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Justice Dept. Implements New Tools to Prevent Femicides, Prosecute Cases More Effectively

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Justice Dept. implements new tools to better prosecute gender violence cases

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uring the commemoration of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Justice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli Hernández announced on Monday the approval of an administrative order that will provide prosecutors with innovative tools to prevent femicides and effectively prosecute domestic violence crimes.

One of the tools consists of a risk assessment or danger assessment so that in every case of gender violence, prosecutors can identify the risk to which victims are exposed of losing their lives at the hands of their aggressors. The result of such an assessA Justice Department administrative order has been approved that will provide ment will empower the prosecutor to make decisions regarding security measures to prosecutors with innovative tools to prevent femicides and effectively prosecute protect victims, the coordination of services, domestic violence crimes. and investigation and judicial prosecution strategies. It will also help promote the participation of victims signed on Monday by the Justice secretary.

“This new manual is a comprehensive, standardized in the different stages of the criminal process of criminal cases. guide for all prosecutors on the appropriate way to conduct “With a focus on the prevention of femicides, we have sexual violence investigations and how to direct them accordincorporated into the investigation protocol of the Specialized ing to the victim’s particular circumstances,” noted Jessika Units of the Department of Justice a death risk assessment instrument that allows us to determine with scientific value the Correa González, who directs the prosecutors office. “Beyond level of danger faced by a victim,” the Justice secretary said. focusing on conviction, process cases in response to the needs “This mechanism was created by Dr. Jaqueline Campbell, a of the victims. So that they feel that justice has been done to professor at John Hopkins University who is internationally them during the process, from beginning to end, avoiding recognized for her efforts in defense of victims. This initiative is revictimization.”

The manual explains how to intervene with victims in an additional measure to those we have already implemented crisis in cases of a sexual nature, how to provide adequate to strengthen the processing of domestic violence cases with care for victims with functional diversity, the forensic medical a victim-centered approach and by the public policy of Governor Pedro Pierluisi, who recently extended the emergency examination when the abuse is facilitated by drugs and alcohol, intervention in hospital institutions, and the referral process declaration to eradicate gender violence.”

The risk assessment, implemented through the Coordina- with regard to integrated service centers, among other aspects tion Division of the Justice Department’s Specialized Units for of great relevance in case management.

“It is an interactive manual, which contains links to Domestic Violence, Sexual Crimes and Child Abuse (DCUE audiovisual material that complements the information on by its Spanish initials), is used by 48 states and nine countries. the protocols and processes that you must follow during your “The prosecutor will expand his role, because in addition management,” Hernández Gutiérrez said. “The fact that the to being in charge of criminal prosecution, he will be able to work on prevention, relying on a reliable scientific tool,” said manual comes into force through an administrative order of the prosecutor Laura Hernández Gutiérrez, the director of the secretary of Justice ensures the implementation and continuity DCUE. “This instrument will help the victim to protect herself of this effort.”

Likewise on Monday, the Justice Department activated the and the prosecutor to make procedural decisions and, in some Specialized Academy on Gender Violence and Sexual Crimes cases, even in determining the formulation of charges.” to train prosecutors on the administration of new prevention All prosecutors will be certified and trained to use the risk measures, as well as on the most recent amendments to the assessment, which will be incorporated into the new Prosecutor’s laws and protocols through which gender violence crimes are Manual for the Investigation and Litigation of Sexual Violence Cases, created by virtue of Administrative Order 2023-08, processed under the emergency declaration.

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Improvements to island’s permitting process are introduced

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and Permits Management Office Assistant Secretary Félix Rivera

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ov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia, Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its Spanish acronym) Secretary Manuel Cidre and Permits Management Office (OGPe) Assistant Secretary Félix Rivera announced Monday the first phase of improvements to the Single Business Portal (SBP), a platform for the permit application process in Puerto Rico, to improve permitting.

Pierluisi said one of the areas of most significant impact on the economic development and the reconstruction of Puerto Rico is the permitting system.

“In recent years, we have made progress since the single permit system was established through the Single Business Portal. It has been necessary to continue innovating and looking for ways to minimize and simplify the requirements for our people and our entrepreneurs to obtain their unique or construction permit, among others,” the governor said.

“With this in mind, the DDEC and the OGPe have worked to optimize the SBP, so that it is a digitalized platform, easier to use and with greater storage capacity.”

“The SBP improvement process included consultations with its users to ensure that it addresses areas that presented difficulties in its use,” he added. “Using the most modern technology, this first phase of optimization of the SBP turns it into a much more automated and more user-friendly platform, particularly in the two main products, the single permit and the construction permit, which represent 60 percent of applications.”

The system can achieve electronic validations, more inter-agency integration, greater capacity to manage the number of users and superior cybersecurity, the officials noted.

Likewise, it allows the user to know if something needs to be added to the presentation of their information, preventing a permit from being paralyzed for a long time due to a lack of information.

Cidre said improving the permit application process has been one of his priorities since he began directing the DDEC, as it will allow Puerto Rico to become a more competitive jurisdiction when doing business.

“To achieve this, we spare no effort to identify and

develop the best technological resources, in addition to training staff, so that they can offer excellent service to users,” Cidre said.

The new system is available for all users in the island’s 78 municipalities. Meanwhile, in this first phase of optimization, 20 municipalities have joined efforts to work on procedures for the automatic validation of the single permit and construction permit. They include numerous municipalities under OGPe, an autonomous municipality and the ABC consortium, which comprises the municipalities of Aibonito, Barranquitas and Comerío. The other towns are Gurabo, Trujillo Alto, Toa Alta, Naranjito, Morovis, San Sebastián, Lares, Moca, Cidra, San Lorenzo, Hormigueros, Florida, Aguas Buenas, Corozal, Sabana Grande, Orocovis and Ciales. The municipalities were chosen for aspects such as environmental risks, diversity of cadastre types and the impact of special laws. This guarantees a short validation time, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks.

The OGPe official, meanwhile, noted that they worked to accomplish a technological and modern transformation that will benefit the agility of the permitting process.

“New measures were implemented to reduce bureaucratic processes and workflow, so that all permit applicants can have a better experience. In addition, we have given priority to the optimization of the Construction Permit and the Single Permits, since they are the ones with the greatest demand and volume in the SBP,” Rivera said. “In the next phases, more municipalities will be integrated, along with the optimization of other consultations and procedures.”

Most Cobra invoices have been paid, but PREPA still disputes a portion

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he Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has approved most of a $82 million tranche of invoices from Cobra Acquisitions for work to repair the grid after the 2017 hurricanes destroyed it, but the utility disputes about $1.5 million, according to a recent joint status report.

Cobra also faces certain bureaucratic hurdles in getting its money. Payments to the company were delayed following criminal charges against former Cobra President Donald Ellison, who ultimately pleaded guilty to offering gratuities to a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator in exchange for a contract. They have also been delayed because all the PREPA officials with the authority to approve the invoices left when LUMA Energy took over the operation of PREPA’s transmission and distribution system.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has already reimbursed PREPA for the invoices for work completed five years ago after hurricanes Maria and Irma devastated the island.

Puerto Rico’s Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3) must now approve the invoices before Cobra is paid, the report notes.

That process generally takes 60 to 90 days, PREPA said in the report.

PREPA disputes about $1.5 million in charges for reasons it did not provide.

On May 16 of this year, Cobra filed a motion seeking to go over the bankruptcy stay in order to sue for its money.

After a series of other legal hurdles, on Oct. 19 the Title III court issued the status report order, directing the parties to file, by Dec. 1, “a joint status report addressing the status of each approved unpaid invoice that has not been submitted to COR3.

The government parties reported that on Nov. 1, PREPA submitted a request for reimbursement to FEMA for $82.3 million in approved unpaid invoices to COR3.

These invoices are subject to 90% funding from FEMA Public Assistance, meaning PREPA will need to pay the other 10%.

As of the aforementioned date, PREPA continues to

dispute charges for $1.5 million.

Each of the disputed charges is a portion of an invoice PREPA otherwise approved and submitted to COR3. Cobra has indicated to the government parties that it is not willing to include the resolution of these disputes in mediation.

The government parties are willing to do so.

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, for reasons it has not made public, is disputing some $1.5 million in charges for post-hurricane power grid repair work performed by Cobra Acquisitions.

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Seizures of illegal fireworks up 60% from last year

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olice Commissioner Antonio López Figueroa announced on Monday that seizures of illegal fireworks have increased by 60 percent compared to this time in 2022.

López Figueroa said law enforcement initiatives to combat the illegal transfer and sale of explosive devices have resulted in the seizure of 2 million units, or its equivalent, 55,000 pounds of illegal pyrotechnic material, during 2023. That represents an increase of 60 percent compared to 2022, he added.

The Puerto Rico Police Bureau’s (PRPB) Explosives Division is in charge of the seizure initiative.

“There are people who do not cooperate with regard to the safety of their community and make use of illegal devices that can

Ismael Cartagena Carattini, director of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau Explosives Division

cause injuries, burns, mutilation and even death, to themselves or to other people or animals,” the police commissioner said in a written statement. “Faced with this reality, during this year’s campaign, which has as its motto ‘The Safety of Your Family Is the Most Valuable Gift,’ we call for awareness and consideration to avoid the risks associated with the use of pyrotechnic elements during the festivities, especially Christmas and New Year’s. There are many ways to enjoy and celebrate. There is no need to resort to these devices, the effects of which are suffered by the most vulnerable.”

During the launch of the “Safe Christmas 2023” campaign at the PRPB shooting range on Isla de Cabras, the authorities presented examples of the negative impacts of the inappropriate use of pyrotechnic material. Joining

López Figueroa at the event were Explosives Division Director Ismael Cartagena Carattini, Public Safety Secretary Alexis Torres Ríos, Family Secretary Ciení Rodríguez Troche, and acting Consumer Affairs Secretary Lisoannette González Ruiz. Representatives of the Social Movement for Animal Welfare participated in the event to raise awareness about the harmful effects of fireworks on animals.

Torres Ríos urged citizens to enjoy Christmas with their families and take all preventive measures to avoid incidents with fireworks.

López Figueroa, meanwhile, warned that anyone caught with fireworks in violation of the law could expose themselves to fines of up to $5,000 and jail sentences that could reach three years. He urged citizens to report illegal activities through the confidential police line 787-343-2020.

Labor Dept. report shows all 2Q employment indicators up

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he Industrial Composition by Municipality report for the second quarter of 2023 shows a significant increase in all indicators when compared with both the second quarter of the previous year and the first quarter of 2021, namely in total jobs, total wages paid, average salary per worker and number of establishments.

“When comparing the recently reported second quarter of 2023 with the first quarter of 2021, a substantial increase in the level of salaried employment is confirmed, at a rate of 83,838 jobs.

This trend is consistent and validates the statistics we publish monthly in conjunction with the federal

government,” Labor and Human Resources (DTRH) Secretary Gabriel Maldonado González said. “Likewise, there is a marked improvement in earned wages, average wages per worker and the number of employers reporting. This is not a coincidence, but is a direct consequence of the economic rebound that Puerto Rico is experiencing under the vision and leadership of Gov. Pedro R. Pierluisi, which is also reflected in the lowest unemployment rate in our history and the highest labor participation rate in over a decade.”

For the second quarter of 2023, the average employment in Puerto Rico was recorded at 931,718, which in turn is 22,639 additional jobs compared to those reported during the second

quarter of 2022. The industries with the highest average employment were retail trade (130,191), public administration (122,005), and health and social care services (96,636). Those are followed by the accommodation and food service sectors (86,197), manufacturing (83,027), administrative services and solid waste (82,492), educational services (81,139), professional and technical services (40,015) and construction (34,592).

The 10 municipalities showing the highest average employment are grouped as follows: San Juan (253,019), Guaynabo (54,651), Bayamón (54,294), Carolina (48,843), Ponce (46,672), Caguas (44,239), Mayagüez (30,720), Arecibo (22,266), Aguadilla (18,618) and Humacao (16,988).

The report also indicates that during the second quarter of 2023, total wages paid by industries was $7,533,938,293, an increase of $486,211,387 when compared to the second quarter of 2022.

The industries with the highest wage totals were: public administration ($1,061,688,249), manufacturing ($830,777,595), health and social care services ($788,762,743), retail ($780,565,096), educational services ($674,348,612), and professional and technical services ($509,512,268).

The municipalities with the highest total salaries paid are: San Juan ($2,491,798,178), Guaynabo ($546,000,830), Bayamón ($408,379,529), Carolina ($364,596,568), Caguas ($335,406,507) and Ponce ($321,010,928).

The average salary per worker, meanwhile, reached $8,086 during the second quarter of 2023, which represents an additional $333 when com-

pared to the same period of the previous year. The industries with the highest average salaries were: company and enterprise management ($14,253); professional and technical services ($12,733); finance and insurance ($12,705); electricity, water and gas ($11,966); wholesale trade ($11,181); information ($10,311); manufacturing ($10,006); transportation and storage ($9,722); and public administration ($8,702). As for the municipalities, the report details that the municipalities with the highest average quarterly salaries per worker were Juncos ($12,539), Guaynabo ($9,991), San Juan ($9,848), Cataño ($9,261) and Maunabo ($9,093).

As for the total number of establishments or units, the report highlighted a total of 52,729 for the second quarter of 2023, representing an increase of 3,382 units when compared to the previous year.

The industries that reported the highest number of establishments were: retail trade (9,541), health and social care services (8,099), professional and technical services (6,206), lodging and food services (5,698), other services except public administration (3,769) and construction (2,774).The municipalities with the highest number of establishments are: San Juan (12,564), Bayamón (3,156), Guaynabo (2,715), Caguas (2,443), Ponce (2,410), Carolina (2,142) and Mayagüez (1,626).

The data in the report is obtained from quarterly reports submitted by employers covered under the Puerto Rico Employment Security Act. The report is prepared by the Quarterly Employment and Wage Census Program of the DTRH Statistics Bureau’s Division of Studies and Statistics.

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Pablo Guzmán, Puerto Rican activist turned TV newsman, dies at 73

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ablo Guzmán, who gained widespread media attention in the early 1970s as a leader of the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group based in East Harlem, then flipped the script to become an Emmy-winning TV news reporter, died on Sunday in Westchester County, New York. He was 73.

Debbie Guzmán, his wife, said the cause of death, in a hospital, was cardiac arrest.

The Young Lords, which Guzmán helped found in 1969, grabbed New York’s attention with high-profile street actions intended to highlight the deplorable conditions of neighborhoods like the South Bronx and East Harlem.

They built walls of garbage across city streets to protest ineffective sanitation, then set them on fire; they took over a church and used it to offer free breakfast to schoolchildren; and they briefly occupied a Bronx hospital, turning it into a free clinic.

Sanford Garelik, the City Council president at the time, derided the Young Lords as “terrorists.” Both the FBI and the New York Police Department spied on the group.

But thanks in large part to the charismatic Guzmán, the Young Lords’ minister of communication, the news media and large swaths of the public considered them folk heroes.

He developed close relationships with reporters, giving them a heads up before the next Young Lords action. He gave news conferences full of wit and quotable quips. And he was a wizard on the stump, drawing on influences like Malcolm X and Huey P. Newton to give voice to Puerto Rican identity at a time when the community was either ignored or feared by the city’s white establishment.

“If the Young Lords were considered the darling of the New York press, it was because of how Pablo organized the narrative,” Mickey Melendez, another founding member of the Young Lords, said in a phone interview. “We were good copy.”

Like many street-level organizations of the late 1960s and early ’70s, the Young Lords were short-lived. Undermined by law enforcement and torn by ideological differences, they folded by 1975, but not before leaving an indelible mark on the city.

Not only did their activism force the city to act — improving garbage pick up, banning lead paint in homes and building a new hospital in the Bronx — but they also brought pride and awareness to New York’s Puerto Rican community.

They helped drive the Nuyorican renaissance of the 1960s and ’70s and gave legitimacy to the wave of Puerto Ricans who poured into the city’s political and cultural establishment over the next decades.

“The Young Lords gave Puerto Ricans a kind of coming out party in the city,” said Johanna Fernández, an associate professor of history at Baruch College and the author of “The Young Lords: A Radical History” (2019).

Guzmán took his media skills and street credibility to

Pablo Guzmán, the the minister of information for the Young Lords, a militant Puerto Rican group based in East Harlem, during a press conference at First Spanish Methodist Church in New York, on Nov. 18, 1970. his next career, in journalism. He started out writing freelance articles for The Village Voice and hosting and producing a series of radio shows before becoming a reporter for WNEWTV, a FOX affiliate.

He went on to report for WNBC-TV and, from 1996 to 2013, for WCBS-TV as a senior correspondent. He won two Emmys, including one for his coverage of the murder of a New York police officer.

In these roles Guzmán became a celebrity of a different kind, for a different generation of New Yorkers. Avuncular, witty and erudite, he was at home interviewing children and mobsters, sanitation men and diplomats.

He was John Gotti’s favorite reporter, the one the mob boss called immediately after emerging from court during his trials of the 1980s and ’90s.

“People found him approachable,” Geraldo Rivera, who was a lawyer for the Young Lords before becoming a TV reporter, said in a phone interview. “He could go where a lot of rookie journalists couldn’t go.”

Paul Guzmán was born in Manhattan on Aug. 17, 1950, to Raúl and Sally (Palomino) Guzmán. His father was a department store manager; his mother was an office worker for Citibank. The family moved to the South Bronx when Paul was young.

He grew up straight and narrow. He was an altar boy at Lady of Pity, a Roman Catholic Church in the Bronx. He graduated from the elite Bronx High School of Science in 1968, then enrolled at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, on Long Island.

He married Debbie Corley in 1990. She survives him, as do their children, Daniel and Angela; his mother; and his sister, Tanya Guzmán.

During the second semester of his freshman year, Guzmán studied at a university in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The experience awakened in him an awareness of his Latino identity: He grew an Afro, began going by Pablo (he later legally changed his name), and returned more interested in

street activism than in completing his degree.

“Most of us in the United States did not know what we were,” he wrote in The Village Voice in 1984, describing his generation of Puerto Ricans. “We tended to identify, according to our skin color, with ‘being white’ or ‘being Black.’”

Guzmán joined a small group of like-minded young activists, mostly Puerto Ricans, to form the Sociedad de Albizu Campos, named for a leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement.

Early on, the group read an article about a similar organization in Chicago, the Young Lords, which originated as a street gang in the early 1960s. But by the end of that decade, under the influence of the Black Panthers, they had reformed themselves as political agitators.

In 1969, Guzmán and three others drove to Chicago to meet the Young Lords leadership and returned with permission to start a New York chapter. Less than a year later, though, they split from the Chicago branch, convinced it was not sufficiently revolutionary.

After serving nine months in federal prison in Florida for resisting the draft, Guzmán returned to New York in 1974 to find the organization utterly transformed. Even its name was different — it was now the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Party. He left at the end of the year, and in 1976 the party collapsed.

Thanks to his long career as a journalist, many New Yorkers who recognized him as a daily presence on the nightly news knew little of his time with the Young Lords. And while Guzmán never hid his history, he preferred to focus on his adventures in front of the camera.

He liked to tell of one, about covering a visit by Nelson Mandela, then the president of South Africa, to New York in the 1990s. At one point a member of the Mandela delegation told him that Mandela wanted to speak to Guzmán privately.

“My ego was jumping,” he recounted in an ad for WCBS. “All the other reporters thought I had the inside track. So I went over to him, and he wanted to ask me about John Gotti.”

Felipe Luciano, then chairman of the Young Lords, a militant Puerto Rican group based in East Harlem, holds a strategy meeting with Pablo Guzmán, then the group’s information minister, during an occupation of Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, on July 14, 1970.

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In Florida’s hot political climate, some faculty have had enough Wilson said that she particularly objected to what she regarded as intrusive requests from the state for information — to which her school resov. Ron DeSantis had just taken office in 2019 when the University of Florida lured ponded — on everything from how many students Neil H. Buchanan, a prominent economist had received transgender care to expenditures for and tax law scholar, from George Washington diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

University.

“It just felt very dystopian all the way Now, just four years after he started at the around,” she said. university, Buchanan has given up his tenured Her professional discomfort was matched by job and headed north to teach in Toronto. In a personal worries, because her child is transgender. recent column on a legal commentary website, “Florida isn’t a state where I can raise my he accused Florida of “open hostility to professors family or do my job,” Wilson said. She landed and to higher education more generally.” at Northern Illinois University.

He is not the only liberal-leaning professor To Christopher Rufo, a conservative writer to leave one of Florida’s highly regarded public and activist whom the governor appointed a trusuniversities. Many are giving up coveted tenured tee of New College of Florida this year as part of positions and blaming their departures on DeSana campus shake-up, faculty departures are a plus.

“To me, this is a net gain for Florida,” he tis and his effort to reshape the higher education wrote in a statement, railing against diversity prosystem to fit his conservative principles.

The New York Times interviewed a dozen The Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2023. Some grams and transgender medical care. “Professors academics — in fields ranging from law to psycho- academics have raised concerns that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s policies have become who want to practice D.E.I.-style racial discrimilogy to agronomy — who have left Florida public increasingly untenable for them. nation, facilitate the sexual amputation of minors, universities or given their notice, many headed to and replace scholarship with partisan activism blue states. While emphasizing that hundreds of top are free to do so elsewhere. Good riddance.” just say, ‘no, I’m not interested — it’s Florida,’” she said. academics remain in Florida, a state known for its solid and The University of Florida’s law school has been partiWalter Boot, a tenured psychology professor who had affordable public university system, they raised concerns that cularly hard hit this year, with a 30% faculty turnover rate. secured millions of dollars in grants for Florida State, is heathe governor’s policies have become increasingly untenable Some of those professors said political interference ded to Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, where he will for scholars and students. contributed to their departures, while other faculty said continue developing technology for the elderly.

The University of Florida said that its turnover rate is Florida’s reputation had deterred professors elsewhere Boot said he joined Florida State in 2008 and immediately not unusual and remains well below the 10.57% national from joining. felt at home on the Tallahassee campus: “This was the place average. Hiring, it said, has also outpaced departures. Florida For Buchanan, the economist and law professor, a fiI could see myself spending the rest of my career — great State University and the University of South Florida released nal straw was the institution of a review process for tenured department, great university.” similar figures. faculty, which he viewed as the end of academic freedom.

Things began to change, he said, when the DeSantis DeSantis’ office did not respond to requests for com“It’s not just that the laws are so vague and obviously administration started to push its education policies. Boot, designed to chill speech that DeSantis doesn’t like. It’s that ment. But Sarah D. Lynne, chair-elect of the University of who is gay, cited a 2022 law that limits what educators can they simultaneously took away the benefit of tenured faculty Florida’s Faculty Senate, said that little has changed except say about gender and sexuality in elementary schools. It was to stand up for what’s right,” he said. “It’s tenure in name that her campus has become the focus of national politics. not technically aimed at universities, but it fueled a frightening only at this point.”

Most people who leave, she said, do so for reasons that have environment, he said.

Since Buchanan writes on tax policy from a progressive nothing to do with politics.

“The run-up and aftermath of its passage involved hostile perspective, he said that he felt he could become a target “Florida isn’t really a unique scenario when it comes rhetoric painting queer and trans individuals as pedophiles and any time. to the politicization of higher education,” said Lynne, who groomers, rhetoric that came not just from citizens but from “The Republicans who are running Florida,” he said, teaches in the department of family, youth and community state officials,” Boot recently wrote in the Tallahassee Democrat. “are squandering one of the state’s most important assets by sciences. “It’s a beautiful state to live in, and we have amazing He pointed out that soon after the bill’s passage, a man driving out professors who otherwise wouldn’t have wanted students, so we’re staying.” threatened to kill gay people on Florida State’s campus. to leave.”

Data from several schools, however, show departure “It’s been very difficult, from a day-to-day rates have ticked upward. At the University of Florida, overall perspective, not feeling comfortable or even safe turnover went from 7% in 2021 to 9.3% in 2023, according where I live,” Boot said in an interview.

20% to figures released by the university.

Other gay professors cited recent state DE DESCUENTO A report by the Faculty Senate at the University of Florida sanctions aimed at transgender employees and AL PRESENTAR CORTINAS EN ALUMINIO Aprobado por DACO found some departments hard hit. The school of arts — which ANUNCIO. students who do not comply with a law, passed includes art, music and dance — “struggles to hire or retain in May, restricting access to bathrooms, as well good faculty and graduate students in the current political as state restrictions on transgender medical climate,” said the report, issued in June. procedures.

In liberal arts, the report said: “Faculty of color have left.”

Hope Wilson, who was a professor of eduDanaya C. Wright, a law professor who currently chairs cation at the University of North Florida in Jackthe Faculty Senate, said she sees job candidates avoiding the sonville, had served as an adviser to the school’s state. “We have seen more people pull their applications or Pride club and worked with the LGBTQ center. (787)923-1959/377-5662

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DeSantis says he would pass a bill to ‘supersede’ Obamacare

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ov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said Sunday that, if elected president, he would pursue legislation that would “supersede” the Affordable Care Act, echoing former President Donald Trump’s comments, which Democrats seized upon last week.

“What I think they’re going to need to do is have a plan that will supersede Obamacare, that will lower prices for people so that they can afford health care, while also making sure that people with preexisting conditions are protected,” DeSantis said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” He went on to say that repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act was a broken promise from Trump’s 2016 campaign.

“We’re going to look at the big institutions that are causing prices to be high — big pharma, big insurance and big government — but it’s going to need to be where you have a reform package that’s going to be put in place,” he said. “Obamacare promised lower premiums. It didn’t deliver that,” he added. “We know we need to go in a different direction, but it’s going to be done by having a plan that’s going to be able to supersede it.”

Trump called for the same thing last week, writing on his social media platform that he was “seriously looking at alternatives” to the Affordable Care Act. After President Joe Biden’s campaign denounced the statement, Trump wrote: “I don’t want to terminate Obamacare, I want to REPLACE IT with MUCH BETTER HEALTHCARE. Obamacare Sucks!!!”

DeSantis named two specific policies he would address: making health care costs publicly available so that

consumers can compare prices, and lowering insurance premiums for people who choose lower-cost providers. He called coverage for preexisting conditions, a key component of the Affordable Care Act, “an easy thing that we’ll agree on.”

Beyond that and a list of principles — “more transparency, more consumer choice, more affordable options, less red tape” — he did not go deep on his plan. Of the more than 40 million Americans covered by ACA plans, he said, “We’ll have a plan that will offer them coverage, so the coverage will be different and better, but they’re still going to be able to be covered.”

He said he would release a full proposal “probably in the spring,” which would be after a majority of states have held their primaries or caucuses.

While opposition to the Affordable Care Act was initially a vote driver for Republicans, the law has become much more popular over the years, and Republicans’ failed effort to repeal the law in 2017 helped Democrats in the 2018 elections.

A KFF poll in May found that 59% of Americans supported the ACA. DeSantis’ and Trump’s calls to replace it could play well in the Republican primary — only 26% of Republicans support the health law, according to the poll — but could become a liability in the general election because 89% of Democrats and 62% of independents support it.

The Democratic National Committee condemned DeSantis’ comments.

“DeSantis is hellbent on taking his failed ‘Florida Blueprint’ nationwide, even though it has contributed to some of the highest health care costs in America and left

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, speaking in Iowa City, Iowa on Oct. 20, 2023. DeSantis said on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, that, if elected president, he would pursue legislation that would “supersede” the Affordable Care Act, echoing former President Donald Trump’s comments, which Democrats seized upon last week. hundreds of thousands of hardworking Floridians without insurance,” Sarafina Chitika, a DNC spokesperson, said.

“If Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans have their way, they’d send premiums skyrocketing to line the pockets of greedy health care executives and their wealthy buddies.”

Florida, one of 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, had one of the nation’s highest percentages of uninsured people last year, according to the Census Bureau.

Venezuelan migrants could soon create New York’s first ‘Little Caracas’

By WINNIE HU and RAÚL VILCHIS

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Pedestrians on Roosevelt Ave. in Corona, Queens, where thousands of newly arrived Venezuelan migrants are making their home in the city, on Nov. 27, 2023. Venezuelan flags and foods are the latest additions to a popular hub for Colombian, Ecuadorean and Mexican immigrants.

nder an elevated subway track in Queens, Victor José Hernandez was whipping up the pepitos that he had perfected at a street cart in Caracas, Venezuela.

Layering freshly grilled chicken and beef with a halfdozen other ingredients on a split roll, he doused the heaping pile with homemade garlic sauce and grated cheddar cheese on top. Then he melted it with a blowtorch until it oozed.

The pepitos stand sprang up last winter on Roosevelt Avenue, a bustling commercial corridor that runs alongside the Spanish-speaking communities of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona. Just steps away, an Ecuadorean restaurant now displays a big Venezuelan flag and offers karaoke with Venezuelan love songs. And the line for arepas and cachapas (sweet corn cakes) spills out the door of a Venezuelan cafe.

Could this be the makings of a Little Venezuela?

Although New York City was built on immigrant neighborhoods — Chinatown, Curry Hill, Little Italy and Little

Haiti, among many others — it has never had a Venezuelan neighborhood. Historically, the city’s Venezuelan population was tiny and overshadowed by much larger Hispanic groups, including Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, immigration experts said. Many early Venezuelans also arrived with resources and connections and did not need to band together in a traditional immigrant enclave.

But that has changed as Venezuelans have become one of the fastest-growing immigrant groups in New York and around the United States. The Venezuelan newcomers — like generations of immigrants before them — have increasingly come together in the city, bringing their food, culture and identity to corners where there was none before and, in the process, taking the first steps toward staking a claim to a neighborhood of their own.

“It always starts with one restaurant or one food cart at a time,” said Murad Awawdeh, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, an advocacy group. That, in turn, leads to other businesses and cultural institutions.

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These immigrants not only build a thriving heritage, or 5,390 people, have settled, according community but also employ workers and generate to the census analysis. Even before the migrant revenues for the local economy, helping sustain the crisis, Donovan Richards, the Queens borough city through tough times such as the COVID-19 president and the son of a Jamaican immigrant pandemic. father, had opened an immigrant welcome center In 2021, before the recent influx of migrants, at his borough office in 2021. “Every day we know just 15,182 New Yorkers among the city’s 8.7 that more migrants are coming to Queens,” he said. million residents were of Venezuelan heritage, Sandra Sayago, 36, was a doctor in San Crisincluding 12,250 people who were born in Vetóbal, Venezuela, before immigrating in 2016 with nezuela, according to a census analysis by Social her young daughter. She found work as a server Explorer, a data research company. at a Mexican restaurant in Corona, and later maThey have fared better than other Hispanic rried the owner, Alfredo Herrero. Homesick, she groups. Venezuelan households reported a mestarted making the arepas and cachapas that she dian income of $74,936 annually compared with had learned from her grandmother. $48,866 for all Hispanic households, the analysis The couple opened El Budare Cafe in 2021 found. The median household income for all New along a stretch of Roosevelt Avenue that is a hub Yorkers was $70,411. for Colombian, Ecuadorean and Mexican immiBut since the spring of 2022, more than grants. They welcomed Venezuelan migrants with 136,000 migrants — many from Venezuela — have free meals, and in recent months, they have seen arrived in New York, many of them in desperate El Budare Cafe, the first Venezuelan business to open on the stretch of many getting on their feet. “People who asked need of help. About 56,000 migrants have been Roosevelt Ave. in Queens. The owners, Sandra Sayago and her husband, for help,” Sayago said, “are coming back now as placed in Manhattan shelters and another 41,000 Alfredo Herrero, serve the arepas and cachapas that she learned to make customers.” from her grandmother in Venezuela. in Queens shelters, according to city officials.

Over at Palacio De Los Pepitos, a desolate Some Venezuelan recent arrivals have moved corner beside the No. 7 train has turned into a in with family and friends. Rayquel Delgado, 24, lives with Venezuelan-born residents in the United States in 2022, or Venezuelan block party. The tent goes up, tables and chairs his cousin in Jackson Heights. “I feel comfortable here since nearly double the 351,000 residents in 2017, according to fill the sidewalk, and the grill is fired up to the beat of salsa census data. everyone speaks Spanish,” he said. baúl, a type of salsa music known for its romantic lyrics that Venezuelans helped build the city of Doral, Florida, The new crop of Venezuelan businesses in Queens is popular in Venezuela.

— started by or catering to Venezuelan immigrants — is which was incorporated in 2003 on former swampland west On a recent night, Hernandez’s pepito-making was one of the first steps in the process of establishing an ethnic of downtown Miami. More than one-third of its 84,000 resi- being streamed live on TikTok as customers lined up. One neighborhood, said Robert Smith, a sociologist and professor dents are Venezuelan, earning it the nickname “Doralzuela.” man leaned over to give him a fist bump.

They were mainly from the upper and upper-middle at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Hernandez’s boss, Marvin Ramirez, 34, was taking orclasses and could afford to buy homes and start businesses, Baruch College. “People are trying to make money, so you ders on a tablet. Ramirez, the son of a Colombian immigrant open a restaurant and then it becomes a social center as said Doral Mayor Christi Fraga. A Venezuelan restaurant at mother, grew up in Manhattan and discovered pepitos while a gas station, El Arepazo, became one of the first places for well,” he said. playing professional basketball in Colombia. He decided to Once large numbers of Venezuelan immigrants gather immigrants to gather for food, culture and political rallies. start his own pepitos stand after hearing from Venezuelan “They really established the community we have in one place, they will begin to have a visible “street presenfriends in New York that they could not find authentic Vece,” from storefront signs in Spanish advertising Venezuelan today,” Fraga said. nezuelan street food.

In New York, Venezuelans have largely dispersed across foods to new churches and community organizations, he said.

Ramirez, who has been called “the king of pepitos,” Although this could happen over just a few months, it the city. When Héctor Arguinzones arrived in 2014 from said he set out to make good food — and ended up bringing could still take years for a Venezuelan neighborhood to be Caracas, “finding a Venezuelan on the street, it was almost Venezuelans together in a neighborhood that they could recognized by others, because New York is such a “hyper- impossible,” he recalled. perhaps someday call Little Caracas.

Arguinzones, now 51, and his family moved in with diverse place,” Smith said. “There are so many different “I think it’s time,” he said. “Everyone should have that immigrant groups already established, it makes it harder for his sister-in-law in Harlem. He and his wife, Niurka Melén- place where they can feel that they’re not so many miles them to stand out,” he said, unlike if there were “several dez, went on to found Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid, a away from home.” hundred immigrants from the same country in a small town.” nonprofit organization that grew out of their efforts to share Miguel Linares, 23, rented a room in Jackson Heights what they learned from starting over in New York.

In contrast, another recent group of immigrants did have in February after moving with his family from Florida, and before that, Peru and Venezuela. When he spotted street a neighborhood to tap into. More than 5,700 Ukrainians have vendors on Roosevelt Avenue, Linares, who had worked in settled in the Brighton Beach area in Brooklyn since the spring of 2022, according to federal aid applications, following in flea markets in South America, saw an opportunity.

Linares and his wife, daughter and mother organized the footsteps of earlier immigrants from the region.

“The fact that this is a Russian-speaking neighborhood a makeshift flea market from vans parked around the corner, emptying bags of clothes onto blankets spread on the is a very big draw,” said Sue Fox, executive director of Shosidewalk. Other Venezuelans started selling toys and hou- refront YM-YWHA of Brighton-Manhattan Beach, a Jewish sehold goods beside them. “Everyone is looking to make a community center, which has expanded its English-language classes for newcomers. Some Ukrainians also had local living,” he said.

Across the country, Venezuelans were the fastest- connections to family and friends, which made it easier to growing immigrant group over the past five years, said Julia find housing, jobs and a support network.

Many Venezuelans have gravitated toward Queens, Venezuelan bracelets, recently added to a longtime Gelatt, an associate director at the Migration Policy Institute, a research group in Washington. There were 668,000 where more than one-third of all New Yorkers of Venezuelan vendor’s jewelry stand.

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Drunk and asleep on the job: Air traffic controllers pushed to the brink

By EMILY STEEL and SYDNEY EMBER

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ne air traffic controller went into work drunk this summer and joked about “making big money buzzed.” Another routinely smoked marijuana during breaks. A third employee threatened violence and then “aggressively pushed” a colleague who was directing airplanes.

The incidents were extreme examples, but they fit into a pattern that reveals glaring vulnerabilities in one of the most important protective layers of the nation’s aviation safety system.

In the past two years, air traffic controllers and others have submitted hundreds of complaints to a Federal Aviation Administration hotline describing issues like dangerous staffing shortages, mental health problems and deteriorating buildings, some infested by bugs and black mold.

There were at least seven reports of controllers sleeping on duty and five about employees working while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The New York Times obtained summaries of the complaints through an open-records request.

Air traffic controllers, who spend hours a day glued to monitors or scanning the skies, with the lives of thousands of passengers at stake, are a last line of defense against crashes. The job comes with high stakes and intense pressure, even in the best of conditions.

Yet the conditions for many controllers are far from ideal. A nationwide staffing shortage — caused by years of employee turnover and tight budgets, among other factors — has forced many controllers to work six-day weeks and 10-hour days.

The result is a fatigued, distracted and demoralized workforce that is increasingly prone to making mistakes, according to a Times investigation. The findings are based on interviews with more than 70 current and former air traffic controllers, pilots and federal officials, as well as thousands of pages of federal safety reports and internal FAA records the Times obtained.

While the U.S. airspace is remarkably safe, potentially dangerous close calls have been happening, on average, multiple times a week this year, the Times reported in August. Some controllers say they fear a deadly crash is inevitable.

In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, there were 503 air traffic control lapses the FAA preliminarily categorized as “significant,” 65% more than in the prior year, according to internal agency reports reviewed by the Times. During that period, air traffic increased about 4%.

A database of aviation safety issues is peppered with recent mistakes by exhausted contro-

A plane passes over I-5 on a routine approach to San Diego International Airport, on Nov. 30, 2023. San Diego is one of hundreds of airports facing a shortage of air traffic controllers; a series of recent close calls here show how the combination of overworked controllers and thin staffing can create dangerous situations. llers. A controller at the air traffic control center in the Jacksonville, Florida, area instructed one airliner to turn into the path of another, later blaming being overworked and fatigued. A controller at a facility that monitors the skies above Southern California told a plane to fly too low, attributing the lapse to being “extremely tired” after working “continuous” overtime.

“If I can make a small mistake like that, I can make a bigger one,” the controller wrote in a submission included in the database, which is maintained by NASA. Many controllers are aviation enthusiasts who are drawn to the job because it can pay six figures. Some relish the opportunity to earn more by working overtime.

But the Times found the combination of sixday workweeks and round-the-clock schedules has caused controllers to develop physical and mental health problems. Many avoid seeking professional help because doing so might jeopardize the medical clearances they need to work. Some turn to sleeping pills or alcohol to cope. Others resign or retire.

The FAA estimated more than 1,400 controllers — or about 10% of the total workforce — would depart this fiscal year.

Jeannie Shiffer, an FAA spokesperson, said the agency “maintains the safest, most complex and busiest airspace in the world.” She added, “The nation absolutely needs more air traffic controllers, and growing the workforce will result in better working conditions and more flexibility.”

Ever since the Reagan administration replaced thousands of striking controllers, the agency has struggled to keep pace with waves of retirements. The problem grew worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the FAA slowed training

of new controllers.

For the current fiscal year, the FAA sought $117 million to train controllers and hire 1,800 new ones.

Yet training is difficult; many aspiring controllers fail. The FAA’s hiring plan is expected to have “a negligible improvement over today’s understaffed levels,” with a net increase of fewer than 200 controllers by 2032, the National Airspace System Safety Review Team, a group of experts appointed by the agency, said in a November report.

From 2011 to 2022, the number of fully certified controllers declined more than 9%, even though traffic increased. Based on targets set by the FAA and the union representing controllers, 99% of the nation’s air traffic control sites are understaffed.

To help fill that gap, controllers at 40% of the facilities worked six-day weeks at least once a month last year, according to the controllers union. The number of overtime hours clocked by controllers nearly tripled over the past decade, according to FAA data.

The Jacksonville air traffic control center is one of the country’s busiest. Yet it has only 207 controllers, below the target of 298 set by the FAA and the controllers union.

The toll on safety has become apparent.

There was the close call caused by the fatigued controller, which occurred in April. And in a confidential safety report last year, a Jacksonville controller described hyperventilating and struggling to stand after two hours of directing heavy plane traffic.

“We have recently had a heart attack, multiple panic attacks (including my own), people losing their medicals due to depression and some that just outright quit the FAA because it has gotten so bad,” the controller wrote. “Who knows how many other stress-induced physical and mental issues are happening that we don’t even know about yet,” the controller added. “This place is breaking people. We need help. I’ll say it again, SOS!!”

At a Senate hearing in November, Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said the shortage of air traffic controllers, coupled with mandatory overtime, had become a threat to aviation safety.

In interviews and complaints submitted to the FAA, air traffic employees warned that they and their colleagues were buckling.

— One complaint described a controller “caught sleeping on operational positions numerous times.” Another described two controllers falling asleep “while providing air traffic services.”

— An employee “physically assaulted one controller, verbally assaulted another controller,”

who began to cry, and then shoved a chair at someone. Other hotline reports also detailed physical and verbal attacks.

— Several controllers reported that co-workers appeared unstable, with one “showing extreme signs of mental problems.”

— Controllers in one location were reported for “using alcohol and illegal drugs while on position” directing traffic. Another described the “strong odor of alcohol” on multiple air traffic employees.

— One controller who worked in Colorado and elsewhere said she consumed up to nine vodka drinks a night to deal with trouble sleeping and recurrent panic attacks her doctor attributed, in part, to her job.

Shiffer, the FAA spokesperson, said the agency investigates all hotline complaints and acts on credible ones.

Controllers said they had been reluctant to seek help for physical and mental health problems because of the FAA’s rules requiring medical clearances.

The guidelines, which are designed to ensure controllers are mentally and physically sound, prohibit them from taking certain medications that can cause drowsiness or other side effects. The rules also disqualify controllers with certain medical conditions from working.

One unintended consequence, numerous controllers said, is that they avoid taking necessary medications or resort to alcohol or drugs.

Shiffer said the agency took controllers’ health seriously, including by offering free counseling.

Ashley Smith had worked for more than a decade as a controller in the Atlanta area.

In January 2022, an error by a controller in Atlanta caused two Delta airliners to get dangerously close, according to internal FAA safety reports. A cockpit collision alert prompted one plane’s pilots to quickly climb. In a review, the FAA acknowledged fatigue might have been a factor, given the controller’s schedule had included two overtime shifts in each of the previous three weeks.

A few weeks after the close call, Smith sent an email to Tim Arel, a senior FAA air traffic official. She detailed how multiple recent near misses in Atlanta had involved controllers who had repeatedly pulled overtime shifts.

Arel responded the next day, acknowledging the agency faced staffing issues.

Three months later, Smith resigned, convinced that nothing would ever improve.

“They are kicking the can down the road,” she said.

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Wall St rally loses steam as data-heavy week looms, yields rise MOST ASSERTIVE STOCKS

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.S. stocks fell on Monday after rallying the previous week, on caution ahead of a slew of economic data due this week that will likely put to test the narrative of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by early next year.

U.S. stocks kicked off December on an upbeat note, extending gains from the previous month that were driven by robust earnings and expectations that the Fed was done with its rate-hiking campaign.

The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) registered its highest close of the year on Friday as remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell bolstered the peak rates view.

Pressuring equities on Monday were higher U.S. Treasury yields, which made returns on stocks less attractive.

Megacap names including Nvidia (NVDA.O), Meta Platforms (META.O) and Apple (AAPL.O) fell between 1.8% and 3.3%.

Shares of Alaska Air Group (ALK.N) dropped 15.8% after the carrier said on Sunday it would acquire peer Hawaiian Holdings (HA.O) for $1.9 billion, including debt.

Hawaiian’s shares nearly tripled in value.

Traders have priced in the likelihood that the central bank will keep rates unchanged next week, with about 58% betting on rate cuts starting as soon as March 2024, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.

However, some analysts have cautioned that markets have been too quick to price in lower interest rates.

“No one expects any more rate hikes at this point,” said Joe Saluzzi, partner and co-founder at Themis Trading in Chatham, New Jersey.

“I don’t see them cutting (rates) unless you start to see some really significant poor numbers coming into the economy, which we haven’t seen yet.”

Analysts have, however, alluded to the possibility of a Santa Claus rally as equities rebound from a likely mid-December low due to tax loss harvesting - a process in which investors sell underperforming stocks to lock in tax benefits.

A number of economic reports through the week, including November’s non-farm payrolls report on Friday, will

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provide a gauge on the interest rate path as well as the potential for a “soft landing” - where the Fed manages to bring inflation under control, while averting a recession.

Adding to declines on Monday were renewed fears about a widening of the war between Israel and Hamas after an attack on three commercial vessels in the southern Red Sea. At 11:35 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average

(.DJI) was down 177.00 points, or 0.49%, at 36,068.50, the S&P 500 (.SPX) was down 42.20 points, or 0.92%, at 4,552.43, and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) was down 205.15 points, or 1.43%, at 14,099.88.

Shares of cryptocurrency firms such as Coinbase Global (COIN.O), Riot Platforms (RIOT.O) and Marathon Digital (MARA.O) rose between 4.9% and 6.3%, as bitcoin crossed $40,000 for the first time this year.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.42to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.06-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. .The S&P index recorded 37 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 90 new highs and 40 new lows.

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Israel expands ground operations ‘all across the Gaza Strip’

By ANDRÉS R. MARTÍNEZ

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s Israel widened its military campaign against Hamas into the southern Gaza Strip, it redoubled its orders Monday for people to leave parts of Khan Younis, the area’s largest city, and head to shelters farther south including to Rafah, on the Egyptian border.

But aid agencies warned that the shelters there were already overcrowded, and Israeli warplanes struck the Rafah area early Monday, according to Palestinian news outlets and photos, which showed people carrying bodies swaddled in blankets away from scenes of destruction.

The Israeli warnings, and the heavy

bombardment of southern Gaza, confronted hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the urgent and frightening choice of whether to stay in areas that the Israeli military has signaled will be the focus of the next phase of its war or to heed its orders to evacuate to places that were already coming under attack.

Israel has signaled that it is preparing a ground invasion of the south, with the military’s chief spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, saying late Sunday that it “continues and expands its ground operations against Hamas strongholds all across the Gaza Strip.”

A senior official with Hamas, the armed group that controls much of Gaza, said

Many displaced Palestinians have been forced to relocate again as the Israeli military said it is expanding ground operations “all across the Gaza Strip.”

late Sunday that Israeli ground troops had not entered the south. But Hamas’ military wing said its fighters had targeted a tank and personnel carrier north of Khan Younis and several Israeli military vehicles in central Gaza. The claims could not be verified, and with communications networks disrupted, it was not possible to gain an independent assessment of the fighting.

The Israeli military has expanded its evacuation orders in the south, echoing similar orders it gave before sending troops into northern Gaza in late October. The military has said it intended to move civilians out of harm’s way.

Many Palestinians in Gaza were confused by the announcements, which were posted on social media in Arabic and accompanied by a map of Gaza that divided the territory into nearly 2,400 zones. On Monday, a spokesperson for the Israeli military posted a map calling on people to move to areas southeast of Khan Younis and in Rafah, which the United Nations’ humanitarian office said “are already overcrowded.”

The Israeli military advised residents to pay attention to announcements about whether their zone was being evacuated, but the United Nations said it was unclear whether many Palestinians were able to see the online map, given disruptions in electricity and communications.

After more than a month of fighting

concentrated in northern Gaza — and a weeklong cease-fire that expired Friday — Israel believes the Hamas leaders who planned the Oct. 7 attacks that officials say left at least 1,200 people dead in Israel are hiding in the south. Israel’s military has responded to the attacks with nearly two months of airstrikes and a ground invasion of northern Gaza that have killed more than 15,000 Palestinians, according to health officials in Gaza, and pushed an estimated 1.75 million Palestinians south.

Hundreds of people have been killed since hostilities resumed Friday, according to health officials in Gaza, who have warned that medical facilities remain desperately short of supplies, as Israel has sharply restricted the amount of humanitarian aid allowed to enter the enclave.

“The level of human suffering is intolerable,” said Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who visited Gaza on Monday. In a statement, she said, “It is unacceptable that civilians have no safe place to go in Gaza, and with a military siege in place there is also no adequate humanitarian response currently possible.”

Fighting has continued elsewhere in the enclave. The Israeli military reported the deaths of three of its soldiers Sunday, two in battles in northern Gaza and one in a battle in the central part of the strip.

Volcanic eruption kills at least 11 hikers in Indonesia

By HANNAH BEECH and RIN HINDRYATI

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he bodies of 11 hikers were found on the slopes of Mount Marapi on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after a volcanic eruption sent ash plumes cascading down the mountain Sunday, the local search and rescue agency said Monday.

Dozens of climbers were on the active volcano in West Sumatra province when it began spewing a column of ash nearly 3,000 meters, about 10,000 feet, high, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

Volcanic ash rained on nearby towns, and residents were advised not to leave their homes, the agency said.

The local search and rescue team based in the city of Padang said that 12 climbers were still missing. Efforts to

find them have been stalled by periodic volcanic activity, the team leader, Abdul Malik, said in a statement. As of Monday morning, eight eruptions had been recorded.

Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago nation, is sprawled across the so-called Ring of Fire, where the meeting of tectonic plates catalyzes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Marapi has erupted several times in recent years.

During an eruption in January, the disaster mitigation agency said climbers were still camping on the volcano despite warnings not to ascend.

Seismologists said the eruption Sunday came without the preamble that often precedes such activity. On Saturday and Sunday, 75 hikers were cleared to climb the mountain, according to the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency, which issues permits to access Marapi.

Lingga Duta Andrefa, a university student, was trekking with two friends when they heard a roar like an airplane flying overhead.

Climbers who were ahead of them on the mountain yelled down that the volcano was erupting. Rocks, some as large as a human head, rained down like a hailstorm, Lingga said. Ash plumes coursed down the mountain. Smoke choked those trying to escape. The eruption sent molten sand, ash and rocks hurtling, spanning a nearly 2-mile radius.

Lingga and his friends sheltered beneath an overhang, seeking protection from the airborne debris, before running down to safety. They narrowly missed a landslide, triggered by crashing boulders. Some of the climbers who were not far from them did not make it out alive, he said.

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Paris attack suspect pledged allegiance to ISIS, prosecutor says

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he main suspect in an assault that left one tourist dead and two other people injured in Paris was known to French intelligence services for Islamic extremism and had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group before the attack, French authorities said Sunday.

Jean-François Ricard, France’s top antiterrorism prosecutor, said at a news conference in Paris that the suspect had shown “persistent radicalization,” had a prior terrorism conviction and had been in contact online with jihadis responsible for terrorist attacks in France.

But the suspect, identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, also suffers from psychiatric disorders, and authorities had not detected any imminent plans to carry out an attack, despite a recent alert raised by the suspect’s mother, Ricard said.

The attack Saturday laid bare not only the difficulty in monitoring suspected extremists with mental health issues but also the challenges that lie ahead for President Emmanuel Macron’s government as it tries to reassure the world that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris will be safe.

In a sign of how seriously authorities were treating the episode, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne oversaw a special Cabinet meeting Sunday “to provide a full update on the security arrangements in place, the treatment of the most dangerous individuals and the aftermath of this fatal attack,” her office said.

The French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, told TF1 television Sunday that the country was “durably under threat from Islamist terrorism” but said it would be ready to host the Olympic Games. They include an opening ceremony on the Seine that critics have called extremely difficult to secure.

Macron’s government says tens of thousands of security forces will be deployed during the event, and Darmanin said that areas near the opening ceremony would be largely cordoned off, with tight security and highly restricted access “so that this kind of thing does not occur.”

France was hit with large-scale Islamic terrorist attacks in 2015 and 2016, and then by a string of smaller but deadly shootings and stabbings in subsequent years. The country has been on its highest terrorism threat alert since October, when a teacher was killed in northern France.

The French government says that police and intelligence services have thwarted over 40 attack plots since 2017 but that the terrorist threat is particularly acute at the moment because of the war between Hamas and Israel.

The man who was killed in Saturday’s attack, a 23-year-old German tourist of Filipino origin, was struck twice with a hammer and four times with a knife near the Eiffel Tower by Rajabpour-Miyandoab, Ricard said.

As police were pursuing him, the suspect slightly wounded two other people, a Frenchman and a British citizen, with the hammer, Ricard said. Confronted by police, he claimed he had an explosive belt. That turned out not to be the case; he was arrested after an officer subdued him with a stun gun, authorities said.

In a video recorded before the attack, Rajabpour-Miyandoab, speaking in Arabic, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, used a name to introduce himself that referred to the Islamic State in Afghanistan and expressed support for jihadis around the world, Ricard said. The video was published on X, formerly known as Twitter, from an account that was opened last month and that featured numerous posts referring to Hamas and the war in

Jean-François Ricard, France’s top anti-terrorism prosecutor, said the main suspect in an attack in Paris that killed one tourist and injured two others had a prior terrorism conviction.

Gaza, the prosecutor said.

Rajabpour-Miyandoab and three family members and associates are still in police custody for questioning, Ricard said.

Rajabpour-Miyandoab was born in 1997 to a nonreligious family, but he converted to Islam in 2015 and “very quickly embraced jihadist ideology,” Ricard said. In 2018, he was convicted on charges of being part of a criminal conspiracy to prepare a terrorist attack that was not carried out.

At the time, Ricard said, investigators determined that Rajabpour-Miyandoab had “massively consulted” propaganda videos and documents spread online by the Islamic State group, and that in 2016 he had expressed the desire to join the group in Syria or Iraq. Investigators also found that Rajabpour-Miyandoab

had connected online with other Islamic extremists, including some who later became notorious for attacks of their own.

Rajabpour-Miyandoab became friends on Facebook with the man who later murdered an off-duty police officer and his partner at their home near Paris, Ricard said, although the two men did not exchange any messages.

Rajabpour-Miyandoab also chatted online with one of the assailants in the attack that killed a priest in his church in Normandy, Ricard said.

After his release from prison in 2020, Rajabpour-Miyandoab was also in touch with the man who later murdered Samuel Paty, a French history teacher.

His release from prison came under strict conditions, Ricard said, including an order to undergo psychiatric treatment. He also said that treatment stopped in April 2023, although intelligence services continued to monitor Rajabpour-Miyandoab.

Darmanin told TF1 on Sunday that Rajabpour-Miyandoab’s treatment had stopped at the request of “certain doctors,” but did not elaborate. He argued that security services should be able to overrule doctors in certain cases to force suspected extremists with psychiatric disorders — “there are many of them,” he said — to undergo treatment.

In October, Rajabpour-Miyandoab’s mother expressed worries that her son was growing increasingly reclusive, but the security services had no grounds to bring charges against him, Ricard said.

“These are the individuals who are always the hardest to track,” Laurent Nuñez, the head of the Paris police, told BFMTV on Sunday. “Because you have a background of radicalization, and you have these psychiatric disorders that muddy the waters and make it harder for intelligence services to analyze.”

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Climate summit leader tries to calm uproar over a remark on fossil fuels

By LISA FRIEDMAN

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immering tensions around the decision to hold a global climate summit in a petrostate burst into the open Monday when Sultan alJaber, the Emirati oil executive who is leading the conference, launched into an angry public defense of his position on ending fossil fuel use.

Al-Jaber, who runs the state-owned oil company, ADNOC, was under fire for a video that surfaced in which he said there is “no science” behind the idea that fossil fuels must be phased out in order to keep average global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial levels.

That’s the threshold beyond which scientists say humans would struggle to adapt to increasingly severe storms, drought, heat and rising sea levels caused by global warming.

Climate experts convened by the United Nations have said that nations must cut the emissions from fossil fuels 43% by the end of this decade, Sultan Al Jaber, president of the COP28 climate summit, at the talks on Monday. compared with 2019 levels, if the world has any hope of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Many diplomats and scientists say that would global effort to taper down and then end the burn- personally and described his background as an be impossible without phasing out fossil fuels and ing of fossil fuels. He chastised her for asking the economist and an engineer. “I respect the science want governments to emerge from the climate talks question, saying he had expected a “sober and ma- in everything I do,” he said. being held in Dubai with a pledge to end the use of ture conversation” not an “alarmist” one.

“I have said over and over that the phasecoal, oil and gas.

The panel discussion took place two weeks down and the phaseout of fossil fuels is inevitable,” “The 1.5-degree limit is only possible if we ul- ago, but only came to light Sunday when al-Jaber’s al-Jabber said. timately stop burning all fossil fuels,” U.N. Secre- comments were reported by The Guardian.

He insisted that he has called many times for tary-General António Guterres said Friday. “Not re“Please, help me, show me a road map for a a phaseout of fossil fuels and said that his efforts to duce. Not abate. Phase out. With a clear time frame phaseout of fossil fuels that will allow for sustain- champion climate change had been ignored by the aligned with 1.5 degrees.” able socioeconomic development, unless you want media.

But al-Jaber, who is supposed to be guiding to take the world back into caves,” he told the panel.

Al-Jaber appeared aggrieved, saying “one nearly 200 nations toward an ambitious plan to His remarks set off a firestorm at the climate statement, taken out of context with misrepresentatackle global warming, framed things differently in talks known as COP28. tion and misinterpretation that gets maximum covhis comments two weeks ago.

Former Vice President Al Gore, who has called erage.”

“There is no science out there, or no scenar- for fossil fuels to be replaced with wind, solar and The planet has already warmed about 1.2 deio out there, that says the phaseout of fossil fuel is other renewable energy, assailed al-Jaber. grees since the industrial revolution, driven by the what’s going to achieve 1.5,” al-Jaber said during a “From the moment this absurd masquerade burning of coal, oil and gas. panel discussion called She Changes Climate that began, it was only a matter of time before his preJim Skea, the chair of the U.N.’s Intergovernfeatured Mary Robinson, the former president of posterous disguise no longer concealed the reality mental Panel on Climate Change, said Monday Ireland who is now a prominent climate advocate. of the most brazen conflict of interest in the his- while sitting next to al-Jaber that fossil fuels would Robinson asked al-Jaber if he would lead a tory of climate negotiations,” Gore said in an email. need to be “greatly reduced” by 2050 in order to “Obviously, the world needs to phase out fossil fu- limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Coal plants els as quickly as possible.” without technology to capture and store emissions He said al-Jaber “has been preparing one of would need to be phased out completely, he said. the most aggressive expansions of fossil fuel proThe fossil fuel industry has responded to sugServicios de Masajes para hoteles duction, timed to begin as soon as he bangs the gestions of a phaseout by saying that technology 24/7 y a domicilio en Area metro. final gavel to conclude COP28.” could capture and store carbon emissions, which CONTAMOS CON 15 MASAJISTAS. But on Monday, a defiant al-Jaber suggested he would allow it to continue to operate. But scienAceptamos efectivo, Apple pay, did not say what he can be heard saying on the video. tists widely agree that the technologies that the oil CashApp, y Zelle como método de pago.

And he indicated that anyone who claimed otherwise industry is depending upon, like carbon capture No se requiere depósito por adelantado. and storage, cannot be deployed at the scale or was trying to undermine his leadership of COP28.

Para más información In front of a packed and hastily arranged news pace required to avoid the worst impacts of climate llamar al 347-382-4409. conference, al-Jaber appeared to take the criticism change.

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There’s a bomb under the table

By PAMELA PAUL

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lfred Hitchcock explained the nature of cinematic terror with a story about the bomb under the table. People are sitting around a table having a mundane conversation about baseball when — boom! — a bomb goes off, instantly killing everyone. You’ve momentarily surprised the audience.

But what if, Hitchcock asked, we are shown beforehand that the bomb is there?

“In these conditions this same innocuous conversation becomes fascinating because the public is participating in the secret,” Hitchcock explained to his fellow director François Truffaut. While everyone is just sitting around chatting, the viewer wants to shout, “Don’t sit there talking about baseball! There’s a bomb!”

“The conclusion,” Hitchcock said, “is that whenever possible the public must be informed.”

I bring this up because we know there’s a bomb under the table: the threat of a second Donald Trump presidency. And we have a fairly good idea of the crippling destruction that will ensue. Yet here we are,

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still talking about baseball.

“A shadow looms over the world,” The Economist noted in a recent editorial about the year ahead. “That a Trump victory next November is a coin-toss probably is beginning to sink in.”

Trump’s increasingly authoritarian braying makes his intentions clear: nullifying parts of the Constitution, imprisoning political foes. The Trump who used to obsess about what the mainstream media — even Twitter/X — thought of him no longer does. He doesn’t need to. The Trump who tried to burnish his credibility by stocking his Cabinet with establishment Republican stalwarts will no longer risk anything less than proven fealty. There will be no one on the inside leaking or secretly restraining Trump in a second term; Trump has kept track of the names.

Trump’s first term will look benign compared with what we can expect from a second. “The gloves are off,” Trump has declared.

Still, the Democrats act as if everything is normal.

They talk about why to support Joe Biden’s campaign for reelection: He has done a pretty good job, they say.

He led the country out of the pandemic and avoided a deep recession. He beat all other primary candidates last time. And he beat Trump before. We should go with a proven contender.

But even if Biden has done a pretty good job as president, most Americans don’t see that. His approval ratings have just hit a new low. Biden may want another term, but the obvious if unchivalrous response is, “So what?” Not every person, whether young or elderly, wants what is in their own best interest, let alone in

the interest of a nation. Democrats can’t afford to take a version of the “It’s Bob Dole’s turn” approach this time around.

Whatever success Biden had in the primaries and general election last time, we are not in the same place we were in 2020. The pandemic has receded; the animating cause behind widespread domestic protests has changed. We are now entangled in two overseas wars. Several polls show a tossup between Biden and Trump.

“Stop badmouthing Biden,” some Democrats will say, as if acknowledging reality were akin to arming the enemy. But desperate times call for bucking tradition. What we need are extraordinary measures.

That means Biden voluntarily stepping aside — and not automatically backing his vice president, either. What we need is a capable, energetic candidate who can lure the Democratic faithful to the ballot while offering a plausible alternative for independents and non-Trumpian Republicans.

And we have options. Rep. Dean Phillips, DMinn., has already taken the gutsy step of declaring his candidacy and shown that he’s serious about the effort. A full slate of potential contenders offer the same kind of moderation that propelled Biden to the presidency, but with the benefit of youth and energy: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan; Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; and even mixed-bag Gov. Gavin Newsom of California or the relatively unproven Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland.

It’s past time to start taking the Trump threat seriously. We can no longer pretend that Biden is the same candidate at 81 that he was four years ago, or that the extraordinary circumstances of 2020 mirror those of today. We can no longer entertain petty comparisons over which Republican primary candidate is less awful, as if any of it matters. There is no more illusion that Trump will slip away, that Republicans will move on from Trumpism or that a parade of indictments or even convictions will make a whit of difference to his most ardent supporters.

When Trump won in 2016, Americans who sat on the sidelines could say in their defense that they were surprised. Nobody had warned them that Trump could actually triumph. Nobody had warned them about what he would do with that presidency — or they just hadn’t noticed the signs. We no longer have those excuses.

We know there is a bomb under the table.

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Denis Márquez solicitae información a Luma Energy y agencias para dar solución a crisis energética en el Archivo General POR CYBERNEWS

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L CAPITOLIO – El representante del Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP), Denis Márquez Lebrón, requirió el lunes de LUMA Energy, el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP) y la Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto (OGP), información con miras a solucionar la crisis en el Archivo General tras el colapso de la subestación que le provee energía eléctrica.

“Esta es una situación de emergencia, crisis histórica, patrimonial y cultural en protección de una fundamental institución que es el depositario de miles archivos con siglos de historia que dan cuenta de gran parte de la formación de nuestra nación puertorriqueña y de nuestra historia por lo que estoy requiriendo a Luma, el ICP y a la OGP información precisa y detallada para fiscalizar que se está en proceso verdadero para resolver esta crisis”, expresó Márquez Lebrón en declaraciones escritas.

Márquez indicó que la dirección del ICP informó que las lluvias de octubre provocaron el colapso de la subestación que provee energía eléctrica al Archivo General en Puerta de Tierra y que tras estos eventos se averió el transformador del edificio, las torres de enfriamiento (chillers) y el interruptor principal o main breaker poniendo en riesgo todo el material histórico custodiado en el edificio.

En relación al requerimiento de información a Luma,

el portavoz del PIP informó que solicitó por escrito a la privatizadora a que exprese su posición en cuanto a su responsabilidad legal, institucional y gubernamental y si asumirá la responsabilidad de actuar, apoyar y colaborar en solucionar el problema toda vez que, según informó el ICP, Luma Energy alega que el problema no es de ellos.

En cuanto a la OGP, el abogado independentista solicitó el presupuesto asignado al ICP de emergencia para la compra de equipo y materiales para atender esta crisis, incluyendo contratos por servicios profesionales, peritos, ingenieros, peritos electricistas y el presupuesto asignado para la construcción o rehabilitación de la

subestación del Archivo General de Puerto Rico.

“Con la información solicitada a la OGP busco constatar la disponibilidad de presupuesto a corto y a largo plazo para validar que, en efecto, existen los dineros para resolver la situación prontamente”, aseguró Márquez.

Con relación al ICP, Márquez Lebrón solicitó los informes o cualquier tipo de documento de Luma Energy expresando los fundamentos por los cuales ellos no tienen responsabilidad en este asunto, los itinerarios de llegada e instalación del interruptor principal (main breaker) autorizado por la Administración de Servicios Generales, nombre de la compañía a quien se lo compró, costo del mismo y de la instalación, entre otros.

Requirió, además, referidos de empleados del Archivo General a la Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado, el estado de las colecciones y archivos en estos momentos, en términos de preservación y, la fecha en que es estima que el Archivo será abierto a los historiadores, investigadores y público en general.

El portavoz cameral del PIP anunció también la radicación de la resolución 1094 a los efectos de ordenar, precisamente, una investigación sobre la situación crítica en la que opera el Archivo General tras el colapso de la mencionada subestación que le provee energía eléctrica y la responsabilidad y acciones Luma Energy, del ICP y la OGP relacionados con la atención y solución de esta emergencia.

Índice de Gestión de Compras en Manufactura de Puerto Rico desciende a 49.5 en Octubre POR CYBERNEWS

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AN JUAN – El Índice de Gestión de Compras (PMI) para el sector manufacturero de Puerto Rico disminuyó a 49.5 en octubre de 2023, lo que sugiere una contracción en el sector manufacturero con respecto al mes anterior. Los subíndices de Nuevos Pedidos, Producción y Empleo disminuyeron respecto al mes previo.

“El PRM-PMI ha estado en o por encima del nivel umbral en 101 de los 161 meses desde que se inició la encuesta”, indican los datos del informe.

El informe, producto de una colaboración entre la Asociación de Industriales de Puerto Rico y el Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico, muestra que en una base No Ajustada Estacionalmente (NSA), el PMI de Órdenes Nuevas y el PMI de Producción disminuyeron a 44.7, mientras que el PMI de Empleo bajó a 47.4 en octubre. Por otro

lado, los subíndices de Entregas de Proveedores y de Inventario Propio se mantuvieron en o por encima del nivel umbral de 50.

Los mayores desafíos enfrentados por las empresas durante el último mes incluyeron recursos humanos (empleo 43 por ciento, rotación 14 por ciento, absentismo 7 por ciento), operaciones (entregas de proveedores 21 por ciento, ventas 14 por ciento, costo de

transporte 14 por ciento) y servicios públicos (servicios poco confiables 7 por ciento, altos costos de energía 7 por ciento).

El PRM-PMI se calcula como el promedio simple de cinco subíndices que representan diferentes condiciones comerciales en los establecimientos de manufactura: PMI de Nuevos Pedidos, PMI de Producción, PMI de Empleo, PMI de Entregas de Proveedores y PMI de Inventario Propio. Estos subíndices se calculan utilizando una metodología de índice de difusión.

El informe fue preparado por el personal del Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico y aún está en fase de prueba para asegurar una metodología confiable. Actualmente, los resultados se presentan en una base No Ajustada Estacionalmente (NSA), lo que significa que las fluctuaciones estacionales pueden afectar su rendimiento.

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Dashing through these films

“Family Switch”

By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI

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ith the flow of holiday releases now akin to the gush exploding out of a broken fire hydrant, it’s tough to figure out which movies deserve your attention: Hallmark alone has 42 new holiday movies this year; add the Lifetime and Great American Family channels, and you will be busy through Valentine’s Day. This roundup will at least get you started with many of the major streamers’ new offerings.

‘A Christmas Frequency’ Hulu scored with “Happiest Season” three years ago, but its originals are not very exciting this year. In this slow-paced rom-com, radio producer Kenzie (Ansley Gordon) must help her boss, Brooke (Denise Richards), hide the fact that she has split up from her husband — not a good look for someone who dispenses relationship advice to her listeners. As Kenzie tries to set up Brooke on dates to shore up both her romantic life and the show’s ratings, she ends up finding love for herself with a nice dude (Jonathan Stoddard) who works in the same building. Good thing some people still turn up in the office IRL. Stream it on Hulu.

‘Best. Christmas. Ever!’

Netflix really opened itself up to jokes with this dud’s title. Mary Lambert’s feature could have explored the not-very-nice feelings of envy the holidays can create, but it’s just an unfunny mess filled with grating people. Chief among them is Charlotte (Heather Graham), who mistakenly ends up at the lavish house of her friend Jackie (Brandy Norwood) for Christmas. Jackie has a dream life with her soul mate (Matt Cedeño), while Charlotte is stagnating

and married to a nice guy (Jason Biggs) — the horror. If nothing else, the movie boasts the incongruous sight of a pint-size child genius (Madison Skye Validum) who has been accepted to Harvard but still believes in Santa. So much for “Veritas.” Stream it on Netflix.

‘Candy Cane Lane’ Reginald Hudlin’s vehicle for Eddie Murphy is the clear standout in the 2023 batch.

Chris (Murphy) has a passion for Christmas and is obsessed with winning an annual contest that awards the best holiday decorations. He buys last-minute supplies at a pop-up Yuletide store run by Pepper (Jillian Bell), who turns out to be a nefarious elf. The major plot point involves Chris and his family trying to corral the gifts listed, ad nauseam, in “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” and which have come to calamitous life. As fun as this chase is, the film’s biggest asset is the chemistry between Murphy

Eddie Murphy in “Candy Cane Lane.”

17 and his on-screen wife, Tracee Ellis Ross. Sign them up for a sequel, stat. Stream it on Amazon Prime Video.

‘Dashing Through the Snow’ Granted, the competition isn’t all that stiff this year, but Lil Rel Howery’s Santa easily emerges as the most fun of the season. On the streets of Los Angeles, Nick, as he goes by in Tim Story’s film, crosses paths with Christmas hater Eddie (a nicely understated Chris Bridges, aka Ludacris). A social worker for the police, Eddie is on the outs with his wife (the underused Teyonah Parris) and looking after their daughter (Madison Skye Validum, making a twofer here) as a certain holiday rolls around.

Thinking his jolly new acquaintance is deluded, Eddie tries to get him some professional help.

Will Nick — who sweats glitter and whose flatulence smells like cinnamon — melt Eddie’s permafrosted heart? A nail-biting suspense this is not. Stream it on Disney+.

‘Elf Me’ As expected from something directed by a duo called Younuts, this Italian production is easily the oddest of the list. It starts off with a puppet Santa scaring off a young boy, Elia (Federico Ielapi), in the middle of the night with a big knife. The film’s elevator pitch is standard issue: the rogue elf Trip (Pasquale Petrolo), cast out of Santa’s workshop because he keeps inventing dangerous artifacts, helps Elia save the toy store run by his mother, Ivana (Anna Foglietta), from the evil forces of capitalism.

It’s always fun to watch the holidays through a slightly different lens. Stream it on Amazon Prime Video.

‘EXmas’ The workaholic Graham (Robbie Amell) is stunned to discover that his family has secretly stayed in touch with his ex-girlfriend, Ali (Leighton Meester). They even invited her over for the holidays when they thought he wasn’t coming. Meester and Amell comfortably fire off dialogue that can be pleasingly snappy — “It’s the afterthought that counts,” Ali says upon discovering Graham’s last-minute presents — and the supporting cast rises to the occasion, especially Michael Hitchcock and Kathryn Greenwood as Graham’s milquetoast parents and Veronika Slowikowska as his droll lesbian sister (someone please give her a spinoff movie).

Warning: Anybody with a basic knowledge of Minnesota in December will shudder at the sight of the wardrobe. Stream it on Amazon Freevee.

‘Family Switch’ A fortuneteller (Rita Moreno), a “planetary alignment”: The holiday connection is more background than integral to the plot in McG’s comedy of mixed-up identities. Regardless, it’s great fun to watch all the members of a

family led by Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms be Freaky Friday’ed for Christmas. The best decision here was to let Garner and Helms do their thing; the two stars are more than game, and their comedic chops go a long way toward making “Family Switch” a seasonal must. Stream it on Netflix.

‘Genie’ The fish-out-of-water trope has a pretty good holiday track record (see: “Elf”). Now comes Melissa McCarthy as Flora, a genie free again after thousands of years in a jewelry box.

She is gung-ho on helping her hapless liberator, Bernard (Paapa Essiedu, looking not entirely comfortable), win back his estranged wife (Denée Benton) and daughter (Jordyn McIntosh). Bernard even has an unlimited number of wishes, because clearly genie-dom works like a Las Vegas buffet here. Unfortunately, McCarthy does not have nearly enough opportunities to really let loose. This force of nature easily wrings laughs out of mild Tom Cruise jokes and the fabulousness of pizza, but we all know she can do so much more. Why keep her half-bottled? Stream it on Peacock.

‘The Naughty Nine’ It’s a thin line between troublemaker and sociopath, and the fairly scary fifth grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) comes dangerously close to crossing it. After he lands on Santa’s naughty list, Andy sets out for the North Pole to retrieve his undelivered presents, with the assistance of similarly deprived kids. Alberto Belli’s heist caper becomes more interesting when the children reach Santa’s village and the production design team gets down to lavish business. This being Disney, our antihero sees the error of his ways and undergoes a fast-tracked redemption.

We’ll see if reformed Andy sticks around; the ending shamelessly sets up a sequel. Stream it on Disney+.

‘So Fly Christmas’ The most fun entry on the BET+ slate is Terri J. Vaughn’s comedy about friendship.

When Wyvetta (Tichina Arnold, from “The Neighborhood”) is dumped at the altar on Christmas Eve, she and her supportive bestie Dione (Tami Roman) publicly swear off romance on their podcast. After close to a year of solidarity abstinence, Dione falls for Clarence (Robert Christopher Riley) — and tries to keep their relationship a secret to avoid hurting Wyvetta’s feelings. Um, did these two women really intend to remain chaste for the rest of their lives?

Filmed largely in Atlantic City, this breezy movie benefits from Arnold and Roman’s believable camaraderie. And we could have used a lot more of Michael Colyar and Jackée Harry as Wyvetta’s forbearing parents. Make sure you stick around for the end credits, peppered with very funny outtakes. Stream it on BET+.

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Debicki never properly auditioned to play Diana, on land or on a yacht. After the first season of “The Crown,” she read for a guest role. She didn’t get it. But her agent told her that the show might want her later on for Diana. Debicki didn’t trust it.

She didn’t see the resemblance and she has never played an ingenue-type role. Even as a 17-year-old drama school student, she played widows, wives and mothers, women who were older and worldlier. Once Corrin was announced as Diana in Season Four, she gave up on the role entirely.

But Peter Morgan, creator of “The Crown,” had always intended for Debicki to play an older Diana. “She was only ever in a group of one for me,” he wrote in a recent email. “If she had turned us down, I’d have had no option but to write the show differently.” They met at Morgan’s house, just before the pandemic shutdown. Debicki was so flustered that she accidentally walked out with one of Morgan’s books. Morgan insisted that she keep it.

Debicki then set sail on “this endless sea of research,” she said, reading through boxes of documentation, examining photographs, watching videos. Perfecting Diana’s specific dialect and cadence — soft, aristocratic, often stronger at the beginning of the sentence than the end — was of supreme importance. She also had to master the princess’s gait and gestural language. Then she had to do the hardest work: building the personality and memories that would make a person move and speak that way.

“As an actor studying a character, there’s nothing more you could ask for than the challenge of blurring the real life and the imaginary,” she said. The Diana she created is glamorous, wounded, playful, knowing.

She gave a lot of herself to that creation, but Diana, she believes, gave back. “Playing this character let me love people around me,” she said. “Maybe it sounds really corny or something, but I gave myself full permission to just absolutely love these people.”

Diana was perhaps the most beloved of the royals, and as Debicki began to shoot Season Five, she absorbed some of that adoration. On location, people would often come up to her as if she were Diana, asking to speak to her, wanting her to hold her baby. But in the scripted scenes, which mostly had to do with The actress Elizabeth Debicki, currently starring as Princess Diana in “The Crown,” in New York, Nov. 20, 2023. her separation and divorce from Prince Charles (Dominic West), Debicki says she felt a profound sense of responsibility while portraying Diana. “I’m still maybe a bit emotionally she experienced the converse, a sense of isolation.

That made Season Six, at least at the start, something of stuck in,” she said. “I don’t really think I’ve left it.” a relief. Having the CCTV footage of Diana and Fayed on the lid Abdalla), fleeing the paparazzi. “It’s quite literally hours and night they died, she and Abdalla agreed that they saw a real

By ALEXIS SOLOSKI hours and hours spent inside cars with people yelling and bang- intimacy there, maybe even real love. n “The Crown,” the story of Princess Diana could only ever ing on the windows,” she said. “Pulling up, getting out, the abDebicki is lucky enough to have never been stalked by end one way. For Elizabeth Debicki, who played Diana in solute roar of sound, into the building, door shut, safe. And then the paparazzi. “I’m not particularly interesting in that way,” she Seasons Five and Six of the Netflix series about the British we do it all again.” demurred. The scenes of them pursuing Diana hit her hard, and It felt exhausting, it felt frightening, it felt very real. When it that pursuit intensifies until, at the end of the third episode, Diroyal family, the scenes that anticipate the inexorable tragedy in came time to shoot Diana’s final evening, Debicki wasn’t acting ana has nowhere left to run. a Paris tunnel were both easy and terrible to shoot.

The terrible part was the responsibility. Diana had been a so much as reacting, she said, letting her body respond to the Morgan opted to show neither the crash nor Diana’s evenreal person, a mother. She had really died in just this way, in a banging, to the roar of stunt-driven motorcycles gunning past. tual death in a hospital, a choice with which Debicki agrees. “I “A lot of making this show, it’s just a surrender,” Debicki don’t think it’s at all necessary,” she said. “You must proceed high-speed crash while fleeing a horde of paparazzi. Debicki, who took over the role from Emma Corrin, felt that she owed it said. “This part of the story was really dark and difficult. I just with enormous respect and caution because this was a real perto the viewers, many of whom remember Diana, to play the role thought: I just have to go there.” son and a profound and horrific tragedy.”

Debicki, chic in a corduroy pantsuit and flats, was speakwith perfect accuracy and heart.

Even so and even though the great majority of her scenes The ease came from having already played the charac- ing on an afternoon in mid-November, just after the release of wrapped a year ago, she doesn’t feel that she has entirely ester for a whole season. In Season Six, the voice, the gestures the first part of the sixth and final season of “The Crown.” At caped the character or that tragedy. To play Diana meant taking — those came naturally. Debicki, who grew up in Melbourne, 6-foot-3, she is even taller than Diana and much less diffident. on the love and adoration and exquisite vulnerability, and also Australia, employed a coastal metaphor. “By that time, I was in She looks at a person directly, not sideways or upward through the pain. None of which has washed away. She is still in the her lashes. Still, she and Diana share a gently wicked sense of water, still swimming. the water,” she said. “Like, I’m here. Let’s swim.”

The current was with her. Throughout Season Six, there humor. “They both enjoy teasing,” Abdalla, her co-star, said in a “I’m still maybe a bit emotionally stuck in,” she said. “I are scenes of Diana and her new boyfriend, Dodi Fayed (Kha- recent phone interview. don’t really think I’ve left it is the honest answer.”

Elizabeth Debicki hasn’t let go of Princess Diana

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For health, more nuts, beans and whole grains

By ALICE CALLAHAN

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he case has never been clearer: Eat less bacon and more beans.

An analysis published Wednesday in the journal BMC Medicine, drawing on data from 37 studies, adds to the evidence that eating fewer animal-based foods — especially processed meats — and replacing them with whole grains, legumes and nuts is linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.

The study is particularly useful because it details which dietary changes are most strongly linked to better health, said Qi Sun, an associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who was not involved with the study. For example, the study estimated that replacing one serving per day of processed meats — such as hot dogs, sausage, deli meats or bacon — with a serving of whole grains, nuts or beans was associated with a 23% to 36% lower risk of cardiovascular issues, including stroke, heart attack and coronary heart disease.

The analysis combined the results from studies in the United States, Europe and Asia that asked participants detailed questions about the foods they typically ate. Researchers followed them for an average of 19 years and looked for correlations between their diets and health. They adjusted for other factors that can affect health, including calorie intake, physical activity, smoking and alcohol use.

These types of studies can’t determine if plant-based foods directly prevent cardiovascular disease or Type 2 diabetes — only that there is an association between eating more of such foods and a lower risk of developing these conditions, said Sabrina Schlesinger, an epidemiologist and nutrition scientist at the German Diabetes Center in Dusseldorf, Ger-

Marinated chickpeas in New York on June 6, 2023. Plant-based foods are linked to a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, a new study shows. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. many, and a lead author of the study. But the findings were consistent between studies, she said, and are supported by other research that points in the same direction.

The study was partially funded by the Alpro Foundation, a nonprofit research arm of a Belgium-based company that makes plantbased milks and yogurts; the organization was not involved with planning, conducting or interpreting the study, Schlesinger said.

Why more plants and less meat can be beneficial.

The benefits of following a diet rich in whole grains, nuts and legumes and lower in red and processed meats are backed by at least 30 years of scientific evidence, said Maya Vadiveloo, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of Rhode Island.

Those plant-based foods are full of heart-

healthy fats and fiber, which can help control blood sugar and lower diabetes risk, Sun said.

They also contain beneficial plant-based compounds; legumes, for example, are rich in isoflavones, which are thought to reduce inflammation and act as antioxidants, he said.

Red and processed meats, on the other hand, can be higher in saturated fat, sodium or certain compounds that can promote inflammation, all of which may contribute to chronic disease risk, Schlesinger said.

The study researchers found that eating nuts instead of processed meats was associated with a 22% lower risk of Type 2 diabetes and a 21% lower risk of early death. Replacing unprocessed red meat with plant-based foods was also tied to better health outcomes, although the reductions in risk were smaller and the evidence less certain.

The researchers also found that substituting eggs with nuts was linked with a reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and early death. That’s somewhat surprising, Sun said, since most research suggests that it’s OK to eat one to two eggs per day. But in a head-to-head comparison, nuts may be healthier, he said.

The study did not look at plant-based milks and yogurts or meat substitutes; more research is needed to know how these products affect health, Schlesinger said.

How to make plant-based shifts The study showed that even relatively small dietary swaps are linked to better health, Schlesinger said. “Adopting a plant-based diet does not necessarily mean eliminating all animal products.”

Taking steps toward eating less red meat “can be good for cardiovascular health, and can help you have a more balanced, higher overall diet quality that’s also good for the environment,” Vadiveloo said. It’s also linked to a reduced risk of some cancers, and it might save you money at the grocery store, too, she added.

Vadiveloo recommended identifying small changes that feel doable and focusing on foods that you already enjoy. If you usually have bacon for breakfast or a sandwich with deli meat for lunch, try alternatives a few days per week, she said — such as beans or chicken instead of bacon, or peanut butter and jelly instead of a club sandwich. You can also make gradual substitutions in some meals, such as replacing some of the ground beef in your tacos with beans, she said.

People sometimes worry that they won’t get enough protein if they eat less meat, but beans, tofu and nuts all provide high-quality protein, Sun said. By reducing meat consumption and adding these nutritious plant-based foods, “you cannot go wrong,” he said.

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How much can trees fight climate change? Massively, but not alone, study finds.

Red Spruce trees in the Monongahela National Forest, which includes some areas that were surface mined for coal before being restored to forest, in West Virginia, Aug. 17, 2022.

By CATRIN EINHORN

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estoring global forests where they occur naturally could potentially capture an additional 226 gigatons of planetwarming carbon, equivalent to about onethird of the amount that humans have released since the beginning of the Industrial Era, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.

The research, with input from more than 200 authors, leveraged vast troves of data collected by satellites and on the ground and was partly an effort to address the controversy surrounding an earlier paper. That study, in 2019, helped to spur the Trillion Trees movement but

also caused a scientific uproar.

The new conclusions were similar to those in a separate study published last year.

Mainly, the extra storage capacity would come from allowing existing forests to recover to maturity.

But major caveats remain: If we protect all current forests, where will people get timber, rubber and palm oil? Would forests be able to store carbon quickly enough? And how much forest carbon would be lost to fire, drought and pests as climate change intensifies?

The 226 gigatons of storage cannot be achieved without cutting greenhouse gas emissions, said Thomas Crowther, the study’s senior author and a professor of ecology at ETH Zurich, a university in Switzerland. “If we continue emitting carbon, as we’ve done to date, then droughts and fires and other extreme events will continue to threaten the scale of the global forest system, further limiting its potential to contribute.”

Forests are essential to tackling both the climate and biodiversity crises. They offer food, shelter and shade to humans and countless other species. They clean our air and water. And they pull climate-warming carbon out of the atmosphere. As the climate crisis intensifies, that ability has made them controversial: How much can we rely on trees to get us out of this mess?

Crowther was the senior author of a polarizing study on forest carbon in 2019 that drew scientific backlash but also inspired an effort by the World Economic Forum to grow and conserve 1 trillion trees.

In 2019, he acknowledged, careless language led to trees being wrongly painted as a silver bullet for climate change. Now, his biggest fear is that countries and companies will keep treating forests that way, using them for carbon offsets to enable the continued use of fossil fuels.

“We are all terrified that this potential of nature gets misused,” Crowther said. “Nature has such spectacular potential to help us tackle global threats, but it will be devastating if major organizations use nature as an excuse to do more harm to our planet.”

The World Economic Forum’s tree program, 1t.org, was started with funding from Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, and endorsed by figures from then-President Donald Trump to Jane Goodall. Crowther himself, a charismatic and media-savvy scientist, is an adviser to the group.

His new study’s number of 226 gigatons of carbon approximates his previous one of 205, but it gets there very differently. Both papers exclude urban areas, croplands and pastures but include rangelands, where animals may graze at lower densities. In the new research, 61% of the additional carbon storage would come from protecting existing forests and the other 39% from growing trees in deforested areas with low human footprints.

In the 2019 study, all the carbon came from growing trees where they could occur naturally outside of existing forests. More than 50 scientists published seven critiques in Science that year, disputing both the analysis and its implications. One accusation was that the study endorsed inappropriate tree planting on grasslands and other nonforested ecosystems, destroying native biodiversity. Another was that the estimates of carbon storage were far too high for the amount of land concerned.

Simon Lewis, a professor of global change science at University College London, submitted one such critique in 2019. But the new study, he said, was “reasonable.”

Still, he emphasized that carbon drawdown from forests should be kept in perspective. “There is still only a finite amount of land to dedicate to forests,” he said, “so only a small fraction of the potential carbon uptake has a chance of being realized.”

Another critic from 2019, Joseph Veld-

man, a professor of ecology and conservation biology at Texas A&M University, praised the enormous amount of data the study brought to bear but said its findings still relied on inappropriate densities of trees in landscapes where they exist naturally but should remain sparse, such as savannas and deserts.

Despite global pledges, leaders have struggled to rein in deforestation. Last year, the world lost 10% more primary tropical rainforest than in 2021, though Brazil’s current government has made recent progress.

Restoration efforts have also proven problematic. In the name of fighting climate change, countries and companies have often invested in failed mass tree plantings or monocultures of commercial, nonnative species that hurt biodiversity. While the latter might grow quickly, they sequester only half as much carbon over time, Crowther said.

He emphasized that restoration should be driven by local communities that choose to work in concert with nature to help themselves. A nonprofit he founded, Restor, connects community projects, such as an agroforestry farm in Ethiopia, with potential supporters.

“Instead of removing the forests to grow coffee, they instead keep the forests standing,” Crowther said. “And because the forest captures water and nutrients, those trees grow really well without the need for fertilizers or irrigation, and as a result, nature makes their farm more productive.”

It’s unclear how much such efforts can scale up. Matthew Fagan, a professor of geography and environmental systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, who works on global forest monitoring, said he believed the new estimate was too high because it did not account for people and fire.

“The fact that it aligns with other rough estimates of global carbon owes more to the unfortunate reality that they share methods and data sources in common than to the truth,” he said.

He and other scientists also raised concerns about the warming effects that trees can have in colder and drier climates as they absorb heat that would otherwise have been reflected by snow or grass.

But there is one thing they all agree on: To tackle both climate change and biodiversity loss, the world must do far more to cut fossil fuels and end deforestation of oldgrowth forests.

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Chicken and potatoes everyone will love

Avocado, radish and iceberg lettuce salad served with braised chicken with tomato and potatoes.

By DAVID TANIS

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or a cool-weather meal that feeds a crowd, consider a braise. Slow simmered and deeply flavored, it has a number of attractive qualities. For one thing, it benefits from steeping in its own juices; cooking it several hours ahead of serving, even a day before, is ideal. The flavors intensify, mature, strengthen.

The best braising cuts include beef chuck, lamb shoulder or pork shoulder. But chicken is the easiest to braise, since it takes less time to cook than red meat. Legs are best. I like both thighs and drumsticks, sometimes cooking them as a whole leg, sometimes in two pieces.

For a main, I went with a dish that approximates the Spanish chicken and potatoes in salsa brava I tasted years ago in Madrid. But I added ancho chile, traditionally used in Mexican cooking, for a different kind of heat. And I couldn’t resist adding a bit of cumin, so the result is a bit of a hybrid. Along with a splash of wine and chopped tomato, it is hearty and warming with a ruddy red sauce.

The now-closed Puerto Rican diner La Taza de Oro was a New York City classic. It fed the Chelsea neighborhood and fans from all walks of life. On a typical day, you might find police officers, hospital workers, the odd politician and any number of locals. It was always busy for lunch. I loved sitting at the counter for a solo meal.

Though I was usually there for one of the daily specials, there was an avocado salad on the menu that was wonderful in its simplicity and extremely popular. In addition to avocado, it was composed of iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced radishes and onion. There may have been a tomato slice. Drizzled with a lem-

ony dressing, it was crisp and refreshing. With avocado season in California in full swing, I thought of that salad and was happy to make it.

Braised chicken with tomato and potatoes Long-simmered to a tender, falling-off the-bone state, this braised chicken is fragrant with smoky paprika and cumin. This dish aims to be Spanish chicken in salsa brava, but the addition of ancho chiles, traditionally used in Mexican cooking, lends a bit more heat. Along with a splash of wine and chopped tomato, it is hearty and warming, with a ruddy red sauce. Make the dish a day in advance, if you can; the longer it sits in the sauce, the deeper the flavor will be.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings Total time: About 2 hours Ingredients: 6 chicken legs (2 1/2 to 3 pounds), cut into thighs and drumsticks, at room temperature Salt and pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, diced 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 dried bay leaf 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile, or more to taste 2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 cup dry white wine 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes 1 pound small Yukon Gold potatoes, halved 1 cup roughly chopped cilantro (tender stems and leaves), for garnish Preparation: 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Pat chicken dry and season generously with salt and pepper.

2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high until shimmering. Brown chicken pieces in batches, about 5 minutes per side, reducing the heat as necessary to avoid scorching, then transfer to a 9-by-13-inch (or similar size) ovenproof dish.

3. Reduce the heat to medium, add onion to skillet, season with a little salt, and sauté until softened and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add garlic, bay leaf, chile, cumin and paprika, and stir.

4. Stir in wine and tomatoes, and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pot. Pour sauce over chicken, tuck potato halves into sauce here and there, and cover. Bake until chicken is fork-tender and potatoes are soft, about 1 hour.

5. Pour sauce into a small shallow pan and bring to a brisk simmer. Let sauce reduce and thicken slightly, about 5 minutes.

Pour sauce back over chicken and potatoes. Leave in sauce for as long as possible. Just before serving, sprinkle with freshly chopped cilantro.

Avocado, radish and iceberg lettuce salad I’ve always liked this very simple salad that was served at La Taza de Oro, a now-defunct Puerto Rican diner in New York City.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings Total time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 head iceberg lettuce, leaves separated, some torn 3 large avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 bunch small red radishes, thinly sliced 1/2 small red or white onion, sliced into paper-thin rings Salt and pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional) Preparation: 1. Arrange lettuce leaves on salad plates or a large platter.

2. Top lettuce with sliced avocado, arranged in a random pattern. Sprinkle with radishes and onions. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice and garlic with a pinch of salt. Stir in parsley, if using. Drizzle dressing over the top and serve immediately.

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

RAÚL GARCÍA ROMÁN Y MARTHA HINGINIA VALLE ROJAS T/C/P HINGINIA VALLE ROJAS Y POR MARTHA H. VALLE ROJAS

Peticionarios Civil Núm.: AR2023CV01918.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: TODO AQUÉL QUE TENGA ALGÚN DERECHO REAL O INTERÉS SOBRE EL INMUEBLE DESCRITO EN LA PETICIÓN DE DOMINIO QUE MUESTRA EL EPÍGRAFE; A LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN, Y EN GENERAL, A TODA PERSONA QUE DESEE OPONERSE:

Por la presente se le notifica para que comparezcan si creyeren que les conviene, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los VEINTE (20) DIAS a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por el peticionario para adquirir el dominio sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno marcada con la letra “E” del plano de inscripción en el caso 77-06-D005-APL, con una cabida de mil cuatrocientos cincuenta y cuatro punto mil trescientos diez (1,454.1310 m.c.) metros cuadrados y en lindes por el Norte, en diez y nueve punto cinco mil cuatrocientos treinta y nueve metros (19.5439) con el solar “A” del Plano de Inscripción antes, ahora, Jorge Luis Ruiz Rivera; por el Sur, en veintitrés punto siete mil novecientos ochenta y dos metros (23.7982) con terrenos de Rosa María Jiménez antes, ahora, Raúl García Román; por el Este, en setenta y cuatro punto tres mil quinientos diez (74.3510) con terrenos de Marcial Maldonado antes, ahora, Luz Marisol Maldonado Román; por el Oeste, en dos alineaciones de veintidós punto tres mil doscientos diez y ocho (22.3218) y cuarenta y dos punto cinco mil quinientos cuarenta y dos (42.5542) respectivamen-

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te con terrenos del solar marcado con la letra “C”, ahora, América Román Álvarez, con Raúl García Román y con servidumbre de paso. No consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad.

Catastro número 013-035-52483-000. Deben notificar con copia de sus alegaciones a la representación legal de los peticionarios: Lcdo. Fernando H. Padrón Jiménez, PO Box 2833, Arecibo, PR 00613-2833. Tel. (787) 816-6732. En Arecibo, Puerto Rico a 24 de octubre de 2023. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. ALEXANDRA ÁLVAREZ NATAL, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

SANDRA GARCIA MOLINA

Demandados Civil Núm.: FA2019CV01249.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE 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 de Fajardo, Fajardo, 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 16 de octubre 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: URBANIZACION LAS QUINTAS DE FAJARDO de Fajardo. Solar: G-32. Cabida: 249.29 Metros Cuadrados. Linderos: Norte, en una distancia de 10.05 metros con los solares 10 y 11. Sur, en 9.67 metros, con la calle número 6. Este, en 25.15 metros con el solar 31. Oeste, en 24.50 metros, con el solar 33. Sobre este solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado destinada a vivienda para una familia. Inscrita al folio 34 del tomo 509 de Fajardo (ágora), finca #14019A, inscripción 6ta, del Registro de la Propiedad de Fajardo.

Dirección física de la propiedad según pagaré: G 32 Calle 6, Quintas de Fajardo (I), Fajardo, Puerto Rico. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA enmendada dictada a su favor el día 25 de enero de 2020,

notificada el 28 de enero de 2020, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $73,007.48 de principal, más los intereses acumulados a razón de 4.500% anual computados desde el día 1 de abril de 2015, hasta su total saldo, recargos por demora y $8,585.00 por costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. 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 11 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 3:00 DE LA TARDE, en la Oficina / Sala de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal, Sala Superior de Fajardo, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $85,850.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 19 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 3:00 DE LA TARDE, en la Oficina / Sala de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal, Sala Superior de Fajardo, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $57,233.33, 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 26 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 3:00 DE LA TARDE, en la Oficina / Sala de Alguaciles de Subastas del Tribunal, Sala Superior de Fajardo, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $42,925.00, 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 mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se

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pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción 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 Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 26 de octubre de 2023.

MILDRED I. TORO COLÓN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #197, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO. JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO PLACA #622.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

FELIX IVAN GONZALEZ MEJIAS T/C/C FELIX I. GONZALEZ MEJIAS, YAZMIN DIAZ LOPEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: N3CI201000579.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS.

(787) 743-3346

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Fajado, a la parte demandada y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 25 de enero de 2023 y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 8 de septiembre de 2015 y notificada el 22 de septiembre de 2015, procederá a vender el día 17 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 3:00 DE LA TARDE, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Fajardo, 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 todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número cinco (5) del Bloque “A” (2da fase) de la Urbanización Mansiones de Hacienda Jiménez, localizado en el Barrio Jiménez de la Municipalidad de Río Grande, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 643.658 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en distancia de 11.702 metros lineales, con la Calle Maga de la Urbanización; por el SUR, en distancia de 33.209 metros lineales, con los solares número 14 y número 18 de la Urbanización; por el ESTE, en distancia de 23.958 metros lineales, con el solar número 4 de la Urbanización; y por el OESTE, en distancia de 31.217 metros lineales, con solar número 6 de la Urbanización.

Enclava una estructura de hormigón y bloques de hormigón tipo residencial para una sola familia. Inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Grande, finca número 29,881, inscripción 4ta, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección Tercera. Que con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Fajardo. El remate comenzará por las sumas adeudadas declaradas en la Sentencia, y se llevará a cabo para con su producto, satisfacer dichas sumas. Las cuantías de la sentencia se describen de la siguiente manera: al día la parte demandada adeuda las siguientes cantidades a la parte demandante: $191,203.20 adeudada según la Sentencia,

más los otros gastos, intereses y recargos que se acumulan hasta la fecha de su total y completo pago, más las costas y gastos del proceso. Debido al incumplimiento de la parte demandada, con los términos de contrato habido entre las partes se declara con lugar la demanda y se ordena la ejecución de hipoteca y venta en pública subasta de la propiedad objeto de este pleito, declarando vencida la suma de $191,203.20 adeudada según la Sentencia, más los otros gastos, intereses y recargos que se acumulan hasta la fecha de su total y completo pago, más las costas y gastos del proceso. La subasta se llevará a cabo el día 17 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 3:00 DE LA TARDE. La venta de la propiedad será realizada para cubrir el importe adeudado a la demandante, el cual al momento de la Sentencia ascendía a la suma de $191,203.20 adeudada según la Sentencia, más los otros gastos, intereses y recargos que se acumulan hasta la fecha de su total y completo pago, más las costas y gastos del proceso. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, efectivo, giro y/o cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el termino de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta,

The San Juan Daily Star estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante 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 gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a 26 de octubre de 2023. MILDRED I. TORO COLÓN, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #197, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE FAJARDO. SHEILA S. CRUZ SÁNCHEZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #427.

JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO #622.

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ORIENTAL BANK Demandante V.

SUCESIÓN DE MARIBEL RODRÍGUEZ RIVERA COMPUESTA POR MALVIN DAVILA RODRIGUEZ Y MARISEL DAVILA RODRIGUEZ, POR SI Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN; SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA RIVERA MALAVÉ COMPUESTA POR PEDRO RODRIGUEZ RIVERA, POR SI Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN; PRISCILA ROBLES VELAZQUEZ, COMO PARTE CON INTERÉS; CENTRO DE DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISION DE CAUDALES RELICTOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2021CV01183.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

AL PUBLICO EN GENERAL; A LA

PARTE DEMANDADA Y A LOS TENEDORES DE GRAVÁMENES POSTERIORES

YO, ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓMEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #593, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, al público en general, POR LA PRESENTE HAGO SABER: CERTIFICO Y HAGO SABER: Cumpliendo con un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia del Secretario de este Tribunal, venderé en pública subasta al mejor postor en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos, en mi oficina, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, el día 9 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar número diez (10) del Bloque “K” de la Urbanización Bonneville Terrace Extensión, radicada en el Barrio Turabo del término municipal de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de trescientos setenta y tres puntos veinticuatro (373.24). En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de veinticuatro (24.00) metros con el solar número once (11) del Bloque “K” de la Urbanización; por el SUR, en una distancia de veintitrés punto doscientos cuarenta y nueve (23.249) metros con la calle número nueve (9) de la Urbanización; por el ESTE, en una distancia de quince punto seiscientos sesenta y uno (15.661) metros con el solar número nueve (9) del Bloque “K” de la Urbanización; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de catorce punto novecientos diez (14.910) metros con la calle número once (11) de la Urbanización Sobre dicho solar enclava una casa de dos plantas de concreto reforzado con techo del mismo material.

Consta inscrita al folio 61 del tomo 610 de Caguas, finca 19,937, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, 1ra Sección.

La dirección física es: Urb. Bonneville Terace Ext. Bloque K-10 Caguas, PR 00725. Los tipos mínimos fijados para la ejecución del bien inmueble antes mencionado lo son las sumas de $108,000.00 para la Primera Subasta; $72,000.00 para la Segunda Subasta; $54,000.00 para la Tercera Subasta. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, hasta donde sea posible, el importe de la sentencia dictada el pasado 18 de noviembre de 2022 en el caso de epígrafe, ascendente a las siguientes cantidades: $79,135.08 de principal, más $2,957.67 de intereses acumulados hasta el 28 de septiembre de 2020 más los que continúen acumulándose hasta el pago

The San Juan Daily Star total y completo de la deuda a razón de $14.29 diarios, más la cantidad de $170.65 por recargos, más $1,382.14 de otros cargos, más los que continúen acumulándose hasta el pago total y completo de la deuda; más la suma de $10,800.00 por honorarios de abogados pactados. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 16 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y el tipo mínimo para ésta será el de las dos terceras partes del precio mínimo establecido para la primera subasta. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 23 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y el tipo mínimo para esta subasta será la mitad del precio mínimo pactado para la primera subasta. Cuando se declare desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta fuera 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 ésta fuere mayor.

Todas las subastas deberán ser acordadas y celebradas según lo ordenado por el Tribunal. La subasta antes indicada se llevará a cabo en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables. El inmueble consta afecto por el siguiente gravamen preferencial: a. Sentencia dictada el día 26 de febrero de 2004, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, en el Caso Civil número ECD2003-0776, seguido por RG Mortgage Corp., demandante versus Alfonso Dávila Suren y Maribel Rodríguez Rivera, por una cuantía de $105,355.66, más intereses, anotado al folio 65 del Registro de Sentencias número 2. b.

Al Asiento 2023-008799-SEN para los Libros Auxiliares, se presentó el 4 de octubre de 2023, Instancia del 2 de octubre de 2023, ante el notario Alberto De Diego Collar, en la cual se solicita la cancelación de la Sentencia por la suma de $105,355.66, anotado al tomo 65 del Libro de Sentencia número 2, por haber Transcurrido el Plazo de Caducidad de 4 años, según lo dispuesto en el Artículo 53 de la Ley 210-2015.

El inmueble antes relacionado consta afecto al siguiente gravamen posterior: c. Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Lorraine Aloise Penfield, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $16,200.00, con intereses al 5¼% anual, vencedero el día

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

15 de abril de 2007, constituida mediante la escritura número 5, otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 4 de marzo de 2005, ante el notario Libertario Pérez Rodríguez, e inscrita al folio 182 del tomo 1694 de Caguas, finca número 19,937, inscripción 12da. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas preferentes, si alguna, continuarán subsistentes; entiéndase que el rematante los acepta y quedan subrogados en la responsabilidad del mismo sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate.

La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Para la publicación de este edicto en un periódico de circulación general una vez por semana, durante dos semanas consecutivas, y para la colocación del mismo en tres sitios públicos visibles del municipio en que se celebre la subasta, libro el presente en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 1 de noviembre del 2023. ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓMEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #593, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CAGUAS.

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ASOCIACIÓN DE RESIDENTES DE LOS MONTES, INC. Demandante Vs.

PABLO JOSÉ CARTAGENA ANTONGIORGI, IVELESE FELICIANO FORTIS, AMBOS POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2022CV06091.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (R.60). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: PABLO JOSÉ CARTAGENA ANTONGIORGI, IVELESE FELICIANO FORTIS, AMBOS POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. FÍSICA & POSTAL: URB. LOS MONTES - MONTE SOL, 106 CALLE REINA, DORADO, PR 00646.

PÚBLICO EN GENERAL:

El Alguacil del Tribunal que suscribe anuncia y hace constar: 1.

Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento que me ha sido dirigido por la 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: “URBANA: URBANIZACIÓN LOS MONTES de Dorado.

Unidad Residencial: J-4. Cabida: 350.00 Metros Cuadrados.

SU DESCRIPCIÓN LEGAL ES COMO SIGUE: URBANA: Predio de terreno identificado como el Solar J-4, en el plano de la Sección Montesol (Fase “I”) de la URBANIZACIÓN LOS MONTES en Dorado, radicado en el Barrio Espinosa del término municipal de Dorado, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 350.00 Metros Cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.0890 cuerdas; en lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de 14.00 metros, con la “Main Avenue”; por el SUR, en una distancia de 14.00 metros, con la Calle #8; por el ESTE, en una distancia de 25.00 metros, con el Solar marcado J-3; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de 25.00 metros, con el Solar marcado J-5. En el predio enclava una edificación de una planta, con estructura de hormigón reforzado, dedicada a vivienda.

TRACTO: Es segregación de la finca #610 de Dorado. Finca #10818, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección IV.” Dirección física: Urb. Los Montes- Monte Sol, J-04 Calle Reina, Dorado PR 00646. 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: En garantía de un pagaré a favor del Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Puerto Rico, a su orden, por la suma principal de $158,355.00, intereses al 4.50% anual y vencedera el 1º de noviembre de 2041. Affidávit 38,794. Tasada en una cantidad de $158,355.00, en caso de ejecución de Hipoteca.

Escritura #729, otorgada en

San Juan, el 16 de noviembre de 2011, ante el Notario Raúl J. Vilá Sellés. Inscripción 6ª.

B. Anotación de Demanda: A favor de San Carlos Mortgage LLC, por la cantidad adeudada de $150,333.73. Demanda de fecha 3 de mayo de 2023, en el Centro Judicial de Bayamón.

Caso Civil: #BY2023CV02340, sobre Ejecución de Hipoteca.

San Carlos Mortgage LLC: Demandante vs. Pablo José Cartagena Antongiorgi t/c/c Pablo J. Cartagena Antongiorgi t/c/c Pablo Cartagena Antongiorgi, Ivelese Feliciano Fortis t/c/c Ivelise Feliciano Fortis t/c/c Ivelisse Feliciano Fortis y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos.

Anotación “A”. C. Anotación de Embargo (Judicial, Ley 209): A favor de la Asociación de Residentes Los Montes, Inc., por la cantidad adeudada de $8,544.96. Mandamiento de fecha 11 de julio de 2023, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón. Caso: #BY2022CV06091, sobre Cobro de Dinero Regla. Asociación de Residentes Los Montes, Inc.: Demandante v. Pablo José Cartagena Antongiorgi, Ivelese Feliciano Fortis, ambos por si y en representación de la Sociedad Legal de Gananciales compuesta por ambos: Demandados. Anotación B”.

7. Dicha subasta se celebrará para con el importe de la misma satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma principal $7,412.50, por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento vencidas y no pagadas al 30 de noviembre de 2023, más intereses desde que se dicte la sentencia al 8.00% anual ($1.84 diario), a partir de esa fecha en la cantidad de $364.99, al 9 de noviembre de 2023; más $148.00 de costas y gastos según sentencia, más $500.00 por concepto de honorarios de abogado otorgados según sentencia; más $349.89 por concepto de memorando de gastos, concedidos el 15 de mayo de 2023, más $950.00 por concepto de honorarios del proceso de ejecución de la sentencia (mueble, inmueble, vehículo) concedidos mediante Orden de fecha de 10 de julio 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 31 de octubre de 2023, totalizan la cantidad de $10,675.38. 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 17 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 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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FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante Vs.

JOSEFINA ARCE QUIÑONES Parte Demandada

VISTA DEL SUR PLANTATION & COUNTRY CLUB INC., BRAZILIAN COUNTRY HOMES INC., EDUARDO BERMUDEZ PARR, ANA MAYORAL, SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES O COMUNIDAD DE BIENES ENTRE ELLOS, EDUARDO BERMUDEZ STUBBE, ZUTANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD DE BIENES GANANCIALES ENTRE ELLOS; AIG INSURANCE COMPANYPUERTO RICO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY; ASEGURADORAS A, B Y C.

Civil Núm.: GCD2013-0488.

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 $305,841.55 de balance principal, los intereses adeudados sobre dicho principal y computados al 7.25% anual hasta su total pago y completo pago; cargos por demora devengados, más la suma de $49,844.50 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: RUSTICA: Solar nueve B (9-B) radicado en el Barrio Lapa del

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término municipal de Cayey, Puerto Rico, compuesto de uno punto cero tres cero siete cuerdas (1.0307 cdas), equivalentes a cuatro mil cincuenta metros cuadrados con mil seiscientos ocho diezmilésimas (4,050.5608 m.c.). Colindando por el Norte, con calle dedicada a uso publico, por el Sur, con el remanente y Vista Sur Plantation & Country Club, por el Este, con Vista Sur Plantation & Country Club y por el Oeste, con el remanente. Inscrita al folio Karibe de Cayey, finca numero veinticuatro mil trescientos treinta y uno (24331), Registro de Caguas I. Dirección Física: Solar 9-B, Vista Sur Plantation, Cayey, Puerto Rico 00736. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 9 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la suma de $498,445.00 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 11:00 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 $332,296.66. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 24 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 11:00 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 $249,222.50. 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 JOSEPH ESPINOSA precio rematante. Todos los SCHULZE Y JOSEPH nombres de los acreedores que ROBERT ESPINOSA tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes SCHULZE; FULANO DE hipotecados con posterioridad TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, a la inscripción del crédito del COMO HEREDEROS ejecutante, o de los acreedores DESCONOCIDOS O de cargas o derechos reales POSIBLES TITULARES que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las DEL INMUEBLE OBJETO personas interesadas en, o con DE EJECUCIÓN; derecho a exigir el cumplimienWALESKA ST KITTS to de instrumentos negociables FIGUEROA garantizados hipotecariamenDemandados te con posterioridad al crédito Civil Núm.: HU2021CV00871. ejecutado, siempre que surgen (208). Sobre: COBRO DE DIde la certificación registral, NERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOpara que puedan concurrir a TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINAla subasta si les convenga o RIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. satisfacer antes del remate el AL: PÚBLICO EN importe del crédito, de sus inGENERAL. tereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, queA: SUCESION DE LUZ dando entonces subrogados PAQUITA MALDONADO en los derechos del acreedor SANCHEZ; SUCESION DE ejecutante. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de ROCA IRIZARRY NIEVES, COMPUESTA POR SUS cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de HIJOS JORGE LUIS licitadores, del público en geneGUTIERREZ IRIZARRY, ral y para su publicación en un WANDA I. GUTIERREZ periódico de circulación general IRIZARRY Y JORGE diaria en Puerto Rico y en los IGNACIO RODRIGUEZ sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 IRIZARRY; SUCESION de las de Procedimiento Civil, DE JOSEPH ROBERT así como para la publicación ESPINOSA RODRIGUEZ, en un periódico de circulación COMPUESTA POR general diaria y en el Estado SUS HIJOS HAROLD Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas JOSEPH ESPINOSA con antelación a la fecha de la SCHULZE Y JOSEPH primera subasta y por lo menos ROBERT ESPINOSA una vez por semana. Los autos y todos los documentos corres- SCHULZE; FULANO DE pondientes al procedimiento TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, indicado estarán de manifiesto COMO HEREDEROS en la Secretaría del Tribunal DESCONOCIDOS O durante las horas laborables.

POSIBLES TITULARES (Art. 102 (1) de la Ley núm.

210-2015). Expedido el presen- DEL INMUEBLE OBJETO DE EJECUCIÓN; te en Guayama, Puerto Rico, a 14 de noviembre de 2023.

WALESKA ST KITTS ENID NAZARIO CORREA, ALFIGUEROA; CENTRO GUACIL #407,ALGUACIL DEL DE RECAUDACION DE TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSINGRESOS MUNICIPALES TANCIA, SALA DE GUAYAMA.

(CRIM); LUZ PAQUITA MALDONADO SANCHEZ, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO (AHORA LA SUCESIÓN) DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUPOR TENER HIPOTECA NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA EN GARANTÍA DE SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMAPAGARÉ A SU FAVOR CAO POR LA SUMA DE BANCO POPULAR DE $30,037.51.

PUERTO RICO LEGAL NOTICE

Demandante Vs.

Yo,

RAQUEL

QUIÑONES

SOTO, Alguacil de este TribuSUCESION DE LUZ a la parte demandada y a PAQUITA MALDONADO nal, los acreedores y personas con SANCHEZ; SUCESION DE interés sobre la propiedad que ROCA IRIZARRY NIEVES, más adelante se describe, y al COMPUESTA POR SUS público en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 10 DE ENERO HIJOS JORGE LUIS 2024, A LAS 11:00 DE LA GUTIERREZ IRIZARRY, DE MAÑANA en mi oficina, sita en WANDA I. GUTIERREZ el Tribunal de Primera InstanIRIZARRY Y JORGE cia, Sala Superior de Humacao, IGNACIO RODRIGUEZ Humacao, Puerto Rico, vendeIRIZARRY; SUCESION ré en Pública Subasta la propieinmueble que más adelanDE JOSEPH ROBERT dad te se describe y cuya venta en ESPINOSA RODRIGUEZ, pública subasta se ordenó por COMPUESTA POR la vía ordinaria al mejor postor SUS HIJOS HAROLD quien hará el pago en dinero en

24 efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Humacao durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una segunda subasta para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 17 de enero de 2024, a las 11:00 de la mañana y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una tercera subasta el día 24 de enero de 2024, a las 11:00 de la mañana en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número ONCE (11) del plano de la URBANIZACIÓN TROPICAL BEACH, radicado en el Barrio Santiago y Lima de Naguabo, con una cabida superficial de SEISCIENTOS DIEZ PUNTO CINCUENTA (610.50) METROS CUADRADOS; colinda por el NORTE, en 33.13 metros, con una franja de terreno que sirve como servidumbre pluvial; por el SUR, en 42.84 metros, con el solar número Diez (10); por el ESTE, en 31.00 metros, con el Río Santiago; y por el OESTE, en 12.00 metros, con la Calle “C”. En el solar antes descrito se está construyendo una casa de concreto armado de una sola planta para dedicarse a vivienda. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 43 vuelto del tomo 89 de Naguabo, Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao, finca número 4,773 inscripción sexta. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Urbanización Tropical Beach, Calle C, F-11, Naguabo, Puerto Rico. La subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $27,804.80 de principal, intereses al 7.25% anual, desde el 1ro. de enero de 2020, hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $5,200.00 estipulada para costas, gastos, y honorarios de abogado, más recargos acumulados, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta para el inmueble será de $52,000.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $34,666.67 y de ser necesaria una tercera subasta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $26,000.00.

Si se declara desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta 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. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate.

La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se encuentra afecta al siguiente gravamen posterior: Hipoteca en Garantía de Pagaré a favor de Luz Paquita Maldonado Sánchez, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $30,037.51, con intereses al 7.0% anual, vencedero en seis (6) años, según consta de la Escritura Número 297, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 13 de noviembre de 2002, ante el Notario Público René Avilés Pérez; inscrita al tomo Karibe de Naguabo, Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao, finca número 4,773 inscripción octava (8va.). La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otro créditos posteriores al que se ejecuta pero preferente al suyo. El exceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Humacao, Puerto Rico, a 31 de octubre de 2023. JOSÉ L. RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL, SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO. RAQUEL QUIÑONES SOTO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR. ***

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Parte Demandante Vs.

PEDRO NOEL PEREZ ORTIZ Y LA SUCESION DE WILMARIE RODRIGUEZ RUBERT COMPUESTA POR SANTOS RODRIGUEZ Y WILMA ENID RUBERT; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD JOE COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE WILMARIE RODRIGUEZ RUBERT, ADMINISTRACIÓN PARA EL CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; CARMEN PAGAN RODRIGUEZ

Parte Demandada Caso Civil Núm.: CG2019CV00456. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO Y NOTFICACIÓN DE INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE WILMARIE RODRÍGUEZ RUBERT.

POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto.

Usted deberá radicar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se presente or derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá radicar el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notifique con copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, Lcda. Marjaliisa Colón Villanueva, al PO BOX 7970, Ponce, P.R. 00732; Teléfono: 787-8434168. En dicha demanda se tramita un procedimiento de cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca bajo el número mencionado en el epígrafe. Se alega en dicho procedimiento que la parte Demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato de Hipoteca, al no poder pagar las mensualidades vencidas correspondientes a los meses de noviembre de 2017, hasta el presente, más los cargos por demora correspondientes.

Además, adeuda a la parte deLEGAL NOTICE mandante las costas, gastos y ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO honorarios de abogado en que DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- incurra el tenedor del pagaré NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA en este litigio. De acuerdo con SALA DE CAGUAS dicho Contrato de Garantía Hipotecaria la parte Demandante FIRSTBANK declaró vencida la totalidad PUERTO RICO

de la deuda ascendente a la suma de $106,079.22 de principal, más los intereses sobre dicha suma al 4.25% anual, así como todos aquellos créditos y sumas que surjan de la faz de la obligación hipotecaria y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, incluyendo la suma estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La parte Demandante presentó para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: RUSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número ciento treinta y ocho (138) en el plano de parcelación de la comunidad rural G.L Garcia del Barrio Vegas del término municipal de Cayey, con una cabida superficial de mil trescientos once punto setenta y uno (1,311.71) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con la parcela número ciento treinta y siete (137) de la comunidad; por el SUR, con la parcela número ciento cuarenta (140) de la comunidad; por el ESTE, con la parcela número ciento treinta y nueve (139) de la comunidad; y por el OESTE, con calle número once (11) de la comunidad. Inscrita al folio noventa y seis (96) del tomo cuatrocientos diecisiete (417) de Cayey, finca número quince mil setecientos ocho (15,708).

Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección I. SE LES APERCIBE que de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, como miembro de la Sucesión de Wilmarie Rodriguez Rubert se ha presentado una solicitud de interpelación judicial para que sirva en el término de treinta (30) días aceptar o repudiar la herencia. Se le apercibe que si no compareciera usted a expresarse dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de la herencia, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante Wilmarie Rodríguez Robert, y por consiguiente, responderán por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone en el 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11021. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 13 de noviembre de 2023. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA.

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ORIENTAL BANK Demandante V.

JOHN DOE Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PO2023CV02543.

Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ 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 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 28 de noviembre de 2023. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 28 de noviembre de 2023. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. BRENDA SANTIAGO LÓPEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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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 Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 27 de noviembre de 2023. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. LUREIMY ALICEA GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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SAMALIZ RIVERA ROMAN Demandante Vs.

JADIEL ALBERTO ESCALERA DIAZ

Demandado Civil Núm.: CA2023RF00613.

Salón: 303. Sobre: PRIVACIÓN PATRIA POTESTAD. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO DEL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: JADIEL ALBERTO ESCALERA DIAZ. URBANIZACIÓN RAFAEL BERMÚDEZ H-24 CALLE 7 FAJARDO, PUERTO RICO 00738.

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN SALÓN DE SESIO- POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y se le notifica que una NES SALÓN 403 demanda ha sido presentada ISLAND PORTFOLIO en su contra, la cual obra en SERVICES, LLC el expediente del Honorable COMO AGENTE DE Tribunal de Primera Instancia FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS de San Juan en el caso de epígrafe, y se le requiere para que FUND, LLC conteste la demanda dentro de Demandante V. treinta (30) días siguientes WENDELIS COSME DIAZ los a la publicación de este Edicto, Demandado(a) Usted deberá presentar su aleCaso Núm.: CZ2022CV00157. gación responsiva a través del Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Sistema Unificado de Manejo y ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN Administración de Casos (SUDE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MAC), el cual puede acceder KEVIN SÁNCHEZ CAMPANERO KEVIN.SANCHEZ@ORF-LAW.COM utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://unired.ramaA: WENDELIS judicial.pt/sumac/, salvo que se COSME DIAZ. represente por derecho propio, (Nombre de las partes que se le en cuyo caso deberá presentar notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus- su alegación responsiva en la cribe le notifica a usted que el secretaría del tribunal. Si usted 27 de noviembre de 2023, este 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.

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

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FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

SOLOMON PROPERTY TRUST, LLC; DONALD R. DIZNEY

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUDemandados NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV09520.

SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, JUAN EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA FIRSTBANK Y OTRAS GARANTÍAS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. PUERTO RICO ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉDemandante V. SOLOMON PROPERTY RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE TRUST, LLC; DONALD R. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DIZNEY DE PUERTO RICO, SS. Demandados A: DONALD R. DIZNEY. Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV09520.

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POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a USTED que se ha radicado en la Secretaria de este Tribunal la Demanda civil de epígrafe. POR LO TANTO se le emplaza por edicto y requiere para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto 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 presente por derecho propio,. en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá. anotarle la rebeldía y dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, concediendo el

emplaza por edicto y requiere para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto 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 presente por derecho propio,. en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá. anotarle la rebeldía y dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, concediendo el remedio solicitado, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribu-

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JAVIER VIRELLA DIAZ

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CZ2023CV00015.

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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 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 28 de noviembre de 2023. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 28 de noviembre de 2023. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NOELIA MATÍAS SALAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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RAYMOND R RAMON FELICIANO

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV06026.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KENMUEL JOSÉ RUIZ LÓPEZ KENMUEL.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM

A: RAYMOND R RAMON FELICIANO.

(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 de 27 de NOVIEMBRE de 2023. En SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, el 27 de NOVIEMBRE de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUCRECIA PAGÁN MORALES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandado(a) ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO Caso Núm.: AR2022CV01660.

DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KEVIN SÁNCHEZ CAMPANERO JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN SALÓN DE SESIO- KEVIN.SANCHEZ@ORF-LAW.COM A: BENJAMIN NES SALÓN 603

VAZQUEZ ALICEA.

(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 28 de noviembre de 2023. En Arecibo, Puerto Rico, el 28 de noviembre de 2023. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. EIMMY FELICIANO TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que, de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle.

Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy, día 17 de noviembre de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NOELIA MATÍAS SALAS, SUB-SECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

FRANCISCO JAVIER LÓPEZ SOTO, CARLA CRISTINA CINTRÓN PÉREZ T/C/C KARLA CRISTINA CINTRÓN PÉREZ, Y LA SOCIEDAD DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandante Vs.

NAIDABEL SOTO MENÉNDEZ, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO Y CUALQUIER PERSONA CON INTERÉS

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO Demandados DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUCivil Núm.: SJ2023CV08428.

NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE HISALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAPOTECA Y PAGARÉ EXTRAMÓN VIADO. ESTADOS UNIDOS CARMEN MIRIAM DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENPÉREZ MORALES TE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDemandante Vs. DOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. JUAN RAMÓN

HERNÁNDEZ SANTOS

A: JOHN DOE Y

Demandado RICHARD ROE COMO Civil Núm.: TA2023CV00884. POSIBLES TENEDORES Sobre: USUCAPIÓN. ESTADESCONOCIDOS DE DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESPor la presente, se les notiTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO fica a ustedes que se les ha LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERpresentado ante este HonoTO RICO. rable Tribunal, una Demanda A: JUAN RAMÓN de Cancelación de Hipoteca HERNÁNDEZ SANTOS. y Pagaré Extraviado: Ustedes Por la presente, se les notifica deberán presentar su alegaa ustedes que se les ha pre- ción responsiva a través del sentado ante este Honorable Sistema Unificado de Manejo Tribunal, una Demanda de de Administración de Casos Usucapión: Usted deberá pre- (SUMAC), al cual pueden acsentar su alegación responsiva ceder utilizando la siguiente a través del Sistema Unificado dirección electrónica: https:// de Manejo de Administración www.poderjudicial.pr/index. de Casos (SUMAC), al cual php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo puede acceder utilizando la si- que se represente por derecho guiente dirección electrónica: propio. Deben notificar con cohttps://www.poderjudicial.pr/ pia de ella al abogado de la parindex.php/tribunal-electronico, te demandante, el Lcdo. Ian A. salvo que se represente por Lebrón Ward, Cond. El Centro derecho propio. Debe notificar I, Suite 249, Ave. Muñoz Rivera con copia de ella al abogado de #500, San Juan, Puerto Rico, la parte demandante, el Lcdo. 00918; tel. 787) 630-4697, Ian A. Lebrón Ward, Cond. El dentro de los treinta (30) días Centro I, Suite 249, Ave. Muñoz siguientes a la publicación de Rivera #500, San Juan, Puerto este Edicto, apercibiéndoles Rico, 00918; tel. (787) 630- que, de no hacerlo así dentro 4697, dentro de los treinta (30) del término indicado, el Tribudías siguientes a la publicación nal podrá anotar su rebeldía

y dictar Sentencia concediendo el remediO solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarles ni oírles. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy a 21 de noviembre de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ENID DÍAZ RÍOS, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIO A SALA.

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ANCHOR STONE FUND 1, LLC Plaintiff V.

PATRICIO ATILIO ESTEVEZ-LEÓN; ET AL.

Defendants Civil No.: 19-1758. (PAD).

DEFAULT JUDGMENT. Upon plaintiff Anchor Stone Fund 1, LLC’s application for judgment (Docket No. 58), and it appearing from the records of this case that default was entered against defendants (Docket No. 57), plaintiff is entitled to a judgment by default. Accordingly: 1. Defendants shall pay plaintiff the outstanding principal balance of $1,005,172.23, plus interest over the unpaid principal balance at the adjustable rate of 2.50% per annum from November 1, 2018, which interest shall continue to accrue until the debt is paid in full, and an additional deferred balance of $340,209.62 that does not accrue interest. 2.

Defendants shall pay plaintiff accrued late charges and any other advance, charge, fee or disbursements made by plaintiff on behalf of defendants, in accordance with the mortgage deed, plus costs, charges and disbursements, expenses and attorney’s fees. 3. In default of the payment of the sums hereinbefore specified, or of any part thereof, within fourteen (14) days from the date of entry of this judgment, the following mortgaged property, described in the Spanish language, shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, without an appraisal of right of redemption for the payment of plaintiff’s mortgage within the limits secured by it: URBANA: Solar marcado con el Número Tres (3) de la manzana “A” de la Urbanización Georgetown, localizado en el Barrio Pueblo Viejo del término municipal de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, compuesto de 1,104.498 metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de 10.80 metros con propiedad de Jorge Ramírez de Arellano; por el SUR, en una distancia de 47.11 metros con la Calle Green Valley; por el ESTE, en una distancia de 42.65 metros con el solar número 4 de la manzana “A” y por el OESTE, en una distancia de 28.90 metros con el solar número 2 de la manzana “A”.

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Enclava una edificación. Recorded at page 236 of volume 52 of Guaynabo, property number 2643, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico in Guaynabo. 4.

The court may appoint a Special Master to conduct the sale, but the Special Master shall not proceed to carry out the said sale, or do anything in connection with it, until further order by this court and under the form and conditions to be directed by the court. 5. The sale shall be subject to the confirmation of this court, and the purchaser or purchasers thereof shall be entitled to receive possession.

The minimum bid to be accepted at the first public sale in accordance with the mortgage deed is $960,000.00. 6. Any funds derived from the sale to be made in accordance with the terms of this judgment and such further orders of this court shall be applied as follows: a. To the payment of all proper expenses attendant upon said sale, including the expenses, outlays, and compensation of the Special Master, which shall have been fixed and approved by this court. All expenses shall be deducted from the sum provided in the deed of mortgage for costs, charges and disbursements, expenses and attorney’s fees. b. To the payment of all expenses and advances made by the plaintiff. c. To the payment to plaintiff of the amounts due by defendants as of November 1, 2018 of $1,005,172.23, plus interest over the unpaid principal balance at the adjustable rate of 2.50% per annum, and an additional deferred balance of $340,209.62 which does not accrue interest, accrued late charges and any other advance, charge, fee or disbursements made by plaintiff on behalf of defendants, in accordance with the mortgage deed, plus costs, and 10% of modified mortgage note principal balance in attorney’s fees. d. If after making all the above payments there shall be a surplus, said surplus shall be delivered to the Clerk of this Court, subject to further orders of the court. 7. Plaintiff in this proceeding may apply to this court for such further orders as it may deem advisable to its interest in accordance with the terms of this judgment. This case is now closed for statistical purposes.

SO ORDERED. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 30th day of November, 2023. PEDRO A. DELGADO-HERNÁNDEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS SALÓN DE SESIONES SALÓN 705

VANESSA

FLORES RODRIGUEZ

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS GIOVANNI VELEZ REMIS CON INTERÉS EN Demandado(a) LA SUCESIÓN; Caso Núm.: CG2023CV02684.

DEPARTAMENTO DE Sobre: DESAHUCIO POR FALHACIENDA Y CENTRO TA DE PAGO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. DE RECAUDACION PEDRO A. CRESPO CLAUDIO DE INGRESOS PCRESPO@EMPHATIALAW.COM MUNICIPALES; ESTADOS A: GIOVANNI UNIDOS DE AMERICA VELEZ REMIS. Demandante V.

Demandados (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) Civil Núm.: TA2022CV00336.

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus- Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIcribe le notifica a usted que el POTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO EDICTO. ESTADOS 28 de noviembre de 2023, este POR Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESentencia Parcial o Resolución SIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS en este caso, que ha sido debi- UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE DE PUERTO damente registrada y archivada ASOCIADO en autos donde podrá usted en- RICO, S.S. A: LA SUCESION DE terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta noESTEBAN MORALES tificación se publicará una sola CALDERON COMPUESTA vez en un periódico de circulaPOR ESTEBAN ción general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días MORALES DIAZ, VICENTE MORALES DIAZ, JOHN siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted DOE Y JOHN DOE COMO una parte en el procedimiento POSIBLES HEREDEROS sujeta a los términos de la SenDESCONOCIDOS tencia, Sentencia Parcial o ReCON INTERÉS EN solución, de la cual puede estaLA SUCESIÓN Y LA blecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de SUCESIÓN DE MERARI 30 días contados a partir de la DIAZ SANTANA publicación por edicto de esta COMPUESTA POR notificación, dirijo a usted esta ESTEBAN MORALES notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publi- DIAZ, VICENTE MORALES cación de este edicto. Copia de DIAZ, FULANO DE TAL, Y esta notificación ha sido archiFULANA DE TAL, COMO vada en los autos de este caso, POSIBLES HEREDEROS con fecha 29 de noviembre de DESCONOCIDOS 2023. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, CON INTERÉS EN LA el 29 de noviembre de 2023.

LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SUCESIÓN. SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DO- Queden emplazados y notifiNATE RESTO, SECRETARIA cados que en este Tribunal se AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. ha radicado Demanda sobre

Ejecución de Hipoteca, en la que se alega que al 25 de julio ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO de 2023 se le adeuda a la deDE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- mandante lo siguiente: la suma NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA de $58,390.66 de principal más SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYA- los intereses sobre dicha suma MÓN en la cantidad de $64,494.04, CASCADE FUNDING los cuales continúan acumuMORTGAGE TRUST HB2 lándose a razón de 5.560% anual, hasta su completo pago; Demandante, Vs. y otros gastos acumulados. La LA SUCESION DE suma global vencida, líquida y MERARI DIAZ SANTANA exigible incluyendo intereses COMPUESTA POR y otros gastos acumulados es de $147,057.66. y los cuales ER MORALES DIAZ, ESTEBAN MORALES continúan acumulándose, así DIAZ, VICENTE MORALES como la cantidad líquida estipulada en los documentos del DIAZ, FULANO DE TAL Y préstamo para costas, gastos FULANA DE TAL, COMO y honorarios de abogado en POSIBLES HEREDEROS caso de reclamación judicial y que correspondan a intereses DESCONOCIDOS y cargos por demora hasta su CON INTERÉS EN pago total. Por la presente se LA SUCESIÓN; LA le emplaza y notifica que debe SUCESION DE ESTEBAN contestar la demanda dentro MORALES CALDERON del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del COMPUESTA POR presente edicto y deberá preER MORALES DIAZ, sentar su alegación responsiva ESTEBAN MORALES a través del Sistema Unificado DIAZ, VICENTE de Manejo y Administración de MORALES DIAZ, JOHN Casos (SUMAC), el cual podrá DOE Y JANE DOE, COMO acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://

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26 unired.ramajudicial.pr, 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 licenciado Andrés Sáez Marrero, 1541 Calle Ponce de León, Box 203, Urb. El Caribe, San Juan, PR 00926, Tel. (561) 338-4101, correo electrónico, asaez@tmpllc. com, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, 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. (Artículo 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. El Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de 2020, dispone: “Transcurridos treinta (30) días desde que se haya producido la delación, cualquier persona interesada puede solicitar al tribunal que le señale al llamado un plazo, para que manifieste si acepta la herencia o si la repudia. Este plazo no excederá de treinta (30) días.

El tribunal apercibirá al llamado de que, si transcurrido el plazo señalado no ha manifestado su voluntad de aceptar la herencia o de repudiarla, se dará por aceptada.” Por la presente el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, conforme al Art. 1578, supra, y el caso Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria vs. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 DPR 689 (2005), les ordena que el término de treinta (30) días, hagan declaración aceptado o repudiando la herencia de los causantes, ESTEBAN MORALES CALDERON e I MERARI DIAZ SANTANA. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la misma se tendrá por aceptada. Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 27 de noviembre de 2023.

LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA GENERAL. NEIDA QUILES SANTA-

NA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV10865.

LEGAL NOTICE Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO GARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAEMPLAZAMIENTO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL VIADO. GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRI- POR EDICTO. BUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTAN- A: M&T BANK; M&T BANK CIA SALA DE ARECIBO

LEGAL DOCUMENT PROCESSING PO BOX 844 Demandante Vs. BUFFALO NY, 14240-0844.

REINALDO RIVERA B: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD Demandado ROE (PERSONAS Civil Núm.: AR2023CV01497.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. DESCONOCIDAS CON EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICPOSIBLE INTERÉS).

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: REINALDO RIVERA.

POR LA PRESENTE: Se le notifica que contra usted se ha presentado una Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero. Por la presente se le emplaza a usted y se le requiere 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 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 responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Arecibo, P.O. Box 6005, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00613-6005 y notifique a la LCDA., GINA H. FERRER MEDINA, personalmente al Condominio Las Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al P.O. Box 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-2342, Teléfonos: (787) 832-9620 / (845) 345-3985 / (787) 538-9920, 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. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. BRUNILDA HERNÁNDEZ MÉNDEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN

TRUST MORTGAGE CORP. Demandante Vs.

SUN WEST MORTGAGE CORPORATION; M&T BANK; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES CON INTERÉS

The San Juan Daily Star

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

En este caso la parte demandante ha radicado Demanda para que se decrete judicialmente el saldo del siguiente pagaré: Hipoteca en garantía de pagaré a favor de Sun West Mortgage Corporation Inc., o a su orden, por Doscientos Tres Mil Doscientos Cincuenta Dólares ($203,250.00), con intereses al tres punto cincuenta por ciento (3.50%) anual, vencedero el primero de septiembre de dos mil cuarenta y dos (2042), según consta de la escritura número trescientos cinco (#305), otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día veinticuatro (24) de agosto de dos mil doce (2012), ante el Notario Público Ricardo Marín Arias testimonio 3298, inscrito al folio #143 del tomo #852 de Río Piedra Sur, finca #23739, inscripción 2da, Registro de la Propiedad Sección Cuarta de San Juan y está garantizado por hipoteca sobre la propiedad, que se describe como sigue: URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: Apartment número seis mil ciento veintidós (6122), Apartamento residencial de forma irregular modelo “Balcony” localizado en el Segundo 2do) nivel de módulo uno (1) del edificio seis (6) del Condominio Palmares de Monteverde, radicado en el Barrio Caimito, sección conocida como Río Piedras, del término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico. El área aproximada del apartamento es de mil cuatrocientos cuatro punto treinta y ocho (1404.38) pies cuadrados, equivalentes a ciento treinta punto cuarenta y siete (130.47) metros cuadrados. Son sus linderos por el NORTE, en una distancia de cuarenta y cinco pies seis pulgadas (45’ 6”) con espacio exterior y área común; por el SUR, en una distancia de cuarenta y cinco pies seis pulgadas (45’ 6”) con espacio exterior; por el ESTE, en una distancia de treinta y tres pies seis pulgadas (33’ 6”) con espacio exterior área común y el apartamento seis mil ciento veintiuno (6121); y por el OESTE, en distancia de treinta y tres pies seis pulgadas (33’ 6”) con espacio exterior y el apartamento seis mil doscientos veintiuno (6221).

La Puerta de entrada de este apartment está situada en su lindero Norte. Consta de “living/ dinning room”, un balcón, una

cocina, una alacena, un pasillo principal en el cual están localizados un “laundry” un “closet” un baño, dos habitaciones con “closet” y un dormitorio principal con su “Walk-in-closet’ y un baño. Le corresponde a este apartamento; como área privativa del mismo, un espacio de estacionamiento doble para números ciento cuarenta 140) and ciento cuarenta y uno (141). Este apartamento tiene una participación de cero punto seis cero siete tres uno cuatro cero dos uno por ciento (0.607314021%) en los elementos comunes generales del Condominio. Inscrita al folio 143 del tomo 852 de Río Piedras, finca número 23,739, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Cuarta. La parte demandante alega que dicho Pagaré se ha extraviado, según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de unas obligaciones hipotecarias, 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 San Juan, 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 San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 27 de noviembre de 2023. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ELSIE PRATTS MELÉNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

ORLANDO RIVERA BONILLA, FABIOLA

LILLY BRAN CRUZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2022CV00724.

(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 Carolina, 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: Horizontal Property: Apartment N-31 of Paisajes del Escorial Condominium located in San Anton Ward, Carolina, located on the third, fourth, and fifth floors of Building N of the Condominium. The apartment has an area of 139.039 Sq. Mt. The third floor is bounded on the NORTH, by the exterior wall that overlooks the front yard and the parking area in a distance of 10.439 meters; on the SOUTH, by the Wall that separates it from apartment N-33 in a distance of 10.439 meters; on the EAST, where the entrance is located by the hallway, the stairwell and common elements that separates it from apartment N-30 in a distance of 6.019 meters; and on the WEST, by the exterior wall that overlooks the side yard in a distance of 5.029 meters. The fourth floors bounded on the NORTH, by the exterior wall that overlooks the front yard and the parking area in a distance of 11.658 meters; on the SOUTH, by the wall that separates it from apartment N-33, in a distance of 11.658 meters; on the EAST, by the wall that separates it from apartment N-30 in a distance of 6.019 meters and on the WEST, by the exterior wall that overlooks the side yard in a distance of 6.019 meters. The fifth floor is bounded on the NORTH, and EAST by the open horizontal roof area which is a common element limited to this apartment; on the SOUTH, by the wall that separates it from apartment N-33; and on the WEST, by the exterior wall that overlooks the

side yard. The third floor of this apartment consists of living and dining areas, kitchen-laundry, bathroom, and the staircase leading to the fourth floor. The fourth floor consists of three bedrooms with a closet each, two bathrooms, a hallway and the staircase leading to the third and fifth floors. The fifth floor consists of a roofed open area measuring 3.964 meters by 2.51 meters and the area occupied by staircase leading to the fourth floor measuring 2.89 meters of 0.96 meters. The entrance to this apartment located on its Eastern boundary, communicates with the hallway, and stairwell of the building that led to the sidewalk. This apartment has as part and appurtenant to it (0.6692%) of the common elements and (14.0534%) of the limited common elements of building N. It also has as part and appurtenant to it two parking spaces in the parking area identified with the unit designation. The apartment has as common element limited to it that horizontal area of the roof of the building built directly over the apartment excluding the area designated in the deed plan as the gazebo or terrace, which form part of the apartment. Inscrita al folio 168 del tomo 1269 de Carolina, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda de Carolina, finca número 54,467.

Dirección física: 31 N APT., PAISAJES DE ESCORIAL, COND. SAN ANTON WD., CAROLINA, PR. 00979. 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 $136,243.59, más la suma de $25,293.76, 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 11 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Carolina, por el

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 LEGAL NOTICE comparecer acompañado(a) de ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO abogado(a) en los casos que DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, en Humacao, Puerto Rico, SALA DE HUMACAO hoy día 22 de noviembre de JLL PUERTO RICO REALTY & CO., S. EN 2023. IVELISSE C. FONSECA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. C.; EDGE PROPERTIES, IVELISSE M. MONCLOVA, LLC; LOURDES M. SOPO SECRETARIA AUXILIAR, SUBSECRETARIA. ROZAS Demandantes V.

tipo mínimo de $154,354.00.

De declararse desierta dicha subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 19 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:45 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, $102,902.67. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 26 DE ENERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:45 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, $77,177.00.

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 28 de noviembre de 2023 en Carolina, Puerto Rico. HECTOR PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL.

ENCANTO GROUP, LLC, ET AL.

Demandados Civil Núm.: HU2022CV01731.

Sobre: SOLICITUD DE REMEDIO PROVISIONAL; COBRO DE DINERO; CUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; QUANTUM MERIUT; DAÑOS POR INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: FULANA DE TAL.

Por la presente se le notifica a usted que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría la demanda de epígrafe. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento , excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. 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

LEGAL NOTICE “Blue Sky Towers III, LLC would like to place on notice the acquisition of an installation consisting of a 90’ (97’ including all appurtenances) monopole tower known as Mameyal located at 18°28’8.83271” north latitude and 66°16’00.32007” west longitude near PR-628, KM 1.0, Mameyal, Dorado, Puerto Rico 00646.

If you have any concerns regarding historic properties that may be affected by this proposed undertaking, please contact: DeAnna Anglin, Lotis Environmental, LLC, at Legals@ TheLotisGroup.com or (417) 840-5008. In your response, please include the proposed undertaking’s location and a list of the historic resources that you believe to be affected along with their respective addresses or approximate locations.”

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Team’s proposed sale reflects growing links between pro sports and gambling

By KEN BELSON

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or years, professional sports organizations including the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball prohibited liquor companies from buying advertising in locations in stadiums and arenas that could be seen on television, in deference to efforts to curb drunken driving.

But in 2009, during the depths of the worst recession since the Great Depression, those same leagues found themselves scrambling for cash as their biggest sponsors — automakers, banks and others — cut back on marketing. Suddenly, they began signing multimillion-dollar deals with companies that made rum, tequila, vodka and other hard liquor, and the advertising was displayed for all to see.

It was a sign of how justifications can change seemingly overnight, especially when money is involved. The sports world was reminded of that last week when Miriam Adelson and her trust sold $2 billion worth of shares in the Sands Corp., a casino operator, to buy a professional sports team, which turned out to be the Dallas Mavericks. (The purchase still needs to be approved by the league’s board of governors before becoming official.)

“The Adelson and Dumont families are honored to have the opportunity to be stewards of this great franchise,” they said in a statement.

For decades, most major professional leagues largely kept the gaming world at arm’s length. They barred players, referees and owners from gambling on sports to insulate game results from any hint of impropriety, a stance that dated back at least a century to the famed Black Sox scandal of 1919.

Some leagues likewise forbid owners from holding stakes in casinos. In one instance, Dan Rooney, the principal owner of the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers, had to buy out his brothers’ stake in the team because the brothers owned racetracks in New York and Florida. The NBA had no such rule and has had owners with ties to casinos, including Tilman Fertitta, the current owner of the Houston Rockets.

“If gambling is permitted freely on sporting events, normal incidents of the game such as bad snaps, dropped passes, turnovers, penalties and play calling inevitably will fuel speculation, distrust and accusations of point-shaving or game fixing,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in 2012.

Yet at a time when sports gambling — once done only in casino meccas such as Las Vegas or through bookies — has been legalized in dozens of states, the leagues’ former approach

The Dallas Mavericks are being sold to the Adelson and Dumont families, who run the casino operator, the Sands Corporation. seems quaint. While restrictions remain on players, referees and owners wagering on their own sports, gambling has otherwise been embraced by the mainstream sports establishment.

They have removed restrictions on casinos and sportsbooks advertising in stadiums and on television. Some stadiums, including FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, home of the NFL’s Washington Commanders, have sportsbooks inside. Sports wagering companies now plaster their names on sign boards in stadiums and buy TV commercials during games, including the Super Bowl, with all manner of promotions to woo new customers.

The leagues have also done an about-face

on operating in the home of sports wagering, Las Vegas, which was for years off-limits. Now the National Hockey League, the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NFL have teams in the city. Last month, MLB’s owners unanimously approved allowing the A’s to leave Oakland and head to Las Vegas. The NBA, which has held All-Star games, summer leagues and a new in-season tournament in Las Vegas, could add an expansion team in the city in the coming years, which would give every major pro sport a team in a locale the leagues once shunned.

“The leagues are constantly reevaluating their business as laws change, social mores change, and different companies and categories

become bigger,” said Marc Ganis, a consultant to numerous teams and leagues. “That includes looking at ownership rules, sponsorships and advertising.”

The NFL’s embrace of Las Vegas has perhaps been most surprising, given the league’s conservative reputation. The Raiders won approval to move to the city in 2017. The league has held the Pro Bowl and college draft on the Strip. And in February, the league’s marquee event — the Super Bowl — will be played in Las Vegas, removing perhaps the last vestige of any distance between it and the city.

The leagues’ reassessment has been both practical and strategic. The biggest break came in 2018 after the Supreme Court ruled that a law that prohibited sports gambling in most of the country was unconstitutional. Dozens of states quickly approved legalizing sports wagering, dwarfing the amount spent in Las Vegas. The NFL now allows owners to hold stakes in casinos that have no sports betting, though it restricts owners from having more than a 5% stake in casinos that allow sports betting.

“Las Vegas is acceptable not so much because of us but because gambling is almost everywhere now,” said Michael Green, a historian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “The Strip is as legit as any large business.”

At the same time, Las Vegas’ image as a desert oasis with casinos and nightclubs under the thumb of the mob changed dramatically in the 1990s, when the Strip was turned into an urban theme park where parents could bring their children. Many visitors come now as much to see shows such as U2 at the Sphere or the latest extravaganza by Cirque du Soleil as they do to visit the casinos.

And while Las Vegas is relatively small, with a population of about 2.5 million in the region, it has been able to support teams including the Raiders and the Golden Knights of the NHL because the city is a year-round destination, drawing roughly 40 million tourists annually.

“There’s a whole new demographic being exposed to sports gambling by visiting Las Vegas,” said Jay Kornegay, vice president of race and sportsbook operations at Westgate Resorts.

Green noted that the Smith Center for the Performing Arts and the Mob Museum, which both opened in 2012, also gave the city a measure of sophistication it had lacked. He recalled how just 20 years ago, the NFL blocked Las Vegas from buying ads during the Super Bowl, a decision that now seems antiquated.

“Remind me,” he said, “where’s the next Super Bowl?”

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Girls thrive in many sports. Now they’re coming for football, too.

Honesty Butler huddles with teammates during flag football practice at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kan. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Last year, New York became one of eight states across the country that offer girls’ varsity flag football. The sport’s popularity has only grown.

By CLAIRE FAHY

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onesty Butler was not planning to go to college, let alone leave her home state of New York. She loved art class but hated math and history. Art school was too expensive, so she began to give up on the idea of higher education entirely.

But one day her social studies teacher at Binghamton High School told her he was coaching flag football, which New York state had just begun offering as a varsity sport, and asked if she might be interested in joining the team.

Butler had never played a team sport, beyond a brief stint on the track team, but from the first practice, she was hooked. Suddenly, she had an outlet for her competitive drive. She received positive reinforcement at school as her team started winning games. The team had a GPA requirement, so Butler was suddenly motivated to keep her grades up — even in math.

Now, Butler, 19, is more than 1,200 miles from home in Fort Scott, Kansas, where she is preparing for her second season playing collegiate flag football at Fort Scott Community College.

Flag football, a version of the sport in which players pull colorful flags from belts around their opponents’ waists instead of tackling them to stop play, has been rapidly growing in popularity. Since it is strictly no contact, it emphasizes quickness and accuracy over physicality.

While the sport is played by both men and women, the style of play favors female athletes.

It gives girls a unique opportunity to play football, which has long been considered a quintessentially — and exclusively — male sport.

“For many years, it was sort of, you know, girls don’t play football, right? That sort of mentality,” said Scott Hallenbeck, chief executive of USA Football, the governing body for both tackle and flag football. “All of us in football, and hopefully society at large, recognize that this is a critical and incredible opportunity to be inclusive.”

Last year, New York became the eighth state to offer girls’ flag football as a varsity sport, with teams around the state set to compete for their first state championship next spring. The announcement last month that flag football would become an Olympic sport in 2028 further accentuated the sport’s rise.

“A lot of people overlook flag football, and the fact that it’ll be in the Olympics soon is even better,” Butler said. “They can see how the sport is played and not judge it because it’s played by women.”

Olympic flag football will be offered in both men’s and women’s disciplines, but the men’s team could be made up of NFL athletes.

For women, the Olympics will be a chance to compete on a level much higher than the current high school and college contests. For those who are just now joining high school varsity teams, the path forward in the sport is clearer

than ever.

During New York’s first season of girls’ flag football, in spring 2022, there were 51 varsitylevel teams across the state, with funding support from the local NFL teams — the New York Jets, New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.

In the coming season, which starts in March, there will be 180 schools competing, according to Robert Zayas, executive director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Zayas said flag football had been added as an option in hopes of engaging students who were not interested in the typical offerings.

“We know when kids are involved in their school community, they do better in school,” Zayas said. “High school sports do so many things for so many kids, but they provide an immediate sense of belonging for these students who are participating.”

In New York City, where public high school teams play in a separate league from the rest of the state, flag football has been offered for roughly a decade. But Bashkim Pelinkovic, the girls’ flag football coach at Susan E. Wagner High School on Staten Island, said the sport’s popularity had ballooned in recent years.

When the team first started, about 30 girls tried out. Two years ago, the same year the rest of the state began competing, 100 girls showed up to the tryouts.

One of the players present was Olivia Rijo, 17, a senior who has played on the team all four years of high school. She is hoping to attend one of the more than a dozen colleges that offer

Honesty Butler snaps the ball during flag football practice at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kan. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

flag football — and make it to the Olympics.

Rijo has played on the U.S. national team’s squads for girls under 15 and under 17, and plans to try out for the women’s national team in February. She said she cried when she found out flag football would be an Olympic sport.

“It was one of the best moments of my life,” Rijo said. “It broke my heart that no matter how much effort I put in, I couldn’t go anywhere with it. But the Olympics gives us something to work for.”

And while Rijo started playing flag football in middle school, Hallenbeck said that high school girls who are elite athletes in other sports like soccer, volleyball or basketball are now relishing the opportunity to compete in a game they grew up watching but were rarely able to play.

Payton Parliament, 16, a junior at Beekmantown High School in the northeast corner of the state, is only 18 months younger than her brother, Nathan, a senior and the starting quarterback of the school’s tackle football team.

She was about 4 years old when she tagged along to her brother’s first flag football game. From that day, Parliament played on his flag football team — he was the quarterback, and she was his go-to wide receiver.

Parliament plays soccer, basketball and softball, but once her school started offering flag football, she knew she had to sign up. On the girls’ team, she moved from wide receiver to quarterback and is now chasing her brother’s throwing record, the best in town history.

“I always wanted to be like him, even though I was a girl,” Parliament said. “I wanted to prove to people that I could be like a boy and do those great things.”

This coming spring, she expects an intense competition for the first state championship. More girls have joined the Beekmantown team, and other schools in the area have added teams.

“Girls saw how competitive it was and how much joy we’re getting out of it,” Parliament said.

Butler is also looking forward to more competition. She hopes to transfer to a four-year college next year, which would mean playing in a higher division.

She’s still getting used to the Kansas weather, the demands of college classes and being far from home, but she knows now that she is up to the challenge.

“It surprised me and my whole family,” Butler said of her move to college. “I’m really proud of myself. I never thought that I would be this far from home.

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(Mar 21-April 20)

Other people are important to you. Today your relationships could take on even more significance than usual. You could meet some interesting people, and if you’re not involved, you might even fall in love.

Old and new friends could seem more wonderful and idealized. Romantic relationships could assume fairytale qualities. Try to make an effort to see people as they really are.

Libra

(Sep 24-Oct 23)

Other people take on special importance today.

Romance is very much on your mind, whether in friendships, business partnerships, or relationships of all kinds. Your interactions are warm, cordial, and supportive. Romantic feelings approach fairytale intensity. Make the effort to see everyone as they really are and not as idealized images.

Taurus

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A group encounter, perhaps spiritual or metaphysical, could take place at your home tonight. This group will probably manage to do whatever it aspires to do. Intuition, energy, and imagination are all around you. You’ll get closer to whomever you choose to spend time with today, be it friend, lover, or colleague. Tonight write down your thoughts and insights so you can remember them.

Group activities concerning spiritual, metaphysical, or humanitarian interests could take place in your area today. You’ll meet some new friends. If you aren’t currently involved, this could provide a chance to meet someone special. Look your best! Your mind is buzzing and your thoughts are more intense by day’s end, so a short exercise session before bed might help you get to sleep.

Cancer

(June 22-July 23)

Group activities concerning spiritual, metaphysical, or humanitarian interests could take place in your area today. You’ll meet some new friends. If you aren’t currently involved, this could provide a chance to meet someone special. Look your best! Your mind is buzzing and your thoughts are more intense by day’s end, so a short exercise session before bed might help you get to sleep.

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Today you might try to secure the perfect job, possibly in an artistic field or one connected with the healing arts. You might have a specific position in mind, or you could consider several. It’s important to think of all the ins and outs of every position before charging ahead. What you think might be perfect today could have hidden aspects you don’t know about..

A new or existing romance could take on a spiritual aspect that creates a stronger bond between you.

The works of past great masters, perhaps some from exotic lands, inspire your creative drive. Spirituality could take on new importance to you. You might want to spend time meditating or studying. Past-life regression or guided meditation could prove enlightening.

A new or existing romance could take on a spiritual aspect that creates a stronger bond between you.

The works of past great masters, perhaps some from exotic lands, inspire your creative drive. Spirituality could take on new importance to you. You might want to spend time meditating or studying. Past-life regression or guided meditation could prove enlightening.

Aquarius

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Group activities concerning spiritual, metaphysical, or humanitarian interests could take place in your area today. You’ll meet some new friends. If you aren’t currently involved, this could provide a chance to meet someone special. Look your best! Your mind is buzzing and your thoughts are more intense by day’s end, so a short exercise session before bed might help you get to sleep.

If you aren’t romantically involved, don’t be surprised if romance comes your way today, perhaps in your neighborhood. Even if you are involved, you’ll make a new friend. You’re likely to meet someone special outside in the open air and close to a crowd of people. Therefore, this isn’t a good day to stay inside, even if the weather’s bad. Go see what the Universe has in store for you.

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Group activities concerning spiritual, metaphysical, or humanitarian interests could take place in your area today. You’ll meet some new friends. If you aren’t currently involved, this could provide a chance to meet someone special. Look your best!

Your mind is buzzing and your thoughts are more intense by day’s end, so a short exercise session before bed might help you get to sleep.

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Your value system may take on new spiritual and idealistic aspects today. Mundane affairs could assume new meaning for you. You might even see spirituality in your job. You could set some idealistic but unrealistic goals as far as your health is concerned. If you want to start a new health program, take it one step at a time. Don’t try to accomplish everything all at once.

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