La Fiscalía Estatal de Miami-Dade informó que “no se presentarán cargos penales” contra el sargento Jose Cabrera, el sargento Javier Herbello ni el agente Dorian Acosta en relación con la balacera que dejó muertos a Evelyn Valdes, de 28 años, y Norman Lindo Jr., de 30 años, además de causar heridas al gerente del club nocturno, John Fortini.

La decisión se produce mientras la familia de Valdes continúa buscando respuestas sobre cómo recibió el disparo mortal mientras viajaba en el asiento trasero de un vehículo que abandonaba el área.

La madre de Valdes, Kristi Garcia, se reunió la semana pasada con la fiscal estatal de Miami-Dade, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, para exigir la divulgación del informe de investigación del Departamento de Aplicación de la Ley de Florida, los videos de las cámaras corporales y las declaraciones de los testigos.

Garcia dijo que quería justicia para su hija y consecuencias para el agente cuya bala le causó la muerte.

Las autoridades informaron que la balacera ocurrió poco antes de las 3 a.m. del 14 de junio de 2025, cuando Cabrera y Herbello se encontraban frente a un restaurante cerca de un club nocturno de Wynwood. Indicaron que un guardia de seguridad privado se acercó a los sargentos para informarles sobre un robo que involucraba a dos personas acusadas de sustraer teléfonos celulares.

Los agentes acudieron al club nocturno para investigar y Cabrera solicitó unidades adicionales. Acosta y la agente Daniela Ruque respondieron al lugar.

Las autoridades indicaron que, mientras los agentes investigaban el presunto robo, se produjo un altercado separado cerca de la salida del club nocturno que involucraba a Lindo y otros tres hombres.

Señalaron que, durante el enfrentamiento, Lindo sacó un arma de fuego cuando Jake Hermelo, copropietario del club nocturno, intentó inmovilizarlo.

Herbello y Acosta desenfundaron sus armas de servicio y ordenaron a Lindo que soltara su arma, según el memorando. Lindo no obedeció y continuó avanzando con el arma, de acuerdo con la policía.

Las autoridades indicaron que Cabrera, Herbello y Acosta dispararon entonces sus armas, impactando a Lindo varias veces. Fue trasladado a un hospital, donde fue declarado muerto.

Señalaron que Valdes viajaba como pasajera en el asiento trasero de un vehículo que abandonaba el área en medio de un tráfico congestionado cuando fue alcanzada por una bala durante la balacera policial.

Los ocupantes del vehículo se dieron cuenta de que había recibido un disparo y se detuvieron aproximadamente a una cuadra del lugar. A las 3:06 a.m., una mujer informó a la policía que Valdes había sido alcanzada por una bala perdida, que todavía respiraba y que necesitaba asistencia inmediata, indicaron las autoridades.

Los equipos de rescate llegaron a las 3:22 a.m. y Valdes fue trasladada al Centro de Trauma Ryder del Jackson Memorial Hospital, donde fue declarada muerta, según los investigadores.

Las autoridades indicaron que Fortini, gerente del club nocturno, también fue alcanzado durante la balacera. Fue trasladado a un hospital, donde recibió tratamiento exitoso por una lesión en la mano, según el memorando.

La Fiscalía Estatal de Miami-Dade informó que su revisión de los hechos, las pruebas y las leyes aplicables determinó que el uso de fuerza letal por parte de los agentes estaba legalmente justificado.

La familia de Valdes presentó una demanda civil federal contra la ciudad de Miami y la Policía de Miami, según el abogado de la familia, Ramon Rasco.

En una entrevista la semana pasada, Garcia describió a su hija como su mejor amiga y confidente, y afirmó que no merecía morir.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said “no criminal charges will be filed” against Sgt. Jose Cabrera, Sgt. Javier Herbello or Officer Dorian Acosta in connection with the shooting that killed Evelyn Valdes, 28, Norman Lindo Jr., 30, and injured nightclub manager John Fortini.

The decision comes as Valdes’ family continued to seek answers about how she was fatally shot while riding in the back seat of a vehicle leaving the area.

Valdes’ mother, Kristi Garcia, met with Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle last week to press for the release of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s investigative report, body-worn camera video and witness statements.

Garcia said she wanted justice for her daughter and consequences for the officer whose bullet killed her.

Authorities said the shooting unfolded shortly before 3 a.m. on June 14, 2025, when Cabrera and Herbello were standing outside a restaurant near a Wynwood nightclub. They said a private security guard approached the sergeants about a theft involving two people accused of stealing phones.

The officers went to the nightclub to investigate, and Cabrera requested additional units. Acosta and Officer Daniela Ruque responded to the scene.

Authorities said while the officers were investigating the alleged theft, a separate altercation broke out near the nightclub’s exit involving Lindo and three other men.

They said during the confrontation, Lindo armed himself with a gun when nightclub co-owner Jake Hermelo attempted to restrain him.

Herbello and Acosta drew their service weapons and ordered Lindo to drop his gun, the memo states. Lindo did not comply and continued moving forward with the gun, according to police.

Authorities said Cabrera, Herbello and Acosta then fired their weapons, striking Lindo several times. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

They said Valdes was a rear-seat passenger in a vehicle leaving the area amid congested traffic when she was struck by a bullet during the police shooting.

The vehicle’s occupants realized she had been shot and pulled over about a block from the scene. At 3:06 a.m., a woman told police that Valdes had been struck by a stray bullet, was still breathing and needed immediate assistance, authorities said.

Rescue crews arrived at 3:22 a.m., and Valdes was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where she was pronounced dead, according to investigators.

Authorities said Fortini, the nightclub’s manager, was also struck during the shooting. He was transported to a hospital and successfully treated for an injury to his hand, the memo states.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said its review of the facts, evidence and applicable law found the officers’ use of deadly force legally justified.

Valdes’ family has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the city of Miami and Miami police, according to the family’s attorney, Ramon Rasco.

In an interview last week, Garcia described her daughter as her best friend and confidante and said she did not deserve to die.

Syria’s intelligence department said Thursday that it had detained Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, as he was trying to flee from Syria across the border. The intelligence department said that Kayali was responsible for killings in 2013 in the coastal town of Baniyas that left hundreds of people dead.

Lebanese judicial officials said that the country’s public prosecution had opened an investigation into the case. Authorities asked army intelligence and police intelligence units to analyze telecommunication calls to determine whether Kayali was taken to the Syrian Embassy outside of Beirut or straight to Syria after he was picked up in the Lebanese mountain town of Mansouriyeh where he had been living.

The three judicial and two security officials spoke on condition of anonymity, because they weren't authorized to speak to the media about the case, which was still under investigation.

A Syrian official didn't immediately respond when asked for comment over the alleged kidnapping.

A photo of the handcuffed gray-haired Kayali surfaced on social media as he stood between two Syrian flags. Lebanese authorities were investigating whether the photo was taken at the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon.

Syrian authorities on Thursday released a photo of Kayali, who was born in 1956, wearing a prison uniform.

The Turkey-born Kayali was one of Syria’s most wanted figures, and news about his arrest led to celebrations in parts of Syria, because he was blamed for sectarian killings during Assad’s crackdown on the opposition in the early years of the conflict that broke out in March 2011.

Such kidnappings in Lebanon aren't uncommon. In 2011, Assad’s authorities were blamed for the kidnapping of senior Baath Party official Shibli al-Aysami from the Lebanese mountain town of Aley. Al-Aysami, who was a leading member of the Baath Party that governed Syria and Iraq for decades, was 86 at the time and was never found.

In August, Lebanon’s judicial authorities handed over a former senior Syrian military officer under Assad to Damascus after questioning him over crimes he allegedly committed during the country’s conflict.

Dozens of officials have been put on trial in Syria since Assad’s fall over suspected crimes they allegedly committed during Syria’s conflict that left 500,000 people dead.

Assad’s cousin and senior security official Atef Najib was sentenced to death in August. Assad was sentenced in absentia.

Assad was ousted from power when gunmen opposed to him marched to Damascus in December 2024, ending the five-decade rule of the Assad family.

The cap, imposed without warning early Thursday, cuts the internet data connection when a communication terminal moves faster than 160 kph (100 mph), which is common for Ukrainian drones equipped with Starshield, the military version of the Starlink satellite service offered by SpaceX. The restriction forced the drones to fly slower than usual, making it easier for Russian weapons to target or evade them.

“But we now understand that this is not only a technical issue and not only a business issue, but also a political one,” Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to Zelenskyy, told The Associated Press in an interview.

“How this will develop, who will make this decision, who influences these decisions, we can only guess,” he said.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said this week that the U.S. government owns and controls Starshield, with decisions about its use resting with the American military and, ultimately, with President Donald Trump. The Pentagon has not answered questions from AP about the restriction.

Trump told reporters Friday that he did not order restrictions on the system. He also doubted that the disruption came from Musk.

“Well, I don’t know if it was anybody, but it wasn’t me, and I don’t think it was Elon,” Trump said outside the White House before leaving for Georgia. “And from what I understand, it’s the same as it’s always been.”

Episode adds to deteriorating relationship

The episode adds to the deteriorating relations between Kyiv and Washington that were already strained by Trump’s deal to import Russian diesel, which Ukraine viewed as a betrayal, and by what Zelenskyy described as a breakdown in Western intelligence sharing.

The speed restriction disrupted front-line operations and left Ukraine more exposed to Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones, which fly at more than 400 kph (250 mph). Kyiv recently found a way to counter the drones after weeks of relentless attacks that killed dozens of civilians.

Ukraine relies on Starshield, which previously had no speed limit, to control interceptor drones that chase down the jet-powered drones at speeds far above the cap.

“Our guys in the armed forces are showing that the solution works effectively,” Beskrestnov said. “And then comes a surprise: At one moment, this solution stops protecting our country."

The cap also affects Ukrainian helicopters that hunt propeller-driven Shahed drones, Beskrestnov said.

Network is the backbone of Ukraine's drone operations

Starshield is the backbone of Ukraine’s drone operations. Beskrestnov described it as a package managed by the Pentagon and the U.S. government and offered to partner countries for military use. It has separate fees and terms from the civilian satellite service, as well as a more stable, higher priority connection.

Beskrestnov stressed that it is not used on Russian territory and that Starshield provides no service to Ukrainian drones used to attack oil refineries there.

After the restriction took effect, Ukraine began speaking about it almost immediately because it “could not be hidden,” with so many units relying on the service, Beskrestnov said. He was the first Ukrainian official to publicly confirm the restriction.

Problems soon mounted, Beskrestnov said, with communication outages on top of the speed restriction, most likely caused by the new limits. After Ukraine raised the issue, SpaceX fixed the outages, but the cap remained in place.

Ukraine is trying to find out whether it can switch to a separate Starshield package designed for aircraft that has no speed limit, or have the restriction on the current service lifted, Beskrestnov said. The aviation package costs much more, which would also be difficult for Ukraine, he said.

“We are now in active negotiations with the Pentagon, SpaceX and the U.S. government. And right now, we don’t know what the decision will be,” he said.

Ukraine seeks alternatives to Starlink

Ukraine is looking for alternatives to Starlink not only as a safeguard in case it loses access, but also because Russia is already seeking ways to counter Starlink, Beskrestnov said. Russian forces are deploying electronic warfare systems at various points along the front line to disrupt the network, he said.

Ukraine is also exploring other options, including a satellite network Amazon is building and OneWeb by Europe’s Eutelsat, Beskrestnov said.

Satellite internet matters to Ukraine beyond combat, as it also supports civilians and the morale of troops, Beskrestnov said.

“On many positions, Starlink is the only way to talk to their families,” he said. “Few people think about it, but it is very important for supporting the military.”

Russia’s Rassvet satellite network presents the next big challenge

While Ukraine tries to resolve the Starshield restriction, the next phase of the technology race looms, Beskrestnov said, pointing to Russia’s Rassvet satellite network.

“For me, this is danger No. 1 among the technological challenges Russia poses to us right now,” he said. “And not only for Ukraine, but for Europe too.”

He said he believes Russia is already gaining the ability to control Shahed drones, reconnaissance drones and even cheap missiles such as the Banderol and Dan-M by satellite in real time.

“This really will be a big catastrophe for everyone,” he said.

Simply put, the satellite connection would allow Russian operators to steer drones and missiles directly, rendering useless the electronic-warfare network Ukraine has built across the country to jam them.

“They will be able to attack the whole country in real time, and do it very precisely,” Beskrestnov said.

Russia already has windows of coverage over Ukraine, he said. When its satellites pass overhead, they provide temporary coverage for 30 to 40 minutes. He said he believes full coverage could come quickly, in about six months.

Beskrestnov said Ukraine is working on countermeasures, including sanctions. But the task is hard. Russian engineers had a working Starlink to test their jamming against, while Ukraine has to build defenses against a system that is not yet fully operating.

“We need to move,” he said. “By the time Russia starts using it to attack our infrastructure and us, we must already have developed the means, produced them in large numbers and deployed them for protection.”

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Associated Press Writer Ben Finley in Washington contributed to this report.

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Haitian authorities also accuse Thomas Osbeck, who public records indicate lives in Fort Myers, of running an illegal orphanage in the country, telling the Associated Press that he was arrested there on Sept. 30.

According to a federal criminal complaint, the FBI “received a complaint from a member of a nonprofit anti-trafficking/exploitation organization” in March 2025 that Osbeck “was suspected of traveling from the United States to Haiti for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors,” leading to interviews with witnesses and potential victims.

Authorities said Osbeck has “repeatedly” traveled to Haiti since the 1990s. FBI agents said he “founded and directed” an organization called Jesus in Haiti Ministries in 1998 before being given “an ultimatum to either step down or remain in Haiti but work in a different capacity,” in 2015, leading him to resign.

According to the complaint, a prior board member told the FBI that he learned of sexual abuse allegations against Osbeck in 2010. The complaint doesn’t state whether those allegations were ever reported to U.S. or Haitian authorities.

Osbeck then founded Ignite Your Faith Ministries in Cap-Haitien and opened a ministry called “Tom’s House,” in which he “had taken in many orphaned and abandoned children,” the complaint states.

“According to the website, (Osbeck) had 18 boys in his care and ‘to these kids, he is not just a missionary, he is their Pappy,’” FBI Special Agent Cindy Barrois wrote in the complaint.

Osbeck was the “only non-Haitian staff member on-site,” Barrois noted.

Victims identified

According to the FBI, agents were able to get in touch with one victim after Osbeck sought to obtain a foster parent license in Florida, “mention(ing five) young Haitian men he raised who were now residing in the United States.”

Authorities said they interviewed that victim in June 2025, who said he moved into Tom’s House when he was 13.

The complaint states that the victim told agents that Osbeck “often made him feel uncomfortable” by caressing his back, but he continued the “unwanted touching” despite pleas from the boy to stop.

According to the complaint, when the boy would play soccer outside without a shirt on, Osbeck would “caress (his) bare chest” and “later text him, ‘I like it when you take your shirt off.’”

Authorities said Osbeck would send the boy text messages implying that he sought sexual favors and in one instance, Osbeck summoned the victim, then 16, “to come to (his) room to get a non-alcoholic drink.”

The complaint states that Osbeck answered the door wearing only underwear and when the boy tried to leave, he blocked the door, grabbed the victim’s hand and tried to place it on his penis.

After the victim pulled away and said “no,” authorities said Osbeck replied, “Oh, you not gonna give me anything before you go to sleep?”

“(Osbeck) then told Minor Victim 1, ‘Just make it hard,’” the complaint states.

Agents said they interviewed a second victim this August. According to the complaint, he told investigators that from around 2004 to 2007, when he was 8 to 10 years old, Osbeck would make the boy touch his penis. When he was 11, Osbeck made the boy perform another sex act, it states.

The victim “explained that (Osbeck) used various forms of coercion, including withholding privileges or opportunities, to compel compliance,” for instance, denying him an allowance or the ability to go out, Barrois wrote in the complaint.

When the boy was 12, “he would make bracelets as a side business to sell to tourists,” authorities said. Osbeck, they said, “told him he was going to break his business if (he) did not perform sexual favors.”

Witnesses make additional disturbing allegations

Authorities said witnesses backed up the accounts and described inappropriate behavior that they experienced, including more unwanted touching.

In one instance, a former resident described hearing another boy, described in the complaint as “Witness X,” telling Osbeck that he would “go to a journalist with a video depicting (Osbeck) having sex with (him)” if he didn’t give the boy “a large sum of money,” the complaint states.

The former resident told the FBI that he saw Osbeck giving a check to an unidentified person described in the complaint as “Subject 1.”

That resident, authorities said, saw “SUBJECT 1 enter OSBECK’s room and give WITNESS X’s phone (identified as such by a screensaver depicting WITNESS X) to Osbeck” and “reported that WITNESS X was kidnapped and killed during this time and that (he) had overheard SUBJECT 1 discussing the ‘set up’ while at Tom’s House.”

Authorities said another former resident told them that a person identified as “Subject 2,” who worked for Osbeck as the home’s director, had “Witness X,” along with another victim, “killed” for “blackmailing” Osbeck with videos of their sexual abuse.

Phone searched at MIA

According to the complaint, on June 26, 2025, after Osbeck arrived at Miami International Airport on a flight from Cap-Haitien, customs officers searched his cellphone.

On the phone were “images of index cards containing handwritten names and dates of birth of what appear to be Haitian children,” including a specific resident born in 2008, later seen in a “screenshot of an image from TikTok depicting what appears to be that same minor, a teenage male with no shirt in a swimming pool, with the caption, ‘You think I’m handsome.’”

Later, on July 10, 2025, authorities said they obtained a search warrant for Osbeck’s phone and found messages between Osbeck and a person described as “Witness W,” where he tells “Witness W,” “you are the most handsome son I ever had” after sending him a photo of another “shirtless young male.”

Orphanage raid, arrest in Haiti

According to the complaint, on Sept. 30, the Brigade for the Protection of Minors of Haiti’s national police force and the country’s Institute of Social Welfare and Research conducted an “operation” at the Ignite Your Faith Ministries home in Cap-Haitien.

The agencies “initiated the intervention due to multiple reports of alleged child exploitation,” as well as the “absence of any authorized operating license and a pattern of the home relocating frequently since its creation,” the complaint states.

“The inspection revealed that the home has no authorization to operate, maintains no legal placement documentation, follows no approved procedures for child intake or reunification, keeps no registry of admitted children, and employs no qualified personnel, such as social workers, psychologists, or medical staff,” it states. “Investigators found no evidence of regular medical care, and staff could not identify any facility providing alleged medical services to the children. There were also no security personnel present.”

Agents also described poor conditions at the home.

Authorities said they found 14 children at the home, aged 7 to 17, including the director’s two children.

“The population includes orphans, street children and children who reportedly left their homes due to mistreatment,” the complaint states.

Osbeck and the unnamed director were taken into custody.

Missionary appears in Miami federal court

The complaint states that Osbeck was placed on a flight to Miami on Wednesday and appeared in court on Thursday, facing federal charges of illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and attempt to engage in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place.

Each charge could land him in federal prison for up to three decades.

Making his initial appearance on Thursday in front of federal Magistrate Judge Marty Elfenbein, prosecutors requested Osbeck be held in pre-trial detention ahead of a scheduled hearing on Tuesday.

He’s then scheduled for an arraignment hearing on Oct. 29.

Records show that Osbeck was being held in the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami as of Friday afternoon.

Osbeck’s arrest comes soon after the arrest of another American missionary on similar allegations.

Federal agents arrested Maylon Foshee, 23, of Mansfield, Louisiana, in late September, accusing him of “illicit sexual conduct with several minor victims under his care” during mission trips in Haiti.

He, too, faces a charge of engaging in illicit sexual conduct overseas.

Las autoridades haitianas también acusan a Thomas Osbeck, quien según registros públicos reside en Fort Myers, de operar un orfanato ilegal en el país. Las autoridades informaron a The Associated Press que fue arrestado allí el 30 de septiembre.

Según una denuncia penal federal, el FBI “recibió una denuncia de un miembro de una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a combatir la trata y la explotación” en marzo de 2025, en la que se señalaba que Osbeck “era sospechoso de viajar desde Estados Unidos a Haití con el propósito de participar en conductas sexuales ilícitas con menores”, lo que llevó a realizar entrevistas con testigos y posibles víctimas.

Las autoridades indicaron que Osbeck ha viajado “repetidamente” a Haití desde la década de 1990. Los agentes del FBI señalaron que “fundó y dirigió” una organización llamada Jesus in Haiti Ministries en 1998, antes de recibir “un ultimátum para que renunciara a su cargo o permaneciera en Haití, pero desempeñando una función diferente” en 2015, lo que lo llevó a renunciar.

Según la denuncia, un ex miembro de la junta directiva dijo al FBI que se enteró de las acusaciones de abuso sexual contra Osbeck en 2010. La denuncia no indica si esas acusaciones fueron denunciadas alguna vez ante las autoridades estadounidenses o haitianas.

Posteriormente, Osbeck fundó Ignite Your Faith Ministries en Cap-Haitien y abrió un ministerio llamado “Tom’s House”, donde “había acogido a numerosos niños huérfanos y abandonados”, según la denuncia.

“Según el sitio web, (Osbeck) tenía 18 niños bajo su cuidado y “para estos niños, no es solo un misionero, es su papá””, escribió la agente especial del FBI Cindy Barrois en la denuncia.

Osbeck era el “único miembro del personal no haitiano presente en las instalaciones”, señaló Barrois.

Identifican a las víctimas

Según el FBI, los agentes lograron comunicarse con una víctima después de que Osbeck intentara obtener una licencia como padre de acogida en Florida, “mencionando a cinco jóvenes haitianos que había criado y que ahora residían en Estados Unidos”.

Las autoridades indicaron que entrevistaron a esa víctima en junio de 2025, quien dijo que se mudó a Tom’s House cuando tenía 13 años.

La denuncia señala que la víctima dijo a los agentes que Osbeck “a menudo lo hacía sentir incómodo” al acariciarle la espalda, pero continuaba con los “tocamientos no deseados” a pesar de que el menor le pedía que se detuviera.

Según la denuncia, cuando el niño jugaba fútbol afuera sin camisa, Osbeck le “acariciaba el pecho descubierto” y “posteriormente le enviaba mensajes de texto diciendo: “Me gusta cuando te quitas la camisa””.

Las autoridades indicaron que Osbeck enviaba mensajes de texto al menor insinuando que buscaba favores sexuales y, en una ocasión, llamó a la víctima, que entonces tenía 16 años, “para que fuera a su habitación a buscar una bebida sin alcohol”.

La denuncia señala que Osbeck abrió la puerta vestido únicamente con ropa interior y, cuando el menor intentó marcharse, bloqueó la puerta, tomó la mano de la víctima e intentó colocarla sobre su pene.

Después de que la víctima retiró la mano y dijo “no”, las autoridades indicaron que Osbeck respondió: “¿Ah, no me vas a dar nada antes de irte a dormir?”.

“(Osbeck) entonces le dijo a la víctima menor de edad 1: “Solo haz que se ponga duro””, señala la denuncia.

Los agentes indicaron que entrevistaron a una segunda víctima en agosto de este año. Según la denuncia, dijo a los investigadores que, aproximadamente entre 2004 y 2007, cuando tenía entre 8 y 10 años, Osbeck obligaba al menor a tocarle el pene. Cuando tenía 11 años, Osbeck lo obligó a realizar otro acto sexual, según el documento.

La víctima “explicó que (Osbeck) utilizaba diversas formas de coerción, incluida la privación de privilegios u oportunidades, para obligarlo a obedecer”, como negarle una mesada o la posibilidad de salir, escribió Barrois en la denuncia.

Cuando el menor tenía 12 años, “fabricaba pulseras como negocio secundario para venderlas a turistas”, informaron las autoridades. Según indicaron, Osbeck “le dijo que arruinaría su negocio si no le proporcionaba favores sexuales”.

Testigos presentan otras acusaciones perturbadoras

Las autoridades indicaron que los testigos respaldaron los relatos y describieron comportamientos inapropiados que habían experimentado, incluidos más tocamientos no deseados.

En una ocasión, un ex residente describió haber escuchado a otro joven, identificado en la denuncia como “Testigo X”, decirle a Osbeck que “acudiría a un periodista con un video que mostraba a (Osbeck) teniendo relaciones sexuales con (él)” si no le entregaba “una gran suma de dinero”, según la denuncia.

El ex residente dijo al FBI que vio a Osbeck entregar un cheque a una persona no identificada, descrita en la denuncia como “Sujeto 1”.

Ese residente, según las autoridades, vio al “SUJETO 1 entrar en la habitación de OSBECK y entregarle el teléfono del TESTIGO X (identificado como tal por un protector de pantalla que mostraba al TESTIGO X)” y “reportó que el TESTIGO X fue secuestrado y asesinado durante ese período y que (él) había escuchado al SUJETO 1 hablar sobre el “plan” mientras estaba en Tom’s House”.

Las autoridades indicaron que otro ex residente les dijo que una persona identificada como “Sujeto 2”, quien trabajaba para Osbeck como director del hogar, había ordenado “asesinar” al “Testigo X”, junto con otra víctima, por “chantajear” a Osbeck con videos de sus abusos sexuales.

Registran teléfono en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami

Según la denuncia, el 26 de junio de 2025, después de que Osbeck llegara al Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami en un vuelo procedente de Cap-Haitien, los agentes de aduanas revisaron su teléfono celular.

En el teléfono encontraron “imágenes de tarjetas que contenían nombres y fechas de nacimiento escritos a mano de lo que parecían ser niños haitianos”, incluido un residente específico nacido en 2008, quien posteriormente aparecía en una “captura de pantalla de una imagen de TikTok que mostraba a quien parecía ser ese mismo menor, un adolescente sin camisa en una piscina, con el texto: “¿Crees que soy guapo?””.

Posteriormente, el 10 de julio de 2025, las autoridades indicaron que obtuvieron una orden judicial para registrar el teléfono de Osbeck y encontraron mensajes entre Osbeck y una persona identificada como “Testigo W”, en los que le decía: “Eres el hijo más guapo que he tenido”, después de enviarle una fotografía de otro “joven sin camisa”.

Allanamiento de orfanato y arresto en Haití

Según la denuncia, el 30 de septiembre, la Brigada de Protección de Menores de la Policía Nacional de Haití y el Instituto de Bienestar Social e Investigación del país llevaron a cabo una “operación” en el hogar de Ignite Your Faith Ministries en Cap-Haitien.

Las agencias “iniciaron la intervención debido a múltiples denuncias de presunta explotación infantil”, así como a la “ausencia de cualquier licencia de funcionamiento autorizada y un patrón de traslados frecuentes del hogar desde su creación”, señala la denuncia.

“La inspección reveló que el hogar no tiene autorización para operar, no mantiene documentación legal de colocación de menores, no sigue procedimientos aprobados para la admisión o reunificación de niños, no lleva un registro de los menores admitidos y no emplea personal calificado, como trabajadores sociales, psicólogos o personal médico”, señala el documento. “Los investigadores no encontraron evidencia de atención médica regular y el personal no pudo identificar ninguna instalación que proporcionara los supuestos servicios médicos a los niños. Tampoco había personal de seguridad presente”.

Los agentes también describieron las malas condiciones del hogar.

Las autoridades indicaron que encontraron a 14 menores en el hogar, de entre 7 y 17 años, incluidos los dos hijos del director.

“La población incluye huérfanos, niños de la calle y menores que, según los reportes, abandonaron sus hogares debido a malos tratos”, señala la denuncia.

Osbeck y el director, cuyo nombre no fue revelado, fueron detenidos.

Misionero comparece ante tribunal federal de Miami

La denuncia señala que Osbeck fue trasladado en un vuelo a Miami el miércoles y compareció ante el tribunal el jueves, donde enfrenta cargos federales de conducta sexual ilícita en el extranjero e intento de participar en conducta sexual ilícita en el extranjero.

Cada cargo podría llevarlo a cumplir hasta tres décadas en una prisión federal.

Durante su comparecencia inicial el jueves ante el juez federal de instrucción Marty Elfenbein, los fiscales solicitaron que Osbeck permaneciera detenido preventivamente antes de una audiencia programada para el martes.

Posteriormente, tiene programada una audiencia de lectura de cargos para el 29 de octubre.

Los registros muestran que Osbeck permanecía detenido en el Centro Federal de Detención del centro de Miami hasta la tarde del viernes.

El arresto de Osbeck ocurre poco después de la detención de otro misionero estadounidense por acusaciones similares.

Agentes federales arrestaron a Maylon Foshee, de 23 años y residente de Mansfield, Louisiana, a finales de septiembre, acusándolo de “conducta sexual ilícita con varias víctimas menores de edad bajo su cuidado” durante viajes misioneros a Haití.

Él también enfrenta un cargo de participar en conducta sexual ilícita en el extranjero.

Los datos difundidos el viernes subrayan el éxito de los renovados esfuerzos de Brasil durante el mandato del presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva para frenar la deforestación amazónica, revirtiendo un aumento ocurrido durante el gobierno de su predecesor, el presidente de extrema derecha Jair Bolsonaro.

Durante la presidencia de Bolsonaro, de 2019 a 2022, la deforestación en Amazonía se disparó alrededor de un 60%, con más de 45.000 kilómetros cuadrados (17.400 millas cuadradas) talados, según datos oficiales. En el gobierno de Lula, la deforestación ha caído un 71% desde 2023, indicó el gobierno.

Una de las primeras medidas de Lula tras asumir el cargo en enero de 2023 para un tercer mandato no consecutivo fue reactivar el Plan de Acción para la Prevención y el Control de la Deforestación en la Amazonía Legal, conocido por sus siglas en portugués, PPCDAm. Lanzado en 2004 durante su primera administración, el plan había sido archivado bajo Bolsonaro.

Lula reincorporó a los funcionarios ambientales que elaboraron el plan maestro dos décadas antes, nombrando a la defensora del medio ambiente Marina Silva, quien encabezó el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente hasta que renunció en abril para postularse al Congreso, y a João Paulo Capobianco, su exadjunto y actual ministro, para ayudar a ejecutarlo.

Cómo el gobierno frenó la deforestación

El plan tiene cuatro pilares: reforzar el monitoreo y la fiscalización, promover una economía sostenible, gestionar las áreas protegidas y definir cómo deben utilizarse los bosques públicos aún no asignados, y usar regulaciones e incentivos financieros para frenar la deforestación.

Entre las medidas estaba restablecer sanciones por tala ilegal detectada por satélites, una práctica considerada la herramienta más eficaz para frenar la deforestación y que había sido suspendida bajo Bolsonaro. El gobierno también propuso impedir que propiedades con deforestación ilegal reciban préstamos bancarios y destinó más fondos a municipios amazónicos prioritarios que demostraron reducciones en la pérdida de bosque. Además, financió esfuerzos para combatir el delito ambiental y desarrollar crédito subsidiado para negocios sostenibles en Amazonía.

“La fórmula es siempre la misma, y funciona. Vimos que funcionó en Brasil hace años y lo estamos viendo de nuevo ahora: determinación, fiscalización sobre el terreno, combate al crimen y aplicación de la ley”, afirmó Márcio Astrini, director ejecutivo del Observatorio del Clima, una red brasileña de grupos ambientalistas.

Astrini añadió que las tasas de deforestación anunciadas el viernes muestran que el compromiso de Brasil de llegar a cero deforestación para 2030 es alcanzable sin poner en riesgo la economía del país.

“La agricultura ha batido récords de producción y exportación mientras la deforestación ha caído. Las cifras de hoy desmienten la falsa narrativa de que proteger el medio ambiente frena el desarrollo de Brasil”, agregó.

La deforestación y otros cambios en el uso del suelo son las mayores fuentes de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de Brasil, que impulsan el calentamiento global. Lo que está en juego es especialmente alto en la Amazonía, que almacena enormes cantidades de dióxido de carbono y genera humedad atmosférica que ayuda a regular el clima mucho más allá de Sudamérica.

Un nuevo presidente podría determinar el futuro de Amazonía

Pese a los avances para frenar la deforestación, Amazonía enfrenta amenazas por el cambio climático, proyectos de ley propuestos y un posible cambio en la presidencia de Brasil.

La degradación causada por incendios forestales, tala y sequía afecta alrededor del 40% de Amazonía y, en los últimos años, ha superado a la tala rasa. Un fuerte fenómeno de El Niño, un calentamiento periódico del Pacífico ecuatorial, podría intensificar esas amenazas en 2026 y 2027 al provocar condiciones más calurosas y secas que alimentan los incendios.

El número de incendios en todo el bioma se acercó a mínimos históricos este año, pero se ha triplicado desde el 4 de octubre, cuando los brasileños votaron en la primera vuelta de las elecciones nacionales. Las autoridades investigan si los incendios fueron provocados deliberadamente por razones políticas antes de la segunda vuelta presidencial de este mes.

El senador Flávio Bolsonaro, hijo del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, obtuvo el 47% de los votos, mientras que el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recibió el 45%. Ambos se enfrentarán en una segunda vuelta el 25 de octubre.

Los candidatos ofrecen visiones marcadamente distintas para la selva tropical. Expertos en clima y conservación advierten que una victoria de Bolsonaro podría revertir las políticas para frenar la deforestación. Él se ha comprometido a poner fin a la deforestación ilegal para 2029, un año antes del objetivo actual de Brasil. La promesa de reelección de Lula va más allá: cero deforestación neta para 2030, con una restauración que compense toda pérdida de bosque, legal o ilegal.

La exministra Silva señaló el viernes en un comunicado que la reducción de la deforestación fue un “logro histórico” para el pueblo brasileño y que el resultado electoral sería crucial para sostenerlo.

“El gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro abordó la protección ambiental y el cambio climático con negación y un desmantelamiento generalizado de las políticas ambientales. Flávio ha heredado esas visiones y prácticas y pretende perpetuarlas, como ha indicado en varias ocasiones”, sostuvo.

“Quienes niegan que el problema exista, sin duda no harán nada para enfrentarlo”.

Bolsonaro ha negado el cambio climático mientras se presenta como defensor del medio ambiente, sin detallar planes para proteger la Amazonía o respaldar el financiamiento forestal. Ha pedido modernizar las leyes ambientales, algo que muchos ambientalistas interpretan como un debilitamiento de las mismas.

“Flávio Bolsonaro es un defensor del medio ambiente y de quienes preservan los bosques en pie y los ríos limpios”, indicó su equipo de campaña.

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According to the Hialeah Police Department, Vicente Fermin Rodriguez Hernandez was working for the rideshare company Empower and picked the 17-year-old girl up from an appointment on Wednesday.

An HPD arrest report states that when the victim got in his vehicle, Rodriguez Hernandez “engaged the victim in small talk regarding the GPS and made complimentary remarks in Spanish,” including calling her “guapa” ― or “pretty.”

Police said that Rodriguez Hernandez, whose listed address is in Downey, California, told the girl “that he owned a business and needed employees” and once he learned she was looking for a job, “suggested taking the victim out later that evening to discuss the job.”

“(Rodriguez Hernandez) inquired whether the victim was single or married, but did not ask the victim’s age,” the report states.

On the way to the girl’s home, police said Rodriguez Hernandez “repeatedly solicited a hug from the victim” and the girl “agreed to an outside courtesy hug upon arrival” to ”appease" him, the report states.

Police said after parking next to a neighborhood park, he then “asked the victim in Spanish if he could sit next to her in the back seat,” to which she “gave an awkward nod.”

“(Rodriguez Hernandez) then exited the driver’s seat, opened the rear door, and entered the rear passenger compartment next to the victim,” the report states. “When the victim leaned in for a courtesy hug, (he) wrapped both arms tightly around the victim, turned the victim’s face and forcibly kissed the victim on the mouth without consent.”

Authorities said he touched the girl’s body and “attempted to place his hand inside the victim’s pants,” despite her pleas of “no, no, no.”

Police said Rodriguez Hernandez touched the girl’s genitals over her clothing “three to four times” and tried to reach inside of her pants for a second time.

“The victim physically pushed (his) hand away, told (him) ‘no’ and stated she had to leave,” the report states. “(Rodriguez Hernandez) returned to the front driver’s seat and drove the victim to her residence.”

Police said after stopping at the girl’s home, he “pulled the victim in and forcibly kissed the victim again without consent” and “persisted in asking when he could see the victim again,“ referencing the job opportunity.

“(Rodriguez Hernandez) requested the victim’s mobile phone, entered his contact information and placed a call to his own phone from the victim’s device to capture her phone number,” the report states.

Police said after the girl went home, Rodriguez Hernandez called her ― she didn’t answer ― and texted her messages saying he “liked their kisses.”

“The victim replied stating she was single and not seeking a relationship, but remained open to discussing employment,” the report states. “(Rodriguez Hernandez) responded by asking to meet up to discuss the job, after which the victim ceased all communication.”

Authorities said they were able to track down Rodriguez Hernandez using information from the app and the phone number the girl provided. Police said they were able to pull up Rodriguez Hernandez’s California driver’s license.

Police said he had given a Hialeah address in the 6400 block of West 22nd Lane to a dealership when he bought the Hyundai Santa Fe he used for rideshare driving. According to the report, police went to the home to arrest him on Thursday on a charge of lewd and lascivious touching of certain minors; he declined to speak with officers.

As of Friday, he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed in jail records as “to be set.”

Local 10 News has contacted Empower seeking comment on the case.

The supervisor of elections planned to keep the early voting sites in Miami-Dade and Broward counties open through Nov. 1st, and in Monroe County through Oct. 31st from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.

The Florida Supervisor of Elections’ mandatory early voting period is from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31st.

According to the Florida Division of Elections, voters who registered by Oct. 5th can cast their ballots if they present a Florida driver’s license or other identification with a photo and a signature, including a debit or credit card, a student ID, a retirement center ID, or a public assistance ID.

To verify registration and voting status, visit this Florida Department of State page or call 1-866-308-6739 for help from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Monday to Friday.

Here is a list of the 28 early voting sites in Miami-Dade announced by Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia:

1. Arcola Lakes Branch Library, 8240 NW 7th Ave.
2. Aventura International Mall Branch Library, 10315 NW 12th St.
3. Coral Gables Miami Lakes Community Center, 15151 NW 82nd Ave.
4. Doral Office of the Supervisor of Elections, 2700 NW 87th Ave.
5. Doral John F. Kennedy Library, 190 W 49th St.
6. Florida International University: Student Academic Success Center, 11200 SW 8th St.
7. Hialeah Rebeca Sosa Multipurpose Facility, 1700 SW 62nd Ave.
8. Homestead Community Center, 1601 N Krome Ave.
9. Miami Dade College Kendall Campus at The Fascell Conference Center, 11011 SW 104th St., Building K.
10. Miami Coral Gables Branch Library, 3443 Segovia St.
11. Miami Gardens Hispanic Branch Library, 1398 SW 1st St.,
12. Miami Lakes Coral Reef Branch Library, 9211 SW 152nd St.
13. Miami North Miami Public Library, 835 NE 132nd St.
14. Miami Shenandoah Branch Library, 2111 SW 19th St.
15. Miami Kendale Lakes Branch Library, 15205 SW 88th St.
16. Miami South Dade Government Center, 10710 SW 211th St., Lobby
17. Miami Kendall Branch Library, 9101 SW 97th Ave.
18. Miami Stephen P. Clark Government Center: Elections Branch Office, 111 NW 1st St., Lobby
19. Miami Lemon City Branch Library, 430 NE 61st St.
20. Miami West Kendall Regional Library, 10201 Hammocks Blvd.
21. Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Dr.
22. Miami Beach Westchester Regional Library, 9445 SW 24th St.
23. Naranja Branch Library, 14850 SW 280th St., Homestead
24. North Dade Regional Library, 2455 NW 183rd St.
25. North Miami Historic Garage, 3250 S Miami Ave.
26. North Shore Branch Library, 7501 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
27. Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch Library, 2930 Aventura Blvd.
28. West Miami Joseph Caleb Center Community Meeting Room, 5400 NW 22nd Ave., Building

Here is a list of the 40 early voting sites in Broward announced by Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott:

1. African-American Research Library, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. (NW 6th St.)
2. Carver Ranches Branch Library, 4735 SW 18th St.
3. Coconut Creek SOE at Tamarac Branch Library, 8701 W. Commercial Blvd.
4. Dania Beach Paul DeMaio Library, 1 Park Ave. East
5. Dania Beach Hillsboro Community Center, 50 Hillsboro Technology Dr.
6. Davie/Cooper City Branch Library, 4600 SW 82 Ave., Davie
7. Deerfield Beach SOE at Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Dr.
8. Fort Lauderdale Davie/Cooper City Branch Library, 4600 SW 82 Ave.
9. Fort Lauderdale Emma Lou Olson Civic Center, 1801 NE 6 St.
10. Ft. Lauderdale Branch Library/Art Serve, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd.
11. Fort Lauderdale West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd.
12. Herbert Sadkin Community Center, 1176 NW 42nd Way, Lauderhill
13. Hollywood Cooper City Pool & Tennis Center, 11600 Stonebridge Parkway
14. Hollywood Branch Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd.
15. Hollywood Old Dillard Museum, 1009 NW Fourth St.
16. Island City Cultural Center of Wilton Manors, 600 Northeast 21st Court, Wilton Manors
17. Lauderhill SOE Headquarters, 4650 NW 21st Ave., Fort Lauderdale
18. Lauderhill Towne Centre Library, 6399 West Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill
19. Miramar SOE at South Regional Library/BC, 7300 Pines Blvd.
20. Nob Hill Soccer Club, 10200 Sunset Strip
21. North Lauderdale Saraniero Library, 6901 Kimberly Blvd.
22. North Regional Library/BC, 1100 Coconut Creek Blvd.
23. Old Dillard Museum, 1009 NW Fourth St., Fort Lauderdale
24. Parkland Weston Branch Library, 4205 Bonaventure Blvd.
25. Pembroke Pines Broward College - A. Hugh Adams Central Campus, 3501 Davie Road, Building 3, Room 117
26. Pine Trails Park Amphitheater, 10561 Trails End, Parkland
27. Plantation SOE at E Pat Larkins Community Center, 520 Martin Luther King Blvd.
28. Pompano Beach Supervisor of Elections (SOE) at Miramar Branch Library, 2050 Civic Center Place
29. Pompano Beach Island City Cultural Center of Wilton Manors, 600 Northeast 21st Court
30. Stirling Road Branch Library, 3151 Stirling Road
31. Sunrise SOE at Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan St., in Pembroke Pines
32. SOE Headquarters, 4650 NW 21st Ave., Fort Lauderdale
33. SOE at Northwest Regional Library, 3151 University Dr., Coral Springs
34. SOE at E Pat Larkins Community Center, 520 Martin Luther King Blvd., Pompano Beach
35. Tyrone Bryant Branch Library, 2230 NW 21st Ave., Fort Lauderdale
36. Weston Branch Library, 4205 Bonaventure Blvd., Weston
37. Weston Lauderhill Towne Centre Library, 6399 West Oakland Park Blvd.
38. West Park Hallandale Beach Cultural Community Center, 410 SE 3rd St., Hallandale Beach
39. West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation
40. Wilton Manors Pine Trails Park Amphitheater, 10561 Trails End

Here is a list of the five early voting sites in Monroe announced by Supervisor of Elections Sherri Hodies:

1. Monroe County Elections Office, 5200 College Road, Key West
2. Monroe County Elections Office Branch, 10015 Overseas Hwy. (MM 52.5)
3. Marathon Monroe County Elections Office Branch, Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Hwy. #137 (MM 102)
4. Key Largo Big Pine Key Community Park, 31009 Atlantis Dr., End of Sands Road (MM 31)
5. Big Pine Key Plantation Key Community Center (old courthouse): 88820 Overseas Hwy., Plantation Key

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The Heat (3-1) enter the matchup after a solid preseason, picking up wins against the Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets, with a close loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in between.

Miami made major moves during the offseason, adding forwards Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis. The Heat also brought in forwards Klay Thompson Tim Hardaway Jr. to add more scoring, outside shooting and defense to the team.

The Orlando Magic will look to finish their preseason on a strong note in front of their home crowd. Orlando has shown promise during its exhibition schedule and is preparing for the start of the regular season.

The Magic will continue to lean on key players Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Desmond Bane, while veteran center Nikola Vucevic adds experience and depth to the frontcourt.

With the regular season approaching, both teams may be cautious with their starters’ playing time as they wrap up their final preseason preparations.

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El Heat (3-1) llega al enfrentamiento después de una sólida pretemporada, en la que consiguió victorias contra los Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Pelicans y Brooklyn Nets, además de una ajustada derrota ante los Minnesota Timberwolves.

Miami realizó importantes movimientos durante la temporada baja, incorporando a los aleros Giannis Antetokounmpo y Bobby Portis. El Heat también sumó a los aleros Klay Thompson y Tim Hardaway Jr. para aportar más anotación, tiros desde el perímetro y defensa al equipo.

El Orlando Magic buscará cerrar su pretemporada con una buena actuación frente a su público. Orlando ha mostrado un desempeño prometedor durante sus partidos de exhibición y se prepara para el inicio de la temporada regular.

El Magic seguirá apoyándose en jugadores clave como Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs y Desmond Bane, mientras que el veterano pívot Nikola Vucevic aporta experiencia y profundidad al juego interior.

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Authorities on Wednesday arrested Alexandros Paporakis, 19, who they said drove to the Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Illinois, on Sunday afternoon, armed with a rifle and body armor. Officials said he remained in the parking lot for several minutes, but left after his weapon jammed. Paporakis was arrested later that day near his home in Palatine, Illinois, after a co-worker at a Taco Bell alerted authorities to his plan to “kill Indian people.”

The temple, the largest in Aurora, was crowded Sunday with thousands observing the first day of Navaratri, a nine-night celebration of Shakti -- the divine feminine energy believed to be foundational to all creation.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who represents Illinois’ 8th congressional district, said he and his parents were inside the temple Sunday afternoon.

“Little did we know there was an attacker outside with sinister intent,” he said Thursday. “This has really shaken us.”

During a news conference Friday morning in Chicago, Krishnamoorthi stood with several other faith and civic leaders calling for the attempted mass shooting to be investigated as a hate crime. Speakers also called for an organized community response to prevent hate and extremism targeting all communities.

Hindus face online hate and real-world threats

Pushpita Prasad, a spokesperson for the Coalition of Hindus of North America, said attacks against Hindus and Indians have been escalating in recent years. She said the racial slurs are increasingly visible online.

“You see vitriolic posts associating Indians with dirt and creating disgust about their appearance, food and cultural practices,” she said. “Sooner or later, all that online hate is going to migrate to the real world.”

Over the past two years, the rising wave of anti-Hindu hate has included a rash of vandalism and attacks across the country. Most recently, on Oct. 3, vandals hurled bricks at a Hindu temple in Richmond Heights, Ohio, shattering several windows while devotees were praying inside.

In June 2025, a gunman fired bullets into the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, causing thousands of dollars in damage. In Sugar Land, Texas, a 90-foot statue of the deity Hanuman, consecrated in 2024 at a temple complex, continues to draw disparaging comments, including one YouTube personality who recently urged its demolition.

In Frisco, Texas, where people of Indian origin make up about one-third of the population, speakers have used public comment periods during city council meetings to label the Indian community as “invaders," characterize Hindu temples as a threat and accuse H-1B work visa holders of stealing American jobs or committing fraud.

Leaders call for resources to combat hate and extremism

Temple administrators in Aurora issued a statement Thursday assuring the community that they value the safety of devotees, employees and volunteers, and have implemented additional security measures including an “armed security presence.”

Krishnamoorthi said the temple, situated on 20 acres, is a cultural hub for the community in the Chicago area. It has been his family’s home away from home for about 40 years, he said.

“For people who were newly immigrated, this became their connection to the homeland,” Krishnamoorthi said.

The temple serves as a venue for concerts, dance performances, birthdays and weddings, and the cafeteria that serves South Indian cuisine is popular, he said.

Krishnamoorthi called for the FBI to prosecute this incident as a hate crime, and for social media companies to end the hateful rhetoric online.

“The FBI also needs to redirect resources to combat domestic violent extremism,” he said. “Election fraud and immigration are not the biggest threats facing our country.”

Joel Finkelstein with the New Jersey-based Network Contagion Research Institute, which tracks cyber-social threats, said in 2025, anti-Indian content on X tripled in weekly volume. The administration’s changes in immigration policies, particularly relating to the H1-B visa, corresponded with measurable surges in racial slurs and deportation rhetoric targeting Indians, he said.

Amid the increase in online hate, Finkelstein said the South Asian community in the U.S., despite significant resources, lacks the ability to advocate for itself with strength and unity.

“There is nothing to stop it from getting worse,” he said.

Advocates say xenophobia has fueled hate

Sravya Tadepalli, executive director of Hindus for Human Rights, says her organization has formed strong coalitions with Muslim, Sikh and other organizations whose members also face hate.

“It’s important to understand that rhetoric is not just rhetoric,” she said. “It is harmful and can result in violence.”

Manjusha P. Kulkarni, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, said her organization’s research showed that online slurs targeting South Asians rose 109% from 2023 to 2025. Statistics aside, Kulkarni said she was personally shaken by the threat in Illinois.

“It hits all of us who are temple goers,” she said. “Seeing how going to my house of worship can put me and my children at risk is very scary.”

AAPI Hate pointed to “xenophobic policies and rhetoric" that depict Indian people as a demographic threat — including Vice President JD Vance calling H1-B workers “indentured servants" and Bo French, the Republican candidate for Texas' Railroad Commission calling South Asian students at a Longhorns football game “a problem." French's post led to a flurry of other posts on social media calling for violence against Indian communities, including desecrating Hindu temples and statues.

Last month, a Sikh truck driver was stabbed in Wyoming, days after the Department of Homeland Security published a derogatory social media post about Sikh truck drivers.

Sikh temple shooting survivor stresses need for meaningful dialogue

Pardeep Kaleka’s father, Satwant Singh Kaleka, was one of six people killed in 2012 in a mass shooting at their gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin – the deadliest anti-Sikh attack in the U.S. The shooter, Wade Michael Page, was a self-proclaimed white supremacist.

After Paporakis’ arrest in Illinois, authorities said they recovered weapons, ammunition, a gas canister labeled with a slur referring to South Asians and several items depicting Nazi symbols. Officials said Paporakis wrote a manifesto in which he fantasized about mass murder and expressed his desire to kill as many non-white people as he could.

Kaleka, who co-wrote a book with a former white supremacist about his own journey of forgiveness after the Sikh temple shooting, said the young men who perpetrate these attacks don’t pop up suddenly.

“Most people who do this have lost hope, and their motivation is also to have you and society lose hope,” he said. “Their belief is if you can attack people in the space they hold most sacred, it plants a deep terror in communities.”

The solution is to have candid conversations across racial and religious boundaries so people can understand each other at a human level, Kaleka said. “Unless that happens, we’re more likely to see division rather than a collective spirit that joins us together."

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Are you devasted with the direction of our country? If so, please get out and vote to change the direction of our country.

Do you think your vote does not matter?

Think again, your next senator will decide who sits on the Supreme Court, and your next member of Congress will decide how your taxes are spent.

Election Day is Nov. 3, but voters across South Florida can vote early.

Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19, in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.

Voting is easy and with two weeks of early voting before Election Day, there’s no excuse not to vote.

Remember, you have the power.

Do your homework, ask questions and then make your own decision. Help create the future of our community, and take part in choosing it.

For more information about early voting and what to know ahead of Election Day, check out Local 10’s 2026 Voter Information Guide.

• Here is everything you need to know about early voting in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties

In Miami-Dade County, the list of local elections includes a school board seat, judges, and mayoral elections in Palmetto Bay, South Miami, North Miami, and Sunny Isles Beach.

In Broward County, the list of local elections includes five school board seats and mayoral elections in Dania Beach, Davie, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, North Lauderdale, Parkland, Plantation, Tamarac, and Wilton Manors.

In Monroe County, the local elections include Key West, Isla Morada, and Key Colony Beach.

Deadlines to remember

• The deadline to register to vote in the midterm election is Oct. 5.
• The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot is Oct. 22.
• Here is everything you need to know about early voting starting on Oct. 19
• General Election Day is Nov. 3
• For information about the general election results reporting timeline, visit this page.

How to be prepared

SEARCH DATABASES: Check that you are registered to vote, confirm your assigned voting precinct, and research your ballot

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Can this be done online?

The voter registration process can be done online. The application requires a Florida driver’s license or identification card, the date when it was issued, and the last four digits of the Social Security Number.

When can one pre-register to vote?

Florida allows 16-year-olds to pre-register, but they won’t be allowed to vote until they are 18 years old.

How can I update my voter registration?

To change the address on the voter information card, the Florida driver’s license or Florida ID has to reflect the change before contacting the supervisor of elections. To request a record update, visit this page.

Can I register by mail and cast a ballot by mail?

Yes, if done on time and there is access to the forms online, a printer, and a post office. In Florida, those eligible are allowed to register to vote or vote by mail.

To vote: U.S. military members, military family members, and overseas citizens can register and request an absentee ballot with the Federal Post Card Application as soon as possible.

If done in Miami-Dade, visit this page. If done in Broward, visit this page. If done in Monroe, visit this page.

To register: Download the form to print, fill out, and mail.

Here are the mailing addresses for Monroe, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties:

BROWARD

Broward County Elections Office

4650 NW 21st Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.

MIAMI-DADE

Miami-Dade County Elections Office

2700 NW 87 Ave.

Miami, Fla., 33172

MONROE

Monroe County Elections Office

530 Whitehead Street #101

Key West, Fla., 33040-6577

What if I forget to sign my vote-by-mail ballot?

In Miami-Dade, sign inside the red box on the back of the vote-by-mail envelope. If you forgot to sign the envelope or the signature does not match, Florida law allows you to submit an affidavit to cure your vote-by-mail ballot. The affidavit must be completed and submitted to the Elections Department along with a copy of your identification by 5 p.m. on the second day after the election.

· Vote-by-Mail Ballot - Signature Cure Affidavit (English)

· Vote-by-Mail Ballot - Signature Cure Affidavit (Español & Kreyòl)

Useful links

• For information about your voter status, visit this page.
• To download the online registration form, visit this page.
• The national 27-page voter registration application with instructions for each state is available here.
• For vote-by-mail ballot information and status lookup, visit this page.
• For more information about federal election guidelines, visit this page.
• For more information about early voting and ballot intake stations, visit this page.

Useful contacts

• For more information from the Florida Division of Elections, call 1-866-308-6739 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.
• For more information in Broward, call 954-357-7050
• For more information in Miami-Dade, call 305-499-8683
• For more information in Monroe, call 305-292-3416

Who handles the process?

The Supervisor of Elections in the county of residence.

• Alina Garcia in Miami-Dade County
• Joe Scott in Broward County
• Sherri Hodies in Monroe County

Can I register by mail and cast a ballot by mail?

Yes, if done on time and there is access to the forms online, a printer, and a post office. In Florida, those eligible are allowed to register to vote or vote by mail.

To vote: U.S. military members, military family members, and overseas citizens can register and request an absentee ballot with the Federal Post Card Application as soon as possible.

If done in Miami-Dade, visit this page. If done in Broward, visit this page. If done in Monroe, visit this page.

To register: Download the form to print, fill out, and mail.

Here are the mailing addresses for Monroe, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties:

BROWARD

Broward County Elections Office

4650 NW 21st Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.

MIAMI-DADE

Miami-Dade County Elections Office

2700 NW 87 Ave.

Miami, Fla., 33172

MONROE

Monroe County Elections Office

530 Whitehead Street #101

Key West, Fla., 33040-6577

What if I forget to sign my vote-by-mail ballot?

In Miami-Dade, sign inside the red box on the back of the vote-by-mail envelope. If you forgot to sign the envelope or the signature does not match, Florida law allows you to submit an affidavit to cure your vote-by-mail ballot. The affidavit must be completed and submitted to the Elections Department along with a copy of your identification by 5 p.m. on the second day after the election.

· Vote-by-Mail Ballot - Signature Cure Affidavit (English)

· Vote-by-Mail Ballot - Signature Cure Affidavit (Español & Kreyòl)

Useful links

• For information about your voter status, visit this page.
• To download the online registration form, visit this page.
• The national 27-page voter registration application with instructions for each state is available here.
• For vote-by-mail ballot information and status lookup, visit this page.
• For more information about federal election guidelines, visit this page.
• For more information about early voting and ballot intake stations, visit this page.
• To find your U.S. House representative, search this database.
• Database: Candidate listing for the general election in Florida

Useful contacts

• For more information from the Florida Division of Elections, call 1-866-308-6739 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.
• For more information in Broward, call 954-357-7050
• For more information in Miami-Dade, call 305-499-8683
• For more information in Monroe, call 305-292-3416

Thousands of flag-waving supporters attended the gathering at a central square in Novi Sad, many bused in from other parts of the country. It was Vucic’s first big rally in the city since the protests started in November 2024.

The former Serbian president and his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, are facing a major test in the Oct. 25 election after 14 years in power in the Balkan country. The main challenger is the Students’ List candidates supported by Serbia’s protesting university students.

Serbia’s youth led the mass demonstrations demanding accountability for the concrete canopy collapse at the Novi Sad train station that many in Serbia believed was the result of bad construction work during renovation and of corruption-fueled negligence.

Near daily protests rattled Vucic more than ever and protesters forced a government collapse as student rallies drew hundreds of thousands of people.

Vucic's return to Novi Sad was seen as a show of confidence ahead of the Oct. 25 vote that he said his party will win. Without providing evidence, Vucic in a speech said that the student-led protests were organized and financed by unspecified foreign powers.

“A lot of money came from abroad, billions were brought in to destroy Serbia," he told the crowd. "They used the tragedy and moved against our Serbia ... they hate everything that is Serbian.”

A special guest at the rally was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who praised Vucic in a speech he held in the Serbian language.

Critics accuse Vucic and his party of clamping down on democratic freedoms, rampant corruption and ties to organized crime, which they have denied. Serbia is formally seeking European Union membership but the effort has stalled under Vucic, who has close ties with Russia and China.

No one has been held responsible for the train station tragedy despite the protests, and the issue remains highly sensitive for Novi Sad. Students have urged residents to stay away on Friday to avoid confrontation with Vucic's supporters.

In his speech, Vucic promised justice for the Novi Sad tragedy. Pro-government media reported that he arrived in Novi Sad by train and then walked through the city flanked by chanting supporters.

Many in the crowd waved flags with the image of the former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. war crimes court for atrocities during Bosnia's 1992-95 conflict. Mladic was buried as a hero in Belgrade in September following his death in the The Hague, Netherlands.

Vucic is looking to return as prime minister after the vote on Oct. 25. He resigned as president last month to lead his SNS party's campaign and boost its chances at the parliamentary ballot.

Novi Sad was the scene of clashes with police and Vucic’s supporters on several occasions during protests. No major incidents were reported Friday.

The data released Friday underscore the success of Brazil’s renewed efforts under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to curb Amazon deforestation, reversing a surge under his predecessor, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

During Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency, from 2019 to 2022, Amazon deforestation surged by about 60%, with more than 45,000 square kilometers (17,400 square miles) cleared, according to official data. Under Lula, deforestation has fallen 71% since 2023, the government said.

One of Lula’s first moves after taking office in January 2023 for a third, non-consecutive term was to revive the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon, known by its Portuguese acronym, PPCDAm. Launched in 2004 during his first administration, the plan had been shelved under Bolsonaro.

Lula brought back the environmental officials who developed the blueprint two decades earlier, appointing environmental champion Marina Silva — who led the Environment Ministry until she resigned in April to run for Congress — and João Paulo Capobianco, her former deputy and the current minister, to help carry it out.

How the government curbed deforestation

The plan has four pillars: strengthening monitoring and enforcement; promoting a sustainable economy; managing protected areas and determining how undesignated public forests should be used; and using regulations and financial incentives to curb deforestation.

Measures included restoring sanctions for illegal forest clearing detected by satellites, a practice seen as the most effective tool to curb deforestation that was halted under Bolsonaro. The government also proposed barring properties with illegal deforestation from receiving bank loans and allocated more funding to priority Amazon municipalities that demonstrated reductions in forest loss. It also funded efforts to fight environmental crime and develop subsidized credit for sustainable businesses in the Amazon.

“The formula is always the same, and it works. We saw it work in Brazil years ago and we’re seeing it again now: determination, enforcement on the ground, fighting crime and enforcing the law," said Márcio Astrini, executive director of the Climate Observatory, a Brazilian network of environmental groups.

Astrini added that the deforestation rates announced Friday show that Brazil's pledge to reach zero deforestation by 2030 is achievable without compromising the country's economy.

" Agriculture has been setting production and export records while deforestation has fallen. Today’s figures disprove the false narrative that protecting the environment holds back Brazil’s development,” he added.

Deforestation and other land-use changes are Brazil’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, which drive global warming. The stakes are especially high in the Amazon, which stores vast amounts of carbon dioxide and generates atmospheric moisture that helps regulate weather far beyond South America.

New president could determine future of the Amazon

Despite progress curbing deforestation, the Amazon faces threats from climate change, proposed legislation and a possible change in Brazil’s presidency.

Degradation from wildfires, logging and drought affects about 40% of the Amazon and has outpaced clear-cutting in recent years. A strong El Niño, a periodic warming of the equatorial Pacific, could intensify those threats in 2026 and 2027 by bringing hotter, drier conditions that fuel wildfires.

Fire counts across the biome were near historic lows this year but have tripled since Oct. 4, when Brazilians voted in the first round of national elections. Authorities are investigating whether fires were deliberately set for political reasons ahead of this month’s presidential runoff.

Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, won 47% of the vote, while Lula received 45%. The two face an Oct. 25 runoff.

The candidates offer sharply different visions for the rainforest. Climate and conservation experts warn that a Bolsonaro victory could reverse policies to curb deforestation. He has pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2029, a year ahead of Brazil’s current target. Lula’s reelection pledge goes further: zero net deforestation by 2030, with restoration offsetting all forest loss, legal or illegal.

Cristiane Mazzetti of Greenpeace Brazil said the record low deforestation rate reflects effective policies that could be at risk depending on who wins the presidential election.

“Congress has worked to weaken, delay and dismantle laws and regulations that help protect the environment,” she said. “The next legislature will be even more hostile to environmental protection, and depending on the next federal administration, the risk of rollbacks and high deforestation rates will rise sharply.”

Former Minister Silva said in a statement Friday that the deforestation reduction was a “historic achievement” for the Brazilian people and that the election outcome would be crucial to sustain it.

“Jair Bolsonaro’s administration approached environmental protection and climate change with denial and a sweeping dismantling of environmental policies. Flávio has inherited those views and practices and intends to perpetuate them, as he has indicated on several occasions,” she said.

“Those who deny the problem exists will certainly do nothing to address it.”

Bolsonaro has denied climate change while portraying himself as an environmental defender, without detailing plans to protect the Amazon or support forest financing. He has called for modernizing environmental laws, which many environmentalists interpret as weakening them.

“Flávio Bolsonaro is a defender of the environment and of those who preserve standing forests and clean rivers,” his campaign said.

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Florida Highway Patrol toopers closed the Turnpike from Hollywood Boulevard to Griffin Road after construction workers struck and damaged a main gas line with an excavator, officials said.

Hollywood Fire Rescue personnel responded to the area of North 62nd Avenue and Arthur Street.

The Hollywood Police Department asked drivers to avoid the 6100 block of Arthur Street. Police officers evacuated the surrounding area.

After the repairs, FHP reopened the southbound lanes of the Turnpike at about 1:35 p.m., and evacuees were allowed to return to buildings shortly after. No one was injured.

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

Las autoridades informaron que trabajadores de construcción dañaron una tubería principal de gas que se extiende a lo largo de la autopista Turnpike.

Agentes de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida cerraron la autopista Turnpike desde Hollywood Boulevard hasta Griffin Road.

Personal de los equipos de rescate de Hollywood acudió poco después de la 1:50 a.m. al área de North 62nd Avenue y Arthur Street.

El Departamento de Policía de Hollywood pidió a los conductores evitar la cuadra 6100 de Arthur Street. Los agentes de policía evacuaron el área circundante.

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

¿Está devastado por el rumbo que lleva nuestro país? Si es así, salga a votar para cambiar la dirección de nuestro país.

¿Cree que su voto no importa?

Piénselo de nuevo. Su próximo senador decidirá quién ocupa un puesto en la Corte Suprema, y su próximo representante en el Congreso decidirá cómo se gastan sus impuestos.

El día de las elecciones es el 3 de noviembre, pero los votantes de todo el sur de Florida pueden votar anticipadamente.

La votación anticipada comienza el lunes 19 de octubre en los condados Miami-Dade, Broward y Monroe.

Votar es fácil y, con dos semanas de votación anticipada antes del día de las elecciones, no hay excusa para no votar.

Recuerde, usted tiene el poder.

Infórmese, haga preguntas y luego tome su propia decisión. Ayude a construir el futuro de nuestra comunidad y participe en su elección.

Para obtener más información sobre la votación anticipada y lo que debe saber antes del día de las elecciones, consulte la Guía de Información para Votantes 2026 de Local 10.

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The gathering brought together religious leaders representing churches across 11 Florida counties and voters seeking answers from Jolly, the Democratic candidate for governor, and Democrat Joseph Javier Rodriguez, who is running for attorney general.

Voters raised questions about issues affecting their communities, including support for senior citizens and veterans, diversity, equity and inclusion, rising home insurance costs, and public education policies and funding.

Jolly addressed concerns about racial divisions and disparities in education, the economy and health outcomes.

“We’re a state that has really pursued marginalization and division. The division between black and white America, when it comes to the economy, education, health outcomes, and I guess now what’s taught in our classrooms, is maybe greater than it’s ever been before. I think we built an agenda to address that, and I feel good about how our platform stands in contrast to my opponent,” Jolly said.

The event comes as both major parties focus on South Florida, where candidates are working to connect with voters ahead of the election.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds also made a stop in the region, visiting the Bay of Pigs Museum in Little Havana.

Speaking to an audience in the heart of Miami’s Cuban exile community, Donalds emphasized his opposition to communism and socialism, pledging to protect Florida from both ideologies.

“You have my support,” said Donalds. “We want Cuba to be free of communism, free of socialism, and I just want to be very clear, we are not going to tolerate communism here in Florida. We are not going to tolerate socialism in America.”

Jolly also addressed the issue, saying he denounces socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America organization.

Donalds was expected to continue speaking with supporters through a satellite Zoom call with attendees remaining from an earlier event. He was also scheduled to join U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody for a rally in Weston at 4 p.m.

Both candidates are expected to make additional appearances in South Florida as Election Day approaches.

Jolly told the crowd he plans to return to Broward County the night before the election for his final rally in Fort Lauderdale.

El encuentro reunió a líderes religiosos que representan iglesias de 11 condados de Florida y a votantes que buscaban respuestas de Jolly, el candidato demócrata a gobernador, y del demócrata Joseph Javier Rodriguez, quien se postula para fiscal general.

Los votantes plantearon preguntas sobre temas que afectan a sus comunidades, incluido el apoyo a adultos mayores y veteranos, la diversidad, equidad e inclusión, el aumento de los costos de los seguros de vivienda y las políticas y el financiamiento de la educación pública.

Jolly abordó las preocupaciones sobre las divisiones raciales y las desigualdades en la educación, la economía y los resultados de salud.

“Somos un estado que realmente ha promovido la marginación y la división. La división entre los estadounidenses negros y blancos, en lo que respecta a la economía, la educación, los resultados de salud y, supongo que ahora, lo que se enseña en nuestras aulas, es quizás mayor que nunca. Creo que hemos desarrollado una agenda para abordar eso y me siento bien con la posición de nuestra plataforma en contraste con la de mi oponente”, dijo Jolly.

El evento se produce mientras ambos partidos principales centran su atención en el sur de Florida, donde los candidatos trabajan para conectarse con los votantes antes de las elecciones.

El candidato republicano a gobernador, Byron Donalds, también hizo una parada en la región y visitó el Museo de Bahía de Cochinos en La Pequeña Habana.

Durante un discurso ante una audiencia en el corazón de la comunidad de exiliados cubanos de Miami, Donalds enfatizó su oposición al comunismo y al socialismo, y prometió proteger a Florida de ambas ideologías.

“Tienen mi apoyo”, dijo Donalds. “Queremos que Cuba esté libre del comunismo, libre del socialismo, y quiero dejar algo muy claro: no vamos a tolerar el comunismo aquí en Florida. No vamos a tolerar el socialismo en Estados Unidos”.

Jolly también abordó el tema y afirmó que rechaza el socialismo y a la organización Socialistas Democráticos de América.

Se esperaba que Donalds continuara hablando con sus simpatizantes a través de una videollamada por Zoom con los asistentes que permanecían de un evento anterior. También tenía previsto participar junto a la senadora federal Ashley Moody en un mitin en Weston a las 4 p.m.

Se espera que ambos candidatos realicen más apariciones en el sur de Florida a medida que se acerca el día de las elecciones.

Jolly dijo a los asistentes que planea regresar al condado Broward la noche anterior a las elecciones para celebrar su último mitin en Fort Lauderdale.

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According to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Michael Keith Koehler, of Hollywood, was taken into custody following the altercation at Mitchell Funeral Home, located at 8080 NW 22nd Ave.

Deputies said they responded to the business Thursday after receiving a report of a battery in progress, possibly involving a gun.

When deputies arrived, they detained Koehler and began investigating the circumstances surrounding the confrontation.

According to the arrest report, a witness told detectives that Koehler had arrived at the funeral home to deliver flowers when he became involved in a verbal dispute with a 73-year-old man.

Investigators said the argument escalated when Koehler allegedly bumped the man with his shoulder and began making gestures imitating a monkey.

A physical altercation followed, during which a second man intervened and placed Koehler in a headlock to restrain him until deputies arrived, authorities said.

Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the funeral home that showed the confrontation beginning on the sidewalk near the business’s driveway, the report stated.

According to the arrest report, both men involved in the dispute initially walked away from Koehler and headed back toward the funeral home.

However, Koehler allegedly followed them onto the property while making gestures that appeared to imitate a monkey and keeping one hand concealed behind his back, authorities said.

Investigators said the footage shows Koehler deliberately driving his shoulder into the 73-year-old man’s chest.

The second man then attempted to restrain Koehler, and the two fell to the ground, authorities said.

After Koehler was released, detectives said he stood up and confronted the older man again, assuming what investigators described as a “defensive stance” while keeping his hands behind his back.

During interviews at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, the 73-year-old man told detectives Koehler had attempted to deliver flowers but was informed that the funeral home was no longer accepting flower arrangements.

The man said he instructed Koehler to leave the property.

According to the report, Koehler returned despite being told to leave, leading to another argument.

The older man told detectives Koehler began reaching behind his back in a manner that suggested he had a gun.

He said Koehler then struck him with his body, prompting both men to attempt to restrain him while calling for emergency assistance.

The second man told investigators Koehler struck him in the face with a cellphone during the struggle.

Deputies documented swelling above the second man’s right eye and a scrape on the older man’s leg.

Koehler also had visible cuts and scrapes on his face, arms and knees, authorities said.

Deputies said Koehler was transported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to North Shore Medical Center, where detectives interviewed him.

According to the arrest report, Koehler was advised of his constitutional rights and agreed to provide a recorded statement without an attorney present.

He acknowledged going to the funeral home to deliver flowers but claimed the two men attacked him, authorities said.

Investigators said Koehler’s version of events was inconsistent with what they observed in the surveillance footage.

Following the investigation, Koehler was arrested and transported from North Shore Hospital to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

He faces charges of battery and battery on a person 65 or older.

As of Friday afternoon, Koehler remained at TGK. Online jail records listed his bond as “to be set.”

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, Michael Keith Koehler, residente de Hollywood, fue detenido tras el altercado ocurrido en Mitchell Funeral Home, ubicada en 8080 NW 22nd Ave.

Los agentes informaron que acudieron al establecimiento el jueves después de recibir un reporte de una agresión en curso, posiblemente relacionada con un arma de fuego.

Cuando los agentes llegaron, detuvieron a Koehler y comenzaron a investigar las circunstancias del enfrentamiento.

Según el informe de arresto, un testigo dijo a los detectives que Koehler había llegado a la funeraria para entregar flores cuando se vio involucrado en una discusión verbal con un hombre de 73 años.

Los investigadores indicaron que la discusión escaló cuando Koehler presuntamente golpeó al hombre con el hombro y comenzó a hacer gestos imitando a un mono.

Posteriormente, se produjo un altercado físico durante el cual un segundo hombre intervino y sujetó a Koehler por el cuello para inmovilizarlo hasta que llegaron los agentes, informaron las autoridades.

Los detectives revisaron las imágenes de las cámaras de vigilancia de la funeraria, que mostraron que el enfrentamiento comenzó en la acera, cerca de la entrada vehicular del establecimiento, según el informe.

De acuerdo con el informe de arresto, los dos hombres involucrados en la disputa inicialmente se alejaron de Koehler y regresaron hacia la funeraria.

Sin embargo, Koehler presuntamente los siguió hasta la propiedad mientras hacía gestos que parecían imitar a un mono y mantenía una mano oculta detrás de la espalda, informaron las autoridades.

Los investigadores indicaron que las imágenes muestran a Koehler golpeando deliberadamente con el hombro el pecho del hombre de 73 años.

El segundo hombre intentó entonces inmovilizar a Koehler y ambos cayeron al suelo, informaron las autoridades.

Después de que Koehler fue liberado, los detectives indicaron que se levantó y volvió a confrontar al hombre mayor, adoptando lo que los investigadores describieron como una “postura defensiva”, mientras mantenía las manos detrás de la espalda.

Durante entrevistas realizadas en HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, el hombre de 73 años dijo a los detectives que Koehler había intentado entregar flores, pero le informaron que la funeraria ya no estaba aceptando arreglos florales.

El hombre indicó que le ordenó a Koehler abandonar la propiedad.

Según el informe, Koehler regresó a pesar de que le habían dicho que se marchara, lo que provocó otra discusión.

El hombre mayor dijo a los detectives que Koehler comenzó a llevarse las manos detrás de la espalda de una manera que sugería que tenía un arma de fuego.

Indicó que Koehler luego lo golpeó con su cuerpo, lo que llevó a ambos hombres a intentar inmovilizarlo mientras solicitaban asistencia de emergencia.

El segundo hombre dijo a los investigadores que Koehler lo golpeó en el rostro con un teléfono celular durante el forcejeo.

Los agentes documentaron una hinchazón sobre el ojo derecho del segundo hombre y una raspadura en la pierna del hombre mayor.

Koehler también presentaba cortes y raspaduras visibles en el rostro, los brazos y las rodillas, informaron las autoridades.

Los agentes indicaron que Koehler fue trasladado por los equipos de rescate de Miami-Dade al North Shore Medical Center, donde los detectives lo entrevistaron.

Según el informe de arresto, Koehler fue informado de sus derechos constitucionales y aceptó proporcionar una declaración grabada sin la presencia de un abogado.

Reconoció que había acudido a la funeraria para entregar flores, pero afirmó que los dos hombres lo atacaron, informaron las autoridades.

Los investigadores indicaron que la versión de Koehler sobre los hechos no coincidía con lo que observaron en las imágenes de las cámaras de vigilancia.

Tras la investigación, Koehler fue arrestado y trasladado desde el North Shore Hospital al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Enfrenta cargos de agresión y agresión contra una persona de 65 años o más.

Hasta la tarde del viernes, Koehler permanecía detenido en TGK. Los registros de la cárcel en línea indicaban que su fianza estaba “pendiente de establecer”.

The person, granted anonymity to discuss a personnel decision not yet made public, said Zacharia would be transitioning out of the role. The shift comes after President Donald Trump cast significant doubt on her future earlier Friday, telling reporters that he would have a discussion with her following his weekend travel — and that if he were her, he would reconsider the job.

Zacharia had come under immediate scrutiny when she appeared uncomfortable during her inaugural briefing on Tuesday, delivering halting remarks touting the president and his accomplishments. Her 14-minute briefing was followed by criticism that the conservative commentator had long called herself a lawyer when she had not passed a bar exam nor was otherwise credentialed to practice.

Zacharia was a surprise choice when Trump announced her appointment on Oct. 9, as the successor to Karoline Leavitt, the youngest-ever White House press secretary who had been part of Trump’s inner circle for years. The chaos surrounding her appointment was reminiscent of some of Trump’s short-lived staff picks from his first term.

Trump said he told Zacharia that she might want to change her mind about the job, and said he thought she had been treated unfairly by the press.

“I told her, ‘I think you’re better off being happy,'” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn as he left for a rally in Georgia. “I said, ‘Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider.’ I said, ‘You think about it, but I would reconsider.’”

Messages to Zacharia seeking comment were not returned on Friday, and the White House offered no immediate comment.

In his own comments, Trump said he told his press secretary, "'Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this,’” and that he wanted "her to have a good life” and not be subjected to criticism, which he likened to being “brutalized by the media.”

The president said he’d make a final determination later, perhaps after his campaign travel on Friday and this weekend, adding, “When I get back, we’re gonna talk.” He was asked who might replace Zacharia, and said that there were a lot of people who wanted the job.

Zacharia's first official day on the job was Monday

In Zacharia's first and only briefing on Tuesday, she took questions from just three reporters, all from conservative-leaning or Trump-friendly outlets, and left after only about 14 minutes.

Zacharia has said she wanted to keep her briefing short to ensure Trump had enough time later that morning for his own question-and-answer session with reporters, and that she had not been fully briefed by White House staff beforehand.

She later traveled with Trump when he held rallies on Wednesday and Thursday in Alaska, Arizona and Montana — but did not hold more press briefings.

In an appearance on Fox News Channel earlier Friday, Zacharia was asked if she had the president’s confidence and responded: “I hope to be able to build the trust and confidence of everyone around me.” But she also wouldn't say when her next press briefing might be.

Questions about why Zacharia called herself a lawyer

Zacharia, a Pepperdine University law graduate, also faced criticism for describing herself as a lawyer when appearing as a commentator on conservative television outlets. Zacharia said the term was a proper one to use when she was offering legal analysis, and said she had worked as a lawyer in China.

Zacharia said Friday on Fox News that she wasn’t asked about passing the bar before becoming press secretary, and Trump noted in his subsequent comments that she was hired as a spokesperson for the White House, not as an attorney.

Before joining the White House, Zacharia had been working in communications for Trump Media, the company that oversees the president’s social media site, Truth Social. She also briefly worked at the Department of Homeland Security during the second Trump administration.

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Price reported from Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia.

But when James Gunn and Peter Safran were plotting the projects with which they wanted to launch their era of DC Studios, writer-director Mike Flanagan came in with a pitch that would fuse both genres.

Neither Safran nor Gunn were looking for a standalone movie about Clayface, a lesser-known villain from the Batman comics. But they were won over by Flanagan’s vision, which eventually became a script by Flanagan and Hossein Amini.

“It fit within the broader framework of how James and I saw the broad spectrum of film and television shows we want to make,” says Safran. “But it really was Mike Flanagan’s passion and pitch. You always look for volunteers and not recruits.”

Not many studios would push “Clayface” to the front of the pack, but Gunn, who started in horror, and Safran, who helped launch “The Conjuring” franchise, made “Clayface” — with James Watkins eventually coming on to direct — part of their first wave of DCU films, following “Superman” and “Supergirl.”

“Clayface” is a darker detour for DC. And, if it proves successful, it just might open up a darker frontier for comic book movies.

“From the get-go, this was not designed to be a traditional superhero movie,” Safran says. “It was always supposed to be a character-driven story that uses the DC mythology. If you took the DC elements out of it, it would just be a great horror movie.”

That makes “Clayface” something unusual in the normally calculated realm of superhero movies. It’s R-rated. It’s modestly budgeted at $40 million. And it stars the relatively unknown Tom Rhys Harries as a little-known DC villain.

“A lot of people wouldn’t necessarily know who Clayface is, but they wouldn’t need to,” says Watkins, the Welsh filmmaker of “Speak No Evil” and “The Woman in Black.” “It’s its own movie.”

‘Supergirl’ disappointment puts pressure on ‘Clayface’

That, Safran says, is by design. He and Gunn have emphasized filmmaker-first projects at DC, carving a more idiosyncratic, multigenre path that has won them fans but also added some degree of risk.

“Clayface,” which opens in theaters Oct. 22, will debut shortly after Skydance and David Ellison’s takeover of Warner Bros. Ellison is keeping Gunn and Safran to lead DC, even though they’re coming off a misfire in the box-office disappointment of “Supergirl.” That puts more pressure on “Clayface” to perform.

“If you look at the cumulative choices that we’ve made, I think it’s pretty clear we’re trying to do things differently,” says Safran. “Not everything is going to work. The pressure we feel for ‘Clayface’ is honestly the pressure we feel for everything we put into the world.”

There have been a few movies to meld horror and superheroes together, including Wes Craven’s “Swamp Thing” (1982), Sam Raimi’s “Darkman” (1990) and “Brightburn” (2019), a sinister twist on the “Superman” origin story that Gunn produced.

But Clayface, a Batman villain created in 1940 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, is still an unlikely character to put center stage. In the comics, he began as Basil Karlo, a B-list actor who, furious that he wasn’t cast in a horror remake he had previously starred in, wears the movie’s Clayface costume to kill the film's actors.

Winning over skeptical DC fans

Some fan skepticism has followed “Clayface.” Last week, Gunn defended the choice on the social media platform Threads after a user asked, “Who the (expletive) asked for a ‘Clayface’ movie?”

Gunn replied: “Although it may seem like it, Hollywood isn’t a place where the only way to make a movie is the public voting on what IP they want to see that they’ve seen countless times before.”

Watkins’ film, taking inspiration from the two-part episode “Feat of Clay” from “Batman: The Animated Series,” twists the original Clayface story slightly. Rising movie star Matt Hagen (Harries) is disfigured by a mob boss (Eddie Marsan) and rapidly falls out of Hollywood. After numerous unsuccessful surgeries, he resorts to an experimental process created by the scientist Dr. Caitlyn Corr (Naomi Ackie) that uses an untested, claylike living organism to rehabilitate his face.

“Part of the joy was being surprised at what’s looking back at me in the mirror every day,” says Harries, smiling.

To a large degree, “Clayface” progresses as a character study, one of an actor whose livelihood falls away from him and whose attempts to get back on the red carpet turn increasingly dark. His journey, though, hinges less on vanity than on his relationship with Caitlyn.

“I was approaching it the whole time like: Matt thinks he’s in a romantic comedy,” says Harries. “The fulcrum of the whole thing is his relationship with Caitlyn Corr. Without that, you don’t get the propulsion for Matt to be doing what he decides he needs to.”

Shape-shifting in genre and body

As “Clayface” devolves, Matt’s face and body increasingly shape-shift in chilling body horror transformations. That can include his own body changing or Matt taking the form of other characters around him. While CGI and visual effects were used, Watkins leaned into practical effects.

“I like horror when it’s most relatable, when it actually gets under the skin,” Watkins says.

In the third act of “Clayface,” that’s taken to body-changing extremes as Matt dons the appearance of those around him. Often, actors were swapping into scenes moment to moment with Harries.

“We’d often play a scene with Tom and then someone else would play the same scene,” says Watkins. “Sometimes Tom would copy them, sometimes they would copy Tom.”

If the superhero movie has sometimes been too rigidly formulaic, “Clayface” proves the genre has more elasticity than it's been shown to have. In “Clayface,” even the lead role was an ensemble piece.

“I won’t mention any actor’s name because it’s a bit of a spoiler,” Watkins says. “But one of the cast members was saying to me his son asked, ‘So who are you in the movie?’ And he said, ‘I’m Clayface.’”

That stat might give some teams hope.

Edwards looks at the situation differently.

“I don’t really have hope. I just got will,” Edwards told The Associated Press. “I’m just all will. It's like, ‘I don’t think he’s better than me. I don’t think that they can beat me and my team.' It’s just that simple. Whoever we line up against, you just not going to sit here and tell me that their team is going to beat our team. It’s that simple, I don't hope. I don’t wish for nothing. It’s straight will and determination. And we're going to show it every night.”

That sounds like the words of a star ready to lead his team to a breakthrough. If recent history is to be believed, there indeed will be a breakthrough club this season.

New York won it all last season, ending a 53-year championship drought. Oklahoma City broke through the year before that, delivering a long-awaited title to the Sooner State. Boston returned to the NBA pinnacle in 2024, Denver got its first title in 2023, Golden State — after hearing its dynasty was over — won again in 2022, Milwaukee ended a half-century of waiting with its crown in 2021, the Los Angeles Lakers went from six years out of the playoffs to champions in 2020 and Toronto got its only championship in 2019.

This year, there are no shortage of candidates to be the next team to extend the NBA's diversity era and give the league what would be a ninth different champion in nine years. Maybe it'll be Miami, which last won it all in 2013 and now has Giannis Antetokounmpo and Klay Thompson to play alongside Bam Adebayo. Maybe it'll be Portland, with Damian Lillard back and healthy. Philadelphia is an obvious choice, after an offseason where it landed LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. Detroit was the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed a year ago, and Cade Cunningham keeps getting better. Indiana nearly won a title in 2025 and now has Tyrese Haliburton back.

Or, maybe it'll be the Timberwolves — a team that has been knocking at the door for a while now, with 24 playoff wins (third-most in the NBA behind New York and Oklahoma City, both with 33) over the last three seasons. LaMelo Ball was brought in to form what should be a dynamic backcourt with Edwards, and Minnesota has the highest of expectations.

“How many times do you sit at the big table vs. the kids table? You've just got to keep sitting down at the big table, and eventually you can punch through,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said. “This parity that we're in means if you sit down at the table, you have a chance. And I feel like we are that type of team and organization.”

The Wolves went to the Western Conference finals in 2023 and 2024, then made the West semifinals last season. Edwards is one of the game's brightest stars and probably hasn't reached his ceiling. Ball's presence means Edwards will be free to create more, and vice versa. There is no shortage of depth and the Wolves have a certified rim-protecting star in Rudy Gobert, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year.

“And we are a year wiser,” Gobert said. “We have a really tight group. We love each other. We want to see each other succeed, each other win. ... Our goal is to improve our habits and cohesiveness, so when it’s May, June, we can handle anything.”

Edwards has an Olympic gold medal, is a four-time All-Star, just turned 25, was a finalist for Clutch Player of the Year last season and averaged a career-best 28.8 points per game. Assuming he hits the 65-game required threshold, it's almost certain that he would be an MVP candidate.

That's all nice, but he said only one thing motivates him.

“It’s just the ring,” Edwards said. “I wake up every day, go to the gym, work out, treatment, weights, go to the gym again, work out, treatment, weights. Everything is based on what can I do to win the ring. And it's not like I’m only working out for the ring. I’m working out to go through all the ups and downs to get me to the ring.”

The ring comes with a championship, the breakthrough that the Timberwolves and so many other teams will try to have this season.

“I started out, I did not want to do this,” Lorre admits regarding the decision to write his book. “I didn't see any reason to do it. A dear friend kept pushing me that the story of this journey to where I am now was worth telling.”

That nudge ultimately unlocked a deeply cathartic experience for the showrunner. “Writing down your experiences gives you distance and perspective,” Lorre said. “It allows you to laugh at your past and maybe understand it a little better.”

In an interview with The Associated Press, Lorre opens up about the personal introspection that led to “Sitcom,” and shares his thoughts on where television comedy stands today, plus offers a pragmatic take on the recent Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. deal.

Answers have been condensed for clarity and brevity.

AP: In “Sitcom,” you chose to include actual scripts at the end of the book with your own handwritten notations. Why share those with readers?

LORRE: I thought it might be interesting to people reading the book to see what a sitcom script actually looks like from the inside. The handwritten notations were my effort to communicate how I felt about those scripts when we were making them, as well as how I feel about them looking back now. I wanted to provide a little real, behind-the-scenes insight into the process of making these shows rather than just talking about them in the abstract.

AP: Why do you think it has become so difficult for sitcoms to succeed in today's television landscape?

LORRE: Before there is comedy or jokes, the audience must care about the characters. It isn't even about making them “likable.” Danny DeVito in “Taxi” or Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker played awful, angry people, but you loved watching them. If the audience cares, then a character falling down the stairs becomes hilarious because they were running somewhere important. A great sitcom like “Cheers” or “The Big Bang Theory” becomes a surrogate family where people gather around a table, eat together, and bond. That emotional connection is much harder to build today because getting people to sit down for a half-hour comedy in a hyper-fragmented market is an immense challenge.

AP: You share some of your failed projects and pilots in the book. Do you ever wish you could get a do-over?

LORRE: Looking back with regret is pointless, but I actually did get a second chance with “The Big Bang Theory,” which was a miracle. We wrote and produced an initial pilot that did not work, but Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons were in that pilot and had this extraordinary chemistry. We got a second chance to retool it, and it worked beyond my wildest dreams. With failed shows, you either learn from the failure or you become cynical and bitter as a result. Learning from it is the better option.

AP: Warner Bros. has undergone massive corporate shifts, including its recent merger deal with Skydance. Having had a longtime overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, does this affect your work?

LORRE: None of these corporate shenanigans ever really filter down to where I am. When I first came here, the company was merging with AOL in 1999, then Time Warner, then AT&T, who wanted me to write shows for cellphones, and I told them, “No, I don't write for phones” — and then Discovery.

I met Mr. Ellison recently, and he seems like a decent fellow, but basically, we have a “new daddy.” My job is to try to make something that makes people laugh. It has nothing to do with corporate superstructure or $80 billion in debt. There is no sitcom in the world that's going to clear that.

AP: What do you watch when you go home at night?

LORRE: Strangely enough, I watch a lot of dramas rather than comedies. I'm intrigued by watching things I don't know how to do with incredible action sequences. Right now, I love “Slow Horses” with Gary Oldman. He plays this completely despicable, horrible human being, and yet you absolutely love watching him. When I unwind at night, that's the kind of storytelling I'm looking for.

AP: What do you hope aspiring writers or fans take away from reading your book?

LORRE: If you want to write, you have to read. Everything from Ray Bradbury's “The Martian Chronicles” to “Moby Dick” shaped me as a kid. Creation is always about standing on the shoulders of those who came before you. The Rolling Stones don't exist without Chicago blues, and comedy writers don't exist without the great shows that preceded them.

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Jose Lopez was sleeping at the Metro Express Inc., an engineering and general contracting company at 9390 NW 109th St, according to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies.

Delio Trasobares, the owner of Metro Express and Lopez’s employer, had already prohibited him from sleeping at the property, according to the deputies’ arrest report.

“I did it,” Lopez said after shooting Trasobares, who died at 61 years old, according to the arrest report.

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Lopez appeared remotely in court on Friday morning. The image showed him in a hospital bed. Deputies arrested him at 12:55 p.m. on Thursday. Records showed he faced a second-degree murder charge.

“Go [expletive] yourself! [Expletive] your mother,” Lopez told Trasobares while firing a .40 caliber firearm that he had grabbed from a shelf, according to the deputies’ arrest report.

The fatal shooting was shortly before 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday at the business’s repair shop, and a Metro Express told deputies he witnessed it, according to deputies.

Lopez walked outside to smoke a cigarette, Trasobares followed and collapsed at the entrance of the repair shop, the witness called 911, and deputies found Trasobares “on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest,” according to the deputies’ arrest report.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took Trasobares to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was later pronounced dead, according to the report.

Lopez said, “The gun was next to the microwave,” a deputy wrote, according to the arrest report.

Lopez told a detective that he was “fed up,” and had “had enough” of Trasobares insults and complaints.

In a Friday letter, Mamdani, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and dozens of state and local lawmakers told lot and garage owners that the city needs their “help at a critical juncture.”

“In solidarity with immigrant New Yorkers and in our shared commitment to the City we love, we ask that you do not rent, lend, or otherwise make your property available to ICE as a staging area for its enforcement operations,” the letter reads. “Make it known to ICE that it is not authorized to use your garages and lots.”

The plea came after immigration officers shot 28-year-old Dominican national Oscar Belgal during an arrest last week as he rode in a car with his young son. The shooting sparked protests and drew renewed attention to the federal government’s immigration crackdown.

The federal officers had been using a nearby private parking lot as a staging area before the shooting, according to Friday's letter.

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security slammed the letter in a statement that read: “Mayor Mamdani should be grateful to our brave law enforcement officers for cleaning up the streets of NYC since he won’t. Luckily, no terminated parking will stop ICE from deporting criminal illegal aliens to make New York safe again."

Federal officials maintain the immigration officers believed their lives were in danger and opened fire only after Belgal smashed his car into two government vehicles and accelerated toward them.

New York City has previously barred outside law enforcement agencies such as DHS from setting up staging areas on city property unless they have a judicial warrant or qualify for certain “limited legal exceptions,” according to the letter. “But these laws govern City property, not the private lots and garages that you operate,” it adds.

Private businesses have at times found themselves in the middle of tense political fights over President Donald Trump's administration's immigration enforcement push.

In one instance, a Minnesota hotel that refused to let immigration officers stay there in January apologized after public criticism from DHS, saying the decision violated its internal policies. In another, protesters occupied the lobby of a Manhattan hotel they said was housing some immigration officers.

The three children killed were aged 5, 8 and 11. Another child, 7, and a teacher, 54, were injured and taken to the hospital in critical condition, authorities say.

Police said they did not know if the shooter, a Bend resident, knew anyone at the school or whether he had attended.

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A wounded teacher is recovering from surgery

A wounded teacher was identified by family as Becky Drury. Her mother-in-law, Yvonne Drury, said on Facebook that she underwent surgery and had injuries to her left arm and right hand.

Police responded within minutes

Some 911 calls came from inside the school, and officers arrived within minutes, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.

The attacker was shot and went down inside the school shortly after officers arrived, she said.

The school has students in kindergarten through fifth grade, with about 450 enrolled last year, according to the Oregon Department of Education.

Children were taken by bus to a nearby church serving as a reunification center for families. Parents hugged, kissed and held their childrens’ hands as they walked to their cars, with some bringing along favorite stuffed animals or other comfort items from home.

Man who stopped the shooter has 2 daughters at the school

The man who shot the school shooter in Bend, Oregon has been identified by his mother.

Kenda Freeman said Kaylub Giamanco is a lifelong Bend resident and a father with two young daughters at Silver Rail Elementary School.

“He is not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel and community for the outpouring of love and support,” she said, reading from a prepared statement to reporters outside her son’s residence near the school.

Freeman said the family is asking for privacy “during this difficult time” and is not giving interviews.

Trump praises ‘great hero’ who helped after Oregon school shooting

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House he had been briefed on the shooting and praised the actions of a “great hero” who he said “took care of business.”

“It’s a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it,” Trump said, saying the tragedy otherwise likely would have been much worse.

The shooter used a gun bought by his mom

The 16-year-old suspect, identified only as a Bend resident, was found dead inside the school minutes after the first calls for help, Police Chief Mike Krantz said. Police said he got into the school by shooting through locked doors.

The attacker used a pump-action shotgun that was purchased by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.

Under Oregon law, a minor may possess a shotgun if provided by a parent or by someone else with the parent’s consent.

Police said they didn’t know if the shooter knew anyone at the school or if he had attended it.

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A parent says she was amazed a member of the public pursued the shooter

Brooke Olsen’s daughter is a kindergartener at Silver Rail.

“I think it’s miraculous that someone was there before law enforcement even arrived to stop further tragedy from happening,” Olsen said Friday, weeping at times. “I’m feeling very grateful.”

Officials will provide an update on the shooting

Officials plan to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. PDT Friday at the Bend Municipal Court about the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary. They say they will provide the latest information and share resources that are available for community members.

The shooting was the 28th mass killing in the US this year

That’s according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. See the database.

The attacker used a pump-action shotgun that was purchased by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.

Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said.

The suspect was found dead inside the school minutes after the shooting was first reported, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.

The three children killed were aged 5, 8 and 11. Another child, 7, and a teacher, 54, were injured and taken to the hospital in critical condition, he said.

The first 911 call came just before 1 p.m. from a person in a vehicle outside Silver Rail Elementary who reported being shot at by someone with a long gun, Krantz told reporters. Further 911 calls came from inside the school, and officers arrived on scene within minutes, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.

The attacker, who police identified as a Bend resident, was shot and went down inside the school shortly after officers arrived, she said.

The ministry said in a statement that the third patient was a 65-year-old woman who is a relative of the 40-year-old man who died from Ebola on Oct. 5.

The woman has been in quarantine since Oct. 6 and developed symptoms before testing positive for the virus. She has since been transferred to the Infectious Disease Unit, the ministry said.

The second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, remains in stable condition, according to the Ministry of Health.

The ministry said there was no evidence of community transmission, as all cases were linked to the first patient and the individuals had been in quarantine.

Ebola is highly contagious and spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including blood and vomit, or through contact with contaminated materials and surfaces, such as bedding and clothing. Congo has been having its deadliest outbreak, with at least 4,000 deaths since May.

Three contacts linked to Kenya’s first case have yet to be traced. Efforts to trace people who interacted with the patient in neighboring Uganda and Congo have also faced challenges. The patient had been living in Congo and had travelled through three Ebola-affected provinces.

Health workers have been urging communities to share information if they suspect they may have interacted with an Ebola patient.

Dr. Barbara Muttimos of Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, told The Associated Press in a recent interview that people should be “honest about their exposures” and disclose their travel history and symptoms.

She said the chances of survival are higher when the virus is detected early.

Kenya has intensified screening at border crossings nationwide, with a designated gate at the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, for all flights arriving from 10 countries identified as being at the center of the Ebola outbreak.

At the Busia border crossing with Uganda, The Associated Press witnessed enhanced screening procedures, with members of the public washing their hands and having their temperatures checked.

Residents are, however, concerned about illegal crossings along the border.

A trader in Busia town, Richard Onyango, said the government should find “other ways of screening” because many people cross the border through unofficial routes.

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Associated Press journalist Andrew Kasuku contributed from Busia, Kenya.

José López estaba durmiendo en las instalaciones de Metro Express Inc., una empresa de ingeniería y contratación general ubicada en 9390 NW 109th St., según agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade.

Delio Trasobares, propietario de Metro Express y empleador de López, ya le había prohibido dormir en la propiedad, según el informe de arresto de los agentes.

“Yo lo hice”, dijo López después de dispararle a Trasobares, quien murió a los 61 años, según el informe de arresto.

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López compareció de manera virtual ante el tribunal el viernes por la mañana. La imagen lo mostraba en una cama de hospital. Los agentes lo arrestaron a las 12:55 p.m. del jueves. Los registros muestran que enfrenta un cargo de asesinato en segundo grado.

“El arma estaba junto al microondas”, dijo López, según escribió un agente en el informe de arresto. Trasobares “fue encontrado en el suelo con una herida de bala en el pecho”.

Los niños, un varón de un año y una niña de 4 años, ambos ciudadanos estadounidenses, son originarios de Carolina del Sur y habían estado viviendo con su abuela tras la deportación de su madre.

Según información proporcionada por el Centro Maya Guatemalteco, la madre de los niños no tenía antecedentes penales cuando fue detenida por las autoridades de inmigración mientras conducía con su hija de 4 años en el vehículo.

Posteriormente, fue deportada a Guatemala, dejando a sus hijos en Estados Unidos.

Durante los últimos ocho meses, los niños han estado viviendo con su abuela.

Sin embargo, la abuela comenzó a preocuparse por su propia situación migratoria y acudió al Centro Maya Guatemalteco en busca de ayuda.

“Es simplemente devastador ver este tipo de trauma por el que están pasando estos niños”, dijo Lindsay McElroy, del Centro Maya Guatemalteco.

Voluntarios de la organización viajaron para recoger a los niños y los trasladaron al sur de Florida para ayudar a organizar el reencuentro con su madre.

“Realmente se puede ver el trauma en los niños”, dijo McElroy. “La niña de 4 años, durante todo el viaje hacia el sur, comenzaba a llorar cada vez que veía agentes de policía o escuchaba sirenas policiales porque vio cómo se llevaban a su madre, y es realmente devastador. Estos niños solo conocen Estados Unidos. El inglés es a menudo el idioma que prefieren hablar, pero en realidad, el país los ha abandonado”.

Los niños han estado alojados con una familia de acogida antes de su viaje.

El viernes por la mañana, está previsto que los hermanos salgan del Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami junto con su familia de acogida, que los acompañará a Guatemala.

El viaje forma parte de otro esfuerzo de reunificación coordinado por el Centro Maya Guatemalteco, que ha ayudado a niños separados de sus padres deportados a regresar a Guatemala.

El helicóptero Sky 10 sobrevoló la cuadra 2100 de Quail Roost Drive a las 9:45 a.m., mientras el cuerpo permanecía boca abajo en la piscina.

Al parecer, estaba atado a una cuerda larga.

Se colocó cinta de seguridad alrededor del área y personal de Bomberos y Rescate de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward fue visto en el lugar.

Local 10 News se comunicó con la BSO para obtener más información.

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We were first to report on DeepMind’s mind-boggling performance as it happened in real time during its inaugural run last hurricane season and have written extensively about its performance and upgrades since, including most recently a full analysis of its blockbuster performance so far in 2026.

Now that AI hurricane models have finally hit the mainstream – with related stories this week from the New York Times, CNN, NPR, and other national outlets – it’s worth unpacking their differences.

After all, not all AI models are created equal and new analyses from HurriLab, a North-Carolina-based weather tech company, show how other AI models stack up next to Google’s DeepMind powerhouse.

Three distinct camps of hurricane models

In comprehensive analyses conducted by HurriLab, three distinct camps of hurricane models emerged in preliminary forecast verification for Hurricane Isaias, which struck the Florida panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane a week ago today.

Using a probability-based performance metric called fair energy score – which weighs both track error and how closely ensemble members agree while adjusting for unfair advantages of larger ensemble systems – HurriLab found Google’s DeepMind AI-based hurricane model in a league of its own, with all current versions of DeepMind bunched up in a virtual dead heat at the top (green lines on the fair energy score plot).

DeepMind came in with exceptionally low fair energy scores at every forecast time, demonstrating how consistently confident and accurate the Google suite of AI hurricane models was throughout Isaias’ time in the Gulf.

The European AI ensemble system that launched last July and the even newer GFS AI ensemble system that made its debut last December and is in its inaugural hurricane season both had solid showings during Isaias (blue and purple lines, respectively, on the fair energy score plot), besting their traditional physics-based counterparts (red lines labeled IFS ENS and GEFS, respectively, on the fair energy score plot) by a wide margin for forecast track.

In a distant third when it came to forecasting Isaias’ track were the legacy physics-based ensemble systems. Both conventional modeling systems whiffed on Isaias, with notably high fair energy scores and track forecast errors alone more than double the five-year average.

Which models were closest on timing and location of Isaias’ landfall?

One of the wrinkles we discussed early on in Isaias’ forecast were the differences across models in both where and when Isaias would hit the northern Gulf.

The traditional, physics-based modeling systems favored a weaker, slower-moving storm striking farther west (closer to Louisiana or coastal Mississippi). The AI models, on the other hand, leaned east (closer to coastal Alabama or the Florida panhandle) and advertised a stronger, quicker-moving storm through landfall.

Not surprisingly, the AI models also outshone the physics-based models in predicting the timing and location of Isaias’ landfall. Most impressively, Google DeepMind pinpointed landfall to within a few hours three days out while also being closest to where the actual center made landfall at Destin, Florida.

The physics-based Euro and GFS ensemble systems were not only too far west on landfall but too late on landfall by a full 24 hours or more. Missing the timing of landfall can put lives at risk for those preparing for or evacuating from threatening hurricanes so this was another huge success story for the AI hurricane models during Isaias.

HurriLab’s founder and CEO Dr. Wallace Hogsett, who launched the company in June after years as the National Hurricane Center’s top science officer, where he led the integration of AI forecast models, is quick to point to how accurate and consistent the AI models were during Isaias. “No weather model will ever be perfect in my lifetime,” Hogsett said, “but it seems to me like we are seeing a big jump in skill compared to the past few decades.”

Strong performance of AI models not limited to Isaias

The strong performance of AI models isn’t limited to Hurricane Isaias. It’s part of a broader theme of AI’s growing competitive edge, not only on the legacy physics-based forecast models but on human forecasters as well.

In preliminary season-to-date verification data compiled by former National Hurricane Center Branch Chief James Franklin, Google DeepMind continues to outpace the official National Hurricane Center track forecast across all storms in both the Atlantic and eastern/central Pacific basins.

The human forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are well aware of DeepMind’s superior track record and incorporate it in blended consensus guidance like TVCN and HCCA, the latter which considers the strongest performing models and corrects for biases within each model.

These blended models like TVCN and HCCA have traditionally been the guidance NHC looks to first since the consensus will typically outperform any single modeling system over longer periods.

As Franklin shows, however, that hasn’t been the case over the past two hurricane seasons, with Google DeepMind having the most accurate track forecast a whopping two to three times more often than the consensus aids or NHC’s official forecast, which usually follows the consensus approach.

AI models still a mixed bag for intensity forecasts

Even though AI models have proven they can not only compete with but also beat traditional, physics-based forecast models – which take longer to run and are more computationally expensive – for hurricane track predictions, they don’t always hold the answer key, especially when it comes to forecasting hurricane intensity.

We’ve already discussed how the Euro AI hurricane model has effectively negative skill in forecasting hurricane intensity due to a known issue with the low-fidelity data it’s trained on.

Developers at the European Centre are aware of the issue and have identified a possible fix, but as of this writing the correction hasn’t yet been applied to its AI ensemble system. For now, disregard the Euro AI model’s hurricane intensity forecasts, which systematically undercook intensity.

Google’s DeepMind is the only model so far to show skill in forecasting hurricane intensity. It’s been an impressive addition – among our best for predicting intensity – but overall, our consensus aids like HCCA still show superior skill on the intensity side.

Even then, during Isaias it was the first-generation, high-resolution, and physics-heavy hurricane models like HWRF and HMON – models that have gone stale with the addition of the newer HAFS model – that had the best intensity predictions at longer time horizons.

So, despite all the AI hoopla, the legacy, physics-based models aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, especially for intensity. The AI models still can’t show us the important structural details of a hurricane that are often used by forecasters to diagnose and understand changes in track and intensity.

Still watching off the Carolinas for next week

As we discussed in Thursday’s newsletter, an area of low pressure is forecast to form along a stalled front off the Carolinas by mid next week.

Models are still advertising the possibility of development for later in the week as the low-pressure area loiters near or east of the Carolinas.

It’s to be seen if the low-pressure area will tap into the warm waters nearby and make a run at tropical or subtropical development.

Regardless, a tightening pressure gradient between the low-pressure offshore and staunch high pressure building over eastern Canada will create strong and persistent onshore winds along the coastal Carolinas by mid-week, which could lead to prolonged coastal flooding, overwash, and beach erosion into late next week.

Fuimos los primeros en informar sobre el asombroso desempeño de DeepMind mientras ocurría en tiempo real durante su debut en la temporada de huracanes pasada, y desde entonces hemos escrito ampliamente sobre su rendimiento y sus mejoras, incluido, más recientemente, un análisis completo de su extraordinario desempeño en lo que va de 2026.

Ahora que los modelos de inteligencia artificial para pronosticar huracanes finalmente han llegado al público general, con reportajes relacionados publicados esta semana por The New York Times, CNN, NPR y otros medios nacionales, vale la pena analizar sus diferencias.

Después de todo, no todos los modelos de inteligencia artificial son iguales, y nuevos análisis de HurriLab, una empresa de tecnología meteorológica con sede en Carolina del Norte, muestran cómo se comparan otros modelos de inteligencia artificial con el potente DeepMind de Google.

Tres grupos distintos de modelos para pronosticar huracanes

En análisis exhaustivos realizados por HurriLab, surgieron tres grupos distintos de modelos para pronosticar huracanes durante la verificación preliminar de los pronósticos del huracán Isaias, que impactó el noroeste de Florida como un huracán de categoría 2 hace exactamente una semana.

Utilizando una métrica de rendimiento basada en probabilidades llamada “puntuación de energía justa” (fair energy score), que considera tanto el error en la trayectoria como el grado de concordancia entre los miembros de un conjunto de modelos, al tiempo que ajusta las ventajas injustas de los sistemas con conjuntos más grandes, HurriLab descubrió que el modelo de inteligencia artificial para huracanes DeepMind de Google se encuentra en una categoría propia, con todas sus versiones actuales prácticamente empatadas en el primer lugar (líneas verdes en el gráfico de puntuación de energía justa).

DeepMind registró puntuaciones de energía justa excepcionalmente bajas en todos los períodos de pronóstico, lo que demuestra la confianza y precisión constantes del conjunto de modelos de inteligencia artificial de Google durante todo el tiempo que Isaias permaneció en el Golfo.

El sistema europeo de conjuntos de modelos de inteligencia artificial, lanzado en julio pasado, y el aún más reciente sistema de conjuntos de modelos de inteligencia artificial GFS, que debutó en diciembre pasado y se encuentra en su primera temporada de huracanes, también mostraron un sólido desempeño durante Isaias (líneas azules y moradas, respectivamente, en el gráfico de puntuación de energía justa), superando por un amplio margen a sus equivalentes tradicionales basados en la física (líneas rojas identificadas como IFS ENS y GEFS, respectivamente, en el gráfico de puntuación de energía justa) en los pronósticos de trayectoria.

En un distante tercer lugar en cuanto al pronóstico de la trayectoria de Isaias quedaron los sistemas tradicionales de conjuntos de modelos basados en la física. Ambos sistemas convencionales de modelado fallaron en sus pronósticos de Isaias, con puntuaciones de energía justa notablemente altas y errores en los pronósticos de trayectoria que, por sí solos, superaron en más del doble el promedio de los últimos cinco años.

¿Qué modelos fueron más precisos al pronosticar el momento y el lugar donde Isaias tocaría tierra?

Una de las complicaciones que analizamos desde las primeras etapas del pronóstico de Isaias fueron las diferencias entre los modelos sobre dónde y cuándo impactaría el norte del Golfo.

Los sistemas tradicionales de modelado basados en la física favorecían un huracán más débil, de desplazamiento más lento y que tocaría tierra más al oeste, cerca de Luisiana o la costa de Mississippi. Los modelos de inteligencia artificial, por otro lado, se inclinaban hacia el este, más cerca de la costa de Alabama o el noroeste de Florida, y pronosticaban un huracán más fuerte y de desplazamiento más rápido hasta tocar tierra.

Como era de esperarse, los modelos de inteligencia artificial también superaron a los modelos basados en la física al predecir el momento y el lugar donde Isaias tocaría tierra. Lo más impresionante fue que Google DeepMind logró pronosticar el momento en que el huracán tocaría tierra con un margen de error de apenas unas horas, con tres días de anticipación, y también fue el modelo que más se acercó al lugar donde el centro del huracán realmente tocó tierra, en Destin, Florida.

Los sistemas europeos y GFS de conjuntos de modelos basados en la física no solo pronosticaron que el huracán tocaría tierra demasiado al oeste, sino que también calcularon su llegada con un retraso de 24 horas o más. Equivocarse en el momento en que un huracán toca tierra puede poner en riesgo la vida de quienes se preparan para enfrentar estos fenómenos o evacúan ante su amenaza, por lo que este fue otro gran éxito para los modelos de inteligencia artificial durante Isaias.

El fundador y director ejecutivo de HurriLab, el Dr. Wallace Hogsett, quien creó la compañía en junio después de años como principal funcionario científico del Centro Nacional de Huracanes, donde dirigió la integración de modelos de pronóstico de inteligencia artificial, destacó rápidamente la precisión y consistencia de estos modelos durante Isaias. “Ningún modelo meteorológico será perfecto durante mi vida”, dijo Hogsett, “pero me parece que estamos viendo un gran avance en la precisión de los pronósticos en comparación con las últimas décadas”.

El sólido desempeño de los modelos de inteligencia artificial no se limita a Isaias

El sólido desempeño de los modelos de inteligencia artificial no se limita al huracán Isaias. Forma parte de una tendencia más amplia en la que la inteligencia artificial está adquiriendo una creciente ventaja competitiva, no solo frente a los modelos tradicionales de pronóstico basados en la física, sino también frente a los meteorólogos.

Según los datos preliminares de verificación de los pronósticos acumulados en lo que va de la temporada, recopilados por James Franklin, ex jefe de división del Centro Nacional de Huracanes, Google DeepMind continúa superando los pronósticos oficiales de trayectoria del Centro Nacional de Huracanes para todas las tormentas, tanto en la cuenca del Atlántico como en las del Pacífico oriental y central.

Los meteorólogos del Centro Nacional de Huracanes son plenamente conscientes del historial superior de precisión de DeepMind e incorporan sus pronósticos en herramientas de consenso que combinan varios modelos, como TVCN y HCCA. Esta última considera los modelos con mejor desempeño y corrige los sesgos de cada uno.

Tradicionalmente, estos modelos combinados, como TVCN y HCCA, han sido las herramientas de pronóstico que el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) consulta primero, ya que el consenso suele superar el desempeño de cualquier sistema de modelado individual durante períodos más prolongados.

Sin embargo, como demuestra Franklin, ese no ha sido el caso durante las últimas dos temporadas de huracanes, ya que Google DeepMind ha producido el pronóstico de trayectoria más preciso entre dos y tres veces más frecuentemente que las herramientas de consenso o el pronóstico oficial del NHC, que generalmente sigue el enfoque de consenso.

Los meteorólogos del Centro Nacional de Huracanes son plenamente conscientes del historial superior de precisión de DeepMind e incorporan sus pronósticos en herramientas de consenso que combinan varios modelos, como TVCN y HCCA. Esta última considera los modelos con mejor desempeño y corrige los sesgos de cada uno.

Tradicionalmente, estos modelos combinados, como TVCN y HCCA, han sido las herramientas de pronóstico que el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) consulta primero, ya que el consenso suele superar el desempeño de cualquier sistema de modelado individual durante períodos más prolongados.

Sin embargo, como demuestra Franklin, ese no ha sido el caso durante las últimas dos temporadas de huracanes, ya que Google DeepMind ha producido el pronóstico de trayectoria más preciso entre dos y tres veces más frecuentemente que las herramientas de consenso o el pronóstico oficial del NHC, que generalmente sigue el enfoque de consenso.

Por lo tanto, a pesar de todo el entusiasmo en torno a la inteligencia artificial, los modelos tradicionales basados en la física no desaparecerán en un futuro cercano, especialmente cuando se trata de pronosticar la intensidad. Los modelos de inteligencia artificial todavía no pueden mostrar los importantes detalles estructurales de un huracán que los meteorólogos suelen utilizar para diagnosticar y comprender los cambios en su trayectoria e intensidad.

Continúan vigilando el área frente a las Carolinas para la próxima semana

Como analizamos en el boletín del jueves, se pronostica que un área de baja presión se forme a lo largo de un frente estacionario frente a las costas de las Carolinas hacia mediados de la próxima semana.

Los modelos continúan indicando la posibilidad de desarrollo hacia finales de la semana, mientras el área de baja presión permanece cerca o al este de las Carolinas.

Está por verse si el área de baja presión aprovechará las aguas cálidas cercanas y logrará desarrollarse como un sistema tropical o subtropical.

Independientemente de ello, el fortalecimiento del gradiente de presión entre el área de baja presión frente a la costa y un sólido sistema de alta presión que se está formando sobre el este de Canadá generará vientos fuertes y persistentes hacia la costa a lo largo del litoral de las Carolinas hacia mediados de la semana, lo que podría provocar inundaciones costeras prolongadas, desbordamientos del agua del mar sobre la costa y erosión de las playas hasta finales de la próxima semana.

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Sky 10 was above the 2100 block of Quail Roost Drive at 9:45 a.m. as the body was still in the pool, facedown.

It appeared to be tied to a long rope, however authorities did not immediately confirm whether the rope was actually affixed to the body.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene at about 9 a.m. after receiving a report about a possible drowning.

A spokesperson for the agency said deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue medics responded to the scene and found the victim submerged in the pool.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Crime scene tape was placed around the pool area after the body was discovered.

BSO confirmed that homicide detectives and Crime Scene units responded to the home and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death.

No other details were immediately released.

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The children, a 1-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl, who are both U.S. citizens, are originally from South Carolina, and had been living with their grandmother following their mother’s deportation.

According to information provided by the Guatemalan Maya Center, the children’s mother had no criminal record when she was detained by immigration authorities while driving with her 4-year-old child in the car.

She was subsequently deported to Guatemala, leaving her children behind in the U.S.

For the past eight months, the children have been living with their grandmother.

However, the grandmother became concerned about her own immigration status and reached out to the Guatemalan Maya Center for help.

“It’s just devastating to see this sort of trauma these children are going through,” Lindsay McElroy, of the Guatemala Maya Center, said.

Volunteers with the organization traveled to pick up the children and brought them to South Florida to help arrange their reunification with their mother.

“You can really see the trauma on the children,” McElroy said. “The 4-year-old, the entire drive down, started crying every time she saw police officers or heard police sirens because she saw her mother get taken, and it’s just really devastating. These children only know the United States. English is often what they choose to speak, but in reality, the country has abandoned them.”

The children have been staying with a foster family ahead of their journey.

On Friday morning, the siblings are scheduled to depart from Miami International Airport with their foster family, who will accompany them to Guatemala.

The trip is part of another reunification effort coordinated by the Guatemalan Maya Center, which has helped children separated from deported parents return to Guatemala.

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Her commitment to serving others helped lay the foundation for 4KIDS, a faith-based nonprofit that has grown into an organization serving children and families across 13 Florida counties.

“I don’t want to be the leader or a leader. I want to be working with people,” Englert told Local 10 News Community Relations Director Mayte Padron.

Englert’s journey began in 1971, when she and her husband, Rick, opened their home to foster children.

“I started fostering in 1971,” she recalled.

Over the years, the couple fostered approximately 30 children, an experience that sparked a lifelong passion.

“And really it didn’t take long before we felt, wow, this has become a passion for us,” Englert said.

From disaster relief to helping foster families

While raising and caring for children, Englert and her husband also spent nearly two decades providing disaster relief to communities in need.

Through their nonprofit, Project Team Work, the couple traveled to countries including Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras to assist families facing crises.

“If a disaster hit, we would go,” Englert said.

Their humanitarian work eventually brought them back to South Florida following Hurricane Andrew.

The couple responded to families struggling in the aftermath of the storm, helping communities recover and rebuild.

Seven years later, their efforts shifted back toward foster care.

“Eventually it was decided that we could start a foster care agency under our umbrella...the Project Team Work,” Englert explained.

That decision led to the creation of Project TeamWork4KIDS, which eventually became the nonprofit known today as 4KIDS.

“The vision was to get the church involved,” Englert said.

The organization was built around the idea of recruiting, training and licensing foster families while partnering with churches to provide support.

“The idea that we could start an agency, where we could recruit families, where we could train them, we could license them,” Englert said.

4KIDS expands across Florida

Nearly three decades after its beginnings, 4KIDS has grown into an organization with a presence in 13 Florida counties.

According to the organization, it now has approximately 400 partner churches, 150 staff members and has helped facilitate 1,000 successful adoptions.

The nonprofit’s mission centers on finding loving homes for children who need them.

For Englert, seeing how far the organization has come has been remarkable.

“I am amazed,” she said.

Helping the next generation of foster parents

Following her husband’s death in 2004, Englert took on the responsibility of recruiting and training prospective foster parents for 4KIDS.

She became a familiar voice to families considering opening their homes to children.

“I answered every call that came in for foster care and got them in classes,” Englert recalled.

Among those families were Zach and Nicole Larson, a South Florida couple who already had two teenage daughters when they decided to explore foster parenting.

The Larsons said they knew they would need guidance and a strong support system before taking that step.

“If we were going to take that step, we knew it couldn’t be with our own strength, we knew we would need that support from the community and everything we heard about 4Kids was so positive and outstanding,” Zach Larson said.

The couple completed their training and became licensed foster parents in 2024.

They later welcomed a newborn baby girl into their home and cared for her until she was adopted in September.

The Larsons credited Englert’s dedication and encouragement for helping families navigate the foster care process.

“She’s amazing. You can tell. You can see it in everything that she says and does,” Zach Larson said.

For the couple, fostering is about providing children with the stability and care they deserve.

“Children need family and that’s what we’re providing,” Larson said.

‘Until every child has a home’

Although Englert has spent much of her life working behind the scenes, her contributions continue to shape the lives of foster children and families across South Florida.

Her dedication reflects the mission of 4KIDS, which emphasizes the importance of providing every child with a safe and loving home.

Padron noticed that Englert signs her emails with a simple message: “Until every child has a home.”

Those words reflect both the organization’s vision and Englert’s lifelong commitment to helping children.

After decades of fostering, humanitarian work and supporting families, Englert remains grateful for the opportunity to serve.

“I feel blessed,” she said.

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Su compromiso de ayudar a los demás contribuyó a sentar las bases de 4KIDS, una organización sin fines de lucro basada en la fe que ha crecido hasta brindar servicios a niños y familias en 13 condados de Florida.

“No quiero ser la líder ni una líder. Quiero trabajar con las personas”, dijo Englert a Mayte Padrón, directora de Relaciones Comunitarias de Local 10 News.

La trayectoria de Englert comenzó en 1971, cuando ella y su esposo, Rick, abrieron las puertas de su hogar a niños de crianza.

“Comencé a acoger niños en 1971”, recordó.

A lo largo de los años, la pareja acogió aproximadamente a 30 niños, una experiencia que despertó una pasión que duraría toda la vida.

“Y realmente no pasó mucho tiempo antes de que sintiéramos que esto se había convertido en una pasión para nosotros”, dijo Englert.

De la ayuda en desastres al apoyo a familias de crianza

Mientras criaban y cuidaban niños, Englert y su esposo también dedicaron casi dos décadas a brindar ayuda a comunidades necesitadas tras desastres naturales.

A través de su organización sin fines de lucro, Project Team Work, la pareja viajó a países como Guatemala, Haití y Honduras para ayudar a familias que enfrentaban situaciones de crisis.

“Si ocurría un desastre, íbamos”, dijo Englert.

Su trabajo humanitario finalmente los llevó de regreso al sur de Florida después del huracán Andrew.

La pareja respondió a las necesidades de las familias que enfrentaban dificultades tras la tormenta, ayudando a las comunidades a recuperarse y reconstruirse.

Siete años después, sus esfuerzos volvieron a centrarse en el cuidado de crianza.

“Finalmente, se decidió que podíamos crear una agencia de cuidado de crianza bajo nuestra organización… Project Team Work”, explicó Englert.

Esa decisión llevó a la creación de Project TeamWork4KIDS, que finalmente se convirtió en la organización sin fines de lucro conocida actualmente como 4KIDS.

“La visión era involucrar a la iglesia”, dijo Englert.

La organización se creó con la idea de reclutar, capacitar y otorgar licencias a familias de crianza, mientras colaboraba con iglesias para brindar apoyo.

“La idea era que pudiéramos crear una agencia donde pudiéramos reclutar familias, capacitarlas y otorgarles licencias”, dijo Englert.

4KIDS se expande por Florida

Casi tres décadas después de sus inicios, 4KIDS ha crecido hasta convertirse en una organización con presencia en 13 condados de Florida.

Según la organización, actualmente cuenta con aproximadamente 400 iglesias asociadas, 150 empleados y ha ayudado a facilitar 1,000 adopciones exitosas.

La misión de la organización sin fines de lucro se centra en encontrar hogares llenos de amor para los niños que los necesitan.

Para Englert, ver cuánto ha crecido la organización ha sido extraordinario.

“Estoy asombrada”, dijo.

Ayudando a la próxima generación de padres de crianza

Tras la muerte de su esposo en 2004, Englert asumió la responsabilidad de reclutar y capacitar a posibles padres de crianza para 4KIDS.

Se convirtió en una voz familiar para las familias que consideraban abrir las puertas de sus hogares a niños.

“Respondía todas las llamadas que llegaban sobre el cuidado de crianza y los inscribía en las clases”, recordó Englert.

Entre esas familias se encontraban Zach y Nicole Larson, una pareja del sur de Florida que ya tenía dos hijas adolescentes cuando decidió explorar la posibilidad de convertirse en padres de crianza.

Los Larson dijeron que sabían que necesitarían orientación y un sólido sistema de apoyo antes de dar ese paso.

“Si íbamos a dar ese paso, sabíamos que no podíamos hacerlo con nuestras propias fuerzas, sabíamos que necesitaríamos ese apoyo de la comunidad y todo lo que habíamos escuchado sobre 4KIDS era muy positivo y extraordinario”, dijo Zach Larson.

La pareja completó su capacitación y obtuvo la licencia para convertirse en padres de crianza en 2024.

Posteriormente, recibieron en su hogar a una niña recién nacida y la cuidaron hasta que fue adoptada en septiembre.

Los Larson atribuyeron a la dedicación y el estímulo de Englert el haber ayudado a las familias a atravesar el proceso de cuidado de crianza.

“Es increíble. Se nota. Puedes verlo en todo lo que dice y hace”, dijo Zach Larson.

Para la pareja, el cuidado de crianza consiste en brindar a los niños la estabilidad y la atención que merecen.

“Los niños necesitan una familia y eso es lo que estamos proporcionando”, dijo Larson.

“Hasta que cada niño tenga un hogar”

Aunque Englert ha pasado gran parte de su vida trabajando detrás de escena, sus contribuciones continúan transformando las vidas de niños de crianza y familias en todo el sur de Florida.

Su dedicación refleja la misión de 4KIDS, que destaca la importancia de proporcionar a cada niño un hogar seguro y lleno de amor.

Padrón notó que Englert firma sus correos electrónicos con un mensaje sencillo: “Hasta que cada niño tenga un hogar”.

Esas palabras reflejan tanto la visión de la organización como el compromiso de toda la vida de Englert de ayudar a los niños.

Después de décadas dedicadas al cuidado de crianza, el trabajo humanitario y el apoyo a las familias, Englert sigue agradecida por la oportunidad de servir.

“Me siento bendecida”, dijo.

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Authorities said the crime happened just before 8 p.m. at the Rebel gas station at 4150 N. State Road 7.

According to the Coral Springs Police Department, the victim was cleaning trash cans near the pumps when Charles Guess approached him “and began questioning him about what he was doing and whether he was authorized to work at the establishment.”

Police said the victim told Guess, of Boca Raton, that he worked at the gas station “and was legally authorized to work because he was an American citizen.”

Evidently an unsatisfactory answer, police said Guess “demanded” that the worker “identify himself,” to which the worker said he couldn’t because his driver’s license was in his vehicle.

According to a CSPD arrest report, Guess “subsequently produced a wallet, briefly displayed its contents and asked, ‘Do you know who I am?’,” saying he was affiliated with either “state security” or “state safety.”

The report states that Guess told the worker “to walk toward the entrance of the gas station and attempt to lock the door” and the worker complied.

Police said Guess then “physically shoved (the worker) by his right shoulder and yelled at him to sit down,” which “caused him to fear for his safety.” They said the physical attack was seen on surveillance video.

“As a result, (the worker) complied with (Guess’) demands and lowered himself onto his right knee,” the report states.

Authorities said Guess demanded the worker’s cellphone, which he refused. Guess, police said, then demanded his keys, “including the keys to his residence, the gas station and his personal vehicle.”

The victim, “due to his fear following the physical confrontation,” complied and gave them up, which was also evident on the CCTV footage, police said.

Police arrested Guess on charges of strong-armed robbery and falsely personating an officer. They said it turned out that he also had a probation violation warrant out from the Broward Sheriff’s Office for petit theft.

As of Friday, the Baltimore-born Guess was being held in BSO’s North Broward Bureau jail facility in Pompano Beach on an $8,000 bond, records show.

Las autoridades indicaron que el delito ocurrió poco antes de las 8 p.m. en la gasolinera Rebel, ubicada en 4150 N. State Road 7.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Coral Springs, la víctima estaba limpiando los contenedores de basura cerca de las bombas de gasolina cuando Charles Guess se le acercó “y comenzó a interrogarlo sobre lo que estaba haciendo y si estaba autorizado para trabajar en el establecimiento”.

La policía indicó que la víctima le dijo a Guess, residente de Boca Raton, que trabajaba en la gasolinera “y que estaba legalmente autorizado para trabajar porque era ciudadano estadounidense”.

Al parecer, la respuesta no fue satisfactoria, ya que, según la policía, Guess “exigió” al trabajador que “se identificara”, a lo que este respondió que no podía hacerlo porque su licencia de conducir estaba en su vehículo.

Según un informe de arresto del Departamento de Policía de Coral Springs (CSPD), Guess “posteriormente sacó una billetera, mostró brevemente su contenido y preguntó: “¿Sabes quién soy?””, afirmando que estaba vinculado con la “seguridad estatal” o la “protección estatal”.

El informe señala que Guess le ordenó al trabajador “caminar hacia la entrada de la gasolinera e intentar cerrar la puerta con llave”, y el empleado obedeció.

La policía indicó que Guess entonces “empujó físicamente al trabajador por el hombro derecho y le gritó que se sentara”, lo que “provocó que temiera por su seguridad”. Las autoridades señalaron que la agresión física quedó grabada en las cámaras de vigilancia.

“Como resultado, el trabajador obedeció las exigencias de Guess y se arrodilló sobre su rodilla derecha”, señala el informe.

Las autoridades indicaron que Guess exigió al trabajador que le entregara su teléfono celular, pero este se negó. Según la policía, Guess entonces le exigió sus llaves, “incluidas las llaves de su residencia, de la gasolinera y de su vehículo personal”.

La víctima, “debido al temor que sintió tras el enfrentamiento físico”, obedeció y entregó las llaves, lo que también quedó registrado en las imágenes de las cámaras de seguridad, informó la policía.

La policía arrestó a Guess por cargos de robo mediante el uso de fuerza física y hacerse pasar falsamente por un agente policial. Las autoridades indicaron que también descubrieron que tenía una orden de arresto por violación de la libertad condicional emitida por la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, relacionada con un caso de hurto menor.

Hasta el viernes, Guess, nacido en Baltimore, permanecía detenido en la cárcel North Broward Bureau de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, en Pompano Beach, con una fianza de $8,000 USD, según los registros.

When you’re open for business, serving the public and rack up 30 or more violations during a food safety inspection, we’re going to call you out.

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Below is our list of restaurants that recently accumulated 30 or more violations during an unannounced, routine food safety inspection.

These restaurants were not ordered shut, but 30 or more violations is still a serious red flag.

**LATIN AMERICAN GRILL

15342 NW 79TH CT.

MIAMI LAKES

INSPECTION DATE 10/13

45 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours.”

“Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale.”

“Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly.”

“Displayed food not properly protected from contamination.”

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.”

“Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing.”

“Employee with infected sore/cut/burn/wound on exposed portion of the arm without an impermeable cover on the wound is handling food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single-service items.”

“Live, small flying insects found.”

“Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce.”

“Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.”

“Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less.”

“Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.”

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours.”

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

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.”

“No handwash sink for employees.”

“Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.”

“Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.”

“Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.”

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

“Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.”

“Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall.”

“Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored.”

“Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.”

“Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.”

“Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.”

“Food stored on floor.”

“In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.”

“In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.”

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

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.”

“Plumbing system in disrepair.”

“Reuse of single-service or single-use articles.”

“Single-service articles stored outside or in a room/shed that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened).”

“Stored food not covered.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.”

“Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.”

**LA HORMIGA DE ORO III

18304 SW 147TH AVE

WEST KENDALL

INSPECTION DATE 10/14

45 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.”

“Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.”

“Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.”

“Food preparation sink has soil/old food residue.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 3 live flies land on raw potatoes in the kitchen. Observed 6 live flies flying inside of the kitchen.”

“Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed non-food grade towels in direct contact with pupusa at steam table.”

“Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed chorizo stored directly in thank you bags.”

“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurant expired since October 1, 2026. Operator renewed license at time of inspection. Observed License expires on October 1, 2027.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw eggs over cooked rice.”

“Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed coleslaw (45F - Cold Holding); rice and beans (81F - Cold Holding); raw beef (45F - Cold Holding); raw marinated beef (49F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (49F - Cold Holding); cooked pork belly (45F - Cold Holding); white rice (44F - Cold Holding); milk (53F - Cold Holding); red beans (48F - Cold Holding); tamales (51F - Cold Holding); cook pork belly (50F - Cold Holding) at walk in cooler, as per operator since the day prior.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed coleslaw (45F - Cold Holding); rice and beans (81F - Cold Holding); raw beef (45F - Cold Holding); raw marinated beef (49F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (49F - Cold Holding); cooked pork belly (45F - Cold Holding); white rice (44F - Cold Holding); milk (53F - Cold Holding); red beans (48F - Cold Holding); tamales (51F - Cold Holding); cook pork belly (50F - Cold Holding) at walk in cooler, as per operator since the day prior.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Pork belly (107F-Hot Holding); Chicharrónes (94F-Hot Holding); Rice ball (109F-Hot Holding); Chicken tuqueno (100F-Hot Holding); Cheese plantain (101F-Hot Holding); Cheese pupusa (111F-Hot Holding); Cheese tortilla (109F-Hot Holding); Maduro (110F-Hot Holding) at room temperature at steam table, as per person in charge for less than 2 hours. Advised operator to reheat products. Observed Chicken pastry (70F-Hot Holding); Cheese pastry (77F-Hot Holding) at room temperature at front counter pastry table, as per person in charge for less than 3 hours.”

“Water misting device not maintained/cleaned as required. Observed at 1 compartment sink.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed frying baskets heavily soiled with old food debris.”

“Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Observed in the kitchen. Observed faucets removed from hand sink. No water available.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed handwashing sink used as food prep sink.”

“Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.”

“No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.”

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

“No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed dry storage shelves across the triple sink.”

“Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cook rice, cook pork. Cook chicken, raw marinated beef, cook black beans, cook pinto beans no date marked at walk in cooler.”

“Sink compartments of three-compartment sink too small to accommodate utensils or equipment.”

“Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.”

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

“Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed walk in cooler ambient thermostat 50F.”

“Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.”

“Employee eating while preparing food. Observed employee drinking from an open water bottle while preparing food.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone stored above prep table near triple sink.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in freezer shelf near walk in cooler in disrepair.”

“Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed cases of water stored directly on the floor at dry storage room.”

“Ice buildup in black reach-in freezer.”

“Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.”

“In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.”

“In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle in direct contact with salt.”

“No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray. Observed no container installed for catching grease from hood on the left side.”

“No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at handwashing sink near ice bin.”

“Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed reach in freezer interior heavily soiled.”

“Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed boxes of napkins stored directly on the floor at dry storage room.”

“Three-compartment sink used for ware washing not cleaned before use as a food preparation sink. Observed employee cleaning vegetables at triple sink without cleaning the sink first.”

“Utensils in poor condition. Observed metal utensil in disrepair at fryer.”

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

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed at handwashing sink near ice machine.”

**LA BRASA KENDALL

10855 SW 72ND ST.

WEST KENDALL

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

INSPECTION DATE 9/29

42 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual ware washing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine 0ppm). Advised operator to add sanitizer.”

“Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wipe hands on apron then put on pair of gloves to begin food prep without washing hands.”

“Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee grab trash can then continue to handle raw chicken without changing gloves and washing hands.”

“Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed sweet potato with mold inside walk in cooler.”

“Food-contact surfaces not sanitized before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee using scraper to clean cutting board then wipe same scraper on garbage can, with no wash, rinse, or sanitize step. Observed employee continue to use same scraper to wipe down cutting board before chopping cooked potatoes. Advised operator to wash, rinse, and sanitize cutting board, knife, and scraper before use.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 5 live flies flying and landing on soda boxes near mop sink. Observed 3 live flies flying underneath prep table where rice cooker is stored. Observed 1 live fly flying and landing on bottle of red wine vinegar on dry storage rack next to walk in cooler. Observed 1 live fly landing on top of box of fryer oil underneath rice cooker in kitchen prep area. Observed 1 live fly landing on wall above prep table across rotisserie chicken oven.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat sauces inside walk in cooler.”

“Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken stored over raw steak inside flip top reach in cooler across cook line.”

“Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Food-contact surfaces not sanitized before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee using scraper to clean cutting board then wipe same scraper on garbage can, with no wash, rinse, or sanitize step. Observed employee continue to use same scraper to wipe down cutting board before chopping cooked potatoes.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tostones (74F - Cold Holding) next to fryer, as per operator for one hour. Operator moved tostones to reach in freezer for rapid cooling.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Observed establishment utilizing time as a public health for cooked rice, no time mark. Operator added time mark.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked potatoes (64F - Hot Holding) on prep table across fryer, as per operator for 2 hours.”

“Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bottle of degreaser stored next to single service to go boxes on prep table.”

“Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed splitter at mop sink missing vacuum breaker.”

“Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm) at front counter.”

“Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand sink blocked by cart in dish area.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. In dry storage shelf with cutting boards stored on top.”

“Required employee training expired for all employees.”

“Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed no hot water at hand sink in dish area, missing handle.”

“Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Observed multiple fly traps with accumulation of dead flies stored throughout kitchen area.”

“Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handle stored inside container of flour and salt.”

“Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed oven door handle soiled with grease buildup.”

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

“Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.”

“Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Across cook line.”

“Drain cover(s) missing. In dish area and cook line.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellphone stored on top of prep table in kitchen and prep areas.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed broken ice machine.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on floor throughout kitchen and prep areas.”

“Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed fly sticky tape hanging over dry storage rack where bottles of vinegar are stored. Observed accumulated dead flies in areas where sticky tape is stored.”

“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. On walk-in freezer door frame.”

“In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Across cook line.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of oven heavily soiled at wok station on cook line.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in freezer gaskets soiled.”

“Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed single service to go boxes stored on floor next to broken ice machine.”

“Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed to go boxes stored not inverted on shelf across cook line.”

“Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In ceviche cooler.”

“Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed hand sink with very slow drain at cook line.”

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

“Walk-in/Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed walk in cooler shelves soiled.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Next to cook line.”

“Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed containers of salt and flour not labeled under prep table.”

**CERRO NEGRO RESTAURANT

9613 WEST FLAGLER ST.

WESTCHESTER

INSPECTION DATE 9/29

33 VIOLATIONS

“Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observed cooked meatballs (99F - Cooling) prepared 3 hours ago according to cook.”

“Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Observed cooked meatballs (99F - Cooling). According to cook, prepared at 10:30 AM, did not reach 70F in 2 hours.”

“Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee drinking changed from cleaning to food preparation area, no gloves changed, no hand washing observed. Coached employee on proper hand washing and glove use.”

“Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed thank you bags used to store tortillas inside reach-in cooler.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed in a rack in front of walk-in freezer chicken soup (70F - Cold Holding); individually served chicken soup pots (100F - Cold Holding). Placed at 10:30 AM, over 4 hours ago.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed inside walk-in cooler, gallo pinto rice (46F - Cold Holding); cooked beans (46F - Cold Holding); refried beans (43F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (44F - Cold Holding); raw beef (44F - Cold Holding); milk (44F - Cold Holding). Rack in front of freezer: chicken soup (70F - Cold Holding); individually served chicken soup pots (100F - Cold Holding); raw pork (62F - Cold Holding). Pork placed out 2 hours ago. Pork placed in walk-in cooler for proper storage. According to cook, placed out at 10:00 AM, over 4 hours ago.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at steam table boiled yuca (128F - Hot Holding); red beans (128F - Hot Holding). Placed 2 hours ago. Operator placed food items on top of burner to reheat to 165F.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled slicer at prep area.”

“No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed one of the handwash sinks at prep area by kitchen, no paper towels available.”

“Required employee training expired for some employees.”

“Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed bottle containing degreaser not labeled. Operator labeled spray bottle.”

“Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or ware washing areas. Observed at ware washing area and kitchen.”

“Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed metal trays not inverted at cook line.”

“Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed clean pans stored on mop sink.”

“Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employee drinking from a cup with no lid at prep area. Manager discarded drink.”

“Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee drinking from a Coke can. Operator discarded Coke can.”

“Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employees wearing wrist watches while cooking.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with no hair restraint at front service window.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn in walk-in freezer.”

“Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed at storage and ware washing area.”

“Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed greasy floor by fryers at kitchen.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed pots with soup stored on the kitchen floor.”

“Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed by service window area, wall in disrepair.”

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

“Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed bug zapper above prep table by back door to outside and window service area.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed inside oven and microwave interior soiled.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed metal racks soiled, gaskets in reach-in cooler soiled.”

“Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Observed tongs and spoons stored upright. Employee stored spoons properly.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed dusty wall, spider webs on wall, prep table by exit door, and by front service window area.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.”

“Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed towels not stored in sanitizer solution between uses at kitchen.”

“Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Observed on shelves at storage area.”

“Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed flour container not labeled by cook line.”

**SKY COFFEE

444 SW 2ND AVE

MIAMI

INSPECTION DATE 10/14

31 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Establishment operating after an emergency without notifying the division.”

“Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed nonfood-grade bags with produce inside in nonworking Coca-Cola reach-in cooler inside kitchen area. Also observed cut and peeled plantains stored inside nonfood-grade bags inside walk-in freezer.”

“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw shell eggs stored over or with unwashed produce inside walk-in cooler.”

“Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Observed spray hose at two-compartment sink lower than flood rim of sink.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed chicken soup (57F - Cold Holding); white rice (52F - Cold Holding); white beans (52F - Cold Holding); black bean soup (50F - Cold Holding); lasagna (59F - Cold Holding).”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chicken soup (57F - Cold Holding); white rice (52F - Cold Holding); white beans (52F - Cold Holding); black bean soup (50F - Cold Holding); lasagna (59F - Cold Holding).”

“Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Sterno (chafer fuel) stored on top of white cutting board on prep table.”

“Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.”

“Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Observed precooked steaks inside ROP bags dated 9/9.”

“Hot water at three-compartment sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit where manual ware washing occurs.”

“Hot water supply not maintained during peak periods.”

“No hot running water at three-compartment sink.”

“No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.”

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

“Operator is conducting reduced oxygen packaging of frozen fish, raw meat, poultry, or fruit and vegetables, cured meat and poultry, hard or semisoft cheese with no ingredients added at the establishment, cook-chill packaging, or sous vide packaging without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed precooked steaks inside ROP bags dated 9/9. As per operator, they took the meat out of the freezer today. Provided education information about cook-chill and ROP.”

“Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service.”

“Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed several food items inside walk-in cooler with no date marked.”

“Water with a temperature of at least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.”

“Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Observed 5 defrosted ROP bags inside walk-in cooler.”

“Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed coffee cups on top of unsealed wood stored on top of a fryer.”

“Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Observed torn gaskets at walk-in cooler door.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed white rice bags, black bean bag and oil buckets stored on the floor in dry storage area. Also observed plantain box stored on the floor; chef removed it.”

“No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.”

“No copy of latest inspection report available.”

“No hot running water at mop sink.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets at walk-in cooler doors.”

“Plumbing system improperly installed or repaired. Observed spray hose at three-compartment sink in disrepair.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed pork ribs and chicken inside two-compartment sink thawed in an improper manner. Coached employee.”

“Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Observed wood food-contact surface not properly sealed, stored on top of fryer.”

**HI POT

1665 SW 107TH AVE

WESTCHESTER

INSPECTION DATE 10/14

30 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed chlorine sanitizer was 0 ppm.”

“Food placed in soiled container. Observed green tea in a heavily dirty container at the front counter.”

“Food preparation sink has soil/old food residue. Observed at the kitchen area.”

“Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed chlorine sanitizer was 0 ppm.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed about 19 flying insects flying around the mop sink and under the dishwasher machine.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw shell eggs stored above vegetables inside the walk-in cooler.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed boba pearls (73F - Cold Holding) stored on top of the ice machine at the front counter. As per employee, less than 1 hour.”

“No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at the men’s bathroom.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed shelf used to store food equipment with rust accumulation.”

“Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Observed at the front counter.”

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

“Accumulation of debris on exterior of ware washing machine.”

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

“Covered waste receptacle not provided in women’s bathroom.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach-in cooler door gasket torn at the front desk.”

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

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed throughout the kitchen area.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed plastic container stored on the floor. Manager removed it.”

“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup inside reach-in freezer in the kitchen area.”

“Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Manager removed it.”

“In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensil in standing water at 73F at the front counter. Manager discarded the water.”

“In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.”

“Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed bug zapper installed above preparation table. Manager removed it.”

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

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach-in cooler door gaskets very soiled.”

“Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed reach-in cooler across from the stove is soiled. It has accumulation of mold-like substance and food debris around the food stored inside it.”

“Stored food not covered. Observed plates with vegetables not covered inside the reach-in cooler by the stove.”

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

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall at the mop sink heavily soiled and under the three-compartment sink.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.”

**HONEY VEIL SOUTH MIAMI

5748 SUNSET DR.

SOUTH MIAMI

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

INSPECTION DATE 10/6

30 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dishwasher on personal phone, then handling clean dishes from dishwasher.”

“Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook drink from cup and continue handling and preparing food with no handwash.”

“Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed dishwasher washing and rinsing dishes and skipping sanitizer step. Inspector coached employee and person in charge; equipment was placed into dish machine for proper sanitizing.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed 2 live flies at front counter display case next to baked goods. Observed 3 live flies in kitchen area. Observed 4 live flies in restroom.”

“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed expired license; 10/26.”

“Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed household insecticide in kitchen area.”

“Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed 20+ live ants crawling on food shelves above espresso machine at front counter.”

“Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemical spray hanging on container of to-go cups.”

“Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Observed no form or kit.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled food shelves at front counter and above coffee machine.”

“Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed no proof of CFM, Chris, employed more than 60 days.”

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

“No plan review submitted and approved — renovations were made or are in progress.”

“Observed front counter remodel with baking area, 1 hand sink and 1 dump sink in front of house. Observed in back kitchen separated by swing door, triple sink, dish machine and mop sink area with dry food racks, walk-in cooler and 2 reach-in freezers.”

“Accumulation of debris on exterior of ware washing machine. Observed exterior soiled.”

“Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed cup used as scoop in oat flour.”

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

“Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Observed clean cutting boards on floor of kitchen.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed drink above reach-in lowboy across cook line. Observed cups above prep sink next to toaster.”

“Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed across cook line.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed phone on prep table.”

“Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed multiple employees with bracelets and watches.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with no hair restraint making coffee at front counter. Employee placed hat on head.”

“Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried — wet nesting. Observed wet nesting dishes on dry dish rack.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed avocados and brown sugar on floor of kitchen. Chef removed from floor during inspection.”

“Improper storage of maintenance equipment that interferes with cleaning. Observed mop sink completely filled with other equipment.”

“No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed no copy printed.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exterior of cooking equipment soiled.”

“Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed to-go bags stored on floor of front counter.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed dust accumulation in kitchen and restroom. Observed soiled wall above baking area.”

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop in sink, not in use. Observed mop on floor behind ice machine in kitchen.”

**NO1 BEIJING CHINESE TAKE OUT

3045 N. FEDERAL HIGHWAY

FORT LAUDERDALE

INSPECTION DATE 10/7

30 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“2 Dented 5lb cans of oyster sauce present. See stop sale.”

“Container of medicine improperly stored. 1) Residential Combo - observed eye drops stored inside with customer food. 2) Front Black reach in cooler - observed 3 bottles of medicine. Operator removed items. Corrected On-Site.”

“Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Walk In Cooler- observed bin with meat covered with a cotton apron, operator removed apron. Corrected On-Site.”

“Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. White reach in freezer - observed fish heads stored inside plastic shopping bag. Operator removed fish heads from bag and stored inside food grade container. Corrected On-Site.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Reach in Freezer- raw chicken stored over ready to eat pork. Operator begin reorganizing unit. Corrective Action Taken.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1) Walk In Cooler- raw chicken stored over ready to eat eggrolls. Reviewed proper storage with operator, operator reorganized walk in cooler. 2) Raw shrimp stored over ready to eat sauces operator reorganized walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site.”

“Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Walk In Cooler- observed raw chicken stored above raw beef. Operator reorganized unit. Corrected On-Site.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Front counter glass reach-in cooler - brown rice (63F); egg roll (65F - Cold Holding); cream cheese filling (57F - Cold Holding). Items not prepped or portioned today per operator; items removed from walk-in cooler approximately 2 hours ago. Operator moved items from unit into walk-in cooler to quick chill. 2) Flip top - raw shrimp (46F - Cold Holding); raw beef (47F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (47F - Cold Holding). Items not prepped or portioned today per operator; items removed from walk-in cooler approximately 2 hours ago. Operator moved items from unit into walk-in cooler to quick chill. Corrected On-Site.”

" Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket (chlorine 200ppm), operator made new solution. Chlorine 100ppm. Corrected On-Site."

“Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Front counter black reach-in cooler - chicken nuggets ambient cooling for approximately 2 hours at 2:20pm (57F - cooling), at 4:00pm (53F). At this rate proper ambient cooling will not occur. Operator moved item to freezer to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cook line tongs stored on visibly soiled pipe.”

“Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Front counter black reach-in cooler - chicken nuggets ambient cooling for approximately 2 hours at 2:20pm (57F - cooling), at 4:00pm (53F). At this rate proper ambient cooling will not occur. Operator moved item to freezer to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cook line tongs stored on visibly soiled pipe.”

“Clean utensils or equipment stored in a bathroom, locker room or mechanical room. Observed a case of to-go container lids stored inside restroom. Operator removed to-go container lids. Corrected On-Site.”

“Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on table at cookline. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site.”

“Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Cook line - observed coffee in an unopened container, operator removed. Corrected On-Site.”

“Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Inside white residential combo observed employee foods not labeled, stored with customers’ food. Discussed proper storage for employees’ food; operator created designated area for employee foods. Corrected On-Site.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Residential combo - employee beverages stored with customers’ food. Operator removed items and created employee area. Corrected On-Site.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Front counter chest freezer - torn gaskets and unattached lid.”

“Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exterior screen door with gap at bottom of door. Operator has solid door propped open.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. 1) Around chest freezer at front counter. 2) Under and around all cook line cold holding unit.”

“Food stored under dripping water line. Walk-in cooler raw beef stored under dripping waterline from condenser.”

“Ice buildup in all reach-in freezer.”

“In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored in between flip-top cooler and table. Operator removed knife. Corrected On-Site.”

“Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. White chest freezer at front counter.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) Drying rack above 3-compartment sink. 2) Cook line fan on white cold holding unit visibly soiled. 3) Fan on wall at front counter visibly soiled.”

“Single-service articles improperly stored. To-go containers at front counter stored on the floor. Operator removed.”

“Standing water or very slow draining water in mop sink.”

“Stored food not covered. Inside dry storage observed two rice bins stored without covering. Operator covered rice bins. Corrected On-Site.”

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

“Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. 1) At handwashing sink pipe leaking water. 2) Walk-in cooler water draining from condenser into pan.”

**DOMA

35 NE 26TH ST

MIAMI

INSPECTION DATE 10/2

30 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Establishment is packaging soft cheese using a reduced oxygen packaging method and holding it for more than 48 hours. Observed ricotta cheese stored inside ROP bags at reach-in cooler by ice machine across walk-in freezer.”

“Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. Observed 10 fresh raw salmon bags and 6 bags of raw tuna stored inside ROP bags at walk-in cooler.”

“Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed sport cloth towels stored inside cut tomatoes container at cook line prep area. Observed sport cloth towel in contact with raw salmon stored inside ROP bags inside walk-in cooler.”

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

“Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 10 fresh raw salmon bags and 6 bags of raw tuna stored inside ROP bags at walk-in cooler. Establishment is packaging soft cheese using a reduced oxygen packaging method and holding it for more than 48 hours. Observed ricotta cheese stored inside ROP bags at reach-in cooler by ice machine across walk-in freezer.”

“Approved Process Waiver not maintained at the food establishment.”

“Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.”

“Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.”

“Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed milk container stored inside reach-in cooler by dessert station not dated. As per employee, a day prior.”

“Food manager certification expired.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board at prep area across cook line soiled.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed plastic container stored inside hand sink by oven cook line.”

“No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towel at hand sink inside bar area. Observed no paper towel at hand sink by oven cook area. Observed no paper towels at hand sink in employee bathroom.”

“No plan review submitted and approved — renovations were made or are in progress.”

“No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand sink by oven cook area. Observed no soap at hand sink in employee bathroom.”

“Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed raw veal stored inside ROP bags at walk-in cooler.”

“Operator not able to provide monitoring, verification and corrective action records required to be maintained by the approved Process Waiver or HACCP plan. Not observed copy of approved HACCP and records.”

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

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

“Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed white cutting boards across cook line at kitchen and prep area across walk-in cooler.”

“Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee bags above ware washing area. Employee removed.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach-in cooler gaskets torn across cook line.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed boxes of veal stored on floor by walk-in freezer.”

“No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no sign at hand sink in employees’ bathroom.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed all reach-in cooler and freezer gaskets soiled.”

“Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.”

“Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed at cook line prep reach-in coolers.”

“Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed at bar area.”

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

“Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. By three-compartment sink. Employee stored properly.”

**NOVOTEL MIAMI BRICKELL

1500 SW 1ST AVE

MIAMI

INSPECTION DATE 9/29

31 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee washing dishes inside one-compartment sink.”

“Hot water takes too long and never reaches the correct temperature.”

“Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneeze guards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed ham, cheese, salads, fruits, bread, waffles, pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon and cooked potatoes.”

“Uncovered raw shrimp stored over or with ready-to-eat food (fries) in a freezer — not all products commercially packaged.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed two commercial ROPE raw tuna packages thawing in ROPE bags inside the walk-in cooler, and three thawing in ROPE bags inside the grill station’s drawer cooler. Also observed red beans (50F - Cold Holding). Discarded at time of inspection.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked red beans (50F - Cold Holding); Brussels (53F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (56F - Cold Holding); raw fish (52F - Cold Holding); raw beef (50F - Cold Holding); ham (62F - Cold Holding); hummus (69F - Cold Holding); cut melon (60F - Cold Holding); feta cheese (65F - Cold Holding); Greek yogurt (57F - Cold Holding); paella (46F - Cold Holding); cut tomato (45F - Cold Holding).”

“Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Observed partially cooked chicken and beef, according to chef, inside walk-in cooler with no labels indicating that the product was partially cooked or labeled raw.”

“Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed clean equipment rack with rusted shelves located next to three-compartment sink.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing at bar area.”

“Hot water at three-compartment sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit where manual ware washing occurs.”

“Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.”

“No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature in dishwasher area.”

“No running water at three-compartment sink.”

“No soap provided at handwash sink at bar area.”

“Person in charge unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Chef unable to answer the correct temperature for thermometer calibration.”

“Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service.”

“Water with a temperature of at least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.”

“Hot water sanitizing dish machine not reaching proper temperature according to manufacturer’s specifications.”

“Hot water unavailable at the kitchen ware washing sink faucets.”

“Written procedures for non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods are lacking provisions for identifying food cooked with a non-continuous process. Observed partially cooked food stored underneath raw food inside walk-in cooler.”

“No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only.”

“Establishment charging operational charges of 20 percent without properly disclosing the information on the menu/web/app and the bill/receipt.”

“Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.”

“Accumulation of debris inside ware washing machine.”

“Accumulation of debris on exterior of ware washing machine.”

“Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils across cooking line.”

“Employee personal items stored (phone) in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.”

“Interior of convection oven and regular oven with accumulation of grease/food debris.”

“No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees next to fryer station.”

“Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution at 0 ppm.”

“Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor throughout kitchen area.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed two raw commercially packaged ROP products thawed inside ROP bags.”

The new administration is expected to restore public services, help displaced people return and prepare for an election within six months under federal oversight, according to the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The announcement follows the withdrawal of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front rebel group, or TPLF, from Mekelle and the entry of government-allied fighters into the regional capital on Oct. 4.

Renewed fighting in the northern region in recent weeks has effectively shattered a 2022 peace agreement that ended a devastating two-year war. Ethiopia also has accused Eritrean troops of occupying parts of its territory, while Eritrea condemned Ethiopia for what it called a declaration of war.

Former combatants seek to return to civilian life

At Mekelle’s Tigray Martyrs’ Memorial Monument, former fighters lined up to register with the authorities, some carrying papers or sheltering under umbrellas. Registration began Wednesday. Authorities declined to say how many former fighters had signed up.

“We were called upon by the TPLF to rejoin our former comrades and units, and doing so was even considered mandatory,” said Filmon Gebreselassie, a 33-year-old day laborer. “However, I did not want to return (to war). I decided instead to focus on raising my children.”

He said that he had disarmed after the 2022 peace agreement in Tigray, but had been unable to register before the reintegration program was suspended as new tensions rose.

Other former fighters were also signing up because they didn't want to fight again, he said.

Many young men at the registration office declined interviews, citing fear of retaliation from the TPLF.

In an Oct. 14 statement on its official Facebook page, the TPLF denounced Tigrayans collaborating with the federal government as “traitors” and said they would face “accountability and public judgment.”

Human Rights Watch reported in June that Tigrayan authorities then in charge of Mekelle had ordered former fighters back to their units in a compulsory recruitment campaign. A TPLF spokesperson said those defending the region were volunteers, according to the watchdog.

The disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former Tigrayan fighters is part of the 2022 peace agreement.

Abiy’s office accused the TPLF of obstructing the agreement and said that the latest fighting ended in its defeat. The rebels urged their forces to continue fighting and called on Tigrayans to support them.

Fighting is far from over, analyst says

Magnus Taylor, deputy Horn of Africa director at the International Crisis Group, cautioned against equating the loss of towns with an end to fighting.

“We shouldn’t imagine that this conflict is completely over just because the TPLF has lost Mekelle,” he told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Capturing towns and roads would hamper Tigrayan fighters without necessarily securing the vast rural areas where the rebel forces regrouped during the previous war, Taylor said.

Ethiopia also has accused Eritrean troops of occupying its territory, an allegation that the AP couldn't independently verify. Eritrea described Ethiopia’s assertion that it was taking self-defense measures as a declaration of war.

Taylor warned that the proximity of the countries’ forces increased the risk of a wider conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged de-escalation in a call with Abiy on Wednesday, according to the U.S. State Department.

Eritrean troops fought alongside Ethiopian forces during the 2020-2022 war, which caused about 500,000 civilian deaths through violence, famine and collapsed health services, according to researchers at Ghent University in Belgium.

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Amir Aman Kiyaro in Hamburg, Germany, Filmon Equar Hailu in Mekelle, Ethiopia, and Desmond Tiro in Nairobi, Kenya, contributed to this report.

Si su negocio está abierto al público y acumula 30 o más infracciones durante una inspección de seguridad alimentaria, le vamos a llamar la atención.

A continuación, presentamos nuestra lista de restaurantes que recientemente acumularon 30 o más infracciones durante una inspección rutinaria de seguridad alimentaria sin previo aviso.

Aunque no se ordenó el cierre de estos restaurantes, acumular 30 o más infracciones sigue siendo una señal de alarma importante.

**LATIN AMERICAN GRILL

15342 NW 79TH CT.

LAGOS DE MIAMI

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 13/10

45 VIOLACIONES ENCONTRADAS

“Los alimentos cocinados/calentados requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar su seguridad, siempre que no se enfríen de 135 grados Fahrenheit a 41 grados Fahrenheit en un plazo de 6 horas.”

Latas abolladas/oxidadas. Ver orden de cese de venta.

“El desinfectante de cloro del lavavajillas no tiene la concentración mínima adecuada. Deje de usar el lavavajillas para desinfectar y realice la desinfección manualmente hasta que el lavavajillas sea reparado y desinfecte correctamente.”

“Los alimentos expuestos no estaban debidamente protegidos contra la contaminación.”

“El empleado comenzó a trabajar con alimentos, manipular equipos o utensilios limpios, o tocar artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos previamente.”

“El empleado se secó las manos en la ropa/delantal/toalla sucia después de lavarse.”

“El empleado con una llaga, corte, quemadura o herida infectada en la parte expuesta del brazo, sin una cubierta impermeable sobre la herida, está manipulando alimentos, equipos o utensilios limpios, o artículos desechables sin envolver.”

“Se han encontrado pequeños insectos voladores vivos.”

“Presencia de insectos, roedores u otras plagas.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima o junto con alimentos listos para el consumo en un congelador; no todos los productos envasados ​​comercialmente.”

“Alimentos de origen animal crudos almacenados encima o junto con productos agrícolas sin lavar.”

“Alimentos animales crudos que no se encuentran debidamente separados entre sí en la unidad de almacenamiento, según la temperatura mínima de cocción requerida.”

“Huevos con cáscara que no se almacenen a una temperatura ambiente de 45 grados Fahrenheit o menos.”

“Guantes de un solo uso que no se cambian según sea necesario después de cambiar de tarea o cuando están dañados o sucios.”

“Se ha emitido una orden de cese de venta debido a que el alimento no se encuentra en condiciones saludables ni en buen estado.”

“Se ha emitido una orden de cese de venta para alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar su seguridad debido a un abuso de temperatura.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a una temperatura superior a 41 grados Fahrenheit.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad de los alimentos preparados a partir de/mezclados con ingredientes a temperatura ambiente que no se enfríen a 41 grados Fahrenheit en un plazo de 4 horas.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar la seguridad de los alimentos recalentados para su conservación en caliente, de modo que no alcancen los 165 grados Fahrenheit durante 15 segundos en un plazo de 2 horas.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia similar al moho o una sustancia viscosa.”

“Lavabo para lavarse las manos utilizado para fines distintos al lavado de manos.”

“No hay lavamanos para los empleados.”

“Alimentos listos para consumir, que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar su seguridad, preparados en el establecimiento y conservados durante más de 24 horas sin la fecha de caducidad debidamente marcada.”

“Recipiente u otro tipo de bol sin asa que se utiliza para servir comida.”

“Los tanques de dióxido de carbono/helio no están debidamente asegurados.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho.”

“Vasos, tazas, cuencos, platos, ollas y sartenes limpios, que no se guarden boca abajo ni protegidos.”

“Mantenga los utensilios limpios entre el equipo y la pared.”

“Equipos o utensilios limpios y desinfectados que no se almacenaron correctamente.”

“La tabla de cortar tiene marcas de cortes y ya no se puede limpiar.”

“Recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/al lado de equipos/utensilios limpios.”

“Empleado que lleva joyas distintas a un simple anillo en las manos o brazos mientras prepara alimentos.”

“Empleado sin sujeción para el cabello mientras prepara alimentos.”

“Equipos y utensilios que no se secaron correctamente al aire: nidos húmedos.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo.”

“Utensilio en uso almacenado en agua estancada a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit.”

“Paño/toalla húmeda para limpiar debajo de la tabla de cortar.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos, sucia de grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo.”

“Sistema de fontanería en mal estado.”

“Reutilización de artículos de un solo servicio o de un solo uso.”

“Artículos de un solo uso almacenados al aire libre o en una habitación/cobertizo que no esté completamente cerrado (abierto al exterior/con mosquiteras).”

“Alimentos almacenados no cubiertos.”

“No guardar el paño húmedo en solución desinfectante entre usos.”

“Envases de alimentos utilizados para su procesamiento, retirados del envase original, no identificados por su nombre común.”

**LA HORMIGA DE ORO III

18304 SW 147TH AVE

WEST KENDALL

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 14/10

45 VIOLACIONES ENCONTRADAS

“El empleado comenzó a trabajar con alimentos, manipular equipos o utensilios limpios, o tocar artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos previamente.”

“El empleado no se lavó las manos antes de ponerse los guantes para comenzar una tarea que implicaba manipular alimentos.”

“El empleado tocó una superficie sucia y luego preparó alimentos, manipuló equipos o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos.”

“El fregadero para preparar alimentos tiene suciedad/restos de comida vieja.”

Se encontraron pequeños insectos voladores vivos. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas posándose sobre patatas crudas en la cocina. Se observaron 6 moscas vivas volando dentro de la cocina.

“Se utilizó papel/toalla de papel no apto para uso alimentario como revestimiento para el recipiente de comida. Se observaron toallas no aptas para uso alimentario en contacto directo con la pupusa en la mesa de vapor.”

“Se utilizaron bolsas no aptas para alimentos en contacto directo con los mismos. Se observó chorizo ​​almacenado directamente en bolsas de agradecimiento.”

“Operando con una licencia vencida de la División de Hoteles y Restaurantes. Se observó que la licencia de la División de Hoteles y Restaurantes venció el 1 de octubre de 2026. El operador renovó la licencia al momento de la inspección. Se observó que la licencia vence el 1 de octubre de 2027.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observaron huevos crudos sobre arroz cocido.”

“Guantes de un solo uso que no se cambian según sea necesario después de cambiar de tarea o cuando están dañados o sucios.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta para alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad debido a un abuso de temperatura. Los alimentos que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad se mantuvieron refrigerados a más de 5 °C (41 °F). Se observó ensalada de col (7 °C - Conservación en frío); arroz con frijoles (27 °C - Conservación en frío); carne cruda (7 °C - Conservación en frío); carne cruda marinada (9 °C - Conservación en frío); pollo crudo (9 °C - Conservación en frío); panceta de cerdo cocida (7 °C - Conservación en frío); arroz blanco (7 °C - Conservación en frío); leche (12 °C - Conservación en frío); frijoles rojos (9 °C - Conservación en frío); tamales (11 °C - Conservación en frío); panceta de cerdo cocida (10 °C - Conservación en frío) en la cámara frigorífica, según el operador desde el día anterior.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos refrigerados seguros a más de 41 grados Fahrenheit. Se observó ensalada de col (45 °F - Refrigeración); arroz y frijoles (81 °F - Refrigeración); carne cruda (45 °F - Refrigeración); carne cruda marinada (49 °F - Refrigeración); pollo crudo (49 °F - Refrigeración); panceta de cerdo cocida (45 °F - Refrigeración); arroz blanco (44 °F - Refrigeración); leche (53 °F - Refrigeración); frijoles rojos (48 °F - Refrigeración); tamales (51 °F - Refrigeración); panceta de cerdo cocida (50 °F - Refrigeración) en la cámara frigorífica, según lo indicado por el operador desde el día anterior.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asado de carne entera, mantenido caliente a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Se observó panceta de cerdo (107 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); chicharrones (94 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); bola de arroz (109 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); pollo tuqueño (100 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); plátano con queso (101 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); pupusa de queso (111 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); tortilla de queso (109 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); maduro (110 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente) a temperatura ambiente en la mesa de vapor, según la persona a cargo durante menos de 2 horas. Se le indicó al operador que recalentara los productos. Se observó pastel de pollo (70 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente); pastel de queso (77 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente) a temperatura ambiente en la mesa de pastelería del mostrador, según la persona a cargo durante menos de 3 horas.”

“El dispositivo de nebulización de agua no recibe el mantenimiento/limpieza requeridos. Observado en un fregadero de un compartimento.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia similar al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observaron cestas para freír muy sucias con restos de comida viejos.”

“El lavamanos se ha retirado del área de preparación de alimentos/lavado de platos. Debe reinstalarse en el mismo lugar. Se observó en la cocina. Se observó que los grifos del lavamanos se habían retirado. No hay agua disponible.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observó que el lavamanos se utilizaba para preparar alimentos.”

“El gerente o la persona a cargo carece de prueba de certificación de gerente de alimentos.”

“No se proporciona termómetro de sonda para medir la temperatura de los productos alimenticios.”

“No se ha proporcionado ninguna prueba de que los empleados hayan recibido la formación obligatoria aprobada por el estado.”

“No se ha aportado ninguna prueba de que los empleados del sector alimentario estén informados de su responsabilidad de comunicar a la persona responsable información sobre su salud y las actividades relacionadas con enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Se observaron estantes de almacenamiento en seco frente al fregadero triple.”

“Alimentos listos para consumir, que requieren control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad, preparados en el establecimiento y conservados durante más de 24 horas, no estaban debidamente fechados. Se observó arroz cocido, cerdo cocido, pollo cocido, carne de res marinada cruda, frijoles negros cocidos y frijoles pintos cocidos sin fecha marcada en la cámara frigorífica.”

“Los compartimentos del fregadero de tres compartimentos son demasiado pequeños para acomodar los utensilios o el equipo.”

“Acumulación de restos de comida/residuos de tierra en las manijas de las puertas de los equipos.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observaron rejillas de ventilación del techo sucias con una sustancia similar al moho en la cocina. Se observaron rejillas de ventilación de la cámara frigorífica sucias con una sustancia similar al moho.”

“El equipo de refrigeración no recibe el mantenimiento adecuado. No almacene alimentos que requieran control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad en esta unidad hasta que se repare. Se observó que el termostato de la cámara frigorífica marcaba 50 °F.”

“La tabla de cortar tiene marcas de cortes y ya no se puede limpiar.”

“Empleado comiendo mientras preparaba la comida. Se observó a un empleado bebiendo de una botella de agua abierta mientras preparaba la comida.”

“Objetos personales de los empleados almacenados en o encima de un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios, o artículos de un solo uso. Se observó un teléfono de un empleado almacenado encima de una mesa de preparación cerca de un fregadero triple.”

“Equipo en mal estado. Se observó que el estante del congelador, cerca de la cámara frigorífica, estaba en mal estado.”

“Los alimentos no se almacenan a una distancia mínima de 15 centímetros del suelo. Se observaron casos de agua almacenada directamente en el suelo del almacén de productos secos.”

“Acumulación de hielo en un congelador negro de acceso frontal.”

“El mango de la pala para hielo está en contacto con el hielo.”

“Las pinzas en uso se guardan en la manija de la puerta del equipo entre usos.”

“Utensilio en uso en alimentos que no requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad, almacenados con el mango por encima del nivel del alimento dentro de un recipiente cerrado. Se observó que el mango de la cuchara estaba en contacto directo con la sal.”

“No se ha instalado ningún recipiente para recoger la grasa de la bandeja de goteo de la campana extractora. Se observó que no había ningún recipiente instalado para recoger la grasa de la campana extractora en el lado izquierdo.”

“No hay cartel de ‘no se debe lavarse las manos’ en el lavamanos utilizado por los empleados de la cocina. Observado en el lavamanos cerca del contenedor de hielo.”

“El interior y los estantes del refrigerador presentan acumulación de residuos de suciedad. El interior del congelador también está muy sucio.”

“Artículos de un solo uso almacenados incorrectamente. Se observaron cajas de servilletas almacenadas directamente en el suelo del cuarto de almacenamiento en seco.”

“El fregadero de tres compartimentos utilizado para lavar vajilla no se limpió antes de usarlo para preparar alimentos. Se observó a un empleado lavando verduras en el fregadero triple sin limpiarlo previamente.”

“Utensilios en mal estado. Se observó un utensilio metálico en mal estado en la freidora.”

“Estantes de la cámara frigorífica con óxido que ha corroído la superficie.”

“La fregona mojada no se guardó de forma que permitiera que se secara.”

“Paño de limpieza húmedo no guardado en solución desinfectante entre usos. Observado en el lavamanos cerca de la máquina de hielo.”

**LA BRASA KENDALL

10855 SW CALLE 72.

WEST KENDALL

INSPECCIÓN BASADA EN UNA DENUNCIA

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 29/9

Se detectaron 42 infracciones.

El desinfectante de cloro no tiene la concentración mínima adecuada para el lavado manual de utensilios. No utilice equipos ni utensilios que no estén debidamente desinfectados. Se observó un fregadero triple con 0 ppm de cloro. Se le indicó al operador que añadiera desinfectante.

“El empleado tocó un delantal o ropa sucia y luego preparó alimentos, manipuló equipos o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Se observó que el empleado se secó las manos en el delantal y luego se puso guantes para comenzar a preparar los alimentos sin lavarse las manos.”

“El empleado tocó una superficie sucia y luego preparó alimentos, manipuló equipos o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Se observó que el empleado tomó un cubo de basura y luego continuó manipulando pollo crudo sin cambiarse los guantes ni lavarse las manos.”

“Alimentos con moho. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observó una batata con moho dentro de la cámara frigorífica.”

Las superficies en contacto con los alimentos no se desinfectan antes de su uso. No utilice equipos ni utensilios que no estén debidamente desinfectados. Se observó a un empleado utilizando una espátula para limpiar la tabla de cortar y luego frotando la misma espátula contra el cubo de basura, sin lavarla, enjuagarla ni desinfectarla. Se observó que el empleado continuaba utilizando la misma espátula para limpiar la tabla de cortar antes de picar las patatas cocidas. Se le indicó al operador que lavara, enjuagara y desinfectara la tabla de cortar, el cuchillo y la espátula antes de usarlos.

Se encontraron insectos voladores pequeños y vivos. Se observaron 5 moscas vivas volando y posándose en cajas de refrescos cerca del fregadero. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas volando debajo de la mesa de preparación donde se guarda la arrocera. Se observó 1 mosca viva volando y posándose en una botella de vinagre de vino tinto en el estante de almacenamiento en seco junto a la cámara frigorífica. Se observó 1 mosca viva posándose sobre la caja de aceite para freír debajo de la arrocera en el área de preparación de la cocina. Se observó 1 mosca viva posándose en la pared sobre la mesa de preparación frente al horno de pollo asado.

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observaron huevos crudos con cáscara almacenados encima de salsas listas para el consumo dentro de la cámara frigorífica.”

“Los alimentos crudos de origen animal no estaban separados adecuadamente entre sí en la unidad de almacenamiento, según la temperatura mínima de cocción requerida. Se observó pollo crudo almacenado encima de un filete crudo dentro de un refrigerador con tapa abatible, justo en la línea de cocción.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a la adulteración del producto alimenticio. Las superficies en contacto con los alimentos no se desinfectaron antes de su uso. No utilice equipos ni utensilios que no estén debidamente desinfectados. Se observó a un empleado utilizando una espátula para limpiar la tabla de cortar y luego frotando la misma espátula en el cubo de basura, sin lavarla, enjuagarla ni desinfectarla. Se observó que el empleado continuó utilizando la misma espátula para limpiar la tabla de cortar antes de picar las patatas cocidas.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 grados Celsius (41 grados Fahrenheit). Se observaron tostones (23 °C - Refrigeración) junto a la freidora, según lo indicado por el operador, durante una hora. El operador trasladó los tostones al congelador para un enfriamiento rápido.”

“El control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, identificado en el procedimiento escrito como un alimento mantenido bajo control de tiempo como medida de salud pública, no tiene marca de tiempo. Se observó un establecimiento que utiliza el tiempo como medida de salud pública para arroz cocido, sin marca de tiempo. El operador agregó la marca de tiempo.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Se observaron papas cocidas (64 °F - Mantenimiento en caliente) en la mesa de preparación frente a la freidora, según el operador, durante 2 horas.”

“Sustancia tóxica/producto químico almacenado incorrectamente. Se observó una botella de desengrasante almacenada junto a cajas individuales para llevar en la mesa de preparación.”

Falta el interruptor de vacío en el grifo del fregadero para fregar o en el adaptador/divisor añadido al grifo del fregadero para fregar. Se observó que al divisor del fregadero para fregar le faltaba el interruptor de vacío.

“Solución desinfectante para paños con una concentración superior a la máxima permitida, almacenada en un lugar que podría provocar la contaminación cruzada de alimentos, equipos, utensilios, ropa de cama, artículos desechables o de un solo uso. Se observó un cubo de desinfectante (cloro 200+ ppm) en el mostrador principal.”

“El lavamanos no está accesible para el uso de los empleados en todo momento. Se observó que un carrito bloqueaba el lavamanos en el área de lavado de platos.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. En estante de almacenamiento en seco con tablas de cortar guardadas encima.”

“La formación obligatoria para todos los empleados ha caducado.”

No se suministra agua a una temperatura mínima de 85 grados Fahrenheit (o está cortada) en el lavamanos de los empleados. Se observó que no había agua caliente en el lavamanos de la zona de lavado de platos y que le faltaba la manija.

“Acumulación de aves, insectos, roedores u otras plagas muertas o atrapadas en los dispositivos de control. Se observaron múltiples trampas para moscas con acumulación de moscas muertas almacenadas en toda el área de la cocina.”

“Recipiente sin asa utilizado para servir alimentos. Se observó un recipiente sin asa guardado dentro de un recipiente con harina y sal.”

“Acumulación de restos de comida/residuos de tierra en las manijas de las puertas de los equipos. Se observó que la manija de la puerta del horno estaba sucia con acumulación de grasa.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. En el área de preparación.”

“No se muestra la licencia actual del hotel o restaurante.”

“La tabla de cortar tiene marcas de cortes y ya no se puede limpiar. Está en la línea de cocción.”

“Faltan las tapas de los desagües. En la zona de lavado de platos y en la línea de cocción.”

“Objetos personales de los empleados almacenados en o sobre un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios, o artículos de un solo uso. Se observó un teléfono celular de un empleado almacenado sobre la mesa de preparación en la cocina y las áreas de preparación.”

“El equipo está en mal estado. Se observó una máquina de hielo averiada.”

“Zonas del suelo cubiertas de agua estancada. Se observó agua estancada en el suelo de toda la cocina y las zonas de preparación.”

Cinta adhesiva para moscas colgando sobre alimentos/áreas de preparación de alimentos/equipos en contacto con alimentos. Se observó cinta adhesiva para moscas colgando sobre un estante de almacenamiento en seco donde se guardan botellas de vinagre. Se observó acumulación de moscas muertas en las áreas donde se almacena la cinta adhesiva.

“Acumulación de hielo en el congelador vertical y/o en el congelador industrial. En el marco de la puerta del congelador industrial.”

“Paño/toalla húmeda en uso, colocada debajo de la tabla de cortar. A lo largo de la línea de cocción.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida. Se observó que el interior del horno estaba muy sucio en la zona de cocción del wok.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron juntas sucias en el congelador.”

“Artículos de un solo uso almacenados incorrectamente. Se observaron cajas de productos desechables para llevar almacenadas en el suelo junto a una máquina de hielo averiada.”

“Los artículos de un solo uso no se almacenan boca abajo ni protegidos de la contaminación. Se observaron cajas de comida preparadas sin colocar boca abajo en el estante frente a la línea de cocción.”

“Agua estancada en el fondo del refrigerador. En el refrigerador de ceviche.”

“Agua estancada o desagüe muy lento en el lavamanos, fregadero de tres compartimentos o fregadero para fregar. Se observó un lavamanos con desagüe muy lento en la zona de cocción.”

“Estantes de la cámara frigorífica/congelador con óxido que ha corroído la superficie. Se observaron estantes oxidados en el interior de la cámara frigorífica.”

“El interior y los estantes de la cámara frigorífica presentan acumulación de residuos de suciedad. Se observó suciedad en los estantes de la cámara frigorífica.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Junto a la línea de cocción.”

“Se observaron recipientes de alimentos retirados de sus envases originales sin identificar por su nombre común. También se observaron recipientes de sal y harina sin etiquetar debajo de la mesa de preparación.”

**CERRO NEGRO RESTAURANT

9613 CALLE WEST FLAGLER

WESTCHESTER

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 29/9

33 VIOLACIONES

“Los alimentos cocinados/calentados, con control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar su seguridad, no se enfriaron de 135 grados Fahrenheit a 70 grados Fahrenheit en 2 horas. Se observaron albóndigas cocinadas (99 °F - Enfriándose) preparadas hace 3 horas según el cocinero.”

“Alimentos cocinados/calentados que requieren control de tiempo/temperatura para su seguridad no se enfriaron de 135 grados Fahrenheit a 70 grados Fahrenheit en dos horas ni de 135 grados Fahrenheit a 41 grados Fahrenheit en seis horas. Ver orden de cese de venta. Se observaron albóndigas cocinadas (99 °F - Enfriamiento). Según el cocinero, preparadas a las 10:30 a. m., no alcanzaron los 70 °F en 2 horas.”

“El empleado no se lavó las manos antes de ponerse los guantes para comenzar una tarea que implicaba manipular alimentos. Se observó que el empleado, al cambiar de la zona de limpieza a la de preparación de alimentos, no se cambió los guantes ni se lavó las manos. Se le dio instrucciones al empleado sobre el lavado de manos adecuado y el uso correcto de los guantes.”

“Se utilizaron bolsas no aptas para alimentos en contacto directo con los mismos. Se observaron bolsas de agradecimiento utilizadas para guardar tortillas dentro de un refrigerador.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta para alimentos que requerían control de temperatura y tiempo para su seguridad debido a un manejo inadecuado de la temperatura. Se observó sopa de pollo en un estante frente al congelador industrial (70 °F - Mantenimiento en frío); ollas individuales de sopa de pollo (100 °F - Mantenimiento en frío). La orden se tomó a las 10:30 a. m., hace más de 4 horas.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 °C (41 °F). Observado dentro de la cámara frigorífica: arroz gallo pinto (8 °C - Refrigeración); frijoles cocidos (8 °C - Refrigeración); frijoles refritos (6 °C - Refrigeración); pollo crudo (7 °C - Refrigeración); carne de res cruda (7 °C - Refrigeración); leche (7 °C - Refrigeración). Estante frente al congelador: sopa de pollo (21 °C - Refrigeración); ollas individuales de sopa de pollo (38 °C - Refrigeración); cerdo crudo (17 °C - Refrigeración). El cerdo se sacó hace 2 horas. El cerdo se colocó en la cámara frigorífica para su correcto almacenamiento. Según el cocinero, se sacó a las 10:00 a. m., hace más de 4 horas.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 57 grados Celsius (135 grados Fahrenheit). Observado en la mesa de vapor yuca hervida (53 °C - Mantenimiento en caliente); frijoles rojos (53 °C - Mantenimiento en caliente). Colocados hace 2 horas. El operador colocó los alimentos sobre el quemador para recalentarlos a 74 °C (165 °F).”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observó una rebanadora sucia en el área de preparación.”

“No se proporcionan toallas de papel ni secadores de manos mecánicos en el lavamanos. Observamos uno de los lavamanos en el área de preparación junto a la cocina y no había toallas de papel disponibles.”

“Para algunos empleados, la formación obligatoria para empleados ha caducado.”

“Botella pulverizadora que contiene una sustancia tóxica sin etiquetar. Se observó una botella que contiene un desengrasante sin etiquetar. El operario etiquetó la botella pulverizadora.”

“El techo no es liso, no es absorbente y se limpia fácilmente en las zonas de preparación, almacenamiento o lavado de utensilios de alimentos. Se observó en la zona de lavado de utensilios y en la cocina.”

“Vasos, tazas, cuencos, platos, ollas y sartenes limpios, no almacenados boca abajo ni protegidos. Se observaron bandejas metálicas sin colocar boca abajo en la línea de cocción.”

“Se observaron equipos o utensilios limpios y desinfectados que no estaban almacenados correctamente. Se encontraron sartenes limpias guardadas en el fregadero para fregar.”

“Un empleado bebió de un recipiente de bebida sin tapa en un área de preparación de alimentos/lavadero de vajilla. El recipiente no cuenta con un mecanismo dispensador que impida el contacto de las manos con la zona de contacto con los labios. Se observó a otro empleado bebiendo de un vaso sin tapa en el área de preparación. El gerente desechó la bebida.”

“Empleado comiendo en una zona de preparación de alimentos u otra área restringida. Se observó al empleado bebiendo de una lata de Coca-Cola. El operador desechó la lata de Coca-Cola.”

“Se observó a un empleado usando joyas distintas a un simple anillo en las manos o brazos mientras preparaba alimentos. También se observó a empleados usando relojes de pulsera mientras cocinaban.”

“Empleado sin redecilla para el cabello mientras preparaba alimentos. Se observó a un empleado sin redecilla para el cabello en la ventanilla de atención al público.”

“Equipos en mal estado. Juntas rotas en el congelador industrial.”

“Zonas del suelo cubiertas de agua estancada. Observado en el área de almacenamiento y lavado de vajilla.”

“El suelo no se limpia cuando hay poca comida expuesta. Se observó suelo grasiento cerca de las freidoras en la cocina.”

“Comida almacenada en el suelo. Se observaron ollas con sopa almacenadas en el suelo de la cocina.”

“Agujero u otro daño en la pared. Observado desde la ventana de servicio; la pared está en mal estado.”

“Pinzas en uso guardadas en la manija de la puerta del equipo entre usos. Se observaron pinzas en la manija de la puerta del horno.”

“Dispositivo de control de insectos instalado sobre el área de preparación de alimentos. Se observó un matamoscas eléctrico encima de la mesa de preparación, junto a la puerta trasera que da al exterior y al área de servicio de la ventana.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida. Se observó suciedad en el interior del horno y del microondas.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron rejillas metálicas sucias y juntas sucias en el refrigerador.”

“Los cubiertos y utensilios se guardaban en posición vertical con la superficie en contacto con los alimentos hacia arriba. Se observó que las pinzas y las cucharas se guardaban en posición vertical. El empleado guardaba las cucharas correctamente.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observó pared polvorienta, telarañas en la pared, en la mesa de preparación junto a la puerta de salida y en la zona de la ventana de servicio frontal.”

“La fregona mojada no se guardó de forma que permitiera que se secara.”

“Los paños de limpieza húmedos no se guardan en solución desinfectante entre usos. Se observó que las toallas de la cocina no se guardan en solución desinfectante entre usos.”

“La superficie de madera en contacto con los alimentos no está sellada correctamente. Se observó en los estantes del área de almacenamiento.”

“Se observaron recipientes de alimentos retirados de sus envases originales sin identificar por su nombre común. También se observó un recipiente de harina sin etiquetar en la línea de cocción.”

**SKY COFFEE

444 SW 2ND AVE

MIAMI

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 14/10

Se detectaron 31 infracciones.

“Establecimiento que opera después de una emergencia sin notificar a la división.”

Bolsas no aptas para alimentos usadas en contacto directo con alimentos. Se observaron bolsas no aptas para alimentos con productos en su interior en un refrigerador Coca-Cola averiado dentro del área de la cocina. También se observaron plátanos cortados y pelados almacenados en bolsas no aptas para alimentos dentro del congelador industrial.

“Operando con una licencia vencida de la División de Hoteles y Restaurantes.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima o junto con productos agrícolas sin lavar. Se observaron huevos crudos con cáscara almacenados encima o junto con productos agrícolas sin lavar dentro de una cámara frigorífica.”

“La manguera rociadora del fregadero para platos está más baja que el borde de desbordamiento del fregadero. Se observó que la manguera rociadora del fregadero de dos compartimentos estaba más baja que el borde de desbordamiento del fregadero.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta para alimentos que requerían control de tiempo/temperatura para garantizar su seguridad debido a un manejo inadecuado de la temperatura. Se observaron los siguientes alimentos: sopa de pollo (57 °F - Conservación en frío); arroz blanco (52 °F - Conservación en frío); frijoles blancos (52 °F - Conservación en frío); sopa de frijoles negros (50 °F - Conservación en frío); lasaña (59 °F - Conservación en frío).

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 grados Celsius (41 grados Fahrenheit). Se observaron los siguientes alimentos: sopa de pollo (14 °C - Refrigeración); arroz blanco (11 °C - Refrigeración); frijoles blancos (11 °C - Refrigeración); sopa de frijoles negros (10 °C - Refrigeración); lasaña (15 °C - Refrigeración).”

“Sustancia tóxica/química almacenada incorrectamente. Se observó combustible Sterno (combustible para freír) almacenado sobre una tabla de cortar blanca en una mesa de preparación.”

“Falta el interruptor de vacío en el grifo del fregadero para fregar o en el accesorio/divisor añadido al grifo del fregadero para fregar.”

“El establecimiento lleva a cabo la cocción discontinua de alimentos crudos de origen animal sin procedimientos escritos aprobados por la división. Se observaron filetes precocinados dentro de bolsas ROP con fecha del 9/9.”

“El agua caliente en el fregadero de tres compartimentos no alcanza los 100 grados Fahrenheit cuando se lava la vajilla a mano.”

“El suministro de agua caliente no se mantiene durante los períodos de mayor demanda.”

“No hay agua caliente en el fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“No se proporciona termómetro de sonda para medir la temperatura de los productos alimenticios.”

“No se ha proporcionado ninguna prueba de que los empleados hayan recibido la formación obligatoria aprobada por el estado.”

“El operador está llevando a cabo el envasado en atmósfera reducida de pescado congelado, carne cruda, aves de corral, frutas y verduras, carne curada y aves de corral, queso duro o semiblando sin ingredientes añadidos en el establecimiento, envasado para cocción y enfriamiento, o envasado al vacío sin un plan HACCP aprobado por la División de Hoteles y Restaurantes. Se observaron filetes precocinados dentro de bolsas ROP con fecha del 9/9. Según el operador, sacaron la carne del congelador hoy. Se proporcionó información educativa sobre cocción y enfriamiento y envasado en atmósfera reducida.”

“Se ofrecen alimentos de origen animal crudos o poco cocidos, y el establecimiento no cuenta con ninguna advertencia escrita para el consumidor. Los alimentos de origen animal crudos deben cocinarse completamente antes de servirlos.”

“Alimentos listos para consumir, que requieren control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad, preparados en el establecimiento y conservados durante más de 24 horas, no estaban debidamente fechados. Se observaron varios productos alimenticios dentro de la cámara frigorífica sin fecha de caducidad.”

“No se proporciona agua a una temperatura mínima de 85 grados Fahrenheit (29 grados Celsius) o el suministro está cortado en el lavamanos de los empleados.”

Pescado envasado comercialmente con oxígeno reducido, con una etiqueta que indica que debe permanecer congelado hasta su consumo, ya no está congelado y no ha sido retirado del envase con oxígeno reducido. Véase la orden de cese de venta. Se observaron 5 bolsas de ROP descongeladas dentro de la cámara frigorífica.

“No se muestra la licencia actual del hotel o restaurante.”

“Se observó un recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. También se observaron tazas de café sobre madera sin sellar almacenada encima de una freidora.”

“Equipos o utensilios no diseñados ni fabricados de forma duradera. Se observaron juntas rotas en la puerta de la cámara frigorífica.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo. Se observaron sacos de arroz blanco, sacos de frijoles negros y cubos de aceite almacenados en el suelo en el área de almacenamiento en seco. También se observó una caja de plátanos almacenada en el suelo; el chef la retiró.”

“No hay cartel de advertencia sobre la maniobra de Heimlich/asfixia.”

“No hay copia disponible del último informe de inspección.”

“No hay agua caliente corriente en el fregadero para fregar.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron juntas sucias en las puertas de la cámara frigorífica.”

“Sistema de plomería instalado o reparado incorrectamente. Se observó que la manguera rociadora del fregadero de tres compartimentos estaba en mal estado.”

“Se observó que los alimentos descongelados en un recipiente con control de tiempo y temperatura para garantizar su seguridad se habían descongelado de forma inadecuada. Se observó que las costillas de cerdo y el pollo dentro del fregadero de dos compartimentos se habían descongelado de forma inadecuada. Se dio instrucciones al empleado.”

“La superficie de madera en contacto con los alimentos no estaba sellada correctamente. Se observó que la superficie de madera en contacto con los alimentos no estaba sellada correctamente, ya que estaba almacenada encima de la freidora.”

**HI POT

1665 SW 107TH AVE

WESTCHESTER

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 14/10

Se detectaron 30 infracciones.

“El desinfectante de cloro del lavavajillas no tiene la concentración mínima adecuada. Suspenda el uso del lavavajillas para desinfectar y realice la desinfección manual hasta que el lavavajillas sea reparado y desinfecte correctamente. Se observó que el desinfectante de cloro tenía 0 ppm.”

“Comida colocada en un recipiente sucio. Se observó té verde en un recipiente muy sucio en el mostrador.”

“El fregadero de preparación de alimentos tiene suciedad/restos de comida vieja. Observado en la zona de la cocina.”

Las superficies en contacto con alimentos no se desinfectan después de la limpieza, antes de su uso. No utilice equipos ni utensilios que no estén debidamente desinfectados. Se observó una concentración de cloro de 0 ppm en el desinfectante.

“Se encontraron pequeños insectos voladores vivos. Se observaron unos 19 insectos voladores revoloteando alrededor del fregadero y debajo del lavavajillas.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima o junto con productos agrícolas sin lavar. Se observaron huevos crudos con cáscara almacenados encima de verduras dentro de la cámara frigorífica.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos seguros, excepto asados ​​de carne enteros, mantenidos calientes a menos de 135 grados Fahrenheit. Se observaron perlas de boba (73 °F - Mantenimiento en frío) almacenadas encima de la máquina de hielo en el mostrador. Según el empleado, menos de 1 hora.”

“No se proporcionan toallas de papel ni secadores de manos mecánicos en el lavamanos. Observado en el baño de hombres.”

“Óxido superficial no punzante en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Se observó acumulación de óxido en un estante utilizado para almacenar equipos de cocina.”

“El dispensador de toallas de papel del lavamanos no funciona/no dispensa toallas de papel. Observado en el mostrador principal.”

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo.”

“Acumulación de residuos en el exterior de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observaron varias baldosas del techo en la zona de la cocina sucias.”

“No se ha proporcionado un contenedor de basura con tapa en el baño de mujeres.”

“El equipo está en mal estado. Se observó que la junta de la puerta del refrigerador estaba rota en la recepción.”

“Zonas del suelo cubiertas de agua estancada. Observado en la zona de la cocina.”

“El suelo está sucio/tiene acumulación de residuos. Se observó en toda la zona de la cocina.”

“Comida almacenada en el suelo. Se observó un recipiente de plástico en el suelo. El gerente lo retiró.”

“Acumulación de hielo en el congelador vertical y/o en el congelador industrial. Se observó acumulación de hielo dentro del congelador vertical en el área de la cocina.”

“El mango de la pala para hielo estaba en contacto con el hielo. El gerente lo retiró.”

“Utensilio en uso almacenado en agua estancada a menos de 57 grados Celsius (135 grados Fahrenheit). Se observó un utensilio en agua estancada a 23 grados Celsius (73 grados Fahrenheit) en el mostrador. El gerente desechó el agua.”

“Paño/toalla húmeda para limpiar debajo de la tabla de cortar.”

“Dispositivo de control de insectos instalado sobre el área de preparación de alimentos. Se observó un matamoscas eléctrico instalado sobre la mesa de preparación. El gerente lo retiró.”

“El interior del horno/microondas presenta acumulación de una sustancia negra/grasa/restos de comida.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia de grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observaron juntas de la puerta del refrigerador muy sucias.”

El interior y los estantes del refrigerador presentan acumulación de residuos de tierra. El refrigerador ubicado frente a la estufa está sucio. Presenta acumulación de una sustancia similar al moho y restos de comida alrededor de los alimentos almacenados en su interior.

“Alimentos almacenados sin tapar. Se observaron platos con verduras sin tapar dentro del refrigerador ubicado junto a la estufa.”

“Estantes de la cámara frigorífica/congelador con óxido que ha corroído la superficie. Se observó una cámara frigorífica con estantes oxidados.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observó que la pared junto al fregadero para fregar estaba muy sucia, al igual que la pared debajo del fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“La fregona mojada no se guardó de forma que permitiera que se secara.”

**HONEY VEIL SOUTH MIAMI

5748 SUNSET DR.

SUR DE MIAMI

INSPECCIÓN BASADA EN UNA DENUNCIA

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 10/6

Se detectaron 30 infracciones.

“El empleado manipuló equipo o utensilios sucios y luego participó en la preparación de alimentos, manipuló equipo o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Observó al lavaplatos usando su teléfono personal y luego manipulando platos limpios que salían del lavavajillas.”

“El empleado consumió tabaco, comió o bebió, y luego participó en la preparación de alimentos, manipuló equipos o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. Se observó al cocinero beber de un vaso y continuar manipulando y preparando alimentos sin lavarse las manos.”

Las superficies en contacto con alimentos no se desinfectaron después de la limpieza, antes de su uso. No utilice equipos ni utensilios que no estén debidamente desinfectados. Se observó que el lavavajillas lavaba y enjuagaba los platos omitiendo el paso de desinfección. El inspector dio instrucciones al empleado y a la persona a cargo; el equipo se colocó en el lavavajillas para su correcta desinfección.

Se encontraron insectos voladores pequeños y vivos. Se observaron 2 moscas vivas en la vitrina del mostrador junto a los productos horneados. Se observaron 3 moscas vivas en la zona de la cocina. Se observaron 4 moscas vivas en el baño.

“Operando con una licencia vencida de la División de Hoteles y Restaurantes. Se observó la licencia vencida el 26/10.”

“Se encontró en el establecimiento un plaguicida/insecticida etiquetado para uso doméstico únicamente. Se observó insecticida doméstico en la zona de la cocina.”

“Presencia de insectos, roedores u otras plagas. Se observaron más de 20 hormigas vivas arrastrándose por los estantes de alimentos encima de la máquina de café expreso en el mostrador principal.”

“Sustancia tóxica/producto químico almacenado incorrectamente. Se observó un residuo químico en el envase de los vasos para llevar.”

“El establecimiento no cuenta con procedimientos escritos que los empleados deban seguir en caso de vómitos o diarrea que se produzcan en las superficies del establecimiento. No se observó ningún formulario ni kit.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observaron estantes de alimentos sucios en el mostrador y encima de la máquina de café.”

“El gerente o la persona a cargo no presenta comprobante de certificación de gerente de alimentos. No se observó comprobante de CFM, Chris, empleado por más de 60 días.”

“No hay ningún gerente de servicio de alimentos certificado actualmente de servicio con cuatro o más empleados dedicados a la preparación/manipulación de alimentos.”

“No se ha presentado ni aprobado ninguna revisión del plan; se han realizado o están en curso renovaciones.”

Se observó una remodelación del mostrador principal con área de horneado, un lavamanos y un fregadero de desagüe en la parte delantera de la casa. En la cocina trasera, separada por una puerta batiente, se observó un fregadero triple, lavavajillas y área de fregadero para trapeadores con estantes para alimentos secos, cámara frigorífica y dos congeladores verticales.

“Acumulación de residuos en el exterior de la lavadora de vajilla. Se observa suciedad en el exterior.”

“Taza u otro recipiente sin asa utilizado para servir la comida. Se observó una taza utilizada como cuchara para la harina de avena.”

“Techo, baldosas y rejillas de ventilación sucios con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observaron rejillas de ventilación y baldosas sucias en los baños y la cocina.”

“Se limpiaron y desinfectaron los equipos o utensilios que no estaban almacenados correctamente. Se observaron tablas de cortar limpias en el suelo de la cocina.”

“Se observó un recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. Se observó una bebida encima de un refrigerador bajo en la línea de cocción. Se observaron vasos encima del fregadero de preparación junto a la tostadora.”

“Un empleado bebía de un recipiente de bebida sin tapa en un área de preparación de alimentos/lavadero de vajilla. El recipiente no cuenta con un mecanismo dispensador que impida el contacto de las manos con la zona de contacto con los labios. Observado en la línea de cocina.”

“Objetos personales de los empleados almacenados en o sobre un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios o artículos de un solo uso. Se observó un teléfono sobre la mesa de preparación.”

“Un empleado llevaba joyas distintas a un simple anillo en las manos o brazos mientras preparaba la comida. Se observó a varios empleados con pulseras y relojes.”

“Empleado sin sujeción para el cabello mientras preparaba alimentos. Se observó a un empleado sin sujeción para el cabello preparando café en el mostrador. El empleado se puso un sombrero en la cabeza.”

“Los utensilios y equipos no se secaron correctamente al aire; se formaron nidos húmedos. Se observaron nidos húmedos en el escurridor de platos seco.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo. Se observaron aguacates y azúcar moreno en el suelo de la cocina. El chef fue retirado del suelo durante la inspección.”

“Almacenamiento inadecuado de los equipos de mantenimiento que dificulta la limpieza. Se observó que el fregadero para fregar estaba completamente lleno de otros equipos.”

“No se dispone de copia del último informe de inspección. Se observó que no había ninguna copia impresa.”

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observó suciedad en el exterior del equipo de cocina.”

“Artículos de un solo uso almacenados incorrectamente. Se observaron bolsas para llevar almacenadas en el suelo del mostrador.”

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observó acumulación de polvo en la cocina y el baño. Se observó una pared sucia encima del área de horneado.”

“La fregona mojada no estaba guardada de forma que permitiera que se secara. Se observó una fregona en el fregadero, sin usar. Se observó una fregona en el suelo detrás de la máquina de hielo en la cocina.”

**NO1 BEIJING CHINESE TAKE OUT

3045 N. CARRETERA FEDERAL

FORT LAUDERDALE

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 10/7

Se detectaron 30 infracciones.

“Se encuentran presentes 2 latas abolladas de 5 libras de salsa de ostras. Véase la orden de cese de venta.”

“Contenedor de medicamentos almacenado incorrectamente. 1) Refrigerador combinado residencial: se observaron gotas para los ojos almacenadas dentro junto con la comida del cliente. 2) Refrigerador frontal negro: se observaron 3 frascos de medicamentos. El operador retiró los artículos. Corregido en el lugar.”

“Papel/toalla de papel no apto para uso alimentario utilizado como revestimiento para un recipiente de alimentos. Cámara frigorífica: se observó un contenedor con carne cubierto con un delantal de algodón; el operario retiró el delantal. Se corrigió en el lugar.”

Bolsas no aptas para alimentos usadas en contacto directo con alimentos. Congelador blanco de acceso directo: se observaron cabezas de pescado almacenadas dentro de una bolsa de plástico. El operario retiró las cabezas de pescado de la bolsa y las guardó en un recipiente apto para alimentos. Corregido en el momento.

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima o junto con alimentos listos para el consumo en un congelador; no todos los productos están envasados ​​comercialmente. Congelador vertical: pollo crudo almacenado encima de carne de cerdo lista para el consumo. El operario comenzó a reorganizar la unidad. Se tomaron medidas correctivas.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. 1) Cámara frigorífica: pollo crudo almacenado encima de rollitos de primavera listos para el consumo. Se revisó el almacenamiento adecuado con el operador, quien reorganizó la cámara frigorífica. 2) Camarones crudos almacenados encima de salsas listas para el consumo. El operador reorganizó la cámara frigorífica. Se corrigió en el lugar.”

“Los alimentos crudos de origen animal no estaban debidamente separados entre sí en la unidad de almacenamiento, según la temperatura mínima de cocción requerida. En la cámara frigorífica se observó pollo crudo almacenado encima de carne de res cruda. El operador reorganizó la unidad. Se corrigió en el lugar.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para alimentos refrigerados seguros a más de 5 °C (41 °F). 1) Refrigerador frontal de vidrio: arroz integral (17 °C); rollo de huevo (18 °C - Refrigeración); relleno de queso crema (14 °C - Refrigeración). Los artículos no se prepararon ni se porcionaron hoy según el operador; se retiraron del refrigerador hace aproximadamente 2 horas. El operador trasladó los artículos de la unidad al refrigerador para un enfriamiento rápido. 2) Refrigerador con tapa abatible: camarones crudos (8 °C - Refrigeración); carne cruda (8 °C - Refrigeración); pollo crudo (8 °C - Refrigeración). Los artículos no se prepararon ni se porcionaron hoy según el operador; se retiraron del refrigerador hace aproximadamente 2 horas. El operador trasladó los artículos de la unidad al refrigerador para un enfriamiento rápido. Corregido en el lugar.”

“La solución desinfectante para paños de limpieza supera la concentración máxima permitida. Cubo de desinfectante (cloro 200 ppm), el operario preparó una nueva solución. Cloro 100 ppm. Corregido in situ.”

“Se detectó que los alimentos se estaban enfriando mediante un método no aprobado, como lo demuestra la velocidad de enfriamiento insuficiente durante la inspección. En el refrigerador negro del mostrador, los nuggets de pollo se enfriaron a temperatura ambiente durante aproximadamente 2 horas: a las 14:20 (14 °C) y a las 16:00 (12 °C). A esta velocidad, no se logrará un enfriamiento adecuado. El operario trasladó el producto al congelador para un enfriamiento rápido. Se tomaron medidas correctivas.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia similar al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Pinzas de cocina almacenadas sobre una tubería visiblemente sucia.”

“Se detectó que los alimentos se estaban enfriando mediante un método no aprobado, como lo demuestra la velocidad de enfriamiento insuficiente durante la inspección. En el refrigerador negro del mostrador, los nuggets de pollo se enfriaron a temperatura ambiente durante aproximadamente 2 horas: a las 14:20 (14 °C) y a las 16:00 (12 °C). A esta velocidad, no se logrará un enfriamiento adecuado. El operario trasladó el producto al congelador para un enfriamiento rápido. Se tomaron medidas correctivas.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia similar al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Pinzas de cocina almacenadas sobre una tubería visiblemente sucia.”

“Utensilios o equipos limpios almacenados en un baño, vestuario o sala de máquinas. Se observó un caso de tapas de envases para llevar almacenadas dentro del baño. El operario retiró las tapas de los envases. Corregido en el lugar.”

“No se muestra la licencia actual del hotel o restaurante.”

“Recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/junto a equipos/utensilios limpios. Bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa en la línea de cocina. Empleado retirado. Corregido en el lugar.”

“Un empleado bebía de un recipiente de bebida sin tapa en un área de preparación de alimentos/lavado de vajilla. El recipiente no cuenta con un mecanismo dispensador que impida el contacto de las manos con la zona de contacto con los labios. En la línea de cocina, se observó café en un recipiente sin abrir; el operario lo retiró. Se corrigió en el lugar.”

“Los alimentos personales de los empleados no estaban debidamente identificados ni separados de los alimentos destinados al público. Dentro de un edificio residencial blanco, se observó que los alimentos de los empleados no estaban etiquetados y se almacenaban junto con los de los clientes. Se discutió el almacenamiento adecuado de los alimentos de los empleados; el operador creó un área designada para ellos. Se corrigió en el lugar.”

“Artículos personales de los empleados almacenados en o sobre un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios, o artículos de un solo uso. Combinación residencial: bebidas de empleados almacenadas con la comida de los clientes. El operador retiró los artículos y creó un área para empleados. Corregido en el lugar.”

“Equipo en mal estado. Congelador horizontal del mostrador frontal: juntas rotas y tapa suelta.”

“La puerta exterior tiene una abertura en el umbral que da al exterior. La puerta mosquitera exterior tiene una abertura en la parte inferior. El operador mantiene la puerta abierta.”

“El suelo está sucio/tiene acumulación de residuos. 1) Alrededor del congelador horizontal del mostrador. 2) Debajo y alrededor de todas las unidades de refrigeración de la línea de cocción.”

“Alimentos almacenados bajo una línea de goteo de agua. Carne cruda en cámara frigorífica almacenada bajo una línea de goteo de agua proveniente del condensador.”

“Acumulación de hielo en todos los congeladores verticales.”

“Se encontraron cuchillos en uso guardados en las grietas entre las piezas del equipo. Un cuchillo estaba guardado entre la nevera con tapa abatible y la mesa. El operario retiró el cuchillo. Se solucionó el problema en el lugar.”

“El interior del refrigerador o congelador está en mal estado/tiene el aislamiento expuesto. Congelador horizontal blanco en el mostrador.”

Superficies que no entran en contacto con alimentos, sucias con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, baba o polvo. 1) Rejilla de secado sobre fregadero de tres compartimentos. 2) Ventilador de la línea de cocción en la unidad blanca de refrigeración, visiblemente sucio. 3) Ventilador de pared en el mostrador frontal, visiblemente sucio.

“Artículos de un solo uso almacenados incorrectamente. Envases para llevar en el mostrador principal almacenados en el suelo. El empleado fue retirado.”

“Agua estancada o agua que drena muy lentamente en el fregadero para fregar.”

“Alimentos almacenados sin cubrir. Dentro del almacén de alimentos secos se observaron dos recipientes de arroz sin cubrir. El operario cubrió los recipientes de arroz. Corregido en el lugar.”

“Estantes de la cámara frigorífica con óxido que ha corroído la superficie.”

“Fuga de agua en la tubería y/o grifo/manija. 1) Fuga de agua en la tubería del lavamanos. 2) Drenaje de agua del condensador de la cámara frigorífica a la bandeja.”

**DOMA

35 NE 26TH ST

MIAMI

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 10/2

Se detectaron 30 infracciones.

“El establecimiento envasa queso blando utilizando un método de envasado con oxígeno reducido y lo conserva durante más de 48 horas. Se observó queso ricotta almacenado en bolsas ROP en el refrigerador ubicado junto a la máquina de hielo, frente al congelador industrial.”

“El pescado no se mantuvo congelado antes, durante ni después de ser envasado en las instalaciones mediante un método de envasado con oxígeno reducido. Véase la orden de cese de venta. Se observaron 10 bolsas de salmón crudo fresco y 6 bolsas de atún crudo almacenadas dentro de bolsas ROP en la cámara frigorífica.”

“Papel/toalla de papel no apto para uso alimentario utilizado como revestimiento para un recipiente de alimentos. Se observaron toallas de tela deportiva almacenadas dentro de un recipiente de tomates cortados en el área de preparación de la línea de cocina. Se observó una toalla de tela deportiva en contacto con salmón crudo almacenado dentro de bolsas ROP dentro de una cámara frigorífica.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó carne de ternera cruda almacenada encima de pulpo cocido en la cámara frigorífica.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta debido a que los alimentos no se encontraban en condiciones higiénicas ni seguras. Se observaron 10 bolsas de salmón crudo fresco y 6 bolsas de atún crudo almacenadas en bolsas ROP en la cámara frigorífica. El establecimiento envasa queso blando utilizando un método de envasado con oxígeno reducido y lo conserva durante más de 48 horas. Se observó queso ricotta almacenado en bolsas ROP en el refrigerador ubicado junto a la máquina de hielo, frente al congelador.

“El establecimiento de alimentos no cuenta con la exención del proceso aprobado.”

“Las etiquetas de las almejas, mejillones y ostras no se conservan en orden cronológico según la última fecha en que se sirvieron en el establecimiento.”

“Las etiquetas de almejas/mejillones/ostras no indican la fecha de último consumo.”

“Se encontró un alimento comercial listo para consumir, que requiere control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad, abierto y almacenado durante más de 24 horas sin la fecha de apertura debidamente marcada. Se observó un envase de leche almacenado en el refrigerador junto a la estación de postres sin fecha. Según el empleado, la fecha de apertura era del día anterior.”

“La certificación de gerente de alimentos ha caducado.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observó una tabla de cortar sucia en el área de preparación, al otro lado de la línea de cocción.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observó un recipiente de plástico guardado dentro del lavamanos, junto a la línea de cocción del horno.”

No se proporcionaron toallas de papel ni secadores de manos mecánicos en el lavamanos. No se encontraron toallas de papel en el lavamanos dentro del área del bar. No se encontraron toallas de papel en el lavamanos cerca del área de cocción del horno. No se encontraron toallas de papel en el lavamanos del baño de empleados.

“No se ha presentado ni aprobado ninguna revisión del plan; se han realizado o están en curso renovaciones.”

“No había jabón en el lavamanos. Tampoco se encontró jabón en el lavamanos cerca del área de cocción del horno. Ni en el lavamanos del baño de empleados.”

“El operador está llevando a cabo un proceso especial, realizando un envasado con oxígeno reducido, controlando el tiempo y la temperatura de cocción de los alimentos para garantizar su seguridad mediante una combinación de tiempo y temperatura inferior a la establecida en el Código Alimentario, o bien operando un tanque de moluscos para consumo humano sin un plan HACCP aprobado por la División de Hoteles y Restaurantes. Se observó carne de ternera cruda almacenada en bolsas ROP en la cámara frigorífica.”

“El operador no pudo proporcionar los registros de monitoreo, verificación y acciones correctivas que debe mantener el Plan HACCP o la Exención de Proceso aprobada. No se observó una copia del Plan HACCP y los registros aprobados.”

“Acumulación de una sustancia negra/verdosa similar al moho en el interior de la máquina/contenedor de hielo.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho.”

“La tabla de cortar tiene marcas de cortes y ya no se puede limpiar. Se observaron tablas de cortar blancas en la línea de cocción de la cocina y en el área de preparación, frente a la cámara frigorífica.”

“Artículos personales de empleados almacenados en o sobre un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios, o artículos de un solo uso. Se observaron bolsas de empleados sobre el área de lavado de vajilla. El empleado fue retirado.”

“El equipo está en mal estado. Se observaron juntas del refrigerador rotas en la línea de cocción.”

“Alimentos almacenados en el suelo. Se observaron cajas de ternera almacenadas en el suelo junto al congelador industrial.”

No había ningún letrero que indicara la necesidad de lavarse las manos en el lavamanos utilizado por los empleados de la cocina. Tampoco se observó ningún letrero en el lavamanos del baño de los empleados.

“Superficie que no entra en contacto con alimentos sucia con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo. Se observó que todas las juntas de los refrigeradores y congeladores estaban sucias.”

“Las etiquetas viejas se quedaron pegadas a los envases de alimentos después de limpiarlos.”

“Estantes de refrigeradores verticales con óxido que ha corroído la superficie. Observado en refrigeradores verticales de la línea de preparación de alimentos.”

“Las pajitas que se ofrecían para que los clientes se sirvieran ellos mismos no estaban envueltas individualmente ni en un dispensador autorizado. Observado en la zona del bar.”

“Estantes de la cámara frigorífica/congelador con óxido que ha corroído la superficie.”

“La fregona mojada no se guardó de forma que permitiera que se secara. Estaba junto al fregadero de tres compartimentos. El empleado la guardó correctamente.”

**NOVOTEL MIAMI BRICKELL

1500 SW 1ST AVE

MIAMI

FECHA DE INSPECCIÓN 29/9

Se detectaron 31 infracciones.

Las superficies en contacto con los alimentos no se desinfectan después de la limpieza, antes de su uso. No utilice equipos ni utensilios que no estén debidamente desinfectados. Se observó a un empleado lavando platos en un fregadero de un solo compartimento.

“El agua caliente tarda demasiado y nunca alcanza la temperatura correcta.”

“La barra de ensaladas/buffet de autoservicio carecía de mamparas protectoras adecuadas contra estornudos u otra protección apropiada contra la contaminación. Se observaron jamón, queso, ensaladas, frutas, pan, waffles, panqueques, huevos revueltos, tocino y papas cocidas.”

“Camarones crudos sin tapar almacenados encima o junto con alimentos listos para el consumo (patatas fritas) en un congelador; no todos los productos están envasados ​​comercialmente.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta para alimentos que requerían control de tiempo y temperatura para su seguridad debido a un manejo inadecuado de la temperatura. Se observaron dos paquetes comerciales de atún crudo ROPE descongelándose en bolsas ROPE dentro de la cámara frigorífica, y tres paquetes descongelándose en bolsas ROPE dentro del refrigerador de cajones de la estación de parrilla. También se observaron frijoles rojos (50 °F - Conservación en frío). Se desecharon en el momento de la inspección.

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad de los alimentos refrigerados a más de 5 grados Celsius (41 grados Fahrenheit). Se observaron frijoles rojos cocidos (10 °C - Refrigeración); coles de Bruselas (12 °C - Refrigeración); lechuga cortada (13 °C - Refrigeración); pescado crudo (11 °C - Refrigeración); carne de res cruda (10 °C - Refrigeración); jamón (17 °C - Refrigeración); hummus (21 °C - Refrigeración); melón cortado (16 °C - Refrigeración); queso feta (18 °C - Refrigeración); yogur griego (14 °C - Refrigeración); paella (8 °C - Refrigeración); tomate cortado (7 °C - Refrigeración).”

“El establecimiento realiza la cocción discontinua de alimentos crudos de origen animal sin procedimientos escritos aprobados por la división. Según el chef, se observó pollo y carne de res parcialmente cocidos dentro de la cámara frigorífica, sin etiquetas que indicaran que el producto estaba parcialmente cocido o etiquetado como crudo.”

“Óxido superficial no corrosivo en equipos en contacto con alimentos. Se observó un estante para equipos limpio con estantes oxidados ubicado junto a un fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos en la zona del bar.”

“El agua caliente en el fregadero de tres compartimentos no alcanza los 100 grados Fahrenheit cuando se lava la vajilla a mano.”

“El menú no especifica qué platos contienen alimentos de origen animal crudos o poco cocidos, según lo estipulado en la advertencia al consumidor.”

“No se ha proporcionado ningún termómetro de sonda para medir la temperatura en la zona del lavavajillas.”

“No hay agua corriente en el fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“No hay jabón en el lavamanos de la zona del bar.”

“La persona a cargo no pudo responder preguntas básicas sobre el Código Alimentario relativas al funcionamiento seguro del establecimiento. El chef no pudo responder cuál es la temperatura correcta para la calibración del termómetro.”

“Se ofrecen alimentos de origen animal crudos o poco cocidos, y el establecimiento no cuenta con ninguna advertencia escrita para el consumidor. Los alimentos de origen animal crudos deben cocinarse completamente antes de servirlos.”

“No se proporciona agua a una temperatura mínima de 85 grados Fahrenheit (29 grados Celsius) o el suministro está cortado en el lavamanos de los empleados.”

“La máquina lavavajillas con sistema de desinfección por agua caliente no alcanza la temperatura adecuada según las especificaciones del fabricante.”

“No hay agua caliente en los grifos del fregadero de la cocina.”

Los procedimientos escritos para la cocción discontinua de alimentos crudos de origen animal carecen de disposiciones para identificar los alimentos cocinados mediante un proceso discontinuo. Se observaron alimentos parcialmente cocidos almacenados debajo de alimentos crudos dentro de la cámara frigorífica.

No se dispone de informe ni certificado de inspección de la caldera. Solo para fines informativos.

“Establecimiento que cobra un cargo operativo del 20 por ciento sin revelar adecuadamente la información en el menú/web/aplicación y en la factura/recibo.”

“No se muestra la licencia actual del hotel o restaurante.”

“Acumulación de residuos dentro de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Acumulación de residuos en el exterior de la lavadora de vajilla.”

“Recipiente de bebida de un empleado sobre una mesa de preparación de alimentos o encima/al lado de equipos/utensilios limpios en la línea de cocción.”

“Artículos personales de los empleados almacenados (teléfono) en o encima de un área de preparación de alimentos, alimentos, equipos y utensilios limpios o artículos de un solo uso.”

“Interior de un horno de convección y un horno convencional con acumulación de grasa y restos de comida.”

“Hay un cartel que dice ‘No lavarse las manos’ en el lavamanos que usan los empleados de la cocina, junto a la freidora.”

“Solución desinfectante de compuesto de amonio cuaternario para paños de limpieza a 0 ppm.”

“Solución desinfectante para paños de limpieza almacenada en el suelo de toda la zona de la cocina.”

“Se observó que un producto envasado en bolsas ROP, sometido a control de tiempo y temperatura para garantizar su seguridad, se descongeló de forma inadecuada. Se detectaron dos productos ROP crudos envasados ​​comercialmente que se descongelaron dentro de dichas bolsas.”

In a statement read to reporters, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened in Thursday’s attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend and shot the gunman who killed three students and a teacher.

“He is not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel and community for the outpouring of love and support,” Freeman said, noting that her son is a lifelong resident of Bend, a mountain-ringed city of about 100,000 in central Oregon.

She said her family was asking for privacy “during this difficult time.”

Police haven't publicly identified the teen gunman or member of the public who shot him, only saying that the gunman was found dead inside the building minutes after the school shooting was first reported.

Trump says the shooting could have been much worse

President Donald Trump on Friday praised the actions of a “great hero” who he said “took care of business.”

“It’s a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding the tragedy likely would have been much worse.

At a news conference hours after Thursday’s attack, Gov. Tina Kotek — without naming Giamanco — said he had followed the gunman into the school and helped end the rampage as police began arriving.

“Your actions carry a heavy emotional burden, and I just want you to know that my thoughts are with you as well,” said Kotek.

Memorials with flowers, balloons and stuffed animals popped up around the school, which sits in a densely packed neighborhood filled with newly built homes.

Brooke Olsen, whose daughter is a kindergartner at Silver Rail, said she was amazed that someone pursued the shooter.

“I think it’s miraculous that someone was there before law enforcement even arrived to stop further tragedy from happening," Olsen said Friday, weeping at times. "I’m feeling very grateful.”

The attacker's mom bought the gun he used

The 16-year-old suspect, identified only as a Bend resident, was found dead in the school minutes after the first calls for help, Police Chief Mike Krantz said. He shot through locked doors to get inside, police said.

The children who were killed were ages 5, 8 and 11, Krantz said. Authorities didn’t give details about the teacher who was killed. Another 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were wounded and were taken to a hospital in critical condition, he said Thursday.

The wounded teacher was identified by family as Becky Drury. Her mother-in-law, Yvonne Drury, said on Facebook that she had injuries to her left arm and right hand and was recovering from surgery.

The attacker used a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.

Under Oregon law, a minor may possess a shotgun if provided by a parent or by someone else with the parent’s consent.

Police said they didn't know if the shooter knew anyone at the school or if he had attended it.

Police respond within minutes

The first 911 call came early in the afternoon from someone outside the school who reported being shot at by someone with a long gun, the police chief said. More 911 calls came from inside the school, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.

The attacker was shot and went down inside the school shortly after officers arrived, she said.

The school has students in kindergarten through fifth grade, with about 450 enrolled last year, according to the Oregon Department of Education.

Classes and all other activities were canceled Friday for schools across Bend, a tourism and outdoor recreation hub that has ballooned in population and sits about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Portland.

The shooting was the 28th mass killing in the U.S. this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.

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Durkin and Tucker reported from Washington. Associated Press reporters Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City, Gene Johnson in Seattle, Ed White in Detroit, Philip Marcelo in New York and John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, contributed.

Additionally, the league told its teams that all players, coaches and training staffs will be required to attend “live, in-person training on the league’s sports betting rules” starting this season. Copies of the memos sent to sportsbooks and teams were obtained by The Associated Press.

ESPN first reported on the league's new policies.

The league cited examples of now-banned “first-of” markets such as those related to players “scoring the first basket, 3-pointer, rebound, assist, steal, or block, as well as wagers on if a player will miss "their first shot attempt, next shot attempt, or any attempt within a specified amount or period of game time."

Also banned: the ability for bettors to have multiple “under” wagers involving a player as part of a parlay.

The new rules, which will be applied to WNBA games starting in 2027 as well, come after the NBA had already restricted some other types of prop bets, including certain offerings involving players on 10-day or two-way contracts, wagers on turnovers or fouls, and bets on missed free throws.

Friday’s memos came nearly one full year after the league was rocked by betting scandals, ones that led to the arrests of now-former Portland coach Chauncey Billups, now-former Miami guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard Damon Jones for their alleged involvement in sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA players and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.

Rozier was arrested because federal officials alleged he conspired with associates to help them win bets based on his statistical performance in a March 2023 game when he played for the Charlotte Hornets. The charges are similar to what former Toronto player Jontay Porter faced before he was banned from the league by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in 2024.

The league also told its teams Friday that a new, AI-based data monitoring platform has been developed “that is designed to detect and investigate unusual betting activity involving NBA games or events” by analyzing injury reports, social media and wagering patterns. Similar technology has been in use by the NBA and sportsbooks for some time.

Further, the league — after countless complaints by players and coaches — said it has upgraded the protections that NBA teams will have “from harassment or threats by sports bettors." Players will now be able to opt-in to programs that can identify and delete harassment or threats on social media, and the league is also updating its fan code of conduct to further underscore how betting-related harassment is prohibited.

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Ante el aumento de las temperaturas y la disminución de la nieve en invierno, el país alpino ha visto cómo uno de sus dos glaciares se derretía por completo, y el que queda se encoge de manera irreversible.

Los eslovenos saben que no son una excepción a la tendencia global de calentamiento que, según los científicos, es resultado, en parte, del cambio climático provocado por el ser humano.

Un verano récord de calor y sequía registrado en Europa este año agravó aún más la situación: el glaciar del monte Triglav, el pico más alto de Eslovenia, se derritió por completo al final del verano, mientras que el otro aún resiste. Se llama Skuta y está ubicado en los Alpes de Kamnik-Savinje, al norte.

Andrej Slak, guía de montaña, ha estado en las montañas durante los últimos 35 años. El cambio, manifestó, se ha notado, en especial, aproximadamente en la última década.

“Estamos aquí junto al último glaciar que queda en Eslovenia”, le dijo Slak a un reportero de The Associated Press después de que ambos subieran por un terreno rocoso para llegar a los restos de Skuta. “Miren lo que queda: apenas algo más que un pequeño parche cubierto de gravilla y escombros. El cambio es impactante”.

Lo que queda es una mancha de hielo en la superficie de la ladera, y el resto está enterrado bajo piedras, con una estrecha abertura que conduce a una grieta.

Slak explicó que los glaciares han servido durante siglos como depósitos vitales de agua para los valles circundantes. En el pasado, los pastores usaban huecos helados como este para almacenar y conservar carne, pero esos bolsillos de hielo ya no se pueden encontrar, añadió.

En Liubliana, la capital, el Instituto Geográfico Anton Melik, del Centro de Investigación de la Academia Eslovena de Ciencias y Artes, ha mantenido registros de monitoreo de ambos glaciares durante los últimos 80 años.

El geógrafo Miha Pavsek indicó que Skuta tenía inicialmente unas 2,5 a 3 hectáreas (6,1 a 7,4 acres) de hielo debajo. Ahora quedan 1,5 hectáreas (3,7 acres) y el hielo ha pasado de tener decenas de metros (pies) a apenas unos pocos metros de espesor.

El desaparecido glaciar de Triglav cubría algo más de 14 hectáreas (34,5 acres) hace 80 años. Hace cinco o 10 años, se redujo a entre media hectárea y una hectárea (2,4 acres). Luego, desapareció gradualmente.

El punto de inflexión, señaló Pavsek, se debió a una combinación de dos factores: muy poca nieve, lo que significó una profundidad máxima estacional muy baja, seguida de un verano muy cálido. Esos dos factores, afirmó, “coincidieron muy bien este año”.

En Skuta, una marca pintada en una roca muestra hasta dónde llegaba el glaciar en 1994. Desde entonces, el hielo se ha retirado, y Pavsek pronosticó que Skuta sigue la misma trayectoria que el desaparecido glaciar de Triglav.

La mayor parte de la superficie de hielo que queda en Skuta está cubierta de grava, lo que le da cierta protección frente al sol, dijo Pavsek. Aun así, aunque hace una semana entre el 80 y el 90% del hielo estaba cubierto de grava, el glaciar seguía derritiéndose: se podía ver agua goteando en una cueva debajo.

Los efectos del derretimiento del glaciar se perciben mucho más allá de las montañas.

En Eslovenia, el agua de deshielo de los glaciares y la nieve normalmente alimenta ríos importantes, entre ellos, el Drava en Croacia y el Mura, que nace en Austria. Los expertos prevén que todos los glaciares por debajo de los 3.500 metros de altitud en Austria también desaparecerán para 2050, lo que afectaría aún más a los dos ríos, explicó Pavsek.

“Estos ríos alimentan las aguas subterráneas, donde tenemos pozos y bombas para el agua potable”, señaló.

Los refugios de montaña a gran altitud en los Alpes eslovenos han enfrentado escasez de agua durante los últimos dos veranos y piden a los visitantes que usen racionalmente el recurso.

Conocida como un país amante de la naturaleza, el alpinismo y el senderismo son parte de la tradición en Eslovenia. Los habitantes han seguido de cerca el cambio mientras se desarrollaba ante sus ojos.

Tanja Plavec, de Liubliana, teme que el mundo entero tenga que enfrentar las consecuencias.

“Los glaciares sirven como una reserva vital del agua de la Tierra. A medida que desaparecen, esa reserva desaparece con ellos”, afirmó. “Además, los glaciares albergan un ecosistema único que también se desvanece a medida que desaparece el hielo perenne”.

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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.

Local officials and the Palestine Red Crescent Society reported attacks in at least eight villages in the northern West Bank, where most of the olive groves are concentrated and tens of thousands of Palestinian families depend on them for income.

Settler violence against Palestinians has soared this year and spiked further in the weeks leading up to Israel's election on Oct. 27. The far-right government that has emboldened the settlers could soon be voted out of power — or win another term.

Israeli authorities have done little to stop the attacks, according to residents and rights groups, who say the military has aided, protected or stood by as settlers lay siege to Palestinian villages. The violence has drawn accusations of “ ethnic cleansing ” — including from the British government, which has said Israel is turning a “blind eye” to the campaign underway.

“Soldiers aren’t stopping the violence or protecting Palestinians," said Ziv Stahl, executive director of Israeli rights group Yesh Din. “If anything, they’re sometimes assisting settlers in the attacks.”

Journalist attacked while covering harvest

The West Bank has been under Israeli military rule since the 1967 Mideast war and today is home to around 3 million Palestinians and more than 500,000 Israeli settlers. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said last month that more than 1,600 attacks across the territory had been reported between January and August. Yesh Din and other rights groups say authorities rarely arrest or indict the perpetrators.

Israel’s military on Friday condemned the violence and acknowledged that a journalist was injured in Abu Falah.

On Friday, settlers attacked the village as residents, accompanied by peace activists, set out early for the harvest.

As the group of masked vigilantes approached, several members beat Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine, who was hospitalized for her injuries.

The perpetrators — armed with bottles and slingshots — “were kicking me for like 10 minutes and I was trying to hold onto my cameras and my bag,” Levine said.

Levine said her helmet and protective vest, which was marked “PRESS,” likely saved her from more serious injuries.

Both the Washington Post and the Foreign Press Association, which represents international journalists working in Israel and the Palestinian territories, called on Israel to bring the attackers to justice.

“This is the latest in a long line of violent attacks by Israeli settlers against journalists and other civilians in the occupied West Bank. Yet our repeated calls for action to confront this lawlessness have been ignored by Israeli authorities," the Foreign Press Association said.

The U.S. State Department said that “we condemn criminal violence by any party in the West Bank and support appropriate investigations as well as legal accountability for those responsible,” adding that it has reached out to The Washington Post to offer consular assistance.

Israeli troops later arrived in Abu Falah and drove up to the village after dispersing the crowd in the olive groves. Residents said that soldiers later fired live ammunition at village council member Abdel Jaber Hassan, even though he was unarmed and far from the trees. The military said that soldiers had fired because an individual was running toward them with a sharp object.

Nazem Saleh Shoman, another village council member, denied that account and said Hassan was shot at close range while carrying olive harvesting tools.

Across the West Bank, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said that its medics had tended to 14 wounded people in six locations, while local officials reported at least four injuries in two additional villages.

'Nothing has been left intact'

At least four Palestinians have been killed and more than 100 injured since harvest season began earlier this month, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said last week. Yesh Din said on Friday that it had already documented hundreds of incidents of settler violence directly related to this year's harvest.

In Turmus Ayya, a village northeast of Ramallah, mayor Nawaf Zghoul said settlers early Friday had burned several cars in the hamlet's surrounding olive groves.

“The settlers were lying in wait for farmers working on their land and attacked them,” he said. “Nothing has been left intact."

Israel's military said that suspects had fled the scene before troops arrived.

Roughly 110,000 Palestinian families depend on privately owned groves for income and employ tens of thousands of seasonal farmworkers, according to Abbas Milhem of the Palestinian Farmers’ Union.

In past years, hundreds of thousands of trees have been damaged by settlers and farmers have suffered financial losses that, territorywide, amount to millions of dollars, he said.

This year, Milhem said, is the worst he can remember.

Jonathan Pollak, an Israeli activist who often accompanies Palestinian farmers during the harvest, was in Abu Falah on Friday morning when the settlers attacked. He said they descended from a hilltop outpost, throwing stones, burning trees and firing gunshots at the Palestinians and other activists.

The Israeli military, he said, “stood literally shoulder-to-shoulder with settlers as they attacked Palestinians” and later drove into Abu Falah, where they shot the village council member.

“There was absolutely no motive except one simple thing: to send a message that people cannot go to their land,” Pollak said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly framed settler violence in the West Bank as the work of a few dozen fringe youths and said its scale has been exaggerated.

He condemned the violence in Abu Falah on Friday but questioned whether Palestinians and activists were to blame. Without mentioning accounts of how the attacking settlers descended on the groves, he framed the violence as a clash between outnumbered Israeli youths against Palestinians and activists.

“We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria,” his office said in a statement, referring to the West Bank by the biblical name preferred by Israeli settlers.

___ Metz reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press journalists Jalal Bwaitel and Imad Isseid contributed reporting from Ramallah, and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed.

The Guardians have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series after Petey Halpin's two-run homer propelled them to a 3-2 victory in Game 3 on Thursday afternoon.

Both teams waited to announce their pitching plans because of the weather. It is supposed to rain in Cleveland most of Friday, but there is a window between 8-11 p.m. ET that could allow them to get the game played.

The start time was also moved back two hours to 8 p.m. ET after the Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series Thursday night.

An ALCS game has not been postponed since 2019, when the New York Yankees hosted the Houston Astros.

This will be Armstrong's fifth appearance this postseason in what will be a bullpen game for Cleveland. The right-hander has allowed only one hit in 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts.

Armstrong thought his season was done in late July when he suffered a calf strain, but he returned during the final week of the regular season.

Armstrong was drafted by Cleveland in the 18th round in 2011 and made his big-league debut four years later. He was traded to Seattle in 2017 and spent time with four other organizations, including Tampa Bay, before signing with Cleveland this season.

“I think I said it to (Erik) Sabrowski, whenever we were standing in the outfield in Game 2 in Tampa — obviously I played here, I got drafted here, coming back here and being able to be in this situation is — words can’t describe it,” Armstrong said before Thursday's game.

Martinez started Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees. He went 3 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with a walk and three strikeouts. The right-hander went 15-6 during the regular season and was sixth in the AL with a 3.10 ERA. He was third in the AL with 26 starts where he allowed three runs or fewer.

“It’s just like my starts throughout the year; it’s going to be a dogfight going in, just to see how many outs I can get for this team, it’s important,” he said on Thursday.

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The vessel went down in an area frequented by smugglers transporting migrants to the U.S. but that is also popular with fishing and leisure boats.

No vessel, only debris, was found and it was unclear what type of boat was involved, the Coast Guard in San Diego said. It received reports of 27 people in the water approximately 140 miles (225 kilometers) west of Ensenada, Mexico, after getting the distress call at about 1 a.m. Friday.

By the time crews reached the area “people were holding onto each other, to debris, just treading and trying to stay above water before being rescued,” Coast Guard Lt. Santiago Tamburini said.

One person rescued was being treated for a suspected shark bite and two people were in critical condition, authorities said.

“Boats in that area can be for fishing, leisure, personal recreation. We just don’t know what they were doing out there. We all know it's a suspected smuggling route,” Tamburini said. He added that “the sea is unforgiving” in that area, and it was unclear if the vessel got lost, had engine failure, was swept out to sea or meant to go that far.

A person on the vessel transmitted the May Day call saying it was sinking, he said.

One person rescued said as many as 27 people had been on board, said Petty Officer Chris Sappey.

Two of the people rescued were Mexican nationals, the Coast Guard said in a statement. Those rescued were flown by helicopter to San Diego and transported to hospitals.

Three were taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, including the person with a suspected shark bite and two people treated for cold exposure, said hospital spokesperson Janice Collins.

Two patients were in critical condition, said Matt Hoffman, a spokesperson for the city of San Diego. It was not clear if that included the suspected shark bite victim or the two people with cold exposure.

The Coast Guard and U.S. Navy were searching the area with two helicopters, a fixed-wing plane, a cutter and a Navy combat ship. The Mexican Navy in Ensenada also launched a search and rescue operation.

Conditions on the water at 1 a.m. Friday appeared to be windy but fairly typical for the area, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Jonathan Suk in San Diego. Winds out of the north and northwest measured about 10 knots (18.5 kilometers per hour) and waves measured 5 feet (1.5 meters) at a buoy north of Ensenada, he said.

“I wouldn’t want to be out there in a sea kayak,” Suk said. “For the vessels that usually operate out there, they’re usually built to handle things like that.”

The water temperature measured 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) -- fairly warm for the Pacific -- and the air was 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius), Suk said.

Migrants are increasingly turning to the risky alternative offered by smugglers to travel by sea to avoid heavily guarded land borders. Small boats called pangas leave Baja in the dead of night and sometimes travel hundreds of miles (kilometers) north.

There have been several incidents in recent years of migrant vessels capsizing en route to California.

In May of 2025, at least three people died when a panga flipped off the coast about 35 miles (56 km) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. In 2023, eight people were killed in one of the deadliest maritime smuggling accidents off the U.S. coast, when two boats approached a San Diego beach in heavy fog and one capsized in the surf.

A federal judge sentenced a San Diego man to 18 years in prison in 2022 for piloting a small vessel overloaded with 32 migrants that smashed apart in powerful surf off the coast, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen.

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Un incendio en Malibu, una localidad costera al oeste de Los Ángeles, motivó órdenes y advertencias de evacuación para una amplia franja de las montañas de Santa Mónica. En cámaras cercanas y a kilómetros de distancia se podía ver una gran nube de humo negro sobre las cimas.

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional informó que el viernes se esperaban vientos de 32 a 56 km/h (20 a 35 mph), con ráfagas que, según el pronóstico, alcanzarían de 80 a 112 km/h (50 a 70 mph) en algunas zonas.

Con los niveles de humedad en descenso, “esto favorecerá una amenaza crítica de condiciones meteorológicas propicias para incendios”, señaló el servicio temprano el viernes.

Más de 400 bomberos combatieron durante la noche el incendio Bryson, que el viernes por la mañana abarcaba 59 hectáreas (147 acres) y estaba contenido en un 17%. Había amenazado un centro de detención juvenil y rehabilitación del condado Los Ángeles, que fue evacuado la noche del jueves.

Las condiciones meteorológicas más críticas propicias para incendios se verán hasta la tarde del viernes, cuando se esperan los vientos más fuertes y de mayor duración, dijo Kevin McGowan, director de la Oficina de Gestión de Emergencias del condado Los Ángeles. Se esperaba que las condiciones meteorológicas que incrementan el riesgo de incendios se mantuvieran hasta la noche del sábado.

“Los vientos fuertes y las condiciones muy secas seguirán haciendo que los inicios de incendios se propaguen rápidamente, así que instamos a todos a mantenerse vigilantes”, indicó.

Vientos de Santa Ana azotan el sur de California

La alcaldesa de Los Ángeles, Karen Bass, quien enfrentó críticas por la respuesta de su ciudad a los incendios mortales de 2025, ordenó al Departamento de Bomberos que despliegue personal y equipo antes de la llegada de los vientos. El Departamento de Bomberos también solicitó ayuda a la oficina estatal de servicios de emergencia.

“Es un evento bastante generalizado de condiciones meteorológicas elevadas propicias para incendios, así que toda la región del sur de California realmente debería estar en alerta”, manifestó Rose Schoenfeld, meteoróloga del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.

Se pronosticaron vientos secos, cálidos y con ráfagas del noreste conocidos como vientos de Santa Ana, que soplan desde el interior del sur de California hacia la costa y mar adentro, y se preveía que los más fuertes se mantuvieran hasta la tarde del viernes.

Schoenfeld indicó que los vientos podrían alcanzar de 32 a 64 km/h (20 a 40 mph), con ráfagas de 80 a 113 km/h (50 a 70 millas por hora), en las montañas de San Gabriel, en el condado de Los Ángeles, y en las montañas de Santa Susana, que se encuentran mayormente en el condado de Ventura. También se pronosticaron condiciones meteorológicas críticas elevadas, aunque breves, propicias para incendios en varias partes de las montañas de Santa Lucía, en el condado de San Luis Obispo.

Bomberos combaten varios incendios en el sur de California

Los bomberos trabajaban para contener otros dos incendios que se iniciaron el jueves por la tarde y activaron órdenes de evacuación en la ciudad de Azusa, al norte de Los Ángeles, y en Camp Pendleton, cerca de San Diego.

Hasta el viernes, más de 175.000 clientes en el norte, centro y sur de California se habían quedado sin electricidad, según poweroutage.com.

Algunos de los peores incendios forestales de California han sido provocados por equipos eléctricos, y en los últimos años las compañías de servicios públicos han comenzado a cortar la energía de forma preventiva durante condiciones secas y ventosas en un esfuerzo por evitar incendios.

Un incendio impulsado por el viento en Azusa quemó más de 16 hectáreas (40 acres) el jueves y llevó brevemente a emitir órdenes de evacuación para un vecindario en las faldas de las montañas de San Gabriel. El avance del incendio había sido detenido a media tarde.

Más al sur, un incendio en Camp Pendleton amenazó varios edificios. Se emitieron órdenes de evacuación en el área de Las Flores de la base militar y se levantaron al anochecer, informaron autoridades militares en un comunicado.

Cortes de energía generalizados en el norte de California

En el norte de California, algunas comunidades de la Sierra Nevada y sus estribaciones comenzaron a experimentar vientos fuertes, altas temperaturas y baja humedad la noche del miércoles.

El servicio meteorológico emitió una advertencia de bandera roja para distintas partes del centro y norte de California hasta la mañana del viernes, señalando que cualquier incendio se propagaría rápidamente. Estas advertencias se emiten cuando las condiciones meteorológicas crean un mayor riesgo de incendios forestales.

La posible interrupción del suministro eléctrico a clientes desde la Costa Central hasta las zonas más altas de la Sierra Nevada podría prolongarse hasta la tarde del sábado, informó Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Se esperan condiciones calurosas y ventosas durante el fin de semana

En el sur de California, la advertencia de bandera roja para las zonas montañosas de los condados Ventura y Los Ángeles estaba vigente hasta la noche del viernes.

En enero de 2025, el incendio Palisades —avivado por los vientos de Santa Ana— arrasó una ladera en un vecindario de Los Ángeles, provocó la muerte de 12 personas y destruyó mansiones con espectaculares vistas al océano. Las autoridades determinaron que el incendio Palisades fue una reactivación de otro incendio que, según afirmaron, fue iniciado intencionalmente por un hombre de 29 años.

Otro incendio que ardió al mismo tiempo en la ciudad de Altadena, en el condado de Los Ángeles, provocó la muerte de 19 personas y destruyó más de 9.400 viviendas y negocios. Ese incendio fue causado por chispas de una torre de transmisión inactiva propiedad de Southern California Edison, informaron las autoridades.

Schoenfeld señaló que los vientos de Santa Ana no serán tan fuertes como durante esos incendios, cuando registraban ráfagas de 96 a 160 km/h (60 a 100 mph).

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NCAA President Charlie Baker called the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Ohio, an “extraordinary step” designed to prevent Gov. Mike DeWine from making it “impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field.”

The lawsuit itself claimed DeWine, a two-term Republican former state attorney general who cannot seek re-election this fall because of term limits, was trying to give players in his state “a hall pass” from following the rules.

DeWine's executive order and the NCAA's lawsuit in reaction to it marks the latest tit-for-tat in a torrent of legal maneuverings that are creating new rules on a state-by-state basis.

“This whole thing has become comical,” Danny White, the athletic director at Tennessee, said on social media in reaction to the NCAA announcement.

Under DeWine's order, public and private universities in Ohio would be able to allow the Class of ’22 athletes to play, even though the NCAA’s new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons. The rule, passed in June, is the subject of multiple court fights.

DeWine's office said it was declining comment on the litigation. The NCAA suing a governor is rare but not unprecedented. It won a case in the early 1990s against then-Nevada Gov. Bob Miller over a law there that would have required the NCAA to provide more due process protections in enforcement proceedings.

None of the eight Division I programs in Ohio have commented on DeWine's order, which was also touted by Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a championship-winning coach at Ohio State and Youngstown State. The programs include No. 4 Ohio State of the Big Ten, Cincinnati of the Big 12 and six schools in the Mid-American Conference.

In its court filing, the NCAA said it was trying "to halt a misguided attempt to give Ohio colleges and universities an unfair, unprecedented and unwarranted competitive advantage in stadiums and arenas throughout the country.”

“College sports, like all sports, depend on participants following the rules. (DeWine) is attempting to give Ohio institutions a hall pass to break the rules," the lawsuit says.

The Ohio Supreme Court has already said it will determine the legality of the executive order. As part of that, it paused an appeals court ruling in a case there that had declared the ’22 athletes ineligible; the court asked both sides to file briefs in the case, in which basketball player Filip Borovićanin is the lead plaintiff, by next Monday.

Baker said the NCAA did not believe the Supreme Court's order did, in fact, declare those players immediately eligible to compete.

That case, like others around the country, is becoming more urgent by the day, as it involves football players, along with a handful of basketball players whose status for the upcoming season is in jeopardy. Among them: Gonzaga transfer Javon Bennett, Cincinnati's MJ Collins and Borovićanin himself, who played in an exhibition against Tennessee on Thursday night after DeWine's order put him back on the eligible list.

Another case in Louisiana involves basketball player RJ Luis, who has been granted eligibility by the court but not placed on the roster by LSU. The Southeastern Conference is suing the school in an attempt to make it conform to its own policy, which would not allow Luis to play.

The NCAA has long explained that it knew excluding the Class of '22 from the five-year rule would cause those athletes hardship, but the decision was between them and the new class of high school recruits coming into college this year, many of whom would be displaced if the veterans were allowed another year.

Ultimately, the NCAA has argued it made its decision based on which move harmed fewer people.

The NCAA lawsuit goes through the history of the rule and the flood of legal actions that have come since. One of the original cases, a federal lawsuit involving basketball player Brock Wisne, is leaning in the NCAA's direction, though victories there have only spawned more lawsuits in state court.

“The results of this second wave of lawsuits were mixed, with the NCAA winning some and losing others,” the lawsuit said. “But the lawsuits unquestionably destabilized college sports, with ever-more disruptive lawsuits challenging foundational rules at the heart of organized sport.”

During testimony in a similar case in Kentucky earlier this week, an NCAA attorney asked Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey why he was among those looking for Class of '22 athletes when the NCAA rules forbid that.

“From a coach's standpoint, every time the NCAA says something, we all shrug our shoulders and say, ‘Is that going to stand up? Is that a rule?’” Kelsey said. “We don't think there are rules right now. That's why we want guardrails, we want Congress to act, we want the chaos to end. Because nobody knows what the crap is going on. No one.”

The NCAA has long called for a federal law to tamp down on the lawsuits undermining its rules for hundreds of thousands of athletes across the country. The Senate has sent a bill with that protection — the Protect College Sports Act — to the House, where its fate is uncertain in this election year.

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Según el Departamento de Policía de Hialeah, Vincente Fermin Rodriguez Hernandez trabajaba para la compañía de transporte por aplicación Empower y recogió a la adolescente de 17 años después de una cita el miércoles.

Un informe de arresto de la policía de Hialeah indica que, cuando la víctima subió al vehículo, Rodriguez Hernandez “inició una conversación casual con la víctima sobre el GPS e hizo comentarios halagadores en español”, incluido llamarla “guapa”.

La policía indicó que Rodriguez Hernandez, cuya dirección registrada se encuentra en Downey, California, le dijo a la adolescente “que era dueño de un negocio y necesitaba empleados” y, cuando se enteró de que ella estaba buscando trabajo, “le sugirió salir esa misma noche para hablar sobre el empleo”.

“(Rodriguez Hernandez) le preguntó a la víctima si era soltera o casada, pero no le preguntó su edad”, señala el informe.

De camino a la vivienda de la adolescente, la policía indicó que Rodriguez Hernandez “le pidió repetidamente un abrazo a la víctima” y que la joven “aceptó darle un abrazo de cortesía fuera del vehículo al llegar” para “complacerlo”, según el informe.

La policía indicó que, después de estacionarse junto a un parque del vecindario, el conductor “le preguntó a la víctima en español si podía sentarse junto a ella en el asiento trasero”, a lo que ella “respondió con un gesto incómodo de asentimiento”.

“(Rodriguez Hernandez) salió entonces del asiento del conductor, abrió la puerta trasera y entró al compartimiento de pasajeros trasero junto a la víctima”, señala el informe. “Cuando la víctima se inclinó para darle un abrazo de cortesía, (él) la rodeó fuertemente con ambos brazos, le giró el rostro y la besó por la fuerza en la boca sin su consentimiento”.

Las autoridades indicaron que el hombre tocó el cuerpo de la adolescente e “intentó introducir su mano dentro de los pantalones de la víctima”, a pesar de que ella le suplicaba “no, no, no”.

La policía señaló que Rodriguez Hernandez tocó los genitales de la adolescente por encima de la ropa “entre tres y cuatro veces” e intentó introducir su mano dentro de sus pantalones por segunda vez.

“La víctima apartó físicamente la mano (del sospechoso), le dijo “no” y manifestó que tenía que irse”, señala el informe. “(Rodriguez Hernandez) regresó al asiento delantero del conductor y llevó a la víctima hasta su residencia”.

La policía indicó que, después de detenerse frente a la vivienda de la adolescente, el hombre “atrajo a la víctima hacia él y volvió a besarla por la fuerza sin su consentimiento” e “insistió en preguntarle cuándo podría volver a verla”, haciendo referencia a la oportunidad de empleo.

“(Rodriguez Hernandez) le pidió el teléfono celular a la víctima, ingresó su información de contacto y realizó una llamada a su propio teléfono desde el dispositivo de la víctima para obtener su número telefónico”, señala el informe.

La policía indicó que, después de que la adolescente llegó a su casa, Rodriguez Hernandez la llamó, pero ella no respondió, y le envió mensajes de texto diciendo que le “habían gustado sus besos”.

“La víctima respondió indicando que era soltera y que no estaba buscando una relación, pero que seguía dispuesta a hablar sobre una oportunidad de empleo”, señala el informe. “(Rodriguez Hernandez) respondió preguntándole si podían reunirse para hablar sobre el trabajo, tras lo cual la víctima interrumpió toda comunicación”.

Las autoridades indicaron que lograron localizar a Rodriguez Hernandez utilizando información de la aplicación y el número telefónico proporcionado por la adolescente. La policía señaló que pudo obtener la licencia de conducir de Rodriguez Hernandez emitida en California.

La policía indicó que el hombre había proporcionado una dirección de Hialeah, en la cuadra 6400 de West 22nd Lane, a un concesionario cuando compró el Hyundai Santa Fe que utilizaba para trabajar como conductor de transporte por aplicación. Según el informe, los agentes acudieron a la vivienda el jueves para arrestarlo por un cargo de contacto lascivo con determinados menores de edad. El hombre se negó a hablar con los agentes.

Hasta el viernes, permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, con una fianza que figuraba en los registros de la cárcel como “pendiente de establecer”.

Local 10 News se comunicó con Empower para solicitar comentarios sobre el caso.

Pembroke Park Mayor Geoffrey Jacobs says he never moved to Fort Pierce. He insists his permanent home is a mobile home in Pembroke Park, where he says he has lived since 2016.

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But a mortgage he signed for a Fort Pierce house says the borrower must live there as a primary residence. And when asked in court whether he told the lender he never intended to do that, Jacobs gave conflicting answers.

At first, he said the lender understood his situation. Then, after the town’s attorney confronted him with his earlier deposition testimony, Jacobs answered that he had not told the bank.

The exchange came during a trial over whether Jacobs forfeited his seat on the town commission by moving out of Pembroke Park. Fellow commissioners claim Jacobs no longer meets the town’s residency requirements. Jacobs denies it, arguing that the Fort Pierce house was purchased to provide a safe place for his wife and children, not to become his permanent home.

Local 10 News began investigating Jacobs’ ties to the Fort Pierce house in January. Following our report, St. Lucie County investigated the property’s homestead and other tax exemptions. County records show that several exemptions were subsequently removed.

County records show the Fort Pierce property had three exemption entries for 2025: a $25,000 homestead exemption, a $5,000 veteran disability exemption and a separate $535,100 exemption for a totally and permanently disabled veteran. The property’s taxable value was listed as zero. Jacobs testified that the homestead paperwork was later “corrected” so his wife would receive that exemption and he would be removed from it.

Jacobs denies wrongdoing. His attorney says he did nothing wrong. No court has found that Jacobs committed mortgage fraud.

Still, the documents and Jacobs’ own words raise a question that has yet to be answered: If he never intended to make the Fort Pierce house his primary residence, what did he tell the lender?

Jacobs testified Oct. 12 before Broward Circuit Judge Shari Africk-Olefson in a non-jury trial. Questioned by his own attorney, Michael Pizzi, Jacobs was unequivocal about where he lives.

Asked whether his Pembroke Park home was his permanent residence, Jacobs said it was. He testified that his driver’s license, tax returns and voter registration list the Pembroke Park address.

Then Pizzi asked about the Fort Pierce house, which Jacobs and his wife, Angela, purchased in December 2024.

“It was to make her residence up there, not mine,” Jacobs testified. “Mine stayed in Pembroke Park.”

Asked whether it was ever his intention to move there permanently, Jacobs answered, “No, it was not.”

He said the house was intended to provide a safe place for his wife and children. He also cited what he described as a history of harassment and stalking.

On cross-examination, however, Jacobs acknowledged that he keeps “a couple of changes of clothes” at the Fort Pierce property and sleeps there a couple of times a month. Several of Jacobs’ vehicles are registered in Fort Pierce.

An attorney hired by the Town of Pembroke Park, Michael Garcia, then turned to the mortgage.

The recorded mortgage, signed by Jacobs and his wife in December 2024, says the borrower must occupy the property as a principal residence within 60 days and continue doing so for at least one year, subject to exceptions that include a written agreement with the lender or certain extenuating circumstances.

The mortgage also says the borrower may be in default if he provides materially false or misleading information to the lender, or fails to disclose important information connected with the loan. That includes misrepresenting whether he intends to occupy the property as his primary residence. If Jacobs did not disclose that he never intended to live there, and no exception applied, his testimony raises questions about whether he complied with those terms.

Garcia asked Jacobs whether he intended to make the Fort Pierce house his permanent residence when he signed the mortgage.

“No, I did not,” Jacobs testified.

Garcia then asked whether Jacobs told Navy Federal Credit Union, the lender, that he did not intend to live there as his primary residence.

Jacobs initially said the lender understood his situation.

“Yes, your Honor, they understood our situation,” he testified.

Garcia asked who he had told. Jacobs said he had spoken with someone at Navy Federal but could not identify the person or say whether that person worked in underwriting.

Then Garcia confronted Jacobs with his earlier deposition testimony. During that deposition, Jacobs had said he did not tell anyone at the bank he was not planning to live in the house.

“You didn’t tell them of your intention, correct?” Garcia asked.

“I did not,” Jacobs answered.

Garcia pointed out that Jacobs had just testified that he told someone at the bank.

The contradiction was direct: Jacobs first said the lender understood his intentions, then said he had not told the bank.

Garcia pressed him on whether he had misled the lender.

“I did not,” Jacobs answered.

Garcia then asked, “So you signed this document. You are telling me you committed mortgage fraud?”

“I did not,” Jacobs replied.

Jacobs grew increasingly confrontational. He challenged Garcia, asking whether the attorney represented Pembroke Park or Navy Federal.

“Also at the deposition, you accused me of mortgage fraud then,” Jacobs said. “So do you represent Pembroke Park or Navy Federal? Am I on trial, criminal trial for mortgage fraud or am I here for residency?”

The judge intervened.

“I’m not having a conversation with you, sir,” Africk-Olefson said. “I’m admonishing you right now.”

She told Jacobs that he was a witness in a trial and had to answer the questions rather than argue.

“You are a witness in a trial. You will answer the questions,” she said. “You don’t argue.”

The judge then warned Jacobs that his conduct could damage his credibility.

“If you behave this way, I’m telling you, it’s not your best shot,” she said. “It goes toward your credibility, and that is not a good thing.”

Garcia also questioned Jacobs about a 2025 homestead exemption application for the Fort Pierce house. The application lists both Jacobs and his wife. Asked whether they claimed residency in another county or state, both answers are marked “No.”

The form states that the property is the applicant’s permanent residence or the permanent residence of a legal or natural dependent. It also warns that knowingly providing false information to claim the exemption is a misdemeanor.

Jacobs said he believed he submitted the application, but insisted he did not complete part of the paperwork himself.

“I did not fill this second one out,” he testified.

He said the property appraiser’s office completed it after he provided documents related to his service-connected disability.

Garcia asked whether Jacobs routinely signed documents without reading them.

“Quite often,” Jacobs answered.

Asked whose fault that was, Jacobs said, “That would be on me.”

But Jacobs also pointed to the property appraiser’s office, saying he followed its advice and filed the paperwork accordingly. He denied telling an employee that he did not live at the Fort Pierce property.

Outside the courtroom, Jacobs’ attorney, Pizzi, rejected any suggestion of wrongdoing.

“Our position is very simple,” Pizzi told Local 10.

He said Jacobs obtained a mortgage and a homestead exemption for his wife, whom he says lives in Fort Pierce.

“He’s done nothing wrong,” Pizzi said.

Asked whether Jacobs misled the bank or committed mortgage fraud, Pizzi said no.

Garcia offered a different view. He told Local 10 that Jacobs “never intended to live in this property” and should have informed the mortgage company.

Navy Federal is the lender.

Local 10 contacted Navy Federal several times to ask about the mortgage’s occupancy requirements and Jacobs’ testimony. The credit union had not responded as of the time of publication. Local 10 does not know whether the lender has taken any action.

The judge has not ruled on whether Jacobs met the residency requirements to remain in office.

El alcalde de Pembroke Park, Geoffrey Jacobs, asegura que nunca se mudó a Fort Pierce. Insiste en que su residencia permanente es una casa móvil en Pembroke Park, donde afirma haber vivido desde 2016.

Sin embargo, una hipoteca que firmó para una vivienda en Fort Pierce establece que el prestatario debe vivir allí como su residencia principal. Y cuando le preguntaron en el tribunal si había informado al prestamista que nunca tuvo la intención de hacerlo, Jacobs dio respuestas contradictorias.

Inicialmente, afirmó que el prestamista comprendía su situación. Luego, después de que el abogado del municipio lo confrontara con su testimonio anterior durante una declaración jurada, Jacobs respondió que no se lo había informado al banco.

El intercambio ocurrió durante un juicio para determinar si Jacobs perdió su puesto en la comisión municipal al mudarse fuera de Pembroke Park. Otros comisionados sostienen que Jacobs ya no cumple con los requisitos de residencia del municipio. Jacobs lo niega y argumenta que la vivienda en Fort Pierce fue comprada para proporcionar un lugar seguro a su esposa e hijos, no para convertirla en su residencia permanente.

Local 10 News comenzó a investigar los vínculos de Jacobs con la vivienda de Fort Pierce en enero. Tras nuestro reportaje, el condado St. Lucie investigó la exención de impuestos sobre la vivienda principal y otras exenciones fiscales de la propiedad. Los registros del condado muestran que posteriormente se eliminaron varias exenciones.

Los registros del condado muestran que la propiedad de Fort Pierce tenía tres exenciones fiscales registradas para 2025: una exención de $25,000 USD por vivienda principal, una exención de $5,000 USD por discapacidad de veterano y otra exención independiente de $535,100 USD para un veterano con discapacidad total y permanente. El valor imponible de la propiedad figuraba en cero. Jacobs testificó que la documentación de la exención por vivienda principal fue posteriormente “corregida” para que su esposa recibiera esa exención y él fuera eliminado de ella.

Jacobs niega haber cometido alguna irregularidad. Su abogado asegura que no hizo nada indebido. Ningún tribunal ha determinado que Jacobs haya cometido fraude hipotecario.

Sin embargo, los documentos y las propias palabras de Jacobs plantean una pregunta que aún no ha sido respondida: si nunca tuvo la intención de convertir la vivienda de Fort Pierce en su residencia principal, ¿qué le dijo al prestamista?

Jacobs testificó el 12 de octubre ante la jueza del Tribunal de Circuito de Broward, Shari Africk-Olefson, durante un juicio sin jurado. Al ser interrogado por su propio abogado, Michael Pizzi, Jacobs fue categórico sobre dónde vive.

Cuando le preguntaron si su vivienda en Pembroke Park era su residencia permanente, Jacobs respondió que sí. Testificó que su licencia de conducir, sus declaraciones de impuestos y su registro electoral muestran la dirección de Pembroke Park.

Luego, Pizzi le preguntó sobre la vivienda de Fort Pierce, que Jacobs y su esposa, Angela, compraron en diciembre de 2024.

“Era para establecer la residencia de ella allá, no la mía”, testificó Jacobs. “La mía permaneció en Pembroke Park”.

Cuando le preguntaron si alguna vez tuvo la intención de mudarse allí permanentemente, Jacobs respondió: “No, no era mi intención”.

Dijo que la vivienda estaba destinada a proporcionar un lugar seguro para su esposa e hijos. También mencionó lo que describió como antecedentes de acoso y acecho.

Sin embargo, durante el contrainterrogatorio, Jacobs reconoció que mantiene “un par de mudas de ropa” en la propiedad de Fort Pierce y que duerme allí un par de veces al mes. Varios de los vehículos de Jacobs están registrados en Fort Pierce.

Michael García, un abogado contratado por el municipio de Pembroke Park, pasó entonces a abordar el tema de la hipoteca.

La hipoteca registrada, firmada por Jacobs y su esposa en diciembre de 2024, establece que el prestatario debe ocupar la propiedad como residencia principal dentro de un plazo de 60 días y continuar haciéndolo durante al menos un año, sujeto a excepciones que incluyen un acuerdo por escrito con el prestamista o determinadas circunstancias atenuantes.

La hipoteca también establece que el prestatario puede incurrir en incumplimiento si proporciona información materialmente falsa o engañosa al prestamista, o si no divulga información importante relacionada con el préstamo. Esto incluye tergiversar si tiene la intención de ocupar la propiedad como su residencia principal. Si Jacobs no informó que nunca tuvo la intención de vivir allí y no se aplicaba ninguna excepción, su testimonio plantea dudas sobre si cumplió con esas condiciones.

García le preguntó a Jacobs si tenía la intención de convertir la vivienda de Fort Pierce en su residencia permanente cuando firmó la hipoteca.

“No, no la tenía”, testificó Jacobs.

García le preguntó entonces si Jacobs había informado a Navy Federal Credit Union, la entidad prestamista, que no tenía la intención de vivir allí como su residencia principal.

Inicialmente, Jacobs dijo que el prestamista comprendía su situación.

“Sí, su señoría, ellos comprendían nuestra situación”, testificó.

García le preguntó a quién se lo había dicho. Jacobs respondió que había hablado con alguien de Navy Federal, pero no pudo identificar a la persona ni decir si trabajaba en el departamento de evaluación de préstamos.

Entonces, García confrontó a Jacobs con su testimonio anterior durante una declaración jurada. En esa declaración, Jacobs había dicho que no le informó a nadie del banco que no planeaba vivir en la vivienda.

“Usted no les informó de su intención, ¿correcto?”, preguntó García.

“No lo hice”, respondió Jacobs.

García señaló que Jacobs acababa de testificar que se lo había dicho a alguien del banco.

La contradicción fue directa: Jacobs primero afirmó que el prestamista comprendía sus intenciones y luego dijo que no se lo había informado al banco.

García insistió en preguntarle si había engañado al prestamista.

“No lo hice”, respondió Jacobs.

García preguntó entonces: “Entonces, usted firmó este documento. ¿Me está diciendo que cometió fraude hipotecario?”.

“No lo hice”, respondió Jacobs.

Jacobs se mostró cada vez más confrontativo. Cuestionó a García y le preguntó si el abogado representaba a Pembroke Park o a Navy Federal.

“Además, durante la declaración jurada, usted también me acusó de fraude hipotecario”, dijo Jacobs. “Entonces, ¿representa a Pembroke Park o a Navy Federal? ¿Estoy siendo juzgado en un proceso penal por fraude hipotecario o estoy aquí por un asunto de residencia?”.

La jueza intervino.

“No estoy teniendo una conversación con usted, señor”, dijo Africk-Olefson. “Lo estoy amonestando en este momento”.

Le dijo a Jacobs que era un testigo en un juicio y que debía responder las preguntas en lugar de discutir.

“Usted es un testigo en un juicio. Responderá las preguntas”, dijo. “No discuta”.

La jueza advirtió entonces a Jacobs que su comportamiento podría perjudicar su credibilidad.

“Si se comporta de esta manera, le digo que no es su mejor opción”, señaló. “Esto afecta su credibilidad, y eso no es algo bueno”.

García también interrogó a Jacobs sobre una solicitud de exención de impuestos por vivienda principal presentada en 2025 para la vivienda de Fort Pierce. La solicitud incluye tanto a Jacobs como a su esposa. Cuando se les preguntó si habían declarado residencia en otro condado o estado, ambas respuestas estaban marcadas como “No”.

El formulario establece que la propiedad es la residencia permanente del solicitante o la residencia permanente de una persona dependiente legal o natural. También advierte que proporcionar información falsa deliberadamente para reclamar la exención constituye un delito menor.

Jacobs dijo que creía haber presentado la solicitud, pero insistió en que no completó personalmente una parte de la documentación.

“Yo no llené este segundo formulario”, testificó.

Dijo que la oficina del tasador de propiedades lo completó después de que él proporcionara documentos relacionados con su discapacidad vinculada al servicio militar.

García le preguntó si Jacobs acostumbraba firmar documentos sin leerlos.

“Con bastante frecuencia”, respondió Jacobs.

Cuando le preguntaron de quién era la culpa, Jacobs respondió: “Eso sería responsabilidad mía”.

Sin embargo, Jacobs también señaló a la oficina del tasador de propiedades, afirmando que siguió sus recomendaciones y presentó la documentación conforme a ellas. Negó haberle dicho a un empleado que no vivía en la propiedad de Fort Pierce.

Fuera de la sala del tribunal, el abogado de Jacobs, Pizzi, rechazó cualquier insinuación de irregularidades.

“Nuestra postura es muy sencilla”, dijo Pizzi a Local 10.

Explicó que Jacobs obtuvo una hipoteca y una exención de impuestos por vivienda principal para su esposa, quien, según afirma, vive en Fort Pierce.

“No ha hecho nada malo”, dijo Pizzi.

Cuando le preguntaron si Jacobs había engañado al banco o cometido fraude hipotecario, Pizzi respondió que no.

García ofreció una perspectiva diferente. Dijo a Local 10 que Jacobs “nunca tuvo la intención de vivir en esta propiedad” y que debería haber informado a la compañía hipotecaria.

Navy Federal es la entidad prestamista.

Local 10 se comunicó con Navy Federal en varias ocasiones para preguntar sobre los requisitos de ocupación de la hipoteca y el testimonio de Jacobs. La cooperativa de crédito no había respondido hasta el momento de la publicación. Local 10 desconoce si el prestamista ha tomado alguna medida.

La jueza aún no ha emitido un fallo sobre si Jacobs cumplía con los requisitos de residencia para permanecer en el cargo.

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Jasmine Lashawn Green, 34, of North Miami, and Shaqwanza Diseanice Stephens, 35, of Miami, were arrested following an investigation into a reported shoplifting incident at the store at 8942 State Road 84, according to Davie police.

Police said the women entered the store just after 9 p.m., selected Halloween merchandise and concealed the items in multiple green reusable Publix shopping bags lined with aluminum foil.

Police said the women left the store without paying.

A Spirit Halloween employee attempted to stop them, but they walked past the employee and fled in a silver Toyota Camry, according to the report.

Officers later stopped the vehicle and detained the women near the 4100 block of Pine Island Road, police said.

The arrest report described the bags as “booster bags,” which are lined with foil to interfere with store security systems and potentially prevent security alarms from detecting stolen merchandise.

A records check showed that Stephens had prior theft convictions stemming from a 2012 case in Sweetwater and 2017 and 2024 cases in Pembroke Pines, according to the report.

Jail records show Green is facing 23 counts of possessing an antishoplifting control-device countermeasure, as well as one count each of petit theft of merchandise valued between $100 and $750 and violation of probation.

Records show Stephens faces 24 counts of possessing an antishoplifting control-device countermeasure, four counts of violation of probation and one count of second-degree petit theft, third or subsequent offense.

As of Friday, both women were being held at the Broward County Main Jail, where their bond amounts were not immediately set.

Jasmine Lashawn Green, de 34 años, residente de North Miami, y Shaqwanza Diseanice Stephens, de 35 años, residente de Miami, fueron arrestadas tras una investigación sobre un robo reportado en la tienda ubicada en 8942 State Road 84, según la policía de Davie.

La policía indicó que las mujeres ingresaron a la tienda poco después de las 9 p.m., seleccionaron artículos de Halloween y los ocultaron en varias bolsas verdes reutilizables de Publix, revestidas con papel de aluminio.

La policía informó que las mujeres salieron de la tienda sin pagar.

Un empleado de Spirit Halloween intentó detenerlas, pero las mujeres pasaron junto a él y huyeron en un Toyota Camry plateado, según el informe.

Posteriormente, los agentes detuvieron el vehículo y retuvieron a las mujeres cerca de la cuadra 4100 de Pine Island Road, informó la policía.

El informe de arresto describió las bolsas como “booster bags”, que están revestidas con papel de aluminio para interferir con los sistemas de seguridad de las tiendas y posiblemente evitar que las alarmas detecten mercancía robada.

Una revisión de los antecedentes mostró que Stephens tenía condenas previas por robo relacionadas con un caso de 2012 en Sweetwater y casos de 2017 y 2024 en Pembroke Pines, según el informe.

Los registros de la cárcel muestran que Green enfrenta 23 cargos por posesión de dispositivos para contrarrestar los sistemas de seguridad antirrobo de las tiendas, así como un cargo de hurto menor de mercancía valorada entre $100 y $750 USD y otro por violación de la libertad condicional.

Los registros muestran que Stephens enfrenta 24 cargos por posesión de dispositivos para contrarrestar los sistemas de seguridad antirrobo de las tiendas, cuatro cargos por violación de la libertad condicional y un cargo de hurto menor en segundo grado, por una tercera infracción o posterior.

Hasta el viernes, ambas mujeres permanecían detenidas en la cárcel principal del condado Broward, donde los montos de sus fianzas aún no habían sido establecidos.

The federal Bureau of Prisons is transferring Combs, 56, from FCI Fort Dix to FCI Allenwood Low, a low-security facility south of Williamsport and about 155 miles (250 kilometers) west of New York City, the person said. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.

The Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move but provided no further details. The agency said it does not discuss conditions of confinement for anyone in its custody, including reasons for transfer, for privacy, safety, and security reasons.

“Decisions about inmate placement are made by the BOP, and we are not in a position to speak to the circumstances surrounding this transfer,” said Combs’ spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer. “Sean remains focused on moving forward, and we hope that his time at the new facility will be productive and without unnecessary disruption.”

Combs is serving a four-year, two-month sentence for his conviction last year on prostitution-related charges for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters. The case featured harrowing testimony about violence and sex parties he called “freak-offs.” It was a forceful reckoning for one of music and entertainment’s most influential figures.

Last month, NBC News reported that Combs was continuing to enjoy aspects of his millionaire lifestyle at FCI Fort Dix, smuggling in Hennessy, having fellow inmates cook, clean, make his bed and give him massages, and using a contraband cellphone to view social media and an ex-girlfriend’s nude selfies.

On Wednesday, TMZ reported that Combs was injured in a fight with another inmate at Fort Dix and had to be taken out of the prison for treatment. In a rare rebuttal, the Bureau of Prisons refuted TMZ’s report, telling the AP: “The story you are referring to is false and did not happen.”

In the wake of the NBC report, Combs was placed in the prison’s special housing unit, a heavily secured part of the facility away from the general population, for inmates with disciplinary issues or security concerns. He has also been docked 41 days of good-conduct credit, pushing his release date back to March 2, 2028, according to the person familiar with the matter.

In April, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Combs’ bid to overturn his conviction and sentence, which his lawyers argued was too harsh. The court has yet to rule.

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His recovery has been nothing short of remarkable.

“Getting struck by lightning was probably about one of the last things I would have thought that happened,” said Rick Stanczyk.

Stanczyk, who comes from a family of fishing guides, and whose family owns the iconic Bud N’ Mary’s Marina in Islamorada, was scheduled to take three people out for a day of tarpon fishing on August 20th.

There were storms in the area, said friend and client Mark Fravel, but nowhere near where they were.

“We actually did see some lightning strikes, but it was so far away, you just saw the flash,” Fravel said.

The calm would soon change

Fravel heard what sounded like a loud crack.

“It was a crack so loud that it felt like it lifted the boat up in the air,” he said.

Stanczyk said not only does he not remember anything about that moment, but he doesn’t remember anything about that entire day. But he surmises that because he was holding on a metal steering wheel at the helm of his Contender center console boat, the lightning electrified him.

“I was holding the wheel and so it got me and everyone else on the boat was fine,” he said.

Fravel believes the lightning struck the water first, “chased up the engine and through the steering column,” he recalled.

Stanczyk, 44 and a father of two, collapsed.

His Contender was dead in the water.

Fravel and another onboard began CPR, while calling 911.

In minutes, Islamorada Fire Rescue paramedics raced to Bud N’ Mary’s and got onboard another boat captain’s vessel.

“It was dark and rainy,” recalled paramedic Steven Mejia. “We went onboard a vessel to reach where the patient was. If they weren’t there to initiate CPR - who knows what the outcome would have been.”

Stanczyk was flown to the hospital where he spent several days in a medically induced coma.

He recalls his wife telling him what happened as he slowly regained consciousness.

“‘Stay calm, Rick, you’re in the hospital,’” he said she told him. “‘You’re okay, but you were struck by lightning.’ And I was like, ‘What?’”

Florida is known as the lightning capital of the world.

Lightning activity in the state was reported to be nearly 28 percent above the 10-year average, according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

And even higher late this summer.

Meteorologist Chris Vagasky provided Local 10 with data that showed that lightning activity in August was 58% above average, and 108% above average in September.

Scientists are still working to find out why.

Now, Stanczyk is back on the water and says he’s cleared all medical tests - and is feeling strong.

In an abundance of precaution, he uses a rubber sleeve that covers the metal steering wheel of the boat he’s using. The Contender is still in the shop.

“As the captain of the boat, you always kind of think of yourself as the one who’s gonna be in charge,” he said. “(I’m) a little more grateful for being here and realizing you’re never really guaranteed tomorrow So you’ve got to enjoy the day.”

Javier Tebas lashed out at Madrid on Friday on social media with a long post that criticized how its club television channel says referees hurt its chances of winning.

The channel regularly runs reels of what it considers gross errors by match officials who are set to work upcoming games for the 15-time European champion.

Tebas compared the tactic with those of Joseph Goebbels, the minister of propaganda in World War II Nazi Germany.

“The executive of Real Madrid has an orchestra of mouthpieces and Real Madrid leads the way," Tebas wrote. "Its script is always the same: select plays that favor it, repeat the alleged affront, increase suspicion and name enemies. It reminds one of the propaganda techniques that Goebbels used.”

Tebas added “the comparison is with the techniques, not with the ideology or, of course, with Madrid fans.”

Madrid responded by saying in a statement that Tebas, who has clashed several times over the years with club president Florentino Pérez, was unfit to hold his job representing Spain’s top clubs.

Madrid also demanded his “immediate resignation.”

“Javier Tebas’s repeated conduct demonstrates a lack of neutrality, respect, and impartiality incompatible with his institutional responsibilities,” it said. “His constant attacks on Real Madrid and those demanding transparency and regeneration represent, in our club’s view, a genuine scourge for Spanish football.”

Coach Jose Mourinho has also voiced complaints that Madrid, which holds a record 36 Spanish league titles, is regularly hurt by referees.

In September, Madrid demanded Tebas step down after he criticized the club for attacking the refereeing crew in the 2-1 loss at Atletico Madrid.

In Friday's statement, Madrid repeated its complaint that Tebas hasn’t done enough over the on-going judicial probe into Barcelona’s alleged payments to an official on the refereeing committee of the Spanish soccer federation for several years.

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• Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire is now a South Florida cop
• Dog found underwater tied to cinder blocks in Coconut Grove, Miami police say
• Man jailed in 2025 murder of ‘Wheels Up, Guns Down’ founder; Miami police say it was revenge killing
• Broward judge removes Tamarac commissioner from November election ballot, sparking heated exchange at city meeting
• Suspect accused of posing as police officer, kidnapping and killing man in Miami-Dade
• Investigators use GPS tracker to catch 2 mail-theft suspects after Homestead police pursuit ends in crash
• Miami-Dade man shoots Uber Eats driver in buttocks for trying to get girlfriend’s number, cops say
• Miami-Dade roofer accused of defrauding former employer of $33K
• Miami’s first supertall skyscraper nears completion as downtown’s skyline reaches new heights
• South Florida fraudsters schemed to steal victims’ bank info, launder $1 million, cops say

• El exjugador estrella de la NBA, Amar’e Stoudemire, ahora es policía en el sur de Florida.
• La policía de Miami informó que encontraron un perro bajo el agua atado a bloques de cemento en Coconut Grove.
• Un hombre fue encarcelado por el asesinato en 2025 del fundador de ‘Wheels Up, Guns Down’; la policía de Miami afirma que se trató de un crimen de venganza.
• Un juez del condado de Broward excluye al comisionado de Tamarac de la boleta electoral de noviembre, lo que provoca un acalorado intercambio en la reunión municipal.
• Sospechoso acusado de hacerse pasar por policía, secuestrar y asesinar a un hombre en Miami-Dade
• Los investigadores utilizan un rastreador GPS para capturar a dos sospechosos de robo de correo después de que una persecución policial en Homestead terminara en accidente.
• Un hombre de Miami-Dade dispara a un repartidor de Uber Eats en las nalgas por intentar conseguir el número de teléfono de su novia, según la policía.
• Un techador de Miami-Dade es acusado de estafar a su antiguo empleador por 33.000 dólares.
• El primer rascacielos superalto de Miami está a punto de completarse, mientras el horizonte del centro de la ciudad alcanza nuevas alturas.
• Según la policía, estafadores del sur de Florida planearon robar la información bancaria de sus víctimas y blanquear un millón de dólares.

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At “Eat With the Heat,” guests can sample a variety of offerings, from nachos and cheesesteaks to chicken sandwiches and tacos.

Beyond the concourse, the Heat have reimagined three premium spaces, including the 1988 Club, formerly known as the Courtside Club.

The club’s menu is led by Jeremy Ford, the Michelin-starred chef behind Stubborn Seed.

Ferrufino said the club is designed for elite reserve members, including those seated courtside.

The Heat also work with different restaurants to give members a changing dining experience throughout the season.

“The cool thing is that we partner with different restaurants. So therefore, every single time that there’s a game, there’s a different experience for our members,” Ferrufino said.

The Hard Rock Bet Lounge offers another premium space, where some fans can get a glimpse of players heading to the court.

For fans who want an upgraded dining experience without courtside seats, the Bacardí Ocho Lounge offers elevated bar bites. Ferrufino said guests can purchase access through the Heat app.

“The cool thing about it is that any guest can go into the Heat app and purchase access to this beautiful lounge and you get to see the game from here,” Ferrufino said.

Among the dishes Local 10’s Alexis Frazier sampled were crab rangoon, which quickly became a favorite. The tasting wrapped up with dessert, bringing the culinary preview to a close.

The new food offerings and lounge experiences give fans more ways to enjoy game day at Kaseya Center, whether they are grabbing a bite on the concourse or taking in the game from a premium space.

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En “Eat With the Heat”, los visitantes pueden probar una variedad de opciones, desde nachos y sándwiches de carne con queso hasta sándwiches de pollo y tacos.

Más allá de los pasillos del estadio, el Heat ha renovado tres espacios exclusivos, incluido el 1988 Club, anteriormente conocido como Courtside Club.

El menú del club está a cargo de Jeremy Ford, el chef galardonado con una estrella Michelin detrás del restaurante Stubborn Seed.

Ferrufino explicó que el club está diseñado para miembros exclusivos, incluidos aquellos que tienen asientos junto a la cancha.

El Heat también colabora con diferentes restaurantes para ofrecer a sus miembros una experiencia gastronómica diferente durante toda la temporada.

“Lo interesante es que colaboramos con diferentes restaurantes. Por lo tanto, cada vez que hay un partido, nuestros miembros disfrutan de una experiencia diferente”, dijo Ferrufino.

El Hard Rock Bet Lounge ofrece otro espacio exclusivo, donde algunos aficionados pueden ver a los jugadores mientras se dirigen a la cancha.

Para los aficionados que desean una experiencia gastronómica mejorada sin tener asientos junto a la cancha, el Bacardí Ocho Lounge ofrece aperitivos de alta calidad. Ferrufino indicó que los visitantes pueden comprar acceso a través de la aplicación del Heat.

“Lo interesante es que cualquier visitante puede ingresar a la aplicación del Heat y comprar acceso a este hermoso salón, desde donde también puede ver el partido”, dijo Ferrufino.

Entre los platos que probó Alexis Frazier, de Local 10, se encontraban los rangoon de cangrejo, que rápidamente se convirtieron en uno de sus favoritos. La degustación concluyó con el postre, poniendo fin a la presentación gastronómica.

Las nuevas opciones de comida y las experiencias en los salones exclusivos ofrecen a los aficionados más formas de disfrutar los días de partido en el Kaseya Center, ya sea comprando algo para comer en los pasillos del estadio o viendo el encuentro desde un espacio exclusivo.

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As experts have been saying for a long time, the current electrical plants in Cuba cannot be repaired -- they are too old.

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Yesterday afternoon, the electrical plant in Santa Cruz caught fire and part of it exploded, causing more blackouts in that region of Cuba.

The people that live around the eastern town of Guantanamo have not had electricity for 36 days.

It has been estimated by the electrical experts in the U.S. that a new electrical system in Cuba will cost $9 billion to $11 billion.

Oct. 14: Human rights violations continue in Cuba

According to the organization Cuba Decide, in the month of September, there were 911 human rights violations in Cuba that range from arrests for simply protesting in the streets to posting comments on social media criticizing the Cuban government. 75% arrested were men and 25% women.

For example, in the capital city of Havana, 413 people were arrested. In Camagüey, 121 people were detained and in Villa Clara, 62. There were 284 cases of threats reported that were allegedly made against Cubans by the government as well.

During the month of September, there were also 138 cases reported of human rights violations against individuals for practicing their religious freedoms.

Anything that can threaten the political control and power of the Cuban government will continue to be castigated in an attempt to maintain control of the population.

Cuban laws have two interpretations. One for those in power and one for the Cuban people.

Oct. 13: With or without a U.S. intervention, can Cuba survive?

The socio-economic conditions continue to worsen in Cuba and the Cuban government has no answers for improving them. Even with the 176 economic reforms they introduced months ago, they have been very slow to implement them.

The only answers the Cuban government has is to increase their propaganda of blaming the U.S. for all their problems, which the Cuban people on the island no longer believe.

Without foreign investment, it will be very difficult for them to survive. In addition, their infrastructure continues to collapse from their electrical plants, water system, food supply, and lack of safe buildings for people to live in.

As the midterm elections get closer in the U.S., I don’t see us taking any action against Cuba. Their only hope is that Raul Castro dies in the months to come and that someone within their inner circle of power becomes a true political reformer that can begin to transform their totalitarian system.

Oct. 8: Social Challenges Facing Cuba

In 2014, I wrote a book with that title.

Today, the social challenges facing Cuba are even greater.

When we speak of creating a democratic government in Cuba’s future, there are three variables that must be taken into consideration.

1) The history of the country

2) The culture of the country

3) The personal experiences of the population

That is why it’s very difficult to apply a transition of another country to Cuba or any other country that has lived under a totalitarian regime for so long.

Today, Cuba’s population is about 8.3 million. Many have left seeking a better future. Some factors that are often forgotten is the fact that about 60% of the island is Black or Mulato, while in exile, that percentage is about 5%. Today, Cuba has the lowest birth rate in all of Latin America and, at the same time, one of the oldest population in Latin America.

As we have seen from recent statistics, about 1 million Cubans left last year, seeking a better life. I suspect if and when there is a change in Cuba’s regime, the young generation will not stay on the island to help rebuild their country. They will go elsewhere, seeking better opportunities.

The last challenge is how to change people’s minds to support a democracy when it has been years, even before the Revolution of 1959, that there was a democracy in Cuba.

The ideology of the Cuban Revolution is gone. However, there is a lack of any clear ideology that Cubans believe in, which makes it more difficult when trying to develop a civil society in the future that can support a democratic government.

Oct. 6: Cuba prepares for possible U.S. intervention as talks stall

Cuba’s Chargé d’Affaires in Washington, D.C., Lianys Torres Rivera, gave an interview to Reuters and said that, given the lack of progress in conversations with the U.S., the Cuban military has begun preparations for a possible U.S. intervention.

Cuba fully understands that, if such an intervention were to come, it would not be an invasion as many expect, but rather an aerial drone and missile attack. According to military experts and sources at the Pentagon, such an attack could take less than forty-eight hours to neutralize Cuba’s military.

The U.S. military has also incorporated preparations and contingency plans to deal with Cuban drones if any were launched against the U.S. mainland. My own personal belief is that Cuba would first target the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, which is located very close to one of Cuba’s main military installations near Santiago de Cuba.

Oct. 5: Cuba will not negotiate regime change with U.S.

Over the weekend, Cuba’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, made it very clear that Cuba will not negotiate regime change with the U.S. In an interview with Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Cuban government that if they don’t change their regime, the consequences would be worse.

This leaves the U.S. with limited options moving forward. 1) Wait until Raul Castro dies and see what happens. 2) Strengthen the opposition inside the island. 3)Take military action against the island nation.

None of these options lead to a clear and quick path to a quick change in their system of government. A military invasion of Cuba by the U.S. could lead to a prolonged stay on the island until some form of government can be established from within the island and with the support from the Cuban exile community. However, there are some in the exile opposition that consider themselves possible leaders in a free Cuba, which could further complicate things.

Lastly, the extended war with Iran and the mid-term election results in the U.S. could also complicate what the U.S. does with Cuba.

Oct. 2: Who is driving U.S. foreign policy towards Cuba?

In the last several months, we have witnessed Secretary of State Marco Rubio continuing to sanction top officials of the Cuban government and their organizations, trying to force them to change or come to the table and negotiate with the U.S.

On the other hand, we just learned that the White House authorized a sale of 3.2 million barrels of oil to Cuba supposedly going to Cuba’s private sector. Are you kidding?

When dealing with Venezuela and Cuba, Trump has clearly shown that making money is more important than regime change in these two countries.

Oct. 1: Robberies and delinquencies increase in Cuba

According to Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez (14yMedio), this past Monday a bank was robbed in Lawton, Cuba in the middle of a major power failure.

The robbers got away with the money that was to be paid the next day to people who had retired. At the same time, many solar panels that have been installed around Cuba to help with the growing electrical shortages are being stolen at night by robbers.

The Cuban government is concerned that as socio-economic conditions continue to get worse on the island nation, these practices will increase. So far, no one has been caught.

Como los expertos han venido señalando desde hace mucho tiempo, las actuales plantas eléctricas de Cuba no pueden repararse, ya que son demasiado antiguas.

Ayer por la tarde, la planta eléctrica de Santa Cruz se incendió y una parte de ella explotó, provocando más apagones en esa región de Cuba.

Las personas que viven en los alrededores de la ciudad oriental de Guantánamo llevan 36 días sin electricidad.

Expertos en electricidad de Estados Unidos han estimado que un nuevo sistema eléctrico en Cuba costaría entre $9,000 millones y $11,000 millones USD.

14 de octubre: Continúan las violaciones de derechos humanos en Cuba

Según la organización Cuba Decide, durante septiembre se registraron 911 violaciones de derechos humanos en Cuba, que van desde arrestos por simplemente protestar en las calles hasta publicar comentarios en redes sociales criticando al gobierno cubano. El 75% de las personas arrestadas fueron hombres y el 25% mujeres.

Por ejemplo, en la capital, La Habana, fueron arrestadas 413 personas. En Camagüey, 121 personas fueron detenidas y en Villa Clara, 62. También se reportaron 284 casos de amenazas presuntamente realizadas contra cubanos por parte del gobierno.

Durante septiembre, también se reportaron 138 casos de violaciones de derechos humanos contra personas por ejercer su libertad religiosa.

Cualquier cosa que pueda amenazar el control político y el poder del gobierno cubano seguirá siendo castigada en un intento por mantener el control de la población.

Las leyes cubanas tienen dos interpretaciones. Una para quienes están en el poder y otra para el pueblo cubano.

13 de octubre: ¿Puede Cuba sobrevivir con o sin una intervención de Estados Unidos?

Las condiciones socioeconómicas continúan empeorando en Cuba y el gobierno cubano no tiene respuestas para mejorarlas. Incluso con las 176 reformas económicas que presentó hace meses, su implementación ha sido muy lenta.

Las únicas respuestas que tiene el gobierno cubano son intensificar su propaganda culpando a Estados Unidos de todos sus problemas, algo que el pueblo cubano en la isla ya no cree.

Sin inversión extranjera, será muy difícil que sobrevivan. Además, su infraestructura continúa colapsando, desde las plantas eléctricas y el sistema de agua hasta el suministro de alimentos y la falta de edificios seguros para que las personas puedan vivir.

A medida que se acercan las elecciones de medio término en Estados Unidos, no veo que vayamos a tomar ninguna medida contra Cuba. Su única esperanza es que Raúl Castro muera en los próximos meses y que alguien dentro de su círculo cercano de poder se convierta en un verdadero reformador político que pueda comenzar a transformar su sistema totalitario.

8 de octubre: Desafíos sociales que enfrenta Cuba

En 2014, escribí un libro con ese título.

Hoy, los desafíos sociales que enfrenta Cuba son aún mayores.

Cuando hablamos de crear un gobierno democrático en el futuro de Cuba, hay tres variables que deben tomarse en consideración.

1. La historia del país.
2. La cultura del país.
3. Las experiencias personales de la población.

Por eso es muy difícil aplicar el modelo de transición de otro país a Cuba o a cualquier otra nación que haya vivido bajo un régimen totalitario durante tanto tiempo.

Actualmente, la población de Cuba es de aproximadamente 8.3 millones de habitantes. Muchos se han marchado en busca de un futuro mejor. Algunos factores que a menudo se olvidan son que alrededor del 60% de la población de la isla es negra o mulata, mientras que en el exilio ese porcentaje es de aproximadamente el 5%. Actualmente, Cuba tiene la tasa de natalidad más baja de toda América Latina y, al mismo tiempo, una de las poblaciones más envejecidas de la región.

Como hemos visto en estadísticas recientes, alrededor de un millón de cubanos abandonaron el país el año pasado en busca de una vida mejor. Sospecho que, si se produce un cambio de régimen en Cuba, la generación joven no permanecerá en la isla para ayudar a reconstruir su país. Se marchará a otros lugares en busca de mejores oportunidades.

El último desafío es cómo cambiar la mentalidad de las personas para que apoyen una democracia cuando han pasado tantos años desde que existió una democracia en Cuba, incluso antes de la Revolución de 1959.

La ideología de la Revolución cubana ha desaparecido. Sin embargo, existe una falta de una ideología clara en la que crean los cubanos, lo que dificulta aún más el intento de desarrollar una sociedad civil en el futuro que pueda apoyar a un gobierno democrático.

6 de octubre: Cuba se prepara para una posible intervención de Estados Unidos mientras las conversaciones se estancan

La encargada de Negocios de Cuba en Washington, D.C., Lianys Torres Rivera, concedió una entrevista a Reuters y afirmó que, ante la falta de avances en las conversaciones con Estados Unidos, las fuerzas armadas cubanas han comenzado a prepararse para una posible intervención estadounidense.

Cuba comprende perfectamente que, si se produjera una intervención de ese tipo, no sería una invasión como muchos esperan, sino un ataque aéreo con drones y misiles. Según expertos militares y fuentes del Pentágono, un ataque de este tipo podría tardar menos de 48 horas en neutralizar a las fuerzas armadas cubanas.

Las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses también han incorporado preparativos y planes de contingencia para enfrentar drones cubanos en caso de que alguno fuera lanzado contra el territorio continental de Estados Unidos. Mi opinión personal es que Cuba atacaría primero la base estadounidense en la Bahía de Guantánamo, que se encuentra muy cerca de una de las principales instalaciones militares cubanas, cerca de Santiago de Cuba.

5 de octubre: Cuba no negociará un cambio de régimen con Estados Unidos

Durante el fin de semana, el viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, dejó muy claro que Cuba no negociará un cambio de régimen con Estados Unidos. En una entrevista con Fox News, el secretario de Estado estadounidense, Marco Rubio, advirtió al gobierno cubano que, si no cambia su régimen, las consecuencias serían peores.

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Esto deja a Estados Unidos con opciones limitadas de cara al futuro. 1) Esperar hasta que muera Raúl Castro y ver qué sucede. 2) Fortalecer a la oposición dentro de la isla. 3) Tomar medidas militares contra la nación insular.

Ninguna de estas opciones ofrece un camino claro y rápido hacia un cambio inmediato en su sistema de gobierno. Una invasión militar de Cuba por parte de Estados Unidos podría provocar una permanencia prolongada en la isla hasta que se pueda establecer alguna forma de gobierno desde el interior del país y con el apoyo de la comunidad de exiliados cubanos. Sin embargo, hay algunos miembros de la oposición en el exilio que se consideran posibles líderes de una Cuba libre, lo que podría complicar aún más las cosas.

Por último, la prolongada guerra con Irán y los resultados de las elecciones de medio término en Estados Unidos también podrían complicar las decisiones que tome Estados Unidos con respecto a Cuba.

2 de octubre: ¿Quién dirige la política exterior de Estados Unidos hacia Cuba?

Durante los últimos meses, hemos sido testigos de cómo el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, ha continuado imponiendo sanciones a altos funcionarios del gobierno cubano y a sus organizaciones, intentando obligarlos a cambiar o a sentarse a negociar con Estados Unidos.

Por otro lado, acabamos de enterarnos de que la Casa Blanca autorizó la venta de 3.2 millones de barriles de petróleo a Cuba, supuestamente destinados al sector privado cubano. ¿Están bromeando?

Al tratar con Venezuela y Cuba, el presidente Trump ha demostrado claramente que ganar dinero es más importante que un cambio de régimen en estos dos países.

1 de octubre: Aumentan los robos y la delincuencia en Cuba

Según la bloguera cubana Yoani Sánchez (14ymedio), el pasado lunes un banco fue asaltado en Lawton, Cuba, en medio de un importante apagón eléctrico.

Los ladrones escaparon con el dinero que debía pagarse al día siguiente a personas jubiladas. Al mismo tiempo, muchos paneles solares que se han instalado en distintas partes de Cuba para ayudar a enfrentar la creciente escasez de electricidad están siendo robados durante la noche.

El gobierno cubano está preocupado porque, a medida que las condiciones socioeconómicas continúen empeorando en la isla, estas prácticas aumentarán. Hasta el momento, nadie ha sido capturado.

Elon Musk's electric car company rolled out its second-generation Roadster at a Thursday event, showing off a set of cold gas thrusters and a “multi-mode” suction system that can fling the car in the air for short spurts and spin the vehicle mid-flight.

“Turns out the future does have flying cars,” Musk, Tesla's CEO, wrote on his social media platform X shortly after.

That future could be a ways off, however, given the regulatory hurdles for flying vehicles and the tangle of state rules that still need to be met.

“I’m not sure every state is going to allow a driver in the middle of traffic to suddenly elevate himself and fly," said David Vladeck, a Georgetown Law professor and former director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “There is going to be a long process to let anything like that on a road.”

Thursday's event was hosted at the Texas rocket testing and development center for SpaceX — Musk's publicly-traded rocket company — and Tesla's executives noted that they “borrowed” some SpaceX technology to get the new Roadster in the air. Beyond quick jumps and flips, Tesla also said the car can accelerate from zero to 60 miles (96.6 km) an hour in less than a second.

This week's launch arrived after years of delays and anticipation around the new Roadster — and Tesla shares climbed in morning trading on Friday before falling amid a sell-off in companies tied to artificial intelligence.

The wait isn't completely over. Musk said production for consumers won't begin until 2028. Tesla also didn't immediately set a price tag on its latest EV.

Tesla was taking reservations for Roadster “rocket” car purchases on its website Friday morning, though the fine print said there was no guarantee when the vehicle would be delivered — or whether it would be delivered at all.

Bryant Walker Smith, former vice chair of a Department of Transportation advisory group on innovation, was unimpressed — though he did note Musk's ability to keep Tesla's stock high.

“This was a demonstration of a one-off car using a technology around for many years and will not be coming to public roads in 2028," said Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina. “Tesla pretty uniquely has been able to sell itself on a future that is an order of magnitude greater than reality.”

Musk has repeatedly said that the future of driving will be autonomous — and Austin-based Tesla has focused much of its business on building out self-driving features for its vehicles and, more recently, launching its own (still limited) robotaxi business.

But the company maintains that the Roadster will be made to have humans behind the wheel, calling the EV the “best of the last human-driven cars.”

Thursday's demo was technically autonomous “to make sure we don’t kill anyone,” Musk noted. But long-term, he said, the new Roadster will be “the only manually driven car that Tesla makes.”

“This is not necessarily a safety-optimized car,” Musk later added, met by laughter from the audience. But “it takes the fun meter to 11 out of 10.”

Tesla's first Roadster was launched back in 2008. And in 2018, Musk went as far as placing one on a rocket — with a mannequin dubbed “Starman” in the driver's seat — and launching it into space.

Again, the second-generation Roadster isn't immediately hitting the market. And whether the ambitious new vehicle boosts the company's bottom line remains to be seen.

In second-quarter earnings reported over the summer, Tesla's profits fell as the company spent more on research and development for its robotaxi and robotics businesses — which cut into money made from an otherwise sharp increase in vehicle sales. Net income totaled $1.11 billion for the period, while revenue climbed to $28.24 billion.

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According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert shortly after 9:15 p.m. in the area of 6305 NW 20th Ave.

When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to one of his shoulders.

Shortly afterward, deputies located a woman who had been grazed by a bullet on the side of her head, authorities said.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics also responded to the scene and transported both victims to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.

The sheriff’s office did not provide additional details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, los agentes respondieron a una alerta del sistema ShotSpotter poco después de las 9:15 p.m. en el área de 6305 NW 20th Ave.

Cuando los agentes llegaron, encontraron a un hombre que presentaba una aparente herida de bala en uno de sus hombros.

Poco después, los agentes localizaron a una mujer que había sido rozada por una bala en un costado de la cabeza, informaron las autoridades.

Paramédicos del Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate de Miami-Dade también acudieron al lugar y trasladaron a ambas víctimas al Centro de Trauma Ryder del Hospital Jackson Memorial en condición estable.

La Oficina del Sheriff no proporcionó detalles adicionales sobre las circunstancias de la balacera y no se han anunciado arrestos.

Se solicita a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre la balacera que llame a la línea de Alto al Crimen de Miami-Dade al 305-471-8477.

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Organized by Elite Events, the race will feature a 13.1-mile half marathon and a 5K, with participants experiencing the sights and sounds of South Florida’s coastline as the sun rises.

“The atmosphere is something that can’t be explained unless you’re actually there,” said Jaeden Hamernik, co-owner of Elite Events.

Hamernik described the course as one of the most scenic in the country.

“The entire course is right up and down the Broadwalk,” he said. “There’s just nothing like it.”

Running along the ocean at sunrise

The race begins at 6 a.m., giving runners a chance to experience Hollywood Beach before and during sunrise.

“We start early in the morning, so the first loop is dark,” Hamernik explained.

As runners make their way along the Broadwalk, they’ll be able to hear the ocean and experience the changing atmosphere as daylight arrives.

“And then the next loop, the sun’s coming up and the atmosphere is completely different,” he said.

Organizers expect approximately 1,100 runners to participate, along with hundreds of spectators, supporters and volunteers.

Local 10 News reporter Jackie Pascale is among those participating in the race.

Supporting local student athletes

Beyond the competition, organizers say the event also provides an opportunity to give back to the community.

Students from Western High School will volunteer at water stations along the course, helping keep runners hydrated throughout the event.

Hamernik said Elite Events regularly partners with local high schools and running groups, providing financial support to organizations that volunteer at its races.

The contributions help fund athletic programs while giving students opportunities to participate in community events.

Hamernik, who grew up participating in track and cross-country, said those experiences can create lasting memories.

“It’s just something you’re not going to forget. Waking up at 5 in the morning on a Saturday with 20 of your friends to hand out waters,” he said. “It’s not something you can replicate too often.”

A race for runners of all experience levels

Hamernik said he started Elite Events with his family to create more opportunities for people across South Florida to participate in races.

He emphasized that the events are designed for everyone, regardless of running experience.

“These events are completely beginner friendly. We have people literally walk from start to finish,” he said.

For Hamernik, the goal is to bring the community together while encouraging people to stay active.

“It’s a fun thing for the community, and obviously it’s a healthy way to start your weekend too,” he said.

Registration and packet pickup

Runners who have already registered can pick up their race packets Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Runner’s Depot in Davie.

Those interested in participating can still register through Saturday morning.

The Hollywood Beach Half Marathon and 5K begin at 6 a.m. Saturday.

Organizada por Elite Events, la carrera contará con una media maratón de 13.1 millas y una carrera de 5 kilómetros, en las que los participantes podrán disfrutar de las vistas y los sonidos de la costa del sur de Florida mientras sale el sol.

“El ambiente es algo que no se puede explicar a menos que estés allí”, dijo Jaeden Hamernik, copropietario de Elite Events.

Hamernik describió el recorrido como uno de los más pintorescos del país.

“Todo el recorrido es de ida y vuelta por el Broadwalk”, dijo. “Simplemente no hay nada igual”.

Corriendo junto al océano al amanecer

La carrera comienza a las 6 a.m., lo que permitirá a los corredores disfrutar de Hollywood Beach antes y durante el amanecer.

“Comenzamos temprano en la mañana, así que la primera vuelta es en la oscuridad”, explicó Hamernik.

Mientras los corredores avanzan por el Broadwalk, podrán escuchar el océano y experimentar cómo cambia el ambiente con la llegada de la luz del día.

“Y luego, en la siguiente vuelta, el sol comienza a salir y el ambiente es completamente diferente”, dijo.

Los organizadores esperan la participación de aproximadamente 1,100 corredores, además de cientos de espectadores, personas que brindarán apoyo y voluntarios.

La reportera de Local 10 News, Jackie Pascale, se encuentra entre quienes participarán en la carrera.

Apoyo a estudiantes atletas locales

Más allá de la competencia, los organizadores aseguran que el evento también ofrece una oportunidad para contribuir a la comunidad.

Estudiantes de Western High School trabajarán como voluntarios en las estaciones de agua a lo largo del recorrido, ayudando a mantener hidratados a los corredores durante el evento.

Hamernik indicó que Elite Events colabora regularmente con escuelas secundarias y grupos de corredores locales, proporcionando apoyo financiero a las organizaciones que participan como voluntarias en sus carreras.

Las contribuciones ayudan a financiar programas deportivos y, al mismo tiempo, brindan a los estudiantes oportunidades para participar en eventos comunitarios.

Hamernik, quien creció participando en atletismo y carreras a campo traviesa, señaló que esas experiencias pueden crear recuerdos duraderos.

“Es algo que simplemente no vas a olvidar. Despertarte a las 5 de la mañana un sábado con 20 de tus amigos para repartir agua”, dijo. “No es algo que puedas repetir muy a menudo”.

Una carrera para corredores de todos los niveles de experiencia

Hamernik dijo que fundó Elite Events junto con su familia para crear más oportunidades para que las personas de todo el sur de Florida participen en carreras.

Destacó que los eventos están diseñados para todos, independientemente de su experiencia como corredores.

“Estos eventos son completamente adecuados para principiantes. Tenemos personas que literalmente caminan desde la salida hasta la meta”, dijo.

Para Hamernik, el objetivo es reunir a la comunidad y, al mismo tiempo, motivar a las personas a mantenerse activas.

“Es algo divertido para la comunidad y, obviamente, también es una forma saludable de comenzar el fin de semana”, dijo.

Inscripción y recogida de paquetes de carrera

Los corredores que ya se hayan inscrito podrán recoger sus paquetes de carrera el jueves, de 4 a 6 p.m., en Runner’s Depot, en Davie.

Quienes estén interesados en participar todavía podrán inscribirse hasta la mañana del sábado.

La media maratón y la carrera de 5 kilómetros de Hollywood Beach comenzarán el sábado a las 6 a.m.

Aunque las autoridades lograron localizar y detener rápidamente a los presuntos responsables de los asesinatos de los australianos Callum y Jake Robinson y del estadounidense Carter Redd Rhoad el proceso se extendió por más de dos años debido a que tres de los imputados optaron por ir a juicio y no aceptaron un acuerdo con las autoridades para un proceso breve.

Tras ser declarados culpables la semana pasada de los delitos de homicidio, robo con violencia y robo a vehículo con violencia, Jesús Gerardo García, alias “el Kekas”, y dos de sus colaboradores, Irineo Francisco “N” y Ángel Jesús “N”, podrían recibir el viernes una condena de varios años de prisión.

A continuación se abordan los hechos y datos claves del caso:

Un paseo para surfear que terminó en tragedia

Los hermanos Robinson —Callum, de 32 años, y Jake, de 31 años— decidieron junto a su amigo estadounidense Carter, de 33, viajar a finales de abril de 2024 a México para disfrutar de una de sus pasiones, el surf, en una playa de Punta San José, a unos 80 kilómetros de la ciudad de Ensenada, en el estado de Baja California.

Sin saber los riesgos que corrían, los tres amigos decidieron acampar en la playa la noche del 27 de abril de 2024 donde fueron interceptados por sus agresores quienes los asesinaron a tiros durante la madrugada y luego arrojaron sus cuerpos a un pozo de más de 15 metros de profundidad donde fueron localizados el 3 de mayo tras varios días de búsqueda.

¿Quiénes fueron detenidos por el caso?

La Fiscalía de Baja California dio a conocer el 5 de mayo de 2024 la detención de García, alias “el Kekas”, quien fue señalado como el presunto autor material del asesinato de los tres extranjeros.

Las autoridades estatales informaron que García tenía antecedentes en Ensenada por los presuntos delitos de narcomenudeo, allanamiento de morada, violencia familiar y robo de vehículo.

Por el caso también fueron apresados Ary Gisell Silva Raya, expareja de García, y dos de sus supuestos colaboradores, Irineo Francisco “N” y Ángel Jesús “N”.

Silva Raya, a quien las autoridades le encontraron un teléfono móvil de las víctimas, aceptó ir a un juicio abreviado y en noviembre fue condenada a 20 años de cárcel por los delitos de robo calificado con violencia y robo de vehículo con violencia.

Relato y pruebas de la Fiscalía

La fiscal estatal María Elena Andrade alegó que los agresores querían robar los neumáticos de la camioneta de los extranjeros y que las víctimas se resistieron. “Los agresores sacan un arma que tenían en su poder y privan de la vida al que de inicio se opuso al robo y posteriormente se les echan encima a los otros dos”, añadió.

Uno de los testimonios que utilizó la Fiscalía como evidencia fue el que proporcionó en el juicio Silva Raya, quien declaró ante el juez que su expareja le confesó que llegó con una pistola 9 milímetros a la tienda de campaña donde estaban los extranjeros, quienes al verlo comenzaron a lanzarle sus pertenencias para evitar que los agrediera. También relató que uno de los extranjeros suplicó por su vida.

Andrade informó la semana pasada que la Fiscalía estatal solicitó para cada uno de los acusados una “pena ejemplar” de 210 años de prisión, pero la decisión final estará en manos del juez.

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Sánchez reportó desde la Ciudad de México

Harry Cossyphas fue uno de los 11 estudiantes reconocidos por el Departamento de Policía de Miami durante su ceremonia “Do the Right Thing” (Haz lo correcto).

El reconocimiento se produce después de que Cossyphas interviniera para ayudar a inmovilizar a un presunto ladrón de joyas en agosto.

La policía indicó que Cossyphas mantuvo inmovilizado al sospechoso mientras esperaba la llegada de los agentes.

Durante el enfrentamiento, el adolescente fue rociado con gas pimienta y quedó temporalmente ciego, pero continuó inmovilizando al sospechoso hasta que los agentes llegaron al lugar.

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Harry Cossyphas was among 11 students recognized by the Miami Police Department during its “Do the Right Thing” ceremony.

The recognition comes after Cossyphas stepped in to help restrain a suspected jewelry thief in August.

Police said Cossyphas held the suspect down while waiting for officers to arrive.

During the confrontation, the teenager was pepper-sprayed and temporarily blinded, but he continued restraining the suspect until officers reached the scene.

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That man has been identified by police as 35-year-old Elvis Centano.

It was just before 6 a.m. Tuesday when Centano was struck by a dark-colored car near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 27th Street in Miami.

The driver of that car did not stop after striking Centano.

A police officer who happened to be nearby rushed to Centano’s aid.

Authorities are actively searching for the driver who just kept going after striking the man in the middle of the street.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

Qatar will continue to support the Lebanese army “as a national institution that safeguards the country’s security, unity and stability," Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said after meeting in Beirut with his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam.

For years, Qatar has been a friendly country to Lebanon and a mediator for domestic and international political crises in the region. Qatar has also given tens of millions of dollars to the Lebanese army since Lebanon’s economic meltdown began in 2019.

The Qatari official said that QatarEnergy has reached an agreement with French company TotalEnergies to jointly develop a solar power plant in Lebanon as an initial project. He said that the aim is to develop a major investment project “that would benefit the Lebanese economy, as well as the Qatari companies and entities participating in it.”

Salam said that he will put the plans for Lebanon’s electricity sector to the Lebanese Cabinet soon.

“The Qatari side will fund, implement and activate the project without any cost on the Lebanese state,” Salam said, adding that such a move is important because of Lebanon’s financial crisis.

Lebanon’s state electricity company is one of the country’s biggest sources of debt, hemorrhaging about $40 billion over the past decades with a bloated workforce and outdated infrastructure. The company provides only a few hours of electricity each day, and the state, until a year ago, had taken advances from the Central Bank when diesel fuel ran out.

Earlier in the day, Qatar’s prime minister met with Lebanon’s president and parliamentary speaker and discussed with them the situation in southern Lebanon, where Israel captured dozens of villages and towns earlier this year during the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. Over the past several months, Israel has carried out large-scale demolitions in villages that its troops occupy.

The latest Israel-Hezbollah war began when Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel in early March, two days after the U.S. and Israel began attacking Iran, the Lebanese group’s main backer, on Feb. 28.

The Qatari official said that Israel should withdraw from Lebanon and cease its attacks in the country. He said that Qatar is working in coordination with the United States to help lay the groundwork for future reconstruction in southern Lebanon, in a manner that would allow displaced people to return to their homes.

About 1.2 million people were displaced in Lebanon at the height of the war. Most have returned home since a June ceasefire, but more than 300,000 remain displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old school employee from Atlanta, was thrown from the Goliath coaster on Monday, and authorities are investigating what happened. The park was already scheduled to be closed Tuesday through Thursday and is reopening as scheduled Friday evening, though Goliath is not expected to be running.

Witnesses described seeing Kariem ejected from the coaster, and some people who rode the Goliath before him that day said they had concerns about its restraints.

Six Flags Over Georgia's park president, Richard Pretlow, issued a statement Friday afternoon thanking patrons for their support, offering condolences to Kariem's family and reiterating the park's commitment to safety.

“While serious incidents of this nature are exceedingly rare, we never take responsibility to our guests for granted and remain committed to continuously strengthening our operations and safety practices,” Pretlow said.

Local officials in Cobb County, where Six Flags is located, declined to discuss any investigative findings during a news conference Friday. Assistant Police Chief Damon Ballard said county police plan to wait for state investigators to determine what went wrong before deciding whether criminal charges are warranted.

Cobb County's elected commission chairperson, Lisa Cupid, was asked what she might say to reassure patrons that Six Flags is safe. She said people should “use their judgment.”

Documents indicate no safety violations related to restraints

The Georgia coaster passed its latest annual state inspection in March with no safety violations found, according to an Associated Press review of documents obtained from the Georgia agency that inspects amusement park rides.

Inspections from 2016 to 2021 found a total of 18 safety violations related to the ride that included corrosion on welds, loose handrails in the waiting area and maintenance needed on grout and padding around the ride’s support structure. Inspectors said Six Flags corrected each violation within days. None of the problems appeared to involve the ride's restraints.

At least 11 roller coasters in the U.S. and Canada — including the ride on which Kariem died — have been temporarily closed. They were all manufactured by the same company and equipped with similar restraints.

Online photos and videos of the coasters show each equipped with clamshell restraints, which are mounted in front of each seat on a vertical bar that sit between the rider’s knees. The bar locks the padded restraint into place over the rider’s lap and upper legs.

It’s unclear from the images whether any of those coasters also have seat belts or other secondary restraints. Goliath in Georgia has no such backup restraints.

Manufacturer confident of restraint's safety and comfort

Goliath’s manufacturer, the Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard, was granted a U.S. patent for its clamshell restraint system in September 2001.

In the patent document, the company states that most roller coasters bind riders in “very tight retention devices” that “detract from their comfort.” It says the company's clamshell restraints give each rider a sensation “that he is seated on a flying carpet or that he is at the controls of a kind of flying scooter, while still guaranteeing optimum security.”

Bollinger & Mabillard has said by email that it won't comment on the Georgia death until it has a “better understanding of what transpired.”

Kariem was thrown from his seat and struck other patrons before landing below the ride. Goliath, one of Six Flags Over Georgia’s headline attractions, towers above the park’s entrance. It opened in 2006 and features a series of hills and turns. It doesn’t take riders upside down, but its first hill rises to 200 feet (61 meters) and it has a top speed of 70 miles per hour (112 kilometers).

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This story has been corrected to show all 11 roller coasters shut down in the U.S. and Canada were created by the same manufacturer and have similar restraint systems, instead of nine of the 11 rides.

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Associated Press reporter Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, contributed.

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On Wednesday, Local 10 News reported on Diener Beguria, who felt he didn’t have a voice after he said he was beaten in Hialeah and no action was taken by police.

That changed after Beguria’s story aired on TV.

“I’m very happy with Channel 10, very thankful for the job they did,” Beguria said Thursday. “I think the case got reopened because of what they did and put it out there, and now everybody knows what’s going on.”

He said after the story went public, “the detectives got my statements really fast after that.”

The incident in question occurred on Sunday around 7:30 p.m. in the area of East 19th Street and First Avenue in Hialeah.

Beguria said he was walking his dog with his mother when he was viciously attacked.

“A dog that was on their property, I guess, that was loose with no leash or nothing, came running toward me and my dog, so I stopped and I froze because I didn’t know if the dog was going to attack me, attack my dog or what,” he said.

Hialeah police initially told Local 10 News this was a case of mutual combatants, but something changed because on Wednesday night, detectives were back out in the area looking for surveillance video.

Then on Thursday, investigators took the statements of Beguria and his mother, and they are expected to take the statement of the other individual involved in the incident as well.

Beguria said the officers told him that they would have more information on the investigation by next week.

“Now they know my side of the story,” he said. “That it wasn’t a fight. That he just came up to me and hit me with a can and started wailing on me.”

Trump cast significant doubt on Zacharia’s future earlier Friday, telling reporters that he would have a discussion with her following his weekend travel and that if he were her, he would reconsider the job.

Trump was campaigning in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president’s false claims about election fraud.

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Georgia crowd welcomes Trump’s Marine One arrival

A few thousand rally attendees stood with phone cameras aloft to capture the president’s helicopter touching down at the Dalton airport in northwest Georgia.

Trump made the short flight from Dobbins Air Force Base, north of Atlanta.

The president hopes to use the rally to boost support for Republicans, especially Rick Jackson’s campaign for governor and Mike Collins’ Senate bid.

US has blocked Iran from exporting $25B worth of oil, commander says

The U.S. has blocked Iran from exporting $25 billion worth of oil through a naval blockade and has helped to freeze $350 million worth of cryptocurrency belonging to the Islamic Republic, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said in a video released Friday.

Adm. Brad Cooper, who oversees U.S. Central Command, outlined efforts to pressure Iran as it continues to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran had effectively closed the vital oil shipping corridor after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, pushing up oil global prices.

Cooper said U.S. forces are helping ships get through the strait, including 400 merchant vessels over the past week, and helped usher out more than a billion barrels of oil since the war began.

He said more than 20 civilian mariners have been killed by Iran’s attacks against commercial shipping since February.

Kelly Loeffler makes another appearance at the last rally site of her Senate career

The Small Business Administration chief was part of Trump’s last trip to Dalton, Georgia, on Jan. 4, 2021.

She was a U.S. senator then, facing a runoff the next day against Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock. She lost, as then-Sen. David Perdue did to Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff.

Perdue is now Trump’s ambassador to China.

The day after their defeat, Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress convened to certify Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect.

Loeffler did not mention her Senate tenure or that 2020 election cycle as she urged the north Georgia crowd to back Rep. Mike Collins over Ossoff on Nov. 3.

“Georgia is Donald Trump country!” Loeffler said.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after a rocky start

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the role after a brief and rough tenure as President Donald Trump’s chief spokeswoman.

A person familiar with the matter said Zacharia is transitioning out of the job. The person was granted anonymity to discuss a personnel decision not yet made public.

But Trump cast significant doubt on Zacharia’s future earlier Friday, telling reporters that he would have a discussion with her following his weekend travel and that if he were her, he would reconsider the job.

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Trump says he thinks Saudis would accept Israel’s help to thwart Houthis

Trump told reporters Friday that he thinks Saudi Arabia will likely accept help from Israel to thwart Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. They’ve been attacking high-profile targets in Saudi Arabia.

“I think they will, sure,” Trump said outside the White House before flying off to a rally in Georgia. “Israel’s been very helpful to Saudi Arabia. And yeah, they certainly would do that.”

Saudi Arabia and Israel do not have formal diplomatic relations, though that is something that Trump has been trying to encourage during his time in office.

The Houthis, hardened by years of civil war, have emerged as Iran’s most effective armed proxy of the moment, but experts say they also have their own agenda. Either way, they are applying increasing pressure on a key U.S. ally.

Rick Jackson does not repeat his promise to be Trump’s ‘favorite governor’

The Georgia governor candidate had five minutes on the same stage where Trump will speak later Friday, and he did not mention the president at all.

That’s a notable turn for a billionaire businessman who’s compared his bid to Trump’s 2016 campaign, promised to be “this guy’s favorite governor” and lead “like Trump, but with a Southern tone.”

Jackson did remind the crowd in Dalton that he has the support of outgoing Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

“I am proud to have Gov. Kemp’s endorsement” and that “he is trusting me” with the job, Jackson said, promising “we’re going to take Georgia to the next level.”

It’s not clear whether Jackson will return to the stage with the president when Trump arrives.

Trump praises ‘great hero’ who helped after Oregon school shooting

Trump told reporters at the White House he had been briefed on the shooting and praised the actions of a “great hero” who he said “took care of business.”

“It’s a terrible thing, but thank goodness for a man that had a gun and knew how to use it,” Trump said, saying the tragedy otherwise likely would have been much worse.

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Zacharia faced scrutiny over claims she’s a lawyer questions during her first week as press secretary

Zacharia has long described herself as a lawyer as she has worked to establish herself as a commentator for conservative outlets like Fox News and Newsmax.

But so far, she and the White House have offered no evidence that she passed the bar exam in any state or in China, where she worked for a large law firm years ago.

The questions added to the confusion surrounding Trump’s decision to hire Zacharia, who had worked for his social media company for only a few months when he announced her appointment and whose debut at the podium on Tuesday has been widely panned.

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Trump says he didn’t order restrictions for satellite system used by Ukraine’s military

Trump told reporters Friday that he didn’t order restrictions on a satellite communications system that is used by Ukraine’s military, cutting connections to some of its drones.

The president also doubted the disruption came from Elon Musk, who owns Starshield, SpaceX’s military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service and the backbone of Ukraine’s drone operations and communication.

The sudden restrictions had alarmed Ukraine’s military and government officials this week, with commanders reporting lost drones and disrupted missions. The restrictions cut the connection to drones when they flew faster than 160 kph.

“Well, I don’t know if it was anybody, but it wasn’t me, and I don’t think it was Elon,” Trump said outside the White House before leaving for Georgia. “And from what I understand, it’s the same as it’s always been.”

Trump supporters at Georgia rally say the economy isn’t so bad

Some of the president’s most faithful supporters gathered in Dalton, Georgia, say they don’t understand the widespread frustrations over the economy. And where there are problems, they place elsewhere.

“I think it’s a heck of a lot better than it was under Joe Biden. That’s for sure. Or any other Democrat president for that matter,” argued Dianne Leveridge, who said voted for Trump three times would do it again if she could.

Leveridge acknowledged high gas prices but said “the oil’s moving” and that “the oil companies aren’t playing fair.”

Cindy Massengill, 67, said Trump is “doing as good as he can do with the fight he has to fight” against Democrats in Congress.

Republicans control the House and Senate.

Two more states say white powder sent to election office was not toxic

Alabama and Arizona officials said their election agencies were among several that received letter s with the substance this week. In both cases, the states said the substance was tested and found to be safe.

Wisconsin officials on Thursday said they had a similar finding after testing powder sent to them.

That doesn’t mean the incidents aren’t serious, said Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes at a press conference Friday.

“Yesterday’s attack was not a harmless prank,” Fontes said. “It was an apparent attempt to disrupt our elections and intimidate the public servants who make them possible. And while we are grateful that the contents of the package were not harmful, the fear it caused was real. But, let me be absolutely clear: We will not be intimidated.”

Trump casts doubt on Zacharia’s future

The president, gaggling with reporters ahead of his departure to Georgia on Friday, said he planned to talk with his newly minted press secretary about whether she would stay in the job.

“I told Katie in my opinion she was treated very unfairly,” Trump said, noting that Zacharia has been “brutalized by the media.”

Trump said he told Zacharia that she didn’t have to do this job and that if he were her, he would reconsider the position.

“I just think the press has been very tough on Katie and I said, ‘there’s no reason you have to go through this,’ ” he said.

Georgia’s Collins still stands by Trump on the Iran war

The Republican congressman and Senate hopeful said he has no reservations about supporting Trump’s actions against Tehran, regardless of the economic fallout.

“I will never side with an Islamic regime terrorist that at the end of the day wants to kill us,” he said. “I’ve got kids and grandkids, and I don’t want them to grow up with this mess.”

Asked specifically if higher prices — on diesel, gasoline and other products — have been worth it, Collins responded, “The high price is our future. The high price is my kids being able to grow up. Those people were close to getting a nuclear weapon, and they would have used it.”

There is no public evidence for Collins’ assessment of Iran’s nuclear program, and it runs counter to those of the U.N. nuclear watchdog and U.S. intelligence agencies.

In Georgia, Senate candidate Mike Collins embraces Trump ahead of rally

The Republican congressman will need more than core Trump voters to defeat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

But Collins said Friday in Dalton, Georgia, that he’s thrilled to have Trump in the state. Collins added a message for any Republican or conservative who thinks he should separate himself from Trump.

“I tell ’em they’re going to lose, because we’re going to win this race,” Collins said. “We’ve got the votes. They’re there. This state is red. We just gotta make sure that people understand it’s time to go vote.”

Collins acknowledged the obvious spending gap with Ossoff. The incumbent has raised more than $80 million and could surpassed the $100 million mark. Collins, meanwhile, has depended almost entirely on national Senate Republican PACs for his TV advertising.

“We knew we were always going to be outspent,” Collins said. “But I guarantee you one thing: Ain’t nobody gonna outwork me.”

Cuban diplomat blasts US effort to platform dissidents as status of negotiations remains uncertain

Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Havana’s diplomat to the U.N., told reporters that his American counterparts are planning to hold an event Monday at the world body under the guise of highlighting Cuba’s so-called oppression.

“It is a politically motivated exercise, organized in a questionable manner whose clear purpose is to target Cuba, promote a hostile narrative against our country, and use the premises of the United Nations to advance political agenda of the United States government against a sovereign member state,” he said in his remarks, while holding a copy of the U.S. invitation sent out to other member states.

The press statement reflects the heightened tensions between U.S. and Cuba as the Trump administration continues to impose a punishing oil blockade against the island country while officials mull whether to pursue regime change.

Katie Zacharia says she’s working to build trust when asked if she has Trump’s confidence

Asked on “Fox & Friends” if she had the president’s confidence after a rocky start to her job, including scrutiny over claims that she’s a lawyer, the new White House press secretary said: “I hope to be able to build the trust and confidence of everyone around me.”

She also said she wasn’t asked about passing the bar before getting the job. It’s unclear when the next press briefing will be, she said.

Zacharia was also asked about the administration’s investigation into Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and declined to answer questions, deferring to the Justice Department.

Kid Rock, Bill Maher, Stephen A. Smith join Trump for dinner at White House

Trump took time away from campaigning for the midterm elections to have dinner Thursday with Kid Rock, comedian Bill Maher and sports analyst Stephen A. Smith.

Speaking Friday on “Fox & Friends,” Kid Rock called the meal “epic” and said they had some laughs and tough conversations.

“One thing we all wholeheartedly agreed on is that socialism and communism has no place to have a foothold in our government,” he said.

The musician also said that the president seeking to end diversity, equity and inclusion efforts — frequently referred to as DEI — could hurt donations to historically Black colleges and universities.

“I’ll go out on a limb and say, I’m speaking for President Trump and the administration, saying, no, no. Not only do we support, we want to encourage corporations to continue funding HBCUs and donating to them because we know how important education is,” he said.

Democrats hope a rematch can dislodge Trump loyalist Perry in Pennsylvania

Of all the Republican members of Congress who represent swing districts, there may be none as closely linked to President Donald Trump as Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.

Perry backed Trump’s signature tax-cutting laws in 2017 and 2025. He’s aggressively defended Trump’s war with Iran. And when Trump tried to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory in 2020, Perry sought to invalidate Pennsylvania’s electoral votes and elevate an acting attorney general who would act on conspiracy theories.

Now the question is whether Perry’s ties to Trump will be his undoing in a midterm election where the president is dramatically unpopular and Perry faces a second challenge from Democrat Janelle Stelson after he narrowly defeated the former local television anchor two years ago.

Asked if he needed to differentiate himself from an unpopular Trump to win, Perry brushed off the question.

“I speak for myself. I don’t speak for him, and he doesn’t speak for me,” Perry told The Associated Press.

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Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige

President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he’s on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections.

His rivals are doing their best to help his case.

Democratic candidates and their allies have spent more than $163 million since Sept. 1 on television advertising that mentions the Republican president, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from AdImpact, which charts media spending.

That includes airing ads that reference Trump on broadcast, cable and streaming nearly 180,000 times, the data shows. Republicans, meanwhile, have run ads that talk about the president just 16,000 times, at an estimated cost of $11 million, over the same period.

It’s a noticeable silence about the party’s dominant yet unpopular leader.

Many of the Democrats’ ads accuse Republican opponents of siding with the president over voters, particularly on issues like tariffs and the Iran war, which they blame for jacking up costs.

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New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia defends her legal background and short first briefing

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia on Thursday defended her legal background and justified her truncated inaugural briefing as she navigates a rocky first week as the president’s chief spokeswoman.

Zacharia sat down for an interview with conservative media. She told the conservative Human Events outlet that she did not have time to get fully prepared ahead of her first briefing on Tuesday and that it was always the plan to keep it short because President Donald Trump would field questions from journalists later that morning.

“It was absolutely my goal to keep it short, considering he is his own best spokesperson, and he would love -- and does love -- gaggling with the media as he goes to Marine One,” Zacharia said. “So I wanted to give ample deference and not barge into his time.”

The initial briefing materials were given to Zacharia on Monday evening, then completed Tuesday at 8 a.m., less than two hours before she would appear before the White House press corps. She had been up since 3 a.m. preparing, Zacharia said.

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Trump will rally Georgia Republicans despite party divisions in battleground state

Donald Trump’s midterm campaign blitz arrives in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president’s false claims about election fraud.

In Dalton, the population center of conservative northwest Georgia, Trump will appear with Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson as part of the White House effort to boost Republican enthusiasm in an election that could reshape the final years of Trump’s second presidency.

“President Trump is the unequivocal leader, best messenger, and unmatched motivator for the Republican Party,” said White House spokesperson Davis Ingle.

Yet unlike some of Trump’s recent trips to solidly Republican states — Alabama, Montana, Tennessee — Georgia is a critical battleground. That means Jackson, a billionaire businessman, and Collins, a two-term congressman, need more than Trump stalwarts to defeat their respective Democratic opponents, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Sen. Jon Ossoff.

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This story has been corrected to show that the satellite disruption caused the Ukrainian military to lose connection to drones flying faster than 160 kph.

La policía arrestó el miércoles a Jamar Lionel Jenkins, de 39 años y residente del noroeste de Miami-Dade, en relación con el asesinato de Wells, de 40 años, ocurrido el 10 de octubre de 2025 frente a su restaurante en el vecindario de Liberty City, en Miami.

Las autoridades indicaron que el asesinato fue un acto de venganza: Wells, según la policía, pasó un tiempo en prisión por matar al hermano de Jenkins, Anthony Jenkins, en 2004, antes de convertirse en activista contra la violencia tras su liberación.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Miami, Wells estaba jugando dominó en el patio de Winning and Won Turkey Legs, ubicado en el 5030 de NW 17th Ave., cuando Jenkins, quien llevaba el rostro cubierto, se acercó y le disparó varias veces.

Una orden de arresto señala que los datos balísticos vincularon los casquillos encontrados en la escena con un incidente de disparos ocurrido el 1 de enero de 2024 en North Miami, en el que estuvieron involucrados Jenkins y su hermano menor, quienes fueron arrestados por cargos de disparar ilegalmente un arma de fuego.

La policía de Miami arrestó al hermano de Jenkins el 18 de diciembre de 2025 por un cargo relacionado con conducir con una licencia suspendida y lo interrogó.

Las autoridades indicaron que el hombre dijo a los investigadores que “varios miembros de la familia”, incluido Jenkins, todavía estaban “molestos” por el asesinato y les aseguró que Jenkins fue la última persona que tuvo su arma.

Según la orden de arresto, después del asesinato, cuando el hermano de Jenkins preguntó cómo podía recuperar su arma, le dijeron que se había ido a “nadar”.

Las autoridades señalaron que un video de vigilancia vinculó el Mercedes-Benz de Jenkins con la balacera.

La policía informó que interrogó a Jenkins en febrero. Él negó saber que Wells había sido condenado por matar a su hermano y afirmó que estaba “en casa y dormido” la noche del asesinato. También aseguró que se enteró de lo ocurrido a través de las redes sociales y los noticieros, y que su vehículo permaneció en su vivienda, en el área de West Little River, durante todo ese tiempo.

“Cuando se le mostraron capturas de pantalla”, escribieron los detectives en la orden de arresto, Jenkins “volvió a afirmar que su vehículo había permanecido en su residencia durante toda la noche y no pudo proporcionar una explicación sobre la actividad”.

Las autoridades indicaron que los datos de GPS obtenidos de la entidad que tenía un derecho de garantía sobre el vehículo ayudaron a vincularlo con el crimen, mientras que los registros de iCloud y Google relacionaron a Jenkins con el automóvil.

Además, señalaron que los registros laborales de Jenkins mostraron que había tenido tiempo libre de su trabajo como empleado de limpieza contratado en el Centro Médico Bruce W. Carter del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos, en Miami.

La policía de Miami acudió al hospital, ubicado en el 1201 de NW 16th St., la mañana del miércoles para detener a Jenkins por un cargo de asesinato en segundo grado.

Hasta el jueves, Jenkins permanecía detenido sin derecho a fianza en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, según muestran los registros en línea.

The yawning gap between the stated ambition of nations to protect biodiversity and what money has been raised will be a central topic in Yerevan, Armenia, when the biodiversity conference, known as COP17, gets started on Monday. The nearly two-week event, scheduled to end Oct. 30, is a chance for nearly 200 countries that are part of the treaty to take stock of their progress on 23 global targets after agreeing to a historic deal crafted in Montreal in 2022. The United States is not a party to the treaty.

Countries in Montreal committed to protect 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030, a goal known as 30x30.

They also promised to raise $200 billion a year by 2030 for biodiversity and begin phasing out or reforming subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. There were also commitments to increase to $20 billion annually by 2025 money that went to poor countries. That number would increase to $30 billion each year by 2030.

“We’re not moving fast enough,” convention executive secretary Astrid Schomaker told The Associated Press, before a U.N. progress report released Thursday found fewer than half of parties' biodiversity targets are on track and that current commitments would only protect 26% of land and only 12% of sea by 2030.

Data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development showed countries were raising between $75 billion and $92 billion each year from 2023 to 2025 — less than half the 2030 goal. Commitments to reduce $500 billion in harmful subsidies — government support and funding for sectors like fisheries and agriculture — have gained little traction, with few countries identifying which subsidies they would cut.

Countries were on track to provide the $20 billion to poor countries by 2025. The latest data showed $19 billion had been raised in 2024. But a drop in foreign aid raises questions over whether the upward trend will continue.

“Do we have enough money actually to finance the commitments that countries have made? And how do we get more finance to flow toward biodiversity positive outcomes?” Schomaker said. “That is the crucial question for the COP.”

Biodiversity has taken a beating worldwide

The campaign to protect biodiversity, which first garnered global attention with the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, has often seemed like a losing battle.

In a bid to grow their economies and support increasing populations, countries have converted forests into farm land, overfished their waters and reduced habitats of many plants and animals through unchecked development. Climate change, at the same time, has created the conditions for widespread wildfires and prolonged droughts that have decimated ecosystems.

As a result, three-quarters of the world's land has been “severely altered” by humans and a million of the world's plants and animals are threatened with extinction, according to a 2019 U.N. report. Wildlife populations have also plummeted, according to the WWF’s 2026 Living Planet Report released this month. They have declined on average by 73% between 1970 and 2022.

“We are losing everything that matters for us as humans on this planet," Schomaker said.

Meanwhile, there are some signs that countries are protecting more biodiversity. Countries have announced over 5,000 initiatives tied to the treaty.

A report from the Campaign for Nature, a global initiative which has spearheaded the 30x30 effort, found that countries in Latin America have already committed to protecting 29% of their land while those in Oceania have promised to preserve 41% of their seas. Last year, the Philippines created a marine protected area where catching rays and sharks is prohibited, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. In 2023, Cambodia set aside almost 100,000 acres (40,000 hectares) of flooded grassland habitat for protection while Argentina created a national park in 2024.

At the conference on Friday, a 17-nation coalition was launched to accelerate species recovery. It also would support one of the Convention targets, which calls for halting extinction of threatened species and reducing extinction risk. Nine private organizations, including the Bezos Earth Fund, also announced plans to spend $500 million over the next five years to prevent extinctions and recover the world’s most threatened species.

“We have a shared responsibility to ensure that threatened species have a future," said Fabio Alberto Arjona Hincapié, Colombia's minister of environment and sustainable development, whose country is a coalition co-chair.

Brian O’Donnell, director of the Campaign for Nature, said where and what we need to protect is clear, as are the methods to do so.

“What is now needed is an upswing in political ambition and determination,” said O'Donnell.

O’Donnell said an international agreement reached last year to protect marine diversity on the high seas — the High Seas Treaty — would help but more was needed.

Help for developing countries and subsidies will be central topics

Many expected conference attendees are hoping countries, the private sector and philanthropies use the meeting next week to announce major biodiversity funding initiatives.

Susan Lieberman, the vice president for international policy for WCS, said that protecting important biodiversity required money and expertise.

“You can’t just say, OK, there’s a line on the map. You need to do the science," she said. "You need to know if it’s in the right place. If you’re going to establish a park, you better have management of the park, governance, infrastructure."

That is especially true in poorer countries, according to Dorothy Maseke, head of the African Natural Capital Alliance Secretariat, an African-led initiative to integrate nature into financial decision-making. Many developing countries with significant biodiversity are not able to finance protecting and conserving it, as governments are trying to also pay to finance healthcare, education, infrastructure and public services.

Daniel Mukubi, the biodiversity negotiator for Congo, agreed it was “not possible to scale up protected and conserved areas” without sufficient financial help. He lamented that overseas development assistance, including from the United States, has dropped significantly. That has resulted in “weakened law enforcement and eco-guards patrolling critical habitat" including at several of the country's UNESCO World Heritage sites.

“If these valuable ecosystems collapse because international funding fails to secure them, the resulting economic damages will cost the global market tens of trillions of dollars,” Mukubi said. “So, investing in the Congo basin is not an expenditure. It is the most cost-effective insurance policy the West can buy.”

Another topic expected to be big is how to get governments to reduce an estimated $7.3 trillion in subsidies and redirect that money into nature. That is about 30 times more than what was invested in nature-based solutions in 2023, according to the Campaign for Nature.

“Every year, trillions of dollars go into subsidies that harm nature, even as funding to protect it falls far short of what’s needed," Patricia Zurita, Conservation International’s executive director, said in a statement. "We can’t reverse biodiversity loss while continuing to finance the activities that drive deforestation, overfishing, pollution and more.”

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Associated Press reporter Sibi Arasu in Bengaluru, India, contributed to this report.

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No commercial nuclear reactor is known to have resumed generating electricity after beginning the decommissioning process that takes one out of service, though some reactors have restarted after long outages.

The Department of Energy is lending as much as $4.4 billion to restart the Palisades Power Plant in Michigan, the Crane Clean Energy Center on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island and the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa to restore a combined 2.25 gigawatts of electricity, which can power roughly 2 million homes and businesses. All three of the plants closed before their licenses expired, largely because the electricity they produced was considered too expensive.

Not anymore. Two of the plants have contracts with Big Tech companies that will pay a premium to get large amounts of carbon-free energy for data centers. President Donald Trump's administration is pushing hard to deploy nuclear power for artificial intelligence and manufacturing. It's also lending billions of dollars for upgrades to produce more electricity from currently operating nuclear plants.

Restarting a reactor is a fairly quick way to get a lot of electricity, and it's cheaper than building a new, large reactor, said nuclear engineering expert Todd Allen.

“There's a demand in the country for more power,” he said. “You have these assets that were previously hooked up. They were previously operable, and you can relatively quickly get them generating electricity again, compared to your other possibilities. For anyone who wants zero carbon, nuclear provides that. For the Trump administration, which really wants nuclear, this fits that story also.”

Restarting a reactor is kind of like restoring a car

Allen compared restarting a decommissioned nuclear plant to restarting a car that sat idle for a few years. The driver still needs a valid license and all the parts need to work correctly.

“That’s what they’re trying to do with these nuclear plants, but it’s a much bigger, complicated system,” said Allen, associate dean for research at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering.

With a nuclear plant, the owner has to bring nuclear workers back and ensure their training is current, make sure everything is working and that maintenance is up to date, ensure they have enough fuel and ask regulators to restore their operating license, he added.

Allen said it's a lot to track, but it's relatively straightforward.

Expert says restarts are risky

Edwin Lyman, at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said the taxpayer money being used should go toward addressing safety risks. For example, most U.S. plants were built between 1970 and 1990 and designed to withstand natural disasters of that era, said Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at UCS. But climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe.

“It’s possible, if they set the right level of safety and spend the necessary funds to meet that, they could restore these plants to operable condition,” he said. “That's not happening at this point.”

Iowa’s only nuclear facility, Duane Arnold, began operating in 1975. It was scheduled to permanently close in October 2020. Replacing it with cheaper energy sources, including wind, was projected to save Iowa customers $300 million in energy costs. The plant shut down early, in August 2020, when it was damaged during a powerful storm known as a derecho.

NextEra Energy owns Duane Arnold. Looking at its condition, CEO John Ketchum said company officials “felt really good about the ability to bring it back.”

Palisades plant is the furthest along

The Palisades plant operated from 1971 until 2022, when its owner, Entergy, left the wholesale electricity market. The plant's operating license lasted until 2031.

Holtec International bought it and began dismantling it, though none of the steps were irreversible. Michigan officials, not wanting to lose nuclear jobs or energy, encouraged Holtec to pursue reopening the plant and provided state funding. Former President Joe Biden's administration approved a $1.5 billion loan to restart the facility in 2024, and the Trump administration continued the payments.

In August, Holtec began loading nuclear fuel, one of the final major phases before a reactor can restart. The company paused the process after a fuel assembly tilted from its upright position and Holtec determined it needed to figure out why. Its power purchase agreements require Palisades to be in service by March 2027.

Holtec says its efforts will restore baseload power, strengthen energy security and demonstrate the role of nuclear energy in meeting the nation's growing electricity demands.

Big Tech will purchase power for data centers

NextEra Energy and Google are collaborating to restart Duane Arnold by early 2029.

“This is a perfect example of data centers paying their own way,” Ketchum said in an interview. “We’re able to sign a long-term contract with a hyperscaler for that project. So none of the costs are being paid by residential customers in Iowa.”

Microsoft has a contract with the Crane Clean Energy Center on Three Mile Island just outside Harrisburg. The plant was the site of the nation’s worst commercial nuclear power accident in 1979. The accident destroyed one reactor, leaving the plant with one functioning. In 2019, Constellation Energy’s then-parent company Exelon shut down the functioning reactor, saying it was losing money and that Pennsylvania lawmakers had refused to subsidize it.

Constellation Energy announced in 2024 that it would spend $1.6 billion to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement with Microsoft. It hopes to bring the plant back online in 2027. The Energy Department provided a $1 billion loan, and Deputy Energy Secretary James Danly took a tour last week.

Jack Spencer at The Heritage Foundation said he can't think of a worse use of taxpayer money than using it to restart reactors. These are low-risk projects where there is a massive demand for the energy, so there is no reason to funnel federal dollars to these companies, said Spencer, director of the foundation's Center for Energy, Climate and Environment.

Conversely, Jennifer Gordon at the Atlantic Council said she thinks it's a terrific way of leveraging federal financing to get needed electricity. Gordon directs the council's Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative.

Industry group says reactors shouldn't close early

The World Nuclear Association said restarting nuclear reactors should be celebrated, but preventing them from closing prematurely would be the best option.

Palisades is expected to be the first nuclear plant in the world to resume generating power after beginning the decommissioning process, but other countries have restarted or refurbished reactors after long-term shutdowns, the association said. That includes Canada, Armenia, Belgium, Japan, India and South Korea. Others are considering or in the process of restarting reactors.

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Associated Press writer Sarah Rankin in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.

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Perry backed Trump's signature tax-cutting laws in 2017 and 2025. He's aggressively defended Trump's war with Iran. And when Trump tried to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election victory in 2020, Perry sought to invalidate Pennsylvania’s electoral votes and elevate an acting attorney general who would act on conspiracy theories.

Now the question is whether Perry’s ties to Trump will be his undoing in a midterm election where the president is dramatically unpopular and Perry faces a second challenge from Democrat Janelle Stelson after he narrowly defeated the former local television anchor two years ago.

Asked if he needed to differentiate himself from an unpopular Trump to win, Perry brushed off the question.

“I speak for myself. I don’t speak for him, and he doesn’t speak for me," Perry told The Associated Press. “If you want to know where I stand on an issue, the issue is mine. I’ve always been that way. Nothing’s changed.”

Democrats see Perry as vulnerable

Democrats have long believed that Perry was vulnerable because of his hard-right politics that look increasingly out of step with a Republican-leaning district that is moderating as Harrisburg's suburbs grow.

He defeated Stelson by only 1 percentage point in 2024, making it one of the country's closest House races that year. Trump won the district by 5 percentage points against Democrat Kamala Harris, a performance that analysts say suggests that loyal Trump voters pulled Perry across the finish line.

The Trump administration seems interested in helping Perry win.

The Department of Homeland Security attacked Stelson in a public statement after the arrest of a Nigerian man who it said was in the country illegally and working for Stelson's campaign. Stelson's campaign, however, said it didn't employ the man, spending records didn't show a payment to him and a nonpartisan watchdog said the department had violated a law intended to keep the federal government from trying to help or hurt candidates for office.

Perry served as leader of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus in 2022 and 2023, when the caucus was a key player in two high-profile speakership fights.

The federal investigation into Trump's effort to prevent Biden from taking office also put Perry in a national spotlight. He became the only member of Congress to have his personal cellphone seized by federal authorities.

A federal judge later ordered Perry to turn over texts and emails to FBI agents. He was never charged with a crime.

Perry insists he's independent of Trump

Perry is quick to point out that he has disagreements with Trump.

For instance, he voted in February against a $1.2 trillion spending plan backed by Trump to end a partial federal government shutdown and said he opposes Trump's plan to allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities.

“I’m one of the guys that stands up against my own party when I think they’re going the wrong way,” Perry said. “And not just quietly. Vocally.”

In a recent visit, Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters said he told Perry to lean into his strengths, such as Perry's nearly four decades in the Army and the National Guard that included flying helicopter missions in Iraq.

“When you compare his record of service, not only to Pennsylvania but the country, I think it’s lights out,” Gruters said. “And that’s where he wins.”

However, Perry has already suffered because of his association with Trump.

One Republican voter, Terry Wallace, a retired Army colonel, said he had voted for Perry before the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters but won't anymore.

“I mean, he led the effort to throw out the Pennsylvania votes from the presidential election," Wallace said. "I remember the next thing he claimed was the Brits were fixing our voting machines. And then he accused a person, the CIA director, of a cover-up.”

It's the same story with Tracy Pawelski. She used to work in the U.S. Capitol and had friends in the Capitol Police, and she came to see Perry as an “election denier and minion of the president” who can’t be trusted.

Scott Trompeter, a Republican who dislikes Trump, said he's unhappy that Perry has backed the president at a time when Trompeter, an Air Force veteran, and his girlfriend are clipping coupons to make ends meet.

On top of rising food and gas prices, Trompeter is aghast at Trump-fueled “nonsense” like Trump’s plans to host military drones, snipers and ammunition inside a ceremonial arch that he wants to build across the Potomac River from Washington.

“Like, what is going on?" Trompeter said. “And then people like Scott Perry will vote for that if it comes to a vote.”

Stelson is targeting moderate voters

Stelson spent almost four decades working in television, mostly as an anchor at the NBC affiliate in the Harrisburg market. She also embedded with the Pennsylvania National Guard in Kosovo, moderated debates and interviewed presidents and other politicians.

Running for office for the first time in 2024, she easily won a six-way Democratic primary to challenge Perry, despite drawing flack because she didn't live in the district and had just changed her registration from Republican to Democrat.

Then, as now, Stelson has crafted a platform designed to sway moderate Republicans. She portrays Perry as helping jack up the cost of living, plays down criticism of Trump and avoids associating herself with the Democratic Party’s left flank.

For instance, she talks about how Trump strengthened border security while Biden failed, calls herself a fiscal conservative and rejects Perry's accusation that she would align with the socialist left if elected.

“He’s lying, and he knows he’s lying,” Stelson said.

She quips that, to beat Perry, she needs to win 5,134 more Republican votes — one more vote than her losing margin in 2024 — and dismisses suggestions that pursuing moderates will cost her the Democrats she'll also need.

What she worries about, she said, is what people tell her about every day, and that’s their struggle with the cost of living.

“They don’t ask me where I sit on a political spectrum,” she said. "I don’t think they care.”

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Police say it started with several attempted break-ins in a Miami Beach neighborhood and ended hours later with a stolen Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV, commonly known as a G-Wagen.

Surveillance video shows three masked men pulling up to a home on Chase Avenue in a red Tesla. The men, dressed in all black, quickly got out and began tugging on several door handles, the video showed.

Police say they tried to get into several parked cars in the driveway, including a Mercedes-Maybach, but the cars were locked, so the men eventually took off.

Police identified the two teens involved as 16-year-old Guillermo Spillman Jr., of Sunrise, and 14-year-old Daveion Gill, of Fort Lauderdale.

According to arrest reports, a few hours later, the pair stole a 2027 Mercedes G-Wagen from a home in Kendall, along with a purse and wallet inside.

The owner used live tracking to help police follow the SUV north into Broward County.

The homeowner who spoke with Local 10 News said her property has been targeted before.

According to the woman, surveillance cameras captured someone hopping her driveway gate three years ago and driving off in her BMW.

“Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, it’s not happening. You will not get one of my cars again,” she said.

Cellphone video shows the end of a police chase in Hollywood, where police say the G-Wagon crashed. The teens then got out and were immediately arrested.

Both teens face multiple felony charges, including burglary and grand theft.

At least one of the incidents was captured on surveillance video.

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies say Edgar Montanepina is the man seen holding a gun and attempting to rob a woman at the Fumar y Mas smoke shop on Quail Roost Drive in southwest Miami-Dade.

The victim reminded the armed man that cameras were nearby. He eventually walked away with the store’s tip jar, according to deputies.

The clerk’s sister told Local 10 that Montanepina was a regular at the store and had been outside smoking a cigarette before coming back inside with a gun pointed at the clerk.

Montanepina is also accused of robbing a nearby food truck, holding two women at gunpoint before running off with cash from the register.

Investigators say he also held up a woman on a bicycle and people at at least two other locations, including the Goulds Food Market. Deputies say he had help during some of the incidents.

Alexander Reguera was also arrested and charged with similar crimes. Prosecutors say he is also a convicted felon.

Montanepina faces charges, including armed robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Reguera is accused in three separate armed robbery cases, according to a judge.

Both Montanepina and Reguera are being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, as of Thursday evening.

The case eventually went cold after years of detectives pursuing leads. But investigators with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit say a tip from Brittany Hanfield, who was already in prison on unrelated armed robbery charges, helped crack the case.

“What it ended up being was two 17-year-old young ladies who were out driving around Broward County in a stolen SUV looking for somebody to rob,” said Detective Dave Towsley. “Unfortunately, one of these ladies brought a handgun.”

Investigators say Hanfield implicated herself and an accomplice, identified as Sheila Arstil, in the May 13, 2007, killing.

According to Towsley, one of the teens had a small handgun and the other had a knife. Investigators found broken glass and shell casings at the scene, along with evidence that Heron tried to fight back.

“We have the DNA which puts them there and we’ve got their confessions,” Towsley said.

Both women are now in their late 30s. Investigators say they recently told them the crime was completely random.

Arstil was arrested at her home this week and booked into the Broward County Jail on a premeditated murder charge. Hanfield was charged with the same offense while in custody.

Heron’s family said they are relieved that detectives have finally cracked the case.

The Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology jointly published a draft document with the proposed updates for China’s catalog of technologies subjected to export bans or restrictions.

A spokesperson from the commerce ministry said in a statement that the move was “necessary” and cited national security as one of the reasons.

The proposal came as China and the U.S. made progress in dialogues over AI safety and governance and on the setting up of a notification mechanism between the two superpowers for AI incidents that could threaten national security.

Twenty-three AI technologies, from advanced large models to agents, are included on Friday's list, according to the Chinese ministries.

U.S.-led restrictions have curbed the export of some advanced technologies to China over the past years, with the country blocked from accessing the world’s most cutting-edge AI chips and the advanced chipmaking machines that make them.

Exports of core technologies of AI large models trained using sensitive national data would be prohibited under the Chinese proposal, along with AI agents that are designed to be used in highly sensitive environments such as national defense and critical information infrastructure.

“The Chinese government is implementing such necessary measures with the aims of reinforcing the security bottom line, preventing misuse and abuse, and ensuring that AI remains under human control,” the commerce ministry’s statement said.

Meanwhile, exports of AI models with parameter counts of 2 trillion or above, or with certain world-leading capabilities, could be restricted. An AI model's parameter count is a key metric that reflects its learning capacity.

Chinese AI models including Moonshot’s Kimi K3 and Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8-Max are among those with parameter counts exceeding 2 trillion, but Friday’s proposal did not name specific models.

Several chip design technologies, including for some AI processing chips and memory chips, are also included in the proposed export restrictions.

Twelve solar power-related technologies are also included, including those related to the making of polysilicon, a core raw material for the solar supply chain, as well as five biomedicine technologies including those related to cell and gene therapy.

The move “can be seen as a response to Western countries posting sovereignty requirements on AI, robotics, telecommunications, and other key technologies,” said Lian Jye Su, a chief analyst at technology research and advisory group Omdia. The aim would be to better regulate access to the Chinese technologies, he believes.

The U.S. Commerce Department in June had asked Anthropic to bar foreign nationals from using some of its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns. The restrictions were later lifted.

AI is increasingly strategic for both China and the U.S., added Gary Ng, a senior economist at French bank Natixis. “The world is getting more fragmented in trade and investment, but also in access to technologies,” Ng said.

The list could go on endlessly. Talented teams, colorful coaches, unforgettable characters -- adding up to the remarkable history of Catholic college basketball over the past 100 years.

The Catholic hoops legacy will be on full display in a few weeks in an especially fitting location and matchup.

Catholic powerhouses Notre Dame and Villanova will compete in the 2026 season opener Nov. 1 at Rome’s Palazzo dello Sport, six miles from the Vatican headquarters of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, a sports fan, and a Villanova graduate. There's been no word from the Vatican on whether Leo might attend the Eternal City Tip-Off, though it's considered unlikely following his lung cancer diagnosis.

The doubleheader between the Notre Dame and Villanova men’s and women’s teams has cast a new spotlight on the deep roots of basketball in Catholic schools in America, dating to the early days of the sport.

After James Naismith invented the sport in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, YMCAs and colleges played key roles in the early expansion. Many of those schools were Catholic institutions in urban areas; basketball — requiring only an indoor court and a handful of players — was an ideal sport for them.

By 1927, before the era of season-ending tournaments, the potential of Catholic college hoops became clear — Notre Dame’s 19-1 team was named national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation. It repeated that feat in 1936.

The NCAA men’s tournament started in 1939, officially crowning a national champion. Since then, Catholic schools have won 10 titles — including three by Villanova.

Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts, was the first of these champions, defeating Oklahoma in the 1947 final. NBA legend Bob Cousy was a reserve freshman on that Crusaders team.

La Salle was next, defeating Bradley in the 1954 final. Led on the court by future Hall of Famer Tom Gola, the Explorers were one of America’s dominant teams from 1952 through 1956.

Catholic schools broke the sport's color barrier

The next Catholic champion was the University of San Francisco. Its titles in 1955 and 1956 highlighted the pivotal role played by Catholic colleges in ending pervasive racial segregation of the sport.

The Dons’ 1955 team – led by future Hall of Famers Bill Russell and K.C. Jones – was the first NCCA champion with three Black starters. Its record over the two championship seasons: 57-1.

Further barrier-breaking came when Loyola Chicago's Ramblers started four Black players in the 1963 NCAA championship game en route to an upset overtime victory over two-time defending champion Cincinnati.

One more major barrier remained to be broken. In 1984, John Thompson became the first Black head coach to win an NCAA basketball championship, leading Georgetown to victory in the 12th of his 27 seasons with the Hoyas.

Unlike many of his players, Thompson was a practicing Catholic – attending a Catholic high school in Washington, D.C., before starring as a 6-10 center at Dominican-affiliated Providence College and then serving as Bill Russell’s backup for two seasons with the Boston Celtics.

His early years at Georgetown were sometimes tense as he recruited mostly Black players to the predominantly white Jesuit university. Faculty and students rallied around him after a bedsheet with racist words was hung inside the gym before a game in 1975.

Historic teams, led by iconic coaches

Thompson is remembered for draping a white towel over his right shoulder during each game – a tribute to his mother. He's one of numerous coaches at Catholic colleges who gained iconic status during lengthy careers.

Rollie Massimino coached for 19 seasons at Villanova. His epic moment came at Thompson’s expense in 1985, when the Wildcats engineered one of the NCCA tournament’s biggest upsets by beating defending champion Georgetown 66-64 in the final. A No. 8 seed, that ’Nova team remains the lowest seed ever to win the title.

Amid 80th birthday celebrations in 2014, Massimino said he never watched a full replay of the title game. “I’m afraid we’re still going to lose." His funeral in 2017 was on its suburban Philadelphia campus at Saint Thomas of Villanova Church.

In 2001, another practicing Catholic – Jay Wright – took over as Villanova’s head coach, sticking around for 21 seasons, including NCAA championships in 2016 and 2018. Three players from those teams helped the New York Knicks win the NBA title earlier this year.

In terms of longevity among coaches of Catholic men’s teams, Ray Meyer ranks first – 42 years at DePaul, with a 724-354 record. From 1942 to 1946, Meyer's teams featured George Mikan, widely considered the sport's first superstar.

Another long-serving coach was Lou Carnesecca, who reached post-season play in all of his 24 seasons at St. John’s. He was beloved for his cheerful personality, garish sweaters and devotion to his Catholic faith.

Al McGuire, head coach at Marquette from 1964 to 1977, won an NCAA title in his last season there before transitioning to a successful broadcasting career. He took pride in being brash, mingling expletives with prayer in his pre-game pep talks.

In 1970, McGuire got a call from a priest in the Marquette president’s office, disagreeing with the coach's decision to skip the NCAA tournament and play instead in the NIT.

″I told him, ’Father, I don’t hear confession and you don’t coach this team,′″ McGuire recalled. ”Twenty minutes later, the priest called back and said, ‘You’re right.’″ Marquette proceeded to win the NIT.

Not all the great coaches at Catholic colleges have been Catholic. Mark Few, head coach at Gonzaga since 1999, is the son of a Presbyterian minister. He has coached the Zags to 27 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including two Final Fours.

The supporting cast

In general, over the decades, these Catholic teams have not explicitly depicted their ambitions in religious terms — but they often have embraced spiritual support that's close at hand.

The Rev. William Kelly, who taught in Marquette’s theology department, was the basketball team's chaplain for 31 years. The Rev. Richard Rock has been chaplain of the St. John’s team since 2013, exhorting the players with pre-game prayers and encouraging them to engage in community service.

The most famous chaplain, however, was a nun, not a priest – Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt of Loyola Chicago.

Born in San Francisco in 1919, Sister Jean grew up in a staunch Catholic family, and as a young woman joined the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She taught at Catholic schools and coached girls’ basketball before arriving at Mundelein College, on the Chicago lakefront, in the 1960s. The school affiliated with Loyola in 1991, and Sister Jean was hired to help students with the transition.

In 1994, she was asked to help student basketball players boost their grades. and soon was named chaplain of the men’s team -- a role she held until September 2025, shortly before her death at age 106.

Sister Jean gained folk hero status in 2018 as the Ramblers, a lowly 11th seed, reached the NCAA Final Four.

She was featured by newspapers and TV stations nationwide. Her likeness appeared on socks and bobbleheads. Her NCAA news conference had as many journalists as NFL stars draw at the Super Bowl.

What does it take to have your prayers heard, she was asked. “God always hears," she replied. "But maybe He thinks it’s better for us to do the ‘L’ instead of the ‘W,’ and we have to accept that.”

What lies ahead?

John Gasaway, author of a history of Catholic college hoops titled “Miracles on the Hardwood,” says the colleges without big-time football programs – basically all except Notre Dame and Boston College – may face challenges in the new era of pay-for-players.

He also notes no Catholic school has advanced to the men’s Final Four over the past four seasons.

“But that will change immediately if the Zags or whoever else breaks through,” he said. “That activates something in our collective memory.”

Short term, Gasaway is excited about the Eternal City Tip-Off,

“It’s a great matchup -- two venerable brands in Catholic education,” he said. “Whatever involvement the pope wants to have -- even if it’s just posing with the teams -- it will be such a thrill for them.”

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The report, released Friday by the Joint Economic Committee’s minority arm, found that Trump’s pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025. The report said that included up to $39.1 million worth of stock held in companies that benefited from exemptions to Medicare’s drug price negotiation program, which came through a provision in Republicans' 2025 tax and spending law.

Additional analysis of Trump's financial disclosures provided by committee Democrats showed that his investment portfolio bought as much as $2.55 million in shares of pharmaceutical companies benefiting from the exemptions on three dates before he signed the legislation in July 2025. That included up to $950,000 in purchases on July 1, 2025, the day the Senate passed the bill. His portfolio also bought as much as $1 million in AbbVie stock in August 2025, after the bill became law.

The Republican president’s wealth has grown since he took office last year through a web of business interests, many of which have benefited from the policy moves of his administration. The White House has repeatedly denied any ethics issues and accused Democrats of “attempts to fabricate conflicts of interest.”

The report also noted that the exemptions policy could leave some Medicare beneficiaries paying thousands of dollars more for certain cancer treatments and other medications than they would have if Medicare had been allowed to negotiate lower prices.

The findings come as Trump has made lowering prescription drug costs a central part of his healthcare policy, striking deals with pharmaceutical companies that his administration says will make medications more affordable for Americans, although drug pricing is based on a complicated set of factors.

Recent polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that most Americans think Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on his wealth than on helping people like them.

Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, who leads the Joint Economic Committee’s minority arm, called the report’s findings “outrageous and yet typical from this president, who makes the American people foot the bill again and again for his own gains.”

Davis Ingle, a White House spokesperson, said Trump's stock and bond portfolio is independently managed by third-party financial institutions. He denied any conflict of interest.

“Neither President Trump nor any member of his family has any ability to direct, influence, or provide input regarding how the portfolio is invested or when investments are bought or sold,” Ingle said in a statement.

A law from President Joe Biden's Democratic administration allowed Medicare for the first time to negotiate prices for some of the costliest prescription drugs. Republicans' 2025 tax and spending bill expanded an existing exemption for medications developed to treat rare diseases or conditions, delaying when certain costly drugs could become eligible for negotiations or excluding them entirely, according to healthcare research nonprofit KFF.

Also known as the orphan drug exclusion, the carveout allows drug companies to continue charging lucrative prices that might otherwise have been reduced through Medicare negotiations.

Supporters of the change argued that a broader exemption would encourage drug companies to develop treatments for rare diseases. Critics say it allows makers of blockbuster medications to avoid negotiations that could lower costs for Medicare and its recipients.

The report estimated that Medicare beneficiaries receiving the cancer drugs Keytruda, manufactured by Merck, and Opdivo, by Bristol Myers Squibb, could pay roughly $5,000 more annually than they would if Medicare negotiated prices for the medications. Trump's portfolio includes stock in both firms.

The report also said that Trump's portfolio continued to buy and sell pharma company stocks throughout the first eight months of 2026, adding as much as $3.5 million in stock wealth in the sector.

All recent U.S. presidents have dumped their stocks before assuming office, put their money in broadly diversified funds or set up a “blind” trust so they couldn’t even know what they owned.

Trump has put his broader business interests in a trust managed by his sons. But the arrangement rejects the conflict of interest protections that his recent predecessors in office had instituted.

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Associated Press writer Bernard Condon in New York contributed to this report.

A blaze in Malibu, a coastal town west of Los Angeles, prompted evacuation orders and warnings for a large swathe of the Santa Monica Mountains. A large cloud of black smoke over the hilltops could be seen on nearby cameras and miles away.

Winds from 20 mph to 35 mph (32 kph to 56 kph) were expected Friday, with gusts forecast to reach 50 mph up to 70 mph (80 kph to 112 kph) in some areas, the National Weather Service said.

With humidity levels dropping, “this will favor a critical fire weather threat,” the service said early Friday.

More than 400 firefighters battled the Bryson Fire overnight, which was at 147 acres (59 hectares) and 17% contained on Friday morning. It had threatened a Los Angeles County juvenile detention and rehabilitation facility, which was evacuated Thursday night.

The most critical fire weather will be seen through Friday afternoon, when the strongest and longest-lasting winds are expected, said Kevin McGowan, director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management. Weather conditions that increase the fire risk were expected to last through Saturday night.

"Strong winds and very dry conditions will continue to cause fire starts to spread rapidly so we’re urging everyone to remain vigilant," he said.

Santa Ana winds hit Southern California

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who faced criticism for her city's response to deadly fires in 2025, directed the fire department to deploy personnel and equipment ahead of the winds. The fire department also requested assistance from the state’s office of emergency services.

“It’s a pretty widespread event of elevated fire weather, so the whole SoCal region should really be on alert,” said Rose Schoenfeld, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Dry, warm and gusty northeast winds known as Santa Anas, which blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore, were forecast, with the strongest winds expected through Friday afternoon.

The winds could reach 20 to 40 mph (32 to 64 kph), with gusts from 50 to 70 mph (80 to 113 kph), in the San Gabriel mountains in Los Angeles County and the Santa Susana mountains, which are mostly in Ventura County, Schoenfeld said. Elevated, though brief, critical fire weather conditions were also forecast for portions of the Santa Lucia mountains in San Luis Obispo County.

Firefighters battle several blazes in Southern California

Firefighters worked to contain two other fires that had sparked Thursday afternoon and triggered evacuation orders in the city of Azusa, north of LA, and Camp Pendleton, near San Diego.

More than 175,000 customers in northern, central and southern California were without electricity as of Friday, according to poweroutage.com.

Some of California’s worst wildfires have been sparked by power equipment, and utilities in recent years have begun proactively shutting off power during dry, windy weather in an effort to prevent blazes.

A wind-driven fire in Azusa burned over 40 acres (16 hectares) on Thursday and briefly prompted evacuation orders for a neighborhood in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. Forward progress on the blaze had been stopped by midafternoon.

Farther south, a fire at Camp Pendleton threatened buildings. Evacuation orders were issued in the Las Flores area of the military base and lifted by evening, military officials said in a statement.

Power cuts are widespread in Northern California

In Northern California, some communities in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills began experiencing strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity Wednesday night.

The weather service issued a red flag warning for parts of central and Northern California through Friday morning, saying any fires would spread rapidly. Such warnings are issued when weather conditions create an increased risk of wildfires.

The potential interruption in electricity to customers from the Central Coast to the upper corners of the Sierra Nevada could last through Saturday afternoon, Pacific Gas and Electric Company said.

Hot and windy conditions are expected through the weekend

In Southern California, the Red Flag Warning for the mountainous areas in Ventura and Los Angeles counties was in effect through Friday night.

In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views. Authorities determined the Palisades Fire was a carryover from another fire that authorities alleged was started intentionally by a 29-year-old man.

Another fire that burned at the same time in the city of Altadena, in Los Angeles County, killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and businesses. That fire was caused by sparks from an idle transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, officials said.

Schoenfeld said the Santa Ana winds are not going to be as strong as during those fires, when they were gusting 60 to 100 mph (96 to 160 kph).

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Ding reported from Los Angeles.

Estambul, la ciudad más grande de Turquía con 16 millones de habitantes, recibió en 48 horas hasta la mañana del jueves más lluvia que el promedio histórico combinado de septiembre y octubre, reportó la agencia noticiosa estatal Anadolu.

“Estamos haciendo todo lo posible para ayudar a nuestros ciudadanos, pero también estamos viviendo el mayor desastre por inundaciones desde 1942”, manifestó Mustafa Ciftci durante una visita a una de las zonas más afectadas por el aguacero del miércoles por la noche.

El cuerpo de un hombre de 66 años fue hallado el viernes bajo un puente en el distrito de Sariyer, en Estambul. Antes se habían reportado otros tres decesos, incluyendo el de un adolescente electrocutado durante la tormenta.

Viviendas y comercios quedaron anegados mientras el agua cubría calles y parques en toda la ciudad. Muchos vehículos fueron arrastrados y terminaron amontonados al pie de las colinas.

Antes del hallazgo de la cuarta víctima mortal el viernes, Ciftci comentó a reporteros en el barrio de Ayazaga, en Sariyer, que cuatro personas seguían desaparecidas.

En total se registraron 9.850 reportes por daños y otros problemas relacionados con las inundaciones, y 46.000 efectivos trabajaban para retirar los escombros y ayudar a los residentes, añadió.

Murat Kurum, ministro de Medio Ambiente, Urbanización y Cambio Climático, acompañó a Ciftci en su visita.

En respuesta a la preocupación de que las inundaciones se hubieran agravado por el desarrollo urbanístico cerca de los cursos de agua, afirmó que afrontar el problema era “esencial”.

Kurum, quien el próximo mes presidirá la conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre el cambio climático, la COP31, en la ciudad turca de Antalya, también vinculó las inundaciones con los efectos del cambio climático. “Combatir el cambio climático no es una opción, sino una necesidad”, sostuvo.

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Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder for agreeing to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros (21,500 pounds or $28,000) last year.

He was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield in northern England with two guns and ammunition two days after arriving in the U.K. Natland admitted to possessing the firearms and ammunition, but said that he didn't want to go through with the plan.

Natland, who was working part time at a pizza restaurant at the time of his arrest, was recruited by a Swedish organized crime group known as the Foxtrot Network while he was playing a game online. The group has links to the Iranian government, according to counterterrorism officers from London’s Metropolitan Police.

“You agreed to be the enforcer and pursued it, despite numerous opportunities to extricate yourself,” Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said at his sentencing hearing at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London.

“Although the fact that no one was shot dead or physically harmed is important, I am sure had the intervention of the police not prevented the plan from proceeding, you would have done what you had agreed to.”

Natland was hired by a 17-year-old known as “Generalen.” A court in Norway convicted the teenager last year of attempting to “contribute to murder” and sentenced him to 14 years in custody. Three more people have been charged by Norwegian police, with a decision yet to be made by prosecutors whether to indict them.

Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, credited the “exceptional work” of British police working with Norwegian counterparts for Natland’s arrest hours before he was due to carry out an assassination.

“Natland was clearly being tasked by someone in the Foxtrot Network, an organized criminal group sanctioned by the U.K. and the U.S. due to its involvement in orchestrating violence against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe on behalf of the Iranian regime,” she said.

The U.K. government announced sanctions against Foxtrot Network and its leader last year “due to their involvement in violence against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe on behalf of the Iranian regime.”

The sanctions include an asset freeze that bars U.K. businesses from handling funds or other economic assets controlled by the organization.

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When autumn rolled around, he kept up the bit, sending out weekly newsletters with foliage statistics and information to a handful of co-workers. Today, he has mastered complex mapping systems, calls himself “Leaf Daddy” and owns The Foliage Report, a website that tracks fall color from coast to coast.

Thus, he was speaking with actual authority last week when he said 2026 has been a spectacular year for foliage in New England.

“I’ve been doing this for almost 20 years, and this is the best I’ve seen of New England in that time,” he said. “2020 was a very good year, but this one seems elite to me.”

New England had adequate rain through the spring and summer, plus warm days and cool nights heading into fall, but that wasn’t the case elsewhere, he said.

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Extreme drought conditions stressed trees in Colorado, for example, leading to a quick and lackluster foliage season. Aspens in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho aren’t as golden this year, he said. But Utah is a bright spot.

“They got enough rainfall in that area,” he said. “You basically want an average amount of precipitation to really bring out the most majestic and colorful leaves.”

Fall foliage: The last supper for trees

Fall foliage is all about trees preparing for winter, according to experts at the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension.

Leaves exist to provide food for the tree. They absorb sunlight through a green pigment called chlorophyll, and that energy is used to convert water and carbon dioxide from the air into glucose, a type of sugar. As days shorten, the tree stops making food, allowing orange and yellow pigments that have been there all along to be unmasked. When sunny days are followed by cold nights, sugars get trapped in leaves, producing red pigments.

Eventually, the layer of cells between a twig and a leaf weakens, allowing leaves to be blown down during wind and rain. The timing varies widely by location. According to Cotner’s research, foliage season starts in Alaska in mid-August and ends in Florida in late December. Hawaii is the only U.S. state without fall foliage, he said.

Eating doughnuts and walking a trail creates great memories

In Rochester Hills, Michigan, the leaves were changing colors at Yates Cider Mill, which has been in business since 1863.

“Fall is our lifeblood,” said Jared Titus, general manager of the mill. “It's not only how we sustain as a business, but it's also just our passion. Apples are what we do here.”

Patrons were taking in a trail, drinking cider and enjoying doughnuts and other apple goodies.

“It just makes incredible memories for people,” Titus said.

It's “Fritter Friday” at the mill, he added. “They're about as big as your face and just incredible.”

Leaf peepers love the gold and burgundy colors

In Woodstock, Vermont, Osama Alshamrani from Saudi Arabia didn't expect such beautiful scenery.

“There's so many colors,” he said Friday. “I've been getting a lot of messages from my family back home and telling me, ‘Is this real? Oh, this is AI.’ I was like, ‘No, this is actually real.’”

He said he particularly enjoyed seeing the burgundy-colored leaves.

It also was the first trip to the area for Jasmine and Larry Londer, from Dallas, Georgia, who went on a hike with goats.

“That was super fun,” Jasmine Londer said.

Her husband said, “The golds here are like so much brighter than what we get in Georgia.”

For Kirk Giglio, leaf peeping provides an escape from his day job as a nurse in a cardiac and stroke unit at a Connecticut hospital. A photographer who frequently chases storms as well, he is used to studying maps and forecasts, and was hopeful by early September that this would be a good year. A recent trip to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont with his fiancee confirmed it.

“I was just really kind of blown away,” he said, describing sunrise hikes and fog lifting to reveal vibrant colors in New Hampshire’s Crawford Notch and elsewhere. Though some spots were packed with tourists, he still found plenty of secluded and stunning scenery.

“The more I travel, the more I realize how much we take for granted up here,” he said. “In a world that is so modern and gray with these corporate, soulless colors that we see everywhere, the trees are one of the last things that make color anymore, so it’s nice to just observe, especially in a good year like this.”

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Associated Press reporters Mike Householder in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Amanda Swinhart in Woodstock, Vermont, and Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this story.

The 20-year-old Spaniard rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against Casper Ruud, while Medvedev overcame American Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

It was the fourth straight match at the ATP Masters 1000 event in which Jodar had mounted a comeback from losing the first set.

“Casper, I think, played the important points in the first set better than me," Jodar said. "I couldn’t win the break points because of his serve, so I knew I wanted to come back again. It was very tough, so I had to give my best level today to win this match.”

Jodar powered to victory in 2 hours 20 minutes by breaking Ruud's serve five times in the second and third sets.

Medvedev, a former Shanghai Masters champion, looked in trouble when losing the second set but recovered to claim victory in 2 hours 9 minutes.

"I think today I was a tiny bit off from time to time but the third set was great,” Medvedev said. “I managed to regroup myself and serve better in the third and get the win, which is a great feeling.”

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But the hard part for Kane, the Jacksonville Jaguars kicker said, would be shifting from star striker to bit player.

“I think the transition from soccer to football is so much more cultural than like the actual skill,” Little said.

The England captain and Bayern Munich forward has mused over the years about one day kicking in the NFL. He recently floated the idea of combining his NFL goal with also joining a Major League Soccer team.

Who better to weigh in than Little? The soccer player-turned kicker, who remains a diehard Manchester United fan, booted a 57-yard field goal as time expired for the Jags to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-17 last Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He also holds the record for longest NFL field goal — 68 yards.

“It’s just so different,” Little told The Associated Press of moving from being involved in a game for 90 minutes to being a kicker “sitting there on the sidelines the whole game.

“You’re not going to get on the ball, and you don’t have the same moxie, I guess, because he is a star striker for the team. So that moxie is just kind of put to the side. You’ve got to let everyone else do the big man’s job, and then you’re out there just to back everyone up basically.”

As far as Kane's ability, “he’s probably talented enough to do it... His technique in soccer is so good. But it’s just such a different mental, I’d say, challenge than soccer.

“It’d be like him taking five set pieces a day. And he’s got to deliver on all five set pieces, or you didn’t do your job for the day,” Little said Thursday after practice at the team's accommodations north of London in Watford.

“So, it’s just a lot different, but I don’t think he doesn’t have the talent level for it. I think he probably has the skill to do it.”

Little and the Jaguars remained in London this week ahead of the game against the Houston Texans on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

Little, a sixth-round draft pick from Arkansas in 2024, had missed an extra-point attempt — after a high snap from fill-in long snapper DaVon Hamilton — late in the fourth quarter against the Eagles. The miss had looked crucial because Philadelphia then took a 17-16 lead with just 8 seconds left — before the improbable ending on Little’s heroics.

“Missing a set piece or missing a wide-open goal, you see a lot of strikers do that, and they’ll come back and put the game away,” Little said at his post-game press conference while wearing a Man United jersey. “I’ve got to have short-term memory and be at my best when the best is required.”

Fulham on Saturday

Little told AP that he’d be attending Fulham’s home game against Hull at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Jaguars owner Shad Khan also owns the Premier League club.

Little, an Oklahoma native, played as a midfielder before switching to American football in high school. England and United great Wayne Rooney was his favorite player.

“Maybe one day I’ll get to meet him or do a jersey swap with him. That’s my goal,” he said. "I’ve never been to Manchester. Only London, but I’m hoping to make it there this offseason.”

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“She said, ‘You can do this,’” said Landau, a 78-year-old retired teacher who enjoys studying Altadena history and cannot imagine living anywhere else, even after the Eaton Fire destroyed her house. “She gave me hope and strength.”

Landau meets weekly with Veda Ashby Romero, a trained recovery expert who helps her navigate insurance, complete online forms and qualify for financial assistance.

Now Landau is one of roughly 1,400 households affected by the 2025 Los Angeles fires who are set to lose their disaster case managers by the end of October, as a standoff between California and the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the program's funding drags on.

The news has rattled Landau. “The safety net has been pulled out from under me, and the hope is not as strong as it was,” she said.

The program’s early termination is the latest setback for LA communities in the middle of recovery and awaiting billions of additional federal dollars. It also highlights how some disaster-impacted communities still face issues like delayed FEMA payments and inconsistent communication, despite President Donald Trump's administration pledging to streamline processes after long criticizing the agency’s bureaucracy.

FEMA did not respond to a request for comment but has previously touted the assistance it has provided for the program. The White House says California has mismanaged the crisis.

Case managers simplify a notoriously opaque recovery process

Landau kept her insurance policy up to date for the 1938 two-bedroom, one-bathroom ranch home where she raised her three children and tended a wildflower garden. She still faced a shortfall of at least $200,000 to rebuild the modest home and owed $225,000 on her mortgage.

Ashby Romero supports her through the insurance process — a tedious one that has involved multiple adjusters and required creating an inventory of the half-century’s worth of possessions she lost. She also found Landau a grant to cover a year’s worth of mortgage payments. “I would never have gotten it without her,” Landau said. “I’m very bad with paperwork.”

Trained disaster case managers help people find rental assistance, new employment and money to close the gap between what insurance pays and the actual cost to rebuild. They guide survivors on how to avoid scams, challenge insurance payouts and appeal FEMA decisions.

“The recovery process is very complicated, and a lot of the systems are not designed to make it easy for people,” said Matt Gsell, disaster recovery manager at CORE, the nonprofit managing Landau’s case and one of five participating in LA’s case management program.

Late reimbursements and insufficient funds led California to end the program

After the January 2025 fires, California requested $28 million for case management. FEMA instead awarded $13.2 million for 24 months, to be paid in four equal installments.

FEMA can fund disaster case management for presidentially declared major disasters. The money is reimbursed to the state, which usually contracts with one or more nonprofits to administer the program. In the case of an exceptional disaster, states can request extensions for up to 36 months.

By August, FEMA had made only one of the four payments, leaving the state to front the rest despite “numerous requests” for reimbursement, according to the California Department of Social Services.

FEMA also had not answered a March request for an additional $6.5 million to sustain the program the full 24 months, in light of high demand. Seven hundred households remain on a waitlist for services.

California then announced it could no longer float the costs and would shutter the program at the end of October. FEMA eventually reimbursed the outstanding payments but did not give an answer about the additional money.

Rep. Judy Chu, a Democrat whose district includes Altadena, told The Associated Press that FEMA also had not responded to questions from her office about the additional money. Failing to fund the program the full 24 months "risks abandoning survivors,” Chu said, adding that FEMA should also be prepared to extend the program for longer if needs persist.

Nonprofits scramble to reassign clients

With the projected end date looming, nonprofits are triaging open cases and trying to move as many as possible to other organizations that can continue the work using philanthropic dollars.

But there won't be enough resources to keep everyone in case management.

“They are overloaded,” said Bree Jensen, spokesperson for the Eaton Fire Collaborative and an Eaton Fire survivor. “You can’t put everything onto the local nonprofits.”

The uncertainty is destabilizing, as more than 100 case managers stand to lose their jobs and must weigh whether to seek new work now or wait for answers, Jensen said.

“We can’t go month to month,” said Gsell. CORE has already closed some of its less severe cases and is trying to transfer 200 of its 450 clients to other nonprofits.

The case management program is just a small part of the federal support California has requested to recover from fires that destroyed more than 16,000 structures.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, asked Trump, a Republican, and Congress for $15.7 billion, pared down from an earlier request of $33 billion, much of which would go toward rebuilding housing. Trump has not sent the Republican-controlled Congress a supplemental disaster request for the LA fires.

White House spokesperson Lauren Bis said the Trump administration has obligated billions of dollars for LA’s recovery. Bis called Newsom’s supplemental request an attempt “to pass the blame for his horrible mismanagement of the LA wildfires and recovery efforts.” Newsom's office did not immediately respond to an email or a call from the AP seeking comment.

Landau is waiting for construction to begin on her new home. She is still wrangling with insurance and a bank to receive her final payment. She and her children lean on each other for support, she said, but pressing on won't be the same without Ashby Romero.

“To meet with somebody who cares about you, wants to see that you land on your feet in a good situation," she said, ”it was so important."

The protesters rallied in Connaught Place, one of New Delhi’s busiest commercial districts, responding to a call by the youth “Cockroach” movement, whose leader Abhijeet Dipke was detained by police ahead of the demonstration. Protesters spanning generations joined the rally, reflecting broad public anger and intensifying pressure on the country’s top election official.

Protests by the youth and opposition parties have intensified over an ongoing review of voter lists that has removed more than 130 million names since last year. Critics say the exercise is politically motivated, threatens to disenfranchise millions more, and has disproportionately affected minorities, particularly Muslims. They have demanded the resignation of election chief Gyanesh Kumar.

The Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration deny the allegations and say the revision is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.

Friday's protest was part of a growing campaign that has put Modi’s government under pressure and comes a week after a police crackdown on protesters in New Delhi.

The demonstrators vastly outnumbered the security personnel lining the road, while columns of riot police stood watch.

Police had earlier asked people not to join the rally and offered to let a small group gather to wave the national flag and sing the national anthem. In anticipation of the protests, authorities also closed Central Park, a green space surrounded by Connaught Place’s white colonial-era buildings, on Friday and Saturday.

Modi has not publicly commented on the protests. Some of his party leaders have dismissed the demonstrators as “anarchists” and suggested, without offering evidence, that they are backed by foreign powers.

Police detained Dipke, the founder of the “Cockroach” movement, ahead of the demonstrations. He had urged supporters unable to travel to New Delhi to raise the flag and demonstrate in their own communities.

A live video posted on the movement's Instagram account showed Dipke leaving a house and heading toward the street, where police officers intercepted him. After a brief exchange, officers hauled him into a police vehicle and drove away.

“Waving the tricolor (Indian flag) is not a crime,” he told reporters Thursday.

The “Cockroach” movement began as an online satirical campaign this summer after India’s chief justice compared unemployed young people to parasites. Many young Indians embraced the remark, adopting the cockroach as a symbol of resilience. It has since expanded into a nationwide protest movement of young people. Protests led by the group forced the resignation of Modi’s education minister in July, a rare setback for the prime minister, who has been in power for more than 12 years.

It remains unclear whether the protests will grow into a wider political movement. Modi’s government remains electorally strong, and anger over voter lists may not necessarily translate into support for the opposition, which has used the issue to criticize his Hindu nationalist government.

Many protesters, however, increasingly see the demonstrations as part of a broader struggle to safeguard India’s democratic institutions.

"India is descending into fascism, and that is my biggest concern,” said Nashid Khan, one of the protesters. Still, he said, the demonstrations “augur well for India’s future.”