranian Interests Section officials who had confidential information about their claims of persecution in Iran for converting to Christianity, for their sexuality or for participating in the Women, Life, Freedom protests against the Iranian government, according to court filings.

“These allegations that ICE shared asylum application records with the Iranian government are FALSE,” a DHS statement said.

In rejecting Trump’s Gaza plan, Netanyahu reprises a balancing act he has mastered

It’s possibly the most important job of any Israeli prime minister: maintain good relations with the United States while pushing back on demands seen as undermining Israel’s security.

No one has managed the balancing act longer than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving leader.

But with the Iran war at a stalemate, and U.S. President Donald Trump looking to advance peace efforts elsewhere, Netanyahu’s task is getting harder less than three months away from Israeli elections.

On Sunday, Netanyahu rejected Trump’s latest plan to advance the stalled ceasefire in Gaza, saying Israel will not withdraw from any of the roughly 60% of the territory it controls until Hamas has been completely disarmed — something the militant group controlling the other 40% has long resisted.

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Houthis hit Red Sea port city, threatening regional shipping

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels renewed attacks Tuesday on government-controlled areas in Yemen as the violence threatened to reignite civil war and raised fears over new threats to regional shipping lanes.

Yemen’s military said the rebels targeted the government-held port city of Mokha and the central province of Marib with missiles and drones but did not provide further details. The Houthis also hit Mokha with missiles and drones over the weekend and killed at least seven people, it said.

The escalation by the Houthis against government forces in Yemen and oil facilities in neighboring Saudi Arabia aims to threaten the kingdom’s alternative route for shipping its oil. The attacks could reignite Yemen’s civil war following a 2022 truce, and open a new front in the Middle East war.

Iran and Germany’s foreign ministers describe their call

Iran’s Abbas Araghchi said on his Telegram channel that in a call with Germany’s Johann Wadephul late Monday, he had “emphasized that making the Strait of Hormuz secure requires an end to the United States’ aggressive actions and unlawful interventions, including the naval blockade and other violations of U.S. obligations.”

Wadephul said on X that he had emphasized “the Strait of Hormuz needs to be opened unconditionally ensuring free and safe navigation for all.”

Iranian foreign minister underlines Tehran’s demands

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran is insisting that the Strait of Hormuz won’t be reopened until the U.S. meets its conditions, after Trump said he wants compensation from Iran “for all of the people that they have killed” in the past.

Abbas Araghchi told reporters that Iran has “astonished the whole world” in the war against the United States and Israel, proving “that it is a tough and invincible power.”

Iran effectively closed the strait by threatening shipping after Israel and the U.S. attacked the country on Feb. 28.

Oil prices jumped, gasoline over $4 after Trump’s latest Iran war comments

Oil prices are settling in a state of uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen to global energy supplies, after jumping about 7.5% since Trump scoffed at Iranian demands for compensation for war damage.

Motor club AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline ticked up overnight to $4.01.

Brent crude oil was trading at about $87.61 a barrel early Tuesday, and U.S. benchmark crude at $82.19. Shares of major U.S. oil companies — including Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips — were close to unchanged after jumping 4.5% on Monday.

Higher oil prices mean consumers pay more for all manner of products as companies pay more for fuel to produce and transport goods. Accordingly, the main event for Wall Street this week will be Wednesday’s update on U.S. inflation.

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The executions come as a small number of states, including the three with scheduled lethal injections Thursday, drive execution numbers in the United States.

“You look at the country as a whole, you’ve just got this little pocket of five or six states that are using the death penalty, executing people, and a small number of states that are still imposing new death sentences,” said Robin Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. Maher said it is highly unusual to have three executions on one day, although it is largely a scheduling coincidence.

Eleven states executed a total of 47 people in 2025, the highest number since 2009. Florida accounted for most of the surge with 19 executions. Alabama, South Carolina and Texas each carried out five. Tennessee carried out three. Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arizona and Indiana each carried out two. Louisiana and Missouri each carried out one execution.

The 19 executions so far in 2026 have occurred in four states. Florida, which again leads the country, executed two inmates on the same day in July.

The last time three executions were held on the same day was Jan. 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put inmates to death. Three executions were scheduled on the same day in 2018, but only one went forward after a Texas man was granted a reprieve and prison officials in Alabama had problems with the IV line.

Tennessee will attempt another lethal injection after IV problems

Tennessee plans to execute Anthony Darrell Hines three months after the attempted lethal injection of another inmate was called off because of problems inserting an IV. The aborted execution put a spotlight on issues states have sometimes had in establishing IV lines during lethal injections.

“All eyes really are on Tennessee at this moment because of the problem that happened,” Maher said.

During the attempted execution of Tony Carruthers in May, the IV team established a primary line right away but then worked for more than an hour trying to insert a required backup line. The execution was ultimately called off and Carruthers was given a one-year reprieve.

Hines, 66, has seized on the problems with the previous execution, saying his health issues — including two strokes that left him partially paralyzed — increase the risk of difficulties at his execution. He has unsuccessfully asked the governor and courts to intervene, claiming the doctor who oversaw that execution was unqualified and is likely to botch his execution, as well.

Gov. Bill Lee has declined to take any action on Hines’ requests, and last week the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled against a stay of his execution. The state has declined to say whether the same doctor will preside over the upcoming execution, but the court noted that Hines had not proved that doctor was unqualified.

Hines was convicted of stabbing Catherine Jean Jenkins to death in 1985 while the 54-year-old was working as a motel maid in Kingston Springs. He was sentenced to death in 1986, won an appeal for a new sentencing hearing, and was again sentenced to death in 1989.

Alabama inmate asks to be put to death for killing girl

Alabama is scheduled to execute Jeremy Williams, 42, by lethal injection for the 2021 rape and murder of a 5-year-old Georgia girl.

Williams, who pleaded guilty to killing Kamarie Holland, has asked for his death sentence to be carried out.

Prosecutors said Williams raped and strangled Holland after offering her mother $2,500 for the child to perform oral sex on him. Williams filmed his attack on the girl and kept her body to continue to abuse, prosecutors said.

In 2022, Williams also was charged with the 2005 death of his infant daughter in Alaska.

“This man left a trail of destruction of children,” Russell County District Attorney Richard Chancey said.

About 10% of executed inmates are so-called volunteers who drop appeals, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, but most of those have been on death row longer. The time between Williams’ 2024 conviction and his scheduled lethal injection is unusually brief, Maher said.

It will be Alabama’s first execution of the year if it goes forward. A nitrogen gas execution was halted in June after a federal judge ruled the method unconstitutional.

Oklahoma inmate says he doesn’t want clemency

Oklahoma is scheduled to execute Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, 70, for the 2003 murder of his girlfriend.

If the lethal injection goes forward, he will be the third person executed in Oklahoma this year.

Prosecutors said Olimpia Fisher, 43, had been making plans to leave Cuesta-Rodriguez when he shot her in one eye and then waited about eight minutes as she screamed for help before firing the fatal shot into her other eye.

Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 last month against recommending clemency for Cuesta-Rodriguez. Cuesta-Rodriguez’s attorneys had asked the board to recommend he serve life in prison without parole, saying he had a difficult childhood and suffered from brain damage, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression with psychotic episodes.

But Cuesta-Rodriguez told the board that he did not want clemency. He said he wanted Fisher’s two daughters to know that he regretted what happened.

“I can’t have been in my right mind to have done something so horrific,” he said through a Spanish-language translator. “I have not been able to find any sense in all this.”

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Bryant, signed to a $40 million, three-year deal as a free agent this offseason, was expected to be an important part of a revamped Chicago secondary.

Johnson said Bryant had surgery Friday without disclosing details of the injury. He did not rule out the possibility that Bryant would return this season.

“I got to see him today,” Johnson said. “He’s going to be in a hurry to get back to help us out there at the end of the year.”

Bryant was hurt at practice on Aug. 3. ESPN initially reported that he could miss eight to 10 weeks, but the team never confirmed that timeline.

Chicago let All-Pro safety Kevin Byard leave for Buffalo in free agency and signed Bryant, who spent four years with the Seattle Seahawks. He was the starting free safety for last year's Super Bowl-winning squad.

“Coby is the template for how we all want our team to play,” Johnson said. “He was a big part of offense, defense and special teams, the mentality, the mindset, his approach. We loved everything about him.

“It certainly takes us back a little bit but it also provides opportunity for other guys to fill that void and it might be guys we hope to prod along a little bit.”

Former Dallas and Tennessee safety Xavier Woods was signed last week and immediately went in as a replacement for Bryant. He intercepted quarterback Caleb Williams in his first full practice.

“He’s a veteran player, he’s played a lot of football, been in a few different schemes,” defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said. “He’s been a productive player.”

Woods played for Bears defensive backs coach Al Harris in Dallas at the start of his career.

“So there’s some familiarity there with him,” Allen said. “And, I just think, right now, we needed another veteran piece back there in the back end, specifically at the safety position.”

Several other Bears players are banged up

The news about Bryant comes as the Bears deal with several less serious injuries. Chicago is preparing to host Cleveland on Saturday in its first preseason game.

Wide receiver Luther Burden suffered a groin injury last week and Johnson said he’ll miss the rest of training camp and the preseason, but will return for the start of the regular season.

Johnson also updated the injury status of starting left tackle Ozzy Trapilo, who suffered a patellar tendon injury last January in a playoff victory over Green Bay. Trapilo is progressing well, and Johnson wouldn’t rule out his return to practice by the end of preseason.

The Bears have been practicing without defensive end Montez Sweat, left tackle Braxton Jones, backup safety/cornerback Cam Lewis and backup safety Elijah Hicks. All of those injuries except for Hicks are considered day-to-day. Starting slot cornerback Kyler Gordon remains on the physically unable to perform list after a calf injury before training camp.

The Bears turned to rookie fourth-round pick Malik Muhammad in the slot last week and he continues to work with the starters in that role.

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Agentes del Departamento de Policía de Homestead arrestaron por primera vez al sospechoso, Ludjy Juste, el jueves en relación con el caso del dinero falso de películas del 31 de julio. Salió bajo fianza, pero fue arrestado nuevamente el lunes después de que la policía dijera que lo vinculó con el robo de un anillo ocurrido el 4 de junio.

Ese caso ocurrió en los apartamentos Homestead Plaza, en 170 NE 10th St., aproximadamente a una cuadra de la propia casa de Juste, según un informe de arresto de la Policía de Homestead.

La policía dijo que la víctima acordó vender el anillo de oro de $1,200 USD a un hombre no identificado conocido como “Chino” y coordinaron una reunión en el complejo.

Las autoridades dijeron que Juste se reunió con “Chino” y se sentó en el automóvil de la víctima para ver el anillo. “Chino” le entregó el anillo a Juste y ambos huyeron, según el informe.

Según el informe, las cámaras de circuito cerrado del edificio de apartamentos no funcionaban y el caso quedó inactivo.

Eso fue hasta que la policía dijo que identificó a Juste como sospechoso del robo del 31 de julio. En ese caso, la policía dijo que un hombre que se hacía llamar “Oscar Cruz” buscó comprar una cadena de oro Monaco de 10 quilates valorada en $2,200 USD.

Según un informe de arresto separado, la víctima y “Cruz” acordaron reunirse en el restaurante La Cruzada, ubicado en 331 Park Place. La policía dijo que “Cruz” llevó a Juste con él.

Juste le entregó a la víctima lo que esta creía que eran $2,100 USD en billetes de $100, según el informe. La policía dijo que los billetes resultaron ser falsos y tenían la leyenda “solo para uso cinematográfico”.

“Mientras la víctima aceptaba el dinero, (Juste) simultáneamente le arrebató la cadena de oro de la mano y ambos sujetos huyeron de la escena”, señala el informe.

Pero la policía dijo que Juste cometió un error crucial mientras huía: dejó caer su iPhone en Civic Court.

Según el informe, la información obtenida mediante una orden de registro del teléfono reveló que estaba registrado a nombre de Juste.

Las autoridades dijeron que los investigadores acudieron a su casa el jueves. La policía dijo que cuando le preguntaron a Juste si sabía por qué estaban allí, respondió: “Sí, la cadena”.

Juste dijo que él era la persona que enviaba mensajes de texto a la víctima y que un cómplice al que llamó “Chucky” traducía para él, señala el informe.

“Juste informó que durante el incidente le dio a la víctima el dinero ‘falso’ y que él fue quien le arrebató la cadena”, señala el informe. “Juste informó que ‘Chucky’ sabía sobre el robo y participó en él”.

Las autoridades dijeron que Juste admitió haber vendido la cadena por $1,400 USD días después y que ambos se repartieron las ganancias. También dijeron que Juste confesó otros dos robos, incluido el robo del anillo del 4 de junio.

Juste ahora enfrenta cargos de hurto mayor, robo con fuerza y uso de billetes falsificados.

Hasta el martes, los registros muestran que permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $2,500 USD.

They married Tuesday in a civil ceremony described by the public relations team that represents the Portuguese soccer star as “a private and intimate moment attended by their five children.”

The ceremony took place in Cascais, a coastal town in western Portugal near the capital Lisbon, the Brunswick Group said in the announcement.

The couple posted a picture on their Instagram accounts showing their rings.

They have been together for the past decade after meeting in Madrid.

The 41-year-old Ronaldo, a five-time world player of the year and one of the most high-profile sports stars, is coming off playing in his record-tying sixth World Cup for Portugal.

His Saudi team, Al Nassr, starts its domestic season on Saturday.

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It all made for one competitive and, at times, heated joint practice for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets on Tuesday.

The first of four scuffles started, according to Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke, when Jets rookie edge rusher David Bailey called him out during 1-on-1 drills because he wanted to go up against him.

“And lost,” Goedeke said of Bailey.

The two lined up against each other several times and the No. 2 overall draft pick appeared to mostly get the better of the veteran O-lineman. They stalemated on one and Bailey appeared to pat Goedeke on the helmet. It set off a fracas that included Goedeke and Bailey taking swings at each other and players from both sides jumping in.

“He tried shoving me after that and then 52, I believe, came from the side and just cheap-shotted me,” Goedeke said, referring to Jets edge rusher Kingsley Enagbare. “That didn't start practice warm and fuzzy, that's for sure.”

Later, the two were still jawing on the field during 11-on-11 team drills when Jarius Monroe returned an interception of Baker Mayfield for a touchdown when another huge fight broke out. During the melee, Goedeke took the helmet of Jets cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers and flung it about 20 yards downfield.

“Obviously, not the greatest decision by me,” Goedeke said. “But with that being said, I'm always going to defend my players. I'm always going to defend myself, for that matter. I'm not going to get punked and not do anything about it, especially on a football field. It just comes with the game, I guess, especially in joint practices, you see stuff like this all the time.

"Obviously, you try to limit it and make sure it doesn't happen in a game.”

Jets right tackle Armand Membou and Bucs defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson also fought, and Robinson tore off Membou's helmet. New York rookie defensive tackle Darrell Jackson Jr. had a fight that involved several Tampa Bay players.

The teams were scheduled to have another joint practice Wednesday before their preseason opener Friday night.

Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said there were “a few minor dustups.” Jets coach Aaron Glenn added: “I thought the guys did a really good job of forgetting about it, getting to the next play and continue practicing.”

Vita Vea is with the Bucs but still not practicing

Buccaneers star defensive tackle Vita Vea was with the team and wearing his familiar No. 50 jersey but didn't participate in the joint practice with the Jets while his contract squabble continues.

Vea, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, is entering the final year of his deal and wants a new contract. He missed the first few days of practice with what Bowles said was a tweaked back, but Vea has continued to not participate.

Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht recently told reporters the team has no plans to trade Vea.

Vea joins Mayfield as Bucs players unhappy with their contracts. Mayfield said early in training camp he feels “disrespected” by the team for not getting the contract extension he sought. He's fully participating at practice, unlike Vea, and plans to play out the final season of his three-year, $100 million deal.

Jets set to play starters against Bucs in preseason opener

Geno Smith and the rest of the Jets starters will see snaps in the preseason opener.

“Oh, everybody's playing,” Glenn said.

Glenn explained that the team has two new systems being installed — his defense as the primary play caller and Frank Reich's offense — “and I think it's important for our guys to play,” he added. Glenn also said there is “science” behind the decision.

“What they say is when you have joint practices where the (starters) get a lot of reps and then you have that many plays — 25 to 30 in a preseason game — throughout those three games, the risk of injury actually goes down in that first part of the year,” Glenn said. "Just talking to those guys, I’m a big believer in that, so I’m looking forward to seeing that.”

Bucs' Browning leaves practice early with apparent injury

Buccaneers backup quarterback Jake Browning was expected to start against the Jets, but he left practice early with what appeared to be a back ailment.

Bowles had no update on the status of Browning, who walked off the field gingerly after team drills midway through practice. He took his jersey off and went inside the Jets' facility and didn't return to practice.

Mayfield won't play in the game Friday night, so if Browning can't go, the Buccaneers are down to Connor Bazelak and undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels at quarterback.

Jets activate Ossai from the PUP list

The Jets activated edge rusher Joseph Ossai from the active/physically unable to perform list after he sat out the start of training camp with an undisclosed injury.

Ossai signed a three-year, $34.5 million deal with New York in March. He spent his first five seasons in Cincinnati after being a third-round draft pick in 2021 out of Texas. He has 14 1/2 career sacks, including five in each of the last two seasons.

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Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at South Shore Health Perinatal Behavior Health Program, testified at the trial Tuesday she exchanged messages with Clancy regularly on a patient portal throughout in late November and December 2022. Much of their conversations revolved around Clancy reporting trouble sleeping, depressive symptoms she was having and her search for the right mix of medications to treat her symptoms.

Several times Clancy indicated to Jollotta either that she had not taken the full dose of a prescribed medication or that she wanted to reduce a dosage or change her prescription based on what she felt were intolerable side effects. Clancy also worried about being addicted to some medications like Ativan, but Jollotta said she was not.

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Struggle to find the right medications

“I really don’t like the way I feel on the Remeron and I know that I can’t stick with taking it,” Clancy said in a December message asking to switch from the antidepressant, which also is used to treat anxiety and insomnia, to a previous prescription mix. “I started having very intrusive thoughts that I never had before.”

Jollotta tried to assure Clancy that having intrusive thoughts is common with someone diagnosed with postpartum depression and anxiety and encouraged her to give the Remeron more time to work since she had only been on it a few days.

“This could be some postpartum anxiety. And I wanted to familiarize her with the symptoms, so that she had them written down and she could report them to me,” Jollotta said.

Jollotta, who is among several providers that Lindsay and her former husband Patrick Clancy have sued over her care, repeatedly came up with alternative treatment plans for Clancy including a range of different medications, behavioral therapy, support groups and meditation. But she acknowledged that it was up to Clancy whether she chose to follow her advice.

“I’m only making recommendations based on my education experience, training and what I’m seeing in terms of symptoms,” Jollotta said. “The patient has the autonomy.”

During their virtual and in-person visits, Jollotta said, Clancy never talked of having a plan to harm herself or her children. She also never showed signs of psychosis or mania.

But Jollotta acknowledged that Clancy did report having thoughts of suicide. She also suggested that Clancy might have underlying bipolar disorder — due to her days of going without sleep. But Patrick Clancy denied that was the case.

Suicidal thoughts

In mid-December, Jollotta had a call with the couple and was told Clancy had her “worst day” and was “having persistent, intrusive thoughts of suicide.” Jollotta suggested she consider a higher level of care such as that offered by Massachusetts General Hospital. She settled on the Women and Infants Hospital postpartum program in Rhode Island t but was soon discharged — with advice to stop taking one of her antipsychotic medication.

Jollotta, who was going on vacation, said she was concerned that Clancy had been discharged from the hospital, telling her in a message that she could “could benefit from the groups and added support separate even from medication changes.”

She was worried the hospital wanted Clancy to go off Seroquel, the antipsychotic medications. Clancy was advised this could lead to “worsening of mood, worsening of sleep,” but she insisted on going off the medication. Jollotta agreed to slowly reduce the dosage.

During cross-examination Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington argued that Jollotta was not familiar with the care Clancy received elsewhere.

Jollotta never talked to one of Clancy’s psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Tufts, nor did she access Tuft’s medical records. She did not know how many times Clancy saw Tufts, noting that she only thought Tufts treated Clancy in September.

“Would it surprise you if I told you that she saw Dr. Tufts 14 times” during a four-month period ending in January, Reddington said.

Jollotta never talked to anyone from the Rhode Island hospital that admitted Clancy, nor did she have access to the records of McLean Hospital, a psychiatric facility that Clancy admitted herself into on New Year’s Eve.

“If you're treating a person through all of this stuff that we've talked about and it’s now apparent that things have decompensated so bad that they have voluntarily admitted her to a locked ward in a mental institution, is it important to Rebecca Jollotta to find out what the diagnosis and treatment was of their patient?” Reddington said.

Jollotta agreed it was but acknowledged that she never did find out.

Killer, or someone who was mentally ill

Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of Callan, Dawson and Cora Clancy, who ranged from 8 months to 5 years old. They were found in the basement of the family’s home in coastal Duxbury, Massachusetts, where their mother was lying in the yard. She had jumped from a second-story window, and she remains paralyzed from the waist down.

Prosecutors argue that the former labor and delivery nurse was an intentional killer who contrived to get her husband out of the house and then strangled the children with exercise bands on Jan. 24, 2023. Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham has urged jurors not to view the trial as “a public debate about women’s mental health and how the medical system treats women.”

Clancy’s attorneys do not dispute that she killed the children. But they say she should not be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill, believing she heard voices ordering her to take their lives and her own.

The defense says she was in the grip of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis, a rare postpregnancy condition that can alter a woman’s sense of reality. A forensic psychiatrist diagnosed Clancy with those conditions after the killings.

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board issued a final report into the August 2025 blast at Clairton Coke Works, which also injured 11 others, including contractors.

U.S. Steel has said the explosion happened when workers were flushing a gas valve with pressurized water in preparation for routine planned maintenance at the sprawling riverside industrial facility, the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The valve ruptured under intense pressure and released combustible coke oven gas.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration previously fined the company a total of $118,214 and issued 10 citations. OSHA had said that U.S. Steel’s written procedures, practices and training to safely maintain equipment and flush the gas valve were incomplete, outdated or inadequate.

The Chemical Safety Board report recommended that U.S. Steel develop a written procedure for washing valves with pressurized water in order to minimize the operation's hazards. It also recommended that an industrial cleaning contractor which used a pump truck to apply pressurized water to the valve develop written policies and procedures for cleaning piping systems containing flammable or toxic gas, and train its workers in such operations.

The Chemical Safety Board report found that when a valve would not close fully, U.S. Steel had a practice of injecting steam or high-pressure water into the cleanout port in an attempt to remove residue.

“U.S. Steel had no procedure for how to safely conduct this operation, but for at least three years before the incident, U.S. Steel employees had utilized pressurized water to clean valve seats on an ad hoc basis despite the lack of a formal procedure prescribing it,” according to the report's executive summary.

Chemical Safety Board member Sylvia Johnson said the blast "was the result of workers routinely performing a task incorrectly over a period of years until it ultimately led to a catastrophic explosion.”

The valve that failed was more than 70 years old and made from cast iron, which the report said is widely recognized as a brittle material. Numerous safety publications either ban or warn against using cast iron equipment in certain hazardous applications, including for flammable substances such as coke oven gas.

The report also said the two workers who died and two of the five seriously injured workers were located around buildings directly above the coke oven gas piping. If these buildings were located in a different area of the facility away from coke ovens, "this incident could have been far less severe,” said Drew Sahli, the Chemical Safety Board investigator in charge.

Before the blast, Clairton Coke Works had a history of accidents and explosions, and some current and former workers there say poor management and underinvestment have exacerbated air pollution and undermined workplace safety, Pittsburgh’s Public Source and The Associated Press have found.

The blast came on top of a string of other accidents at the Clairton plant over time, as well as a long history of legal battles between U.S. Steel and Allegheny County regulators, who regularly accuse the company of flouting environmental rules at the facility.

The report noted that a similar gas oven explosion occurred at the Clairton plant in July 2010, injuring 14 U.S. Steel employees and six contractors. The report criticized U.S. Steel for failing to conduct a subsequent facility siting evaluation after that incident.

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Stowers told Local 10’s Will Manso that he knew right away that he was dealing with a similar issue. He said his recovery timeline will depend on treatment but expects to return before the end of the season.

Stowers said he knew right away it was a similar issue that he had earlier in the season. Says the timing will just depend on treatment, but he says he’ll definitely be back before the season ends. https://t.co/0gQsIOsdMD pic.twitter.com/kjkJNxZIsL

— Will Manso (@WillManso) August 11, 2026

Stowers missed about three to four weeks with the previous hamstring injury. If his recovery follows a similar timeline, he could return for roughly the final 20 games of the season.

The Marlins recalled infielder Graham Pauley from Triple-A Jacksonville to take Stowers’ place on the roster.

The Marlins are 60-59 on the season and 3.5 games back of the National League Wild Card spot.

Stowers dijo a Will Manso, de Local 10, que supo de inmediato que estaba lidiando con un problema similar al que tuvo a principios de esta temporada. Dijo que el tiempo de recuperación dependerá del tratamiento, pero espera regresar antes de que termine la temporada. https://t.co/0gQsIOsdMD pic.twitter.com/kjkJNxZIsL

— Will Manso (@WillManso)August 11, 2026

Stowers se perdió entre tres y cuatro semanas debido a la lesión anterior en el tendón de la corva. Si su recuperación sigue un período similar, podría regresar aproximadamente para los últimos 20 partidos de la temporada.

Los Marlins subieron al jugador de cuadro Graham Pauley desde Triple-A Jacksonville para ocupar el lugar de Stowers en el roster.

Los Marlins tienen marca de 60-59 esta temporada y están a 3.5 juegos del puesto de comodín de la Liga Nacional.

It turned out to be an ultrarare collection of 97 “absolutely pristine” copies of Super Mario Brothers Duck Hunt, a popular Nintendo game that was released in 1988, Ganos said.

After some initial research, Ganos found that the cartridges he held were not only a new variant of the game, but also the last known production date of it.

Most of the cartridges will go up for sale Friday in an online auction that will run until Sept. 9.

“I still don’t quite believe that any of this is happening,” Ganos said. “I just think it’s kind of serendipitous that this happened. It’s just still very bizarre to me.”

Ganos, a hard-core fan covered in Nintendo tattoos and who has operated Nintendo Wire, a news service for Nintendo announcements and nostalgia for over 10 years, said he would not venture to guess how much the games are worth.

But when he saw the box, he immediately knew it was special.

“It’s like pulling out like a Holy Grail,” Ganos said, later adding, “They're gorgeous.”

The discovery came after the owner, Kevin Braun, of One Stop Wonders in Waukesha, outside Milwaukee, asked Ganos to help him sell some stuff, including common Nintendo games and Pokémon cards.

Braun mentioned the box of Mario cartridges that had been sitting in storage for years. He recalled buying them from a customer whose family had kept them for metal scraps but thought they were not worth much.

The cartridges of Super Mario Brothers Duck Hunt he had were made in 1993, long after the company discontinued the bundle in 1991. Braun and Ganos still aren’t sure why the copies they possess were made but assume they were either warranty replacements or part of a bundle with a box retailer that never panned out.

Knowing the potential significance of the possession, Ganos booked a flight immediately.

“I flew down to California with 97 carts in my carry-on luggage, sweating bullets going through TSA, like why do you have 97 little circuit boards in your carry-on?” Ganos recalled thinking nervously.

He anxiously made it through airport security to meet with video game experts to have the cartridges verified and graded, giving them a perceived value.

There had never been a cartridge rated a perfect 10 at Professional Sports Authenticator video games, Ganos said.

Five of the 97 Ganos possessed received a perfect score.

“I think there’s going to be historic significance to the tens,” Ganos said when talking about how much the games may sell at the auction. “Like number one, it’s so many people’s childhoods, and number two, there’s never been a 10 in an NES cart before.”

Ultrarare video game cartridges, especially ones with unique production history, can be sold for six- to seven-figure prices in the collector’s market. Ganos said the 97 carts are also unique because of their perfect condition, which, much like comic books or sports cards, often sell higher.

Ganos can't estimate the ultimate worth of the cartridges because they are incomparable to other video game collectibles he has seen before. They could be worth hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands, he said.

Ganos and Braun are only auctioning off three of the perfect 10 scored cartridges at Golden Pop’s Culture Auction beginning Friday. They are both keeping one copy with a score of a 10, and a few others rated in the higher 9’s.

The games can be played if the buyer wants. But because they are pristine, Ganos hopes to keep them that way.

“Finding uncirculated stuff for me is just like super exciting,” Ganos said. “This game was the first video game I’ve ever played. Mario Duck Hunt was just such a big part of my life growing up.”

Braun and Ganos also plan to do a charity auction after they are finished with the current one.

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Juan Emilio Iglesias, 34, was arrested Saturday by the Miami Police Department and is facing a charge of willful disregard of the environment, jail records show.

According to an arrest report, a Miami police detective reviewed a video posted to Instagram on July 8.

Police said the video shows Iglesias standing on the Brickell Key Drive bridge and intentionally emptying a brown trash container filled with “miscellaneous solid waste” over the bridge railing and into Biscayne Bay.

They said Iglesias, who is listed as homeless in his arrest report, then threw the trash container into the water.

The video also showed remnants of the trash that had landed on the bridge sidewalk being gathered by hand and thrown into the bay, according to the report.

The report states that authorities identified Iglesias on July 16 using a police flyer. An MPD officer said he saw Iglesias the day after the dumping while working an off-duty detail at a Whole Foods Market on Biscayne Boulevard.

Police said they obtained surveillance video from the store showing Iglesias wearing the same clothing seen in the Instagram video entering the store on July 9 and briefly interacting with the officer.

Records also show Iglesias is facing charges of resisting an officer without violence, giving a false name or identification after arrest, and prohibited camping in Miami Beach in an unrelated case.

As of Tuesday afternoon, he remained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”

Juan Emilio Iglesias, de 34 años, fue arrestado el sábado por el Departamento de Policía de Miami y enfrenta un cargo de desprecio deliberado por el medio ambiente, según los registros de la cárcel.

Según un informe de arresto, un detective de la policía de Miami revisó un video publicado en Instagram el 8 de julio.

La policía dijo que el video muestra a Iglesias de pie en el puente de Brickell Key Drive y vaciando intencionalmente un contenedor de basura marrón lleno de “desechos sólidos diversos” por encima de la baranda del puente y hacia la bahía Biscayne.

Dijeron que Iglesias, quien aparece como persona sin hogar en su informe de arresto, luego arrojó el contenedor de basura al agua.

El video también mostró restos de la basura que habían caído sobre la acera del puente siendo recogidos con las manos y arrojados a la bahía, según el informe.

El informe indica que las autoridades identificaron a Iglesias el 16 de julio utilizando un volante policial. Un agente del MPD dijo que vio a Iglesias al día siguiente de que arrojara la basura mientras trabajaba en un servicio fuera de turno en una tienda Whole Foods Market en Biscayne Boulevard.

La policía dijo que obtuvo un video de vigilancia de la tienda que muestra a Iglesias usando la misma ropa que aparece en el video de Instagram al entrar a la tienda el 9 de julio e interactuar brevemente con el agente.

Los registros también muestran que Iglesias enfrenta cargos por resistirse a un agente sin violencia, proporcionar un nombre o identificación falsos después de un arresto y acampar en lugares prohibidos en Miami Beach, en un caso no relacionado.

Hasta la tarde del martes, permanecía en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, donde su fianza figuraba como “por establecerse”.

But look skyward anyway Wednesday and, if you’re far enough north in the U.S. and Canada, you might savor a partial eclipse as the moon nibbles away at the sun.

Totality will begin near the North Pole, then streak southward across Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a patch of Portugal. Daytime darkness won’t last more than a couple minutes at best — shrimpy compared with North America’s epic 2024 eclipse — but it is continental Europe's first encounter with totality since 1999. Spain gets a much longer shot at totality next August, along with North Africa and the Middle East.

For the U.S., the Great American Eclipse of 2017 kicked off the sun-vanishing mania with more than two minutes of totality from Oregon to South Carolina. The amount of totality almost doubled in 2024, racing diagonally from Mexico's Pacific coast all the way past Newfoundland.

America's next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse isn't until 2045. So catch a partial now if you can, but don't forget to protect your eyes with certified eclipse glasses.

Here's a list of some U.S. and Canadian cities in position to see a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday if skies are clear, in alphabetical order, with local times and the amount of sun coverage provided by NASA:

—Anchorage, Alaska, with 28% coverage. Begins at 7:36 a.m. and ends at 9:09 a.m., peaking at 8:21 a.m.

—Bangor, Maine, with 24% coverage. Begins at 12:54 p.m. and ends at 2:49 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m.

—Detroit with 3% coverage. Begins at 1:03 p.m. and ends at 2:08 p.m., peaking at 1:36 p.m.

—Montreal, Quebec, with 18% coverage. Begins at 12:50 p.m. and ends at 2:38 p.m., peaking at 1:45 p.m.

—New York City with 9% coverage. Begins at 1:07 p.m. and ends at 2:38 p.m., peaking at 1:54 p.m.

—Philadelphia with 7% coverage. Begins at 1:11 p.m. and ends at 2:35 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m.

—St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, with 53% coverage. Begins at 2:28 p.m. and ends at 4:37 p.m., peaking at 3:35 p.m.

—Toronto, Ontario, with 8% coverage. Begins at 12:55 p.m. and ends at 2:23 p.m., peaking at 1:40 p.m.

—Washington, D.C., with 4% coverage. Begins at 1:17 p.m. and ends at 2:27 p.m., peaking at 1:53 p.m.

—Winnipeg, Manitoba, with 5% coverage. Begins at 11:25 a.m. and ends at 12:40 p.m., peaking at 12:02 p.m.

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Entertainment site TMZ first reported Tuesday on the deal between prosecutors and former Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Lamar Roman, who was fired soon after his arrest.

Roman, 29, of Key West, will avoid jail as part of the deal, signed on July 1. He was arrested in March.

Authorities said Roman, then 28, was working security on the set of “Bad Monkey” ― a streaming show set in the Keys starring Vince Vaughn and based on a book of the same title by legendary South Florida author Carl Hiaasen ― on Big Pine Key on Feb. 3 when he noticed the woman getting off the extras bus.

An MCSO report stated that he “began whistling at her” and proceeded to “cat call” her, “very loudly” saying, “Oh my god, why didn’t nobody tell me we were bringing models to (the) set.” Investigators said the two eventually spoke and while the woman said she had a boyfriend, Roman was “flirting and joking” with her and they exchanged names and cellphone numbers.

Investigators said Roman, who had been a deputy for about half a year, used Florida’s Driver And Vehicle Information Database ― better known as DAVID ― and the Florida Crime Information Center/National Crime Information Center ― or FCIC/NCIC ― databases to look up the extra and enter her license plate information into a “hotlist,” which would alert if her vehicle was picked up on any license plate readers.

He was accused of using that information to pull her over while she was driving on U.S. 1.

According to MCSO, after he got caught, Roman fessed up, saying, “I saw a shiny thing.”

As part of his deal, Roman will have to stay out of trouble for two years and have no contact with the woman.

He’ll pay about $1,700 to cover investigative and prosecutorial costs and will have to perform 100 hours of community service and continue psychotherapy.

El sitio de entretenimiento TMZ informó por primera vez el martes sobre el acuerdo entre los fiscales y el ex agente de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado Monroe, Lamar Roman, quien fue despedido poco después de su arresto.

Roman, de 29 años y residente de Key West, evitará la cárcel como parte del acuerdo, firmado el 1 de julio. Fue arrestado en marzo.

Las autoridades dijeron que Roman, entonces de 28 años, trabajaba como seguridad en el set de “Bad Monkey” —un programa de streaming grabado en los Cayos y protagonizado por Vince Vaughn, basado en un libro del mismo nombre del reconocido autor del sur de Florida Carl Hiaasen— en Big Pine Key el 3 de febrero cuando vio a la mujer bajarse del autobús de los extras.

Un informe de la MCSO indicó que él “comenzó a silbarle” y procedió a “gritarle piropos”, diciendo “muy fuerte”: “Dios mío, ¿por qué nadie me dijo que íbamos a traer modelos al set?”. Los investigadores dijeron que los dos finalmente hablaron y, aunque la mujer dijo que tenía novio, Roman estaba “coqueteando y bromeando” con ella y ambos intercambiaron sus nombres y números de teléfono celular.

Los investigadores dijeron que Roman, quien había sido agente durante aproximadamente medio año, utilizó la base de datos de Información de Conductores y Vehículos de Florida —mejor conocida como DAVID— y las bases de datos del Centro de Información Criminal de Florida/Centro Nacional de Información Criminal —o FCIC/NCIC— para buscar información sobre la extra y registrar los datos de su placa en una “lista de vigilancia”, que emitiría una alerta si su vehículo era detectado por algún lector de placas.

Fue acusado de utilizar esa información para detenerla mientras conducía por U.S. 1.

Según la MCSO, después de ser descubierto, Roman admitió lo ocurrido y dijo: “Vi algo brillante”.

Como parte del acuerdo, Roman tendrá que mantenerse alejado de problemas durante dos años y no podrá tener contacto con la mujer.

Pagará aproximadamente $1,700 USD para cubrir los costos de investigación y procesamiento y tendrá que realizar 100 horas de servicio comunitario y continuar con psicoterapia.

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Mayor Bryan Calvo said he wants an expert to conduct a “comprehensive, independent review” of the facilities’ conditions and the city’s aquatics operations.

“When information came to my attention that raised additional questions about our aquatics operations, I made the decision to act immediately,” Calvo, 28, said in a statement released on Tuesday.

Before reopening, Calvo plans to correct the findings of the review and make renovations, according to the city’s statement’

“The condition of many of Hialeah’s aquatic and park facilities reflects years of deferred maintenance and neglect that this administration is now confronting head-on,” Calvo said, adding that he asked the commission “to help find us $5 million to renovate and modernize these facilities.”

The Miami Herald reported the closures followed the Florida Department of Health shutting down a newly reopened water park after finding violations that included a pool without chlorine.

Here is the list of the city’s pools:

• Babcock Pool at 430 East Seventh St.
• Bright Pool at 760 East 35 St.
• Bucky Dent Water Park at 2240 West 60 St.
• McDonald Water Park at 7505 West 12 Ave.
• Milander Aquatic Center at 4820 Palm Ave.
• Reid Pool at 2245 West Seventh Court
• Walker Pool at 880 West 29 St.

Other charges were dropped. After entering the plea by video, Haddish was placed on 12 months' probation and told to avoid drugs and alcohol and complete a substance abuse evaluation. She was credited for the brief time she spent in jail following her arrest.

Haddish’s films include the comedy “Girls Trip,” “Night School,” “Like a Boss” and “The Kitchen.” She wrote the New York Times bestseller “The Last Black Unicorn,” which earned a Grammy nomination for a subsequent audiobook she narrated. In 2018, she won an Emmy for her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and a Grammy in 2021 for her special “Black Mitzvah.”

At around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2022, someone called 911 to report seeing a person who appeared to be asleep in the driver's seat of a white Ford Explorer with their foot on the brake in Peachtree City, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Atlanta, according to a court filing. An officer spotted an SUV that matched the description given by the caller and stopped Haddish as she pulled into a neighborhood, according to a police report.

Haddish's lawyers in May asked a judge to dismiss the case, arguing that waiting more than four years for the case to be resolved had caused personal and professional difficulties and violated her right to a speedy trial. Fayette County State Court Judge Jason Thompson rejected her arguments.

The judge found that Haddish and her attorneys had requested some of the delays, including a request for a delay so she could attend a fashion show in Morocco and a request to leave a hearing early to catch a flight. He wrote that she also did not show any evidence of having missed specific performing opportunities or of actual financial harm because of the delay.

Haddish also was arrested in November 2023 in Beverly Hills, California, on suspicion of driving under the influence after police received a call and said Haddish appeared to be slumped over the wheel of a vehicle while the engine was still running.

Haddish reached a plea deal with prosecutors in that case in February 2024, pleading no contest to a vehicle code violation, and the two misdemeanor DUI charges against her were dropped, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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In a statement, a spokesperson for the privately-held company founded in 1977 said the location had been open for a decade.

Aba, a Mediterranean restaurant; Le Zoo, a French restaurant; and Carpaccio, an Italian restaurant, also closed locations at Bal Harbour Shops.

Related story: Workforce housing could rise at unexpected place: Bal Harbour Shops

En un comunicado, un portavoz de la empresa privada fundada en 1977 dijo que la ubicación había estado abierta durante una década.

Aba, un restaurante mediterráneo; Le Zoo, un restaurante francés; y Carpaccio, un restaurante italiano, también cerraron sus ubicaciones en Bal Harbour Shops.

Historia relacionada: La vivienda para trabajadores podría construirse en un lugar inesperado: Bal Harbour Shops

La policía de Hollywood identificó al sospechoso como Philip Brown, de 49 años, de Miami. Enfrenta cargos de conducta criminal y de causar más de $1,000 USD en daños a la propiedad.

El arresto se produce después de que los propietarios le dijeron previamente a Local 10 que un hombre que no conocían había aparecido repetidamente en su segunda vivienda y había dañado la propiedad.

Las cámaras de seguridad captaron varios de los incidentes.

Los propietarios dijeron que el hombre arrancó las cámaras de seguridad de la casa, rompió varias ventanas y realizó amenazas violentas. Según la pareja, había invitados en la propiedad durante algunos de los incidentes.

Los propietarios dijeron que se comunicaron con la policía cada vez que el hombre regresaba, pero él se iba antes de que llegaran los agentes.

“Tenemos miedo, estamos muy ansiosos por esto, porque este hombre está atacando nuestra casa, Dios sabe por qué”, dijo previamente a Local 10 uno de los propietarios, quien pidió no ser identificado. “No lo conocemos. No tenemos enemigos, nada. Es vandalismo, son amenazas, es robo y no tenemos idea de qué quiere de nosotros”.

En ese momento, la propietaria dijo que revisaba constantemente las cámaras de seguridad de la propiedad porque no sabía cuándo podría regresar el hombre.

Posteriormente, la policía de Hollywood arrestó a Brown en relación con los incidentes.

Brown posteriormente salió de la cárcel bajo fianza.

Las autoridades no han revelado un posible motivo del vandalismo repetido.

Mozeliak also fired bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott in a shake-up of first-year manager Kurt Suzuki’s staff with just 43 games remaining for the Angels, who have the majors' worst record at 45-74.

While Mozeliak said that "no one thing just stood out” in his decision to fire Maddux, he prominently cited his desire for the Angels to “use all the different tools that you see a lot of pitchers use today.”

“I think there was becoming some level of frustration with the inconsistency of that, and so ultimately that's when we started thinking about, ‘Do we need to make a change?’” Mozeliak said. ”I do feel like we have a lot of great resources that we could be taking (greater) advantage of."

The dismissals were the latest shake-up in a tumultuous year for the Angels, who fired general manager Perry Minasian in late June. Los Angeles is headed toward its 11th consecutive losing season and 12th straight non-playoff season, both the longest active droughts in the majors, under much-criticized owner Arte Moreno.

Mozeliak, the longtime St. Louis Cardinals general manager, agreed to take over baseball operations for Moreno on a temporary basis after Minasian's firing, and he has endeavored to modernize the Halos' long-struggling organization.

Mozeliak said the Angels have technology and information on par with the rest of the majors, and he's confident it is being used properly by Suzuki's offensive staff — but the pitching operation needed an urgent overhaul.

“There’s so many more resources out there that really every team in baseball is utilizing, so (we’re) just making sure that the Angels are up to speed with that and leveraging this,” Mozeliak said. “I know our research and development team upstairs, they’re providing a lot of useful things that I think we can be taking advantage of. And then moving forward ... what can we do to make this a state-of-the-art place for player growth? What you don’t want to do is have players outsourcing those types of things. You want it to be the internal model, and hopefully we can accomplish that.”

Maddux, who turns 65 later this month, didn’t last one full season with the Angels after leaving the Texas Rangers last winter. The former major leaguer is widely respected in the game after 24 seasons as a pitching coach, and he played a significant role in the Rangers’ success during their 2023 World Series title.

But in Anaheim, Maddux presided over a staff that has posted the majors’ seventh-worst ERA at 4.51 and an MLB-high 508 walks.

Angels left-hander Reid Detmers, whose 1.10 WHIP is the 14th-best in the majors, said “everybody is surprised” by the firings.

“I mean, if we have it, might as well use it, right?," said Detmers, who evaluates his biomechanics in every bullpen session and consults with his personal coaches during the season. “I'm not saying we didn't use it all the time, but there's definitely times where we could have used it. In my eyes, it's only going to make you better.”

Tim Leveque was appointed Los Angeles’ interim pitching coach, and Michael Wuertz will be the club’s interim bullpen coach. Leveque was the pitching coach at the Angels’ Double-A Rocket City affiliate after working in the Cardinals organization during Mozeliak’s tenure.

“He’s a smart guy who really understands where the game is at, and I think he’ll be a good resource for (Suzuki),” Mozeliak said of Leveque.

Suzuki is on a one-year contract in his first major league managerial job. Mozeliak said he won't make any additional changes before the end of the season in seven weeks.

“I appreciated everything that they did,” Suzuki said of the fired coaches. “They worked hard. They prepared. At the end of the day, Mo and I felt like the path moving forward in these last 43 games ... we felt like this was the best way.”

Chiti was in his first season as the bullpen coach after rejoining the Angels organization in late 2023. Scott also was in his first season with the Angels after several years with the Colorado Rockies.

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The fire companies tried to extinguish the May 15 fire inside a silo at the Robbins Lumber mill in rural Searsmont, Maine, by injecting it with water — unaware of warnings from the manufacturer that doing so would be dangerous.

The silo then blasted skyward like a rocket as flames and a shock wave from the explosion hurled workers and firefighters away.

The firefighters didn’t know, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health wrote this month, that the silo was oxygen-limiting, a type of sealed structure that can become pressurized with combustible gases during a fire.

That kind of buildup is a known hazard in oxygen-limited silos, and both the manufacturer and fire safety organizations put out firefighting guidance warning against putting water or foam into such chambers.

“The document warns against spraying water or foam into the oxygen-limiting silo as it will force air in and may create a potentially explosive mixture,” the report states. “The application of water into the silo in this incident likely entrained oxygen into the silo headspace, stirred up dust within the contents, and caused it to become suspended in an explosive concentration.”

The report recommends that fire departments make sure firefighters choose appropriate tactics for silo fires and never direct water or foam into oxygen-limiting silos. It also states that more training is needed for fire departments about the hazards associated with different types of silos.

The blast also injured at least 13 people and the toppling of the silo engulfed the surrounding area in fire, investigators have said. The explosion took place in the small town about 95 miles (150 kilometers) northeast of Portland and triggered a response of 299 firefighters from 46 departments across a four-county area. It took them hours to contain the fire.

Representatives for Searsmont Fire & Rescue did not return phone calls seeking comment Tuesday. The department's assistant fire chief, Wayne Woodbury, 76, died from injuries suffered in the explosion. Andrew Cross, 27, of the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department, also died. Alden Robbins, the co-owner of the mill, died from injuries weeks later.

Robbins Lumber representatives said on the company's website that “no report can fully capture the heartbreak experienced by our community, nor can it lessen the tremendous loss suffered by so many.” The company is working with industry experts to rebuild its facilities, the statement said.

“Our objective is not simply to meet current industry standards, but to exceed them. We are committed to learning from this event and to doing everything we can to help prevent anything like this from happening again,” the statement said.

The National Fire Protection Association declined to comment on the report beyond saying it encourages firefighters to participate in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's work to improve safety investigations. The Maine Department of Public Safety also declined to comment.

Officials with the town of Searsmont said in a statement that a final investigation into the explosion is still ongoing.

"As investigations move forward, we should allow the facts to guide any conclusions. It is neither fair nor constructive to rush to judgment or to diminish the dedication of the firefighters who responded or the company that suffered such a devastating loss," the statement said.

The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office said in late May that rapid ignition of particulate material resulted in the silo explosion, which caused it to lift from its concrete base and release large amounts of sawdust and other materials. It said the fire and explosion were accidental.

The mill is a part of the historic lumber and wood products industry in Maine. The company has said it is a high tech lumber manufacturer that has been in existence since the 19th century.

El depth chart no está definido. La NFL exige que los equipos publiquen uno, y los Dolphins tienen varias competencias por posiciones que continuarán durante la pretemporada.

Estos son algunos de los puntos más destacados:

Caleb Douglas aparece como receptor abierto titular

El novato Caleb Douglas aparece como receptor abierto titular después de un sólido campamento de entrenamiento. A pesar de haber dejado caer algunos pases durante el campamento, la selección de tercera ronda tardía ha mostrado explosividad y dureza en el centro del campo mientras surge como un objetivo confiable para el quarterback Malik Willis.

Douglas ha hecho jugadas de manera constante durante el campamento y actualmente aparece por delante de los veteranos Tutu Atwell, Terrace Marshall Jr. y Theo Wease Jr.

Douglas se une a Malik Washington como receptor titular. Washington también ha mostrado potencial para realizar jugadas importantes y con frecuencia ha sido llamado “WR1” durante el campamento.

Trey Moore gana puesto como linebacker titular

El novato Trey Moore, seleccionado en la cuarta ronda procedente de Texas, aparece como linebacker interno del primer equipo y como el tercer linebacker en la defensa base 4-3 de Miami.

Moore fue seleccionado en el puesto 130 en general y aporta versatilidad después de jugar como edge rusher en la universidad. Corrió las 40 yardas en 4.54 segundos en el NFL Scouting Combine y ha recibido elogios por su explosividad, uso de las manos y capacidad para presionar al quarterback.

Aunque Moore aparece como titular, el depth chart también incluye a Tyrel Dodson o Jacob Rodriguez como linebacker interno.

Rodriguez, selección de segunda ronda de Miami procedente de Texas Tech, compite con Dodson por el puesto de linebacker Mike titular. La posición de Rodriguez es diferente a la de Moore, lo que convierte esto en otra competencia por posición que habrá que seguir durante la pretemporada.

Chris Johnson aparece como cornerback nickel titular

El cornerback de primera ronda Chris Johnson aparece como el nickel cornerback titular, con Jason Marshall Jr. y JuJu Brents como cornerbacks exteriores.

La ubicación de Johnson en el interior es notable mientras Miami continúa determinando cómo quedará conformada su joven secundaria.

Kenneth Grant y Jordan Phillips compiten por el segundo puesto de tackle defensivo

Los Dolphins también tienen una competencia importante en tackle defensivo, con Kenneth Grant como titular junto a Jordan Phillips.

Grant, selección de primera ronda en 2026, busca demostrar que puede estar a la altura de su posición en el Draft y jugar junto a Zach Sieler.

Competencia por RB2: Jaylen Wright por delante de Ollie Gordon II

Hasta el martes, el corredor Jaylen Wright aparece como el corredor número 2 de los Dolphins, por delante del novato Ollie Gordon II. De’Von Achane es claramente el corredor número 1.

Gordon ha mostrado buen poder y explosividad durante el campamento, pero tiene tendencia a correr un poco erguido, mientras que Wright ha demostrado una sólida capacidad para atrapar pases.

Wright recibió elogios del centro Aaron Brewer durante el campamento de entrenamiento.

“Se puede ver que ha madurado mucho más”, dijo Brewer. “Está tratando de trabajar duro. Está tratando de hacerse un nombre”.

Malik Washington se encargará de las devoluciones

Washington aparece como el regresador titular de patadas de salida y despejes de Miami.

Esto ocurre después de que el coordinador de equipos especiales Chris Tabor indicara que planea utilizar a Washington siempre que sea posible. Washington ya ha demostrado su capacidad para hacer jugadas importantes como receptor y ahora podría tener un papel ampliado en los equipos especiales.

Nuevamente, el depth chart es solo una imagen de cómo están las cosas de cara a la pretemporada. El primer partido de pretemporada de Miami el viernes contra Washington ofrecerá otra oportunidad para que los jugadores que compiten por puestos titulares y lugares en el roster presenten sus argumentos.

El inicio del partido está programado para las 7 p.m.

El primer depth chart (no oficial) de los Dolphins ya salió:

- Caleb Douglas aparece como receptor abierto titula

- Tyrel Dodson O Jacob Rodriguez aparecen como linebackers internos titulares

- Trey Moore como linebacker interno titular

- Chris Johnson aparece como nickelback titular pic.twitter.com/VtB7WWI5Et

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Los gobiernos de ambos países reconocieron la trascendencia del “vínculo entre el Estado de Israel y la comunidad judía residente en Venezuela que constituye un importante puente de amistad histórico entre ambos países”, indicó un comunicado difundido por el canciller venezolano Félix Plasencia en sus redes sociales.

Venezuela e Israel, que no tienen relaciones diplomáticas, también acordaron dar continuidad a la cooperación técnica bilateral derivada de los esfuerzos de emergencia y recuperación tras los dos poderosos terremotos que azotaron al país sudamericano y que dejaron al menos 6.301 fallecidos.

Los acuerdos se concretaron después de la visita de la delegación humanitaria israelí, compuestas por ingenieros estructuralistas y otros expertos, para ayudar en la evaluación de edificaciones colapsadas, entre otras labores técnicas, tras los dos sismos de 7,2 y 7,5 de magnitud del 24 de junio y en “seguimiento a las conversaciones sostenidas entre altas autoridades de ambas partes”, destacó el escrito.

La presidenta encargada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, recibió públicamente ayuda y equipos de rescate de países de todo el espectro político, en particular del gobierno del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump y sus aliados, entre ellos Israel. Paradójicamente, en 1999 tras las catastróficas inundaciones y deslaves que afectaron el país, el entonces presidente Hugo Chávez, fallecido en 2013, rechazó ofertas de asistencia de Estados Unidos, con el que rivalizó políticamente.

Trump ha procurado trabajar estrechamente con Rodríguez para estabilizar Venezuela luego de la captura del ahora depuesto presidente Nicolás Maduro tras una sorpresiva operación militar estadounidense.

Después de los potentes sismos, que dejaron al menos 16.740 heridos y 17.900 ciudadanos sin viviendas por el colapso de 190 edificios, la mandataria en funciones expresó su agradecimiento por la ayuda extranjera, destacando a Israel.

A principios de 2009, Chávez rompió relaciones con Israel en protesta por las acciones militares de ese país en la Franja de Gaza, controlada por Hamás.

A semejanza de Chávez, su mentor político y antecesor Maduro fue un feroz crítico de Israel y partidario de la independencia palestina. Las autoridades palestinas establecieron relaciones diplomáticas oficiales con Venezuela en abril de 2009 y abrieron una representación diplomática en Caracas.

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Also on Tuesday, the country’s medical examiner’s office reported receiving 160 bodies of earthquake victims from the areas of Chocó, Caldas, Risaralda, and Valle del Cauca.

Shortly after 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, there was a 3.8-magnitude earthquake. The epicenter was at San José del Palmar, a municipality in Chocó, according to the Colombian Geological Service.

Officials placed the cities of Pereira, Cali, Quibdó, Manizales, and Armenia, where most of the damage happened, on a red alert.

De La Espriella, who took office on Friday after a ceremony in Cali, was visiting Pereira on Tuesday after visiting Quibdó on Monday.

De La Espriella reported 66 buildings had collapsed. There was also damage at 807 educational centers, 377 community centers, 85 health centers, 74 roads, 16 aqueducts, and 14 bridges.

Officials released the names of 22 out of the 160 victims’ bodies identified: González Fernando Alonso, Arango Sandoval Catalina, Henao Marín Oscar De Jesús, Rodas Cuadros Lina María, Mejía Moreno Julián Andrés, Chica Montoya Sandra Patricia, Giraldo López Gilberto De Jesús, Cni-Jiménez Toquica Pilar, Moncada Aguirre Sergiña, González Gutiérrez María Araenzola, Franco Paola Andrea, González Guerrero Dargui, Acosta González Angela María, Toro Sánchez Juan Manuel, Largo Trejos Wilson, Ossa Hernández Luis Fernando, Díaz Díaz Pedro Nel, Daza Valencia Aracely, Ramirez Quiroz Roger David, Carvajal Posada Mabel Cristina, Correa Grueso Martha Patricia, and Rosero Pretel Carlos Alberto.

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Hafley told Rich Eisen on The Rich Eisen Show Monday that he expects the 24-year-old pro bowler to be ready for the demands of the upcoming season.

“I just gave Achane a heads-up this morning and I told him you better be in good shape,” Hafley said.

Hafley joked that Achane could be so worn out after some games that he may need help getting off the field.

“I told him there might be some games when I have to pick him up and carry him back to the locker room because he’s going to be so tired,” he said.

Hafley recently told Achane that he does not want to see the running back signal for a break.

“I told him I don’t ever want to see one of these head taps all year,” Hafley said.

According to Hafley, Achane looked him in the eye and responded, “‘You’ll never get that head tap from me.’”

Hafley then warned him that could be easier said than done if his workload reaches a certain level.

“I said, ‘Don’t worry buddy. After you touch the ball 40-45 times, I might have to pick you up and carry you back into the locker room,” said Hafley.

Hafley has also been impressed by more than just Achane’s speed and ability to make plays.

“I love the guy,” he said. “You want to talk about a guy with some juice, a guy whose personality is starting to come out, a guy who’s starting to become a leader -- I like those guys.”

Achane has already established himself as one of the NFL’s most dangerous playmakers because of his speed, but Hafley said the running back’s football intelligence has also stood out to him.

“He’s one of the smarter players when you talk to him,” Hafley said.

He said Achane’s personality and energy have also made him enjoyable to coach.

“He’s really a smart football player and it’s fun to go back and forth with him and he’s got this fun energy about him,” Hafley added. “I think he’s a stud.”

Achane had 238 carries and 67 receptions last season, giving him a career-high 305 touches. He had more than 20 touches in eight games, including a season-high 28 against Buffalo on Nov. 11.

Achane has recorded 586 touches over the past two seasons, eighth-most in the NFL during that span. His 145 receptions also lead all running backs over those two seasons, according to ESPN,

That workload came while Miami still had wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. With both players no longer on the roster, Achane is expected to become an even bigger focal point of the Dolphins’ offense.

Miami rewarded Achane earlier this year with a four-year, $64 million extension that includes $32 million guaranteed. The deal reflects the team’s plans to build around Achane as a key piece of first-year offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik’s offense and new quarterback Malik Willis.

Achane, a 2023 third-round pick, has scored 11 or 12 touchdowns in each of his first three seasons and recorded a career-high 1,838 yards from scrimmage in 2025.

The Dolphins also made changes along the offensive line, acquiring tackle Caedan Wallace from the New England Patriots in a trade that included a 2029 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round selection, pending a physical.

Wallace has appeared in 10 games over two seasons with New England, making two starts. One came at left tackle, while the other was as a sixth offensive lineman. The Patriots selected him in the third round, 68th overall, in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Another notable change on Miami’s offensive line has been Jonah Savaiinaea’s move to right guard. Savaiinaea played left guard throughout last season and was among the lowest-ranked players at the position by Pro Football Focus. However, he has received positive training camp reviews from Dolphins coaches and teammates since making the switch.

With Achane expected to handle an expanded role and Miami continuing to reshape its offensive line, the Dolphins are counting on their young running back to be the main piece of the offense in 2026.

Hafley dijo a Rich Eisen en The Rich Eisen Show el lunes que espera que el jugador de 24 años, seleccionado al Pro Bowl, esté listo para las exigencias de la próxima temporada.

“Esta mañana le advertí a Achane y le dije que será mejor que esté en buena forma”, dijo Hafley.

Hafley bromeó con que Achane podría terminar tan agotado después de algunos partidos que necesitaría ayuda para salir del campo.

“Le dije que podría haber algunos partidos en los que tenga que levantarlo y llevarlo al vestuario porque va a estar muy cansado”, dijo.

Hafley recientemente le dijo a Achane que no quiere verlo hacer la señal de que necesita un descanso.

“Le dije que no quiero ver ninguno de esos toques en la cabeza durante todo el año”, dijo Hafley.

Según Hafley, Achane lo miró a los ojos y respondió: “Nunca recibirás ese toque en la cabeza de mi parte”.

Hafley luego le advirtió que eso podría ser más fácil decirlo que hacerlo si su carga de trabajo alcanza cierto nivel.

“Le dije: ‘No te preocupes, amigo. Después de que toques el balón entre 40 y 45 veces, podría tener que levantarte y llevarte de regreso al vestuario’”, dijo Hafley.

Hafley también ha quedado impresionado por más que la velocidad de Achane y su capacidad para hacer jugadas.

“Me encanta el chico”, dijo. “Si quieres hablar de un tipo con mucha energía, un tipo cuya personalidad está empezando a salir, un tipo que está empezando a convertirse en líder, me gustan esos jugadores”.

Achane ya se ha establecido como uno de los jugadores más peligrosos de la NFL para hacer jugadas debido a su velocidad, pero Hafley dijo que la inteligencia del corredor para jugar al fútbol americano también le ha llamado la atención.

“Es uno de los jugadores más inteligentes cuando hablas con él”, dijo Hafley.

Dijo que la personalidad y energía de Achane también han hecho que sea divertido entrenarlo.

“Es un jugador de fútbol americano realmente inteligente y es divertido intercambiar ideas con él y tiene esta energía divertida”, agregó Hafley. “Creo que es un jugador excepcional”.

Achane tuvo 238 acarreos y 67 recepciones la temporada pasada, lo que le dio un récord personal de 305 toques. Tuvo más de 20 toques en ocho partidos, incluyendo un máximo de temporada de 28 contra Buffalo el 11 de noviembre.

Achane ha registrado 586 toques en las últimas dos temporadas, la octava cifra más alta de la NFL durante ese período. Sus 145 recepciones también lideran entre todos los corredores durante esas dos temporadas, según ESPN.

Esa carga de trabajo llegó mientras Miami todavía contaba con los receptores abiertos Tyreek Hill y Jaylen Waddle. Como ninguno de los dos jugadores ya está en el roster, se espera que Achane se convierta en un punto focal aún mayor de la ofensiva de los Dolphins.

Miami recompensó a Achane a principios de este año con una extensión de cuatro años y $64 millones USD que incluye $32 millones USD garantizados. El acuerdo refleja los planes del equipo de construir alrededor de Achane como una pieza clave de la ofensiva del primer año del coordinador ofensivo Bobby Slowik y del nuevo quarterback Malik Willis.

Achane, seleccionado en la tercera ronda del Draft de la NFL de 2023, ha anotado 11 o 12 touchdowns en cada una de sus primeras tres temporadas y registró un récord personal de 1,838 yardas desde la línea de golpeo en 2025.

Los Dolphins también hicieron cambios en la línea ofensiva, adquiriendo al tackle Caedan Wallace de los New England Patriots en un canje que incluyó una selección de séptima ronda de 2029 a cambio de una selección de sexta ronda de 2028, sujeto a un examen físico.

Wallace ha jugado en 10 partidos durante dos temporadas con New England, con dos aperturas. Una fue como tackle izquierdo, mientras que la otra fue como sexto liniero ofensivo. Los Patriots lo seleccionaron en la tercera ronda, número 68 en general, del Draft de la NFL de 2024.

Otro cambio notable en la línea ofensiva de Miami ha sido el traslado de Jonah Savaiinaea a guardia derecho. Savaiinaea jugó como guardia izquierdo durante toda la temporada pasada y estuvo entre los jugadores con las calificaciones más bajas en la posición, según Pro Football Focus. Sin embargo, ha recibido evaluaciones positivas durante el campamento de entrenamiento por parte de los entrenadores y compañeros de equipo de los Dolphins desde que hizo el cambio.

Con Achane preparado para asumir un papel ampliado y Miami continuando con la reestructuración de su línea ofensiva, los Dolphins cuentan con su joven corredor como la pieza principal de la ofensiva en 2026.

Now is not that time.

While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn't sound like someone who thinks he needs to be on the field when the Steelers host Green Bay in their exhibition opener on Thursday night.

“It's not real football,” Rodgers said.

At least, not “real” compared to what things will look like when the games start to count in September. Most defenses are vanilla. Most offenses too. The four-time MVP understands August is still a valuable time of year, just not for someone who has been in the league nearly as long as some of his teammates — backup quarterbacks Drew Allar (22) and Will Howard (24) — have been alive.

“I think preseason football is good to see guys with pads on, under the lights, how they react to the nerves,” he said.

Nerves that Rodgers once had himself. He remembers running onto the field as a rookie with Green Bay in 2005 and trying desperately to keep his breathing under control. He failed as much as he succeeded.

Back then, the goal was to make sure he could hear the play coming through the headset so he could repeat it with conviction in the huddle. And that was the easy part.

The challenge was then walking to the line of scrimmage and “trying to remember what else is going on in the play and who’s got what.”

Those jitters eventually subsided. It took a while, but they're long since gone. It's why he feels the Steelers will be better served with Rodgers watching from the sideline with a headset on while Howard — who didn't take a live snap last year after getting hurt early in camp — and Allar do the majority of the work.

Rodgers described the first game as traditionally “hectic,” one of many reasons his preference is to be in sweatpants offering perspective.

“I like to be the voice of reason, tell the occasional dad joke or one-liner,” he said. “Just help everybody settle in a little bit.”

Mike McCarthy, in his first season coaching his hometown team, played a little coy about whether he'll ask Rodgers to see a little game action, though McCarthy might have tipped his hand a bit when he said he'd divide the offense into three groups.

One group will handle the first couple of series. The second will play until halftime, with the third taking over for the final two quarters.

The math is pretty easy. Pittsburgh currently has four quarterbacks — Rodgers, Howard, Allar and Mason Rudolph — on the roster. Only one of them has operated a McCarthy offense in a game, and it's the one who will turn 43 in December.

“Frankly, the most important part is the health of the team,” McCarthy said. “That drives these decisions. That’s where you tend to maybe pull back and maybe not play the veteran or the older guys in those situations. You just lean on their experience.”

McCarthy is well-versed in what Rodgers can do. Howard and Allar remain very much works in progress and could have the opportunity to be a long-term part of Pittsburgh's future. They'll take their first real steps in that direction on Thursday, and Rodgers wants to help make sure those steps are more assured than tentative.

“Quarterback, just like all things, can be overcomplicated to make it seem more difficult than it might be sometimes,” he said. “It’s not easy, but you can simplify things, and that’s what I’m trying to help with.”

Rodgers' most recent preseason snaps came three years ago during the first of his brief two-season stint with the New York Jets. He was “open” to doing it last summer in Pittsburgh, though former head coach Mike Tomlin opted to hold him out. The decision looked like the right one when Rodgers threw for four touchdowns in a Week 1 win over his old team.

Rodgers was still finding his way back then. Now, he's far more familiar with the personnel around him and his reunion with McCarthy means he's ending his career in the same system where he began it a generation ago.

It's why he believes the real growth during camp comes on the practice field. He likes what he's seen so far, which is part of why he's just fine letting others get chased around by opponents during the waning days of summer.

“I think we’re right where I’d like to be,” he said. “I think we’re ahead of where we were last year. I think you’re seeing guys take some steps and then play with confidence.”

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También el martes, la oficina del forense del país informó de que había recibido 160 cadáveres de víctimas del terremoto procedentes de las zonas de Chocó, Caldas, Risaralda y Valle del Cauca.

Poco después de las 10:40 de la mañana del martes se produjo un terremoto de magnitud 3.8. El epicentro se situó en San José del Palmar, un municipio del Chocó, según el Servicio Geológico de Colombia.

Las autoridades declararon alerta roja en las ciudades de Pereira, Cali, Quibdó, Manizales y Armenia, donde se registraron la mayor parte de los daños.

De La Espriella, que tomó posesión del cargo el viernes tras una ceremonia celebrada en Cali, se encontraba de visita en Pereira el martes, tras haber visitado Quibdó el lunes.

De La Espriella informó de que se habían derrumbado 66 edificios. También se registraron daños en 807 centros educativos, 377 centros comunitarios, 85 centros de salud, 74 carreteras, 16 acueductos y 14 puentes.

Las autoridades han dado a conocer los nombres de 22 de los 160 cadáveres identificados: González Fernando Alonso, Arango Sandoval Catalina, Henao Marín Oscar De Jesús, Rodas Cuadros Lina María, Mejía Moreno Julián Andrés, Chica Montoya Sandra Patricia, Giraldo López Gilberto De Jesús, Cni-Jiménez Toquica Pilar, Moncada Aguirre Sergiña, González Gutiérrez María Araenzola, Franco Paola Andrea, González Guerrero Dargui, Acosta González Angela María, Toro Sánchez Juan Manuel, Largo Trejos Wilson, Ossa Hernández Luis Fernando, Díaz Díaz Pedro Nel, Daza Valencia Aracely, Ramirez Quiroz Roger David, Carvajal Posada Mabel Cristina, Correa Grueso Martha Patricia, and Rosero Pretel Carlos Alberto.

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O'Connell made the announcement before practice on Tuesday afternoon, giving Murray a full month of full-time repetitions with the first-team offense before the regular season begins on Sept. 13. O'Connell and general manager Nolan Teasley met with both players in the morning to discuss the decision.

“I didn’t come in here expecting to be handed the job or anything like that. I just expected to come here and compete," Murray said after practice. "I’m very appreciative of how it was handled.”

With 87 starts over seven years in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, two Pro Bowl selections and a unique elusiveness that has fueled 3,193 career rushing yards, Murray was going to have to either get hurt or badly struggle with his grasp of O'Connell's offense for McCarthy to keep the job.

An earlier end to the audition was always going to be ideal for Murray, too, in the familiarization process with a layered playbook that asks more of the quarterback than most teams in the league.

Based purely on performance in open-to-the-public practices, this depth chart battle was more even than not. But the Vikings have clearly been cognizant of the downside to splitting turns considering the value to Murray of maximizing his preseason time running the offense.

“It’s just the appropriate time now to allow our team and everybody clarity for exactly the direction we’re moving going forward,” O'Connell said.

Murray, who signed a one-year contract with the Vikings for the veteran minimum salary, will be the fourth starting quarterback in four season openers following McCarthy, Sam Darnold and Kirk Cousins.

“There’s moments in time where you know there’s comfort from Kyler in the scheme. He had some really high completion days where he was able to show some really, really good understanding of just putting the ball in play, playing with great timing, rhythm,” O'Connell said. “You guys have seen him be explosive when there’s opportunities there, but you’ve also seen him check the ball down and put the ball in play and get us from a first-and-10 to a second-and-3. And then, as you continued to look at the body of work through those 10 days, what jumped out is what could be.”

Both Murray and McCarthy will play in the first exhibition game on Saturday against the New York Giants, O'Connell said. McCarthy will be the second stringer, followed by Carson Wentz, who started five games last season while McCarthy was injured. Max Brosmer, who made two starts, is the other quarterback in camp.

McCarthy, who was not immediately made available for comment, was the 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft. He tore the meniscus in his right knee during the first exhibition game and underwent surgery that kept him sidelined for his entire rookie year while Darnold helped the Vikings rack up 14 wins.

After Darnold departed as a free agent for the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, McCarthy inherited the job without any legitimate competition and struggled as a variety of injuries limited him to 10 starts.

“Look, he’s a young player with a whole bunch of outstanding things in his future," O'Connell said, adding: "I know he’s going to continue to improve, and the long-term mindset of him as a Minnesota Viking and all the things that he’s brought here is still absolutely part of the long-term vision for sure. I’m excited to see him go do that and get to do it with him.”

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Jets coach Aaron Glenn said the 24-year-old Stiggers was conscious and talking on the field before being put on a stretcher and taken for further examination. There was no immediate word on Stiggers' condition, but Glenn indicated the cornerback was doing OK.

“He was able to talk and I want to make sure I go and see him after this, just to make sure I'm good with everything,” Glenn said. “But for the most part, he was good.”

The Jets and Buccaneers were in the middle of special teams drills when Glenn said Stiggers came to the sideline.

“He actually fell out,” Glenn said. “The good thing is, he was conscious. Our guys did a hell of a job, just like most medical staffs around this league do in situations like that, and they took the necessary steps just to make sure that we do everything we can to be on board when it comes to those situations.”

It was a somewhat scary scene, though, as several Jets teammates took a knee near the sideline and some formed a prayer circle. After several minutes, Stiggers was placed on a stretcher with what appeared to be an IV and loaded into the ambulance as fans seated near the area clapped in support.

“It was very sad, very emotional,” running back Breece Hall said. “You get on your knee and say a prayer for him and hope he’s OK."

Added defensive tackle Harrison Phillips: “What’s been shared to us is things are on the up and up.”

Practiced resumed after being halted for more than 10 minutes while Stiggers was being attended to.

Stiggers was earlier involved in one of the handful of chippy moments during the practice when he had his helmet flung down the field by a Buccaneers player after players on both teams scuffled.

Stiggers is entering his third season with the Jets after being a fifth-round draft pick in 2024. He was one of that draft's feel-good stories because he had no college football experience and was the first player drafted directly from the CFL, where he played for the Toronto Argonauts, since Miami took Jermaine Haley in 1999.

In 29 games, including five starts, with New York, Stiggers has 35 tackles, two fumble recoveries and three passes defensed. He is also one of the Jets' top special teams players.

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It happened on Dec. 28, 2025, in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 95th Street.

According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a suspected stolen vehicle when the suspect in the car took off, almost striking the deputy in the process.

That deputy then opened fire on the vehicle as it fled the scene.

Miami-Dade prosecutors have since determined that the deputy was legally justified in firing his weapon.

According to authorities, the vehicle was located a short distance away with a gun inside, but the suspect was never found.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

El incidente ocurrió el 28 de diciembre de 2025, en el área de Northwest 17th Avenue y 95th Street.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, un agente detuvo un vehículo presuntamente robado cuando el sospechoso que estaba dentro del automóvil huyó, casi atropellando al agente en el proceso.

El agente entonces abrió fuego contra el vehículo mientras este huía de la escena.

Desde entonces, los fiscales de Miami-Dade determinaron que el agente estaba legalmente justificado al disparar su arma.

Según las autoridades, el vehículo fue localizado a poca distancia con un arma en su interior, pero el sospechoso nunca fue encontrado.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el caso debe comunicarse con Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers al 305-471-TIPS.

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Michael Capponi, GEM’s founder and president, said cash donations were more cost-efficient and allowed his team to buy food in Colombia.

GEM volunteers welcomed new camping gear, non-expired hygiene supplies, and first-aid kits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1850 NW 84 Ave., in Doral.

For more information about how to donate to GEM’s efforts in Colombia, visit this page. For more information about volunteering for GEM, visit this page.

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Las detenciones se dan pocos días después de que el gobierno mexicano decidió reforzar la seguridad en Michoacán con 1.557 militares tras las amenazas que recibieron inspectores de Estados Unidos que ocasionaron la suspensión temporal de las exportaciones de aguacate.

El secretario de Seguridad federal, Omar García Harfuch, dijo que los arrestos se realizaron el lunes durante 11 allanamientos simultáneos en los que participaron fuerzas policiales y militares y funcionarios de la Fiscalía General de la República.

Los 12 detenidos son señalados como presuntos integrantes de células delictivas dedicadas al cobro y recolección de cuotas de extorsión a productores, trabajadores, transportistas y empacadores de los sectores aguacatero, ganadero y cárnico, detalló García Harfuch durante la conferencia presidencial matutina.

La extorsión es uno de los delitos que más golpea a los empresarios y comerciantes mexicanos que aseguran que pierden anualmente millones de dólares en el pago de cuotas a las organizaciones criminales. Desde el año pasado el gobierno de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum activó un plan nacional para enfrentar la extorsión.

Entre los detenidos está Cristian Maximiliano “N”, alias “X1”, quien está vinculado a un grupo integrado por exmiembros de la organización criminal de “Los Caballeros Templarios”. En Michoacán operan también el poderoso Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, Cárteles Unidos, La Familia Michoacana y Los Viagras, designados por Estados Unidos como organizaciones terroristas.

En los allanamientos se incautaron seis armas de fuego, vehículos, un inhibidor de señal, equipo táctico, narcóticos y dinero en efectivo, informó el Gabinete de Seguridad federal.

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Desde la semana pasada las autoridades federales activaron en Michoacán un amplio plan de seguridad que incluyó la instalación de 29 bases de operaciones en cinco municipios, 17 bases de vigilancia en las empacadoras de aguacate y un centro de operaciones en Uruapan, indicó el titular de la Secretaría de la Defensa, general Ricardo Trevilla Trejo.

Asimismo, se enviaron 228 guardias nacionales para fortalecer la vigilancia en las carreteras del estado y se reforzó la seguridad en los cinco puestos de inspección de aguacates que mantiene el Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, precisó Trevilla Trejo.

Con el nuevo contingente de uniformados ahora Michoacán cuenta con 9.500 militares para las labores de seguridad.

El reforzamiento de la vigilancia se acordó luego de que Estados Unidos anunció a mediados de la semana pasada la suspensión de las inspecciones en Michoacán alegando amenazas contra sus intereses, lo que ocasionó la paralización de las exportaciones de aguacate.

Cerca del 90% de las exportaciones de aguacate de México se destinan a Estados Unidos.

Como parte de las relaciones comerciales, el Departamento de Agricultura estadounidense envía inspectores que vigilan las plantaciones y empacadoras en México para garantizar que el producto exportado no lleve plagas que puedan afectar a los agricultores estadounidenses.

Estados Unidos decidió el pasado viernes la reanudación parcial de las actividades de inspección de los aguacates de exportación con base en los compromisos asumidos por el gobierno de México, las medidas de seguridad activadas en Michoacán y la evaluación continua de las autoridades estadounidenses.

En febrero de 2022 y en junio de 2024 las autoridades estadounidenses también interrumpieron temporalmente las actividades de inspección en Michoacán por amenazas que sufrieron sus funcionarios.

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The epicenter of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake was in Colombia’s San José del Palmar, a municipality in Chocó, a region on the Pacific with the country’s largest population of impoverished Black Colombians.

“We believe we can buy food in Colombia,” said Michael Capponi, GEM’s founder and president. “It will be a lot more efficient.”

Capponi said the nonprofit’s team will also need to distribute thousands of tents, sleeping bags, blankets, and camping gear to help those who won’t be able to go back home.

For more information about how to donate to GEM’s efforts in Colombia, visit this page.

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El epicentro del terremoto magnitud 7.4 se situó en San José del Palmar, municipio del departamento del Chocó, una región del Pacífico que cuenta con la mayor población de colombianos negros en situación de pobreza del país.

“Creemos que podemos comprar alimentos en Colombia”, dijo Michael Capponi, fundador y presidente de GEM. “Será mucho más eficiente”.

Capponi dijo que el equipo de la organización sin fines de lucro también necesitará distribuir miles de tiendas de campaña, sacos de dormir, cobijas y equipos para acampar para ayudar a quienes no podrán regresar a sus hogares.

Para obtener más información sobre cómo donar a los esfuerzos de GEM en Colombia, visite esta página.

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The 26-year-old Rice was booked into a Dallas County jail on May 19 for violating the terms of his probation, which stemmed from his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured on a Texas highway. He'd had surgery about a week before the sentence to clean up debris in his right knee, which had been causing inflammation throughout much of last season.

Rice was released in June, and he resumed his rehab work alongside Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — who was rehabbing after his own surgery to repair torn knee ligaments — at their training facility in Kansas City leading into the start of training camp.

“It was tough. It was mentally tough,” Rice said of the jail stint Tuesday, the first time the wide receiver has spoken publicly about his offseason. “They gave me ways to communicate with my teammates as well as my athletic trainer. Besides the hard times in there, just tried to keep positive — as much Kevin Hart as I could to laugh, and communicating with my teammates on the outside.”

Rice has been brilliant for Kansas City when he's been available, catching 156 passes for 1,797 yards and 14 touchdowns, and helping the Chiefs win the Super Bowl after the 2023 season. But he also missed games to a suspension following the car crash, and several injuries have kept him off the field, resulting in just 28 games played over his first three seasons in the league.

The upcoming season is without question his most important yet.

Not only does Rice has much to prove to a growing chorus of doubters, he's also entering the final year of his rookie contract. If he wants to land a lucrative, long-term deal in Kansas City or elsewhere, Rice has to not only prove that he can stay on the field but also show that he can consistently be productive for an offense that desperately needs him to be.

“I mean, it's motivating,” Rice said of impending free agency. “Honestly, just being back on the field with my brothers right now is motivating. That's in the future. And I'm just focusing on what's happening right now, and that's getting better for the team.”

The Chiefs are coming off a 6-11 season in which Mahomes hurt his knee, several others went down with injuries, and what was once one of the NFL's premier offenses looked like a shadow of itself — even before all those players were sidelined.

Chiefs general manager Brett Veach spent most of his draft capital upgrading the defense, though, including both of his first-round picks, and the biggest move to help the offense was to sign Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to be their lead running back.

Otherwise, the Chiefs are banking on Rice and fellow wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Tyquan Thornton to take big steps forward in their development, all while hoping that 36-year-old tight end Travis Kelce can still be a reliable and effective pass-catcher.

“We're going to do some amazing things,” Rice predicted, “not only because we're great receivers but we have a great coaching staff around us, and a great quarterback and foundation in general.”

Mahomes has certainly looked like his normal self in camp, moving around on his reconstructed knee as if nothing ever happened. That bodes well for Rice, the passing game and the Chiefs in general as they prepare for the upcoming season.

“He was my motivation every morning,” Rice said.

Rice was asked whether he had anything to say to fans who felt let down by his off-the-field problems, or to young players who might be looking up to him. He went back to Mahomes and the teammates that have been with him through thick and thin.

“Find someone that you can lean on. Find someone you can talk to,” Rice said, “and basically don't be scared to vocalize yourself, or say exactly what's on your mind, because someone is going through the same thing. There's too many people in the world for there not to be someone going through the same thing.”

Notes: The Chiefs are signing DE Emmanuel Ogbah, who appeared in 10 games for them during the 2019 season. The veteran spent last season with Jacksonville. “It was disappointing the year we had him. I thought he was coming on and he got hurt, and we didn't have him at the end of the year,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said. “If he's part of our group, I'll be excited.”

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El Ministerio de Salud anunció la resolución para la atención de personas extranjeras en establecimientos sanitarios administrados por el Estado y que reglamenta las modificaciones introducidas por un decreto de 2025 a la Ley de Migraciones. La medida fue publicada el martes en el Boletín Oficial.

Al explicar su alcance, el portavoz presidencial Adrián Ravier indicó a periodistas que la “falta de orden invitó a que muchos oportunistas se aprovecharan de la hospitalidad que brindó este país durante las últimas décadas" con tratamientos gratuitos en hospitales, en lo que llamó “tours sanitarios”.

“Mientras tanto, se les cobran aranceles o se les imponen limitaciones a los argentinos que solicitan atención en sistemas de salud extranjeros”, agregó.

El vocero no especificó el número de inmigrantes sin residencia permanente que resultarían afectados. En Argentina viven algo más de 1,9 millones de personas de otros países, lo que representa el 4,2% de la población total, según el último censo de 2022, que no especifica la situación administrativa o migratoria de esos extranjeros. Los países con mayor peso en la población son Paraguay (27%) y Bolivia (17,5%).

Milei, quien viene aplicando un severo ajuste fiscal en distintas áreas como la salud y la educación para domar la inflación, dispuso en 2025 una reforma migratoria para terminar con la gratuidad de la salud pública para extranjeros que fue cuestionada por opositores.

Según el Ministerio de Salud, los extranjeros con residencia permanente podrán acceder al sistema de salud público en igualdad de condiciones que los ciudadanos argentinos, mientras que quienes carezcan de ese estatus deberán presentar un seguro de salud o pagar el costo de la prestación médica antes de su realización.

En caso de una emergencia —situaciones que impliquen un riesgo para la vida— la asistencia estará garantizada a todas las personas cualquiera sea su situación migratoria. Pero una vez superada esa emergencia los gastos médicos deberán ser pagados por el paciente.

Cuando el gobierno anunció a fines de 2024 nuevas políticas dirigidas a los inmigrantes resaltó el ejemplo de la provincia de Salta —en el norte de Argentina y limítrofe con Bolivia— que ese año había comenzado a cobrar prestaciones de salud a los extranjeros, en su mayoría bolivianos.

También lo han hecho Mendoza y Santa Cruz —fronterizas con Chile— Jujuy, que colinda con territorio chileno y con Bolivia.

El gobierno del populoso distrito de Buenos Aires —gobernado por uno de los dirigentes peronistas más contrarios a Milei— rechazó entonces esa política sanitaria y dijo que seguiría preservando la gratuidad de la atención médica a los extranjeros no residentes en los hospitales públicos provinciales.

Después de la medida anunciada el martes, el ministro de Salud bonaerense, Nicolás Kreplak, dijo que el sistema de salud está sobrecargado por la falta de recursos y presupuesto, y no debido a los extranjeros.

Milei anunció el año pasado el endurecimiento de las políticas migratorias. El mandatario es uno de los principales aliados de Estados Unidos y El Salvador, gobiernos que han aplicado políticas de mano dura con los inmigrantes.

Sonaron alarmas por tornados mientras los cielos se oscurecían. Todos los vuelos quedaron suspendidos temporalmente a última hora de la mañana en los dos principales aeropuertos de Chicago, y las autoridades advirtieron sobre retrasos mientras se actualizaban los vuelos. En Ohio, los cortes de electricidad se extendieron por la región de la capital del estado.

Fotos publicadas en redes sociales mostraron carreteras inundadas, árboles enredados en líneas eléctricas y casas con grandes agujeros en el techo.

“Sin electricidad. Fue muy aterrador. Estábamos abajo en el sótano”, relató Javid Jenkins en Homewood, un suburbio de Chicago. “Estamos acostumbrados a la nieve, estamos acostumbrados al frío. No estamos acostumbrados a esto”.

Jenkins, de 54 años, relató que estaba conduciendo para buscar gasolina para poner en marcha un generador y conservar los alimentos en el refrigerador de su casa.

Hubo reportes de ráfagas de viento de 128 kilómetros por hora (80 mph) o más en estaciones meteorológicas personales.

“Devastación total. Sin techo”, expresó Kerry Hourigan afuera de su casa en Tinley Park, Illinois. “Es una tontería, pero mi enfoque era que acababa de comprar una nueva parrilla para barbacoa, y no tengo idea de dónde está. Ha desaparecido”.

Advirtió el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en una publicación en redes sociales: “¡Estas son tormentas peligrosas!”

Más de 600.000 clientes se quedaron sin electricidad en Illinois e Indiana, según poweroutage.us. Especialmente afectados fueron los condados de Lake y Porter en Indiana, y el condado de Will en Illinois, al sur de Chicago. Más al este, en Ohio, más de 166.000 clientes se quedaron sin electricidad.

El quinto día de la Feria del Condado de Lake, de 10 días, fue cancelado, decepcionando a los aficionados que esperaban ver un evento de lucha libre profesional en el que participaban personas de menos de 1,5 metros (5 pies) de altura.

Cerca de allí, en el condado de LaPorte, Indiana, hay una “tremenda cantidad de árboles dañados”, indicó el comisionado Joe Haney.

Las autoridades de Columbus, Ohio, enviaron a los empleados públicos a casa temprano antes de otra ronda de tormentas. La biblioteca en Westerville, Ohio, se vio obligada a cerrar cuando cayó lluvia en el atrio.

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British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph (653.908 kph) in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower, setting the record for that vehicle category, according to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the international governing body of motor sports.

The 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot rocketed across the crystalline crust at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats in a 32-foot (9.75-meter) car engineered by British construction equipment manufacturer JCB. The engines, adapted from those used in the company’s heavy machinery, mix pressurized hydrogen gas with air and ignite it to create bursts of power.

“It’s magic to be able to showcase this technology and to showcase how good the engineering is on the best racing surface in the world, Bonneville Salt Flats,” Green told The Associated Press after the run.

To be clear, Tuesday’s feat didn’t come close to approaching the overall land-speed record, which Green set with jet power in 1997. That year, he climbed into the Thrust SSC, a black needle sandwiched between two cartoonishly large jet engines, and hit 763.035 mph (1,227.985 kph), breaking the sound barrier and achieving a feat no one has come close to matching. His runs in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert produced sonic booms that shook the nearby town of Gerlach.

In 2006, Green also set the land-speed record for a diesel-powered car — 350.092 mph (563.4 kph) — at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He returned there Tuesday with the goal of beating that mark using hydrogen power, which he has called the “fuel of the future.”

In targeting his diesel speed, Green easily topped the previous hydrogen combustion world record of 185.5 mph (298.5 kph). He had a 10-mile (16-kilometer) straightaway to build speed. A few dozen JCB staff members and reporters watched from a distance through cameras and binoculars.

Green said the cockpit of the car he used on Tuesday was “probably a little hotter” than in the jet-powered vehicle from 1997, with temperatures routinely above 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).

“But I have been training four months for that, both training in the gym and actually just getting used to it with hot baths,” he said.

A remnant of a prehistoric lake bed, the Bonneville Salt Flats are about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Salt Lake City and sit atop a shallow aquifer that cools the tires. The low-friction surface and dry desert air are conducive to speed and have beckoned drivers since the first race there in 1914.

“It looks like snow, and it behaves a bit like packed snow — it is surprisingly slippery,” Green said.

Green was no stranger to speed when he took his first racing job. He had been flying supersonic military jets when he spotted a 1994 British newspaper ad seeking a high-speed driver to break the sound barrier.

Green did not approach supersonic speeds on Tuesday, but JCB engineers hope his feat with hydrogen power will shake up the clean-energy industry.

The company's chairman has argued that hydrogen can better handle the demands of heavy industries than electric power.

Hydrogen is only as clean as its source, and the vast majority is currently produced from fossil fuels. JCB signed a deal to buy green hydrogen, which is created using renewable energy but makes up a tiny fraction of global hydrogen production.

The concept and development of such technology has been around for decades, but has had a resurgence over the past several years, said Greg Keoleian, a professor of sustainable systems at the University of Michigan and co-director of the school’s MI Hydrogen initiative.

Many major automakers have already developed hydrogen internal combustion engines or hydrogen fuel cell technology, but the higher cost of hydrogen production compared with gas and diesel is a barrier to wider usage, Keoleian said.

“It represents an important energy carrier for decarbonizing areas of the economy,” he said. “As far as its deployment, it’s influenced heavily by the cost.”

An emerging focus, he said, is extracting hydrogen from natural deposits instead of separating it from water, a prospect that could significantly reduce costs.

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Tornado warning sirens howled as the skies darkened. All flights were temporarily stopped at Chicago’s two major airports, and officials warned of delays as the backlog was cleared. In Ohio, power outages swept the state capital region, and at least one death was reported.

Photos posted on social media from the Chicago area, and across the state line in Indiana, showed flooded roads, trees tangled in power lines and homes with gashes in their roofs.

“No power. It was very scary. We were down in the basement,” said Javid Jenkins of Homewood, a Chicago suburb. “We’re built for snow. We’re built for cold. We’re not built for this.”

Jenkins, 54, said he was driving around for gas to fire up a generator to preserve food in his refrigerator.

Forecasters said a wind gust of 99 mph (159 kph) was recorded in Gary, Indiana. Elsewhere there were numerous reports of gusts of 80 mph (128 kph) or more at personal weather stations.

Preliminary information indicated that the intense system that swept from Iowa into Indiana over several hours qualified as a derecho, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said Tuesday evening. Derechos are prolonged straight-line wind events that unleash heavy rainfall and travel far distances. The damage they cause is sometimes comparable to the destructive forces of tornadoes or hurricanes.

The weather service bluntly warned earlier in the day: “These are dangerous storms!”

More than 600,000 customers lost electricity in Illinois and Indiana, according to poweroutage.us. Lake and Porter counties in Indiana and Will County, south of Chicago, were especially hard hit. Farther east in Ohio, at least 290,000 customers were without power.

“Total devastation. No roof,” said Kerry Hourigan, standing outside her home of 25 years in Tinley Park, another Chicago suburb. “Stupid thing, but my focus was I just bought a new barbecue grill, and I have no idea where that is. It’s disappeared.”

Meteorologist Scott Baker said the Midwest was on the outer edge of a “ring of fire,” bringing waves of excessive moisture, instability and storms.

In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine said a resident of Roseville died during a health emergency when first responders, faced with flooded roads, couldn’t get there. He warned that flood dangers would persist.

“This is not something that will end tonight,” DeWine said of the severe weather.

Dayton, Ohio, set a daily rainfall record with 2.07 inches (5.25 cm), shattering a mark set in 1915, the weather service said. Forecasters said multiple rounds of rain would cause flood hazards in the Ohio Valley through early Friday.

Officials in Columbus, Ohio, sent local government workers home early ahead of another round of storms. The library in Westerville, Ohio, closed after rain poured into the atrium.

The fifth day of the 10-day Lake County, Indiana, Fair was canceled, disappointing fans who were hoping to see a professional wrestling event involving people under 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall.

Nearby in LaPorte County, Indiana, there was a “tremendous amount of tree damage,” Commissioner Joe Haney said.

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Michael Capponi, fundador y presidente de GEM, dijo que las donaciones en efectivo eran más eficientes y permitían a su equipo comprar alimentos en Colombia.

Los voluntarios de GEM recibieron nuevos equipos para acampar, artículos de higiene no vencidos y kits de primeros auxilios de 9 a.m. a 5 p.m. en 1850 NW 84 Ave., en Doral.

Para obtener más información sobre cómo donar a los esfuerzos de GEM en Colombia, visite esta página. Para obtener más información sobre cómo ser voluntario de GEM, visite esta página.

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According to authorities, 46-year-old Richard Tapia was arrested in Flagler County on July 22 after deputies said he drove an underage girl from Jacksonville to the Microtel Inn & Suites located at 16 Kingswood Drive in Palm Coast.

Detectives said they believe Tapia first met the victim on an app.

Authorities said they were led to the girl’s location after family members pinged her cellphone and alerted detectives.

Tapia has since been charged with interference with custody of a minor, a felony offense.

The arrest report also notes authorities took his cellphone and clothing for a pending sex offense investigation.

Local 10 News reached out to Miami Dade College, which provided the following statement:

“Miami Dade College has zero tolerance for conduct that endangers children, threatens the safety of others, or violates the trust, integrity, and professional standards expected of every member of our College community.

“While the Miami Herald report identifies the individual as an employee of Miami Dade College, the individual is no longer employed by the College. Several weeks ago, immediately upon learning of this matter, Miami Dade College took swift and decisive action and terminated the individual’s employment.

“The allegations are deeply disturbing and wholly inconsistent with the values and standards of our institution. The safety and well-being of our students, employees, and visitors are paramount.

“Miami Dade College remains unwavering in our commitment to maintaining a safe, respectful, and secure environment. We have zero tolerance for conduct of this nature and will continue to act immediately and decisively when conduct violates the standards and trust of our College community.”

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Según autoridades, Richard Tapia, de 46 años, fue detenido en el condado de Flagler el 22 de julio después de que, según los agentes, llevara en coche a una menor desde Jacksonville hasta el Microtel Inn & Suites, situado en el número 16 de Kingswood Drive, en Palm Coast.

Los detectives afirmaron que creen que Tapia conoció a la víctima a través de una aplicación.

Las autoridades explicaron que pudieron localizar a la joven después de que sus familiares rastrearan su teléfono móvil y alertaran a los detectives.

Desde entonces, Tapia ha sido acusado de interferencia en la custodia de una menor, un delito grave.

El informe de la detención también señala que las autoridades le incautaron el teléfono móvil y la ropa en el marco de una investigación pendiente por un delito sexual.

Local 10 News se puso en contacto con el Miami Dade College, que facilitó la siguiente declaración:

“Miami Dade College tiene tolerancia cero ante conductas que pongan en peligro a los niños, amenacen la seguridad de otras personas o violen la confianza, integridad y estándares profesionales que se esperan de cada miembro de nuestra comunidad universitaria.

“Aunque el informe del Miami Herald identifica a la persona como empleado de Miami Dade College, la persona ya no trabaja para la institución. Hace varias semanas, inmediatamente después de enterarnos de este asunto, Miami Dade College tomó medidas rápidas y decisivas y despidió a la persona.

“Las acusaciones son profundamente perturbadoras y totalmente incompatibles con los valores y estándares de nuestra institución. La seguridad y el bienestar de nuestros estudiantes, empleados y visitantes son primordiales.

“Miami Dade College mantiene firme su compromiso de mantener un entorno seguro, respetuoso y protegido. Tenemos tolerancia cero ante conductas de esta naturaleza y continuaremos actuando de manera inmediata y decisiva cuando una conducta viole los estándares y la confianza de nuestra comunidad universitaria”.

— Miami Dade College

UNESCO, the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, said the continued exclusion of women and girls from education amounted to a grave violation of their fundamental rights.

“Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally banned from secondary and higher education,” Hoda Jaberian, UNESCO’s program coordinator for education in emergencies, said in a news conference by video. “Five years is not a temporary interruption in a child’s education. It is clearly almost an entire secondary school cycle.”

Jaberian said: “UNESCO continues to call for the immediate and unconditional restoration of girls and women's right to secondary and higher education. It is not negotiable. It’s a basic human right and we reiterate that there is no substitute for this.”

The Taliban seized power on Aug. 15, 2021, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country after two decades of war.

Shortly after, it barred girls from secondary schools and later extended the restrictions to higher education, employment and other sectors, effectively excluding women and girls from public life.

The Taliban has maintained the ban despite appeals from the United Nations, humanitarian groups, human‑rights advocates, and several Islamic countries, insisting the issue is a domestic matter.

Jaberian said the restrictions are reversing two decades of progress that Afghanistan had made in education. While access to schooling for girls was severely limited in 2001, by 2021 nearly 1 million girls were enrolled in secondary education.

“Afghanistan had made really major progress in expanding girls’ access to education,” Jaberian said. “But unfortunately, much of that progress now has been completely reversed.”

UNESCO has been supporting education in Afghanistan by running community-based education, literacy and skills development programs.

The skills development and literacy classes take place in community spaces, often inside the homes of the literacy facilitators — with the knowledge of the authorities, the agency said. It said there were more than 1,000 literacy facilitators, most of them trained by UNESCO and its partners.

“While the restriction remains, we cannot abandon Afghan learners,” Jaberian said. “UNESCO work with communities and our partners from the communities to preserve every possible pathway to learning.”

El alcalde de Hialeah anunció el martes que cerraría temporalmente las piscinas públicas de la ciudad y mantendría cerrado un parque acuático.

El alcalde Bryan Calvo dijo que quiere que un experto realice una “revisión integral e independiente” de las condiciones de las instalaciones y las operaciones acuáticas de la ciudad.

“Cuando llegó a mi atención información que generó preguntas adicionales sobre nuestras operaciones acuáticas, tomé la decisión de actuar de inmediato”, dijo Calvo, de 28 años, en un comunicado publicado el martes.

Antes de reabrir, Calvo planea corregir los hallazgos de la revisión y realizar renovaciones, según el comunicado de la ciudad.

“El estado de muchas de las instalaciones acuáticas y parques de Hialeah refleja años de mantenimiento diferido y abandono que esta administración ahora está enfrentando de frente”, dijo Calvo, y agregó que pidió a la comisión “ayudarnos a conseguir $5 millones USD para renovar y modernizar estas instalaciones”.

Esta es la lista de las piscinas de la ciudad:

• Babcock Pool, en 430 East Seventh St.
• Bright Pool, en 760 East 35 St.
• Bucky Dent Water Park, en 2240 West 60 St.
• McDonald Water Park, en 7505 West 12 Ave.
• Milander Aquatic Center, en 4820 Palm Ave.
• Reid Pool, en 2245 West Seventh Court.
• Walker Pool, en 880 West 29 St.

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The South Dade Pet Adoption and Protection Center will be the county’s second permanent animal shelter. The facility is intended to serve residents in the southern portion of the county and reduce the need to rely on an overflow shelter in Medley.

“The needs have exploded, but the infrastructure in many ways, including pet shelters, has lagged behind,” Homestead Mayor Steve Losner said.

Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, whose District 8 includes much of South Dade, said the new facility is needed as the region continues to deal with a large number of animals in need of homes.

“If you live in South Dade, you know how desperately we need this,” Cohen Higgins said. “We have a lot of animals in this area that need homes.”

Miami-Dade Animal Services Director Annette Jose said the county’s existing shelter capacity has not been sufficient to meet demand.

“The community spoke up and our mayor listened,” she said.

The new center is also expected to address concerns about animal dumping, particularly in rural areas of South Dade.

“This will help a lot in this area where there is a real problem of dumping,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.

The facility will have the capacity to house up to 200 dogs and 100 cats.

Animal rescue advocates welcomed the project, saying additional shelter capacity could help the county respond to its ongoing animal welfare challenges.

“This thing is huge for the county, for the animal welfare crisis, for the people in this county,” said Barbara St. Aubin of This Is the Dog Rescue.

The project is expected to cost $25 million and cover about 30,000 square feet on five acres.

About $11 million of the build-out is being funded by developers as part of a land swap involving the county’s Medley property. The Medley property is expected to be redeveloped as workforce housing.

County officials say the new southwest Miami-Dade facility will expand access to animal services while providing additional space for animals awaiting adoption and veterinary care.

El South Dade Pet Adoption and Protection Center será el segundo refugio permanente de animales del condado. La instalación está destinada a atender a los residentes de la zona sur del condado y reducir la necesidad de depender de un refugio de desbordamiento en Medley.

“Las necesidades han aumentado enormemente, pero la infraestructura, incluidos los refugios para mascotas, en muchos sentidos se ha quedado atrás”, dijo el alcalde de Homestead, Steve Losner.

La comisionada de Miami-Dade Danielle Cohen Higgins, cuyo Distrito 8 incluye gran parte del sur de Miami-Dade, dijo que la nueva instalación es necesaria mientras la región continúa lidiando con una gran cantidad de animales que necesitan hogares.

“Si vive en el sur de Miami-Dade, sabe lo desesperadamente que necesitamos esto”, dijo Cohen Higgins. “Tenemos muchos animales en esta área que necesitan hogares”.

La directora de Servicios para Animales de Miami-Dade, Annette Jose, dijo que la capacidad actual de refugios del condado no ha sido suficiente para satisfacer la demanda.

“La comunidad habló y nuestro alcalde escuchó”, dijo.

También se espera que el nuevo centro atienda las preocupaciones sobre el abandono de animales, particularmente en las zonas rurales del sur de Miami-Dade.

“Esto ayudará mucho en esta área donde existe un verdadero problema de abandono”, dijo la alcaldesa de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava.

La instalación tendrá capacidad para albergar hasta 200 perros y 100 gatos.

Defensores del rescate de animales recibieron con beneplácito el proyecto y dijeron que una mayor capacidad de refugios podría ayudar al condado a responder a sus continuos desafíos relacionados con el bienestar animal.

“Esto es enorme para el condado, para la crisis de bienestar animal, para las personas de este condado”, dijo Barbara St. Aubin, de This Is the Dog Rescue.

Se espera que el proyecto tenga un costo de $25 millones USD y cubra aproximadamente 30,000 pies cuadrados en cinco acres.

Alrededor de $11 millones USD de la construcción serán financiados por desarrolladores como parte de un intercambio de terrenos que involucra la propiedad del condado en Medley. Se espera que la propiedad de Medley sea remodelada para viviendas para trabajadores.

Funcionarios del condado dijeron que la nueva instalación en el suroeste de Miami-Dade ampliará el acceso a los servicios para animales y proporcionará espacio adicional para animales que esperan ser adoptados y recibir atención veterinaria.

Pineda included Miami-Dade County-based nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission in her list of drop-off locations for donations.

“We continue working to respond to this tragedy, coordinating with emergency agencies to assist those who need it most,” Pineda told reporters.

In Doral, GEM was collecting camping gear, hygiene supplies, and first-aid kits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1850 NW 84 Ave.

The “collection points” are meant to help “deliver humanitarian aid to the affected families,” Pineda said in Spanish.

Pineda and the Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce also asked the public for donations to the Fundación Colombia Luz y Sonrisas through deposits at Banco de Bogotá account 125128462 at NIT: 9020850963.

Related story: Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

La arquidiócesis dice que continúa registrando un aumento en la matrícula en sus 65 escuelas católicas de los condados Miami-Dade, Broward y Monroe.

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Para satisfacer la creciente demanda de educación católica y acomodar a la mayor población estudiantil, las escuelas están ampliando los espacios de las aulas, renovando instalaciones y agregando programas académicos.

En St. Theresa Catholic School en Coral Gables, los estudiantes comienzan el año con nuevas aulas de STEM destinadas a ampliar las oportunidades en ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas.

La escuela también se prepara para una importante ampliación a finales de este año.

Se espera que St. Theresa inicie la construcción de un nuevo centro de usos múltiples, que será el primer edificio nuevo construido en el campus en más de 70 años.

La nueva instalación contará con espacios dedicados para aulas de arte y música, un gimnasio y un escenario para artes escénicas.

“No hemos tenido un edificio nuevo desde 1958, así que construir un nuevo edificio en este campus es todo un logro”, dijo el padre Manny Alvarez. “Ha sido todo un logro llegar hasta aquí, pero estamos muy agradecidos con Coral Gables por ayudarnos a conseguirlo y solo tenemos que cruzar esa línea de meta para poder poner la pala en el suelo”.

Alvarez dijo que espera iniciar la construcción de ese nuevo centro de usos múltiples este otoño.

En cuanto a los estudiantes, le dijeron a Local 10 que lo que más les entusiasma es tener un nuevo proveedor que prepare sus almuerzos escolares.

Los proyectos en St. Theresa forman parte de inversiones y ampliaciones más amplias que se llevan a cabo en toda la Arquidiócesis de Miami mientras sus escuelas trabajan para satisfacer el aumento de la matrícula y la demanda.

“Widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment" of both Ukrainian civilian detainees and prisoners of war by Russia are continuing, including sexual violence, said Claudia Fuentes Julio, the U.N. assistant secretary-general for human rights.

She spoke at an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council called by Latvia and the United Kingdom on Monday to spotlight the plight of civilians and soldiers taken during the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022. The council, which counts Russia as a permanent member, heard the accounts as both Russia and Ukraine have escalated attacks in the four-year conflict.

Since the invasion, Julio said, U.N. human rights staff have interviewed 910 Ukrainian prisoners of war and 403 civilian detainees following their release. The U.N. has not been able to visit detention facilities in Russia, and its estimated figure of those held does not break down how many are adults or children.

More than 95% of the Ukrainian prisoners of war and 85% of the civilian detainees reported being tortured or ill-treated, often repeatedly, the U.N. official said. They also reported sexual attacks and inhumane conditions, including food deprivation and inadequate medical services.

The Geneva-based human rights office “has documented the execution of 129 Ukrainian prisoners of war at the beginning of their captivity, and the deaths of 48 Ukrainian prisoners of war in custody, resulting from torture, denial of medical care, or other inhumane conditions of detention,” Julio said.

Former detainees share their accounts with the United Nations

The U.N. Security Council also heard emotionally wrenching accounts from Crimean Tatar human rights activist Leniie Umerova, who called herself a “political prisoner” of the Russians for almost two years, and Khuan Leyva Garsiya, a Ukrainian soldier who was among the hundreds that held out for months at the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged city of Mariupol before turning themselves over to the Russians in May 2022.

Garsiya, who was born in Mariupol to a Ukrainian mother and Cuban father, spent 1,183 days as a POW. He said he weighed 55 kilograms (120 pounds) when he was freed, pulling out a picture of his emaciated body to show the council.

He said he was tortured, beaten harder and humiliated more than other prisoners because the Russians suspected that he was a foreign mercenary due to his Cuban ancestry or an American spy because he went to college in the United States.

“Russians were outraged that someone with a connection to Cuba, whom they consider an ally, would fight against their occupation army,” said Garsiya, who is still in the Ukrainian military.

He said the Russians tried to break the prisoners mentally and force them to confess to falsified crimes through tortures including freezing, beatings, electrocution and sexual abuse, he said.

“Two of my friends were beaten to death in detention centers in the Donetsk region,” Garsiya said. “Two of my friends died because of the conditions they were put in in Russian prisons and were returned in plastic bags to the homeland.”

For Umerova, her captivity began when she tried to enter Russia from Georgia to visit her seriously ill father in Crimea, which is part of Ukraine but has been occupied by Russia since 2014.

She said she was placed in detention on “fabricated charges.” But unlike many others, she was able to contact an attorney. In the third month, she said, her attorney obtained her release through a court order.

“But as soon as the prison gates opened, a bag was put over my head and I was taken away again.” In six months, she said she was moved to seven different facilities, calling it “a carousel of repression.”

What happened to her, Umerova said, is part of a system Russia uses to unlawfully detain, isolate, torture and fabricate charges against civilians. She named half a dozen women in Russian prisons today and said at least 84 women have faced criminal prosecution.

U.N. also said Russian detainees reported abuses

U.N. human rights experts also interviewed 816 Russians and 57 third-country national prisoners of war from over 45 countries who were members of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, said Julio, the assistant secretary-general.

About half reported torture or ill-treatment, primarily during the initial stages of captivity and interrogation by Ukrainians, she said. But U.N. monitors reported that once they arrived in Ukrainian detention facilities, “the conditions generally comply with international humanitarian law and have improved since 2022.”

Russia’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Maria Zabolotskaya told the council the Russian armed forces are complying with international humanitarian law, which includes the treatment of prisoners. She claimed Russian prisoners in Ukraine faced “torture and degradation, and moral and physical abuse.”

She called the Security Council meeting part of “a disinformation campaign against Russia,” funded by NATO countries involved in the Ukraine conflict. The aim, she said, "is to derail efforts towards a peace settlement and to justify strikes on the territory of Russia and against civilians.”

Ukraine’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Volodymyr Pavlichenko said he was struck that during Monday’s meeting, Russia was not ready to discuss the return of POWs — “including their POWs” — and all civilian detainees including abducted children.

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The archdiocese says it continues to see increased enrollment across its 65 Catholic schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.

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To meet the growing demand for Catholic education and accommodate the larger student population, schools are expanding classroom space, renovating facilities and adding academic programs.

At St. Theresa Catholic School in Coral Gables, students are starting the year with new STEM classrooms aimed at expanding opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The school is also preparing for a major expansion later this year.

St. Theresa is expected to break ground on a new multipurpose center, which will be the first new building constructed on the campus in more than 70 years.

The new facility will provide dedicated spaces for art and music classrooms, a gymnasium and a performing arts stage.

“We haven’t had a new building since 1958, so putting a new building on this campus is quite the feat,” Father Manny Alvarez said. “It’s been quite the feat to get us there, but we’re just so thankful for Coral Gables helping us out to get us there and we just gotta get over that finish line to be able to put the shovel in the ground.”

Alvarez said he hopes to break ground on that new multipurpose center this fall.

As for students, they told Local 10 they are most excited about having a new caterer prepare their school lunches.

The projects at St. Theresa are part of broader investments and expansions underway across the Archdiocese of Miami as its schools work to accommodate increased enrollment and demand.

Melissa Redway es una ex maestra de Westminster Academy, la escuela privada de la iglesia ubicada en 5601 North Federal Highway, según la policía.

“Después de sufrir una presunta lesión cerebral y no poder cumplir con sus funciones docentes, fue despedida”, escribió un agente de policía, según el informe de arresto.

Redway, de Coconut Creek, también es una ex miembro del coro de la Iglesia Presbiteriana Coral Ridge, ubicada en 5555 North Federal Highway, según la policía.

“Durante su ausencia y con el cambio de personal, perdió su puesto. Redway no tomó bien la noticia e intentó reincorporarse al coro de la iglesia”, escribió un agente de policía, según el informe.

Un líder de la iglesia informó que Redway utilizó Gmail para enviar un correo electrónico amenazante alrededor de las 11 a.m. del 8 de febrero que generó preocupación por la seguridad de un concierto programado para el 20 de febrero en la iglesia, según el informe.

Los registros judiciales muestran que el director ejecutivo de la iglesia había acusado a Redway de violencia relacionada con acoso después del servicio del 19 de febrero, y el caso fue cerrado. Un juez emitió una orden de arresto el 20 de abril por la presunta amenaza.

Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward arrestaron a Redway el lunes y el martes permanecía detenida en el North Broward Bureau, según los registros de reclusos.

Redway enfrentaba cargos de amenazar con lanzar, proyectar, colocar o detonar un artefacto destructivo, un delito grave de segundo grado, y de escribir y enviar una amenaza de matar o herir a alguien, también un delito grave de segundo grado. Su fianza era de $7,500 USD.

The new class also includes Shawn Camp and Lee Thomas Miller, both elected in the contemporary songwriter category, and Bruce Channel as the veteran songwriter. They will be formally inducted during the 56th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala later this year.

Swift, the 14-time Grammy Award winning artist, is elected in the contemporary songwriter/artist category. She's known for writing many of her own hits since launching her career in Nashville as a preteen. Those include her country singles “Teardrops On My Guitar” and “Love Story,” as well as her blockbuster pop hits “Blank Space,” “Anti-Hero,” and “Cruel Summer.” She became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June.

Lovett is elected in the veteran songwriter/artist category. He started his career in the folk scene before finding success for his clever lyricism and innovative country-Americana songs like “She's No Lady,” “Cowboy Man,” “Give Back My Heart,” “Why I Don’t Know,” “God Will” and more.

Camp began as a fiddle player for Shelby Lynne, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood and others in the ’80s before becoming a hit songwriter. His credits include Garth Brooks’ “Two Piña Coladas,” Brooks & Dunn's “How Long Gone” and Willie Nelson’s “A Beautiful Time.”

Miller's hits include Terri Clark's “I Just Wanna Be Mad,” Trace Adkins' “You're Gonna Miss This,” Tim McGraw's “Nothin' To Die For” and “Southern Girl,” Chris Stapleton's “Whiskey And You” and many songs for Brad Paisley, including “The World.”

Texas talent Channel is perhaps best known for “Hey! Baby!” written in 1959 and recorded by José Feliciano, Ringo Starr, Conway Twitty, Anne Murray and DJ Ötzi; it may be most recognizable for its prominent placement in the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing.”

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame executive director Mark Ford made the announcement inside Belmont University’s R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center.

“This is always one of the most anticipated days on our calendar — the annual reveal of our incoming class,” Ford said in a statement. “We’re excited to once again add new names to a legendary list that began more than a half century ago.”

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According to BSO, Kendrick Wallace is accused of stealing bottles of alcohol from several ABC Fine Wine & Spirits stores at least eight times during June and July.

Investigators said the thefts followed a simple pattern: The suspects would enter a liquor store, grab bottles of alcohol and walk out without paying.

Detectives said Wallace did not always act alone. BSO released surveillance video Tuesday from several of the thefts in hopes that the public can help identify two additional suspects seen with him.

Following an investigation, detectives identified Wallace as a suspect and arrested him July 30. He was booked into BSO’s Main Jail.

Wallace now faces several charges, including multiple retail thefts within a specified period and second-degree petit theft, according to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators believe Wallace and the other individuals may have targeted additional liquor stores elsewhere in Broward County.

BSO is asking other businesses that believe they may have been victims to come forward.

Anyone who recognizes either of the two additional people seen in the surveillance video or has information about the thefts is asked to contact BSO Oakland Park District Detective A. Tubbergen at 954-202-3121 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), through BrowardCrimeStoppers.org or by dialing **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.

Un hombre de 33 años fue arrestado en relación con una serie de robos de licor en Oakland Park, y detectives de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward ahora buscan a otras dos personas que se cree estuvieron involucradas.

Según la BSO, Kendrick Wallace es acusado de robar botellas de alcohol de varias tiendas ABC Fine Wine & Spirits al menos ocho veces durante junio y julio.

Los investigadores dijeron que los robos seguían un patrón sencillo: los sospechosos entraban a una tienda de licores, tomaban botellas de alcohol y salían sin pagar.

Los detectives dijeron que Wallace no siempre actuaba solo. La BSO publicó el martes videos de vigilancia de varios de los robos con la esperanza de que el público pueda ayudar a identificar a otros dos sospechosos que aparecen con él.

Tras una investigación, los detectives identificaron a Wallace como sospechoso y lo arrestaron el 30 de julio. Fue ingresado en la cárcel principal de la BSO.

Wallace ahora enfrenta varios cargos, incluidos múltiples robos en tiendas dentro de un período específico y hurto menor en segundo grado, según la oficina del sheriff.

Los investigadores creen que Wallace y las otras personas pudieron haber atacado otras tiendas de licores en distintas partes del condado Broward.

La BSO está pidiendo a otros negocios que crean que pudieron haber sido víctimas que se presenten.

Cualquier persona que reconozca a alguna de las otras dos personas que aparecen en el video de vigilancia o que tenga información sobre los robos debe comunicarse con el detective A. Tubbergen, del distrito de Oakland Park de la BSO, al 954-202-3121 o enviar una pista a través de la aplicación SaferWatch.

Las pistas anónimas pueden enviarse a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-TIPS (8477), a través de BrowardCrimeStoppers.org o marcando **TIPS (8477) desde cualquier teléfono celular en Estados Unidos.

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Melissa Redway is a former teacher at Westminster Academy, the church’s private school at 5601 North Federal Highway, according to police.

“After sustaining an alleged brain injury, and not able to conduct her teaching duties, she was laid off,” a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

Redway, of Coconut Creek, is also a former member of the choir at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church at 5555 North Federal Highway, according to police.

“During her time away and changing personnel, she lost her position. Redway did not accept the news well and attempted to rejoin the church choir,” a police officer wrote, according to the report.

A leader at the church reported Redway used Gmail to send a threatening e-mail at about 11 a.m. on Feb. 8 that raised concerns about the safety of a concert on Feb. 20 at the church, according to the report.

Court records show the church’s executive director had accused Redway of stalking violence after service on Feb. 19, and the case closed. A judge issued an arrest warrant on April 20 over the alleged threat.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Redway on Monday, and corrections held her on Tuesday at the North Broward Bureau, according to inmate records.

Redway faced charges of threatening to throw, project, place, or discharge a destructive device, a second-degree felony, and writing and sending a threat to kill or injure someone, also a second-degree felony. Her bond was $7,500.

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

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El incendio provocó la muerte de una mujer de 80 años y avanzó en dirección a Summerland, una comunidad de unos 12.000 habitantes situada a unos 300 kilómetros (185 millas) al este de Vancouver.

Hugh Murdoch, del Servicio de Incendios Forestales de Columbia Británica, señaló que los equipos enfrentan una “tarea monumental” en un terreno escarpado y con condiciones de calor, con brasas encendidas que provocan nuevos incendios más allá del perímetro principal y limitan las oportunidades de los bomberos para atacar el fuego de manera directa.

La Real Policía Montada de Canadá abrió una investigación penal sobre la causa del incendio, que se declaró el viernes. El incendio ha destruido numerosas viviendas, pero las autoridades explicaron que las condiciones peligrosas han impedido que los equipos completen las evaluaciones de daños.

El alcalde de Summerland, Doug Holmes, advirtió el lunes que los residentes no deberían esperar regresar a casa pronto.

“Tenemos que prepararnos para lo que hay allí o para lo que no hay”, dijo Holmes con la voz quebrada en una sesión informativa. “Va a ser duro. Va a ser realmente duro. Todos conocemos a personas que han perdido sus casas. Y esas personas necesitan nuestra ayuda”.

Residentes evacuados relatan sus experiencias

Lucille y Gordon Beach, de Summerland, estaban en Vancouver para la boda de una nieta el fin de semana cuando se enteraron de que el incendio había comenzado. “No nos sentíamos con un ánimo muy festivo”, dijo Lucille Beach el martes.

La pareja, que por ahora se aloja en West Kelowna con su perro, no ha visto su casa desde que se fue el viernes, pero creían que estaba bien. Les tomó unos días adaptarse a la realidad de lo que estaba sucediendo, dijo Lucille Beach.

Carmen Bodzasy evacuó de Summerland, adonde ella y su esposo se mudaron recientemente. Tuvo que arreglárselas para viajar por carreteras desconocidas mientras él estaba fuera por trabajo.

Antes de irse, “lloré a mares por un minuto, y pensé, ¿sabes qué?, si tuviera que empezar de nuevo, ¿qué me llevaría conmigo?” Se llevó fotos de la boda de sus padres, de las familias de sus hijos y de ella y su esposo. “Pensé que, si no tenía paredes a las que volver a casa, al menos tengo recuerdos para colgar en una nueva”, afirmó.

El martes, mientras sostenía a su perrito, no estaba segura del estado de su casa, pero dijo que, pase lo que pase, tiene la intención de quedarse en Summerland, un lugar donde la gente saluda con la mano a los automovilistas que pasan y se detiene para preguntar cómo estás.

“Haré todo lo que pueda para ayudar a ese pueblo a reconstruirse porque allí todo el mundo es muy amable”, dijo.

Otros incendios arden en Columbia Británica y el oeste de Estados Unidos

Unos 100 incendios forestales ardían en toda Columbia Británica, aproximadamente la mitad de ellos fuera de control. El Servicio de Incendios Forestales de Columbia Británica también advirtió de un alto riesgo de nuevos incendios provocados por rayos en las regiones Interior y Okanagan de la provincia.

En Estados Unidos, los bomberos de California combatían el martes un incendio que ha quemado aproximadamente 8 kilómetros cuadrados (3 millas cuadradas) en la región de Big Sur, en la escarpada costa central del estado. Varios parques estatales de la zona han cerrado y se han emitido órdenes de evacuación, incluso para un tramo de aproximadamente 11 kilómetros (7 millas) de la autopista 1, la emblemática ruta costera del estado. La autopista estaba abierta hasta la mañana del martes, dijo el portavoz de la Patrulla de Caminos de California, Ryan Moore.

El incendio Timber se ha mantenido al este de la autopista, indicaron las autoridades.

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Gillies informó desde Toronto. La periodista de The Associated Press Claire Rush contribuyó desde Portland, Oregon.

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

La policía detuvo a Maykel Mulet Sanchez, de 28 años, en su casa en el vecindario Grapeland Heights el lunes.

Según un informe de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Miami, el choque ocurrió poco después de las 5:45 p.m. del 18 de abril en la cuadra 6000 de West Flagler Street, en el vecindario Flagami de la ciudad.

La policía dijo que los datos del vehículo mostraron que Mulet conducía a 83 mph un segundo antes de chocar contra el otro conductor, quien estaba girando a la derecha desde Northwest 60th Avenue.

El informe del MPD indica que Mulet chocó contra el otro conductor, cuya identidad no fue revelada, en ángulo, después de haber “intentado una maniobra evasiva girando hacia la izquierda”.

La policía dijo que Mulet condujo “hacia la acera, atravesó unos arbustos y finalmente chocó contra la pared de un complejo de apartamentos”.

Los paramédicos llevaron al otro conductor al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital, donde fue declarado muerto. También llevaron a Mulet al mismo hospital con una posible fractura de mandíbula y notaron que olía a alcohol, según el informe.

Los resultados de una prueba toxicológica recibidos en mayo mostraron que su nivel de alcohol en la sangre era de 0.11%, por encima del límite legal, y que tenía marihuana en su organismo, indica el informe.

Las autoridades dijeron que después de ser detenido el lunes, Mulet invocó su derecho a permanecer en silencio.

Hasta la mañana del martes, Mulet permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $20,000 USD. Si paga la fianza, permanecerá bajo arresto domiciliario.

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The next name on the list is Cristobal.

The system, which we first discussed in this newsletter almost 2 weeks ago, now has a high chance of development, most likely from Thursday into the weekend as it tracks west-northwestward in the general direction of the easternmost Caribbean islands.

Models are split on whether the system stays weak and tracks into the Caribbean or over parts of the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Sunday into Monday, or manages to thread a needle, curving north of the islands into the open central Atlantic while strengthening into early next week.

The majority of model solutions favor the weaker and southern track for now (near or through the easternmost Caribbean islands late this weekend into early next week), and given the blistering firehose of wind shear over the Caribbean, it’s unlikely the system would survive much into next week if it did develop.

Still, interests in the easternmost Caribbean – mainly from Martinique and Dominica northward to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico – should keep tabs on the forecast this week, primarily for locally heavy rains the system could bring.

While we don’t have intensity-specific guidance just yet on the system, none of our global models suggests a risk of significant strengthening this week and, if anything, this one has an uphill climb to becoming and staying a tropical system.

Interestingly, Google DeepMind – the best-in-class, AI-based modeling system that first sniffed this one out a few weeks ago – has backed off noticeably on development odds, with the latest run suggesting only 20% to 30% odds of the system clearing the formation hurdle east of the islands this week.

Needless to say, this isn’t a mainland U.S. concern, and there are plenty impediments that should knock it down if it even makes it past the islands in one piece.

Keeping an eye on the Hawaiian Islands for the weekend

A disturbance about 1,000 miles southeast of the Hawaiian Islands over the central Pacific – designated Invest 93C by the National Hurricane Center – is expected to develop into a named storm in the coming days and head toward the island chain for the weekend.

The first name of the Central Pacific hurricane season is Lala.

Models suggest Lala could be a strong tropical storm or even borderline hurricane as it approaches Hawai’i late Saturday into Sunday local time, with the possibility of it affecting multiple islands.

It doesn’t take as strong of a windstorm to cause problems across the state as it does back here on the mainland, so residents and visitors will want to closely monitor the forecasts in the days ahead.

Most of the now-recalled cars were sold in the U.S. — where more than 508,000 model year 2025-2026 Camry Hybrids are affected.

According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these vehicles are equipped with a 7-inch (17.8 centimeters) display combination meter that can become blank at startup. And beyond turn signals and hazard lights, certain warnings like seat belt reminders and “key left in ignition” buzzers may also not function as a result.

These display failures increase crash risks — both for drivers who may not be able to see telltale indicators and “the ability of other road users to recognize the driver’s intent to change direction or indicate a vehicle hazard,” the NHTSA warns.

Texas-based Toyota Motor North America — a subsidiary of the larger Japanese automaker — says it will notify all known owners of the affected Camrys to bring their vehicles into a certified dealer. To remedy the issue, those dealers will later provide a software update free of charge.

Owner letters are set to be mailed starting Sept. 21 in the U.S., and Toyota expects to complete those notifications by early October. In the meantime, customers can check the NHTSA's and Toyota's online recall lookups to see if their car is affected.

Toyota confirmed to The Associated Press via email Tuesday that its recall affects markets in North America, the Middle East, Asia and some countries in other regions. The company said the 655,000 vehicles impacted globally were produced between December 2023 and July 2026 — across three plants located in the U.S., Japan and Thailand.

For more information, customers can visit Toyota's website or contact customer support at 1-800-331-4331.

El próximo nombre en la lista es Cristóbal.

El sistema, del que hablamos por primera vez en este boletín hace casi dos semanas, ahora tiene una alta probabilidad de desarrollo, probablemente de jueves al fin de semana, mientras avanza hacia el oeste-noroeste en dirección general a las islas más orientales del Caribe.

Los modelos están divididos sobre si el sistema se mantiene débil y avanza hacia el Caribe o sobre partes de las Antillas Menores, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes entre el domingo y el lunes, o si logra pasar entre las islas, desviándose hacia el norte de estas y entrando al Atlántico central abierto mientras se fortalece a principios de la próxima semana.

La mayoría de los modelos favorece por ahora la trayectoria más débil y hacia el sur, cerca de las islas más orientales del Caribe o a través de ellas entre finales de este fin de semana y principios de la próxima semana, y dada la intensa cizalladura del viento sobre el Caribe, es poco probable que el sistema sobreviva mucho durante la próxima semana si llegara a desarrollarse.

Aun así, los intereses en el Caribe oriental, principalmente desde Martinica y Dominica hacia el norte hasta las Islas Vírgenes y Puerto Rico, deben mantenerse atentos al pronóstico esta semana, principalmente por las fuertes lluvias locales que podría traer el sistema.

Aunque todavía no contamos con pronósticos específicos de intensidad para el sistema, ninguno de nuestros modelos globales sugiere un riesgo de fortalecimiento significativo esta semana y, si acaso, este sistema tendrá dificultades para convertirse en un sistema tropical y mantenerse como tal.

Curiosamente, Google DeepMind, el sistema de modelado basado en inteligencia artificial líder en su categoría que detectó por primera vez este sistema hace unas semanas, ha reducido notablemente las probabilidades de desarrollo, con la ejecución más reciente sugiriendo solo entre un 20% y un 30% de probabilidades de que el sistema supere el umbral de formación al este de las islas esta semana.

No hace falta decir que esto no representa una preocupación para el territorio continental de Estados Unidos y hay numerosos obstáculos que deberían debilitarlo si siquiera logra atravesar las islas intacto.

Hay que mantener la mirada puesta en las islas de Hawái durante el fin de semana

Se espera que una perturbación ubicada a unas 1,000 millas al sureste de las islas de Hawái, sobre el Pacífico central, designada como Invest 93C por el Centro Nacional de Huracanes, se convierta en una tormenta con nombre en los próximos días y se dirija hacia la cadena de islas durante el fin de semana.

El primer nombre de la temporada de huracanes del Pacífico central es Lala.

Los modelos sugieren que Lala podría ser una tormenta tropical fuerte o incluso un huracán en el límite mientras se aproxima a Hawái entre el sábado por la noche y el domingo, hora local, con la posibilidad de que afecte a varias islas.

No se necesita una tormenta con vientos tan fuertes para causar problemas en todo el estado como en el territorio continental, por lo que residentes y visitantes querrán monitorear de cerca los pronósticos durante los próximos días.

Robert Gilman, a 32-year-old Massachusetts teacher and former Marine, was freed after President Donald Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about his release, which Trump said was “very much on a Humanitarian Basis.”

“We appreciate this decision, and the fact that Russia asked for no one in return — No exchange took place,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.

Arrests of Americans have become increasingly common in Russia in recent years. Concern has risen that Russia could be targeting U.S. nationals to use later as bargaining chips in talks to bring back Russians convicted of crimes in the U.S. and Europe. Five other Americans remain imprisoned in Russia with deteriorating medical issues, according to a news release from Global Reach, a group that’s been working to free them.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted a photo on social media of a gaunt-looking Gilman draped in an American flag and surrounded by his family aboard an airplane.

“While we appreciate this positive step, we are still seeking the immediate return of all other unjustly detained Americans,” Rubio stated.

Gilman will arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland outside of Washington on Tuesday evening, Trump said in his post.

“I just spoke to him, and he had one request — A GREAT cheeseburger when he lands,” Trump wrote. “I will take care of that!”

Gilman is bound for a military hospital in Texas, where he will be medically and psychologically assessed and treated, Eric ‌Lebson, chief strategy officer of Global Reach, said in a statement.

Gilman had his prison sentence extended three times

Gilman was detained in 2022 on charges of beating a police officer after being taken off a train for causing a disturbance. He was convicted and handed a 3.5-year sentence.

He later was convicted of attacking a prison inspector during a cell check, beating an investigator and assaulting a guard. In October 2024, he was sentenced to eight years and one month. His sentence was extended in December to 10 years after he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards.

Russian media reported that he pleaded guilty to the charges and apologized to the guards he was charged with assaulting. The business daily Kommersant said he explained his actions by saying he wanted to stay in the prison where he was serving his sentence and avoid being moved to another penitentiary.

Gilman’s father has disputed the charges against his son, while the State Department has said the U.S. determined that Gilman was wrongfully detained,

Gilman's sister, Lexie Hudson, credited Trump and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts with bringing about his release.

“There is no other reason that Robert is alive today other than that President Trump heard about the case and took action,” said Hudson, who thanked Markey “for leading our advocacy efforts in Congress.”

“The Russians treated my brother so badly," Hudson said. "They hurt him for no reason, other than that he was both an American and a Marine. What did they get out of this? Why did they do this to such a wonderful person?”

Russian officials did not immediately comment on Gilman's release. Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service did not respond to a request for comment on his health deteriorating behind bars.

Gilman was hospitalized before his release

Gilman’s lawyer Irina Brazhnikova told the Russian news agency Interfax on Friday that Gilman was in a psychiatric ward of a civilian hospital, where he’s been since early July.

He was there “due to a psychiatric condition,” and according to doctors, his condition has worsened, but neither his defense lawyers, nor his family were allowed to visit, she said.

Before Gilman was flown out of Russia, he had been in “a dissociative stupor” for 47 days due to the abuse he had suffered in prison, according to Lebson. After Gilman was moved to the hospital, he was hooked up to a feeding tube and handcuffed to a bed.

Hospital reports conveyed Gilman’s condition “as dire and life-threatening,” pushing the U.S. government into action and leading to his release, Lebson said.

Markey had called on Russia and the U.S. to work together to get Gilman released. He was among at least eight Americans who remained in Russian custody after a series of high-profile prisoner exchanges with the U.S. in recent years.

Markey blamed Russia for Gilman's poor health, saying his return to the U.S. was long overdue.

“It is a tragedy that it took Robert’s near-death condition for his case to receive the attention that it required for his release to be negotiated," Markey said. "Throughout his detention, Robert was subjected to physical torture, forced medication, and provocations by Russian authorities. There is no doubt that his treatment by Russian authorities is the reason Robert is in this precarious state today.”

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Police took Maykel Mulet Sanchez, 28, into custody at his home in the Grapeland Heights neighborhood on Monday.

According to an arrest report from the Miami Police Department, the crash happened just after 5:45 p.m. on April 18 in the 6000 block of West Flagler Street, in the city’s Flagami neighborhood.

Police said vehicle data showed Mulet was going 83 mph one second before he crashed into the other driver, who was making a right turn from Northwest 60th Avenue.

The MPD report states that Mulet hit the other driver, who wasn’t identified, at an angle, having “attempted an evasive maneuver by steering to the left.”

Police said Mulet drove “onto the sidewalk, through bushes and ultimately collided with the wall of an apartment complex.”

Medics took the other driver to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead. They also took Mulet to the same hospital with a possible fractured jaw and noticed he smelled of alcohol, according to the report.

Results of a toxicology test received in May showed his blood alcohol content was 0.11%, over the legal limit, and he had marijuana in his system, the report states.

Authorities said after being taken into custody on Monday, Mulet invoked his right to remain silent.

As of Tuesday morning, Mulet was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $20,000 bond. If he posts bond, he’ll be on house arrest.

The complaint — filed in the Southern District of New York — says that President Donald Trump's executive order last year targeting the Hague-based criminal court and the U.S. sanctions issued against a U.N. human rights expert and three Palestinian rights groups represent a “blatantly illegal attack on international justice and should be struck down," according to a press release.

The lawsuit is the latest example of organizations pushing back on what they call the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine international law and prevent efforts to combat impunity by governments around the world.

“The fact that so many leading human rights and humanitarian organizations have come together to challenge Trump’s unlawful executive order demonstrates the widespread harm it is causing across civil society groups dedicated to bringing those responsible for grave crimes to justice,” said Andrew Loewenstein of Foley Hoag LLP, the lead counsel representing the plaintiffs.

The groups assert that the financial and legal penalties against the ICC have forced them to “curtail a wide range of human rights and legal work in violation of their First and Fifth Amendment rights under the US Constitution and under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.”

Other organizations joining the lawsuit are the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Open Society Institute.

The U.S. and Israel are not among the ICC’s member states, and neither nation recognizes the court’s authority. A White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing litigation, dismissed the lawsuit Tuesday, saying that the ICC’s actions have infringed on the sovereignty and national security of the U.S. and its closest ally, Israel. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Efforts to retain the global tribunal's power come as the ICC faces enormous pressure, both internally and from its more than 120 member states. Among those sanctioned by the U.S. last year was Karim Khan, who was the ICC’s chief prosecutor until he was removed from the post last month, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, as detailed in stories by The Associated Press.

The Trump administration had issued those sanctions against Khan and a dozen other ICC staff in retaliation for warrants the court has issued for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the war in Gaza and investigations into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.

“The Trump administration seeks a get out of jail free card for whomever it chooses. And with this case, we say no,” Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch, said during a press conference Tuesday.

Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. was launching a “sweeping campaign to dismantle the threat posed by the International Criminal Court to U.S. sovereignty.”

In a video message, Rubio said the U.S. would pressure member states to withdraw from the institution, sanction organizations that work with the court and ban staff from traveling to the United States. Countries that “enjoy the benefits of the U.S. security umbrella” will be called upon to reject the court’s jurisdiction over U.S. citizens, he added.

Several countries, including U.S.-allied Venezuela, announced they would withdraw from the court shortly after Rubio's statements and Khan's removal.

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According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at about 12:15 p.m. Monday at the Walmart located at 14325 SW 268^th St.

Deputies said the victim claimed that he was taking a bathroom break when he noticed someone reaching over the stall with an iPhone that had an orange cover on it, taking pictures or video of him.

The victim said he exited the stall and confronted the suspect, Oscar Chamizo Martin, 28, who was the only person in the restroom area with him, authorities said.

Deputies said surveillance video shows the victim exiting the bathroom, visibly upset, as he called for his manager.

According to the report, Martin left the Walmart, but a deputy contacted his employer and he returned to the store, denying that he took any pictures or video of the victim.

Deputies said Martin claimed it was someone else who did it, however he was in possession of an iPhone with an orange cover as described by the victim.

After speaking with the deputy, Martin was arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

As of Tuesday morning, the Cuban national remained at TGK on a $2,500 bond for the video voyeurism charge and on an immigration hold.

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, el incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 12:15 p.m. del lunes en el Walmart ubicado en 14325 SW 268th St.

Los agentes dijeron que la víctima afirmó que estaba tomando un descanso para ir al baño cuando notó que alguien extendía un iPhone con una cubierta naranja por encima del cubículo y le tomaba fotos o videos.

La víctima dijo que salió del cubículo y confrontó al sospechoso, Oscar Chamizo Martin, de 28 años, quien, según las autoridades, era la única otra persona que se encontraba con él en el área del baño.

Los agentes dijeron que un video de vigilancia muestra a la víctima saliendo del baño, visiblemente alterada, mientras llamaba a su gerente.

Según el informe, Martin salió del Walmart, pero un agente se comunicó con su empleador y él regresó a la tienda, negando haber tomado fotos o videos de la víctima.

Los agentes dijeron que Martin afirmó que otra persona había sido responsable, pero él tenía en su poder un iPhone con una cubierta naranja, tal como la describió la víctima.

Después de hablar con el agente, Martin fue arrestado y trasladado al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Hasta la mañana del martes, el ciudadano cubano permanecía en TGK con una fianza de $2,500 USD por el cargo de voyeurismo mediante video y bajo una retención de inmigración.

Los casos abarcan desde los derechos territoriales indígenas, los recientes retrocesos en salvaguardas ambientales y proyectos de infraestructura. Pese a sus diferencias, comparten un mismo camino hasta el tribunal.

En los últimos años, un Congreso mayoritariamente conservador aprobó medidas que, según ambientalistas, vulneran derechos constitucionales. El presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, cuya administración ha impulsado una agenda más centrada en el medio ambiente, vetó total o parcialmente algunas medidas.

Pero los legisladores anularon esas objeciones, y las disputas finalmente llegaron al Supremo Tribunal Federal, que, para los defensores del medio ambiente, se ha convertido cada vez más en la última línea de defensa frente al debilitamiento de las protecciones ambientales en Brasil.

Los casos ilustran las limitaciones que enfrenta la administración de Lula. Pese a logros notables en la reducción de la deforestación y en orientar recursos para fomentar inversiones ecológicas, el gobierno a menudo ha tenido dificultades para contrarrestar a un Congreso conservador en el que los intereses del agronegocio ejercen una gran influencia.

“El gobierno es muy débil en el ámbito legislativo”, afirmó Suely Araújo, coordinadora de políticas del Observatorio del Clima, una red de organizaciones ambientalistas sin fines de lucro. “A menudo se opone a proyectos de ley antiambientales, pero le falta fuerza política para persuadir al Congreso de que vote con él”.

El agronegocio tiene un peso considerable en el Congreso

El gobierno de Lula no solo es minoría en el Congreso, sino que además tiene menos margen de negociación que gobiernos brasileños anteriores. En los últimos años, los legisladores han adquirido mayor control sobre el presupuesto federal, una herramienta clave de la negociación política.

El agronegocio, uno de los sectores económicos más poderosos de Brasil, también tiene mayoría en el Congreso y ha impulsado medidas que debilitan las protecciones ambientales. Como resultado, el Supremo Tribunal Federal ha surgido como un contrapeso al Congreso, ayudando a preservar partes de la agenda ambiental de Lula cuando los legisladores presionan en la dirección opuesta.

La oficina del jefe de gabinete de la Presidencia, que coordina las relaciones del gobierno con el Congreso, indicó en un comunicado a The Associated Press que no comentaría sobre casos pendientes ante el Supremo Tribunal Federal.

Brasil es el mayor productor mundial de soya y carne de res. Si bien la mayor parte de la carne de res brasileña se consume en el mercado interno, la mayor parte de la soya se exporta. De enero a julio de 2026, China, el mayor socio comercial de Brasil, compró el 50% de sus exportaciones de carne de res y el 70% de sus exportaciones de soya, según datos oficiales de comercio.

La expansión de la frontera agrícola de Brasil, en particular para la ganadería y la producción de soya, es la principal causa de deforestación del país, gran parte de ella en Amazonía.

El Frente Parlamentario Agropecuario no respondió a una solicitud de comentarios. Los grupos del agronegocio han sostenido durante mucho tiempo que se oponen a la deforestación ilegal y señalan el aumento de la productividad agrícola aun cuando ha disminuido la tala de bosques.

Proteger la selva tropical es crucial para enfrentar el cambio climático. Amazonía ayuda a regular el clima y los patrones de lluvia y almacena enormes cantidades de carbono que, si se liberaran, podrían acelerar aún más el calentamiento global.

Dar forma al futuro de las tierras indígenas

El viernes, el Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil comenzó a revisar recursos finales que buscan aclaraciones sobre un fallo de 2025 en el que se rechazó la tesis del “marco temporal”, una teoría jurídica respaldada por la bancada del agronegocio que restringiría las reclamaciones de tierras indígenas a los territorios que ocupaban o estaban en disputa legal cuando la Constitución entró en vigor el 5 de octubre de 1988.

Sus partidarios dicen que el límite aporta seguridad jurídica a los propietarios de tierras. Los grupos indígenas sostienen que ignora décadas de expulsiones y desplazamientos forzados, particularmente durante la expansión agrícola de Brasil en el siglo XX.

Los magistrados analizan recursos presentados por el gobierno, partidos políticos, agricultores y organizaciones indígenas, con votaciones previstas para el 18 de agosto. Entre otros asuntos, se espera que aborden reglas de compensación y posibles plazos para completar las demarcaciones de tierras indígenas.

Ricardo Terena, abogado de la organización de defensa Articulación de los Pueblos Indígenas de Brasil, señaló que algunas de las propuestas podrían, en la práctica, paralizar futuras demarcaciones al añadir trabas administrativas y ampliar los derechos de compensación para ocupantes no indígenas, lo que les permitiría permanecer en tierras en disputa hasta que se realice el pago.

El pueblo indígena Kawahiva, que permanece aislado y sin contacto en Amazonía, es una de las muchas comunidades que podrían verse afectadas por el proceso. Las autoridades confirmaron su presencia en el estado de Mato Grosso en 1999, pero apenas completaron la demarcación física de su territorio —trazándolo en mapas— a comienzos de este mes.

Según la organización sin fines de lucro Survival International, los Kawahiva que quedan son cazadores-recolectores nómadas que sobrevivieron a ataques y enfermedades y continúan evitando el contacto con personas externas.

Otros dos casos que podrían redefinir la gobernanza de Amazonía

El máximo tribunal de Brasil también tiene previsto analizar el miércoles otros dos importantes conjuntos de casos: leyes estatales que llevaron al fin de la moratoria de la soya y una nueva ley de licencias ambientales que aceleró la aprobación de proyectos estratégicos de infraestructura.

En enero, grandes comercializadoras de granos se retiraron de la moratoria de la soya, un pacto de casi 20 años al que se atribuye la reducción de la deforestación en la Amazonía al prohibir el cultivo del grano en tierras desmontadas. El acuerdo se vino abajo cuando los principales estados productores de soya aprobaran proyectos de ley que revocaban beneficios fiscales para las empresas participantes. El juez Flávio Dino dictó una medida cautelar que suspendió temporalmente la legislación estatal, y ahora el pleno del tribunal se dispone a revisar su decisión.

También el miércoles, se espera que el tribunal considere una impugnación a la nueva ley de licencias ambientales que entró en vigor en febrero. La ley acelera permisos para proyectos de gran impacto, como minas, autopistas y plantas industriales.

Araújo, del Observatorio del Clima, dijo que espera que el Supremo Tribunal Federal anule al menos las que, según los ambientalistas, son las disposiciones más claramente inconstitucionales de la ley, entre ellas, las que permiten el autootorgamiento de licencias para proyectos con impactos ambientales moderados. Añadió que la ley ya tiene consecuencias tangibles en Amazonía, y citó el asfaltado de una controvertida carretera y planes para dragar un importante río sin una revisión ambiental previa adecuada.

El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente ha defendido la moratoria de la soya, al señalar que ayudó a reducir la deforestación en la Amazonía aun mientras Brasil expandía la producción. Sobre la ley de licencias ambientales, el ministerio indicó que el gobierno había buscado vetar disposiciones que consideraba problemáticas y que seguía preocupado por mantener estándares nacionales mínimos.

“El país necesita un sistema de licencias ambientales más eficiente, predecible, técnicamente sólido y capaz de responder a los desafíos de una economía que debe ampliar la inversión en infraestructura mientras enfrenta el cambio climático y la pérdida de biodiversidad”, manifestó el ministerio.

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Según una denuncia penal federal obtenida por Local 10 News el lunes, Jhon Alexander Herrera Giraldo llegó el miércoles en el vuelo AV06 de Avianca procedente de Bogotá y dijo que no tenía nada que declarar a los agentes de aduanas.

Sin embargo, la denuncia indica que los agentes que realizaban una inspección corporal notaron que el hombre de 40 años, quien lleva casi dos décadas trabajando para la aerolínea, llevaba una cadena de color plateado alrededor del cuello y le preguntaron sobre ella.

Las autoridades dijeron que Herrera Giraldo inicialmente afirmó que la cadena era de platino, pero luego “declaró que era de oro, aunque afirmó que la tenía desde hacía años”.

Dijeron que “posteriormente admitió que la cadena no era suya” y señaló que “un individuo llamado ‘Leandro’ le había dado la cadena en Colombia y le había indicado que se la entregara a un individuo llamado ‘Lalo’ al día siguiente”, agregando que “la cadena ya había sido pintada de color plateado cuando ‘Leandro’ se la entregó y que creía que la cadena había sido pintada para ocultar el hecho de que era de oro”.

Las autoridades dijeron que Herrera Giraldo admitió que inicialmente mintió sobre la cadena porque estaba “asustado” y dijo que “recibía aproximadamente entre $200 y $300 USD por cada viaje en el que llevaba una cadena” a Estados Unidos, y que realizó tres viajes de este tipo durante los últimos cuatro meses.

Según la denuncia, la cadena pesaba alrededor de 240 gramos y estaba “hecha de oro de alta pureza, consistente con mercancía destinada a la venta u otro uso comercial”.

Aunque la denuncia no indica de dónde sospechan las autoridades que provenía el oro, según Business Insider, la minería ilegal de oro es ahora la “industria ilícita más rentable” de Colombia y Estados Unidos es el principal destino del oro de contrabando procedente de ese país.

En cuanto a Herrera Giraldo, agentes lo arrestaron por un cargo de contrabando de mercancías hacia Estados Unidos, que puede conllevar una sentencia de 20 años de prisión.

Su expediente en el tribunal federal no indicaba ninguna audiencia próxima y permanecía detenido en el Centro Federal de Detención en el centro de Miami hasta la mañana del lunes.

Local 10 News contactó a Avianca la mañana del lunes para solicitar comentarios sobre el arresto de Herrera Giraldo.

Un portavoz envió un comunicado a Local 10 News el lunes por la tarde:

“Avianca está al tanto de que un miembro de la tripulación de cabina fue detenido en Estados Unidos en relación con asuntos que actualmente están bajo investigación.

“La compañía respeta y coopera con las autoridades correspondientes y está respondiendo a todas las solicitudes aplicables.

“Avianca reitera que opera bajo estrictos estándares éticos y de cumplimiento y no tolera conductas que violen la ley.

“La compañía ha activado sus protocolos internos en respuesta a esta situación. Dado que se trata de un asunto en curso y por respeto al debido proceso y al trabajo de las autoridades correspondientes, Avianca no hará más comentarios sobre el caso en este momento”.

— Declaración de Avianca

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The restaurant is located in the South Terminal’s Concourse H-J connector, on the second-level departures food court at MIA.

During an Aug. 10 inspection, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspectors found approximately 10 rodent droppings on the back of a preparation cooler, another dropping on the kitchen floor and approximately seven more droppings inside a cabinet drawer underneath the front counter register.

Inspectors also found an accumulation of a black and green mold-like substance inside the ice machine or bin.

The inspection documented dirty floors throughout the kitchen, including the floor inside the walk-in cooler, behind the ice machine and underneath the pizza oven. Those floor violations were marked as repeat violations.

The top of the pizza oven was also soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, and slime or dust, another violation inspectors marked as a repeat.

And inspectors found a food temperature problem serious enough to issue a stop-sale order.

Cut ham inside a reach-in cooler was measured at 51 degrees, above the required cold-holding temperature of 41 degrees or below. According to the operator, the ham had been in the cooler since the previous day.

As of the time of this publication, the pizzeria has not been re-inspected and has not been allowed to re-open.

Los viajeros que compraban una rebanada de pizza antes de un vuelo en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami se llevaron una sorpresa desagradable cuando inspectores estatales ordenaron el cierre de Famous Famiglia Pizzeria tras encontrar actividad de roedores y otros graves problemas sanitarios.

El restaurante está ubicado en el conector de las terminales H-J de la Terminal Sur, en el patio de comidas de salidas del segundo nivel de MIA.

Durante una inspección el 10 de agosto, inspectores del Departamento de Regulación Comercial y Profesional de Florida encontraron aproximadamente 10 excrementos de roedores en la parte posterior de un refrigerador de preparación, otro excremento en el piso de la cocina y aproximadamente siete excrementos más dentro de un cajón de gabinete debajo de la caja registradora del mostrador.

Los inspectores también encontraron una acumulación de una sustancia similar al moho negro y verde dentro de la máquina o depósito de hielo.

La inspección documentó pisos sucios en toda la cocina, incluido el piso dentro del refrigerador de acceso, detrás de la máquina de hielo y debajo del horno para pizza. Esas infracciones fueron señaladas como reincidentes.

La parte superior del horno para pizza también estaba sucia con grasa, residuos de comida, tierra y baba o polvo, otra infracción que los inspectores señalaron como reincidente.

Los inspectores también encontraron un problema con la temperatura de los alimentos lo suficientemente grave como para emitir una orden de suspensión de venta.

El jamón cortado dentro de un refrigerador de acceso registró una temperatura de 51 grados, por encima de la temperatura requerida para mantener alimentos fríos, de 41 grados o menos. Según el operador, el jamón había estado en el refrigerador desde el día anterior.

Hasta el momento de esta publicación, la pizzería no había sido inspeccionada nuevamente y no se le había permitido reabrir.

Existing home sales fell 1.7% last month from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. That’s slightly above the 4.05 million pace economists were expecting, according to FactSet.

July sales, however, were up 0.7% compared with last year.

Home prices continued to rise, hitting unprecedented levels for the month of July, NAR said. The U.S. median sales price increased 2% from a year earlier, to $434,100.

In June, the median sales price hit $442,800, an all-time high for any month on data going back to 1999, NAR said. Home prices have risen on an annual basis for 37 months in a row.

Last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported that the benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.69%, its highest level in just over a year. It was the fifth consecutive week that the average rate rose, marking the latest strain for prospective homebuyers who are facing steep borrowing costs.

It is difficult to find good news about the U.S. housing market from the July report, said Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics.

“No one who has a home already can afford to sell it,” said Weinberg. “People with ultra-low COVID-era mortgages cannot afford to give them up. If no one is selling, no one can be buying, and inventories are low.”

Home sales have been mostly hovering close to a 4-million annual pace for about three years, far short of the historic norm that is closer to 5.2 million.

The U.S. housing market has been in a slump since 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat last year, stuck at a 30-year low.

Sales remain sluggish as mortgage rates have mostly trended higher in the months since the war between the U.S. and Iran started. Expectations of higher inflation amid surging oil prices have pushed up the long-term bond yields that lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans, causing mortgage rates to climb.

Home inventory levels also remain well below historical norms.

There were 1.54 million unsold homes at the end of last month, down 1.9% from June and 0.6% less than July last year, NAR said. That’s well short of the roughly 2 million homes for sale that was typical before the COVID-19 pandemic.

July’s month-end inventory translates to a 4.6-month supply at the current sales pace. Traditionally, a 5- to 6-month supply is considered a balanced market between buyers and sellers.

Regionally, prices in the Northeast continue to rise faster than the rest of the country, jumping 5.2% year-over-year, driven by a shortage of inventory.

NAR said that 29% of sales were first-time homebuyers, down from 33% in June but up slightly from 28% in July 2025. Historically, first-time buyers make up closer to 40% of home sales.

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Hollywood police identified the suspect as 49-year-old Philip Brown, of Miami. He is charged with criminal mischief and causing more than $1,000 in property damage.

The arrest comes after the homeowners previously told Local 10 that a man they did not know had repeatedly shown up at their second home and damaged the property.

Security cameras captured several of the incidents.

The homeowners said the man tore security cameras from the house, broke multiple windows and made violent threats. Guests were staying at the property during some of the incidents, according to the couple.

The homeowners said they contacted police each time the man returned, but he would leave before officers arrived.

“We’re scared, very anxious about it, because this guy is targeting our house for God knows why,” one of the homeowners, who asked not to be identified, previously told Local 10. “We don’t know him. We have no enemies, nothing. It’s vandalism, it’s threats, it’s theft, and we have no idea what he wants from us.”

At the time, the homeowner said she was constantly checking the property’s security cameras because she did not know when the man might return.

Hollywood police subsequently arrested Brown in connection with the incidents.

Brown has since bonded out of jail.

Authorities have not disclosed a possible motive for the repeated vandalism.

El terremoto del lunes, de magnitud 7,4, sacudió Cali, Quibdó, Pereira y muchos otros municipios. El presidente Abelardo de la Espriella elevó el martes la cifra de muertos de 111 a 181 a nivel nacional y dijo que hay 2.595 heridos y 195 desaparecidos.

De la Espriella reportó además que en todo el país más de 1.100 viviendas quedaron totalmente destruidas y otras 8.300 sufrieron daños. También resultaron afectados 85 centros de salud y más de 800 establecimientos educativos.

“Una tragedia como ésta enluta a toda Colombia, pero eso no será obstáculo para que entre todos saquemos a esta bella región del país adelante”, afirmó el mandatario desde Pereira, una de las ciudades más afectadas por el sismo.

El terremoto representa la primera gran prueba para el conservador De la Espriella, quien recién asumió el poder, una figura controvertida y sin experiencia en cargos públicos que ganó la presidencia por un estrecho margen y busca unir a la nación en su respuesta ante el desastre.

Una búsqueda incesante

Desde Cali, el bombero Eduardo Ojeda explicó a The Associated Press que están utilizando cámaras que introducen por orificios entre los escombros y sensores sísmicos para detectar movimientos de sobrevivientes.

La alcaldía de Cali dijo que hay 239 personas bajo los escombros y que 86 ya fueron rescatadas con vida. Entre ella está Diana Troncoso, quien estaba atrapada en el edificio en el que vivía. Su padre, Álvaro Troncoso, dijo a la prensa que estaba sola en el apartamento en el momento del terremoto.

“Estaba como entre una pared y una puerta sentada, creo que va con una fractura de brazo”, dijo el padre conmovido por el trabajo de los rescatistas. “Se los agradeceré toda mi vida".

Jairo Vargas llegó a Pereira en busca de su hermano, quien cree que quedó bajo los restos del edificio en el que vivía.

“Soy arquitecto y soy hermano del propietario del apartamento que está allí boca arriba. Llegué de Medellín esta mañana a las 2 de la mañana a ver cómo puedo ayudar a encontrar a mi hermano”, dijo a la AP mientras señlaba un edificio colapsado.

Vargas dijo estar “absolutamente seguro” de que su hermano se encuentra allí porque “está su silla para caballo, todos sus enseres, no contesta el teléfono, el portero no le dio conocimiento de salida y su carro está allí parqueado”.

Agregó que "hay un triángulo de vida, los escombros que abrazan a mi hermano son blandos, es posible que lo estén protegiendo; pero ya no se escuchan ruidos. No lo sé, mi esperanza es poca”.

Muchas familias han publicado información sobre seres queridos desaparecidos en sitios web administrados por ciudadanos. Hasta la mañana del martes se habían reportado más de 3.000 personas no localizadas.

Dana Carolina Zamora publicó una imagen de su tío Miguel Ángel Zamora, de 60 años, acunando a su perro. El agricultor vivía en una zona rural de El Cairo, cercana al epicentro del sismo.

Según las autoridades el 80% de El Cairo, un pueblo de unos 7.000 habitantes, resultó dañado. Zamora dijo que estaba preocupada porque su tío vivía en una casa frágil, hecha de troncos y barro.

“Tenemos miedo, esperemos que no sea así, que esté bien y que sólo sea falla de comunicación”, aseguró Zamora a AP por teléfono desde Cali.

Otros familiares se disponen a reclamar las primeras 43 víctimas identificadas entre las 165 que recibió hasta el martes el Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal.

Chocó, una zona devastada

Chocó, la región del epicentro del sismo, es una de las zonas más pobres y desatendidas de Colombia, a menudo asediada por grupos armados enfrentados. A gran parte sólo se puede acceder en barco, a través de la selva o en avión.

Sterling Palacios, un líder religioso y ambientalista de la región, dijo a AP que tanto la capital de Chocó como las comunidades más pequeñas que están a lo largo del río Atrato, el más importante de la zona, quedaron devastadas.

“Hay pueblos donde la gente perdió todo. Hay pueblos donde también ha habido muertos, hay casas destruidas", dijo Palacios. “No tenemos una dimensión del daño, pero sí sabemos que ha sido muy grande”.

De la Espriella visitó la capital de Chocó la noche del lunes para evaluar los daños, movilizó a todo el aparato militar y policial y desplegó ingenieros, rescatistas y perros de búsqueda. También anunció subsidios de alquiler para los afectados.

La gobernadora de Chocó, Nubia Córdoba, dijo el martes que aún están en “máxima alerta de respuesta” dada la actividad sísmica persistente. Desde que ocurrió el sismo principal el lunes, se han registrado 103 réplicas de menor magnitud, informó el Servicio Geológico Colombiano.

El terremoto dejó a muchos inquietos después de que dos sismos consecutivos devastaran a la vecina Venezuela a fines de junio, destruyendo cientos de edificios y matando a más de 6.300 personas.

Muchos colombianos apenas comienzan a asimilar las consecuencias a más largo plazo.

Mónica Sánchez es dueña de una pequeña empresa que fabrica uniformes de trabajo en la ciudad de Pereira. Una pared dentro de la fábrica se derrumbó y ella y sus empleados lograron salir justo a tiempo.

“Fue impactante, la ciudad se vino abajo a nuestro alrededor”, relató.

En Bogotá, Luz Nelly Cuervo, un ama de casa de 62 años, llevó una donación de 100 kits de aseo hasta uno de los centros de acopio habilitados por la Cruz Roja. “Muchas personas están sufriendo y realmente nos necesitan”, dijo a AP.

El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos dispuso 15,5 millones de dólares para refugios de emergencia y alimentos. Gobiernos de toda América Latina también han ofrecido ayuda, incluyendo El Salvador que enviará dos aviones de carga con 100 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria.

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Suárez reportó desde Bogotá y Janetsky desde Ciudad de México.