FHP troopers temporarily closed Krome Avenue, and Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies were notifying residents of recommended evacuations, as the direction of the flames changed.

“It was for the sanctity of life ... a majority of the homeowners heeded to our recommendation,” MDSO Assistant Chief Fernand Charles Jr. said on Wednesday during a news conference.

Marshall Jones told Local 10 News on Wednesday afternoon that the wildfire had prompted him to close and evacuate Mack’s Fishing Camp at Danell Lane, at the Miami-Dade and Broward County boundary.

Jones said the flames were “jumping over the conservation area” and he saw Broward County Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue personnel responding.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report.

More on the wildfires

• Wildfires burn ‘just under’ 14,000 acres in western Miami-Dade
• Fire chief warns Miami-Dade smoke pollution keeps moving to Broward

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A team from the British firm Wessex Archaeology said the structure would have consisted of two wooden poles 120 meters (394 feet) apart and aligned to point directly at the rising sun during the summer solstice and the setting sun at the winter solstice.

Researchers said the discovery predated Stonehenge by around 500 years.

The team was led by archaeologist Phil Harding, who is well known in the U.K. through his many years of excavations for Channel 4 TV series “Time Team.”

Harding, 76, said the site, which also turned up a treasure trove of finds including pottery, animal bones and a rare disc-shaped knife, was likely to have been a focus for major religious gatherings.

“Opportunities like this probably only come once in a career, in a lifetime,” Harding said. “I’m probably towards the end of my career now, but thank God I’m still in archaeology long enough to be part of this discovery, because it’s certainly the highlight of my career.”

The findings were released ahead of the summer solstice, which falls this year on Sunday, when thousands head to Stonehenge each year to celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Stonehenge is a symbol of British culture and history and remains one of the country’s biggest tourist draws. The World Heritage Site was built on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain in stages starting 5,000 years ago, with the unique stone circle erected in the late Neolithic period about 2,500 B.C.

The site’s meaning has been the subject of vigorous debate. The most generally accepted interpretation is that it was a temple aligned with movements of the sun — lining up perfectly with the summer and winter solstices.

Researchers who found the structure near Stonehenge carried out the dig at Bulford, 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the main stone circle, as part of archaeological work to support the British defense ministry's program to accommodate troops who have been withdrawn in recent years from Germany, where the army had a big footprint for decades. The area around Stonehenge is one of the largest military training grounds and in the U.K. and Bulford is home to a barracks.

The original excavation took place between 2015 and 2017, with the findings requiring many years of analyses and tests.

English Heritage said other theories about Stonehenge include that it was a coronation place for Danish kings, a druid temple, a cult center for healing, or an astronomical computer for predicting eclipses and solar events.

Whatever the explanation, thousands of people, many dressed as druids and pagans, will gather at the site on Sunday to see the sun rise.

“What few will realize is that 5,000 years ago on a nearby hillside overlooking modern day Bulford, people were doing the exact same thing — revering and celebrating the sunrise on Midsummer’s Day,” said Harding.

Group stage matches

JUNE 17: DAY 1

Ghana vs. Panama is at 7 p.m.

England gets 3 points

• Game analysis: Harry Kane ties England’s record for World Cup goals in 4-2 win over Croatia

The next matches

JUNE 23: DAY 2

England vs. Ghana is at 4 p.m.

Panama vs. Croatia is at 7 p.m.

JUNE 27: DAY 3

Panama vs. England is at 5 p.m.

Croatia vs. Ghana is at 5 p.m.

Track the groups’ progress

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

Martin Baturina and Petar Musa answered each of Kane’s first-half goals in a rematch of the 2018 semifinal game won by Croatia. Musa’s goal came on the final play before the whistle ending the first half.

The even score didn’t last long once play resumed.

Bellingham took a long pass and stayed clear of the defender the rest of the way, sending a shot past Dominik Livakovic and in off the far post. Marcus Rashford padded the lead in the 85th minute.

Kane, who won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup in Russia by scoring six times, is up to 10 World Cup goals, tying Gary Lineker’s mark from the 1986 and 1990 tournaments.

The 32-year-old striker’s first goal came on his second chance on a penalty kick after Livakovic’s save on the first try was nullified by a video review that showed both his feet off the goal line as Kane was striking the ball.

Kane went the same way toward the right post with the second attempt, while Livakovic lunged the other direction, to his right.

The penalty was called when Luka Modric, the 40-year-old midfielder who extended his Croatian record by appearing in his fifth World Cup, kicked Noni Madueke in the thigh.

Kane matched Lineker’s mark when the Bayern Munich striker easily beat Livakovic with a powerful header off a corner kick from Declan Rice. Kane has 81 international goals.

Bellingham almost immediately had another great scoring chance soon after his seventh international goal. Livakovic made that save and about a half-dozen more in a matter of minutes during a frenetic English attack.

Musa plays for Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas, which has its home games about 40 miles from AT&T Stadium.

The retractable roof venue that is home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys is giving World Cup fans an air-conditioned reprieve from the muggy Texas heat, this time for white-clad English fans and Croatian supporters who were mostly wearing their country’s familiar red-and-white checkered uniforms, not the blue kits the players had on.

Musa tracked a header from Ivan Perisic and put a one-timer past Jordan Pickford, who was also beaten in the 36th minute by Baturina. That shot into the left corner ticked off Pickford’s hand.

England next plays Ghana in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in Group L on Tuesday, the same day Croatia plays Panama in Toronto.

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The agreement calls for at least $60 million in humanitarian aid, provided by the Trump administration, to be controlled by the Cuban Catholic Church. Another $40 million would be handled by trusted non-governmental organizations, though still under challenging conditions.

But getting that aid where it needs to go is easier said than done.

“I spoke to the Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba not too long ago and he says the logistics of it is -- they have no gasoline to deliver some of the humanitarian aid, even in the region of Santiago de Cuba it is very difficult,” said Local 10 News Cuba analyst Andy Gomez.

Gomez believes Cuba is on the brink of a historic change.

“At this instance, the situations are so bad that they’re gonna need help from the outside,” he said.

There is some talk of the U.S. military stepping in to help fill the gap in delivering foreign aid, but that scenario is unlikely to have the blessing of the Cuban regime.

“By allowing the U.S. military to go in, then you’re gonna have 8.3 million Cubans demanding much more and that is the fall of the regime -- and they know that. And that’s what Cuba does not want,” Gomez said.

Meanwhile, a meeting is set for Thursday with Cuba’s National Assembly, economists and President Miguel Diaz-Canel, billed as evaluating proposals for economic and social transformations. Gomez isn’t buying the framing.

“I think it’s basically saying behind closed doors -- uh oh, where do we go with this?” he said. When asked if it amounts to a crisis meeting, Gomez didn’t hesitate. “I think it’s a crisis meeting.”

Gomez questions what economic reforms Cuba could realistically introduce in that meeting besides approving new laws to attract foreign investment. Multiple analysts agree that Raul Castro, Miguel Diaz-Canel and the rest of the regime know their power is on the verge of collapse.

In an overnight social media post from the Group of Seven summit in France, Trump declared he was delaying the nomination of federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence just hours ahead of his scheduled hearing, despite bipartisan praise for the nominee and Republican efforts to speed him through the confirmation process.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Republicans would go ahead with the Clayton hearing anyway, “unless the president directs him not to appear or withdraws his nomination.” But later he postponed the hearing, saying it was “regrettable” that Trump had directed Clayton not to appear.

“Mr. Clayton is a patriot and a highly qualified nominee, as the president has said repeatedly,” Cotton said. “While today’s hearing is now unfortunately postponed, I look forward to proceeding with his confirmation in the near future.”

Trump’s attempt to delay Clayton makes it more likely that his temporary pick for the intelligence job, top housing official Bill Pulte, will take over when outgoing director Tulsi Gabbard leaves office on Friday. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have sharply criticized Pulte, a Trump loyalist who has no known national security experience and has used his current administration perch to target perceived adversaries of the president.

Trump has defended Pulte, calling him “fair” and “talented” in his social media post. Speaking to reporters in France, Trump called the speedy process to get Clayton formally installed a “rush act by the Democrats.”

“Why are they afraid of this guy? They’re so afraid of him,” Trump said, referring to Pulte. “They’ll do anything not to have Pulte go in there.”

Caught in the middle is the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, bipartisan legislation that aims to prevent terrorist attacks by monitoring the communications of targeted foreigners located outside the United States. Democrats had said they would not provide the necessary votes to pass the bill unless Pulte’s temporary appointment was withdrawn. The current surveillance authority expired last week.

Further complicating matters, Trump said in his social media post that he would not sign the FISA renewal without his legislation to require proof of citizenship for all voters — which does not have enough votes to pass the Senate — and that he does not want to remove Clayton from his current position as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York until his replacement, James McDonald, is approved.

Trump’s post sent Senate Republicans scrambling, and it was unclear if and when Clayton’s nomination would move forward.

“We’ll just have to take it a day at a time until we get more clarity on what the White House position is on this,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Wednesday morning. He said he didn’t know why Trump was holding up the effort.

“Good question,” he said.

Escalating tensions between White House and Capitol Hill

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, called Trump’s move an “extraordinary display of dysfunction from a president who seems determined to turn America’s national security into a political bargaining chip.”

“The biggest obstacle to resolving these issues has not been Senate Democrats or Senate Republicans,” Warner said. “It has been the chaos and confusion coming from the White House itself.”

It was just the latest in a series of standoffs between Trump and Senate Republicans this year.

A funding bill for Trump’s immigration agencies was delayed several weeks when Republicans revolted over a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and a $1 billion security request for the White House, including his new ballroom. The bill passed after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the settlement would not move forward, and GOP leaders decided to drop the security money from the bill.

Trump then appointed Pulte as interim intelligence director just as the FISA renewal was moving toward passage, upsetting bipartisan talks. Republicans urged the White House to pull the appointment, to no avail.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said that Trump’s recent moves are “undermining the results he wants.”

“Jay Clayton was on the brink of having a very good hearing and probably getting some Democrat support, and now we’re in a posture to where it may be the reason that 702 doesn’t get reauthorized,” Tillis said. “That’s a mistake.”

Tillis called Pulte a “sycophant” to Trump.

“How could anybody think he was going to be a credible choice?” he asked.

Democrats say Trump is distracting from other issues

Democrats say that Trump is undermining Americans’ safety as he makes demands of the Senate and tries to put loyal allies in national security positions.

Pulte’s appointment “should send a shiver down the spine of every American,” said Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, a former CIA analyst and national security official. “The only thing more dangerous than letting FISA lapse is putting Bill Pulte at the head of 17 intelligence agencies.”

Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, said he may have supported Clayton, with whom he met on Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate because he nominated this guy,” King said of Trump.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said she thinks Trump is also trying to divert attention from the war in Iran.

Murray said Clayton was on track to be confirmed because “most Democrats felt that allowing Pulte to go in office was a really bad idea, and most Republicans agreed.”

Consequences for FISA’s lapse

National security officials across both major political parties have for years described Section 702 as vital for gathering intelligence that can disrupt terrorist attacks and espionage operations, though some lawmakers and civil liberties advocates have raised concerns over the government’s use of information about Americans that is incidentally collected through the program.

A court order from March certified that the program could continue for an additional 12 months, though it is possible that communications companies could challenge the government’s authority to force them to cooperate and share data.

Trump’s delay of Clayton “shows he has no interest in getting FISA done,” said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti and Lisa Mascaro in Washington, Aamer Madhani in Evian-les-Bains, France, and Darlene Superville in Geneva contributed to this report.

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Carolina Herrera said she lives with an autoimmune condition that increased her sensitivity to the smoke. She was walking her dog in her community near the Turnpike in Miami-Dade.

“At least the last three days, my eyes have been itchier than usual,” Herrera said.

The first of two wildfires started during a thunderstorm on Sunday after lightning struck near the Metrowest Detention Center, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.

“The Florida Forest Service had responded to the call. They began working the fire as of Sunday,” Jadallah said. “On Monday, the fire began to get a little bit bigger, they requested resources.”

Jadallah said “just under” 14,000 acres had burned. The two wildfires had burned 13,900 acres as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Forest Service.

The larger wildfire was 30% contained and had burned 13,400 acres, and the smaller wildfire, which started on Tuesday, was 25% contained, and had burned 500 acres, according to FFS.

Related story: Smoke pollution increases health risks in Broward, chief warns

The smoke prompted a “moderate” air quality alert in South Florida, which impacts those who are unusually sensitive to particle pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

MDFR personnel warned that the smoke was lifting as temperatures increased and asked residents to “limit time outdoors, keep doors and windows closed, and set air conditioning systems to recirculate indoor air.

“Carry your inhaler with you and be mindful of your normal activities if they are getting harder than they usually would be,” said Dr. Tyler Haertlein, an emergency medicine physician at Broward Health.

MDFR deployed about seven dozen units to the area of Northwest 137 Avenue and 25 Street, according to the active dispatch calls log.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies asked people to avoid the area and slowing down to take pictures.

Drivers reported the smoke affected visibility early on Wednesday morning along the Florida Turnpike near Hialeah.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol temporarily closed and reopened Krome Avenue at mile marker 23.

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The mix of gases and fine particles can make anyone sick, but those who live with chronic conditions are at a higher risk, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The smoke will continue to push northward ... the way that it continues to push is towards the north or slightly towards the northwest,” Jadallah said during a news conference. "

Before Jadallah’s warning, the smoke prompted a “moderate” air quality alert in South Florida, which affects those who are unusually sensitive to particle pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

MDFR personnel warned that the smoke was lifting as temperatures increased and asked residents to “limit time outdoors, keep doors and windows closed, and set air conditioning systems to recirculate indoor air.

“Carry your inhaler with you and be mindful of your normal activities if they are getting harder than they usually would be,” said Dr. Tyler Haertlein, an emergency medicine physician at Broward Health.

Breathing in the smoke can cause coughing, trouble breathing, wheezing, asthma attacks, stinging eyes, scratchy throat, runny nose, irritated sinuses, headaches, tiredness, chest pain, and even fast heartbeat, according to the CDC.

Pregnancy also increases risks, and respirators and masks may even be helpful for children who have asthma, according to the CDC.

Related story: 2 wildfires burn 13,900 acres in western Miami-Dade: Florida Forest Service

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Fires and traffic

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Thursday will bring a mix of sun and clouds, along with south-southeast winds. Smoke and haze could still linger across parts of metro Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Temperatures will climb into the mid-90s. When humidity is factored in, it will feel like the triple digits. The chance of rain is 20%.

The iconic former headquarters of the gone-but-not-forgotten Pan American World Airways, better known as Pan Am, has been reimagined for a new generation of travelers.

The headquarters, dubbed the “Taj Mahal” after being built in 1963, has now been restored and transformed into a private terminal for luxury flyers. Pan Am went out of business in 1991.

Former Pan Am employees joined an opening ceremony for the swanky digs on Wednesday.

“I went through training here in the Taj Mahal, as we called it,” former flight attendant Renate Van Kempena said.

There’s a spa, nine private suites and a private Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. It definitely beats waiting in the terminal with everybody else.

When travelers are ready to go they put them on a BMW limousine and get driven straight to their plane.

Miami joins the ranks of Atlanta, Los Angeles and others to have these swank spaces for the rich and famous.

The developer P/S has a lease on this historic building.

“We definitely stayed true to the architecture that existed,” Amina Porter, P/S’s chief operating officer, said. “A lot of the historic elements were really architectural and on the outside, so the bristle, the terracotta tiles and there’s a few of them throughout the inside the courtyard and in the hallway.”

It costs $4,800 to be a member per year.

The embarrassment for the Republican gubernatorial candidate who has President Donald Trump’s endorsement comes as the Republican Party of Florida’s political debate rules only qualify him.

“I wouldn’t have qualified when I ran in ‘18 for what they were trying to do,” Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said in West Palm Beach.

The Florida’s Voice reported the 10/10/10 rules: The candidate has to reach at least 10% support in the RPOF poll, raise more than $10 million, and secure more than 10,000 donors.

The RPOF’s poll results: Donalds had 38.8%, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins had 7.6%, James Fishback had 4.1%, former House Speaker Paul Renner had 2.2%, Bobby Williams had 1.9%, and 42.9% were undecided.

Byron’s campaign statement in response: “There are not participation trophies in politics.”

On Tuesday, Collins, a combat-wounded U.S. Army Special Forces veteran who served for over 23 years, responded during a news conference in Milton.

“That participation trophy line is a bit of a slap in the face,” said Collins, who removed his prosthetic leg, placed it on the podium, and added, “This is my participation trophy.”

The Sunshine State Showdown was set for June 27 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

Karthikeyan Deenadayalan was charged in U.S. District Court in Maryland on Monday with one count of violating the federal Port and Waterways Safety Act. Deenadayalan’s attorneys did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.

Prosecutors also filed notice of a “deferred prosecution agreement” with the court, but did not provide details about the terms of that deal. Deferred prosecution agreements are typically used when a defendant has agreed to meet certain conditions — such as providing testimony, or paying restitution — in exchange for the charges against them being dropped.

Prosecutors say in court documents that Deenadayalan was the chief engineer of the container ship when it was in the Port of Baltimore in the days before the deadly bridge collision, and that Deenadayalan willfully failed to notify the U.S. Coast Guard that an improper fuel pump without a backup system was being used to power two of the ship's generators.

The Dali, bound for Sri Lanka, lost power twice in a four-minute span as it moved to sea from the Port of Baltimore, causing it to crash into the Key Bridge in the early hours of March 26, 2024. Investigators say a loose wire in a switchboard likely caused the first power loss that led to its steering failure.

But after regaining power, the ship found itself in trouble again, prosecutors say, because the fuel pump used on the two generators was not designed to automatically restart after the first blackout. That caused a second blackout to occur, and the vessel crashed into a supporting column of the bridge, killing six construction workers who had been filling potholes on the structure. The toll bridge first opened in 1977 and is traveled by millions of cars every day.

The Singapore-based ship operator and another employee were indicted on criminal charges in May, accused of relying on the improper pump and then lying about it to investigators. Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. and Chennai, India-based Synergy Maritime Pte Ltd. and the ship's former technical superintendent Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, 47, are charged with conspiracy, misconduct causing death, failing to immediately inform the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous condition, obstructing the National Transportation Safety Board and making false statements.

A trial in the case against the ship's operator and the technical superintendent has been scheduled for October 2027.

After the indictment, Synergy Marine expressed disappointment and accused the U.S. Justice Department of turning an accident into a crime. Nair’s lawyer, David Gerger, had a similar response, saying in May that his client “thinks about this accident every day, but he certainly did not cause it.”

In April, a $2.25 billion settlement was announced between the state of Maryland, Synergy Marine and Grace Ocean Private Limited, the Singapore-based ship owner. Grace Ocean hasn’t been charged with any crimes related to the collapse.

Earlier this month, a federal judge agreed to postpone a civil trial over the collapse after a flurry of last-minute settlements resolved most of the remaining claims, including deals resolving all pending claims over the deaths of six construction workers.

Virtually all of the unresolved claims are alleging economic losses by businesses and local governments. None of the remaining parties were asking to start the trial as scheduled this week.

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Blind and visually impaired soccer players rely on the sound of a ball that is filled with bells and on the voices of their teammates and coaches.

“It looks hard at first, but once you get to learn it, it seems easier,” said Arianna Taylor, a Miami Lighthouse Academy player.

Virginia Jacko, the president and chief executive officer of the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Physically Impaired, said 145 students benefit from the soccer program.

“Too often, blind children are leftover of team sports, and team sports teach us so much,” Jacko said.

Oseas De Leon, the Miami Lighthouse’s soccer coach, was a baby when a severe case of measles caused blindness. He has experience with the USA Blind Soccer Men’s National Team.

“The fact that our children don’t have the opportunity to do any physical activity, I think it’s more than a reason to have blind soccer here with us,” De Leon said. “Unfortunately, we are the only ones in the country.”

The International Blind Sports Federation, which included blind soccer in the 1990s, credits Spain as the pioneer of blind soccer in the 1920s and Brazil for increasing its popularity in the 1960s.

De Leon has had big dreams for the national blind soccer movement, so he developed a curriculum for kids as young as one in collaboration with the U.S Association of Blind Athletes, or USABA.

Aside from De Leon, the soccer program also includes eight other employees of the Miami Lighthouse.

To support them, Roborock announced a $50,000 donation and equipped a new classroom “to advance accessibility and independence through technology.”

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FIFA WORLD CUP

Groups’ stage progress

Group K: Portugal and Congo each get 1 point

Group J: Austria and Argentina each get 3 points

Group I: France and Norway each get 3 points

Group H: Every team sits at 1 point

Group G: Every team sits at 1 point

Group F: Sweden gets 3 points

Group E: Germany and Ivory Coast each get 3 points

Group D: Australia and United States each get 3 points

Group C: Brazil and Morocco each get 1 point; Scotland gets 3 points

Group B: Qatar and Switzerland each get 1 point

Group A: Mexico and South Korea each get 3 points

Tournament’s schedule

June 18: There are four matches: The Group A match, The Czech Republic vs. South Africa, is at Noon. The Group B, Switzerland vs. Bosnia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Canada vs. Qatar, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A match, Mexico vs. South Korea, is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 19: There are four matches: The Group D, U.S. vs. Australia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Morocco, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Brazil vs. Haiti, game is at 8:30 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. Paraguay, game is at 11 p.m.

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

June 20: There are three matches: The Group F, Netherlands vs. Sweden, game is at 1 p.m. The Group E, Germany vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Curaçao, game is at 8 p.m.

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

Miami Beach fan party: Doors open at 6 p.m. on June 20 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for an event for Uruguayan fans co-hosted by the Consulate General of Uruguay.

June 21: There are five matches: The Group F, Tunisia vs. Japan, game is at midnight. The Group H, Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at Noon. The Group G, Belgium vs. Iran, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Cape Verde, game is at 6 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Egypt, game is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 22: There are four matches: The Group J, Argentina vs. Austria, game is at 1 p.m. The Group I, France vs. Iraq, game is at 5 p.m. The Group I, Norway vs. Senegal, game is at 8 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Algeria, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to 8 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 11 a.m. on June 22 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 1 p.m. Argentina vs. Austria match.

June 23: There are four matches: The Group K, Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 1 p.m. The Group L, England vs. Ghana, game is at 4 p.m. The Group L, Panama vs. Croatia, game is at 7 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Congo, game is at 10 p.m.

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

June 24: There are six matches: The Group B, Switzerland vs. Canada, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Bosnia vs. Qatar, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Morocco vs. Haiti, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Brazil, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A, South Africa vs. South Korea, game is at 9 p.m. The Group A, Czech Republic vs. Mexico, game is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.

June 25: There are six matches: The Group E, Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 26: There are six matcuphes: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 27: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. Parking is free. Broward County is offering free Express bus transportation from the arena to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens, to FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Round of 32 begins

June 28: There is a match at 3 p.m.

Miami watch party: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 29: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

June 30: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

July 1: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

July 2: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

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

July 3: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

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

Round of 16 begins

July 4: There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

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

July 5: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Quarterfinals begin

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

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

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

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

Semifinals begin

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

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

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

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

Finals begin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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An aerial view from Sky 10 showed structures are still in place, but the facility is not quite as busy as it has been in the past.

This activity comes after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a statement Tuesday, saying: “As we enter into hurricane season, ICE and the state of Florida have moved illegal aliens from the soft-sided facility. For the safety of the illegal alien detainees, we transferred them to other facilities.”

When Local 10 News asked DHS officials where the detainees have been moved to and how many might still be at the facility, they sent the same statement and did not elaborate.

Kevin Guthrie, the state’s emergency management director, previously said that the facility could withstand a Category 2 hurricane.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was asked if the facility was closing or not.

“It was never meant to be permanent and so we won’t do that,” he said. “I don’t think that it’s empty now, at least as of yesterday when I was briefed on it.”

The facility is located deep in the Everglades and was constructed quickly last summer. It has received sharp criticism from environmental groups, whose lawsuit remains intact.

“It seems to be business as usual,” Jessica Namath, the founder of the group Floridians for Public Lands, said.

Namath joined a virtual press conference with other environmental groups discussing the detention center. She says she has more questions than answers.

“If there are no detainees, as a public land lover and wanting to access the site, I don’t know (under) what premise they are still maintaining their footprint,” she said

It has also been an expensive operation, costing Florida taxpayers roughly $1.2 million a day out of the emergency management fund.

Guthrie has mentioned that the state has requested $390 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a reimbursement for this facility.

“FEMA is working closely with the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the State of Florida,” a FEMA spokesperson said in a statement. “Reimbursement requests are in process. Updates will be provided as the process continues.”

According to FEMA, the agency has already reimbursed $58.2 million to the state.

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Pino, 55, is charged with manslaughter and vessel homicide.

Prosecutors accuse Pino, then 52, of being reckless when he lost control of a 29-foot Robalo boat in the early evening hours of Sept. 4, 2022 and slammed it into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key, killing 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez. Two other girls were seriously hurt, including 17-year-old Katerina Puig, who was left permanently disabled.

Dr. Diana Barratt, a neurologist, testified Wednesday as a defense expert witness, confirming she was retained by Pino’s defense team to determine whether the real estate mogul had suffered a brain injury in the crash and whether or not that could lead to some form of amnesia or unknowingly giving false information.

She confirmed that she met with Pino and reviewed his medical records, determining that he did suffer a brain injury in the crash.

“When he bumped his head, there was blood accumulating under the surface of the skin,” Barratt said. “He was witnessed unconscious on the boat and so that made it very clear that he met the diagnostic criteria for traumatic injury.”

Barratt added that people who suffer a traumatic brain injury “can forget things immediately preceding the injury, and then things immediately after the injury, and sometimes they have trouble retaining old memories.”

Barratt said Pino made multiple wrong statements to investigators after the crash, including who was sitting behind him, which showed signs of having false memory after a traumatic brain injury.

“There was no scientific test that you could administer to prove that he had amnesia, was there?” prosecutor Laura Adams asked when it was her turn to question the defense’s expert witness.

“After the fact? No,” Barratt responded.

The state pressed Barratt on how she came to her diagnostic conclusion of Pino perhaps exhibiting a “false memory without the intent to deceive.”

“So you were evaluating his memory, but you didn’t ask him what he remembered, did you?” Adams asked.

“No, I relied on the records,” Barratt said.

Through the testimony of defense witness Andrew Mescolotto, a maritime attorney retained about a week after the boating incident to defend Pino by an insurance company, jurors learned about the incident-related civil claims that have since been resolved with several families, including the Fernandez and Puig families.

He testified the Pino had a marine insurance policy.

Mescolotto testified during direct examination with defense attorney Howard Srebnick that “it was very important” to Pino to “resolve” the medical claims filed by families of those injured in the crash.

During cross-examination with Adams, the witness also conceded part of the process included mitigating against Pino’s financial liability while working to resolve the claims.

Pino’s wife, Cecilia Pino, told jurors Tuesday about the chaotic moments after the crash and said that afterward she was “just thinking of the girls.”

Claudia Portocarrero, who was on the boat celebrating the 18^th birthday of the Pinos’ daughter, said she and her friends were singing and waving their hands prior to the crash.

The defense claims something may have obstructed George Pino’s view of the channel marker, but the state maintains that none of the girls were standing up or placing their hands up in a way that would have obstructed Pino’s view.

“I just remember opening my eyes after the impact and seeing like a lot of white,” Portocarrero said. “And the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was George, and I thought he was dead. I just saw a lot of blood gushing and then my friends were telling me that I had to get out of the boat … by the time I was going to get off the boat it was kind of almost like turned, flipped, so instead of jumping from the boat, I practically like stepped into the water because of how tilted it was.”

Portocarrero said she assisted one of her friends in helping to keep Puig afloat in the water before a rescue boat arrived.

Both she and another passenger who testified Tuesday said that while they each had a couple of alcoholic beverages, they didn’t see Pino drinking and said the speed of the boat did not feel excessive at the time of the crash.

A witness who was on another boat told the jury that his friend called out to Pino to check under the boat and Pino “immediately” went under the boat and then pulled Fernandez out before handing her over to the witness who had jumped into the water.

The witness said he then helped place her onto another boat that arrived.

Pino’s defense team claims the crash was a horrible accident and not the result of negligence.

After Srebnick wrapped up the defense’s case, Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez again denied his request to have one or both of the charges tossed.

Proceedings wrapped up just before 5 p.m. With no court on Friday, Tinkler Mendez and the parties agreed to have jurors back on Monday for closing arguments, giving jurors Thursday off as well.

The video shows a woman in blue sitting in a park before police say she violently pushed down the young child.

“She hit my child with such a force and with anger and hatred in her eyes,” the mother said after being shown the footage.

The attack happened June 8 at 172nd and Collins in Sunny Isles Beach. The little girl was being watched by her grandmother at the time.

“My five-year-old, she fell to the ground, she rolled on the floor, and she had severe bruises all over her body after the fall,” the mother said.

She described the moment in disbelief, saying the suspect was simply sitting near her child gathering toys before the assault.

The aftermath has taken an emotional toll on the child.

“She’s asking me about that lady, why she was so evil, what I did wrong, and it’s like every time. I have that emotional conversation with my child since then,” the mother said.

Sunny Isles Beach police launched an investigation after a witness told them the child was violently thrown to the ground. Officers caught up with the suspect, Natalia Hordiienko, on Saturday and arrested her on a charge of child abuse without great bodily harm.

It remains unclear what prompted the attack. The mother is speaking out because she doesn’t want this to happen to any other child, and she says she’s grateful to police for conducting a thorough investigation and making an arrest.

“She deserves the absolute maximum penalty possible allowed by law,” the mother said.

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The incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday near 24302 SW 107th Ave.

Investigators said 24-year-old Elio Jesus Rodriguez Garcia was at his home when a man he had been arguing with through WhatsApp messages appeared at the front gate of his apartment complex.

Rodriguez Garcia heard the man yelling from outside and exited through the back of his apartment to see what was happening.

After seeing the man, Rodriguez Garcia went back inside, armed himself with a rifle and returned to his rear balcony, where the two continued arguing.

During the confrontation, Rodriguez Garcia fired two warning shots, investigators said.

One of the shots traveled across U.S. 1 and struck the passenger side of a Miami-Dade Transit bus as it was traveling north near Southwest 132nd Avenue and the Busway.

The bus had passengers at the time. According to the arrest form, the bullet entered the bus, shattered a side window and caused minor glass injuries to the right side of a passenger’s head and face.

Johnson was seated on the driver’s side of the bus a few feet from where the bullet entered. The bullet was recovered intact from inside the bus and appeared to be a rifle round.

She was treated at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

As Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the report of an occupied bus being struck by gunfire, dispatchers also received a separate call about a man firing a weapon at Pine Grove Apartments.

Deputies responded and took Rodriguez Garcia into custody without incident.

According to the arrest form, deputies recovered a spent .300 Blackout casing behind Rodriguez Garcia apartment. From the rear of the apartment, investigators said they could see across heavily-congested U.S. 1 to the Miami-Dade Transit bus that had been struck.

Rodriguez Garcia was transported to MDSO’s South District station for an interview. Investigators said he was advised of his Miranda rights using a preprinted form and agreed to speak without an attorney present.

He was later charged and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Charges include four counts of attempted manslaughter with a deadly weapon, with bond to be set. He also faces a charge of unlawfully discharging a firearm in a public place or residential property, with bond set at $500.

Authorities additionally placed an immigration hold on Rodriguez Garcia.

El incidente ocurrió alrededor de las 2:15 p.m. del martes cerca de 24302 SW 107th Ave.

Los investigadores dijeron que Elio Jesus Rodriguez Garcia, de 24 años, estaba en su casa cuando un hombre con el que había estado discutiendo a través de mensajes de WhatsApp apareció en la entrada principal de su complejo de apartamentos.

Rodriguez Garcia escuchó al hombre gritando desde afuera y salió por la parte trasera de su apartamento para ver qué estaba pasando.

Después de ver al hombre, Rodriguez Garcia regresó al interior, se armó con un rifle y volvió a su balcón trasero, donde ambos continuaron discutiendo.

Durante la confrontación, Rodriguez Garcia disparó dos tiros de advertencia, dijeron los investigadores.

Uno de los disparos cruzó la US 1 e impactó el lado del pasajero de un autobús de Miami-Dade Transit que circulaba hacia el norte cerca de Southwest 132nd Avenue y el Busway.

El autobús tenía pasajeros en ese momento. Según el informe de arresto, la bala entró al autobús, rompió una ventana lateral y causó heridas leves por vidrio en el lado derecho de la cabeza y el rostro de un pasajero.

Johnson estaba sentada en el lado del conductor del autobús a unos pocos pies de donde entró la bala. La bala fue recuperada intacta del interior del autobús y parecía ser un proyectil de rifle.

Fue atendida en el lugar por Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Mientras los agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade respondían al reporte de un autobús ocupado impactado por disparos, los despachadores también recibieron una llamada separada sobre un hombre disparando un arma en Pine Grove Apartments.

Los agentes respondieron y detuvieron a Rodriguez Garcia sin incidentes.

Según el informe de arresto, los agentes recuperaron un casquillo calibre .300 Blackout detrás del apartamento de Rodriguez Garcia. Desde la parte trasera del apartamento, los investigadores dijeron que podían ver a través de la congestionada US 1 hacia el autobús de Miami-Dade Transit que había sido impactado.

Rodriguez Garcia fue trasladado a la estación del Distrito Sur de MDSO para una entrevista. Los investigadores dijeron que se le leyeron sus derechos Miranda utilizando un formulario preimpreso y aceptó hablar sin la presencia de un abogado.

Posteriormente fue acusado y trasladado al Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Los cargos incluyen cuatro cargos de intento de homicidio involuntario con arma mortal, con fianza por determinar. También enfrenta un cargo de disparar ilegalmente un arma de fuego en un lugar público o propiedad residencial, con una fianza fijada en $500 USD.

Las autoridades también colocaron una retención migratoria sobre Rodriguez Garcia.

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The vote comes as the district faces a new reality -- for the first time in generations, there are more school seats than actual students. District leaders cited declining enrollment and changing demographics as reasons they had no choice but to re-evaluate how some school buildings are being utilized.

“It is never an easy decision to consolidate schools, but when done properly it benefits our students,” said Robert Alonzo, Miami-Dade School Board District 4.

Nine schools are set to be closed and/or repurposed, including Miami Springs Middle School, Richmond Heights Middle and Lorna Smith Elementary, among others.

“We’re not seeing those numbers coming in, we have also seen a decline in birth rate, we are just not seeing that many students within our communities,” Alonzo said.

But parents and community activists who spoke out at Wednesday’s school board meeting say changes in immigration policy are partially to blame for the drop in enrollment.

“I also want to urge the board recognized how concerns around immigration enforcement have impacted school enrollment in our district,” said community activist Luna Plaza.

Others warned the closures carry consequences beyond just numbers.

“School closures affect far more than enrollment numbers, they affect families, local businesses, property values and the overall stability of our communities,” said community activist Cassie Creed.

Still, there were those who pushed back on the closures themselves, saying those schools make up the fabric of their community. But district leaders say the changes can only benefit students, and they pledged not to leave any community without the resources it needs.

“We are never going to leave a community that is going to be underserved or not having the resources that they are going to need -- our goal is to provide the best education that they can receive,” Alonzo said.

Students from closed schools will join others that continue to operate as the district consolidates buildings and facilities, with leaders saying the move is necessary to maintain quality.

“It’s something that we have to do in order to continue to provide our students with the best services out there and the best facilities,” Alonzo said.

As for what happens to the now-vacant properties, the district says that will vary on a case-by-case basis.

Below is the list of the closures:

North Region:

• Parkway Elementary

• Rainbow Park Elementary

Central Region:

• Lenora B. Smith Elementary

• Miami Springs Middle

• Phillis Wheatley Elementary

South Region:

• Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy

• Pine Villa Elementary

• Richmond Heights Middle

• Robert Russa Moton Elementary

Below are the combinations:

Central Region:

• Georgia Jones-Ayers Middle School and Lenora B. Smith Elementary School will combine to become a K-8 Center.

• Miami Springs Middle School and Miami Springs Senior High School will combine to become a 6-12 School.

South Region:

• Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts and Pine Villa Elementary School will combine to become a K-12 School.

• Richmond Heights Middle and BioTech 9-12 will combine to become a 6-12 School.

La votación se produce mientras el distrito enfrenta una nueva realidad: por primera vez en generaciones, hay más cupos escolares que estudiantes. Los líderes del distrito citaron la disminución de la matrícula y cambios demográficos como razones por las que no tuvieron otra opción que reevaluar cómo se utilizan algunos edificios escolares.

“Nunca es una decisión fácil consolidar escuelas, pero cuando se hace correctamente beneficia a nuestros estudiantes”, dijo Robert Alonzo, de la Junta Escolar de Miami-Dade del Distrito 4.

Nueve escuelas están programadas para cerrar y/o ser reutilizadas, incluyendo Miami Springs Middle School, Richmond Heights Middle y Lorna Smith Elementary, entre otras.

“No estamos viendo que esos números lleguen, también hemos visto una disminución en la tasa de natalidad, simplemente no estamos viendo tantos estudiantes dentro de nuestras comunidades”, dijo Alonzo.

Pero padres y activistas comunitarios que hablaron en la reunión del miércoles dijeron que los cambios en la política de inmigración son en parte responsables de la disminución en la matrícula.

“También quiero instar a la junta a reconocer cómo las preocupaciones sobre la aplicación de leyes de inmigración han impactado la matrícula escolar en nuestro distrito”, dijo la activista comunitaria Luna Plaza.

Otros advirtieron que los cierres tienen consecuencias más allá de los números.

“El cierre de escuelas afecta mucho más que las cifras de matrícula, afecta a las familias, los negocios locales, los valores de propiedad y la estabilidad general de nuestras comunidades”, dijo la activista comunitaria Cassie Creed.

Aun así, hubo quienes se opusieron a los cierres, señalando que esas escuelas forman parte del tejido de su comunidad. Pero los líderes del distrito dicen que los cambios solo pueden beneficiar a los estudiantes y prometieron no dejar a ninguna comunidad sin los recursos que necesita.

“Nunca vamos a dejar a una comunidad desatendida o sin los recursos que va a necesitar, nuestro objetivo es proporcionar la mejor educación que puedan recibir”, dijo Alonzo.

Los estudiantes de las escuelas cerradas se unirán a otras que continúan operando mientras el distrito consolida edificios e instalaciones, y los líderes dicen que la medida es necesaria para mantener la calidad.

“Es algo que tenemos que hacer para continuar brindando a nuestros estudiantes los mejores servicios y las mejores instalaciones”, dijo Alonzo.

En cuanto a qué pasará con las propiedades ahora vacías, el distrito indicó que variará caso por caso.

A continuación la lista de cierres:

Región Norte:

• Parkway Elementary• Rainbow Park Elementary

Región Central:

• Lenora B. Smith Elementary• Miami Springs Middle• Phillis Wheatley Elementary

Región Sur:

• Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy• Pine Villa Elementary• Richmond Heights Middle• Robert Russa Moton Elementary

A continuación las combinaciones:

Región Central:

• Georgia Jones-Ayers Middle School y Lenora B. Smith Elementary School se combinarán para convertirse en un centro K-8.• Miami Springs Middle School y Miami Springs Senior High School se combinarán para convertirse en una escuela 6-12.

Región Sur:

• Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts y Pine Villa Elementary School se combinarán para convertirse en una escuela K-12.• Richmond Heights Middle y BioTech 9-12 se combinarán para convertirse en una escuela 6-12.

Jamaica’s National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang confirmed Tuesday that the country has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to accept up to 25 people from countries other than Jamaica every two weeks.

The deportees, said Chang, will not be placed in detention, though details of where they would be housed have yet to be determined. Compensation for accepting them is still being hashed out.

If the agreement is finalized, Jamaica would join Mexico, El Salvador, Uganda and a number of other countries that have agreed to accept third-country migrants deported from the U.S.

The move is already getting pushback from the Opposition People’s National Party, or PNP, which accused the Jamaican government of keeping the negotiations from the public.

The PNP argued that accepting the migrants places Jamaica’s internal security, international standing, and fragile social infrastructure at severe risk.

“Jamaicans deserve to know whether discussions have taken place and whether any commitments or understandings have been reached,” Donna Scott Mottley, a spokesperson for the opposition, said in a statement.

“Jamaica, like other sovereign nations, is obligated under international laws to accept the return of its own citizens,” Chang stated. “However, this new arrangement does not mean third-country nationals are being dumped on our shores. This is a structured, managed process to transit individuals through Jamaica to their final destination,” he added, drawing a hard line between repatriating Jamaican nationals and processing foreign citizens.

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said that the administration is “utilizing all lawful options” to carry out deportations.

While a U.S. federal district court ultimately struck down the third-country removal policy as unlawful in February 2026 — ruling that the U.S. cannot dump migrants in undesignated nations without proper notice — the policy is still being enforced pending appellate action.

Widening rift in Caribbean

As part of its immigration crackdown, the Trump administration has used a series of secretive agreements to deport more than 19,000 people to third countries, according to the group Third Country Deportation Watch, with some ending up in nations they had never even heard of.

Most deportees have been sent to Mexico, the group says, but over 1,500 have been scattered to more than 20 other nations, many of them poorer countries in Latin America and Africa looking for ways to curry favor with the U.S.

The diplomatic rift in Kingston mirrors a broader fragmentation across the Caribbean, where several governments have quietly entered into varying agreements with the U.S. to avoid crippling travel restrictions or economic penalties.

The Dominican Republic signed a non-binding agreement to temporarily hold a limited number of non-criminal third-country nationals, while explicitly barring unaccompanied minors and nationals from neighboring Haiti, a deal that also met with heavy criticism.

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit defended a similar agreement as a “pragmatic step” to preserve vital bilateral relations with Washington, though stipulating violent offenders would be rejected.

Antigua and Barbuda adopted a highly restrictive case-by-case posture. Prime Minister Gaston Browne confirmed a framework capping total acceptances at a maximum of 10 non-criminal individuals.

Guyana is leveraging negotiations to solve its massive oil-boom labor deficit, exploring a U.S.-bankrolled framework to accept skilled, non-criminal migrants to fill an estimated 80,000-worker shortage.

For critics and human rights advocates, the legal and humanitarian risks of these third-country agreements are evident in the case of Orville Etoria, a Jamaican citizen who was deported from the U.S.

Etoria, who had lived in the U.S. for nearly 50 years after arriving as a child in 1976, had his green card revoked following a criminal conviction. Instead of being repatriated to Jamaica, Etoria was sent to Eswatini in July 2025. Upon arrival, Etoria and four other third-country nationals were stripped of due process and indefinitely detained at the Matsapha Correctional Complex, a maximum-security prison. After two months of intense diplomatic intervention from the Jamaican government, Etoria was repatriated back to Jamaica.

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El ministro de Seguridad Nacional de Jamaica, el doctor Horace Chang, confirmó el martes que el país firmó un memorando de entendimiento con el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos para aceptar hasta 25 personas de países distintos de Jamaica cada dos semanas.

Los deportados, señaló Chang, no serán puestos en detención, aunque aún no se han determinado los detalles sobre dónde serían alojados. La compensación por aceptarlos todavía se está negociando.

Si el acuerdo se concreta, Jamaica se uniría a México, El Salvador, Uganda y a varios países más que han aceptado recibir a migrantes de terceros países deportados desde Estados Unidos.

La medida ha comenzado a recibir el rechazo del opositor Partido Nacional del Pueblo, o PNP, que acusó al gobierno jamaicano de mantener las negociaciones ocultas al público.

El PNP sostuvo que aceptar a los migrantes pone en grave riesgo la seguridad interna de Jamaica, su posición internacional y su frágil infraestructura social.

“Los jamaicanos merecen saber si se han llevado a cabo conversaciones y si se han alcanzado compromisos o entendimientos”, dijo en un comunicado Donna Scott Mottley, portavoz de la oposición.

“Jamaica, como otras naciones soberanas, está obligada por las leyes internacionales a aceptar el retorno de sus propios ciudadanos”, afirmó Chang. “Sin embargo, este nuevo arreglo no significa que se esté arrojando a ciudadanos de terceros países en nuestras costas. Se trata de un proceso estructurado y gestionado para trasladar a las personas a través de Jamaica hasta su destino final”, añadió, trazando una línea tajante entre repatriar a nacionales jamaicanos y tramitar a ciudadanos extranjeros.

Un vocero del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional dijo que el gobierno “utiliza todas las opciones legales” para realizar las deportaciones.

Aunque en febrero de 2026 un tribunal federal de distrito de Estados Unidos finalmente anuló la política de expulsión a terceros países por considerarla ilegal —al dictaminar que Estados Unidos no puede arrojar migrantes en países no designados sin la debida notificación—, la política sigue aplicándose a la espera de una decisión en apelación.

Crecientes diferencias en el Caribe

Como parte de su ofensiva migratoria, el gobierno de Trump ha utilizado una serie de acuerdos discretos para deportar a más de 19.000 personas a terceros países, según el grupo Third Country Deportation Watch, y algunas de ellas han terminado en naciones de las que ni siquiera habían oído hablar.

La mayoría de los deportados han sido enviados a México, afirma el grupo, pero más de 1.500 han sido dispersados a más de 20 países, muchos de ellos, naciones pobres de América Latina y África que buscan maneras de congraciarse con Estados Unidos.

La desavenencia diplomática en Kingston refleja una fragmentación más amplia en todo el Caribe, donde varios gobiernos han suscrito discretamente distintos acuerdos con Estados Unidos para evitar restricciones de viaje paralizantes o sanciones económicas.

República Dominicana firmó un acuerdo no vinculante para retener temporalmente a un número limitado de nacionales de terceros países sin antecedentes penales, mientras prohibía explícitamente el ingreso a los menores no acompañados y a los nacionales del vecino Haití, un pacto que también recibió fuertes críticas.

El primer ministro de Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, defendió un acuerdo similar como un “paso pragmático” para preservar las vitales relaciones bilaterales con Washington, aunque estipuló que se rechazaría a los delincuentes violentos.

Antigua y Barbuda adoptaron una postura muy restrictiva, caso por caso. El primer ministro Gaston Browne confirmó un marco que limita el total de aceptaciones a un máximo de 10 personas sin antecedentes penales.

Guyana aprovecha las negociaciones para resolver su enorme déficit de mano de obra derivado del auge petrolero, y explora un marco financiado por Estados Unidos para aceptar a migrantes calificados sin antecedentes penales con el fin de cubrir una escasez estimada de 80.000 trabajadores.

Para críticos y defensores de derechos humanos, los riesgos legales y humanitarios de estos acuerdos con terceros países quedan en evidencia en el caso de Orville Etoria, un ciudadano jamaicano que fue deportado desde Estados Unidos.

A Etoria, que había vivido en Estados Unidos durante casi 50 años tras llegar de niño en 1976, le revocaron la residencia permanente después de una condena penal. En lugar de ser repatriado a Jamaica, fue enviado a Esuatini en julio de 2025. Al llegar, a él y a otros cuatro nacionales de terceros países se les privó del debido proceso y fueron detenidos de manera indefinida en el Complejo Correccional de Matsapha, una prisión de máxima seguridad. Tras dos meses de intensa intervención diplomática del gobierno jamaicano, Etoria fue repatriado de regreso a su país.

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Las declaraciones muestran el aumento de las tensiones entre Brasil y Estados Unidos después de que el gobierno de Trump propusiera más aranceles contra el país sudamericano y recientemente clasificara a dos grupos delictivos como organizaciones terroristas extranjeras, medidas a las que Lula se opone.

Lula ha defendido con frecuencia la soberanía de Brasil desde que Trump impuso aranceles al país el año pasado por el juicio de su aliado, el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro. Lula también se ha quejado de las sanciones de Estados Unidos contra el juez del Supremo Tribunal Federal Alexandre de Moraes por lo que el gobierno estadounidense calificó como su papel en el procesamiento de Bolsonaro, quien fue condenado por intento de golpe de Estado tras perder las elecciones de 2022 frente a Lula.

Trump afirmó el miércoles que Brasil se había vuelto “peligroso políticamente” y que el gobierno quería arrestar a “Bolsonaro junior”, quien “iba bien en las encuestas”.

El Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil condenó el martes a uno de los hijos de Bolsonaro, el exlegislador Eduardo Bolsonaro, por coacción relacionada con el juicio de su padre y lo sentenció a cuatro años y dos meses de prisión.

Sin embargo, la referencia a que iba bien en las encuestas indica que Trump podría haber estado hablando —o también hablando— del hijo mayor de Bolsonaro, el senador Flávio Bolsonaro, quien se postula contra Lula en la elección presidencial. Flávio Bolsonaro no ha enfrentado arresto.

Eduardo Bolsonaro fue condenado después de que el tribunal determinara que interfirió ilegalmente en el juicio de su padre al hacer gestiones ante el gobierno de Estados Unidos para amenazar a funcionarios brasileños con el fin de detener el proceso.

Un periodista leyó las declaraciones de Trump a Lula durante una conferencia de prensa posterior a la cumbre del G7 de líderes mundiales en Francia, a la que asistió Lula. El mandatario brasileño señaló que demostraban que Trump “no conoce bien Brasil”.

“Si conoce Brasil por sus relaciones con la familia Bolsonaro, no conoce Brasil”, manifestó Lula. “Puede seguir gustándole Bolsonaro —el padre, el hijo, el nieto—, ese no es mi problema, es el suyo. (...) Pero no interfiera en las elecciones de Brasil, porque las elecciones de Brasil son asunto de Brasil”.

Eduardo y Flávio Bolsonaro visitaron recientemente a funcionarios de Estados Unidos en Washington, incluido Trump. Poco después, el gobierno de Trump clasificó a los mayores grupos de narcotráfico de Brasil —Primer Comando de la Capital y Comando Vermelho— como organizaciones terroristas extranjeras. Lula criticó esa decisión el miércoles y argumentó que, aunque los grupos aterrorizan a las poblaciones locales, no son organizaciones terroristas porque buscan ganancias y no un cambio político.

El gobierno de Estados Unidos también había propuesto un nuevo arancel del 25% a las importaciones procedentes de Brasil, al afirmar que la décima economía más grande del mundo incurre en prácticas comerciales injustificadas. Esa medida se produjo pese a un viaje de Lula a Washington para intentar persuadir a Trump de que no aplicara más aranceles.

Lula ha expresado su malestar por ese arancel, y lo hizo de nuevo el miércoles. “Creo que lo que hizo fue una falta de respeto hacia Brasil. Él lo sabe. Por eso dije que todavía se comporta como un emperador. Estábamos negociando un acuerdo”.

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William Applegate, 31, said at a hearing that he and Carpenter were part of a classified military program that required them to “be together as soon as possible” because it’s essential to “national and global security.”

In one instance last month, Applegate hit a security guard and was arrested after reaching the front door of Carpenter's home in Los Angeles, she said in a petition. He got there through a neighboring property. He came back in the following days, and the judge issued a temporary restraining order on May 29.

Applegate admitted to all his appearances, saying Carpenter wanted him to be there. However, he said he would be “more than willing” to stay away from her if she told him herself. He said police and her representatives were working against him.

With no attorney, he delivered the message coherently, wearing a suit and sitting at the defense table with a laptop.

Carpenter was ready to testify remotely but was not called to do so.

Her attorney Blair Berk told the judge “she is in fear for her own personal safety and the safety of members of her family.” Berk questioned Applegate only to verify that social media posts about Carpenter were from him.

Applegate said in his filing opposing the restraining order that he was at Carpenter's Coachella festival performance in April and she had looked at him as she sang in an attempt to communicate with him.

In her petition, Carpenter called him “a complete stranger” who she has never met or communicated with, and never wants to.

Judge David L. Wasserman treated Applegate's assertions seriously in his questioning and said he appreciated the decorum of everyone in the courtroom.

“I understand that it's your belief that in order to save the world, you and the petitioner must be together,” the judge said. “I expect you to obey the order, not what you think is right, not what you think the military commands you.”

He ordered Applegate to stay at least 100 yards (meters) from Carpenter and her sister and sister's partner who live with her, along with many other restrictions. Applegate was also ordered not to attempt to communicate with her in any way and not to possess any firearms.

Applegate remains under a criminal investigation, but court records do not show that charges have been filed.

Carpenter, 27, starred in the Disney Channel series “Girl Meets World” as a teen before turning to a music career. She had modest success with her first few studio albums before scoring a breakthrough with 2022's “Emails I Can't Send.” With her 2024 album “Short n' Sweet” and its No. 1 hits “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” she became a multiple Grammy winner and one of the biggest pop stars in the world.

The selection came on the same day Harvey was named the International Ice Hockey Federation’s female player of the year, and further cements the 23-year-old’s case as being her generation’s most accomplished player.

The two-time Olympian and tournament MVP at the Milan Cortina Games, Harvey stands out from a deeply talented draft class that features four U.S. teammates. In Milan, Harvey finished tied for the tournament lead with nine points (two goals, seven assists).

Three more U.S. Olympians went with the next three picks, with Seattle selecting Minnesota forward Abbey Murphy, and Las Vegas picking Penn State forward Tessa Janecke. Las Vegas landed the pick from fellow expansion team Detroit in a trade that sent Hilary Knight to the Motor City. Expansion team San Jose selected Harvey's Badgers teammate Laila Edwards with the fourth pick.

Harvey is a powerful skater with deft play-making ability in closing her college career with consecutive 60-point seasons. She adds immediate offense to a Goldeneyes team that finished sixth and was the second team eliminated from contention in its inaugural season.

“It does," Harvey said when asked if it seems like a blur. "It’s been a special year. With all the experiences with the U.S. team and Wisconsin. I’m just so grateful for all my coaches, teammates and family. It really takes a village. I’m feeling really blessed right now."

Harvey joins a Vancouver blue line that already features Sophie Jaques, a defender of the year finalist, and forward Sarah Nurse. The Goldeneyes are in transition with GM Cara Gardner Morey having yet to select a coach after Brian Idalski was fired.

From Pelham, New Hampshire, Harvey is the second American player to go No. 1 after Minnesota chose Taylor Heise with the first pick in the league’s inaugural draft in 2023.

The draft was held in one of the PWHL's four new markets of Detroit, and at the downtown Fox Theater. All 12 teams made their selections from tables on the stage.

Harvey was in the second row of seats with her mother on one side and close friend and national team teammate Edwards on the other.

A loud cheer echoed from the packed theater each time anything regarding Detroit or Knight were mentioned.

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Pino, de 55 años, está acusado de homicidio involuntario y homicidio de embarcación.

Los fiscales acusan a Pino, entonces de 52 años, de ser imprudente cuando perdió el control de una embarcación Robalo de 29 pies en las primeras horas de la noche del 4 de septiembre de 2022 y la estrelló contra un marcador de canal cerca de Boca Chita Key, matando a Lucy Fernandez, de 17 años. Otras dos jóvenes resultaron gravemente heridas, incluida Katerina Puig, de 17 años, quien quedó permanentemente discapacitada.

La esposa de Pino, Cecilia Pino, dijo a los jurados el martes sobre los momentos caóticos después del choque y señaló que después ella “solo pensaba en las chicas”.

Claudia Portocarrero, quien estaba en la embarcación celebrando el cumpleaños 18 de la hija de los Pino, dijo que ella y sus amigas estaban cantando y levantando las manos antes del choque.

La defensa afirma que algo pudo haber obstruido la vista de George Pino del marcador de canal, pero el estado sostiene que ninguna de las jóvenes estaba de pie ni levantando las manos de una manera que hubiera obstruido la vista de Pino.

“Solo recuerdo abrir los ojos después del impacto y ver como mucho blanco”, dijo Portocarrero. “Y lo primero que vi cuando abrí los ojos fue a George, y pensé que estaba muerto. Solo vi mucha sangre brotando y luego mis amigas me decían que tenía que salir de la embarcación, , para cuando iba a bajarme de la embarcación estaba como casi volteada, inclinada, así que en lugar de saltar desde la embarcación, prácticamente como que entré al agua porque estaba muy inclinada”.

Portocarrero dijo que ayudó a una de sus amigas a mantener a Puig a flote en el agua antes de que llegara una embarcación de rescate.

Tanto ella como otro pasajero que testificó el martes dijeron que, aunque cada uno había tomado un par de bebidas alcohólicas, no vieron a Pino bebiendo y señalaron que la velocidad de la embarcación no se sentía excesiva en el momento del choque.

Un testigo que estaba en otra embarcación dijo al jurado que su amigo le gritó a Pino que revisara debajo de la embarcación y Pino “inmediatamente” se metió debajo y luego sacó a Fernandez antes de entregársela al testigo que se había lanzado al agua.

El testigo dijo que luego ayudó a colocarla en otra embarcación que llegó.

El equipo de defensa de Pino afirma que el choque fue un horrible accidente y no el resultado de negligencia.

El humo de incendios forestales es una mezcla de gases y partículas finas provenientes de árboles y plantas en combustión, edificios y otros materiales.

Antes de la advertencia de Jadallah, el humo provocó una alerta de calidad del aire “moderada” en el sur de Florida, lo que afecta a quienes son inusualmente sensibles a la contaminación por partículas, según la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos.

El personal de MDFR advirtió que el humo se estaba disipando a medida que aumentaban las temperaturas y pidió a los residentes “limitar el tiempo al aire libre, mantener puertas y ventanas cerradas y configurar los sistemas de aire acondicionado para recircular el aire interior.

Joshua Baer, 50, described himself as an “Austinpreneur,” a reference to the state capital and his enthusiasm for getting people into business. He founded Capital Factory, which has grown into an important Austin-based venture capital firm supporting a range of technology startup companies, from robots to autonomous ships.

Baer’s LinkedIn page shows him wearing a black T-shirt and pointing at the message: “I help people quit jobs.” His email had a similar handle. Capital Factory's downtown headquarters is among the offices of tech giants like Google.

“Whether you’re in technology or not, there’s a hole in the heart of Austin today,” Thom Singer, CEO of the Austin Technology Council, which promotes the local tech industry, said of Baer’s death.

Baer listed his life strategy as, “Plant lots of seeds. Water everyone's. Repeat.” And people noticed: The Austin mayor in 2023 gave him a key to the city, a symbol of civic honor.

Bryan Chambers, co-founder and president of Capital Factory, said his business partner was a “true super connector.”

Baer was aboard a business jet that crashed Tuesday on a highway in Laredo, Texas, after the pilots reported mechanical problems and requested to make an emergency landing at an airport. His LinkedIn profile said he had a wife and three children. It wasn't known whether three young people who survived the crash were family members.

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he created an email marketing business, Baer moved to Austin in 1996 to work as a software developer at Trilogy Inc. He started Capital Factory in 2009 and regularly held business chats with people at a coffee shop.

“My hobby is startups,” Baer told the Austin American-Statesman in 2012. “I don’t watch sports or anything like that. So this is what I do. ... I want to be an investor in every great tech company that comes out of Austin. That’s probably unrealistic, but I’m going to try anyway.”

Baer often spoke to high school students and had the title of “entrepreneur in residence” at the University of Texas.

“He was passionate that technology could change the world and make people's lives efficient and better,” Singer said. “And if entrepreneurs did it right, they could make money and help their communities. He believed in those two things.”

Texas U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn said they were saddened by Baer’s death. Cornyn wrote on X that Baer was an “innovative & creative leader in Austin’s entrepreneurial culture.”

El incendio forestal más grande, que comenzó el lunes, estaba contenido en un 30% y había quemado 13,400 acres. El incendio más pequeño, que comenzó el martes, estaba contenido en un 25% y había quemado 500 acres.

Carolina Herrera dijo que vive con una condición autoinmune que aumentó su sensibilidad al humo. Estaba paseando a su perro en su comunidad cerca de la autopista Turnpike en Miami-Dade.

“Mis ojos han estado más irritados de lo normal”, dijo Herrera.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue desplegó alrededor de siete docenas de unidades en el área de la avenida 137 del noroeste y la calle 25, según el registro de llamadas activas.

Conductores reportaron que el humo afectó la visibilidad temprano el miércoles por la mañana a lo largo de la autopista Florida Turnpike cerca de Hialeah. Agentes cerraron temporalmente Krome Avenue en la milla 23.

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La contaminación afectó la calidad del aire en el sur de Florida, por lo que se desaconsejaron las actividades al aire libre, según la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos.

El personal de MDFR advirtió que el humo se disipará a medida que aumenten las temperaturas y sugirió a los residentes “limitar el tiempo al aire libre, mantener puertas y ventanas cerradas y configurar los sistemas de aire acondicionado para recircular el aire interior.

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Just not for very long. Wind at Shinnecock Hills is as inevitable as traffic along the Montauk Highway from the infamous “trade parade.”

And that's what has everyone nervous — not only the players, but USGA officials in charge of the course — going into the 126th edition of the golf's second-oldest championship.

“Problematic,” is how John Bodenhamer, the chief competitions officer at the USGA, described excessive wind. “This year I believe the wind will impact our championship unlike many others.”

Adding to the concern are the previous two trips to Shinnecock Hills, when the wind and warmth dried out the course in a New York minute and caused the greens to be borderline unplayable.

It got so bad on the final day in 2004 that no one broke par and 28 players failed to break 80. Treacherously slick greens and questionable pin positions on Saturday in 2018 kept the last 44 players to tee off from matching par. That was the day Phil Mickelson hit a moving ball on the 13th green to avoid it rolling back into the fairway.

The USGA now is taking extreme caution. Bodenhamer said the greens would be roughly 10 1/2 on the Stimpmeter — the original plan was between 11 and 12 — and the course is being kept as soft as possible to get through the next four days.

“I would say the course is about as enjoyable as I've seen it,” said Justin Rose, who joins Adam Scott as the only players to have competed at Shinnecock the last two years.

“There's not many golf courses you could turn up to on any given week and play championship golf, and Shinnecock is one of them,” he said. “I think I like the way the approach is this year. ... Potentially what I'm hearing is some slightly different protocols this week make sense to me. And I think it's set up to be a great tournament.”

It all starts to unfold on Thursday at 6:35 a.m. — 10 minutes earlier than a normal start so the grounds crew has time to douse the greens with water before the afternoon wave — with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, Nos. 1 and 2 in the world, both start in the morning wave on opposite sides of the course. Scheffler is bidding for the career Grand Slam with the U.S. Open the only major title he is lacking.

Scheffler first picked up a golf club in his native New Jersey. He moved to Dallas when he was 6 and honed his game in the wind at Royal Oaks.

But there is wind, and there is wind at Shinnecock Hills, situated between the Great Peconic Bay to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

Bodenhamer said the expectation was for wind in the 20s mph Thursday with gusts nearly twice that strong throughout the afternoon. The forecast was less wind on Friday, then wind strong and from a different direction Saturday, then a bit calmer on Sunday.

Bodenhamer said a key strategy in setting up the course is to be “tough but fair.”

“We could brutalize this place the next few days if we wanted to. That’s not what we’re about,” he said. “We really want it to be fair, and we want it to be what Shinnecock Hills has always been. It will be tough enough.”

Scott, who is playing in his 100th consecutive major, considers this course among his favorite in the world. He has yet to see Shinnecock Hills on the weekend, at least during a U.S. Open. The Australian knows what to expect, and he liked what he had seen so far.

“It looks like they’re being cautious at the moment. They know the wind is going to be a factor this week,” Scott said. “Hopefully, we can get the greens to firm up over the weekend, and we’ll see some of the greatness of Shinnecock where the shots in are so important to hit these small areas, and then you’ll get a great champion.”

The one statistic that speaks to Shinnecock Hills are the three players who have managed to finish a U.S. Open under par in the previous five U.S. Opens — Raymond Floyd in 1986, Retief Goosen in 2004, Mickelson as the runner-up in 2004.

Brooks Koepka in 2018 at Shinnecock is the last U.S. Open champion to win with a score over par.

“The Shinnecock links are almost perfect as they present nearly every kind of natural obstacle the most exacting and fanatical golfer could ever desire,” Bodenhamer said, pausing before adding he didn't actually come up with that.

“That comes from the New York Herald on Aug. 30, 1891, when this place was founded,” he said. “I don't think a whole lot has changed.”

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Manuel De Jesus Chaveco Delgado knew the victim, who was between 13 and 15 years old at the time, according to an arrest warrant from the Hialeah Police Department.

An HPD news release states that the agency’s detectives, along with investigators from the Hialeah Gardens Police Department and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, began looking into the case earlier in the month.

According to the warrant, the girl told investigators of multiple instances where Chaveco Delgado touched her inappropriately.

Additionally, the warrant states that he showed the girl “a photo of a penis” on his phone at one point.

Chaveco Delgado faces three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation and one count of showing obscene material to a minor.

Local 10 News has contacted HCSO seeking comment. It’s not clear when he began working for the agency.

The agency put out a brief news release on Wednesday acknowledging Chaveco Delgado’s employment, arrest and charges but providing no additional details about his employment or status with HCSO.

Manuel De Jesus Chaveco Delgado conocía a la víctima, que tenía entre 13 y 15 años en ese momento, según una orden de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah.

Un comunicado de prensa del Departamento de Policía de Houston (HPD, por sus siglas en inglés) indica que los detectives de la agencia, junto con investigadores del Departamento de Policía de Hialeah Gardens y la Fiscalía del Estado de Miami-Dade, comenzaron a investigar el caso a principios de mes.

Según la orden judicial, la niña declaró a los investigadores que Chaveco Delgado la tocó de forma inapropiada en varias ocasiones.

Además, la orden judicial indica que en un momento dado le mostró a la niña “una foto de un pene” en su teléfono.

Chaveco Delgado enfrenta tres cargos de abuso lascivo y obsceno y un cargo de mostrar material obsceno a un menor.

Local 10 News se ha puesto en contacto con la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Harris (HCSO) para solicitar comentarios. No está claro cuándo comenzó a trabajar para la agencia.

La agencia emitió un breve comunicado de prensa el miércoles reconociendo el empleo, el arresto y los cargos contra Chaveco Delgado, pero sin proporcionar detalles adicionales sobre su empleo o su situación dentro de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Harris (HCSO).

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The larger wildfire, which started on Monday, was 30% contained and had burned 7,500 acres. The smaller wildfire, which started on Tuesday, was 25% contained and had burned 500 acres.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue deployed about seven dozen units to the area of Northwest 137 Avenue and 25 Street, according to the active dispatch calls log.

Drivers reported the smoke affected visibility early on Wednesday morning along the Florida Turnpike near Hialeah. Deputies closed Krome Avenue temporarily at mile marker 23.

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The pollution affected air quality in South Florida, so outdoor activities were discouraged, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

MDFR personnel warned that the smoke will lift as temperatures rise and suggested residents “limit time outdoors, keep doors and windows closed, and set air conditioning systems to recirculate indoor air.

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Durante un partido reciente en la Miami Lighthouse Academy en el barrio de Little Havana, cuando un jugador se movía, decía en español: “¡Voy!” o “¡Vamos!”.

Arianna Taylor, estudiante y jugadora de fútbol de la Miami Lighthouse Academy , dijo estar contenta de haber aprendido y de poder jugar.

“Al principio parece difícil, pero una vez que lo aprendes, parece más fácil”, dijo Taylor.

Virginia Jacko , presidenta y directora ejecutiva de Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Physically Impaired , dijo que 145 de sus estudiantes juegan al fútbol.

“Con demasiada frecuencia, los niños ciegos son los que quedan fuera de los deportes de equipo, y los deportes de equipo nos enseñan muchísimo”, dijo Jacko.

Oseas De Leon, entrenador de fútbol del Miami Lighthouse, tiene experiencia con la selección nacional masculina de fútbol para ciegos de Estados Unidos . Era un bebé cuando un caso grave de sarampión le causó ceguera.

“El hecho de que nuestros hijos no tengan la oportunidad de realizar ninguna actividad física, creo que es motivo suficiente para tener fútbol para ciegos aquí con nosotros”, dijo De Leon. “Desafortunadamente, somos los únicos en el país”.

La Federación Internacional de Deportes para Ciegos , que incluyó el fútbol para ciegos en la década de 1990, reconoce a España como pionera del fútbol para ciegos en la década de 1920 y a Brasil por aumentar su popularidad en la década de 1960.

De Leon tenía grandes sueños para el movimiento nacional de fútbol para ciegos, por lo que desarrolló un programa de estudios para niños de tan solo un año de edad en colaboración con la Asociación de Atletas Ciegos de Estados Unidos , o USABA.

Además de De Leon, el programa de fútbol también incluye a otros ocho empleados del Miami Lighthouse.

Para apoyarlos, Roborock anunció una donación de 50.000 dólares y equipó una nueva aula “para fomentar la accesibilidad y la independencia a través de la tecnología”.

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Authorities said at around 6 p.m. Tuesday, a Miami police sergeant noticed Elton Casallas, 58, of southwest Miami-Dade, walking through an exit gate and “greeting multiple security guards while walking through the venue.”

According to an arrest report, the sergeant asked the guards if they knew who Casallas was and who he worked for; none of them knew.

Police said the sergeant stopped Casallas at a gate at Chopin Plaza and “and asked him if he was working security for the event.”

According to the report, Casallas told the sergeant that he had been working the event since Saturday. Police said event staffers confirmed that Casallas “does not work for any security company staffed for the event.”

The report states that authorities additionally discovered that Casallas had three traffic-related bench warrants and had “a pocketknife and a canister of pepper spray.”

Police said Casallas had a security license that expired in May.

Under questioning, Casallas said a company had hired him and he “had taken a security post at one of the security checkpoints and was responsible for watching over bags left by patrons at the entrance of the venue,” the report states.

Authorities said he then showed investigators text messages between him and a security supervisor, which police said “at no point proved any employment with any security company.”

Additionally, they said they contacted the security supervisor, who said that he had given Casallas his phone number and Casallas, who “proceeded to text (him) to the point he became uncomfortable responding.”

“It was determined that (Casallas) was at the venue on his own will with the intention of being hired by a security company on location,” police wrote in the report.

Officers arrested Casallas on a charge of falsely impersonating an officer with a deadly weapon, in addition to the traffic warrants. As of Wednesday afternoon, he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed as “to be set.”

The legislation, shown first to The Associated Press, would create a sovereign wealth fund overseen by an independent commission and financed through a one-time 50% tax on the stock of the largest AI companies. Sanders estimates that the tax would create a nearly $7 trillion fund that would generate hundreds of billions of dollars annually in direct payments to Americans and programs such as health care, education and housing.

“The benefits cannot simply go to the handful of wealthy corporations. They will be shared by the American people," the independent Vermont senator said in an interview Wednesday.

The idea of giving the public a stake in AI has recently drawn interest from figures as ideologically diverse as President Donald Trump and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. But Sanders’ proposal goes much further, calling for public ownership of half of the largest AI companies and direct influence over corporate decision-making.

“The public has got to have a significant seat at the table to make sure that terrible things do not happen to ordinary people, and that in fact, AI benefits ordinary people, not hurts them,” Sanders said.

How the fund would work

Sanders has previously proposed the sovereign wealth fund, but the bill summary obtained by the AP is the first legislative attempt to make it a reality.

The 50% tax would apply to AI companies that reach $200 million in annual AI sales. Any new AI company that reaches that benchmark would also be subject to the tax.

It would create a sovereign wealth fund — similar to those used by countries around the world and some U.S. states — that Sanders estimates would be worth around $7 trillion.

Unlike a traditional tax, the proposal would require companies to transfer stock rather than cash, effectively making the American public a major shareholder in the country’s largest AI firms.

A seven-person independent commission — nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate — would manage the fund and use its voting shares “to block decisions that hurt the American people and to push for policies that help them,” the bill summary says.

Sanders proposes that a 5% annual dividend from the fund would provide direct payments of more than $1,000 to every American. If companies grow, the gains would be used for public goods such as education, housing and health care.

Sanders argues taxpayers would not bear the losses if AI company valuations decline.

“We’re not going to lose any money, even if there is a bust in the bubble,” Sanders said.

The commission would be directed to “to block decisions that hurt the American people and to push for policies that help them,” according to the summary.

Sanders emphasized that the proposal is just a start.

“We think this is the best that we could do at the moment, and it’s certainly a major, major, major step forward from giving unilateral and total power to a handful of multi-billionaires,” Sanders said.

The idea has supporters in the White House and Silicon Valley

Sanders is not alone in pushing for a public stake in the companies that develop AI.

Trump, who recently signed an order to have new AI models voluntarily vetted by the government, has also mused about the government owning a stake in the companies that develop AI, saying “there’s something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public."

OpenAI — led by Altman — in April proposed to “create a public wealth fund that provides every citizen — including those not invested in financial markets — with a stake in AI-driven economic growth.”

Anthropic, one of OpenAI’s top competitors and recently valued at $965 billion, has been open to similar ideas, with CEO Dario Amodei writing recently that “universal basic income could be financed through taxes on relevant companies.”

Trump on Wednesday attended a session focused on AI at the G7 summit in France with top industry leaders, including Altman and Amodei.

Still, Sanders' push is much more aggressive than any of these. In Sanders' meeting with Altman, they remained far apart on how large of a stake the public would get, according to those in the room.

“I think people like Sam Altman and Trump (who) may be sympathetic to this are saying: ‘Okay, look, we’re making zillions of dollars so we’re going to be nice guys and maybe we’ll buy off the public. We will give 5% of our profits back into the government,’” said Sanders.

“That’s not what we’re talking about. What we’re talking about are two very different things.”

Taking the fight to voters

Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” tour drew massive crowds across the country last year as he appeared with high-profile lawmakers such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Asked whether he plans to make AI ownership and wealth inequality part of that message on the campaign trail, Sanders responded, “Absolutely."

It’s a message other candidates are using ahead of the midterms as they tap into voters’ angst about the technology. Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow unveiled a plan to “protect workers in the age of AI,” while New York Democratic House candidate Alex Bores has also made AI regulation a campaign issue.

Data center projects across the country have drawn opposition from residents concerned about electricity demand, water consumption and environmental impacts. Some states once eager to attract the facilities, including Ohio and Virginia, have moved to reconsider tax incentives.

On college campuses, commencement speakers have been interrupted by boos when discussing artificial intelligence. About 70% of college students see AI as a threat to their job prospects, according to a 2025 poll by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School.

“Workers will be thrown out of their jobs while billionaires, multi-billionaires become even richer," Sanders said. “The American people are aware of that and don’t want to see it happen.”

The South Florida Detention Center has been praised by President Donald Trump. But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.

DHS said that all detainees at the Florida state-run facility had been transferred but did not specify how many or where they were taken. Nor did it say whether the facility would close permanently or only temporarily.

"For the safety of the illegal alien detainees, we transferred them to other facilities,” department spokesperson Lauren Bis said in an emailed statement.

The hurricane season spans six months, from June through November. The detention facility opened on July 3, 2025, one month after the start of that year’s hurricane season, which concluded without any storms making landfall in Florida. It has been operating since then.

Shortly after ICE announcement, the National Hurricane Center reported on Wednesday that the first tropical storm o f the 2026 hurricane season had formed off the Texas coast.

Detainees at the facility have talked about their difficulty accessing lawyers, and have described poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that don’t flush, flooding floors with fecal waste, and mosquitoes and other insects everywhere.

Surrounded by alligator-filled swamps in the Florida Everglades, "Alligator Alcatraz” was built by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in a matter of days, and Trump toured it on July 1, 2025, just two days before it was opened.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management, the main state agency responsible for its operation, did not immediately respond to an information request from The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Since the facility opened, immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or humane to hold people. Federal and state officials, nonetheless, had said that it was prepared to withstand hurricanes.

“Transferring people out of this cruel facility is an important step, but it does not erase the harm that has already been done,” said Amy Godshall, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who filed a lawsuit against the state and the federal government alleging a lack of access to legal representation for detainees. “The state and federal government must permanently close this facility and commit to never detaining people there again.”

DeSantis said in May that South Florida Detention Facility always was meant to be temporary. He said the facility had processed and deported 22,000 detainees since its opening.

Hurricane season is an excuse, activists say

Immigration advocates and lawyers said the hurricane season is an excuse, not the real reason why the detainees have been transferred.

“That’s a nonsense excuse because they opened in the middle of the worst part of hurricane season last year,” said Arianne Betancourt, a community advocate at the non-governmental group The Workers Circle who has spent months connecting dozens of detainees with pro-bono attorneys.

Betancourt and other advocates and attorneys said they noticed an increase in the transfer of detainees to other facilities over the past two weeks, during which time they lost contact with dozens of detainees.

Katie Blankenship, an immigration attorney at Sanctuary of the South, said all 50 clients that she and other attorneys have been providing free advice during the past 20 days have been moved from “Alligator Alcatraz” to other facilities in South Florida, California, Arizona, Louisiana and Texas.

“They are all gone,” Blankenship said. “They have been moved and disappeared into the system and are unavailable to family or counsel, typically for a period of about a week."

She noted that she hasn’t received any official notice about the transfers, but instead found out because her clients did not appear at hearings or did not show up at calls. When she tried to find out what had happened to them, she located them using the official detainee search tool and saw that they had been transferred to other facilities, Blankenship said.

Families left to pick up pieces

Renata Bozzetto, deputy director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition, said that even if the facility is closed, the harm will not end.

“Many of the people detained there will be transferred to other detention facilities, while their families continue to face uncertainty and hardship,’’ Bozzetto said. “When this detention camp closes, many corporations and contractors will have walked away with millions in profits, while immigrant families are left to pick up the pieces.”

The leaders’ meeting came just a week after three Indian sailors were killed in a strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman in the midst of a U.S. blockade targeting oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Indian Foreign Ministry has formally protested the incident.

The two sat down on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Wednesday, where Modi was one of several leaders who attended as a guest of the host, French President Emmanuel Macron.

Trump dismissed any suggestion of trouble between the U.S. and India, repeatedly heaping praise on Modi, describing him as a tough negotiator.

“We have the best relationship. We cannot be closer than we are. Would you say that, sir? I don’t think we can be any closer,” Trump said, reaching out to clasp Modi’s hand. “Both him and I, and our nations. But it really starts with the two of us.”

When it came time for Modi to speak, he raised the strike directly, noting hundreds of thousands of Indian nationals work on ships around the world, including in the strait. “Their safety is of utmost importance to us,” Modi said, after thanking Trump for coming to an agreement to end the war with Iran.

“You made tremendous efforts towards reaching this understanding and this agreement, and I’m confident that the issue of seafarers will receive the highest priority during the implementation of this agreement,” he said.

Asked for words of condolence for the mariners' families, Trump said, “It’s a tough profession. There’s no question about it. And we work together on it.” He added: “We love all of those people. They’re great people.”

Trump had a notably warm relationship with Modi during his first term.

During a two-day trip to India in 2020, Trump was impressed when Modi honored him with a massive rally at a cricket stadium. Months earlier, Trump had joined the Indian leader at the “Howdy Modi” rally in Houston, which drew a big showing from Texas' Indian diaspora.

But this time around, Trump and Modi's relationship has been complicated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and trade disputes.

The Trump administration put steep tariffs on Indian exports last year, partly over New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil. The two countries reached an interim trade deal, but talks on a broader agreement are ongoing.

Trump on Wednesday said a new deal is “very close” while describing Modi as a “scary” trade negotiator. “He’s the most beautiful looking man. He looks so nice. He’s like an angel. But actually, he’s as tough as — he’s a killer,” Trump said.

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Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' 4-1 victory over Paraguay last week, but came off at halftime after feeling stiffness from a calf injury incurred in training. He hasn't worked out with his teammates this week at their training base in Orange County, instead doing individual work largely in the gym.

Pulisic didn't work out on the grass at all Tuesday, but the AC Milan attacker took the field at Great Park with trainers and did ball drills on Wednesday. He tested out his left leg while wearing a compression sleeve on his calf during the 15 minutes of practice open to media.

“We’re really hoping that Christian is going to be back for the game, of course,” said Brenden Aaronson, one of Pulisic’s potential replacements. “I don’t really know what’s going on in particular, but we know that he’s going to give us his all to get back in the team and be there for the game, so we’ll see. We’re really excited to see what the deal is.”

Pulisic is the U.S. team's most accomplished player and the lynchpin of their offensive attack. His playmaking and ball skills down the left side led directly to Paraguay’s own-goal in the opening minutes last Friday, and he added an assist on Folarin Balogun’s first goal.

His absence could hinder a team coming off its nation's highest-scoring World Cup performance with a wave of momentum early in its home World Cup. But Pulisic's teammates are confident he'll do everything possible to play — and they also feel the team's depth could sustain them in this potentially physical matchup with the Socceroos in Seattle.

“We’ve still got a couple of days to see where he’s at,” U.S. left back Antonee Robinson said. ”Thankfully we’ve got a lot of boys on the bench who are eager to get involved with helping the team with a lot of quality. It’s a long tournament. If we don’t have (Pulisic) for the game, then we need to make sure we have him for the rest of the way, because we’re going to need him. We’re going to need everyone. But hopefully we have him (Friday).”

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino would have several capable options as a replacement for Pulisic, although none has the star’s resume. Starting midfielder Weston McKennie, who had an outstanding game against Paraguay, could ramp up his responsibility as well.

The top two options appear to be Aaronson, a solid Premier League winger who had four goals and five assists for Leeds last season, and Marseilles forward Tim Weah, who can impact a game with his speed on either wing.

Both players are hoping Pulisic will be healthy enough to keep his place in the lineup, however.

“Christian, for me, is one of the top five wingers in the world,” Weah said. “He’s one of my favorite players to watch. Being able to play alongside him for a long time has been amazing. Just the little things that he does, he’s such a humble player. I think you get caught up in a lot of the noise, but Christian is amazing. He showed it against Paraguay. His ability when he’s able to be on the ball is amazing. It helps the team. I’m super proud of him. Hopefully he’ll be ready for Friday.”

Pochettino's other options for offense include Gio Reyna, who scored the Americans’ final goal against Paraguay and has provided moments of dynamic playmaking from the wing for the U.S.

Sebastian Berhalter came on at halftime for Pulisic in the opener, while starting midfielder Malik Tillman raised his already impressive game in Pulisic’s absence.

“I felt like we were still threatening, still creating chances (in the second half),” Robinson said. “We just didn't convert them going forward in the game until Gio scored at the end. Like I said, a lot of people are ready to step in.”

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The suit alleges the group, known widely as WPATH, made deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors and its members profited off the claims. Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas filed along with the FTC.

“Parents have a right to make informed decisions about their children’s health,” FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said on X. “The FTC will not allow parents and children to be deceived by medical organizations and providers who are prioritizing profit over children’s health and safety.”

The suit also alleges the group didn't disclose the side effects of certain pediatric medical transition services, including those related to hormone treatments, and doctors then repeated to consumers "false, misleading or unsubstantiated statements about safety and efficacy found in WPATH guidelines.”

It asks a federal judge to block WPATH from “future violations of the FTC Act” and other laws, and to award civil penalties and other financial awards to each of the states.

In a statement WPATH said its guidelines call for care that is tailored to individual patients, rather than a “one size fits all” approach.

“Transgender and gender-diverse patients deserve the highest level of care from their medical professionals," the group said, saying its standards are "designed to promote this through open dialogue and clear communication.”

Lawrence Gostin, an international public health expert at Georgetown University, said the lawsuit represented a “significant expansion” of the FTC’s past approach to healthcare enforcement.

He said the agency is using consumer protection law to challenge a medical association’s standards of care, and the FTC “has rarely, if ever, focused on the scientific justifications for clinical medical guidelines."

“This strikes me as especially concerning given the Trump administration’s repeated attempts to use transgender health as a cultural and political issue,” Gostin said. “The FTC would be highly unlikely to second-guess clinical guidelines in areas that do not align with its political agenda."

Leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services applauded the FTC's move, pointing to an HHS review that questioned WPATH standards. That report was sharply criticized by major medical groups and those who treat transgender young people as inaccurate.

Gender-affirming care for transgender youth under standards widely used in the U.S. involves developing a plan with medical experts and family members that includes supportive talk therapy and can — but does not always — involve puberty blockers or hormone treatment. Many U.S. adolescents with gender dysphoria may decide not to proceed with medications or surgeries.

WPATH has established widely accepted medical standards for gender-affirming care for more than 50 years, the organization’s website notes, based on “established scientific standards, expert consensus and patient-centered values.” The group does not directly provide medical care to patients.

The suit comes following an investigation by the agency into WPATH. The group sued to block the probe, alleging the agency was violating its First Amendment rights. A federal judge in May ruled in favor of WPATH to temporarily block the probe from continuing.

The FTC also launched investigations into the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Endocrine Society over their guidelines on gender-affirming care. Both of those groups also sued.

WPATH noted in a statement that a federal court has already ruled against the FTC over this effort when it blocked the investigation.

"WPATH is in a strong position to prove that the FTC is acting out of pure retaliation as part of the federal government’s relentless and targeted campaign to undermine gender-affirming care by attacking the First Amendment rights and the independence of professional medical organizations,” the statement said. “We expect the same result when we oppose this latest attack on WPATH and its mission to promote evidence-informed care and guidance for doctors and their patients.”

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 adolescents in the U.S. received gender-affirming medication — puberty blockers or hormones — according to a five-year study of those on commercial insurance released this year. About 1,200 patients underwent gender-affirming surgeries in one recent year, according to another study.

While the nation's largest professional organization for plastic surgeons in February recommended that gender-affirming surgeries be delayed until patients turn 19, most other major groups have stood by their guidelines to act on a case-by-case basis and use caution when considering surgery for minors.

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The story has been corrected to show that the proper name of the organization is the American Academy of Pediatrics rather than the American Association of Pediatrics.

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Group stage matches

Uzbekistan vs. Colombia is at 10 p.m.

JUNE 17: DAY 1

Portugal and Congo each get 1 point after 1-1 draw

• Game analysis: Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal held to a 1-1 draw by Congo at the World Cup
• Pre-game coverage: Ronaldo looks to make history by scoring in 6th World Cup

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JUNE 23: DAY 2

Portugal vs. Uzbekistan is at 1 p.m.

Colombia vs. Congo is at 10 p.m.

JUNE 27: DAY 3

Congo vs. Uzbekistan is at 7:30 p.m.

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Without firm details on what they plan to explore, key to the expanded study is more direct involvement from tour players.

That much was evident in the statement that came from not just the two governing bodies but also the PGA Tour and European tour.

“The governing bodies will work closely with key stakeholders — including the PGA Tour DP World Tour and their respective members — to review, test and implement options that have a meaningful impact on distance at the elite level,” the statement said.

Mike Whan, CEO of the USGA, said at a news conference at Shinnecock Hills: "Maybe there are some ideas here that are getting reopened that we looked at in the past and probably closed the door on because of some of the tour's feedback.

“I think it would be the wrong way to govern if we don't listen to that when we're starting to now talk about similar objectives."

The objective has been keeping distance from making golf too one-dimensional, and in some cases leading courses to getting longer. The target has primarily been golf balls.

The governing bodies in 2023 announced the test for “Overall Distance Standard” would be updated. Golf balls would be tested with a 125 mph swing speed (up from 120 mph), and the distance limit would remain at roughly 317 yards.

The original plan was for the new test to start in 2028 for elite players, and in 2030 for everyone else. After feedback from the golf community, the USGA and R&A decided a single-date implementation in 2030 was the best route.

But it also wants a deeper look into distance.

The USGA and R&A said in a statement that discussions among the PGA Tour, the tour's Player Advisory Council, the European tour and other stakeholders recognized that distance continues to increase at the elite level; the new ODS standard might not reduce distance enough; and a willingness to “reconsider alternative approaches” that might have a greater impact on increases without disrupting the overall golf market.

A new wrinkle in the golf ball debate came earlier this year when Cameron Young used a new Titleist golf ball that didn't spin as much. It met the standards of the new ODS test, yet Young didn't lose any distance. His final tee shot when he won The Players Championship went 375 yards, wind-aided and with roll on the firm fairways of TPC Sawgrass.

One argument from the players has been the new standard would affect some players far greater than others depending on how they launch the ball. And given the expanse of technology in the game, Whan said there were questions whether any reduction in distance with the new golf ball test would be enough.

Whan and other USGA officials have met with skepticism — and criticism — from PGA Tour players at the Memorial each of the last three years, though he said this year the players sounded as though they wanted to be part of any solution.

“There's been a lot of tour involvement from the very beginning, but probably less individual players and a lot more tour leadership and the folks that are representing players,” Whan said.

“What really kind of changed with us more recently is the number of individual players that stepped forward, both in that meeting and since, with a real sense of wanting to help and share and asking for more information. That’s exciting.”

But he said an expanded review of distance cannot take as long as the eight years to reach the implementation of a new golf ball test.

“When we talk about other approaches, we want to be doing that with the speed of saying ... if we were going to do something in addition to 2030, we need to know that sooner than later,” Whan said. “So it creates a sense of urgency for all parties. This isn’t another eight-year effort. We need to get at it and do it with a sense of urgency.”

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El Diario Oficial de Guatemala publicó el miércoles un acuerdo ministerial en el cual el presidente Bernardo Arévalo ordenó a todas las instancias de gobierno participar en el Plan de Reparación y Dignificación de las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado Interno en Guatemala 2026-2036.

El plan se realizará mediante medidas de reparación individual y colectiva en el marco de los acuerdos de paz firmados en 1996 para poner fin al conflicto iniciado en 1960. Se basa en las 14 sentencias condenatorias de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos al Estado guatemalteco por violaciones a los derechos humanos, dijo Elvin Díaz, de la Comisión Presidencial por la Paz y los Derechos Humanos, COPADEH.

“Hasta ahora, desde el Estado no se había tenido un seguimiento y acompañamiento a las víctimas de desapariciones, solo (lo hacían) organizaciones no gubernamentales especializadas; en la región los demás Estados tienen comisiones de búsqueda, pero aquí nunca se había logrado esto”, dijo Díaz a The Associated Press.

El funcionario explicó que el objetivo es recopilar y registrar toda la información de esas organizaciones y la de las instituciones del Estado guatemalteco, incluyendo unos 54.000 expedientes de personas desaparecidas que gobiernos anteriores abandonaron. Además, reconocer la labor de las ONGs y robustecerlas financieramente para continuar la búsqueda.

Francisco Vivar, abogado de familiares de víctimas de delitos de lesa humanidad, señaló que “la reparación" a las personas que sufrieron violaciones a los derechos humanos “es una deuda del Estado”.

Vivar indicó que “ha habido diferentes iniciativas del Estado para beneficiar a exparamilitares", en referencia a los que participaron combatiendo para el Ejército y realizando tareas de espionaje a comunidades, "lo que contrasta con el poco apoyo que ha tenido las víctimas”.

El Congreso de Guatemala aprobó en 2022 una ley para resarcir económicamente a miles de expatrulleros civiles que fueron reclutados por el Ejército para tareas de control de la población, algunos de los cuales han sido acusados de crímenes de guerra.

El abogado dijo que el Estado mismo ha revictimizado a las víctimas negándolas incluso derechos como el acceso a la justicia.

“Las víctimas (en general) nunca han sido reparadas dignamente. No solo es la reparación económica por la pérdida de sus familiares, son los sistemas de salud, infraestructura...la no repetición de los hechos; también el derecho a obtener justicia”, apuntó Vivar.

Durante la gestión de Consuelo Porras al frente del Ministerio Público (2018–2026), se desmanteló la fiscalía especializada en atención a las víctimas del conflicto armado y se destituyó o trasladó al personal que por años conoció los procesos judiciales, según han denunciado organizaciones.

El viernes se presentará la parte del plan que hace referencia al mecanismo de búsqueda de los desaparecidos.

Guatemala vivió un cruento conflicto armado entre el Ejército y grupos guerrilleros de izquierda que dejó un saldo de 200.000 muertos y unos 45.000 desaparecidos, según informes de memoria histórica. El Ejército, grupos de seguridad y paramilitares fueron responsables del 93% de los crímenes, dicen los informes. El resto los atribuyen a guerrilleros.

Congo, which was playing at the World Cup for the first time in 52 years, became the second African nation to make a strong start in the tournament against European competition following Cape Verde's 0-0 draw with Spain on Monday.

“The World Cup is a tournament where this happens,” said Portugal coach Roberto Martínez, a Spaniard who coached Belgium to the semifinals at the 2018 tournament. “At times the performance is not up to the challenge.”

Playing in front of a crowd of 68,777 spectators at NRG Stadium, which was mostly filled with Portugal supporters, Congo earned its first point at the World Cup after losing all three of its previous matches.

Many Congolese were prevented from traveling to the United States for this year's tournament because of restrictions tied to Ebola.

“There was not enough blue in the stands, but the players are tough and they know how to overcome challenges,” Congo coach Sébastien Desabre said. “But I’m sure that many Congolese people are proud of their team today.”

João Neves gave Portugal an early lead in the sixth minute. The 5-foot-7 midfielder headed in a cross from Pedro Neto.

But Yoane Wissa equalized for Congo with a header in stoppage time at the end of the first half off a cross from Arthur Masuaku, delighting the small pockets of blue-clad fans. It was the first World Cup goal for Congo in its history.

“It’s crazy,” Wissa said. “Fifty-two years later we are here, we are back. It’s been long, it’s been difficult. So scoring that goal, it means a lot for all Congolese, for me, for my family, for the fans who showed up today.”

Congo's only other World Cup matches came at the 1974 tournament in West Germany, when the team was known as Zaire and lost to Scotland 2-0, Yugoslavia 9-0 and Brazil 3-0.

“The goal changed things,” Martínez said. “We almost felt the fear of not losing the game.”

For Portugal, it was the lack of goals that stood out. Ronaldo missed shots wide right in the 68th and 73rd minutes. He shook his head in disgust after both.

Martínez was asked if he considered taking out Ronaldo on Wednesday.

“It makes no sense to get the best world scorer to be out when you need goals,” the coach said. “The experience of Cristiano in the box is important. The way that he attracts defenders is important.”

Ronaldo became the oldest outfield player to start a World Cup match, taking the record set four years ago by Canada midfielder Atiba Hutchinson. Cameroon great Roger Milla is the oldest outfield player to appear in a World Cup match, coming on as a substitute at 42 years old during the 1994 World Cup.

Ronaldo also joined Argentina captain Lionel Messi as the only players to appear in six World Cups. Ronaldo can move out of a tie with Messi, who had a hat trick on Tuesday, by becoming the first player to score in a sixth tournament if he does manage to get one into the net this year.

Beside Ronaldo's efforts, Bruno Fernandes had a chance to put Portugal ahead in the 90th minute but his shot also was wide right.

Portugal looked to have taken the lead in the 55th minute on a bicycle kick by João Cancelo, but he was ruled offside.

Soon after that, Cédric Bakambu’s attempt to put Congo in front failed when his shot bounced off the near post.

The parents of Diogo Jota, a member of the Portugal team who died alongside his brother in a car crash last summer, attended the game in a luxury suite.

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Sorsby plans to hold his pro day July 10 at a Dallas-area high school, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. That person spoke on condition of anonymity because the process for conducting the supplemental draft wasn't complete.

The deadline for applying for the draft is Monday, but there were still procedural issues related to a Texas district court's temporary injunction that had cleared the way for him to play for Texas Tech this fall.

Sorsby, who is from the Dallas area, would have to be ineligible from NCAA play to be able to apply for the NFL's supplemental draft. That rarely used draft would be completed at least a week before the start of the first training camp in late July.

The temporary injunction issued June 8 by a Lubbock County court prevented the NCAA from blocking the quarterback's eligibility for what would have been his final college season. That would have to be dropped to make him ineligible again.

The NCAA had declared the 22-year-old Sorsby permanently ineligible after he admitted making thousands of bets worth at least $90,000 during his time at three different schools. His college career began at Indiana, before playing for Cincinnati the past two seasons and then transferring to reigning Big 12 Conference champion Texas Tech in January.

Those bets included at least 40 bets on Indiana while he was a freshman there in 2022, though none on the game in which he played for the Hoosiers that season.

The June 22 deadline for entering the supplemental draft was among the key factors that led to the decision Monday for Sorsby to pursue the pros rather than move forward with the legal process that had gotten more uncertain.

Sorsby filed suit against the NCAA on May 18. The case was heard June 1 in the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, where Texas Tech is located, and he was granted the temporary injunction against the NCAA on June 8. The NCAA and the Big 12 went to different courts this week.

The NCAA on Monday asked a Texas appellate court for an emergency motion to stay the injunction, and for a resolution of the case before the start of Texas Tech's season. The Big 12 went to federal court seeking an order to back its ability to use its bylaws for possible sanctions against Texas Tech if Sorsby had played this season.

Sorsby, who never took a snap for Texas Tech, played in 35 college games, 24 at Cincinnati the past two seasons after 11 at Indiana the two seasons before that. He threw for 7,208 yards with 60 touchdowns and 18 interceptions while completing 594 of 968 passes (61.4%). He ran 320 times for 1,295 yards and 22 more scores.

At Cincinnati last season, he threw for 2,800 yards and 27 TDs while running for 580 yards and nine touchdowns. He ranked third in the Big 12 with 281.7 total yards per game.

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AP Pro Football Writer Schuyler Dixon contributed to this report.

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He was a volunteer, counselor, a football coach and “Mr. Homecoming” at Florida Memorial University.

Roshell Williams now wants answers after her son’s body was recovered in Biscayne Bay on Sunday after last being seen on a charter boat the night before. Police believe he fell overboard.

Williams said she doesn’t have clear answers yet from authorities. She recounted what she told her son the last time she saw him.

“I (said), ‘Please don’t leave me, just stay a little while.’ That’s what I told my son. He said, ‘Don’t worry about it, I’m coming right back,’” Williams said.

She added, “He is a living legend at 23 years old. That’s what I want you to tell them.

“A young Black male from Miami-Dade County ― no, he was not gang banging, he wasn’t smoking no dope, he wasn’t selling no dope. I want you to tell them ― and I don’t want you to edit this part ― He was not," Williams said. “And it is possible for you to come from nowhere and be something.”

She also had a message for whoever posted video of her son’s body online.

“Take that down. Facebook, whoever-book, whatever anybody got going on, it’s utterly disrespectful,” Williams said. “And what they need to understand and know: I learned how to respect people’s privacy. Because one day it just may be you, whoever posted it. Yeah, it may be you. One good day, be mindful.”

Law enforcement agencies call the investigation ongoing and active.

“Why is it taking law enforcement so long to confirm his identity? And why is it taking so long to get answers?” family attorney Nixon LaRoche asked. “I mean, he was last seen on Friday. Today is now Tuesday. We still don’t have answers.”

Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officially announced Liverpool’s identity on Wednesday.

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The neighbors in Fort Lauderdale’s Lake Aire - Palm View neighborhood got into an argument in the hallway about Grenajha Gadson’s son “being touched,” according to a police officer’s arrest report.

A mother and her three kids told police officers that they were inside their apartment, near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, when Gadson, 27, and Bryanna Womble broke in, according to the report.

After “kicking the door open,” Womble, 35, punched the mother, and Gadson, 27, punched an 11-year-old girl “when she tried to take her mom’s phone to call for help,” according to the report.

Gadson also “mushed and punched” the girl’s 10-year-old sibling, who tried to defend her, according to police. And when a 7-year-old boy tried to defend his mother, Womble kicked him in the chest, according to police.

Police officers arrested Gadson and Womble on Monday in Fort Lauderdale, and corrections booked them at the Broward County Main Jail, where they remained without bond Wednesday afternoon, records show.

Gadson faced three counts of burglary with assault or battery. Womble faced two counts of burglary with assault or battery.

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

Los vecinos en el vecindario Lake Aire - Palm View de Fort Lauderdale tuvieron una discusión en el pasillo sobre el hijo de Grenajha Gadson “siendo tocado”, según un informe de arresto policial.

Una madre y sus tres hijos dijeron a los agentes que estaban dentro de su apartamento, cerca de Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, cuando Gadson, de 27 años, y Bryanna Womble irrumpieron, según el informe.

Después de “patear la puerta”, Womble, de 35 años, golpeó a la madre, y Gadson, de 27 años, golpeó a una niña de 11 años “cuando intentó tomar el teléfono de su madre para llamar por ayuda”, según el informe.

Gadson también “empujó y golpeó” al hermano de 10 años de la niña, quien intentó defenderla, según la policía. Y cuando un niño de 7 años intentó defender a su madre, Womble lo pateó en el pecho, según la policía.

Los agentes arrestaron a Gadson y Womble el lunes en Fort Lauderdale, y correcciones las ingresó en la cárcel principal del condado Broward, donde permanecían sin derecho a fianza el miércoles por la tarde, según los registros.

Gadson enfrenta tres cargos de allanamiento con agresión o violencia. Womble enfrenta dos cargos de allanamiento con agresión o violencia.

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

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Surveillance video shows Christopher Brandi during a shooting targeting Johnny Serrano in the North Beach neighborhood, according to an arrest warrant.

Serrano “battered Brandi and brandished a firearm” on May 26 at The Sand Bar and Kitchen at 6752 Collins Ave., and the shooting was about three hours later on May 27 outside of the bar on Collins Avenue, according to the warrant.

Surveillance video shows Brandi “removed a firearm” from a black cross-body bag and fired at Serrano, who was driving away in a silver 2026 Chevrolet Equinox, according to the warrant.

The evidence also included nine spent bullet casings, “damage to nearby trees and concrete pillars,” and damage to the car “along the driver’s side, rear passenger door,” according to the warrant.

On Tuesday, Brandi was arrested at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, and Miami-Dade corrections booked him at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, records show.

Brandi faced charges of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and shooting a deadly missile. Corrections held him without bond.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

Un video de vigilancia muestra a Christopher Brandi durante una balacera dirigida contra Johnny Serrano en el vecindario North Beach, según una orden de arresto.

Serrano “agredió a Brandi y exhibió un arma de fuego” el 26 de mayo en The Sand Bar and Kitchen en 6752 Collins Ave., y la balacera ocurrió unas tres horas después el 27 de mayo afuera del bar en Collins Avenue, según la orden.

El video de vigilancia muestra que Brandi “sacó un arma de fuego” de un bolso negro cruzado y disparó contra Serrano, quien se alejaba conduciendo un Chevrolet Equinox plateado modelo 2026, según la orden.

La evidencia también incluyó nueve casquillos de bala, “daños a árboles cercanos y pilares de concreto”, y daños al vehículo “en el lado del conductor, puerta trasera del pasajero”, según la orden.

El martes, Brandi fue arrestado en la cárcel principal del condado Broward en Fort Lauderdale, y correcciones de Miami-Dade lo ingresó en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, según los registros.

Brandi enfrenta cargos de intento de asesinato con un arma mortal y disparar un proyectil mortal. Las autoridades lo mantenían detenido sin derecho a fianza.

La editora de asignaciones de Local 10 News, Mercedes Cevallos, contribuyó a este informe.

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Investigators with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Jasper Frohock was reported missing on Monday after last being seen in the 1900 block of Crestview Drive in Fort Pierce.

“Throughout his journey, he was traveling several miles each day by bicycle and camping overnight in a tent, often staying at local parks,” an SLCSO news release states.

Authorities said they don’t know where he currently is.

Frohock is described as white, 5-foot-8, weighing 150 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the SLCSO at 772-462-7300 or, if they see Frohock and believe he is in immediate danger, 911.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the date of the news release.

Investigadores de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado St. Lucie dijeron el martes que Jasper Frohock fue reportado como desaparecido el lunes después de ser visto por última vez en la cuadra 1900 de Crestview Drive en Fort Pierce.

“Durante su trayecto, viajaba varias millas cada día en bicicleta y acampaba durante la noche en una tienda, a menudo quedándose en parques locales”, indica un comunicado de SLCSO.

Las autoridades dijeron que no saben dónde se encuentra actualmente.

Frohock es descrito como blanco, de 5 pies 8 pulgadas de estatura, con un peso de 150 libras, cabello rojo y ojos marrones.

Cualquier persona con información debe llamar a SLCSO al 772-462-7300 o, si ven a Frohock y creen que está en peligro inmediato, al 911.

Nota del editor: Este artículo ha sido actualizado para corregir la fecha del comunicado.

Messi’s three goals in the 3-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday saw him become the joint highest scorer in men’s World Cup history alongside Germany’s Miroslav Klose with 16 in total. It was also the first hat trick of this year’s tournament and the 55th in World Cup history.

Hat tricks used to have a very different meaning

The term “hat trick” is well-known to sports fans in the United States and, just like soccer, it is used in hockey to describe when a player scores three goals in one game. But it was originally used in cricket and is widely regarded to date back to 1858 when English bowler H.H. Stephenson took three wickets off consecutive balls. It is said that a collection was made and Stephenson was presented with a hat to mark the feat.

The term has since spread to other sports to not only describe three goals, but anything from three consecutive wins, championships or even defeats.

According to the NHL, “hat trick” was used by newspapers as early as the 1930s and the Hockey Hall of Fame traces it back to a promotion by Toronto businessman Sammy Taft offering a free hat to a player who scored three goals in an NHL game in the city.

Messi joins a list of greats to score World Cup hat tricks

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it took Messi so long to record the latest feat in his trophy-laden career.

The game against Algeria was his record-extending 27th in the World Cup, two more than Germany’s Lothar Matthäus. His first appearance was in 2006.

Messi became the oldest player to score a World Cup hat trick and joined a list of greats that include Pelé, Eusebio, Gerd Müller, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé.

The next target will be to join an even more elite list of players to have scored multiple World Cup hat tricks.

Only four players have achieved that feat: Sándor Kocsis, Just Fontaine, Müller and Gabriel Batistuta.

The first World Cup hat trick was scored by an American

It was at the first edition of the World Cup in 1930 that American Bert Patenaude scored the competition’s first hat trick in a 3-0 win over Paraguay. But it took several decades for it to be officially recognized by FIFA because there was a dispute over the scorer of one of the goals.

According to the U.S. soccer federation, historian Colin Jose helped to convince FIFA to amend its records.

For a long time, England’s Geoff Hurst was the only player to score a hat trick in a World Cup final as the Three Lions were crowned champion in 1966.

Mbappé emulated that feat in 2022, but he ended up on the losing team in Qatar against Messi’s triumphant Argentina.

World Cup hat tricks are becoming less common

The most hat tricks in a single World Cup was eight in the 1954 edition. The only edition in which none were scored was in 2006.

The last time there were more than two hat tricks at a World Cup was back in 1986 when there were four.

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Simpson underwent CPR at the track and an automated external defibrillator was also used before taking her to the hospital. LetsRun.com was the first to report the medical emergency.

The 39-year-old Simpson was taking part in a community track event hosted by Sir Walter Running, with runners of all levels encouraged to attend. The event featured a chance to meet Simpson.

“We are incredibly grateful to the individuals who responded immediately, as well as EMS and the medical professionals who handled the situation with such care, urgency, and professionalism,” the “Sir Walter Running Team” wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.

The statement added that “Jenny is receiving excellent medical care, and our thoughts are with her and her family during this time.”

Simpson won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. She also won the 1,500 at the 2011 world championships, along with silver medals in 2013 and 2017.

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Las autoridades dijeron que alrededor de las 6 p.m. del martes, un sargento de la policía de Miami notó a Elton Casallas, de 58 años y residente del suroeste de Miami-Dade, caminando por una puerta de salida y “saludando a múltiples guardias de seguridad mientras caminaba por el lugar”.

Según un informe de arresto, el sargento preguntó a los guardias si sabían quién era Casallas y para quién trabajaba; ninguno lo sabía.

La policía dijo que el sargento detuvo a Casallas en una entrada en Chopin Plaza y “le preguntó si estaba trabajando como seguridad para el evento”.

Según el informe, Casallas le dijo al sargento que había estado trabajando en el evento desde el sábado. La policía dijo que el personal del evento confirmó que Casallas “no trabaja para ninguna compañía de seguridad asignada al evento”.

El informe indica que las autoridades también descubrieron que Casallas tenía tres órdenes judiciales relacionadas con tráfico y que tenía “una navaja de bolsillo y un envase de gas pimienta”.

La policía dijo que Casallas tenía una licencia de seguridad que expiró en mayo.

Durante el interrogatorio, Casallas dijo que una compañía lo había contratado y que “había tomado un puesto de seguridad en uno de los puntos de control y era responsable de vigilar las bolsas dejadas por los asistentes en la entrada del lugar”, según el informe.

Las autoridades dijeron que luego mostró a los investigadores mensajes de texto entre él y un supervisor de seguridad, los cuales, según la policía, “en ningún momento probaron ningún empleo con alguna compañía de seguridad”.

Además, indicaron que contactaron al supervisor de seguridad, quien dijo que le había dado su número de teléfono a Casallas y que este “procedió a enviarle mensajes hasta el punto de que se sintió incómodo respondiendo”.

“Se determinó que Casallas estaba en el lugar por voluntad propia con la intención de ser contratado por una compañía de seguridad en el sitio”, escribió la policía en el informe.

Los agentes arrestaron a Casallas por un cargo de hacerse pasar falsamente por un oficial con un arma mortal, además de las órdenes relacionadas con tráfico. Hasta la tarde del miércoles, permanecía detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza que figuraba como “por determinar”.

The update comes in response to an event last summer in which the musician was charged with attacking Los Angeles police officers.

In April, a judge allowed the 27-year-old to enter a mental health diversion program intended to lead to the charges being dismissed. The musician was eligible for the program because the court found that the encounter involving police was the result of his since-diagnosed bipolar disorder and appeared to be an aberration compared with his usual behavior.

In Wednesday's video, Lil Nas X publicly discussed his mental health diagnosis. “I have a therapist now and a psychiatrist, which has been really helpful. When I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis, I feel like I had known for the past few years, but I didn't want to admit to it ‘cause I didn’t want to have to take medication and, I don't know, have people think different of me."

“I’m doing much better,” he continued after joking that he's “living life on extreme hard mode.”

“I’m feeling better. I’m creating freely. And there’s less fear in my heart,” he said.

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes dramatic shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and concentration. These range from periods of extremely elated, irritable or energized behavior — known as manic episodes — to very sad, indifferent or hopeless periods, known as depressive episodes.

“I’ve been doing music for seven years now," Lil Nas X said in switching gears near the end of the clip. “I wanted to let you guys know there is new music on the way.”

Then he addressed his fans directly. “I love you and all I want to do is continue to try to make you proud and make myself proud."

The arrest and treatment plan

Lil Nas X was arrested and briefly taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose in August after Los Angeles police say he charged at officers responding to a report of a naked man walking on a busy boulevard.

Authorities allege the musician was walking naked down a street in LA’s San Fernando Valley and charged at police officers who were responding to calls about him. A criminal complaint says three officers were hurt. Photos and video apparently shot before the police confrontation showed Lil Nas X walking in the street in only white briefs and white boots.

After spending three days in jail, he was released on $75,000 bail on the condition that he attend drug treatment. He pleaded not guilty in a court appearance to three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.

In his first public comments shortly thereafter, the artist posted a video to Instagram, saying “these last four days have been terrifying.”

But he added with a laugh, speaking of himself, that “Your girl is going to be OK. She’s going to be alright.”

Then two months ago, Judge Alan Schneider allowed Lil Nas X to enter the mental health diversion program. If he sticks to his treatment program and obeys all laws for two years, the four felony counts against him will be dismissed.

A history-making artist

The Atlanta-raised artist is best known for 2018’s country and hip-hop merging “Old Town Road,” which spent a record 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won him two Grammys. It is one of the most popular singles of all time, and in 2019 broke the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” for most weeks at No. 1.

Known for his genre-bending, innovating sounds and style, Lil Nas X’s first full studio album, 2021’s “Montero,” went to No. 2 on the Billboard album chart and was nominated for a Grammy for album of the year. Other hits have included “Industry Baby” and "Montero (Call Me by Your Name).”

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It’s the latest example of President Donald Trump ’s administration scrutinizing potential theft or misuse in state programs that get funding from Washington. While the letters went to all governors, the public announcement about them focused on issues in three states where Democrats are in charge. That’s been the case for many similar announcements from the Republican administration.

“We are officially putting governors on notice,” Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said in a statement Wednesday. “The American people will no longer tolerate the blatant waste, fraud, and abuse of their hard-earned tax dollars — no state should allow it either. If states allow it, they will suffer the consequences.”

Labor Department offers few details

The Labor Department said Wednesday that poor oversight, outdated technology, weak identity verification and lax controls have “allowed unprecedented fraud to flourish.”

In its announcement, it cited problems in California, Illinois and New York — three states where Democrats are in control.

Government audits of a sample of cases from last year suggested that nearly $1 in $9 in the programs was an overpayment — and that most of those were for reasons other than fraud. They varied by state, but many involved work-search requirements or eligibility disputes after someone left a job.

There also doesn't appear to be a strong connection between which party governs a state and how much overpayment or fraud there is.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ’s office blasted the move and criticized “lax regulations and rushed distribution” of unemployment benefits by the first Trump administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Meanwhile California outperforms other states in addressing fraud,” Newsom spokesperson Marissa Saldivar said in a statement.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker criticized what he said were the Labor Department's vague threats.

“The Trump Administration continues to govern by press release,” he said in a statement, arguing that the White House has been cutting resources used to modernize systems and prevent fraud.

The Labor Department said states would receive further directives in coming weeks.

Unemployment insurance has come into question before

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office estimated that fraud accounted for between 11% and 15% of the amount paid out through unemployment insurance programs from April 2020 through May 2023, when the nation was under a public health emergency for the pandemic.

During that time — which included the last months of Trump's first term and over half of former President Joe Biden's time in office — access to the funds was eased, and the government noticed the issues as the money was going out.

In the new letter to the states, the department said that consequences from pandemic-era fraud “are still playing out.”

The administration has focused on fraud in state-federal programs

Vice President JD Vance is overseeing an anti-fraud task force focused on potential misuse of social programs.

The Department of Health and Human Services tried to withhold money for child care subsidies and other social service programs from five states — all governed by Democrats — but has been rebuffed by a court. The department has also announced it’s using artificial intelligence to police how states and other recipients of federal dollars are auditing their programs.

The Department of Agriculture has threatened to withhold administrative funds from states that don’t provide data on participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including their immigration status.

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The airfield where the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday remained closed but other base operations have resumed, according to a base spokesperson. No cause has been determined. Officials said it could take six months to complete the investigation.

The victims were identified as: Col. Gregory Watson, 53; Retired Lt. Col. Miles Middleton, 50; Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, 40; Maj. Alexander Davis, 34; Maj. Robert Dee, 40; Maj. Brad Hovey, 35; Jeromy Smith, 32; and Christopher Rischar, 41.

“They were dedicated professionals, beloved family members and irreplaceable teammates," Col. Thomas Tauer, commander of the 412th Test Wing at Edwards, said in a statement.

Watson, a weapons systems officer, and Middleton, a pilot, were Boeing employees and the company said their loss "is deeply felt across our teams, and our hearts remain with their families, loved ones and those who worked with them.”

Engineer remembered for his passion for flight

Rischar was a flight test engineer with government contractor JT4 who had worked at Edwards for 10 years, said his wife, Rebecca Rischar. She said he loved going to airplane museums and showing their two children, 15 and 14, different types of aircraft and how they functioned.

She recalled how her husband’s father, who also works at the base and had seen the crash, called her to ask if Christopher had been flying.

“I knew he was on that flight,” she said Wednesday. “It was routine, and if the plane went up, he was going up with it.”

Rebecca and Christopher met at a church youth group while attending the same high school in nearby Lancaster and had celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary in April. He had just started helping their teenage daughter learn how to drive.

“Our marriage is not just for this life here on Earth but for eternity, so we are sealed together,” she told The Associated Press.

Bomber was part of a test program

The B-52 that crashed Monday was taking part in a test mission as part of a program aimed at making the 65-year-old bomber fleet operable through at least 2050. The bomber had arrived at Edwards in December after having a modernized radar installed at Boeing’s facility in San Antonio, an Air Force press release said at the time.

The plan was to use the bomber as a testbed throughout 2026 to help military officials decide whether to proceed with the B-52 Radar Modernization Program, the Air Force said.

For almost a decade before the plane served as a testing platform, it was based in Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, where the bomber was the flagship of the 307th Bomb Wing.

Its pilot, Col. Bruce Cox — an alumni of Texas A&M -- dubbed the bomber “The Spirit of Aggieland.” An Air Force press release from 2015 said that the bomber was “dedicated to former and future cadets that graduated from Texas A&M; University’s Corps of Cadets Program.”

Cox would go on to take his final flight aboard the bomber in 2017 before retirement, according to the unit’s Facebook page.

The crash came quickly

The aircraft took off shortly before noon on a clear day, heading southwest into the prevailing winds. It flew straight and crashed on the same 15,000-foot (4,572-meter) runway. The compact wreckage indicates the plane dropped sharply.

Aviation safety experts have said their first thoughts about what might have caused the crash were about a malfunction in the flight controls or engines, but it is much too early to know. Investigators will consider several factors, including the age and maintenance of the plane.

Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down at the base in the Mojave Desert about 100 miles (161 km) northeast of Los Angeles.

Lauren Smith told Eyewitness News KBAK-CBS and FOX58 that her husband, Jeromy Smith, was a flight test engineer for the U.S. Department of Defense and died doing what he loved.

“It is such a horrible hurt, and I’m still processing everything that happened,” she said Tuesday.

The B-52, a long-range bomber that entered service in 1955, is designed to carry both conventional and nuclear weapons. It has been used in conflicts involving the U.S. military from Vietnam to Iran. .

Edwards is home to the 412th Test Wing, which conducts regular developmental testing of all Air Force aircraft, weapons systems, software and components before purchase by the service as well as throughout their life span. Test missions take place at Edwards daily, officials said.

The base is where Air Force test pilot Chuck Yeager reached a speed of Mach 1.05 and broke the sound barrier in 1947.

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Craig, 44, replaces John Tortorella, who was hired with eight games left in the regular season and led the Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Final before they lost in six games to Carolina. The club announced Tuesday that Tortorella wouldn't be returning, creating immediate speculation that Craig would be promoted.

He was the Silver Knights' coach the past three seasons. Henderson went 39-21-12 this season and advanced to the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs.

Craig, who will address reporters on Thursday, has been in the Golden Knights organization all nine seasons, including the first six years with the top club. He was behind the bench when Vegas won the Stanley Cup in 2023 under Bruce Cassidy.

“He’s ready to be an NHL head coach," Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. "That carried the day.”

Craig takes over a team with high expectations, especially coming off a deep playoff run, and in an organization not known for its patience.

He is the fifth coach in the organization's short history and third this calendar year. Considering Craig remained in the organization through so much turnover speaks to management's belief in his abilities.

They could have handed Craig the job when Cassidy was fired, but instead chose the veteran Tortorella.

“Torts, very experienced, very comfortable in his own skin, very much was going to come in and hit the ground running,” McCrimmon said. “I don't feel it would have been fair to Ryan Craig to start his career as a (NHL) head coach in that way. The other part, Henderson was having a really good year. He was doing a great job as a coach of that team. We felt that the finish of the Henderson season is also really important for Ryan's development to coach in the American League playoffs.”

Tortorella guided Vegas from third to first in the Pacific Division and three postseason series victories that included a sweep Colorado, which had won the Presidents' Trophy.

The Golden Knights took a 2-1 lead in the final before the Hurricanes closed it out by winning three games in a row.

“He saved our season," McCrimmon said. "He turned our team around. Our players loved playing for him and it was a tremendous 30 games that he coached for our organization. John wanted to coach our team again this year. He wants to coach. We really wanted to give this opportunity to Ryan Craig.”

Marner speaks about ‘dark times’

Forward Mitch Marner, the team's prized acquisition from Toronto last offseason, spoke after sweeping the Avalanche about going through “dark times” with the Maple Leafs.

He was asked during the exit interviews with reporters to expand on that comment.

“I've been trying to take care of mental health for probably the last five years or so," Marner said. "I'm really thankful that I had some unbelievable teammates around me in Toronto that I was able to talk to, express myself. My family, my brother, my mom, dad, my wife, there were some really dark moments there that the thought if playing hockey was really tough in a lot of ways.”

The Golden Knights acquired Marner in a sign-and-trade. He grew up in the Toronto area as a Maple Leafs fan, but often was blamed for the team's disappointing playoff results.

Marner's led all skaters in this year's playoffs with 29 points and likely would have been awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy had the Golden Knights won the Cup.

“I think it's always important to check in on your friends, your family, people around you,” Marner said. “I think it's something in this day and age now gets talked about a lot, but still gets overlooked in a lot of ways. I think a lot of us are addicted to the social media aspect of things. You see a lot of comments, a lot of things about yourself. I tried to check myself out of that in the last two or three years.”

Karlsson set for surgery

Center William Karlsson was scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday for a broken wrist. He was injured in Game 5 of the Cup Final.

Defenseman Noah Hanifin played through an upper-body injury that McCrimmon said would have taken him out of the regular season for up to two months.

Defenseman Brayden McNabb wore a cage to protect his face after taking a puck in Game 2 at Carolina.

“(McNabb) had two other injuries that probably would have kept any player out of the lineup that he played through in the playoffs, which is just more testament to the warrior that he is for our organization,” McCrimmon said.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) said in a new joint report that conditions are expected to deteriorate between June and November 2026, with around 266 million people already facing high levels of acute food insecurity, and called for urgent action.

“The warnings in this report cannot be ignored,” said WFP Acting Executive Director Carl Skau. “Without action now, millions more are expected to face worsening levels of hunger in the months ahead, pushing some closer to famine.”

Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and the Gaza Strip remain the hot spots of greatest concern, the report said, while Nigeria and Somalia have been newly added to that category as conditions worsen and famine risks rise. Seven other countries are also on the hotspot list — Afghanistan, Congo, Myanmar, Haiti, Mali and new additions Lebanon and Madagascar.

The agencies said conflict and violence are the main drivers of hunger in nearly all the hotspots, compounded by economic shocks, deep cuts to humanitarian funding and the expected impact of an El Niño weather pattern, which could bring droughts and floods to vulnerable regions. They warned that additional pressures, including spillover effects from the Middle East conflict and an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, are worsening the outlook by disrupting markets, livelihoods and aid access.

Funding for food assistance and related programs has dropped sharply — by about 59% since 2022 — even as needs have surged, the report said.

There was a piece of good news on funding Tuesday: The United States pledged $800 million to WFP which the agency said will help more that 38 million people in at least 37 countries at “a moment of unprecedented global need driving hunger to record levels.”

But WFP's more than $10 billion appeal for 2026 still remains severely underfunded.

For years, the U.S. Agency for International Development had been the backbone of humanitarian aid around the globe. But last year, the Trump administration abolished the agency, cutting $60 billion in overall assistance. Under a reset in December, the U.S. has restored funding to WFP and just announced $218 million in assistance to the U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF.

WFP’s Skau called the new U.S. donation “a lifeline to reach people on the brink of famine, provide nutritional support to mothers and children and position food to prevent millions from slipping further into extreme hunger.”

Assessing the global hotspots, the report said that conditions in the Gaza Strip have improved since an October 2025 ceasefire but remain fragile. About 1.6 million people — roughly 77% of the population analyzed — were acutely food insecure earlier this year and in need of urgent assistance, including more than half a million in emergency levels and a smaller number facing catastrophic conditions.

Yemen remains “one of the world’s worst food security crises,” hosting the largest population facing emergency or catastrophic levels of food insecurity, it said.

And the threat of famine between now and November looms over people in Nigeria’s Borno state and Somalia’s Burhakaba district as well as in South Sudan’s Jonglei and Upper Nile states, and in Sudan’s North Darfur, South Darfur and South Kordofan regions.

The FAO and the WFP called for swift, coordinated international action to scale up aid, protect livelihoods and prevent further deterioration, warning that without swift intervention, millions more could face catastrophic hunger in the months ahead.

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Edith M. Lederer contributed to this report from the United Nations

El incendio forestal más grande, que comenzó el lunes, estaba contenido en un 30% y había quemado 7,500 acres. El incendio más pequeño, que comenzó el martes, estaba contenido en un 25% y había quemado 500 acres.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue desplegó alrededor de siete unidades en el área de la avenida 137 del noroeste y la calle 25, según el registro de llamadas activas.

Conductores reportaron que el humo afectó la visibilidad temprano el miércoles por la mañana a lo largo de la autopista Florida Turnpike cerca de Hialeah.

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La contaminación afectó la calidad del aire en el sur de Florida, por lo que se desaconsejaron las actividades al aire libre, según la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos.

El personal de MDFR advirtió que el humo se disipará a medida que aumenten las temperaturas y sugirió a los residentes “limitar el tiempo al aire libre, mantener puertas y ventanas cerradas y configurar los sistemas de aire acondicionado para recircular el aire interior.

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Chicago-based Invenergy has agreed to end its four offshore wind leases that were very early in development in exchange for reimbursements of lease fees totaling $765 million. The company had already canceled the largest of the four in November, Leading Light Wind off New Jersey's coast. The others are off the coasts of Maine and California. It will invest that money in natural gas and geothermal ventures that can be built more quickly instead.

By buying back leases, the Republican administration is stopping offshore wind farms that President Donald Trump does not support, and redirecting the money to fossil fuel projects that he does. It adopted this strategy after federal courts thwarted Trump’s efforts to stop offshore wind development through executive action. Trump has frequently talked about his hatred of wind power and calls turbines ugly.

“Under President Trump, companies are shifting investment back toward dependable, secure energy infrastructure that can power our economy and lower utility costs,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement. "We applaud Invenergy for recognizing the importance of baseload power and investing in energy solutions that deliver real benefits to American consumers.”

Hillary Bright, executive director of offshore wind advocacy group Turn Forward, said these buyouts are not one-for-one ‘swaps’ for another kind of energy, since the fossil fuel projects won't deliver power to the same states as the offshore wind farms would have.

“Replacing coastal offshore wind with geothermal or natural gas infrastructure in another region does nothing to address rising ratepayer affordability concerns, reliability challenges or potential gaps in power supply in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic,” she said in a statement.

Eight offshore wind projects have been stopped

Under the first deal announced in March, French company TotalEnergies is getting nearly $1 billion — essentially a refund of its two offshore wind leases — if it invests the money in fossil fuels instead. Those leases were off the coasts of North Carolina and New York. New York is leading a lawsuit challenging the TotalEnergies agreement and Democrats in Congress are investigating it.

Golden State Wind and Bluepoint Wind agreed in April to end their leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million, provided they invest equally in fossil fuels. California is investigating the deal that ended Golden State Wind, a floating offshore wind farm proposed off the state’s central coast. Bluepoint Wind was an offshore wind farm in the early stages of development off the coasts of New Jersey and New York.

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held independent power producer. It has four offshore leases: a large lease area for Leading Light Wind, which would have used traditional turbines that affix to the seafloor; two leases for projects with floating turbines in the Gulf of Maine; and a lease for a floating project off California’s central coast.

Invenergy says it's focused on energy projects that can move forward today

For Invenergy, the deal offered a way to move forward with energy projects that could bring power to the grid more quickly for its customers than the dormant offshore wind leases. Trump has erected roadblocks for permitting wind energy, while trying to speed up fossil fuel development.

The company left the door open to reentering the offshore wind industry in the future. Daniel Runyan, senior vice president for development at Invenergy, said in a statement that at a time of unprecedented energy demand, they "will deploy additional capital into projects that can be delivered on a commercially reasonable timeline and meet customer demand while continuing to evaluate opportunities as market conditions evolve.”

Leading Light Wind was targeted for as much as 2.4 gigawatts to power more than 1 million homes. Invenergy told the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in November it was canceling Leading Light Wind because of challenges with the supply chain, equipment and vendors, and changing regulatory requirements.

The floating projects were so early in development that Invenergy hadn't yet calculated how much power those sites could provide.

Invenergy, a major player in the natural gas sector, has 14 operational natural gas facilities. It’s expanding into geothermal energy, with 45 leases totaling 144,000 acres in Nevada, Idaho, California, Utah and New Mexico. Invenergy plans to use the $765 million from the agreement for natural gas facilities in Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, and geothermal development in the West. It was not refunded interest paid on the offshore wind lease payments or incremental development costs.

Invenergy has a large portfolio of projects other than offshore wind that produce electricity without warming the planet. That includes about 125 land-based wind farms operating and in construction, more than 60 solar and nearly 30 battery storage projects developed, and many more that it's actively planning and building.

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Authorities said the crime happened on Thursday at a jewelry store in the Miami Design District. Police took Linda Maria Palacio, 41, of Little River, into custody on three charges on Tuesday while out on bond in the aforementioned case.

Investigators said an employee of Cadar Jewelry, located at 166 NE 39th St., left her purse in an employee-only area of the closed, under-construction store, when Palacio and her son went in through a rear entrance.

Miami police said surveillance video showed Palacio rummaging through the purse and opening a blue backpack she was carrying.

An arrest report states that she held the backpack open while her son placed the victim’s stolen items inside; the two then left together.

Authorities said rather than supervising and caring for her child, Palacio “encouraged and involved him in the commission of the criminal offense.”

Police said they went to Palacio’s home near North Miami Avenue and 75th Street on Tuesday afternoon to take her into custody on charges of burglary, grand theft and contributing to the delinquency of a minor; authorities said she “denied knowledge” that her son was stealing the property, despite the video evidence implicating her.

Palacio also faced those exact same charges in January 2025 after Miami police said the previous November, she and her son broke into an apartment in the city’s Little Havana neighborhood and she had her son steal a jar of cash and other items from a man with whom she had been meeting at the apartment for sexual encounters.

That case remained active as of Wednesday and Palacio, who court records show has a history of assorted arrests in Miami-Dade dating back to 2009, was out on bond at the time of her latest cuffing.

As of Wednesday, Palacio was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed in jail records as “to be set.”

Las autoridades dijeron que el delito ocurrió el jueves en una joyería en el Miami Design District. La policía detuvo a Linda Maria Palacio, de 41 años y residente de Little River, bajo tres cargos el martes mientras estaba en libertad bajo fianza en el caso antes mencionado.

Los investigadores dijeron que una empleada de Cadar Jewelry, ubicada en 166 NE 39th St., dejó su bolso en un área solo para empleados de la tienda cerrada y en construcción, cuando Palacio y su hijo entraron por una entrada trasera.

La policía de Miami indicó que el video de vigilancia mostró a Palacio revisando el bolso y abriendo una mochila azul que llevaba.

Un informe de arresto señala que ella sostuvo la mochila abierta mientras su hijo colocaba dentro los artículos robados de la víctima; luego ambos se fueron juntos.

Las autoridades dijeron que, en lugar de supervisar y cuidar a su hijo, Palacio “lo alentó y lo involucró en la comisión del delito”.

La policía dijo que acudió a la casa de Palacio cerca de North Miami Avenue y la calle 75 el martes por la tarde para detenerla por cargos de allanamiento, hurto mayor y contribuir a la delincuencia de un menor; las autoridades señalaron que ella “negó tener conocimiento” de que su hijo estaba robando la propiedad, a pesar de la evidencia en video que la implica.

Palacio también enfrentó exactamente los mismos cargos en enero de 2025 después de que la policía de Miami dijo que en noviembre anterior, ella y su hijo irrumpieron en un apartamento en el vecindario Little Havana de la ciudad y ella hizo que su hijo robara un frasco con dinero en efectivo y otros artículos de un hombre con quien se reunía en el apartamento para encuentros sexuales.

Ese caso permanecía activo hasta el miércoles y Palacio, quien según los registros judiciales tiene un historial de varios arrestos en Miami-Dade que se remontan a 2009, estaba en libertad bajo fianza en el momento de su más reciente arresto.

Hasta el miércoles, Palacio permanecía detenida en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza que, según los registros de la cárcel, estaba “por determinar”.

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As of 11 AM ET Wednesday, the center of Arthur was located along the middle Texas coast roughly 90 miles south of Galveston. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 40 mph – the threshold for a tropical storm – and little change in strength is expected before it moves fully inland over parts of southeast Texas and Louisiana later today.

A NOAA-owned and operated station at the entrance of Galveston Bay reported sustained winds of around 40-45 mph with gusts to 50 mph around 10 AM local time Wednesday.

It’s worth noting that nearly all thunderstorm activity and heavy rain associated with Arthur is displaced well east of its circulation due to a firehose of nearby westerly wind shear. As a result, Arthur has a very unconventional appearance for a tropical storm, with persistent, deep convection absent over its circulation center. The shear will accompany Arthur inland and keep the wet weather to the south and east side of its sprawling circulation center.

Big rains and widespread flood threat across the Deep South

While Arthur will bring blustery weather to the coast today, its winds will be a secondary hazard to the multi-day flood threat it poses to a large stretch of the Deep South. Hefty rainfall totals since the start of the week approaching double digits have already fallen across central Louisiana, with another 5 to 10 inches of rainfall expected for parts of southern and central Louisiana, lower Alabama, southeastern Mississippi, western Georgia, and the western Florida panhandle through Thursday.

The National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center is advertising a moderate risk (threat level 3 of 4) of excessive rainfall for these areas, including cities like New Orleans and Mobile, which could lead to significant life-threatening flooding over the next few days.

Those in the highest-risk flood zone should closely monitor local alerts from the National Weather Service, as extreme rainfall rates exceeding 3 inches an hour could lead to rapid water rises.

Blustery onshore winds could also produce minor or moderate coastal flooding for parts of the upper Texas and Louisiana coastlines today.

Exiting into the western Atlantic this weekend

As we’ve discussed in previous newsletters, Arthur will get quickly mixed up with an advancing cold front on Friday as its remnant circulation zips eastward through Georgia and the Carolinas and into the western Atlantic.

Once it emerges off the Carolina coast late Friday into early Saturday, it could try to redevelop over the western Atlantic, but it’ll be quickly flushed out to sea by jet stream winds on Sunday, which will likely curtail any attempt at a second act.

Otherwise the Atlantic basin looks to settle down to round out the last few weeks of June, with no development expected elsewhere at least into the middle to latter part of next week.

A las 11:00 a. m. (hora del este) del miércoles, el centro de Arthur se ubicaba en la costa central de Texas, aproximadamente a 90 millas al sur de Galveston. Se estimaba que los vientos máximos sostenidos alcanzarían las 40 mph (el umbral para una tormenta tropical), y se prevé que su intensidad se mantenga prácticamente sin cambios antes de que se adentre completamente en tierra firme sobre partes del sureste de Texas y Luisiana más tarde hoy.

Una estación propiedad de la NOAA y operada por ella, ubicada en la entrada de la bahía de Galveston, informó de vientos sostenidos de entre 40 y 45 mph con ráfagas de hasta 50 mph alrededor de las 10 de la mañana, hora local, del miércoles.

Cabe destacar que casi toda la actividad de tormentas eléctricas y lluvias intensas asociadas con Arthur se desplaza considerablemente al este de su centro de circulación debido a la intensa cizalladura del viento del oeste en las proximidades. Como resultado, Arthur presenta una apariencia muy atípica para una tormenta tropical, con ausencia de convección profunda y persistente sobre su centro de circulación. La cizalladura acompañará a Arthur tierra adentro y mantendrá las lluvias al sur y al este de su extenso centro de circulación.

Fuertes lluvias y amenaza de inundaciones generalizadas en todo el sur profundo.

Si bien Arthur traerá vientos fuertes a la costa hoy, estos serán un peligro secundario comparado con la amenaza de inundaciones que se extenderá durante varios días en una amplia zona del sur profundo. Ya se han registrado importantes precipitaciones desde principios de semana, que rozan los diez centímetros, en el centro de Luisiana, y se esperan entre 12 y 25 centímetros más de lluvia en partes del sur y centro de Luisiana, el sur de Alabama, el sureste de Misisipi, el oeste de Georgia y el extremo occidental de la península de Florida hasta el jueves.

El Centro de Predicción Meteorológica del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional advierte de un riesgo moderado (nivel de amenaza 3 de 4) de lluvias torrenciales en estas zonas, incluidas ciudades como Nueva Orleans y Mobile, lo que podría provocar inundaciones importantes y potencialmente mortales en los próximos días.

Quienes se encuentren en la zona de mayor riesgo de inundación deben estar atentos a las alertas locales del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, ya que las precipitaciones extremas que superen las 3 pulgadas por hora podrían provocar crecidas rápidas del agua.

Los fuertes vientos que soplan desde tierra firme también podrían provocar inundaciones costeras leves o moderadas en algunas zonas de las costas del norte de Texas y Luisiana hoy mismo.

Saliendo hacia el Atlántico occidental este fin de semana.

Como ya hemos comentado en boletines anteriores, Arthur se verá rápidamente involucrado con un frente frío que avanza el viernes, a medida que su circulación remanente se desplace hacia el este a través de Georgia y las Carolinas y hacia el Atlántico occidental.

Una vez que emerja frente a la costa de Carolina entre la noche del viernes y la madrugada del sábado, podría intentar regenerarse sobre el Atlántico occidental, pero los vientos de la corriente en chorro la arrastrarán rápidamente hacia el mar el domingo, lo que probablemente limitará cualquier intento de una segunda fase.

Por lo demás, la cuenca del Atlántico parece que se estabilizará durante las últimas semanas de junio, y no se prevén novedades en otras zonas al menos hasta mediados o finales de la próxima semana.

For Emmanuel Macron, that was precisely the point.

On Wednesday night, the French president threw open Louis XIV’s palace to his U.S. counterpart for a private reception, show and dinner marking America’s 250th birthday. At a turbulent moment for the trans-Atlantic alliance, it could help Macron keep a personal channel open as the two navigate differences over Iran, Ukraine and tariffs.

It already kept Trump from leaving a Group of Seven summit early, as he did last year in Canada.

“I’m a fan of beautiful places,” he told reporters, saying he had planned to leave earlier until “a very nice man” invited him to dinner. Upon arrival at the chateau, he posed for photographers in front of its golden doors.

The welcome also served a practical purpose. In an interview earlier this week with France’s TF1 television, Macron said Trump “needs to stay until the end” to help complete the summit’s agreements.

It is perhaps the biggest soft-power flex available to a French president: Versailles, the Hall of Mirrors, the gardens of the Sun King and several centuries of carefully polished national grandeur.

“Versailles is a diplomatic tool and an instrument of influence,” Macron said Wednesday, likening diplomacy to soccer. “Whether I’m playing at home or away, my goal is to score goals. And when I host other teams, I try to give them a nice welcome.”

France holds little economic or military sway over Washington, so pageantry is one of its few levers — even as its use elsewhere has brought mixed results at best.

Soft power built from stone

Macron and Trump have often clashed over policy.

Their relationship has endured partly because Macron understands the power of personal attention, dramatic settings and a well-timed invitation.

Their first meeting in 2017 produced a white-knuckled handshake that instantly became a symbol of their competitive rapport.

Months later came dinner inside the Eiffel Tower and a place of honor at France’s Bastille Day parade.

Versailles raises the stakes, allowing a French president to wrap a modern political encounter in the scale and authority of national history.

“It is soft-power flex based on hard buildings,” said Denis Lacorne, professor of American studies at Sciences Po.

Macron has used the palace before, receiving Russian President Vladimir Putin there in 2017 and later hosting King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a state dinner.

Versailles has been a favored setting for French leaders to honor foreign guests for over three centuries, the palace told The Associated Press. It remains “a place in the service of French diplomacy.”

With Trump, the setting carries added resonance.

The former real estate developer has long treated architecture as a statement of status, success and power. In his second term, he has sought to erect a legacy in stone — with plans for a new White House ballroom and a 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch resembling Paris’ Arc de Triomphe.

The real deal — and 357 mirrors

French media reported the evening could include a Hall of Mirrors visit and fountain display with fireworks. The full program was not released.

The Hall of Mirrors was once a feat of technology: 357 mirrors set in 17 arches along a 73-meter (240-foot) gallery, showing French manufacturers could rival Venice’s celebrated glassmakers.

They were also built to multiply a king. Every royal entrance ricocheted across the glass, and a modern guest gets the same treatment.

“You will be reflected many, many times, from one mirror to another,” Lacorne said.

For a president who has spent his second term turning the Oval Office gold, the appeal is clear, he added.

Trump arrives, in a sense, at a building he has quoted for years: He has said he modeled Mar-a-Lago’s ballroom after Versailles.

Others have sought to flatter a visiting Trump

Trump remembers spectacle, and often brings it home.

The 2017 Bastille Day parade saw tanks, horses and marching bands fill the Champs-Élysées as fighter jets trailing red, white and blue smoke soared overhead.

Trump called it “one of the greatest parades I’ve ever seen.”

“We’re going to have to try and top it,” he said back in Washington, where he began pressing for a military parade. In 2025, he finally presided over a large Army anniversary parade through the capital.

China employed dazzle diplomacy when it hosted Trump for a “state visit plus” in 2017, including a rare tour of its Forbidden City, an experience once reserved for emperors.

Britain offered its own version last September, greeting Trump’s second state visit with mounted troops, a carriage procession and a Windsor Castle banquet.

The gleam is the easy part

The diplomatic pomp has clearly flattered Trump, who called the Windsor banquet one of the highest honors of his life.

But it seems to have won few concessions.

The early Macron-Trump “bromance” has hardened into something rougher and more transactional.

Trump has threatened tariffs of up to 100% on French wine and Champagne amid a broader trade fight. France opposed the U.S. war against Iran, even as Macron pressed Washington to keep backing Ukraine.

At home, the dinner has drawn criticism.

“We must learn once and for all to live without Trump,” said Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the veteran far-left leader.

Versailles hands Macron some advantages, experts say: centuries of diplomatic history, a setting built for Trump’s taste for ceremony, and a palace already familiar to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who visit each year.

History counsels caution. Ronald Reagan dined beneath the same mirrors on the sidelines of the 1982 G7, and central disagreements outlasted the splendor.

The 50th edition of the nation’s largest Independence Day celebration in New York City will fire 85,000 shells in 30 colors from six barges, as well as host a new laser show from the Brooklyn Bridge. The fireworks show will be accompanied by a vocal performance by “The Voice” season 29 winner Alexia Jayy.

TV viewers can watch on NBC or see it simulcast live on Peacock from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST and live to tape on Central, Mountain and Pacific times. A Spanish language simulcast will air on Telemundo starting at 8 p.m. EST.

"'Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks’ delivers the largest Independence Day celebration in the nation through a show-stopping spectacle that reminds us of the power of connection and shared experience. We’re proud to honor our 50th Fireworks with an expanded show, never-before-seen effects and music’s biggest stars for a truly unforgettable celebration,” Will Coss, Macy’s 4th of July executive producer, said in a statement.

Vozinha became an early sensation of the World Cup after making key saves in a 0-0 draw with Spain, one of the tournament favorites that was expected to rout tiny Cape Verde.

After the match, Vozinha said his mother had not been able to secure a visa to enter the U.S. to see him play.

Jeffries said he spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and “asked the State Department to do everything in their power to ensure that his mother can attend Cabo Verde’s next match.”

Jeffries said all fees have been waived and travel arrangements are being made to get her to Cape Verde's next game Sunday against Uruguay in Miami.

“I thank Secretary Rubio, U.S. State Department officials, the government of Cabo Verde and FIFA for working together to make this possible,” Jeffries said.

Vozinha made seven saves against Spain as Cape Verde delivered a stunning World Cup debut. Afterward, Vozinha said his mother had been unable to gather the money in time to secure a visa to enter the U.S.

Cape Verde is among 50 countries whose citizens face bonds of up to $15,000 to secure a U.S. visa, part of President Donald Trump’s broader crackdown on travelers from countries that officials said had high rates of visa overstays. The Trump administration last month suspended the requirement for ticket-holders from Cape Verde and four other World Cup nations, but critics said it was too late for many fans.

The State Department had said it had no record of her ever applying for a visa, but that it was working on resolving the situation with Cape Verde authorities. The department said it had notified all players from World Cup countries affected by the $15,000 visa bond requirement that they and their families would be exempt from posting the bond.

A person familiar with the situation said that the State Department believes that Vozinha’s mother did not apply for a visa because she did not hold a valid Cape Verde passport, but that she is now in the process of getting one.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential visa deliberations.

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The 41-year-old is set to enter the World Cup on Wednesday when Portugal meets Congo after impressive performances by the tournament’s other top stars.

France’s Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland of Norway each had two goals as they opened their World Cup campaigns on Tuesday, while Lionel Messi scored a hat trick for Argentina. That gave Messi 16 career goals in the World Cup, tying him with Germany’s Miroslav Klose for the all-time record.

Ronaldo is also looking to make history by becoming the first player to score in six World Cups. Messi, too, is playing in his sixth World Cup but failed to find the net in 2010.

“Well, I wish him the best — I hope that he scores but not against us," Congo coach Sébastien Desabre said of the Portugal forward.

Ronaldo’s focus has been on his team’s success.

“We go match by match, but not with the expectations of winning it all,” Ronaldo told reporters in Portugal last week before the team’s departure. “It has to be step by step. A good start is the most important thing,”

Some Portugal supporters question whether the aging star will be a help or a detriment to the team.

After scoring just once in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Ronaldo was upset after he subbed off against South Korea and benched for the club’s first knockout-stage match against Switzerland. He also failed to score in the 2024 European Championship — the first time that has happened at a major international tournament.

But Ronaldo has also shown signs of his old productivity.

He scored eight goals during Portugal’s 2025 UEFA Nations League title, including an equalizer in the final against Spain. And, he recently won his first Saudi Pro League title with Al-Nassr, scoring a club-high 28 goals.

What to watch on June 17

— Portugal vs. Congo, 1 p.m. EDT in Houston (Fox/Telemundo/Peacock)

— England vs. Croatia, 4 p.m. EDT in Arlington, Texas (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)

— Ghana vs. Panama, 7 p.m. EDT in Toronto (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)

— Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, 10 p.m. EDT in Mexico City (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)

Kane, England seek strong World Cup start vs. Croatia

Harry Kane, one of the world’s dominant goal scorers, leads England into its first match against Croatia with the Three Lions seeking their first World Cup title since 1966, when they won on home soil.

Kane has been a force over the past year with 61 goals in 51 matches for Bayern Munich across all competitions. The 32-year-old striker has eight goals in two previous World Cups and won the Golden Boot in 2018 by scoring six times in Russia.

But he didn’t score in England’s semifinal loss to Croatia in 2018. In 2022, he missed a penalty late against France in a 2-1 semifinal loss in Qatar when he sent the ball over the crossbar.

Kane’s eight World Cup goals are two shy of Gary Lineker’s England record.

Ghana to be without Partey for opener after appeal denied

Ghana will play its opening match against Panama without midfielder Thomas Partey after a Canadian judge on Tuesday rejected a bid to allow him into the country as he awaits trial on rape charges.

Partey’s visa application was denied last week.

He will remain in the United States while his teammates play in Toronto on Wednesday. He will be eligible to play in Ghana’s next two matches — both in the U.S.

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs had criticized the visa denial, calling it a “high-handed and extremely unfair decision.” Its appeal was heard by the court earlier Tuesday.

Partey is awaiting trial in Britain while facing allegations from several women dating to his time playing for Arsenal from 2020-25. He has pleaded not guilty.

England’s Livramento will miss tournament with injury

England fullback Tino Livramento was ruled out of the World Cup on Tuesday because of a calf injury, forcing coach Thomas Tuchel into a late squad change ahead of his team’s opener against Croatia.

Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah was called up as a replacement and due to head to the England training camp in Kansas City. Livramento was injured during training on Sunday.

“A subsequent scan and medical assessment on Monday unfortunately confirmed he could play no further part in England’s tournament,” it said in a statement.

Uzbekistan ready to make World Cup debut

Uzbekistan will mark the biggest moment in the country’s soccer history on Wednesday when it participates in its first World Cup, facing Colombia.

Coached by Fabio Cannavaro, Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning captain and a former Ballon d’Or winner, Uzbekistan finished second in Asian qualifying to earn its way into the expanded 48-team field.

Colombia is back in the World Cup after failing to qualify in 2022.

More World Cup news

— France striker Kylian Mbappé scores 13th and 14th World Cup goals, moving into tie for 3rd all time

— US official says Iran knew team would have to leave shortly after match

— Social media star Tim Payne leaves New Zealand for Paraguay’s Olimpia

— Tunisia fires coach Sabri Lamouchi after 1 match at the World Cup and appoints Herve Renard

— US forward Christian Pulisic practices on his own in calf injury rehab, team says he is ‘day to day’

— This Sweden defender at the World Cup isn’t your typical soccer player: He’s a baron!

— Highlights from Day 6 in photos

Stats of the day

England has struggled against European opposition at the global showcase, losing six of its last eight matches. Its overall record versus UEFA teams at the World Cup includes 14 wins, 12 losses and 13 ties.

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This story was updated to correct the spelling of Partey.

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AP Sports Writers Jim Vertuno and Kristie Rieken contributed to this report.

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Dream guard Rhyne Howard predicted before the season Reese “could be exactly what we were missing.”

After 13 games, the fit still looks perfect.

As it prepares for back-to-back games against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, Atlanta has one of the best records in the WNBA. Reese has been on a double-double tear, providing the inside presence on the boards and clutch points to keep the offense balanced even while All-Star center Brionna Jones continues to recover from a knee injury.

Reese and the Dream are winning and the two-time All-Star can't stop smiling, especially when she interacts with new teammates. The wins and smiles mean the trade has delivered just as Howard expected.

“Yeah, for sure,” Howard said. “I think there’s a lot of games where in the past we would have let them slip away. The tenacity that she brings, the fire that she brings, is forcing us to match her energy. You know she’s always gonna work hard, she’s always gonna be a dog, and we’re gonna always have her back. So if she’s going out to play hard, we’re also gonna play hard for her.”

Reese has filled in for Jones at center. When Jones is healthy, Reese will move back to forward, making the Dream's lineup even more daunting. With Howard leading the league in steals and 3-pointers, Jordin Canada ranking among the assists leaders and Allisha Gray and Howard ranking among the top 10 scorers, Reese is surrounded by talent.

Atlanta (9-4) is a half game ahead of the Fever (9-5) before Thursday night’s game at Indiana. The teams play again on Saturday at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, the home of the NBA’s Hawks.

The Dream have become accustomed to moving their biggest games, including visits from Clark, to State Farm Arena because their primary home, Gateway Center Arena in College Park, has a capacity of 5,000 fans. Clark and the Fever were already a big draw, but Reese’s rivalry with Clark, which created headlines in college and has continued in the WNBA, makes the matchup even more attractive.

The Dream acquired Reese from Chicago on April 6. Atlanta gave up first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028 and received the right to swap second-round picks with the Sky in 2028.

Reese is averaging 14.6 points and leads the WNBA with 12.3 rebounds per game. The averages are nothing new. After all, Reese led the league in rebounds in each of her first two seasons with Chicago.

What's new is the winning atmosphere that she missed in Chicago. Reese is all smiles as she is surrounded by talent and depth that makes the Dream look like a championship contender.

When asked whether the camaraderie with her teammates or the winning record are the best part of her first season in Atlanta, Reese beamed and said "Oh my. You said everything. I don’t know, I’m just really happy.

“I’m in a lot of joy just being able to be here, be surrounded by so many great people and every day I just show up to work and I don t have to think about anything else. That’s probably the best thing, just being to show up at work and take care of my job and everything feels great.”

Through 13 games, Reese already has nine double-doubles. Her 59 career double-doubles are the most in WNBA history through 76 games.

Reese set a career high with 11 offensive boards, one shy of matching the WNBA single-game record, and finished with 15 points and 17 rebounds in Atlanta's 102-77 win at Toronto on Sunday. She appears to be peaking just in time for important back-to-back games against Clark and the Fever.

Reese also has contributed to Atlanta's strong defense.

“We love that our team takes pride in defense, and that has been pretty consistent in every game,” said Dream coach Karl Smesko. “That we’re willing to compete each possession, and we understand that we wanna work to make sure that we don’t give up anything easy at any time. Angel is somebody who’s very serious about her defense and wants to learn to have every advantage defensively.”

The Dream-Fever matchups will be important as Atlanta tries to remain close to the top of the Eastern Conference. Reese said she’s trying to be patient as she seeks her first winning season in the league.

“Probably just telling myself, give myself as much grace as I can,” Reese said. “I’m a player that really wants results to happen fast, and I’m sure every player wants that, but I have to give myself grace and pace myself.”

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Las inundaciones repentinas eran la principal amenaza de Arthur, una tormenta tropical débil que, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes en Miami, sería de corta duración. Los vientos máximos sostenidos eran de alrededor de 65 kph (40 mph), con pocos cambios de intensidad previstos antes de que se disipe el miércoles por la noche o en las primeras horas del jueves, según se prevé.

La tormenta se mantuvo sobre la costa de Texas el mismo día en que se jugaba en Houston un partido de la Copa del Mundo entre Portugal y la República Democrática del Congo. El estadio está cubierto y no se anunciaron planes para trasladar o reprogramar el partido.

El director del Centro Nacional de Huracanes, Michael Brennan, dijo en una sesión informativa que se habían comenzado a emitir advertencias de inundaciones repentinas en el área metropolitana de Houston, y que era probable que se produjeran más en toda la región, incluso después de que pase el centro de la tormenta.

“La principal amenaza de Arthur será un evento prolongado, de varios días, de lluvias intensas que podría producir inundaciones repentinas peligrosas, potencialmente mortales”, afirmó Brennan.

Al parecer, un adolescente se ahogó en un estanque de retención inundado a las afueras de Houston, señalaron las autoridades el martes por la noche. Un grupo de adolescentes jugaba cerca de una zona de construcción y un estanque de retención adyacente cuando un niño de 15 años entró al agua, informó en redes sociales el departamento de policía del condado de Montgomery. Los rescatistas encontraron su cuerpo mediante tecnología de sonar tras una búsqueda exhaustiva.

“Este incidente sirve como un solemne recordatorio de los peligros asociados con las aguas de inundación, particularmente después de períodos de intensas lluvias”, se lee en la publicación.

Es probable que se produzcan inundaciones hasta el viernes en varias partes de Texas, Luisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia y la región del Panhandle de Florida, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes.

La tormenta tropical podría arrojar de 13 a 25 centímetros (de 5 a 10 pulgadas) de lluvia, con totales aislados de cerca de 50 centímetros (20 pulgadas). La combinación de la marejada ciclónica y la marea hará que zonas normalmente secas cerca de la costa se inunden por el aumento de las aguas que avanzan tierra adentro.

Es probable que el oleaje generado por Arthur provoque condiciones de resaca y corrientes de retorno potencialmente mortales a lo largo de la costa noroeste del Golfo durante los próximos dos días. Podrían producirse tornados hasta el jueves.

El centro de la tormenta tropical Arthur se ubicaba la mañana del miércoles a unos 65 kilómetros (40 millas) al este-noreste de Port O’Connor, Texas, según un aviso. La tormenta se desplazaba hacia el noreste a cerca de 15 kph (9 mph) y se esperaba un aumento en la velocidad de desplazamiento.

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

También de manera sorpresiva fue convocada para el jueves una sesión extraordinaria de la Asamblea Nacional, el Parlamento, que le dará seguimiento a la reunión del partido.

El PCC, cuyo primer secretario es Díaz-Canel y el único con reconocimiento legal, no es un partido electoral –no se presenta a comicios--, sino que por la Constitución orienta a los otros poderes, incluido el Legislativo, sobre la dirección del país.

La semana pasada, y sin dar detalles o plazos de aplicación, Díaz-Canel dijo a periodistas que las reformas contemplarían la ampliación de autorizaciones para la creación de empresas privadas —recién permitidas este lustro—, que se admitirá a cubanos residentes en la isla y el exterior como inversores en el sector del turismo y una mayor libertad a las empresas estatales que incluye su asociación con privados.

También anticipó modificaciones en el mercado cambiario y la posibilidad de que negocios privados puedan importar y exportar sin intermediación estatal –como se hace actualmente--.

Díaz-Canel a su vez anticipó el debate de una ley —ya en el Parlamento— para reducir el Estado y llevar a 20 los 27 ministerios actuales.

El anuncio se produjo en medio de la paralización económica provocada por el cerco petrolero que el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump impuso en enero y que ha agravado la crisis económica que la isla atraviesa desde hace cinco años.

El cerco energético tiene un serio impacto en la vida diaria de los cubanos, que padecen apagones de hasta 20 horas diarias y limitaciones en los servicios de salud, el transporte, la industria y la educación.

Group stage matches

JUNE 17: DAY 2

Austria gets 3 points after 3-1 opener against Jordan

• FIFA game video: Austria’s Marko Arnautovic scores
• FIFA game video: Jordan’s Ali Olwan scores

JUNE 16: DAY 1

Argentina gets 3 points after 3-0 opener against Algeria

• Game analysis: Messi has his first World Cup hat trick as defending champion Argentina beats Algeria 3-0 in opener
• Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever
• Lionel Messi ties men’s World Cup goals record with a hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria
• FIFA game video: Messi’s opening goal
• FIFA game video: Messi’s hat trick

The next matches

JUNE 22: DAY 3

Argentina vs. Austria is at 1 p.m.

Jordan vs. Algeria is at 11 p.m.

JUNE 27: DAY 4

Algeria vs. Austria is at 10 p.m.

Jordan vs. Argentina is at 10 p.m.

Track the groups’ progress

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

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The center of the storm by Wednesday afternoon had appeared to move inland in southeast Texas, but Arthur's impacts were set to be felt well beyond, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Maximum sustained winds were around 45 mph (75 kph), and the storm was expected to lose strength as it moved further over land.

Officials urged millions of people along the Gulf Coast to take the storm seriously amid warnings that the storm could dump dangerous amounts of rain in some areas. In Louisiana and Mississippi, some communities set up locations for residents to collect sandbags and cleared debris from drainage systems.

“The main threat from Arthur is going to be a prolonged, multiday, heavy rainfall event that could produce dangerous to life-threatening flash flooding,” National Hurricane Center director Michael Brennan said.

The storm spun off the Texas coast on the same day a World Cup match took place in Houston but did not disrupt the contest, which was played indoors. Heavy storms in the Houston area earlier in the week had canceled outdoor watch parties and fan events.

Flooding was likely through Friday over parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, the hurricane center said.

New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno said police were preparing boats and setting up barricades in known flood areas. Collection points for residents to fill sandbags also sprung up around the state.

“We both decided we got so much rain yesterday at our house that it was probably a good idea just to pick up a few bags," said Luke Barwick, who filled sandbags at a collection center in Covington, Louisiana.

After being inundated with heavy rain earlier this week, parts of central and south Mississippi braced for a second wave of potential flooding.

Officials in Picayune, Mississippi, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of New Orleans, declared a state of emergency Tuesday after downpours brought nearly seven inches of rain in six hours. On Wednesday, city officials gave out thousands of sandbags and put emergency responders on standby.

The tropical storm is expected to produce rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters), with isolated higher totals near 20 inches (50 centimeters). The combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.

Swells generated by Arthur are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions along the northwestern Gulf Coast for the next couple of days, forecasters said. Tornadoes were possible through Thursday.

Arthur formed as some areas along the Texas coast had already been drenched by bands of heavy storms that caused flooding and high waters. Near Houston, a 15-year-old drowned Tuesday after entering the water of a retention pond while playing near a construction zone, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. ___ Fischer reported from Miami. Associated Press writer Sophia Bates in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this report.

The disease has sickened humans for thousands of years and wiped out a significant chunk of Europe's population in the 14th century during what's known as the Black Death. Though rare, the plague is still around today and is treated with antibiotics.

“To understand our own history, we believe that understanding the history of plague is extremely important,” said study co-author Eske Willerslev, an evolutionary geneticist with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

Willerslev and other researchers looked for traces of plague-causing bacteria in remains from four cemeteries near Siberia's Lake Baikal. They found remnants of plague DNA in teeth from 18 ancient hunter-gatherers.

Dating the carbon in the bones revealed that the plague triggered two outbreaks, with the first cases detected around 5,500 years ago.

The team found that the prehistoric plague developed in stages and infected several small families. It likely spread from marmots — large native rodents — when people ate their raw organs or touched infected hides during butchery. The disease also traveled between people through coughing and sneezing, the authors said.

Many of those who died were young children aged 8 to 11. Three young girls were buried side by side, two of whom were likely cousins. An aunt and nephew were found together, but her niece was in a different shared grave, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

“People were around to bury the dead who knew who these people were when they were alive. And that’s a really human element to all of the scientific work,” said study co-author Ruairidh Macleod, who studies ancient DNA at the University of Oxford.

Kids may have been at greater risk because their immune systems weren’t as strong, researchers said.

The presence of multiple victims suggests that the prehistoric plague was capable of causing both individual cases and outbreaks, said geneticist Aida Andrades Valtueña with the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. She had no role in the study.

Researchers found that this type of ancient plague evolved long before bubonic plague, which was responsible for the Black Death that struck medieval Europe. But there's evidence that earlier plagues were just as deadly. The disease decimated not only crowded cities, but also small, nomadic hunter-gatherer groups.

Knowing this can help us “understand the steps that the bacterium took to become the deadly pathogen we know today, and that can provide clues on how pathogens may emerge in the future,” Andrades Valtueña said in an email.

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The new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified earlier this year allows the league to play up to 50 games for the next two seasons. There can be up to 52 regular-season games in 2029 and for the rest of the CBA.

“Demand for the WNBA has never been greater, and expanding to a 50-game regular season reflects the extraordinary momentum we are seeing across the league,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement.

“This move reflects our commitment to growing the game and creating more opportunities for fans to watch the best players in the world and experience the extraordinary talent and competition that define the WNBA.”

The league is playing 44 games again this season. Over the next few seasons the WNBA is adding three new teams through expansion. Cleveland is joining in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. Connecticut is moving to Houston next year.

When the league first started in 1997, teams only played 28 games. That's grown over the past three decades with the exception of 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Engelbert has said she'd love to play games overseas starting next saeson. The league expanded its footprint to Canada this year with the addition of the Toronto Tempo — the first WNBA franchise outside of the United States.

The WNBA has added a lot of new TV and streaming partners over the past few years including ION, USA Sports, NBC and Amazon to go along with ESPN and CBS.

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Según un informe de arresto obtenido el miércoles por Local 10 News, Steven Devon Mason Rivers, de 31 años y residente de Miami, llamó repetidamente a la víctima desde el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center entre el 24 de mayo y el 13 de junio.

La policía dijo que la víctima contestó una de las llamadas y grabó la conversación.

Según el informe, la víctima preguntó: “Hola, ¿quién es?” y Rivers le dijo: “Necesitamos hablar. ¿Por qué no contestas el teléfono? Ves que te he estado llamando. Soy Steven”.

La policía dijo que la víctima luego colgó el teléfono.

Según el informe, la víctima notificó por primera vez a un defensor de víctimas del Departamento de Policía de Miami Gardens el 24 de mayo después de que Rivers la llamara por primera vez.

La policía dijo que la víctima, quien es una estudiante internacional de Colombia, señaló que teme por su vida y cree que Rivers podría ser liberado pronto de la cárcel.

Dijo que escuchar su voz ahora le está “provocando recuerdos” de cuando fue agredida sexualmente por él.

Según las autoridades, la presunta agresión sexual ocurrió poco después de las 7 a.m. del 25 de enero en el campus de FMU en 15800 NW 42nd Ave. en Miami Gardens.

La policía dijo que la estudiante estaba esperando en una parada de autobús cuando Rivers, quien es indigente, le susurró y la siguió de regreso al campus.

Indicaron que Rivers entró al campus saltando una cerca y le pidió a la víctima usar su teléfono celular. Cuando ella se negó, la arrinconó contra una puerta y la agredió sexualmente, dijeron las autoridades.

Hasta el miércoles, Rivers permanecía detenido en TGK con una fianza de $513,001 USD por cargos de agresión sexual, robo por arrebato repentino, intento de agresión sexual, agresión a un oficial de policía/bombero/oficial correccional, resistirse a un oficial sin violencia y acoso a una víctima de un delito.

Según un informe de arresto, Jorden Stephen Perozo, residente de Miami Beach, fue arrestado por un cargo de daños criminales.

La policía indicó que el balón de la FIFA de Uruguay estaba en exhibición en la intersección de 71st Street y Rue Vendome mientras Miami comenzaba a albergar algunos de los partidos de la Copa Mundial el lunes, incluido el encuentro entre Uruguay y Arabia Saudita.

De acuerdo con el informe, un testigo dijo a los agentes que vio a un hombre cortando el balón inflable y luego alejándose rápidamente en un scooter eléctrico.

La policía indicó que cámaras de la ciudad ayudaron a los agentes a localizar a Perozo mientras estaba sentado dentro de un Nissan sedán estacionado en la intersección de 81st Street y Hawthorne Avenue.

Las autoridades informaron que se realizó una identificación presencial con el testigo, quien identificó a Perozo como el hombre que destruyó el balón inflable.

La policía señaló que Perozo fue trasladado a la estación policial, donde inicialmente dijo a los detectives que estaba intoxicado y que no recordaba nada, pero poco después les proporcionó “una confesión completa”.

Hasta la tarde del martes, Perozo permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $2,500 USD. Los registros carcelarios en línea muestran que se encontraba en libertad bajo fianza por delitos graves al momento de su arresto por cargos de huir o evadir a la policía, resistencia a un agente sin violencia y alteración del orden público.

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According to an arrest report obtained Wednesday by Local 10 News, Steven Devon Mason Rivers, 31, of Miami, repeatedly called the victim from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center between May 24 and June 13.

Police said the victim answered one of the calls and recorded the conversation.

According to the report, the victim asked, “Hello, who is this?” and Rivers told her, “We need to talk. Why aren’t you answering the phone? You see I’ve been calling you. This is Steven.”

Police said the victim then hung up the phone.

According to the report, the victim first notified a Miami Gardens Police Department victims advocate on May 24 after Rivers called her for the first time.

Police said the victim, who is an international student from Colombia, said she is in fear for her life and believes Rivers might soon be released from jail.

She said hearing his voice is now “giving her flashbacks” of being attacked by him.

According to authorities, the alleged sexual battery happened just after 7 a.m. on Jan. 25 at FMU’s campus at 15800 NW 42^nd Ave. in Miami Gardens.

Police said the student was waiting at a bus stop when Rivers, who is homeless, whispered at her and followed her back onto campus.

They said Rivers entered the campus by jumping a fence and asked the victim to use her cellphone. When she refused, he pinned her against a door and sexually battered her, authorities said.

As of Wednesday, Rivers remained held at TGK on a $513,001 bond on charges of sexual battery, robbery by sudden snatching, attempted sexual battery, battery on a police officer/firefighter/corrections officer, resisting an officer without violence and harassing a victim of a crime.

El partido del Grupo K , Portugal contra Congo, es a la 1 pm.

El partido del Grupo L , Inglaterra contra Croacia, es a las 16:00.

El partido del Grupo L , Ghana vs. Panamá, es a las 7 pm.

El partido del Grupo K , Uzbekistán vs Colombia, es a las 22:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas de 12:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Progreso de la etapa de los grupos

Grupo J : Austria y Argentina obtienen 3 puntos cada una.

Grupo I : Francia y Noruega obtienen 3 puntos cada una.

Grupo H: Cada equipo tiene 1 punto

Grupo G: Todos los equipos tienen 1 punto.

Grupo F : Suecia consigue 3 puntos

Grupo E : Alemania y Costa de Marfil obtienen 3 puntos cada una.

Grupo D : Australia y Estados Unidos obtienen 3 puntos cada uno.

Grupo C : Brasil y Marruecos obtienen 1 punto cada uno; Escocia obtiene 3 puntos.

Grupo B: Catar y Suiza obtienen 1 punto cada uno.

Grupo A: México y Corea del Sur obtienen 3 puntos cada uno.

Calendario del torneo

18 de junio : Hay cuatro partidos: El partido del Grupo A , República Checa vs. Sudáfrica, es a las 12:00. El partido del Grupo B , Suiza vs. Bosnia, es a las 15:00. El partido del Grupo B , Canadá vs. Qatar, es a las 18:00. El partido del Grupo A , México vs. Corea del Sur, es a las 21:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 11:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

19 de junio : Hay cuatro partidos: Grupo D , EE. UU. vs. Australia, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo C , Escocia vs. Marruecos, partido a las 18:00 h. Grupo C , Brasil vs. Haití, partido a las 20:30 h. Grupo D , Turquía vs. Paraguay, partido a las 23:00 h.

Fiestas para ver el evento en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra desde las 14:00 hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

20 de junio : Hay tres partidos: Grupo F , Países Bajos vs. Suecia, partido a la 1 pm. Grupo E , Alemania vs. Costa de Marfil, partido a las 4 pm. Grupo E , Ecuador vs. Curazao, partido a las 8 pm.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta las 11 de la noche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para aficionados en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 18:00 horas del 20 de junio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para un evento para aficionados uruguayos organizado conjuntamente por el Consulado General de Uruguay.

21 de junio : Hay cinco partidos: Grupo F , Túnez vs. Japón, el partido es a medianoche. Grupo H , España vs. Arabia Saudí, el partido es al mediodía. Grupo G , Bélgica vs. Irán, el partido es a las 15:00. Grupo H , Uruguay vs. Cabo Verde, el partido es a las 18:00. Grupo G , Nueva Zelanda vs. Egipto, el partido es a las 21:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 11:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

22 de junio : Hay cuatro partidos: Grupo J , Argentina vs. Austria, partido a la 1 pm. Grupo I , Francia vs. Irak, partido a las 5 pm. Grupo I , Noruega vs. Senegal, partido a las 8 pm. Grupo J , Jordania vs. Argelia, partido a las 11 pm.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas de 12:00 a 20:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 11 de la mañana del 22 de junio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido entre Argentina y Austria que comienza a la 1 de la tarde.

23 de junio : Hay cuatro partidos: Grupo K , Portugal vs. Uzbekistán, partido a la 1 pm. Grupo L , Inglaterra vs. Ghana, partido a las 4 pm. Grupo L , Panamá vs. Croacia, partido a las 7 pm. Grupo K , Colombia vs. Congo, partido a las 10 pm.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la 1 de la madrugada en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

24 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo B , Suiza vs. Canadá, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo B , Bosnia vs. Qatar, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo C , Marruecos vs. Haití, partido a las 18:00 h. Grupo C , Escocia vs. Brasil, partido a las 18:00 h. Grupo A , Sudáfrica vs. Corea del Sur, partido a las 21:00 h. Grupo A , República Checa vs. México, partido a las 21:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 4 pm del 24 de junio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido entre Escocia y Brasil que comienza a las 6 pm.

25 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo E , Curazao vs. Costa de Marfil, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo E , Ecuador vs. Alemania, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo F , Túnez vs. Países Bajos, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo F , Japón vs. Suecia, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo D , Turquía vs. Estados Unidos, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo D , Paraguay vs. Australia, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 15:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

26 de junio : Hay seis partidos: Grupo I , Noruega vs. Francia, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo I , Senegal vs. Irak, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo H , Cabo Verde vs. Arabia Saudita, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo H , Uruguay vs. España, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo G , Nueva Zelanda vs. Bélgica, partido a las 23:00 h. Grupo G , Egipto vs. Irán, partido a las 23:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

27 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo L , Panamá vs. Inglaterra, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo L , Croacia vs. Ghana, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo K , Colombia vs. Portugal, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo K , Congo vs. Uzbekistán, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo J , Argelia vs. Austria, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo J , Jordania vs. Argentina, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 16:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 19:30 h del 27 de junio. El estacionamiento es gratuito. El condado de Broward ofrece transporte gratuito en autobús exprés desde el estadio hasta el Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens, para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

Comienza la ronda de 32.

28 de junio : Hay un partido a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

29 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, 4:30 pm y 9 pm.

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

30 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, a las 5 pm y a las 9 pm.

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

1 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 12:00, a las 16:00 y a las 21:00.

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

2 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 15:00, 19:00 y 23:00.

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

3 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 14:00, 18:00 y 21:30.

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

Comienza la ronda de octavos de final.

4 de julio: Hay dos partidos a la 1 pm y a las 5 pm.

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

5 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 16:00 y a las 20:00.

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

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

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

Comienzan los cuartos de final

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

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

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

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

Comienzan las semifinales

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

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

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

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

Comienzan las finales

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

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

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

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

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

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

Historias relacionadas

• Información clave para los aficionados que asistan a los partidos en el Estadio de Miami.
• Un guardia de seguridad fue acusado de robar un uniforme de árbitro de la FIFA de un hotel en Miami Beach.

Seguimiento de los grupos de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA

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

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The Group K, Portugal vs. Congo, game is at 1 p.m.

The Group L, England vs. Croatia, game is at 4 p.m.

The Group L, Ghana vs. Panama, game is at 7 p.m.

The Group K, Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, game is at 10 p.m.

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

Groups’ stage progress

Group J: Austria and Argentina each get 3 points

Group I: France and Norway each get 3 points

Group H: Every team sits at 1 point

Group G: Every team sits at 1 point

Group F: Sweden gets 3 points

Group E: Germany and Ivory Coast each get 3 points

Group D: Australia and United States each get 3 points

Group C: Brazil and Morocco each get 1 point; Scotland gets 3 points

Group B: Qatar and Switzerland each get 1 point

Group A: Mexico and South Korea each get 3 points

Tournament’s schedule

June 18: There are four matches: The Group A match, The Czech Republic vs. South Africa, is at Noon. The Group B, Switzerland vs. Bosnia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Canada vs. Qatar, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A match, Mexico vs. South Korea, is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 19: There are four matches: The Group D, U.S. vs. Australia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Morocco, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Brazil vs. Haiti, game is at 8:30 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. Paraguay, game is at 11 p.m.

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

June 20: There are three matches: The Group F, Netherlands vs. Sweden, game is at 1 p.m. The Group E, Germany vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Curaçao, game is at 8 p.m.

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

Miami Beach fan party: Doors open at 6 p.m. on June 20 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for an event for Uruguayan fans co-hosted by the Consulate General of Uruguay.

June 21: There are five matches: The Group F, Tunisia vs. Japan, game is at midnight. The Group H, Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at Noon. The Group G, Belgium vs. Iran, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Cape Verde, game is at 6 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Egypt, game is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 22: There are four matches: The Group J, Argentina vs. Austria, game is at 1 p.m. The Group I, France vs. Iraq, game is at 5 p.m. The Group I, Norway vs. Senegal, game is at 8 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Algeria, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to 8 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 11 a.m. on June 22 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 1 p.m. Argentina vs. Austria match.

June 23: There are four matches: The Group K, Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 1 p.m. The Group L, England vs. Ghana, game is at 4 p.m. The Group L, Panama vs. Croatia, game is at 7 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Congo, game is at 10 p.m.

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

June 24: There are six matches: The Group B, Switzerland vs. Canada, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Bosnia vs. Qatar, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Morocco vs. Haiti, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Brazil, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A, South Africa vs. South Korea, game is at 9 p.m. The Group A, Czech Republic vs. Mexico, game is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.

June 25: There are six matches: The Group E, Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 26: There are six matcuphes: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 27: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. Parking is free. Broward County is offering free Express bus transportation from the arena to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens, to FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Round of 32 begins

June 28: There is a match at 3 p.m.

Miami watch party: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 29: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

June 30: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

July 1: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

July 2: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

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

July 3: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

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

Round of 16 begins

July 4: There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

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

July 5: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Quarterfinals begin

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

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

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

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

Semifinals begin

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

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

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

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

Finals begin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Clarkson, 66, said that the disease is “aggressive,” but was detected early.

He gave advance warning on social media Tuesday that he would share somber news on the final episodes of the fifth season of “Clarkson’s Farm,” the show based on the challenges of running Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire. The episodes were released on Wednesday.

“Ordinarily we try to keep the show bucolic and charming, and cheerful, but two episodes which drop in the middle of the night tonight are, they’re none of those things,” he said on Instagram. “They’re a difficult watch, they’re really, really difficult.”

In one of the episodes, he breaks the news to farm manager Kaleb Cooper and consultant Charlie Ireland during harvest planning discussions saying, “I’ve got cancer.”

Clarkson, who made his name as the combative host of the BBC car show “Top Gear,” underwent a heart procedure two years ago. He said at the time in his column in The Sun tabloid that his doctor told him to replace work with playing golf.

In 2023, Clarkson’s column landed him in hot water with media regulators when he wrote about fantasizing about seeing Prince Harry’s wife, Meghan, paraded naked through the streets and pelted with feces. He apologized after the press watchdog found the column sexist.

Since taking up farming in 2019, Clarkson has become an outspoken agriculture advocate who has railed against the government’s decision to introduce inheritance tax on farmland in November 2024.

In the finale to season five, Clarkson spoke from a hospital bed, saying a surgeon removed part of his prostate and he would know his prognosis in November.

“If this is all successful, I’ll see you for season six, and if it isn’t, I won’t," he said. “Take care, everyone.”

Group stage matches

JUNE 16: DAY 1

Norway gets 3 points after 4-1 opener against Iraq in Boston

• Game analysis: Erling Haaland scores twice in World Cup debut as Norway tops Iraq 4-1
• FIFA game video: Haaland’s 1st World Cup goal
• FIFA game video: Haaland scores again

France gets 3 points

• Game analysis: France striker Kylian Mbappé scores 13th and 14th World Cup goals, moving into tie for 3rd all time
• Kylian Mbappé sparks France with two goals in 3-1 win over Senegal at the World Cup
• FIFA game video: Kylian Mbappe scores
• FIFA game video: Bradley Barcola scores

The next matches

JUNE 22: DAY 2

France vs. Iraq is at 5 p.m.

Norway vs. Senegal is at 8 p.m.

JUNE 26: DAY 3

Norway vs. France is at 3 p.m.

Senegal vs. Iraq is at 3 p.m.

Track the groups’ progress

Here is the list of the groups:

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

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Miami Gardens Police Executive Officer to the Chief Emmanuel Jeanty and lead investigator Stephanie Saint-Fleur of the agency’s special victims unit provided the update during a Wednesday morning press conference.

Police said the female victim, a FMU student who was here on a visa from Colombia, was waiting at a bus stop when Rivers whispered at her and followed her back onto campus.

They said Rivers entered the campus by jumping a fence and asked the victim to use her cellphone. When she refused, he pinned her against a door and sexually battered her, authorities said.

Police on Wednesday also shared surveillance video of who they said was Rivers jumping a campus fence prior to the attack.

Miami Gardens police later received a tip from the Opa-locka Police Department, after officers spotted a man wearing similar clothing two days after the incident — described as a Black male wearing a black hoodie and black pants.

Jeanty said investigators executed a DNA warrant, and at 7 a.m. Wednesday, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office crime laboratory confirmed a positive DNA match to Rivers in less than 24 hours.

Local 10 News was there as Rivers was taken into custody on Tuesday.

Authorities said as Rivers was being detained, he attempted to grab a female detective’s buttocks. The bizarre move forced officers to brace him against a nearby railing when Rivers said “good catch but I don’t give a f---” before he was placed in a patrol car, authorities said.

Jeanty credited the lab for working overnight to expedite the results. Rivers’ arrest report lists him as homeless.

Police also confirmed that Rivers was released from the Florida Department of Corrections in December 2025 following a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct in an unrelated case.

According to court records obtained by Local 10 News, Rivers has multiple prior cases listed under lewd or lascivious exhibition, with offense dates of February 18, 2024; April 19, 2024; July 23, 2024; and March 27, 2025, all out of Palm Beach County.

Additionally, prior prison records list convictions in Miami-Dade County, including:

• Sudden snatching without a weapon (offense date May 6, 2019)
• Aggravated stalking with a credible threat (offense date August 1, 2019)
• Carrying a concealed firearm (offense date June 26, 2020)

Jeanty said the department has extended patrols and increased security measures in the area. Local 10 News was on site as school staff installed additional security cameras and lighting around the campus.

Saint-Fleur said investigators are “very pleased with the outcome of this case.” She added that the victim, who remains an active student and lives on campus, told police she is “very happy” and plans to continue taking classes at FMU.

Students on campus said they were relieved an arrest was made, while also keeping the victim in their thoughts.

“I do feel bad for her,” a student said. “I said prayers for her all week.”

In this case, jail records show Rivers is facing one count each of sexual battery and robbery by sudden snatching.

Rivers appeared in Miami-Dade bond court via Zoom Thursday morning, where Judge Mindy Glazer set his total bond at $510,501 after calling him “a great danger to the community.”

She also ordered him to stay away from the victim and FMU.

Investigators believe there may be additional victims and urge anyone with information to contact the Miami Gardens Police Department at 305-474-6473.

The enclave has seen near-daily strikes, as well as shelling and gunfire along the boundary that divides Gaza into Israeli and Palestinian-controlled zones. The most recent deaths were recorded after a series of Israeli drone strikes in the past few days on towns and refugee camps in central Gaza and Gaza City.

Also Wednesday, an Israeli strike killed two Palestinians and wounded six others in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, health officials at Nasser Hospital said. The Israeli military acknowledged carrying out the strike and said the target was a “terrorist” but did not elaborate. Families at the hospital said the strike targeted a group of people near the beach in the sprawling tent camp of Mawasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians live.

Israel has said it is continuing to operate against Hamas and allied militants in Gaza and has expanded the amount of territory it controls inside the strip.

In a separate statement Wednesday, the Israeli military said that it killed two militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in strikes over the weekend.

Gaza’s Health Ministry on Sunday said the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war that started in October 2023 had surpassed 73,000 in Gaza. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants. It is staffed by medical professionals and maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by the international community.

El terreno alberga la instalación de combustible que abastece a PortMiami.

La comisionada Raquel Regalado fue el único voto en contra.

Antes de la votación, expresó su preocupación de que, mediante la expropiación, el condado heredaría un “dinosaurio” debido a la antigüedad de la instalación.

Por otro lado, el comisionado Oliver Gilbert afirmó que cree que será menos costoso modernizar el sitio existente que construir uno nuevo.

“El otoño pasado, la Junta de Comisionados del Condado autorizó a la administración a iniciar negociaciones para esta propiedad y, en caso de que esas negociaciones no tuvieran éxito, a iniciar procedimientos de expropiación”, dijo el vicealcalde de Miami-Dade, Roy Coley, a Local 10 News después de la votación. “Desde entonces, y dado que la alcaldesa determinó que las negociaciones no tuvieron éxito, se identificó que la descripción legal de la propiedad podía reducirse a una superficie ligeramente menor que la contemplada en nuestra resolución original. Por lo tanto, se trata realmente de una medida de ajuste que vuelve a autorizar lo que ya había sido autorizado con una descripción legal más precisa”.

La terminal de combustible en la exclusiva Fisher Island ha sido objeto de varias demandas y de una disputa de alto perfil sobre su futuro.

La alcaldesa del condado Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, dijo que el objetivo del condado es garantizar un suministro confiable de combustible para las operaciones de PortMiami.

En cuanto a los próximos pasos en el caso federal relacionado, Coley dijo que el condado ahora procederá con dominio eminente y que la ley de Florida “requiere negociaciones”.

“Hay un período de negociación estatutario de 30 días en el que esperamos poder sentarnos con los nuevos propietarios, los desarrolladores, y negociar un acuerdo final que el alcalde pueda respaldar”, dijo.

Coley indicó que no podría decir si los demandantes que han presentado la demanda tendrán un lugar en la mesa de negociación.

“Bueno, Fisher Island nos ha demandado, como usted sabe, y también ha demandado a los desarrolladores”, dijo. “Y entonces, cualquier negociación sería de naturaleza confidencial, al igual que todas las negociaciones hasta ahora de las que estamos hablando son confidenciales por requisito. Así que si todos están dispuestos a sentarse juntos en la mesa, lo sabremos después de que presentemos nuestro dominio eminente”.

Roberto Perez, el CEO de HRP Group, emitió la siguiente declaración a Local 10 News en nombre de HRP Fisher Island, LLC:

“La acción de hoy para proceder con la incautación de propiedad privada es la consecuencia directa y totalmente evitable del fracaso de décadas del condado Miami-Dade para planificar. El condado sabía que esta propiedad existía y fue contactado repetidamente por el propietario anterior antes de que saliera al mercado y durante la venta pública. Rechazaron de manera proactiva la oportunidad de comprarla una y otra vez.

“El propietario anterior proporcionó amplio aviso al condado y al puerto de que la propiedad eventualmente sería vendida a un desarrollador dado el uso más alto y mejor del terreno en uno de los códigos postales más caros del país y ofreció alternativas para la ubicación y financiamiento del suministro de combustible. Además, la propiedad fue comercializada a desarrolladores inmobiliarios en la venta pública.

“HRP finalmente adquirió la propiedad a través de un proceso totalmente transparente y anunciado públicamente y dejó claras nuestras intenciones de construir un desarrollo residencial de clase mundial desde el primer día.

“Cuando el condado amenazó por primera vez con el dominio eminente, apenas semanas antes del cierre de nuestros dos años de esfuerzos de desarrollo para desbloquear el valor de un proyecto de $2,500,000,000 USD, nos sentamos a la mesa y pasamos ocho meses participando en un proceso de mediación confidencial solicitado por el condado. Según las propias declaraciones públicas del condado, ese proceso resultó en una resolución mediada que habría permitido al condado asegurar la propiedad de inmediato sin costo ni riesgo para los contribuyentes.

“HRP luchará agresivamente contra esta incautación inconstitucional de nuestra propiedad y construiremos One Fisher Island. La única pregunta ahora es cuánto tiempo y dinero del público está dispuesto a desperdiciar el alcalde para ocultar las numerosas malas decisiones que su administración y el condado han tomado durante décadas.”

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The land holds the fuel facility that supplies PortMiami.

Commissioner Raquel Regalado was the only dissenting vote.

Ahead of the vote, she expressed concern that with eminent domain, they would be inheriting a “dinosaur,” due to the aging facility.

Commissioner Oliver Gilbert, on the other hand, said he believes it will be less costly to upgrade the existing site than it would be to build a new one.

“Last fall, the board of county commission authorized the administration to enter into negotiations for this property and should those negotiations not be successful to enter into eminent domain proceedings,” Miami-Dade Deputy Mayor Roy Coley told Local 10 News after the vote. “Since that time, and the mayor has determined the negotiations to not be successful, it has been identified that the legal description of the property could be reduced to a slightly smaller footprint than our original resolution. And so, it’s really a cleanup item that reauthorizes what’s already been authorized with a more accurate legal description.”

The fuel bunker on the exclusive Fisher Island has been the subject of several lawsuits and a high-profile dispute over its future.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the county’s goal is to ensure a reliable fuel supply for PortMiami’s operations.

As for the next steps in the related federal case, Coley said the county will now pursue eminent domain and Florida law “requires negotiations.”

“There’s a 30-day statutory negotiation period where we hope we can sit down with the new property owners, the developers, and negotiate out a final deal that the mayor can support,” he said.

Coley said he wouldn’t be able to say whether the plaintiffs who have filed suit will have a seat at the negotiating table.

“Well, Fisher Island has sued us, as you know, and they’ve also sued the developers,” he said. “And so, any negotiations would be confidential in nature, just like all the negotiations up to now that we’re talking about are confidential by requirement. So whether or not everyone’s willing to sit down at the table together, we’ll find out after we file our eminent domain.”

Roberto Perez, the CEO of HRP Group, released the following statement to Local 10 News on behalf of HRP Fisher Island, LLC:

“Today’s action to pursue the seizure of private property is the direct and entirely avoidable consequence of Miami-Dade County’s decades-long failure to plan. The County knew this property existed and were approached repeatedly by the former owner before it ever went to market and during the public sale. They proactively passed on the opportunity to purchase it again and again.

“The former owner provided extensive notice to the County and Port that the property would ultimately be sold to a developer given the highest and best use of the land in one of the country’s most expensive zip codes and provided alternatives for fuel supply location and financing. Moreover, the property was marketed to real estate developers in the public sale.

“HRP ultimately acquired the property through a fully transparent, publicly advertised process and made our intentions to build a world-class residential development clear from day one.

“When the County first threatened eminent domain - just weeks before the closing of our two years of development efforts to unlock the value of a $2.5 billion project - we came to the table and spent eight months participating in a confidential mediation process requested by the County. According to the County’s own public statements, that process resulted in a mediated resolution that would have allowed the County to secure the property immediately at no cost or risk to the taxpayers.

“HRP will aggressively fight this unconstitutional seizure of our property and we will build One Fisher Island. The only question now is how much of the public’s time and money the Mayor is willing to waste to obscure the numerous poor decisions her administration and the County have made for decades.”

Livano Comenencia had scored a goal for the smallest nation by population to ever qualify for the World Cup against four-time champion Germany.

At 1-1 in Houston a famous upset looked possible.

Then came the hydration break.

Curaçao lost the initiative, conceding two goals before halftime in what eventually became a 7-1 defeat to the Germans.

“I actually felt sorry for them,” former England striker Alan Shearer told The Rest is Football podcast. “They scored and then it was maybe 30 seconds after that it stopped. So it’s killed their momentum.”

FIFA’s new hydration breaks midway through each half — a novelty for this World Cup — were introduced to help players deal with the summer heat in the United States, Canada and Mexico. But critics say they’re having unintended consequences, ruining the flow of the game and giving coaches a chance to tactically shift momentum in their team’s favor.

While player welfare is a real concern with temperatures expected to exceed 90 F (32 C) in the hottest World Cup venues, some say the hydration breaks are just an excuse for broadcasters to go to commercials in the middle of the game.

“We’re in America, right? So, it’s like it is a timeout,” former Ireland international Roy Keane said on The Overlap, a podcast that he co-hosts with long-time Manchester United teammate Gary Neville. “We love football because of the pace of the game ... what it’s doing is stopping the flow of the game, the momentum.”

A chance for coaches to huddle with the players

Rather than players merely taking on fluids, coaches have been seizing the opportunity to pass on in-game tactical instructions that would normally not be possible. And early indications are that it is having an effect.

“You can use the break to tell the players what they need to improve or what is good or what they should do better,” Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said. “So you can use it in different ways to your advantage, and this is what we will be doing.”

In eight of the first 16 games there were goals scored within 10 minutes of the rehydration break.

Curaçao never recovered after the restart against Germany.

Morocco paid the price against Brazil in New Jersey, having dominated the game from the start and scored just before the first break. Less that 10 minutes after play resumed the game was level with Vinicius Junior equalizing.

Canada, the U.S., Australia, Scotland, Sweden and Iran have all benefited with goals soon after the break.

Momentum maps have shown how games have shifted after the new stoppages in play.

The hydration breaks also affect the experience of fans watching at stadiums. There were boos from the crowd for the first one in the game Tuesday between Iraq and Norway in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Breaks will be implemented regardless of the weather

Referees pause the games 22 minutes into each half, with players given three minutes to rehydrate.

FIFA stipulated that the breaks would occur regardless of the weather, venue or location, meaning the Spain vs. Cape Verde match in Atlanta on Monday was interrupted despite being under a roof and in an air conditioned stadium.

The governing body said it was to “ensure equal conditions for all teams, in all matches.”

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said the breaks make sense in “extreme” heat conditions but questioned whether they were necessary at every match.

“Pause, freshen up and continue. Tomorrow, when the temperature that we’ll have in this stadium is chill, maybe these breaks are not so needed, but we need to abide by the rules,” he said.

Norway coach Staale Solbakken agreed.

“I can understand it when it’s like it’s been in Greensboro (North Carolina), when it’s been 35 degrees (95 Fahrenheit) and a really hot climate and there’s a bit vibration in the air – then I think it’s fine. But I don’t like it otherwise. I think it’s unnecessary," he said.

Broadcasters cutting to commercials

Aside from the sporting impact on games, the stoppages have been criticized for damaging the spectacle for fans, with broadcasters using the opportunity to take commercial breaks.

In the United States, Fox immediately goes to commercials during the hydration breaks. Telemundo, a Spanish-language U.S. broadcaster, does not.

Unlike in U.S. professional sports like baseball, basketball and football, commercial breaks have not been a common feature in soccer except during the half-time break.

“Every time going to a commercial is a bit ... not really (something) that I like,” said Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk, who watched World Cup games on TV before the Dutch began their campaign with a 2-2 draw against Japan. “I think for the neutral watchers on TV it’s also not great.”

France coach Didier Deschamps, however, said this is the changing face of soccer.

“It’s not two half times, it is four quarter times basically that we’ve got. This is what’s been decided and so the players and the coaches adapt to this new reality,” he said.

It is not known if FIFA will implement hydration breaks at all future World Cups, but the English Football Association said it was unlikely to be in place for the European Championship, hosted by the U.K. and Ireland in 2028.

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Three fans bicycled nearly 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometers) from South America to Kansas City, Missouri — without tickets in hand. One group drove 20 hours, living off sandwiches to save money. Daniel Otero, a 73-year-old attending his seventh tournament, is shelling out around $100,000 so he and his two sons can watch the team play over the coming weeks.

“We are crazy for Argentina,” he said. “That’s why we spend so much money to see our country, our national team.”

The obsession was rewarded in Kansas City as the team made opened its World Cup defense, defeating Algeria 3-0. Scoring all three of those goals was the legendary Lionel Messi who, turning 39 next week, could be playing in his last World Cup.

“Argentina now is like the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan,” said Juan Martin, 43, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, before the match. “In his prime, he had fans around the world. Argentina has fans around the world with Messi.”

Martin plans to spend the next month following the team with his girlfriend, 31-year-old Agostina Gomez Uvia, a quest that he estimates will cost them $20,000 each. Similarly Otero is spending $40,000 on tickets alone.

Otero and his son, Franco Otero, 27, marveled that U.S. families also were wearing Argentina jerseys, emblazoned with Messi’s name.

“I can’t remember an Argentinian team without Messi,” Franco Otero said.

“He changed the game,” agreed Manuel Valdes, a 29-year-old engineer from Corrientes, Argentina, who traveled to the match with his father and younger brother. “There’s a before and after in football.”

In the parking lot outside the stadium, 11-year-old Andre Cornuz, of Miami, joined his father as he set up a flag atop a van before the game. In front, members of the band Los Sin Entradas (translation: Those Without Tickets) lined up drums. Passersby stopped to pose for photos in front of the display, which included a giant banner that read, “Lio Te Quiero” — “I love you, Lio” — and a photo of Messi.

“I have been raised with Messi,” said Andre, whose father is from Argentina and who often travels back to visit his family. “I am very connected to the land.”

The band’s next stop is Dallas, where Argentina is playing next, and then “wherever it takes us,” Andre said.

Pam Kramer, the chief executive of the Kansas City organizing committee, has marveled over the past week at the lengths that Argentina fans have gone to support the three-time World Cup champions, including the trio that cycled their way to Kansas City in time for the opening match.

“We had those three Argentine cyclists come here, and they came here without tickets. And the people in Johnson County (Kansas) were like, ‘You know what? We’re fans too. We’re going to make sure you get to a match,’” Kramer said, “and that’s genuine. Nobody is doing it for show. We want people to see what we see, that this place is pretty special.”

Three hours before kickoff, fans already were lining up to get into the stadium. Jorgelina Skorput, 34, of New York City, waited with her friends as police officers on horseback patrolled the crowd. They drove two days to get here, munching on sandwiches and staying at an Airbnb an hour out of town because it was cheaper.

All told, she figures the trip cost her $2,000, including the $800 game ticket.

“I felt like this is the only time, the only opportunity I’m going to get to see the World Cup,” said Skorput, who was born in Rosario, Argentina, and moved to the U.S. when she was 9. “We’re the last champions.”

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Messi scored his first goal in the opening minutes on a nice feed from Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul, the second on a rebound early in the second half. Shortly after he got his third on a strike from the top of the penalty box, he subbed out to a standing ovation from a heavily pro-Argentina crowd.

The trio of goals gave him 16 for his career, putting him in a tie with Germany’s Miroslav Klose for the career record. They also allowed him to join Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo as the only players to have scored in five World Cups.

“The first matches at the World Cup are always tough,” Messi said after playing in the tournament for a record-setting sixth time, “and we’re seeing that nobody’s giving anything away.”

Well, almost nothing. Algeria made some crucial mistakes on the first two of Messi’s goals, which came 20 years to the day that he made his World Cup debut for Argentina in a match against Serbia and Montenegro — he scored in that one, too.

“We’re not talking about any old footballer,” Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic said. “Unfortunately we also afford him the opportunity with the first and second goal, and we actually made it easier for him. But Messi, with his clear thinking in crucial stages of the game, is able to do things that much more easily.”

Messi’s brilliant hat trick helped Argentina get off to a much better start than its last World Cup. Four years ago, La Albiceleste were beaten by Saudi Arabia in their opening match in Qatar, only to rally from there to win their third world title.

“The first match is always tricky,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “We had stumbled in the last World Cup and we needed to have a good debut today.”

Messi, who turns 39 next week, nearly had two other goals against Algeria, never once looking like the mild hamstring injury that worried fans in the run-up to the tournament was a problem. One found the back of the net but was called back because he was ever-so-slightly offside, and another strike in the second half just cleared the crossbar.

He was a pest on defense, too, helping Argentina lock down the overmatched Les Fennecs.

“Argentina have a special player who can change a game on his own,” Algeria star Riyad Mahrez said.

Algeria’s best chance came in the opening minutes, when Fares Chaibi’s would-be goal was taken away by a VAR review that showed he was offside. Messi scored moments later, and the rest of the night belonged to him and Argentina.

“I like playing soccer. It’s been my passion since I was little,” Messi said. “When I’m in good shape, I give it my all.”

The game played at Arrowhead Stadium fulfilled the longtime dream of the late Lamar Hunt, who not only founded the NFL franchise that calls it home, but who was instrumental in the growth of soccer in the U.S. from the 1960s through the early 2000s.

Hunt played a big role in the U.S. hosting the 1994 World Cup. His sons, Clark and Dan, are doing likewise with this edition.

Among those in the crowd on a picture-perfect night in the Heartland were Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who traded in his usual red-and-yellow football uniform for a blue sweatsuit and white shirt, and his wife, Brittany.

Argentina will continue its pursuit of back-to-back titles in Arlington, Texas, when it plays Austria on Monday and Jordan on June 27. Algeria plays Jordan on Monday in Santa Clara, California, before facing Austria in its Group J finale on June 27 in Kansas City.

“The goal,” De Paul said, “is always to arrive on the first day and leave on the last.”

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The Mombasa Declaration, named after the Kenyan city hosting the 11th Our Ocean Conference, calls on governments to improve access to information on fishing vessels, ownership and licensing, and to strengthen data sharing to better track fishing activities and enforce regulations.

Out of the more than 30 countries represented in the summit, Belgium, Cameroon, Chile, the Dominican Republic, France, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Republic of the Congo, Somalia and South Korea signed the agreement.

The signatories said in a statement the measures are intended to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, also known as IUU fishing, which threatens marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on fisheries.

“In my country, our very existence depends on fish,” said Ghana’s fisheries minister, Emelia Arthur. “Over 60% of our animal protein comes from fish, and 10% of our population depends on the fisheries value chain for livelihood.”

Arthur added that fisheries are a matter of culture and national security for Ghana, noting that the declaration gives governments a platform to “fight together for transparency in the fisheries sector.”

Illegal fishing disproportionately affects coastal communities and small-scale fishers, particularly in developing countries, by depleting fish stocks, undermining food security and distorting markets. Experts also link it to human rights abuses, including forced labor and unsafe working conditions aboard fishing vessels.

The declaration builds support for the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, a set of 10 policy principles aimed at improving governance through low-cost reforms, including modernizing vessel registries and publishing fishing authorizations.

French Minister Delegate for the Sea and Fisheries Catherine Chabaud said international cooperation was essential, with her country leading European nations in supporting the agreement.

“We will not be able to effectively combat illegal fishing without greater transparency and international cooperation,” she said. “Limited transparency in vessel ownership, tracking, and fishing activity and supply chains allow these illegal practices to thrive, making stronger access to reliable fisheries data and accountability mechanisms essential to protecting marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.”

Conservation groups welcomed the agreement, saying it reflects growing global momentum for greater accountability at sea.

“For too long, illegal fishing has thrived in the dark,” said Tony Long, CEO of nonprofit Global Fishing Watch. “When governments commit to transparency, they create an interconnected network where bad actors have nowhere left to hide.”

Beth Lowell, vice president of the environmental advocacy group Oceana, said the declaration signals that governments are “ready to act against illegal fishing and work together for a more transparent, equitable and sustainable ocean.”

The countries that signed the declaration are expected to begin implementing their commitments immediately. More governments are expected to join the initiative before the next Our Ocean Conference in 2027, a major annual event focused on addressing critical ocean issues.

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France vs. Senegal, a Group I match, is at 3 p.m. at the New York New Jersey Stadium.

Iraq vs. Norway, a Group I match, is at 6 p.m. at the Boston Stadium.

Argentina vs. Algeria, a Group J match, is at 9 p.m. at the Kansas City Stadium.

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

Groups’ stage progress

Group H: Every team sits at 1 point

Group G: Every team sits at 1 point

Group F: Sweden gets 3 points

Group E: Germany and Ivory Coast each get 3 points

Group D: Australia and United States each get 3 points

Group C: Brazil and Morocco each get 1 point; Scotland gets 3 points

Group B: Qatar and Switzerland each get 1 point

Group A: Mexico and South Korea each get 3 points

Tournament’s schedule

June 17: There are five matches: The Group J, Austria vs. Jordan, game is at midnight. The Group K, Portugal vs. Congo, game is at 1 p.m. The Group L, England vs. Croatia, game is at 4 p.m. The Group L, Ghana vs. Panama, game is at 7 p.m. The Group K, Uzbekistan vs. Colombia, game is at 10 p.m.

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

June 18: There are four matches: The Group A match, The Czech Republic vs. South Africa, is at Noon. The Group B, Switzerland vs. Bosnia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Canada vs. Qatar, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A match, Mexico vs. South Korea, is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 19: There are four matches: The Group D, U.S. vs. Australia, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Morocco, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Brazil vs. Haiti, game is at 8:30 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. Paraguay, game is at 11 p.m.

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

June 20: There are three matches: The Group F, Netherlands vs. Sweden, game is at 1 p.m. The Group E, Germany vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Curaçao, game is at 8 p.m.

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

Miami Beach fan party: Doors open at 6 p.m. on June 20 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for an event for Uruguayan fans co-hosted by the Consulate General of Uruguay.

June 21: There are five matches: The Group F, Tunisia vs. Japan, game is at midnight. The Group H, Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at Noon. The Group G, Belgium vs. Iran, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Cape Verde, game is at 6 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Egypt, game is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 22: There are four matches: The Group J, Argentina vs. Austria, game is at 1 p.m. The Group I, France vs. Iraq, game is at 5 p.m. The Group I, Norway vs. Senegal, game is at 8 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Algeria, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to 8 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 11 a.m. on June 22 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 1 p.m. Argentina vs. Austria match.

June 23: There are four matches: The Group K, Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 1 p.m. The Group L, England vs. Ghana, game is at 4 p.m. The Group L, Panama vs. Croatia, game is at 7 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Congo, game is at 10 p.m.

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

June 24: There are six matches: The Group B, Switzerland vs. Canada, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Bosnia vs. Qatar, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Morocco vs. Haiti, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Brazil, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A, South Africa vs. South Korea, game is at 9 p.m. The Group A, Czech Republic vs. Mexico, game is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.

June 25: There are six matches: The Group E, Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 26: There are six matcuphes: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 27: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. Parking is free. Broward County is offering free Express bus transportation from the arena to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens, to FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Round of 32 begins

June 28: There is a match at 3 p.m.

Miami watch party: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 29: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

June 30: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

July 1: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m.

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

July 2: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

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

July 3: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

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

Round of 16 begins

July 4: There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

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

July 5: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Quarterfinals begin

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

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

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

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

Semifinals begin

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

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

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

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

Finals begin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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If a jury accepts that defense, the panel would convict Mangione of manslaughter and he would face up to 25 years in prison. Alternatively, the jury could reject the extreme emotional disturbance defense and convict him of murder, which carries a potential life sentence. That defense isn’t available in his federal case.

Judge Gregory Carro announced the decision in court Wednesday, two weeks after holding a secret hearing on the matter at the defense's request. He said he will release a transcript from that hearing and other records once redactions are made.

‘Nothing is going to be a surprise,’ judge warns

Carro said Mangione’s lawyers first notified him in a sealed letter last September that they planned to pursue a psychiatric defense and confirmed the decision at the June 3 hearing.

But, the judge warned, they're “coming close to not being able to put forth that defense” after prosecutors complained that Mangione's lawyers had yet to give them details about what they say triggered their client's extreme emotional disturbance. Prosecutors need to know that before they have their own psychological expert evaluate him, Carro said.

“Nothing is going to be a surprise,” Carro told Mangione’s lawyers. “I’m not going to let you surprise the People on the eve of trial. So, get it done.”

Carro said he didn’t expect the development to delay Mangione’s trial, which is scheduled to start Sept. 8. The federal trial, which involves stalking charges, is set to begin on Oct. 13.

Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty in both cases.

Sitting between his lawyers and wearing a blue suit, he tried to block his face with a large envelope as news photographers crowded near him at the start of Wednesday's hearing. He didn’t appear to have any reaction as Carro spoke about the planned psychiatric defense.

At a February hearing, Mangione had railed against the prospect of two trials, telling Carro: “It’s the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any commonsense definition.”

An emotional disturbance defense is not the same as a not guilty by reason of insanity defense, which would allow a defendant to go to a psychiatric facility instead of prison.

Circumstances of case could hamper defense, expert says

To establish an emotional disturbance defense, Mangione’s lawyers must demonstrate that the disturbance was so extreme it robbed him of self-control; that, in his mind, there was a reasonable explanation for the disturbance; and that it influenced him to kill Thompson.

Heather Cucolo, a New York Law School professor and expert in mental health law, said Mangione's lawyers could try to accomplish that by having a psychologist testify about his mental state at the time of the killing and the extent of any trauma, abuse or emotional instability he's suffered. But, she said, they aren't required to show any proof of a mental illness or show he was in danger.

The circumstances of Mangione's case could make it tough for his lawyers to convince jurors to accept a defense that people often associate with crimes of passion or a sudden outburst where someone is given shocking information that evokes a strong response, Cucolo said.

Prosecutors say Mangione planned the attack, wrote in a notebook about wanting to “wack” a health insurance executive and traveled from out of state to ambush Thompson, 50, as the CEO walked to a Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. “Delay,” “deny” and “depose” were written on the ammunition, police said, mimicking a phrase describing how insurers avoid paying claims.

“People want to view this within a relatively short period of time and they want it to be simply laid out,” Cucolo said, giving the example of a spousal killing over infidelity. As time passes, she said, “people are not as willing to accept this emotional response that ends up in the death of a human being.”

Mangione’s lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, protested Carro's decision to unseal materials related to his psychiatric defense, saying it will be “prejudicial to his defense to the exact same facts” in his federal case.

Last month, Carro ruled that the notebook and a 3D-printed pistol, which prosecutors say matches the gun used to kill Thompson, can be used as evidence against Mangione. But he said a loaded gun magazine and other items were seized during an “improper warrantless search” when he was arrested in Pennsylvania five days after the killing.

On Wednesday, Carro dismissed a charge related to the magazine.

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This story has been corrected to show that Mangione could receive less prison time as a result of a conviction using this defense, not be sent to a psychiatric facility.

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NATO’s supreme allied commander, an American, is working on backup plans to defend Europe after the U.S. signaled on June 3 that it would no longer supply an aircraft carrier and support ships, aerial refueling planes and dozens of fighter jets, among other military assets, in a crisis.

But Rutte said the U.S. is not withdrawing more troops from Europe. “This is not about where forces and assets are currently located,” he said on the eve of a meeting of NATO defense ministers that he will chair in Brussels.

“It’s about who would do what if our defense plans were activated. So, let’s say in case of an Article 5 situation,” Rutte told reporters.

Under NATO’s collective security guarantee – Article 5 of its founding treaty – the 32 allies pledge that an attack on one of them will be considered an attack on all. It does not oblige them to provide military support, although many likely would.

In essence, the United States is scaling back how it might help should an ally trigger Article 5. The U.S. has by far NATO's biggest armed forces. It does not intend to withdraw its nuclear weapons in Europe, which are key to NATO's deterrence.

Allies are ordered to address U.S. gaps

The so-called NATO Force Model is the alliance's Plan A for making forces from the 32 member nations available in times of peace, crisis or war. It sets out the military assets that commanders can call on in phases over the first six months of any conflict.

Earlier this month, the Pentagon informed its NATO allies that it would no longer provide as much as it focuses on potential threats elsewhere, notably from China in the Indo-Pacific region.

Rutte said NATO’s top commander, U.S. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, believes that “there are largely capabilities available that other allies already have, or will have in the near future,” to fill the U.S. shortfall.

“The overall picture is looking good,” Rutte said.

But some of the equipment being held back has surprised U.S. allies. Much of it is in short supply in Europe. Still, the U.S. wants to know how they intend to replace these assets, or make do without them, by the time President Donald Trump and his counterparts meet for a NATO summit on July 7-8.

Before then, European allies and Canada want to hear more from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Trump administration’s plans for the summit in Turkey’s capital, Ankara. Hegseth skipped their last meeting in February.

Trump bewildered the allies last month with plans to send 5,000 additional U.S. troops to Poland, sowing confusion as his administration continued to insist on reducing — not increasing — the U.S. military footprint in Europe.

Cutbacks are occurring in Kosovo

Cutbacks are happening. On Friday, NATO military headquarters announced that it will reduce the size of its security force in Kosovo. U.S. forces are expected to be among those to leave.

The U.S. currently has 590 troops deployed with KFOR there, second only among the 31 contributing nations to Italy with its 907 personnel. U.S. Black Hawk helicopters are also stationed at the sprawling U.S. base there, Camp Bondsteel.

KFOR began deploying in 1999 to keep the peace between Kosovo and Serbia.

Once composed of 50,000 personnel, KFOR has been routinely scaled back over the years as tensions eased, although 1,000 additional troops were deployed in 2023 after fresh violence erupted.

Rutte confirmed on Wednesday that more than 1,000 personnel would leave. Grynkewich has said he believes Kosovo is calm enough now to “optimize” the size of KFOR.