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The Financial Oversight and Management Board announced Tuesday that it has authorized action to nullify Act 41 of 2022, the labor reform, arguing that the island government has not resolved its deﬁciencies.

The government has not said whether it will suspend the law or implement it.

In a letter to Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority Executive Director Omar Marrero Díaz regarding Act 41, which repeals portions of the Puerto Rico Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act of 2017 and other labor laws, the oversight board insisted that the government has still failed to prepare and provide a formal estimate of the law’s impact on revenues.

“Even prior to the enactment of Act 41, the Oversight Board advised the Government of the Oversight Board’s concerns about the Act’s negative impact on Commonwealth revenues and the Fiscal Plan, and made extensive proactive efforts to engage with the Government on Act 41 to avoid the very situation we face today,” the oversight said in response to an Aug. 4 letter from Marrero Díaz.

Unfortunately, the oversight board said, instead of engaging in substantive analysis and discussions about the labor reform law prior to its enactment, the government enacted a law that impacts every private employer in Puerto Rico without understanding its ﬁscal impact, which is in violation of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA).

As such, the government cannot certify under PROMESA that Act 41 is not significantly inconsistent with the certified Commonwealth Fiscal Plan, the oversight boardThesaid.board said it conducted its own analysis of Act 41, which the government has not contradicted. The government has failed to explain how the new law will “translate into potential greater consumer spending and increased revenue for the government.”“Yourletter goes on to propose that when negative effects are detected, the Oversight Board could adjust the Fiscal Plan to account for the Act’s negative effects on the labor market and the Commonwealth’s revenues,” the board said in the letter to Marrero Díaz. “This approach turns PROMESA on its head and is contrary to PROMESA’s purpose of achieving fiscal responsibility. New laws must fit within the Fiscal Plan, not vice versa.”

The expert reiterated to the board his initial analysis of the act’s economic impact in that it will decrease commonwealth revenues and result in a declining gross nationalTheproduct.expertdismissed assertions from the government that the law will not have an impact because it “regulates private employer relations with private employees.”

Act 41 intends to restore certain rights that had been eliminated or reduced by the 2017 Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act and, further, to create additional rights for part-timers and students. Among the many changes incorporated are: amendments to the formula for calculating severance payment and the language of the “just causes” for termination under the Unjustiﬁed Dismissal Act, the hours of work required to accrue vacation and sick leave as well as the monthly accrual rates for those beneﬁts, meal period provisions, and Christmas bonus provisions.

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The Financial Management and Oversight Board insists that the island government has still failed to prepare and provide a formal estimate of the labor reform law’s impact on revenues.

Fiscal board moves to nullify labor reform

An expert consulted by the oversight board concluded that the government’s Aug. 4 letter did not offer any new evidence to change his economic analysis.

Senate Strategic and Energy Projects Com mittee Chairman Javier Aponte Dalmau announced Tuesday that the panel will start public hearings today to analyze, through Senate Resolution 588, the LUMA Energy contract to determine compliance with estab lished metrics so that a possible challenge to the agreement can be sustained in the Puerto Rico courts, given the refusal of Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia to cancel the public-private alliance whereby LUMA, a private consortium, manages the island’s electric power transmis sion and distribution system.

“We all agree that the LUMA Energy contract has been disastrous for the country,” Aponte Dalmau said. “But the reality is that there are some contractual commitments that cannot be broken just like that. We must gather the correct evidence and arguments so that the courts can have a solid basis on which to review the contract and be able to challenge it with all the legal guarantees so that the Puerto Rican people do not continue to lose public funds because of this contract.”

As part of the hearing process, which will last until Sept. 6, the Public-Private Partnerships Authority, the Fiscal Agency and Financial Ad visory Authority, the Chamber of Commerce, the Manufacturers Association, the Mayors Association and Mayors Federation, and the Engineers and Land Surveyors Association, among others, are slated to appear.

“We have already agreed with House Speaker Rafael ‘Tatito’ Hernández [Montañez], so that in the coming weeks both bodies can deal with House Joint Resolution 315 and other legislation presented, whose purpose is also to achieve the revision or cancellation of the contract,” Aponte Dalmau said. The 15-year contract with LUMA Energy was signed in 2020. However, the public has been unsatisfied with the company’s perfor mance because LUMA has done little to stop power outages.

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“The reaction has been what I expected, but … like St. Thomas [Aquinas], as long as I don’t see the changes, I won’t believe that they are going to happen,” the governor said in response to questions from the press. “When I see them, then I’ll sayPierluisisomething.”saidthe directors of LUMA Energy lost his sup port after he heard from spokespeople of the consortium that administers the transmission and distribution of electricity on the island that one of the malfunctions in a high-voltage cable occurred, among other things, from not clearing away vegetation that caused an outage.

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Citing the constant blackouts that have been reported throughout the island in recent days and rising electricity bills, the island House of Representatives on Tuesday approved House Resolutions 797, 798 and 799, which order the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, the Public-Private Partnerships Authority (P3A) and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), respectively, to submit and certify, within a non-extend able term of five business days, the evaluation metrics compiled in relation to LUMA Energy, the private operator of PREPA’s electricity transmission and distribution system.

Asked whether those changes include the departure of Wayne Stensby and the executive group accompanying him, Pierluisi responded that he is going to wait for Quanta to comply with his demands. Asked about scheduled protests calling for the cancellation of the public-private contract between the island government and LUMA Energy, the governor said: “Forget about that. That is politicking. No, man, no.” He said it is not so simple as demanding the cancellation of the contract because, as he understands it, the law requires a public-private alliance in the energy system, and until a sub stitute is found, LUMA will have to be paid a greater quantity than the contract establishes.

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The senator said additional hearings will be coordinated with the House of Represen tatives, which has already investigated the LUMA Energy contract, to jointly challenge the contract in court.

One of the amendments included said that: “the Secretary of the House of Representatives is hereby ordered to inform the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, within a term of five working days, after its approval, to provide this legislative body those evaluation metrics compiled as a result of the contractual pro vision contained in the operation and maintenance contract signed between LUMA Energy, or its representatives, PREPA and the P3A.”

The lower chamber also passed House Resolution 769 to investigate the protection and security protocols that shelter the natural resources of Puerto Rico, and that are under the jurisdic tion of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. That measure seeks to monitor the surveillance measures of existing natural resources, the labeling of punitive measures in case of violation and the measures taken to monitor compliance with environmental protection laws.

By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia said Tuesday that he has communicated with the directors Quanta, the owners of LUMA Energy, because the consortium has lost all his support and he doesn’t believe them anymore.

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“They are not going to have my support unless there are changes that I have asked for,” the governor said.

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Senate hearings to build case against LUMA Energy contract

In the first of the public hearings, the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the Electrical Industry and Irrigation Workers Union (UTIER by its Spanish acronym) have been cited to testify.

In her turn, the author of the measure, Popular Democratic Party Rep. Lydia Méndez Silva said that it is worth taking ac tion due to the high incidence of environmental crime on the island. “Last June we saw how some individuals started a fire in the mangrove on Cayo Caracoles in Parguera de Lajas,” she said. “This cannot happen, and it is because of this and other environmental crimes committed in Puerto Rico that we must take action “Puertonow.”Rico is an island in the Caribbean with a great biodiversity of natural resources,” added the legislator for the 21st District. “These natural resources are one of the greatest attractions that we have on our land and are for the enjoyment of everyone. The natural resource of water is one of the most precious and essential for life.”

“There was a time when there was not enough local coffee, but now that there is, it has to have priority for two reasons: because it is ours, and because it is of better quality,” said Rep. Jorge Alfredo Rivera Segarra, who chairs the Agriculture Committee in the island House of Representatives. “It is impossible for the coffee harvest to be lost because the roasters do not have the commercial incentives for local production to be preferred.”

The publication “Beyond Intervention” ana lyzes why it is urgent to improve cardiovascular health for women. It also reveals that equality in health care continues to be a growing concern and that a “single” focus is out of date. In this respect, women with coronary artery disease reported a more challenging experience than their male counterparts, including access to attention, emotional factors and relations with their Partdoctor.ofthis can be related to documented cases in which women’s symptoms are presented in a different manner and are underrepresented in clinical trials.

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Legislator: New challenge facing island coffee industry must be met

“Let us remember that in Puerto Rico we consume 450,000 quintals of coffee annually,” Rivera Segarra said. “The sensible thing is that the priority is to buy the local coffee, and then make use of the supply of foreign coffee. It is important that the government accelerate solutions, that promises related to production incentives are kept, and that our coffee has priority in the market. The call is for the De partment of Agriculture to move quickly and generate solutions to this situation. Naturally, they have the full cooperation of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives.”

“The Department of Agriculture must move quickly so that mature coffee is sold in its entirety,” said the legislator, who represents House District 22 composed of Lares, Utuado, Adjuntas and Jayuya. Last year, the “almud” (the measure used in the coffee industry, roughly a bushel) was paid at between $20 and $22, and workers were paid $9. A bushel represents 28 pounds of fresh coffee beans. When pulped and dried, about five pounds are left, so between 20 and 22 bushel units are needed to obtain a quintal of coffee for the roast.

“The Abbott investigation shows that the lead ers in medical attention must focus on adopting technologies that help the patient in monitoring his or her own health in a proactive manner through the available instruments, that can be covered by insurance, that are easily accessible, precise and of high quality,” said Dr. Nick West, medical director and vice president of vascular affairs for Abbott.

Study calls attention to women’s cardiovascular health

The global multiannual investigation by Abbot reported in its first years of the study in 2020, that the majority of health professionals interviewed said making opportune decisions, in diagnosis or treatment, has the greatest impact on people.Added to that are the advanced technologies that allow for the more precise diagnostics and treatment to improve vascular health with the number one priority of medical attention leaders: the satisfaction of the patients.

An island lawmaker says companies that process and pack coffee are not buying locally grown beans because it is cheaper to work with coffee imported from Mexico. Women with coronary artery disease reported a more challenging experience than their male counterparts, including access to attention, emotional factors and relations with their doctor.

By JOHN Djpmcphaul@gmail.comMcPHAULespitetheserious impact of hurricanes Irma and Maria on the Puerto Rican coffee industry, the strength and con sistency of the island’s farmers has managed, little by little, to raise the industry, which is once again at a crossroads. Now it is not the mature coffee itself, but that the roasters -- companies that process and pack the product -- are not buying the coffee, since it is cheaper to work with coffee imported from Mexico that the government brings to the island to meet local demand.

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“Those prices of $20 to $22 per bushel should be the standard, and not come down from there, especially because production costs have gone up,” said Rivera Segarra, who referred to a report by Felipe Gómez Martínez that was broadcast earlier this week on No ticentro 4, where several farmers stated that under the current scenario, the harvest could be lost in its entirety.

called attention Tues day to a study recently released by the pharmaceutical company Abbott which analyzes why it is urgent to improve equality in health and better understand the cardiovascular health of Cardiovascularwomen. diseases are the principal cause of death in the world with about 18 million deaths per year.

A study published by Global Health Action indicates that two of three deaths in women are caused by cardiac disease, cerebral vascular accidents, cancer, diabetes and chronic respi ratory“Marginalizingdisease. vascular health in women has clinical and economic consequences that directly contrast with the objective of improving the health of the population, the experience of the patient and the quality of attention, and also reducing costs,” said Dr. Héctor Martínez, director of Cardiology at the Mayagüez Medical Center.

The World Health Organization said that more than three-fourths of the deaths caused by cardiovascular disease are in low- to middle-in comeThecountries.American Heart Association says that in Puerto Rico cardiac disease is the principal cause of death and has various risk conditions associated with it such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and lifestyle factors that can be prevented or controlled. The raising of awareness and the imple mentation of technology is necessary to combat cardiovascular disease. It must be kept in mind that with the rapid aging of the population and the increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and its associated risk factors, the cost of health care will continue to rise in the coming years, study said.

The space served to discuss, among other topics, changes generated by the COVID-19 pandemic that have affected the mental health of residents in Puerto Rico and that could lead citizens to experience suicidal thoughts. Another topic was how culture can make it diffi cult to discuss suicide with loved ones, especially among men because talking about suicide still creates social divisions in communities, and what can be done to reduce those barriers.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines suicide as “any act by which an in dividual causes injury or harm to himself or herself with varying degrees of intent to die, regardless of the degree of lethal intent or knowledge of the true motive.”

Suicide Preven tion Month, the Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administra tion (ASSMCA by its Spanish initials) on Tuesday held a forum entitled “Don’t Fight in Silence,” at Braulio Castillo Theater in Bayamón, with the purpose of raising awareness about the issue among the population and avoiding more deaths from suicide in Puerto Rico.

Rodríguez Mateo highlighted the importance of making suicide and sui cidal ideas visible, without stigmatizing people who may be going through this situation, as an important tool to eradicate the problem and prevent more deaths.

Expert panel discusses suicide prevention

The event, led by the ASSMCA ad ministrator, Carlos Rodríguez Mateo, was attended by the agency’s behavioral professionals, including Juan Vélez Court (coordinator of the Mutual Support Center), Aixa Pacheco Valderrama (crisis counselor for the PAS Line), Joel Ubiñaz Cordero (coordinator of the COVID Emergency Project) and Nelson Vega Vázquez (Ponce regional supervisor of the Conéctate Project).

During the panel, mental health specialists shared that despite increasing research and knowledge about suicide and its prevention, taboo and stigma persist. It is estimated that, for each completed suicide, up to 20 attempts may occur. About 90 percent of suicide cases in Puerto Rico are male, a fact that, according to resources, may be tied to a culture of non-expression of emotions, problems or feelings. The method most used in suicides in Puerto Rico is suf focation.Theforum is one of the many compo nents of the Don’t Fight in Silence initia tive, an ASSMCA educational campaign aimed at raising public awareness of the importance of talking about emotions and asking for professional help in time. Through the initiative, the ASSMCA PAS Line numbers 9-8-8, 1-800-981-0023, and the TDD 1-888-672-7622 are also reinforced, as well as the lineapas.assm cachat.pr.gov. to seek professional help.

From 2001 to the present, the Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Admin istration’s PAS Line has received 3,823,582 calls, of which 951,938 are directly related to citizens who have suicidal ideas. Through June of this year the Institute of Forensic Sciences reported 80 suicides.

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“In Puerto Rico, suicide is the third leading cause of violent death. Approxi mately every 29 hours a death by suicide is reported on the island,” Rodríguez Mateo said. “If we speak openly about suicide, we will be able to attend to it effectively and people will seek immediate help.

“ASSMCA’s PAS Line is the best example of how people talking can prevent suicide,” he added.From2001 to the present, the ASSMCA PAS Line has received 3,823,582 calls. Of those, 951,938 are directly related to citizens who have suicidal ideas. From the beginning of 2022 to June, the Institute of Fo rensic Sciences (ICF) reported 80 suicides.

From ASSMCA we have reinforced the work and message of prevention, as well as direct help, particularly in our commu nities, because deaths by suicide can be prevented and this is reflected in statistics and studies, prevention and work help. For this reason, the call we are making today is to spread the word because the help is there and the important thing is that we identify warning signs among family members and friends, and activate support networks in our communities, workplaces, schools, universities, wher ever we find them, because suicide is preventable.”Rodríguez Mateo noted that people who have suicidal ideas have the ASS MCA PAS Line, which they can call to express themselves and receive mental health services.

Soon after beginning their investigation early this year, Justice Department officials came to believe there were additional classified documents that they needed to collect. In May, after conducting a series of witness interviews, the department issued a subpoena for the return of remaining classified material, according to people familiar with the episode.

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Trump had more than 300 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

National Archives officials spent much of 2021 trying to get back material from Trump, after learning that roughly two dozen boxes of presidential records material had been linge ring in the White House residence for several months. Under the Presidential Records Act, all official material remains government property and has to be provided to the archives at the end of a president’s term. Among the items they knew were mis sing were Trump’s original letters from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, and the note that President Barack Obama had left Trump before he leftTwooffice.former White House officials, who had been designated as among Trump’s repre sentatives with the archives, received calls and tried to facilitate the documents’ return.

A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for com ment. A spokesperson for the FBI declined to comment.

The specific nature of the sensitive ma terial that Trump took from the White House remains unclear. But the 15 boxes Trump turned over to the archives in January, nearly a year after he left office, included documents from the CIA, the National Security Agency and the FBI spanning a variety of topics of national security interest, a person briefed on the matter said. Trump went through the boxes himself in late 2021, according to multiple people briefed on his efforts, before turning them over.

On June 22, the Justice Department subpoenaed the Trump Organization for Mara-Lago’s security footage, which included a well-trafficked hallway outside the storage area, the people said. The club had surveillance footage going back 60 days for some areas of the property, stretching back to late April of this year. While much of the footage showed hours of club employees walking through the busy corridor, some of it raised concerns for inves tigators, according to people familiar with the matter. It revealed people moving boxes in and out, and in some cases, appearing to change the containers some documents were held in. The footage also showed other parts of the property.

In seeking a second round of security footage, the Justice Department wants to review tapes for the weeks leading up to the Aug. 8 search.

The intense public interest has now spurred a legal fight to see the search warrant’s underlying affidavit. On Monday, a federal magistrate issued a formal order directing the Justice Department to send him under seal proposed redactions to the affidavit underlying the warrant used to search Mar-a-Lago by Thursday, accompanied by a memo explaining its justifications.

Federal officials have indicated that their initial goal has been to secure any classified documents Trump was holding at Mar-a-Lago, a pay-for-membership club where there is little control over who comes in as guests. It remains to be seen whether anyone will face criminal charges stemming from the investigation.

The previously unreported volume of the sensitive material found in the former president’s possession in January helps explain why the Justice Department moved so urgently to hunt down any further classified materials he mightAndhave.the extent to which such a large number of highly sensitive documents remai ned at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, for months, even as the department sought the return of all material that should have been left in government custody when Trump left office, suggested to officials that the former president or his aides had been cavalier in handling it, not fully forthcoming with investigators, or both.

Trump resisted those calls, describing the boxes of documents as “mine,” according to three advisers familiar with his comments.

On June 3, Jay Bratt, the chief of the counterespionage section of the national se curity division of the Justice Department, went to Mar-a-Lago to meet with two of Trump’s lawyers, Evan Corcoran and Christina Bobb, and retrieve any remaining classified material to satisfy the subpoena. Corcoran went through the boxes himself to identify classified material beforehand, according to two people familiar with hisCorcoranefforts. showed Bratt the basement storage room where, he said, the remaining material had been kept.

In the order, the judge, Bruce E. Reinhart, said he was inclined to release portions of the sealed affidavit but wanted to wait until he saw the government’s redactions before making a decision.

Trump briefly came to see the investigators during the Soonvisit.after that visit, investigators, who were interviewing several people in Trump’s circle about the documents, came to believe that there were other presidential records that had not been turned over, according to the people familiar with the matter.

The initial batch of documents retrieved by the National Archives from former President Donald Trump in January in cluded more than 150 marked as classified, a number that ignited intense concern at the Justice Department and helped trigger the criminal investigation that led FBI agents to swoop into Mar-a-Lago this month seeking to recover more, multiple people briefed on the matterInsaid.total, the government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified mar kings from Trump since he left office, the people said: that first batch of documents returned in January, another set provided by Trump’s aides to the Justice Department in June and the mate rial seized by the FBI in the search this month.

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People protest outside former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 9, 2022. The government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings from Trump since he left office, multiple people briefed on the matter said.

The highly sensitive nature of some of the material in the boxes prompted archives officials to refer the matter to the Justice Department, which within months had convened a grand jury investigation.AidestoTrump turned over a few dozen additional sensitive documents during a visit to Mar-a-Lago by Justice Department officials in early June. At the conclusion of the search this month, officials left with 26 boxes, including 11 sets of material marked as classified, comprising scores of additional documents. One set had the highest level of classification, top secret/ sensitive compartmented information.

The Justice Department investigation is continuing, suggesting that officials are not certain whether they have recovered all the presidential records that Trump took with him from the White House. Even after the extraordinary decision by the FBI to execute a search warrant at Mara-Lago on Aug. 8, investigators have sought additional surveillance footage from the club, people familiar with the matter said. It was the second such demand for the club’s security tapes, said the people familiar with the matter, and underscored that autho rities are still scrutinizing how the classified documents were handled by Trump and his staff before the search.

The EPA didn’t respond to a request for comment on what impact the law might have on agency regulations.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Aug. 7, 2022. Throughout the landmark climate law, passed this month, is language written specifically to address the Supreme Court’s justification for reining in the Envi ronmental Protection Agency, a ruling that was one of the court’s most consequential of the term.

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That language, according to legal experts as well as the Democrats who worked it into the legislation, explicitly gives the EPA the authority to regulate greenhouse gases and to use its power to push the adoption of wind, solar and other renewable energy“Thesources.language, we think, makes pretty clear that green house gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act,” said Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who led the movement to revise the law. With the new law, he added, there are “no ifs, ands or buts” that Congress has told federal agencies to tackle carbon dioxide, methane and other heat-trapping emissions from power plants, automobiles and oil wells.

This month, in the hours before the bill passed the Senate, Republicans waged a last-minute, mostly unsuccessful predawn battle to remove the language from the legislation. Later that day, the Senate approved the climate-and-tax bill by a vote of 51-50, along party lines, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tiebreakingRepublicansvote. objected to the language, and to the fact that it appeared in a budget bill, a category of legislation focused on government spending and revenue.

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Henneke called the billions of dollars in the climate law “a total end run” around the Supreme Court decision limiting the EPA. He described it as a continuation of what he called “the war on coal, the war on energy, the war on fossil fuels.”

Robert Henneke, executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative nonprofit group, said “sneaking in this verbiage” into the new law “is probably just going to set up future regulatory fights.”

Among other things, the law provides billions of dollars to the EPA to reduce emissions from power plants and helps to fund the development of wind, solar and power sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide. The law also encourages states to adopt California’s aggressive plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

Yet, because Congress had never before directly addressed the issue, challenges have continued. In West Virginia vs. EPA, No. 20-1530, the landmark ruling this year, conservative Supreme Court justices made clear that if lawmakers really wanted the government to move away from fossil fuels, they should say so.

Democrats designed the climate law to be a game changer. Here’s how.

The Clean Air Act was enacted in 1970, at the birth of the environmental movement, and is the primary law defining the EPA’s responsibilities for protecting and regulating air quality. It was significantly expanded in 1990 to curb other major environ mental threats like acid rain and urban smog.

Legal experts, on the other hand, said those fights would almost certainly be harder to win.

That gets close to President Joe Biden’s goal of cutting emis sions roughly in half during that time period, but White House officials have said they intend to pursue new regulations through the EPA to close the gap.

The new law includes about $370 billion over 10 years to expand the use of electric vehicles, jump-start renewable energy such as solar and wind power, and develop newer energy sources like clean hydrogen. It is the largest investment in climate-change solutions in U.S. history, and it is expected to help cut emissions about 40% below 2005 levels by the end of this decade.

Republican attorneys general and conservative allies in states that rely heavily on fossil fuels are pursuing legal efforts to limit the federal government’s power to cut emissions, in part by challenging the legal doctrine by which Congress has delegated authority to federal agencies to regulate the environment.

Conservative organizations that have challenged the EPA’s authority in the past said the new law would not stop future lawsuits.

Now it Throughouthas. the landmark climate law, passed this month, is language written specifically to address the Supreme Court’s justification for reining in the EPA, a ruling that was one of the court’s most consequential of the term. The new law amends the Clean Air Act, the country’s bedrock air-quality legislation, to define the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels as an “air pollutant.”

Court restricted the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to fight climate change this year, the reason it gave was that Congress had never granted the agency the broad authority to shift the United States away from burning fossil fuels.

The act does define greenhouse gases in some sections, but does not explicitly direct the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide. Rather, it more broadly asks the agency to regulate pollutants that “endanger human health.” In 2007, the Supreme Court, in Massachusetts vs. EPA, No. 05-1120, ordered the agency to determine whether carbon dioxide fit that description. In 2009, the EPA concluded that it did. That conclusion meant carbon dioxide could be legally defined as a pollutant and regulated. The Obama and Biden administrations used that finding to justify regulations on gasolinepowered vehicles and coal and gas-burning power plants, and several Supreme Court cases subsequently upheld that authority.

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“One threshold assumption in the ruling was that Congress had not made it abundantly clear that EPA had a responsibility to address climate pollution from the power sector,” said Vickie Patton, general counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund. “Well, it is now abundantly clear,” she said.

Some experts played down the effect of the provisions. Jeff Holmstead, an energy lawyer who served in the EPA during both Bush administrations, said there was a near-zero chance that legal efforts by some conservative groups to eliminate the government’s ability to regulate climate pollution would have prevailed anyway.

“I don’t think it changes anything,” Holmstead said of the law’s affect on the Supreme Court ruling. But he called the clean energy incentives in the bill “very significant,” saying, “those tax credits certainly will make it easier for companies to transition away from fossil fuels.”

Jody Freeman, a professor at Harvard Law School and an expert on the Clean Air Act, said the language cemented EPA’s authority and would be “a powerful disincentive” to new lawsuits.

The trauma remains fresh for those who survived the worst school massacre since the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, a decade ago, and many of the families spent the summer organizing to demand more accountability from their local officials. In early July, hundreds of people marched from the Robb Elementary campus to the town square to demand the firing of police officers who led the flawed response, and also to call for stricter gun laws and better school safety measures.

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But many parents said that the process of installing the new security equipment had been slow, and that they do not trust that it will all be ready on time.

In this small town of 15,000, where many people are re lated, it was not an unusual twist of fate that Arredondo would be Reyes’ cousin. But that has not changed Reyes’ view of what should happen. “I think he needs to go first. Fire him and the rest will follow like a domino. We need accountability,” Reyes said. School district officials have declined to say how many students will be returning to in-person classes at other campuses, and how many have elected to take classes online.

“His lack of action led to the loss of lives,” Quintanilla-Taylor said. “They should have fired him a long time ago. He took an oath. He failed that oath.”

Quintanilla-Taylor has decided to enroll her daughter in online classes approved by the state, as have many other parents in Uvalde, where the trauma of the May 24 shooting still lingers after a summer of mourning. Some parents said they are also considering private schools, including one operated by Sacred Heart Catholic Church, which began the new school year Aug. 15 with double its enrollment from last year for students in pre kindergarten through sixth grade.

A newly installed security fence surrounded Dalton Elementary School as the new school year approached, after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

With a little more than two weeks left before the beginning of the school year, Tina Quintanilla-Taylor drove her 9-year-old daughter, Mehle, past the new school where she was supposed to start fourth grade. The school is just a mile or so away from the one she attended last year, Robb Elementary School, now permanently closed after a gunman’s shooting rampage left 19 students and two teachers dead. The new school looked clean and welcoming, but Mehle and her mother said they felt uneasy. There were no police officers visible, Mehle said. The newly installed fencing, she said, looked “skinny” and easy to climb.

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told parents in a video message that outlined the new safety mea sures. “These are components that will be installed throughout the district, not just in one campus or two campuses.”

The school board has scheduled a hearing Wednesday during which it plans to fire Arredondo, who has been on unpaid leave since late July. Parents have expressed frustration at the length of that process, and many said they had been given little assurance that the district was equipped to prevent a similar tragedy.

Bullets had entered Andrea’s classroom through the walls; the little girl recalled seeing a teacher shot moments before Andrea climbed through a window to safety. Herrera said there were safety issues at the school that came to light even before the shooting. Reyes, Jose’s teacher, reported two months before the attack that the lock on his classroom door lock was faulty, but it was never fixed.

“I just pray that they learned their lesson and that they will keep our children safe,” Herrera said about the school district.

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“We are making progress,” Hal Harrell, the superintendent,

‘I don’t feel safe.’ Children fear going back to school in Uvalde

More than a dozen residents have formed a group, Uvalde Strong for Gun Safety, to advocate stronger gun control legislation and safer schools. During a recent meeting, one of the group’s leaders, Dr. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician who testified before Congress about the devastating injuries he saw that day, reminded parents that they were within their rights to keep their children out of “Doschool.not send them and we’ll see what happens, agreed? This is how you are going to respond to them. Don’t even send them virtually,” Guerrero told them. “That’s what I tell every single one of my Quintanilla-Taylor,patients.”

The state legislative report noted that teachers and other staff members sometimes used rudimentary tools, such as rocks, wedges and magnets, to prevent doors from completely shutting and automatically locking, a practice that was discouraged by the school police to no avail.

That sentiment is shared by many others in town, including Arnulfo Reyes, a teacher at Robb Elementary who feels lucky to be alive after being shot twice and taunted for more than an hour by the gunman as officers stood idle in a nearby hallway.

the mother of the 9-year-old who plans to take online courses starting this week, has joined the chorus of families who have demanded to know why it has taken so long to fire Harrell,Arredondo.thesuperintendent, recommended his firing in July, but the school board has repeatedly delayed taking action, in part because of the chief’s requests for postponements.

Cynthia Herrera is one of several parents who said they were closely monitoring the district’s progress in making safety improvements. The 10-year-old stepson she raised since he was 3, Jose, was killed in the shooting. Her daughter, Andrea, 10, has been left traumatized, she said.

“I don’t feel safe,” she told her mother.

The committee also found “systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making” on the part of the police officers who wai ted more than an hour to take down the gunman. Investigators for the Texas Department of Public Safety said the chief of the school district police force, Pete Arredondo, acting as incident commander over the flawed response, failed to follow standard law enforcement training that could have ended the attack more quickly and saved lives.

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“They are not ready for the new school year,” QuintanillaTaylor said. “Nobody feels safe going back to school.”

Parents have been confronting school board members at meetings to demand answers about the flawed police response to the shooting and new security measures to keep students safe at school.Alegislative committee that investigated the attack found serious deficiencies in the school’s readiness for a mass shooting, including internal and external doors that were left unlocked, contrary to school protocols, and a 5-foot exterior fence that the gunman was able to easily climb over.

With plans to eventually demolish Robb Elementary, the school district is installing portable classrooms at other schools to accommodate students, while online classes will be available for those who do not feel ready to return in person.

Officials with the school district said the start of the school year had been delayed until Sept. 6, later than neighboring dis tricts, to ensure students felt safe attending classes in person. The district said it was fortifying campuses with new 8-foot fences, security cameras, replacement door locks and additional police officers. Gov. Greg Abbott said he had assigned more than 30 state troopers to provide extra security.

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“So long as I’m healthy, which I am, and I’m energetic, which I am, and I’m passionate, which I am, I want to do some things outside of the realm of the federal government,” said Fauci, adding that he wanted to use his experience and insight into public health and public service to “hopefully inspire the younger generation.”

Fauci has advised every president since Ronald Reagan — seven in all — and has been adept at navigating the nexus of science and politics. Among his proudest accomplishments, he said, was his work with President George W. Bush in developing a global program to combat HIV/AIDS, known as PEPFAR, which has saved an estimated 21 million lives.

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Bush — whose father, George Bush, called Fauci a hero during a 1988 presidential debate — awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008. But Fauci, who catapulted into the spotlight when the coronavirus began spreading in 2020, could not escape the politicization of the Trump era. President Donald Trump toyed openly with the idea of ﬁring him (although that would have been dif ﬁcult because Fauci is not a political appointee). His response to the pandemic has drawn criticism, and he also conceded that it was not perfect. Early in the outbreak, he told Americans that there was no need to wear masks to protect against infection from the novel coronavirus; that turned out to be incorrect. He has said that he offered that advice because masks were in short supply at the time.

Fauci says he will step down in December to pursue ‘next chapter’

“So I stayed on for a year, thinking that at the end of the year, it would be the end of COVID, and as it turned out, you know, that’s not exactly what happened,” Fauci said. “And now it’s my second year here, and I just realized that there are things that I want to Faucido.”did not set a speciﬁc departure date (he will turn 82 on Dec. 24). He said he hoped that by staying through the fall and into early winter, the United States would “get closer to living with” the coronavirus “in a steady state,” although there are no guarantees.“I’mnot happy about the fact that we still have 400 deaths per day,” he said. “We need to do much better than that. So I don’t think I can say that I’m satisﬁed with where we are. But I hope that over the next couple of months, things will improve.”

“Because of Dr. Fauci’s many contributions to public health, lives here in the United States and around the world have been saved,” the president said. But some Republicans who consider Fauci a symbol of the COVID-19 restrictions that they have resisted vowed Monday to investigate him — even in retirement — if they win control of Congress in November. They said they would examine his response to the coronavirus pandemic, citing research that his institute funded at a virology institute in Wuhan, China, where the novel coronavirus emerged in late 2019.

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Fauci clashed bitterly with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who publicly accused him of lying about research his institute was funding in China. He also once muttered under his breath that Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., was “a moron” after the senator suggested that Fauci’s ﬁnancial disclosure forms were not public.

In a statement Monday, Biden thanked Fauci, whom he called a “dedicated public servant and a steady hand with wisdom and insight.”

Paul is among the Republicans who have said they would investigate Fauci if they win control of Congress in the fall. There had been speculation that he would retire to avoid that possibility. Fauci dismissed that idea as “nonsense” and also said he had no intention of going to work for the pharmaceutical industry, as some of his critics have suggested. He said he considered stepping down after Trump left the White House but felt he could not refuse a request from Biden.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said earlier this week that he intended to leave government service in December to “pursue the next chapter” of his career, and that he would step down as President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which he has led for 38 years.

In an interview Sunday evening, he said he was “not retiring in the classic sense” but would devote himself to traveling, writing and encouraging young people to enter government service.

The announcement by Fauci, 81, was not entirely unexpected. He has hinted for some time that he was thinking of retiring, saying last month that he would “almost certainly” do so by 2025.

“It’s good to know that with his retirement, Dr. Fauci will have ample time to appear before Congress and share under oath what he knew about the Wuhan lab, as well as the ever-changing guidance under his watch that resulted in wrongful mandates being imposed on Americans,” Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 2 House Republican, said in a statement. Few scientists have had as large or as longlasting an impact on public policy. Fauci joined the National Institutes of Health in 1968, when Lyndon Johnson was president; he was appointed the director of its infectious disease branch in 1984, when the AIDS epidemic demanded attention.

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks to reporters at the White House on April 13, 2020, as President Donald Trump, second from right, and Vice President Mike Pence look on. Fauci, who has advised seven presidents and spent more than half a century at the National Institutes of Health, says he will leave government service by the end of 2022.

Fauci was a ubiquitous figure on television, which prompted his critics to accuse him of seeking fame or hogging the spotlight. He has said he did television interviews because his voice was needed to deliver public health messages in a time of crisis. His high profile came at a cost. He and his family received death threats and required a security detail. In December, authorities in Iowa arrested a California man who had an assault rifle and ammunition, as well as a “hit list” that named Fauci and Biden, among others.

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The United States Geological Survey has hazard maps for earthquakes, whi le the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Flood Insurance Program maintain flood maps (which also determine whether a home with a fede rally backed mortgage is required to have flood insurance). The flood program has recently overhauled its rating methodo logy, called Risk Rating 2.0, but you will have to contact a flood insurance agent who can share more about your property’s unique risk, said Jeremy Edwards, a FEMA spokesperson. You may be able to find more local hazard information, too. Californians, for example, can enter their address into the MyHazards website. And if you’re new to a community, talk to neighbors. Mitigate potential damage. Once you have a better idea of the risks, there may be things you can do to

“It hints that the extremely high acti vity of recent years is becoming the new normal,” he Gouaux,added.45,had a bad feeling about Ida. In a prescient move, she packed up her family and, for the first time, left her home before the storm hit. The damage to her one-story brick house was extensive, forcing Gouaux to couch-surf with her three teenagers and, for a while, her oldest son. They later sett led into a camper in their yard — first, one lent by a friend and then one provided by a state program — while the home was gutted and repaired. Only in June, after 10 months, was the family able to partly move back in. With the house incomplete, meals are still cooked in the camper. Yet in some ways, Gouaux was for tunate. Her paychecks arrived uninterrup ted, even though her employer had to shut down for four months. But there were several things she would have done diffe rently — like taking her box of important financial documents with her when she fled — and others she couldn’t possibly control. Her wind and hail insurer went bankrupt, causing the state guarantor to take over claims, gumming up an already slow process. It took nine months to co llect her first insurance check. Not all households have the whe rewithal to prepare themselves for the worst. But there is some safeguarding that everyone can attempt. Here’s where to start: Assess risks. A variety of online tools can provide a starting point for assessing your home’s risk to earthly hazards. Risk Factor has created a userfriendly tool that outlines flood, fire and extreme-heat risks (and soon other perils, including wind) for most homes across the country. Plug in an address, and it drills down to the property level, illustrating potential hazards. For example, it can show the probability that a property might flood, where the water is likely to pool, the damage it might cause and how much repairs might cost.

“Not only do we look at your risk today, but we also look at how it’s chan ging,” said Matthew Eby, founder and CEO of First Street Foundation, the research and technology nonprofit behind the tool, which attempts to measure climate risks.

Preparing financially, before the storm hits Jeanne Gouaux and her four children in the camper outside her damaged home in Lockport, La., where they lived for months after Hurricane Ida, on Aug. 18, 2022. They still cook meals in the camper.

With the cost and frequency of weather-driven disasters on the rise, taking steps to be ready is more crucial than ever.

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD As a lifelong resident of Lafourche Parish in southern Louisiana, Jean ne Gouaux knew the storms that cut through the region demanded prepa ration. She had wind and hail insurance, a solid savings account. But it wasn’t un til Hurricane Ida’s 150 mph winds peeled back part of her roof last August that she experienced the fury — and its aftermath — up“Inclose.amatter of one day, one storm came through and knocked out everything I worked so hard for all these years,” said Gouaux, a single mother of four and direc tor of pharmacy for a surgery center near her home in Lockport, Louisiana. With the cost and frequency of weather-driven disasters on the rise, gir ding your financial house for such a ca tastrophe — to the extent that you’re able — is increasingly crucial in parts of the country.The statistics are striking. Over the past 42 years, an annual average of 7.7 weather-related events caused at least $1 billion each in damage to residences, bu sinesses and municipalities, according to an analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

But from 2017 to 2021, the average was 17.8 such events per year. A meaningful part of that increa se can be tied to a growing population: More homes, property and infrastructure have become exposed to these weather hazards, and a lot of the growth has occu rred in vulnerable areas, sometimes with building codes too weak (or simply unen forced) to withstand damage.

But climate shifts are “supercharging the increasing frequency and intensity of certain types of extreme weather that lead to billion-dollar disasters,” said Adam Smith, the climate scientist who led the NOAA analysis, “most notably the vulne rability to drought, lengthening wildfire seasons in the Western states and the po tential for extremely heavy rainfall beco ming more common in the Eastern states.”

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Read new and existing policies closely.

“I would transfer some of that over as the storm was approaching and pay interest for a few days,” Boudreaux said. “If all is well, you transfer it back. What it costs you is a few days of interest. ” Roth individual retirement accounts can double as emergency accounts since contributions can be withdrawn free of tax and penalties, but you may not necessarily be able to put the money back. Use 401(k) plans and related accounts as a last resort, since hardship withdrawals will be subject to income tax and a 10% penalty, unless Congress enacts special relief. Another possibility are 401(k) loans.

Evaluate insurance needs. The insurance market varies greatly by locality and the hazards inherent to the area. Standard homeowners’ and renters’ insurance policies do not cover all hazards.

minimize damage if a flood or fire strike. The costs of mitigation will vary, but it may reduce your insurance premiums. Some insurers, for example, provide meaningful discounts in hurricane-prone regions after homeowners install roof braces or straps, said Alyssa Bourgeois, an insurance producer with MarshMcLennan in Metairie, Louisiana.The Risk Factor website provides suggestions for hazards facing specific properties, and many regions have programs offering residents financial help to harden their homes against specific hazards, although funding is often limited.

But many households in the highestrisk areas, including hurricane-prone states such as Louisiana and Florida, are having trouble ﬁnding affordable coverage as insurers exit the market in droves.

financial emergency kit has an exhaustive check list of what to gather and protect, along with a 41-page emergency financial first-aid kit that can be filled out online and stored in a secure place. The American Red Cross has a version of its Ifown.you have to leave your home, experts suggest taking key documents with you in case you need to file a claim with your insurer or apply for FEMA assistance. Keep emergency funds. Having access to money for any basic needs is also something to consider. If there’s no electricity and ATMs aren’t working, you will probably need cash. Stash some in a safe place. If you receive any federal benefits through paper checks, now is the time to switch to automatic electronic deposits. Ditto for any other payments you may receive by mail.

In the absence of longer-term emergency savings accounts, think about what else you might tap if you absolutely had to. People with home equity lines of credit might set aside some capital for safekeeping, before lenders potentially freeze the lines.

And don’t forget about cars and other vehicles. Comprehensive auto coverage, required by auto lenders, generally provides protection against natural disasters. But older, low-value cars may not have comprehensive (and it may not be worth the cost anyway). “In those cases, we’d recommend setting aside the amount of the premium you’d pay each year into a savings account instead of giving it to the insurer,” Heller said.

United Policyholders has a home inventory spreadsheet, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has a related app, and there are other inventory apps as well.

Floods and earthquakes always require separate coverage. Wind and hail (hurricane) coverage may carry its own deductible as part of your homeowners’ insurance, or it may be a separate policy, at least in certain areas. Wildﬁres, meanwhile, are often incorporated into many policies, experts said.

Take Creatinginventory.aninventory of your home’s contents can maximize what you’ll receive when ﬁling a claim with your insurer. A variety of tools can help.

Jude Boudreaux, a ﬁnancial planner in New Orleans, said he receives calls weekly from clients questioning whether they should continue living there given the increased insurance costs. “A lot of carriers are leaving Louisiana, so people with policies are getting nonrenewal notices, and there are fewer choices out there,” he said.

“It is really important to become familiar with the speciﬁc risks of your region and to understand the coverage that is and is not included in your home insurance policy,” said Douglas Heller, director of insurance at the Consumer Federation of America.Flood insurance is generally available through the National Flood Insurance Program, which FEMA manages. Most Californians buy earthquake coverage through the California Earthquake Authority, a nonproﬁt entity created through state law to provide policies through its member insurers.

“The night we left, someone posted: Make sure you take photos of all the rooms,” she said. “We didn’t do a good job. By the time we got back, everything was all over the place, and it was very hot.”

Protect valuables. If you have expensive collections or valuables (fine art, instruments, jewelry), you might consider a personal articles policy — which generally covers all risks — since many homeowners’ insurance policies cap coverage. Collect and safeguard key documents. Keep all important documents — wills, advance directives, insurance policies, Social Security cards, birth and marriage certificates, passports, tax returns — in a fireproof and waterproof box. Consider storing electronic copies on an external hard drive (using password protection) or in the FEMA’scloud.

In most cases, you want to buy enough coverage to replace your property — that is, to rebuild it, not what you would pay to buy it again, said Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders, a consumer advocacy group.

Boudreaux, who has lived with the threat of hurricanes for most of his life, said to walk through your home and think about what’s irreplaceable — it probably ﬁts into a plastic box.

The least time-consuming method might be to walk through each room of your home with your mobile phone’s video camera, narrating the contents along the way. Don’t forget to open up closets, cabinets and drawers, as well as storage spaces and the garage. Then email the ﬁle to yourself, or store it securely online (and perhaps on an external hard drive).

There’s real money at stake: Gouaux was able to recover only roughly $14,000 of the $53,000 in contents coverage on her wind and hail policy.

Jeanne Gouaux’s son, Alex, prepares a meal in an air fryer in the kitchen of her damaged home in Lockport, La., on Aug. 18, 2022. The home’s kitchen is still not complete, so appliances like the air fryer are set up in different areas.

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One oversight likely cost Gouaux thousands: She hadn’t realized her wind and hail policy wouldn’t pay to replace the destroyed content of her home, but would instead provide its depreciated value. As a result, the insurer calculated her loss at $26,000, but she received only $14,000. The lesson? Always choose “replacement value” coverage where you can.

Until rates stabilize, many people are resorting to the usual strategies to keep costs manageable, like increasing deductibles and reducing some coverage, including on “other structures” such as garages and personal property.

Envision evacuation and what you would take.

“Deﬁne what those things are, or create a list so if someone knocked on your door and said, ‘The ﬁre is coming in 30 minutes’ — what would you take?” he said. “It’s also good life perspective exercise.”

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“The minutes were uniformly hawkish in our view. It’s clear that among all the voting members that cur ing inflation is the No. 1 choice and they’re going to do whatever is necessary as far as raising rates to get there. We think they’re using the labor market as cover.”

“Since the Fed’s July 27 meeting, the two-year yields have been up 43 basis points, meaning that the bond market thinks they’re going to raise rates higher for a lon ger period of time whereas the stock market has been up 5% meaning the market thinks they’d raise rates relatively quickly and maybe even decrease rates next year. Well, I think the bond market is usually right,” Self added. On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 was trad ing higher, driven by stocks in technology, energy and utilities. The Dow was down, led by a selloff in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financials, healthcare and Thefinancials.DowJones

The yield curve between two- and 10-year Treasury notes US2US10=TWEB, widely viewed as an indicator of impending recession, remained inverted at minus 38 basis points on Thursday. “The markets are still trying to figure out the Fed min utes and that has caused it to be volatile,” said Charles Self, chief investment officer at Tandem Wealth Advisors in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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MSCI’s gauge of stocks in 50 countries across the globe .MIWD00000PUS was flat by 1606 GMT. Over night, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares out side Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS closed 0.51% lower, while Japan’s Nikkei .N225 dropped by 0.96%. The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX, how ever, edged up 0.36%. U.S. Treasury yields edged lower as investors con tinued to digest the Fed meeting minutes. Benchmark 10-year notes US10YT=RR were down to 2.844%, from 2.895% on Wednesday. Two-year notes US2YT=RR re treated to 3.2183%, from 3.295%.

Global equity markets were choppy and U.S. Trea sury yields fell on Thursday as uncertainty over the pace of interest rate hikes prevailed among investors after the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes showed officials were determined to curb rising con sumerMarketsprices. have remained bearish amid concerns about an impending recession, even though Fed officials indicated in the minutes of their July meeting released on Wednesday that they would adopt a less aggressive stance on rates if inflation starts to recede.

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Industrial Average .DJI fell 0.18% to 33,918.87, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.04% to 4,275.87 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.14% to 12,955.76.

The warning comes as both Ukrai nian and American officials have been concerned about a new Russian offen sive, potentially timed to Ukraine’s In dependence Day on Wednesday and as a response to a string of attacks against Russian military targets in Crimea, the peninsula in the Black Sea that Russia illegally annexed in 2014. The declassi fied intelligence warning was reported earlier by ThroughoutReuters.the war, Russia has struck civilian infrastructure, includ ing rail lines, shopping malls, auditori ums and apartment buildings. Some of those attacks have been part of broad artillery barrages, while others have been targeted strikes that missed their intended marks.

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By MARC SANTORA W hen the burned and blasted remains of Russian tanks and artillery were first lifted from cranes Saturday and lined up along Ky iv’s elegant Khreshchatyk Street — the Ukrainian capital city’s answer to New York’s Fifth Avenue or London’s Oxford Street — many residents were moved and unsure what to make of the defiance.

U.S. officials said the Russian of fensive in eastern Ukraine had slowed in recent weeks. Any attacks in coming days are unlikely to be part of a new offensive, officials said.

US warns that civilians face a heightened threat of Russian strikes in coming days

The U.S. government declassified an intelligence warning earlier this week to ensure that the officials’ con cerns about the threat reached a broad audience. Following that declassifica tion, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issued a security alert and once more urged American citizens to leave Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said Saturday that Russia could be planning attacks to coincide with Independence Day celebrations, and Ukrainian officials have canceled public events to protect civilians and reduce the number of potential targets for Russia to strike.

By JULIAN E. BARNES

An apartment building damaged in a Russian strike last week in Nikopol, Ukraine. Ukrainian families visit a show of destroyed Russian military vehicles displayed for the country’s upcoming Independence Day on Aug. 24, in cen tral Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 22, 2022.

In Kyiv, marking Independence Day with show of defiance

merican intelligence agencies believe Russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack civilian infra structure and government buildings in Ukraine with the war about to begin its seventh month and Ukraine about to celebrate its Independence Day hol iday, the State Department and other U.S. officials said earlier this week.

By Monday, viewing the wreckage of Russia’s killing machines had become something of a pilgrimage. Thousands of Ukrainians, all too familiar with the ve hicles’ destructive power, swarmed the display.

“Never in the 21st century,” he said, repeating a refrain commonly heard in Kyiv before Feb. 24. That morning, he said, the couple packed up their belongings “in five min utes” and headed to a small village. They returned to Kyiv in May to find a desolate city that had become a maze of check points and shuttered stores. The tanks bore witness to the dev astation of towns engulfed by fighting. Displayed on the sides of many of the ve hicles are the names of the places where they were destroyed and captured by Ukrainian“Nikopol,”forces.said Andriy, 38, point ing to the name of his hometown on an armored personnel carrier near a Gucci store. “It is very strange and very sad,” he said.Nikopol sits on the western banks of the Dnieper River. Across the water to the east, Russia is using working versions of these weapons to bombard his home. He does not know when, or if, he will return.

“It is all just so sad to see these things here in the center of Kyiv,” he said. Until the first rockets fell, he said, he did not believe there could be a war like this.

The tanks were placed before today’s Independence Day celebrations, mark ing Ukraine’s 1991 break from the So viet Union. The commemorations have extraordinary weight this year, coming as Ukraine is battling Russia to retain its freedom.There were tears and smiles. Anger and sadness. And many pictures snapped in an attempt to capture the strange and jarringOnescene.man peered inside a burned-out armored personnel carrier and spat on charred and tattered Russian uniforms. Three children ate ice cream sandwiches with their mother, the shiny metal car casses of Smerch missiles at their feet. A young couple peered into the hollowedout core of a “Remember,tank.this is not just a tank,” Volodymyr, 32, told his girlfriend, Iryna, 26. “These were real people. People who died in the flames here.”

“We should be aware that this week Russia may try to do something par ticularly nasty, something particularly cruel,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly ad dress Saturday. Mick Mulroy, a former CIA officer and Pentagon official, said he expected Russia to aim for targets in Kyiv, poten tially using the killing of Darya Dugina in a car-bombing outside Moscow on Saturday to justify the strikes. Dugina, 29, was the daughter of Alexander Du gin, a political theorist who has pro vided the intellectual framework for President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.Inthe months before the Russian invasion in February, the White House began declassifying information about the Kremlin’s plans in an effort to warn Ukrainians and U.S. allies about the threat and to marshal opposition. While the pace of that declassifica tion has slowed in recent weeks, offi cials have continued to release synop ses of intelligence reports on various Russian plans. The intelligence warn ings have continued to prove correct — a signal that American intelligence agencies are still able to collect infor mation on the Russian military’s forth coming operations.

“The Department of State has in formation that Russia is stepping up ef forts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days,” the alert said. “Russian strikes in Ukraine pose a continued threat to civilians and civil ian infrastructure.”

More than 1,300 people were killed in the Kyiv region as Russian forces tried and failed to take the capital, according to a recent tally by the local government. But Volodomyr said it was important to remember that the Russian soldiers are people as well. And in this tank, they likely died in agony.

The Chernobyl accident, generally regarded as the worst nuclear disaster in history, displaced hundreds of thousands of people, emptied villages and poisoned swaths of Ukrainian, Belarusian and Rus sian Expertsland. say Zaporizhzhia may pose less danger because the containment struc tures around the reactor will probably be able to stop any release of radiation; Cher nobyl did not have the structures. The re actors at Zaporizhzhia also have separate water circuits to cool the reactor and to produce steam. Still, the threat remains significant.

Dmytro Orlov, the mayor of Enerho dar, the city where the plant is located, said Saturday that it had received a delivery of 25,000 tablets of potassium iodide, a drug that prevents the thyroid gland from taking up radioactive forms of iodine. From a scientific perspective, the health consequences of Chernobyl are un certain in terms of just how many deaths may ultimately be attributable to the disas ter. What is generally undisputed is that se veral dozen people died of acute radiation syndrome in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. And according to the United Nations, in the first 30 years after the ex plosion, about 5,000 cases of thyroid can cer in children and teenagers in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus were related to radia tion U.N.exposure.experts have also estimated that radiation could cause up to about 4,000 eventual deaths among the higher-exposed Chernobyl populations, such as emergen cy workers, evacuees and residents of the most contaminated areas.

Now, the Chernobyl disaster is casting a shadow over Zaporizhzhia, and the bro ader“Weregion.do not want another Chernobyl,” Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Friday. In March, after the plant first came un der attack, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had a dire warning: “You know the word ‘Chernobyl,’ ” he said.

Tkachenko was 12 in 1986 when she spotted a glow from the direction of the Chernobyl power plant from her home in the village of Lubyanka, about 20 miles away. The plant in northern Ukraine had exploded, and was on fire. She and her family were evacuated, and never returned to their home. Her aunt later died of cancer, an illness that Tka chenko said had affected many from her village. Tkachenko’s thick blond hair — “such a braid that no hairpin could cope with it,” she recalls — grew thinner, and then started falling out. And now fear is growing about another nuclear plant in Ukraine, as Russian and Ukrainian forces exchange fire near it.

By EMMA BUBOLA and ANASTASIA KUZ

Natalia Kuziomko recalls being eva cuated from her village of Illintsi when she was 9, and returning there over the years only for brief visits. “When I visited my na tive village, my heart ached all the way,” she said.Her mother stayed behind for a week to try to evacuate the pigs from her farm, and later died of ovarian cancer.

“Words cannot express what a disaster this would be for people,” Tkachenko said in a phone call from her house in Pogreby, a village near Kyiv where Chernobyl eva cuees were resettled. Growing up there, she said people in the surrounding area were afraid of her, as if she bore some kind of disease.“Wehave to shout to the whole world so that the history of Chernobyl does not repeat itself,” she said. The danger of a meltdown or other disaster at the Zaporizhzhia power plant has resonated across the world, raising the specter of unknown calamity.

A derelict building in Pripyat, Ukraine, which was abandoned the day after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Jan. 8, 2022. The Chernobyl power plant in 1986. It was the world’s worst nuclear accident.

For Chernobyl survivors, however, at least some of the consequences are all too well known. They recall the precise fea tures: the ghost towns, the contaminated milk, the fear and the disease.

“I know better than others what high radiation is,” he wrote in an email.

“Does Russia not understand that they are creating such a danger?” Kuziomko as ked. “This is very scary.” She has stocked up on iodine tablets, again.

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Tkachenko, mere men tion of the Zaporizhzhia power plant triggers tears of anguish. Like many around the world, she has been anxiously following the news about the fighting around the nuclear plant in southern Ukrai ne — but unlike most, she has seen a nu clear disaster unfold around her firsthand.

If a shelling or other attack caused a fire to break out at the power transformers and the electric network failed, that could result in a breakdown of the plant’s cooling system and lead to a meltdown, said Ed win Lyman, a nuclear power expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a private group in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

For Chernobyl survivors, new Ukraine nuclear risk stirs dread

Some survivors of that disaster cannot even bring themselves to say that word, all these years later, and won’t talk about it. Others say they are still dealing with the consequences.AndriyKulish, a former Soviet military officer, said that he had been ordered to clean highly radioactive debris from the re actor that exploded off the roof of an adja centTheone.same evening, Kulish recalls, he felt dizzy and nauseated, then vomited and passed out. Doctors at the Kyiv hospital, where he said servicemen with radiation exposure occupied two floors of the neuro logical department, said he had sustained a high dose of radiation. Over the years, his thyroid gland dou bled in size, he said. Then he developed chronic heart disease and severe physical weakness, that led him to resign as a senior officer of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and then from the civilian job he got after. He said most of the soldiers from his com pany had fallen ill or died.

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By RICHARD C. PADDOCK

“This is a historic moment in Malay sian politics,” said James Chin, a profes sor of Asian studies at the University of Tasmania and an expert on Malaysian politics. “This is the first time a prime mi nister, or an ex-prime minister, has been found guilty of corruption and is actually going to Withjail.”its decision, the high court clearly established its independence from politics and demonstrated that Ma laysia is governed by the rule of law, at least in such a high-profile case.

Najib Razak greeted supporters outside the courthouse in Putrajaya, Malaysia, where his final appeal was rejected on Tuesday. Police officers seizing equipment from the 1MDB fund office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2015.

Malaysia’s former prime minister, Najib Razak, who was convic ted two years ago of participa ting in a multibillion-dollar corruption scandal, was headed for prison Tuesday to start serving a 12-year sentence after the nation’s highest court rejected his fi nal appeal. A five-judge federal court panel, headed by the nation’s chief justice, unanimously upheld Najib’s conviction on seven corruption counts after finding that his appeal was “devoid of any me rits.”The prospect of Najib, 69, going to prison concluded a stunning fall for the British-educated son of one prime minis ter and nephew of another who spent nearly his entire adult life in politics and held numerous Cabinet posts.

“It is our unanimous view that the evidence led during the trial points overwhelmingly to guilt on all seven charges,” the chief justice said. “These appeals are therefore unanimously dis missed and the conviction and sentence are affirmed.”

Najib left court in a black vehicle with a police escort. Malaysian news outlets reported that he was being taken to Kajang Prison near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s largest city. In addition to his 12-year sentence, he was ordered to pay a fine of about $50 Duringmillion.a 2018 search of three resi dences Najib owned, police seized more than 350 boxes and bags containing cash, jewelry and designer handbags estimated to be worth $273 million.

Nicknamed the “Man of Steal” by critics, Najib was convicted two years ago on seven counts of abuse of power, breach of trust and money laundering for illegally receiving transfers of $9.8 million from SRC International, a former unit of the government investment fund, 1 Malaysia Development Berhad. He faces dozens more charges in the scandal involving $4.5 billion that disap peared from the fund, commonly known as 1MDB, which he oversaw as both pri me minister and finance minister. Money stolen from the fund was tra ced by prosecutors to the purchases of a huge yacht and a Picasso painting, as well as an investment in the Hollywood blockbuster “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which was produced by Najib’s stepson. More than $700 million of the money ended up in Najib’s personal bank ac counts.The national scandal led to the ous ter of his party, the United Malays Natio nal Organization, in elections four years ago, but the party eventually returned to power as part of a coalition. Najib was prime minister from 2009 to 2018. The 1MDB scandal began emer ging midway through his tenure. Yet for years, he managed to avoid accountabi lity for his role, even continuing to serve in Parliament after his conviction.

Najib has cast himself as a victim and blamed the elusive financier Jho Low, who helped siphon money from 1MDB and used his share to give extra vagant gifts of jewelry and paintings to newfound celebrity friends. He remains a fugitive and is believed to be in China. With his court appeals at an end, Na jib still has the option of seeking a par don from Malaysia’s king. Chin predicted that the ruling against Najib would prompt the government to call for elections as soon as October.

Najib Razak, Malaysia’s former prime minister, is headed to prison

Some analysts predicted that he had retained so much political influence that his conviction could be overturned on appeal, or that his allies in government could win dismissal of the charges. The judges rejected numerous at tempts by Najib over the past week to delay a ruling, including his filing of a lastminute motion to recuse the country’s chief justice, Maimun Tuan Mat, who headed the panel. His defense maintained that Mai mun, the country’s first female chief jus tice, could be biased because her hus band had once posted a comment on social media critical of Najib.

Najib dismissed his lead attorney in late July before the appeals hearing be gan last week and then sought an exten sion so his new attorney could prepare his defense. The court rejected the re quest, noting that the attorney should not have taken the case if he was not prepa red to argue it. In the end, his attorneys did not pre sent oral arguments in his defense, relying on the written appeal submitted earlier.

On the one hand, she welcomes the return to normalcy, but on the other, “COVID remains a scary problem.”

A boy cried outside his classroom on Monday, the first day of in-person classes at a public school in San Juan City.

In some cases, students’ already te nuous connection to school may have been severed entirely after so long away.“As we welcome children back into the classrooms today, let’s remember that this is the first of many steps in our learning recovery journey,” said Oyun saikhan Dendevnorov, the UNICEF re presentative in the Philippines.

Data from the Department of Health shows that only roughly 27% of children ages 5 to 11, and about 76% of those between 12 and 17, have been fullyTovaccinated.makeiteasier for children to get their shots, local health officials were encouraged to set up satellite vaccina tion sites at schools. However, this was not mandated by the government at the national level. Vaccinations remain pu rely voluntary, and widespread hesitan cy is a Presidentproblem.Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who last month ruled out more econo mically crippling lockdowns amid the pandemic, on Monday stressed that learning was more effective if classes were done physically in schools, but also called on the public to observe proper health protocols.

In Uganda, for example, 1 in 10 stu dents did not report back for classes when they resumed in January after what was one of the world’s longest shutdowns, according to UNICEF. In the Philippines, government officials and parents were hesitant to reopen classrooms, fearing that school children could bring the virus back to homes crowded with multiple genera tions of family members and overtax an already creaky health care system.

Students and their parents lined up on Monday in front of the school gate in Quezon City.

In many countries, as the shortco mings of online learning became incre asingly well documented —especially for more disadvantaged students — governments elected to send children back to classrooms even as the corona virus continued to circulate widely.

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Duterte said the number of those enrolled in the country has hit nearly 28 million children, both in the public and private schools.

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A World Bank report that examined 35 studies from 20 countries conclu ded that the longer schools remained closed, the more ground students lost, with potentially far-reaching conse quences. “The inequality in learning between advantaged and disadvanta ged groups is likely to grow,” the report said, “posing a significant challenge to ending extreme poverty and promoting sharedManyprosperity.”children simply dropped out.

Maria Rogas, a mother of three in suburban Bacoor City, south of Manila, said she had mixed feelings about sen ding her children back to school.

Rogas, 43, said her children had been vaccinated, but she still worried. “You never know about this virus, which mutates every so often,” she said.For now, she said, they were just happy to return to school. “For two years, they only saw their friends and classmates on small screens, so they are excited to interact with them.”

M illions of students throughout the Philippines headed to school Monday as in-person classes began to fully restart for the first time in more than two years, ending one of the world’s longest pandemicrelated shutdowns in a school system already plagued by severe underinves tment.“We could no longer afford to de lay the education of young Filipinos,” said Vice President Sara Duterte, who is also the education secretary, as she toured schools in the town of Dinalupi han, about 40 miles northwest of Ma nila.Even before the pandemic, the Phi lippines had among the world’s largest education gaps, with more than 90% of students unable to read and compre hend simple texts by age 10, according to the World Bank. Schools in the Philippines have long suffered from shortages of classrooms and teachers, whose pay is low, leaving the vast numbers of poor children who cannot afford private schools and rely on the public system with inadequate teaching.Now, after losing more than two years of in-person instruction, schools face the monumental challenge of educating many students who have fa llen even further behind. Although the Philippines offered online instruction during the pandemic, many students lacked access to computers or internet connections, and overburdened pa rents often found it hard to keep tabs on their children’s remote learning.

Starting in late 2021, the govern ment began to experiment with con ducting in-person classes in about 300 schools, but has now begun expanding it to cover all primary and secondary schools. Currently only some schools are in-person all five weekdays; by November, all of the country’s roughly 47,000 schools will be.

China is a bona fide superpower, whose economy has by some measures overtaken the United States’. Russia is a third-rate power in economic terms, and events since Feb. 24 suggest that its military was and is weaker than most observers imagined. It does, however, have nukes.One thing China and Russia have in common, however, is that both are running very large trade surpluses. Are these surpluses signs of strength? Are they evidence that autocracy works? No, in both cases the surpluses are signs of weakness. And the current situation offers a useful corrective to the common notion — favored, among others, by Donald Trump — that a country that sells more than it buys is somehow a “winner.”

By PAUL KRUGMAN

According to a new NBC News poll, U.S. voters now consider “threats to democracy” the most important issue facing the nation, which is both disturbing and a welcome sign that people are paying attention. It’s also worth noting that this isn’t just an American issue. Democracy is eroding worldwide; according to the latest survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit, there are now 59 fully authoritarian regimes out there, home to 37% of the world’s population.Ofthese

Two more points about China. First, its economy is also suffering from the government’s refusal to revisit a failing COVID strategy, relying on relatively ineffective domestic vaccines and a disruptive policy of draconian lockdowns to contain the pandemic.

59 regimes, however, only two — China and Russia — are powerful enough to pose major challenges to the international order. The two nations are, of course, very different.

China has managed to keep this ultimately unsustainable game running for a remarkably long time. At this point, however, China’s housing market appears to be crashing and consumer demand appears to be plunging. This is dragging down the country’s imports — which makes its trade surplus bigger. Again, a surplus can be a sign of weakness, not strength.

Of dictators and trade surpluses

Start with Russia, whose trade surplus has ballooned since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. What’s that about? The answer is that it’s largely a result of Western economic sanctions, which have been surprisingly effective — albeit not in the way manyWhenexpected.theinvasion began, there were widespread calls for an embargo on Russian exports of oil and gas. In reality, however, Russia has had little trouble maintaining its oil exports; it is selling crude at a discount, but high global prices mean that plenty of money is still coming in. And while there has been a sharp fall in Russian gas exports to Europe, this reflects the Putin regime’s efforts to put pressure on the West rather than the other way around.

Outside observers have long noticed that too little of China’s national income filters down to the public, so that consumer spending has remained weak despite rapid economic growth. Instead, the nation has maintained more or less full employment by channeling cheap credit into increasingly unproductive investment spending, above all a bloated housing market supported by ever-growing private debt.

What sanctions have done, instead, is undermine Russia’s ability to import, especially its ability to buy crucial industrial inputs. One example of the problem: Reports indicate that Russian airlines are grounding some of their planes to cannibalize them for spare parts they can no longer buy abroad. So Russia’s trade surplus is actually bad news for Putin, a sign that his country is having trouble using its cash to purchase goods it needs to maintain its war effort.China’s problem is different: Its trade surplus is a result of long-running internal problems that may, finally, be coming to a head.

Second, under current conditions, weak Chinese demand is, unintentionally, a boon to the rest of the world.Adozen years ago the world economy was suffering from inadequate demand, and Chinese trade surpluses made the problem worse by sucking purchasing power away from the rest of the world. Today, however, the world economy is suffering from inadequate supply, which has led to high inflation in many countries. In this context Chinese weakness is actually good for the rest of us: Falling Chinese demand is putting a lid on the prices of oil and other commodities, reducing global inflationary pressure.

So what can we learn from dictators and their tradeAssurpluses?Isaid, we’re getting a demonstration that exporting more than you’re importing doesn’t mean that you’re winning: In different ways both Russia’s and China’s trade surpluses represent failure rather than success.And at a broader level, we’re seeing the trouble with dictatorships, where nobody can tell the leader when he’s wrong. Putin seems to have invaded

Ukraine in part because everyone was too afraid to warn him about the limits of Russian military power; China’s COVID response has gone from role model to cautionary tale, probably because nobody dares tell Xi Jinping that his signature policies aren’t working. So autocracy may be on the march — but not because it works better than democracy. It doesn’t.

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S AN JUAN – El informe de COVID-19 del Departa mento de Salud (DS) reportó el martes, sobre 419 casos positivos confirmados, 1,329 casos probables y ocho muertes. Las personas fallecidas fueron 5 hombres y 3 mu jeres de 64 a 90 años, de las regiones de Bayamón, Mayagüez, Metropolitano y Ponce. 6 personas estaban sin vacunas al día, una persona con vacunas al día y una persona no vacunada. El monitoreo cubre el periodo del 7 de agosto de 2022 al 21 de agosto de 2022. La tasa de positividad está en 26.4 por ciento. Hay 263 adultos hospitalizados y de ellos, 46 es tán en intensivo. Mientras, 58 menores están hospi talizados y 4 están en intensivo. 22 adultos están en ventilador y 2 menores. Las personas con vacunas al día son 1,024,588 personas.Eltotal de muertes atribuidas es de 4,917.

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Anuncian línea de orientación sobre viruela símica y eventos de vacunación – La tripulación del patrullero Heriber to Hernández de la Guardia Costera rescató a seis hombres de un barco pesquero que se estaba adentran do el domingo, aproximadamente a 18 millas náuticas al oeste de Cabo “Afortunadamente,Rojo. pudimos brindar asistencia den tro de los 30 minutos posteriores a que el barco se hi ciera a la mar, si hubiera pasado más tiempo, el barco pesquero probablemente se habría hundido. Inmediata mente lanzamos nuestro barco de corte y dos de nues tros miembros se subieron y comenzaron a vaciar el bar co con una bomba P6. Estoy extremadamente orgulloso de las acciones rápidas y el profesionalismo de la tripu lación, casos como este son muy gratificantes y hacen que servir en la Guardia Costera sea gratificante”, dijo el teniente Robert Renfrow, oficial al mando del cúter Heriberto Hernández en declaraciones escritas. Los hombres, todos con chalecos salvavidas, habían salido en un viaje de pesca recreativa cuando el barco pesquero Makaira Seeker de 27 pies comenzó a llenarse de agua y las bombas de achique del barco dejaron de funcionar.Vigilantes de la Guardia Costera en el Sector San Juan recibieron una comunicación VHF-Canal 16 a la 1:28 p.m. el domingo desde la embarcación Makaira Seeker informando sobre el peligro y que los pescadores intentaban vaciar la embarcación a mano. Los sobrevi vientes también informaron que el GPS de la embarca ción no funcionaba y estimaron que su posición estaba aproximadamente a cinco millas náuticas de la boya nú mero seis. Los vigilantes desviaron de inmediato al cúter Heriberto Hernández para encontrar la embarcación en peligro y transmitieron una transmisión de información marina urgente para alertar al tráfico de embarcaciones cercanas para que estén atentos. En treinta minutos, el cúter Heriberto Hernández llegó a la escena y usó el bote pequeño del cúter para desplegar a dos tripulantes a bordo del Makaira Seeker junto con dos bombas de drenaje P6. La tripulación del bote pequeño también embarcó a cuatro de los pesca dores, mientras que otros dos permanecieron a bordo del barco para continuar con los trabajos de extracción de agua. Una vez que la embarcación estuvo estable, la tripu lación de la lancha cúter escoltó al Makaira Seeker hasta la marina de Puerto Real en Cabo Rojo. Costera rescata a seis pescadores a 18 millas náuticas al oeste de Cabo Rojo 8 muertes y 1,748 casos nuevos por COVID-19 según informe del DS

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AN JUAN – Con el fin de continuar accediendo la vacu na contra la viruela símica a todas las personas elegibles bajo la primera fase de vacunación, el Departamento de Sa lud (DS) anunció la disponibilidad de una línea telefónica de orientación para la población en general que atenderá dudas relacionadas al virus. El 787-522-3976 o 939-227-9400 son los números de teléfonos establecidos y estarán disponibles de lunes a vier nes de 8 de la mañana a 4:30 de la tarde. “Sabemos que hay una preocupación creciente sobre la viruela símica. Aunque el riesgo de contagio es bajo, hay unas comunidades a mayor riesgo y queremos que pue dan acceder información de manera privada sobre cuáles son los criterios de elegibilidad para recibir la vacuna y lo calicen los centros de vacunación disponibles” indicó en comunicación escrita, Carlos Mellado López, secretario del DS Salud, quien detalló que al momento hay en Puerto Rico 79 casos confirmados del virus Orthopox. El titular de Salud anunció que estarán realizando tres eventos de vacunación esta semana; el viernes, 26 de agos to, en el Waves Ahead en Maunabo desde las 9:00 de la ma ñana hasta las 1:00 pm; el sábado, 27 de agosto, en Migrant Health Center en Mayagüez desde 9:30 a.m. hasta las 3:00 p.m. y el domingo, 28 de agosto, en el Edificio F, Departa mento de Salud de Puerto Rico desde las 9:00 a.m. hasta las 3:00 de la tarde. Al momento, se han administrado 1,008 vacunas de la viruela símica. Mellado López destacó que las personas a vacunarse deben cumplir con solo un criterio de elegibilidad. Entre estos criterios destacan: Estatus del virus de inmunodefi ciencia humana (VIH), si es un hombre que tiene sexo con hombre, gay, bisexual, persona trans, género no conforme o género binario, si es participante de algún programa de PrEP para VIH. Además, pudiera ser que personas sean elegibles por indicar que en los pasados 21 días: Ha tenido sexo con personas que presentan lesiones en la piel características de viruela símica, ha tenido sexo con un desconocido, ha tenido más de una pareja sexual, tuvo contacto cercano con una persona con sospecha o confirmado de virus Ortho pox por el equipo de Epidemiología o asistió a algún evento donde se reportó un caso de viruela símica en los pasados 21 días.Por su parte, la principal oficial de epidemiología del Departamento, reiteró que “nos reunimos semanalmente en una mesa de diálogo con representantes de organizaciones de base comunitaria dirigidos a la comunidad LGBTTQIA+ y hemos tomado en cuenta sus comentarios y recomenda ciones para que el proceso sea lo menos invasivo posible.

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Q: You mentioned palace intrigue, and the king’s Small Council is a battlefield in its own right. What was it like to play so many different character dynamics at once?

Matt Smith on playing the rogue prince of ‘House of the Dragon’

Q: But when we first meet your cha racter, he’s sitting on the Iron Throne, spea king in the invented language called High Valyrian. They threw you right into the deep end.

A: No, no. It was purely just invested in the story.

Q: Even though Viserys expels him from King’s Landing by the end of the episode, there’s obvious affection between the two of them. A: Yeah, and me and Paddy really found that. There’s a deep and quite profound love between them, and I hope that’s something that comes alive throughout all 10 episodes. The thing with Daemon is he just keeps pushing — pushing the envelope, pushing the boundaries, pushing the rules that were in place around him. But it’s weird. The more time I spent with palace intrigue … He’s got a strange moral compass of his own. What looks like he’s just being erratic and mad, he thinks he’s doing the right thing.

A: First, it was such a joy to work with Rhys Ifans [who portrays Daemon’s political rival, Otto Hightower], who is a brilliant and beautiful actor, and indeed an even more brilliant and beautiful man. Similarly with Paddy, Steve [Toussaint, who plays naval commander Lord Corlys Velaryon] — there are some real heavyweight guys. I enjoyed that because Daemon’s petulance, that sort of chaotic dropping of little bombs on pur pose … It’s almost like he really isn’t even interested in power. Lots of people ask that: “Is it power? Is it the throne?” It’s not. I think it’s essentially the obstruction of power. That was a good energy to have.

A: It’s one of those things that I found quite alluring about Daemon: He lives in both worlds. He lives down in the belly of the beast, and he lives back in the Red Keep, in palaces and all that. He has a lot of respect for Mysaria. I’m interested to see where that relationship will go.

Of course, starring in “House of the Dragon” — the prequel series to HBO’s blockbuster “Game of Thrones,” based on the fantasy novel “Fire & Blood” by author George R.R. Martin — means riding far more exotic mounts than mere horses. As the po tential heir to the Targaryen dynasty and its royal seat, the Iron Throne, Daemon is a dra gon-rider, and a dangerous one at that. Created by Martin and Ryan Condal, who serves as a showrunner along with di rector Miguel Sapochnik, “Dragon” chroni cles a turbulent time in the history of the Tar garyens and their fiery steeds, when a crisis of succession threatens to tear the family, and the realm they rule, apart. As the younger brother of the ruling King Viserys (played by Paddy Considine), Daemon is at the heart of the conflict, and emerged in Sunday night’s series premiere as one of the show’s most charismatic characters. And if you found him fascinating, you’re not alone. In a phone conversation last week, a pensive Smith, who has had ear lier star turns in other major franchises like “Doctor Who” and “The Crown,” openly wrestled with Daemon’s duality — agent of chaos one moment, ferociously loyal and lo ving the“There’snext. a sort of folklore among ‘Fire & Blood’ fans and ‘Game of Thrones’ fans that when a Targaryen is born, you flip a coin,” he said “One side is greatness and the other side is madness, and you don’t know which side it’s going to land on.” “With Daemon,” he continued, “the coin is still in the air.” These are edited excerpts from the conversation.

Q: The most prominent relationship Daemon has in the premiere is with his brother, King Viserys, and the contrast is striking. Viserys wants to be liked, while Daemon really doesn’t care what people think.

But with all jobs, really, you can’t overthink that part of it. You’re there to be as authentic as you can be on a day-to-day basis as an actor. So I don’t pay it too much heed.

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Q: That played out in a visceral way in the story line involving his command of the Gold Cloaks, the city’s rudimentary police force.

Matt Smith stars as Prince Daemon, a Targaryen with a taste for conflict, in “House of the Dragon.”

“On an acting level, I was always quite pleased that I wasn’t in loads of the big table scenes,” said Matt Smith, who shares his ro yal character’s distaste for the minutiae of sit ting down and running the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. “They’re often the ones that are hardest to shoot — the ones that can drive you bonkers. I preferred being on a horse with a sword in the hand.”

A: Right into the deep end, yeah. When I first got the script, I looked at all that High Valyrian stuff like [gasping], “Oh, I’ve got to learn a new language.” But I actually found that to be really rewarding. It was quite a re vealing and informative experience. When you speak a different language, it accesses a different part of you.

By SEAN T. COLLINS Prince Daemon Targaryen is a man of action, and that suits the man who por trays him on “House of the Dragon” just fine.

Q: The bond between Daemon and Mysaria is unusual because people in their respective social classes almost never interact as equals, which is how they seem to view each other.

A: That’s true. But what I uncovered, which perhaps wasn’t there in black and whi te, is that there’s a deep fragility to Daemon, actually — particularly when it comes to his brother. He cares what his brother thinks. The rest of the empire can go stick it. He doesn’t really give a toss.

A: Exactly. He thinks he’s going out and purging the city of crime [laughs], albeit in a very nasty manner. But in his head, there is a degree of sense to it. I think. Or isn’t there? I don’t know. This is the great thing about Dae mon: You just don’t know. Is he doing it in pursuit of good things? Is he doing it to cause chaos? It’s a bit of both, probably. It always is, and that’s so interesting about him.

Q: “Game of Thrones” was famous, or infamous, for its sex and violence. In this episode, Daemon is the guy having sex and committing violence.

A: Well, when you accept a job like this, you know on some level what you’re getting into. There is a document there. You know that in the world that George has crea ted, these elements and these scenes will probably be a part of it at some point. Does anyone like doing those sorts of [sex] scenes? Probably not. They’re quite expo sing. You’ve got 100 people around staring at you. But I had a wonderful relationship with So noya [Mizuno], who played Mysaria [Daemon’s sex-worker lover]. She’s brilliant in there.

Q: You’ve stepped into some pretty big shows before. Is it safe to say this is an order of magnitude bigger? A: It’s a big show, and it has a global appeal, obviously. There’s a huge legacy that’s gone before it, and we’re standing on the shoulders of giants. Whether or not we can re-create the level of success they had with “Game of Thrones” … I think it’s near on impossible.

Q: Were you thinking about realworld instances of police brutality and militarization during that sequence?

For the show, his first since September 2019, Ralph Lauren transformed a gallery at the Museum of Modern Art into a replica of his Fifth Avenue apartment. With home decor accents in black and white, the collection includes cigarette pants and equestrian leggings with embellished hems, tweed jackets, blazers, preppy vests, baggy trousers, and velvety ski sweaters. With houndstooth details in pockets, piping and hems, Lauren creates a mosaic effect across some garments, like cardigans, he said, “While grounded in classic signatures … (the collection) subtly reveals a reclaiming tradition. The iconogra phy of black and white is contextualized within a sleek New York apartment. Fine tailoring and pat terns are juxtaposed with a spirit of modernity.” Eveningwear is elegant and sophisticated in a very Ralph Lauren way. There are no blinding em broideries, beading or princess skirts. Dresses by RL are about silhouette, cut and fit. Body hugging evening gowns in black, white and black and white with elegant cutouts, sleek lines, soft transparen cies, and tiny sequins.

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Ralph Lauren -- who alleg edly created the wedding gown worn by Jenniffer López this past weekend -- rei magined classic patterns like houndstooth, checks and plaid in the ever elegant dichotomy of black and white for his PreFall 2022WithCollection.veryfewpops of red and gray, models brought out new and refreshing looks for classic shirts, cardigans, ascot ties, ruffle neckties and pencil skirts. Loved the pattern on pat tern styling, so very artsy and refined. The Houndstooth pattern is my favorite. Ever since col lege, even high school, it was always the smart choice. It was easy to style: houndstooth bot tom, black turtleneck, loafers or boots and there it was, per fection. The Scottish pattern, also known as Border Tartan, is back in garment racks. And why not? In the right fabrics this particular design exudes class, has personality, it’s easy to mix and match and, of course, it is timeless.The collection is full of sleek styling with an aristo cratic feel. After all, Ralph Lauren is not a just a ward robe, it is a lifestyle. A luxuri ous lifestyle. Most memorable looks? The suits, smart suits for women not afraid to wear boxier, more masculine-style suits. The suit has had a huge comeback, and judging from this collection we are looking at suits with a glori ous past. We are seeing some 1940s vibes in the silhouettes and in the construction. I could see a little of Marlene Dietrich, but hey, also saw some Kim Basinger attitude from 1980s New York, spe cifically from the movie “9½ Weeks.”

Ralph Lauren:

The art of black and white

By IRIS EDÉN SANTIAGO Special to The STAR

mismo lugar, en la que servirá como tipo mínimo, dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $172,800.00. Si no hubiese re mate ni adjudicación en la se gunda subasta, celebraré TER CERA SUBASTA el día 26 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar en la que regirá como tipo mínimo, la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $129,600.00. El Alguacil que suscribe hizo constar que toda licitación de berá hacerse para pagar su im porte en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América, de acuerdo con la Ley y de acuer do con lo anunciado en este Aviso de Subasta. Los autos y todos los documentos corres pondientes al procedimiento in coado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal du rante horas laborables. Se en tiende que todo licitador que comparezca a la subasta seña lada en este caso acepta como bastante la titulación que da base a la misma. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o grava men anterior y/o preferente, si la hubiere al crédito que da base a esta ejecución continua rá subsistente, entendiéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mis mos, sin destinarse a su extin ción cualquier parte del rema nente del precio de licitación. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Por la presente se notifica a los acree dores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o dere chos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecu tada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipo tecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédi to, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados ase gurados, quedando subroga dos en los derechos del acree dor ejecutante. Vendida o adjudicada la finca o derecho hipotecado y consignado el precio correspondiente, en esa misma fecha o fecha posterior, el alguacil que celebró la su basta procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura públi ca de traspaso en representa ción del dueño o titular de los bienes hipotecados, ante el no tario que elija el adjudicatario o comprador, quien deberá abo nar el importe de tal escritura.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DIS TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS TRICT OF PUERTO RICO LIME HOMES, LTD Plaintiff V. GEORGETTE MARIE PEREZ DE VARONA Defendants Civil No.: 19-1290 FAB. Re: MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE IN REM. NOTICE OF SALE. To: GEORGETTE MARIE PEREZ DE VARONA AND ALL PARTIES THAT MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY. WHEREAS: Judgment in favor of Plaintiff was entered for the principal sum of $234,608.76 of principal balance of the mortga ge note, plus interest at a rate of 4.250% per annum since December 1st, 2014, over said balance. Interest will continue to accrue until the debt is paid in full in accordance with the tenants of 28 U.S.C. sec 1691. In addition, the defendant owes Plaintiff late charges amoun ting to 5.000% of any and any payments or installments in arrears over fifteen (15) days since the installment is due. The defendant also owes Plain tiff pursuant to the provisions or dispositions of all of the mortgage note and mortgage deed. Advances made by Plain tiff pursuant to the provision or dispositions of the mortga ge note and mortgage deed. The defendant al so owes the Plaintiff an amount equivalent to 10% of the original principal balance as liquidated amount to cover the costs, expenses and attorney fees. The record of the case and of the procee dings may be examined by the interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federal Building, Chardon Ave. Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, or by internet accessing https: https://eef.prd.uscourts. gov, the will celebrate the judi cial sale in the dates and time set forth below, in front of Fede rico Degetau Federal Building and Clemente Ruiz Nazario United States Courthouse ga tes, at 150 Chardón Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1st, Floor in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §2001, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the property described herein. The proceeds of said sale will be applied in the manner and forro provided by the Court’s Judgment. WHEREAS: For the purpose of the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on OCTO BER 12TH, 2022, AT 3:45 PM. The minimum bid that will be accepted in the first public sale is the sum of $225,090.77 and no lower offers will be accep ted. In the event that said first public sale does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PU BLIC SALE shall be held on the OCTOBER 19TH, 2022, AT 3:45 PM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $150,060.51. lf said se cond public sale does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the OC TOBER 26TH, 2022, AT 3:45 PM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $112,545.39. WHEREAS: The sale to be made by the appoin ted Special Master is subject to confirmation by the United Sta tes District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 6th of July of 2022. Beatriz Vázquez Solís, Special Master. LEGAL NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DIS TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS TRICT OF PUERTO RICO LIME HOMES, LTD. Plaintiff V. JEAN ROSARIOCARLOSMATOS Defendants Civil Action Num.: 18-cv-1601. (JAG). Matter: COLLECTION OF MONIES AND FORECLO SURE. NOTICE OF SALE. To: JEAN PUERTOELAUTORIDADROSARIOCARLOSMATOS:PARAFINANCIAMIENTODELAVIVIENDADERICO:ANDTHEGENERALPUBLIC: WHEREAS: On September 13, 2019, Default Judgment was entered and grated on August 30, 2021, in favor of Plaintiff to recover from defen dants the principal amount of $207,886.20 plus interest at a rate of 2.5% per annum since May 1st, 2017, which continue to accrue until the debt is paid in full, late charges on the amou nt of 5.00% of each and any monthly installment not recei ved by the note holder within 15 days after the installment was due, all advances made under the mortgage note including but not limited to insurance pre miums, taxes and inspections as well as 10% of the original principal amount $19,000.00 to cover, costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed un der the mortgage obligations. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150 or 400 Federal Offi ce Building, 150 Chardon Ave nue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

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Estas condiciones tendrán una vigencia de diez (10) años. Po tential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and pre ferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancella tion. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER OF 2022, AT: 10:05 AM. The minimum bid that will be accep ted is the sum of $190,000.00. In the event said first auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held on the 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER OF 2022, AT: 10:05 AM, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum $126,666.67, which is twothirds of the amount of the mini mum bid for the first public sale. If a second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD PUBLIC AUCTION will be held on the 20TH DAY OF SEPT EMBER OF 2022, AT: 10:05 AM, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $95,000.00, which is one-half of the minimum bid in the first public sale. Should there be no award or adjudication at the third public sale, the property may be awarded to the credi tor for the entire amount of its debt if it is equal to or less than the amount of the minimum bid of the third public sale, credi ting this amount to the amount owed if it is greater. The un dersigned Special Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency (cash), or certified checks, except in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHE REAS: Said sale to be made by the undersigned Special Master subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirmation of the sale, an or der shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further parti culars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be exa mined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, 22nd day of July of 2022. PEDRO A. VÉLEZ BAERGA, SPECIAL MASTER, 787-672-8269. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRI BUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA SALA DE CAGUAS ORIENTAL BANK Parte Demandante V. GONZALO FALCON CARO, CARMEN ROSA FIGUEROA COSME Y LA SOCIEDAD DE ESTOSGANANCIALESBIENESPORCOMPUESTA Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2019CV04352. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIA DO DE PUERTO RICO. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Su perior de Caguas, hago saber a la parte demandada GONZALO FALCON CARO, CARMEN ROSA FIGUEROA COSME Y LA SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES POR ESTOS COMPUESTA, y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; que en cumpli miento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedi do el 3 de junio de 2022, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, proce deré a vender y venderé en pú blica subasta por el precio míni mo de $259,200.00 y al mejor postor, pagadero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o giro pos tal, a nombre del alguacil del tribunal, la propiedad que se describe a continuación: UR BANA: Predio de terreno locali zado en el bloque A, solar nú mero 5 del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Estancias de Bairoa, localizada en el ba rrio Bairoa del Municipio de Ca guas, con un área superficial de 435.878 metros cuadrados y en lindes: por el NORTE, en una distancia de 15 metros lineales con terrenos de la futura Aveni da Bairoa; por el SUR, en una distancia de 15 metros lineales con la calle ‘B’; por el ESTE, en una distancia de 29.103 metros con el solar 6; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de 29 metros con 12 milésimas de otro metro lineal con el solar 4 del mismo bloque. Enclava en dicho solar una estructura de hormigón ar mado que consta de 2 pisos que contiene las siguientes fa tado al amparo de las disposi ciones de la Ley 8 del 10 de abril de 1964 y el mismo no se cancelará hasta la liquidación total de la deuda aplazada. (vi) EMBARGO a favor de Estado Libre Asociado De Puerto Rico contra Gonzalo Falcón Caro, seguro social número xxxxx-7961, expedido mediante Certificación del 19 de marzo de 2015 por el Departamento de Hacienda, por la suma de $103,442.42. Anotado el 10 de abril de 2015 al folio 136, orden 538, del Libro 44 de Embargos Estatales de Caguas. La hipo teca objeto de esta ejecución es la que ha quedado descrita en el inciso (i). Será celebrada la subasta para con el importe de la misma satisfacer la sen tencia dictada el 23 de marzo de 2022 por este Tribunal, a fa vor de la parte demandante por la suma $104,074.97 de princi pal, más $9,106.50 de interés al 7% anual que continuarán acu mulándose a $19.9594 diaria mente desde el 1 de noviembre de 2019 hasta el saldo total, $1,747.36 de cargos por demo ra, $625.00 de otros cargos, $25,920.00 de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario, in cluyendo primas de seguro de hipoteca, prima de seguro de siniestro y cargos por demora. Previamente la parte demanda da presentó petición de quiebra ante el Tribunal de Quiebras. En la corte de quiebra se autori zó a la parte demandante para que ejecute la garantía hipote caria del préstamo. Habiéndose autorizado, no hay impedimen to alguno para que Oriental so licite la ejecución de la hipoteca y la venta en pública subasta de la propiedad. Oriental no está solicitando el cobro de di nero a la parte demandada, sino la ejecución de la hipoteca para que se venda la propiedad en pública subasta. Es decir, Oriental no perseguirá deficien cia, si alguna resultare de la subasta. Oriental reconoce que cualquier deficiencia, si alguna como resultado de la subasta, ha sido objeto de descargo pre viamente. La PRIMERA SU BASTA será celebrada el día 12 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina del Alguacil, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Humacao, Puerto Rico. Servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la cantidad de $259,200.00, sin admitirse ofer ta inferior. De no haber remate ni adjudicación, celebraré SE GUNDA SUBASTA el día 19 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el cilidades: 4 habitaciones, 2 ba ños y medio, family room, coci na, sala y comedor. Finca 48436 inscrita al folio 36 del tomo 1364 de Caguas, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección I. La finca antes descri ta se encuentra afecta a los si guientes gravámenes: (i) HIPO TECA en garantía de pagaré a favor de Metro Island Mortgage, Inc. por la suma principal de $259,200.00 con intereses a razón del 7% y vencimiento el 1 de diciembre de 2022. Consti tuida por la Escritura #301 otor gada en San Juan el 30 de no viembre de 2007 ante el notario Jorge Laborde Corretjer. Inscri ta el 27 de febrero de 2008 al folio 171 del Tomo 1716 de Ca guas, finca 48436, inscripción 7ª. (ii) HIPOTECA en garantía de pagaré a favor de Metro Is land Mortgage, Inc. por la suma principal de $32,400.00 con in tereses a razón del 10% y ven cimiento el 1 de diciembre de 2017. Constituida por la Escri tura #302 otorgada en San Juan el 30 de noviembre de 2007 ante el notario Jorge La borde Corretjer. Inscrita el 27 de febrero de 2008 al folio 171 del Tomo 1716 de Caguas, fin ca 48436, inscripción 8ª. (iii) ANOTACIÓN DE EMBARGO a favor del Departamento de Ha cienda por la suma principal de $63,509.21 adeudada por el contribuyente Gonzalo Falcón; siendo anotado el mismo para garantizar el pago de la deuda aplazada de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Ley 8 del 10 de abril del 1964 y el mis mo no se cancelará hasta la extinción total de la deuda apla zada; todo según consta de Certificación del 20 de agosto del 2008. Inscrita en virtud de las disposiciones de la Ley 216 para Agilizar el Registro de la Propiedad de 2010 y extendi das las líneas el 5 de diciembre de 2017 al folio 5293 del Tomo 1793 de Caguas, inscripción 9ª abreviada. (iv) ANOTACIÓN DE EMBARGO a favor del Depar tamento de Hacienda por la suma principal de $103,442.42 por concepto de Contribuciones (Embargo Número CAG-150818) según consta de Certifi cación del Departamento de Hacienda del 19 de marzo del 2015. Inscrito el 16 de marzo del 2021 al Tomo Digital Karibe de la finca 48436, Anotación “B”. (v) EMBARGO a favor de Estado Libre Asociado De Puerto Rico contra Gonzalo Falcón Caro, seguro social nú mero xxx-xx-7961, expedido mediante Certificación del 20 de agosto de 2008 por el De partamento de Hacienda, por la suma de $63,509.00. Anotado el 24 de noviembre de 2008 al folio 101, orden 426, del Libro 44 de Embargos Estatales de Caguas. Este embargo es ano

WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution the reof, the undersigned Special Master was ordered to sell at public auction for U.S. curren cy in cash or certified check without appraisement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the Court, Room 150 or 400 – Federal Office Building, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property described in Spanish: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Town Park, situa do en el Barrio Sabana Llana de Río Piedras, del término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el pla no de inscripción de la Urbani zación, con el número diez (10) de la manzana “D” con un área de cuatrocientos cincuenta y cinco/punto cero cero metros cuadrados (455.00). En lindes por el NORTE, con los solares número veintisiete (27) y vein tiocho (28), distancia de quince punto treinta metros (15.30); por el SUR, con la calle núme ro tres (3), distancia de quince punto treinta metros (15.30); por el ESTE, con el solar nú mero once (11), distancia de veintinueve punto setenta me tros (29.70); y por el OESTE, con el solar número nueve (9), distancia de veintinueve punto setenta y seis metros (29.76). Enclava una casa. The property is recorded at Page 161 of Vo lume 252 of Sabana Llana, Pro perty Registry of Puerto Rico, and lot number 11,253, Fifth Section of San Juan. Property address: Urbanización Town Park Dev., D-10 Calle Santiam, San Juan, P.R. 00925. The mortgage is recorded at page 89 of volume 1,055 of Saba na Llana, lot number 11,253, eighteen inscription. WHE REAS: This property is subject to the following liens described in Spanish: Junior Liens: Au toridad para el Financiamien to de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico: Programa de Mi Nuevo Hogar, sujeto a Condiciones Restrictivas, para viabilizar la adquisición del bien inmueble, la Autoridad para el financia miento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico le concedió la suma de $9,500.00, según consta de la escritura número 190, otorgada en San Juan, el día 13 de junio de 2011, ante la Notario Público Waleska C. Colón Villanueva, para sufragar los gastos de cierre y/o para aplicar el pronto pago de la compraventa, ins crita al folio 88 del tomo 1,055 de Sabana Llana, finca núme ro 11,253, Inscripción 17ma..

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejer cicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El siste ma SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte deman dante, el Lcdo. Kenmuel J. Ruiz López cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puer to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la SERVICIOSZAVALA,NAL.LLADO,GRISELDAhoynal,MIlaw.com.lakenmuel.riuz@orf-law.comdirecciónyadirecciónnotíficaciones@orf-EXTENDIDOBAJOFIRMAyelsellodelTribuenSanJuan,PuertoRico,día1deJuliode2022.RODRÍGUEZCOSECRETARIAREGIOBRENDAHERNÁNDEZSECRETARIADEASALA.

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TO: ELIZARDO MATOS2015, según aplique. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma en Bayamon, Puerto Rico, hoy día 10 de AGOSTO de 2022. FDO. ED GARDO ELIAS VARGAS SAN TANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA 193. *** LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND FAIRWAYCOMOSERVICES,PORTFOLIOLLC.,AGENTEDEACQUISITIONSFUND,LLC

CRUZ. PO BOX 364388, SAN JUAN, PR 00936. The Plaintiff has filed proce edings to the foreclosure of mortgage executed by the defendant(s) on a property si tuated at: Urb. Caparra Hills I-3 Calle Nogal GUAYNABO, PR 00968. The said property is subject to a mortgage which se cures payments of a mortgage note payable to Popular Mortga ge Inc., or its order for the prin cipal sum of $307,352.52, in terest at 5.25000% per annum, plus interests and $$23,400.00 for costs, disbursement and attorney’s fees, which mortgage appears recorded in the Regis try of Property of Guaynabo at Page 217, of Volume 1416 of GUAYNABO, Property number 12779. Plaintiff intends to file a Lis Pendens on this property. This Court has entered an or der providing for summons by publication in accordance with the provision of Rule 4.7 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. THEREFORE, notice is hereby given to you so that you may appear and answer the com plaint within thirty (30) days af ter publication of this summons, and in case of failure to do so, judgment by default will be ren dered for the relief demanded in the complaint, and the court shall proceed to an adjudication without further notice. Issued in San Juan, Puerto Rico on this 3rd day of August 2022. MA RIA

LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMON SALA SU PERIOR. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante v. Héctor Omar Ortíz García y Yaraliz Ramos Cintrón Demandados CIVIL NÚM: DCD2015-1056 (502). SOBRE: COBRO DE DI NERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA POR LA VÍA ORDI NARIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUN CIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Manda miento de Ejecución de Senten cia que le ha sido dirigido al Al guacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMON SALA SUPE RIOR, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor quién pagará de contado y en mone da de curso legal de los Esta dos Unidos de América, giro postal o por cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribu nal de Primera Instancia el día 19 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMON SALA SU PERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte de mandada de epígrafe en el in mueble de su propiedad que ubica en Cond. Palmar del Río Apt A5-05 Guaynabo, PR 00969 y que se describe a con tinuación: URBANA: Edificio A-5. Apartamento No. A5-05. Propiedad Horizontal: Aparta mento No. A5-05 de dos niveles construído en bloques de hor migón y localizado en el Edificio ‘A5’, tercero y cuarto nivel del Condominio Palmas Del Río I. Consta de un área superficial de 635.97 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 59.08 metros cuadrados en el tercer nivel y de 776.59 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 72.15 metros cuadrados en el cuarto nivel para un total de 1,412.56 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 131.23 metros cuadrados. La tercera planta colinda por el Norte, en una distancia de 35’ 9’ lineales, con elemento exterior común y pasillo; por el Sur, en una distancia de 35’9’ lineales, con pared medianera que lo se para del apartamento No. A506 y pasillo; por el Este, en una distancia de 22’ 1’ lineal con elemento exterior común; y por el Oeste, en una distancia de 22’1’lineal, con escalera, pasillo y elemento exterior común. Esta tercera planta consta de sala, comedor, cocina, medio baño, terraza y escalera que conduce a la cuarta planta. La cuarta planta colinda por el note en una distancia de 39’ 3’lineales, con elemento exte rior común; por el Sur, en una distancia de 39’ 3’, con pared medianera que lo separa del apartamento No. A5-06; por el Este, en una distancia de 22’1’lineal, con elemento exte rior común y por el Oeste, en una distanciad e 22’1’lineal, con pared medianera que lo se para del apartamento A5-08 y elemento exterior común. Esta cuarta planta consta de un dor mitorio principal (‘master be droom’) con ‘walk-in-closet’, dos dormitorios con sus closet y un baño en el área del pasillo. La puerta de entrada de este apartamento está situada en su lindero Suroeste y comunica directamente al área de la sala comedor del apartamento. Le corresponde como elemento común limitado un estaciona miento doble (‘back to back’) identificados con los Nos. 65 y 66. Este apartamento tiene una participación de 0.9943% en los elementos comunes gene rales del Condominio y una par ticipación de 0.448709% en los elementos comunes limitados del Condominio. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscri ta en el Folio 76 del Tomo 1339 de Guaynabo, finca número 37137, en el Registro de la Pro piedad de Guaynabo. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relaciona do, será el dispuesto en la Es critura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $174,379.26. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del in mueble mencionado, se cele brará una segunda subasta en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 26 DE SEP TIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segun da subasta que se celebre ser virá de tipo mínimo las dos ter ceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $116,252.84. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda su basta se celebrará una tercera subasta en las oficinas del Al guacil que suscribe el día 3 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecu ción, o sea, la suma de $87,189.63. La hipoteca a eje cutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la es critura número 316, otorgada el día 11 de julio de 2003, ante el Notario Néstor Machado Cortés y consta inscrita en el Folio 76 del Tomo 1339 de Guaynabo, finca número 37137, en el Re gistro de la Propiedad de Guay nabo, inscripción quinta. MODI FICACION DE HIPOTECA: Se modifica la hipoteca de la isn cripción quinta para cancelarla parcialmente en la suma de $4,502.74, para un nuevo prin cipal de $174,379.26, con inte reses al 4.250% anual comen zando el 1 de febrero de 2012 y vencedero el 1 de enero de 2042, según escritura número 517, otorgada en San Juan, el 30 de diciembre de 2011, ante el notario Neftalí García Sán chez. Inscrita al margen del fo lio 76 del tomo 1339 de Guay nabo. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma de $168,307.53 por concepto de principal, más inte reses al tipo pactado de 4.250% anual desde el día 1 de enero de 2014. Dichos intereses con tinúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Se pagarán también los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.000% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fe cha vencimiento, la suma de $17,888.20 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, la suma de $17,888.20 para cubrir los intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y la suma de $17,888.20 para cubrir cual quier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipo teca, más intereses según pro visto por la regla 44.3 de las de Procedimiento Civil. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al Procedi miento incoado estarán de ma nifiesto en la SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYA MON SALA SUPERIOR duran te las horas laborables. Se en tenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulari dad del inmueble y que las car gas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante conti nuarán subsistentes. Se enten derá que el rematante los acep ta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores ni preferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad. Surge de un estu dio de título que, sobre la finca descrita anteriormente, pesan los gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que se ejecuta me diante este procedimiento que se relacionan más adelante. A los acreedores que tengan ins critos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscrip ción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o dere chos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del ac tor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de, o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endo so, o al portador, garantizados hipotecariamente con posterio ridad al crédito del actor por la presente se notifica, que se ce lebrarán las subastas en las fe chas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abo gado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. A: EM BARGO ESTATAL: Anotado sobre esta finca, como pertene ciente a Héctor Ortiz, por la suma de $177,451.44 a favor del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, según certificación de fecha 18 de abril de 2012, anotada el 24 de abril de 2022, al asiento 2022-003548-EST del Libro de Embargos Estata les Karibe. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en ge neral se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espa cio de dos semanas en tres si tios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribu nal y la Colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado mediante edic tos dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes poste riores sujeto a lo dispuesto en los Artículos 113 al 116 de la Ley 210 del 8 de diciembre de DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE GUA YAMA ISLAND FAIRWAYCOMOSERVICES,PORTFOLIOLLCAGENTEDEACQUISITIONSFUND,LLC Demandante Vs. ÁNGEL W. GARCÍA COLÓN Demandado Civil Núm.: GM2022CV00044. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC TO. A: ÁNGEL W. GARCÍA COLÓN - URB BDA SANTA ANA 33 CALLE A GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO 00784 / PO BOX 134 GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO 00785-0134. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el reme dio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci cio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El siste ma SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte deman dante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puer to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la

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LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN YAHAIRA MARIE GIRONA JORGE Parte Demandante Vs. ASLECRUZASDALBERTODIAZ Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022RF00754. Sala: 705. Sobre: DIVOR CIO (R.I.). EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASO CIADO DE P.R., SS. A: ASLE ASDALBERTO CRUZ DIAZ. VILLA MELLA LA VICTORIA, CRUCE LA VIIRGEN #4, SANTO DOMINGO, NORTE #24, DOMINICANAREPUBLICA11404. Se le notifica a usted que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría la demanda del epígrafe. Se le emplaza y requiere que radique en esta Secretaría el original de la contestación a la Demanda y que notifique con copia de dicha contestación a la Lcda. Nicolemarie Peña Cartagena, 379 Calle César González, de $91,269.91 por concepto de principal, más intereses al tipo pactado de 3.750% anual desde el día 1 de septiembre de 2021. Dichos intereses con tinúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Se pagarán también los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.000% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha vencimiento, la suma de $13,824.00 para costas, gas tos y honorarios de abogado, la suma de $13,824.00 para cubrir los intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y la suma de $13,824.00 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca, más intereses se gún provisto por la regla 44.3 de las de Procedimiento Civil. Que los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRE TARIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CEN TRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se enten derá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continua rán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la res ponsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores ni preferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad. Surge de un estu dio de título que, sobre la finca descrita anteriormente, pesan los gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que se ejecuta me diante este procedimiento que se relacionan más adelante. A los acreedores que tengan ins critos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscrip ción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o de rechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del ac tor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de, o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endo so, o al portador, garantizados hipotecariamente con poste rioridad al crédito del actor por la presente se notifica, que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abo gado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. A: Hipote ca en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Secretario del Depar tamento de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda de los Estados Uni dos de América, o a su orden, por la suma de $39,074.57 de principal, sin interés anual, ven cedero el 1 de febrero de 2046, constituida mediante escritura número 12, otorgada en San Juan, el 30 de enero de 2016, ante el notario público Reggie Díaz Hernández, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Bayamón, finca 43371, inscripción 8ª. B: Em bargo a favor del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por la suma de $14,547.53, Certifica ción expedida el 6 de octubre de 2014, anotado al folio 176 del tomo 1958 de Bayamón, fin ca 43371, anotación A. Contra: Alexis Leonel Rivera Colón. C: Embargo Estatal Ley 12 del 16 de marzo de 2012, caso núme ro BAY12 -2162, por la suma de $14,030.52, anotado al asiento 1431, folio 161 del libro 30. Contra: Alexis Leonel Rivera Colón, Seguro Social XXX -XX -0482. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en gene ral se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la alcaldía, el Tribunal y la colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado mediante edictos dos veces en un diario de circula ción general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con secutivas. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posterio res sujeto a lo dispuesto en los Artículos 113 al 116 de la Ley 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015, según aplique. Expido el pre sente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 10 de agosto de 2022. FDO. EDGARDO ELIAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUA CIL AUXILIAR PLACA 193.

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Se le apercibe que la parte de mandante por mediación del Lcdo. José F. Giraud Mejías, P.O. Box 277, Mayagüez, Puer to Rico 00681, Tel. 787-2650334, ha radicado la acción de epígrafe en su contra. Copia de la demanda, emplazamientos y del presente edicto le ha sido enviado por correo a la última dirección conocida. Pueden us tedes obtener mayor informa ción sobre e l asunto revisando los autos en el Tribunal. Se le apercibe que tiene usted un tér mino de treinta (30) días para radicar contestación a dicha demanda de cobro de dinero y/o cualquier escrito que estime usted conveniente a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal de epí grafe, pero que de no radicarse escrito alguno ante el Tribunal dentro de dicho término el Tri bunal procederá a ventilar el procedimiento s in más citarle ni oírle. Dada en Añasco, Puer to Rico, hoy 11 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. NORMA G. SAN TANA IRIZARRY, SECRETA RIA GENERAL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE AÑASCO. LUZ NELDY CHICO ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante CARLOS GONZALEZ SOTO; SUCESION DE CARMEN GONZALEZ ALGARIN DE GONZALEZ T/C/C

Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radicado demanda sobre ejecución de hipoteca por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega se adeu da las siguientes cantidades: $70,098.19 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7.25% anual desde el 1 de fe brero de 2021 hasta su comple to pago, más recargos acumu lados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $10,000.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cual quier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo. La propiedad que garantiza hipo tecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente: URBANA: PRO PIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apar tamento número 3104, ubicado en el tercera y cuarta piso del módulo número 31 del Edificio número 31-32 cual edificio está localizado en el inmueble so metido al Régimen de Propie dad Horizontal, conocido como Condominio Brisas de Parque Escorial, ubicado en el Barrio San Antón del Municipio de Carolina, Puerto Rico, cuya en trada y salida dan hacia el área de estacionamiento, está cons truido de hormigón reforzado y bloques de hormigón con un área de piso de 1,725.02 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 160.2596 metros cuadrados. Su forma es aproximadamente rectangular y consta de dos niveles: el primero ubicado en el tercer piso y el segundo en el cuarto piso que a su vez da acceso a la azotea con terraza parcialmente techadas. Su en trada está localizada en el ter cer piso orientada hacia el Oes te y da acceso directamente al vestíbulo de dicho piso que a su vez da acceso a elementos comunes generales de la pro piedad a través de los pasillos, escalera y acera para llegar a la vía pública. El primer nivel ubi cado en el tercer piso del edifi cio está dividido en los siguien tes elementos: una cocina, una sala-comedor un medio baño, un closet para lavandería un balcón y unas escaleras interio res, que dan acceso al segundo nivel ubicado en el cuarto piso del edificio. La sala-comedor, a su vez a acceso al balcón. Con tiene un calentador de aguas y gabinetes de cocina. El pri mer nivel tiene una cabida de 719.85 pies cuadrados, equiva lentes a 66.87 metros cuadra dos. En lindes por el NORTE: en 35 ’0” con el apartamento número 3103, por el SUR: en 35’ 0”, con espacio exterior, por el ESTE: en 21’ 3”, con área común (vestíbulo) y espacio exterior y por el OESTE: en 20’ 2” con el apartamento número 3004. El segundo nivel ubicado en el cuarto piso está dividido en los siguientes elementos: 3 cuartos dormitorios con sus closets unidos por un pasillo central, dos baños, uno con acceso al pasillo central y el se gundo ubicado dentro del área del cuarto dormitorio principal y unas escaleras interiores con acceso a la azotea y la otra que le da acceso al primer nivel. A este apartamento le corres ponde como elemento común limitado la azotea, sujeto a las disposiciones de la Ley y sujeto a las limitaciones contenidas en la escritura de constitución del Régimen de Propiedad Horizontal. El segundo nivel tiene una cabida de 1005.17 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 93.383 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE: en 39’2” con el apartamento número 3103, por el SUR: en 39’2”, con espacio exterior, por el ESTE: en 29’ 5”, con el apartamento número 3204; y por el OESTE: en 29’5” con el apartamento COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, DORAL BANK, JOHN DOE Demandado(a) Civil: SJ2022CV05689. 807. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PA GARÉ EXTRAVIADO POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AÑ2022CV00149. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO. A: RAFAEL HERNÁNDEZ,SOLARESZENAIDAFIGUEROAMARTIYLASOCIEDADLEGALDEGANANCIALESCOMPUESTAPORAMBOS.

guacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CEN TRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor quién pagará de contado y en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, giro postal o por cheque de ge rente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia el DÍA 21 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MA ÑANA en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDI CIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SU PERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte de mandada de epígrafe en el in mueble de su propiedad que ubica en Condominio Guario nex, Apt. 2003, San Juan, PR 00926 t/c/c Condominio Guario nex, Calle Almonte 3015, Apt. 2003, San Juan, PR 00926 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORI ZONTAL: Apartamento No. 2003 del CONDOMINIO GUA RIONEX para fines residencia les, con un área superficial de 888.75 pies cuadrados, equiva lentes a 82.55 metros cuadra dos. En lindes: por el Norte, en 31’, con el exterior y 10’, con el cuarto de lavandería; por el Sur, en 31’4’, con el apartamento No. 2004 y 9’8’, con áreas co munes del corredor; por el Este, en 24’3’, con el exterior; y por el Oeste, en 13’4’, con||el aparta mento No. 2001 y 11’9’, con áreas comunes del corredor y la escalera. Consta este aparta mento de sala-comedor, tres cuartos dormitorios con sus respectivos guardarropas, un cuarto de baño, cocina y cuarto de lavandería. Le corresponde un porcentaje en los elementos comunes de 0.126863%. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita en el Folio 109 del Tomo 1,023 de Sabana Lla na, finca número 24,433, en el Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Quinta. El tipo mínimo para la primera su basta del inmueble antes rela cionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $68,000.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del in mueble mencionado, se cele brará una SEGUNDA SUBAS TA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el DÍA 28 DE SEP TIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segunda subasta que se cele bre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $45,333.33. Si tampoco hubie re remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el DÍA 5 DE OCTU BRE DE 2022 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera Hato Rey, PR 00918, Tel. (787) 766-0749, Fax (787) 771-2425, con el correo electrónico ASECRETARIAMENCRETARIARODRÍGUEZnioSalabunalbajoendiéndosesentencialo,estesiguientesdentroquezyasociados@gmail.com,vazdelostreinta(30)díasalapublicacióndeEdicto.Sidejaredehacerpodrádictarsecontraustedenrebeldíaconceelremediosolicitadolademanda.EXPEDIDOmifirmaysellodeesteTriSuperiordePuertoRico,deSanJuan,a30dejude2022.SRA.GRISELDACOLLADO,SEREGIONAL.CARM.FIGUEROAANDINO,DESERVICIOSSALA. AHORROCOOPERATIVA(ANTESDEYCRÉDITODEAÑASCO)

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(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de agosto de 2022. En SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, el 17 de agosto de 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. VIRGEN Y. DEL VALLE DÍAZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADOSJ2022CV0217319-07-86513M&TLIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR FEDERAL ASSOCIATIONMORTGAGENATIONALT/C/CFANNIEMAE Demandante V. DAIRY D’OLEO LORA Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV02173. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINA RIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUN CIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Manda miento de Ejecución de Senten cia que le ha sido dirigido al Al número 3004. Le corresponde también como elemento común limitado dos espacios de esta cionamiento, los cuales están debidamente identificados en el plano de estacionamientos que forma parte del plano de inscripción del Condominio y se identifican con el mismo nú mero del apartamento. Le co rresponde a este apartamento el .55049004% en los gastos gananciales y derechos en los elementos comunes del condo minio. Inscrita al folio 181 del tomo 1454 de Carolina, Finca 59366. Registro de la Propie dad de Carolina, Sección II. La escritura de hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 181 vuelto del tomo 1454 de Carolina, Finca 59366. Registro de la Propie dad de Carolina, Sección II. Inscripción segunda. La de mandante es la tenedora por endoso, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. La parte demandada deberá presentar su alegación res ponsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que si no contesta la demanda, radi cando el original de la contes tación en este Tribunal y en viando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la parte de mandante, Lcda. Belma Alon so García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo PR 00970-3922, Teléfonos: (787) 789-1826 y (787) 708-0566, co rreo electrónico: CRETARIACRUZCRETARIAAPONTEPuertoagostoelle.solicitadocontra,ycación,excluyéndoselatérminoalonso@gmail.com,oficinabelmadentrodeldetreinta(30)díasdepublicacióndeesteedicto,eldíadelapubliseleanotarálarebeldíaseledictaráSentenciaensuconcediendoelremediosinmáscitarlenioírEXPEDIDObajomifirmaysellodelTribunal,hoy10dede2022enCarolina,Rico.LCDA.MARILYNRODRÍGUEZ,SEREGIONAL.MARIAPONTEALICEA,SEAUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOT ICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, INC. Demandante V. MAIAS DESOCIEDADYOLANDAORGOROSO,ARIELIRISRAMOSMARTINEZYLALEGALGANANCIALES The San Juan Daily StarWednesday, August 24, 202228

Por la presente se les ordena para que se expresen si han de aceptar o rechazar formalmen te la herencia en el término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de esta orden, de lo contrario la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. Se le apercibe a los herederos que si no se expresan dentro del término aquí otorgado, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. Aclarán dose que el heredero deberá, si así lo desea, repudiar la he rencia mediante instrumento público o por escrito judicial. En CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de agosto de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRE TARIA. YARITZA ROSARIO PLÁCERES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN CIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CA ROLINA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs. WILFREDO RIVERA ORTIZ, YRODRÍGUEZKIOMYPACHECOLASOCIEDADLEGALDEGANANCIALESCOMPUESTAPORAMBOS Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2022CV02084. (409). Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINA RIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDEN TE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ES TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: KIOMY HÚCARES,DELdireccionesORTIZWILFREDODESOCIEDADPACHECORODRÍGUEZYLALEGALGANANCIALESCOMPUESTACONRIVERAasusúltimasconocidaseinformadas:BRISASPARQUEESCORIAL,325BLVDMEDIALUNAAPT.3104,CAROLINA,PR00987-5150yURB.W5CALLE13,SANJUAN,PR00926.

Demandado (a) Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV07790. Sala: 508. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE SENTENCIA. NOTIFICA CIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: SUCESION DE CARMEN DEGONZALEZ;YMARGARITAALGARINCARMENGONZALEZALGARINGONZALEZDET/C/CGONZALEZCOMPUESTAPORBLANCAGONZALEZGONZALEZ,CARMENDELIAGONZALEZGONZALEZT/C/CCARMENGONZALEZBUSH,LAURAISABELGONZALEZGONZALEZCARLOSAGONZALEZFULANO(A)TALYSUTANO(A)DETALCOMOMIEMBROSDESCONOCIDOSY/OPARTESCONINTERESYCARLOSGONZALEZSOTOPORSIYCOMOMIEMBRODELASUCESIONANTESDESCRITA.

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 15 de julio de 2022, este Tri bunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de agosto de 2022. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 16 de agosto de 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA RE GIONAL. MARTHA ALMODÓ VAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. NOTICE LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO DE PRIMERA SALA DE CAGUAS ORIENTAL BANK Parte Demandante V. ANIBAL RODRIGUEZ,SUCESIÓNGUADALUPEROMÁNYLADEANGELESRODRIGUEZQUIÑONESCOMPUESTAPOROSVALDOROMÁNFULANODETALYFULANADETAL Civil Núm.: CG2022CV00463. (704). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO.

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Demandados Civil Núm.: SL2022CV00152. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA - IN REM. ORDEN. Examinada la demanda radica da por la parte demandante, la solicitud de interpelación conte nida en la misma y examinados los autos del caso, el Tribunal le imparte su aprobación y en su virtud acepta la Demanda en el caso de epígrafe, así como la interpelación judicial de la parte demandante a los herederos de la causante, conforme dis pone el Artículo 959 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 1930, cuyo equivalente es el Articulo 1578 del Código Civil de Puer to Rico de 2020. Se Ordena a los herederos de la causante a saber: Junior Vázquez; Carlos Vázquez; Caralina Vázquez; Caroline Vázquez, Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, herederos de nombres desconocidos a que, dentro del término legal de treinta (30) días contados a par tir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten

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EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 17 de agosto de 2022. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, el 17 de agosto de 2022. NORMA G. SANTA NA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA M. AVILÉS BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXI LIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. CARLOS HIRAM RUIZ GARCIA Y OTROS Demandado(a) Civil: CA2021CV03444. Sala: 407. Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: CARLOS HIRAM RUIZ GARCIA Y BRANIN IVETTE VAZQUEZ RIVERA - FISICA: COUNTRY CLUB DEV, HG15 CALLE 257 CAROLINA PR 00985; POSTAL: 6033 DE ZAVALA RD APT 1921 SAN ANTONIO TX 782492257. (Nombre la sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de agosto de 2022. En CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, el 18 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. MARILYN APONTE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. NOTICE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO LAS A LAS QUE SE LE NOTIFICAN LA SENTENCIA POR EDICTO) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de agosto de 2022. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 15 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SAN TA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ELIBETH M. TORRES ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. BRENDA LEE VÁZQUEZ RODRÍGUEZ; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA Demandados Caso Núm.: CG2022CV00532. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTEN CIA POR EDICTO. A: BRENDA LEE VÁZQUEZ RODRÍGUEZ. (Nombre de las partes a las que se les notifica la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de agosto de 2022 este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de agosto de 2022. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, 16 de agosto de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRE TARIA REGIONAL. JESSENIA PEDRAZA, SECRETARIA AU XILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA LUNA RESIDENTIAL III, LLC Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESION DE JOSE LUIS ZORAIDACARRASQUILLOANDICULACARRASQUILLOCOMPUESTAPORVANESSASIAREZ,MELIZACARRASQUILLOSIAREZ,SUVIUDASRA.ZORAIDASIAREZLACÉNT/C/CZORAIDASIARESLACÉNYT/C/CZORAIDASIAREZ,JOHNDOEYRICHARDROECOMOPOSIBLESHEREDEROSDESCONOCIDOS,CENTRODERECAUDACIONDEINGRESOSMUNICIPALES,ADMINISTRACIONPARAELSUSTENTODEMENORES;ZORAIDASUAREZLACEN,T/C/CSIARESLASEN,T/CZORAIDASIAREZLACEN Demandada Caso Núm.: CA2021CV02360. EJE CUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIAEMPLAZAMIENTO Y NOTIFI CACIÓN DE POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRE SIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ES TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES LADESCONOCIDOSHEREDEROSDESUCESIÓNDEJOSELUISCARRASQUILLOANDICULA. POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá radicar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: presentejudicial.pr/sumac/,http://unired.ramasalvoqueseporderechopropio, en cuyo caso deberá radicar el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notifique con copia a los abo gados de la parte demandante, Lcda. Marjaliisa Colon Villanue va, al PO BOX 7970, Ponce, P.R. 00732; Teléfono: 787843-4168. En dicha demanda se tramita un procedimiento de ejecución de hipoteca IN REM bajo el número mencio nado en el epígrafe. Se alega en dicho procedimiento que la parte Demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato de Hipoteca, al no poder pagar las mensualidades vencidas co rrespondientes a los meses de abril de 2019 hasta el presente, más los cargos por demora co rrespondientes. Además, adeu da a la parte demandante las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en que incurra el te nedor del pagaré en este litigio. De acuerdo con dicho Contrato de Garantía Hipotecaria la par te Demandante declaró vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascen dente a la suma de $36,627.03, compuesta de un primer princi pal por la suma de $35,620.00 y un principal diferido por la suma de $1,006.71, más inte reses a razón del 7% anual so bre la suma de $35,620.00, así como todos aquellos créditos y sumas que surjan de la faz de la obligación hipotecaria y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, inclu yendo $4,400.00, pactado para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La parte Demandan te presentó para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente, un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: RÚS TICA: Parcela de terreno mar cada con el número ochenta (80), en el plano de parcelación de la comunidad rural Vieques, Barrios Medianía Alta del térmi no municipal de Loíza, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superfi cial de trescientos punto once (300.11) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE con par cela setenta y ocho (78); por el SUR con parcela ochenta y dos (82); por el ESTE con par cela ochenta y uno (81); y por el OESTE con calle tres (3). Ins crita al folio doscientos treinta y nueve (239) del tomo ciento treinta y cinco (135) de Loíza, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. SE LES APERCIBE que, de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Senten cia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, como miembro de la Sucesión de José Luis Carrasquillo Andi cula, se ha presentado una so licitud de interpelación judicial para que sirva en el término de treinta (30) días aceptar o repu diar la herencia. Se le apercibe que si no compareciera usted a o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de la causante Carmen Lydia Aponte Martínez, t/c/c Carmen Nidia Aponte Martínez, t/c/c Carmen Lidia Aponte Martí nez, t/c/c Carmen Aponte, t/c/c Carmen Aponte Martínez, t/c/c Carmen Lidia Aponte. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados: (a) Que de no expresarse dentro del término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia la misma se tendrá por aceptada; (b) Que luego del transcurso del término de trein ta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia de la causante. Se Ordena a la parte demandante a que, en vista de que la sucesión de la causante Carmen Lydia Aponte Martínez, t/c/c Carmen Nidia Aponte Martínez, t/c/c Carmen Lidia Aponte Martínez, t/c/c Carmen Aponte, t/c/c Carmen Aponte Martínez, t/c/c Carmen Lidia Aponte incluye como he rederos a: Joshua Vázquez, Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, como posibles herederos en un periódico de circulación diaria general de la Isla de Puerto Rico. NOTIFÍQUESE. DADA en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 19 de agosto de 2022. ANNET TE PRATS PALERM, JUEZA. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA RE GIÓN JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA DE SAN LORENZO FINANCE OF REVERSE,AMERICALLC Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN LYDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN NIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN LIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN LIDIA APONTE MUNICIPALES;VÁZQUEZ;VÁZQUEZ;VÁZQUEZ;PORCOMPUESTAJUNIORCARLOSCARALINACAROLINEVÁZQUEZ,FULANODETAL,SUTANODETAL;CENTRODERECAUDACIÓNDEINGRESOSYALOSESTADOSUNIDOSDEAMÉRICA Demandados Civil Núm.: SL2022CV00152. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA - IN REM. EMPLAZA MIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ES expresarse dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto en torno a la aceptación o re pudiación de la herencia, se presumirá que han aceptado a beneficio de inventario la he rencia del José Luis Carrasqui llo Andicula y por consiguiente, responderán por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispo ne del Código Civil de Puerto Rico. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 01 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. MARILYN APONTE RODRÍ GUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIO NAL. LILLIAM ORTIZ NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA RE GIÓN JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA DE SAN LORENZO FINANCE OF REVENE,AMERICALLC Demandante V. 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TADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO. A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLE MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN LYDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN NIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN LIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CANNEN LIDIA APONTE. POR LA PRESENTE, se les emplaza y se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaria de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso del epígrafe solicitan do la ejecución de hipoteca y el cobro de dinero relacionado al pagaré suscrito a favor de Senior Mortgage Bankers, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $187,500.00, con intereses computados sobre la misma desde su fecha hasta su total y completo pago a razón de la tasa de interés de 3.156% anual, la cual será ajustada mensualmente, obligándose además al pago de costas, gas tos y desembolsos del litigio, más honorarios de abogados en una suma de $18,750.00, equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original. Este paga ré fue suscrito bajo el affidávit número 8721 ante el notario José Garcia Noya. Lo anterior surge de la hipoteca constituida mediante la escritura número 29 otorgada el 7 de marzo de 2014, ante el mismo notario público, inscrita bajo la ley 2162010, inscrita al tomo Karibe de San Lorenzo, finca número 14,119, inscripción 4ta. “RÚS TICA: Lote A: Predio de terreno de una cabida de 1,056.8013 metros cuadrados, el cual ra dica en el Barrio Cerro Gordo de San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, en lindes por el NORTE, con el camino municipal, en una distancia de 49.86 metros; por el SUR, con la finca principal y Anastacio Calderón, en una distancia de 25.32 metros; por el ESTE, con Salomé Lai, en una distancia de 25.32 metros; y por el OESTE, con la finca principal, en una distancia de 47.69 metros. Finca Número 14,119, inscrita al folio 209 del tomo 278 de San Loren zo. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Caguas. Se apercibe y advier te a ustedes como personas desconocidas, que deberá pre sentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede accesar utilizando la siguiente dirección: https://unired.rama juducial.pr, salvo que se repre sente por Derechos Propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la se (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

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diando la herencia de la SUCE SION DE CARLOS ALBERTO RIVERA RUBERTE. Se le apercibe que de no expresar su intención de aceptar o repudiar la herencia dentro del término que se le fijó, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. El aboga do de la parte demandante es: Lcdo. Guillermo A. Somoza Co lombani, P.O. Box 366603, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6603, Tel. (787) 919-0073, Fax (787) 641-5016. Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 16 de agosto de 2022. LUZ MAYRA CARABA LLO GARCÍA, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MAGDA L. BAHA MUNDI TORRES, SECRETA RIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOT ICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAY NABO BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs. MIGUEL ÁLVAREZGUTIÉRREZYESTADOSUNIDOSDEAMÉRICA Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2022CV00589. (201). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA “IN REM”. EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A LA 1700TORRIMARCONOCIDAS:DEMANDADA:PARTEMIGUELGUTIÉRREZÁLVAREZASUSÚLTIMASDIRECCIONESPLAZADEII,APT.K102,GUAYNABOPR00969,URB.SANGERARDO,CALLEARKANSAS,SANJUAN,PR00926-3460.

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COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN LYDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN NIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN LIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CANNEN LIDIA APONTE.

SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENESCOMPUESTAGANANCIALESPORAMBOS Demandado(a) Civil: PO2022CV00647. 406. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN

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LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CA GUAS GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE NORMA RODRÍGUEZ INGRESOSDELADESCONOCIDOSAMPAROCOMPUESTAALEJANDROPORRODRÍGUEZALEJANDRO;SAMUELRODRÍGUEZALEJANDRO;MENGANODETAL,COMOHEREDEROSCONPOSIBLEINTERÉSENSUCESIÓN;CENTRORECAUDACIONESDEMUNICIPALES(CRIM) Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2019CV02839. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTE CA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ES TADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO, SS. A: LA DEMANDADA,PARTEAL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL GENERAL:PÚBLICO Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Man damiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido diri gido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque gerente, giro postal, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América al nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instan cia, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, el 12 DE SEP TIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se des cribe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 1 del Bloque R del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Caguas Norte, situada en el barrio Bairoa del término muni cipal de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 374.21 metros cuadrados; en lindes por el NORTE, en 16.27 metros con una alameda; por el SUR, en 16.27 metros con la Calle Número 21; por el ESTE, en 23.00 metros con el solar 2 y por el OESTE, en 23.00 me tros con una alameda. Consta inscrita al folio 196 del tomo 899 de Caguas, finca número 30234, Registro de la Propie dad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Caguas. La propie dad está localizada en la Urb. Caguas Norte R1, Montreal ST, Caguas, PR 00725. La hi poteca objeto de ejecución se describe a continuación: HIPO TECA en garantía de pagaré a favor de Doral Mortgage Corp., o a su orden, por la suma de $137,600.00 con intereses al 7% anual y vencimiento 1 de enero de 2038. Constituida por la Escritura 509 otorgada en San Juan el 31 de diciembre de 2007 ante el notario Magda V. Alsina Figueroa, e inscrita al folio 20 del tomo 1720 de Ca guas, finca 30234, inscripción 15ª. AMPLIADA en una suma adicional de $7,975.82 y MODI FICADA en cuanto a su interés y vencimiento, siendo ahora su principal por $145,575.82 con intereses al 4.50% y venci miento 1 de diciembre enero de 2053 [sic], según consta de la escritura 806 otorgada en San Juan el 22 de noviembre de 2013 ante el notario David To ledo David, e inscrita al folio 20 del tomo 1720 de Caguas, finca 30234, inscripción 16ª. Según figuran en la certificación re gistral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución no está gravada por cargas preferentes o posterio res a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la pro piedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutan te antes descritos, si los hubie re, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anterio res, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo mínimo de subasta la suma de $145,575.82, según LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. SUCESION DE CARLOS ALBERTO RIVERA RUBERTE COMPUESTA POR: FULANO DE TAL, FULANA DE TAL, ZUTANO DE TAL, ZUTANA DE TAL, A, B Y C COMO

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Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Se le apercibe que de no contestar la demanda dentro del término aquí estipulado, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia sin más citarle ni oírle. Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al caso de Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argen taria vs. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), le ordena que en el tér mino de treinta (30) días, haga declaración aceptando o repu acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, el 19 DE SEPTIEM BRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha se gunda subasta la suma de $97,050.54, 2/3 partes del tipo mínimo establecido original mente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se estable ce como mínima para la TER CERA SUBASTA, la suma de $72.787.91, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubi cada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, el 26 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandan te, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $147,033.26 de principal, intereses al tipo del 2.75% anual según ajustado desde el día 1 de diciembre de 2018 hasta el pago de la deuda en su totalidad, más la suma de $13,760.00 por concepto de honorarios de abogado y costas autorizadas por el Tri bunal, más las cantidades que se adeudan mensualmente por concepto de seguro hipoteca rio, cargos por demora, y otros adeudados que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipote ca. La venta en pública subas ta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace sa ber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TER CERA SUBASTA, sİ ésto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o perso nas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas la borables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el perió dico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos se manas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publica ciones, así como para su pu blicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 3 de agosto de 2022. ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓMEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #593, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CEN TRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS, SALA SUPERIOR.

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 22 de agosto de 2022. En PONCE, Puerto Rico, el 22 de agosto de 2022. LUZ MAYRA CARABALLO GAR CÍA, SECRETARIA. MARIELY FÉLIX RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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POR LA PRESENTE, se les emplaza y se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaria de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso del epígrafe solicitan do la ejecución de hipoteca y el cobro de dinero relacionado al pagaré suscrito a favor de Senior Mortgage Bankers, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $187,500.00, con intereses computados sobre la misma desde su fecha hasta su total y completo pago a razón de la tasa de interés de 3.156% anual, la cual será ajustada mensualmente, obligándose además al pago de costas, gas tos y desembolsos del litigio, más honorarios de abogados en una suma de $18,750.00, equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original. Este paga ré fue suscrito bajo el affidávit número 8721 ante el notario José Garcia Noya. Lo anterior surge de la hipoteca constituida mediante la escritura número 29 otorgada el 7 de marzo de 2014, ante el mismo notario público, inscrita bajo la ley 2162010, inscrita al tomo Karibe de San Lorenzo, finca número 14,119, inscripción 4ta. “RÚS TICA: Lote A: Predio de terreno de una cabida de 1,056.8013 metros cuadrados, el cual ra dica en el Barrio Cerro Gordo de San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, en lindes por el NORTE, con el camino municipal, en una distancia de 49.86 metros; por el SUR, con la finca principal y Anastacio Calderón, en una distancia de 25.32 metros; por el ESTE, con Salomé Lai, en una distancia de 25.32 metros; y por el OESTE, con la finca principal, en una distancia de 47.69 metros. Finca Número 14,119, inscrita al folio 209 del tomo 278 de San Loren zo. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Caguas. Se apercibe y advier te a ustedes como personas desconocidas, que deberá pre sentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede accesar utilizando la siguiente dirección: https://unired.rama juducial.pr, salvo que se repre sente por Derechos Propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la se cretaria del Tribunal De no con testar la demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Región Ju dicial De Caguas, Sala De San Lorenzo, y notificar copia de la contestación de esta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogada, GLS LEGAL SER VICES, LLC, Atención: Lcda. Adriana M. Vega Hernández Dirección: P.O. Box 367308, San Juan, P.R. 00936-7308, Teléfono: 787-758-6550, dentro de los próximos sesenta (60) días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de cir culación diaria general en la isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solici tando en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 22 de agosto de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRE TARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINO SA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE ORIENTAL BANK COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIO DE THE MONEY HOUSE, INC. Demandante V. ANGEL LUIS RODRIGUEZ Y LA DE SENTEN DE LA DE

Queda usted notificado que en este Tribunal se ha radica do demanda sobre ejecución de hipoteca por la vía ordina ria en la que se alega que se adeuda las siguientes cantida des: $27,041.73 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7% anual desde el 1 de octubre de 2020 hasta su completo pago, más $23.00 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deu da, más la cantidad estipulada de $8,050.00 para costas, gas tos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo. La propiedad que garantiza hipotecariamente el préstamo es la siguiente: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORI ZONTAL: K-102: Apartamento residencial de dos niveles de forma regular localizado en los dos pisos bajo del Edificio mar cretaria del Tribunal De no con testar la demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Región Ju dicial De Caguas, Sala De San Lorenzo, y notificar copia de la contestación de esta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogada, GLS LEGAL SER VICES, LLC, Atención: Lcda. Adriana M. Vega Hernández Dirección: P.O. Box 367308, San Juan, P.R. 00936-7308, Teléfono: 787-758-6550, dentro de los próximos sesenta (60) días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de cir culación diaria general en la isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solici tando en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 22 de agosto de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRE TARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINO SA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA RE GIÓN JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA DE SAN LORENZO FINANCE OF REVERSE,AMERICALLC Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN LYDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN NIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN LIDIA APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE, T/C/C CARMEN APONTE MARTÍNEZ, T/C/C CARMEN LIDIA APONTE MUNICIPALES;VÁZQUEZ;VÁZQUEZ;VÁZQUEZ;PORCOMPUESTAJUNIORCARLOSCARALINACAROLINEVÁZQUEZ,FULANODETAL,SUTANODETAL;CENTRODERECAUDACIÓNDEINGRESOSYALOSESTADOSUNIDOSDEAMÉRICA Demandados Civil Núm.: SL2022CV00152. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA - IN REM. EMPLAZA MIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ES TADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO. A: JUNIOR VÁZQUEZ; CARLO YCAROLINAVÁZQUEZ;VÁZQUEZCAROLINEVÁZQUEZ

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sujeta a los términos de la Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de agosto de 2022. En CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, el 18 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. MARILYN APONTE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. LILLIAM ORTIZ NIEVES, SE CRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS REVERSEFUNDING,MORTGAGELLC Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE ARNALDO NIEVES MARTINEZ T/C/C Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2022CV01179. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA - IN REM. MANDAMIEN TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIA DO DE PUERTO RICO. Por Cuanto: Se ha dictado en el gado. La parte Demandante presentará para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente, un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: UR BANA: Solar veintinueve (29), Bloque CK, Barrio Pájaros de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de trescientos treinta y ocho metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, en trece metros, con solar siete; por el SUR, en igual distancia, con la Calle Farras; por el ESTE, en veintiséis metros, con solar veintiocho (28); y por el OES TE, en igual distancia, con el solar treinta (30). Enclava una casa residencial para una fa milia. NOTA: No se expresa el nombre de la Urbanización. Consta inscrita al folio 46 del tomo 761 de Bayamón Sur, finca número #34,683, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Bayamón. SE LES APERCIBE que de no hacer sus alegaciones res ponsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concedién dose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A 19 de agosto de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I. SAN TA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SANDRA BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL DEL TRIBUNAL I. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA JORGE FIGUEROARODRIGUEZYOTROS Demandante V. JOSE ANTONIO REYES ALGARIN Y OTROS Demandado(a) Civil: CN2021CV00291. Sala: 403. Sobre: LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNIDAD DE BIENES Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: ROSA MARIA REYES ALGARIN,YREYESBERNARDINOALGARINWILLIAMREYESALGARIN. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento

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EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representado usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de agosto de 2022. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 18 de agosto de 2022. LUZ MAYRA CARABA LLO GARCÍA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MAGDA L. BAHA MUNDI TORRES, SECRETA RIA EDICTO. A: LUIS G. SANTOS MÉNDEZ, PARA SER NOTIFICADO POR EDICTO. P/C LCDA. GINA H. FERRER MEDINA. FÍSICA: CONDOMINIO LAS NEREIDAS 1-B CALLE MÉNDEZ VIGO ESQ. AMADOR RAMÍREZ SILVA MAYAGÜEZ, PR 00680. POSTAL: PO BOX 2342, MAYAGÜEZ, PR 006812342. TEL. (787) 832-9620 Y (845) 345-3985. (Nombre de las partes a las que se les notifica la sentencia por edicto)

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presente caso la siguiente Or den: “ORDEN: Examinada la demanda radicada por la parte demandante, la solicitud de in terpelación contenida en la mis ma y examinados los autos del caso, el Tribunal le imparte su aprobación y en su virtud acep ta la Demanda en el caso de epígrafe, así como la interpela ción judicial de la parte deman dante a los herederos del code mandado conforme dispone el Artículo 959 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 2787 y su equiva lente el Artículo 1578 del Códi go Civil de Puerto Rico, edición 2020. Se Ordena a los herede ros de los causantes a saber, Samaris Nieves Conde, Juanita Leonor Nieves Conde, Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, herede ros de nombres desconocidos a que, dentro del término legal de 30 días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o re pudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de los causantes Arnaldo Nieves Martinez t/c/c Arnaldo NievesMartinez t/c/c Martinez Arnaldo Nieves t/c/c Arnaldo Nieves t/c/c Arnaldo Martinez y/o de Ramona Conde Walton, t/c/c Ramona Nieves Martinez t/c/c Ramonita Conde t/c/c Ramona Conde Walton t/c/c Ramonita Walton. Se le Apercibe a los he rederos antes mencionados: (a) Que de no expresarse dentro del término de 30 días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia la misma se tendrá por aceptada; (b) Que luego del transcurso del término de 30 días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante, y por ende, la parte demandante podrá con tinuar la causa acción, dado por entendido que las partes interpeladas han aceptado la herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 957 del Código Ci vil, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 2785 y su equivalente el Artículo 1587 del Código Civil, edición 2020. Se Ordena a la parte deman dante a que, en vista de que la sucesión de los causantes Arnaldo Nieves Martinez t/c/c Arnaldo Nieves-Martinez t/c/c Martinez Arnaldo Nieves t/c/c Arnaldo Nieves t/c/c Arnaldo Martinez y/o de Ramona Conde Walton, t/c/c Ramona Nieves Martinez t/c/c Ramonita Conde t/c/c Ramona Conde Walton t/c/c Ramonita Walton, incluyen como herederos a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, como po sibles herederos desconocidos, proceda a notificar la presente Orden mediante un edicto a esos efectos una sola vez en un periódico de circulación dia ria general de la Isla de Puerto Rico. DADA en San Juan, Puer to Rico, hoy día 29 de julio de 2022. JULIO A. DÍAZ VALDÉS, JUEZ.” Por Cuanto: Se le ad vierte a que dentro del término legal de 30 días contados a partir de la fecha de notificación cado “K”, construida de hormi gón, bloques, acero, estructura y materiales, accesorios en el Condominio Plazas de Torri mar II, en el Barrio Frailes, de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, con un área de 1,163.58 pies cua drados equivalentes a 108.10 metros cuadrados, con las co lindancias siguientes: PRIMER NIVEL: Con un área de 562.04 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 52.22 metros cuadrados. En lin des por el: NORTE: en 27 pies 4 pulgadas, con el apartamento número 101 y el exterior; por el SUR: en 27 pies 4 pulgadas, con el apartamento número 103; por el ESTE: en 23 pies 0 pulgadas, con el exterior; y por el OESTE: en 23 pies 0 pulga das, con el exterior. SEGUNDO NIVEL: Con un área de 601.54 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 55.88 metros cuadrados. En lin des por el: NORTE: en 29 pies 4 pulgadas, con el apartamento número 101 y exterior; por el SUR: en 31 pies 4 pulgadas, con el apartamento número 103; por el ESTE: en 23 pies 0 pulgadas, con el exterior; y por el OESTE: En 23 pies 0 pulga das, con el exterior. Este apar tamento contiene en el primer nivel salón sala y comedor, co cina, laundry, baño closet y es calera que conduce al segundo nivel. El segundo nivel contiene tres habitaciones, tres closets baño y vestíbulo y el espacio de estacionamiento marcado con el número 25. La entrada principal localizada en la fosa de la escalera que llega a los patios comunales de los edifi cios que conducen la vía públi ca. Este apartamento goza de uso exclusivo de un patio que es elemento común limitado el cual está delimitado y marcado por puntos y/o verjas según surge de los planos del proyec to. Corresponde a este aparta mento 1.51% en los elementos comunes al inmueble y 0.89% en los elementos comunes limi tados. La propiedad y la escri tura de hipoteca constan inscri tas al folio 190 del tomo 1102 de Guaynabo, Finca 38851. Registro de la Propiedad de Guaynabo. Inscripción primera y única. La demandante es la tenedora por endoso en blanco, por valor recibido y de buena fe del referido pagaré objeto de la presente acción. La parte de mandada deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Admi nistración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acce der utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. Se le advierte que si no contesta la demanda, radicando el original de la contestación en este Tri bunal y enviando copia de la contestación a la abogada de la Parte Demandante, Lcda. Belma Alonso García, cuya dirección es: PO Box 3922, Guaynabo Puerto Rico 009703922, Teléfono y Fax: (787) 789-1826, (787) 708-0566 co rreo electrónico: TRINTA,TARIASANTAPuertoagostoelle.solicitadocontra,ycación,excluyéndoselatérminoalonso@gmail.com,oficinabelmadentrodeldetreinta(30)díasdepublicacióndeesteedicto,eldíadelapubliseleanotarálarebeldíaseledictaráSentenciaensuconcediendoelremediosinmáscitarlenioírEXPEDIDObajomifirmaysellodelTribunal,hoy12dede2022,enGuaynabo,Rico.LCDA.LAURAI.SÁNCHEZ,SECREREGIONAL.MAIRENISUB-SECRETARIA.

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AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. LUIS G. SANTOS MÉNDEZ Demandado Civil Núm.: PO2021CV02171. Sala: 504. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR

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EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que 15 de agosto de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representado usted una parte en el procedi miento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de agosto de 2022. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 18 de agosto de 2022. LUZ MAYRA CARABA LLO GARCÍA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. KATHERINE D. LÓPEZ RIVERA, SECRETA RIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CARO LINA ISLAND FAIRWAYCOMOSERVICES,PORTFOLIOLLC,AGENTEDEACQUISITIONSFUND,LLC Demandante Vs. ROSARIOEDUARDONIEVES Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2022CV00507. Salón: 406. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ES TADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO, SS. A: EDUARDO ROSARIO NIEVES- VILLA CAROLINA 204-30 CALLE 513, CAROLINA PR 00985. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el reme dio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci cio de su sana discreción, lo en tiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte deman dante, el Lcdo. Kevin Sánchez Campanero y la Lcda. Andrea Del Mar Ruiz-Hassan cuyas di recciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kevin.sanchez@ orf-law.com, andrea.ruiz@ orf-law.com y a la RIATE2022.Puertoderolina,yEXTENDIDOnotificaciones@orf-law.com.direcciónBAJOMIFIRMAelsellodelTribunal,enCaPuertoRico,hoydía15juliode2022.EnCarolina,Rico,el15dejuliodeLCDA.MARILYNAPONRODRÍGUEZ,SECRETAREGIONAL.DAMARIS ASOCIADO DE MIENTO POR ESTA DOS EL ASO LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edic to. Usted deberá radicar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Ma nejo y Administración de Ca sos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: gastos$9,090.00quehipotecariasurjanaquellosaldeladeclarópotecariadichoenincurrahonorariosmandanteAdemásporelmesescidaspagartratoenlagacionadohipotecacobrose724-0230.00902-2512;BOXbertoparteconnalsudeberárechosalvounired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/,http://quesepresentepordepropio,encuyocasoradicareloriginaldecontestaciónanteelTribucorrespondienteynotifiquecopiaalosabogadosdelademandante,Lcdo.RoC.LatimerValentin,alPO9022512,SanJuan,P.R.Teléfono:787-Endichademandatramitaunprocedimientodededineroyejecucióndebajoelnúmeromenenelepígrafe.SealeendichoprocedimientoqueparteDemandadaincurrióelincumplimientodelCondeHipoteca,alnopoderlasmensualidadesvencorrespondientesalosdeabrilde2019,hastapresente,másloscargosdemoracorrespondientes.adeudaalapartedelascostas,gastosydeabogadoenqueeltenedordelpagaréestelitigio.DeacuerdoconContratodeGarantíaHilaparteDemandantevencidalatotalidaddedeudaascendentealasuma$77,180.13másintereses4.0%anual,asícomotodoscréditosysumasquedelafazdelaobligaciónydelahipotecalagarantiza,incluyendopactadoparacostas,yhonorariosdeabo

EDICTO.

2022. Sarahí Reyes

POR LA PRESENTE, se le em plaza y requiere para que pre sente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda den tro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamien to, excluyéndose el día del dili genciamiento, notificando copia de la misma al abogado de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. La demanda promueve la can celación de una hipoteca por $64,950.00, la cual grava la fin ca 8679, inscrita al folio 230 del tamo 155 de Luquillo, Registro de la Propiedad de Fajardo. La hipoteca fué constituida me diante la escritura número 31, otorgada en San Juan, P.R., el 22 de enero de 1999, anta el Notario José R. Fournier To rrea, y el pagaré, de la misma fecha, por $64,950.00 y garan tizado por dicha hipoteca, lleva el número de testimonio o (se desconoce) del mismo Notario José R. Fournier Torres. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr. salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de pre sentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y con ceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, entiende que procede: LCDO. JULIAN ANTONIO PARILLA BORlA Abogado parte demandante BanCoop Plaza, Suite 1100-A Ponce de León 623 Hato Rey, PR 00917 Tel.: 787-763-1689 Email: parrillajulian@gmail.com EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 15 de ju lio de 2022. WANDA L. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. JENI FFER CARRASQUILLO GON ZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXI LIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I. LEGAL NOTICE LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU DE PRIMERA Núm.: SS2022CV00027. Sobre: RE ANUDACIÓN DE TRACTO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. A: MIGUEL ÁNGEL SOTO Y LA SUCESIÓN DE MIGUEL ÁNGEL SOTO COMPUESTA POR JANE DOE Y JOHN DOE. Por la presente se notifica que la parte DEMANDANTE ha pre sentado una Demanda cuya naturaleza es en la materia de Reanudación de tracto en el caso SS2022CV00027. El abo gado de la parte peticionaria es el Lcdo. Nelson Esteban Vera Santiago, P.O. Box 810, Moca, Puerto Rico 00676. 787-8773516. De ser un demandado señalado, se le apercibe que deberá contestar la demanda dentro del periodo de 30 días de haberse publicado este edicto. Usted deberá presen tar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la si guiente dirección sucomparezcanlaciónsiónserámáscedersequemanda,efectostribunal.responsivadeberáderechosalvohttps://unired.ramajudicial.pr,electrónica:queserepresenteporpropio,encuyocasopresentarsualegaciónenlasecretaríadelSeleadviertedelosdenocontestarladelocualredundaráenseleanotarálarebeldíaydictarásentenciaparaconelremediosolicitadosincitarlenioírle.Esteedictopublicadoenuna(1)ocaenunperiódicodecircugeneraldiaria,paraquesiquierenalegarderecho.Seidentificaráen

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Por la presente se le(s) notifica que se ha radicado en la Se cretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra, en la cual se alega entre otras cosas que la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma $66,380.46 por concepto de principal, des de el 1ro de febrero de 2022, más intereses al tipo pactado de 4.00% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además, la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los car gos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los cré ditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escri tura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de aboga do equivalentes a $8,742.30. Además la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $8,742.30 para cubrir cualquier otro ade lanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $8,742.30 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escri tura de hipoteca número 332, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 24 de noviembre de 2010, ante el notario Ivonne González Medrano, de la finca número 11,820, inscrita al Fo lio 85 del Tomo 240 de Trujillo Alto, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Cuarta Por razón de dicho incumpli miento, y al amparo del dere cho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudien do usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectando por el remedio solicitado, se le empla za por este edicto que se publi cará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. Usted deberá pre sentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: CRETARIALILLIAMSECRETARIARILYNSelloPEDIDOsindiéndosedíaTribunaldentrobiéndolecación(30)mandante.7001,(787)PuertoP.O.DuncanP.S.C.MALDONADOaContestacióntribunalresponsivadeberáderechosalvounired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/,https://queserepresenteporpropio,encuyocasopresentarsualegaciónenlasecretaríadelynotifiquecopiadeladelaDemandalasoficinasdeCARDONA&LAWOFFICES,ATENCIONalLcdo.MaldonadoEjarque,Box366221,SanJuan,Rico00936-6221;Tel622-7000,Fax(787)625-AbogadodelaParteDeDentrodelostreintadíassiguientesalapublideesteEdicto,aperciquedenohacerloasídeltérminoindicado,elpodráanotarsuRebelydictarSentencia,conceelremediosolicitado,máscitarle(s)nioírle(s).EXbajomifirmayconeldelTribunal.LCDA.MAAPONTERODRÍGUEZ,REGIONAL.ORTIZNIEVES,SEAUXILIAR. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FULANO DE TAL O SEA, LA CODEMANDADAPARTEARRIBAMENCIONADA.

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Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda sobre Custodia Provisional y Perma nente que podrá examinar en la Secretaría de éste Tribunal, alegando que la menor hija de las partes se encuentra al cui dado de terceros y que la ma dre se encuentra desaparecida. Vista la Moción presentada por el demandante solicitando el emplazamiento por edictos de la parte demandada por en contrarse esta fuera de Puerto Rico, el Tribunal lo declara Con Lugar y dispone que el empla zamiento se haga por medio de publicación de edicto una sola vez en un diario de circu lación general de Puerto Rico, para que la demandada pre sente cualquier oposición a la demanda, dentro del término de treinta (30) días después de la publicación del mismo. Deberá presentar su alega ción responsiva a través del sistema unificado de manejo y administración de casos (SU MAC), al cual puede acceder usando la dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaria del Tribunal, debiendo enviar copia del escrito a la Lcda. María Ji ménez Vargas, abogada de la demandante, al PO Box 10231, San Juan, P. R. 00922, Tels. 787-783-3784 / 787-781-3585. Se le apercibe que de así no de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América. Todo pago recibido por el (la) Alguacil por concepto de subastas será en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del (de la) Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Todo derecho, título, participación e interés que le corresponda a la parte deman dada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parce la marcada con el número 394 en el Plano de Parcelación de la Comunidad Rural Bairoa, del Barrio Bairoa de Caguas, con una cabida superficial de 0.1033 cuerda, equivalente a 406.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle número 9 de la Comuni dad; por el SUR, con la parcela número 393 de la Comunidad; por el ESTE, con la parcela número 396; y por el OESTE, con la parcela número 392 de la Comunidad. Enclava un edifi cio de dos niveles construido en hormigón y bloques del mismo material, el primer piso consta de un garaje y una habitación; el segundo nivel está dividido en dos cuartos dormitorios, sala, comedor-cocina, servicio sanitario y balcón al frente con instalación de luz eléctrica y agua. Consta inscrita al folio 42 del tomo 1126 de Caguas, finca número #38,654. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sec ción I de Caguas. La propiedad objeto de ejecución está locali zada en la siguiente dirección: #394 Calle Azucena, Las Caro linas, Caguas, P.R. 00725. Se informa que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravamen posterior, una vez sea otorgada la escri tura de venta judicial y obte nida la Orden y Mandamiento de cancelación de gravamen posterior. (Art. 51, Ley 2102015). En relación a la finca a subastarse, se establece como tipo mínimo de licitación en la Primera Subasta la suma de $50,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la Escritura de Hi poteca #444, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 30 de octubre de 2001, ante la notario Magaly Rodríguez Batista, ins crita al folio móvil del tomo 1583 de Caguas, finca #38,654, ins cripción 9na. La PRIMERA SU BASTA, se llevará a cabo el día 20 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mis oficinas sitas en el Tribu nal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, el tipo mínimo para la primera subasta es la suma de $50,000.00. Si la primera subasta del inmue ble no produjere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 27 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo sitio y servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes del precio pactada para la pri mera subasta, o sea, la suma hacerlo se dictará sentencia en rebeldía, concediendo el reme dio solicitado, de proceder en derecho. La parte demandan te deberá enviar y evidenciar el envío por correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la de mandada a su ultima dirección conocida en Calle Salustino Colon #A-15, Urb. Machín, Ca guas, P.R. 00725, de copia de la demanda y el emplazamiento dentro del término de 10 días desde la publicación del Edicto. EXTENDIDO BAJO mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Caguas, Puerto Rico hoy 18 de agosto de 2022. Lisilda Martínez Agos to, Secretaria. Marimar Manual Hernández, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal I. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS PUERTOFIRSTBANKRICO Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE ZAIDA IRIS CLAUDIO VÁZQUEZ COMPUESTA POR RAMÓN ORTA CLAUDIO; FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES USUFRUCTUARIA;DESCONOCIDOS;HEREDEROSANDRÉSRIVERACLAUDIOPORSIYENLACUOTACRIM Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2022CV00283. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO TECA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ES TADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: SUCESION DE ZAIDA IRIS CLAUDIO VÁZQUEZ COMPUESTA POR RAMÓN ORTA CLAUDIO; FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES INGRESOSRECAUDACIONESUSUFRUCTUARIA;DESCONOCIDOS;HEREDEROSANDRÉSRIVERACLAUDIOPORSIYENLACUOTACENTRODEDEMUNICIPALES(CRIM);DEPARTAMENTODEHACIENDA:YALPÚBLICOENGENERAL:

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El Alguacil que suscribe, cer tifica y hace constar que en cumplimiento de Mandamien to de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Su perior de Caguas, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separa do, de contado y por moneda

de $33,333.33. Si la segunda subasta no produjere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 4 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar y regirá como tipo mínimo de la terce ra subasta la mitad del precio pactado para la primera, o sea, la suma de $25,000.00. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo, para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: Suma Principal de $36,050.69, más intereses a razón del 10.5% anual, desde el 1 de junio de 2021 hasta el presente y los que se continúen acumulando hasta su total y completo pago, más los cargos por demora que se correspon den a los plazos atrasados desde la fecha anteriormente indicada a razón de la tasa pac tada de 5% de cualquier pago que éste en mora por más de quince (15) días desde la fecha de su vencimiento, más ade lantos para el pago de seguros y contribuciones, entre otros; más una suma equivalente a 10% de la obligación principal ($5,000.00), por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, más cualquier otra suma que resulte por cuales quiera otros adelantos que se hayan hecho la demandante, en virtud de las disposiciones de la escritura de hipoteca y del Pagaré hipotecario. Para más información, a las perso nas interesadas se les notifica que los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal, durante las horas laborables. Este EDICTO DE SUBASTA, se publicará en los lugares públicos correspon dientes y en un periódico de circulación general en la juris dicción de Puerto Rico. Se en tenderá que todo licitador acep ta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los referentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecu tante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su ex tinción el precio del remate. Se procederá a otorgar la corres pondiente Escritura de Venta Judicial y el Alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo due ño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días, de conformidad con las dispo siciones de Ley. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedi miento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocu pante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o to lerancia del deudor la ocupen. Expedido en Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 16 de agosto de 2022. NATALIA SUÁREZ ORTIZ, AL GUACIL PLACA #089. de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la heren cia de los causantes Arnaldo Nieves Martinez t/c/c Arnaldo Nieves - Martinez t/c/c Martinez Arnaldo Nieves t/c/c Arnaldo Nieves t/c/c Arnaldo Martinez y/o de Ramona Conde Walton, t/c/c Ramona Nieves Martinez t/c/c Ramonita Conde t/c/c Ramona Conde Walton t/c/c Ramonita Walton. Por Orden del Honorable Juez de Primera Instancia de este Tribunal, ex pido el presente Mandamiento, bajo mi firma y sello oficial, en Caguas, Puerto Rico hoy día 19 de agosto de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRE TARIA GENERAL. MARTA E. DONANTE RESTO, SECRE TARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CARO LINA SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. CARMEN DELIA MELENDEZ ALICEA Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2022CV02208. 403. Sobre: COBRO DE DI NERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA (VÍA DOELDEAMÉRICA,TO.EMPLAZAMIENTOORDINARIA).POREDICESTADOSUNIDOSDEELPRESIDENTELOSESTADOSUNIDOS,ESTADOLIBREASOCIADEPUERTORICO. A La Parte JARDINESCONOCIDAS:AMELENDEZCARMENDemandada:Co-DELIAALICEA,SUSDIRECCIONES(A)URB.JARDINDETRUJILLOALTOA-15CALLE1TRUJILLOALTO,PR00976;(B)URB.DETRUJILLOALTOA-15CALLE1TRUJILLOALTO,PR00976.

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Suddenly spry ‘grandpa’ chases 700 homers

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With his first of two home runs on Saturday, Albert Pujols passed Stan Musial for No. 2 on the career total bases list. Of the 12 two-homer games by a player who is 42 or older, Pujols has three.

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN Albert Pujols’ dream of reaching 700 career home runs has hardly been a secret. Even as his career faded badly with the Los Angeles Angels, and any hope of topping Barry Bonds for the career record was snuffed out en tirely, the chance of doing what Alex Ro dríguez did not by becoming the fourth player to join baseball’s 700-homer club loomed as a distant, but not impossible, coda to a terrific career. A stint with the Los Angeles Dodg ers at the end of last season rekindled something inside Pujols, who seemed to be enjoying life in baseball for the first time in years. And a return to St. Louis for one final run with the Cardinals car ried those good vibes forward into this season.“I’m the grandpa in this clubhouse,” Pujols said recently. “I’m having a great time.”But on July 4, any hope of reaching 700 seemed to have run out. An 0-for2 performance against Atlanta that day lowered his batting average for the sea son to .189. He had only four home runs through 82 team games, leaving him at 683 for his Seventeencareer.home runs over 80 team games may not have seemed like an in surmountable goal for a player who has 14 30-homer seasons on his résumé. But his part-time status and his poor perfor mance at the plate made it seem as if Pujols’ farewell tour — he and catcher Yadier Molina are being feted in their final game in nearly every road city — was almost entirely ceremonial. Then something changed. Wheth er he felt healthier, his opportunities got better or some sort of desperation kicked in will be left for the biographers to sort out, but since that 0-fer on July 4, Pujols has found his old Cardinals form. In a 28-game stretch through Sunday, he had hit .408 with a .459 on-base per centage and .829 slugging percentage. On Monday, he and Paul Goldschmidt, his Cardinals teammate, were named the National League’s co-players of the week.Pujols’ batting average since July 5 led all players (minimum 80 plate ap pearances) through Sunday, but more important, he had hit nine home runs, pushing him to 692 for his career. Then, in the seventh inning of Monday’s game against the Cubs in Chicago, he struck again, hitting No. 693. “That’s the hard work I put in day in and day out,” Pujols told reporters af ter he homered twice in a win Saturday. “Nothing surprises me.” During the hot streak, Pujols passed Stan Musial for No. 2 on the career list for total bases — he now trails only Hank Aaron — and he collected a pair of two-homer games. Along with an other two-homer game in May, Pujols owns three of the 12 multiple-homer games that have ever been recorded by a player 42 or older. It has reached the point where nearly every game seems to have Pujols climbing some sort of career or agebased list. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch noted eight such instances just from Sat urday’s game. All of that leaves Pujols only four home runs short of passing Rodríguez (696) for fourth on the career list and seven short of reaching 700 for his ca reer, with 39 Cardinals games remaining this Toseason.beclear, the odds are still stacked against him. With his effectiveness com ing mostly against left-handed pitchers — Monday’s homer came off the lefthander Drew Smyly — and his age and various ailments limiting his playing time even beyond that, he cannot afford any thing resembling a slump. And for as hot as he has been over the past two months, he has also had some extreme droughts this season: Twice he went more than 30 team games between home runs. So the most likely outcome is still for Pujols to fall frustratingly short of both Rodríguez and 700. But for Cardinals fans, getting one last look at Pujols in something resem bling his vintage prime has to be satisfy ing, particularly since the hot streak has coincided with St. Louis’ overtaking the Milwaukee Brewers for the division lead in the NL Central. The only thing left that could top the hot streak or Pujols’ finding a way to get to 700 would be one more extended postseason run for the slugger and his original team. After all, Pujols led the Cardinals to two World Series titles back when his eventual passing of Babe Ruth, Aaron and Bonds on the career home run list seemed like a foregone conclusion.

“Whenplayer.Serena would walk on the court and you had the ability to be courtside, you would get chills,” he said. “You just knew you were in the presence of greatness. And it didn’t matter at which point in her career. That is what I always felt.” Her matches always made viewers feel. And while her career — and that of her sister Venus — has drawn onlookers of all kinds, it has had special resonance for Black fans and others traditionally at the margins of the tennis scene. If that’s you, I want to hear your story. Especially if you made the pilgrimage to see Williams play in person. Even if “up close” was the nosebleed seats at the Olympic tennis stadium in Rio. Or if you made it to one of the smaller tournaments on the WTA Tour, without the Grand Slam crowds and prices.Were you there at Indian Wells in 2001, as many in the majority-white audience booed Williams during her championship win? Were you there 14 years later, when she ended her boycott of that California desertWhatevent?moments and images from Wil liams’ career, good and bad and utterly as tonishing, stick with you? What compelled you to see her in person? For me, when I think of Serena, of course, I also think of Venus. Watching them together was sports as beautiful alche

Serena Williams waving to the crowd after a loss to Emma Raducanu last week at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.

The Serena effect: Attracting new fans infused with energy

When you watch Serena Williams play live and up close, in a packed stadium dur ing a tight match on the biggest stage — now that is something else altogether. That’s an event, a happening, a mix of Broadway and Cannes and the Met Gala, with a whole lot of forehand winners and sometimes a soap opera mixed in. Those performances will cease now that she is “evolving” from the game, as she announced this month, to pursue a life beyond tennis and perhaps have a second child. But her legacy goes far beyond what she did between the lines: It’s clear in the stands of every tournament that Williams’ glitz and drama beckoned to fans of all kinds, including large swaths who only pay attention to sports when she plays. To be at a Serena match — among masses of attendees, particularly brown and Black spectators making their first foray to a professional match — was to feel a sense of new possibility for a sport long steeped in whiteness.Takethe U.S. Open. Since her ascen sion to tennis’s upper reaches when she won there in 1999 at age 17, Flushing Mead ows in New York has been a special stage for Williams and her fans. In 2016, bidding for an Open-era re cord 23rd major singles title, the overall U.S. Open attendance figures showed that nearly one-quarter of fans there were Black, according to the United States Tennis As sociation. In 2017, with Williams’ career on hold as she sat out to give birth to her daughter, the number of Black fans at Flush ing Meadows dropped by 10%. That is the Serena effect. “The magnetism of Serena attracts all kinds of new fans,” said Chris Widmaier, a USTA spokesperson. “But you can certainly see the outsize and indelible impact that she has had on Black Americans in their re lationship with tennis.” Widmaier has been working communi cations at the Open for 20 years. He has seen Williams play all over the world and figures he has watched her more than any other top

my. Just the right mix, even if their matches were sometimes full of nervousness and im perfection.Atthe U.S. Open in 2008, Serena and Venus were about to clash in a quarterfinal match on a hot, humid New York evening. Two hours before, I watched as fans gath ered outside the stadium. Yes, it was still a mostly white and well-heeled crowd, but it was also Black, Latino, Asian, every hue, every class. It felt supercharged. The air surged with electric excitement and anticipation. I heard many say they would not have ventured to Flushing Meadows that evening if not for Serena. Adding Venus to the mix sealed the deal.The sisters put on a show. There were early pockmarks of sloppy play, but in the end, the evening sizzled with excellence, and Serena affirmed her superiority, win ning 7-6, Looking7-6.back on the arc of Serena’s career, the swings of that match are a hall mark. She has always been capable of pro ducing clumps of errors in batches — and then turning up the winners when every thing counts. That’s part of the wonder. On the grounds of the most significant events, it often felt like the competition had not really stepped into high gear until Wil liams put on a high-pressure spectacle. Serena brought the buzz, whether she won or not. It began from the moment she’d leave the players tunnel and walk before the fans. If you were there at the 2018 French Open when she entered that red-clay cen ter court dressed in her tight black, Wakan da-inspired bodysuit, the feel in the stands, the swooning and gasping and awe, will be in your mind for good. God, I loved that moment. It gave me goosebumps.Inherboldness and bearing, Williams has always reminded me of my undaunted nieces and cousins and my late paternal grandmother, Peggy Mae Streeter, a power ful Black woman born one generation from slavery. Dressed in that bodysuit — revel ing in her complete self, with that trademark “I’m gonna do my thing, no matter what” kind of attitude — Williams, it seemed to me, was channeling their unbreakable spirit. I’m certainly not the only one to ob serve and feel that way. She spoke for her self and in doing so, spoke to us. It’s strange, but I seemed to have a knack for having been in the stands when Williams was surprisingly upended. The loss to Elina Svitolina at the Rio Olympics in 2016. The time she blew a 5-1 last-set lead and succumbed to Karolina Pliskova at the 2019 Australian Open. With each loss, on the grounds of those events, you could feel energy and passion drain from fans once they realized she would no longer be around.When, in 2019, Williams worked in vain to fend off Bianca Andreescu, the talented young Canadian, I was one of the 23,000 who jammed Ashe Stadium for what may have been her last Grand Slam final. Thinking about it now, I can still hear the proud and melancholy sound of Wil liams’ straining breath as she served to stay in the match, facing a third match point. I can feel her gasping exhale echoing across the stands. I can remember Andreescu dial ing up a forehand reply, just as I can recall Williams’ lunge as that forehand spun by for a winner.Game, set, Slam, Andreescu, 6-3, 7-5. You had to be there to feel the poignan cy. A collective, mournful groan underlay the standing ovation applause for a new and deserving champion. This was the ultimate tennis champion on her last legs, coming up short, fighting to the end. I’m thankful to have been there as a witness.

By KURT STREETER W

hen you watch Serena Williams play from the comfortable re move of a living room, she pops from the screen. All that willpower, athleti cism and skill, even as she ages and fades.

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Lyon, for example, recently offered to pay Shakhtar 3 million euros, or about $3.01 million, for the permanent transfer of Tetê, Palkin said — less than one-fifth of what Shakhtar believed it had agreed on as a fee for him earlier this summer. Palkin turned down the offer.

‘There is no football family’: Broken contracts mar soccer’s return in Ukraine

The rule — created in March as an interim measure when Ukraine’s season was suspended — would now remain in place for the entire 2022-23 season, FIFA said.And with that, both Lyon and Ful ham informed Palkin that they were scrapping the multimillion-dollar deals the sides had discussed. Instead, they would take the players for nothing. “They just talk about the football family,” Palkin said. “But in real life there is no football family.”

Ukraine’s sports minister, Vadym Gutzeit, wrote on his Facebook page last week. His post, heralding the return of the Ukrainian Premier League, outlined a list of protocols that must be followed at each game, including evacuation plans, fixed shelters no more than 500 meters, or about 1,640 feet, from each stadium, and a script for stadium announcers in the event that air raid sirens sound: “At tention! Air alarm! We ask everyone to follow us to the shelter!”

Both teams abided by the rules, but the incidents — and others — have left Palkin frustrated and angry. In July, Shakhtar announced plans to sue FIFA for $50 million — the value, it says, of deals that vaporized when the rule al lowing players to break their Ukrainian contracts was extended.

The situation is a far cry from the widespread messages of solidarity with Ukraine from soccer’s leaders and rival teams in the days and weeks after Rus sia’s invasion began in February. Instead, Palkin says he has been left with a dis taste for the way some in the soccer community have treated Ukrainian clubs such as Shakhtar. Shows of support and kind words have been replaced by bro ken promises and the poaching of play ers and youth prospects; all of it, in his view, driven by the oil that lubricates the industry: money.

A Lyon spokesperson said the club disputed Palkin’s recounting of events but declined to provide details. Fulham declined to comment.

The deals were a financial lifeline for Shakhtar: They would deliver a vital cash infusion to club accounts battered by war with Russia in exchange for valu able talents who, in some cases, no lon ger wanted to play in Ukraine. But just when the contracts for the deals, and others, were about to be signed, world soccer’s governing body, FIFA, announced that it had extended a regulation allowing foreign players under contract with Ukrainian clubs to temporarily go elsewhere without pen alty.

Palkin said about 10 players from Shakhtar’s under-19 team had refused to return to Ukraine, where a youth league is also being organized. “I understand them,” he said. “I can’t guarantee they will be safe.”

“It’s ridiculous,” he said. “It’s pea nuts. It’s not respectful from FIFA or the clubs.”FIFA said its position of allowing for eign players under contract with Ukrai nian teams to play elsewhere temporar ily is better than the alternative: players unilaterally breaking their contracts. But while there appears to be no sign that the war is ending, there is now also little likelihood that many of the players will ever return to their Ukrainian clubs. When Shakhtar was to take the field Tuesday for its first game on Ukraini an soil since December — part of the long-delayed restart of the country’s top league — very little would be the same beyond the team’s familiar burnt orange colors. For the first time in two decades, a team known for stocking its roster with imported stars was going to be almost exclusively Ukrainian. There would be no fans at the stadium in Kyiv, the Ukrai nian capital and Shakhtar’s latest tempo rary home, for the match against Metalist 1925. And the players from both teams will have gone through drills of what to do in the event that they would hear the air raid siren while on the field. Nothing is normal, Palkin admitted, but for the sake of Ukrainian soccer, the games must be played. If the season does not start, he said, some soccer clubs in the country would probably fold. Two clubs are already gone from the 16-team league: FC Mariupol and Desna Chernihiv, which both announced their withdrawals before this season. Cherni hiv, near the border with Belarus, has been battered by Russian forces, and Mariupol, a southern port city, is now under Russian control. The city, be sieged for weeks, has been described by the United Nations as the “deadliest place in EvenUkraine.”inother cities, though, signs of war will be hard to avoid. Palkin said the threat of a Russian attack on matches cannot be discounted.

While Gutzeit’s post highlighted the extraordinary conditions in which soc cer will return to Ukraine, it also under lined why many players were not eager to return and take part.

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Shakhtar officials had proposed playing the Ukrainian league games out side the country, too. But the govern ment overruled the idea, deciding that live games, even in empty stadiums and in the comparatively safer western part of the country, would serve as an impor tant prong of the propaganda war.

“Ukrainian sports and the will to win on all fronts cannot be stopped!”

He and Fulham, a team newly pro moted to England’s Premier League, settled on a fee of about $8 million for Manor Solomon, Shakhtar’s Israeli at tacker. Then Palkin agreed to accept a payment around double that amount from Lyon, in France’s Ligue 1, for an other of Shakhtar’s foreign-born stars, 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder Tetê.

Shakhtar Donetsk players training in Turkey in April. Ukraine’s soccer league will return to the field this week.

“They can target anything in Ukraine,” he said of the Russian mili tary and its allies in the war. Shakhtar will play its games in Kyiv and Lviv, the city where, at the start of the war, the club helped pay to convert the soccer stadium it had been using into a shelter for refugees.Shakhtar also will play in Europe’s top club competition, the Champions League, but those games will be held in Warsaw, Poland, because European soc cer’s governing body, UEFA, has barred Ukraine from hosting international games as a safety precaution.

By TARIQ PANJA L ike his fellow chief executives at soccer clubs across Europe, Sergei Palkin of Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk spent weeks this summer nego tiating player trades.

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Your sector of talk and thought lights up from today for approximately a month, as the Sun enters this convivial zone. This is the time to build useful relationships, to acquire knowledge, attend to everyday matters and get things in order. Book appointments and deal with those details that keep life ticking over. You might discover something about your local area that beneﬁts you.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)

As the Sun enters you sector of far horizons, any feelings of intensity could begin to ease. You’ll be able to take a detached view of issues that have involved you at a deep level. From this perspective ideas can ﬂow, and creative solutions come to light. The coming weeks are excellent for treading new ground, travelling and enjoying a wealth of new experiences, Capricorn.

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)

The Sun in a private zone for the next four weeks, encourages you to reﬂect on issues that need some attention. This may be a matter that can’t be resolved on a superﬁcial basis, and that might require a more meditative state. The answers could come more easily once your mind is at peace, Libra. This is a good time to tie up loose ends and to relax and recharge whenever possible.

Aries (Mar 21-April 20)

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)

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Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

Taurus (April 21-May 21) You’ll have many opportunities to push forward with innovative ideas. With a focus on leisure and self-expression due to the Sun in Virgo from today, a ﬂow of practical energy could inspire you to get moving on creative projects. It’s a good time to learn new skills too. Romantic options are also on the cards Taurus, adding sparkle to your partnership or a developing bond.

The focus shifts, encouraging you to reﬂect on your goals and lifestyle. As the Sun moves into thoughtful Virgo, it allows you to harness the qualities of discipline and savvy thinking to get more done. This is the best time to get organized and to discover efﬁcient ways to manage time. You may be moved to eat a healthier diet and to exercise regularly, which is all to the good.

Cancer (June 22-July 23)

As the Sun begins its journey in a prominent zone for a month, this is your chance to cement your reputation and standing. You’ll take stock of how far you’ve come, and sense what you need to do next to make bigger strides forward. This is your chance to show your leadership abilities and to promote your skills, experience or business, so that growth can happen, Archer.

As the Sun glides into Virgo, the weeks ahead can enhance your social life. It’s also a good time for negotiating and resolving relationship issues. You may become more aware of the ways you interact with close ones, and how you might improve key bonds. You’re better working alongside others as a team than going solo Pisces, as you’ll beneﬁt from pooling resources and experience.

The coming weeks put the spotlight on ﬁnancial affairs, enabling you to take stock of your present situation. Looking for a way to tackle an ongoing money issue? With savvy thinking, it can be done. This is a good time to create a sound budget and to ﬁnd ways to make your money go further. Have unused talents? You may be able to enhance your income with a side-hustle.

The focus on your home zone is enhanced, as the radiant Sun enters Virgo for its annual four week stay. While Mars in your sign is keeping you busy, this inﬂuence encourages you to slow down and recharge. You’ll accomplish more if you do. Family affairs, events and celebrations are on the cards, making this a good time for reunions and a chance to catch up, Gemini.

The Sun’s move into your sign, means you have an exciting four weeks ahead of you, Virgo. This is your time to stand out from the crowd and showcase your best qualities. It’s also a chance to focus on what appeals to you most, and on actions that could bring your dreams to life. You may notice increased vitality and conﬁdence, inspiring you to aim high and be the star you are.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19) You’ll be ready to look deeper into your affairs to ﬁnd the answers you need. The coming four weeks, with the Sun in Virgo and your sector of change, could encourage you to let go of those situations, projects and people that no longer serve. If you’ve felt that something is coming to a natural end, this is the time to release it, so you can move on to bigger and better things, Aquarius.

Keen to make new connections? Upbeat inﬂuences spearheaded by the Sun’s move into your social zone, may bring you face to face with some fascinating people. You’ll be excited at the way events play out, and how surprising coincidences connect you with kindred spirits. Looking to forge a romantic bond? This is a peak time for meeting others and getting into the dating loop.

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