Video from Monday night’s game at LoanDepot Park showed Jonah in the stands, watching longingly as the dog next to him got fed a hot dog. The clip spread fast online, and the Marlins put out a call to track down Jonah and his owner for a royal day at the stadium.

Turns out, his owner says Jonah gives that look all the time.

The 6-year-old pup, rescued in Aruba, has since gotten his hot dog. But those who know him best say his real favorite food is ice cream.

At Miami International Airport, Jose grips his two boys’ hands on the way to the gate. He’s sending his 3-year-old, Ethan, and 6-year-old, Abel, to stay with family while he stays behind to work.

“I go out to work with the fear that one day the same thing could happen to me,” he said.

He doesn’t want his boys going through what happened to 3-year-old Christina. She was with her babysitter when her mom, then her dad, were detained and later deported — leaving the toddler alone.

She’s not the only one.

Volunteers with South Florida’s Guatemalan-Maya Center have been organizing flights to reunite children with loved ones in Guatemala. As detentions and deportations spiked in South Florida, the calls about children being left alone kept coming.

“They’re leaving the only country they’ve ever known and they’re flying without their parents,” one volunteer said.

“A lot of this is happening because of 287-G that our local officials signed,” another added.

The youngest in the group is Angel. He’s one. His grandmother, Magdalena, a cleaning lady whose husband was deported, came to the airport to self-deport — and helped keep an eye on Jose’s kids as he said his goodbyes.

“They’re my life,” he said.

The Guatemalan-Maya Center is covering the cost of these flights through public donations. So far, children have been flown to Guatemala, Colombia, and El Salvador.

Friday will feature a mix of sun and clouds and southeast winds, sustained 5 to 10 mph. There may be a stray, morning shower. Otherwise, daytime heating will breed some showers and storms, especially inland. Temperatures are forecast to reach the low 90s, with heat indices peaking over 100°F.

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Mayor Christi Fraga announced the city, often referred to as Doralzuela, had partnered with the local Global Empowerment Mission, a nonprofit founded in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

The list of items needed included first aid kits; emergency gear such as flashlights, heavy-duty batteries, solar phone chargers, and work gloves; and baby care, such as diapers.

Here is the list of drop-off locations in Doral:

• GEM headquarters was open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, at 1850 NW 84th Ave.
• Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office Lobby was open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Monday to Friday, at 2700 NW 87th Ave.
• Doral Legacy Park Community Center was open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., from Monday to Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 11400 NW 82 St.
• El Arepazo is open 24 hours from Monday to Sunday at 10191 NW 58th St.

Volunteers at the GEM warehouse were packing boxes of donations on Thursday afternoon to prepare deliveries.

For more information about how to make a financial donation to GEM, visit this page.

More ways to help

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids
• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations

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• The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
• Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188
• After Venezuela earthquakes, here are some of the deadliest in Latin America in the last century
• World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
• Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

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Search and rescue teams from Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles have been deployed to assist.

“The most immediate need right now is search and rescue efforts — they have a much-collapsed building and so they’ll need a lot of help in terms of digging through that,” Rubio said.

President Donald Trump took to social media to signal broader support, saying the U.S. “stands ready, willing, and able to help” and that he had instructed all government agencies to “get ready to move quickly.” The response includes medical supplies and humanitarian resources.

Rodriguez thanked the Trump administration for what she called its “support and solidarity.”

“I want to thank President Donald Trump and his government, who has been in permanent contact with the Venezuelan government,” she said.

Ways to help

• Here are 4 drop-off Doral locations for donations to help Venezuelans after earthquakes
• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids
• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations

The Miami-Dade resident joined the world’s Venezuelan diaspora in their struggle to communicate with loved ones after the tragedy.

“I didn’t hear from my sister for hours last night,” Alcantara said. “My niece was able to tell me that she spoke to her.”

Alcantara has been following the rising death toll as the search and rescue efforts continued. She is worried about the urgent needs of the survivors, so she dropped off donations at El Arepazo in Doral.

“We need food, medicines,” Alcanta said. “We need a lot; we need everything.”

Mayor Christi Fraga partnered with the local Global Empowerment Mission, a nonprofit founded in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

El Arepazo, one of four drop-off locations for donations that GEM plans to deliver to Venezuela, opens 24 hours, seven days a week, at 10191 NW 58th St.

The list of items needed included first aid kits; emergency gear such as flashlights, heavy-duty batteries, solar phone chargers, and work gloves; and baby care, such as diapers.

The need for aid rises amid an uncertain political transition under acting interim President Delcy Rodríguez, who has been cooperating with President Donald Trump after Nicolás Maduro’s capture.

“We are not going to give up. We are never going to give up, and we are going to be able to be free and rebuild,” Alcanta said. “We have to.”

Related story: Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations

More ways to help

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• World Central Kitchen asks for donations for fresh meals
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids
• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations

Related coverage

• The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
• Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188
• After Venezuela earthquakes, here are some of the deadliest in Latin America in the last century
• World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
• Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

The Spanish-American humanitarian started his nonprofit to feed communities in times of crisis after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

WCK teams helped Venezuelans affected by Hurricane Beryl in 2024 and Hurricane Julia in 2022. On Thursday, WCK announced there was a team on its way.

For more information about how to make a financial donation to help the team in Venezuela, visit this page.

Related story: Aid starts to flow into El Arepazo in Doral

More ways to help

• Doral opens 4 aid drop-off locations
• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Save The Children asks for emergency fund donations
• Red Cross asks for Disaster Response Emergency Fund donations
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids
• World Vision asks for ‘disaster relief fund’ donations

Related coverage

• The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
• Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188
• After Venezuela earthquakes, here are some of the deadliest in Latin America in the last century
• World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
• Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Northern California, claims the tech giant’s private arbitration order barring her from speaking about the company or promoting her bestselling book is invalid. It also argues that the severance agreement she signed when she left Meta, in which she agreed not to disparage the company, was done under duress.

Sarah Wynn-Williams served as director of global public policy at Facebook, now operating under parent company Meta Platforms Inc., from 2011 until her firing in 2017. “Careless People” alleges cruel and otherwise disturbing behavior by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives. It also describes Zuckerberg’s alleged efforts to win favor with Chinese officials. Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.

The lawsuit says Meta is seeking $50,000 in damages for each time Wynn-Williams purportedly violates the non-disparagement agreement, putting her under financial duress. She is asking the court to lift the arbitration order and vacate her severance agreement with the company.

Meta said in a statement that its "former employee is trying to use the legal process to sell books, which an arbitrator already ruled broke the agreement she signed with the company when she accepted a large severance payment years ago. Her book is divorced from reality, disparaging and riddled with false claims.”

Meta, according to the lawsuit, had obtained an emergency gag order that bars Wynn-Williams and her lawyers from criticizing the company or promoting her book. Over the course of more than a year since the book was published, the lawsuit claims, Meta has surveilled her, with company representatives attending her public appearances and photographing her, “all to document that at each event, Ms. Wynn-Williams said nothing about Meta or her book.”

Meta, according to the lawsuit, even took issue with Wynn-Williams attending an arts and literary festival in the U.K. earlier this year, where she sat on a panel but remained silent — because other panelists were critics of the company.

“Meta is pursuing Ms. Wynn-Williams at the expense of free speech and legal constraints not only because she refused to bow to the greed and power of Meta, Mr. Zuckerberg, and other executives, but also to strike fear into the heart of anyone else who dares to consider speaking the truth about Meta’s unlawful and abusive practices in the public interest,” the lawsuit says.

In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court, Leslie and Douglas Martin say their son was experiencing a mental health crisis in October when responding Oakland police officers held him "face down while one or more officers pressed on his back.” The lawsuit alleges this restraint was a “substantial factor” in causing his death.

Martin, 36, best known for his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was selected last August as one of the top 50 players in franchise history as part of the team’s 50th anniversary celebration. He was originally from Oakland and lived in Stockton, where he played high school football.

Over a decade, more than 1,000 people have died across the country after police subdued them through means not intended to be lethal, such as physical holds, Tasers and body blows, an investigation led by The Associated Press found. That includes George Floyd, whose murder by a police officer in 2020 led to a national reckoning over the use of force.

Police said in a statement at the time of Martin's death that he was involved in a break-in and that a “brief struggle” happened as police were trying to detain him and he became unresponsive. The department did not release any other details.

The Oakland Police Department said Thursday it does not comment on pending litigation and referred inquiries to the Oakland city attorney's office, which declined comment. Oakland police also said the investigation into Martin's death is ongoing.

After Leslie Martin called paramedics for help, the lawsuit says that responding police officers found Doug Martin hiding in a neighbor’s home and physically restrained him face down after a brief struggle. The complaint alleges he was later turned onto his side and was unresponsive and says officers initially thought he was “sleeping or pretending to be.” They only requested medical assistance after he remained unresponsive, the lawsuit says.

The lawsuit also accuses Falck USA, Inc. and its subsidiary Falck Northern California Corp.'s paramedics of taking more than 15 minutes to respond to the call and not promptly providing medical care after they arrived. Messages seeking comment were left Thursday for Falck.

The Alameda County Coroner’s Office said they are still awaiting autopsy results after extra testing was requested by Martin's family. Messages seeking comment were left with the family's attorney.

Martin was the 31st overall pick in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft after a standout career at Boise State. He rushed for 1,454 yards, scored 11 touchdowns as a rookie and was selected to the Pro Bowl. He also was named first-team All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl again in 2015.

The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders and allows the Department of Homeland Security to swiftly end temporary protected status, a program that protects a total of 1.3 million people from 17 countries.

It marked another victory at the high court for Republican President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigration. Though the conservative-dominated court has put the brakes on some of Trump’s immigration policies, it handed him a second win Thursday in a decision clearing the way for the revival of a policy restricting immigrants seeking asylum.

The court’s conservative majority found that immigration authorities have sole authority over the program, and the law doesn’t allow judges to intervene.

The majority opinion from Justice Samuel Alito also brushed aside arguments that derogatory comments from Trump about Haitians showed the decision was unlawfully tinged by prejudice. He called the statements “insufficient to show that the termination of Haiti’s TPS designation was based on the race of the Haitian people.”

Justice Elena Kagan forcefully disagreed, calling Trump’s comments “so repellent and racially inflected that the majority declines to put them in print.” She pointed out that Trump had said Haitians in the U.S. “probably have AIDS,” and he also amplified false rumors during the 2024 campaign that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating dogs and cats.

Lawyers said Haitian immigrants would be in serious danger if they are sent back. “Simply put, the Supreme Court’s ruling will directly result in thousands of innocent people dying violent, needless deaths,” Geoff Pipoly and Andy Tauber said.

They urged the Senate to approve an extension of deportation protections for Haitians that passed the House on a rare bipartisan vote in April.

“Families are here, kids are going to school, parents are going into work, folks are trying to commute, and it’s like the Supreme Court just put all those activities on stop and put folks in limbo,” said Viles Dorsainvil, who runs a support center for Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, called the ruling “a devastating betrayal of Haitian families who have lived, worked, and contributed to this country for years — only to be cast out based on anti-Black immigration sentiment.”

Haitians with TPS are also a key part of the workforce in long-term care facilities. “This would be a dreadful loss for all seniors in our community,” said Rita Siebenaler, a resident at Goodwin Living, a senior living community in Virginia.

The Justice Department appealed to the Supreme Court after judges postponed the end of the program for about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. The high court sided with the administration before and allowed the end of the program for people from Venezuela.

Federal authorities deny that prejudice played a role. They also cited a Supreme Court decision from Trump’s first term that rejected bias claims based on his social media posts and upheld a travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries.

James Percival, DHS general counsel, applauded Thursday’s ruling. He said the program had, in many cases, become “de facto amnesty. This is a win for the rule of law and common sense.”

Since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, Homeland Security has ended the protections, including some that had been in place for more than a decade, for people from 13 countries.

The terminations were made even though countries such as Haiti and Syria remain dangerous, immigration lawyers said. Four Haitian women who were deported from the United States in February were later found beheaded and dumped in a river several months later, lawyers said in court documents.

The United States first granted protections to Haitians in 2010 after a catastrophic earthquake and extended them multiple times amid ongoing gang violence that has displaced more than a million people, according to court documents.

Syrians were first granted protected status in 2012, during a civil war that lasted for more than a decade before the fall of President Bashar Assad’s government in late 2024.

“Today, many of our community members, they feel lost,” Farrah AlKhorfan of Immigrants Act Now said about Syrian immigrants losing TPS protections. “They are trying to understand … what this decision means for them and how it will be implemented and how much time they will have to prepare for what comes next.”

The program was created by Congress in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters, civil strife and other instability. It allows people already in the country to stay with work permits in increments of up to 18 months, but it does not provide a path to citizenship.

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Associated Press writer Tim Sullivan in Minneapolis contributed to this report.

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The ruling came as community members gathered outside Miami City Hall to protest the city’s agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As news of the 6-3 decision spread through the crowd, protesters embraced and comforted one another.

“All of these battles are intertwined,” said Paul Christian Namphy, lead organizer and political director of the Family Action Network Movement.

TPS advocates argue that conditions in Haiti remain too dangerous for deportations. The U.S. State Department continues to maintain a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory for the country because of widespread violence and instability.

“My people, they can’t go back. It is real. The reality in Haiti is real. Unsafe conditions in Haiti are real,” said Tessa Petit, executive director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition. Petit pointed to ongoing humanitarian crises, including violence against children, a lack of functioning schools and limited access to healthcare.

“There are no grounds for terminating Haiti TPS based on the country conditions inside Haiti,” Namphy said. “This is absolutely absurd.”

For Farah Larrieux, a Haitian TPS recipient, the decision brought fear and uncertainty.

“After the earthquake, I was able to apply for TPS. In TPS, I was able to live my life. Now for the Supreme Court to make its decision, it’s just telling you that your life has no value,” she said.

Larrieux says she is now working with an attorney and applying for asylum.

“But it just, I feel like, again, my life just collapsed because I have to continue to fight for my right to exist and that is very sad,” she added.

Advocates described the prospect of deportations to Haiti as a death sentence, citing the country’s gang violence and deteriorating security situation.

One local employer that could face a direct impact is the Archdiocese of Miami.

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says a significant number of Catholic Health Services employees, including nurses and home health aides, are TPS Haiti recipients.

“This is going to a disruption to our healthcare services - not only ours but through the region and the United States,” he said.

Despite the court’s decision, organizers vowed to continue fighting to protect Haitian immigrants.

“I would say we are not likely going back. We are going to stick together. We are going to keep on fighting,” said Santcha Etienne, of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration.

Petit echoed that determination.

“The battle is not over,” she said.

James Percival, the Department of Homeland Security’s general counsel, told Local 10 News in a statement, “In our second Supreme Court win of the day, the Court vindicates DHS yet again. The T in TPS stands for TEMPORARY, yet many of these designations became de facto amnesty. This is a win for the rule of law and common sense.”

It came a little more than a week after detainees were moved out of the Collier County facility, officially the home of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, citing hurricane concerns.

“There’s no question that its mission made the state of Florida safer,” DeSantis said during Thursday’s announcement, saying the facility was always designed to be temporary. He said it would take one to two weeks to fully decommission the facility.

The news conference featured White House Border Czar Tom Homan and Florida State Board of Immigration Enforcement Executive Director Anthony Coker.

“Today doesn’t end the cooperation” between the state and federal governments, Homan said. He also said the country is “going to keep having record numbers of arrests and deportations.”

“That’s what the American people voted for,” he said.

Immigration advocates said the tents were never safe or humane to hold people. Detainees at the facility have talked about their difficulty accessing lawyers, and have described poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that don’t flush, flooding floors with fecal waste, and mosquitoes and other insects everywhere.

The detention center was built by DeSantis’ administration in a matter of days in 2025 and President Trump came to visit site.

DeSantis and Trump said the detention center was critical to Republican efforts to return people in the country illegally back to their home countries. The Republican governor said 21,000 people were deported through the facility.

DeSantis and Homan repeatedly assured that the federal government would ultimately reimburse the state for the billion-dollar cost of running the facility, not specifying any amount that has yet been paid or that is left to be paid.

Miami-Dade mayor seeks sale

Meanwhile, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced on Thursday that her office intends to sell the county-owned airport “to the National Park Service and other authorized Everglades restoration partners for permanent conservation following the eventual decommissioning of the immigration detention facility currently operating at the site.”

A county news release states that Levine Cava’s office “will evaluate and identify the appropriate legal process for the sale and transfer of the property for incorporation into the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.”

“From the very beginning, I have raised serious concerns about the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility because people have been held there in inhumane conditions without meaningful due process, while occupying land alongside one of the world’s most precious natural ecosystems,” Levine Cava said in the release. “Once this facility is decommissioned, we have an opportunity to permanently protect these lands for Everglades restoration and ensure they remain protected for generations to come. That is the legacy we should leave.”

The release states that the airport’s “remote location, limited aviation utility, significant maintenance obligations, and increasingly constrained compatibility with surrounding conservation lands have reduced its long-term strategic value as an aviation asset.”

Levine Cava later told local media outlets, “The original idea was for the state to purchase and transfer it to the National Park system. Unfortunately they had other plans.”

The airport was built in the late 1960s as the Everglades Jetport, with plans to turn it into the world’s largest airport and a supersonic travel hub.

Under the grand plans, the airport would have been linked to Miami by monorail.

But the cancellation of the planned Boeing 2707 supersonic jet and environmental concerns surrounding the Everglades location meant that the project never materialized.

Bland, 38, spoke to Local 10 News two days after a judge found her not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of her baby and the attempted murder of her husband and teenage daughter.

Investigators said the incident happened on Aug. 23, 2021, at a home near Northwest 99th Street and 30th Avenue in Miami-Dade County. They said Bland was accused of drowning her baby while claiming she was trying to baptize everyone in the home.

Authorities confirmed that Bland’s 38-year-old husband and 16-year-old daughter were stabbed during the incident and survived. Detectives said they also found Bland suffering from stab wounds that were determined to be self-inflicted.

They said four other children, all under the age of 11, were inside the home at the time but were not harmed.

“This took a lot from us as a family and that’s the goodness I feel, she said. ”This doesn’t bring back my daughter. It doesn’t stop the pain."

The mother of six was found not guilty by reason of insanity after investigators said she was hearing voices telling her Jesus was coming back.

When asked if she remembered being in the bathroom with her daughter or remembered the drowning, Bland said:

“I remember seeing my son, my one and only son. I couldn’t speak. I remember looking in his eyes and just with my eyes just telling him, run, because I couldn’t speak. And it’s like he knew,” she said. “He looked in my eyes and he ran. Because I didn’t understand what was happening to me, like why this was happening. Something had control of me.”

Bland was also asked about body camera video showing her telling paramedics, “Save yourself. God is coming back.”

Authorities said Bland also tried to take her own life.

Her attorney, Larry Handfield, said Bland was a good mother and a Navy veteran who was suffering from COVID-19-induced psychosis.

“From the first day that I was hired to represent Precious Bland, having done the research, because there’s so much that we don’t know about COVID, and this was one of the first cases in the country to go to trial on COVID-19 to the defense of murder,” he said.

“Both doctors concluded that this was a result of COVID, number one, and number two, that COVID brought on the mental defect,” Handfield added.

Bland’s case may be one of the first successful COVID-related psychosis defenses in the country.

The prosecutor argued the psychosis was not real, but it was not enough to convince the judge.

After the verdict, Bland said she was thankful and ready to rebuild her life.

“God is good. This doesn’t bring back my daughter. I’m thankful. I love my children. Just ready to get my life back together, my husband and my children -- just move forward.”

Local 10 asked Bland about her future with her family and whether she trusts herself around her children.

“Absolutely, without a doubt, and I’m sure that my family is very vigilant now as well,” she said. “It’s not something that you know, they would take lightly.”

Bland says she is in therapy several times a month and is working to be reunited with her children and husband.

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Authorities said Pappy Tina Miller, 57, of Miami Beach, committed her latest crime while on probation.

Investigators said the crime happened on Friday. They said Miller began stealing items from the Nordstrom Rack at 20669 Biscayne Blvd. just after 2:40 p.m. and, about 10 minutes later, walked out with nearly $1,800 in concealed goods in a shopping cart.

An arrest report states that the loss prevention officer tried to detain Miller and recover the stolen items but she “immediately resisted his efforts to recover the stolen merchandise by maintaining control of the shopping cart and actively struggling with him.”

She then “forcefully” pushed him away, pepper-sprayed him and fled, the report states.

Police said they determined Miller’s identity and found her just after 4:10 p.m. in the area of a nearby Best Buy store.

According to police, she identified herself as “Anna” and “denied being Pappy Tina Miller.” But authorities said they were able to prove it was her.

The report states that “Miller denied stealing any items and claimed she had paid for everything in her possession” and denied pepper-spraying the worker. She had discarded the pepper-spray canister, police said.

Police arrested Miller on charges including armed robbery, armed grand theft, evidence tampering and felon in possession of a weapon.

It adds to Miller’s long history of criminal conduct in Miami-Dade.

Records show her first criminal conviction in Miami-Dade County was in 2001 for child neglect or abuse following an arrest in Sunny Isles Beach.

Miller, known by aliases including “Peppy Miller,” “Pappy Stevens” and “Renee Morales,” has spent time in state prison after various Miami-Dade convictions, including for grand theft, credit card fraud and organized fraud.

She was on probation for a 2025 grand theft conviction at the time of her latest arrest on Friday, records show.

As of Thursday evening, Miller was being held without bond in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Las autoridades dijeron que Pappy Tina Miller, de 57 años, de Miami Beach, cometió su más reciente delito mientras estaba en libertad condicional.

Los investigadores dijeron que el hecho ocurrió el viernes. Indicaron que Miller comenzó a robar artículos en el Nordstrom Rack en 20669 Biscayne Blvd. poco después de las 2:40 p.m. y, unos 10 minutos después, salió con casi $1,800 USD en mercancía oculta en un carrito de compras.

Un informe de arresto indica que el empleado de prevención de pérdidas intentó detener a Miller y recuperar los artículos robados, pero ella “inmediatamente resistió sus esfuerzos para recuperar la mercancía robada manteniendo el control del carrito de compras y forcejeando activamente con él”.

Luego lo empujó “con fuerza”, le roció gas pimienta y huyó, indica el informe.

La policía dijo que determinó la identidad de Miller y la encontró poco después de las 4:10 p.m. en el área de una tienda Best Buy cercana.

Según la policía, ella se identificó como “Anna” y “negó ser Pappy Tina Miller”. Pero las autoridades dijeron que pudieron comprobar que sí era ella.

El informe indica que “Miller negó haber robado artículos y afirmó que había pagado por todo lo que tenía en su posesión” y negó haber rociado gas pimienta al empleado. Ella había descartado el envase de gas pimienta, dijo la policía.

La policía arrestó a Miller por cargos que incluyen robo a mano armada, hurto mayor a mano armada, manipulación de evidencia y delincuente convicto en posesión de un arma.

Esto se suma al largo historial de conducta criminal de Miller en Miami-Dade.

Los registros muestran que su primera condena criminal en el condado Miami-Dade fue en 2001 por negligencia o abuso infantil tras un arresto en Sunny Isles Beach.

Miller, conocida por alias como “Peppy Miller”, “Pappy Stevens” y “Renee Morales”, ha pasado tiempo en prisión estatal tras varias condenas en Miami-Dade, incluyendo por hurto mayor, fraude con tarjetas de crédito y fraude organizado.

Estaba en libertad condicional por una condena de hurto mayor en 2025 al momento de su más reciente arresto el viernes, según registros.

Hasta la noche del jueves, Miller permanecía detenida sin derecho a fianza en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Se ha reportado la desaparición de miles de personas y unas 1.500 han resultado heridas. Algunos de los daños más graves y de los mayores números de víctimas se registraron en La Guaira, una región costera al norte de Caracas, la capital.

Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre los terremotos y la búsqueda de sobrevivientes:

Dos terremotos en menos de un minuto

Los potentes terremotos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 ocurrieron con 39 segundos de diferencia a lo largo de la falla de San Sebastián, en la costa norte de Venezuela, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos.

Su intensidad fue una de las más fuertes que se haya percibido en Venezuela en más de un siglo.

El primer terremoto, un sismo precursor de magnitud 7,2, se produjo al oeste de Morón en la costa del Caribe, a unos 170 kilómetros (105 millas) al oeste de Caracas, con una profundidad de 22 kilómetros (unas 14 millas).

El segundo, el sismo principal de magnitud 7,5, tuvo su epicentro a 16 kilómetros (10 millas) al suroeste de Morón, con una profundidad de 10 kilómetros (unas 6 millas).

El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés) indicó que los terremotos consecutivos —conocidos como un “doblete sísmico” por sus similitudes en magnitud, tiempo y proximidad— fueron resultado de una falla de deslizamiento lateral superficial cerca del complejo límite entre las placas tectónicas del Caribe y Sudamérica, según el USGS.

Hay muchas personas muertas, heridas o desaparecidas

Es probable que el número de muertos en Venezuela aumente a medida que los equipos de rescate revisen edificios derrumbados por el terremoto.

La presidenta interina Delcy Rodríguez manifestó que las autoridades han desplegado equipos de rescate de otras partes del país hacia La Guaira, donde decenas de edificios se han desplomado.

La ciudad, a unos 165 kilómetros (103 millas) al este del epicentro del sismo de magnitud 7,5, es una “zona de desastre”, afirmó.

Civiles y autoridades sacaron a sobrevivientes de entre los escombros de concreto, algunos cubiertos de polvo y sangre. Familias sollozaban frente a viviendas destruidas.

Las familias comenzaron a pegar volantes de personas desaparecidas con fotos de sus seres queridos, mientras otras compartían listas manuscritas de nombres mientras buscaban a quienes aún no han sido localizados.

Daños importantes en Caracas y más allá

El terremoto destruyó edificios en Caracas y provocó evacuaciones incluso en la Amazonía brasileña, a unos 1.700 kilómetros (1.050 millas) de distancia.

En el centro de Caracas, cientos de personas pasaron la noche acurrucadas en parques, estacionamientos y otros espacios abiertos.

Varias partes de la ciudad se quedaron sin electricidad y sin servicio de telefonía celular. El principal aeropuerto de Venezuela en Caracas sufrió daños y fue cerrado, el servicio del metro se suspendió y se cortó el gas natural.

Las clases también se cancelarán durante varios días, ya que las escuelas se utilizan como refugios y centros de donación.

Rodríguez señaló que el gobierno estaba creando un fondo de reconstrucción de 200 millones de dólares para hospitales y viviendas dañados por los terremotos.

Otro desafío para la líder de Venezuela

Los terremotos son otra crisis más para Rodríguez, la exvicepresidenta que asumió el cargo en enero después de que Estados Unidos capturó al expresidente Nicolás Maduro.

Maduro y su esposa, Cilia Flores, están encarcelados en la ciudad de Nueva York mientras esperan juicio por cargos de narcotráfico.

Rodríguez heredó un país que ha estado en agitación económica durante más de una década.

Muchos venezolanos rechazan la legitimidad de su movimiento político, mientras que algunos leales han cuestionado su liderazgo y su relación cada vez más cercana con Estados Unidos.

Ayuda de otras naciones y de venezolanos en el extranjero

Estados Unidos informó el jueves que enviará a Venezuela dos equipos especializados de búsqueda y rescate urbano y que proporcionará 150 millones de dólares en asistencia a través de organizaciones no gubernamentales y la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios.

Las Naciones Unidas dijeron el jueves que se espera que equipos internacionales de búsqueda y rescate comiencen a llegar “en las próximas horas”.

Otros de los países que han enviado ayuda a Venezuela son Qatar y México.

Venezolanos en Estados Unidos se apresuran a organizar campañas de donación. Más de 770.000 venezolanos viven en Estados Unidos, con grandes comunidades en Florida, Texas y Utah.

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

La audiencia emocional incluyó testimonios entre lágrimas de familiares de las víctimas, algunos de los cuales se dirigieron directamente a Greer mientras describían el dolor que han soportado desde el choque del 27 de diciembre de 2021.

“A nadie le importa tu crianza”, dijo Devera Stukes, madre de Laziyah “Minnie” Stukes, de 9 años, a Greer durante su declaración de impacto de víctima. “Nuestros hijos no estaban en Powerline Road, sino en la acera”.

En un momento, el padre de uno de los niños sobrevivientes salió de la sala del tribunal mientras hablaba sobre el choque.

“Casi mata a mi hijo”, dijo el hombre antes de salir.

Los familiares vestían camisetas a juego y sostenían carteles en honor a los niños que murieron: Andrea Fleming, de 6 años, Paris Kyli-Ann Jones, de 5, y Laziyah Stukes, de 9.

Según los investigadores, Greer, entonces de 27 años, conducía un Honda Accord 2009 cuando atropelló a seis niños que caminaban por Northwest Ninth Avenue entre Northwest 24th y 26th streets en Wilton Manors. Las autoridades dijeron que huyó de la escena después del choque.

Andrea y Paris murieron poco después de la colisión. Laziyah sobrevivió inicialmente, pero murió a causa de sus heridas en julio de 2022, más de seis meses después del choque, según los investigadores.

Las autoridades dijeron que otros tres niños — Audre Fleming, Draya Fleming y Johnathan Carter — sobrevivieron.

Durante la audiencia del jueves, Greer, ahora de 32 años, se mostró emocional mientras los familiares de las víctimas y sus propios familiares se dirigían al tribunal. En un momento, un alguacil le entregó un pañuelo mientras lloraba al escuchar a su hermana hablar.

Su hermana dijo al tribunal que Greer quedó devastado cuando se enteró de que niños habían muerto y afirmó que había contemplado quitarse la vida. También habló sobre el impacto que el caso ha tenido en su familia.

La defensa pidió al juez Andrew Siegel que condene a Greer a 35 años de prisión.

Los familiares de las víctimas instaron al tribunal a imponer una sentencia más larga, argumentando que Greer mostró poca preocupación después del choque y huyó sin ayudar a los niños heridos.

Los fiscales han argumentado que Greer debe recibir una sentencia de al menos 48 años.

Al concluir los testimonios, los familiares dijeron que buscan justicia para los tres niños cuyas vidas fueron truncadas y para los sobrevivientes que continúan viviendo con las consecuencias del choque.

Se esperaba que Siegel anunciara la sentencia de Greer más tarde el jueves.

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The emotional hearing featured tearful testimony from relatives of the victims, some of whom directly addressed Greer as they described the pain they have endured since the Dec. 27, 2021, crash.

“No one cares about your upbringing,” Devera Stukes, the mother of 9-year-old Laziyah “Minnie” Stukes, told Greer during her victim impact statement. “Our children were not on Powerline Road but on the sidewalk.”

At one point, the father of one of the surviving children walked out of the courtroom while speaking about the crash.

“He almost killed my son,” the man said before leaving.

Family members wore matching T-shirts and held signs honoring the children who died: 6-year-old Andrea Fleming, 5-year-old Paris Kyli-Ann Jones and 9-year-old Laziyah Stukes.

According to investigators, Greer, then 27, was driving a 2009 Honda Accord when he struck six children who were walking along Northwest Ninth Avenue between Northwest 24th and 26th streets in Wilton Manors. Authorities said he fled the scene after the crash.

Andrea and Paris died shortly after the collision. Laziyah initially survived but died from her injuries in July 2022, more than six months after the crash, according to investigators.

Authorities said three other children — Audre Fleming, Draya Fleming and Johnathan Carter — survived.

During Thursday’s hearing, Greer, now 32, became emotional as family members and his relatives addressed the court. At one point, a bailiff handed him a tissue as he cried while listening to his sister speak.

His sister told the court Greer was devastated when he learned children had been killed and said he had contemplated taking his own life. She also spoke about the impact the case has had on his family.

The defense initially asked Judge Andrew Siegel to sentence Greer to 35 years in prison.

Relatives of the victims urged the court to impose a longer sentence, arguing that Greer showed little concern after the crash and fled without helping the injured children.

Prosecutors sought a sentence of at least 48 years.

After hearing from both sides, Siegel sentenced Greer to 48 years in prison on one count and 25 years on a second count, to be served consecutively, for a total of 73 years. He also sentenced Greer to 48 years on the remaining felony convictions, with those sentences to run concurrently.

As testimony concluded, family members said they were seeking justice for the three children whose lives were cut short and for the survivors who continue to live with the consequences of the crash.

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According to an arrest report, 34-year-old Maikel Alvarez Reyes entered into an agreement with a homeowner near the 900 block of Northwest 99th Street in the county’s Pinewood neighborhood to install glass windows and doors for $11,352.

Investigators said the victim paid Alvarez Reyes an initial $6,200 in May 2024 and another $3,000 in June 2024, totaling $9,200.

They said no work was ever started, and no materials were provided despite repeated attempts by the homeowner to either recover her money or receive the purchased materials.

Deputies confirmed the arrest of Alvarez Reyes on Wednesday.

After waiving his Miranda rights, investigators said he gave a statement that was redacted from the publicly released report.

Jail records show Alvarez Reyes is facing one count each of third-degree grand and contracting without a license.

As of Thursday, the Cuban national was being held on an immigration hold at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”

Según un informe de arresto, Maikel Alvarez Reyes, de 34 años, firmó un acuerdo con una propietaria cerca de la cuadra 900 de Northwest 99th Street en el vecindario Pinewood del condado para instalar ventanas y puertas de vidrio por $11,352 USD.

Los investigadores dijeron que la víctima pagó a Alvarez Reyes un adelanto de $6,200 USD en mayo de 2024 y otros $3,000 USD en junio de 2024, para un total de $9,200 USD.

Dijeron que nunca se inició ningún trabajo y no se proporcionaron materiales a pesar de los repetidos intentos de la propietaria por recuperar su dinero o recibir los materiales comprados.

Los agentes confirmaron el arresto de Alvarez Reyes el miércoles.

Después de renunciar a sus derechos Miranda, los investigadores dijeron que dio una declaración que fue redactada del informe público.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Alvarez Reyes enfrenta un cargo de hurto mayor en tercer grado y otro por ejercer como contratista sin licencia.

Hasta el jueves, el ciudadano cubano permanecía bajo una retención migratoria en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, donde su fianza figuraba como “por establecerse”.

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The victim’s brother confronted the attacker at the 4700th block of Northwest 183rd Street, according to the Miami Gardens Police Department.

The attacker had fired at the victim’s brother and at a man who intervened when “an unidentified armed individual” fired at the attacker, according to Diana Delgado, a spokeswoman for the MGPD.

The attacker, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, fled to a CVS, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took him to the hospital, according to Delgado.

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

Maria Andreina Pernalete, a World Vision communications manager in Caracas, was homeless and sought refuge at a nearby convent.

“There have been many after shocks,” Pernalete said, according to the organization’s update.

Luis Colmenares, a World Vision communications specialist in Barquisimeto, reported witnessing injuries during a panicked evacuation.

For more information about how to make a financial donation to the fund, visit this page.

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• Here are 4 drop-off Doral locations for donations to help Venezuelans after earthquakes
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

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• Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188
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• World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
• Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

El hermano de la víctima confrontó al atacante en la cuadra 4700 de Northwest 183rd Street, según el Departamento de Policía de Miami Gardens.

El atacante había disparado contra el hermano de la víctima y contra un hombre que intervino cuando “un individuo armado no identificado” disparó contra el atacante, según Diana Delgado, portavoz de MGPD.

El atacante, quien sufrió heridas que no ponen en peligro su vida, huyó a un CVS, y personal de Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lo trasladó al hospital, según Delgado.

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

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The house fire ignited early Saturday morning, and neighbors rushed to help in the area of Southwest Eighth Court and 81st Terrace.

Marie Ange Therancy, a grandmother who was at the home during the fire, also died, BSO deputies announced on Tuesday.

There were four others injured. Shaneé Thompson asked the public for help on GoFundMe as the grieving family planned their funerals.

El incendio se inició temprano el sábado por la mañana, y vecinos acudieron para ayudar en el área de Southwest Eighth Court y 81st Terrace.

Marie Ange Therancy, una abuela que estaba en la vivienda durante el incendio, también murió, anunciaron agentes de BSO el martes.

Otras cuatro personas resultaron heridas. Shaneé Thompson pidió ayuda al público en GoFundMe mientras la familia en duelo planifica los funerales.

Equipos de búsqueda y rescate del condado Fairfax, Virginia, y de Los Ángeles han sido desplegados para asistir.

“La necesidad más inmediata en este momento son los esfuerzos de búsqueda y rescate — hay un edificio colapsado en gran medida y necesitarán mucha ayuda para remover los escombros”, dijo Rubio.

El presidente Donald Trump recurrió a las redes sociales para señalar un apoyo más amplio, diciendo que EE.UU. “está listo, dispuesto y capaz de ayudar” y que ha instruido a todas las agencias gubernamentales a “prepararse para moverse rápidamente”. La respuesta incluye suministros médicos y recursos humanitarios.

Rodríguez agradeció a la administración Trump por lo que calificó como su “apoyo y solidaridad”.

“Quiero agradecer al presidente Donald Trump y a su gobierno, que ha estado en contacto permanente con el gobierno venezolano”, dijo.

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According to Fort Lauderdale police, the hit-and-run crash was reported at about 6:40 a.m. in the 2000 block of Southeast 17th Street.

Police said the bicyclist, who was identified 69-year-old Shelley Lewis, was struck by a dark-colored vehicle in the eastbound lanes before the driver fled the scene.

Police identified the driver as 22-year-old Don Janea Smith and she was arrested Thursday afternoon.

Lewis was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where she died, authorities confirmed.

Smith was charged with leaving the scene of accident involving death. Additional charges are pending on the investigation that is still ongoing.

The nonprofit expects children in northern Venezuela to need “urgent support” to access shelter, food, water, and healthcare.

The organization, which has been supporting programs in Venezuela since the 1980s, asked the public to help support the Children’s Emergency Fund.

For more information about how to make a financial donation to the fund, visit this page.

More ways to help

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Here are 4 drop-off Doral locations for donations to help Venezuelans after earthquakes
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

Related coverage

• The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
• Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188
• After Venezuela earthquakes, here are some of the deadliest in Latin America in the last century
• World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
• Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

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The crash happened just after 3 p.m. near Miami Marine Stadium, off Virginia Key.

According to Miami Fire Rescue, medics took the injured victims, both in their 40s, to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

An MFR spokesperson said the men were “stable” and taken to the trauma center as a “precaution.”

The organization, which manages one of the largest humanitarian networks in the world, announced the activation of the Disaster Response Emergency Fund on Thursday.

The Venezuelan Red Cross, or “Cruz Roja Venezolana,” reported critical damage to the headquarters on Avenida Andrés Bello in Caracas.

The organization reported staff and volunteers, some of whom had suffered damage at their homes, were working at hospitals and polyclinics, distributing relief supplies and focusing on rescues and assessments.

For more information about how to make a financial donation to the fund, visit this page.

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Nuestros socorristas están desplegados en las zonas afectadas para apoyar las labores de respuesta tras los eventos sísmicos registrados en #Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/bMryuxKFe3

— Cruz Roja Venezolana (@CruzRojaVe) June 25, 2026

More ways to help

• Aid drop-off location opens in Homestead
• Here are 4 drop-off Doral locations for donations to help Venezuelans after earthquakes
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

Related coverage

• The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
• Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188
• After Venezuela earthquakes, here are some of the deadliest in Latin America in the last century
• World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
• Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

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La alcaldesa Christi Fraga anunció que la ciudad, a menudo conocida como Doralzuela, se había asociado con la organización local Global Empowerment Mission , una organización sin fines de lucro fundada en respuesta al terremoto de 2010 en Haití.

La lista de artículos necesarios incluía botiquines de primeros auxilios; equipo de emergencia como linternas, baterías de alta capacidad, cargadores solares para teléfonos y guantes de trabajo; y artículos para el cuidado del bebé, como pañales.

Aquí está la lista de puntos de entrega en Doral:

• La sede de GEM estaba abierta de 9:00 a 16:00, de lunes a viernes, en 1850 NW 84th Ave.
• El vestíbulo de la Oficina del Supervisor de Elecciones del Condado de Miami-Dade estuvo abierto de 8 a. m. a 5 p. m., de lunes a viernes, en 2700 NW 87th Ave.
• El centro comunitario Doral Legacy Park estuvo abierto de 17:00 a 21:00 horas, de lunes a viernes, y de 8:00 a 17:00 horas los sábados y domingos en 11400 NW 82 St.
• El Arepazo está abierto las 24 horas de lunes a domingo en 10191 NW 58th St.

El jueves por la tarde, los voluntarios del almacén de GEM estaban empaquetando cajas de donaciones para preparar las entregas.

Para obtener más información sobre cómo hacer una donación económica a GEM, visite esta página .

Más formas de ayudar

• Se abre un punto de entrega de ayuda en Homestead.
• La ONU solicita donaciones para un programa infantil que carece de fondos suficientes.

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• Tras los terremotos de Venezuela, aquí están algunos de los más mortíferos de América Latina en el último siglo.
• Los líderes mundiales reaccionan con ofertas y solidaridad tras los potentes terremotos que azotaron Venezuela.
• Dos fuertes terremotos consecutivos sacudieron Venezuela, causando daños generalizados.

Esta noticia está en desarrollo.

El choque ocurrió poco después de las 3 p.m. cerca del Miami Marine Stadium, frente a Virginia Key.

Según Miami Fire Rescue, los paramédicos trasladaron a las víctimas lesionadas, identificadas como “hombres” cuyas edades no fueron especificadas, al Ryder Trauma Center del Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Un portavoz de MFR dijo que sus condiciones eran “desconocidas” alrededor de las 3:45 p.m. del jueves.

Estos fenómenos ocurren cuando un par de sismos de tamaño similar ocurren con una ubicación y tiempo cercanos, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos. Un sismo de magnitud 7,2 impactó primero la noche del miércoles, seguido por otro de magnitud 7,5 apenas 39 segundos después.

El mortífero doble golpe derribó edificios en Caracas, la capital de Venezuela, y en otros sitios. Unas 1.500 personas resultaron heridas y se reportó que miles estaban desaparecidas. La región costera de La Guaira, al norte de Caracas, registró algunos de los daños y víctimas más graves, indicaron las autoridades.

¿Qué tan raros son los dobletes sísmicos?

Aunque no son tan comunes como un terremoto típico, en el que un sismo principal va seguido de réplicas mucho más pequeñas, los dobletes pueden ocurrir en cualquier parte del mundo, dijo a The Associated Press Christine Goulet, directora del centro de sismología del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos en California.

Los dobletes sísmicos indican una estructura de fallas compleja, como la de Venezuela. Conocida como la falla de Boconó, recorre el eje de los Andes venezolanos a lo largo de unos 500 kilómetros (300 millas). Un doblete previo, de magnitudes 6,2 y 6,3, sacudió una zona al oeste de Caracas en septiembre de 2025, causando al menos una muerte y dejando más de 100 heridos. La mayor parte de los daños se reportó en los estados de Zulia y Lara.

¿Qué causó el doble terremoto del miércoles?

La mayoría de los terremotos ocurren a lo largo de los límites de placas, que es donde se juntan las placas tectónicas.

Una ruptura en el punto donde se juntan las placas tectónicas del Caribe y de Sudamérica desató los dos sismos esta semana.

El doblete sísmico ocurrió donde la placa del Caribe, ubicada en el norte de Venezuela, se desplaza hacia el este con respecto a la placa sudamericana a una tasa promedio de 2 centímetros (0,79 pulgadas) al año.

“Es un desplazamiento grande”, señaló Goulet. “Es del orden de la falla de San Andrés”.

El movimiento fue una falla de deslizamiento lateral superficial, que ocurre cuando dos bloques de roca se deslizan horizontalmente uno junto al otro.

Ese tipo de movimiento no es necesariamente más peligroso, explicó Goulet.

“Un movimiento más vertical puede ser más dañino”, afirmó, añadiendo que otros factores, incluida la longitud de la ruptura, determinan la magnitud de los daños.

El límite entre las placas del Caribe y Sudamérica es menos activo que otros, afirmó David Naar, decano asociado del Colegio de Ciencias Marinas de la Universidad del Sur de Florida.

¿Qué tan comunes son los terremotos en Venezuela?

En el último siglo, solo siete terremotos de magnitud 6 o superior han ocurrido en las inmediaciones de los más recientes, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos.

Entre ellos está el doblete sísmico de 2025 que sacudió al oeste-noroeste de los recientes sismos.

En 2009, 1989 y 1975 ocurrieron terremotos individuales de magnitud 6 o superior. El más devastador se registró en julio de 1967. Fue un sismo de magnitud 6,6 en el que murieron cientos de personas.

José Vitriago, que vive en Caracas, lo recuerda. Tenía 2 años.

“La casa se quebró”, recordó en una entrevista con la televisora estatal Venezolana de Televisión.

Vitriago dijo que el doblete que golpeó el miércoles “fue horrible, horrible”.

En total, cinco terremotos de magnitud 7 o superior han ocurrido en el norte de Venezuela o cerca de la costa desde 1900, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos.

El terremoto más catastrófico ocurrió en marzo de 1812 a lo largo del sistema de fallas de Boconó, y causó la muerte de unas 30.000 personas, según estimaciones.

¿Ocurrirán más terremotos en Venezuela?

Los científicos no pueden predecir los terremotos, pero las réplicas son comunes después de los grandes. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos indicó que hay un 99% de probabilidad de que se produzca en Venezuela al menos una réplica de magnitud 4 en el transcurso de la próxima semana, y un 24% de probabilidad de que ocurra una de magnitud 6.

A diferencia de otros países, Venezuela no cuenta con un sistema de alerta temprana de terremotos, que utiliza sensores para detectar las primeras ondas de un sismo.

“Es muy angustiante que básicamente no hubiera tiempo para evacuar”, dijo Goulet. “Eso es extremadamente desafortunado”.

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Phil Ehr, a retired U.S. Navy commander who is running for congressional district 28, partnered with the local nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission to collect aid.

Ehr and his campaign team were welcoming donations at their office at 143 North Flagler Ave., near the Homestead City Hall.

The list of items needed included first aid kits; emergency gear such as flashlights, heavy-duty batteries, solar phone chargers, and work gloves; and baby care, such as diapers.

Ehr was also welcoming nonperishable foods, new sleeping bags, new inflatable mattresses, new backpacks, and new pillows.

Volunteers at the GEM warehouse were packing boxes of donations on Thursday afternoon to prepare deliveries.

For more information about how to make a financial donation to GEM, visit this page.

More ways to help

• Here are 4 drop-off Doral locations for donations to help Venezuelans after fatal earthquakes
• UN asks for donations for ‘underfunded’ program for kids

Related coverage

• The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a ‘doublet.’ Here’s how they happen
• Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188
• After Venezuela earthquakes, here are some of the deadliest in Latin America in the last century
• World leaders react with offers and solidarity after powerful quakes hit Venezuela
• Back-to-back powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, causing widespread damage

This is a developing story.

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Aransevia, 24, faced charges on Thursday in a case that involved Miramar, Miami Gardens, and Miami Lakes police officers; deputies; and Florida Highway Patrol troopers, records show.

A police officer in Miramar reported Aransevia, whose driver’s license was suspended, was driving a stolen Toyota Tacoma at 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday at Northwest 33 Avenue and 207 Street.

While he was speeding, Aransevia jumped a median, drove the wrong way, got on the Palmetto Expressway, and exited at Miami Lakes Drive “after driving over the embankment,” according to the police officer’s report.

Aransevia “reversed into” a Miami Gardens police officer’s patrol car and fled again until a Florida Highway Patrol trooper forced him to stop with a Precision Immobilization Technique, or PIT maneuver, according to the police report.

Aransevia, who was wearing a red shirt, “jumped out” of the Toyota, “jumped the wall,” ran, “jumped into a lake behind 6926 Holly Road,” and “got out of the water and ran eastbound,” according to the police report.

Aransevia ran toward a Miami Lakes police officer at 6930 Holly Road, who deployed a Taser, shooting Aransevia, who then “fell into the water” before he was detained, according to the report.

Fire rescue personnel took Aransevia to the Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah. Police officers took him to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where he was booked shortly before 2 a.m. on Wednesday.

Aransevia, who remained behind bars on Thursday afternoon, faced five charges: Grand theft auto, fleeing and eluding police, two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer or firefighter, and resisting an officer without violence.

Aransevia also had warrant cases for knowingly driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, and a hold for another law enforcement agency, according to inmate and court records.

Aransevia, de 24 años, enfrentaba cargos el jueves en un caso que involucró a policías de Miramar, Miami Gardens y Miami Lakes, así como a agentes y patrulleros de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida, según registros.

Un oficial de policía en Miramar informó que Aransevia, cuya licencia de conducir estaba suspendida, conducía una Toyota Tacoma robada a las 6:20 p.m. del martes en Northwest 33 Avenue y 207 Street.

Mientras iba a exceso de velocidad, Aransevia cruzó un separador, condujo en sentido contrario, entró a la autopista Palmetto Expressway y salió en Miami Lakes Drive “después de conducir sobre el terraplén”, según el informe policial.

Aransevia “retrocedió contra” la patrulla de un oficial de policía de Miami Gardens y huyó nuevamente hasta que un patrullero de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida lo obligó a detenerse con una maniobra de inmovilización de precisión, o maniobra PIT, según el informe.

Aransevia, quien vestía una camisa roja, “saltó” de la Toyota, “saltó el muro”, corrió, “saltó a un lago detrás de 6926 Holly Road” y “salió del agua y corrió hacia el este”, según el informe policial.

Aransevia corrió hacia un oficial de policía de Miami Lakes en 6930 Holly Road, quien utilizó un Taser, impactándolo, tras lo cual “cayó al agua” antes de ser detenido, según el informe.

Personal de rescate de bomberos trasladó a Aransevia al Palmetto General Hospital en Hialeah. Luego, los oficiales lo llevaron al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, donde fue ingresado poco antes de las 2 a.m. del miércoles.

Aransevia, quien permanecía detenido la tarde del jueves, enfrentaba cinco cargos: hurto mayor de auto, huir y evadir a la policía, dos cargos de agresión agravada con arma mortal contra un oficial de la ley o bombero, y resistirse a un oficial sin violencia.

Aransevia también tenía órdenes judiciales por conducir a sabiendas con licencia suspendida, conducción temeraria y una retención por otra agencia de ley, según registros de reclusos y del tribunal.

Oscar Torres and thousands of others spent the last 24 hours keeping up with a flurry of messages posted to a WhatsApp group that connects people in Venezuela with their families. He lives in Doral, Florida, a city outside Miami that's home to the largest Venezuelan population in the U.S.

“Already this morning, I was looking at the group in Doral and everybody’s pitching in — money, medicine, water. First, necessity items,” said Torres, a sales manager who moved to the U.S. from Venezuela in 1995. “They’re talking about making the first shipment ASA

In Washington, the Trump administration said it’s sending $150 million to support relief efforts by aid groups and the United Nations, according to a U.S. State Department news release.

Meanwhile, the U.S. government was mobilizing a disaster response team to Venezuela that includes two urban search and rescue teams from fire departments in Fairfax County, Virginia, and Los Angeles. The U.S. military, which seized Venezuela's then-president Nicolas Maduro in a surprise January drug arrest, will provide aircraft to help assess damage, assist searches and deliver aid.

Other countries including Mexico and Colombia also promised assistance.

People in the US scramble to reach their families in Venezuela

The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes Wednesday night caused severe damage to the country’s main airport in the capital of Caracas, which could hamper efforts to get aid into the country quickly. The quakes were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century.

In photos and videos of the aftermath, injured children, animals and civilians are seen covered in dust and blood being pulled out of concrete rubble.

In addition to those killed and injured, thousands more were reported missing — leaving many families members in the U.S. scrambling for updates. More than 770,000 Venezuelans live in the U.S., with large communities settling in Texas and Utah, in addition to Florida.

In the Houston area, home to a large Venezuelan community, residents used community Facebook groups and other social media to spread the word about local donation sites. First aid and medical supplies such as gauze, bandages, antiseptics, disposable gloves, face masks, syringes, thermometers and blood pressure monitors all were in demand.

Local resident Daniel Arenas translated a Spanish-language post into English and shared it Thursday on his LinkedIn page hoping people across Houston would step up and donate.

“I came to this country 10 years ago, built a life here, but my heart is still in Venezuela,” Arenas said. “It’s devastating what’s happening over there. They don’t have the resources to handle this.”

Arenas, a maritime industry consultant, said that his wife is concerned about her aunt, who lives in a high-rise apartment in Caracas and sent a distraught message on WhatsApp after the quakes hit.

“She was crying and screaming and saying she was in pain but not sure from where,” Arenas said. “She said she lost everything. She was desperate.”

Arenas said his wife was later able to reach her aunt.

In Venezuela, people are trapped in their homes or forced to sleep outside

Many of the sites mobilizing donations are in Katy, a suburb about 30 miles (48 km) west of downtown Houston that’s earned the nickname “Katyzuela” because of its high concentration of Venezuelans.

Luis Angarita, who lives in Katy, said his younger sister and family were forced to sleep outside in a park after their home was damaged in the mountain community of Caribia, some 6 miles (10 kilometers) northwest of Caracas.

Angarita’s sister told him in a WhatsApp message that she’s trying to get everyone to their father’s home on the other side of the capital. But no taxis or buses are running and roads leading out of their mountain community are closed.

“Thank God they’re safe,” Angarita said in Spanish. “There are many displaced people and others are stuck in their homes, unable to leave. They need help.”

In Florida, workers for the Doral-based aid group Global Empowerment Mission on Thursday packed medical supplies, toiletries, cases of bottled water and nonperishable foods to be sent to Venezuela.

Despite damage to airports and roads, the aid group doesn’t foresee delays getting supplies into Venezuela, said Billy Richardson, the group’s U.S. logistics director.

“Sometimes it means using other airports, other means of transport, or even coming into other countries,” Richardson said by email.

Torres planned to contribute money for relief efforts. He still has uncles and cousins who live in Caracas and Valencia, another hard-hit Venezuelan city. He said some of them were injured as they fled buildings during the quakes.

“Their homes are destroyed and a few buildings have collapsed,” Torres said. “Thankfully, I don’t know anyone who passed away.”

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Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia. Marcelo reported from New York.

Wednesday marked the midpoint of the 104-match tournament — technically, just past the midpoint, with 54 matches now in the books and 50 remaining before a World Cup champion is crowned in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.

The U.S. has reached the Round of 32, which shouldn’t be surprising. Mexico and Canada, the other host nations for this biggest World Cup in history, are also through to the knockout stage. And the stars are positively shining: Argentina’s Lionel Messi has five goals to kick-start what he hopes is a run toward a second consecutive World Cup title. France’s Kylian Mbappé has four, as do Norway’s Erling Haaland and Brazil’s Vinicius Júnior.

Stadiums are mostly filled; FIFA is touting record attendance. And there have been some feel-good stories, most notably the tale of Cape Verde goalie Vozinha and how his mother was able to come to this World Cup.

“The best is yet to come,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino told SNTV earlier this week.

In other words, the second half of this tournament — just like the second half of matches — is when things might get really good.

Who’s in

Through Wednesday’s games, 13 teams have clinched spots in the Round of 32.

Mexico won Group A, Switzerland won Group B, Brazil won Group C, the U.S. won Group D, Germany won Group E and Argentina won Group J.

France, Norway, Canada, Morocco, Colombia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa also are assured of moving into the knockout stage.

“I know how it feels, but it’s very difficult to explain how it feels,” South Africa coach Hugo Broos said after his team clinched its first-ever appearance in the knockout stage. “I’m very happy for the guys.”

Who’s out

A handful of teams already know they’ll be among the 16 that don’t survive the group stage and reach the Round of 32.

The Czech Republic, Haiti, Turkey, Tunisia, Jordan, Qatar and Panama are certain to not advance.

Still hoping

With 13 teams into the knockout round and seven eliminated, that leaves 28 teams for 19 remaining spots in the Round of 32.

Some key matches left:

— Australia-Paraguay is a win-and-you’re-in game.

— A winner of Japan-Sweden would be assured a Round of 32 spot, as would a winner of Austria-Algeria.

— Tiny Cape Verde would be into the knockout round with a win over Saudi Arabia.

— Colombia-Portugal will decide the winner of Group K.

The U.S. path

This much is clear: The only match the U.S. might play in the Eastern time zone will be the World Cup final.

The Americans will begin the Round of 32 in Santa Clara, California, on July 1. If they win, they’ll go to Seattle for the Round of 16. Win that, and it’ll be off to Inglewood, California, for the quarterfinals. Win that, and Arlington, Texas, will be calling for the semifinals.

The most likely opponent for the U.S. in the Round of 32 is Bosnia and Herzegovina. After that, it would seem likely that Egypt could be waiting.

What happens now (or starting Sunday)

Once group play ends, the drama really begins.

It’s called the knockout stage for a reason — if you don’t win in this round, you’re knocked out of the tournament. (The only time that won’t apply is the semifinals, since the losers of those games will get sent to Miami Gardens, Florida, to decide third place.)

A team will have to win five elimination games to win the World Cup title.

Scoring is up

Everybody should have predicted that the record for total goals in a World Cup would get smashed in this tournament. After all, there are 104 matches in this event, compared with just 64 matches in the format that was used over the previous seven World Cups.

And the record for most goals will fall, almost certainly on Thursday or Friday. There were 172 scored at Qatar four years ago; there have been 161 goals through 54 matches so far this year.

But what is noteworthy in this tournament is that scoring per game is at its highest level in more than 50 years — 2.98 goals per match.

An average of 2.81 goals per match were scored at Spain in 1982, 2.97 goals per match at Mexico in 1970, and 3.60 goals per match at Sweden in 1958.

That said, this year’s games have been defensive battles compared to what happened in 1954 in Switzerland, when games featured a staggering 5.38 goals on average. That tournament included a game with a 7-5 final score, still the highest-scoring game in men’s World Cup history.

The pace

By the end of Day 17 of the World Cup on Saturday, 72 matches will be done, 32 will remain. That’s the day the group stage ends and the knockout stage — where every match until the semifinals is of the win-or-go-home variety — begins.

And then things slow down. A bit, anyway.

There is only one Round of 32 game on the schedule for Sunday — South Africa vs. Canada at Los Angeles. Things pick up again after that and matches are planned every day until July 8. That means the tournament will have 27 consecutive days of play before everyone gets a day off.

A rematch?

Argentina and France gave us an epic World Cup final in 2022. It’s not outside of the realm that we get a rematch this year; the way the bracket is looking at this point (and this could easily change), they should be on opposite sides, making a collision in the final possible.

Argentina has five goals through its first two matches, and Messi — who turned 39 on Wednesday — has all five of them. Messi now has 18 goals in World Cup play, an all-time record.

When Argentina plays in the Round of 32, Messi will basically get a home game in Miami. It won’t be at the stadium that he and Inter Miami call home, but it will be in Miami Gardens and in what has been his home market for the last three years since he came to MLS.

Mbappe has four goals for France so far in this tournament, giving him 16 in World Cups, tying for second-most all-time with Miroslav Klose of Germany — who held the record before this year’s tournament started.

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Even before the two earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday, nearly 8 million people were already in need of aid, according to Tom Fletcher, the UN aid chief.

The earthquakes caused most of the destruction in Caracas, and in the states of La Guaira, Miranda, Aragua, Carabobo, and Falcón, according to the UN, which is working with the U.S. State Department and U.S. Southern Command.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to join other leaders from the 32-member alliance for the July 7-8 summit in the Turkish capital, during which allies will, among other issues, debate defense spending and attempt to project unity.

Turkish journalists from news organizations viewed as opposition‑leaning or independent — including Halk TV, Sozcu TV, Cumhuriyet newspaper, T24 news website and ANKA news agency — have been excluded from covering the summit, the Turkish Journalists' Association and other media solidarity groups said.

The journalists were neither given a reason for the rejection nor offered the opportunity to appeal the decision, the association said.

“Preventing certain media outlets from covering events of public importance undermines freedom of information and reporting,” the association said. “International organizations must act in line with the democratic values they claim to uphold.”

NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said in a statement posted on X that for summits held outside of its Brussels headquarters, the trans-Atlantic alliance relies on the host country to assess and approve journalists from that country.

“We are in contact with Turkish authorities on accreditation for the NATO Summit in Ankara. It is very important for NATO that media can attend major events in person,” she said.

Turkish officials haven't commented on the accreditation issue.

Turkey is implementing wide‑ranging precautions in the lead‑up to the summit. Earlier this week, security forces detained more than 200 people suspected of links to extremist groups, the Ankara chief prosecutor’s office said.

But opposition parties and media reports said that a politician, an academic, a journalist and prominent LGBTQ activist, and lawyers were among those detained, calling for their release.

In a statement on Thursday, Human Rights Watch also criticized the detentions and urged NATO to ensure that basic democratic rights are respected during the summit.

“The misuse of terrorism laws to conduct mass arrests and silence people in the run-up to a NATO summit flies in the face of the founding values of the alliance,” said Benjamin Ward, the group’s deputy director for Europe and Central Asia. “The authorities should immediately release those detained, and NATO should insist that peaceful expression and assembly must be permitted around the summit.”

The Turkish government's Communications Directorate insisted on Thursday that those who were detained “were assessed to have been involved in activities connected to various terrorist organizations.”

September 2017 — Mexico: An 8.1 earthquake and a 7.1 earthquake hit Mexico within about a week, devastating southern and central Mexico, including Mexico City, and killing nearly 500 people.

April 16, 2016 — Ecuador: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck coastal provinces, flattening towns and killing more than 650 people.

Feb. 27, 2010 — Chile: A magnitude 8.8 earthquake shook central Chile, rattling the capital for about a minute and a half and triggering a tsunami. 523 people were killed.

Aug. 15, 2007 — Peru: A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck near the central coast, killing more than 500 people.

January and February 2001 — El Salvador: A 7.7 earthquake off El Salvador's coast on Jan. 13, 2001, and a 6.6 earthquake a month later — and the ensuing landslides — killed 1,200 people or more.

Jan. 25, 1999 — Western Colombia: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake devastated the city of Armenia, killing about 1,170 people.

April 22, 1991 — Costa Rica: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed more than 80 people in Costa Rica and Panama. About 30,000 people were cut off from food, water and medical supplies for days.

Sept. 19, 1985 — Central Mexico: A magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed about 12,000 people, though the true toll remains unknown.

Feb. 4, 1976 — Western Guatemala: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake killed more than 22,700 people.

Dec. 23, 1972 — Nicaragua: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed more than 6,000 people, with some estimates as high as 9,000.

May 31, 1970 — Northern Peru: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake killed more than 66,000 people.

May 22, 1960 — Chile: A magnitude 9.5 earthquake, known as the Valdivia or Great Chilean earthquake, was the largest earthquake ever recorded. It killed more than 1,655 people, many in a tsunami, and left 2 million homeless.

Aug. 5, 1949 — Ecuador: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake killed about 5,050 people.

Jan. 24, 1939 — Chile: A magnitude 8.3 earthquake killed about 28,000 people in Chillan, with some estimates closer to 30,000.

Jan. 31, 1906 — Ecuador: A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near Esmeraldas in 1906. Known as the Ecuador-Colombia earthquake, it generated a powerful tsunami that killed about 1,500 people and reached as far north as San Francisco.

Doublet earthquakes happen when a pair of similar-sized quakes hit close in location and time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. On Wednesday evening, a 7.2 magnitude quake hit first, followed by a magnitude 7.5 just 39 seconds later.

The deadly one-two punch toppled buildings in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas and beyond. Some 1,500 people were injured and thousands were reported missing. The coastal region of La Guaira, which is north of Caracas, experienced some of the heaviest damage and casualties, officials said.

How rare are doublets?

While not as common as a typical earthquake where a main shock is followed by much smaller aftershocks, doublets can happen anywhere in the world, Christine Goulet, director of the USGS earthquake science center in California, told The Associated Press.

Doublets indicate a complex fault structure, like the one in Venezuela. Known as the Bocono fault, it runs along the backbone of the Venezuelan Andes for about 300 miles (500 kilometers). A previous doublet — of magnitudes 6.2 and 6.3 — struck an area west of Caracas in September 2025, killing at least one person and injuring more than 100 others. Most of the damage was reported in the towns of Zulia and Lara.

What caused Wednesday's double earthquake?

Most earthquakes occur along plate boundaries, which is where tectonic plates meet.

A rupture where the Caribbean and South American tectonic plates meet unleashed the two quakes this week.

The doublet occurred where the Caribbean plate, located north of Venezuela, moves eastward relative to the South American plate at an average rate of 0.79 inches (2 centimeters) a year.

“It’s a large displacement,” Goulet noted. “It’s on the order of the San Andreas fault.”

The movement was a shallow strike-slip faulting, which occurs when two blocks of rock slide past one another horizontally.

That kind of movement is not more dangerous by default, Goulet said.

“A more vertical motion can be more damaging,” she said, adding that other factors, including the length of the rupture, determine the amount of damage.

The boundary between the Caribbean and South American plates is less active than others, said David Naar, associate dean at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science.

How common are earthquakes in Venezuela?

In the past century, only seven earthquakes of magnitude 6 and higher have hit in the immediate vicinity of the most recent ones, according to USGS.

These include the 2025 doublet that struck west-northwest of the latest quakes.

Individual earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher struck in 2009, 1989 and 1975. The most devastating one hit in July 1967. It was a 6.6 magnitude quake that killed hundreds of people.

José Vitriago, who lives in Caracas, remembers that one. He was 2 years old.

“Our house broke,” he recalled in an interview with state-owned TV station Venezolana de Televisión.

Vitriago said the doublet that hit Wednesday “was horrible, horrible.”

Overall, five earthquakes of magnitude 7 and higher have occurred in northern Venezuela or near the coast since 1900, according to USGS.

The most catastrophic earthquake occurred in March 1812 along the Bocono fault system, killing an estimated 30,000 people.

Will more earthquakes hit Venezuela?

Scientists cannot predict earthquakes, but aftershocks are common after big ones. The USGS said there’s a 99% chance of at least one magnitude 4 aftershock hitting Venezuela within the next week, and a 24% chance of a magnitude 6 one occurring.

Unlike other countries, Venezuela does not have an early earthquake warning system, which relies on sensors to detect the first waves of an earthquake.

“It’s very distressing that there was basically no time to evacuate,” she said. “That’s extremely unfortunate.”

The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the consumer electronics industry.

“The rapid expansion of AI data centers has created an extraordinary surge in demand for memory and storage. We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly,” the company said in a written statement.

The new, entry-level MacBook Neo will now cost $699, up from $599. The 512 gigabyte MacBook Air now costs $1,299, up from $1,099. The one terabyte MacBook Pro is $1,999, up from $1,699.

The 128 gigabyte iPad Air is now $749, up from $599, while the 256 gigabyte iPad Pro Wifi is now $1,199, up from $999.

Analysts expect iPhone prices to rise later this year.

IDC analyst Nabila Popal said the latest price hikes were higher than she had expected, which suggests the iPhone price hikes may also be higher than expected, perhaps as much as $200 for the iPhone Pro and Pro Max models.

“I think the days of $50 price increases are over," she said.

Apple said that while it has shielded customers from the component price surges so far, "we have now reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products, including today’s increases for iPad and Mac. We know this is not welcome news, and we are working tirelessly to find solutions.”

Shares of Apple fell $13.29, or 4.5%, to $279.88 on Thursday afternoon.

“Who do you think you are trying this after 17 years?" Di Liberto recalled asking herself. "You have no business doing this.”

The fear and uncertainty she felt is familiar to many people seeking work after an absence from the job market. Whether they lost a position during mass layoffs or needed to leave one to care for an ill loved one, job applicants can expect questions about employment history lapses to surface during screenings and interviews.

“You have to address it honestly and directly,” said Andy Decker, CEO of Goodwin Recruiting, a candidate recruitment and placement firm. “Make sure that you’ve included anything you did during that time. Did you get certifications? Did you volunteer?”

Extended periods between jobs have become far more common and are less stigmatized than they were before many people worked from home or took time off during the COVID-19 pandemic to take care of children or relatives, Decker said. Some people note these periods on their resumes as a “career break” or “family responsibility,” he said.

Here are strategies suggested by a recruiter and workers who have been there for addressing a career gap.

Highlight transferable life skills

Employers are more focused on skills or results than a perfect career path, and volunteering your services at a nonprofit organization is a good way to keep those skills fresh, Decker said.

De Liberto, 57, was a classically trained opera singer before she got married and became a mother. While her husband built a chiropractic practice, she set aside her music career ambitions to raise their children.

Once she decided to reenter the workforce, De Liberto didn’t have 9-to-5 job experience to feature on her resume. Instead, she reviewed activities beyond family life for skills that would translate into a work environment.

Serving as PTA president at her children’s school, for example, required managing budgets and presenting project plans to the school board. She also helped with budgeting, software rollouts and hiring for her husband's business.

Even so, she kept hearing as she applied for administrative support roles that she wasn't qualified. However, one person who interviewed De Liberto was intrigued, saying, “This resume was so different than anything I had ever seen. I needed to see the person who created this."

Determined not to walk away empty-handed, De Liberto proposed a monthlong trial run as an administrative assistant. Her pitch was: “I recognize that you probably are getting resumes of people who are far more qualified than me, but I would challenge that they are not as tenacious and driven as me. If you give me 30 days, I’ll prove to you that I can learn this job and I can do this job.”

The company hired her. Over the next decade, she was promoted and recruited away by other employers and worked her way up to head of client services at an artificial intelligence company. De Liberto said she was asked about her employment lull each time she interviewed for a new position.

“I was fortunate enough to stay home for 17 years and raise amazing humans,” she tells potential employers. "And I worked from the ground up to be where I am today."

Laura Sandvik, who left a marketing job to care for her mother and later her children, highlighted in her LinkedIn profile the soft skills she gained from her experiences.

“I have no regrets about those choices. They strengthened my patience, perspective, and sense of responsibility. In returning to formal roles, I have done so intentionally,” she wrote.

Practice telling a layoff story

If you lost a job due to restructuring or layoffs, you don't need to volunteer that information on a resume but be honest if an interviewer asks why you left, Decker said.

“I would simply say, ‘I was one of 270 people caught up in this reduction of force,’ or if you made it through a few rounds of layoffs, say, ‘Over two years we had five rounds of reductions in force, I made it through four, I was caught up in the fifth,’" Decker suggested.

Practice your response before the interview, and avoid negativity such as blaming the employer. “Own it, acknowledge it and move on,” Decker said.

Baura Zia, 35, was laid off in 2022 shortly after returning from maternity leave. She was upset initially but says losing her job “was honestly a blessing in disguise" because she spent the next three years raising her two children full-time.

On her resume, Zia describes those years as a “parenting gap,” and states that she also moved across the country in that time. When she decided to find a part-time job after her son's first birthday, she explained during interviews that the organization she previously worked for didn't let her go over performance issues but because it lost the contract she was working on.

“Having grace with yourself is really important," Zia said. "It’s not a flaw to have a career gap. If anything, you’ve grown so much from that.”

During her job hunt, Zia sometimes sent messages to people she found online to ask about their experience working at the company where she'd applied. Many didn’t reply, but some did. She also reached out to contacts from a networking group for women in public relations she she joined years ago.

“When I was ready to go back to the workplace, it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be, only because I had my network to tap into,” Zia said.

Own your accomplishments

Addressing resume gaps due to major employment barriers such as incarceration can be especially difficult.

Ryan Cuellar, 29, who was charged with felony possession of stolen property at age 18 and sent to jail a month before he expected to graduate high school, is proud of his perseverance and record of overcoming hurdles.

“Don’t reflect on your mistake but take pride in what you learn from it and what you are doing about it," Cuellar advised.

After being incarcerated for a few months, Cuellar returned to high school to repeat his senior year. Then he took a string of odd jobs that didn't require background checks, including acting gigs and working as a machine operator, while also taking college classes.

After receiving certification as a paralegal, Cuellar said he used the training to petition to have his criminal record sealed. That meant he did not have to disclose his legal history on job applications or worry about getting asked about it following background checks.

Cuellar chose to tell potential employers about it anyway, even though doing so often hurt his chances of getting hired. He also volunteered at the jail, helping people held there acquire skills to help them succeed after their release. He recently landed his first full-time job, working as a salesperson for a company that provides online tutoring services.

“It’s part of my story,” Cuellar said of his incarceration. “At the end of the day, I think that you need to know that about me as a person to understand my side and where I come from and my perspective.”

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Giorgi Kimeridze, 43, of Staten Island, New York, is one of several people with South Florida ties accused in the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.

Local 10 News first reported on Kimeridze in April, when he was arrested by BSO under the name “Kimeridze Giorgi” on a state grand theft charge.

He was accused of participating in “a rash of schemes” by thieves who “utilize a fraudulent transportation company to acquire luxury vehicle transportation ‘jobs’ by legitimate auto dealerships” ― in that case, a fraud scheme involving a 2024 Ferrari Purosangue that was supposed to go from a dealership in Pompano Beach to a Maserati dealer in Monmouth, New Jersey.

Now, Kimeridze is accused of “facilitating the operation” of two durable medical equipment companies that fraudulently billed Medicare and other federal health care programs “more than $1 billion for urinary catheters, orthotic braces and wound dressings that beneficiaries did not need and did not receive,” of which, “approximately $4.9 million was paid,” according to a federal criminal complaint and a DOJ news release.

One of those companies was ABRH Care, authorities said. Another man, Ibrahim Hilmi, 58, of Miami, is also charged in connection with the operation of ABRH Care, authorities said.

Kimeridze, a native of the former Soviet country of Georgia, was taken into the custody of the Department of Homeland Security after bonding out of jail in April, the complaint states. He’s facing a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Ferrari case remained open in Broward court as of Thursday afternoon.

The DOJ also announced charges for several other South Florida residents accused of additional fraud schemes:

Casilda Muniz Rodriguez, 57, of Hialeah, is accused of “fraudulently bill(ing) Medicare for over $117 million for skin substitutes and wound care products that were never provided.”

Investigators said Eduardo Javier Ibarra Arrowsmith, 61, of Miami, “impersonated a deceased Miami-Dade neurologist and used that doctor’s credentials — including his name, National Provider Identifier number, and Florida medical license number" as part of “a scheme to fraudulently certify naturalization applicants as disabled in order to exempt them from the English language and civics requirements of the U.S. citizenship naturalization test.”

Laura Seiler-Anstett, 55, of Coral Springs, is accused of a $58.3 million scheme involving durable medical equipment. Prosecutors said the “fraudulent claims were for orthotic braces that were medically unnecessary, ineligible for reimbursement, and procured through the payment of illegal kickbacks and bribes.”

Prosecutors said Yilian Cruz, 36, and Inti Cruz, 55, both of Miami Lakes; and Adaimis Perez Arencibia, 39, of Miami, are facing charges related to a mental health care fraud scheme. They said the Cruzes, married co-owners of the Miami clinic De La Cruz Mental Health LLC, conspired with others, including Perez Arencibia, a therapist to pay illegal kickbacks to recruit elderly Medicaid beneficiaries as patients.

Rene Yartu Couceiro, 57, of Miami, is accused in connection “with a Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme involving a Miami mental health clinic’s payment of “donations” in the form of cash payments to Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries for agreeing to receive psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy that was not all provided as represented," according to the DOJ release.

Rajiv Shah, 65, of Palm Beach Gardens, and Anthony Tursi, 39, of Boynton Beach, are accused of multi-million-dollar schemes involving fraudulent Medicare billing for durable medical equipment and “medically unnecessary genetic testing,” respectively.

The DOJ has summaries of these and other cases on its website.

Giorgi Kimeridze, de 43 años, de Staten Island, Nueva York, es una de varias personas con vínculos con el sur de Florida acusadas en la operación nacional contra fraude de atención médica de 2026 del Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU.

Local 10 News informó por primera vez sobre Kimeridze en abril, cuando fue arrestado por BSO bajo el nombre “Kimeridze Giorgi” por un cargo estatal de hurto mayor.

Fue acusado de participar en “una serie de esquemas” por ladrones que “utilizan una compañía de transporte fraudulenta para obtener ‘trabajos’ de transporte de vehículos de lujo de concesionarios de autos legítimos”, en ese caso, un esquema de fraude que involucraba un Ferrari Purosangue 2024 que debía ir de un concesionario en Pompano Beach a un concesionario Maserati en Monmouth, Nueva Jersey.

Ahora, Kimeridze está acusado de “facilitar la operación” de dos compañías de equipos médicos duraderos que facturaron fraudulentamente a Medicare y a otros programas federales de atención médica “más de $1B USD por catéteres urinarios, aparatos ortopédicos y vendajes para heridas que los beneficiarios no necesitaban ni recibieron”, de los cuales “aproximadamente $4.9 millones USD fueron pagados”, según una denuncia penal federal y un comunicado del Departamento de Justicia.

Una de esas compañías era ABRH Care, dijeron las autoridades. Otro hombre, Ibrahim Hilmi, de 58 años, de Miami, también enfrenta cargos en relación con la operación de ABRH Care, dijeron las autoridades.

Kimeridze, originario del antiguo país soviético de Georgia, fue puesto bajo custodia del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional después de salir bajo fianza de la cárcel en abril, indica la denuncia. Enfrenta un cargo de conspiración para cometer lavado de dinero. El caso del Ferrari permanecía abierto en el tribunal de Broward hasta la tarde del jueves.

El Departamento de Justicia también anunció cargos contra varios otros residentes del sur de Florida acusados de esquemas adicionales de fraude:

Casilda Muniz Rodriguez, de 57 años, de Hialeah, es acusada de “facturar fraudulentamente a Medicare más de $117 millones USD por sustitutos de piel y productos para el cuidado de heridas que nunca fueron proporcionados”.

Los investigadores dijeron que Eduardo Javier Ibarra Arrowsmith, de 61 años, de Miami, “suplantó a un neurólogo fallecido de Miami-Dade y utilizó las credenciales de ese médico — incluyendo su nombre, número de Identificador Nacional de Proveedor y número de licencia médica de Florida” como parte de “un esquema para certificar fraudulentamente a solicitantes de naturalización como discapacitados con el fin de eximirlos de los requisitos de idioma inglés y educación cívica del examen de ciudadanía de EE.UU.”.

Laura Seiler-Anstett, de 55 años, de Coral Springs, es acusada de un esquema de $58.3 millones USD relacionado con equipos médicos duraderos. Los fiscales dijeron que las “reclamaciones fraudulentas eran por aparatos ortopédicos médicamente innecesarios, no elegibles para reembolso y obtenidos mediante el pago de sobornos y comisiones ilegales”.

Los fiscales dijeron que Yilian Cruz, de 36 años, e Inti Cruz, de 55, ambos de Miami Lakes, y Adaimis Perez Arencibia, de 39, de Miami, enfrentan cargos relacionados con un esquema de fraude en atención de salud mental. Indicaron que los Cruz, copropietarios de la clínica De La Cruz Mental Health LLC, conspiraron con otros, incluyendo a Perez Arencibia, terapeuta, para pagar sobornos ilegales con el fin de reclutar a beneficiarios ancianos de Medicaid como pacientes.

Rene Yartu Couceiro, de 57 años, de Miami, es acusado en relación con “un esquema de fraude a Medicaid y Medicare que involucraba el pago de ‘donaciones’ en forma de efectivo a beneficiarios para que aceptaran recibir rehabilitación psicosocial (PSR) y terapia de estimulación magnética transcraneal (TMS) que no fue completamente proporcionada como se representó”, según el comunicado del Departamento de Justicia.

Rajiv Shah, de 65 años, de Palm Beach Gardens, y Anthony Tursi, de 39, de Boynton Beach, son acusados de esquemas multimillonarios que involucraban facturación fraudulenta a Medicare por equipos médicos duraderos y “pruebas genéticas médicamente innecesarias”, respectivamente.

El Departamento de Justicia tiene resúmenes de estos y otros casos en su sitio web.

Rubio used a three-day, three-nation trip to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain this week to try to convince all the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council that the Trump administration does indeed have their backs in negotiations to end the war President Donald Trump and Israel launched on Feb. 28.

That conflict sharply curtailed the region's oil exports and saw several Gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits.

“They’ve shared with us some very concrete concerns, ideas,” Rubio said in Bahrain, the last stop on the trip. “And when I say concern, the biggest concern is that they really just want to be informed every step along the way as we enter these negotiations at both the technical and political levels.”

“We want them to be involved and we want the views of all these countries to be reflected,” he said. “We don’t want to and will not be making any decisions or commitments that in any way undermines the prosperity, stability or security of our Gulf partners.”

While the U.S. and the Gulf council members — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates — eventually released a joint statement after the meeting that extolled areas of agreement about the end goals of the Iran agreement, there were small signs of potential discontent.

The joint statement said the two sides “stressed the need to maintain momentum and unity as negotiations proceed toward a more permanent end to hostilities and the shared objective of preventing Iran from ever developing or otherwise acquiring a nuclear weapon."

They also expressed opposition to any attempt by Iran to impose tolls, fees, or assert control over the Strait of Hormuz. They welcomed an Omani initiative to create a safe lane to evacuate stranded sailors from the waterway and stressed that any economic benefit Iran might realize “is conditional and reversible, contingent on Iran’s compliance” with the temporary agreement and a final deal.

The joint statement painted a rosy picture, yet the council secretary, General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, suggested in a statement that doubts remain.

He said it was emphasized during the meeting that any future understandings or arrangements must incorporate the requirements of the Gulf council countries to safeguard their interests and ensure “their security and stability.” His statement, released by the group, hinted that the Guld council members felt snubbed in the earlier talks.

“Such arrangements must be based on the principles of international law, respect for state sovereignty, good neighborliness, and non-interference in internal affairs, thereby contributing to the consolidation of regional security and stability,” he said.

Before Rubio spoke to the group, the meeting host, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, said that while the memorandum of understanding is welcome, many questions remain outstanding.

“While this progress is encouraging, it is critically important that Iran fully adheres to its obligations," including under the memorandum, he said.

He said that means preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, preserving freedom of navigation, ending all missile and drone attacks, halting support for proxy groups and abandoning attempts to interfere with Iran's neighbors.

“It’s ridiculous that it’s come to this point. I am happy to be here and stand on what I believe in,” said Kaitlyn Daily of Young Democratic Socialists of America at FIU.

“We know that they turn any interaction with law enforcement into a potential immigration interaction and it’s a stifling fear,” said a man named William with the American Friends Service Committee.

The group then waited for their turn to take their message inside during public comment.

The city’s partnership with ICE has been in place since the Miami City Commission approved the 287(g) agreement in June 2025.

“I’m an immigrant and I’m here to say no more ICE,” Angela Winter said.

The agreement allows select Miami police officers, after receiving federal training, to carry out certain immigration enforcement duties in coordination with ICE, including questioning, detaining and, in some cases, arresting people suspected of immigration violations.

Supporters of ending the agreement say it has created fear in immigrant communities, making some people less likely to report crimes or cooperate with police.

“If the police act as deportation agents it will minimize the trust that the community has in the police,” one man said.

The issue returned to Miami City Hall after Commissioner Christine King placed it on Thursday’s agenda for discussion.

For more than an hour, advocates urged city leaders to reconsider the agreement, saying ending it would help restore trust between police and the community.

“Asumiré el gobierno de un país profundamente quebrantado. La persona a la que he de suceder se encargó de degradar la majestad de la presidencia de la República, debilitar las instituciones y dividir a los colombianos sembrando en el alma de muchos el odio de clases”, dijo De la Espriella al recibir las credenciales por parte del Consejo Nacional Electoral en un centro de eventos en Bogotá.

De la Espriella, un abogado y empresario sin experiencia en cargos públicos, tomará posesión el 7 de agosto con su vicepresidente electo, José Manuel Restrepo, economista y exministro de Hacienda.

El CNE declaró el miércoles la elección luego de la finalización del escrutinio en el que De la Espriella ganó con 12.960.166 votos. Mientras que su contendor Iván Cepeda, aliado del presidente Gustavo Petro, obtuvo 12.708.312 votos, en la segunda votación con la diferencia más estrecha en un balotaje de las últimas tres décadas en Colombia.

De la Espriella sucederá a Petro, el primer presidente de tendencia izquierdista en Colombia, prometiendo dar un giro contundente con una agenda centrada en la mano dura contra los grupos armados ilegales, con quienes no continuará los diálogos de paz adelantados por Petro, mientras que promete construir megacárceles al estilo de las de El Salvador.

“Los colombianos han votado por un nuevo estilo... y una nueva forma de hacer política y ejercer el gobierno. No los defraudaré”, declaró De la Espriella. “Se trata de un triunfo épico porque fue del pueblo en contra de los partidos, en contra de la politiquería y en contra del establecimiento”, agregó en referencia a que en campaña rechazó el apoyo explícito que le dieron los partidos políticos.

De la Espriella, apodado “El Tigre”, advirtió a “todos los ilegales” que disponen de un mes para “organizar su sometimiento al Estado de derecho”, sin anunciar beneficios jurídicos por hacerlo, asegurando que en su gobierno “no habrá ofertas generosas ni concesiones inaceptables como las que recibieron del régimen que está llegando a su fin”.

Colombia lidia con múltiples grupos ilegales que se disputan el narcotráfico y otras rentas como la minería ilegal, pese a que hace una década firmó un acuerdo de paz con la extinta guerrilla Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).

Apoyado desde la campaña por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, De la Espriella ha dicho que revitalizará las relaciones bilaterales con Estados Unidos —principal socio comercial de Colombia—, maltrechas por las tensiones entre Petro y Trump por desacuerdos en la política migratoria, la lucha antinarcóticos y las acciones bélicas de Israel en la Franja de Gaza.

Petro ha señalado a Trump de ejercer una “intervención directa” e indebida en las elecciones colombianas en favor de De la Espriella, colombo-estadounidense, cuestionando la legitimidad del resultado del balotaje.

Cepeda hizo reclamaciones en decenas de miles de mesas de votación por presuntas irregularidades en el conteo preliminar y solo reconoció su derrota la víspera cuando estaba por acabar el escrutinio, realizado por jueces y certificado por el CNE.

“Se verificó con el máximo rigor cada acta, reclamación por reclamación, y todos podemos afirmar con plena tranquilidad que la decisión que hoy se formaliza es la que los colombianos tomaron en libertad”, dijo en el acto protocolar Cristian Quiroz, presidente del CNE.

El progresista aseguró que harán una oposición “democrática, vigilante y constructiva” con la que defenderán lo construido en el gobierno de Petro en favor del “pueblo”, especialmente el salario mínimo que tuvo el ajuste más alto de los últimos años, así como la reforma al sistema laboral y de pensiones.

Cepeda ocupará una curul de la oposición en el Senado, mientras que su fórmula vicepresidencial Aida Quilcué lo hará en la Cámara de Representantes.

De la Espriella anunció el jueves que trabaja una agenda con el canciller de Israel sobre cooperación en la lucha contra armados ilegales, intercambio de capacidades en seguridad y oportunidades comerciales, buscando retomar la relación luego de que Petro rompiera vínculos diplomáticos en el 2024 como protesta por el “genocidio” en la Franja de Gaza.

Petro rechazó la víspera la eventual reanudación de relaciones: “abrir relaciones con Israel y olvidar el genocidio palestino como se olvida el genocidio colombiano es una invitación a repetirlo”, dijo en X.

Los sismos de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5 del miércoles por la noche se encuentran entre los más fuertes que han azotado Venezuela en más de un siglo y pudieron sentirse en toda la región.

Las autoridades venezolanas intentaban aprovechar al máximo las horas de luz para acelerar los esfuerzos de rescate de personas que se cree que permanecen atrapadas bajo los escombros.

Estas son algunas de las reacciones de mandatarios de distintas partes del mundo a los sismos en Venezuela.

Secretario de Estado estadounidense Marco Rubio

“El gobierno de Estados Unidos expresa sus más profundas condolencias al pueblo de Venezuela tras los devastadores sismo”, escribió el secretario de Estado Marco Rubio en la plataforma social X.

“Estados Unidos acompaña al pueblo venezolano en este momento difícil y, por instrucción del presidente Trump, el Departamento de Estado está desplegando de inmediato equipos de búsqueda y rescate, recursos médicos y ayuda humanitaria a Venezuela”, añadió.

Presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron

El presidente francés Emmanuel Macron recurrió a la plataforma social X para expresar la solidaridad de Francia con el pueblo venezolano y señaló que un equipo de 85 rescatistas franceses especializados en operaciones de búsqueda y despeje “se despliega de inmediato” hacia Venezuela.

“Francia está lista, junto con sus socios europeos, para brindar asistencia a las poblaciones afectadas en respuesta a las necesidades identificadas por las autoridades venezolanas”, escribió.

Presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum

La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, informó que un equipo de rescatistas militares, junto con personal médico, partirá hacia Venezuela el jueves. No precisó cuántas personas viajarían.

“Determinaremos mañana mismo personal adicional que se requiera para poder ayudar siempre a los pueblos que lo necesiten”, indicó la mandataria mexicana.

Presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

El presidente brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, expresó la “determinación” de su país de apoyar al gobierno de Venezuela en sus esfuerzos de recuperación.

Lula señaló en X que había instruido al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Brasil a evaluar la situación en Venezuela “y a valorar qué medidas de asistencia podría adoptar Brasil”.

“Reafirmo nuestra determinación de apoyar al gobierno de la presidenta interina Delcy Rodríguez en la recuperación de las zonas afectadas en esta nación hermana, cuyo pueblo ha demostrado una gran resiliencia frente a la adversidad”, escribió.

Portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Guo Jiakun

“China ha tomado nota de los informes relativos a Venezuela. Expresamos nuestras sinceras condolencias al gobierno venezolano y a las personas afectadas”, declaró el jueves el portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Guo Jiakun, en una conferencia de prensa.

Añadió que “China está dispuesta a brindar asistencia a Venezuela en la medida de sus posibilidades, de acuerdo con las necesidades de Venezuela”.

Presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez

“Todo mi apoyo y el de España al pueblo venezolano tras los devastadores terremotos de esta noche”, escribió en Instagram el presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez. “Nuestros pensamientos están con las víctimas y sus familias”.

Presidente electo de Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella

“Toda mi solidaridad con el hermano pueblo venezolano tras el devastador terremoto”, escribió en X el presidente electo de Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella. “Colombia los acompaña en esta hora difícil con afecto, respeto y esperanza. Mis oraciones están con las víctimas y sus familias. Dios proveerá”.

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

Spokesperson Eric Alper said that Clayton-Thomas died “peacefully” Wednesday at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Alper did not cite a specific cause.

Clayton-Thomas was a onetime street fighter and petty thief from Canada who briefly became a rock superstar, the front man of a nine-member group that sold millions of records and won two Grammys for “Blood, Sweat & Tears,” which beat out the Beatles' “Abbey Road” for best album of 1969. Calling out amid a jazzy parade of horns, keyboards and percussion, Clayton-Thomas’ urgent shout was a signature voice of the era, preaching love on the Motown cover “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy,” a lasting legacy on Laura Nyro’s “And When I Die” and a cool head on his own “Spinning Wheel.” Meanwhile, Blood, Sweat & Tears helped inspire a wave of horn-led bands, among them Chicago, the Electric Flag and Ten Wheel Drive.

“A lot of the guys (in Blood, Sweat & Tears) would play a Broadway show matinee, then go up to Harlem and play Latin music or R&B and funk at night, or come down to the Village and play pure jazz the next night,” Clayton-Thomas told bestclassicbands.com in 2023. “I was just a blues player: give me three chords and I’ve got a song.”

At its peak, Blood, Sweat & Tears’ appeal was so broad it helped lead to the band’s downfall.

Hip enough to perform at the 1969 Woodstock festival, where they were among the highest paid acts, they also were known enough to the establishment to tour Eastern Europe the following year on behalf of the State Department. When Clayton-Thomas and other band members denounced the Communist regimes on the other side of the Cold War, Rolling Stone’s David Felton wrote that “the State Department got its money worth.” Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.

The band had practical reasons for going along with the government: Clayton-Thomas, who had allegedly wielded a gun at his girlfriend, had been denied a green card and faced deportation. But after topping the charts in 1970 with the album “Blood, Sweat & Tears 3,” their appeal soon faded. A burned out Clayton-Thomas left the group in 1972, and neither he nor the remaining musicians ever regained their old stature. Blood, Sweat & Tears would continue recording over the next few years, and even briefly reunited with Clayton-Thomas, who went on to release more than a dozen solo albums and tour on his own for decades.

Clayton-Thomas was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996. “Spinning Wheel,” covered by everyone from James Brown to TV star Barbara Eden, was voted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame a decade later.

Clayton-Thomas is survived by his daughters, Ashleigh Clayton-Thomas and Christine Graham.

Up from the streets

Born David Henry Thomsett in Surrey, England, and raised near Toronto and Ottawa, he was the son of a Canadian World War II veteran and of a pianist-entertainer who helped inspire her son’s interest in music. Thomsett was lucky to have the chance. He fought violently with his father, was living in the streets by his mid-teens and by age 20 was serving time in a reformatory for vagrancy, assault and other crimes.

An old guitar, left behind by a fellow inmate, changed his life. He taught himself to play and began spending extensive time in the early 1960s around Toronto’s Yonge Street music “strip,” where peers included the American rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins, a mentor to Robbie Robertson and other future members of the Band and a guide for Thomsett early in his career.

Anxious to reinvent himself, he changed his last name to Clayton-Thomas while leading his own groups. In the mid-60s, he released such albums as “Sings Like It Is” and had a hit single with the anti-war rocker “Brainwashed.” He would also befriend a rising star, Joni Mitchell, whose childlike “Circle Game” helped inspire “Spinning Wheel,” and the venerable John Lee Hooker, who would indirectly contribute to Clayton-Thomas’ breakthrough in the U.S.

America beckons

Hooker had encouraged Clayton-Thomas to move to New York, where the American bluesman had an engagement at the Cafe Au Go Go in Greenwich Village. When Hooker unexpectedly departed for a tour of Europe, club owner Howard Solomon needed a replacement and recruited Clayton-Thomas.

“So I played him a couple songs on the guitar,” Clayton-Thomas told bestclassicbands.com. “He said, ‘Do you have a band?’ I said, ‘Sure,’ and went out into Greenwich Village looking for anybody carrying a guitar case or even looking like a musician, and we put together a little band and we opened there that night. We ended up staying there for several months.”

Around the same time, session man-producer Al Kooper was looking to form a jazz-rock group and was joined by such musicians as guitarist Steve Katz, drummer Bobby Colomby and horn players Randy Brecker and Jerry Weiss. They called themselves Blood, Sweat & Tears, releasing the debut album “Child Is Father to the Man” early in 1968. Although praised by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner as “a fine, exemplary group,” members were torn between those allied with Kooper and those who thought his vocals too weak to attract a substantial audience.

By the end of the year, Kooper and others had departed, and the band was seeking a new singer. After Judy Collins saw Clayton-Thomas perform, she recommended him to Colomby.

“I got home and just a couple of days later, Bobby Colomby called me up and said, ‘Hey, Kooper’s gone. We got four guys left out of the nine. And we still got a record contract with Columbia. Do you want to come down and try out for the band?”’ Clayton-Thomas told bestclassicbands.com. ”I said, ‘You’re damn right.’ I knew (bassist) Jim Fielder real well and I knew they were superb musicians. So I was on the next plane. We had a rehearsal that afternoon, an audition, and it was instant magic. We just knew right off the bat.”

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Kareem Thomas and Stanthony Ballard used “fraudulent credentials” to sneak into the 6 p.m. event in Miami Gardens with more than 65,000 ticket holders on Wednesday, according to deputies.

Thomas, 38, and Ballard, 43, both from Georgia, also used the fake credentials to charge $1,000 per person for access to the Hardrock Stadium, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy’s report.

Four witnesses who were at the stadium’s Section 135 at 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday told deputies that they had paid Thomas, of Macon, and Ballard, of Atlanta, who showed the fake credentials, according to the report.

Thomas and Ballard had “previously been ejected” from the stadium and “were also criminally trespassing” and ”interfering with the normal and safe operations of the event," a deputy wrote, according to the report.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Thomas and Ballard on Wednesday night at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Thomas and Ballard each faced two felony charges: Uttering a forged instruments and interference with a sporting event. They also had a bench warrant for business conduct without a license. Their bond was $3,500 each.

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Kareem Thomas y Stanthony Ballard utilizaron “credenciales fraudulentas” para colarse en el evento de las 6 p.m. en Miami Gardens con más de 65,000 personas con boletos el miércoles, según agentes.

Thomas, de 38 años, y Ballard, de 43, ambos de Georgia, también usaron las credenciales falsas para cobrar $1,000 USD por persona por acceso al Hard Rock Stadium, según un informe de un agente de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade.

Cuatro testigos que estaban en la sección 135 del estadio a las 6:35 p.m. del miércoles dijeron a los agentes que habían pagado a Thomas, de Macon, y a Ballard, de Atlanta, quienes mostraron las credenciales falsas, según el informe.

Thomas y Ballard habían “sido previamente expulsados” del estadio y “también estaban entrando ilegalmente” y “interfiriendo con las operaciones normales y seguras del evento”, escribió un agente, según el informe.

Correcciones de Miami-Dade registró a Thomas y Ballard el miércoles por la noche en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según registros de reclusos.

Thomas y Ballard enfrentan cada uno dos cargos graves: uso de documentos falsificados e interferencia con un evento deportivo. También tenían una orden judicial por ejercer actividad comercial sin licencia. Su fianza fue fijada en $3,500 USD cada uno.

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Según la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida, el choque ocurrió alrededor de las 2:30 a.m. en los carriles en dirección norte de South Dixie Highway cerca de Southwest 127th Avenue.

Los agentes dijeron que el conductor del Tesla gris chocó contra la parte trasera del camión, que formaba parte de una caravana de camiones que circulaban lentamente en el área, a aproximadamente 20 mph.

Los conductores de los camiones acababan de terminar de trabajar calle arriba antes de que ocurriera el choque, dijeron las autoridades.

Ambas mujeres, quienes según las autoridades tenían entre finales de los 20 y principios de los 30 años, fueron declaradas muertas en la escena.

“Esa es la esposa de mi hijo – una de esas muchachas”, dijo Constantine Allwood a Local 10 News. “Siento algo por ella porque es muy joven. Se supone que debía vivir su vida.”

Los cuerpos de las víctimas fueron retirados del Tesla poco después de las 7 a.m.

No está claro qué causó que el conductor chocara contra la parte trasera del camión.

La U.S. 1 fue cerrada entre Southwest 240th Street y 232nd Street después de la colisión.

La investigación sobre el choque continúa en curso.

El fallo se produjo mientras miembros de la comunidad se reunían frente al Ayuntamiento de Miami para protestar el acuerdo de la ciudad con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.UU. (ICE). A medida que la noticia de la decisión 6-3 se difundía entre la multitud, los manifestantes se abrazaban y se consolaban entre sí.

“Todas estas batallas están entrelazadas”, dijo Paul Christian Namphy, organizador principal y director político del Family Action Network Movement.

Defensores del TPS argumentan que las condiciones en Haití siguen siendo demasiado peligrosas para deportaciones. El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. mantiene una advertencia de Nivel 4 de “No viajar” para el país debido a la violencia generalizada y la inestabilidad.

“Mi gente no puede regresar. Es real. La realidad en Haití es real. Las condiciones inseguras en Haití son reales”, dijo Tessa Petit, directora ejecutiva de la Florida Immigrant Coalition. Petit señaló crisis humanitarias en curso, incluyendo violencia contra niños, falta de escuelas en funcionamiento y acceso limitado a atención médica.

“No hay bases para terminar el TPS de Haití basándose en las condiciones del país”, dijo Namphy. “Esto es absolutamente absurdo”.

Los defensores describieron la posibilidad de deportaciones a Haití como una sentencia de muerte, citando la violencia de pandillas y el deterioro de la situación de seguridad del país.

A pesar de la decisión del tribunal, los organizadores prometieron continuar luchando para proteger a los inmigrantes haitianos.

“Diría que no vamos a retroceder. Vamos a mantenernos unidos. Vamos a seguir luchando”, dijo Santcha Etienne, de Black Alliance for Just Immigration.

Petit reiteró esa determinación.

“La lucha no ha terminado”, dijo.

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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of South Dixie Highway near Southwest 127^th Avenue.

Troopers said the driver of the gray Tesla crashed into the back of the truck, which was part of a caravan of trucks driving slowly in the area, at about 20 mph.

The truck drivers had just finished working up the street before the crash occurred, authorities said.

Both women, who authorities said were in their late 20s or early 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene.

“That’s my son’s wife – one of those girls,” Constantine Allwood told Local 10 News. “I feel a way for her because she’s very young. She’s supposed to live out her life.”

The victims’ bodies were removed from the Tesla shortly after 7 a.m.

It’s unclear what caused the driver to crash into the back of the truck.

U.S. 1 was closed between Southwest 240th Street and 232nd Street after the collision.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

The 32nd annual Mango Festival was held from June 13-June 14 at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, featuring more than 400 mango varieties, live chef demonstrations and tastings, and a marketplace of vendors offering a range of mango-inspired goods.

Organizers also set up a VIP lounge area, offering shade and relief from the weekend heat.

This is what these mango trees thrive in — the South Florida climate that helps make the region a hub for mango lovers and growers.

Organizers say a brunch prepared by James Beard Award-winning chefs and mango cocktails were a part of the lineup on the last day of the festival, rounding out what they called a “Sunday funday” celebration of the fruit.

Happy mango season!

The agency reported the June 9 incident to U.S. Park Police, said Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the park service. Lands made the statement in a court document filed late Wednesday as part of a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit organization to halt the Trump administration's work on the project.

His statement does not say whether the damage is a suspected case of vandalism or identify anyone who might have been involved.

The police report indicates damage to the pool, "including a caulk over the foam sealant that was cut with a sharp knife or razor and destruction of delaminating surface material,'' Lands said. About 70 fence post tops also were thrown into the pool, he said.

The statements were the first time the Republican administration has offered specifics for when and how the Reflecting Pool may have been damaged after work on the project was substantially completed.

President Donald Trump and other officials have repeatedly blamed, without evidence, unidentified vandals for peeling paint as well as a “350-foot gash” in the liner and other problems. Six people have been arrested, Trump said this week, without providing details.

Trump pledged to beautify the century-old Reflecting Pool before the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations, draining its water and directing the bottom to be painted a color he called “American flag blue.” But since the site was restored, its water has been plagued by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating have appeared to be peeling off the bottom.

His administration faces a self-imposed deadline to complete the renovation before July Fourth. Trump also has said the federal government would release images to substantiate his claim.

Trump said Wednesday that “sick people” had used razors and box cutters to slice portions of the lining.

The U.S. Park Police posted surveillance footage Wednesday evening and asked for help “identifying the individual depicted here in connection with a Destruction of Government Property investigation.” The grainy, 30-second video appears to show a person kneeling down, reaching into the reflecting pool and removing something from the water. Police said it was taken Friday afternoon.

In his statement to the court, Lands said the parks agency plans to begin draining the Reflecting Pool following Independence Day celebrations to conduct repairs, including assessing and repairing any damage to the lining.

The park service completed more than two months of renovations at the Reflecting Pool in early June. The 2,000-foot-long basin was drained and a tinted. A plastic-like rubber lining was installed to waterproof and protect the concrete pool surface, and the pool was refilled with water, Lands said.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation, an education and advocacy group that sued in May to halt work on the project, asked a federal judge to block further renovations.

“It is also not too late to correct course,” the group wrote in a filing Monday. It urged the administration to “engage with experts and the public, and make an informed decision about what is best based on the consultations mandated by the law, instead of once again rushing ahead with half-baked ideas.”

Congressional Democrats have called for formal investigations into the pool renovations, saying no-bid contracts for work on the project were awarded to vendors with previous relationships to Trump.

Ohio-based Green Water Solutions was given a $1.7 million contract to install a water-purification system in the Reflecting Pool, while Virginia-based Atlantic Industrial Coatings was awarded $14.7 million to repaint and waterproof the pool’s concrete floor.

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate appropriations panel overseeing the Interior Department's budget, said the pool renovation appears to be a waste of taxpayers’ dollars.

“After railing about waste, fraud and abuse, Donald Trump spent more than $16 million on a renovation of the Reflecting Pool that’s now peeling and chock full of algae,” Merkley said Thursday. He said this is a "massive waste" of tax dollars and the public deserves "swift answers — and a refund.”

Merkley is one of about 10 Democratic senators and House members investigating the pool project.

"Taxpayers deserve a full explanation of how these failures occurred and who will be held accountable for correcting them,'' said another letter, signed by New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich and five other senators.

Heinrich is the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which oversees the Interior Department.

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Associated Press writer Michael Kunzelman contributed to this report.

Esto ocurre poco más de una semana después de que los detenidos fueran trasladados fuera de la instalación del condado Collier, oficialmente el Aeropuerto de Entrenamiento y Transición Dade-Collier, citando preocupaciones por huracanes.

Un comunicado de la oficina del gobernador indica que la conferencia de prensa del jueves, programada para las 11:15 a.m., contará con la participación del zar de la frontera de la Casa Blanca, Tom Homan, y el director ejecutivo de la Junta Estatal de Control de Inmigración de Florida, Anthony Coker.

Local 10 News planea transmitir en vivo la conferencia de prensa del gobernador.

Mientras tanto, la alcaldesa de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, anunció que su oficina tiene la intención de vender el aeropuerto propiedad del condado “al Servicio de Parques Nacionales y a otros socios autorizados de restauración de los Everglades para conservación permanente tras la eventual desactivación del centro de detención de inmigrantes que actualmente opera en el sitio”.

Un comunicado del condado indica que la oficina de Levine Cava “evaluará e identificará el proceso legal apropiado para la venta y transferencia de la propiedad para su incorporación al Plan Integral de Restauración de los Everglades”.

“Desde el principio, he planteado serias preocupaciones sobre el centro de detención ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ porque las personas han sido retenidas allí en condiciones inhumanas sin un debido proceso significativo, mientras ocupa terrenos junto a uno de los ecosistemas naturales más valiosos del mundo”, dijo Levine Cava en el comunicado. “Una vez que esta instalación sea desactivada, tenemos la oportunidad de proteger permanentemente estas tierras para la restauración de los Everglades y garantizar que permanezcan protegidas para las generaciones futuras. Ese es el legado que debemos dejar”.

El comunicado señala que la “ubicación remota, la utilidad limitada para la aviación, las importantes obligaciones de mantenimiento y la compatibilidad cada vez más restringida con las tierras de conservación circundantes han reducido su valor estratégico a largo plazo como activo de aviación”.

El aeropuerto fue construido a finales de la década de 1960 como el Everglades Jetport, con planes de convertirlo en el aeropuerto más grande del mundo y un centro de viajes supersónicos.

Bajo esos ambiciosos planes, el aeropuerto habría estado conectado con Miami mediante un monorraíl.

Pero la cancelación del avión supersónico Boeing 2707 planeado y las preocupaciones ambientales relacionadas con la ubicación en los Everglades hicieron que el proyecto nunca se materializara.

DeSantis said the center, which opened in July 2025, was always meant to be only temporary until more permanent detention centers could be secured and federal officials now have that capacity.

“We stepped up because there was a gap, but my hope is that they’ll be able to handle that,” the Republican governor said at a news conference at the facility.

Officials announced a temporary closure of the facility earlier in June and sent all of the detainees to other facilities, saying hurricane season made it unsafe to keep them in the Everglades.

Immigration advocates said the center's tents were never safe or humane for holding people. Detainees at the facility have talked about their difficulty accessing lawyers and described poor physical conditions, including worms in the food, toilets that didn’t flush, floors flooded with fecal waste, and mosquitoes and other insects everywhere.

They described large white tents with rows of and rows of bunk beds surrounded by chain-link cages. The air conditioning could shut off abruptly in the sweltering Florida heat. Detainees could go days without showering or getting prescription medicine.

Advocates for immigrants said the closure of “Alligator Alcatraz” does nothing to stop the harm to people who spend months in custody as their families suffer. The Florida Immigrant Coalition said the only winners were corporations and contractors who profited millions of dollars as Republicans pushed an immigration emergency that does not exist.

The detention center of tents and trailers was built by DeSantis’ administration in a matter of days. The governor and President Donald Trump said the center was critical to Republican efforts to return people in the country illegally back to their home countries.

“There is no question this mission has made the state of Florida safer," said DeSantis, noting that 21,000 people were deported through the facility.

Even with the closure of the facility, Florida continues to play a key role with other detention centers and an increased role in helping with immigration enforcement, White House border czar Tom Homan said at Thursday’s news conference.

“Gov. DeSantis did a good job, and he’s going to continue doing what he’s doing to help us make this country safe again,” Homan said. “This isn’t the end of relationship. This is a continuation.”

Lawyers for the immigrants at the facility said their clients suddenly started leaving for other facilities in South Florida, California, Arizona, Louisiana and Texas earlier this month, disappearing for about a week before their attorneys and families were told where they were sent.

DeSantis said the Everglades airstrip the facility was built around will continue to be used.

Environmental groups sued over the detention center, saying Florida officials never got the proper permits or did required reviews on its impact.

The state and federal governments built the site with no oversight and closed it with no input, but they will still be held responsible even with the site is closed, said Paul J. Schwiep, an attorney for Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity.

"The administration believes it can quietly walk away and leave its mess for others to clean up. The law will not allow them to escape accountability. We will ask the courts to ensure that the environmental damage is fully addressed," Schwiep said in a statement Thursday.

Over the 180-year history of The Associated Press, 38 journalists have fallen on the job while working for the independent not-for-profit news organization.

Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

Kellogg, 43, was embedded with Custer's troops. He was reporting for The Bismarck Tribune and New York Herald — the AP circulated his reports across the country — when Custer underestimated the size of a Sioux village that he attacked.

Custer and his outnumbered men made a last stand on a hill. There, they were annihilated by Native American defenders. Kellogg's scalped body was found not far away.

His last published dispatch read in part: “I go with Custer and will be at the death.”

It was more of an attempt at poetry than prophecy. Still, Kellogg's final words and fate circulated far and wide through his employers and the AP. It gave the obscure, part-time journalist, a widower who worked a variety of jobs to support his two daughters, fame in death.

He had got to know Custer. He mingled with and interviewed the soldiers at their camps, noted historian Sandy Barnard.

“While his record as a journalist might be very small compared to modern reporters who go into combat, he certainly was doing exactly what they are doing,” Barnard said.

The State Historical Society of North Dakota preserves Kellogg’s diary and various belongings, including eyeglasses, tobacco, clothing and a mosquito head net. The fragile diary, now digitized online, documents weather, distances covered, who was riding in front and in back, how many antelope they saw and other day-to-day operations, Deputy State Archivist Lindsay Meidinger said. The diary ends before the battle.

“It’s a primary source of the historical event that not many other primary sources remain from that time period related to the Seventh Cavalry and Custer,” she said.

In other ways, Kellogg was much different from modern journalists. He carried a rifle into action, pointed out Barnard, author of a Kellogg biography and other books on the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

“During the last stages of the campaign, Kellogg was probably more of a soldier than he was a newspaper man,” said Barnard.

And Kellogg made no attempt to avoid not just bias but racism against Native Americans, whom he called “red devils.”

Others who have perished while reporting for AP in war zones include:

— Mariam Dagga, a freelance visual journalist who was killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip last August;

— Anja Niedringhaus, a photographer shot by a police officer as she sat in her car in Afghanistan in 2014;

— Myles Tierney, a videojournalist killed while traveling in a convoy that came under fire in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 1999;

— Joseph Morton, a war correspondent who was the only U.S. reporter known to have been executed by the Nazis following his capture alongside Slovakian partisans in 1944.

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Associated Press corporate archivist Sarit Hand in New York and Jack Dura in Bismarck, North Dakota, contributed to this report.

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote in a letter Wednesday to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that he had “credible information” that the Trump administration had a list of more than 500 migrant children it was targeting for a fast-track removal process and that the department was racing to act in days. He warned that the administration was abdicating “core humanitarian and child welfare mandates” and demanded an immediate halt to any plans to remove the children.

Wyden, who is the ranking member and senior Democrat of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Office of Refugee Resettlement, did not detail how he came by his information. His office declined to provide further details. The ORR, which oversees the care of unaccompanied migrant children, falls under the Department of Health and Human Services.

An HHS spokesperson denied any such plans.

“The new information I obtained leads me to believe that the Department is laying the groundwork for another lawless deportation effort, this time on a greater scale, across more countries of origin,” Wyden wrote.

“You have been entrusted with the care and safety of the children placed within the ORR network. Proceeding with this plan knowingly endangers their lives and violates your duty to these vulnerable children.”

Trump administration made a similar attempt in 2025

Wyden also issued an early warning last August ahead of what eventually became a chaotic weekend of efforts by the Trump administration to remove Guatemalan children in its care and send them home.

HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard said in “there are no plans to target these children,” calling Wyden's claims ”irresponsible fearmongering."

“The Trump Administration is working to identify the parents or legal guardians of unaccompanied alien children in our care because ensuring every child is placed with a properly vetted sponsor is our top priority,” she said.

Over the Labor Day weekend, dozens of migrant children either staying in government-supervised shelters or with foster families were taken from their homes and bused to airfields in Texas bound for Guatemala. A federal judge woken up in the middle of the night eventually stopped the planes. Lawyers for the children — many who had fled violence at home to come to the U.S. — later described how traumatic the middle-of-the-night removal effort was for them.

The administration insisted it was reuniting the Guatemalan children — at the Central American nation’s request — with parents or guardians who sought their return. Lawyers for at least some of the children said that wasn’t true and argued that in any event, authorities still would have to follow a legal process that they did not.

Some of the children in the plane last year were represented by the American Bar Association’s ProBar project. Lauren Fisher Flores, the legal director, said children that day were seen “crying, praying, vomiting” and some entered into a catatonic state. The effects were long-lasting.

“One child was hospitalized for several days due to nerves. For months, one young client refused to board buses for medical appointments or court hearings. All the rules and laws that exist to protect these children were unable to prevent them from experiencing something deeply traumatic," Fisher Flores added.

Congress established legal protections for migrant children

Migrant children traveling alone are usually entrusted to U.S. government care, and there are various legal protections designed to protect them once they’re in the U.S. and navigating the immigration system.

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 is one of the key pieces of legislation designed to protect them. With some limited exceptions, it requires that children be placed in the “least restrictive setting possible,” which generally means that they can be released to a sponsor such as a relative in the U.S. while their immigration proceedings play out.

The children can apply for a specially protected status if they can’t return to their home country because of abuse or neglect and they can also apply for asylum.

The Trump administration has made it increasingly difficult for those children to be released to sponsors though. The administration says that they are doing due diligence to make sure that sponsors are thoroughly vetted and that in the past, children were released into dangerous situations.

But advocates say that the result has been children lingering for months in government shelters.

This time, Wyden said the children at risk of being removed come from various countries, potentially including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Afghanistan, and have been in U.S. custody — mainly in foster care — for at least 180 days. He said they were described as not having any “viable sponsor" who could come forward and take care of them in the U.S.

Not having an identified sponsor could mean the child's parents are in their home countries, are deceased or are too afraid to claim their children after ICE started arresting some parents who are not in the country legally during their reunification efforts.

Allied tribes came together on that hot day in June 1876 near the banks of the Little Bighorn River in present-day Montana to hand the U.S. Army a rare defeat as they fought to preserve their way of life in the face of westward expansion. Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and more than 200 his troops were killed.

The quiet wind-swept prairie of rolling hills and grassy ridges is coming alive again this week as the battle will be reenacted. Horse riders from the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota and elsewhere are traveling hundreds of miles to the Crow Agency area in Montana to mark the occasion. A sunrise pipe ceremony was planned Thursday and families are being encouraged to share their oral histories. At the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, horse races and traditional songs and dances are planned.

Gathering at the battlefield area in Montana means “we’re still here,” said William Good Bird, a traditional singer from the Spirit Lake Dakota Nation in North Dakota who woke up the camp where hundreds of people were gathered from numerous tribes with a song and drumming.

“Today I am celebrating the victory of our people, celebrating my life as a human being and my spot on this earth,” he said.

Native warriors overpowered divided U.S. Army forces

The discovery of gold in the Black Hills in what is now South Dakota by a Custer expedition just years earlier spurred a military campaign against Great Plains tribes that aimed to push them onto reservations, or what were known then as agencies, said historian Dakota Goodhouse.

There were bigger, longer battles and other Native victories between March 1876 and June 1877, but Goodhouse said only the Battle of Greasy Grass — named by Native Americans for the slick grass along the river — gained national recognition because the commanding officer was killed.

At the time, the Lakota were one of the largest and most powerful tribal nations, with strong leaders in Sitting Bull and warriors like Crazy Horse. Native warriors quickly overwhelmed Custer's men as the U.S. forces were spread miles apart over the hilly area.

News of Custer's defeat stunned Americans, who were celebrating their country's centennial.

The federal government accelerated efforts to subdue resistance, bringing years of hardship and upheaval for Native Americans. Crazy Horse was killed in 1877, and starvation brought about the surrender of others in 1881.

Sitting Bull didn’t surrender as history books tell it, said Jon Eagle Sr., a former Standing Rock tribal historic preservation officer from the Hunkpapa band of the Oceti Sakowin.

“Our people say that he looked at his son Crow Foot and said, ‘My boy, if you live, you can never be a man in this world because you can never own a gun or a pony,’” Eagle said. “I think that he understood that things were going to change for his children, his grandchildren and those not yet born.”

Sitting Bull was killed with about a dozen other people when Indian agency police attempted to arrest him in 1890.

Custer is remembered as a polarizing figure

Biographer T.J. Stiles described Custer as one of the most distinguished combat officers in the Army at the end of the Civil War. But he said the “Boy General” with his long hair and flamboyant battlefield wardrobe often bristled at the chain of command and did not take to the management side of leadership.

“Custer was someone who whenever he got into the frying pan, he immediately started looking for the fire,” he said.

In 1873, Custer was assigned to lead the Seventh Cavalry at Fort Abraham Lincoln, near present-day Bismarck, North Dakota. From there, he led military expeditions, including one that confirmed the gold in the Black Hills, a sacred place to the Lakota.

Seen in the U.S. as a tragic hero and memorialized for his military feats, Custer could also be considered progressive even as the federal government sought to displace Native Americans and stamp out Native languages through boarding schools, Goodhouse said. He learned to speak Arikara and Lakota and became fluent in Plains Indian sign language.

Still, as many Americans are celebrating the 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, for many Native Americans it's not a reason to rejoice.

“It’s just a mark to me of 250 years of injustice to the Native people,” Crow tribal member and reenactment coordinator Jim Real Bird said.

Eagle agreed: “That’s one of the things that we always tell our people when we come together, is they failed at their attempts to rub us out. We’re still here as ancient people deeply connected to our environment.”

Commemoration keeps history alive for future generations

For more than 30 years, reenactments featuring hundreds of warriors have marked the anniversary near the battlefield. The choreography is based on Northern Cheyenne oral history and highlights horsemanship and language preservation.

“All the other things that are Native American don't mean nothing if you don't know your language,” said Real Bird.

Thousands of people are expected to camp out over the course of a few days. They will participate in prayer gatherings, relay races, horse rides and parades. The National Park Service also is holding anniversary events at the battlefield national monument.

At Standing Rock, Eagle said there are races to honor the horse nation that carried their ancestors to victory 150 years ago. The commemoration also includes oskáte, a traditional celebration of oral histories, victory songs and tribal dancing.

“It's just an opportunity for us to share with the generations coming behind us that they’re descendants of a very powerful nation and ancient people that are still here despite everything that was done to us,” said Eagle, whose great-great-grandfather, Sunka, fought that day. His father, Charging Thunder, also was there.

Goodhouse recalled stories his grandfather would tell him of their ancestors who were in the Hunkpapa camp when troops attacked. His grandfather’s great-grandfather, Striped Face, was shot but mounted his horse and joined the fight.

“There’s this kind of energy there that still lives on because we have this direct narrative that was handed down,” he said.

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Dura reported from Bismarck, North Dakota.

The bank also announced Thursday that Marianne Lake, who had held several top positions in the company including chief financial officer and CEO of the consumer banking division, will retire at the end of the year. Lake was long thought to be a potential person to take over the company when Dimon retired.

The promotion of Petno and Rohrbaugh is a sign that JPMorgan’s board is also looking to its commercial and investment banking ranks as it develops the next generation of leadership, even as Rohrbaugh will now move over to run the bank’s giant consumer business. Petno and Rohrbaugh both ascended JPMorgan’s ranks through the company’s investment bank but worked on different sides of the house: much of Petno’s experience has been working with clients and doing advisory work, including natural resources investment banking, while Rohrbaugh came up through the bank’s trading desks, with a background in foreign-exchange derivatives and options trading.

“The changes announced today mark an important step in our Board’s thoughtful process around succession planning and development of our top leaders,” Dimon said in a statement.

There are two other potential successors, both women, who remain on JPMorgan’s operating committee, the group of top management at the bank who report to Dimon. Jennifer Piepszak, 55, is JPMorgan’s chief operating officer, while Mary Erdoes, 58, runs its asset and wealth management division. The bank disclosed Thursday that Piepszak and Erdoes each received $20 million equity-based retention awards, underscoring that the board is trying to preserve a broad bench of senior leaders as it plans for Dimon’s eventual succession.

But even with those retention bonuses for Piepszak and Erdoes, analysts noted that promotion of Petno and Rohrbaugh is a signal that the board is leaning toward them.

“Given that Lake has been viewed as a front-runner, her retirement reshapes the succession field for Jamie Dimon’s CEO role, while elevating Petno and Rohrbaugh into president-level roles that have historically served as the springboard for the CEO job,” said analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in a note to investors after the announcement.

Further, the retention bonuses mean that the person who takes over for Dimon will have a full slate of senior executives to help them with the transition, analysts said.

Wall Street loves to speculate who will succeed Dimon, who is 70 years old and has been CEO since 2006. Dimon has had several health scares over his 20 years running the bank, including a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014 and emergency heart surgery in 2020. Still, Dimon has repeatedly said he enjoys being chairman and CEO, and has emphasized that JPMorgan’s board of directors will decide the timing of Dimon’s replacement.

Whoever replaces Dimon will inherit one of the most prominent roles on Wall Street and, more broadly, in Corporate America. Dimon is among the last of the generation of Wall Street CEOs who steered their firms through the 2008 financial crisis and is widely seen as the banking industry's elder statesman.

Before joining JPMorgan Chase in 2004, Dimon’s career was rooted more in consumer finance than trading and investment banking. He held leadership roles at American Express, Citigroup and Bank One. JPMorgan Chase acquired Bank One in 2004 in a deal to expand its consumer banking and credit card businesses. Bank One’s credit card division was considered a strategic asset in that deal.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the move hadn't been announced.

The Cubs placed Ben Brown and Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, adding to their injury woes in their rotation. Brown has a neck strain, and Cabrera is sidelined with a left hamstring strain.

Jameson Taillon, Cade Horton and Justin Steele also are on the IL. Matthew Boyd is set to come off the injured list and start in Brown’s spot in Thursday's series finale against the Mets.

New York received minor league slugger infielder Cole Mathis in the trade. The 22-year-old Mathis, a second-round pick in the 2024 amateur draft, is batting .272 with 10 homers and 39 RBIs in 39 games over two stops this year.

The 30-year-old Peterson is 3-6 with a 6.09 ERA in eight starts and eight relief appearances this year. He is eligible for free agency after this season.

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Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, a Group E match, is at 4 p.m.

Ecuador vs. Germany, a Group E match, is at 4 p.m.

Tunisia vs. Netherlands, a Group F match, is at 7 p.m.

Japan vs. Sweden, a Group F match, is at 7 p.m.

Turkey vs. United States, a Group D match, is at 10 p.m.

Paraguay vs. Australia, a Group D match, is at 10 p.m.

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

Related list: Track teams advancing to Round of 32

TOURNAMENT’S SCHEDULE

Group stage continues

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

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

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

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

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

Round of 32 begins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round of 16 begins

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quarterfinals begin

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

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

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

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

Semifinals begin

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

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

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

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

Finals begin

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

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

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

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

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

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

Related stories

• Key information for fans attending matches at Miami Stadium
• Security guard accused of stealing FIFA referee uniform from Miami Beach hotel

Track the groups

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

El partido entre Curazao y Costa de Marfil, correspondiente al Grupo E , se jugará a las 16:00.

Ecuador contra Alemania, partido del Grupo E , se juega a las 4 pm.

El partido Túnez contra Países Bajos, correspondiente al Grupo F , se jugará a las 19:00.

El partido entre Japón y Suecia, correspondiente al Grupo F , se jugará a las 19:00.

El partido entre Turquía y Estados Unidos, correspondiente al Grupo D , se jugará a las 22:00.

Paraguay contra Australia, partido del Grupo D , se juega a las 22:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 15:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Lista relacionada: Equipos de atletismo que avanzan a la ronda de 32

CALENDARIO DEL TORNEO

La fase de grupos continúa

26 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo I , Noruega vs. Francia, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo I , Senegal vs. Irak, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo H , Cabo Verde vs. Arabia Saudita, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo H , Uruguay vs. España, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo G , Nueva Zelanda vs. Bélgica, partido a las 23:00 h. Grupo G , Egipto vs. Irán, partido a las 23:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

27 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo L , Panamá vs. Inglaterra, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo L , Croacia vs. Ghana, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo K , Colombia vs. Portugal, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo K , Congo vs. Uzbekistán, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo J , Argelia vs. Austria, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo J , Jordania vs. Argentina, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 16:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 19:30 h del 27 de junio. El estacionamiento es gratuito. El condado de Broward ofrece transporte gratuito en autobús exprés desde el estadio hasta el Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens, para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

Comienza la ronda de 32.

28 de junio : Hay un partido a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

29 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, 4:30 pm y 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

30 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, a las 5 pm y a las 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

1 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 12:00, a las 16:00 y a las 21:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 11:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

2 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 15:00, 19:00 y 23:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

3 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 14:00, 18:00 y 21:30.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Comienza la ronda de octavos de final.

4 de julio: Hay dos partidos a la 1 pm y a las 5 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

5 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 16:00 y a las 20:00.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas el último día de 15:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

6 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 15:00 y a las 20:00.

7 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 12:00 y a las 16:00.

Comienzan los cuartos de final

9 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 16:00.

10 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 15:00.

11 de julio : Hay dos partidos de cuartos de final a las 17:00 y a las 21:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 17:00 horas del 11 de julio. El aparcamiento es gratuito.

Comienzan las semifinales

14 de julio : El festival de aficionados ha finalizado. Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm el 14 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

15 de julio : Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 15 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

Comienzan las finales

18 de julio : El partido por el tercer puesto se jugará a las 17:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 18 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final de bronce de las 5 pm.

Viaje al amanecer al estadio : El Amerant Bank Arena ofrece estacionamiento gratuito para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA que utilicen el servicio de autobús exprés gratuito del condado de Broward para llegar al Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens.

19 de julio : El partido final es a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a la 1 pm del 19 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final que comienza a las 3 pm.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para ver la final el 19 de julio para los poseedores de entradas . El estacionamiento es gratuito.

Historias relacionadas

• Información clave para los aficionados que asistan a los partidos en el Estadio de Miami.
• Un guardia de seguridad fue acusado de robar un uniforme de árbitro de la FIFA de un hotel en Miami Beach.

Rastrea los grupos

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

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An Avianca spokesperson said the move will provide the airline with additional space to accommodate increased flight activity at FLL and streamline operations for travelers flying between Fort Lauderdale and destinations across Latin America.

The airline confirmed in a news release that its first flight departing from Terminal 4 will be a service to Bogotá, Colombia, on Monday.

Airport officials said the terminal change is expected to improve passenger flow and efficiency, particularly for international travelers, while providing convenient access to U.S. Customs and Border Protection services.

“Moving to Terminal 4 gives us the space and operational flexibility needed to support our growth at FLL, improve passenger flows and better serve travelers connecting between South Florida, Latin America and the rest of our network,” the airline wrote in a statement.

The transition is being coordinated with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the Broward County Aviation Department.

Avianca said it will also update signage, booking systems and passenger information platforms to reflect the terminal change.

Un portavoz de Avianca dijo que el cambio proporcionará a la aerolínea espacio adicional para acomodar el aumento de la actividad de vuelos en FLL y agilizar las operaciones para los viajeros que vuelan entre Fort Lauderdale y destinos en toda América Latina.

La aerolínea confirmó en un comunicado que su primer vuelo saliendo desde la Terminal 4 será un servicio a Bogotá, Colombia, el lunes.

Funcionarios del aeropuerto dijeron que se espera que el cambio de terminal mejore el flujo de pasajeros y la eficiencia, particularmente para los viajeros internacionales, al tiempo que proporciona acceso conveniente a los servicios de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU.

“Trasladarnos a la Terminal 4 nos da el espacio y la flexibilidad operativa necesarios para apoyar nuestro crecimiento en FLL, mejorar el flujo de pasajeros y servir mejor a los viajeros que conectan entre el sur de Florida, América Latina y el resto de nuestra red”, escribió la aerolínea en un comunicado.

La transición está siendo coordinada con el Aeropuerto Internacional Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood y el Departamento de Aviación del condado Broward.

Avianca dijo que también actualizará la señalización, los sistemas de reservas y las plataformas de información para pasajeros para reflejar el cambio de terminal.

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According to a complaint affidavit from the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Criminal Investigations Division obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday, the suspects were identified as 59-year-old Phillip Salvatore Nunzio Jr. and 56-year-old Christine Ann Nunzio, of Hollywood.

Jail records show both face more than 20 charges, including racketeering, money laundering, insurance fraud and criminal use of personal identification information.

According to the affidavit, investigators determined that from at least 2017 through 2023, the couple engaged in a “recurring scheme to fraudulently obtain life insurance proceeds by falsifying employment records, insurance enrollment documents, beneficiary designations, and claim forms.”

The affidavit states that the fraudulent submissions were made primarily through group life insurance policies issued by Mutual of Omaha and Lincoln Financial Group.

Investigators said Christine Nunzio used business entities under her control, including C&C Construction and Design Group Inc., to create the appearance of legitimate employment relationships in order to enroll non-consenting individuals in group life insurance plans.

Authorities said Christine Nunzio named either herself or her husband as the beneficiary of the policies and directed claim proceeds into accounts she controlled.

According to the affidavit, following the death of an individual whose name was redacted, a life insurance claim was submitted and paid in the amount of $100,284.93. Investigators said the funds were deposited into a joint account controlled by the Nunzios.

Authorities also identified additional life insurance claims totaling $110,000 and $63,700 that were deposited into accounts controlled by the couple and followed by what investigators described as “extensive rapid fund transfers.”

“A forensic examination of Christina Nunzio’s work laptop revealed life insurance claim forms, payroll spreadsheets, job descriptions, and correspondence directly related to the fraudulent claims,” the affidavit states.

The affidavit further states that deleted files and email attachments confirmed Christine Nunzio’s active role in preparing and submitting claim documentation.

Investigators said financial records also demonstrated prior knowledge of financial distress, including loan defaults exceeding $145,000.

As of Thursday, both Phillip and Christine Nunzio were being held without bond at the Broward County Main Jail.

Según una declaración jurada de denuncia de la División de Investigaciones Criminales del Departamento de Servicios Financieros de Florida obtenida por Local 10 News el jueves, los sospechosos fueron identificados como Phillip Salvatore Nunzio Jr., de 59 años, y Christine Ann Nunzio, de 56, de Hollywood.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que ambos enfrentan más de 20 cargos, incluyendo crimen organizado, lavado de dinero, fraude de seguros y uso criminal de información de identificación personal.

Según la declaración jurada, los investigadores determinaron que desde al menos 2017 hasta 2023, la pareja participó en un “esquema recurrente para obtener de manera fraudulenta beneficios de seguros de vida mediante la falsificación de registros de empleo, documentos de inscripción de seguros, designaciones de beneficiarios y formularios de reclamación”.

La declaración jurada indica que las presentaciones fraudulentas se realizaron principalmente a través de pólizas de seguro de vida grupales emitidas por Mutual of Omaha y Lincoln Financial Group.

Los investigadores dijeron que Christine Nunzio utilizó entidades comerciales bajo su control, incluyendo C&C Construction and Design Group Inc., para crear la apariencia de relaciones laborales legítimas con el fin de inscribir a personas sin su consentimiento en planes de seguro de vida grupales.

Las autoridades dijeron que Christine Nunzio nombró como beneficiario ya sea a ella misma o a su esposo y dirigió los pagos de las reclamaciones a cuentas bajo su control.

Según la declaración jurada, tras la muerte de una persona cuyo nombre fue redactado, se presentó y pagó una reclamación de seguro de vida por $100,284.93 USD. Los investigadores dijeron que los fondos fueron depositados en una cuenta conjunta controlada por los Nunzio.

Las autoridades también identificaron reclamaciones adicionales de seguros de vida por un total de $110,000 USD y $63,700 USD que fueron depositadas en cuentas controladas por la pareja y seguidas de lo que los investigadores describieron como “transferencias rápidas extensas de fondos”.

“Un examen forense de la computadora portátil de trabajo de Christina Nunzio reveló formularios de reclamación de seguros de vida, hojas de cálculo de nómina, descripciones de trabajo y correspondencia directamente relacionada con las reclamaciones fraudulentas”, indica la declaración jurada.

La declaración jurada también señala que archivos eliminados y adjuntos de correo electrónico confirmaron el papel activo de Christine Nunzio en la preparación y presentación de la documentación de reclamaciones.

Los investigadores dijeron que los registros financieros también demostraron conocimiento previo de dificultades financieras, incluyendo incumplimientos de préstamos que superaban los $145,000 USD.

Hasta el jueves, tanto Phillip como Christine Nunzio permanecían detenidos sin derecho a fianza en la cárcel principal del condado Broward.

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged the Republican president's order in granting a summary judgment. Her ruling applies to this year's midterm election cycle.

Plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits, both filed in federal court in Boston, that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. The judge agreed, saying in her ruling that the provisions of Trump's order seeking to create a federal list of eligible voters and using the U.S. Postal Service to determine who can receive a mail ballot are “legally void” because they "unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers.”

It was the second ruling in as many days against executive orders Trump has signed seeking oversight of the nation's elections. A separate ruling Wednesday prohibited an executive order he had signed last year that would have required people to show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote.

Order targeted mail voting, administration likely to appeal

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose state was among the plaintiffs, celebrated the court’s decision.

“Millions of independents, Republicans and Democrats across Arizona have voted by mail for decades,” she said in a statement, noting that nearly 80% of ballots in the state are cast by that method.

Mayes, a Democrat, singled out military families, voters in the state’s rural expanses and Native Americans who cast ballots from tribal lands.

“Donald Trump’s executive order targeted all of these voters,” she said. “But today, the courts affirmed what the Constitution makes clear: States run their elections, not the President.”

The White House stood by Trump's executive order and indicated the administration would appeal the ruling. The order, said spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, “lawfully protects our elections, and we are confident that we will ultimately prevail in its implementation.”

The administration, in its motions to dismiss the lawsuits challenging the order, argued that the motions were premature and that plaintiffs lacked the legal basis to bring their claim based on the Administrative Procedure Act, which governs how federal agencies develop and issue regulations.

But in an interim order before Thursday's ruling, Talwani said the motions pertaining to this year’s election cycle were relevant: “In light of the EO’s specific deadlines over the next three months, and the reality that elections will be occurring throughout this period with the November 3, 2026 midterm occurring in just five months, postponing judicial review is impracticable and may inflict significant hardship on Plaintiffs,” she wrote. That order denied the Trump administration's motion to dismiss the challenges.

Executive order sought to give Postal Service a central role in elections

Trump’s executive order, the second one aimed at elections during his second term, comes as he continues to raise the specter of widespread voting by noncitizens as a reason to change election rules. But states already have detailed processes aimed at keeping their voter rolls accurate, and voting by noncitizens has been shown to be rare. It also is a felony that can be punishable by deportation.

Trump issued his second order in March after a bill he supported to overhaul voting stalled in Congress. The order would have had the federal government — through the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration — create a “state citizenship list” of eligible voters. It then directed the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to those on the list.

Election officials argued that it was ripe for abuse and could cause chaos.

The Postal Service has published a proposed rule required by Trump’s executive order in the Federal Register. Among other things, the rule would not apply to primary elections or overseas ballots.

Postal Service workers have pushed back against the order, saying they are not equipped to determine who is eligible to vote in each state. After Trump issued his order last spring, the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association said forcing its members into such a role “risks politicizing one of the nation’s most trusted public institutions.”

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat whose state was among the plaintiffs, said the executive order illustrated how Trump was attempting to “abuse power in previously unthinkable ways” to interfere in elections.

She said it “strains credulity” to think the U.S. Postal Service could set up a workable system for pre-screening individual voters to determine whether they would be allowed to vote by mail, adding that it would be “a shocking violation of American constitutional rights.”

The Postal Service did not immediately respond Thursday to requests for comment.

Trump's second election executive order faces multiple legal challenges

The lawsuit seeking summary judgment was filed by Democratic attorneys general representing 22 states and the District of Columbia. Also signing on were attorneys representing Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, which has a Republican attorney general.

The states also told the court that the move imposes a costly burden on election officials to comply and would spread fear about the possibility of prosecution. Stephen Pezzi, a lawyer for the Trump administration, had argued that no one would be prosecuted for violating the order.

The other lawsuit filed in Talwani’s court was by the League of Women Voters and other voting rights groups, which have sought a preliminary injunction against the executive order.

In yet another lawsuit filed against the executive order, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., in May agreed with the Trump administration that it was too early to block the order because it had yet to be implemented. That lawsuit was brought by Democratic and civil rights groups, which have appealed.

Since his 2020 presidential election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, Trump has groundlessly claimed mail voting is rife with fraud and has launched a federal investigation into that year’s vote, even though repeated audits and investigations, including ones run by Republicans, found it was free of widespread fraud. Trump also has said he wants to “take over” election administration in Democratic areas.

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Barrow reported from Atlanta and Hanna from Topeka, Kansas.

The name that put action sports on the map, then turned it into big business that eventually landed in the Olympics with its risk-taking, counterculture vibe, will debut its multimillion-dollar reboot with nothing less than the future of one of the sports industry's best-recognized brands at stake.

Sports like snowboarding, skateboarding and BMX biking that were founded on a spirit of devil-may-care individuality are becoming team enterprises.

Those same sports that were founded on the idea that it was more about hanging out and doing cool stuff than medals, money and winning are now building franchises that organizers say are selling as part of eight-figure transactions.

The debut of the new team concept, scheduled to cover both the upcoming summer and winter seasons, is set for Friday in Sacramento, California. Among the headliners are skateboarding's Nyjah Huston, Garrett Reynolds and Chloe Covell.

Eileen Gu, Chloe Kim, Mark McMorris and Scotty James are among those signed up for the winter portion.

“I love working on big ideas, and this is a big idea,” said Jeremy Bloom, the Olympic freestyle skier and former NFL receiver who was hired by MSP Sports Capital shortly after they bought a majority stake in the X Games from ESPN in 2022. “But ideas are only worth the word on the page. The execution of ideas is always the hardest part.”

Did the X Games really need a reboot?

What was wrong with the X Games? Nothing, really.

The winter version, traditionally held in Aspen, Colorado, drew 50,000 fans this year and ratings on ESPN and ABC rose 48%.

But when MSP — which has stakes in F1, and Premier League soccer teams among its investments — bought the property in 2022, it had a bigger vision.

It wanted to build a season-long race for a title. The way to do that was by creating summer and winter teams that hold drafts. Both seasons will run over three events — for instance, the summer league will go to Tokyo and New Orleans after the debut in Sacramento; the final event takes place late next month.

Earlier this year, the investment group UNA Sports Group bought the summer and winter teams based in New York for what the X Games said was an eight-figure transaction. Private equity investor Allen Thorpe bought the summer team in Los Angeles and the winter team based in Park City, Utah, the home of the 2034 Olympics. On Thursday, private equity group Summit Ventures and entrepreneur Ali El Ali bought the team based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Thorpe called the new version of the X Games “an entirely new category of sports ownership.”

Bloom sees owning a franchise not as a revenue stream but rather, a growth opportunity.

“When you set aside the NFL, which is really the 2,000-pound gorilla, it's not really a world where you're looking for, like, (cash-flow) return or profit-sharing return,” Bloom said. “You're just looking at growth. Growth in a brand, growth in fans, growth of viewership.”

Sports leagues have potential for growth (WNBA) but also carry risk (LIV)

A best-case scenario for owners of these X Games teams might be to replicate what happened in the WNBA where, for instance, the Indiana Fever is worth an estimated five times its former value since the arrival of Caitlin Clark.

F1 teams, thanks to spending caps and a surge in popularity driven by the Netflix series “Drive to Survive,” have also enjoyed a surge in value.

There are also the lessons learned from LIV Golf.

The league always hoped its franchises would generate value and was trying to sell minority stakes in the teams, saying they were worth $300 million. The team concept hasn't caught on and the pullout of the Saudi investment fund backing the league is putting the worth of those teams at risk.

Will fans follow sports beyond X Games, Olympics?

While golf still resides in the category of a niche sport, its schedule has a familiar cadence and the tug between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf largely was a difference in vision among some players who were rich and others who were richer.

Action sports has less of that. For every athlete like Huston or Gu — whose sponsorship income dwarfs what they've collected in prize money over the years — there are dozens more who have to scratch out paychecks in sports that have struggled to generate big prize pools.

“Skateboarding, depending on what your deals are, you can make some money,” said Bob Burnquist, a 14-time X Games skateboard champ who is the general manager of the Sao Paulo team. “But there were several times throughout your career, where I was there for glory and I did it and I knew it. Because if you quantify the risk, it's not really on my side. If I won the event, I'd make ‘X,’ but if I got broken trying to win the event, I'd owe the hospital.”

One of the lures for the athletes was a guaranteed base salary, the likes of which is basically unheard of in actions sports. Also, travel expenses will be covered and they'll receive a health-care stipend, in addition to a prize-money pool. That's among the reasons some of the biggest names, including Kim, Gu, Huston, James and McMorris signed on.

Now, the question is whether enough people will buy into the team concept to the point where they're willing to watch an entire season of action sports unfold.

Bloom — a once-in-a-generation athlete and entrepreneur who made his mark both in individual and team sports — is staking his reputation and that of the X Games that the new idea will work.

“It's still special to win a world championship and World Cup overall titles and make it to the Olympics, there’s no doubt,” Bloom said. “But I was really drawn to this idea and notion that for the first time ever, action sports athletes could feel that camaraderie.”

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AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics

Along with doubling the number of Community Center branches, the bank plans to hire an additional 150 employees, known as community managers, and provide additional programming at these locations.

The Community Center program focuses on Chase opening branches in low- and moderate-income communities, particularly in areas where residents may be underbanked or unbanked. Chase opened its first Community Center in Harlem in 2019 as an experiment and the program’s success led to 19 locations in operation across the country. Jamie Dimon, the bank’s CEO, has historically attended the grand opening of nearly all the Community Centers, and their openings are typically attended by local government officials and other dignitaries.

“We are doubling down on our efforts to expand access,” said Diedra Porché, head of Chase's community and business development division.

These Community Centers are still Chase branches, but they include open areas where financial educators, local nonprofit organizations and other groups can provide financial workshops to neighborhood residents. The programs and workshops are free to the public. The bank says the locally-hired community managers who run the centers are directed not to sell products, and attendees are not required to be Chase customers or interested in Chase products.

The centers are focused on financial education, ranging from teaching a person how to build a household budget to workshops for small business owners. The bank estimates it has hosted 14,000 of these workshops since the first community center opened, with more than 1 million attendees. Chase has set a goal of increasing the programming to reach 5 million attendees.

Banks by law are required to provide services to low-income communities under the Community Reinvestment Act. But how banks provide these services can be in several different forms. While Chase does charitable giving through the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Dimon has said in the past that he believes the bank can have a greater impact in low-income communities by opening branches in those neighborhoods, creating jobs and providing financing in underserved areas.

“We try to meet people where they are, and then give them the tools and resources they might need to take their next step successfully,” Porché said.

The program is also generally good business for the bank. While there are no salespeople involved in the actual programming, the opening of a community center branch in an underserved neighborhood tends to result in new accounts being opened and new customers for the bank. Chase has issued reports in the past that show its community centers lead to higher account openings, often far more account openings than what other branches in the area provide.

How do we know this? Researchers tickled 13 captive apes — including gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos — and recorded the results. The new research reexamined those decades-old recordings and compared them with the newly captured giggles of four young children while they were being tickled and playing at home.

It turns out that the chuckles of humans and great apes follow similar rhythms, with regular timing between their laughs, a uniting thread that likely reflects their ties to a common ancestor, researchers said.

“In a way, we are very similar to other great apes because we’ve been laughing in a similar way for 15 million years,” said study author Chiara De Gregorio, a primatologist at the University of Warwick in England.

Laughter communicates a playful, happy feeling without using words. Many animals can laugh too, but the giggles don’t follow human patterns as closely. When researchers tickle rats, for example, they respond with ultrasonic squeaks.

Scientists trying to uncover how laughter evolved have picked apart animals’ facial expressions, but less work has been done on how laughs sound. And compared with apes, human laughter has become faster and more complex. For one, our laughs sound different based on context — from a polite chuckle among colleagues to a full-bodied guffaw with close friends.

“We are like the masters of laughter, I would say,” said De Gregorio, whose findings were published Thursday in the journal Communications Biology.

These giggles evolved to best suit animals’ different social lives, said Brittany Florkiewicz, who studies animal communication at Lyon College and had no role in the new research. She said the study’s findings make sense, and point to a need for more investigation.

Florkiewicz said she’d like to hear comparable recordings of other animals with playful facial expressions, like dogs, horses and cats. That could tell us more about how laughter evolved, so we can “understand what makes us uniquely human, but also what is similar between humans and other animals.”

Studying the origins of laughter may seem corny, but it's one aspect of human communication that can help us understand others — including how we learned to speak. Because sounds don't fossilize, scientists are using the evidence we do have to trace things back, one chuckle at a time.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina (64) advanced in third place, and Qatar (51) was eliminated from the tournament.

Related story: Track teams advancing to Round of 32

Coverage of group-stage matches

JUNE 24: DAY 4

• Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Qatar 3-1
• Switzerland beat Canada 2-1

JUNE 18: DAY 3

Canada gets 3 more points

• Game analysis: Jonathan David’s hat trick propels Canada to its first World Cup win, 6-0 over Qatar
• FIFA game video: David scores 1st goal
• FIFA game video: Nathan Saliba‘s free kick

Switzerland gets 3 more points

• Game analysis: Switzerland coach uses hydration break to spark late goal barrage in 4-1 World Cup win over Bosnia
• FIFA game video: Switzerland’s Johan Manzambi scores
• FIFA game video: Switzerland’s Rubén Vargas scores

JUNE 13: DAY 2

Qatar and Switzerland each get 1 point

• Game analysis: Boualem Khoukhi’s goal on header in stoppage time earns Qatar a 1-1 World Cup draw with Switzerland
• FIFA game video: Switzerland’s Breel Embolo scores 17th-minute penalty kick
• FIFA game video: Khoukhi’s equalizer

JUNE 12: DAY 1

Canada and Bosnia each get 1 point

• FIFA game video: Canadian Cyle Larin scores goal
• FIFA game video: Bosnian Jovo Lukić scores goal
• FIFA post-match video: Interviews with players in French, English, and Bosnian
• Canada is ready to become a soccer nation as it hosts World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina
• A Bosnian song about disillusionment with the American Dream becomes a World Cup banger

Track the groups

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

South Korea (22) and the Czech Republic (41) were eliminated from the tournament.

Related story: Track teams advancing to Round of 32

Coverage of the group-stage matches

JUNE 24: DAY 3

• Mexico beats Czech Republic 3-0 to win all 3 World Cup group-stage matches for 1st time

• South Africa reaches World Cup knockout round for 1st time with 1-0 win over South Korea

JUNE 18: DAY 2

Mexico gets 3 more points

• Game analysis: Mexico becomes first country to reach knockout stage of World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0
• FIFA game video: Mexico’s Luis Romo scores
• FIFA game video: Edson Álvarez’s save

South Africa and Czech Republic each get 1 point

• Game analysis: South Africa keeps its World Cup hopes alive with a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic

JUNE 11: DAY 1

Mexico’s “El Tri” wins 2-0 against South Africa

• After-game analysis of the opening match
• 3 red cards mar opening World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa
• Get a feel for celebrations in Wynwood and in South Beach
• FIFA game video: Goal by Julián Quiñones
• FIFA game video: Goal by Raúl Jiménez
• FIFA video: Game highlights
• FIFA post-match video: Interviews of Mexican players in Spanish and South African players in English
• FIFA post-match video: Interview of Mexico’s Coach Javier Aguirre in Spanish

South Korea wins 2-1 against Czech Republic

• After-game analysis of opening match
• FIFA Video: Goal by Oh Hyeon-gyu
• FIFA Video: Goal by Hwang In-beom

Track the groups

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

The single direct-knockout matches to advance into the World Cup’s Round of 16 are from June 28 to July 3. Here is the list of the qualifying teams:

The team’s without a status so far

• France (Group I)
• Norway (Group I)
• Colombia (Group K)

There will be 12 group winners. There are six so far.

• Mexico (Group A )
• Switzerland (Group B)
• Brazil (Group C)
• United States (Group D)
• Germany (Group E)
• Argentina (Group J)

There will be 12 group runner-up teams. There are three so far.

• South Africa (Group A )
• Canada (Group B)
• Morocco (Group C)

There will be eight third-place teams. There is one so far.

• Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B)

Tournament’s schedule

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round of 16 begins

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quarterfinals begin

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

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

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

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

Semifinals begin

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

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

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

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

Finals begin

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

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

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

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

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

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

Track group-stage

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

The movie mogul still stands convicted of another sexual felony in New York and others in California, and he remains behind bars. But the New York rape charge had remained unresolved after an overturned conviction followed by two hung juries.

Jessica Mann, a hairstylist and actor, spent days on the witness stand at all three trials, telling jurors that Weinstein raped her in a Manhattan hotel in 2013 and being questioned extensively about the complex relationship she had with him before and afterward. The Oscar-winning producer denied the charge and said everything that happened between him and Mann was consensual.

In a letter that prosecutor Nicole Blumberg quoted in court Thursday, Mann said she could “no longer endure going through this,” adding that the 8-year-old case has “put me through more harm than good.”

Blumberg told the court that prosecutors believe Mann and hail her “bravery, strength, courage and inspiration” to other survivors, but given her feelings about proceeding, “dismissal is appropriate.” With that, Judge Curtis Farber formally dismissed the case.

Weinstein left court with a neutral expression, returning to jail to await a September sentencing on a New York sexual assault conviction involving a different woman. Prosecutors are seeking a 20-year prison term.

Once Weinstein finishes whatever punishment he gets in New York, he's due to serve 16 years in California, where he was convicted of raping a third woman, who's an Italian actor. He is appealing both convictions.

Weinstein's lawyers said he was relieved by the dismissal of the case surrounding Mann's allegation.

“These charges should never have been brought to begin with,” lawyer Jacob Kaplan said outside court. “He is innocent.”

Mann has testified that she had a consensual, on-and-off relationship with Weinstein, who was married at the time.

But she told jurors she repeatedly tried to leave and said no to any sexual activity as he cornered her in a hotel room on March 18, 2013. They had planned to meet in the lobby for breakfast, but he had spontaneously taken a room.

She said he persevered, demanding that she undress and grabbing her arms, until she was afraid to keep protesting.

The latest trial, this spring, took a visible toll on Mann, 40. During five days of testimony, she was questioned for the first time about a diarylike, soul-baring note she wrote two days after the alleged rape, which the note did not mention. At one point during her testimony, Mann said she was struggling to focus, prompting court to wrap up early for the day.

In her letter to the court Thursday, she said she had suffered a concussion shortly before her testimony, had headaches and other symptoms on the stand and ultimately “disassociated.” It was a humiliating addition to an already crushing experience, she wrote.

“I have been fragmented, silenced, defamed and traumatized. I’ve paid the price of my reputation,” Mann wrote. Slamming the court, the media and Weinstein, she said her experience showed that "pursuing justice is better left a pipe dream.”

Weinstein was one of the movie industry’s most powerful figures, a producer of such tastemakers and hits as “Shakespeare in Love,” “Pulp Fiction” and “Chocolat.”

Then a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him became public in 2017, fueling the #MeToo campaign for accountability and eventually leading to criminal charges in New York and Los Angeles.

He denied all of them and was acquitted of some, even as he was convicted of others.

During a series of trials, Weinstein was convicted in 2020 of raping Mann. Then an appeals court overturned that verdict for reasons unrelated to her testimony. Jury deliberations broke down at a 2025 retrial, and jurors deadlocked again at this year's retrial.

The rape charge in this case was a low-level felony punishable by up to four years in prison — less time than Weinstein, 74, already has served.

Weinstein didn’t testify at any of the trials, though he complained during and after the 2025 New York retrial that it was unfair; the judge disagreed.

His lawyers have maintained that all his accusers had completely consensual sexual liaisons with a movie studio boss who could help them go places in show business. Weinstein himself has said he “acted wrongly, but I never assaulted anyone.”

The Associated Press does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted, unless they choose to be named, as Mann has done.

La samba no ahogó las gaitas, ya que el Ejército Tartán y sus faldas escocesas de lana invadieron el Hard Rock Stadium en Miami Gardens.

Las puertas del estadio se abrieron a las 3 de la tarde. Los aficionados habían llegado temprano para pasar por un control de seguridad, varias colas, largas caminatas, un viaje en autobús y la revisión de las entradas.

La demanda de entradas fue alta. Los precios de reventa iniciales oscilaron entre 1600 y 1855 dólares. Posteriormente, el precio promedio de las entradas se situó entre 3500 y 5445 dólares. Los asientos premium alcanzaron los 25 800 dólares.

Noticia relacionada : Un oráculo jaguar negro en Río de Janeiro presiente que Brasil vencerá a Escocia en el desafío del Grupo C.

Tras los partidos del Grupo C que comenzarán a las 18:00, los dos equipos con más puntos avanzarán a la siguiente fase del torneo: los dieciseisavos de final .

Brasil llega con cuatro puntos y Escocia con tres. Independientemente del ganador del miércoles por la noche en Miami, ambos podrían clasificarse. Haití disputará su último partido del Mundial contra Marruecos en Atlanta, Georgia.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 4 pm del 24 de junio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido entre Escocia y Brasil que comienza a las 6 pm.

Noticia relacionada : Ronaldinho dice “que empiece la magia” tras fichar por el Ravenna, club italiano de la Serie C, a los 46 años.

Progreso del Grupo C

19 DE JUNIO: DÍA 2

Brasil consigue 3 puntos

• Análisis del partido : Matheus Cunha anota 2 goles y Brasil elimina a Haití del Mundial con una victoria por 3-0.

Marruecos consigue 3 puntos.

• Cobertura previa al partido : Los aficionados escoceses han llegado a Boston para la Copa del Mundo y los bares están teniendo dificultades para dar abasto.

13 DE JUNIO: DÍA 1

Brasil y Marruecos obtienen 1 punto cada uno.

• Análisis del partido: Brasil remonta para lograr un empate 1-1 contra Marruecos en su debut en el Mundial gracias al gol de Vinícius Júnior.
• Vídeo del partido de la FIFA : Ismael Saibari de Marruecos anota.
• Vídeo del juego FIFA : ¡Un especial de Vinicius Jr.!

Escocia consigue 3 puntos tras jugar contra Haití.

• Análisis del partido : Escocia celebra su 28.º aniversario de ausencia en la Copa del Mundo con una victoria por 1-0 sobre Haití en el Grupo C.
• Vídeo del partido de FIFA : John McGinn de Escocia anota.
• Historia previa al partido : El tan esperado regreso de Haití a la Copa del Mundo conlleva un desafío formidable.

Calendario del torneo

25 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo E , Curazao vs. Costa de Marfil, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo E , Ecuador vs. Alemania, partido a las 16:00 h. Grupo F , Túnez vs. Países Bajos, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo F , Japón vs. Suecia, partido a las 19:00 h. Grupo D , Turquía vs. Estados Unidos, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo D , Paraguay vs. Australia, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 15:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

26 de junio : Hay seis partidos: Grupo I , Noruega vs. Francia, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo I , Senegal vs. Irak, partido a las 15:00 h. Grupo H , Cabo Verde vs. Arabia Saudita, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo H , Uruguay vs. España, partido a las 20:00 h. Grupo G , Nueva Zelanda vs. Bélgica, partido a las 23:00 h. Grupo G , Egipto vs. Irán, partido a las 23:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

27 de junio : Seis partidos: Grupo L , Panamá vs. Inglaterra, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo L , Croacia vs. Ghana, partido a las 17:00 h. Grupo K , Colombia vs. Portugal, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo K , Congo vs. Uzbekistán, partido a las 19:30 h. Grupo J , Argelia vs. Austria, partido a las 22:00 h. Grupo J , Jordania vs. Argentina, partido a las 22:00 h.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 16:00 a 01:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 19:30 h del 27 de junio. El estacionamiento es gratuito. El condado de Broward ofrece transporte gratuito en autobús exprés desde el estadio hasta el Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens, para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

Comienza la ronda de 32.

28 de junio : Hay un partido a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

29 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, 4:30 pm y 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

30 de junio : Hay tres partidos a la 1 pm, a las 5 pm y a las 9 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

1 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 12:00, a las 16:00 y a las 21:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre de 11:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

2 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 15:00, 19:00 y 23:00.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 14:00 a 22:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

3 de julio : Hay tres partidos a las 14:00, 18:00 y 21:30.

Eventos para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans se celebra de 13:00 a 21:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Comienza la ronda de octavos de final.

4 de julio: Hay dos partidos a la 1 pm y a las 5 pm.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas desde el mediodía hasta la medianoche en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

5 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 16:00 y a las 20:00.

Fiestas para ver el partido en Miami : El festival para fans abre sus puertas el último día de 15:00 a 23:00 en Bayfront Park, en 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

6 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 15:00 y a las 20:00.

7 de julio : Hay dos partidos a las 12:00 y a las 16:00.

Comienzan los cuartos de final

9 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 16:00.

10 de julio : Hay un partido de cuartos de final a las 15:00.

11 de julio : Hay dos partidos de cuartos de final a las 17:00 y a las 21:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para quienes tengan entrada a las 17:00 horas del 11 de julio. El aparcamiento es gratuito.

Comienzan las semifinales

14 de julio : El festival de aficionados ha finalizado. Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm el 14 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

15 de julio : Hay un partido de semifinales a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 15 de julio en The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para el partido de semifinales.

Comienzan las finales

18 de julio : El partido por el tercer puesto se jugará a las 17:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a las 3 pm del 18 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final de bronce de las 5 pm.

Viaje al amanecer al estadio : El Amerant Bank Arena ofrece estacionamiento gratuito para los poseedores de entradas para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA que utilicen el servicio de autobús exprés gratuito del condado de Broward para llegar al Miami Stadium, también conocido como Hard Rock, en Miami Gardens.

19 de julio : El partido final es a las 15:00.

Fiesta para ver la final en Miami Beach: Las puertas se abren a la 1 pm del 19 de julio en The Sandbowl, detrás de The Bandshell, en 7275 Collins Ave., para la final que comienza a las 3 pm.

Fiesta para ver el partido al amanecer : El Amerant Bank Arena, un recinto cubierto, organiza una fiesta gratuita para ver la final el 19 de julio para los poseedores de entradas . El estacionamiento es gratuito.

Historias relacionadas

• Información clave para los aficionados que asistan a los partidos en el Estadio de Miami.
• Un guardia de seguridad fue acusado de robar un uniforme de árbitro de la FIFA de un hotel en Miami Beach.

Rastrea los grupos

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

Wednesday evening’s 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century and could be felt throughout the region.

Venezuelan officials were trying to make the most of the daylight hours to speed up efforts to rescue people believed to remain trapped under the rubble.

Here are some of the reactions from world leaders to the earthquakes in Venezuela.

US State Secretary Marco Rubio

“The United States extends our deepest condolences to the people of Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on the social platform X.

“America stands with the Venezuelan people during this difficult time and at the direction of President Trump, the State Department is immediately deploying search and rescue teams, medical resources, and humanitarian assistance to Venezuela.”

French President Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron took to social platform X to express France's solidarity with the Venezuelan people and said that a team of 85 French rescue workers specializing in search and clearance operations is “being deployed immediately” to Venezuela.

“France stands ready, alongside its European partners, to provide assistance to the affected populations in response to the needs identified by the Venezuelan authorities,” he wrote.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that a team of military rescue workers, along with medical personnel, will depart for Venezuela on Thursday. She did not say how many people would be traveling.

“We will determine tomorrow exactly what additional personnel are needed to continue helping the communities that need it,” the Mexican president said.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil expressed his country's “determination" to support the government of Venezuela in its recovery efforts.

Lula said on X that he had instructed Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assess the situation in Venezuela “and to evaluate what assistance measures Brazil might adopt.”

"I reaffirm our determination to support the government of Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in the recovery of affected areas in this sister nation, whose people have demonstrated great resilience in the face of adversity," he wrote.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun

“China has taken note of the reports concerning Venezuela. We extend our sincere condolences to the Venezuelan government and the affected people,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Thursday in a news conference.

He added that “China is willing to provide assistance to Venezuela to the best of its ability, according to Venezuela's needs."

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

“All the support from me and Spain to the Venezuelan people after the devastating earthquakes of last night," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote on Instagram. “Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.”

Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella

“I stand in full solidarity with the brotherly people of Venezuela following the devastating earthquake. Colombia stands with you during this difficult time with affection, respect, and hope. My prayers are with the victims and their families. God will provide,” Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella wrote on X.

Torrey Holston y Jose Romero fueron declarados culpables en mayo por la muerte del hombre de 39 años.

En octubre de 2019, el cuerpo de Randazzo fue encontrado cerca del Southern Seas Resort en Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Su iPhone, sus zapatillas, su billetera y sus llaves fueron robados después de que recibió un disparo en la parte posterior de la cabeza.

Aunque ambos hombres fueron declarados culpables de asesinato, no fueron declarados culpables de poseer un arma ni de disparar un arma de fuego.

“Creo que el jurado fue claro y unánime sobre la participación de ambos. Quizás no pudo determinar más allá de una duda razonable quién fue el verdadero autor del disparo”, dijo el juez Michael A. Usan.

El abogado de Romero, Jim Lewis, dijo a Local 10 en mayo que se está considerando una apelación y afirmó que juzgar a ambos hombres juntos fue un “perjuicio”.

“Siempre habíamos pedido ser juzgados por separado. Nunca se alegó que Jose Romero llevara un arma en este incidente. Sí se alegó del coacusado, por lo que hasta cierto punto pagamos el precio”, dijo Lewis.

Los fiscales no estaban solicitando la pena de muerte en el caso, pero ambos hombres enfrentaban sentencias obligatorias de cadena perpetua.

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Haitians, who have been struggling with gang violence, had a reason to celebrate. Coach Sébastien Migné, a former player, made it happen.

In South Florida, Haitian Americans had a rallying cry, “Grenadye, alaso!” for “Warriors, advance!” Lenny Joseph and Wilson Isidor listened.

On Wednesday, during the 10th minute of a definitive match against Morocco, Joseph, 25, became Haiti’s first FIFA World Cup 2026 scorer.

Haiti had not scored a FIFA World Cup goal since the legendary Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff couldn’t stop Emmanuel Sanon from scoring in 1974 in Munich.

At the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou also could not stop Joseph’s swift back-heeled flick at the near post.

Isidor, 25, made FIFA World Cup history with a goal from outside the box at the 43rd minute. The forward’s powerful shot flew into the top corner.

Jean-Kévin Duverne, a defender, delivered the two assists: A low cross pass to Joseph and a short pass to Isidor just outside the penalty area.

Morocco won 4-2, and Brazil won 3-0 against Scotland in Miami Gardens. Both advanced in Group C to the tournament’s Round of 32.

Although the road was over for Haiti after the June 19 match against Brazil, the stadium in Atlanta was full of Haitian fans. The team had also gained new fans from other countries.

In Colombia, the owner and employees of Saeta, a company that sponsored the Haitian players’ jerseys, were grateful. They had never displayed their brand at a FIFA World Cup before.

THE RISING STARS

Joseph and Isidor, who were both born in France, are both of Haitian descent.

Joseph was born in Paris. His father, Djimon Joseph, is of Haitian descent, and his mother is from Congo. He plays for the Hungarian club of Ferencváros.

Isidor was born in Rennes. His father is also from Haiti, and his mother is French. He plays for the English Premier League’s Sunderland A.F.C.

Duverne, who is of Haitian descent, was also born in Paris. He plays as a right-back for Belgian Pro League club Gent while on loan from French club Nantes.

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Los haitianos, que han estado lidiando con la violencia de las pandillas, tenían un motivo para celebrar. El entrenador Sébastien Migné , un exjugador, lo hizo posible.

En el sur de Florida, los haitianos-estadounidenses tenían un grito de guerra, “Grenadye, alaso!”, que significa “¡Guerreros, avancen!”. Lenny Joseph y Wilson Isidor escucharon.

El miércoles, en el minuto 10 de un partido decisivo contra Marruecos, Joseph, de 25 años, se convirtió en el primer goleador de Haití en la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026.

Haití no había marcado un gol en una Copa Mundial de la FIFA desde que el legendario portero italiano Dino Zoff no pudo evitar que Emmanuel Sanón anotara en 1974 en Múnich.

En el Mercedes-Benz Stadium de Atlanta, el portero marroquí Yassine Bounou tampoco pudo detener el rápido taconazo de Joseph en el primer palo.

Isidor, de 25 años, hizo historia en la Copa Mundial de la FIFA con un gol desde fuera del área en el minuto 43. El potente disparo del delantero se coló por la escuadra.

Jean-Kévin Duverne, defensa, dio las dos asistencias: un pase raso cruzado a Joseph y un pase corto a Isidor justo fuera del área de penalti.

Marruecos ganó 4-2 y Brasil venció 3-0 a Escocia en Miami Gardens . Ambos avanzaron en el Grupo C a los dieciseisavos de final del torneo .

Aunque la trayectoria de Haití había terminado tras el partido del 19 de junio contra Brasil , el estadio de Atlanta estaba repleto de aficionados haitianos. El equipo también había ganado nuevos seguidores de otros países.

En Colombia, el propietario y los empleados de Saeta , empresa que patrocinaba las camisetas de los jugadores haitianos, se mostraron agradecidos. Nunca antes habían exhibido su marca en una Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

LAS ESTRELLAS ASCENDENTES

Joseph e Isidor, ambos nacidos en Francia, son de ascendencia haitiana.

Joseph nació en París. Su padre, Djimon Joseph, es de ascendencia haitiana, y su madre es del Congo. Juega en el club húngaro Ferencváros.

Isidor nació en Rennes. Su padre también es de Haití y su madre es francesa. Juega en el Sunderland AFC de la Premier League inglesa.

Duverne, de ascendencia haitiana, también nació en París. Juega como lateral derecho en el Gent, club de la Primera División belga, mientras está cedido por el Nantes francés.

Más información sobre la Copa Mundial de la FIFA

• Vídeo de la FIFA: El portero de Haití, Johny Placide
• Vídeo de la FIFA: Haití entrena antes del partido contra Marruecos.
• Vídeo de la FIFA: Previa del partido: Haití vs. Marruecos
• Vídeo de la FIFA: Haití entrena antes del partido contra Brasil.
• Cómo Brasil avanzó a los dieciseisavos de final tras su victoria por 3-0 contra Escocia.
• Más de 65.000 aficionados brasileños y escoceses de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA celebran su pasión por el fútbol en el Estadio de Miami.
• Cerca de 30.000 aficionados al Mundial de la FIFA se unieron a la gran fiesta para ver el partido en Miami Bayfront Park.
• Los aficionados más fieles al Mundial llegan temprano al estadio de Miami.
• Exclusiva única : Las autoridades federales permiten un vistazo entre bastidores a la seguridad del estadio de Miami durante la Copa Mundial de la FIFA.

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According to an arrest report from the Medley Police Department, Michael Turro-Cabrera, 43, of Pembroke Pines, was arrested Tuesday on charges of grand theft of cargo under $50,000 and organized fraud.

His co-defendant, Yasmany Aguiar-Gonzalez, 39, remains at large.

According to police, the Apple products were stolen on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, 2025, while the items were supposed to be in the care of Turro-Cabrera, who at the time was a driver for FedEx Freight.

Police said FedEx Freight formally reported the thefts on Dec. 18, 2025, after Apple confirmed shortages totaling $22,507.28 on Nov. 28 and $8,658.20 on Nov. 29.

FedEx Freight confirmed that Turro-Cabrera was fired on Dec. 18, 2025, for “policy violations,” including unexplained extended stops and “timeclock manipulation” that was discovered during an internal review, the arrest report stated.

According to the report, surveillance video from Nov. 28 shows Turro-Cabrera making an unauthorized stop in a Pinecrest alleyway in his assigned FedEx Freight truck before a gray Dodge pickup truck arrived and backed up directly to the rear of the truck “in a manner consistent with a back-to-back cargo transfer.”

Police said the video “strongly suggests” that items were moved from the FedEx Freight trailer into the pickup truck before a white male drove away in the pickup truck.

According to the report, a phone records check revealed that Turro-Cabrera placed a call to Aguiar-Gonzalez at the exact time he arrived in the Pinecrest alleyway.

Police said FedEx Freight personnel reviewed the footage and identified the driver of the pickup truck as Aguiar-Gonzalez, who they said was a former driver of theirs who had also been terminated after working for the company for eight years.

“FedEx Freight does not tolerate illegal activity within our network,” a company spokesperson told Local 10 News in a statement after Turro-Cabrera’s arrest. “The security of our customers’ shipments is a top priority, and we fully cooperate with law enforcement on investigations. This individual is no longer employed by the company.”

Anyone with information about Aguiar-Gonzalez’s whereabouts is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Según un informe de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Medley, Michael Turro-Cabrera, de 43 años y residente de Pembroke Pines, fue arrestado el martes por cargos de hurto mayor de carga menor a $50,000 USD y fraude organizado.

Su coacusado, Yasmany Aguiar-Gonzalez, de 39 años, permanece prófugo.

Según la policía, los productos Apple fueron robados el 28 y 29 de noviembre de 2025, mientras los artículos debían estar bajo el cuidado de Turro-Cabrera, quien en ese momento era conductor de FedEx Freight.

La policía dijo que FedEx Freight reportó formalmente los robos el 18 de diciembre de 2025, después de que Apple confirmó faltantes por un total de $22,507.28 y $8,658.20 el 29 de noviembre.

FedEx Freight confirmó que Turro-Cabrera fue despedido el 18 de diciembre de 2025 por “violaciones de política”, incluyendo paradas prolongadas sin explicación y “manipulación del reloj laboral” que fue descubierta durante una revisión interna, indica el informe de arresto.

Según el informe, un video de vigilancia del 28 de noviembre muestra a Turro-Cabrera realizando una parada no autorizada en un callejón de Pinecrest con su camión asignado de FedEx Freight antes de que una camioneta pickup Dodge gris llegara y retrocediera directamente hasta la parte trasera del camión “de una manera consistente con una transferencia de carga de parte trasera a parte trasera”.

La policía dijo que el video “sugiere fuertemente” que los artículos fueron movidos desde el remolque de FedEx Freight hacia la camioneta pickup antes de que un hombre blanco se marchara conduciendo la pickup.

Según el informe, un análisis de registros telefónicos reveló que Turro-Cabrera realizó una llamada a Aguiar-Gonzalez exactamente en el momento en que llegó al callejón de Pinecrest.

La policía dijo que el personal de FedEx Freight revisó las imágenes e identificó al conductor de la pickup como Aguiar-Gonzalez, quien, según indicaron, era un ex conductor de la compañía que también fue despedido tras trabajar para la empresa durante ocho años.

“FedEx Freight no tolera actividad ilegal dentro de nuestra red”, dijo un portavoz de la compañía a Local 10 News en un comunicado tras el arresto de Turro-Cabrera. “La seguridad de los envíos de nuestros clientes es una prioridad principal, y cooperamos plenamente con las autoridades en las investigaciones. Este individuo ya no trabaja para la compañía”.

Cualquier persona con información sobre el paradero de Aguiar-Gonzalez debe llamar a Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers al 305-471-8477.

Según la policía de Fort Lauderdale, el choque con fuga fue reportado alrededor de las 6:40 a.m. en la cuadra 2000 de Southeast 17th Street.

La policía dijo que la ciclista fue atropellada por un vehículo de color oscuro en los carriles en dirección este antes de que el conductor huyera de la escena.

La víctima fue trasladada al Broward Health Medical Center, donde murió, confirmaron las autoridades.

Investigadores de Homicidios de Tráfico se encuentran actualmente en la escena y los carriles en dirección este de Southeast 17th Street estarán cerrados durante la investigación, dijo la policía.

Cualquier persona con información sobre el choque o la identidad del conductor debe llamar a la policía de Fort Lauderdale o a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477. Los llamantes pueden permanecer anónimos.

The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned a lower court order blocking the practice that limited the number of people who could apply for asylum each day, first under the Obama administration and then expanded during President Donald Trump’s first term.

Advocates said the tactic created a humanitarian crisis as thousands of people settled in unsafe makeshift shelters to await their turn. The Trump administration said it was necessary to deal with an increase of asylum seekers at the border.

The policy is not in place now, though authorities have imposed other restrictions on asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security did not say if it plans to revive it, but applauded the ruling. “This decision opens up an important tool to continue securing our southern border,” said James Percival, the agency's general counsel.

The administration argued that metering is a critical tool that’s been used by presidents of both parties and should stay available. Federal attorneys say people turned away at the border could come back later, though lines were thousands of people long when the policy was in place before.

The case is one of several immigration suits the court is considering this term, including Trump’s push to restrict birthright citizenship. The high court also allowed his administration to end deportation for migrants fleeing instability and armed conflict on Thursday.

Under federal law, migrants who arrive in the U.S. must be able to apply for asylum and be screened for fear of persecution in their home countries.

The Justice Department argued that people stopped by authorities haven’t arrived in the country, so immigration agents don’t have to let them apply.

The court's conservative majority agreed. “A guest does not arrive in a house when he knocks on the front door,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote.

But attorneys for people seeking asylum say the law has long meant anyone arriving at a port of entry should be screened, and blocking arrivals disregards the nation’s ideals.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented from the bench, saying that the majority’s opinion “regrettably and tragically extinguishes the light of the torch of the Statue of Liberty.”

The decision could also give people a “perverse incentive” to enter the country illegally if they can't count on being able to legally apply for asylum at a port of entry, she said, a concern that Alito's opinion said was overblown.

In an unusual exchange, Alito voiced a response after she finished speaking. He expressed surprise that she had read her dissent out loud and defended his opinion by pointing out that the policy had been used during two presidential administrations. “I won’t add anything more to that,” Alito said.

Metering was first used under President Barack Obama when large numbers of Haitians appeared at the main crossing to San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico. It was expanded to all border crossings from Mexico during Trump’s first term in the White House.

It ended in 2020 when the government introduced greater restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, and President Joe Biden formally rescinded it in 2021.

The same year, a California-based federal judge found that metering violated the asylum seekers' rights and the law requiring screening. A divided appeals court panel affirmed the ruling but nearly half of judges on the full San Francisco-based court voted to rehear it, a strong signal that might have caught the attention of the Supreme Court.

Attorneys with the group Democracy Forward first brought the case, and condemned Thursday's ruling. “We are disappointed in the Court’s decision and call on all Americans to demand that our government protect the families the Court today decided to keep in harm’s way,” said President and CEO Skye Perryman.

They represented the group Al Otro Lado, whose executive director said the decision would mean a “hardening of borders to keep out the most vulnerable" that is "sure to result in many more lives lost.”

U.S. law allows people seeking refuge to apply for asylum once they are on American soil, regardless of whether they came legally. To qualify for asylum, they must show a fear of persecution in their homeland for specific reasons, like race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.

People who are eventually granted asylum can’t be deported. They can legally work, bring in immediate family, apply for legal residency and seek citizenship.

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Associated Press writers Fatima Hussein and Rebecca Santana contributed to this report.

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For now, our computer models aren’t particularly bullish on tropical development odds, with Google’s DeepMind’s newest 1,000-member ensemble system showing only about a 10 percent chance of development from off the southeast U.S. to the northern Gulf for the latter part of next week.

Though the odds are low, it’s worth monitoring the trends, as waters are especially warm in the subtropical Atlantic east of Florida – at record to near-record warmth for the time of year – and wind shear will be less of a deterrent than in the main tropical belt where the subtropical jet will be slicing and dicing through would-be storms.

Additionally, if anything were to develop, it would be closer to land and likely steered back in the direction of the U.S. for the July 4^th holiday weekend.

For now, it’s not anything to worry about, but something we’ll want to check back on in the coming days and into next week.

Otherwise, as we’ve discussed in newsletters this week, the Atlantic will stay closed for business, with no development expected through the end of the month.

Por ahora, nuestros modelos informáticos no son particularmente optimistas sobre las probabilidades de desarrollo tropical, ya que el sistema de conjunto más reciente de DeepMind de Google, compuesto por 1000 miembros, muestra solo alrededor de un 10 por ciento de probabilidad de desarrollo desde la costa sureste de EE. UU. hasta el norte del Golfo para la última parte de la próxima semana.

Aunque las probabilidades son bajas, vale la pena monitorear las tendencias, ya que las aguas están especialmente cálidas en el Atlántico subtropical al este de Florida (con temperaturas récord o casi récord para esta época del año) y la cizalladura del viento será un factor disuasorio menor que en el cinturón tropical principal, donde la corriente en chorro subtropical estará cortando y desgarrando las posibles tormentas.

Además, si se desarrollara algún proyecto, estaría más cerca de tierra firme y probablemente se dirigiría de nuevo hacia Estados Unidos para el fin de semana festivo del 4 de ^julio .

Por ahora, no hay nada de qué preocuparse, pero es algo que revisaremos en los próximos días y la semana que viene.

De lo contrario, como ya hemos comentado en los boletines informativos de esta semana, el Atlantic permanecerá cerrado al público y no se prevén novedades hasta finales de mes.

JUNE 24: DAY 3

Brazil advanced with a 3-0 victory over Scotland at the Miami Stadium, and Morocco advanced with a 4-2 victory over Haiti.

• Vinícius Júnior scores 2 goals as Brazil beats Scotland 3-0 to reach World Cup knockout stage

• Haitian pride: Lenny Joseph and Wilson Isidor make FIFA World Cup history

JUNE 19: DAY 2

Brazil gets 3 points

• Game analysis: Matheus Cunha scores 2 goals as Brazil eliminates Haiti from World Cup with 3-0 win

Morocco gets 3 points

• Pre-game coverage: Scotland fans have descended on Boston for the World Cup, and bars are struggling to keep up

JUNE 13: DAY 1

Brazil and Morocco each get 1 point

• Game analysis: Brazil rallies for 1-1 draw against Morocco in its World Cup opener behind Vinícius Júnior’s goal
• FIFA game video: Morocco’s Ismael Saibari scores
• FIFA game video: A Vinicius Jr. special!

Scotland gets 3 points after playing against Haiti

• Game analysis: Scotland marks 28-year World Cup absence with 1-0 victory over Haiti in Group C
• FIFA game video: Scotland’s John McGinn scores
• Pre-game story: Haiti’s long-awaited World Cup return comes with formidable challenge

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

The high court's 6-3 decision means people can carry guns onto privately owned property like shopping malls and gas stations, unless the owners specifically say guns are banned at their establishments. It comes shortly after the court found that marijuana users can't be completely banned from owning firearms.

It's a win for President Donald Trump's Republican administration, which argued the law violates the Second Amendment. The measure was sometimes referred to as a “vampire rule" because it required people with guns to get permission to enter, according to vampire lore, bloodsuckers need an invitation to enter a home.

Hawaii argued that the 2023 measure ensured private owners could decide whether they wanted firearms on their property. The state passed the law as thousands more people got legal permission to carry guns in the wake of a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that found the Second Amendment gives most people the right to have guns in public.

About four other states have enacted similar laws, though presumptive restrictions for guns on private property open to the public have also been blocked elsewhere.

Hawaii also restricts guns in places like parks, beaches and restaurants that serve alcohol, but those rules weren't before the court. They are being challenged in lower courts, however.

The suit before the Supreme Court was filed by a gun rights group, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, and three people from Maui. A judge originally blocked the measure, but an appeals court allowed it to be enforced. Trump's Republican administration backed the Supreme Court appeal.

The Second Amendment Foundation applauded the ruling. “This law was nothing more than a thinly veiled attempt to disarm peaceable citizens, and we’re grateful the Supreme Court saw through the ruse," said Alan Gottlieb, its founder and executive vice president.

The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General said they are disappointed, but will “continue to pursue common-sense regulation of firearms, consistent with the Second Amendment, for the safety of our people.”

The gun-control group Everytown Law pointed out that business owners can still post signs forbidding firearms on their properties. “The Supreme Court may have changed the default rule, but it cannot take away a private property owner’s authority over their own land," said Janet Carter, managing director of Second Amendment Litigation.

The two Second Amendment decisions this term are the latest in a series of gun cases that have come before the Supreme Court in the wake of its 2022 ruling, which led to a flood of challenges to firearm restrictions across the country. The justices have since struck down a ban on bump stocks, gun accessories that enable rapid firing, but upheld a federal gun law intended to protect domestic violence victims as well as strict regulations on firearms known as ghost guns, which are nearly impossible to trace.

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Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute off a precise cross from Tshepang Moremi and South Africa finished in second place in Group A behind Mexico, which won all three of its group-stage games.

South Africa will take on Canada, the second-place finisher in Group B, in a knockout game Sunday at Inglewood, California.

Maseko had five total shots in the match and leads South Africa with eight shots in the tournament.

When Maseko was asked what he would tell his younger self about his accomplishment, the Mamelodi Sundowns forward said: “The one thing I would say is ‘keep dreaming.’”

South Africa had opened its World Cup with a 2-0 loss to Mexico before using a late goal to earn a 1-1 draw with Czech Republic. It entered its final group-stage needing to defeat South Korea in order to advance. Bafana Bafana had failed to advance from the group stage in 1998, 2002 and as host in 2010.

South Africa head coach Hugo Broos described the faith he had in his team despite the difficult start to the tournament.

“The mentality in this group is amazing,” Broos said. “Everybody is working for everybody. We are not afraid of other teams.”

Sphephelo Sithole, who received a red card in the opening game against Mexico, also earned a start and helped South Africa keep a clean sheet.

“In the first two, three days, it wasn’t easy,” Sithole said. “I needed to pick myself up. I’m very proud of myself because I did.”

Maseko, who plays for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, missed two big chances early in the match before scoring the winner.

The 22-year-old received the ball from a cross on the right side of the box — cut inside — and struck the ball low with his left foot through a defender’s legs and into the bottom corner.

South Africa’s bench players ran across the sideline to celebrate with Maseko for his first World Cup goal.

When the final whistle was blown, the bench stormed the field and the players embraced each other.

“(The final whistle) for me was a rush of emotions not only because we won the game, but also because it will probably be one of the last games of my career,” the 74-year-old Broos said. “When you can end a career in this way, I think every coach dreams of it.”

South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo raised some eyebrows when he decided not to start Son Heung-min, and instead bring him in as a substitute. He said that he preferred to bring Son onto the field when the South African defenders were lower on energy.

“If I knew the result beforehand, I probably would have made some different choices.” Hong said. “On the world stage like this, the responsibility is ultimately down to the head coach.”

South Korea opened this World Cup with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Czech Republic and lost to Mexico 1-0 in its second game. The Taegeuk Warriors could still advance in the tournament, pending the results of other games this week.

South Korea became the first Asian team to reach the knockout round in 2002, when it finished fourth overall. The Taegeuk Warriors also advanced out of the group stage in 2010 and 2022, both times reaching the round of 16.

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Mateo Chávez and Julián Quiñones scored in a six-minute span early in the second half, and Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0 on Wednesday to complete wins in all three of its World Cup group-stage matches for the first time.

The 22-year-old Chávez, in his first World Cup, opened the scoring in the 55th minute and Quiñones scored his second goal of the tournament in the 61st. Alvaro Fidalgo added a goal in stoppage time.

“It was something very beautiful, and I’ll take it with me to the grave,” Chávez said of his goal. “I imagined it many times; I dreamed of this.”

Mexico’s previous best group-stage performance was two wins and one draw, done in 1986 and 2002 and both featuring Javier Aguirre, the first as a midfielder and the second as El Tri’s coach. Aguirre is back as coach this year, his third stint leading the national team.

After topping Group A, Mexico will play again at Estadio Azteca on Tuesday in a round-of-32 match against an opponent to be determined.

“Now comes the knockout stage; statistics and data don’t matter. We’re achieving things, but what lies ahead is what counts,” Aguirre said. “Neither the players nor I dwell on what we’ve just done; we’re thinking about what’s next.”

Mexico is undefeated at nine World Cup matches at the massive stadium, which was packed with 80,824 fans on Wednesday. El Tri has only two losses at Azteca, most recently in World Cup qualifying against Honduras on Sept. 6, 2013.

The match Wednesday included nods to Mexico’s past and future. Gilberto Mora, at 17, became the youngest Mexico player to start in a World Cup. And 40-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa entered in the 77th minute, joining Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo as the only players to appear in six World Cups.

Mora said “it’s like a dream come true after everything I’ve worked for.”

“Now we have tough opponents ahead,” he added. “We’re going to keep working to stay on this path. We want to keep advancing because the Mexican national team can become champion.”

Mexico’s triumph was marred, however, by the return of a homophobic chant by fans that has previously led to fines and other sanctions against its soccer federation. The chant, a one-word slur, was heard near the end of the first half when Czech goalkeeper Matej Kovar took a goal kick.

The Czech Republic was eliminated, finishing with one point in three games.

Mexico is unbeaten in 11 games dating to a friendly loss against Panama last November. And Aguirre has made the most of his roster, using 25 of 26 players in the tournament. Chávez was one of five starters Wednesday who didn’t start in the previous win over South Korea.

“Twenty-five of the 26 have played — that is no small detail — nor is it a small detail that everyone celebrates the goals,” Aguirre said.

Ochoa makes history in his likely farewell

Ochoa, who wears No. 13, played the last 13 minutes in regulation, plus stoppage time, in what’s likely to be his last appearance for Mexico. He turns 41 on July 13 and plans to retire from international competition after the World Cup.

“Life — football — had this farewell in store for me, to cap it all off perfectly. For my part, I’ve left it all out there; I gave everything,” Ochoa said. “I leave with nothing left because I poured it all into my teams and the national squad.”

He was a substitute in the 2006 and 2010 tournaments and started for Mexico in 2014, 2018 and 2022.

“I felt Memo had to play (but) for how long? I never knew until I said, ‘This is the moment,’” Aguirre said. “These are coaching decisions, but it was a night for Mexico to honor its legend, Memo.”

Raúl Rangel is the starter this year, stepping in for the injured Luis Ángel Malagón, who helped Mexico win the CONCACAF Nations League and Gold Cup last year. Malagón’s injury opened the door for Ochoa’s return.

Ochoa became the oldest Mexican to play in the World Cup. The previous record holder was Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who was 37 when he played in South Africa in 2014.

After the match, the veteran goalkeeper kissed the goal post before kneeling down and was hugged by the rest of the squad.

“Regarding Memo’s appearance, we don’t know if he’s going to say goodbye or not, but it was a nice tribute for his six World Cups,” added Aguirre. “He is a legend — he is Mexican.” ___

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The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against Bayer, a German agrochemical manufacturer that acquired Roundup’s original producer, Monsanto, in 2018.

The decision is a victory for President Donald Trump's administration, which argued in support of Bayer. But it provoked outrage from allies in the “ Make America Healthy Again” movement who want to rein in pesticide use.

The high court, in a 7-2 ruling, held that Roundup cannot be sued in state courts for failure to warn because federal regulators have found a cancer link unlikely and do not require a warning label. Federal law also bars states from imposing additional or different labeling requirements, the opinion from Justice Brett Kavanaugh states.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, joined by Neil Gorsuch, dissented, saying that Monsanto could have added a warning without violating federal law.

Though focused on Roundup, the ruling could affect similar health claims against other pesticide products.

“This decision is good for American farmers who help feed the world,“ Bayer CEO Bill Anderson said. ”It provides the regulatory clarity necessary for innovators like us to develop the agricultural tools that guarantee an affordable food supply.”

Though Bayer said the ruling should result in the dismissal of failure-to-warn lawsuits, the company said it plans to proceed with a proposed $7.25 billion class-action settlement intended to resolve many of the remaining claims.

The ruling was denounced by environmental groups and lawyers representing people who believe they were harmed by Roundup.

“This Supreme Court ruling wrongly slams the courthouse door on Americans sickened by pesticides," said attorney Christopher Seeger, who is a claimant’s representative in the settlement. But he said a settlement still would allow some people to receive compensation.

The decision “is a tragic setback for public and environmental health,” said Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, a health and environmental group.

A sickened gardener had won $1 million

The case before the Supreme Court was filed by Missouri resident John Durnell. He developed a cancer called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after more than 20 years of serving as the neighborhood association’s “spray guy,” using Roundup on parks in his historic St. Louis community.

A jury agreed that the company failed to warn him about possible cancer dangers and awarded him $1.25 million. But Durnell never received the money as his case was appealed. Durnell, 75, said Thursday that his cancer is in remission, and he will be fine without the money.

But “there are thousands of cases that are like mine that will not see court now," Durnell said. "So that is the biggest disappointment for me.”

There is still fierce debate about whether Roundup’s key ingredient, glyphosate, causes cancer. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified the chemical as “probably carcinogenic” in 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency has determined that it’s not likely to cause cancer in humans when used as directed.

The agency approved a label without a cancer warning, and Bayer argued that it was required to follow those federal standards. The Supreme Court agreed, ruling that separate warning requirements cannot be compelled by state laws and courts. The ruling still leaves room for other lawsuits alleging problems with the product’s design, and Durnell said he is considering bringing a new case on different grounds.

Bayer has pledged billions for settlements

Bayer disputes the cancer claims but previously set aside $16 billion to settle cases, and earlier this year proposed a $7.25 billion class-action settlement. A federal judge recently ruled that the proposed settlement will be heard in a Missouri state court, where many of the lawsuits have been filed.

At the same time, Bayer has tried to persuade states to pass laws shielding it from liability in failure-to-warn lawsuits. North Dakota was the first to do so, followed by Georgia and Kentucky.

About 200,000 Roundup-related claims have been made against Bayer, mostly from home users. It has stopped using glyphosate in Roundup sold in the U.S. residential lawn and garden market.

The company had said it might have to consider pulling glyphosate from U.S. agricultural markets if it keeps getting sued. Agricultural industry groups have said Roundup is important for a strong food supply.

"Today's decision protects our access to the tools that let us care for our soil, protect our crops, and keep food affordable for your family and mine,” said Blake Hurst, a corn and soybean farmer who is a former president of the Missouri Farm Bureau.

The court ruling runs counter to the MAHA movement

Pesticides have created a rift between the administration and members of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s MAHA movement, who were frustrated by an executive order aimed at boosting glyphosate’s production.

Kennedy has said repeatedly that glyphosate causes cancer, even as he says he recognizes the executive order was necessary for food supply and national security reasons.

After the high court's decision on Thursday, prominent MAHA activist Kelly Ryerson, known to her supporters as “Glyphosate Girl,” called the Trump administration's participation in the case “unforgivable.”

Some health advocates contend the EPA's approval of glyphosate-based weedkillers was based on limited information and that lawsuits in state courts have turned up additional evidence against it.

“The fact that EPA approved a pesticide label does not mean a product is safe, and it should not become a shield for companies that fail to warn about cancer risks, neurological harm, and other serious dangers,” said Patti Goldman, senior attorney at Earthjustice, an environmental legal organization.

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Lieb reported from Jefferson City, Missouri.