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Emergency Rooms to Start Dispensing Oral Treatments for COVID-19 in Bid to Reduce Hospital Patient Flow

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US Treasury approves PR’s ARPA funds use plan to assist homeowners

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ov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia and Housing Financing Authority (AFV by its Spanish initials) Director Blanca P. Fernández González announced Monday that the U.S. Department of the Treasury approved Puerto Rico’s plan for the use of federal funds to help homeowners avoid defaulting on their mortgages.

The plan authorizes the use of $75.6 million to launch the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) program on the island, which will be known locally as the Homeowners Assistance Program.

The HAF seeks to prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after Jan. 21, 2020.

Funds from the HAF may be used for assistance with mortgage payments, homeowner’s insurance, utility payments, and other specified purposes. The law prioritizes funds for homeowners who have experienced the greatest hardships, leveraging local and national income indicators to maximize the impact.

The assistance comes from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and is aimed at homeowners in Puerto Rico who have faced difficulties paying the mortgage on their primary residence, and other related expenses related to housing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I should emphasize that the Puerto Rico Homeowners Assistance Program is for homeowners who had material losses in their income due to the pandemic beginning in January 2020, and thus help them recover,” the governor said. “We estimate that at least 5,000 homeowners can benefit from this program in the 78 municipalities.”

“We have made sure the program is simple to apply for and qualify for,” he added. “The most important thing is to be able to help as many families as possible.”

The program will assist with the reinstatement of first and second mortgages, as well as homeowners’ housing costs, including taxes, insurance, other fees, and utilities.

Fernández González, the AFV director, noted that with the program “we have the main intention of helping homeowners to stay in their homes in a stable manner during the pandemic, although they have seen a decrease in their income due to different factors caused

by the pandemic.”

There are a number of maximum assistance caps under the program, depending on the options for which the homeowner is eligible. If more than one type of assistance is obtained, all assistance combined would not exceed $21,000.

Eligibility requirements and eligible expenses for qualifying homeowners are the following: 1. The homeowner must be behind on at least one payment related to homeownership obligations (mortgage/home loan payment, property taxes, home-related insurance, utilities, homeowner/condo association fees, etc.)

2. The financial hardship should have started after Jan. 21, 2020 and be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. The homeowner must own and occupy their property as the primary residence in Puerto Rico. Property type must be eligible (living or individual trust).

4. Household income must not exceed 150 percent of the area median income.

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Senate adjourns pending results of COVID tests

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enate President José Luis Dalmau Santiago on Monday opened and promptly recessed the legislative work of the Third Ordinary Session until today at 11 a.m.

The upper chamber leader said he wanted to wait for the results of the COVID-19 detection tests that have been conducted with all personnel working in the Capitol District in Puerta de Tierra.

According to press reports, some 41 people had tested positive for COVID-19 in tests done at the Capitol.

Meanwhile, two House legislators had tested positive for the coronavirus as of press time Monday.

Administrators: Hospital beds nowhere near full amid virus surge

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aleb Colón, president of the Health Services Administrators Association (CASS by its Spanish acronym), called on Monday for “a halt to people who are misinforming [the public] and creating panic over the increase in hospitalizations” due to the latest surge in coronavirus infections.

“Stop the panic, our hospitals are not going to collapse. To give you an idea, Puerto Rico has 6,869 [occupied] adult beds in its hospitals, of which today 664 are patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and the vast majority are patients with pre-existing diseases, which represents approximately 10 percent occupancy by this lethal virus. Meanwhile, the average stays that have been observed are two to three days,” Colón said in a written statement. “To this add that at the moment

Puerto Rico has just over 200 isolation rooms available to attend to any emergency related to the coronavirus, plus the beds of outpatient or primary centers that have an Emergency Room, among others.”

“Now, we cannot lower our guard, and as our CASS Clinical Committee estimated last week, the cases of infections broke records and the projection is two more weeks with greater numbers of infected people,” he added. “But at the moment we do not have a crisis; our facilities have the personnel and resources to attend to [increased caseloads].”

The hospital administrator maintained that the Puerto Rico National Guard has one or two 150-bed field hospitals that at some point were installed in Mayagüez.

It was also reported that on Constitución Street, on the south side of the Capitol, tests for COVID-19 were to be carried out Monday on Capitol employees.

“Stop the panic, our hospitals are not going to collapse,” said Caleb Colón, president of the Health Services Administrators Association.

PDP spokesperson in San Juan muni legislature resigns amid acrimony

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Dr. Margarita Ostolaza Bey

r. Margarita Ostolaza Bey, the spokesperson for the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) in the San Juan Municipal Legislature, announced on Monday her resignation from the position she has held since January 2021.

“The new governance demanded by the citizens of San Juan at the polls makes unacceptable the abuse of power that I have witnessed and experienced in the San Juan Municipal Legislature by the speaker, Gloria Escudero Morales, with the consent of Mayor Miguel Romero,” Ostolaza Bey said in a written statement.

“Her alienating behavior, the continuous use of verbal violence, harassment and insults with those whom she considers weaker, takes on a mimicry of the alpha

male, degrading the body over which she presides at the lowest level. From woman to woman, I have never seen anything like it in my life!”

Ostolaza Bey also made several specific observations that she said denote serious irregularities in Escudero Morales’ exercise of the speakership. She said Escudero Morales exceeds her plenary powers in the municipal legislature and seeks to control majority and minority legislators in their oversight function and to intercede for the constituents.

“Escudero Morales dared to prohibit legislators from requesting services from the directors of the administrative units of the municipality,” she said. “With this measure, she restricts the right and duty of the municipal legislator to advocate directly with the municipal executive and, if necessary, with the executive and the

state legislative bodies.”

In addition, Ostolaza Bey said, the code fosters a simulation of democracy and the avoidance of accountability for the work carried out.

“One year after my inauguration, it is with deep regret that I have been able to verify the inefficiency of the separation of powers between the legislature and the municipal executive,” she said. “This reality is the breeding ground for the corruption that seems to arise by spontaneous combustion in the municipal sphere in these times and that turns anyone who is running for elective office into a suspect who comes to serve himself, into a useful fool who does not see beyond his own nose or into an accomplice of corruption, thus degrading the political task before the citizens,” Ostolaza Bey said in her resignation letter.

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Emergency rooms to start dispensing oral treatments for COVID-19

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ealth Secretary Carlos Mellado López on Monday provided details of agreements reached with the Puerto Rico Hospitals Association to address the rise in hospitalizations as a result of COVID-19 infections including those involving the omicron variant.

Hospitals will be able to dispense oral treatments against COVID-19 as a strategy of the Department of Health to mitigate the significant increase in hospitalizations for the coronavirus, Mellado López said.

In an agreement with the Hospitals Association, the government will allocate the home-intake treatments in emergency rooms, where health personnel can prescribe them for those patients who are in the first days of symptoms and qualify.

The extension to be able to dispense drugs -- which currently only pharmacies have -- will begin in 16 hospital facilities, which are, among others: San Pablo de Caguas and Bayamón; Caribbean Medical in Fajardo, Menonita de Caguas, Aibonito, Cayey and Guayama; Manatí Doctor Center; Auxilio Mutuo in San Juan; and Damas Hospital in Ponce.

“Emergency rooms are for people with symptoms. What we are doing is putting these drugs into tablets in hospitals and facilitating tests so that they can identify those patients and give them treatment so that they can go home and avoid hospitalizations,” Mellado López said at a press conference.

The health secretary said he hopes that, at the end of this week, hospitals will begin receiving the treatments, which can be administered at home.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health also made the use of COVID-19 home test results more flexible to obtain antiviral drugs without the need for a “confirmatory test.”

Oral medications endorsed by federal agencies so far are Molnupiravir, manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Merck and used for patients 18 years of age and older; and Paxlovid, from Pfizer, for people 12 years and older.

Hospitals will be able to dispense oral treatments against COVID-19 as a Health Department strategy to mitigate the significant increase in hospitalizations for the coronavirus.

In order to qualify, patients must have a positive test, be in the first five days of mild to moderate symptoms, and meet a list of clinical criteria.

“It has been seen that both the antiviral and the monoclonal drug prevent hospitalizations,” Mellado López said.

Puerto Rico woke up Monday with a new record number of patients hospitalized for the coronavirus: 750. It is the highest number since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Currently, the island’s hospitals are 55% occupied.

“The hospitals have told me that they are not in a situation of collapse,” Mellado López reiterated.

However, the health chief acknowledged that experts

estimate that the number of hospitalizations will continue to increase -- they predict that the figure could reach 1,000 -- but stressed that the average stays of those patients has decreased compared to hospitalizations necessitated by the delta variant.

Puerto Rico had registered 98,200 positive cases for COVID-19 in the 10 days leading up to Monday, the Health Department’s chief epidemiology officer, Melissa Marzán, said.

The data entered in the BioPortal of the health agency covers from Dec. 29 through Sunday, the official specified in a press conference.

Governor: Too soon to loosen restrictions in pandemic EOs

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ov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia said Monday he will not ease COVID-19 restrictions imposed in executive orders that expire in the next few days.

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi

“This Thursday I must be making decisions regarding the restrictions we have -- extend restrictions, modify them -- and, as always, I will be monitoring the statistics, considering the recommendations made by all those who advise me,” Pierluisi said.

The governor said that on Sunday one of the executive orders expires, while the other expires next Tuesday, Jan. 18. However, he said, his statements on Thursday will address both executive orders, one of which has to do with attendance capacity for artistic and other mass events.

“Everyone has to understand that we are in the middle of this pandemic,” the governor said. “We are in the midst of a rebound never seen before from the point of view of contagion. So don’t expect me to be loosening restrictions. I don’t anticipate that I’m going to do that. Let anyone who is going to relax restrictions wait. If anything,

I’ll maintain them or I’ll modify them very carefully, but until I see that infections decrease steadily, and hospitalizations drop steadily, do not expect greater flexibility.”

On Monday the island Department of Health reported more than 1,912 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, 5,456 probable cases and zero deaths. The monitoring covers the period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 8, 2022. The positivity rate rose to 39.97 percent.

Some 664 adults were hospitalized as of Monday and of them, 101 were in intensive care. Meanwhile, 86 minors were hospitalized and five were in intensive care.

Seventy-four adults and one minor were on ventilators.

At least 2,789,916 islander had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 2,489,520 people had completed a series of doses. Total deaths attributed to COVID-19 stood at 3,373.

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US Supreme Court declines to review island high court ruling denying access to recordings in Ruiz Costas case

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he United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruling denying access to the court audio recordings of the hearing process in the Andrea Ruiz Costas domestic violence case.

The top court had distributed for a conference held last Friday a petition by the Puerto Rico Journalists’ Association (ASPPRO by its Spanish initials) for a review of the commonwealth Supreme Court’s holding that all judicial proceedings involving allegations of domestic abuse must be closed to the press and public.

The decision ASPPRO wanted to overturn is the one that rejected access to the sealed recordings of civil and criminal judicial proceedings in which courts denied Andrea Cristina Ruiz Costas, a victim of domestic violence, protection from her abusive former boyfriend three times over the course of a single week. Ruiz Costas was murdered by her abuser soon thereafter.

On March 25, 2021, Ruiz Costas filed for protection in Caguas Superior Court seeking a provisional restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Miguel Ocasio Santiago.

The court denied her request for immediate relief and scheduled a hearing for March 31, 2021, so that Ocasio Santiago could present a defense, according to the Supreme Court filing.

Fearful and desperate for protection, Ruiz Costas filed a criminal complaint against Ocasio Santiago the very next day and sought an order for his arrest. She appeared that day before a municipal judge, who took her statement but found no probable cause to arrest, the filing reads.

Ruiz Costas appeared in court a third time for the March

Andrea Ruiz Costas 31, 2021 hearing on her request for a restraining order, at which the court granted no relief. Shortly thereafter, Ruiz Costas went missing. Her burned body was found a month later on April 29, 2021. Ocasio Santiago was arrested and confessed to her murder. He committed suicide on Aug. 1, 2021, while his murder prosecution was ongoing.

“Public reaction to the court’s denial of protection.

Immediate and intense public anger followed the news that Ms. Ruiz Costas had been murdered after the court’s repeated denial of her pleas for protection, resulting in large protests in San Juan on May 2,” the filing reads. “The public outrage intensified on May 4, when Telemundo published a voice message Ms. Ruiz Costas had left for a friend shortly after the court had declined to issue a warrant for Mr. Santiago’s arrest. In the message, she expressed

fear for her safety and deep dismay about how badly the courts had treated her.”

“Domestic abuse is at epidemic proportions in Puerto Rico,” the filing continues. “In 2012, the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] determined that Puerto Rico ‘has the highest per capita rate in the world of women over 14 killed by their partners.’

“This rate doubled after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2018, worsening conditions for its already-vulnerable communities,” the filing reads. “The government promised reform in response, with the Governor campaigning on the issue and declaring a state of emergency on domestic violence shortly after he assumed office this past January.”

Efforts by several media outlets to obtain access to the court recordings in the Ruiz Costas case failed.

In May, a sharply divided island Supreme Court denied an Overseas Press Club (OPC) motion for access to the recordings because it did not follow certain procedures.

ASPPRO also sought access to the recordings after the local Supreme Court’s ruling criticizing the procedure followed by the OPC. After several procedural aspects, a hearing was set for May 11, 2021, but shortly before the hearing was set to begin, the commonwealth Supreme Court took immediate jurisdiction over ASPPRO’s motion and annulled the hearing. In that order, most of the justices denied the request for access on the merits, without affording an opportunity to brief or argue the case.

Several news organizations, the family of Ruiz Costas and the Puerto Rico Bar Association supported access to the court records.

FEMA allocates $24.6 million for agricultural education, other projects

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esident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón announced on Monday an allocation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of $24.6 million to promote the development of agricultural education and to finance school nutrition programs, Head Start and various other items for municipalities and state agencies.

Inter-American University in Barranquitas will receive $500,000 to boost the development of education in food and agricultural sciences for teachers and professional educators.

The grant invests in K-12 teacher training while supporting student learning on food and agriculture. The funds were awarded following an application process by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA also announced an estimated $4 million in rebates available to Puerto Rico under school nutrition programs. The island could benefit from those funds to defray additional costs for the current school year.

Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón

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Biden comes out swinging against Republicans as his agenda stalls

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

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resident Joe Biden has begun his second year in office by lashing out at Republicans, embracing forceful new attacks meant to define a choice for voters between Biden’s Democrats and a Republican Party still under the thumb of former President Donald Trump.

The sharp tone comes as Biden seeks to jump-start his agenda, which has largely stalled in Congress. And with midterm elections looming at the end of the year, the president faces a challenge that he has largely avoided so far: drawing Trump and other Republican leaders into a more direct clash of ideas.

On Thursday, Biden delivered a fierce speech promising a reckoning with Trump and pledging to use all of the powers of his office to thwart the anti-democratic forces unleashed by the 45th president. It was the most searing example since Biden took office of his effort to contrast the two parties, lamenting “the big lie being told by the former president and many Republicans who fear his wrath.”

A day later, he took another opportunity to focus on the differences between the two parties as he acclaimed news that the unemployment rate had dropped to 3.9%.

He predicted that Republicans would accuse him of failing to address the economic pain caused by surging inflation in recent months.

“Malarkey,” Biden said. “They want to talk down the recovery because they voted against the legislation that made it happen. They voted against the tax cuts for middleclass families. They voted against the funds we needed to reopen our schools, to keep police officers and firefighters on the job, to lower health care premiums.

“I refuse to let them stand in the way of this recovery,” he added. “Now my focus is on keeping this recovery strong and durable, notwithstanding Republican obstructionism.”

For some of Biden’s Democratic allies, the change in tone is a welcome shift from the dominant theme of the president’s first year, when he more often focused on his desire to unify the country and struggled to negotiate with members of his own party.

Now, they say, it is time for Biden to focus not only on his own achievements but also on how the Republican Party threatens to reverse those efforts if it returns to power on Capitol Hill — something that has not been at the center of his presidency so far.

Republicans are not shrinking from the fight. Trump issued a statement describing Biden’s speech as “the last gasps of a corrupt and discredited left-wing political and media establishment” and vowing to fight back at the ballot box.

The stakes are high. Biden and his party are at serious risk of losing their already bare majorities in the House and the Senate during the midterm elections, an outcome that would most likely rob the president and his team of any real hope of significant progress in Congress for the

A worker reads to children at a day care in Vista, Calif., March 19, 2021. As he tries to jump-start his agenda, President Joe Biden has pledged to use all of the powers of his office to thwart Republicans still under the thumb of Donald Trump. rest of his term.

And the obstacles to progress are steep.

During his first year in office, Biden has seen his policy efforts at home and abroad disrupted by Supreme Court rulings, supply chain glitches, lawmakers from his own party and, most of all, coronavirus variants that have extended — endlessly, it seems, to everyone’s dismay — the need for masks, vaccines and social distancing.

Biden has had some major successes to highlight: He passed COVID recovery legislation at the beginning of his term, and he found agreement with some Republicans on a $1 trillion measure to invest in infrastructure projects around the country.

But the virus is still rampant — a near-constant reminder of Biden’s campaign-year pledge to finally end the pandemic. His $1.8 trillion social policy legislation is struggling at best and practically dead at worst. A voting rights bill he says will rectify an “existential threat” to the country faces the steepest of odds in Congress. President Vladimir Putin of Russia is beating his chest on Ukraine’s border. Every day, there is evidence that climate change is getting worse.

Democrats are hopeful that the president can begin to change those realities by March 1, when he will deliver his first State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, giving a formal assessment of the country under his leadership so far.

“It’s your best opportunity to get in front of the American people and make your argument about what you can get done before the fall and what the choice is going to be,” said Jennifer Palmieri, a veteran Democratic communications expert who worked for Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

For that to happen, the Biden team needs to get a number of things right, according to people rooting for it to succeed.

The pandemic, which polls suggest is the single biggest drag on the president’s popularity, needs to begin to recede — at least in the daily lives of most Americans.

And the administration needs to be seen doing more to address people’s frustrations, like the current shortage of COVID tests that have led to long lines and empty shelves at pharmacies.

Administration officials note that Biden authorized the purchase of 500 million at-home tests that Americans will be able to request for free. The first tests will ship this month, they say, with more to follow.

The economic rebound from the two-year pandemic may be one of the president’s best stories to tell March 1.

Job growth slowed somewhat in the second half of last year, but unemployment is so low that many employers are struggling to find workers. If he were giving the State of the Union address now, Biden could rightly claim to be presiding over a booming economy.

Still, inflation has driven up prices, and that is adding to a disconnect for many people: They do not feel as good about the economy as the numbers suggest they should.

Republicans on Friday seized on lower-than-expected job growth to attack Biden’s policies.

“Whether it’s anemic jobs growth, high inflation or a massive supply chain crisis, Democrats are doing a horrible job managing the economy,” said Mike Berg, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Jen Psaki, the president’s press secretary, has repeatedly blamed people’s feelings about living in a pandemic for that disconnect.

“It’s less about data and more about what people are experiencing in their day-to-day life,” she said last week. “It doesn’t look normal. They’re worried about there being labor shortages and there being canceled flights, or not enough teachers in school because of the spread of omicron. We understand that.”

Central to the administration’s response to those feelings is an effort to pass Biden’s social policy legislation, known as Build Back Better. The president argues that passage of the bill will lower prices for things like child care and prescription drugs, making people feel more secure about their financial futures.

But the legislation has become mired in a dispute with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who objects to some of the plan’s provisions and how it would be financed. In the Senate, where Democrats control exactly 50 of the 100 seats, Manchin’s support is essential to the bill’s passage.

In comments to reporters Friday, Biden was — as usual — upbeat, dismissing concerns that the burdens imposed by the pandemic would never be lifted.

“No. I don’t think COVID is here to stay,” he said, previewing the kind of message that aides hope he will be able to give in seven weeks. “The new normal is not going to be what it is now; it’s going to be better.”

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19 killed in New York City’s deadliest fire in decades

About 200 firefighters responded to the scene of a fire in a high-rise building in the Tremont section of the Bronx on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

By ASHLEY SOUTHALL, GRACE ASHFORD and CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS

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ineteen people, including nine children, were killed Sunday when an apartment fire started by a malfunctioning space heater sent smoke billowing through a Bronx high-rise, officials said, in the deadliest fire New York City had seen in more than three decades.

An additional 44 people were injured, 13 of them critically, after the occupants of the third-floor apartment where the fire started fled without closing the door behind them, Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said at a news conference at the scene.

“Smoke spread throughout the building, thus the tremendous loss of life and other people fighting for their lives,” he said.

The smoke from the fire spread to the top of the 19-story building, darkening hallways and stairwells and shocking residents who had heard the fire alarms but did not immediately react because they had grown accustomed to frequent alarms in the building. Firefighters found victims on every floor and worked to rescue them even as their own oxygen tanks ran low, Nigro said.

Dana Campbell was summoned home by her four children when smoke began seeping into their apartment. She arrived as they leapt out of a third-floor window

onto a makeshift landing pad, and she was relieved to see they were not harmed.

“You can be here tomorrow with broken legs,” she said. “You can’t be here tomorrow with smoke inhalation.”

The fire’s toll was the worst in the city since 87 people died in an intentionally set fire at a Bronx nightclub in 1990, and it was an early test for the city’s new mayor, Eric Adams. “The numbers are horrific,” Adams said at the first of two news

conferences at the site.

He vowed that the city would provide support for the victims, many of whom are Muslim immigrants from the West African nation of Gambia.

“We’re all feeling this, and we’re going to be here for this community to help them navigate through this,” he said later, when he returned to the site.

Thirty people remained in the hospital Sunday evening, Adams said. He urged all of the injured and displaced victims to seek help and assured those who may be in the country without permission that their information would not be passed along to federal immigration authorities.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, who spoke at the second news conference, said that she would include funding to assist victims with the cost of housing and burials in her budget proposal next week. She described holding a mother who had lost her entire family in the fire.

“Tonight is a night of tragedy and pain, and tomorrow we begin to rebuild,” she said.

A city official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the fire was still under investigation, said fire marshals believe the space heater had been running for several days uninterrupted. The residents were using the heater to supplement the building’s heat, which was on, officials said.

The sheer size of the Bronx building all but guaranteed that many more lives

A firefighter carries a child out of a fire in a high-rise building in the Tremont section of the Bronx on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

would be in danger. The building contains about 120 units ranging from studios to four-bedroom apartments.

Building inspectors remained late Sunday at the fire scene, where they determined the building was stable and allowed some residents to stay.

Those displaced by the fire were being provided hotel rooms through the American Red Cross until they could return to their apartments or find permanent housing, officials said.

For residents of the building, the fire interrupted routine Sunday activities — showers, breakfast, coffee and sleep — with the threat of death.

Ahouss Balima, 20, and his family were sleeping in their apartment on the ninth floor when he was awakened by the cries of someone begging for help. After he roused his three sisters and parents, they began racing downstairs but were stopped by firefighters on the sixth floor who told them their escape route was too dangerous, he said.

The family then ran toward a room in another apartment where others were gathered and they could see light streaming in from a window. But the smoke was dark and choking, and they began to struggle to breathe and to see. One sister cried, and his mother screamed for help.

They were eventually rescued by firefighters, but one of his sisters was taken to a hospital in critical condition, vomiting from the smoke.

“It really breaks my heart,” Balima said.

At Jacobi Medical Center a few miles away, Ibrahim Seece, 48, said he came to the hospital to show support for the tightknit Gambian community that lived in the building.

“If a fire like this happens, everybody has sympathy,” Seece said. “If God did it, we appreciate that because God is powerful.”

Hassane Badr, 28, said his brother and sister died in the fire. He was searching for another brother Sunday night.

“We don’t know where he is,” Badr said. “We don’t have any idea.”

A few feet away, a man sobbed and sat on the ground as he told a group of reporters that he lost two children to the blaze.

“I’m sorry,” he told television cameras as he shook a white plastic bag filled with belongings. “I cannot talk.”

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US greenhouse gas emissions bounced back sharply in 2021

By BRAD PLUMER

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merica’s greenhouse gas emissions from energy and industry rose 6.2% in 2021 as the economy began recovering from pandemic lows and the nation’s coal plants roared back to life, according to a preliminary estimate being published Monday by the Rhodium Group.

The rebound was not a total surprise: The nation’s emissions had plummeted more than 10% in 2020, the largest one-year drop on record, after the initial coronavirus outbreak triggered widespread lockdowns and energy use plunged to its lowest level in decades. As restrictions eased and economic activity picked back up, emissions were expected to bounce back.

“If anything, last year’s rebound in emissions was lower than it could have been because the pandemic is still causing disruptions and the economy isn’t back to normal,” said Kate Larsen, a partner at the Rhodium Group, a research and consulting firm. “Emissions are still well below 2019 levels.”

The uptick in emissions underscored the challenges President Joe Biden faces in his quest to shift the nation away from oil, gas and coal and help avert a drastic rise in global temperatures.

Biden has set a goal of slashing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030, which is roughly the pace that scientists say the whole world must follow to keep the Earth from warming more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels and minimize the risk of catastrophic effects. The planet has already warmed 1.1 degrees Celsius over the past century.

But after last year’s rebound, U.S. emissions are now just 17.4% below 2005 levels, the Rhodium Group estimated. Several recent studies have found that the United States is likely to fall far short of achieving Biden’s climate goals without major new policies to speed up the transition to wind, solar and other clean energy.

Whether Biden can enact these policies is a major question: His Build Back Better Act — which contains $555 billion in spending and tax incentives for renewable power, electric cars and other climate programs — remains in limbo on Capitol Hill. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a crucial swing vote, has so far balked at supporting the legislation, though Democrats are expected to try again this year. Republicans have uniformly opposed the bill.

Recent analysis led by researchers at Princeton University found that the bill, if passed in its current form, could get the United States most of the way to its climate goal, by tripling or quadrupling the pace of wind and solar power installations, accelerating electric vehicle sales and spurring utilities to retire more coal plants over the next decade.

For now, however, the United States remains deeply dependent on fossil fuels to power its economy.

Transportation, the nation’s largest source of greenhou-

se gases, saw a 10% increase in emissions in 2021 after a 15% decline in 2020, the Rhodium Group estimated. Much of that rebound was driven by a rise in diesel-fueled trucks carrying goods to consumers as e-commerce surged, with freight traffic climbing above pre-pandemic levels last year.

Passenger travel in cars and airplanes has been slower to recover, as the uncertainty around new variants disrupted travel plans and kept many people at home.

Gasoline consumption did not return to 2019 levels until October, while demand for jet fuel remains well below pre-pandemic levels.

There are signs that vehicles are starting to shift. Sales of electric cars, a key technology for cutting emissions, increased to record highs in 2021, accounting for 5% of all new car sales in the third quarter, according to Atlas Public Policy, a research firm. But electric cars are not yet widespread enough to make a major dent in emissions, and few trucks have been electrified to date.

Coal, the most polluting of all fossil fuels, also made a big comeback last year, with emissions from coal-fired power plants rising 17% in 2021 after declining 19% in 2020. While America is still burning far less coal than it was a decade ago, the fuel is far from dead.

In the years before the pandemic hit, America’s electric utilities had been retiring hundreds of coal plants, replacing them with cheaper and cleaner natural gas, wind and solar power. Then, in 2020, electricity use sagged nationwide

and many utilities ran their remaining coal plants far less often, since it was often the most expensive fuel.

But that dynamic reversed last year. As natural gas prices nearly doubled in 2021, driven in part by a cold winter and rising exports, many utilities switched back to running their coal plants more often. (On average, burning coal for electricity produces twice as much carbon dioxide as burning natural gas, though natural gas use also creates plenty of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.)

“It really illustrates how much we’ve depended on cheap natural gas prices to keep coal in decline,” Larsen said. “Overall, we still expect coal to decline further in the years ahead, but unless there are new policies put in place to clean up the power sector, the coal industry could see a bit of a lifeline if there are big swings in the gas market.”

A recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected that coal emissions would likely dip again next year if natural gas prices stabilize. Electric utilities have already announced plans to retire at least 28% of their remaining coal plants by 2035, the agency said. And power companies installed new wind turbines and solar panels at a record pace over the past two years.

Still, meeting Biden’s climate goals will be daunting.

To do so, the Rhodium Group has estimated that the United States would need to cut emissions roughly 5% each year between now and 2030, which is a much faster pace than the country was achieving before the pandemic.

Traffic on the Williamsburg Bridge in Manhattan last year. Transportation emissions, the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gases, rose 10 percent in 2021.

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Why Tesla soared as other automakers struggled to make cars

By JACK EWING

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or much of last year, established automakers like General Motors and Ford Motor Co. operated in a different reality from Tesla, the electric car company.

GM and Ford closed one factory after another — sometimes for months on end — because of a shortage of computer chips, leaving dealer lots bare and sending car prices zooming. Yet Tesla racked up record sales quarter after quarter and ended the year having sold nearly twice as many vehicles as it did in 2020, unhindered by an industrywide crisis.

Tesla’s ability to conjure up critical components has a greater significance than one year’s car sales. It suggests that the company, and possibly other young electric car businesses, could threaten the dominance of giants like Volkswagen and GM sooner and more forcefully than most industry executives and policymakers realize. That would help the effort to reduce the emissions that are causing climate change by displacing more gasoline-powered cars sooner. But it could hurt the millions of workers, thousands of suppliers and numerous local and national governments that rely on traditional auto production for jobs, business and tax revenue.

Tesla and its enigmatic CEO, Elon Musk, have said little about how the carmaker ran circles around the rest of the auto industry. Now it’s becoming clear that the company simply had a superior command of technology and its own supply chain. Tesla appeared to better forecast demand than businesses that produce many more cars than it does. Other automakers were surprised by how quickly the car market recovered from a steep drop early in the pandemic and had simply not ordered enough chips and parts fast enough.

When Tesla couldn’t get the chips it had counted on, it took the ones that were available and rewrote the software that operated them to suit its needs. Larger auto companies couldn’t do that because they relied on outside suppliers for much of their software and computing expertise. In many cases, automakers also relied on these suppliers to deal with chip manufacturers. When the crisis hit, the automakers lacked bargaining clout.

“Tesla, born in Silicon Valley, never outsourced their software. They write their own code,” said Morris Cohen, a professor emeritus at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who specializes in manufacturing

Tesla cars at a charging in San Diego, July 21, 2021. Tesla racked up record sales quarter after quarter and ended the year having sold nearly twice as many vehicles as it did in 2020 unhindered by an industrywide crisis. and logistics. “They rewrote the software so they could replace chips in short supply with chips not in short supply. The other carmakers were not able to do that.”

“Tesla controlled its destiny,” Cohen added.

Tesla sold 936,000 cars globally in 2021, an 87% increase for the year. Ford, GM and Stellantis, the company formed from the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot, all sold fewer cars in 2021 than they did in 2020.

Measured by vehicles delivered globally, Tesla vaulted past Volvo and Subaru in 2021, and some analysts predicted that it could sell 2 million cars this year, as factories in Berlin and Austin, Texas, come online and a plant in Shanghai ramps up production. That would put Tesla in the same league as BMW and Mercedes — something few in the industry thought possible just a couple of years ago.

GM and Ford, of course, sell many more cars and trucks. Both companies said last week that they sold around 2 million vehicles last year just in the United States.

Tesla, which rarely answers questions from reporters, did not respond to a request for comment for this article. It has said little publicly about how it managed to soar in a down market.

“We have used alternative parts and programmed software to mitigate the challenges caused by these shortages,” the company said in its third-quarter earnings report.

The performance is a stark turnaround from 2018, when Tesla’s production and supply problems made it an industry laughingstock.

Many of the manufacturing snafus stemmed from Musk’s insistence that the company make many parts itself.

Other car companies have realized that they need to do some of what Musk and Tesla have been doing all along and are in the process of taking control of their onboard computer systems.

Mercedes, for example, plans to use fewer specialized chips in coming models and more standardized semiconductors, and to write its own software, said Markus Schäfer, a member of the German carmaker’s management board who oversees procurement.

Doing more on its own also helps explain why Tesla avoided shortages of batteries, which have limited companies like Ford and GM from selling lots of electric cars. In 2014, when most carmakers were still debating whether electric vehicles would ever amount to anything, Tesla broke ground on what it called a gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada, to produce batteries with its partner, Panasonic. Now, that factory helps ensure a reliable supply.

“It was a big risk,” said Ryan Melsert, a former Tesla executive who was involved in construction of the Nevada plant. “But because they have made decisions early on to bring things in-house, they have much more control over their own fate.”

The Tesla lineup is also more modest and easier to supply. The Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV accounted for almost all of the company’s sales in 2021. Tesla also offers fewer options than many of the traditional carmakers, which simplifies manufacturing.

“It’s a more streamlined approach,” said Phil Amsrud, a senior principal analyst who specializes in automotive semiconductors at IHS Markit, a research firm. “They are not trying to manage all these different configurations.”

Of course, Tesla could still run into problems as it tries to replicate the growth it achieved in 2021 — it is aiming to increase sales about 50% a year for the next several years.

The company acknowledged in its third-quarter report that its creative maneuvering around supply chain chaos might not work so well as it increased production and needed more chips and other parts.

The electric vehicle market is also becoming much more competitive as the traditional carmakers belatedly respond with models that people want to buy rather than the small electric vehicles typically made to appease regulators. Ford said this past week that it would nearly double production of the Lightning, an electric version of its popular F-150 pickup truck, because of strong demand. Tesla’s pickup truck won’t go on sale for at least another year.

The outlook for the traditional carmakers is likely to improve this year as shortages of semiconductors and other components ease, and as manufacturers get better at coping.

Tesla vehicles still suffer from quality problems. The company told regulators in December that it planned to recall more than 475,000 cars for two separate defects. One could cause the rearview camera to fail, and the other could cause the front hood to open unexpectedly.

And federal regulators are investigating the safety of Tesla’s Autopilot system, which can accelerate, brake and steer a car on its own.

“Tesla will continue to grow,” said Stephen Beck, managing partner at cg42, a management consulting firm in New York. “But they are facing more competition than they ever have, and the competition is getting stronger.”

The carmaker’s fundamental advantage, which allowed it to sail through the chip crisis, will remain, however. Tesla builds nothing but electric vehicles and is unencumbered by habits and procedures that have been rendered obsolete by new technology. “Tesla started from a clean sheet of paper,” Amsrud said.

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Wall Street tumbles as tech stocks extend slide W all Street’s main indexes tumbled on Monday with Nasdaq leading the declines as technology stocks dropped on expectations of a sooner-than-expected rate hike that pushed U.S. Treasury yields to fresh two-year highs.

While the Nasdaq pared its losses in the afternoon session it had earlier fallen as much as 10.37% below its intraday record level reached on Nov. 22. It was last trading almost 8% below its Nov. 19 closing record. It would confirm a correction if it closes 10% or more below the record close.

The S&P 500 consumer discretionary, technology and communication services sectors, which include high profile growth companies, were falling sharply.

Along with watching rising bond yields, investors are also anxiously awaiting this week’s inflation data and what it will mean for U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening, according to Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia. The analyst is also worried about the impact of the latest coronavirus case numbers on the fourth quarter earnings season which kicks off later this week.

“People remain concerned about what inflation looks like and how the Fed is going to act to mitigate the situation,” said Tuz. “Technology, especially companies with low or no profits and/or high multiples get hurt when rates move up sharply because future earnings and what they’re worth today become more suspect.”

Randy Frederick, managing director of trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab in Austin, Texas, says big technology companies should do fine, but he sees them “getting dragged down by the fact that people are selling off the unprofitable, heavily leveraged, heavily indebted newer tech companies that have gone public recently especially the ones that were SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies).”

And the technology stock selloff could continue until the next Fed meeting later this month, Frederick said.

By 2:07 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 255.44 points, or 0.71%, to 35,976.22, the S&P 500 lost 32.01 points, or 0.68%, to 4,645.02 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 129.52 points, or 0.87%, to 14,806.38.

Of the S&P’s 11 major sectors only healthcare, up 0.3%, was showing a small gain while consumer discretionary, down 1.6% was the biggest percentage decliner.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were on course for five straight days of declines as growth stocks tumbled after investors began to recalibrate their portfolios to account for a more hawkish Fed. Goldman Sachs said it expects the Fed to raise rates four times in 2022, compared to its previous forecast of three.

Traders have ramped up their rate hike expectations since the Fed’s minutes from the December meeting appeared to signal an earlier-than-expected rate rise.

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In US-Russia talks, how far can Putin turn back the clock?

Russian tactical combat exercises in the Rostov region, east of Ukraine, in December.

By DAVID E. SANGER

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o the Biden administration, the negotiations that began in earnest Monday morning in Geneva are about defusing the chances of a major war in Europe — potentially ignited by a Russian invasion of Ukraine — and upholding the principle that nations do not rewrite their borders by force.

For President Vladimir Putin of Russia, the issue may be much larger: Whether he can roll back the clock to the mid-1990s, using this particular moment in history to, in the words of conservative historian Niall Ferguson, “re-create the old Soviet sphere of influence.”

Russia’s demands, if taken at face value, are striking: If the West wants an end to the threats to Ukraine, Putin’s government has declared, it must pull back its arms, its forces and even its nuclear weapons from former Soviet states — and commit that Ukraine and other states in the region will never join the NATO alliance.

If that stance has echoes of the Berlin crisis of 1961, which led to the building of the wall, or the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact powers in 1968, well, the similarities (and some significant differences) are there.

The lesson of the past year may be that while the Cold War is long over, Cold War-like behavior lives on. And in the three

decades since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the tension between the world’s two principal nuclear adversaries has never been worse — making the pathway to a peaceful deescalation harder to discern.

“Europe has faced such ugly moments too often before,” Frederick Kempe, chief executive of the Atlantic Council, wrote over the weekend, “where matters of life and death — and of war and peace — depended on the balance of power and test of wills between despots and more benevolent forces.”

Decades after President George H.W. Bush declared in 1989 that the time had arrived to “let Europe be whole and free,” President Joe Biden finds himself at a “moment of truth for the dying embers of that aspiration,” Kempe wrote.

The good news, analysts note, is that no one is threatening to roll out the most fearsome weapons. Just the other day, Washington and Moscow — along with the other original nuclear states, Britain, France and China — reaffirmed in a statement the Reaganesque line that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.”

But for anyone who imagined in the early 1990s that Russia in 2022 might be integrated into Europe, what is unfolding this week in a series of meetings in Western Europe is a reminder that there was nothing permanent about the security disposition of post-Cold War Europe. To Putin, at least,

it was a temporary arrangement, subject to renegotiation when the distribution of power in the global order looked promising to him.

The depth of the gap was evident in the public comments of Sergei Ryabkov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, before he went to dinner Sunday night with Wendy Sherman, the deputy secretary of state. He barely mentioned Ukraine. Russia’s goal, he said, was far larger — and the Americans, he argued, had a “lack of understanding” about Moscow’s strategic objectives.

“We need to assure the curtailing of the destructive NATO activities that have been taking place for decades and bring NATO back to positions that are essentially equivalent to what was the case in 1997,” Ryabkov said. “But it is precisely on these issues that we hear least of all any readiness on the part of the American side and NATO to come to an agreement.”

He did not choose the year 1997 by chance. That was the year of the “NATORussia Founding Act,” which in the Clinton administration’s phrasing envisioned “an enduring and robust partnership between the alliance and Russia.” The agreement made clear, the State Department said at the time, that Russia did not have a veto over alliance decisions and that NATO membership would “remain open to all emerging European democracies.”

Since then, 15 nations have joined the NATO alliance, over Russia’s increasingly strident objections. And while there is little chance that Ukraine would qualify for membership for years to come, Putin has made clear that it is not enough to simply provide an assurance that Ukraine, which he considers part of the heart of the old Soviet empire, would never join NATO. Putin also wants to ensure that the West’s arms and troops are banished from the former Soviet states. The fear among Western officials is that any such retreat would endanger those democracies, and enable Putin to amp up his strategy of intimidation — via threat of invasion, election manipulation, cyberattack or other forms of coercion.

Ryabkov said Sunday that he was intent on negotiating “dynamically, without pauses,” to prevent the West from “putting the brakes on all this and burying it in end-

less discussions.” Which, of course, is exactly what Washington and its European allies would like to do: slow down the process while they try to negotiate a withdrawal of the 100,000 or so Russian troops now massing on three sides of Ukraine.

Putin, Pentagon strategists believe, knows his window is limited: His battalions can mount a major invasion only in the depths of winter, when the ground is frozen enough to roll tanks and armored personnel carriers across the border. By April, mud season sets in.

So the question hovering over the Geneva talks and two subsequent meetings this week — between Russia and NATO on Wednesday, and a gathering of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (which includes Ukraine) on Thursday — is whether Putin is looking for a solution or a pretext for invasion.

Biden’s aides say the United States wants a solution, but not at the price of allowing encroachments on Ukraine’s territorial integrity, or reductions in U.S. troop levels. On Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened the door to a possible revival of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty, abandoned by the Trump administration in 2019, and an agreement on reciprocal limits on where troops could be deployed and exercises conducted.

Blinken also said there was room for a renewing an old agreement that kept conventional forces far from borders when they conducted exercises. That might reduce the fear of a sudden invasion of Ukraine while also alleviating Russia’s security concerns.

“Those are certainly things that can be revisited if — if Russia is serious about doing it,” Blinken said.

Privately, U.S. officials have expressed doubts that Putin is interested. Mulling his legacy and his desire to reverse what he contends were years in which Russia was disrespected and encircled, Putin is unlikely to be satisfied with agreements that merely restore the status quo of recent years.

The worry among officials is that Russia is going through the motions of this week’s diplomacy only to declare that its concerns have not been addressed — and that Putin will attempt to seize more of Eastern Ukraine, or carry out cyber or other attacks to cripple the government in Kyiv.

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Cliff collapses on boaters in Brazil, killing 10

By ERNESTO LONDOÑO

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en people were killed in southeast Brazil when the face of a massive cliff collapsed at a popular tourism spot, authorities said Sunday.

Boaters who narrowly escaped being crushed captured videos of the giant slab falling into Lake Furnas in Minas Gerais state Saturday. The rock peeled off about 12:30 p.m. after days of intense rain in the area.

One video showed panicky boaters who could see boulders tumbling into the lake urging others, “Get away!” But their calls appeared to be drowned out by the sound of the waterfall there and music blaring from the boats.

Another video registered the moment the cliff came crashing down, destroying two small boats.

Ten people were killed and no one remained missing Sunday afternoon, Marcos Pimenta of the Minas Gerais civil police said.

“Today we are suffering the tragedy of a loss in our state that resulted from strong rain,” Romeu Zema, the state’s governor, said in a statement.

Michel Leite Neves, a 31-year-old Brazilian tourist who was on a boat in the lake when the cliff collapsed, told the G1 news outlet that he had alerted the craft’s skipper to the rocks tumbling down. At first the boat operator said the phenomenon was normal, but as the rockfall intensified, he gunned the engine with seconds to spare, Leite said.

“He turned the boat around because he said it was better for us to get out of there,” Leite said. “But at that moment the cliff was already falling.”

Lake Furnas, which is near the city of Capitólio, is among a cluster of picturesque destinations popular with tourists during the summertime in Minas Gerais. Visitors take boats to watch waterfalls that pour into emerald-colored water.

Lt. Pedro Aihara, a spokesperson for the Minas Gerais Fire Department, said at least 24 people survived on the two boats that were directly hit. The search concluded Sunday with all victims and survivors accounted for.

Authorities said two people remained hospitalized, while at least 27 people were treated for injuries that were not serious.

A canyon in Lake Furnas, near Capitólio in southeast Brazil.

As of Sunday afternoon, local officials had identified only one of the boaters who died: Julio Borges Antunes, 68, a retiree from Minas Gerais.

The videos from the scene went viral in Brazil, where intense rain and flooding in

recent weeks have left at least 20 other people dead and damaged thousands of homes.

Brazil’s navy sent a team to assist rescue workers in Minas Gerais and said it would open an investigation to establish the causes of the collapse.

Novak Djokovic can remain in Australia, judge rules

By DAMIEN CAVE and MATTHEW FUTTERMAN

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ovak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis star, moved one step closer to competing for his record 21st Grand Slam title after an Australian judge ordered his release from immigration detention Monday, the latest turn in a fiveday saga over his refusal to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

The judge, Anthony Kelly, found that Djokovic had been treated unfairly after his arrival at a Melbourne airport for the Australian Open, where he had been cleared to play with a vaccination exemption. After detaining Djokovic, border authorities promised to let him speak with tournament organizers and his attorneys Thursday morning, only to cancel his visa before he was given a chance.

Restoring the visa does not, however,

guarantee that Djokovic will be able to vie for his 10th Open title when the tournament begins Jan. 17. In court, the government’s lawyers warned that the immigration minister could still cancel his visa, which would lead to an automatic threeyear ban on his entering the country.

Djokovic, freed from custody, signaled that he was planning to stay. On Monday, hours after his release, he posted a photo of himself on the court at Rod Laver Arena, the main court at the Australian Open, and said he was focused on defending his title in the tournament.

“I am pleased and grateful that the judge overturned my visa cancellation,” he wrote alongside the photo in his most expansive public comments since his initial detention. “Despite all that has happened in the past week, I want to stay and to try to compete at the Australian Open. I remain focused on that.

“I flew here to play at one of the most important events we have in front of the amazing fans. For now I cannot say more but THANK YOU for standing with me through all this and encouraging me to stay strong.”

Djokovic’s brother, Djordje, said at a news conference in Serbia that the tennis champion had already resumed his Australian Open preparations by taking part in a practice session. He and other family members spoke from a table crowded with microphones and more than a dozen of Djokovic’s tennis trophies, their remarks interrupted occasionally by applause from those in attendance.

In their comments, they celebrated the ruling, praised the judge who had restored Djokovic’s visa, and expressed confidence that “the truth” — at least as the family sees it — would prevail.

Meanwhile, in Melbourne, support-

ers of Djokovic clashed with police during protests. At one point, officers used pepper spray to disperse a crowd blocking a street.

Whatever happens next, the drawnout conflict over the world’s top men’s tennis player seems to have crystallized a moment as the pandemic approaches its third year and the coronavirus is circulating more widely than ever. Hosting international sports events now involves navigating ever-evolving public health and border security rules, including the management of vaccine mandates on athletes who see themselves as high priests of their own bodies and their sports.

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But the court victory Monday was unlike anything he had ever experienced.

Instead of a rival attempting to snuff out his shot at a championship, it was an overnight crew of border officials, supported by an Australian prime minister attempting to enforce the will of millions of citizens who generally loathe “queue jumpers” trying to skirt the rules.

Australians have rushed to meet vaccine mandates, and endured lockdowns and closed borders. Many have little tolerance for a star who is notorious for preaching junk science and who, in the view of some, gained special treatment by receiving a vaccination exemption in the middle of Australia’s worst bout with the virus.

Djokovic’s refusal to back down in difficult situations has served him well during a career in which he has made himself the equal of two contemporary tennis legends, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. In this case, it led him to keep fighting after officials told him to leave a country with some of the world’s strictest border enforcement policies, and with an election just months away.

The move initially backfired, sending him into days of isolation in an immigration detention hotel, and figures to become part of the complicated legacy of one of the game’s greatest champions, a player far more feared than admired.

On multiple occasions, Djokovic has stated his opposition to vaccine mandates, saying that vaccination is a private and personal decision. His initial approval for arrival in Australia was based on what his attorneys said was an infection he suffered in mid-December, which led to his vaccination exemption.

In court Monday, they argued that the Australian government had erred in canceling Djokovic’s visa over the vaccine requirement, and had denied him a reasonable right to counter its claims.

Kelly, the no-nonsense judge overseeing Djokovic’s appeal, sounded sympathetic from the start of Monday’s hearing.

At one point, he scrutinized a transcript of the tennis player’s interaction with border officials at the airport, pointing out that he was “incommunicado” from 4 a.m., when he complied with an order to turn off his cellphone.

According to the judge, authorities

Novak Djokovic before a Davis Cup match in Austria last year. promised to let Djokovic speak to his team and Tennis Australia at 8:30 a.m., only to cancel his visa at 7:42 a.m.

The judge noted that Djokovic’s visa application had included the medical exemption from a physician, supported by an independent panel convened by the state government in Victoria, which includes Melbourne.

“The point I’m somewhat agitated about is, what more could this man have done?” Kelly said.

The federal government’s lawyers countered at the hearing that Djokovic could be denied entry if he presented a risk to public health. No visitors to Australia are guaranteed admittance upon arrival, and all are subject to further checks at the border, the government argued in court filings, adding that past COVID-19 infections were no longer a valid reason to defer immunization against the virus.

Under vaccine guidelines issued in December by the country’s chief medical body, travelers arriving in Australia are expected to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after recovering from “acute major medical illness.” The government argued that “the evidence is that the applicant has recovered.”

None of that was debated before the public — the court adjourned for most of the afternoon, before returning with an agreement.

But it is still not clear if or when Djokovic was actually ill. On Dec. 16, the day he said he tested positive, he appeared at a livestreamed public event. The following day, he appeared at an awards ceremo-

ny for junior players, where photographs showed that he was not wearing a mask.

What is clear, even to many Australians who say the rules should be applied equally to everyone, is that they are embarrassed by the whole affair. Australia’s entry process for the tournament, and international travel generally during the pandemic, has been marred by confusion, dysfunction and political point-scoring that add up to a blend of incompetence and COVID-era messiness.

“It’s a dog’s breakfast,” said Mary Crock, a law professor at the University of Sydney. “The rules are changing all the time, no one knows which rules apply, that’s the essence of this. You’ve got a massive conflict between the migration law, the biosecurity law, state decision-makers and the federal government, and everything is in conflict.”

Communications between national health officials and Tennis Australia, and between Tennis Australia and players, have revealed contradictory messages spanning months and left as unresolved as a schoolyard spat.

Federal officials wrote to Craig Tiley, chief executive of Tennis Australia, in November to indicate that testing positive for the virus during the past six months would not be sufficient to gain automatic entry into the country without vaccination.

But letters leaked to Australian news outlets showed that an adviser to Australia’s federal chief health officer had also told Tennis Australia that the state of Victoria was responsible for assessing exemptions.

On Dec. 2, Brett Sutton, the chief

health officer in Victoria, wrote to Tennis Australia, “Anyone with a history of recent COVID-19 infection (defined as within six months) and who can provide appropriate evidence of this medical history, is exempt from quarantine obligations upon arrival in Victoria from overseas.”

Five days later, Tennis Australia passed on the message to players.

Djokovic landed at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne around 11:30 p.m.

Wednesday. After a nearly 10-hour standoff at the airport, border officials said he would have to leave the country. His team filed a legal challenge to the ruling Thursday.

Djokovic was allowed to remain in Australia at a hotel that houses refugees.

By that point, his detention had already become political. Australian leaders have a long history of winning elections with tough talk on border enforcement, despite the country’s harsh treatment of asylum-seekers, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has followed a predictable script.

Facing a tough reelection campaign as the economy starts to seize up from a surge of work absences caused by an omicron outbreak and a shortage of testing capacity, he pounced on the decision to cancel Djokovic’s visa, trying to frame it as a clear-cut case of law and order.

“Rules are rules,” he said, adding, “Our government has strong form when it comes to securing our borders.”

Critics of Australia’s immigration policies said they were dismayed, but not surprised. The hotel where Djokovic is staying holds dozens of refugees, including some who have been detained for nearly a decade.

“As a country, we have been shown over time to be very aggressive in enforcing immigration policy,” said Steven Hamilton, a former Australian Treasury official who teaches economics at George Washington University. “People overseas should view this through that prism rather than as a health measure. It has nothing to do with health.”

The prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment, nor did Tennis Australia. Djokovic was off camera throughout the hearing, but Kelly insisted that he be released within 30 minutes of the ruling at 5:16 p.m.

He warned the government’s lawyers that another attempt to cancel Djokovic’s visa could be costly, for Djokovic and for others.

“The stakes have now risen rather than receded,” he said. “I am very concerned.”

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Trump’s coup, part deux

By MAUREEN DOWD

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hen pigs fly.

That’s the kind of surreal day Thursday was at the Capitol. Donald Trump has so malignantly scrambled his party and this country that we keep seeing tableaus that defy belief and flout history.

The last time we took note of Dick Cheney and Patrick Leahy at the Capitol was in 2004 when the then-vice president hurled a vulgarity — one not usually heard on the august Senate floor — at the Democratic senator from Vermont. Democrats had accused Cheney of using his government position to help win contracts for his former firm, Halliburton.

Now, 17 years later, the two men were back. Leahy was snapping photos at the memorial on the anniversary of the desecration of the Capitol. And Cheney was there with his daughter Liz, a congresswoman from Wyoming who is persona non grata in her own party and persona grata with the Democrats for speaking truth about Trump.

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to defy Trump and say the obvious: The GOP is embarrassing.

His erstwhile critic Nancy Pelosi warmly shook hands with “Vice,” and a cluster of Democrats waited to kiss his ring.

Trump is such an egomaniacal thug that Dick Cheney, christened “a self-aggrandizing criminal” by The Atlantic in 2011, seems saintly by comparison.

No matter, as The Atlantic pointed out, that as vice president, Cheney “advanced a theory of the executive that is at odds with the intentions of the founders, successfully encouraged the federal government to illegally spy on innocent Americans, passed on to the public false information about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and became directly complicit in a regime of torture for which he should be in jail.”

Cheney, who had subverted the Constitution at every turn, was greeted as a defender of the Constitution. From Vice to Nice. This is the world we’re in now.

There were other topsy-turvy moments. Republicans, once the outspoken defenders of law enforcement, deserted the Capitol en masse on a day of appreciation for the bravery of the police, dead and alive, who risked their lives holding back the horde, hellbent on shredding democracy, as well as lawmakers, if they could get their hands on them.

It’s disgusting that Republicans could not honor the institution they took an oath to protect, or even show up for the cops and other staffers they see every day who were traumatized by Jan. 6.

We also saw Tucker Carlson, once a bow-tied preppy struggling to cha-cha-cha on “Dancing With the Stars,” cracking the whip as the Fox High Sparrow, making Ted Cruz grovel and apologize for slipping and accurately using the phrase “terrorist” to describe the Jan. 6 attack.

At least President Joe Biden finally seemed to recognize that the old days are gone and that the Republicans are not going to be working with him. He came in wanting to knit the country together, but part of the country is not going to be knitted.

It’s as if Trump has projected his id into a national psychosis. His father divided the world into killers and losers. So rather than admit that he lost reelection, Trump was willing to egg on a seditious cult to overturn the election. You can just picture him sitting there in the White House, surrounded by McDonald’s wrappers, thrilled at the TV scenes of MAGA hooligans attacking the police.

In his speech in Statuary Hall, Biden pierced the haze of his first year and called out Trump: “He lost.”

Without using his name, Biden charged Trump with a profound sin: turning Americans against their own democracy.

“Those who stormed this Capitol and those who instigated and incited and those who called on them to do so held a dagger at the throat of America, at American democracy,” he said.

Besides his dagger at the throat of democracy, Trump has his party in a chokehold. Republicans may have held back Trump from giving a news conference Thursday, because they know that Nov. 3 and Jan. 6 are dates that make them look awful, but they are still in his vile grip, as evidenced by their shameful flight from the Capitol. (And they didn’t even know “Dear Theodosia” was coming.)

Trump’s coup attempt is in its second stage. As NPR reported, the MAGA crowd is working hard in states such as Georgia and Arizona, which defied Trump in 2020, to institutionalize Trump’s big lie, with electiondeniers running for offices that control the voting process. The Washington Post revealed that “at least 163 Republicans who have embraced Trump’s false claims are running for statewide positions that would give them authority over the administration of elections” and “at least five candidates for the U.S. House were at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots.”

Biden must make good on his speech and make sure the Vandals who sacked the Capitol are not able to do it again. He must find a way to enact new voting rights laws to head off the Republican efforts to control election certification. If the Dems keep flailing, they could be looking at a wipeout in the House and maybe the Senate and years of kangaroo trials. Hopefully, Merrick Garland is not another Robert Mueller.

This is not a moment for punch-pulling.

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Cáucus del PPD en la Cámara apoya al presidente del PPD para no atender nombramiento del juez Rodíguez Casillas al Supremo POR CYBERNEWS

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L CAPITOLIO – El Caucus de la Delegación de Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) en la Cámara de Representantes, apoyó el lunes la decisión del presidente del PPD, José Luis Dalmau, de no atender la nominación para llenar la vacante en el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico, y solicitando a la Junta de Gobierno del PPD que acoja la resolución, y respalde institucionalmente al Presidente de la colectividad.

“Ni el gobernador ni la Rama Judicial han demostrado que exista urgencia para llenar esta vacante y que la misma amerite ser un asunto prioritario durante la tercera sesión ordinaria de la Decimonovena Asamblea Legislativa”, reza la resolución.

“Respetando la doctrina constitucional de separación de poderes, y con el más profundo respeto al Senado de Puerto Rico, que es el responsable de brindar “consejo y consentimiento” a los nombramientos judiciales, la Delegación del Partido Popular

Democrático (PPD) en la Cámara de Representantes apoya la decisión del presidente del PPD. José Luis Dalmau Santiago, de no atender esta nominación para llenar la vacante en el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico”, sostiene la resolución.

“La Rama Ejecutiva y la Rama Legislativa deben enfocar sus trabajos en los temas más apremiantes para nuestro país, entre los que se encuentra mejorar la calidad de vida (de) nuestra ciudadanía, al dirigir sus esfuerzos en controlar los efectos del COVID-19, crear oportunidades de empleo y desarrollo económico, desembolsar los fondos de recuperación para comenzar la reconstrucción de Puerto Rico, brindarle los recursos necesarios a nuestra niñez y juventud para que tengan una educación de calidad y proteger al país de la ola criminal que nos asedia”, continúa el escrito.

“Exhortamos al primer ejecutivo a que respete la voluntad del pueblo, que eligió un gobierno compartido para propiciar el diálogo y mantener

un balance adecuado de nuestro gobierno. Además, invitamos al gobernador a que busque el consejo, y no solo el consentimiento, del Senado de Puerto Rico a la hora de hacer una designación de esta envergadura”, lee el documento.

El gobernador Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia anunció el domingo la nominación del juez del Tribunal de Apelaciones, Roberto Rodríguez Casillas, al cargo de juez asociado del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico.

Dalmau Santiago insistió el domingo que en que no atenderá el nom-

bramiento emitido por el gobernador.

“Reitero mi posición, expresada personalmente al gobernador de Puerto Rico el pasado 5 de enero, en el sentido de que en estos momentos es innecesario llenar una vacante de Juez Asociado del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico. En consecuencia, no es un asunto prioritario en la agenda del Senado de Puerto Rico. Una vez más el Gobernador insiste en tomar decisiones a sabiendas de que se coloca en posición adversativa con la Asamblea Legislativa”, dijo Dalmau Santiago en declaraciones escritas.

Conny Varela convoca a líderes de partidos políticos a retomar discusión de enmiendas al código electoral

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AN JUAN – El vicepresidente de la Cámara de Representantes, José (Conny) Varela, convocó a los líderes de todos los partidos políticos a reu-

nirse para retomar la discusión de las enmiendas al Código Electoral aprobadas por la Comisión de Asuntos Constitucionales y Electorales que preside.

“Con el inicio de la próxima sesión legislativa esta semana, se cumple un año desde que iniciamos el estudio de los atropellados procesos electorales del 2020. Durante este año, llevamos a cabo vistas públicas, citamos testigos y sostuvimos reuniones, en las cuales pudimos conocer en detalle muchas de las deficiencias en el proceso electoral causadas por la aprobación a la prisa y sin consenso del Código Electoral del 2020”, indicó Varela.

Durante la primera sesión ordinaria del 2021, se aprobó en comisión el Sustitutivo al P. de la C. 4 (el ‘Sustitutivo’), que contiene extensas enmiendas al Código Electoral del 2020.

“El Sustitutivo, así como la propuesta de enmienda en sala al mismo que le sometimos a los partidos políticos, atiende la gran mayoría de las preocupaciones que han expresado los partidos sobre el Código vigente, tales como las irregularidades relacionadas al voto adelantado y el voto ausente, la participación en balance y por consenso de todos los partidos en la administración de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE), y la selección del

presidente y el presidente alterno de la CEE. Si se hubiera convertido en ley en ese entonces, se hubiera evitado la situación anómala que surgió al momento de nombrar al presidente y presidente alterno de la CEE, que resultó en que el Tribunal Supremo declarara inconstitucional esa parte de la ley”, señaló el representante de Caguas.

Varela convocó mediante carta al gobernador Pierluisi, al presidente del PPD José Luis Dalmau, a los licenciados Juan Dalmau y Manuel Natal y al doctor César Vázquez a una reunión el 19 de enero de 2022, a los fines de reiniciar la discusión de las enmiendas al Código Electoral.

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Golden Globes 2022: ‘Succession’ and ‘Power of the Dog’ take top honors

By KYLE BUCHANAN

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hat do the Golden Globes do after a year of scandals so severe that NBC dropped the broadcast?

They tweet through it.

On Sunday night, members of the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the winners of this year’s Golden Globes, but they read those names to a ballroom at the Beverly Hilton devoid of stars, then posted the results to Twitter in real time. Those tweets — strewn with emojis and bad puns and often lacking key information about what movie anybody was winning for — came in for even more ridicule on social media.

It’s a stunning downgrade for what used to be one of the glitziest awards shows in Hollywood. But after investigations by the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times revealed a series of ethical lapses within the HFPA and a membership devoid of Black voters, Hollywood’s major publicity firms cut off the show’s access to stars.

That means Sunday’s ceremony lacked an in-person presence from winners such as Will Smith (“King Richard”) and Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”), who took the lead-acting drama trophies, or their counterparts in the musical/comedy categories, Andrew Garfield from “Tick, Tick … Boom!” and Rachel Zegler of “West Side Story.” The latter film took two additional Globes,

snagging wins for best comedy or musical and for Ariana DeBose in the supporting-actress category, matching “The Power of the Dog,” which won best drama, best director (Jane Campion) and best supporting actor (Kodi Smit-McPhee).

Since the scandals came to light, the HFPA has since announced a new slate of rules and admitted 21 new members, including journalists of color. Still, it remains to be seen if Hollywood will even acknowledge Sunday’s ceremony, or whether the stars who won will pretend that nothing happened. If that cold shoulder continues, the Golden Globes may become the first awards show to itself be the victim of a major snub.

Below is the complete list of winners.

Best Motion Picture, Drama “The Power of the Dog” Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy “West Side Story” Best Director, Motion Picture Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Rachel Zegler, “West Side Story” Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama Will Smith, “King Richard” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick … Boom!”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog” Best Screenplay, Motion Picture Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast” Best Original Score, Motion Picture Hans Zimmer, “Dune” Best Original Song, Motion Picture “No Time to Die,” “No Time to Die” Best Motion Picture, Animated “Encanto” Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language “Drive My Car” Best Television Series, Drama “Succession” Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy “Hacks” Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or a

Motion Picture Made for Television “The Underground Railroad” Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, “Pose” Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama Jeremy Strong, “Succession” Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy Jean Smart, “Hacks” Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown” Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Supporting Role Sarah Snook, “Succession” Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role O Yeong-su, “Squid Game”

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Bob Saget, comic who portrayed Danny Tanner in ‘Full House,’ dies at 65

By JESÚS JIMÉNEZ and ALAN YUHAS

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ob Saget, the stand-up comic and actor known as Danny Tanner on “Full House” and the host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” was found dead Sunday in Florida. He was 65.

His death was confirmed by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, which said Saget was found unresponsive in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. The cause of death was not known, but the sheriff’s office said there were no signs of foul play or drug use.

Saget, who was on tour, had performed Saturday night at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville.

In a tweet early Sunday, Saget thanked the “appreciative audience.”

“I had no idea I did a 2 hr set tonight,” he said. “I’m happily addicted again to this.”

On “Full House,” Saget played a widowed father who shared his house with his three daughters, his brother-in-law and his best friend. The show, which aired from 1987 to 1995, propelled Saget and his co-stars — including John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen — into the realm of household names.

Robert Lane Saget was born May 17, 1956, in Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University in 1978 before finding his way into comedy clubs. In contrast to his squeaky-clean image on “Full House” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” Saget delighted in raunchy, profanity-laden stand-up routines.

At Temple, he studied film, and the year of his graduation, he received a student Academy Award for documentary merit for his film “Through Adam’s Eyes,” about a nephew of his who had undergone facial reconstructive surgery.

But even then, he was already pursuing comedy.

He told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2016 that, at 17, he won a local radio contest by singing a song about bondage, and that although he spent most of his time at Temple shooting film, he would also go to the University of Pennsylvania’s campus to do improv.

After graduating, Saget moved to Los Angeles and quickly made himself a constant presence at The Comedy Store. “I lived in that room for seven years,” he said on comedian Marc Maron’s podcast in 2010.

“I did jokes and some stories, but most of them were just silly, dirty silly,” he remembered. He said he was drawn to jokes with foul language and anatomy because he wasn’t supposed to talk that way in his youth. “I stayed like a kid who just talked silly,” he said.

He added, deadpan and possibly sincere, “I don’t curse for the sake of cursing, that’s the actual truth.”

After a brief stint on a CBS show, “The Morning Program,” Saget appeared in a 1987 Richard Pryor film,

Mr. Saget in an episode of “Full House” that aired in 1994.

“Critical Condition.” He then was offered the part on “Full House.” He later joked with Maron, “My joke is, ‘Ask me my favorite episode.’ ” “What’s your favorite episode?” Maron played along.

“The last one,” Saget said. Almost immediately, he added, “I’m the luckiest guy.”

Saget became the first host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” in 1989, and although most of his commentary was in line with the character he played on “Full House” — funny voices and groan-inducing puns — his mordant wit sometimes slipped in.

In a statement Sunday night, the Saget family said it was “devastated” to confirm his death.

“He was everything to us and we want you to know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing people from all walks of life together with laughter,” the family said.

Survivors include his wife, Kelly Rizzo, and three daughters from an earlier marriage, Aubrey Saget, Lara Melanie Saget and Jennifer Belle Saget.

In a tweet posted Sunday night, Stamos, who played Jesse Katsopolis on “Full House,” said he was “broken” and “gutted.”

“I am in complete and utter shock,” he said. “I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby.”

After “Full House” ended, Saget directed a television movie, “For Hope,” which fictionalized the story of how his sister, Gay, grew ill and died of systemic sclero-

derma, an autoimmune disease that can lead to hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. (He later became a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation.) He also directed a comedy starring Norm Macdonald and Artie Lange, “Dirty Work,” which was widely panned on its release in 1998.

Returning to the comedy circuit and mocking his wholesome TV alter ego, Saget developed a cult following as a comedian who could unleash torrents of scatological material. In 2010, he hosted a documentary series, “Strange Days With Bob Saget,” in which he spent time with pro wrestlers, bikers, Bigfoot hunters and others.

On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in 2017, Saget remembered how Don Rickles, a longtime friend of his and Stamos’, would describe Saget’s act. “He comes out like a Jewish Clark Kent,” Saget recalled Rickles as saying. He then demonstrated how his friend would break into a song about a dog and a monkey, repeatedly using a verb censored on network television.

But Saget never totally relinquished his family man persona: He voiced the narrator of “How I Met Your Mother,” an older, wiser version of the show’s protagonist, Ted Mosby.

“My first thought was, Why can’t he do it? Or how much cigarettes and booze do you have to have to sound like me?” Saget told Larry King in 2014, referring to Josh Radnor, the actor who played Ted. But, he added, “I did it immediately because I read it. It was a love letter; it was a relationship show.”

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For the most tender chicken, skip this step Spaghetti and Chicken Meatball Soup

By ALI SLAGLE

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hen you’re thinking about what to make for dinner, the question is often “What do I feel like cooking?” But it can also be “How do I feel like cooking it?”

Sometimes, you want to toweldry, salt-scrub and bronze each piece of chicken, relishing the sizzle, before adding liquid. Other times, you’d rather take it easy, skip the browning altogether and pile everything into a pot, then let it simmer, steaming your face over it as it bubbles.

Skipping browning isn’t a shortcut, but it is instead another path to delicious results. Think about chicken soup: Because the chicken isn’t browned, it is spoon-tender with a delicate flavor. The same goes for chicken mafe, chicken tinga, khao man gai and so many other classic dishes. When lean chicken is seared over intense, dry heat, its juices can evaporate and render the meat dry.

So, although a golden chicken may be beautiful and complex, pale chicken is juicy with straight-up chicken flavor. It’s uncomplicated, in a good way.

Whether or not to skip browning depends on the cut of chicken and the accompanying ingredients. Bone-in, skin-on chicken is an excellent candidate: The fat, cartilage and bones are flavorful enough to turn water into stock.

Boneless, skinless chicken will result in meat that is moist but in need of some flavor. A simmer in chicken stock or feisty ingredients can help, as in this recipe for quick-braised chicken and greens.

Braising boneless thighs and dark leafy greens in stock makes the dish cozy, but the pickled peppers add sweet-and-sour personality.

Even ground meat doesn’t always need browning. In many meatball soups, such as canh and sopa de albondigas, you can plunk the meatballs right into the broth, where they cook gently and end up pillowy. (If you’re worried about the meatballs breaking, refrigerate for 10 to 15 minutes to firm before cooking.)

Opting not to sear is also practical: No splatters on your stove, counters

and self. No flipping or fighting stuck-on bits. The heat is lower, yet the cooking isn’t slower. The cooking experience is gentler and the meat is more tender. It’s chicken in a pot, as kind as can be.

Quick-Braised Chicken With Greens Yield: 4 to 6 servings Total time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) 1/2 cup sliced hot pickled Peppadew, cherry or pepperoncini peppers, and 2 tablespoons brine reserved, plus more to taste 1/4 cup tomato paste 1 tablespoon light or dark brown sugar, plus more to taste 1 teaspoon ground cumin 4 cups chicken broth 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1 1/2 pounds (1 to 2 bunches) dark leafy greens, such as kale, Swiss chard or escarole, de-stemmed and coarsely chopped

Fried toast (see tip), pasta, boiled or mashed potatoes, mashed cauliflower, or grains, for serving Preparation: 1. In a large pot over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the onion, season with salt and cook, stirring just a few times, until translucent and browned, 6 to 9 minutes. Add the peppers, tomato paste, brown sugar and cumin, and cook, stirring constantly, until the paste is a shade darker and starts to stick to the bottom of the pot, 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Add the broth, chicken, greens and pickled-pepper brine. Season with salt and stir to combine. Cover the pot, keep on medium-high and bring to a simmer. Uncover, reduce heat to low, and cook uncovered until the chicken is cooked through and the greens are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Using two forks, shred the chicken right in the pot into pieces, then stir to combine. Taste and adjust with salt, sugar (if it’s too tangy or spicy) and brine (if it’s too sweet or flat).

Eat with starch of choice.

Tip: To make olive oil-fried toast, heat 1/4 cup olive oil over medium in a large skillet, add four 1/2-inch-thick slices of crusty or sourdough bread and fry until crispy on both sides, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Yield: 4 servings Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound ground chicken or turkey 1 cup finely grated Parmesan, plus more for serving 8 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped 1 large egg Kosher salt (Diamond Crystal) 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons tomato paste Pinch of red-pepper flakes (optional), plus more to taste 4 cups chicken broth 3 cups store-bought or homemade marinara sauce 8 ounces spaghetti, broken roughly into thirds Preparation: 1. In a large bowl, stir together the chicken, half the Parmesan, half the garlic, the egg and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir with your hands until combined. Using wet or oiled hands, roll into 12 to 14 meatballs (about 1 1/2 inches in diameter each). Meatballs will be very soft, but if they don’t hold their shape, refrigerate until Step 3.

2. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil, tomato paste, remaining garlic and the red-pepper flakes (if using) over medium. Cook, stirring, until the garlic is sizzling and fragrant and the oil is stained red, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken broth, marinara sauce and 2 cups of water. Keep on medium heat and bring to a simmer.

3. Gently add the meatballs to the broth and stir to combine. Add the spaghetti. Simmer over medium, stirring gently and often, until the meatballs are cooked through and the pasta is al dente, 10 to 12 minutes. (Pasta will finish cooking from the heat of the soup). Turn off the heat, stir in the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan and season to taste with salt and red-pepper flakes, if using. Serve with a sprinkling of Parmesan and red-pepper flakes, if desired.

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Being ‘up to date’ on COVID vaccine now includes a booster, CDC says

By NOAH WEILAND and EMILY ANTHES

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he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said it was not changing its definition of “full vaccination” against the coronavirus. But the agency changed its emphasis on the appropriate regimen, tweaking how it referred to the shots.

The agency said that three doses of Pfizer’s or Moderna’s vaccines should be considered “up-to-date” inoculations, and that Johnson & Johnson recipients should receive a second dose, preferably of Moderna or Pfizer, to also be considered up to date.

The move indicated a shift in how federal health officials think Americans should talk about vaccination schedules. Later on Wednesday, the CDC expanded its recommendation for booster shots to include all Americans 12 and older.

“Consistent with how public health has historically viewed or even talked about how we recommend vaccines, we are now recommending that individuals stay up to date with additional doses that they are eligible for,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, said at a White House news briefing Wednesday.

The CDC did not change the definition of what qualifies as full vaccination — a subject of intense interest to corporations, schools, state health departments and professional sports leagues, which have been reconsidering what it means to be fully vac-

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said it was not changing its definition of full vaccination against the coronavirus. But the agency changed its emphasis on the appropriate regimen, tweaking how it referred to the shots. cinated.

“The technical definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ — two doses of an mRNA vaccine or one dose of the J&J vaccine — has not changed,” Kristen Nordlund, a CDC spokesperson, said in a statement. “Individuals are considered fully vaccinated once they have received their primary series.”

She added that the agency recommend that people “stay ‘up to date’ by receiving any additional doses they are eligible for, according to CDC’s recommendations, to ensure they have optimal protection.”

Federal officials have typically referred to people as fully vaccinated two weeks after a first dose of Johnson & Johnson or a second dose of

the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.

While studies have showed that protection against infection has waned in fully vaccinated people and can be strengthened by a booster, two doses still offer strong protection against severe COVID-19 — the true goal of vaccination, some vaccine experts have argued.

It is still unclear what practical effect or influence the change will have on institutions. Many schools, businesses and governments have relied on the CDC’s definition of “fully vaccinated” to establish mandates, requiring people to complete a twoor one-dose series in order to go to school, eat at a restaurant or stay employed.

The move Wednesday, Nordlund said, was intended to make COVID-19 vaccines “align with standard language CDC uses about other vaccinations.” It also accounted for differences in eligibility for booster shots, since younger adolescents and children are not yet recommended by the CDC for booster doses. Some people are also still not five months out from receiving a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine, six months from a second dose of Moderna or two months from a first dose of Johnson & Johnson, the authorized intervals for boosters.

Top federal health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, had pushed the administration to change in any way it could how it discussed vaccine schedules, arguing that the Pfizer and Moderna shots in particular should be considered three-dose vaccines. But some officials wanted to avoid altering what is formally considered a full vaccination schedule.

That change could have carried significant legal implications, potentially intensifying challenges to vaccination requirements, as the Biden administration’s attempt to mandate that large employers require employees to be vaccinated is already bogged down in the courts.

“If you think about the different requirements,” Jeffrey Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said at the Wednesday news briefing, “that has not changed, and we do not have any plans to change that.”

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This sea lizard had a grand piano-size head and a big appetite

By SABRINA IMBLER

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bout 246 million years ago, a sea lizard with a skull the size of a grand piano died in the ancient ocean that is now Nevada.

It was an ichthyosaur, and its body was most likely the size of a modern sperm whale.

Although ichthyosaurs and whales are separated by a few hundred million years, they have a lot in common. Both descend from lineages of animals that returned to the sea after stints on land. Both evolved giant bodies that made them the largest creatures in the seas when they lived.

Both birthed live young.

But it took whales 45 million years of living in the ocean to evolve their most giant body sizes. This new species of giant ichthyosaur appeared only 3 million years after the first ichthyosaurs took to the seas, suggesting the sea lizards evolved big bodies at a breakneck speed. This early giant lived before small dinosaurs were common on land; the terrestrial world would not see a giant this size for about 40 million more years, with the emergence of sauropods in the Jurassic.

A group of scientists describe the new ichthyosaur, which they named Cymbospondylus youngorum, and reconstructed its food webs in a paper published Thursday in the journal Science.

“It is definitely a surprise,” said Benjamin Moon, an ichthyosaurus researcher at the University of Bristol in England who was not involved with the research. “It’s not a long time to go from pretty much just in the water to suddenly dominating in such massive sizes.”

The ichthyosaur was first discovered in 1998 in Fossil Hill, Nevada.

But excavations did not begin until 2011 because the bones rested in steep mountains, making it difficult to transport equipment to the site, said Lars Schmitz, a paleontologist at Scripps College in California and an

author of the paper. “It’s very strenuous,” Schmitz said. “It was a huge effort to get it out of the field.”

To Schmitz, the fossil’s large size was humbling, even half-buried — the reptile’s humerus dwarfed his rock hammer. “It makes you feel very small,” he said.

In 2015, the researchers finished excavating all that remained of the ichthyosaur — its skull, shoulder and arm bones — and sent the fossil to be prepared at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. “It was mind-blowing seeing it,” said Jorge Velez-Juarbe, an associate curator of marine mammals at the museum and another author of the paper.

Based on the size of its skull, the authors estimate the ichthyosaur very likely grew as long as 55 feet.

Moon said this might be a slight overestimate and suggested a more conservative 45 to 50 feet. “The same ballpark of modern-day whales,” they said. “There was nothing else as big as these things around.”

The ichthyosaur swam in the seas of the Triassic Era shortly after the most severe mass extinction in Earth’s history, which killed off 81% of marine life. The researchers had one question: “How did it become so big?” Schmitz said.

In modern oceans, many giant whales are filter feeders, straining krill and other plankton through the plates of their mouths. But this abundance of modern plankton, which enabled whales to become so large, did not exist when the ichthyosaurs lived, which might suggest those ancient oceans did not have enough energy to support such a large predator.

Eva Maria Griebeler, an evolutionary ecologist at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany and an author of the paper, examined fossils gathered from the Nevada site to reconstruct the food webs of the ichthyosaur’s ancient seas. She and other researchers consulted teeth and stomach content, as well as size differences between food web members,

to understand who ate whom, Griebeler said. The ichthyosaur’s bluntly pointed teeth suggest it fed on fish and squid, and perhaps even smaller marine reptiles.

“Count the number and size of the predators at the top, and the number and sizes of their prey and see whether these numbers add up,” Moon said, explaining the model.

Griebeler’s model found that the abundance of ammonites alone provided enough energy to support the giants. They did not feed directly on the ammonites, but they ate other creatures that crushed the shelled cephalopods: a shorter, less diverse food web that still offered the same energy input as modern oceans. “It’s this astonishing thing,” Griebeler said. “This food web has a completely different structure than extant ones.”

Lene Liebe Delsett, a paleontologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History who was not involved with the research, praised the study’s food web model as a “first step” toward understanding the Triassic ocean environment. “There’s still so much we don’t know about these

early ecosystems,” she said.

And how did ichthyosaurs manage to balloon in a paltry 3 million years when whales took 45 million years? Velez-Juarbe said he could not think of any other marine vertebrates that evolved large body sizes as quickly as the ichthyosaurs did.

But the authors offer a number of possible explanations, including that the reptiles’ large eyes and endothermy may have made them better hunters.

Or perhaps the mass extinction offered life an opportunity to diversify, reducing the number of competing predators.

Delsett, who wrote a perspective in Science accompanying the new paper with Nick Pyenson, also a paleontologist at the Smithsonian, believes research on extinct marine giants can offer insight into the conservation of whales.

“They lived through one mass extinction and survived; they lived through climate change,” Delsett said of the ichthyosaurs. “If you can understand marine evolution, it is easier to take better care of the oceans today.”

A provided image shows Lars Schmitz, a paleontologist at the Claremont Colleges in California and an author of a new paper describing Cymbospondylus youngorum, a giant sea lizard that lived 246 million years ago, with the ichthyosaur’s skull fossil.

22 promoventes podrán obtener que se apruebe esta solicitud ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO de Expediente de Dominio y se DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- mande a inscribir a su nombre, NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA en el Registro de la Propiedad TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS- de Puerto Rico, Sección de TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE San Germán, el dominio del MAYAGÜEZ predio de terreno anteriormenVICTOR MATOS te descrito. El Edicto se publicará tres (3) veces dentro de MARTINEZ; CARMEN un período de veinte (20) días CRUZ SANTIAGO en un periódico de circulación Peticionarios general diaria, para que los EX_PARTE que tengan algún derecho real Civil Núm.: MZ2020CV01007. sobre el inmueble descrito, las (207). Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE personas ignoradas a quienes DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS pueda perjudicar la inscripción, UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL y en general, a todos los que PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTAdesearen oponerse, puedan DOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIefectuarlo dentro del término BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO de veinte (20) días a partir de RICO, SS. la última publicación del Edicto.

A: Personas ignoradas o Por tanto, libro la presente en desconocidas que crea Mayagüez, Puerto Rico hoy día ser perjudicada con la 29 de diciembre de 2021 bajo inscripción solicitada, y mi firma y sello oficial. Lic. Norcualquier otra persona ma G. Santana Irizarry, Secretaria Regional Ii. Maritza Lebrón natural o jurídica con Rosado, Secretaria Auxiliar Del interés que crea tener Tribunal.

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Por la presente se notifica que Don Víctor Matos Martínez y Carmen Cruz Santiago han presentado una Petición ante este Honorable Tribunal para que se declare justificado su dominio sobre el inmueble que se describe a continuación y se inscriba el mismo a su favor.

El inmueble se describe como sigue: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno localizado en el Barrio Parguera del término municipal de Lajas, con una cabida superficial de MIL SESENTA Y TRES PUNTO CINCUENTA Y NUEVE METROS CUADRADOS (1,063.59 mc.), equivalentes a 0.2706 cuerda; en lindes por el NORTE, con terrenos de Don Carlos J. Rodríguez Malavé; por el SUR, con la Sucesión Héctor Correa Vélez; por el ESTE, con terrenos de Don Emelindo Avilés Mercado y por el OESTE, con carretera municipal número 324. Contiene dos estructuras dedicadas a vivienda. Catastro número 405000-009-01-058. La abogada de la parte peticionaria es la siguiente: LCDA. CAREN A. RUIZ PEREZ RUA 19,900 #160 Ave. Universidad Interamericana San Germán, P.R. 00683 TEL.(787) 264-4444 ruizcaren@yahoo.com Y se le notifica a usted, que este Tribunal ha ordenado se le cite para que de verse perjudicado por la inscripción que se solicita pueda oponerse oportunamente a este expediente de dominio; advirtiéndole que de no presentar oposición dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar desde la última publicación de este edicto, los

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FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Demandante v.

RAFAEL ANGEL TORRES BORGES T/C/C RAFAEL A. TORRES BORGES T/C/C RAFAEL TORRES BORGES T/C/C RAFAEL ANGEL T/C/C RAFAEL A. TORRES, MARIA LÓPEZ HERNÁNDEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados CIVIL NÚM: KCD2016-2023 (807). SOBRE: EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS (IN REM). ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Yo EDWIN E LOPEZ MULERO, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, al público en general. CERTIFICO Y HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia fechado el 26 de octubre de 2021 que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el caso arriba indicado, venderé en la fecha o fechas que más adelante se indican, en pública subasta al mejor postor, en moneda legal

de los Estados Unidos de América, en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal, en mi oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el Centro Judicial de San Juan, Puerto Rico, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada, en el inmueble que se describe a continuación, propiedad de la parte demandada Rafael Angel Torres Borges t/c/c Rafael A. Torres Borges t/c/c Refael Torres Borges t/c/c Rafael Angel t/c/c Tafael A. Torres, María López Hernández y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos. Dirección Física: Urb. Berwind Estates, P-10 Calle 16, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Finca 17,602, inscrita al folio 250 del tomo 418 de Sabana Llana, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Quinta de San Juan. URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Sabana Llana de Río Piedras, término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, marcado con el #10 del bloque P de la Urbanización Berwind Estates, con una cabida superficial de 495.00 metros cuadrados.

En colindancias por el NORTE, con el solar #9 del propio bloque, en una longitud de 33.00 metros; por el SUR, con el solar #11 del propio bloque, en una longitud de 33.00 metros; por el ESTE, con la calle #16, en una longitud de 15.00 metros; y por el OESTE, con el solar #33 del propio bloque, en una longitud de 15.00 metros. Enclava edificación de concreto y bloques para residencia. Finca 17,602.

Por su procedencia está afecta a: a. Servidumbre a favor de la Puerto Rico Telephone Company. b. Condiciones restrictivas sobre edificación y uso. Por sí está afecta a: a. Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de The Mortgage Loan Company Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $212,000.00, con intereses al 6.625% anual, vencedero el día 1ro de agosto de 2035, constituida mediante la escritura número 278, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de julio de 2005, ante el notario Héctor Luis Torres Dávila, e inscrita al folio 143 del tomo 1074 de Sabana Llana, finca número 17,602, inscripción 10ma. b. Aviso de Demanda de fecha 23 de abril de 2010, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el Caso Civil número KCD10-1440 (903), sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, seguido por Doral Bank, contra Rafael Ángel Torres Borges también conocido como Rafael A. Torres, María López Hernández y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, para responder por la suma de $205,025.57, y otros gastos, anotado el día 17 de

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junio de 2010, al folio 143 del tomo 1074 de Sabana Llana, finca número 17,602, Anotación B. c. Modificada la hipoteca de la inscripción 10ma, en cuanto al principal que se amplía en la suma de $72,615.40 para un nuevo principal por la suma de $284,615.40, con intereses al 3.00% anual por 5 años y hasta su saldo con intereses al 6.625%, vencedero el día 1 de diciembre de 2052 con un pago final de $20,365.48, según consta de la escritura número 298, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 28 de noviembre de 2012, ante el notario Carlos J. Mangual Santiago, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Sabana Llana, finca número 17,602, inscripción 11ma. d.

Aviso de Demanda de fecha 17 de octubre de 2016, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en el Caso Civil número KCD2016-2023 (903), sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, seguido por Doral Bank, contra Rafael Ángel Torres Borges también conocido como Rafael A. Torres, María López Hernández y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, se solicita el pago por la suma de $276,854.95, y otros gastos, anotado el día 7 de noviembre de 2018, al tomo Karibe de Sabana Llana, finca número 17,602, Anotación C. e. SENTENCIA de fecha 23 de marzo de 2010, dictada en el Caso Civil #KCM2009-3418 (508), Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan; seguido por Asociación de Residentes de la Urbanización Berwind Estates, Inc. (demandante) versus Rafael A. Torres Borges, Jane Doe, ambos por sí y en representación de la sociedad legal de bienes gananciales compuesta por ambos (demandados). Se condena al pago de $2,081.25, suma que incluye recargos y/o intereses y/o penalidades computadas y otras sumas. Anotado el día 16 de agosto de 2011 al folio 46 orden 697 del tomo 1 de Sentencias. No podemos precisar que la persona sentenciada y el titular en esta finca sean la misma persona. El precio mínimo de este remate con relación a la Finca 17,602 antes descrita y la fecha de cada subasta serán la siguiente: Primera Subasta: 19 de enero de 2022, a las 10:00 de la mañana, Precio Mínimo: $284,615.40, Hipoteca: Escritura Número 278, sobre Hipoteca, otorgada el 29 de julio de 2005, ante el notario Héctor Luis Torres Dávila. Segunda Subasta: 26 de enero de 2022, a las 10:00 de la mañana, Precio Mínimo: $189,743.60. Tercera Subasta: 2 de febrero de 2022, a las 10:00 de la maña-

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022 na, Precio Mínimo: $142,307.70. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación que se transmite y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y las preferentes, si las hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante las acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de las mismas, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Conforme a la Sentencia dictada el día 14 de septiembre de 2021 y archivada en los autos el 16 de septiembre de 2021, la anterior venta se hará para satisfacer las sumas adeudadas por concepto del préstamo garantizado por la hipoteca antes mencionada y las sumas que se mencionan a continuación: al 1 de diciembre de 2015, la suma de $276,854.95 de principal. Además, desde dicha fecha los demanados mantienen en atraso la cantidad de $9,698.50, que incluye principal, intereses según pactados, cargos por demora y otros cargos los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda, y una suma equivalente al 10% de la suma principal del pagaré, por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. Se notifica por la presente a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los inmuebles a ser subastados con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen del ejecutante descrito anteriormente, o acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubieren pospuesto al gravamen del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizado hipotecariamente con posterioridad al gravamen del actor para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si así lo interesan o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogado, quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y, para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general, y para su publicación de acuerdo con la ley en un periódico de circulación general de la isla de Puerto Rico y en tres sitios públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía y vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida de la parte demandada, expido

el presente edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal en San Juan , Puerto Rico, hoy día 24 de noviembre de 2021. EDWIN E LOPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN. ***

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN

MIGDALIA MEDINA TORRADO Y FRANCISCO JOSÉ MOLANO MATALLANA Y SU SOCIEDAD DE GANANCIALES Demandantes Vs.

RG PREMIER BANK OF P.R. Y JOHN DOE COMO CUALQUIER TENEDOR DESCONOCIDO

Demandados Civil Núm.: GB2021CV00862.

Sobre: PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: JOHN DOE como cualquier tenedor desconocido del pagaré extraviado.

Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante ha radicado una Demanda que podrán examinar en la Secretaría de éste Tribunal, alegando el extravío del Pagaré a favor de RG PREMIER BANK OF P.R, o a su orden por la suma de Ciento Veinticuatro Mil Cien Dólares ($124,100.00) con intereses al Seis punto Cinco por ciento (6.5%) anual, que vencía el primero (1) de febrero del dos mil veintinueve (2029), según consta de la Escritura Ochenta y Siete (87) otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el día 1 de febrero del mil novecientos noventa y nueve (1999) ante la Notario Público Sandra de L. Tous Chevres. Consta inscrita al folio Ochenta (80) del tomo Mil Ciento Treinta y Cuatro (1134), Registro de la Propiedad de Guaynabo. Inscripción segunda. La descripción registra! de la propiedad gravada es la siguiente: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL. Apartamiento número ciento cuarenta y cinco (145) Apartamiento residencia de forma irregular localizado en la primera y segunda planta del ala Sur del edificio principal del CONDOMINIO PLAZA ESMERALDA, situada en el Barrio Frailes del término municipal de Guaynabo, Puer-

to Rico. El área aproximada es de Mil Seiscientos Ochenta y Ocho punto Veinticuatro pies cuadrados (1,688.24 pc) equivalentes a Ciento Cincuenta y Seis punto Ochenta y Cuatro (156.84 mc). Son sus linderos los siguientes: en la primera planta por el Norte, en un máximo de 21’ 6” con el apartamiento número 144; por el Sur, con un máximo de 21’ 6” con área común exterior; por el Este, en un máximo de 37’ 7” con área común exterior; y por el Oeste, en un máximo de 37’ 7” con el apartamiento 146 y área común exterior. En la segunda planta, el apartamiento colinda por el Norte en un máximo de 21’ 3” con el apartamiento número 144; por el Sur, en un máximo de 21’ 3” con área común exterior, por el Este, en un máximo de 37’ 7” con área común exterior, y por el Oeste en un máximo de 37’ 7” con el apartamiento número 146 y con área común exterior. La puerta de entrada de este apartamiento está en su lindero Oeste. Consta de sala, comedor, cocina, balcón, 3 dormitorios, 2 1/2 baños. El apartamiento tiene el derecho al uso exclusivo de un patio trasero que es un elemento común limitado. Consta inscrita como finca Treinta y Nueve Mil Ochocientos (39,800), al folio Ochenta (80) del tomo Mil Ciento Treinta y Cuatro (1,134) de Guaynabo, Sección Sexta del Registro de la Propiedad.

Catastro: 114-003-907-14-045.

Dirección física: Condominio Plaza Esmeralda, Apartamiento 145, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00969. Vista la Moción presentada por la demandante solicitando el emplazamiento por edictos de la parte demandada, John Doe como cualquier otro tenedor desconocido, el Tribunal lo declara Con Lugar y dispone que el emplazamiento se haga por medio de edicto en un diario de circulación general de Puerto Rico, una sola vez, para que tales demandados presenten cualquier oposición a la demanda, dentro del término de treinta (30) días después de la publicación del mismo. Deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del sistema unificado de manejo y administración de casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder usando la dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaria del Tribunal, debiendo enviar copia del escrito a la Lcda. María Jiménez Vargas, abogada de la demandante, al PO Box 10231, San Juan, P. R. 00922, Tels.

787-783-3784 / 787-781-3585.

Se le apercibe que de así no hacerlo se dictará sentencia en rebeldía. Se exime a la demandante del envío por correo certificado de la demanda a los demandados, por desconocerse su dirección. EXTENDIDO BAJO mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Bayamón, Puerto Rico hoy 17 de diciembre de 2021.

LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MAIRENI TRINTA, SUBSECRETARIA.

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APEX BANK

Demandante V.

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, COMO SÍNDICO DE BANK; DORAL GOLDEN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., H/N/C BANKERS MORTGAGE GOLDEN POR CONDUCTO DE ADMINISTRADOR JUDICIAL; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO

Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2021CV00316.

Sobre: CANCELACIÓN POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL DE HIPOTECA EN GARANTÍA DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: Fulano de tal y Sutano de tal, como posibles tenedores de nombres desconocidos de un pagaré suscrito el 28 de marzo de 2005 mediante testimonio número 937 a favor de Golden Financial Services, Inc., bin/c Golden Mortgage Bankers, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $361,500.00, con intereses al 7.50% anual, vencedero el día 1 de abril de 2010, el cual a su vez fue garantizado por una hipoteca constituida mediante la escritura número 69, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 28 de marzo de 2005, ante el notario Rafael

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E. Lugo Sotomayor, e DEPARTAMENTO DE inscrita al folio 21 del HACIENDA; CENTRO tomo 2,033 del Registro DE RECAUDACIONES de la Propiedad, Sección DE INGRESOS I de Ponce, finca número MUNICIPALES; UNITED 49,702, inscripción 9na.

STATES OF AMERICA Defendants En el procedimiento de epígrafe, la demandante Civil Action No.: 3:16-cv-1447GAG. COLLECTION OF MOApex Bank, alega que el NIES AND FORECLOSURE mencionado pagaré se OF MORTGAGE. NOTICE OF encuentra extraviado, SALE. que la deuda evidenciada To: THE ESTATE OF por el mismo ha sido ROSA MERCEDES extinguida, y, por tanto, TORRES DELGADO solícita la cancelación A/K/A ROSA MERCEDES de la hipoteca antes TORRES A/K/A ROSA relacionada., PARA SER M. TORRES DELGADO NOTIFICADOS POR COMPOSED OF EDICTO. P/C: LIC. TANIA GABRIELLA GARCIA TORRES HALAIS. PO AND JOHN DOE; BOX 195553, SAN JUAN, DEPARTAMENTO DE PUERTO RICO, 00919HACIENDA; CENTRO 5553.

DE RECAUDACIONES (Nombre de las partes a las que se les DE INGRESOS notifica la sentencia por edicto) MUNICIPALES; UNITED EL SECRETARIO(A) que susSTATES OF AMERICA. cribe le notifica a usted que 24 de septiembre de 2021, este GENERAL PUBLIC. 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 representado 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 3 de enero de 2022. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 3 de enero de 2022. LUZ MAYRA CARABALLO GARCÍA, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARICELL ORTIZ MUÑIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

WHEREAS: Judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff to recover from defendants the principal sum of $118,830.25, plus the annual interest rate convened of 5.060% per annum until the debt is paid in full.

The defendant the Estate of Rosa Mercedes Torres Delgado a/k/a Rosa Mercedes Torres a/k/a Rosa M. Torres Delgado composed of Gabriella Garcia and John Doe to pay Finance of America Reverse, LLC., all advances made under the mortgage note including but not limited to insurance premiums, taxes and inspections as well as 10% ($21,750.00) of the original principal amount to cover costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Room 150, Federal Office Building, 150 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Judgment, Order of Execution, and the Writ of Execution thereof, the undersigned Special Master was LEGAL NOTICE ordered to sell at public auction UNITED STATES DISTRICT for U.S. currency in cash or COURT DISTRICT OF PUER- certified check without appraiTO RICO sement or right of redemption FINANCE OF AMERICA to the highest bidder and at the office of the Clerk of the United REVERSE, LLC. States District Court for the DisPlaintiff V. THE ESTATE OF ROSA trict of Puerto Rico, Room 150 – Federal Office Building, 150 MERCEDES TORRES Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato DELGADO A/K/A ROSA Rey, Puerto Rico, to cover the MERCEDES TORRES sums adjudged to be paid to the A/K/A ROSA M. TORRES plaintiff, the following property.

DELGADO COMPOSED “URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIApartamento Family OF GABRIELLA GARCIA ZONTAL. Unit number I dash Three (I-3)

AND JOHN DOE;

Tuesday, Jamuary 11, 2022 of Los Olmos Condominium of El Cinco Ward, Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, which family unit is located on the third floor and its main entrance door faces North and has access to the common corridor of that level. It is a rectangular shaped apartment measuring Forty Five feet, equivalent to Thirteen point Seventy Two meters long and Twenty Four feet Two inches, equivalent to Seven point Thirty Seven meters wide making a total area of ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY SEVEN POINT SIXTY FIVE SQUARE FEET (1,087.65), equivalent to ONE HUNDRED ONE POINT CERO FOUR SQUARE METERS (101.04). Its boundaries areas are as follows: NORTH, in forty five fee,t equivalent to Thirteen point Seventy Two meters, with the exterior of window and interior hall of walls and doors that separates it from interior court and from common corridor; SOUTH, in forty five feet equivalent to thirteen point seventy two meters with exterior of window wall that overlooks the front yard; EAST, twenty four feet two inches equivalent to seven point thirty seven meters with common bearing wall and window that separate it from the right side yard; WEST, twenty four feet two inches, equivalent to seven point thirty seven meters with common bearing wall that separates it from family unit.” Property Number 2541 recorded at page 81 of volume 78 of Monacillos East, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section V of San Juan. The mortgage deed is recorded at Karibe Volumen of Monacillos Este y El Cinco, inscription number 8th, Registry of the Property of Puerto Rico, Section V of San Juan. WHEREAS: This property is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: None. Junior Liens: Reverse mortgage securing a note in favor of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or its order, in the original principal amount of $217,500.00, due on May 6, 2099 pursuant to deed number 145, issued in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, on August 10, 2012, before notary Samuel Soto Alonso, and recorded, at Karibe Volumen of Monacillos Este y El Cinco, property number 2,541, 9th inscription. Other Liens: None.

Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the

responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY OF 2022, AT: 10:00 AM. The minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $217,500.00.

In the event said first auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held on the the 22ND DAY OF FEBRUARY OF 2022, AT: 10:00 AM, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum $145,000.00, which is two-thirds of the amount of the minimum bid for the first public sale. If a second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD PUBLIC AUCTION will be held on the the 3RD DAY OF MARCH OF 2022, AT: 10:00 AM, and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $108,750.00, which is one-half of the minimum bid in the first public sale. The Special Master shall not accept in payment of the property to be sold anything but United States currency or certified checks, except in case the property is sold and adjudicated to the plaintiff, in which case the amount of the bid made by said plaintiff shall be credited and deducted from its credit; said plaintiff being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the Special Master subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property will be executed and delivered only after such confirmation. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 4th day of January of 2022. PEDRO A. VÉLEZ-BAERGA, SPECIAL MASTER, SPECIALMASTERPR@GMAIL.COM, 787-6728269.

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KM 7.7 PONCE, PUERTO

Demandada RICO 00731 / HC 7 BOX Civil Núm.: PO2021CV01220.

2598 PONCE, PUERTO Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. RICO 00731-9635.

EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICPOR LA PRESENTE se le TO. emplaza y requiere para que A: ZUHDI AMIN SAID conteste la demanda dentro de T/C/C: ZUHDI AMIN SAID los treinta (30) días siguientes AMBUMUALA - JARD DEL a la publicación de este Edicto.

CARIBE 2A54 CALLE 54 Usted deberá presentar su alePONCE, PUERTO RICO gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y 00728-2656.

Administración de Casos (SUPOR LA PRESENTE se le MAC), la cual puede acceder emplaza y requiere para que utilizando la siguiente direcconteste la demanda dentro de ción electrónica: https://unired. los treinta (30) días siguientes ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se a la publicación de este Edicto. represente por derecho propio, Usted deberá presentar su aleen cuyo caso deberá presentar gación responsiva a través del su alegación responsiva en la Sistema Unificado de Manejo y secretaría del tribunal. Si usted Administración de Casos (SUdeja de presentar su alegación MAC), la cual puede acceder responsiva dentro del referido utilizando la siguiente directérmino, el tribunal podrá dicción electrónica: https://unired. tar sentencia en rebeldía en ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se su contra y conceder el remerepresente por derecho propio, dio solicitado en la demanda o en cuyo caso deberá presentar cualquier otro sin más citarle ni su alegación responsiva en la oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercisecretaría del tribunal. Si usted cio de su sana discreción, lo deja de presentar su alegación entiende procedente. El sisteresponsiva dentro del referido ma SUMAC notificará copia al término, el tribunal podrá dicabogado de la parte demantar sentencia en rebeldía en dante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar su contra y conceder el remeVélez cuya dirección es: P.O. dio solicitado en la demanda o Box 71418 San Juan, Puercualquier otro sin más citarle ni to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci(787) 993-3731 a la dirección cio de su sana discreción, lo jose.aguilar@orf-law.com y a entiende procedente. El sistela dirección notificaciones@orfma SUMAC notificará copia al law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO abogado de la parte demanMI FIRMA y el sello del Tribudante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar nal, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. día 9 de diciembre de 2021.

Box 71418 San Juan, PuerEn Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 9 de to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono diciembre de 2021. LUZ MA(787) 993-3731 a la dirección YRA CARABALLO GARCÍA, jose.aguilar@orf-law.com y a SECRETARIA. SANDRA GONla dirección notificaciones@orfZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRElaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO TARIA AUXILIAR. MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy LEGAL NOTICE día 8 de diciembre de 2021.

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 9 de DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUdiciembre de 2021. LUZ MANAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA YRA CARABALLO GARCÍA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE GUASECRETARIA. SANDRA GONYAMA ZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECREISLAND PORTFOLIO TARIA AUXILIAR.

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ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC Demandante Vs.

LUZ M SANTIAGO RAMOS

Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la 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. 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. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jose. aguilar@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Guayama, Puerto Rico, hoy día 8 de diciembre de 2021. En Guayama, Puerto Rico, el 8 de diciembre de 2021. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL I. ILEANA SANTIAGO VEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC. Demandante Vs.

SUCESION HERIBERTO NIEVES BERRIOS T/C/C HERIBERTO NIEVES COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SONIA FUENTES MELENDEZ T/C/C SONIA FUENTES POR SI Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTARIA; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandada Civil Núm.: GM2021CV00603.

Demandados Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Civil Núm.: BY2021CV00333.

EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC- Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTO. TECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. A: LUZ M SANTIAGO ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRAMOS - URB CAMINO RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL DE LA PRINCESA ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO 9 CALLE AURORA DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

Demandante Vs. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO TAMARA DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANVÁZQUEZ MARTINEZ CIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE Demandada PONCE Civil Núm.: PO2021CV01516. GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. ISLAND PORTFOLIO 00784.

SERVICES, LLC COMO EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC- POR LA PRESENTE se le TO. AGENTE DE ACE ONE emplaza y requiere para que A: TAMARA VÁZQUEZ conteste la demanda dentro de FUNDING, LLC MARTÍNEZ - BO RIO los treinta (30) días siguientes Demandante Vs. a la publicación de este Edicto.

CHIQUITO SEC LA ZUHDI AMIN SAID Usted deberá presentar su aleCUCHILLA CARR 504 T/C/C; ZUHDI AMIN SAID gación responsiva a través del

A: La Parte Demandada, al (a la) Secretario(a) de Hacienda de Puerto Rico y al Público General:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por

el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala 503 de Bayamón, el 9 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Lomas Jaguas de término municipal de Naranjito, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de dos mil trescientos dieciséis punto treinta y dos metros cuadrados (2,316.32 metros cuadrados).

En lindes por el NORTE, con la Carretera Estatal número ciento sesenta y cuatro (164); por el SUR, con Jorge Alberto Morales y solar segregado; por el ESTE, con Salvador Santiago; y por el OESTE, con parcela dedicada a uso público.

Es el remanente de esta finca luego de segregación de mil treinta y cinco punto catorce metros cuadrados (1,035.14 metros cuadrados). Inscrita al folio 68 del tomo 98 de Naranjito, finca 6,994, Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 50 del tomo 232 de Naranjito, finca 6,994, Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas, inscripción 9ª. Propiedad localizada en: KM 9.1 PR-164, LOMAS JAGUAS WARD, NARANJITO, PR 00719. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $210,000.00.

Fecha de Vencimiento: 1 de marzo de 2090. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes.

El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $210,000.00, según

24 acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala 503 de Bayamón, el 16 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $140,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $105,000.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala 503 de Bayamón, el 24 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $96,144.80 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $29,513.04 en intereses acumulados al 31 de marzo de 2021 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 3.199% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $11,768.06 en seguro hipotecario; $2,400.00 en tarifas de servicios; $1,568.00 en seguro; $425.00 de tasaciones; $140.00 de inspecciones; $1,025.00 en honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $21,000.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado, esta última habrá de devengar intereses al máximo del tipo legal fijado por la oficina del Comisionado de Instituciones Financieras aplicable a esta fecha, desde este mismo día hasta su total y completo saldo. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta.

Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo me-

nos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 10 de diciembre de 2021. JORGE CAMPUSANO, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. JOSÉ F. MARRERO ROBLES, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #131.

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SUNWEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. Demandante V.

RAMÓN LUIS RAMOS CALDERÓN

Demandados Civil Núm.: NSCI201600683.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E. U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. Yo, SANDRALIZ MARTÍNEZ TORRES, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #737, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Fajardo, al público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 24 de septiembre de 2021, por la Secretaria de este Tribunal, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: “URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Condominio Ocean Plaza de Luquillo, Apartamento 1302. El apartamento consta de un área de construcción bruta aproximada de mil quinientos diecisiete punto ocho cinco cero nueve (1,517.8509) p.c. equivalentes a ciento cuarenta y uno punto cero uno tres uno metros cuadrados (141.0131 m.c.). Colinda por el Norte, con una área exterior; por el Sur, con un área exterior; por el Este, con un área exterior; y por el Oeste, con una área común con acceso a un vestíbulo. El apartamento consta de un nivel y esta dividido en los siguientes elementos: sala y puerta de entrada con acceso a un vestíbulo común del edificio, comedorcocina con puerta de acceso a la terraza techada, closets para lavandería, para el calentador y uno exterior para aire acondicionado, dos habitaciones con closets y una habitación principal con closet y walk-in-closet, baño y acceso a la terraza techada. Las habitaciones y la

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lavandería se comunican mediante un pasillo.Contiene además un baño completo y un medio baño con acceso desde la sala, además de un calentador de agua, gabinetes de cocina y baño. A esta unidad le corresponden dos (2) espacios de estacionamientos descubiertos marcados con los números ciento cinco (105) y ciento seis (106) con un área aproximada cada uno de ciento cincuenta punto cuatro nueve cinco seis pies cuadrados (150.4956 p.c.), equivalentes a trece punto nueve ocho uno cinco metros cuadrados (13.9815 m.c.) y dimensiones aproximadas de dos punto cincuenta (2.50) metros de ancho y cinco punto cincuenta (5.50) metros de largo.

El porciento de participación del apartamento mil trescientos dos (1302) en los elementos comunes generales del Condominio Ocean Plaza es de uno punto veintiséis por ciento (1.26%).”

Finca Número 14,094, inscrita al tomo Karibe de Luquillo, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Fajardo. Dirección física: 1302 Apt. Bldg G. Ocean Plaza Luquillo PR 00773. La finca 14,094 está gravada con la siguiente hipoteca cuya ejecución se solicita en la subasta objeto de este edicto: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $173,979.00, con intereses al 3.75% anual, vencedero al día 1 de septiembre de 2045, constituida mediante la escritura número 198, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 13 de agosto de 2015, ante la notario Iván Correa Muñiz, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Luquillo, finca número 14,094, inscripción 2da. La propiedad está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: A. Anotación de Embargo, seguido por Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc, contra Ramón Luis Ramos Calderón, por la suma principal de $172,127.45, según orden del 10 de enero de 2019, expedida en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Fajardo, Caso Civil número NSCI2016-00683, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, anotado el día 19 de agosto de 2021, al tomo Karibe de Luquillo, finca número 14,094, Anotación A y última.

La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc por la hipoteca de $173,979.00 total o parcialmente. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc total o parcialmente el importe de la Sentencia emitida el 30 de mayo de 2017. El importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, asciende a las siguientes cantidades:

$172,127.45 de principal, más intereses al tipo pactado de 3.75% anual a partir del 1 de abril de 2016, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la deuda, más una suma de $17,397.90 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, más la cantidad de $17,397.90 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $17,397.90 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley. El precio mínimo de licitación con relación a la antes descrita propiedad y la fecha y hora de cada subasta es como sigue: PRIMERA SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 5 DE ABRIL DE 2022, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: $173,979.00. SEGUNDA SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 12 DE ABRIL DE 2022, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: $115,986.00.

TERCERA SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 20 DE ABRIL DE 2022, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA. PRECIO MÍNIMO: $86,989.50. Las subastas de dicha propiedad se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Fajardo, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. En cualquier momento luego de haberse comenzado el acto de la subasta, el Alguacil podrá requerir de los licitadores que le evidencien la capacidad de pago de sus posturas. Del producto obtenido en dicha venta, el Alguacil pagará en primer término los gastos del Alguacil, en segundo término las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado hasta la suma convenida, en tercer término los intereses devengados hasta la fecha de la subasta, en cuarto término las sumas establecidas en la Sentencia para el pago de recargos por demora, contribuciones, seguros y en quinto término la suma principal adeudada conforme con la sentencia dictada.

Disponiéndose que si quedara algún remanente luego de pagarse las sumas mencionadas, el mismo deberá ser depositado en la Secretaría del Tribunal para ser entregado a la parte demandada, previa solicitud y orden del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas o gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda responsable de los mismos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se le apercibe a

los tenedores de gravámenes posteriores al que se ejecuta que, para proteger cualesquiera derechos que tengan sobre el inmueble, deberán comparecer a la subasta, pues de no hacerlo así y de no igualar el precio de venta del gravamen hipotecario que se ejecuta, el Tribunal ordenará la cancelación de todos los gravámenes posteriores. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Si se declara desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Fajardo, durante horas laborables. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente edicto se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico una vez por semana por un término de dos (2) semanas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre cada publicación. Se fijará además, en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares serán la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía de dicho Municipio. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a su dirección que obra en autos. Una vez efectuada la correspondiente venta judicial, otorgaré la escritura del traspaso al licitador victorioso, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la Sentencia. Colocaré al licitador victorioso en posesión física de la Propiedad mediante el lanzamiento de los ocupantes en el término legal de veinte (20) días desde la fecha de la venta en pública subasta y para ello procederé a romper candados de ser necesario. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el Tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante o ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. El Registrador de la Propiedad cancelará, libre de dere-

chos, todo gravamen posterior a la fecha en que se otorgó la hipoteca que ha sido ejecutada mediante esta acción, y procederá a la inscripción de la venta a favor del comprador en subasta libre de todo gravamen posterior a la fecha en que se otorgó la hipoteca que ha sido ejecutada mediante esta acción. Expido el presente edicto bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a 15 de diciembre de 2021. Shirley Sánchez Martínez, Alguacil Regional #161.

Sandraliz Martínez Torres, Alguacil Auxiliar #737, Alguacil Del Tribunal De Primera Instancia, Sala Superior Fajardo.

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FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

ENRIQUE TRINIDAD ADORNO, CARMEN MARGARITA MATOS ROBLES Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: TD2016-149. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, GERARDO E. REYES MELÉNDEZ, Alguacil de la División de Subastas de la Sala Superior de Ciales, a los demandados 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 20 de octubre de 2021 y para satisfacer la Sentencia por la cantidad de $98,014.73 de principal, dictada en el caso de autos el día 2 de febrero de 2017, notificada el 13 de febrero de 2017 y publicada mediante edicto el día 21 de febrero de 2017 en el Periódico “The San Juan Daily Star”. Procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, mediante efectivo, giro o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil de este Tribunal todo derecho, título e interés que hayan tenido tengan o puedan tener los deudores demandados en cuanto a la propiedad localizada en el: Municipio de Ciales, Puerto Rico, el bien inmueble se describe a continuación: RUSTICA: Solar identificado en el plano de inscripción como solar número uno (1), radicado en el Barrio Jaguas de Ciales, Puerto Rico, con una cabida su-

perficial de Novecientos Punto Cero Cero Metros cuadrados (900.00 m.c.) equivalentes a Cero Punto Dos Mil Doscientos Noventa Cuerdas (0.2290 cdas) en lindes por el NORTE, en treinta y cinco punto cero cero metros (35.00 m) con el solar numero dos (2); al SUR, en dos alineaciones discontinuas una de treinta punto cero cero metros (30.00 m) con los solares segregados en el caso número 91-37-C026-APL y la otra de cinco punto cero cero metros (5.00 m) con la carretera municipal (existente); al ESTE, en dos alineaciones discontinuas, una de diecisiete punto cero setenta y ocho metros (17.078m) con uso público y la otra de diez punto cero setenta y seis metros (10.076m) con la carretera municipal (existente); al OESTE, en veintisiete punto ciento cincuenta y cuatro metros (27.154 m) con el Sr. Eliseo Colón. Inscrita al tomo Karibe de Ciales, finca #15783, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección de Manatí. 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 Ciales, cuyas cantidades son las siguientes: $98,014.73 de principal y $10,850.90 de PRP, para un total de $108,865.63 de principal, 7.95% de intereses, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el salto total de la deuda: $72.24 de gastos por mora, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será la suma de tasación pactada, la cual es $107,200.00 para la propiedad antes descrita. Si no produjere remate o adjudicación la primera subasta, se procederá a una segunda subasta y servirá de tipo mínimo la cantidad de $71,466.66. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en esta segunda subasta, se procederá a una tercera subasta, en ésta el tipo mínimo será la cantidad de $53,600.00. Para el lote descrito, la PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 15 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a efecto una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 22 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 1RO. DE MARZO DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta o subastas antes indicadas se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Ciales. Se 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 y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, 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 término 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 vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. De Estudio de Título realizado no surgen gravámenes preferentes y/o posteriores. 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, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en la Secretaría del Tribunal. 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; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate.

Y para conocimiento de los demandados, 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 Ciales, Puerto Rico, a 23 de diciembre de 2021. GERARDO E. REYES MELÉNDEZ, ALGUACIL.

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REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC. Demandante Vs.

ANA ANGELICA DIAZ CARDONA; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2020CV01619.

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

The San Juan Daily Star

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

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Ponce, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 3 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar número cinco (5) del plano de la Urbanización Tomas Carrión Maduro, radicado en los barrios Pueblo Sur y Oeste del término municipal de Juana Diaz, compuesto de trescientos treinta y seis (336.00) metros cuadrados; colindando por el Norte y Sur, en catorce (14.00) metros cuadrados; con el pueblo de Juana Diaz y la calle número uno (1) de la Urbanización; y por el Este y Oeste, en veinticuatro (24.00) metros con el solar número seis (6) y el solar número cuatro (4) de la Urbanización respectivamente. Enclava en dicho solar una casa de concreto armado de una sola planta destinada a vivienda. Inscrita al folio 93 del tomo 167 de Juana Diaz, finca 5745, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección I. La hipoteca objeto de esta ejecución se encuentra inscrita al folio 213 del tomo 532 de Juana Diaz, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección I, Inscripción 5ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. TOMÁS CARRIÓN MADURO, #5 CALLE 1, JUANA DIAZ, PR 00795. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $142,500.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 25 de octubre de 2087. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad

y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $142,500.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 10 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $95,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $71,250.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 17 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $60,758.76 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $36,531.43 en intereses acumulados al 30 de noviembre de 2020 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 7.00% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $3,775.65 en seguro hipotecario; $3,900.00 en cargos por servicio; $525.00 en tasaciones; $120.00 en inspecciones; $1,370.00 de adelantos de costas y honorarios; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $14,250.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado, esta última habrá de devengar intereses al máximo del tipo legal fijado por la oficina del Comisionado de Instituciones Financieras aplicable a esta fecha, desde este mismo día hasta su total y completo saldo. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados

Tuesday, Jamuary 11, 2022 que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de diciembre de 2021. Jorge M. Hernández Pagán, Alguacil Regional. Manuel Maldonado, Alguacil Placa #820.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs.

LA SUCESIÓN DE SALVADOR ROSA MONTAÑEZ T/C/C SALVADOR ARMANDO ROSA MONTAÑEZ T/C/C SALVADOR ROSA MARTÍNEZ COMPUESTA POR: MYRIAM DENISE ROSA VARGAS, SALVADOR ROSA VARGAS, MARIO ANTONIO ROSA VARGAS, FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, MYRIAM VARGAS SERRANO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA POR CONDUCTO DE LA DIVISIÓN DE CAUDALES RELICTOS, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2019CV02085.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA “IN REM”. INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: MYRIAM VARGAS SERRANO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA DE SALVADOR ROSA MONTAÑEZ T/C/C SALVADOR ARMANDO ROSA MONTAÑEZ

T/C/C SALVADOR ROSA MARTÍNEZ.

Se le interpela para que acepte o renuncie a la herencia del causante dentro de los 30 días subsiguientes a la fecha que fuese emplazado[a] o requerido[a] que conteste, en cumplimiento con al Artículo 959 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 L.P.R.A. § 2787. La renuncia se hará por instrumento público o por escrito judicial.

Se entenderá que, si no se expresa dentro de dicho término, ha aceptado la herencia del causante SALVADOR ROSA MONTAÑEZ t/c/c SALVADOR ARMANDO ROSA MONTAÑEZ t/c/c SALVADOR ROSA MARTÍNEZ. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy 3 de diciembre de 2021 en Carolina, Puerto Rico. LCDA. MARILYN APONTE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

ONIX JAVIER OYOLA GARCÍA, ANA LYDIA. BURGOS MOLINARI Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2021CV02958.

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

A: ONIX JAVIER OYOLA GARCÍA, ANA LYDIA BURGOS MOLINARI, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. 865 COLVILLE DR., KISSIMMEE, FL 34759 -5993.

De: BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO.

ramaiudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Garantías en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene a la parte demandada a pagar: la suma principal de $108,591.13, más la suma de $34,362.40, que incluye intereses, 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 hipotecariamente asegurados. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.

Lcdo. Jose Antonio Lamas Burgos Número del Tribunal Supremo 15693 221 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900, San Juan, PR 00917, Teléfono: (787) 296-9500, Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 04 de enero de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA. EVELYN J. ROSARIO RESTO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V.

ERNESTO LUIS RIVERA ALBARRAN POR SI Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA, Y LA SUCESIÓN DE GUILLERMINA RIVERA RODRÍGUEZ COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN

Demandado Civi Núm.: FA2019CV01442.

Sobre: INTERPELACIÓN; COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO Se le emplaza y requiere que LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERconteste la demanda dentro de TO RICO, SS. los treinta (30) días siguientes A: ERNESTO LUIS a la publicación de este edicto.

RIVERA ALBARRAN, Usted deberá presentar su alePOR SÍ Y EN CUANTO gación responsiva a través del A LA CUOTA VIUDAL Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU- USUFRUCTUARIA. URB. MAC), al cual puede acceder LOMAS DE LUQUILLO, utilizando la siguiente direcEQ 25, CALLE E-15, ción electrónica: https://unired.

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LUQUILLO, PR 00773; BRISAS DEL MAR, EQ 25 CALLE E-15, LUQUILLO, PR 00773.

De: BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO.

Se le emplaza y requiere que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto.

Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramaiudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Garantías en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene a la parte demandada a pagar: la suma principal de $103,098.00, más la suma de $3,641.86, que incluye intereses, 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 hipotecariamente asegurados.

Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Se ordena a los herederos a que dentro del mismo término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de notificación, ACEPTEN O REPUDIEN la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de la causante Guillermina Rivera Rodríguez. Se les apercibe que de no expresarse dentro del término de (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, se tendrá por aceptada.

Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos Número del Tribunal Supremo 15693 221 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900, San Juan, PR 00917, Teléfono: (787) 296-9500, Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 4 de enero de 2022. Wanda I. Seguí Reyes, Secretaria Regional.

Sue Laurie Soto Acevedo, SubSecretaria.

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ORIENTAL BANK Demandante Vs.

LAIDA MARYS RIVERA DELGADO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO LAIDA RIVERA DELGADO Demandada

Civil Núm.: CA2019CV02118.

(402). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). “IN REM”. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL. A: LAIDA MARYS RIVERA DELGADO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO LAIDA RIVERA DELGADO.

Yo, MANUEL VILLAFAÑE BLANCO, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 10 DE FEBRERO DE 2022 A LAS 1:45 DE LA TARDE en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria al mejor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en 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 Carolina 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 FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 1:45 DE LA TARDE y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 25 DE FEBRERO DE 2022, A LAS 1:45 DE LA TARDE en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar número Dieciséis (16) de la Manzana Cuatro guión JN (4-JN), radicado en la URBANIZACIÓN VILLA FONTANA, situado en el Barrio Sabana Abajo de Carolina, Puerto Rico, con un área de TRESCIENTOS SEIS PUNTO CERO NUEVE (306.09) METROS CUADRADOS. En lindes: por el NORTE, con la Calle número Trescientos Uno (301), distancia de trece punto ochocientos sesenta (13.860) metros; por el SUR, con el solar número Veintidós (22), distancia de catorce punto doscientos dieciocho (14.218) metros; por el ESTE, con el solar número Diecisiete (17), distancia de veintitrés punto seiscientos veinticuatro (23.624) metros; y por el OESTE, con el solar número Quince (15), distancia de veintiuno punto seiscientos cincuenta (21.650) metros. Enclava una

casa de concreto para una familia. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 213 del tomo 1035 de Carolina Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección Primera, finca número 11,152, inscripción novena. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Urbanización Villa Fontana, 4JN-16, Calle 301, Carolina, Puerto Rico. La subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $89,323.66 de principal, intereses al 4.00% anual, desde el día 1ro. de noviembre de 2018, hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $9,818.80, 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 la suma de $98,188.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $65,458.67 y de ser necesaria una tercera subasta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $49,094.00. 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 las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante 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 adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 21 de diciembre de 2021. Manuel Villafañe Blanco #830, Alguacil Del Tribunal, Sala Superior De Carolina.

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Parte Demandante V.

SHEILA ERAZO SILVA; Y CB, LLC AHORA FDIC

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: HSCI2014-00563.

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 Humacao, Oficina de Subasta; a los

26 demandados de epígrafe y al público en general hace saber que los autos y documentos del caso de epígrafe estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables y que venderá en pública subasta 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, en mi oficina en este Tribunal el derecho que tenga la parte demandada en el inmueble que se relaciona más adelante para pagar la SENTENCIA por $226,523.19 de balance principal, los intereses adeudados sobre dicho principal computados al 6.00% hasta su total y completo pago; más el 5% computado sobre cada mensualidad de $1,418.78 por concepto de cargos por demora, desde el primero de abril de 2012 hasta su total pago, más la suma de $23,664.00, como cantidad estipulada para honorarios de abogado, pactada en la escritura de hipoteca; y cuales quiera otras sumas que por cualesquiera concepto legal se devenguen hasta el día de la subasta. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: solar marcado con el número E guión nueve (E-9) del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Casabella radicada en la Carretera novecientos setenta y tres (973), KM cero punto sesenta (0-60) del Barrio Mariana Ward del término municipal de Naguabo, con una cabida superficial de setecientos veintidós punto doscientos noventa y dos metros cuadrados (722.292). Colinda por el Norte, con el solar E guión ocho (E-8) en una distancia de veintisiete punto doscientos noventa y dos metros lineales (27.292.00), por el Sur, con solar E guión diez (E-10) en una distancia de veintisiete punto quinientos veintinueve metros lineales (27.529), por el Este, con calle cinco (5) en una distancia de veinticuatro punto cero ochenta y cuatro metros lineales (24.084), por el Oeste, con solar E guión cinco (E-5) y solar E guión seis (E-6) en una distancia de veintiocho punto quinientos cincuenta y dos metros lineales (28.552). Enclava edificación. Inscrita al tomo Karibe de Humacao, finca número catorce mil quinientos sesenta y uno (14561), Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. Dirección Física: Urbanización Casa Bella E-9, Carretera 973, KM 0.60, Barrio Mariana, Naguabo, Puerto Rico. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 16 DE MARZO DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA y servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la suma de $236,640.00 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 23 DE MARZO DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA y el precio mínimo para esta segunda subasta será el de dos terceras partes del precio mínimo establecido para la primera subasta, o a sea la suma de $157,760.00. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 30 DE MARZO DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA y el tipo mínimo para esta tercera subasta será la mitad del precio establecido para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $118,320.00. El mejor postor deberá pagar el importe de su oferta en efecto, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse el inmueble al acreedor hipotecario dentro de los diez días siguientes a la fecha de la última subasta, si así lo estimase conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada conforme a la sentencia, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuera mayor. Se avisa a cualquier licitador que la propiedad queda sujeta al gravamen del Estado Libre Asociado y CRIM sobre la propiedad inmueble por contribuciones adeudadas y que el pago de dichas contribuciones es la responsabilidad del licitador. Que se entenderá por todo licitador acepte como suficiente la titulación y que los cargos y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes en entendiéndose que el rematador los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse su extinción al precio rematante. Todos los nombres de los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surgen de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor

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ejecutante. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico y en los sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 de las de Procedimiento Civil, así como para la publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria y en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con antelación a la fecha de la primera subasta y por lo menos una vez por semana. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento indicado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables.

(Art. 102 (1) de la Ley núm.

210-2015). Expedido el presente en Humacao, Puerto Rico a 8 de noviembre de 2021. María Del Pilar Rivera Rivera, Alguacil Regional, Alguacil Del Tribunal De Primera Instancia, Sala De Humacao. Wilnelia Rivera Delgado, Alguacil Auxiliar Placa #249.

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Parte Demandante Vs.

JOAN MANUEL SANCHEZ HEREDIA T/C/C JOAN M. SANCHEZ HEREDIA T/C/C JOAN SANCHEZ HEREDIA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AR2019CV02205.

Salón: 0401. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: JOAN MANUEL SANCHEZ HEREDIA T/C/C JOAN M. SANCHEZ HEREDIA T/C/C JOAN SANCHEZ HEREDIA: Y AL PÚBLICO EN GENERAL:

El Alguacil que suscribe, certifica y hace constar que en cumplimiento de Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América. Todo pago recibido por el (la) Alguacil por concepto de subastas será en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del (de la)

Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Todo derecho, título, participación e interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar número seis (6) del bloque “B” de la Urbanización Alturas de Florida, radicado en el Barrio Florida Adentro del término municipal de Florida, Puerto Rico, con un área de cuatrocientos tres metros cuadrados con setenta y seis milésimas de otro (473.076). Colinda al NORTE, con la Carretera Estatal número ciento cuarenta (140), en una distancia de doce metros con ciento setenta y dos milésimas de otra; por el SUR, con la calle número uno (1) de la urbanización, en una distancia de doce metros (12.00); por el ESTE, con el solar número tres (3) del bloque “B”, en una distancia de treinta y un metros con doscientos sesenta y cinco milésimas de otro; y por el OESTE, con el solar número cinco (5) del bloque “B”, en una distancia de treinta y cinco metros con ochocientos ochenta y cuatro milésimas de otro (35.884). Enclava una casa de hormigón diseñada para fines residenciales. Inscrita al folio 270 del tomo 10 de Florida, finca número 484, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección de Manatí. La propiedad objeto de ejecución está localizada en la siguiente dirección: B-6 Calle 1, Alturas de Florida, Florida, P.R. 00638-9737. Se informa que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravamen posterior, una vez sea otorgada la escritura de venta judicial y obtenida la Orden y Mandamiento de cancelación de gravamen posterior. (Art. 51, Ley 210-2015). En relación a la finca a subastarse, se establece como tipo mínimo de licitación en la Primera Subasta la suma de $91,800.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca ##75 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 8 de marzo de 2013, ante la notario Waleska C. Colón Villanueva, finca #484, Inscrita al tomo Karibe de Florida, Inscripción 5ta. La PRIMERA SUBASTA, se llevará a cabo el día 1 DE MARZO DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mis oficinas sitas en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Arecibo, el tipo mínimo para la primera subasta es la suma de $91,800.00. Si la primera subasta del inmueble no produjere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 9 DE MARZO DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo sitio y servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes del precio pactada para la primera subasta,

o sea, la suma de $61,200.00.

Si la segunda subasta no produjere remate, ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 16 DE MARZO DE 2022 A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar y regirá como tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta la mitad del precio pactado para la primera, o sea, la suma de $45,900.00.

Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo, para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: Suma Principal de $86,898.34, más intereses a razón del 4.00% anual, desde el 1ro de marzo de 2016, hasta el presente y los que se continúen acumulando hasta su total y completo pago, más los cargos por demora que se corresponden a los plazos atrasados desde la fecha anteriormente, así como todos aquellos créditos y sumas que surjan de la faz de la anterior obligación y de la hipoteca que la garantiza, incluyendo el 10% para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado todo según pactado, más adelantos para el pago de seguros y contribuciones, entre otros; además, al pago de cualquier adelanto que haya hecho la parte Demandante Se condena además, a la parte demandada, al pago de los cargos por demora por concepto de mensualidades impagadas, seguros y cualesquiera otros adelantos que se hagan o se hayan hecho, en virtud de las disposiciones de la escritura de hipoteca y del Pagaré. Para más información, a las personas interesadas se les notifica que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal, durante las horas laborables.

Este EDICTO DE SUBASTA, se publicará en los lugares públicos correspondientes y en un periódico de circulación general en la jurisdicción de Puerto Rico. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los referentes, 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. Se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente Escritura de Venta Judicial y el Alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días, de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocu-

pantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Expedido en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a 16 de diciembre de 2021. LUENGY VIERA ROMERO, ALGUACIL PLACA #558.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs.

ALICE RIVERA RIVERA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV07482.

(604). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA - IN REM. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: ALICE RIVERA RIVERA.

Queda emplazada y notificada de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA IN REM en su contra. Se le notifica que deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de San Juan y enviando copia a la parte demandante: LCDO. REGGIE DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZ; BERMÚDEZ DÍAZ & SÁNCHEZ LLP, 500 Calle de la Tanca, Suite 209, San Juan, P.R. 00901, Tel. (787) 5232670 / Fax. (787) 523-2664, E-mail: rdiaz@bdslawpr.com.

Se le apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citárseles, ni oírseles. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, a 29 de diciembre de 2021. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. JESSICA SOTO PAGÁN, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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ANGELICA CASILLAS

CAMACHO T/C/C GLADYS ANGELICA CASILLAS CAMACHO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA, ARTEMIO RIVERA CASILLAS, ALOA IVONNE CASILLAS ORTIZ Y “LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CG2021CV02768.

Sala: 704. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S. S.

A: ANGELICA CASILLAS CAMACHO T/C/C GLADYS ANGELICA CASILLAS CAMACHO POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; ARTEMIO RIVERA CASILLAS, ALOA IVONNE CASILLAS ORTIZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. 4E VALLE TOLIMA, CALLE 6, CAGUAS, PR 00725; VALLE TOLIMA E4 AVE. RICKY SEDA CAGUAS, PR 00727-2330.

Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar y notificar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE DEMANDANTE: Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMUDEZ DIAZ & SÁNCHEZ, LLP 500 Calle De La Tanca Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664 rdíaz@bdslawpr.com

Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 4 de enero de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA GENERAL. EVELYN J. ROSARIO RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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BANCO FINANCIERO DE PUERTO RICO AHORA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: PO2021CV01297.

Sala: 601. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS, PARA SER NOTIFICADOS POR EDICTO. P/C LCDA. MARJALIISA COLÓN VILLANUEVA. PO BOX 7970 PONCE, PR 00732; TEL. (787) 843-4168.

(Nombre de las partes a las que se les notifica la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 1 de diciembre de 2021, 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 3 de enero de 2022. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 3 de enero de 2022. Luz Mayra Caraballo García, Secretaria Regional. Katherine D. López Rivera, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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What we learned from Week 18 in the NFL

By TYLER DUNNE

T

he Los Angeles Rams pushed the chips in on this season. That much was clear when the team traded for Matthew Stafford, just the sixth NFL quarterback to throw for at least 40 touchdowns in multiple seasons, last January.

The Rams’ postseason imperative kept getting underscored with the massive acquisitions of linebacker Von Miller and receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as the regular season neared its second half.

But the Rams’ goal of winning a Super Bowl in their home stadium next month hinges on Stafford, who has wobbled in Los Angeles’ final regular-season games.

He was outplayed by the maligned, injured Jimmy Garoppolo against San Francisco in Week 10, threw three picks against Minnesota in Week 16 and then two more at Baltimore in Week 17.

In Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the 49ers, Stafford’s interception in overtime ended any chance Los Angeles had at the NFC’s No. 2 seed and flagged a troubling concern entering the postseason.

Stafford’s backbreaking interceptions are still a major problem.

The latest blunder came with two minutes left in overtime when, trailing by a field goal, Stafford underthrew a deep pass up the right sideline to Beckham that was intercepted by Ambry Thomas. Stafford finished with a blase 238 yards, with three scores and two picks, on 21-of-32 passing.

With the game-sealing overtime interception, the 49ers secured the NFC’s final wild-card spot with a polar opposite approach. Coach Kyle Shanahan would much prefer to run the ball 30-plus times with rookie running back Elijah Mitchell and versatile Deebo Samuel and force a few turnovers on defense, than rest the offense solely on Garoppolo.

After trading up to No. 3 overall in April to draft Trey Lance, the 49ers have nonetheless stuck with Garoppolo and were rewarded Sunday when he played through a painful thumb injury to finish with 316 yards, one touchdown and two picks.

Stafford is still Stafford.

At 33, he finished the regular season with 41 passing touchdowns. His arm strength and athleticism unquestionably allows Sean McVay to unlock pages of his playbook he never could with the more stationary Jared Goff, the quarterback Staf-

After drafting Trey Lance (pictured), the 49ers have nonetheless stuck with Jimmy Garoppolo and were rewarded Sunday when he played through a painful thumb injury to finish with 316 yards, one touchdown and two picks. ford replaced. Yet, this trade came with a disclaimer: When the Rams unloaded two first-rounders and a third-round pick to swap Goff for Stafford last year, they knew his past.

McVay looked past Stafford’s 74-90-1 record in the regular season, with zero playoff wins, as the Lions’ starter. Statistically, this season was Stafford’s best since 2011, but he has also thrown four pick-sixes and finished with 17 interceptions.

In the playoffs — when the margin for error shrinks — one such mistake can end a season.

Considering how reliant the Rams are on Stafford, it’s hard to imagine a retooling at this point. Los Angeles can try leaning on the run game with Sony Michel. It can hope the other pick-ups for whom they mortgaged draft capital can make gamechanging plays, as when cornerback Jalen Ramsey tipped a sensational interception to himself in the fourth quarter Sunday, with the score tied at 17.

Von Miller had five sacks in his past four games, too. Clearly, he can still torque around the end and disrupt an offense.

Those trades are paying dividends.

The Stafford trade? We’ll see next week.

The Colts five-year plan combusted.

For Chris Ballard, Sunday’s regularseason finale was five years in the mak-

ing. Over that time, Indianapolis’ general manager built a team that was purportedly ready to make the leap in 2021.

Ballard’s Colts teams had amassed a 3232 record entering this season, and he had developed a reputation for drafting well, trading smartly and resisting overspending.

This season’s team boasts a contender for MVP in running back Jonathan Taylor.

With one win over the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars, the Colts had a chance to enter the AFC postseason as absolutely the last team anyone would want to face.

Instead, the Colts laid an all-time egg, losing, 26-11.

The Colts had everything to play for.

The Jaguars, amid yet another lost season and having ousted their head coach weeks ago, had nothing at stake save draft positioning. But the Jaguars prodded one of the most physical teams in the NFL for a full game and ultimately upended the AFC’s playoff standings.

With the loss and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ overtime win over the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh took the AFC’s seventh seed and the final wild-card spot went to the Las Vegas Raiders, who outlasted the Los Angeles Chargers 35-32 in overtime Sunday night.

In retrospect, this Buster Douglas-style upset wasn’t so unexpected. Indianapo-

lis’ strange loss to the Raiders in Week 17 meant the Colts could not afford to rest their starters and would need the victory just to secure a playoff berth that, two weeks ago, had seemed assured.

The Jaguars usually play the Colts hard, having now beaten the Colts at home in every season since 2014, and must have relished the chance to ruin their division rival’s postseason attempt.

Then, there was the absence of former Jacksonville head coach Urban Meyer, who was fired Dec. 16. Without Meyer’s rudimentary play calls, Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 overall draft pick in April, had finally resembled the strong-armed quarterback who dominated college football, completing 23 of 32 passes for 223 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

However, don’t get it twisted. This game had been the Colts’ to lose.

After the Colts lost to the Buffalo Bills in the wild-card round a year ago, veteran quarterback Philip Rivers retired and Ballard went all in by trading for Carson Wentz, who had commanded the Philadelphia Eagles in the regular season en route to their Super Bowl win to end the 2017 season.

Wentz has mainly been a caretaker this season, working off play-action and hitting the occasional deep throw. But Sunday, with the Jaguars holding Taylor to 77 yards on 15 carries, Wentz needed to be a playmaker. He took six sacks, lost a fumble and threw a pick against a Jacksonville defense that ranks as the second-worst unit in the NFL. His worst mistake was a third-quarter fumble when, trailing 13-3, the Colts had an opportunity to restore some order to a chaotic game. On first-and-10 from the Indianapolis 38-yard line, blitzing linebacker Damien Wilson dinged Wentz for a loss of 9 yards, and Wentz couldn’t turtle atop the ball on his way down. He fumbled, Jacksonville tackle DaVon Hamilton recovered and, four plays later, the Jaguars extended their lead to 16-3 on Matthew Wright’s 39yard field goal.

The Colts again had a chance to rally, this time from a 23-3 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter. On fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, Taylor was stuffed at the goal line by a horde of teal jerseys.

Now Ballard must sort the blame for this failure.

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From page 27 The Colts had been a choice underdog bet to sneak into the Super Bowl because of Taylor and their brawling defensive line, which Ballard built as a counter to the pass-oriented rosters compiled elsewhere.

So many other defenses prop both safeties back in coverage to contain the backyard antics of quarterbacks such as Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Arizona’s Kyler Murray and covet linebackers who hover in the light 230-to-235-pound range, all the better to drop back into pass coverage.

Up front, Quenton Nelson is unquestionably the best guard in football. This is also a defense that stole defensive tackle DeForest Buckner from San Francisco for a first-round pick. He has been worth every cent of his four-year, $84 million deal.

It’s a defense also built around one of the best playmakers in the sport in linebacker Darius Leonard, who forced an NFL-high eight fumbles with four interceptions in 2021. Not to mention slot cornerback Kenny Moore, a 5-foot-9, 190-pound pinball who is easily one of the most underrated players in the sport.

Indianapolis dusted off some oldschool football dogma by bludgeoning defenses with Taylor’s runs to dig itself out of a 1-4 hole early in the season. Taylor’s vision, power and speed had been unparalleled in wins over playoff-bound teams.

Against the Bills, Taylor had a 204yard, five-touchdown masterpiece. When Bill Belichick stacked the New England Patriots’ line to slow him, Taylor still earned 170 yards, including a late 67-yard blast that ended New England’s seven-game win streak. And with the Colts down to what was essentially its second-string offensive line in December, Indianapolis stymied the Cardinals, 22-16.

And it was all for naught because Indianapolis couldn’t beat Jacksonville, the team with the worst record in the NFL. That’s about as embarrassing as it gets.

AFC No. 1 Tennessee Titans (12-5) — Bye No. 2 Kansas City (12-5) vs. No. 7 Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7-1), Sunday, 8:15 p.m., NBC No. 3 Buffalo Bills (11-6) vs. No. 6 New England Patriots (10-7), Saturday, 8:15 p.m., CBS No. 4 Cincinnati Bengals (10-7) vs. No. 5 Las Vegas Raiders (10-7), Saturday, 4:30 p.m., NBC

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard (53) calls out the play in the defensive huddle during an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Indianapolis. The Colts failed to make the playoffs after losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

NFC No. 1 Green Bay Packers (13-4) — Bye No. 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (13-4) vs.

No. 7 Philadelphia Eagles (9-8), Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox No. 3 Dallas Cowboys (12-5) vs. No. 6 San Francisco 49ers (10-7), Sunday, 4:30 p.m., CBS No. 4 Los Angeles Rams (12-5) vs. No. 5 Arizona Cardinals (11-6), Monday, 8:15 p.m., ESPN and ABC All times Eastern.

Around the NFL Bills 27, Jets 10: Buffalo overcame some egregious punting in swirling winds to discard the Jets and win the AFC East for the second straight season. Devin Singletary scored two rushing touchdowns in the final nine minutes to break the game open in the fourth quarter, and the Bills continued to unleash Josh Allen as a runner: He has 341 rushing yards in his past five games.

Buccaneers 41, Panthers 17: Tampa Bay enjoyed a perfect tune up against Carolina. Tom Brady completed 29 of 37 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns. Rob Gronkowski, again Brady’s goto target heading into the playoffs, looked as smooth as ever, posting 100 yards in back-to-back games for the first time since December 2017.

Dolphins 33, Patriots 24: Bill Belichick’s team is playing its worst football at the wrong time, with New England having dropped three of its final four games.

Miami ran for 195 yards on 43 attempts, took a 24-10 lead, and forced Mac Jones to throw the Patriots back into the game, following the formula to beat New England.

Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson combined for only 15 carries.

Saints 30, Falcons 20: This season might have been Sean Payton’s best coaching job since New Orleans’ Super Bowl season. Fielding what seemed at times to be a junior varsity team, Payton’s schemes kept the Saints in the playoff race, even as Taysom Hill left in the second quarter with a foot injury. Alvin Kamara’s 146 rushing yards powered the win and now New Orleans enters the offseason, once again, with little cap room and lots of personnel decisions to make.

Seahawks 38, Cardinals 30: Arizona stumbles into the postseason on four defeats in five games to end the regular season. Kyler Murray was sacked five times but should get DeAndre Hopkins back for the playoffs. Arizona’s main problems are on defense, where a unit that just stymied Dak Prescott and the pyrotechnic Cowboys in Week 17 had zero answer for Seattle running back Rashaad Penny, who polished

off this game with a 62-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown run and finished with 190 yards on 23 carries.

Steelers 16, Ravens 13: Immediate beneficiaries of the Colts’ loss, Pittsburgh earned the wild-card berth after the Chargers and Raiders didn’t play to a draw Sunday night.

Mike Tomlin has gone 15 seasons without a losing record and the shell of Ben Roethlisberger was good enough to eke out nine wins. T.J. Watt tied Michael Strahan’s singleseason sack record (22.5) and had three quarterback hits.

Browns 21, Bengals 16: With the AFC North locked up, Cincinnati (10-7) wisely sat its battered quarterback, Joe Burrow, and Cleveland was without Baker Mayfield. With little to play for, the Browns had 306 yards of offense mostly earned on the ground

by D’Ernest Johnson, who had 123 rushing yards.

Lions 37, Packers 30: In one half, Aaron Rodgers was sharp with 138 yards and two touchdowns on 14 of 18 passing, a rhythm start that gave the offense a handful of reps before its first-round bye. After so many crushing losses, the Lions got a sweet win and unleashed a handful of trick plays. Detroit will probably continue to gut its roster in the offseason, but the team seems to have a budding star in receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, who caught eight passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.

Titans 28, Texans 25: Despite Texans receiver Danny Amendola’s two late touchdown receptions, Tennessee clung to the AFC’s No. 1 seed. Tennessee’s Ryan Tannehill threw four touchdowns, with no picks, in a reversal of his four-pick effort in a November loss to the Texans. With a first-round bye and Derrick Henry expected to return for the playoffs, the Titans have a phenomenal shot at reaching their first Super Bowl since the 1999 season.

Vikings 31, Bears 17: It’s abundantly clear at this point that Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins will take this Minnesota team only so far. A win over a rebuilding Bears team won’t mean much as the Vikings reassess their standing.

Football Team 22, Giants 7: On thirdand-9, coach Joe Judge’s team decided to run a quarterback sneak with Jake Fromm that summed up the Giants’ season beautifully. Judge is now 10-23 in two seasons as a head coach. Historically, New York Giants co-owner John Mara prefers to simply reshuffle the front-office deck and hire familiar faces. Given how far the franchise has fallen, a complete fumigation might be in order.

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Sudoku How to Play: Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.

Sudoku Rules: Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9 Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9 Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Crossword

Answers on page 30

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GAMES

HOROSCOPE Aries

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(Mar 21-April 20)

Feel moved to reach out to someone who could be helpful to you? A link to visionary Neptune might encourage a more open-hearted approach. Giving something useful to this person without expecting anything in return, may get this association off to a wonderful start. Plus, the Moon’s upbeat tie with Jupiter can boost your mood, giving you faith in yourself and your dreams.

Taurus

(April 21-May 21)

Gemini

(May 22-June 21)

You and a friend may have big expectations regarding a trip or even a vacation. And it might be the thought of enjoying an idyllic break that inspires you to go ahead and book it. If you don’t have the time for this Taurus, then a journey to a beauty spot within your vicinity can be equally effective. Even taking an hour or two to switch off and enjoy the scenery could be very soothing.

When it comes to those deeper bonds, sharing your feelings could enhance closeness and intimacy.

And it might help smooth things over if there have been differences of opinion, or reasons why you may not have connected as much as you would like. If you do opt for a heart-to-heart talk, this can transform aspects of your relationship, even if it’s already good.

Cancer

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(June 22-July 23)

Libra

(Sep 24-Oct 23)

Although Venus continues to rewind, it still makes a lingering connection to the Sun. And as both align with Neptune, you may be eager to give your place a makeover. Your imagination could run wild though, encouraging some wonderful ideas, but are they practical? Ask family and friends for their take before you start stripping off the wallpaper or buying pots of vivid paint, Libra.

Scorpio

(Oct 24-Nov 22)

A sensitive approach to an ongoing situation, could allow for a solution that works for everyone. Although you may be clear on what you hope to gain out of this, taking others’ needs into account can send a positive signal that you have their best interests at heart.

Your caring and respectful attitude might make way for fresh developments in old and new relationships, Scorpio.

Sagittarius

(Nov 23-Dec 21)

Capricorn

(Dec 22-Jan 20)

This is no time to be too modest Archer, by keeping your talents hidden from the world. With 2022 truly underway, you can benefit from taking a risk by offering your services to others, even if only on a volunteer basis. Once confidence develops, you might even feel justified in charging and enhancing your cash flow. On a similar note, a dream may inspire you with fresh ideas.

Showing your appreciation may be well received, and can enhance any connection, especially those closer ties. With caring Neptune involved in the mix though, you might feel that a polite thank you is not sufficient and be keen to go one step further. While this could highlight your generosity of spirit don’t go too far, as a simple gesture may be more than enough at this time.

If you’ve tended to keep your feelings to yourself recently, then the coming days can see you being far more open about them. With the Sun and feisty Mars aligning with ethereal Neptune, it may even seem you have gone too far, and this could leave you vulnerable. There are some people who are trustworthy enough to share your secrets with. Others might not be though.

Leo

Aquarius

(July 24-Aug 23)

If you’ve been busy getting 2022 off to the best start possible, give yourself some leeway and consider breaking up tasks with activities that energize and inspire you. A short walk in pleasant surroundings or a coffee with a friend, can make the coming days more palatable and enjoyable. Inspired to reach out to someone in need of reassurance? They’ll truly appreciate it.

Virgo

(Aug 24-Sep 23)

This can be a day of romantic and generous gestures, in which you may be inspired to do something for others that leaves them upbeat. Sending flowers or taking that special person to a concert or other event, could lift your mood too. You won’t expect anything in return, but your thoughtfulness might make everyone around you happier, which can be a reward in itself, Virgo.

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

If you’ve been busy helping others, then a delightful blend of energies hints that it’s time to turn your attention to yourself. The stellar backdrop suggests doing something that lifts your spirits and nurtures your soul. When you give back to yourself, you may notice how revitalized you are, and how this simple act can leave you feeling more enthusiastic about the days ahead.

Pisces

(Feb 20-Mar 20)

A connection with someone may seem to go deeper than usual, even if you’ve only just met. You might notice you have a telepathic link, which is unusual so early in a relationship. It could be a sign that this budding friendship or romance will develop into something very special, Pisces. Plus, someone can pay you a complement that boosts your mood and enhances self-belief.

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CARTOONS

Herman

Speed Bump

Frank & Ernest

BC

Scary Gary

Wizard of Id

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