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According to the North Bay Village Police Department, the shooting happened within a unit at the Bayshore Yacht & Tennis Club condominium building at 7904 West Drive on Harbor Island.

NBVPD officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of the shooting and arrested Myles Jerami Bethel, 23, of Miramar.

They said multiple people were staying inside of the short-term rental.

According to police, one witness said as he was sitting on the couch as Bethel and the victim recorded videos he “heard a loud bang and saw a flash,” causing him to look up and see Bethel holding a gun and the victim “drop to the floor.”

An NBVPD report states that the witness saw a pool of blood after the victim rolled over and had a panic attack and went out to the balcony. That man’s girlfriend told police she was in the bedroom at the time and heard the bang and screams and called 911. Police said she told Bethel to apply pressure to the victim’s wound.

Police said they were unable to speak to the victim, who was in surgery. They said Bethel did not speak to officers.

The report does not state whether investigators have determined whether the shooting was intentional.

Bethel is facing a charge of shooting or throwing a deadly missile and was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $2,500 bond as of Monday afternoon.

Según el Departamento de Policía de North Bay Village, el tiroteo ocurrió dentro de una unidad del edificio de condominios Bayshore Yacht & Tennis Club, ubicado en 7904 West Drive, en Harbor Island.

Agentes de North Bay Village acudieron al lugar poco antes de la 1:30 a.m. del domingo tras recibir un reporte sobre el tiroteo y arrestaron a Myles Jerami Bethel, de 23 años y residente de Miramar.

La policía dijo que varias personas se estaban hospedando en el alquiler de corto plazo.

Según la policía, un testigo dijo que estaba sentado en el sofá mientras Bethel y la víctima grababan videos cuando “escuchó un fuerte estruendo y vio un destello”, lo que hizo que levantara la mirada y viera a Bethel sosteniendo un arma y a la víctima “caer al suelo”.

Un informe policial señala que el testigo vio un charco de sangre después de que la víctima se volteara. El hombre sufrió un ataque de pánico y salió al balcón. Su novia dijo a la policía que estaba en el dormitorio cuando escuchó el estruendo y los gritos, y llamó al 911. Según las autoridades, también le dijo a Bethel que presionara la herida de la víctima.

La policía dijo que no pudo hablar con la víctima, que estaba siendo sometida a una cirugía. También señaló que Bethel no habló con los agentes.

El informe no indica si los investigadores han determinado si el disparo fue intencional.

Bethel enfrenta un cargo por disparar o lanzar un proyectil mortal y permanecía detenido el lunes por la tarde en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de 2,500 dólares.

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According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Osniel Blanco-Lopez, of Miami, was at the ticket counter early Sunday morning when an American Airlines ticket agent asked him, “Do you have any dangerous goods?” as part of standard protocol.

Deputies said Blanco-Lopez said “no,” but then said, “I have a grenade” in Spanish before laughing.

Another ticket agent who was standing nearby told Blanco-Lopez “that is not a joke” before calling authorities, the report stated.

According to the report, an airport bomb detection K-9 responded to check on Blanco-Lopez’s luggage and no explosives were found.

Deputies said Blanco-Lopez was transported to the MDSO airport station and told law enforcement that he was “just joking around” when he made the statement.

He was subsequently arrested on a charge of making a false report about placing a bomb.

As of Monday afternoon, the Cuban national was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Online jail records listed his bond as “to be set.”

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Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Kymari R. Dalrymple after a traffic stop on Aug. 27 near Northwest 22nd Avenue and 41st Street, according to a deputy’s arrest report.

Dalrymple, who lives in the Brownsville neighborhood, “gave a full confession to shooting at the victim’s vehicle,” a deputy wrote, according to the arrest report.

Dalrymple was in a Nissan Altima when the passenger of a gray Infiniti was shot in the left leg on July 3 in Brownsville, near Miami’s Model City, according to a deputy’s report.

The driver of the Infiniti, whom deputies did not identify, took the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, according to a deputy’s arrest report.

Before the shooting, Dalrymple was traveling westbound on Northwest 41 Street, and the driver of the Infiniti was behind him, according to the arrest report.

Once both drivers passed the intersection of Northwest 22nd Avenue, the Altima “came to a complete stop,” and the driver of the Infiniti “went around” when the victim was shot, according to the deputy’s arrest report.

A detective used a toll license plate reader on July 9 to identify the Nissan Altima, and identified Dalrymple after “days of several different surveillance techniques,” according to the report.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Dalrymple shortly after 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Miami-Dade prosecutors filed the case against Dalrymple on Aug. 29 on a charge of second-degree attempted murder with a deadly weapon, according to court records.

Dalrymple appeared in bond court on Aug. 29 and was denied bond, according to court records. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Laura A. Stuzin was set to preside over the case.

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

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Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade arrestaron a Kymari R. Dalrymple después de una parada de tráfico el 27 de agosto cerca de Northwest 22nd Avenue y 41st Street, según un informe de arresto.

Dalrymple, quien vive en el vecindario de Brownsville, “confesó completamente haber disparado contra el vehículo de la víctima”, escribió un agente en el informe de arresto.

Dalrymple se encontraba en un Nissan Altima cuando el pasajero de un Infiniti gris recibió un disparo en la pierna izquierda el 3 de julio en Brownsville, cerca del área de Model City, según el informe.

El conductor del Infiniti, cuya identidad no fue revelada por los agentes, llevó a la víctima al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Antes del tiroteo, Dalrymple circulaba hacia el oeste por Northwest 41st Street y el conductor del Infiniti iba detrás de él, según el informe de arresto.

Después de que ambos conductores pasaron la intersección de Northwest 22nd Avenue, el Altima “se detuvo por completo” y el conductor del Infiniti intentó rodearlo, momento en el que la víctima recibió el disparo, según el informe.

Un detective utilizó el 9 de julio un lector de matrículas de vehículos que circulan por vías de peaje para identificar el Nissan Altima y, después de “varios días utilizando distintas técnicas de vigilancia”, identificó a Dalrymple, según el reporte.

El Departamento Correccional de Miami-Dade registró el ingreso de Dalrymple poco después de las 11:45 p.m. del 27 de agosto en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según los registros penitenciarios.

Los fiscales de Miami-Dade presentaron el caso contra Dalrymple el 29 de agosto por un cargo de intento de asesinato en segundo grado con un arma mortal, de acuerdo con los registros judiciales.

Dalrymple compareció ante un tribunal de fianzas el 29 de agosto y se le negó la posibilidad de salir bajo fianza, según los registros judiciales. La jueza del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Laura A. Stuzin, quedó a cargo del caso.

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

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Ahraya Crespin was in jail in Miami-Dade County when a Miami Beach detective used the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, database to identify him after the alleged rape on March 27, according to police and inmate records.

A woman identified Crespin, 36, as the man who had raped her and stolen her cell phone at about 1:30 a.m. on March 27 near Collins Avenue and 68 Street in the North Beach neighborhood, according to the police report.

“If I had a gun, I would shoot you,” Crespin allegedly told the victim on March 27, according to the police officer’s arrest report.

The victim’s sexual assault examination at The Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital produced the DNA that made the CODIS ID possible, according to a police officer’s arrest report.

“A records check revealed the defendant has an extensive criminal history, including violent crimes ... in close proximity to the area where the victim was attacked,” a detective wrote, according to the police report.

Suspect’s arrest

Nearly five months later, Crespin was armed with “a knife, screaming at people and striking storefront windows,” shortly after 4:35 p.m. on Aug. 25 at 6954 Collins Ave., according to a police officer’s arrest report.

“Yelled at her that he was going to rape her,” a police officer wrote about what a victim and a witness reported on Aug. 25, according to the police arrest report.

Another Aug. 25 victim reported Crespin approached her while she was on her way to work and “cornered her against the wall as he held both arms on either side of her ... preventing her from leaving,” and said, “I’ll kill you,” according to the police report.

Police officers arrested Crespin shortly after 4:40 p.m. on Aug. 25 at 200 71 St., in Miami Beach, and Miami-Dade corrections booked Crespin shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 25 at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to arrest and inmate records.

Crespin, who is homeless, was re-arrested on Aug. 28 and was at the Miami-Dade County Pre-Trial Detention Center on Monday afternoon, records show.

3 cases pending

Court records show Crespin, whose convictions include cocaine possession and grand theft of a vehicle, faced 11 charges in three pending cases for alleged offenses in April, March, and August.

Crespin had been released on his own recognizance on May 12 after he was unable to pay a $3,000 bond on April 3 or a $2 bond on May 5, according to court records

Police officers had arrested him on April 2 in Miami Beach, and prosecutors filed a case on two charges: Trespassing and resisting arrest on April 3.

In the March 27 case, Crespin faced three charges: Sexual battery with no serious personal injury, strong-arm robbery, and battery after a prior conviction.

For the Aug. 25 case, Crespin faced six charges: Three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault, and resisting an officer.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Laura Maria Gonzalez-Marques was set to preside over the three pending cases.

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

Arrest report narrative on Aug. 25

Arrest report narrative on March 27

(Warning: This police report could be triggering for sexual assault survivors).

Crespin’s case record in Miami-Dade

El accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 2:15 p.m. en Southwest 168th Street, donde varios vecinos salieron de sus casas después de escuchar un fuerte impacto y llamaron al 911.

Personas que se encontraban en el lugar revisaron a las víctimas para tratar de determinar quién seguía con vida.

Brianna Fiallos dijo que se encontraba en la cocina cuando escuchó el choque.

“Escuché un fuerte estruendo”, dijo Fiallos.

Señaló que salió corriendo junto con sus vecinos para ver qué había ocurrido.

“Todos salieron. Todos lo escuchamos”, dijo.

La Unidad de Homicidios de Tránsito de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade investiga el accidente, en el que estuvo involucrado un solo vehículo.

Los investigadores dijeron que dos hombres viajaban en el automóvil. Uno de ellos murió en el lugar.

Un video mostró a los paramédicos trasladando a la segunda víctima a una ambulancia. El hombre fue llevado a Jackson North Medical Center en condición crítica.

La causa del accidente, incluido si la velocidad fue un factor, continúa bajo investigación.

Según un testigo, el impacto dejó el Porsche partido en dos.

Según la Policía de Miami, agentes y el Cuerpo de Bomberos acudieron poco después de las 3 a.m. a la cuadra 400 de Northwest North River Drive, luego de recibir un reporte sobre un cuerpo que había sido visto flotando en el agua.

La policía informó que los equipos de emergencia localizaron el cuerpo y la persona fue declarada muerta en el lugar.

La investigación para determinar cómo murió continúa y, por el momento, se desconoce si hubo algún acto criminal relacionado con el caso.

No se dieron a conocer de inmediato más detalles.

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Husband said her granddaughter, Kamani Brown, was the victim of a shooter she knew early Saturday morning along the 1700th block of Northwest Ninth Street in Fort Lauderdale.

Fire rescue personnel took Kamani to Broward Health Medical Center. Kamani’s mother, Kahadeja McCray, told Local 10 News that a 16-year-old ex-boyfriend had sent threatening messages.

“If I can’t have you, nobody will,” the teenage boy wrote in a text message to Kamani, according to McCray.

On Sunday, outside of the medical center, McCray told Local 10 News that she was still afraid for her daughter’s safety since detectives had not made an arrest.

“I want him to go to jail, because I don’t know what mentality you’re thinking at a young 16 years old, that you had a right to shoot at somebody, let alone want to take their life,” McCray said.

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

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Husband dijo que su nieta, Kamani Brown, fue víctima de un atacante al que conocía la madrugada del sábado, en la cuadra 1700 de Northwest Ninth Street, en Fort Lauderdale.

Personal de bomberos y rescate trasladó a Kamani al Broward Health Medical Center. La madre de Kamani, Kahadeja McCray, dijo a Local 10 News que un ex novio de 16 años le había enviado mensajes amenazantes.

“Si no puedo tenerte, nadie podrá”, escribió el adolescente en un mensaje de texto dirigido a Kamani, según McCray.

El domingo, afuera del centro médico, McCray dijo a Local 10 News que seguía temiendo por la seguridad de su hija, ya que los detectives aún no habían realizado ningún arresto.

“Quiero que vaya a la cárcel, porque no sé qué pasa por tu mente a los 16 años para pensar que tienes derecho a dispararle a alguien, mucho menos a intentar quitarle la vida”, dijo McCray.

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

It's not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the indie-pop singer whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. They were replaced by a lawyer from the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office.

The defense attorneys said in a statement only that the judge granted their request to withdraw after finding that Burke qualified for a court-appointed lawyer.

“We continue to support David and his defense against these serious charges,” the statement said. The lawyers would not answer specific questions about their departure outside the courtroom.

Burke earned at least $10 million through his music from 2023 through 2025, according to testimony from his money handlers at a previous hearing. It’s not clear how he financially qualifies for a public defender whose job is to defend clients who lack the money for a lawyer.

Without providing details, the Public Defender's Office said in an email that it had completed a thorough financial evaluation and found he was eligible.

Deputy Public Defender Walid Kandeel took over the defense. Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo denied his first request as the singer's lawyer to delay the arraignment. Olmedo demanded a plea Monday instead, and scheduled a status conference for October. No trial date has been set.

Olmedo ruled after a five-day evidentiary hearing in July that there was enough evidence for Burke to stand trial on charges of murder, continuous lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and unlawful mutilation of human remains.

A second arraignment and plea, like Burke gave Monday, is standard practice after such a hearing and finding. He is eligible for the death penalty, but District Attorney Nathan Hochman said after Monday's hearing that his office is still deciding whether to pursue it.

Hochman said the new lawyers will make no difference in how his office pursues the case, though the switch may delay the process. He said regardless of the timing, his office is “ready to prove all three charges beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Outgoing attorney Berk has for years been among the go-to lawyers for A-list clients. They’ve included Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Harvey Weinstein and the late Ozzy Osbourne.

New attorney Kandeel said in a statement that “We recognize the loss of life underlying the allegations and extend our sympathies to those who are grieving. At the same time, David Burke is entitled to a defense that takes his circumstances seriously and carefully examines the evidence.”

Nick Reiner, charged with killing his parents, the director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, recently lost a similarly prominent private lawyer in favor of a public defender because his source of money was cut off. He’s now seeking access to a trust so he can rehire the attorney, Alan Jackson.

Authorities allege Burke stabbed Rivas Hernandez to death in April of last year after she threatened to expose sexual abuse that began when she was 13 and crater his rising career just days before his debut album dropped.

“i will end ur career and ur life,” she told him in a text message sent the night before her death.

Prosecutors said the following night Burke sent an Uber for her and stabbed her when she entered his house. They presented evidence that her phone went permanently silent at that moment.

Rivas Hernandez’s dismembered and decomposing body was found in the trunk of Burke’s Tesla in the Hollywood Hills in September while he was on tour.

Prosecutors argued at the July hearing that the “mountains of evidence” they presented were overwhelming. Burke’s lawyers argued that the evidence of murder was insufficient.

D4vd (pronounced “David”) became an online musical phenomenon as a teen with a blend of indie rock, R&B and lo-fi pop. He had huge followings on TikTok, SoundCloud and Spotify, where his top songs, including his 2022 breakthrough “Romantic Homicide,” have more than a billion plays.

In 2024, he played the Coachella music festival and released his first full-length album, “Withered,” two days after authorities say Rivas Hernandez was killed.

Según la policía y los registros penitenciarios, Ahraya Crespin se encontraba encarcelado en el condado de Miami-Dade cuando un detective de Miami Beach utilizó la base de datos del Sistema Combinado de Índice de ADN (CODIS) del FBI para identificarlo tras la presunta violación ocurrida el 27 de marzo.

Según el informe policial, una mujer identificó a Crespin, de 36 años, como el hombre que la violó y le robó el teléfono celular alrededor de la 1:30 de la madrugada del 27 de marzo cerca de la intersección de Collins Avenue y la calle 68 en el barrio de North Beach.

“Si tuviera un arma, te dispararía”, le dijo supuestamente Crespin a la víctima el 27 de marzo, según el informe policial de detención.

Según el informe policial de la detención, el examen forense realizado a la víctima por agresión sexual en el Centro de Tratamiento de Violaciones Roxcy Bolton del Hospital Jackson Memorial permitió obtener el ADN que hizo posible la identificación CODIS.

“Una revisión de antecedentes reveló que el acusado tiene un extenso historial delictivo, incluidos delitos violentos... en las inmediaciones del área donde la víctima fue atacada”, escribió un detective, según el informe policial.

Arresto del sospechoso

Casi cinco meses después, Crespin fue encontrado armado con “un cuchillo, gritando a la gente y golpeando los escaparates”, poco después de las 4:35 p. m. del 25 de agosto en 6954 Collins Ave., según el informe de arresto de un agente de policía.

“Le gritó que iba a violarla”, escribió un agente de policía sobre lo que una víctima y un testigo denunciaron el 25 de agosto, según el informe policial de detención.

Otra víctima, que declaró el 25 de agosto, informó que Crespin se le acercó cuando iba de camino al trabajo y “la acorraló contra la pared sujetándola con ambos brazos a los lados... impidiéndole marcharse”, y le dijo: “Te mataré”, según el informe policial.

Según los registros de arresto y de reclusos, los agentes de policía arrestaron a Crespin poco después de las 4:40 p. m. del 25 de agosto en el número 200 de la calle 71, en Miami Beach, y el sistema penitenciario de Miami-Dade lo ingresó en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight poco después de las 8:15 p. m. del mismo día.

Crespin, que no tiene hogar, fue arrestado nuevamente el 28 de agosto y el lunes por la tarde se encontraba en el Centro de Detención Preventiva del Condado de Miami-Dade, según consta en los registros.

Tres casos pendientes

Los registros judiciales muestran que Crespin, cuyos antecedentes penales incluyen posesión de cocaína y robo agravado de un vehículo, enfrentaba 11 cargos en tres casos pendientes por presuntos delitos cometidos en abril, marzo y agosto.

Crespin fue puesto en libertad bajo palabra el 12 de mayo después de no poder pagar una fianza de 3.000 dólares el 3 de abril ni una fianza de 2 dólares el 5 de mayo, según consta en los registros judiciales.

Los agentes de policía lo arrestaron el 2 de abril en Miami Beach, y la fiscalía presentó una denuncia por dos cargos: allanamiento de morada y resistencia al arresto el 3 de abril.

En el caso del 27 de marzo, Crespin se enfrentó a tres cargos: agresión sexual sin lesiones personales graves, robo con violencia y agresión tras una condena previa.

En el caso del 25 de agosto, Crespin se enfrentó a seis cargos: tres cargos de agresión con agravantes con un arma mortal, agresión y resistencia a la autoridad.

La jueza del circuito del condado de Miami-Dade, Laura Maria Gonzalez-Marques, iba a presidir los tres casos pendientes.

La editora de noticias de Local 10, Mercedes Cevallos, contribuyó a este reportaje.

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According to an arrest report from the Doral Police Department, the suspect was identified as Shawn Samuels.

Police said officers were notified around 4:25 p.m. about two children who had been left alone near Northwest 114th Avenue and Northwest 50th Street.

When officers arrived, they found a 5-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl with a passerby who had stopped to help them, authorities said.

According to the arrest report, the 14-year-old told investigators she had been riding in a vehicle with Samuels after seeing him drinking alcoholic beverages at a local entertainment venue.

After leaving the venue, the girl said Samuels began driving erratically and struck a tree in the Doral/Sweetwater area.

According to police, the teenager told investigators she then got out of the vehicle with the 5-year-old boy because she was concerned for their safety.

The report states that Samuels drove away, leaving the two children unattended.

Officers later located Samuels nearby at the Trails & Tails dog park, located at 11645 NW 50th St., where police said he was vomiting. Investigators also observed multiple areas of exterior damage to his vehicle, authorities said.

Police said a Florida Highway Patrol trooper responded to the scene and conducted a DUI investigation.

According to the arrest report, the investigation determined Samuels had a blood alcohol level of .202 percent.

Samuels was arrested on two counts of child neglect without great bodily harm and was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

His relation to the two children was not mentioned in the report, however a Miami-Dade County judge said in bond court Monday that both victims are Samuels’ children.

As of Monday afternoon, Samuels remained held at TGK on a $5,000 bond. The judge ordered that he not drive with the children in the car with him and he is only permitted to have supervised visits with his kids.

Según un informe de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Doral, el sospechoso fue identificado como Shawn Samuels.

La policía dijo que los agentes fueron alertados alrededor de las 4:25 p.m. sobre dos menores que habían sido dejados solos cerca de Northwest 114th Avenue y Northwest 50th Street.

Cuando los agentes llegaron, encontraron a un niño de 5 años y a una adolescente de 14 junto a un transeúnte que se había detenido para ayudarlos, dijeron las autoridades.

Según el informe de arresto, la adolescente de 14 años dijo a los investigadores que había viajado en un vehículo con Samuels después de verlo consumir bebidas alcohólicas en un establecimiento de entretenimiento local.

Tras salir del lugar, la joven dijo que Samuels comenzó a conducir de manera errática y chocó contra un árbol en el área de Doral/Sweetwater.

De acuerdo con la policía, la adolescente dijo a los investigadores que entonces bajó del vehículo con el niño de 5 años porque estaba preocupada por la seguridad de ambos.

El informe señala que Samuels se marchó en el vehículo, dejando a los dos menores sin supervisión.

Los agentes localizaron posteriormente a Samuels cerca del parque para perros Trails & Tails, ubicado en 11645 NW 50th St., donde, según la policía, estaba vomitando. Los investigadores también observaron múltiples daños en el exterior de su vehículo, dijeron las autoridades.

La policía informó que un agente de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida acudió al lugar y realizó una investigación por conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol.

Según el informe de arresto, la investigación determinó que Samuels tenía un nivel de alcohol en la sangre de 0.202%.

Samuels fue arrestado por dos cargos de negligencia infantil sin lesiones corporales graves y trasladado al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

El informe no especificó cuál era su relación con los dos menores. Sin embargo, un juez del condado Miami-Dade dijo durante una audiencia de fianza el lunes que ambas víctimas son hijos de Samuels.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, Samuels permanecía detenido en TGK con una fianza de 5,000 dólares. El juez ordenó que no conduzca con los menores dentro del vehículo y que únicamente pueda tener visitas supervisadas con sus hijos.

Can they repeat?

They’re not even favored to win their own division.

The Seahawks have a tough challenge trying to stay on top in the NFC West, let alone the entire NFL.

They have to go through the stacked Los Angeles Rams, who just added Aaron Donald, and talented San Francisco 49ers.

Seattle raises its championship banner and kicks off the NFL season against New England in a Super Bowl rematch on Sept. 9. It'll be just the second time the league opens the season on a Wednesday.

The Rams and 49ers play the next day in the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia. That'll be the first of an unprecedented nine international games in 2026.

NFC West

The Seahawks lost offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak to the Raiders and Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker to Kansas City. They still have Darnold and AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba leading the offense and a sensational defense.

The Rams are prohibitive favorites by oddsmakers to win the Super Bowl after Donald rejoined the team Sunday following a two-year retirement. With the eight-time All-Pro defensive tackle, two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett along with cornerback Trent McDuffie, Los Angeles could have the best defense in the league. The Rams already have a prolific offense led by reigning NFL MVP Matthew Stafford.

The 49ers added star wide receiver Mike Evans and brought back Deebo Samuel to join Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle. They need Nick Bosa to return to form after an injury and improve the pass rush.

Rookie coach Mike LaFleur has a tough task leading the Arizona Cardinals in a powerful division. Rookie running back Jeremiyah Love should be fun to watch.

AFC West

Kansas City’s reign of nine straight division titles ended last season with a 6-11 finish. Patrick Mahomes is ready to return for Week 1 following ACL surgery. The Chiefs’ hopes of competing for another Super Bowl depend on him playing at an MVP level.

Denver finished with the AFC’s No. 1 seed but couldn’t beat the Patriots in the conference championship game without Bo Nix. He’s back and the Broncos gave him a new playmaker, acquiring receiver Jaylen Waddle. The Broncos have one of the league’s best offensive lines and defenses.

Justin Herbert is running a new offense after the Los Angeles Chargers hired offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. Tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt are back from injuries to protect him.

Kirk Cousins leads the Las Vegas Raiders to start the season, but this will be Fernando Mendoza’s team at some point.

NFC South

The Carolina Panthers won the league’s weakest division with a losing record but nearly knocked off the Rams in a wild-card game. It’s a big, prove-it year for Bryce Young.

Baker Mayfield didn’t get his contract extension from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who might have the most all-around talent in the division. Rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. should have an immediate impact for a defense that has to improve.

New Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski has to decide between Tua Tagovailoa or Michael Penix Jr. Bijan Robinson makes the quarterback’s job easier in Atlanta. The defense lost edge rusher Jalon Walker for the season and won’t have James Pearce Jr. for the first eight games.

Tyler Shough and the Saints finished on a positive note last season. Second-year coach Kellen Moore will have New Orleans in contention in a division where 9-8 might be good enough.

AFC South

Liam Coen led the Jaguars to 13 wins in his first year and helped Trevor Lawrence have his best season. Jacksonville has the talent to compete for a Super Bowl and should make its first consecutive postseason appearances since 1998-1999.

The Texans have a stingy defense led by All-Pro edge Will Anderson Jr. If C.J. Stroud plays the way he did his rookie season, Houston could make a run at its first Lombardi Trophy.

Daniel Jones and Sauce Gardner are back healthy for Indianapolis. The Colts will need them to compete in a tough division.

It’s Robert Saleh’s turn to try to rebuild the Titans. At least he has his franchise quarterback in Cam Ward and All-Pro Jeffery Simmons to anchor a defense.

NFC North

Caleb Williams led the Bears to a division title in his second season. Now Chicago wants to make a run at a Super Bowl behind Williams and second-year coach Ben Johnson. Questions surrounding the offensive line could hold them back.

Micah Parsons might be the most valuable player in the league. The Packers were 9-3-1 with their All-Pro edge rusher, 0-5 without him. Parsons starts the season on the sideline as he recovers from ACL surgery. Green Bay has to find a way to win without him or it’ll be too late when he returns.

Kyler Murray is the new quarterback in Minnesota. Can coach Kevin O’Connell rejuvenate his career as he did with Darnold in 2024? The Vikings have the talent to compete in a tough division.

The window is still open for Dan Campbell, Jared Goff and the Lions. Detroit has a dynamic offense. If Aidan Hutchinson, Jack Campbell and the defense take another step forward, this is a dangerous team.

AFC North

Aaron Rodgers stuck around for a final season in Pittsburgh to team up with new coach Mike McCarthy and try to recreate their Green Bay magic. The Steelers don’t have enough to win a Super Bowl but maybe they can get their first playoff win in 10 years.

Rookie coach Jesse Minter aims to get the Ravens back in championship contention. Lamar Jackson should bounce back from a disappointing season and Baltimore has plenty of talent on both sides, including the addition of edge rusher Trey Hendrickson.

Joe Burrow is coming back from another injury-filled season and Cincinnati’s hopes start with him. Defense has been the biggest issue for the Bengals.

Deshaun Watson gets another chance in Cleveland. How long before Shedeur Sanders takes over for rookie coach Todd Monken is the biggest question for the Browns.

NFC East

Jalen Hurts has a new offensive coordinator again in Philadelphia. If Sean Mannion gets Saquon Barkley and the run game close to 2024, the Eagles can make another run at the Super Bowl.

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys have plenty of firepower on offense. If new defensive coordinator Christian Parker gets the defense going, Dallas will be tough.

Jayden Daniels hopes to rebound from an injury-filled season but the Commanders appear closer to last year’s 5-12 team than the one that reached the NFC title game in 2024.

John Harbaugh is changing the culture in New York. If Jaxson Dart stays healthy, the Giants will be much better.

AFC East

The Patriots won’t have the benefit of an easy schedule after reaching the Super Bowl last season. But they gave MVP runner-up Drake Maye a new No. 1 receiver, acquiring A.J. Brown. Reigning NFL Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel had a tumultuous offseason but that hasn’t changed his status in New England where he turned the franchise around in his first season.

Josh Allen and the Bills are tired of falling short in the playoffs. It cost coach Sean McDermott his job. Joe Brady tries to lead them over the hurdle. Buffalo has a new stadium. It’s still waiting for a Lombardi.

Rookie coach Jeff Hafley and new QB Malik Willis are the new faces of the Dolphins. It could be a slow rebuild in Miami.

Geno Smith is back in New York but the Jets don’t seem close to be ready to end the NFL’s longest active playoff drought. Coach Aaron Glenn had a rough rookie season, going 3-14. It’ll be hard to do worse.

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Marc Horowitz, de 53 años y residente de Weston, enfrenta cargos de robo sin arma de fuego ni otro tipo de arma y agresión física.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, los agentes acudieron a la casa de Horowitz, cerca de la cuadra 16000 de Southwest Fifth Way, en Weston, alrededor de las 11:58 p.m. del viernes, tras recibir un reporte sobre un “disturbio”.

“En el lugar, los agentes determinaron que un hombre adulto, identificado como Marc S. Horowitz, estuvo involucrado en un altercado doméstico en el que agredió físicamente a una persona adulta y le arrebató el teléfono”, dijo un portavoz de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward a Local 10 News en un correo electrónico enviado el lunes.

Una jueza del condado Broward dijo durante una audiencia el lunes que la víctima tiene hijos con Horowitz.

Según el informe de arresto, la víctima dijo a los agentes que ella y Horowitz habían estado consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas el viernes por la noche antes de llegar a casa y comenzar una discusión.

La mujer dijo que, en un momento dado, Horowitz le arrebató el teléfono de la mano, según el informe.

De acuerdo con el reporte, Horowitz salió de la casa, pero posteriormente regresó y le pidió a la víctima el control remoto.

Los agentes dijeron que, cuando ella no pudo encontrarlo, Horowitz la empujó al suelo colocando ambas manos sobre su pecho, lo que provocó que cayera sobre su lado izquierdo.

Un portavoz de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Broward dijo que Horowitz es subdirector de la escuela primaria Orange Brook, en Hollywood. El distrito señaló que será reasignado tras el incidente mientras se lleva a cabo una revisión adicional por parte de Recursos Humanos, que podría derivar en otras medidas, incluido su despido.

En el sitio web de la escuela primaria Orange Brook, Horowitz aparece como administrador, específicamente como “director en prácticas”.

“Que ocurra algo así es bastante devastador. Así es como yo lo veo, especialmente cuando se trabaja con niños pequeños”, dijo Jacquelin Peterson, cuyo hijo asiste a la escuela primaria.

“Para mí, específicamente, si hubo violencia involucrada, no creo que alguien así deba estar cerca de nuestros hijos”, dijo otra madre, Ashley Acevedo.

James Johnson, cuyo hijo también asiste a la escuela, dijo que no cree que Horowitz sea una “mala persona”.

“Cualquier cosa puede hacer que alguien reaccione, pero no creo que sea una mala persona”, dijo Johnson.

El administrador escolar recibió el lunes una fianza de 3,000 dólares y podría ser puesto en libertad más tarde ese mismo día si paga la fianza.

El accidente ocurrió justo en las afueras de Coral Gables, en la cuadra 2900 de Southwest 57th Avenue, en el área no incorporada de Coral Terrace.

Investigadores de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade dijeron que el promotor inmobiliario Allen Matis, de 67 años, se pasó una señal de alto en Palermo Avenue mientras conducía su SUV Cadillac Lyriq y se estrelló contra la vivienda alrededor de las 11:30 p.m. del 24 de junio.

Los agentes dijeron que Henri Bezy, de 82 años, dormía dentro de la casa y quedó atrapado debajo del vehículo cuando Matis atravesó una de las paredes. Los paramédicos lo declararon muerto en el lugar.

Las autoridades dijeron que un video de vigilancia mostró que Matis había estado bebiendo en el Ritz-Carlton de Coconut Grove antes del accidente.

Según un informe de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, un agente vio a Matis al volante después del choque y “observó señales de deterioro de sus facultades”. El documento señala que los resultados toxicológicos de muestras de sangre tomadas horas después del accidente mostraron que la concentración de alcohol en la sangre de Matis oscilaba entre 0.245% y 0.29%, más de tres veces por encima del límite legal.

Los agentes arrestaron a Matis el miércoles.

Durante la audiencia del lunes, la fiscalía llamó a declarar a varios testigos, en su mayoría agentes y detectives de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade. La jueza también escuchó a Clare Bezy, hermana de 88 años de la víctima. Ella también se encontraba dentro de la vivienda en el momento del accidente y dijo que su hermano menor, Henri, ayudaba a cuidarla.

“Era mi hermanito. Habría cumplido 84 años el 11 de agosto”, dijo. “Llamé a Henri y no respondió. Escuché personas en la sala; eran los bomberos y rescatistas. Y escuché a alguien decir que habían encontrado una pierna y un pie”.

El abogado de Matis planteó dudas sobre si en el momento del accidente se estaba utilizando tecnología de conducción automatizada en el Cadillac. Varios modelos de vehículos de General Motors cuentan con una tecnología llamada Super Cruise, aunque su funcionamiento está restringido principalmente a autopistas de acceso limitado.

El abogado también destacó que Matis no intentó huir durante el verano mientras los investigadores analizaban las circunstancias del accidente y esperaban los resultados de las pruebas de alcoholemia.

Sin embargo, la jueza dijo que dio un peso considerable a esos resultados y que, en última instancia, eso la llevó a decidir que Matis, nacido en Illinois, permanecerá detenido sin derecho a fianza hasta el juicio.

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The crash happened just outside of Coral Gables in the 2900 block of Southwest 57th Avenue, in the unincorporated Coral Terrace area.

Investigators with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said real estate developer Allen Matis, 67, ran a stop sign on Palermo Avenue in his Cadillac Lyriq SUV and slammed into the home at around 11:30 p.m. on June 24.

Deputies said Henri Bezy, 82, was asleep inside and became trapped under the vehicle when Matis drove through the wall. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Authorities said surveillance video showed Matis had been drinking at the Ritz-Carlton in Coconut Grove prior to this crash.

According to an MDSO report, a deputy saw Matis behind the wheel after the crash and “observed signs of impairment.” It states that toxicology results taken from blood samples hours after the crash showed Matis’ blood alcohol content ranging from 0.245% to 0.29%, more than three times the legal limit.

Deputies arrested Matis on Wednesday.

In court Monday, the state called several witnesses, mostly MDSO deputies and detectives. The judge also heard from the victim’s 88-year-old sister, Clare Bezy. She was also inside of the home at the time of the crash and said her younger brother Henry helped care for her.

“He was my baby brother. He would have been 84 on Aug. 11,” she said. “I called out to Henry, and he didn’t answer. And I heard people in the living room; they were fire rescues. And I heard somebody say they found a leg and a foot.”

Mattis’ attorney raised questions about whether self-driving technology was being used inside of that Cadillac at the time of the crash. Several General Motors vehicle models are equipped with a technology called Super Cruise, but its functionality is mostly restricted to limited-access highways.

The attorney also emphasized that Matis did not try to flee over the summer as investigators looked into the circumstances and the blood alcohol tests were coming back.

The judge, however, said she placed a lot of weight on those tests and that ultimately led her to decide to keep the Illinois-born Matis locked up without bond until trial.

Sabalenka beat Camila Osorio 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to begin her bid to be the first player to win three straight U.S. Open championships since Serena Williams from 2012-14.

She was followed in Arthur Ashe Stadium by Alcaraz, who won his second U.S. Open title last year. He would be playing his first singles match since April after being sidelined by a right wrist injury.

If the No. 2 seed is healthy, he may quickly become a huge favorite with top-ranked Jannik Sinner sidelined by a knee injury and No. 4 Novak Djokovic losing in the tournament's first round for the first time on Sunday.

With the tournament thrown into shock by that result — Djokovic had been 19-0 in the first round at Flushing Meadows, where he won four of his men's-record 24 Grand Slam titles — Sabalenka brought back some normalcy.

She has been to the last three U.S. Open finals, rebounding from a loss to Coco Gauff in 2023 by winning in 2024 and then topping Amanda Anisimova last year to repeat.

“I feel like this is one of my favorite stadiums,” Sabalenka told the crowd afterward. “I really experienced the best emotions here in this stadium.”

Sabalenka changed up her look from last time she played on Ashe. Her orange Nike outfit was covered by orange mesh, rather than the black mesh of last week in her mixed doubles match with Djokovic that drew some criticism on social media. Sabalenka dismissed the comments, saying all that mattered was she loved it.

She must have certainly been happier with the level of tennis she delivered Monday, after a series of poor events coming into the U.S. Open. She was knocked out in the fourth round in both Toronto and Cincinnati, after being ousted at the same point at Wimbledon.

That has left Sabalenka needing help to retain the No. 1 ranking, even if she wins again in New York. No. 2 Elena Rybakina will pass her if she reaches the semifinals, and won’t even need to win any matches if Sabalenka fails to win the title.

Alcaraz also played in the mixed doubles event, looking rusty while partnering with Serena Williams to win one match before falling.

Other U.S. Open champions in action Monday included Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek and 2016 winner Stan Wawrinka, who was facing Matteo Berrettini to begin his final Grand Slam tournament before retiring.

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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won't send troops to the polls.

“The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections,” Caine said in the letter to Slotkin, which was obtained Monday by The Associated Press. “Likewise, the Joint Force has no plans to use such personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material.”

Caine, who advises Hegseth and President Donald Trump on military matters, also wrote: “I have neither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections.”

Anxiety among Democrats that the Trump administration could try to meddle in the midterm elections has grown, particularly after the president deployed federal agents in Democratic-led states over the objections of local leaders.

Slotkin told the AP earlier in August that Trump has been laying the groundwork to claim the elections were stolen. She noted that Trump contemplated using the military to seize voting machines after his loss in 2020 and has deployed the National Guard to cities against the wishes of Democratic leaders. He also deployed active duty Marines to Los Angeles during his immigration crackdown in 2025.

Federal law prohibits the deployment of armed federal forces to election locations unless “necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States.” If any element of the military were to get involved, it would likely be the National Guard under state control.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles denied in a Vanity Fair interview last year that Trump would use the military to suppress voting in the midterms.

Sonja Thrasher, Slotkin's press secretary, said Hegseth has not replied to the letter asking him to confirm troops won't be deployed to the polls in November. Slotkin had asked for a response by last Thursday.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to an email from the AP asking for the status of Hegseth's response to Slotkin. The Pentagon previously said it would respond directly to the senator.

Slotkin asked Hegseth during an April congressional hearing if he would follow orders to seize ballots. Hegseth called the question a “gotcha hypothetical,” but said, “I’ve never been ordered to do anything illegal, and I won’t.”

In 2020, Gen. Mark Milley, then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responded to a similar letter from Slotkin, then a congresswoman.

“I believe deeply in the principle of an apolitical U.S. military,” Milley wrote. “In the event of a dispute over some aspect of the elections, by law U.S. courts and the U.S. Congress are required to resolve any disputes, not the U.S. military.”

Among those applauding in return were Djokovic’s 11-year-old son Stefan, while his 8-year-old daughter Tara covered her eyes and loaded her floppy-eared stuffed animal into a bag that went around her shoulder.

Back down on the court, Djokovic had his two black bags — one containing his rackets and the other more equipment — hanging from his shoulders.

After his first-round loss to Mariano Navone at the U.S. Open on Sunday night, it remains to be seen whether the 39-year-old Djokovic will ever bring those bags out on a court again for a professional match.

The 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 loss marked Djokovic’s earliest Grand Slam exit in two decades — dating back to the 2006 Australian Open — and the first time ever that he lost his opener at the U.S. Open.

The holder of a men's record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, Djokovic has now gone three straight years without winning a major.

Physical issues

Perhaps even more concerning than his record — which has otherwise still been fairly competitive since his last Grand Slam title at the 2023 U.S. Open — is that Djokovic has consistently struggled with physical issues this year.

After a run to the Australian Open final to start the year, Djokovic played little because of an injured right shoulder. Then he appeared weakened by a Paris heat wave in a five-set loss to Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca in the third round of the French Open.

“I was barely standing on my legs toward the end of the match,” Djokovic said after getting beaten by Fonseca.

Djokovic revived himself for a run to the semifinals at Wimbledon and then struggled again at the Cincinnati Open this month when he was beaten by 50th-ranked Thiago Agustin Tirante in his opening match.

After the loss to Tirante, Djokovic said an unspecified health condition made it difficult for him to play in hot and humid weather.

“It’s just a condition that I have, health-wise, that has been bothering me for the past couple of years,” Djokovic said. “A lot of issues, especially when it is humid and it is hot. … Nerves and everything involved that make it worse.”

Djokovic’s issues against Navone began midway through the first set when he appeared to be struggling with the heat and humidity. Djokovic led early on in the first set but Navone got back on serve before the match was briefly halted for the roof to be closed because of light rain.

As Djokovic sat in his chair during the break, he kept moving an ice pack around his face, head and neck.

Navone won the first in a tiebreaker and things eventually got much worse for Djokovic, who threw up at least once and later appeared to be cramping when he grabbed at his left foot. Djokovic swallowed pills brought to him by a doctor and had his lower back massaged during a medical timeout between the fourth and fifth sets, and he grimaced after several shots.

Djokovic made 70 unforced errors in a painful performance that ended a few minutes before midnight.

“It’s something that I’ve been carrying, unfortunately, pretty much every match this year: vomiting, throwing up, a serious issue there,” Djokovic said. “Then my whole body starts to collapse, basically cramping and pain. Yeah, the back just gave up in the end and shoulder, and I couldn’t close it out.”

What's next?

Where does Djokovic go from here? While he hasn’t openly discussed an imminent retirement, one final hurrah at the Australian Open — the Grand Slam tournament he’s won a record 10 times — in January would be a fitting setting for a final send-off.

Or he could continue competing into his 40s.

After all, Djokovic has reached two Grand Slam finals and six semifinals over the last three years.

“I feel when I’m healthy, I’m still able to play as a top-five player, still able to compete at the highest level,” Djokovic said after his semifinal loss to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon this year.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's physical issues

Djokovic is the last man still competing among the Big Three players who dominated the game over the last two decades.

Roger Federer (knee) and Rafael Nadal (hip) also struggled with physical issues before they retired in 2022 and 2024, respectively. Federer was 41 when he stopped and Nadal was 38.

Djokovic’s 24 major titles are two more than Nadal’s 22 and four more than Federer’s 20. Those numbers prompt some to consider Djokovic tennis' GOAT.

“That’s OK. He has done incredible,” Federer said last week. “It’s amazing what he has been able to do and still now. I would have thought that maybe he was getting to a place where all of a sudden we would see a much bigger decline.”

Now — perhaps — Djokovic is declining more severely.

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The Chase for the championship begins at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina on Sunday, with the top 16 drivers embarking on a 10-race stretch that will determine who hoists the Bill France Cup at Homestead-Miami Speedway in mid-November.

NASCAR tweaked its championship in January, eliminating knockouts after every third postseason race in favor of the original format established in 2004: a 10-race cumulative points battle that should create more possibilities heading into the finale.

Drivers are seeded 1 through 16, and much like other sports, what’s often more telling is who is peaking at the right time. So here’s a look at the drivers — contenders and pretenders — and their chances heading into Darlington:

Frontrunners and favorites

1 seed. Hamlin: The Joe Gibbs Racing star led a series-high 880 laps and won four times in the No. 11 Toyota, including consecutive events at Nashville Superspeedway, Michigan International Speedway and Pocono Raceway during a dominant summer stretch.

He clinched the regular-season title at New Hampshire on Aug. 23. He is now only the betting favorite (plus-100), but he’s also the sentimental favorite after a rollercoaster year in he fell just short of his first Cup title and then dealt with the death of his father, who was killed in a December house fire.

“You’re going to have to find that little bit of extra notch that is required at this point in the year,” said Hamlin, 45, the oldest driver in the series. “With the reset, it’s even more important, but you got to be better.”

2. Blaney: The Team Penske star has at least three wins in four consecutive years for Team Penske. He drove the No. 12 Ford to the title in 2023 and finished as runner-up twice since.

3. Tyler Reddick: The 23XI driver has a series-leading five victories, all in the first two months of the season. He cooled off some in June and July in the No. 45 Toyota but has back-to-back top-10 finishes to regain momentum.

7. Kyle Larson: No one with a 50-race winless streak should be considered a favorite. But Larson is the defending series champ, arguably the best driver in the field and races for the team (Hendrick Motorsports) with more wins and titles than anyone.

9. Joey Logano: The three-time series champ (2018, ’22, ’24) ranked as low as 20th at the end of June, but he won twice (North Wilkesboro and Richmond) since and said, “Don’t let the boys get hot.” He also seems to flourish in even-numbered years.

Better than a puncher’s chance

4. Ty Gibbs: He has two wins and 16 top-10s in his fourth season driving for his grandfather, Hall of Fame football coach Joe Gibbs. Five DNFs could be cause for concern in a playoff that rewards consistency.

5. Chase Briscoe: He finished third last season and ranks fifth this year. One win and driving for Toyota, which has won 12 of 26 races so far, lands him here.

6. Christopher Bell: No one in the Cup Series has endured tougher luck than Bell, who has seven runner-up finishes at JGR. Maybe he’s due?

8. Chase Elliott: Two wins for powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports makes the 2020 champion a threat.

13. William Byron: After advancing to the championship finale three consecutive years (2023-25), Byron surprisingly slipped in 2026. He hasn’t won in nearly a year, but he's capable of getting on a roll.

14. Bubba Wallace: The last of six Toyota drivers to make the 16-man field, Wallace has equipment similar to the guys who occupy five of the top six seeds. Maybe team owner Michael Jordan can help make the magic happen.

Guys already considered on the proverbial bubble

10. Chris Buescher: A dead-last finish at Daytona on Saturday was Buescher’s sixth consecutive race outside the top 10.

11. Daniel Suarez: Tying his best finish (second) in 19 starts at Daytona should give him hope. Three career wins in 349 Cup starts make him a long shot.

“I would be lying if I told you that right now we’re championship favorites,” Suarez said. “We’re not, but we are working towards that.”

12. Carson Hocevar: The 23-year-old driver from Michigan is being touted as NASCAR’s newest villain. That usually means he has more enemies than friends on the track. His last four races: 31st, 37th, 19th and 38th.

15. Austin Cindric: He has three straight top-12 finishes, but he would need to do something unexpected to get the No. 2 Team Penske Ford into championship contention.

16. Ryan Preece: The RFK Racing driver notched his first Cup victory in 249 starts when he rode a “rocket ship to the moon” at Daytona and slipped into the playoffs. He’s the ultimate underdog in this 10-race sprint to victory lane in Homestead.

“I like pressure, man,” Preece said. “I don’t know if you guys have picked up on that yet, but I enjoy it. I’m 100% serious when I say I’m numb to it. I’m a fighter.”

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The 21-year-old from the Czech Republic won Wimbledon, the youngest champion there in a decade and a half, for her first Grand Slam title. She met Czech president Petr Pavel and was celebrated by thousands in her hometown of Vsetín.

“A lot of congratulations from people that weren’t really expected,” she said.

Back at a major for the first time at the U.S. Open, Noskova understands the gravity of what she has accomplished but insists it has not changed how she approaches tennis, with her eyes on more prizes ahead.

“It has always been very important to focus on each match like nothing ever happened before: no success or no failure,” Noskova said. “Whatever happened happened, and this is a brand-new tournament. I just have to start all over.”

It's not totally starting over. She will always have that Wimbledon run on her resume, and she has improved from 12th to a career-best sixth in the WTA world rankings.

Still, Noskova called not getting ahead of herself the most important thing, which she believes is easy. That means starting with her opening match Monday against 78th-ranked American opponent Katie Volynets on court 11, far from the spotlight.

“I really want to stay the same — not really change many things around me,” Noskova said. “Whenever there is something new or something I’m not used to, I just kind of always want to stick with the things that I know how to do, and whatever is new, I just kind of get used to it.”

Knowing it's about “What have you done for me lately?” Noskova acknowledges the media attention will not last forever. Going all the way at the All-England Club did give her confidence that she can hang with the best women's players on the planet, which helps at a U.S. Open that looks wide open.

“I have learned mainly the fact that it’s possible for me to do it: for me to make it till the very end and just lift (a) Grand Slam trophy,” Noskova said. “I feel like all of us, all players, just dream about that moment and when it actually comes, it’s very hard to realize and to realize all the things that went into it.”

Noskova beat countrywoman Karolina Muchova in the Wimbledon final. She's the youngest to win that tournament since another Czech player, Petra Kvitova in 2011.

But the celebrations of that achievement are over. For the first several minutes of her question-and-answer session upon arriving in New York last week, Noskova did not utter the “W” word.

She smiled and called it unintentional. Attempting to shift her mindset and moving past Wimbledon is very intentional.

“I feel like I have had enough of it, in a good way,” Noskova said. “I mean, it’s something that it’s so big and huge that it’s very tough to actually swallow. But at the same time, we have a new Grand Slam here. I cannot be stuck in my head space at Wimbledon. ... I will just try to redo what I did."

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According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at around 11:30 p.m. on June 24 at a home in the 2900 block of Southwest 57th Avenue, in the unincorporated Coral Terrace area.

The MDSO report states that Allen Matis, 67, of Coral Gables, was driving a Cadillac Lyriq on Palermo Avenue when he ran a stop sign and slammed the SUV into the home, crashing through the wall and hitting Henri Bezy as he slept inside.

Bezy “became trapped underneath (the) vehicle” and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews pronounced him dead at the scene, the report states.

According to the report, a deputy saw Matis behind the wheel and “observed signs of impairment.” It states that toxicology results taken from blood samples hours after the crash showed Matis’ blood alcohol content ranging from 0.245% to 0.29%, more than three times the legal limit.

Deputies said they later obtained vehicle data showing that Matis accelerated to 43 mph and never hit the brakes “during the seconds leading up to the crash.”

Matis was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges of DUI manslaughter and reckless vehicular homicide. His bond was listed as “to be set” as of Wednesday afternoon.

Matis will see another judge on Thursday in order to see if he should be released on house arrest.

Editor’s note: The original version of this story said the crash happened at 7:30 p.m., per the arrest report. It was later revealed in court that the time was incorrectly entered in the report and the crash actually happened at 11:30 p.m.; the article has been updated.

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Marc Horowitz, 53, of Weston, faces charges of robbery without a firearm or weapon and touch or strike battery.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to Horowitz’s home near the 16000 block of Southwest Fifth Way in Weston at about 11:58 p.m. Friday in reference to a “disturbance.”

“On scene, deputies learned an adult male, identified as Marc S. Horowitz, was involved in a domestic disturbance where he physically assaulted an adult individual and snatched the person’s phone,” a BSO spokesperson told Local 10 News in an email Monday.

A Broward County judge said in court Monday that the victim has children with Horowitz.

According to an arrest report, the victim told deputies that she and Horowitz had been drinking alcoholic beverages Friday night before arriving home and getting into an argument.

She said at some point Horowitz snatched her phone from her hand, the report stated.

According to the report, Horowitz left the home, but returned and asked the victim for the remote control.

Deputies said when she was unable to locate it, Horowitz pushed her to the floor with both of his hands on her chest, causing her to fall on her left side.

A spokesperson for Broward County Public Schools said Horowitz is an assistant principal at Orange Brook Elementary School in Hollywood. The district said he is being reassigned from the school following the incident, pending further Human Resources review and action, which may include termination.

On the Orange Brook Elementary School website, Horowitz is listed as an administrator, specifically the “intern principal.”

“For something like that to happen, it’s kind of devastating. That’s the way I look at it, especially when you work with young kids,” Jacquelin Peterson, whose child attends the elementary school, said.

“For me, specifically, it would have to be if there was violence involved, I don’t think that should be around our kids,” another parent, Ashley Acevedo, said.

James Johnson, whose child also attends the school said he doesn’t believe Horowitz is a “bad guy.”

”Anything can trigger someone, but I don’t think he’s a bad guy,” Johnson said.

The school administer was granted a $3,000 bond on Monday and could be released later in the day if he posts bond.

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Police said Jesus Montes de Oca, 74, was arrested at his home in the 800 block of South Southlake Drive.

From his bed at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, police said the victim told a detective that Montes de Oca threw an “unknown accelerant” on him and lit him ablaze.

According to an arrest report, the victim suffered second-degree burns.

Montes de Oca, for his part, claimed that the victim “had applied rubbing alcohol to himself” and “attempted to assist (him) by trying to wipe the fire from him and extinguish the flames,” but the victim “would not allow him” to help, the report stated.

The report doesn’t state how the two men know each other or what led to the incident.

Besides the attempted murder charge, Montes de Oca faces a charge of criminal solicitation or conspiracy.

As of Monday morning, he was being held without bond in the Broward Main Jail, records show.

La policía informó que Jesus Montes de Oca, de 74 años, fue arrestado en su vivienda, ubicada en la cuadra 800 de South Southlake Drive.

Desde su cama en el Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital, en Miami, la víctima dijo a un detective que Montes de Oca le arrojó un “acelerante desconocido” y luego le prendió fuego, según la policía.

De acuerdo con el informe de arresto, la víctima sufrió quemaduras de segundo grado.

Por su parte, Montes de Oca afirmó que la víctima “se había aplicado alcohol isopropílico” y que él “intentó ayudarlo tratando de apagar el fuego y retirar las llamas”, pero que la víctima “no le permitió” ayudar, señala el informe.

El reporte no indica qué relación existe entre los dos hombres ni qué provocó el incidente.

Además del cargo de intento de asesinato, Montes de Oca enfrenta un cargo de instigación criminal o conspiración.

Hasta la mañana del lunes, permanecía detenido sin derecho a fianza en la cárcel principal de Broward, según los registros.

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, Osniel Blanco-López, residente de Miami, se encontraba en el mostrador de boletos la madrugada del domingo cuando un agente de American Airlines le preguntó, como parte del protocolo habitual: “¿Lleva algún artículo peligroso?”.

Los agentes dijeron que Blanco-López respondió que no, pero luego dijo en español: “Tengo una granada”, antes de reírse.

Otro agente de boletos que se encontraba cerca le dijo a Blanco-López que “eso no es una broma” antes de llamar a las autoridades, señala el informe.

De acuerdo con el reporte, un perro K-9 especializado en detección de explosivos revisó el equipaje de Blanco-López y no encontró ningún explosivo.

Los agentes dijeron que Blanco-López fue trasladado a la estación de MDSO en el aeropuerto y dijo a las autoridades que “solo estaba bromeando” cuando hizo el comentario.

Posteriormente fue arrestado por un cargo de presentar un reporte falso sobre la colocación de una bomba.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, el ciudadano cubano permanecía detenido en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Los registros en línea indicaban que el monto de su fianza aún estaba pendiente de determinarse.

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According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, Nathalie Rodriguez Gonzalez was taken into custody Friday on a charge of threats/extortion.

Deputies said Rodriguez Gonzalez met the victim while working as a waitress at a restaurant and the two began a romantic relationship shortly after.

According to the report, after going on a few dates, Rodriguez Gonzalez discovered that the man had a girlfriend for the “entire time they were together.”

Deputies said Rodriguez Gonzalez then began sending threatening text messages to the man, demanding $20,000 from him, and warning that if he didn’t send her the money, she would add an additional $5,000 to her demand for payment, and she would send his intimate photos to his girlfriend and business partner. She also claimed that she would post the photos across all of her social media accounts, deputies said.

According to the report, the victim refused to pay Rodriguez Gonzalez, and she made good on her threat to send one of the photos to his business partner.

Deputies said she asked the business partner for the victim’s girlfriend’s phone number so she could also send her the photo and asked, “Should I post this on my IG and tag everyone??”

Rodriguez Gonzalez then sent the photo to the victim’s girlfriend, telling her, “This will genuinely get posted if he doesn’t wire me money BTW,” the report stated.

According to the report, the scorned woman ultimately posted a censored version of the photo to her TikTok page, along with other photos, and continued sending threatening messages, such as “Give me my money or I (will) escalate this worse,” “The deportation does not have to happen, but I want my money,” and “If he doesn’t wire me the money, his d*** will get posted followed by your face, his face.”

In another text message thread, Rodriguez Gonzalez wrote, “Remember I was tryna scam him, Im finally getting to it,” the report stated.

According to the report, the victim responded to the MDSO Kendall District station on Aug. 24 and identified Rodriguez Gonzalez in a photo.

Deputies said the woman was taken into custody Friday at her home and was transported to the police station for questioning, where she gave a “full confession.”

As of Monday morning, Rodriguez Gonzalez remained held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $7,500 bond.

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, Nathalie Rodríguez González fue detenida el viernes y enfrenta un cargo por amenazas/extorsión.

Los agentes dijeron que Rodríguez González conoció a la víctima mientras trabajaba como mesera en un restaurante y que poco después ambos iniciaron una relación sentimental.

De acuerdo con el informe, después de salir varias veces, Rodríguez González descubrió que el hombre había tenido novia “durante todo el tiempo que estuvieron juntos”.

Los agentes dijeron que Rodríguez González comenzó entonces a enviarle mensajes de texto amenazantes, exigiéndole 20,000 dólares y advirtiéndole que, si no le enviaba el dinero, aumentaría la cantidad en otros 5,000 dólares y enviaría fotografías íntimas del hombre a su novia y a su socio comercial.

También amenazó con publicar las imágenes en todas sus cuentas de redes sociales, según las autoridades.

De acuerdo con el informe, la víctima se negó a pagarle y Rodríguez González cumplió parte de su amenaza al enviar una de las fotografías al socio comercial del hombre.

Los agentes dijeron que luego le pidió al socio el número de teléfono de la novia de la víctima para poder enviarle también la fotografía y preguntó: “¿Debería publicar esto en mi Instagram y etiquetar a todos?”.

Rodríguez González posteriormente envió la imagen a la novia de la víctima y le escribió: “Esto de verdad se va a publicar si él no me transfiere dinero, por cierto”, señala el informe.

Según las autoridades, la mujer terminó publicando una versión censurada de la fotografía en su cuenta de TikTok, junto con otras imágenes, y continuó enviando mensajes amenazantes.

Entre ellos, escribió: “Dame mi dinero o voy a empeorar esto”, “La deportación no tiene que ocurrir, pero quiero mi dinero” y “Si no me transfiere el dinero, se publicará su p--- seguido de tu cara y la de él”.

En otro intercambio de mensajes, Rodríguez González escribió: “Recuerda que estaba tratando de estafarlo, finalmente lo estoy haciendo”, según el informe.

De acuerdo con las autoridades, la víctima acudió el 24 de agosto a la estación del Distrito Kendall de MDSO e identificó a Rodríguez González en una fotografía.

Los agentes dijeron que la joven fue detenida el viernes en su casa y trasladada a la estación para ser interrogada, donde realizó una “confesión completa”.

Hasta la mañana del lunes, Rodríguez González permanecía detenida en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center con una fianza de 7,500 dólares.

“El comandante ha presentado su renuncia y el presidente aceptó. Se abre una nueva etapa”, confirmó a la prensa el ministro de Gobierno, Marco Antonio Oviedo, sobre el paso a un costado del general Mirko Sokol sin dar más detalles.

Sokol se vio involucrado hace dos meses en comprometedores audios en los que supuestamente reveló que un grupo de policías reunía dinero para forzar su salida y tomar el control de la fuerza. Sokol no negó los audios, pero dijo que fueron “manipulados”.

El vicepresidente de Bolivia, Edman Lara —que es expolicía—, formalizó denuncias ante la fiscalía contra Sokol. El jefe policial no se presentó a la primera convocatoria del Ministerio Público.

La dimisión se presenta en momentos en que agricultores y otros sindicatos, entre ellos cocaleros afines al expresidente Evo Morales (2006-2019), anunciaron para esta semana protestas y cortes de ruta por la escasez de diésel en plena cosecha de granos, y para exigir la derogación de un reciente incremento en el precio de ese combustible para empresas y otros consumidores mayoristas.

Paz ha quedado debilitado tras el reciente escándalo de su polémico exasesor, el argentino Fernado Cerimedo, detenido preventivamente en la cárcel bajo la acusación del intento de feminicidio de su novia y de enriquecimiento ilícito.

El mandatario heredó problemas acumulados en los 20 años de mandatos de los presidentes izquierdistas Morales y Luis Arce (2020-2025) como la crisis de la industria de hidrocarburos, la creciente escasez de combustibles debido a la falta de dólares para importar, la fuerte carga fiscal por las subvenciones aplicadas a los carburantes, el aumento del costo de vida y el incremento del crimen organizado.

Esos mismos problemas provocaron una dura protesta de 53 días entre mayo y junio por parte de sindicatos que demandaron la renuncia del mandatario.

Los sindicatos amenazan con reactivar las movilizaciones cuando concluya el estado de excepción el 20 de septiembre.

Los productores del oriente ya hicieron una primera protesta con el bloqueo de una vital ruta la semana pasada. La suspendieron durante el fin de semana tras un acuerdo con el gobierno y amenazan con volver a manifestarse.

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The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. on Southwest 168th Street, where neighbors rushed outside after hearing a loud boom and called 911.

Bystanders checked on the victims, trying to determine who was still alive.

Brianna Fiallos said she was in her kitchen when she heard the crash.

“I heard a loud boom,” Fiallos said.

She said she ran outside with her neighbors to see what happened.

“Everybody came out. We all heard it,” she said.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating the single-vehicle crash.

Investigators said two men were inside the vehicle. One of them, an employee at a local car dealership, died at the scene.

“I believe they were on a test drive because when I saw the key fob of the car, I noticed that it used to be for my ex-job,” witness Jose De Prada said.

Video showed paramedics taking the second victim into an ambulance. He was transported to Jackson North Medical Center in critical condition.

The cause of the crash, including whether speed was a factor, is under investigation.

The crash left the Porsche split in half, according to a bystander.

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The next name on the list is Edouard.

Quick hitter

The system – designated Invest 97L – was first introduced by the National Hurricane Center in its outlook Friday evening with only 10% development odds, but it took advantage of a pocket of light upper-level winds and the August Gulf warmth to make quick work of conducive conditions. By Sunday evening, 97L was showing signs of organization just south of the Louisiana coast and NHC ratcheted up development odds to high.

If 97L doesn’t form in the coming hours, the National Hurricane Center will likely designate it a Potential Tropical Cyclone, a procedural move that would allow for the issuance of tropical storm watches or warnings ahead of its approach to southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana tomorrow.

Locally heavy rain for southeastern Texas

While we always keep a wary eye on tropical systems near land this time of year, forecast models almost unanimously keep 97L or what forms from it weak (low to mid-tier tropical storm at most) over the next 24 hours before it moves inland.

For now, what’s poised to become Tropical Storm Edouard isn’t expected to pose a damaging wind threat or widespread heavy rain and flood threat this week. The primary hazard will be locally heavy rain that could lead to scattered, mainly localized flash flooding for parts of southeast Texas along and east of the I-45 corridor from Tuesday through early Thursday.

Areas affected include the Houston-Galveston metro over the Beaumont and Lake Charles in southwestern Louisiana and inland areas of East Texas east of Bryan-College Station.

As always, we’ll keep an eye on the trends for an overachieving storm but this appears to be a manageable homegrown system that could bring beneficial rains to parts of Texas that remain in moderate drought.

Dolly’s remnants moving through the islands, but re-development not expected

The remnants of short-lived Tropical Storm Dolly from late last week were spreading across parts of the Greater Antilles early Monday, including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Though localized heavy rainfall could cause some flooding issues, especially in the mountains, the rainfall is mostly a good news story for the drought-stricken Caribbean.

Dolly’s remnants will track toward South Florida for Thursday where it will reinforce our wet pattern this week. The now-tropical-wave’s interaction with the mountainous speed bumps of the islands will nix any redevelopment potential in the days ahead. Nearly all models have dropped any redevelopment signal, including the insistently bullish (and wrong) American GFS and UKMET models.

No, a hurricane isn’t headed for Southern California

The hotbed for tropical activity this year has been over on the Pacific side, where waters are at record or near-record warmth, not just in the El Niño region near the equator but farther north off the coasts of Mexico and Southern California.

Tropical systems typically don’t survive north of around 30 degrees north latitude in the eastern Pacific, primarily because of much cooler waters and stable air associated with the cold California Current. Although Southern California and the Desert Southwest are no strangers to dying tropical systems and surges of residual tropical moisture during the late summer and early fall, direct threats from organized tropical storms or hurricanes are extremely rare. The last tropical storm to make landfall in Southern California was in 1939.

A strong tropical disturbance designated Invest 95E in the eastern Pacific – located about 1,500 miles south-southeast of San Diego – is getting some attention out west because of long-range forecasts from the American GFS suggesting the possibility of a hurricane threat to Southern California in about a week.

While 95E will probably organize into a hurricane later this week, our more reliable models (not the GFS and not the ICON) suggest higher chances it moves out to sea than northward toward the California coast. Even so, if it took the less likely track northward and in the direction of California, it would be as a quick-weakening tropical cyclone, not a hurricane.

It may be something to follow for the potential of increased rainfall for parts of California next week if it’s pulled farther north, but right now those scenarios closer to California are a less likely outcome.

El siguiente nombre en la lista es Edouard.

Un sistema de rápida evolución

El sistema, designado Invest 97L, apareció por primera vez en el pronóstico del Centro Nacional de Huracanes el viernes por la noche, con apenas un 10% de probabilidades de desarrollo. Sin embargo, aprovechó una zona con vientos débiles en los niveles altos de la atmósfera y las cálidas aguas del Golfo en agosto para organizarse rápidamente.

Para la noche del domingo, 97L mostraba señales de mayor organización justo al sur de la costa de Louisiana y el NHC elevó a alta la probabilidad de desarrollo.

Si 97L no se forma en las próximas horas, es probable que el Centro Nacional de Huracanes lo designe como ciclón tropical potencial, una medida que permitiría emitir alertas o avisos de tormenta tropical antes de su llegada al sureste de Texas y el suroeste de Louisiana el martes.

Lluvias localmente intensas para el sureste de Texas

Aunque en esta época del año siempre se vigilan de cerca los sistemas tropicales cercanos a tierra, los modelos de pronóstico coinciden casi de manera unánime en que 97L, o el sistema que pueda formarse a partir de él, se mantendrá débil durante las próximas 24 horas, como máximo como una tormenta tropical de intensidad baja a moderada, antes de ingresar a tierra.

Por ahora, lo que podría convertirse en la tormenta tropical Edouard no representa una amenaza importante por vientos dañinos ni por lluvias generalizadas o inundaciones durante esta semana.

El principal peligro serán las lluvias localmente intensas, que podrían provocar inundaciones repentinas dispersas y principalmente aisladas en partes del sureste de Texas, a lo largo y al este del corredor de la I-45, desde el martes hasta primeras horas del jueves.

Entre las zonas que podrían verse afectadas se encuentran el área metropolitana de Houston-Galveston, Beaumont y Lake Charles, en el suroeste de Louisiana, así como sectores del este de Texas ubicados al este de Bryan-College Station.

Como siempre, se vigilará la evolución del sistema ante la posibilidad de que se fortalezca más de lo esperado, pero por ahora parece tratarse de un fenómeno manejable que se originó en la región y que incluso podría llevar lluvias beneficiosas a zonas de Texas que permanecen bajo condiciones de sequía moderada.

Remanentes de Dolly avanzan por las islas, sin expectativa de nuevo desarrollo

Los remanentes de la breve tormenta tropical Dolly, de finales de la semana pasada, se desplazaban la mañana del lunes por sectores de las Antillas Mayores, incluidos Puerto Rico, las Islas Vírgenes, Haití y República Dominicana.

Aunque las lluvias localmente intensas podrían provocar algunos problemas de inundaciones, especialmente en zonas montañosas, en general las precipitaciones representan una buena noticia para partes del Caribe afectadas por la sequía.

Los remanentes de Dolly se moverán hacia el sur de Florida el jueves, donde reforzarán el patrón lluvioso previsto para esta semana.

La interacción de la ahora onda tropical con el terreno montañoso de las islas eliminará prácticamente cualquier posibilidad de que vuelva a desarrollarse en los próximos días.

Casi todos los modelos han descartado ya cualquier señal de reorganización, incluidos los modelos estadounidense GFS y UKMET, que habían insistido en esa posibilidad.

No, un huracán no se dirige al sur de California

La principal zona de actividad tropical este año se ha concentrado en el Pacífico, donde las temperaturas del agua se encuentran en niveles récord o cercanos a récord, no solo en la región de El Niño cerca del ecuador, sino también más al norte, frente a las costas de México y el sur de California.

Los sistemas tropicales normalmente no sobreviven al norte de aproximadamente los 30 grados de latitud norte en el Pacífico oriental, principalmente debido a las aguas mucho más frías y al aire estable asociados con la corriente fría de California.

Aunque el sur de California y el desierto del suroeste de Estados Unidos no son ajenos a los remanentes de sistemas tropicales y a las entradas de humedad tropical durante finales del verano y comienzos del otoño, las amenazas directas de tormentas tropicales organizadas o huracanes son extremadamente raras.

La última tormenta tropical que tocó tierra en el sur de California ocurrió en 1939.

Una fuerte perturbación tropical denominada Invest 95E en el Pacífico oriental, ubicada aproximadamente a 1,500 millas al sur-sureste de San Diego, está llamando la atención en el oeste del país debido a pronósticos a largo plazo del modelo estadounidense GFS que plantean la posibilidad de una amenaza de huracán para el sur de California dentro de aproximadamente una semana.

Aunque es probable que 95E se organice y se convierta en huracán más adelante esta semana, los modelos considerados más confiables —excluidos el GFS y el ICON— muestran una mayor probabilidad de que el sistema se desplace mar adentro en lugar de avanzar hacia el norte en dirección a la costa de California.

Incluso si siguiera la trayectoria menos probable hacia el norte y en dirección a California, llegaría como un ciclón tropical que se debilitaría rápidamente, no como un huracán.

El sistema podría ser algo a vigilar por la posibilidad de que aumenten las lluvias en partes de California la próxima semana si es atraído más hacia el norte, pero por ahora los escenarios que lo acercan a California siguen siendo menos probables.

“Empecé a jugar golf a los 5 años, cuando mi papá estaba comenzando su carrera en el mundo corporativo”, dijo Addison. “Él tomó un palo porque pensó que sería una buena idea para impulsar su carrera y, al mismo tiempo, puso uno en mis manos”.

A medida que creció, Addison comenzó a darse cuenta de que el golf ofrecía oportunidades que iban mucho más allá del deporte. Vio las posibilidades de establecer contactos y relaciones profesionales que podían surgir entre el primer hoyo y el 18.

Pero también se dio cuenta de quiénes solían estar ausentes de los campos de golf.

“Una de las cosas que noté fue que no había muchas personas que se parecieran a mí en el campo”, dijo Addison. “Así que siempre supe que quería crear algo que atrajera a personas de color y las hiciera sentir cómodas”.

Urban Golf Weekend despega

En 2023, Addison decidió crear él mismo ese espacio.

Urban Golf Weekend comenzó con un torneo y un pequeño evento para establecer contactos profesionales. Desde entonces, según Addison, la asistencia se ha duplicado cada año.

“El primer año tuvimos 120 asistentes”, dijo Addison. “Cada año hemos duplicado la cifra y ahora hemos vendido más de 600 boletos”.

Addison dijo que Urban Golf Weekend se ha convertido en el evento de golf más grande del país para profesionales negros y considera que su concepto ha inspirado encuentros similares en otros lugares.

“Creamos un evento diferente a cualquier otro”, dijo Addison. “Y ahora vemos muchos eventos en todo el país que, de alguna manera, siguen el modelo de Urban Golf”.

El evento también está atrayendo a personas que no crecieron practicando este deporte.

El cirujano plástico Wilton Triggs llevaba apenas alrededor de un mes tomando clases de golf cuando decidió involucrarse.

“Me acerqué a Cliff; en ese momento ni siquiera lo conocía”, recordó Triggs. “Le dije: ‘Oye, veo lo que estás haciendo. Veo hasta dónde puede llegar esto. Si me incluyes en la junta directiva, todo aquello a lo que le pongo mi nombre va a crecer. Voy a trabajar duro para ti’”.

Triggs ahora ayuda a conseguir patrocinadores para el evento.

Golf con un propósito mayor

La edición de este año de Urban Golf Weekend se desarrolla durante cinco días e incluye golf, actividades para establecer contactos profesionales, una exposición y una fiesta en el Miami Beach Golf Club.

El dinero recaudado a través del torneo benéfico se destina a universidades históricamente afroamericanas (HBCU) y a programas de golf para jóvenes.

“No tienes que donar una enorme cantidad de dinero, pero definitivamente puedes darle a un niño la oportunidad de iniciarse en un deporte al que quizá nunca habría tenido acceso”, dijo Triggs. “Es muy costoso empezar a practicarlo, pero las posibilidades son infinitas”.

El trabajo continúa incluso después de que termina Urban Golf Weekend.

Addison dijo que Urban Golf Foundation organiza actividades comunitarias durante todo el año, ofreciendo a niños de zonas urbanas clases de golf y educación financiera.

Un momento especial para Addison y su padre

Para Addison, el evento de este año tiene un significado especialmente personal.

El hombre que puso por primera vez un palo de golf en sus manos asistirá a Urban Golf Weekend por primera vez.

“Mi papá nunca ha estado en Urban Golf Weekend. Pero este año viene”, dijo Addison.

Addison señaló que tener a su padre presente hace que esta edición sea particularmente especial.

“Mi papá es la razón por la que empecé a jugar golf”, dijo. “Así que estoy emocionado de poder disfrutar este evento con él este año”.

Para obtener más información sobre Urban Golf Weekend, incluidos boletos y formas de participar, visite el sitio web del evento.

By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Six were what he calls hard falls, including one that led to a brief hospitalization and another just 200 yards from the finish. But none were enough to permanently divert him from the 2,193-mile (3,530-kilometer) trail that runs between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine.

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy defines a thru-hike as completing all of the trail's sections in any order within a year, allowing for pauses. Sanders started Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hopscotched around with some brief breaks and finished Monday atop Maine's highest peak, where he paused to pray at the sign marking the summit.

“I had to thank God, and I had to thank my support team and everybody that got me here,” he said.

A long-planned comeback

Sanders, whose trail name is Grey Beard, first set the Appalachian Trail record in 2017 at age 82. Four years later, his 83-year-old friend M.J. Eberhart, aka Nimblewill Nomad, took the title. But within months, Sanders announced his comeback plan.

While Sanders’ first journey was easier than he expected, the latest was considerably harder. Despite six months of training, he said he wasn’t in the best condition when he returned to the trail.

“And even today, I feel that I should probably be in better shape than I am,” he said last month. “But I just have to always go back and say, ‘But I am 91, so I'm blazing new ground hiking long distances like this.'”

In June, Sanders was descending Killington Mountain in central Vermont when he fell forward in a boulder field, scraping his legs, arms and hands.

“Thank God nothing got broken, but I was banged up,” he said. “I didn’t rub the blood off, I just kept hiking.”

Weeks later, his left arm went numb and he ended up at a Maine hospital. What doctors initially feared was a stroke turned out to be a pinched nerve, but though he was soon cleared to resume hiking, he considered giving up.

He returned home to Tennessee in early August to be with his wife, whose mother had just died, and she convinced him to press on.

His mission changed along the way

Some of Sanders’ best days were in Pennsylvania, where he enjoyed well-maintained trails and treats delivered by “trail angels."

“When people are taking care of you and bringing you caramel frappes on the trail, the rocks don’t matter,” he said.

In fact, Sanders has become something of a star among fellow hikers. Thousands more follow him on social media, which surprised Sanders and caused him to expand his mission beyond reclaiming his record.

“I wanna get it back, but right now, that’s secondary," he said. "Right now, what’s the most important thing - and it’s one of the things that surprised me – is that people are motivated and given encouragement by my efforts.”

Meredith Ewenson, who met Sanders in June while leading a hike in New Hampshire for 10 other women, said he embodied not just the idea that anything is possible, but that the journey matters most.

“Seeing it in real life is something that I'll definitely remember forever," she said.

Ewenson said her group spotted Sanders early in the morning, but it wasn’t until he blazed by them hours later that they saw the Grey Beard logo on his T-shirt and realized who he was. They caught up with him that night at an Appalachian Mountain Club hut, arriving around 4 p.m.

“I got here at noon,” he told them.

The next morning, she and others cheered as Sanders performed a “victory dance" before setting off again.

“My first thought was ‘Wow, his mobility is insane,’” Ewenson said. “His face on that body just doesn’t make any sense. My brain couldn’t compute how he was so impossibly fit for being that age.”

Off-trail adventures

Sanders was born in Kentucky in 1935, two years before the Appalachian Trail was completed. Bullied as a child for his small size, he gained confidence in solo sports like acrobatics and swimming. He later served in the Navy and retired in 2002 after a long career in parks and recreation.

Sanders holds numerous other age-related records, including becoming the oldest person to paddle the entire length of the Mississippi River, an 87-day trip he started on his 87th birthday.

On his latest adventure, he tackled obstacles like downed trees or steep scrambles with vigor, though he started to get a bit wobbly toward the end of one 12-mile (19-kilometer) day. He laid down on the trail, said he needed a power nap and briefly fell asleep.

Two minutes later, he got up and kept hiking.

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This story was corrected to show that Sanders had what he calls six hard falls, not seven, during his latest trail hike.

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They come after nine days of testimony from detectives, former gang associates and documentarians. The trial has revisited the night nearly 30 years ago when Shakur was shot while on his way to perform at a club in Las Vegas.

Davis is the only person ever charged in Shakur’s 1996 death after he previously said he was in the Cadillac when it pulled up beside Shakur and gunfire erupted. Prosecutors argue Davis orchestrated the shooting, but his attorney argues there is no physical evidence connecting his client to the crime.

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Palal: Davis was trying to ‘thread a needle’

Davis told the truth during a 2008 interview with federal law enforcement because he was required to under a deal that would allow him to avoid life in prison in a different investigation, Palal said.

In fact, he took steps to correct investigators when they had something wrong in their narrative of the shooting, Palal said.

Davis was trying to “thread a needle,” Palal said, by being accurate enough and consistent enough to qualify for the deal, while avoiding implicating himself in Shakur’s murder. But he didn’t succeed, Palal said.

The prosecutor pointed out that Davis described details about the moments after the murder that weren’t previously publicized, like the direction another car in Shakur’s entourage went after the shooting.

Spectator torn over what the verdict should be

Heather Collins, who was born and raised in Las Vegas, watched Monday’s proceedings from the overflow courtroom. She was also in court on the first day of trial.

For Collins, the case has been part of the fabric of Las Vegas for as long as she can remember. Born in the 1990s, she said it feels surreal that a verdict could come just ahead of the 30th anniversary of the shooting.

Collins said she is torn over the case. She feels sympathy for Duane “Keffe D” Davis because she said he’s “not in good health” but believes the justice system should determine responsibility.

“If I was on the jury, I probably would’ve been like, ‘He didn’t actually kill him. He was just a part of it,’” Collins said. “Maybe let him go, but definitely give him some kind of sentence, but not the full sentence.”

Prosecutor says Davis benefited from telling the truth

Palal reminded jurors of the four statements Davis previously made that were the focus of the trial: the 2008 proffer interview with federal law enforcement, the 2009 interview with Las Vegas police, the 2017 Death Row Chronicles interview, and Davis’ 2019 memoir, “Compton Street Legend.”

Davis was incentivized to tell the truth in the 2008 proffer interview as a deal to get out of a life sentence in prison, Palal said. Davis would push back and correct investigators when given something that wasn’t true, Palal said.

Palal said Davis’ statement does not make sense as a lie and argued that Davis could have said he was just a witness rather than make himself legally liable for the murder.

Surveillance footage and recorded interview clips punctuate prosecutor’s arguments

Palal showed a slide show with photos of Davis, replayed surveillance footage from the MGM showing Anderson, and clips of recorded interviews.

He reiterated what witnesses said about the rivalary between the South Side Crips and the Mob Piru, and how that rivalry evolved to include Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records.

And Palal talked about the aftermath of the shooting: A gang war that led to multiple people getting shot, including the death of a young girl.

“It’s not a war between two random gangs,” Palal said.

There were more than 50 gangs in the region at the time, but Mob Piru –- the gang in which Shakur and Knight were involved –- and South Side Crips were central to the gang war, Palal said.

There are a dozen instructions for jurors

Judge Carli Kierny is reading the instructions that jurors must keep in mind while they decide if Davis is guilty or not.

Many of the instructions detail the difference between first- and second-degree murder. First-degree murder requires a finding of premeditation and deliberation, Kierny says.

For instance, first-degree murder can apply to cases where a jury finds that a defendant specifically intended for a coconspirator to kill someone. Second degree murder can apply in cases where a jury determines that a death caused by a co-conspirator was the foreseeable result of a defendant’s actions.

Jurors will soon be asked to decide a case nearly three decades in the making

There are 16 people on the jury panel, but only 12 of them will ultimately be tasked with deciding Davis’ guilt or innocence. Four people will be identified as alternate jurors after the closing arguments are done.

Having alternate jurors available helps to ensure the case doesn’t end in a mistrial if a juror gets sick or can’t serve for some other reason.

Overflow seating for court session

More than two dozen people filled an overflow courtroom Monday morning, where spectators who could not fit in the main courtroom watched the proceedings on a video feed.

Signs bearing the case title, “State of Nevada v. Duane Davis,” and red arrows throughout the courthouse drew the attention of curious onlookers, who wondered who Davis is.

Court begins for closing arguments

A packed courtroom filled with fans, media, and family has arrived for closing statements. Shakur’s family sat in the front row as they have throughout the trial and said hello to family friends who sat behind them. Prosecutors and the defense chatted breezily before the session started.

Davis walked into the courtroom wearing a black suit and tie.

Jurors have asked tough questions during the trial

Throughout the nine days of testimony, jurors asked witnesses questions after attorneys were finished asking their own.

One juror asked a former Las Vegas detective if he was able to confirm whether Davis was actually in the white Cadillac the night Shakur was shot in Las Vegas. With a former FBI agent, a juror asked if anyone in the FBI had verified the information Davis gave in a law enforcement interview.

The questions show how jurors are taking into consideration whether Davis’ words are enough to convict him, or if there is alternative physical evidence.

Witness described the night Tupac was shot

Earlier in the trial, Ingrid Stokes testified that she and her friends were heading home from Las Vegas when they encountered Shakur and Knight, who were friends with a woman in Stokes’ group.

Knight invited them to a nightclub, she said, and they decided to meet them there.

The car Stokes was riding in was one lane over and a car length ahead of Knight’s vehicle, when they heard gunshots.

Stokes said they drove off in fear and almost hit a white four-door vehicle in the process.

When they returned to the scene, police made them sit on the sidewalk and treated them like suspects, she said. Stokes was scared to be seen in public talking about the case, worried about poor treatment from law enforcement and the potential for retribution.

“Snitches get stitches,” she said.

Family and friends sat through days of testimony

Shakur’s siblings, “Mopreme” Shakur and Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, and other family members sat in the front row of the courtroom as both prosecution and defense presented their evidence throughout the trial.

Most days, they sat quietly, looking ahead at the witnesses or television screens as prosecutors played Davis’ previous statements. They left the courtroom ahead of prosecutors’ showing jurors Shakur’s autopsy photos, grisly images of the late rapper and the wounds he sustained.

Mopreme Shakur previously told The Associated Press the trial would be retraumatizing for the family, but that they’d sit through it in hopes the musician would see justice.

Some Shakur family members stepped out of courtroom while others stayed to face autopsy photos

Dr. Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist and medical examiner for Clark County, Nevada, described Shakur’s injuries and explained his cause of death during earlier testimony in the trial.

Shakur’s cousin Zayd Akinyela said he wanted to stay in court to learn more.

“I feel like the details, especially for people that are close to him, honestly for me helps, helps the grief process. I think we’ve been waiting 30 years to grieve properly,” Akinyela told The Associated Press outside the courtroom. “A lot of people don’t get to grieve until they understand what happened to their loved one and how it happened.” He added, “That’s why I wanted to stay and just see for my own personal closure.”

Seeing the photos of Shakur’s body made him feel “Very angry, very angry, to say the least, very sad,” Akinyela said.

Tupac’s legacy and memory

Shakur remains a cultural icon. He is considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time and had a burgeoning film career as an actor. He died as his popularity was peaking at age 25, and his legend has only grown in the years since.

Zayd Akinyela, Shakur’s cousin, said, “I’m very spiritual, so just seeing the body doesn’t affect me the same way as it might some people. I do believe that his spirit is still around and still lives on through his family and through his legacy.”

Most eyewitnesses are no longer alive

The story of the drive-by shooting has long gripped the hip-hop community, partly because no one was charged until Davis was indicted in 2023.

The other three men riding in the Cadillac have all died in the years since.

Retired Las Vegas police officer Garry Dale was the first of the witnesses the prosecution called.

He testified that he and another officer stopped Knight and Shakur’s car for missing a license plate, warned them and let them go.

About 10 minutes later, the officers responded to a shooting call and found EMTs pulling Shakur from the car. Dale said Knight had been grazed by bullets, but told the officers to take care of Shakur.

Dale jumped in the ambulance and asked Shakur who shot him. The retired officer said that Shakur said something like “no, we’ll take care of it.”

Who was there the night Tupac was killed

On the night of Sept. 7, 1996, Shakur was in the passenger seat of a black BMW that Knight was driving when a white Cadillac pulled up on their right side and gunfire erupted. Knight was wounded but survived. Shakur died a week later at the age of 25.

That night, three others were with Davis in the Cadillac, but none of them faced charges in Shakur’s killing before they died.

Here’s what we know about who was in both vehicles from authorities, court records, grand jury testimony, interviews and Davis’ 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend.”

Tupac Shakur: Shakur is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. He had five No. 1 albums, was nominated for six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.

Marion “Suge” Knight: Knight founded Death Row Records, a Los Angeles-based music label that represented Shakur at the time of his death.

Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson: Law enforcement authorities long suspected that Anderson was the gunman. He was 22 at the time. Though Davis was his uncle and 12 years older, he described their relationship as that of brothers, friends and even father-son.

Deandrae “Freaky” Smith: Also known as “Big Dre,” Smith was in the back seat of the car that night, sitting next to Anderson. Although authorities have said they believe Anderson pulled the trigger, the grand jury testimony challenged that theory.

Terry “Bubble Up” Brown: Brown was driving the Cadillac from which the shots were fired.

A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac’s 1996 killing

A prosecutor said during the trial that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Shakur, Davis is the “one person who has a hard time being silent.”

“Let’s be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors at the start of Davis’ Las Vegas trial.

“Remarkably, you will learn that from Duane Davis himself.”

Davis, 63, could get life in prison if he’s convicted of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He has pleaded not guilty. His lawyer in the defense opening called the prosecution’s narrative “fiction.”

Documentaries and Davis’ own memoir are among prosecutors’ key evidence

Davis co-authored “Compton Street Legend,” a book about the shooting and Davis’ time in the Crips gang.

His attorneys unsuccessfully fought to block the use of the book in the trial. They argued it was fictionalized, and that because it had a co-author, it’s impossible to know which portions Davis wrote.

The memoir says Shakur and his entourage “crossed the line” when they beat up Davis’ nephew at a Las Vegas casino. Prosecutors have alleged Davis’ anger over the beating is part of what motivated the shooting, though they have decided to focus more on Davis’ documentary and police interviews rather than his book.

How Davis’ legal team is defending him

Davis, wearing a blue suit and tie, sat quietly with his hands folded on the table in front of him, occasionally nodding along as his attorney gave his opening, and often scanned the room during testimony to see who was in the gallery.

“What they are telling you, they are representing as fact, when it’s really fiction,” Michael Sanft said. “There’s no facts.”

He said Davis wasn’t previously charged because law enforcement knew that he was “full of crap.”

The defense attorney also pointed to missing documents in the original investigation and distrust between police departments.

He called one detective’s work “biased,” “sloppy” and “incomplete.”

Sanft said outside court that he thought the 30 years that had elapsed would help Davis.

“The length of time is going to be a huge problem for people trying to recall things, to remember things,” the lawyer said. “That’s just not how it works.”

Asked about the oddity of calling his client “full of crap” and similar things, he said, “We all have a family member who’s like that.”

What Davis told the FBI and investigators

In a 2008 interview with a federal task force investigating the killing of Shakur’s rival, the Notorious B.I.G., Davis instead talked about the Shakur shooting. He described handing a gun to the men in the backseat of a white Cadillac that fired on a black BMW with Shakur and Marion “Suge” Knight inside.

As prosecutors played audio of Davis explaining the moment Shakur was shot, members of Shakur’s family, including his stepbrother Maurice “Mopreme” Shakur, stared ahead and listened intently from the audience.

Palal told jurors Davis held onto a visceral hatred for Shakur for decades that drove him to speak.

He said the defendant talked to the FBI in 1998 and again in 1999, admitting he had been in Las Vegas at the time of the shooting.

In 2009, he admitted to his role in the killing in an interview with Las Vegas police, Palal said.

“And now 30 years later, we’re going to ask you to finally hold Duane Davis accountable,” Palal said.

He also showed jurors the 2019 memoir that Davis co-authored, “Compton Street Legend,” that the prosecution will use and that the defense fought to keep out of the trial, along with several of the defendant’s interviews.

Attorneys on both sides will make their final pitches to the jury

Prosecutors say Davis called the shots for the attack on Shakur nearly three decades ago.

Davis’ defense attorney says the prosecution’s narrative is fiction, and that there isn’t enough evidence to justify a conviction.

The prosecution will likely rely on Davis’ own prior statements in police interviews and documentaries to drive home their closing arguments. In multiple interviews, Davis said he handed the gun to the back seat of the car just before the fatal shots were fired.

But Davis’ defense attorney has told jurors that Davis’ statements were nothing more than untrue braggadocio and that he made the claims to make money.

Former Southern California gang leader faces life in prison if convicted

On trial is Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a self-proclaimed former leader of the South Side Compton Crips. Davis is not accused of pulling the trigger that killed Shakur, but rather of orchestrating the shooting and providing the gun.

If the jury finds him guilty of murder, he could receive life in prison. The jury will not make recommendations on the sentencing, which will be determined by the judge at a later date.

Davis’ attorneys said the 63-year-old left the narcotics trade in 2009 and worked a steady job before illness forced him to retire in 2014.

Pabst Blue Ribbon has turned the thefts — valued by police at $70,000 — into a light-hearted social media promotion. But police in Montclair said Friday that investigators are trying to determine whether they were part of a single operation.

In the first heist, about $45,000 worth of beer headed to Tucson, Arizona, was picked up but never delivered, according to police. An hour later, a “purported subcontracting company” submitted fake documents to pick up another $25,000 worth of beer, Montclair police said in a news release. Both thefts occurred on Aug. 17 at an Anheuser-Busch distribution center about 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of Los Angeles.

Roughly 34,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon and non-alcoholic Old Milwaukee beer — more than 1,500 cases — were stolen, according to a police report obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

In Instagram posts, Pabst put the weight of the stolen cargo at 40,000 pounds (18,145 kilograms) and started a countdown seeking its return.

“To the thief: we don’t fault you for wanting to brag to your friends how much PBR you have, we just wish you obtained it the honorable way,” the company wrote. It added, “P.s. this is real and we are deadly serious.”

Todo el personal de las Fuerzas Armadas y los militares retirados recibirán un aumento del 12,22% sobre sus haberes entre septiembre y diciembre de 2026. En tanto que el Poder Ejecutivo también dispuso una mejora en el salario básico de los agentes de Gendarmería Nacional, Prefectura Naval, Policía Federal, Servicio Penitenciario Federal y Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria de entre el 10 y el 30%.

“Las medidas forman parte del objetivo del Gobierno Nacional de fortalecer y recuperar las Fuerzas Federales de Seguridad y las Fuerzas Armadas, mejorando las condiciones del personal y reconociendo las características específicas de sus tareas”, dijo la oficina de prensa de la presidencia el lunes en un comunicado.

Al llegar al poder en 2023, el mandatario liberal había prometido una reestructuración de las Fuerzas Armadas y de Seguridad luego de lo que calificó como una política de desfinanciamiento y desguace por parte de los gobiernos de centro-izquierda que lo antecedieron.

Si bien Milei avanzó en un ambicioso plan de equipamiento, los salarios de los militares acumularon una pérdida promedio del 28% respecto a la inflación entre fines de 2023 y los primeros meses de este año.

Hasta el aumento anunciado este lunes, un cabo del Ejército –el menor rango—percibía en su sueldo básico el equivalente a 566 dólares, mientras que una familia tipo necesitó el doble de ingresos para no caer en la pobreza, según datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) de julio.

En junio pasado, el Ministerio de Defensa flexibilizó la normativa que imponía a militares y agentes federales dedicación exclusiva para que puedan desarrollar actividades en el ámbito privado por el aumento del costo de vida —en julio fue de 2,1% y acumula un 19,3% en lo que va del año—.

En un contexto de aumento de la morosidad con bancos y billeteras virtuales por la caída de los ingresos, un 25% de los militares y agentes federales no pueden afrontar sus deudas, según consultoras privadas que analizan datos de morosidad del Banco Central.

“It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,” the 39-year-old Messi said on his Instagram account.

Messi, who will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, played in a record-tying six World Cups. He won it four years ago in a tournament he dominated in Qatar and also led Argentina to the title match in 2014 and again this year, when the Albiceleste lost to Spain in extra time in New Jersey.

Messi stands shoulder to shoulder with Diego Maradona, a compatriot with whom he was so often compared, and Brazil icon Pelé as the greatest players of all time.

For many, he's the best.

“I swear to you that I always gave it my all — not just in these last few years when we won everything, but before that too," Messi wrote. "I always fought and left everything on the field for this jersey, to bring you joy and make you feel proud to be Argentine through football.”

Messi played 207 games for Argentina and finishes as its all-time leading scorer with 125 goals, 21 of them in World Cups. Only one player has more goals in men's internationals — his long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 146 and has yet to announce his retirement from Portugal duty.

Messi became the all-time leading World Cup scorer for a month in the recent tournament in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, but finished one goal behind France’s Kylian Mbappé.

Messi decided two days after World Cup final

In a long social-media post, Messi explained he wrote his retirement letter on July 21 — two days after the World Cup final in which he struggled to make an impact — but waited to publish it because his father was facing health issues that eventually claimed his life.

Jorge Messi died on Aug. 8 in his native Rosario.

Two months after Messi starred at the 2005 world under-20 championship, scoring both of Argentina's goals in the final triumph, he was given his senior Argentina debut at 18. His first appearance lasted only two minutes; the substitute was sent off against Hungary in Budapest.

His journey with the national team was fraught with more frustration — he briefly retired from Argentina duty in 2016 after three defeats in three consecutive major finals — until he finally lifted the World Cup four years ago, either side of also winning Copa America titles in 2021 and '24.

“Thank you for all the love these past 20 years," he said. "I’m going to miss hearing you all from the inside so much. Now I’m going to be one of you, cheering and supporting you from the outside (through thick and thin, even more so).”

In the letter, Messi did not say how long he intends to continue playing. The recent World Cup showed he's still one of the best players in the world, as did a four-goal display for Inter Miami at the weekend in a 7-1 victory over CF Montreal.

“I leave with the peace of mind and pride of having given you — along with my teammates — moments we once only dreamed of. Experiencing this with you was incredible. I love you all,” he added.

The second retirement

Messi's stellar recent success with Argentina nearly didn’t happen.

A decade ago he retired from the national team following Argentina's defeat in the 2016 Copa Amercia final to Chile on penalty kicks — one of which he missed.

A public campaign led by Maradona and the president changed his mind and Messi shook off the notion of not being able to win the big matches, returning to the Argentina team and continuing to star for Barcelona, then Paris Saint-Germain, then Inter Miami.

He’s the two-time MVP in MLS, the star of the league champion and someone who still creates goals in the biggest moments.

He's also a record eight-time world player of the year.

“He is pure history,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said during the recent World Cup. “History. A legend.”

Forever grateful

The retirement announcement sparked a wave of reactions.

The Argentine Football Association wrote: “Thank you for everything, Leo. Thank you for representing Argentina. Thank you for making us dream. Thank you for turning so many dreams into reality. The legend is yours, forever.”

Argentina and Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul highlighted on social media “your unconditional love for our country, your internal battles to never give up, your strength in always enduring injustices, and your leadership and character in your dealings with every player.”

Leandro Paredes, another Argentina teammate, said, “Thank you for absolutely everything. You are and always will be the greatest of all time. We love you, Captain.”

Defender Cristian Romero said: “I love you, I admire you, and I will always be grateful for the impact you’ve had on me and on our country. Thank you for so much, Captain.”

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AP Sports writers Tim Reynolds and Steve Douglas contributed to this report.

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The company announced the ban after its compliance department said it had established reasonable cause to believe Santos engaged in insider trading, contributing to speculation over whether he would attend the address before turning a $17,839 profit on his trading activity when he did not.

Kalshi spokesperson Elisabeth Diana said it was the first permanent ban in the company's history. She said those affected by four other new enforcement cases announced Monday would only be banned from trading temporarily because they cooperated with Kalshi's Compliance Department.

The Compliance Department issued the lifetime ban, effective last Friday, against Santos, preventing him from accessing its platform directly or indirectly. The site also imposed a $71,356 penalty.

The convicted ex-congressman had repeatedly discussed his intention to attend the State of the Union, which came just four months after he was granted clemency by President Donald Trump in a fraud case that led to his expulsion from the U.S. House.

On the eve of Trump’s speech, Kalshi put the odds of Santos attending at close to 75%.

Then, minutes into the speech, Santos posted on X that he had been waylaid at the airport. Immediately, several social media users accused him of running another scheme.

An email seeking comment from Santos on Monday was not immediately returned.

But on X, Santos called Kalshi “an unserious company” and labeled the ban “frivolous nonsense” in one post and, in another, said “thanks for the lifetime ban from your gambling platform” and added: “Let's see how much longer you guys are around for.”

Kalshi's Compliance Department said Santos was prohibited from trading in the market over whether he would attend the address because he was capable of influencing the outcome. Yet, it added, he placed a series of large bets between Feb. 2 and Feb. 25 on whether he would attend the event and then began making public statements regarding whether he would attend in an effort to influence the price of the bets.

“Some of these included false or misleading statements,” the Compliance Department said as it described its findings.

A month ago, Santos agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a federal investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the trades.

The federal probe prompted rival online prediction platform Polymarket to cut ties with Santos in June.

In March, Santos addressed complaints about his attendance at the State of the Union address on his podcast.

“I guess people lost money,” he said. “Some people made unexpected money. That’s to show you how fragile these markets are.”

Santos, who won office as a Republican after inventing a bogus persona as a Wall Street dealmaker, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft in 2024. After serving just 84 days, he was ordered released by Trump, who called Santos a “rogue” but said he did not deserve a harsh sentence and should get credit for voting Republican.

Kalshi's temporary three-year bans announced Monday included a Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina and failed candidates for governor in California and Maine.

The company issued a $2,589 fine against retired Col. Laurie Buckhout, who’s running against Democratic Rep. Don Davis in a swing district in northeastern North Carolina. Kalshi said Buckhout admitted placing bets of less than $1,000 on her campaign. The company said the candidate cooperated with its investigation.

“I bet on myself. Literally. It was a dumb mistake, and as soon as I learned there was an issue, I worked to make it right,” Buckhout said in a statement. “Safe to say my career as a Kalshi trader was short-lived.”

The company also handed down three-year suspensions to Stephen Cloobeck, a timeshare mogul who briefly ran for California governor and who Kalshi says bought $10,000 worth of contracts on his candidacy, and Ben Midgley, a businessman who briefly competed for the GOP nomination for Maine governor and bet less than $1,000 on his campaign. Neither man could immediately be reached for comment.

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

“Todo mi respaldo a las operaciones militares que combaten... a los grupos narcoterroristas”, afirmó el lunes el presidente Abelardo de la Espriella en X. “Los bandidos que durante décadas han reclutado menores para convertirlos en combatientes o en escudos humanos deben pagar por esos crímenes que violan el Derecho Humanitario”, agregó.

El conservador De la Espriella llegó al poder el 7 de agosto prometiendo mano dura contra los grupos ilegales al priorizar las operaciones militares ofensivas y cerrar las mesas de diálogo de paz que sostuvo su predecesor, el progresista Gustavo Petro (2022-2026).

En lo que va de su gobierno, las autoridades han informado tres bombardeos. El segundo fue realizado el 27 de agosto en una zona selvática del municipio de El Retorno, en el departamento de Guaviare, en el centro-sur del país.

La operación fue dirigida contra campamentos de las disidencias de las antiguas FARC, —que no se acogieron al acuerdo de paz firmado en 2016 con el Estado—, que comanda Alexander Díaz Mendoza, alias “Calarcá", uno de los más buscados del país.

Debate por las víctimas de reclutamiento

El Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses informó la víspera en un comunicado que recibió 10 cuerpos provenientes de las acciones militares realizadas en El Guaviare, tres de los cuales corresponden a menores de edad.

El Ministerio de Defensa detalló en un comunicado que se “neutralizaron 10 de sus integrantes, todos ellos combatientes”, incluyendo dos menores de 15 años y uno de 16 años; mientras que capturaron un adulto y recuperaron un menor con vida.

“La operación militar observó todos los estándares legales para los ataques aéreos estratégicos durante el planeamiento y la ejecución", aseguró el Ministerio de Defensa, al tiempo que rechazó la “aberrante práctica” del reclutamiento forzado por ser un “crimen de guerra y una grave infracción al Derecho Internacional Humanitario”.

El primer bombardeo ocurrió el 11 de agosto contra un campamento de la guerrilla Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) en Catatumbo, zona fronteriza con Venezuela, y fue cuestionado por organizaciones de derechos humanos por presuntamente afectar a civiles.

Un tercer bombardeo fue informado el lunes por De la Espriella, quien indicó en X que murieron ocho presuntos integrantes de las disidencias dirigidas por Néstor Gregorio Vera, alias “Iván Mordisco”, en Guaviare. El mandatario no detalló si entre los muertos hay menores de edad.

El debate sobre los menores de edad reclutados en Colombia se ha sostenido a través de los años. El gobierno de Petro también fue cuestionado por ordenar bombardeos en los que murieron menores.

Verónica Estrada, congresista del opositor Pacto Histórico, reclamó al gobierno explicaciones sobre el bombardeo, como la información de inteligencia militar sobre la posible presencia de menores, la evaluación previa para autorizar el ataque y las medidas que se adoptaron para proteger sus vidas. “Los niños reclutados no dejan de ser víctimas porque un grupo armado los haya llevado a la guerra forzosamente”, indicó en X.

La Defensoría del Pueblo ha pedido tomar precauciones para proteger a niños y adolescentes reclutados.

Al menos 97 menores han sido reclutados forzadamente entre enero y julio, según datos divulgados el lunes por esa defensoría, especialmente en departamentos como Cauca y Nariño, en el suroeste, y Norte de Santander, en el noreste.

As the world warms, heat waves strike nearly every continent and United Nations officials estimate that about half a million people die a year from heat, air conditioning is needed and being used more than ever. A study in Nature Health reported Monday that air conditioning saved nearly 58,000 lives between 2010 and 2020 in the U.S. Air conditioning use is skyrocketing around the world, with electricity demand from cooling expected to triple, according to the International Energy Agency and the United Nations Environment Programme.

It’s also more of a problem than ever. Because most of the electricity for cooling comes from the burning of fossil fuels, the U.N. projects the amount of heat-trapping gas spewed into the atmosphere from air conditioning use to rise from 4.5 billion to 7.2 billion tons in the next 25 years or so. That 7.2 billion tons is almost as much as the carbon pollution from the United States and Europe now.

“Everyone knows air conditioning works, but air conditioning from a climate change perspective is not an ideal,” said Kai Chen, an epidemiology professor at the Yale School of Public Health who was the senior author on the new study. “It leads to more carbon emissions ... then it accelerates the climate warming problem.”

Because of a global energy crunch triggered by the war in Iran, eight countries — Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jordan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Seychelles, Singapore and Sri Lanka — have limited how cool air conditioning can be in offices or even mandated one day a week for public offices to switch it off, according to the IEA. In 2025 the Indian government proposed limits on how cool air conditioners can go.

Experts from 75 countries and 250 cities are trying to walk the tightrope of creating more cooling to reduce deaths from the rising heat, but without worsening climate change. The Global Cooling Pledge will meet in September in Singapore.

Air conditioning is rescuing more people on hotter days

One measurement experts use to tally accumulated heat as related to potential air conditioning use is something called “cooling degree days,” a calculation of how much energy is needed to cool buildings when it’s hot outside. The number of cooling degree days in the United States has increased by 28% since 1990, with 2024 setting a record, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Through May, 2026 has been on pace to beat 2024 for the most cooling degree days, EIA data shows.

In Europe, the number of cooling degree days has more than doubled since 1990, and air conditioning use there has jumped up by 44%. Meanwhile, usage has tripled in India and more than doubled in Southeast Asia, the IEA reported.

In the new study, Chen and his team went through 30 million U.S. death records over an 11-year time span, used county-by-county calculations for levels when heat becomes dangerous and calculated how many lives air conditioning saved during extreme heat. The most lives saved were in Arizona, Florida, Texas, Louisiana and southern parts of Nevada, Alabama and Mississippi. More than a dozen northern states, from Washington to Maine, had fewer than 10 lives a year saved, according to the study.

Chen said the study concluded that “the essential role” of air conditioning saved on average 5,267 lives a year. But it also found that has to be balanced with “overuse.” He pointed to offices — like his — which are cooled so much that many workers wear sweaters even in the summer. More than half the cases researchers looked at could be considered overuse, he said.

Many places use 75 degrees (24 degrees Celsius) as a reasonable limit for air conditioning, Chen said.

He also said the study found that using more air conditioning than needed doesn’t save more lives, but it does worsen climate change.

Fairness, smog and urban waste heat

Air conditioning in cities adds extra warmth to the urban heat island effect, as anyone who walks by air conditioning units knows because that’s where waste heat is expelled outdoors, Chen said. And the added power use increases traditional soot and smog air pollution.

It’s also an issue of fairness since many of the world’s most vulnerable populations don’t have access to or can’t afford air conditioning, according to both Chen and U.N. officials.

Lily Riahi, head of the cooling buildings and energy unit at UNEP, said that in this year's heat waves, “many families had to choose between paying for medicines or running their air conditioner.”

“In a warming world, thermal comfort should not be a luxury,” UNEP chief heat officer Eleni Myrivili said. “It’s becoming a prerequisite for health, dignity and increasingly survival.”

Solutions include using nature and AC

Riahi said the goal is not less cooling but rather “smarter and more equitable cooling,” and she pointed to Singapore as an example for effective solutions.

“Singapore is a country I think has really tackled cooling from a very comprehensive perspective, looking at individual adaptation measures, early warning systems, passive measures in the city in terms of urban greenery, which saves them, I think, $35 million in energy costs per year,” Riahi said. Officials there also require new and old buildings to have more efficient cooling and ventilation systems.

Singapore has lowered temperatures in some places by 14 degrees (8 degrees Celsius), Riahi said.

But sometimes it can get so hot and humid in places that even green solutions aren't enough and air conditioning will be needed, Riahi said.

Until it's too hot and humid, fans and a low level of air conditioning work, Chen said.

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According to a press release Monday morning, the festival was originally scheduled to take place in January 2026 — around her 80th birthday — and was going to feature Parton as a performer and host. Now, it will serve as a celebration of her legacy.

“We had the venue booked and we had the announcement ready to go. And then, in August 2025, Dolly had to take a step back after her initial health challenges. A lot of people always say, WWDD (What Would Dolly Do?), and, well, at this moment, Dollyfest is WDWD (What Dolly Would Do!),” organizer Danny Nozell, founder and CEO of CTK Enterprises, said in a statement.

“We are not discouraging people from celebrating Dolly in the ways they choose. However, as far as a traditional memorial goes, that is not something Dolly wanted,” he continued. “So, instead, it feels more appropriate for us to take a beat, let all the tributes that immediately make sense occur naturally, and then, see through this festival-style concept that was truly dreamed up by Dolly.”

There was a private service for Parton on Friday attended only by immediate family, The Associated Press has confirmed. There will not be a public ceremony, per Parton's wishes.

Parton's great-niece, Lainey Parton, posted a tribute on Instagram on Saturday, writing in the caption: “This is a really hard post for me to make. I wanted to wait until after my granny was laid to rest yesterday before I tried to put any of this into words. From the time I was little, my granny always had a way of making me feel like I was enough. She never made my dreams feel too big or made me feel like I couldn’t do something. She believed in me before I even knew how to believe in myself.”

Ticket information and dates for Dollyfest are forthcoming. Fans can sign up to receive additional details at www.dollyparton.com.

According to police, the attack happened on Saturday at the Ibis Bay Beach Resort, located at 3101 N. Roosevelt Blvd., near Sigsbee Road. Authorities took the suspect, Michael Dorrell Parker, into custody early Monday morning.

According to the Key West Police Department, the victim came from Fort Myers after arranging the meeting with Parker, 52, who paid $1,300 for various “sexual and fetish-related activities,” including “allow(ing) him to lick the bottoms of her shoes.”

But a KWPD arrest report states that the victim told officers that Parker was becoming “increasingly upset” when she refused to do what she described as “weird stuff, illegal stuff” for him. The report doesn’t elaborate further on what those requests entailed.

“The victim stated that she attempted to leave the room, at which time (Parker) grabbed her by the neck and forcibly threw her onto the bed while continuing to apply pressure to her neck,” KWPD Officer Leonardo Hernandez wrote.

Police said the woman told them that Parker’s “actions restricted her airway and caused her to believe that she was going to die.”

“The victim stated that she attempted to defend herself by kicking (Parker) in the chest with her left leg in an effort to break free from his grasp,” Hernandez wrote. “The victim stated that she believed she may have injured (Parker) when she kicked him.”

According to the report, the woman said Parker eventually released her and was apologetic, saying “he was very sorry and that he had never done anything like that to anyone before.”

“The victim stated that because she was afraid for her life, she complied with (Parker’s) subsequent requests despite not wanting to participate in the sexual or fetish-related activities,” Hernandez wrote.

Police said Parker “corroborated the majority of the victim’s statements” but denied choking, “forcibly restraining or falsely imprisoning the victim.”

Hernandez wrote that he noticed a bruise on Parker’s chest consistent with being kicked.

According to the report, police arrested Parker on charges of aggravated battery, battery by strangulation, kidnapping and solicitation of prostitution.

As of Monday, he was being held in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office’s Key West jail facility with no listed bond.

Harald passed away Friday at age 89, and his son, the crown prince, immediately became King Haakon VIII. His wife became Queen Mette-Marit, while his oldest child, Ingrid Alexandra, became crown princess and heir to the throne.

Haakon, 53, will take the oath to Norway’s constitution on Tuesday. His tasks in the near future will include shoring up support for the monarchy following controversies over his wife’s past contacts with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his stepson’s rape conviction.

Mette-Marit has been largely absent from the public eye in the wake of her lung transplant in June. She was diagnosed in 2018 with pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive disease that damages and scars lung tissue. It can cause serious breathing problems, and there is no known cure.

Mette-Marit and Queen Sonja, Harald’s widow, held hands and walked behind the coffin during Monday's procession.

Since Harald’s death, the royal family and the country have been in an official state of mourning. Norwegians and visitors expressed their grief over the weekend by laying flowers, writing cards and lighting candles in front of the royal palace in Oslo, where the coffin arrived late Friday from the hospital.

The coffin stayed in the palace’s Red Salon over the weekend before traveling to the royal chapel on Monday, where it will remain until the funeral. The public can go to the chapel to pay their respects to the late king beginning Tuesday, Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported.

The funeral is set for Sept. 9.

El choque se registró poco antes de las 3:30 a.m. en el área de Hollywood Boulevard y 26th Avenue, cerca de la biblioteca Hollywood Branch Library.

Las cámaras de Local 10 News captaron dos vehículos dañados en el lugar: una camioneta pickup negra y una Jeep Wagoneer blanca.

Ambos vehículos quedaron destrozados, con los parabrisas rotos y las bolsas de aire desplegadas.

Un operador de grúa que se encontraba en el lugar dijo a Linnie Supall, de Local 10 News, que el conductor de la camioneta pickup circulaba a alta velocidad por Hollywood Boulevard cuando perdió el control y chocó contra una de las grandes rocas decorativas ubicadas en el separador central.

Según el operador de la grúa, el impacto provocó que la camioneta saliera por los aires y chocara contra la Jeep cuando esta ingresaba a una rotonda.

Agentes de la Policía de Hollywood fueron vistos en el lugar y están investigando las circunstancias que provocaron el accidente.

Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han proporcionado información oficial sobre la causa del choque ni han indicado si habrá arrestos o se presentarán cargos.

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The violations include heavy rodent and roach activity, live flies landing on food, mold inside ice machines, improper food temperatures, and serious food-handling violations.

At one restaurant, inspectors found more than 50 rodent droppings, while another still had live roaches during a follow-up inspection.

All the places mentioned were allowed to re-open following an ordered cleanup and then a re-inspection.

**GIARDINO GOURMET SALADS

11624 N. KENDALL DR.

KENDALL

ORDERED SHUT 8/27

10 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Live, small flying insects found. Observed one live flying insect landing inside container of garbanzo beans at front counter. Observed 15+ live flies landing inside container of red onions under prep table in back prep area.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed one live fly landing inside container of garbanzo beans at front counter. Observed 10+ live flies flying and landing on clean equipment and inside container of garbanzo beans in dish area. Observed 15+ live flies landing inside container of red onions under prep table in back prep area. Observed 15+ live flies at mop sink, flying and landing on dry storage rack where canned goods and spices are stored. Observed 3 live flies on wall next to reach in cooler at back door.”

“No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees.”

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

“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 at front counter facing front door with ambient temperature 45F. Repeat Violation.”

**KFC

7107 WEST MCNAB ROAD

NORTH LAUDERDALE

ORDERED SHUT 8/26

3 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 3 live roaches crawling on cove molding and wall behind deep fryers in kitchen, discussed with operator to eliminate all roaches and clean and sanitize areas.”

**ICHIMI

MIDTOWN MIAMI

3250 NE 1ST AVE

MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 8/26

23 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 18 rodents droppings under Single service storage by bathrooms hallway. Observed approximately 10 droppings at floor by alcohol storage room. Observed approximately 15 droppings behind white freezers by storage next to exit back door. Observed approximately 10 droppings under three compartment sink. Observed approximately 10 droppings behind freezer by walk in cooler.”

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

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed green, red and blue cutting boards soiled by prep area by ware washing.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At kitchen and prep area.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor heavily soiled inside walk in cooler, behind freezers by storage, by cook line and storage.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in coolers soiled at cook line.”

“Dish machine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Employee started setting up three compartment sink.”

FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION 8/27

“Observed approximately 8 rodents droppings under Single service storage by bathrooms hallway. Observed approximately 6 droppings at floor by alcohol storage room. Observed approximately 5 droppings behind white freezers by storage next to exit back door. Observed approximately 5 droppings under three compartment sink. Observed approximately 4 droppings behind freezer by walk in cooler.”

**NUEVA SAN SALVADOR RESTAURANT #4

1147 NW 22ND AVE.

MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 8/24

35 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook touching face and continued to cook food. Coached employee to wash hands properly.”

“Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed bread stored on prep table inside Nonfood-grade bags.”

“Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Observed raw pork container stored over plastic bottles of milk containers stored inside walk in cooler.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef container stored over cooked pork container at walk in cooler.”

“Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken container stored over raw pork not commercially packaged at walk in freezer.”

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 50+ droppings at shelves by storage. Observed approximately 25+ droppings under bags of flour at storage. Observed approximately 10+ droppings on top of cooking oil container by storage.”

“Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee wearing gloves cleaning and preparing food with same gloves by cook line.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw chicken (45F - Cold Holding); raw beef (47F - Cold Holding); cooked yuca (51F - Cold Holding) at prep table across cook line. As per cook closed and open cooler busy hours. Employee stored inside walk in cooler for rapid cooling.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.’

“Observed cooked beef soup (123F - Hot Holding); refried beans (130F - Hot Holding), as per manager prepared today less than 2 hours.”

“Ware washing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine 200+ppm). Employee diluted with water, Recheck; Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm).”

“Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk containers opened not dated at walk in cooler.”

“No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand sink by cook line.”

“Required employee training expired for some employees.”

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

“Ceiling tile missing. Observed above storage area a ceiling tiles soiled missing.”

“Dead rodent present. Observed one dead rodent stuck in a glue trap on top of shelves near bags of flour Maseca by storage.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed a reach in cooler empty in disrepair by storage. Observed reach in cooler drawers in disrepair at cook line.”

“Establishment charging automatic gratuity without properly disclosing the information on the menu and the bill.”

“Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Observed shelves by storage area.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed by exit back door.”

“Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Observed mop sink faucet missing near three compartment sink.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on floor by cook line and three compartment sink and by walk in coolers.”

“Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed by mop sink area floor tiles in disrepair. Repeat Violation”

“Food stored on floor. Observed boxes of raw frozen meat stored on floor by freezer. Observed raw chicken container stored on floor inside walk in freezer.”

“No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Repeat Violation,”

“Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled by storage area. Observed hoods soiled at cook line. Repeat Violation.”

“Screen in door torn/in poor repair - vermin present. Observed screen door back exit door torn.”

“Stored food not covered. Observed a container with raw chicken uncovered at walk in freezer. Repeat Violation,”

“Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed cooked chicharron stored on prep table by reach in cooler thawing at room temperature.”

“Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, ware washing area or bathroom. By ware washing area and walk in freezer entrance.”

“Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.”

“Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed water leaking from pipe at hand sink by kitchen.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed on top of cooler by front counter. Repeat Violation.”

“Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed a container with sugar at front counter by coffee not labeled.”

**CLUB DE LA MILANESA

MIDTOWN MIAMI

3250 NE 1ST AVE.

MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 8/25

20 VIOLATIONS FOUND

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 5/12/26 (RODENT ISSUE)

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 2/25/2026 (ROACH ISSUE)

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed around 25+ droppings under cleaning products racks storage by mop sink. Repeat Violation.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 5 live flies flying around bar area, landing on clean cups and landing on walls at bar area. Observed 3 live flies flying around Dishwasher machine. Observed 3 live flies flying and landing at prep table by Milanese preparation table.”

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach at floor by cleaning product s storage floor.”

“Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed bar Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Repeat Violation.”

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee cleaning table getting soiled cups from table, and proceeded to get ice for customers by bar area.”

“Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee cracked a raw shell eggs put it to cook at stove, and proceeded to get a clean plate to served.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed prep table; caramelize onions (47F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (52F - Cold Holding); cheese sause (50F - Cold Holding) at prep table. As per employee rush lunch hours.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed boiled eggs (87F - Hot Holding); cooked chicken (103F - Hot Holding) inside microwave. As per cook prepared less than 1 hour.”

“Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk container not dated.”

“Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Observed cook unable to answered minimum cooking temperature of chicken.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a plastic container stored inside hand sink bar area. Repeat Violation.”

“No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.”

“No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand sink by ware washing area near freezer.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee cup container stored on prep table by bar area near to customers water glass bottle. Observed an open cup with water at prep area near microwave.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed scooters stored across mop sink and storage cleaning area.”

“Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed wall missing above walk in cooler.”

“Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop handle touching ice at bar area.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled at prep tables throughout the kitchen and across fryer.”

“Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed SS boxes to go stored on floor between kitchen entrance and hallway bathroom.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled on prep area across Dishwasher.”

**JOANNA’S MARKETPLACE

8247 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY

MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 8/25

17 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed dented can of grape leaves, 4lb Dolma. Operator removed can from kitchen.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 3 live flies in bakery kitchen, on counter and in air above food prep table. Observed 8 live flies in kitchen area across triple sink, on canned goods and dry food storage. Observed 10+ live flies inside bag of onions in kitchen area across dish machine. Observed 6 live flies near floor drain outside of walk in cooler.”

“Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed lining romaine lettuce in deli”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 10+ live flies inside bag of onions in kitchen area across dish machine.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed dry food shelves soiled.”

“No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed none at hand sink at deli counter.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed on multiple knife magnets. Repeat Violation.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed water damage. Repeat Violation.”

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

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed water bottle on bakery counter. Repeat Violation.”

“Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed multiple containers with broken lids and chipped.”

“In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed under board at deli counter.”

“Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in multiple coolers. Repeat Violation.”

“Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, ware washing area or bathroom. Observed in parts of kitchen. Repeat Violation.”

“Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in walk in.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed dust accumulation. Repeat Violation.”

**OCEAN GRILL

1075 DUVAL ST.

KEY WEST

ORDERED SHUT 8/25

9 VIOLATIONS FOUND

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 7/16/26 (RODENT/ROACH ISSUES)

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed four live roaches crawling on the handwashing sink at ware washing area. Observed eight live roaches crawling on the floor under dishwasher at ware washing area. Observed one live roach crawling on glassware at ware washing area. Observed three live roaches crawling on the wall and on shelf where plates and metal cook pans are stored. Observed one live roach crawling on reach in lowboy at cook line where food is prepared. Observed in reach in cooler at cook line 2 live roaches crawling on gasket. Observed two live roaches, crawling on table slicer at prep area.”

“Ceiling tile missing. Observed missing ceiling tiles at entrance to women & men’s bathroom.”

“Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Observed at cook line flip top, mahi thawed original ROP packaging.”

“In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed at cook line tongs stored on oven handle.”

“Reach-in cooler /Reach-in freezer/ Walk-cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Surgeon interior of reach in freezer at cook line soiled with food debris.”

“Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed at flip top workstation, mixed greens and baby arugula, stored in to go bags.”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed at cook line flip top raw chicken (50F - Cold Holding); crab cake (48F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding), as per employee there since the previous night.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at cook line flip top raw chicken (50F - Cold Holding); crab cake (48F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding), as per employee there since the previous night.”

“Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observe my sink with no vacuum breaker at prep area.”

FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION 8/26

“At callback inspection observed 3 live roaches on the wall in dish area around door way. Observed 2 live roaches on the wall near handwashing sink . Observed one live roaches crawling on containers over triple sink until repairs. Observed 3 dead roaches inside lift lid unit on cook line . Observed one live roach crawling on lift lid unit on cook line.”

**HURRICANE HOLE

5130 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY

KEY WEST

ORDERED SHUT 8/25

14 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20+ rodent droppings on floor near reach in cooler containing sauces next to the liquor storage room. Employee removed droppings and sanitized area.”

“Ceiling tile missing. Observed ceiling tiles missing near reach in cooler containing sauces next to liquor storage room.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tiles in disrepair in the kitchen and ware washing area.”

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

“Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed cove molding missing at prep sink near the dishwasher.”

“Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed clean plastic containers stacked together above preparation sink not properly air dried.”

“Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Observed cove molding box of breads stored under dripping water from ac at walk in cooler.”

“Stored food not covered. Observed chicken wings at walk in cooler not covered.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls soiled in some areas in the kitchen behind equipment. Also observed wall near dishwasher soiled with black substance.”

“Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed water leaking from pipe under handwash sink near office.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shrimp stored over cooked wings at reach in cooler across fryers.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.”

“No soap provided at handwash sink. Manager provided soap at time of inspection.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed can opener rusted.”

En un restaurante, los inspectores encontraron más de 50 excrementos de roedores, mientras que en otro todavía había cucarachas vivas durante una inspección posterior.

Todos los lugares mencionados pudieron reabrir tras una limpieza ordenada y una posterior reinspección.

ENSALADAS GOURMET GIARDINO

11624 N. KENDALL DR.

KENDALL

ORDEN DE CIERRE 27/8

Se detectaron 10 infracciones.

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Se encontraron pequeños insectos voladores vivos. Se observó un insecto volador vivo posándose dentro de un recipiente de garbanzos en el mostrador. Se observaron más de 15 moscas vivas posándose dentro de un recipiente de cebollas rojas debajo de la mesa de preparación en el área de preparación trasera.

Se encontraron insectos voladores pequeños y vivos. Se observó una mosca viva posándose dentro de un recipiente de garbanzos en el mostrador. Se observaron más de 10 moscas vivas volando y posándose en equipos limpios y dentro de un recipiente de garbanzos en el área de lavado de platos. Se observaron más de 15 moscas vivas posándose dentro de un recipiente de cebollas rojas debajo de la mesa de preparación en el área de preparación trasera. Se observaron más de 15 moscas vivas en el fregadero de trapeadores, volando y posándose en el estante de almacenamiento de productos secos donde se guardan productos enlatados y especias. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas en la pared junto al refrigerador en la puerta trasera.

“No se ha proporcionado ninguna prueba de que los empleados hayan recibido la formación obligatoria aprobada por el estado.”

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo. Se observó que el interior de la máquina de hielo estaba sucio.”

“El equipo de refrigeración no se mantiene en buen estado. No almacene alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad en esta unidad hasta que se repare. Se observó un refrigerador en el mostrador frente a la puerta principal con una temperatura ambiente de 45 °F. Infracción reiterada.”

KFC

7107 WEST MCNAB ROAD

NORTE DE LAUDERDALE

ORDEN DE CIERRE 26/8

Se detectaron 3 infracciones.

Se detectó presencia de cucarachas, como lo demuestra el hallazgo de ejemplares vivos. Aproximadamente tres cucarachas vivas se arrastraban por la moldura y la pared detrás de las freidoras en la cocina. Se habló con el encargado para eliminar todas las cucarachas y limpiar y desinfectar las áreas.

ICHIMI

CENTRO DE MIAMI

3250 NE 1ST AVE

MIAMI

ORDEN DE CIERRE 26/8

Se detectaron 23 infracciones.

Se detectó actividad de roedores, evidenciada por los excrementos encontrados. Se observaron aproximadamente 18 excrementos de roedores debajo del almacén de un solo uso junto al pasillo de los baños. Se observaron aproximadamente 10 excrementos en el suelo junto al cuarto de almacenamiento de alcohol. Se observaron aproximadamente 15 excrementos detrás de los congeladores blancos junto al almacén contiguo a la puerta trasera de salida. Se observaron aproximadamente 10 excrementos debajo del fregadero de tres compartimentos. Se observaron aproximadamente 10 excrementos detrás del congelador junto a la cámara frigorífica.

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia similar al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observaron tablas de cortar verdes, rojas y azules sucias en la zona de preparación tras el lavado de utensilios.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. En la cocina y el área de preparación.”

“El suelo está sucio/tiene acumulación de residuos. Se observó que el suelo estaba muy sucio dentro de la cámara frigorífica, detrás de los congeladores junto al almacén, junto a la línea de cocción y el almacén.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observó que los refrigeradores estaban sucios en la línea de cocción.”

“El lavavajillas no desinfecta correctamente. Suspenda el uso del lavavajillas para desinfectar y realice la desinfección manual hasta que el lavavajillas sea reparado y desinfecte correctamente. Se observó un nivel de cloro de 0 ppm en el lavavajillas. El empleado comenzó a preparar el fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

INSPECCIÓN DE SEGUIMIENTO 27/8

Se observaron aproximadamente 8 excrementos de roedores debajo del almacén de un solo uso junto al pasillo de los baños. Se observaron aproximadamente 6 excrementos en el suelo junto al cuarto de almacenamiento de alcohol. Se observaron aproximadamente 5 excrementos detrás de los congeladores blancos junto al almacén contiguo a la puerta trasera de salida. Se observaron aproximadamente 5 excrementos debajo del fregadero de tres compartimentos. Se observaron aproximadamente 4 excrementos detrás del congelador junto a la cámara frigorífica.

RESTAURANTE NUEVA SAN SALVADOR #4

1147 NW 22ND AVE.

MIAMI

ORDEN DE CIERRE 24/8

Se detectaron 35 infracciones.

“El empleado tocó una parte del cuerpo sin protección y luego participó en la preparación de alimentos, manipuló equipos o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Se observó al cocinero tocándose la cara y continuando con la preparación de los alimentos. Se le indicó al empleado que se lavara las manos correctamente.”

“Se utilizaron bolsas no aptas para alimentos en contacto directo con los mismos. Se observó pan almacenado en una mesa de preparación dentro de bolsas no aptas para alimentos.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de bebidas enlatadas/embotelladas. Se observó un recipiente de carne de cerdo cruda almacenado encima de botellas de leche de plástico dentro de una cámara frigorífica.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó un recipiente de carne de res cruda almacenado encima de un recipiente de carne de cerdo cocida en la cámara frigorífica.”

“Los alimentos crudos de origen animal no se separaron adecuadamente entre sí según la temperatura mínima de cocción requerida al almacenarse en un congelador; no todos los productos están envasados ​​comercialmente. Se observó un recipiente de pollo crudo almacenado encima de carne de cerdo cruda no envasada comercialmente en un congelador industrial.”

Se detectó actividad de roedores, como lo demuestran los excrementos encontrados. Se observaron aproximadamente 50 excrementos en los estantes junto al almacén. Se observaron aproximadamente 25 excrementos debajo de las bolsas de harina en el almacén. Se observaron aproximadamente 10 excrementos encima del recipiente de aceite de cocina junto al almacén.

“Los guantes desechables no se cambiaban según fuera necesario después de cambiar de tarea o cuando estaban dañados o sucios. Se observó a un empleado usando los mismos guantes para limpiar y preparar alimentos en la línea de cocina.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 °C (41 °F). Se observó pollo crudo (7 °C - Refrigeración); carne de res cruda (8 °C - Refrigeración); yuca cocida (11 °C - Refrigeración) en la mesa de preparación, al otro lado de la línea de cocción. Según el cocinero, se cerró y abrió el refrigerador durante las horas pico. El empleado almacenó los alimentos dentro de la cámara frigorífica para un enfriamiento rápido.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad alimentaria, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit.”

“Se observó sopa de carne cocida (123 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); frijoles refritos (130 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente), según el gerente, preparados hoy hace menos de 2 horas.”

“La solución desinfectante para el lavado de vajilla superaba la concentración máxima permitida. Se observó en el fregadero triple (cloro 200+ ppm). El empleado diluyó la solución con agua. Se volvió a comprobar; el fregadero triple presentaba una concentración de cloro de 100 ppm.”

“Alimentos listos para consumir, procesados ​​comercialmente y que requieren control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad, fueron abiertos y almacenados durante más de 24 horas sin la fecha de apertura debidamente marcada. Se observaron envases de leche abiertos y sin fecha en la cámara frigorífica.”

“No se proporcionaron toallas de papel ni secadores de manos mecánicos en el lavamanos. No se observaron toallas de papel en el lavamanos junto a la línea de cocina.”

“Para algunos empleados, la formación obligatoria para empleados ha caducado.”

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo. En el fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“Falta una baldosa del techo. Se observó que faltaban baldosas del techo sucias encima del área de almacenamiento.”

“Presencia de un roedor muerto. Se observó un roedor muerto atrapado en una trampa de pegamento sobre estantes cerca de sacos de harina Maseca en el área de almacenamiento.”

“Equipo en mal estado. Se observó un refrigerador vacío y en mal estado en el área de almacenamiento. Se observaron cajones del refrigerador en mal estado en la línea de cocción.”

“El establecimiento cobra la propina automática sin revelar adecuadamente esta información en el menú ni en la factura.”

“Establecimiento que utiliza madera (que no sea madera dura de grano fino) como superficie en contacto con alimentos. Estantes observados por área de almacenamiento.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior. Observado desde la puerta trasera de salida.”

“Falta el grifo/manija en el accesorio de plomería. Se observó que falta el grifo del fregadero para trapeadores cerca del fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“Zonas del suelo cubiertas de agua estancada. Se observó agua estancada en el suelo junto a la línea de cocción, el fregadero de tres compartimentos y las cámaras frigoríficas.”

“Faltan baldosas en el suelo o están en mal estado. Se observó que las baldosas del suelo en la zona del fregadero estaban en mal estado. Infracción reiterada”.

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo. Se observaron cajas de carne cruda congelada almacenadas en el suelo junto al congelador. Se observó un recipiente de pollo crudo almacenado en el suelo dentro del congelador industrial.”

“No hay un termómetro de temperatura ambiente visible en la unidad de retención. Infracción reiterada.”

“Equipos que no entran en contacto con alimentos y que están expuestos a salpicaduras o derrames, y que no están fabricados con materiales resistentes a la corrosión, no absorbentes, lisos y fáciles de limpiar.”

Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron juntas del refrigerador sucias en el área de almacenamiento. Se observaron campanas extractoras sucias en la línea de cocción. Infracción reiterada.

“Mosquitera de la puerta rota/en mal estado - presencia de alimañas. Se observó que la mosquitera de la puerta de salida trasera estaba rota.”

“Alimentos almacenados sin tapar. Se observó un recipiente con pollo crudo sin tapar en el congelador industrial. Infracción reiterada”.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad alimentaria: descongelación inadecuada de alimentos. Se observó chicharrón cocido, almacenado en una mesa de preparación junto a un refrigerador, descongelándose a temperatura ambiente.”

“Piso de concreto sin sellar en la zona de preparación de alimentos, almacenamiento de alimentos, área de lavado de utensilios o baño. Junto al área de lavado de utensilios y la entrada al congelador.”

“Estantes de la cámara frigorífica/congelador con óxido que ha corroído la superficie.”

“Fuga de agua en la tubería y/o grifo/manija. Se observó una fuga de agua en la tubería del lavamanos de la cocina.”

“El paño húmedo no se guardó en solución desinfectante entre usos. Se observó sobre el refrigerador junto al mostrador. Infracción reiterada.”

“Se observaron recipientes de alimentos que habían sido retirados de su envase original sin identificar por su nombre común. También se observó un recipiente con azúcar en el mostrador de la cafetería, sin etiquetar.”

CLUB DE LA MILANESA

CENTRO DE MIAMI

3250 NE 1ST AVE.

MIAMI

ORDEN DE CIERRE 25/8

Se detectaron 20 infracciones.

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ SU CIERRE EL 12/5/26 (PROBLEMA DE ROEDORES)

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ SU CIERRE EL 25/2/2026 (PROBLEMA DE CUCARACHAS)

Se detectó actividad de roedores, como lo demuestran los excrementos encontrados. Se observaron más de 25 excrementos debajo de los estantes de almacenamiento de productos de limpieza, junto al fregadero para fregar. Infracción reiterada.

Se encontraron insectos voladores pequeños y vivos. Se observaron 5 moscas vivas volando alrededor del área del bar, posándose en vasos limpios y en las paredes del área del bar. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas volando alrededor del lavavajillas. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas volando y posándose en la mesa de preparación junto a la mesa de preparación de milanesa.

“Se detectó actividad de cucarachas, como lo demuestra el hallazgo de cucarachas vivas. Se observó una cucaracha viva en el suelo, cerca del área de almacenamiento de productos de limpieza.”

“El desinfectante de cloro del lavavajillas no tiene la concentración mínima adecuada. Suspenda el uso del lavavajillas para desinfectar y configure la desinfección manual hasta que el lavavajillas sea reparado y desinfecte correctamente. Se observó que el lavavajillas tiene 0 ppm de cloro. Se reincide en la infracción.”

“El empleado comenzó a manipular alimentos, equipos o utensilios limpios, o a tocar artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos previamente. Se observó al empleado limpiando una mesa, recogiendo vasos sucios de la misma, y ​​procediendo a servir hielo a los clientes en la zona de la barra.”

“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. Se observó que el empleado rompió un huevo crudo con cáscara, lo puso a cocinar en la estufa y procedió a servirlo en un plato limpio.”

Control de tiempo y temperatura para garantizar la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 °C (41 °F). Se observó la mesa de preparación: cebollas caramelizadas (8 °C - Refrigeración); tomates en rodajas (11 °C - Refrigeración); salsa de queso (10 °C - Refrigeración) en la mesa de preparación. Según las horas punta de almuerzo de los empleados.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad alimentaria, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Se observaron huevos cocidos (87 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); pollo cocido (103 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente) dentro del microondas. Según el cocinero, se preparó en menos de 1 hora.”

“Alimento comercial listo para consumir, que requiere control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad, abierto y almacenado durante más de 24 horas sin la fecha de apertura debidamente marcada. Se observó que el envase de leche no tenía fecha.”

“El empleado no ha recibido la capacitación adecuada para sus funciones, como lo demuestra su incapacidad para responder preguntas básicas sobre seguridad alimentaria. Se observó que el cocinero no pudo responder sobre la temperatura mínima de cocción del pollo.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observó un recipiente de plástico dentro del área del lavamanos. Infracción reiterada.”

“No hay ningún gerente de servicio de alimentos certificado actualmente de servicio con cuatro o más empleados dedicados a la preparación/manipulación de alimentos.”

“No había jabón en el lavamanos. Tampoco se observó jabón en el lavamanos junto al área de lavado de vajilla cerca del congelador.”

“Se observó un recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. Se observó un recipiente de vaso de un empleado guardado en una mesa de preparación cerca de la barra, junto a una botella de agua de un cliente. Se observó un vaso abierto con agua en el área de preparación cerca del microondas.”

“Artículos personales de los empleados almacenados en o sobre un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios, o artículos de un solo uso. Se observaron patinetes almacenados sobre el fregadero de fregonas y el área de limpieza y almacenamiento.”

“Agujero u otro daño en la pared. Se observó que faltaba una pared encima de la cámara frigorífica.”

“El mango de la pala para hielo estaba en contacto con el hielo. Se observó que el mango de la pala para hielo tocaba el hielo en la zona del bar.”

Superficies que no entran en contacto con alimentos sucias con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron juntas sucias en los refrigeradores de las mesas de preparación en toda la cocina y en la freidora.

“Artículos de un solo uso almacenados incorrectamente. Se observaron cajas de artículos desechables almacenadas en el suelo entre la entrada de la cocina y el baño del pasillo.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observó suciedad en la pared del área de preparación, frente al lavavajillas.”

EL MERCADO DE JOANNA

8247 S. DIXIE HIGHWAY

MIAMI

ORDEN DE CIERRE 25/8

Se detectaron 17 infracciones.

“Presencia de latas abolladas/oxidadas. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observó una lata abollada de hojas de parra, 4 lb de dolma. El operario retiró la lata de la cocina.”

Se encontraron insectos voladores pequeños y vivos. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas en la cocina de la panadería, sobre el mostrador y en el aire encima de la mesa de preparación de alimentos. Se observaron 8 moscas vivas en el área de la cocina, frente al fregadero triple, sobre productos enlatados y alimentos secos. Se observaron más de 10 moscas vivas dentro de una bolsa de cebollas en el área de la cocina, frente al lavavajillas. Se observaron 6 moscas vivas cerca del desagüe del piso fuera de la cámara frigorífica.

“Papel/papel de cocina no apto para uso alimentario utilizado como revestimiento para envases de alimentos. Observado recubriendo lechuga romana en la sección de charcutería.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Se observaron más de 10 moscas vivas dentro de una bolsa de cebollas en el área de la cocina, frente al lavavajillas.

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observaron estantes de alimentos secos sucios.”

“No se proporcionaron toallas de papel ni secadores de manos mecánicos en el lavamanos. Tampoco se observaron en el lavamanos del mostrador de la charcutería.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Observado en varios imanes de cuchillos. Infracción reiterada.”

“El techo/las baldosas del techo presentan daños o están en mal estado. Se observaron daños por agua. Infracción reiterada.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observaron baldosas sucias en toda la cocina. Infracción reiterada.”

“Se encontró un recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. Se observó una botella de agua sobre el mostrador de la panadería. Infracción reiterada.”

“El recipiente para almacenar alimentos o la tapa del recipiente estaban agrietados o rotos. Se observaron varios recipientes con tapas rotas y astilladas.”

“Se observó un paño/toalla húmeda debajo de la tabla de cortar. En el mostrador de la charcutería.”

“Estantes de refrigeradores con corrosión superficial. Observado en varios refrigeradores. Infracción reiterada.”

“Piso de concreto sin sellar en áreas de preparación, almacenamiento, lavado de utensilios o baños. Observado en partes de la cocina. Infracción reiterada.”

“Estantes de la cámara frigorífica/congelador con óxido que ha corroído la superficie. Observado en la cámara.”

“Pared sucia con acumulación de grasa, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observó acumulación de polvo. Infracción reiterada.”

PARRILLA OCÉANA

1075 CALLE DUVAL

KEY WEST

ORDEN DE CIERRE 25/8

Se detectaron 9 infracciones.

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ EL CIERRE EL 16/7/26 (PROBLEMAS CON ROEDORES/CUCARACHAS)

Se detectó actividad de cucarachas, evidenciada por el hallazgo de cucarachas vivas. Se observaron cuatro cucarachas vivas arrastrándose sobre el lavamanos en el área de lavado de vajilla. Se observaron ocho cucarachas vivas arrastrándose sobre el piso debajo del lavavajillas en el área de lavado de vajilla. Se observó una cucaracha viva arrastrándose sobre la cristalería en el área de lavado de vajilla. Se observaron tres cucarachas vivas arrastrándose sobre la pared y el estante donde se almacenan platos y sartenes metálicas. Se observó una cucaracha viva arrastrándose sobre el refrigerador de la línea de cocina donde se preparan los alimentos. Se observaron dos cucarachas vivas arrastrándose sobre la junta en el refrigerador de la línea de cocina. Se observaron dos cucarachas vivas arrastrándose sobre la rebanadora de mesa en el área de preparación.

“Falta una baldosa del techo. Se observó que faltaban baldosas del techo en la entrada del baño de mujeres y hombres.”

Pescado procesado comercialmente y envasado en atmósfera reducida, con una etiqueta que indica que debe permanecer congelado hasta su consumo, pero que ya no está congelado y no se ha retirado del envase. Véase la orden de cese de venta. Se observó en la línea de cocción, en un envase con tapa abatible, mahi-mahi descongelado, en su envase original de atmósfera reducida.

“Pinzas en uso guardadas en la manija de la puerta del equipo entre usos. Se observaron pinzas en la línea de cocción guardadas en la manija del horno.”

“El interior y los estantes del refrigerador/congelador/cámara frigorífica presentan acumulación de residuos de suciedad. El interior del congelador en la línea de cocción está sucio con restos de comida.”

Bolsas no aptas para alimentos usadas en contacto directo con alimentos. Observado en una estación de trabajo con tapa abatible, donde se guardaban verduras mixtas y rúcula tierna en bolsas para llevar.

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Se observó en la línea de cocción pollo crudo con tapa abatible (50 °F - Conservado en frío); pastel de cangrejo (48 °F - Conservado en frío); tomates cortados (50 °F - Conservado en frío), según informó un empleado que estuvo presente desde la noche anterior.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 grados Celsius (41 grados Fahrenheit). Observado en la línea de cocción: pollo crudo con tapa abatible (10 °C - Refrigeración); pastel de cangrejo (9 °C - Refrigeración); tomates cortados (10 °C - Refrigeración), según el empleado que estuvo allí desde la noche anterior.”

“Falta el interruptor de vacío en la llave de paso o en el adaptador/divisor añadido a la llave de paso. Observen mi fregadero, que no tiene interruptor de vacío en la zona de preparación.”

INSPECCIÓN DE SEGUIMIENTO 26/8

“Durante la inspección de seguimiento, se observaron 3 cucarachas vivas en la pared del área de lavado de platos, cerca de la puerta. Se observaron 2 cucarachas vivas en la pared cerca del lavamanos. Se observó una cucaracha viva arrastrándose sobre los recipientes encima del fregadero triple hasta que se realicen las reparaciones. Se observaron 3 cucarachas muertas dentro de la unidad de tapa elevable en la línea de cocción. Se observó una cucaracha viva arrastrándose sobre la unidad de tapa elevable en la línea de cocción.”

AGUJERO DE HURACÁN

5130 AUTOPISTA DE TRANSPORTE AL EXTRANJERO

KEY WEST

ORDEN DE CIERRE 25/8

Se detectaron 14 infracciones.

Se detectó actividad de roedores, como lo demuestran los excrementos encontrados. Se observaron aproximadamente 20 excrementos de roedores en el suelo, cerca del refrigerador que contenía salsas, junto al almacén de licores. Un empleado retiró los excrementos y desinfectó la zona.

“Falta una baldosa del techo. Se observó que faltaban baldosas del techo cerca del refrigerador que contenía salsas, junto al cuarto de almacenamiento de licores.”

“El techo o las baldosas del techo presentan daños o están en mal estado. Se observaron baldosas del techo en mal estado en la cocina y en la zona de lavado de vajilla.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observaron baldosas del techo de la cocina sucias con restos de comida.”

“La moldura de remate en la unión del suelo y la pared está rota o falta. Se observó que faltaba la moldura de remate en el fregadero auxiliar cerca del lavavajillas.”

“Los equipos y utensilios no se secaron correctamente al aire; estaban húmedos. Se observaron recipientes de plástico limpios apilados sobre el fregadero de preparación que no se secaron correctamente al aire.”

“Alimentos almacenados en un lugar expuesto a salpicaduras y polvo. Se observó una caja de pan con molduras deformadas, almacenada bajo el goteo de agua del aire acondicionado en la cámara frigorífica.”

“Alimentos almacenados sin cubrir. Se observaron alitas de pollo sin cubrir en la cámara frigorífica.”

Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observaron paredes sucias en algunas zonas de la cocina, detrás de los equipos. También se observó una pared cerca del lavavajillas sucia con una sustancia negra.

“Fuga de agua en la tubería y/o grifo/manija. Se observó una fuga de agua en la tubería debajo del lavamanos cerca de la oficina.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observaron camarones crudos almacenados encima de alitas cocidas en el refrigerador, al otro lado de las freidoras.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia similar al moho o una sustancia viscosa.”

“No había jabón en el lavamanos. El gerente proporcionó jabón en el momento de la inspección.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Se observó un abrelatas oxidado.”

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According to Miami police, officers and Miami Fire Rescue crews responded to the 400 block of Northwest North River Drive in the city’s West Little River neighborhood shortly after 3 a.m. after receiving a report about a body that was spotted floating in the water.

Police said first responders located the body and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into how that person died remains ongoing, and it’s unclear whether foul play was involved.

No other details were immediately released.

El tiroteo ocurrió alrededor de las 3:45 a.m. del sábado en la cuadra 1700 de Northwest Ninth Street, en Fort Lauderdale.

“Fue angustiante”, dijo Kahadeja McCray, madre de Brown. “Al principio estaba en shock porque escuché los disparos afuera, pero no sabía si ella estaba ahí. Y luego, cuando entró a la casa y dijo que le habían disparado, había sangre por todas partes”.

McCray dijo que antes del tiroteo, su hija se encontraba dentro de la vivienda con una amiga mientras se arreglaban el cabello mutuamente.

Según la madre, el ex novio de Brown había estado amenazando a la adolescente por teléfono.

“Le decía: ‘Si no puedo tenerte, nadie te tendrá’”, dijo McCray.

La madre aseguró que ese mismo ex novio fue quien presuntamente llegó a la vivienda la mañana del sábado.

“Cuando ella se dio vuelta, lo vio a él y a otra persona acercándose”, dijo McCray.

Una bala atravesó el brazo de Brown, alcanzó una arteria y provocó que la adolescente perdiera una cantidad considerable de sangre.

Su amiga ayudó a controlar la hemorragia haciendo presión sobre la herida hasta que los paramédicos pudieron trasladar a Brown a Broward Health Medical Center.

“Quiero que vaya a la cárcel, porque no sé qué puede estar pasando por tu mente a los 16 años para pensar que tienes derecho a dispararle a alguien, y mucho menos querer quitarle la vida”, dijo McCray.

Mientras Brown continúa recuperándose, su madre, su hermano y su abuela permanecen a su lado.

“Sabemos que existe un poder superior”, dijo Cynthia Husband, abuela de Brown. “Creemos en Dios, rezamos constantemente y sabemos que esto es una bendición suya, su voluntad”.

Local 10 News se comunicó con la Policía de Fort Lauderdale para saber si se ha realizado algún arresto o si existen novedades sobre el caso, pero hasta el momento de la publicación de esta nota no había recibido respuesta.

Jayden Maiava, Southern California

Maiava started his second full season as the Trojans’ starter by completing 25 of 29 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-26 win over San Jose State. He also ran for a touchdown.

Maiava, tied at No. 2 with Matt Leinart for USC career leader in yards per attempt with 8.6, averaged 9.8 against San Jose State largely because of the emergence of Trent Mosley. The freshman caught seven of Maiava’s passes for 118 yards in his first college game.

Runner-up

Beau Pribula, Virginia. The fifth-year quarterback rushed for a career-best 110 yards, averaged 7.3 per carry and completed 9 of 11 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns in the Cavaliers' 34-8 win over North Carolina State.

Virginia is Pribula's third school in three seasons after stops at Penn State and Missouri. The fifth-year quarterback took over for Chandler Morris, who led the Cavaliers to an 11-3 record and the ACC championship game. He was the first quarterback to rush for 100 yards since Brennan Armstrong did it in the 2022 opener against Richmond.

Honorable mention

Memphis QB Marcus Stokes was 15 of 26 for 223 yards and two touchdowns and he ran for two more TDs in a 27-21 win at UNLV. Stokes played the previous three seasons at Division II West Florida. Memphis DL Elijah Kinsler recorded 2.5 of the Tigers’ six sacks and finished with eight tackles; Eastern Michigan QB Noah Kim was 27 for 38 for 279 yards and two touchdowns and he ran for a third in a 28-17 win over Sacramento State; Eastern Michigan LB Zach Mowchan made 14 tackles, including a team-high seven solo stops, and had 1.5 tackles for loss; Stanford RB Micah Ford ran 25 times for 99 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 2-yard run with 1:41 to play to help the Cardinal rally after they nearly blew a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat Hawaii 37-27; Stanford QB Davis Warren completed 22 of 34 passes for 310 yards and a touchdown; North Carolina DL Xavier Lewis had seven tackles (six solo), 4.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks in a 15-10 win over TCU in Dublin, Ireland.

Six stats

— North Dakota State's point total in a 33-7 win over Jacksonville State was the fourth-highest by a team playing its first game as a Bowl Subdivision member.

— The five teams that have lost in the annual season-opening game in Dublin — TCU is the latest — have gone on to have rocky years. Nebraska fired Scott Frost after three games in 2022 and finished 4-8; Navy went 5-7 in 2023; Florida State went 2-10 in 2024; and Kansas State started 1-3 and finished 6-6.

— Ousmane Kromah became Florida State's first 100-yard rusher since 2023, finishing with 115 in a 34-17 win over New Mexico State.

— No. 1 Ohio State owns the longest active winning streak in season openers. The Buckeyes have won 26 in a row entering their game against Ball State on Saturday.

— South Carolina State of the FCS set a school scoring record in its 87-0 win over Division II Savannah State on Saturday, the most points in a Division I game since Idaho State of the FCS routed the unaffiliated Lincoln University (California) 90-0 Sept. 20, 2025.

— Division II South Dakota Mines posted its first win over a Division I opponent Thursday with its 38-35 victory over Drake, which has appeared in the Championship Subdivision playoffs three straight years.

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It happened late Saturday afternoon at the corner of Northwest 13th Avenue and West Dania Beach Boulevard.

A hole was left in the side of the home after a white Jeep Cherokee with front-end damage was towed away.

Rescue crews said one person was hospitalized.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, that person was a woman who was the passenger in the Jeep.

Deputies said the driver, Jimmere Thomas, 35, took off on foot after the crash, leaving the injured passenger behind.

Soon after, authorities were alerted by witnesses that the driver had returned to the scene and was acting as an observer, according to BSO.

Deputies said they quickly took Thomas into custody. He faces two counts each of reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, and one count of driving while license suspended/revoked.

An investigation continues into the cause of the crash, authorities said.

The flyby by two Embraer jets operated by local airline Airlink happened on Saturday before a rugby game between South Africa and New Zealand in Cape Town.

Flight tracking service Flightradar24 estimated that the lead jet passed just 41 to 46 feet (12 to 14 meters) above the roof of Cape Town Stadium, with the crowd and the top-ranked rugby teams in the world below.

The second jet, which was right behind, flew through a cloud of pink dust that shot up from the stadium roof as part of the pregame show.

A video posted on X by Airlink showed the first jet pulling up slightly as it passed precariously close to the outer edge of the curved stadium roof.

Airlink, a sponsor of the ongoing series between the teams, said that the flyby was conducted according to safety regulations.

The airline said that it was carefully planned and rehearsed, with the aircraft traveling at around 150 knots (278 kph or 172 mph), when they went over the stadium. Each jet had three senior captains onboard, Airlink said, operating in the roles of a commander, a co-pilot and a safety officer.

The jets weren't carrying any passengers.

“Airlink notes the concerns expressed in various social media and online forums regarding yesterday’s formation flyby over Cape Town’s DHL Stadium,” Airlink said on Sunday. “The flight demanded careful planning and rehearsal, as it required navigating at low altitude, at around 150 knots. The South African Civil Aviation Authority and Air Traffic Navigation Services provided valuable guidance, approval and support to ensure a safe flyby.”

South African rugby has a tradition of stadium flybys at big games, starting when a Boeing 747 flew over another stadium in Johannesburg before the 1995 Rugby World Cup final between the same teams, which are fierce rivals.

But this weekend's flyby was especially low and dramatic, generating global interest after it was shown as part of the pregame broadcast, and sparking a flurry of videos shot by witnesses.

Some aviation experts questioned whether the margin for error was too small.

“Basically, that lead aircraft … was kind of like dodging over the roof and climbing over the one side and dipping below and then climbing over the other side. That was a little bit uncomfortable,” Chris Martinus, president of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association South Africa, told The Associated Press on Monday.

He said if “something adverse happens, you just don’t have options at that kind of altitude.”

Keith Tonkin, an Australian aviation consultant and former military and commercial pilot, said Monday that the Embraer passenger jets — which are small to medium jets designed for regional flights — weren't designed or intended for that kind of low-level operation and warned against the precedent.

“The bigger picture is that a benchmark has been established and others may expect to do something similar, and that’s not going to end well,” Tonkin said. He added that turbulence or a bird strike at such a low altitude could leave the pilots with too little room to maneuver without hitting the stadium.

Airlink said that the flight data recorded by both aircraft confirmed that their flights were performed within civil aviation safety limits for speed and altitude.

In a later statement, it said it had provided the data from the airplanes' black boxes to the civil aviation authority for review. The aviation authority didn't immediately comment, but said that it planned to issue a statement later.

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“John Galliano: Horizons,” the high-profile spring Costume Institute exhibit which was to be launched by the annual Met Gala next May, will be replaced by another exhibit, the museum said Monday.

“Following thoughtful discussions with John Galliano, we have together decided not to proceed with the exhibition," Max Hollein, director and CEO of the museum, announced in a statement.

The designer joined in the statement, saying: “After much reflection and discussion with The Met and all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time. I remain fully accountable for the pain caused by my words in the past, particularly the hurt I caused to the Jewish and Asian communities, and I remain deeply sorry for it."

Galliano, long recognized as one of the fashion world’s biggest talents for his creatively flamboyant designs, was at the pinnacle of that world for years as creative director of Christian Dior. He was fired from the post when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.

Among the remarks Galliano made to bar patrons, circulated on video, were “I love Hitler." He also told patrons, who were Jewish, that their mothers and forefathers would have been “gassed.”

Dropped by Dior, Galliano spent several years involved in public and private efforts to rehabilitate. He made a comeback in 2014 when he was hired by Paris fashion house Maison Margiela, where he remained for a decade.

He was to become only the third living designer to be honored with a solo show at the Costume Institute.

The spring exhibit is launched each year by the star-studded Met Gala, the most visible event on the fashion calendar. The gala is overseen by Anna Wintour, Vogue’s global editorial director and one of the most influential figures in global fashion. Wintour has been a longtime friend and supporter of Galliano.

The Met, when it announced the show at the end of July, had taken pains to say the exhibit would forthrightly examine Galliano's past mistakes. It also held discussions with Jewish community leaders before announcing the show, in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to ward off anticipated backlash.

One of the key critics of the planned show was New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who issued a statement Monday praising the decision to cancel.

“After my numerous and lengthy meetings and conversations with The Met, I am pleased that they have agreed to not honor John Galliano," said Menin, who had also publicly called on the Met to cancel the show. “From the beginning, I have told them that I strongly disagreed with this decision, and at this rising time of antisemitism, it had served as a gut punch to the Jewish community. This is the correct decision, as the harm and pain this was causing was simply unacceptable.”

“As the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and as the first Jewish speaker of the New York City Council," Menin added, “this decision was personal to me.”

In a further complication for the museum, the gala takes place by tradition on the first Monday in May, which in 2027 falls on the same day as Holocaust Remembrance Day. There had been speculation that the museum might change the date for this reason.

Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, said Monday in a post on X that the planned exhibit had been “the wrong move at the wrong moment.”

“With antisemitism at crisis levels, the Met honoring John Galliano at this moment was misguided, and even Galliano ultimately recognized what the Met should have done at the start," Greenblatt said.

Greenblatt had met with Hollein a few weeks ago, along with a Met board member, urging the museum director to cancel, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Greenblatt had, in earlier comments when the show was announced, praised Galliano's efforts to repair the damage from his remarks, saying the ADL had long since accepted the designer's apology. But he also indicated the timing was fraught for such an honor and urged the museum to consider that reality.

Another recent public critic of the show was David Ingber, a rabbi who is senior director for Jewish life at the Bronfman Center at 92NY, the prominent New York Jewish institution. Ingber praised Galliano's decision to withdraw from the honor in recognition of its cost to other people. As for the Met, he said there was a big difference between the issue of redemption and the granting of a rare and hugely visible honor. “Redemption doesn't entitle someone to every honor that we have,” he said.

"It wasn't that the Met was merely studying Galliano’s work," added Ingber, who was not included in the museum's outreach to Jewish community leaders. “It was a solo exhibition that would be launched at the gala, and that would be an act of institutional celebration of his work. Galliano hasn’t been erased ... the question was whether the Met should build its most glamorous annual gala celebration around him.”

Liverpool secured its main target of the summer after a monthslong pursuit of a speedy 23-year-old France international who is coming off winning back-to-back Champions League titles with PSG but mainly as an impact substitute, backing up Désiré Doué.

Now Barcola will expect to be a key part of an expensively assembled Liverpool attack that also includes striker Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, who were signed last summer for 125 million pounds ($170 million) and 116 million pounds ($156 million), respectively.

“It took a long time,” Barcola said in a Liverpool statement after signing what the club described as a long-term contract, “but I’m really happy today to be able to play for Liverpool and all I want is to be on the pitch and be able to play.”

Barcola is primarily a left winger so isn't a like-for-like replacement for Liverpool great Mohamed Salah, who played on the right for nine years before leaving for Trabzonspor to end a trophy-laden spell at Anfield.

The deal will see Liverpool paying 106 million pounds ($143 million) for Barcola, who was part of the France team which lost in the semifinals to Spain at the World Cup this summer, and up to an additional 17 million pounds ($23 million) in potential add-ons. Barcola joined PSG for 45 million euros ($38.5 million) from Lyon in 2023.

The fee sets a record for a player leaving the French league.

PSG said Barcola helped to “write one of the most beautiful pages in the history of Paris Saint-Germain.”

“Through his talent and the emotions he offered to the fans, Bradley will remain in the hearts of Parisians,” PSG said.

Barcola will look to spark Liverpool

Barcola, a fast and direct winger, joins a team that has gotten off to a sluggish start to the Premier League, with Liverpool needing late goals to salvage draws against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest in the opening two rounds.

Cody Gakpo and summer signing Víctor Muñoz have played on the left wing so far this season. Gakpo reportedly has been a target of Manchester City in the final days of the transfer window.

Liverpool will also play in the Champions League this season.

Without Barcola, a slow start for PSG

PSG made a massive profit from Barcola's sale, but without him, the team has struggled to unsettle its opponents’ defenses, drawing its opening two Ligue 1 matches.

Known for his explosive pace, acceleration and ability to stretch defenses, Barcola was always capable of creating space for the two-time European champions. That quality could be missing for Luis Enrique’s side this season, although wingers Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Doué still provide plenty of quality on the flanks.

PSG also reinforced its attack over the summer with the signings of Maghnes Akliouche, Ferran Torres and Mika Godts, helping to offset the loss of depth following Barcola's departure.

Barcola made 152 appearances, scoring 39 goals and providing 37 assists. Over three seasons with PSG, he won the Champions League twice, three French league titles, two French Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and one Intercontinental Cup.

Barcola joins list of costliest soccer transfers ever

According to soccer industry website Transfermarkt, Barcola comes in at No. 10 in the list of most expensive transfers of all time, in euros.

The up-front base fee of 125 million euros is far below the 222 million euros that PSG paid Barcelona for Neymar in August 2017, which doubled the then-world-record outlay of Manchester United to sign Paul Pogba from Juventus a year earlier. That fee for Neymar remains the world record nearly a decade on.

A few weeks after buying Neymar, PSG also secured a loan deal for Kylian Mbappé — then the rising star of French soccer playing for Monaco — that included the option to make the move permanent in 2018. PSG did so for 180 million euros, putting that at No. 2 in the all-time list.

English clubs have spent big this summer — but this is the biggest deal of the lot.

The most expensive previously was Morgan Rogers, who left Aston Villa for Chelsea for $156 million. Next is Elliot Anderson, who joined Man City from Nottingham Forest for $155 million and then it's Sandro Tonali, who signed for Tottenham for $133 million from Newcastle.

The transfer window shuts late Tuesday.

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Aargau cantonal police wrote earlier on X that a 22-year-old woman died of injuries at the scene. Four men and one woman, between 24 and 27 years old, were taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from minor to severe.

All of the victims are residents of Switzerland, police said. They did not release their names in line with Swiss privacy rules.

However, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday evening identified the woman who was killed and two other victims as Italian citizens.

“I express my deepest condolences for the death of Maria Spinelli, the young Italian woman who was a victim of the tragic shooting in Aarau, Switzerland,” she wrote on X, identifying the dead woman by name.

“My thoughts also go to the other injured individuals, among whom there are two Italian citizens, and to all the people involved in this dramatic event,” she said, adding that she trusts “the work of the Swiss authorities to shed full light on what happened and identify those responsible.”

Earlier on Sunday at a press briefing, Aargau police said all its forces were involved in finding the suspect or suspects.

“The manhunt is continuing nonstop at full speed,” police spokesperson Bernhard Graser told reporters.

He said police had no information yet about possible motives. Asked whether a terrorist attack was a possibility, Graser said that “the fact that the rave was already winding down suggests that’s not the case. A fight could also be a possibility.”

Public shootings are rare in the Alpine country despite relatively widespread gun ownership.

“In terms of its nature, this incident is certainly unique in recent years,” Graser said. “We don’t yet know the full extent of it, but based purely on the circumstances, it is something truly extraordinary. That’s why there’s such a large police presence.”

Authorities were alerted around 2:30 a.m. local time to the shooting in the canton’s capital Aarau, 46 kilometers (29 miles) west of Zurich, police spokesperson Pascal Wenzel told Swiss public broadcaster SRF.

At the time of the incident, the “Aarau Rave VOL. 7” was taking place at the horse racing track in Aarau’s Schachen district, SRF reported. The fire department cordoned off a large area around the site.

A major police operation was still underway on Sunday afternoon and locals were asked to stay away from the area scoured by investigators for possible links connected to the crime. Officers, firefighters and ambulances were on the scene in large numbers. Police in Freiburg, in neighboring Germany, also took part in search efforts for the suspect, the German news agency dpa reported.

“Right now, virtually the entire Aargau police force is out on the streets,” Graser said, adding that they had no information on where the suspect or the suspects might be. However, police have ruled out the possibility that they could pose a threat again.

Swiss daily Blick reported that rave visitors initially mistook the shots for fireworks until somebody shouted “everyone down.”

The newspaper wrote that the shooting took place right after the event ended. Police later took the remaining visitors to a nearby gym, where many were interrogated, Graser said.

Police asked any witnesses with videos or photos to share them with investigators.

The Aargau Racing Club, which runs the horse racing track, expressed shock at the shooting.

“We extend our deepest sympathy to all those affected and their families, who are facing this difficult and trying situation,” it said on its website. “We would like to thank the emergency responders and all others involved who worked professionally and with dedication on the scene.”

Swiss DJ Tekibo, who performed at the rave, wrote on Instagram that “what happened at Aarauer rave is absolutely heartbreaking.”

“Techno and raves are supposed to be a place for freedom and safety, never a place where something like this happens,” he added.

Aarau has about 22,300 residents. It is about 30 km (18 miles) south of the German border.

More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development.

The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements. The situation is particularly concerning at displacement sites, where residents already live in extremely precarious conditions.

Last week, the virus spilled into two new health zones in the region.

The World Health Organization has said that it remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

On Saturday, an Ebola response team was attacked on the outskirts of the town of Mambasa in Ituri province while responding to a call to secure a body. Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told The Associated Press.

“We demand greater security so we can operate in the field and do our work without endangering our lives,” said Floribert Magene, a member of the response team.

The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment.

Last week, Congo began vaccinating health and other front-line workers with the Ervebo vaccine that was effective in past Ebola outbreaks caused by a different, more common type called Zaire.

Clinical trials are underway to find a licensed vaccine for the Bundibugyo virus.

Although the current outbreak was declared in mid-May, officials believe it had been spreading since February. It has spread from three health zones to nearly 60, with most cases and deaths occurring outside the network of monitored contacts and within communities.

Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six provinces, particularly Ituri, which also has been ravaged by rebel violence.

The government has introduced some measures, including installing health and sanitary equipment at some locations, but advocacy groups say more needs to be done to build trust with the community.

While neighboring Uganda declared itself free of Ebola last month, the risk of further cross-border spread remains, the WHO said last week.

The 12 regular jurors and six alternates began discussing the case Thursday in Plymouth County Superior Court after hearing testimony from more than 70 prosecution witnesses, including her then-husband, and 10 defense witnesses over five weeks.

While Clancy doesn’t deny strangling her children, her lawyer said she did it because she had lost her grip on reality due to postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness that can follow childbirth. In the months before the killings, Clancy sought treatment for her worsening mental health, including a stay in a psychiatric hospital.

Prosecutors said Clancy knew what she was doing. They say she strangled the children because she was depressed and tired of living, and made a conscious choice to kill them before attempting suicide.

The jury could find her guilty of murder or the lesser crime of manslaughter, or it could acquit her if it finds that she wasn't in control of herself due to psychiatric problems. Clancy's sentence could be as severe as life in prison, or she could be released or remain confined in a mental health facility if acquitted.

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All three children — Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy, ages 5, 3 and 8 months — were strangled with exercise bands in the basement of the family's home in coastal Duxbury, Massachusetts, before Clancy tried to kill herself while her husband was getting takeout and at a pharmacy on Jan. 24, 2023.

Clancy, 36, who grew up in Wallingford, Connecticut, has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. She did not testify during the trial, but jurors heard at length from medical professionals who treated her, as well as from friends and relatives she had told about her mental health problems.

Jurors also heard from medical experts called by prosecutors and the defense who disagreed about her likely state of mind when she killed the children.

The killings happened less than three weeks after Clancy was discharged from a psychiatric hospital. She cut herself before jumping from a second-floor window after strangling the children. She remains paralyzed from the waist down.

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Global crude prices are rising again after renewed warfare between the United States and Iran, the first significant military action in a month. The global energy supply shock has for the first time kept average prices Americans pay at the pump above $4 throughout August, according to the AAA.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told The Associated Press ahead of the Group of 20 finance ministers meeting he’s hosting in Asheville, N.C., on Monday and Tuesday that the Trump administration is prepared to exact “financial violence if we have to” as it pressures allies to join in “economic D-Day” sanctions on Iran.

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James hammers affordability ahead of Vance appearance

John James, the Trump-backed Republican candidate for Michigan governor, talked about kitchen table topics, including schools, healthcare and the price of gas, in front of hundreds at an industrial warehouse in a northern suburb of Detroit.

“When the vice president of the United States comes to Michigan, it sends a message,” James said. “It sends a clear message that Michigan matters.”

In the run-up to midterms, Vance, also has spent time acknowledging voters’ concerns about the cost of living. But Trump has often dismissed affordability as a Democratic political talking point.

Alito discloses book advance

Justice Samuel Alito reported being paid a book advance of just over $33,000 last year, according to an annual financial disclosure report that also disclosed two paid European trips for conferences.

His first book is titled “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country.” It is expected to be released Oct. 6 and focus on his judicial philosophy.

Most justices have now written books. Some have reported advances worth millions, often for personal memoirs. Other payments have been reported across multiple annual disclosure reports.

Alito also reported paid travel to Italy, the United Kingdom and Arizona for participation in conferences and events.

Required financial disclosure reports for the other justices were released in June, but Alito routinely requests extensions. He did not report any gifts.

Trump to meet with oil refiners about how to lower gasoline prices

The White House said that Trump on Tuesday will meet with a mix of large and small refinery companies to discuss ways to increase America’s capacity to refine oil into gasoline.

The meeting occurs as the Iran war has driven prices at the pump to a national average of $4.08, a 28% increase over the past year, according to AAA.

The White House has said that increasing the number of refineries and expanding the capacity at existing facilities would eventually reduce prices for consumers. The administration also sees the need for more refineries to process oil from Venezuela.

Also attending the meeting will be Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Jarrod Agen, the director of the White House National Energy Dominance Council.

US military has no plans to send troops to the polls in November, top general says

The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere with the vote.

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won’t send troops to the polls.

“The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federalized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections,” Caine wrote. “Likewise, the Joint Force has no plans to use such personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material.”

Vance is heading to a rally in Michigan

Brian and Linda Brennan were waiting to see the vice president in the suburban Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights on Monday.

Brian Brennan, 77, said he doesn’t know if he’s optimistic about Republicans’ chances in the midterms because of the Iran war and concerns about the economy, but said he hopes conservative voters will turn out. He views issues with affordability as short-term pain for long-term gain.

“You’ve got to suffer a little bit for the end result,” Linda Brennan, 76, said.

She noted gas was up to $5 a gallon in 2022 during former President Joe Biden’s time in office.

The couple said they expect Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fight for the Republican nomination for president in 2028 and would be happy with either.

“We’re Catholics. We’re conservatives,” Linda Brennan said. “We’re just for faith and family. Not real complicated.”

Vance says of Trump’s AI post threatening Iran: ‘The president likes to switch it up on social media a little bit’

The vice president spoke to reporters before he flew to Michigan on Monday about the AI video that Trump posted on social media over the weekend that featured a stylized imaginary attack on Iran’s Kharg Island, which is key to its oil exports and Trump has repeatedly threatened.

Vance then said the president “would be the first to say he doesn’t make announcements about military actions on social media, but I think that he’s sending a message to the Iranians.”

Despite the vice president’s puzzling comment, Trump makes virtually all of his announcements on military action and most other matters on his social media account.

After Trump attacks data center critics, Vance says the opposition is about utility prices

Vice President JD Vance tried to clarify Trump’s critique on social media that data center opponents would leave their communities “backwards and poor.”

The vice president told reporters that Trump was stressing the importance of data centers for artificial intelligence and that “ 99% of the backlash to data centers has come in areas where building a data center means higher utility and higher electricity (prices) for the people on the ground.”

Vance said companies building data centers should build power plants to generate their own electricity in accordance with the administration’s policies.

“If you build a data center, you should be putting power back into the grid, not taking it out, and if that is happening, I don’t think the data centers are that controversial,” Vance said.

JD Vance to privately address Republican Jewish Coalition amid tension over Israel and antisemitism

The vice president’s speech Monday is an opportunity for him to assuage concerns among conservative Jewish activists about his views toward Israel and his association with controversial figures like Tucker Carlson. It’s closed to the news media and comes at an extraordinarily sensitive time for Jewish Americans and the U.S. relationship with Israel.

Concerns about antisemitism have surged across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections. Republicans are eager to portray Democrats as hostile toward Jews and Israel, but they’re also dealing with their own internal schisms, with younger Republicans more likely to say the U.S. is too supportive of Israel.

Vance suggested last month that some Israeli officials have sought to manipulate U.S. public opinion in order to prolong the war with Iran. “If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,” Vance said in June.

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George Santos banned by Kalshi for insider trading on prediction platform

The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding the former Republican congressman likely engaged in insider trading when he bet against his attendance at the State of the Union address.

The convicted ex-congressman had repeatedly discussed his intention to attend the State of the Union, which came just four months after he was granted clemency by President Donald Trump in a fraud case that led to his expulsion from the U.S. House. On the eve of Trump’s speech, Kalshi put the odds of Santos attending at close to 75%.

Then, minutes into the speech, Santos posted on X that he had been waylaid at the airport. Immediately, several social media users accused him of running another scheme.

Trump pushes back against opposition to data centers

The president posted on social media that U.S. communities that don’t have data centers will “end up being backwards and poor.”

“If we kill the Golden Goose, you will only have yourselves to blame,” Trump told the public. “China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement.”

There has been a backlash across the country to the construction of data centers needed to further develop artificial intelligence. The public has expressed concerns about their use of electricity and water, and their secretive development by tech companies. Many Americans are also worried that AI could increase economic disparities and cause widespread job losses.

Data center advocates stress that the local taxes these facilities pay can help fund public schools, reducing the financial burden on homeowners.

US treasury secretary tries to rally global finance ministers to back Trump’s economic squeeze on Iran

As Scott Bessent hosts meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday and Tuesday, he aims to focus on relatively uncontroversial issues, from economic growth to addressing mounting debt, along with pressuring allies to join in “economic D-Day” sanctions on Iran.

Bessent told The Associated Press on Sunday that the Trump administration is prepared to exact “financial violence if we have to.”

The U.S. has disrupted the international order by imposing aggressive tariffs on Canada and other major allies and launching a costly, unpopular war. Now hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have renewed, dampening hopes for a resolution.

Daniel Fried, a former assistant secretary of state for European affairs in the George W. Bush administration, said the U.S. may “find it difficult to rally its usual friends and allies” under the circumstances.

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Republicans and Democrats react to the Venezuela deal

Trump allies called it a win. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said it was a historic deal that helps both countries.

“If it were up to DC Democrats, Maduro would still be in power, Venezuelan oil would be going to China at half price, and the people of Venezuela would be getting robbed by a corrupt regime,” Moreno wrote on social media.

Democrats condemned it, saying Maduro’s capture was always about Trump getting Venezuela’s oil. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., branded it “corruption at epic scale.”

“Will prices come down for Americans? Who knows but likely not as much as Trump has forced them up thru his idiotic Iran War,” Kaine said on social media.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Trump “put our service members at risk to get Venezuelan oil for his billionaire buddies.”

Former Biden official warns that Democrats could challenge the deal once back in power

Amos Hochstein, who was a senior energy adviser under President Joe Biden, said the deal is uncharted legal and diplomatic territory that carries tremendous risk for any companies thinking about getting involved. Democrats could challenge the deal if they regain power in Washington, as could future administrations in Venezuela.

“There will be a lot of challenges to what was just announced,” Hochstein said. “I can only say, if it were me, I’d be nervous. And if I’m back in my old job in the next administration, then they should be nervous.”

The oil industry is awaiting clarity on Trump’s Venezuela deal

Many important details remain unclear, including the identity of the private operator that apparently now has rights to the untapped oil fields for 100 years, becoming the world’s second-largest corporate holder of proven reserves after Saudi Aramco, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Persuading big American oil companies to return to the region could prove a challenge given the political uncertainty and damaged infrastructure. Chevron, the only U.S. oil company actively producing in Venezuela, declined to comment.

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Former Venezuelan planning minister calls it a ‘shameful deal’

“Venezuelans will not respect this illegitimate deal and no major US oil company will take it seriously because they know it will not last,” Ricardo Hausmann, now a Harvard University professor, said on social media. He said Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president, “has no legitimacy or constitutional power to commit Venezuela to any such deal.”

Delcy Rodriguez pushed back on early criticism of the oil deal

“One thing must be absolutely clear: Venezuela retains ownership and sovereignty over its resources,” Rodríguez said in her national address. She said the goal is to reach other agreements with transnational private companies such as Chevron, Repsol and Shell.

She added: “We want to be an energy powerhouse, a major oil producer, a significant gas exporter, and a major national petrochemical developer.”

Some Venezuelans consider Trump oil deal a betrayal

It goes against what they’ve been told for decades: Venezuelan resources are for Venezuela, and no leader would cede control of those resources to the U.S. government.

At a market in eastern Caracas, Douglas Borjas said he’s upset that Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez apparently agreed to 55% U.S. control of oil fields that could produce 65 billion barrels.

“I think they’re doing it to cling to power,” Borjas said. “The Venezuelan people deserve better. Venezuela has resources that can be exploited, but for the benefit of the people, not for the benefit of the corrupt elite.”

More for each barrel, record prices at the pumps

Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 3.4% to $91.10 per barrel on Monday. U.S. benchmark crude oil was trading 3.6% higher at $86.40 per barrel.

That has created its own form of economic pressures globally, including in the U.S.

The national average for gasoline in August has been above $4 per gallon every day in August for the first time ever, according to the AAA. It has been the most expensive August at the pump on record, outpacing even the enormous supply chain crunch during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2022.

Violence flaring in the Strait of Hormuz is sending markets down, oil up

U.S. markets are sliding after American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, the first military action in a month.

The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both declined 0.2% on Monday. Nasdaq futures slipped 0.1%.

Meanwhile oil prices surged more than 3% after the U.S. strike on Sunday broke a lull in fighting in a war that has lasted more than six months. The Trump administration has announced a new economic campaign against Iran, but there is a significant risk of escalation in fighting.

“The Middle East had finally gone quiet enough for oil traders to start sanding some of the war premium out of crude,” wrote Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management. “Then Sunday arrived, with a reminder that quiet in the Strait of Hormuz is not the same as peace.”

UAE says it intercepted an Iranian drone after weekend US strikes on rocket launchers in Iran

The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month.

During the lull in fighting, the U.S. has been ratcheting up economic pressure on Iran with the hope of forcing concessions out of Tehran, including reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz to shipping.

After the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, Iran established a chokehold on the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil passed in peacetime, slowing ship traffic to a trickle.

As the fighting resumed, the price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed above $90, up about 25% from the start of the war, presenting a growing problem for Trump ahead of the midterm elections.

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Trump still teases a third presidential run, but he’s talking more and more about life after 2028

Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term, posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing ways to make it happen — even as he’s acknowledged the Constitution prohibits it.

But lately, Trump has begun showing signs that even he doesn’t really believe another run will happen.

During recent speeches, the Republican president has begun describing life after the White House when his term ends in January 2029, predicting he’ll be at home and agonizing as his successor claims credit for his accomplishments.

“Your next president is going to say, ‘What a great job I did,’” Trump told an event on Long Island, New York, this month. “He’ll be sitting around, watching television. A real stiff. Unless you vote Republican, of course.”

A sitting president talking about becoming a former one is always politically fraught. But with midterm elections now just nine weeks away, Trump is approaching the point of his presidency where there will be more and more reminders that his power will soon wane.

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Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered Trump’s “Lake America” decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage.

The display followed Trump’s executive order directing U.S. federal agencies to call Lake Ontario “Lake America.” After months of tariffs, threats to make Canada the 51st U.S. state and personal attacks on its leaders, the reaction in Canada has mixed defiance with mockery.

Ford said Trump was trying to rename the lake because Ontario and Canada were “standing up for ourselves” and argued the name would outlast the president.

“Long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario,” Ford said in a video posted on social media.

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What we know about the deal with Venezuela

Besides a social media post from Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela.

Trump said the agreement announced Friday night would give the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, a step toward his goal of extracting energy from the country after American forces captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in a middle-of-the-night raid in January and brought him to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges.

Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, described the deal as a step toward economic recovery that will modernize the country’s oil industry.

Earlier on Saturday, she said the oil reserves would “cease to be an inert, cold statistic and will instead become concrete solutions. Housing is one of them.”

But the answers to many questions, including how soon the reserves could be drilled and who will pay to make it happen, were not immediately clear. No text of any agreement has been released.

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Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost.

Trump, in a social media post announcing the agreement, said it was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez.

Rodríguez’s government in a statement said the deal involves the development of 17 fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels. It said the agreement could draw $100 billion in investment into Venezuela’s oil industry and yield over $209 billion in taxes for Caracas.

Rodríguez in a posting on Telegram predicted the deal “will have a significant impact on our nation’s revival.”

The agreement allows for the United States to partner with an unnamed private operator in Venezuela to create a new private company to take hold of the reserves, according to a U.S. official familiar with the contours of the deal.

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Addison, the founder of Urban Golf Weekend, first picked up a golf club when he was 5 years old.

“I started playing golf at the age of 5 when my dad was getting to corporate America,” Addison said. “He picked up a club because he thought it would be a good idea to help his career. And at the same time, he put one in my hands.”

As Addison grew older, he began to recognize that golf offered opportunities extending far beyond the game itself. He saw the networking and professional connections that could develop between the first and 18th holes.

But he also noticed who was often missing from the course.

“One of the things I noticed, it wasn’t a lot of people that looked like me on the course,” Addison said. “So I always knew I wanted to create something that would want people of color and make them feel comfortable.”

Urban Golf Weekend takes off

In 2023, Addison took a swing at creating that space himself.

Urban Golf Weekend began with a tournament and small networking event. Since then, Addison said its attendance has doubled each year.

“The first year we had 120 attendees,” Addison said. “Every year we’ve doubled and now we have sold over 600 tickets.”

Addison said Urban Golf Weekend has become the largest golf event in the country for Black professionals and believes its concept has inspired similar events elsewhere.

“We created this event that was unlike anyone else’s,” Addison said. “And now we see so many different events around the country that kind of emulate Urban Golf.”

The event is also attracting people who didn’t grow up playing the sport.

Plastic surgeon Wilton Triggs had only been taking golf lessons for about a month when he became involved.

“I went up to Cliff at the time, I didn’t even know him,” Triggs recalled. “I was like, ‘Hey man, I see what you’re doing. I see where this could be. If you put me on the board, like anything I put my name to is gonna blow up. I’m gonna work hard for you.’”

Triggs now helps bring sponsors into the event.

Golf with a larger purpose

This year’s five-day Urban Golf Weekend features golf, networking, an expo and a party at the Miami Beach Golf Club.

Money raised through the charity tournament supports historically Black colleges and universities and youth golf.

“You don’t have to give a ton of money, but it definitely gives a little kid a chance to jump into a game they may not have been exposed to,” Triggs said. “It’s very expensive to get into, but the possibilities are endless.”

The work also continues after Urban Golf Weekend ends.

Addison said the Urban Golf Foundation holds community events throughout the year, providing inner-city children with golf lessons and financial literacy education.

A full-circle moment for Addison and his father

For Addison, this year’s event carries an especially personal meaning.

The man who first put a golf club in his hands will attend Urban Golf Weekend for the first time.

“My dad has never been to Urban Golf Weekend. But he’s coming this year,” Addison said.

Addison said having his father there makes this year’s event particularly special.

“My dad is the reason why I had to start to play golf,” he said. “So I’m excited to enjoy this event with him this year.”

For more information about Urban Golf Weekend, including tickets and ways to get involved, click here.

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey faces a competitive Democratic primary challenge from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton in his bid for a third full term. The contest ties together two recurring themes in Democratic primaries this year: progressives vs. moderates, and longtime incumbents vs. significantly younger challengers.

Bay State voters will also choose nominees for U.S. House, governor, and a variety of state and local offices.

Markey, who turned 80 in July, is the second-oldest sitting U.S. senator seeking reelection in 2026. He took the seat in 2013 after serving nearly 37 years in the House. He last faced a competitive primary in 2020, when he defeated then-U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, 55% to 45%.

Moulton is a six-term congressman who briefly sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He will turn 48 in October.

Markey has had a slight financial advantage over the course of the campaign, raising and spending more than $8 million compared with more than $6 million for Moulton. Moulton had a slight advantage in cash-on-hand as of Aug. 12.

A majority of delegates to the state party convention in May voted to endorse Markey for reelection, but Moulton won enough support to qualify for Tuesday’s ballot. Markey’s other key backers include U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, as well as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Moulton was endorsed by The Boston Globe. He also has the support of several of his current and former Democratic House colleagues, including New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Massachusetts has 14 counties, although elections are conducted at the city and town level. Suffolk County is home to Boston and is surrounded by Middlesex, Essex and Norfolk counties, which together comprise most of the Boston suburbs. Middlesex County, which is home to Cambridge, Newton, Somerville and Markey’s hometown of Malden, has the largest population in the commonwealth.

In his 2020 primary victory over Kennedy, Markey swept all four counties, which comprised about 61% of the total primary vote. He also carried most of western Massachusetts, as well as Cape Cod and the islands in the southeast.

Kennedy carried much of central Massachusetts, including Worcester County, the second most populous in the state. He also won Bristol and Plymouth counties in the southeast. Moulton will likely need to replicate or improve upon Kennedy’s success in these areas.

To defeat Markey, he’ll also need to eat into the incumbent’s advantage in the Boston area. Essex County will likely be a key battleground in that effort. Most of the county is in Moulton’s 6th Congressional District and it includes his hometown of Salem. Markey beat Kennedy in Essex County by a 9-point margin.

The 6th Congressional District also has a competitive Democratic primary underway to succeed Moulton. The six-way contest includes former Andover Selectman Dan Koh, financial technology executive John Beccia and state Rep. Tram Nguyen.

Koh has endorsements from both former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris. He previously served in the Biden White House and was the top aide to Marty Walsh in his stints as Boston mayor and U.S. secretary of labor. In 2018, Koh ran for Congress in the neighboring 3rd District but narrowly lost the primary to now-U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, who has endorsed Nguyen.

Koh leads the field in fundraising, with about $4.7 million in contributions. Tram was second in contributions with about $895,000 raised, but Beccia leapfrogged her in overall spending power thanks to the $4 million he loaned his campaign.

The winner will face Republican Micah Q. Jones, who is unopposed for the nomination.

In the 8th Congressional District, 13-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch faces a strong challenge from attorney Patrick Roath, who has outraised the incumbent.

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

When do polls close?

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

What’s on the ballot?

The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in contested primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, Governor’s Council, state Senate, state House and district attorney in Norfolk and Suffolk counties.

Who gets to vote?

Registered party members may vote only in their own party’s primary. In other words, Democrats can’t vote in the Republican primary or vice versa. Independents or voters not enrolled with a party may participate in either primary. Voters in what the state calls minor party “political designations” may also vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary.

How many voters are there?

As of February 2025, there were about 5 million registered voters in Massachusetts, including about 1.3 million Democrats, about 423,000 Republicans, about 3.3 million voters with no party affiliation and about 49,000 voters in minor parties.

How many people actually vote?

About 751,000 Democratic primary voters and about 270,000 Republican primary voters cast ballots in the 2022 state primaries.

How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?

About 57% of the Democratic primary vote and about 32% of the Republican primary vote in the 2022 state primaries was cast early in person or by mail.

As of Thursday, about 468,000 ballots had already been cast in Tuesday’s election, including about 390,000 from Democrats and about 78,000 from Republicans.

When are early and absentee votes released?

Massachusetts runs elections at the town and city level. There are 351 separate jurisdictions administering local elections, and they vary in terms of how and when they release results. In many of the larger jurisdictions, results from a mix of voting methods are released together throughout the night.

How long does vote-counting usually take?

In the 2024 state primary, the AP first reported results at 8:06 p.m. ET, or six minutes after polls closed. The last vote update of the night was at 2:24 a.m. ET with about 91% of total votes counted.

When will the AP declare a winner?

The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.

How do recounts work?

Massachusetts does not have automatic recounts. Candidates for statewide and districtwide offices may request a recount if the vote margin is not more than 0.5% of the total vote. Candidates at the town or ward level may request a recount through a signature petition. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.

Are we there yet?

As of Tuesday, there will be 63 days until the 2026 midterm elections.

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With election season getting underway, votes are also expected on measures designed to amplify the GOP's messaging strategy going into November, most notably a resolution condemning socialism. Republicans are trying to tie the Democratic Party in general to the democratic socialist candidates who have succeeded this year in running for office.

Another item that could make its way onto the agenda is a Senate-passed bill that imposes sanctions on key segments of the Russian economy and allows President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on goods imported from countries that buy the vast majority of Russian oil and gas. The effort led by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham aims to deprive Russian President Vladimir Putin of revenue used to finance the war against Ukraine.

The bill passed 86-11 in the Senate. House passage would send the bill to Trump's desk for his signature. However, some key House Democrats oppose the bill. The bill grants Trump sweeping new tariff authorities that some lawmakers fear could be used to punish allies rather than foes.

A vote on the bill is not scheduled this week, but proponents are working to have it taken up before lawmakers leave Washington to focus solely on their reelection campaigns.

The return to Washington also brings a renewed focus on improper behavior by lawmakers as the House will have its first chance to act on a recommendation from the House Ethics Committee to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., for engaging in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his congressional office.

Edwards implores colleagues to reject censure vote

Edwards has disputed the committee’s conclusion that he failed to adhere to the spirit of the rules prohibiting sexual harassment and unwanted advances to House staffers. He points to the committee’s conclusion that found no evidence he “engaged in sexual activity or explicitly propositioned any individual under his employ.”

Edwards said he was not asking lawmakers to approve of every gift, compliment or social interaction, but to distinguish between conduct that someone might find unconventional and conduct that actually establishes sexual harassment.

“Individual acts that were not themselves prohibited were gathered together, assigned the most damaging possible interpretation, and then used collectively to support a conclusion far more serious than the underlying evidence," Edwards wrote in a letter to colleagues first reported by NOTUS.

The committee said Edwards provided the two staffers with lavish and recurrent gifts, made comments regarding their dress and appearance, invited them to intimate dinners and vacations, sent notes regarding his effusive affection and invited them to other activities as a way to spend time together.

A vote to censure registers the House’s deep disapproval of a lawmaker’s conduct that does not meet the threshold for expulsion. Edwards dropped his reelection plans after the committee's report came out.

Avoiding another shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to tee up the funding bill early in the week. The bill underwent some significant changes in the Senate, which made it more palatable for Democrats. It delays a proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget that would give political appointees more power over the distribution of federal grants. It also includes language to ensure the administration can't transfer funds to the Border Patrol.

But a provision that delays for one month a federal ban on intoxicating hemp THC products has prompted criticism from many GOP lawmakers. As a result, GOP leaders will likely place the bill on a fast-track process that avoids a separate procedural vote. Suspension bills require a two-thirds vote to pass, meaning a significant number from both parties need to support the measure for it to pass and advance to Trump's desk.

Lawmakers are anxious to avoid the possibility of a shutdown as voters weigh their options going into November. The funding bill passed by a 90-6 vote in the Senate, showing that lawmakers from both political parties want to avoid a repeat of the two historic shutdowns that occurred this past year.

The U.S. Embassy in Havana issued a health warning to anyone traveling to Cuba late last week due to the lack of electricity and water and deteriorating sanitary conditions on the island.

In addition, theft and robberies have increased in Cuba due to the dire socio-economic needs the Cuban people find themselves in.

The Cuban police have arrested a number of Cubans on the island that continue to criticize the government and protest on the streets for lack of freedom.

Aug. 28: Where is Marco?

With all the political instability around the world that the U.S. is dealing with, you begin to wonder where is our Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio?

Trump’s son-in-law and businessman Jared Kushner; businessman and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff; and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, have traveled overseas on numerous diplomatic missions and most recently CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin after traveling to Cuba months ago and meeting with the Minister of the Interior, General Julio Casas.

There is no doubt in my mind that Marco Rubio is qualified and has the experience for the positions he holds. He also has a very good senior staff around him. Maybe his absence during these diplomatic missions is the fact that he knows very well that Trump’s foreign policy lacks clear strategical purpose and could backfire on him as they have on Trump, indicated by the polls.

Many in the Cuban-American community raised their hopes that given that we have a Cuban-American secretary of state, that Cuba would finally be free from their totalitarian government by the end of 2026 -- now it’s looking that we will have to wait until 2029. Regime change certainly did not happen in Venezuela.

If Rubio is going to run for president next time around, he does not need to be blamed for these foreign policy failures around the world. But eventually, he will have to explain to the American people what his role was.

The question remains whether or not he will remain in the Trump administration after the mid-term elections this coming November?

Aug. 26: For many young Cubans on the island, time has run out

Years ago, a young Cuban man sat one morning in the famous Malecon of Havana, looking at the ocean and said to himself “Either they kill me or I will kill myself,” feeling the frustration of living and surviving each day in Cuba.

On July 11, 2021, many young Cubans took to the streets of the island nation after years of frustration to protest the living conditions they faced each day. There were many expectations that change was not far away. As a result, many of the protesters were thrown in jail or kicked out of the country.

Five years later, with the many sanctions that have been placed by the U.S. on the Cuban government and their leaders, many of these same youngsters felt the end of the regime was near. In South Florida, the feeling was mutual. Politicians in South Florida said the regime would fall by the end of 2026. Now the same politicians say that Cubans on the island and Miami need to be patient. Change could come by 2029.

For many young Cubans on the island, time has run out. There is no more waiting. No more suffering. No more empty promises. Many of them have started to leave Cuba to anywhere around the world. For Cuban-Americans in South Florida, it is just one more disappointment.

Aug. 25: What will happen when Raul Castro dies?

Washington, D.C. keeps sanctioning the Cuban government and members of the elite. The Cuban government has shown their capability to survive at the cost of the Cuban people. The question I ask myself is what will happen when Raul Castro dies?

Will those Cuban military officers that have not benefited from the economic corruption within the government be willing to support someone Castro picks to succeed him? Or will they challenge the new leadership?

Aug. 21: CEPAL releases economic performance indicators for 2026, predicting Cuba’s economy will slow down 10.3%

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) just came out with their economic performance indicators for 2026. It predicts that Cuba’s economy will slow down 10.3%, which is the worse performance in all of Latin America.

How much more will the Cuban people be able to take is anybody’s guess.

Aug. 20: Cuba’s president says health system on verge of total collapse

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel admitted earlier this week that the health system, one of the so-called “great accomplishments” of the Cuban revolution, is on the verge of total collapse. There are thousands of Cubans on the island waiting for surgeries that cannot be performed due to the lack of doctors, medicines, equipment and poor hospital conditions.

For years, Cuba has been sending medical brigades around the world to help pay-off their debt and export the ideals of their revolution. The U.S. government has accused Cuba of human trafficking for these actions.

Aug. 18: Trump’s Cuba strategy: Is there really a plan?

Does the Trump administration really have a plan for Cuba?

After months of rhetorical back-and-forth, you begin to wonder whether the Trump administration really knows what to do with Cuba. We keep hearing that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was given the responsibility to deal with Cuba and the rest of Latin America, which he knows extremely well. But from what I hear, White House senior staff keeps getting in the way.

Continuing to sanction operations and individuals in Cuba will not bring down the government. Now we hear from Secretary Rubio and members of our Cuban-American congressional delegation that the target date has been moved back, and they hope that by 2029, changes in Cuba will have taken place, which is absolutely ridiculous.

Aug. 14: Cuba turns to global investors as US sanctions and property claims raise risks

The Cuban government has realized that efforts to attract investment from U.S. and Cuban-American businesses have largely failed because of the many sanctions imposed by the United States and the fact that the risks still outweigh the opportunities.

However, the Cuban government is trying very hard to attract companies from around the world to take over many operations and businesses in Cuba. With many European hoteliers and other companies having recently left Cuba, it will still be a challenge to attract new investors.

One thing these companies should keep in mind before starting operations in Cuba is that they could be operating in properties that were confiscated by the Cuban government in the early 1960s. They could potentially face legal challenges in the future as a result.

For American companies alone, there are 5,913 businesses and properties that were confiscated and registered with the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Aug. 13: Fidel Castro’s 100th birthday prompts reflection on his legacy in Cuba

Thursday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fidel Castro, a man whose narcissistic personality took control of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista on Jan. 1, 1959. He made promises to the Cuban people that he later betrayed for his own selfish ambitions and thirst for power.

At his trial on Oct. 16, 1953, following the failed attack on the Moncada military barracks in Santiago de Cuba, he famously said, “History will absolve me.”

In the end, history will judge him as a ruthless dictator who destroyed Cuba, impoverished its people and inflicted tremendous suffering on an entire nation.

Aug. 12: Cuba poses a tough foreign policy challenge for Rubio

“Who is on first, what is on second, I don’t know is on third.”

The famous comedy routine by Abbott and Costello can be compared to the Trump administration’s foreign policy strategies these days. Diplomatic negotiations are complex and complicated, especially when dealing with countries, governments, and individuals with whom the United States has not had good relationships.

Reliable sources tell me there are tremendous differences between the staffs at the White House and the Department of State over how to handle negotiations involving Ukraine, Russia, Israel-Gaza, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. It does not help when those negotiating on behalf of the United States have limited to no diplomatic experience.

For now, let’s stay within the area of expertise: Cuba. While President Trump thinks Cuba can be resolved in two months, Secretary of State Marco Rubio knows very well, as does his senior staff, that negotiating with Cuba is not easy.

The Cuban government is willing to continue introducing cosmetic changes to its moribund economy without relinquishing political control. The United States can continue to sanction everyone on the island, and the Cuban government could not care less. All the while, the people of Cuba continue to suffer tremendous hardships. Yet the people are unlikely to turn against the government. The consequence of doing so can mean spending years in jail.

Meanwhile, in Miami, the guessing game continues over who will replace Raúl Castro when he dies, along with preparations for possible transition plans for Cuba. A transition to a democratic system of government in Cuba will take time. A civil society cannot be built overnight. It is also important to remember that Cuba did not have a democratic government before 1959.

For Rubio, expectations from the Cuban American community are high. Yet most in the community understand that it will not be easy to get the Cuban government to make political changes short of a U.S. military invasion. However, Rubio needs a win, especially if he is considering another presidential run. The failures of the Trump administration’s foreign policies around the world could affect Rubio’s future presidential campaign.

So, what will be Rubio’s next step on Cuba? The clock is ticking.

Aug. 10: Will the cat catch the mouse this time?

While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues to put pressure on the Cuban government to change, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel went on Cuban television this past weekend and announced to the Cuban people that the government was making major “transformational changes” to the economy.

Díaz-Canel also told the Cuban people that it would take time and patience -- two things the Cuban people do not have anymore. Díaz-Canel went on to say that the benefits of these changes will begin to show by 2029.

Sources in Washington, D.C. have told me that the Trump administration is looking to see if there is someone in the Cuban government, like Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela, to hand over Raul Castro or even take over the current government and be willing to negotiate with the U.S.

The Miami Herald reported this weekend that General Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas, currently the Cuban Minister of the Interior, may be acceptable to the U.S. General Casas is considered a hardliner and therefore unlikely to break with the Cuban leadership.

As I have said before, the case of Venezuela is quite different than Cuba. While Raul Castro is alive, I believe the Cuban government will continue in power and make promises to the Cuban people they cannot keep.

Aug. 8: Cuban opposition leader says Cuba’s transformation must include those on the island

According to Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer, any plans to transform Cuba must include Cubans on the island.

But do Cubans on the island have the capacity and capabilities to participate in such a process? After living for almost 68 years under a totalitarian system that has shaped the population’s personal values and attitudes, it could take time not only to change it but, more importantly, to sustain those changes.

Democracies are not built in one day. It will take time and patience. Let’s also remember that before the Cuban Revolution, Cuba had a dictatorship under Batista.

Aug 6: US announces new set of economic sanctions against Cuba; 2 of Cuba’s top generals also sanctioned

The U.S. State Department announced a new set of economic sanctions against Cuba on Thursday. At the same time, two of Cuba’s top generals were also sanctioned, Alvaro Lopez Miera, Minister of Defense; and General Roberto Sotolongo, head of the armed forces.

Aug. 5: CIA Task Force on Cuba created, per report

The New York Times has reported the creation of a CIA Task Force on Cuba with the purpose of putting additional pressure on the Cuban government to make political and economic changes to their system.

This news will probably be received by Cuba as an additional threat by the U.S.

Aug. 5: Cuban president confirms ongoing conservations between Havana, US

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed today that there are ongoing conversations between Havana and DC for the purpose of avoiding a military confrontation and trying to find solutions to the issues between both nations.

The Cuban government understands that they are running out of options and most likely will need to reach an agreement with the U.S. Will it include regime change?

Aug. 3 update: Rubio speaks about Cuba’s ongoing espionage activities in the US

This past weekend, in an interview with Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio spoke about Cuba’s ongoing espionage activities in the U.S.

Rubio went on to say that Cuban spies continue to infiltrate the U.S. government, financial institutions, organizations, and academic institutions. Rubio claimed that Cuba continues to be a national security threat to the U.S.

Dr. Andy S. Gomez is Local 10’s Cuba Analyst. Gomez is considered one of the leading scholars on Cuba. He worked in higher education for 32 years before retiring from the University of Miami in 2012.

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Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds and his running mate, State Sen. Brian Avila, attended a general election kickoff event at the Miami-Dade GOP headquarters on Saturday.

“What’s at stake is the future of Florida,” said Donalds. “We’ve become the example to the other 49 states. We are the best state in America. Everyone knows that.”

Donalds is facing off against David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who changed parties, and a critic of President Donald Trump.

Jolly explained why he entered the race in a recent campaign video.

“You deserve a governor who’s gouging to put you first,” he said. “Because we’re all worried about the cost of housing, health care, food and gas.”

Current State Rep. and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Angie Nixon launched a South Florida canvassing event this weekend, with a rally Saturday in Little Havana.

“I am someone who wants to add accountability and transparency to Washington, D.C.,” she said. “I want to make sure I’m helping Floridians across the state.”

Nixon is running against incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody.

While in Orlando last week, Moody discussed her work in Washington.

“I have a great track record already of delivering and getting bills passed for Floridians,” said Moody. “I was the most productive freshman senator.”

Both Donalds and Nixon had several South Florida stops on Saturday, the first of an expected many as November’s election day draws closer.

Kenya Glasgow, 31, and 2-year-old Kennedi Glasgow were killed by lightning Sunday afternoon in Margate.

First responders tried their best to revive the mother and daughter, but it was too late as they were pronounced dead at the hospital.

Kameron Glasgow, Kenya’s husband and Kennedi’s father, were steps away when it happened.

Kameron Glasgow said he felt the shock from the ground after it struck, while his daughter Kensli was still in the car at the time. But when he turned around, he saw Kenya and Kennedi had been injured.

The family of four were rushing into a relative’s house along the 7900 block of Northwest First Street for dinner, trying to beat a rainstorm.

It’s been six days and the tragedy has shaken many in the Margate community to their core.

At the vigil, Glasgow was surrounded by friends, family and loved ones.

“This is the longest I went without hearing her voice,” he said. “It’s going to take some time. It’s going to take a lot of time because it’s all I know. We basically -- we grew up together.”

Glasgow said the last several days have been an emotional rollercoaster, but the support from his loved ones and beyond will be enough to get him through.

“I feel the outpouring of love from everywhere,” he said. “That’s what keeps me going and my daughter is what keeps me going.”

Despite the tragedy, the purpose of the vigil was to focus on the memories that Kennedi and Kenya left behind to the ones who knew and loved them so much.

During the vigil, one-by-one, everyone was able to release their emotions and share stories, including Kenya’s parents.

“I’m hurt,” said Adrian Moore, Kenya’s mother. “I prayed for her and I told God ‘When you give me her, give me the wisdom and the understanding to get through life,’ and I did. Thirty one, I wish I had longer.”

“I did anything when it came to her,” said Willie Pickett, Kenya’s father. “One day, she asked me, ‘Dad, what’s happening with the money?’ I said, ‘You brought these two girls along. They’re getting your money now. It’s the end of the line for you.’”

Celebration of life services are expected to take place next weekend, though details are still being finalized.

The floods that swept through Nepal and China, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing, have also overrun hydropower facilities, knocking out about 10% of Nepal’s power capacity.

Once the immediate aftermath of the disaster is dealt with, the question will be how to restore power plants, roads, bridges, schools and health facilities without exposing them to the same vulnerabilities, disaster experts said.

“Authorities have to take a hard look in the mirror now and ask how they will be rebuilding in these places. They will also have to take a close look at other projects in Nepal that have not been built yet, whether they’ll be approved after this event,” said Jakob Steiner, a geoscientist at the University of Graz in Austria, who is currently based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Rebuilding for resilience, not just replacement

Hydropower projects that were operating or under construction were fully or partly destroyed across Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading, among the worst-hit districts.

Hundreds of workers in Nepal are unaccounted for from a dozen hydropower projects, according to the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal. Many had taken shelter in the tunnels but are stuck, waiting to be rescued, according to officials.

“The tunnels are built to access hydropower infrastructure and to divert water,” Steiner said, describing the tunnels as big enough for trucks to pass through.

Apart from the hydropower projects, tens of kilometers (miles) of roads, multiple bridges and essential buildings like schools and hospitals have been destroyed.

Ramraj Narasimhan, a senior director with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, said rebuilding should focus on continuity of services rather than trying to make every structure indestructible.

“If it gets damaged, let it get damaged, but can we build in redundancy in the system?” he said.

That can mean choosing a better location for construction, alternate routes, backup power, improved early warning and financial tools such as insurance to speed recovery, Narasimhan said. Risk assessments should examine where a river bends, where slopes are unstable and where a single failure could cut off several communities.

Narasimhan’s organization estimates that $124 billion worth of Nepal’s infrastructure is exposed to climate-driven disasters, creating the potential for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses each year. A report by the coalition earlier this year found that Nepal’s average annual losses are nearly $760 million from various disasters, while the country’s national disaster funds is only a fraction of this amount.

Climate risks grow for Himalayan hydropower

Climate scientists said the Himalayan region — which is warming faster than many other parts of the world — is particularly at risk from increasing global warming as a result of human-caused climate change.

Climate experts said the flooding adds to evidence that infrastructure planning in the Himalayas should account for disasters that are increasing as the climate warms. Glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya are losing ice at an accelerating rate, while permafrost degradation, unstable slopes, glacial lakes and increasingly erratic rainfall are raising the risks of floods, landslides and debris flows, according to reports by Kathmandu-based climate research group International Center for Integrated Mountain Development.

The stakes are particularly high for Nepal because hydropower is both a foundation of its electricity grid and an important source of economic growth and export revenue. Much of the country’s potential is run-of-river hydropower, Narasimhan said, meaning facilities are closely tied to steep river corridors where land is limited and hazards can cascade quickly.

Steiner said smaller floods can sometimes be managed with diversions that keep debris and high flows away from expensive infrastructure and tunnels. But for events as large as the latest flood, he said, physical defenses may be overwhelmed. In those cases, early warning becomes the critical protection for people.

He said the flood was detected at the China-Nepal border after moving rapidly from its source, leaving little warning time upstream. But there was still time as the flood traveled downstream toward hydropower sites, raising questions about whether warnings could have reached workers sooner.

The disaster is also likely to intensify scrutiny of where future projects are approved. Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, said environmental, social and disaster-risk assessments need to reflect the specific landscape and past hazards of each valley, backed by land-use rules and stronger accountability.

Hydropower projects can themselves become “force multipliers” when large structures, debris and altered river channels add to downstream damage, Thakkar said. He argued that Nepal should also consider more decentralized solar power as part of a broader energy mix.

Thakkar said the question now is not only how fast Nepal can rebuild, but what it chooses to put back in the path of the next flood.

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Sibi Arasu reported from Bengaluru and can be followed on X at @sibi123. Reach him at sarasu@ap.org.

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FHP officials said the crash happened at approximately 6:37 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Southwest 184th Street.

They said a Dodge pickup truck collided with a flatbed semi-truck, igniting a small fire in the Dodge’s engine compartment.

The driver of the Dodge, a man who has not yet been identified, died at the scene, according to troopers. They said the driver of the semi-truck was not injured.

MD Rony owns the Marathon gas station near where the crash occurred.

“It’s very sad, when I saw it I couldn’t eat even,” said Rony. “We usually see accidents there, but I’d never seen a big accident like that.”

U.S. 1 was closed between Southwest 183rd Street and Southwest 186th Street while authorities investigated the crash.

Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.

Iranian drone intercepted on way toward UAE

Iran fired a drone at the United Arab Emirates on Monday, which the UAE's Defense Ministry said was intercepted over its territorial waters.

After more than a month with no significant fighting, the U.S. attacked rocket launchers on an Iranian island on Sunday, saying they were preparing to launch mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by launching missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan, all of which were intercepted.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his country wasn't seeking war, but that “we will respond decisively to aggressors." The UAE called the attack a “dangerous escalation” from Iran.

Israeli airstrike kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza City

Israeli airstrikes on Monday killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza City, hospital officials said.

One strike hit the entrance of a residential building near the city’s municipal park, killing two, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties. Two other Palestinians were critically wounded, the hospital said.

A second strike hit a vehicle in the city’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, killing three, the hospital said.

The deaths were the latest among Palestinians in Gaza since a ceasefire deal reached in October attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas.

Leaders of China, Russia and India gather as counterweight to US influence

The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence.

The summit includes Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pezeshkian was scheduled to meet with Putin on the sidelines on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was set to host meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers in North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday, as Washington pressures other countries to help economically isolate Iran.

Israel signs multibillion-dollar weapons deal with Greece

Israel signed a multibillion-dollar weapons deal with Greece on Monday, the largest between the two Mediterranean countries, as Israeli defense exports soar.

Israel’s Defense Ministry said the 3 billion-euro ($3.5 billion) defense export deal, dubbed Achilles Shield, is one of the country’s largest and includes a multilayered air defense system for Greece using Israeli technology.

The agreement comes as Israeli weapons exports have reached record highs with more than $19 billion last year, a 30% increase from 2024, according to official data. That is despite widespread criticism of Israel’s conduct in its wars in Gaza, with the Hezbollah militant group and with Iran.

Iraq rejects proposal to keep some forces from US-led coalition

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi rejected a proposal to keep some forces from a U.S.-led coalition in Iraq after Sept. 30, when the mission is supposed to end, state media reported.

Government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi told The Associated Press by phone that the U.S.-led coalition had offered to leave a number of its advisers in Iraq beyond Sept. 30 if the Iraqi government wanted them to remain.

U.S. troops pulled out of bases in most areas of Iraq last year but maintained a presence in the semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region. The remaining troops are supposed to leave within the next month.

Countries welcome to join three-nation defense pact

Countries are welcome to join the defense pact signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Monday.

The three countries agreed to a defense alliance on Aug. 7 that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all. Fidan said the Mecca Defense Alliance would be willing to accept new members following the first meeting between high-level officials from the current member states.

Egypt has been touted as a potential member for the alliance of Muslim-majority states and Fidan promised close collaboration with “friendly countries.”

While the alliance is intended to reinforce collective defense in a way similar to NATO’s Article 5, members have stressed that it is not aimed against any specific foe.

Lebanon asks for Greek help to bring peace with Israel

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is asking for Greece's help in implementing an agreement to end the war with Israel.

During meetings on Monday in Athens, Aoun told Greek President Constantine Tassoulas and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that Lebanon has been through long wars and “its people are tired.”

He suggested that Greece has good relations with both Lebanon and Israel, and could help facilitate an end to decades of war.

USS Lincoln nearing Thailand for expected port call

The American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is nearing Thailand, where it's expected to make a port visit after its lengthy deployment to the Middle East.

The carrier, with around 5,000 sailors and its accompanying battle group, was sailing Monday toward the Gulf of Thailand, where it was expected to make a port call near the city of Pattaya.

The Lincoln, one of the U.S. Navy’s largest warships, was supporting American efforts in the Iran war. Its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days.

Vance says Trump's AI post threatening Iran is ‘sending a message’

Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump was “sending a message” with an AI video posted on social media over the weekend that featured a stylized imaginary attack on Iran’s Kharg Island, which is key to its oil exports and which Trump has repeatedly threatened.

Vance said that the president “would be the first to say he doesn’t make announcements about military actions on social media, but I think that he’s sending a message to the Iranians.”

Despite Vance's comment, Trump makes virtually all of his announcements on military action and most other matters on his social media account.

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Authorities said when paramedics arrived to the home on Southwest 67th Avenue and 15th Street, they found an unresponsive woman who had been found in a nearby pool and quickly took her to a nearby hospital.

Officials have not provided an update on that woman’s health status.

Nearby residents said word of another water emergency hits especially hard after a 4-year-old child recently drowned in the same neighborhood.

“Yeah, that’s crazy because it was like a couple houses down, somebody had drowned like not too long ago at the end of summer,” said neighbor Janiyah Hilaire. “It was a kid. It was so unfortunate. He was 4 years old. Long live Papa.”

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, authorities said.

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It happened around 6:45 a.m. Sunday near the exit for northwest 154th Street in Miami Lakes.

According to authorities, one of the vehicles involved in the crash rolled over.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said the driver was taken by helicopter to an area trauma center, but his or her health condition was not provided.

Traffic was backed up in the northbound lanes of the Palmetto as crews worked to clear the crash scene.

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It happened in the area of Hollywood Boulevard and 26th Avenue just before 3:30 a.m., not far from the Hollywood Branch Library.

Local 10 News cameras captured two damaged vehicles at the scene, a black pickup truck and a white Jeep Wagoneer.

Both were left mangled with shattered windshields and deployed airbags.

A tow truck operator at the scene told Local 10 News’ Linnie Supall that the driver of the pickup was speeding on Hollywood Boulevard when he lost control, hitting one of the heavy garden rocks on the median.

That caused the pickup to go airborne, crashing into the Jeep as it was entering a roundabout, according to the tow truck driver.

Hollywood police were observed at the scene and are investigating the circumstances that led up to the crash.

They have not provided any official information as to what led up to the collission and whether there will be any arrests or charges.

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Police said they responded at approximately 1:51 a.m. to a ShotSpotter alert in the 1600 block of Northwest Eighth Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found the man and immediately performed CPR until Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews arrived, according to police.

Authorities confirmed that the victim was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded to the scene and began investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Earlier Saturday morning, officers blocked off the area for several hours as detectives examined the scene, photographed evidence and spoke with neighbors about what they may have seen or heard before and after the gunfire.

The shooting occurred north of Sunrise Boulevard and east of Interstate 95.

Investigators have not released the identity of the man who was killed or details about what led to the shooting.

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact Fort Lauderdale police or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

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According to officials, recent tests revealed that the water quality “does not meet the recreational water quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria recommended by the Florida Department of Health.”

The DOH in Miami-Dade County is advising against any water-related activities due to the increased risk of illness to anyone who enters the water.

Officials said the advisory will remain in effect “until bacteria levels are below the accepted health level.”

Test results can be found by clicking here.

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The queens of R House Wynwood are honoring Parton with tribute performances inspired by some of her most iconic music and looks.

Show host London Adour took to the stage over the weekend, dressed in one of Parton’s signature looks.

Parton died Tuesday at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer.

Adour told Local 10 News that Parton was not only a performer who inspired her, but someone who showed love and grace to the LGBTQ+ community.

Adour says the tribute performances are R House’s way of saying thank you to the beloved entertainer and cultural icon.

Guests can catch the Dolly Parton tribute performances throughout the weekend.

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That 15-year-old girl, Kamani Brown, has been hospitalized with serious injuries since the gunfire erupted outside her home.

It happened around 3:45 a.m. Saturday along the 1700 block of Northwest Ninth Street in Fort Lauderdale.

“It was nerve-wracking,” said Kahadeja McCray, Brown’s mother. “I was shocked at first because I heard the gunshots outside, but I didn’t know if she was outside. And then when she came in the house and said she had been shot, it was just a whole bunch of blood everywhere.”

McCray said prior to the gunfire, her daughter was inside with a friend doing each other’s hair.

She said Brown’s ex-boyfriend had been threatening the girl on the phone.

“Saying, ‘If I can’t have you, nobody will,’” McCray said.

That ex-boyfriend is who allegedly came to the house on Saturday morning.

“When she turned, she just seen him and somebody else coming towards (her),” McCray said.

A bullet went through Brown’s arm, hitting an artery and causing the teen to lose a significant amount of blood.

Her friend was credited with applying pressure until paramedics could rush Brown to Broward Health Medical Center.

“I want him to go to jail, because I don’t know what mentality you’re thinking at a young 16 years old, that you had a right to shoot at somebody, let alone want to take their life,” said McCray.

As Brown continues to recover, her mother, brother and grandmother remain by her side as she continues to heal.

“You know, there’s a high power,” said Cynthia Husband, Brown’s grandmother. “We believe in God, we pray constantly and we know this is his blessing, his will.”

Local 10 News reached out to Fort Lauderdale police to see if an arrest has been made or for any updates on the case, but have not heard back as of the time of this story’s publication.

In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is one of the scientists leading an effort to beat Dutch elm disease, which has killed tens of millions of elm trees over the last century. Scientists with the Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy Vermont spent the summer injecting 6,000 young elm trees with Dutch elm disease spores to test their resistance to the disease.

The survivors will be sent to a breeding program with a goal of growing the genetic diversity of disease-tolerant elm trees. They will one day be used for restoration in forests, riverbanks and backyards.

“We will put those newly propagated trees into a seed orchard, basically just a big fenced area, will grow and love those trees for about 15 or so years, at which point they should produce seeds, and that seed can be used for restoration,” Wilson said.

The young elms were bred from a group of a few dozen trees in the Northeast that have survived Dutch elm disease, which is a fungus that arrived in the U.S. a little less than a century ago. The fungus, spread by bark beetles, stops trees from being able to drink water, which makes them starve. The disease is a key reason towering elm trees of more than 70 feet (21 meters) are less common in New England today than they were generations ago.

The drive to save elm trees is part of a broader fight in the U.S. to try to beat back forest pests and diseases, which threaten longstanding industries such as logging and damage some of the nation's most fragile ecosystems.

Saving elm trees is critical to fighting climate change

One of the reasons protecting American elm trees is so important is because they have a huge impact on the hydrology of their surrounding ecosystems, said Kathleen Knight, a research ecologist with the Forest Service based in Ohio. That is especially important in the era of climate change, when unpredictable weather and periods of flooding and drought can impact forests.

The trees are especially important in wet forest areas, Knight said. They tolerate flooding, they can live through the cold winters of the north, and they have the ability to act like a sponge after rainfall and help prevent flooding that can be catastrophic to river systems, she said.

“And these invasive pests and pathogens have been having a huge impact on these tree species. And we're just trying to get those species back to the role they previously played in these systems,” Knight said.

The elm is also culturally important to the Northeast, said Gus Goodwin, a senior conservation planner for The Nature Conservancy. Though elm trees live in many parts of the U.S., they are a “ubiquitous part of the landscape” in New England towns, and the loss of the trees over the years has been devastating in those communities, he said.

“And what's missing is the big trees,” Goodwin said. “A lot of people remember losing the elm. From their childhood home, their school yard. There's this kind of gravitational pull toward the elm and its loss.”

A different kind of injection is being used to save another beloved tree

Ash trees are another species that has succumbed to a devastating infestation — emerald ash borer, a beetle that has killed millions of the trees since arriving in the U.S. in the early 2000s.

But the Appalachian Trail Conservancy is fighting back by injecting some ash trees with an insecticide to give them a chance at survival. The group said it has treated about 1,400 ash trees along the trail in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Massachusetts since 2016.

“Being able to see where there are ash trees that are still standing and they are healthy, and they are a major component of the forest, supporting the biodiversity that's here, is really awesome,” said Emily Powell, southern non-native invasive species coordinator for the conservancy.

The ash campaign differs from the push to save elm trees because the elm drive is a breeding program rather than an inoculation effort.

In Montpelier, Vermont, a city that has experienced significant flooding through the years, arborist Joseph Ferris stands next to a giant elm tree that has stood in the state’s capital since the late 1800s.

“It’s a really lovely reminder of what’s possible for urban trees,” he said.

As someone who spends his professional life focused on the challenges forests are facing, Ferris is excited about the prospect of a new generation of Dutch elm resistant trees.

“It’s a ray of hope that is hard to feel when we’re walking through a forest and seeing all these infestations and damage,” he said. “I would love to see American elm resistant, available not for just our urban plantings but restoring plantings along our streets and along our riverbanks, and just boosting the regional genetic resistance.”

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Whittle reported from Portland, Maine.

Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring more flooding to the popular tourist attraction from where scores of visitors were evacuated following the storm-fueled flood Saturday in Bright Angel Creek.

The deluge also seriously damaged the only water pipeline in the canyon, leading to emergency water restrictions for year-round residents, and tourists have been barred from staying at lodges and hotels inside the park.

Video from the area showed a force of muddy, debris-filled floodwaters carrying what appeared to be remnants of a bunkhouse and rocks through the canyon. Four “waves of rainfall” over two creek drainages during the weekend resulted in rapid onset flash flooding, the National Weather Service said. The National Park Service says the area gets less than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain per year on average.

It's ‘monsoon season’ in the Grand Canyon

Visiting the Grand Canyon — a crown jewel of the national park system — can be particularly dangerous in the summer because of the risk of flash flooding that accompanies the monsoon, or rainy season. Clear days can give way quickly to thunderstorms and downpours.

The first three waves of rain “primed the drainages and already had creeks flowing at minor levels” by the time a fourth wave arrived, the weather service said in a statement.

Rain also fell on part of the Dragon Bravo fire scar, a burn area left by a lightning-caused wildfire in July 2025 that torched more than 227 square miles (590 square kilometers). It burned for days before exploding into a fast-moving conflagration that forced evacuations and consumed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, some cabins and other structures.

“With it being in the location that it is, it's only going to add to our concern with flash flooding,” said Paige Konieczny, a meteorologist with the weather service in Flagstaff, Arizona, said Monday.

More thunderstorms and showers are expected Monday, she said.

At least two bodies have been recovered and others remain missing

The body of a 46-year-old man was recovered Sunday evening near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River, the National Park Service said without providing details. At least one other body has been recovered, according to a statement posted on Facebook by the Grand Canyon National Park. It provided no other details.

More than 60 people have been airlifted from the depths of the canyon. The park service asked anyone with details about hikers or campers still unaccounted for to come forward with information. The Arizona Department of Public Safety helped with evacuations Sunday.

“My heart is with the families and loved ones of every person unaccounted for after the flash flooding at the Grand Canyon,” Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs posted Sunday.

The state Department of Emergency and Military Affairs was coordinating with the park service and county emergency management officials in search and recovery efforts, Hobbs said.

A hiker describes his terrifying dash for safety

Parth Desai was hiking through a narrow passage in Bright Angel Canyon with fellow physicians and a park ranger when heavy rain started falling Saturday.

“We saw the creek flood, waterfalls coming up out of nowhere, boulders, mud, landslides happening everywhere,” he said.

Later, as they made their way toward Phantom Ranch, a colleague shouted “Up, Up, Up, Up!” as a 4-foot (1-meter) debris wall headed toward them and they ran up into a patch of cacti, he said. They were rescued by helicopter late Saturday after making it to the Phantom Ranch area, he said.

In August 2024, a woman was swept away in a flash flood while hiking in the Havasupai region of the Grand Canyon. Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was found dead after a three-day search.

The flood hits water supply in the canyon

Torrents of water wiped out footbridges over Bright Angel Creek that runs into the Colorado River, widening the bed and extending an existing river rapid or creating a new one. The flood was a major blow to an enduring effort to modernize the pipeline that serves 6 million visitors a year and roughly 1,600 residents of Grand Canyon Village.

“Heaven help us if the whole thing down there at the bottom has to be reconstructed,” said Jack Schmidt, director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University. “Where are they going to get the money?”

A $208 million rehabilitation of the pipeline and upgrades to the associated water delivery system started in 2023, with the park service calling it a crucial investment to ensure the park can meet the needs of residents and visitors. The project was expected to be completed next year.

“Preliminary assessments indicate approximately 40% of the Transcanyon Waterline was damaged or destroyed,” the Grand Canyon National Park said in its Facebook post Monday.

Halting overnight stays at the park because of a lack of water is rare, although the pipeline frequently has failed over the years. While the Grand Canyon has large storage tanks for potable water on the South Rim, they won’t be refilled while the pipeline is out of service.

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Stengle reported from Dallas. Julie Walker in New York City, Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina; Kathy McCormack and Holly Ramer in Concord, New Hampshire; and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles contributed.

Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take her child home. The danger had not yet been confirmed, but Dawadi, the principal, had little time to act. He rang the school bell and ordered his students and staff out of the building and toward higher ground.

“I immediately decided to stop ... school" and get the children out, he told The Associated Press.

As he followed them to a nearby hill, the floodwaters rose behind him. From the safety of the hillside, he turned to watch the school where he had once been a student — and where he had spent years teaching — disappear beneath a torrent of water, mud, boulders and debris. Two staff members could not make it and remain missing.

Dawadi’s decision to evacuate the school saved at least 900 students from last week’s devastating flash floods in Nepal, unleashed after a glacial collapse in the Himalayas. The disaster killed over 900 people across Nepal and China, while more than 4,700 remain missing.

As Nepal grapples with the catastrophic natural disaster, Dawadi’s story has emerged as a striking example of foresight and courage.

The Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School had 1,643 students. At least 900 were on campus that morning, while some students were still making their way to school. Dawadi ordered those already there to leave and called bus drivers to tell them not to come.

One bus, packed with students, had already reached the school when Dawadi told the driver to turn back, he said. The bus crossed a newly constructed bridge and, moments later, the old bridge beside it collapsed.

For Dawadi, the scale of the destruction has become personal, as the school had been both his workplace and a large part of his life.

“I have no words. I got education from that school. And I gave education at that school,” he said.

The destruction of Dawadi’s school was not an isolated loss.

Across northern Nepal, the floods have left thousands of children without classrooms, disrupted their education and raised fears that the disaster could cost them months of schooling. Charity group Save the Children said in a statement that at least 69 schools in northern Nepal have been completely destroyed, putting the education of nearly 19,000 students at risk.

Dawadi’s quick thinking and swift response during the disaster have been hailed as an act of heroism. When he returned to the site of the school days later, parents embraced him as they thanked him for saving their children.

“Their parents hugged me, they cried with me,” he said. “They were emotional.”

Student Suvina Tamang, 14, said the building was swept away shortly after the students had been evacuated. “I will thank him when I see him” for saving my life, she said.

But Dawadi is reluctant to accept the role of hero. For him, rescuing his students was his responsibility. Now he says, students will need psychological counseling. Then, lessons must begin again, even if the school must temporarily relocate.

His appeal to the Nepalese government is simple: rebuild the schools and get children back to classes.

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Associated Press journalist Rishi Lekhi contributed to this report. Saaliq reported from New Delhi.

Regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize and named after a popular Philippine president, who died in a 1957 plane crash, the awards honor “greatness of spirit” through selfless service to people across Asia.

The winners of the award, first given in 1958, will be recognized at the Metropolitan Theatre in Manila on Nov. 15 with a medallion, inscribed certificate and an undisclosed cash prize.

Singapore lawyer led adoption of UN oceans treaty

Singaporean lawyer and diplomat Tommy Koh, 88, was recognized for promoting international dialogue and the rule of law. He is best known for presiding over a U.N. conference of more than 150 countries, which adopted the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982.

“Of enormous significance to maritime countries, this `constitution for the oceans’ defined territorial waters and the economic rights of countries to their coastal waters and provides mechanisms for settling disputes,” the awards body said.

The U.N. convention was the main basis for a 2016 ruling by an arbitration panel in The Hague that invalidated China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea. Beijing, however, refused to participate in the arbitration that was initiated by the Philippines in 2013 and rejected and continues to defy the decision.

China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have been locked in tense territorial standoffs in the disputed waters for decades.

“Through his steadfast faith in dialogue, the rule of law and international cooperation, he has helped make peaceful coexistence possible in a world of unequal power,” the awards body said.

Myanmar activist put his freedom on the line for democracy

Bo Kyi, the 61-year-old winner from Myanmar, has twice been arrested in the past and spent seven years in prison for a life spent in defense of democracy and resistance against widespread human rights violations by Myanmar’s military.

He has demanded the release of all political prisoners in his country, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and helped raise funds to support the detainees and their families, the awards body said.

In March 2000, Bo Kyi and fellow former political prisoners organized the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which has “devoted itself to documenting political imprisonment, supporting detainees and their families and ensuring the continued visibility of the junta’s political prisoners in Myanmar and around the world,” the awards body said.

Bangladesh teacher brought compassion to the poor

Runa Khan, 67, of Bangladesh won the award for “her profound empathy for the poorest of the poor in her country.”

Coming from an affluent family, she first served as a teacher to poor children in 1979. In 2002, she established an organization called “Friendship Bangladesh” that helped the most destitute “deal with climate change, educate their children, empower women, create livelihood opportunities and bring social justice to the excluded,” according to the awards body.

Khan’s group now employs more than 7,500 people, with seven hospital ships and two land-based hospitals and 550 mobile clinics, it said.

“In her hands, privilege became not an entitlement, but a responsibility; not a family legacy to protect, but a gift to be shared so that others, too, might have the chance to live with hope, opportunity and dignity,” it added.

The mostly young soldiers took some of their colleagues hostage at a strategic military base in the capital, Niamey, and fired shots near the presidential palace 12 kilometers (7 miles) away before being subdued by presidential guard forces aided by Russia’s Africa Corps paramilitary group, according to several analysts and diplomats.

Russia's ambassador to Niger, Viktor Voropayev, told Russian media Niger had requested support from the Russian force and the mutineers were “neutralized, particularly thanks to the intervention” of Africa Corps. Nigerien authorities are yet to comment on the event.

Analysts say the clashes at the Base 101 at the Niamey international airport could have gone either way because of the mutineers’ determination and large numbers until the Russian troops stepped in.

It’s the second time this year the Africa Corps has intervened to fend off an attack on power centers in Africa’s Sahel region. In May, the Russian troops helped quell massive attacks by jihadis and rebels across junta-led Mali.

In a region known to be the global epicenter of terrorism, “fighting jihadis comes as a second priority (for the Africa Corps), but the first priority is to sustain regimes and they are succeeding in this,” said Wassim Nasr, a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center, a New York-based think tank.

Russia uses forces to influence power in Africa

Across the Sahel region, a vast arid expanse south of the Sahara Desert, militaries that grabbed power citing security failures have severed ties with longtime Western security allies and turned to Russia. They first welcomed the Moscow-backed Wagner private mercenary group before it was replaced by Africa Corps under the direct command of the Russian Defense Ministry.

It is not known how many Russian mercenaries are in the Sahel’s three junta-led countries of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, but varying estimates put the number between 1,700 and 2000.

Meanwhile, in the Central African Republic, Wagner is estimated to have around 1,000 forces

As Russia competes with the United States, Europe and China for greater influence across Africa, the Russian forces have helped Moscow establish its hold in the countries on many fronts, from the economy to security and politics.

“The security arrangements that are currently in place, whether it’s counterinsurgency support, military equipment, and other economic deals along the side, are heavily dependent on the leadership of these three countries,” said Beverly Ochieng, a security analyst specializing in the Sahel for Control Risks consultancy.

Although Russia has limited resources to deploy in these countries, “they really know how to balance the diplomacy, counterinsurgency, and the sort of geopolitics to demonstrate that they’re an all-weather friend,” said Ochieng.

The arrangement with Wagner and later Africa Corps has proven to be “good business for Russia (at) a low cost,” said Nasr from the Soufan Center.

Sahel faces a worsening security situation

While the Russian military partnerships have protected the juntas from security threats, everything else has worsened on the security front in the Sahel as armed groups increasingly target cities and urban centers in competing for influence and territories.

Niger’s Niamey airport had been attacked twice by jihadis this year: in June by the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadi group, killing 11 soldiers and two civilians, and in January by the Islamic State group’s Sahel Province, which targeted expensive drones.

Threats like this weekend’s in Niamey could make the juntas prioritize their protection even more at the detriment of overall security.

Although the juntas have pushed for more sovereignty and launched campaigns presenting themselves as more independent, the events in Niger "highlight the vulnerabilities of a regime whose stability increasingly relies on a Russian partnership,” writes the Senegal-based Timbuktu Institute for Peace Studies. “The intervention of an external partner to help contain an internal crisis raises a central question: how far can the pursuit of strategic autonomy go when it is accompanied by a growing dependence on Moscow?”

The success of Russia in keeping juntas in power could also bolster Moscow’s appeal for a number of African governments, said Nathaniel Powell, West Africa analyst at Oxford Analytica.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said recently the country is ready to offer its support to African countries in their fight against terrorism. But countries are likely to be cautious about any partnership involving the Africa Corps, mainly because of its reputation for human rights abuses, analysts say.

Nonetheless, “having a foreign anti-coup force has advantages in that they have no local interests that could compete for their loyalty, and might be seen to be militarily superior to national military formations, thus deterring potential coup-makers,” said Powell.

La tormenta se ha intensificado rápidamente desde que se convirtió en huracán el domingo y se ha visto alimentada por aguas cálidas muy mar adentro, indicó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos en Miami.

Karina se encontraba a unos 1.642 kilómetros (1.020 millas) al oeste-suroeste del extremo sur de la península de Baja California en México, y tenía vientos máximos sostenidos de 233 km/h (145 mph), señaló el centro. Se desplazaba hacia el oeste.

No había vigilancias ni avisos costeros en vigor, pero México y probablemente el sur de California podrían recibir oleaje. Es posible un fortalecimiento adicional el lunes, seguido de fluctuaciones en la intensidad.

En otras partes del Pacífico, la tormenta tropical Lowell se encontraba a unos 1.376 kilómetros (855 millas) al este-sureste de Hilo, Hawai. La tormenta tenía vientos máximos sostenidos de 97 km/h (60 mph) y se desplazaba hacia el oeste.

Los meteorólogos dijeron que Lowell podría convertirse en huracán para la noche del lunes o el martes. La tormenta no representaba una amenaza inmediata para tierra, pero el centro dijo que Lowell podría estar en las cercanías de las islas hawaianas más adelante esta semana.

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As of late Monday morning, the potential tropical cyclone was centered about 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of Morgan City, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph). It was forecast to strengthen into a named tropical storm by Monday night.

In the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Lowell was about 785 miles (1,260 kilometers) southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, and moving west with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph). Forecasters said Lowell could rapidly intensify as a hurricane by Monday night or Tuesday and reach the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands later this week.

Elsewhere in the Pacific, Hurricane Karina strengthened Monday into a powerful Category 4 storm, but isn't threatening land, forecasters said.

Karina has intensified quickly since becoming a hurricane Sunday, fueled by warm waters far from any shore. It was centered about 1,055 miles (1,700 kilometers) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico and moving west, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 kph), the center said.

There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, but waves were expected to affect Mexico and likely Southern California. Additional strengthening was possible on Monday, followed by fluctuations in intensity, the Miami-based center said.

But a close look at what is believed to be its first use in combat — on the first day of the Iran war — highlights the potential peril of deploying this weapon near population centers because it appears to spray pellets over a wide area, according to a review by the conflict monitor Airwars and interviews with weapons experts and former defense officials.

Three missiles that struck the southern city of Lamerd on Feb. 28 killed civilians as far as 50 meters (164 feet) from where they detonated, and caused damage more than three times farther away, Airwars found. The missiles detonated above a sports complex and two residential neighborhoods, Airwars found. The blasts killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children, according to Iranian officials.

Airwars is the first to map the damage radius of the strikes in Lamerd and estimate the lethal range of the weapon used.

The PrSM is designed to explode midair and propel tens of thousands of dense metal pellets at high speed in all directions. Photos, videos and satellite images of the Lamerd strikes’ aftermath analyzed by Airwars and verified by The Associated Press show buildings, streets and vehicles were heavily pockmarked in a blast pattern that experts say is consistent with the PrSM's capabilities.

The U.S. military has confirmed firing PrSMs into Iran, but has denied attacking Lamerd.

It is unclear who or what was the intended target in Lamerd. An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps compound is located nearby, but satellite images showed no damage there.

Six weapons experts, including two who are former military officials, told AP they believe PrSMs struck Lamerd — and they said it was unlikely that Israeli or Iranian weapons were used. All said militaries should avoid firing the PrSM at targets near civilian areas.

“You would be hard-pressed to find a reason to use the PrSM in a densely populated area,” said Michael Meier, a former U.S. Army adviser on the laws of war.

How Airwars reached its conclusions

Airwars, a London-based nonprofit, was founded more than a decade ago to track reports of civilian deaths from U.S. airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, and it has also monitored conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and elsewhere. It relies on publicly available material, such as photos, videos, satellite images, social media and news reports, and uses geolocation software and other tools to help it analyze this evidence.

Airwars used these methods to investigate the strikes on Lamerd. It mapped the approximate locations of the missiles' detonations, where civilians were reported killed and where damage was visible and consistent with blast patterns. It then measured the distances between the positions to estimate the blast radius.

AP verified Airwars' blast radius estimate by measuring the distance between where civilians were killed, based on Iranian media reports, and where the missiles detonated midair, based on security camera and other videos. AP also examined satellite images, photos and videos of damage from the attack sites.

Lockheed Martin, which did not respond to a request for comment, has not said how wide the missile's impact is. It has released an animated video modeling a PrSM blast.

US touted use of PrSMs in Iran, but denied attacking Lamerd

In a post to X on March 1, the day after Lamerd was struck, U.S. Central Command included what munitions experts say was an image of the PrSM being fired during the Iran operation. Three days later, it touted that PrSMs — in a “historic first” — had been used in Iran, though not where.

Several weeks later, as reports about the strikes in Lamerd garnered media attention, a spokesperson for Central Command said in a statement that U.S. forces did not launch PrSMs or any weapons into Lamerd on Feb. 28, and that they do not target civilians. The spokesperson said footage of one of the strikes suggested it was an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile.

Weapons experts said a missile seen in security camera video from Lamerd does not match that Iranian model, which has a rounded engine.

The Israeli military told AP it did not strike anywhere in Iran as far south as Lamerd on the first day of the war, and experts said Israel’s military is not known to have missiles that detonate midair.

When asked about Airwars’ and AP’s findings, U.S. Central Command reiterated its denial of responsibility, saying that was based on an earlier review of what happened there. Its commander, Adm. Brad Cooper, also told Congress in May that they were only investigating one case of U.S. fire killing civilians — a strike on an Iranian school in Minab.

What the PrSM is meant to do

The new missiles are meant to replace the Army Tactical Missile System used for decades, according to the U.S. military.

While the ATACMS can travel approximately 300 kilometers (186 miles), the PrSM can hit targets over 499 kilometers (310 miles) away, Lockheed Martin says.

The PrSM differs from its predecessor in another key way. Where ATACMS shatter into steel fragments or small bomblets over their target area, an exploding PrSM fires tens of thousands of pellets made of tungsten in all directions, Airwars and weapons experts say.

Because of tungsten's high density and melting point, the pellets retain their shape after detonation. That makes them extremely lethal, capable of piercing soft armor, according to defense journals.

Missiles in Lamerd caused damage far from where they exploded

Airwars found footage of a school in Lamerd that was damaged by the missile detonated over the Shahid Naimi Sports Hall about 170 meters (557 feet) away.

That blast killed seven civilians, mostly children, Iranian state media reported. Airwars says it used open-source material to confirm the deaths. Among them were three teenage girls playing volleyball and a woman smoking a hookah in front of her house.

A separate blast over the Tal-e Khandagh neighborhood killed 2-year-old Avina Barzegar, who was playing in her yard. Airwars estimates the pellet that struck Barzegar traveled 50 meters from the blast site. It reached that conclusion by geolocating her house, based on a video showing its front gate, and measuring the distance from the house to the site.

Neither Airwars nor AP could find any reports indicating that military or security personnel were killed in the strikes, or that military infrastructure was hit.

The US, UK and Australia are committed to buying more PrSMs

Since the Lamerd strikes, the Pentagon signed a contract worth over $4 billion with Lockheed Martin to quadruple PrSM production. The U.K. said in June it had set aside 130 million pounds ($177 million) to procure the weapon. Australia bought the missiles in 2025 and in April invested billions of dollars into the PrSM program.

Weapons experts say the PrSM provides valuable new capabilities, but it should be used carefully.

“Its proper use should be reserved for things like large concentrations of enemy personnel with hard and soft armor,” said Wes Bryant, a former Pentagon adviser on precision warfare and civilian harm mitigation.

Trevor Ball, a former explosives expert for the U.S. Army, also urged caution.

“It will kill people outside their homes who aren't protected by walls,” he said.

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Associated Press writers Konstantin Toropin and Collin Binkley in Washington contributed.

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Russia has intensified its aerial attacks in recent months, more than four years after it invaded its neighbor. Almost constant air raid alerts in the Kyiv region in recent days have severely disrupted daily routines. Two major attacks in July killed almost 50 civilians, and a strike on Saturday killed at least 38 people.

Classes were due to resume at Ukrainian schools on Tuesday, but it was unclear whether parents would send their children. Schools have air raid shelters, and classes can also be held online. But about 1 million textbooks have been destroyed in Russian attacks on publishing houses, potentially delaying deliveries for the start of the school year, Ukraine’s Education Ministry said earlier this month.

“Right now, Russia’s tactic is to wear down Ukraine and Ukrainians — first and foremost, our people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media late Sunday.

Ukraine has also tried to make Russian civilians feel the burden of war by hammering major online retailers and oil facilities. The attacks have brought shortages for ordinary Russians, but the assaults haven't been as deadly for Russian civilians as the attacks on Ukrainians are.

U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to stop the war are on ice after making little progress last year on key issues and with Washington’s attention now gripped by the Iran war.

Zelenskyy is keen to restart the mediation, however, and he said that he had “a good call” Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, describing their phone conversation as “detailed and constructive.”

“Importantly, the dialogue between negotiating teams of the U.S. and Ukraine continues all the time, and now we are talking about locking in the dates for the visit to Ukraine” by Witkoff and Kushner, Zelenskyy said on social media.

Ukraine builds technology to counter jet-powered drones

A pall of black smoke drifted over Kyiv on Monday morning. In Brovary and Boryspil, cities in the Kyiv region, the aerial attacks struck several warehouses and four people were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration.

Zelenskyy conceded on social media that Ukraine is struggling to counter fast-flying jet-propelled drones that Russia is increasingly deploying.

Between Thursday and Sunday, Russia fired almost 1,500 drones at Ukraine, and around 800 of them were jet-powered, Zelenskyy said.

Combat aircraft are trying to stop the jet-powered versions while Ukraine looks to develop more effective technology.

“Four companies have developed the relevant interceptor drones, and one company has the most successful technology,” Zelenskyy said. He didn't elaborate.

A Kyiv official says Ukrainians won't go hungry

Repeated Russian strikes on food distribution centers and retail hubs have disrupted Ukrainian logistics, leaving some supermarket shelves bare and fueling public concern about shortages.

Those fears prompted Zelenskyy adviser Serhii Beskrestnov to say on social media Monday that Ukraine won't go hungry. He urged the public not to give in to rumors, disinformation or panic, saying producers and retailers are restructuring supply chains.

Beskrestnov said that European countries would be ready to fill any food supply shortfall, if necessary.

At the same time, Russia has kept up its attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, seeking to leave civilians cold and without running water in the approaching winter.

Russian forces launched what officials said was a massive overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region, which borders Russia, where an energy facility was damaged, according to Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration. He didn't provide details of the damage.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday that it's preparing “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Overnight, Russia shot down 239 Ukrainian drones over 14 Russian regions, the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the waters of the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Monday.

A Ukrainian missile attack on Sunday evening on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed three people, acting regional Gov. Alexander Shuvayev said.

Also, a Ukrainian drone attack wounded four people in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, regional Gov. Denis Pasler said Monday. Yekaterinburg is Russia’s fourth-biggest city, located more than 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) from Ukraine’s border, and is an industrial hub.

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Barry Hatton reported from Lisbon, Portugal. Elise Morton contributed to this report from London.

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Under the deal, Nissan, based in the port city of Yokohama, and Tokyo-based Honda will share standardized parts in “core ECUs,” or electronic control units, as well as software.

Nissan and Honda started talks in 2024 to work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology.

Nissan makes Leaf electric cars and Infiniti luxury models, while Honda makes the Accord sedan, Civic compact and Odyssey minivan.

Monday’s agreement did not specifically mention EVs, or any model names, and was focused on so-called software-defined vehicles, which could include EVs. These vehicles have functions and features that can be updated and controlled by software, rather than the mechanics of hardware.

The global competition in the auto industry is increasingly intensifying as it moves into various technologies, such as automated driving and zero emissions. Each vehicle is starting to be more like a computer packed with electronic parts and software rather than the old image of the gas-guzzling engines.

Sharing components and collaborating on research will help cut costs and speed up development, as well as add efficiency in economy of scale once the vehicles go into production.

European makers Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis are working together in software development so they can share the same operating system.

Both Nissan and Honda are overshadowed by Toyota Motor Corp., the top Japanese automaker, and working together could be a plus in competing against Toyota.

However, Toyota has been mentioned in the past as engaging in the software talks with Nissan and Honda, although it was not part of Monday’s announcement.

Toyota is working on software with other companies like Subaru, which is part of the Toyota group, and U.S. autonomous driving technology company Waymo.

As part of their strategic partnership, Nissan and Honda will continue to explore other opportunities for collaboration across a range of areas, including zero-emissions and decreasing traffic fatalities.

Both sides stressed that the use of intelligence and electrification technology is an important focus for working together.

“Recognizing the need to strengthen competitiveness through faster development cycles and more efficient investment, the two companies have conducted extensive studies on potential collaboration in the software domain,” they said in a statement.

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The preliminary total is only a small increase from the 8.8 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget requested for this fiscal year. It will be much higher eventually, but further details will come later this year after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government approves the new security and defense strategy aimed at strengthening Japan's counterstrike capability.

Under its five-year defense strategy set in 2022, Japan has doubled its defense spending to about 2% of its gross domestic product to build up its Self-Defense Forces' offensive role to counter China’s growing assertiveness. Beijing has criticized Japan's defense buildup as “new militarism.”

Japan now aims to “drastically strengthen its deterrence and response capability by transforming its defense capability" by adapting to new warfare as in Ukraine’s deployment of drones, the ministry said in a pamphlet about its budget request.

Japan will use attack drones, long-range cruise missiles and interceptors

The ministry says new ways of warfare require domestic development and mass-production of low-cost uncrewed weapons to reduce costs, minimize casualties and build a more cost-efficient air defense network.

The ministry plans to use attack drones in coordination with long-range missiles for more cost-effective counterstrikes. For the fiscal year beginning in April 2027, it is requesting an unspecified amount of funding to acquire unmanned attack drones for launch from above or under water.

Officials say uncrewed weapons could also help Japan compensate for the falling number of military personnel as its population ages and shrinks. Experts say developing fully homemade drones, given that Japan's commercial market is dominated by imports from China, would be a challenge.

Japan in recent years has fortified its southwestern region with longer range missiles and interceptors.

To further strengthen its counterstrike capability, the ministry is seeking to develop hypersonic missiles that can be launched from submarines.

AI will be used to improve Japan's defense command

The ministry plans to introduce an integrated AI platform in command and control to improve speed and accuracy in decision-making, including assessing battlefields and choosing targets.

Japan is considering using existing foreign AI technologies, including those of the U.S., while also developing and strengthening domestically developed AI, or combining them, officials said.

The ministry seeks to build a next-generation platform, “AI orchestrator," which would integrate and use multiple AI systems while ensuring its autonomous selection and operation.

The ministry also plans to build a “Defense Ministry cloud” for highly sensitive data transmission and stable communications networks in an emergency or a disaster.

It did not specify the expected costs for such measures.

Government backing will strengthen the defense industry

Deterrence requires stable and sustainable defense equipment production, so Japan needs to reduce risks of shortages caused by suppliers withdrawing, officials said.

To address the concern, the ministry has requested an unspecified amount to fund a state-owned, contractor-operated system to ensure stable defense equipment production and supplies, with the government acquiring factories and outsourcing manufacturing to private firms.

The budget request also includes funding to support companies' defense-related research and development or restructuring to strengthen their production and efficiency.

Profits at major suppliers such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and IHI Corp. have risen as Japan builds up its military and expands arms exports. But the industry lags overall due to a constitutional limit on the use of force for only its own self-defense. Dozens of companies have withdrawn over the past decades due to poor profits, an uncertain business outlook and concerns about harm to their reputations from making arms, especially lethal weapons.

The passengers spoke as rescue teams searched for 20 people missing since the ship carrying 267 passengers and crew capsized after leaving Kyrenia, a port in breakaway northern Cyprus, for Tasucu in Turkey on Sunday afternoon. Authorities had earlier said 18 were missing.

Among those unaccounted for were a 12-year-old girl and her brother, 6. “My daughter slipped from my grasp. She was holding my hand. The suitcase fell, she slipped from my hand,” their mother, Ayten Bicer, 35, told Turkey's DHA news agency.

Serkan Kunduraci, who escaped the sinking ferry by hauling himself through a broken window, said he saw children and others drowning in the sea some 7.5 kilometers (4.6 miles) off the Cypriot coast.

“I saw some who didn’t know how to swim die in the sea,” he told DHA. “There were those who, in a panic, didn’t grab life jackets. Some jumped (into the sea) immediately out of fear. There was an old man, we couldn’t get him. We tried to pull him up, but we couldn’t. He drowned, too.

“We saw and witnessed a family’s children, boys and girls, very young children, drowning.”

Panic and confusion as the ship began listing

Survivors told how the ship, the Filo Jet, began listing and taking on water after they heard a number of loud noises from below decks.

“The crew came, took a look and told us there wasn’t a major problem, just a loose gasket causing a leak,” Kunduraci said.

When the order to evacuate came, he added, people were already panicking. He said the ship began tilting as the captain apparently made an effort to return to Kyrenia, known as Girne in Turkish.

“There was so much screaming and so many people were trapped behind — they had been left in the rear,” Kunduraci said. “They couldn’t get out. There were bodies and people piled on top of them. Those trapped underneath were the unlucky ones, they stayed down there.”

Deniz Ozpolat also recalled the sense of panic onboard the ferry, which was owned by Filo Denizcilik.

“We headed toward the exit. A crush of people had already formed. We couldn’t find the life jackets. They shut the doors on us and we couldn’t get out,” he told DHA.

“They opened them later. We jumped into the water. The ship began to sink after listing to the side. We broke the windows and rescued people. There was a family out in the open water, there were children.”

Rescue boats filled to capacity

Rescuer Muhammed Ozcelik, who runs a water sports company, said his boat was one of the first on the scene and began hauling people from the sea.

“We tried to do more than we could. People were saying, ‘Take me too, take me too,’ but the capacity was full. We even took far more than (our capacity) … People were fighting for their lives.”

Images in the Turkish media showed passengers in orange life vests standing on the upturned ferry as they waited for rescue. Many were later shown disembarking small pleasure boats at a port.

The ferry’s eight crew and a Filo Denizcilik company director appeared in a northern Cypriot court to face charges of causing death through negligence and carelessness Monday, the Turkish Cypriot newspaper Kibris reported. They were detained for a further three days.

Unal Ustel, the prime minister of northern Cyprus, said late Sunday that "even the slightest negligence will be uncovered. Whoever is found to be at fault or responsible will not be spared.”

On Monday, he identified all the dead and missing. The port authorities who authorized the Filo Jet's voyage had been dismissed, Ustel added, as the Transport Ministry said all Filo Denizcilik operations had been suspended.

The Turkish coast guard and military were assisting rescue teams from north Cyprus, Ustel added, describing the incident as the worst maritime disaster in Cypriot history.

Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot Transport Minister Erhan Arikli said in a statement that the ferry had been sailing at 60% capacity and there were enough life vests for all passengers.

An inspection of the submerged ferry was hampered by the sea depth of 500 meters (1,640 feet), he added, but a remotely operated submarine would be used to search for bodies. It is expected to arrive at the site from Turkey on Tuesday.

Cyprus was split along ethnic lines in 1974, and Turkish Cypriots declared independence in 1983. Only Turkey recognizes the north, where it maintains more than 35,000 troops.

Iranian officials said two people were killed and several others wounded in the U.S. attack Sunday night on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by launching missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan, which were intercepted.

During the lull in fighting, the U.S. has been ratcheting up economic pressure on Iran with the hope of forcing concessions out of Tehran, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.

After the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, Iran established a chokehold on the vital strait, through which a fifth of the world's traded oil passed in peacetime, slowing ship traffic to a trickle. That has roiled the global economy, raising prices worldwide for energy and other goods.

As the fighting resumed, the price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed above $90, up about 25% from the start of the war, presenting a growing problem for U.S. President Donald Trump before the midterm elections.

A return to open conflict would be dangerous for the region, where Iran has targeted U.S. military bases and infrastructure in Gulf countries since the war began.

In the wake of the renewed violence, Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE’s president, said on social media that “the state of neither war nor peace cannot be a sustainable solution.”

He called for a political solution that would return normal navigation to the Strait of Hormuz, but also a “more realistic approach” than the June memo of understanding between Iran and the U.S. which, he said, “failed to outline a practical and acceptable” road map.

UAE says Iranian attack is a ‘dangerous escalation’

In a short statement earlier, the UAE Defense Ministry said it “dealt with” an Iranian drone that was detected over its waters approaching from Iran. There were no reports of damage.

“This dangerous escalation constitutes a blatant violation of the UAE’s sovereignty, security, and stability, and a direct threat to the safety of its citizens and residents,” the Foreign Ministry said.

The Defense Ministry later issued a second statement denying a claim by the Iranian army that the Al Minhad Air Base in Dubai had been targeted, saying it was false.

In the wake of the U.S. attack on Sunday, Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday that Iran would “not hesitate to exercise the inherent right of legitimate defense and will respond decisively to any military aggression.”

Iran says it has right to defend itself and will ‘respond decisively’

Before heading to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's summit in Kyrgyzstan with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has favored a negotiated end to the conflict, stressed that Iran wasn't seeking war.

“But,” he said, “we will respond decisively to aggressors.”

The summit brings together a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence, and includes Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pezeshkian was scheduled to meet with Putin on the sidelines Tuesday.

US weekend attack comes after weeks of rising economic pressure

Meantime, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent opened meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers in North Carolina on Monday. The meetings are happening as Washington pressures other countries to help the U.S. economically isolate Iran.

The shifting strategy centers on threats to punish any country or entity that conducts business with Tehran.

Two weeks ago, the UAE suspended all trade with Iran after saying it had come under renewed fire from Iran with two missiles splashing down harmlessly in the Persian Gulf. Iran denied the attack.

Bessent later suggested it was pressure from Washington that led to the UAE decision.

Trump stressed last week that he is “not in a hurry” to get Iran back to the negotiating table, and he continues making the case that the Islamic Republic’s leadership is on the ropes.

Appointments to Iran’s senior security leadership in the past month, however, have signaled Tehran’s defiance after weathering decades of sanctions.

US military says strike on Iranian rocket launchers 'precise’

On Sunday, U.S. Central Command said it struck Iranian launchers after observing forces with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said last week that it had completed clearing sea mines from the waterway’s international shipping routes.

U.S. military officials disputed Iran’s claim that the latest American strikes were an act of aggression, calling them a “limited, precise action” against what they said were minelaying forces.

Iranian state television later showed what it said were ballistic missiles being fired at American bases in Jordan, and Jordan’s military said it intercepted eight that had entered its airspace.

The last time the U.S. military confirmed targeting Iran was July 29, when it announced a “heavy wave of strikes” on dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets including coastal surveillance and defense sites.

The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 333 points, or 0.6%, as of 1:20 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq fell 0.4%.

The indexes are on pace to close out August with gains after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost ground the previous two months.

Monday's losses were broad, with nearly every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 in the red. Energy stocks, though, gained ground. Exxon Mobil rose 1.7% and Chevron rose 1.5%.

On the losing side, Edison International slumped 23.8% and PG&E fell 18.8% for two of the steepest declines. That followed reports about potential California wildfire legislation that would allow insurers to sue utilities over related claims.

The U.S. war with Iran remained a key focus for Wall Street. U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters on Monday.

The aggressive actions follow a lull in activity in the U.S. war with Iran, which has lasted more than six months.

The war has curtailed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for about 20% of the world’s oil shipments. Oil prices remain high after an initial surge earlier in the war and that has made everything from gasoline to shipped goods more expensive.

The price of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.8%, to $90.59 per barrel on Monday. The price swung between $72 and $102 last month amid rising and falling hopes for a deal to end the war.

The national average for gasoline in August has been above $4 per gallon every day of the month for the first time ever, according to the AAA. It has been the most expensive August at the pump on record, outpacing even the enormous supply chain crunch during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022.

Higher energy prices because of the war have fueled already stubbornly high inflation. That has been weighing on household spending and consumer confidence. It has also given the Federal Reserve a more complicated path ahead for its interest rate policy.

The rate of inflation remains well above 3%, which is far beyond the Fed’s 2% target. Wall Street expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least once before the year ends in an effort to cool inflation. On Friday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said that inflation is still too high and suggested a rate hike might be necessary in the coming months.

The Fed gets its next inflation update on Sept. 11, just days ahead of its next meeting to determine interest rate policy. Wall Street is forecasting a 66% chance that the Fed will raise its benchmark rate at that meeting, according to CME FedWatch.

“While a September hike is not a foregone conclusion, we expect the Fed to have limited tolerance for meaningful upside inflation surprises," wrote Brock Weimer, investment strategy analyst at Edward Jones, in a research note.

The yield on the two-year Treasury, which closely tracks expectations about Fed moves, rose to 4.35% from 4.34% late Friday. That’s up significantly from about 3.50% at the beginning of 2026.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.75% from 4.73% late Friday. That's back up around the level seen two weeks ago when the Trump administration took the unusual step of announcing it would intervene in the bond market.

The job market remains resilient, but is showing signs of weakening. Any increase to interest rates that could cool inflation also risks hurting the jobs market.

Later this week, the U.S. reports August jobs data. In July, the U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly as employers cut 23,000 jobs. Labor Department revisions slashed another 103,000 jobs from May and June payrolls.

Company updates helped move several stocks Monday. GameStop jumped 3.4% after the video game retailer provided a preliminary second-quarter earnings outlook above its year-ago results. Shares of Aon fell 7.6% as the company announced that it was buying insurance broker USI Insurance Services from private equity firm KKR in a deal valued at $17 billion, including debt.

Markets were mixed in Europe and Asia.

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Wilson, the four-time WNBA MVP, has shouldered quite a workload in the first part of the season for the Las Vegas Aces and needed a break to rest and get ready for the playoffs. She was voted the most outstanding player of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2022 World Cup. She will be sorely missed by the United States.

Plum has been dealing with a calf injury for most of the WNBA season and it still hasn't 100% healed. She was a catalyst in the Paris Games gold-medal contest against France and sparked the Americans to the one-point victory.

In a statement posted Monday to Instagram, Plum said: “I did everything I could to be back on the court, but just ran out of time. After careful consideration and conversations with my family, team doctors, coaching staff, and front office, the decision has been made to shut it down through (the) remainder of the season and focus on getting my body back to 100% ... This is not an easy decision as I love to compete, but I know it’s the right one for the long term.”

Iriafen and Citron were both part of U.S. camps this past winter. Iriafen played on the American team that went to Puerto Rico and won the World Cup qualifier. Citron had to miss that tournament because of an injury, so she'll be making her national team debut in Germany.

The Americans have won every World Cup since finishing with the bronze medal in 2006. That World Cup saw American star Lisa Leslie pull out at the last minute because of a car accident that her uncle was in. Without her, the U.S. fell to Russia in the semifinals.

Without the two veteran players, the U.S. will rely even more heavily on its youth movement. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers will make their World Cup debut. The young stars will be joined by Olympic medalists Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young and Kahleah Copper.

Rhyne Howard and Aliyah Boston will also be making their World Cup debuts to round out the team.

The U.S. opens against China on Friday. The Chinese team has a huge front line with 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu, 6-10 Han Xu and 6-7 Li Yueru. The two teams played for the World Cup title in 2022 in Australia.

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The 46-year-old lost 6-2, 7-6 (6) in what could be the final singles match at a Grand Slam, if not her illustrious career. It was Williams' 15th consecutive singles defeat dating to her last victory in Washington in July 2025.

Williams has now lost six in a row at the U.S. Open since winning in the first round in 2019. With doubles coming up later this week with sister Serena, Venus was not ready to contemplate her future in tennis.

“I don’t think I should have to,” Williams told a small group of reporters after the match. “My mind is fully focused on that: how I recover from this completely insane evening and get ready for the next one.”

Williams and her 27-year-old opponent waited extraordinarily long to take the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, delayed by Novak Djokovic's 4-hour, 36-minute defeat to Mariano Navone that threatened to move them next door to Louis Armstrong Stadium. The men's action ended just in time to play on Ashe — but not before making some history.

At 12:13 a.m., it was the latest start to a match at the U.S. Open, six minutes later than the previous record of Aryna Sabalenka against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the round of 32 in 2024.

“It’s not ideal,” Williams said. “I would have preferred something else, definitely. It wasn’t great for either of us, so I think we both tried our best.”

Kenin needed just 32 minutes to win the first set, but Williams took advantage of mistakes and made some shots in the second that gave the late-staying crowd reason to cheer, rallying from down 4-2 to force a tiebreak before losing several set points and striking the ball into the net to end it.

“Venus obviously was playing some amazing tennis,” Kenin said. “I just tried to keep fighting. I didn’t feel 100% game-wise, some nerves, but I tried to do the best to stay strong in those moments.”

Concluding at 2:01 a.m., it became the latest finish for a first-round match in U.S. Open history. It is the third-latest for a women's match at any stage of the tournament.

“I had a lot of great moments,” Williams said. “As the match progressed, I just kept pushing myself to try to find my best tennis and to find my rhythm. It’s not easy to do in the first round. It’s not easy to do at 1 or 2 a.m. in the morning to try to find your rhythm and play your best, but I tried my best.”

Williams is a quarter-century removed from her second of back-to-back championships in New York. She also won Wimbledon five times from 2000-08 to give her seven Grand Slam singles titles.

She attempted to enjoy the experience Sunday night into Monday as much as possible, though she was mostly worried about her on-court play.

“I always try to appreciate it, but it is definitely all business and there’s no room for error,” Williams said. “Try to soak it in, and soaking it in is more fun when the ball’s going in.”

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The Seoul Central District Court convicted Han, widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, of violating the political funds act, bribery and embezzling church funds, the court said in a statement.

Han was arrested in September 2025 and later charged with colluding with church officials to give then-first lady Kim Keon Hee luxury goods when Yoon was in office, in pursuit of political favors. Han was also charged with giving lawmaker Kweon Seong-dong, a Yoon loyalist, 100 million won ($73,000) months before Yoon’s inauguration in May 2022.

Earlier this year, Kim received a four-year prison term at an appeals court for receiving a Graff diamond necklace and two Chanel bags from the Unification Church, and stock price manipulation, a charge that is unrelated to the church. On Monday, the Seoul court sentenced a church official to six months in prison and gave two other church officials suspended terms over their involvement in Han’s case. Kwon received a two-year sentence at the Supreme Court, the top court in South Korea, in July.

Han is revered by followers as ‘True Mother’

Despite Monday's verdict, Han was out of prison because the Seoul court earlier accepted her request to suspend her arrest due to health issues until Sept. 2. A team of investigators led by special prosecutor Min Joong-ki earlier requested a 13-year prison term for Han.

Revered as “True Mother” by followers, Han is the top leader of the Unification Church, which is officially called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.

The organization said in a statement Monday that it deeply apologizes for causing “big concerns and disappointment to the people." But it said it cannot accept the ruling against Han and will appeal it.

The Unification Church, widely known for mass weddings, was founded in 1954 by Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who preached new interpretations of the Bible and conservative family values. He built the church into an international movement with extensive business interests worldwide. Moon died in 2012 at age 92.

In a blow to the church's branch in Japan, a Tokyo court last year ordered a revocation of its legal status after the government accused it of manipulative fundraising and recruitment tactics that sowed fear among followers and harmed their families. The order came after a man, who admitted to killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, had said he was motivated by a desire to expose Japanese politicians’ ties to the Unification Church.

Probe of church ties began after Yoon's martial law debacle

South Korean investigations of the church-involved scandal started after Yoon was removed from office following a Constitutional Court ruling in April 2025 over his imposition of martial law that threw the nation into turmoil. His successor Lee Jae Myung, a liberal, appointed three special prosecutors to investigate Yoon’s martial law and other allegations during his presidency.

In February, Yoon was sentenced to life in prison for rebellion in connection with his martial law enforcement.

On Dec. 3, 2024, Yoon abruptly imposed martial law and sent troops and police officers to the National Assembly, saying he aimed to eliminate “anti-state forces” and “shameless North Korea sympathizers.” The martial law lasted six hours as he was forced to lift it after the assembly unanimously voted it down.

Yoon has defended his action, calling it a desperate attempt to draw public support for his fight against the liberal opposition Democratic Party that obstructed his agenda.

What once was a two-week quest for a Grand Slam championship now extends into a third week, and U.S. Tennis Association CEO Craig Tiley was asked how he hoped to continue that growth.

“Four weeks,” he said with a smile.

Some players might fear he is serious.

They were already becoming wary of an overcrowded schedule that makes it hard to find many breaks, even before the U.S. Open moved up the beginning of the singles main draw last year to make it a Sunday start.

“I just hope they will not start on Saturday at some point, you know? And then on Friday and on Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday,” said Marta Kostyuk, the No. 11 seed from Ukraine. “So I hope this is it.”

Kostyuk was one of the winners Sunday, and those players get the benefit of two days off before their next matches. Sabalenka and Alcaraz started Monday, the former opening day, and top-seeded Alexander Zverev and 2023 champion Coco Gauff are scheduled Tuesday on the final day of a first round that until last year was completed over two days.

“So they’re finding ways to extend the tournaments, which I think is tough for the players,” said Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

Leylah Fernandez, the 2021 runner-up in Flushing Meadows, said she would enjoy the extra day off after her victory Sunday to spend time with her sister, who is in New York with her.

But Shapovalov, a 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist, argued that an extra day between matches doesn’t mean more time off.

“Being off is when you’re at home, able to sleep in your bed and not focus on tennis, right?” he said. “We’re still going to have to come back tomorrow, practice the next two days. You’re still in that match environment, tournament environment where I’m locked in and I’m not doing things that I would be doing when I’m off. You know, having a brownie.”

The expansion to a three-week event set in last year, when along with starting singles play on Sunday, the USTA shifted the mixed doubles tournament to a two-day event on the Tuesday and Wednesday preceding it. That was in hopes that top singles players would compete, which most of them wouldn’t when it was contested once their priority event began.

Another day was added to that this year with a qualifying tournament that was held Monday for the final two spots in the 16-team field. With more real matches beyond the singles qualifying tournaments that take place the week before, and admission to the grounds free, there were huge crowds for what the USTA calls “fan week,” and organizers clearly want more.

“This will become the tennis Disneyland,” Tiley said.

He stressed that doesn’t necessarily mean extending the length of the tournament, but by finding more types of events to do during it.

But extending events is exactly what tennis seems to be doing these days.

It's perhaps felt more at the Masters 1000 level, just below Grand Slams. Those have swelled to 10 days, so long that players have trouble keeping track of time. Tommy Paul was noting how well his fellow Americans performed at the recent ones in Montreal and Cincinnati, reaching the final weekend, when he caught himself.

“I say weekend. I think the finals in Montreal was, like, Wednesday or something,” Paul said.

Close. Ben Shelton won the title on a Thursday.

Some players point to the obvious, that longer tournaments mean shorter time to recover before the next event for those who do well. Frances Tiafoe got to the final in Cincinnati, then had to pull out of the mixed doubles, where he was supposed to partner with Fernandez, for more rest.

“To be honest, speaking in the locker rooms, I don’t think anybody’s a fan of how long the seasons in general are right now, fans of these three-day starts, fans of the 10-day Masters,” Shapovalov said. “You know, I think everything’s just gotten too long.”

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You could call it turning back the clock, but that would imply the Atlanta left-hander's best days are behind him. And that's hardly the case.

Sale struck out 11 in a five-hitter Thursday night, lowering his ERA to 2.06. Only Jacob Misiorowski's (1.73) is better, and Sale may be the only one capable of pushing the Milwaukee ace in the Cy Young race. At the very least, Sale has a good chance to post his eighth top-five finish in a Cy Young vote. He won in 2024, his first season with the Braves.

Thursday's 1-0 win over Los Angeles was Sale's first complete game since 2019 and included his first time reaching 100 mph on a pitch since 2018. He was with Boston then, wrapping up a stretch of seven straight years (2012-18) finishing in the top six in the Cy Young vote. But a poor 2019 was followed by Tommy John surgery, and Sale's future looked uncertain.

Since the Red Sox traded him to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom, however, Sale has been an elite pitcher again. He finally won that elusive Cy Young in 2024, going 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA. He was 7-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 21 games last season, and this year he's on pace to post an ERA under 2.20 for the third time as a starter. He also did that in 2014 with the Chicago White Sox and 2018 with Boston.

The 37-year-old Sale doesn't have as much Cy Young hardware as Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer, but if he can pitch into his 40s like they have, his Hall of Fame case could look pretty solid. His career wins above replacement total — per Baseball Reference — is roughly the same as CC Sabathia's. And Sabathia was voted in on the first ballot.

Sale is under contract with Atlanta for next season, and the Braves have a team option for 2028.

Trivia time

Sale's only second-place finish in the Cy Young vote came in 2017. Who beat him out?

Performance of the week

While Sale tries to prevent Misiorowski from running away with the Cy Young Award, Pete Crow-Armstrong is putting in quite a claim for the National League MVP. He hit three homers with six RBIs for the Chicago Cubs in a 17-5 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. Then the following day he went deep two more times. Crow-Armstrong is up to 38 homers on the year, just two shy of Kyle Schwarber's major league-leading total.

Comeback of the week

The Reds scored seven runs in the top of the ninth to beat San Francisco 10-9 on Wednesday. Héctor Rodríguez led off the inning with a homer to make the score 9-4. Then a single and two walks loaded the bases for Eugenio Suárez, whose grand slam brought Cincinnati within a run with still nobody out. Jose Trevino eventually tied it with a sacrifice fly, and Tyler Stephenson's RBI single gave the Reds the lead.

Team of the week

The Braves were baseball's only unbeaten team this week, going 6-0. They continue to hold Philadelphia at arm's length in the NL East, leading the division by five games after Matt Olson's walk-off single against Colorado on Sunday extended Atlanta's winning streak to seven.

The Braves swept three straight games against the Dodgers, winning each by a run. One of them was Sale's gem. Another came on a walk-off single by pinch-hitter Ha-Seong Kim.

Trivia answer

Cleveland's Corey Kluber won it that year.

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Several polls show a large lead for the anti-migration Alternative for Germany, or AfD, ahead of the election to the state legislature in Saxony-Anhalt. Taking control of a state government would be the biggest prize in the party’s 13-year history, a political shock to Germany and at least a symbolic blow to Merz.

Breaking a taboo

“If AfD wins the election and forms the government, that would be kind of breaking a taboo in Germany,” said Wolfgang Merkel, a political science professor with the WBZ Berlin Social Science Center. Modern Germany so far has been “an exception” in Europe in having no radical right-wing party governing at the national, state or big-city level, he added.

Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union has led Saxony-Anhalt, a region west of Berlin that's among the country’s less prosperous and is home to 2.1 million of Germany's 83.5 million people, since 2002. But it faces strong headwinds.

In last year’s national election, AfD achieved the best postwar showing by a far-right party, with 20.8% of the vote. It became Germany’s biggest opposition party.

It was stronger in the ex-communist east, including Saxony-Anhalt. And with Merz's government struggling to convince voters it can turn around a stubbornly slow economy, it has gained in national polls as it harnesses discontent with issues beyond its signature theme of curbing migration.

AfD sees a ‘historic opportunity’

In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD is seeking an absolute majority in the state legislature. That would overcome the so-called “firewall” of mainstream parties’ refusal to work with AfD, whose regional branch is one of several classified by the domestic intelligence agency as a proven right-wing extremist group. AfD vehemently rejects accusations of extremism.

AfD’s campaign slogan is “Everything is possible.”

“This is a historic opportunity that we have here in Saxony-Anhalt,” its candidate for governor, Ulrich Siegmund, told The Associated Press at a campaign event in the small town of Moeser, where supporters lined up to meet the charismatic 35-year-old over beer and sausages. “We will write history here."

Among his top priorities, Siegmund lists “the deportation of people who are illegal, a deportation offensive and above all dropping the incentives for why people come here and exploit our social system.” He wants to initiate a long process to withdraw Saxony-Anhalt from the regional public broadcaster, citing concerns about “disinformation.”

AfD’s first and so far only head of a county administration was elected in 2023 in neighboring Thuringia state. A state administration would be a far bigger prize, fueling the party's ambitions of further gains and one day governing at the national level.

Germany’s 16 states have extensive powers, for example in overseeing security matters and running the education system.

In Saxony-Anhalt, AfD wants to allow home schooling, which so far isn't permitted in Germany. It pledges to ban schools from officially raising the rainbow flag and ensure they fly the national flag. It opposes taxpayers' money being “given away” to Ukraine and says it would push to lift sanctions against Russia, but that isn't a matter state governments can decide.

“No one here needs to be afraid, quite the contrary,” Siegmund said. “Every honest person in Saxony-Anhalt will benefit from an AfD-led government.”

Opponent says an AfD government would mean isolation

Siegmund's main opponent, incumbent governor Sven Schulze from Merz’s CDU, told the AP at his party's offices in Magdeburg, the state capital, that AfD “wants the past back” and the state would face “isolation” with AfD in power.

He pointed to major progress made in strengthening Saxony-Anhalt's economy and bringing down unemployment since Germany was reunited in 1990. The far right, he said, effectively “doesn't want to have anyone here who was born abroad and lives and works here.” With many immigrants working in hospitals and companies, for example, that would be “a huge problem for Saxony-Anhalt,” he said.

“AfD does one thing — it describes problems,” said Schulze, who said that he won't work with the party and his own CDU is “100%” behind him. “But it never has a solution for a problem.”

AfD's chances of governing are uncertain even if it does become by far the strongest party. If it doesn't win an absolute majority, Merkel said he doesn't see it governing for lack of any potential coalition partner.

That likely would leave Schulze trying to cobble together some kind of alliance with multiple smaller parties to his left. That would leave many people saying that “they are clinging to power,” Merkel said.

Merz needs progress on reforms

It remains unclear how an AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt would affect the national government, particularly if Merz’s CDU and its coalition partners, the center-left Social Democrats, fare poorly in elections Sept. 20 in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, another eastern state.

Merkel said he believes Saxony-Anhalt is too small to have “any particular impact.” But a significant loss of votes would amplify a narrative that the traditional big parties are in decline.

Merz's government needs to prove its ability to reform Germany and so far lacks “visible successes,” Merkel added, noting that “when the economy isn't running, basically all areas of politics are infected.”

Merz sought to spread optimism after his Cabinet met last week to underline its determination to push through reforms.

“We must get out of this climate of glumness and anger,” he said. “Together, we must shake off this widespread moroseness that has long paralyzed our country.”