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Seven candidates are running after U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, who has represented the district for about 13 years, announced in May that she was not planning to seek re-election.

There was misinformation and friction during the candidates’ campaigns. It included a fake Equality Florida ad that served as a homophobic attack.

Businesswoman Te Brown, the uncontested Republican candidate, plans to run against the winner of the Democratic primary in the general election on Nov. 3.

Here is a list of the candidates:

OLIVER G. GILBERT III

Wilson endorsed Oliver G. Gilbert II, a Miami-Dade commissioner and former commission chair who served as the mayor of Miami Gardens from 2012 to 2020.

Gilbert, 53, who grew up in Miami Gardens, earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and a juris doctor from the University of Miami.

According to the U.S. Federal Election Commission’s reports on campaign contributions, Gilbert’s total receipts were more than $812,140, his total disbursements were more than $583,000, and his cash on hand was over $229,090.

SHEVRIN JONES

Florida Sen. Shevrin “Shev” Jones served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, when he started his service in the Florida Senate.

Jones, 42, who was born in Hollywood and grew up in Miami Gardens, earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University. He also earned master’s and doctorate degrees in education from Florida Atlantic University.

Jones, who is Florida’s first openly gay senator, served as the chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party.

According to the U.S. FEC’s reports on campaign contributions, Jones’s total receipts were more than $283,690, his total disbursements were more than $205,080, and his cash on hand was over $78,610.

KENDRICK MEEK JR.

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

Meek, 29, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and a J.D. from the University of Miami. He interned with the House Administration Committee in 2015 and the House Judiciary Committee in 2021. He also worked as a White House aide on healthcare policy initiatives under the Biden administration.

According to the U.S. FEC’s reports on campaign contributions, Meek’s total receipts were more than $657,615, his total disbursements were more than $542,845, and his cash on hand was over $114,770.

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RUDOLPH MOISE

Retired U.S. Air Force Reserve Col. Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” Moise, a Haitian-American physician, served as ambassador-at-large for investment for the Republic of Haiti in 2014.

Moise, 71, was born in Port-au-Prince, and he was 17 when he moved to Chicago. After graduating from the University of Illinois, he earned a doctorate in osteopathy from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He also earned a JD and MBA from the University of Miami.

According to the U.S. FEC’s reports on campaign contributions, Moise’s total receipts were more than $651,695, his total disbursements were more than $555,845, and his cash on hand was over $100,850.

JEAN MONESTIME

Jean Monestime served as a Miami-Dade County commissioner from 2010 to 2022, including as chairman from 2014 to 2016.

Monestime, 63, was born in Haiti’s Saint-Louis du Nord, and he was 17 when he moved to the U.S. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and a master of business administration from Nova Southeastern University.

According to the U.S. FEC’s reports on campaign contributions, Monestime’s total receipts were $95,065, his total disbursements were more than $69,160, and his cash on hand was over $25,900.

RODERICK D. VEREEN

Roderick “Rod” Vereen, a criminal defense attorney, served as an assistant federal public defender for the Northern District of Florida in Pensacola and as assistant state attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit.

Vereen, 64, grew up as a U.S. Army brat, and he earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a juris doctor from the Southern University Law Center.

According to the U.S. FEC’s reports on campaign contributions, Vereen’s total receipts were $45,005, his total disbursements were more than $11,730, and his cash on hand was $77,505.

MARSHAL L DAVIS SR.

Marshal L. Davis, Sr., has served as the director of the Marshal L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in Miami’s Liberty City, since 1963.

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

According to the U.S. FEC’s reports on campaign contributions, Davis’s total receipts were more than $13,045, and his total disbursements were more than $14,010.

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ELECTION RESULTS

Cuatro republicanos buscan la nominación en el distrito de mayoría demócrata.

Entre los candidatos demócratas se encuentran el ejecutivo de música rap y activista por la libertad de expresión Luther Campbell, el ex alcalde y comisionado de Broward Dale Holness, el organizador comunitario Elijah Manley y la representante federal Debbie Wasserman Schultz, quien está cambiando de distrito tras el nuevo trazado.

Y luego está la actual representante en medio de una controversia que busca regresar al cargo —la ex representante federal Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick—, quien renunció antes de una amenaza de expulsión por parte del Comité de Ética de la Cámara de Representantes tras ser acusada formalmente de robar fondos federales. Ella niega haber cometido irregularidades.

Por el lado republicano: Brent Andersen es residente de Pompano Beach y empresario que lucha por reducir los costos y aumentar las oportunidades económicas para las familias del Distrito 20. Lateresa “La” Jones es la fundadora de “Grandmas for the Generations”, una organización comunitaria que ayuda a las familias a defender a los niños. El Dr. Rod Joseph es un veterano de combate del Ejército de Estados Unidos y condecorado con el Corazón Púrpura, con 20 años de servicio militar. Carla Spalding es una veterana de la Armada de Estados Unidos que también tiene una larga experiencia en enfermería.

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Four Republicans are seeking the nomination in the deep-blue district.

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was declared the winner on the Democratic side early Tuesday evening.

Soon after, Brent Andersen was declared the winner on the Republican side.

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Democratic candidates included rap music executive and free speech activist Luther Campbell, former Broward mayor and commissioner Dale Holness, community organizer Elijah Manley and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is changing districts after the redraw.

And then there is the embattled incumbent seeking to make a comeback — former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick— who resigned ahead of a House Ethics Committee expulsion threat in the wake of her indictment, accused of stealing federal funds. She denies wrongdoing.

On the Republican side: Brent Andersen is a Pompano Beach resident and businessman fighting for lower costs and economic opportunity for District 20 families. Lateresa “La” Jones is the founder of “Grandmas for the Generations” — a grassroots organization helping families defend children. Dr. Rod Joseph is a U.S. Army combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient with 20 years served in the military. Carla Spalding is a U.S. Navy veteran who also has longtime experience in nursing.

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The Democratic candidates seeking the vote are U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who currently represents Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, and Oliver Larkin.

Ultimately, the voters selected Moskowitz, who received over 60% of the ballots cast.

Moskowitz, who was born in Coral Springs, served as a Parkland city commissioner from 2006 to 2012 and in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2019.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Moskowitz as the director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management from 2019 to 2021. He has been representing Florida’s 23rd Congressional District since 2023.

So far this election cycle, Moskowitz has raised $2.9 million.

Larkin, 32, a union organizer, follows Moskowitz and five Republicans with more than $541,000 in total funds raised, according to campaign finance data.

The five Republican candidates running in Florida’s 25th Congressional District are Scott Singer, Daniel Franzese, George R. Moraitis, Raven Harrison and Joe Kaufman.

Singer, 49, is the Republican at the top of the campaign finance list with more than $1.99 million in total funds raised, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Franzese, who earned his MBA at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1989, follows Singer on the list with more than $1.47 million raised.

Moraitis, 55, a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve who was born in Fort Lauderdale, followed Singer and Franzese after raising more than $839,000.

Harrison, a Temple University grad who was born in Texas, follows Moraitis with more than $778,000 in total receipts while Kaufman, a counter-terrorism expert known as the “Terrorist Hunter,” follows Harrison with more than $631,500 in total funds raised.

Four civil rights attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice were monitoring the polls during the primary elections in Miami-Dade County.

“We are very confident that everything is going to be just fine,” Garcia said about the DOJ’s announcement reporting that the “monitoring initiative” was “aimed at promoting transparency and an open flow of communication between poll observers and election monitors.”

According to unofficial voter turnout data, 243,225 cast their ballots, including 106,278 who voted by mail, 78,483 who voted on Election Day, and 58,364 who voted early.

Miami-Dade County has 772 precincts that opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

Miami-Dade County has more than 1.28 million registered voters, including about 455,470 Republicans and 407,910 Democrats, according to the latest data released by Garcia.

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Moody fue fiscal general de Florida antes de ser designada para el escaño en 2025, después de que su predecesor, Marco Rubio, fuera confirmado como secretario de Estado de EE. UU.

Ella destaca logros durante su tiempo en el cargo, entre ellos la eliminación de regulaciones para ayudar a la industria de cítricos de Florida y la obtención de miles de millones de dólares en ayuda para desastres.

Enfrenta a tres rivales republicanos: Chris Gleason, veterano del Ejército de EE. UU. y experto en análisis forense de datos que dice tener experiencia “exponiendo corrupción y fraude”; la médica Neelam Taneja Perry, quien dice estar “luchando por los derechos de la gente”; y el pastor Ernie Rivera, quien dice que su experiencia en finanzas y como administrador de viviendas con licencia podría ayudar a reducir los problemas de asequibilidad del sur de Florida.

La representante estatal Angie Nixon, demócrata por Jacksonville, es legisladora estatal desde hace seis años y oriunda de Florida. Dice que luchará para hacer que la vida sea más asequible para todos los floridanos, afirmando que la economía debería funcionar para todos.

La piedra angular de su campaña es poner a las personas por encima de la política y las ganancias.

Alex Vindman, un teniente coronel retirado del Ejército, se mudó a Florida con su esposa y su hija hace tres años. Fue herido en Irak y recibió un Corazón Púrpura, y es conocido por testificar durante el primer juicio político del presidente Donald Trump.

Dijo que su campaña promete reavivar el sueño americano para los floridanos, con un enfoque en la asequibilidad, desde garantizar que comprar una vivienda sea posible hasta reducir los costos de atención médica.

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Eliott Rodriguez was the frontrunner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 27 after polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

The U.S. Census reported in 2024 that the district is home to about 788,713 people. It covers about 119 square miles in Miami-Dade County, according to the Census Reporter.

Republican primary

SALAZAR

Salazar, 64, a retired broadcast journalist and author with degrees from Harvard and the University of Miami, is seeking re-election.

Salazar, whose parents are Cuban, won the seat in 2020 after defeating Democratic incumbent Donna Shalala, a former Secretary of Health and Human Services, and took office in 2021.

Salazar is loyal to President Donald Trump, but sided with Democrats who want the Trump administration to extend the temporary protected status of Haitians and Venezuelans. She co-authored the Dignity Act to speed up asylum processing.

Salazar’s victories include the Take It Down Act to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of authentic or AI-generated intimate images, and working with Democrats on the Dispose Act to stop fentanyl before it crosses the border.

VINCENT MICHAEL ARIAS

Arias, 68, a Coral Gables-based attorney, is challenging Salazar in the Republican primary.

Arias is a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney and a former assistant state attorney in Orlando.

Democratic primary

The ballot includes two candidates.

ROBIN PEGUERO

Peguero, 40, an attorney and author, grew up in Hialeah to parents from the Dominican Republic and Ecuador who served in the U.S. Army.

Peguero graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, and served as a federal prosecutor and as investigative counsel on the House Select Committee of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

RODRIGUEZ

Rodriguez, who was born in New York to Cuban parents, is a retired veteran broadcast journalist and father of two.

Rodriguez, a University of Miami graduate, has a long career that includes WPLG-Local 10 News and CBS News Miami.

ELECTION RESULTS

Con el gobernador republicano Ron DeSantis imposibilitado de buscar otro mandato consecutivo debido a los límites de mandato, la contienda ha atraído a un amplio grupo de candidatos que esperan sucederlo.

Por el lado republicano, 11 candidatos buscan la nominación, mientras que seis candidatos compiten en las primarias demócratas.

Donalds lidera amplio campo republicano

El representante federal Byron Donalds se ha convertido en el favorito en las primarias republicanas.

Donalds representa al Distrito 19 del Congreso de Florida, que incluye partes del suroeste de Florida, entre ellas Fort Myers, Naples, Bonita Springs y Cape Coral.

Encuestas recientes han mostrado a Donalds con una ventaja considerable sobre sus rivales republicanos. Una encuesta de julio realizada para Associated Industries of Florida mostró a Donalds liderando el campo republicano por 46 puntos porcentuales. Otras encuestas registradas por The New York Times también han mostrado a Donalds al frente.

Entre sus rivales están el vicegobernador de Florida Jay Collins, el ex presidente de la Cámara de Representantes de Florida Paul Renner y el recién llegado a la política James Fishback.

También buscan la nominación republicana Jim Holcomb, Arthur McCaffrey, Daniel Nokovich, Rachel Rodriguez, James Shaw, Caneste Succe y Bobby Williams.

Una de las mayores controversias de las primarias republicanas surgió por los planes para un debate para gobernador en el Sunshine State Showdown del Partido Republicano de Florida.

El Partido Republicano de Florida dijo que Donalds era el único candidato que cumplía con los requisitos de las encuestas para calificar para el debate, lo que provocó críticas de Collins, Renner y Fishback. DeSantis también cuestionó la decisión.

El presidente del Partido Republicano de Florida, Evan Power, dijo a Glenna Milberg, de Local 10, en “This Week in South Florida” que los candidatos habían acordado los criterios del debate antes de lanzar sus campañas. Algunos de los candidatos cuestionaron esa caracterización.

Jolly lidera las primarias demócratas

Seis candidatos compiten por la nominación demócrata, con el ex representante federal David Jolly como favorito en las encuestas recientes.

Jolly, un ex congresista republicano que representó a un distrito del área de Tampa Bay, nombró a la ex representante federal Gwen Graham como su compañera de fórmula para vicegobernadora.

Las encuestas han colocado a Jolly por delante del resto del campo demócrata mientras los votantes se preparan para tomar su decisión el martes.

La representante estatal Dotie Joseph también busca la nominación. Joseph representa al Distrito 108 de la Cámara de Representantes, que incluye partes de North Miami, Little Haiti, Wynwood y El Portal.

Dayna Marie Foster, oriunda de Fort Lauderdale y maestra de matemáticas de secundaria, también está en la contienda y ha buscado el apoyo de votantes progresistas más jóvenes.

Evelyn Castillo-Bach, Thomas Fernandez y Stephann Norman completan el campo demócrata de seis candidatos.

Ganadores avanzan a noviembre

Florida es un estado con primarias cerradas, lo que significa que, por lo general, los votantes deben estar registrados con un partido político para participar en las primarias de ese partido.

Los ganadores de las contiendas republicana y demócrata del martes avanzarán a las elecciones generales de noviembre, cuando los votantes de Florida decidirán quién sucederá a DeSantis y se convertirá en el próximo gobernador del estado.

Las urnas abren a las 7 a.m. del martes y cierran a las 7 p.m.

Tras el recibimiento del proyecto, que plantea ocho modificaciones a la Constitución, los parlamentarios deberán discutir las medidas dentro de un plazo de 15 días, conforme el carácter de suma urgencia invocado por el mandatario a la hora de remitir la iniciativa.

El mandatario ultraconservador llegó al poder en marzo con un fuerte discurso de tolerancia cero contra la delincuencia, el avance del crimen organizado y la inmigración irregular.

La semana pasada, el mandatario anunció un paquete de controvertidas medidas para hacer frente al crimen organizado en el marco de su Agenda contra el Crimen Organizado y el Terrorismo (ACOT). Estas incluyen penas más duras a integrantes de facciones criminales, mientras que prevé la extensión de los derechos a la legitima defensa no sólo para el personal policial durante el ejercicio de sus funciones sino también para los que estén de franco.

En paralelo, adelantó una propuesta de reforma constitucional, la que finalmente fue sometida la víspera y llegó a las manos de los senadores el martes.

La seguridad, un “deber” del Estado

El proyecto, que se puede revisar en la web del Senado, busca establecer la seguridad pública como un deber del Estado y plantea ocho cambios concretos, entre ellos la implementación de regímenes penitenciarios diferenciados para condenados por delitos de crimen organizado, la creación de un registro de organizaciones criminales, al tiempo en que otorga al presidente de la República el poder de declarar que una agrupación constituye una organización terrorista o de crimen organizado.

Aliado político en la región de la administración de Trump, Kast ha alabado el modelo estadounidense de hacer frente a las bandas criminales transnacionales, en tanto que ha mostrado admiración por el modelo de seguridad y control penitenciario de Bukele en El Salvador, cuya megacárcel para pandilleros llegó a visitar para estudiar fórmulas de “mano dura” contra el crimen organizado y adaptarlas a la realidad de Chile.

La semana pasada, Kast encabezó un operativo de traslado de unos 300 presos considerados de alta peligrosidad a una nueva cárcel del país. Las imágenes difundidas por el gobierno mostraron a los internos apiñados en filas, con la cabeza agachada y los pies encadenados, lo que evocó escenas de El Salvador, donde Bukele ha hecho énfasis en difundir en redes sociales sus estrictas medidas de seguridad.

Ahora, el Ejecutivo promete endurecer aún más la mano. El proyecto prevé la creación de un nuevo estado de excepción de seguridad pública, que podrá ser declarado por el presidente sin el consentimiento del Congreso ante una amenaza “grave e inminente” o una "afectación grave ya producida”.

De acuerdo con el borrador de la reforma, el estado de excepción tendría una vigencia inicial máxima de 120 días, prorrogables por otros 120. En ese escenario, el jefe de Estado también estaría facultado para “suspender o restringir la libertad personal” y los derechos de locomoción, reunión y asociación, así como interceptar, abrir o registrar documentos y toda clase de comunicaciones, así como disponer la requisa de bienes.

Debate “legítimo”

La propuesta ha generado controversia y desatado críticas de la oposición, sectores ciudadanos e incluso algunas alas del oficialismo, que apuntan a lagunas jurídicas en el proyecto y han solicitado mayores precisiones y aclaraciones por parte del gobierno.

“Estamos en un escenario que entra en la raya, y probablemente la pasa, de lo que es admisible en un sistema democrático”, dijo a The Associated Press Mauricio Duce, profesor de la Escuela de Gobierno de la Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Chile. "Se crearía una nueva figura que establece muy poco control democrático, enormes poderes al presidente de la República y una facultad gigantesca de restricción de derecho”.

En ese sentido, Kast reconoció que “algunos podrán molestarse” con las propuestas presentadas, pero defendió que será el Congreso el responsable de debatir y aprobar la propuesta.

“Lo que planteamos es un debate parlamentario, legítimo, donde serán los diputados, los senadores los que tendrán que determinar cuáles son las normas que necesitamos para enfrentar, por ejemplo, el crimen organizado”, dijo el mandatario en un evento el martes, mientras de forma simultánea sigue impulsando su agenda ACOT.

Chile sigue estando entre los países más seguros de América Latina, pero un incremento reciente de los secuestros, la extorsión y el narcotráfico —junto con la expansión de bandas transnacionales — ha causado hacinamiento en las prisiones del país y azuzado la ansiedad pública sobre el crimen organizado, lo que ayudó a impulsar a Kast a la victoria electoral en diciembre.

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The U.S. Census reported in 2024 that the district is home to about 804,159 people.

The district covers areas in Broward, Palm Beach, Collier, and Hendry counties.

Republican primary

Seven candidates raced in the primary. Here is the list:

MICHAEL CARBONARA

The fintech entrepreneur is a father of two. He faced criticism over reports of ties to a controversial data center in Michigan.

Carbonara, 43, who was born in New York, is the founder and former chief executive officer of Ibanera, a Miami-based digital banking company.

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BELINDA KEISER

Keiser, 67, who was born in the Philippines, earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida State University and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University.

CASEY ASKAR

Askar, 57, a retired U.S. Marine, is the president of Askar Brands, a multi-brand restaurant management and franchising company.

DR. HERBERT ‘HERBIE’ WERTHEIM

Wertheim, 87, who was born in Philadelphia, is an optometrist and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Brain Power, an optical products manufacturer.

DANIEL FRANZESE

Franzese, who was born in New York, earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.

DAVID BURCK

The retired U.S. Marine and former detective was born in Tampa and is a real estate agent.

TERRI HASDORFF

Hasdorff, who was born in Alabama, graduated from Harvard and Oxford universities and works in business development.

Democratic primary

Two candidates raced in the primary.

PIA DANDIYA

The daughter of Indian immigrants is a Harvard grad who served as a teacher and school principal.

KAYSIA EARLEY

The attorney is a graduate of Howard University and St. Thomas School of Law.

ELECTION RESULTS

Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release. The drones can carry packages up to 5 pounds.

The plan will intensify the battle between Amazon and Walmart to provide consumers with the fastest delivery times. Both giants rely on a mix of drones and drivers to deliver everything consumers have ordered.

Amazon's plan would expand its drone delivery operation more than sixfold nationwide into hundreds of new communities, including the Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and Boise metro areas. The drones will primarily fly in the suburbs well away from skyscrapers and major airports that could cause problems.

Drone delivery is growing fast but remains a small factor

Hundreds of thousands of packages have already been delivered by Amazon drones this year, but even after this expansion drones will still only handle a fraction of the hundreds of millions of package deliveries each year. In addition to only being able to carry 5 pounds, the drones Amazon builds face countless challenges from tree cover to landscaping and inflatable pools that can make it hard to find a good drop zone.

There are also regulatory hurdles to overcome in every community where Amazon wants to set up operations. Noise concerns also pose a potential challenge.

“It’s still an experiment. It’s still in test and learn mode,” said Sucharita Kodali, who is a retail analyst with Forrester.

The novelty of drone delivery may attract orders at first

Initially, consumers might order something delivered by drone because they are curious about it, but it's not clear how often they will continue to use the service, and Amazon is still working out the economics, Kodali said.

The service will be free for Amazon Prime members who are ordering more than $50 worth of goods, but smaller orders will cost members $2.99. Non-members will pay $4.99 for drone delivery.

Prime members get free deliveries while non-members pay a flat fee if the shipment is under $35 for standard delivery or up to $12.99 for same‑day shipments when available.

Kodali said drones could prove more useful for certain light-weight deliveries that are needed urgently like prescription medications.

DoorDash and other delivery companies also are experimenting with using drones to deliver foods and other goods.

Amazon CEO believes drone delivery will be part of the mix

Amazon's CEO Andy Jassy told shareholders in his annual letter in April that the company has learned a great deal by flying drones in 11 sites across Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas. In each location, the drones launch from an Amazon warehouse and cover about 175 square miles, so it takes multiple drone launching locations to serve a large metro area.

“Prime Air now has a design that’ll scale, plans to serve communities with 30 million customers by year-end, and expects to deliver half a billion packages by the end of this decade (with an aim to deliver inside 30 minutes),” Jassy wrote.

Amazon is also continuing to invest in its warehouses, smaller fulfillment centers closer to customers and its fleet of trucks as the company competes to deliver packages within minutes or hours instead of just days.

Amazon is already certified by the Federal Aviation Administration and the company has been awarded waivers to fly drones beyond the line of sight of the pilots. Amazon has invested in safety measures to help drones avoid collisions with anything else in the sky while they are making deliveries.

The federal government has proposed a rule that would allow more drone operators to fly beyond the horizon, but that hasn't been finalized yet.

Written on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related harms, including deaths by suicide after bouts of cyberbullying or sextortion. Giovanni, an 11-year-old, Bubba, a 13-year-old, and Englyn, a 14-year-old, were among the nearly 600 names. Parents said the names were “just the tip of the iceberg.”

“Behind us, justice is going to be served,″ said Lennon Torres, an advocate with the organization Heat Initiative. “The courtroom doors are open, and it is time that the public see what the executives at Meta have known all along: that their products are designed to addict and to harm children.″

Many of the gathered parents have attended previous trials, congressional hearings and other events related to online child safety. But they say this trial, in which the attorneys general from four states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children, marks a significant moment.

They see it as the culmination of years of work and public pressure on social media firms to do more to protect kids online. Social media companies are increasingly facing lawsuits over harms to young users, and Meta already has lost two pivotal cases over harms to children and teens this year, both of which it is appealing.

The trial represents a “groundswell of public perception changing against these companies,” said Amy Neville, whose 14-year-old son Alexander Neville died from fentanyl poisoning after being deceived by a drug dealer operating on Snapchat. Neville, like many other parents who have lost their children in similar ways, has dedicated her life to educating and spreading awareness of the dangers of social media.

“If we can keep holding them accountable over and over, something has to give, and I don’t want us to stop doing this until they’ve made their products safe by design,” she said.

Lawsuit focuses on broad claims

This lawsuit is not focused on any individual person, case or specific harm tied to social media, but rather broader claims that Meta made decisions in designing Instagram and Facebook that put young users at risk. The states also claim Meta knew the platforms to be dangerous and lied about how dangerous they were.

Meta has rejected the allegations and said the trial will show the work it has done to make its platforms safer.

The trial's outcome could have significant consequences for Meta’s bottom line and how its platforms are designed and operated. But many parents are eager for evidence from the trial, namely internal Meta documents, to be brought to light.

John DeMay, whose son Jordan died by suicide at age 17 after being subject to a sextortion scheme on Instagram, is one of those parents who will be closely watching the trial and the evidence that emerges.

“As this information starts to unfold and unfold and unfold, the American people, the American mothers and the American fathers who are not seeing this stuff every day can see it and go, ‘Oh my God, this is really what’s happening,’ ” he said.

Some of the parents present outside of the courtroom were residents of the four states that are the plaintiffs in this trial — California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey — and they thanked their attorneys general for the work on the case.

Lori Schott of Colorado said Attorney General Phil Weiser has viewed the content that populated her daughter Annalee's social media feeds and read her journals after her death by suicide. Annalee, who was 18 when she died, wrote in her journals about feeling ugly and comparing herself to other girls' social media profiles.

Parents call for accountability

In a message to Meta, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri, Schott said outside of court that they have built one of the most powerful companies in the world, “but power does not excuse harm.”

“Profits does not erase the responsibility of Big Tech and no company — no matter how wealthy, no matter how influential, no matter how untouchable it feels it is — should get to stand above the truth, the law and our children," Schott continued.

Many parent advocates seemed to carry optimism with them on Tuesday. Erin Popolo, whose daughter Emily Murillo died by suicide after being subject to intense cyberbullying, was hopeful the trial's outcome could lead to meaningful change on social media.

“I think that we’re going to make history here," she said.

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Associated Press journalist Terry Chea contributed to this report.

Several congressional races affecting Miami-Dade County have drawn crowded fields, including District 24, District 25 and District 27.

Among the Miami-Dade legislative contests are competitive primaries for several Florida House seats, including districts 106, 108, 109, 113 and 118.

Miami-Dade voters also selected their picks for the District 1 seat on the Miami-Dade School Board, along with various commissioner seats.

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The races voters see on their ballot will depend on their party affiliation and where they live in Monroe County.

Florida is a closed-primary state, meaning voters generally may vote only in the primary of the political party with which they are registered. Nonpartisan races are open to all eligible voters.

Unlike some other South Florida counties, Monroe County does not have a contested congressional primary this year.

In Congressional District 28 -- which covers Monroe County along with the southwest portion of Miami-Dade County, including Homestead and Cutler Bay -- Republican incumbent Carlos Gimenez and Democrat Phil “Felipe” Ehr are each unopposed in their respective party primaries. Eddy Rojas is running without party affiliation in the general election.

The state legislative races affecting Monroe County also have no contested party primaries. Republican Ana Maria Rodriguez and Democrat Jose Antonio Stoute are unopposed for their respective nominations in Florida Senate District 40.

Republican incumbent Jim Mooney is unopposed in Florida House District 120.

Monroe County races

Several local contests, however, give Keys voters choices in the primary.

The Republican primary for Monroe County Commission District 2 features Michelle Lincoln and George Lopez.

Republican voters will also decide the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District 2 race between Phillip L. Goodman and Alex Osborn.

School Board races

Because School Board elections are nonpartisan, eligible voters can participate regardless of political party.

In School Board District 1, Theresa Axford and Darren Horan are competing for the seat.

In District 5, incumbent Sue Woltanski faces challenger Chelyn Shaw. Woltanski is seeking a third term after first winning election in 2018, while Shaw is making her first run for public office.

Monroe County voters also have a nonpartisan judicial contest on the ballot.

Key West races

In Key West, residents will be selecting their choice for mayor, along with several commission seats and a couple utility board member seats.

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The regular school board term is four years.

DISTRICT 1

Maura McCarthy Bulman is the incumbent seeking reelection after assuming office in November 2024.

Her campaign website describes Bulman as “a dedicated mother of four sons who have attended Broward County Public Schools in District 1” and whose “experience as a local attorney, community volunteer, and a long-time Hollywood resident inspired her to run for office.”

Running against Bulman is Carmen Gimenez.

According to her campaign website, Gimenez is a “Venezuelan-American-Latina.

The website describes her as a “statist” who is “known in international circles, United Nations (U.N.), The Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassadors, Countries, Refugees, congressmen, senators, counties, cities, national and international entrepreneurs, and officers.”

She previously ran for mayor of Hallandale Beach in 2024, losing to Joy Cooper who received 68.4% of ballots cast.

DISTRICT 4

Sharry Kimmel’s campaign website describes her as a “distinguished educator and community leader whose career spans over three decades, marked by a commitment to innovative teaching and public service.”

She is a previous recipient of the Broward County Teacher of the Year award (1996) for her work as an educator before transitioning into administrative roles, which includes serving as the founding assistant principal at Sagemont School.

Kimmel has served as a professor of teacher education at Broward College for the past 22 years.

Nicole Morst is a mother of three children who have all attended Broward County Public Schools.

According to her campaign website, she became involved in school advocacy after she “saw firsthand the security gaps” at her daughter’s school, successfully “advocating with district staff and the School Board to implement security updates.”

Morst says she is running “because after years of serving in our schools and on district advisories, I’ve seen the gaps, inequities, and disparities impacting our students and schools.”

DISTRICT 6

Adam Cervera is the incumbent seeking to retain his position after being appointed to the seat by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024.

According to his campaign website, Cervera is an “accomplished attorney where he practices business litigation and represents clients in administrative proceedings” who came up and graduated through Broward County Public Schools before attending the University of Central Florida and then law school at Florida International University.

Jessie Bastos is a native of Davie, and she and her children are all products of Broward County Public Schools.

According to her campaign website, Bastos has “more than 20 years of experience building relationships and driving millions in revenue within Fortune 500 accounts at Samsung and leading diverse, high-performing teams at T-Mobile.”

If elected to the school board, Bastos says she “will champion higher teacher pay, responsible budgeting, and stronger partnerships with families and local organizations.”

Roberto Fernandez has worked in Broward County education for over 20 years, “as a teacher, instructional leader, and community advocate,” according to his campaign website.

He said he is running because he wants to remove politics from decisions that impact students, families and educators in Broward County. Fernandez is also a U.S. Army Reserve veteran.

Makai Aline Henry describes himself as a son of Broward County.

He is a product of Broward County schools and is currently a substitute teacher and debate coach, according to his campaign website.

Henry is running on a platform that features “Four Pillars for Broward’s Future” that include Literacy First, Smaller Classes, Fair Teacher Pay and Against Unregulated AI in Schools.

Lester L. Wilks Jr. joins the race for District 6 “to bring real-world insight and results-driven leadership to our schools,” according to his campaign website, which indicates that he is “already actively involved in school communities, speaking with parents, working alongside staff.”

His platform has four “key priorities” that are listed as “district accountability, parent trust and transparent communication, consistency across schools and student support needs.”

DISTRICT 7

Cynthia Alceus Dominique describes herself as “a wife, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, Army veteran with 23 years of service, and the proud mother of four amazing children who attend Broward County Public Schools.”

A Broward County native and graduate of Coconut Creek High School, Dominique has been an active volunteer within the schools and district.

According to her campaign website, Dominique’s vision for Broward schools include “safe and supportive schools, student success and wellness, accountability and transparency and community engagement and partnerships.”

Rochelle Soffer is a longtime educator, who says she is running for the Broward County School Board “because our schools deserve leadership that has been earned in the classroom.”

According to Soffer’s campaign website, she lists four commitments to students, teachers and families in District 7, should she be elected: “student success, teacher support, school safety and accountability.”

The Broward Teachers Union is listed among Soffer’s endorsements.

DISTRICT 8

Allen Zeman is the incumbent seeking to retain his position after winning a close race in 2022, receiving 51.4% of the 477,828 ballots cast.

He is the CRO of data analytics company CHCI and has worked for U.S. presidents and government leaders, both foreign and domestic.

Zeman is also a product of Broward County Public Schools from grades K through 12 and has endorsements from the Broward Teachers Union and current board members Sarah Leonardi, Jeff Holness, Debbi Hixon and Rebecca Thompson.

For the past two decades, Zeman’s opponent Sonja Azim has worked in classrooms as a special education teacher, ESE specialist, student services coordinator, Dean of Students and as a district trainer.

Her two daughters have both been students with Broward County Public Schools.

According to her campaign website, Azim believes more accountability is paramount, and also stresses the importance of equitable treatment, teacher support and overall school safety.

DISTRICT 2

There are three candidates seeking to be Miami-Dade County’s District 2 commissioner.

Running for the seat are incumbent Commissioner Marleine Bastien, trapeze artist Miguel “Skip” Quintero and newcomer Ernst Jean Louis.

Bastien, a nonprofit founder and executive who won the seat in 2022, says her priorities include investing in infrastructure like the 27th Avenue corridor and added that the county needs to make budget cuts.

Quintero is a South Florida native who made an unsuccessful run for Miami-Dade County mayor in 2024.

He describes himself as a First Amendment advocate who lists transparency as a main priority while adding that he also wants universal basic income.

Records show Jean Louis lists his primary source of income as Allied Universal Services. He does not appear to have a campaign website, but the Miami Herald reported that he founded a Creole-language newspaper.

DISTRICT 5

There are three candidates running for the District 5 seat in Miami-Dade County.

The district encompasses parts of Miami Beach, Brickell and The Roads.

Candidates are incumbent Commissioner Vicki Lopez, former Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joe Sanchez and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Rob Piper.

Lopez was appointed to the seat after Eileen Higgins was elected City of Miami mayor. She said her experience as a member of the Florida House of Representatives makes her qualified to tighten the budget.

Sanchez highlights his career in law enforcement and as a veteran and says safety and quality of life are key.

Piper, who moved to Miami in 2012, thinks a task force ought to analyze the county’s true fiscal situation.

DISTRICT 8

The county’s eighth district encompasses a big portion of southern Miami-Dade, including Homestead and Palmetto Bay.

Incumbent Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins is running against nonprofit CEO Martha “Vega” Hero and former Palmetto Bay Vice Mayor John DuBois.

Cohen Higgins, who is a trial lawyer by trade, says her experience looking at details makes her an effective leader, especially when it comes to the budget.

Hero believes government and organizations working together is key, as well as transparency in balancing a budget.

DuBois, the former vice mayor of Palmetto Bay, is running to bring accountable, resident-focused leadership to Miami-Dade County, according to his campaign website.

Florida is a closed-primary state, meaning voters generally receive the primary ballot for the political party with which they are registered. All registered voters can participate in nonpartisan contests and any universal primary contests that appear on their ballot.

Congressional races

Several congressional races affecting Broward County have drawn crowded fields, including District 20, District 24, District 25 and District 22.

Statewide races

Broward voters will also help choose their parties’ nominees for several statewide offices, including governor and U.S. Senate.

Contested races for chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner also appear on the ballot.

Broward County and School Board races

At the county level, the District 6 County Commission Democratic primary includes Eugen Bold, Jeffery Jones, A.J. Ryan and Caryl Shuham.

Several nonpartisan Broward County School Board races will also be decided by voters, including for Districts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8.

Judicial races include a three-way contest for 17th Judicial Circuit Judge, Group 52, between David Andrew Fry, Tamar Hamilton and Kathleen O’Brien “Katie” Hinkle. Debi Gheorge Alten and Veronica N. Walker are competing for County Court Judge, Group 11.

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With Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis unable to seek another consecutive term because of term limits, the race has attracted a crowded field of candidates hoping to succeed him.

On the Republican side, 11 candidates are seeking the nomination, while six candidates are competing in the Democratic primary.

Donalds leads crowded Republican field

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has emerged as the frontrunner in the Republican primary.

Donalds represents Florida’s 19th Congressional District, which includes portions of Southwest Florida, including Fort Myers, Naples, Bonita Springs and Cape Coral.

Recent polling has shown Donalds with a substantial advantage over his Republican rivals. A July poll conducted for Associated Industries of Florida found Donalds leading the GOP field by 46 percentage points. Other polling tracked by The New York Times has also shown Donalds out front.

Among his challengers are Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner and political newcomer James Fishback.

Also seeking the Republican nomination are Jim Holcomb, Arthur McCaffrey, Daniel Nokovich, Rachel Rodriguez, James Shaw, Caneste Succe and Bobby Williams.

One of the biggest controversies of the Republican primary came over plans for a gubernatorial debate at the Florida GOP’s Sunshine State Showdown.

The Republican Party of Florida said Donalds was the only candidate who met the polling requirements to qualify for the debate, prompting criticism from Collins, Renner and Fishback. DeSantis also took issue with the decision.

Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power told Local 10’s Glenna Milberg on “This Week in South Florida” that the candidates had agreed to the debate criteria before launching their campaigns. Some of the candidates disputed that characterization.

Jolly leads Democratic primary

Six candidates are competing for the Democratic nomination, with former U.S. Rep. David Jolly as the frontrunner in recent polling.

Jolly, a former Republican congressman who represented a Tampa Bay-area district, has named former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham as his running mate for lieutenant governor.

Polling has put Jolly ahead of the rest of the Democratic field as voters prepare to make their choice Tuesday.

State Rep. Dotie Joseph is also seeking the nomination. Joseph represents House District 108, which includes portions of North Miami, Little Haiti, Wynwood and El Portal.

Fort Lauderdale native Dayna Marie Foster, a high school math teacher, is also in the race and has sought support from younger progressive voters.

Evelyn Castillo-Bach, Thomas Fernandez and Stephann Norman round out the six-person Democratic field.

Winners advance to November

Florida is a closed-primary state, meaning voters generally must be registered with a political party to participate in that party’s primary.

The winners of Tuesday’s Republican and Democratic contests will advance to the November general election as Florida voters decide who will succeed DeSantis and become the state’s next governor.

Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7 p.m.

Broward County has 346 precincts, and more than 1.35 million registered voters. As of about 6:45 p.m., 217,520 had cast ballots in Broward.

Nearly 35% voted by mail, about 28% voted early, and about 36.6% voted on Election Day, according to data released by Scott before the polls closed.

The polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

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Moody was Florida’s attorney general before being appointed to the seat in 2025 after her predecessor, Marco Rubio, was confirmed as U.S. secretary of state.

She’s touting accomplishments during her time in the seat, including rolling back regulations to help Florida’s citrus industry and bringing in billions of dollars in disaster relief.

She is facing three Republican challengers: Chris Gleason, a U.S. Army veteran and data forensics expert who says he has experience “exposing corruption and fraud;” physician Neelam Taneja Perry, who says she’s “fighting for the rights of the people”; and Pastor Ernie Rivera, who says his background in finance and as a licensed housing manager could help curb South Florida’s affordability problems.

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

Her campaign cornerstone is putting people over politics and profit.

Alex Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, moved to Florida with his wife and daughter three years ago. He was wounded in Iraq and received a Purple Heart and is known for testifying during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.

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

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Polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

Florida is a closed-primary state, meaning voters generally may cast ballots only for candidates from the political party with which they are registered. All registered voters, however, can participate in applicable nonpartisan races and universal primary contests.

Voters saw a variety of federal, state and local races on their ballots depending on where they live and their party affiliation. The ballots included party primaries for Florida governor, U.S. Senate, congressional and state legislative races, along with nonpartisan contests.

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El detective Shmueal Mauda, de 36 años, de Pembroke Pines, fue arrestado en Davie por cinco cargos de robo de identidad en el estado de Washington. Mauda, también conocido como Sam Mauda, posteriormente fue puesto en licencia sin goce de sueldo por el MSPD.

Fue detenido junto con dos coacusados, incluido un hombre que comparte el mismo apellido: Elisha Mauda, de 39 años, también de Pembroke Pines; no está claro qué relación podrían tener los dos.

Lo que ahora está claro, sin embargo, es exactamente de dónde se originan los cargos: el pequeño pueblo de Sedro-Woolley, Washington, ubicado a poco más de 60 millas al norte de Seattle.

Según la Policía, los Mauda, junto con el segundo coacusado, Brent Small, de 58 años, de Airmont, Nueva York, son sospechosos en un caso de fraude reportado a las autoridades a principios de este año. Small fue detenido en Davie al mismo tiempo que los Mauda.

La Policía de Sedro-Woolley dijo que el adulto mayor, quien vive en el pueblo, informó a los investigadores que habían tomado más de $1 millón de su cuenta.

Los detectives “han ejecutado más de 50 órdenes de registro relacionadas con este caso, lo que les permitió seguir el dinero robado mientras era transferido electrónicamente a través de múltiples empresas y múltiples cuentas bancarias”, según la Policía.

Las autoridades dijeron que “también determinaron quién había accedido a la cuenta bancaria de la víctima y quién movió el dinero, y encontraron más víctimas que residían en varios otros lugares de Estados Unidos”.

“Con la cooperación del FBI y el Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos, se descubrió que el Departamento de Policía de Davie en Florida tenía investigaciones paralelas desconocidas que involucraban a los mismos sospechosos y a un gran número de víctimas adicionales”, señala un comunicado de prensa del SWPD.

Los Mauda, junto con Small, permanecen encarcelados en el condado Broward a la espera de su extradición al estado de Washington. No estaba claro de inmediato si enfrentarán cargos estatales o federales adicionales.

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Detective Shmueal Mauda, 36, of Pembroke Pines, was arrested in Davie on five identity theft charges out of Washington state. Mauda, also known as Sam Mauda, was later placed on unpaid leave from MSPD.

He was taken into custody along with two co-defendants, including a man sharing the same last name: Elisha Mauda, 39, also of Pembroke Pines; it’s unclear how the two may be related.

What is now clear, however, is exactly where the charges originate from: The small town of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, located a little more than 60 miles north of Seattle.

According to police, the Maudas, alongside the second co-defendant, Brent Small, 58, of Airmont, New York, are suspected in a fraud case reported to authorities earlier in the year. Small was taken into custody in Davie at the same time as the Maudas.

Sedro-Woolley police said the senior, who lives in the town, told investigators that more than $1 million had been taken from his account.

Detectives “have served over 50 search warrants related to this case, allowing (them) to follow the stolen money as it was moved electronically through multiple companies and multiple bank accounts,” according to police.

Authorities said they “also determined who had accessed the victim’s bank account and who moved the money (and) found further victims who resided at several other locations across the United States.”

“With the cooperation of the FBI and the United States Postal Service, it was found that the Davie Police Department in Florida had unknown parallel investigations involving the same suspects and a large number of additional victims,” an SWPD news release states.

The Maudas, along with Small, remain jailed in Broward County pending extradition to the Evergreen State. It wasn’t immediately clear whether they will be facing additional state or federal charges.

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Despite two healthy tropical disturbances in the deep Atlantic last week —designated Invest 92L and Invest 94L — that flirted with becoming our next tropical cyclones, both systems ultimately fell flat in the face of relentless wind shear tearing through the central Atlantic and Caribbean.

It’s unusual for a system to have as lofty development odds at 92L did late last week, (80% odds of developing last Thursday) and ultimately fall flat, but that’s the kind of season it’s been so far for otherwise healthy-looking tropical waves moving across the typical tropical storm and hurricane conveyor belt between Africa and the Caribbean.

While we’ve had three named storms so far in 2026, they’ve all been weak and very short-lived. Assuming we get through the week without any development as expected, this will be the least active start to an Atlantic hurricane season in almost 40 years (since 1988).

El Niño is beating up on the Atlantic hurricane season. And not just any old El Niño mind you but one that’s on pace to be the strongest El Niño in perhaps a quarter millennium — one that no one alive has ever lived through.

El Niño and its counterpart La Niña have arguably the biggest known influence on global weather patterns on an interannual basis (between years), so we can be sure to see some extreme weather events this year as a result (for example, here in South Florida we can expect an exceptionally rainy winter ahead).

For the Atlantic hurricane season, the extreme result of the powerful El Niño is a net positive for those of us living at the end of hurricane alley.

Wind shear across the western Atlantic is the highest on record and that’s not expected to abate anytime soon, so even systems that appear initially healthy will have a hard time punching through the wall of wind shear that’s enveloped areas around the Americas and Caribbean.

As we’ve covered extensively in this newsletter, the better chances of a system slipping through the El Niño cracks will come from disturbances originating in the waters closer to the U.S. or in the subtropical waters east of Florida and north of the Caribbean.

For now, though, El Niño is taming the late August beast in the Atlantic that usually rears its ugly head this time of year.

If long-range models are correct, the next shot at development in the deep tropics won’t come until we approach the end of the month (toward the end of next week) with a wave moving off Africa and into the Atlantic.

If recent history is indication, however, it’ll have a long road ahead of it to become the first hurricane of the season.

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Miami reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday, which only happened one other time in July 1942. Records go back to 1895.

Fort Lauderdale, meanwhile, set its own record by reaching 98 degrees, which was last set in 2024.

A heat advisory is in effect through Tuesday evening, with no rain in the forecast to bring us relief.

As skies remain mainly clear, temperatures are forecast to drop to 80°F overnight across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Spotty afternoon thunderstorms return Wednesday and will be with us each day into the weekend. This will bring our temperatures down to the low-to-middle 90s.

It will not feel any different, however, since humidity will be higher.

If Miami reaches 97 degrees Wednesday, it will surpass the record high for the date. The heat index is forecast to peak at or over 105 degrees. Thunderstorms may develop after 4 p.m.

Johnny, Jimmy, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss reiterated their stance Tuesday in a statement issued to ESPN, saying they “remain united in that decision. ... We intend to move forward thoughtfully, respectfully and through the appropriate process."

The five Buss siblings said Monday they had voted to sell the family trust's remaining 17.8% stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, who are acquiring majority ownership from Mark Walter.

Jeanie Buss announced her intention to fight back against the plan later Monday through a letter from her attorney, Adam Streisand. Jeanie Buss claims the siblings can't sell the trust's ownership shares without her approval.

If the five siblings are able to sell their remaining ownership, Jeanie Buss would no longer be able to serve as the Lakers' governor, a position she is scheduled to hold until at least 2030 under the deal struck with Walter last year when he purchased majority control of the team at a valuation of $10 billion.

The Buss siblings reportedly made nearly half a billion dollars apiece in that sale, but the 17-time NBA champion team is considered to be worth even more with Walter flipping his ownership to Kushner and Iger at a valuation of $12.5 billion.

Jeanie Buss has been the Lakers’ governor since Jerry Buss’ death in 2013, and she led the family’s decision to sell to Walter, who is now under federal investigation for tax issues. Not all of the siblings were in favor of relinquishing majority control of the Lakers last year, and Joey and Jesse were fired from their front-office jobs with the team last November.

The Buss siblings have been in frequent conflict since their father’s death in 2013, with Jeanie firing Jim from his job as the Lakers’ head of basketball operations in 2017, followed a week later by a lawsuit against her brothers amid an attempt by Jim and Johnny to oust Jeanie from her role as the Lakers’ controlling owner.

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There is the potential for more record warmth Wednesday. The combination of sunshine and gentle, northwest winds could send temperatures well into the 90s. If Miami reaches 97°F, it will surpass the record high for the date. The heat index is forecast to peak at or over 105°F. Thunderstorms may develop after 4 p.m.

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The crash happened Friday around 8:30 p.m. near Southwest First Terrace and Third Court. Deputies said the driver of a black pickup truck hit the victim, identified by relatives as Barry Charles, and did not stop.

Charles’ niece, Shell Stanley, told Local 10 News that her uncle has been a big part of her life.

“He’s almost like my dad,” she said. “He’s been there for me. It’s just us. He’s a very funny person. He’ll give everybody nicknames. He probably would give you a nickname if you met him.”

Family members set up a GoFundMe page, initially to help pay for Charles’ mounting medical expenses, but now they will be paying for funeral arrangements.

They are hopeful that the person responsible will turn themselves in.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-run is urged to contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

El accidente ocurrió el viernes alrededor de las 8:30 p.m. cerca de Southwest First Terrace y Third Court. Los agentes dijeron que el conductor de una camioneta pickup negra atropelló a la víctima, identificada por familiares como Barry Charles, y no se detuvo.

La sobrina de Charles, Shell Stanley, dijo a Local 10 News que su tío ha sido una parte importante de su vida.

“Es casi como mi papá”, dijo. “Ha estado ahí para mí. Solo estamos nosotros. Es una persona muy divertida. Les pone apodos a todos. Probablemente te pondría un apodo si lo conocieras”.

Los familiares crearon una página de GoFundMe, inicialmente para ayudar a pagar los crecientes gastos médicos de Charles, pero ahora el dinero se utilizará para pagar los gastos funerarios.

Tienen la esperanza de que la persona responsable se entregue a las autoridades.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el atropello y fuga debe comunicarse con Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-TIPS.

Just a few days later, the truth emerged: The poll was fabricated.

The California results were among at least three “polls” across three states posted online this month by Median Strategies, a previously unknown organization that admitted to the Los Angeles Times on Monday that the purported results were fake. The company wrote before shuttering its website this week that it “was created as a short-term social experiment examining how purported polling information could enter and spread through the political information ecosystem without independent verification.”

The post offered no explanation of who was behind the “experiment” or for what purpose.

The trajectory of the California poll offers a cautionary tale about the perils of trusting unvetted polling. While high-quality independent polls still exist, they appear amid a slew of other surveys produced by outside groups, campaigns or super PACs or using undisclosed or questionable methodologies. It can be a struggle to make sense of the findings — and as the latest episode shows, even campaigns may end up falling for falsified data.

“This is much bigger than one fake poll,” said Chris Wilson, a veteran Republican pollster who now leads the public opinion firm EyesOver. “It’s never been easier to make invented numbers look legitimate, and campaigns and outside groups have every incentive to amplify anything favorable before anyone verifies it.”

The Median Strategies fake polls, none of which appeared in AP coverage, claimed to evaluate support in the Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin, the gubernatorial race in Nevada, and the mayoral race in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles poll, which purported to show Bass, an incumbent Democrat, leading councilmember Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat, by about 12 percentage points in the mayoral race, was shared by the Bass campaign on social media and covered by the California Post before it was revealed to be bogus.

The Bass campaign has since deleted its social media post promoting the poll, but defended itself by saying that it “was reported on by multiple news outlets.”

"Any bad faith attempts to influence elections should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Bass campaign spokesman Alex Stack said.

Transparency is critical for evaluating poll findings

Median's “findings” were shared by polling aggregation accounts on social media. They were not, however, included in the databases of major independent aggregators, including The New York Times, Real Clear Politics or FiftyPlusOne.

The New York Times and FiftyPlusOne noted that the polls were released without basic information that was needed for vetting, such as who was running the firm. When they reached out, Median Strategies did not respond to requests for more information.

“When the poll was released, it lacked basic information about how it was conducted and who was behind it,” Will Davis, director of Election Data Analytics at The New York Times, wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “Releasing this type of information is standard practice for pollsters, and because that information was not provided, we did not include it.”

Mary Radcliffe, Head of Research at FiftyPlusOne, also thought the methodology statement for the Wisconsin poll was missing key details, including the source for the voter file the company claimed to have used and the vendor who fielded part of the sample.

Median did not respond to her questions, so the polls were not included in FiftyPlusOne’s database. But Radcliffe noted that her method for screening polls is not infallible.

“There is a universe where they could have come up with plausible answers to my questions,” she said. “This is an industry built on trust. I have to trust that people are answering my questions in good faith.”

While admissions of falsified polling data are rare, they are not without precedent.

In 2010, for instance, the left-leaning blog Daily Kos said that polling for its website, conducted by a firm called Research 2000, was fraudulent.

But it’s common for pollsters to release polls with minimal information about how the survey was conducted, what questions were asked, or who was behind it. Higher-quality polls rely on expensive methodologies, such as randomized sampling, so many pollsters opt for cheaper solutions. In addition, many election polls are conducted by campaigns or super PACs with a stake in the outcome of the race. This can leave few — if any — reliable and independent polls to evaluate in contests like midterm primaries.

Before writing about any poll, AP verifies that it meets high standards of transparency and methodological rigor. But even high-quality polls have some amount of error, which underscores the importance of examining each finding with caution.

Prediction markets introduce more complexity

The introduction of prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket gives polls a different significance for people betting on election outcomes.

The posts about Wisconsin and Nevada drew little reaction and were not accompanied by any discernible movement on the two prediction markets when they were released, but there were some shifts on both platforms after Bass shared the false Median Strategies numbers.

On Kalshi, the price of a “yes” contract on Bass winning the Los Angeles mayoral election rose two cents, from about 63 cents to about 65 cents, within fifteen minutes of Median’s post. On Polymarket, roughly twenty separate accounts traded thousands of contracts in Bass’s favor six minutes after the tweet.

In the days leading up to Bass's post about Median, trading on the LA mayoral election had been thin, with a typical trade over that week being under ten dollars.

While the price movements were small, the concentration of trading on both platforms shortly after the release of Median’s fake poll was not.

Before it was taken down, the Median Strategies website included a statement claiming that “no individual involved held or traded any position in an election prediction market, betting market, or other financial instrument tied to the races covered by Median Strategies.”

Motivations for the fake data remain unclear

More than a week after the firm began sharing “results,” it remains unclear who is behind Median Strategies.

No one responded to AP's questions sent to an email address listed on its website, which was created little more than a week ago. Before it was taken offline, the only content on the site was a statement indicating that the firm “has concluded its polling project and will not publish additional polls.”

“All previously published polling releases have been withdrawn and should not be cited or treated as genuine polling data,” it wrote.

The firm highlighted what it called “a credibility problem” in its first social media post earlier in the month.

“Polling has a credibility problem. Ours is the fix: no partisan clients, no campaign or party money, numbers that go wherever the data takes them even when it’s inconvenient. Trustworthy polling, rebuilt,” it wrote.

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Asked if he thought Marte would play for Arizona again this year, Lovullo said he hoped so. A three-time All-Star, Marte is hitting .249 with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs over 118 games this season.

“We need him,” Lovullo said before Tuesday's game against the Red Sox. “He’s one of the best players in the National League as far as I’m concerned.”

Arizona placed the 32-year-old Marte on the restricted list Monday, the second time in as many seasons the D-backs have done so.

Marte failed to show up for Arizona’s 11-1 loss at Boston on Monday night in what Lovullo said was a crazy day as Marte deals with a personal issue. Lovullo said he spoke to Marte on Monday trying to find out what was going on without getting any answers.

The second baseman traveled with the team to Boston and Lovullo wasn't certain after Monday night's loss if Marte was still there.

This wasn’t the first time Marte had a strange disappearance.

Last season, he went on the restricted list when his home in Arizona was broken into during the All-Star break. He missed three games after flying back to his native Dominican Republic and later apologized for his absence.

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Nava Seewald, de nueve años, está llena de energía.

“Es una niña explosiva”, dijo su madre, Rivky Seewald.

Es divertida, rebosa de positivismo y asegura que algún día será famosa.

Hace aproximadamente un año, Nava comenzó a tener dolores de cabeza. Sus padres pensaron que era algo sencillo.

Pero pocas horas después de una cita médica de rutina, su mundo se puso de cabeza.

“Llamaron a mi esposa y le dijeron: ‘Ve al hospital ahora’”, dijo su padre, Yosef Seewald.

A la mañana siguiente, los médicos del Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital le dijeron a la familia que Nava tenía leucemia mieloide aguda, o AML, y que comenzaría la quimioterapia ese mismo día.

Mientras los médicos comenzaban un tratamiento agresivo para salvar la vida de Nava, la organización sin fines de lucro Chai Lifeline intervino para ayudar a mantener unida al resto de la familia.

La organización entregó comidas calientes, envió voluntarios para ayudar con lo que la familia necesitara y brindó apoyo.

“Con todos los voluntarios que Chai Lifeline nos ha dado, como cuando necesitábamos hacer algo, cuando había algún evento al que necesitábamos ir, Chai Lifeline llevaba voluntarios al hospital para que estuvieran con Nava, para que no tuviéramos que preocuparnos por nada”, dijo Rivky Seewald.

“Todos los días tenía voluntarios”, dijo. “Sin ellos, no sé, no habríamos podido superarlo. Realmente fueron increíbles con nosotros”.

Y cuando Nava estuvo lo suficientemente bien, Chai Lifeline le dio algo que esperar con ilusión: Camp Simcha.

“El lugar más divertido de la Tierra”, dijo Nava Seewald.

El campamento residencial en Nueva York permite que los niños que luchan contra el cáncer pasen casi dos semanas simplemente siendo niños y, por un tiempo, olviden por lo que han pasado.

“Son libres como un pájaro, para pacientes que normalmente tienen restricciones”, dijo el Dr. Warren Alperstein, uno de los médicos de Nava.

El campamento cuenta con oncólogos pediátricos, incluido Alperstein, quien también trata a Nava en casa.

Cada campista tiene un consejero individual.

“Se aseguraron de que los niños estuvieran cómodos con ese consejero y de que estuviera con ellos individualmente, cuidándolos todo el tiempo”, dijo Alperstein.

Los niños pueden recibir la atención que necesitan en el campamento, incluida quimioterapia si es necesario.

“Si puedes enviar a un paciente que está bajo el cuidado de un médico, junto con ese médico, a un campamento, no puedes tener algo mejor, no puedes estar más seguro que eso”, dijo Yosef Seewald.

Nava ha estado contando los días para ir al campamento.

“Está contando los minutos, realmente lo está haciendo. Todos los días me dice cuántos días faltan. Está muy emocionada”, dijo Rivky Seewald.

Nava dice que planea regresar a Camp Simcha todos los años.

“Y el año en que pueda convertirme en consejera, lo haré”, dijo.

Hasta entonces, Nava seguirá inspirando a todas las personas que conoce.

“Si algún niño puede pasar por algo así y salir más fuerte en lugar de más débil, esa es Nava”, dijo Rivky Seewald. “Ella nos ha enseñado que realmente esta es la manera de pasar por la vida. Sigues adelante. Y demuestras que eres fuerte y que puedes superarlo”.

Nava ahora está libre de cáncer.

Actualmente se encuentra en Camp Simcha, y su madre dice que lo está disfrutando mucho.

Chai Lifeline es una organización sin fines de lucro que opera gracias a donaciones.

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Wearing dark sunglasses and making no comment, Nuhfer left moments after a judge handed down the sentence in the case tied to former Miami Congressman David Rivera.

Nuhfer, a political consultant, was Rivera’s co-defendant in the case involving allegations of secretly lobbying for Venezuela’s government during the first Trump administration.

The courtroom was packed with Nuhfer’s friends and family, who testified on her behalf.

“Esther’s an extraordinary person,” said Jeanie Hernandez-Porter, a friend of Nuhfer. “She’s like the tide that is the wave to people. She lifts them up. She’s not a person motivated by greed or betrayal. She loves this country. That’s all I can say.”

The case is tied to a multimillion-dollar deal in 2017 involving Venezuela’s state oil company.

In 2022, that deal became the center of Rivera’s indictment and arrest.

The judge ultimately called it “the David Rivera show,” determining Nuhfer did not play a lead role.

But the five-year prison sentence still stands.

Las contiendas que los votantes verán en su boleta dependerán de su afiliación partidista y de dónde vivan en el condado Monroe.

Florida es un estado con elecciones primarias cerradas, lo que significa que los votantes generalmente solo pueden votar en las primarias del partido político en el que están registrados. Las contiendas no partidistas están abiertas a todos los votantes elegibles.

A diferencia de algunos otros condados del sur de Florida, el condado Monroe no tiene una primaria congresional disputada este año.

En el Distrito Congresional 28, que cubre el condado Monroe junto con la parte suroeste del condado Miami-Dade, incluyendo Homestead y Cutler Bay, el republicano titular Carlos Gimenez y el demócrata Phil “Felipe” Ehr no tienen oposición en sus respectivas primarias partidistas. Eddy Rojas se postula sin afiliación partidista en las elecciones generales.

Las contiendas legislativas estatales que afectan al condado Monroe tampoco tienen primarias partidistas disputadas. La republicana Ana Maria Rodriguez y el demócrata Jose Antonio Stoute no tienen oposición para sus respectivas nominaciones en el Distrito Senatorial 40 de Florida.

El republicano titular Jim Mooney no tiene oposición en el Distrito 120 de la Cámara de Representantes de Florida.

Contiendas del condado Monroe

Sin embargo, varias contiendas locales ofrecen opciones a los votantes de los Cayos en las primarias.

La primaria republicana para el Distrito 2 de la Comisión del Condado Monroe incluye a Michelle Lincoln y George Lopez.

Los votantes republicanos también decidirán la contienda del Distrito 2 del Distrito de Control de Mosquitos de los Cayos de Florida entre Phillip L. Goodman y Alex Osborn.

Contiendas de la Junta Escolar

Debido a que las elecciones de la Junta Escolar son no partidistas, los votantes elegibles pueden participar independientemente de su partido político.

En el Distrito 1 de la Junta Escolar, Theresa Axford y Darren Horan compiten por el puesto.

En el Distrito 5, la titular Sue Woltanski enfrenta a la retadora Chelyn Shaw. Woltanski busca un tercer mandato después de ganar por primera vez la elección en 2018, mientras que Shaw se postula por primera vez para un cargo público.

Los votantes del condado Monroe también tienen una contienda judicial no partidista en la boleta.

Contiendas de Key West

En Key West, los residentes elegirán su candidato a alcalde, junto con varios puestos de la comisión y un par de puestos de miembros de la junta de servicios públicos.

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In Miami-Dade County, 12.5% of registered voters had participated through early voting and returned mail-in ballots, according to Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia.

The county has more than 1.6 million registered voters. Garcia said more than 80,000 additional voters would need to participate to bring turnout back in line with past midterm primaries.

Poll workers in Miami-Dade have been processing early and mail-in ballots at the elections warehouse. Garcia said ballots are counted using two separate systems as a check to make sure the numbers match.

“A lot of people don’t know this, but we have two different systems that count our votes, she said. “Voting is your civic duty and it’s the way that we keep our democracy healthy.”

In Broward County, turnout after early voting was below 10%, according to Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott, who called the participation “very slow — surprisingly slow.”

Scott said the low turnout was unexpected given the number of high-profile contests on the ballot.

Florida has closed primary elections, meaning voters generally can only vote for candidates in their own political party. But voters can also participate in nonpartisan races, including school board contests.

Election officials are encouraging voters to review their sample ballots before heading to the polls. Some districts have been redrawn, though Scott said those changes should not affect voters’ assigned polling locations.

“Your voting location on election day is going to be exactly the same,” he said.

While turnout has been low, election workers in both counties have been preparing ballots for counting.

Scott said election equipment has been operating without major issues.

“The equipment is running great — we haven’t had complaints this time around,” he said.

For some voters, the election is also personal.

Adela Barralaga said her mother was once an immigrant who later became a U.S. citizen, making voting an important responsibility for their family.

“For example, my mom, she was an immigrant, then she became a citizen, so I feel like there are so many people who were like her at one point that can’t vote at this time,” Barralaga said. “It’s important for her to vote and for me also.”

Voters who received mail-in ballots can still return them to their polling location by 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. as elections officials hope Election Day brings a boost in participation across South Florida.

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Con gafas de sol oscuras y sin hacer comentarios, Nuhfer salió momentos después de que un juez dictara la sentencia en el caso relacionado con el ex congresista de Miami David Rivera.

Nuhfer, una consultora política, era coacusada de Rivera en el caso que involucra acusaciones de que realizó labores de cabildeo en secreto para el gobierno de Venezuela durante la primera administración de Trump.

La sala del tribunal estaba llena de amigos y familiares de Nuhfer, quienes declararon a su favor.

“Esther es una persona extraordinaria”, dijo Jeanie Hernandez-Porter, una amiga de Nuhfer. “Es como la marea que es la ola para las personas. Las impulsa hacia arriba. No es una persona motivada por la codicia o la traición. Ella ama a este país. Eso es todo lo que puedo decir”.

El caso está relacionado con un acuerdo multimillonario en 2017 que involucró a la empresa petrolera estatal de Venezuela.

En 2022, ese acuerdo se convirtió en el centro de la acusación y el arresto de Rivera.

El juez finalmente lo calificó como “el espectáculo de David Rivera”, determinando que Nuhfer no desempeñó un papel principal.

Pero la sentencia de cinco años de prisión sigue en pie.

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The life-saving actions occurred on Saturday at La Vina Aragon Restaurant y Cafeteria, located at 8155 W. Eighth Ave. in Hialeah.

According to authorities, Miami Beach Police Sgt. Alex Bello was working at a property and evidence warehouse in Hialeah when he stopped for lunch at the restaurant.

While he was at the restaurant, Bello noticed an 80-year-old man who started choking and quickly moved to help him, performing the Heimlich maneuver.

Bello’s quick actions saved him, who started breathing again at the restaurant, much to the delight of the people who were watching the ordeal unfold.

The man did not suffer any additional injuries and at last check was doing just fine.

Las acciones que le salvaron la vida ocurrieron el sábado en La Vina Aragon Restaurant y Cafeteria, ubicada en 8155 W. Eighth Ave. en Hialeah.

Según las autoridades, el sargento de la Policía de Miami Beach Alex Bello estaba trabajando en un almacén de propiedades y evidencias en Hialeah cuando se detuvo para almorzar en el restaurante.

Mientras estaba en el restaurante, Bello notó a un hombre de 80 años que comenzó a atragantarse y rápidamente se movió para ayudarlo, realizando la maniobra de Heimlich.

Las rápidas acciones de Bello le salvaron la vida al hombre, quien comenzó a respirar nuevamente en el restaurante, para alegría de las personas que observaban cómo se desarrollaba el incidente.

El hombre no sufrió lesiones adicionales y, según la última información, se encontraba muy bien.

One of his formative memories was seeing his father celebrating the Cowboys' success watching a game on TV. His mother, however, is not a fan.

"This should be the first year where everybody’s unified on one team, so it’s pretty cool to have everybody in blue,” Miller said at an introductory news conference after signing a one-year contract that could be worth up to $7.5 million with his hometown team on Tuesday, with the 37-year-old standout pass rusher hoping to return them to their Super Bowl-winning heights of his childhood.

Miller had previous conversations about joining the Cowboys, including after claiming his second Lombardi Trophy with the Los Angeles Rams following the 2021 season. He ended up signing with the Buffalo Bills, where he spent three years, before joining the Washington Commanders last season. This time around, everything lined up.

"It's like that movie, 'Inception,' like a dream within a dream. I always wanted to play in the National Football League, and then to play for the Dallas Cowboys. We're going deep with it, year 16,” Miller said.

It helped that Miller has ties to the Cowboys' new defensive coaching staff. Pass rush consultant B.T. Jordan is his longtime trainer. Miller also worked alongside coordinator Christian Parker in Denver and line coach Marcus Dixon in Los Angeles.

Add in his relationships with several Cowboys players, including outside linebackers Rashan Gary and Donovan Ezeiruaku, and even crossing paths with star quarterback Dak Prescott in Las Vegas last month, Miller felt everything was coming together to finally fulfill his aspirations of wearing the famous “star” helmet.

“For it to happen, it just shows you that you can really manifest everything. And to be here with the Dallas Cowboys back in my hometown, it's really cool,” he said.

Miller, the NFL's active sack leader, is coming off one of his better seasons in recent memory. He had nine sacks last season with a carefully managed workload for the Commanders, and Miller is confident he can “walk into eight of those” playing a similar number of snaps for the Cowboys.

“Like, am I gonna go out here and just beat somebody to death for 60 plays a game? Probably not, but it's still in there. And I can still win a lot of these reps, especially when it's crunch time," he said.

Not everything is finalized for Miller. He is still trying to figure out what number he will wear for the Cowboys. Miller and fullback Hunter Luepke both had No. 40 on during a joint practice with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday.

“I'm not gonna get caught up in the number, but I did make some offers to him already that I feel like he can't really come off of those. I think a lifetime supply of chicken will do it," said Miller, who owns and operates a poultry ranch. “A number would be fine, but I think the most important thing is to win a lot of these games, play in big games, and the number would just be an afterthought.”

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El helicóptero Sky 10 sobrevolaba el Ayuntamiento, ubicado en el 776 de NE 125th St., poco después de las 2:00 p. m., mientras el vehículo azul permanecía en el lugar.

Según la policía de North Miami, el conductor perdió el control del vehículo mientras daba marcha atrás y chocó contra las puertas de entrada del Ayuntamiento.

La policía informó que el conductor sufrió heridas leves en el accidente y fue trasladado a un hospital local para ser evaluado.

No hubo otros vehículos involucrados en el choque.

“Cerraron todo y había mucha gente alrededor. Todo el mundo corría de un lado a otro”, comentó Sofia Stefanskaia, quien trabaja cerca del lugar.

Las autoridades municipales confirmaron que el Ayuntamiento permanecerá cerrado hasta nuevo aviso.

The space agency released before-and-after photos of the impact area on Tuesday.

The Falcon rocket’s upper stage plowed into the moon at 5,400 mph (8,700 kph) on Aug. 5 after drifting through space for more than a year. It launched a pair of private moon landers with experiments and even a tiny rover in 2025 as part of NASA’s push to commercialize lunar exploration.

Based on these new photos by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the fresh crater appears to be 60 feet (18 meters) across and less than 10 feet (3 meters) deep, according to scientists.

Dark and bright streaks are clearly visible emanating like butterfly wings from the crater. The darker lines represent excavated material that was close to the surface and shaped by eons of solar wind, cosmic rays and micrometeorite strikes. The brighter rays indicate fresh rocks and dirt that were hurled from farther down.

The spacecraft photographed the crater a week after the collision from 60 miles (96 kilometers) up, while zooming along at one mile per second. Flight controllers had to tilt the spacecraft so its cameras pointed toward the impact scene.

The orbiter completes a lunar polar orbit every two hours, as the moon rotates beneath. It took six days before the crash scene came into view.

South Korea’s Danuri spacecraft was first on the scene to beam back photos.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been orbiting the moon since 2009, serving as NASA's up-close eyes as the space agency works to return astronauts to the lunar surface.

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Nine-year-old Nava Seewald is full of energy.

“She is a firecracker,” her mom, Rivky Seewald, said.

She’s silly, bursting with positivity and swears she’s going to be famous one day.

About a year ago, Nava started getting headaches. Her parents thought it was something simple.

But within hours of a routine doctor’s appointment, their world was flipped upside down.

“They called my wife and said, ‘Go to the hospital now,’” her dad, Yosef Seewald, said.

The next morning, doctors at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital told the family Nava had acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, and would start chemotherapy that day.

While doctors began aggressive treatment to save Nava’s life, the nonprofit Chai Lifeline stepped in to help hold the rest of the family together.

The organization delivered hot meals, sent volunteers to help with whatever the family needed and provided support.

“With all the volunteers that Chai Lifeline has given us, like going whenever we needed to do something, whenever there was an event that we needed to go to, Chai Lifeline brought volunteers to the hospital so that they were with Nava, so we didn’t have to worry about anything,” Rivky Seewald said.

“Every single day she had volunteers,” she said. “Without them, I don’t know, we wouldn’t have gone through it. They were really just so amazing to us.”

And when Nava was well enough, Chai Lifeline gave her something to look forward to: Camp Simcha.

“The funnest place on Earth,” Nava Seewald said.

The sleepaway camp in New York allows children battling cancer to spend nearly two weeks just being kids — and, for a little while, forget what they’ve been through.

“They are free as a bird for patients that are normally restricted,” said Dr. Warren Alperstein, one of Nava’s doctors.

The camp is staffed with pediatric oncologists, including Alperstein, who also treats Nava at home.

Every camper has a one-on-one counselor.

“They made sure that the kids are comfortable with that counselor and they’re one to one taking care of all the time,” Alperstein said.

Children can receive the care they need at camp, including chemotherapy if necessary.

“If you can send a patient who’s in the care of a doctor with that doctor to a camp, you can’t get better, can’t be more secure than that,” Yosef Seewald said.

Nava has been counting down the days until camp.

“She’s counting down the minutes, she really is. Every day she tells me how many days are left. She’s so excited,” Rivky Seewald said.

Nava says she plans to return to Camp Simcha every year.

“And the one year that I can become a counselor, I’m gonna,” she said.

Until then, Nava will keep inspiring everyone she meets.

“If any kid can go through such a thing and come out stronger rather than weaker, it’s Nava,” Rivky Seewald said. “She has taught us that really this is the way to go through life. You push on. And you show that you’re strong and you can get through it.”

Nava is now cancer-free.

She is at Camp Simcha right now, and her mom says she’s loving it.

Chai Lifeline is a nonprofit organization that operates on donations.

Miami alcanzó los 100 grados el martes, algo que solo había ocurrido otra vez en julio de 1942, según registros desde 1895.

Fort Lauderdale, mientras tanto, estableció su propio récord al alcanzar los 98 grados, marca que había sido registrada por última vez en 2024.

Una alerta por calor está vigente hasta la noche del martes, sin lluvias en el pronóstico que puedan darnos alivio.

Tormentas eléctricas aisladas por la tarde regresarán el miércoles y estarán presentes cada día hasta el fin de semana. Esto hará que las temperaturas bajen a entre los bajos y mediados de los 90 grados.

Sin embargo, no se sentirá diferente, ya que la humedad será mayor.

Florida es un estado con elecciones primarias cerradas, lo que significa que los votantes generalmente reciben la boleta de las primarias del partido político con el que están registrados. Todos los votantes registrados pueden participar en contiendas no partidistas y en cualquier contienda de primaria universal que aparezca en su boleta.

Contiendas para el Congreso

Varias contiendas para el Congreso que afectan al condado Broward han atraído a numerosos candidatos, incluidos los Distritos 20, 24, 25 y 22.

Contiendas estatales

Los votantes de Broward también ayudarán a elegir a los nominados de sus partidos para varios cargos estatales, incluidos gobernador y Senado de Estados Unidos.

En la boleta también aparecen contiendas disputadas para director financiero y comisionado de Agricultura.

Contiendas de la Comisión del Condado Broward y la Junta Escolar

A nivel del condado, las primarias demócratas para la Comisión del Condado por el Distrito 6 incluyen a Eugen Bold, Jeffery Jones, A.J. Ryan y Caryl Shuham.

Los votantes también decidirán varias contiendas no partidistas para la Junta Escolar del condado Broward, incluidos los Distritos 1, 4, 6, 7 y 8.

Las contiendas judiciales incluyen una competencia entre tres candidatos para juez del 17.º Circuito Judicial, Grupo 52, entre David Andrew Fry, Tamar Hamilton y Kathleen O’Brien “Katie” Hinkle. Debi Gheorge Alten y Veronica N. Walker compiten por el puesto de juez del Tribunal del Condado, Grupo 11.

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Varias elecciones al Congreso que afectan al condado de Miami-Dade cuentan con un gran número de candidatos, incluidas las de los distritos 24, 25 y 27.

Entre las contiendas legislativas de Miami-Dade figuran primarias muy disputadas para varios escaños de la Cámara de Representantes de Florida, incluidos los distritos 106, 108, 109, 113 y 118.

Los votantes de Miami-Dade también eligieron a sus candidatos para el escaño del Distrito 1 de la Junta Escolar de Miami-Dade, así como para diversos puestos de comisionado.

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Florida es un estado con elecciones primarias cerradas, lo que significa que, por lo general, los votantes solo pueden emitir su voto por candidatos del partido político con el que están registrados. Sin embargo, todos los votantes registrados pueden participar en las contiendas no partidistas aplicables y en las contiendas de primarias universales.

Los votantes encontraron una variedad de contiendas federales, estatales y locales en sus boletas, dependiendo de dónde viven y de su afiliación partidista. Las boletas incluyeron primarias partidistas para gobernador de Florida, Senado de EE. UU., contiendas legislativas estatales y del Congreso, además de contiendas no partidistas.

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The State Department said Tuesday it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, a Japanese national, and ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, who is from Senegal, with sanctions that freeze any assets they have in U.S. jurisdictions or come into contact with the U.S. financial system.

“The Trump Administration has been clear: the International Criminal Court is a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. “We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty.”

The move is the latest by the Trump administration against the ICC, which it says has exceeded its mandate by investigating or trying soldiers, commanders and political officials from countries, such as Israel and the United States, that are not members of the court.

The ICC was quick to respond, as it has done when faced with previous Trump administration actions, saying that the sanctions “undermine the rule of law.”

“When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk,” it said.

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Khalil Rashad Smith was arrested Monday evening after a felony traffic stop, the Pembroke Pines Police Department said.

According to the arrest form, Smith showed up at BMW of Pembroke Pines on Sheridan Street around 11:55 a.m.

He asked to see a blue-gray BMW M440i, and a dealership employee obliged, first photocopying Smith’s Florida ID for the sales file. Once Smith got behind the wheel and had the key in hand, he shoved the employee in the abdomen, closed the door and drove off — circling the lot briefly before speeding out, police said.

About half an hour later, at 12:28 p.m., officers said they received a call about shots fired at a nearby home. Surveillance video reportedly caught Smith backing the stolen BMW into the driveway, hopping a chain-link fence into the backyard, and heading straight for a set of glass French doors that led into the master bedroom.

When he found them locked, police say he raised a handgun and fired several rounds into the door before retreating to the car and driving away.

Police later identified the home as belonging to Smith’s mother. Investigators said she’ had kicked him out about a month earlier due to ongoing conflicts over his behavior, and told authorities he no longer had permission to be there. She told detectives he’d struggled with anger issues since being “kicked out” of the Navy in November 2025.

Officers tracked the BMW and pulled it over. Smith was found with a tan-and-black .22-caliber handgun — its magazine empty and slide locked back, consistent with all rounds having been fired. Investigators later recovered 10 spent .22-caliber shell casings at the shooting scene, matching the gun.

Smith faces three felony counts: carjacking without a firearm, armed burglary of a dwelling, and attempted first-degree premeditated murder.

Smith went before a judge on Tuesday and is currently being held at the Broward Main Jail on no bond.

The remains are believed to be those of a man who may have been sacrificed during a ritual in which a canal linked to a ceremonial pool was closed.

Gladys Paz, the archaeologist who led the excavation, said the bones will help researchers better understand "the rituals of the Lima culture” and reconstruct ceremonies performed hundreds of years ago.

Paz said that the body was buried inside a canal, resting on its left flank, with the skull facing the pyramid and the Pacific Ocean.

The Lima culture flourished between the 1st and 7th centuries along Peru’s arid central coast, about 700 years before the rise of the Inca Empire.

Huaca Pucllana was one of the most important ceremonial and administrative centers of the Lima culture, which disappeared centuries before a group of Spanish conquistadors founded Lima in 1535.

Today, the pyramid is surrounded by parks, leafy streets and upscale apartment buildings in the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro.

Huaca Pucllana is open to tourists, with a restaurant serving Peruvian specialties like ceviche, stir-fried beef and roasted alpaca meat.

According to Peru’s government, there are more than 400 archaeological sites across metropolitan Lima. Pieter Van Dalen, an archaeology professor at the National University of San Marcos who was not involved in the excavation, said that it's common to find tombs, mummified remains and other burial-related items along Peru’s coast. Such discoveries have also been made while construction workers dig canals to install gas pipes.

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Sky 10 was above City Hall at 776 NE 125th St. just after 2 p.m. as the blue vehicle remained at the scene and the driver was placed on a gurney and loaded into a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck.

According to North Miami police, the driver lost control of the vehicle while backing up and struck the entrance doors of City Hall.

Police said the driver sustained minor injuries in the crash and was transported to a local hospital to be evaluated.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

“They closed everything and there were a lot of people around. Everyone was kind of running around,” Sofia Stefanskaia, who works nearby, said.

City officials confirmed that City Hall has been closed until further notice.

Spotty afternoon thunderstorms return Wednesday and will be with us each day into the weekend. This will bring our temperatures down to the low-to-middle 90s. It will not feel any different since humidity will be higher.

The USS Benfold “reported an engineering casualty involving its generators, causing a loss of power” on July 24, Navy spokesman Cmdr. Matthew Comer said in the statement. The breakdown meant the crew went without drinking water, meals, functioning toilets and air conditioning for days aboard the ship, Comer said.

The incident, which only became public on Friday when it was first reported by USNI News, comes as the Pentagon grapples with serious questions about the quality of life aboard naval vessels and the military's ability to supply ships during the conflict with Iran.

Democratic lawmakers are calling for investigations into conditions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Reports last week revealed that the ship, which has spent a record-setting 250 uninterrupted days at sea, has experienced shortages of supplies, including food and hygiene products, while crew members have suffered from stress and poor mental health.

Comer stressed that there were no injuries to the crew of the Benfold, “who demonstrated resilience, grit, professionalism, and unwavering steadiness in their response,” but that the ship needed assistance from the George Washington carrier strike group.

The cruiser USS Robert Smalls provided meals to the stricken destroyer.

Ultimately, Comer said the Benfold had to be towed to Subic Bay, in the Philippines, for repairs, arriving on July 28. The crew was then provided food and lodging off the ship. On Aug. 8, the Benfold left port “with all engineering, combat systems, and crew support systems functioning normally,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, the ships from the George Washington strike group, including the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, were spotted heading toward the Middle East. The carrier was expected to replace the Lincoln, which the acting navy secretary, Hung Cao, said last week would be returning home soon.

This would leave the waters of the Pacific without a U.S. carrier presence for an unknown period of time. The Trump administration sees China, the dominant power in the region, as “a settled force” that only needs to be deterred from dominating the U.S. or its allies and not the top global adversary that it was under the Biden administration.

A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence Sunday afternoon was met by the brothers and then observed paramedics performing CPR on an unresponsive woman, the report states.

“The patient did not seem to have any obvious physical reasons to be unresponsive,” the officer notes. After attempting lifesaving measures, the emergency workers declared Panettiere dead at 2:31 p.m.

No cause has been determined, and her death remains under investigation. An autopsy found no signs of trauma, and police said officers saw no signs of foul play.

The onetime child star, who soared to fame in the TV shows “Heroes” and “Nashville” while enduring struggles with alcohol addiction and depression, would have turned 37 on Friday.

Tumultuous relationship

Panettiere and Brian Hickerson had been in a tumultuous relationship for years, with allegations the 37-year-old aspiring actor physically abused her.

He was charged in 2020 with multiple counts of felony abuse, and he pleaded no contest to two counts of injuring a spouse or partner and served a short time in jail due to the case. He was sentenced to four years of probation and anger management and Alcoholics Anonymous sessions.

He completed the terms and recently asked a judge to reduce his conviction to misdemeanors; that request was denied Thursday by a Los Angeles judge. Messages were sent Tuesday seeking comment from Pat Carey, an attorney for Hickerson.

Panettiere wrote of Hickerson's time behind bars, and how she hoped it would change him, in her memoir, “This Is Me,” which came out in May.

“I wanted Brian to be in jail just long enough to scare him, but not long enough where’d he become a worse person,” she wrote. “I needed him to admit his wrongs and change because of them, but I didn’t want to traumatize him in an irreversible way.”

She wrote about her decision to “let go of my resentment” and try to forgive Hickerson, who she'd met at a West Hollywood restaurant in 2018 after noticing his “charming smile.”

Police report has redactions

The police report, which is heavily redacted, said the responding officer first spoke with Zach Hickerson, who said the unresponsive woman was his brother's girlfriend.

“I observed Zach to be very emotional while EMS were working on Hayden. Brian did not become emotional until EMS declared her officially deceased,” the officer said.

After she was declared dead, the officer escorted the brothers out of the apartment. The officer spoke with Brian “more in depth,” but the details of that conversation are redacted in the police report.

Also redacted is a list that of medications that Panettiere had been taking.

She had been open about addiction issues

In her book, Panettiere described lifelong scars from her early fame, and acknowledged being addicted to alcohol and enduring postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter, Kaya, with Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko in 2014.

Panettiere’s daughter, now 11, began living with Klitschko full-time in Ukraine when she was 2. At the time, the actor was struggling with mental health and addiction. She entered rehab in 2015, while filming “Nashville.”

“I think there’s been this very common misconception that I just gave up my child,” she said in an interview with podcaster Jay Shetty in May. “That could not be farther from the truth.”

In a statement Tuesday, Klitschko said he will make sure their daughter always remembers her mother.

“She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives," Klitschko said on Instagram.

Panettiere had endured numerous family struggles, and tragedy. Her parents’ marriage was strained, and eventually ended. Her younger brother, Jansen Panettiere, who was also an actor, died of a heart condition in 2023, at age 28.

Started out as a child actor

Panettiere was one of two children born to Skip Panettiere, a former New York City fire captain, and Lesley Vogel, a former soap opera star who had been the prime force behind her early career before the two became estranged. Panettiere began acting in commercials and soap operas, including as the ever-troubled Lizzie Spaulding on “Guiding Light.” In “This Is Me,” she wrote that the traumas her character endured, from being kidnapped to killing her mother’s boyfriend, led her to associate “catastrophe with adoration.”

“Is it any wonder why I’ve faced so many real struggles in my life?” she wrote.

She had much warmer memories of her role as a cheerleader with supernatural powers in “Heroes,” which propelled her to fame in 2006. The series revolved around the mantra: “Save the cheerleader, save the world.”

She went on to win three Teen Choice Awards for that role. She was also nominated for a Grammy for a children’s spoken word album, “A Bug’s Life: Read-Along.”

Panettiere later played a brash country upstart opposite Connie Britton on “Nashville,” which aired on ABC for four seasons before being canceled and revived on CMT. She did her own singing in the show, which scored some hits on country charts, spawned U.S. tours and earned Panettiere two supporting actress Golden Globe nominations.

Terrell Williams, 44, has been charged with second-degree burglary, safe cracking, money laundering and other felonies, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell announced at a news conference. Williams was being held without bond in Cobb County, Georgia, on suspicion of another home burglary. Jail records did not list an attorney.

Campbell said investigators were led to Williams in July, when Cobb County police arrested him and found items taken from Biffle's home.

Biffle, his wife and his two children, along with three others, died in the Dec. 18 crash, which remains under investigation by the NTSB.

Authorities reported a break-in at the home on Jan. 8 and have said $30,000 in cash, two Glock handguns, NASCAR memorabilia and gold and silver coins were stolen.

Investigators have recovered some of the stolen items, including NASCAR memorabilia, Campbell said. They also found a radio-frequency detector they believe Williams used during the burglary to locate security cameras.

He said Williams is also suspected in another North Carolina burglary that occurred when a law enforcement officer was in the hospital.

“He used headlines, social media posts, different things to find out when people were and were not home, and he executed his plan in that capacity,” Campbell said.

Campbell said investigators have also identified a person of interest in a separate fraud case following the Biffle family's death.

Investigators have said bank, Venmo and PayPal accounts tied to the Biffles were accessed online using personal information, with phone numbers and email addresses changed to gain control of funds. Money was then allegedly transferred to accounts not belonging to the family and used for purchases, according to a search warrant affidavit.

At least one fraudulent check tied to Biffle’s business interests was cashed, and other attempts were made to access accounts. The activity occurred across multiple states.

Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side, according to publicist Bob Merlis. Band co-founder and guitarist Billy Gibbons, on tour with bassist Elwood Francis, hailed Beard in a statement.

“Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished,” Gibbons said.

ZZ Top sold more than 50 million records and had six singles that reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Seven of their albums have been in the Billboard 200’s Top 10 and they earned three Grammy Award nominations.

“I’ve found the people I was meant to play with,” Beard says in the 2019 documentary “ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas.” “I never wanted to quit, and never wanted to get fired.”

Drummers went to social media to pay tribute to Beard's influence, including Rage Against the Machine's Brad Wilk, who wrote his mind was blown seeing Beard's two-hand shuffle live in high school. Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum called Beard “a very special and unique man behind the kit.”

How the band came together

Beard, from Frankston, Texas, met Gibbons in a band called The Moving Sidewalks and later introduced bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill who had been in several bands with Beard.

The trio formed ZZ Top in 1969, naming themselves in part after blues singer Z.Z. Hill and influenced by the British power trio Cream and Jimmy Reed. They maintained their original lineup for more than five decades. Their signature look — long, bushy beards on Gibbons and Hill, and dark sunglasses for all — didn’t change much, either.

When Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards helped induct the trio into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, he joked: “These cats know their blues and they know how to dress it up. When I first saw them, I thought, ‘I hope these guys are not on the run, because that disguise is not going to work.’ ”

ZZ Top songs — with their sly and humorous lyrics — were popular in Hollywood, which used “Gimme All Your Lovin’” in “Happy Feet,” “Sharp Dressed Man” in “Evan Almighty,” “Legs” in “Air,” “Sleeping Bag” in “I, Tonya,” “Tush” in “Dazed and Confused,” “Mexican Blackbird” in “From Dusk Till Dawn” and “La Grange” in “Armageddon.”

“The best way to describe ZZ Top is we’re interpreters of a great American art form,” Gibbons told The Dallas Morning News.

Their debut release, “ZZ Top’s First Album,” came out in 1970. Their sound was described as a hybrid mixing elements of rock, blues and funk into a steaming-hot Houston stew. They called themselves a “Little Ol’ Band From Texas.”

Breaking through

Three years later, they broke through commercially with “La Grange,” a funky blues song on the album “Tres Hombres” that paid tribute to the Chicken Ranch, a brothel outside of the Texas town of La Grange that operated from 1905 until 1973 and was immortalized in the Broadway show and the film “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.” Gibbons has ascribed the power of “La Grange" to its simplicity — just two chords and a Robert Johnson-inspired guitar solo.

The band went on to have such hits as “Tush” and “Cheap Sunglasses.” But their 1983 “Eliminator” — named after one of Gibbons’ custom cars — added more production elements, synthesizers and drum machines to their stripped-down sound and yielded the hits “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Legs” and “Sharp-Dressed Man.” The band toured with a Texas-shaped stage, live rattlesnakes and a longhorn steer.

Long beards weren’t always part of the band’s look. Gibbons said it happened by accident: In 1976, the trio took a long break and scattered. Beard went to Jamaica, Hill went to Mexico and Gibbons went to France.

“Although we were speaking by phone, this was pre-video phone. And Dusty and I did not know that we had gotten so lazy that we had decided to forget to shave,” Gibbons told The Tribune in San Luis Obispo in 2010. “So after three years we returned and showed up, and lo and behold here was this sort of wacky-looking image. And it just kind of stuck with us.”

A boost from MTV

The band’s rock-chic cool played well on the nascent MTV crowd and their videos, featuring models in short skirts emerging from one of Gibbons’ custom roadsters, became a mainstay.

They kept the beards, hats and cheap sunglasses in the video trilogy of “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Sharp Dressed Man,” and “Legs,” made with director Tim Newman.

“ZZ Top reveled in the humor and ridiculousness of it all, busting their synchronized dance moves and spinning their white-fur guitars. These guys always got the joke, at a time when other bands were still just nervously lip-syncing in front of brick walls,” Rolling Stone said in 2021.

In 2012, superstar producer Rick Rubin helped update the trio’s sound with the band’s comeback album, “La Futura.” The album landed at No. 6 on the Billboard chart, their highest position since 1990's “Recycler,” some 22 years previously.

Hill died in 2021.

In March 2025, the band announced via Instagram that Beard would temporarily step away from the band’s tour to tend to foot and ankle problems. Beard died weeks after ZZ Top called off its Aug. 5 concert at the Hollywood Bowl due to his health issues.

Beard is survived by his wife, Debbie Meredith, and three children.

Christopher D. Brayboy dijo a los agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward que había sido desalojado el 7 de agosto de la vivienda en Pompano Beach, según el informe de un agente.

Tras recibir una denuncia anónima, agentes de la BSO acudieron el lunes a la vivienda ubicada en Northwest 19th Street, cerca de Sixth Avenue, según el informe de un agente.

“Los perros parecían estar por debajo de su peso”, escribió un agente, según un informe de arresto.

Brayboy dijo a los agentes que el propietario le había permitido regresar a la vivienda para alimentar a los perros y darles agua, y que lo hacía cada dos días, según el informe de arresto.

Los agentes arrestaron a Brayboy el lunes en Pompano Beach y funcionarios penitenciarios lo ingresaron en la cárcel principal del condado Broward, en Fort Lauderdale, según los registros de arresto y de reclusos.

El Control Animal del condado Broward quedó a cargo de los seis perros, según los agentes. Brayboy compareció ante el tribunal el martes y un juez de fianzas ordenó que se mantuviera alejado de las mascotas.

Brayboy enfrentaba seis cargos de crueldad agravada hacia animales, un delito grave de tercer grado. Su fianza era de $21,000 USD.

Según sus propias declaraciones, la organización sin fines de lucro Corporate Accountability Lab dedicó más de tres años a investigar las condiciones laborales en plantaciones propiedad de Central Romana Corporation, Ltd., el mayor empleador y propietario de tierras de República Dominicana. De acuerdo con el informe, sus dueños tienen vínculos con el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y con el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio.

Central Romana Corporation ya había sido investigada por la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés), que acusó a la empresa de aislar a los trabajadores, retener salarios, propiciar condiciones laborales y de vivienda abusivas y presionar para imponer horas extra excesivas. En 2022, Estados Unidos impuso una prohibición a las importaciones de azúcar y productos relacionados elaborados por la compañía, pero la prohibición fue revertida el año pasado bajo el gobierno de Trump.

Uno de los propietarios de Central Romana es Fanjul Corp., con sede en Florida, que es dueña de Florida Crystals. En el informe se afirma que la familia Fanjul mantiene estrechos vínculos con Trump y con el gobierno dominicano.

El grupo de derechos humanos instó al gobierno de Estados Unidos a restablecer la prohibición.

“Mientras el azúcar y otros intereses bien posicionados disfruten de los beneficios de ese acceso al mercado e ignoren los abusos de derechos laborales en sus cadenas de suministro, la política de Estados Unidos seguirá siendo cómplice de los mismos tipos de abuso a los que afirma oponerse”, sostuvo la organización sin fines de lucro.

Grupos locales de la sociedad civil calculan que hasta 8.000 trabajadores laboran en los cañaverales de la empresa, que se extienden por más de 70.293 hectáreas (173.700 acres).

Desde hace tiempo se quejan de la falta de salarios y de verse obligados a habitar viviendas hacinadas que a menudo carecen de agua o electricidad, algo verificado por periodistas de The Associated Press en años recientes. Muchos de ellos son migrantes haitianos o descendientes de estos, quienes, pese a haber nacido en la República Dominicana, no tienen ciudadanía.

En el informe se cita a un trabajador no identificado que afirmó no tener documentos para conseguir otro empleo: “¿Por qué nos quedaríamos? Así somos sus esclavos”.

Corporate Accountability Lab pidió a Central Romana Corporation que inscriba a los trabajadores en el sistema de seguridad social del país, les pague al menos el salario mínimo diario, les permita afiliarse a un sindicato independiente y proteja su salud, entre otras medidas.

También se citó a un trabajador no identificado que señaló que empleados de la empresa asignan los trabajos y toman decisiones sobre cuánto se le debe a alguien: “Siempre nos pagan de menos, pero no podemos luchar para que nos paguen lo justo porque no tenemos ese tipo de poder”.

La organización sin fines de lucro afirmó que un “clima de miedo… impregna la industria” e instó a los clientes del azúcar a adherirse a un código de conducta propuesto que sería elaborado por los trabajadores.

“Quiero quejarme cada semana, pero como todos tienen mucho miedo, nadie te apoya”, dijo un trabajador no identificado, según el informe.

Esos temores se reflejaron en un estudio reciente del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos, y el gobierno de Estados Unidos también describió las condiciones de vida en las plantaciones como “inhumanas” y “abusivas”.

En el informe de Corporate Accountability Lab se incluyen comentarios de Central Romana Corporation, a la que se citó diciendo que el informe estaba “plagado de inexactitudes y falsedades” y que la empresa no había violado leyes locales ni normas laborales internacionales.

Hasta el momento, la empresa no ha respondido a una solicitud en la que se piden comentarios adicionales.

Corporate Accountability Lab instó al gobierno dominicano a regularizar el estatus migratorio de todas las personas reclutadas para trabajar en los cañaverales, a desembolsar las pensiones adeudadas y a hacer cumplir las leyes laborales y ambientales.

La organización determinó que dos tipos de trabajadores son los más vulnerables: los cortadores de caña de edad avanzada que no han recibido sus beneficios de jubilación y quienes son apátridas.

“Los gobiernos de todos los países deberían prohibir la importación de azúcar y productos a base de azúcar elaborados con trabajo forzoso en República Dominicana”, manifestó la organización.

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The money will help Haiti’s government update its voter lists and procure 350,000 blank identification cards, the OAS said in a statement.

Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people across Haiti, with many leaving their IDs and other important documents behind when fleeing their homes under attack by armed men in Port-au-Prince and beyond.

The OAS said the grant also would help reduce the backlog of Haitians awaiting identification, expand services in rural communities and improve power and internet connections in decentralized offices.

Last month, Haiti’s government began voter registration in Port-au-Prince, where an estimated 70% of territory is controlled by gangs.

The first round of elections is scheduled for Dec. 13, although experts have said ongoing gang violence could push back the date once again.

Haiti hasn’t had a president since Jovenel Moïse was killed at his private residence in July 2021. Moïse became president following the November 2016 elections.

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Christopher D. Brayboy told Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies that he had been evicted on Aug. 7 from the home in Pompano Beach, according to a deputy’s report.

After getting an anonymous complaint, BSO deputies responded to the home on Monday along Northwest 19th Street, near Sixth Avenue, according to a deputy’s report.

“The dogs appeared underweight,” a deputy wrote, according to an arrest report.

Brayboy told deputies that the landlord had allowed him to return to the home to feed the dogs and give them water, and he was doing so every other day, according to the arrest report.

Deputies arrested Brayboy on Monday in Pompano Beach, and corrections booked him at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, according to arrest and inmate records.

Broward County Animal Control took custody of the six dogs, according to deputies. Brayboy appeared in court on Tuesday, and a bond court judge ordered him to stay away from pets.

Brayboy faced six counts of aggravated animal cruelty, a third-degree felony. His bond was $21,000.

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Jail records show Lyle, 20, was arrested Thursday on charges of fleeing and eluding at a high speed and reckless driving. He was released the same day after posting a $55,000 bond, according to the Broward State Attorney’s Office.

The incident happened on July 10 on the northbound Sawgrass Expressway in Broward County just north of Sunrise Boulevard in Sunrise, according to the warrant.

A responding officer said he was conducting “traffic enforcement” shortly after 7 p.m. when he saw a gray BMW X5 M-Series rapidly approaching from behind.

The officer first clocked Lyle traveling 92 mph in a posted 65-mph zone, according to the warrant.

The officer said he activated his emergency lights and siren to stop the BMW, but the driver “failed to yield and rapidly accelerated away,” the warrant states.

According to the warrant, the BMW’s speed “increased to approximately 130 mph or greater while traveling through significant Friday evening traffic.”

Police said Lyle repeatedly followed other vehicles at extremely short distances, made “rapid, abrupt, and unsafe lane changes” and weaved between occupied lanes of traffic.

As the BMW approached West Oakland Park Boulevard, Lyle exited the travel lanes and used the outside shoulder to pass other motorists before swerving back into traffic, the warrant states.

The officer then stopped his attempt to catch the BMW because of its extreme speed, traffic and the danger posed to other motorists, according to the warrant.

The officer said he continued watching the BMW from a safe distance and later saw it exit the Sawgrass Expressway onto eastbound West Commercial Boulevard.

At the intersection of West Commercial Boulevard and Hiatus Road, Lyle made a wide U-turn from a through lane and continued westbound, despite red left-turn arrows controlling the designated left-turn lanes, according to the warrant.

Lyle then entered the southbound Sawgrass Expressway and again accelerated to a high rate of speed before the officer lost sight of him, the warrant states.

Police said they also reviewed license plate reader information that showed the Lyle traveling eastbound on Royal Palm Boulevard at Weston Road at about 7:03 p.m., roughly four minutes before the officer first encountered it on the Sawgrass Expressway.

Investigators later reviewed surveillance video near Lyle’s home in Sunrise, according to the warrant.

A neighbor’s Ring camera showed the BMW was not in Lyle’s driveway at about 6:46 p.m. but was backed into the driveway approximately one hour later, the warrant states.

Investigators said they obtained a search warrant for surveillance recordings from Lyle’s home.

The warrant states the combined surveillance evidence established that the BMW was not at his home at about 7:18 p.m. but arrived at approximately 7:34 p.m., with Lyle driving.

A University of Miami spokesperson previously told Local 10 News in an email, “We are aware of an incident involving student-athlete Jordan Lyle. As due legal process runs its course, we will have no further comment at this time.”

Lyle, a Fort Lauderdale native, started at running back in Miami’s 2025 season opener against Notre Dame but suffered a leg injury that sidelined him for most of the season.

He played in six games, carrying the ball 35 times for 108 yards and scoring one touchdown against Stanford.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Lyle, de 20 años, fue arrestado el jueves por cargos de huir y evadir a alta velocidad y conducción imprudente. Fue puesto en libertad ese mismo día después de pagar una fianza de $55,000 USD, según la Fiscalía Estatal de Broward.

El incidente ocurrió el 10 de julio en la vía Sawgrass Expressway en dirección norte, en el condado Broward, justo al norte de Sunrise Boulevard, en Sunrise, según la orden de arresto.

Un agente que respondió dijo que estaba realizando “control de tráfico” poco después de las 7 p.m. cuando vio un BMW X5 M-Series gris que se acercaba rápidamente por detrás.

El agente registró inicialmente a Lyle conduciendo a 92 mph en una zona con un límite establecido de 65 mph, según la orden.

El agente dijo que activó las luces de emergencia y la sirena para detener al BMW, pero el conductor “no cedió el paso y aceleró rápidamente para alejarse”, señala la orden.

Según la orden, la velocidad del BMW “aumentó a aproximadamente 130 mph o más mientras circulaba entre un tráfico considerable de viernes por la noche”.

La policía dijo que Lyle siguió repetidamente a otros vehículos a distancias extremadamente cortas, realizó “cambios de carril rápidos, abruptos e inseguros” y zigzagueó entre carriles ocupados.

Cuando el BMW se acercó a West Oakland Park Boulevard, Lyle salió de los carriles de circulación y utilizó el arcén exterior para adelantar a otros conductores antes de volver a incorporarse al tráfico, señala la orden.

El agente entonces dejó de intentar alcanzar al BMW debido a su velocidad extrema, el tráfico y el peligro que representaba para otros conductores, según la orden.

Dijo que continuó observando el BMW desde una distancia segura y posteriormente lo vio salir de la Sawgrass Expressway hacia West Commercial Boulevard en dirección este.

En la intersección de West Commercial Boulevard y Hiatus Road, Lyle hizo un giro en U amplio desde un carril de circulación y continuó hacia el oeste, a pesar de las flechas rojas que controlaban los carriles designados para girar a la izquierda, según la orden.

Lyle luego ingresó a la Sawgrass Expressway en dirección sur y nuevamente aceleró a gran velocidad antes de que el agente perdiera de vista el vehículo, señala la orden.

La policía dijo que también revisó información de lectores de matrículas que mostró a Lyle conduciendo hacia el este por Royal Palm Boulevard en Weston Road aproximadamente a las 7:03 p.m., unos cuatro minutos antes de que el agente lo encontrara por primera vez en la Sawgrass Expressway.

Posteriormente, los investigadores revisaron un video de vigilancia cerca de la casa de Lyle en Sunrise, según la orden.

La cámara Ring de un vecino mostró que el BMW no estaba en la entrada de la casa de Lyle aproximadamente a las 6:46 p.m., pero había sido estacionado de reversa en la entrada aproximadamente una hora después, señala la orden.

Los investigadores dijeron que obtuvieron una orden de registro para las grabaciones de vigilancia de la casa de Lyle.

La orden señala que las pruebas combinadas de vigilancia establecieron que el BMW no estaba en su casa aproximadamente a las 7:18 p.m., pero llegó aproximadamente a las 7:34 p.m., con Lyle al volante.

Un portavoz de la Universidad de Miami dijo previamente a Local 10 News en un correo electrónico: “Estamos al tanto de un incidente relacionado con el estudiante-atleta Jordan Lyle. Mientras se desarrolla el debido proceso legal, no haremos más comentarios por el momento”.

Lyle, nativo de Fort Lauderdale, fue titular como corredor en el partido inaugural de la temporada 2025 de Miami contra Notre Dame, pero sufrió una lesión en una pierna que lo dejó fuera durante la mayor parte de la temporada.

Jugó en seis partidos, corrió con el balón 35 veces para 108 yardas y anotó un touchdown contra Stanford.

En una publicación en X, Uthmeier afirmó que la detención se llevó a cabo con la «ayuda sustancial» del Departamento de Policía de Florida y de las fuerzas del orden locales.

“Estar en una posición de confianza pública no brinda protección contra la rendición de cuentas”, dijo Uthmeier.

Las autoridades indicaron que Caruso, de 67 años y residente de Riviera Beach, fue suspendido inmediatamente de su cargo por el gobernador Ron DeSantis tras su arresto.

Indicaron que Caruso tiene prohibido realizar cualquier acto o función oficial y recibir cualquier pago o asignación mientras permanezca suspendido.

Residentes

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Caruso enfrenta cargos que incluyen secuestro, abuso sexual lascivo o lascivo, exhibición lasciva o lasciva, atraer o incitar a un menor y abuso infantil que involucra daño mental.

Una orden de arresto obtenida por Local 10 News señala que la víctima, menor de 12 años y conocida por Caruso, afirmó que Caruso tuvo actividad sexual con él en dos ocasiones distintas: una cerca del Día de Acción de Gracias de 2024 y nuevamente durante un crucero familiar en agosto de 2025.

Caruso buscaba la reelección para permanecer como secretario del tribunal de circuito y contralor del condado Palm Beach, un cargo para el que DeSantis lo nombró en agosto pasado.

Las autoridades indicaron que Caruso fue trasladado al Departamento Correccional del Condado Orange y permanecía detenido sin derecho a fianza a la espera de su primera comparecencia, programada para el miércoles a las 10 a.m.

Esta detención marca un punto de inflexión decisivo. Cuando alguien atenta contra un menor, no solo infringe la ley, sino que destroza la confianza de una comunidad. Nos aseguraremos de que la voz de esta superviviente sea escuchada en cada etapa de este proceso», declaró Lisa Haba, del bufete The Haba Law Firm y abogada de la víctima, a Local 10 News

La Oficina del Secretario Judicial del condado de Palm Beach emitió este comunicado a Local 10 News tras la detención de Caruso:

Esta mañana, nuestra oficina fue notificada de que el secretario Mike Caruso fue arrestado bajo cargos penales graves. Estamos a la espera de información adicional por parte de la oficina del Gobernador sobre los pasos a seguir.Si bien esta noticia resulta sorprendente para todo nuestro equipo, no cambia quiénes somos en la oficina del secretario ni nuestro compromiso con la comunidad y los usuarios a quienes servimos.Durante décadas, la oficina del secretario del condado de Palm Beach se ha caracterizado por su profesionalismo y por brindar un servicio excepcional a los usuarios. Ese enfoque sigue vigente para cada uno de nuestros 650 empleados.

Esta es una historia en desarrollo. Sigue Local 10 News o actualiza la página para conocer los últimos detalles.

The deportees will be received within a year, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday, Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah told reporters. The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, Piah said.

Under a series of often-secret agreements, the Trump administration has deported thousands of people to nearly two dozen countries that are not their own, advocates say, with about 10 of them in Africa.

A key issue in the agreements is that they can involve migrants with protection orders from a U.S. immigration judge not to be returned to their home countries because of concerns for their safety. The Liberian minister did not say if the deportees expected in Liberia had such protection orders.

Liberia’s Justice Minister Natu Oswald Tweh said at Tuesday’s briefing that the country has screened the list of migrants ahead of their arrival.

“Most of them are people who had immigration violations and offenses,” he said.

They “may wish to seek asylum” in Liberia after their arrival or “can leave the country whenever they desire,” Piah said.

Piah added that Liberia will receive support from the U.S. to manage the program and strengthen its migration system.

“Liberia’s gesture is entirely humanitarian and in keeping with the country’s longstanding traditions,” he said.

“The government of Liberia intends to provide the transferred persons with the necessary support to seek protection in Liberia and to be safe during their stay here."

Immigration lawyers have said the Trump administration uses deportations to third countries as a legal loophole to indirectly force asylum seekers back to their home countries.

In many cases, migrants are deported to countries they've never been to or where they face safety risks and are left with little choice other than to return to the home countries they were fleeing from.

Riley English, a 26-year-old transgender woman, said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing drugs when she drove to Washington in January 2025 and told Capitol police that she was there to kill Bessent on the day of his Senate confirmation.

“I never wanted to hurt anyone,” she told U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras. “I'm not a political person. I'm not a violent person.”

Contreras, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, sentenced English to six years and one month of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. English has remained jailed since her arrest and will get credit for the nearly 20 months that she already has spent in custody.

“You’ve had a very difficult life,” Contreras told English. “Hopefully, the progress you’ve made in jail to this date has set you on the right path.”

Nobody was injured, and Contreras said her plan to harm Bessent had an “exceedingly low or non-existent” chance of success. Bessent wasn't at the Capitol when English arrived on Jan. 27, 2025. The Molotov cocktails that English brought to the Capitol appeared to be incapable of igniting, the judge noted.

Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of 10 years and one month for English. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan Horan said English had been planning the “attempted political assassination” for at least a month at a time when the threat of politically motivated violence has been mounting in the U.S.

“This was not a chance encounter or an impulsive act,” Horan said.

The case against English fits a pattern of politically motivated violence that has plagued the U.S. over the past decade. In a letter addressed to the judge, Bessent said he worries the country “cannot survive this assault.”

“Political violence is an attack on the rule of law and on representative government itself,” Bessent wrote. “It also deprives our country of service by talented men and women with ability and integrity who may reasonably decide that no job is worth threats to themselves and their families.”

English's prosecution drew comparisons to the case against California resident Sophie Roske, who was sentenced last October to over eight years in prison for attempting to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home. Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of no less than 30 years for Roske, a transgender woman. They appealed Roske's sentence by U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman, calling it unreasonably lenient.

Defense attorney Maria Jacob said English was “terrified and traumatized” by fears of what would happen to transgender people under the second Trump administration.

“Our argument is that she was in a diminished mental state,” Jacob said.

Investigators said they found a folding knife, two homemade firebombs and a lighter in English’s possession at the Capitol.

English, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, told police that she was influenced by Luigi Mangione, the man who was charged with fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. She said she was “on a mission” and “had been thinking about this for a while because of Luigi Mangione,” prosecutors said. English told officers that she was terminally ill and “wanted to do something before I go,” according to prosecutors.

English also said she traveled from Massachusetts to Washington intending to kill other Republican political figures — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and House Speaker Mike Johnson — and to burn down the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, according to police. English changed her target to Bessent after reading an internet post about his confirmation hearing, police said.

Jacob said English's actions last year were “a cry for help.”

“There was no indication that she was acting rationally that day,” the judge said.

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In a post on X, Uthmeier said Caruso’s arrest was made with “substantial assistance” from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and local law enforcement.

“Being in a position of public trust provides no shield from accountability,” Uthmeier said.

Authorities said Caruso, 67, of Riviera Beach, was immediately suspended from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis following his arrest.

They said Caruso is prohibited from performing any official act or function and from receiving any pay or allowances while suspended.

Residents

Jail records show Caruso is facing charges that include kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse involving mental injury.

An arrest warrant obtained by Local 10 News states that the victim, who is under the age of 12 and is known to Caruso, claimed that Caruso engaged in sexual activity with him on two separate occasions — once around Thanksgiving in 2024 and again during a family cruise in August 2025.

Caruso was seeking re-election to remain Palm Beach County’s clerk of the circuit court and comptroller, a position DeSantis appointed him to last August.

Authorities said Caruso is set to be transported to the Orange County Corrections Department and held without bond pending his first appearance, which is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m.

“This arrest is a decisive line in the sand. When someone targets a child, they don’t just break the law — they shatter a community’s trust. We intend to make sure this survivor’s voice is heard through every step of this process,” said Lisa Haba of The Haba Law Firm, the victim’s attorney, in a statement to Local 10 News.

The Palm Beach County Clerk of Court’s Office also issued this statement to Local 10 News following Caruso’s arrest:

"This morning, our office was notified that Clerk Mike Caruso was arrested on serious criminal charges. We are awaiting additional information from the Governor’s office on next steps.

While this is surprising news for our entire team, it does not change who we are at the Clerk’s office or our commitment to the community and customers we serve.

For decades, the Clerk’s office in Palm Beach County has consistently stood for professionalism and outstanding service for our customers. That focus remains for every one of our 650 employees."

Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian national, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in a car near his Biddeford home on July 13. Rep. Chellie Pingree said during a hearing in Maine on Monday that ICE's intended target was Durán Guerrero's roommate, who was the owner of the car Durán Guerrero was driving.

Pingree called the discovery a “shocking revelation in clear contradiction to what ICE" and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have said about the shooting. She added that it was previously established Durán Guerrero was not the intended target and also did not have a final order of removal, but did have a pending asylum case and a valid work permit.

“Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero should be alive today,” Pingree said during the hearing. “More than a month later, there are still so many basic questions that remain unanswered by ICE and the Trump administration.”

The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement late Monday that it stands by its prior assessment of the shooting. ICE was conducting “targeted surveillance on the last known address of an illegal alien with a final order of removal,” a spokesperson for the agency said.

“We are not going to disclose law enforcement sensitive intelligence and methods. Nowhere did we state that Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero or his roommate were the target of the operation,” the spokesperson said.

The shooting of Durán Guerrero remains under investigation by the Office of the Maine Attorney General. Pingree was among several Democratic House members who spoke at a hearing in Biddeford on Monday to discuss ICE's use of deadly force in the state. The Department of Homeland Security said at the time of the shooting that Durán Guerrero attempted to flee the scene and the ICE officer discharged his weapon because he feared for public safety.

Pingree and other Democratic Congress members have also called for answers from Homeland Security about its training and vetting of agents after it was disclosed that the ICE officer involved in the shooting had a history of violent behavior and mental health issues. The shooting also appeared to lead to a policy change in which ICE would suspend most vehicle stops, but President Donald Trump swiftly expressed opposition to that change.

The nonprofit Corporate Accountability Lab said it spent more than three years investigating the working conditions on plantations owned by Central Romana Corporation, Ltd., the largest employer and landowner in the Dominican Republic. Its owners have ties to U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the report noted.

Central Romana Corporation was previously investigated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which accused the company of isolating workers, withholding wages, fostering abusive working and living conditions and pushing for excessive overtime. In 2022, the U.S. imposed a ban on imports of sugar and related products made by the company, but the ban was reversed last year under the Trump administration.

One of the owners of Central Romana is the Florida-based Fanjul Corp., which owns Florida Crystals. The Fanjul family has close ties to Trump and the Dominican government, the report stated.

The human rights group called on the U.S. government to reinstate the ban.

“As long as sugar and other well-positioned interests enjoy the benefits of such market access while ignoring labor rights abuses in their supply chains, U.S. policy will remain complicit in the very kinds of abuse it claims to oppose,” the nonprofit said.

Local civil society groups estimate that up to 8,000 workers toil in the company’s sugarcane fields that span more than 173,700 acres.

They have long complained about a lack of wages and of being forced to live in cramped housing that often lacks water or electricity, as verified by Associated Press journalists in recent years. Many of them are Haitian migrants or descendants of them, who, despite being born in the Dominican Republic, do not have citizenship.

The report quoted one unidentified worker as saying that he doesn’t have any documents to get another job: “Why would we stay? This way we are their slaves.”

Corporate Accountability Lab called on Central Romana Corporation to enroll workers in the country’s social security system; pay them at least the minimum day wage; allow them to join an independent union and protect their health, among other things.

One unidentified worker was quoted as saying that company employees assign jobs and make decisions about how much someone is owed: “They are always underpaying us, but we can’t fight for them to pay us justly because we don’t have that kind of power.”

The nonprofit asserted that a “climate of fear … pervades the industry” as it called on sugar customers to adhere to a proposed code of conduct that would be developed by workers.

“I want to complain every week, but since everyone is so scared, nobody will support you,” one unidentified worker was quoted as saying.

Such fears were reflected in a recent study by the U.S. Department of Labor, with the U.S. government also describing living conditions on plantations as “inhumane” and “abusive.”

The report by Corporate Accountability Lab included comment from Central Romana Corporation, which was quoted as saying that the report was “riddled with inaccuracies and untruths” and that the company had not violated local laws or international labor standards.

The company did not immediately respond to a request seeking additional comment.

Corporate Accountability Lab called on the Dominican government to regularize the immigration status of all those recruited to work on sugarcane fields, to disburse owed pensions and enforce labor and environmental laws.

The organization found that two types of workers are most vulnerable: elderly canecutters who have not received their retirement benefits and those who are stateless.

“Governments of all countries should prohibit the importation of sugar and sugar-based products made with forced labor in the Dominican Republic,” the nonprofit said.

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Norman's comments came in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press ahead of the Aug. 25 GOP runoff to pick a replacement for the senator, who died unexpectedly last month. In a state that routinely elects only Republicans for statewide office, GOP primaries are often the most contentious competitions. Tuesday's winner will face Democrat Annie Andrews in November.

Norman finished second to Graham in a 10-candidate special primary on Aug. 11, though neither won the majority needed to win outright. AP's request for a similar interview with Graham has not been granted.

Darline Graham was appointed as interim senator after her brother's death. She opted to run in the special primary for a full term, something she said Trump — long an ally of her brother — urged her to do. Darline Graham says she's accomplished much during her time as interim, has years of experience running a state agency in South Carolina and will continue to advocate for Trump's goals in the Senate.

Norman said he’s skeptical that South Carolina voters have had enough time to vet the political newcomer for a six-year term, while he’s already been through a statewide campaign this cycle, coming up short in the June gubernatorial primary. He also eschewed the millions being spent on ads against him, much of it from a super PAC that had been aligned with Lindsey Graham and now supports Darline Graham.

Norman backed former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley over Trump in the 2024 presidential primary, but has since been a Trump supporter.

Here are excerpts from the AP's conversation with Norman about the race. This transcript has been edited for space and clarity:

You oppose ‘endless wars’ and support Trump. What should the U.S. do next on Iran?

A: If you read the mood of the public across the country, it's, “we want gas prices down.” They don’t understand what’s left.

(Trump) did a great job of taking out the nuclear threat that we had for 40 years. … but there’s still a lot of work to be done. The American people do not understand the Strait of Hormuz not being completely controlled by America. That’s what I hear. And gas prices, as a result, are staying high. And I think one of the worst things the president wants is the public to turn on him because he’s not ending it.

Now, what does ending it mean? Well, no one really knows. I mean, does it mean, just a remnant of leaders that are opposed to him? Does it mean bombing? He mentioned that he was going to take out the electrical supplies. He was going to decimate the country. Well, that hasn’t happened. So, I think it’s a communication issue that he needs to get involved with.

So I think he’d be doing himself a big favor to explain more now. He says it’s under no timeline. Well, when the public turns on you, they turn on you.

How does Trump's support for Graham complicate your campaign?

A: Imagine if I went to (head football coach) Dabo Swinney at Clemson and any of the coaches and said: “Look, I got a prospect I want you to look at, and I want them to. They can start. I want you to sign them up. They can start for the next six years.” “What’s the qualifications?” “They’re kin to Tom Brady.” Tell me how that analogy doesn’t work here.

It’s politics. It’s votes, and I’ve stuck with it, and I will continue to.

Has Darline Graham done enough to let voters get to know her?

A: It’s not the fact that she hasn’t been in politics. Now, she’s worked at a governmental agency. I’ve run a business. I’ve made money and I’ve lost money, and that’s the drawback for any politician. You need to have done that. I have demonstrated that I want to get the national debt solved, which is the cancer that I see is bankrupting this country, but by dodging debates, that’s going to hurt her, and it should.

You got to get out there and answer all questions.

She can run a campaign like she wants to. What’s happened? She’s told the Washington elite they’re dictating the terms because it’s not South Carolina money. Mine is my money and South Carolina’s money, so they’re dictating the terms and giving her the political answers, like Biden: Don’t show up, be in a basement. His was because he was senile. Hers is they want her to win this election.

The powers that be do not want Ralph Norman in there, and it would be questioned, what’s the return on investment that they’re having to come after me like that? What’s the return on investment for the president? If I were your typical politician, I would say, “No, that makes me mad, I’m gonna stop him at every level.” I’m not gonna do that. I don’t play like that. It would be horrible if Kamala Harris had won this. He saved the country, and I really think that. He should go on Rushmore. He really should. What he’s done, it took guts.

But this one is a head scratcher. I’m gonna win this election. We’re gonna win this election, and unless something happens that I, you know — I can just feel it. People are with us, and I’ve got a record they can’t dispute.

Does support from Nikki Haley hurt you in a race dominated by Trump?

A: No. And I told the president it was a loyalty issue. I came in with Nikki. She’s from South Carolina, and he understands that. And again, anybody can take anything and use it to say that was a reason. Look, the minute she lost (the 2024 presidential primary against Trump), I called him, and my record since he’s been in office has been lock solid.

It’s because I believe in him. I just believe what he’s doing. Now I don’t like what he’s doing now, but he’s president. I give him all the leeway to do it if that’s what you want to do. But he’s done so many good things, right, to me.

Voters have to decide that. I mean, if they want to hold that against me, it’s out there. I’m not apologizing.

If elected, what would be your Senate priorities?

A: People bait us, “Are you gonna fire (Senate Majority Leader John) Thune?” Well, it’s deeper than that. One, I wouldn’t do it to somebody that I wouldn’t have a conversation with first. When you fire anybody, you talk with them, and you come to an agreement. You either disagree or agree. I would get with Thune, who is a nice man, from what I've been hearing, say, “How can we work on getting the SAVE Act passed? Now, if it’s still the same, “We don’t have the votes. We’re not going to try anything,” and then I’ll just say, “Well, fine, I’m going to work to replace you, and we’ll see who that is.”

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The U.S. Forest Service is filing a proposal that would scrap the so called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001. The agency described the rule as a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to reducing wildfire risks in the nation’s forests.

“Our forests can’t afford another decade of inaction. Across the country, we’ve watched preventable conditions — overgrown stands, insect outbreaks and disease — turn healthy landscapes into tinderboxes,” U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement.

Scientists say that worsening wildfires are driven by a combination of climate change that warms and dries out forests, less logging and decades of fire suppression that has allowed fuels to build up.

Clinton had signed the rule to safeguard undeveloped national forest land from commercial logging and mineral leasing, with a goal of keeping ecosystems pristine and protecting water supplies.

Calling the roadless rule a failure, Rollins said the proposal calls for restoring authority to local forest managers and removing barriers that have kept them from improving forest health across millions of acres.

The roadless rule has affected 30% of national forest lands nationwide, or about 59 million acres (24 million hectares), according to the Department of Agriculture, the agency over the Forest Service.

The Forest Service will gather public comment on the proposal and on a draft of the environmental impact statement that was filed Tuesday in the Federal Register. While the rescission removes national designation of roadless areas, officials say it doesn't mandate timber cutting or road construction.

The filing comes as no surprise as the Trump administration first announced its intention to get rid of the rule during a meeting last summer in New Mexico.

Environmentalists have been sounding the alarm since then and reiterated Tuesday that lifting protections would have detrimental effects for old growth forests, wildlife and water supplies.

“Americans across the political spectrum have made it crystal clear that they don’t want political appointees removing protections from public lands,” said Chris Krupp, an attorney with the group WildEarth Guardians. “It would be a gross misreading of public sentiment to take the roadless rule away from Americans and our wildlife, and politicians do so at their jeopardy.”

Numerous groups raised concerns about what a rescission could mean, especially for places such as Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the nation's largest national forest and a lightning rod for litigation. State political leaders there have supported an exemption to the roadless rule that they argue impedes economic opportunities.

During the latter part of Trump’s first term, the federal government lifted restrictions on logging and road-building in the Tongass, something the Biden administration later reversed.

Emma Powell, the Alaska Wilderness League's government affairs manager, described the Tongass as a global treasure that serves as a home for salmon runs and abundant wildlife. She added that cultures and livelihoods are connected to the forest.

“From fisheries to tourism and outdoor recreation, these landscapes also support thousands of jobs and generate billions in economic activity each year,” Powell said.

Alex Craven, the Sierra Club's forest campaign manager, disputed officials' claims that getting rid of the rule would allow for more work to be done to reduce wildfire threats. Craven suggested more roads would lead to more fires and that it never prevented the Forest Service from doing targeted work to reduce wildfire fuels.

He vowed that the Sierra Club and other groups would fight the proposal at each step.

David Jenkins, president of the Virginia-based nonprofit Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship, criticized the proposal as fiscally irresponsible and pointed to an existing maintenance backlog that stretches into the billions of dollars.

“The agency doesn't have the budget to take care of the 368,000 miles of roads already riddling our national forests,” he said.

The deadline for comments is Sept. 21.

La Oficina del Censo de EE. UU. informó en 2024 que el distrito alberga a unas 804.159 personas. Abarca aproximadamente 250 millas cuadradas en los condados de Broward y Palm Beach, según Census Reporter. El distrito congresional ahora también incluye los condados de Collier y Hendry, en el suroeste de Florida, después de que la Legislatura estatal aprobara una redistribución de los distritos electorales a principios de este año.

Primaria republicana

La boleta electoral incluye a siete candidatos.

MICHAEL CARBONARA

Este empresario del sector “fintech” es padre de dos hijos. Se enfrentó a críticas debido a informes sobre sus vínculos con un controvertido centro de datos en Michigan.

Carbonara, de 43 años y nacido en Nueva York, es el fundador y exdirector ejecutivo de Ibanera, una empresa de banca digital con sede en Miami.

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BELINDA KEISER

Keiser, de 67 años y nacida en Filipinas, obtuvo una licenciatura en Comunicación por la Universidad Estatal de Florida y una maestría en Administración de Empresas (MBA) por la Universidad Nova Southeastern.

CASEY ASKAR

Askar, de 57 años y marine retirado de EE. UU., es el presidente de Askar Brands, una empresa de gestión de franquicias y restaurantes multimarca.

DR. HERBERT “HERBIE” WERTHEIM

Wertheim, de 87 años y nacido en Filadelfia, es optometrista y empresario. Es el fundador de Brain Power, un fabricante de productos ópticos.

DANIEL FRANZESE

Franzese, nacido en Nueva York, obtuvo una maestría en Administración de Empresas (MBA) en la Wharton School of Business de la Universidad de Pensilvania.

DAVID BURCK

Este marine retirado de EE. UU. y ex detective nació en Tampa y trabaja como agente inmobiliario.

TERRI HASDORFF

Hasdorff, nacida en Alabama, se graduó de las universidades de Harvard y Oxford y trabaja en desarrollo empresarial.

Primaria demócrata

La boleta electoral incluye a dos candidatos.

PIA DANDIYA

Hija de inmigrantes indios, es graduada de Harvard y ha trabajado como maestra y directora de escuela.

KAYSIA EARLEY

La abogada es egresada de la Universidad Howard y de la Facultad de Derecho de St. Thomas.GUÍA

PARA EL VOTANTE: Así puede prepararse para las elecciones primarias de Florida del 18 de agosto.

Los candidatos demócratas que se disputan el escaño son el diputado Jared Moskowitz, que actualmente representa al 23° distrito congresista de Florida, y Oliver Larkin.

Moskowitz, nacido en Coral Springs, fue concejal de Parkland entre 2006 y 2012 y miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de Florida entre 2012 y 2019.

El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, nombró a Moskowitz director de la División de Gestión de Emergencias de Florida entre 2019 y 2021. Lleva representando al 23.º distrito congresional de Florida desde 2023.

En lo que va de esta campaña electoral, Moskowitz ha recaudado 2,9 millones de dólares.

Larkin, de 32 años, organizador sindical, se sitúa detrás de Moskowitz y de cinco republicanos, con más de 541 000 dólares recaudados en total, según los datos de financiación de la campaña.

Los cinco candidatos republicanos que se presentan en el 25.º distrito congresista de Florida son Scott Singer, Daniel Franzese, George R. Moraitis, Raven Harrison y Joe Kaufman.

Singer, de 49 años, es el republicano que encabeza la lista de financiación de campaña con más de 1,99 millones de dólares recaudados en total, según la Comisión Electoral Federal.

Franzese, que obtuvo su máster en Administración de Empresas (MBA) en la Wharton School de la Universidad de Pensilvania en 1989, le sigue a Singer en la lista con más de 1,47 millones de dólares recaudados.

Moraitis, de 55 años, teniente comandante retirado de la Reserva de la Marina de los Estados Unidos y nacido en Fort Lauderdale, quien se sitúa detrás de Singer y Franzese tras haber recaudado más de 839.000 dólares.

Harrison, graduado de la Universidad de Temple y nacido en Texas, sigue a Moraitis con más de 778.000 dólares en ingresos totales, mientras que Kaufman —un experto en contraterrorismo conocido como el «Cazador de Terroristas»— sigue a Harrison con más de 631.500 dólares en fondos recaudados.

La representante federal Frederica Wilson ha representado el distrito durante unos 13 años. En mayo, Wilson, de 83 años, anunció que no planeaba buscar la reelección para un noveno mandato en el Congreso de Estados Unidos.

Primaria demócrata

Siete candidatos se postulan en la primaria demócrata.

OLIVER G. GILBERT III

Wilson respaldó a Oliver G. Gilbert II, comisionado de Miami-Dade y ex presidente de la comisión, quien se desempeñó como alcalde de Miami Gardens de 2012 a 2020.

Gilbert, de 53 años, quien creció en Miami Gardens, obtuvo una licenciatura de Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University y un título de Juris Doctor de University of Miami.

SHEVRIN JONES

El senador de Florida Shevrin “Shev” Jones se desempeñó en la Cámara de Representantes de Florida de 2012 a 2020, cuando comenzó su servicio en el Senado de Florida.

Jones, de 42 años, quien nació en Hollywood y creció en Miami Gardens, obtuvo una licenciatura de Florida A&M University. También obtuvo títulos de maestría y doctorado en educación de Florida Atlantic University.

KENDRICK MEEK JR.

Kendrick Meek Jr. sigue los pasos de su padre, el ex representante federal Kendrick B. Meek, quien representó al Distrito Congresional 17 de Florida de 2003 a 2011, y de su abuela, la fallecida ex representante federal Carrie Meek, quien representó al Distrito Congresional 17 de Florida de 1993 a 2003.

Meek, de 29 años, obtuvo una licenciatura de University of Florida y un título de J.D. de University of Miami. Hizo una pasantía con el Comité de Administración de la Cámara de Representantes en 2015 y con el Comité Judicial de la Cámara en 2021. También trabajó como asesor de la Casa Blanca en iniciativas de política de salud durante la administración Biden.

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RUDOLPH MOISE

El coronel retirado de la Reserva de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos, Dr. Rudolph “Rudy” Moise, un médico haitiano-estadounidense, se desempeñó como embajador itinerante para inversiones de la República de Haití en 2014.

Moise, de 71 años, nació en Puerto Príncipe y tenía 17 años cuando se mudó a Chicago. Después de graduarse de University of Illinois, obtuvo un doctorado en osteopatía de Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. También obtuvo un título de Juris Doctor y una maestría en administración de empresas de University of Miami.

JEAN MONESTIME

Jean Monestime se desempeñó como comisionado del condado Miami-Dade de 2010 a 2022, incluido como presidente de 2014 a 2016.

Monestime, de 63 años, nació en Saint-Louis du Nord, Haití, y tenía 17 años cuando se mudó a Estados Unidos. Obtuvo una licenciatura de Florida International University y una maestría en administración de empresas de Nova Southeastern University.

RODERICK D. VEREEN

Roderick “Rod” Vereen, abogado de defensa penal, se desempeñó como defensor público federal adjunto para el Distrito Norte de Florida en Pensacola y como fiscal estatal adjunto para el Segundo Circuito Judicial.

Vereen, de 64 años, creció como hijo de un militar del Ejército de Estados Unidos y obtuvo una licenciatura de Florida State University y un título de Juris Doctor de Southern University Law Center.

MARSHAL L DAVIS SR.

Marshal L. Davis, Sr., se desempeña como director del Marshal L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center en Liberty City, Miami. Es desde 1963.

“Tenemos que analizar lo que consideramos que es el problema porque con cualquier problema, hay una solución”, dijo Davis, de 76 años. “Tenemos que analizar nuestro potencial y ser expansivos, y tenemos que gobernarnos por principios”.

Elección general: La empresaria Te Brown, la candidata republicana sin oposición, planea enfrentarse al ganador de la primaria demócrata el 3 de noviembre.

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El Censo de Estados Unidos informó en 2024 que el distrito tiene alrededor de 788,713 habitantes. Abarca unas 119 millas cuadradas en el condado Miami-Dade, según Census Reporter.

Primaria republicana

La boleta incluye dos candidatos: la titular y un retador.

REP. ESTADOUNIDENSE MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR

Salazar, de 64 años, periodista de televisión retirada y autora con títulos de Harvard y la Universidad de Miami, busca la reelección.

Salazar, cuyos padres son cubanos, ganó el escaño en 2020 tras derrotar a la titular demócrata Donna Shalala, ex secretaria de Salud y Servicios Humanos, y asumió el cargo en 2021.

Salazar es leal al presidente Donald Trump, pero se alineó con los demócratas que quieren que la administración Trump extienda el estatus de protección temporal de los haitianos y venezolanos. Fue coautora de la Ley Dignity para acelerar el procesamiento de solicitudes de asilo.

Entre las victorias de Salazar están la Ley Take It Down, que criminaliza el intercambio no consensuado de imágenes íntimas auténticas o generadas por inteligencia artificial, y su trabajo con demócratas en la Ley Dispose para detener el fentanilo antes de que cruce la frontera.

VINCENT MICHAEL ARIAS

Arias, de 68 años, un abogado radicado en Coral Gables, desafía a Salazar en la primaria republicana.

Arias es un ex abogado de cumplimiento de la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos y un ex fiscal estatal asistente en Orlando.

Primaria demócrata

La boleta incluye dos candidatos.

ROBIN PEGUERO

Peguero, de 40 años, abogado y autor, creció en Hialeah, hijo de padres de República Dominicana y Ecuador que sirvieron en el Ejército de Estados Unidos.

Peguero se graduó de Harvard College y de la Facultad de Derecho de Harvard, y se desempeñó como fiscal federal y como abogado investigador del Comité Selecto de la Cámara de Representantes sobre el ataque del 6 de enero al Capitolio de Estados Unidos.

ELIOTT RODRIGUEZ

Rodriguez, quien nació en Nueva York de padres cubanos, es un periodista de televisión veterano retirado y padre de dos hijos.

Rodriguez, graduado de la Universidad de Miami, tiene una larga carrera que incluye WPLG-Local 10 News y CBS News Miami.

GUÍA PARA VOTANTES: Aquí le explicamos cómo prepararse para la elección primaria de Florida del 18 de agosto.

“Thank you, baseball,” Mancini wrote on lnstagram.

Mancini, 34, agreed to a minor league contract with the Angels in February, a deal that included an invitation to major league spring training. Mancini hit .273 with six homers, 29 RBIs and three steals for Triple-A Salt Lake this year.

The right-handed batter had three hits in his first major league game since 2023 playing first base in a 5-4 loss to the Houston Astros in 10 innings. Mancini's final major league appearance was June 14, and he was designated for assignment on June 17.

“I am blessed to have made a home in the Orioles organization for 10 years, win a World Series in Houston, play for the Cubs in Chicago (I wish I played better for you guys), and make it back up to the MLB with the Angels,” Mancini wrote while also thanking the Reds, Marlins and Diamondbacks as well.

Mancini batted .263 with 129 homers and 404 RBIs in the majors. He played parts of six seasons with the Orioles and hit a career-high 29 homers in 2019.

He then missed the 2020 season after surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon. He made a successful return to the Orioles in 2021, and he won a World Series ring in 2022 after Baltimore traded him to Houston.

Mancini spent part of the 2023 season with the Chicago Cubs. He has since played in the minor league systems of the Reds, Marlins and Diamondbacks. He opted out of a minor league deal with Arizona last July after batting .308 with 16 homers for Triple-A Reno.

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Deputies said they responded around 11:40 a.m. to the Seaquarium after a security guard reported a “burglary in progress.”

According to an arrest report, the security guard told dispatchers that a man, who deputies identified as 45-year-old Adam Paul Vargas, had arrived on a bicycle and was seen on surveillance cameras.

Vargas, also known as “Atomiko” on social media, is a well-known graffiti artist in South Florida.

Deputies said they entered the Seaquarium and, at around 11:55 a.m., found Vargas inside the Golden Dome spray-painting the announcer’s booth before they arrested him.

According to his arrest report, Vargas admitted to “entering the Seaquarium and vandalizing it once inside the structure.”

Deputies said he was arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Jail records show Vargas is facing one count each of burglary of an unoccupied structure and criminal mischief.

As of Tuesday morning, he remained at TGK, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”

Ayden Hanan, de 23 años, de Gurnee, Illinois, recibió el lunes cargos por intento de robo a mano armada y agresión agravada con máscara, mientras ya se encontraba detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Miami Beach, el intento de robo ocurrió el 17 de marzo, poco antes de las 11:15 p.m., cerca de First Street y Meridian Avenue, en el vecindario South of Fifth.

Un informe de arresto señala que cuatro hombres, tres con máscaras y uno sin máscara, salieron de un Mercedes-Benz Maybach armados con rifles estilo AR-15 y pistolas y se acercaron a la víctima y a su Lamborghini.

La policía dijo que la víctima identificó al hombre sin máscara como Yaritseldi Cruz, de 30 años, un “conocido asociado”, y posteriormente identificó a Hanan como uno de los sospechosos con máscara.

La policía dijo que Cruz golpeó a la víctima en la cara con un “objeto contundente”, levantó su camisa para mostrar una pistola y dijo: “Te quitaré la cadena”, luego lo persiguió mientras gritaba: “Pelea conmigo, p---y”.

Dijeron que la víctima identificó a Hanan “por sus ojos y estructura facial” y por el hecho de que Hanan “amartilló un arma de fuego y se la apuntó” después de que la víctima gritara el nombre de Hanan.

Además, la víctima dijo que posteriormente le envió un mensaje de texto a Hanan diciéndole que “lo que hizo estuvo mal” y Hanan no negó haber estado allí, diciendo que “estaba confundido sobre por qué la situación se intensificó”.

“Los detectives también descubrieron que la camiseta que llevaba (Hanan) durante el incidente coincidía con otra fotografía encontrada en las redes sociales que mostraba a (él) usando exactamente la misma camiseta”, señala el informe del MBPD.

Los registros muestran que la policía arrestó a Cruz el 22 de abril en el vecindario Overtown de Miami.

Hanan fue detenido, junto con un hombre de Georgia y otro de California, la madrugada del lunes en Brickell después del supuesto ataque desde un vehículo en movimiento con una pistola de balines.

Hasta el martes, Hanan permanecía en TGK después de que se ordenara que permaneciera detenido sin derecho a fianza.

Los registros muestran que el caso contra Cruz, quien vive en el vecindario Flagami de Miami, continúa pendiente en el tribunal de Miami-Dade.

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Ayden Hanan, 23, of Gurnee, Illinois, had attempted armed robbery and masked aggravated assault charges added to his slate on Monday while already locked up in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

According to the Miami Beach Police Department, the March 17 robbery attempt happened just before 11:15 p.m. near First Street and Meridian Avenue in the South of Fifth neighborhood.

An arrest report states that four men ― three masked and one unmasked ― got out of a Mercedes-Benz Maybach armed with AR-15-style rifles and handguns and went up to the victim and his Lamborghini.

Police said the unmasked man was identified by the victim as 30-year-old Yaritseldi Cruz, a “known associate,” and the victim later identified Hanan as one of the masked suspects.

Cruz, police said, hit the victim in the face with a “blunt object,” lifted his shirt to display a pistol and said, “I’ll take your chain,” then chased him while yelling, “Fight me, p---y.”

They said the victim identified Hanan “by his eyes and facial structure” and by the fact that Hanan “cocked a firearm and pointed it at him” after he called out Hanan’s name.

Additionally, the victim said he texted Hanan afterwards telling him that “what he did was wrong” and Hanan didn’t deny being there, saying “he was confused about why the situation escalated.”

“Detectives also discovered that the T-shirt worn by (Hanan) during the incident matched another photograph located on social media showing (him) wearing the same exact shirt,” the MBPD report states.

Records show that police arrested Cruz on April 22 in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood.

Hanan would be taken into custody, along with a Georgia and California man, early Monday morning in Brickell after the alleged BB gun drive-by.

As of Tuesday, Hanan remained at TGK after he was ordered held without bond.

Records show the case against Cruz, who lives in Miami’s Flagami neighborhood, remains pending in Miami-Dade court.

Oswaldo Pirela, a catching coach in the Padres' minor league system, was being held in a detention center in El Paso, federal records show. The Padres said in a statement that the team was aware of Pirela's arrest and was trying to gather more details.

Pirela was on a work trip when he was arrested Sunday around 5 a.m. at an airport in El Paso, according to Daniela Pirela, his sister. The Padres have a minor league affiliate team in the city, the El Paso Chihuahuas.

Daniela Pirela said her 34-year-old brother has lived in the U.S. for 12 years and has followed the law. She said he applied for asylum in 2015 and lives in Peoria, Arizona, with his wife and two children, ages 9 and 4, who are both U.S. citizens.

“Since he arrived in this country, the only thing he’s done is follow the rules of this country and do things properly,” Daniela Pirela told The Associated Press.

The Department of Homeland Security said Oswaldo Pirela entered the country legally in 2014 and was granted permission to stay until 2018. He then “overstayed his welcome,” DHS said in a statement, adding that work authorization or pending applications “do not confer” U.S. legal status.

Pirela is in ICE custody pending removal, DHS said.

Oswaldo Pirela had a brief minor-league playing career as a catcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

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Dermatologists say the evidence is clear that ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause cancer, while questions about the potential effects of certain chemical sunscreen ingredients on human hormones are still being studied.

In South Florida, where avoiding the sun can be particularly difficult, board-certified dermatologist Dr. Newsha Lajevardi said people can accumulate sun damage even when they aren’t spending the day at the beach or pool.

“So a lot of times people think that if they’re not necessarily out at the pool or the beach, they’re not being damaged by the sun, but that’s not the case,” Lajevardi said.

Everyday activities such as walking the dog, driving, running errands or simply checking the mail can expose skin to the sun.

How much SPF do you need?

Sunscreen should be considered one layer of protection, Lajevardi said, along with hats, sunglasses, protective clothing and seeking shade.

SPF stands for sun protection factor. SPF 30 blocks about 97% of ultraviolet B, or UVB, radiation, while SPF 50 blocks about 98%.

But Lajevardi said choosing between those numbers isn’t necessarily the biggest issue.

What matters is “how much they’re putting it on and how frequently they’re putting it on,” she said.

During a day at the beach or pool, sunscreen should be reapplied every two hours and more frequently after swimming or sweating.

What about concerns over chemical sunscreens?

Some studies have raised questions about certain chemical sunscreen ingredients, including oxybenzone and octinoxate.

Research involving cells and animals has suggested those chemicals can affect estrogen and other hormone pathways. However, researchers have not established that using sunscreen causes those effects or other harm in humans.

“There’s no direct link between applying sunscreen and it causing cancer versus UV radiation from the sun is absolutely directly linked to causing cancer,” Lajevardi said.

The potential effects of some sunscreen ingredients on human hormones remain under investigation.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested additional safety data for several chemical sunscreen ingredients, but dermatologists say a request for more research does not mean those products have been shown to be unsafe.

People who remain concerned about chemical ingredients can opt for mineral sunscreen.

“If someone’s even concerned about that, just turn to mineral sunscreens, which are perfectly safe and not known to be endocrine disruptors,” Lajevardi said.

Both chemical and mineral sunscreens can provide protection when properly used.

“The sunscreen that you actually use is going to be the best one,” she said.

Sunscreen isn’t the only way to protect yourself

Lajevardi also recommends performing monthly skin self-checks and getting a full-body skin examination from a dermatologist at least once a year.

People should pay attention to spots that change in shape, size or color or appear noticeably different from other marks on their skin.

“If there’s anything changing in shape, size or color, or looks different than everything else — so I call it the ugly duckling sign — absolutely come in to get checked,” Lajevardi said.

Skin cancer doesn’t always have an obvious appearance. Warning signs can include a pink bump, a spot that bleeds or something resembling a pimple that doesn’t go away.

Certain medications, including some antibiotics and medications used for blood pressure and heart conditions, can also increase sensitivity to sunlight. Patients who are unsure whether their medication carries that risk should check with their doctor or pharmacist.

Whether someone prefers a chemical or mineral formula, the takeaway from health experts is to protect the skin from UV exposure — and that some form of sun protection is better than none.

Los agentes indicaron que acudieron al Seaquarium alrededor de las 11:40 de la mañana después de que un guardia de seguridad denunciara un “robo en curso”.

Según el informe de la detención, el guardia de seguridad comunicó a los operadores que un hombre, al que los agentes identificaron como Paul Vargas, de 45 años, había llegado en bicicleta y había sido captado por las cámaras de vigilancia.

Vargas, también conocido como “Atomiko” en las redes sociales, es un reconocido artista de grafiti del sur de Florida.

Los agentes indicaron que entraron en el Seaquarium y, alrededor de las 11:55 de la mañana, encontraron a Vargas dentro del Golden Dome pintando con spray la cabina del locutor, tras lo cual lo detuvieron.

Según su informe de detención, Vargas admitió haber “entrado al Seaquarium y haberlo vandalizado una vez dentro del recinto”.

Los agentes indicaron que fue detenido y trasladado al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Los registros penitenciarios muestran que Vargas se enfrenta a un cargo por allanamiento de un recinto desocupado y a otro por daños criminales.

Hasta el martes por la mañana, permanecía en el TGK, donde su fianza figuraba como “pendiente de fijar”.

Los dermatólogos dicen que hay evidencia clara de que la radiación ultravioleta del sol puede causar cáncer, mientras que las preguntas sobre los posibles efectos de ciertos ingredientes químicos de los protectores solares en las hormonas humanas aún están siendo estudiadas.

En el sur de Florida, donde evitar el sol puede ser particularmente difícil, la dermatóloga certificada por la junta Dr. Newsha Lajevardi dijo que las personas pueden acumular daño solar incluso cuando no pasan el día en la playa o la piscina.

“Muchas veces las personas piensan que si no están necesariamente en la piscina o en la playa, no están sufriendo daños por el sol, pero ese no es el caso”, dijo Lajevardi.

Actividades cotidianas como pasear al perro, conducir, hacer mandados o simplemente revisar el correo pueden exponer la piel al sol.

¿Cuánto SPF necesita?

El protector solar debe considerarse una capa de protección, dijo Lajevardi, junto con sombreros, gafas de sol, ropa protectora y buscar sombra.

SPF significa factor de protección solar. El SPF 30 bloquea aproximadamente el 97% de la radiación ultravioleta B, o UVB, mientras que el SPF 50 bloquea aproximadamente el 98%.

Pero Lajevardi dijo que elegir entre esos números no es necesariamente lo más importante.

Lo que importa es “cuánto se ponen y con qué frecuencia se lo ponen”, dijo.

Durante un día en la playa o la piscina, el protector solar debe volver a aplicarse cada dos horas y con mayor frecuencia después de nadar o sudar.

¿Qué pasa con las preocupaciones sobre los protectores solares químicos?

Algunos estudios han planteado preguntas sobre ciertos ingredientes químicos de los protectores solares, incluidos la oxibenzona y el octinoxato.

Investigaciones realizadas con células y animales han sugerido que esos químicos pueden afectar el estrógeno y otras vías hormonales. Sin embargo, los investigadores no han establecido que el uso de protector solar cause esos efectos u otros daños en los seres humanos.

“No existe un vínculo directo entre aplicarse protector solar y que este cause cáncer, mientras que la radiación UV del sol está absolutamente vinculada de manera directa con causar cáncer”, dijo Lajevardi.

Los posibles efectos de algunos ingredientes de los protectores solares en las hormonas humanas siguen bajo investigación.

La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos ha solicitado datos adicionales de seguridad para varios ingredientes químicos de los protectores solares, pero los dermatólogos dicen que solicitar más investigaciones no significa que se haya demostrado que esos productos sean inseguros.

Las personas que siguen preocupadas por los ingredientes químicos pueden optar por un protector solar mineral.

“Si alguien está preocupado incluso por eso, simplemente puede recurrir a los protectores solares minerales, que son perfectamente seguros y no se conocen como disruptores endocrinos”, dijo Lajevardi.

Tanto los protectores solares químicos como los minerales pueden brindar protección cuando se utilizan correctamente.

“El protector solar que realmente usen será el mejor”, dijo.

El protector solar no es la única forma de protegerse

Lajevardi también recomienda realizar autoexámenes mensuales de la piel y hacerse un examen completo de la piel con un dermatólogo al menos una vez al año.

Las personas deben prestar atención a las manchas que cambien de forma, tamaño o color o que parezcan notablemente diferentes de otras marcas en su piel.

“Si hay algo que cambia de forma, tamaño o color, o se ve diferente a todo lo demás, lo que llamo la señal del patito feo, absolutamente deben venir a revisarlo”, dijo Lajevardi.

El cáncer de piel no siempre tiene una apariencia evidente. Las señales de advertencia pueden incluir un bulto rosado, una mancha que sangra o algo parecido a un granito que no desaparece.

Ciertos medicamentos, incluidos algunos antibióticos y medicamentos utilizados para la presión arterial y afecciones cardíacas, también pueden aumentar la sensibilidad a la luz solar. Los pacientes que no estén seguros de si su medicamento conlleva ese riesgo deben consultar con su médico o farmacéutico.

Ya sea que alguien prefiera una fórmula química o mineral, la conclusión de los expertos en salud es proteger la piel de la exposición a los rayos UV, y que alguna forma de protección solar es mejor que ninguna.

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Amy Arline Baker, 43, was arrested following the incident, which authorities say happened around 8:15 p.m. Saturday on northbound I-95 near Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach.

According to an arrest report, troopers were dispatched after 911 dispatchers in Lake Worth reported a domestic incident in Broward County. Troopers were told Baker and her husband had gone to West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton after the incident.

Baker initially called 911 and reported that her husband had struck her, the report states.

When troopers spoke with her husband, they said he was wearing a white bandage around his head and had streaks of what appeared to be blood extending down the right side of his neck and onto his shirt and shorts.

The man told troopers he and his wife were coming home from a boat party in the Fort Lauderdale Port Marina area when, while heading northbound on I-95 approaching Hillsboro Boulevard, he and Baker began arguing about “past problems within their relationship,” according to the report.

The report states Baker called her husband derogatory names, including a “f--got.”

The husband then told Baker, “Who is the one with the felony?” before claiming Baker slapped him while he was driving, according to the report.

About two minutes after the first strike, Baker grabbed his face with both hands and “intentionally bit into the right side of his ear, tearing off a portion of his ear,” the report states.

The husband told troopers he never touched Baker during the altercation.

His children, 1 and 7, were also in the vehicle at the time, according to the report.

After biting off the portion of his ear, Baker laughed and did not “initially appear to take the severity of his injury seriously,” the report states.

Friends of the victim picked up his kids and transported them to a home for their safety, according to the report.

Jail records show Baker is facing one count each of aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability and two counts of child neglect without great bodily harm.

She was no longer listed in the Broward County jail’s online database as of Tuesday afternoon.

Amy Arline Baker, de 43 años, fue arrestada durante el fin de semana después de que agentes de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida dijeron que mordió y arrancó parte de la oreja de su esposo mientras él conducía con sus dos hijos en el vehículo por la Interestatal 95 en el condado Broward.

Baker fue arrestada tras el incidente, que según las autoridades ocurrió alrededor de las 8:15 p.m. del sábado en la I-95 en dirección norte, cerca de Hillsboro Boulevard en Deerfield Beach.

Según un informe de arresto, los agentes fueron enviados al lugar después de que operadores del 911 en Lake Worth reportaran un incidente doméstico en el condado Broward. A los agentes les informaron que Baker y su esposo habían acudido al West Boca Medical Center en Boca Raton después del incidente.

Baker inicialmente llamó al 911 y reportó que su esposo la había golpeado, señala el informe.

Cuando los agentes hablaron con su esposo, dijeron que llevaba un vendaje blanco alrededor de la cabeza y tenía manchas de lo que parecía ser sangre que bajaban por el lado derecho de su cuello y llegaban hasta su camisa y pantalones cortos.

El hombre dijo a los agentes que él y su esposa regresaban de una fiesta en un bote en el área de Fort Lauderdale Port Marina cuando, mientras se dirigían hacia el norte por la I-95 y se acercaban a Hillsboro Boulevard, él y Baker comenzaron a discutir sobre “problemas pasados dentro de su relación”, según el informe.

El informe señala que Baker llamó a su esposo con términos despectivos, incluyendo “f--got”.

Luego, el esposo le dijo a Baker: “¿Quién es el que tiene el delito grave?”, antes de afirmar que Baker le dio una bofetada mientras conducía, según el informe.

Aproximadamente dos minutos después del primer golpe, Baker agarró su rostro con ambas manos y “deliberadamente mordió el lado derecho de su oreja, arrancándole una parte de la oreja”, señala el informe.

El esposo dijo a los agentes que nunca tocó a Baker durante el altercado.

Sus hijos, de 1 y 7 años, también estaban en el vehículo en ese momento, según el informe.

Después de arrancarle la parte de la oreja, Baker se rio y no “parecía inicialmente tomar en serio la gravedad de su lesión”, señala el informe.

Los amigos de la víctima recogieron a sus hijos y los trasladaron a una casa para ponerlos a salvo, según el informe.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Baker enfrenta un cargo de agresión agravada que causó daño corporal o discapacidad y dos cargos de negligencia infantil sin causar daño corporal grave.

Para la tarde del martes, Baker ya no aparecía en la base de datos en línea de la cárcel del condado Broward.

Como anfitriona, la mujer dijo que permitió que Samuel De Leon-Chan durmiera en un sofá de la sala de estar, en el primer piso de su casa, después de que terminara la fiesta, según una orden de arresto de Miami-Dade.

“Estaba muy intoxicada cuando se fue a dormir”, escribió un agente de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, según una declaración de respaldo a la orden del 10 de agosto.

La mujer reportó que cuando fue a revisar las fotos de su fiesta, encontró los videos y fotos de la agresión sexual ocurrida el 21 de junio en su iPhone 16 Pro, según la orden.

La mujer reportó que probablemente De Leon-Chan “usó por error su teléfono celular porque ambos tenían iPhones negros idénticos”, según la orden.

La víctima reportó que De Leon-Chan “le había dicho a una de sus amigas que tenía la intención de viajar a México para evitar ser procesado”, escribió un agente, según la orden.

Agentes de la MDSO arrestaron a De Leon-Chan, quien nació en Miami-Dade, en su casa a las 11:30 p.m. del lunes en Homestead, según el informe de arresto.

El Departamento Correccional de Miami-Dade registró a De-Leon Chan a las 2:15 a.m. del martes en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según los registros de reclusos.

De-Leon Chan enfrenta cargos por cometer agresión sexual contra una víctima físicamente indefensa, un delito grave de primer grado; y voyeurismo mediante video o medios digitales por una persona de 19 años o más, un delito grave de tercer grado.

“I love the game of football a lot … it brings me joy,” the 39-year-old Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman said Tuesday in his first public remarks since his mother's death. “It was a little harder training, but as far as football goes, I love this game a lot. And this is a very fun place for me to be. So playing football has been great for me.”

The Ravens signed the six-time Pro Bowler in April to a one-year deal for his 19th NFL season.

In late June, police found his 71-year-old mother dead at her home in Atlanta during a welfare check. Her 41-year-old son Ciarre Campbell was charged with murder after he was found with a knife, according to arrest warrants. The family told police that Ciarre struggles with mental illness.

The Ravens permitted Calais Campbell to miss the first few full-team practices of training camp. He participated in his first team session on Aug. 3, five days after the Ravens opened full-team camp.

“These last couple months have been pretty tough for me and my family, but we’re working through it,” Campbell said. “And I really appreciate all the love and support and the prayers that have been coming from all over, really, from all the NFL community. … Continue praying for us because we need it.”

Campbell, who will turn 40 on Sept. 1, previously played in Baltimore from 2020-2022, making his sixth and final Pro Bowl during his first season with the Ravens.

He returns to an organization with a different look, including first-year head coach Jesse Minter and a mostly new coaching staff.

“(He) brings great versatility along the D-line, is an unbelievable leader and mentor in that room and in the defensive room and with the team,” Minter said of Campbell, who has 117 career sacks in 278 NFL games, including 259 starts. “The timing of it obviously was really tough for him and his family. We allowed the first week or two of camp for him to really kind of work himself to get ready, as it affected his summer preparation, obviously. … I’m really happy that we have him.”

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El descubrimiento “aporta nuevas evidencias para comprender las prácticas rituales de la cultura Lima y nos permite reconstruir ceremonias realizadas en Pucllana hace más de 1.300 años”, dijo a la prensa la arqueóloga Gladys Paz, responsable de la excavación e integrante del proyecto arqueológico Museo de Sitio Pucllana.

No es la primera vez que ocurren descubrimientos de este tipo en la capital de Perú, fundada por los españoles en 1535 pero que estaba poblada por los Incas y culturas previas desde 4.000 años antes, según expertos. La cultura Lima, previa a los Incas, se desarrolló en la costa central de Perú entre los años 100 y 700 después de Cristo y Pucllana fue uno de sus importantes centros ceremoniales y administrativos.

El cuerpo está echado a lo largo de un canal subterráneo, ubicado de norte a sur y apoyado sobre su lado izquierdo. Su cráneo está inclinado hacia el oeste, en dirección al mar y a una pirámide de barro existente en el complejo ceremonial. Esta disposición evidencia una colocación intencional vinculada con un ritual, según Paz.

La arqueóloga indicó que en los próximos días se retirarán los restos óseos del lugar.

Pucllana es uno de los más de 400 lugares sagrados para las culturas prehispánicas que están distribuidos por Lima y forman parte del paisaje cotidiano de la ciudad, según datos oficiales. Estos sitios están junto a restaurantes, hospitales, ministerios, plazas, carreteras, campos deportivos y también zonas deshabitadas.

Pieter Van Dalen, profesor arqueología de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, dijo a The Asociated Press que es frecuente encontrar en la costa peruana elementos funerarios de diversos tipos, entre ellos tumbas, entierros e individuos momificados. Van Dalen no está involucrado en el descubrimiento presentado el martes.

Los descubrimientos de restos óseos y cerámicas ocurren a menudo cuando los trabajadores de la construcción excavan zanjas para expandir la red de gas natural de la ciudad.

En el condado Miami-Dade, 12.5% de los votantes registrados había participado mediante votación anticipada y boletas por correo devueltas, según la supervisora de Elecciones Alina Garcia.

El condado tiene más de 1.6 millones de votantes registrados. Garcia dijo que más de 80,000 votantes adicionales tendrían que participar para que la participación vuelva a estar en línea con las elecciones primarias de medio término anteriores.

Los trabajadores electorales en Miami-Dade han estado procesando las boletas de votación anticipada y por correo en el almacén electoral. Garcia dijo que las boletas se cuentan utilizando dos sistemas separados como una verificación para asegurarse de que los números coincidan.

“Muchas personas no saben esto, pero tenemos dos sistemas diferentes que cuentan nuestros votos”, dijo. “Votar es su deber cívico y es la manera en que mantenemos saludable nuestra democracia”.

En el condado Broward, la participación después de la votación anticipada estaba por debajo del 10%, según el supervisor de Elecciones Joe Scott, quien calificó la participación como “muy lenta, sorprendentemente lenta”.

Scott dijo que la baja participación era inesperada dada la cantidad de contiendas de alto perfil en la boleta.

Florida tiene elecciones primarias cerradas, lo que significa que los votantes generalmente solo pueden votar por candidatos de su propio partido político. Pero los votantes también pueden participar en contiendas no partidistas, incluidas las elecciones para la junta escolar.

Los funcionarios electorales están alentando a los votantes a revisar sus boletas de muestra antes de dirigirse a las urnas. Algunos distritos han sido redibujados, aunque Scott dijo que esos cambios no deberían afectar los lugares de votación asignados a los votantes.

“Su lugar de votación el día de las elecciones va a ser exactamente el mismo”, dijo.

Aunque la participación ha sido baja, los trabajadores electorales en ambos condados se han estado preparando para contar las boletas.

Scott dijo que el equipo electoral ha estado funcionando sin problemas importantes.

“El equipo está funcionando muy bien; no hemos recibido quejas esta vez”, dijo.

Para algunos votantes, la elección también es algo personal.

Adela Barralaga dijo que su madre fue una vez inmigrante y luego se convirtió en ciudadana estadounidense, lo que hace que votar sea una responsabilidad importante para su familia.

“Por ejemplo, mi mamá era inmigrante, luego se convirtió en ciudadana, así que siento que hay tantas personas que en algún momento fueron como ella que no pueden votar en este momento”, dijo Barralaga. “Es importante que ella vote y para mí también”.

Los votantes que recibieron boletas por correo todavía pueden entregarlas en su lugar de votación hasta las 7 p.m. del martes.

Las urnas están abiertas de 7 a.m. a 7 p.m., mientras los funcionarios electorales esperan que el día de las elecciones genere un aumento en la participación en todo el sur de Florida.

Más de 1,077 cargos, que van desde puestos nacionales, estatales, del condado o de distrito, están en juego durante las elecciones primarias. Haga clic aquí para obtener más información.

Agentes de la Policía de Homestead respondieron al área de Southwest Sixth Avenue y Seventh Street debido a una alerta de ShotSpotter.

Dijeron que agentes de la Policía de Homestead respondieron al área de Southwest Sixth Avenue y Seventh Street debido a una alerta de ShotSpotter.

Al llegar, los agentes localizaron a un hombre, identificado como Gregory Hillman, quien presentaba múltiples heridas de bala. Equipos de Rescate de Bomberos de Miami-Dade llegaron a la escena y lo declararon muerto.

Un equipo de Local 10 News estaba en la escena mientras la Policía investigaba. El área fue acordonada y una lona amarilla cubría el cuerpo de la víctima.

La balacera fue reportada cerca de varios negocios, incluyendo una tienda de alimentos y una tienda de artículos de belleza.

Una de las amigas de Hillman, una mujer llamada Audrey, dijo que escuchó los disparos desde el segundo piso del edificio.

Audrey dijo a Local 10 que conocía a Hillman por el apodo de “Shortman” y lo describió como alguien que siempre estaba dispuesto a ayudar a los demás.

“Él limpia por aquí y hace cualquier cosa por cualquiera”, dijo Audrey. Describió la balacera como “sin sentido”.

Mahadi Hasan, quien trabajaba en una tienda de conveniencia cercana, también dijo que escuchó los disparos. Le dijo a Local 10 News, a través de un traductor, que estaba asustado.

Un video de la escena mostró a agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade y a la Policía de Homestead investigando mientras la intersección permanecía acordonada durante la noche y hasta las horas del día.

Audrey dijo que Hillman era alguien con quien siempre podía contar y que quiere que se haga justicia por su amigo.

“No sé qué es lo peor. No sé qué pasó. (Yo) solo veo a alguien que conoces muerto. (Es) simplemente triste”, dijo Audrey. “Buen hombre, buen hombre”.

Cuando le preguntaron quién le dispararía a Hillman y por qué, Audrey dijo: “No sé. No puedo entenderlo”.

No se dieron a conocer de inmediato más detalles sobre un posible sospechoso o las circunstancias que rodearon la balacera.

Las autoridades dijeron que la Oficina de Homicidios de la MDSO se hizo cargo de la investigación.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre la balacera se insta a llamar a Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers al 305-471-8477.

As the host, the woman said she allowed Samuel De Leon-Chan to sleep on a couch in the living room on the first floor of her home after the party ended, according to a Miami-Dade arrest warrant.

“She was heavily intoxicated when she went to sleep,” a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy wrote, according to a statement in support of the Aug. 10 warrant.

The woman reported that when she went to review the photos of her party, she found the videos and photos of the sexual battery on June 21 in her iPhone 16 Pro, according to the warrant.

The woman reported that it was likely De Leon-Chan “mistakenly used her cellular phone because they both owned identical” black iPhones, according to the warrant.

The victim reported De Leon-Chan “had told one of her friends he intended to travel to Mexico to avoid prosecution,” a deputy wrote, according to the warrant.

MDSO deputies arrested De Leon-Chan, who was born in Miami-Dade, at his home at 11:30 p.m. on Monday in Homestead, according to the arrest report.

Miami-Dade corrections booked De-Leon Chan at 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

De-Leon Chan faced charges of committing sexual battery on a victim who is physically helpless, a first-degree felony; and video or digital voyeurism by a person who is 19 years of age or older, a third-degree felony.

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Deputies said they responded to the Northside Shopping Center, located at 7900 NW 27th Ave., just before 7 a.m. on May 25 and discovered the body of Jean Paul Larice, 36, in the backseat of his blue 2026 Kia K4.

According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Larice’s body was concealed below two yoga mats and was “in an advanced stage of decomposition.”

The report states that investigators determined that two days prior, Darrell Anderson, 39, of Miami, had gotten into Larice’s vehicle, which was being driven by “unknown” man, with Larice “unconscious and slumped over in the back seat.”

Deputies said that Anderson told investigators that he, along with the other man, had “visited several liquor stores with the victim in the car.”

“At some point, during the early morning hours of (May 24), (Anderson) realized the victim was deceased,” the report states. “The unknown male eventually exited the vehicle and left (Anderson) in custody of the car. (He) advised that he had possession of the vehicle for approximately one and a half days with the victim deceased in the backseat and was trying to decide what to do with the vehicle and the body.”

In the meantime, deputies said Anderson sold Larice’s cellphone at an automated kiosk at the Walmart at 3200 NW 79th St., near the shopping center, where he falsely signed a legal declaration claiming the phone was a “gift” from a friend in Homestead named “Raymond.”

Deputies said surveillance video from May 25 showed Anderson getting out of the vehicle after leaving it at the shopping center and leaving it without notifying authorities.

According to the report, deputies found Anderson on Monday where he “confessed” to the crime.

Anderson is now facing charges of failing to report a death with intent to conceal, grand theft auto, dealing in stolen property and false verification of ownership to a pawnbroker, according to jail records.

As of Tuesday afternoon, he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $10,000 bond.

The lawsuit, originally filed in October 2022, alleged that the two men were racially profiled and illegally stopped by Clayton County police at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The settlement agreement, announced Tuesday by the pair's lawyers, does not include an admission of fault or liability but says the county has ended the program at issue and has no intention of reactivating it.

Both men said officers at the airport singled them out because they were Black and grilled them about drugs while other passengers watched during separate stops about six months apart. In an interview when the lawsuit was filed, André called the experience “dehumanizing and demoralizing.”

The stated purpose of the program was to fight drug trafficking, but the lawsuit said drugs are rarely found, criminal charges seldom result, and seized cash provides a financial windfall for the police department.

“It’s a major victory that Clayton County has confirmed that it has ended this program and is now taking steps to prevent this type of abuse from happening in the future,” André said in a press release.

“What happened to me was wrong, and I wasn’t willing to let it happen to other people,” English said in the release.

“As reflected in the settlement agreement between the parties, there has been no admission of any fact or liability whatsoever relating to the incident involving the plaintiffs,” county spokesperson Valerie Fuller said in an email. “However, all have agreed that it is in everyone’s interests to resolve this matter to end litigation and move forward.”

The county Board of Commissioners authorized a payment of $30,000, with half going to each comedian, as part of the settlement, according to minutes from the board's Aug. 4 meeting.

The county also agreed to require police officers assigned to the airport to use body-worn cameras and to undergo training on constitutional limits regarding police encounters at airports, the settlement says.

Police records cited in the lawsuit showed that from Aug. 30, 2020, to April 30, 2021, there were 402 jet bridge stops, and the passenger’s race was listed for 378 of those stops. Of those 378 passengers, 211, or 56%, were Black, and people of color accounted for 258 total stops, or 68%, the lawsuit said.

Those 402 stops resulted in three reported drug seizures: about 10 grams of drugs from one passenger, 26 grams of “suspected THC gummies” from another, and six prescription pills without a prescription from a third, the lawsuit said. Only the first and third person were charged.

Those 402 stops also yielded more than $1 million in cash and money orders from a total of 25 passengers. All but one were allowed to continue their travels, and only two — the ones who also had drugs — were charged, the lawsuit said. Eight of the 25 challenged the seizures, and Clayton County police settled each case, returning much of the seized money, the lawsuit said.

Los agentes dijeron que respondieron al Northside Shopping Center, ubicado en 7900 NW 27th Ave., poco antes de las 7 a.m. del 25 de mayo y descubrieron el cuerpo de Jean Paul Larice, de 36 años, en el asiento trasero de su Kia K4 azul de 2026.

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, el cuerpo de Larice estaba oculto debajo de dos tapetes de yoga y se encontraba “en un avanzado estado de descomposición”.

El informe señala que los investigadores determinaron que dos días antes, Darrell Anderson, de 39 años y residente de Miami, había entrado al vehículo de Larice, que era conducido por un hombre “desconocido”, con Larice “inconsciente y desplomado en el asiento trasero”.

Los agentes dijeron que Anderson les contó a los investigadores que él, junto con el otro hombre, había “visitado varias licorerías con la víctima en el vehículo”.

“En algún momento, durante las primeras horas de la mañana del (24 de mayo), (Anderson) se dio cuenta de que la víctima había muerto”, señala el informe. “El hombre desconocido finalmente salió del vehículo y dejó a (Anderson) a cargo del automóvil. (Él) indicó que tuvo posesión del vehículo durante aproximadamente un día y medio con la víctima fallecida en el asiento trasero y estaba tratando de decidir qué hacer con el vehículo y el cuerpo”.

Mientras tanto, los agentes dijeron que Anderson vendió el teléfono celular de Larice en un quiosco automatizado de Walmart ubicado en 3200 NW 79th St., cerca del centro comercial, donde firmó falsamente una declaración legal afirmando que el teléfono era un “regalo” de un amigo de Homestead llamado “Raymond”.

Los agentes dijeron que las imágenes de vigilancia del 25 de mayo mostraron a Anderson saliendo del vehículo después de dejarlo en el centro comercial y abandonándolo sin notificar a las autoridades.

Según el informe, los agentes encontraron a Anderson el lunes, donde “confesó” el delito.

Anderson ahora enfrenta cargos por no reportar una muerte con la intención de ocultarla, robo mayor de vehículo, comercialización de propiedad robada y verificación falsa de propiedad ante un prestamista, según los registros de la cárcel.

Hasta la tarde del martes, permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $10,000 USD.

“It was the Valkyries' first game ever, and somehow it felt like this arena was filled with lifelong fans who had been following this league for 30 years,” Engelbert recalled. “It was the true sense that the team already belonged here.”

Now, Engelbert is bringing the WNBA All-Star Game to the Bay Area and “Ballhalla” next summer so all of women's basketball can experience what she did that night in May 2025.

Engelbert made the announcement Tuesday that the WNBA showcase game will be held July 31, 2027, at Chase Center after a weekend of All-Star activities around the San Francisco region.

“I remember looking around that night and thinking to myself, ‘This place is going to be special,' and in less than two seasons the Valkyries family has proven just how special it can be," Engelbert said. “The Bay Area community hasn't simply welcomed the Valkyries, this community has embraced the Valks as their team.”

And Golden State has waited for this moment all along. For Warriors and Valkyries owner Joe Lacob, this is decades in the making since he first began supporting women's basketball.

Lacob has loved women’s basketball for decades and became one of the original investors in the former American Basketball League with the San Jose Lasers. He bought the Warriors in 2010 then Golden State was granted an expansion team in October 2023.

“It is actually a great honor to be hosting the All-Star Game. All I will say for all of us at Golden State but me in particular, it is a full-circle moment, well it will be full circle when we win the championship,” Lacob said.

At the All-Star Game in Chicago last month, players' union president Nneka Ogwumike, who played in college at Stanford, said many players felt that Golden State would be a great host for next year's mid-summer exhibition game.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr and guard Gary Payton II were among those in the audience for the announcement at Chase Center, where a cable car was set up inside the arena for the occasion.

“When you walk into this building for a Valkyries game, it is unlike any experience,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said.

Hosting world-class events was always in the plans since long before Chase Center opened in 2019. The Valkyries have sold out all of their home games since the franchise's inception last year — and the team became the first expansion organization to make the playoffs in its inaugural year. Golden State lost to the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx. The Valkyries clinched a playoff berth for this year on Monday night with a win over Dallas.

The NBA All-Star Game was played at Chase Center last year.

“Hosting AT&T WNBA All-Star in only our third season is an incredible honor and a reflection of everything this fanbase, this region, and this organization have built together,” Valkyries President Jess Smith said. “From day one, the Bay Area has shown up for this team in a way that’s redefined what’s possible in women’s basketball, and we can’t wait to put that same energy on display for the entire league next summer.”

Last week, Major League Baseball announced the 2028 All-Star Game would return to nearby Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.

The Super Bowl was played in February at Levi's Stadium, which then hosted the World Cup this summer.

Smith can't wait for her team to add to that list — saying such an opportunity will never be taken for granted “to have a chance to be a part of the WNBA's growth.”

“But it's part of what we knew was possible from Day 1 with this organization,” she said. “We have embodied the bay's energy in every decision that we've made, along with the community and our fans and our players, and one of the things we keep in mind is this that we understand this is where the world looks to see what comes next, whether it's technology, innovation or how we treat people, how we connect what it means to gather, and we're doing that at Ballhalla. The opportunity to do that in honor of all those stakeholders here, on behalf of this league with the best players in the world, is immense.”

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The backlash to the massive server warehouses is enveloping races for governor in some of the nation's biggest states and presidential battlegrounds.

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said his administration would no longer put data center projects at the head of the line when it comes to issuing construction permits or granting developers a lucrative tax exemption if they don't meet certain standards.

Those include plans to pay the full cost of their electricity and show how they will use advanced technology to limit water use. They also must first win local approval before they can seek state approval. They are, he said, the “strictest guardrails in the nation,” although he stopped short of imposing a moratorium on issuing permits.

Shapiro, considered a potential contender for the White House in 2028, is facing increasing pressure from his GOP opponent, Stacy Garrity, as communities across the state revolt against proposed data centers.

At a news conference, Shapiro slammed what he called “predatory developers” trying to bully local officials and ram through dozens of projects in Pennsylvania — his administration said it counted reports of more than 100 — that likely will never be built because they don't have the financing, power supply or tech-sector clients to use the space.

“These speculators are nevertheless scaring our communities, being aggressive with township officials, bullying our neighbors, our fellow Pennsylvanians, and refusing to listen to the people,” Shapiro said. “And they are threatening to fundamentally change the character of our communities.”

In particular, he singled out developers aiming to build six campuses of about 50 server warehouses in tiny Archbald Borough that has spawned a community uprising, a lawsuit by one developer and motions by another to force the recusal of six of the town's seven council members.

In a statement, Garrity said Shapiro “lit the fuse on the chaos we are seeing in community after community.”

Meanwhile, in Texas, Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa released a TV ad in rural markets Tuesday accusing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of “selling you out” to data center executives and companies.

The ad airs as Hinojosa, a state lawmaker, has aggressively looked to exploit an undercurrent of discontent in rural, Republican strongholds over data centers' perceived threat to rural life, ranchland and dwindling water supplies.

Challengers are capitalizing on growing discontent

At one time, both Shapiro and Abbott had been cheerleaders for data centers and actively sought to recruit them, with Shapiro appearing with Amazon officials to announce a $20 billion investment in Pennsylvania, and Abbott, likewise, appearing with Google execs to announce its $40 billion investment in Texas.

But in recent weeks, Abbott ordered regulators to take steps to ensure Texans were not paying higher electricity bills because of data centers, even telling them to hold up data center projects until they complete their work.

He also promised to push a legislative agenda next year to impose regulations on data centers, including taking away the state’s billion-dollar-plus-per-year tax break.

For much of the past year, a growing number of data center projects have met rejection in local zoning or permitting board votes across the U.S., as angry residents pack once-sleepy municipal meetings.

Losing open space, farmland, forest or rural character is a big concern. So is the damage to quality of life, property values or health by on-site diesel generators kicking on or the constant hum of servers. Others worry that wells and aquifers could run dry or electricity bills will skyrocket.

Small, under-the-radar data centers have been around for decades. But the explosion of artificial intelligence chatbots has given rise to data centers that are larger than anything just about any town has ever seen. Some of them dwarf football stadiums and factories and use more energy than small cities.

States trying to tighten the screws on data centers

In some states, governors and lawmakers are trying to force data centers to pay for their own electricity supply, limit their water use, disclose more about their operations and do more to win community support. They are also chafing at the rising tab for the sales tax exemption most states offer data centers.

In Arizona, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is seeking reelection, got lawmakers to agree to slap a three-year moratorium on the state's sales tax exemption for data centers. Hobbs, who had voted to create the tax credits when she was a legislator, called it a “corporate handout.”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat seeking reelection, ordered a one-year ban on large data centers to give the state time to impose protections for the environment and its energy grid.

Shapiro isn't the only potential 2028 White House hopeful to step up his criticism of data centers. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat running for a third term, halted new sales tax exemptions for data centers there until lawmakers impose tougher standards on their operations.

In Ohio, the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor — Dr. Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy — in recent days each unveiled dueling data center policies that called for developers to meet tougher standards before being built.

Data center opposition isn't necessarily a golden ticket

In Wisconsin, the Democratic nominee for governor, David Crowley, narrowly defeated a challenger who made her call for a one-year moratorium on data center construction a centerpiece of her campaign.

Crowley has taken a more nuanced approach, saying local communities must have veto authority, while also saying data centers are a part of the modern economy and could bring significant economic benefits to the state.

His Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, has attacked Crowley on the issue, including a TV ad released this week where he calls him “Data Center David Crowley.”

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Detectives said the shooting occurred at about 12:15 a.m. near the intersection of Southwest Sixth Street and 328th Avenue.

They said Homestead police officers responded to the area of Southwest Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street regarding a ShotSpotter alert.

Upon arrival, officers located a man, who they identified as Gregory Hillman, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews arrived at the scene and pronounced him dead.

A Local 10 News crew was at the scene as police investigated. The area was taped off, and a yellow tarp covered the body of the victim.

The shooting was reported near several businesses, including a food mart and a beauty supply store.

One of Hillman’s friends, a woman named Audrey, said she heard the gunshots from the second floor of the building.

Audrey told Local 10 that she knew Hillman by the nickname “Shortman” and described him as someone who was always willing to help others.

“He clean(s) up around here, and do anything for anybody,” Audrey said. She described the shooting as “senseless.”

Mahadi Hasan, who was working at a nearby convenience store, also said he heard the gunshots. He told Local 10 News through a translator that he was scared.

Video from the scene showed deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Homestead police investigating as the intersection remained taped off through the night and into the daylight hours.

Audrey said Hillman was someone she could always count on and that she wants to see justice for her friend.

“I don’t know the worst part. I don’t know what happened. (I) Just see somebody you know dead. (It’s) just sad,” Audrey said. “Good guy, good guy.”

When asked who would shoot Hillman and why, Audrey said, “I don’t know. I can’t figure it out.”

No other details about a possible suspect or the circumstances surrounding the shooting were immediately released.

Authorities said that MDSO’s Homicide Bureau has taken over the investigation.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

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The driver was identified in an arrest report as 35-year-old Joel Espinosa.

According to the report, a trooper spotted Espinosa in a black Chevrolet Impala using the right shoulder to get around heavy traffic on Interstate 95 near Ives Dairy Road.

The report states that the trooper got behind the Impala and turned on his emergency lights and siren, but Espinosa took off.

FHP officials said Espinosa weaved in and out of the express lanes, hit several lane markers and continued driving on the shoulder because of the heavy traffic.

They said he then cut in front of a pickup truck and crashed into it. Instead of stopping, he kept going south on I-95, reaching speeds of more than 90 mph, according to the report.

The report states that Espinosa then tried to make a U-turn from southbound I-95 onto the northbound entrance ramp from U.S. 441. A white vehicle hit the Impala during the maneuver.

But troopers said Espinosa kept going and then drove the wrong way on the southbound entrance ramp before crashing head-on into another vehicle.

They said he then got out of the Impala and ran east, leading the trooper on a foot chase.

According to the report, Espinosa fell down an embankment but continued running along the U.S. 441 entrance ramp.

The report states that as the trooper caught up to him, he saw Espinosa reach toward his front waistband.

Authorities said the trooper ordered him to show his hands and get on the ground, but he didn’t comply.

They said the trooper then used a Taser, striking Espinosa in the abdomen and rib cage area.

Authorities said Espinosa was taken to a hospital, where he refused medical treatment, before being transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center for booking.

Jail records show he is facing one count each of fleeing or eluding while causing aggravated injury or death and driving with a suspended license, as well as two counts of leaving the scene of a crash with no serious injury.

As of Tuesday, he remained at TGK, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”

El conductor fue identificado en un informe de arresto como Joel Espinosa, de 35 años.

Según el informe, un agente vio a Espinosa en un Chevrolet Impala negro utilizando el arcén derecho para esquivar el tráfico pesado en la Interestatal 95 cerca de Ives Dairy Road.

El informe señala que el agente se colocó detrás del Impala y encendió las luces de emergencia y la sirena, pero Espinosa aceleró.

Funcionarios de la FHP dijeron que Espinosa entró y salió de los carriles exprés, golpeó varios marcadores de carril y continuó conduciendo por el arcén debido al tráfico pesado.

Dijeron que luego se atravesó frente a una camioneta y chocó contra ella. En lugar de detenerse, continuó hacia el sur por la I-95, alcanzando velocidades de más de 90 mph, según el informe.

El informe señala que Espinosa luego intentó hacer un giro en U desde la I-95 en dirección sur hacia la rampa de acceso en dirección norte desde U.S. 441. Un vehículo blanco golpeó al Impala durante la maniobra.

Pero los agentes dijeron que Espinosa continuó y luego condujo en dirección contraria por la rampa de acceso en dirección sur antes de chocar de frente contra otro vehículo.

Dijeron que luego salió del Impala y corrió hacia el este, lo que provocó que el agente lo persiguiera a pie.

Según el informe, Espinosa cayó por un terraplén, pero continuó corriendo por la rampa de acceso de U.S. 441.

El informe señala que cuando el agente se acercó a él, vio a Espinosa llevar la mano hacia la parte delantera de su cintura.

Las autoridades dijeron que el agente le ordenó que mostrara las manos y se tirara al suelo, pero no obedeció.

Dijeron que el agente entonces utilizó una pistola Taser, que alcanzó a Espinosa en el abdomen y el área de las costillas.

Las autoridades dijeron que Espinosa fue llevado a un hospital, donde rechazó tratamiento médico, antes de ser trasladado al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight para ser procesado.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que enfrenta un cargo de huir o evadir mientras causaba lesiones agravadas o la muerte y un cargo de conducir con una licencia suspendida, así como dos cargos de abandonar la escena de un accidente sin lesiones graves.

Hasta el martes, permanecía en TGK, donde su fianza figuraba como “por establecer”.

Others remained in the courtroom to face the grim facts of what happened to his body.

The grisly photos came on the second day of testimony in the trial of 63-year-old Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He has pleaded not guilty and his lawyer in opening statements called the prosecution's narrative “fiction.”

Dr. Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist and medical examiner for Clark County, Nevada, described Shakur's injuries and explained his cause of death. Jurors were shown photos of his body. Some relatives who remained in the courtroom looked away.

Tupac's family in the Las Vegas courtroom

Shakur’s cousin Zayd Akinyela said he wanted to stay in court to learn more.

“I feel like the details, especially for people that are close to him, honestly for me helps, helps the grief process. I think we’ve been waiting 30 years to grieve properly,” Akinyela told The Associated Press outside the courtroom. “A lot of people don’t get to grieve until they understand what happened to their loved one and how it happened." He added, “That’s why I wanted to stay and just see for my own personal closure.”

He said he hadn’t known how many times his cousin was shot and can’t help but think of the ways the night could have played out differently.

Seeing the photos of Shakur’s body made him feel “Very angry, very angry, to say the least, very sad,” Akinyela said.

What the forensic pathologist said about the gunshots

Gavin described three bullets. One of them caused his lung to collapse and bleed, and doctors ultimately removed the damaged lung in an effort to save his life, she said.

Additional bullets damaged his intestines and other parts of his body, she said.

Jurors looked intently at the photos of Shakur’s body, which was bloated and had multiple chest wounds. The nearly full courtroom was silent. Chest tubes were still in his body from the six days he spent in the hospital before dying.

Gavin was not at Shakur’s 1996 autopsy but was called as a witness because the examiner who performed it has since died.

Surveillance video of a clash before the drive-by shooting

Prosecutors allege Shakur was killed to avenge Shakur’s entourage attacking Davis’ nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson a few hours earlier at the MGM Grand after a Mike Tyson fight.

Jurors were shown surveillance video of a group of people beating and kicking someone on the ground.

The video then showed Shakur and his entourage moving quickly through the crowded building in the minutes after.

A few hours later, Shakur, riding in a black BMW with hip-hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, was gunned down by shots fired from a white Cadillac that had Davis, Anderson and two others inside. Davis is not accused of pulling the trigger.

‘Hostile’ witness refuses to revisit the past

After many procedural witnesses, James McDonald brought both hostility and humor to the stand when he testified unwillingly under a court order.

McDonald, like Knight, had been affiliated with the Mob Piru Bloods gang, and worked security for Knight at his Club 662, where Shakur had been headed when he was shot. Davis was a member of the rival South Side Compton Crips.

Asked by Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal if he was aware of why Anderson was beaten, he wouldn't say.

“I’m aware of a lot of things,” McDonald said, “things that was going on, people ain’t talked about them in 30 years. Today ain’t one of them.”

He said, “Me or anybody else bringing up the dead is wrong," and “you'd better treat me as a hostile witness.”

McDonald said he wanted to avoid answering questions that will hurt Davis.

“Here I am explaining to people what I used to be. I’m not proud of that,” McDonald said. “I don’t want to send him to prison, even though we don’t like each other."

He directly addressed the defendant. “What you’re going through, brother, is what you’re going through," McDonald said, adding, "I didn’t want to be a part of it.” Davis had no visible reaction.

But McDonald also brought several moments of levity.

Asked if there were specific fights or disputes he could remember regarding the gang rivalry, McDonald said, “Are you serious?!” and laughter broke out in the courtroom.

Death Row security officer chronicles Bad Boy rivalry

Reggie Wright Jr., a former Compton police officer who owned a security company that was contracted by Knight's Death Row Records, detailed the way tension had grown between the label and Sean “Diddy” Combs' Bad Boy Records leading up to the shooting.

He said he'd doubled Shakur's security guards after he released the video for “Hit ‘Em Up,” one of the most vicious diss tracks in the history of hip-hop, aimed at Bad Boy's Notorious B.I.G., who was killed six months later.

But there was only one with him that night. If Wright had suspected anything, he said he "would have had an army around him."

After the shooting, Wright went to University Medical Center where Shakur was taken, and said a crowd was gathering there. He called his father, who worked in the Compton Police Department’s gang division, to tell him about the brawl and shooting, and warned him that trouble could be coming there.

Wright testified that he received Shakur's ashes after he was cremated, and saw that they got to Shakur's family.

Wright has long been among those rumored to be involved in Shakur's killing.

Palal asked him if he had anything to do with it.

“Absolutely not," Wright replied.

Defense attorney Michael Sanft tried to attack Wright’s credibility, pointing out inconsistencies with his statements and mentioning a previous felony conviction.

Sanft also asked Wright why he didn't pay Davis when Davis came on his YouTube channel with Wright's encouragement.

“I’m not giving someone who I believe is Tupac’s killer money,” Wright said.

Tupac's legacy and memory

Shakur remains a cultural icon. He is considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time and had a burgeoning film career as an actor. He died as his popularity was peaking at age 25, and his legend has only grown in the years since.

Akinyela, Shakur's cousin, said, “I’m very spiritual, so just seeing the body doesn’t affect me the same way as it might some people. I do believe that his spirit is still around and still lives on through his family and through his legacy.”

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Associated Press Writer Rebecca Boone contributed from Boise, Idaho and AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton contributed from Los Angeles.

The government is appealing the May ruling by U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw that threw out charges of human smuggling against the Salvadoran national. The ruling amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of a Justice Department that under President Donald Trump has repeatedly been accused of targeting defendants for political purposes.

Crenshaw found that Abrego Garcia would never have faced criminal charges had he not successfully sued the government over his 2025 deportation. The ruling was an embarrassment for the Trump administration, which only brought him back after securing a criminal indictment against him.

Crenshaw stopped short of finding the government acted with “actual vindictiveness,” a rarely-met standard that usually requires evidence like a prosecutor admitting that charges were filed in retaliation against someone. But the judge did find there was enough evidence of “presumptive vindictiveness.” That included the timing of the indictment.

Homeland Security had been aware of the 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee that was the basis for the human smuggling charges for more than two years before Abrego Garcia was deported. The agency only reopened the case and began investigating in earnest after Abrego Garcia was ordered returned to the U.S.

Crenshaw also found that statements by U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, who was a deputy at the time, suggested the Justice Department was targeting Abrego Garcia because he won his wrongful-deportation case.

In a brief filed Monday night with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, federal prosecutors argued that Crenshaw got it wrong. Blanche’s statements, they argue, demonstrated a legitimate motive for prosecuting him. His rationale reflected a “normal assessment of the societal interest in punishment,” not an “improper penalty,” they said. The statements “explained that the government was seeking to protect the public and confirm its prior assertions about Abrego's criminal activity," the brief states.

But even if Blanche's statements reflected an animus against Abrego Garcia, they are irrelevant because the person who actually brought the charges was then-Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Rob McGuire, the brief states — rehashing an argument thoroughly rejected by Crenshaw that McGuire's motives were the only motives that mattered in the case.

Crenshaw's ruling noted the sustained oversight of the case by top Justice Department officials, including regular communications between McGuire and Associate Deputy Attorney General Aakash Singh, in finding that the criminal case was thoroughly tainted. Crenshaw also noted that prosecutors never called as a witness the investigator who actually reopened the case, to explain why.

Abrego Garcia, 31, is a Salvadoran citizen with an American wife and child who has lived in Maryland for years although he immigrated to the U.S. illegally as a teenager. A 2019 order by an immigration judge prohibited his deportation to El Salvador, finding he had a “well founded fear” of a gang that had targeted his family there. The judge allowed him to live and work in the U.S. under Immigration and Customs Enforcement supervision, but he was not given residency status.

Blocked from re-deporting Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, the Trump administration has vowed to deport him to a third county, threatening to send him to Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana and, most recently, Liberia. Abrego Garcia has said he would agree to be deported to Costa Rica, which has said they will accept him, but the government has so far declined to send him there.

He is fighting deportation to Liberia in a separate federal court case in Maryland.

Mia was shot the evening of July 26, and the couple's 27-year-old son, Elijah, was arrested. Eric left the Chiefs right away to help his family through the crisis, and he returned to camp last week ahead of a preseason loss to the Rams.

"First and foremost, yes, she's on a great road to recovery. Yes, she's doing great,” Bieniemy said of his wife, speaking to reporters for the first time since she was rushed to the hospital with multiple wounds. “It is one of the main reasons that I am back here, because of her recovery. She's truly a soldier. She's a saint. And it's been incredible to watch.”

Bieniemy was never far from camp, even while he was back home in Ashburn, Virginia. He was able to watch streams of practice from Missouri Western State University, and he was often conferenced into team meetings before and after the workouts.

At one point, he called Chiefs general manager Brett Veach — who he knew was seated beside coach Andy Reid — and told him to give Big Red the phone. Bieniemy proceeded to remind Reid to get on one of his players for a seemingly minor coaching point.

“I was yelling at the screen, yelling at players, yelling at coaches — ‘What the hell are we doing?!’ I'm yelling at myself, 'Why would you put that play in!?” Bieniemy said, smiling. “At the end of the day, I was making sure I was keeping up with what was going on.”

At the same time, he was driving Mia and the rest of the family crazy.

“So she was like, ‘You have my blessing to leave,’” Eric said, “so it was time to get back.”

Elijah Bieniemy has been charged with malicious wounding, the use of a firearm in commission of a felony and discharge of a firearm inside a dwelling. His court appearances remain delayed pending a mental health evaluation.

“I'd like to say thank you to the Hunt family, the entire Chiefs family for the outpouring, the love and support that my family has received through this particular situation,” Eric Bieniemy said. “And with all that said, we're back to football.”

While brash and demanding, Bieniemy is universally beloved within the Kansas City locker room. He was part of coaching staffs that helped the Chiefs reach three Super Bowls and win two, and he helped to set the foundation for the dynasty to come.

When he left a few years ago to serve as the Commanders' offensive coordinator, it was in the hopes that calling his own plays could someday lead to an NFL head coaching job. But Washington struggled in his lone season there and the coaching staff was let go, and Bieniemy ended up spending a season at UCLA and last season coaching the running backs for the Chicago Bears.

He returned to Kansas City to replace Matt Nagy, who left to become the offensive coordinator of the Giants.

“Obviously it’s great to have him back. We missed him and prayed for his family when he was out,” Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton said. “But to have a guy like that come back to the field, man, a competitor — it brings out the best in us.”

NOTES: LT Josh Simmons did not practice Tuesday because of back pain. He worked out alongside RG Trey Smith, who has been out with a hip injury. ... DE Ashton Gillotte (foot) and WR Tyquan Thornton (hamstring) left practice early. Gillotte already has missed time with a hamstring injury. ... LB Drue Tranquill (back) and CB L'Jarius Snead (knee) were back in pads for the workout.

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