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The banner read, “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.”

The incident happened around noon Wednesday and local news outlets reported that the observation deck was later cleared.

According to various news outlets, the two began descending from the top of the building at about 12:35 p.m., and at one point, the man appeared to propose to the woman, who then removed her mask and kissed him.

The couple has since been identified as Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus who star in Netflix’s “Skywalkers A love Story” and have performed similar stunts.

At 1,454 feet tall, the Empire State Building is the eighth tallest building in New York City. The tallest building is One World Trade Center, which stands at 1,776 feet tall.

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The team announced Tuesday that center Eetu Luostarinen has agreed to an eight-year contract extension that will begin with the 2027-28 season.

“Eetu has been a key piece of our two Stanley Cup championships, and we’re thrilled he’ll continue his career with the Panthers,” President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito said in a statement. “His commitment to playing a strong two-way game and contributing on the penalty kill has been critical to our success.”

Luostarinen, 27, appeared in 73 games during the 2025-26 season, recording 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points — the second-highest point total of his NHL career.

He led Florida’s forwards in shorthanded ice time with nearly 140 minutes, blocked 57 shots and averaged a career-best 16:34 of ice time per game. He also ranked fifth on the team with 121 hits.

Since joining the Panthers in 2020, Luostarinen has become one of the club’s most reliable defensive forwards. Over 447 career NHL games with Florida and the Carolina Hurricanes, he has totaled 61 goals and 101 assists for 162 points.

His impact has also carried into the postseason. Luostarinen has recorded 34 points in 73 playoff games with the Panthers and played a significant role in both of the franchise’s Stanley Cup-winning runs.

During Florida’s 2025 championship run, he set career highs with five goals, 14 assists and 19 points in 23 playoff games. He also owns the franchise record for most points in a road playoff game after tallying a goal and three assists against Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the opening round on April 30, 2025.

Internationally, the Finland native won a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, collecting four assists in six games. He also captured gold at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and represented Finland at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.

Gudas comes back

The Panthers are bringing back a familiar face on the blue line, agreeing to a six-year contract with veteran defenseman Radko Gudas, according to multiple reports.

The deal is worth $9 million, carrying an average annual value of $1.5 million.

Gudas, 36, returns to Florida after serving as captain of the Anaheim Ducks for the past two seasons. The Panthers acquired his negotiating rights earlier this week in a trade that sent the rights to forward A.J. Greer to Anaheim, allowing the two sides to reach an agreement before free agency opened.

Bending Spoons priced 58 million shares at $29 apiece. The company is getting $1 billion in proceeds, while the rest is going to shareholders. The stock surged 41% shortly after it started trading under the symbol “BSP” on the Nasdaq, giving it a market value of $25.5 billion.

Among the company's well-known holdings are the event creation and ticketing company Eventbrite, and the video hosting service Vimeo. AOL, formerly America Online, is a more recent acquisition for the company. The email and search engine service dates back to the dawn of the internet age.

AOL itself went public in 1992 and was a vanguard of technology and communication. It reached a market value of $164 billion in 2000 shortly before merging with Time Warner. It then crashed along with the rest of the industry following the bursting of the dot-com bubble. It has been bought and sold several times over the last two decades.

Bending Spoons' key focus is acquiring troubled tech companies and overhauling them. The company takes its name from the fictional concept of bending spoons with the mind, as portrayed in the dystopian AI-focused “The Matrix” films. The company's founders say the name is meant to evoke focus and dedication, as well as some humor.

“We were about to attempt to create a world-class company with $40,000, a team of five, and a track record that read 0 for 1," the company wrote in its prospectus. “A touch of irony seemed appropriate.”

The Italy-based company was founded by three friends in 2013 following the failure of their first attempt at building a technology startup. It has since grown by buying more than 50 companies.

The acquired companies are reorganized, and AI technology is often a key tool in the redesign. The focus remains on subscription-based revenue from the portfolio of businesses.

The company said it had net income of $27.5 million on revenue of $601 million during the first three months of 2026. It had more than 500 million monthly active users and 9 million monthly paying customers as of March.

The company has debt of just under $4.4 billion. It plans to use proceeds from the offering to invest in new acquisitions.

The Bending Spoons offering comes amid a resurgence in the IPO market this year, highlighted by the record-setting market debut of SpaceX last month.

The list of more than 130 new Florida laws includes legislation to rename an airport and a highway after President Donald Trump.

The new Commercial Service Airports law renames the Palm Beach International Airport to the President Donald J. Trump International Airport.

The new Transportation Facility Designations law defined the new President Donald J. Trump Highway as State Road 870, from State Road A1A or South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach County, continuing westward through Hendry and Lee counties, and Commercial Boulevard in Broward County. It also designates a portion of State Road 985, or Southwest 107th Avenue, in Miami-Dade County as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue.

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The list also included legislation related to terrorist organizations, the environment, new technology, education, and safety.

Terrorism

The new Foreign Influence law limits ties with “foreign countries of concern,” expands criminal penalties related to “foreign terrorist organizations,” and bans pre-planned adoption agreements or surrogate contracts involving “countries of concern.”

The new Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations law allows the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s chief of domestic security to designate “terrorist organizations.”

Public safety

The new Dangerous Crimes law, better known as Missy’s Law after 5-year-old murder victim Missy Mogle, includes “any violation related to computer pornography or child exploitation” and requires pre-trial detention regardless of the defendant’s plea.

The new Sexual Offenses law revises mandatory minimum sentences for convicted sex offenders, and increases penalties for knowingly soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing and creating child sexual abuse material.

The new Habitual Traffic Offender Designation law, better known as Isaiah’s Law, creates a new designation for drivers who get three or more convictions of driving without a valid license within five years.

The new Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions law reclassifies penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence.

The new Drowning Prevention law expands the Swimming Lesson Voucher Program and directs the Florida Department of Health to develop educational materials.

Education

The new School District Unimproved Real Property law requires an annual inventory of “unimproved” or vacant property for the Florida Department of Education. Without an agreement by July 1, 2027, the law requires districts to offer such properties to charter schools.

The new Athletics in Public K-12 law allows athletic coaches in high schools to make personal contributions of up to $15,000 annually to help support their players’ transportation, food, and recovery.

Environment

The new Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions law bans “net-zero” greenhouse gas emission policies.

The new Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances law directs the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to regulate Aqueous Film-Forming Foam, or AFFF, which is used for fire suppression.

The new Coastal Resiliency law bans cruise ship operations and dredging or filling within the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve near Manatee County, and it directs DEP to issue new permitting processes by Jan. 1.

New tech

The new Vertiports law allows the Florida Department of Transportation to fund 100% of the cost of projects at public vertiports that don’t have federal funds and 80% when federal funds are available.

The new Data Centers law empowers local governments with more control over the planning and land development of large-scale data centers, and it prohibits passing on the utility costs to residents or small businesses.

El equipo anunció el martes que el centro Eetu Luostarinen acordó una extensión de contrato por ocho años que comenzará en la temporada 2027-28.

“Eetu ha sido una pieza clave en nuestros dos campeonatos de la Copa Stanley y estamos encantados de que continúe su carrera con los Panthers”, dijo en un comunicado Bill Zito, presidente de Operaciones de Hockey y gerente general. “Su compromiso con un sólido juego en ambos extremos de la pista y su aporte en situaciones de inferioridad numérica han sido fundamentales para nuestro éxito”.

Luostarinen, de 27 años, disputó 73 partidos durante la temporada 2025-26, en los que registró 11 goles y 22 asistencias para un total de 33 puntos, la segunda cifra más alta de su carrera en la NHL.

Lideró a los delanteros de Florida en tiempo sobre el hielo en situaciones de inferioridad numérica con casi 140 minutos, bloqueó 57 disparos y promedió 16:34 minutos por partido, la mejor marca de su carrera. También ocupó el quinto lugar del equipo con 121 golpes.

Desde que se unió a los Panthers en 2020, Luostarinen se ha convertido en uno de los delanteros defensivos más confiables del club. En 447 partidos de temporada regular de la NHL con los Panthers y los Carolina Hurricanes, suma 61 goles y 101 asistencias para un total de 162 puntos.

Su impacto también se ha extendido a los playoffs. Luostarinen ha registrado 34 puntos en 73 partidos de postemporada con los Panthers y desempeñó un papel importante en las dos conquistas de la Copa Stanley de la franquicia.

Durante la conquista de la Copa Stanley por parte de Florida en 2025, estableció marcas personales con cinco goles, 14 asistencias y 19 puntos en 23 partidos de playoffs. También posee el récord de la franquicia de más puntos en un partido de playoffs como visitante tras registrar un gol y tres asistencias contra Tampa Bay en el quinto partido de la primera ronda el 30 de abril de 2025.

A nivel internacional, el finlandés ganó una medalla de bronce en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2026, donde sumó cuatro asistencias en seis partidos. También conquistó la medalla de oro en el Campeonato Mundial de la IIHF de 2019 y representó a Finlandia en el torneo 4 Nations Face-Off de 2025.

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The event began with 70 service members raising 70 American flags across the airport, symbolizing freedom and commemorating 250 years of American pride, sacrifice and resilience.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the display serves as a visible tribute for the millions of travelers who pass through the airport.

“I am so proud that during this month of our America semi-quincentennial, all 70 flagpoles, all 70 here at MIA, will have our nation’s flag flying proudly for all of our visitors to see,” Levine Cava said.

As part of the celebration, airport officials also unveiled the “Renaissance of Towers,” a 20-foot-tall, three-ton stainless steel sculpture installed at MIA’s Central Boulevard entrance.

The new monument is intended to serve as a landmark welcoming travelers while commemorating the nation’s milestone anniversary and honoring those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The ceremony comes just days before Independence Day, as airports across the country prepare for one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

El evento comenzó con 70 miembros del servicio militar izando 70 banderas estadounidenses en todo el aeropuerto, como símbolo de la libertad y en conmemoración de 250 años de orgullo, sacrificio y resiliencia de Estados Unidos.

La alcaldesa del condado Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, dijo que la exhibición sirve como un homenaje visible para los millones de viajeros que pasan por el aeropuerto.

“Me siento muy orgullosa de que durante este mes de nuestro semiquincentenario de Estados Unidos, los 70 mástiles, los 70 aquí en el MIA, tendrán ondeando con orgullo la bandera de nuestra nación para que todos nuestros visitantes la vean”, dijo Levine Cava.

Como parte de la celebración, funcionarios del aeropuerto también inauguraron “Renaissance of Towers”, una escultura de acero inoxidable de 20 pies de altura y tres toneladas instalada en la entrada de Central Boulevard del MIA.

El nuevo monumento está destinado a servir como un punto de referencia para dar la bienvenida a los viajeros, al tiempo que conmemora el aniversario histórico de la nación y rinde homenaje a quienes han servido en las Fuerzas Armadas de Estados Unidos.

La ceremonia se realiza apenas unos días antes del Día de la Independencia, mientras los aeropuertos de todo el país se preparan para uno de los períodos de mayor actividad de viajes del año.

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Authorities said it all happened just before 2:30 p.m. outside of the Red Roof Plus at 3401 NW Le Jeune Road.

Miami Springs police said a woman saw Kenton Torrell Williams “watching porn on his cellphone while having his penis exposed and masturbating” while in the burgundy sedan; she told him she was going to tell the front desk.

Police said she came back 30 minutes later and saw Williams, of Miami Gardens, still at it.

According to an arrest report, she then told him “she was going to call the police on him.”

That apparently did not deter Williams, according to police.

The report states that Williams got out of his car when an officer arrived and the officer saw him “with his pants below his groin area, exposing his underwear and with a black sock wrapped around his penis.”

As the officer handcuffed him, Williams said “I have a gun in my pocket,” leading the officer to find a small pistol, according to the report.

Police said after the officer asked if there were any more guns, Williams replied, “There is a rifle in the passenger seat but everything is clean, you can look anywhere you want.”

Everything was not clean, police said. Besides the AR-15, they said the officer found “a purple Crown Royal bottle bag containing a small clear Ziploc baggie” of powder cocaine. They said they also found a scale “and packaging materials consistent with the sale of narcotics.”

“I asked (Williams) why was he masturbating inside of his vehicle, to which he responded, ‘everybody has their kinks and I was molested as a child,’” the arresting officer wrote in the report. “I then questioned (him) on the narcotics located in his vehicle to which he responded, ‘I don’t sell drugs; I’m an addict.’”

Police arrested Williams on charges of armed drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and indecent exposure.

As of Wednesday, he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on an $8,500 bond.

Las autoridades informaron que todo ocurrió poco antes de las 2:30 p.m. frente al hotel Red Roof Plus, ubicado en el 3401 de Northwest Le Jeune Road.

La Policía de Miami Springs informó que una mujer vio a Kenton Torrell Williams “viendo pornografía en su teléfono celular mientras tenía el pene expuesto y se estaba masturbando” dentro del sedán color vino, y le dijo que iba a informar al personal de la recepción.

La Policía indicó que ella regresó 30 minutos después y vio que Williams, residente de Miami Gardens, seguía haciendo lo mismo.

Según el informe de arresto, entonces le dijo que “iba a llamar a la Policía”.

Al parecer, eso no disuadió a Williams, según la Policía.

El informe indica que Williams salió de su vehículo cuando llegó un agente, quien lo vio “con los pantalones por debajo de la entrepierna, dejando expuesta su ropa interior y con un calcetín negro envuelto alrededor del pene”.

Mientras el agente le colocaba las esposas, Williams dijo: “Tengo un arma en el bolsillo”, lo que llevó al agente a encontrar una pistola pequeña, según el informe.

La Policía informó que, después de que el agente le preguntó si había más armas, Williams respondió: “Hay un rifle en el asiento del pasajero, pero todo está limpio, puede revisar donde quiera”.

Pero no todo estaba limpio, informó la Policía. Además del rifle AR-15, el agente encontró “una bolsa morada de Crown Royal que contenía una pequeña bolsa transparente tipo Ziploc” con cocaína en polvo. También encontró una balanza “y materiales de empaque compatibles con la venta de narcóticos”.

“Le pregunté a Williams por qué se estaba masturbando dentro de su vehículo, a lo que respondió: “Todo el mundo tiene sus fetiches y fui víctima de abuso sexual cuando era niño””, escribió el agente que realizó el arresto en el informe. “Luego le pregunté sobre los narcóticos encontrados en su vehículo, a lo que respondió: “No vendo drogas; soy adicto””.

La Policía arrestó a Williams por cargos de posesión de drogas estando armado, posesión de parafernalia de drogas y exhibición indecente.

Hasta el miércoles, permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $8,500 USD.

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Immigrant rights and faith groups have decried conditions at the facility for years and organize Wednesday protests.

They said detainees are subject to overcrowding and overheating.

Protester Luis Rivera said he has a close family friend who had a required appointment at the office. He said he’s scared and worried.

“You have people, your family, your friends (who) you love,” he said. “It’s hard.”

Arianne Betancourt said her father was detained at the facility for six months. She now works full time to make sure people have humane conditions when held in detention.

“They’re going to spread the cruelty,” she said.

Betancourt added, “I talk to people who tell me that before they got to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ (in Collier County), they were able to walk and now they require a wheelchair and at these centers they don’t give wheelchairs, so these elders are bed-bound now.”

A Local 10 News crew saw a fire truck and ambulance go inside and get escorted out by authorities.

Rivera said he wants to protect his friend’s identity, but described him as a 20-year-old who came to the U.S. three years ago.

He said his friend is OK “for the moment, but he continued in the line, so I don’t know when he go inside they’re going to remove (his) phone.”

Rivera said they live in Orlando, but he drove his friend to the Miramar office, because that’s where his appointment was.

Protesters said they plan to continue the weekly protests.

Local 10 News contacted ICE seeking comment.

“I’m extremely torn up about the way that things were perceived," Cavalli said. "Obviously, there was no ill intention behind that.”

Cavalli shouted at Contreras after striking him out looking with a full-count pitch in the fourth inning of the Nationals’ 8-1 victory over the Red Sox.

The term “boy” has a racist history in the U.S. Contreras, who is Venezuelan, demurred when asked after the game if he felt there was a racial component to Cavalli’s word choice.

“My teammates know me, my family knows me, this organization knows me,” Cavalli said. “I couldn’t sleep because of it. It hurt my heart, knowing that, if there’s a 13-year-old Black kid in D.C. that sees that — that looked up to me and thinks that he perceived it in a way that wasn’t intended the way that it came out, and then he’s not looking up to me anymore — that hurts my heart.”

When asked, he said he understands the meaning behind the word used.

“There’s a history behind that word, and that’s just something that as a competitor, like in football or basketball, playing whiffle ball with my brother, you don’t understand it,” Cavalli said. “And then it gets perceived in a way that was not my intention, and then you learn from that. It’ll never happen again.”

The 27-year-old right-hander said he didn’t realize the public outcry on social media until he got back to his hotel room.

“I looked at my phone, and I saw what people were saying about me. Saw how torn up my wife was. It hurt my heart,” he said. “I couldn’t believe it. I really couldn’t. Because I know that people know me, and they know my character, and that’s not me. So, it was hard. I truly didn’t sleep last night.”

Contreras was walking back to the dugout after striking out and yelled back at Cavalli: "Are you talking to me?” A few words were exchanged, and he charged the mound. He was stopped before he got to the pitcher. He tried to throw his helmet over a group of players at the righty.

Things settled down quickly after that, though the brief dustup ended with Contreras, Boston interim manager Chad Tracy, Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton and Washington pitcher Miles Mikolas being ejected.

Cavalli said he hadn’t apologized to Contreras yet, but he hopes he hears his explanation.

“I have not reached out to him. I know that we’re both competitors, I hope that he hears this and he understands that was not what was intended at all,” Cavalli said. “I think he knows that. But if I see him, I want to make sure that he knows that.”

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Grupos defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes y organizaciones religiosas han denunciado durante años las condiciones en la instalación y organizan protestas todos los miércoles.

Aseguran que los detenidos están sometidos a hacinamiento y calor extremo.

El manifestante Luis Rivera dijo que un amigo cercano de su familia tenía una cita obligatoria en la oficina. Afirmó que siente miedo y preocupación.

“Hay personas, tu familia y tus amigos a quienes quieres. Es difícil”, dijo.

Arianne Betancourt dijo que su padre estuvo detenido en la instalación durante seis meses. Ahora trabaja a tiempo completo para garantizar que las personas detenidas sean tratadas en condiciones humanas.

“Van a extender la crueldad”, dijo.

Betancourt agregó: “Hablo con personas que me dicen que antes de llegar a “Alcatraz de los Caimanes” (en el condado Collier), podían caminar y ahora necesitan una silla de ruedas, y en estos centros no les proporcionan sillas de ruedas, por lo que estos adultos mayores ahora permanecen postrados en cama”.

Un equipo de Local 10 News vio un camión de bomberos y una ambulancia entrar a la instalación y luego salir escoltados por las autoridades.

Rivera dijo que quiere proteger la identidad de su amigo, pero lo describió como un joven de 20 años que llegó a Estados Unidos hace tres años.

Dijo que su amigo está bien “por el momento, pero siguió en la fila, así que no sé si cuando entre le van a quitar el teléfono”.

Rivera dijo que viven en Orlando, pero que llevó a su amigo en automóvil hasta la oficina de Miramar porque allí tenía su cita.

Los manifestantes dijeron que planean continuar con las protestas semanales.

Local 10 News se comunicó con ICE para solicitar comentarios.

“Hershey to me is everything -- it’s where my family is from, it’s where I grew up,” Pulisic recently said on his Instagram account as he promoted limited-edition Pulisic’s Milk Chocolate Bars by the Hershey Company that feature custom wrappers with his signature. “It’s where I learned how to play. It’s just home.”

Pulisic grew up in this south-central Pennsylvania community surrounded by farms and rolling countryside, where even the streetlights along Chocolate Avenue are shaped like Hershey’s Kisses. The community was founded in 1903 by Milton S. Hershey, the American businessman and philanthropist who also built homes for workers, a hotel and a theme park that Pulisic often visited with family.

More than 120 years later, the Hershey Company is still the economic engine of Chocolatetown, USA. But the “Man Behind the Chocolate Bar” now shares the hometown hero honor with the soccer player nicknamed “Captain America.”

Pulisic inspires young soccer players in Hershey

Pulisic’s hometown roots run deep, and during the World Cup, his community has rallied around him as the U.S. plays some of its most exciting soccer ever.

“It’s pretty amazing that he came from Hershey and played for my club,” said Hershey High School rising freshman Cecelia Stefanelli who, on a recent afternoon, kicked a ball to score a goal on her father at a field where Pulisic played.

The Americans will attempt to win their first World Cup elimination game in 24 years on Wednesday evening, when they face Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32 in Santa Clara, California. They should have a healthy Pulisic after the star missed the second group-stage game with a calf injury and played only 33 minutes as a sub in the final group match against Turkey.

“I’d love if USA won the World Cup; it’d make me happy,” said Stefanelli, a center back who also plays for the Pennsylvania Classics soccer club. Pulisic often credits the structure and coaches at PA Classics, where he played for eight years, with helping develop his skills. In 2021, he returned to the club for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new fields that he financed and helped design. It's now known as the Pulisic Stomping Grounds.

The club is located in Lancaster County, surrounded by chicken and dairy farms that give off a pungent odor of fermenting feed and manure.

On a recent day, Liam Gustafson and Moussa Oumarou juggled a soccer ball and passed it back and forth as they warmed up for training in front of a huge collage of photos of Pulisic that trace from his childhood training to starring for the U.S. at the World Cup.

“It’s really special to see someone from around here, where we live, playing in the World Cup,” said Gustafson, a 17-year-old forward who dreams of playing pro soccer and calls Pulisic his role model. “It’s really inspiring to see someone who paved the way, so that we can do that someday.”

Pulisic's path to USMNT stardom ran through Hershey

The road to soccer was paved early as Pulisic followed in the footsteps of his parents. He was born in Hershey on Sept. 18, 1998, to Kelley and Mark Pulisic, both former collegiate soccer players at George Mason University. His father went on to play pro indoor soccer for the Harrisburg Heat. The family moved to England for a year while Pulisic’s mother completed a Fulbright Program teacher exchange and their 7-year-old rising star played for the Brackley Town youth team.

“Mark and Kelley could write a playbook on how to raise a humble, smart, kind superstar, while maintaining family relationships,” said Tara Seymour, a family friend and retired health and physical education teacher at Hershey Middle School. She met the family at a soccer camp and became close friends with Pulisic’s mother.

“She just quietly said to me one time, ‘We have never seen anything like this.’ This is a kid who could juggle the soccer ball hundreds of times when he was in elementary school,” Seymour said. Pulisic, she said, would practice in his backyard for hours, trying to emulate the moves of pros he saw on TV.

“He has an intensity that couldn’t be taught,” she recalled. “I think he had the opportunity to go pro earlier or go to Europe earlier and they held back just to make sure emotionally and maturity-wise he was ready.”

When the family returned to Hershey, Pulisic joined PA Classics at the age of 10. The club's president and co-founder Doug Harris said Pulisic's talent allowed him to play with older age groups, and he was often the smallest player on the field.

“I think if you were to pull kids in the world who want to achieve the level of Christian Pulisic, you’d have millions that would step up, raise their hand. They’re all gifted; they all can play,” Harris said. “But there’s something fundamental about what Christian has been able to do and I’d credit Mark and Kelley Pulisic with a lot of that.”

Looking forward to the future of American soccer

The Americans' only World Cup knockout win came on June 17, 2002, when they defeated Mexico 2-0 in the round of 16 in South Korea. Pulisic has said the team's approach won't change in this round and the mood remains light despite the high stakes.

“It’s just special to be here,” he said. “You just don’t want it to end.”

Ahead of the game against Bosnia-Herzegovina, PA Classics coaches Brittney Jakobson and Nick Jakobson took their children, Declan and Camden, to kick a ball at Pulisic’s former club. The Americans, they said, have a shot at winning the tournament. But their legacy goes beyond the trophy.

“Their goal is to inspire a generation and it’s really fun to see that happening in real time … to hear people going out and watching the games, to see people buying the jerseys,” Brittney Jakobson said.

“Pulisic, obviously, in the short term is a great kind of figure to follow,” said Nick Jakobson. “But he does very much encourage that it’s not just about him. It’s not about just these four years. It’s about the next eight, 12, 16. It’s forward-thinking, and they’re laying a good foundation for what we can build on.”

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Un video de vigilancia obtenido recientemente de una cámara ubicada en el exterior del complejo de apartamentos también capta una rápida ráfaga de disparos antes de que los residentes comenzaran a reaccionar a la violencia.

Un vecino llamó al 911 y les dijo a los operadores que tenía demasiado miedo de salir de su vivienda después de escuchar los disparos.

La Policía informó que la balacera ocurrió el 2 de mayo en un edificio de apartamentos cerca de Northwest 17th Avenue y 54th Street.

Según los investigadores, Antwan Carter, de 31 años, discutía con su novia durante un incidente de violencia doméstica cuando los dos hermanos de ella, Jahiem y Gianni Pierre, llegaron al apartamento para protegerla.

La Policía informó que, después de que la pelea se tornó física, Carter tomó un arma de su vehículo, regresó al apartamento y abrió fuego, matando a ambos hermanos.

Posteriormente, los detectives arrestaron a Carter después de que, según informaron, confesara el doble homicidio.

Carter permanece detenido en el Centro de Detención Metrowest, donde enfrenta dos cargos de asesinato en primer grado. Permanece detenido sin derecho a fianza y tiene previsto regresar a la corte a principios de agosto.

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Newly obtained surveillance video from a camera outside the apartment complex also captures a rapid burst of gunfire before residents begin reacting to the violence.

One neighbor called 911, telling dispatchers they were too afraid to leave their home after hearing the shots.

Police said the shooting happened on May 2 at an apartment building near Northwest 17th Avenue and 54th Street.

According to investigators, 31-year-old Antwan Carter had been arguing with his girlfriend during a domestic violence incident when her two brothers, Jahiem and Gianni Pierre, came to the apartment to protect her.

Police said that after a fight turned physical, Carter retrieved a gun from his car, returned to the apartment and opened fire, killing both brothers.

Detectives later arrested Carter after they said he confessed to the double murder.

Carter remains jailed at the Metrowest Detention Center on two counts of first-degree murder. He is being held without bond and is scheduled to return to court in early August.

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The man was identified by the Broward Sheriff’s Office as Bart Diguglielmo, of Lauderhill.

According to BSO, the shooting was reported just before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Walmart, located at 7900 W. McNab Road.

Deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue medics responded to the scene and found Diguglielmo suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said.

Deputies said paramedics transported Diguglielmo to Broward Health Medical Center, where he died.

According to BSO, Diguglielmo and a woman had gotten into an argument over a parking space prior to the shooting.

Deputies said the woman remained at the scene after the shooting and claimed she shot Diguglielmo in self-defense.

Detectives confirmed that the woman was detained for questioning and is cooperating in the investigation.

They said upon the completion of the investigation, the case will be presented to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office to determine whether criminal charges will be filed against the woman.

The woman’s identity has not been released.

La Oficina del Sheriff de Broward identificó al hombre como Bart Diguglielmo, de Lauderhill.

Según la BSO, la balacera fue reportada poco antes de las 12:30 p.m. del martes en el estacionamiento del Walmart, ubicado en el 7900 de West McNab Road.

Agentes y paramédicos de North Lauderdale Fire Rescue respondieron al lugar y encontraron a Diguglielmo con una herida de bala, informaron las autoridades.

Los agentes informaron que los paramédicos trasladaron a Diguglielmo al Broward Health Medical Center, donde murió.

Según la BSO, Diguglielmo y una mujer habían discutido por un espacio de estacionamiento antes de la balacera.

Los agentes informaron que la mujer permaneció en el lugar después de la balacera y aseguró que le disparó a Diguglielmo en defensa propia.

Los detectives confirmaron que la mujer fue detenida para ser interrogada y que está cooperando con la investigación.

Indicaron que, una vez concluya la investigación, el caso será presentado ante la Fiscalía Estatal del Condado Broward para determinar si se presentarán cargos penales contra la mujer.

La identidad de la mujer no ha sido divulgada.

La bandera decía: “Cuando el poder del amor vence al amor por el poder, el mundo conoce la paz”.

El incidente ocurrió alrededor del mediodía del miércoles y medios locales informaron que posteriormente fue desalojado el mirador.

Según varios medios de comunicación, ambos comenzaron a descender desde la cima del edificio alrededor de las 12:35 p.m. y, en un momento, el hombre aparentemente le propuso matrimonio a la mujer, quien luego se quitó la máscara y lo besó.

Con una altura de 1,454 pies, el Empire State Building es el octavo edificio más alto de la ciudad de Nueva York. El edificio más alto es el One World Trade Center, que mide 1,776 pies de altura.

Temperatures in the high 90s Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) were forecast for the Northeast; Philadelphia and Boston could top 100 by Thursday. Throw in humidity, and the real-feel heat index will be even higher at times, the National Weather Service said.

A heat dome — high-pressure systems above a region that trap heat and humidity — has been smothering parts of the U.S., from the Midwest to the East Coast. It will add much discomfort amid 250th birthday parades, ship flotillas, outdoor concerts and, in Boston, a public reading of the Declaration of Independence from a historic balcony Saturday.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani advised residents to stay cool inside and avoid “extraordinary temperatures.”

“To be breaking into triple digits over the course of these many next days — it is of immense concern given that too often the heat is something that is underestimated,” Mamdani said.

Concrete and steel aggravate hot weather

Humidity is not uncommon in the Northeast. But Dr. Alexander Azan of NYU Langone Health in New York said high air temperatures and humidity are a dangerous combination.

“Their body doesn’t have that level of acclimatization to respond appropriately to the heat, and so heat stress in the form of what we call heat exhaustion, and in more severe cases, heat stroke, can occur at much lower temperatures than we see in people who live in the South,” Azan said.

Cities in particular are at greater risk, experts say.

"The concentration of concrete, asphalt, steel, all of those materials help to retain heat,” said Vijay Limaye, a climate scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “The number on your phone may actually not reflect the true temperature profile that you’re going out into.”

New York City said more than 200 teams of government workers and volunteers will check on homeless people and encourage them to get inside. There will be hundreds of cooling centers, from the Javits Center convention hall to vans to outdoor spots with misting fans.

Relief for kids — and pets

The American Kennel Club’s Museum of the Dog in New York is allowing visitors to bring their dogs to cool off, through Sunday. Executive Director Christopher Bromson said he got the idea from seeing his own Newfoundland sprawled on the museum’s cool floor.

“I thought every dog should have access to this,” he said.

In Washington, D.C. where the high temperature was 95 F (35 C), thirsty children reached for cold bottles of water from U.S. Park Police as they waited in line for the Ferris wheel on the National Mall.

In the Midwest, meanwhile, heat risks remained. Taylor Harnist, whose Cincinnati business installs and repairs air conditioners, said he was trying to keep his employees comfortable with breaks, water and electrolyte drinks.

“You get an attic job when it’s this hot, we do them but it’s strenuous,” Harnist said. “It’s so hot the attics will reach temperatures of 145 degrees.”

Jeff Schlegelmilch, associate professor at Columbia University Climate School, said heat is one of the easiest things to attribute to climate change.

“We have seen a continued increase in longer summers, hotter temperatures, hotter temperatures earlier on, more evaporation of moisture, higher humidity — effects like that,” he said.

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Associated Press writers Jennifer Peltz in New York and Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to this report.

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Authorities said they were tipped off that there were still RVs on their property, located at 15600 SW 212th Ave. in Miami-Dade County’s rural Redland area, and aerial surveillance on Jan. 20 showed it “was in substantially the same condition” as it was three years ago. Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant on the property two days later.

MDSO deputies went back to the property, which directly abuts the Everglades, on Tuesday to take the 47-year-old twins into custody on felony charges of willful disregard for the environment and willful disregard of water pollution laws.

According to arrest documents, their January search, “revealed multiple modular structures and RVs” connected to unapproved sewage treatment and disposal systems, “some of which contained overflow pipes and/or pumps to allow the liquid effluent to be piped into the surrounding wetlands.”

“There were pipes from two of the RVs that went directly into the wetlands without any storage, including one on the western portion of the premises that was leaking and pooling within the premises and was also being piped directly into the neighboring wetlands,” it states.

Deputies said they also found a pond on the property filled with algae overgrowth and “dead animals,” saying that “testing of the pond revealed very high levels of bacteria, and tested positive for E. coli.”

But, according to MDSO, that’s not all deputies found.

They said that investigators found four mares “in a small corral without access to water” or shelter and a pig “in an elevated crate without access to food or water” or the ability to exercise.

Because of that, Juan Gonzalez-Osorio is facing five additional counts of animal abandonment.

Records show they were being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with bonds of $5,000 as of Wednesday. Juan Gonzalez-Osorio faces an additional $500 bond on the animal abandonment charge.

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Gregory DaSilva appeared in Broward bond court Wednesday morning, where a judge ordered him held without bond on two counts of premeditated murder.

Jail records show he is also facing one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Lauderhill police said the stabbings happened around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in the 5300 block of Northwest 19th Street.

Investigators said an officer was initially flagged down by a man who reported that someone armed with a knife had tried to attack him.

Officers then located a suspect matching the description, but police said he ran into a nearby residential neighborhood.

As officers searched the area, investigators said they received a 911 call about a man suffering from apparent stab wounds. While canvassing the neighborhood, officers confirmed that they found a second stabbing victim.

Police said one victim was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other died after being taken to a nearby hospital.

Neighbors told Local 10 that one of the victims, a man in his 20s, had been reading a Bible moments before he was attacked. Neighbors also said the second victim used a wheelchair and was unable to escape.

“When I came inside, (he) got blood all over his stomach, ears and nose,” one neighbor said.

Authorities have not identified a motive for the killings, and investigators have not said whether DaSilva knew either victim.

Following the attack, police officers and deputies from multiple agencies, including the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Sunrise Police Department, joined the search. A K-9 unit eventually located DaSilva, who was taken into custody without further incident, authorities said.

The violence prompted a lockdown at the Broward County Boys & Girls Club located across the street from the apartment complex, where more than 200 children were inside at the time, according to police.

“The first and foremost thing is to make sure the kids are safe and that we lock down all the doors, make sure no one can get in or out, and we are accounting for all the kids,” said Chris Gentile, CEO of the Broward County Boys & Girls Club.

In addition to ordering DaSilva held without bond on the murder charges, the judge imposed a $15,000 bond on the aggravated assault charge.

The judge also ordered that DaSilva have no contact with the surviving victim, prohibited him from possessing any weapons, and ordered a mental health screening.

Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Brennan said in the lawsuit that the records would be essential for him to mount a defense on vindictive prosecution grounds in the event of a future indictment brought by the administration. Such a defense, his lawyers said, would be supported by the more than 100 verbal or written statements that President Donald Trump has made since 2017 lambasting Brennan and by the Republican president's directives to his Department of Justice to initiate cases “without regard to factual or legal justification.”

“To fully consider those motions, the reviewing judge would need to scrutinize the motivations of the Justice Department officials who directed, oversaw, or undertook those actions to determine whether they violated Director Brennan’s rights, and specifically whether they were motivated by a desire to vindictively prosecute him as an act of retribution,” Brennan's lawyers wrote in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington.

The lawsuit names as defendants Trump and other top law enforcement officials from his administration, including acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and the prosecutors in Florida who have been overseeing investigations related to Brennan and other former perceived Trump adversaries.

The lawsuit says Brennan is facing separate investigations based in Florida, including one examining whether he made a false statement to Congress related to an assessment by intelligence agencies documenting Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, when Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton. The other investigation aims to determine whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired to undermine Trump, including during the course of the Russian interference investigation.

No charges have been brought. The Department of Justice has denied claims of weaponization.

England's all-time leading scorer evened the score with a header after Brian Cipenga had given Congo a surprising halftime lead. Kane then scored the decisive goal into the top corner in the 86th minute at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

For much of the game, England looked to be headed for one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

The 1966 World Cup champions will next play co-host Mexico in the round of 16 in Mexico City on Sunday.

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Authorities arrested four adults Tuesday on felony child endangerment charges after finding the children in the home. Some were in dire need of medical treatment, authorities said.

Vinton County prosecuting attorney William Archer said the four adults were charged with second-degree felony child endangering because it involves “serious physical harm.”

Gary Siders Jr., Gary Siders Sr., Christina Siders and Elizabeth Siders appeared in court Wednesday where a judge entered not guilty pleas on their behalf.. They have not yet been assigned lawyers.

Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson said Wednesday that the conditions inside the house in the tiny village of Hamden were almost indescribable, saying it “really looked third world.”

“It’s just almost beyond comprehension,” he said without providing details about what was inside.

It appeared that the children spent most of their time in just one room for much of the four years they lived there, Wilson said.

The house sits on a road tucked away alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains through Hamden. On Wednesday, its doors and windows stood open to the 94-degree Fahrenheit (34-degree Celsius) heat. A tangle of discarded children’s items -- two busted bicycles, a plastic play table, a beach pail and two infant carriers -- stood in a pile in the yard.

The Ohio Bureau of Investigation and local sheriff’s department searched the home on Tuesday.

The children ranged in age from 1 1/2 years to 18 years old and included both boys and girls, officials said. Seven were transported to hospitals in Columbus and two were flown by helicopters.

Hamden has a population of less than 1,000 people and is about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southeast of Columbus.

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Seewer reported from Toledo, Ohio.

Dressed in black and wearing masks — but not tethers, it appeared — the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper's antenna, which rises 1,454 feet (443 meters) above midtown Manhattan, news helicopter video showed. The banner, reading “when the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace,” waved in the wind.

Just after 12:30 p.m., they began to climb down, efficiently picking their way along the latticework of metal to a wider ledge, where one seemed to set up a piece of electronic equipment and got down on one knee. After the two kissed again and hugged, the other person took selfies with an outstretched left hand, as if examining a ring.

Onlookers gaped from the sidewalks near the Art Deco office tower.

“It's crazy — it's like being in the movies,” said Jonathan Roman, a tourist visiting from the Scottish city of Glasgow. He and his 15-year-old son had tickets to go up to one of the observation platforms but arrived to find the building blocked off because of the antenna activity.

Still, the spectacle was “probably more exciting than going up to the viewing platform for the second time,” Roman reasoned.

Office workers wondered how the pair managed to get to the antenna of a high-profile building where visitors are screened and told not to bring large packages, sports equipment, costumes or masks, among other items.

“I just can’t believe they made it through security,” said Jessica Kaplan, who works at a company with offices in the building.

Police took the two climbers into custody after 1 p.m.; their names weren't immediately released. No one was injured, police said.

It wasn't clear how the pair gained access to the antenna, which rises well above public areas of the 102-story building.

There was no immediate reply to a message to the building's management.

Daredevils have previously climbed the antenna and other parts of the Empire State Building. Those ascents have largely been unauthorized, but actor and musician Jared Leto was allowed to climb up to the base of the antenna from the 86th floor in 2023 to promote a tour.

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Gregory DaSilva compareció este miércoles por la mañana ante un tribunal de fianzas de Broward, donde un juez ordenó que permanezca detenido sin derecho a fianza por dos cargos de asesinato premeditado.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que también enfrenta un cargo de agresión agravada con un arma mortal.

La Policía de Lauderhill informó que los apuñalamientos ocurrieron alrededor de las 11:15 a.m. del martes en la cuadra 5300 de Northwest 19th Street.

Los investigadores informaron que inicialmente un agente fue abordado por un hombre que denunció que una persona armada con un cuchillo había intentado atacarlo.

Luego, los agentes localizaron a un sospechoso que coincidía con la descripción, pero la Policía indicó que este huyó hacia un vecindario residencial cercano.

Mientras los agentes registraban el área, los investigadores informaron que recibieron una llamada al 911 sobre un hombre con aparentes heridas de arma blanca. Mientras recorrían el vecindario, los agentes confirmaron que encontraron a una segunda víctima de apuñalamiento.

La Policía informó que una de las víctimas fue declarada muerta en el lugar, mientras que la otra falleció después de ser trasladada a un hospital cercano.

Vecinos dijeron a Local 10 que una de las víctimas, un hombre de unos 20 años, estaba leyendo una Biblia momentos antes de ser atacado. También dijeron que la segunda víctima utilizaba una silla de ruedas y no pudo escapar.

“Cuando entré, tenía sangre por todo el estómago, las orejas y la nariz”, dijo un vecino.

Las autoridades no han identificado un motivo para los homicidios y los investigadores no han informado si DaSilva conocía a alguna de las víctimas.

Tras el ataque, agentes de Policía y de varias agencias, incluida la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward y el Departamento de Policía de Sunrise, participaron en la búsqueda. Una unidad K-9 finalmente localizó a DaSilva, quien fue arrestado sin que se registraran más incidentes, informaron las autoridades.

La violencia provocó el cierre preventivo del Broward County Boys & Girls Club, ubicado frente al complejo de apartamentos, donde había más de 200 niños en ese momento, según la Policía.

“Lo primero y más importante es asegurarnos de que los niños estén a salvo, cerrar todas las puertas, garantizar que nadie pueda entrar o salir y verificar que todos los niños estén presentes”, dijo Chris Gentile, director ejecutivo del Broward County Boys & Girls Club.

Además de ordenar que DaSilva permanezca detenido sin derecho a fianza por los cargos de asesinato, el juez fijó una fianza de $15,000 USD por el cargo de agresión agravada.

El juez también ordenó que DaSilva no tenga contacto con la víctima sobreviviente, le prohibió poseer armas y ordenó que se le practique una evaluación de salud mental.

Las autoridades informaron que la investigación continúa y exhortaron a cualquier persona con información a llamar a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

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Free agent guard Norman Powell has agreed to a two-year, $45 million contract with the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Powell, 33, earned his first career NBA All-Star selection with Miami last season after averaging 21.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Over the past two seasons, he averaged nearly 22 points per contest.

The move comes after Miami decided to lock up another key piece of their roster.

Charania also reported on Monday that forward Andrew Wiggins plans to remain in Miami by opting into the final year of his current contract for the 2026-27 season before signing a two-year, $64 million extension.

The new agreement would keep Wiggins, 31, with the Heat through the 2028-29 season.

According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, the Heat are alos adding free agent swingman Tim Hardaway Jr. to their roster.

Hardaway Jr. is the son of former Heat star shooter Tim Hardaway.

Last season with Denver, Hardaway averaged 13.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists while shooting 44.7% from the field and 40.7% from downtown.

Miami is also bringing back forward Simone Fontecchio on a one-year contract, according to Charania. The veteran shooter averaged 8.5 points per game while making 37.5% of his 3-point attempts last season.

In addition, the Heat announced last week that they have exercised their team option on guard Pelle Larsson.

Larsson, 35, appeared in 70 games during his second NBA season, averaging 11.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.4 minutes per game while shooting 49.6% from the field and 79.7% from the free-throw line.

The moves come after Miami acquired superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo from the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster trade that sent Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and multiple draft picks to Milwaukee.

Local 10 digital journalist David DWork contributed to this story.

A statement from the Mediterranean principality’s prosecutor general said the person is a foreign national and was detained in Monaco in the morning.

They were held in police custody “as further checks were deemed necessary” before being released in the afternoon, it said, giving no further information about the person or why they aroused suspicion.

The explosion at an apartment building entrance in Monaco occurred late Monday. Monaco authorities haven’t identified any of the injured but said they were a family and that they appeared to have been specifically targeted.

Media reports identified Ukrainian construction tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev as being among the injured. He has said he renounced his Ukrainian citizenship nearly a decade ago, and he was targeted by Ukrainian sanctions in 2023 for ties to Russia. A woman and a child were also hurt.

The prosecutor’s statement said the child has been interviewed in neighboring France but that the other two victims are still not in a condition to be questioned. One of them is critically injured and their life remains in danger, it said.

It described the blast as an attempted assassination and said French authorities are assisting the investigation. Analysis of the explosive device and work to identify the bomber is ongoing, it said.

It was not clear why the family was targeted or by whom.

Russia has a long history of targeting its enemies abroad, and Western intelligence officials have recently said that a campaign of targeted killings has ramped up since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine is also believed to have carried out attacks and targeted killings of Russian figures in the course of the war, although those attacks have largely been confined to Ukrainian or Russian territory.

The attack shocked the country on the Mediterranean coast, one of the world’s smallest sovereign states known for its high concentration of wealthy residents. Monaco’s Prince Albert II described it as “an odious act” and said all public services were mobilized to ensure security.

Officials are actively enforcing that rule change.

The latest incident came on Tuesday night when Ecuador defender Piero Hincapié was sent off in second-half stoppage time of his team's 2-0 loss to Mexico in the round of 32. The red card didn't impact the outcome of the match, which ended moments later.

Hincapié's red card came after an exchange with Mexico forward Santi Giménez.

Why did FIFA establish the new rule?

FIFA established the new rule to prevent players from hiding abusive, discriminatory or offensive language while on the field.

Nicknamed the “Prestianni Law,” rules for red cards to players at the World Cup were added because of a controversy in international soccer this year.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino pushed for changes after Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni tried to hide verbal insults toward Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior in a Champions League match. Soccer’s rule-making panel, the International Football Association Board, agreed that players can be penalized with a red card if they cover their mouths when verbally confronting another player.

The rule is not mandatory within the Laws of the Game but gives tournament organizers like FIFA the option to use it at their discretion.

The rule change was unanimously approved by IFAB, which includes officials from FIFA and the four British soccer federations, at a special meeting ahead of the FIFA Congress. FIFA’s proposal followed Vinícius, backed by Real Madrid teammate Kylian Mbappé, accusing Prestianni of making a racially charged insult while raising his jersey to cover his mouth during the game in February.

Is Piero Hincapié the only player who has received a red card at the World Cup?

No. Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almirón was the first player to be punished under the new rule when he was sent off in a group match against Turkey for covering his mouth during a confrontation with defender Mert Mulder.

Paraguay won 1-0, but Almiron missed Paraguay’s final group game against Australia. FIFA said that decision was not subject to appeal.

What does it mean when a player receives a red card at the World Cup?

If a player is shown a red card by an official, he is ejected from the match and must serve a one-game suspension in the following match.

The team is forced to play the remainder of the match with 10 players — putting them at a huge disadvantage — but is allowed to start the following match at full strength with 11 players, just not the suspended player. ___

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In northern Venezuela’s state of La Guaira, there was also applause after search-and-rescue teams pulled someone out alive from the rubble five days after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes.

The displaced from Caracas to Catia La Mar, Macuto, and Caraballeda were in fear after a 4.6-magnitude aftershock on Monday morning. In Doral, the GEM team had them in mind with every victory.

“GEM will be the distribution center and coordinator throughout Venezuela,” said Michael Kesti, a lobbyist with the Government Relations Group who leads GEM’s government relations efforts.

Michael Capponi, a former nightlife entrepreneur who founded GEM to send aid to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, shared updates from a warehouse in Valencia, the third-largest city in Venezuela.

From the cars at a drop-off drive-thru area outside the GEM warehouse, at 1850 NW 84th Ave., in Doral, to the sorting and packing areas inside, groups of GEM donors and volunteers kept the aid flowing.

“All of these supplies are getting directly to families in Venezuela without any interference of the Venezuelan government,” said Doral Mayor Christi Fraga, who partnered with GEM to run drop-off locations that feed the warehouse in Doral.

The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Southern Command were working with the administration of Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s acting president since Jan. 5, to keep the aid from the U.S. flowing.

“It’s really that leadership role in coordinating flights with the humanitarian supplies, making sure they can get in, they can get unloaded, and on the ground,” said Mignon Houston, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department.

The USS Fort Lauderdale was delivering aid in La Guaira. NASA released a map showing a satellite view of the estimated 58,870 buildings that the earthquakes either damaged or destroyed. Rescue teams were still asking for silence as they searched.

“With every hour that passes, we feel our hopes fading. Many tell us that we’re searching in places where there are no longer any possibilities of finding people alive. However, many Venezuelans have asked us not to give up, and we haven’t,” Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele wrote in a statement on Monday night.

Gianluca Rampolla, a United Nations coordinator, reported the UN had agreed to procure 10,000 body bags for the Venezuelan government.

“I have my sister over there,” said NFL star Andrés Borregales, a GEM volunteer in Doral. “Thank God, she is OK, but a lot of families aren’t.”

To keep the community effort going in South Florida, Borregales had a message for anyone who hasn’t been able to help: “If all you can donate is a box of soap, that is enough. Do what you can.”

The Trump administration committed $300 million in aid to Venezuela. The Miami Marlins announced a $100,000 donation to GEM on Monday.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava, who has volunteered at GEM in Doral, released a statement on Monday to thank LATAM Airlines and GEM after she and Kesti witnessed the departure of a cargo plane.

“Tonight, I was at Miami International Airport as one of the first major humanitarian aid shipments departed for Venezuela,” Levine Cava said in a statement. “Our community has shown extraordinary generosity and humanity in response to this tragedy.”

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize-winner, released a video on Monday saying that she was in Panama City working on her return to Venezuela. “I ​am willing to do whatever it takes, speak to whoever I ​need to ⁠speak to, in order to coordinate and serve our people,” Machado said in Spanish. “I am ready and close to Venezuela, and I will do what needs to be done so we meet up there.”

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• More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing

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• Pembroke Pines police officers announce collection drive
• Airbnb partners with nonprofit CADENA for emergency housing
• Hogar Bambi aims to protect vulnerable children

• Grey Bull Rescue Foundation team arrives at Caracas
• Officials close La Guaira, require volunteers to register in Caracas
• Amazon donates to Airlink to help charities with logistics

• Miami search-and-rescue team prepares to deploy
• Centro Comunitario AFE hosts collection drive in Miami-Dade
• Weston-based charity partners with local pharmacy

• Veteran-led Project DYNAMO delivers 20,000 pounds of aid in 1st 48 hours
• Altruism at El Arepazo feeds Global Empowerment Mission’s team effort
• Salvadoran rescuers work to free 15-year-old survivor in Caraballeda

• Food For The Poor packs disaster relief kits with ‘hopeful’ hand-written notes
• U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage
• State Department deploys Miami-Dade search-and-rescue team

• Miami Beach opens 4 new aid drop-off locations
• Miramar to keep 6 aid drop-off locations open 24/7
• Miami-Dade’s tax collector opens 11 drop-off locations
• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Starlink offers free service through July 25, but a kit is $470
• International Medical Corps deploys staff, needs donations
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations

• Samaritan’s Purse focuses on ‘emergency field hospital’
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• United Way Miami launches ‘Operation Helping Hands’

That's not what's happening in the volatile Mideast, where ongoing fighting still resembles a war long after ceasefire agreements were announced and President Donald Trump declared victory.

Israel is lately carrying out daily attacks on Gaza. The deal in Lebanon is a ceasefire in name only. As for Iran, low-level talks are continuing in Qatar this week under a 60-day deadline — a long way from a peace deal. People on the ground in the region, as well as some analysts and journalists, are increasingly objecting to anyone describing the state of the conflict as a “ceasefire.”

The shooting and periodic closures of the Strait of Hormuz, they point out, have never stopped for long.

“There is no ceasefire between the United States and Iran," said Fawaz A. Gerges, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, “Iran has zero trust in the Trump administration, so they are making the U.S. fulfill its obligations step by step. This tells me we are living in a new era where the ceasefire no longer really means what it used to.”

Ceasefires don't necessarily mean the shooting stops

Ceasefires are almost as old as conflict, an ancient way of formally calling a halt to hostilities. Also known as a truce, such an agreement is commonly understood to be a period between war and peace, in which the combatants agree to pause fighting while negotiations take place.

Beyond that, a truce means whatever the negotiators will tolerate as long as none backs out of talks. Breaches are common and have been used strategically to set a standard, tit-for-tat style, of acceptable lower-level hostilities during the sensitive period. The idea is to allow for accidents, miscommunications or misunderstandings that the participants agree should not scuttle talks.

Some ceasefires end up operating as long-term peace deals that can withstand violations in the absence of a formal treaty. Exhibit A: the Korean Armistice Agreement, which halted the fighting of the Korean War on July 27, 1953.

No formal treaty was ever signed, so the peninsula technically remains at war. Nonetheless, the deal halted hostilities and established the DMZ, a 4,000-meter (2.5-mile) buffer zone between North and South Korea. Breaches over the years have been commonplace.

In contrast, negotiators in the Mideast are still getting started, with the midterm U.S. elections looming and Trump eager to end the unpopular war.

Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the an initial deal to end the war in Iran. The visit by Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, comes after a weekend of crossfire in the Persian Gulf over efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic.

Defining a ceasefire in 2026 is complex

The terms of ceasefires can be vague or highly specific. They can cover troop withdrawals, cessation of hostilities, limits on where fighting can happen, humanitarian aid, buffer zones and timing. Violence levels have a good chance of dropping during a declared ceasefire.

Technically, ceasefires of varying durability exist between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and between the United States and Iran. But that has not meant an end to fighting.

Trump said it's all relative. “It’s a different part of the world, you know," he told reporters last month. "I’d say in that part, a ceasefire is when you’re shooting in a more moderate manner.”

Instead of halting fighting, the agreements have “paved the way for a new conflict in which the various parties are fighting over the postwar strategic reality and the acceptable rules of the game,” according to analyst Daniel Sobelman of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

In the Mideast, “so-called 'rules' emerge through a process of violent bargaining over what is acceptable and what is a violation," said Sobelman, director of the graduate program in international security and diplomacy. Thus, the dissonance between the calm many people expect from a ceasefire and near-daily reports of ongoing fighting.

Does it work? Consider, Sobelman said in an email, that the U.S. and Iran have exchanged fire several times since the ceasefire went into effect, “and nonetheless the war has not erupted again because these upticks in violence are limited in time and scope.”

Institutions, from the United Nations to the U.S. Department of Defense and many news outlets like The Associated Press have broadly defined ceasefires as political instruments designed to take the pressure off the conflict as long as the sides consent to talking.

On the U.S.-Iran conflict, the AP advised its writers June 10 to include details about what’s happening on the ground, consider qualifying the deal with such terms as “tenuous” and referring to a "‘ceasefire deal,’ which speaks to the political process and not just the military/security dynamic.”

Over the weekend as fighting in the region flared again, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., tried more colorful imagery. Asked on NBC's “Meet the Press” whether the war is really over, he described the ceasefire talks as “almost just a mop-up operation." Then he described some of the terms. “We have to press them if they strike us. We have to strike them back by 10.”

He added: “This is a ceasefire, and yeah, they broke the ceasefire.”

‘Ceasefires are changing character’

On the ground in the region it can feel like a war, and there's a rising resistance in some quarters to calling this period anything else.

“It is not a ceasefire when it applies only to Hezbollah, Hamas or Iran, but not to Israel and the United States,” Kathy Gannon, who reported from Pakistan and Afghanistan for the AP for 35 years before retiring, wrote on Substack June 7.

Much of the objection to using the term comes from Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon and Gaza despite ceasefires. Israeli leaders make references to deals and agreements. But they stress the country’s freedom to operate against what they say are violations and existential threats.

“Continued Israeli strikes are treated as compatible with the truce; comparable actions by others are treated as its collapse,” said H.A. Hellyer, senior associate fellow of Middle Eastern studies and geopolitics at the Royal United Services Institute and the Center for American Progress. “A word that once implied mutual restraint now serves to legitimize profoundly unequal restraint."

Israel continues to occupy large swaths of Lebanon's south while battling Hezbollah fighters, causing civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. More than 4,000 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli strikes since March, when Hezbollah fired at Israel two days after the Iran war began. Thirty-eight soldiers and three civilians have died on the Israeli side.

Here's what a ceasefire looks like in Gaza, where Israeli strikes have never really ended after the ceasefire agreement with Hamas in October. On Monday, Israeli strikes in southern and central Gaza killed at least eight people, including two children, and wounded at least 20 others, according to health officials and emergency services.

More than 1,000 people in Gaza have been killed since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in October, Palestinian authorities say.

El escolta agente libre Norman Powell acordó un contrato de dos años y $45 millones USD con los Chicago Bulls, según informó Shams Charania, de ESPN.

Powell, de 33 años, obtuvo la primera selección al Juego de Estrellas de la NBA de su carrera con Miami la temporada pasada, tras promediar 21.7 puntos, 3.5 rebotes y 2.5 asistencias por partido.

En las últimas dos temporadas, promedió casi 22 puntos por encuentro.

El movimiento se produce después de que Miami decidiera asegurar la continuidad de otra pieza clave de su plantilla.

Charania también informó el lunes que el alero Andrew Wiggins planea permanecer en Miami al ejercer la opción del último año de su contrato actual para la temporada 2026-27, antes de firmar una extensión de dos años y $64 millones USD.

El nuevo acuerdo mantendría a Wiggins, de 31 años, con el Heat hasta la temporada 2028-29.

Miami también traerá de regreso al alero Simone Fontecchio con un contrato de un año, según Charania. El veterano tirador promedió 8.5 puntos por partido, con un 37.5% de efectividad en tiros de tres puntos la temporada pasada.

Además, el Heat anunció la semana pasada que ejerció la opción del equipo sobre el escolta Pelle Larsson.

Larsson, de 35 años, disputó 70 partidos durante su segunda temporada en la NBA, con promedios de 11.4 puntos, 3.5 rebotes y 3.4 asistencias en 26.4 minutos por juego, además de lanzar para un 49.6% de efectividad en tiros de campo y un 79.7% desde la línea de tiros libres.

Estos movimientos se producen después de que Miami adquiriera a la superestrella Giannis Antetokounmpo procedente de los Milwaukee Bucks en un canje de gran impacto que envió a Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr. y múltiples selecciones del draft a Milwaukee.

Skinner agreed to terms on a two-year contract worth $7.5 million with the Jets, who have been listening to trade offers for three-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck. Skinner helped Edmonton reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 and '25 before losing to Florida each time, and spent the end of last season in Pittsburgh.

The goalie who beat Skinner and the Oilers, Sergei Bobrovsky, is arguably the top free agent on the market, regardless of position. The Panthers earlier this week traded for goalies Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid to solve their needs in the crease coming off missing the playoffs.

They also signed rugged defenseman Radko Gudas, who just turned 36, to a six-year deal worth $1.5 million annually for a total of $9 million. The 36-year-old Gudas played in Florida for three seasons from 2020-23 and spent last season with Anaheim.

The Los Angeles Kings landed forwards Erik Haula (Nashville) and Mats Zuccarello (Minnesota). Haula agreed to a two-year, $7.2 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Zuccarello’s contract is worth $1 million in base salary plus bonuses, according to another person with knowledge of that agreement.

Chicago got veteran defenseman Ian Cole (Utah) for next season at $4.75 million, according to a third person, also with knowledge of the deal. Division rival Colorado is bringing in winger Jaden Schwartz (Seattle) on a three-year, $9.75 million deal, according to a fourth person familiar with the contract. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contracts had not been announced.

Trades

With a shallow pool of free agents available, many teams are going the trade route to try to improve this summer. The New York Rangers got their backup goalie that way, sending minor leaguer Kalle Vaisanen and a 2028 fourth-round pick to Boston for Joonas Korpisalo.

Nashville acquired pending restricted free agent forward Mavrik Bourque from Dallas. The Predators sent a 2027 second- and a 2028 third-round pick to the Stars for Bourque and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin.

“Mavrik Bourque is a quality, two-way player who will fit perfectly with what we are trying to build here in Nashville,” general manager Chris MacFarland said. “At just 24 years old, his age and style of play fits in with the type of players we are looking to bring in to help make us better.”

Dallas clearing salary cap space could allow the team to sign Jason Robertson, another restricted free agent who’s ticketed for a long-term, lucrative contract. Robertson turns 27 this month and led the Stars in scoring with 96 points on 45 goals and 51 assists last season.

His younger brother, Nick, is going to Pittsburgh after the Penguins got him from Toronto for a fourth-rounder in '28.

Staying put

New Jersey locked up captain Nico Hischier long term, signing the Swiss center to a five-year extension worth $58.5 million with an annual cap hit of $11.7 million from 2027 through 2032.

“When I took this job, I knew that Nico was one of the core pieces that I definitely wanted as part of our future,” new Devils GM Sunny Mehta said. “The way he plays the game, his leadership, and selflessness are qualities we value for this team.”

— Montreal agreed to re-sign Ivan Demidov to an eight-year, $73 million contract after the 20-year-old Russian forward led all NHL rookies with 62 points (19 goals, 43 assists) last season.

— Philadelphia got two extensions done, signing young forward Tyson Foerster to an eight-year, $56.8 million contract (2027-28 through 2035). The Flyers extended goalie Dan Vladar for five years at $27.5 million.

— The Buffalo Sabres signed newly acquired defenseman Olen Zellweger to a three-year, $9.3 million contract. Zellweger was a pending restricted free agent and acquired in a trade with Anaheim.

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AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds contributed to this report.

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After 16 single direct-knockout matches, the winning teams will advance to the tournament’s Round of 16, which begins on the Fourth of July.

Here is the list of the teams that have advanced to the Round of 16:

1. Canada, the Group B runner-up, qualified after a 1-0 victory on June 28 against Canada. The team’s Round of 16 match is at 1 p.m. on July 4 against Morocco.
2. Brazil, the Group C winner, qualified after a 2-0 victory on June 29 against Japan. The team’s Round of 16 match is at 4 p.m. on July 5 against Norway.
3. Paraguay, the third in Group D, qualified after a 1-1 draw that ended with a 4-3 victory on penalties against Germany on June 29. The team’s Round of 16 match is at 5 p.m. at Philadelphia Stadium.
4. Morocco, the Group C runner-up, qualified after a 1-1 draw that ended with a 3-2 victory on penalties against the Netherlands on June 30. The team’s Round of 16 match is at 1 p.m. on July 4 against Canada.
5. France, the Group I winner, qualified after a 3-0 victory again Sweden on July 1. The team’s Round of 16 match is at 5 p.m. on July 4 against Paraguay.
6. Norway, the Group I runner-up, qualified after a 2-1 victory against the Ivory Coast on July 1. The team’s Round of 16 match is at 4 p.m. on July 5 against Brazil.
7. Mexico, the Group A winner, qualified after a 2-0 victory against Ecuador on July 1. The team’s Round of 16 match is at 8 p.m. on July 5.

TRACK PROGRESS

• Round of 16 qualifications
• Eliminations during Round of 32
• Round of 32 teams
• View the knockout bracket

TOURNAMENT’S SCHEDULE

Round of 32 knock-out matches

July 1

• England vs. DR Congo is at noon at the Atlanta Stadium.
• Belgium vs. Senegal is at 4 p.m. at the Seattle Stadium.
• United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina is at 8 p.m. at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 2

• Spain vs. Austria at 3 p.m. at Los Angeles Stadium
• Portugal vs. Croatia at 7 p.m. at the Toronto Stadium
• Switzerland vs. Algeria at 11 p.m. at BC Place Vancouver.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 3

• Australia vs. Egypt is at 2 p.m. at the Dallas Stadium.
• Argentina vs. Cape Verde is at 6 p.m. at the Miami Stadium
• Colombia vs. Ghana is at 9:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Round of 16 begins

July 4

• Canada vs. Morocco is at 1 p.m. at the Houston Stadium
• Paraguay vs. France is at 5 p.m. at the Philadelphia Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 5

• Brazil vs. Norway at 4 p.m. at the New York/New Jersey Stadium
• Mexico at 8 p.m. at the Mexico City Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens for the last day from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 6: There are two matches at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

July 7: There are two matches at noon and 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals begin

July 9: There is a quarter-final match at 4 p.m.

July 10: There is a quarter-final match at 3 p.m.

July 11: There are two quarter-final matches at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 5 p.m. on July 11. Parking is free.

Semifinals begin

July 14: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

July 15: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

Finals begin

July 18: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final.

Sunrise ride to stadium: The Amerant Bank Arena has free parking for FIFA World Cup ticket holders who ride Broward County’s free Express bus transportation to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens.

July 19: The final match is at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders for the final on July 19. Parking is free.

Miles de venezolanos desplazados duermen en refugios abarrotados o a la intemperie, sin acceso a agua potable, en medio de pésimas condiciones sanitarias tras los terremotos del 24 de junio. Trabajadores humanitarios señalaron que las consecuencias se han convertido en una gran crisis médica que, a menos que se controle con rapidez, cobrará más vidas en los próximos días y semanas.

“Ahorita es realmente el tema que vemos ya prácticamente en puerta es las infecciones que puedan traer consigo los pacientes que más tiempo tienen expuestos a a al vamos a decir el desastre”, declaró Eugenio Cova, jefe de la unidad de traumatología del Hospital del Oeste Dr. José Gregorio Hernández en Caracas, la capital.

El hospital ha atendido a decenas de personas con lesiones graves desde el terremoto, pese a la escasez de equipo médico crucial. Cova explicó que el hospital público, cuyas partes ahora son inaccesibles por posibles daños del sismo, carece de tornillos y placas necesarios para cirugías ortopédicas y de gasas medicadas para prevenir infecciones. Según el gobierno, los terremotos dañaron o comprometieron de algún modo 38 hospitales en todo el país.

“Ya pasamos el período de los traumas complejos —que van a seguir llegando— pero ahora vienen complicados con infecciones”, añadió Cova.

Mientras se agota el tiempo para hallar sobrevivientes atrapados bajo los escombros, equipos especializados de más de dos docenas de países continuaron el miércoles con las operaciones de rescate. Contra todo pronóstico —la ventana de supervivencia cuando se está atrapado bajo los escombros suele ser de 48 a 72 horas—, los equipos siguen encontrando a un pequeño número de sobrevivientes, incluido un niño pequeño que había estado atrapado durante seis días el martes.

Estados Unidos, que tomó el control de la industria petrolera de Venezuela tras capturar en enero al entonces presidente Nicolás Maduro, ha incrementado su asistencia en los últimos días, con 900 efectivos militares que actualmente apoyan las labores de socorro y rescate hasta el miércoles, dijo a The Associated Press Steven McLoud, portavoz del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos. Además, se desplegó a otras 100 personas del Departamento de Estado para ayudar con el trabajo de asistencia sobre el terreno, indicó.

Las autoridades venezolanas han contabilizado más de 1.900 muertes por los terremotos hasta el martes, una cifra que aumenta a diario. Muchos miles más siguen desaparecidos, lo que añade incertidumbre al saldo total de los temblores y deja a las familias en un limbo angustiante mientras esperan durante días junto a edificios colapsados, con la esperanza de que aparezcan los cuerpos de sus seres queridos.

Una base de datos digital no gubernamental donde las familias pueden registrar a sus seres queridos desaparecidos mostraba que más de 40.600 personas seguían sin ser localizadas hasta el miércoles.

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Janetsky reportó desde Ciudad de México y Debre desde Buenos Aires.

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

Tras 16 partidos individuales de eliminación directa, los equipos ganadores avanzarán a los octavos de final del torneo, que comienzan el 4 de julio.

Aquí está la lista de los equipos que han avanzado a los octavos de final:

1. Canadá , subcampeona del Grupo B , se clasificó tras una victoria por 1-0 el 28 de junio contra Canadá. Su partido de octavos de final se disputará el 4 de julio a la 13:00 contra Marruecos.
2. Brasil , ganador del Grupo C , se clasificó tras vencer a Japón por 2-0 el 29 de junio . Su partido de octavos de final se disputará el 5 de julio a las 16:00 contra Noruega.
3. Paraguay , tercero del Grupo D , se clasificó tras un empate 1-1 que culminó con una victoria por 4-3 en la tanda de penaltis contra Alemania el 29 de junio. El partido de octavos de final de la selección se disputará a las 17:00 en el Estadio Filadelfia.
4. Marruecos , subcampeón del Grupo C , se clasificó tras un empate 1-1 que culminó con una victoria por 3-2 en la tanda de penaltis contra los Países Bajos el 30 de junio. Su partido de octavos de final se disputará el 4 de julio a la 13:00 contra Canadá.
5. Francia , ganadora del Grupo I , se clasificó tras vencer a Suecia por 3-0 el 1 de julio. Su partido de octavos de final se disputará el 4 de julio a las 17:00 contra Paraguay.
6. Noruega , subcampeona del Grupo I , se clasificó tras vencer a Costa de Marfil por 2-1 el 1 de julio. Su partido de octavos de final se disputará el 5 de julio a las 16:00 contra Brasil.
7. México , ganador del Grupo A , se clasificó tras vencer a Ecuador por 2-0 el 1 de julio. Su partido de octavos de final se jugará el 5 de julio a las 20:00 horas.

SEGUIMIENTO DEL PROGRESO

• Octavos de final de clasificación
• Eliminaciones durante la Ronda de 32
• Equipos de la ronda de 32
• Consulta el cuadro de eliminatorias

CALENDARIO DEL TORNEO

Partidos de dieciseisavos de final

1 de julio

• El partido entre Inglaterra y la República Democrática del Congo se disputará al mediodía en el estadio de Atlanta.
• El partido entre Bélgica y Senegal se disputará a las 16:00 horas en el estadio de Seattle.
• El partido entre Estados Unidos y Bosnia y Herzegovina se jugará a las 8 pm en el Estadio del Área de la Bahía de San Francisco.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 11:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

2 de julio

• España contra Austria a las 15:00 en el Estadio de Los Ángeles.
• Portugal contra Croacia a las 19:00 en el Estadio de Toronto.
• Suiza contra Argelia a las 23:00 en el BC Place de Vancouver.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

3 de julio

• El partido entre Australia y Egipto se jugará a las 2 de la tarde en el estadio de Dallas.
• El partido Argentina vs Cabo Verde se jugará a las 6 pm en el Estadio de Miami.
• El partido Colombia vs Ghana se jugará a las 9:30 pm en el Estadio de Kansas City.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Comienza la ronda de octavos de final.

4 de julio

• El partido entre Canadá y Marruecos se jugará a la 1 pm en el Estadio de Houston.
• Paraguay contra Francia se juega a las 5 pm en el Estadio de Filadelfia.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

5 de julio

• Brasil contra Noruega a las 4 pm en el Estadio de Nueva York/Nueva Jersey.
• México a las 8 pm en el Estadio de la Ciudad de México

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas el último día de 15:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

6 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 15:00 y a las 20:00.

7 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 12:00 y a las 16:00.

Comienzan los cuartos de final

9 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 16:00.

10 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 15:00.

11 de julio : Hay dos partidos de cuartos de final a las 17:00 y a las 21:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para ver el partido a las 17:00 horas del 11 de julio para quienes tengan entrada . El aparcamiento es gratuito.

Comienzan las semifinales

14 de julio : El festival de aficionados ha finalizado. Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 14 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

15 de julio : Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 15 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

Comienzan las finales

18 de julio : El partido por el tercer puesto se jugará a las 17:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 18 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final de bronce de las 5 pm.

Viaje al amanecer al estadio : El Amerant Bank Arena ofrece estacionamiento gratuito para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA que utilicen el servicio de autobús exprés gratuito del condado de Broward para llegar al Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens.

19 de julio : El partido final es a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a la 1 pm del 19 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final que comienza a las 3 pm.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para ver la final el 19 de julio para los poseedores de entradas . El estacionamiento es gratuito.

CMA CGM Group said the acquisition will triple the size of its own logistics arm, CEVA Logistics and help build its presence as a contract logistics provider in North America.

In 2025, CMA CGM pledged to invest $20 billion in its U.S. warehousing, air cargo and logistics over four years.

The two companies said they expected to enter into multiyear air and ocean freight commercial agreements as well.

Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of CMA CGM Group, said the deal will "reinforce our long-term commitment to investing in the United States and supporting the resilience and efficiency of its supply chain.”

FedEx, based in Memphis, Tennessee, has been spinning off some businesses to focus on its delivery business, focusing on higher-margin business-to-business deliveries for the healthcare, automotive, aerospace and data center industries. It completed its spinoff of FedEx Freight, which transports heavy and bulky shipments, on June 1.

The acquisition is expected to close later this year, subject to regulatory approvals.

The air cargo and ocean freight deals are expected to be ironed out in different phases between 2026 and 2028.

En el balotaje con la segunda diferencia más estrecha de las últimas tres décadas, fue electo el conservador Abelardo de la Espriella, un férreo opositor a Petro que promete dar un vuelco en la agenda política progresista que dominó en los últimos cuatro años.

“Es una derrota significativa para Petro porque la campaña se presidencializó... seguramente si Petro no se hubiese metido en la campaña el chance de Cepeda hubiera podido ser mayor”, aseguró a The Associated Press el consultor en comunicación política Carlos Arias Orjuela.

Petro, como presidente en funciones, no podía hacer proselitismo, según las leyes electorales. Sin embargo, durante la campaña fue cuestionado por su presunta participación indebida en política tras referirse a los candidatos en redes sociales.

Para Arias Orjuela fue clave en la derrota que Petro desconociera el conteo preliminar de la Registraduría en la primera vuelta presidencial —y sugiriera que había habido irregularidades sin mostrar pruebas— porque terminó por “generar más miedo en la campaña”.

El “antipetrismo”

Cuando Petro, exmilitante guerrillero, fue elegido presidente en 2022 lo hizo derrotando la resistencia que tenía un país tradicionalmente inclinado por gobiernos conservadores o moderados.

Petro ha defendido que su gobierno le cumplió al “pueblo” al reducir la pobreza al 28%, la cifra más baja desde 2012 según el último dato oficial disponible para 2025. También al sacar adelante reformas al sistema laboral y de pensiones con beneficios para los trabajadores.

Pero Cepeda, quien prometía continuar y profundizar la agenda de Petro, tuvo que lidiar con los cuestionamientos al gobierno, especialmente a la política de “paz total” de Petro que impulsó diálogos paralelos con grupos armados ilegales y que sólo logró desarmar a un centenar entre miles.

“La elección se convirtió en un referendo sobre el gobierno Petro, es decir, la candidatura de Cepeda no logró la autonomía que lo desligara de los errores del gobierno en temas muy sensibles para la gente”, aseguró a AP la senadora Jennifer Pedraza, quien ha sido independiente en el gobierno Petro y votó por Cepeda en el balotaje.

A pocos días de la segunda vuelta presidencial Cepeda intentó eludir una de las críticas más fuertes al gobierno de Petro al desmontar el proceso ciudadano que buscaba convocar una Asamblea Nacional Constituyente para modificar la carta magna. Pero se trató de una decisión tardía que no logró convencer a los más moderados, especialmente luego de que Petro prometiera en el pasado que no promovería una constituyente, explicó Yann Basset, profesor de Ciencia Política de la Universidad del Rosario.

La campaña digital

Arias Orjuela resaltó que De la Espriella apostó a una “campaña digital poderosa” con imágenes de “El Tigre”, como se apoda, algunas generadas con inteligencia artificial y moviendo emociones con propuestas concisas como la de mano dura contra los grupos armados ilegales y los narcotraficantes.

Mientras tanto, Cepeda dio prioridad a los discursos leídos en plazas públicas y a los recorridos por los territorios, asegurando que su campaña sería austera y tranquila.

Cepeda decidió “hablarle a una audiencia del siglo XXI con fórmulas del siglo XX”, explicó a AP Manuel Camilo González, profesor del Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Javeriana. Mientras la campaña de De la Espriella fue efectiva al llegar a sus electores a través de uis teléfonos celulares.

“La idea del partido político es una idea que está empezando a ser sobrevalorada, quedó en el siglo pasado. Ahora las redes sociales le permiten al candidato aquello que antes daba un partido. Eso lo entendió muy tarde la campaña de Cepeda”, indicó González.

Sin embargo, Cepeda ha señalado que su derrota estuvo ligada a la “abierta interferencia” del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, quien respaldó a De la Espriella, en el proceso electoral. “Él mismo (Trump) afirmó que fue definitiva para la elección de su candidato en Colombia”, indicó el martes a la prensa.

Las autoridades informaron que recibieron una denuncia de que todavía había vehículos recreativos en su propiedad, ubicada en el 15600 de la avenida Southwest 212, en la zona rural de Redland, en el condado Miami-Dade, y que una vigilancia aérea realizada el 20 de enero mostró que “estaba prácticamente en las mismas condiciones” que hacía tres años. Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade ejecutaron una orden de allanamiento en la propiedad dos días después.

Los agentes de la MDSO regresaron el martes a la propiedad, que colinda directamente con los Everglades, para arrestar a los hermanos gemelos de 47 años por cargos de delitos graves de desprecio deliberado por el medio ambiente y desacato deliberado a las leyes de contaminación del agua.

Según los documentos de arresto, el allanamiento realizado en enero “reveló múltiples estructuras modulares y vehículos recreativos” conectados a sistemas no autorizados de tratamiento y eliminación de aguas residuales, “algunos de los cuales contenían tuberías de desbordamiento y/o bombas que permitían canalizar el efluente líquido hacia los humedales circundantes”.

“Había tuberías de dos de los vehículos recreativos que iban directamente a los humedales sin ningún sistema de almacenamiento, incluida una en la parte oeste de la propiedad que tenía una fuga y estaba formando acumulaciones dentro del terreno, además de descargar directamente en los humedales vecinos”, indica el informe.

Los agentes informaron que también encontraron un estanque en la propiedad cubierto por una proliferación de algas y con “animales muertos”, y señalaron que “las pruebas realizadas al estanque revelaron niveles muy altos de bacterias y dieron positivo para E. coli”.

Pero, según la MDSO, eso no fue todo lo que encontraron los agentes.

Indicaron que los investigadores encontraron cuatro yeguas “en un corral pequeño sin acceso a agua” ni refugio, y un cerdo “en una jaula elevada sin acceso a comida ni agua” ni posibilidad de ejercitarse.

Por ello, Juan Gonzalez-Osorio enfrenta cinco cargos adicionales por abandono de animales.

“It is not often in the law that so few have so quickly changed so much,” Breyer said, dissenting in a school integration case.

The moment was instructive to me as a new reporter on the Supreme Court beat. It encapsulated a term in which a new conservative majority had prevailed in one 5-4 case after another. But more than that, it was a very human reaction from a frustrated justice whose black robe was meant to convey a certain dull sobriety.

I would be on the lookout for such departures for the rest of my 20 years at the court.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Mark Sherman has covered the Supreme Court for The Associated Press for 20 years during some of the most momentous decisions in history. He retired on Tuesday, the last day of the court term, and reflects on his experience. He has witnessed how by both happenstance and design the court has moved to the ideological right.

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In that time, almost by happenstance more than design, the court has marched to the ideological right. Unexpected vacancies, brute force political maneuvers and the rise of Donald Trump all combined to give the court a conservative supermajority, and with that change the direction of the country.

The Supreme Court has marched to the right

When I started covering the Supreme Court in 2006, the center of gravity had just shifted slightly to the right, from Sandra Day O’Connor to Anthony Kennedy.

Together they had helped preserve abortion rights in 1992, then been part of a five-justice majority to insure George W. Bush’s election in 2000 in Bush v. Gore.

Kennedy is lionized in some quarters for his opinions in favor of gay rights, including the landmark decision that declared same-sex marriage a constitutional right. In different settings, it’s his majority opinion in Citizens United that comes in for high praise, which enabled a flood of independent spending in political campaigns.

Scalia’s unexpected death presented Democrats with an opportunity. Republicans blocked them

But a larger change was afoot. It started when Antonin Scalia died suddenly of a heart attack, in February 2016.

Liberals salivated at the prospect of a court that might pivot left, rolling back gun rights and reimposing campaign finance limits that had recently been overturned.

Certainly abortion and affirmative action would be safe, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg assured me when we spoke that summer.

Sitting across from me in her court office filled with modern art and mementos, Ginsburg seemed confident that the next occupant of the White House would be a woman, Democrat Hillary Clinton. The next president, “whoever she may be,” Ginsburg said, might get to fill three vacancies, not just Scalia’s seat. At least two other justices in their 80s or nearing that milestone might retire, herself included.

I broke the spell. What if Clinton were to lose, I asked. “I don’t want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs,” she said.

Ginsburg was more right than wrong. She was incorrect about the outcome. Clinton lost the election, in part because of conservative voters’ worries about the future of the Supreme Court.

Senator Mitch McConnell, the Majority Leader at the time, had maneuvered to keep Scalia’s seat open until after the election, even after Obama nominated the well-respected federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, who had previously won broad bipartisan support.

But she nailed just about everything else. The next president, Donald Trump, did appoint three justices. And everything was on the table, including abortion and affirmative action.

Instead of writing about a new liberal court majority, one on which more moderate justices like Breyer and Elena Kagan would play decisive roles, I have reported on the triumph of the conservative legal project, decades in the making, and to the great satisfaction of Republicans who wanted to reverse liberal rulings from previous decades.

Lifetime tenure gives justices a say in who succeeds them

It has become commonplace for justices to time their retirements so that they can be replaced by someone with the same judicial philosophy.

Ginsburg, having decided to remain on the court, died less than two months before the 2020 election and her deathbed wish that her seat not be filled before then was ignored.

The last two justices who retired, Anthony Kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan and Stephen Breyer, appointed by Bill Clinton, were replaced by people who once served as their law clerks.

It’s not a criticism of Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson, each with a sterling legal resume. Instead, it’s telling that the effort to coax a justice into retirement might be more likely to succeed if a former clerk is in the running for the seat.

The country accepts that the direction of the court turns not just on who the president is, but the late-in-life decisions of the justices themselves.

Justices object to being described as political

There are no Trump judges or Obama judges, only an independent judiciary, Chief Justice John Roberts told me several years ago after I asked whether he’d have any comment on President Donald Trump’s criticism of an “Obama judge.”

Roberts was right in one respect. Judges, justices included, don’t vote robotically in favor of the president who appointed them. In just one example, two Trump-appointed justices voted against the president’s unilateral, global tariffs, for which Trump criticized them in harsh, personal terms.

But Trump clearly was right, too. In this era, presidents nominate justices because their records show they can be counted on.

Since 2010, the conservative justices all have been appointed by Republican presidents. The liberals, by Democrats. The consistent message from both sides is that too much is at stake to risk a selection mistake.

Would you mind snapping a photo, a tourist in front of the Supreme Court once asked Justice Anthony Kennedy?

One of the advantages of zealously keeping cameras from the courtroom is how little known most justices are. Some of that has changed as seven of the nine justices have written or are writing books which they then go on tour to promote. They have collectively earned millions of dollars.

It’s remarkable how unobtrusively justices used to move around town. It was not uncommon to run into Ginsburg and her family at a movie or a play, see Thomas making his way to and from Mass most mornings, bump into Kagan at a supermarket or get in line behind Sotomayor at a weekend farmer’s market on Capitol Hill.

The justices drove themselves to work most days. Scalia once got a traffic ticket for a minor fender-bender on his way into work.

Early in my time in Washington, I recall walking past the court and seeing a Volkswagen with New Hampshire plates parked on Maryland Avenue. The dry cleaning lying in the back erased any doubt about whose car it was. “Souter,” the label said, as in Justice David Souter of New Hampshire.

Security concerns have grown exponentially over the years. By the time Kavanaugh joined the court, security was much tighter. Federal agents were stationed outside Kavanaugh's house in suburban Maryland when a would-be attacker armed with a pistol, knife and zip ties showed up there late one night in 2022 and eventually pleaded guilty to trying to assassinate the justice.

Covering the court has changed dramatically

Until the COVID-19 pandemic, I felt strongly that the world, as it were, was waiting for my assessment of what had happened in the courtroom on any given morning. I was among a handful of reporters who hurried downstairs after arguments ended to bat out a first take on where the court appeared to be headed in its biggest cases.

News organizations regularly asked for live access to big arguments and the response was always, No. Then the pandemic shut down the world and institutions scrambled to figure out how to cope. For the court, that meant remote argument sessions, with no choice but to allow the public to listen in, live.

That experiment produced the occasional embarrassing moment, including an audible and unexplained toilet flush. But mostly it worked, and Americans could hear the court in action. Even when the justices returned to the courtroom in 2021, the livestream remained.

Selfishly, my coverage feels less vital because anyone who cares can listen and assess what is being said. Decisions post quickly to the court's website. No one is hanging on my words.

The growth of emergency appeals also has changed covering the court, and not for the better. In years past, I could know from a glance at the calendar when I’d be very busy. But emergency appeals can pop up any time (and did with alarming frequency during Trump’s second term) and decisions on those appeals also could come at any time, during the regular workday or even after midnight.

Thousands of displaced Venezuelans are sleeping in crowded shelters or outside without access to clean water amid dismal sanitary conditions following the June 24 earthquakes. Aid workers said the aftermath of the quakes — which Venezuelan officials say have killed more than 1,900 people — has become a major medical crisis that, unless quickly controlled, would take more lives in the days and weeks ahead.

“The issue we foresee just around the corner is the infections that patients who have been exposed to the disaster for the longest time might bring,” said Eugenio Cova, the head of the trauma unit at Hospital del Oeste Dr. José Gregorio Hernández in Caracas, the capital.

“We’ve already gone through the period of complex trauma — which will continue to occur — but now it’s complicated by infections."

US military deploys 900 personnel to aid Venezuela

The United States, which has said it will take control of Venezuela’s oil industry after seizing its former leader, Nicolás Maduro, in January, has scaled up its assistance, with 900 military personnel currently on the ground to support relief and rescue operations as of Wednesday, Steven McLoud, a U.S. Southern Command spokesperson, told The Associated Press. The military has repaired the earthquake-damaged runway at the main Caracas international airport to allow for the arrival of humanitarian assistance and stationed naval assets off the coast to receive airlifted survivors.

An additional 100 people from the U.S. State Department have been sent to aid those efforts, McLoud said.

So far, the Trump administration has offered Venezuela $300 million in assistance channeled through aid groups and the United Nations. But that remains just a fraction of the post-earthquake aid the country needs: Direct material damage from the quakes is estimated at more than $6.7 billion, according to satellite analysis by the U.N. Development Program.

It also remains unclear how involved the U.S. government will get in Venezuela's large-scale reconstruction efforts, which could last years. U.N. agencies estimate that the earthquake amassed 1.2 million tons of debris of destroyed buildings and belongings.

Underequipped hospitals face a surge

Long before the earthquakes, Venezuela's public hospitals were strained by chronic shortages of water, energy, life-saving medical equipment and highly trained staff.

More than 8 million people have fled the country's economic crisis in recent years, including doctors and nurses. Those who remain are now confronting the overwhelming prospect of treating thousands of grievous injuries from crushed and caved-in concrete structures. The government on Tuesday raised the number of people injured in the quakes to 10,571 — an increase of 5,000 from just the day before.

Hospital del Oeste Dr. José Gregorio Hernández in Caracas lacks screws and plates needed for orthopedic surgery and medicated gauze to prevent infections, said Cova, who conducts surgery on crushed limbs in makeshift operating rooms because possible earthquake damage has made parts of the building inaccessible. According to the government, the earthquakes damaged or otherwise compromised 38 hospitals nationwide.

There's also a nationwide shortage of ambulances, said Jaime Lorenzo, director of United Doctors of Venezuela, a nonprofit network of medical professionals, and most patients are arriving to hospitals in the backs of pickup trucks.

Lorenzo said he expects to see a new wave of patients — those who, rendered suddenly homeless after the earthquakes, have gone all week without essential medication for chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes and hypertension.

Aid workers also warn that the extensive damage to infrastructure is turning hard-hit communities into petri dishes for disease.

“It’s very hot and there’s a lot of concern about potential vector-borne diseases,” said Veronique Durroux, the U.N. humanitarian agency spokesperson for Latin America and the Caribbean. “Waste management is an issue. Debris management, when you see the scale of devastation, it’s very concerning.”

Searches continue for the thousands of missing

Even as the window of opportunity narrowed in the search for survivors trapped under the rubble, specialists flown in from more than two dozen countries pressed on Wednesday with rescue missions. Against the odds — the window for survival when trapped under rubble is typically 48 to 72 hours — teams are continuing to find a small number of survivors, including a toddler who had been trapped for six days Tuesday.

Venezuelan officials have counted 1,943 deaths from the earthquakes as of Tuesday, a figure that rises daily. Many more thousands remain missing, adding ambiguity to the temblors' complete toll and leaving families in an agonizing limbo as they wait days by collapsed buildings, hoping for the bodies of their loved ones to surface.

One non-governmental digital database where families can register missing loved ones showed over 40,600 people still unaccounted for as of Wednesday.

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This story has been corrected to show the U.S. Southern Command spokesperson's name is Steven McLoud, not Steven McCloud, and the hospital name is Hospital del Oeste Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, not Hospital del Oeste Dr. José Gregor Hernández.

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Janetsky reported from Mexico City and DeBre reported from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Authorities said Milagros De La Caridad Navarro, 35, was arrested Tuesday by the Miami Gardens Police Department after surrendering herself in connection with the Feb. 22 shooting.

According to an arrest report, officers responded to the 100 block of Northwest 202nd Terrace just after 1 a.m. on that day after receiving reports about a shooting.

Miami Gardens police said they were notified about 30 minutes later that a gunshot victim had arrived at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital.

The report states the driver who took the victim to the hospital told officers she was unfamiliar with the area because she was visiting from Georgia.

The driver said she heard multiple gunshots while driving before realizing her mother-in-law had been struck and then took her to the nearest hospital, according to the report.

The driver told investigators she did not know who was responsible for the shooting, the report states.

Investigators said they later interviewed the victim after her breathing tube was removed.

According to the report, the victim had difficulty speaking and recalling the events, but remembered leaving Hollywood Beach with another woman, returning home to shower and cook, and later leaving a home where a woman identified as “Caridad” had been present.

The report states that the victim told detectives her next memory was waking up in the hospital.

Police said the investigation included witness interviews, photo lineups and surveillance video.

According to the report, a witness identified Navarro during a photo lineup conducted on March 3. Another witness later identified Navarro in a separate lineup after telling investigators she had left her home in Navarro’s care while she was away, the report states.

Detectives also obtained surveillance video from a neighbor that, according to the arrest report, showed Navarro “shooting multiple shots in the direction of the victim.”

Investigators said a separate witness later told investigators that she saw Navarro pulling a handgun from a black fanny pack before the group got into a vehicle. They said that witness claimed she did not see the gun being fired, but saw Navarro holding the gun in her right hand as they drove away.

Jail records show Navarro is facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated battery with a weapon causing great bodily harm.

As of Wednesday, Navarro was being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

A motive for the shooting remains unclear at this time.

Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought urging the bureau to investigate rent now, pay later companies and hold them accountable for potential violations of federal consumer financial protection laws. In the letter, obtained by The Associated Press, Frost also asked the bureau to explain what it is doing to protect renters and whether landlords are steering tenants toward rent-financing products.

“Rent now, pay later” companies allow renters to split their monthly rent into smaller payments over the course of a month. A renter with a $1,000 monthly rent bill might pay in four weekly payments of $250 or two payments of $500.

First elected to Congress in 2022 at the age of 25, Frost said he frequently used buy now, pay later services to furnish his first apartment in Washington, which put him heavily into debt. In an interview, Frost said it was only because he made a healthy salary as a member of Congress that he was recently able to pay those debts off. He said he believes his experience is likely the same as other young Americans.

“Americans should know they have rights when using these buy now, pay later products,” Frost said. “This is why the CFPB was created in the first place.”

Frost looked into using his credit card to pay rent, but “thank God that didn't happen,” he added.

Companies such as Flex and Livble say breaking rent into multiple payments can help renters manage cash flow. The buy now, pay later company Affirm has also done limited trials that allow its customers to split rent into multiple payments. But several of these payment plans can come with high fees and finance charges. In February, the AP reported on how users of these services were paying as much as $50 a month to split their rent.

These RNPL companies differ from companies like Bilt, which allows some renters to pay rent through its credit card and rewards platform. Bilt says it has more than 5 million members, and its customers have historically used its service to earn rewards points on rent payments. RNPL companies are more focused on allowing customers to finance large rent payments across multiple payments.

Frost says there should be more disclosure to consumers around the products as they become more popular.

“While many of these companies market their loans as ‘innovative’ products that can help struggling cash-strapped renters, including by allegedly boosting their credit scores, many of these products more closely resemble repackaged payday loans,” Frost said in his letter.

A February report by Protect Borrowers and Toward Justice argued that some RNPL companies should comply with Truth in Lending Act requirements based on how they structure their products. The industry strongly disagreed with the groups’ findings at the time.

“In addition to structural reforms to drive down the cost of housing, lawmakers, policymakers, and law enforcement at every level of government need to wake up to the reality that a broad array of companies are cashing in, at working people’s expense, on the massive burden of rent in Americans’ lives,” the groups said in the report.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sharply curtailed its work under the second Trump administration. Under Vought, the bureau has rolled back regulations and guidance, dropped enforcement actions and moved to rescind previous agency activity. Other calls by members of Congress for bureau investigations have largely gone unanswered. The bureau did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Frost’s letter.

Vought’s tenure at the CFPB will end this summer. President Trump has nominated Brian Johnson, an executive formerly with Capital One, to be the next permanent director of the bureau. Johnson previously held a high-ranking position at the bureau during Trump’s first term in office.

Frost said that if the bureau does not act on buy now, pay later and rent now, pay later companies, he hopes to use information gathered from this letter and other resources to propose legislation next year if Democrats take control of Congress.

“I’m not holding my breath for the Trump administration to do the right thing, but this is the first step of many we can take to make sure these products are used correctly and Americans are protected,” he said.

The four-time Emmy Award nominee, who turns 80 on July 22, told “Today” and People magazine that he was diagnosed with the progressive, memory-destroying disease three years ago.

“I’m still not accepting in my mind all parts of it,” he told People magazine. “There are the moments that you keep remembering that validate the fact that you can remember stuff. And there are moments I’ll never forget.”

More than 6 million people in the United States and millions more around the world have Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.

Glover earned four Emmy Award nominations and an honorary Oscar in 2022. Other awards came from the NAACP and Black Entertainment Television, and he received nominations from the Screen Actors Guild.

Glover also served as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Program from 1998 to 2004. It focuses on poverty, disease and economic development in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Las autoridades informaron que Milagros De La Caridad Navarro, de 35 años, fue arrestada el martes por el Departamento de Policía de Miami Gardens después de entregarse en relación con la balacera del 22 de febrero.

Según el informe de arresto, los agentes respondieron a la cuadra 100 de Northwest 202nd Terrace poco después de la 1 a.m. de ese día tras recibir reportes sobre una balacera.

La Policía de Miami Gardens informó que aproximadamente 30 minutos después fue notificada de que una víctima de un disparo había llegado al Hospital HCA Florida Aventura.

El informe indica que la conductora que llevó a la víctima al hospital les dijo a los agentes que no conocía el área porque estaba de visita desde Georgia.

La conductora dijo que escuchó múltiples disparos mientras conducía antes de darse cuenta de que su suegra había sido alcanzada por un disparo y luego la llevó al hospital más cercano, según el informe.

La conductora les dijo a los investigadores que no sabía quién era responsable de la balacera, según el informe.

Los investigadores informaron que posteriormente entrevistaron a la víctima después de que le retiraran el tubo de respiración.

Según el informe, la víctima tenía dificultades para hablar y recordar los hechos, pero recordó haber salido de Hollywood Beach con otra mujer, regresar a casa para bañarse y cocinar, y posteriormente salir de una vivienda donde estaba presente una mujer identificada como “Caridad”.

El informe indica que la víctima les dijo a los detectives que su siguiente recuerdo fue despertar en el hospital.

La Policía informó que la investigación incluyó entrevistas con testigos, ruedas de reconocimiento fotográfico y videos de vigilancia.

Según el informe, un testigo identificó a Navarro durante una rueda de reconocimiento fotográfico realizada el 3 de marzo. Posteriormente, otro testigo identificó a Navarro en una rueda de reconocimiento distinta después de decirles a los investigadores que había dejado su casa al cuidado de Navarro mientras estaba fuera, según el informe.

Los detectives también obtuvieron un video de vigilancia de un vecino que, según el informe de arresto, muestra a Navarro “disparando múltiples veces en dirección de la víctima”.

Los investigadores informaron que otro testigo les dijo posteriormente que vio a Navarro sacar una pistola de una riñonera negra antes de que el grupo subiera a un vehículo. Indicaron que ese testigo afirmó que no vio cuando se disparó el arma, pero sí vio a Navarro sosteniendo la pistola en la mano derecha mientras se alejaban en el vehículo.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Navarro enfrenta dos cargos de agresión agravada con un arma mortal y un cargo de agresión agravada con un arma que causó lesiones corporales graves.

Hasta el miércoles, Navarro permanecía detenida sin derecho a fianza en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Por el momento, el motivo de la balacera sigue sin estar claro.

Powell has agreed to a two-year deal that could be worth up to $45 million with the Chicago Bulls, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday. Powell also had received some interest from the Detroit Pistons, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract cannot be finalized until July 6 at the earliest.

ESPN and Chicago Sports Network were among those who first reported the agreement between Powell and the Bulls, who will hold a team option for 2027-28. Powell spent this past season in Miami, where he became an All-Star for the first time and averaged 21.7 points in 58 games with the Heat.

Miami will have a very different look this coming season, after the acquisition of Giannis Antetokounmpo in a trade that sent Tyler Herro and others to Milwaukee. Powell will be joining his fifth team, after past stints with Portland, the Los Angeles Clippers, Toronto and the Heat.

All-Stars on the move

Powell is among five — and there likely will be more — All-Star selections from 2026 alone to be on the move this offseason.

He joins Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee to Miami), Kawhi Leonard and Brandon Ingram (the headliners of a trade that brings Leonard back to Toronto and sends Ingram to the Los Angeles Clippers), and LeBron James (who is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers for a yet-to-be-decided team).

Of the 62 players with at least one All-Star selection in the last five years, just over half — 32 of them — have changed teams at least once in that span.

Nikola Vucevic returns to Orlando

Nikola Vucevic is headed back to the Orlando Magic, agreeing on a one-year deal for just under $4 million, a person with knowledge of those talks confirmed.

Vucevic is second all-time on the Magic list in rebounds, third in points and fourth in games played. The 35-year-old center has been in the league for 15 seasons, nine of those with Orlando — and now joins a young core led by Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner.

Orlando needed another post option after losing Moritz Wagner in free agency to Brooklyn — and Vucevic, who still has a home in central Florida, was the natural fit.

Moritz Wagner, the brother of Franz Wagner, is signing a two-year deal with the Nets.

Vucevic averaged 15.1 points this past season for Chicago and Boston.

Marcus Smart to Houston

Marcus Smart, the NBA's defensive player of the year in 2022, is about to join his fourth team in a span of 17 months after agreeing with the Houston Rockets on a two-year deal worth about $12.7 million, a person with knowledge of those talks told the AP.

Smart was with Memphis as recently as February 2025, then was sent to Washington to complete that season and spent this past season with the Lakers.

He averaged 9.3 points and started 54 games for the Lakers in 2025-26.

John Collins to Detroit

Forward John Collins is changing teams again, after agreeing to a three-year contract with the Pistons, a person with knowledge of those negotiations told the AP.

ESPN reported the deal is worth $51 million.

The Pistons will be Collins' third team in as many seasons. He started his career in Atlanta, then spent two seasons in Utah (until 2024-25) and played for the Clippers last season.

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First off, the Main Development Region of the tropical Atlantic – where most our strongest hurricanes form during the season – just recorded its coolest June in 5 years.

The warmth of the eastern part of the Main Development Region – the band of waters between Africa and the Caribbean – is one of our most reliable predictors for seasonal hurricane activity. The cooler the waters, the lower tropical activity we should expect.

While waters here are still slightly above the 30-year average, the trend is down, and the easterly trade winds – prevailing winds that blow from Africa toward the Caribbean throughout the year – that help to regulate the Atlantic’s temperature are forecast to be much stronger than average through at least mid-July. The stronger east-to-west flowing winds mix up the Atlantic and cool it, so I don’t see the Atlantic rebounding to a warmer place as August approaches.

The other bellwether we look to in July for what the cards might hold for August and September is the amount of wind shear through the Caribbean Sea. While wind shear – the change in wind strength and direction with altitude – doesn’t tell us much in June, come July it tends to be one of our best predictors for future hurricane activity.

For June, shear was running well above average, but more importantly, the trend for above-average wind shear across the Caribbean is headed even higher for July courtesy of an increasingly strong El Nino in the eastern Pacific.

Higher wind shear suggests would-be storms will have a tougher time organizing, and it’s the Caribbean and western Atlantic that are most affected during El Niño years like this one.

Lastly, we look to global upper-air patterns to assess the health of the Atlantic basin. One of the telltale signs of a healthy Atlantic are global circulation patterns supporting rising air over the North Indian Ocean and sinking air over the eastern and central Pacific. This year, we have the exact opposite pattern, with impressive subsidence, or sinking air, centered squarely over the North Indian Ocean, and reams of rising air over the Pacific, indicating things just aren’t right in the Atlantic.

The upshot is the tropical Atlantic isn’t looking ripe for a big storm season. That of course doesn’t mean we can’t (and won’t) see strong hurricanes this year, but they’ll be fewer and have a much tougher time than in any year since at least 2015. We’ll be looking more to the subtropics – the region to the north of the traditional tropical belt that runs from Africa through the Caribbean – for activity this season than in seasons of the recent past. We’ll also not want to sleep on the Gulf, which is running well above average, for tropical seedlings that might slip through the shear-laced cracks this fall.

But for now, the Atlantic is fast asleep. The low pressure area we’ve been tracking off the Carolina coast is nothing but an innocuous low-level cloud swirl absent any thunderstorms, and development isn’t expected anywhere across the Atlantic basin for at least the first few weeks of July.

Otros sobrevivientes del terremoto en Venezuela también esperan.

Ellos, como otros en todo el estado norteño de La Guaira, tienen la misma pregunta: ¿quién está al mando? El gobierno, que se autodefine como socialista y durante mucho tiempo se enorgulleció de ser protector y proveedor, no ha sido ni lo uno ni lo otro cuando más importaba, dijeron muchos.

Los potentes terremotos consecutivos del 24 de junio han puesto en primer plano la incapacidad del partido que ha gobernado el país durante 27 años, ahora con la presidenta interina Delcy Rodríguez al frente, para llevar a cabo funciones básicas del Estado.

“Nos sentimos abandonados”, dijo Mundrain el martes, sentada en una silla en la calle frente a lo que quedaba del edificio de 11 pisos que alguna vez fue su hogar. “Nos sentimos desamparados. Lo que hemos visto es una falta de organización, de empatía, de todo”.

En las críticas 72 horas posteriores a que edificios residenciales, locales de comida, farmacias, hoteles y tiendas de conveniencia se derrumbaran en el estado de La Guaira, Caracas y regiones aledañas, la respuesta sobre el terreno se centró, principalmente, en dirigir el tráfico, con agentes de policía, de inteligencia y miembros de las fuerzas armadas apostados en las intersecciones.

Los residentes asumen tareas de rescate y recuperación ante el fracaso del gobierno

Los civiles, en su mayoría solos y algunos con ayuda de rescatistas extranjeros, buscaban a sus seres queridos entre montones de escombros. Las ambulancias quedaron atrapadas en atascos de tráfico de varios kilómetros (millas) de longitud. Los hospitales carecían de suministros y de personal. El personal de emergencia respondió con poco o ningún equipo.

Una semana después, muchos residentes de comunidades costeras de La Guaira atribuían la mayoría de los rescates y recuperaciones a otros venezolanos y a equipos extranjeros con conocimientos y dispositivos como cámaras térmicas y detectores de sonido, además de perros entrenados. También señalaron que, mientras civiles y rescatistas extranjeros trabajaban, hombres y mujeres con uniformes venezolanos se quedaban mirando y trabajadores del Estado se tomaban selfis.

El profesor David Smilde, de la Universidad de Tulane, que ha estudiado Venezuela durante tres décadas, dijo que la tragedia ha dejado claro que la impactante captura del 3 de enero del entonces presidente Nicolás Maduro por fuerzas de Estados Unidos no fue un hecho aislado “en el que el Estado venezolano no fue capaz de defenderse en absoluto”.

“Tampoco puede hacer algo tan básico como empezar a excavar para sacar a la gente”, señaló, y añadió que eso debería ser un motivo de preocupación para Rodríguez, quien asumió el cargo después de que Maduro fuera depuesto y trasladado a Nueva York para enfrentar cargos de narcotráfico.

Smilde dijo que la pésima respuesta está vinculada a la enorme cantidad de personas que han abandonado el sector público debido a los salarios extremadamente bajos, así como a la corrupción, como la de muchas personas que figuran en la nómina del gobierno pero que no han trabajado en meses o años. En un gobierno funcional, agregó, las personas tienen deberes específicos para diseñar protocolos donde se detallen los procedimientos en caso de emergencias, incluidos los terremotos.

“Es como intentar tener un equipo de béisbol con tres personas en el campo. No sabes quién va a ser el lanzador, quién va a estar como receptor y quién va a ser jardinero”, dijo, refiriéndose a la falta de organización del gobierno.

La riqueza y las conexiones con el gobierno hacen que solo algunos reciban ayuda

La riqueza y las conexiones con el gobierno también influyeron en la respuesta oficial, y algunos lugares recibieron un trato preferencial.

Cuando muchos policías y estudiantes de una escuela militar llegaron a un edificio derrumbado, la gente dedujo acertadamente que allí debían haber vivido funcionarios o personas con conexiones políticas. En efecto, los policías de un estado vecino buscaban a un capitán, mientras que los estudiantes y algunos miembros de la Guardia Nacional esperaban localizar a un mayor general.

Una grúa telescópica, como la que Mundrain necesita para recuperar a su familia, estuvo estacionada durante varias horas en lo que era la entrada de ese edificio. Los familiares de las familias acomodadas que vivían allí pudieron alquilarla. Mundrain no puede.

“Yo creo que, si en cada uno de estos apartamentos hubiera alguien con posición, aquí estuviese una máquina trabajando como lo han hecho en otras residencias”, afirmó Mundrain, señalando su edificio.

La indignación de la gente por la respuesta también ha provocado altercados entre residentes y operadores de maquinaria. En un caso, cuando una excavadora proporcionada por el gobierno intentó abandonar el lugar de un edificio de vivienda pública aplastado, la gente bloqueó el tráfico para mantenerla allí e incluso sacó al operador de la cabina.

El gobierno ha informado que 1.943 personas murieron y más de 10.500 resultaron heridas en los terremotos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 ocurridos el 24 de junio. Se ha reportado que miles de personas más están desaparecidas.

"Seguimos acompañando a las familias afectadas y supervisando directamente las labores de atención y recuperación en La Guaira", publicó Rodríguez en X el miércoles. "Sé que muchos venezolanos sienten dolor y frustración; comparto profundamente esos sentimientos".

El martes, los rescatistas seguían liberando a algunos sobrevivientes de entre montañas de escombros, ofreciendo a las angustiadas familias una pizca de esperanza, aun cuando la probabilidad de encontrar personas con vida disminuía con cada hora que pasaba. La desesperación llevó a dos mujeres a pelear tarde en la noche, y una arrastró a la otra hacia el lodo justo al lado de un edificio derrumbado después de que una de ellas se negara a guardar silencio mientras los rescatistas intentaban escuchar señales de vida entre los escombros.

Las primeras 48 a 72 horas después de un desastre natural son cruciales para las labores de rescate, aunque la supervivencia puede prolongarse si las personas tienen acceso a comida y agua.

El electricista Daniel Castillo pudo sacar con vida a su madre y a su hijo de su apartamento en el segundo piso de un edificio de vivienda pública que se derrumbó en La Guaira, apenas unas horas después de que se produjera el terremoto. El cuerpo de su hermano permaneció enterrado un día más, hasta que pudo llegar a él.

El martes, Castillo criticó la respuesta del gobierno mientras esperaba en una fila para recibir gratis una bolsa de productos de higiene, incluidos papel higiénico y jabón, en una carpa atendida por las fuerzas armadas venezolanas.

“Tú los guardias los ves y los uniformes intachables, nada sucios”, señaló Castillo, contrastando a miembros de la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela con civiles y rescatistas extranjeros cubiertos de polvo que han excavado entre los escombros durante días. “El gobierno no hizo nada”.

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

En primer lugar, la principal región de desarrollo del Atlántico tropical, donde se forman la mayoría de nuestros huracanes más fuertes durante la temporada, acaba de registrar el mes de junio más frío en 5 años.

La temperatura cálida de la parte oriental de la Región Principal de Desarrollo —la franja de aguas entre África y el Caribe— es uno de los indicadores más fiables de la actividad ciclónica estacional. Cuanto más frías sean las aguas, menor será la actividad tropical que cabe esperar.

Si bien las aguas en esta zona aún se encuentran ligeramente por encima del promedio de los últimos 30 años, la tendencia es a la baja, y se prevé que los vientos alisios del este —los vientos predominantes que soplan desde África hacia el Caribe durante todo el año—, que ayudan a regular la temperatura del Atlántico, sean mucho más fuertes de lo normal al menos hasta mediados de julio. Estos vientos más fuertes, que fluyen de este a oeste, remueven el Atlántico y lo enfrían, por lo que no creo que el Atlántico vuelva a calentarse a medida que se acerca agosto.

Otro indicador clave que consideramos en julio para predecir lo que nos depara agosto y septiembre es la intensidad de la cizalladura del viento en el mar Caribe. Si bien la cizalladura del viento —el cambio en la fuerza y ​​dirección del viento con la altitud— no nos aporta mucha información en junio, en julio suele ser uno de nuestros mejores predictores de la actividad de huracanes en el futuro.

En junio, la cizalladura del viento se situó muy por encima de la media, pero, lo que es más importante, la tendencia a una cizalladura del viento superior a la media en el Caribe se intensificará aún más en julio gracias a un fenómeno de El Niño cada vez más fuerte en el Pacífico oriental.

Una mayor cizalladura del viento sugiere que las posibles tormentas tendrán más dificultades para organizarse, y son el Caribe y el Atlántico occidental las zonas más afectadas durante los años de El Niño como este.

Por último, analizamos los patrones globales de la atmósfera superior para evaluar la salud de la cuenca del Atlántico. Uno de los indicadores clave de un Atlántico saludable son los patrones de circulación global que favorecen el ascenso del aire sobre el norte del océano Índico y el descenso del aire sobre el Pacífico oriental y central. Este año, observamos el patrón opuesto, con un descenso del aire notable, centrado directamente sobre el norte del océano Índico, y un gran flujo de aire ascendente sobre el Pacífico, lo que indica que algo no anda bien en el Atlántico.

En resumen, el Atlántico tropical no parece estar en condiciones óptimas para una gran temporada de tormentas. Esto, por supuesto, no significa que no podamos (ni vayamos a) ver huracanes fuertes este año, pero serán menos numerosos y tendrán mucha más dificultad que en cualquier año desde al menos 2015. Esta temporada, la actividad se concentrará más en las zonas subtropicales —la región al norte del cinturón tropical tradicional que se extiende desde África hasta el Caribe— que en temporadas recientes. Tampoco debemos subestimar el Golfo de México, cuyas precipitaciones están muy por encima del promedio, ya que podría haber plántulas tropicales que se filtren entre las zonas afectadas este otoño.

Pero por ahora, el Atlántico está en calma. La zona de baja presión que hemos estado siguiendo frente a la costa de Carolina no es más que un inofensivo remolino de nubes bajas sin tormentas eléctricas, y no se espera que se desarrolle en ninguna parte de la cuenca del Atlántico durante al menos las primeras semanas de julio.

Arrest warrants say Nateal Campbell’s throat was cut and Ciarre Campbell was found in possession of a knife. Officers found her unresponsive when they arrived at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police statement.

Ciarre Campbell, 41, was booked into the Fulton County Jail, where he was being held without bond, and waived his initial court hearing Wednesday on charges including aggravated assault and murder. A lawyer listed for him in online court records did not immediately return an email and voicemail seeking comment on the charges.

In a 911 call released by police, an unidentified man can be heard asking for a wellness check. He tells the dispatcher that he is trying to get inside his mother's house with his brother and sister-in-law. He says they can see another brother, who is “mentally ill” and lives with their mom, inside the home. The caller says the brother inside had said their mother left but a neighbor's camera footage shows she didn't.

Police records show that before Tuesday, officers had received nine calls for service to that address since September for a variety of reasons, including a fight in progress, a suspicious person and an earlier welfare check.

The Campbell family issued a statement asking for privacy while they deal with “overwhelming grief.”

“We are devastated to share that the Campbell Family has lost its matriarch, Mrs. Nateal Campbell,” the family statement said. “While the details of her passing are still being investigated, we take comfort in knowing she is reunited with our father, her beloved Chuck, and in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

A defensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, Calais Campbell is entering his 19th NFL season after signing a one-year, $5.5 million contract in April. He is the oldest active defensive player in the NFL going into the 2026 season. He will be 40 on Sept. 1.

The 2017 first-team AP All-Pro selection has been voted to the Pro Bowl six times in a career that started as a second-round pick in 2008 with the Arizona Cardinals.

The former Miami Hurricane spent 10 seasons with the Cardinals and also played in Jacksonville, Atlanta and Miami.

Campbell has 117 career sacks in 278 games, including 259 starts.

Anthropic said Tuesday night that its AI model called Claude Fable 5 is now widely available. It's also restoring access to its most powerful model, Mythos 5, but only to a select group of U.S.-based organizations approved by the federal government.

The Commerce Department blocked foreign nationals from using both AI models on June 12, a move that San Francisco-based Anthropic said forced the company to immediately take the products down for all users just days after it unveiled them.

Anthropic said in a blog post this week that the government's concerns were sparked by a report from cybersecurity researchers at Amazon, Anthropic's primary cloud computing provider. The company “had found a method of bypassing Fable 5’s safeguards” that enabled it to discover and potentially exploit software vulnerabilities, Anthropic said.

Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.

Anthropic's chief rival, ChatGPT maker OpenAI, also said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration.

OpenAI said its new AI product, called GPT-5.6 Sol, would be accessible only to a select group of government-approved customers for a temporary period.

Trump last month signed an executive order on AI oversight that established a framework for the federal government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems for up to 30 days before their public release. The order described participation by AI developers as voluntary, but the framework has not yet been fully developed.

“We are profoundly sad to announce the death of Victor Willis, lead singer of Village People," the group posted on its official Facebook page. The cause was identified as “a short but aggressive illness.”

Willis was a musician-actor who, among other things, had appeared on Broadway in “The Wiz” when he decided to cash in on the disco craze in 1977 by joining a group made up of beefy, macho-looking guys dressed as a biker, a construction worker, a cop, a cowboy and a Native American chief.

With producer Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, Morali’s business partner, Willis founded the six-member Village People. The idea came to them while partying at an after-hours gay nightclub in the West Village of Manhattan. The group’s self-titled debut album was released in 1977.

In 1978, the group released two albums, “Macho Man” and “Cruisin’” — which featured the international hit “Y.M.C.A.,” a song that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart. A year later, Village People released the album “Go West,” which included “In the Navy,” a song that peaked at No. 3 on the chart. “Macho Man” peaked at No. 25 in 1978.

In 2020, Congress described “Y.M.C.A.” — with its infectious chorus of “It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.” and an accompanying dance spelling out the letters — as “an American phenomenon” and added the song to the National Recording Registry. In 2021, it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Willis also starred in the 1980 movie “Can’t Stop the Music,” a widely ridiculed comedy starring the Village People and Steve Guttenberg and directed by Nancy Walker. Critic Rex Reed called it "one of the silliest movies ever made."

Village People music is the backbone of pool parties, high school dances, weddings, proms, bar mitzvahs, games and whenever an uplifting mood is needed. The songs also played at gay marches and the White House.

“We will think of Victor every time ‘Y.M.C.A.’ is played, like today, and all throughout this July Fourth Birthday week,” President Donald Trump wrote on social media Wednesday. “My condolences to his wonderful family and group, Victor Willis will be sorely missed.”

While musicians like Neil Young, John Fogerty, Phil Collins, Panic! At The Disco and the estates of Leonard Cohen, Tom Petty and Prince sent cease-and-desist letters to stop Trump from using their music, Willis said he didn't feel he was endorsing Trump when the song played.

Willis was born in Texas and grew up in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. When he moved to New York, he went to a YMCA on West 63rd Street in Manhattan, which inspired the hit song.

The ownership of Village People's songs came into doubt decades after the hits, and in 2015, a federal jury ruled that Willis was entitled to 50% copyright ownership in the United States of 13 of the group’s songs, including “Y.M.C.A.”

After a series of arrests on drug-related charges that resulted in a rehab stint, Willis told The Associated Press in 2012 that his life had turned around. “Life is fine. I went through whatever I went through, but everything is going great now,” he said.

In May, Willis and the Village People — he was the only original member — sang “Happy Birthday” and “Y.M.C.A.” for Secretary of State Marco Rubio during an event in India.

The World Cup’s daily group-stage matches ended on June 27 after 16 teams were eliminated.

The 48 qualifying teams started the tournament with matches within 12 groups of four on June 11.

As the tournament continues, the single direct-knockout matches to advance into the Round of 16 are set to end on July 3.

The list of 32

Here is the list of the teams in order of group-stage placement, points earned, and FIFA ranking:

1. Argentina (1) wins Group J with 9 points. The match is at 6 p.m. on July 3 against Cape Verde.
2. France (2) wins Group I with 9 points. The team advanced to Round of 16.
3. Mexico (14) wins Group A with 9 points. The team advanced to Round of 16.
4. Spain (3) wins Group H with 7 points. The match is at 3 p.m. on July 2 against Austria.
5. England (4) wins Group L with 7 points. The match is at noon on July 1 against Congo.
6. Brazil (6) wins Group C with 7 points. The team advanced to Round of 16.
7. The Netherlands (8) wins Group F with 7 points. The team was eliminated on June 29.
8. Belgium (9) wins Group G with 7 points. The match is at 4 p.m. on July 1 against Senegal.
9. Colombia (11) wins Group K with 7 points. The match is at 9:30 p.m. on July 3 against Ghana.
10. Switzerland (17) wins Group B with 7 points. The match is at 11 p.m. on July 2 against Algeria.
11. Germany (10) wins Group E with 6 points. The team was eliminated on June 29.
12. United States (15) wins Group D with 6 points. The match is at 8 p.m. on July 1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
13. Morocco (7) is the Group C runner-up with 7 points. The team advanced to Round of 16.
14. Ivory Coast (30) is the Group E runner-up with 6 points. The team was eliminated on June 30.
15. Norway (31) is the Group I runner-up with 6 points. The team advanced to Round of 16.
16. Portugal (5) is the Group K runner-up with 5 points. The match is at 7 p.m. on July 2 against Croatia.
17. Japan (18) is the Group F runner-up with 5 points. The team was eliminated on June 29.
18. Egypt (26) is the Group G runner-up with 5 points. The match is at 3 p.m. on July 3 against Australia.
19. Australia (27) is the Group D runner-up with 4 points. The match is at 3 p.m. on July 3 against Egypt.
20. Canada (32) is the Group B runner-up with 4 points. The team advanced to Round of 16.
21. South Africa (54) is the Group A runner-up with 4 points. The team was eliminated on June 28.
22. Cape Verde (64) is the Group H runner-up with 3 points. The match is at 6 p.m. on July 3 against Argentina.
23. Austria (22) is the Group J runner-up with 4 points. The match is at 7 p.m. on July 2 against Spain.
24. Croatia (11) is the Group L runner-up with 6 points. The match is at 7 p.m. on July 2 against Portugal.
25. Senegal (18) classifies after placing third in Group I with 4 points. The match is at 4 p.m. on July 1 against Belgium.
26. Algeria (29) classifies after placing third in Group J with 4 points and a minus two goal difference. Game day: July 2
27. Ecuador (32) classifies after placing third in Group E with 4 points. The team was eliminated on June 30.
28. Paraguay (37) classifies after placing third in Group D with 4 points and a minus two goal difference. The team advanced to Round of 16.
29. Sweden (38) classifies after placing third in Group F with 4 points. The team was eliminated on June 30.
30. Congo (46) classifies after placing third in Group K with 4 points plus one goal difference. The match is at noon on July 1 against England.
31. Bosnia and Herzegovina (64) classifies after placing third in Group B with 4 points and a minus one goal difference. The match is at 8 p.m. on July 1 against the U.S.
32. Ghana (65) classifies after placing third in Group L with 4 points. The match is at 9:30 p.m. on July 3 against Colombia.

TRACK PROGRESS

• Round of 16 qualifications
• Eliminations during Round of 32

TOURNAMENT’S SCHEDULE

Round of 32 knock-out matches

July 1

• England vs. DR Congo is at noon at the Atlanta Stadium.
• Belgium vs. Senegal is at 4 p.m. at the Seattle Stadium.
• United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina is at 8 p.m. at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 2

• Spain vs. Austria at 3 p.m. at Los Angeles Stadium
• Portugal vs. Croatia at 7 p.m. at the Toronto Stadium
• Switzerland vs. Algeria at 11 p.m. at BC Place Vancouver.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 3:

• Australia vs. Egypt is at 2 p.m. at the Dallas Stadium.
• Argentina vs. Cape Verde is at 6 p.m. at the Miami Stadium
• Colombia vs. Ghana is at 9:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

After 16 single direct-knockout matches, the winning teams will advance to the tournament’s Round of 16, which begins on the Fourth of July.

Here is the list of the Round of 32 teams eliminated:

1. South Africa, the Group A runner-up with 4 points, was eliminated on June 28 after Canada won 1-0.
2. Japan, the Group F runner-up with 5 points, was eliminated on June 29 after Brazil won 2-1.
3. Germany, the Group E winner with 6 points, was eliminated on June 29 after a 1-1 draw ended with a 4-3 defeat on penalties against Paraguay.
4. The Netherlands, the Group F winner with 7 points, was eliminated on June 29 after a 1-1 draw ended with a 3-2 defeat on penalties against Morocco.
5. Ivory Coast, the Group E runner-up with 6 points, was eliminated on June 30 after Norway won 2-1.
6. Ecuador, the third in Group E with 4 points, was eliminated on June 30 after Mexico won 2-0.
7. Sweden, the third in Group F with 4 points, was eliminated on June 30 after France won 3-0.

TRACK PROGRESS

• Round of 16 qualifications
• Eliminations during Round of 32
• Round of 32 teams

TOURNAMENT’S SCHEDULE

Round of 32 knock-out matches

July 1: Matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 8 p.m.

• England vs. DR Congo is at noon at the Atlanta Stadium.
• Belgium vs. Senegal is at 4 p.m. at the Seattle Stadium.
• United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina is at 8 p.m. at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 2

• Spain vs. Austria at 3 p.m. at Los Angeles Stadium
• Portugal vs. Croatia at 7 p.m. at the Toronto Stadium
• Switzerland vs. Algeria at 11 p.m. at BC Place Vancouver.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 3:

• Australia vs. Egypt is at 2 p.m. at the Dallas Stadium.
• Argentina vs. Cape Verde is at 6 p.m. at the Miami Stadium
• Colombia vs. Ghana is at 9:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Round of 16 begins

July 4

• Canada vs. Morocco is at 1 p.m. at the Houston Stadium
• Paraguay vs. France is at 5 p.m. at the Philadelphia Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 5

• Brazil vs. Norway at 4 p.m. at the New York/New Jersey Stadium
• Mexico at 8 p.m. at the Mexico City Stadium

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens for the last day from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 6: There are two matches at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

July 7: There are two matches at Noon and 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals begin

July 9: There is a quarter-final match at 4 p.m.

July 10: There is a quarter-final match at 3 p.m.

July 11: There are two quarter-final matches at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 5 p.m. on July 11. Parking is free.

Semifinals begin

July 14: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

July 15: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

Finals begin

July 18: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final.

Sunrise ride to stadium: The Amerant Bank Arena has free parking for FIFA World Cup ticket holders who ride Broward County’s free Express bus transportation to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens.

July 19: The final match is at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders for the final on July 19. Parking is free.

Track group-stage

• Group A
• Group B
• Group C
• Group D
• Group E
• Group F
• Group G
• Group H
• Group I
• Group J
• Group K
• Group L

Se cree que un video de vigilancia publicado por los investigadores muestra algunos de los últimos momentos de vida de Keisha Jones, de 31 años.

Los investigadores dijeron que el video fue grabado la mañana del viernes afuera de Scarlett’s Cabaret, cerca de Hallandale Beach Boulevard.

Indicaron que esa misma mañana, alrededor de las 6 a.m., Jones también fue vista en Dean’s Gold, en la 163rd Street en North Miami Beach.

Tres días después, el cuerpo de Jones fue encontrado en las aguas frente a Biscayne Bay cerca de un edificio de investigación de la NOAA en Virginia Key, informaron fuentes a Local 10 News.

El FBI ahora investiga las circunstancias que rodean su muerte.

La familia de Jones, en su mayoría de Michigan, dijo que está en estado de incredulidad y busca respuestas sobre con quién estuvo por última vez y cómo terminó muerta.

Los investigadores trabajan para reconstruir la cronología mientras intentan determinar qué le ocurrió a Jones.

Cualquier persona con información sobre el caso es instada a llamar al FBI al 1-800-225-5324.

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Surveillance video provided to Local 10 by Keisha Jones’s family member purportedly show her outside of Scarlett’s Cabaret off Hallandale Beach Boulevard. They believe it shows some of the last moments of the 31-year-old’s life.

A missing person’s flyer first issued by North Miami Beach police states that Jones was last seen at 6 a.m. Friday at Dean’s Gold off 163rd Street in North Miami Beach.

NMBPD investigators said they believe she then booked a rideshare and went to Scarlett’s. It was the last place she was seen.

Three days later, Jones’ body was found in the waters off Biscayne Bay near a NOAA research building on Virginia Key, sources told Local 10 News.

The FBI is now investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

Jones’ family, who is mostly from Michigan, said they are in disbelief and are looking for answers about who she was last with and how she ended up dead.

Investigators are working to piece together the timeline as they try to determine what happened to Jones.

Anyone with information on the case is urged to call the FBI at 1-800-225-5324.

In remarks at a central bank conference in Sintra, Portugal, Warsh said that if businesses or households thought the Fed would accept inflation above 2%, “I guess they'd be disappointed. We're going to deliver price stability.”

The Fed typically combats inflation by raising borrowing costs. When asked about Trump's oft-repeated desire for lower rates, Warsh underscored the Fed's independence from day-to-day politics.

“We’ve been an independent central bank for a very long time," he said. "We’re going to be an independent central bank at this moment and you’re going to see no changes to that.”

Such comments suggest that Warsh has shifted his views since replacing Jerome Powell as chair May 22. He called for lower rates last year as he essentially campaigned for the job. Since becoming chair, however, Warsh has appeared to move away from that stance and instead has signaled a focus on getting inflation down.

But on Wednesday he declined to say what steps the Fed would take to achieve that goal, consistent with his opposition to so-called “forward guidance,” in which central bank leaders foreshadow their next policy moves.

“I'm not going to make a judgment now," he said during the panel discussion with other central bankers. "The tactics, the strategy, and the rest, that's still to come,” he later added.

At his first news conference last month, Warsh also emphasized his goal of getting inflation back down to target. Wall Street investors expect the Fed could hike its key interest rate as soon as in September, from its current level of about 3.6% to roughly 3.9%.

When the Fed last met June 16-17, nearly half of the 19 policymakers signaled that they supported higher rates this year, while eight supported no change and one penciled in a cut. Warsh did not submit a forecast because of his opposition to providing guidance.

The economy has shifted since Trump first nominated Warsh in January, with inflation rising to a three-year high of 4.2% in May, pushed higher by the Iran war's impact on gas prices. Yet as a peace agreement has been reached, gas prices have declined, suggesting inflation may have peaked. Fed officials may very well wait to see where inflation settles if oil and gas prices continue to fall back to prewar levels.

On Wednesday, Warsh also said there are signs that the threat of persistent inflation has moderated. He specifically cited inflation expectations, or where the public and financial markets think inflation will head next, as measured by surveys and bond prices. Both have showed declining expectations in the past month.

Yet a key question facing Warsh is whether he will have to raise rates in the next few meetings to underscore his commitment to fighting inflation. If gas prices keep falling and inflation declines, he may be try to avoid doing so.

At the same time, hiring has picked up in recent months and economists forecast the government will issue a solid jobs report on Thursday that will likely show the unemployment rate remains a low 4.3%. Such a report would reduce pressure on the Fed to lower borrowing costs.

Warsh also reiterated his view that over time, artificial intelligence will expand the economy's ability to produce goods and services and reduce inflationary pressures. Yet many economists think it could take an extended period of time for those trends to take hold.

In the short term, economists say, the breakneck investment in AI infrastructure is pushing up prices for semiconductor and computing equipment, fueling inflation.

Warsh declined to comment specifically on whether AI spending is inflationary, and often noted that he has set up five task forces at the Fed to study a range of issues, including AI and its impact on productivity.

“This is as exciting a time and also as consequential a time to be a central banker that I can think of at any point, maybe outside of a crisis, in my adult lifetime,” he said.

Aquí los últimos acontecimientos sobre Venezuela:

Presidente de Asamblea Nacional informa nueva cifra de muertos

La cifra de fallecidos se elevó a 2.295 y los heridos suman 11.267, dijo el presidente de Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, Jorge Rodríguez, en una declaración difundida por la estatal Venezolana de Televisión.

El legislador --hermano de la presidenta encargada— agregó que se han contabilizado 12.841 personas damnificadas.

Delcy Rodríguez declara siete días de duelo

La presidenta encargada Delcy Rodríguez declara siete días de duelo a partir de esta tarde en homenaje a las víctimas.

En una publicación en su cuenta de X agrega que “en estos momentos de profunda tristeza, abrazamos a quienes sufren esta tragedia”.

Ecuador anuncia envío de más ayuda

La Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador anuncia en su cuenta de X la salida de un avión militar, el segundo en esta semana, llevando 11 toneladas de ayuda humanitaria para los damnificados por los terremotos en Venezuela.

La víspera Ecuador envió otras 14 toneladas que se sumaron a los 47 bomberos especializados en rescate urbano que están en Venezuela desde el 26 de junio.

Ecuador y Venezuela no tienen relaciones diplomáticas.

Cuatro policías detenidos por presuntamente apropiarse de dinero encontrado en escombros

Las autoridades venezolanas informan que cuatro agentes de la policía judicial fueron detenidos por presuntamente apropiarse de dinero encontrado entre los escombros de edificios colapsados en La Guaira.

“Se constató que un grupo de funcionarios, desviándose de sus deberes y aprovechándose de las labores de rescate y asistencia humanitaria, actuaron de manera indecorosa al apropiarse de valores económicos hallados entre los escombros”, indicó en un comunicado el Ministerio de Relaciones Interiores.

Los implicados fueron “separados definitivamente de sus cargos y se inició su destitución, tras una investigación impulsada por denuncias de ciudadanos”, agregó. Varios videos divulgados en redes sociales por habitantes de La Guaira mostraron a agentes de seguridad presuntamente apropiándose de dinero y objetos de valor localizados entre los escombros.

900 militares de EEUU apoyan las labores humanitarias en Venezuela

El ejército estadounidense cuenta con unos 900 militares apoyando las labores de ayuda humanitaria en Venezuela, declaró Steven McCloud, portavoz del Comando Sur de Estados Unidos, a The Associated Press.

McCloud añadió que también hay alrededor de 100 personas del Departamento de Estado colaborando en las labores de ayuda y socorro.

Médico dice que faltan insumos específicos, teme un “campo infeccioso”

El doctor Eugenio Cova, jefe de la unidad de Traumatología del Hospital General del Oeste “Dr. José Gregorio Hernández” en Caracas, afirmó que los primeros días tras el terremoto fueron caóticos y que su equipo tuvo que improvisar dos quirófanos ya que no se pueden usar los ascensores ni acceder a las zonas dañadas por el sismo.

Al igual que muchos hospitales públicos del país, que sufren una escasez crónica de suministros médicos esenciales, el hospital ha recibido una avalancha de donaciones. Sin embargo, ha tenido dificultades para conseguir insumos más específicos como tornillos y placas para cirugías ortopédicas y gasas medicadas para prevenir infecciones.

Ha tratado a pacientes con fracturas pélvicas por aplastamiento, casos de rabdomiólisis —una afección potencialmente mortal en la que el tejido muscular se descompone tras una herida por aplastamiento— y pacientes con una combinación de lesiones potencialmente mortales.

Dijo que dada la enorme cantidad de fallecidos él y otros médicos temen que se cree un “campo infeccioso”.

“El tema que vemos ya prácticamente en puerta es las infecciones que puedan traer consigo los pacientes que más tiempo tienen expuestos al desastre. Ya pasamos el periodo de los traumas complejos que van a seguir llegando, pero ahora vienen complicados con infecciones”, dijo.

Japón envía equipo de profesionales sanitarios

Japón anuncia el miércoles que enviará un equipo de ayuda de emergencia de 42 miembros a Venezuela para brindar asistencia médica en la zona afectada por el terremoto. Se espera que el equipo, compuesto por médicos, enfermeros y otros profesionales de la salud, parta en los próximos días para unirse a un pequeño equipo de avanzada que ya opera en Venezuela desde el 26 de junio, informa el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.

Contest organizer the European Broadcasting Union and Canadian public broadcaster CBC announced that Canada will send an act to the 2027 contest in Bulgaria in May. Canada is the first new country to join Eurovision since Australia entered in 2015.

The announcement was made on the Canada Day national holiday. It comes shortly after Canada joined the EBU, an association of national public broadcasters that oversees Eurovision.

A campy, colorful contest that has been likened to the World Cup with songs instead of soccer, Eurovision has given the world the perfect pop of ABBA’s “Waterloo” – the winning song in 1974 – and a host of Euro-pop party anthems.

CBC President Marie-Philippe Bouchard said participation “will allow Canadian talent to be showcased on one of the most storied music stages in the world.”

Founded in 1956, Eurovision brings together musical acts from dozens of mostly European countries to compete for the votes of professional jurors and international viewers.

Eurovision Director Martin Green said Canada’s accession is “a further sign that, while born in Europe, the Contest continues to welcome the world.”

The CBC said it will announce details of how Canada’s entry will be selected later this year. Some Eurovision countries choose their competitors through televised national selections. In others, competitors are picked by the national broadcaster.

Canadians have entered Eurovision before under different flags — most famously Quebecoise chanteuse Celine Dion, who won the 1988 contest competing for Switzerland.

The 70th Eurovision contest in May featured 35 countries and was won by Bulgarian singer Dara, so next year’s competition will take place in the southeast European country.

Eurovision has been roiled in recent years by protests over the participation of Israel, a competitor since 1973.

Five longtime participants — Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia — boycotted this year after organizers declined to kick Israel out over its conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza and violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

The 2026 Eurovision final was watched by 130 million viewers around the world, organizers say, down from 160 million in 2025.

Despite the blows to Eurovision’s finances and viewership from the boycott, the contest is eyeing expansion, with a spinoff Eurovision Song Contest Asia due to take place in Bangkok in November.

Una nueva ley de Florida que entra en vigor el miércoles otorga a iglesias, sinagogas y mezquitas la opción de autorizar a voluntarios calificados para portar armas como parte de sus equipos de seguridad.

Los partidarios afirman que la medida proporciona una capa adicional de protección para las congregaciones, especialmente para los lugares de culto más pequeños que no pueden costear seguridad profesional. Sin embargo, otros expresan preocupación por la introducción de más armas de fuego en lugares destinados a la oración y la paz.

El representante estatal Omar Blanco, republicano y coautor de la legislación, dijo que la ley permite que miembros de una congregación que ya están legalmente autorizados para portar un arma de fuego se ofrezcan como voluntarios para formar parte de un equipo de seguridad después de cumplir con los requisitos establecidos por la ley.

“Esta ley permite que haya seguridad armada voluntaria para proteger los lugares de culto”, dijo Blanco.

La ley busca mejorar la seguridad

Los legisladores dijeron que la legislación fue impulsada por una serie de ataques mortales en lugares de culto en todo Estados Unidos durante las últimas dos décadas.

Blanco dijo que hubo 379 incidentes violentos en lugares de culto en todo el país entre 2000 y 2024, que dejaron 487 personas muertas y cientos de personas heridas.

La ley tiene como objetivo complementar, no reemplazar, a las fuerzas del orden al proporcionar una respuesta inmediata si se desata un hecho violento antes de que lleguen los agentes.

“Especialmente para aquellas congregaciones más pequeñas que no cuentan con el presupuesto para tener seguridad armada”, dijo Blanco.

Para calificar, los voluntarios deben ser miembros de la congregación, estar legalmente autorizados para portar un arma de fuego conforme a la ley de Florida y completar el proceso de evaluación y capacitación requerido.

“Tienes que estar legalmente autorizado para portar un arma conforme al porte constitucional”, dijo Blanco.

El ex jefe de la Policía de Miami, Manny Morales, dijo que la capacitación y la coordinación con las fuerzas del orden locales serán fundamentales para cualquier congregación que decida participar.

“Alentaría a cualquier persona que esté pensando en tener voluntarios en su institución religiosa, o a cualquier individuo que vaya a formar parte de este nuevo proceso, a capacitarse de manera exhaustiva”, dijo Morales.

Las reacciones varían entre los líderes religiosos del sur de Florida

Los líderes religiosos de todo el sur de Florida están divididos sobre si planean participar.

En la Escuela Islámica de Miami, en Kendall, las medidas de seguridad ya incluyen portones de acceso controlado, cámaras de vigilancia y puntos de entrada monitoreados.

“Tenemos cámaras por todas partes, tenemos letreros por todas partes, tenemos monitores en vivo para poder ver quién entra desde el portón hasta aquí”, dijo Bilal Karakira, de la Escuela Islámica de Miami.

A pesar de esas precauciones, Karakira dijo que la mayoría de los miembros de la congregación se opone a permitir voluntarios armados.

“Según mi investigación entre los miembros de la congregación, hombres y mujeres, les digo que más del 90% dijo que no”, afirmó. “No quieren eso. No quieren armas en las instalaciones”.

En la Iglesia Bautista Misionera Antioch, en Miami Gardens, los fieles ya pasan por detectores de metales antes de ingresar a los servicios religiosos, mientras agentes de policía uniformados y encubiertos brindan seguridad dentro de la iglesia.

El pastor Arthur Jackson dijo que su iglesia cuenta con los recursos para mantener un plan integral de seguridad, pero cree que la ley podría beneficiar a las congregaciones más pequeñas.

“Permite que congregaciones más pequeñas y con menos recursos, que no pueden mantener un equipo de seguridad o un equipo de seguridad de tiempo completo, tengan feligreses y voluntarios que sirvan como su personal de seguridad”, dijo Jackson. “Y creo que es una buena idea”.

El rabino Mak Kushner también expresó su apoyo a la ley, enfatizando que cualquier voluntario debe ser seleccionado cuidadosamente.

“Alguien con buen juicio, alguien que obviamente tenga capacitación y alguien que sea capaz de hacer el trabajo”, dijo Kushner. “Y no dejarlo en manos de cualquiera”.

La participación es opcional

Blanco dijo que la legislación busca, en última instancia, garantizar que los floridanos puedan practicar su fe sin miedo.

“Creo que, al final del día, este proyecto de ley busca que cada floridano que quiera practicar su fe pueda sentirse seguro, protegido y libre de hacerlo”, dijo.

La ley no exige que los lugares de culto creen equipos de seguridad voluntarios. La decisión queda completamente en manos de cada congregación.

Algunas instituciones religiosas del sur de Florida dijeron que no tienen planes de participar, mientras que otras ya comenzaron a evaluar a posibles voluntarios. Independientemente de su enfoque, los líderes religiosos afirman que el objetivo compartido es mantener seguros a los fieles.

El martes, la superestrella global del pop comenzará una nueva gira aquí mismo en su ciudad natal, en el sur de Florida.

Grande inaugurará su Eternal Sunshine Tour, su primera gira en siete años, en el Amerant Bank Arena en Sunrise.

Los fanáticos llegaron temprano al arena este martes, emocionados por ver a la estrella de “Wicked” presentarse.

Jason Carter de Local 10 estuvo allí, y su reportaje completo puede verse en la parte superior de esta página.

El tiroteo tuvo lugar cerca del McDonald’s situado en la esquina de Stirling Road y Davie Road Extension, después de que los agentes intentaran detener al sospechoso, quien, según las autoridades, iba armado y huyó de ellos.

Los testigos dicen haber escuchado una rápida ráfaga de disparos durante el enfrentamiento.

«No paraban de decirle que levantara las manos: “Déjame ver tus manos”», explicó el testigo Gregory Jackson. “Supongo que el tipo no respondió. Lo siguiente que recuerdo es que oí casi 30 disparos. Se me cayó el móvil y eché a correr”.

Jackson contó que corrió a ponerse a cubierto mientras se desarrollaba el tiroteo.

“En cuanto oí esos disparos, tío, me puse a cubierto”, dijo. “Fui a ponerme a cubierto debajo de mi coche y, al hacerlo, me hice unos rasguños”.

El martes, los investigadores regresaron al lugar de los hechos y centraron su atención en los arbustos y en el servicio de drive-thru del restaurante de comida rápida mientras buscaban pruebas adicionales.

“Fue una escena de locos, horrible, la que vi ayer#, dijo Jackson. ”Nunca había visto nada igual".

Según el sheriff de Broward, Gregory Tony, los agentes se encontraron inicialmente con el sospechoso en el aparcamiento de un Wawa al otro lado de la calle mientras intentaban ejecutar una orden de detención vigente. Explicó que el sospechoso huyó de los agentes mientras empuñaba un arma.

Los agentes persiguieron al hombre durante unos 100 pies antes de derribarlo en un intento por detenerlo, explicó Tony.

Según el sheriff, el sospechoso era buscado por huir para evadir a la policía y los detectives creían que evidencia de ADN podría vincularlo con otros delitos. No ofreció detalles sobre esas investigaciones.

El sheriff también dijo que los investigadores contaban con información de inteligencia que indicaba que el sospechoso había dicho anteriormente a otras personas que, si las autoridades intentaban arrestarlo, pretendía provocar una confrontación de “suicidio por policía”.

No está claro si el sospechoso disparó su propia arma durante el enfrentamiento.

El Departamento de Cumplimiento de la Ley de Florida (FDLE) investiga la balacera. Las autoridades aún no han revelado la identidad del sospechoso.

La policía de Lauderhill informó que el incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 11:15 a.m. en la cuadra 5300 de Northwest 19th Street.

Según los investigadores, un agente fue alertado por una persona que dijo que un hombre intentó atacarlo armado con un cuchillo.

La policía dijo que los agentes localizaron rápidamente a una persona que coincidía con la descripción del sospechoso, pero este huyó a pie hacia un vecindario residencial cerca de la cuadra 1700 de Northwest 55th Avenue.

Los agentes informaron que establecieron rápidamente un perímetro y comenzaron a buscar en el área.

La policía dijo que posteriormente recibió una llamada al 911 de un transeúnte que reportó que un hombre estaba tendido en el suelo con aparentes heridas de arma blanca.

La policía indicó que, mientras recorrían el área, encontraron a un segundo hombre con aparentes heridas de arma blanca.

Informaron que una de las víctimas fue trasladada a un hospital local, donde posteriormente fue declarada muerta. La segunda víctima fue declarada muerta en el lugar.

Un hombre identificado como Nelson dijo a Roy Ramos, de Local 10, que una de las víctimas mortales era su vecino, quien utilizaba una silla de ruedas.

“Era un hombre muy, muy bueno”, dijo Nelson. “Este hombre era realmente una buena persona. No le hacía daño a nadie. Tenía una sola pierna y era una persona con discapacidad”.

Los investigadores dijeron que la búsqueda continuó con la ayuda de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward y del Departamento de Policía de Sunrise. La policía de Lauderhill informó que unidades K-9 finalmente localizaron al sospechoso, quien fue puesto bajo custodia sin más incidentes.

La hermana de una de las víctimas dijo a Ramos que cree que su hermano no conocía a la persona que lo atacó.

Por el momento, las autoridades no han divulgado más detalles sobre las víctimas ni sobre el sospechoso.

Cualquier persona con información debe comunicarse con el Departamento de Policía de Lauderhill al 954-497-4700 o con Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

Meet the Orchidteers.

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At Flamingo Gardens in Davie, this volunteer force has transformed a single mounted orchid into a collection of thousands blooming across the 60-acre property.

“We have over 5,000 orchids mounted here and we started with 1 — and now we’re over 5,000,” said Lucy Matos Lodato, Flamingo Gardens’ Chief Orchidteer.

Their battlefield stretches from tree trunks to winding garden paths, where volunteers spend each week mounting, protecting and rehabilitating orchids throughout the grounds.

Before the work begins, the group gathers to talk strategy. Then they fan out across the gardens, each heading to a different section with a mission to tend the collection.

“We’re really a community of orchid lovers that come together for the purposes of making flamingo gardens an orchid destination. It’s conservation. Education. And community,” Lodato said.

Some volunteers head into the gardens. Others report to the facility where newly arrived or struggling orchids are cared for before returning to the landscape — part headquarters, part hospital for plants.

“I’ve been growing orchids for decades so it’s, like, fantastic to work on something special like that with other people that have that interest and learn more,” said Cindy Ransing, who joined the group in January.

Every Orchidteer has a different story about what first drew them to the flower. Some are lifelong growers. Others are beginners looking to learn. What connects them is a shared appreciation for the plant — and for the people who care for it alongside them.

“First of all, it’s beautiful. Breathtaking. It’s more like the orchid teaches you how to grow it. The orchid is in charge. You have to make it happy, what does it need?” Lodato said.

To submit an idea for What Connects Us, email whatconnectsus@wplg.com.

El sur de Florida tiene sus propias fuerzas especiales. Están organizadas, tienen una misión clara y se despliegan en la primera línea cada semana. ¿Su misión? Las orquídeas.

Conozca a los Orchidteers.

En Flamingo Gardens, en Davie, este grupo de voluntarios ha transformado una sola orquídea montada en una colección de miles que florecen en toda la propiedad de 60 acres.

“Tenemos más de 5,000 orquídeas montadas aquí. Comenzamos con una y ahora tenemos más de 5,000”, dijo Lucy Matos Lodato, jefa de los Orchidteers de Flamingo Gardens.

Su campo de trabajo se extiende desde los troncos de los árboles hasta los senderos sinuosos del jardín, donde los voluntarios dedican cada semana a montar, proteger y rehabilitar orquídeas en todo el recinto.

Antes de comenzar el trabajo, el grupo se reúne para hablar de la estrategia. Luego se distribuyen por los jardines, cada uno dirigiéndose a una sección diferente con la misión de cuidar la colección.

“Realmente somos una comunidad de amantes de las orquídeas que se une con el propósito de convertir a Flamingo Gardens en un destino para las orquídeas. Se trata de conservación. Educación. Y comunidad”, dijo Lodato.

Algunos voluntarios se dirigen a los jardines. Otros trabajan en la instalación donde las orquídeas recién llegadas o que necesitan cuidados son atendidas antes de regresar al paisaje, un lugar que funciona en parte como sede y en parte como hospital para plantas.

“He cultivado orquídeas durante décadas, así que es fantástico trabajar en algo tan especial con otras personas que comparten ese interés y aprender más”, dijo Cindy Ransing, quien se unió al grupo en enero.

Cada Orchidteer tiene una historia diferente sobre lo que primero lo atrajo a esta flor. Algunos las han cultivado toda la vida. Otros son principiantes que buscan aprender. Lo que los une es la admiración compartida por la planta y por las personas que la cuidan junto a ellos.

“Antes que nada, es hermosa. Impresionante. Es como si la orquídea te enseñara cómo cultivarla. La orquídea es la que manda. Tienes que hacerla feliz. ¿Qué necesita?”, dijo Lodato.

Para enviar una idea para What Connects Us, envíe un correo electrónico a whatconnectsus@wplg.com.

Each day this week into the holiday weekend will have the potential for scattered afternoon storms. Everyone will not get the rain every day since they will be hit or miss, but expect some decent downpours at times.

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Supporters say the measure provides an added layer of protection for congregations, particularly smaller houses of worship that cannot afford professional security. Others, however, worry about introducing more firearms into places meant for prayer and peace.

State Rep. Omar Blanco, a Republican who co-sponsored the legislation, said the law allows members of a congregation who are already legally permitted to carry a firearm to volunteer as part of a security team after meeting the law’s requirements.

“This law allows there to be volunteer armed security to protect the places of worship,” Blanco said.

Law aims to improve security

Lawmakers said the legislation was prompted by a series of deadly attacks at houses of worship across the United States over the past two decades.

Blanco said there were 379 violent incidents at houses of worship nationwide between 2000 and 2024, resulting in 487 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

The law is intended to supplement—not replace—law enforcement by providing an immediate response if violence breaks out before officers arrive.

“Especially for those of smaller congregations that don’t have the budgets to allow for armed security,” Blanco said.

To qualify, volunteers must be members of the congregation, be legally allowed to carry a firearm under Florida law and complete the required screening and training.

“You have to be legally able to constitutionally carry a weapon,” Blanco said.

Former Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said training and coordination with local law enforcement will be critical for any congregation choosing to participate.

“I would encourage anyone who is thinking about having volunteers at their religious institution, or any individual themselves that are going to be taking part of this new process, to train themselves thoroughly,” Morales said.

Reactions vary among South Florida faith leaders

Religious leaders across South Florida are divided on whether they plan to participate.

At the Islamic School of Miami in Kendall, security measures already include controlled-access gates, surveillance cameras and monitored entry points.

“We have cameras everywhere, we have signs everywhere, we have live TVs so we can see who came in from the gate up to here,” said Bilal Karakira, of the Islamic School of Miami.

Despite those precautions, Karakira said most members of the congregation oppose allowing armed volunteers.

“With my research with the congregants, male and female, I’m telling you, more than 90% said no,” he said. “They don’t want that. They don’t want guns on the premises.”

At Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Miami Gardens, worshippers already pass through metal detectors before entering services, while uniformed and undercover police officers provide security inside the church.

Pastor Arthur Jackson said his church has the resources to maintain a comprehensive security plan but believes the law could benefit smaller congregations.

“It allows smaller congregations and less affluent congregations that can’t staff a security team or have a full-time security team to have parishioners and volunteers to serve as their quasi-security staff,” Jackson said. “And I think it’s a good idea.”

Rabbi Mak Kushner also expressed support for the law, emphasizing that any volunteers should be carefully selected.

“Someone that’s level-headed, someone that obviously has training, and someone that is capable of doing the job,” Kushner said. “And not just leaving it up to anybody.”

Participation is optional

Blanco said the legislation is ultimately about ensuring Floridians can worship without fear.

“I think at the end of the day, this bill is so that every Floridian who wants to practice their faith can feel safe, protected and free to do so,” he said.

The law does not require houses of worship to create volunteer security teams. The decision is left entirely to each congregation.

Some South Florida religious institutions said they have no plans to participate, while others have already begun evaluating potential volunteers. Regardless of their approach, faith leaders say the shared goal is keeping worshippers safe.

Gone is the trademark light blue hull that helped Air Force One blend into the sky. The refurbished jet is painted to Trump’s preferred color scheme of a navy blue belly and red and gold stripes. It has the luxury features that the president believes a commander-in-chief’s entourage should have — plush carpets, lie-flat seats, wood paneling and a presidential seal on the seat belts, according to reported tours of the plane.

Trump told reporters that he was proud of the luxurious plane. “You can do two things: You can low-key it, or you can show it,” he said.

Reporters are generally not permitted to take photos on the plane unless Trump is present. But on Wednesday, Trump administration staffers posted images of the plane's interior on social media.

White House communications director Steven Cheung posted a photo of aides gathered around a circular table that had off-white place mats and leather captain's chairs. Monica Crowley, the chief of U.S. protocol, posted a picture of herself perched on a leather couch between a pair of Air Force One throw pillows. Mounted on the wall behind her was a framed photo of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

The jet carried Trump to North Dakota to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, its first official visitor ahead of its opening on the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The gift from the Middle Eastern power raised ethical concerns, but Trump saw the plane as a necessary replacement to the 35-year-old planes that had previously ferried him as president.

“This is a gift from a country that has treated us very well,” Trump said.

The new jet will only temporarily be in the nation’s service, as Boeing is expected to deliver in 2028 long-delayed planes that will permanently serve as Air Force One. Trump, a Republican, has said in the past that the Qatar plane would end up in a presidential library.

The Air Force has said that it did little to change the cabin layout of the plane and that it spent less than $400 million on security upgrades.

U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman in Washington said that policy violated the First Amendment. He issued a preliminary ruling Tuesday barring the requirement while the Times continues its protracted legal battle against the department's restrictions.

While the order's language suggested the judge's decision was directed only at the Times, the escort policy itself applies to all journalists.

The newspaper in May sued the Defense Department for the second time in five months. The lawsuits have played into an escalating tension between the U.S. media and the Republican administration, both in the public arena and the courts.

The Times hailed Friedman’s ruling.

“Today’s well-reasoned decision reaffirms the First Amendment rights of the press to cover the Pentagon without restrictions designed to prevent the public from knowing what the military is doing,” said Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson. “The court recognized that the Pentagon’s hastily implemented new policy was a clear violation of the Constitution.”

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted on X late Tuesday that the department “strongly disagrees” with Friedman's decision. "This ruling strips away reasonable security measures and will make it easier for sensitive and classified information to reach our adversaries.”

Parnell argued further that “unescorted access to the Pentagon allowed journalists to observe activity patterns and develop relationships that contributed to repeated unauthorized disclosures of operational plans and intelligence. The court’s order effectively restores that risky environment at a time when protecting our military’s secrets is more critical than ever.”

The Times first sued in December over rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to limit media access.

The escort policy was implemented in March after a ruling by Friedman that had struck down earlier restrictions. He said they violated the rights of Times reporter Julian E. Barnes and the paper.

The following month, the judge ruled that the interim policy violated his March order. But the escort policy remained in place when an appeals court stayed part of Friedman’s ruling while the government appealed. The appeals process is ongoing.

The Times and other outlets walked out of the Pentagon in October rather than agree to Hegseth's restrictions. They continue to cover the U.S. military from outside the building. A new press corps approved by the department currently occupies the Pentagon space.

Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks.

Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine heat wave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.

The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.

Many seabirds, including California brown pelicans, loons and grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where krill, anchovies and sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

“We’ve been seeing cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. “That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.”

Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures.

Die-offs of seabirds is happening more with warming oceans

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in June confirmed an El Nino formed and it is expected to grow to historic strength.

Die-offs of seabirds occur periodically, and not all the seabird deaths off California this year are tied to the marine heat wave, scientists and wildlife officials say.

But such die-offs are becoming more frequent as the planet warms and oceans heat up.

‘We don't know how bad this is going to get'

Already a marine heat wave has persisted off parts of the West Coast for the past year, marking only the third time on record that such a large section of coastal waters stayed warm for so long, according to NOAA.

Scripps measures daily ocean temperatures at 10 coastal stations along the California coast, where their records stretch back over a century. This year, saw three stations break records for 40 days or more, said the director Melissa Carter, who runs the program. The samples are taken in a variety of ways, including off piers by dropping an insulated bucket, or by lifeguards in the early morning surf or researchers off rocky shorelines.

Robotic underwater gliders with sensors operating out at sea also recorded high temperatures offshore and at depth during the spring. Dan Rudnick, who runs the Scripps glider program, said the warm temperature anomaly off Southern California this spring was comparable to that during the last El Nino in 2023.

And that was before the formation of this year's El Nino, which could stretch into 2027.

As cold-water species move deeper and farther north, the marine heat wave coupled with El Nino could further disrupt food webs for sea life from gray whales to seabirds. A similar pattern happened a decade ago.

“We don’t know how bad this is going to get,” said Russell, who has written about five species of Booby that are now common off California because of warming ocean temperatures.

Seabirds are seeking food in unusual places

Wildlife rehabilitation facilities treated hundreds of emaciated birds this spring when the marine heat wave intensified.

“It’s not abnormal to see dead birds on the beach, but the quantity of dead birds is unusual,” J.D. Bergeron, the CEO of ⁠International Bird Rescue, a global wildlife conservation organization that runs two aquatic bird rehabilitation centers in California, said in an interview in May.

Brown pelicans are turning up in inland lakes, Bergeron said.

“When birds starve, especially the pelicans, they start to look in unusual places for food,” he said. “They will chase fishing boats, they will go to piers and you end up with birds with fishing line and fish hook injuries.”

Many dead or debilitated seabirds examined this year have been young and emaciated, and most have tested negative for avian flu, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Some had opportunistic infections linked to malnourishment.

Krysta Rogers, a senior state environmental scientist, said there may be factors besides warm ocean temperatures. High mortality rates among young Brandt’s cormorants and common murres began after a robust 2025 breeding season, peaking post-winter, and appeared to coincide with the marine heat wave. Those deaths may be mostly due to chicks simply not surviving on their own, she said.

But she does not discount the marine heat wave affecting some seabirds, considering an increase this spring in reported deaths from other species and not just young ones.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which collects data from the dead seabird surveys and others, said they do not have a comprehensive report ready yet.

Only a fraction of birds that die at sea wash ashore

In 2013, a warm water mass nicknamed “the blob” developed off Alaska and stretched south, lingering for years as it wreaked havoc on marine ecosystems all the way to Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. One of the strongest El Ninos on record overlapped with it in 2015.

Carcasses of emaciated common murres showed up on beaches in what biologists say was the largest seabird die-off recorded in the world’s oceans.

Common murres look like thin penguins. They can fly miles in search of schools of finger-length fish and can dive and swim nearly 600 feet (183 meters) deep to capture them. However, the birds’ high metabolism means they have to eat a lot. If they don’t eat prey matching 10% to 30% of their body mass daily, they can use up fat reserves and drop to a critical threshold for starvation within three days.

Studies show that only a fraction of birds that die at sea wash ashore. It took years for scientists to confirm that more than half of Alaska’s population of common murres, an estimated 4 million birds, died during “the blob,” according to a 2024 study in the journal Science.

The species is still struggling to recover.

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Giant Eagle, which is privately held, has 197 supermarkets and 11 standalone pharmacies across northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. Kroger has thousands of stores operating under various brands, including Ralphs, King Soopers, Smith’s and Fred Meyer.

The transaction includes $1.25 billion in cash and the assumption of approximately $400 million in outstanding liabilities, the companies said Wednesday.

“Giant Eagle is a well-run, high-quality regional grocer with a strong reputation for fresh products, pharmacy, private label and customer loyalty,” Kroger CEO Greg Foran said in a statement. “We evaluated the opportunity carefully, and the strategic fit is clear."

Foran, a former Walmart executive, was named Kroger's CEO in February. He has a reputation as a tech-savvy and detail-oriented leader.

Kroger and Giant Eagle said that they anticipate having to divest a limited number of Giant Eagle stores in order to receive the necessary regulatory clearance for the transaction.

The deal is expected to close next year.

Kroger's stock fell nearly 3% before the market open.

Recently named “Best Chef in Miami” by Aventura Magazine, Ostrow is the founder and executive chef of Maison Ostrow, a French kosher restaurant in North Bay Village. Her newest venture, Maison Baguette, delivers handcrafted gourmet sandwiches inspired by cuisines from around the world.

For Ostrow, the journey began long before she opened her Miami restaurant.

“I’m the happiest when I’m around food,” she said.

Growing up in France, she developed her love of cooking at her grandparents’ country home, where large family gatherings revolved around the kitchen table.

“My grandparents had a country house where everybody would meet on the weekend — all the cousins, the uncles and everyone,” Ostrow recalled. “It was like a constant revolving door of food.”

Inspired by those family meals, Ostrow trained under some of France’s most accomplished chefs before eventually relocating to South Florida.

Determined to bring authentic French cuisine to Miami’s kosher dining scene, she opened Maison Ostrow, assembling a kitchen staff trained in France under Michelin-starred chefs.

“For me to open a restaurant that was kosher and French, I needed to have a real kitchen,” Ostrow said. “The guys with me in my kitchen were trained in France under Michelin-star chefs. They know their stuff.”

The restaurant’s menu features dishes including smoked salmon crêpes, caramelized miso black cod, homemade pastas, risottos, veal, lamb and duck.

But despite her extensive fine-dining menu, Ostrow admits one food has always been her favorite.

“I’m obsessed with a sandwich,” she said. “I can eat sandwiches every day. If you want to invite me over for dinner, just tell me you’re making a sandwich. I’m coming.”

That passion inspired Maison Baguette, a delivery-only concept centered around freshly baked French bread filled with globally inspired recipes.

Rather than creating traditional deli sandwiches, Ostrow designed a menu featuring about 25 different combinations inspired by favorite dishes from around the world.

“We picked dishes, not sandwiches, from all over the world that we love,” she said. “It can be sweet-and-sour sesame chicken representing Asia, a Greek salad with chicken, or steak frites with peppercorn sauce.”

Each sandwich is served on homemade baguettes developed specifically for delivery.

Perfecting the bread took months of testing.

“The work was literally five full months to perfect that baguette,” Ostrow said. “We imported flour from all over the globe, and we made it happen. Now we’re open, we’re thriving, and I couldn’t be prouder of my little baguette.”

Customers can also order VIP meal boxes that include fries, a dessert and a drink.

With Maison Ostrow continuing to serve diners in North Bay Village and Maison Baguette expanding her reach across South Florida, Ostrow hopes to continue sharing the French culinary traditions that first inspired her around her grandparents’ kitchen table.

Maison Baguette sandwiches can be ordered online through the company’s website or mobile app.

The 44-year-old Williams did not ask for medical treatment during a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 loss to 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in the first round on Tuesday.

Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion who won seven of her titles at Wimbledon, did not meet with media after the match.

“Serena tweaked her right knee at the end of the first set and was therefore excused from her media obligations by the Wimbledon and WTA medical teams,” said Jill Smoller, Williams’ agent. “She left site that night unaided and is doing everything she can to be ready for her doubles match later this week.”

Williams confirmed the injury on Instagram and added, “It felt so good to be back on the grass (at) Wimbledon. I’m incredibly thankful for the wild card — and even more grateful my daughters got to see that it’s never too late to chase something you love.

“Congratulations to Maya Joint on a great match, and thank you to everyone who showed up and showed me so much love. That feeling will never get old,” Williams added.

Serena received wild card invitations from Wimbledon organizers to play both singles and doubles with Venus.

Serena has said that having her two daughters off from school inspired her comeback and it marked the first time that her youngest daughter, Adira, who is almost three, saw her play singles. Adira sat next to her 8-year-old sister, Olympia in the front row of Serena’s players’ box.

Alexis Ohanian, Williams' husband, wrote on social media: “Our little family is so proud of you @serenawilliams — even though it wasn’t the outcome you wanted, you’re an inspiration. We love you” He added that the kids “are also happy they got to stay up a bit past their bedtime.”

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka also paid tribute to Serena and her sister on social media: “I really wonder if Serena and Venus know how much they mean to us,” Osaka posted.

Then after winning her second-round match Wednesday, Osaka discussed watching Serena play.

“The montages that they had before the match started made me really emotional because I feel like I’ve watched her growing up,” Osaka said. “Now I feel like I’m grown up and I get the privilege of watching her again. So it was really cool.”

Fellow American Tommy Paul watched, too.

“It’s pretty impressive at her age,” Paul said. “She was striking the ball pretty well, returning pretty well. I thought she was going to go after it a little bit more. ... I think it would have helped her a lot to have maybe a match of singles before coming out to Wimbledon. But she’s Serena. She can do whatever she wants.”

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La tormenta torrencial golpeó 60 localidades, y los servicios de emergencia extrajeron agua de más de 350 viviendas y 100 calles, según el Inspectorado General para Situaciones de Emergencia, o IGSU.

Las zonas más afectadas fueron el municipio de la capital, Bucarest, y el vecino condado de Ilfov, donde una persona murió cuando un árbol cayó sobre su automóvil. Los servicios de emergencia recibieron más de 2.200 solicitudes de ayuda. Se desplegaron rescatistas y recursos como camiones, bombas de agua y motosierras desde otros condados.

Durante la tormenta cayeron 988 árboles y 495 automóviles resultaron dañados, señaló el IGSU.

Al igual que gran parte de Europa, Rumania ha estado bajo el azote de una ola de calor esta semana, con temperaturas que en algunas zonas se prevé que superen los 40 grados Celsius (104 grados Fahrenheit).

La Administración Nacional de Meteorología advirtió el miércoles que la “inestabilidad atmosférica” traería lluvias torrenciales y tormentas eléctricas a las zonas occidentales y meridionales del país.

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Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took him decades to accumulate.

Also, the House leadership on Tuesday abruptly canceled votes and sent lawmakers home early for the holiday recess, Speaker Mike Johnson ’s majority once again ground to a standstill by a Republican revolt over their own party’s agenda. In this case, it’s a standoff blocking the annual defense bill as Republicans push to include Trump’s own priority, the SAVE America Act, a strict voter ID bill.

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Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea

A U.S. Navy helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea, leaving one sailor missing, the Navy’s 5th Fleet said in a statement Wednesday.

According to the Navy, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to USS George H.W. Bush went into the water at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, but the statement noted that “there is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action.”

The statement went on to say that three of the helicopter’s four crew members were recovered, but one aircrewman was still missing.

The USS George H.W. Bush is one of two aircraft carriers deployed in the waters off Iran.

Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved

Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that are targeting him.

Brennan said in the lawsuit that the records would be essential for him to defend himself against any eventual indictment and make the case that it was a vindictive prosecution by the Republican administration.

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Vance says Doha talks are focused on Strait of Hormuz, not yet on nuclear issues

The vice president told reporters as he was leaving Virginia Beach on Wednesday that it was still “pretty early” in talks that U.S. negotiators were having with Iranian and Qatari officials.

Vance said they were discussing details related to commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and “really just ensuring that we continue to make the progress on that, and that’s what they’re focused on.”

“Obviously, we’re worried about the nuclear issue. We’re going to start talking about that,” he said.

Trump highlights chipmaker Micron for plans to invest $250 million in ‘Trump Accounts’

The president has promoted his eponymous investment accounts for children, highlighting a planned $250 million contribution from Micron, a computer memory chip maker.

“This incredible gesture, made by Micron’s fantastic CEO, Sanjay Mehrotra, will make many children extremely happy some day in the not-too-distant future,” Trump posted on social media.

The accounts created by Trump’s 2025 tax cut extension include government seed stock index accounts for newborn children and allow private contributions to accounts for other children.

Micron will provide a $1,000-per-child matching benefit for employees and a one-time $250 deposit into accounts for children in the states where it operates: Idaho, New York, Virginia, California, Colorado, Minnesota and Texas

Micron estimates its commitments will benefit up to 1 million children.

Vance uses speech celebrating 250 years of ‘military excellence’ to slam Iran critics

The vice president visited Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia and began his speech joking that he reminded himself while taking the stage, “Don’t fall and bust your ass.”

The vice president noted former President Joe Biden having infamously tripped in the past, adding, “If I did it one time, it would be a major, major story.”

Vance also slammed critics who he said want the U.S. military “to just keep going and keep going” in Iran and “attack the president of the United States for using the leverage that you gave him to engage in negotiations.”

Vance said unnamed people had similarly suggested the U.S. do more during past wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Such critics, he said, “Encouraged us to just go a little bit further and just drop a few more bombs.”

Trump gives condolences after death of musician who co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.’

Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and helped write the disco group’s classic hits, has died at age 74.

The song “Y.M.C.A.” is a favorite of Trump’s and is often played at his events.

“We will think of Victor every time ‘Y.M.C.A.’ is played, like today, and all throughout this July Fourth Birthday week,” Trump wrote on social media Wednesday. “My condolences to his wonderful family and group, Victor Willis will be sorely missed.”

Nealy 1,000 US military personnel are helping with Venezuela earthquake relief

The U.S. military now has about 900 military personnel supporting relief efforts in Venezuela following a pair of powerful back-to-back earthquakes that struck the country June 24, Steven McCloud, a U.S. Southern Command spokesperson said.

The statement comes as U.S. Southern Command continues to utilize a host of military aircraft and ships to move supplies and equipment into the country and U.S. Marines have joined search and rescue teams. The Marine Corps has also brought military transport trucks, highly mobile off-road vehicles and military ambulances to “further accelerate the movement of critical supplies and equipment,” a Southern Command statement said Wednesday.

McCloud added that there are also about 100 people from the State Department supporting aid and relief work.

The Venezuelan government has reported more than 1,400 deaths from the quakes over the weekend as well as thousands more that have been reported missing.

Trump administration moves to deport Cubans legally living in the US for alleged espionage

It comes accusations they were working as spies for Cuba’s socialist government.

The State Department said Tuesday that it had revoked the legal status of Carlos Antonio Lloga Dominguez, his wife and son, all of whom are now in federal custody awaiting deportation. The department said Lloga Dominguez had worked for more than a decade in the U.S. as an agent of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People, which it said was an “influence and intelligence front group” for Cuba.

“Under the Trump Administration, America will never become home for Cuban Communist regime thugs who peddle propaganda, run foreign influence operations, or seek to wage revolution against American civilization,” the department said in a statement.

Trump visits Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota

The president is visiting North Dakota on Wednesday to see the newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive facility exploring the life of America’s 26th president. The 96,000-square-foot library is in the rugged, lonely landscape where the young Easterner built his conservation values while ranching and hunting in the 1880s.

Saturday’s official opening coincides with July Fourth celebrations honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Trump is coming early to see the $450 million project, a boost for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, while also bringing the nation’s birthday festivities to a region synonymous with its westward expansion.

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Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump’s trip to North Dakota

President Trump is taking his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One — a retrofitted Boeing 747 worth $400 million gifted by Qatar that embeds his personality more deeply into the institution of the American presidency.

Gone is the trademark light blue hull that helped Air Force One blend into the sky. The refurbished jet is painted to Trump’s preferred color scheme of a navy belly and red and gold stripes. It has the luxury features the president believes a commander-in-chief’s entourage should have — plush carpets, lie-flat seats, wood paneling and a presidential seal on the seat belts, according to reported tours of the plane.

Trump told reporters he was proud of the luxurious plane. “You can do two things: You can low-key it, or you can show it,” he said.

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Trump says Pulte can declassify what he wants as acting director of national intelligence

The president said federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte, who Trump named as the acting director of national intelligence, “can declassify whatever” he wants.

Pulte’s elevation to the position has been a source of tension because of his lack of national security credentials. But he’s been given free reign to force job cuts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

“Bill is there just for a fairly short period of time, but while he’s there, I said, ‘You can declassify whatever you want,’” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One.

The president estimated that Pulte could hold the job for one or two months. There’s been a push inside Trump’s movement to release documents to back up Trump’s claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, despite electoral results that show a clear loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the permanent DNI.

The president said Clayton will have a Senate hearing on his nomination in two weeks, after having canceled Clayton’s initial hearing.

Trump claims stock market gains are behind his rising fortune

Financial disclosures show Trump made roughly $1.2 billion off his crypto currency ventures last year, but the president claimed he’s not directing his investments.

“We have funds that run my money,” Trump said. “I made a lot of money before I became president, and they invest my money, and I don’t talk to them. I never, I don’t even speak to them.”

Trump claimed his financial gains largely came from a rising stock market and that those profits help the country as a whole.

“We’re all profiting,” Trump said. “I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”

But not all Americans have access to the stock market.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that 38% of Americans don’t have exposure to the stock market.

Trump boards new Air Force One, saying Boeing’s answers to questions led him to approach Qatar

Trump beamed with pride about the new Air Force One before its initial voyage, telling reporters pictures of the Boeing 747 given to him by Qatar would win the Pulitzer Prize.

The plane was given to the U.S. by Qatar and Trump relayed how the exchange happened. He said he asked Boeing — which is set to deliver new planes for the presidential jet in 2028 — if there were any counties that had potential substitutes in the interim.

“I said, ‘Who has the best one?’ They said, ‘Qatar. There’s no, there’s never been a plane like it.’ Frankly, we couldn’t build a plane like this because we wouldn’t be willing to spend the kind of money necessary. They spent top dollar,” Trump said.

The president said he went to Qatar and asked to use its plane for a period of time and the emir said he would instead give the plane to Trump. The president described the plane as “a gift from a country that has treated us very well.”

“You’re going to get a kick out of it,” Trump said to reporters about the plane. “There’s just nothing like it.”

How the Supreme Court became a pivotal force in Trump’s immigration agenda

President Trump’s administration looked to the Supreme Court to greenlight its sweeping hard-line immigration agenda and, by and large, it got the backing it was looking for with one key exception — birthright citizenship.

After lower courts repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration, the nation’s top court allowed it to terminate temporary protections for people fleeing war or strife. It gave immigration officers greater leeway in dealing with green card holders returning from abroad, and it allowed the government to limit the number of people who can apply for asylum.

In being asked to serve as an enabler of the Republican president’s contentious immigration crackdown, the Supreme Court showed deference to constitutional guardrails in the key case of birthright citizenship that would have redefined who can be an American. In ruling against the administration, the court upheld the idea that people who are born in the United States, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, are Americans.

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Trump’s actions signal a move toward institutionalizing people with disabilities, advocates warn

For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration.

Last month, the Education Department announced it would offload oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose comments on the limits of disabilities such as autism have drawn sharp rebukes from advocates and lawmakers.

Meanwhile, following a White House push to police homelessness, the Department of Justice released guidance that lowered the barrier to institutionalizing any person with a disability.

Taken together, the actions signal a worrying return to a reality where people with disabilities are pushed to the margins of society, advocates said.

“It’s a direct, frontal assault on the rights of people with disabilities to live their lives the way that people who are nondisabled live their lives,” said Selene Almazan, legal director for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates. “I can’t imagine that as a country, that would be something that we would agree we should go back to.”

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Writer E. Jean Carroll calls for Trump to pay $5.8M after high court appeal fails

Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll asked a judge Tuesday to require President Donald Trump to pay her $5 million from a jury verdict that concluded Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her after she publicly described the attack in 2019.

Lawyers for Carroll filed papers in Manhattan federal court to say Trump is unjustly trying to further delay release of the money after the Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the 2023 civil jury verdict.

The amount has grown to nearly $5.8 million with interest and should be required by the court to be disbursed, the lawyers wrote, saying Trump has resumed his defamatory attacks against Carroll as his lawyers considered asking the high court to reconsider its decision.

The jury reached its verdict in a trial that Trump did not attend after Carroll testified that she was sexually abused by Trump in spring 1996 in the dressing room of a midtown Manhattan luxury department store after a flirtatious and friendly chance encounter between them turned violent.

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Trump to visit newly built Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota’s Badlands

Trump will visit North Dakota on Wednesday to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, a massive facility exploring the 26th president’s life, built in the rugged, lonely landscape where the young easterner built his conservation values while ranching and hunting in the 1880s.

The 96,000-square-foot library opens over the weekend on July 4, the pinnacle date of celebrations this year honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But Trump is coming early to see the $450 million project, a push of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum from when he was governor of North Dakota, and bringing the official celebrations of the nation’s birth to a region synonymous with its westward expansion.

All living presidents were invited to the grand opening of the library, which joins more than a dozen such libraries throughout the country examining the lives and legacies of U.S. presidents from Ronald Reagan in California, to Franklin D. Roosevelt in New York to Herbert Hoover in Iowa. The Obama Presidential Center recently opened in Chicago, bringing together four former presidents for the occasion.

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Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead new White House UFO council

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks posed by UFOs.

Avi Loeb, a cosmologist who studied black holes and served as head of Harvard’s astronomy department until 2020, was recently appointed to helm a new scientific advisory council tasked with investigating the origins of mysterious orbs and other objects reported by military personnel in recent years. It’s part of President Donald Trump’s push to declassify more information about the issue.

Loeb’s team will report to a new White House panel focused on UFOs, now often referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP.

For the last decade, Loeb has been scanning the skies and seas for evidence of intelligent alien life. He began the quest in 2017 as scientists puzzled over an interstellar object soaring by Earth. While others proposed it was a comet or ice chunk, Loeb said it could be a thin “light sail” detached from an alien spacecraft.

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House GOP deadlocks over Trump’s demands, sending lawmakers home early

As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday this weekend, the legislative branch has momentarily called it quits.

The House leadership on Tuesday abruptly canceled votes and sent lawmakers home early for the holiday recess, Speaker Mike Johnson ’s majority once again ground to a standstill by a Republican revolt over their own party’s agenda.

In this case, it’s a standoff blocking the annual defense bill — with pay raises for the troops and other matters at a time of war — as the renegade Republicans push to include President Donald Trump’s own priority, the SAVE America Act, a strict voter ID bill. Last week, the Senate similarly shuttered after Trump’s demands.

The emptying Capitol provides another snapshot of the imbalance of power in Washington as a headstrong executive confronts a weakened Congress.

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Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses.

Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took him decades to accumulate. Fueling their rise were billionaire investors and Trump’s own move to quash a federal crackdown on the industry.

Trump got more than $500 million from his World Liberty Financial business selling new crypto products, including “governance tokens,” according to the required annual disclosure report with the Office of Government Ethics. It also showed another crypto business, CIC Digital LLC, took in more than $600 million from sales of souvenir-type “meme” coins stamped with his face.

Both the tokens and the coins have plunged in value since the sales.

Trump also took in millions last year from selling Trump-branded Bibles, sneakers and other small items in another unprecedented move for the presidency. The sale of Trump-branded watches alone brought in $4.7 million.

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“Today’s change is about restoring fairness for European businesses and better protecting our consumers,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an online post praising a new 3 euro ($3.42) customs duty on small packages. “The surge in low-value online imports has put our retailers at an unfair disadvantage. Too many of these products also fail to meet EU safety standards, putting consumers at risk.”

The Commission said new rules on steel imports are designed to protect EU plants and jobs from “the damaging impacts of global overcapacity” on “a strategically crucial European industry.” China’s subsidies for steel production have led critics in Brussels and beyond to charge that policy undercuts steel industries from Germany's Ruhr valley to Kyushu Island in Japan.

The EU's trade deficit with China widened in 2025 to around 360 billion euros ($410 billion) — or roughly 1 billion euros a day — and is rising in 2026.

China’s annual global trade surplus reached a near-record $1.2 trillion last year even after higher tariffs introduced by the Trump administration, and despite China’s dependency on Persian Gulf energy, the war in Iran has not destabilized China’s export-led economy with sales of high-tech goods and vehicles abroad having jumped.

Flood of small packages has destabilized main street

From Wednesday, the EU will remove an customs duty exemption called “de minimis” for parcels valued at under 150 euros. Chinese firms like the e-commerce giants Temu and Shien control about 90% of this type of trade, according to the Commission. The U.S. made a similar move last year.

The Commission said 5.9 billion small packages were imported into the EU in 2025, compared with about 1.4 billion in 2022. At roughly 16 million a day, that’s 97% of the traffic, but represents just 2% of import value. A majority of the packages were said to have failed safety tests and triggered environmental concerns on overuse of plastic.

“Europe finally shows teeth against flood of cheap package deals,” said Bernd Lange, the head of the European Parliament’s trade committee in a post online.

Yet the 3 euro tax might “not affect the big picture” as it's minimal compared to the price gap between Europe and China for goods like e-commerce, according to Gary Ng, a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies.

While it may be effective in reducing small orders and impulse purchases, Ng said that customers and e-commerce platforms can still make group orders.

EU steel under threat

The new rules set tariff-free quotas at 18.3 million metric tons annually and imposes an out-of-quota duty of 50% on 26 types of steel imports. It also requires more transparency from importers to trace where the so-called “melt and pour” stage of production takes place to ensure countries like China will not circumvent protections by shipping products to the EU via third countries. The EU had put in new steel tariffs in October to protect the bloc from a flood of steel imports diverted by new U.S. trade policy under Trump.

Europe's steel industry is in crisis, with crude steel output falling to a “historic low” in 2026, according to the European Steel Association.

“Europe’s steel production is shrinking while imports as a share of the EU market are rising,” said the trade group’s director-general Axel Eggert in March. “EU policymakers must therefore agree the new steel trade measure quickly without it being weakened otherwise Europe risks losing more industrial capacity.”

While China producers more than half of the world's steel, the EU imports mostly from trade partners like the U.K., Ukraine, India, Taiwan, Turkey, Japan and South Korea. The new tariffs could trigger penalties in free trade agreements with nations like Japan but some exemptions have been granted to Ukraine as it battles Russia.

“We will remain open to engage — call it a club, call it an alliance, call it whatever you like — but the idea that we come together with like-minded partners on this global challenge of overcapacity in the market," said a Commission official tasked with communicating policy but not authorized to be named. "In an ideal world there is fair competition and level playing fields. Unfortunately, we don’t seem to live in an ideal world.”

Beijing will oppose the new rules even if they do not directly target China, said Alicia García-Herrero, a chief economist for Asia Pacific and Middle East at the French bank Natixis.

“The Chinese do not want this instrument to work. This could be a springboard for more," she said. “It opens the door to the overall overcapacity instruments to see how it works.”

China’s Ministry of Commerce in May warned the EU against new steel import regulations and said China would firmly respond to “discriminatory measures” against its companies and products.

'Wolf pack effect'

Some experts in China have raised the alarm over growing backlash to mass exports.

In a recent report, the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in Beijing identified “ China Shock 2.0 ” — a massive surge of highly subsidized, advanced Chinese manufacturing exports flooding global markets — as one of the top 10 perceived security risks for China. It warned that the EU would likely impose additional tariffs on China that, together with protectionist sentiment in the U.S., might inspire other nations to follow suit with “steep tariff hikes and investment screening” targeting Chinese firms.

"What makes this risk distinctive is that it does not originate from a single adversary. It is the ‘wolf pack effect’ of multiple countries acting in concert, inflicting not only direct economic losses on China but, more profoundly, degrading its strategic environment and international business reputation," the report stated.

Beijing has hit back at the concept of “China Shock 2.0,” defending it instead as an “opportunity” which brings the world wider shared benefits from China's tech innovations.

While the EU has not been as combative with China as the Trump administration, “the direction of travel is clearly shifting in Brussels,” HSBC economists Frederic Neumann and Justin Feng wrote in a research note on Tuesday.

In June, leaders from the Group of Seven nations issued a joint call to develop independent supply chains for critical minerals so crucial for defense and high-tech industries.

'Status quo is not an option'

“China and the EU are partners, not rivals,” Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Tuesday. “The root cause of the EU’s problems does not lie with China.”

China’s recent success handling Trump’s escalated tariff threats last year suggests it “can withstand external pressure,” according to Neumann and Feng, who said Beijing leveraged its control of rare earth supply chains to forge a truce on trade with Washington.

“If China managed a U.S. tariff ramp-up and the global energy shock during the U.S.-Iran conflict, it may show less inclination to make concessions to the EU,” the economists said. “The near-term outlook points to limited progress towards a comprehensive China-EU settlement.”

García-Herrero said that despite the importance of the EU’s common market to China — 90% of battery and 60% of its electrical vehicles exports go to the bloc — there is a perception in Beijing that they can successfully dissuade common action by lobbying national capitals in the EU.

“China thinks Europe has no leverage,” she said. “They do think they have the upper hand, by all means.”

China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with the EU’s trade representative Maroš Šefčovič in Brussels on Monday.

“The EU remains open for business but we need to defend our industrial base and keep pushing for a level playing field globally, so our industries get a fair shot at competing,” Šefčovič said after the talks. “That is why today’s talks – and the ones to follow – matter."

He has set an October deadline for meaningful results in rebalancing trade during a visit to Beijing.

“The status quo is not an option.”

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Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.

The Ufa refinery is one of Russia’s largest producers of lubricants and is located more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from Ukraine, Zelenskyy said on social media.

Ukraine also struck a plant producing missile components in Russia’s Penza region southeast of Moscow, some 500 kilometers (300 miles) from Ukraine, Zelenskyy said.

Russian officials did not confirm the strikes, which could not be independently verified. The Russian Defense Ministry reported intercepting 179 Ukrainian drones over 16 Russian regions, the annexed Crimea and waters of the Azov and the Black Sea.

Penza regional Gov. Oleg Melnichenko said that Ukrainian drones struck two industrial plants in the city of Penza, injuring two people at one of them. He didn’t name the plants or describe the damage.

The explosions shattered windows in two apartment buildings in Penza, Melnichenko said, while downed drone debris damaged a power line and fell on a building under construction.

Ukraine says drone strikes slow Russian advance

Ukraine’s domestically developed and manufactured drones and missiles have been hammering Russian oil facilities, including refineries, terminals, storage depots and pipeline pumping stations, for months.

Many regions of Russia, one of the world’s biggest energy producers, have introduced fuel rationing.

Ukraine has developed new weaponry and in recent months has gained an edge, according to Western officials. Its strikes on supply routes behind the front line have robbed the Russian army of momentum on the battlefield, officials and analysts say.

“Russians now have great problems with delivering infantry to the front line and supplying it,” Ukrainian Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov said Wednesday.

Ukraine sees growing interest in its military technology

Ukraine has become a provider of military technology sought by countries around the world, especially drones.

With European countries fearing what Moscow’s territorial ambitions might lie beyond Ukraine, leaders have described Kyiv as a bulwark against Russian advances.

Ukraine is “becoming a security provider for the whole of Europe,” Swedish Minister of Defense Paul Jonsson said in Kyiv, where he held talks with Fedorov.

Ukraine signed an agreement on Tuesday for Sweden to provide Kyiv with Gripen fighter jets. They will help Ukraine stop Russian aircraft carrying powerful glide bombs, Fedorov said.

Jonsson said European countries want Ukraine to be integrated into Euro-Atlantic defenses, although Ukraine’s NATO membership has been a contentious issue and likely will be discussed at an alliance summit in Turkey next week.

“The sooner it happens, the better it is for you, the better it is for our security and prosperity as well,” Jonsson told a press conference.

Ukraine also wants to join the European Union, though the process could take years. Zelenskyy arrived Wednesday in Ireland, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency.

“Ukraine proves every day that it deserves to be an equal partner of our common European home. And we hope that during Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council, we will be able to achieve tangible progress on the path to membership and open all negotiations clusters,” Zelenskyy said.

Russian attacks kill five Ukrainian civilians, injure 35

Russian long-range attacks on Ukraine continued, with at least five civilians reported killed Wednesday.

A Russian drone struck a bus in the southern Kherson region, killing two people and injuring six others, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin said.

Glide bombs hit the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest, killing two people, including a 15-year-old boy, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. At least 26 people were wounded, including a 1-year-old, he added.

A 43-year-old woman was killed and three were injured, including a 35-year-old pregnant woman, when Russia attacked five gas stations in the central Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, according to regional authorities.

Russian forces have increasingly targeted Ukrainian gas stations.

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After lower courts repeatedly ruled against the Trump administration, the nation's top court allowed it to terminate temporary protections for people fleeing war or strife. It gave immigration officers greater leeway in dealing with green card holders returning from abroad, and it allowed the government to limit the number of people who can apply for asylum.

In being asked to serve as an enabler of the Republican president's contentious immigration crackdown, the Supreme Court showed deference to constitutional guardrails in the key case of birthright citizenship that would have redefined who can be an American. In ruling against the administration, the court upheld the idea that people who are born in the United States, regardless of their parents' immigration status, are Americans.

Each decision could have far-reaching consequences for foreigners seeking to live in the country and could help shape public perceptions over whether America remains a beacon for migrants.

Birthright citizenship is upheld, prompting calls for more restrictions

The Trump administration had sought to prevent children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily from being entitled to American citizenship at birth.

A divided Supreme Court upheld the concept of birthright citizenship, with a bare majority of five justices saying that with very limited exceptions the long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment, adopted after the Civil War, grants citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.

It was a blow to Trump's immigration agenda, a centerpiece of his second administration. The president signed the order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship on his first day in office, although it never went into effect due to legal challenges.

The court's decision was praised by advocates but led to calls by some Republicans to try to restrict birthright citizenship by other means.

Mark Krikorian, who heads the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates for less immigration, said the decision makes the president's push for large-scale deportations “all the more urgent,” with the goal of removing people in the country illegally before they have children.

Krikorian said the decision means policies governing programs that allow foreigners to come to the U.S. to work or study at university need to be “tightened up” to prevent people from coming to the U.S. and having children who then become citizens. He also suggested the State Department could add a pregnancy question to visa applications of foreigners seeking to get a tourist or other visa to come to the U.S.

“I think it’s going to have real policy impact," Krikorian said.

Temporary protections for Haitians and Syrians removed

The court allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants who have fled violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria. The 6-3 decision announced June 25 potentially leaves hundreds of thousands of more people unable to work in the U.S. and vulnerable to deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, the Department of Homeland Security has moved to end the protections, including some that had been in place for more than a decade, for people from 13 countries.

Republican critics have said that these temporary protections effectively become permanent. But immigration lawyers said countries such as Haiti and Syria remain dangerous.

The court’s conservative majority found that the law doesn’t allow courts to question the process that immigration authorities use to revoke the protections. The high court sided with the administration before and allowed the end of the program for people from Venezuela.

It's unclear how quickly the court's ruling could translate into ICE trying to remove affected Haitians and Syrians from the country although fear of potential deportation has already ricocheted around the Haitian community.

David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank that advocates for more immigration, said the court's decision has a far wider impact than just the 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians covered by the case. Roughly 1 million others are covered by temporary protected status, or TPS, decisions, and Bier said the ruling leaves them without any meaningful way to challenge the administration's moves.

“It just fully closed the door to any challenges," Bier said.

Limits on asylum applicants allowed

Under U.S. law, migrants who set foot on American soil can apply for asylum. Although the number of migrants coming to the southern border has fallen dramatically during the Trump administration, the numbers of asylum seekers had ballooned under previous administrations.

Started under Democrat Barack Obama's administration and then expanded under Trump's first term, asylum-metering limited how many people could apply for asylum every day at the southern border with Mexico.

The ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to potentially revive the policy, which isn't in place now, should it choose to do so.

The administration argued that asylum-metering was an important tool and that people turned away at the border could come back later. But advocates argued that at the time the asylum-metering was in place it led to chaos and a humanitarian crisis in Mexico as thousands of people waited for days and months in makeshift shelters in Mexico.

Court allows administration greater leeway with some green card holders

In another 6-3 decision, the court sided with the Trump administration in giving greater power to immigration officers when deciding how to treat green card holders returning to the country from abroad.

In 2012, Customs and Border Protection officers put lawful permanent resident Muk Choi Lau on immigration parole when he returned from a short trip to China and took away his green card. He had been accused of a counterfeiting crime, although not convicted.

Lau argued that the officer overstepped their authority and that when he eventually pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit clothes in New Jersey, the decision gave Homeland Security, then under the Obama administration, an easier path to remove him from the country.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in her dissent, wrote that she was worried that the court had given the government a “massive blank check” in dealing with millions of other lawful permanent residents who want to travel abroad.

The American Immigration Council, an advocacy group, wrote in an analysis after the court's decision that Congress gave lawful permanent residents special protections when they travel that make it harder to detain and remove them from the country.

There are exceptions that limit the special protections that green card holders have, including if the person has committed certain crimes in the U.S., the council wrote.

The council said there were still a lot of questions as to the effect of the court's decision but that it expects the government to argue that the decision can be applied more broadly.

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It happened Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the Walmart located at 7900 W. McNabb Rd. in North Lauderdale.

According to officials, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene after receiving reports about a shooting.

Upon arrival, deputies said they found a man who had been shot, and that man was rushed by paramedics to a nearby hospital with injuries that were considered life-threatening.

Authorities said a woman was detained for questioning, but no arrests have been made.

One Walmart shopper told Local 10 News that he heard screaming after the shooting.

“She became fearful and distraught, and then after she shot him, they were screaming and someone called police and the police came out,” the shopper said.

Walmart shoppers told Local 10 that the shooting happened during a dispute over a parking space, but authorities have not yet confirmed that information.

Detectives from BSO’s Violent Crimes Unit are investigating the circumstances that led up to the shooting.

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

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The desperate search for survivors through the rubble has gone on for days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

On Monday night, family members said Carlos Miguel Colmenares Gutierrez was rescued after being stuck in the rubble for five days.

Cellphone video captured the boy being taken away by crews on a stretcher.

A crowd gathered all around them, applauding, marveled by what they saw.

The boy was later shown being taken away by ambulance to a Caracas hospital.

His second cousin, Mayra Heredia, said he’s in stable condition in the ICU with no serious injuries even though he was trapped for so long.

He was home in his apartment when the earthquakes struck, and a fallen fridge had shielded him from the collapsed roof.

“By Sunday, they pretty much said the building was a loss,” said Heredia. “They presumed everyone dead.”

But Monday, crews heard the boy yelling out his name, and their cameras confirmed he was in there, leading to the rescue.

“It’s a miracle,” said Heredia. “We’re all in shock he’s alive. He survived with no life-threatening injuries -- he’s just very dehydrated.”

While the family is grateful for the boy’s rescue, they know that for so many in Venezuela, it’s not the same story.

“It’s still a bittersweet feeling knowing yes, we found him, but there’s thousands of others who might still be alive under there that we haven’t been able to fully locate,” said Heredia.

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On Tuesday, the global superstar, pop icon and South Florida native began a new tour right here in her hometown.

Grande opened her Eternal Sunshine Tour, her first in seven years, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise.

Fans were at the arena early on Tuesday, excited to see the “Wicked” star perform.

Local 10’s Jason Carter was there, and his full report can be seen at the top of this page.

Starting Wednesday, the federal government is offering a selection of the brand name medications to certain Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries for $50 a month through a new trial called Medicare GLP-1 Bridge.

The temporary program, which runs until the end of 2027, is the first opportunity for most older adults to get GLP-1s, short for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, covered by insurance when used strictly for weight loss. But there are weight and health requirements, and those who already get GLP-1s covered for diseases like diabetes and sleep apnea won’t qualify.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said he hopes the program can help his agency collect data to potentially work toward longer-term coverage, while providing immediate relief to cash-strapped older Americans.

“The sheer cost of these medications is a huge barrier to access,” he said in a call with reporters. “That ends today.”

Eligibility is based on BMI and other conditions

Of the more than 70 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, at least 10 million are overweight or obese, said Juliette Cubanski, vice president and director of the program on Medicare policy at the healthcare research nonprofit KFF. But, she said, a narrower slice of that group will have access to this program.

There's no good data on how many people it can benefit — and Oz declined to speculate on the number with reporters. He said data from the program will reveal how many eligible beneficiaries choose to take the drugs, a number his team is keen to learn.

To qualify, besides having Medicare drug coverage, you must have a body mass index of 35 or higher, or a BMI of 27 or higher alongside another health condition, such as a past heart attack or stroke, prediabetes or another from a list on the CMS website. BMI measurements are counted at the start of GLP-1 therapy — so even people who fall below the threshold now can qualify if they can show they had a high enough BMI when they began taking the drugs.

Medicare beneficiaries who have sleep apnea, diabetes or fatty liver disease can’t access the program, but their Medicare Part D insurance might cover their GLP-1s separately based on those diagnoses.

If you think you might qualify, the first step is to contact your health care provider, CMS says on its website. The provider must send a prescription for one of the covered GLP-1 drugs to a pharmacy and fill out a prior authorization form.

Only some GLP-1s are included

The covered medications include drugmaker Eli Lilly’s Foundayo tablets and Zepbound KwikPens and Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy injections and tablets. Those GLP-1s have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for weight loss, Cubanski said.

For those in the program, the cost is $50 per month, regardless of dosage. But those payments won’t contribute to their insurance deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums. That’s because Medicare, rather than the Part D insurer, is subsidizing the prescription.

Longer-term coverage of GLP-1s remains uncertain

The program is scheduled to sunset after Dec. 31, 2027. And since Congress hasn’t authorized Medicare to cover weight loss drugs permanently, the federal government is limited in its options to keep the access flowing.

Congress could pass a law to allow the drugs to be covered. CMS also could move forward with a different, voluntary pilot program for covering the drugs called BALANCE, which the agency indefinitely delayed earlier this year when many Part D insurers were reluctant to sign up.

Oz told reporters that CMS plans to “carefully track participation and outcomes” to see whether an extension of the Bridge program or another solution is the best way to move forward. He told The Associated Press a federal law permanently allowing the coverage is “not essential right now” but something “for Congress to debate amongst themselves.”

“We can’t decide what’s going to happen long term with Bridge until we see some of the data,” he said, noting that other negotiations with drug companies to lower costs are ongoing.

Program is life-changing for some, frustrating for others

GLP-1s have soared in popularity in recent years, and they've spurred dramatic weight loss in many patients. But their cost — sometimes hundreds of dollars a month for higher doses — has been a barrier.

For 78-year-old California resident Gloria Dralla, who told the AP she’s lost some 40 pounds after buying lower-cost Wegovy in Europe, the Bridge program means being able to continue a treatment that has improved her life.

“This drug should be made available at a reasonable price for everybody who’s got weight loss problems,” she said.

But not everyone will have access to the drugs at an affordable price. Katie Smith, 71, in Virginia isn’t so sure she will be eligible for the program. She has a BMI of 33 but doesn't know yet if she has another health condition that would allow her to meet the requirements.

Smith, whose mobility and ability to exercise were severely limited by a spinal cord injury in her 20s, said she has looked into getting the medications but was quoted $700 a month, a price she can't afford.

“I cannot tell you how frustrated I am,” she said. “I have the drive and I have the willingness and I have the motivation, but I have not been able to lose weight in all the conventional ways.”

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The shooting happened near the McDonald’s at Stirling Road and the Davie Road Extension after deputies attempted to arrest the suspect, who authorities said was armed and fled from deputies.

That suspect has since been identified as Napolian Marquez Powell, 27, of Lauderhill.

Records show Powell has an extensive criminal history that includes drug charges, along with charges of grand theft and resisting arrest.

Witnesses described hearing a rapid barrage of gunfire during the confrontation.

“They keep telling him to put his hands up – ‘Let me see your hands,’” witness Gregory Jackson said. “I guess the guy didn’t reply. Next thing I know, I hear almost 30 shots coming from the guns. I dropped my phone and ran.”

Jackson said he scrambled for cover as the shooting unfolded.

“Once I heard those gunshots, man, I went for cover,” he said. “I went to take cover up under my car, got skinned up in the process.”

On Tuesday, investigators returned to the scene, focusing their attention on the bushes and the fast food restaurant’s drive-thru as they searched for additional evidence.

“It was a crazy, horrific sight that I seen yesterday,” Jackson said. “I’ve never seen nothing like it.”

According to Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony, deputies initially encountered Powell in the parking lot of a Wawa across the street while attempting to serve an active arrest warrant. He said the suspect ran from deputies while holding a gun.

Deputies pursued the man for roughly 100 feet before tackling him in an effort to take him into custody, Tony said.

According to the sheriff, Powell was wanted for fleeing and eluding police and detectives believed DNA evidence may connect him to other crimes. He did not provide details about those investigations.

The sheriff also said investigators had intelligence indicating Powell previously told others that if law enforcement attempted to arrest him, he intended to force a “suicide by police” confrontation.

It’s unclear whether the suspect fired his own gun during the confrontation.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.

Gauff was two points away from losing the match when Sierra served at 5-4 in the third set but won three straight points to break back. In the 10-point tiebreaker, she trailed 7-4 but didn't lose another point, sealing the win with an ace and then screaming out loud with both fists clenched.

“When she had to serve for the match I just reminded myself that I’m a great returner as well,” Gauff said. “I was just trying to be positive and I think that showed.”

Gauff had her breakthrough at Wimbledon in 2019 when she reached the fourth round as a 15-year-old, beating Venus Williams in the first round. But while she has won both the U.S. Open and the French Open since then, she has yet to make the quarterfinals at the All England Club despite two more trips to the fourth round.

As it happens, that win over Williams also came on July 1 on No. 1 Court.

“It was kind of my breakout moment, and playing against one of my idols was insane,” Gauff said. “Every time I walk down this hallway I get deja vu and I just remind myself, like, if I could do that (seven) years ago, I'm definitely a better player since then. So I definitely can do it now.”

Sierra was hoping to make another splash at Wimbledon, too. Last year, she became the first so-called lucky loser in the Open Era to reach the fourth round of the women's tournament at the All England Club.

Naomi Osaka did make another another splash by showing off a new look again before winning her second-round match earlier Wednesday.

Osaka, whose fashion reveals have become an event of their own at Grand Slam tournaments, wore a less elaborate outfit for her walk-on than the “Kill Bill” inspired kimono she sported for her opening-round match on Monday.

It still drew plenty of attention as she made the walk from the locker room to No. 2 Court, trailed by photographers and fans wanting to take their own photos.

This all-white outfit featured a wide belt and a long train that trailed behind her, which the four-time major winner took off as she began warming up for her match against qualifier Anastasia Gasanova.

She went on to quickly dispatch Gasanova 6-3, 6-2.

“I'm just trying to mix it up a little bit,” Osaka said about her outfit, adding she had been worried that a loss might have ruined her daughter Shai's third birthday on Thursday.

“I just wanted to be here for longer, I didn't want to make her get on a plane on her birthday,” Osaka said.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka soon followed her into the third round, beating McCartney Kessler 6-1, 7-6 (9) on No. 1 Court.

Sabalenka converted her third match point in the tiebreaker after saving two set points.

“She really tested me today and I'm super happy to have passed the test,” said Sabalenka, who will next play Jelena Ostapenko.

Men's No. 1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner, who came from a set down twice to win in five sets in the first round, had a more comfortable victory Wednesday. Sinner beat Nuno Borges 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the first match on Centre Court.

It wasn't entirely straightforward for the Italian, though, as he had to break back for 5-5 when Borges served for the second set, before winning in just over 2 1/2 hours.

“Second set was very, very tough,” Sinner said.

Other winners included French Open runner-up Flavio Cobolli, No. 17 Frances Tiafoe and No. 21 Tommy Paul.

Next up on Centre Court was women's French Open winner Mirra Andreeva facing 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova before Novak Djokovic takes on Stefanos Tsitsipas.

On Tuesday, Serena Williams returned to Centre Court but lost in three sets to Maya Joint in her first singles match in nearly four years. Williams, who tweaked her knee in the match, still hopes to play doubles with sister Venus later in the week.

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The blaze was caused by a technical failure on the ground floor of the building, where more than 200 people live in 80 apartments, in the city’s Linkeroever neighborhood, sending vast plumes of smoke into the air, Antwerp police said in a statement.

The top floors of the 10-story block appeared worst hit. The building was evacuated and nearby residents were warned to keep their windows and doors closed and, if needed, to turn off any ventilators due to the amount of smoke in the air. Those evacuated were taken to a local shelter.

Firefighters battled the blaze in difficult conditions due to its size and intensity, police said. Several teams of first responders and police were dispatched to the site, including a specialized drone unit.

Television images from the scene showed one man on an upper floor enveloped in smoke and hanging over a balcony in an effort to get fresh air, before making his way to a nearby window.

A medical emergency plan was activated to keep the victims from saturating nearby hospitals.

An Associated Press photographer at the scene said that the smoke died down by early afternoon, but that many first responders were still there.

Belgium 's Prime Minister Bart De Wever, a former mayor of Antwerp, said his “thoughts are with the victims and the evacuated residents of the terrible fire on Linkeroever.”

“My deep appreciation goes out to the emergency services who are striving to help the many affected people as quickly and safely as possible, and who are working hard to bring the fire under control,” he said in a post on social media.

Linkeroever, which is located on the eastern edge of Antwerp, is a large residential area dotted by high-rise apartment buildings and bordering a major park where outdoor music concerts are held.

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Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report.

“Our patriotism is medieval, outworn, obsolete,” Twain wrote in 1905. “The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism, is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.”

In these rabidly partisan times, those who think President Donald Trump deserves their support and those who don’t are joining in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Whether all the partying to come gives the nation a breather from disunity or aggravates it is an open question.

It's a proud and loud moment, sown with division and doubt.

Love of country comes in different flavors, of course. Some love it as is. Some love what it could become and press on with their activism and protest in pursuit of history's call for a “more perfect union." Some love what it used to be and might be once more — the underpinning of MAGA.

But overall, belief in American exceptionalism has waned. More people in the U.S. think there are better countries in the world than those who think the United States is the best. That’s according to an April poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that found 44% endorsing the United States as just one of the best.

This is not the America of, say, Teddy Roosevelt, whose presidential library Trump is visiting in North Dakota on Wednesday. Roosevelt mirrored the brashness and ambition of a country surging in innovation, industry, influence, military muscle and spirit.

In its place is a country where the president is his own brand of brash, but millions of the people he leads wonder if it's all coming apart.

Who’s in charge here?

For the 250th, the division starts at the top, with two organizations claiming to be the one leading the commemoration and all but ignoring the other.

A decade ago, Congress created the bipartisan America250 group and charged it by law with planning the country’s local, national and international events for the 250th. Trump stepped on that with an executive order making his Freedom 250 group “the” national organization in charge.

Marquee events like the Fourth of July fireworks at the National Mall, the parade of tall ships in New York and the Great American State Fair along the National Mall are the province of Trump's Freedom 250. Musical stars who had been lined up for the splashy opener of the fair last week withdrew, concerned Trump, a Republican, would make the festivities political and very much about him.

He stepped forward to fill the void, declaring himself the “No. 1 attraction," and he delivered a speech there June 24 on American glory and his achievements. He'll headline the official July Fourth events in the capital as well, for what he called “the most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all."

Poems, art and a message in a bottle go underground for 250 years

America250, meantime, put together America's Block Party — a series scheduled simultaneously around the country anchored by a Fourth of July benefit concert in Los Angeles hosted by Queen Latifah, with Chris Stapleton and the Smashing Pumpkins among the acts.

By congressional mandate, America250 is also sinking a 900-pound (400-kilogram) time capsule in Philadelphia with items from all states and branches of government, to be pried open in 250 years.

The people of 2276 will then see a major league baseball lineup from 2026, poems from Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky and more, postcards from Colorado and Maine, beaded artwork from Montana, an Oklahoma belt buckle, a message in a vintage Coca-Cola bottle, a pocket Constitution signed by the U.S. justices, a George Washington Lord’s Prayer gold medal from Utah given out at the Wedding of the Rails event celebrating completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, and more.

In Philadelphia, where the founders signed the declaration and birthed the nation, 250 people will form the contours of the Liberty Bell in a parade with 50 marching bands and Miss America delegates, formerly called contestants, representing every state.

Ain't that America: Celebrations sprout from the grassroots, too

Though there are official events galore, it's not as if Americans, of all people, need the government to show them a good time.

In one of thousands of gatherings under the national radar, Evans, Pennsylvania, will hear the Circle of Friends Choir perform patriotic songs a cappella in an event also featuring a patriotic trivia contest and a barbershop quartet.

In Pocatello, Idaho, drag queens organized a reading of patriotic picture books for young people, including the story of Katharine Lee Bates. Bates returned from the Colorado Rockies, where the spacious skies, purple mountain majesties and fruited plains inspired her to write the poem that became “America the Beautiful.”

Twain, the scold and satirist of American government and of imperialism, shared Bates' love of his country's natural beauty. He loved the nature of its people, too — sometimes. “We glorious Americans will occasionally astonish the God that created us,” he wrote.

But a century before Make America Great Again grabbed the political zeitgeist by the lapels, he was speaking of good old days lost.

“We are called the nation of inventors," he said. “And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.” ___

This story has been corrected to show the benefit concert host’s name is Latifah, not Latifa.

The Leaf also faces a familiar challenger. The Chevrolet Bolt is back for 2027 after a three-year hiatus. Its 2027 overhaul adds updated technology features and more range. Both of these small EVs have starting prices around $30,000 and are compelling choices if you can’t commit to pricier picks from Hyundai, Tesla and Toyota. But which is best for you? Edmunds’ auto experts tested them to find out.

Range, performance and charging

The 2027 Bolt is capable of going 262 miles on a single charge, according to the EPA’s estimates. That’s certainly enough for routine driving and to make the occasional road trip feasible. The Leaf holds a potential edge with its EPA-estimated maximum of 303 miles. However, these two EVs were more closely matched in Edmunds’ standardized real-world range test. Here, the Bolt traveled 290 miles and the Leaf covered 310 miles.

Acceleration is similar — both went from zero to 60 mph in about 7 seconds in Edmunds’ testing — but the Bolt is the EV that Edmunds prefers to drive. The Chevy’s nimble handling makes it ideal for threading tight city streets, while the Leaf feels a little too harsh and bouncy over rough asphalt.

If you’re charging at public fast-charging stations, the Bolt will potentially get you back on the road a bit sooner. In Edmunds’ testing, the Bolt was able to regain range more quickly than the Leaf.

Winner: Bolt

Technology features

Gadget-minded drivers will probably prefer the Leaf. It comes with a 12.3-inch touchscreen, another 12.3-inch display for digital gauges, and an option to upgrade both screens to 14.3 inches. The Leaf also has wireless connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration, allowing you to easily use many of your smartphone’s apps right on the touchscreen.

The Bolt has dual 11-inch displays but no option to upgrade in size. It also lacks Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality and instead uses Google Built-In, an integrated Android-based operating system. Popular apps such as Waze and Apple Music can be downloaded from the Google app store, but overall Edmunds prefers the convenience of having Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

The Bolt does have one potential advantage with its available Super Cruise feature. When active, Super Cruise enables hands-free driving on highways to help reduce driver fatigue during tedious conditions, such as in slow-moving traffic or on long highway drives. But overall, the Leaf maintains its edge here.

Winner: Leaf

Interior space and utility

The Bolt and Leaf share crossover-style designs with tall roofs, ample cabin space and similar headroom. Rear seat passengers can stretch out more in the Bolt thanks to its additional 7.3 inches of legroom compared to the Bolt. That’s also advantageous if you have small kids and need to install a bulky rear-facing child safety seat.

The Leaf compensates with more cargo space behind its rear seats. It has 20 cubic feet behind the rear seat compared to the Bolt’s 16.2 cubic feet. Nissan also includes a handy underfloor storage system, so you can securely stow valuables or smaller items.

Winner: Leaf

Price and value

The Chevy Bolt LT starts at $28,995, including the destination fee, making it today’s most affordable new EV. Chevy includes the basic convenience features plus plenty of standard advanced driver aids such as adaptive cruise control and blind-spot warning and intervention. Go with the Bolt RS for a few thousand more and you get upgrades such as synthetic leather upholstery, a power-adjustable driver’s seat and a heated steering wheel.

The Leaf S+ trim, starting at $31,535, is also a good deal. It has a similar collection of standard features and advanced driver aids. It also has a standard surround-view camera system, which is helpful for parking in tight spots. But typically you’ll be paying more for a Leaf. A fully loaded Leaf Platinum+ will cost you around $40,000 while a loaded Bolt RS will be around $37,500.

Winner: Bolt

Edmunds says

The Bolt and the Leaf are both solid choices for an affordable EV. In fact, they ended up with the same overall score in Edmunds’ ratings. Choose the Leaf for its longer range, more useful tech and bigger cargo area, or go with the Bolt for its better value for the money and more agile handling around town.

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This story was provided to The Associated Press by the automotive website Edmunds.

Dan Frio is a contributor at Edmunds.

Saturday's official opening coincides with July Fourth celebrations honoring the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Trump is coming early to see the $450 million project, a boost for Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, a former governor of North Dakota, while also bringing the nation's birthday festivities to a region synonymous with its westward expansion.

The Republican president made the trip aboard his new Air Force One, a Boeing 747 given to the United States by Qatar. Trump said he asked Boeing, which is set to deliver new planes for the president's service in 2028, if there were any countries that had potential substitutes in the interim.

“I said, ‘Who has the best one?’ They said, ‘Qatar," Trump said, adding that he was assured, "'There’s never been a plane like it.'”

After arriving in North Dakota, Trump traveled by train to Medora, an Old West tourist town where onlookers cheered his arrival. Trump greeted the crowd, which included a reenactment regiment of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, before heading to the library in his motorcade.

All living presidents were invited to the grand opening of the library, which joins more than a dozen throughout the country examining the lives and legacies of U.S. presidents from Ronald Reagan in California to Franklin D. Roosevelt in New York and Herbert Hoover in Iowa. The Obama Presidential Center recently opened in Chicago, bringing together four former presidents for the occasion.

Trump will be the library’s first official visitor, according to the library's executive director, Robbie Lauf. Trump will speak at a nearby Western-themed amphitheater at an event run by Freedom 250, the Trump-created group billed as nonpartisan that he has tapped to organize the festivities he will participate in this week.

On Friday, the president plans to visit South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore for Independence Day fireworks, as he did in 2020.

Trump has often praised Roosevelt and has compared himself favorably to the late president. Trump began his second term last year by trumpeting construction of the Panama Canal during the Roosevelt administration.

Trump even said the U.S. might seek to take back the waterway from Panama to curb influence from China. That is a goal overshadowed by his suggestions that Washington might seize control of Greenland or that Canada could become America's 51st state.

In the run-up to staging a UFC fight on the White House lawn for his 80th birthday, Trump said he was aware of Roosevelt holding far lower-key boxing matches in the White House. Trump made no mention of Roosevelt having detached the retina of his left eye during one such sparring session.

The trip also underscores the president's esteem for Burgum, who has become a key face of and cheerleader for the president’s expansive renovation projects around Washington.

Roosevelt was a New York native with a strong North Dakota connection

Roosevelt visited Dakota Territory in 1883 to hunt bison. On Valentine's Day the next year, his mother and wife died hours apart in the same house in New York.

Devastated, Roosevelt came to Dakota where he ranched cattle and hunted big game in the West during visits mostly from 1884 to 1887.

He underwent deep personal growth from his experiences, including chasing boat thieves down a river, standing up to a bully in a bar and working alongside cowboys who ridiculed him for wearing eyeglasses.

Roosevelt, who served as president from 1901 to 1909, later said he never would have been president were it not for his experiences in North Dakota.

Near the library is Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Visitors can hike trails and drive a scenic route through the colorful, rugged Badlands where bison and wild horses roam.

In 2019, Burgum championed the library to North Dakota's Republican-led legislature when he was governor, touting its tourism potential. The legislature approved a $50 million operations endowment, requiring library planners to raise $100 million in private donations, a goal met in 2020. Donations total about $354 million as of early 2026.

Donors include oil executive Harold Hamm, the Waltons of Walmart fame, Kenneth Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, a hedge fund, and Burgum himself.

Burgum also has lobbied for Roosevelt’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Roosevelt became alarmed at the number of injuries and deaths of college football players and convened a 1905 White House meeting featuring the presidents of Harvard, Yale and Princeton to urge safety improvements. That helped sparked the founding of the NCAA, college’s sports governing body.

The library will showcase Roosevelt's ideas and artifacts

Visitors will learn about Roosevelt's conservation ideas and his Rough Riders regiment of the Spanish-American War, but also his “horrific comments” about Native Americans and other issues "that have obviously aged poorly," Lauf said.

Artifacts, many of them out of public view for decades, will tell Roosevelt's story. Visitors will see his Rough Riders uniform; the 1884 diary grieving his terrible loss; and the eyeglasses case, speech and shirt from the 1912 assassination attempt against him.

Organizers hope the library draws families and thousands of school children from the region, as well as some of the millions of motorists who travel to Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills.

“It's a feature, not a bug, that we are in a county of 1,000 people and a town of 120,” Lauf said. “TR came here for that purpose.”

The Dakota Resource Council on Tuesday hosted several conservation leaders who criticized Burgum and Trump for policies they say contradict Roosevelt's conservation principles, such as cutting staff and budgets and prioritizing energy development on public lands.

Last year Burgum signed an order prioritizing the openness and accessibility of parks to the public amid the workforce cuts. He has compared America's public lands and natural resources to “assets” that should be responsibly developed to exert “energy dominance.”

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Associated Press writers Will Weissert and Josh Boak in Washington contributed to this report.

The report appeared aimed at underlining Tehran’s claims to control the strait, which the world has long considered an international waterway. A fifth of all oil and natural gas passed through it in peacetime.

Since the U.S. and Israel launched the war against Iran on Feb. 28, Iran has used its ability to choke off the waterway as a key source of leverage, disrupting global markets for energy and other critical goods.

The television report came as U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, were in Doha, Qatar, for talks seeking a permanent end to the war. Iran's top negotiator, Kazem Gharibabadi, traveled to Qatar with a team as well.

Technical talks between diplomats began Wednesday in Qatar, said two regional officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door discussions. Negotiators aim to nail down specifics to pave the way for top leaders to seal an agreement, though differences over the strait and Lebanon loom large.

The Strait of Hormuz is a key sticking point in talks

Iran and the United States agreed as part of an interim deal to allow ships to pass without paying charges for 60 days. But Tehran insisted it must control the routes of the vessels and later charge fees for passage, upending decades of practice in the waterway.

The U.S. and many Gulf Arab states say they won't agree to the charges. An effort by Oman and a U.N. agency to launch a new route near Oman's shore sparked attacks across the Mideast last weekend, highlighting the tensions.

Iranian state TV on Wednesday said the ship “ran aground with its cargo because of shallow waters along the route it had chosen and was unable to continue sailing.” It said shippers needed to follow the instructions of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in the strait.

The Guard’s navy has repeatedly warned that “any entry or exit through routes other than the ‘Route of Authority’ in the Persian Gulf could lead to irreparable incidents.”

The report did not mention the two ships Iran attacked in recent days for daring to head out through the strait without Tehran's permission, including one carrying crude oil from Qatar.

Qatar meets with both sides

Witkoff and Kushner met Wednesday with Qatar's ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and its foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, according to a statement by the Qatari government.

Discussions included details related to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters in the United States.

“Obviously, we’re worried about the nuclear issue,” Vance said. “We’re going to start talking about that.”

Sheikh Mohammed also met with Gharibabadi and other Iranian officials, with Pakistani mediators also on hand. Gharibabadi said the Iranian delegation had no direct talks with the American side, and its talks with mediators dealt with Lebanon and plans to return some of Iran’s frozen assets, Iranian state media reported.

Lebanon remains a thorny issue in the negotiations. Iran has insisted that all fighting end between the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah and Israeli military forces there.

Iran also has called for Israel to give up the land it now occupies in southern Lebanon. Israel insists it must hold the territory and have a free hand to attack Hezbollah, which has been launching attacks into northern Israel.

More ships get out of Strait of Hormuz

While ship traffic in the strait dropped after the weekend attacks, more countries say their vessels have gotten out.

The Thai Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that 10 out of 11 Thai-flagged vessels or vessels chartered by Thai operators have departed the strait safely. South Korean officials say all but two of the country’s 26 vessels that were stranded have left safely.

US Navy searches for helicopter crew member in the Arabian Sea

In other developments Wednesday, a U.S. Navy helicopter made an emergency water landing into the Arabian Sea, leaving one crew member missing, the Navy’s 5th fleet said in a statement.

The Navy said there was "no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action.” It said the MH-60S Sea Hawk went into the water at 3:30 a.m.

Three of the helicopter’s four crew members were rescued, the statement said. The Navy was searching for the missing crew member.

The Navy statement did not say whether the aircraft sank or was recovered. The helicopter was assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush, one of two aircraft carriers deployed in the waters off Iran.

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Associated Press writers Michelle L. Price and Konstantin Toropin in Washington; Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran; Samy Magdy and Fatma Khaled in Cairo; Najib Jobain in Doha, Qatar; Jintamas Saksornchai in Bangkok; Qassim Abdul-Zahra in Baghdad; Tong-hyung Kim in Seoul, South Korea; and Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, contributed to this report.

Police are investigating whether negligence during ongoing construction work caused the collapse that left another eight children injured and hospitalized in stable condition.

Residents and preliminary police findings indicate the tutoring center was operating in an aging building. Investigators believe the unfinished roof of the second floor may have collapsed because of poor construction.

At least two people, including the building owner, were arrested as investigators tried to determine who was responsible, senior police official Kamran Faisal said, adding that negligence by the owner and construction workers appear to have caused the collapse.

“We are still investigating to determine exactly whose negligence resulted in this tragic incident,” Faisal said.

Funeral prayers for the children, who were up to 14 years old, began before dawn and continued through Wednesday morning. Most of the victims were buried in a local graveyard, while some families planned to take the bodies to their native towns for burial.

Ambulances transported the victims’ bodies overnight to their homes in Kahna, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore. As the bodies were returned to their families, cries echoed through the neighborhood. Mothers and female relatives sat beside the bodies throughout the night while classmates and friends of the victims stood nearby in tears.

The funeral mourners Wednesday morning included Mohammad Ashfaq, a laborer whose 7-year-old son and nephew were killed in the collapse.

“I cannot express my pain and grief in words,” Ashfaq said through tears as relatives tried to comfort him.

Nearby, Muhammad Farooq mourned the loss of his young daughter.

“Yesterday she went to her tuition class at around 4 p.m.,” Farooq said. “Around 4:45 p.m., my family called me and said the roof of the tuition center had collapsed. They told me many children were trapped under the debris. Fourteen children were killed, and the injured were taken to the hospital.”

Local resident Mohammad Tahir said neighbors were the first to respond after the roof gave way.

“Rescuers arrived quickly, but before they reached us, neighbors rushed in with shovels and even dug through the debris with their bare hands,” Tahir said. “We also pulled children from the rubble, but many could not be saved.”

Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced. Structures are frequently built with substandard materials and safety regulations are sometimes ignored to reduce costs.

Grief has turned to anger for some people. Residents blamed the owner of the tutoring center for holding classes in what they described as an old and unsafe building despite ongoing construction and demanded strict punishment for those responsible.

“We don’t know whose funeral to attend first or whose home to visit first to offer condolences,” Tahir said.

Xi Jinping, now in his 14th year in power, noted that China achieved in a few decades what it took centuries for rich countries to do.

“We advocate the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, providing Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions and Chinese strength for addressing major issues facing humanity,” he said at an event marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party.

China, which has long bristled at U.S. dominance of the international system, has said it doesn't want to replace the global order but change it to better represent the interests of developing countries. Xi's government went head-to-head with the U.S. last year and forced President Donald Trump to scale back import tariffs that he had imposed on imports from China.

The world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation, putting humanity at a crossroads, Xi said. He repeated past pledges to push forward the construction of a new type of international relations to promote world peace and development.

His remarks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing echoed many of the themes of his speech on the party's 100th anniversary in 2021, including the importance of a strong military and of bringing Taiwan under China's control.

He emphasized the need to elevate the military more quickly to world-class standards, while also upholding the Communist Party's leadership of the armed forces. Several senior generals have been removed in recent years in a corruption purge that is also seen as a way to ensure loyalty in the military.

So have other Venezuelan earthquake survivors.

They, like others across the northern state of La Guaira, have the same question: Who is in charge? Venezuela's self-described socialist government, which long prided itself on being protector and provider, has been neither when it mattered most, many said.

The powerful back-to-back earthquakes on June 24 have brought to the forefront t he inability of the party that has ruled the country for 27 years — now with acting President Delcy Rodríguez at the helm — to carry out basic governmental functions.

“We’ve been abandoned,” Mundrain said, sitting in a chair on the street Tuesday in front of what remained of the 11-story building she once called home. “We feel helpless. What we have seen is a lack of organization, a lack of empathy, a lack of everything.”

In the critical 72 hours after residential buildings, food joints, pharmacies, hotels and convenience stores imploded in La Guaira state, Caracas and surrounding regions, the on-the-ground response was primarily focused on directing traffic, with police officers, intelligence agents and members of the armed forces manning intersections.

Residents take on rescue and recovery amid government failure

Civilians, mostly alone and some with the help of foreign rescuers, searched for loved ones among piles of rubble. Ambulances were stuck in miles-long (kilometers-long) traffic jams. Hospitals were undersupplied and understaffed. Emergency personnel responded with little to no equipment.

A week later, many residents in coastal communities of La Guaira were attributing most rescues and recoveries to fellow Venezuelans and foreign teams with know-how and equipment like thermal cameras and sound detectors as well as trained dogs. They also pointed out that while civilians and foreign rescuers worked, men and women in Venezuelan uniforms stood watching and state workers took selfies.

Tulane University professor David Smilde, who has studied Venezuela for three decades, said the tragedy has made clear that the stunning Jan. 3 capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces was not a one-off “in which the Venezuelan state was not able to defend itself at all.”

“It also can’t do anything like get started with digging people out," he said, adding that it should be a worrying concern for Rodríguez, who was sworn in after Maduro was deposed and taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges.

Smilde said the dismal response is linked to the huge numbers of people who have left the public sector because of extremely low pay as well as corruption, such as the many people who are included in the government’s payroll but who have not worked in months or years. In a functioning government, he added, people have specific duties to design protocols spelling out procedures in case of emergencies, including earthquakes.

“It’s like trying to have a baseball team with three people on the field. You’re not sure who’s going to be the pitcher, who’s going to be catching, and who’s going to be outfielder,” he said of the government's lack of organization.

Wealth and government connections mean some get help

Wealth and government connections also influenced the government’s response, with some sites given preferential treatment.

When one collapsed building was teeming with police and military school students, people accurately guessed that officials or politically connected individuals must have lived there. The police officers from a neighboring state were indeed searching for a captain, while the students and a few members of the national guard were hoping to locate a major general.

A telescopic crane, like the one Mundrain needs for the recovery of her family, was parked for several hours in what was that building’s entrance. The relatives of the well-off families who lived in the building were able to rent it. Mundrain cannot.

“I think that if there were someone in a position of authority in each of these apartments, there would be a well-oiled machine working like they have in other residences,” Mundrain said pointing to her building.

People's anger over the response has also led to altercations between residents and machine operators. In one instance, when a government-provided excavator tried to leave the site of a flattened public housing building, people blocked traffic to keep it in place and even pulled the operator from the cab.

The government has reported that 1,943 died and more than 10,500 were injured in the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck June 24. Thousands more have been reported missing.

“We continue to support the affected families and directly oversee the care and recovery efforts in La Guaira,” Rodríguez posted on X Wednesday. “I know that many Venezuelans feel pain and frustration; I deeply share those feelings.”

Rescuers on Tuesday continued to free some survivors from mountains of debris, offering anguished families a sliver of hope even as the likelihood of finding people alive diminished with each passing hour. The desperation led two women to fight late at night, one dragging the other to the mud right next to a flattened building after one of them refused to be quiet while rescuers tried to listen for signs of life among the rubble.

The first 48 to 72 hours after a natural disaster are crucial to rescue efforts, though survival can be extended if people have access to food and water.

Electrician Daniel Castillo was able to pull his mother and son alive from their second-floor apartment in a collapsed public housing building in La Guaira just hours after the earthquake struck. The body of his brother remained inside for another day until he could reach him.

On Tuesday, he decried the government’s response while he waited in line to get a free bag of hygiene products, including toilet paper and soap, from a tent staffed by the Venezuelan armed forces.

“You see the guards, and their uniforms are spotless, not dirty at all,” Castillo said, contrasting members of Venezuela's National Guard with dust-covered civilians and foreign rescuers who have dug through rubble for days. “The government did nothing.”

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En un hospital de la región de París, los paramédicos de urgencias lo necesitaban para sumergir a los pacientes en baños de agua fría y bajarles rápidamente la temperatura, para que no se sumaran al creciente número de muertos por una ola de calor que batió récords. Pero, al no contar con una máquina para hacer hielo, ¿de dónde conseguirlo?

Un restaurante de comida rápida ayudó la semana pasada y señaló que el hospital podía llevarse su hielo. El personal también compró hielo en el supermercado. El Hospital Paris-Saclay ya encargó su propia máquina de hielo, que el servicio de urgencias espera con impaciencia ante un futuro embate de calor sofocante.

Tanto si eso ocurre la próxima semana, como dice el servicio meteorológico de Francia que podría suceder, o en los meses de verano por venir, los médicos y los administradores hospitalarios son plenamente conscientes de que la batalla que acaban de lidiar, debido al cambio climático, se verá seguida por otras. Así como se preparan para la temporada anual de gripe, saben que combatir las olas de calor se está convirtiendo en su nueva normalidad.

Así que, mientras recuperan el aliento tras lo que el director del hospital público describió como una semana “horrible”, él y su equipo también se están preparando para la siguiente ronda.

“Pensábamos que estábamos listos. En realidad no lo estábamos”, afirmó el director, Cédric Lussiez.

“El hospital estaba funcionando las 24 horas del día porque teníamos que encontrar nuevas soluciones en muy poco tiempo”, explicó. “Ya aprendimos algunas lecciones”.

Los hospitales se preparan para más olas de calor inevitables

Los esfuerzos por tapar algunos de los agujeros que dejó al descubierto la ola de calor —que, tras azotar a Francia, Reino Unido y otros países, se desplazó hacia el este a otras partes de Europa— también se están acelerando a nivel nacional.

Cuando Francia se cocía durante sus días más calurosos registrados la semana pasada, el primer ministro francés, Sébastien Lecornu, anunció un gasto de 100 millones de euros (114 millones de dólares) a partir de este verano en sistemas de refrigeración para hospitales y otros trabajos para mantener las unidades en funcionamiento.

Y, en la más reciente de una serie de reuniones de crisis por la ola de calor, indicó el lunes que el gobierno comprará 30.000 unidades de aire acondicionado para instalaciones sanitarias, con las primeras entregas previstas “a finales de esta semana, comienzos de la próxima”.

“Para nosotros es una prioridad absoluta que, si la ola de calor regresa, la situación en los hospitales esté mucho menos tensionada”, manifestó.

La Organización Mundial de la Salud describió la ola de calor el martes como “un ensayo general” para veranos que “serán más duros”.

“Europa se está calentando a más del doble del promedio mundial. Las olas de calor ya no son episodios aislados y extraños”, señaló. “Cada verano en el que no nos preparamos para ellas es un verano que pagamos con vidas”.

Aumentan los infartos y otras urgencias por exposición al calor

En el Hospital Paris-Saclay, los pacientes que sufrían exposición al calor empezaron a llegar en oleada el 20 de junio, contó el doctor Nicolas Gonzales, jefe del servicio de urgencias.

“Fue como una gran montaña”, relató. “Fue así durante siete días. Así que fue muy intenso”.

“En invierno, sabemos que tendremos epidemias de gripe y probablemente también COVID. Y ahora, en verano, vamos a tener la crisis climática”, añadió.

El primer paciente que atendió en esta ola de calor fue una salida de emergencia: un hombre de 50 años en coma en su casa y con una temperatura de unos 40 grados Celsius (104 grados Fahrenheit). Su familia dijo que parecía estar bien, y de pronto estaba inconsciente, explicó Gonzales. Fue trasladado de urgencia al hospital para recibir cuidados críticos.

Luego llegó el aluvión: infartos, deshidratación, fallos renales y otros problemas relacionados con el calor, que afectaron a todos los grupos de edad, desde niños hasta personas mayores que viven solas.

“El calor es una agresión física. Es una agresión física al cuerpo”, explicó Gonzales. “Y cuando el cuerpo ya no puede adaptarse —o, por desgracia, ya no es capaz de resistir esa agresión—, no lo ves venir y el corazón puede dejar de latir”.

Los hospitales refuerzan con urgencia sus defensas contra el calor

El Hospital Paris-Saclay es nuevo y tiene aire acondicionado, pero tres hospitales más antiguos que forman parte de su grupo, que dirige Lussiez, no están tan bien protegidos contra el calor. La ola los puso a prueba duramente.

Para evitar que los medicamentos se estropearan, tuvieron que enfriarlos con una solución temporal de ventiladores eléctricos y bloques de hielo. Se reclutó a estudiantes de enfermería para ayudar con el trabajo de mantener hidratados a los pacientes. El termómetro alcanzó los 33 ºC (91 ºF) en el piso superior, el más expuesto, de una unidad psiquiátrica, indicó Lussiez.

Ahora está equipando con urgencia esa unidad con una sala fresca para pacientes en cada piso y organizando otras obras de renovación y cambios, incluido el traslado de un departamento para pacientes de edad avanzada al hospital nuevo.

“Estaremos en una situación mejor la próxima semana de lo que estuvimos la semana pasada”, aseguró.

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At a Paris-region hospital, emergency medics needed it to plunge patients into cold-water baths to speedily bring down their temperatures so they wouldn't join the growing tally of dead from a record-smashing heat wave. But lacking an ice-making machine, where to get it?

A fast-food restaurant helped out last week, saying the hospital could take its ice. Staff also bought ice from the supermarket. The Paris-Saclay Hospital has now ordered its own ice machine, eagerly awaited in the emergency department for a future attack of sizzling heat.

Whether that hits next week, as France's weather service says it might, or in summer months ahead, medics and hospital administrators are acutely aware that the battle they've just endured will, because of climate change, be followed by others. Just as they brace for the annual flu season, they know that fighting heat waves is becoming their new normal.

So as they catch their breath from what the director of the public hospital described as a “horrible" last week, he and his staff are also gearing up for the next round.

“We thought we were ready. We were not actually,” said the director, Cédric Lussiez.

“The hospital was working on a 24-hours-a-day basis because we had to find new solutions in a very short delay,” he said. “We already learned some lessons.”

Hospitals are preparing for more inevitable heat waves

Efforts to plug some of the holes exposed by the heat wave that shifted eastward to other parts of Europe after battering France, the United Kingdom and other countries are accelerating on a national level, too.

When France was baking through its hottest days on record last week, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced a 100-million euro ($114-million) spend from this summer on cooling systems for hospitals and other work to keep wards functioning.

And at the latest in a series of heat-wave crisis meetings, he said Monday that the government is buying 30,000 air-conditioning units for health facilities, with the first deliveries expected “at the end of the week, beginning of next week.”

“It's an absolute priority for us that, if the heat wave returns, the hospital situation be a lot less strained," he said.

The World Health Organization on Tuesday described the heat wave as “a dress rehearsal” for summers that “will be harder."

“Europe is warming at more than twice the global average. Heat waves are no longer one-off freak events,” it said. “Every summer we fail to prepare for them is a summer we pay for in lives.”

Heart attacks and other heat-exposure emergencies surge

At the Paris-Saclay Hospital, patients suffering from heat exposure started arriving in a surge on June 20, said Dr. Nicolas Gonzales, head of the emergency department.

“It was like a big mountain,” he said. “It was like that for seven days. So it was very intense.”

“In winter, we know we’ll have influenza epidemics and probably COVID as well. And now, in the summer, we’re going to have the climate crisis," he said.

The first patient he treated in this heat wave was an emergency call-out, for a 50-year-old man in a coma at home and with a temperature of about 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). His family said he seemed fine one minute, but was unconscious the next, Gonzales said. He was rushed to the hospital for critical care.

Then came the flood: heart attacks, dehydration, kidney malfunctions and other heat-related problems, impacting all age groups, from children to older people living alone.

“Heat is a physical assault. It is a physical assault on the body," Gonzales said. “And when the body can no longer adapt — or, unfortunately, is no longer able to fight off that assault — you don’t feel it coming, and the heart can stop beating."

Hospitals are urgently upgrading heat defenses

Paris-Saclay Hospital is new and has air-conditioning, but three older hospitals that are part of its group, which Lussiez heads, aren’t so well defended against the heat. It tested them arduously.

To prevent medicines from spoiling, they had to be cooled with a temporary solution of electric fans and blocks of ice. Student nurses were recruited to help with the work of keeping patients hydrated. The thermometer hit 33 C (91 F) on the top, most exposed floor of a psychiatric unit, Lussiez said.

He's now urgently equipping that unit with a cool room for patients on each floor and organizing other renovation works and changes, including moving a department for elderly patients to the new hospital.

“We’ll be in a better situation next week than we were last week,” he said.

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Associated Press journalist Alex Turnbull contributed.

“We're waiting for you Bron,” the tour posted on social media.

Get in line. Every team and every league, it would seem, wants LeBron James.

The waiting-for-LeBron game is on, with the entire basketball universe — and, evidently, the political, entertainment, football, hockey and golf universes as well — waiting to hear what the greatest scorer in NBA history will decide about the 2026-27 season. All that is known so far are two things: He isn't retiring yet, and he won't be playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.

James let the world know on Tuesday that he's coming back for at least one more season and that he's decided to move on from the Lakers, those decisions becoming known a few hours before the start of free agency. What happens next, and when it will happen, is anyone's guess. The oldest active player in the NBA is still a guy who moves the needle, and it's not even clear if he knows how long this process will take.

“LeBron James, come on, let's do it again,” DJ Khaled, a regular courtside patron at Miami Heat games, said in a video posting in an effort to recruit James back to the place where he won his first two NBA titles. “Come on, man. Let's do it again. After the game, we'll go play golf. You know Miami's the best city in the world.”

A person familiar with James' planning told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he wanted his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, to take meetings with interested teams — actual NBA ones, which means it doesn't look good for other online suitors such as the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers and soccer's Minnesota United — before reporting back.

For the most part, James and Paul went into this process knowing much of what the teams would say. Cleveland's pitch would be that Northeast Ohio is home, that his career started there and that it would make sense to end it there. Miami's pitch would be that he won two titles there, that it's known he loves the city, that it just landed Giannis Antetokounmpo and James still has deep ties to coach Erik Spoelstra and the front office. Golden State's pitch would include playing with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, two guys who click with James on multiple levels.

Walz wanted James to see a newspaper clip touting that Minnesota has the best quality of life when compared to other states. The New York Jets pointed out that James wore green and white in high school, matching their color scheme. The Winnipeg Jets simply offered to change their name to LeWinnipeg Jets.

“Never say never,” the Bills posted.

Jokes aside, James is obviously worth all the effort that some team will make to get him signed.

He still plays at an All-Star level, even at his age — there have been 24 instances, including playoffs, of someone in his 40s scoring 30 or more points in an NBA game, and James is responsible for 17 of those. No player had averaged more than 15 points per game in a season after turning 40; James averaged 24.4 points in 2024-25 and 20.9 points this past season, even while often being the Lakers' third option.

Plus, James' next home will see an immediate rush of activity.

Season ticket packages, if any are available, will get gobbled up quickly. James' Lakers jersey was the fifth-hottest seller in the league at the end of this past regular season, based on sales from NBAStore.com, Fanatics.com and Fanatics partner sites; his next jersey (even if it is a Cavs or Heat jersey again) will fly off the racks as soon as they can be printed. And it'll probably make fans in that city, whichever city it is, truly believe they have a real shot at the 2027 NBA title.

Only James knows when the waiting game will end.

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That's meant to safeguard the summit, but also to display strength and underscore Turkey’s commitment to the military alliance, even as it is often portrayed as an outlier within it.

On July 7–8, leaders from all 32 member states are expected convene in the Turkish capital, including U.S. President Donald Trump, whose threats to withdraw from NATO and reduce U.S. troop levels have cast uncertainty over the alliance’s future.

Turkey has also unveiled a new VIP airport, converted from a former military airfield, specifically to host NATO leaders.

Allies will aim for unity

At the Ankara summit, NATO members are expected to address questions over defense spending and the U.S.’s evolving role in the alliance.

The main agenda will center on unity after Trump has criticized allies for failing to support the U.S.-led war on Iran and efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“The important aspect of the meeting is to what extent the rift between the United States and Europe can be healed or narrowed during the summit,” said Fatih Ceylan, a former Turkish ambassador to NATO and security analyst at the Ankara Policy Center. “We should not expect miracles, but nonetheless if there is a convergence of ideas emphasizing the importance of NATO, that should be seen as a success.”

Turkey's role as host seems to have helped win an appearance by Trump, who has a close rapport with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“Well, except for the fact that it was being held in Turkey by President Erdogan, I don’t think I would have gone to it,” he told reporters following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.

Turkey has often acted independently in NATO

In the run-up to the summit, Erdogan described Turkey as a reliable ally that consistently shoulders responsibility on NATO’s southeastern flank and will continue to play a leading role in the alliance. He said his country was working to ensure that the Ankara Summit “will stand as a reference point in NATO’s history.”

A NATO member since 1952, Turkey has the alliance’s second-largest army after the United States, a fast-growing defense industry, and a strategic location the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus.

Yet it has often acted independently, frustrating allies by refusing to participate in sanctions on Russia, engaging in disputes with Greece, and purchasing Russian missile defense systems — a move that led to its expulsion from the U.S.-led F-35 program in 2019.

Turkey also delayed Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership until it secured concessions on counter-terrorism cooperation and the lifting of arms export restrictions, and blocked the appointments of NATO chiefs Anders Fogh Rassmussen in 2009 and Mark Rutte in 2024 until other demands were met.

But Turkey's independent streak has also enabled it to play a mediating role, from brokering a deal to ship grain across the Black Sea between Ukraine and Russia in 2022 to supporting recent initiatives aimed at ending the war in Iran.

Ankara, too, has at times been frustrated with its NATO allies, particularly over what it saw as the alliance’s lack of solidarity during a failed coup attempt in 2016, and the arms sales restrictions imposed on Turkey after its intervention in Syria.

Murat Aslan, an analyst at the Ankara-based SETA think tank, said Turkey learned to “play it alone” due to its turbulent relations with the United States and Europe, adding that Europe is now also talking about “strategic autonomy” from the U.S.

Turkey can help NATO navigate U.S.–Europe tensions by showing how to “balance” independence with alliance commitments, he said.

Ankara is tilting back toward the West

More recently, however, Turkey has leaned closer to NATO, whose importance was underscored during the Iran war when alliance missile defenses intercepted four missiles fired from Iran into Turkish territory. Weeks before the summit, Italy and Germany deployed air defense systems to help Turkey respond to heightened threats.

“Turkey wishes to distinguish itself as a foreign policy actor that is independent of NATO and the West,” wrote Hamish Kinnear, principal Middle East and North Africa analyst at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft, in a note. “While Turkey is not abandoning its balancing approach, it is tilting closer to the West, primarily because of NATO.”

Authorities roll out strict security measures

In Ankara, strict access restrictions will be imposed on several of the city's main arteries, around airports, the presidential complex where the summit will be held, and around hotels hosting the delegations, severely disrupting life in the city of nearly 6 million.

As the country prepares for the summit, Erdogan unveiled a new airport which was transformed from a former military airfield into a modern facility with expanded runways. The new Ankara Airport is expected to remain a VIP airport after the summit and is not expected to serve the general public, officials have said.

Facades of houses along the route from the new airport have been painted over as part of city beautification efforts, the newspaper Cumhuriyet reported.

With a history of terrorist attacks, Turkey's capital is no stranger to tight security, but the measures being taken in connection with NATO appear to go beyond the usual.

Authorities have also banned demonstrations, concerts, and graduation ceremonies during the summit, while nonessential state employees have been placed on leave to ease congestion.

Security units have detained more than 200 people suspected of links to extremist groups, including the Islamic State group, authorities said. Media reports said that several activists, lawyers and an academic were caught up in the sweep.

A Turkish court, meanwhile, blocked access to websites critical of NATO and the summit on security and public order grounds, according to Engelli Web, a website that tracks websites banned in Turkey. Several journalists from Turkish opposition-leaning media organizations were denied accreditation to cover the summit, sparking outrage from media rights groups.

“In the history of the organization, we have never witnessed security measures as stringent and suffocating in a host city for a summit as we are seeing this time in Ankara,” wrote Namik Tan, a former Turkish ambassador and legislator from Turkey's main opposition party.

Personal trainer Selin Karakoc said she breathed a sigh of relief after she was told that her wedding on July 5 falls just before the start of the restrictions.

“Ours could be one of the last weddings in Ankara that week,” she joked.

The survey's so-called diffusion index rose to 22 from 17 in the previous quarter, the BOJ said. The index for large non-manufacturers, such as services, edged up to 37 from the last tankan 's 36.

The survey is an indicator of companies foreseeing good conditions minus those feeling pessimistic.

Higher fuel prices due to the Iran war have added to inflationary pressures in Japan, though crude oil prices have fallen since the U.S. and Iran agreed on an interim deal to end the war.

Although a weak yen raises the value of exports’ earnings when converted into yen, a boon for Japan’s giant exporters, that positive is starting to be countered by the big negative of rising energy prices.

Japan imports nearly all of its oil and gas, and the yen’s recent decline to near a 40-year low has added to those concerns given recent high oil prices.

The U.S. dollar was trading at about 162 yen on Wednesday.

Last month the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 1%, a three-decade high, citing challenges stemming from a weak Japanese yen and higher prices. The central bank has been trying to normalize monetary policy lately after decades of keeping interest rates near or below zero.

Analysts say Japan's economic indicators, such as investments, remain relatively strong despite longer term problems such as a chronic labor shortage due to an aging and declining population.

“Sales remain firm, especially for large enterprises, but profits are expected to weaken,” said Amova Asset Management Chief Global Strategist and Chief Economist Naomi Fink said about the tankan.

“Fixed investment plans are strong for large and mid-size firms but less so for small firms.”

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Carroll's lawyers said in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that Trump is unjustly trying to delay releasing the money from an escrow fund after the Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal of the 2023 civil verdict.

The amount has grown to nearly $5.8 million with interest and should be required by the court to be disbursed, the lawyers wrote, saying Trump has resumed his defamatory attacks against Carroll as his lawyers consider asking the high court to reconsider its decision.

On Wednesday, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan agreed to let Carroll's request for the payout to be addressed on an expedited basis, with a response from Trump's lawyers due by July 7.

The jury reached its verdict in a trial that Trump did not attend after Carroll testified that she was sexually abused by Trump in spring 1996 in the dressing room of a midtown Manhattan luxury department store after a flirtatious and friendly chance encounter between them turned violent.

Carroll, 82, first talked about the attack publicly in 2019 in a memoir while Trump was president. He repeatedly insisted that he never knew Carroll. He also accused her of trying to sell books at his expense and having political motives.

Trump promised on social media Monday to keep fighting what he called a “Weaponization and Lawfare Case” after the Supreme Court's rejection became known.

Carroll's court filing said lawyers for Trump contacted her attorneys minutes after Trump published a response to the high court's action, asking that the payout be delayed while the Supreme Court is asked to reconsider its decision.

But Carroll's lawyers — Roberta Kaplan, D. Brandon Trice and Maximilian T. Crema — said in their court filing that there was no reason to delay the payment, especially since the Supreme Court expressed no disagreement in deciding not to hear the case.

“To date, Carroll has agreed to each of Defendant’s many requests to delay the payment he owes her. Given the extraordinary lengths he has taken to avoid such payments and that each of those efforts has been denied in full, that cooperation ends today. It is time for him to pay Carroll,” they wrote.

Lawyers for Trump did not respond to requests for comment.

Trump is also appealing $83 million in defamation compensation granted to Carroll by a separate Manhattan jury after a January 2024 trial at which Trump briefly testified.

At that trial, Judge Kaplan, who is unrelated to Carroll's attorney, required that jury to accept the findings of the previous jury and only determine how much money, if any, Trump owed Carroll for comments he made about her as president.