The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, learned on Friday that prosecutors intend to try him for a second time on the charges.

Barrientos underwent an eight-day trial for the same alleged attack last month in the District Court of Western Australia state in Perth.

A jury found him guilty on two charges that he had assaulted the woman, then aged 20, occasioning bodily harm in a Perth hotel room in September 2024.

The jury also found him not guilty of choking her and not guilty of three of six charges of rape.

The jury could not reach majority verdicts of at least 10 out of 12 jurors on the remaining three rape charges.

Prosecutor Danielle Clarke told Judge Linda Black that the alleged victim, who cannot be identified, was willing to testify again at a retrial.

Black was the original trial judge. She told defense and prosecution lawyers on Friday to consider whether they want a new judge to hear the retrial and whether the proceedings should be heard by a jury or by a judge alone.

The Colombian-born entertainer will be sentenced for the assault convictions after his retrial. No date for the trial has been set.

Barrientos has been free on bail since he was charged and was allowed to return to Britain for several months.

He said nothing to reporters as he left the court on Friday.

Barrientos had been touring Australia and had already performed in Sydney and Melbourne before he encountered his victim in Perth. He was arrested several days later in the east coast city of Brisbane, where the tour was to end.

Prosecutors alleged the woman initially agreed to have sex but withdrew her consent because she feared for her safety.

Árpád Selmeci said navigating even a small fishing boat on Hungary's third-largest lake is becoming increasingly difficult as the water level has ebbed to around 20 centimeters (8 inches), well below the 150 centimeters (5 feet) optimal for August. Swimming beaches across the lake, once popular with tourists, have been closed.

Lake Velence’s decline is part of a broader water crisis confronting Hungary as increasingly prolonged droughts and climate change-driven heat waves have pummeled Europe.

“I've lived on Lake Velence since I was a child, and I've never seen the water so low," said Selmeci, 58. "It's terrible. My heart aches every single moment.”

This summer, wildfires scorched the continent from the United Kingdom to Greece, while in Hungary, drought has damaged crop yields, led to drinking water shortages and threatened to shut down the country's only nuclear power plant.

Yet the lack of rainfall linked to human-driven climate change is only part of Hungary's water problem. Experts say the country's long-standing practice of channeling water away from its landscape and draining natural wetlands has left it especially vulnerable as droughts become more frequent and severe.

A legacy of draining away water

Around 99% of Hungary’s lands are currently under severe or extreme drought conditions, according to the national meteorological service, and desertification, a process where vegetation recedes because of high heat and low rainfall, threatens much of the Great Hungarian Plain.

Yet more than a quarter of Hungary consists of low-lying land that naturally retains precipitation, and in past centuries its many rivers and streams made it rich in freshwater resources. However, a 2023 study published in the journal Nature estimated Hungary’s historical wetland loss at more than 80%.

Zsuzsanna Ujj, a biodiversity policy specialist and project coordinator with environmental group Friends of the Earth Hungary, said the country “has not been a good steward of its waters in the last 200 years.”

A major contributor is Hungary's network of more than 40,000 kilometers (25,000 miles) of drainage canals — a length that exceeds the circumference of the Earth — which drain accumulated precipitation from fields, wetlands and the soil to make room for agriculture and other enterprises.

The priority on draining land rather than allowing natural flooding cycles to occur has contributed to a consistent drop in the water table and the drying out of wetlands and topsoil. With less water available to evaporate, the air dries out, further reducing the chances of localized precipitation.

Ujj said that Hungary — which is among the most drought-exposed countries in Europe and ranks 16th globally, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development — “needs to realign its water management practices, shifting from a drainage-based approach to one focused on water retention.”

Disappearing lakes

The drying out of Hungary isn't limited to streams and wetlands. Lake Garancsi, a small recreational lake around 20 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of Budapest, was once a popular destination for fishing, swimming and ice skating, and was the setting of the 2001 cult Hungarian comedy “Üvegtigris” (“Glass Tiger").

But the lake, present since the Middle Ages, has shrunk so dramatically in recent years that none of the previous recreational activities are permitted, and most of the former lake bed is now exposed, cracked and dry.

What remains of the water is so shallow and warm that all of the fish and most of the other wildlife have disappeared, and authorities have predicted no water will be left by the end of summer.

Zoltán Mettner, who runs the Glass Tiger bar on the shores of the lake, said conditions have gotten worse every year. After spending years beside the lake, he said looking at it now is “terrible, there’s no other way to put it.”

“It’s sad enough that we’ve let things get this far, and that we couldn’t have taken gradual steps to prevent this lake from being completely destroyed,” he said.

Hungary's government plans a change of course

Hungary's new government has promised to begin taking those steps.

In late June, on the same day the country set a high temperature record of 42 Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit), Prime Minister Péter Magyar told lawmakers that his government would put water management policies “on new footing,” and launch a comprehensive water conservation program to mitigate the effects of drought.

"Many have said year after year that water shortage will be one of Hungary’s problems and one of the most important strategic issues to be solved. They were right,” Magyar said.

In addition to poor water retention practices, Magyar said that aging water utility infrastructure causes 20-25% of the country’s drinking water to leak out through damaged pipes, costing some 17 billion forints ($54.4 million) annually.

“For years, even the existence of the problem was denied and relativized,” Magyar said. Now, he added, “water retention will be the basic principle of Hungarian water management.”

Danube River at historic lows

Yet implementing such sweeping changes will be time consuming and costly, while Hungary's current water crisis threatens its ability to produce adequate energy.

The Danube, the European Union's longest river which runs through 10 countries from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea, has set successive records this summer for low water levels, threatening to shut down Hungary's only nuclear power plant, which uses water from the river to cool its reactors, for the first time in its 44-year history.

Hungary's government has taken emergency interventions to raise the water level at the Paks plant, including sinking two 80-meter (262-foot) barges just upriver and beginning to install a riverbed sill designed to divert more water toward the plant's pumps.

In such drought conditions, wetlands near rivers like the Danube normally act as a “natural reservoir” for retaining water when weather gets dry, said Ujj, the biodiversity specialist.

The extremely low level of the Danube — as well as the increased chances for more frequent and intense floods — are effects of human-driven climate change that can be partially mitigated through appropriate land use and restoration of wetlands and other natural habitats, she added.

“We do indeed expect water levels to fluctuate more, and we also expect precipitation patterns to become more extreme with drier summers,” she said. "However, restoring wetlands and increasing evaporation in certain areas could help boost precipitation during the summer months.”

U.S. President Donald Trump had earlier abruptly ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises just before they began Monday. Trump cited what he described as a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s refusal to support him over the war in Iran.

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, brushed aside Trump’s overture on Wednesday, saying “the provocative, aggressive nature of the drills" won't change only with the reduction of their duration and size.

The next day, North Korea fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, apparently following through with its previous threat to respond to the U.S.-South Korean drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal.

The U.S. Pacific Command said the events didn't pose an immediate threat to U.S. territory or its allies. The command said the U.S. remains committed to the defense of the U.S. homeland and its allies in the region.

Kim Yo Jong's statement dampened hopes for an early resumption of talks between Trump and Kim Jong Un, whose earlier nuclear diplomacy collapsed in 2019. Kim Jong Un has used the diplomatic stalemate to increase his leverage by modernizing his nuclear and missile programs and aligning with Russia over its war against Ukraine. Kim Jong Un suggested last year that he won't return to talks unless the U.S. drops its demand for North Korean denuclearization as a precondition for diplomacy.

Kim Yo Jong still used relatively measured language, avoided typical harsh North Korean rhetoric and touched upon what she called an “excellent” relationship between her brother and Trump. This suggests North Korea doesn't want to completely shut the door for future talks and may seek to win bigger U.S. concessions, such as international recognition as a nuclear state and broad sanctions relief.

With its supply of ammunition and troops to Russia, North Korea is likely receiving economic and military assistance in return, and its expanding ties with Russia provides it with leverage to ask for greater support from China, its biggest trading partner.

“After this strategic play has run its course, Kim may seek further economic and reputational benefits from Washington,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul. “But that will probably be after the U.S. midterm elections when Trump is expected to be in a weaker domestic political position and in search of headline-grabbing foreign policies.”

Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said that Kim Yo Jong's statement showed North Korea's position that a personal relationship between her brother and Trump “can't be a factor that moves current North Korean-U.S. relations.” He said Kim Yo Jong likely aimed to head off speculation that Trump's move can restore diplomacy so as not to fully take the blame when it doesn't happen.

Kim Yo Jong denied Trump’s claim that Kim Jong Un had responded to his request for a conversation. When asked by reporters Wednesday if he would be meeting with Kim Jong Un this year, Trump said that “Yeah, I will be.”

The Ulchi Freedom Shield is one of the main military exercises conducted by the U.S. and South Korea annually to enhance their ability to cope with potential North Korean aggression. Its downsizing has caused worries about joint U.S.-South Korean readiness.

Fotos y videos compartidos en redes sociales muestran escombros lanzados por el aire y una lluvia intensa mientras un posible tornado tocaba tierra en Atlantic Beach, en la barrera exterior de Long Island. Destrozó un destacado club de playa, dejando sillas de playa rotas y vigas de madera esparcidas por la orilla.

Bruce Blakeman, ejecutivo del condado de Nassau, señaló que no había reportes de lesiones graves ni muertes, pero sí daños a la propiedad, y un equipo de búsqueda se estaba asegurando de que nadie quedara atrapado en las cabañas. Declaró el estado de emergencia.

“Hay reportes de personas atrapadas en sus vehículos debido a inundaciones en la costa sur, y los servicios de emergencia están ayudando en su rescate”, manifestó Blakeman en un comunicado.

El Sun and Surf Beach Club indicó que las construcciones habían sufrido daños significativos, y que el club cerró temporalmente, al igual que el cercano Silver Point.

“Estamos trabajando con las autoridades locales y evaluando los daños para garantizar que ambos clubes sean seguros antes de reabrir”, señaló el club en un comunicado.

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional había advertido sobre trombas marinas —peligros similares a tornados que ocurren sobre el agua— en la zona, pero de momento no pudo confirmar un tornado en la playa.

Bryan Ramsey, meteorólogo del servicio meteorológico en Nueva York, explicó que en la noche la tormenta se desplazaba hacia el este, mar adentro, y que se prevé que su fuerza disminuya en las próximas horas.

En otras partes de Nueva York, las inundaciones obligaron a cerrar en ambos sentidos un tramo de la autopista Long Island Expressway en Queens, según la Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias de la ciudad de Nueva York. Fotos en redes sociales mostraban filas de autos detenidos mientras equipos de emergencia atravesaban el agua.

En Jersey City, Nueva Jersey, los equipos de emergencia rescataron a 69 personas atrapadas en autos alcanzados por inundaciones repentinas el jueves, informó el alcalde James Solomon. Los rescatistas avanzaron por calles en las que el nivel del agua alcanzaba las rodillas, desplazándose en pequeñas embarcaciones inflables para ayudar a quienes estaban varados.

Un probable tornado tocó tierra en Dover, Delaware, y causó daños significativos en toda la ciudad, reportó el departamento de policía. No hubo reportes de lesiones graves, agregó.

“Dover: por favor tómense esto en serio. Quédense en casa. Manténganse a salvo”, publicó el departamento en Facebook.

Fotos y videos en internet muestran árboles caídos, cables eléctricos derribados y carreteras inundadas.

La Cooperativa Eléctrica de Delaware informó que más de 1.000 clientes no tenían electricidad en la parte norte del área en la que presta servicio, pero que en pocas horas la mayoría de los cortes ya se habían solucionado.

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U.S. futures edged higher.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.3% to 66,016.36. South Korea’s Kospi climbed 0.9% to 6,912.95. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1.1% to 25,967.58, while the Shanghai Composite index was up less than 0.1% to 3,905.20.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.3% to 9,058.90. Taiwan’s Taiex gained 0.7%, while India’s Sensex was unchanged.

The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it will at least double the size of its planned purchases of longer-term government debt, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled Thursday that the repurchase program could be larger.

The announcement temporarily brought down government bond yields, which have been elevated under concerns about high inflation partly caused by the war in Iran and rising U.S. government debt. Higher yields tend to slow the broader economy due to increased borrowing costs across the financial system and can undercut stock prices.

But analysts said they expect the effect on bond yields were to be temporary. The yield of the U.S. 10-year Treasury was around 4.69%, up from nearly 4.64% on Thursday and back near its level before the Treasury Department’s announcement.

The 30-year Treasury yield was about 5.24%, up from 5.18% on Thursday.

In Asia, bond yields also rose back. Japan’s 10-year government bond yield, which had been trading near 30-year highs, rose to about 2.88% from around 2.83% on Thursday.

The latest climb in bond yields has weighed on share prices. On Thursday, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 lost 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.3%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped 1%.

In other dealings early Friday, oil prices fell, even as the U.S. stepped up its economic threats toward Iran while limited progress has been made toward de-escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Brent crude, the international standard, fell 0.5% to $93.35 a barrel. It was trading at roughly $72 per barrel before the start of the war. Benchmark U.S. crude was down 0.7% to $86.23 a barrel.

The U.S. dollar fell to 158.81 Japanese yen from 159.05 yen. The euro was trading at $1.1694, up from $1.1681.

Reese was 9-for-9 from the field, hitting two 3-pointers, for 20 points and had 10 rebounds and eight assists for her WNBA-leading 25th double-double of the season. She had 18 points in the first half.

Reese set a Dream record for field goals without a miss and became the third player in WNBA history with a 20-point double-double on 100% shooting. She's four shy of Alyssa Thomas’ WNBA double-double record of 28 set in 2023.

In addition, she had three offensive rebounds in the first half to break her own WNBA season record of 172 set in 2024.

Rhyne Howard added 26 points and five 3-pointers for Atlanta (23-13), which has won eight straight in the series with Los Angeles. Naz Hillmon had 14 points and Allisha Gray 13.

Cameron Brink scored 14 points off the bench for Los Angeles (12-24), which was eliminated from playoff contention. Rae Burrell added 12 and Nneka Ogwumike had 11.

The Dream led by 42 points and reached the 100-point mark with 8:10 left.

Play was briefly interrupted with 2:59 left in the third quarter after a sex toy was thrown on the court near where Jihyun Park was about to attempt a free throw for Los Angeles.

Up next

Dream: At Phoenix on Saturday.

Sparks: Host Connecticut on Saturday.

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El avión aterrizó en la ciudad haitiana norteña de Cabo Haitiano porque el principal aeropuerto internacional en Puerto Príncipe se considera demasiado peligroso. Actualmente, Washington mantiene una prohibición a que los vuelos comerciales estadounidenses vayan la capital de Haití hasta principios de septiembre, debido a la persistente violencia de las pandillas.

Los deportados vestían de blanco, y muchos se cubrieron el rostro por seguridad mientras periodistas videogrababan su llegada. Casi todos se negaron a hablar. Algunos temen ser blanco de pandillas que controlan aproximadamente el 70% de Puerto Príncipe y extensas zonas más allá.

Entre los deportados había beneficiarios del TPS —siglas en inglés del Estatus de Protección Temporal— y haitianos que habían cumplido condenas de prisión, informó Jean Négot Bonheur Delva, director general de la Oficina Nacional de Migración de Haití.

“No es el Estado haitiano el que pide que los envíen de regreso", señaló Delva. "Nuestra misión es recibir a los migrantes de retorno forzoso. … Les damos la bienvenida con el objetivo de acompañarlos hasta su hogar”.

Haitianos deportados buscan un hogar

Delva señaló que algunos de los deportados no nacieron en Haití, aunque son de ascendencia haitiana.

Indicó que varios de ellos planeaban viajar a la región sur del país caribeño, un trayecto peligroso porque las pandillas controlan las rutas principales que conducen a esa zona, y se sabe que abren fuego al azar contra vehículos que pasan.

Otros se dirigen a la región occidental de Haití, agregó.

“Hay un migrante que no sabe nada de Haití porque dijo que venía de República Dominicana; allí nació”, apuntó Delva.

Señaló que el gobierno intentaría reunirlo con posibles familiares en Haití o en República Dominicana, donde viven su madre y su padre.

Funcionarios de inmigración en Haití ofrecieron a los deportados un máximo de 65 dólares y algo para beber y comer.

“A quienes no puedan llegar hoy a sus hogares, los alojaremos en espacios seguros, y al día siguiente el proceso continuará hasta que todos los migrantes regresen a casa, según corresponde”, manifestó Delva.

El funcionario no precisó cuántos de los 161 deportados eran beneficiarios del TPS que habían vivido y trabajado legalmente en Estados Unidos desde 2010.

A finales de junio, la Corte Suprema estadounidense permitió que el programa TPS llegara a su fin, lo que afecta a cerca de 1 millón de personas de más de una docena de países.

Los casos regresaron a los tribunales inferiores, pero para finales de julio el gobierno no había extendido los permisos de trabajo para los haitianos.

Un juez federal en Washington, D.C., levantó una orden el 5 de agosto que impedía las deportaciones de haitianos que tenían Estatus de Protección Temporal, lo que en la práctica sólo fue una formalidad tras el fallo de la Corte Suprema en junio.

Activistas advierten que Haití es demasiado peligroso para los deportados

Activistas han advertido que Haití es actualmente demasiado peligroso, y no cuenta con recursos suficientes para ayudar a quienes están siendo deportados a un país de casi 12 millones de habitantes, de los cuales más de la mitad necesita asistencia humanitaria debido al aumento de la violencia de las pandillas y al agravamiento de la pobreza, el hambre y la violencia.

La violencia de las pandillas ya ha obligado a una cifra récord de 1,5 millones de personas a desplazarse en todo Haití, donde se reportó la muerte de más de 3.100 personas de enero a junio y otras 1.189 resultaron heridas, según estadísticas de la ONU.

Un deportado habló brevemente con The Associated Press al llegar a Cabo Haitiano. Se identificó como Jean Diane Louis y contó que salió de Haití cuando tenía 5 años. Dijo que su familia vive en la ciudad de Nueva York y que fue sentenciado a 19 años de prisión por un delito no especificado que, aseguró, no cometió.

“Luego vino el ICE y me llevó sin interrogarme", relató Louis, refiriéndose al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, por sus siglas en inglés. "Simplemente me enviaron aquí”.

Mientras persiste la violencia de las pandillas, los migrantes haitianos en Estados Unidos siguen siendo arrestados y deportados.

Las autoridades estadounidenses arrestaron el jueves a un popular pastor haitiano en una gasolinera en Springfield, Ohio, según Springfield G92, un grupo religioso que apoya a inmigrantes haitianos. El ICE arrestó a un segundo haitiano que estaba con él.

El pastor, Gilbert Joubert Adrien, estaba detenido por autoridades migratorias en Ohio, narró Marjory Wentworth, portavoz de Springfield G92. Indicó que el ICE ha tenido una fuerte presencia en los últimos días en Springfield, una ciudad de unos 60.000 habitantes, la cual fue objeto de atención cuando Trump afirmó falsamente durante su campaña de 2024 que residentes haitianos allí comían perros.

El Grupo de Apoyo a Refugiados y Retornados de Haití ha denunciado las deportaciones.

“Haití no está listo para recibir este número de migrantes que estaban en el programa de TPS”, señaló en un comunicado el jueves.

El grupo indicó que más de 140.000 haitianos han sido deportados desde países vecinos, incluida República Dominicana, tan sólo en la primera mitad del año.

“Observamos que no hay medidas gubernamentales en vigor para asistir adecuadamente a estos migrantes”, sostuvo el grupo.

Indicó que muchos de los deportados “han visto cómo sus sueños se desvanecen; los vínculos que ya habían creado en sus comunidades se rompen. Muchos están viviendo separación familiar”.

Estados Unidos había realizado aproximadamente un vuelo de deportación a Haití desde diciembre de 2023, según ICE Flight Monitor, que rastrea datos de vuelos y pertenece al grupo activista Human Rights First. Desde diciembre de 2025, los vuelos han partido de Alexandria, Luisiana, un centro de vuelos de deportación del ICE, con una escala en Miami rumbo al Aeropuerto Internacional de Cabo Haitiano.

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Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, plan to return to the United Kingdom from California in a matter of weeks. They have already enrolled their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, in British schools so they can start the autumn term with their classmates.

News of the surprise decision, which broke late Wednesday in stories published by the Telegraph and Sun newspapers, has sparked widespread discussion about where the couple will live, who will pay for their security and whether they will return to royal duties one day.

But perhaps the most difficult issue is whether Harry can repair his once-close relationship with Prince William, the heir to the throne, which was decimated by Harry’s very public complaints of mistreatment at the hands of Buckingham Palace staff, racism in the royal family and the failings of the monarchy. There are also concerns that Harry and Meghan could try to upstage William and his wife Catherine, when they once again share the British stage.

“That will be something for the palace to deal with …” Craig Prescott, an expert on the U.K. constitution and the monarchy at Royal Holloway University of London, told The Associated Press. “They wouldn’t want Meghan and Harry’s presence in the U.K. here to overshadow the work of the monarchy, and there will have to be some discussion and allowance for that.”

Harry and Meghan wanted their children to grow up British

The couple are expected to live at a private, nonroyal residence outside of London and they won’t resume their royal duties, which they gave up when they moved to the exclusive Southern California community of Montecito six years ago, British media reported late Wednesday.

Their return to the U.K. comes as King Charles III, Harry’s 77-year-old father, continues to undergo treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer that was discovered in 2024. The prince said last year that he didn’t know “how much time my father has left,” and has expressed a desire for his children to have a chance to get to know their grandfather.

While Harry and Meghan’s decision is a surprise to many, royal historian Ed Owens said recent events created a pathway for the couple's return.

First, Harry spoke of his desire for reconciliation, then there was the apparently successful meeting between the king, his younger son and daughter-in-law and their children last month at Charles’ Highgrove estate in western England. In addition, there is Harry’s stated desire for his children to grow up British and that the U.K. looks like a safer place to be right now, given the divisions in American society, said Owens, author of “After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself?”

Royal experts expect Charles to forgive Harry

Finally, Owens said he expects Charles to forgive Harry because as the supreme governor of the Church of England he has to demonstrate the teachings of Christianity, including the virtue of forgiveness.

William may find forgiving his brother more difficult, but someday he too will become head of the church, Owens said.

“It may be that privately William never fully forgives his younger brother for what he deems the betrayal of the family,” Owens told The AP. “But publicly,” he will, “because for traditional moralists, traditional Christian values, they demand that there is this public act of forgiveness, that there’s reconciliation between the brothers.”

Charles was informed of Harry and Meghan’s plans on Sunday and the matter wasn’t discussed during their recent visit to the U.K.

Relations have been strained in the House of Windsor

Relations between Harry and Meghan and the rest of the royal family have been strained since the couple gave up their royal duties and moved to California in 2020 to earn their own living. The couple later signed lucrative contracts with Netflix and Spotify.

The rift deepened after the couple gave a series of interviews and Harry published his explosive memoir “Spare,” in which he said they left Britain to escape the restrictions of royal life. The couple also criticized palace officials for being insensitive to Meghan’s mental health and alleged at least one member of the royal family had expressed racist views when she was pregnant with their first child. Meghan describes herself as biracial.

Oprah Winfrey asked Harry to summarize his reasons for leaving Britain in a 2021 interview that was broadcast around the world.

“Lack of support and lack of understanding,” he replied.

Strains are exacerbated by long-running battles with the newspapers

Those tensions were exacerbated by Harry’s long-running legal battle with Britain’s tabloid newspapers, which he alleges illegally hacked his phones and invaded his privacy when he was younger. The courtroom drama seemed to be nearing an end after Harry and other plaintiffs lost their lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail last month.

That case left Harry facing a potential bill for millions of pounds after the court ruled the plaintiffs were liable for the publisher’s legal fees. Associated Newspapers has filed documents showing that its costs amounted to 34.5 million pounds ($47 million).

Harry has also been embroiled in a legal wrangle with the British government after a government committee refused to authorize police protection for him and his family when they are in the U.K. The prince says they need armed police protection because they are at risk as members of the royal family, regardless of whether they are working royals.

The couple’s security arrangements are a “private matter” for Harry and Meghan to deal with, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said when asked about the issue on Thursday.

After Harry lost his court challenge of the committee’s decision in May 2025, the prince said he hoped to reconcile with his family while continuing to vent his anger at those in Britain he feels have mistreated him and his wife.

“I can’t see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the U.K. at this point,” he told the BBC at the time. “And the things that they’re going to miss is, well, everything. You know, I love my country. I always have done, despite what some people in that country have done.”

Although much of the media attention on Harry and Meghan has focused on family tensions and recriminations in recent years, Owens suggested that the story may now shift to the royal’s efforts to rebuild family harmony.

“I think time is a great healer. It creates space in a social media-saturated world,” he said. “People are always looking for the next thing to talk about and, arguably, that will be reconciliation between first of all father and son, and then potentially the two brothers.”

The teachers and principals watched as an instructor prompted an AI tool to “create a map of the world.”

The result drew gasps of disbelief and laughter. Projected on a large screen was a map riddled with bizarre errors. Mali was spelled “Mail.” Egypt was identified as “Sopth.” In place of Libya was something simply called “Africa.” Dozens of other countries' names were misspelled or written in pure gibberish.

“If you ever want kids not to over trust these tools, try the map demo,” said the instructor, Amanda Bickerstaff, founder and CEO of AI For Education, an organization that helps schools draft AI policies and train teachers and students in what she calls safe, ethical and effective use of the technology.

After initially trying to ban AI use, a growing number of U.S. public schools are trying a new strategy: encouraging classroom experimentation, partly so students can see its shortcomings, including generative AI’s notorious tendency to “hallucinate,” or fabricate information.

AI literacy has become a buzzword of this back-to-school season as educators try to strike a balance between equipping students with the skills they need for an AI-driven future while preventing them from outsourcing their thinking to chatbots.

There is no single definition of what AI literacy means, or how it should be taught. Tech giants like OpenAI, Google and Anthropic offer schools training sessions in how to use their AI tools. But for educators, there is a growing consensus that AI literacy is about more than learning how to use generative AI and write good prompts.

“Good AI literacy,” said Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, “includes knowing when not to use it.”

Some districts build their own approaches on AI literacy

Thirty-seven states have now published official AI guidance that schools can use as a blueprint. South Carolina is not one of them.

So the state’s second-largest school district set out to do it on its own, said Lucas Clamp, deputy superintendent of the 50,000-student Charleston County School District. “It has been a huge endeavor.”

A year ago, the district contacted AI for Education, which helped draft guidance for Chicago Public Schools, Houston and dozens of other districts.

Phase 1 was laying the foundation. The district developed an AI policy, seeking input from teachers, students and parents.

The district organized student focus groups and learned that student AI use was ubiquitous but unguided. Teachers and students said they were navigating the technology on their own and wanted clear rules and instruction.

Studies show a majority of teenagers and teachers nationwide are using AI for schoolwork, but they're teaching themselves how to use it; very few say they have a technical understanding or have received formal training on how it works.

Schools and parents are eager to avoid mistakes made with social media, where kids were left to explore the online world without learning about addictive algorithms, comparison culture and other downsides that have been linked to a youth mental health crisis and dwindling attention spans.

As the school year begins in Charleston, Phase 2 kicks in: training. Teachers and middle and high schoolers will get a mix of online and in-person instruction on how AI tools work and how to use them effectively.

The student course walks through familiar scenarios — like asking a chatbot to help with a research paper — to show that generative AI might deliver wildly inaccurate information, including made-up studies, with unflinching authority. “Always verify any factual information you get from GenAI, especially for your classwork,” the course advises.

A section on data privacy cautions against sharing personal information with AI tools because conversations can be stored, used for data training and potentially leaked.

High school teacher Ray Knauer attended the summer training and left with “teachable moments” for his AP Research class. He plans to show examples of AI bias and hallucinations to fuel student discussions.

“We’re all trying to figure this out right now: What’s the right balance so we don’t scare students away from AI but don’t encourage them to run to it,” Knauer said. “We have to teach students: You can’t just get an answer and move on. You have to use analytical skills and dig deeper.”

Some states offer top-down guidance on AI in classrooms

Utah was an early pioneer in taking a statewide approach to AI in education.

In 2024, the board of education named Matt Winters as its AI education specialist, making Utah the first state to create a full-time position overseeing the technology in schools.

Over the past year, Winters led AI training for over 7,000 teachers, almost a third of Utah’s public school instructors. He is helping districts shape AI policies, which they are required by state law to have in place by July 2027.

“There is a clear method from the top in Utah,” said Chris Agnew, director of the Generative AI for Education Hub at Stanford University. “When you’re tackling big change, it’s easier to have coherence if everyone is singing from the same hymn book.”

A handful of other states have since replicated Winters’ post, including Maine, West Virginia and Georgia.

In other states, a patchwork of AI approaches has emerged, with variance from one school district to another. Extensive AI literacy training requires steep investment, raising concerns that kids in under-resourced districts might not get the same attention.

In Utah, training starts with the basics of how AI works to teach an understanding of AI bias, hallucinations, ethical concerns and data privacy needs, Winters said. Teachers can then pursue additional training on specific tools.

“If I had to give advice: Figure out how to make training accessible to everyone,” said Emma Moss, who oversees AI at the Canyons School District and also led an eight-person team that traveled the state doing over 150 AI literacy trainings. The training was funded by a $500,000 AI literacy grant from a local healthcare provider. “We said, ‘We will come to you.’ Whether you are in a rural area or urban, it didn’t matter.”

The state has also played a key role in procuring AI tools, Winters said. He negotiated data privacy agreements along with discounted prices, which has allowed rural and under-resourced districts to get access.

“Everyone needs to understand what this technology is and how it works,” said Winters, who cautions against blanket bans. “AI literacy is much larger than saying: ‘Don’t use AI.’ It’s about how we can prepare kids for the future.”

Changing adult mindsets is also key, said Kristina Yamada, the state Board of Education's digital technology specialist.

“I think teachers need to change their mentality about students using AI to cheat,” Yamada said. There has always been cheating, she said. It’s up to teachers to speak students’ language and convince them they can’t rely on AI for all the answers.

For younger kids it means starting to talk about AI early, with conversations like, “People can lie. A program can lie. A robot can lie,” Yamada said. “For older students it’s different: ‘Sure, you can use ChatGPT to write computer code. But when the program stops working, you need to be able to fix it.’”

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Gecker reported from San Francisco.

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Voters will decide Tuesday whether Graham or Rep. Ralph Norman will be Republicans' nominee on the November ballot.

The Myrtle Beach rally is the sort of campaign trail occasion that Trump hasn’t done as much of this year, compared with past midterms, making it a signal of the importance Trump is placing on a win for his pick.

It's also an opportunity for the president to wade into friendly territory ahead of the midterm elections that leave his party’s control of Congress hanging in the balance. South Carolina hasn’t elected a Democrat statewide in decades, its House delegation has only one Democrat and Trump’s own victory in the 2016 presidential primary here helped propel him toward the nomination and ultimately the White House.

In the scramble of a special Republican primary election that was called after Lindsey Graham's sudden death last month, Darline Graham was picked by Gov. Henry McMaster — also a Trump ally — to serve as interim senator and entered the special primary at Trump's urging. The president had said he told McMaster that appointing her would be a “fabulous tribute to Lindsey,” although the governor pointed out that he asked Graham to serve “in the wee hours” after her brother's death, adding that Trump “thought it was a great idea” when he later told him of his pick.

The president pressed “RUN DARLINE, RUN” on social media, and gave her his “Complete and Total Endorsement” before she'd officially announced her campaign. And at every turn on the campaign trail, she's reminded voters of this anointing, as well as her commitment to advancing his priorities if elected. On the eve of the primary two weeks ago, he held a tele-rally for Graham.

Trump also considered Lindsey Graham a close ally and friend, though they ran against each other in 2016 and had their ups and downs, so part of the visit is personal for Trump. He eulogized his longtime golfing partner and wartime consigliere at Washington National Cathedral last month.

Like Trump, Darline Graham has portrayed herself as a political outsider

A political newcomer, Graham has stressed that she's “not a politician,” as she's hurriedly introduced herself to voters across the state. Regularly touting her support for Trump’s policies, as well as his endorsement, she has pointed to her years heading up a state agency, as well as her weeks on the job in the U.S. Senate, as evidence of her readiness.

Saying she’s “answering President Trump’s call to serve,” she has repeatedly said she wants “to fight for President Trump’s agenda” and cited his core goals of border security and passing the SAVE Act voting bill as among her top priorities.

Graham has said she's focused on kitchen table issues like gas prices and household spending rather than international affairs. Earlier this week, after stumbling on an elemental foreign policy question related to U.S. interests in Taiwan, Graham defended herself as “not a polished politician up here.”

Trump has made no comment on the gaffe, which garnered attention after Graham told moderators, "National security is not my thing.”

Trump's rally will be in Myrtle Beach, a conservative — and growing — area

By meeting voters in Myrtle Beach, both Trump and Darline Graham are aiming to capitalize on a growing part of the state that's known to be deeply conservative, loyal to Trump and full of new residents.

It's also the home district of Rep. Russell Fry, the House ally whose name Trump had floated as an “outstanding” possible replacement for Graham after the senator's death. Elected to the House in 2022 with Trump's help, Fry ousted a five-term GOP congressman who had voted to impeach Trump a year earlier.

Running in the Senate primary, Fry touted his support for and previous backing from the president, but was hampered by the absence of it in this race. Finishing third, he swiftly endorsed Graham, a calculated move for the 41-year-old, two-term congressman, who, dating to the origins of his 2022 election, has seen the ramifications for some Republicans who have crossed Trump.

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Vance is set to speak at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works facility, which was known as Armco Steel when his grandfather James Vance worked there for nearly 40 years.

Vance has highlighted his Rust Belt rootswhile trying to boost GOP candidates ahead of the November midterm elections and to promote the Trump administration’s economic policies and efforts to try to expand U.S. manufacturing. The Middleton event comes as he’s expected to ramp up his travel schedule with more public events and fundraisers, according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to speak publicly and discussed it on condition of anonymity.

In a radio interview Thursday on the “Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show,” Vance said Friday’s stop will be “personally very meaningful” because of his family connection. He said it was “an amazing opportunity for me to go talk about, frankly, plants like this wouldn’t exist were it not for some of the Trump administration’s economic policies.”

Vance, who will be joined by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, said he will also use the visit to stop by some Cincinnati chili restaurants.

In his bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance described the steel plant as an economic savior for his family that brought his grandparents from Kentucky's hills into the American middle class. He described how his grandfather, known to his grandchildren as Papaw, would boast when he saw an old Ford or Chevy that its steel was made by his company.

His grandson's election as vice president of the United States spurred pride in the Midwestern city, though Vance has faced some pushback to his portrayal of it in the book. He said kids “derisively called it ‘Middletucky’” when he was a child because it had so many transplants like his family. He said they brought problems with them from Kentucky such as drug addiction, ”Mountain Dew mouth” and problematic fathers.

In the 2024 election, Trump and Vance won about 62% of the vote in the city's precincts. His mother, Beverly Aikins, and his sister still live in Middletown.

Ohio has lost its political bellwether status and turned red during the Trump era, but Democrats see a chance to win both the governor’s office and a U.S. Senate seat from Republican hands this year as anti-Trump sentiment buoys their party.

Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed to replace Vance in the Senate, is trying to hold on to his seat against a challenge from former Sen. Sherrod Brown, a longtime Ohio politician with a pro-working class message who lost his reelection bid to Republican Bernie Moreno two years ago.

Brown has capitalized on public opposition to data centers in the campaign and aired ads calling Husted the “face of data centers in Ohio.” The National Republican Senatorial Committee, the GOP’s Senate campaign arm, warned in a memo this week that backlash to the centers has left Husted vulnerable.

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Vance ally, is the party’s nominee for governor in a race against Democrat Amy Acton. Democrats have not won the Ohio governor’s office in two decades.

Vance, whose family still keeps a home in Cincinnati where they sometimes spend weekends, is making his first public visit since his fourth child was born in July.

As part of his plans for ramping up his travel schedule, his office announced a trip Monday to Brewer, Maine, where former Republican Gov. Paul LePage is running against Democrat Matt Dunlap, the state auditor, in a competitive House district.

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Price reported from Washington.

With sparse details, President Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. would be imposing an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare and isolation on Iran, aiming to force its leadership to cave to demands to end its nuclear program and fully reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to oil and natural gas tankers.

It reflects the dire reality Trump faces with an increasingly unpopular war he can't seem to end just months before pivotal midterm elections that will decide whether his Republican Party keeps control of Congress. Whether out of desperation or strategy, the president is refocusing America's might on bringing Iran to its knees through an accelerated sanctions campaign against one of the most economically penalized countries in the world.

The immediate response from Iran hawks has been praise and a call for patience as it plays out, while other analysts warn that Trump is refusing to learn the lessons of his predecessors.

In an interview Thursday on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered a small glimpse of what may be ahead, threatening secondary sanctions on nations and companies that conduct business with Iran.

He did not say exactly whom would be targeted as part of this next phase of the administration’s “ Operation Economic Fury, ” which earlier had focused on entities and individuals that buy oil from or bank with Iran. China and India, however, are major buyers of Iranian oil.

“If you insist on doing business with them, then the U.S. Treasury and U.S. government will put its full might and force against you,” Bessent said. “It’s time for our allies and the rest of the world to make a decision."

Some experts see ‘uncharted waters’ that could force Iran's hand

Despite decades of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the Trump administration is arguing that it’s only a matter of time and that striking the right economic target would get Tehran to its breaking point.

Richard Goldberg, who coordinated efforts to put diplomatic pressure on Iran in Trump's first term, said the consequences of U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites last year, the war this year and the American naval blockade on Iranian ports have created the perfect storm for capitulation — one that didn't previously exist.

“I think we’re watching a strategy, whether it takes a short time or a long time, that is very much about fundamentally changing the future of the world by seeing the end of this regime," said Goldberg, who is now at the hawkish Washington think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

“I caution everyone — including myself, who has worked on sanctions, who’s worked on financial warfare — to have the humility to admit that we are in uncharted waters,” he said.

He said the decision this week by the United Arab Emirates — once one of Tehran's most important trading partners — to suspend trade with Iran over an alleged missile attack will only further isolate the government.

Beyond trade in domestically produced goods, the Emiratis had helped the country absorb some of the shocks caused by sanctions through its re-export hub.

Targeting allies and partners comes at a price

With nearly all of Iran's energy, financial and transportation sectors already covered by U.S. sanctions, Trump’s aim appears to be to apply secondary sanctions on countries, including allies and partners, that have not cut all ties with Iran to starve the country of any remaining income it may still be receiving.

In many ways, it is a redux of Trump’s first-term “maximum pressure” campaign, which he has ramped up during his second term to include military action.

But as Trump and his allies discovered during his first administration, it can be difficult to enforce secondary sanctions without harming U.S. interests and provoking reciprocal measures. There were numerous instances of the administration granting sanctions waivers to countries, particularly those that rely on Iranian oil for their energy needs.

“Trump’s strategy now rests on targeting Tehran directly by impeding its touch points and access to the formal financial system and international economy,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of FDD’s Iran program. “This will require making the Iran issue more important in U.S. bilateral relations with countries in Europe and Asia.”

Iran doesn't see an ‘open door’ at the end of the sanctions campaign

Iranian officials and analysts have accused the Republican president of flip-flopping with his latest pivot to economic pressure against Iran. Trump has long derided past leaders who used sanctions to limit Iran’s ability to pay for its military and nuclear development.

In a post last week on X, Esmail Baghaei, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, wrote that Washington's pattern of retreating to sanctions when it doesn't want to pursue diplomacy has proven to be futile.

“Iran has demonstrated over decades that it will not be strangled by these exhausted refrains,” he said. “The real risk is that American politicians, clinging to this bad habit, will instead strangle their own remaining chances of a less humiliating exit from a crisis of their own making.”

Ali Vaez, Iran director at the International Crisis Group, said the Trump administration's decision to take its own “maximum pressure” policy to new heights with military action seems to ignore years of U.S. foreign policy lessons that show Iran does not respond well to pressure.

If anything, he says, the latest economic campaign has only “hardened Iran's position.”

“I think (Trump's) blind spot is the fact that the only thing that the Iranian regime views as more dangerous than suffering from U.S. sanctions is surrendering to U.S. terms," Vaez said.

Plus, the past year of start-stop diplomacy has only worsened the already fragile dynamic between the longtime adversaries, Vaez says, adding that Iranian officials' lack of trust in Trump and his mediators has created an untenable foundation.

“They believe that even if they capitulate to U.S. terms under economic duress, Trump would move the goalposts and ask for more,” he said. “And this is really the fundamental problem: Pressure without an open door is an exercise in futility.”

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Associated Press writers Matthew Lee and Fatima Hussein in Washington contributed to this report.

The plane landed in the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haitien because the main international airport in Port-au-Prince is considered too dangerous. The U.S. government currently has a ban on U.S. commercial flights to Haiti’s capital through early September because of ongoing gang violence.

The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival. Nearly all declined to talk, with some fearing being targeted by gangs that control an estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince and swaths of land beyond.

The deportees included TPS holders and Haitians who had served prison sentences, said Jean Négot Bonheur Delva, director general of Haiti’s National Office of Migration.

“It is not the Haitian state that asks for them to be sent back,” he said. “Our mission is to welcome migrants of forced return. … We welcome them with the aim of accompanying them to their home.”

Deported Haitians search for a home

Delva noted that some of the deportees were not born in Haiti, although they are of Haitian descent.

He said that several deportees planned to travel to Haiti’s southern region, a dangerous journey because gangs control the main routes leading to that area and are known to randomly open fire on vehicles passing through.

Others are going to Haiti's western region, he said.

“There is one migrant who knows nothing about Haiti because he said he was coming from the Dominican Republic; that’s where he was born,” Delva said.

He said the government would attempt to reunify him with any potential relatives in Haiti or the Dominican Republic, where his mother and father live.

Immigration officials in Haiti on Thursday offered deportees a maximum of $65 and something to drink and eat.

“Those who cannot reach their homes today, we will host them in secure spaces and the next day the process will continue until all migrants return home as they should,” Delva said.

Delva did not say how many of the 161 deportees were TPS holders who had been living and working legally in the U.S. since 2010.

In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the TPS program to end, affecting some 1 million people from more than a dozen countries.

The cases went back to the lower courts, but by late July, the government had not extended work permits for Haitians.

On Aug. 5, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., lifted an order preventing deportations of Haitians on Temporary Protected Status, which was effectively a formality after the Supreme Court ruling in June.

Activists warn Haiti is too dangerous for deportees

Activists have warned that Haiti is currently too dangerous and doesn’t have enough resources to help those being deported to a country of nearly 12 million people, of which more than half need humanitarian assistance because of surging gang violence and deepening poverty, hunger and violence.

Gang violence already has displaced a record 1.5 million people across Haiti, where more than 3,100 people were reported killed from January to June and another 1,189 injured, according to U.N. statistics.

One deportee briefly spoke to The Associated Press as he arrived in Cap-Haitien. He identified himself as Jean Diane Louis and said he left Haiti when he was 5 years old. He said his family lives in New York City and that he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for an unspecified crime he asserted he did not commit.

“Then ICE came and took me without questioning me,” Louis said. “They just sent me here.”

As gang violence persists, Haitian migrants in the U.S. continue to be arrested and deported.

On Thursday, U.S. authorities arrested a popular Haitian pastor at a gas station in Springfield, Ohio, according to Springfield G92, a faith-based group supporting Haitian immigrants. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a second Haitian man who was with him.

The pastor, Gilbert Joubert Adrien, was being held by immigration authorities in Ohio, said Marjory Wentworth, a spokesperson for Springfield G92. She said ICE has been a heavy presence in recent days in Springfield, a city of about 60,000 people that gained attention when U.S. President Donald Trump said falsely during his 2024 campaign that Haitian residents there ate dogs.

Haiti’s Group Supporting Refugees and Returnees has decried the deportations.

“Haiti is not ready to receive this number of migrants who were in the TPS program,” it said in a statement Thursday.

The group noted that more than 140,000 Haitians have been deported from neighboring countries, including the Dominican Republic, in the first half of the year alone.

“We note that there are no government measures in place to adequately assist these migrants,” the group said.

It added that many of those deported “have seen their dreams go up in smoke; the bonds they had already made in their communities are broken. Many are experiencing family separation.”

The U.S. had conducted about one deportation flight to Haiti since December 2023, according to Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor, which tracks flight data. Since December 2025, flights have originated in Alexandria, Louisiana, a hub for ICE deportation flights, with a stop in Miami on the way to Cap-Haitien International Airport.

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Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Mendoza struggled in his second preseason game, throwing an interception that Houston returned for a touchdown before the Las Vegas Raiders rallied late for a 22-20 victory over the Texans on Thursday night.

Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner who led Indiana to a national title, played the first half and went 8 of 15 for 86 yards. The performance came after he threw a touchdown pass in his preseason debut last week against Arizona playing behind Kirk Cousins.

“I came away with there’s a lot more learning to do, and although that maybe you may have had a lot of success at another level, this level is a whole step further and that the margins are so small, and that one tiny mistake can lead to catastrophe,” Mendoza said.

On Thursday, Mendoza’s third pass was overthrown and intercepted by Wade Woodaz, who returned it 80 yards for a touchdown that made it 14-0. Mendoza chased him down, but Woodaz shoved him aside near the 15 and continued to the end zone.

“That’s what we are built for is attacking the football, so when we do that it puts us in a really good position,” Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said.

Mendoza was sacked once and took several other hits playing against Houston’s second-string defense. He played five series and led his team to just one field goal.

“I think there’s plenty to clean up, plenty to get better at,” Las Vegas coach Klint Kubiak said. “Plenty that we can do better for him as coaches. Plenty that he can learn from.”

Though Cousins is expected to start in Week 1, Kubiak wouldn't say that after the game.

“We got another week of playing. I don’t want anyone to be comfortable in their job,” he said. “It should always be that way from all positions, so let’s keep going forward.”

C.J. Stroud led the Texans (0-2) to a touchdown on his only series in his first action of the preseason. Stroud and the offensive line were among the few Texans starters who played.

Stroud was 4 of 6 for 27 yards, and a 20-yard scoring run by Woody Marks on the drive he led made it 7-0.

“C.J. made some really good decisions,” Ryans said. “Didn’t throw it around a ton but when he did throw it, it was good decisions with the football.”

The Raiders (1-1) also rested most of their starters, including Cousins, defensive end Maxx Crosby, running back Ashton Jeanty and tight end Brock Bowers.

A 4-yard run by Dylan Laube with about five minutes left in the third got the Raiders within 20-10.

Former Texan Dare Ogunbowale scored on a 19-yard run with less than eight minutes to go. Kansei Matsuzawa's extra point failed to make it 20-16.

Aidan O'Connell relieved Mendoza in the second half. He scored a 1-yard touchdown on a tush push with 14 seconds to go to put the Raiders ahead 22-20. Matsuzawa missed that extra point, too.

Kickers convert 3 from 50-plus

Houston’s Ka’imi Fairbairn made field goals of 51 and 57 yards in his first preseason action after sitting out last week. Matt Gay kicked a 52-yarder in the second quarter for the Raiders.

Clowney returns to Houston

Houston defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the No. 1 pick in the 2014 draft, played the entire first half after sitting out last week. He rejoined the Texans on a one-year contract earlier this month after spending his first five seasons in Houston.

He had a tackle and a quarterback hurry Thursday night. Clowney spent last season with the Cowboys and had 8 1/2 sacks.

Injuries

Las Vegas linebacker Buddy Johnson left early in the third quarter with a shoulder injury but returned in the fourth. … Las Vegas CB Chigozie Anusiem was carted off the field in the third quarter with a knee injury.

Up next

Raiders: Host San Francisco next Thursday night in their final preseason game.

Texans: End the preseason with a visit to Carolina on Aug. 28.

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Shortly before 7:45 p.m., Broward County Regional Communications received a report of a shooting at 220 South Dixie Highway.

Deputies responded and found a man who had been shot.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment.

Detectives with BSO’s Crime Scene and Robbery Units are investigating.

According to investigators, a subject was located and detained.

The investigation continues.

High energy, precise choreography and relentless athleticism were on display as more than three dozen dancers brought the heat on the court, hoping to walk away as a Miami Heat Dancer.

Inside the arena, decades of tradition were on the line as the final round of auditions for the Miami Heat Dancers, presented by AT&T, took place at Kaseya Center.

Out of hundreds of dancers who lined up for open calls, only 33 made it through the rigorous weeklong boot camp.

By the end of the night, 20 would walk away victorious.

The judges weren’t just looking for sharp moves.

With limited spots available on the official roster, the competition was fierce and the pressure was high, even for returning dancers.

For these dancers, the final audition represented years of training condensed into a single performance.

By the end of the evening, a dream would become reality for the newest members of the Miami Heat family.

Police surrounded a home in the 1900 block of Northwest 115th Street, where they found a man who had been shot.

He was taken to a nearby hospital and is stable.

A woman who lives nearby said she heard at least four gunshots.

“When she opened up the door we just heard pop, pop, pop, pop,” the neighbor said.

She said sometimes it can be difficult to tell whether a loud sound is gunfire or fireworks.

Police said the suspect shot through the front glass door of the home before getting into a car and taking off.

A sign reading “24 Hour Surveillance” was posted on the fence, and a camera was visible above the front door.

Neighbors said police were at the same home over the weekend.

Police have not released a description of the shooter and said the case remains under investigation.

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The closures included restaurants in Miami Beach, Miami, Aventura, Plantation and Cutler Bay.

All of the restaurants mentioned were allowed to reopen following an ordered cleanup and re-inspection.

No restaurants in the Florida Keys were ordered shut.

**OSTERIA DEL MAR

BEACON SOUTH BEACH HOTEL

720 OCEAN DR.

MIAMI BEACH

ORDERED SHUT 8/13

5 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Live rodent present. Observed at ware washing area live rodent crawling on the floor under dishwasher and another crawling on the floor at cook line.”

“Reach-in cooler /Walk- cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed shelves at walk in cooler and reach in cooler across from walk in soiled with mold like substance.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade at prep table soiled.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over a container of marinara sauce at walk in cooler.”

**VILLA PIZZA

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

CONCOURSE D

4200 NW 21ST

MIAMI

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 8/11

22 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately one rodent dropping by the flour container, three rodent droppings on a shelf on top of the three compartment sink, one by the front counter behind reach in cooler.”

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed three live roaches on the floor under the front counter pizza display area.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed two dead roaches in the lobby.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed three flies by the ice machine, one under the soda machine.”

“Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed Mixed tomatoes (51 F - Cold Holding); Shredded mozzarella (56 F - Cold Holding); Mixed vegetables (59 F - Cold Holding); Diced pineapple (58 F - Cold Holding); Diced olives (58 F - Cold Holding); Diced pepperoni (57 F - Cold Holding) in the prep cooler area, according to operator stored in unit for more than five hours. Repeat Violation.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soda nozzles located in the lobby soiled. Observed pizzas on the front counter on wood service area. Repeat Violation.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled under the three compartment sink, walls behind kitchen equipment with heavy soiled.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling vents soiled throughout the establishment.”

“Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. observed prep reach in cooler ambient temperature 56 F. Repeat Violation.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed flour lid broken, observed prep reach in cooler ambient temperature 56 F. “Repeat Violation.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor soiled under oven, kitchen equipment. Repeat Violation.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed walk in fan cover soiled. Repeat Violation.”

**REN’S SUSHI JAPANESE AND THAI CUISINE

801 S. UNIVERSITY DR.

PLANTATION

ORDERED SHUT 8/14

12 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach in the dishwashing area crawling on clean dishes. Observed 2 live roaches under the sushi area crawling on the floor. Operator killed and disposed of roach and rewashed the dishes.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach in the triple sink, 3 dead roaches under the prep sink, 5 dead roaches in the dry storage area, 1 dead roach in a box of single use cups, 6 dead roaches in the back storage area, 12 dead roaches in the expo area, 3 dead roaches in the sushi area and 4 dead roaches near the ice machine.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 12 small flying insects at the dishwashing area landing on clean and dirty dishes.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris between large pieces of equipment in the kitchen.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed handwashing sink used to thaw shrimp. Operator removed item from handwashing sink.”

**TEJAS DE HONDURAS

19200 SW 106TH AVE.

CUTLER BAY

ORDERED SHUT 8/12

22 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 6 live roaches, one roach crawling inside the gasket of the reach in freezer, one crawling inside the oven, two crawling on the floor of the kitchen area next to the reach in cooler, one crawling on the floor at the cook line and the other roach crawling under the preparation table in the kitchen area.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 7 dead roaches in the kitchen of the establishment, one dead roach on preparation table in the kitchen,3 on the floor of the kitchen , two inside a dirty pot stored on the floor of the kitchen and one under the AC located behind the mop in the kitchen area.”

“Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed a can of raid on the floor of the kitchen next to the stove.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese (52 F - Cold Holding); chicken (46 F - Cold Holding) at the reach in cooler in the kitchen. Also observed cheese (51 F - Cold Holding); milk (46 F - Cold Holding) at the reach in cooler at the front counter. As per operator foods were stored inside reach in cooler since yesterday. Foods have been out of temperature for more than 4 hours. Stop sale was issued. Repeat Violation.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed fan covers with accumulated grease in the kitchen area.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout the kitchen.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed at the kitchen.”

“Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Kitchen. Repeat Violation.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed plastic waters and sodas stored on the floor at the front counter.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed chicken and beef inside a plastic bucket stored on the floor.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout the kitchen.”

“No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed at the front counter.”

**CVI.CHE 105 AVENTURA

AVENTURA MALL

19501 BISCAYNE BLVD.

AVENTURA

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 8/13

13 VIOLATIONS FOUND

Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 10 + live roaches crawling on food bags and containers, wall and underneath the shelves in dry storage area.

Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed accumulation of old food debris underneath the shelves inside dry storage area.

Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. All three ice machines with excessive accumulation of mold like substance inside .

Dish machine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher machine at the bar chlorine 0 ppm. No sanitizer container in use at the dishwasher machine at bar.

Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed bar dishwasher in use with glasses and cups without sanitizer solution. Manager adjusted the machine, then chlorine sanitizer 100 ppm.

Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employees wearing gloves without washing their hands first. All employees were coached and washed hand correctly.

Hand sink used for ware washing. Observed employee washing utensils in the hand sink at the bar and at the grill/sauté line. **Repeat Violation**

**LA GRANJA CHICKEN STEAK AND SEAFOOD

6144 SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY

SOUTH MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 8/11

9 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 25 + live flies on dry food racks inside bag of onions in kitchen area.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 25 + live flies on dry food racks inside bag of onions in kitchen area. Observed 1 live fly above triple sink on clean container. Observed 1 live fly on wall above prep table in kitchen area. Observed 1 live fly on wall above sauces in kitchen area. Observed 1 live fly on wall above soda container in kitchen area.”

“Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed above prep table.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw eggs behind herbs and corn in lowboy. Repeat Violation.”

“Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken above raw pork in cooler drawers under cook line. Repeat Violation.”

**TEJAS DE HONDURAS

19200 SW 106TH AVE.

CUTLER BAY

ORDERED SHUT 8/12

22 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 6 live roaches, one roach crawling inside the gasket of the reach in freezer, one crawling inside the oven, two crawling on the floor of the kitchen area next to the reach in cooler, one crawling on the floor at the cook line and the other roach crawling under the preparation table in the kitchen area.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 7 dead roaches in the kitchen of the establishment, one dead roach on preparation table in the kitchen,3 on the floor of the kitchen , two inside a dirty pot stored on the floor of the kitchen and one under the AC located behind the mop in the kitchen area.”

“Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed a can of raid on the floor of the kitchen next to the stove.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout the kitchen.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese (52 F - Cold Holding); chicken (46 F - Cold Holding) at the reach in cooler in the kitchen. Also observed cheese (51 F - Cold Holding); milk (46 F - Cold Holding) at the reach in cooler at the front counter. As per operator foods were stored inside reach in cooler since yesterday. Foods have been out of temperature for more than 4 hours. Stop sale was issued. Repeat Violation.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed at the kitchen.”

“Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Kitchen. Repeat Violation.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed plastic waters and sodas stored on the floor at the front counter.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler and reach in freezer door gaskets soiled and also hood filters soiled. Repeat Violation.”

“Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed 3 holes in the wall next to the hand wash sink in the kitchen. Also observed a hole at the kitchen entrance.”

“Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by lack of general knowledge in performing their assigned duties. Employee did not how to sanitize utensils.”

“No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed at the front counter.”

One of Cristobal’s five-star recruits, A’Mir Sears, got things going for Columbus, taking a pass and racing it in for a touchdown to make it 7-0.

Quarterback Kai Moore then connected with Brian Wilson Jr., who finished the play for another Columbus score.

Columbus pulled away for a 45-7 win.

Over in Broward County, South Plantation battled Cypress Bay.

Cypress Bay held a 14-7 lead in the third quarter before its offensive line helped open the way for a short rushing touchdown.

Cypress Bay went on to beat South Plantation 28-21.

The crash happened at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles (725 km) west of Anchorage, Alaska.

“This is a devastating loss for our military family and the communities we serve,” U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Eleventh Air Force, said in a statement.

The radar site is managed by the Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center. It’s part of a network of remote radar sites that tracks aircraft operating in Alaska’s airspace and along its borders, the statement from Alaskan Command said.

The statement did not provide details on the specific work the individuals were doing. It referred to the plane involved as a “civilian-contracted aircraft.”

Davis described those on board as “dedicated professionals carrying out a vital mission in a demanding environment. Our absolute priority right now is providing unwavering support to their families, friends and teammates during this devastating time. We are profoundly grateful for the swift and tireless response of our search and recovery professionals.”

Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said earlier Thursday evening that two pilots and six passengers were on board.

The plane had taken off from Anchorage and was believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, Johnson said.

Photos and video shared on social media show debris thrown in the air and pummeling rain as a possible tornado touched down at Atlantic Beach on Long Island’s outer barrier. It tore apart a major beach club, leaving broken beach chairs and wood beams littered across the shoreline.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said there were no reports of serious injuries or deaths, but there had been damage to property and a search team was making sure no one was trapped in the cabanas. He declared a state of emergency.

“There are reports of people trapped in their vehicles due to flooding in the south shore, and first responders are assisting in their rescue,” he said in a statement.

The Sun and Surf Beach Club said buildings had been significantly damaged and it temporarily closed that club and nearby Silver Point.

The National Weather Service had warned of waterspouts, tornado-like hazards that happen over water, in the area but wasn’t able to immediately confirm a tornado on the beach.

Bryan Ramsey, a meteorologist for the weather service in New York, said the storm was moving East offshore Thursday evening and was expected to taper over the next several hours.

In other parts of New York, flooding caused part of the Long Island Expressway in Queens to close in both directions, according to New York City Emergency Management. Photos on social media showed lines of stopped cars as emergency crews traversed the water.

In Jersey City, New Jersey, emergency crews rescued 69 people trapped in cars that had been overtaken by flash flooding Thursday, said Mayor James Solomon. Emergency crews waded through roads with knee-high water with small inflatable boats to help those stranded.

A likely tornado touched down in Dover, Delaware, and caused significant damage across the city, the police department reported. There were no reports of serious injuries, police said.

“Dover — please take this seriously. Stay home. Stay safe,” the department said on Facebook.

Photos and video online show fallen trees, downed power lines and flooded roads.

The Delaware Electric Cooperative said more than 1,000 customers didn’t have power in the northern part of its service area, but within a few hours most of the outages had been fixed.

General manager Mike Hazen confirmed Thursday that Marte is headed to the injured list and will return once he's healthy, which The Arizona Republic and MLB.com first reported.

The three-time All-Star traveled back to Phoenix for tests on his left knee Tuesday. Manager Torey Lovullo said he has struggled to get information from the veteran slugger throughout the process.

Marte's absence and apparent injury come at a difficult time for the D-backs, who are fighting to make the playoffs for the first time since a run to the World Series in 2023. Arizona has a 67-61 record and is one game behind the San Diego Padres for the final National League wild-card spot.

Marte is hitting .249 with 21 homers and 67 RBIs so far this season.

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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Cole (7-6) allowed four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. A fifth-inning homer by Dylan Beavers produced the lone Baltimore run. The Yankees pulled within four games of AL East-leading Tampa Bay.

Ryan Yarbrough relieved Cole and pitched three perfect innings for his third save.

The Orioles have dropped four in a row after briefly taking sole possession of the lead in the race for the final American League wild card. Kyle Bradish (7-12) allowed three earned runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, and Baltimore also permitted a pair of unearned runs in the third.

With men on first and third and nobody out that inning, second baseman Jackson Holliday fielded a tough grounder and threw to second, but shortstop Gunnar Henderson dropped the ball for an error and everyone was safe.

With a run already in, Bradish induced a double play, but Ben Rice followed with an RBI single and then Heliot Ramos brought in a run with a double that made it 3-0.

Beavers' drive to right made it 3-1, but García and Jones answered with solo shots to chase Bradish in the sixth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. tripled in a run in the eighth.

There was no controversy about this New York win, a night after Pete Alonso's deep fly ball against the Yankees was ruled foul with the game tied. Alonso did single twice Thursday to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games.

Cole (1,015) moved one strikeout ahead of Roger Clemens for 12th place on the Yankees' career list.

Up next

The Yankees return home to face Toronto on Friday night. Cam Schlittler (10-6) takes the mound for New York.

Baltimore hosts Tampa Bay, with Trevor Rogers (8-8) starting for the Orioles.

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The Trump-aligned board at the Kennedy Center voted earlier this month to inscribe the president's name on the venue’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” If the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reached $100 million, another inscription would be added reading “Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund.”

The plaza in front of the Kennedy Center would also be renamed to recognize Trump.

The Kennedy Center has said it wouldn’t attempt to engrave Trump’s name on the building before Sept. 8 to allow for legal arguments to unfold.

Beatty, an Ohio Democrat and ex officio member of the Kennedy Center, has led the effort to prevent Trump from memorializing himself there. In asking for the court’s intervention, her lawyers, Norm Eisen and Nathaniel Zelinsky, wrote that the board's actions amounted to “clear violations” of an earlier court order.

A representative for the Kennedy Center didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The resolution approved by Trump’s allies on the board said the Kennedy Center “would be in financial ruin without President Trump’s unique stature as both an unparalleled fundraiser and world-class developer.”

Congress named the performing arts center as a living memorial to Kennedy in 1964, the year after he was assassinated. The law explicitly prohibits the board of trustees from making the center into a memorial to anyone else, and from putting another person’s name on the building’s exterior.

U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper ruled in May that the Kennedy Center illegally added Trump’s name to the building, ordering it removed. The institution’s leaders complied in June but left a tarp and scaffolding in place where Trump’s name once stood.

Lawyers for the Kennedy Center wouldn’t commit this week to taking down the scaffolding, saying it’s needed as part of a broader system for “water testing and structural repairs to the roof overhang.”

Kai Spears, who played for the University of Alabama men’s team, sued the Times in 2023 after it published a report, citing a person familiar with the investigation, that indicated he was a passenger in a car involved in the shooting. The Times reported that the person had spoken “on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.”

Days later, the Times acknowledged its error in an editor's note and corrected the story.

The eight-person jury delivered its verdict after a nine-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Matt Glover, an attorney for Spears, said he was pleased with the decision and believes “this verdict will improve journalism throughout the country.”

The Times was reviewing its legal options after losing in court, spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander said.

“We’re disappointed the jury found The Times liable for an honest mistake,” Stadtlander said in a statement Thursday. “We thank the jury for its service, but believe the verdict and award of damages are contrary to law and not supported by the evidence."

Three other basketball players from the school were present at the January 2023 shooting, which killed a 23-year-old mother. In the lawsuit, Spears claimed the inaccurate reporting had caused him emotional distress and forever linked him with a murder.

A Times article reporting on the verdict Thursday said the newspaper “had not lost a defamation lawsuit brought in the United States over one of its articles in more than 50 years.”

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According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the shooting was reported just before 10:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Southwest First Terrace.

Deputies said they responded to the scene and discovered that a man, later identified as Maurice Wright Jr., 31, had been shot inside an apartment.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue medics.

After Wednesday night’s shooting, Wright’s family members broke down in tears at the crime scene when detectives told them he had died.

According to deputies, the woman who shot Wright was detained for questioning and claimed that she shot him in self-defense while protecting herself from a physical attack.

Detectives said the woman, whose identity has not been released, was released after being questioned.

The woman’s nieghbor, Marcelle Thomas, said the woman had been through a difficult relationship with Wright.

Thomas said she had heard Wright was abusive toward the woman and her children.

“What I heard is that the dude was abusing her, abusing the four-year-old and tried to abuse the 11-year-old,” Thomas said.

Thomas said Wright had previously been jailed in connection with the killing of his father.

Local 10 covered that incident in 2022, when Miami-Dade County sheriff’s deputies used an explosive tactical breach to take Wright into custody at a motel.

Wright was accused of killing his father with an assault rifle and was charged with second-degree murder.

After detectives complete their investigation, they will present the case to the Broward County State Attorney’s Office for review.

Detectives have not said what led up to the alleged physical attack that preceded the shooting.

En tiempos normales de operación por la vía interoceánica, de unos 80 kilómetros que conecta el Atlántico con el Pacífico, pasan diariamente 36 a 38 buques. La vía mueve alrededor del 3% de comercio marítimo mundial.

De acuerdo con el anuncio, sólo nueve barcos podrán utilizar diariamente las esclusas Neopanamax —las más grandes que operan tras la ampliación de la vía interoceánica— mientras que 25 podrán pasar por las antiguas esclusas Panamax a partir del 6 de septiembre y 23 desde el 15 del mismo mes.

La Autoiridad del Canal señaló que a pesar del inicio de la temporada de lluvias en Panamá y de las medidas de ahorro de agua implementadas por la vía para mitigar los efectos adversos del fenómeno de El Niño, las condiciones actuales de la cuenca hidrográfica, incluyendo precipitaciones inferiores a las esperadas, requieren acciones adicionales para garantizar la sostenibilidad a largo plazo de las operaciones de tránsito.

El miércoles, el administrador del Canal de Panamá, Ricaurte Vasquez, dijo a la prensa que el actual fenómeno de El Niño es diferente. “Este es un evento del Niño que tiene una conducta muy temprana... que nos encuentra o nos encontró por los lagos en niveles más altos, pero que posiblemente tiene una duración mucho más larga que cualquier fenómeno anterior”.

Las esclusas del Canal de Panamá funcionan con agua dulce que obtiene de los lagos Gatún y Alahueja, los cuales también aportan el agua para el consumo el 50% de la población del país centroamericano.

No es la primera vez que la vía panameña pone en vigor este tipo de medidas. Durante 2023 y 2024 sus autoridades se vieron obligadas a restringir más drásticamente el número de buques debido a la sequía y a los bajos niveles de agua de los lagos que provocaron congestionamientos en las entradas de la vía.

El Canal de Panamá también indicó en su comunicado del jueves que ajustará temporalmente a partir del 3 de septiembre la oferta de sus cupos diarios de subasta, para promover un proceso de asignación más equitativo que “refleje mejor la composición del mercado, incluyendo los distintos tipos de carga y las características de los segmentos de mercado”.

Las autoridades también avanzan en un proyecto multimillonario para embalsar un río que asegure el suministro de agua al canal y para el consumo humano.

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The strike happened at around 6 a.m. off mile marker 81 in Islamorada as the group, headed by Capt. Richard Stanczyk of Stanz Fishing, encountered a rain shower while heading out to fish in the bay with clients, one of whom called for help afterward.

Authorities said the boat became inoperable after the strike and a tow boat brought it to Bud N’ Mary’s Marina, at 79851 Overseas Highway, where medics airlifted Stanczyk, 44, north to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.

Greg Poland, a fellow South Florida charter captain, spoke to Local 10 News on Thursday. A friend of Stanczyk’s, Poland described him as “a very safe guy” and an experienced captain.

“It’s not uncommon that there would be a rainstorm and you know sometimes the rain has some lightning in it, but I know he’s a very experienced captain,” Poland said. “I very seriously doubt he was putting him(self) or his party anywhere in harm’s way. But, you know, the weather in South Florida and the tropics ― you know we’re all scared of lightning out there for sure."

Stanczyk is in serious condition as of Thursday night.

His brother told Local 10 News that his family is at the hospital with him, but declined to give further details on his condition or the incident.

The couple’s children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September, according to a person close to the Sussexes who was not authorized to speak publicly. The family plans to live at a private, non-royal residence outside of London, but plans to maintain their home in Montecito, California, and their vacation property in Portugal.

The Daily Telegraph first reported the story. When asked to discuss the reports by the AP at a roundtable event with U.S. veterans in Washington Wednesday night, Harry replied, “Nothing to say.”

Harry and Meghan gave up their royal duties and moved to California more than six years ago to earn their living through lucrative contracts with Netflix and Spotify. Although relations with the rest of the royal family have soured since then, Harry has recently expressed an interest in reconciliation so he could spend more time with his father, King Charles III, who is being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer.

Charles was informed of the couple’s plans on Sunday. Harry and Meghan visited the U.K. last month.

Buckingham Palace has a policy of not commenting on speculation about non-working members of the royal family. A representative for Harry and Meghan declined to comment.

According to a source close to the Sussexes, Meghan will continue heading her As Ever company from the U.K., while Harry can spend more time working with his U.K.-based charities.

Harry and Meghan have had a stormy relationship with the royal family ever since they decamped to a mansion in the exclusive Southern California enclave of Montecito.

In a series of interviews and Harry’s memoir “Spare,” the couple said they left Britain to escape the restrictions of royal life and criticized palace officials for being insensitive to Meghan’s mental health while alleging that at least one member of the royal family had expressed racist views when she was pregnant with their first child. Meghan describes herself as biracial.

Those tensions were exacerbated by Harry’s long-running legal battle with Britain’s tabloid newspapers, which he alleges illegally hacked his phones and invaded his privacy when he was younger.

The prince recently lost a lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail, though he won a 2023 judgment that condemned the publisher of the Daily Mirror for phone hacking. He also reached a settlement with the publisher of the Sun, which apologized for intruding on his life and agreed to pay substantial damages.

The latest trial has left Harry facing a potential bill for millions of pounds after the court ruled he and other plaintiffs in the case were liable for the publisher’s legal fees. Associated Newspapers has filed documents showing that its legal costs amounted to 34.5 million pounds ($47 million).

Harry has also been embroiled in a legal wrangle with the British government after a government committee refused to authorize police protection for the prince and his family when they are in the U.K. The prince says he and his family need armed police protection because they are at risk simply because they are members of the royal family, regardless of whether they are working royals.

After losing a court battle over the security issue last year, Harry said he hoped to rebuild relations with his family.

“I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore,” Harry told the BBC. “I don’t know how much longer my father has.”

Last month, Harry returned to the U.K. for a series of charity engagements. Meghan and the children joined Harry for part of the visit and they spent time with the king at his Highgrove estate in western England. It was the first time Archie and Lilibet had seen their grandfather since the late Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee in 2022.

While Harry has recently met with his father, there are no signs of a warming of relations with his brother, Prince William, the heir to the throne.

Peter Hunt, a former BBC royal correspondent, said the surprise announcement would make William “apoplectic.”

“In the short term, Harry will be able to deepen his rapprochement with his father,” Hunt told Britain’s Press Association. “And his presence back home will make it harder for his brother to duck a reconciliation.”

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Davis, who said in the interview that he was also in the car with Anderson, is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of the 25-year-old hip-hop superstar in Las Vegas. At the time of the interview, his nephew had been dead for a decade.

Davis said the white Cadillac he and Anderson were riding in with two other men pulled up alongside a car with Shakur inside, along with hip-hop mogul and Death Row Records head Marion “Suge” Knight.

“If we would have been on my side, I would have blasted,” Davis said. Instead, Knight’s car was on the other side, so Davis passed his gun back to Deandre “Big Dre” Smith. But Smith didn’t want it, Davis said.

Anderson, who was also in the back seat, took the weapon and started firing, Davis said.

Jurors watched the screen as the transcript of the audio recording rolled. Some occasionally took notes. At the beginning of the audio interview, Davis and his attorney whispered to each other. Shakur’s family sat still, occasionally looking at the screen or looking down to the floor. The room was quiet as Davis described the shooting.

It was the first time Davis directly discussed his involvement in the killing with authorities. The interview is essential evidence in the state's case against the 63-year-old Davis. Prosecutors told jurors in opening statements that they would lean heavily on Davis' own admissions in interviews with police and on podcasts, as well as the 2019 memoir he co-authored, “Compton Street Legend.”

He also previously told the FBI that his nephew was not involved in the 1996 shooting of Shakur, and speculated that Knight or Sean “Diddy” Combs were involved.

Davis has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer has called the prosecution’s narrative “fiction” and said Davis was “full of crap” when he told stories of his involvement, and that authorities knew it. He argued investigators failed to back up the statements his client made with evidence.

The Los Angeles police detectives had actually brought Davis in to talk about the 1997 shooting death of Shakur's archrival, the Notorious B.I.G.

Davis had briefly been one of the suspects in that still unsolved killing, but he was later discounted.

“Everybody was a suspect at that time,” Daryn Dupree, one of the detectives in the interview, said in court testimony Thursday.

The detectives tell Davis that their discussion is confidential.

“Nothing you say today can be used against you,” said Greg Kading, the other detective conducting the interview who described it in a book a few years later.

Some in the audience shook their heads when someone in the audio tells Davis that “nothing leaves this room.”

Dupree adds, “If you don’t say nothing, it’s cool, but if you go out there and start talking …”

Prosecutors say Davis did in fact “go out there and start talking” a decade later when he told stories about the shooting in interviews and the memoir. They said that nullifies any agreement he had with law enforcement over this and other recorded conversations.

Prosecutors allege Shakur was killed to avenge Shakur’s entourage attacking Davis’ nephew Anderson a few hours earlier at the MGM Grand after a Mike Tyson fight. Davis was at the fight but not the brawl.

Later in the evening, they were in the Cadillac and saw Shakur hanging out of a black BMW with people calling out “Tupac!”

Davis said that after Lane fired the shots, he thought Knight was dead.

Decades after his death, Shakur remains a cultural icon, and one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time. He died as his popularity was peaking and his film career as an actor was taking off. His legend has only grown in the years since.

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Associated Press Writer Rebecca Boone contributed from Boise, Idaho and AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton contributed from Los Angeles.

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As we discussed in yesterday’s newsletter, however, longer range forecast models continue to indicate the possibility of development by later next week with a strong tropical wave emerging over the eastern Atlantic around next Tuesday or Wednesday (August 25-26).

The development of this next candidate is by no means a lock, but the signal has been the most pronounced we’ve seen amongst all major models and modeling camps (AI and traditional physics-based models). We saw some models perk up with the last two waves – Invest 92L and Invest 94L – only to fall flat in later cycles as the waves fizzled. And even with this one, we’re seeing some hemming and hawing between model runs, with Google’s DeepMind peeling back its early enthusiasm in overnight runs.

Nevertheless, the difference between mid-August with the last two waves and late August with the one ahead is noteworthy, and the Atlantic is better primed to support development in late August and early September than it is just a few weeks prior, something we know well from climatology.

Systems this season will largely struggle, but late August through mid-October is kind of like July in the South. Even on “cool” days, it can still feel hot. A heatwave in July hits differently than one in March, and that’s why we stay vigilant this time of year. Hurricane season wants to give us storm-equivalent heatwaves by September, even in “cool” years.

The good news in late August and early September is the threats often, though certainly not always, originate over the wide open Atlantic, which gives us plenty of time to watch and prepare. That’s obviously the case here, and regardless, we have plenty of time to follow the trends.

For now, we don’t anticipate any tropical threats on the Atlantic side through at least the end of next week.

Another close call for Hawaii this weekend?

Meanwhile, out in the central Pacific, we can’t give the same reassurances to Hawaii, where officials are still assessing damage and only beginning recovery efforts in the wake of Lala last weekend.

Invest 90E, located about 1,000 miles southeast of Hawaii, is expected to gradually organize into a tropical depression and named storm (Moke pronounced MOH-keh) in the coming days as it moves in the general direction of Hawaii.

It’s too soon to know if future Moke will pose a direct threat to the islands, but models suggest it could be in the vicinity by this upcoming weekend.

Until the system fully forms, models will be jumpy, and for now, this is simply one that interests in the state – and particularly on the Big Island – should monitor. At least for now, conditions don’t seem as conducive to strengthening as they were with Lala, but it doesn’t take a direct hit from a hurricane to cause problems, especially in places with weakened infrastructure and still-swollen rivers from Lala’s historic rain.

Four days brought a big change for Scottie Scheffler, too. The world's No. 1 player went from an eight-shot victory in the postseason opener to feeling under the weather and having to rally for a 72, his highest opening round since the U.S. Open in June.

Scheffler's voice was hoarse when he said he didn't want to stop to talk, saying only that he was sick as he headed for the locker room.

McIlroy returned from a four-week break after the British Open with plenty of rust and very little golf and failed to break par in any of the four rounds for the first time in more than five years at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

He went home to Florida and worked with swing coach Michael Bannon.

“I went home and I worked on a few things and at least got myself back in a frame of mind where like I felt like I’m at least back on the right path of what I’m doing with my game and with my swing,” McIlroy said. “It’s certainly a work in progress. Days like this are encouraging, obviously. There’s still a lot of work to be done.”

McIlroy is fond of saying players never remember what it's like to play bad when they're going well and they think they'll never play good again when the game is going poorly. It's never that far away, and Thursday was a reminder of that.

Bellerive originally was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and later updated by his son, Rees, who had the reputation as the “Open Doctor” for trying to modernize and toughen courses. While soft conditions contributed to a bunched leaderboard, it was hard to look past so many U.S. Open champions at the top.

Gary Woodland, a Kansas native getting plenty of support in Missouri as he continues to recover from brain surgery and make it to the FedEx Cup finale, holed out for eagle on the 11th fairway and didn’t miss a green until the 18th, his lone bogey. He won the U.S. Open in 2019 at Pebble Beach.

Wyndham Clark, who birdied five of his last six holes, is a two-time U.S. Open champion, including this year at Shinnecock Hills. J.J. Spaun went back to the putter he used when he won the U.S. Open at Oakmont two years ago and had seven birdies until a bogey on the final hole.

Among those a shot behind was 2022 U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick.

“Coincidence,” Clark said about five of seven U.S. Open champions at 65 or better.

Woodland is the only one at 64 who really needed a start like this. The triple-digit heat last week in Memphis, Tennessee, made it difficult for him to slow his heart rate, which is key for him to prevent his brain from being overly engaged.

He is at No. 31 in the FedEx Cup — only the top 30 reach the Tour Championship next week in Atlanta, which would guarantee him starts in all four majors next year, along with giving him a chance to play for the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize.

“I can promise you East Lake wasn’t on my mind to start the year,” Woodland said. "It’s a goal, I think you write it down, but it seemed like far, far away. I’ve had up-and-down days. I’ve had some rough days lately. But we’ve built this together, Randy (Smith) and I, to get to a point where I feel very comfortable over the golf ball.

“If I can find a way to get through 18 holes mentally, my game’s in a pretty good spot where I can compete out here at a level I haven’t been able to compete in a while.”

Woodland kept the excitement down when the crowd erupted in cheers to see his sand wedge from 99 yards spin back and roll into the cup for eagle on the 11th hole. He smiled and raised his arm and gave high-fives to Adam Scott and the caddies.

Most impressive was his 2-iron from 286 yards on the par-5 17th that rolled out to 12 feet on the fringe. He narrowly missed that and settle for birdie.

Woodland occasionally places his hand on the left side of his chest before putting. It looked like a reminder to keep his shoulders in place. Turns out it has a much deeper purpose.

“When I’m struggling I put my hand on my heart to just to remind myself that I’m alive, and if I can feel my heart beat I know I’m breathing,” he said. “And I’ve done that this year just to try to slow my heart down, tell myself I’m safe and I’ll be all right.”

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Rodriguez, an interfaith minister, said he officiated the wedding of Adam Hlavaty and Henry Parra, a “great couple,” in 2017 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.

“There are couples that stand out for you, and they certainly did,” Rodriguez said.

Josh Outram, the pilot of the single-engine helicopter, was flying six tourists from the Suyian Conservancy to Mount Ololokwe when they crashed in Samburu County, according to Kenya’s Civil Aviation Authority and Lady Lori, the operator.

Hlavaty, 42, and Parra, 55, were traveling with José Suárez, Roger Duarte, Adam Hlavaty, Henry Parra, Michele Sensi-Contugi, and Stephany Hollihan. The seven died.

Hlavaty was a real estate executive. He was the vice president of development for Benihana and served as a board member of the Coral Gables Art Museum. Parra, a software executive, co-founded Trax USA, a company based in Coral Gables.

Sensi-Contugi, 44, the director of CIES, Ecuador’s strategic intelligence center, and Hollihan, 42, a fashion designer who founded the Sensi Studio in 2010, were also a married couple and close friends of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa.

Suárez, who grew up in Coral Gables, was the president and general manager of the Telemundo-owned stations in Orlando, Tampa, and Fort Myers. He was 55.

Duarte was the entrepreneur behind Hospitality Capital Partners, George Stone Crabs, and the restaurateur who co-founded My Ceviche, Zuuk Mediterranean Kitchen, and El Tropico Cuban Kitchen. He was 42.

Duarte is survived by his two sons, Roger and George, and his wife, Nicole Valls, whose family founded La Carreta restaurants and Versailles, the iconic Cuban restaurant in Miami’s Little Havana.

The Loisaba Conservancy in Kenya released a statement on Wednesday describing the group as “guests” of &Beyond, a travel agency.

On Thursday, the Loisaba Conservancy released a statement on Instagram, remembering Outram, who had worked for the conservancy from 2020 to 2023, was a resident there, and a part of their community.

“He supported elephant rescues, aerial surveillance for our security teams and responses to incidents on the ground, and helped with the work to establish the Loisaba Rhino Sanctuary, including building of the fence,” a spokesperson wrote. “A fourth-generation Kenyan, Josh had been flying across the country’s conservation and commercial aviation sectors for more than fifteen years. His experience was evident to everyone who flew with him: colleagues and clients alike knew him for his skill, professionalism and calm in some of the most demanding flying conditions.”

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El accidente en Kenia me quitó a dos amigos, pero sobre todo nos quitó a dos personas que eran familia para nosotros.

Michele estuvo a mi lado en algunos de los momentos más difíciles de estos años. Leal, valiente y firme, me acompañó sin titubear cuando tocó tomar decisiones… pic.twitter.com/NLJme76bxB

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El Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador expresa sus más sentidas condolencias ante el sensible fallecimiento de Michele Sensi-Contugi y su esposa Stephany Hollihan. Paz en su tumba. pic.twitter.com/E1GWcfbgAY

— Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (@SENAE_Aduana) August 19, 2026

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An update on the air accident in Samburu of the operator and souls on board.
Read full statement below: pic.twitter.com/WjiggB3vvo

— Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (@CAA_Kenya) August 19, 2026

Search and recovery efforts are ongoing, hampered by difficult terrain access and an active fire at the crash site.

An additional team has been dispatched from Isiolo to reinforce the operation.

More updates to follow. https://t.co/XUjWArYul3 pic.twitter.com/qSApuA1b0y

— Kenya Red Cross (@KenyaRedCross) August 19, 2026

INCIDENT UPDATE
Reference: ASCI-KE-20260819-SAMBURU-HELICOPTER-CRASH
Incident Level: CRITICAL (Level 4) – Fatal helicopter crash; all occupants deceased

UPDATE SUMMARY
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has officially confirmed a fatal helicopter accident at Mt.… pic.twitter.com/Q5ChZkMd7A

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Our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who perished in today’s helicopter crash in Samburu County. We are in touch with local authorities and providing consular assistance.

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The pilot of a single-engine helicopter was flying a group of six tourists from the Suyian Conservancy to Mount Ololokwe when they crashed in Samburu County, according to Kenya’s Civil Aviation Authority and Lady Lori, the helicopter operator.

The seven victims were José Suárez, Roger Duarte, Adam Hlavaty, Henry Parra, Michele Sensi-Contugi, Stephany Hollihan, and Josh Outram. There were two married couples: Hlavaty, 42, and Parra, 55, and Sensi-Contugi, 44, and Hollihan, 42.

“There was nothing more important to them than their children,” Noboa wrote in a statement in Spanish about Sensi-Contugi and Hollihan on X. “We know how much they loved them and everything they dreamed for them, and as long as we’re here, they’ll never be alone. We’ll take care of them and stand by them, just as we know they would have done for ours.”

Authorities in Ecuador identified Sensi-Contugi, as the director of CIES, the country’s strategic intelligence center. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Latin American Fashion Summit described Hollihan, a fashion designer, as “a true visionary and an extraordinary force.”

Harpers Bazaar reported Hollihan, the founder of the Sensi Studio, was from Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil and was passionate about promoting Ecuadorean artisans’ work with “paja toquilla” in the U.S. and Europe.

Suárez, who grew up in Coral Gables, was the president and general manager of the Telemundo-owned stations in Orlando, Tampa, and Fort Myers. He was 55.

Hlavaty was a real estate executive. He was the vice president of development for Benihana and served as a board member of the Coral Gables Art Museum. Parra, a software executive, co-founded Trax USA, a company based in Coral Gables.

Duarte was the Miami-Dade County-based entrepreneur behind Hospitality Capital Partners, the owner of George Stone Crabs, which he had started in Key Biscayne, and the co-founder of My Ceviche, Zuuk Mediterranean Kitchen, and El Tropico Cuban Kitchen. He was 42.

Duarte is survived by his two sons, Roger and George, and his wife, Nicole Valls, whose family founded La Carreta restaurants and Versailles, the iconic Cuban restaurant in Miami’s Little Havana.

The spokesperson for Duarte’s family identified Suárez and the two couples as “dear friends” and Outram as the pilot. The Loisaba Conservancy in Kenya released a statement on Wednesday describing the group as “guests” of &Beyond, a travel agency.

On Thursday, the Loisaba Conservancy released a statement on Instagram, remembering Outram, who had worked for the conservancy from 2020 to 2023, was a resident there, and a part of their community.

“He supported elephant rescues, aerial surveillance for our security teams and responses to incidents on the ground, and helped with the work to establish the Loisaba Rhino Sanctuary, including building of the fence,” a spokesperson wrote. “A fourth-generation Kenyan, Josh had been flying across the country’s conservation and commercial aviation sectors for more than fifteen years. His experience was evident to everyone who flew with him: colleagues and clients alike knew him for his skill, professionalism and calm in some of the most demanding flying conditions.”

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El accidente en Kenia me quitó a dos amigos, pero sobre todo nos quitó a dos personas que eran familia para nosotros.

Michele estuvo a mi lado en algunos de los momentos más difíciles de estos años. Leal, valiente y firme, me acompañó sin titubear cuando tocó tomar decisiones… pic.twitter.com/NLJme76bxB

— Daniel Noboa Azin (@DanielNoboaOk) August 20, 2026

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• South Florida friends’ trip to Kenya ends in tragedy after helicopter crash
• Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans

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7 killed in helicopter crash in Kenya; 4 were tourists from the U.S. pic.twitter.com/9RdTRp0LOK

— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) August 19, 2026

El Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador expresa sus más sentidas condolencias ante el sensible fallecimiento de Michele Sensi-Contugi y su esposa Stephany Hollihan. Paz en su tumba. pic.twitter.com/E1GWcfbgAY

— Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (@SENAE_Aduana) August 19, 2026

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An update on the air accident in Samburu of the operator and souls on board.
Read full statement below: pic.twitter.com/WjiggB3vvo

— Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (@CAA_Kenya) August 19, 2026

Search and recovery efforts are ongoing, hampered by difficult terrain access and an active fire at the crash site.

An additional team has been dispatched from Isiolo to reinforce the operation.

More updates to follow. https://t.co/XUjWArYul3 pic.twitter.com/qSApuA1b0y

— Kenya Red Cross (@KenyaRedCross) August 19, 2026

INCIDENT UPDATE
Reference: ASCI-KE-20260819-SAMBURU-HELICOPTER-CRASH
Incident Level: CRITICAL (Level 4) – Fatal helicopter crash; all occupants deceased

UPDATE SUMMARY
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has officially confirmed a fatal helicopter accident at Mt.… pic.twitter.com/Q5ChZkMd7A

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Our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who perished in today’s helicopter crash in Samburu County. We are in touch with local authorities and providing consular assistance.

— U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya (@USEmbassyKenya) August 19, 2026

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Según la Autoridad de Aviación Civil de Kenia y Lady Lori , la empresa operadora del helicóptero, el piloto de un helicóptero monomotor transportaba a un grupo de seis turistas desde la Reserva de Suyian hasta el Monte Ololokwe cuando se estrellaron en el condado de Samburu .

Las siete víctimas fueron José Suárez, Roger Duarte, Adam Hlavaty, Henry Parra, Michele Sensi-Contugi, Stephany Hollihan y Josh Outram. Dos de ellas eran parejas casadas: Hlavaty, de 42 años, y Parra, de 55, y Sensi-Contugi , de 44, y Hollihan , de 42.

“Para ellos, nada era más importante que sus hijos”, escribió Noboa en un comunicado en español sobre Sensi-Contugi y Hollihan en X. “Sabemos cuánto los amaban y todo lo que soñaban para ellos, y mientras estemos aquí, nunca estarán solos. Los cuidaremos y estaremos a su lado, tal como sabemos que ellos lo habrían hecho con los nuestros”.

Las autoridades ecuatorianas identificaron a Sensi-Contugi como la directora del CIES, el centro de inteligencia estratégica del país. En un comunicado , un portavoz de la Cumbre Latinoamericana de la Moda describió a Hollihan, diseñadora de moda, como “una verdadera visionaria y una fuerza extraordinaria”.

Según Harpers Bazaar, Hollihan, fundadora de Sensi Studio , era originaria de Guayaquil, ciudad portuaria de Ecuador, y le apasionaba promover el trabajo de los artesanos ecuatorianos con “paja toquilla” en Estados Unidos y Europa.

Suárez , quien creció en Coral Gables, era presidente y gerente general de las estaciones propiedad de Telemundo en Orlando, Tampa y Fort Myers. Tenía 55 años.

Hlavaty era ejecutivo del sector inmobiliario. Fue vicepresidente de desarrollo de Benihana y miembro del consejo de administración del Museo de Arte de Coral Gables. Parra , ejecutivo de software, cofundó Trax USA , una empresa con sede en Coral Gables.

Duarte era un empresario del condado de Miami-Dade, fundador de Hospitality Capital Partners , propietario de George Stone Crabs, restaurante que él mismo había fundado en Key Biscayne , y cofundador de My Ceviche, Zuuk Mediterranean Kitchen y El Tropico Cuban Kitchen. Tenía 42 años.

A Duarte le sobreviven sus dos hijos, Roger y George, y su esposa, Nicole Valls, cuya familia fundó los restaurantes La Carreta y Versailles, el emblemático restaurante cubano en la Pequeña Habana de Miami.

El portavoz de la familia de Duarte identificó a Suárez y a las dos parejas como “queridos amigos” y a Outram como el piloto. La Reserva de Loisaba en Kenia emitió un comunicado el miércoles describiendo al grupo como “invitados” de &Beyond , una agencia de viajes.

El jueves, la Loisaba Conservancy publicó un comunicado en Instagram recordando a Outram, quien había trabajado para la organización desde 2020 hasta 2023, era residente de la zona y formaba parte de su comunidad.

«Apoyó los rescates de elefantes, la vigilancia aérea para nuestros equipos de seguridad y la respuesta a incidentes en tierra, y colaboró ​​en la creación del Santuario de Rinocerontes de Loisaba, incluyendo la construcción de la valla», escribió un portavoz. «Josh, keniano de cuarta generación, llevaba más de quince años volando en los sectores de conservación y aviación comercial del país. Su experiencia era evidente para todos los que volaban con él: tanto colegas como clientes lo conocían por su habilidad, profesionalismo y serenidad incluso en las condiciones de vuelo más exigentes».

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— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) August 19, 2026

El Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador expresa sus más sentidas condolencias ante el sensible fallecimiento de Michele Sensi-Contugi y su esposa Stephany Hollihan. Paz en su tumba. pic.twitter.com/E1GWcfbgAY

— Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (@SENAE_Aduana) August 19, 2026

El Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador expresa sus más sentidas condolencias ante el sensible fallecimiento de Michele Sensi-Contugi y su esposa Stephany Hollihan. Paz en su tumba. pic.twitter.com/E1GWcfbgAY

— Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (@SENAE_Aduana) August 19, 2026

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An update on the air accident in Samburu of the operator and souls on board.
Read full statement below: pic.twitter.com/WjiggB3vvo

— Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (@CAA_Kenya) August 19, 2026

Search and recovery efforts are ongoing, hampered by difficult terrain access and an active fire at the crash site.

An additional team has been dispatched from Isiolo to reinforce the operation.

More updates to follow. https://t.co/XUjWArYul3 pic.twitter.com/qSApuA1b0y

— Kenya Red Cross (@KenyaRedCross) August 19, 2026

INCIDENT UPDATE
Reference: ASCI-KE-20260819-SAMBURU-HELICOPTER-CRASH
Incident Level: CRITICAL (Level 4) – Fatal helicopter crash; all occupants deceased

UPDATE SUMMARY
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has officially confirmed a fatal helicopter accident at Mt.… pic.twitter.com/Q5ChZkMd7A

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Our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who perished in today’s helicopter crash in Samburu County. We are in touch with local authorities and providing consular assistance.

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In the video, O’Keefe, 42, who has ties to West Palm Beach, described his costume as “traditional Muslim attire.” He faked a foreign accent as he talked to a poll worker about a Minnesota law.

On Wednesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations released a statement calling for a criminal investigation into O’Keefe’s actions in the undercover video.

“Falsely impersonating a real voter, and using anti-Muslim stereotypes to do it, is not an acceptable substitute for legitimate civic oversight,” Jaylani Hussein, the CAIR-Minnesota executive director, said, according to the statement.

Critics cite that the video shows O’Keefe identifying as William Pomerantz, who was born in Pittsburgh and is a professor and researcher at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

“I actually had a student contact me that had showed me what was online about my identity being misrepresented. So, that was pretty much a shock ... Kudos to the poll workers. They reported it afterwards. and frankly, I got to vote that evening without a problem. So, you know, the voting process, in my mind, worked,” Pomerantz told WCCO-TV CBS Minnesota on Wednesday, adding that he had learned about the video on Aug. 14.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon released a statement on Aug. 14 about the “hidden-camera video” and the state election law that O’Keefe and other activists were criticizing.

“Their apparent goal was to cast doubt on one or more Minnesota election laws that have been in force for over fifty years,” Simon said in the statement. “Instead, they revealed their ignorance of how those laws actually work – while putting themselves in legal jeopardy.”

The poll workers reported the incidents to local election officials, and local law enforcement was investigating the reports, according to Simon.

“The misconduct by this group is outrageous and totally unacceptable,” Simon said. “We have zero tolerance for lying, lawbreaking, and disruptions at our polling places.”

Minnesota law allows eligible registered voters with identification to sign an oath to vouch for up to eight potential voters who meet the state’s requirements in their precinct.

“In the 2024 general election, less than 0.6% of votes cast used this process,” Simon said in the statement. “Around 71% of those voters were already registered to vote but needed to update their name or address in their voter record. Vouching is commonly used in senior living facilities by residents who have not updated their driver’s licenses to reflect their current residence.”

Simon said “vouching” is also used in cases where an eligible voter has recently moved to a new address and lacks identification indicating the new address. He described a process with checks and balances.

“Vouchers must sign an affidavit under penalty of perjury that they personally know the person being vouched for is a resident of the precinct,” Simon said. “Every voter who registers or updates their registration on Election Day, including those who are vouched for, is recorded by local election officials and verified in our state database after each election. If a discrepancy is found during this process, it is referred to local law enforcement for investigation and possible prosecution.”

O’Keefe founded the O’Keefe Media Group, or OMG, in 2023 after leaving Project Veritas, which he had founded in 2010.

On Aug. 13, O’Keefe released the video and reported that it was recorded in partnership with members of the Citizen Justice League, Cameron Higby and Anthony Rubin, one of the Muckraker Brothers.

Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were charged with inciting subversion in 2021 under a China-imposed national security law that has effectively crushed the city’s previously thriving pro-democracy movement. They face a maximum prison term of 10 years. The alliance was also found guilty.

The three judges ruled that the alliance’s call to “end one-party dictatorship” did not aim to demand that the ruling Communist Party return to the system of multiparty cooperation under the constitution, but to end its leadership status under the constitution. They said the “end” in the phrase carried the meaning of “overthrowing” and “undermining.”

In the verdict, they wrote that the defendants persisted in the call after the law's introduction, neglecting that it was in breach of the constitution, which states the party's leadership is a defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics. That falls within “other unlawful means” under the security law, the judges said.

The defendants “intentionally encouraged supporters of the alliance to wait for the right time to carry out the goal to ‘end one-party dictatorship’ by unlawful means,” they said.

The judges insisted they were not tried because of their political views.

Lee and Chow smiled and waved at the public gallery before they left the courtroom. They are expected to be sentenced at a later date. They will plead for lesser sentences next week, one of the judges said.

Observers say the trial is a barometer for Hong Kong’s civil rights

The verdict is among the latest involving Hong Kong’s once-vibrant pro-democracy movement, which has largely been dismantled after the security law's introduction in 2020.

For decades, Hong Kong’s annual candlelight vigil was the only large-scale public commemoration of the Tiananmen crackdown and attracted tens of thousands of people annually. The crackdown remains a political taboo on the mainland, where authorities tightly censor discussion of the events and prohibit public commemorations. Hong Kong’s greater political freedoms, granted under Beijing’s “one country, two systems” governing framework, allowed the vigil to keep the memories alive, until authorities banned it during the coronavirus pandemic.

Observers said their trial symbolized the erosion of freedom of expression in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

Eric Lai, a senior fellow with the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said the charge of inciting subversion was commonly used in mainland China to criminalize the acts of human rights lawyers, activists and intellectuals, including late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo.

“We can see to what extent the court in Hong Kong falls into the level of the party-led judiciary in the mainland through the criminal verdict,” he said.

During the trial, Lee told the court that their call was not about ending the party’s leadership but about moving toward democracy, letting the people decide who leads them, and that the Communist Party should not enforce “dictatorship.”

In a Patreon post Thursday, Chow recalled being shackled in handcuffs, and in waist and ankle chains, for trips to court from prison, saying she was walked by correctional service officers “like a dog."

“Justice lives in the hearts of the people. There is no need to look up to this kind of top-down ruling, and one verdict doesn’t matter much,” she said.

When the trial began in January, codefendant Albert Ho pleaded guilty, which typically could result in a reduced sentence. He will also plead for a lesser sentence next week.

Supporters cast doubt on allegations

After the conviction, Lee’s wife, Elizabeth Tang, told reporters she was disappointed and angry about the result even though it was within her expectations. She insisted Lee was innocent.

“I feel it's unfair. I feel the judges did not consider our lawyers' opinions and materials,” she said, adding that they would decide whether to appeal later.

Chow's mother, Medina Chow Lau Wah-chun, said she hoped the “environment can be a little healthier."

“Flowers and plants of all colors can bloom,” she said.

Dozens of people lined up outside the court under drizzling rain ahead of the hearing.

Tang Ngok-kwan, a former alliance member, said police wouldn't let him join the line if he insisted on bringing along “sensitive” materials, including bookmarks printed with “vindicate June 4.” The date is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. He decided not to go into the court.

Former vigil goer Margaret Chan, who joined the queue at 6 a.m., said the alliance’s name carried the word “patriotic.”

“Everyone is patriotic. How to incite? Incite others to be patriotic?” she said.

Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas spokesperson Fernando Cheung said the verdict underlines how the security law is being used to “punish” people for peacefully remembering one of the darkest chapters in recent Chinese history.

Hong Kong authorities defend the verdict

Hong Kong leader John Lee said the alliance has long deliberately planted seeds of hatred against the party and the central government in society, and their acts endangered national security.

Steve Li, chief superintendent of the police's national security department, said the case would help with future law enforcement.

“It also lets the public know that it is not that one cannot criticize, or cannot do anything at all. It is simply that there must be no incitement, and no subversion of state power," he said.

Hundreds of people, and possibly thousands, were killed in the 1989 crackdown as military tanks rolled into the center of Beijing. The Tiananmen Square crackdown was a pivotal moment in China’s modern history, showing that the market reform that transformed the country into the world’s second-largest economy would not be coupled with political liberalization.

After COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, the former vigil site in Hong Kong was occupied instead by a carnival organized by pro-Beijing groups.

Beijing said the 2020 security law was necessary for the city’s stability. Many leading activists have been jailed under the same law, including pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Under the drastic political changes, dozens of civil society groups also dissolved, including the Hong Kong alliance.

En Gary, Indiana, las escuelas seguían cerradas tras el paso de la tormenta del 11 de agosto, que derribó árboles y líneas eléctricas. Los residentes recurrieron a las redes sociales para encontrar lavanderías abiertas y Wi-Fi funcionando, mientras que otros buscaban comida, pañales y toallitas de limpieza para vecinos de bajos ingresos.

Mientras tanto, las fuertes lluvias en el centro de Ohio provocaron inundaciones repentinas que cubrieron las carreteras la mañana del jueves en Columbus, la capital del estado, donde equipos de emergencia rescataron a automovilistas de autos varados y salvaron a un niño de 12 años que fue arrastrado desde un puente.

La empresa Northern Indiana Public Service Co. informó que 68.000 clientes seguían sin electricidad hasta la mañana del jueves, la mayoría de ellos en el condado de Lake, junto a la frontera con Illinois. La empresa de servicios públicos indicó que ha restablecido el suministro a otros 306.500 clientes desde el 11 de agosto. Pero no se espera que la electricidad se restablezca por completo hasta el martes en algunos lugares, incluido Gary.

Courtney Page-Tan, catedrática de Indiana University Indianapolis que estudia la resiliencia comunitaria, señaló que las preocupaciones de salud aumentan cada día durante un corte prolongado. Como muchas personas usan generadores, una ventilación deficiente puede provocar intoxicación por monóxido de carbono. Además, quienes dependen de dispositivos médicos corren el riesgo de que se queden sin carga, mientras que los alimentos refrigerados que antes eran seguros para comer podrían representar riesgos para la salud a medida que se echan a perder.

“Nueve días es mucho tiempo para que una comunidad esté sin electricidad”, afirmó.

Los residentes están agotados tras varios días sin electricidad

Shatiya Hardin, estilista en Gary desde hace 25 años, no ha podido abrir su salón desde la tormenta. Dijo que los residentes de su vecindario de menores ingresos al principio afrontaron los apagones con calma. Pero ahora la paciencia se agota.

“Siempre estamos en modo de supervivencia en Gary. Y creo que probablemente por eso no hubo tanto alboroto, porque los primeros días era como: ‘Bueno, estamos acostumbrados a esto...’. Pero ya es la segunda semana”, señaló. “No está bien que estemos continuamente en modo de supervivencia, haciendo lo mejor que podemos”.

Más de una semana después de la tormenta inicial, muchos residentes de East Chicago, Indiana, que se quedaron sin electricidad la recuperaron, pero luego la volvieron a perder. Kevin Mejia, quien tiene una página comunitaria en Facebook, estaba en esa situación el jueves.

“Si hago una publicación, recibo 500 comentarios”, contó Mejia, de 30 años. “Mucha gente se ha comunicado conmigo por asuntos de comida: ‘Oye, tiré cientos de dólares en comestibles’. Las personas mayores no saben a quién recurrir”.

Ha estado durmiendo en el suelo porque su colchón es demasiado cálido. Sin electricidad, sus aires acondicionados de ventana están en silencio.

Raydia Martin, subdirectora del Flourish Community Hub en Flourish Church en Gary, dijo que el “lado positivo” ha sido la respuesta de voluntarios y grupos comunitarios.

“Los seres humanos prosperamos mejor, ya sabes, con certeza y previsibilidad”, manifestó. “Así que cuando algo tan devastador ocurre tan rápido, definitivamente afecta mentalmente a las personas. Simplemente no saber qué viene después, de dónde va a salir la próxima comida y cuándo va a terminar todo esto. Necesitamos ver una luz al final del túnel”.

La empresa de servicios públicos NIPSCO ha calificado la destrucción como “sin precedentes y generalizada”, y dijo que cuadrillas de todo el país han llegado para ayudar a reparar cables caídos, postes rotos y equipos dañados.

Illinois, que recibe servicio de otra empresa, se recuperó antes de la misma tormenta, pero Melody Birmingham, ejecutiva de la empresa matriz de NIPSCO, explicó que esa parte de Illinois tenía menos árboles y una infraestructura diferente, incluidas algunas líneas eléctricas que podrían haber estado enterradas.

“Ninguna tormenta es igual”, sostuvo. “Ningún territorio de servicio es el mismo”.

Las escuelas de todo el noroeste de Indiana siguen cerradas

Los cortes de electricidad también han alterado el inicio del año escolar para miles de niños.

El distrito escolar de Gary, con unos 4.300 estudiantes, comenzó su año escolar a inicios de agosto, pero ha estado cerrado desde el 13 de agosto y permanecerá así al menos hasta el viernes, informaron las autoridades.

Portage Township Schools tuvo que cancelar el inicio de clases previsto para el 12 de agosto debido a la tormenta y ahora planea comenzar el año académico el 25 de agosto. Las autoridades dijeron esta semana que existen “preocupaciones de seguridad por árboles caídos en varias propiedades y daños que deben repararse”.

Page-Tan indicó que los cierres escolares pueden tener consecuencias importantes para las familias vulnerables.

“Para muchos hogares que viven al día, faltar al trabajo porque no pueden encontrar cuidado infantil puede ser perjudicial para la estabilidad de una familia”, explicó.

Las inundaciones repentinas provocan nuevos problemas en el centro de Ohio

A unos 400 kilómetros (250 millas) al sureste de Gary, las fuertes lluvias afectaron gravemente a Columbus, Ohio, con más de 7 centímetros (3 pulgadas) de lluvia en 12 horas, informó el alcalde de Columbus, Andrew Ginther.

Dos mujeres que iban a pie y quedaron atrapadas en un arroyo inundado fueron rescatadas, dijo el teniente Nick Davis, de la División de Bomberos. También informó que los equipos de primera respuesta salvaron la vida de un ciclista de 12 años que fue arrastrado desde un puente por la crecida.

La ciudad aún realizaba labores de limpieza tras las fuertes tormentas eléctricas del fin de semana cuando las intensas lluvias golpearon a mitad de semana.

“Hemos estado con todos los recursos disponibles apoyando a los residentes desde la semana pasada”, declaró Ginther el jueves por la mañana en una conferencia de prensa. “Vamos a enfocarnos en la recuperación, aun con este giro inesperado de la Madre Naturaleza”.

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Rico informó desde Atlanta y White desde Detroit. Dylan Lovan, en Louisville, Kentucky, contribuyó.

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The milestone figure was recorded just five months after the U.S. hit a record $39 trillion debt in March. It reached $38 trillion five months before that, in October.

The unprecedented $40 trillion figure highlights competing administration priorities, from boosting defense spending that the U.S. relies on to carry out President Donald Trump’s almost-6-month-old war in Iran to lowering the cost of gas and groceries.

Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, said the Trump administration “has been focused on slashing waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending while accelerating economic growth to get America’s debt-to-GDP ratio trending in the right direction.”

However, experts say the exploding debt and the latest record milestone are already affecting Americans’ pocketbooks by raising borrowing costs for things like mortgages and cars, lowering wages from businesses that have less money available to invest, and creating more expensive goods and services.

“If we want to improve our living standards, today and for the next generation, now is the time for lawmakers to put our nation on a more affordable and sustainable path,” says Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a think tank focused on U.S. fiscal challenges.

The debt has exploded over several presidential administrations, as the nation’s leaders spend more money than it collects in taxes. In recent memory, the multi-year COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the U.S. economy, where the federal government borrowed heavily during President Trump’s first term and under former President Joe Biden to stabilize the economy and support a recovery.

More government spending was approved after Trump signed Republicans’ tax cut and spending legislation into law last year.

Advocates for a balanced budget also warn that the long-term trend of borrowing more and paying more in interest will force Americans to face tougher fiscal tradeoffs ahead.

“The federal debt is already raising the cost of living and choking out other spending and investment, threatening our economy and Americans’ long-term prosperity,” said Margaret Spellings, president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

“Our current fiscal trajectory is plainly unsustainable, and that’s the best-case scenario. AI disruption, a recession, global war, or any number of other events could quickly push us over the edge from a challenge into a full-blown crisis,” Spellings said in a statement.

The U.S. is subject to a statutory debt limit, or a limit to federal borrowing, which Congress has the authority to set, adjust or abolish. The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates that the U.S. will most likely reach the $41.1 trillion debt limit sometime between late winter and mid-summer of 2027, requiring Congress to again vote on whether to raise or suspend it.

The U.S.’ fiscal position stands as the worst among other developed countries, according to recent data analysis from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment, which he denies. Wahab will represent the state’s 14th Congressional District, which covers parts of Alameda County on the eastern side of the San Francisco Bay, through Swalwell's term ending in January.

She will be the first Afghan American to serve in Congress. The progressive Democrat defeated Bay Area Rapid Transit Director Melissa Hernandez even after a swell of spending by outside groups opposing Wahab in the race's final stretch. She said her victory shows her district “cannot be bought.”

“I will fight for this district that raised me,” Wahab said in a statement. "From foster care to Congress, this journey shows the possibility of the American Dream.”

The conclusion of the race to replace Swalwell comes as criminal investigations continue into the sexual assault allegations he faces. Over the weekend, federal agents seized electronic devices from Swalwell at the San Francisco airport and later searched his home in Washington, D.C., according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Swalwell’s attorney did not immediately respond to an email and phone message seeking comment.

Wahab became the first Afghan American elected to public office in the U.S. when she won a Hayward City Council seat in 2018.

She has championed housing affordability and access in her time in the Legislature and throughout her campaign. She also wrote a bill in 2023 to ban caste-based discrimination, which garnered national attention. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed it, saying such discrimination is already outlawed by civil rights protections.

Wahab and Hernandez will face off again in a separate November election determining who will serve the next full two-year term.

Wahab won the June primary decisively, but outside spending in favor of her rival poured into the race ahead of the general election.. Groups affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, spent millions into supporting Hernandez, and thousands into opposing Wahab.

At a candidate forum in April, Wahab answered “yes” when asked if she considered “what is happening to the Palestinian people” to be a genocide.

Hernandez did not give a straight yes or no answer. She said Israel had a right to defend itself following the October 2023 attack by Hamas but that “the destruction into Gaza has gone too far.”

Hernandez, a moderate Democrat, said she was proud to put up a competitive fight after Wahab’s success in the primary.

“I’ve been a fighter my whole life, and when I promised the residents of CA-14 I would fight for them, I never gave up,” she said in a statement.

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Associated Press reporter Alanna Durkin Richer contributed from Washington.

From that distance and that angle, however, it was hard to be too certain.

Alonso's deep fly was ruled foul, and the call stood after a review in Baltimore's 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. That led to plenty of outcry — and calls for baseball to use technology to evaluate possible home runs near the foul pole.

It doesn't sound like that is imminent.

If baseball were to start using additional technology on fly balls like these, it would have to be developed, tested and installed by MLB, according to a person with knowledge of the issue. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.

Unlike with the Automated Ball/Strike system, Hawk-Eye data above the foul pole is unlikely to be accurate that far from the field. It’s based on data from the first part of the ball’s flight, with the rest of the path estimated — meaning factors like wind aren’t fully accounted for.

Before Thursday's game, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said the front office had communicated with Major League Baseball about the call.

“Just said that there wasn't enough video evidence to overturn the call on the field,” Albernaz said.

One angle showed the ball on the right side of the pole and another showed it on the left side. Neither provided much clarity on where the ball was at the moment it passed the pole and the wall in left, which was the key question.

If the ball were lower, the camera angles might've shown it passing in front of or behind the pole, but when a hit sails higher than the top of the pole, it's not easy to find a definitive view.

The difference between a home run and a foul ball is substantial, so it's understandable players would want to feel confident those calls are correct.

“Obviously, this is a big game in division, so obviously this one’s going to be a little bit more amplified. But this happens quite a few times throughout the season, more than you would think,” Alonso said after the game. “I think having a camera or laser shooting straight up, we have all the technology, analytics and whatever and funds. I don’t see why we can’t do it.”

The ABS system launched in the majors this year, and MLB has been experimenting in the minors with technology allowing challenges to checked swing calls.

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Bart Diguglielmo, of Lauderhill, was shot in late June after an argument with another woman, according to deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office. They said the two were arguing over a parking space when Diguglielmo was shot in the stomach and fell to the ground.

Deputies said Diguglielmo was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

His daughter, Amanda Diguglielmo, described her father in an exclusive interview with Local 10 on Thursday as a devoted family man who worked as an emergency room trauma nurse for 30 years.

“He was a great man. He was a father, he was a grandfather (and) he was a brother,” she said.

Amanda Diguglielmo said her father was also a twin brother, a father of three and a sergeant in the Army.

When asked what she would miss most about her father, Amanda said, “Everything — being able to call him, have lunch, holidays, everything.”

Deputies said the woman who shot Diguglielmo claimed she fired in self-defense. But Amanda Diguglielmo and her attorney, Melissa Rodriguez, dispute that account.

“This was not a situation of self defense or stand your ground immunity. I don’t believe that the shooting was justified,” Rodriguez said. “I believe that criminal charges should be filed.”

Nearly two months after the shooting, no arrest has been made.

“Whether they find that it was justified or not, she has to live with that so really she ruined two families over a parking spot,” Amanda Diguglielmo said. “I want a full investigation and I want justice for him.”

The Broward State Attorney’s Office said its prosecutors continue to investigate the case.

Harvard Medical School Deans George Q. Daley and Bernard S. Chang announced the development in a letter to the community on Tuesday, calling the actions of former morgue manager Cedric Lodge “despicable, abhorrent, and a flagrant betrayal of our values as a medical community.”

Pending court approval, Harvard said that two class action settlement funds totaling $53 million will be established to resolve the lawsuits. A Harvard Medical School spokesperson on Thursday referred to the letter when asked for comment and said they had no additional information to share.

The lawsuits were brought by 47 relatives of people whose remains were potentially mishandled and sold. The remains were donated for research and education.

Harvard has said it cannot determine precisely which donors’ remains Lodge stole. After he was charged in 2023, the school said it reviewed information from federal investigators along with records showing when donors’ remains were sent for cremation and when Lodge was on campus to determine which donors may have been affected. The settlement covers relatives or designees of people who donated their remains to Harvard Medical School between Jan. 1, 2018, and March 31, 2023.

Last year, Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts “as if they were baubles.” Authorities said Lodge was at the center of a ghoulish scheme in which he shipped brains, skin, hands and faces from cadavers to buyers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

His wife, Denise Lodge, was sentenced to just over a year in prison for assisting him. Six other people who bought remains from Cedric Lodge also pleaded guilty and have been sentenced, according to Harvard.

In one example, Cedric Lodge provided skin to a buyer so it could be tanned into leather and bound into a book, a “deeply horrifying reality,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Alisan Martin said in a court filing.

After Harvard finishes using a donated body for research or teaching, the body typically is returned to the family or cremated. Lodge acknowledged removing body parts before cremation. Harvard has said he acted without the school’s knowledge or permission.

In their letter, Daley and Chang said Lodge’s actions “do not reflect the reverence we hold for the altruistic individuals who selflessly donate their bodies” to the school’s Anatomical Gift Program.

“We reaffirm our deep sorrow and empathy for the families of donors who may have been impacted,” they said.

In addition to the payments, Harvard Medical School agreed to provide families with a statement condemning Lodge’s actions and summarizing improvements made to the Anatomical Gift Program. The school also plans to establish an annual financial aid scholarship for medical students beginning in the 2027-28 academic year to honor anatomical donors.

Harvard said it has enacted recommendations from a panel of outside experts appointed in 2023 to review the program after Lodge was charged.

In Gary, Indiana, schools remained closed after the deadly Aug. 11 storm downed trees and power lines. Residents turned to social media to find open laundromats and working Wi-Fi, while others sought food, diapers and cleaning wipes for low-income neighbors.

Meanwhile, heavy rains in central Ohio brought flash flooding that covered roadways Thursday morning in Columbus, the state capital, where emergency crews rescued motorists from stranded cars and saved a 12-year-old boy who was swept off a bridge.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. said 68,000 customers were still without power as of Thursday morning, the majority of them in Lake County beside the Illinois border. The utility said it has restored power to 306,500 others since Aug. 11. But power is not expected to be fully restored until Tuesday in some places, including Gary.

Courtney Page-Tan, an Indiana University Indianapolis professor who studies community resilience, said health concerns grow each day of a prolonged outage. With many people using generators, poor ventilation can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. In addition, those reliant on medical devices risk having them lose their charge, while refrigerated food once safe to eat could pose health risks as it spoils.

“Nine days is a long time for a community to be without power,” Page-Tan said.

Residents are exhausted from days without power

Shatiya Hardin, a hair stylist in Gary for 25 years, has been unable to open her salon since the storm. She said residents in her lower-income neighborhood initially took the outages in stride. But now patience is wearing thin.

“We’re always in survival mode in Gary. And I think that’s probably why it wasn’t so much of an uproar because the first few days, it was like, ‘OK, we’re used to this .... but this is the second week now," Hardin said. "It’s not OK for us to continually be in survival mode, doing the best that we can.”

More than a week after the initial storm, many residents in East Chicago, Indiana, who lost power regained it, but then lost it again. Kevin Mejia, who has a community Facebook page, was in that category Thursday.

“If I make one post, I get 500 comments,” Mejia, 30, said. “A lot of people have been reaching out to me for food: ‘Hey, I threw out hundreds of dollars in groceries.’ Elderly people don’t know who to turn to.”

He’s been sleeping on the floor because his mattress is too warm. With no power, his window air conditioners are silent.

Raydia Martin, assistant director of the Flourish Community Hub at Flourish Church in Gary, said the “silver lining” has been the response from volunteers and community groups.

“We thrive best, you know, as humans on certainty and predictability,” Martin said. “So for something so devastating to happen so quickly, it definitely takes a toll on people mentally. Just not knowing what’s coming next, where the next meal is going to come from, and when this is all going to be over. We need to have a light at the end of the tunnel."

The utility, NIPSCO, has called the destruction “unprecedented and widespread,” and said crews from around the country have arrived to help repair downed wires, broken poles and damaged equipment. Illinois, which is served by a different utility, recovered sooner from the same storm.

"No service territory is the same,” said Melody Birmingham, an executive at NIPSCO’s parent company.

Schools across northwest Indiana are still closed

The power outages have also disrupted the start of the school year for thousands of children.

Gary's school district, with about 4,300 students, started its school year in early August but has been closed since Aug. 13 and will remain closed through at least Friday, officials said.

Portage Township Schools had to cancel its Aug. 12 start of classes because of the storm and now is planning an Aug. 25 launch of the academic year. Officials this week said there are “existing safety concerns regarding trees down across several properties and damage that needs to be repaired.”

Page-Tan said school closures can have significant consequences for vulnerable families.

“For a lot of households that live paycheck to paycheck, if they are missing work because they’re unable to find childcare, it can be detrimental to the stability of a family,” she said.

Flash flooding brings new woes to central Ohio

About 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of Gary, heavy rains drenched Columbus, Ohio, with more than 3 inches (7 centimeters) of rain in 12 hours, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said.

Two women who were on foot and trapped in a flooded creek were rescued, Fire Division Lt. Nick Davis said. He also reported that first responders saved the life of a 12-year-old bicyclist who was swept off a bridge in high water.

The city was still cleaning up from severe weekend thunderstorms when the heavy rains struck midweek.

“We’ve been all hands on deck supporting residents since last week,” Ginther said Thursday morning at a news conference. “We’re going to be focused on recovery, even with this curveball from Mother Nature.”

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Rico reported from Atlanta and White from Detroit. Dylan Lovan in Louisville, Kentucky, contributed.

Según el Banco Central, cerca de la mitad de sus 45 millones de habitantes contrajo una deuda, principalmente con bancos y billeteras virtuales, de los cuales unos cinco millones de deudores están en mora. Préstamos personales y las tarjetas de crédito explican más del 70% del saldo irregular.

La tasa de morosidad con entidades financieras alcanzó 7,6% en mayo tras 19 meses de crecimiento interrumpido y registrando un máximo que supera los registros de las últimas dos décadas. El fenómeno se da en coincidencia con un estancamiento de la actividad económica y pérdida de poder adquisitivo de los trabajadores registrados.

Mientras el gobierno del liberal Javier Milei ha manifestado que el problema de los deudores es un “asunto privado” que deberán resolver con los bancos, este jueves tuvo lugar en Buenos Aires la primera movilización de morosos en reclamo de medidas urgentes que los ayuden a aliviar la carga de sus deudas con tasas de interés más accesibles que las actuales.

“Queremos que se declare una emergencia crediticia para los seis millones de personas que no están pudiendo pagar”, dijo a The Associated Press Fernando Moyano, de 34 años, integrante de Endeudados Organizados. “La gente quiere pagar, pero no puede. Deber te trae una cuestión de salud mental casi tan preocupante como la deuda misma”.

La agrupación ya reúne a más de 4.000 miembros con problemas para afrontar sus deudas.

Milei llegó al poder a fines de 2023 con la promesa de eliminar los altísimos aumentos de precios de Argentina, revertir sus crónicos déficits fiscales y en simultáneo honrar la deuda con acreedores externos –sólo con el FMI más de 50.000 millones de dólares--.

Si bien ha logrado desacelerar la inflación, bajar los gastos del Estado y cumplir con los pagos de deuda, la reactivación de la economía se demora y el consumo cae, en gran medida porque los salarios reales se han depreciado más del 8%.

“El aumento de la irregularidad de cartera en entidades financieras y no financieras responde a un problema macro. La insuficiencia de ingresos, sea por caída del poder adquisitivo, destrucción de puestos de trabajo o incremento de los gastos fijos por encima del promedio es el principal factor explicativo de esta dinámica”, dijo el público Banco Provincia en un informe difundido a fines de julio.

Moyano había contraído una deuda original equivalente a unos 5.280 dólares entre tarjeta de crédito y un crédito personal para saldar los gastos. A causa de los intereses por mora, la deuda actualmente asciende al equivalente a 20.000 dólares. “No estoy pagando, pero quiero pagar con tasas razonables y un plazo que pueda pagar”.

La movilización, frente al ministerio de Economía, contó con la adhesión de la Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT), la principal central sindical del país, y de otras organizaciones sociales.

“El endeudamiento de las familias trabajadoras es la consecuencia directa de un modelo que deteriora los ingresos y obliga a recurrir al crédito para asumir necesidades básicas”, expresó la central sindical en un comunicado.

Un problema político

A pesar de que distintos estudios de opinión pública muestran una caída en el apoyo a Milei por la caída de ingresos de la mayoría de la población, el gobierno por el momento no parece dispuesto modificar el rumbo del modelo económico.

“No hay que confundir empatía con políticas públicas”, dijo el ministro de Economía, Luis Caputo, en una reciente conferencia de prensa. Añadió que frente al crecimiento de la morosidad le solicitó a los bancos “mayor flexibilidad” para refinanciar las deudas y confía que la situación se irá regularizando en los próximos meses.

“Manejamos la plata de la gente, de los contribuyentes… entras en una situación incómoda: usar tu plata para compensar el banco que se te ocurra porque otorgo un mal crédito", dijo Caputo. "Se podría emitir, pero ya se sabe cómo termina eso. Es plata que no podemos usar para aumentar a fuerzas armadas o a las universidades”.

En el Congreso, partidos opositores han presentado varios proyectos para declarar la emergencia crediticia de las familias, pero por el momento las iniciativas no han prosperado.

Agentes de la policía de Fort Lauderdale respondieron a un edificio de apartamentos de un piso en Miami Road y Southeast 19th Street, en un vecindario al oeste de Port Everglades.

Un hombre y una mujer, presuntamente involucrados en la disputa, se negaron a salir de un apartamento, según el sargento Patrick O’Brien, portavoz del Departamento de Policía de Fort Lauderdale.

Los dos finalmente salieron del apartamento, los agentes de policía los detuvieron y estaban investigando un reporte de que había armas involucradas, según O’Brien.

Los detectives pidieron a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre este u otros casos y que desee permanecer en el anonimato que llame a Broward County Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

El editor de asignaciones de Local 10 News Carson Merlo contribuyó a este reporte.

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Fort Lauderdale police officers responded to a one-story apartment building at Miami Road and Southeast 19th Street, in a neighborhood west of Port Everglades.

A man and a woman, allegedly involved in the dispute, refused to come out of an apartment, according to Sgt. Patrick O’Brien, a spokesman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

The two eventually walked out of the apartment, police officers detained them, and were investigating a report that weapons were involved, according to O’Brien.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases who wants to remain anonymous to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.

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The practice got heated early during the one-on-one portion.

Giants EDGE Abdul Carter threw a punch at Dolphins offensive tackle Patrick Paul after their rep, which quickly led to players from both teams getting into a shoving match. The coaching staffs stepped in to separate everyone and calm things down.

That was only the beginning.

More fights broke out as practice continued, including one defensive skirmish that lasted several minutes before the players were finally separated.

Later, Dolphins offensive tackle Austin Jackson got into it with Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux and threw a punch. Jackson was removed from that 11-on-11 period and the following series before eventually returning for the situational portion of practice.

There was even another confrontation after practice ended, as both teams gathered in front of the fans to hear from their coaches.

The Dolphins had entered Thursday’s practice with a clear expectation from head coach Jeff Hafley that fighting would not be tolerated. Still, the intensity between the two teams continued to rise throughout the day.

Dolphins center Aaron Brewer said the team tried to stay composed, but things can get heated when players are competing at full speed.

“We try to hold our composure as much as we can, but when you’re out here playing football, things get chippy,” Brewer said. “People are out there competing and taking it all the way to the edge. We didn’t try to initiate anything, but when someone comes at you, you’ve got to hold your ground.”

The Dolphins also showed that they weren’t going to simply back down from the Giants. That was different from last year’s joint practice against the Chicago Bears, when Miami struggled to respond to the physicality of Chicago’s defense.

Thursday’s practice also featured several notable plays.

Giants EDGE Chauncey Golston recorded three sacks as Miami’s starting offensive line had trouble handling some of New York’s pressure packages. Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart connected with rookie wide receiver Malachi Fields for a 48-yard completion against cornerback Jason Marshall Jr..

Dolphins rookie linebacker Jacob Rodriguez also made a big play, intercepting a pass from Dart after tipping it to himself.

Offensive tackle Caedan Wallace, who Miami recently acquired from New England, struggled while filling in for Austin Jackson at first-team right tackle. Wallace appeared to have trouble in pass protection and was also involved in some questionable holding plays.

Giants cornerback Paulson Adebayo intercepted Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis after what appeared to be a poor decision on a throw intended for rookie wide receiver Caleb Douglas.

Overall, it was a long day for the Dolphins’ offense who were outplayed for most of the day by the Giants’ front seven.

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The Dolphins will host the Giants in their preseason opener at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday.

La práctica se tornó acalorada desde temprano durante la parte de enfrentamientos uno contra uno.

El EDGE de los Giants Abdul Carter lanzó un puñetazo al tackle ofensivo de los Dolphins Patrick Paul después de su enfrentamiento, lo que rápidamente provocó que jugadores de ambos equipos comenzaran a empujarse. Los cuerpos técnicos intervinieron para separarlos y calmar la situación.

Eso fue solo el comienzo.

Más peleas estallaron a medida que continuaba la práctica, incluida una trifulca defensiva que duró varios minutos antes de que los jugadores finalmente fueran separados.

Más tarde, el tackle ofensivo de los Dolphins Austin Jackson tuvo un altercado con el ala defensiva de los Giants Kayvon Thibodeaux y lanzó un puñetazo. Jackson fue retirado de ese período de 11 contra 11 y de la siguiente serie antes de regresar finalmente para la parte de situaciones específicas de la práctica.

Incluso hubo otro enfrentamiento después de que terminó la práctica, cuando ambos equipos se reunieron frente a los aficionados para escuchar a sus entrenadores.

Los Dolphins habían llegado a la práctica del jueves con una clara advertencia del entrenador en jefe Jeff Hafley de que no se tolerarían las peleas. Aun así, la intensidad entre los dos equipos continuó aumentando a lo largo del día.

El centro de los Dolphins Aaron Brewer dijo que el equipo intentó mantener la compostura, pero las cosas pueden ponerse tensas cuando los jugadores compiten a toda velocidad.

“Tratamos de mantener la compostura tanto como podemos, pero cuando estás aquí jugando fútbol americano, las cosas se ponen tensas”, dijo Brewer. “La gente está compitiendo y llevándolo todo al límite. No intentamos iniciar nada, pero cuando alguien viene contra ti, tienes que mantenerte firme”.

Los Dolphins también demostraron que no iban simplemente a dejarse intimidar por los Giants. Eso fue diferente a la práctica conjunta del año pasado contra los Chicago Bears, cuando Miami tuvo dificultades para responder al juego físico de la defensa de Chicago.

La práctica del jueves también contó con varias jugadas destacadas.

El EDGE de los Giants Chauncey Golston registró tres capturas mientras la línea ofensiva titular de Miami tuvo problemas para contener algunos de los esquemas de presión de Nueva York. El mariscal de campo de los Giants Jaxson Dart conectó con el receptor novato Malachi Fields para una recepción de 48 yardas ante el esquinero Jason Marshall Jr.

El linebacker novato de los Dolphins Jacob Rodriguez también realizó una gran jugada, interceptando un pase de Dart después de desviarlo hacia sí mismo.

El tackle ofensivo Caedan Wallace, a quien Miami adquirió recientemente de New England, tuvo dificultades mientras sustituía a Austin Jackson como tackle derecho del primer equipo. Wallace pareció tener problemas en la protección de pase y también estuvo involucrado en algunas jugadas cuestionables por sujetar.

El esquinero de los Giants Paulson Adebayo interceptó al mariscal de campo de los Dolphins Malik Willis después de lo que pareció ser una mala decisión en un pase dirigido al receptor novato Caleb Douglas.

En general, fue un día largo para la ofensiva de los Dolphins, que fue superada durante la mayor parte de la jornada por los siete defensivos frontales de los Giants.

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Los Dolphins recibirán a los Giants en su primer partido de pretemporada en el Hard Rock Stadium el sábado.

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Police say one of the town’s oldest buildings, the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, was defaced with upside-down crosses and other anti-Christian graffiti.

Police are asking the public for help identifying the vandals.

“I’m sickened. It’s very sickening to me. I imagine most people are disgusted by it,” Lantana Mayor Karen Lythgoe said.

Police are working to find out who took a late-night trip around Lantana with a spray paint bottle, vandalizing several locations.

“Who does something like this? Someone who is not a good person,” Lantana resident Cindy Sousa said.

Upside-down crosses and other anti-Christian graffiti covered the chapel, upsetting neighbors.

“I used to be a teacher in the monetary priest school. It’s heartbreaking to see this,” Sousa said. “It’s disgusting to see the side of that building decimated like that.”

A few blocks away, a memorial for fallen police officers was also desecrated. The word “pigs” was painted on the stone.

“These are people that gave their lives serving the community,” Lythgoe said.

Across the street from the memorial, more graffiti was found on the back of an abandoned strip mall. A Burger King dumpster was also vandalized.

Assistant Chief Daniel Navas with the Lantana Police Department said investigators believe the incidents happened at some point over the weekend.

“We’re not leaving any leaves unturned. We’re exploring every option,” Navas said.

No arrests have been made.

“We’re outraged and we’re committed to locating and holding those accountable who damaged the memorial,” Navas said.

The fallen officers memorial has since been restored, with the paint scrubbed away.

Lythgoe said the community came together to create the memorial out of respect.

“We should all be coming together, not destroying the communities we live in,” she said. “There’s no point in defacing property.”

Police are asking people to check their security and Ring cameras for any information that could help identify the vandals.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Lantana Police Department.

La policía dice que uno de los edificios más antiguos de la ciudad, la Capilla del Espíritu Santo, fue vandalizado con cruces invertidas y otros grafitis anticristianos.

La policía pide la ayuda del público para identificar a los vándalos.

“Estoy consternada. Es algo muy repugnante para mí. Imagino que la mayoría de las personas están indignadas por esto”, dijo la alcaldesa de Lantana, Karen Lythgoe.

La policía trabaja para averiguar quién recorrió Lantana a altas horas de la noche con una lata de pintura en aerosol, vandalizando varios lugares.

“¿Quién hace algo así? Alguien que no es una buena persona”, dijo Cindy Sousa, residente de Lantana.

Cruces invertidas y otros grafitis anticristianos cubrieron la capilla, causando indignación entre los vecinos.

“Yo solía ser maestra en la escuela sacerdotal monetaria. Es desgarrador ver esto”, dijo Sousa. “Es repugnante ver el costado de ese edificio destruido de esa manera”.

A pocas cuadras de distancia, un monumento en honor a agentes de policía caídos también fue profanado. La palabra “cerdos” fue pintada sobre la piedra.

“Estas son personas que dieron sus vidas sirviendo a la comunidad”, dijo Lythgoe.

Al otro lado de la calle del monumento, se encontraron más grafitis en la parte trasera de un centro comercial abandonado. Un contenedor de basura de Burger King también fue vandalizado.

El subjefe Daniel Navas, del Departamento de Policía de Lantana, dijo que los investigadores creen que los incidentes ocurrieron en algún momento durante el fin de semana.

“No vamos a dejar ninguna posibilidad sin investigar. Estamos explorando todas las opciones”, dijo Navas.

No se han realizado arrestos.

“Estamos indignados y comprometidos a localizar y hacer responsables a quienes dañaron el monumento”, dijo Navas.

Desde entonces, el monumento a los agentes caídos ha sido restaurado y la pintura fue eliminada.

Lythgoe dijo que la comunidad se unió para crear el monumento como muestra de respeto.

“Todos deberíamos unirnos, no destruir las comunidades en las que vivimos”, dijo. “No tiene sentido dañar la propiedad”.

La policía pide a las personas que revisen sus cámaras de seguridad y cámaras Ring en busca de cualquier información que pueda ayudar a identificar a los vándalos.

Se exhorta a cualquier persona que tenga información a comunicarse con el Departamento de Policía de Lantana.

El impacto ocurrió alrededor de las 6 a.m. frente al marcador de milla 81 en Islamorada, cuando el grupo, encabezado por el capitán Richard Stanczyk de Stanz Fishing, se encontró con un aguacero mientras se dirigía a pescar en la bahía con clientes, uno de los cuales pidió ayuda posteriormente.

Las autoridades dijeron que la embarcación quedó inoperable después del impacto y un barco de remolque la llevó a Bud N’ Mary’s Marina, en 79851 Overseas Highway, donde los paramédicos trasladaron en helicóptero a Stanczyk, de 44 años, hacia Miami-Dade.

Su condición no se conocía de inmediato hasta finales de la mañana del jueves.

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Jail records show Jorden Stephen Perozo, of Miami Beach, was arrested Wednesday by the Surfside Police Department and is facing one count each of battery with prejudice and harassing or intimidating a person based on religious or ethnic heritage.

The latest incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Sunday near the 9500 block of Harding Avenue in Surfside, the report states.

According to the report, a man and his wife, who were visiting from New York, were walking along Harding Avenue when Perozo approached them on an electric scooter.

The victim told police Perozo cursed at him, his wife and others in the Jewish community as they crossed the street.

The report states that Perozo became agitated and punched the victim on the side of the head.

“Now you’re going to die,” Perozo told the victim, according to the report. “Walk away before I kill you.”

Perozo continued cursing and made statements targeting Israel and Palestine, while telling the victims, “I hate you motherf-----s. You evil demons,” according to the report.

The victim’s wife recorded the altercation on her cellphone, the report states.

Police said they arrested Perozo Wednesday at his job and took him into custody without incident.

The woman who authorities say was verbally assaulted told Local 10 News that Surfside police acted quickly to arrest the suspect.

Sunday’s incident was not Perazo’s first run-in with the law.

Police said Perozo was previously arrested June 15 on a criminal mischief charge after they accused him of slashing a giant inflatable FIFA ball that was on display in Miami Beach as the city hosted World Cup matches.

According to an arrest report from that case, a witness told police he saw a man slash the inflatable ball near 71st Street and Rue Vendome before quickly leaving on an electric scooter.

In that case, police used city surveillance cameras to locate Perozo, who was sitting inside a parked Nissan sedan near 81st Street and Hawthorne Avenue, according to the report.

Following his arrest on Wednesday, Perozo was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $6,000 bond as of Thursday.

El sargento de la Policía de Miami Beach Alex Bello fue reconocido por sus acciones heroicas al salvar a un hombre de edad avanzada que se estaba asfixiando mientras almorzaba el sábado en Hialeah.

“Por lo general soy una persona muy tímida, así que toda esta atención es un poco abrumadora, pero simplemente me alegra haber estado en el lugar correcto en el momento indicado”, dijo Bello. “Y que una familia todavía pueda tener a su ser querido aquí con ellos”.

Un video del incidente muestra a Bello entrando en acción mientras el veterano de 29 años de MBPD, quien estaba fuera de servicio en ese momento, realizaba la maniobra de Heimlich a la víctima que se estaba asfixiando.

“Bueno, en el restaurante, tan pronto como todos pudieron ver que estaba despierto y consciente, comenzaron a aplaudir”, dijo Bello. “La esposa obviamente estaba eufórica y muy agradecida, y el personal del restaurante también fue muy servicial y agradecido de que estuviéramos allí para ayudar a este hombre”.

Bello estaba en Hialeah para trabajar en el almacén de evidencias de MBPD.

El jefe de la Policía de Miami Beach, Wayne Jones, entregó a Bello el Premio por Salvar una Vida del departamento durante una ceremonia el jueves.

“Para esto me inscribí, para ayudar a las personas”, dijo Bello. “Estoy muy agradecido de haber podido ayudar a salvar la vida de este hombre”.

Las autoridades dijeron que paramédicos de Miami-Dade Fire Rescue respondieron aproximadamente a las 11:55 a.m. a un edificio de apartamentos de tres pisos cerca de la cuadra 1200 de Northwest 95th Street, en el área no incorporada de West Little River del condado.

Los bomberos ingresaron inmediatamente al edificio para combatir las llamas, y el incendio fue elevado a una segunda alarma mientras se solicitaban unidades adicionales, dijeron funcionarios.

Los equipos trabajaron para extinguir el incendio mientras registraban el edificio en busca de ocupantes y verificaban una posible propagación del fuego. También se desplegó una escalera aérea hasta el techo para apoyar las labores de extinción y ventilación, según MDFR.

Funcionarios de bomberos y rescate dijeron que un bombero que respondió al lugar sufrió lesiones menores. Dijeron que al menos un bombero y otra persona fueron trasladados a un hospital cercano, mientras que una tercera persona rechazó ser trasladada.

Las autoridades dijeron que el incendio fue extinguido y los bomberos permanecieron en el lugar para monitorear puntos calientes y ventilar el edificio.

Dijeron que la causa del incendio continúa bajo investigación.

Funcionarios de MDFR también confirmaron que se solicitó la asistencia de la Cruz Roja Americana para ayudar a los residentes afectados por el incendio.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Jorden Stephen Perozo, de Miami Beach, fue arrestado el miércoles por el Departamento de Policía de Surfside y enfrenta un cargo de agresión física motivada por prejuicio y otro por acosar o intimidar a una persona debido a su origen religioso o étnico.

El incidente más reciente ocurrió alrededor de las 9:15 p.m. del domingo cerca de la cuadra 9500 de Harding Avenue en Surfside, señala el informe.

Según el informe, un hombre y su esposa que estaban de visita desde Nueva York caminaban por Harding Avenue cuando Perozo se les acercó en un scooter eléctrico.

La víctima dijo a la policía que Perozo lo insultó a él, a su esposa y a otras personas de la comunidad judía mientras cruzaban la calle.

El informe señala que Perozo se alteró y golpeó a la víctima en un costado de la cabeza.

“Ahora vas a morir”, le dijo Perozo a la víctima, según el informe. “Aléjate antes de que te mate”.

Perozo continuó insultando e hizo declaraciones dirigidas contra Israel y Palestina, mientras les decía a las víctimas: “Los odio, hijos de p—. Demonios malvados”, según el informe.

La esposa de la víctima grabó el altercado con su teléfono celular, señala el informe.

La policía dijo que arrestó a Perozo el miércoles en su trabajo y lo detuvo sin incidentes.

La mujer que, según las autoridades, fue agredida verbalmente dijo a Local 10 News que la policía de Surfside actuó rápidamente para arrestar al sospechoso.

El incidente del domingo no fue el primer encuentro de Perozo con la ley.

La policía dijo que Perozo fue arrestado previamente el 15 de junio por un cargo de daños a la propiedad después de que lo acusaran de cortar un balón inflable gigante de la FIFA que estaba en exhibición en Miami Beach mientras la ciudad albergaba partidos de la Copa Mundial.

Según un informe de arresto de ese caso, un testigo dijo a la policía que vio a un hombre cortar el balón inflable cerca de 71st Street y Rue Vendome antes de alejarse rápidamente en un scooter eléctrico.

En ese caso, la policía utilizó cámaras de vigilancia de la ciudad para localizar a Perozo, quien estaba sentado dentro de un sedán Nissan estacionado cerca de 81st Street y Hawthorne Avenue, según el informe.

Tras su arresto el miércoles, Perozo permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $6,000 USD hasta la mañana del jueves.

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Miami police said Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy, 45, once the university’s director of male reproductive medicine and surgery, did so under the guise of performing invasive and sometimes painful medical examinations that an outside expert later determined were unnecessary.

In an arrest warrant, Miami Police Department Detective Louis Joseph wrote that there were “six victims,” three of whom whose allegations form the basis for Ramasamy’s three sexual battery charges. They stem from his tenure of nearly a decade at UM, which ended in 2024. All of the identified victims were men.

According to the warrant, Ramasamy sought semen samples from the students ― some of which were done under the initial pretense of research ― and subjected them to unneeded testicular, penis and rectal examinations, including “prostate massages,” after claiming that the samples showed abnormalities.

Ramasamy even used a “false STD test” with one victim “to justify further interventions that were not medically necessary,” Joseph wrote, saying that Ramasamy subjected the man to “serial examinations of the genitals and prostate every week” without any medical reason.

Ramasamy, who formerly lived in Pinecrest and whose current listed address is in rural Sarasota County, returned to South Florida from Dubai to voluntarily self-surrender, according to court proceedings on Thursday.

Records show he was arrested at Miami International Airport at around 10:45 a.m. Thursday by deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

In court on Thursday, he was ordered held on a $120,000 bond, to be on house arrest with a GPS monitor and to have no contact with his accusers.

Local 10 News has contacted UM seeking comment.

La policía de Miami dijo que el Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy, de 45 años, quien fue director de medicina y cirugía reproductiva masculina de la universidad, lo hizo bajo el pretexto de realizar exámenes médicos invasivos y, en ocasiones, dolorosos, que posteriormente un experto externo determinó que eran innecesarios.

En una orden de arresto, el detective Louis Joseph, del Departamento de Policía de Miami, escribió que había “seis víctimas”, tres de las cuales presentaron acusaciones que constituyen la base de los tres cargos de agresión sexual contra Ramasamy. Los cargos se derivan de su permanencia de casi una década en UM, que terminó en 2024. Todas las víctimas identificadas eran hombres.

Según la orden, Ramasamy solicitó muestras de semen a los estudiantes, algunas de las cuales fueron obtenidas inicialmente bajo el pretexto de una investigación, y los sometió a exámenes innecesarios de los testículos, el pene y el recto, incluidos “masajes de próstata”, después de afirmar que las muestras mostraban anomalías.

Ramasamy incluso utilizó una “prueba falsa de enfermedades de transmisión sexual” con una víctima “para justificar intervenciones adicionales que no eran médicamente necesarias”, escribió Joseph, quien señaló que Ramasamy sometió al hombre a “exámenes recurrentes de los genitales y la próstata todas las semanas” sin ninguna razón médica.

Ramasamy, quien anteriormente vivía en Pinecrest y cuya dirección actual registrada se encuentra en una zona rural del condado Sarasota, regresó al sur de Florida desde Dubái para entregarse voluntariamente, según lo expuesto durante una audiencia judicial el jueves.

Los registros muestran que fue arrestado en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami alrededor de las 10:45 a.m. del jueves por agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade.

En una audiencia judicial el jueves, se ordenó que permaneciera detenido con una fianza de $120,000 USD, que cumpliera arresto domiciliario con un monitor GPS y que no tuviera contacto con sus acusadores.

Local 10 News se comunicó con UM para solicitar comentarios.

For more nearly a year, soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade have been experimenting and building their own drones, as well as participating in drills on waging unmanned warfare after Ukraine pioneered such tactics in its yearslong conflict with Russia. Last November, 600 soldiers formed a battalion that specialized in drone warfare and was set up to be used as a dedicated unit that could deploy anywhere drones were required.

Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the Army's acting chief of staff, has ordered the battalion to refocus on its core mission of being an airborne infantry unit, according to two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal Army deliberations. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the change.

The move comes amid a broader reshuffling of the Army under LaNeve, who has been its top uniformed leader since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly ousted Gen. Randy George in April.

The decision also comes despite the Iran war showing the need for the U.S. to learn lessons about drone warfare from Ukraine. Iran has deployed its low-cost Shahed drones against ships and bases, killing U.S. troops, downing an Army helicopter and forcing the military to expend precious supplies of advanced interceptors.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in March that Ukrainian officials were helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter Iranian drone attacks, while the United States and European countries were among others that had requested support.

Drone unit had expected to continue its work before Army leader's ousting

The overall 173rd Airborne Brigade, which is based in Italy and Germany, has been involved in drone warfare even before last November.

In May 2025, the Army highlighted that soldiers from the brigade were designing and building their own attack drones in a new “first-person view (FPV) drone lab” at Caserma Del Din, Italy.

Its commander at the time, Col. Joshua Gaspard, said in an Army media post that his soldiers “see videos of FPV drones in Ukraine all over Instagram and the news media” and they were “excited to be using these systems.”

The unit also dabbled in artificial intelligence, which Hegseth has been pushing, and designing drones resistant to jamming.

An Army statement said the specialized drone unit will wrap up its experimentation following two major exercises in Germany this month and next, then “deliver what it learned there, together with the past year’s findings, to the Army to inform force design and future experimentation.”

A third official, who, like the others, spoke on condition of anonymity to detail internal moves, noted the expectation was always that the exercises would be a “culminating event” for the drone battalion and that its future would then be reevaluated. During George’s tenure, most expected the unit to continue its work in drone warfare, the official said.

“The unit was tasked to study and absorb lessons from dedicated unmanned systems forces, including those developed by the Ukrainian armed forces, and to provide that feedback to the Army in support of the Department’s direction to accelerate U.S. military drone dominance,” the Army said in a statement.

The Army had previously prioritized efforts to use drones

Integrating drones into the Army's tactics was a major focus for LaNeve's predecessor. George, alongside Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, last year rolled out what they called the Army Transformation Initiative, which pushed to add “modernized (unmanned aircraft systems) into formations.”

George, who became Army chief of staff under President Joe Biden, regularly spoke about the need to accelerate development of new drone systems and get them in the hands of regular soldiers, not just specialized units.

After George was ousted without explanation in April, LaNeve took his place. He was George's deputy and an officer whose career has seen a meteoric rise under Hegseth.

LaNeve was commanding the U.S. Eighth Army in South Korea when he called in to the Commander in Chief Ball during President Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025 and welcomed him back to office.

In March 2025, LaNeve was transferred to the Pentagon, where he became Hegseth's top military adviser. Trump then nominated LaNeve to be the Army’s vice chief of staff last October.

In a guiding memo for the Army published Wednesday, LaNeve argued that “the next war will not look like our last” and that soldiers need to “learn, innovate, and adapt faster by pairing our human ingenuity and judgment with advanced technologies like autonomy and artificial intelligence.”

However, the memo does not mention drones and closes by arguing that “there are timeless truths in war.”

“This is the Army we must be: disciplined, lethal, and relentless — an Army that closes with and destroys the enemy, leaving no doubt about the will and power of the United States,” the document says.

A helicopter crashed Wednesday morning while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu County, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Roger Duarte, founder and owner of George Stone Crab, was identified by family members as a passenger. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, officials said. The U.S. State Department said five of those killed were U.S. citizens.

“The magnitude of this tragedy is impossible to comprehend, and there are no words to express the depth of our pain,” the statement from Duarte's family said. “We ask that you keep them all and everyone who loved them in your prayers.”

The statement also named the five other passengers and the pilot.

Among those killed were an executive with Telemundo, the U.S.-based Spanish-language network owned by NBCUniversal, and the director of Ecuador’s national intelligence service.

José Suárez was the president and general manager of the Telemundo-owned stations in Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers, Florida. Telemundo and NBCUniversal executives called Suárez a deeply respected leader and beloved friend in a memo sent to staff and obtained by The Associated Press

“José was an exceptional colleague and mentor to many,” the message said. “He cared deeply about his teams, the communities they served and the essential role our stations play in people’s lives. He brought energy, humor, warmth and a strong sense of purpose to his work, and his impact was felt far beyond the stations he led.”

Michele Sensi-Contugi, director of the Ecuador's National Intelligence Center, died in the crash, along with his wife, fashion designer Stephany Hollihan.

“In this moment of deep sorrow, the government extends its heartfelt condolences to his family, loved ones and close associates,” Ecuador’s presidency said in a statement posted on X.

Sensi-Contugi, a friend and close associate of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, and Hollihan were visiting Kenya as tourists. She was a U.S. and Ecuadorian citizen. They are survived by their two children.

The last two passengers were identified as Adam Hlavaty and Henry Parra, a South Florida married couple. Hlavaty was a real estate executive and co-founder of a development company called MRKT Group. Parra co-founded and helped manage an aviation maintenance company for nearly three decades after serving in the U.S. Navy as an aviation support tech.

Parra's former company said in a statement that he was a builder in every sense of the word.

“Henry was also deeply committed to the Miami community, generously supporting charitable organizations and initiatives that created opportunities for others and strengthened the city he called home,” the statement said.

The pilot was identified as Josh Outram, founder of Africa Heli Adventures. A conservation group called Save the Elephants posted their condolences on Facebook.

“Josh worked briefly with Save the Elephants as one of our dedicated and experienced fixed wing pilots, and we are deeply saddened by his passing,” a post said.

The helicopter crashed in a rugged area in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe, a popular tourist destination in the country, local media reported. The helicopter, owned by local company Lady Lori Helicopters, was carrying guests with travel company &Beyond. Lady Lori Helicopters said in a statement that the aircraft was operating a charter flight when it crashed.

Tropic Air Kenya, a local safari operator, said in a statement that it dispatched two of its helicopters to aid search and rescue operations.

The aviation authority said the aircraft was a Eurocopter EC130 B4.

Helicopter crashes have happened with increasing regularity in Kenya, which has a vibrant tourism industry that depends on domestic carriers to ferry visitors to distant places like Mount Ololokwe.

In February, a legislator was among six people who died after a helicopter crash in a hilly area of western Kenya.

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Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics responded at approximately 11:55 a.m. to a three-story apartment building at the Lakeshore Presidential Apartments, near the 1200 block of Northwest 95th Street, in the county’s unincorporated West Little River area.

Firefighters immediately entered the building to attack the flames, and the fire was upgraded to a second alarm as additional units were requested, officials said.

Crews worked to extinguish the fire while searching the building for occupants and checking for possible fire spread. An aerial ladder was also deployed to the roof to support firefighting and ventilation operations, according to MDFR.

“Once the units arrived, they located the fire. It was fully engulfed. The units acted quickly,” said MDFR Chief Horacio Rodriguez. “The fire became a second alarm early on. The incident commander decided we needed more firefighters so it was due to the manpower.”

Fire rescue officials said a responding firefighter suffered minor injuries. They said at least one firefighter and another individual were transported to a nearby hospital, while a third person refused transport.

Authorities said the fire was extinguished, and firefighters remained at the scene to monitor hot spots and ventilate the building.

They said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

MDFR officials also confirmed that the American Red Cross was requested to assist residents affected by the fire.

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The monument, meant to honor the children of Pedro Pan, is cracked, broken, disfigured and covered with ants.

Between 1960-1962, Operation Peter Pan helped thousands of Cuban children escape the rise of Fidel Castro and safely reach Miami.

Neighbors near Southwest 13th Avenue and 21st Street say the condition of the monument is disrespectful.

Miami Commissioner Rolando Escalona said the monument was neglected for many years but is now in the process of being repaired and moved.

Escalona said the monument will be added to a newer memorial created by his predecessor as part of a larger beautification project.

Documents obtained by Local 10 show the project also calls for relocating other historic Cuban monuments, including the Manuel Varona memorial at Triangle Park near Brickell and the Máximo Gómez bust at Domino Park.

The monuments would be placed at the recently opened Peter Pan memorial on Cuban Memorial Boulevard near Southwest Eighth Street, about a mile from the neglected monument.

Escalona said bringing the monuments together would allow people to see more of Cuban history in one place. City officials also hope the relocation will provide more visibility and safety.

But some neighbors do not want the monument moved.

One woman, who asked not to be shown on camera, said the monument is a reminder of her community’s history and sacrifice and should stay where it is.

She said it is in the right place and should simply receive the maintenance it deserves.

City officials told Local 10 News the work to repair and relocate won’t begin until 2027.

El monumento, destinado a honrar a los niños de Pedro Pan, está agrietado, roto, desfigurado y cubierto de hormigas.

Entre 1960 y 1962, la Operación Pedro Pan ayudó a miles de niños cubanos a escapar del ascenso de Fidel Castro y llegar a salvo a Miami.

Vecinos cerca de Southwest 13th Avenue y 21st Street dicen que el estado del monumento es una falta de respeto.

El comisionado de Miami Rolando Escalona dijo que el monumento estuvo abandonado durante muchos años, pero que ahora está en proceso de ser reparado y trasladado.

Escalona dijo que el monumento será incorporado a un memorial más reciente creado por su predecesor como parte de un proyecto más amplio de embellecimiento.

Documentos obtenidos por Local 10 muestran que el proyecto también contempla trasladar otros monumentos históricos cubanos, incluido el memorial de Manuel Varona en Triangle Park, cerca de Brickell, y el busto de Máximo Gómez en Domino Park.

Los monumentos serían colocados en el recientemente inaugurado memorial de Pedro Pan en Cuban Memorial Boulevard, cerca de Southwest Eighth Street, aproximadamente a una milla del monumento abandonado.

Escalona dijo que reunir los monumentos permitiría a las personas conocer más de la historia cubana en un solo lugar. Funcionarios de la ciudad también esperan que el traslado proporcione mayor visibilidad y seguridad.

Pero algunos vecinos no quieren que el monumento sea trasladado.

Una mujer, que pidió no aparecer ante las cámaras, dijo que el monumento es un recordatorio de la historia y el sacrificio de su comunidad y que debería permanecer donde está.

Dijo que está en el lugar correcto y que simplemente debería recibir el mantenimiento que merece.

Funcionarios de la ciudad dijeron a Local 10 News que los trabajos de reparación y traslado no comenzarán hasta 2027.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward (BSO), la balacera fue reportada alrededor de las 10:15 p.m. en la cuadra 200 de Southwest First Terrace.

La reportera de Local 10 News Jolena Esperto estuvo en el lugar la mañana del jueves y dijo que al parecer la balacera ocurrió dentro o fuera de una tienda de vapeo en la plaza comercial.

Las autoridades confirmaron que agentes de BSO y paramédicos de Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue acudieron al área y encontraron a la víctima, quien había recibido disparos.

Los socorristas lo declararon muerto en el lugar.

Los agentes confirmaron que una persona fue detenida y que no había ninguna amenaza para la comunidad, sin embargo, no está claro si esa persona enfrentará cargos por la balacera.

La investigación continúa en curso.

Se pide a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre la balacera que llame a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

El jueves, Local 10 News pudo observar desde adentro lo que los funcionarios estatales dejaron atrás cuando desmovilizaron el centro a principios de este verano.

“Esto es esencialmente lo que queda de la operación”, dijo Loren Parra, directora de Resiliencia de Miami-Dade, mientras recorría el Aeropuerto de Entrenamiento y Transición Dade-Collier. “Aquí es donde había postes anclados para las cercas y la infraestructura operativa, pero aquí, donde se ven los diferentes colores, está todo lo que se ha rellenado desde la desmovilización”.

Parra mostró lo que queda del centro de detención de inmigrantes construido rápidamente, ahora que el estado ha devuelto formalmente la propiedad al condado Miami-Dade.

“La totalidad de las operaciones se llevó a cabo aquí, específicamente en esta plataforma de esta pista, y todavía se pueden ver áreas donde anteriormente había infraestructura, principalmente algunas cercas”, dijo Parra.

Funcionarios del condado dijeron que se colocó nuevo pavimento como parte de la operación.

“Así que aquí se puede ver claramente la diferencia”, dijo Parra. “Este era el pavimento existente, según nuestro departamento de aviación aquí en Miami-Dade, y este es el nuevo pavimento que formó parte de la operación. Y lo que había aquí antes era realmente solo relleno compactado”.

Una hilera de reparaciones de los postes de la cerca marca el perímetro del centro de detención.

“Aquí es donde estaba ubicada la cerca a lo largo de todos esos pequeños agujeros”, dijo Parra.

Parra dijo que hay dos maneras diferentes de rellenar los agujeros dejados por la infraestructura que anteriormente se encontraba en el sitio.

“Muchas de las áreas que han visto fueron reparadas con asfalto caliente”, dijo Parra. “Aquí estamos llegando a algunas de las áreas reparadas con asfalto frío. Necesitamos asegurarnos de que todas sean reparadas con asfalto caliente para que esta pista pueda soportar el peso de los aviones que llegan, por lo que asegurarnos de que todas estas áreas sean reparadas adecuadamente forma parte de las medidas correctivas que estamos solicitando al estado”.

Parra dijo que también debe atenderse el asfalto restante.

“Este es el asfalto restante y, como parte de las medidas correctivas de nuestro informe ambiental, estamos solicitando que el estado retire y deseche adecuadamente todo lo que queda aquí”, dijo Parra.

Con el objetivo de ayudar a satisfacer la necesidad de la administración del presidente Trump de contar con más camas federales de detención como parte de su plan de deportaciones masivas, el estado de Florida tomó el control, bajo poderes de emergencia, de la remota propiedad ubicada dentro de la Reserva Nacional Big Cypress, en el condado Miami-Dade, transportando la infraestructura necesaria, desde cercas y un sistema provisional de recolección de aguas residuales hasta iluminación industrial y combustible.

“Tan pronto como pudimos acceder al sitio, el Departamento de Gestión de Recursos Ambientales vino aquí y comenzó a realizar sus pruebas de campo”, dijo Parra.

Tomaron muestras de suelo y agua durante tres visitas diferentes y “realizaron evaluaciones de campo en varias fechas para identificar cualquier área de preocupación ambiental”, explicó Parra a la alcaldesa de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, en un memorando reciente.

“Lo que es importante recordar es que, debido a la rapidez y la manera en que surgió la operación, el departamento no pudo contar con datos de referencia sobre cómo se encontraba el sitio antes de las operaciones, pero basándonos en las muestras que pudimos tomar y en todos los registros históricos que pudimos encontrar tanto de Miami-Dade como del condado Collier, en este momento no hay impactos ambientales aquí en este sitio”, dijo Parra.

En un memorando dirigido a la alcaldesa, fechado el 18 de agosto, Parra explicó que “las inspecciones visuales y los resultados de laboratorio no proporcionan evidencia de ninguna violación del Código de Protección Ambiental del condado Miami-Dade, Capítulo 24. Cualquier acumulación restante de pavimento asfáltico recuperado debe ser debidamente recogida, desechada y retirada de la propiedad”.

Levine Cava dijo a Local 10 News que la propiedad es crucial para el hábitat y el flujo del agua y que debe ser preservada.

“Sabemos que esta propiedad es muy importante para el hábitat, para el flujo del agua, realmente como parte de un área que necesita ser preservada. Ya forma parte oficialmente del área de preservación, así que eso es lo que estamos buscando. Esa era mi intención originalmente y tuvimos esta pequeña interrupción de un año, pero nuestros planes son seguir avanzando para encontrar un hogar permanente de conservación para estas propiedades esenciales”, dijo Levine Cava. “Mi intención es que esté protegida permanentemente como área de conservación y vamos a proceder para hacer que eso suceda”.

Parra dijo que el objetivo final es transferir el terreno para su conservación permanente.

“Así que realmente todas las operaciones, tanto las pruebas ambientales como los informes de aviación, forman parte de un esfuerzo para asegurarnos de que podamos transferir estos terrenos para su conservación a perpetuidad”, dijo Parra.

Hasta que se lleven a cabo esas medidas correctivas y los líderes del condado tomen una decisión sobre el futuro del sitio, la pista permanecerá cerrada, dijeron los funcionarios.

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On Thursday, Local 10 News received an inside look of what state officials left behind when they demobilized the facility earlier this summer.

“This is essentially what is left of the operation,” Miami-Dade Chief Resilience Officer Loren Parra said while touring the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport. “This is where there were grounded poles for the fencing and operational infrastructure, but here, where you see the different colors, is everything that has been filled in since demobilization.”

Parra showed what remains of the swiftly constructed immigration detention facility now that the state has formally returned the property to Miami-Dade County.

“The entirety of the operations were hosted here, specifically on this platform here on this runway, and you can still see areas where there was previously infrastructure, mostly some fencing,” Parra said.

County officials said new pavement was laid as part of the operation.

“So here you can see clearly the difference,” Parra said. “This was the existing pavement according to our aviation department here in Miami-Dade, and this is the new pavement that was part of the operation. And what was here before was really just hard-pack fill.”

A row of fence post patching marks the detention center’s perimeter fence.

“This is where you had the fencing located across all those little holes,” Parra said.

Parra said there are two different ways to fill the holes from infrastructure that was previously on the site.

“A lot of the areas you have seen were hot patched,” Parra said. “Here we are coming upon some of the cold patch areas. We need to make sure that they are all hot patched so that this runway can hold the weight of airplanes coming in, so making sure that these are all repaired properly is part of the corrective action that we are asking the state for.”

Remaining asphalt also needs to be addressed, Parra said.

“This is remaining asphalt, and as part of the corrective actions through our environmental report, we are asking that the state properly remove and dispose of everything that is left here,” Parra said.

With an aim to aid the Trump administration’s need for more federal detention beds as part of its mass deportation plan, the state of Florida commandeered the remote property located within Big Cypress National Preserve in Miami-Dade County under emergency powers, trucking in infrastructure needs from fencing and a provisional sewer collection system to industrial lighting and fuel.

“As soon as we were able to gain access to the site, the Department of Environmental Resource Management actually came out here and started to conduct its field tests,” Parra said.

They took soil and water samples over the course of three different visits and “conducted field assessments across multiple dates to identify any areas of environmental concern,” Parra explained to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in a recent memo.

“What is important to remember is because of the speed and the manner in which the operation came about, the department wasn’t able to have any baseline data of what the site looked like before the operations, but based on the sampling we were able to take and all of the historical records that we were able to find both between Miami-Dade and Collier County, at this moment in time there are no environmental impacts here at this site,” Parra said.

In a memo to the mayor, dated Aug. 18, Parra explained that “visual inspections and laboratory results do not provide evidence for any violation of the Miami-Dade County Environmental Protection Code, Chapter 24. Any remaining stockpiles of reclaimed asphalt pavement must be properly gathered, disposed of, and removed from the property.”

Levine Cava told Local 10 News the property is critical for habitat and water flow and should be preserved.

“We know that this property is very critical for habitat, for the water flow, for really as part of an area that needs to be preserved. It’s already part of the preservation area officially, so that is what we are pursuing. That was my intention originally, and we had this little interruption of a year, but our plans are to continue moving forward to find a permanent conservation home for these essential properties,” Levine Cava said. “My intention is for it to be permanently protected as a conservation area, and we are going to proceed to make that happen.”

Parra said the ultimate goal is to convey the land into permanent conservation.

“So really all of the operations, both the environmental testing, the aviation reports, are all in an effort to make sure that we can convey these lands in conservation for perpetuity,” Parra said.

Until those corrective actions are taken and county leaders make a decision on the future of the site, the runway will remain closed, officials said.

The league announced the fines Thursday after requesting video of the tumultuous workout at the Cowboys ' training camp base in Oxnard, California.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his team will appeal the “pretty stiff” fine, even though he understood why the NFL issued such a hefty penalty. The Cowboys also plan to fine their own players who were involved in the fracases.

“The Competition Committee has made sportsmanship — including at joint practices — a point of emphasis over the past several years,” the league said in a statement. “All clubs were remined by memo prior to training camp of their responsibility in preventing unsportsmanlike behavior at joint practices that has the potential to result in injury.”

Players from the Cowboys and the Saints threw punches during several skirmishes throughout the joint practice, which was conducted in uncommonly hot, humid weather in the coastal town.

A lowlight of the brouhaha was Saints tight end Brock Rechsteiner’s body slam of Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson in a move worthy of Rechsteiner’s father, pro wrestler Scott Steiner. Saints center Erik McCoy threw a Cowboys helmet high in the air during one scrap, while McCoy and Cowboys linebacker Donovan Ezeiruaku threw punches at each other in an ugly sequence that ended with Ezeiruaku getting thrown out of practice for the second time in camp.

“All of that makes it a real focal point of the league to stay within good sport, and the taking of helmets off and swinging and hitting and that type of thing is not good for anybody, and it’s certainly not what we want to represent to our fans as a league or as a team,” Jones said Thursday in Oxnard. “And so it’s understandable how they’re coming with real severe fines.”

Jones said the size of the NFL's financial penalty “does make the point that it’s a serious matter. … It really emphasizes the league’s intent to control it from the very top, which when they start dealing out those kinds of fines, they get your attention.”

Saints coach Kellen Moore and Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer nearly called off the practice early after repeated post-whistle scuffles. Schottenheimer called the workout “a little chippy. Not the way we like to do business.”

“Obviously there was non-football stuff in that joint practice, unfortunately,” Moore said Thursday before the fines were announced.

Jones indicated Ezeiruaku, who started nine games and had two sacks last season as a rookie, is one of the Cowboys players who will be fined.

“Well, I think that you have to have consequences, and that needs to register,” Jones said. “In other words, whether you’re playing a game or out here in society, if you aren’t sensitive about consequences of your behavior, then you’ll be brought to your knees pretty quick.”

The Saints have left Louisiana for California this week, conducting a few practices on the coast before a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at SoFi Stadium.

New Orleans had no scuffles or disciplinary issues Thursday during another joint practice with the Rams at Los Angeles' training complex in Woodland Hills. The teams still wrapped up their workout earlier than scheduled because the Saints had already done extensive work this week before a handful of players left this practice early with injuries that currently appear minor.

Moore said he spoke to his players about professionalism before they visited the Rams. New Orleans also had no issues last week when it hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars for a joint practice.

“We acknowledged some of the things that happened on Tuesday,” Moore said. “Thought our guys were focused, Rams were focused, and it was a really good, clean practice.”

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AP freelance reporter Dan Greenspan in Oxnard, California, contributed to this report.

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Miami Beach Police Sgt. Alex Bello was recognized for his heroic actions, saving an elderly man who was choking while having lunch on Saturday in Hialeah.

“I’m usually a very shy person, so all this attention is a little overwhelming, but I’m just glad that I was at the right place at the right time,” said Bello. “And a family is now still able to have their loved one here with them.”

Video footage from the incident shows Bello leap into action as the 29-year MBPD veteran, who was off the clock at the time, performed the Heimlich maneuver on the choking victim.

“Well the restaurant, as soon as everybody could see that he was awake and conscious, started clapping,” said Bello. “The wife obviously was ecstatic and so thankful, restaurant staff were so helpful and thankful too, that we were there to help this gentleman out.”

Bello was in Hialeah to work at MBPD’s evidence warehouse.

Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones presented Bello with the department’s Lifesaving Award during a ceremony on Thursday.

“This is what I signed up for, to help people,” said Bello. “I’m so grateful that I was able to help save this gentleman’s life.”

The requests for interviews, made in recent weeks, suggest that a conspiracy investigation that had mostly appeared focused on the decade-old question of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is also examining a more contemporary event — the 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago that resulted in the FBI seizing top secret documents from the president's Palm Beach, Florida, estate.

The requests were for voluntary interviews and not made through subpoenas, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation with The Associated Press.

It is not clear when or if prosecutors might seek to bring charges, or for what, but investigating conduct that occurred in Florida might give the Justice Department the legal hook it needs to try to anchor a prosecution in the state.

Joe diGenova, the prosecutor brought back to the Justice Department in April to oversee the investigation, declined to comment when contacted by AP on Thursday. The Justice Department didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump was indicted in 2023 on charges of unlawfully retaining classified documents and of obstructing FBI efforts to get them back. But the case was dismissed the following year after a Trump-appointed judge, Aileen Cannon, ruled that the prosecutor who brought the indictment, Jack Smith, had been illegally appointed.

Trump has long maintained that law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against him over the last decade, drawing a straight line between an investigation into ties between Russia and his 2016 presidential campaign and the more recent investigations related to his retention of classified documents and his efforts to undo the 2020 election.

The Justice Department has for months conducted an investigation in Florida in hopes of proving wrongdoing by the officials involved in scrutinizing Trump.

Much of the questioning known to have occurred so far has centered on the government response to Russian interference in the 2016 election and the creation of an intelligence community assessment that documented the extent of the meddling.

It was not immediately clear why investigators want to question FBI officials in connection with the Mar-a-Lago search, but the act has long infuriated Trump, who decried it as an invasion of privacy.

In addition, congressional Republicans have long seized on accounts of tension between FBI officials and senior Justice Department leaders before the search to raise questions about whether there was an adequate justification for it, though the law enforcement dispute centered not on whether investigators had gathered sufficient evidence for a search but rather on whether there was a less dramatic and intrusive way to recover the records.

The Reds held a 5-4 lead going into the ninth before things fell apart in the final inning. Masyn Winn and Jose Fermin scored on Myers' error, giving St. Louis a 6-5 lead. Alec Burleson's single drove in another run and a bases-loaded walk scored another to make it 8-5. Fermin came up for the second time in the inning and singled home two more runs to make it 10-5.

But it was far from over.

Cincinnati's Eugenio Suárez singled home Matt McLain and Sal Stewart drove in two more runs to make it 10-8. St. Louis reliever Riley O'Brien walked Tyler Stephenson with the bases loaded and two outs, scoring Elly De La Cruz to make it a one-run game before Matt McLain lined out to end the wild back-and-forth contest.

McLain hit his second career grand slam to cap a five-run sixth inning and put Cincinnati up 5-4.

Jordan Walker hit a three-run home run and drove in another run on a ground out to give the Cardinals an early 4-0 lead. Walker’s 26th home run was his second home run in two games. He temporarily tied Stewart for the major league lead with 94 RBI before Stewart's single in the bottom of the ninth plated two, giving him 96 on the season.

Cardinals' starter Michael McGreevy was solid through five innings, but struggled in the sixth, giving up an RBI single and leaving the game with the bases loaded. Ryan Stanek (2-3) relieved McGreevy, giving up an RBI single to JJ Bleday and the grand slam to McLain to take the loss.

Peter Strzelecki (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win for St. Louis.

Suárez drove in the 1,000th run of his career.

The Cardinals won the series 3-2, moving to 2 1/2 games behind the last wild card spot. The Reds fell to seven games out of the wild card.

Up Next

Cardinals: St. Louis kicks off a weekend series at Philadelphia on Friday. LHP Jesús Luzardo (11-5, 3.23 ERA) takes the mound for the Phillies. The Cardinals have not announced their starter.

Reds: LHP Nick Lodolo (3-2, 4.52) takes the mound Friday as Cincinnati opens a weekend series at Arizona and LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 2.71).

“Cumplo la palabra que dije en campaña designando a una cúpula de nuestras fuerzas militares absolutamente extraordinaria que nos va a llevar, con la ayuda de Dios, a ganarle de manera decidida y contundente la guerra al crimen, al narcoterrorismo”, aseguró De la Espriella en una declaración a la prensa desde Barranquilla, en el Caribe colombiano.

Al mando del Ejército estará el mayor general José Bertulfo Soto Sánchez; de la Armada Nacional, el vicealmirante Javier Jaimes Pinilla —quien se venía desempeñando como jefe de Planeación Naval de la institución— y de la Fuerza Aeroespacial, el mayor general Juan Jaime Martínez Ossa.

Como comandante general de las Fuerzas Armadas eligió al mayor general Erick Rodríguez Aparicio, quien fue retirado de un alto cargo en junio durante el gobierno de Gustavo Petro (2022-2026), en medio de una controversia por sus declaraciones sobre presuntas presiones de grupos armados ilegales en las elecciones presidenciales.

De la Espriella obtuvo la victoria electoral ese mes prometiendo mano dura contra los grupos armados ilegales y dando fin a las múltiples mesas de negociación de paz que había adelantado el izquierdista Petro por considerar que fue una estrategia fracasada que no logró desarmarlos.

“Vamos a traerle paz a nuestro pueblo, pero no la paz que se negocia con los bandidos arrodillando al Estado; la paz que se impone con la fuerza de las armas y las leyes”, afirmó el conservador De la Espriella.

El mandatario reiteró que los ilegales tienen una “última oportunidad” para someterse a la ley o, de lo contrario, serán “dados de baja”.

Colombia lidia con múltiples grupos armados ilegales pese a que hace una década firmó un acuerdo de paz con las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). Esa guerrilla se desarmó, pero su vacío territorial fue copado por otros grupos ilegales, incluyendo disidencias de las FARC, que se disputan las economías ilícitas como el narcotráfico y la minería ilegal.

De la Espriella, apodado “El Tigre”, cuenta con el respaldo del presidente Donald Trump, quien lo apoyó en la campaña, para poner en marcha su estrategia de seguridad, incluida la lucha antinarcóticos.

Tras su posesión el 7 de agosto el Departamento de Estado estadounidense indicó que tiene la intención, en colaboración con el Congreso, de anunciar una ayuda de 1.000 millones de dólares para Colombia como “parte de un paquete de medidas de seguridad destinado a apoyar” al nuevo gobierno para combatir el “narcoterrorismo transnacional” y estrechar lazos económicos.

Until now, Mexicans deported from the United States were sent almost exclusively back to their country by air and land. Only a handful arrived in other countries.

Some civil organizations believe this change reported in recent days is a way to increase pressure on Mexico, whose government has protested the deaths of 17 Mexicans in immigration custody or during enforcement operations. This also comes as Trump has expanded agreements with allied Latin American countries to conduct joint operations in the region against criminal groups and has increased its security demands to Mexico.

Sent to Central America by plane and Mexico by bus

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo confirmed Wednesday night that, so far this year, 2,284 Mexicans deported from the U.S. have arrived in the country as part of a “transit stopover” before being taken to Mexico as part of an “arrangement” with the Mexican government, and without these individuals being under any refugee or asylum status.

“They are arriving on planes carrying Guatemalan returnees, and what we have done is bring them in transit so that, in coordination with Mexican immigration authorities, we can return them to Mexican territory within 24 hours of their arrival in the country,” he explained at a press conference.

The costs of these operations are covered by the Mexican government or, in some cases, by U.S. funding, he added.

Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) confirmed to The Associated Press in a brief message that Mexicans have been deported by the Trump administration to Guatemala and Honduras, primarily since April, and are then transported by bus to southern Mexico.

“The reason is that the United States wants to prevent them from crossing back into its territory,” the institution said. The INM did not provide figures or further details.

Asked about why the Mexicans were sent to Central America and not their own country, and for more details, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, said in an emailed statement that the administration “is utilizing all lawful options to carry out the largest deportation operation in history, just as President Trump promised.”

“The Mexican government has expressed its opposition to this practice to U.S. authorities and has reiterated that every Mexican citizen has the right to enter the country,” the Mexican Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. It added that Mexico is coordinating with the countries involved to ensure the safe return of Mexican citizens.

Third-country deportations raise concerns for Mexican migrants

Historically, Mexico has always been willing to receive its deported citizens.

Since Trump’s first term, it has also accepted deportees from third countries, although the details of immigration agreements with Washington have usually been opaque. In 2025, Mexico received some 12,000 deported foreigners, mostly Cubans and Venezuelans, according to figures provided by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The government has not updated these figures since December although the practice has continued.

Authorities in Honduras also did not respond to requests for comment, but according to official documents from the country accessed by The Associated Press, 82 Mexicans deported from the United States arrived in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula on two flights on August 13 and 15. An additional 35 arrived on Thursday.

Another 165 Mexicans were deported to Honduras between May and mid-July, according to the website Third Country Deportation Watch, run by the NGOs Human Rights First and Refugees International, which track U.S. deportation flights to third countries.

The website does not clarify the source of its nationality figures, but both organizations have expressed concern because these transfers could endanger migrants who possibly sought asylum in the U.S. or have few resources in an unknown country.

The deportation tactic “seems to be to put pressure on the Mexican government,” said Savitri Arvey of Human Rights First. “They really don’t want any Mexicans crossing the border.” Some of those deported arrived in Honduras on U.S. military flights, she added.

A recent change in the deportation pattern

At the beginning of his second term, with immigration control as one of his priorities, Trump reached agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama to act as “bridge” or destination countries for migrants from third countries expelled from U.S. territory. These agreements gradually expanded to more countries, including some African ones, most recently Liberia.

Until recently, only a handful of Mexicans had been expelled from the U.S. to countries other than Mexico.

Arévalo said on Wednesday that Guatemala received 15 Mexicans in 2025. As of February 2026, Honduras had officially reported the arrival of six. Costa Rica has received 11 Mexicans since Trump’s return to the White House, and according to local immigration authorities, they remain in the country. Presumably, these individuals may have requested not to be returned to Mexico out of fear.

Immigration lawyers believe that the Trump administration is using deportations to third countries as a legal loophole to indirectly force asylum seekers to return to Mexico when the government cannot send them there because it would violate court orders from immigration judges that recognize the dangers. Organizations and politicians both inside and outside the U.S. have also questioned the use of force by U.S. immigration authorities.

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The Atlanta right-hander was getting outs in a hurry Thursday. The few times White Sox batters made solid contact — flies to the warning track or infield liners — his fielders were in position.

Holmes didn’t allow a hit until Andrew Benintendi lined a single to left with no outs in the seventh. That turned out to be Chicago’s only hit in the contest, and followed a walk to Miguel Vargas that put two runners on.

Holmes was relieved by Didier Fuentes, who struck out the side. Dylan Lee and Raisel Iglesias each followed with a perfect inning as the Braves' bullpen fanned seven of nine batters to complete the one-hitter in a 2-0 victory.

“It was nice to have the slider kind of come back there for a little bit,” said Holmes, who felt good after warming up before the contest. “Went into the game knowing it’s working and just trusted it, and it came out on the good side.”

Holmes improved to 8-5 and lowered his ERA to 3.64 with a 94-pitch outing, throwing 51 sliders. He walked three and struck out three in a six-plus innings to help the Braves prevail in a meeting of division leaders that was a makeup game for a June 11 rainout.

The 30-year-old was aware during the game he hadn't allowed a hit.

“Absolutely, I looked every inning,” Holmes said. “And how the day was going, I felt like I could throw it anywhere and they were going to get hit at somebody. So I was just keeping that mindset and filling up the zone as quick as possible and getting the outs as quick as possible.”

Holmes rebounded after allowing six runs in his last start against Arizona on Saturday. In the two outings before that, however, he tossed scoreless ball through six innings.

He revived his slider by watching video and tweaking his wrist positioning.

“Opposing teams, they game-plan for (the slider) and they know it's coming, but it's a really good pitch,” manager Walt Weiss said. “It's just goes to show you if you execute pitches, even if they are sitting on it and you put it in a good spot, it's still tough to hit.”

Weiss said he wanted to let Holmes go as deep in the game as possible. Had Holmes walked Benintendi to put two runners on, Weiss would have faced a tougher decision. The single made it easier.

“He gave up the hit and the point is moot,” Weiss said. “I was going to give him as a long a leash as I should because that's a special thing, chasing that stuff.”

Holmes retired 18 of the first 20 White Sox hitters. Colson Montgomery walked with two outs in the second and Drew Romo walked with one out in the fifth for Chicago's first two baserunners.

There's been only one no-hitter in the majors this season, a combined effort by three Houston pitchers in a 9-0 win over Texas on May 25. The Braves' last no-hitter was by Kent Mercker in a 6-0 win over the Dodgers at Los Angeles on April 8, 1994.

Holmes has never pitched a complete game in the majors. His longest effort was 7 2/3 innings on April 14, 2025, in an 8-4 win over Toronto.

Holmes spent 10 years in the minors before making his major league debut on June 16, 2024, with the Braves.

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Nielsen announced plans this week to change how it measures audiences on television, beginning on Aug. 31, including alterations to how the company measures whether multiple people are watching an event at the same time.

The NFL is coming off one of its most successful seasons ever on television after Nielsen began using its Big Data + Panel methodology for all events last September. The league averaged 18.7 million viewers per game during the 2025 regular season, an increase of 10% from the 2024 season and the largest for a season since 1989.

The Super Bowl had an audience of 124.9 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL+, according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel rating system, falling just short of the record set the previous season.

Paul Ballew, the league's head of data and analytics, said on a conference call Thursday that the league was still trying to understand how the changes will impact ratings this season.

"We don’t have enough impact data to fully assess. We’re still trying to make a sense of it,” Ballew said. “We're still trying to makes sense of some of the logic behind some of the methodological changes. From our initial impact, it looks like a negative for sports. On the other side, co-viewing or partial co-viewing implementation is a positive. So we’re going to have to continue to spend some time pulling this apart and making sense of it.”

Ballew said the priority for the league is to find the most accurate number for the audience, as well as having a deeper understanding of the demographics of the viewership.

"Media measurement matters a lot to us," he said. “It’s adding into the amount of homework we have to take on going into the season to make sense. We do think it’s a misstep on Nielsen’s part to go do this the way they’re doing it. It continues to accelerate our pressure point to continue to pursue ongoing measurement improvement because it’s so critically important to us and everybody else in this space.”

Nielsen had been working with partners for a while on the changes and nearly implemented them last October but waited until this season instead.

“Nielsen is delivering the most accurate TV measurement ever, especially when it comes to live sports," Nielsen said in a statement. "We have worked closely with clients, sports leagues and industry regulators to constantly enhance our methodologies. That includes the introduction of Big Data + Panel, the expansion of our Out of Home measurement and a pilot test of co-viewing updates, which are all successful examples of collaboration that lead into the enhancements.”

'Nothing's changed' with media deal opt outs

Hans Schroeder, NFL executive vice president of media distribution, said “nothing's changed” with the league's television partners and the possibility of negotiating contracts early.

The NFL's deals with CBS, Fox, NBC and Amazon run through the 2033 season and the contract with ESPN goes for one season beyond that. The league has the option to opt out of those deals after the 2029 season with CBS, Fox, NBC and Amazon and after the 2030 season with ESPN. The NFL gets paid an average of nearly $11 billion annually from those deals.

The league can renegotiate immediately with CBS because of a change of ownership provision that was triggered when Skydance Media bought Paramount. Schroeder said talks are ongoing.

“We’re always going to do that. We’re going to continue to engage our partners,” he said. “So nothing’s changed. We’re continuing to look at the future and figure out how we can continue to improve it."

NFL players express interest in Olympic flag football

The league said there has been high interest from NFL players about participating in the Olympics in 2028 when flag football makes its debut, with the NFL's head of global flag football, Brian Flinn, saying more than 200 players representing more than 25 countries have expressed a desire to possibly play.

Flinn said there will be more details on the process for national federations choosing players at the end of this season.

There will be six men's and six women's teams competing in Los Angeles with three of each already assured spots. The U.S. will be in as the host country, while the Canadian men's and women's teams clinched spots, along with the Italian men and Mexican women at a tournament last week in Germany.

Flinn was encouraged by the competitiveness of that tournament, where the U.S. men lost for the first time in 14 years in a group stage match against American Samoa and also narrowly beat Japan in the quarterfinals. Flinn also said the women's teams from Canada and Great Britain have closed the gap with traditional powers Mexico and the U.S. as the level of play and intensity continues to rise.

“You saw the emotion of the players because they knew what they were playing for,” Flinn said. “Certainly the Olympic dream was alive.”

Could Japan be next for an international game?

The NFL will hold a record nine international games this season, including the first regular-season contests ever in France and Australia and the first game in Mexico since 2022. There will also be games in Spain, Germany and Brazil, along with three in London.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this summer that the league is interested in playing a regular-season game in Japan for the first time. Schroeder said the process of picking countries is getting harder because there's so much interest.

“There’s more and more interest from cities around the world about hosting NFL games,” Schroeder said. "In Japan, there’s a ton of interest and appreciation and excitement about the popularity there.”

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The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, a key benchmark for mortgage rates, rose back to 4.69% Thursday. That is nearly where it stood early Wednesday before Bessent surprised financial markets by announcing that Treasury would double the size of a bond buyback program starting next month to $4 billion per operation from $2 billion. The buybacks are intended to reduce the supply of 10-year to 30-year bonds and boost their prices. Yields on bonds fall when their prices rise.

Bessent said Thursday on CNBC that the bond repurchase program could be larger than $4 billion.

“We have a big toolkit so we'll see," Bessent said. “We believe that the yields don’t reflect the underlying fundamentals.”

Rising bond yields push up borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, and the Trump administration has set reducing interest rates as a top goal. Home purchases have slumped as mortgage rates have moved higher this year.

President Donald Trump has often demanded that the Federal Reserve lower rates, but the ongoing increases are driven primarily by financial markets. The 30-year bond yield rose to 5.23% Thursday, down only slightly from a 19-year high reached Tuesday.

Treasury's move doesn’t fix the fundamental problems spooking the bond market

Bessent also said the Trump administration would announce a new effort to reduce the government's budget deficit, possibly by Monday. He argued that the deficit will peak this year, in part because it has been driven higher by tariff refunds, a temporary factor.

While the deficit has been huge for years, overall debt topped $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering record that arrived just months after the national debt first blew past the $39 trillion mark in April. And the Congressional Budget Office estimated earlier this week that the annual gap between government revenue and spending would top $2 trillion this year, a remarkable number outside of recessions.

But Gennadiy Goldberg, head of U.S. rates strategy at TD Securities, said reducing the deficit is mostly up to Congress, rather than the Treasury Department.

“What we are seeing is the market is still a little bit skeptical that Treasury can and will be able to backstop some of these moves,” Goldberg said.

Another factor pushing yields higher is how much debt Big Tech companies are raising to build AI data centers. Their deluge of bond offerings is giving bond investors more to choose from, which lowers prices for bonds and pushes up their yields.

Investors are skeptical of the Fed's willingness to fight inflation

Inflation also remains a threat because oil prices keep climbing on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will let tankers freely exit the Persian Gulf again. They rose again Thursday after Trump threatened Iran with “the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY.” The price of Brent crude oil is near $94 per barrel, compared with roughly $72 before the start of the war.

The Fed typically combats inflation by raising its benchmark interest rate to slow borrowing and spending and cool the economy. Yet new Fed chair Kevin Warsh hasn't signaled whether the Fed will take such a step. At his most recent press conference in late July, he sowed confusion about whether he sees higher rates as the right approach.

He also suggested the Fed could soon switch the gauge it uses to monitor inflation, which it seeks to keep at 2%. Inflation has topped that level for more than five years, and was 3.7% in June, according to the Fed's preferred measure.

Mark Cabana, head of U.S. rates strategy at Bank of America Securities, said that a key reason for higher borrowing costs “is just elevated uncertainty about how the Fed is going to contain inflation” and what it will do “in case things don’t go to plan.”

Yet Warsh has underscored he doesn't want to provide such signals because he wants financial markets to set interest rates based on economic conditions, not on what it expects the Fed to do. Bessent's intervention appears to be at cross-purposes with that goal, since markets are now considering what next steps Treasury might take to contain rates.

The rise in rates has put pressure on Warsh to clarify his approach when he delivers a high-profile speech next Friday at an annual Fed conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

“Now the ball is in the Fed’s court and the ball is really in Kevin Warsh's hands,” Cabana said. “And the market is questioning, will Warsh respond? Will he articulate a better plan?”

Warsh was appointed by Trump after his predecessor, Jerome Powell, finished his term in May. Trump relentlessly attacked Powell for not cutting rates, raising concerns that Warsh is inclined to reduce rates to placate Trump.

Shorter-term bond yields dipped after the Fed’s July 28-29 rates meeting, while longer-term yields rose. It was an unusual reaction to a Fed meeting, according to strategists at BNP Paribas, and could suggest investors believe the Fed wants to keep its benchmark rate lower rather than higher.

Treasury buyback is small compared to the size of the market

While Bessent is talking about billions of dollars in bond buybacks, the Treasury market is so large that even purchases at that scale may not have much impact. Analysts at Macquarie, an investment bank, estimate that the U.S. government will need to issue nearly $550 billion in bonds this quarter to finance its operations.

History also shows that government interventions in the bond market have limited effects. “While such measures can reduce volatility and provide temporary relief, they have not permanently lowered borrowing costs when fiscal, inflation, or supply dynamics remained unfavorable,” according to strategists at UBS Wealth Management, pointing to prior examples from Japan and the United Kingdom.

El príncipe heredero y su esposa desembarcaron la víspera en Asunción para una visita de ocho días a Paraguay, adonde Akishino regresa a exactos veinte años de su primera visita, en 2006, cuando participó en una serie de festejos por los 70 años de la llegada de los primeros inmigrantes nipones.

"La llegada de japoneses hace 90 años ha contribuido de manera importante con el desarrollo del Paraguay. Por eso nosotros los recibimos hoy con mucha gratitud”, dijo Peña, citado en un comunicado.

La pareja imperial fue recibida en el Palacio de Gobierno, donde igualmente mantuvieron una reunión con el mandatario, en la que reafirmaron los “lazos históricos” que unen los dos países y exploraron potenciales oportunidades para el futuro. “Sabemos que los mejores años de nuestra relación entre Paraguay y Japón están todavía por venir”, sentenció el presidente.

Durante su paso por Paraguay, Akishino y la princesa tendrán una intensa agenda de celebraciones, que incluye además una visita a las localidades de Iguazú y La Colmena, la primera colonia japonesa en el país.

Fue en este pequeño pueblo, de poco más de 5.000 habitantes, donde desembarcaron los primeros japoneses hace casi un siglo, en 1936, antes del estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La inmigración se reinició en 1953 y alcanzó su cúspide en la década de 1960, según la embajada paraguaya en Japón.

En una nota, la Presidencia destacó los “importantes aportes” realizados por la comunidad nipona a Paraguay, sobre todo al “desarrollo productivo del país”. Se estima que hoy la comunidad "nikkei" — como se conoce a los inmigrantes japoneses y sus descendientes-- tenga unos 10.000 miembros en el país.

En los próximos días se celebrará una serie de actos conmemorativos para marcar los noventa años de historia conjunta. Esta tarde, Peña y los príncipes herederos participarán en el acto de embanderamiento de una potente draga donada a Paraguay por Japón, mientras que el viernes contará con una serie de eventos y festejos que reunirán representantes de la comunidad japonesa y autoridades de ambos países.

Akishino también espera reencontrarse con sus conterráneos para expresar su agradecimiento por su contribución como puente entre ambas naciones. “Quienes emigraron de Japón son personas mayores. Durante la visita, espero escuchar sus historias y reunirme con las generaciones más jóvenes, incluyendo la segunda y la tercera”, dijo en una rueda de prensa previa al viaje.

Así como otros países de la región, la emigración japonesa a Paraguay fue parte de un programa del gobierno japonés iniciado a finales de la década de 1860 para abordar la sobrepoblación y la pobreza en las zonas rurales agrícolas. El plan consistía en enviar a los inmigrantes a trabajar en plantaciones o cultivos, pero muchos terminaron en zonas no aptas para la agricultura y sufrieron duras condiciones.

El queso Parmigiano Reggiano se elabora conforme a especificaciones estrictas dentro de áreas geográficas definidas en la región de Emilia-Romaña, en el norte de Italia. La leche proviene de ganado lechero alimentado únicamente con forraje cultivado localmente, y las ruedas deben madurarse durante un mínimo de 12 meses e incluso puede ser 24, 36 o 40 meses.

Para ayudar a los productores a gestionar su capital, un puñado de bancos acepta las ruedas de queso como garantía de préstamos durante el proceso de maduración —el mayor de ellos es Magazini Generali delle Tagliate (MGT), de Credito Emiliano S.p.A., que opera desde 1953.

En redes sociales se afirmó que el calor extremo que azotó Italia amenazaba tanto al queso como a su principal banco de queso.

A continuación, un análisis más detallado de los hechos.

AFIRMACIÓN: El calor extremo está creando una “Gran Crisis del Parmesano” que amenaza tanto al queso Parmigiano Reggiano como a los “bancos de queso” de Italia, donde se almacenan cientos de miles de ruedas del queso como garantía de préstamos.

LOS HECHOS: Por suerte, las ruedas del apreciado queso están bien resguardadas en almacenes frescos y maduran adecuadamente mientras el resto de Italia suda. MGT, que almacena 500.000 ruedas de queso valoradas en 300 millones de euros (350 millones de dólares) en dos instalaciones de almacenamiento, confirmó que todo está bien.

Giancarlo Ravanetti, director general de MGT, indicó que el calor extremo había elevado en un 30% el consumo de energía para mantener frescas las instalaciones.

Pero sostuvo que ni las ruedas de queso ni las operaciones de MGT estaban en riesgo debido a las temperaturas extremas, que este verano se han acercado con regularidad a los 40 grados Celsius (104 grados Fahrenheit).

“Los almacenes no se han visto afectados y han seguido operando con normalidad, garantizando que las ruedas de queso se almacenen y maduren en condiciones óptimas”, declaró Ravanetti añadiendo que no prevé consecuencias a más largo plazo, incluso si el calor extremo persiste.

MGT ha estado invirtiendo desde hace varios años para hacer que los almacenes sean más eficientes energéticamente. Ha sustituido dos unidades de refrigeración obsoletas por una unidad de alta eficiencia, ha mejorado el aislamiento térmico de los edificios e instaló sistemas fotovoltaicos en ambos almacenes, alcanzando una capacidad instalada de 1,5 MW.

El consorcio del Parmigiano Reggiano, que protege y regula el apreciado queso duro, reconoce el desafío de las olas de calor, ya que el calor extremo puede reducir de forma significativa la producción de leche, con “rendimientos que podrían caer alrededor de un 10%”.

Pero el consorcio señaló en un comunicado que la producción de Parmigiano Reggiano “no está actualmente en riesgo”.

Subrayó que las vacas se alimentan en su mayoría con forraje conservado y seco para garantizar el suministro incluso durante la sequía. Las granjas que aportan el 70% de la leche utilizada para elaborar el queso están equipadas con ventiladores, sistemas controlados de rociado de agua y monitoreo ambiental para mantener a las vacas cómodas. El resto del suministro de leche proviene de zonas de colinas y montañosas donde las temperaturas suelen ser más frescas, indicó el consorcio.

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

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At just 1.9 pounds, the playful and curious little girl is already stealing hearts with her sweet personality.

HSBC’s Cherie Wachter said Matilda came to the shelter as a single kitten and is now ready for a loving family.

And if you’re a cat lover, HSBC also has a fun event coming up: Kitty Yoga this weekend at Retro Fitness in Cooper City, with classes at 9 and 10 a.m.

To learn more about Matilda, adoption opportunities and upcoming events, visit HSBC’s website.

Con apenas 1.9 libras, la pequeña, juguetona y curiosa, ya está conquistando corazones con su dulce personalidad.

Cherie Wachter, de HSBC, dijo que Matilda llegó al refugio sola y ahora está lista para encontrar una familia que le brinde amor.

Y si eres amante de los gatos, HSBC también tiene un divertido evento próximamente: Kitty Yoga este fin de semana en Retro Fitness en Cooper City, con clases a las 9 y 10 a.m.

Para obtener más información sobre Matilda, oportunidades de adopción y próximos eventos, visita el sitio web de HSBC.

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Coral Gables police said Mariah Rose Scuiletti, 27, of Shorecrest, and the driver began arguing during the drive and “simultaneously began striking and grabbing each other in the neck and face area.”

According to police, the victim told police that as they drove in the 1900 block of Segovia Street, Scuiletti “struck her in the neck and began pulling her hair before (she) grabbed and pulled on the steering wheel, which caused the vehicle to swerve off the roadway and into a tree.”

Police said that medics took the victim to Baptist Health Doctors Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

According to an arrest report, Scuiletti told officers that she “attempted to step over the vehicle’s center console to press the brake” before the wreck.

The report states that officers believed that Scuiletti was under the influence of alcohol at the time.

As of Thursday afternoon, Scuiletti was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed as “to be set” in online jail records.

La policía de Coral Gables dijo que Mariah Rose Scuiletti, de 27 años y residente de Shorecrest, y la conductora comenzaron a discutir durante el trayecto y “simultáneamente comenzaron a golpearse y agarrarse en el área del cuello y el rostro”.

Según la policía, la víctima dijo que mientras conducían por la cuadra 1900 de Segovia Street, Scuiletti “la golpeó en el cuello y comenzó a halarle el cabello antes de que (ella) agarrara y halara el volante, lo que provocó que el vehículo se saliera de la carretera y chocara contra un árbol”.

La policía dijo que los paramédicos trasladaron a la víctima a Baptist Health Doctors Hospital para recibir tratamiento por lesiones menores.

Según un informe de arresto, Scuiletti dijo a los agentes que “intentó pasar por encima de la consola central del vehículo para presionar el freno” antes del accidente.

El informe indica que los agentes creían que Scuiletti estaba bajo los efectos del alcohol en ese momento.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, Scuiletti permanecía detenida en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza que figuraba como “por determinar” en los registros de la cárcel en línea.

High temperatures will level off around 92° or 93° into next week, which is still hotter than average but better than the record-shattering heat of earlier this week. A few storms are possible each day, but no organized storm systems are in the forecast to bring us the widespread rains we really need.

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Lifeguard Marcelo Lorenzo was on vacation on Aug. 11 when he said a speedboat-towed tube crashed into an anchored catamaran, seriously injuring several of his family members.

Two tubes were traveling alongside one another when the boat made a wide turn, sending one tube crashing at high speed into an anchored catamaran, according to officials.

Several of Lorenzo’s family members were thrown into the water and hurt.

With no emergency responders immediately available, Lorenzo said he relied on his training as a professional lifeguard and sprang into action.

According to Lorenzo, he found his father trapped beneath the catamaran and pulled him toward a ladder, helping him to safety, and he also found his cousin unconscious and face-down in the water.

He checked for a pulse and kept her afloat until employees aboard the catamaran could help get her out of the water.

“I remember swimming over there, I was like, ‘This is scary’ and I was thinking the worst,” he said. “I didn’t know if they were dead or possibly really hurt, and I just knew I had to get over there as soon as possible and go help them out.”

Hollywood Fire Rescue says Lorenzo’s quick thinking, courage and training helped save lives during an extraordinary emergency.

Officials say his response demonstrated how professional lifeguard training and preparedness can make a difference when seconds count.

El salvavidas Marcelo Lorenzo estaba de vacaciones el 11 de agosto cuando dijo que un flotador remolcado por una lancha rápida chocó contra un catamarán anclado, causando heridas graves a varios miembros de su familia.

Dos flotadores viajaban uno al lado del otro cuando la embarcación hizo un giro amplio, provocando que uno de los flotadores chocara a alta velocidad contra un catamarán anclado, según funcionarios.

Varios familiares de Lorenzo salieron expulsados al agua y resultaron heridos.

Sin socorristas disponibles de inmediato, Lorenzo dijo que recurrió a su entrenamiento como salvavidas profesional y entró en acción.

Según Lorenzo, encontró a su padre atrapado debajo del catamarán y lo llevó hacia una escalera, ayudándolo a ponerse a salvo, y también encontró a su prima inconsciente y boca abajo en el agua.

Le tomó el pulso y la mantuvo a flote hasta que empleados a bordo del catamarán pudieron ayudar a sacarla del agua.

“Recuerdo que nadé hasta allí y pensé, “Esto da miedo”, y estaba pensando lo peor”, dijo. “No sabía si estaban muertos o posiblemente muy heridos, y simplemente sabía que tenía que llegar hasta allí lo antes posible y ayudarlos”.

Hollywood Fire Rescue dice que la rapidez de pensamiento, el valor y el entrenamiento de Lorenzo ayudaron a salvar vidas durante una emergencia extraordinaria.

Funcionarios dicen que su respuesta demostró cómo el entrenamiento y la preparación profesional de un salvavidas pueden marcar la diferencia cuando cada segundo cuenta.

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Investigators said BSO Traffic Homicide Unit detectives responded to the intersection of Northeast 49th Street and North Federal Highway at the request of the Lighthouse Point Police Department to investigate the crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian riding a scooter.

The preliminary investigation found the scooter rider was crossing eastbound through the intersection when he was struck by a gray Toyota Corolla traveling southbound, according to detectives.

The driver, Gustavo Mendez, of Boca Raton, left the scene after the crash, authorities said.

They said Lighthouse Point Fire Rescue medics transported the victim to Broward Health North Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

Detectives said that as the investigation continued, they located Mendez and the Toyota Corolla in Boca Raton.

BSO officials told Local 10 News on Thursday that Mendez has not yet been arrested at this time, and that the investigation remains “ongoing.”

Additional information about the victim was withheld under Marsy’s Law.

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According to Miami Springs police, the crime spree began at approximately 1 a.m. Wednesday when two males wearing hoodies entered the city through a catwalk near North Royal Poinciana Boulevard.

Police said the suspects traveled through several areas, including Raven, Plover, Quail, Albatross, Swallow, North Royal Poinciana and South Royal Poinciana.

They said more than 15 vehicles were burglarized during the spree, and two vehicles and a gun were also stolen.

Detectives eventually located both stolen vehicles in West Hialeah, police said. Although the vehicles were initially unoccupied, detectives conducted surveillance for more than four hours.

Investigators said two males were eventually seen getting into one of the stolen vehicles.

Miami Springs detectives followed the vehicle and, with assistance from the Hialeah Police Department’s K-9 Unit and the Florida Highway Patrol’s Criminal Interdiction Unit, conducted a felony traffic stop.

Both suspects were taken into custody at about 3 p.m., less than 16 hours after the burglaries began, according to police.

Both stolen vehicles were recovered and returned to their owners.

Following interviews with the suspects, Miami Springs detectives went to the Hialeah home of one of them, according to the department.

Police said investigators recovered six guns from the home, including the gun stolen during the Miami Springs crime spree.

The other five guns had been stolen during a separate burglary in Hialeah, according to police.

One of the suspects was identified by police as 22-year-old Christopher Caceres. The other suspect appears to be a juvenile as police blurred his face in video they released Thursday.

“A reminder to our residents: Make locking your vehicle part of your nightly routine,” the police department posted on social media. “Never leave valuables unattended, and always ensure firearms and other valuable items are properly secured.”

As of Thursday afternoon, Caceres was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Online jail records listed his bond as “to be set.”

Según la policía de Miami Springs, la ola delictiva comenzó aproximadamente a la 1 a.m. del miércoles, cuando dos hombres con sudaderas con capucha ingresaron a la ciudad a través de un paso peatonal cerca de North Royal Poinciana Boulevard.

La policía dijo que los sospechosos recorrieron varias áreas, entre ellas Raven, Plover, Quail, Albatross, Swallow, North Royal Poinciana y South Royal Poinciana.

Dijeron que más de 15 vehículos fueron robados durante la ola delictiva, y que también fueron robados dos vehículos y un arma.

Los detectives finalmente localizaron ambos vehículos robados en el oeste de Hialeah, dijo la policía. Aunque inicialmente los vehículos estaban desocupados, los detectives realizaron vigilancia durante más de cuatro horas.

Los investigadores dijeron que finalmente vieron a dos hombres subir a uno de los vehículos robados.

Detectives de Miami Springs siguieron el vehículo y, con la ayuda de la Unidad K-9 del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah y la Unidad de Interdicción Criminal de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida, realizaron una parada de tráfico por delito grave.

Ambos sospechosos fueron detenidos alrededor de las 3 p.m., menos de 16 horas después de que comenzaran los robos, según la policía.

Ambos vehículos robados fueron recuperados y devueltos a sus propietarios.

Tras entrevistar a los sospechosos, detectives de Miami Springs acudieron a la vivienda en Hialeah de uno de ellos, según el departamento.

La policía dijo que los investigadores recuperaron seis armas de la vivienda, incluida el arma robada durante la ola delictiva en Miami Springs.

Las otras cinco armas habían sido robadas durante un robo separado en Hialeah, según la policía.

Uno de los sospechosos fue identificado por la policía como Christopher Caceres, de 22 años. El otro sospechoso parece ser menor de edad, ya que la policía difuminó su rostro en un video que divulgó el jueves.

“Un recordatorio para nuestros residentes: Hagan que cerrar con seguro su vehículo sea parte de su rutina nocturna”, publicó el departamento de policía en redes sociales. “Nunca dejen objetos de valor sin supervisión y asegúrense siempre de que las armas de fuego y otros artículos de valor estén debidamente asegurados”.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, Caceres permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight. Los registros de la cárcel en línea indicaban que su fianza estaba “por determinar”.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced. It includes a player option for the 2028-29 season as well as a trade kicker.

Harden declined his $42.3 million player option for the upcoming season, but he indicated after the Cavaliers were swept in four games by the eventual NBA champion New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals that he would like to return. He also wanted to wait until the Cavaliers were done making a couple moves before his new agreement was in place.

The 36-year-old Harden will be going into his 18th NBA season. He averaged 10.7 points and 1.7 turnovers for the Cavaliers in 26 regular-season games after being acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers for Darius Garland on Feb. 4.

Harden averaged 19.7 points in the postseason, but his turnovers also went up to 4.7 per game, including five or more in 10 of Cleveland’s 18 games. He also struggled on defense.

Cleveland's starting lineup is likely to be Harden, All-Star Donovan Mitchell, 2025 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Peyton Watson, who was acquired in a four-team trade Wednesday night.

Harden was arrested on June 13 in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle. The charge was dismissed earlier this month in Harris County criminal court after he completed an alternative resolution program.

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For Cohen, who served prison time for his role in what he said was covering up Trump’s “dirty deeds,” it was the culmination of a behind-the-scenes detente that would have been impossible to imagine several years ago.

The interview, part of which aired on Cohen's 77 WABC radio program Thursday evening and which will air in full Sunday, was an exceptionally friendly affair, with only passing reference to the men's tumultuous history.

“They weaponized you like nobody's ever been weaponized, like few have been,” Trump told Cohen.

“I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said,” he went on. “That’s a big thing that you did."

In an interview with CNN shortly before the radio interview aired, Cohen said he had resubmitted a pardon application to the White House that had been denied by the previous administration, but had yet to receive any response and planned to follow up Friday.

The truce with Cohen makes him the latest in a long line of Trump loyalists who have had public falling-outs with the president but found themselves back in his good graces. Other recent examples include Elon Musk and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

But the split from Cohen was perhaps the most personal. Cohen once boasted that he would “take a bullet” for the president and was by Trump’s side during his political rise. After their public breakup, Cohen’s testimony in Trump’s 2024 criminal hush-money trial instead helped secure Trump’s criminal conviction just as he was trying to make his political comeback.

Cohen has since criticized prosecutors in the case — an admission that paved the way for their reconciliation.

‘Boss, remember when I was by your side,’ Cohen tells Trump

Cohen has said he and the president have had multiple conversations over the past year and introduced the interview by explaining his decision to move on.

“Forgiveness does not mean amnesia. It does not mean that the past did not happen. It does not mean the scars vanish, that the pain was fake or that I have forgotten a single second of what transpired, I have not. Forgiveness isn’t about erasing history," he said. “It is about having the courage to decide that yesterday will no longer dictate tomorrow.”

He sounded nostalgic about a time when he was one of Trump's most trusted aides.

“Boss, remember when I was by your side,” he said at one point.

The clip was introduced with the 1975 War song, “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” and closed with the lyrics, “Reunited and it feels so good,” from the 1978 Peaches & Herb song.

In a long post on his online newsletter Thursday promoting the interview, Cohen said that although his relationship with Trump became “political blood sport,” there were 15 years of close friendship between them.

“The good times don’t cease to have existed because the bad times came afterward,” Cohen wrote.

Simply, he said, “We forgave.”

Trump had made no warm public statements about Cohen before Thursday, but in a series of social media posts this year, he linked to some of his former lawyer’s comments saying he felt pressured by prosecutors to testify against Trump in the criminal hush money case and a civil fraud case.

Cohen was a key figure in Trump's prosecution in New York

In 2024, Cohen was the star witness in Trump's criminal hush money trial, which resulted in a 34-count felony conviction. He ended up facing no punishment.

But over days of probing questioning by prosecutors, followed by bruising cross-examination, Cohen placed the then-Republican candidate at the center of schemes during the 2016 presidential election to stifle accounts from an adult film actor and former Playboy model who said they had sexual encounters with Trump.

Cohen testified that Trump promised to reimburse the lawyer for the money he fronted and that he was constantly updated on behind-the-scenes efforts to bury stories feared to be harmful to the campaign.

“What I was doing, I was doing at the direction of and benefit of Mr. Trump,” Cohen testified.

Cohen’s testimony at the time appeared to be the final breach in a once-close relationship between the lawyer and his client that was tested in dramatic fashion in 2018 when FBI agents searched Cohen’s office, home and hotel room.

Cohen later pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about a Trump Tower project in Russia as well as to campaign finance violations in which he implicated Trump in payments that went to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal. He was sentenced to three years in prison.

Since his trial testimony, though, Cohen has sung a different tune as he’s moved closer to Trump, insisting that he had testified under duress.

“I felt pressured and coerced to only provide information and testimony that would satisfy the government’s desire to build the cases against and secure a judgment and convictions against President Trump,” he wrote in a Substack post in January.

Cohen testified before Congress in 2019, alleging Trump had a history of misrepresenting the value of assets to gain favorable loan terms and tax benefits.

He gave similar testimony in a 2023 civil fraud trial in New York, which found that Trump and his companies had engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades. A New York appeals court later threw out a $550 million judgment against Trump in that case. Trump has asked a court to overturn the remaining parts of the case.

In his tell-all memoir in 2020, “Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump,” Cohen was unsparing, calling Trump an “organized crime don” and “master manipulator.”

But, foreshadowing their later rapprochement, Cohen also wrote that he still cared for Trump, writing, “I had and still have a lot of affection for him.”

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Biya arrived at the international airport in the capital, Yaoundé, aboard a flight from Geneva, Switzerland, after more than 10 weeks away.

The world’s oldest president, who has led Cameroon since 1982, began his eighth term in office in November after winning a widely disputed election in October.

Biya had left the country on June 7 for what his office described as “a brief private stay in Europe,” but it became the longest recorded absence of his presidency.

The health of the president has long been a topic of speculation as he spends significant time in Europe, including France and Switzerland, where he often spends weeks while leaving governance to key party officials and family members.

Cameroon’s constitution does not specifically prohibit a president from leaving the country for months. But without a vice president, an appointment Biya has full control over, the opposition has described the country as being run on “autopilot.”

Biya’s close collaborators were at the airport on Thursday, but he was not shown descending from the plane and held no briefings. He was seen waving to supporters from his vehicle.

The results of Biya's nearly half-century in power have been mixed. Armed insurgencies by Boko Haram in the north and separatists in the west, along with a stagnant economy, have left many young people disillusioned with the leader.

The president’s reelection last year sparked widespread protests that left at least 16 people dead, according to government figures, signaling significant tensions between the mostly young population and its aging leader.

After a 2008 constitutional amendment abolished term limits, Biya has now led Cameroon longer than most of its citizens have been alive: More than 70% of the country’s population of nearly 30 million people is below the age of 35.

In April, Cameroon’s parliament reinstated the vice president’s post, a move criticized by the opposition as a power grab because Biya can appoint and dismiss the deputy at will and determine which powers the office can exercise.

“Here we go,” Alcaraz posted on his social media pages Thursday, with one picture showing him in front of the U.S. Open logo.

The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since April because of a right wrist injury, forcing him to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon.

Alcaraz won his second U.S. Open title last year, beating Jannik Sinner in the final. He then won the Australian Open and his next tournament, part of his 22-3 start to this season.

But after winning his first match in the Barcelona Open, Alcaraz withdrew from the tournament because of the injury. He is still ranked No. 2 despite his absence.

Photos and videos on social media had shown Alcaraz on the practice court, so it appeared he was on the verge of returning during the hard-court swing preceding the U.S. Open before he withdrew from the Cincinnati Open. That tournament is ongoing, and during a match Wednesday night commentators speculated whether Alcaraz would attempt to come back to play a Grand Slam tournament without preparation.

The top-ranked Sinner has also been out of action, not playing since winning the Wimbledon title. He pulled out of the Cincinnati tournament with a right knee injury, saying he would focus on being ready to play in New York.

Their injuries should create more intrigue for the last Grand Slam tournament of the year than there was in 2025, when they had met in the final at both the French Open and Wimbledon, and were widely expected to do so again in New York.

Alcaraz won his first Grand Slam title in the 2022 U.S. Open, a victory that at 19 made him the youngest man to hold the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings.

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“If I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a chance to get a big plant in, an AI plant or a data center,” Trump said, “I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous and the money paid, the taxes paid, are just enormous.”

It's not the kind of message anyone is using in competitive midterm races.

The race to build data centers, which power artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has run aground amid frustration from voters who don't want to live near the massive warehouse campuses. Even the Senate Republicans' campaign arm warned that anger over data centers — some of which dwarf football stadiums and use more energy than small cities — could cost them a seat.

Opposition stretches across the political spectrum because of fears that the behemoths will jack up electricity bills, drain people's water wells, create unhealthy amounts of air and noise pollution and forever change a community's character — all while getting lucrative tax breaks from states competing for their business.

Trump has framed data centers as a necessary component of a top national and economic security priority: winning the AI race against China. However, he also has acknowledged concern over rising electricity bills, previously saying “it’s only fair” for the companies to shoulder their costs.

He also suggested this week that data centers need “a little public relations help.” In recent months, he has gotten tech giants to sign a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers, even as he pushes to streamline the process for companies and utilities to build their own power plants.

But building power plants doesn't happen overnight, and the immediate political reality for candidates across the country is far different.

“It is yet another dimension in which the White House appears tone deaf — tone deaf at best and indifferent to the interest of other Republican candidates at worst,” said James Henson, the director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas, Austin, a nonpartisan research organization.

Republican committee issues warning over data centers in Ohio

Statewide candidates from Nevada to Pennsylvania, both Republican and Democratic, are weaponizing data centers against their opponents, and candidates who absorb those attacks are subsequently trying to distance themselves from them.

In Ohio, a data center hot spot with closely contested races for governor and U.S. Senate, the National Republican Senatorial Committee warned in a memo Tuesday that Sen. Jon Husted is vulnerable to losing his seat because of the centers.

Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown is airing attack ads against Husted that call him the “face of data centers in Ohio” as people gather signatures for a statewide referendum to ban their construction.

The Republican memo said it's been a “sleeper issue for the entire election cycle.”

“Brown is using it because it works,” the NRSC said. “More than any other thing in this race, data centers are the anchor hanging around Husted’s neck. If he loses and data centers get the blame, politicians across the country will take notice — and they will not go near the next one.”

The memo suggested voters may balk at Democratic candidates who want to stop data center construction altogether in favor of a Republican candidate who only wants data centers built if a community approves it in a local vote and it pays for its own power, water and other utilities.

Most registered voters oppose building a data center in their area, according to a July Fox News poll.

Still, the issue falls behind other voter concerns, such as cost of living, as November looms. A Quinnipiac Poll conducted in June asked voters what issues were important in deciding who to vote for in U.S. House elections, and about 4 in 10 mentioned AI data centers.

Trump’s statement already put to use in Nevada race

In Nevada, Democrat Aaron Ford quickly tied Trump’s statement to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, characterizing them as being in “lockstep on data centers.”

In a statement, Ford said Trump and Lombardo are “Nevada data centers’ biggest cheerleaders” who “only care about catering to their ‘billionaire friends’ while Nevadans pay the price.”

Ford this week unveiled a policy platform in which he said he would halt new state tax breaks for data centers — he estimated them at $200 million currently — while auditing existing projects to ensure they are delivering on promises. He also said he would ensure data centers pay for their electricity needs, do not deplete Nevada’s water supply and help local governments negotiate strong benefits agreements with developers.

Texas' governor changed course and got a jab from Trump

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who last November celebrated Google’s announcement of a $40 billion investment there by calling the state “the epicenter of AI development,” is under attack from his Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa, over his pursuit of data center development.

Abbott has since changed course by promising tougher action, such as removing the state’s sales tax exemption and holding up projects to review their energy usage.

Trump criticized the shift, saying “I think it's a mistake” in a recent interview with Punchbowl News.

Asked about Trump's support for data centers, Abbott's office said the governor's “top priority is to protect Texans’ safety and quality of life and ensure the integrity of our power grid and water supply.”

“Simply put, Texans must come first,” Abbott's office said.

Data centers complicated Wisconsin governor race

While Trump embraces data centers, even some of his allies are using them for political attacks. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, running for Wisconsin governor, released a TV ad this week branding his Democratic opponent as “Data Center David Crowley.”

The ad includes a clip of Crowley saying Wisconsin could become the “AI and data hub not only for the entire country, but for the entire globe.”

Crowley has said local communities must have veto authority while also calling data centers a part of the modern economy that could bring significant economic benefits to the state.

Tiffany, who Trump has endorsed, has also said positive things about data centers. In January, Tiffany called data centers “exciting new technology,” in an interview with PBS Wisconsin. And last December, he voted for a bipartisan bill known as the SPEED Act, which is designed to accelerate construction of new AI infrastructure projects like data centers. It hasn't passed the Senate.

Neither Tiffany nor Crowley support a moratorium on new data center construction.

Tiffany has called for repealing the state tax incentive for data centers, while Crowley has not. They both have called for stricter regulation.

Crowley, at an event Wednesday where he received the endorsement of the environmental group Clean Wisconsin, downplayed the attacks Tiffany has made against his data center position.

“He’s getting very good at saying one thing and doing something different,” Crowley said, pointing to Tiffany’s votes in support of the SPEED Act.

“What Congressman Tom Tiffany’s doing is lying because he’s trying to run away from his record in Congress,” Crowley said.

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Bauer reported from Madison, Wisconsin, and Levy from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Linley Sanders contributed from Washington.

Khan was taken from Adiala prison to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad after midnight and examined by doctors before being returned to the prison, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.

“A team of qualified doctors, including an ophthalmologist, a cardiologist and a physician, conducted a detailed examination of him and declared him medically fit,” Tarar said in a post on X.

Tarar said Khan’s sister, Azma Khan, was present throughout the examination and treatment.

Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, had earlier confirmed that he was transferred to the hospital following a Supreme Court order earlier this week.

Khan’s party and family had demanded that he be allowed to remain at the hospital for treatment.

Earlier, a senior Cabinet minister said the government would comply with the Supreme Court order and could consider treatment abroad if adequate care was unavailable at a government facility.

The latest development comes a day after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the government had approached the Supreme Court to seek clarification on whether the medical relief granted to Khan applied only to the former premier or could be extended to other prisoners.

Chaudhry's comments Thursday came two days after a three-judge Supreme Court panel ordered authorities to take Khan to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for a medical examination, following months of concerns from his family and personal physicians about his health and access to medical care. The court ordered that he be examined by a medical board that includes specialists and one of his personal physicians, Faisal Sultan.

Earlier Thursday, Chaudhry wrote on X that the government would fully comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling and that its request for clarification was not intended to defy or delay implementation of the decision. He later said all arrangements were in place to transfer Khan from prison to the hospital.

After midnight, local media reported that Khan — who has not been seen publicly since his imprisonment in 2023 in a graft case — was being examined at the hospital.

The government maintains that under existing rules, prisoners are provided medical treatment in prison and can be transferred to government hospitals when necessary.

Concerns about Khan’s health intensified in late January after his family said he had lost about 85% of the vision in his right eye, a claim the government disputed. Authorities later said Khan had regained about 70% of his vision in the eye and that his condition was improving.

The former cricket star turned politician was ousted in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022 and has been imprisoned since 2023 after being convicted in multiple cases.

A group of 35 adults needed help after 18 apartments suffered damage along West Flagler Street, according to a statement by the American Red Cross on Thursday.

Firefighters responded to the building at about 3:25 p.m. on Wednesday, near Southwest 21st Avenue, according to Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez.

“Firefighters quickly stretched hose lines and began an aggressive interior fire attack while crews conducted searches of all three floors,” Sanchez wrote in a statement. “All areas were searched and determined to be clear. The fire was rapidly spreading through the crawl spaces, walls, and attic areas of the building.”

Firefighters used thermal imaging cameras and a drone to find hidden hotspots, the department’s Ambu Bus provided temporary shelter, and no one was injured, according to Sanchez.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.

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

Commanders of the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion based at Fort Stewart, Georgia, believe free time to indulge in the latest entry in the “Grand Theft Auto” series — in which players commit carjackings, battle police in shootouts and attempt audacious heists — will sway some soldiers to extend their military commitments.

The Nov. 19 release of “Grand Theft Auto VI” is expected to be one of the year's biggest entertainment events. Game publisher Take-Two Interactive hasn't released sales figures for preorders, but CEO Strauss Zelnick recently called them “unprecedented and astonishing.”

A career counselor with the Army engineer battalion hatched the idea with commanders to tie a retention perk to the game's release, in part to remind soldiers of their approaching reenlistment dates, said Lt. Col. Angel Tomko, a Fort Stewart spokesperson.

“The idea was to have a unique incentives program that connects to what soldiers are interested in,” Tomko said Thursday in a statement to The Associated Press.

Battalion commanders wrote in a memo to soldiers that those who sign reenlistment contracts by Nov. 14 would receive “a special 4 day pass.”

“This special pass is specifically designed to coincide with the highly anticipated release of the video game Grand Theft Auto VI,” battalion commander Lt. Col. Ryan Hodgson wrote.

Tomko confirmed the authenticity of the July 28 memo, which was photographed and posted online.

She said at least 20 of 130 eligible soldiers have signed up for the bonus. To qualify, they must commit to serving at least two more years in uniform.

Buzz for “Grand Theft Auto VI” has been building since 2023, when its first cinematic trailer showed a return to the series’ fictional Vice City — a satirical analogue of Miami — and an expanded swath of Florida-based locales that include gator-infested swamps.

Underscoring the hype, developer Rockstar Games plans to debut gameplay video next week in an extended trailer on Netflix. The rollout was preempted when hackers leaked apparent footage online this week.

The man was arrested on a European warrant in the northern Croatian town of Pula on Wednesday. He was questioned on Thursday by prosecutors who requested the detention pending extradition proceedings, the state HRT television reported.

The man's lawyer, Matija Milos, said that they would appeal the detention order, the HINA news agency reported. It wasn't immediately clear how long the extradition proceedings in Croatia could last.

The German prosecutors have said that the suspect was a “trained scuba diver” who belonged to a group of people who “planted explosives” on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea near the Danish island of Bornholm.

The undersea explosions on Sept. 26, 2022, damaged the pipelines, which had been built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The damage added to tensions over the Russia-Ukraine war as European countries moved to wean themselves off Russian energy sources after the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022.

The German prosecutor’s office identified the suspect only as Vladimir Z. A spokesperson, however, confirmed to The Associated Press that it was the same man who was arrested in Poland last year, but was later released when a Polish court refused to extradite him to Germany. Polish authorities identified him as Volodymyr Zhuravlov.

Poland has long opposed the Nord Stream pipelines, viewing them as an attempt by Russia to use its vast energy resources to gain leverage across Europe.

Last month, German federal prosecutors filed charges against a former Ukrainian army officer in connection with the same explosions.

Serhii K. was detained in August 2025 in an Italian village, where officers raided a bungalow where he was staying with his family. He was extradited to Germany in November.

The suspects allegedly used a yacht that set off from the German port of Rostock. The yacht had been rented from a German company using forged IDs and intermediaries.

The explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which was Russia’s main natural gas supply route to Germany until Moscow cut off supplies in August 2022. They also damaged Nord Stream 2, which never entered service because Germany suspended its certification process shortly before Russia’s all-out invasion.

Initially, some officials in the West suspected that Russia might have carried out the explosions. But German investigators later pointed to suspected Ukrainian involvement.

Russia has accused the U.S. of staging the explosions, a charge that Washington has denied. The pipelines were long a target of criticism by the U.S. and some of its allies, which warned that they increased dependence on Russian gas.

The Treasury and State departments announced Thursday that they are leveling new penalties against nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies along with the leadership of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, or ICAP.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the institute is responsible for sponsoring “a vast subversive network in the United States aimed at identifying, cultivating, and radicalizing” Americans.

“Just days ago, the regime attempted to use Communist kingpin and despot Fidel Castro’s 100th birthday to reinvigorate this subversive network, ferrying a new brigade of international sympathizers to Havana to network with regime officials,” Rubio said in a statement.

“The Trump Administration will not stand by while a hostile foreign power seeks to exploit our freedoms — none of which are afforded to its people — by misleading and corrupting American citizens with lies, spy tradecraft, and other malfeasance as part of the regime’s raison d’être of exporting Marxism, racial resentment, and Communist violence across the world,” Rubio said.

Trump's Republican administration has steadily ratcheted up pressure on Havana, threatening it with potential military intervention even when mired in a conflict against Iran, while also boosting economic sanctions designed to cut off funding for the Cuban government. An oil blockade that the U.S. imposed on Cuba after the American military raid that ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, whose country provided Cuba with free oil, has plunged the already economically crippled island into full-blown crisis.

Cuba accuses the US of trying to hurt the country's economy

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez rejected the sanctions in a post on his official X account, asserting that the United States and Rubio are pursuing the “deliberate aim of harming” the economy “to prevent the provision of basic services to the population.”

“In his failed obsession with Cuba, he is now targeting executives and officials from ICAP — an institution that, for over six decades, has promoted friendship, international solidarity, justice, and peace — the exact opposite of what the Secretary of State has always championed in his corrupt policy,” Rodríguez wrote.

The latest sanctions follow an operation at the Miami airport last weekend in which several American citizens returning from Cuba after participating in events marking Castro’s birthday were briefly detained, according to U.S. officials. Some of them had their cellphones and other personal electronic devices seized for inspection, the officials said.

U.S. authorities had been prepared to detain dozens of returning activists for secondary screening, but far fewer were found to meet the criteria for the enhanced questioning by Customs and Border Protection agents, the officials said.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because details of the operation have not been made public, said those detained were eventually released and allowed to enter the U.S.

The officials said anyone detained and released could still face prosecution if it is found they violated U.S. sanctions, which prohibit all transactions with Cuban government-owned entities, including restaurants, hotels and shops. The status of seized cellphones, laptops and tablets, however, was unclear.

New sanctions are the latest pressure tactic as Cuba's economy falls into crisis

The new sanctions on the leadership of ICAP target the group’s president, Fernando González Llort, who had been among five Cuban intelligence officers arrested in the U.S. in 1998 but later released in 2014. They also target its first vice president, Noemí Ramona Rabaza Fernández, and its North America director, Leima Martínez Freire.

The metals, mining and construction sector sanctions target a nickel production company, two firms that specialize in the import of heavy industrial products, a mineral resources company, the Cuban Ministry of Construction, a company that provides Cuban workers to foreign entities on the island and two enterprises that import vehicles, automotive parts and construction materials.

The Trump administration also has stepped up a campaign that portrays Cuba as a grave national security threat to the U.S. In a report released last month, the State Department accused the Cuban government of sponsoring or otherwise supporting left-wing and anti-American activism in the United States for the past six decades.

While Cuba has been falling deeper into crisis for around five years, the oil blockade by the Trump administration has thrown the nation into freefall.

The lack of fuel to provide Cubans with electricity has plunged the island into all-out blackouts. Access to public transport has effectively disappeared, shortages of things like medicine have worsened, work hours have been slashed to adapt to the outages, and tourism, the island’s economic lifeline, has evaporated.

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Associated Press writer Andrea Rodríguez in Havana contributed to this report.

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This story has been corrected to show the sanctions are on nine, not 10, companies.

Thousands of employers are keeping tabs on the whereabouts, productivity and communications of workers with technology that was adopted widely during the coronavirus pandemic. A vast array of digital tools still are being used to track locations, collect data on task completion rates, and access work-issued smartphone and laptop cameras, raising concerns about how much privacy employees have relinquished, even in their own homes.

Employers have always monitored workers, but recent advances in artificial intelligence and data science enable them to create extensive data sets or “dossiers” that can be used to punish workers or attempt to predict employee behavior, said Wilneida Negrón, director of research and policy at Coworker, a nonprofit that helps workers organize to improve working conditions.

“Oftentimes, the workers with the least amount of power in the labor markets tend to be testing grounds for some of the more intrusive forms of data collection,” Negrón said.

Some of the most common workplace monitoring programs have shared names, email addresses and other personal worker data with hundreds of outside data brokers and technology companies without clearly disclosing the practice, according to an investigation by Vanderbilt University, Northeastern University and the University of California at Berkeley.

Data privacy experts and workers who say they've been closely monitored spoke with The Associated Press about what they see as the risks of employer surveillance and the steps employees can take to protect their personal information.

Team up with like-minded colleagues to advocate for yourself

Pharmacist Lannie Duong's job at a medical clinic involved meeting with patients who had chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. She reviewed their medical histories, blood work and symptoms, and adjusted their medications. She frequently enlisted interpreters to help her communicate with patients who had limited English language skills.

Duong said her employer tracked the length of her phone calls and appointments, and in performance evaluations questioned why she took so long with each patient.

“Everything was counted. How many minutes you’re on the phone. The minutiae of it was ridiculous,” Duong said. “We’re just tasked to do what feels like the impossible.”

Under what she described as unrelenting pressure, Duong felt “not trusted, not appreciated, almost completely hopeless. It was so depressing.” She eventually went on medical leave and began volunteering with other pharmacists to organize a union.

“I spoke up, hoping others would voice their concerns as well, but that didn’t really pan out,” Duong said. She says her employment was terminated after the medical leave.

Many of the employers using surveillance tools do so transparently and engage employee boards in reviewing how the tools are used, Negrón said. But there are also employers tracking, ranking and scoring employees in ways that are not transparent to workers, she said.

“Workers are going to have to come together because the forces of centralizing this kind of tracking and monitoring are moving too fast,” Negrón said.

Find out what kind of data your employer is collecting about you

As awareness about surveillance tools grows, some workers are pushing back on tools that track how long it takes to fulfill tasks, saying such monitoring contributes to injuries, and questioning what personal information is being collected and how it’s being used, said Hayley Tsukayama, director of state affairs at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on digital privacy.

“Unfortunately, if you are on a machine that’s been issued by your workplace, you should expect that there’s some type of monitoring,” Tsukayama said.

Researching data collection and surveillance trends in your industry is a good idea, according to Negrón. Without that knowledge, workers may find themselves unprepared when confronted with information unearthed during surveillance.

While teaching a college writing class, Arianna Anaya discovered that an administrator was reading the papers her students uploaded to the school’s learning management software and the comments Anaya made on the work. The students often wrote about intimate topics, including abuse, eating disorders and family trauma.

“The school essentially used the online learning system to allow administrators and staff to read student work that was often immensely private and personal, something we were specifically told students should not know about,” Anaya said.

A colleague who printed out the comments criticized the casual tone Anaya used with students and accused her of not sticking to the course syllabus. A few months later, Anaya's teaching contract wasn't renewed, although she doesn't know the exact reason.

“It made me quite paranoid,” Anaya said. “It made me feel less safe in the world.”

Check state laws to see what's required of employers

Some states, including New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Maine, require employers to notify workers if they're being monitored. Maine's law goes further, prohibiting visual monitoring in employees' homes or personal vehicles unless that kind of observation is required for the duties of the job, said Edward Halle, a privacy and AI compliance manager.

“The question becomes, what does the law mean by ‘the duties of the job'?” Halle said. "A telehealth nurse needs a camera; the camera is the job. A productivity webcam bolted onto ordinary desk work almost certainly isn’t. Where that line falls is the first thing the Department of Labor will be asked to sort out.”

If you work in a state without a notification requirement, it's difficult to find out if an employer is using technology to monitor your performance.

To raise the issue with managers, Tsukayama suggests coordinating with a union. If that’s not an option and you’re asking managers individually, approach the topic cautiously and take a curious tone, she advised. You could say you’ve noticed something on the computer and have questions, such as “How is this information being used within the company? How might it get out of the company?” Tsukayama said.

One place to start is asking what specific employee data your organization collects, said Aiha Nguyen, director of the Labor Futures Initiative at Data & Society, a nonprofit institute studying the impacts of technology. If your manager doesn’t know, the information technology department may have answers, since the people working there often are the ones turning on the features, Nguyen said.

Some common software programs such as Microsoft Office and Zoom have tools that can be used for tracking worker productivity, but the tracking features aren’t always activated. Knowing whether those tracking features are turned on can be difficult, because they’re built into the programs, Nguyen said.

“It’s automatic. It’s considered something that employers have been able to say, ‘This is necessary for work. You have to use these tools,’” she said.

To help safeguard personal information, don't use work devices to handle family matters or sensitive personal information such as medical conditions, experts advise.

“I think most people know that," Nguyen said. "But it can become tedious to switch between phones, or people don’t really think it’s that harmful. ... You don’t want to potentially put yourself at risk.”

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The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after The Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers the gloves, which are known as G.L.O.V.E.s or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters. The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails.

Omaha Superintendent Matthew Ray requested that police working in the schools, known as school resource officers, stop using the gloves. Omaha Police agreed.

However, the suburban Bellevue police department that patrols two Omaha schools and the large Bellevue district said its officers will continue carrying the gloves. Three other large school districts in the metro area that have Omaha school resource officers assigned to their buildings have not taken action to stop police from using the devices.

The AP left messages seeking comment Thursday from the Millard, Elkhorn and Westside districts that are also patrolled by Omaha officers.

Bellevue schools spokeswoman Amanda Oliver said the district has a great relationship with Bellevue police and doesn't see a need to alter anything.

“We’ve got a great communication and dialogue that we have with them consistently. And so for us right now, no changes are being made,” Oliver said.

Ray said in a school board meeting Monday and in a letter to the public schools community that he’d only learned about the gloves the previous week. But local television station KETV found emails from 2023 when Omaha police notified the districts that the department planned to equip officers with the gloves, and an official with the Omaha district said they were already familiar with them because Bellevue police had them at two Omaha schools.

Students in all the Omaha area districts have gone back to class over the past two weeks.

The Omaha Police Department held a news conference last week in which an officer demonstrated the gloves to show how they can help an officer quickly get control of someone who is refusing commands.

Omaha police used the gloves twice during the 2025-2026 school year, and Bellevue police have also used them twice in previous years.

Residents and school board members speak out against the gloves

At last week's school board meeting, about 30 people spoke out against police using the gloves. Residents and board members alike said they were appalled at the practice. No one spoke in favor of it.

“I can't even imagine walking down the hallway and seeing a peer of mine being electrocuted in a place that is supposed to be a safe space for students,” said Nora Wessel, a senior at Omaha Central High School. “Yet, this is now a very real possibility. These are adults we are supposed to be able to trust, but these weapons create a barrier for our students to turn to resource officers when needed.”

Ken Trump, president of the consulting firm National School Safety and Security Services, said before schools allow police to bring in technology like shock gloves, there should be a careful discussion of questions like how school resource officers will respond to students with disabilities or special medical needs, how parents will be informed, and under what circumstances the gloves can be used.

“Less than lethal doesn’t mean low risk,” said Trump.

Ray said the district recognized long-standing relationships with law enforcement partners and the important role school resource officers have in promoting school safety. Continued use of the gloves “would be counterproductive to our work together,” Ray said.

Mayor John Ewing Jr., who helped oversee creating the school resource officer program when he was on the police force, said the department has honored the school district's decision to “opt out.” The Omaha Police Department said officers will continue to carry tasers, batons, OC spray and firearms.

Most school resource officers were trained to use the gloves

Most of the Omaha Police Department's 34 school resource officers had been trained and were allowed to use the gloves, the mayor and Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said in a statement.

“We believe it is the safest use-of-force option in the rare times when it is used,” the statement said.

In 2025, Omaha police agreed to pay Compliant Technologies LLC, which manufactures the gloves, about $66,000 for 40 gloves, according to the contract.

Officers were expected to give warning before using the gloves and then touch the person for up to 15 seconds while the electric shock was delivered, the statement said.

Bellevue Police Chief Ken Clary said his officers will continue carrying the gloves, which they have had for more than three years.

“I am not comfortable having our officers give up a tool that has repeatedly proven to be safe, effective, and less harmful than the alternatives,” Clary said in a statement.

The devices activate when an officer presses a button. The gloves must touch someone’s skin directly to produce voltage that causes pain, which is intended to make people stop resisting officers. Unlike Tasers, they do not leave burn or contact marks.

In the 2025-2026 school year, an Omaha officer used the glove in one case to stop a high school student from another school from trying to escape after fighting with a security guard, according to the statement. In a second case, the glove was used on a student at the Omaha district's Integrated Learning Center for special education students. Police said that student made verbal threats and threw a chair at a school security guard, striking the guard in the head. The student also punched the guard in the head, according to the statement.

Bellevue police didn't immediately have details about when its officers have used the gloves. Clary said the devices have been an extremely effective tool that sometimes make students cooperate on sight even without shocking a student.

Omaha Public Schools is the largest district in Nebraska and serves more than 50,000 students, according to its website. The other districts in the metro area are also among the biggest in the state. ___ Associated Press Writers Ryan J. Foley, in Iowa City, Iowa; Hallie Golden in Seattle; Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City; and Sharon Lurye in Philadelphia contributed to this report.

Swalwell’s devices were seized at the San Francisco airport on Saturday and agents executed a search warrant at his home a day later, said the person, who was not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

A message seeking comment was left Thursday with an attorney for Swalwell, who has denied allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The Daily Mail first reported the seizure of Swalwell's devices on Thursday.

Swalwell announced his resignation from Congress in April following allegations that Swalwell had sexually assaulted a woman twice, including when she worked for him. The San Francisco Chronicle, followed by CNN, first reported the allegations. CNN also reported that three other women alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by Swalwell, including sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos.

The seven-term lawmaker had been seen as one of the leading candidates in California’s gubernatorial race before dropping out after the allegations surfaced.

The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed in April that it was investigating Swalwell after a former staffer told CNN and the Chronicle that Swalwell raped her at a hotel while he was in New York City for a charity gala in 2024. In a statement, Bragg’s office encouraged “survivors and anyone with knowledge of these allegations to contact our Special Victims Division.”

A lawyer representing Lonna Drewes, a California woman who in April said she had been raped in 2018 by Swalwell, said his team was cooperating with all law enforcement agencies investigating the former congressman.

“We are encouraged to learn about the escalation of the FBI’s investigation into the allegations against Eric Swalwell,” attorney Arick Fudali said in a statement.

Drewes spoke of the assault at a news conference days after Swalwell dropped out of the California governor’s race. She said it occurred at a hotel in Southern California. Swalwell denied that assault.

Swalwell, an Iowa native, was elected in 2012 and represented a House district east of San Francisco. He launched a presidential run in April 2019 but ended it a few months later after failing to catch on with voters.

He was one of Republican President Donald Trump’s top Democratic antagonists in Congress. He was a prominent member of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees during Trump's first term and served as one of several Democratic prosecutors for Trump’s second impeachment after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Swalwell was removed from the Intelligence Committee by then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in 2023 based on Swalwell's contact with a suspected Chinese spy, Christine Fang.

Fang was reported to have come into contact with Swalwell’s campaign as he was first running for Congress in 2012 and to have participated in fundraising for his 2014 campaign.

Federal investigators alerted Swalwell to their concerns and briefed Congress about Fang in 2015, at which point Swalwell says he cut off contact with her. He was not accused of wrongdoing and a House Ethics Committee investigation that was opened in 2021 closed two years later without any action.

California lawmaker Aisha Wahab secured victory Thursday in a special election to serve the rest of Swalwell’s House term, which ends in January. She will run again in the November election to represent the district for a full two-year term. ___

Associated Press reporter Michael R. Sisak in New York and Olga Rodriguez in San Francisco contributed to this report.