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November ends with busy week in island’s bankruptcy cases

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and the commonwealth in which financial adviser Ducera Partners and attorney Davis Polk will receive half of the ast week was an active one in Puerto Rico’s bank- claim amount. Puerto Rico argued that maintaining the claim was unnecessary. ruptcy cases.

“While the Bonistas have unfortunately tied the On Thursday, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) creditors GoldenTree Asset Management, Syncora Bonistas motion to the claim, the commonwealth neverGuarantee and Assured Guaranty filed notices that they theless understands that, like other requests for payment will appeal U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain’s of professional fees and expenses, the agreed-upon ruling in the lien and recourse challenge. amount can be paid upon entry of an order approving The notices came after Swain filed her final ruling on the Bonistas motion, without the need for the claim to Tuesday, dismissing remaining counterclaims, including remain pending on the registry,” Puerto Rico argued in that PREPA is in breach of its statutory obligations by failing its motion. “Accordingly, the Bonistas motion preserves to raise rates to generate revenue to cover bondholders. Bonistas’ right to payment of their professional fees and Earlier this year, Swain had ruled that the $8.5 bil- expenses in the agreed-upon amount, and disallowance lion in outstanding PREPA bond debt was unsecured, and expungement of the claim now will advance the meaning that there is no property to seize, repossess, or claims reconciliation process and narrow the remaining foreclose upon. She also ruled that the claim was only issues pending before the court.”

Under the terms of the February deal, Ducera Partworth $2.4 billion. Under PREPA’s currently proposed adjustment plan, bondholders that haven’t already settled ners and Davis Polk would receive $2.5 million and $1 their debt with PREPA would receive 3.5% to 12.5% of million, respectively. The oversight board, which initially the unsecured claim amount. PREPA is represented by the fought the payment, dropped its objection once the payFinancial Oversight and Management Board. ment was reduced.

The opening briefs have not yet been filed in the Bonistas del Patio, or Backyard Bondholders, a group U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. that represented Puerto Rico bondholders in bankruptcy Meanwhile, in the commonwealth bankruptcy case, negotiations, is opposing an oversight board request that Puerto Rico continued its fight to get Bonistas del Patios’ would prevent the group’s advisers from getting $7 million $7 million claim to pay its professionals expunged, arguing in professional fees. that disallowing it would advance the claims reconciliaBonistas has been seeking payment citing their contion process, according to a reply filed last Wednesday. tributions to helping reach an agreement that led to the Puerto Rico formally exited its bankruptcy in 2022 but COFINA debt adjustment plan and the commonwealth there are still issues to be resolved. debt adjustment plan.

Bonistas del Patio, a group that represents on-island The bills from Bonistas’ professionals were not bondholders, has asked that the court hold the claim in analyzed by the fee examiner as happened with the other abeyance until it rules on the agreement between Bonistas professionals working on the island’s bankruptcy.

Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority has sought to highlight Bonistas’ role in resolving the dispute, and did not object to payment.

Puerto Rico’s fee examiner, meanwhile, recommended in a report filed last Wednesday that $49.2 million be paid in professional compensation.

Bankruptcy professionals requested $48.2 million in fees and $1.6 million in expenses. The fee examiner recommended the approval of 98.8% of those. O’Melveny and Myers, counsel to the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisor Authority, and Citigroup Global Markets, an investment banker and financial adviser to the oversight board, made up the lion’s share of the recommended payments.

Expenses have already surpassed the $1 billion The opening briefs have not yet been filed in the U.S. Court of mark.

Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston.

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Monday, December 4, 2023

Plan to remove cats from Paseo del Morro deemed ‘not realistic’

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he proposal that the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) announced last week to remove hundreds of cats from the Paseo del Morro in Old San Juan over a period of six months “is simply not realistic,” said Ana Maria Salicrup, a spokeswoman for the Save-a-Gato organization.

“Without a doubt, this proposal shows that those who are designing it are totally unaware of the work involved in trapping and removing from their environment cats that are mostly not sociable,” Salicrup said.

The activist said what is being proposed by the federal entity that manages the facilities of the San Felipe del Morro castle also fails in that it does not explain with what resources the strategy will be implemented and where the cats will end up.

“There is an objective reality and that is that most of these cats have not been socialized with humans, which makes their relocation extremely difficult, just as this removal could bring a new problem to the colonial zone,” said Salicrup, who is a lawyer. For the NPS, the hundreds of cats on the Paseo del Morro are an “invasive species” that presents a threat of disease to the citizens and visitors of Old San Juan.

Last week, and in a radio interview with Damaris Suárez on 1320 AM, Salicrup said the worrying situation is what may happen when the area of Old San Juan is filled with rats after their ancestral enemy had been eliminated.

“That is inevitable, an old city, full of restaurants, where all kinds of garbage is generated, added to the population density,” she said. “Naturally those types of pests pose a health risk.”

An activist said a plan proposed by the National Park Service to remove hundreds of cats from the Paseo del Morro in Old San Juan does not explain with what resources the strategy will be implemented or where the cats will end up.

Noting that the NPS statement was unclear in explaining the requirements for selecting the organization that will ultimately handle the removal and disposal of the cats, Salicrup called for greater transparency in the process.

Meanwhile, poetVanessa Droz, a member of the steering committee of the Old San Juan Neighborhood Association, previously told the press that “you have to keep in mind that these cats are sterilized and vaccinated by the people of the Save-a-Gato, which has done, for decades, an extraordinary job in Old San Juan.”

At the end of September, the NPS published and opened for comment a revision of the cat management plan in Old San Juan, whose changes included the removal of the felines by an animal welfare organization selected by the federal agency and about which no additional details are available at this time.

Rep. Méndez to review static fishing village project in Vieques

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he New Progressive Party delegation minority leader in the House of Representatives, Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez, announced the beginning of an investigation to find out why a fishing village has not been built in Vieques’ La Esperanza sector despite the fact that since 2018, $250,000 in funding has been allocated for the work.

“It is important for the fishermen ofVieques to have a fishing village, a viable floating dock, that allows them to carry out their work in a safe environment. However, since the 1990s, the Vieques Fishermen’s Association, which brings together citizens who make a living from fishing, has requested a floating dock in the La

Esperanza sector, and that work has been mired the incomplete dock for the entire project, as if in controversy,” Méndez said. “For years nothing it had been completed and delivered according was done, then the previous administration built to the specifications outlined in the concept. a pier that did not meet the specifications of the We are going to review what happened with project and that Hurricane Fiona took away. Here this facility, where the allocated resources are, there was a legislative allocation of and when the facility is going to be $250,000 in 2018 for that project built for the use of the fishermen.” and it was not done well.”

The District 36 (Río Grande, “In June 2017, the Superior Luquillo, Fajardo, Ceiba, Vieques Court, Humacao chamber, ordered and Culebra) lawmaker made his the construction of a floating dock remarks during a meeting with a under a series of specifications that representative of the Fishermen’s includes capacity for 30 vessels.

Association, which is seeking to That didn’t happen,” the former develop the facility conceptualized House speaker continued. “The in the original plans. previous municipal administration Rep. Carlos “Johnny” “We will be communicating paid the company that developed Méndez Nuñez with the relevant agencies to learn

the project’s status, just as we do not rule out filing a resolution for the House of Representatives to investigate the delay in this project,” Méndez said.

According to figures available from the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, there are some 1,100 commercial fishermen with fishing licenses in Puerto Rico, of which 400 fish full time.

It is estimated that commercial fishing in Puerto Rico generates around $8 million in wholesale sales and over $25 million in retail and food sales each year, figures that point to it being an important sector of the economy with significant opportunities for growth.

In 2021, a total catch of 1.72 million pounds was reported.

Senator & resident commissioner hopeful demands Medicare equity

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n a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Sen. William Villafañe Ramos defended the rights of Medicare beneficiaries on the island.

The resident commissioner hopeful also highlighted his commitment to public health and his pursuit of equity in the treatment of Puerto

Rico in terms of health policies.

“I am deeply committed to defending the well-being of Medicare beneficiaries and health care providers on the island,” Villafañe said in his letter. “This call echoes the urgent need to review and renew Medicare Advantage policies, vital to the nearly 648,000 beneficiaries in Puerto Rico.”

Villafañe emphasized in the letter the

unique challenges Puerto Rico faces, including the lack of a Medicare Savings Program (MSP), a disparity in Medicare Advantage benchmarks, and exclusion from the Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy.

“It is disheartening to note that Puerto Rico is the only jurisdiction in which the local Medicaid program does not pay the monthly Medicare Part B premium for dual-eligible

beneficiaries,” the senator said.

Villafañe’s letter includes proposals, such as establishing a minimum limit on the average geographic adjustment factor and the implementation of MSP in the territory.

“To address the ongoing disparities that put our aging population at a disadvantage, we propose specific actions,” Villafañe said, highlighting the urgency of the measures.

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González Colón files papers to run for governor

Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón launched her campaign for governor on Sunday at the José Celso Barbosa Home Museum in Bayamón, telling the crowd in attendance that hers will not be “a traditional campaign.” “The groups that are going to be running this are representative of our communities and the people,” she said.

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esident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón submitted the documents for her candidacy for governor for the New Progressive Party (NPP) on Sunday.

With the filing of the papers, which took place at the José Celso Barbosa Home Museum in Bayamón, González Colón said

she was officially launching her primary campaign against Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia.

“Now I have officially filed my candidacy. The next steps will be to present my team to you, my platform plan, the ideas we want for Puerto Rico,” González Colón said. “Something you’re going to see when I present my campaign team, is that it’s not a traditional campaign. The groups that are

going to be running this are representative of our communities and the people. Today we take a step forward. We complied with the process of filing candidacies, so for all those who were saying that I couldn’t run because I was a woman, because I was young, because I was pregnant, because I was going to take it away [from the incumbent governor], because of this, because of that, because of the other … today I tell you that today I am six months pregnant, I am standing, I am facing you and I am going to work with Puerto Rico.”

She was accompanied at the activity

by Elmer Román González, who will submit the documents in his bid to become the NPP candidate for resident commissioner on Sunday, Dec. 17 in Yauco.

González Colón’s campaign director, Aníbal Vega Borges, said her team will carry out a mass event in which they intend to collect the necessary endorsements for González Colón’s candidacy in one day.

“The first stage that comes now is the certification, specifically by Jenniffer González’s committee, by a committee that is appointed by Pedro Pierluisi and validated by the (NPP) board of directors. That committee has already evaluated other candidates,” Vega Borges said. “We hope that this committee will immediately evaluate our next governor, Jenniffer González, because we have an ac-

tivity already planned, that they know about, this coming Saturday. There are approximately 1,200 collectors. Those people are going to be collecting in a single day approximately 18,000 endorsements that are already there and we have the names. Only 8,000 are required, but we are prepared to have 18,000.”

In addition, Vega Borges strongly defended Román González despite a controversy over the candidate-to-be’s permanent residence.

“The Jones Act clearly lays out the three requirements to be a resident commissioner,” he said. “First, number one is to be a U.S. citizen. The second requirement, be over 27 years old. And the other requirement, reading and writing English. It’s established that there’s no controversy about that.”

“The other requirement is Law 58 of 2020, the Electoral Law, which says that you have to be a voter,” he added. “Our [would-be resident] commissioner was qualified. There are more than 200-odd thousand people who have registered in the last three years since the elections, and none of them have been challenged. So, do they want to recuse an American citizen, who went to the army, a veteran? Well, look, I’m telling you, they’re going to fight that recusal. It is a capricious, false, slanderous recusal and they will not prevail.”

San Juan archbishop awarded for leadership following natural disasters

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an Juan Archbishop Roberto González Nieves has received an award for his leadership in guiding Puerto Rico through rebuilding efforts after the island was decimated by Hurricane Maria in 2017, and a series of earthquakes in 2020, according to the online publication Crux Now. Catholic Extension, an organization that since 1905 has worked to support the Catholic Church in some of the poorest regions of the country, awarded González its “Spirit of Francis Award” at a Nov. 28 ceremony in New York City. The publication said the annual award recognizes an individual or group who has made a significant impact on the mission of the Church through service or philanthropy.

Archbishop of San Juan Roberto González Nieves

Fr. Jack Wall, president of Catholic Extension, described González as someone “who possesses a passionate heart, that beats with a pastor’s love for his people, for the people’s growth and well-being, and for the future of the people of God in Puerto Rico.”

“Archbishop Roberto is truly a good shepherd leading, nurturing, strengthening, and giving his very life every day so that God’s people in Puerto Rico may continue to build up vibrant and transformative Catholic faith communities, especially among the poorest of the poor on the island,” Wall said as quoted by Crux Now. Present at the ceremony were Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston,

and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. From Puerto Rico, Bishop Luis Miranda Rivera of Fajardo-Humacao and Bishop Angel Luis Rios Matos of Mayaguez were also in attendance.

Receiving the award, González said he accepts it “as a call and a grace to renew my vowed service to the Lord, his people and his Church.”

“Thank you, Catholic Extension, for financially and spiritually supporting the Church in Puerto Rico since 1905 to the present time,” González said. “Extension has helped repair and rebuild damaged church structures, and helped us secure necessary funding, which we otherwise would not have been able to secure. This is an extraordinary expression of ecclesial and missionary solidarity and love.”

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FEMA assigns $5.7 million to restore natural-recreational areas

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he Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $5.7 million to repair recreational and natural areas damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017, according to an agency statement issued Sunday.

Aldo Escabí is a frequent visitor to the Cabezas de San Juan nature reserve in Fajardo.

He enjoys the contact with nature and the landscapes, since from there he can appreciate the old structure of the lighthouse, different small islands and even the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.

Escabí said it is important to preserve the nature reserve’s facilities because “they foster a sense of adventure and raise awareness among new generations about how to protect our natural resources.”

FEMA allocated nearly $5.7 million to address damage following Hurricane Maria to repair diverse recreational and natural areas to support their preservation, along with tourism and the economic development of adjacent communities.

“Puerto Ricans frequent local events and take excursions that allow us to enjoy diverse

The historic lighthouse at Las Cabezas de San Juan natural reserve in Fajardo. The Puerto Rico Conservation Trust has approved over $701,000 for repairs to the building, observation deck and boardwalk, as well as mitigation measures to provide protection from water infiltration, soil erosion and wind, at the lighthouse. cultural offerings throughout the country, especially this holiday season,” Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator José Baquero said. “The agency continues to support municipalities, agencies and nonprofit entities in order to rebuild these spaces for the physical and emotional health of the communities, while supporting local merchants.”

Las Cabezas de San Juan is part of the group of natural areas that has funding from the agency. The Puerto Rico Conservation Trust has approved over $701,000 for repairs to the lighthouse building, observation deck and boardwalk, including mitigation measures to protect the facilities from infiltration, soil erosion and wind. The nonprofit has already completed repairs to the administration office, visitor’s pavilion and other areas with over $24,000 in additional obligations. Construction on the lighthouse and observation platform is underway, while repairs to the boardwalk are in the planning process.

While in Fajardo, residents and visitors can also enjoy sunbathing and the warm waters of the Seven Seas resort, which is currently in the bidding process in order to rebuild gazebos, a camping area and trailers, lifeguard towers and lighting, among other work, after an allocation of nearly $2.7 million.

Further south, the Punta Tuna Lighthouse in Maunabo will also benefit from improvements. The impact of Hurricane Maria caused damage to the 150-year-old historic building and FEMA granted nearly $660,000 to paint walls and ceilings. The

Governor appoints new WIPR board members G

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ov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia has appointed Carmen Ruiz Fischler, José Vega Santana and Fernando Antonio Llavona Torres to the board of directors of the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation (WIPR).

The move comes despite attempts that

began in May 2020 by the Financial Oversight and Management Board to privatize WIPR, which was created to provide educational and cultural programming.

“WIPR has an invaluable educational and cultural mission for Puerto Rico. This is why it is important to have first-rate professionals committed to identifying opportunities that result in growth, development and

sustainability,” the governor said last Friday in a written statement. “With this in mind, I am pleased to name these three professionals who have stood out for their impeccable careers.”

“Both Ruiz Fischler and Vega Santana are closely linked to the arts, education, content development, and culture. At the same time, Llavona Torres has vast experience in

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infrastructure will also be repaired to match all aspects, including design, color, equipment and labor.

Furthermore, in the north of the island in Vega Baja is the Tortuguero Lagoon, which offers open spaces with gazebos and seven miles of trails for community recreation. The federal agency allocated nearly $486,000 to the municipality to repair the nature reserve from water damage to its buildings and hiking trails.

Vega Baja resident Ramses Rivera Sánchez said that visiting the lagoon brings a sense of peace and helps to recharge one’s batteries.

“Spending a day in this place is to experience happiness and respite from the daily routine,” he said.

Rivera Sánchez added that the reserve was greatly damaged by the passage of Hurricane Maria and he believes that its preservation is important because, in addition to being the habitat of many species, it fosters physical activity and community togetherness.

“It is important to take action to remodel these facilities,” he said. “There is a lot of potential to take advantage of for the well-being of the entire community and the country.” entertainment and creative innovation,” he added. “I am sure that these nominees will strengthen the work so that WIPR proceeds on an advanced path and that it continues to carry out its cultural and educational mission successfully for the benefit of the people of Puerto Rico.”

Since 2020, the oversight board has advocated for the station’s sale. That year, the board conditioned WIPR’s funding on the passing of acceptable legislation to transfer WIPR to a nonprofit entity. WIPR did not receive any federal disaster recovery funds.

The oversight board said the decision to privatize was approved in 2019, giving the government ample time to take action toward the transition and safeguard the federal licenses and operations of WIPR. At the time, the oversight board said the fiscal crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic had forced the board to make difficult budgetary decisions when faced with short and medium-term reductions in revenues while attempting to maximize government services.

The oversight board said the enactment of legislation to transform WIPR did not imply overnight privatization; thus, the legislation could provide a reasonable timeframe in order to avoid jeopardizing the licensing application process.

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In and out of the courtroom, O’Connor inspired a generation of women

By JULIE BOSMAN, EMILY COCHRANE and NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS

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hen Laney Serface was a young girl growing up in Northern California, she pinned a news article about Sandra Day O’Connor among the ephemera of theater tickets and photographs on her bulletin board.

“She sat in one of the highest positions in our government, and that made me feel like I could, too,” said Serface, an actor in Los Angeles who has long seen O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, as an inspiration.

Rhesa Rubin, a lawyer in Tucson, Arizona, met O’Connor in the 1990s and has kept a framed, inscribed snapshot of their meeting since then. “I’ve had the picture in every office that I have worked in,” she said, adding that sometimes she vented to the portrait about the challenges of the legal profession.

RonNell Andersen Jones, who served as one of O’Connor’s clerks, recalled her boss’s stories of entrenched sexism, of graduating near the top of her law school class at Stanford University and still being offered only a secretarial position at a law firm.

“It was a real gift to me to be able to learn from her and to see the barriers that she had broken and the ways I was a beneficiary of it,” said Andersen Jones, who is now a law professor.

The death of O’Connor on Friday stirred a cascade of reflections across the country.

Elected officials from all levels of government lauded her intelligence and influence. Former clerks recalled her mentorship and guidance.

Analysts considered her judicial legacy as a moderate Republican whose decisions often supported women’s rights.

O’Connor was a powerful justice who sat in the middle of the court’s ideological spectrum. But she made a series of influential rulings on matters, including abortion, sexual harassment and sex discrimination, that were crucially important to women.

She once called abortion “repugnant” and criticized Roe v. Wade but then later upheld the core of the 1973 ruling; she also penned decisions strengthening the effect of Title IX and holding school districts liable for ignoring sexual harassment.

Outside the legal community, many Americans remembered her simply as an extraordinarily powerful, respected figure who had shattered one of the biggest glass ceilings.

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor speaking before a Senate hearing on her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington on Sept. 9, 1981. The Supreme Court justice, who died at 93 on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, made a series of influential rulings and inspired women across a range of fields as she cemented her legacy.

To many women, O’Connor’s stature was a source of admiration and relief, a rare female figure in a commanding position in American life.

On her way to becoming a clinical psychologist, Molly Witten had gritted her teeth through the questions that only women in her profession seemed to get: whether she would be uncomfortable giving certain exams to a man or whether she should prioritize attaching “Mrs.” rather than “Ph.D.” to her name.

“I had no role models, and then comes this woman, Sandra Day O’Connor, who says, ‘I can make decisions, and I can think independently,’” Witten, now 75 and living in Chicago, recalled in an interview. “And from that day on, I was a fan of Sandra Day O’Connor.

“She said the things I felt,” Witten added, “and men listened to her.”

O’Connor was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and in 2005 announced that she would resign to spend time with her ailing husband — a decision that many women found moving and, in its own way, relatable.

“She embodies the complication of being a wife and a mother and a professional,” said Cathleen McLaughlin, a New York lawyer who headed to law school shortly

after O’Connor was nominated to the court and saw her as one of just a few role models at the time.

O’Connor set the tone in her chambers by hiring a large number of female clerks, setting herself apart from the other justices.

And while she was demanding — accepting no excuses for mistakes, a lesson she drew from growing up on a ranch in the West — she also took an interest in her clerks and their personal lives.

For the women who clerked under O’Connor, there was a keen awareness of both the barriers she had broken and her desire to be viewed outside that history. Some recounted her wish to have her headstone reflect only that she had been a good judge, her relief when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a second woman to sit on the court and her insistence that her gender did not shape her decisions.

“If you look at her jurisprudence on sex discrimination, it’s clear that she is bringing a perspective that can be shared by people who aren’t women but that would have been shaped by the fact that she was a woman — and the same is probably true of her abortion jurisprudence,” said Cristina Rodríguez, a former clerk and now a Yale Law School professor.

O’Connor also got to know the women

who would follow her to Washington, including at annual dinners with women in the Senate and on the Supreme Court.

In her cases involving sexual harassment and discrimination, O’Connor most often undertook a careful legal analysis that avoided political posturing and insisted on an exacting interpretation of the law.

In 1999, she wrote in a majority opinion that students who are sexually harassed by peers in public schools might be able to sue the school for failing to stop the harassment.

That case, known as Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, rose from a fifth grade girl in Georgia who was the victim of repeated sexual harassment by a boy at her school.

Despite reports to multiple teachers over several months, the boy was not punished.

O’Connor wrote in that 5-4 decision that the girl’s mother was seeking to hold the school board accountable “for its own decision to remain idle in the face of known student-on-student harassment in its schools.”

Years later, in an important case interpreting Title IX, the federal civil rights amendments that prohibit sex-based discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding, O’Connor wrote in 2005 that the law prohibited school officials from retaliating against people who made accusations of sex discrimination.

The case concerned the male coach of a girls high school basketball team in Birmingham, Alabama, who had complained that the team was not getting equal funding and was subsequently removed from his coaching position. O’Connor wrote for the court that he had the right to pursue a case against the school district and argue that his removal was retaliation for making a complaint about sex discrimination.

And in a case that would later have important implications for women’s admissions to all-male schools, O’Connor wrote for the majority in 1982 that a state-supported women’s nursing school could not deny a man admission solely because of his sex. “Rather than compensate for discriminatory barriers faced by women,” O’Connor wrote, the Mississippi school’s “policy of excluding males from admission to the School of Nursing tends to perpetuate the stereotyped view of nursing as an exclusively woman’s job.”

In her last years, O’Connor, who had dementia, had retreated from public view in Arizona.

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With Santos ouster, a chaotic Congress makes history again

By LUKE BROADWATER

broker two different spending deals to keep the government open. New York will not be able to have filled Santos’ seat by then through oments after House members cast a a special election. historic vote to expel Rep. George Santos’ removal means that Johnson Santos, R-N.Y., Speaker Mike Johncan lose only three Republican votes on any son banged the gavel with a grim look on piece of legislation to the Democrats if all in his face. the chamber are present and voting. Another “In light of the expulsion of the gentleRepublican, Rep. Bill Johnson of Ohio, anman from New York, Mr. Santos, the whole nounced he would leave Congress in the number of the House is now 434,” he ancoming months to become the president of nounced gravely to an uncommonly silent Youngstown State University in Ohio.

House chamber, looking down with a faint Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., the Ethics grimace.

Committee chair, said he appreciated that It made official what had been apparJohnson did not pressure members to save ent in recent days: that many of his fellow Santos even as he made clear early in the week Republicans had been willing to defy his wish he had deep reservations about removing the to keep Santos, a serial fabulist, in Congress, New Yorker. and that Johnson and his party were now fac“I do applaud leadership for not whiping ever-more brutal political math. Their slim ping against this vote and trying to protect four-vote majority has dwindled to just three.

That will make governing more dif- Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) speaks at a news conference outside the Capitol Mr. Santos and keep him in the House of ficult for Republicans, who have already had building in Washington, Nov. 30, 2023. The House of Representatives voted to Representatives, just to protect our very narrow majority,” Guest said. immense trouble corralling their fractious expel Santos from Congress late last week.

Still, several members said they were members to steer legislation through the closely divided House. A pair of government funding deadlines early After The New York Times revealed Santos’ myriad lies about worried about retribution and starting a new cycle of payback. next year will test Johnson’s ability to maneuver with even less his biography and federal investigators accused him of multiple Already, actions like impeachment attempts, censure and removing a member from committees — once exceedingly wiggle room in his party than before to navigate a pending crimes, his fellow Republicans protected him.

But in the end, it was Republicans’ raw political interest rare — have become more common and embroiled in cycles shutdown and keep his job.

It was also a rare feat to address an obvious wrong by that was Santos’ undoing, even though it left them with an of pettiness, politics and spite.

Even on his way out, Santos attempted to bring a resolua chamber that has distinguished itself this year mostly by immediate math problem. Having concluded that allowing Santos to seek reelection would cost Republicans a competi- tion to expel another New York lawmaker, Rep. Jamaal Bowparalysis and dysfunction in the face of crisis.

The ouster of Santos came in a Congress marked by tive congressional seat — and hurt their chances of holding man, a Democrat who pleaded guilty to pulling a fire alarm extraordinary levels of chaos. The disarray was in full effect the majority — McCarthy urged on a House Ethics Committee in a House office building.

“We’ve been lectured to politically for the last four years, almost from the first day in January, when Rep. Kevin McCarthy, investigation into Santos’ conduct that was more aggressive a lot of it in the press, about our institutions. What happened R-Calif., engaged in the longest-ever fight to win the speakership. and public than is traditionally the case.

The result was a scathing Ethics Committee report. Many here today goes against the principles of our institutions,” It continued in October with his becoming the first speaker in Republicans ultimately calculated that the clear evidence of said Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., who voted to save Santos. history to be removed from the job. And it has featured multiple Santos’ lies and fraud was more damaging to the party than He dared lawmakers to oust a Democratic senator who is Republican mutinies on the floor that have paralyzed legislative the value of his single vote. Nearly half of them voted Friday also under indictment as payback: “Bring the articles for Bob business and put the party’s divides on vivid display.

With the 118th Congress on pace to pass the fewest bills to expel him. Several argued that Santos was too much of a Menendez in the Senate,” he said.

Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., a member of the Ethics Comof any Congress in decades, some House Republicans have drag on the Republican brand in New York and that it would begun describing the state of their party as an international be easier for the party to win the seat in the next election mittee, said he had already noticed an uptick in complaints without him in it. coming into the panel that seemed personal and partisan. embarrassment.

Since the Civil War, no member of Congress had been “We’re getting stuff coming through that does look like Through it all, Santos has been his own symbol of chaos. expelled without a criminal conviction. But members of the it’s really not up to the standards of what should be coming ethics panel argued a new standard could be set: A damning to us,” Ivey said. “The tit-for-tat kind of stuff, we have to be bipartisan report from the committee could be grounds enough careful about.” for expulsion.

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Federal judge rejects Trump’s immunity claims in election case

By ALAN FEUER

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federal judge late last week rejected claims by former President Donald Trump that he enjoyed absolute immunity from criminal charges accusing him of seeking to reverse the 2020 election, slapping down his argument that the indictment should be tossed out because it was based on actions he took while he was in office.

The ruling by the judge, Tanya Chutkan, was her first denying one of Trump’s many motions to dismiss the election interference case, which is set to go to trial in U.S. District Court in Washington in about three months. It offered a sweeping condemnation of what Chutkan called Trump’s attempts to “usurp the reins of government” and cited foundational American texts like the Federalist Papers and George Washington’s farewell address.

Trump’s lawyers had expected the immunity motion to fail.

They have, in fact, been planning for weeks to use the defeat to begin a long-shot strategy to put off the impending trial. They intend to appeal Chutkan’s ruling all the way to the Supreme Court if they can, hoping that even if they lose, their challenges will eat up time and keep the case from going in front of a jury until after the 2024 election.

Trump’s lawyers first filed their immunity claims in October in a set of breathtaking court papers that maintained he could not be held accountable for any official actions he took as president, even after a grand jury had returned a four-count criminal indictment against him.

Prosecutors in the office of special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the two federal cases against Trump, quickly fired back that the former president should be “subject to the federal criminal laws like more than 330 million other Americans.”

While the Justice Department has long maintained a policy that sitting presidents cannot be charged, Trump’s bid to claim complete immunity from criminal prosecution was a remarkable attempt to extend the protections afforded to the presidency in his favor.

Just as brazen was the way in which his immunity motion sought to flip the script of the conspiracy case filed against him

The Supreme Court has long held that the Constitution gives in August by Smith. The former president’s lawyers essentially claimed that all the steps he took to subvert the election he lost presidents immunity from lawsuits concerning actions taken as to President Joe Biden were not crimes, but rather examples of part of their official duties — although not from suits based on performing his presidential duties to ensure the integrity of a private, unofficial acts.

But the decision by Chutkan was the first time a federal court race that he believed had been stolen from him.

Chutkan had little patience for such arguments, saying had ruled that a former president did not enjoy the protections Friday evening that neither the Constitution nor American history of immunity from criminal prosecution. Then again, Trump is the supported the contention that a former president enjoyed total only former president to have been charged with any crimes — and not just once, but four times in four different jurisdictions. immunity from prosecution.

“While a former president’s prosecution is unpreceden“Whatever immunities a sitting president may enjoy, the United States has only one chief executive at a time, and that ted,” the judge wrote, “so too are the allegations that a president position does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass,” committed the crimes with which defendant is charged.”

Chutkan wrote. “Former presidents enjoy no special conditions As part of her order, Chutkan rejected claims by Trump’s on their federal criminal liability. Defendant may be subject to lawyers that by allowing the case to go to trial, it would “bedevil federal investigation, indictment, prosecution, conviction and every future presidential administration and usher in a new era punishment for any criminal acts undertaken while in office.” of political recrimination and division.”

She added, “Defendant’s four-year service as commander “Despite defendant’s doom-saying,” she wrote, “he points in chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade to no evidence that his criminal liability in this case will open the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens.” the gates to a waiting flood of future federal prosecutions.”

Chutkan’s decision came on the same day that a federal His lawyers are likely to appeal the decision to a three-judge appeals court in Washington turned down Trump’s attempts to panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia use a similar argument about presidential immunity to dismiss Circuit. If they lose before the panel, they may try again before a group of lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for the the full court. Their appeals are likely to continue all the way to violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. the Supreme Court.

In her 48-page order, Chutkan, who was appointed by Whether the lawyers win or lose, they are hoping that their President Barack Obama, also denied a second — and more far- challenges eat up enough time to delay the trial until after Trump’s fetched — attempt by Trump’s lawyers to have the case dismissed. potential return to the White House. If that were to happen, he That effort sought to argue that Trump could not be tried on the could order his attorney general to simply dismiss the charges. election subversion charges because they overlapped in many respects with his second impeachment, in which Ruddy Her nández he was acquitted by the Senate.

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Surging US oil production brings down prices and raises climate fears

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS

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merican oil fields are gushing again, helping to drive down fuel prices but also threatening to undercut efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Only three years after U.S. oil production collapsed during the pandemic, energy companies are cranking out a record 13.2 million barrels a day, more than Russia or Saudi Arabia. The flow of oil has grown by roughly 800,000 barrels a day since early 2022, and analysts expect the industry to add 500,000 more barrels a day next year.

The main driver of the production surge is a delayed response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which sent the price of oil to well over $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly a decade. The wells that were drilled last year are now in full swing.

With the surge in output, gasoline prices have fallen by close to $2 a gallon since summer 2022 and are back to levels that prevailed in 2021. The increase in production has also provided the Biden administration with substantial leverage in its dealings with oil-exporting foes such as Russia, Venezuela and Iran while reducing its need to cajole more friendly countries such as Saudi Arabia to temper prices.

But the comeback in U.S. oil production poses big risks, too. More supply and lower prices could increase demand for fossil fuels when world leaders, who are meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are straining to reach agreements that would accelerate the fight against climate change. Scientists generally agree that the world is far from achieving the goals necessary to avoid the

ExxonMobil’s refinery in Baytown, Texas, on Feb. 14, 2023. U.S. oil producers are cranking out a record 13.2 million barrels a day, more than Russia and Saudi Arabia. catastrophic effects of global warming, which is caused mainly by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal.

“We’re achieving energy security and reducing inflation by leveraging high-emitting, carbon-intensive oil production,” said Amy Myers Jaffe, director of the Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab at New York University. “We’re going to need to address that conflict.”

The United States now exports roughly 4 million barrels a day, more than any OPEC member except Saudi Arabia. On balance, the United States still imports more than it exports because domestic demand exceeds supply and many American refineries can more easily refine the heavier oil produced in Canada and Latin America than the lighter crude that oozes out of the shale fields of New Mexico, North Dakota and Texas.

Nearly every extra barrel of American crude produced is being exported, mostly to Europe and Asia, where supplies are tight. In addition, the natural gas that often bubbles up with oil has led to record exports of gas and helped to lower prices for that fuel and for electricity, much of which is produced at gas-fired power plants in the United States.

The surge in U.S. production has helped to end the energy crisis that gripped Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine — at least for now. European countries have replaced much of the gas they were buying from Russia with gas from the United States, Qatar and other exporters. They have also reduced their use of natural gas, a phenomenon that a mild winter last year helped.

“There is a foreign policy dividend in keeping a lid on oil prices,” said David Goldwyn, a leading energy diplomat in the Obama administration.

Not long ago, the U.S. oil industry was in deep trouble. It had suffered repeated busts since 2015, culminating in a collapse of prices during the pandemic. Investors fled. Exxon Mobil was kicked out of the Dow Jones industrial average, and some European oil companies an-

nounced plans to pivot from fossil fuels to renewables more quickly.

With concerns over climate change growing, Joe Biden, during his 2020 presidential campaign, promised to stop drilling on federal lands and federal waters offshore.

He also pledged to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and electric cars to drastically reduce the emissions responsible for climate change.

But as president, Biden has taken a much different tack. Although he has supported green energy and battery-powered cars, he has also hectored oil companies to increase production in an effort to drive down prices for consumers. He has approved a large drilling project in Alaska over the objections of environmentalists and a small number of offshore oil and gas permits.

Biden has been under pressure from some Democrats to trumpet gains in oil production as a way of reaching out to voters who are leery of high gas prices. He has yet to do so — but his administration has not complained about the production, either.

John Kirby, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, said the administration was committed to keeping energy prices low.

“The president is going to keep focusing, as he has been, on a healthy global market that’s properly balanced and that can continue to bring the price of gasoline down here in the United States,” Kirby said.

The pandemic took a heavy toll on U.S. oil production, which fell to just over 11 million barrels a day at the end of 2020 from 13 million at the end a year earlier.

Dozens of oil companies went out of business, and the number of rigs in use fell to 350 in 2020, from 800, as thousands of field workers lost their jobs.

Most of the new U.S. oil production is coming from the Permian Basin, which straddles Texas and New Mexico. There are also some new projects and expansions in Alaska and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

“It’s the mother of all comeback stories,” said Robert McNally, who was a senior energy adviser under President George W. Bush. “The last couple of years have shown that you should never bet against the U.S. oil sector.”

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Tax-loss selling, ‘Santa rally’ could sway US stocks after November melt-up

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s U.S. stocks sit on hefty gains at the close of a rollercoaster year, investors are eyeing factors that could sway equities in the remaining weeks of 2023, including tax loss selling and the so-called Santa Claus rally.

The key catalyst for stocks will likely continue to be the expected trajectory of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.

Evidence of cooling economic growth has fueled bets that the U.S. central bank could begin cutting rates as early as the first half of 2024, sparking a rally that has boosted the S&P 500 (.SPX) 19.6% year-to-date and taken the index to a fresh closing high for the year on Friday.

At the same time, seasonal trends have been particularly strong this year. In September, historically the weakest month for stocks, the S&P 500 fell nearly 5%. Stocks swung wildly in October, a month noted for its volatility. The S&P 500 gained nearly 9% gain in November, historically a strong month for the index.

“We’ve had a solid year, but history shows that December can sometimes move to its own beat,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.

Investors next week will be watching U.S. employment data, due out on Dec. 8, to see whether economic growth is continuing to level off.

Overall, December has been the second-best month for the S&P 500, with the index up an average of 1.54% for the month since 1945, according to CFRA. It is also the month most likely to post a gain, with the index rising 77% of the time, the firm’s data showed.

Research from LPL Financial showed that the second half of December tends to outshine the first part of the month. The S&P 500 has gained an average of 1.4% in the second half of December in so-called Santa Claus rallies, compared with a 0.1% gain in the first half, according to LPL’s analysis of market moves going back to 1950.

Stocks that have not performed well, however, may face additional pressure in December from tax loss selling, as investors get rid of losers to lock in write-offs before yearend. If history is any guide, some of those shares may rebound later in the month and into January as investors return to undervalued names, analysts said.

Since 1986, stocks that were down 10% or more between January and the end of October have beaten the S&P 500 by an average of 1.9% over the next three months, according to BofA Global Research. PayPal Holdings, CVS Health, and Kraft Heinz Co are among the stocks the bank recommends buying for a tax-related bounce, BofA noted in a late October report.

“The market advance has been extraordinarily narrow this year, and there’s reason to believe that some sectors and stocks will really take it on the chin until they get some relief in January,” said Sameer Samana, senior global market strategist at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

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stocks. Nearly 72% of the S&P 500’s gain has been driven by a cluster of megacap stocks such as Apple, Tesla and Nvidia, which have an outsized weighting in the index, data from S&P Dow Jones Indices showed.

Many other names have languished: The equal-weighted S&P 500, whose performance is not skewed by big tech and growth stocks, is up around 6% in 2023.

Some worry that investor over-exuberance may have already set in after November’s big rally, which spurred huge

moves in some of the market’s more speculative names.

Streaming service company Roku soared 75% in November, for instance, while cryptocurrency firm Coinbase Global climbed 62% and Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation Fund was up 31%, its best performance of any month in the last five years.

Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at BofA Global Research, said in a Friday note that the firm’s contrarian Bull & Bear indicator - which assesses factors such as hedge fund positioning, equity flows and bond flows - had moved out of the “buy” zone for the first time since midOctober.

“If you caught it, no need to chase it,” he wrote of the rally.

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Maduro, under pressure, holds vote to annex territory from a neighbor

The village of Bartica, the gateway to what the Guyanese call Essequibo, or “the interior,” a tropical jungle rich in oil, as well as minerals and timber, in Guyana on Nov. 8, 2015. In recent years, many people have migrated there from Venezuela and Brazil to capitalize on the illegal mining industry.

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enezuelan President Nicolás Maduro finds himself in a political bind. He is under pressure from the United States to hold free and fair elections after years of authoritarian rule or face reinstatement of crippling economic sanctions. But analysts say he is unlikely to give up power and would most likely lose in a credible election.

Now, Maduro has reignited a border dispute with a much smaller neighboring country in a move that seems driven, at least in part, by a desire to divert attention from his political troubles at home by stoking nationalist fervor.

Maduro claims that the vast, oil-rich Essequibo region of Guyana, a country of about 800,000, is part of Venezuela, a nation of roughly 28 million people, and is holding a nonbinding referendum Sunday asking voters whether they support the government’s position.

Maduro’s argument is based on what many Venezuelans consider an illegitimate agreement dating to the 19th century that gave the Essequibo region to Guyana.

Although most countries have accepted that Essequibo belongs to Guyana, the

issue remains a point of contention for many Venezuelans, and the referendum is likely to be approved, experts said.

President Irfaan Ali of Guyana has said that “Essequibo is ours, every square inch of it,” and has pledged to defend it.

For Maduro, stoking a geopolitical crisis gives him a way to shift the domestic conversation at a moment when many Venezuelans are pressing for an election that could challenge his hold on power.

“Maduro needs to wrap himself in the flag for electoral reasons, and obviously a territorial dispute with a neighbor is the perfect excuse,” said Phil Gunson, an analyst with the International Crisis Group who lives in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.

Venezuelan groups and activists opposing Maduro organized a primary in October without any official government support to choose a candidate to run in elections that are supposed to be held next year. More than 2.4 million Venezuelans cast ballots, a large number that suggests how engaged voters could be in a general election.

But since then, the Maduro government has questioned the vote’s legitimacy and has taken legal aim at its organizers, raising concerns that Maduro will resist any

serious challenge to his 10-year tenure even as his country continues to suffer under international sanctions.

Turnout Sunday is expected to be large given that, among other factors, public sector employees are required to vote. A turnout larger than that of the opposition’s primary could bolster Maduro’s standing, analysts said.

“It’s aimed at producing the impression that the government can mobilize the people in a way that the opposition can’t,” Gunson said.

Essequibo, a region slightly larger than the state of Georgia, is a tropical jungle rich in oil, as well as minerals and timber. In recent years, many people have migrated there from Venezuela and Brazil to capitalize on the illegal mining industry.

Guyana has increased its police presence along the Venezuelan border, while Brazil has sent troops to the region. So far, Venezuela has not deployed any additional forces to the border.

But part of the referendum’s language states that the government has to exercise full sovereignty over the Essequibo, and some analysts said its passage could give Maduro a rationale to launch hostilities.

“Once the referendum is approved, it gives a blank check to Maduro so that he can at any time, at his discretion, initiate or have any kind of border clash of a military nature in the Essequibo territory,” said Rocío San Miguel, a defense analyst in Venezuela who studies the military.

And if Maduro believes he could be defeated in an election, he might “activate the war button,” San Miguel said, and suspend elections by declaring a national emergency.

The modern-day dispute over Essequibo dates to around 1899, when a tribunal was held in Paris to determine the boundaries of what was then called British Guiana.

Venezuelans say the area had been part of Venezuela when it was part of the Spanish empire.

But Venezuelans did not take part in the tribunal and consider its decision null and void.

In 1966, the governments of Britain, British Guiana and Venezuela signed the Geneva Agreement to settle the boundary dispute. Under the accord, in the case of a

stalemate, the dispute would be referred to the United Nations.

In 2020, the dispute was taken up by the United Nations’ top court, the International Court of Justice, where it is still pending.

But Maduro has said that the court does not hold jurisdiction over the issue.

The court Friday ordered Venezuela to refrain from taking any action that would alter Guyana’s control over Essequibo. But the court did not ban Venezuela from holding the referendum, as Guyana had sought.

Even if the referendum passes, reviving Venezuela’s claim to the territory would most likely prove a temporary distraction and would not increase Maduro’s popularity, analysts said.

“People need practical solutions to their everyday needs: food and medicine and education and hospital services and roads,” Gunson said. “They don’t need flag-waving.

That’s not going to put food on the table.”

Some analysts drew parallels to a former president of Argentina, Leopoldo Galtieri, who led during that country’s military dictatorship and ordered an invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982, amid declining popularity. He was defeated by the British military, which removed him from power.

People who live in Essequibo are largely English-speaking, identify culturally as Guyanese and say they want to remain part of Guyana, the only government they have ever known. Even when it was part of the Spanish empire, it was considered a remote and undeveloped territory.

Many residents said they enjoyed the tranquility of life in Essequibo and the economic benefits from the oil boom, and feared they would have to leave their homes if Venezuela gained sovereignty over the region.

“If we lose Essequibo, where are we going to live?” said Abdul Rashid, a taxi driver who said he was “happy and proud” of how the Guyanese government was handling the situation.

Bob Mahadeo, a photographer and video editor, said he didn’t understand how Venezuela could claim the land when it had been developed by Guyanese.

“This is our land,” he said. “Guyanese really have to stand up and fight against these people, because this is our hard sweat and earnings here.’’

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Biden administration announces rule to cut millions of tons of methane emissions

By JIM TANKERSLEY and LISA FRIEDMAN

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ice President Kamala Harris pledged at a United Nations climate summit Saturday that the United States would spend billions more to help developing nations fight and adapt to climate change, telling world leaders that “we must do more” to limit global temperature rise.

Her remarks followed an announcement by U.S. officials at the summit the same day that the federal government would, for the first time, require oil and gas producers to detect and fix leaks of methane.

It was the most ambitious move to reduce fossil fuel emissions that President Joe Biden’s administration was expected to unveil at the summit, known as COP28. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that wafts into the atmosphere from pipelines, drill sites and storage facilities, and dangerously speeds the rate of global warming.

Harris did not mention that new regulation in her remarks, which ran just under five minutes, and came before what was set to be an afternoon of sideline discussions with Middle Eastern leaders centered on the war between Israel and Hamas.

But the vice president, who was a late addition to the summit after Biden decided to skip it, highlighted what she said was nearly $1 trillion in new spending approved under the Biden administration for clean energy and climate efforts. She pushed for world leaders to go further.

“We must have the ambition to meet this moment, to accelerate our investments and to lead with courage and conviction,” she said.

While many activists at the summit welcomed the methane announcement, they criticized the Biden administration for not doing more to end the burning of fossil fuels including coal, oil and gas. The United States has seen a surge in domestic oil production over the past year, and Biden has approved some new drilling leases that have drawn criticism from environmental groups.

“To keep global warming under internationally agreed limits, we need a fair, fast and funded phaseout of fossil fuels,” Lorne Stockman, a research director of the environmental group Oil Change International, said in a statement after the announcement. “So far, none of the methane actions announced by the U.S., the world’s largest oil and gas producer, meet the bar.”

Some groups at the summit also noted

the fragility of Harris’ promise that the United States would send $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, which benefits poorer nations. In the past, Republicans have blocked U.S. money for climate change work overseas, and the Biden administration has instead tapped discretionary funds within the State Department.

Biden has failed to persuade Congress to fulfill previous climate-assistance pledges.

White House officials would not say Saturday when or how the president would ask Congress to fund this new request, at a time when lawmakers are constrained by spending caps Biden negotiated with Republicans during a fight over the nation’s borrowing limit this year.

A formal Treasury Department announcement of the new pledge, which followed Harris’ remarks, noted that the $3 billion was “subject to the availability of funds.”

The methane rule, which was first announced at COP28 by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, came with more certainty: It is an administrative action that does not require the approval of Congress and is scheduled to take effect next year.

Methane is not as widely discussed as the carbon dioxide that results from burning fossil fuels, but it has become a rare area of progress this past week at the global talks.

It is the second-most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Methane lingers in the atmosphere about a decade after it is released, but it is about 80 times more powerful in the short term at trapping heat than carbon dioxide, which remains in the air for centuries.

Scientists say methane is responsible for more than a quarter of the warming that the planet has experienced since the preindustrial era. Cutting methane, they say, is essential to meeting the global goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a goal set in the Paris Agreement to avoid the worst effects of global warming, and acting now can help buy the planet time as nations grapple with the more contentious problem of slashing carbon dioxide emissions.

The new regulation would prevent 58 million tons of methane emissions by 2038, officials said. That’s about the equivalent of all the carbon dioxide emitted by American coal-fired power plants in a single year. Regan called it one of the most important policies the United States will have enacted to slow the rate of climate change over the next decade and a half.

“I’ve met face to face with generations of family members who have been impacted by this pollution for far too long,” Regan said at a news conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the summit was taking place.

“This is historic news for our climate.”

Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, an advocacy group, called the policy “the most impactful climate rule that the United States has ever adopted in terms of addressing temperatures we would otherwise see.”

But Republicans in Congress said the regulation would hurt the gas industry and raise energy prices for Americans at home.

“Federal overreach to advance a misguided climate agenda has become a staple of the Biden administration,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said in a statement.

She called the final rule “just one more example of these harmful regulations.”

For years, the fossil fuel industry has been divided over the methane regulations.

Some large international companies, including BP, expressed support for the plan, while the Independent Petroleum Producers of America, which represents small and independent oil companies, said the rule could shut down 300,000 of the nation’s 750,000 low-production wells, which it called “essential to our country’s energy production.”

Other commitments to reduce fossil fuel emissions were also made at the conference Saturday. A coalition of 50 oil and gas companies — including ExxonMobil; Saudi

Aramco; Adnoc, the state-owned oil company of the Emirates; ConocoPhillips and BP — pledged to reduce their methane emissions between 80% to 90% by the end of this decade.

The coalition, called the Global Decarbonization Accelerator, was the flagship announcement from the Emirates at COP28.

It was denounced by 300 environmental groups, which said it did not go far enough to wind down fossil fuels.

The companies represent more than 40% of global oil production. The pledge is voluntary, but Bloomberg Philanthropies also announced a new $40 million program to bolster transparency in the ways companies measure and report leaks.

John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy for climate change, said that curbing methane leaks was the “easiest, quickest, cheapest, simplest” way to cut emissions, because the fixes essentially involve plugging leaks. “It’s mostly plumbing,” he said.

Five countries on Saturday joined a global coalition of nations, started by the United States and the European Union in 2021, willing to cut global methane 30% by 2030. They are: Angola, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Romania and Turkmenistan.

Kerry also said more than $1 billion in grant money had been raised by the United States, the European Union and philanthropic groups to help cut methane emissions. He said the money would go, in particular, to low- and middle-income countries.

A gas flare in the Permian Basin, in Pecos, Texas, on Oct. 8, 2019. In the short term, methane is about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

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Ex-Chilean army officer is expelled from US to face charges in singer’s killing

By PASCALE BONNEFOY

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former Chilean army officer has been deported from Florida to Chile to face charges in the kidnapping and killing of a popular folk singer and a prison director days after the 1973 military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende.

The army officer, Pedro Barrientos, 74, who was expelled Friday, was formally informed of the charges in the killings of the folk singer, Víctor Jara, and the former prison director, Littré Quiroga, and temporarily detained in an army base while the investigation against him concludes.

Barrientos’ return to Chile was the final chapter in one of the most notorious crimes of the Chilean dictatorship, as the country concludes an emotionally charged year of commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the coup that carried Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power in 1973. The expulsion comes days after the death of Henry Kissinger, a former U.S. secretary of state who, declassified documents show, was the prime architect of covert U.S. plans to destabilize the Allende government.

It also comes after decades of a relentless pursuit of justice by Jara’s widow, Joan Jara, a British-born dancer who filed a criminal lawsuit in Chile and took Barrientos to a civilian court in Florida. Jara died last month at 96.

Barrientos is the last of eight Chilean officers charged in the killings. Four were convicted and began serving their sentences in August; two others, Nelson Haase and Juan Jara, are at large; while a seventh officer,

Hernán Chacón, 86, took his life when detectives arrived at his home in Santiago to take him to prison. A judge will determine whether Barrientos is guilty of the charges. Human rights cases in Chile under the old judicial apparatus do not involve a trial system. Once convicted, Barrientos can appeal.

Víctor Jara was a mild-mannered, accomplished theater director, composer and singer who became well known in the 1960s and emerged as a cultural icon during the Allende government in the ’70s. His songs became part of the political opposition’s musical repertoire during the dictatorship and are still popular to this day.

His daughter, Amanda Jara, who was 8 years old when her father was killed, remembers him as “a warm and really fun dad.” But she feels that justice is still elusive.

“So much time has passed that this does not feel like justice,” she said in an interview.

“However, I think that for the country, for our collective history, this is important.”

Víctor Jara and Quiroga, supporters of the leftist Allende government, were arrested by the military on the day of the coup, Sept.

11, 1973, and taken to the Chile Stadium in the capital — since renamed Víctor Jara Stadium — where they were held with thousands of other prisoners. A court established that they were singled out by military officers and were interrogated and tortured for several days. On Sept. 15, 1973, both were shot by a group of officers; Barrientos was believed to be one of them.

“Their death was a slow one,” said Nelson Caucoto, a lawyer for the Jara and Quiroga families. “There was not a day nor an hour

when they were not mistreated, beaten or tortured by a group of officers. One soldier testified that they were condemned to die; they would not leave the stadium alive.”

Jara had two gunshot wounds to the back of his head and more than 40 wounds all over his body. Quiroga was shot 22 times.

Their bodies were dumped outside a cemetery in the capital with those of three other victims, and were eventually identified by their families in the morgue.

“I lost so much on that day,” Joan Jara said in an interview with The New York Times in 2016. “I lost my job and my profession. My children left their school, their friends, their home and their country. I was never able to remarry. I had been very much in love with Víctor.”

Pedro Barrientos was deported from the United States to Chile on Friday, after being charged with the torture and killing of the folk singer Víctor Jara in 1973.

Barrientos left Chile for the United States at the end of the Pinochet dictatorship in 1990. He worked as a landscaper and then as a cook in Deltona, Florida, and became a U.S. citizen.

The unraveling of his quiet suburban life in Florida began in 2012, when Chilean reporters found him at his home, and the judge investigating the killings charged him in absentia and requested his extradition.

The following year, the Jara family — backed by the Center for Justice and Accountability, based in San Francisco, and the New York law firm Chadbourne & Parke — filed a civil suit against Barrientos in Orlando, Florida, under the Torture Victim Protection Act, which allows people to take human rights violators living in the United States to trial.

In 2016, a federal jury established that Barrientos was liable for the torture and extrajudicial killing of Jara and awarded the family $28 million.

During the trial, a soldier testified in a videotaped deposition that Barrientos had boasted about having shot Jara in the head, and liked to show the weapon he presumably used.

Although the Chilean judiciary had sought his extradition since 2012, Barrientos was apprehended only two months ago

by Homeland Security agents, after a Florida court found that Barrientos had concealed material facts related to his military service on his immigration application.

The court revoked his citizenship in July, based on a complaint filed by the Department of Justice’s Office of Immigration Litigation.”

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O’Connor’s most vital work was after she stepped down

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ou can tell a lot about a person by what he or she regrets. This holds especially for Supreme Court justices, whose decisions can, with a single vote, upend individual lives and alter the course of history. Justice Lewis Powell Jr. said he probably made a mistake in upholding a law criminalizing gay sex; Justice Harry Blackmun was sorry he ever voted to impose the death penalty.

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died Friday at the age of 93, expressed regret publicly over one vote she cast: in the case of Republican Party of Minnesota v.

White, a 2002 ruling that judicial candidates could not be prohibited from expressing their views on disputed legal and political issues. Minnesota, like many states that elect judges, had imposed such a ban in order to preserve the appearance of judicial impartiality. The court rejected the ban for violating the First Amendment. The decision was 5-4, with O’Connor joining the majority.

The court’s ruling led to an explosion of partisan spending on judicial elections around the country and judicial candidates freely spouting their predetermined views on the very issues they would be entrusted to decide if elected.

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as the first woman on the Supreme Court, as one of the justices who saved Roe v. Wade 30 years ago, as the author of the landmark decision protecting affirmative action in 2003. As impressive as those achievements were, they have mostly been surpassed or reversed. What stands out for me is what she said and did after leaving the court.

Her response to the 2002 ruling would define most of her last years and underline her commitment to American democracy not just in the halls of justice but also on the ground. It was as if she could see what was coming as the judiciary grew ever more politicized, and she devoted much of her postcourt public life to combating that trend.

In March 2006, only weeks after she stepped down, she gave a speech calling out Republican lawmakers for attacking the judiciary. She highlighted the comment by Sen. John Cornyn of Texas that deadly violence against judges might be related to their rulings.

The desire to protect judicial independence wasn’t unique to her, of course, but she pursued the issue like almost no one else. As she made clear in her concurring opinion in the 2002 ruling, she was not a fan of electing judges; having been appointed as a judge herself, to the Arizona appeals court, she thought judicial elections were a terrible idea. But once a state had decided on that method, she argued, they couldn’t prevent candidates from speaking out on the issues that voters cared about.

“I think she thought the decision would put an end to elected judges,” said Margaret Marshall, who served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

“She didn’t understand that once you’ve given people the opportunity to vote for something, whether judge or sanitation worker, you’ll never get that taken back.”

The ruling’s damage to the public’s trust in the judiciary was clear, as O’Connor admitted in a talk to a conference of state judges in 2006, shortly after she retired.

“That case, I confess, does give me pause,” she said.

The next year, during a lecture at Cornell Law School, she said, “I try never to look back,” but admitted that people would be shocked by how much money interest groups were spending to influence the outcomes of judicial elections. Referring to the 2002 decision, she said, “I think there are real problems as a result of that case, and

I am very concerned about what it’s doing to this country to have partisan election of judges.”

She began to understand the depth of the problem, but unlike Powell and Blackmun, whose confessions could be considered too little, too late, O’Connor decided she would do something about it.

In her postcourt years, she devoted herself to the advocacy of judicial independence — the idea that for democracy to function, the people must believe that judges are examining each case and deciding them on the merits, not on political or other biases.

“I must have heard her talk about that more times than any other justice I can think of,” Marshall said. “That’s what she spent the rest of her life trying to instill in the American psyche, in schoolchildren and bar associations.”

O’Connor’s concern about politicized courts will grow more urgent in her absence as the danger becomes more starkly visible. In Ohio and North Carolina, state supreme courts had ruled that Republican-drawn partisan gerrymanders illegally favored Republicans. But after elections gave the courts solid conservative majorities, they let biased maps stand. These rulings could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 and beyond.

The opposite scenario is playing out in Wisconsin, where the state Supreme Court’s majority recently tipped in favor of Democrats, after the most expensive judicial election in American history — more than $40 million in spending.

The effect of all this big spending and partisan campaigning, as O’Connor warned, is to undermine the public’s confidence in an entire branch of government.

Appointing judges rather than electing them would make a difference, but it’s not a magic bullet. After all, U.S. Supreme Court justices are appointed, and yet the current crop is among the most nakedly political in history.

Through her yearslong crusade, O’Connor seemed almost to be doing penance for the 2002 ruling. The willingness to admit error does not come easily to judges, but by doing so, she was practicing the very independence of mind she insisted on.

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Sin radio no hay democracia, asegura senador Ruiz Nieves en el aniversario 101 en Puerto Rico POR EL STAR STAFF

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ONCE – El senador por el distrito de Ponce, Ramoncito Ruiz Nieves, señaló que la industria de la radio en Puerto Rico inicia el domingo su segundo siglo de servicio al país, y continúa siendo un medio principal gracias a que sus componentes se han mantenido a la vanguardia de la tecnología y los gustos del consumidor.

“Mis felicitaciones a a todos los miembros de la industria, pues hoy 3 de diciembre se celebran los 101 años de historias, educación, servicio y entretenimiento. Para nosotros en el gobierno, la radio es vital para la democracia porque educa, informa y sobre todo fiscaliza. A todas las emisoras les exhorto a seguir adelante”, detalló el también presidente de la Comisión de Gobierno del Senado.

La radio se originó en Puerto Rico el 3 de diciembre de 1922 con la emisión de una señal desde la estación radial WKAQ-AM, con lo cual la

Isla se convirtió en el quinto país de Latinoamérica en lograr tal hazaña luego de Brasil, Argentina, Chile y Cuba. Estos últimos dos países lo hicieron también en 1922 pocos meses antes que Puerto Rico.

El año pasado, y con el objetivo de rememorar y dar a conocer el enfoque pionero que caracterizó la radio local, la Asociación de Radiodifusores estableció un acuerdo de colaboración con el cineasta Luis Molina Casanova, quien organizó la exposición “Los 100 años de la Radio en Puerto Rico”, con memorabilia, documentos y libros originales de los inicios de la radio en Puerto Rico.

“Con el transcurso de los años, y gracias al trabajo y dedicación de los participantes de la radio, este medio es parte integral de nuestro diario vivir.

Como un medio masivo de las comunicaciones, contribuye a la difusión inmediata de la noticia todo el tiempo, pero particularmente en tiempos de emergencia es vital”, finalizó Ruiz Nieves.

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RECIBO – El alcalde de Arecibo, Carlos ‘Tito’ Ramírez Irizarry, presidió la ceremonia de premiación del Concurso de Postales Navideñas, que por segundo año consecutivo se realiza como iniciativa del Municipio de Arecibo, para promover las capacidades artísticas de los estudiantes, así como exaltar el espíritu navideño.

“Esta convocatoria fue dirigida a todas las escuelas elementales de Arecibo para que nuestros niños y jóvenes diseñaran, bajo las especificaciones de equidad establecidas por el Comité Evaluador, la Postal Navideña 2023 del Municipio de Arecibo. Estamos bien complacidos con la participación de los estudiantes, así como de la colaboración de los padres, maestros y personal escolar”, expuso el alcalde Ramírez Irizarry.

Los estudiantes ganadores son los siguientes: el Primer Lugar Elemental fue para Delgado Luciano, de la Escuela John W. Harris, y el Primer

Lugar de Intermedia fue para Z. Serrano Concepción, de la Escuela Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste. Por otro lado, el Primer Lugar en Educación Especial fue para Jovan Arnau Martínez, de la Escuela Trina Padilla de Sanz.

Además los niños recibieron con mucha alegría la visita de Santa Claus y el reconocido personaje Grinch, haciendo que el Centro de Usos Múltiples, Francisco ‘Paco’ Abreu se llenará de algarabía. “Felicitamos a todos los estudiantes y maestros que participaron en tan bonita actividad, que une a grandes y chicos y que exaltan el orgullo de ser arecibeños en la celebración de las navidades”, añadió el Alcalde.

Todos los dibujos recibidos, producto del Concurso de Postales Navideñas, estarán expuestos en un mural en el Patio Interior de la Casa Alcaldía de Arecibo para el disfrute de todos. “Esperamos que esta temporada sirva para que todos podamos poner en práctica los valores que genera la Navidad, particularmente la generosidad con nuestros semejantes”, finalizó Ramírez Irizarry.

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‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ review: Peak performance

By WESLEY MORRIS

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f all the absurdities in “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” the one that takes the cake comes in the homestretch, long after the film’s revealed itself to be both a face-warping concert movie and a moving, unexpectedly transparent feat of selfportraiture, after the screen’s gone black and the speakers silent during her performance of “Alien Superstar” (which happened for about 10 minutes on the tour’s Phoenix stop) and the placid voices at “Renaissance” mission control sound concerned, after we’ve beheld one costuming outrage chase another, after Beyoncé in July on the Toronto stop of her Renaissance tour. we’ve witnessed technicians inform her that something’s impossible and she informs them that she’s looked the problem up and that, indeed, it this weekend, the movie. I don’t know if it’s entirely is possible. (“Eventually, they realize this bitch will not possible to be supremely conscious of one’s self and yet be vividly unselfconscious, but that’s where Begive up,” she says, backstage, to the camera.) yoncé finds herself.

After all of that and about 2 1/2 hours more, out This movie wants to convey a great deal about comes the most outrageous costume of the evening.

The bee. It’s by Thierry Mugler and lands somewhe- the woman who made it. Predominantly, it’s that desre between bathing suit and “Barbarella,” an exos- pite the metallic sheen Beyoncé’s cultivated she — to keleton breastplate in yellow and black, with black quote a glitchy Captcha screen that gets projected at thigh-high boots. That’s not what kills me though, not every show — “is not a robot.” The film is an effective really. It’s the matching helmet and yellow visor that humanizing of a naturally withholding star. The last cover the top half of her face. The helmet’s got horns time Beyoncé took a stab at this kind of auto-docuthat taper into antennae, and they swing, at about mentary was 10 years ago with “Life Is but a Dream.” waist level. She’s put this thing on for her partisans in That movie was an introvert’s idea of extroversion.

“Renaissance” is less cloistered. It widens the guarthe Beyhive.

That’s not even the deadliest thing about the drails from alleyway to thoroughfare. It’s busy; and, costume, which, yes, on its own is a trip. It’s that in its business, casually revealing. The woman who’s at some point during this passage, a local TV news made it has found a rich balance between the tacidesk appears onstage. Its station call letters feature no turn and TMI. We can see freckles. She includes flubs vowels yet remain unprintable nonetheless. And from and flaws. We witness a parent in an assortment of behind that desk, this titan of song, movement and resonant parenting moods.

Beyoncé turns 42 in the film. It’s Diana Ross who facial expression, this mother of three and daughter of Tina and Matthew Knowles, this creature of Hous- graces a Los Angeles show for a round of “Happy ton and global inspiration who has elected officials Birthday.” And the older Beyoncé gets, the more her asking themselves “What would Beyoncé do?” — she ambition expands, as a friend of mine puts it, toward is dressed like a bug, a bug who stings, in order to do the archival. (Her backup singers are styled to evoke the news, which, in the film, is simply this: “Ameri- En Vogue. The tour’s vibe is disco-shimmer. Some of ca? America has a problem,” the title of the bottom- the dancers are vogue specialists.) She’s bringing the bumping Miami bass jam that doubles as the wicke- past with her into the present, communing with both dest joke on the “Renaissance” album. Here, in a film an audience and her ancestors, accepting stewardswritten, directed, produced by and starring Beyoncé, hip as a rite of longevity. At her “Homecoming” show at Coachella, in 2019, she came out as a bandleader. it’s camp. Divine camp.

The absurd has always lurked on the perimeter The resulting show was an achievement of artistic of the Beyoncé experience, what with “do you pay self-rearrangement, of what happens when your hits my automo bills” and “can you eat my Skittles” and meet your people’s musical history. “Renaissance” “got hot sauce in my bag — swag!” But she hadn’t does something like that but internationally.

There’s also some risk here. “Renaissance” the fully wielded it, truly allowed it to take her to Mars album is a marvel of ever proliferating rewards of stuuntil “Renaissance,” the album, the tour and, as of

pendous production and vocal wit, a vulgar dessert menu that unspools all night. But the film interprets that music into a new organism, something closer to “Madonna: Truth or Dare” — well, as close to it as Beyoncé could bring herself. At some point, Beyoncé muses that she’s several different flavors of people.

Of the stomping, snarling, sci-fi dominatrix onstage, she pleads plausible deniability: “I’m not really responsible for that person.” That might be the most succinct explanation of what camp is: the one mode of expression beyond a perfectionist’s control.

So no, it’s not exactly the extroverts’ playground of “Truth or Dare.” Its offstage antics don’t rhyme with what happens during the shows. There aren’t may antics offstage in “Renaissance.” The one realm effectively cashmeres the other. “Renaissance” is daring to be true.

For we have before our eyes an entertainer at peak command of her art and therefore herself. We don’t exactly need her to tell us how newly free she feels, as Beyoncé does here. She’s meaningfully permitting us to study her touring and family life, to examine — no, to savor — her creative process. I mean, we’re seeing her do the news dressed like a bee, and the news is about her booty. At 42, she’s Funkadelic in reverse.

Her ass was free. Now her mind has followed.

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’Not rated.

Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes. In theaters.

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Tim Dorsey, who turned Florida’s quirks into comic gold, dies at 62

By CLAY RISEN

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im Dorsey, who drew on his years as a crime reporter to fuel a second career writing a long series of darkly comic thrillers set along the back roads and back alleys of Florida’s weird, wild underbelly, died Nov. 26 at his home in Islamorada, a town in the Florida Keys. He was 62.

His daughter Erin Appleton-Dorsey confirmed the death. She said he had been in declining health.

Long before Florida Man became the Sunshine State’s unofficial mascot, there was Serge A. Storms, the antihero at the heart of Dorsey’s 26 novels, beginning with “Florida Roadkill” (1999).

Brilliant and high-strung, Serge is also a serial killer who channels his homicidal urges into taking out various baddies he encounters during a series of improbable adventures around Florida. He usually rolls in the company of Coleman, his semi-lucid friend whose proficiency with various narcotics is so well known that strangers ask him for autographs.

Dorsey gave his books comic titles that reflected the blend of Jimmy Buffett and Raymond Chandler that filled their interiors, including “The Big Bamboo” (2006), “Tropic of Stupid” (2021) and, most recently, “The Maltese Iguana” (2023).

He reveled in the diversity of Florida — the dog tracks and swamps around Miami, the Redneck Riviera along the Panhandle, the morass of state politics in Tallahassee, the nostalgic weirdness of the Keys.

His novel “Atomic Lobster” (2008), Dorsey said in an interview with Powell’s

Tim Dorsey had dreamed of writing novels throughout his 16 years as a journalist.

He would eventually write 26.

Books, was “the dissection of a Florida neighborhood populated almost entirely by degenerates, con men, the terminally dysfunctional, golf freaks, trophy wives, and prescription-abusing retirees in Buicks tying up traffic. In other words, a documentary.”

Some people considered Serge to be Dorsey’s alter ego, but he corrected them.

Serge was, he said, his ego, living the kind of life and doing the sorts of things he would love to do if not constrained by conscience and the law.

They did have one thing in common.

Like Serge, Dorsey was a sucker for Florida history and culture, the stranger the better.

He tracked down Jack Kerouac’s last residence, in St. Petersburg, after finding the address in an old phone book in a dusty library basement. (Dorsey was, indeed, the sort of person who hunted through dusty library basements.)

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up a bag of dirt and drove away before the current owners could stop him.

“His obsession with Florida is totally me,” he said of Serge in an interview with Saw Palm, a literary journal. “He’s my mouthpiece on those things. I started putting that in the book and I kind of held back because I felt like I was being indulgent.

I didn’t want to bore the reader by doing that.” But, he added, “I found out that it was a connection that I made.”

Timothy Alan Dorsey was born Jan. 25, 1961, in Logansport, a city in northern Indiana, although when he was a year old his parents — Fred Dorsey, a businessman, and Carol Anne (Morse) Dorsey — moved their family to Riviera Beach, on the southeast coast of Florida.

He attended Auburn University, in Alabama, where he studied transportation and edited the campus newspaper, The Plainsman. He graduated in 1983.

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He spent the next 16 years as a journalist, first as a reporter in Montgomery for the Alabama Journal, which closed in 1993, and then as an editor and reporter for The Tampa Tribune, where his beat included crime and politics.

All along, he dreamed of writing novels. Even as he married and started a family, he spent long hours exploring Florida’s back roads and archives, absorbing the state’s official and unofficial history.

His marriage to Janine Losey ended in divorce. Along with his daughter Erin, he is survived by another daughter, Kelly Dorsey; his sister, Dinah Rankin; and his brother, Chris.

Dorsey poured everything he learned on and off the job into his books. Aside from his core characters and various plot twists, he said, much of his material was real, or at least inspired by reality. Serge, for instance, founds a religion based on Don Shula, a Hall of Fame former Miami Dolphins coach — which wasn’t far off from how many Floridians felt about the man.

Dorsey left journalism — and his last day job — in 1999, the same year he published “Florida Roadkill,” a murder thriller set against the backdrop of the 1997 World Series, four games of which were played in Miami.

“Like Carl Hiaasen on acid, Elmore Leonard on speedballs, this novel doesn’t let go from the first to the last page,” British novelist Mark Timlin wrote in a review of “Florida Roadkill” in The Independent. “I loved it.”

Dorsey did not develop as much national name recognition as Hiaasen or Dave Barry, both of them also journalists-turnedFlorida novelists, but his fans were legion and avid. They came to his readings with Serge-themed T-shirts and tattoos and, over the years, organized Serge-themed festivals around the state, often in the sort of rural, swampy settings that filled Dorsey’s books.

Asked in the Powell’s Books interview for his idea of the good life, Dorsey said he was living it.

“I couldn’t write a better job description: Travel Florida wherever my curiosity leads me, talk to locals, venture down the most remote back roads,” he said. “Then come home and weave all the cool things I found — historic, obscure, funky — into seemingly outrageous crime plots that are but thinly veiled reflections of what fills our newspapers down here every day.”

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This easy pantry meal puts dreamy pasta and beans front and center

By MELISSA CLARK

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henever I decide to cook straight from the pantry, one of two things usually results: pasta or beans.

No matter how fetchingly the other longterm tenants of the larder beckon (I see you, tinned fish! Hiya, eggs!), I lean on pasta and beans most for last-minute meals.

They are the two ingredients that everyone in my house almost always feels like eating. They both are also incredibly versatile shape-shifters that play nicely with whatever other staples I have on hand: typically some combination of lemon, garlic, olive oil and chile flakes. Easygoing pros, pasta and beans never cause a fuss.

This time, though, instead of limiting myself to one starring ingredient, I opted to mix them, letting them share the pan to create a Fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes round out this weeknight pasta recipe. dinner as memorable as it is convenient.

Of course, pasta and beans have already on hand. Letting the beans braise in copious ing the beans from becoming pasty. Use the co-starred in many classic dishes. There’s pasta amounts of oil, along with the aromatics, helps best olive oil you can, especially for drizzling e fagioli and pasta e ceci, both of which can them absorb flavor and break down into a silky at the end. That’s where you’ll really taste it, and a robust, herbal oil will add a lot of charbe as soupy or stewlike as you prefer. And then sauce.

Yet it’s the pasta water that’s instrumental acter to this simple dish. there’s minestrone, which falls squarely into in getting the correct texture.

Add just enough the brothier camp.

I wanted this dish to be more like a saucy to thin out the bean mixture so it can coat the Yield: 4 to 6 servings pasta than a soupy stew (or stew-y soup), some- pasta, drizzling it in little by little, but stop Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: thing to eat with a fork, not a spoon. I pictured short of flooding the pan.

I’ve finished this dish minimally, with Salt a velvety bean sauce clinging to the pasta, full just Parmesan and something green like pars1 pound short pasta, such as shells or orecof lemony, garlicky, chile-laden character. ley or arugula (or spinach, or basil, or whatever chiette Canned beans have an edge over homeis in residence in your produce drawer).

These 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive cooked in achieving just the right texture here, fresh, verdant flecks, coupled with a squeeze oil, more for drizzling because they tend to be starchier and easier to mash into the olive oil in the pan. But this of lemon juice, brighten the dish and add cru- 1 cup diced cherry or other ripe tomatoes is a pantry meal, so use whatever you have cial acidity and color. It’s pivotal little touches 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper, plus more like these that allow even a classic pairing to as needed really shine anew.

Lemony pasta with braised white beans Lemony Pasta with Braised White Beans.

Canned white beans work especially well in this recipe, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand.

Braising canned white beans with garlic, chile flakes and olive oil is a classic recipe — a speedy, meatless, very satisfying weeknight meal. This version turns the mix into a sauce for pasta, brightened by lemon juice and zest, and rounded out with fresh parsley or arugula and cherry tomatoes, a juicy contrast to the velvety beans. The pasta water also plays an important role here, keep-

2 large shallots, thinly sliced 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 lemon, zest finely grated 2 (15.5-ounce) cans white beans, rinsed and drained 1 1/2 cups chopped parsley or arugula leaves and tender stems 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus more as needed Preparation: 1. In a large pot of well-salted water, cook pasta according to package directions.

2. As pasta cooks, in a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, the tomatoes and a pinch each of salt and red pepper, and toss to combine. Set aside to marinate.

3. In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil over medium.

Stir in shallots and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute, or until the edges just begin to turn golden brown. Add red pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, lemon zest, beans and 1 cup chopped parsley. Simmer, mashing some of the beans, until the sauce has thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.

Reduce heat as needed. Taste for seasoning, and add more salt and red pepper if needed.

4. Reserve 1 cup pasta water and drain pasta. Add pasta to white beans, along with remaining 1/2 cup chopped parsley, the juice of half a lemon, the grated Parmesan and 1/2 cup reserved pasta water. Toss until combined, adding more pasta water until the mixture is saucy. Toss in the tomatoes and their liquid. Taste, and add more salt and lemon juice if needed. Serve pasta in bowls drizzled with olive oil and topped with more grated Parmesan.

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The San Juan Daily Star

36 hours in Washington, DC

A scene at the Wharf district in Washington on Nov. 5, 2023. Washington has seen its demographics shift drastically in recent decades, bringing both positive and negative effects of gentrification.

By SHAYLA MARTIN

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t times, Washington, D.C., can feel like a tale of two cities: Politicians and temporary dwellers versus multigenerational residents fighting to hold on to their piece of the district. Once known as Chocolate City because of its predominantly African American population, Washington has seen its demographics shift drastically in recent decades, bringing both positive and negative effects of gentrification. The second phase of a $3.6 billion development of the Wharf district has contributed a new Pendry luxury hotel and splashy dining destinations, all against the backdrop of skyrocketing living costs (only recently cooling), increased crime and ongoing questions of cultural identity. Even in this time of transition, Washington is still a hub of art, history and social-justice leadership, and is home to many of the best free museums and monuments in the world.

ITINERARY Friday 4:30 p.m. | Cruise the monuments Some may write it off as a cheesy tourist activity, but more Washingtonians could benefit from a relaxing sunset cruise of the Potomac River. Departing from the revitalized (and some local residents may say heavily gentrified) Wharf district, City Experiences’ brightyellow water taxis head out five times a day for the Monuments Tour From the Wharf ($22 one way, $35 round trip). The 90-minute round-trip tour, with audio narration, covers sites too difficult to see on foot in one weekend: the Fred-

erick Douglass Memorial Bridge, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial (which is stunning when lit up at night), the behemoth John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the notorious Watergate complex and the Georgetown waterfront.

6:30 p.m. | Shop local Back at the Wharf, drop into Shop Made in DC, which spotlights Washington-based artisans. You’ll find “202” (the city’s area code) and “The District vs Congress” T-shirts by Bailiwick Clothing, illustrated maps of local neighborhoods by Terratorie, and tiny onesies covered in cherry blossoms by Mirasa Design.

Then stroll to Ilili, a Lebanese restaurant on the waterfront with colorful fixtures made in Lebanon, such as laser-cut metal doves suspended from the ceiling and dining chairs with handsewn floral designs. You’ll see local twists on the cuisine, such as the hummus ($13) that can be topped with Maryland blue crab falafel ($8). Don’t miss the fried Brussels sprouts with grapes and mint yogurt ($18), and a plate of riz (Lebanese rice, toasted vermicelli, Marcona almonds and cashews, $11) to accompany the heaping mixed grill for two ($76). Book a week ahead.

10 p.m. | Sip sake on a rooftop At Moonraker, the rooftop bar at the Pendry Washington D.C. hotel, the drinking starts on the way up. On weekend evenings, a host leads guests to the dedicated Moonraker elevator, where an elegant cart with self-serve, free sake samples, mixed sake beverages and ochokos (ceramic sake cups) await. At the penthouse level, a stately circular bar serves

The San Juan Daily Star bites such as a spicy tuna roll topped with goldleaf flecks ($23) and karaage-style fried chicken ($26) alongside more sake and signature cocktails with Japanese spirits (from $22). Enjoy your drink while curled up by one of two outdoor fire pits overlooking the Potomac River.

Saturday 9 a.m. | Explore a Museum The Potomac River, which separates Washington from Virginia, may be more famous, but the banks of the Anacostia River is where many local residents go for peaceful waterside views without the National Mall crowds. From Nationals Park, which is the Major League Baseball stadium, stroll across the pedestrian-friendly Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge that connects the paved Anacostia Riverwalk Trail to Anacostia Park. From there, take a short ride-share to the recently renovated Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (free), which shares the stories of everyday people making changes in their communities. The current exhibition, “To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C.,” which runs through Jan. 7, highlights the role women of color have played in the fight for environmental rights. Interactive activities invite guests to make their own protest buttons and write a prayer for those lost to environmental harms.

11:30 a.m. | Tour a historic site When Turning Natural opened its first location in 2015, it was one of the few healthcentric food places to open in Ward 8, a historically underfunded, majority Black area known to be a food desert. The business is now a community staple with six locations. Grab a smoothie or a cold-pressed juice (from $6.25), then walk 10 minutes to Cedar Hill, more formally known as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, a historic house and estate atop a hill overlooking the city. Abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass lived here from 1877 until his death in 1895. Join a guided tour (free, or $1 if reserved online) led by National Park rangers to see inside, where many of Douglass’ original possessions remain, like his collection of fine china (a source of pride, according to guides, after being forced to eat from a horse trough while enslaved) and the family piano (Douglass usually accompanied with his violin).

2 p.m. | Hit a Japanese food hall Japan and Washington have long had a connection, as the famed cherry trees along the National Mall, a gift from the country in 1912, remind us when they blossom each year. Love, Makoto adds to that relationship. The new 20,000-square-foot Japanese food hall (a quick ride from Anacostia) from chef Makoto Okuwa offers three full-service concepts: Dear Sushi, an omakase experience; Beloved Barbecue, a high-end steakhouse; and Hiya Izakaya, a sleek

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bar serving whiskey highballs and charcoalgrilled skewers. There’s also a fourth fast-casual option: a light-filled dining hall called Love on the Run, with touch-screen menus for ordering grab-and-go salads, sushi rolls, ramen bowls and sandwiches. Try the salmon-and-avocado roll with yuzu mayo ($18), or the fried-chicken sandwich, dripping with shiso coleslaw and teriyaki sauce, and served with fries ($16).

4:30 p.m. | Go for a mind-bender With so many free museums in Washington, the notion of paying for one might not immediately appeal. But the Museum of Illusions Washington (adult admission, $23.95; children, $18.95), which opened last year, is a fun, interactive option for all ages amid the history and science-focused institutions. Although the concept exists in more than 40 locations, including Paris, New York and Madrid, this iteration’s 50 mind-bending optical illusions, games and brain teasers feature Washingtonspecific displays, including a mural of George Washington, whose eyes follow you wherever you walk, and the Instagram-friendly Reversed Room where you appear to stroll on the ceiling of a Washington Metro car. In the Tilted Room, you can lean almost as far as Michael Jackson in the “Smooth Criminal” video, and in the Vortex Tunnel, swirling lights trick you into thinking the floor is moving.

7 p.m. | Dine with a son of Spain Since starting his first restaurant, Jaleo, in Washington 30 years ago, chef José Andrés has opened another three dozen establishments, and also created the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, which has served millions of meals to the needy. Andrés is from Spain, but Washington is his adopted hometown. In February, he deepened those roots with the Bazaar by José Andrés, a new Spanish restaurant within the glamorous, Romanesque-style Old Post Office building (now the Waldorf Astoria Washington D.C.). The menu has more than 45 dishes, so if decision-making is hard, opt for the 13-course Bazaar Experience tasting menu ($150). The trippy Ferran Adrià “liquid olives” (a gel-like sphere of olive juice that pops in your mouth), from Andrés’ days at the legendary, now-closed restaurant El Bulli, are a highlight. Reservations highly recommended.

Sunday 9 a.m. | Breakfast of crabcakes There are few things more peak Washington on a Sunday morning than a trip to Eastern Market in Capitol Hill. Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, this national landmark is one of the few historic public market buildings left in Washington and the only one still operating. In its outdoor section, peruse fresh produce from area farmers such as Agora Farms and Gardeners Gourmet, sold alongside vibrant artwork from the local painter Cherif Mamadou and handcrafted cutting boards from

Blue Ridge Cutting Board Co. Inside the market hall, get in line for the crabcakes Benedict ($22.95) at the Market Lunch food counter. It’ll be worth the wait. There’s a long, communal bar table for dining.

11 a.m. | Champion women in arts The first major museum in the United States dedicated to female artists, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in downtown Washington, reopened in October after a twoyear renovation. The museum, in a former Masonic temple built in 1908, now offers expanded gallery space for more than 6,000 works by women and nonbinary artists that span five centuries and six continents (admission, $16).

Themed collections such as “Heavyweight,” intended to dispel assumptions that female artists use more delicate materials than men, feature large sculptures such as Chakaia Booker’s “Acid Rain,” a textured work of shredded rubber tires and wood. The “In Focus” theme showcases women at the forefront of photography; there you’ll find the stop-in-your-tracks “Bullets Revisited #3,” a large-scale photo triptych by Moroccan American photographer Lalla Essaydi, whose henna-covered model poses among thousands of golden bullet casings.

KEY STOPS The Wharf, Washington’s rapidly changing waterfront area, overlooks the Potomac River and features a fish market, local boutiques, restaurants and music venues.

Anacostia Community Museum highlights social issues in the Anacostia neighborhood and African American neighborhoods around the country. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s biggest museum complex.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, also called Cedar Hill, is the restored 19thcentury estate of the abolitionist and orator.

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TRAVEL

The Bazaar by José Andrés is the whimsical, fine-dining culmination of the Spanish chef José Andrés’ 30 years in Washington.

WHERE TO EAT The Market Lunch is the counter-service breakfast and lunch restaurant within Eastern Market that is known for its crabcakes.

Love, Makoto is a 20,000-square-foot Japanese food hall with a steakhouse, an omakase, an izakaya and a grab-and-go cafeteria.

Ilili is an upscale Lebanese restaurant at the Wharf, known for its hummus, offered with a variety of toppings, and duck shawarma.

Moonraker, the rooftop bar at the new Pendry Washington D.C. hotel, serves sake and Japanese cocktails while overlooking Virginia and the Potomac River.

Turning Natural serves fresh-pressed juices, smoothies and plant-based bites in underserved communities, including in the Anacostia neighborhood.

WHERE TO STAY Pendry Washington D.C. — The Wharf is a nautically tinged, luxury boutique hotel with arguably the best outdoor swimming pool and terrace in town. Rooms start from $395.

Willard InterContinental Washington, D.C., at more than 200 years old, is a classic Washington hotel near the White House that recently underwent an extensive $18 million renovation. Rooms start from $218.

Hotel Hive has a variety of rooms, but at 125- to 250-square-feet each, you’ll sacrifice space. If you want a deal, book a “Buzz” room, which is directly over the hotel’s occasionally noisy bar and restaurant. Rooms start from $74.

For short-term rentals, look in the Capitol Riverfront, Southwest Waterfront or Foggy Bottom neighborhoods, all with easy Metro access for exploring other parts of the city.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington at sunrise on Nov. 5, 2023.

22 LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR HUMACAO

WILFREDO CINTRON CRUZ EX PARTE

Civil Núm.: HU2023CV00721.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO BAJO EL ART. 13 DE LA LEY 118, PROCEDIMIENTO EXPEDITO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS.

A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los TREINTA (30) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal.

Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. RÚSTICA: Solar sin residencia en el Barrio Juan Martin Sector La Villa del término municipal de Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 446.352 metros cuadrados. En lindes

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por el Norte en una alineación de 8.302 con acceso público; por el Noreste en varias alineaciones de 11.361 y 6.146 con terreno perteneciente a Ezequiela Cruz González; por el Este en una alineación de 16.901 con terreno perteneciente a Ezequiela Cruz González; por el Sureste en una alineación de 11.501 con terreno perteneciente a Ezequiela Cruz González y por el Oeste en varias alineaciones de 9.840 y 27.997 con camino Eugenio Carrión Álvarez. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es la Lcdo.

Ernesto Rovira Gándara, PMB 767, 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, Guaynabo, PR 00966; Tel. (787)-758-3277; Email: erovira@partnerslegalservicespr. com. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de treinta (30) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, a 6 de noviembre de 2023. IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DALIAS REYES DE LEÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Civil Núm.: HU2023CV00721.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO, BAJO EL ART. 13 DE LA LEY 118, PROCEDIMIENTO EXPEDITO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS.

A: MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESION DE ROMÁN CRUZ MEDINA, DENOMINADOS RICHARD ROE, FULANO DE TAL:

POR LA PRESENTE se les

notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los TREINTA (30) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal.

Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. RÚSTICA: Solar sin residencia en el Barrio Juan Martin Sector La Villa del término municipal de Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 446.352 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte en una alineación de 8.302 con acceso público; por el Noreste en varias alineaciones de 11.361 y 6.146 con terreno perteneciente a Ezequiela Cruz González; por el Este en una alineación de 16.901 con terreno perteneciente a Ezequiela Cruz González; por el Sureste en una alineación de 11.501 con terreno perteneciente a Ezequiela Cruz González y por el Oeste en varias alineaciones de 9.840 y 27.997 con camino Eugenio Carrión Álvarez. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es la Lcdo.

Ernesto Rovira Gándara, PMB 767, 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, Guaynabo, PR 00966; Tel. (787)-758-3277; Email: erovira@partnerslegalservicespr. com. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públi-

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cos afectados en el término improrrogable de treinta (30) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, a 6 de noviembre de 2023. IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DALISSA REYES DE LEÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

Monday, December 4, 2023 Joseph Brocco Santiago, P.O. Box 608., Peñuelas, Puerto Rico 00624-0608, Teléfono 787-836-3020. En Guayanilla en Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, a 9 de noviembre de 2023. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ADELAIDA LUGO PACHECO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Civil Núm.: GY2023CV00217.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, a todo el que tenga derecho real sobre el inmueble descrito en la Petición de Expediente de Dominio, a las personas ignoradas a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción solicitada, así como los colindantes, causahabientes o herederos y en general a toda persona que desee oponerse. Por la presente se le notifica que comparezca, si creyera que le conviene, a este Honorable Tribunal, dentro de veinte (20) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, el cual se publicará por tres (3) veces y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por los peticionarios para adquirir el dominio de la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno situado en el Barrio Macaná del término municipal de Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida según mensura de Mil Trescientos Setenta y Uno punto Mil Quinientos Veintitrés Metros Cuadrados (1371.1523 mc) equivalentes a cero punto tres mil cuatrocientos ochenta y nueve cuerda. Colindando por el Noreste con camino vecinal, por el Noroeste con Carretera Estatal PR-3 131 Km 1.2, por el Sureste con Rosa Rivera antes hoy Steven Arroyo Arroyo y por el Suroeste con Primitivo Torres antes hoy Sucesión Primitivo Torres. Contiene una estructura destinada a vivienda. Debe notificar con copia de sus alegaciones a la representación legal de los promoventes, Lcdo.

(787) 743-3346

LAS CASCADAS II, INC. Demandante Vs.

WILLIAM RUIZ TORRES; YEISA ACEVEDO AMBOS POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandado(a) Civil Núm.: TA2022CV00853.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: WILLIAM RUIZ TORRES, YEISA ACEVEDO, AMBOS POR SU Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. FÍSICA & POSTAL: URB. LAS CASCADAS II, 13 CALLE MIOSOTIS, TOA PÚBLICO EN GENERAL:

El Alguacil del Tribunal que suscribe anuncia y hace constar: 1. Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento que me ha dirigido por la Secretaría de Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor de contado y en moneda de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte Demandada en el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: URBANIZACIÓN LAS CASCADAS II de Toa Alta. Solar: 133.

Cabida: 480 metros cuadrados.

Linderos: Norte, en 2 distancias que suman 11.75 metros, con la Avenida Principal de la Urba-

nización. Sur, en una distancia de 12.50 metros, y medio arco de 2.75 metros, con la calle número 2 de la Urbanización.

Este, en varias distancias que suman 29.42 metros, y medio arco de 2.75 metros, con la Calle número 1 de la Urbanización. Oeste, en una distancia de 32.00 metros, con el solar número 132 de la Urbanización.

Sobre dicho solar enclava una casa de concreto para fines residenciales. El expresado solar se halla afecto a las siguientes servidumbres: Servidumbre Telefónica: Franja de terreno de 5 pies de ancho que discurre a lo largo de su colindancia Norte, Este, Sur. Es segregación de la finca #24955 de Toa Alta. Finca #30207, de Toa Alta, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III.” Dirección física: Urb. Las Cascadas II, 133 Calle Miosotis, Toa Alta, PR 00953.

2. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. 3. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito ejecutante, continuaran subsistentes, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. 4. La propiedad para ejecutar se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. 5.

Que el licitador y/o mejor postor pagará el importe de su oferta en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil de Tribunal. 6. La propiedad se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: A. Hipoteca: Afecta por si a favor de Popular Mortgage Inc., por la suma principal de $189,600.00, intereses al 4% anual, vencedero el 1ro de noviembre de 2039, testimonio número 3857, constituida mediante la Escritura Pública número 461 otorgada en San Juan a 30 de octubre de 2009 ante el Notario Público Rafael A. Malavé Lebrón, inscrito en sistema Karibe, según inscripción 2da. B. Anotación de Embargo (Judicial, Ley 209): Afecta por sí a Anotación de Embargo, (a favor de la Asociación de Residentes del Complejo Las Cascadas II, Inc., por la suma de $28,289.51, en virtud de Orden en el caso civil número TA2022CV00853 sobre Cobro de Dinero ante el Centro Judicial de Toa Alta.

ASOC. DE RESIDENTES DEL COMPLEJOS LAS CASCADAS II, INC. demandante vs.

The San Juan Daily Star WILLIAM RUIZ TORRES, YEISA ACEVEDO demandados de fecha de 19 de septiembre de 2023, anotado en sistema, según anotación letra A”. 7. Dicha subasta se celebrará para con el importe de la misma satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma principal de $20,397.00, por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento vencidas y no pagadas al 13 de febrero de 2023, más intereses desde que se dicte la sentencia al 9.25% anual ($7.07 diario), a partir de esa fecha en la cantidad de $784.65, al 2 de noviembre de 2023; más 765.64 de costas y gastos según memorando, más $6,731.01 por concepto de honorarios de abogado otorgados según sentencia; más $950.00 por concepto de honorarios del proceso de ejecución de la sentencia mediante embargo de bien inmueble, mueble y vehículo, concedidos mediante Orden de fecha de 19 de septiembre de 2023; más $950.00 por las costas y gastos del proceso en la ejecución de la sentencia mediante Venta en Pública Subasta, concedidos en orden de fecha de 20 de octubre de 2023, totalizan la cantidad de $30,578.30. La subasta se llevará a cabo en mi Oficina de Alguacil de Subasta, en el 4to piso del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Bayamón el día 9 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA. Y para la conveniencia de los licitadores expido el presente Edicto para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general y por un término de catorce (14) días en los lugares públicos que determine la ley.

En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 9 de noviembre de 2023 LCDO. MELVYN FONTÁN LOZADA, DPTO. LEGAL TEL. 787-7953720. MARIBEL LANZAR VELÁZQUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #735.

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Parte Demandante Vs.

GEORGE ELIAS GUTIERREZ, Y SU ESPOSA MARIELA ROSA VAZQUEZ POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GCD2015-0401.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA

Y COBRO DE DINERO. ANUNCIO DE SUBASTA. El suscribiente, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Guayama, a los demandados de epígrafe y al público en general hace saber que venderá en pública subasta en la Oficina de Alguaciles, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Guayama, al mejor postor, en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América en efectivo, cheque certificado, o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, el derecho que tenga la parte demandada en el inmueble que se relaciona más adelante para pagar la SENTENCIA por $102,345.25 de balance principal, los intereses adeudados sobre dicho principal y computados al 4 ½ % anual hasta su total pago y completo pago desde el primero de marzo de 2015; cargos por demora devengados, más la suma de $10,867.50 estipulada para honorarios de abogado pactada en la escritura de hipoteca y cualesquiera otras sumas que por cualesquiera concepto legal se devenguen hasta el día de la subasta. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento número ochocientos siete (807) del condominio Villa Beatriz en el Barrio Beatriz de Cayey, con una cabida de ochocientos veinte punto cuarenta y nueve (820.49) pies cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, con área común; por el Sur, con área común por el Este, con la pared que lo separa del apartamento novecientos dos (902); y por el Oeste, con pasillo, área común y con pared que lo separa de apartamento ochocientos dos (802). Apartamento ubicado en la segunda planta del edificio ocho del Condominio Villa Beatriz con entrada principal mirando hacia el Oeste, el cual consiste de un área de sala-comedor, cocina, balcón, tres habitaciones cada una con ropero, un baño y un “linen-closet”. A este apartamento le corresponde una participación de cincuenta y cinco por ciento (.55%) en los elementos identificados con el mismo número del apartamento. Inscrito al sistema Karibe, finca número veinticinco mil cuatrocientos noventa y siete (25497), de Cayey, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas I. Dirección Física: Villa Beatriz I Cond. Apt. 807, Cayey, Puerto Rico 00736. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 9 de ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA y servirá

The San Juan Daily Star de tipo mínimo para la misma la suma de $108,675.00 sin admitirse oferta inferior. En el caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 17 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA y el precio mínimo para esta segunda subasta será el de dos terceras partes del precio mínimo establecido para la primera subasta, o a sea la suma de $72,450.00. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 24 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y el tipo mínimo para esta tercera subasta será la mitad del precio establecido para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $54,337.50. El mejor postor deberá pagar el importe de su oferta en efecto, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse el inmueble al acreedor hipotecario dentro de los diez días siguientes a la fecha de la última subasta, si así lo estimase conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada conforme a la sentencia, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuera mayor. Se avisa a cualquier licitador que la propiedad queda sujeta al gravamen del Estado Libre Asociado y CRIM sobre la propiedad inmueble por contribuciones adeudadas y que el pago de dichas contribuciones es la responsabilidad del licitador. Que se entenderá por todo licitador acepte como suficiente la titulación y que los cargos y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes en entendiéndose que el rematador los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse su extinción al precio rematante. Todos los nombres de los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surgen de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios

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de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico y en los sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 de las de Procedimiento Civil, así como para la publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria y en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con antelación a la fecha de la primera subasta y por lo menos una vez por semana. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento indicado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables. (Art. 102 (1) de la Ley núm. 2102015). Expedido el presente en Guayama, Puerto Rico, a 14 de noviembre de 2023. HÉCTOR E. MÁRQUEZ NERIS, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE GUAYAMA. ***

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siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento 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 edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 30 de noviembre de 2023. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 30 de noviembre de 2023.

WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. SHEILA ROBLES HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ENCANTO GROUP LLC Demandante V.

JUAN JOSE BOSCHETTI WALSH, Y SU ESPOSA MARIBELLE MUNIZ BARLETTA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA ENTRE AMBOS

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Demandada CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FACivil Núm.: HU2023CV01220.

JARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO FAJARDO SALÓN DE SESIOBAJO LA REGLA 60. ESTANES SALÓN 301 DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ANA DELIA SANCHEZ EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESMONSERRATE TCC TADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO DILIAN SANCHEZ LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENMONSERRATE TCC TO POR EDICTO. DELIA SANCHEZ

A: JUAN JOSE BOSCHETTI WALSH, POR SI Y EN BANCO POPULAR DE PR REPRESENTACIÓN DE Y OTROS Demandado(a) LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE Caso Núm.: CA2023CV00059.

BIENES GANANCIALES Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESCOMPUESTA CON SU TITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXESPOSA MARIBELLE TRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE MUÑIZ BARLETTA Y LA SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MILTON D. RIVERA ADAMES SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE ESTUDIOLEGALRIVERA2@GMAIL. BIENES GANANCIALES COM COMPUESTA ENTRE A: FULANO DE TAL: AMBOS; MARIBELLE POSIBLE TENEDOR DEL MUNIZ BARLETTA, PAGARE. DIRECCION POR SI Y EN DESCONOCIDA. REPRESENTACIÓN DE (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE EL SECRETARIO(A) que susBIENES GANANCIALES cribe le notifica a usted que el COMPUESTA CON SU 07 de noviembre de 2023, este ESPOSO JUAN JOSÉ Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución BOSCHETTI WALSH Y LA en este caso, que ha sido debiSOCIEDAD LEGAL DE damente registrada y archivada BIENES GANANCIALES en autos donde podrá usted enCOMPUESTA ENTRE terarse detalladamente de los AMBOS. 295 PALMAS términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola INN WAY SUITE 130 PMB vez en un periódico de circula- 300, HUMACAO, PUERTO ción general en la Isla de PuerRICO 00961.

MONSERRATE Demandante V.

to Rico, dentro de los 10 días Se le emplaza y requiere para

que notifique al licenciado: Alberto De Diego Collar, DE DIEGO LAW OFFICES, PSC, PO BOX 79552, Carolina, PR 00984-9552, Teléfono: (787)622-3939, abogado de la parte demandante, con copia de la contestación a la Demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al ( a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a esta, de no tener representación legal. 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, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.

Ademas, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Articulo 33, incisos b y f de la ley Núm. 57-2023).

Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 16 de noviembre de 2023.

IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. LISA M. FIGUEROA RUIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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PÉREZ ROSADO, COMO Latinoamericana, 164 DPR 689 Sección de Mayagüez. Direc- MERA SUBASTA: Se celebrará Los abogados de la ción física: 401 Road K.M 0.6 el día 1RO DE FEBRERO DE HEREDERO DE DICHA (2005). parte demandante son: Barrio Playa, Tres Hermanos, 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MASUCESIÓN Y SUCESIÓN ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE Añasco, Puerto Rico 00610. La ÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: DEMANDANTE: DE EDWIN PÉREZ finca 12,465 está gravada con $185,000.00. SEGUNDA SULcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández la siguiente hipoteca cuya eje- BASTA se celebrará el día 08 ROSADO, COMPUESTA RUANÚM.: 16,393 cución se solicita en la subasta DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS POR JOHN DOE Y BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ LLP objeto de este edicto: Hipoteca 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. PREEdificio Ochoa, RICHARD DOE; CENTRO 500 Calle De La Tanca en garantía de un pagaré Popu- CIO MÍNIMO: $123,333.33.

DE RECAUDACIONES DE Suite 209 lar Mortgage, Inc., o a su orden, TERCERA SUBASTA: Se celeSan Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 INGRESOS MUNICIPALES por la suma principal de brará el día 15 DE FEBRERO Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / (C.R.I.M.) - PARTE CON $185,000.00, con intereses al DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA Fax: (787) 523-2664 7% anual, vencedero a la pre- MAÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: INTERÉS rdíaz@bdprlaw.com

PARTE DEMANDADA CIVIL NÚM.: GB2019CV01019.

SOBRE: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA “IN REM”. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS.

Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Guaynabo, hoy día 17 de noviembre de 2023.

Lcda. Laura I Santa Sanchez, Sec Regional II. F/Sara Rosa Villegas, Sec Trib Conf. I.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar y notificar 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, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. POR LA PRESENTE, además, se LEGAL NOTICE le interpela judicialmente conESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO forme al Art. 1578 del Código DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- Civil de Puerto Rico (31 LPRA NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA § 11021), para que en un término de treinta (30) días de haber SALA DE GUAYNABO. BANCO POPULAR DE sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día PUERTO RICO del diligenciamiento, acepte o PARTE DEMANDANTE V. renuncie mediante instrumento SUCESIÓN DE CARMEN público o comparecencia judiLYDIA ROSADO cial especial la herencia de los CINTRÓN T/C/C CARMEN causantes, apercibiéndosele que, de no expresarse dentro ROSADO CINTRÓN, COMPUESTA POR: LUIS de dicho término, se tendrá por aceptada la herencia. BBVA y.

Sala de Mayagüez, al público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 24 de julio de 2019, por la Secretaria de este Tribunal, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente y/o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: “RÚSTICA: Solar compuesto de tres mil trescientos noventa y seis metros cuadrados con cinco mil cuatrocientos cincuenta y dos diezmilímetros de metros cuadrado (1,396,5452 m/c) radicado en el Barrio Hatillo Sector Playa del término municipal de Añasco, Puerto Rico. Colinda por el Norte, con terrenos de Luis Agrón y Fernando González Rivera; por el Sur, con el solar “B” segregado y Carlos Pérez: por el Este, con Fernando González Rivera; y por el Oeste, con Raúl Bayrón. Contiene una casa de concreto de dos plantas. La propiedad consta inscrita al folio 117 del tomo 98 de Añasco, finca número 3,087, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico,

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A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS BANCO POPULAR DE DESCONOCIDOS DE LA PUERTO RICO SUCESIÓN DE Demandante V. EDWIN PÉREZ ROSADO SUCN. ENRIQUE VEGA 1501 Apt. San Patricio VILLARUBIA, ET AL. Aparts Guaynabo, PR Demandados 00968; San Patricio Civil Núm.: ISCI201500576.

Apartments 14 Ave. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOSan Patricio Apto. 1501 TECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE Guaynabo, PR 00968 Calle Tilo EA 64 Urb. Los AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E. U.U., EL ESTADO Almendros, Bayamón, PR LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER00961 TO RICO, SS. Yo, José M. DE: BANCO POPULAR Crespo Nazario, Aguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, DE PUERTO RICO

sentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 266, otorgada en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico el día 24 de octubre de 2007, ante la notario Ana C. Reyes Morales e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Añasco, finca número 12,465, inscripción 2da. La propiedad está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: A. Aviso Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $185,000.00, con intereses al 7% anual, vencedero a la presentación, constituida mediante la escritura número 267, otorgada en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico el día 24 de octubre de 2007, ante la notario Ana C. Reyes Morales, Morales e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Añasco, finca número 12,465, inscripción 3ra. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico por la hipoteca de $185,000.00 total o parcialmente. 1. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, total o parcialmente el importe de la Sentencia emitida el 30 de junio de 2016, notificada y archivada en autos el mismo día. El importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, ascendente a las siguientes cantidades: $156,519.00 de principal, más intereses al 7% anual desde el 1 de marzo de 2015, así como los intereses acumulados y por acumularse a partir de esa fecha y hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; cargos por demora equivalentes al % de todos aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento hasta el total y completo repago de la deuda; $18,500.00, es decir, el 10% sobre el principal del pagaré hipotecario para el pago de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, según pactado; $18,500.00 de la cuantía original del Pagaré para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma de $18,500.00 equivalente al 10% del principal original del Pagaré para cubrir los intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley. El precio mínimo de licitación con relación a la antes descrita propiedad y la fecha y hora de cada subasta es como sigue: PRI-

$92,500.00. Las subastas de dicha propiedad se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Mayagüez, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. En cualquier momento luego de haberse comenzado el acto de la subasta, el Alguacil podrá requerir de los licitadores que le evidencien la capacidad de pago de sus posturas. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas o gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda responsable de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se le apercibe a los tenedores de gravámenes posteriores al que se ejecuta que, para proteger cualesquiera derechos que tengan sobre el inmueble, deberán comparecer a la subasta, pues de no hacerlo así y de no igualar el precio de venta del gravamen hipotecario que se ejecuta, el Tribunal ordenará la cancelación de todos los gravámenes posteriores. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Si se declara desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, durante horas laborables. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asocia-

24 do de Puerto Rico una vez por semana por un término de dos (2) semanas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre cada publicación. Se fijará además, en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía de dicho Municipio. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a su dirección que obra en autos. Una vez efectuada la correspondiente venta judicial, otorgaré la escritura del traspaso al licitador victorioso, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la Sentencia. Colocaré al licitador victorioso en posesión física de la Propiedad mediante el lanzamiento de los ocupantes en el término legal de veinte (20) días desde la fecha de la venta en pública subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el Tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante o ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. El Registrador de la Propiedad cancelará, libre de derechos, todo gravamen posterior a la fecha en que se otorgó la hipoteca que ha sido ejecutada mediante esta acción, y procederá a la inscripción de la venta a favor del comprador en subasta libre de todo gravamen posterior a la fecha en que se otorgó la hipoteca que ha sido ejecutada mediante esta acción. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Mayagüez. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a 21 de noviembre de 2023. JOSÉ M. CRESPO NAZARIO, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs.

ELMER COLÓN ORTIZ

Demandado Civil Núm.: CO2023CV00345.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

notifica que contra usted se ha presentado la Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero de la cual se acompaña copia. Por la presente se le emplaza a usted y se le requiere para que dentro del término de TREINTA (30) días desde la fecha de la Publicación por Edicto de este Emplazamiento presente su contestación a través del Sistema Unificado de represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Coamo, P.O. Box 1923, Coamo, Puerto Rico 007691923 y notifique a la LCDA. GINA H. FERRER MEDINA, personalmente al Condominio Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al Apartado 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-2342, Teléfonos: (787) 832-9620 y (845) 345-3985, Abogada de la parte demandante, apercibiéndose que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal hoy 14 de noviembre de 2023.

ELIZABETH GONZÁLEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. AIDA LUZ MERLY GARCÍA, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL II.

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COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO DE RINCÓN Parte Demandante Vs.

JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE, CORPORACIÓN PÚBLICA PARA LA SUPERVISIÓN Y SEGURO DE COOPERATIVAS DE PUERTO RICO (COSSEC)

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: MZ2023CV01926.

Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIDO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE.

Quedan ustedes notificados que la demandante de epígrafe ha radicado en este Tribunal una Demanda contra ustedes como codemandados, en la que se solicita la cancelación A: ELMER vía judicial de un Pagaré HiCOLÓN ORTIZ. potecario extraviado a favor POR LA PRESENTE: Se le de la Cooperativa de Ahorro

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y Crédito de Añasco, por la suma de $13,000.00, con intereses al 8.30% anual, suscrito el día 17 de septiembre de 1996, garantizado por hipoteca constituida en virtud de la Escritura Número 361, otorgada en Añasco, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Francisco J. Casalduc Delgado. El mencionado pagaré hipotecario grava una propiedad inmueble, 1uc se describe como sigue: RÚSTICA: solar marcado con el #1 en el Plano de Inscripción con una cabida superficial de 935.817 metros cuadrados radicado en el Barrio Leguísamo de Mayagüez. En lindes por el NORTE, con parcela de uso público; por el SUR, con Fidel Rivera; por el ESTE, con parcela de uso público y por el OESTE, con el remanente de la finca principal. Es segregación de la finca 6079 inscrita al folio 53 del tomo 250 de Mayagüez.

Finca número 34,190, inscrita al folio 199 del tomo 1128 de Mayagüez, última inscripción según libro sexto, sin embargo, debe ser la inscripción séptima.

El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lic. Rafael Fabre Colón, MCM Law Firm, LLC; P.O. Box 277, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681; Tel. (787) 2650334. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal de Trujillo Alto, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https: // www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy día 21 de noviembre de 2023.

LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA GENERAL. YAHAIRA TORRES MATÍAS, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V.

SUCESION DE CARLOS JUAN CARDONA DE JESUS Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: FA2023CV00735.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS JCFORTUNO@FORTUNO-LAW.COM

A: SUCESION DE CARLOS JUAN CARDONA DE JESÚS, COMPUESTA POR JAN CARLOS CARDONA CARPEÑA Y JOYCE OMAR CARDONA CARPEÑA; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION. CALLE ESTACION #121, RIO GRANDE PR 00745 (PLANO DE PARCELACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD RURAL PALMER DEL BARRIO MAMEYES); PO BOX 467, PALMER, RIO GRANDE PR 00721; BO. PALMER, 283 CALLE B, RÍO GRANDE, PR 00745.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de noviembre de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente 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 notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento 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 edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 29 de noviembre de 2023. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 29 de noviembre de 2023. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. AMARILIS MÁRQUEZ MÁRQUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA de Manejo y Administración de SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN Casos (SUMAC), el cual podrá acceder utilizando la siguiente JUAN dirección electrónica: https:// NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE unired.ramajudicial.pr salvo que el caso sea de un expeSERVICING diente físico o que se repreDemandante V. sente por derecho propio, en LA SUCESIÓN DE cuyo caso deberá presentar su ALDA ESTHER ARUZ alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar CANCEL, TAMBIÉN copia de la misma al licenciado CONOCIDA COMO Andrés Sáez Marrero, 1541 AIDA ESTHER ARUS Calle Ponce de León, Box 203, CANCEL Y POR AIDA Urb. El Caribe, San Juan, PR ESTHER CRUZ CANCEL 00926, Tel. (561) 338-4101, coCOMPUESTA POR ILSA rreo electrónico, asaez@tmpllc.

YOLANDA FIGUEROA com, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación ARÚS, ILIA ESTHER de este Edicto. Si usted deja de FIGUEROA ARÚS Y presentar su alegación responÁNGEL LUIS FIGUEROA siva dentro del referido término, ARÚS; CENTRO DE el tribunal podrá dictar sentenRECAUDACIÓN DE cia en rebeldía en su contra y INGRESOS MUNICIPALES conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro (CRIM) sin más citarle ni oírle, si el triDemandados Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV08868. bunal, en el ejercicio de su sana Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO discreción, lo entiende proceY EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA dente. Además, se le apercibe POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EM- que, en los casos al amparo PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. de la Ley Núm. 5 7-2023, tituESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ- lada Ley para la Prevención del RICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS Maltrato, Preservación de la ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO Unidad Familiar y para la SeguLIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER- ridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios TO RICO, S.S. el Tribunal podrá conceder A: LA SUCESIÓN DE AIDA que se incluyen la ubicación permaESTHER ARUZ CANCEL, nente de un (una) menor fuera TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA de su hogar, el inicio de proceCOMO AIDA ESTHER sos para la privación de patria ARUS CANCEL Y POR potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de AIDA ESTHER CRUZ menor. (Artículo 33, incisos CANCEL COMPUESTA la) b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023).

POR ILSA YOLANDA Se le advierte de su derecho a FIGUEROA ARÚS, ILIA comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que ESTHER FIGUEROA ARÚS Y ÁNGEL LUIS proceda. El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: FIGUEROA ARÚS. “Transcurridos treinta (30) días Queden emplazados y notifidesde que se haya producido cados que en este Tribunal se la delación, cualquier persona ha radicado Demanda sobre interesada puede solicitar al Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución tribunal que le señale al llade Hipoteca, en la que se alega mado un plazo, para que maparte demandada adeuda a la nifieste si acepta la herencia parte demandante la suma de o si la repudia. Este plazo no $82,838.80 de principal; más excederá de treinta (30) días. los intereses sobre dicha suma El tribunal apercibirá al llamado al 6% anual desde el 1ro. de de que, si transcurrido el plazo diciembre de 2019, los cuales señalado no ha manifestado su se acumulan mensualmente voluntad de aceptar la herencia hasta el saldo total de la deuo de repudiarla, se dará por da; más las primas por seguro aceptada.” Por la presente el hipotecario y riesgo; recargos Tribunal de Primera Instancia, por demora; los créditos acceconforme al Art. 1578, supra, y sorios; adelantos hechos en virel caso Banco Bilbao Vizcaya tud de la escritura de hipoteca Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana y cualquiera otras cantidades de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR pactadas en la escritura de hi689 (2005), les ordena que el poteca, desde la fecha antes término de treinta (30) días, mencionada y hasta la fecha de hagan declaración aceptado o total pago de las mismas, más repudiando la herencia de la la suma de $10,800.00 para causante, AlDA ESTHER ARUZ gastos, costas y honorarios de CANCEL, también conocida abogado. Por la presente se como AlDA ESTHER ARUS le emplaza y notifica que debe CANCEL y por AlDA ESTHER contestar la demanda dentro CRUZ CANCEL. Se les apercidel término de treinta (30) días be a los herederos antes mena partir de la publicación del cionados que de no expresarse presente edicto y deberá predentro de ese término de treinta sentar su alegación responsiva (30) días en torno a la aceptaa través del Sistema Unificado

ción o repudiación de herencia, la misma se tendrá por aceptada. Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 21 de noviembre de 2023.

GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. BRENDA BÁEZ ACABA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

SYLVIA ENID FARIÑA RAMOS T/C/C SYLVIA E. FARIÑA RAMOS T/C/C SYLVIA FARIÑA RAMOS

Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2023CV02243.

(403). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: PUBLICO EN GENERAL.

El Alguacil del Tribunal que suscribe anuncia y hace constar: A. Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Fajardo, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor de contado y en moneda de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América y cuyo pago se efectuará en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte Demandada en el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Condominio Miradores del Yunque de Río Grande, Puerto Rico. Apartamento: C-320. Cabida: 95.1937 metros cuadrados. Linderos: NORTE, en dieciséis pies diez y media pulgadas (16’ 10 ½”), con espacio abierto; SUR, en veintiún pies cinco pulgadas (21’ 5”), con espacio abierto; ESTE, en treinta y cinco pies nueve pulgadas (35’ 9”), con pared que colinda con el apartamento trescientos diecinueve (319); OESTE, en treinta y siete pies nueve pulgadas (37’ 9”), con pared que colinda con el apartamento trescientos veintiuno (321). Apartamento residencial de forma irregular localizado en la tercera planta del Edificio C, localizado en la Carretera PR número tres (3), Kilómetro 23.6, en el Barrio Ciénaga Baja, del término municipal de Río Gran-

de, Puerto Rico, el cual se describe en la Escritura Matriz de Dedicación al Régimen de Propiedad Horizontal con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: área total: se compone del área principal que constituye la unidad de vivienda, más dos (2) porciones de terreno discontinuas, que son los estacionamientos asignados, totalizando todo ello un área de mil trescientos veinte pies cuadrados con cinco mil ochenta y ocho centésimas partes de otro (1,320.5088 p.c.), equivalentes a ciento veintidós punto seis mil setecientos noventa y siete metros cuadrados (122.6797 m.c.).

Tiene su puerta de entrada y salida por su lado Este, que da al área del pasillo que conduce a las escaleras que le brindan acceso al edificio. Consta de sala-comedor, un (1) balcón, un pasillo que brinda acceso a las siguientes áreas: un (1) dormitorio con closet, área de lavandería, cocina, un (1) dormitorio con un closet, un (1) baño completo de uso general, un (1) dormitorio principal (“master bedroom”) en la cual ubican un área de “closet” y un (1) baño completo. Le corresponde a este apartamento dos (2) estacionamientos como anejo exclusivo y privado del mismo, identificado con los números trescientos veinte (320) y trescientos veinte A (320 A). Área total: doscientos noventa y cinco punto ochocientos cincuenta y seis pies cuadrados (295.856 p.c.), equivalentes veintisiete punto cuatrocientos ochenta y cuatro metros cuadrados (27.484 m.c.). Estacionamiento trescientos veinte (320): por el NORTE, en una distancia de ocho pies dos y tres octavos pulgada (8’ 2 3/8”), con estacionamiento trescientos veinte A (320 A); por el SUR, en una distancia de ocho pies dos y tres octavos pulgada (8’ 2 3/8”), con la Calle uno (1); por el ESTE, en una distancia de dieciocho pies media pulgada (18’ ½”), con el estacionamiento trescientos diecinueve (319); y por el OESTE, en una distancia de dieciocho pies media pulgada (18’ ½”), con el estacionamiento trescientos veintiuno (321). Estacionamiento trescientos veinte A (320 A): por el NORTE, en una distancia de ocho pies dos con tres octavos pulgada (8’ 2 3/8”), con facilidades vecinales; por el SUR, en una distancia de ocho pies nueve con un octavo de pulgadas (8’ 9 1/8”), con el estacionamiento trescientos veinte (320); por el ESTE, en una distancia de dieciocho pies media pulgada (18’ ½”), con el estacionamiento trescientos diecinueve A (319 A); y por el OESTE, en una distancia de dieciocho pies media pulgada (18’ ½”), con el estacionamiento trescientos veintiuno A (321

The San Juan Daily Star A). Considerando el área total de vivienda y las áreas totales de estacionamiento, le corresponde de forma conjunta una participación en los elementos comunes y elementos comunes compartidos del Condominio de cero punto cero cero ocho siete siete dos por ciento (0.008772%). Inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Tercera de Carolina, finca número 28,144. Dirección física: C320- MIRADORES DEL YUNQUE, RIO GRANDE, PR, 00745. B. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado están de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el epígrafe de este caso.

C. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. D. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma principal de $103,712.29, que incluye intereses según pactados, cargos por demora y otros cargos, que se acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de 10% del principal, por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se celebrará el día 8 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Fajardo, por el tipo mínimo de $139,900.00.

De declararse desierta dicha subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 15 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes mencionado. El precio para la segunda subasta lo será 2/3 partes del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $93,266.67. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 23 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar antes mencionado. El precio para la tercera subasta lo será 1/2 del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $69,950.00.

Y PARA QUE ASÍ CONSTE, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general y por un término de catorce (14) días en los sitios públicos conforme a la ley, expido la presente bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal, hoy 27 de noviembre

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NIEVES; ANDRES NIEVES CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CARO- general de Puerto Rico (“The cionada finca según el Artículo SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE San Juan Daily Star”) el 19 de 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirBIENES GANANCIALES MOJICA; JOSE ALFREDO LINA SALA SUPERIOR abril de 2023, en el presente mada la venta judicial por el HoBANCO POPULAR DE COMPUESTA POR RAMOS NIEVES; RAMÓN caso civil, a saber la suma de norable Tribunal, se procederá PUERTO RICO AMBOS, A SUS LUIS NIEVES MOJICA; $139,233.24 (reducido por pa- a otorgar la correspondiente Demandante V. gos aplicados en el caso de escritura de venta judicial y se ÚLTIMAS DIRECCIONES Y FULANO DE TAL Y HÉCTOR EDGARDO quiebras del demandado) por pondrá al comprador en pose- CONOCIDAS SON: (A) HC MENGANO DE TAL ORIENTAL BANK LEGAL NOTICE LÓPEZ SIERRA, T/C/C concepto de principal, más los sión física del inmueble de con- 3 BOX 6178 FAJARDO, Demandados Demandante V. LÓPEZ SIERRA intereses sobre dicha suma a formidad con las disposiciones ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO BANCO POPULAR DE Civil Núm.: BY2023CV01365. HÉCTOR PR 00738; (B) HC 66 Demandado razón del 5.00%, anual desde de Ley. Para conocimiento de DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUSala: 502.

Sobre: INPUERTO RICO Y OTROS BOX 9648 FAJARDO, PR NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA JUNCTION, ACCIÓN DE Civil Núm.: FCD2015-1508. el 1ro de agosto de 2015, has- la parte demandada y de toda Demandado(a) 00791; (C) PR 976 KM 2.1 Sala: 0401.

Sobre: EJECUaquella persona o personas ta su completo pago, más las CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUDESLINDE, ACCIÓN REIVINCaso Núm.: BQ2023CV00128.

MACAO SALA SUPERIOR DE DICATORIA Y DAÑOS Y PER- CIÓN DE HIPOTECA “IN primas de seguro hipotecario, que tengan interés inscrito con INT. FLORENCIO WARD Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O HUMACAO SALÓN DE SESIOFAJARDO, PR 00738.

JUICIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE REM”. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE recargos por demora y cuales- posterioridad a la inscripción RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ

de 2023 en Fajardo, Puerto Rico. SANDRALIZ MARTÍNEZ TORRES, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #737. JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO #622.

NES SALÓN 205

ASOCIACIÓN DE PROPIETARIOS DE LOS SAUCES, INC. Demandante V.

CARLOS R. GARCÍA ORTEGA Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: HU2023CV00698.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ R. GONZÁLEZ RIVERA JRG@GONZALEZMORALES.COM

A: CARLOS R. GARCÍA ORTEGA, NOEMÍ VELÁZQUEZ RODRIGUEZ, LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. DIRECCIÓN: URB LOS SAUCES, 232 CALLE POMARROSA, HUMACAO, PR 00791.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 de noviembre de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente 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 notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento 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 edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 27 de noviembre de 2023. En Humacao, Puerto Rico, el 27 de noviembre de 2023. IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. ARSENIA MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN SALÓN DE SESIONES SALÓN 501

EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAVIER MONTALVO CINTRÓN JMONTALVO@ DELGADOFERNANDEZ.COM

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de noviembre de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente 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 notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento 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 edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 28 de noviembre de 2023. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 28 de noviembre de 2023. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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JOSE E. FELICIANO PADILLA Demandante Vs.

ANDRES NIEVES PEREZ, SUCN. DE JOAQUINA NEVES MOJICA, COMPUESTA POR CARMEN LYDIA NIEVES MOJICA, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO, CARMEN L. NIEVES; Y EDUARDO RAMOS

DEMANDA - ENMENDADA EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: SUCN. DE JOAQUINA NIEVES MOJICA, COMPUESTA POR CARMEN LYDIA NIEVES MOJICA, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO, CARMEN L. NIEVES; Y EDUARDO RAMOS NIEVES; ANDRES NIEVES MOJICA; JOSE ALFREDO RAMOS NIEVES; RAMON LUIS NIEVES MOJICA; Y FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL.

Sírvanse quedar notificados que ante este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda sobre Injunction, Acción de Deslinde, Acción Reivindicatoria y Daños y Perjuicios contra usted y que este edicto se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general; y que de no comparecer usted dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de esto adicto, continuarán los procedimientos hasta su final resolución, sin más citarle ni oírle.

Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio.

La abogada de la parte demandante lo es: LCDA. MIRSONIA OSORIO, RUA 8242, URB. ENRAMADA, D-4 CAMINO DE DALIAS, BAYAMON, PR 00961; TEL (787) 795-4723, E-mail: mirsonia@3@gmail. com a quien usted deberá notificar con copia de sus alegaciones. En Bayamón, PR a 16 de noviembre de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SANDRA I BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 9 de noviembre de 2023, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: APARTAMENTO NUMERO 7,303: Apartamento residencial de forma irregular localizado en la tercera planta del Edificio “G” del Condominio de Apartamento Portales de parque Escorial, situado en la Carretera número #3, kilómetro 6.8 del término municipal de Carolina, Puerto Rico, con un área aproximada de 991 pies cuadrados equivalentes a 92.10 metros cuadrados. Son sus linderos los siguientes: por el NORTE, en 24 pies 10 pulgadas, con elemento exterior común limitados; por el SUR, en 24 pies 10 pulgadas, con pasillo, escalera y elementos exterior común; por el ESTE, en 42 pies 10 pulgadas, con pared medianera que lo separa del Apartamento número #7,304, pasillo y elemento exterior común y por el OESTE, en 42 pies 10 pulgadas, con pared medianera que lo separa del Apartamento número 7,102. Consta de terraza, sala-comedor, cocina, “laundry”, dos baños y dos dormitorios. La puerta de entrada esta por su lindero Sur. Este apartamento tiene una participación de 0.004965%, en los elementos comunes generales del Condominio. Este apartamento tiene asignados los espacios de estacionamientos números 211 y 212. Inscrito al folio 165 del tomo 1,257 de Carolina, finca número #53,942 Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda de Carolina. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada y notificada en este caso el 13 de abril de 2023, y publicada en un periódico de circulación

quiera otras cantidades pactadas en la escritura de primera hipoteca, desde la fecha antes mencionada y hasta la fecha del pago total de las mismas, más la suma de $14,261.40 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 29 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $142,614.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 5 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $95,076.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 12 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $71,307.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”.

La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la men-

del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de noviembre de 2023. Alguacil Héctor Peña Rodríguez, División de Subastas, Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina.

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(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 28 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente 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 notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento 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 edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de NOVIEMBRE de 2023. En FAJARDO, el 30 de noviembre de 2023. WANDA SEGUI REYES, Secretaria. f/ IVELISSE SERRANO GARCIA, Secretario(a) Auxiliar del Tribunal.

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E.M.I. EQUITY MORTGAGE, INC.

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SUCESION LUZ VIRGINIA CASTROS COLON Demandante v.

T/C/C LUZ VIRGINIA CAMILLE MILAGROS CASTRO COLON T/C/C ESPINOSA FUENTES LUZ CASTRO COLON Y OTROS T/C/C LUZ VIRGINIA Demandado( a) CASTRO COMPUESTA Caso Núm.: FA2023CV00847.

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INGRESOS MUNICIPALES tubre de 2092. Se entenderá interés puedan comparecer a la Certifico y Hago Constar: Que piedad y que todas las cargas Se notifica a todos los intere- personalmente al Condominio b. Pagaré a favor del Secreta-

Demandados Civil Núm.: RG2022CV00486.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Rio Grande, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo, el 8 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, 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 describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno radicado en el barrio Guzmán Abajo del término municipal de Río grande con una cabida superficial 0.176 cuerdas. En lindes por el NORTE, en 44.45 metros con terrenos propiedad de la señora Justina Salgado; por el SUR y ESTE, en 36.15 metros y 19.52 metros respectivamente con el remanente de la finca principal de la cual se segrega; y por el OESTE, en 15.88 metros con la carretera estatal número 956. Finca número 3214, inscrita al folio 55 del tomo 74 de Rio Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 15 del tomo 504 de Rio Grande, finca 3214, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, inscripción 10ª. Propiedad localizada en: PR 956 KM 3.4, BO. GUZMAN ABAJO, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $292,500.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 13 de oc-

que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes.

El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $292,500.00, según 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 Fajardo, el 15 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $195,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $146,250.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo, el 23 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $223,421.27 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $50,619.24 en intereses acumulados al 1 de marzo de 2023 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 5.56% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $8,452.09 en seguro hipotecario; $4,740.00 en tarifas de servicio; $5,476.77 en contribuciones; $550.00 de tasaciones; $440.00 de inspecciones; $75.00 de adelantos pendientes; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $29,250.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado, esta última habrá de devengar intereses al máximo del tipo legal fijado por la oficina del Comisionado de Instituciones Financieras aplicable a esta fecha, desde este mismo día hasta su total y completo saldo. La venta en pública subasta 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 saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún

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 laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy 09 de noviembre de 2023.

JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO #622. DENISE BRUNO ORTIZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #266.

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2019-HB1 Demandante Vs.

JOSE MANUEL O’FARRIL REYES T/C/C JOSE M. OFARRIL REYES T/C/C JOSE OFARRIL REYES POR SI Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; SUCESION ANA ROSA REYES T/C/C ANA ROSA OFARRIL T/C/C ANA R. O’FARRIL COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados Civil Núm.: RG2021CV00415.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO GENERAL:

en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Rio Grande, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo, el 8 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 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 describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno en el barrio Guzmán Debajo de Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cero punto cuatrocientos cincuenta y tres (0.453) cuerdas equivalentes a mil setecientos ochenta punto cero cero (1780.00) metros cuadrados, en lindes por el Norte, en sesenta y dos punto sesenta (62.60) metros, con camino de uso público, por el Sur, en dos (2) alineaciones distintas, una de treinta y seis punto cincuenta y cuatro (36.54) metros, con la Sucesión de Veremundo Quiñones y otra de veintiocho punto sesenta y ocho (28.68) metros, con la Sucesión de Veremundo Quiñones, por el Este, en una distancia de treinta y dos punto noventa y ocho (32.98) metros, con la Sucesión de Veremundo Quiñones, y por el Oeste, en una distancia de sesenta y cuatro punto setenta y tres (64.73) metros, con el lote numero dos (#2). Finca 22,012, inscrita al folio 112 del tomo 358 de Rio Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al Tomo Karibe, finca 22,012 de Rio Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III, inscripción 6ª. Propiedad localizada en: PR 956 KM 2.6, BO. GUZMAN ABAJO, RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO 00745. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $196,500.00.

Fecha de Vencimiento: 29 de agosto de 2082. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la pro-

y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes.

El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $196,500.00, según 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 Fajardo, el 15 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $131,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $98,250.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo, el 23 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $87,257.89 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $75,021.86 en intereses acumulados al 3 de julio de 2023 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 5.060% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $21,153.16 en seguro hipotecario; $2,938.98 de contribuciones; $5,648.00 de seguro; $785.00 de tasaciones; $1,500.00 de inspecciones; $12,537.65 adelantos de honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $19,650.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado. A tenor con la Regla 44.3 de Procedimiento Civil se condena a la parte demandada a pagar intereses aplicables sobre el importe de la presente sentencia incluyendo costas y honorarios de abogado, desde esta fecha y hasta que sea satisfecha. La venta en pública subasta 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 saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta.

sados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy 9 de noviembre de 2023.

JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO #622. SHEILA S. CRUZ SÁNCHEZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #427.

Las Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al Apartado 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-2342, Teléfonos: (787) 832-9620 y (845) 345-3985, Abogada de la parte demandante, apercibiéndose que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal hoy 14 de noviembre de 2023.

ELIZABETH GONZÁLEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. AIDA LUZ MERLY GARCÍA, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL II.

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Demandante VS.

JAVIER ORTIZ FLORES, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandado Civil Núm.: CO2023CV00344.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

Demandados A: JAVIER ORTIZ Civil Núm.: BY2023CV06542.

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En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo de los siguientes pagarés: a. Pagaré a favor de Senior Mortgage Bankers Inc., por $154,000.00, con intereses al 2.750% anual, vence el 30 de enero de 2066, se tasa en $154,000.00, según consta de la escritura #23, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 26 de febrero de 2015, ante el Notario Público Juan Luis Romero Sánchez, inscrito al Sistema Karibe de Bayamón Sur, finca #51015, inscripción 4ta.

rio de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, por $154,000.00, con intereses a 2.75% anual, vence el 30 de enero de 2066, se tasa en $154,000.00, según consta de la escritura #24, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 26 de febrero de 2015, ante el Notario Público Juan L. Romero Sanchez, inscrito al Sistema Karibe de Bayamón Sur, finca #51015, inscripción 5ta. Los cuales están garantizados por hipotecas sobre la propiedad que se describe como sigue: URBANA: Barrio Cerro Gordo de Bayamón Sur. Solar: Remanente. Cabida 778.315 Metros Cuadrados. Lindero: NORTE, con terreno segregado de María Antonio Rivera, por el SUR, con el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico; por el ESTE, con la Calle número 30 del Residencial Oller y por el OESTE, Eladio Rivera. Enclava una casa montada en columnas dedicada a vivienda, valor $16,000.00. Inscrita al folio #91 del tomo #1147 de Bayamón Sur, finca #51015, Registro de la Propiedad sección Primera de Bayamón. La parte demandante alega que dichos Pagarés se han extraviados, según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria, y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se les emplaza por este Edicto que se publicará en un 1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Lcdo. Jorge García Rondón, de PMB 538, 267 Sierra Morena, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926 dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarles ni oírles. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto por Orden del Tribunal, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico, hoy 27 de noviembre de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. LUREIMY ALICEA GONZÁLEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Hernández, who earned MVP & Cy Young awards and a World Series title in same season, is laid to rest in his native Aguada

By THE STAR STAFF

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uillermo “Guillito” Hernández Villanueva, who made history as a relief pitcher in the major leagues, was laid to rest last Friday in his native Aguada.

Hernández, who was known as “Willie” in the mainland U.S. during an 13-year MLB career, died Nov. 20 at age 69 at his home in Sebring, Florida due to several health problems. According to his wishes, his body was flown to Puerto Rico last Thursday, where it was received in the town of his birth in the island’s northwest corner.

Aguada Mayor Christian Cortés Feliciano announced on Thursday that a wake for Hernández would be held that afternoon, with funeral services taking place on Friday morning at Guillermo Hernández Stadium. Players from the Detroit Tigers, with whom Hernández etched his name in the MLB record books and would play out his career in the majors, were slated

to attend along with others.

Cortés Feliciano noted that in 1984, Hernández was the only Puerto Rican and Latin American pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award and the AL Most Valuable Player award, after helping the Detroit Tigers win the World Series (over the San Diego Padres in five games). He was only the third player in major league history to accomplish that feat -- the other two being Denny McLain, another Tigers hurler, in 1968, and Sandy Koufax with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963. Hernández was also the fourth pitcher to win both awards in one year in the American League.

Hernández, a southpaw, pitched 13 seasons in the majors for the Chicago Cubs (1977–1983), the Philadelphia Phillies (1983) and the Tigers (1983-1989). He went 70-63 with a 3.38 ERA and 788 strikeouts in 1,044 innings. He also saved 147 games.

“His extraordinary sporting feat serves and will serve as

The Eagles release a Christmas album. Not those Eagles.

By CALLIE HOLTERMANN

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ordan Mailata, a 6-foot-8, 365-pound left tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, was nervous for his next matchup. It was August, and he was heading into the recording studio to duet with the Godmother of Soul, Patti LaBelle.

“He sings his face off — I was shocked,” LaBelle said last week. “I said, ‘OK, let’s sing, honey.’”

They let it rip on a cover of Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas.” The song is a part of “A Philly Special Christmas Special,” a

From left, the Philadelphia Eagles teammates Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson in the recording studio for “A Philly Special Christmas Special.”

holiday album released Friday by Mailata, a tenor with a buttery upper register, and two of his teammates on the Eagles’ offensive line, Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson.

It is the trio’s second holiday album to raise money for Philadelphia-area charities. Its vocalists include NFL stars — Travis Kelce, a Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and Jalen Hurts, the Eagles’ quarterback — and musicians with ties to Philadelphia like LaBelle, a longtime Eagles fan.

LaBelle said she was excited to participate in a project that brought together the city’s passionate, and sometimes raucous, music and football scenes. She seemed only slightly disappointed that Taylor Swift, who is dating Travis Kelce, did not appear on the album — but said she would happily duet with her in the future. “That’s the girl I want to meet,” LaBelle said Thursday.

The idea for an Eagles Christmas album came from Jason Kelce, the team’s veteran center. “I love Christmas, and I had an idea that doing a Christmas album would be great,” he said in a video about the making of last year’s album. “The problem is, I can’t sing.”

So he enlisted Johnson and Mailata, a onetime rugby player who also competed on Season Seven of Fox’s musical competition show “The Masked Singer.” Connor Barwin, a former linebacker for the Eagles, said that the team has a running joke about Mailata: “He’s just playing football until his music career takes off.”

Barwin served as an executive producer for the album, which was released through his label, Vera Y Records. “You have three incredibly talented musicians that also happen to be the best in the world at playing football,” he said. “When you bring

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an example for all generations,” the Aguada mayor said. “Our people make a respectful pause in their work to receive this great Aguadeño who decided to return home on the date the Lord wanted it. Our condolences to his immediate family, to his wife Dulce María Carrasco, to his children, as well as to his extended family and all the people who knew him.”

Baseball historians point out that only 10 pitchers in MLB history have won the CY Young and MVP in the same season.

Of the 10, Hernández is one of three relievers. In Puerto Rico, Hernández, who was a three-time All-Star in the majors (198486), played seven seasons for the Criollos de Caguas, the Indios de Mayagüez and the Cangrejeros de Santurce between the 1975-76 and 1982-83 seasons.

Guillermo “Guillito” (“Willie”) Hernández Villanueva in two phases of his baseball life. it all together, the magic sort of happened.”

The album was recorded in more than 10 sessions at Elm Street Studios in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Its 11 tracks include covers of Christmas classics like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and the kitschy “Dominick the Donkey,” as well as an original song by Jason Kelce, “Santa’s Night.” The Kelce brothers sing a Philadelphia-themed cover of the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” that has already reached No. 1 on Billboard’s rock and holiday digital song sales charts.

“This thing was never a goof,” said Charlie Hall, who produced the album and is the drummer for the rock band the War on Drugs.

Hall worked with recording engineer Nick Krill and prominent Philadelphia musicians including folk-soul singer Amos Lee, indie artist Waxahatchee and saxophonist Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra.

To build the track list, Hall had long conversations with Eagles players about the Christmas songs that meant the most to them growing up. “Singing is such a raw, emotional thing,” he said. “I wanted to make sure that everyone was singing songs that they had some sort of connection to.” (Mailata, who grew up in Australia, was unfamiliar with most of them, he added.)

Proceeds from the album are being donated to the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. According to Vera Y Records, 50,000 vinyl copies had been sold by Thursday afternoon, already doubling the 25,000 vinyl copies sold of last year’s record.

The album’s title is a reference to the “Philly Special,” a trick play that helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl in 2018. The Eagles lost the Super Bowl to the Chiefs last year, but currently have the best record in the NFL. LaBelle is confident the team will go all the way this season. “When they win, they’re all going to come to my house for dinner,” she said.

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At PSG, a coach’s vision collides with a star’s power

By RORY SMITH

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ltimately, a single wrong answer cost Rafael Benítez his job, the one he had coveted for most of his working life. The slight downturn in results, the disaffection of the players, the sudden loss of trust from those who had chosen to employ him — all of it, he believed, could be traced back to that single, relatively harmless, misstep.

Not long into his ill-fated reign as coach of Real Madrid, in 2015, Benítez had been asked what seemed, on the surface, a simple question: Did he regard the team’s star, Cristiano Ronaldo, as the best player in the world? Perhaps Benítez was trying to be clever. Perhaps he was trying to challenge his star. Perhaps he was, unadvisedly, being honest.

Either way, he did not really see the big deal. Ronaldo was certainly one of the best players in the world, he responded. But then so was Lionel Messi.

Benítez said he did not want to have to choose between them. “It would be like asking my daughter if she prefers my wife or me,” he said, by way of explanation.

Barely four months later, Benítez was out at Real Madrid. The contemporaneous reports suggested he had struggled to build a bond with the players.

The reality, as far as Benítez was concerned, was more straightforward.

His answer, all those weeks earlier, had displeased Ronaldo, and the coterie of advisers and power brokers and hangerson who surrounded him. They would not forget the slight. From that day, Benítez was toast.

In that context is a lesson. Even the simplest question — the one that sounds and looks and feels so much like a softball, so basic and brief that it could not possibly do any harm — is at best a test.

Paris-St. Germain forward Kylian Mbappé in New York on June 21, 2022. (Josefina Santos/The New York Times) At worst, it is a trap.

You are a coach in charge of one of the world’s most prestigious clubs. In your care is one of the game’s brightest stars. What you believe, what you feel, what the objective truth might happen to be is irrelevant.

Do you think your player is the best in the world? For the purposes of harmony and unity and your own continued viability as an employee: Yes, you do.

That Luis Enrique, the Paris St.-Germain coach, chose a different path when asked precisely that question last month, then, constituted something of a risk. He had just watched Kylian Mbappé, not only his team’s unquestioned star but also its most valuable asset, its cornerstone and its unofficial sporting director, score a hat-trick in a 3-0 victory over Reims.

Mbappé had spent most of the

previous two summers threatening to leave his hometown. The club had, at various points, mobilized every single one of its resources — up to and including Emmanuel Macron, the French president — to persuade him to stay. The team’s hierarchy was reported to have afforded him powers so extensive and unorthodox that it is safe to say the leaders are operating on the assumption he very much is the best player in the world.

Luis Enrique, though, took even more of a risk than Benítez. “I’m not really happy with Kylian today,” he said after the win over Reims. “Why? Because managers are strange. About goals, I don’t have to say anything, but I think he can help the team more in a different way. I told that to him first. We think Kylian is one of the best players in the world. No doubt. But we need more, and we want him doing more things.”

It is to Mbappé’s credit that, just as the storm was gathering, he did his best to quell it. Luis Enrique had said precisely the same thing to him privately, he confirmed. He had, even if he said so himself, taken the criticism “well.” “He is a great coach,” Mbappé said. “He has a lot to teach me. From Day 1, I told him he would have no problem with me.”

Whether that will hold — and for how long — is impossible to gauge today, but it is another reminder of the inherent, inexorable tension between soccer’s two overriding urges — one that is far from unique to the modern Paris St.-Germain, but is perhaps drawn more clearly there than anywhere else.

There is one, the one that plays out on the field, that holds that this is now resolutely a coach’s game, one in which strategy conquers all and players are cogs in a finely tuned wheel, each following intricate and comprehensive

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And there is another one — the one that is rooted to some extent in the traditional economics of sports but has been exaggerated by the devotional nature of fandom in the digital age — that places individual stars at the front and center of a club. This theory has given these stars a heft and pull greater than the institutions that make and pay them.

None of that is new, of course — managers have always been compelled to balance the needs of the team with the wants of the individual — but it has never felt so pronounced as it is now, the twin forces never quite so repellent. The system may be the center of the universe, but the stars exert a gravity of their own.

PSG has been struggling with that equation for some time. It is not so long, after all, since it named a team that included Neymar, Messi and Mbappé, none of whom was especially keen to submit himself to the sort of defensive duties that are the preserve of lesser mortals.

Things have improved — Messi and Neymar have moved on, of course — but Mbappé remains: a wondrous, uplifting, irreplaceable talent, but still an entity that somehow remains distinct from the team itself.

Luis Enrique’s ethos is, like those of all modern coaches, based on collectivism, the complex interplay of 11 individual components. At times, particularly in the Champions League — where it has now failed to beat Newcastle United twice, been dismantled by AC Milan, and may not reach the round of 16 — PSG has the air of a machine spluttering to find a gear.

It is caught, in essence, in a trap.

Luis Enrique’s vision cannot take hold if Mbappé is an exception. Mbappé cannot be exceptional if he has to spend all of his time dutifully tracking his opponents. The star cannot shine without the system, but the system cannot hold in the shadow of the star.

Luis Enrique will do well to find a solution to that riddle. Sometimes, as those who have been in his shoes can attest, there are no simple answers.

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Dive deep. This isn’t a day to stay in shallow waters. This is a day to go beyond your normal limits. Although there may be a great emotional charge accompanying everything you do, let this be the excitement that fuels your passion and not the reason to stop. Getting started may be tough, and you may want to spend the day in bed. Once you get going, it may be hard to slow down.

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There’s a terrific intensity to today that may have you running for cover. You may be tempted to say your peace and run for the hills. Your selfconfidence may not be at its strongest, and you may feel as if other people are looking to find fault with you. Remember that you’re living this life for you and not for someone else. You make your own rules and set your own standards.

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You may think only advanced surfers can handle the big waves. But how are you going to improve your ability if you don’t test your limits?

This is your day. Take control and push beyond your boundaries. You’ll find validation. This is one of your fantastic “up” times when you’re glowing with passionate radiance that showers light on the rest of the world.

Finding solutions won’t be hard, thanks to your detective side today. You may feel like the real truth lies below the surface. At times you’re tempted to skip along the top of things without really considering what’s going on below. Today it’s a completely different story. Turbulent feelings and intense emotions from the depths of your soul are the hot topics of concern.

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If something is good, it’s likely to feel like utopia. If something is bad, it’s like the end of the world. There’s no middle ground. This is a day of emotional extremes. You feel like you’re giving it all or nothing. This is a climactic time for you.

Work with the energy at hand rather than try to resist it. Tap into your emotions and use them to your advantage.

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here’s a terrific, warm, and nurturing quality to the day. The people around you are validating your inner and outer aspects. Emotions could get intense, but your grounded perspective helps you see through the situation. Spend time cooking up a great meal for those you love. If you don’t feel like cooking, splurge on a good meal at your favorite restaurant.

here’s a terrific, warm, and nurturing quality to the day. The people around you are validating your inner and outer aspects. Emotions could get intense, but your grounded perspective helps you see through the situation. Spend time cooking up a great meal for those you love. If you don’t feel like cooking, splurge on a good meal at your favorite restaurant.

There’s intensity in your relationships now, and you may feel like every situation is life-or-death.

Calm those voices in your head. Meditate, take a yoga class, and breathe deeply. Know that nothing is really as dramatic as it seems. This, too, will pass. In a few days you’ll be able to laugh your worries away.

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Move away from the problems instead of stepping into them. You may not be able to see the potholes, so consider taking another road. Don’t waste time falling into a hole you can avoid. It may be difficult to deal with your emotions because your usual way of dealing with such intensity is to push it away, ignore it, and operate on a cerebral level. This attitude won’t serve you today.

There’s intensity in your relationships now, and you may feel like every situation is life-or-death.

Calm those voices in your head. Meditate, take a yoga class, and breathe deeply. Know that nothing is really as dramatic as it seems. This, too, will pass. In a few days you’ll be able to laugh your worries away.

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This is a terrific day in which you’ll be able to cut through the falsehoods and get to the essence of the issue. Don’t waste your time on superficial conversations and situations. Your energy is too valuable to spend on those who can’t see the deeper meaning. Meditation, intense conversation, and passionate love are in store today.

Embrace the sensual, sensitive being within.

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Whatever you do, infuse it with passion. You tend to overanalyze things when you should follow your intuition. You know in your heart which way to proceed and how to treat the people around you. Don’t try to force the situation or manipulate it into something it isn’t.

This is a wonderful day. You have a chance to share yourself with others. Receive the love and understanding you deserve.

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