Eddrick Malik Bethune vanished after a shooting shortly after midnight on Sunday at Aliro, an apartment complex at 14040 Biscayne Boulevard, according to detectives.

A shooting victim arrived at a nearby hospital, police said. A witness’s video showed two men jumping from a third-floor window at Aliro.

The MDSO captain found Bethune’s body at about 7:25 a.m. on Sunday outside of plant nurseries in the area of Southwest 216 Street and 189 Avenue, according to detectives.

Near Bethune’s body, deputies also found a sports utility vehicle that had been set on fire.

Detective J. Rodriguez asked anyone with information about the case to call 305-471-2400.

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The Cornell Seven are a group of Chi Phi fraternity members at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York who are accused of drugging and gang-raping a female student in 2024.

One of them, according to Local 10 News sources, attended prep school at NSU University School before going to Cornell and then coming to NSU.

In a letter to NSU students, faculty and staff, President and CEO Harry Moon confirmed the allegations “may involve a student who later transferred to NSU.”

“At the time of admission, the university was not aware of allegations subsequently reported in media,” Moon said. “Once we learned of the reported incident, we acted immediately on behalf of the safety and well-being of our students and the NSU community. Because this matter involves federal law regarding an individual student, the university is legally restricted by federal regulations that limit what the university can share.”

Moon did not name the student involved but added in his statement that the university is monitoring the situation and will stay vigilant while making it clear that he is not aware of any current threat to the university’s community.

Some students on campus Monday told Local 10 News they were frustrated that the president didn’t confirm that the student was expelled or suspended.

They said they want to know for sure that he’s gone.

“Obviously, it doesn’t say if he’s been removed or if he’s still here or any of that,” said NSU student Mars Rivera.

In the Cornell case, the woman known as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against the men, her sorority and Cornell University last month, sparking a nationwide conversation about sexual assault, campus safety and institutional accountability.

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Olvin Cabrera Valladares loved soccer and was a student at Miami’s Citrus Grove K-8 Center. His mother told Local 10 News the 13-year-old died last week after a freak accident at a Miami park.

“He was my baby, my youngest, just 13 years old. He had his whole life ahead of him,” said Villadares. “He just wanted to play, and sadly, it was playing that took his life.”

On the morning of Sept. 25, Olvin was supposed to be at school.

Instead, his mom says he rode his scooter two miles south to Shenandoah Park, located at 1800 SW 21st Ave. She says she learned what happened next, from a man who came to the park later that day with his kids and discovered Olvin stuck inside the slide.

“He told me he pulled on him, but he was caught on a screw,” she said. “He pulled again, and my son fell out. His arm was inside of his shirt, and his collar was tight around his neck.”

The slide is lined with screws.

The ones Local 10 News could observe with our camera were flat, but the witness told Olvin’s mother he was hanging in the middle of the tube by his t shirt collar which became caught on a screw and choked him.

After being rushed to the hospital, Olvin was placed on life support.

One week later, he was declared brain dead.

“As a mother, it’s very hard to lose a son,” said Villadares. “I never thought I would lose my son.”

The day Olvin was found, the city of Miami closed the park for what it called a “non-criminal investigation.”

SKY 10 flew over the scene and could see a playground surrounded by yellow tape.

Neither the Miami Police Department nor the city have confirmed the alleged chain of events.

It’s unclear whether the slide was inspected or repaired after the incident, but by the next day, the park was back open and the slide was back in use.

“I have a message for parents,” said Villadares. “Be careful taking your children to these parks. Look at what at the tragedy that happened to my son.”

Local 10 News reached out to Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins, Miami Commissioner Rolando Escalona and the city’s parks and recreation department for a comment or interview.

A city spokesperson responded via email, saying:

“The matter is under investigation, and the city cannot comment further.”

Olvin’s mother is trying to raise money to pay for his unexpected funeral and has started a GoFundMe page.

Olvin Cabrera Valladares amaba el fútbol y era estudiante de Citrus Grove K-8 Center, en Miami. Su madre dijo a Local 10 News que el joven de 13 años murió la semana pasada después de un extraño accidente en un parque de Miami.

“Era mi bebé, mi hijo menor, apenas tenía 13 años. Tenía toda una vida por delante”, dijo Villadares. “Él solo quería jugar y, tristemente, fue jugando que perdió la vida”.

La mañana del 25 de septiembre, Olvin debía estar en la escuela.

En cambio, su madre dice que tomó su scooter y recorrió dos millas hacia el sur hasta Shenandoah Park, ubicado en 1800 SW 21st Ave. Dice que se enteró de lo que ocurrió después por un hombre que llegó al parque más tarde ese día con sus hijos y descubrió a Olvin atrapado dentro del tobogán.

“Me dijo que tiró de él, pero estaba atrapado en un tornillo”, dijo. “Volvió a tirar y mi hijo cayó. Su brazo estaba dentro de su camisa y el cuello de su camisa estaba apretado alrededor de su cuello”.

El tobogán está revestido con tornillos.

Los que Local 10 News pudo observar con nuestra cámara estaban planos, pero el testigo le dijo a la madre de Olvin que estaba colgando en medio del tubo por el cuello de su camiseta, que quedó atrapado en un tornillo y lo asfixió.

Después de ser trasladado de urgencia al hospital, Olvin fue puesto bajo soporte vital.

Una semana después, fue declarado con muerte cerebral.

“Como madre, es muy difícil perder a un hijo”, dijo Villadares. “Nunca pensé que perdería a mi hijo”.

El día en que Olvin fue encontrado, la ciudad de Miami cerró el parque por lo que calificó como una “investigación no criminal”.

SKY 10 sobrevoló la escena y pudo ver un área de juegos rodeada de cinta amarilla.

Ni el Departamento de Policía de Miami ni la ciudad han confirmado la supuesta secuencia de los hechos.

No está claro si el tobogán fue inspeccionado o reparado después del incidente, pero para el día siguiente, el parque ya estaba abierto nuevamente y el tobogán volvía a estar en uso.

“Tengo un mensaje para los padres”, dijo Villadares. “Tengan cuidado al llevar a sus hijos a estos parques. Miren la tragedia que le ocurrió a mi hijo”.

Local 10 News se comunicó con la alcaldesa de Miami, Eileen Higgins, el comisionado de Miami Rolando Escalona y el departamento de parques y recreación de la ciudad para solicitar un comentario o una entrevista.

Un portavoz de la ciudad respondió por correo electrónico, diciendo:

“El asunto está bajo investigación y la ciudad no puede hacer más comentarios”.

La madre de Olvin está tratando de recaudar dinero para pagar su inesperado funeral y ha creado una página de GoFundMe.

Tuesday will feature a sun/cloud mix and southeast winds, sustained 5 to 10 mph. Scattered storms could pop with daytime heating. Temperatures are forecast to peak in the upper 80s.

Since she retired, Trimble, 68, has had more time to work on her quilting hobby and on making costumes for her three granddaughters, who are 3, 5, and 7.

About 12 years ago, Trimble survived ovarian cancer and was treated at Broward Health Imperial Point. About two years ago, she faced a type of breast cancer that often goes undiagnosed.

“I had been getting routine mammograms, but I had started getting a little pain at the left breast,” Trimble said. “It wasn’t horrible, and it wasn’t constant, but it was enough that I took it as an indication that there was something going on.”

Trimble’s mammogram came back negative, but she wasn’t convinced. Trimble’s sister had survived breast cancer. She decided to push for a second opinion. It was a proactive move that likely saved her life.

Dr. Nicholas Tranakas, a surgical oncologist, scheduled a biopsy. Her breast had Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, also known as lobular breast cancer. It had started in the lobules, the milk-producing glands, and it was growing in thin, single fine lines — instead of a hard lump.

“That sums it up: Proactive. You have to be actively seeking what’s best for you,” Trimble said.

Mammography and ultrasound, the standard breast imaging tools, are less reliable for early detection of ILC. Dr. Mehmet Hepgur, a hematologist and medical oncologist at Broward Health, said it’s because tumors form “like flat sheets.”

ILC accounts for about 10% to 15% of all breast cancer cases. It is the second most common type of breast cancer after Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, which begins in the milk ducts, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Since ILC has a high rate of recurrence, Trimble decided to undergo a bilateral mastectomy, surgery to remove both breasts, at Broward Health Imperial Point.

“I feel really good today. I tell everyone I am in pretty good shape for the shape I am in,” Trimble said.

Here are some possible ILC symptoms:

• Hardened or thickened area inside the breast or underarm
• Dimpling, dent, or puckering of the skin of a breast
• Change in the size or shape of a breast
• Changes to the nipple, including inversion or pulling to one side
• A new area of fullness or swelling in the breast
• Unexplained and persistent bone pain, especially in the back, ribs, or thighs
• Unusual pelvic bleeding
• Abdominal pain, distention and/or bloating
• Difficulty eating or digesting food
• Unexplained weight loss
• Unexplained shortness of breath or painful breathing
• Frequent headaches, dizziness, or impaired cognitive function
• Swelling or lumps in the chest, armpit, neck, or groin
• Changes in skin color, lasting rash, or firm nodules on the skin
• New difficulty seeing

Sources: Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance

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Agentes de la MDSO detuvieron al menos a una persona en relación con el caso.

Según un informe de arresto, agentes del FBI que realizaban un allanamiento en la propiedad, ubicada en 12300 SW 51st St., notificaron a la MDSO alrededor de la 1 p.m. del sábado que encontraron una posible operación de peleas de animales. El informe no deja claro si la búsqueda federal tenía algo que ver con sospechas de peleas de animales.

Un detective de la MDSO acudió al lugar y realizó un recorrido por la propiedad de 10 acres y “observó varios miles de gallos de pelea” y “numerosos” rings de entrenamiento para peleas de gallos cercados, junto con “vitaminas, jeringas, medicamentos y agitadores de gallos”, señala el informe.

Las autoridades indicaron que los detectives obtuvieron una orden de registro alrededor de las 8:40 p.m., pero dejaron la propiedad bajo vigilancia de agentes de patrulla y regresaron a la mañana siguiente para registrarla más a fondo.

Los agentes dijeron que mientras registraban la propiedad la mañana del domingo, encontraron a dos hombres que “ingresaron al perímetro asegurado de la propiedad”.

Ambos hombres corrieron y saltaron una cerca, pero los agentes dijeron que pudieron encontrar a uno de ellos, Carlos Rafael Lezcano, caminando en un vivero cercano.

Lo que el hombre de 52 años dijo a los agentes fue censurado en el informe de arresto divulgado públicamente, pero los investigadores señalaron que uno de los artículos que encontraron era “un libro de contabilidad con su nombre”.

Arrestaron a Lezcano, quien vive aproximadamente a una milla del lugar, bajo cargos de crueldad animal, manipulación de evidencia, peleas de animales y resistencia sin violencia.

Los registros muestran que Lezcano permanecía detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza de $10,500 USD hasta la mañana del lunes.

Video shows a dark-colored SUV that crashed into the valet ramp at Oceanside Plaza Condominium.

The building is located at 5555 Collins Ave. on Mid-Beach.

Following the crash, the SUV could be seen wedged in the concrete of the ramp and hanging off the side.

According to authorities, a senior couple was inside the SUV at the time of the crash, but no major injuries were reported.

Police said one of them “mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to strike a structural column of the condominium building.”

Both “sustained minor injuries and were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center as a precaution due to their age,” police said.

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“Are you aware you are currently under arrest for the murder of Gladys, Julia, Daniela?” Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Detective Juan Carlos Chaidez asked.

“Yes,” Sierra said. “I tied her hands behind her back.”

The 42-year-old already pleaded guilty in connection with the killings. A Miami-Dade jury is deciding whether life or death is an appropriate punishment.

“You tied her wrists together?” Chaidez asked.

“Yeah, with white nylon rope,” Sierra said.

Sierra delivered heart-wrenching details about the horrific way he said he killed his estranged wife, Gladys Machado.

“A plastic shopping bag?” Chaidez asked. “Yeah,” Sierra said. “And you place it over her face?” Chaidez asked. “Yeah,” Sierra said.

“I was devastated because of what I had done, so I was crying,” Sierra said.

Sierra also described killing Machado’s two young daughters, 6-year-old Julia Padrino and 3-year-old Daniela Padrino.

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“She saw that her mom was dead and she started crying and screaming,” Sierra said. “I grabbed the Sedano’s bag and I put it over her face.”

He said, “I went to the kids’ room, and Daniela was sleeping, and I sat on top of her and did the same thing.”

He said he used a yellow Sedano’s plastic bag to kill them.

“And then, I don’t know, I went crazy,” Sierra said.

Sierra also described violating the bodies of Machado and Julia, delivering the account in a matter-of-fact tone that belied the brutality of the grim murders.

He explained how he worked to cover it up. “Can you tell me what areas of the house you mopped?” Chaidez asked.

“The master room, the closet, the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, (inaudible) to the family room,” Sierra said.

Sierra said the violence that November day started after they left the mall.

“I was furious,” Sierra said.

“At Mall of the Americas, what did you do there?” Chaidez asked.

“We got an ice cream for the kids,” Sierra said.

He said he became jealous when Machado received a phone call.

“You got into an argument with her because she received a phone call from another man?” Chaidez asked. “Yeah,” Sierra said.

Prosecutors said Sierra kidnapped them at knifepoint and took them to the home where, days later, a neighbor who noticed the smell of decomposition found the three bodies in a master bedroom closet.

“You exit the home through what door?” Chaidez asked. “The front door,” Sierra said.

On cross-examination, defense attorney Joyce Brenner questioned Chaidez about his calm approach during the interview.

“You kept this whole thing as calm as you possibly could so you could build a rapport with Mr. Sierra so you could get at the truth, right?” Brenner asked.

“I already had a rapport with Mr. Sierra from our first interaction and our second interaction,” Chaidez said. “His behavior when it came to his wife’s infidelity and affairs, I thought he was a bit too calm and relaxed for his responses. I am not saying someone wouldn’t have a problem with their wife having an affair, but the way he was reacting to those questions didn’t sit right with me.”

On redirect, lead prosecutor Abby Rifkin asked what prompted Sierra to stop providing the same false information.

“When he was confronted about the DNA evidence found on the victims,” Chaidez said.

Chaidez also described Sierra’s demeanor when he was confronted with that evidence.

“When he was confronted with that information, he clasped his hands, he stared down at the table for several seconds, he began to shake or quiver, and that is when he said something to the effect of, ‘I am going to tell you what happened,’ and all that,” Chaidez said.

Eddrick Bethune desapareció después de una balacera poco después de la medianoche del domingo en Aliro, un complejo de apartamentos ubicado en 14040 Biscayne Boulevard, según detectives.

Una víctima de la balacera llegó a un hospital cercano, informó la policía. Un video grabado por un testigo mostró a dos hombres saltando desde una ventana del tercer piso de Aliro.

El capitán de la MDSO encontró el cuerpo de Bethune alrededor de las 7:25 a.m. del domingo afuera de viveros de plantas en el área de Southwest 216 Street y 189 Avenue, según detectives.

Cerca del cuerpo de Bethune, los agentes también encontraron un vehículo utilitario deportivo que había sido incendiado.

El detective J. Rodriguez pidió a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el caso que llame al 305-471-2400.

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Democratic candidate David Jolly and Republican candidate Byron Donalds boosted political ads on television and across social media as Election Day moved closer.

Jolly made a stop at the Wynmoor community in Coconut Creek, with a show of support from former U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel.

Meanwhile, in Indian Shores, Donalds spoke with supporters about where he and his opponent differed on topics including education, affordability and a debate Jolly had refused to participate in.

“I’ve decided that on the bad faith and dishonesty, I don’t want a platform of dishonesty in front of the people in the state of Florida, and so I’ve decided not to debate,” Jolly said.

Meanwhile, Donalds said, “My opponent doesn’t want to debate. He doesn’t want to do public meeting, and except for the people in that room, he doesn’t put them online.”

To date, Donalds leads the race in fundraising with more than $134 million, while Jolly had raised just over $16 million.

El candidato demócrata David Jolly y el candidato republicano Byron Donalds aumentaron la difusión de anuncios políticos en televisión y en las redes sociales a medida que se acercaba el Día de las Elecciones.

Jolly hizo una parada en la comunidad Wynmoor en Coconut Creek, con el respaldo del ex embajador de Estados Unidos Rahm Emanuel.

Mientras tanto, en Indian Shores, Donalds habló con sus simpatizantes sobre las diferencias entre él y su oponente en temas como la educación, la asequibilidad y un debate en el que Jolly se había negado a participar.

“He decidido que, ante la mala fe y la deshonestidad, no quiero una plataforma de deshonestidad frente a la gente del estado de Florida, y por eso he decidido no debatir”, dijo Jolly.

Mientras tanto, Donalds dijo: “Mi oponente no quiere debatir. No quiere hacer reuniones públicas y, excepto para las personas que están en esa sala, no las publica en línea”.

Hasta la fecha, Donalds lidera la carrera en recaudación de fondos con más de $134 millones USD, mientras que Jolly había recaudado poco más de $16 millones USD.

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According to the Florida Department of Health in Broward County, the case of dengue was locally-acquired.

The DOH in Broward County, along with Broward County Mosquito Control, said they, “are coordinating surveillance, prevention, and control efforts.”

Broward County officials said they have sprayed the area where the case was located, but they wouldn’t disclose a location.

“Dengue can present as a flu-like illness with severe muscle aches and joint pain, fever, and sometimes a rash,” the FDOH states. “Usually, there are no respiratory symptoms. Symptoms of dengue will appear within 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Dengue fever is not contagious but is transmitted by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito.”

Según el Departamento de Salud de Florida en el condado Broward, el caso de dengue fue adquirido localmente.

El DOH en el condado Broward, junto con el Control de Mosquitos del condado Broward, dijo que “están coordinando esfuerzos de vigilancia, prevención y control”.

Funcionarios del condado Broward dijeron que rociaron el área donde se detectó el caso, pero no revelaron la ubicación.

“El dengue puede presentarse como una enfermedad similar a la gripe, con fuertes dolores musculares y articulares, fiebre y, en ocasiones, sarpullido”, indica el FDOH. “Por lo general, no hay síntomas respiratorios. Los síntomas del dengue aparecerán dentro de los 14 días posteriores a la picadura de un mosquito infectado. La fiebre del dengue no es contagiosa, pero se transmite por la picadura de un mosquito Aedes aegypti infectado”.

“En el régimen anterior los colombianos quedaron a merced de los narcoterroristas... en mi gobierno no será el pueblo el que sienta el peso del narcoterrorismo, son los terroristas los que sentirán pánico”, aseguró el mandatario conservador en un acto militar en Cesar, en el noreste del país, donde en la madrugada se registró un ataque con drones cargados con explosivos contra una estación de policía que no dejó víctimas.

Hace dos décadas las fuerzas de tareas conjuntas se usaron especialmente para enfrentar a las guerrillas. Esas estructuras que combinan al Ejército, la Armada y la Fuerza Aérea bajo la cabeza de un comandante estaban pensadas para atacar de manera unificada objetivos de alto valor y combatir grupos armados ilegales en las zonas más convulsas del país.

La “Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta Urano”, como se denominó a la recién creada, tendrá el objetivo de combatir el hurto de hidrocarburos, que incluye conexiones ilícitas en los oleoductos de la estatal petrolera Ecopetrol, así como atentados contra los oleoductos que terminan por derramar el crudo.

“Ese combustible (hurtado) alimenta otras economías criminales: sirve como insumo para la producción de cocaína, para la minería ilegal y genera rentas que fortalecen estructuras terroristas”, explicó De la Espriella.

El mandatario indicó que la nueva unidad de coordinación militar tendrá 1.200 integrantes articulados con funcionarios de la fiscalía y agentes de inteligencia.

“Esta nueva unidad representa el renacimiento estratégico del modelo de Fuerzas de Tarea Conjuntas en el territorio nacional”, indicó en un comunicado el Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares.

En 2024 fueron suprimidas las fuerzas de tarea conjuntas como parte de una reorganización de las fuerzas armadas que llevó a cabo el gobierno del progresista Gustavo Petro (2022-2026).

Fue una decisión cuestionada por algunos sectores que consideraron que produjo un “debilitamiento” militar a Colombia, que aún lidia con grupos armados ilegales, incluidas las disidencias de la guerrilla Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) que no se acogieron hace una década a un acuerdo de paz.

De la Espriella, quien asumió en agosto, decidió dar un giro a la política de seguridad con la promesa de priorizar e intensificar las operaciones militares contra grupos armados. En ese contexto, cerró las conversaciones de paz que abrió el gobierno de Petro con muchos de ellos.

“Con el terrorismo no hay contemplaciones ni hay negociaciones... hay que combatirlo con la fuerza legítima de las leyes y las armas”, aseguró De la Espriella.

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Late Friday night, Shaquille Palmer turned himself in at the Miramar Police Department.

Body camera footage of his arrest was obtained by Local 10 News, which shows him being escorted out of the lobby in handcuffs and walked outside.

Palmer, 33, of Oakland Park, is accused of stealing more than $250,000 in pricey handbags from the woman he worked for, social media influencer Stormy Wellington.

Initially, authorities arrested the wrong person in the case.

When the mugshot of the alleged suspect was released, Wellington told Local 10 News that wasn’t the person who stole from her.

“That’s not the gentleman,” she said. “They arrested the wrong guy.”

That person was released, leading to a manhunt on Friday that ended later that evening, when Palmer walked into the Miramar police headquarters.

He explained his side to investigators, but that body camera footage has not been released.

Palmer appeared in court over the weekend and was granted a $150,000 bond. As of Monday afternoon, he remained behind bars at the Broward Main Jail.

La noche del viernes, Shaquille Palmer se entregó en el Departamento de Policía de Miramar.

Las imágenes de la cámara corporal de su arresto fueron obtenidas por Local 10 News, y muestran cómo es escoltado fuera del vestíbulo con las manos esposadas y llevado al exterior.

Palmer, de 33 años, de Oakland Park, es acusado de robar más de $250,000 USD en costosos bolsos de la mujer para quien trabajaba, la influencer de redes sociales Stormy Wellington.

Inicialmente, las autoridades arrestaron a la persona equivocada en el caso.

Cuando se difundió la fotografía policial del presunto sospechoso, Wellington dijo a Local 10 News que esa no era la persona que le robó.

“Ese no es el caballero”, dijo. “Arrestaron al hombre equivocado”.

Esa persona fue liberada, lo que provocó una búsqueda del sospechoso el viernes que terminó más tarde esa noche, cuando Palmer entró a la sede de la Policía de Miramar.

Él explicó su versión de los hechos a los investigadores, pero esas imágenes de la cámara corporal no han sido divulgadas.

Palmer compareció ante un tribunal durante el fin de semana y se le concedió una fianza de $150,000 USD. Hasta la tarde del lunes, permanecía detenido en la cárcel principal de Broward.

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Forecast models continued to ramp up interest in the system on Sunday, and by early Monday the NHC had dialed up their development chances to 70% (high) of a tropical depression or named storm by later this week over the southern or central Gulf.

The next name on the list is Isaias (pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs).

Despite computer models coming around to possible development over the weekend after some waffling on Friday, there remains a high degree of uncertainly with this one, both in how organized it’ll get and the exact timing, placement, and nature of impacts along the northern Gulf Coast and southern U.S. later this week into the upcoming holiday weekend.

A big mess to start

The system has its origins early this week as a big, broad, messy low-pressure area dangling from the tail of a stalled front over the southwestern Gulf.

The low-pressure area will loiter around in the southwestern Gulf and Bay of Campeche much of the week which will give it time to organize under lighter and more conducive upper-level winds, especially from tomorrow through Thursday.

The big question is just how much the low-pressure system takes advantage of those conditions, particularly if it slides far enough south over the swooped Bay of Campeche, which is known to enhance the spin around nascent tropical systems. The farther south and east it dips to start the week, the more conducive atmospheric conditions it’ll find as well.

As we discussed in this newsletter last Thursday, water temperatures over nearly the entire Gulf are at record warmth for the time of the year, so that won’t be an impediment to organization.

Nevertheless, it also takes other environmental factors – especially light upper-level winds and lots of juicy air at the mid-levels of the atmosphere – to build up a storm, and those ingredients are questionable at best for later in the week as the system lifts toward the northern Gulf.

Newer AI models take the over

Assessing the environment over the northern Gulf for late week into the weekend doesn’t look particularly compelling for quick organization or strengthening.

As we discussed in Friday’s newsletter, harsh upper-level winds from a rip-roaring subtropical jet stream – aided in part by the outflow of what’s poised to be another hurricane this week on the Pacific side of Mexico – promises to be a significant stumbling block for any system that tries to move directly north this week.

The traditional physics-based European model and its ensembles are advertising this solution, keeping whatever comes together in the Gulf broad, sloppy, and disorganized, with weather well removed from the sprawling center into the weekend.

Though the Euro has been jumping around with timing, the model’s been consistent in advertising this weaker, sloppier solution since last week.

On the other side of the ledger are the newer and less battle-tested AI models, which are pumping up some stronger scenarios for later this week.

Both Google’s DeepMind machine learning-based ensemble system and the Euro AI favor a track farther east and away from the high shear zone, with scenarios suggesting the possibility of a hurricane threat to the north-central Gulf Coast – generally east of Louisiana – for the weekend.

Heavy rain threat to the northern Gulf regardless

Until we have a coherent system, expect forecasts to jump around a lot. The run-to-run jumpiness in the models has been high, suggesting buyer beware on any one model cycle.

It’s too soon to say whether this will find the open window to organize and strengthen as some of the AI models are suggesting, but given the time of year, high octane waters, and possibility of lighter wind shear to the east, it’s a scenario we’ll have to monitor.

The AI models have been a little overzealous on strengthening pre-formed systems this season, so for now, it’s worth taking the higher-end scenarios with a grain of salt. We’ll want to watch the trends, especially once we have a better defined area of low pressure.

For now, interests along the northern Gulf – from Louisiana to Florida – should check back on the forecasts for the possibility of anything from a sloppy rainmaker to a more coherent wind, rain, and surge threat later this week into the weekend.

Regardless, models suggest the likelihood of some pretty hefty rainfall totals through the upcoming holiday weekend for these areas, so folks here will want to be prepared for an increasing risk of flash flooding.

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Eligible residents who are not already registered to vote in Florida must submit a completed voter registration application by Monday to participate in the election.

Those who are already registered are encouraged to check their voter information to make sure it remains accurate and up to date.

“Registering to vote is the first step toward making your voice heard,” Broward County Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott said in a statement. “I encourage everyone who is eligible to vote in this upcoming election to honor their civic duty by participating in the upcoming General Election.”

In Miami-Dade County, election officials are extending hours Monday to give eligible residents additional time to register.

Miami-Dade Elections Headquarters, located at 2700 NW 87th Ave. in Doral, will remain open until 11:59 p.m. Monday. Staff members will be available to assist eligible residents who have not yet registered.

“Elections are the bedrock of our democracy, and every eligible citizen should have the opportunity to make their voice heard,” Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia said. “We are keeping our doors open late so that no one misses the opportunity to register and participate in our democratic process.”

Garcia also noted that young people can pre-register beginning at age 16 so they are prepared to vote once they turn 18.

Key dates ahead of Election Day

After Monday’s registration deadline, voters will have several other important dates to keep in mind.

The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is by 5 p.m. on Oct. 22.

Early voting runs from Oct. 19-Nov. 1 in Broward County and Miami-Dade County and from Oct. 19-Oct. 31 in Monroe County. Early voting hours will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Broward and Miami-Dade and from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. in Monroe County.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. All polling locations across South Florida will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Registered voters can cast their ballots by mail, during early voting or on Election Day.

“Your vote is your voice, your right and your opportunity to help shape the future of our community, our state and our nation,” Garcia said.

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According to Florida Highway Patrol dispatch data, the crash happened at around 4:40 p.m. between Copans and Sample roads.

It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were killed and whether there were any additional injuries.

Local 10 News has contacted FHP and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue seeking additional information.

Según datos de despacho de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida, el accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 4:40 p.m. entre Copans Road y Sample Road.

No estaba claro de inmediato cuántas personas murieron ni si hubo heridos adicionales.

Local 10 News se comunicó con la FHP y Pompano Beach Fire Rescue en busca de información adicional.

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MDSO deputies took at least one person into custody in connection with the case.

According to an arrest report, FBI agents conducting a raid at the property, located at 12300 SW 51st St., notified MDSO at around 1 p.m. Saturday that they found a possible animal fighting operation. The report doesn’t make clear whether the federal search had anything to do with suspected animal fighting.

An MDSO detective responded and conducted a walkthrough of the 10-acre property and “observed several thousand game fowl roosters” and “numerous” enclosed cockfighting training rings, along with “vitamins, syringes, medication and rooster agitators,” the report states.

Authorities said detectives received a search warrant at around 8:40 p.m., but left the property under the watch of patrol deputies and returned the next morning to further search it.

Deputies said while searching the property Sunday morning, they found two men “who breached the secured perimeter of the property.”

Both men ran and jumped a fence, but deputies said they were able to find one of them, Carlos Rafael Lezcano, walking at a nearby nursery.

What the 52-year-old said to deputies was redacted from the publicly-released arrest report, but investigators noted that one of the items they found was “a ledger with his name on it.”

They arrested Lezcano, who lives about a mile away from the site, on charges of animal cruelty, evidence tampering, animal fighting and resisting without violence.

Records show Lezcano was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $10,500 bond as of Monday morning.

The pathologically unfiltered Pittsburgh coach is ready for the league to start punching back.

Narduzzi landed the first but likely hardly the last salvo of the season just moments after the Panthers fended off Virginia Tech on the road Friday night, a game decided on a missed 36-yard field goal as time expired.

In the frantic aftermath, the longest-tenured coach in Pitt history encouraged AP Top 25 voters to “wake your (butts) up," just as Narduzzi promised ACC commissioner Jim Phillips he would after the Panthers improved to 5-0.

Narduzzi wasn't just stumping for Pitt, which did sneak in at No. 25 when the latest poll was released on Sunday, but the entire conference.

What else is there to do after being told before the showdown with the Hokies that it marked the first time two Power Four programs entered a game with identical 4-0 records and neither was ranked?

“It's disrespectful to the ACC,” Narduzzi said Monday.

If Narduzzi sounds a little touchy, maybe it's because he has grown increasingly annoyed about repeatedly hitting the same talking points to an audience not particularly interested in listening.

While he leans into the fight, part of him wonders why one always seems to be necessary.

Well, actually maybe he doesn't wonder.

“I think it’s all the brands,” Narduzzi said, seemingly alluding to the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference. “Everybody wants to look at the logo and gets all infatuated with logos and all that stuff.”

The Big Ten has six teams ranked this week. The SEC has nine. The ACC? Just three: No. 4 Miami, with SMU at 24, one spot ahead of the Panthers.

Narduzzi knows there's a part of him that is trying to have it both ways. He repeatedly said during September that the early season polls don't matter. Yet he knows he's in the minority, and it's much easier for him now at 60 to put the poll in what he considers the proper perspective.

As if to prove a point, he made a not-so-veiled reference to an unnamed program that had a number next to its name earlier in the season, a number that has since vanished.

“I mean, you look at the school down the road gets into the Top 25, and what did they really do to get into the Top 25?” he said.

Asked later who he was referring to, Narduzzi just laughed, though longtime rivals West Virginia and Penn State both fit the profile.

The Nittany Lions and first-year coach Matt Campbell started the season ranked 18th and rose after opening with three uneventful wins against lesser competition. Two conference losses later and Penn State is out of the polls, and Campbell's honeymoon at his alma mater is over.

West Virginia made a cameo in the Top 25 after throttling past Virginia on Sept. 18, only to have its defense implode in back-to-back weeks.

There's still plenty of time for narratives to change, particularly at Pitt, which will have to play the rest of the season without quarterback Mason Heintschel, who tore the ACL in his right knee in the third quarter against the Hokies.

Yet the Panthers are hardly the only ACC team off to a promising start but unable to make serious inroads in an effort to change the perception of the league.

Wake Forest is 4-1, with its lone loss a game effort against the Hurricanes. The Demon Deacons edged an improved Purdue team by two on the road earlier in the season, did the same to disappointing Louisville and crushed Stanford by 54 points on Saturday, the biggest-ever blowout win in conference play for a charter member of the ACC. Duke is unbeaten at 4-0 with a victory at Illinois on its resume.

Neither the Demon Deacons nor the Blue Devils currently find themselves ranked.

Narduzzi tried to spend a rare Saturday off seeing how the other half lives, intending to watch some Big Ten and SEC games. His remote kept finding its way to some of the remaining teams on Pitt's schedule, including North Carolina, which visits Pitt on Saturday.

What he sees, admittedly with some bias, is good football in a league that will spend the next two months beating up on each other trying to keep pace with the Hurricanes, the CFP runner-up last season, who look even better this fall.

“Your stomach starts to turn, and you’re like, ‘Golly, we’ve got a lot of work ahead,’” Narduzzi said.

The ACC would like the conversation around the league to evolve to the point where an in-conference loss doesn't send a team's stock tumbling, a courtesy voters extended to Mississippi State this week, which dropped just one spot after getting drilled at home by SEC rival Alabama by 33.

It doesn't appear to be there yet, as the bid for national relevance instead of national curiosity drones on.

Three years ago, the CFP committee left unbeaten Florida State out of the then-four-team playoff after quarterback Jordan Travis was hurt late in the season. Two years ago, SMU received the lone ACC bid as the 11th seed when the CFP expanded to 12. Last year, Miami shook off a pair of midseason losses to SMU and Louisville that cost the Hurricanes a spot in the ACC Championship to make the CFP as the 10th seed and make it all the way to the title game.

By the time the Hurricanes reached the final, the nip/tuck nature of their at-large bid was largely forgotten.

Yet rather than Miami's success serving as a stamp of approval that the league as a whole is legit, it seems to merely have certified the impression that “The U” is back. The rest of the conference it plays in, seemingly not so much.

So Narduzzi will keep banging the drum, even while facing a stretch run that looks far more daunting without the promising Heintschel.

Maybe Pitt remains in the mix to the end with well-traveled senior Holden Gernier behind center. Maybe it doesn't. The one thing Narduzzi is sure of is that whoever emerges at the top of the ACC standings come early December is worthy of consideration and then some, be it in the polls or anywhere else.

Asked if he feels his almost defiant stance is as much about saying the quiet part out loud for an entire league as it is for the program he's run for 146 games and counting, he nodded.

“Absolutely,” the fourth-longest tenured Power Four coach said. “Absolutely.”

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That reinforced France’s control of Group A1, three points above Italy, which beat Turkey 3-1.

Third-placed Belgium slipped four points below France. Turkey has no points.

Zidane started his time in charge of Les Bleus with wins over Turkey and Belgium before being held to a draw by Italy on his home debut on Friday.

France was trailing until the 77th minute on Monday before goals from substitutes Désiré Doué, Rayan Cherki and Michael Olise (two).

“The first half was tough; facing a low block is always difficul,” Olise said. "But we kept going and at the end it was good.

"It’s a collective effort, too. He (Zidane) brings in ideas, we follow them — we’ve done that well over the last four matches, we’re going to continue like this."

France was still to book a spot in the quarterfinals. It would have been assured of one of the top two places in the group if it beat Belgium and Italy failed to beat Turkey.

Olise at the double

At the Stade de France, Belgium took the lead in the 35th minute. Dodi Lukébakio sprung the offside trap to run onto a magnificent, long pass from Roméo Lavia, raced through one-on-one with debutant Guillaume Restes and powered it over the France goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

Doué finally pulled one back for France in the 77th with a low shot into the bottom right corner, and Les Bleus got the match winner in somewhat strange fashion four minutes later.

Maarten Vandevoordt appeared set to save Cherki’s strike but the ball hit the Belgium goalie’s foot and rebounded in off his left arm. Olise set that up and added two goals in three minutes himself to seal the match.

First home win of Mancini's return

In Italy, Roberto Mancini was also looking for a first home win. He started his return to the Italy bench with a loss in Rome to Belgium before morale-boosting away performances against Turkey — where the Azzurri won 4-1 — and France.

Turkey was under pressure after scoring just one goal and conceding eight in its three matches. It was also missing key players but nevertheless started the brighter in Bologna.

However, Italy took the lead against the run of play in the 26th. Gianluca Scamacca attempted to knock down a cross and it bounced off a Turkey defender’s shoulder before falling kindly back to Scamacca, who volleyed it in off the underside of the crossbar.

Aral Şimşir swept in a deserved equalizer for Turkey in the 61st but Italy was back in front just three minutes later when Riccardo Calafiori headed in Nicolò Barella’s free kick.

Pio Esposito sealed the win late on when he tapped in Alessandro Romano’s shot. Esposito became only the second Italy player to score seven international goals before his 21st birthday.

Gyökeres scores again

Victor Gyökeres extended his record Nations League scoring streak to seven games to fire Sweden to a 1-0 win in Romania.

It was a fourth of the campaign for Gyökeres, who broke the record on Friday.

Sweden tops Group B4 and is two points above Bosnia-Herzegovina, which beat Poland 1-0.

Northern Ireland remained on top of Group B2, despite being held to 0-0 by Georgia. Hungary won against Ukraine 2-1 and was second.

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Select exhibition games will include a smart basketball that has a Bluetooth sensor in it and can collect data for future use in real-time officiating decisions. The league said the information from the Wilson-developed connected balls will be for research only and not affect calls made during those games.

Officials in select games will also use wrist wearables to communicate with the replay center in designated situations, including replay reviews, scoring changes and clock malfunctions.

The wearables went through what the NBA called a successful pilot program during the summer league. The technology will not extend into the regular season.

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The federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that eight protein beverages Starbucks sells in the U.S. contain varying amounts of sugar even though the company lists them as sugarless.

On Monday, the menu on Starbucks' U.S. website listed a 16-ounce (0.5-liter) Sugar-Free Caramel Protein Matcha with 16 grams of sugar and a 20-ounce (0.6-liter) version of the same drink with 21 grams of sugar. By comparison, one Reese’s cup has 11 grams of sugar.

Hagens Berman, a law firm that specializes in class action cases, filed the suit on behalf of three individual consumers who bought Starbucks’ sugar-free protein drinks in California, New York and Washington.

“Consumers avoid sugar for various reasons, whether that be general health, diabetes and blood glucose levels or other factors, and for many, a staunch mislabeling like this is significant,” said Steve Berman, a co-founder and managing partner of the Seattle-headquartered firm.

The plaintiffs contend that Starbucks' naming and marketing of sugar-free products is “false, deceptive and unlawful” and that the company violated federal labeling regulations.

Seattle-based Starbucks said the sugar in its protein drinks comes from the protein-boosted milk it uses. The company said it doesn’t add sugar to the drinks and it uses sugar-free syrup for flavoring.

On Starbucks’ website Monday, the drinks were marketed as “sugar-free,” but the company also clearly stated the amount of sugar in each beverage and that they were made without added sugar.

“We believe these claims have no merit,” a Starbucks spokesperson said Monday. “Starbucks has consistently and clearly provided information about its protein beverages, sugar-free options, customization choices and nutritional content across product announcements, menus, marketing materials, Starbucks.com and the Starbucks app, and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves in this matter.”

Starbucks introduced its protein drinks in September 2025 to meet consumer demand for functional beverages and catch up to rivals like Dutch Bros, which launched protein-enhanced coffee drinks in 2024.

Dutch Bros also offers a lower-sugar version of its caramel-flavored Hopscotch Protein Latte, but it’s advertised as the Hopscotch Zero Sugar Added Protein Latte. The 16-ounce (0.5-liter) iced version has 7 grams of sugar and 11 grams of protein. By comparison, a 16-ounce (0.5-liter) iced Starbucks Sugar-Free Caramel Protein Latte has 9 grams of sugar and 29 grams of protein.

The lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of U.S. consumers who bought the drinks. It also wants the court to order Starbucks to stop using the label “sugar-free” on products that contain sugar.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Pembroke Pines, Allek Lok fue visto por última vez el 3 de octubre en la comunidad de Pier Point.

Los agentes de policía también buscaron a Lok —que pesa unas 155 libras y mide 5 pies y 7 pulgadas de altura— en la zona de Johnson Street y Colony Point Drive.

Agentes de policía encontraron el lunes a una persona fallecida en la zona de South Palm Avenue, cerca de la calle 11, según Amanda Cowell, portavoz del PPPD.

“Esto no está relacionado con el caso de ayer de la persona desaparecida, pero nuestra investigación sigue abierta y en curso”, escribió Cowell en un comunicado.

La detective Dana DeFalco pidió a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el paradero de Lok que llame al 954-860-2883.

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

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After playing guitar in a string of bands, Gilroy came to Los Angeles hoping to become a studio musician. A session with some real players quickly disabused him of that notion. But once Gilroy entered filmmaking, his fascination with the scoring process, and the orchestras that record them, kept growing. By the time Gilroy was overseeing the scoring of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” at the famed Gary Martin Soundstage on the Sony Pictures lot, something started percolating.

“Those scoring sessions were incredibly intense,” said Gilroy. “The time pressure was great. A huge orchestra. I just sat there going: There has to be a movie here.”

Now there is. Gilroy's “Behemoth!” premiered last weekend at the centerpiece of the New York Film Festival. Gilroy's first film since the Star Wars series “Andor” concluded its acclaimed two-season run, “Behemoth!” was one of the festival's most keenly awaited movies. In the film, which Searchlight Pictures will release Dec. 4, Pedro Pascal stars as a perpetually on-the-run cellist and former prodigy who returns to Los Angeles to score films. His life is as messy as his playing is flawless.

“Behemoth!” is a rigorously scripted, time-shifting character study in the mold of Gilroy’s 2007 masterpiece, “Michael Clayton,” and a resonant ode to the art of movie scoring. In an experimental gambit, Gilroy cast nine composers — dubbed the Behemoth! Collective — to fill the movie with music.

“I kinda had a vague idea of how I could gather enough musicians quickly before the authorities got involved,” a chuckling Gilroy said during an interview at Lincoln Center. “We just said, ‘OK, everybody’s going to get exactly the same amount of money. ... We made a basic, early manifesto for what the rules would be. And it’s this utopian thing.”

A detour to music after ‘Andor’

The alchemy of image and music remains a mysterious part of moviegoing to Gilroy, the oldest son in a filmmaking family. He points to the simplicity and luck that went into the score for the noir classic “The Third Man,” where director Carol Reed stumbled upon a zither player at a wine tavern. “Michael Clayton,” Gilroy said, initially rejected any music at all. He screened it half a dozen times naked, without a score, before something clicked.

“You pick the lock, you pick the frequency of what it is,” Gilroy said. “When we started on ‘Andor,’ I really felt like I knew a lot about it. And we got in there and got our butts kicked. That was a tutorial. Then it happened again in the second season. You just can’t stop learning this stuff. I’m not sure I’ll ever be done learning about it.”

Gilroy said he considers his six years working “Andor" to be “the most life-changing creative intensity you could ever have.” While it initially seemed an unlikely combination — one of film's top writer-directors and one of Hollywood's most tightly controlled franchises — Gilroy, a student of history, turned the “Rogue One” spinoff into a timely exploration of fascism and revolution.

“Behemoth!” was a new tune.

“We were so swamped with politics and anger and dread of picking up the newspaper every day,” said Gilroy. “I really craved a sanctuary from that. I gave myself permission to hide in this movie for a year. I felt like I did enough, I said enough, I was angry enough. People who got the show really got it. I didn’t want to fight anymore. It was super pleasurable to not come home and put the news on, but put music on.”

But did those years on “Andor” give Gilroy any insight into our current politics? He immediately answered “yes” and then hesitated. “Man, do I really want to get into it?"

“I think a lack of alternative, charismatic, communicative leadership,” he said. “There’s been absolutely no one who has risen who’s given voice to what the majority of people want. Someone to stand up and charismatically message the (expletive) out of this, the way it should be.”

“All of the varieties of the woke conversation — I’m not sure I even understand all the distinctions or where I fit on that spectrum,” Gilroy said. “But what I know for sure is that there was a de-muscularization of progressives. It doesn’t have to be masculine. But somebody stand up and frickin’ fight.”

Bringing studio magic to life

The idea for “Behemoth!” stemmed from something more sublime. In countless trips to the Sony soundstage, he watched its effect. The same room is where MGM musicals like “The Wizard of Oz” were recorded. Many scenes in “Behemoth!” were shot there.

“People go in and they cry. The air that’s moving, the sweat. The combination of legacy and work and the dead skin cells of all the people that have been in there forever,” said Gilroy. “When we were doing ‘Clayton,’ Tilda Swinton came in and she had never been to a scoring session before. She went and laid down.”

For Gilroy, the behind-the-scenes interest mirrors how “Michael Clayton,” which starred George Clooney as the fixer of a law firm, came about.

“We were doing location scouting for ‘Devil’s Advocate,’ and I kept going to all of these law firms and wandering off. The back of those law firms are huge,” Gilroy said, referring to the 1997 film he co-wrote. “I said, ‘Why doesn’t anyone do a movie about the back of the house? The whole front is like a stage.’”

Gilroy, 70, didn't make his directorial debut, “Michael Clayton,” until he was 50, after years as an in-demand screenwriter. That “Behemoth!” is only his fourth feature as director is hard not to read as a sign of Hollywood foolishness. He turned to “Andor” after three films he was trying to get off the ground never materialized. But he's not complaining.

“It sounds odd to say, but over the last 10 years, I’ve been gambling with Disney on the three most eccentric projects I’ve ever been involved in,” Gilroy said. “They’ve never done anything but let our freak flag fly.”

Searchlight Pictures, the specialty division of Disney, stepped in to make the $36 million “Behemoth!”

“They stepped up because I delivered on ‘Rogue,’ I delivered on ‘Andor,'” Gilroy said. “My attitude was: I’ll cover. Let me do this to cover and keep me around. They were Medici for me. But Hollywood’s not working that way."

When Gilroy spoke to The Associated Press, his mind was on the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance, a merger that many in the industry opposed. The day before, the impending exits of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group chairs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy were reported.

“They’re just real film people. And these studios are real studios. There’s no reason for them to be merged or pulled apart,” Gilroy said. "This is a healthy business that we know how to do. And to take it apart?"

But back to the music. The unlimited possibilities of a score — and the pros who realize them — remain intoxicating to Gilroy. So much is possible, even with just a zither.

“Only once,” he corrected, referring to “The Third Man.” “It’d take a lot of balls to do a zither score again.”

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Allek Lok was last seen wearing a black shirt, black shorts, and dark sneakers on Oct. 3, at the Pier Point Community, according to the Pembroke Pines Police Department.

Police officers also searched for Lok — who weighs about 155 pounds and is 5-foot, 7-inches tall — in the area of Johnson Street and Colony Point Drive.

Also in Pembroke Pines, police officers found a person dead on Monday in the area of South Palm Avenue, near 11 Street, according to Amanda Cowell, a PPPD spokeswoman.

“This is not related to our missing person case from yesterday, but our investigation remains active & ongoing,” Cowell wrote in a statement.

PPPD Detective Dana DeFalco asked anyone with information about Lok’s whereabouts to call 954-860-2883.

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

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“¿Está consciente de que actualmente está bajo arresto por el asesinato de Gladys, Julia y Daniela?”, preguntó el detective Juan Carlos Chaidez, de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade.

“Sí”, dijo Sierra. “Le até las manos detrás de la espalda”.

El hombre de 42 años ya se declaró culpable en relación con los asesinatos. Un jurado de Miami-Dade está decidiendo si la cadena perpetua o la pena de muerte es un castigo apropiado.

“¿Ató sus muñecas?”, preguntó Chaidez.

“Sí, con una cuerda blanca de nailon”, dijo Sierra.

Sierra relató detalles desgarradores sobre la manera horrífica en que dijo que mató a su esposa, Gladys Machado.

“¿Una bolsa de plástico para compras?”, preguntó Chaidez. “Sí”, dijo Sierra. “¿Y se la colocó sobre el rostro?”, preguntó Chaidez. “Sí”, dijo Sierra.

“Estaba devastado por lo que había hecho, así que estaba llorando”, dijo Sierra.

Sierra también describió el asesinato de las dos hijas pequeñas de Machado, Julia Padrino, de 6 años, y Daniela Padrino, de 3 años.

“Ella vio que su mamá estaba muerta y comenzó a llorar y gritar”, dijo Sierra. “Tomé la bolsa de Sedano’s y se la puse sobre el rostro”.

Dijo: “Fui al cuarto de los niños, y Daniela estaba durmiendo, y me senté encima de ella e hice lo mismo”.

Dijo que utilizó una bolsa de plástico amarilla de Sedano’s para matarlas.

“Y entonces, no sé, me volví loco”, dijo Sierra.

Sierra también describió cómo abusó de los cuerpos de Machado y Julia, relatando los hechos en un tono frío y objetivo que contrastaba con la brutalidad de los horribles asesinatos.

Explicó cómo trabajó para encubrir lo ocurrido. “¿Puede decirme qué áreas de la casa trapeó?”, preguntó Chaidez.

“El dormitorio principal, el clóset, el baño, la cocina, la sala, (inaudible) hasta la sala familiar”, dijo Sierra.

Sierra dijo que la violencia de aquel día de noviembre comenzó después de que salieron del centro comercial.

“Estaba furioso”, dijo Sierra.

“En Mall of the Americas, ¿qué hicieron allí?”, preguntó Chaidez.

“Compramos un helado para los niños”, dijo Sierra.

Dijo que se puso celoso cuando Machado recibió una llamada telefónica.

“¿Discutió con ella porque recibió una llamada telefónica de otro hombre?”, preguntó Chaidez. “Sí”, dijo Sierra.

Los fiscales dijeron que Sierra los secuestró a punta de cuchillo y los llevó a la casa donde, días después, un vecino que notó el olor a descomposición encontró los tres cuerpos en el clóset de un dormitorio principal.

“¿Por qué puerta salió de la casa?”, preguntó Chaidez. “Por la puerta principal”, dijo Sierra.

El accidente se produjo alrededor de las 20:35 h cerca de la 17.ª Avenida Noroeste y la 135.ª Calle Noroeste, en Opa-locka. El agente conducía un vehículo policial identificado en ese momento.

Según la policía, el agente fue trasladado al Centro de Traumatología Ryder del Jackson Memorial Hospital para ser examinado.

El Departamento de Policía de Opa-locka está investigando el accidente. Por el momento no se disponía de más detalles sobre las circunstancias que provocaron el accidente ni sobre el estado del agente.

The critics thought Weiss should have started Chris Sale in Game 2 so the ace left-hander might also be an option if a Game 5 is necessary.

A Game 2 start on Sunday would have been normal rest for most pitchers, but the 37-year-old Sale has thrived this season when given extra rest. Also, Sale recorded the final four outs as a reliever in Thursday night's 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies to clinch the NL Wild Card Series.

Weiss acknowledged on Monday “it's satisfying” that his decision to use his bullpen worked out so well in the Braves' 3-2 Game 2 win that evened the best-of-five series 1-1.

“In the end, yeah, as we sit here today, it’s the best-case scenario that we could possibly have,” Weiss said. “Now we win the game, we win the bullpen game, and now we have a fresh Chris Sale ready to go.”

Sale is expected to start Game 3 on Tuesday night against Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the 2025 World Series MVP.

Sale was 14-9 with a 2.16 ERA in the regular season. He said Monday he told Weiss he could start on Sunday.

“I told him I was available,” Sale said. “I felt confident in my ability to go out there and be able to perform at a high level. I really felt confident in myself in starting Game 2. I reiterated that plenty of times to them. Again, this is a team game. This isn’t about me, this isn’t about one guy.”

Full strength Sale vs. diminished Sale

Weiss agreed Sale could have been good by most pitchers' standards on normal rest. The manager said he preferred a fully rested Sale.

“If you have Sale in Game 2 and Game 5, as people were screaming about, we saw it as you’re getting a diminished Chris Sale twice at that point,” Weiss said. “We wanted to get a full-strength Chris Sale, and that’s Game 3.”

Weiss left open the possibility Sale could pitch in relief if there is a Game 5.

Respect from the Dodgers

Kerr threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings and right-hander Didier Fuentes gave up one run in 3 2/3 innings before closer Raisel Iglesias earned his second save.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s a good bullpen out there,” Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas said. “They’re throwing the ball really well. They got guys with big arms, and they know how to use them. So you’ve got to give credit to the opposition, too.”

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the back-to-back bullpen games by the Braves "showed that they’re going to use any pitcher, try to get every matchup possible. Obviously them pushing Fuentes to almost four innings ... shows they’re going to ride certain guys, and obviously they use their bullpen accordingly.”

Braves right-hander Tyler Mahle is expected to start Game 4 on Wednesday night.

Depleted rotation put relievers in spotlight

Led by Kerr, Atlanta's six relievers combined to allow six hits and two runs.

“We took a lot of shots at how we approached that game, but in the end it all worked out,” Weiss said, adding the bullpen has been the team's most consistent strength as the Braves faced a long series of injuries that left the rotation depleted.

Left-hander Martín Pérez was expected to be part of the postseason rotation before landing on the 15-day injured list on Sept. 24 with lower back inflammation. The Braves also have lost starting pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach, Spencer Strider, Reynaldo López, Bryce Elder and Hurston Waldrep this season.

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Brightline’s MiamiCentral Station is less than a mile from the arena at 601 Biscayne Boulevard.

Brightline has connecting stations in Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Boca Raton.

The parking garages at the stations are open 24 hours, and it’s $12 with advanced booking on this page. Tickets can be booked in advance on Brightline’s free app or on this site.

Here is the list of the concerts that will have late-night train service:

• Monday: Jonas Brothers
• Friday: Camilo
• Oct. 11: Arcángel
• Oct. 13: KATSEYE
• Oct. 17: iHeartRadio Event
• Oct. 18: TINI
• Oct. 24: Chayanne
• Oct. 28: Young Miko
• Nov. 11: Doja Cat
• Nov. 12: The Neighbourhood
• Nov. 20: John Summit
• Nov. 21: John Summit
• Nov. 28: Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out Live
• Dec. 5: Rawayana
• Dec. 6: Rawayana
• Dec. 11: Gente de Zona

La estación MiamiCentral de Brightline está a menos de una milla del estadio, ubicado en 601 Biscayne Boulevard.

Brightline tiene estaciones de conexión en Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach y Boca Raton.

Los estacionamientos en las estaciones están abiertos las 24 horas con un costo de $12 dólares con reserva anticipada en esta página. Los boletos pueden reservarse con anticipación en la aplicación gratuita de Brightline o en este sitio.

Esta es la lista de los conciertos que tendrán servicio de trenes nocturnos:

• Lunes: Jonas Brothers
• Viernes: Camilo
• 11 de octubre: Arcángel
• 13 de octubre: KATSEYE
• 17 de octubre: evento de iHeartRadio
• 18 de octubre: TINI
• 24 de octubre: Chayanne
• 28 de octubre: Young Miko
• 11 de noviembre: Doja Cat
• 12 de noviembre: The Neighbourhood
• 20 de noviembre: John Summit
• 21 de noviembre: John Summit
• 28 de noviembre: Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out Live
• 5 de diciembre: Rawayana
• 6 de diciembre: Rawayana
• 11 de diciembre: Gente de Zona

Jeff Seeman was caught on camera cursing at McBride during the Cardinals’ loss at the New York Giants on Sunday.

“Obviously, you hate to see it, for obvious reasons,” Arizona coach Mike LaFleur said. “I do want to give the man a little bit of grace, too. I know Jeff. He’s a good man. It’s unfortunate it happened. It can’t happen, obviously, and I’ll leave it at that.”

The incident drew the ire of union leader JC Tretter, a retired offensive lineman who played eight seasons.

“This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable,” Tretter, the NFL Players Association’s executive director, said on social media along with a video clip of the incident. “Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed. We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard.”

The interaction took place with just under five minutes left after officials did not call a pass interference or illegal contact penalty on New York’s Dru Phillips, who made contact with McBride before the ball arrived from Jacoby Brissett on a third-and-2 play.

Arizona punted and the Giants went on to win 36-24 after Deonte Banks intercepted Brissett’s pass and ran it back for a pick-6 as time expired.

Referee Adrian Hill was also suspended one game for unprofessional conduct in the Miami-Minnesota game. Hill yelled at Eric Wilson and pointed for him to get away after the Vikings linebacker tried to help him to his feet after a collision knocked him over.

“I just think it’s one of those situations in kind of a high-energy moment there," Minnesota coach Kevin O'Connell said Monday. "I think stuff like that can happen sometimes, but I don’t have any major concerns, and I think Adrian’s a really good official and does a really good job. I think that was just kind of fast moment that happened, and we can put it behind us, hopefully.”

The league's vice president of officiating, Ramon George, issued the suspensions. The NFL Referees Association did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

This isn’t the first time an official has been punished for interactions with a player on the field.

Umpire Roy Ellison was punished twice for his behavior. In 2018, he was fined $9,300 and placed on administrative leave for one game after he was accused of calling Buffalo defensive end Jerry Hughes by a derogatory term.

Ellison was also suspended for one game in 2013 for making “a profane and derogatory statement” to Washington left tackle Trent Williams.

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Maaddi reported from Tampa, Florida. AP Pro Football Writers Dave Campbell in Eagan, Minnesota, and Josh Dubow in San Francisco, and AP Sports Writer David Brandt in Tempe, Arizona, contributed to this report.

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But it wasn't long before the California scientist asked for a break from all the attention for a more ordinary task: He needed to make school lunches for his children, who were asleep in the family home in Stanford, where their father had been speaking in the middle of the night with journalists and well-wishers.

Deisseroth, 54, shared this year’s medicine prize with two researchers in Germany for their work in optogenetics, a field that combines light with genes to switch on and off neurons in living brains.

A self-described night owl, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and Stanford University professor often works past midnight. After reviewing papers and emailing his students, he said he had just gone to lie down when he got the call from the Nobel Assembly in Stockholm.

“I almost felt as if I’d lost the power of forming words,” he told The Associated Press, “but I recovered after a minute or two.”

He regained speech quickly enough for remote interviews with AP science reporters. Speedy emails with the Stanford communications staff had helped put them in touch.

“No real sleep was achieved,” he said an hour after the announcement.

As the science reporters chatted with Deisseroth over the phone and Zoom, an AP photographer and videographer raced to his home in Stanford.

The photographer arrived around 3:30 a.m. to find Halloween decorations outside the home but just one light on inside. He was worried he had the wrong house before mustering the courage to knock on the door.

Dr. Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, the scientist's wife, answered and ushered the photographer into their home, where the Nobel winner was taking calls from the couch.

Monje-Deisseroth, an HHMI investigator and Stanford pediatric neuro-oncologist, was at his side when she wasn’t making coffee for the Stanford communications staff who had joined the celebration. Deisseroth was surprised to hear his work had been honored with a Nobel Prize, he told the AP, but his wife was not.

Deisseroth recounted the research he conducted with fellow Nobel winners Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, and its real-world impact.

“For me, I’m a physician-scientist. I am a psychiatrist. I care about patients and my patients who have autism, who have depression,” he said. “I care about the hope that this brings. But I’m also a basic scientist, and I care about understanding this amazing organ, the brain, and how it works and how it integrates and computes and delivers all the things that make us human.”

As Deisseroth wrapped up the interviews, he told the Stanford staff he needed an hourlong break beginning at 6:30 a.m. His kids would be waking up, he said, and they would need lunches before leaving for school.

When one of the Stanford representatives wondered if the neighbors would mind all the late-night commotion, Monje-Deisseroth shrugged it off.

They live in faculty housing, she said. There are a lot of Nobels in the neighborhood.

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Ramakrishnan reported from New York. Associated Press writers Stefanie Dazio in Berlin and Lauran Neergaard in Washington contributed to this report.

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No arrests have been announced in Dooly County, where the sheriff says more than 50 shots were fired early Sunday in the small city of Vienna as more than 1,000 celebrated a homecoming football victory long after midnight.

Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy identified the two people killed as Ja’Quavion Jackson, 21, of Cordele, and Macaleb Jackson, 23, of Hawkinsville. The two men don't appear to be related, said Sara Lue, a spokesperson for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

An additional 35 people were injured — most of them by gunfire, though others were hurt in the chaotic scramble to flee, authorities told reporters at a Sunday news conference. The sheriff said an unspecified number were hospitalized with critical injuries.

Authorities haven't said what may have motivated the shootings or whether they're looking for a lone gunman or multiple shooters. They also have not said precisely how many people were shot.

“At large parties with people from different places, not just your locals, sometimes problems come,” Peavy said Sunday.

Local officials say the block party wasn't a school-sponsored event and didn't have a city permit. Peavy said he had extra deputies working over the weekend in anticipation of homecoming drawing large numbers of alumni and other out-of-town visitors.

The sheriff did not immediately return a phone message Monday. Lue said no further updates were available from state investigators, who customarily assist Georgia's rural communities in major cases.

The violence marred what Peavy said had been a large but otherwise peaceful celebration of Dooly County High School winning its homecoming football game in Vienna, a city of about 3,000 people located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Macon.

Crowds of revelers gathered across an area covering four blocks, and Peavy said that he had deputies patrolling the area. When the first shots were fired and deputies rushed to the scene, he said, more gunfire sounded about a block away.

“It was so many people,” Peavy said. “And it was just hard to figure out what was going on.”

Among this weekend's visitors was Antoria Felton of Jonesboro, who drove two hours to bring her daughter and six other girls to Vienna. She told WMAZ-TV that everything seemed peaceful when suddenly “bullets were going everywhere.”

Felton said she saw that “kids laying on the ground had been shot” as she scrambled to find her daughter and the other girls.

“The only thing I’m trying to do is find these girls,” Felton said. “Everybody scattered out everywhere, everybody running. It was terrifying.”

“L’Hispaniola c’est Haiti! This is Haiti!” star player Wilson Isidor shouted after helping Haiti beat the Dominican Republic 4-1 in Santo Domingo.

Hispaniola is the Caribbean island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, two neighbors with a long and troubled history. The reaction was swift.

“We have very bad news for…Haiti’s team,” Dominican Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz said Friday as he announced that Haiti would no longer be allowed to play in the Dominican Republic.

Reached Monday, he said only that he stood by his announcement.

Cruz did not mention Isidor or his remarks, but accused Haitian fans of damaging the stadium's infrastructure. Dominican authorities also used pepper spray on Haitians as some peacefully streamed into the stadium for Thursday's game, with some Dominicans blaming their government for not controlling the crowd.

On Saturday, the Dominican Soccer Federation filed a formal complaint with CONCACAF, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football Association, about what occurred on Thursday. A CONCACAF spokesperson did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

As the Dominican Republic prepares for its 2028 elections, presidential hopefuls have seized on the incident to promise an intensified crackdown on Haitian migrants, with one going as far as to say he would enslave them.

Celebration ignites longtime tensions

The fallout from the game is the latest flashpoint to drive a wedge between the two countries that share a bloody history.

The game was played a day before the 89th anniversary of the Parsley Massacre, when Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo ordered the killing of thousands of Haitians along the shared border.

One fan held up a sign Thursday in Haitian Creole that read, “A great tribute to those who fell on Oct. 2, 1937. Today this match is played in your memory.”

Isidor’s remarks about La Hispaniola being Haitian have gone viral, with social media users debating historical facts and wishing a good day to everyone “except the Haitians;” one person even compared Isidor’s comments to a German player giving a Nazi salute.

One video posted online and captioned “4-1” streams wealthy areas of the Dominican Republic above impoverished areas in Haiti.

The Haitian Soccer Federation said it supports its players and asserted that Isidor’s comments were “an expression of attachment” to his roots.

“This attachment to Haiti cannot...be interpreted as a sign of hostility or disrespect toward another people or nation,” it said. “Sporting rivalry, however intense, must never make us lose sight of the mutual respect that should unite players, fans, and nations.”

One person on X noted that the comments by Isidor, who was born in France, are similar to the “Ici c’est Paris” chant by Paris Saint-Germain fans, even during away games: “No one thinks they’re reclaiming territory.”

Ex beauty queen calls for retraction

Garry Jean-Pierre saw the game at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. He doesn’t believe Isidor’s comments were political but was not surprised by the Dominican government's response.

“We understand why they did it. They were humiliated at home in front of their supporters,” he said.

Haiti and the Dominican Republic each finished with nine points in League A of CONCACAF’s Nations League tournament, but only Haiti advanced to the quarterfinals because of best goal differential.

André Joseph, a 20-year-old accounting student in Port-au-Prince, said he expected post-match fallout: “There’s always going to be a war between the Haitians and the Dominicans because of the way the Dominicans treat the Haitians."

The Dominican Republic has long been criticized for arresting and deporting people born there who are of Haitian ancestry; for leaving them stateless; and for the way immigrants are treated when they’re detained. Dominican officials have said the country cannot sustain the increasing number of immigrants fleeing Haiti's poverty and violence.

Joseph and other Haitian soccer fans have called on their government to ensure the team has a place to train and play in Haiti.

The main stadium in Port-au-Prince and a nearby training facility has been overrun by gangs that control an estimated 70% of the capital. Haiti’s home matches leading up to the World Cup had to be played elsewhere, with Haiti qualifying for the first time since 1974.

Haitian content creator Windy Phele wrote on X that Haitian politicians have left them greatly dependent on the Dominican Republic.

"Dominicans have every reason to be proud of their country, whereas I personally don’t see any reason today to say I’m proud of Haiti,” he wrote on X. “We should fight to create the conditions so the national team can stop playing away from home.”

Joining the debate was Sarodj Bertin, a lawyer and former beauty queen who was born in Haiti but was sent to the Dominican Republic after her mother was killed.

She posted a video in Spanish and French asserting that people must respect their neighbors to earn respect. Bertin called on Isidor to retract his “inappropriate” comments, at least for his “brothers,” if not for his country.

“In the end,” she said, “those who are going to suffer are the Haitians who live in the Dominican Republic.”

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Associated Press reporters Evens Sanon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Martín Adames in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic contributed to this story.

The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991, with nearly 3,900 reported cases, according to the CDC. The nation has seen eight reported measles-associated deaths in the past two years — more than the combined total of reported deaths over the previous three decades.

Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas and Utah, as well as South Carolina, which had the largest with 997 cases reported.

The governor of New York on Monday declared a disaster emergency because of measles cases in neighboring states and in rural areas of New York. The executive order extends the pool of people who can administer measles vaccines to include paramedics, midwives and others, and allows nurses to join doctors in ordering testing. The state has more than 100 cases this year.

Health officials say Pennsylvania’s current outbreak started in April, west of Philadelphia. There have been 1,004 cases, including 198 hospitalizations and five deaths, state officials said.

Health experts attribute such outbreaks to low vaccination rates.

It's been decades since a U.S. state has seen an outbreak surpass 1,000 cases, stretching back to a multiyear outbreak in New York City in the early 1990s that infected more than 4,500 people.

The nation eliminated the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but those rates have fallen in recent years to below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks.

In November, international health officials will meet to determine if the U.S. and Mexico have lost their measles-free status.

Measles is highly contagious. It spreads when people who have it breathe, cough or sneeze, and through contaminated surfaces. It also can linger in the air for two hours. Up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible will get the virus if exposed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

U.S. measles infections have been surging in recent years, as fewer kids get routine vaccines due to parental waivers, healthcare access issues and rampant disinformation.

Pennsylvania and New York are not the only states with a growing problem. Another is Ohio, with more than 200 cases this year. Like in Pennsylvania, some of the hardest-hit Ohio counties have significant Amish populations, which tend to have lower vaccination rates.

Meanwhile, CDC officials have quietly begun to acknowledge measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania.

State officials in August announced that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles.

The announcement quickly came under fire as a clash erupted between vaccine-promoting Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Trump administration appointee with a history of raising alarms about established vaccines.

Since then, Pennsylvania has reported three additional deaths.

But for weeks, the CDC — which Kennedy oversees — did not count any deaths on its measles data dashboard, instead saying it was seeking more information. That changed two weeks ago, when one death was finally counted, and again last week when a second was added to the agency's tally.

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Danilo Silva caminó alrededor de votantes brasileños en dos edificios de Miami Dade College en Kendall que estaban eligiendo a un presidente, vicepresidente, miembros del Congreso, gobernadores, vicegobernadores, asambleas legislativas y otros cargos, según agentes.

Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade que trabajaban de civil notaron que Silva, quien nació en Brasil y vive en Saint Lucie, Florida, también llevaba gafas de sol y una máscara para cubrirse el rostro cuando “interactuó” con personas, según el reporte de un agente.

“Las personas estaban reunidas y claramente tenían miedo”, escribió un agente, según el reporte de arresto.

Detectives de la MDSO intervinieron “para evitar que la situación se intensificara” y le preguntaron a Silva si era un agente federal, lo detuvieron, le colocaron esposas y le pidieron una identificación, según el reporte de arresto.

“Comenzó a agitarse, comenzó a amenazar a este detective, diciendo que se arrepentirá de tomar esta decisión y que irá tras él y todos los que estaban en el lugar”, escribió un agente, según el reporte de arresto.

Los agentes arrestaron a Silva a las 2:10 p.m. del domingo en 11011 SW 104 St., según el reporte. Correcciones de Miami-Dade ingresó a Silva poco después de las 5:40 p.m. en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según los registros de reclusos.

Los registros muestran que Silva, quien no es un agente federal, enfrentó cinco cargos: uso ilegal de una insignia o insignia policial, corrupción mediante amenazas contra un funcionario público, intimidación o supresión de votantes prohibida, conspiración para cometer soborno y conducta desordenada.

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

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In “How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents,” to be published Tuesday, the North Carolina senator defends his decision at the time to not be “the lone voice in the wilderness” preventing Trump’s nominees from confirmation. But Tillis makes clear he was always skeptical of allegations about Hegseth’s turbulent management style, treatment of women and excessive drinking. Hegseth denied all the allegations.

“I know for a fact that there are others like me,” Tillis writes, “Republicans who agreed to go along with the early demands of the Trump team no matter how ridiculous they were, believing that failing to do so would mean the end of their political career, and who now see that things have gone way too far.”

He writes that he can count at least 30 of his GOP colleagues who have “expressed reservations (to put it mildly) about many of the president’s actions in private. Then, when the reporters showed up with their cameras and microphones, they’d have nothing but nice things to say.”

Tillis, who announced last year that he would not run for reelection in a “breaking point” with the president on his sweeping tax and spending cuts package, is publishing the book in his final months in office. He joins a long list of Republicans who have ratcheted up their public denunciations of Trump once they had less to lose politically.

Still, Tillis mostly deflects full blame from Trump, saying, “my beef is not with him, but the idiots he’s got working for him.” He calls the president “an amazing political talent.”

At the same time, he warns of a slippery slope toward authoritarianism and urges his colleagues to “wake up” and push back on Trump more often, for their own political good. Executive overreach, he says, doesn't work and sooner or later, “comes back to bite the majority party in the ass.”

Tillis also predicts a “bloodbath” for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.

“All along, we’ve had multiple chances to get off the path and avoid the giant bronze monster chasing us down,” he writes.

Regrets his votes for Hegseth and Kennedy

The book is filled with cuss words and condemnations. He criticizes Trump’s tariffs, the aggressive immigration raids that Tillis says were an effort to “intentionally sow disorder” and the Iran war, which he initially supported. He said the war can only end with a coalition of willing nations and if Trump gets “Pete Hegseth the hell out of the way.”

Tillis pushed Hegseth’s confirmation vote late into the evening on Jan. 24, 2025, as he weighed his decision, talking to the White House, people who had worked with Hegseth and Hegseth himself. In the end, he said he couldn’t corroborate the worst allegations and would support Hegseth's confirmation. His vote brought the total to 50-50, and Vice President JD Vance broke the tie.

On his vote for Kennedy, Tillis writes that “I guess it’s easy to say now, but I’m the one who has to live with that vote and all the havoc Kennedy’s tenure has caused the country as a result.”

On both votes, he says he didn’t want to be the deciding factor.

“I had no intention of letting my colleagues outsource their courage to me while they pretended to go along with the questionable nomination President Trump had put forward,” he writes.

If you oppose Trump on everything, “you lose all influence,” Tillis says. “If you oppose him and lose, you are in even worse shape.”

He strongly criticizes several of Trump’s other initial picks for the Cabinet in the book, including former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Tillis describes his 'breaking point' over the tax bill

Tillis’s surprise announcement in June 2025 that he wouldn’t be running for reelection came as he escalated criticism against Trump and his “ Big Beautiful Bill ” of tax and spending cuts. Trump attacked Tillis on social media after the senator said he couldn’t support the bill’s cuts to Medicaid. Tillis says he thought to himself, “I’m done.”

“Everyone reaches a breaking point,” he writes.

He texted the president asking him to look for his replacement in the Senate, to which Trump replied “I am! DJT.”

In May 2026, Trump again attacked Tillis, calling him a “QUITTER!” on social media, among other insults.

Tillis ends the book with a profanity-laced text he sent to the president in response.

“I care if you fail and right now we are failing,” Tillis wrote to Trump.

At a hearing of the New York City Council, recently departed employees of Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind described a reckless culture at the firms, saying the biggest tech companies are racing to create technology they do not understand how to control.

“The companies run on a startup mindset: Move fast, break things, fix them later. That works for a photo sharing app. It does not work for building the most powerful technology ever built," said Jacob Coxon, a former engineer at Anthropic who has become a leading voice for regulation.

State and city governments have been considering ways to regulate AI as the Trump administration has taken a passive approach and Congress has proven inactive. President Donald Trump has dismissed AI fears as a “hoax” and signed an agreement late last month that spells out a series of voluntary steps for the companies to take and largely allows them to self-police.

An industry call for a slowdown followed Coxon’s warnings

Coxon was a little-known engineer at Anthropic until he announced his departure through a series of social media posts that caught global attention. He told the Council that AI could have tremendous upsides, but without transparency and safeguards, it's more likely that things will spiral out of control.

“On the current path, I think it is more likely than not that humanity loses control to these AIs and it could end in human extinction,” Coxon said.

Days after Coxon resigned and aired his fears of worst-case scenarios, top executives including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk said they agreed AI’s development needs to slow down. AI companies have detailed steps they have taken to prioritize safety, but a coordinated industry slowdown faces several obstacles.

A panel of AI company staffers — representing tech giants OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta — also testified at the hearing in Manhattan on Monday, telling officials that their systems are already improving people's daily lives and stressing that they are laser-focused on safety.

Anthropic and OpenAI have said their advanced AI products need to be regulated, and company representatives at the hearing expressed openness to some of the Council's suggestions.

“I share your commitment to ensuring that technology is developed safely and that its benefits are widely shared,” said Morgan Dwyer of OpenAI.

NYC councilmembers press AI companies to quantify risk of catastrophe

At one point during the hearing, Julie Menin, the speaker of the City Council, asked each of the company representatives to “quantify the risk posed by AI in the worst case catastrophic scenario.”

Dwyer answered: “I don’t know — I also don’t think it matters whether it’s 1% or 10% or 20% chance that something catastrophic will go wrong. None of these levels is remotely acceptable. We should not train models that we cannot make an extremely strong case that we can keep under human control."

Menin slammed the response as “flippant at best."

“I would say that the percentage chance doesn’t matter. What matters is the commitment to safety, and that is what OpenAI is committed to doing," Dwyer said.

The City Council is considering several AI regulations, including proposals to require companies to disclose information about AI tools, require third-party approval for AI systems in the city and allow whistleblowers to receive a portion of fines from AI companies that violate laws.

Separately, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has moved to impose reporting and transparency standards around AI, as have governors elsewhere, though their power is somewhat limited since AI technology can reach across state lines, as well as the globe.

Logan Graham, of Anthropic, told the Council the company welcomes “smart regulation" and that state and local governments have a role to play in developing frameworks.

“AI is powerful enough that getting this wrong has real consequences, for individuals, institutions, public trust," he said. “We have to work relentlessly to do the science of mitigating the risks.”

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Police identified the woman in an arrest report as Brianna Michelle Castillo, of Houston.

According to the report, officers were dispatched to 1400 Ocean Drive around 5:59 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a black Dodge SUV with a Texas license plate traveling about 40 mph in the bike lane.

When officers arrived, Castillo was sitting in the driver’s seat of the SUV, which police said was improperly parked on the north side of the 100 block of 14th Street, authorities said.

As officers were speaking with each other at the scene, Castillo got out of the SUV and began walking west on the sidewalk toward Ocean Court, according to the report.

Police said that as officers approached her, Castillo opened a can of BuzzBall, an alcoholic beverage listed in the report as 15% alcohol by volume, and began drinking it. Officers said she also had two empty cans in her possession.

According to the report, Castillo appeared highly intoxicated, with bloodshot and watery eyes and the smell of alcohol on her breath. Police also described her behavior as “irate.”

When officers attempted to handcuff Castillo, police said she pulled her right arm away and swung a closed fist toward an officer’s head. The officer moved to avoid being hit, according to the report.

Officers then took Castillo to the ground and placed her into custody, authorities said.

Police said the confrontation continued as officers escorted Castillo to a police vehicle.

According to the report, Castillo turned and spat toward two officers, who moved to avoid being struck. Police said she then spat twice toward another officer, who also avoided being hit.

The report stated that after arriving at Miami Beach Police Department headquarters, officers removed Castillo from the prisoner compartment so they could place a spit mask over her head and search her before she was transported to jail.

Police said Castillo attempted to elbow an officer during the search before kicking the officer three times in the right shin.

Castillo is also accused of kicking another officer in the right foot and a third officer in the right leg.

During the search, police said officers found a Taser in Castillo’s left pocket and pepper spray attached to keys she had been holding.

A records check showed Castillo is a convicted felon in Texas, with her latest felony conviction listed in the report as grand theft with a final disposition dated March 5, 2024, out of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

Miami Beach Fire Rescue medics responded, and Castillo was treated for an injury to her finger, according to the report.

She was taken to Jackson West Medical Center for medical clearance before being transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Castillo faces numerous charges, including possession of a firearm, weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon; battery on a police officer, firefighter or corrections officer; resisting an officer with violence; assault on an intake officer, police officer or firefighter; disorderly intoxication; possession of an open alcohol container and not having a valid driver’s license.

As of Monday afternoon, she remained at TGK on a $2,800 bond.

La policía identificó a la mujer en un informe de arresto como Brianna Michelle Castillo, de Houston.

Según el informe, los agentes fueron enviados a 1400 Ocean Drive alrededor de las 5:59 p.m. del domingo tras recibir un reporte de una SUV Dodge negra con una placa de Texas que circulaba a unas 40 millas por hora por el carril para bicicletas.

Cuando los agentes llegaron, Castillo estaba sentada en el asiento del conductor de la SUV, que, según la policía, estaba estacionada indebidamente en el lado norte de la cuadra 100 de 14th Street, dijeron las autoridades.

Mientras los agentes hablaban entre sí en la escena, Castillo salió de la SUV y comenzó a caminar hacia el oeste por la acera en dirección a Ocean Court, según el informe.

La policía dijo que, cuando los agentes se acercaron a ella, Castillo abrió una lata de BuzzBall, una bebida alcohólica que figura en el informe con un 15% de alcohol por volumen, y comenzó a beberla. Los agentes dijeron que también tenía dos latas vacías en su poder.

Según el informe, Castillo parecía estar muy intoxicada, con los ojos inyectados en sangre y llorosos y olor a alcohol en el aliento. La policía también describió su comportamiento como “iracundo”.

Cuando los agentes intentaron esposar a Castillo, la policía dijo que ella retiró su brazo derecho y lanzó un puñetazo con el puño cerrado hacia la cabeza de un agente. El agente se movió para evitar ser golpeado, según el informe.

Los agentes entonces derribaron a Castillo y la pusieron bajo custodia, dijeron las autoridades.

La policía dijo que el enfrentamiento continuó mientras los agentes escoltaban a Castillo hacia un vehículo policial.

Según el informe, Castillo se dio la vuelta y escupió hacia dos agentes, quienes se movieron para evitar ser alcanzados. La policía dijo que luego escupió dos veces hacia otro agente, quien también evitó ser alcanzado.

El informe indicó que, después de llegar a la sede del Departamento de Policía de Miami Beach, los agentes sacaron a Castillo del compartimento para detenidos para poder colocarle una mascarilla contra escupitajos sobre la cabeza y registrarla antes de trasladarla a la cárcel.

La policía dijo que Castillo intentó golpear con el codo a un agente durante el registro antes de patearlo tres veces en la espinilla derecha.

Castillo también es acusada de patear a otro agente en el pie derecho y a un tercer agente en la pierna derecha.

Durante el registro, la policía dijo que los agentes encontraron un Taser en el bolsillo izquierdo de Castillo y gas pimienta sujeto a unas llaves que ella sostenía.

Una revisión de registros mostró que Castillo es una delincuente condenada en Texas, y su condena por delito grave más reciente figura en el informe como hurto mayor, con una resolución final fechada el 5 de marzo de 2024, a cargo de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado Harris.

Los paramédicos de Miami Beach Fire Rescue acudieron al lugar y Castillo fue atendida por una lesión en un dedo, según el informe.

Fue llevada a Jackson West Medical Center para recibir autorización médica antes de ser trasladada al Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Castillo enfrenta numerosos cargos, incluidos posesión de un arma de fuego, arma o municiones por parte de una delincuente condenada; agresión contra un agente de policía, bombero o funcionario penitenciario; resistirse con violencia a un agente; agresión contra un funcionario de admisión, agente de policía o bombero; intoxicación desordenada; posesión de un recipiente abierto de alcohol y no tener una licencia de conducir válida.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, permanecía en TGK con una fianza de $2,800 USD.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled last year that the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of the administration’s demands for changes to Harvard’s governance and policies.

The government had tied the move to Harvard’s delays in dealing with antisemitism, but the judge said the university’s federally backed research had little connection to discrimination against Jews.

The ruling restored more than $2.6 billion in research funding for the wealthy Ivy League school.

Though the money has resumed flowing, a Justice Department attorney told a three-judge panel of the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday that Burroughs lacked the legal power to require the administration to pay it.

The fight over the money was a contractual dispute that rightly belonged in a different court: the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, DOJ attorney Michael Velchik said. That court, which traces its origins to the mid-1800s, handles lawsuits by citizens seeking money from the federal government.

“The problem is that the district court lacked jurisdiction to order specific performance,” Velchik told the First Circuit. "That is the only thing that we're complaining about here."

Velchik cited recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in support of his argument.

Paul Clement, an attorney for Harvard, said the case was not a straightforward contractual dispute, but raised broader issues of retaliation and discrimination. The district court's decision restoring the funding was the “perfect remedy” for the violations it found, he said.

“These are not claims that really depend on the contract in any particular way," he said.

First Circuit Judge Joshua Dunlap, a nominee of President Donald Trump, pressed Clement on whether Burroughs had in effect issued an order requiring payment and whether Harvard could make its broader legal claims without a contract.

The other judges on the panel, Sandra Lynch and Gustavo Gelpi, were nominated by Democratic presidents. The judges did not immediately rule.

Harvard’s lawsuit accused the Trump administration of waging a retaliation campaign against the university after it rejected a series of demands in a letter from a federal antisemitism task force.

The letter demanded sweeping changes related to campus protests, academics and admissions. It was meant to address government accusations that the university had become a hotbed of liberalism and tolerated anti-Jewish harassment on campus.

The administration also has sought to prevent Harvard from hosting foreign students and threatened to revoke its tax-exempt status in a clash watched widely across higher education.

During Monday's arguments, Lynch expressed skepticism of the administration's claim that Harvard had been indifferent to antisemitism.

“There are no findings. There was no investigation. There was simply an announcement, ‘We’re terminating against that backdrop,’" she said.

It appeared the administration “didn't want to have to cope with what the law and the facts of this case presented,” the judge added.

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Thanawala reported from Atlanta.

Key justices appeared wary about the potential sweep of litigation, but torn over the complex questions of federal and state law raised by the case.

Officials in Boulder argue their lawsuit is an attempt to hold energy companies Suncor and ExxonMobil accountable for their contributions to climate change.

They say that worsening disasters such as floods and wildfires put a heavy financial burden on local communities, and the industry should bear part of that cost.

The city and county of Boulder first sued the oil companies in 2018, years before the 2021 Marshall Fire destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead. Total damage was estimated at $2 billion, the costliest wildfire in Colorado history.

The companies say that a flurry of lawsuits in state courts is not the way to deal with the global issue.

Boulder case is part of a wave of legal action against oil companies

Governments from largely blue-leaning areas around the country have filed similar lawsuits seeking damages that could total billions of dollars, part of a wave of legal action worldwide seeking to leverage action through the courts.

“Presumably, if you prevail, the next day, a municipality in every single state will file a lawsuit,” said Chief Justice John Roberts. “How do you think that will work out on the ground?”

A win for the oil and gas companies at the Supreme Court could shut down dozens of similar cases filed in recent years.

Suncor and Exxon argue that the Clean Air Act gives the federal government – not the states – the power to regulate emissions.

They have the support of the Trump administration, which argues the lawsuits are an unconstitutional attempt to regulate planet-warming emissions and impose Colorado’s state law beyond its borders.

But Roberts and other justices pointed out that state courts consider lawsuits about a myriad of issues that have nationwide reach. “I guess I’m not quite sure what makes this situation different from those,” Roberts said.

The court is also weighing a jurisdictional question that could allow it an “off-ramp" to avoid deciding the issues right away. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson seemed like a vote in favor of that path.

“Why shouldn’t we wait and hear all of these claims once the state courts are done?" she asked.

Alito absent due to ethics recusal

The case was heard without Justice Samuel Alito, who recused himself just a week before arguments after facing calls to step aside because he owns stock in oil companies. That raises the possibility of a tie vote.

A deadlock leave in place a decision from Colorado’s highest court allowing the case to proceed.

Attorney Kannon Shanmugam, representing the industry, urged the justices to reverse that ruling. He said the Boulder case was attempting to use the courts to decide a public policy issue that is properly up to Congress and other elected officials.

“Climate change is certainly one of the most pressing issues” facing the country, but the lawsuit “is exactly the wrong way to go about” addressing it, he said.

Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris said Boulder’s case “egregiously exceeds” the state’s authority. The county essentially declares itself a victim of actions that occurred largely out of state, she said.

But Kevin Russell, an attorney representing Boulder, argued that state lawsuits can address damage in Colorado, regardless where the fossil fuels are produced.

Boulder is not trying to regulate greenhouse gas emissions or stop the companies from continuing to produce oil and gas, Russell said. Instead officials are seeking to hold the companies accountable for allegedly misleading the public about their contribution to global warming by burning fossil fuels, he said.

"Chapter 3" of the case trilogy, after tobacco and opioids

Justice Elena Kagan compared the climate case to previous state-based lawsuits against the tobacco industry and opioid makers.

“This is Chapter 3,” she said, noting the similarities of states claiming harms from products produced nationally and even internationally.

“This is a different book,″ replied Shanmugam, the industry lawyer. Harms claimed by Boulder ”are diffused nationwide and indeed worldwide,” he said.

Trump's Republican administration has rolled back environmental regulations, including a move last month by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal rules that limit emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. States and cities have already sued over the repeal of the power plant rule.

The conservative-majority Supreme Court has been skeptical of environmental regulations in the past, including in a 2022 decision limiting the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

A decision is expected in the coming months.

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Associated Press writer Nicholas Riccardi in Denver contributed to this story.

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Danilo Silva walked around Brazilian voters in two buildings at Miami Dade College in Kendall who were electing a president, vice president, members of Congress, governors, vice governors, legislative assemblies, and other offices, according to deputies.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies working in plain clothes noticed Silva, who was born in Brazil and lives in Saint Lucie, Fla., was also wearing sunglasses and a mask to cover his face when he “engaged” people, according to a deputy’s report.

“The people were gathered and were clearly in fear,” a deputy wrote, according to the arrest report.

MDSO detectives intervened “to prevent the situation from escalating” and asked Silva if he was a federal agent, detained him, placed him in handcuffs, and asked him for identification, according to the arrest report.

“He began to get agitated ... began to threaten this detective, saying that he will regret making this decision, and he will come after him and everyone on scene,” a deputy wrote, according to the arrest report.

Deputies arrested Silva at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday at 11011 SW 104 St., according to the report. Miami-Dade corrections booked Silva shortly after 5:40 p.m. at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Silve appeared in bond court before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy S. Glazer on Monday.

Records show Silva, who is not a federal agent, faced five charges: Unlawful use of police badge or insignia, corruption by threat against a public servant, voter intimidation or suppression prohibited, conspiracy to commit bribery, and disorderly conduct.

Glazer ordered him to stay away from Miami Dade College and set his bond at $5,150.

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

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Bermuda police said Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, and Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41, both Bermudian nationals, were aboard a Gulfstream G100 along with four crew members when it went missing off Nantucket around 1 a.m. Saturday. Bermuda is about 750 to 780 miles (roughly 1,200 to 1,250 kilometers) southeast of Boston.

Searchers later found a “debris field” off the coast of the island, but with no sign of the six people on board after a 66-hour search that spanned more than 4,400 miles (7,081 kilometers), the U.S. Coast Guard suspended rescue efforts Sunday.

“While we held out hope for the best, the worst fears have been realized," Bermuda Premier David Burt said in a statement. “Let us open our hearts to the families in the hope that our expressions of love, support and compassion will bring some comfort as they attempt to deal with this terrible loss.”

Warwick Academy, the school Lottimore attended in Bermuda, remembered him as a school prefect and an “ outstanding person.” Hamilton Re, the Bermuda insurance firm where he served as a senior vice president, said it had lost a “ respected leader, colleague and friend.”

The names of the plane's crew have not been released, but Latitude Air Ambulance, the Ontario-based company that owned the plane, said Sunday that its staff faces the “heartbreaking reality” that all aboard the plane are now presumed dead, even if they have not been officially declared dead.

“Our four crew members were valued members of the Latitude family,” the company said in a statement. “They dedicated themselves to providing care to people at some of the most difficult moments in their lives, and they were carrying out that mission when this tragedy occurred. We are grieving their loss deeply."

Peter Byl, president of Latitude Air Ambulance, said Monday the company's immediate focus was on supporting the victims' families and cooperating fully with authorities.

“We will not speculate about the circumstances or cause of the accident while that work is underway,” he wrote in an email.

The Canadian-registered jet had departed Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport on a nighttime flight to Massachusetts. Air traffic audio indicates that the plane may have been “coming in blind” as a storm loomed. The pilot reported electrical problems and declared an emergency as the jet approached the coast.

Canada’s Transportation Safety Board said it will send investigators in the coming days to assist in the search for and recovery of the aircraft. The agency said it is leading the investigation into the crash with assistance from its U.S. counterpart, the National Transportation Safety Board.

Los niños se reencontraron con su madre, Juana, y su padre, Pedro, después de ser deportados abruptamente de Estados Unidos. Uno de los niños incluso celebró su cumpleaños durante el vuelo.

Un nuevo video mostró a la familia reunida nuevamente después de un difícil período de separación.

“Estamos más seguros aquí”, dijo Juana. “Vivíamos con miedo incluso para salir a comprar alimentos. Estábamos muy asustados”.

La transición también ha sido difícil para los niños.

“He tenido miedo de las sirenas de los policías, de la policía, de cualquier cosa que tenga sirenas o luces”, dijo uno de los niños.

Pedro expresó su preocupación por cuidar a la familia mientras también tiene que trabajar.

“Me preocupo mucho porque tengo que salir a trabajar”, dijo Pedro. “Y no hay nadie que los cuide”.

Despedida emotiva en Miami

El mes pasado, los equipos de Local 10 News presenciaron una escena emotiva en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami mientras ocho niños se preparaban para salir de Estados Unidos y reunirse con su familia en Guatemala.

Los niños dejaban atrás las vidas que conocían en Estados Unidos, así como a sus seres queridos que habían estado cuidándolos.

Marcos, hijo de un padre deportado, describió las emociones encontradas que sintió antes de irse.

“Estoy feliz y triste porque quiero que mi papá se vaya a casa conmigo, pero no puede”, dijo Marcos. “Lo voy a extrañar y lo quiero mucho”.

Otra familia enfrenta una difícil separación

La familia Domingo también ha tenido dificultades tras la detención de los padres en agosto.

Un video publicado en redes sociales captó a los niños llorando en el asiento trasero de un automóvil durante los momentos de tensión en los que sus padres fueron detenidos.

Su hija de 18 años, Wendy Domingo, es ciudadana estadounidense y dijo que cuidar a sus hermanos menores tras los arrestos de sus padres ha sido difícil.

“Voy a seguir trabajando (y) ahorrar todo el dinero que pueda”, dijo Wendy.

Police officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the area of Northwest 56th Avenue and West Sunrise Boulevard.

This is a developing story. Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.

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The shooting was shortly after midnight on Sunday at Aliro, an apartment complex at 14040 Biscayne Boulevard, according to the North Miami Police Department.

A mother who asked not to be named said she was among the Aliro residents who, without much information about the shooting from police or the building’s management, were still afraid on Monday.

After the shooting, a witness’s video showed two people jumping from a third-story window. One person wounded arrived at a nearby hospital, according to police.

Hours later, on Sunday, North Miami police officers were in a grassy area blocked by crime scene tape. One police officer, who was wearing blue gloves, appeared to recover a weapon.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 to remain anonymous.

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La balacera ocurrió poco después de la medianoche del domingo en Aliro, un complejo de apartamentos ubicado en 14040 Biscayne Boulevard, según el Departamento de Policía de North Miami.

Una madre que pidió no ser identificada dijo que estaba entre los residentes de Aliro que, sin recibir mucha información sobre la balacera por parte de la policía o de la administración del edificio, aún tenían miedo el lunes.

Después de la balacera, un video grabado por un testigo mostró a dos personas saltando desde una ventana del tercer piso. Una persona herida llegó a un hospital cercano, según la policía.

Horas después, el domingo, agentes de policía de North Miami se encontraban en un área cubierta de césped bloqueada con cinta de la escena del crimen. Un agente de policía, que llevaba guantes azules, aparentemente recuperó un arma.

Los detectives pidieron a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre este u otros casos que llame a Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers al 305-471-8477 para permanecer en el anonimato.

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At a demonstration that overflowed the large space in front of the school's student center, students, faculty members and others wore purple ribbons and held signs with such messages as “support survivors, expel rapists” and “Justice 4 every Jane Doe" — the name by which the woman who reported the assault is known in court papers. Others watched from pathways, windows, and a nearby hill.

“Too often, we are met with silence, we are met with statements, we are met with procedures, but not enough support,” student Athena Holloway told the crowd. “How much does it take for our university to stand with survivors?”

Hispanic studies professor Julia Chang added to applause: “Rape should not be inevitable.”

Speakers faulted fraternities, the university trustees and Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff, saying he and his administration have prioritized protecting the university's reputation over students' safety.

“Kotlikoff, resign!” demonstrators chanted, among other slogans, as they marched to the damaged administration building to present a list of demands. They included changes to how the student code of conduct defines sexual consent, an overhaul of the student discipline system and expulsions or degree revocations for all students involved in the alleged 2024 assault of the woman known as Jane Doe, among other things.

Standing in front of the administration hall, students held a banner reading “Burn Down the Patriarchy.”

The Ivy League school has been trying to quell a firestorm — on campus and beyond — over its handling of the alleged 2024 gang rape. Early Monday, the university found signs of the anger on the very walls of its administrative headquarters.

Holes were knocked into one of the building's glass doors, and the walls beside them were marked with red-painted messages condemning patriarchy and the Ivy League school’s handling of sexual assaults, news media photos showed. Later Monday, the graffiti was removed and the door was boarded up.

Cornell spokesperson Kyle Kimball said in a statement that the university was investigating and that “damaging property is not the answer” to Cornellians' “frustration and strong emotions.” Campus police referred questions to his office, which declined to provide more detail on the incident.

The woman known as Jane Doe alleges that she was sexually assaulted by multiple Chi Phi fraternity members in October 2024 after being pressured into drinking and taking drugs. She was a Cornell student at the time.

The woman recently sued the university, seven former students, the fraternity and others. Her lawsuit said that she became fully incapacitated as fraternity members assaulted her, and that one man sent others a message inviting them to participate.

“I felt like bait. I felt like lions around me. It just was a totally debilitating place to be in,” she told Cornell investigators last year, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Lawyers for two of the former students denied they participated in a sexual assault. Attempts by The Associated Press to reach the other men or their representatives have been unsuccessful. Court records show that some of the accused students, when interviewed by Cornell investigators, described the sexual activity as consensual.

ABC: Jane Doe recorded a phone call with one of the men

Shortly before she went to Cornell police in November 2024, Jane Doe recorded a phone call with one of the men she says raped her, ABC News reported Monday, saying it had obtained the recording. The network played portions, containing only what it said was his voice, and recounted other parts of the conversation in writing.

According to ABC, the man told her that after dancing with her for five minutes or less, he suggested a three-person encounter. He maintained that she agreed to it, and that he then fetched the second Chi Phi member from the dance floor.

Her lawsuit says she was too intoxicated to give consent.

On the call, she tried to pinpoint who else later came into the room, ABC said. The man suggested both he and she might be misremembering something that's “not true,” but she countered that she recalled looking up and seeing “too many people” there.

“What y’all did would be classified as gang rape,” she told him at one point, according to the network, which said she had provided the recording to the university.

Students are demanding transparency, accountability

The suit has drawn national attention to what Cornell, its police force and the local district attorney did after she told the campus police in November 2024 she “can say with 100% confidence I was raped.”

No criminal charges have been filed. The Chi Phi chapter at Cornell was shut down, and the Ivy League university has said it expelled some students and suspended others. In a statement last week, the administration bristled about the “false narrative that there were minimal consequences in this case.”

Students, however, have demanded more accountability and transparency, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has said Jane Doe was “failed by people and institutions" including the Cornell police and local District Attorney Matthew Van Houten.

Hochul appointed the state attorney general last week to take over a criminal investigation that Van Houten had reopened days earlier, and the governor called for an independent review of Cornell’s handling of the matter.

After the week's developments, Kotlikoff released an apologetic video Saturday, saying that Jane Doe's account “raises heartbreaking and troubling issues about sexual assault, dehumanization and aspects of party culture, alcohol and drug use.”

Kotlikoff reaffirmed his support for an independent review of the university's actions and vowed more transparency and a commitment to "finding the answers our community deserves.”

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Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz contributed from New York.

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According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials, the incident occurred in the 2900 block of Northwest 70th Terrace.

Sky 10 was above the scene just after 12:15 p.m. as a ladder was leaning against a tree.

It’s unclear, however, what exactly the victim was doing when he or she was shocked.

Medics said the victim was transported to a local hospital.

No other details were immediately released.

Según funcionarios de Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, el incidente ocurrió en la cuadra 2900 de Northwest 70th Terrace.

Sky 10 estaba sobre la escena poco después de las 12:15 p.m., mientras una escalera estaba apoyada contra un árbol.

Sin embargo, no está claro qué estaba haciendo exactamente la víctima cuando recibió la descarga eléctrica.

Los paramédicos dijeron que la víctima fue trasladada a un hospital local.

No se dieron a conocer de inmediato más detalles.

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The children reunited with their mother, Juana, and father, Pedro, after they were abruptly deported from the United States. One of the children even celebrated a birthday during the flight.

New video showed the family together again after a difficult period of separation.

“We’re safer here,” Juana said. “We lived in fear even to go out to get groceries. We were very scared.”

The transition has also been difficult for the children.

“I’ve been afraid of cop sirens, police, anything that has like sirens or lights,” one child said.

Pedro expressed concern about caring for the family while also having to work.

“I worry a lot because I have to go out to work,” Pedro said. “And there is no one to take care of them.”

Emotional goodbye in Miami

Last month, Local 10 News crews witnessed an emotional scene at Miami International Airport as eight children prepared to leave the United States and reunite with family in Guatemala.

The children were leaving behind the lives they knew in the U.S., as well as loved ones who had been caring for them.

Marcos, the son of a deported parent, described the conflicting emotions he felt before leaving.

“I am happy and sad because I want my dad to go home with me, but he can’t,” Marcos said. “I’m going to miss him and I love him a lot.”

Another family faces difficult separation

The Domingo family has also struggled following the detention of the parents in August.

Video posted on social media captured children crying in the backseat of a car during the tense moments when their parents were detained.

Their 18-year-old daughter, Wendy Domingo, is a U.S. citizen and said caring for her younger siblings following their parents’ arrests has been difficult.

“I’m going to continue working (and) save as much money as I can,” Wendy said.

The recent reunions were made possible by the Guatemalan Maya Center in Palm Beach County. They’re also committed to helping other children whose parents were detained.

The 39-year-old superstar will play his final match for Argentina on Tuesday — a friendly against Benin at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires — marking a pivotal moment in the country's football.

Messi leaves behind an extraordinary legacy, including the 2022 World Cup title, two more World Cup finals (2014, 2026), two Copa América trophies (2021, 2024), an Olympic gold medal (2008), and 125 goals as the national team’s all-time leading scorer.

His international retirement raises an inevitable question: Can Argentina remain among the global elite, or is a long trophy drought — reminiscent of the 35-year dry spell following Diego Maradona’s departure — on the horizon?

“Messi leaves behind something unequaled,” national coach Lionel Scaloni says. “We have to keep playing, but the feeling of having him on the pitch is unique. I’ve never seen anyone else convey what he does on a football field, and that is what we’re going to miss.”

However, Scaloni — who is in advanced negotiations to renew his contract for another four years — looks beyond Messi with optimism: “The Argentine national team will endure. We will remain at a high level, I have no doubt about that.”

The future is here

In the first two post-World Cup matches without Messi, Argentina dazzled in the past week with resounding victories against Bolivia 4-0 and Burkina Faso 7-0. Despite the opponents’ stature, the matches offered compelling glimpses of what lies ahead.

Alongside established stars like Emiliano Martínez, Cristian Romero, Enzo Fernández, and Lautaro Martínez, an exciting wave of new talent emerged — creative midfielders Nicolás Paz and Franco Mastantuono, and wingers Gianluca Prestianni and Leonel Flores.

Flores is a Boca Juniors youth player who made his professional debut just two months ago and has already earned senior national team experience.

“There’s a changing of the guard; maybe we have to play differently now, not thinking in terms of ‘Messi and 10 others,’ but rather as a unified team,” supporter Cristian Versalles, 55, told the AP after watching the victory over Burkina Faso on Saturday.

His son, Ramiro, 23, added, “Given the number of players coming through, there’s definitely a new generation ready to step up. Nico Paz is the heir apparent." Paz, playing out of Italian club Como, was one of the scorers.

Also at the friendly and wearing the No. 19 jersey — the same one Messi wore during his senior national team debut in 2005 — 10-year-old fan Uzzi Rivero admitted, “It makes me really sad that he doesn’t play for Argentina anymore.” However, the youngster scowled at the suggestion that Argentina might face a trophy-less era following Messi's retirement.

Another fan, Valentina Gago, 20, said: “I'm excited about Argentina without Messi; my favorite player is Lautaro Martínez. It’s not the same as Messi but I love him just the same.”

With his goal against Burkina Faso, Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martínez ranks as Argentina’s third-highest all-time goal-scorer with 42.

“As long as the players are eager to give their all for the shirt, for me, Argentina will remain a contender,” Gago said.

The world will find out at the 2028 Copa América.

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Los residentes elegibles que aún no estén registrados para votar en Florida deben presentar una solicitud de registro electoral completa a más tardar el lunes para poder participar en las elecciones.

A quienes ya estén registrados se les recomienda verificar su información electoral para asegurarse de que siga siendo correcta y esté actualizada.

“Registrarse para votar es el primer paso para hacer escuchar su voz”, dijo el supervisor de Elecciones del condado Broward, Joe Scott, en un comunicado. “Animo a todos los que sean elegibles para votar en estas próximas elecciones a cumplir con su deber cívico participando en las próximas elecciones generales”.

En el condado Miami-Dade, los funcionarios electorales extenderán el horario el lunes para dar a los residentes elegibles tiempo adicional para registrarse.

La sede de Elecciones de Miami-Dade, ubicada en 2700 NW 87th Ave. en Doral, permanecerá abierta hasta las 11:59 p.m. del lunes. El personal estará disponible para ayudar a los residentes elegibles que aún no se hayan registrado.

“Las elecciones son la base de nuestra democracia y todo ciudadano elegible debe tener la oportunidad de hacer escuchar su voz”, dijo la supervisora de Elecciones de Miami-Dade, Alina Garcia. “Mantendremos nuestras puertas abiertas hasta tarde para que nadie pierda la oportunidad de registrarse y participar en nuestro proceso democrático”.

Garcia también señaló que los jóvenes pueden preinscribirse a partir de los 16 años para estar preparados para votar una vez que cumplan 18 años.

Fechas clave antes del día de las elecciones

Después de la fecha límite de registro del lunes, los votantes tendrán otras fechas importantes que deberán tener en cuenta.

La fecha límite para solicitar una boleta para votar por correo es a las 5 p.m. del 22 de octubre.

La votación anticipada se llevará a cabo del 19 de octubre al 1 de noviembre en los condados Broward y Miami-Dade, y del 19 al 31 de octubre en el condado Monroe. El horario de votación anticipada será de 7 a.m. a 7 p.m. en Broward y Miami-Dade, y de 8:30 a.m. a 5 p.m. en el condado Monroe.

El día de las elecciones será el martes 3 de noviembre. Todos los centros de votación en el sur de Florida estarán abiertos de 7 a.m. a 7 p.m.

Los votantes registrados pueden emitir sus boletas por correo, durante la votación anticipada o el día de las elecciones.

“Su voto es su voz, su derecho y su oportunidad de ayudar a definir el futuro de nuestra comunidad, nuestro estado y nuestra nación”, dijo Garcia.

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Bolsonaro, el hijo de 45 años del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, se ha alineado con la administración del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump en un momento en que aliados de Trump están llegando al poder en América Latina, mientras Lula se ha pronunciado contra la injerencia de Estados Unidos y ha construido una relación más sólida con Beijing.

Bolsonaro obtuvo el 47% de los votos frente al 45% del presidente populista de izquierda en una contienda reñida el domingo. Como ninguno de los candidatos consiguió una mayoría absoluta, volverán a enfrentarse dentro de tres semanas. El ganador de la primera vuelta en Brasil nunca ha perdido una elección, aunque nunca antes el segundo ha llegado tan cerca en los resultados.

Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre la próxima segunda vuelta y lo que significa para Brasil.

Candidatos preparan estrategias para una contienda reñida

Los analistas señalan que Lula, de 80 años, afrontará una batalla cuesta arriba para ganar un cuarto mandato no consecutivo.

Edinho Silva, presidente del Partido de los Trabajadores de Lula, declaró a periodistas en Sao Paulo que el mandatario se reunirá con los jefes de campaña en Brasilia con el objetivo de afinar maneras de transmitir su mensaje, evaluar las cifras de participación por región y reasignar recursos a estados en disputa de cara a la segunda vuelta.

También serán clave los debates televisados, que ambos candidatos desdeñaron en la primera vuelta, agregó.

“Ahora es mano a mano. Les mostraremos a los brasileños que Flávio Bolsonaro es peligroso y que no gobernará este país de una manera en la que vean mejorar sus vidas”, declaró Silva. “Intentaremos hablar con todas las fuerzas democráticas de este país”.

Del lado de la oposición, Bolsonaro está realizando acercamientos con figuras políticas, líderes partidarios y aliados regionales para consolidar apoyos. Su equipo se concentra en capitalizar su ya impresionante respaldo en el Congreso: su Partido Liberal ganó más de un tercio del Senado el domingo, algo inusual en el fragmentado sistema político de Brasil.

Tres de los otros 10 candidatos presidenciales de la primera vuelta han dicho que no respaldarán a ninguno de los dos candidatos.

Lula enfrenta deseos de cambio

Según Creomar de Souza, analista de la Agencia Dharma sobre Riesgos y Estrategias Políticas, una consultora política con sede en Brasilia, Lula combate una tendencia de frustración con los gobernantes en funciones y un giro hacia la derecha en Brasil y en el mundo.

“El espíritu de la época está empujando a Brasil hacia otro lugar. Desde 2016, Brasil está bajo ese espíritu de derecha. Esta vez se inclinó por Flávio, pero podría haber sido cualquier otro de la derecha”, indicó De Souza.

“Será difícil que Lula gane. Está remando desde atrás cuando pensaba que a estas alturas estarían ganando por un pequeño margen. ¿Puede lograrlo? Sí. ¿Es probable? Será muy difícil”.

Tom Ferreira, de 35 años, administrador de empresas que votó por Lula en elecciones anteriores, es un ejemplo de un exvotante de Lula que se pasó a Bolsonaro. Esta vez votó por Bolsonaro, aunque prefería las propuestas de algunos de los otros candidatos como Romeu Zema y Ronaldo Caiado. No cree que Bolsonaro tenga propuestas sólidas.

“Es más una cuestión de cambio”, comentó. “Hoy, la gente vota de una manera que es como ‘estoy con Bolsonaro’ o ‘estoy con Lula’. ... Nadie vota porque investigó al candidato o vio lo que han hecho”.

El escándalo de corrupción del clausurado Banco Master, que dejó al descubierto que Bolsonaro había aceptado millones de dólares del banquero desacreditado Daniel Vorcaro para financiar una película sobre la vida de su padre, no fue un factor decisivo para Ferreira porque cree que la mayoría de los políticos son corruptos.

“Hablan de Bolsonaro, pero en realidad todos están involucrados”, expresó.

Algunos votantes también dan algo de esperanza a Lula.

Brenda Alves de Carvalho, asistente financiera de 27 años, votó por otro candidato presidencial, Augusto Cury, en la primera vuelta, pero dice que apoyará a Lula en la segunda. Eso no significa que le entusiasme. Opinó que el tercer mandato de Lula no fue bueno, pero es “más cercano a lo que queremos”.

“No quería votar al principio. Ahora sé que tendré que votar por un lado, porque no quiero votar en blanco”.

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Savarese reportó desde Sao Paulo.

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

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The crash happened around 8:35 p.m. near Northwest 17th Avenue and Northwest 135th Street in Opa-locka. The officer was driving a marked police vehicle at the time.

According to police, both the officer and the other driver were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. The officer was later discharged.

The Opa-locka Police Department is investigating the crash. No additional details about the circumstances leading up to the crash or the officer’s condition were immediately available.

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According to Pembroke Pines police, the county will send workers to the area of 500 NW 209th Ave. to conduct repairs.

Students, meanwhile, are being sent home early while the leak is fixed.

“All students and staff are safe,” a spokeswoman for the school district told Local 10 News in an email. “One of the school’s buildings was evacuated to other indoor areas of the campus this morning due to a suspected gas leak. Fire rescue crews and District staff responded to the school. Per the principal, the source of the leak was identified, and the gas was shut off pending necessary repairs.”

Authorities did not immediately confirm what caused the gas leak.

Obama will appear with El-Sayed at an Oct. 24 rally that will also feature other top Democratic candidates in Michigan, including Jocelyn Benson, the party's nominee for governor. Obama is getting significantly more involved in the midterm elections, with additional campaign stops and advertisements expected to come in the closing weeks, according to plans shared first with The Associated Press.

The Detroit event is a notable show of support for El-Sayed, who defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in an August primary and has since worked to consolidate Democratic support in his race against Republican Mike Rogers. The open seat is expected to be among a handful that will decide which party controls the majority next year.

Obama taped two dozen ads last week for Democratic candidates for governor and Senate that will be released in the coming days and weeks, in addition to more campaign stops soon to be announced.

He appeared earlier this year in a campaign ad with Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek and campaigned in Texas with Senate candidate James Talarico and the candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa. This week, he will headline a Washington fundraiser supporting Democratic Senate candidates.

Obama aims to help El-Sayed shore up support in a key area

El-Sayed defeated Stevens by less than a percentage point in a primary that became a national test of the Democratic Party’s ideological direction. El-Sayed drew support from leading progressives, including Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Stevens was backed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.

Some ads that supported Stevens showed Obama praising her, and she outperformed El-Sayed in Wayne County, winning about 51% of the Democratic primary vote compared with 45% for El-Sayed. The county includes Detroit, where more than three-quarters of residents are Black.

Kamala Harris, the first Black and South Asian person to serve as vice president, campaigned with El-Sayed last month.

Now the Oct. 24 rally with Obama, the first Black president, could give El-Sayed a boost on the first day of Michigan’s required early in-person voting period. Obama spoke with El-Sayed by phone following his primary victory.

It will also be a boost for the other candidates in what is one of the most consequential elections in recent Michigan history. There are open races for governor, secretary of state and attorney general, in addition to control of the state legislature being at play.

Benson, who will also appear with Obama, is facing Republican Rep. John James in the race for governor.

Benson and James are set to debate for the first time on Tuesday, and El-Sayed and Rogers are scheduled to debate for the first time on Oct. 8.

Obama returns to the campaign trail for the closing stretch

Obama has been selective in his involvement in the midterms so far, but his planned ramp-up in the final weeks follows a pattern from recent elections. He campaigned in Detroit on Oct. 22 during the 2024 presidential election and was in the city Oct. 29 during the 2022 midterms.

His campaign appearances can draw large crowds and prominent guests. Rapper Eminem introduced Obama at his Detroit rally in 2024.

This week, he will headline an event with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee that will include a conversation with Delaware Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester. That follows a September event with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has allied himself with the Trump administration at a moment when Trump allies are taking power in Latin America, while Lula has spoken out against U.S. interference in the Brazilian elections and built a stronger relationship with Beijing.

In a tight race on Sunday, Bolsonaro garnered 47% of the vote to the president's 45%. Since neither candidate secured an absolute majority, they will face off again in three weeks. Bolsonaro bested Lula by just 2.2 million votes, while other candidates who ran divided 9 million votes between them, leaving those potentially up for grabs.

The winner of Brazil’s first round of voting has never lost an election, though never before has the second-place candidate been so close in the results.

Here's what to know about the upcoming second round and what it means for Brazil.

Candidates are preparing strategies for a tight race

The 80-year-old Lula will face an uphill battle to win the presidency for the fourth nonconsecutive term, analysts say.

Edinho Silva, the chairman of Lula’s Workers’ Party, told journalists in Sao Paulo that the president will meet with campaign managers in Brasilia seeking to refine his message delivery, evaluate regional turnout figures, and re-allocate resources to key battleground states ahead of the second round.

TV debates, which were snubbed by both candidates in the first round, will also be key, he said.

“Now it is mano a mano. We will show Brazilians that Flávio Bolsonaro is dangerous and will not run this country in a way they will see their lives improve,” Silva said. “We will try to speak to every democratic force in this country.”

On the opposition side, Bolsonaro is engaging in outreach to political figures, party leaders and regional allies to consolidate support. His team is focusing on building on his already impressive congressional backing: His Liberal Party will have more than one-third of the Senate after their wins on Sunday — which is unusual in Brazil’s fractured political system.

Lula faces right-wing shift, Bolsonaro exposed in corruption scandal

Lula is fighting a trend of frustration with incumbents and a shift to the right in Brazil and worldwide, according to Creomar de Souza, a political analyst with Dharma Political Risk and Strategy, a Brasilia-based political consultancy firm. The once widely popular Lula's approval ratings plummeted during his third term as Brazilians grew discontent with the higher cost of living and security concerns, but bounced back.

“The spirit of the times is pushing Brazil to another place. Since 2016, Brazil is under that right-wing spirit. It leaned to Flávio this time, but it could have been anybody else on the right,” de Souza said.

“It will be tough for Lula to win. He is rowing from the back when he thought by now they would be winning by a small margin. Can he do it? Yes. Is it likely? It will be very tough.”

Bolsonaro is facing his own challenges. A corruption scandal that shuttered Banco Master exposed Bolsonaro had accepted millions of dollars from a disgraced banker, Daniel Vorcaro, to fund a movie about his father’s life. Bolsonaro admits to the payment but denies wrongdoing.

But Brazilians now used to corruption scandals might not be swayed. Lula himself served more than a year in prison for corruption-related charges from 2018 to 2019.

“They bring Bolsonaro into it, but really everyone’s involved,” said Tom Ferreira, a 35-year-old business administrator in Brasilia, who cast his vote for Bolsonaro.

Brazil's mandatory voting law could be key

Ten other candidates competed in the first round, and three have said they will not endorse either candidate. Bolsonaro and Lula will have to make appeals to these voters and those who abstained next time around.

Brazil holds general elections every four years, and voting is mandatory. Those who fail to cast a ballot without justification face a small fine, which doesn’t stop those who don’t want to participate from sitting out.

Sunday's first-round presidential vote had the highest abstention rate in 28 years — more than 33.4 million voters, or 21.08%. That's an increase compared with the previous election, when 32.7 million voters did not show up.

Analysts say Lula has a potentially narrow path to victory through boosting voter turnout in the three most populous states — Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro — that also have above-average abstention rates.

To do so, he will have to overcome a strong anti-Lula movement, said Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in São Paulo.

“Bringing voters back will require a lot of heavy lifting in populous states,” Melo said.

Ferreira, the business administrator, is an example of a former Lula voter who swung to Bolsonaro, even though he doesn’t think the senator has strong proposals. He preferred some of the other candidates who didn’t get many votes, like Romeu Zema and Ronaldo Caiado.

“It’s more of a question of change,” he said.

Some voters give some hope to Lula, too.

Brenda Alves de Carvalho, a 27-year-old financial assistant, voted for another presidential candidate, Augusto Cury, in the first round but says she will support Lula in the runoff. That doesn't mean she is excited about it. She said that the president’s third term was not great, but it is “closer to what we want.”

“I didn’t want to vote at first. I know now I’ll have to vote for one side, because I don’t want to cast a blank vote.”

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Según la policía de Pembroke Pines, el condado enviará personal a la zona de la 500 NW 209th Ave. para llevar a cabo las reparaciones.

Mientras tanto, se está enviando a los alumnos a casa antes de lo habitual hasta que se solucione la fuga.

Aún no se tiene certeza cuál fue la causa de la fuga de gas.

Ovechkin addressed teammates to deliver the news before the team posted a message from him on social media.

“It’s sad, but it is what it is,” Ovechkin said in his locker room address. “It’s hard, but let’s enjoy it and let’s do some special things this year.”

Ovechkin signed a one-year contract this past summer and turned 41 on Sept. 17. All signs pointed to this being the end, and he said he and his family decided as much in recent months.

“I love this game so much, but I know in my heart it's the right decision,” the Russian star said in a statement released before the Capitals' home opener Wednesday night.

Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goals record in April 2025 and entered this season at 929. The front office acquired Jordan Kyrou and Alex Tuch in trades and signed fellow forward Boone Jenner and defenseman Vincent Desharnais in free agency to add around a young core in the hopes of making another long playoff run and contending for the Stanley Cup.

“Let’s make the playoffs, let’s have fun and enjoy the moment because times fly," Ovechkin told the team. “For young guys who are first year or experienced guys, I remember that moment, and enjoy the time. Because times fly. It seems like yesterday I was here my first year.”

Speaking to reporters later Monday, Ovechkin said this was the right time to announce his decision, two days before the home opener.

“I'm not 20 years old,” he said. “I want to play with my kids when they're growing up. Play hockey, play soccer, play basketball. I want to be healthy enough to do that kind of stuff.”

Ovechkin has spent his entire career with Washington, winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in 2005-06, the Hart Trophy as MVP three times and leading the NHL in scoring nine times. He was playoff MVP in 2018 when he led the Caps to the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

There's been speculation Ovechkin could receive an unfriendly reception on the road after he appeared in an ad for a party aligned with Vladimir Putin during the offseason. But there wasn't much sign of that during the first two games of the season — at Carolina and at Tampa Bay.

When addressing the fallout from that last month, Ovechkin confirmed he'd be going back to live in Russia when he retired from the NHL.

In Washington's season-opening win over the Hurricanes, Ovechkin had 12 minutes, 46 seconds of ice time, the lowest of his career in a game when he wasn't injured or ejected.

Monday was 21 years to the day after Ovechkin made his debut with the Capitals.

“It's been pretty good career, pretty good 22 seasons,” he said. "Obviously the goal that we have, to bring a Stanley Cup to D.C., we did it.”

Although the Capitals have designs on making the playoffs this season, within a couple hours of Ovechkin's announcement, tickets for Washington's regular-season home finale against Pittsburgh on April 4 were going for a minimum of $825 on StubHub. With D.C. hosting college hockey's Frozen Four next year, the Capitals finish the regular season with three straight road games, wrapping up April 10 at Philadelphia.

The Capitals missed the playoffs in 2025-26, but Ovechkin played all 82 games and scored 32 goals. He’s reached 30 in every season of his career except 2020-21, when he played only 45 games.

Long before he broke through during the Capitals’ Stanley Cup run, Ovechkin had rejuvenated hockey in Washington, and he’ll retire as one of the city’s most accomplished athletes in any sport. The Capitals drafted him No. 1 overall in 2004, and he and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby became stars almost immediately in 2005 when the league emerged from missing a season because of a lockout.

“Before we even met, we were kind of built up against each other: It’s kind of a natural thing to happen,” Crosby said. "Over the years developed a friendship with him. Have a ton of respect for him, and you play against someone that long, you’re compared and see each other enough I think that’s something that builds over time.”

Ovechkin’s combination of goal-scoring skill, physicality and boundless energy made him an instant hit, and he scored a career-high 65 goals in his third season, which earned him the first of his MVP honors.

“He’s done everything," said Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, a fellow countryman who was picked second after Ovechkin in the 2004 draft. "He do everything for team, for league. I hope he plays good this year, no injury, he just stay healthy, score goals and enjoy the game.”

Washington’s penchant for postseason heartache, which existed long before Ovechkin showed up, followed him for a while as well. The Capitals won the Presidents’ Trophy three times with the league’s best regular-season record, falling short in the playoffs each time before a Washington team that merely won its division finally went all the way in the playoffs.

In four postseason meetings between Crosby and Ovechkin — in 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018 — the winner won the Stanley Cup each time. Washington's home opener Wednesday is against Pittsburgh.

“Definitely have had some great battles over the years,” Crosby said. "Obviously when you get to our age, that’s something that you have to make decisions on and for him, as long as he’s happy and enjoying it, that’s the biggest thing.”

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Los modelos de pronóstico continuaron aumentando su interés en el sistema el domingo y, para las primeras horas del lunes, el NHC había elevado a 70% (alta) la probabilidad de desarrollo de una depresión tropical o tormenta con nombre para finales de esta semana sobre el sur o centro del Golfo.

El próximo nombre de la lista es Isaias (pronunciado ees-ah-EE-ahs).

A pesar de que los modelos computarizados comenzaron a coincidir con un posible desarrollo durante el fin de semana, después de algunas dudas el viernes, sigue existiendo un alto grado de incertidumbre con este sistema, tanto sobre qué tan organizado llegará a estar como sobre el momento exacto, la ubicación y la naturaleza de los impactos a lo largo de la costa norte del Golfo y el sur de Estados Unidos desde finales de esta semana hasta el próximo fin de semana festivo.

Un gran desorden para comenzar

El sistema tiene sus orígenes a principios de esta semana como un área grande, amplia y desorganizada de baja presión que cuelga del extremo de un frente estacionario sobre el suroeste del Golfo.

El área de baja presión permanecerá en el suroeste del Golfo y la bahía de Campeche durante gran parte de la semana, lo que le dará tiempo para organizarse bajo vientos más ligeros y favorables en los niveles superiores, especialmente desde mañana hasta el jueves.

La gran pregunta es cuánto aprovechará el sistema de baja presión esas condiciones, particularmente si se desplaza lo suficientemente al sur sobre la curva de la bahía de Campeche, conocida por aumentar la rotación alrededor de los sistemas tropicales en desarrollo. Cuanto más al sur y al este se desplace al comenzar la semana, más favorables serán las condiciones atmosféricas que encontrará.

Como analizamos en este boletín el jueves pasado, las temperaturas del agua en casi todo el Golfo están en niveles récord de calor para esta época del año, por lo que eso no será un impedimento para su organización.

Sin embargo, también se necesitan otros factores ambientales, especialmente vientos ligeros en los niveles superiores y mucho aire húmedo en los niveles medios de la atmósfera, para desarrollar una tormenta, y esos elementos son, en el mejor de los casos, cuestionables para finales de esta semana, a medida que el sistema se desplace hacia el norte del Golfo.

Los nuevos modelos de IA apuestan por un escenario más fuerte

Evaluar el entorno sobre el norte del Golfo para finales de la semana y el fin de semana no parece particularmente favorable para una rápida organización o fortalecimiento.

Como analizamos en el boletín del viernes, los fuertes vientos en los niveles superiores provenientes de una corriente en chorro subtropical muy activa, ayudada en parte por el flujo de salida de lo que se perfila como otro huracán esta semana en el lado del Pacífico de México, prometen ser un obstáculo importante para cualquier sistema que intente desplazarse directamente hacia el norte esta semana.

El modelo europeo tradicional basado en la física y sus conjuntos están anunciando este escenario, manteniendo amplio, desorganizado y poco definido cualquier sistema que se forme en el Golfo, con el mal tiempo bien alejado del extenso centro hasta el fin de semana.

Aunque el modelo europeo ha estado cambiando en cuanto al momento, ha sido constante en anunciar este escenario más débil y desorganizado desde la semana pasada.

Por otro lado, los modelos de IA más nuevos y menos probados están planteando algunos escenarios más fuertes para finales de esta semana.

Tanto el sistema de conjuntos basado en aprendizaje automático DeepMind de Google como la IA del modelo europeo favorecen una trayectoria más hacia el este y alejada de la zona de fuerte cizalladura, con escenarios que sugieren la posibilidad de una amenaza de huracán para la costa norte-central del Golfo, generalmente al este de Louisiana, durante el fin de semana.

Amenaza de fuertes lluvias en el norte del Golfo de cualquier manera

Hasta que tengamos un sistema coherente, se espera que los pronósticos cambien mucho. Los cambios de una actualización a otra en los modelos han sido grandes, lo que sugiere tener precaución con cualquier ciclo individual de los modelos.

Es demasiado pronto para decir si este sistema encontrará la ventana abierta para organizarse y fortalecerse como sugieren algunos de los modelos de IA, pero, dada la época del año, las aguas muy cálidas y la posibilidad de una menor cizalladura del viento hacia el este, es un escenario que tendremos que monitorear.

Los modelos de IA han sido un poco demasiado entusiastas al pronosticar el fortalecimiento de sistemas ya formados esta temporada, por lo que, por ahora, vale la pena tomar los escenarios de mayor intensidad con cautela. Querremos observar las tendencias, especialmente una vez que tengamos un área de baja presión mejor definida.

Por ahora, quienes se encuentren a lo largo del norte del Golfo, desde Louisiana hasta Florida, deberían consultar nuevamente los pronósticos ante la posibilidad de cualquier cosa, desde un sistema desorganizado productor de lluvia hasta una amenaza más definida de viento, lluvia y marejada ciclónica desde finales de esta semana hasta el fin de semana.

De cualquier manera, los modelos sugieren la posibilidad de acumulaciones bastante considerables de lluvia durante el próximo fin de semana festivo en estas áreas, por lo que quienes se encuentren allí deberán estar preparados ante un riesgo creciente de inundaciones repentinas.

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In fact, this is the third time the restaurant has been ordered shut, with roach problems cited during previous closures.

This week’s Dirty Dining list also includes a restaurant inside a Walmart where inspectors found a whole lot more than just a bad batch of chicken, along with two other South Florida eateries with a long list of violations.

Scroll down to see what inspectors found. All the places mentioned were allowed to re-open following an ordered cleanup and then a re-inspection.

**BRANDON ASIAN CUISINE

6417 STIRLING ROAD

DAVIE

ORDERED SHUT 10/1

11 VIOLATIONS FOUND

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 9/8/25 (ROACH ISSUE)

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 12/19/19 (ROACH ISSSUE)

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1) Approximately 5 live roaches in container under preparation table across from Triple sinks in kitchen. 2) Approximately 1 live roach crawling on prep table in kitchen. 3) Approximately 1 live roach on prep table lower shelf in kitchen. 4) Approximately 1 live roach on shelf next to dishwashing machine in kitchen.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 2 Dead roaches on shelf next to dishwashing machine in kitchen.”

“Interior of Small oven has accumulation of black substance, grease and food debris.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) Stove soiled 2) Shelves throughout kitchen soiled.”

“Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee switched from working with raw Pork and raw beef to vegetables without first removing gloves or washing hands. Reviewed proper handwashing procedures.”

“Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked trash from floor and then engaging in food preparation without washing hands. Reviewed proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Wrapped raw pork stored above container of soup in Walk in cooler.”

“No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees.”

**YUMWICH

11400 NORTH KENDALL DR.

KENDALL

ORDERED SHUT 10/2

15 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 10/1/2026.”

“Inadequate number/capacity of cold holding units to maintain time/temperature control for safety food at proper temperatures. Observed establishment with only one reach in cooler not maintaining temperature of at least 43F. Reach in cooler ambient temperature 49F.”

“Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach in cooler with ambient temperature 49F.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed lentil soup (88F - Hot Holding) in prep area. Operator took product to reheat.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced ham (47F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (48F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (50F - Cold Holding); pooled eggs (51F - Cold Holding); egg whites (50F - Cold Holding); milk (49F - Cold Holding) inside flip top reach in cooler. Repeat Violation.”

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee come inside kitchen from outside and begin to prepare drink for customer without first washing hands.”

“Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put on pair of gloves then begin to prep food without first washing hands.”

“Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touch cellphone then continued to handle food without changing gloves and washing hands.”

“Food manager certification expired.”

**CHICKEN GUY

WALMART

4301 SOUTH UNIVERSITY DR.

DAVIE

ORDERED SHUT 9/30

9 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 10 ants crawling on and in a container of honey in the prep area. Operator disposed of the container of honey.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 6 small flying insects near the dishwashing area landing on clean dishes and walls. Observed approximately 20 small flying insects in the dry storage area landing in sealed packages of cereal and boxes of single service items. Observed approximately 15 small flying insects in the prep area landing on containers of spices, walls and tables. Observed approximately 5 small flying insects in the mop sink area landing on walls. Observed approximately 15 small flying insects at the front counter landing on registers, containers of ice cream toppings and boxes with bread.”

“Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 10 ants crawling on and in a container of honey in the prep area. Operator disposed of the container of honey.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw ground beef stored over ready to eat pepperoni and salami in the walk in cooler.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls by the triple sink and mop sink soiled.”

**BAYVIEW DINER

2712 EAST OAKLAND PARK BLVD.

FORT LAUDERDALE

ORDERED SHUT 9/18

17 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 5 live roaches in kitchen crawling on walls/storage shelves behind/over hand washing sink/dish machine.”

“Roach excrement and/or droppings present in kitchen corner on walls between dishwasher and hand washing sink. Advised Operator to clean/sanitize areas.”

“Approximately 4 dead roaches in kitchen on floor in corner between dish machine and handwashing sink. Advised Operator to clean/sanitize area.”

“Floors heavily soiled/has heavy accumulation of debris throughout kitchen under/behind equipment/storage. Advised Operator to clean floors.”

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee washing dishes then began preparing food for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands.”

“Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs then handled ready to eat cheese and bread without washing hands.”

“Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washed hands and dried with paper towels then wiped hands on visibly soiled apron before preparing food for customers.”

“Food-contact surface (prep table mounted can opener blade) soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slim.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At Flip top cooler make top; cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); cooked potato hash browns (48F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today held double panned/in pans on/over make top overnight.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At upright double door stainless reach in freezer; plastic wrapped/portioned raw comminuted beef patties stored over fully cooked sausage.”

De hecho, esta es la tercera vez que se ordena el cierre del restaurante, y en cierres anteriores se citaron problemas de cucarachas.

La lista de restaurantes con problemas de higiene de esta semana también incluye un restaurante dentro de un Walmart donde los inspectores encontraron mucho más que un lote de pollo en mal estado, junto con otros dos establecimientos de comida del sur de Florida con una larga lista de infracciones.

Desplácese hacia abajo para ver los hallazgos de los inspectores. Todos los lugares mencionados pudieron reabrir tras una limpieza ordenada y una posterior inspección.

**BRANDON ASIAN CUISINE

6417 STIRLING ROAD

DAVIE

ORDEN DE CIERRE 10/1

Se detectaron 11 infracciones

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ EL CIERRE EL 8/9/25 (PROBLEMA DE CUCARACHAS)

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ EL CIERRE EL 19/12/19 (PROBLEMA DE CUCARACHAS)

Se detectó actividad de cucarachas, como lo demuestran los ejemplares vivos encontrados: 1) Aproximadamente 5 cucarachas vivas en un recipiente debajo de la mesa de preparación, frente a los tres fregaderos de la cocina. 2) Aproximadamente 1 cucaracha viva arrastrándose sobre la mesa de preparación de la cocina. 3) Aproximadamente 1 cucaracha viva en el estante inferior de la mesa de preparación de la cocina. 4) Aproximadamente 1 cucaracha viva en el estante junto al lavavajillas de la cocina.

“Hay cucarachas muertas en el local. Aproximadamente dos cucarachas muertas en el estante junto al lavavajillas de la cocina.”

“El interior del horno pequeño presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra, grasa y restos de comida.”

Superficies que no entran en contacto con alimentos, sucias con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, baba o polvo. 1) Estufa sucia. 2) Estantes de toda la cocina sucios.

“El empleado pasó de manipular alimentos crudos a alimentos listos para el consumo sin lavarse las manos. El empleado pasó de manipular carne de cerdo y de res crudas a verduras sin quitarse los guantes ni lavarse las manos. Se revisaron los procedimientos adecuados de lavado de manos.”

“El empleado tocó una superficie sucia y luego preparó alimentos, manipuló equipo o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. El empleado recogió basura del suelo y luego preparó alimentos sin lavarse las manos. Se revisaron los procedimientos adecuados de lavado de manos. El empleado se lavó las manos correctamente.”

“Alimentos animales crudos almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Carne de cerdo cruda envuelta almacenada encima de un recipiente de sopa en la cámara frigorífica.”

“No se ha proporcionado ninguna prueba de que los empleados hayan recibido la formación obligatoria aprobada por el estado.”

**YUMWICH

11400 NORTH KENDALL DR.

KENDALL

ORDEN DE CIERRE 10/2

Se detectaron 15 infracciones

“Operando con una licencia vencida de la División de Hoteles y Restaurantes. Se observó que la licencia venció el 1/10/2026.”

“Número/capacidad insuficiente de unidades de refrigeración para mantener el control de tiempo/temperatura y garantizar la seguridad alimentaria a las temperaturas adecuadas. Se observó que el establecimiento contaba con un solo refrigerador vertical que no mantenía una temperatura de al menos 43 °F. La temperatura ambiente del refrigerador vertical era de 49 °F.”

“El equipo de refrigeración no se encuentra en buen estado. No almacene alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad en esta unidad hasta que se repare. Se observó una temperatura ambiente de 49 °F en el refrigerador.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Se observó sopa de lentejas (88 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente) en el área de preparación. El operador tomó el producto para recalentarlo.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos refrigerados seguros a más de 5 °C (41 °F). Se observaron lonchas de jamón (8 °C - Refrigeración); ensalada de atún (9 °C - Refrigeración); queso en lonchas (10 °C - Refrigeración); huevos batidos (11 °C - Refrigeración); claras de huevo (10 °C - Refrigeración); leche (9 °C - Refrigeración) dentro de un refrigerador con tapa abatible. Infracción reiterada.”

“El empleado comenzó a manipular alimentos, equipos o utensilios limpios, o a tocar artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos previamente. Se observó que el empleado entró a la cocina desde el exterior y comenzó a preparar una bebida para un cliente sin lavarse las manos.”

“El empleado no se lavó las manos antes de ponerse los guantes para comenzar una tarea relacionada con alimentos. Se observó que el empleado se puso un par de guantes y luego comenzó a preparar la comida sin lavarse las manos previamente.”

“El empleado tocó una superficie sucia y luego preparó alimentos, manipuló equipos o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Se observó que el empleado tocó su teléfono celular y luego continuó manipulando alimentos sin cambiarse los guantes ni lavarse las manos.”

“La certificación de gerente de alimentos ha caducado.”

**CHICKEN GUY

WALMART

4301 SOUTH UNIVERSITY DR.

DAVIE

ORDEN DE CIERRE 30/9

Se detectaron 9 infracciones

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Se detectó la presencia de insectos, roedores u otras plagas. Se observaron aproximadamente 10 hormigas arrastrándose sobre y dentro de un recipiente de miel en el área de preparación. El operador desechó el recipiente de miel.

Se encontraron insectos voladores pequeños vivos. Se observaron aproximadamente 6 insectos voladores pequeños cerca del área de lavado de platos, posándose en platos limpios y paredes. Se observaron aproximadamente 20 insectos voladores pequeños en el área de almacenamiento en seco, posándose en paquetes sellados de cereales y cajas de artículos de un solo uso. Se observaron aproximadamente 15 insectos voladores pequeños en el área de preparación, posándose en recipientes de especias, paredes y mesas. Se observaron aproximadamente 5 insectos voladores pequeños en el área del fregadero de trapeadores, posándose en las paredes. Se observaron aproximadamente 15 insectos voladores pequeños en el mostrador principal, posándose en las cajas registradoras, recipientes de aderezos para helados y cajas de pan.

Presencia de insectos, roedores u otras plagas. Se observaron aproximadamente 10 hormigas arrastrándose sobre y dentro de un recipiente de miel en el área de preparación. El operario desechó el recipiente de miel.

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó carne picada cruda almacenada encima de pepperoni y salami listos para el consumo en la cámara frigorífica.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observaron paredes sucias junto al fregadero triple y el fregadero para fregar.”

**BAYVIEW DINER

2712 EAST OAKLAND PARK BLVD.

FORT LAUDERDALE

ORDEN DE CIERRE 18/9

Se detectaron 17 infracciones

Se detectó actividad de cucarachas, como lo demuestra el hallazgo de ejemplares vivos. Aproximadamente 5 cucarachas vivas se encontraban en la cocina, trepando por las paredes y estantes detrás y encima del fregadero y el lavavajillas.

Se encontraron excrementos de cucarachas en la esquina de la cocina, en las paredes entre el lavavajillas y el lavamanos. Se le indicó al operador que limpiara y desinfectara la zona.

“Se encontraron aproximadamente 4 cucarachas muertas en el suelo de la cocina, en la esquina entre el lavavajillas y el lavamanos. Se le indicó al operador que limpiara y desinfectara la zona.”

“Los pisos están muy sucios y presentan una gran acumulación de residuos en toda la cocina, debajo y detrás de los equipos y el área de almacenamiento. Se le indicó al operador que limpiara los pisos.”

“El empleado comenzó a manipular alimentos, equipos o utensilios limpios, o a tocar artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Posteriormente, el empleado que lavaba los platos comenzó a preparar la comida para los clientes sin lavarse las manos. El operador habló con el empleado, quien entonces se lavó las manos.”

“El empleado rompió huevos crudos con cáscara y luego manipuló alimentos listos para el consumo y/o equipos o utensilios limpios sin lavarse las manos. El empleado rompió huevos crudos con cáscara y luego manipuló queso y pan listos para el consumo sin lavarse las manos.”

“El empleado tocó un delantal o ropa sucia y luego preparó alimentos, manipuló equipo o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. El empleado se lavó las manos y se las secó con toallas de papel, y luego se las limpió en un delantal visiblemente sucio antes de preparar la comida para los clientes.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos (hoja del abrelatas montada en la mesa de preparación) sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta para alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad debido a un abuso de temperatura. Los alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad se mantuvieron refrigerados a más de 41 grados Fahrenheit. En el refrigerador Flip Top, se preparó la tapa; tomates cortados (47 °F - Mantenimiento en frío); papas ralladas cocidas (48 °F - Mantenimiento en frío). El operador declaró que no se prepararon ni se proporcionaron hoy, sino que se mantuvieron en doble bandeja/en bandejas sobre la tapa durante la noche.

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima o junto con alimentos listos para el consumo en un congelador; no todos los productos están envasados ​​comercialmente. En un congelador vertical de doble puerta de acero inoxidable, hamburguesas de carne picada cruda, envueltas en plástico y proporcionadas, almacenadas encima de salchichas completamente cocidas.”

The judge said Caleb Flynn, 40, used his Christian faith to manipulate others and showed no remorse for actions marked by “layers of deceit, manipulation and cruelty.”

With tears rolling down his cheeks, Flynn apologized to his family just before being sentenced, starting with his two young daughters, who were home when he shot his wife in her sleep. He called their births the “greatest joy in this life.”

Although he said he accepted responsibility for his words and decisions, Flynn remained adamant that he was innocent.

“As I stand here before God, who is my ultimate judge, I am not lying when I say I did not kill my wife,” he said.

Prosecutors said Flynn staged a home invasion in February and claimed a burglar killed his wife, Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old schoolteacher and volleyball coach. In his 2013 appearance on “American Idol,” Flynn credited his wife with encouraging him to chase his dreams on the singing contest. He did not advance to the main competition in Hollywood.

During the trial, Flynn didn’t testify on his own behalf, nor did anybody else.

Family members, including Ashley's parents, spoke in favor of the harsh sentence Monday, while saying they had forgiven Flynn because they didn't want her legacy to be hatred.

Her sister, Kayla Keyt, said Flynn's actions have scarred their entire church community, prompting children to run into their parents' bedrooms to make sure their fathers haven't killed their mothers.

As a family member read a statement written by his daughter Ava, Flynn sobbed uncontrollably as a pile of tissues grew on the defense table in front of him. At one point, it appeared he might fall over.

“Mommy was the perfect person,” her statement said. “The absolute perfect person. What did she ever do to you to make you hate her so much?” In her statement, his daughter Alyssa said she wouldn't visit him in prison.

During closing arguments, prosecutors told jurors that Flynn wanted out of his marriage when he shot his wife at their house in Tipp City, a suburb north of Dayton. He sent a text message to his lover the night before the shooting, saying, “I choose you. I’m free. Actions will come tomorrow,” prosecutors said.

During the trial, Alleigha Botner testified she met Flynn in 2022 while she was a 20-year-old intern at his church and had an affair with him for more than a year. She told jurors that Flynn said he hated his wife and had thoughts of killing her.

The gun used to kill Ashley Flynn was not found at the scene, and his attorney told jurors that investigators found no evidence that Caleb Flynn fired a gun that day. Prosecutors said his fingerprints and DNA were at the scene and that his devices showed him moving around the house, even though he claimed he was asleep at the time of the shooting.

The jury found him guilty of multiple counts, including murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence.

A heavy presence of emergency responders rushed to the crash site in Winter Haven, south of Orlando, and 26 students were transported to a hospital, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. At least one person was in critical condition.

The crash left the bus upside-down on the side of the road. The front end was a mangled mess of metal and one of its four back tires appeared to be missing.

“It was a horrible crash,” Judd said. “It was a terrible, tragic morning. We had a beautiful 10th grade girl lose her life.”

The bus was headed to Winter Haven High School when an oncoming car crossed the center line and struck the side of the bus near the rear wheels, Judd said. The sheriff said the impact ripped the tire off the bus, which then crashed head-on into an oncoming Jeep that caught fire.

Most of the 39 people aboard the bus were high school students, along with the bus driver and the driver's daughter. Judd said first responders spent the first several hours getting people to the hospital, identifying them and reuniting students with their parents.

“I think this is the most horrific bus tragedy we’ve had in decades, as far back as I can remember,” Judd said.

Officials didn't immediately report the condition of the driver of the car that hit the bus, but Judd said that person had been heading to work and was cooperating with investigators. They were not arrested or charged with a crime.

Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said students practice drills on how to leave a bus that is involved in an accident. Last month, another Polk County school bus was also involved in a crash but authorities said no students were on board at the time.

“This event could have been far worse. You can see the condition of the bus, you can see its current positioning,” Heid said.

Justin Sharpless, chairman of the Polk County school board, asked the community to come together to support the family of the girl who died, as well as the school and school staff.

“There are really no words that can take away the pain of losing a young person,” he said.

Leavitt will serve as an on-air contributor beginning Nov. 1, the network said Monday.

“Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape,” said the network’s CEO, Suzanne Scott.

For her part, Leavitt, in the same statement, said she looked forward “to bringing my unique perspective from my experience as White House Press Secretary, along with the same energy and candor that defined my tenure, to Fox’s millions of viewers across their many platforms.”

Leavitt, now 29, was the youngest person to hold the role of press secretary. When she left at the end of August, President Donald Trump described her as one of his “most trusted aides.” At the time she said she wanted to spend more time with her two children. Her second child, Viviana, was born in May, and she has a two-year-old son.

Leavitt is not the first of Trump's press secretaries to join Fox. Kayleigh McEnany joined in 2021 and remains at the network. And Dana Perino, former press secretary for President George W. Bush, is a political commentator at the network.

Trump, meanwhile, has hired several Fox News personalities to key jobs in his own administration, chief among them Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Trump has an increasingly thorny relationship with the network, whose key commentators have long given him favorable coverage. He has expressed frustration with Fox coverage choices as recently as Sunday when he bemoaned what he said was the network's lack of coverage of his rallies.

“Sad to see that Fox & Friends (Sunday) is not covering our packed house and incredibly enthusiastic (beyond!) Rally that took place in Ohio last night, or the ones in Alabama, Texas, or Oklahoma over the past two days,” he posted on his Truth Social platform. “They were all sold out, with thousands of people trying to get in, and are absolutely phenomenal, better than ever!”

"Remember, Fox tried this act once before, and almost went out of business (and always right before an election!). That can happen again!" Trump wrote. He also criticized the recent firing of longtime Fox financial journalist Maria Bartiromo.

The comments came as Trump is embroiled in an increasingly bitter standoff with news outlets whose coverage displeases him, capped by his recent efforts to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds and also to keep CNN out of broadcast pool assignments. A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the ban, and a hearing is scheduled for Thursday as the news outlets seek relief pending a final resolution of the case.

Before becoming White House press secretary, Leavitt served as press secretary for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.

She also, at age 25, made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2022 from her home state of New Hampshire.

It’s part of what the Republican president says is a 32-day blitz of rallies ahead of Nov. 3 that so far has taken him to ruby-red territory such as Oklahoma and Alabama. His upcoming stop, Grand Island, is located in Nebraska’s solidly conservative south-central region.

Across the country, voters are frustrated with Trump’s handling of the economy, including persistently high costs for fuel and groceries. It’s a major issue for rural voters who have backed the president and his party in recent elections. But so far on the campaign trail, Trump has dismissed those economic concerns.

The administration’s plan to allow more imports of foreign beef has particularly roiled the agriculture-rich state of Nebraska. Trump wants to lower beef prices for consumers, but ranchers have rebelled against the import proposal, arguing it would undercut them.

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Trump criticizes the election office in Arizona’s Maricopa County over 3,126 mail ballots sent early

The president was responding to a reporter’s question when he said the most populous county in the presidential battleground state, home to Phoenix, should “be ashamed of themselves.”

“Now they’re saying it was an error,” Trump said. “Maricopa is a very, very dishonest county.”

The exchange referred to a vendor error that came to light over the weekend. The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office said Runbeck Election Services told it that it “mistakenly mailed 3,126 early ballots the previous day,” six days before they were scheduled to be sent to voters.

The ballots were mailed to the correct voters, are still valid and can be completed and returned by those voters, the recorder’s office said in a statement.

Judy Keane, a spokesperson for the office, did not offer a response to the president’s comments and referred to statements issued by her office and Runbeck.

Maricopa County has about 2.5 million registered voters.

Vances take baby son on campaign trip to Alaska

The vice president and second lady Usha Vance were traveling to Alaska with their two youngest children, daughter Mirabel and baby Alec, who was born in July.

Vance joked with reporters that the trip would be their first long flight with the baby and he may look haggard upon arrival because of it.

AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns

AI experts testified about the dangers of the emerging technology in a lengthy New York City Council hearing, calling Monday for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting concerns that the systems could endanger humanity, despite the Trump administration’s hands-off approach.

Recently departed employees of Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind described a reckless culture at the firms, saying the biggest tech companies are racing to create technology they do not understand how to control.

“The companies run on a startup mindset: Move fast, break things, fix them later. That works for a photo sharing app. It does not work for building the most powerful technology ever built,” said Jacob Coxon, a former engineer at Anthropic. “On the current path, I think it is more likely than not that humanity loses control to these AIs and it could end in human extinction.”

Trump has dismissed AI fears as a “hoax” and signed a “superintelligence” agreement that largely allows the AI companies to self-police.

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AP-NORC Poll: Democrats are divided on their party’s path forward

Slightly fewer than half of Democratic voters in the AP-NORC poll say their party is “too moderate,” while a similar share say it is “about right.” That is a sharp contrast with Republican voters, who mostly say their party is “about right.”

Voters such as Meagan Ludwig of Milwaukee illustrate the party discontent that has emerged in Wisconsin and other closely contested states this year. Ludwig voted for democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the Democratic primary for governor in August.

“We need to seize the opportunity to boldly enact policies that will improve the lives of Americans,” said Ludwig, who is married and has an elementary school-age child. “I’m tired of us pursuing incremental change.”

Trump suggests his pre-midterm election travels might include hitting Maine

“I don’t know about Maine, I think we’re going to Maine, too,” the president told reporters while leaving the White House to fly to Nebraska. “But I’m going to Michigan in about a week and a half.”

Competitive Senate races in both Michigan and Maine have captured national attention.

Trump also said of the 30-plus trips he’s pledged to visit prior to Election Day on Nov. 3: “We’re sort of scheduled to be someplace almost every night.”

Trump says there was a threat to US bombers in UK

The president said he didn’t want to tempt “the enemy” by having Air Force bombers at base in England, prompting the airplanes to be brought home to the U.S.

The bombers had been used to strike Iran and Trump said, “We had a threat” connected to Iran. The return followed an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base.

“So we moved them around a little bit, not very far,” Trump said.

Trump says US is monitoring situation at Russian plague institute

“We’re looking at it very strongly. We just heard about it,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday when asked about a Siberian plague research institute where authorities say an employee died of pneumonia from an “unknown” case.

“We’ll help,” Trump added. “Anybody that has that kind of a problem, we’re always willing to help.”

Trump says he’ll help farmers who are dealing with high diesel prices

Asked if he plans to aid farmers by easing limits on red dye diesel, the president said, “Yeah, I’ll be helping them with diesel.”

Diesel fuel prices have spiked in the aftermath of the Iran war, but dyed diesel fuel is cheaper because it’s exempt from federal and state excise taxes. Temporarily removing the limits would reduce cost pressures on the businesses that rely on diesel.

“We are doing a lot for the farmers,” Trump said. “We’ve given them a lot and we help them a lot. And the farmers are with me all the way.”

Trump administration loans up to $4.2B to modernize nuclear plants

The Department of Energy is lending up to $4.2 billion to help modernize nuclear plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

The department announced a conditional loan commitment Monday for Vistra’s nuclear fleet to help meet the region’s growing electricity demand.

President Donald Trump set a goal of quadrupling domestic production of nuclear power within 25 years.

Vistra’s planned investments at Beaver Valley Power Station in Pennsylvania and Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station and Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio will produce more electricity from the nuclear plants and extend the life of the reactors.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said this is a way to deliver more affordable, reliable, around-the-clock energy.

Vance defends Trump administration’s taxpayer funded television ads

The vice president was asked about the administration’s plans to use $20 million in taxpayer money to pay for campaign-style television ads that glorify Trump and have drawn bipartisan criticism.

Vance defended the ads and said, “I don’t think there’s anything unusual or unorthodox about it. I’m sure that some people probably don’t like it, but if you look at the message of those advertisements, they’re not partisan.”

He added that, “It’s not like we’re advocating for a particular candidate.”

But the ads are openly extolling the president and one is nearly identical to an ad that his 2024 campaign aired.

Trump is expected to campaign in some politically competitive states in coming weeks

There are tentative plans for Trump to travel in the weeks leading up to Election Day to Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Kansas, Montana, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas, according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. But the person cautioned that the plans could shift.

Trump is headed back to Ohio

After stumping in the critical Senate battleground on Saturday, the president is returning to Ohio next week.

This time, he’ll be in Youngstown, which is in the northeastern part of the state. The rally is scheduled for Monday evening. Trump campaigned in Vandalia, just outside Dayton in southwestern Ohio, over the weekend.

Appointed GOP Sen. Jon Husted is running for election against former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in one of the most closely watched Senate races this year.

Ohio Democrats’ path to the governor’s office runs through rural areas that had turned against them

Democrats say their nominee for governor in Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton, represents the party’s best chance in years to win that office.

To do so, she will have to win over independents, some Republicans upset with the direction of their party and Democrats who have drifted away from the party in recent years.

She is campaigning throughout the state, with a focus on rural areas that have swung heavily Republican since President Donald Trump emerged on the political stage. Focusing on the needs of rural Ohio also is a strategy pursued by Acton’s Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy biotech entrepreneur and 2024 presidential contender.

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Vance says details still need to be worked out on $54B natural gas project in Alaska

Trump last week announced plans for South Korea to invest in the project, but while the president described it as a done deal, South Korean officials said they needed to assess the project’s commercial viability before committing to the investment.

Vance said Monday that “I think it’s something that’s going to happen. Obviously, you still got to work out some of the details” and said that South Korean had “spoken to that.”

“I think we’re going to be able to get it done,” he added.

Troy Jackson is scrambling to defeat Maine Sen. Susan Collins. Time is not on his side

From the start, he had barely more than 100 days to mount a campaign against New England’s last Republican senator. Jackson is a logger, union activist and former president of the Maine Senate who is trying to flip a seat that’s key to Democrats’ effort to win control of the Senate.

Jackson has deficits in the race in terms of money, recognition around the state and, perhaps most of all, time. Jackson became the party’s nominee in late July after the campaign of Democratic primary winner Graham Platner fell apart.

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Top crypto group to pour millions into bipartisan slate of House races after key legislation stalls

A major cryptocurrency spending group is backing 32 House candidates from both parties ahead of the November midterms.

Fairshake will spend $1 million each to support six candidates, including several in competitive races. All 32 backed a major crypto bill that stalled in the Senate this year.

Fairshake is emphasizing its bipartisan approach, but its largest general election investment is nearly $30 million against Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

The group also spent heavily against Brown in 2024. Fairshake and its affiliates still have about $120 million available, raising questions about where they will spend next.

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AP-NORC Poll: Democrats have gained on key issues

Voters give Democrats the advantage when it comes to which party would be better to handle the cost of living, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

The survey finds 38% of registered voters say the Democrats would be better for costs, compared with 27% who pick the Republicans. The issue was about evenly split among U.S. adults in February, with about 3 in 10 saying each party would be better.

Democrats have also gained ground on the economy. About 4 in 10 registered voters say the Democrats are better on this issue, compared with 26% of U.S. adults in February.

These shifts are good news for Democratic candidates who are hammering an increasingly unpopular president — and by extension, his party. But the survey also points to a bigger problem for both parties: Few registered voters think either party is able to solve important problems or help Americans like them.

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Obama is to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit as the ex-president gets more involved in the midterms

The former president plans to appear with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at an Oct. 24 rally.

Other Michigan Democrats on the ballot also will be there, including Jocelyn Benson, the nominee for governor.

Obama is upping involvement in the midterm election. He taped two dozen ads last week for Democratic candidates for governor and Senate that will be released in the coming days and weeks. He’ll also announce additional campaign stops.

The rally for El-Sayed aims to help him shore up support in Detroit, where he was outperformed in the primary by Rep. Haley Stevens.

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Trump administration issues final transparency in healthcare coverage rule

A new rule was finalized that requires healthcare providers to disclose more accessible public pricing disclosures.

The rule requires providers to post machine-readable files monthly for each plan or coverage they offer, and mandates that insurers cut out “ghost rates”-- or negotiated rates between insurers and medical providers for services never performed.

The rule builds on standards crafted in 2020, by addressing issues with oversized files and difficult data navigation.

At a press conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the new rule provides a “clear view of what healthcare actually costs.”

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson issued a formal warning to major for-profit hospital groups regarding their legal obligation to provide truthful pricing.

Constitution doesn’t prohibit cities from holding polluters responsible, attorney says

Kevin K. Russell made the argument on behalf of the city of Boulder which is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to move forward with a lawsuit against energy companies holding them responsible for the local costs of climate change.

The case involves complex questions about whether the high court can limit certain types of lawsuits from states. Justice Elena Kagan suggested the case is similar to state lawsuits against tobacco companies or opioid manufacturers.

But Chief Justice John Roberts told Russell that, if he won, he could envision numerous cities filing similar lawsuits the next day.

Russell acknowledged “there could be a lot of litigation,” but said “nothing in the constitution” prohibits that.

Democrats plan to protest when Trump visits Nebraska to rally Republican support for Sen. Ricketts

Nebraska Democrats are planning a protest Monday afternoon ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech at the home of the State Fair in Grand Island.

Trump is visiting the state on the day early voting begins to rally Republican support for incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts and Gov. Jim Pillen, who are both running for reelection.

“Republicans are in trouble, even in Nebraska,” state Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb said. “Nebraskans are angry at the con job, the fake outrage and the broken promises.”

Ricketts and his independent challenger Dan Osborn have flooded the airwaves with ads attacking each other leading up to the election. The Democrats are supporting Osborn’s campaign and won’t have a candidate on the November ballot.

Trump won more than two-thirds of the vote in Hall County in 2024, so many are excited he is coming to Grand Island.

Rocke Jruzenski, who told KETV that he plans to attend the rally, said he is looking forward to the visit.

“I can’t believe the people that have negativity about this. This is one of the most amazing things that will ever happen to Grand Island,” Jruzenski said.

Vance says Air Force removed bombers from British base ‘out of an abundance of caution’

The vice president told reporters on Monday before preparing to fly to Alaska for a campaign event that the decision to bring home the bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England was because the U.S. was trying to be careful in the wake of an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base.

“What you saw there is, the Secretary of War, out of an abundance of caution, trying to protect our guys,” Vance said. “We do feel with some confidence that the Iranians are, you know, they’re trying to do what the Iranian state has done for 49 years, which is engage in acts of terrorism against the United States and against a lot of other people as well. So, we are being extremely cautious.”

AP-KFF poll: Most rural voters see the economic importance of immigrants

The vast majority of rural voters see immigrants in the country legally as an important part of their local economies, according to the AP-KFF survey.

Immigrants often play key roles in sustaining local industries, including by filling jobs in manufacturing, healthcare and agriculture.

The poll found about 7 in 10 rural voters see immigrants who are in the country legally as “very” or “somewhat” important to their local economies, and a similar share say the same about temporary or seasonal agriculture workers.

Rural voters are much less likely to say immigrants who are in the country illegally are beneficial, but 45% say they are at least “somewhat” important to local economies.

Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the US military failed them

As the war with Iran enters its eighth month, U.S. soldiers wounded in its deadliest strike yet on American troops are raising concerns publicly, many for the first time, about whether commanders underestimated the threat. Some of those wounded also said the military medical system failed them.

The Pentagon has released few details about the Iranian drone strike on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six soldiers on March 1, the day after the United States and Israel started the war against Iran.

The Associated Press spoke with 13 soldiers, primarily officers, serving in key positions of responsibility there or familiar with high-level briefings. Many said the Pentagon did not take Iranian threats seriously enough as it launched Operation Epic Fury. Some of the wounded soldiers said they’ve faced inadequate medical care and bureaucratic barriers since then.

Several soldiers spoke on the record — rare for troops still in the Army — others on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.

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The phrase is a jab at former President Joe Biden with a coded reference to profanity. A Michigan mother of two says the school's ban is a First Amendment violation.

The school told her sons to take off the sweatshirts she bought them for Christmas in 2022.

Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it. It functions as a stand-in for “F-— Joe Biden."

The woman's attorneys argued that the decision wrongly gives school officials wide latitude to squelch political speech based on their personal ideas of what is vulgar. The phrase itself doesn't contain any swear words or sexual implications, they said.

The school district urged the justices to reject the case, arguing that messages with lewd implications have no place in school, even if they touch on political topics. There has been evidence that some students wore clothing that read “Make America Great Again” or had messages supporting President Donald Trump, a Republican who lost the 2020 election to Biden, a Democrat.

The phrase originated in 2021, when people in the crowd at a NASCAR race chanted the obscenity directed at Biden and a TV sports reporter said they were calling out “Let’s Go, Brandon," apparently believing they were chanting for driver Brandon Brown, who had just won a race.

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Justices declined to hear Moore’s appeal of a lower court decision that vacated the large verdict. The outcome keeps in place the decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that erased a jury's decision that Moore had been defamed by the ad.

It was a victory for Senate Majority PAC, which funded the ad, and argued it was truthful.

The decision comes months after the court in June rejected Moore's emergency request to put the 11th Circuit decision on hold while he appealed.

Moore, a former Alabama chief justice, known for his hardline stances opposing same-sex marriage and supporting the public display of the Ten Commandments, lost the 2017 Senate race after his campaign was rocked by misconduct allegations.

Leigh Corfman said Moore inappropriately touched her in 1979 when she was 14 and he was a 32-year-old assistant district attorney. Moore denied the accusation. Other women said Moore dated them, or asked them out on dates, when they were older teens.

Senate Majority PAC funded Highway 31, a group that ran an advertising blitz against Moore during the Senate race.

Moore filed a defamation lawsuit against Senate Majority PAC centered on a television ad. Moore’s attorneys argued the ad juxtaposed statements and partial quotes from separate news articles that, when read together, falsely implied he was accused of soliciting sex from young girls at a shopping mall.

Moore's attorneys called it a “fabricated accusation, never made by any reporter” that was “broadcast into Alabama homes 533 times in the final days of a United States Senate election.”

A federal jury in 2022 agreed with Moore and awarded him $8.2 million in damages. The appeals court vacated the verdict after finding Moore failed to prove the organization acted with malice, one of the legal standards for cases involving public figures.

Moore appealed to the Supreme Court.

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Donaldson was killed Sept. 21 near 500 Northwest 199th Street after, according to her daughter, she stepped into the road while moving a trash can out of the way.

“She was walking on the 500 block and she slipped into the road because she was moving the trash can out of the way,” her daughter, Kristal Donaldson, said.

The car hit her, struck her and kept going, Kristal said. A witness saw what happened in the rearview mirror, turned around and blocked Donaldson from being hit again.

“Whoever you are, I appreciate that,” Kristal Donaldson said. “You made sure she wasn’t going to get hit again. So, you protected her in that moment.”

Miami Gardens police are looking for a gray Tesla Model Y or possibly a Model 3, from model years 2022 to 2025.

Police do not know the tag number, but detectives say the vehicle should have damage to the front passenger wheel. The wheel-well trim and plastic cover are also missing.

“We’re taking it day by day right now,” Kristal Donaldson said. “We just want to catch the person who did it. She did not deserve that. To hit somebody and keep going with not even a thought, not even a care is ridiculous.”

Donaldson would have turned 70 on Monday.

Her husband, Baswell Donaldson Sr., said she meant a lot to many people, especially the children she worked with over the years.

“She was a special part of our program where we taught children,” he said.

The family is asking anyone who saw something to come forward.

“If you saw something, say something. Don’t hold it in,” Kristal Donaldson said. “If you have to do it anonymous, just do it anonymous because she did not deserve that whatsoever. Nobody deserves to die that way.”

Police say the incident happened during the 11 a.m. hour on Sept. 21.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami Gardens police and ask for Detective O’Mally.

Donaldson murió el 21 de septiembre cerca de 500 Northwest 199th Street después de que, según su hija, se metió en la calle mientras movía un bote de basura para quitarlo del camino.

“Ella caminaba por la cuadra 500 y se metió en la calle porque estaba moviendo el bote de basura para quitarlo del camino”, dijo su hija, Kristal Donaldson.

El automóvil la golpeó, la atropelló y continuó su camino, dijo Kristal. Un testigo vio lo ocurrido por el espejo retrovisor, dio la vuelta y bloqueó a Donaldson para evitar que fuera golpeada nuevamente.

“Quienquiera que seas, te lo agradezco”, dijo Kristal Donaldson. “Te aseguraste de que no la volvieran a golpear. Así que la protegiste en ese momento”.

La policía de Miami Gardens busca un Tesla Model Y gris o posiblemente un Model 3, de los modelos de 2022 a 2025.

La policía desconoce el número de matrícula, pero los detectives dicen que el vehículo debería tener daños en la rueda delantera del lado del pasajero. También faltan la moldura del guardabarros y la cubierta de plástico.

“Lo estamos tomando día a día en este momento”, dijo Kristal Donaldson. “Solo queremos atrapar a la persona que lo hizo. Ella no merecía eso. Golpear a alguien y seguir conduciendo sin siquiera pensarlo, sin siquiera importarle, es ridículo”.

Donaldson habría cumplido 70 años el lunes.

Su esposo, Baswell Donaldson Sr., dijo que ella significaba mucho para muchas personas, especialmente para los niños con los que trabajó a lo largo de los años.

“Ella era una parte especial de nuestro programa donde enseñábamos a los niños”, dijo.

La familia pide a cualquiera que haya visto algo que se presente.

“Si viste algo, di algo. No te lo guardes”, dijo Kristal Donaldson. “Si tienes que hacerlo de forma anónima, simplemente hazlo de forma anónima porque ella no merecía eso en absoluto. Nadie merece morir de esa manera”.

La policía dice que el incidente ocurrió durante la hora de las 11 a.m. del 21 de septiembre.

Cualquier persona que tenga información debe llamar a la policía de Miami Gardens y preguntar por el detective O’Mally.

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Police told Local 10 someone later showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds.

Residents say they heard at least 10 shots around midnight at the Aliro apartment complex off Biscayne Boulevard near Northeast 143rd Street.

Drone video showed the sprawling scene from above.

Sunday morning, police still had portions of the parking lot and a nearby area blocked off with crime scene tape.

Video captured the moments shortly after the shooting. One man jumped from a third-story window, with another person not far behind him.

It’s not clear if they were involved in the shooting or why they made such a dramatic escape.

Police say they spent most of the morning at the apartment complex collecting evidence and trying to piece together exactly what happened.

At one point, it appeared they recovered some sort of gun.

No further information was released.

La policía informó a Local 10 de que posteriormente una persona acudió a un hospital de la zona con heridas de bala.

Los residentes afirman que oyeron al menos diez disparos alrededor de la medianoche en el complejo de apartamentos Aliro, situado junto al Biscayne Boulevard, cerca de la calle Northeast 143rd Street.

Un video grabado con un dron mostraba la amplia escena desde arriba.

El domingo por la mañana, la policía seguía acordonando con cinta de escena del crimen partes del aparcamiento y una zona cercana.

El video captó los momentos inmediatamente posteriores al tiroteo. Un hombre saltó desde una ventana del tercer piso, seguido de cerca por otra persona.

No está claro si estuvieron implicados en el tiroteo ni por qué llevaron a cabo una huida tan dramática.

La policía afirma que pasó la mayor parte de la mañana en el complejo de apartamentos recogiendo pruebas e intentando reconstruir exactamente lo que ocurrió.

En un momento dado, pareció que habían recuperado algún tipo de arma.

No se ha facilitado más información.

Baz's six violations for the Orioles was the high among pitchers, the same total he had for Tampa Bay in 2025.

Miami’s Eury Pérez and Texas’ Kumar Rocker tied for second with five apiece. Anthony Nunez, Cade Cavalli, Yoendrys Gómez, Camilo Doval and George Soriano had four each.

Among batters, Caballero led with four. MLB decided his routine of waiting to acknowledge the pitcher just before the pitch clock reached eight seconds amounted to deception, prompting squabbles between Caballero and umpires.

Chase DeLauter, Jung Hoo Lee aand Luis Lara had three each.

Baltimore and San Francisco tied for the overall lead with 19 clock violations, followed by Houston and San Francisco with 18 apiece, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Yankees with 17 each.

Philadelphia had a low of five and the Rays had six.

Violations by batters, pitchers and catchers dropped from 1,048 when the clock was instituted in 2023 to 602 the following season, 465 in 2025 and 387 this year.

Pitchers committed 290 violations this season, batters 92 and catchers five. The hitters' total included 12 timeout violations.

There were just two defensive shift violations, against Rays second baseman Ben Williamson with Minnesota’s Ryan Jeffers at the plate on April 3 and against Orioles second baseman Jeremiah Jackson with Toronto’s Sean Keys at the plate on Sept. 23.

After 26 shift violations in the first year of the rule in 2023, there were two in 2024 and one in 2025.

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La defensa de Miami le dio repetidamente oportunidades a los Dolphins para mantenerse en el partido, registrando cuatro capturas y obligando a Minnesota a conformarse con goles de campo.

Pero la ofensiva de los Dolphins tuvo dificultades para aprovecharlas, logrando apenas 76 yardas totales en la primera mitad y 85 yardas por pase en el partido.

El quarterback de los Dolphins, Malik Willis, mostró destellos con sus piernas, pero no pudo mover a Miami de manera constante por aire. Terminó con 9 de 17 pases para 85 yardas, sin touchdowns y con un balón suelto perdido tras una captura.

Los Dolphins comenzaron el partido forzando un tres y fuera, pero su ofensiva no pudo convertir esa primera detención en puntos. Willis corrió entre un grupo de defensores para conseguir un primer down y luego conectó con el receptor Malik Washington para otro primer down antes de que la serie ofensiva se estancara.

La defensa de Miami volvió a responder cuando el EDGE Josh Uche derribó al quarterback de los Vikings, Kyler Murray, en tercera oportunidad para la segunda captura de Miami de la temporada. La primera había sido de Zach Sieler, liniero defensivo.

Los Dolphins parecían haber conseguido su jugada ofensiva más importante de la tarde cuando Willis conectó con el receptor novato Chris Bell para un touchdown de 68 yardas. Pero la jugada fue anulada por un castigo por contacto ilegal después de que los oficiales determinaran que Bell había pisado fuera del campo antes de hacer la recepción.

Era exactamente el tipo de jugada explosiva que Miami necesitaba, pero el castigo la anuló.

La línea defensiva de los Dolphins continuó presionando a Murray, con Uche y el EDGE Chop Robinson obligando varias veces al quarterback de los Vikings a lanzar el balón fuera del campo.

La defensa de Minnesota finalmente provocó una pérdida de balón cuando Dallas Turner capturó a Willis y provocó un balón suelto con 5:45 restantes en la primera mitad. Los Vikings recuperaron el balón en medio campo, pero la defensa de Miami volvió a impedirles llegar a la zona de anotación.

Sieler irrumpió por el centro de la línea ofensiva de Minnesota para conseguir su segunda captura del partido, ayudando a obligar a los Vikings a conformarse con el tercer gol de campo de Reichard.

Minnesota llegó al medio tiempo con ventaja de 9-0 a pesar de haber sido limitado a 114 yardas y de no haber podido entrar a la zona de anotación.

Miami recurrió a su juego terrestre para comenzar la segunda mitad, y Ollie Gordon II inmediatamente dio un impulso con una carrera de 53 yardas, la más larga de su carrera.

Los Dolphins finalmente se conformaron con un gol de campo después de que Willis escapara de la presión e intentara conectar con Kevin Coleman Jr., reduciendo la ventaja de los Vikings a 9-3.

Gordon continuó dando impulso y terminó con el primer partido de 100 yardas por tierra de su carrera.

Minnesota respondió con otro gol de campo de Reichard después de que Miami volviera a fortalecerse cerca de la línea de gol. Los Dolphins detuvieron una carrera del receptor Jordan Addison y obligaron a Minnesota a conformarse con tres puntos, aumentando la ventaja de los Vikings a 12-3.

La defensa de Miami continuó manteniendo el partido al alcance.

El linebacker de los Vikings, Kyle Van Noy, detuvo al corredor Jaylen Wright antes de conseguir el primer down en tercera oportunidad para forzar otro despeje de los Dolphins. En la siguiente posesión de Minnesota, Robinson utilizó un bull rush para derribar a Murray y conseguir la primera captura de su temporada y la cuarta de Miami.

Los Dolphins finalmente convirtieron uno de los esfuerzos de su defensa en puntos.

Willis encontró a Washington para 17 yardas en jugadas consecutivas, llevando a Miami a posición de anotación. Gordon terminó la serie con una carrera de touchdown, reduciendo la ventaja de Minnesota a 12-10.

La defensa de Miami volvió a responder en la siguiente posesión de los Vikings.

Los Dolphins detuvieron al corredor Aaron Jones unas yardas antes de la marca del primer down, pero Reichard convirtió su quinto gol de campo de la tarde para darle a Minnesota una ventaja de 15-10. Jones terminó con 128 yardas totales en 24 toques.

El linebacker Jacob Rodriguez lideró a Miami con un récord de franquicia de 18 tacleadas, incluidas ocho en solitario, mientras los siete jugadores del frente de los Dolphins continuaban impidiendo que Minnesota llegara a la zona de anotación.

El récord pertenecía anteriormente al linebacker Zach Thomas, quien registró 16 tacleadas en la Semana 2 contra los Arizona Cardinals en 1996.

Miami tuvo una oportunidad más de tomar la ventaja, pero Willis no pudo hacer las jugadas necesarias por aire.

Lanzó un pase alto hacia Bell en el centro del campo, pero un defensor de los Vikings lo desvió. Willis también falló en encontrar a Coleman, quien estaba abierto cerca de la marca del primer down, y Miami se vio obligado a despejar.

Minnesota entonces recurrió a su ofensiva para cerrar el partido.

Murray encontró a Addison para una ganancia de 27 yardas que ayudó a mantener el reloj corriendo. El ala cerrada T.J. Hockenson continuó dándole problemas a Miami, atrapando su pase número 11 del partido en los minutos finales tras un lanzamiento bien colocado de Murray.

Hockenson agregó dos recepciones más antes de que los Vikings agotaran el reloj, terminando con 13 recepciones para 119 yardas.

La defensa de los Dolphins mantuvo a Minnesota fuera de la zona de anotación durante toda la tarde, pero la ofensiva no pudo producir lo suficiente para convertir ese esfuerzo en una victoria.

La derrota dejó a Miami con marca de 0-4, mientras que Minnesota mejoró a 4-0.

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Miami (0-4): recibe a Cincinnati (2-2)

Minnesota (4-0): visita a New Orleans (1-2)

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Miami’s defense repeatedly gave the Dolphins opportunities to stay in the game, recording four sacks and forcing Minnesota to settle for field goals.

But the Dolphins’ offense struggled to capitalize, managing only 76 total yards in the first half and 85 passing yards for the game.

Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis showed flashes with his legs but couldn’t consistently move Miami through the air. He finished 9 of 17 passing for 85 yards with no touchdowns and a fumble lost on a sack.

The Dolphins opened the game by forcing a three-and-out, but their offense couldn’t turn the early stop into points. Willis scrambled through a group of defenders for a first down and then connected with wide receiver Malik Washington for another first down before the drive stalled.

Miami’s defense stepped up again when EDGE Josh Uche brought down Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray on third down for Miami’s second sack of the season. The first was by defensive lineman Zach Sieler.

The Dolphins appeared to have their biggest offensive play of the afternoon when Willis connected with rookie receiver Chris Bell for a 68-yard touchdown. But the play was wiped out by an illegal-touching penalty after officials ruled Bell had stepped out of bounds before making the catch.

It was exactly the type of explosive play Miami needed, but the penalty erased it.

The Dolphins’ defensive front continued to pressure Murray, with Uche and EDGE chop Robinson forcing the Vikings quarterback to throw the ball away several times.

Minnesota’s defense eventually created a turnover when Dallas Turner sacked Willis and forced a fumble with 5:45 left in the first half. The Vikings recovered at midfield, but Miami’s defense again prevented them from reaching the end zone.

Sieler burst through the middle of Minnesota’s offensive line for his second sack of the game, helping force the Vikings to settle for Reichard’s third field goal.

Minnesota took a 9-0 lead into halftime despite being held to 114 yards and kept out of the end zone.

Miami turned to its running game to open the second half, and Ollie Gordon II immediately provided a spark with a career-long 53-yard run.

The Dolphins eventually settled for a field goal after Willis escaped pressure and tried to hit Kevin Coleman Jr., cutting the Vikings’ lead to 9-3.

Gordon continued to provide a spark and finished with the first 100-yard rushing game of his career.

Minnesota answered with another Reichard field goal after Miami once again stiffened near the goal line. The Dolphins stopped a wide receiver run by Jordan Addison and forced Minnesota to settle for three points, increasing the Vikings’ lead to 12-3.

Miami’s defense continued to keep the game within reach.

Vikings linebacker Kyle Van Noy stopped running back Jaylen Wright short on third down to force another Dolphins punt. On Minnesota’s next possession, Robinson used a bull rush to bring down Murray for his first sack of the season and Miami’s fourth.

The Dolphins finally converted one of their defensive efforts into points.

Willis found Washington for 17 yards on consecutive plays, moving Miami into scoring position. Gordon then finished the drive with a touchdown run, cutting Minnesota’s lead to 12-10.

Miami’s defense again came through on the Vikings’ next possession.

The Dolphins stopped running back Aaron Jones a few yards short of the first-down marker, but Reichard converted his fifth field goal of the afternoon to give Minnesota a 15-10 lead. Jones finished with 128 total yards on 24 touches.

Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez led Miami with a franchise record 18 tackles, including eight solo stops, as the Dolphins’ front seven continued to prevent Minnesota from reaching the end zone.

The record was previously held by linebacker Zach Thomas, who recorded 16 in a Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals in 1996.

Miami had one more opportunity to take the lead, but Willis couldn’t make the necessary plays through the air.

He threw a jump ball toward Bell in the middle of the field, but a Vikings defender knocked it away. Willis also missed Coleman, who was open near the first-down marker, and Miami was forced to punt.

Minnesota then turned to its offense to close out the game.

Murray found Addison for a 27-yard gain that helped keep the clock moving. Tight end T.J. Hockenson continued to give Miami problems, catching his 11th pass of the game in the closing minutes on a well-placed throw from Murray.

Hockenson added two more receptions before the Vikings ran out the clock, finishing with 13 catches for 119 yards.

The Dolphins’ defense had kept Minnesota out of the end zone all afternoon, but the offense couldn’t produce enough to turn that effort into a victory.

Willis continued to show his ability as a runner, while Gordon gave Miami a much-needed boost on the ground without De’Von Achane. But the Dolphins couldn’t consistently move the ball through the air or capitalize on the opportunities their defense created.

The loss dropped Miami to 0-4, while Minnesota improved to 4-0.

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Miami (0-4) hosts Cincinnati (2-2)

Minnesota (4-0): at New Orleans (1-2)

Hastert, who was speaker from 1999 until 2007 and spent more than a year in prison later in life, died Saturday of natural causes at his home while receiving hospice care, according to Kendall County Coroner Jacquie Purcell.

When he was sentenced in 2016 to more than a year behind bars, the former history teacher became one of the highest-ranking American politicians ever ordered to prison.

In the late 1990s, Hastert was a little-known Illinois lawmaker with a reputation for congeniality that had helped him ascend the ranks of congressional leaders. When Newt Gingrich lost support because of ethics violations and the GOP’s poor showing in an election, Republicans elected Hastert to succeed him. In his first weeks on the job in 1999, he presided over the House while the Senate conducted then-President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial.

After the GOP reclaimed the White House, Hastert helped pass then-President George W. Bush's legislative agenda.

A post-congressional scandal lands Hastert in prison

In 2015 he was accused of evading banking regulations as part of a plan to pay hush money to conceal unspecified "prior misconduct." Nearly a year later, prosecutors said Hastert’s alleged misconduct involved the sexual abuse of teenage boys on his wrestling team in Yorkville, a small town west of Chicago.

Prosecutors said Hastert sexually abused at least four team members during his coaching career, which lasted from 1965 to 1981.

The person Hastert was paying, identified in court papers only as Individual A, said the abuse occurred in a motel room when he was 14 on the way home from wrestling camp. Hastert allegedly touched other wrestlers in a locker room after saying he would give them massages. Two wrestlers said Hastert performed sexual acts on them.

Prosecutors also described a recliner where Hastert often sat in the locker room with a direct view of the stalls where the boys showered.

Hastert agreed to plead guilty to evading banking laws. In all, he paid more than $1.7 million out of $3.5 million that he had promised to Individual A, sometimes in lump sums of $100,000 cash.

At the sentencing hearing, where he received 15 months behind bars, the visibly angry judge called Hastert a “serial child molester.”

In a statement, Hastert said he was “deeply ashamed” and admitted that he "mistreated” some of his athletes. But he never referred directly to sexual abuse.

He knew how hard being speaker would be

When he became House speaker, Hastert was aware of the pitfalls of holding the powerful position.

"You know, in this business, especially in a job like this, you can get your head someplace where it shouldn't be," Hastert said in a 1999 interview with The Associated Press. “But you come back home, and you're home. You're back where you've always been, and your feet are back on the ground.”

As the recount of the 2000 presidential election dragged on, Hastert’s aides briefed him on the possibility that he might become acting president in the event of an Electoral College deadlock.

"I really didn't want to be president, temporary or otherwise," Hastert wrote in a 2004 memoir.

Hastert’s journey to Congress from his boyhood farm appeared to be the result of fate and luck.

In 1980, he finished third in an Illinois House primary. But the incumbent became fatally ill, and GOP leaders chose Hastert to take his place on the November ballot, where he won in a traditional GOP stronghold.

Hastert became a congressional candidate in 1986 and beat the Democrat with 52% of the vote, his smallest margin of victory in a congressional race.

In Washington, Hastert served quietly in House leadership, working closely with Gingrich and then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay after Republicans took control in 1995.

Hastert became wealthy largely through a complex web of transactions that coincided with one of his own highway earmarks increasing the value of land he had purchased in his district.

He was forced to step down as speaker in 2007, when Democrats gained control of the House, and he resigned his seat later that year.

Born in Aurora, Illinois, Hastert earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Wheaton College in 1964 and a master’s in education from Northern Illinois University in 1967.

In 2007, Wheaton named its new public policy center the J. Dennis Hastert Center for Economics, Government and Public Policy. After Hastert’s indictment, the school removed his name in 2015. Other organizations abandoned associations with Hastert, and his portrait was removed from a hallway outside the House chamber.

Hastert lived his entire life in Chicago's suburbs, primarily in the Yorkville area. While growing up, he helped his father with the family's feed business.

Survivors include his wife, Jean, and two adult sons.

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Tarm and McCann are former Associated Press reporters. Associated Press reporter Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, contributed to this report.

Over the weekend, Cuba’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, made it very clear that Cuba will not negotiate regime change with the U.S. In an interview with Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Cuban government that if they don’t change their regime, the consequences would be worse.

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This leaves the U.S. with limited options moving forward. 1) Wait until Raul Castro dies and see what happens. 2) Strengthen the opposition inside the island. 3)Take military action against the island nation.

None of these options lead to a clear and quick path to a quick change in their system of government. A military invasion of Cuba by the U.S. could lead to a prolonged stay on the island until some form of government can be established from within the island and with the support from the Cuban exile community. However, there are some in the exile opposition that consider themselves possible leaders in a free Cuba, which could further complicate things.

Lastly, the extended war with Iran and the mid-term election results in the U.S. could also complicate what the U.S. does with Cuba.

Oct. 2: Who is driving U.S. foreign policy towards Cuba?

In the last several months, we have witnessed Secretary of State Marco Rubio continuing to sanction top officials of the Cuban government and their organizations, trying to force them to change or come to the table and negotiate with the U.S.

On the other hand, we just learned that the White House authorized a sale of 3.2 million barrels of oil to Cuba supposedly going to Cuba’s private sector. Are you kidding?

When dealing with Venezuela and Cuba, Trump has clearly shown that making money is more important than regime change in these two countries.

Oct. 1: Robberies and delinquencies increase in Cuba

According to Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez (14yMedio), this past Monday a bank was robbed in Lawton, Cuba in the middle of a major power failure.

The robbers got away with the money that was to be paid the next day to people who had retired. At the same time, many solar panels that have been installed around Cuba to help with the growing electrical shortages are being stolen at night by robbers.

The Cuban government is concerned that as socio-economic conditions continue to get worse on the island nation, these practices will increase. So far, no one has been caught.

Durante el fin de semana, el viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, dejó muy claro que Cuba no negociará un cambio de régimen con Estados Unidos. En una entrevista con Fox News, el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, dijo al gobierno cubano que, si no cambia su régimen, las consecuencias serían peores.

Esto deja a Estados Unidos con opciones limitadas de cara al futuro. 1) Esperar hasta que muera Raúl Castro y ver qué sucede. 2) Fortalecer a la oposición dentro de la isla. 3) Tomar medidas militares contra la nación insular.

Ninguna de estas opciones conduce a un camino claro y rápido hacia un cambio en su sistema de gobierno. Una invasión militar de Cuba por parte de Estados Unidos podría llevar a una permanencia prolongada en la isla hasta que algún tipo de gobierno pueda establecerse desde dentro de la isla y con el apoyo de la comunidad de exiliados cubanos. Sin embargo, hay algunos miembros de la oposición en el exilio que se consideran posibles líderes de una Cuba libre, lo que podría complicar aún más las cosas.

Por último, la guerra prolongada con Irán y los resultados de las elecciones de medio mandato en Estados Unidos también podrían complicar lo que Estados Unidos haga con Cuba.

2 de octubre: ¿Quién está dirigiendo la política exterior de Estados Unidos hacia Cuba?

En los últimos meses, hemos visto al secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, continuar sancionando a altos funcionarios del gobierno cubano y sus organizaciones, tratando de obligarlos a cambiar o sentarse a negociar con Estados Unidos.

Por otro lado, acabamos de enterarnos de que la Casa Blanca autorizó la venta de 3.2 millones de barriles de petróleo a Cuba, supuestamente destinados al sector privado cubano. ¿Están bromeando?

Al tratar con Venezuela y Cuba, el presidente Trump ha demostrado claramente que ganar dinero es más importante que el cambio de régimen en estos dos países.

1 de octubre: Aumentan los robos y la morosidad en Cuba

Según la bloguera cubana Yoani Sánchez (14yMedio), el pasado lunes un banco fue robado en Lawton, Cuba, en medio de una importante falla eléctrica.

Los ladrones escaparon con el dinero que debía pagarse al día siguiente a personas que se habían jubilado. Al mismo tiempo, muchos paneles solares que han sido instalados en toda Cuba para ayudar con la creciente escasez de electricidad están siendo robados por ladrones durante la noche.

El gobierno cubano está preocupado de que, a medida que las condiciones socioeconómicas continúen empeorando en la nación insular, estas prácticas aumenten. Hasta ahora, nadie ha sido detenido.

The list, provided first to The Associated Press on Monday, includes 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats, with six members getting $1 million in spending each. All 32 supported legislation that was a top priority for the industry.

The bipartisan slate pales in contrast, however, to Fairshake’s biggest general election investment so far. The group announced plans in September to spend nearly $30 million against Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown in Ohio, who is facing Republican Sen. Jon Husted in one of the most competitive races of the cycle.

Brown previously faced nearly $40 million in cryptocurrency spending in 2024, when he lost to Republican Bernie Moreno. He had avoided becoming a major target this year until last month, when the industry moved against him after Senate Democrats helped block the CLARITY Act, which would have achieved the industry's goal of establishing a federal regulatory framework for digital assets.

Fairshake would not say whether it plans to spend more in House or Senate races before November. The group and its affiliated PACs reported about $120 million in cash on hand at the end of August.

Big spending could shape battleground House races

Three Republicans and three Democrats will get the most help from Fairshake, including several members facing competitive reelection races where the outside spending could provide a significant boost.

On the Democratic side, Fairshake plans to support Reps. Janelle Bynum of Oregon, Steven Horsford of Nevada and Derek Tran of California with $1 million each.

On the Republican side, Reps. French Hill of Arkansas, Bryan Steil of Wisconsin and Bill Huizenga of Michigan will receive the same level of support.

Fairshake did not disclose how much it is spending on the other 26 House candidates it is supporting.

The organization is emphasizing the bipartisan nature of its spending as the cryptocurrency industry looks to the next Congress to revive legislation that stalled this year.

Geoff Vetter, a spokesperson for Fairshake, pointed to the group’s investments in primaries and special elections this year, when it and its affiliated groups spent $40 million supporting 29 Democrats and $31 million supporting 28 Republicans.

“Fairshake has always been and always will be an issue-focused organization. We back pro-crypto candidates who support American innovation in both parties,” Vetter said. “We’ve won 53 of the 57 races we engaged in this cycle and look forward to continuing to build on the largest pro-crypto caucus in American history.”

More Senate spending remains an open question

Senate Democrats in September blocked legislation long in the works that aimed to give the industry more regulatory certainty and divide oversight between federal regulators. Opponents raised concerns that it did not adequately address President Donald Trump’s crypto investments. Trump took in more than $1.4 billion in crypto-related income last year.

Soon after the vote, Fairshake pledged nearly $30 million against Brown.

While the group also targeted Brown in 2024, its Senate spending that year crossed party lines. Fairshake’s network also spent about $10 million each supporting Democratic Senate candidates Ruben Gallego in Arizona and Elissa Slotkin in Michigan.

Gallego called the decision to target Brown “dumb politics.”

“You still need 60 votes after this election if you want to pass market structure,” Gallego said, referring to the Senate’s threshold for advancing most legislation. “Now the negotiations will just get harder and the deal is going to be not as good as they had right before they decided to kill it.”

Investigators in the United Arab Emirates, along with Israeli and Saudi authorities, are treating the midair assault by the ax-wielding Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, as a planned terror attack. The plane's wounded captain managed to open the cockpit door to allow passengers in. They subdued the attacker and the plane made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

The suspect was detained and sent to the UAE, where he remains in custody, and the focus of the probe has now shifted toward addressing apparent vetting failures.

Here are some key aspects of the investigation that are still being sorted out.

CLAIM: The co-pilot should have been barred from flying to Israel.

THE FACTS: It's unclear how a citizen of Oman, an Arab country that has no diplomatic relations with Israel, was allowed to fly a planeload of Israelis to Tel Aviv.

Israeli law requires airlines to provide information about passengers and crew members, including their names and nationalities, to Israel up to 48 hours before a flight.

Authorities in the UAE did share with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the flight, according to officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters about the probe.

Israel had not raised red flags on any passengers or members of the crew, the officials said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday — a day after the attack — that Israel has long-standing agreements with foreign carriers to keep pilots from flying into the country if they are citizens of nations that don’t maintain diplomatic relations with Israel.

Separately, officials have said that al-Hammami, who had spent some time in New Zealand, had been barred from flying by his native Oman because of concerns there that he had adopted extremist views.

The Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, said the Transportation Ministry is responsible for vetting passenger lists from foreign flights.

However, Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev said on X that security agencies are responsible for flight security and that her ministry wasn’t given a list of passengers or any warnings.

CLAIM: Netanyahu said al-Hammami “underwent Islamist radical indoctrination.”

THE FACTS: Officials have offered scant insight into al-Hammami's motivations, and authorities in Israel, the UAE and Oman have not provided any details about his adoption of radical views.

Still, it does appear he had been plotting to carry out an attack for some time.

The initial investigation, which is being led by the Emiratis, found that al-Hammami originally planned to carry out the attack in July but did not go through with it at the time, according to a regional official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

He specifically sought out work with an airline that flew to Israel in order to carry out the attack, according to the investigation.

CLAIM: U.S. President Donald Trump suggests that Iran may be linked to the in-flight attack.

THE FACTS: In his first public comments about the incident, Trump hinted there could be a link when asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any connection between the co-pilot and Tehran.

“I would say the answer, based on what I’m hearing, is yes, but we’re working on it right now,” Trump said. He did not elaborate about why he suspected Iranian involvement.

Trump also said that if the link to Iranian authorities was determined, they would face “very hard” retaliation.

But in the days since, regional officials have said they've yet to find any Iranian nexus. And Trump hasn't offered any evidence backing his initial speculation.

CLAIM: Netanyahu's rivals say the prime minister's government dropped the ball.

THE FACTS: In the days ahead, how the investigation plays out could have enormous consequences for Netanyahu as Israel gets ready to hold national elections on Oct. 27.

Netanyahu has long tried to cultivate an image as uniquely capable of keeping Israel strong and managing its existential threats.

Israelis celebrated their countrymen on the flight who quickly sprang to action to subdue the co-pilot after he attacked the plane's captain, Smit Machchhar, and tried to crash the plane. Netanyahu greeted the passengers after they arrived back in Tel Aviv and heralded the quick action of several aboard for preventing a catastrophe.

But Netanyahu now finds himself facing criticism from some political opponents who say security lapses by his government led to the situation.

Former prime minister and B’Yachad party leader Naftali Bennett and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot, a leading rival to Netanyahu in this month's election, have demanded Netanyahu fire Regev, the transportation minister, over the incident.

Netanyahu has called on the head of the National Security Council to appoint an examiner to review “all security aspects" of Israel's civil aviation in the aftermath of the incident.

But opposition leader Yair Lapid has dismissed Netanyahu’s ordered probe as a “sham.”

“The chain of failures that preceded the incident could have led to a disaster of historic proportions, and this is how an Israeli prime minister responds?” Lapid wrote on X.

Bennett and Eisenkot sought to connect the FlyDubai attack with the Hamas-led October 2023 attack on southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.

Both attacks, they argue, reflect Netanyahu’s failure to keep Israelis safe and an unwillingness to acknowledge responsibility.

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According to police, the crash was reported in the area of 1200 N. State Road 7.

Police said the suspects’ vehicle caught fire, but the flames were quickly extinguished.

No injuries were reported and no other details were immediately released.

Según la policía, el choque fue reportado en el área de 1200 N. State Road 7.

La policía dijo que el vehículo de los sospechosos se incendió, pero las llamas fueron rápidamente extinguidas.

No se reportaron heridos y no se dieron a conocer de inmediato más detalles.

Immortality.

“Many times my father was asked, ‘Kirk, are you jealous of your son?'” he said during a recent interview at a Manhattan hotel, referring to his late father, fellow actor and sometime combatant Kirk Douglas. “And he said, ‘Jealous?’ This is a sense of immortality, a continuity of generations.'”

Family is how Douglas anchors his legacy and his place in a world he fears is breaking down. But there are other ways to live on past your own time: starring in cultural touchstones like “Fatal Attraction” or “Basic Instinct,” or writing a 500-page book that is called “One Helluva Ride,” a famous man's journey from rebellion and coming-of-age, to midlife success and transgression to the inevitable reckoning with mortality and past mistakes.

Publishing on Tuesday, his memoir is framed around the making of some of his most notable movies, including “Basic Instinct,” “Fatal Attraction,” “Falling Down,” “Romancing the Stone” and two films that brought him Oscars: as a producer of best picture winner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” and as star of “Wall Street,” when his turn as corporate raider Gordon Gekko brought him the prize for best actor and helped make “Greed is good” a catch phrase for the late 1980s.

Douglas himself was once enough a symbol of hedonism that he was rumored to be undergoing treatment for sex addiction. False, he says, but in his memoir he acknowledges that at the time he met Catherine Zeta-Jones, whom he married in 2000, he was dating five other women. They were all in different cities, he explained during his interview, and “as long as you weren't seeing somebody else in the same city that might embarrass her, they were all right.”

He is now well settled with Zeta-Jones and satisfied enough with his career that he no longer has any great drive to top himself; he's just as happy taking a walk in the garden. But Douglas also sees the book as a baring of dilthe most painful moments of his life: his near-archetypal quest to forge an identity apart from his father; a childhood damaged by violence and divorce that only was resolved in the latter part of Kirk's life; Douglas' own divorce from first wife, Diandra Luker; the substance abuse battles of Michael and son Cameron Douglas, who spent seven years in prison on drug charges; and the diagnosis of Stage IV tongue cancer in 2010 that he at first assumed would kill him.

Wearing a dark blazer, blue shirt and no tie, Douglas is a warm and open conversationalist. During his interview, he spoke of the awesome burdens and privileges of being Kirk Douglas' son, his improbable decision to become an actor, too, and the single line of dialogue he says comes closest to the truth about himself.

Questions and answers have been edited for brevity and clarity.

The way you describe your father in this book, it feels like something larger than just the two of you: the king and the heir who only wants to live up to him.

DOUGLAS: I looked at dad as just Superman. He was so dynamic. He was so strong. He has such tenacity. I watched him on the screen as Spartacus, saw him as Ulysses ... I never thought I could be the man my father was. I didn't think it was in the cards. It took me a long time to gain confidence and then to make a lot of the same mistakes he made.

AP: And still, perhaps against all common sense, you decide to become an actor.

DOUGLAS: I never thought about being an actor until I was in college. I had no major. And they called me into the office, “You got to declare a major. You can’t just take general education courses.” I was a bit of a hippie at the time. And I thought, “Well, my mother (Diana Douglas) is an actress, and I had seen her doing stage productions. And my father ....” So I thought it would be an easy course.

I started then performing in school. I had terrible, terrible stage fright, you know, (vomiting in) wastebaskets off stage.

AP: What made you decide to stick with it?

DOUGLAS: I wanted to overcome my stage fright. I wanted to fight the uncomfortable feeling I had of being in front of a camera.

AP: In so much of the book, it seems like you're at war with yourself.

DOUGLAS: I think that’s probably true. I think I inherited my father’s tenacity, my father’s ambition, and his rage. He had a big temper growing up. There must have been this desire to feel like I was somebody. Because growing up, I was always the son of ....

AP: Your father used to say that the most personal words he ever spoke on screen were in “Lonely Are the Brave,” when he said “I’m a loner clear down deep to my very guts.” What a line. A two-part question: Do you think that was true of him? And is there a line from one of your movies that says the same about yourself?

DOUGLAS: They (his parents) had good friends and everything, but there was always an isolation about him. And I find I have a bit of that, too.

As far as a line for myself, I always love in “Falling Down,” when he (an unemployed defense worker who turns violent) says “I'm the bad guy?”

AP: Why do you relate to that?

DOUGLAS: I’m fairly tough on myself in the book and, you know, honest. I tried to do the right thing but have found myself in situations where it appears that I am the bad guy.

AP: You write about how you regretted spending so much time away from home during your first marriage. But seeing all the movies you made and everything else you did, would you have done it differently if you had the chance?

DOUGLAS: I can’t say I would. I do not believe that you can balance career with family. You just can’t balance it. So I’m always saying to my kids or anybody else that will listen — get your career out of the way before you think about marrying and having kids. That affected my first marriage, because I was consumed.

AP: Could you have written this book if your father was still alive?

DOUGLAS: No.

AP: Why not?

DOUGLAS: Because I was very uncomfortable talking about the early years and his physical abuse. He was of a generation that hit; my mother used the hairbrush. He was tough. That was also one of the reasons why it took a little time to warm up as we got older, and to forgive him.

AP: What was that process like? There's a lot to forgive.

DOUGLAS: Time heals, you know. Hopefully. Life moves on. Dad had that great line right after I won (the Oscar) for “Wall Street.” He said to me, “You know, I would have been nicer to you if I knew how successful you were going to be.”

The teams drew 1-1 in Ireland’s “home” game in Backa Topola, Serbia on Sunday, a week after Ireland’s 3-0 win in Israel’s “home” game in Debrecen, Hungary.

The buildup to both matches was fraught, with the Ireland players coming under pressure not to play the games because of Israel’s actions in Gaza.

The enmity between the sides grew after the Irish players wore black armbands and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem before the first match. They repeated the gesture for the second match, when the Israel players wore black armbands for the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.

Hallgrímsson told Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ afterward that he thinks UEFA should keep the sides apart in future.

“There is obviously a big support for Palestine in Ireland. There are not many countries that support Palestine as much as Ireland does,” Hallgrímsson said. “I wouldn’t wish any national team to go through what we have gone through these two weeks, so maybe UEFA just needs to step in and do something.”

Contentious pairing

Calls in Ireland to boycott the games against Israel started as soon as the Nations League draw pitted the countries against each other in February. Israel’s visit to Dublin would likely have triggered large protests and posed a major security challenge for the local police.

The FAI, which had filed a motion the previous November calling on UEFA to ban Israel from club and international competitions, resisted calls for a boycott, arguing the team could be hit with punishing sanctions by UEFA. Ireland is co-hosting the 2028 European Championship with England, Wales and Scotland.

In June the FAI said it was moving Ireland’s home game to Serbia for “operational reasons” and that no fans would be present.

Israel was already playing its home games in Hungary because of the war.

Damaged relations

Relations between Ireland and Israel will not have improved following their meetings on the field. Tempers boiled over at times Sunday and there was a clash before halftime when Ireland fitness coach Damien Doyle said he was spat at by an Israeli player.

“There’s been a lot of those incidents that could have escalated,” Hallgrímsson said. “We were clever enough to stop it before it went too far. I felt it was kind of the intention to try to intimidate us and make us do something stupid.”

An Israeli journalist stated at the pre-match press conference the day before that the Irish players had called the Israeli players “monkeys” during the previous match, leading to an immediate rebuke from Irish communications officer Kieran Crowley, who said it was “a lie” and ended the press conference.

Ireland forward Adam Idah, who is Black, was allegedly racially abused by a small number of Israeli fans present during the first match.

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Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site.

Blanding is the CEO of Scrap Soils, one of the many budding food waste collection services across the country helping to divert food from landfills and make composting more accessible. It's especially important for those who can't compost at home, who live in cities without municipal curbside pickup or who can't get to a drop-off location.

Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells, carrot tops and more reduces the amount of food that goes into dumps where it produces the potent greenhouse gas methane. It also ultimately helps create healthy soil for gardeners and urban farmers.

Experts say companies like Scrap Soils are an important part of cleaning up the broader food ecosystem. Emily Cassidy, research associate at climate solutions nonprofit Project Drawdown, said composting offers the dual benefits of reducing landfill methane emissions and, once the composting process is complete, returning nutrients to soil.

“Because methane has such a big impact on the climate in a short amount of time, the more we can reduce methane, it is like pulling the emergency brake on climate change,” Cassidy said.

Beyond mitigating climate change, composting can also improve local food production, she said.

“That’s a way that we can see that we’re benefiting the environment, because we’re taking food and then replenishing the ground with those nutrients,” she said.

Detroit homes and restaurants use the service

Blanding, a 34-year-old native Detroiter, co-launched Scrap Soils in 2020 to play a local part in solving a statewide food waste problem that mirrors what's happening around the globe. Food waste is a huge source of methane in Michigan landfills, estimates say, and accounts for millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in the state.

In Detroit, more than 70 homes and businesses are signed up for Scrap Soils’ weekly pickups. It's an easier way to compost than making space in one's backyard or driving to a city drop-off site. Home pickups start at $15 per month, while businesses pay $60 per month or more, depending on volume.

One of those commercial customers is The Grand Porter restaurant in the Southwest neighborhood of Detroit.

“We go through a lot of eggs, so mostly egg scraps, eggshells and the cardboard. We put all of our bread scraps, stale bread scraps, in here,” said Lou Hammer, the restaurant's executive chef, pointing to a large bin with bags of food waste inside. “Some tomato tops, some avocado skins. Probably a few other things in there, too.”

“It doesn’t take any extra effort,” she said of the pickup service. “This was going to go in a bag anyway. It’s just going to go in a green bag instead.”

Scraps get turned into a rich soil additive

After completing his nine-hour, more than 100-mile (160-kilometer) weekly route, Blanding drops off the waste at Scrap Soils' partner, Sanctuary Farms in Detroit. There, everything from apple cores to rotted pumpkins to corn husks is composted into a rich soil additive that's available for purchase.

“Food waste has not only become the problem,” Blanding said, “but it’s also the solution to so many issues in climate change.”

The company ultimately plans to purchase a larger truck, as well as its own property and equipment for composting. It's fundraising to meet a matching grant through the state.

That hasn't been without challenges. As Blanding seeks to grow, he's come up against skepticism that a small team with limited resources can make a big impact. Companies like Scrap Soils also face challenges ranging from gaining visibility to getting people to actually sign up and commit.

At the same time, emphasizing what can and cannot be composted, and how to do it correctly — such as removing produce stickers before putting a peel in the bucket — is key to its success, too.

“The role of a hauler is very important, and education around composting is also very important,” Blanding said.

“Being able to continue to get more engagement and more partnership, those things go far in helping us to expand this tiny effort into something that actually can scale,” he added.

City initiatives are expanding with demand

Despite hurdles, other independent composting programs and companies are expanding. Examples include the Denver Compost Collective, Nashville’s Compost Co. and Compost Now, which operates in Atlanta and the North Carolina cities of Raleigh, Durham and Asheville.

Hundreds of municipal governments oversee food waste pickup or drop-off programs to allow for composting, though a much smaller number than the thousands of ordinary waste programs nationwide, indicating room to grow. A 2023 report by BioCycle, a publication on composting and recycling, identified 400 municipally supported residential food waste collection programs in the country, 230 of which offered curbside pickup.

For many U.S. cities, compost will play a key role in broader climate plans, incentivizing more of them to start investing in it.

Detroit's climate strategy, for instance, calls for reducing its municipal greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050. Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills.

Detroit started its first municipal food scrap drop-off initiative this past year with a single central site. Hundreds of residents registered to participate, filled buckets at home and dropped them off at the city's site. Scrap Soils was a partner in the city's educational campaign.

The city plans to expand its efforts by offering drop-off bins in more locations as well as on-site municipal building composting.

“Composting, recycling, those are really easy entryways into sustainability for people, one step that you can do as an individual to support the city’s sustainability goals and goals for our planet,” said Tepfirah Rushdan, Detroit’s director of sustainability. “As we make this transition to different ways of doing all of our systems, including our waste streams, it’s exciting to see people participating.”

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Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik, who is banned from holding office and did not appear on the ballot, in a victory speech on Sunday credited U.S. President Donald Trump's return to power and Russian President Vladimir Putin's support for his Alliance of Independent Social Democrats' decisive win.

Dodik's ally, Zeljka Cvijanovic, took more than 55% of votes to be elected to her second term on Bosnia's tripartite presidency, representing the country's Serb-majority entity of Republika Srpska. Dodik's party's candidate for the entity's own president, Savo Minic, also won decisively.

In Bosnia's other entity, the Bosniak-Croat Federation, Darijana Filipovic of the nationalist Croatian Democratic Union appeared set to take the Croat seat on the presidency. The center-left incumbent Denis Becirovic of the Social Democratic party was ahead in the race for the Bosniak seat.

Kurt Bassuener, an analyst and co-founder of the Democratization Policy Council, a Berlin-based think-tank, said Bosnia's nationalist parties “all gained ground” in the election, which he believes could lead to further instability that has plagued and divided Bosnia since its brutal 1992-95 war.

Political complexity slows progress toward EU

Around 3.4 million voters on Sunday were eligible to choose the three members of the country’s multi-ethnic tripartite presidency, lawmakers for the national parliament, and heads of institutions for the country’s two entities: the Bosniak-majority Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Republika Srpska, which is dominated by ethnic Serbs.

Bosnia has a complex web of governing institutions that were created by a U.S.-brokered peace agreement in 1995 in an effort to manage the ethnic divisions between Muslim Bosniaks, Orthodox Serbs and Catholic Croats that gave rise to the war, which killed over 100,000 people and displaced millions.

That political complexity, and the ethnic tensions which have been inflamed by some of Bosnia's politicians, has blocked Bosnia’s progress toward joining the EU despite the bloc’s efforts to encourage the country’s divided leaders to work together for reform.

Meanwhile, Putin has relied on the pro-Russian Dodik, who has advocated for Republika Srpska to separate and join Serbia, to maintain Moscow's influence in the Western Balkans.

Bassuener, the analyst, said that Sunday’s success of nationalist candidates along ethnic lines creates “more threats of instability,” which is “a real challenge to Europe, because they have been the dominant actor and remain such now, but they have effectively a moribund policy.”

He noted the United States' quest for influence in Bosnia as well, pointing out that in Dodik's victory speech on Sunday, he “said triumphantly … that if it weren’t for Donald Trump, we’d be politically dead.”

Trump's administration lifted sanctions on Dodik and his family members last year that had been imposed by Joe Biden's administration in 2022 over accusations that Dodik had engaged in corruption and threatened to destabilize the region with his separatist efforts.

Bassuener said that the EU using enlargement as its means for exercising influence in Bosnia has “given running room to the nationalists to use fear as a political tool.”

“I wouldn’t take yesterday’s electoral results as a reading of what people necessarily want. I think it’s what they’re afraid of,” he said.

Many voters want to leave ethnic divisions behind

As Bosnia faces economic decline, a youth exodus and stalled progress toward the EU, many voters have expressed a desire for an end to divisive politics and more cooperation among leaders of all ethnicities.

Radomir Erceg, a resident of Republika Srpska's administrative capital Banja Luka, said Bosnia “should not be going back into the past.”

“We should have compromise between each other. I was watching Bosniak leaders last night on TV, and I think they have to start talking with Dodik. There should not be any conditions from their side, but also no conditions from our side toward them,” he said.

Ilma Rakic, a resident of Bosnia's capital Sarajevo, bemoaned the lack of youth engagement in Bosnia's public life. Hundreds of thousands of people under 40 have emigrated in recent years.

“Ï don’t think there is enough of them (young people) in politics. They should activate themselves. What we have today is very weak,” Rakic said.

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Spike reported from Budapest, Hungary.

The alleged killing could complicate Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to strengthen Japanese military defense on the island and to work more closely with the U.S. military to deter China in the region.

Okinawa prefectural police said they arrested Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island’s capital city of Naha early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack. He has denied the allegations, according to Japanese media.

Security camera footage showed a man wearing a black top, trousers and white sneakers entering the hotel with the woman and later leaving alone.

Ballard was arrested when a patrolling officer saw him walking later Saturday in an entertainment district in Okinawa City, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Naha. His shaved head and the tattoos on his arms matched those of the man in security footage, Kyodo news agency reported.

“I’m outraged and flabbergasted to hear that a suspect came to the (entertainment area) after committing a murder,” Kenji Higa, who lives in Okinawa City, told the Okinawa Times.

There is longstanding anger over the behavior of some Americans

People in Okinawa have long been wary of the U.S. presence on the island but many have come to see its strategic value due to what is widely viewed as a growing threat from China.

Okinawa was under U.S. occupation from World War II until 1972. Today it hosts 70% of America’s military facilities and most of the 50,000 U.S. troops based in Japan today.

There has been anger over increasing crime linked to the U.S. military on the island. The number of U.S. military-related criminal cases rose to 101 last year from about 40 in 2020, according to prefectural police.

After the 1995 rape of a 12-year-old girl by three U.S. service members, huge crowds protested the heavy U.S. troop presence on Okinawa. There was also anger over the rape of a teenage girl by a U.S. service member in 2024 and the delayed disclosure of the crime.

About 160 people gathered at a protest Sunday in Naha, condemning the crime and renewing demands that U.S. military bases be removed from the island.

One sign read: “We’ve had enough of this!”

Japanese officials condemn the crime

“The case deals a major shock and adds fear to the Okinawans who have already been forced to live next to U.S. bases,” newly elected Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja told reporters Sunday night in Naha. “It is absolutely unforgivable and we are outraged.”

Koja said the case underscored the ineffectiveness of past disciplinary measures taken by the U.S. military following similar crimes.

“I’m enraged by the loss of a precious life of an Okinawan resident,” Koja told Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Consul General in Naha, Andrew Ou on Monday when he summoned them to the prefectural government. He demanded that U.S. officials take effective preventive measures.

Watson replied: “I recognize the serious incident caused significant concern and anxiety among the residents of Okinawa, our neighbors” and that “we are committed to being good neighbors … and earning the trust of the Okinawan people.”

In Tokyo, Takaichi condemned the crime and demanded full cooperation and tougher disciplinary and preventive measures by the United States.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi also summoned U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost to his ministry, while Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed his outrage to the U.S. ambassador to Japan, George Glass.

The suspect will face Japanese justice

Glass, on X, expressed his condolences Sunday to the victim's family and said the United States is cooperating with Japanese authorities.

On Monday, he said he is telling U.S. military commanders of the need “to hold our American service members to the very highest levels of discipline and integrity" and that he and Watson discussed the “next steps in strengthening that bond of trust with our Japanese partners and base-hosting communities.”

Under a bilateral status of forces agreement, the case is being handled by the Japanese authorities because the suspect was not on duty and was arrested off base.

Japanese prosecutors started examining the suspect's case on Monday to determine whether to press formal charges in coming weeks.

If convicted, he could face life in prison or the death penalty.

Many of the bans took place in Florida and Texas, where restrictive laws have been passed and both politicians and conservative activists have pushed for removals. PEN has also found that school district administrators rely increasingly on AI to determine which books should be pulled.

Themes of race, racism, sexuality and gender identity remain the most common reasons books are challenged.

“School libraries make knowledge and ideas available, ensure books remain available for all regardless of personal or political ideologies, and open gateways to stories that inform, challenge, and reflect the realities of the world back to readers,” the PEN report, titled “Banned in the USA,” reads in part. “Book bans impede the freedom to read, cutting students’ access to a diversity of views, voices, perspectives, and literature they deserve to encounter.”

In all, PEN found 11,982 cases of bans, affecting 7,370 individual works. Over 4,500 were on the list for the first time, ranging from the 19th century classic “Jane Eyre” to Sui Ishida's “Tokyo Ghoul” manga series. Monday's report arrives during “Banned Books Week,” during which events at schools and libraries and other locations nationwide call attention to censorship efforts.

King's books were pulled 312 times, with “The Shining” and “The Green Mile” among those impacted. Meanwhile, the most banned individual title was Patrick McCormick's novel about a girl sold into sexual slavery in India, “Sold,” for which PEN found 25 removals. Other books commonly targeted include Margaret Atwood's dystopian “The Handmaid's Tale”; Laurie Halse Anderson's “Speak,” her prize-winning novel about a teenager who falls silent after being raped; and Ellen Hopkins' novel about drug addiction, “Crank.”

PEN America and the American Library Association have both reported historic surges in bans since the early 2020s, although their methodologies differ. PEN counts books removed even for a short time as a ban, while the ALA only includes books that have been permanently pulled. According to the library association's most recent report, published in April, some 5,600 instances of bans took place during the previous year.

Russian authorities said they found no evidence that her illness was caused by any of the pathogens she worked with. But the case has raised alarm in Russia after unconfirmed media reports suggested she might have died of pneumonic plague — a less common but severe form of plague that can spread from person to person.

The woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East in Irkutsk, southeastern Siberia. A state TV station in Irkutsk reported Monday that she died last week in a hospital in Shelekhov, a town just outside Irkutsk.

The hospital has been placed under quarantine, Mayor Maxim Modin said Friday, no longer admitting or discharging patients, and its laboratory halted carrying out routine tests. The hospital's outpatient clinic kept operating as usual, he said.

Anna Popova, head of Russia’s public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, flew to Irkutsk and met with Gov. Igor Kobzev and other officials on Friday.

Kobzev said everyone who came into contact with the woman is under medical supervision. He didn’t identify the infection and called it a suspected case of “a particularly dangerous infection.”

Rospotrebnadzor was implementing “a full range of anti-epidemic measures,” he added.

Rospotrebnadzor said Sunday the woman was diagnosed with “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” or origin, and said “extensive” testing found “no microorganisms associated with the patient’s professional activities.”

The agency also said it didn't uncover any incidents at the institute “involving pathogenic microorganisms."

Two people who were in contact with the woman tested positive for a virus that causes a common cold and two others for COVID-19, the agency said, adding that others who were tested were all negative.

Trump says he's concerned about the reports

In Washington, President Donald Trump said he was watching the situation with concern and said the United States would be willing to help, though he said he had not spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation.

“It’s a rough disease. You know, that’s a disease we used to be able to control, but somehow those microbes have gotten stronger and smarter. They’re like an army,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “Even with great advancement, the germs have really become relatively stronger than they were, and things that used to work on pneumonia don’t work as well anymore.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday he doesn’t think there is cause for alarm, but the U.S. is watching the case closely, aware that “it could spread quickly” despite the quarantine and other public health protocols.

Independent local news outlet Lyudi Baikala quoted sources it did not identify as saying the 28-year-old lab technician died from pneumonic plague and that several Irkutsk hospitals were placed under quarantine.

Asked Monday to comment on the case, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the public and media should follow official statements from Rospotrebnadzor, rather than "rumors or speculation.”

Rospotrebnadzor did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Irkutsk Aluminum Plant in Shelekhov required staff to wear masks as a precaution, its director Artyom Fominykh said Saturday on Telegram, calling for calm and adding: "Better be safe than sorry.”

The World Health Organization describes pneumonic plague as a less common but severe form of plague — a disease caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacterium usually found in small mammals and their fleas.

“In the event of a potential laboratory exposure, it would be normal to identify individuals who might have been exposed and to monitor them according to the assessed level of risk,” said Dr. Malick Gibani, clinical associate professor in bacterial vaccinology at the Imperial College London.

The scale of any monitoring program would depend on "the circumstances of the exposure and the number of people potentially affected,” Gibani said in a written comment.

Ian Jones, professor of virology at the University of Reading, said that “plague carries a huge history and is still present in many parts of the world, including Russia,” although because of modern living conditions and antibiotics, “its potential is therefore limited.”

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AP reporters Matthew Lee, Will Weissert and Collin Binkley in Washington contributed.

While Russia has sought to bolster its regional clout by hosting the annual consultations, they were marred by the spiraling tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which traded blame for cross-border attacks in strongly worded statements.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed the Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Moscow by congratulating him on “the fifth anniversary of Afghanistan’s liberation from the NATO contingent.”

“Five years is a short time to overcome the consequences of many decades of occupation, yet your government’s achievements are evident, and we welcome them,” Lavrov said. He hailed the Taliban's successes in combating the Islamic State group and other extremists, and its efforts to eradicate drug trafficking.

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021 after the pullback of U.S. and NATO forces, they have sought international recognition while also enforcing their strict interpretation of Islamic law.

In July 2025, Russia became the first country to recognize the Taliban’s government after removing the group from its list of outlawed organizations.

Speaking during Monday’s talks, Lavrov said that “the powerful military machine of the United States and their NATO allies was broken by the fighting spirit and resilience of the Afghans.”

The former Soviet Union fought a 10-year war in Afghanistan that ended with Moscow withdrawing its troops in 1989. During the past decade, Moscow has sought to bolster its influence in the region by hosting regular consultations on Afghanistan involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring nations.

Lavrov noted that the Taliban's “successes in the fight against narcotics and terrorism are to a significant extent linked to the ongoing military-technical cooperation between our countries.”

Russia's top diplomat reaffirmed that Moscow views the deployment of any NATO military infrastructure on the territory of Afghanistan and neighboring countries as “categorically unacceptable.”

“Historical experience shows that such a presence is fraught with destabilization and escalating conflict,” Lavrov said.

He emphasized that Russia will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.

Officials from China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also took part in the talks.

Russia’s envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that Moscow was ready to help defuse the tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. “Russia stands ready to help end this conflict using all possible means and acting independently or together with other partners if both parties ask for it,” Kabulov told reporters.

Cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has continued to rage despite international mediation efforts, with Pakistan launching airstrikes across several Afghan provinces and Afghan fighters carrying out raids into Pakistan.

Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of sheltering militants responsible for cross-border attacks, particularly the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP.

Pakistan’s envoy Mohammad Sadiq argued Monday that “terrorism remains at the core of Afghanistan’s problems, with roots in the nexus between the Taliban Regime and terrorist groups,” including the TTP and others.

“Over the last three years alone, more than 4,700 innocent Pakistanis have lost their lives to terrorism emanating from Afghanistan,” Sadiq said at the talks, declaring that the “Taliban regime is complicit in this” and describing Pakistan’s counterstrikes as “precise, intelligence-based and defensive in nature.”

In his turn, Muttaqi, the Taliban foreign minister, denounced Pakistan's attacks, which he said had killed Afghan civilians, including women and children.

“In all the attacks or bombing that Pakistan has carried out, there has been no evidence to date that anyone who was dangerous to them (Pakistan) or anyone else has been killed by them,” he said at a briefing after the talks.

While Russia was the first country to recognize the Taliban administration, the group had engaged in high-level talks with many nations and established some diplomatic ties with countries including China and the United Arab Emirates.

Still, the Taliban government has been relatively isolated on the world stage, largely over its restrictions on women.

Meanwhile, Pakistan and Turkey agreed to take immediate steps to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia under their new joint defense pact, and an Israeli university lecturer was charged with plotting to target hundreds of Arabs in mass attacks.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Monday. Full coverage is available here.

Australia and New Zealand probe FlyDubai co-pilot’s time there

Australian security agencies are investigating the Omani pilot’s time in Australia around a decade ago, Australian Federal Police said.

The FlyDubai pilot is in custody in the United Arab Emirates after he allegedly attempted to take control of the Israel-bound plane.

A police statement on Monday said a joint counterterrorism team, including federal and state police and Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, “is investigating the man’s links to Australia.”

New Zealand’s police agency also said the co-pilot had spent time in New Zealand and that the authorities would investigate.

Pakistan and Turkey agree to send forces to Saudi Arabia

The foreign and defense ministers of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey agreed Monday to take immediate steps to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia under their joint defense pact, according to a joint statement released by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry after an emergency meeting in Riyadh.

The agreement comes as Yemen’s internationally recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia, has announced a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels as they advance on the outskirts of a key city.

The three countries will immediately implement their collective defense commitments and provide military forces and capabilities to “ensure their rapid deployment in the Kingdom” and to follow arrangements and each country’s laws, according to the statement.

The statement did not specify troop numbers, identify which countries would contribute forces or give a deployment timetable.

The three countries condemned what they described as attempted attacks on Mecca and Medina, as well as continuing attacks on Saudi cities and civilian and economic facilities. The statement did not identify who was responsible.

Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Arabia

The Houthis claimed to have attacked oil facilities, airports and military bases in Saudi Arabia on Monday as fighting escalated on Yemen’s western coast.

Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthis' military spokesman, said in a prerecorded statement that the rebels used ballistic and cruise missiles and drones in the attacks. He didn’t provide evidence.

The Houthi attacks targeted King Khalid International Airport in the capital, Riyadh, and an oil refinery in the Red Sea city of Rabigh, he said. Also targeted were Abha airport, military facilities in Khamis Mushait and other “critical sites” in the cities of Najran and Jizan, he said.

Israeli university lecturer charged with plot to kill hundreds of Arabs

An Israeli university lecturer has been charged with a plot to carry out mass attacks targeting hundreds of Arabs in Israel, the annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, according to an indictment filed in Israel on Monday.

The defendant, a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, hoped to trigger a mass exodus of Palestinians to neighboring Arab countries, the indictment said.

The defendant planned for 72 Jewish attackers to be divided into 12 “terror squads,” armed with guns, axes and hammers. They would launch “mass acts of terrorism in mixed cities and Arab communities throughout Israel,” the indictment stated.

The indictment describes how the man, whose name wasn’t released but is in his 60s, tried to recruit former security officials, journalists and academics who he believed would align with his plan.

Bar-Ilan University said it was “deeply appalled” by the allegations against the lecturer and said it was suspending him immediately.

1 killed and 2 injured in West Bank ramming attack

Israeli soldiers opened fire on three Palestinians in a vehicle that the military said rammed a military vehicle in the south of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority confirmed the military killed one individual and injured two others.

The military said the vehicle was driving “suspiciously” and had accelerated before the collision. It did not identify the Palestinians or provide additional details, saying no Israeli soldiers were injured in the alleged attack.

The Palestinian Authority said it hadn't identified the Palestinian killed, and that the Israeli military had blocked the Palestinian Red Crescent from reaching the injured people.

Tanker in Strait of Hormuz struck by projectile

A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an “unknown projectile” on Monday, causing a fire in the engine room, the British military said.

The crew was fighting the fire, with no casualties or environmental impact reported. Authorities were investigating and there was no immediate claim of responsibility, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center.

The center also reported that an unidentified tanker in the strait was ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to turn back or face attack and two crude oil tankers and a liquefied petroleum gas tanker were struck by “unknown projectiles” over the weekend. No casualties were reported.

U.S. efforts to shepherd oil tankers through the strait at night, along with pipelines that skirt the strait, have allowed Gulf countries to export oil at nearly prewar levels.

But overall ship traffic remains well below prewar levels, as do shipments of liquid natural gas and fuel products.

Iran executes 2 over violence at anti-government protest

Iran hanged two men over violence during anti-government protests in January in the central city of Isfahan that left four police officers dead, according to the judiciary’s Mizan news agency.

Mizan identified the men as Alireza Sepahi and Alireza Raisi. It said a group of attackers used guns, knives, axes, firebombs and other incendiary materials to attack police, vandalize property and set fire to buildings and public facilities during unrest on Jan. 8.

Mizan cited witnesses as saying Sepahi and his cousin, Abolfazl Sepahi, attacked officers and that Alireza Sepahi poured gasoline over one officer and set him on fire while he was still alive.

Abolfazl Sepahi was executed July 28.

Iran has carried out several other executions linked to the January unrest.

Human rights groups have criticized the executions of protesters, saying the convictions were often secured through unfair trials.

World Food Program staffer released in Yemen

The World Food Program on Monday celebrated the release of one of its staff members who had been detained in Yemen.

The individual was among dozens of Yemeni workers with aid groups, United Nations agencies and nongovernmental organizations who have been detained for the last two years by the Houthis in the rebel-held northern part of the country.

In response to the restrictions and harassment by the Houthis, the WFP shut down its operations in the area earlier this year. The move has only worsened the dire humanitarian conditions in the impoverished Arab country amid already increasing funding shortages.

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This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.

Image, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group, announced Monday that “The Private Diary of Pope Francis” will be released in English and four other languages on Nov. 24.

According to Image, the book will provide an “extraordinary glimpse" into the late pontiff's “hopes and fears, struggles and prayers.” It will be issued in partnership with Libreria Editrice Vaticana, or LEV, the Vatican Publishing House.

The writings span from December 1992, just over two decades before he became pope, to August 2024, eight months before he died and was succeeded by Pope Leo XIV. The English-language edition of his private reflections was translated from the Spanish original by Sister Bernadette Reis and edited and annotated by Víctor Manuel Fernández, an Argentine cardinal who heads the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis was a native of Argentina and history's first Latin American pope. He was known for his down-to-earth style and emphasis on humility, including visits to poor countries with persecuted Christian minorities rather than the traditional strongholds of Catholicism. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, from an empty St. Peter's Square, he called for “all of us to row together, each of us in need of comforting the other.”

At times, he was controversial. He angered some conservatives with his outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics and was widely criticized for saying that those who accused Chilean Bishop Juan Barros of helping to protect the alleged pedophile Rev. Fernando Karadima had committed slander. In 2016, commenting on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump's vow to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, Francis said that anyone building a wall to keep migrants out “is not Christian.”

In his lifetime, Francis' books included “The Name of God Is Mercy” and the memoir “Hope.” He died on April 21, 2025 at the age of 88.

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This story corrects in paragraph 4 that the writings span from December 1992, just over two decades before Francis became pope.