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Gov. Pedro Pierluisi

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ov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia said on Tuesday that he recognizes the need to amend the Puerto Rico Constitution, as unlikely as that may be, to add the element of imminent danger in cases involving a person accused of a violent crime such as murder, in order to impose a higher bail as a criminal deterrent.

He made his remarks after the island’s first massacre of 2024, in which five individuals were slain in an apparent drive-by shooting on an expressway exit in Ceiba.

“Under our constitutional system, bail is imposed to guarantee the appearance of the accused in judicial proceedings. That’s how it is,” the governor said. “What happens is that there are accused, and there are accused. When we have an accused who is, let’s say, a member of a drug trafficking organization, who clearly has economic and legal resources, but he is a highly dangerous person who, again, since he has great resources could evade justice, it is important that judges set an amount, set a very substantial bail amount.”

Pierluisi said setting bail should be proportional to the type of crime.

“I recognize that our Constitution does not -- and we tried to amend it at a given time and the amendment did

not succeed -- it does not establish, it does not allow it to be taken into consideration, [that] bail be imposed merely because of the dangerousness of the accused person,” the governor said.

He said judges must take into account the risk that the accused person may not appear in court.

The governor’s statements were made in the aftermath of the first massacre of 2024, which occurred Monday night on PR-53 in Ceiba, where four men and a minor were gunned down while traveling in a Toyota Tundra (see related story on page 6).

“Well, from the information I have, it is related to drug trafficking,” the governor said. “The situation is deplorable; we are talking about young people as a general rule, including a minor under 16 years old who was heavily armed; there were illegal weapons in the motor vehicle that was involved in this massacre. It was a shooting that occurred in the Ceiba area. The information I have is that the young people came from the Fajardo area, they went to a cockpit fight in Naguabo, and when they were returning to their point of origin, well, apparently they were intercepted.”

Despite the bloody event, Pierluisi noted the reduction in murder statistics and the arrest of “gatilleros” (shooters) as an achievement of his administration.

“Today we have two fewer murders than last year. And last year was a record low number, a 20 percent reduction in murders when we compare 2023 with 2022,” the governor said. “It has been a 30 percent reduction when we go back to the beginning of 2021, and to find a similar number of murders.”

As of Tuesday, at least 28 people had been reported killed so far this year in Puerto Rico, compared with 30 in the same period last year.

“The important thing is that we continue the downward trend, that the police continue to do their job and get the other agencies involved,” Pierluisi added. “I am talking about, for example, [the] Justice [Department], the SIP [Special Independent Prosecutor] Panel, the Bureau of Special Investigations, among others. The federal authorities are working shoulder to shoulder with us.”

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Damas Hospital in Ponce to shut down delivery rooms, services for pregnant women

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he crisis in the hospital sector, punctuated by the Grupo HIMA system bankruptcy, continues on the island.

The Damas Hospital in Ponce has asked the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s permission to shut down its four delivery rooms and services to pregnant women as early as Feb. 3, said the institution’s chief executive, Pedro Barez Clavell.

The news comes amid a significant drop in the number of births and legislation giving couples an incentive to have children, according to a radio report.

The request to cease obstetrics services in Damas’ four delivery rooms comes “after an extensive analysis of all the factors that affect the reduction of births, a phenomenon not exclusive to our hospital, nor to the island, [that] it is unsustainable for us to keep this service open,” Barez Clavell said.

Information provided by the hospital and by the media

indicates that births in Puerto Rico have fallen by 49.5% in the past 10 years.

“At Damas Hospital the reduction in births over the past 10 years is approximately 70%,” the hospital indicated. “In 2012, 1,520 children were born in hospital wards compared to 452 births in 2023. Births in Puerto Rico plummeted in 2023, with a figure of 17,772, its lowest level since records were kept [starting] in 1888, and less than half of those reported 10 years ago [in 2013], 36,580, according to recent data.”

The information sent to the Health Department and the Office of the Patient Advocate for the closure said that pregnant women will be treated in the emergency room or sent to San Lucas Hospital, also in Ponce.

The staff is expected to be relocated.

The news comes at a time when the island has seen the bankruptcy of hospitals including San Jorge Children’s Hospital Damas Hospital in Ponce in Santurce and the Grupo HIMA hospital system.

Proposal filed to investigate AutoExpreso amid rash of complaints

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an Juan District 3 Rep. José “Cheito” Hernández Concepción announced Tuesday the filing of a resolution to investigate the hundreds of complaints from drivers regarding the AutoExpreso system.

House Resolution 1103, filed Tuesday, orders a detailed investigation into the entire AutoExpreso operation, as well as an evaluation of alternatives for the highway toll system finally operating satisfactorily.

“For several weeks we have received dozens of complaints from drivers associated with the improper charges that the AutoExpreso system is executing on their accounts,” the lawmaker said. “The complaints range from charges for passing through toll plazas that they have not been through, to serious discrepancies in the balances. These situations are unaccept-

able. If the complaints outlined by citizens are corroborated, the operators of the AutoExpreso must answer for them.”

“The operation of the AutoExpreso system has to be fair, transparent and efficient for everyone, otherwise it is not acceptable for yours truly,” Hernández Concepción added. “Our people must rest assured that this system, which is so widely used, operates normally, without shortcomings or doubts. We have to remember that it is about money, money in fines that drivers allege they did not commit, ‘errors’ in balance sheets. … These things have to be corrected now.”

Citizens have used social networks to denounce the irregularities. One such post reads as follows: “I put $10.00 on the AutoExpreso [account], I have not gone through any toll and today it has $2.50 left. A few days ago I put $20.00 on it and yesterday it had negative $3.40. I THINK THEY ARE STEALING FROM US THAT’S HOW 2024 STARTED.”

“This is not a new issue,” Hernández Concepción said.

“Unfortunately, since its implementation, the AutoExpreso system has faced difficulties that have called into question its operation. In the past, colleagues like Rep. José ‘Memo’ González worked on the issue successfully. But the system tends to revert to the same flaws and shortcomings as before that cost people money. Drivers don’t trust the system anymore and that’s very dangerous.”

On Jan. 10, 2022, the Highways and Transportation Authority filed Regulation Number 9353, which establishes the rules that will govern the subscription, use, fines, infractions and payment of the AutoExpreso system.

“This regulation came into force in February 2022,” the legislator noted. “But the system is failing again; it is totally unacceptable. In the House of Representatives, we are going to investigate this quickly and urgently.”

Lawmaker urges passage of resolution to prevent catalytic converter theft

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istrict 4 (San Juan) Rep. Víctor Parés Otero asked the House of Representatives on Tuesday to approve House Resolution 983, which orders an urgent investigation into the theft of catalytic converters in Puerto Rico and the measures that can be taken to mitigate such criminal acts.

“Given the dramatic increase in catalytic converter thefts on the island, in April 2023 we filed House Resolution 983, which orders the Committee on Public Safety, Science and Technology to initiate an in-depth investigation into the theft of this equipment and the measures that can be implemented

to deter the criminal act and avoid disruption to the lives of the victims of these crimes,” the legislator said. “Unfortunately, nothing has been done since its establishment; meanwhile, the thefts of catalytic converters continue non-stop.”

The main reason for the sharp increase in catalytic converter theft is that they contain a number of precious metals such as palladium, rhodium and platinum, components that are sold on illegal markets.

According to available data, about 2,200 catalytic converters were stolen in 2022. By the middle of 2023, the figure exceeded 600.

“The problem faced by the victim of this crime is the

lack of this part; there are none [available] and they have to wait up to six months for it to arrive. This is a real issue and we have to find solutions,” Parés Otero said. “The resolution is also focused on developing new ideas and concepts to mitigate the impact that this type of criminal action has on the victim.”

“One of the things we want to evaluate is whether the 9% inventory tax is one of the reasons for the lack of these systems being in stock,” the legislator noted. “I support the elimination of this tax, as it was embodied in House Bill 1692, filed by our minority leader [Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez] and the Speaker of the House, through a request from the Municipal Revenue Collections Center, and which changes that taxation to allow greater inventory.”

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Cataño plans festivities to complement San Sebastián Street Festival

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s the longest Christmas holiday in the world comes to an end, the municipality of Cataño has planned a monumental celebration that, held simultaneously with the San Sebastián Street Festival in Old San Juan, will light up its side of San Juan Bay. Along the town’s imposing waterfront, three days of music, crafts and an energetic family atmosphere are planned with the event dubbed “Del Malecón pa’ las Fiestas 2024.”

“Since the beginning of the Enchanted Malecón and Estampas de Pueblo Festival, in November of last year, Cataño began the Christmas festivities for the enjoyment of the entire Cataño family and our visitors,” said Mayor Julio Alicea Vasallo, who highlighted the musical and craft offerings that will be part of the event. “Today we announce that we are once again opening our arms to welcome, in an atmosphere of festivity and celebration, everyone who comes to enjoy with us the traditional event From the Malecón to the Fiestas.”

Along Cataño’s popular waterfront, three days of music, crafts and an energetic family atmosphere are planned with the event dubbed “Del Malecón pa’ las Fiestas 2024,” starting Friday.

This Friday will be dedicated to Cataño youth and the party starts at 6 p.m. with DJ music, and then lights up the stage with the

group Algareplena, Wilito Otero, Juliito and Juanka to close the night. On Saturday, the party continues starting at 4 p.m. to the sounds of the

La Criolla Orchestra, Luisito “El Canchanchán,” Melina León and Moncho Rivera. On Sunday, to conclude the party, music will be performed on stage beginning at 2 p.m. with a DJ, Los Pleneros del Truco, Julio César Sanabria, Los Parranderos de Loíza, Conjunto Quisqueya and, closing with a flourish, with José Alberto “The Canary.”

The Malecón area can be accessed by boat service from San Juan, which will have special hours. There will also be several designated areas for parking and transportation services for visitors to the festivities.

“Ensuring safety is our priority so that all families can enjoy these days of celebration,” the mayor said. “Our security plan is solid, with the support of the Municipal and State Police, as well as our Cataño Emergency Management staff, who make up a team experienced in successfully managing all of our mass activities.”

“We are waiting for you all at this traditional event to dance, sing, eat and enjoy with your family as all Puerto Ricans know how to do,” Alicea Vasallo said.

How will Uber’s pick-up and drop-off work for the Sanse festival?

Ride-hailing service Uber has established a pick-up and drop-off area in Old San Juan to elevate the user experience and allow visitors to easily get to and from the San Sebastián Street Festival starting this Thursday.

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s islanders and visitors prepare to celebrate the traditional San Sebastián Street Festival in Old San Juan starting this Thursday, ride-hailing service Uber, with the motto “Get On and Off with Uber,” will have a pick-up and drop-off area available that seeks to elevate the user experience so that they can easily get to and from the festival.

The area, located in Puerta deTierra in Old

San Juan, will be just a few minutes’ walk from the epicenter of the celebration starting Thursday and running through Sunday.

“For Uber it is very important to contribute to the country’s mobility,” said Carolina Coto, communications manager for Uber in Central America and the Caribbean in a written statement. “We want Puerto Ricans, visitors and driver partners to have a positive experience getting to and from the San Sebastián Street Festivals.

Requesting a trip through the Uber app will allow them to arrive and leave easily and more safely in an area designed for them.”

The company also shared the itinerary for the use of the area, so that users can “get on and off” with Uber for the holidays: lJan. 18 and 19 from 12 noon to a.m. l Jan. 20 and 21 from 9 a.m. until 3 a.m.

Instructions for users: l Getting to Old San Juan: l For starting points in areas in Old San Juan the app will automatically assign the “Uber Fiestas de la Sanse Zone” l The driver will enter through the special assigned lane and leave you at the indicated point.

l Leaving Old San Juan: l When the user decides to exit, the process is the same. Just request the trip in the app by writing any point in Old San Juan and the app will automatically redirect you to the location that appears as “Uber Fiestas de la Sanse Zone.” l It is important that you go in advance to the waiting area on Tadeo Rivera Street and request the trip once you are at the site, to avoid

additional waiting charges or cancellations.

“We recommend using travel verification

by PIN, as it is very useful for mass events such as the San Sebastián Street Festival,” Coto said.

“It allows you to confirm by means of a 4-digit code that you are boarding the correct vehicle.”

During the days of the festival the app will only allow riders to reach Old San Juan and request trips from the aformentioned area due to access restrictions.

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Aguada spa renovations to be completed by summer

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he Pico de Piedra Spa, one of the most recognized tourist attractions in Aguada, continues to be under renovation that began last summer, and is projected to be ready for the next summer season, Mayor Christian Cortés Feliciano said.

The mayor pointed out that the total investment in the project is $613,409.40 and consists of key improvements, from the removal and installation of tiles and wooden roof fascias, to painting throughout the spa, to the installation of new lighting in the parking lot, among others.

“We are going to provide the people of Aguada and visitors with first-class facilities,” the mayor said.

On the reputable tourist website TripAdvisor, most of the visitors who have published their opinion rate the spa facilities as excellent. For example, ‘kaina1975’ points out that “it is a beautiful place where you can share with family or friends. It’s quiet and safe. It has many gazebos where you can do your activities, it has ample parking and the beach is

clean and very nice. There are many restaurants in the area, from a beach bar to finer restaurants. I recommend it, and would go back again.”

Similarly, site BoricuaOnLine published a review where it indicates that from the Spa there is an excellent view of Desecheo Island, and it is also at the mouth of the Guayabo River.

“On the right side of the beach there is also a great place for snorkeling and their facilities are very attractive for walking, bike rides, and feature beach huts, running water and ample free parking.”

The Pico de Piedra Beach festivals are famous throughout Puerto Rico, particularly the one celebrated every June 24, the day of San Juan Bautista.

“Our Spa is the ideal complement for a good vacation or a weekend getaway, as it is very close to the city center, with a variety of shops, restaurants and events that we constantly announce in the press and social networks, such as the Artisan Market every Saturday in Cruz de Colón square,” Cortés Feliciano said.

Renovation work at Pico de Piedra Spa in Aguada involves a total investment of $613,409.40 and consists of key improvements, from the removal and installation of tiles and wooden roof fascias, to painting throughout the spa, to the installation of new lighting in the parking lot, among other upgrades.

González Colón touts support in housing projects

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Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón said after visiting Manuel A. Pérez residential complex in San Juan on Tuesday that the more time she spends with island public housing residents and listens to what they have to say, the more committed she becomes to serving their interests as governor. “It’s something organic that comes up on every visit,” she said.

ew Progressive Party (NPP) gubernatorial candidate Jenniffer González Colón said Tuesday in a press release that with each visit to housing complexes her support from and commitment to the island’s most vulnerable increases.

“It’s not difficult for me to visit a residential complex because my campaign in Precinct 4 started that way and I know the existing needs,” said the former island lawmaker and current resident commissioner. “I’ve had to climb steps from the bottom to reach this candidacy and I’m grateful for the support that’s growing,” she said.

González Colón made her remarks after visiting Manuel A. Pérez residential complex in San Juan, where she listened to the needs of the residents and sealed her commitment to them.

“Listening to them and sitting down to play dominoes with them is something that helps me connect with more [residents]; it’s something organic that comes up on every

visit,” she said. “I visit their businesses, barbershops, betting parlors, and apartments and share with the neighbors their concerns and aspirations. I know perfectly well their needs and I will continue to listen to them so that when we get to the governorship I will reinforce my commitment.”

The candidate also recently visited the Aponte residential complex in Aguadilla, Aristides Chavier residential complex in Ponce and Luis Llorens Torres residential complex in San Juan.

She said her visits give her energy in her new campaign.

“Each visit to the communities motivates me to keep going and share my proposals,” González Colón said. “Listening to the ideas of Lucía Santana, who spoke to me about the empowerment of communities and young Anthony Rodríguez, who wants to help with drug prevention in young people, in addition to seeing the same needs in homes such as termites, leaks, unattended light poles that represent dangers for the children who play in the area. Listening to the challenges of care in government service agencies and others engages me more.”

Five people killed in island’s first massacre of the year

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ive people were killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in Ceiba on Monday night, forcing authorities to close a portion of the PR-53 expressway, police said Tuesday.

Officers described the killing as the first massacre of the year.

Three of the victims were found dead inside a Toyota Tundra pickup in the eastern coastal town of Ceiba, while a

fourth was found on the pavement. A fifth victim died at Caribbean Hospital in Fajardo while being treated for his wounds, according to a police statement.

One of the victims is a 16-year-old boy, Police Chief Antonio López Figueroa told a local radio station. He said weapons were found inside the bullet-riddled pickup, and that the victims had just left a cock-fighting establishment in the nearby town of Naguabo.

It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the shooting

that occurred at Exit 5 on PR-53 at around 9:40 p.m. Monday, although López Figueroa said authorities believe it was related to drug trafficking.

At least 28 people have been reported killed so far this year in Puerto Rico, compared with 30 in the same period last year.

PR-53 between Ceiba and Fajardo was closed in both directions Tuesday while the authorities worked the crime scene.

Drivers were encouraged to use alternate routes.

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The most durable force in American politics: Trump’s ties to his voters

By MICHAEL C. BENDER and KATIE GLUECK

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ill Clinton once explained the nation’s two political parties by saying that Democrats want to fall in love while Republicans want to fall in line.

That adage has not withstood the Trump era. Today, it is Republicans who are besotted.

Donald Trump’s decisive victory in Iowa revealed a new depth to the reservoir of devotion inside his party. For eight years, he has nurtured a relationship with his supporters with little precedent in politics. He validates them, he entertains them, he speaks for them and he uses them for his political and legal advantage.

This connection — a hard-earned bond for some, a cult of personality to others — has unleashed one the most durable forces in American politics.

Iowa Republicans, following the lead of party officials across the country, rallied behind the former president despite a list of reasons to reject him. Republicans lost control of the presidency, the Senate and the House during his four years in office. He failed to deliver the red wave of victories he promised in the 2022 midterms. He has been charged with 91 felonies in four criminal cases this past year.

And they stayed with him even as they were offered viable alternatives: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a popular, young governor who embraced Trump’s policies, and Nikki Haley, one of the Deep South’s first female governors, who credibly promised she could win back voters Trump drove away.

Yet in the first chance Americans had to cast judgment on Trump since he tried to overthrow an election, many Iowa Republicans made clear they don’t judge him. They adore him.

“Trump is not a candidate, he’s the leader of a national movement,” said Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker who has advised Trump. “No one has come to grips with what’s it like to take on the champion of a movement. That’s why even as all these legal issues pile up, it just infuriates his movement and increases their anger unbelievably.”

The risks associated with the kind of unusually strong hold Trump maintains on the party have already emerged.

He has encouraged supporters to view him as above fault or defeat, a mindset that

Former President Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, on stage at his caucus watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Trump won the Iowa caucuses on Monday, a crucial first step in his bid to reclaim the Republican nomination for the third consecutive election. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) can lead to the kind of political violence that shocked the nation during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Elevating charisma over character can open the door to the kind of authoritarianism that Trump has promised on the campaign trail this past year.

“A lot of the people that support Donald Trump really are fed up with democracy, representative democracy, they think that an authoritarian-style government would probably be preferable at this point, in order to save the nation or whatever,” said former Rep. Charles Bass, a New Hampshire Republican who previously voted for Trump, but said he would not do so again. “I don’t think they feel threatened by having somebody who at least has the trappings of being more authoritarian than past presidents.”

Although Trump’s win was resounding, the Iowa results suggest the party remains deeply divided over his return to power.

Roughly half of Iowa Republicans voted for one of Trump’s rivals, including about 20% who backed DeSantis, who finished in second, with Haley close behind.

Republicans who resisted Trump in Iowa included the party’s youngest voters and anti-abortion-rights conservatives who backed DeSantis, according to entrance polls.

Similarly, Haley won moderate voters,

Republicans who believed Trump lost the 2020 election, those who support a muscular foreign policy and the segment of the party that prioritized temperament in their choice for a presidential nominee.

Party strategists and officials in other states caution against drawing sweeping conclusions from the votes of a narrow slice of Republicans in a small state. As the Republican nominating contest moves to New Hampshire next week, one poll this month showed Haley within striking distance of Trump. The state’s voters tend to be more moderate and less religious, suggesting an opening for her.

DeSantis’ ability to threaten Trump is less clear. He marketed himself to voters as a Trumpian wunderkind, able to deliver America First policies without the drama and chaos that often trail the former president.

But Republicans showed they are less interested in policies than they are the man, and DeSantis was turned back by MAGA Nation, which rivals the Queen’s Guard when it comes to standing at the ready to defend their sovereign.

“I know that he is picked by God for this hour,” said Patricia Lage, an Iowa caucusgoer who spoke in support of Trump on Monday night in Carlisle, outside Des Moines. “There

are things that he has done in the past, but we all have pasts.”

Trump has spent years tending to his voters — taking aim at their shared enemies and anticipating their grievances. He has compulsively tried to ensure that he was never out of step.

That preoccupation repeatedly drove his decisions in the White House, from refusing to wear a mask during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 to his opposition to striking the names of Confederate generals from U.S. military bases.

More recently, Trump has attacked DeSantis for signing a six-week abortion ban and avoided committing to a federal ban on the procedure, betting that his voters will either agree or forgive him for deviating from a core conservative priority.

Perhaps most significantly, he has rallied their support amid unprecedented legal troubles in part by describing the prosecution of him as an attempt to silence them.

“You and I have been in this battle sideby-side, together — and we have been taking on the entire corrupt system in Washington like no one has ever done before,” Trump told Iowa supporters at a rally Sunday, adding that the political establishment and global elites “are at war with us — we have to fight.”

Voter anger at political institutions remains sky-high — a dynamic that explains what appears, at first glance, to be nothing short of a political magic act: The billionaire son of a multimillionaire has become the voice for working-class Americans.

“His gift is that the average voter in Iowa, New Hampshire and state after state feels like he connects with them,” said David Bossie, Trump’s deputy campaign manager in 2016. “He’s a blue-collar billionaire.”

Both DeSantis and Haley have tried to weaken Trump’s ties to his supporters without issuing many direct attacks on Trump. But the race to emerge as the Trump alternative is becoming increasingly urgent, with limited time for the candidates to cement that standing.

Former Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, a Haley supporter, lamented that much of his party had become “sort of a cult” around Trump. He still considers himself a Republican, though, and views Trump as the interloper.

“I don’t think Trump’s a Republican,” Gregg said. “He’s a demagogue.”

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Voters look past legal problems to give Trump a big victory

By SHANE GOLDMACHER

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onald Trump won the Iowa caucuses in a landslide Monday, a crucial first step in his bid to claim the Republican nomination in a third consecutive election as voters looked past his mounting legal jeopardy and embraced his vision of vengeful disruption.

Trump’s record-breaking triumph, called by The Associated Press on Monday night only 31 minutes after the caucuses had begun, gave the former president an important win in a state that had rejected him eight years ago.

But on a bitter cold night, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida finished in a distant second place, according to the AP. His narrow edge over Nikki Haley in a state where he had increasingly banked his candidacy could provide him some muchneeded money and momentum in the battle for the mantle of Trump’s chief rival.

With Trump far ahead in most polls, much of the focus heading into the caucuses had been on the race for second, as DeSantis and Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations, spent as much time and money attacking each other as they did the front-runner. With DeSantis finishing ahead of Haley in Iowa, and her leading him in New Hampshire, the possibility of a two-person race remains elusive for foes of Trump, who fear a split field will ease his path to the nomination.

Even before the Iowa results were in, DeSantis had symbolically decided to fly directly to South Carolina after Iowa instead of to New Hampshire, which votes Jan. 23 and where Haley is making her next stand.

Trump is the first former president in the modern era who has sought to return to the White House. On Monday, he easily exceeded the Republican record of 13 percentage points for the largest victory in a contested caucus. He was close to winning an outright majority of more than 50%, a critical psychological barrier for those in the party still hoping to stop him.

Should Trump ultimately prevail as the nominee, it would set up a historic potential rematch in November with President Joe Biden that could play out on both the campaign trail and in the courtroom.

“I really think this is time now for everybody, our country, to come together,” Trump said in his victory speech, before veering into divisive promises, such as raising deportation levels higher than they have been in decades.

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Préstamos Personales Pequeños otorgados para la semana que terminó el Sábado, 13 de enero de 2024 Tasa Mínima (%)

Promedio Ponderado (%)

Tasa Máxima (%)

140.00%

150.31%

163.00%

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential candidate, makes a campaign stop at the Bread Board on Caucus Day in Pella, Iowa, Monday, January 15, 2024. (Ruth Fremson/ The New York Times) Regardless of what comes next, Trump’s Iowa victory amounts to a remarkable resurrection of a political career that had once appeared in tatters. He was impeached in the final days of his first White House term for his role in inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. His subsequent acquittal by the Senate left open the possibility of this return campaign.

Trump has spent the past three years methodically consolidating power to ready his own restoration. Even his four felony indictments, and his status as the only former U.S. president to face criminal charges, have united many Republicans behind his claims of “election interference” and victimhood at the hands of Democrats and the “deep state.”

DeSantis had previously predicted victory in the state, but Monday he sold his second-place finish as a success, saying he had overcome “everything but the kitchen sink,” including news organizations declaring Trump the victor before the caucuses had been completed.

“They even called the election before people got the chance to vote,” DeSantis said, later adding, “We’ve got our ticket punched out of Iowa.”

Now, the Republican calendar will turn to New Hampshire, where polling shows Trump is expected to face a strong challenge from Haley in a state where independent voters can also cast ballots. Trump’s campaign and his allied super PAC have already been blanketing that state with anti-Haley advertising, a sign of its competitiveness before the Jan. 23 primary.

Even with her third-place finish, Haley boldly attempted to look past DeSantis, the candidate who had actually finished ahead of her, declaring, “Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race.”

DeSantis had entered 2023 as the party’s clear alternative to Trump. But early struggles, both financially and electorally, forced him to retrench and make his stand in Iowa, where he won the backing of the state’s popular Republican governor and a key evangelical network. His super political action committee knocked on more than 935,000 doors statewide.

Even with Trump far ahead, Haley’s allied super PAC spent more than $22 million on attacks against DeSantis just in Iowa, hoping to squash his candidacy in the very first state (the group had spent nothing opposing Trump in Iowa, according to federal records).

Trump’s team believes a string of early victories — first in Iowa, and then in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina — will position him for a blowout on Super Tuesday, all but locking up the nomination by March, when many of the delegates are up for grabs. They worry any early loss could lead to a more protracted fight.

In Iowa, harsh winter conditions had scrambled turnout expectations and preparations for all the campaigns in recent days. First, a blizzard forced a slew of event cancellations.

Then, subzero temperatures and a numbing wind chill Monday prompted warnings of “life-threatening cold” from the National Weather Service.

Turnout appeared to be around 110,000 as of late Monday evening — roughly half of what the campaigns had predicted only weeks ago.

Trump’s advantage across the state was striking: He led in cities, suburbs and rural areas alike. Supporters of Trump were animated by his dark portrait of a nation in decline and his apocalyptic rhetoric about wresting a country controlled by the left back from the brink. Trump’s vows to exact retribution on his political enemies have earned warnings from academics and Democrats of a drift toward authoritarianism yet have won cheers from his rapturous crowds.

Long before the caucuses, Biden had begun to center his reelection bid on casting Trump as an existential threat to American democracy, citing his predecessor’s refusal to accept the results of the past election and his impeding of the peaceful transfer of power in 2020.

A special counsel appointed by the Justice Department, Jack Smith, has indicted Trump over his role in that postelection period, accusing him of trying to subvert the will of the people. The case could go to trial this year — before the general election.

The election subversion case is only one of four indictments that Trump faced in 2023, along with charges that cover his handling of classified documents, his hush-money payments to an adult film actress during his 2016 campaign and his attempts to reverse the 2020 election results in Georgia.

If Trump does become the nominee, the 2024 campaign will have few modern parallels.

He is poised to split his time between the campaign trail and his criminal cases as well as additional civil cases.

And soon, the Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on the basic question of whether states can ban Trump from the ballot outright over his role in the Jan. 6 riot. A different case making its way through the federal courts will test Trump’s claim that he should be immune from prosecution.

In her speech Monday, Haley framed the coming contest in New Hampshire and beyond as a choice between her and the possibility of a Trump-Biden rematch.

“America,” she said, “deserves better.”

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Nadine Menéndez wants her own trial. So does her husband.

By BENJAMIN WEISER and TRACEY TULLY

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en. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were both charged in the fall in a broad federal corruption case in which they were accused of accepting cash and gold bribes.

Now their marriage itself is the centerpiece of a new legal argument.

Both Menendezes are seeking to split their case and have separate trials, according to papers that each of their lawyers filed late Monday.

In her request to a federal judge, Nadine Menendez said she understood that the senator might decide to testify at their trial, which is set to start in May in New York. “His testimony,” her lawyers wrote, “could include revealing confidential marital communications with Ms. Menendez that Senator Menendez deems essential and material to his defense.”

Husbands and wives cannot typically be forced to testify against each other. And Nadine Menendez wants to maintain the confidentiality of her communications with her husband, her lawyers wrote to the judge, Sidney Stein, of U.S. District Court.

The senator’s lawyers, in a brief filed several hours later, made a similar argument.

A joint trial would “force Senator Menendez to make an impossible and prejudicial choice between testifying on his own behalf and exercising his spousal privilege to avoid being converted through cross-examination into a witness against his spouse,” they wrote in the new legal filing.

The unusual request comes after Bob Menendez, a Democrat, took to the floor of the Senate a week ago to offer an aggressive rebuttal to the charges against him. He, his wife and a New Jersey businessman, Wael Hana, have all been accused of participating in a conspiracy to exchange political favors for gold bars; to have Bob Menendez act as an unregistered agent of Egypt; to take bribes to help the government of Qatar; and to try to block criminal investigations of allies in New Jersey.

“I am innocent,” Bob Menendez said in the Senate, “and I intend to prove my innocence.”

His lawyers filed a brief the next day, on Jan. 10, asking that Menendez’s charges be dismissed altogether, arguing that overzealous prosecutors were criminalizing normal legislative activity and violating the constitutional protections afforded to members of Congress.

Menendez’s lawyer, Avi Weitzman, continued Monday to try to poke holes in the government’s case, calling it a “leaky, sinking ship.”

The legal brief also argues that the case was filed in September in the wrong jurisdiction and should be moved to New Jersey.

“If there’s a trial of this case — and there should be none — it should be a solo trial of the senator, in New Jersey, where all the key events alleged in this case took place,” Weitzman said in a statement.

The U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York will have an opportunity to respond to the defense’s arguments when it files its legal briefs, which are due by Feb. 5.

Nicholas Biase, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office, declined to comment Monday.

The Menendezes and Hana have all pleaded not guilty, as

have two other New Jersey businessmen who are charged with giving the couple bribes in exchange for political favors.

Stephen Gillers, a legal ethics professor at New York University School of Law, said that prosecutors and courts often strenuously objected to severing cases.

“Prosecutors and courts hate trying the same case twice,” Gillers said. “They’ll look for any way to protect the rights of both defendants in a single trial.”

In most cases, Gillers said, that can be done through an instruction to the jury that it consider certain testimony only in regards to the senator, for example, and not against Nadine Menendez.

“The jury takes an oath to honor those limiting instructions,” he added.

The senator married Nadine Menendez, his second wife, in 2020 after a whirlwind romance. She is central to the bribery conspiracy, according to prosecutors, who outlined the charges in three successive indictments.

The couple met years before in New Jersey, where they both lived, friends and former acquaintances have said. But they began dating in early 2018, soon after the conclusion of an earlier federal corruption trial of Bob Menendez, which took place in New Jersey and ended in a hung jury in November 2017. Federal prosecutors there declined to retry the senator after a judge threw out the most serious charges.

The Menendezes live in the split-level home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where she raised her two children, who are now adults. In searches of the house and a safe deposit box,

investigators seized more than $550,000 in cash, 13 gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz.

Prosecutors claim that the car and much of the cash and gold were bribes given to the couple by Hana and the other two businessmen.

Nadine Menendez and Hana, a U.S. citizen born in Egypt, had been friends for years and socialized regularly at restaurants and bars in North Jersey.

Soon after Nadine Menendez and the senator started dating, she and Hana began setting up meetings with Egyptian officials, prosecutors said. At the time, Bob Menendez was chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (He stepped down from the position, as required, after he was charged in the bribery conspiracy.)

In 2019, Hana began operating a halal meat company in New Jersey. Within months, the Egyptian government had given the company, IS EG Halal, the sole right to certify that meat imported from the United States had been prepared according to Islamic law; until then, at least four companies had divided up the work.

In early 2020, IS EG Halal won a worldwide monopoly, becoming the only company authorized to certify that halal meat imported to Egypt from any other country had been properly prepared.

Many of the alleged bribes — mortgage payments on the Englewood Cliffs home, a low- or no-show job and a new Mercedes — were given to Nadine Menendez, according to prosecutors.

Nadine Menendez had also set up a consulting company that prosecutors said was used to funnel bribes, making her central to the case against Bob Menendez.

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife, Nadine, leaving after their arraignment in Federal District court in Manhattan, on Sept. 27, 2023. Menendez and his wife were both charged last fall in a broad federal corruption case, in which they were accused of accepting cash and gold bribes; now their marriage is at the center of a new dispute in the case, according to legal papers filed late Monday, Jan. 15, 2023. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times)

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‘Not where we need to be’: Boeing to make changes in quality control

By NIRAJ CHOKSHI

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oeing said earlier this week that it would make changes to quality control processes after one of its 737 Max 9 jets lost a portion of its body during a nearly catastrophic Alaska Airlines flight this month.

The aircraft manufacturer said it would add additional inspections at its own factory and at that of an important supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, which installs the plug for unused exit doors, one of which blew out of the Max 9 midflight. Both companies will also open their factories to more scrutiny by the airlines that fly the 737 by inviting them to conduct more inspections of the manufacturing process, starting with those that fly the Max 9. And Boeing will bring in an outside party to review its quality control program and suggest improvements.

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Jan. 5 was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, after a door plug blew off, without any serious injuries to people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all Max 9 planes and said it would expand its scrutiny of Boeing. Inspections of the planes led Boeing to conclude that its manufacturing practices needed improvement.

“The AS1282 accident and recent customer findings make clear that we are not where we need to be,” Stan Deal, the CEO of Boeing’s commercial plane unit, said in a memo to employees Monday. “To that end, we are taking immediate actions to bolster quality assurance and controls across our factories.”

The inspections so far have included examining and measuring the door plug to make sure it is installed to specifications.

United Airlines, the largest operator of Max 9 planes, said it had found some loose bolts during early inspections last week, and Alaska Airlines, the second-largest Max 9 operator, also said it had found loose hardware in the area of the door plug.

The accident called attention to Boeing’s quality control practices about five years after a pair of 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people. The plane was banned globally for 20 months as lawmakers, regulators and journalists around the world scrutinized it and Boeing’s practices. Flights aboard the Max started to resume in late 2020 after Boeing made changes to the systems and components implicated in the crashes.

The quality improvements that Boeing announced Monday include adding to the thousands of existing inspections both at Boeing and at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the 737 Max fuselages in Wichita, Kansas, and ships them to Washington state, where Boeing assembles the planes. Since 2019, Boeing has increased the number of quality inspectors 20%, Deal said.

Boeing also said it had dispatched a team to inspect the installation of door plugs at Spirit AeroSystems, approving it before each fuselage is shipped to Boeing. Boeing is also inspecting 50 other points in Spirit’s build process.

In his message, Deal said Boeing was cooperating fully with the FAA and the Na-

In a photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Airlines N704AL, a Boeing 737 Max 9 that had a door plug blow out from its fuselage midair, is parked at a maintenance hanger at Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 7, 2024. Boeing said Monday, Jan. 5, 2024, that it would make changes to quality control processes after one of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jets lost a portion of its body during a nearly catastrophic Alaska Airlines flight this month.

(NTSB via The New York Times) tional Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation into the accident.

He also reiterated the importance of adhering to the standard of the company’s quality control program.

“Anything less is unacceptable,” he

said. “It is through this standard that we must operate to provide our customers and their passengers complete confidence in Boeing airplanes. Let each one of us take personal accountability and recommit ourselves to this important work.”

JetBlue chief executive to step down

together.

Hayes joined JetBlue in 2008 from British Airways. He became CEO in February 2015. The company said in a securities filing that Hayes notified the board Jan. 7 of his intention to step down, with the board voting to approve the appointment of Geraghty, 51, the same day.

In a message to employees, Hayes said he had been thinking about stepping down for a while.

“This decision to retire was a difficult and deeply personal one, and I’ve been putting it off for some time — first when COVID threatened our future and again when we had the opportunity to acquire Spirit,” he said.

By NIRAJ CHOKSHI

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he CEO of JetBlue Airways, Robin Hayes, said last week that he planned to step down after nine years in the role and while in the middle of trying to carry out a merger with Spirit Airlines that could reshape the industry, if it isn’t blocked in court.

Hayes will be replaced by Joanna Geraghty, the company’s president and chief operating officer, on Feb. 12, which would make her the only woman to lead a major

U.S. airline. Hayes, 57, will serve as a strategic adviser to the company after he steps down.

In a lengthy statement, Hayes described the decision to retire as “bittersweet” and suggested that unspecified health concerns had driven it.

“The extraordinary challenges and pressure of this job have taken their toll, and on the advice of my doctor and after talking to my wife, it’s time I put more focus on my health and well-being,” he said. “I am deeply

grateful for these many exciting years, and I feel very lucky to have worked at an airline with a brand, culture and team that are simply unlike any other in the world.”

JetBlue announced plans in 2022 to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion. The Justice Department sued last year to prevent the deal, and the federal trial in that lawsuit concluded last month. The presiding judge has not yet issued a ruling, which could allow the deal, require that JetBlue and Spirit make some concessions, or prevent the merger al-

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Wall Street slips as big banks drag; Boeing, Apple weigh

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all Street’s main indexes fell on Tuesday after mixed earnings from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs pressured banks, while declines in Boeing and Apple also weighed.

Morgan Stanley(MS.N), opens new tab fell 3.5% to a more than one-month low after posting a decline in quarterly profit, while Goldman Sachs(GS.N), opens new tab reported a 51% rise in profit, sending its shares up 1.6%.

Other lenders such as Wells Fargo (WFC.N), opens new tab, Bank of America (BAC.N), opens new tab, Citigroup (C.N), opens new tab and JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), opens new tab were also down between 0.9% and 1.9%.

Most had reported lower profits on Friday.

The broader banks index (.SPXBK), opens new tab slid to an over one-month low on Tuesday.

Among others, Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab dropped 1.6%, after offering rare discounts on its iPhones in China owing to competition pressures, days after being overtaken by Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab as the world’s most valuable firm.

Also dampening sentiment were remarks by Fed Governor Christopher Waller, who said that while he was more confident of inflation being on track to the 2% target, there should be no rush to cut rates.

Traders pared their expectations for the Federal Reserve starting rate cuts in March after the comments, with U.S. Treasury yields also rising.

“Central banks across the world are starting to push back against bets of more aggressive interest rate cuts,” said Nick Zamparelli, chief investment officer at Sequoia Financial Group.

Wall Street finished the previous week higher as investors continued to pin their hopes on an early start to the Fed’s monetary-policy-easing cycle - despite a lack of supporting voices among policymakers and mixed inflation data.

“What you’re hearing from a lot of these policymakers is... it’s a little bit too early to declare victory against inflation and that is clearly a headwind to risky assets that are pricing in a much more accommodative monetary policy stance,” Zamparelli said.

UBS Global Research boosted its 2024 year-end target for the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab on Tuesday to 5,150 points, representing an over 8% upside from current levels.

Even after briefly surpassing its previous record closing high last week, the benchmark index has faced resistance to breaching its highest intra-day level, hit in January 2022.

At 11:58 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), opens new tab was down 210.48 points, or 0.56%, at 37,382.50, the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab was down 16.27 points, or 0.34%, at 4,767.56, and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab was down 36.87 points, or 0.25%, at 14,935.89.

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Dow Jones dropped to a one-week low, after Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab slumped 7.7% to a two-month

low, as the Federal Aviation Administration extended the grounding of its 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely and brokerage Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to “equal weight” from “overweight”.

Applied Digital(APLD.O), opens new tab slumped 23.0% after the data-center services provider posted downbeat second-quarter revenue.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 3.27-to1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.53-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

The S&P index recorded 23 new 52-week highs and two new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 48 new highs and 128 new lows.

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Zelenskyy calls for peace, not more weapons, in Davos

Ukrainian soldiers fire mortars at Russian positions across the Dnipro River, in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine, Dec. 11, 2023. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promoted a Ukrainian peace plan and called for stiffer sanctions on Russia. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times)

By ANDREW E. KRAMER, JIM TANKERSLEY and JORDYN HOLMAN

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ith fighting still raging in Ukraine, and a front line that has barely shifted in more than a year, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, headed Tuesday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, amid a swirl of diplomatic discussions about possible peace talks.

Zelenskyy, dressed in olive green pants and a black crew-neck sweater, was greeted with applause when he walked onstage in a room packed with hundreds of people at the forum, a high-profile gathering of business and financial elites.

In his speech, he promoted a Ukrainian peace plan and called for stiffer sanctions on Russia. But in a contrast with his comments to the forum last year, Zelenskyy made no direct appeals for weaponry for new offensives on the battlefield.

“We need you in Ukraine to build, to reconstruct, to restore our lives,” he told the audience of investors. “Each of you can be even more successful with Ukraine.”

Zelenskyy highlighted his country’s plan to end the war, an initiative called the Peace Formula, which has gained the backing of do-

zens of countries. But those countries do not include Russia, and Moscow has rejected its terms.

Russia has signaled through informal envoys that President Vladimir Putin is now open to cease-fire talks. But Ukrainian officials have said that they will reject any temporary truce that comes separate from a broader settlement, lest Russia merely use the pause to regroup and attack again.

Russia, Zelenskyy said, has become an agent of chaos in world affairs, sowing instability in African nations, in Syria and in Ukraine through military interventions that attempts at negotiations have failed to slow. A cease-fire in the long-running war in eastern Ukraine did not stop the full-scale invasion in 2022, he said.

“I don’t believe Putin is capable of changing, only humans can do that,” Zelenskyy said.

On Monday, Switzerland agreed to push the Ukrainian plan a step forward. Switzerland will host a summit of countries backing the Peace Formula later this year, the country’s president, Viola Amherd, said after a meeting with Zelenskyy.

The plan calls for a full Russian withdrawal from all Ukrainian territory, including

Crimea; payment of reparations; and prosecution of war crimes. All of those demands are considered, by analysts and even politicians backing the proposal, to be unreachable given the current balance of forces on the battlefield. The proposal also includes intermediary steps, such as securing Ukrainian nuclear sites, ensuring grain exports and exchanging prisoners of war.

The war in Ukraine has been a notable, but not dominant, topic in Davos this week.

Government officials and business executives from across Europe and around the world have continued to express support for Ukraine and voice concerns that it is losing outside financial support at a critical time, but they have also pushed publicly and privately for a diplomatic end to the war.

Ukraine representatives and allies have worked hard to keep the war top of mind for attendees, staging a series of events in a temporarily converted storefront along the main promenade in Davos.

Sasha Ustinova, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, spoke at a bipartisan gathering of U.S. members of Congress on Monday night. “Ukraine will not make it without the support of the world and especially the United States,” she said.

She added: “I just want to be honest with you: I think everyone thinks Ukraine is winning. We’re going to lose without you.”

In a speech Tuesday afternoon in Davos, Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, said he and Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, met with Zelenskyy earlier in the day.

Sullivan said he told Zelenskyy that “the people of Ukraine are steeled for the struggle ahead. And the United States and our partners will continue to stand with them.”

Ukraine is now on the defense along nearly all of the 600-mile front line and is facing wavering support from allies in Europe and in the United States for continued military and financial aid. It is preparing for an unpopular draft of about 500,000 more men into the army.

And the success of Donald Trump, who has opposed aid to Ukraine, in the Republican primary in Iowa on Monday signaled the start of an American presidential campaign in which Ukraine’s leverage in possible talks will rise and fall with Trump’s prospects of winning a second term.

If Trump’s prospects appear to impro-

ve, pressure could rise in Ukraine to push for swift, if risky, military progress while U.S. backing lasts or to seek settlement talks, said Cliff Kupchan, chair of the Eurasia Group, a political risk assessment firm in Washington.

“The smell of the coffee may become stronger in Kyiv,” he said.

The selection of the next president of the United States “is a choice for the American nation and only the American nation,” Zelenskyy said in a Q&A session with reporters, adding that Ukraine would work with the president Americans elect. But he was clear that “radical voices from the Republican Party” have created tension and caused pain for the Ukrainian people.

“In the time of war, everything hurts more, everything is more sensitive,” Zelenskyy said. “Some of the radical voices really scare the society in Ukraine.”

“We need peace in the world,” he added. “Peace in Ukraine means peace in Europe. It means peace in the world.”

The Swiss foreign minister, Ignazio Cassis, has suggested that Russia should be invited to the Peace Formula meeting even if Moscow was unlikely to accept.

The Ukrainian plan represented only one side in the war, Cassis said at a news conference Sunday, and Russia’s positions would have to be heard eventually. It would be an “illusion,” he added, to think that Russia would participate on the terms Ukraine has laid out.

Zelenskyy said last month that Ukraine would engage with Russia by conveying, via an intermediary, the settlement proposal after a meeting of leaders backing the plan.

That formulation is a slight revision to his previous insistence that Ukraine would only negotiate after liberating its territory. Russia now occupies about 20% of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy said that 83 countries had participated in a conference of national security advisers Sunday in Davos to agree on a final draft of the peace proposal. “For us, it is very important to show the whole world is against Russian aggression and the whole world is for a just peace,” he said.

Ukraine introduced the plan in 2022 and has been seeking to build support ever since. After the meeting of national security advisers, Ukrainian officials rejected, as they have done repeatedly, the possibility of talks that would lead to a cease-fire freezing the current front line in place.

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Houthis, undeterred by strikes, target more ships in Red Sea

By MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG, VIVEK SHANKAR and THOMAS FULLER

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ranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have launched a fresh round of attacks in shipping lanes crucial for global trade, damaging a U.S.-owned commercial ship earlier this week after attempting to hit an American warship the day before.

The strikes came just days after the U.S. and British militaries unleashed a powerful barrage on militant sites in Yemen, and the Houthi response made clear how difficult it might prove to remove the threat posed to shipping in and around the Red Sea. U.S. forces are bracing for a much larger retaliatory attack from the Houthis, who began targeting ships after the war in the Gaza Strip began and are preparing escalating responses, senior U.S. military officials said.

After the United States and Britain hit more than 60 Houthi targets last week with more than 150 precision-guided munitions, U.S. officials said the militants still retained about three-quarters of their ability to fire missiles and drones at ships transiting the Red Sea. Many of their weapons systems are on mobile platforms and can be readily moved or hidden, officials said.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain, nevertheless, said Monday that the airstrikes had achieved their objectives and showed that Britain was “prepared to back our words with actions.” Speaking in Parliament, Sunak described the strikes as “limited, not escalatory” and a “necessary and proportionate response to a direct threat.”

British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News: “We never thought that this would remove all of their facilities. That wasn’t the goal. The goal was to send a very clear message.”

The Houthi missile fired Monday hit the Gibraltar Eagle, a bulk carrier owned by an American company, Eagle Bulk Shipping, and that was sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands.

The company said in a statement that the vessel had been carrying steel products. It began its journey in South Korea and had been headed toward the Suez

Canal but turned around Monday, according to data from Marine Traffic, which provides real-time information about the positions of ships.

Earlier Monday, U.S. forces detected an anti-ship ballistic missile fired toward the southern Red Sea commercial shipping lanes, U.S. Central Command said. “The missile failed in flight and impacted on land in Yemen,” it said.

A spokesperson for the Houthis, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement Monday that the group had carried out a military operation targeting an American ship in the Gulf of Aden with “a number” of missiles. He said the Houthis had acted “in defense of the Palestinian people in Gaza, who are being exposed, until this moment, to the most horrific type of massacres by the Zionist entity.”

The group considers “all American and British ships” to be enemy targets, Sarea said, and warned that its response to the U.S. and British attacks “is coming.”

On Sunday, the United States said it had shot down a missile fired by Houthi fighters at a Navy destroyer, the USS Laboon. A U.S. fighter jet near the coast of the city of Hudaydah shot down the missile and no injuries or damage were reported, the U.S. military said.

The Houthi attacks over the past three months have collapsed the volume of cargo transiting the Suez Canal, as shipping companies have diverted their vessels around the southern coast of Africa. The volume of containers transported through the Red Sea in December measured half of what it was the previous December, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

If the conflict persists, Europe could be faced with significantly higher costs, economists say. The price of shipping a container from Asia to Europe has more than doubled since the Houthis began their attacks in mid-November, the Kiel institute calculated.

A number of car factories in Europe have said they will suspend production because of disruptions to their supply chains, and the Reuters news agency Monday reported that Qatar had suspended shipments

of liquefied natural gas via the Red Sea. More than a dozen oil tankers have steered clear of the Red Sea since last week’s U.S.-led strikes, the news agency reported.

The Houthi attacks, and their militancy toward Israel and the United States in the midst of the IsraelHamas war, have increased the militants’ stature in the Middle East.

Over the weekend, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel marked the 100th day of the war by vowing to continue the fighting until “total victory” over Hamas. “Nobody will stop us,” he said.

Hamas led the Oct. 7 assaults on southern Israel that, the Israelis say, killed around 1,200 people. The Israeli military response has killed more than 23,000 Palestinians, a majority of them women and children, according to Gaza health officials.

On Monday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said it had resumed emergency and rescue services in Gaza City, in the north of the strip, more than two months after the Israeli ground offensive forced it to halt operations and shut down its hospital.

Weeks of intense airstrikes and the Israeli ground offensive had essentially cut off the north. The resumption of services is possible now because the Israeli military is withdrawing forces from the areas around some hospitals in northern Gaza as it turns its focus to the south, said Nebal Farsakh, a Red Crescent spokesperson.

Nearly a dozen rescue crew members arrived at Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City, which is run by the Red Crescent and was a hub of the group’s operations before it ran out of fuel and shut down on Nov. 12.

Farsakh said they were “shocked by the massive destruction” they found and determined that they could not work there.

“The hospital is completely burned from the outside, and inside all the equipment was completely destroyed,” she said.

On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said at a news conference that the intensive phase of ground maneuvers in northern Gaza had ended and that forces there were now dealing with “pockets of resistance.”

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Iran adds prison time for Nobel winner and frees 2 journalists on bail

By VIVIAN YEE and LEILY NIKOUNAZAR

tion requires women to cover their hair and wear long, loose clothing that hides the shape of their he Iranian regime sentenced Narges bodies. That is what initially led to the arrest of Mohammadi, the jailed human rights Amini. activist who received the 2023 Nobel The morality police who detained Amini Peace Prize, to 15 more months in prison, her took her to a center for reeducating women on family said Monday. the law governing dress before she was hospitalized. The Iranian government has said Amini died The news came a day after Iran released journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elawhile in custody because of underlying medical heh Mohammadi on bail while they appeal issues. Her family has said she had no health issues, and that she died because the police beat their sentences, according to state media. her. A photo of Amini in a coma in the hospital They had been jailed for their coverage of a with blood dripping from her ear and tubes in her young woman whose death sparked a nationwide protest movement that challenged the mouth went viral. No independent investigation country’s system of authoritarian clerical rule. was conducted.

Prosecutors filed a new complaint against the Amini’s death outraged Iranians already women Monday. furious with their government over decades of The journalists helped break the story of social and political repression as well as economic mismanagement and corruption, igniting Mahsa Amini, 22, who died in the custody of monthslong protests. Tens of thousands of people Iran’s morality police in September 2022 after took to the streets across Iran, including many being arrested on charges of violating Iran’s women who ripped off their headscarves and religiously conservative dress code. burned them in bonfires. The uprising — called Hamedi, 31, reported for the Iranian daily newspaper Shargh from the hospital where the “Mahsa movement” in homage to Amini — the young woman lay dying and shared a The Iranian regime sentenced Narges Mohammadi, the jailed human rights ac- morphed into the most serious challenge to the photo of her grieving relatives that went viral tivist who received the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, to 15 more months in prison. legitimacy of Iran’s ruling clerics since they took on social media. She was arrested days after power in 1979.

Amini’s death, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who Iran’s government cracked down and by travel ban and two years’ exile. had covered her funeral for the newspaper Hammihan, was early 2023 had quelled the protests by force, arresting “The judgment resembles a political statement against arrested a week after that, as protests swept Iran. nearly 20,000 people and killing more than 500, according Narges Mohammadi, emphasizing accusations that she reBoth women were charged with conspiring with for- peatedly incites and encourages public and individual opin- to human rights groups. At least seven arrested protesters eign intelligence agencies to undermine national security, ions against the Islamic regime to sow chaos and distur- were later executed, and others are still facing the death as well as spreading propaganda, and spent months in de- bances,” her family wrote on the platform Threads. penalty. tention. After closed-door trials, they were sentenced in Still, many women have continued to defy the hijab But her imprisonment has not stopped her, even October — Hamedi to 13 years in prison and Mohammadi though she has suffered severe health problems, including law, especially in larger cities, by keeping their hair uncovto 12 years. a heart attack. She has remained one of the most outspoken ered and wearing Western-style clothing in public.

In response, the government has tried a variety of Narges Mohammadi, 51, has spent most of the past critics of Iran’s government. measures to enforce the law, including shutting down busidecade in and out of prison, charged with “spreading antiIn response to a major uprising, led by women, that state propaganda” — part of Iran’s long campaign to silence rocked Iran after Amini died, Narges Mohammadi orga- nesses that turn a blind eye to customers’ dress-code violaand punish her for her activism. nized prison protests, wrote opinion pieces and led weekly tions and banning banks and government offices from serving such women.

Her family said a new trial was held Dec. 19 with- workshops for female inmates about their rights. out her present, and the sentence was her fifth conviction In September, the Iranian parliament approved a bill Video posted on the Instagram account of Elaheh since 2021. In total, her family said, she has been sentenced Mohammadi’s sister showed the two released journalists that increased the penalties for women who refused to wear to more than 12 years in prison, 154 lashes, four months’ leaving Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison and walking hand the hijab, imposing large fines and prison time for violators.

On Monday, the photos of the two journalists with in hand toward their husbands, colleagues and friends who their hair uncovered drew approving comments on social were running uphill to greet them. As they all hugged, the media from Iranians who saw them as symbols of defiance crowd chanted, “Freedom, freedom, freedom.”

Friends also posted photos on social media of the toward the government. And Amini’s loved ones joined in Tasa mínima, promedio ponderado, y máxima para journalists walking down the street with hands raised in the celebrating their freedom. préstamos personales pequeños otorgados para la “The news of your release after four hundred days of victory sign — with the hair of both women falling loosely, semana que terminó el sábado, 13 de enero de 2024 enduring prison and being away from your family made us in violation of Iran’s dress code.

The official response was swift: On Monday, Mizan, all happy and sweetened our palates,” Amini’s father, AmTasa Mínima Promedio Tasa Máxima a news agency overseen by Iran’s judiciary, reported that jad, wrote on Instagram on Sunday. “I sincerely congratu(%) Ponderado (%) (%) prosecutors had filed a new complaint against the journal- late you and your brave and patient family on this precious 30% 30% 31% ists accusing them of breaking the hijab law. That legisla- freedom.”

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How Trump’s opponents made Iowa easy for him

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onald Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucuses was resounding enough to make the race for the Republican nomination look essentially finished at the start. But it wasn’t resounding enough to remove the sense that it could have been otherwise, that yet again his opposition within the Republican Party made things ridiculously easy for his candidacy.

Trump is essentially running an incumbent’s campaign, presenting himself as the default leader of the party, declining to debate, rolling up endorsements. But his opposition combined, it appears, for reasonably close to 50% of the caucus vote. And for a normal incumbent, losing almost half the vote in an early state would be a sign of danger, weakness, disarray.

Eugene McCarthy’s 42% of the New Hampshire primary vote in 1968 forced Lyndon Johnson out of the race. Ted Kennedy’s 31% in Iowa and 37% in New Hampshire in 1980 betokened a long and bitter campaign for Jimmy Carter. Pat Buchanan’s 38% against George H.W. Bush in New Hampshire in 1992 was regarded as a political earthquake, even though Bush cruised thereafter.

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(Doug Mills/The New York Times) vote for Nikki Haley, and even granting most of the support of Vivek Ramaswamy — who dropped out of the race Monday night — to Trump, you still have a total as impressive as those past anti-incumbent showings.

But of course you can’t combine them, any more than you could combine the Ted Cruz-Marco Rubio-John Kasich votes in the decisive primaries of 2016. In that race, the splintered field handed Trump the nomination.

In this one, he would probably win even facing a unified opposition — but it would be an interesting campaign, at least, instead of the coronation that we’re likely to get.

In one sense, it’s entirely understandable that there’s no unified opposition candidate. Like the divided field of eight years ago, Haley and DeSantis represent different constituencies with different visions of what the GOP should become, and the viciousness with which they ended up scrapping over second place in Iowa reflects the potential depth of those divisions.

But in another sense it’s absurd that it’s come to this again. If you paid attention to the wrangling on the debate stage last week, you could discern a few key areas of real policy disagreement — most notably over our Ukraine strategy. But just as notable was the extent to which their official positions were quite similar. DeSantis would accuse Haley of being insufficiently conservative or populist on some key issue, and instead of really defending a moderate or establishment position, she would insist that, no, she was just as conservative as him.

Meanwhile, despite his populist affect, DeSantis wasn’t offering anything like the free-spending, almost-liberal promises that Trump made back in 2016; his squabble with Haley over the Social Security retirement age was

not exactly a grand ideological battle.

So if the two anti-Trump candidates could converge that much on the issues despite their different constituencies, even in a debate they spent hammering at each other, it doesn’t seem that hard to imagine a single candidate running a unifying not-Trump-again campaign. It would be a little more populist than Haley’s candidacy has been, a little less ideological and Cruzish than DeSantis’ approach to date — but not so radically different from the race that we’ve watched both of them run.

If you wanted such a unifying not-Trump-again candidacy, you should blame DeSantis, first, for botching a chance to clear the field early and for failing to adapt thereafter. He lost his chance to be an actual front-runner when Trump began to be indicted. But a stronger start, a more effective operation and a sales pitch that emphasized his competence as much as his conservatism could have conceivably kept Haley in Tim Scott territory in the polling and brought many of her voters around to him in the end. Instead, as conservative writer Peter Spiliakos argues, DeSantis’ persistent weakness encouraged the party’s moderates to treat their votes as expressive rather than strategic — backing Haley because it felt good, even though her path to victory was obscure.

But then you should also blame Team Haley — not her voters so much as the big donors who sustained her and right-of-center media figures who have spent the past few months boosting her — for going all in on a candidate who clearly, clearly has less of a chance of winning a head-to-head battle with Trump than even the disappointing version of DeSantis.

I understand the establishment and moderate and Never Trump desire not to reward DeSantis for his imitations of Trumpism. But the anti-populist conceit that there was no real difference between the two men was never rooted in reality. The idea that a President DeSantis could somehow be a more dangerously illiberal figure than Trump seems risible after watching both of them campaign. And the notion that you can pull the GOP away from Trump without something like the DeSantis record and approach is a pleasant fantasy, not a strategy worth anybody’s time and resources.

Now exactly that implausible strategy, elevating Haley over DeSantis, will probably define the New Hampshire primary. It’s her best and only shot to become the not-Trump-again standard-bearer and to prove my skepticism wrong. But it’s more likely that every New Hampshire voter who picks her as their not-Trump option is just making Trump’s path to victory easier than it had to be.

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Distribuyen subvención de fondos a 65 organizaciones culturales y educativas POR CYBERNEWS

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A FORTALEZA – El gobernador Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia, junto al director del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP), Carlos Ruiz Cortés, anunció el martes, que otorgó más de 1.6 millones de dólares en subvenciones a 65 organizaciones y proyectos culturales y educativos mediante la segunda fase de la iniciativa Subawards Grants to Arts and Cultural Non-Governmental Organizations, del Programa de Rescate Cultural, provenientes del Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), mediante el Plan de Rescate Americano -ARPA-.

“Entre el 2022 y el 2023, hemos otorgado 4.6 millones de dólares a artistas individuales, entidades culturales gubernamentales, museos y decenas de organizaciones sin fines de lucro del sector cultural y estimular la economía naranja. Hoy anunciamos una nueva ronda de ayuda a 65 organizaciones culturales y educativas. La nueva asignación de fondos alcanza más de 1.6 millones de dólares de fondos ARPA, desembolsada en subvenciones de 25 mil dólares que van dirigidas al desarrollo de proyectos y actividades culturales”, dijo el gobernador en conferencia de prensa.

Bajo el programa Rescate Cultural, se destinaron 40 millones de dólares de fondos ARPA para apoyar diversos proyectos de modernización, reconstrucción y mejoramiento de distintas entidades culturales, incluyendo el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, la Escuela de Arte Plásticas, el Conservatorio de Música y los proyectos de infraestructura en el Centro de Bellas

Artes Luis A. Ferré, entre otros. Dicho programa tiene el objetivo de aumentar las oportunidades de participación en las artes y expandir el alcance de las organizaciones culturales en sus comunidades luego del impacto de la pandemia causada por el virus del COVID-19.

Por su parte, el director del Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña expresó que “nos enorgullece hacer este anuncio que impactará positivamente a un variado grupo de entidades culturales y educativas”.

Algunas de las entidades que recibieron la subvención son la Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia, Corp., Alliance Française de Puerto Rico, American Cello Institute, Andanza, Areyto Ballet Folklórico Nacional de Puerto Rico, la Asociación Acirc, Asociación de Documentalistas de Puerto Rico, Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico, Ateneo de Ponce Puerto Rico, Ballets de San Juan, Bellas Artes de Caguas, Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico, Broadway Illusions, Carnaval Vegalteño, Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira, Centro Cultural José PH Hernández, Centro de Economía Creativa, Centro Parro-

quial de Ayuda Social de Aibonito.

Esta segunda ronda también incluye al Círculo Histórico Cultural de Camuy, Connecting Paths, Coro de Niños de Ponce, Crearte, Danzactiva, Daphne et Apollon, Dramarama, El Mundo de los Muñecos: Puppet World, Enfocarte, Escuela Mayagüezana de Ballet, Artes y Educación Eugenio María de Hostos, el Festival Internacional de Poesía de Puerto Rico, Fundación Amigos de El Yunque, Fundación Atención Atención, la Fundación Cortés, la Fundación de Culebra, la Fundación Felisa Rincón de Gautier, la Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín, GD & E. Orfeón San Juan Bautista, Gíbaro de Puerto Rico, Guateque, Taller Folklórico de Puerto Rico, y el Hogar del Buen Pastor.

De igual forma se beneficiaron el Instituto Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, el Instituto Nueva Escuela, La Casa de la Plena Tito Matos, La Casa de los Contrafuertes, Proyecto de Artista, la Liga de Estudiantes de Arte de San Juan, la Liga Puertorriqueña de Improvisación Teatral, Mauro Ballet, el Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, el Museo de las Américas, el Museo del Reciclaje, el Museo Universidad Ana G. Méndez del Recinto de Gurabo, Nuestra Escuela, Olga Iglesias Project, Plataforma Eje, Producciones Ángeles-del-fin, Producciones Danzateatro PR, Puerto Rico Youth at Risk/Jóvenes de Puerto Rico en Riesgo, Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y la Juventud, Ruta Artesanal Boricua, el Taller Comunidad La Goyco, Tamboricua, Teatro Sol y Luna, The Jane Stern Dorado Community Library, Tropic Ventures Research and Education Foundation, Recinto de Carolina de la Universidad Ana G. Méndez, y Vitrina Solidaria.

Cierran áreas de El Morro y Murallas durante las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián POR CYBERNEWS

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AN JUAN – La superintendente Angelita Alvino anunció que se cerrarán secciones de la esplanada del Castillo San Felipe del Morro y áreas de la muralla norte en el San Juan National Historic Site durante las Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián.

Los cierres, por razones de seguridad y protección del patrimonio, serán efectivos del 18 al 21 de enero, de 7:00 p.m. a 5:00 a.m. “Para proteger las fortificaciones y garantizar la seguridad pública, es necesario implementar estos cierres durante el festival”, explicó Alvino. En años anteriores, los terrenos de El Morro acumularon grandes cantidades de basura y sufrieron daños como grafitis y deterioro por escaladas indebidas. “Permaneceremos vigilantes en la protección del

recurso y del público; estos cierres son la medida más efectiva”, agregó Alvino. Las fortificaciones estarán abiertas durante el día.

Se insta a los visitantes a contribuir a la protección y seguridad del sitio, evitando escalar los muros y depositando la basura en los contenedores apropiados. Se advierte sobre superficies empinadas y resbaladizas en el lugar. Con la cooperación de todos, se busca preservar este patrimonio mundial para el disfrute general. La información adicional está disponible llamando al (787) 729-6777 o visitando www.nps.gov/saju. San Juan National Historic Site incluye el Castillo San Felipe del Morro, San Cristóbal, y otras estructuras históricas, abierto diariamente excepto en días festivos. La entrada tiene un costo de 10 dólares para mayores de 16 años, siendo gratuita para menores de 15 años acompañados.

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‘Succession,’ ‘Beef’ and ‘The Bear’ notch multiple wins at Emmy Awards These are this year’s Emmy winners.

Best Comedy “The Bear” (FX) Best Drama “Succession” (HBO) Best Limited Series “Beef” (Netflix) Best Actress, Comedy Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” Best Actor, Comedy Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” Best Actress, Drama Sarah Snook, “Succession” Best Actor, Drama Kieran Culkin, “Succession” Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie Ali Wong, “Beef”

“Succession”

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ith multiple awards each, “The Bear,” “Succession” and “Beef” were the night’s big winners at the 75th Emmy Awards, which was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Monday. Some notable first-time winners included Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”) and Steven Yeun and Ali Wong (“Beef”). And Elton John joined the EGOT club — he now has an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony — when he won the Emmy outstanding variety special for “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium.”

The nostalgia-fueled ceremony, which was hosted by“black-ish” star Anthony Anderson, was broadcast live on Fox and will be available to watch on Hulu beginning Tuesday. It was originally scheduled for September but was postponed because of the simultaneous Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes, one of the longest labor crises in the history of the entertainment industry. In September, the Writers Guild of America reached a deal with entertainment companies; and in November, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the union representing tens of thousands of actors, followed suit — agreements that allowed the awards show to go on.

“Beef”

“The Bear”

Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie Steven Yeun, “Beef” Supporting Actress, Comedy Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” Supporting Actor, Comedy Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear” Supporting Actress, Drama Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus” Supporting Actor, Drama Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession” Supporting Actress, Limited Series or Movie Niecy Nash-Betts, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” Supporting Actor, Limited Series or Movie Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird” Variety Talk Series “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) Scripted Variety Series “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO) Writing for a Variety Series “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO) Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium (Disney+) Reality Competition Program “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) Writing for a Comedy Series Christopher Storer, “The Bear” (“System”) Writing for a Drama Series Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” (“Connor’s Wedding”) Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Special Lee Sung Jin, “Beef” (“The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain”) Directing for a Comedy Series Christopher Storer, “The Bear” (“Review”) Directing for a Drama Series Mark Mylod, “Succession” (“Connor’s Wedding”) Directing for a Limited Series Lee Sung Jin, “Beef” (“Figure of Light”) Documentary or Nonfiction Series “The 1619 Project” (Hulu) Documentary or Nonfiction Special “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple TV+)

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By ALISSA WILKINSON

‘Night Swim’ review: H Hold your breath, forever

ollywood horror often attempts to work out collective anxiety about the suburbs, that place full of pleasant-looking houses creaking with ghosts and terrors. Suburban life is, admittedly, fundamentally strange, with neighborhoods full of atomized worlds and natural features turned into individual, highlycontrolled assets. A forest becomes manicured bushes. A lake becomes a pool.

Pools are ubiquitous across the American suburbs (just peek out the window when you fly), and the affluence, comfort and fun they represent can turn a middling kid into the most popular one at school, at least during the hot months. They are also ubiquitous in horror, from “Gremlins” to that greatest instance of suburban anxiety, “Poltergeist.” For the Waller family of “Night Swim,” the pool means freedom, friends and a new lease on life. But pools can also be deadly (accidental drowning is the No. 1 killer of young children), so the pleasure comes with an edge, a fact the Waller family is about to learn.

Ray Waller (Wyatt Russell) is a former major league baseball player, a real slugger, whose multiple sclerosis has taken him out of the game. His wife, Eve (Kerry Condon), is eager to finally settle down, proving a lasting home for their two children: breezy teenage Izzy (Amélie Hoeferle) and Elliot (Gavin Warren), who struggles more than his sister to fit in with other kids. They find an old house outside the Twin Cities, fall in love and buy it, then commence cleaning out the gloppy, unused pool in the backyard. It becomes an oasis.

And for a while, the pool seems to be helping Ray get better.

But this is a horror film, so the Wallers cannot have nice things and, unfortunately, neither can we.

“Night Swim” is the feature debut of Bryce McGuire, produced by horror mavens James Wan and Jason Blum and based on McGuire’s 2014 short film. (A tidbit too odd

to ignore: that short was filmed in musician Michelle Branch’s backyard pool.) The first half of the movie is remarkably effective, especially if you’ve ever had a pool, and especially if you’ve swam in it at night, though lots of “Night Swim” happens during the day.

Jumps abound, and a scene with Izzy and her crush is especially terrifying.

But it goes downhill at some point. The inciting concept is so strong — the pool, to rephrase the meme, that makes you dead — that all additions after a certain point start to feel like overkill. The strongest horror concepts are spare and uncluttered: something is chasing you, something is thumping under the bed. They tap into an anguish that is fundamental and gut-level, a level way lower than your head.

The problem with “Night Swim” is that it’s trying to say a little too much, which isn’t a complete pleasure-killer, but can get distracting. It’s partly a movie about a primal fear of the water, and that’s where it’s most effective.

(In the grand tradition of “Jaws,” I anticipate a few viewers being hesitant about dipping a toe in next summer.) But other horror tropes pop up here and there — the “Indian burial ground,” the sick kid — themes surfacing in an ungainly manner. It’s a movie about the dark side of ambition and the true nature of sacrifice; also family favoritism, and illness, and maybe hell?

By the end I wasn’t really sure, and the general goofiness that emerges in the third act undercuts the emotional resonance it’s going for.

McGuire clearly has the chops and the imagination for horror, so I’m excited to see what he does next. And for a winter horror release — typically a great time to go to the movie theater, munch popcorn and get your pants scared off — it does the job. In fact, pool owners should be glad it’s a January release. You’ll have a few months to let the dread wear off. Maybe.

‘Night Swim’ Rated PG-13 for scariness and children in peril. Running time: 1 hour 38 minutes. In theaters.

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Can dieting actually lead to long-term weight loss?

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ieting has long been viewed as the path to smaller bodies and better health. Stick to the right diet, the $75 billion U.S. weight loss industry may have you think, and you, too, can lose weight and keep it off.

The rise of new weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound has highlighted just how ineffective dieting has been for the millions of people who have tried it. In a 2021 clinical trial of semaglutide (the active ingredient in Wegovy), for example, those taking the medication lost about 15% of their body weight in a little over a year, while those relying on just diet and exercise dropped only about 2%.

But there are many people who want to lose a few pounds for whom weight loss drugs are not the right choice. For those people, is old-fashioned dieting a good option?

We asked some experts to help explain what dieting can — and can’t — do for you.

Can a diet help you lose weight?

In the short term, diets do seem to help most people lose at least a small amount of weight, whether it’s a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet or just plain calorie restriction, said Dr. Ellen Schur, director of the University of Washington Nutrition and Obesity Research Center.

But individual results can vary. In one 2018 clinical trial, for example, researchers asked 600 people to follow either a lowfat or a low-carb diet for one year. While most participants lost weight — on average, 5% to 6% of their body weight (or 12 to 13 pounds) — about 15% gained weight during the study, and a few lost as many as 50 to 60 pounds.

It’s common, though, for people’s weight loss to plateau at around six to eight months, after which they are at risk of regaining that weight, said Dr. Maria CollazoClavell, an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic. Research suggests that most people return to their previous weight within about four years.

For those who are successful at keeping their weight off, it’s not clear if it’s because of their genetics, health history or

Dieting has long been viewed as the path to smaller bodies and better health.

Stick to the right diet, the $75 billion U.S. weight loss industry may have you think, and you, too, can lose weight and keep it off. (Derek Brahney/The New York Times) simply their life circumstances, such as having a supportive partner, a stable job or time to cook, said Kevin Hall, a nutrition and metabolism scientist at the National Institutes of Health.

Why doesn’t the weight stay off?

When you lose weight, your body responds by increasing your appetite and reducing the number of calories you burn, Hall said.

He and others have estimated that for every 2 pounds of weight you lose, your metabolism slows by about 25 calories per day, and your appetite increases by about 95 calories per day. So in other words, if you lose 20 pounds, your body will burn roughly 250 calories less each day while craving about 950 calories more.

To maintain your weight loss through dieting over time, you’ll have to continue eating less while resisting a rising appetite and slower metabolism, which is “increasingly difficult,” Schur said.

The drive to eat more is so strong because our brains “sense that our energy stores are being depleted,” she added, and “that’s a threat to our survival.”

The new weight loss drugs prevent weight regain in part by reducing normal

appetite signals, Collazo-Clavell said. But when people stop taking the drugs, the weight returns, probably for the same reasons described above.

Are there health risks associated with dieting for weight loss?

Dieting often results in cycles of weight loss and regain, and some research has suggested that this can be harmful, said Kendrin Sonneville, an associate professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Some, but not all, studies have found that weight fluctuation is associated with earlier death, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and depression; however, these studies sometimes include people who have lost and regained weight because of health problems, not just from dieting.

“There’s not conclusive evidence that it’s harmful to go up and down,” Schur said, but there is debate about the possibility.

Sonneville also worries that dieting may put some people at risk of developing an eating disorder. Anecdotally, many people with eating disorders say that their conditions began with dieting, she said. While clinical weight loss trials have not borne this out, those studies have had many limitations

and have not fully assessed how dieting affects “people’s relationship with food and their bodies in the long term,” Sonneville said, so more research is needed.

Most people who diet don’t develop an eating disorder, Sonneville said, but even then, their relationships with food can deteriorate if they start “prioritizing weight and nutrition over joy and culture and connection.”

If you have a difficult relationship with food and your body, or if you have experienced binge eating or another eating disorder, Schur said, it is more important to focus on a healthy relationship with food than on your weight.

If dieting doesn’t work, what should we do?

People sometimes think that if they just “grit their teeth and white-knuckle it through” a diet to lose 10 or 20 pounds, “they can start to relax,” Hall said. “That’s the wrong way to think about it.”

If you want to change the way you eat in order to lose weight, you have to sustain those changes “for the rest of your life,” he said. “Otherwise, you’re going to regain the weight.” Given that, consider making healthy changes that you can stick with, he said.

If you consume a lot of ultraprocessed foods, reducing your intake can be a sustainable approach. Short-term research has shown that those who consume mostly ultraprocessed foods tend to eat more and gain more weight than those who consume minimally processed foods, though Hall acknowledged that a lack of time, money and access to whole foods are all potential barriers to making this change.

Collazo-Clavell suggested adopting a Mediterranean eating pattern, which focuses on healthy fats, whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits and vegetables. Taking time to eat at least two or three square meals each day can help you feel full and be less likely to overeat at the end of the day, she added.

And avoid eating within three hours of going to bed, which is associated with weight gain.

Getting regular physical activity can also help with keeping the weight off and has many other benefits, including a longer life and a lower risk of dementia, Schur said.

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PROMESA Title III No. 17-BK-3283-LTS (Jointly Administered) PROMESA Title III No. 17-BK-4780-LTS (Jointly Administered)

NOTICE OF (I) APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, (II) ESTABLISHMENT OF RECORD DATES, (III) HEARING ON CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR OBJECTION TO CONFIRMATION OF THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT, (IV) PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE FOR VOTING ON THE PLAN OF ADJUSTMENT AND MAKING CERTAIN ELECTIONS THEREUNDER If you are entitled to vote on or make an election with respect to distributions pursuant to the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan (as defined below), you will receive a separate Solicitation Package (as defined below) on a future date.

VOTING AND ELECTION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 26, 2024 OBJECTION DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on January 26, 2024 CONFIRMATION HEARING: March 4–15, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) See below for additional deadlines.

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (“Kroll”) 2 by telephone at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international callers), available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

(Atlantic Standard Time) (Spanish available), or by email at puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line).

Court) on March 4–15, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time).

4. The Confirmation Hearing may be continued from time to time by the Court or the Oversight Board, without further notice or through adjournments announced in open court or as indicated in any notice of agenda of matters scheduled for hearing filed with the Court, and the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan may be modified, if necessary, prior to, during, or as a result of the Confirmation Hearing, in accordance with the modification provisions of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan and Local Rule 3016-2, without further notice to interested parties.

5. Plan Confirmation Depository. Information relating to confirmation of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan is available online in the Plan Confirmation Depository at titleiiiplandataroom.com.

6. Confirmation Objection Deadline. The Court has established 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on January 26, 2024 as the deadline to file objections or responses to confirmation of the proposed Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan and the proposed confirmation order13 (the “Confirmation Objection Deadline”).

7. Pursuant to the Notice and Order Concerning Termination of Objections and Other Responses to Prior Versions of the Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority [ECF No. 3953] (the “Termination Order”), all responses and objections to the Second Amended Plan are terminated, parties in interest who wish to object to or otherwise respond to the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan must file objections or responses to the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline, and such pleadings must be self-contained (i.e., shall not rely upon or incorporate by reference any prior filed response or objection), and be directed to the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan. Termination Order at 2.

8. Parties who do not file an objection to the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan or the proposed confirmation order prior to the Confirmation Objection Deadline will be prohibited from making an oral presentation before the Court at the Confirmation Hearing.

9. Objections and Responses to Confirmation. Objections and responses to confirmation of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan must: a. Be in writing, in English, and signed; b. State the name, address, and nature of the Claim of the objecting or responding party; c. State with particularity the basis and nature of any objection or response and include, where appropriate, proposed language to be inserted in the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan or the proposed confirmation order to resolve any such objection or response; d. Be filed electronically with the Court on the dockets of (i) In re Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Case No. 17 BK 4780-LTS and (ii) In re Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS, through the Court’s case filing system in searchable portable document format on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline (January 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)). i. If you are not an attorney who is a registered user of the Court’s case filing system, you may instead mail your objection to the Court’s Clerk’s office at: United States District Court, Clerk’s Office 150 Ave. Carlos Chardon Ste. 150, San Juan, P.R. 00918-1767 so as to be received on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline (January 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)), and e. Be served upon the Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Puerto Rico, Edificio Ochoa, 500 Tanca Street, Suite 301, San Juan, PR 00901 (re: In re: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority) so as to be received on or before the Confirmation Objection Deadline (January 26, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)).

10. Discovery Timetable and Deadlines. The Court has established the following discovery dates and deadlines, which are applicable to the Debtor and to other parties in interest who have timely filed a Discovery Notice and are eligible to participate in discovery: 14

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Approval of Disclosure Statement. By order, dated March 3, 2023 (the “Disclosure Statement Order”), the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (the “Court”) approved the adequacy of the information contained in the Disclosure Statement for the Modified Second Amended Title III Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, dated March 1, 2023 [Case No. 17-4780, ECF No. 3297] 3 (as the same may be updated, supplemented, amended and/or otherwise modified from time to time, including all exhibits and attachments thereto, the “Disclosure Statement”).4 By order, dated November 17, 2023 (the “Supplemental Disclosure Statement Order”), the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (the “Court”) approved the adequacy of the information contained in the Supplemental Disclosure Statement for the Corrected Fifth Modified Third Amended Title III Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, dated November 16, 2023 [ECF No. 4171] (as the same may be updated, supplemented, amended and/or otherwise modified from time to time, including all exhibits and attachments thereto, the “Supplemental Disclosure Statement”), filed by the Financial Oversight and Management Board on behalf of the Debtor, and authorized the Debtor to solicit votes with respect to the acceptance or rejection of the Corrected Fifth Modified Third Amended Title III Plan of Adjustment of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, dated November 16, 2023 [ECF No. 4170] (as the same may be updated, supplemented, Summary of Discovery and Confirmation Deadlines amended and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Fifth Modified Third Amended Five Business Days After 5 Plan”), attached as Exhibit A to the Supplemental Disclosure Statement.

Entry of Supplemental Deadline for Confirmation Hearing Notice to be served.

You may obtain a hard copy of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan, Disclosure Disclosure Statement Order Statement, and Supplemental Disclosure Statement, including Spanish Later of December 8, 2023 translations thereof, free of charge, by contacting the Balloting Agent, Kroll or the Date that is TwentyOne (21) Days Following Restructuring Administration LLC (f/k/a Prime Clerk LLC): Deadline for Debtor to complete mailing of solicitation Entry of the Supplemental materials.

Telephone (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (AST)) (Spanish available): Disclosure Statement Order, (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or as Soon as Reasonably (646) 486-7944 (for international callers) Practicable Thereafter Email: puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line) Deadline for all parties to file opening expert disclosures November 17, 2023 (“Expert Disclosures”).

Alternatively, electronic copies of the Disclosure Statement, Supplemental Disclosure Statement and Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan are available, free of charge, by visiting Deadline for completion of fact discovery (the “Fact December 1, 2023 https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/.

Discovery Deadline”).

Deadline for all parties to file opening expert reports 2. Pursuant to the Supplemental Disclosure Statement Order, the Debtor will mail December 8, 2023 (“Opening Expert Reports”). materials needed for voting on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan (the “Solicitation Deadline for all parties to file rebuttal expert disclosures Package”) to Holders with Claims in the following Classes (collectively, the “Voting December 15, 2023 (“Rebuttal Expert Witness Disclosures”).

Classes”): Deadline for all parties to serve fact notices of deposition, Class December 18, 2023 topics and requested times for depositions (“Expert 1 First Settlement Bondholder Claims Notices of Deposition”).

2 Uninsured Bondholder Secured Claims Deadline for all parties to file rebuttal expert reports January 9, 2024 3 Uninsured Bondholder Unsecured Claims (“Rebuttal Expert Reports”).

4 Assured Insured Bonds & Interest Rate Swap Secured Claims6 Deadline for the Debtor to file initial proposed January 12, 2024 confirmation order (the “Proposed Confirmation Order”).

5 Assured Insured Bonds & Interest Rate Swap Unsecured Claims7 Deadline for completion of expert discovery (the “Expert 6 Syncora Insured Bonds Secured Claims8 January 19, 2024 Discovery Deadline”).

7 Syncora Insured Bonds Unsecured Claims9 January 26, 2024 at 5:00 8 National Insured Bonds Secured Claims10 p.m. (Eastern Standard Voting Deadline & Election Deadline 9 National Insured Bonds Unsecured Claims11 Time) 10 Pension Claim12 Deadline for parties in interest to file: 11 Fuel Line Loan Claims • Objections to confirmation of the Fifth Modified Third January 26, 2024 at 5:00 12 General Unsecured Claims Amended Plan (“Plan Objections”); and p.m. (Atlantic Standard 13 Vitol Claims • Objections to Proposed Confirmation Order.

Time) 16 Federal Claims Deadline for all parties to file final witness lists.

3. Confirmation Hearing. A hearing to consider confirmation of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan (the “Confirmation Hearing”) will be held before The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, United States District Court Judge, at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Clemente Ruiz Nazario United States Courthouse, 150 Carlos Chardón Avenue, San Juan P.R. 00918-1767 (or as otherwise provided pursuant to an order of the

January 30, 2024 February 9, 2024

Deadline for all parties to file Daubert motions and motions in limine.

Deadline for all parties to file objections to Daubert motions and motions in limine.

February 12, 2024

Deadline for Debtor to file: • Memorandum of law in support of confirmation of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan; • Omnibus reply to Plan Objections and objections to the Proposed Confirmation Order; • Witness Declarations; • Vote Tabulation; and • Initial proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law (“Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law”).

Deadline for parties in interest to file statements or joinders in support of confirmation of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan.

Deadline for non-Debtor parties to file witness declarations.

February 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time)

Deadline for all parties to file replies in support of Daubert motions and motions in limine.

February 16, 2024

February 23, 2024

February 27, 2024

March 4–15, 2024

Deadline for all parties to file exhibit lists and deposition designations.

Deadline for parties in interest to file objections to the: • Vote Tabulation; and/or • Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Deadline for all parties to file counter-designations, objections to deposition designations, or objections to exhibit lists.

Deadline for Debtor to reply to objections to the: • Vote Tabulation; and/or • Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. Deadline for all parties to file objections to counter designations.

Virtual hearing on motions in limine / pre-trial conference.

Confirmation Hearing

11. Voting Record Date. The voting record date is November 14, 2023 (the “Voting Record Date”), which is the date for determining which Holders of Claims in Voting Classes (except the Bond Classes15) are entitled to vote on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan. Therefore, only those creditors in a Class entitled to vote on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan and holding Claims against the Debtor (except in the Bond Classes) as of the Voting Record Date are entitled to vote on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan.

12. Voting Deadline. The deadline for voting on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan is January 26, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), unless such time is extended (the “Voting Deadline”). You are not required to vote on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan to receive distributions pursuant to the terms of the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan, if confirmed by the Court, and provided you hold an Allowed Claim. However, if you are a First Settlement Bondholder, Second Settlement Bondholder, or National receiving the treatment provided to Holders of Claims in Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 8, or Class 9, you should review your First Bond Settlement Agreement, Second Bond Settlement Agreement, or National PSA, as applicable, prior to voting or abstaining from voting on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan, and how it may affect your right to receive distributions.

13. If you received a Solicitation Package, including a Ballot or Notice and intend to vote on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan, you must: (a) follow the instructions carefully; (b) complete all of the required information on the Ballot (as applicable); and (c) either (i) execute and return your completed Ballot according to and as set forth in detail in the voting instructions included in the Solicitation Package so that your Ballot is actually received by the Debtor’s solicitation agent, Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (“Kroll” or the “Balloting Agent”)16 on or before the Voting Deadline, or (ii) instruct your broker or nominee (each, a “Nominee”) to electronically deliver your bonds via the Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”) at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) in accordance with your desire to vote to accept or reject the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan on or before the Voting Deadline. Failure to follow such instructions may disqualify your vote.

14. Election Deadline. The deadline for Beneficial Owners of PREPA Revenue Bonds insured by National that have the right to make an election of the form of distributions pursuant to the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan to make such election is on January 26, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), unless such time is extended (the “Election Deadline”). If you received an Election Notice with an option to make an election, you must: (a) follow the instructions carefully; and (b) deliver all of the required information according to and as set forth in detail in the election instructions so that it is received by your Nominee in sufficient time for your Nominee to actually effectuate your election through DTC’s ATOP on or before the Election Deadline.

15. Parties in Interest Not Entitled to Vote. Creditors in Class 18 (Section 510(b) Subordinated Claims) are deemed to reject the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan and not entitled to vote.

16. Creditors in Class 14 (Ordinary Course Customer Claims), Class 15 (Eminent Domain/ Inverse Condemnation Claims), and Class 17 (Convenience Claims) are deemed to accept the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan and not entitled to vote.

17. If a Claim is listed on the Debtor’s list of creditors [ECF No. 262] as contingent, unliquidated, or disputed and a proof of claim was not (i) filed by the earlier of the applicable bar date for the filing of proofs of claim established by the Court or the Voting Record Date (as applicable); or (ii) deemed timely filed by an order of the Court prior to the Voting Deadline, such Claim shall not be entitled to vote to accept or reject the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan. Proofs of claim filed for $0.00 or Claims that have been expunged by order of the Court are also not entitled to vote.

18. If you have timely filed a proof of claim and disagree with the Debtor’s classification of, or objection to, your Claim and believe you should be entitled to vote on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan, you must serve the Debtor and the parties listed in paragraph 45 of the Supplemental Disclosure Statement Order and file with the Court (with a copy to Chambers) a motion (a “Rule 3018(a) Motion”) for an order pursuant to Rule 3018 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”) temporarily allowing your Claim in a different amount or in a different Class for purposes of voting to accept or reject the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan. All Rule 3018(a) Motions must be filed on or before the tenth (10th) day after the later of (i) service of this Confirmation Hearing Notice and (ii) service of notice of an objection, if any, as to such Claim. In accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 3018(a), as to any to any creditor filing a Rule 3018(a) Motion, such creditor’s Ballot will not be counted except as may be otherwise ordered by the Court prior continue reading on the next page ►

The San Juan Daily Star to the Voting Deadline (January 26, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), which corresponds to 6:00 p.m. prevailing Atlantic Time). Creditors may contact the Balloting Agent (i) via first class mail or via overnight courier, at Puerto Rico Ballot Processing, C/O Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC (f/k/a Prime Clerk LLC), 850 Third Avenue, Suite 412, Brooklyn, NY 11232, (ii) by telephone at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international callers), available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (Spanish available), or (iii) by email at puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line), to receive an appropriate Ballot for any Claim for which a proof of claim has been timely filed and a Rule 3018(a) Motion has been granted.

Rule 3018(a) Motions that are not timely filed and served in the manner set forth herein shall not be considered.

19. If you wish to have your Claim temporarily allowed for voting purposes pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3018(a), a form of Rule 3018(a) motion together with instructions for filing and serving the motion is available at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/.

20. Parties Who Will Not Be Treated as Creditors. Any holder of a Claim that (i) is scheduled in the List of Creditors at $0.00 and is not the subject of a timely filed proof of Claim or a proof of claim deemed timely filed with the Court pursuant to either the Bankruptcy Code or any order of the Court, or otherwise deemed timely filed under applicable law, or (ii) is not scheduled and is not the subject of a timely filed proof of claim or a proof of claim deemed timely filed with the Court pursuant to either the Bankruptcy Code or any order of the Court, or otherwise deemed timely filed under applicable law, shall not be treated as a creditor with respect to such Claim for purposes of (a) receiving notices regarding the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan, and (b) voting on the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan.

21. Additional Information. Any party in interest wishing to obtain information about the solicitation procedures or copies of the Disclosure Statement, Supplemental Disclosure Statement, or the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan, including Spanish translations thereof, should contact the Balloting Agent, Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC, by telephone at (844) 822-9231 (toll free for U.S. and Puerto Rico) or (646) 486-7944 (for international callers), available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (Spanish available), or by email at puertoricoinfo@ra.kroll.com (with ‘PREPA Solicitation’ in the subject line), or may view such documents by accessing either https://cases.ra.kroll.com/ puertorico/ or the Court’s website, https://www.prd.uscourts.gov/. Please note that a Public Access to Court Electronic Records (“PACER”) (http://www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov) password and login are needed to access documents on the Court’s website.

22. Bankruptcy Rules 2002(c)(3) and 3016(c)). In accordance with Bankruptcy Rules 2002(c)(3) and 3016(c), set forth below are the release, exculpation, and injunction provisions contained in the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan: Section 31(A) – Discharge and Release of Claims and Causes of Action: 1. Complete Satisfaction, Discharge, and Release. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, all distributions and rights afforded under the Plan shall be, and shall be deemed to be, in exchange for, and in complete satisfaction, settlement, discharge, and release of, all Claims or Causes of Action against PREPA and Reorganized PREPA that arose, in whole or in part, prior to the Effective Date, relating to the Title III Case, the Debtor or Reorganized Debtor or any of their respective Assets, property, or interests of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on such Claims from and after the Petition Date, and regardless of whether any property will have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims or Causes of Action. Upon the Effective Date, the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor shall be discharged and released from any and all Claims, Causes of Action, and any other Debts that arose, in whole or in part, prior to the Effective Date (including prior to the Petition Date), and all Debts of the kind specified in Bankruptcy Code sections 502(g), 502(h), or 502(i), whether or not (a) a Proof of Claim based upon such Debt is filed or deemed filed under Bankruptcy Code section 501, (b) a Claim based upon such Debt is allowed under Bankruptcy Code section 502 (or is otherwise resolved), or (c) the Holder of a Claim based upon such Debt voted to accept the Plan; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, this Article XXXI.A.1 does not extend to or include any claims, rights, or defenses (whether ordinary or affirmative) of the Vitol Parties related to the Vitol-SCC AP preserved pursuant to the Vitol Settlement Agreement, and the Vitol Parties are not releasing and instead are expressly preserving, all of their claims, rights, or defenses related to the Vitol-SCC AP as provided in the Vitol Settlement Agreement.

2. Preclusion from Assertion of Claims Against the Debtor. All Entities are enjoined from asserting any and all Claims or other obligations, suits, judgments, damages, Debts, rights, remedies, Causes of Action, or liabilities, of any nature whatsoever, including any interest accrued on such Claims from and after the Petition Date, against the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor and each of their respective Assets, property and rights, relating to the Title III Case, regardless of whether any property will have been distributed or retained pursuant to the Plan on account of such Claims or other obligations, suits, judgments, damages, Debts, rights, remedies, Causes of Action, or liabilities. In accordance with the foregoing, except as expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, the Confirmation Order shall constitute a judicial determination, as of the Effective Date, of the discharge and release of all such Claims, Causes of Action, or Debt of or against the Debtor and the Reorganized Debtor pursuant to Bankruptcy Code sections 524 and 944, applicable to the Title III Case pursuant to PROMESA section 301, and such discharge shall void and extinguish any judgment obtained against the Debtor or Reorganized Debtor and their respective Assets, and property at any time, to the extent such judgment is related to a discharged Claim, Debt, or liability. For the avoidance of doubt, this Article XXXI.A.2 does not extend to or include any claims, rights, or defenses (whether ordinary or affirmative) of the Vitol Parties related to the Vitol-SCC AP preserved pursuant to the Vitol Settlement Agreement, and the Vitol Parties are not releasing and instead are expressly preserving, all of their claims, rights, or defenses related to the Vitol-SCC AP as provided in the Vitol Settlement Agreement.

3. Injunction Related to Discharge of Claims. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article XXXI of the Plan, the Confirmation Order or such other applicable Final Order of the Title III Court, all Entities who have held, hold, or may hold Claims or any other Debt or liability discharged or released pursuant to Article XXXI hereof or who have held, hold, or may hold Claims or any other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to Article XXXI hereof are permanently enjoined, from and after the Effective Date, from (a) commencing or continuing, directly or indirectly, in any manner, any action or other proceeding (including, without limitation, any judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other proceeding) of any kind on any such Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan against any of the Released Parties or any of their respective Assets or property, (b) the enforcement, attachment, collection, or recovery by any manner or means of any judgment, award, decree, or order against any of the Released Parties or any of their respective assets or property on account of any Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan, (c) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any encumbrance of any kind against any of the Released Parties or any of their respective

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Legal Notice (Page 2 of 2) assets or property on account of any Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan, and (d) except to the extent provided, permitted, or preserved

by Bankruptcy Code sections 553, 555, 556, 559, or 560 or pursuant to the common law right of recoupment, asserting any right of setoff, subrogation, or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due from any of the Released Parties or any of their respective assets or property, with respect to any such Claim or other Debt or liability that is discharged or released pursuant to the Plan. Such injunction shall extend to all successors and assigns of the Released Parties and their respective assets and property.

Section 31(B) – Releases by the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor: Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, on the Effective Date, and for good and valuable consideration, each of the Debtor and Reorganized Debtor, the Distribution Agent and each of the Debtor’s and Reorganized Debtor’s Related Persons shall be deemed to have and hereby does irrevocably and unconditionally, fully, finally, and forever waive, release, acquit, and discharge the Released Parties from any and all Claims or Causes of Action that the Debtor, Reorganized Debtor, and the Distribution Agent, or any of them, or anyone claiming through them, on their behalf or for their benefit, have or may have or claim to have, now or in the future, that are based upon, relate to, or arise out of or in connection with, in whole or in part, any act, omission, transaction, event, or other circumstance relating to the Title III Case, the Fuel Line Lender PSA, the National PSA, the Second Bond Settlement Agreement, or the Debtor taking place or existing on or prior to the Effective Date, and/or any Claim, act, fact, transaction, occurrence, statement, or omission in connection with or alleged or that could have been alleged, including, without limitation, any such Claim, demand, right, liability, or cause of action for indemnification, contribution, or any other basis in law or equity for damages, costs, or fees.

Section 31(C) – Releases by Holders of Claims: Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, as of the Effective Date, for good and valuable consideration, each Holder of a Claim is deemed to have released and discharged the Debtor and the Reorganized Debtor from any and all Claims and Causes of Action, whether known or unknown, including any derivative claims, asserted on behalf of the Debtor, that such Entity would have been legally entitled to assert (whether individually or collectively), based on or relating to, or in any manner arising from, in whole or in part, the Debtor (including management, ownership, or operation thereof), the Debtor’s in- or out-of-court restructuring efforts, intercompany transactions, the Title III Case, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the Uninsured Bond Settlement Agreement, the Vitol Settlement Agreement, the Restructuring Transactions, the Fuel Line Lender PSA, the National PSA, or any contract, instrument, release, or other Definitive Documents, agreement, or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement, or the Plan, the filing of the Title III Case, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance or distribution of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, or upon any other related act or omission, transaction, agreement, event, or other occurrence taking place on or before the Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the releases set forth above do not release any post-Effective Date obligations of any party or Entity under the Plan, the Restructuring Transactions, or any document, instrument, or agreement (including those set forth in the Plan Supplement) executed to implement the Plan.

Section 31(D) – Exculpation. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, to the maximum extent permitted by law, no Exculpated Party shall have or incur, and each Exculpated Party is released and exculpated from any Cause of Action for any claim related to any act or omission in connection with, relating to, or arising out of, the Title III Case, the formulation, preparation, dissemination, negotiation, or filing of the Fuel Line Lender PSA, the National PSA, Disclosure Statement, the Plan, the First Bond Settlement Agreement, the Second Bond Settlement Agreement, the Vitol Settlement Agreement, or any Restructuring Transaction, contract, instrument, release or other Definitive Document, agreement, or document created or entered into in connection with the Disclosure Statement or the Plan, the filing of the Title III Case, the pursuit of Confirmation, the pursuit of consummation, the administration and implementation of the Plan, including the issuance of securities pursuant to the Plan, or the distribution of property under the Plan or any other related agreement, except for claims related to any act or omission determined in a Final Order to have constituted actual fraud or gross negligence, but in all respects such Entities shall be entitled to reasonably rely upon the advice of counsel with respect to their duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Plan. The Exculpated Parties have, and upon confirmation of the Plan shall be deemed to have, participated in good faith and in compliance with the applicable laws with regard to the solicitation of votes and distribution of consideration pursuant to the Plan and, therefore, are not, and on account of such distributions shall not be, liable at any time for the violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation governing the solicitation of acceptances or rejections of the Plan or such distributions made pursuant to the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Plan shall not, and shall not be construed to, release or exculpate, any payment obligation under the applicable National Insurance Policy, to any beneficial holder of National Insured Bonds, in accordance with its terms solely to the extent of any failure of such holder to receive the treatment provided to Holders of Claims in Class 9 (or any claims that National may have against a beneficial holder of National Insured Bonds with respect to National’s applicable obligations under the National Insurance Policies).

Section 31(E) – Injunction. As of the Effective Date, all Entities that hold, have held, or may hold a Released Claim released pursuant to this Article XXXI of the Plan, are, and shall be, permanently, forever and completely stayed, restrained, prohibited, barred, and enjoined from taking any of the following actions, whether directly or indirectly, derivatively, or otherwise, on account of or based on the subject matter of such discharged Released Claims: (i) commencing, conducting, or continuing in any manner, directly or indirectly, any suit, action, or other proceeding (including, without limitation, any judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other proceeding) in any forum; (ii) enforcing, attaching (including, without limitation any prejudgment attachment), collecting, or in any way seeking to recover any judgment, award, decree, or other order; (iii) creating, perfecting, or in any way enforcing in any matter, directly or indirectly, any Lien; (iv) setting off, seeking reimbursement or contributions from, or subrogation against, or otherwise recouping in any manner, directly or indirectly, any amount against any liability or obligation owed to any Entity released under Article XXXI hereof; and (v) commencing or continuing in any manner, in any place of any judicial, arbitration, or administrative proceeding in any forum, that does not comply with or its inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or the Confirmation Order.

Section 40(C) – Supplemental Injunction. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, except to the limited extent provided in the Plan, all Entities, including Entities acting on their behalf, who currently hold or assert, have held or asserted, or may hold or assert, any Released Claims against any of the Released Parties based upon, attributable to, arising out of or relating to the Title III Case or any Claim against the Debtor,

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whenever and wherever arising or asserted, whether in the U.S. or anywhere else in the world, whether sounding in tort, contract, warranty, statute, or any other theory of law, equity or otherwise, shall be, and shall be deemed to be, permanently stayed, restrained and enjoined from taking any action against any of the Released Parties for the purpose of directly or indirectly collecting, recovering or receiving any payment or recovery with respect to any Released Claims arising prior to the Effective Date (including prior to the Petition Date), including, but not limited to: 1. Commencing or continuing in any manner any action or other proceeding of any kind with respect to any such Released Claim against any of the Released Parties or the assets or property of any Released Party; 2. Enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering, by any manner or means, any judgment, award, decree, or order against any of the Released Parties or the assets or property of any Released Party with respect to any such Released Claim; 3. Creating, perfecting, or enforcing any Lien of any kind against any of the Released Parties or the assets or property of any Released Party with respect to any such Released Claim; 4. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, asserting, implementing or effectuating any setoff, right of subrogation, indemnity, contribution, or recoupment of any kind against any obligation due to any of the Released Parties or against the property of any Released Party with respect to any such Released Claim; and 5. Taking any act, in any manner, in any place whatsoever, that does not conform to, or comply with, the provisions of the Plan or the Confirmation Order, provided, however, that the Debtor’s compliance with the formal requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 3016 shall not constitute an admission that the Plan provides for any injunction against conduct not otherwise enjoined under the Bankruptcy Code.

Dated: November 17, 2023, San Juan, Puerto Rico Respectfully submitted, /s/ Martin J. Bienenstock , Martin J. Bienenstock, Paul V. Possinger, Ehud Barak, Margaret A. Dale, Michael T. Mervis, Daniel S. Desatnik, (Admitted Pro Hac Vice), PROSKAUER ROSE LLP, Eleven Times Square, New York, NY 10036, Tel: (212) 969-3000, Fax: (212) 969-2900, Email: mbienenstock@proskauer.com, ppossinger@ proskauer.com, ebarak@proskauer.com, ddesatnik@proskauer.com -and- /s/ Hermann D. Bauer , Hermann D. Bauer, USDC No. 215205, O’NEILL & BORGES LLC, 250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800, San Juan, PR 00918-1813, Tel: (787) 764-8181, Fax: (787) 7538944, Email: hermann.bauer@oneillborges.com, Attorneys for the Financial Oversight and Management Board as representative for PREPA 1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); (ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); (iv) Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); (v) Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17- BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 19- BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).

2 On March 29, 2022, Prime Clerk LLC changed its name to Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. 3 Unless otherwise specified herein, docket references shall refer to Case No. 17-BK4780.

4 The Disclosure Statement contains additional information regarding PREPA and its Title III case, and is available online at https://cases.ra.kroll.com/puertorico/.

5 All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Fifth Modified Third Amended Plan.

6 A Solicitation Package shall only be provided to Assured on account of the Claims in Class 4.

7 A Solicitation Package shall only be provided to Assured on account of the Claims in Class 5.

8 A Solicitation Package shall only be provided to Syncora on account of the Claims in Class 6.

9 A Solicitation Package shall only be provided to Syncora on account of the Claims in Class 7.

10 A Solicitation Package shall only be provided to National on account of the Claims in Class 8.

11 A Solicitation Package shall only be provided to National on account of the Claims in Class 9.

12 With respect to Class 10 (Pension Claims), Solicitation Packages shall only be provided to Sistema de Retiro de los Emploeados de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica, Unión de Trabajadores de la Industria Eléctrica y Riego, Inc., and Union de Empleados Profesionales Independiente de la AEE. 13 The deadline for the Debtor to file the proposed confirmation order is January 12, 2024.

14 All of the dates and procedures set forth in this notice are subject to change by further Court order.

15 For the avoidance of doubt, because Holders of Claims in the Bond Classes must submit their vote and/or election through the Automated Tender Offer Platform at The Depository Trust Company, the Voting Record Date shall not apply to the Bond Classes; provided, however, the Voting Record Date shall apply to (i) any PREPA Revenue Bonds formerly insured by Assured in the primary market, and the principal amount of which was paid by Assured on or after the original maturity date of such bonds (the “Assured Matured Bonds”) or (ii) any claim arising from PREPA Revenue Bonds for which voting through Automated Tender Offer Platform cannot be established (“ATOP Ineligible Bonds”). The holder as of the Voting Record Date of the (i) claims arising from the Assured Matured Bonds (including, without limitation, Assured) and (ii) claims arising from ATOP Ineligible Bonds shall not be required to tender such bonds through the Automated Tender Offer Platform, and instead shall be provided with a ballot with which to vote such claims.

16 On March 29, 2022, Prime Clerk LLC changed its name to Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC.

22 LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR

WANDA EVELYN BISBAL ACOSTA; JOSÉ ANTONIO BISBAL ACOSTA; ALFREDO BISBAL ACOSTA; ROSA TORRES SILVA Peticionario

EX PARTE

Civil Núm.: PO2023CV03290.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: TODA PERSONA CON INTERÉS O QUE PUEDA VERSE AFECTADA POR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA.

POR CUANTO: La parte peticionaria por conducto de su abogado, Lcdo. Carlos L. Segarra Matos, con oficina en el # 2510 de la Carretera 100 kilómetro 3.5 en Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico y dirección postal PO Box 582 Boquerón PR 00622, ha radicado una petición en la Secretaría de este Tribunal, solicitando la inmatriculación y el dominio en el Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico Sección II de Ponce, por un aumento en cabida del inmueble que se describe de la siguiente manera: URBANA: Parcela marcada con la letra B en el plano de inscripción radicada en el Barrio Barinas, Sector La Joya, Carretera 335 Interior, kilometro 4.6 en Yauco, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 917.28 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 0.2334 cuerdas. En colindancia una primera alineación del punto sesenta y siete al punto sesenta y uno en dieciocho punto treinta y ocho metros lineales; en una segunda alineación al Oeste del punto sesenta y siete al punto sesenta seis en veintiocho punto sesenta y un metros con Ambrosio Torres; en una tercera alineación al Sur del punto sesenta y seis al punto sesenta y cinco en veintiséis punto diez metros lineales, con Carretera Municipal; En una cuarta alineación al Este del puto sesenta y cuatro a punto sesenta y cinco en cinco punto cero cinco metros lineales en carretera tres tres cinco Interior, en otra alineación mas al Este del punto sesenta y tres al punto sesenta y cuatro en ocho punto treinta y siete metros lineales con carretera tres

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tres cinco Interior y en otra alineación Este del punto sesenta y dos al punto E (letra e) en trece punto sesenta y dos metros lineales, con la carretera tres tres cinco Interior; y en una última alineación Este del punto E (letra e) al punto sesenta y uno en ocho punto sesenta y dos metros lineales con Carretera tres tres cinco Interior. En dicha propiedad enclava una estructura de dos plantas: la primera planta construida en cemento con dos locales, ambos dedicados a negocio de nombre “Barrita Sin Nombre” y la segunda planta esta construida en madera tratada y techada en zinc. Esta segunda planta contiene dos cuartos, sala, cocina-comedor, balcón y dos baños, dedicada a vivienda. POR CUANTO: El Tribunal Ordena la citación de las personas que pudieran tener algún interés en la propiedad o que puedan ser perjudicados por su inscripción para que comparezcan a formular alegaciones si así lo desean, dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar de la última publicación de este edicto que se publicará tres (3) veces en un periódico general de circulación diaria. Se le advierte que de no hacer oposición, se dictará Resolución concediendo lo solicitado. POR CUANTO: Expido el presente edicto en Yauco, Puerto Rico, hoy día 18 de diciembre de 2023. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DELIA APONTE VELÁZQUEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

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

FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC. Demandante Vs.

SUCESION SALOMON MUNOZ ORTIZ T/C/C SALOMON MUÑOZ ORTIZ T/C/C SALOMON MUNOZ T/C/C SALOMÓN MUÑOZ ORTIZ COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados Civil Núm.: MT2023CV00385.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO y gravámenes anteriores y los DE PUERTO RICO, SS. preferentes al crédito ejecutanA: La Parte Demandada, te antes descritos, si los hubieal (a la) Secretario(a) de re, continuarán subsistentes. rematante acepta dichas Hacienda de Puerto Rico El cargas y gravámenes anterioy al Público General: res, y queda subrogado en la Certifico y Hago Constar: Que responsabilidad de los mismos, en cumplimiento con el Manda- sin destinarse a su extinción el miento de Ejecución de Senten- precio del remate. Se establece cia que me ha sido dirigido por como tipo de mínima subasta la el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal suma de $256,500.00, según de Primera Instancia, Sala Su- acordado entre las partes en el perior de Manatí, en el caso de precio pactado en la escritura epígrafe, venderé en pública de hipoteca. De ser necesasubasta y al mejor postor, por ria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA separado, de contado y por por declararse desierta la primoneda de curso legal de los mera, la misma se celebrará Estados Unidos de América y/o en mi oficina, ubicada en el Giro Postal y Cheque Certifica- Tribunal de Primera Instancia, do, en mi oficina ubicada en el Sala de Manatí, el 14 DE FETribunal de Primera Instancia, BRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 Sala de Manatí, el 7 DE FE- DE LA MAÑANA, y se estableBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 ce como mínima para dicha DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho segunda subasta la suma de título, participación o interés $171,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo que le corresponda a la parte mínima establecido originaldemandada o cualquiera de mente. Si tampoco se produce ellos en el inmueble hipoteca- remate ni adjudicación en la do objeto de ejecución que se segunda subasta, se establedescribe a continuación: UR- ce como mínima para la TERBANA: URBANIZACIÓN FELIX CERA SUBASTA, la suma de CORDOVA DAVILA de Mana- $128,250.00, la mitad (1/2) del tí. 1: Cabida: 1,965.2 Metros precio pactado y dicha subasta Cuadrados. Linderos: Norte, se celebrará en mi oficina, ubien dos alineaciones de 66.79 cada en el Tribunal de Primera metros, y 43.45 metros con la Instancia, Sala de Manatí, el 22 finca principal de la cual se se- DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS gregara. Sur, en 29.50 metros 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha y 34.70 metros con la parcela subasta se llevará a cabo para, 139. Este, en 45.79 metros con su producto satisfacer a la con la parcela 139-A. Oeste, parte demandante, el importe en 1.00 metros con la carretera de la Sentencia dictada a su estatal 670. Casa de hormigón favor ascendente a la suma y bloques de concreto semi de $115,280.13 por concepto alta, levantada en columnas, de principal, más la suma de de una sola planta, destinada $19,794.89 en intereses acua vivienda. Inscrita al folio 65 mulados al 17 de julio de 2023 y del tomo 183 de Manatí, finca los cuales continúan acumulánnúmero 7,738, Registro de la dose a razón de 2.654% anual Propiedad de Manatí. La Hipo- hasta su total y completo pago; teca Revertida consta inscrita más la sumas de $10,533.29 en al Tomo Karibe, finca número seguro hipotecario; $2,025.53 7,738 de Manatí, inscripción 5ª. de contribuciones; $1,702.75 Propiedad localizada en: 140- de seguro; $450.00 de tasacio1 PR 670 KM 0.6 BDA FELIX nes; $400.00 de inspecciones; CORDOVA DAVILA MANATI, $907.50 en adelantos de honoPUERTO RICO 00674. Según rarios de abogado; más la canfiguran en la certificación re- tidad de 10% del pagare origigistral, la propiedad objeto de nal en la suma de $25,650.00, ejecución está gravada por las para gastos, costas y honorasiguientes cargas anteriores rios de abogado. A tenor con o preferentes: Nombre del Ti- la Regla 44.3 de Procedimientular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: to Civil se condena a la parte N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: demandada a pagar intereses N/A. Según figuran en la certi- aplicables sobre el importe de ficación registral, la propiedad la presente sentencia incluyenobjeto de ejecución está gra- do costas y honorarios de abovada por las siguientes cargas gado, desde esta fecha y hasta posteriores a la inscripción del que sea satisfecha. La venta en crédito ejecutante: Nombre del pública subasta de la referida Titular: Secretario de la Vivien- propiedad se verificará libre de da y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma toda carga o gravamen postede la Carga: $256,500.00. rior que afecte la mencionada Fecha de Vencimiento: 6 de finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica agosto de 2094. Se entenderá y se hace saber la fecha, hora y que todo licitador acepta como sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNbastante la titularidad de la pro- DA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si piedad y que todas las cargas esto fuera necesario, a los efec-

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024 tos 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 menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy 13 de diciembre de 2023. WILFREDO OLMO SALAZAR, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. WILFREDO DÍAZ QUIÑONES, ALGUACIL PLACA #914.

LEGAL NOTICE TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs.

LA SUCESIÓN DE OLIMPIO MARTINEZ GUTIERREZ COMPUESTA POR ROBERTO MARTINEZ ORTIZ, OLIMPO MARTINEZ ORTIZ, MARIA MARTINEZ ORTIZ, IRMA MARTINEZ ORTIZ; JANE DOE, JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; CLARA ARGENTINA FRONTAL SANCHEZ TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO CLARA FRONTAL SANCHEZ POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO Y CRIM

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2019CV04197.

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

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL. A: LA SUCESION DE OLIMPIO MARTINEZ GUTIERREZ COMPUESTA POR ROBERTO MARTINEZ ORTIZ, OLIMPO MARTINEZ

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y cuatro; Suroeste, con calle tecario que se ejecuta y la de ORTIZ, MARIA MARTINEZ ORTIZ, IRMA Gioconda. Dirección física de la cualesquiera otro créditos pospropiedad; R-45 Gioconda St., teriores al que se ejecuta pero MARTINEZ ORTIZ; Urbanización Santa Juanita, preferente al suyo. El exceso JANE DOE, JOHN DOE, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Inscrita constituirá abono total o parcial RICHARD DOE COMO al folio 217 del tomo 1801 de en su propio crédito. EN TESPOSIBLES HEREDEROS Bayamón, finca 23,732, inscrip- TIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido ción 8va, del Registro de la Pro- el presente Edicto para conoDESCONOCIDOS; piedad de Bayamón, Sección cimiento y comparecencia de CLARA ARGENTINA Primera. La subasta se llevará los licitadores, bajo mi firma y FRONTAL SANCHEZ, a efecto para satisfacer a la sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA parte demandante la suma de Puerto Rico, a 21 de diciembre COMO CLARA FRONTAL $18,257.78 de principal, más de 2023. MARIBEL LANZAR intereses acumulados a razón VELÁZQUEZ, ALGUACIL PLASANCHEZ POR SÍ Y EN LA CUOTA VIUDAL de 6.125% anual computados CA #735, ALGUACIL DEL TRIdesde el día 1ro. de mayo de BUNAL, SALA SUPERIOR DE USUFRUCTUARIA; 2018, hasta su total saldo, re- BAYAMÓN. ESTADO LIBRE cargos por demora y $5,000.00 LEGAL NOTICE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO por costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, todas cuyas su- ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO RICO Y CENTRO DE mas están líquidas y exigibles. DE PUERTO RICO TRIBURECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES Que la cantidad mínima de NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA licitación en la primera subas- SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYA(CRIM). ta para el inmueble será de MÓN

Yo, MARIBEL LANZAR VELÁZQUEZ, 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 7 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, en el Cuarto Piso, Bayamón, 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 Bayamón 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 14 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 21 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: DESCRIPCION REGISTRAL: Urbana: URBANIZACION SANTA JUANITA de Bayamón Sur: Solar: SOLAR 45, BLOQUE R. Cabida: 303.1 Metros Cuadrados. Norte: con Solar Seis; Nordeste, con Solar cuarenta y tres, Noroeste, con el Solar cinco; Sureste, con solar cuarenta

$50,000.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $33,333.33 y de ser necesaria una tercera subasta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $25,000.00.

Si se declara desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que todo licitador acepta como suficiente la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipo-

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs.

MARCOS ANTONIO HERNÁNDEZ SANTIAGO, MARILYN ORTIZ ROSARIO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2023CV02697.

(401). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia en Rebeldía dictada el 16 de julio de 2023, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 6 de diciembre de 2023 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 12 de diciembre de 2023 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el día 7 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina del Alguacil de Subastas, localizada en el cuarto piso del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala Superior, ubicado en la Carretera Número Dos (#2), Kilómetro 10.4, Esquina Esteban Padilla, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar #2.

Compuesto de 942.1226 metros cuadrados radicado en el

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Colindando por el NORTE, con el solar #3, en distancia de 34.88 metros cuadrados; por el SUR, en igual distancia con el solar #1; por el ESTE, en 27.00 metros, con el Dr. J.M. Becerra; y por el OESTE, en 27.00 metros con área de uso público denominado según plano como lote #7. Edificación: Enclava casa de cemento de 20 pies de ancho por 34 pies de largo con cabida de 3 cuartos dormitorios, un baño, sala-comedor, cocina y medio balcón con un valor de $14,000.00, según consta de la Escritura núm.

122, otorgada en Bayamón, el 22 de diciembre de 1984, ante el notario Domingo Carrasquillo Díaz, inscrita al folio 246 vuelto del tomo 1328 de Bayamón, Finca 59776, inscripción segunda. Inscrita al folio 246 del tomo 1328 de Bayamón, Finca 59776, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección I. La hipoteca consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Bayamón, Finca 59776, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección I. Inscripción sexta.

DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: URB. BO HATO TEJAS, 20 CALLE PABLO SALAS (SOLAR #2), BAYAMON PR 00959-4229.

Número de catastro: (15) 085001-002-91-000. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $153,600.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 14 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $102,400.00.

De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 21 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $76,800.00. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente.

Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $75,856.57 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 5.25% anual desde el 1 de noviembre de 2017 hasta su completo pago, más $3,150.74 de recargos acumulados los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $15,360.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que

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contenga el contrato del préstamo, incluyendo pero sin limitarse a gastos de mantenimiento, inspecciones y otros adelantos “corporate advances”. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesan los siguientes gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: a. Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Vs. Marcos Antonio Hernández Santiago, Marilyn Ortiz Rosario y la Sociedad Legal de Gananciales; el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro de Bayamón, Sala Superior, en el caso civil número BY2023CV02697, sobre Cobro de Dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $75,856.57 y otras cantidades, según demanda de fecha de 15 de mayo de 2023.

Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Bayamón Sur. Anotación B. Se les advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expediente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. 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 que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 2102015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 20 de diciembre de 2023. MARIBEL LANZAR VELÁZQUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #735, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN, SALA SUPERIOR.

MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION T/C/C FANNIE MAE Parte Demandante V.

JOSE FRANCISCO SANCHEZ GUADALUPE; SUCESION DE IVELISSE MARRERO ROMAN COMPUESTA POR LUIS RODRIGUEZ MARRERO Y FULANO DE TAL

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2022CV06570.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, hago saber a la parte demandada, JOSE FRANCISCO SANCHEZ GUADALUPE; SUCESION DE IVELISSE MARRERO ROMAN compuesta por LUIS RODRIGEUZ MARRERO, FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL; que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el 12 de septiembre de 2023, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor pagadero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o giro postal, a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, la siguiente propiedad con dirección física: 10 Flamingo Apartments, Apt. 12104, Ave. Los Dominicos, Bayamón PR 00959 y que se describe como sigue: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Apartamento número 12104. Apartamento residencial de forma irregular, localizado en el primer (1er) nivel del edificio número 12 del Condominio Flamingo Apartments, radicado en el Barrios Pájaros y Hato Tejas del Municipio de Bayamón, Puerto Rico. El área aproximada del apartamento es de 1,428.46 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 132.70 metros cuadrados, la cual está distribuida de la siguiente manera: 274.96 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 25.54 metros, con el área del patio trasero y 1,153.50 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 107.16 metros cuadrados las demás áreas del apartamento.

Son sus linderos por el NORTE, en una distancia de 24 pies 0 pulgadas con elementos comunes generales; por el SUR, en una distancia de 23 pies 4 pulgadas, con elementos comunes generales; por el ESTE, en una distancia de 54 pies 2 pulgadas, con el apartamento LEGAL NOTICE número 12103 y con elementos ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO comunes generales; y por el DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- OESTE, en una distancia de 45 NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA pies 7 pulgadas, con elementos comunes generales. La puerta SALA DE BAYAMÓN de entrada de este apartamento

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Consta de sala, comedor, una cocina, un balcón, un dormitorio principal con un walk-in-closet y un baño, un pasillo principal en el cual están localizados un “laundry”, un baño y dos cuartos con closets. Este apartamento tiene derecho al uso exclusivo de un patio trasero.

Le corresponde a este apartamento dos espacios de estacionamientos identificados con el mismo número del apartamento. Este apartamento tiene una participación de 0.561645516% en los elementos comunes generales del Condominio. Finca 78441 inscrita al Folio 187 del tomo 1891 de Bayamón Sur, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Bayamón. La finca antes descrita se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: (i) HIPOTECA constituida por José Francisco Guadalupe y Ivelisse Marrero Román, en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Oriental Bank o a su orden por $115,950.00, affidavit 14534 al 4% y vencedero el 1 de agosto de 2045, según Escritura #146, en San Juan, a 2 de julio de 2015, ante Notario Christian M. Castillo Moreno, inscrita al folio 75 del tomo 1957 de Bayamón Sur, Finca 78441, inscripción 3ra. Modificada la hipoteca de la inscripción 3ra, se difieren 10 pagos vencidos de principal e interés por la suma de $6,089.16, conforme al Artículo 8 del RC489, según instancia del 19 de abril de 2021, ante Carla M. Nevárez Pérez, inscrita al Sistema Karibe de Bayamón Sur, finca #78441, en nota marginal 5.1. La hipoteca objeto de esta ejecución es la que ha quedado descrita en el inciso (i). Será celebrada la subasta para con el importe de la misma satisfacer la sentencia dictada el 18 de julio de 2013, mediante la cual se condenó a la parte demandada pagar a la parte demandante la cantidad adeudada y vencida ascendiente a $100,045.66 de principal, más intereses acumulados, que continuarán acumulándose al 4% hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más cargos por demora y otros cargos, más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, según pactado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario.

La PRIMERA SUBASTA será celebrada el día 8 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA. en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma, la cantidad de $115,950.00 sin admitirse oferta inferior. De no haber remate ni adjudicación, celebraré SEGUNDA SUBAS-

TA el día 15 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la que servirá como tipo mínimo, dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $77,300.00. Si no hubiese remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, celebraré TERCERA SUBASTA el día 22 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar en la que regirá como tipo mínimo, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para la primera subasta, o sea, $57,975.00. El Alguacil que suscribe hizo constar que toda licitación deberá hacerse para pagar su importe en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América, de acuerdo con la Ley y de acuerdo con lo anunciado en este Aviso de Subasta. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables.

Se entiende que todo licitador que comparezca a la subasta señalada en este caso acepta como bastante la titulación que da base a la misma. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si la hubiere al crédito que da base a esta ejecución continuará subsistente, entendiéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos, sin destinarse a su extinción cualquier parte del remanente del precio de licitación. La propiedad para ejecutar será adquirida libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o 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, 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 subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante.

Vendida o adjudicada la finca o derecho hipotecado y consignado el precio correspondiente, en esa misma fecha o fecha posterior, el alguacil que celebró la subasta procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura pública de traspaso en representación del dueño o titular de los bienes hipotecados, ante el notario que elija el adjudicatario o comprador, quien deberá abonar el importe de tal escritura. El alguacil pondrá en

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posesión judicial al nuevo dueño, si así se lo solicita dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la confirmación de la venta o adjudicación. 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 ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del deudor la ocupen. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO DE LOS LICITADORES Y DEL PUBLICO EN GENERAL y para su publicación de acuerdo con la Ley, expido el presente Edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal. En BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico, hoy 22 de diciembre de 2023. MARIBEL LANZAR VELÁZQUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #735, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE BAYAMÓN.

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ENDEAVOR CAPITAL PR LLC Demandante V.

SOL AND ROK LLC, SOLMON M. CHOWDHURY, SU ESPOSA ROKEYA BEGUM Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA ENTRE ELLOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2023CV01773.

(401). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECAS Y GRAVAMEN MOBILIARIO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. YO, el(la) Alguacil que suscribe, por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia, expedido el 15 de noviembre de 2023 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, quien pagará el importe de la venta en dinero efectivo o en cheque certificado o de gerente, a la orden del Alguacil suscribiente, en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, el día 1 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LA(S) 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, para la Finca Número 25,159 y para la Finca Número 25,314, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de Carolina, todo título, derecho o interés que corresponda a la parte demandada sobre el inmueble que se describe a continuación:

a. RÚSTICA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Vistas de Yunque Mar, situada en el Barrio Mameyes de la Municipalidad de Río Grande, (antes Luquillo), Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización, con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Solar con un área, superficial de dos mil cuatrocientos dieciséis punto uno cero nueve cero metros cuadrados (2,416.1090 m.c.), identificado con el número veintiséis (26) de la Urbanización Vistas del Yunque Mar. En lindes por el NORTE, en distancia de veintiséis punto ochenta y ocho (26.88) metros lineales con terrenos de la Puerto Rico Industrialized Home, Inc.; por el SUR, en distancia de veintisiete punto noventa y tres (27.93) metros lineales con la calle número uno (1) de la Urbanización; por el ESTE, en distancia de ochenta y cuatro punto treinta y seis (84.36) metros lineales con el solar número veintisiete (27) de la Urbanización; y por el OESTE, en distancia de noventa y dos punto ochenta y uno (92.81) metros lineales con el solar número veinticinco (25) de la urbanización. Finca número 25,159, inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 453 de Río Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Tercera Sección. Dirección Física: Urb. Vistas de Yunque Mar, Solar #26, Río Grande, PR. La propiedad descrita anteriormente está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: Afecta por su procedencia: Servidumbres a favor de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico, servidumbre de paso, Condiciones Restrictivas de Uso y Edificación y Condiciones Restrictivas a favor de Yunque Mar Residential Beach Development Corporation. Por sí: HIPOTECA: En garantía de un pagaré a favor de Endeavor Capital PR LLC, o a su orden, por la suma de $110,000.00, con interés al 12.00%, y vencedero a la presentación, según consta de la escritura #45, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 25 de mayo de 2022, ante la Notario Público Laura Cuevas Bonilla, inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Grande, inscripción 3ª. b. Solar radicado en la Urbanización Vistas de Yunque Mar, situada en el Barrio Mameyes de la Municipalidad de Luquillo, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar con un área superficial de dos mil quinientos cincuentaisiete puntos cinco mil ciento cincuenta y ocho metros cuadrados (2,557.5158 m.c.), identificado con el numero veinticinco (25) de la Urbanización Vistas de Yunque Mar. En lindes por el NORTE, en distancia

de treinta puntos cero siete (30.07) metros lineales con terrenos de la Puerto Rico Industrialized Homes Inc.; por el SUR, en distancia de treinta y dos punto noventa y nueve (32.99) metros lineales con la Calle número uno (1) de la Urbanización; por el ESTE, en distancia de noventa y dos punto ochenta y un (92.81) metros lineales con el solar número veintiséis (26) de la Urbanización; y por el OESTE, en distancia de ochenta y uno punto setenta y cinco (81.75) metros lineales con el solar número veinticuatro (24) de la Urbanización. Dicho solar está afecto en su parte posterior en forma diagonal de Este a Oeste a una servidumbre de tres metros (3.00 m.) de ancho de Alcantarillado Sanitario; también está afecto a Servidumbre a favor de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica con relación al transformador localizado cercano a su colindancia Oeste con el solar número veinticuatro (24) y frente al solar en su colindancia Sur con la calle número uno (1) de la Urbanización. Finca número 25,314, inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 458 de Río Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Tercera Sección. Dirección Física: Urb. Vistas de Yunque Mar, Solar #25, Río Grande, PR. La propiedad descrita anteriormente está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: Afecta por su procedencia: Condiciones Restrictivas; Servidumbre de Paso; Condiciones Restrictivas de Uso y Edificación; Servidumbre Pluvial a favor de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica.

Por sí: HIPOTECA: En garantía de un pagaré a favor de Endeavor Capital PR LLC, o a su orden, por la suma de $120,000.00, con interés al 12%, y vencedero a la presentación, según consta de la escritura #75, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 9 de septiembre de 2022, ante la Notario Público Laura Cuevas Bonilla, inscrita al tomo Karibe de Río Grande, inscripción 6ª.

Según pactado en la Escritura Número 45 de Hipoteca, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 25 de mayo de 2022, ante la Notario Público Laura Cuevas Bonilla, que es objeto de este procedimiento, servirá de tipo mínimo para la primera subasta de la Finca Número 25,159 la suma de $110,000.00. Según pactado la Escritura Número 75 de Hipoteca, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 9 de septiembre de 2022, ante la Notario Público Laura Cuevas Bonilla, que es objeto de este procedimiento, servirá de tipo mínimo para la primera subasta de la Finca Número 25,314 la suma de $120,000.00. De no adjudicarse las propiedades en las primeras subastas, se celebrarán SEGUNDAS SUBAS-

24 TAS, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de Carolina, el día 8 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LA(S) 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, para la Finca Número 25,159 y para la Finca Número 25,314, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA. Los tipos mínimos para las segundas subastas serán dos terceras partes (2/3) de los tipos mínimos de las primeras subastas, o sea, para la Finca Número 25,159 será la suma de $73,333.33 y para la Finca Número 25,314 será la suma de $80,000.00. De no adjudicarse las propiedades en las segundas subastas, se celebrarán TERCERAS SUBASTAS en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de Carolina, el día 15 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LA(S) 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, para la Finca Número 25,159 y para la Finca Número 25,314, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA. Los tipos mínimos para las terceras subastas serán las mitades (1/2) de los tipos mínimos que se pactaran para las primeras subastas, o sea, para la Finca Número 25,159 será la suma de $55,000.00 y para la Finca Número 25,314 será la suma de $60,000.00. Estas subastas se harán para satisfacer a la parte demandante, hasta donde alcance, las siguientes sumas: a. Al 15 de mayo de 2023, bajo el Contrato de Préstamo I, y los demás documentos de préstamo, una suma no menor de $133,909.50, la cual se desglosa como sigue: (i) $110,000.00 por concepto de principal; más (ii) $11,646.67 por concepto de intereses acumulados y no pagados, cantidad que se continúa acumulando hasta su total y completo pago a razón de $73.33 diarios; más (iii) $1,112.83 por concepto de cargos por demora; más (iv) $150.00 por concepto de otros gastos; más (v) la suma agregada de $11,000.00 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado pactados expresamente por las partes, según se desprende del Pagaré Hipotecario I y la Hipoteca I. b. Al 15 de mayo de 2023, bajo el Contrato de Préstamo II, y los demás documentos de préstamo, una suma no menor de $149,377.00, la cual se desglosa como sigue: (i) $120,000.00 por concepto de principal; más (ii) $16,397.00 por concepto de intereses acumulados y no pagados, cantidad que se continúa acumulando hasta su total y completo pago a razón de $80.00 diarios; más (iii) $830.00 por concepto de cargos por demora; más (iv) $150.00 por concepto de otros gastos; más (v) la suma agregada de $12,000.00 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado pactados expresamente por las partes, según se desprende del Pagaré Hipotecario II y la Hipoteca II.

Las ventas en públicas subastas de las propiedades descritas anteriormente se verificarán libres de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte dichas propiedades. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si lo hubiera, al crédito que da base a esta ejecución, continuará subsistente, entendiéndose además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate.

Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Carolina durante horas laborables. El Alguacil procederá a otorgar las correspondientes escrituras de ventas judiciales y se pondrá al(os) comprador(es) en posesión física del(os) inmueble(s), de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. POR LA PRESENTE, se les notifica a los titulares de créditos y/o cargas registrales posteriores, si alguno, que se celebrarán las SUBASTAS en la fecha, horas y sitio anteriormente señalados, y se les invita a que concurran a dichas subastas, si les conviniere, o se les invita a satisfacer, antes del remate, el importe del crédito, sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del Acreedor ejecutante, siempre y cuando reúnan los requisitos y cualificaciones de Ley para que se pueda efectuar tal subrogación. Y PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN en el tablón de edictos de este Tribunal y en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde se celebrarán las subastas señaladas. Además, en un periódico de circulación general en dos (2) ocasiones y mediante correo certificado a la última dirección conocida de la parte demandada. EXPEDIDO el presente EDICTO DE SUBASTA en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 12 de diciembre de 2023. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CAROLINA. ***

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Salón: 103. Sobre: COBRO UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIEN- ASOCIADO DE PUERTO TO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS RICO, S.S. UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL A: JOSÉ GUADALUPE PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTAFALERO CALDERÓN, DOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LITAMBIÉN CONOCIDO BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO CORNO JOSÉ G. FALERO RICO, SS.

A: KEVIN V TORRES ROSADO URB SAN JOSE 1111 CALLE MANUEL MARIN.

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

Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del 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 a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Edwin Serrano cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección edwin.serrano@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy día 03 de noviembre de 2023. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 03 de noviembre de 2023. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. JOSSIE D. BOBEE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC Demandante V.

JOSÉ GUADALUPE FALERO CALDERÓN, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO JOSÉ G. FALERO CALDERÓN, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

CORPORATION Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV10865.

(Salón: 802 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. CALDERÓN. JORGE GARCIA RONDON, Por la presente se le emplaza JAFGRONDON@GMAIL.COM. y notifica que debe contestar la A: M&T BANK ; JOHN demanda dentro del término de DOE Y RICHARD treinta (30) días a partir de la ROE PERSONAS publicación del presente edicto DESCONOCIDAS CON y deberá presentar su alegación POSIBLE INTERÉS. responsiva a través del Sistema (Nombre de las partes que se le Unificado de Manejo y Adminisnotifican la sentencia por edicto) tración de Casos (SUMAC), el EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscual podrá acceder utilizando cribe le notifica a usted que la siguiente dirección electróniel 08 de enero de 2024, este ca: https://unired.ramajudicial.

Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, pr, salvo que el caso sea de Sentencia Parcial o Resolución un expediente físico o que se en este caso, que ha sido debirepresente por derecho propio, damente registrada y archivada en cuyo caso deberá presenen autos donde podrá usted tar su alegación responsiva enterarse detalladamente de en la Secretaría del Tribunal y los términos de la misma. Esta notificar copia de la misma al notificación se publicará una licenciado Andrés Sáez Marresola vez en un periódico de ro, 501 Avenida Muñoz Rivera, circulación general en la Isla San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. (561) de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 338-4101, correo electrónico, 10 días siguientes a su notificaasaez@tmpllc.com, dentro de ción. Y, siendo o representando los treinta (30) días siguientes usted una parte en el procedia la publicación de este Edicto. miento sujeta a los términos Si usted deja de presentar su de la Sentencia, Sentencia alegación responsiva dentro Parcial o Resolución, de la cual del referido término, el tribunal puede establecerse recurso de podrá dictar sentencia en rerevisión o apelación dentro del beldía en su contra y conceder término de 30 días contados a el remedio solicitado en la departir de la publicación por edicmanda, o cualquier otro sin más to de esta notificación, dirijo a citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal, en usted esta notificación que se el ejercicio de su sana discreconsiderará hecha en la fecha ción, lo entiende procedente. de la publicación de este edicAdemás, se le apercibe que, to. Copia de esta notificación en los casos al amparo de la ha sido archivada en los autos Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley de este caso, con fecha 09 de para la Prevención del Maltraenero de 2024. En San Juan, to, Preservación de la Unidad Puerto Rico, el 09 de enero de Familiar y para la Seguridad, 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ Bienestar y Protección de los COLLADO, SECRETARIA. Menores, entre los remedios MILDRED J. FRANCO REVENque el Tribunal podrá conceder TÓS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR se incluyen la ubicación permaDEL TRIBUNAL. nente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de proceLEGAL NOTICE sos para la privación de patria ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO potestad, y cualquier otra meDE PUERTO RICO TRIBUdida en el mejor interés del (de NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUAby f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023).

DILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE Se le advierte de su derecho a AGUADA comparecer acompañado(a) de LIME HOMES, LTD. abogado(a) en los casos que Demandante V. proceda. Expido este edicto RAFAEL RUIZ bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 8 de enero de 2024.

RODRIGUEZ Y OTROS LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, Demandado(a) SECRETARIA GENERAL. ZAI- Caso Núm.: RN2023CV00019.

DA AGUAYO ÁLAMO, SECRE- (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUTARIA AUXILIAR. PERIOR). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN Demandados Civil Núm.: AB2023CV00231. JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE Demandante Vs. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HI- SAN JUAN KEVIN V. TRUST POTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO TORRES ROSADO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS MORTGAGE CORP Demandado UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PREDemandante V. Civil Núm.: MZ2022CV01538.

SIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS SUN WEST MORTGAGE

AMBOS.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de diciembre de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 10 de enero de 2024. En Aguada, Puerto Rico, el 10 de enero de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NOEMÍ DEL C. ROMÁN BOSQUES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ORIENTAL BANK COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIO DE THE MONEY HOUSE, INC. Demandante Vs.

IRIS ELAINE LOPEZ PEREZ

Demandados Civil Núm.: HU2023CV00857.

Sala: 208. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA).

EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO, SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD epígrafe procederá a vender R E S I D E N C I A L . N O T I F I C A - en pública subasta al mejor CIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR postor en efectivo, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los EDICTO. ANDRÉS SÁEZ MARRERO, Estados Unidos de América el PRSERVICE@TMPPLLC.COM. 20 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A A: RAFAEL RUIZ LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en RODRIGUEZ, FRANCISCA su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUTALAVERA CRUZ, DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE NAL CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUGANANCIALES POR MACAO, SALA SUPERIOR,

todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en: URBANIZACION SUNRISE (PALMAS DEL MAR), E-2 CALLE TWILIGHT (5), HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO 00791 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Lot number E-2 in the Sunrise at Palmas Del Mar Development, located at Palmas del Mar, Candelero Abajo Ward of the Municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico, with a surface area of 834.3279 square meters. It’s boundaries are as follows: by the NORTH, in a distance of 14.479 meters and 8.021 meters with Street number 5; by the SOUTH, in a distance of 25.222 meters with Principal Avenue; by the EAST, in a distance of 35.000 meters with Lot number 3; and by the WEST, in a distance of 34.708 meters with Lot number 1. There has been constructed: on this parcel of land a single detached residential dwelling unit. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita al Folio 181 del Tomo 597 de Humacao, bajo la finca número 27,997, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $291,611.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 27 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $194,407.33. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 5 DE MARZO DE 2024, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $145,805.50.

La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 211 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 17 de noviembre de 2020, ante el notario Pedro Luis López Adames y consta inscrita al Tomo Karibe de Humacao, Finca número 27,997, inscripción 6ta y última, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido contra la parte demandada ascendente a la suma de $279,779.39 por

concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de diciembre de 2022, más intereses al tipo pactado de 3.00% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además, la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $29,161.10.

Además, la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $29,161.10 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $29,161.10 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO, SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables.

Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación del inmueble 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 de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores ni preferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores conocidos y desconocidos que tengan inscritos, no inscritos, presentados y/o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor

The San Juan Daily Star ejecutante. La propiedad objeto de ejecución y descrita anteriormente se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores una vez el Honorable Tribunal expida la correspondiente Orden de Confirmación de Venta Judicial. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en general se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas.

Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de enero de 2024. JENNISA GARCÍA MORALES, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. WILNELIA RIVERA DELGADO, ALGUACIL #249, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO, SALA SUPERIOR.

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DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC Demandante V.

SUCN EPIFANIA MENDEZ COLON COMPUESTA POR ANA MÉNDEZ CALDERÓN Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2022CV01550.

(Salón: 701). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GENEVIEVE LOPEZ STIPES, LCDA. GLOPEZ@GMAIL.COM.

A: SUCESION DE EPIFANIA MENDEZ CALDERON, COMPUESTA POR ESTABAN SANTIAGO MENDEZ, SULMA IRIS SANTIAGO MENDEZ Y VICENTE SANTIAGO MENDEZ, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS, CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

el 09 de enero de 2024, 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 11 de enero de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 11 de enero de 2024.

LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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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 11 de enero de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 11 de enero de 2024. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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E.M.I. EQUITY MORTGAGE, INC. Demandante Vs.

JOSE ANTONIO BURES MARTINEZ, DIANA LIZBETH GONZALEZ OSORIO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUDemandados NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BA- Civil Núm.: CG2023CV03769.

YAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA “IN REM” (VÍA ORDINABAYAMÓN RIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR MIDLAND CREDIT EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS MANAGEMENT PUERTO DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENRICO, LLC COMO TE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIAGENTE GESTOR DOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASODE MIDLAND CREDIT CIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A LA PARTE CODEMANDADA: JOSÉ SANDRA ANTONIO BURES LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ MARTÍNEZ, POR SÍ Y Demandado(a) COMO REPRESENTANTE Caso Núm.: NJ2023CV00028.

DE LA SOCIEDAD (Salón: 702). Sobre: COBRO LEGAL DE BIENES DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. GANANCIALES NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCOMPUESTA CON DIANA CIA POR EDICTO. EDWIN OMAR SERRANO PEÑA, LIZBETH GONZÁLEZ EDWIN.SERRANO@ORF-LAW.COM. OSORIO; A LA SIGUIENTE A: SANDRA DIRECCIÓN: URB. LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ. MONTE PRIMAVERA (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) CARR. 787 KM 3.9 LOT EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus1 CALLE 1 CIDRA, PR cribe le notifica a usted que el 00739.

MANAGEMENT, INC. Demandante V.

10 DE ENERO DE 2024, 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

Por la presente se le(s) notifica que se ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en su contra, en la cual se alega entre otras cosas que la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma de $234,612.28 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de junio de 2023, más intereses al tipo pactado de 5.75%anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación.

Además, la parte demandada

adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $23,535.30.

Además la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $23,535.30 para cubrir cualquier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca y una suma equivalente a $23,535.30 para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca número 23, otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 27 de enero de 2023, ante el notario Irmarie Rivera Miranda, la finca número 17,585, inscrita al Folio 81 del Tomo 476 de Cidra, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección Segunda.

Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectando por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico. 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, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y notifique copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a las oficinas de CARDONA & MALDONADO LAW OFFICES, P.S.C. ATENCIÓN al Lcdo.

Duncan Maldonado Ejarque, P.O. Box 366221, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6221; Tel (787) 622-7000, Fax (787) 625-7001, Abogado de la Parte Demandante. Dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribunal podrá anotar su Rebeldía y dictar Sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado sin más citarle(s) ni oírle(s). EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y con el Sello del Tribunal. DADA hoy de de 2023, en Caguas, Puerto Rico. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRE-

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Demandado(a) TARIA. SANDRA J. TRINIDAD CAÑUELAS, SECRETARIA Caso Núm.: BY2023CV01233.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO AUXILIAR. ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN LEGAL NOTICE DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KEVIN SÁNCHEZ CAMPANERO, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO KEVIN.SANCHEZ@ORF-LAW.COM. DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUA: SUHEIDY NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANORTIZ SANTOS. CIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE (Nombre de las partes que se le PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE notifican la sentencia por edicto) PONCE SECRETARIO(A) que susGLADYS CHETRANGOLO EL cribe le notifica a usted que el MALDONADO Y OTROS 05 de octubre de 2023, este Demandante V. Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, ERLINDA CLAVELL Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debiCHETRANGOLO damente registrada y archivada Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PO2021CV02618 en autos donde podrá usted en(Salón: 605 CIVIL SUPERIOR). terarse detalladamente de los Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDA- términos de la misma. Esta noCIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE tificación se publicará una sola BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NO- vez en un periódico de circulaTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA ción general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días POR EDICTO. LUIS M. BARNECET VELEZ, siguientes a su notificación. Y, BARNECET@HOTMAIL.COM. siendo o representando usted A: ERLINDA CLAVELL una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la SenCHETRANGOLO. (Nombre de las partes que se le tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Renotifican la sentencia por edicto) solución, de la cual puede esEL SECRETARIO(A) que sus- tablecerse recurso de revisión cribe le notifica a usted que el o apelación dentro del término 27 de diciembre de 2023, este de 30 días contados a partir Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, de la publicación por edicto de Sentencia Parcial o Resolución esta notificación, dirijo a usted en este caso, que ha sido debi- esta notificación que se considamente registrada y archivada derará hecha en la fecha de la en autos donde podrá usted en- publicación de este edicto. Coterarse detalladamente de los pia de esta notificación ha sido términos de la misma. Esta no- archivada en los autos de este tificación se publicará una sola caso, con fecha 05 de octubre vez en un periódico de circula- de 2023. En Bayamón, Puerto ción general en la Isla de Puer- Rico, el 05 de octubre de 2023. to Rico, dentro de los 10 días LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, siguientes a su notificación. Y, SECRETARIA. MILITZA MERsiendo o representando usted CADO RIVERA, SECRETARIA una parte en el procedimiento AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. sujeta a los términos de la SenLEGAL NOTICE tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede es- ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO tablecerse recurso de revisión DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL o apelación dentro del término DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA REde 30 días contados a partir GIÓN JUDICIAL DE CAROLIde la publicación por edicto de NA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAesta notificación, dirijo a usted ROLINA esta notificación que se consiMULTIPLES MORTGAGE derará hecha en la fecha de la CORPORATION publicación de este edicto. CoDemandante V. pia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este FIRST BANK DE PUERTO caso, con fecha 09 de enero de RICO; COMO CUSTODIOS 2024. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el DE LOS EXPEDIENTES 09 de enero de 2024. CARMEN DE CAGUAS FEDERAL G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRESAVINGS AND LOAN TARIA. KEILENE RODRÍGUEZ ASSOCIATION OF MELÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA PUERTO RICO; JOHN AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC Demandante V.

SUHEIDY ORTIZ SANTOS

DOE Y RICHARD DOE

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2023CV03938.

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

A: JOHN DOE / RICHARD DOE.

Quedan notificados que la demandante de epígrafe ha radicado en este Tribunal una Demanda contra ustedes como

co-demandados en Ia que se solicita Ia cancelación por Ia vía judicial de un Pagaré hipotecario extraviado a favor de Caguas Federal Savings and Loan Association of Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por Ia suma principal de $30,8500.00 e intereses al 10 3/4% anual y vencimiento el día 1ro de marzo de 2016, mediante Ia Escritura Número 55 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico ante Ia notario público Mildred Goyco de Maldonado. El descrito Pagaré hipotecario grava la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: Apartamento número uno guión “L” (1-L) del primer piso del edificio número cinco (5) del Condominio Lucerna, localizado en la Avenida Pontezuela.

Colindante con Ia Urbanización Jardines de Country Club, en el municipio de Carolina, Puerto Rico y tiene un área superficial de ochenta y ocho punto catorce metros cuadrados (88.14 m/c). Está localizado al Sureste del pasillo de entrada número tres (3), en el primer piso. Colinda por el SUR, en tres punto treinta metros (3.30 m), con Ia parcela exterior del dormitorio número dos (2) y en cuatro punto cincuenta y cinco metros (4.55 m) con el apartamento número uno guión “H” (1-H); por el NORTE, en siete punto ochenta y cinco metros (7.85 m), con el pasillo de entrada que está frente al apartamento uno guión “M” (1-M); por el ESTE, en doce punto dieciséis metros (12.16 m), con la pared exterior Este y por el OESTE, en doce punto dieciséis metros (12.16 m), con el apartamento uno guión “J” (1-J). Este apartamento contiene lo siguiente: sala, comedor, cocina, lavandería, un (1) baño, un (1) pasillo que da acceso a los dormitorios, tres (3) dormitorios con sus respectivos guardarropas, un guardarropa de cama y balcón o terraza. Se le asigna a este apartamento el área de estacionamiento número cinco (5), (I-L). Inscrita al folio 232 del tomo 643 de Carolina, finca número 33154, Registro de Ia Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Carolina. Se les advierte que el presente Edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y se le requiere para que contesten la Demanda de epígrafe dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de su contestación en el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia de la misma a la parte demandante a la siguiente dirección: BUFETE APONTE & CORTES LCDA. ERIKA MORALES MARENGO PO Box 195337 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-5337 Tel. (787) 302-0014 / (787) 239-5661 Email: emarengo@apontecortes. com

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 presente por derecho propio. Se le apercibe que de no hacerlo, el tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia en rebeldía concediendo el remedio solicitado en Ia demanda, sin citarle ni oIrle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy día 20 de diciembre de 2023. Lcda.

Kanelly Zayas Robles, Secretaria Regional. Rosa M. Viera Velázquez, Sub-Secretaria.

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Demandante V.

JOHN DOE Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MT2023CV00685.

(Salón: 102 SALA SUPERIOR).

Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FRANCISCO J. FERNÁNDEZ CHIQUÉS, FFC@FFCLAW.COM.

A: JOHN DOE, JANE DOE, CUALQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA CON POSIBLE INTERÉS EN LA OBLIGACIÓN CUYA RESTITUCIÓN POR DECRETO JUDICIAL SE SOLICITA, O SEA, LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS QUE PUEDAN SER TENEDORAS DEL PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 09 DE ENERO DE 2024, 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

26 de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de enero de 2024. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 10 de enero de 2024. Vivian Y. Fresse González, Secretaria. Carmen Julia Rosario Valentín, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs.

ARNALDO ACEVEDO CAMACHO; ANA MARIA CATALA GONZALEZ

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2023CV03946.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: ANA MARIA CATALA GONZALEZ.

POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobré Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria en la que se alega adeuda la suma principal de $102,778.69, incluye la suma de $13,500.00 de principal diferido, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 4.25% anual, desde el día 1ro de junio de 2023, hasta su completo pago, más recargos acumulados, más la cantidad de $8,700.00, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, así como cualquier otra suma estipulada en el contrato de préstamo, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública subasta es: URBANA: Solar número Dos (2) del Bloque N guión Dos (N-2), sito en el proyecto de viviendas conocido como URBANIZACIÓN VILLAS DE TRUJILLO ALTO, localizado en el Barrio Las Cuevas del término municipal de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de CIENTO SETENTA Y UNO PUNTO SETENTA Y SEIS (171.76) METROS CUADRADOS. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número Uno (1) del Bloque N guion Dos (N-2); por el SUR, con el solar número Tres (3) del Bloque N guión Dos (N-2); por el ESTE, con la Calle número Diez (10); y por el OESTE, con la Calle número Dos (2). El inmueble antes descrito contiene una casa tipo “Garden Villa” de concreto diseñada para una

familia. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 179 del tomo 908 de Trujillo Alto, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Cuarta, finca número 30,646, inscripción segunda. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. 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: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que el caso sea un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.

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

Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. La información del (de la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante es la siguiente: Lcdo. Baldomero A. Collazo Torres RUA Núm. 10,189 Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC P.O. Box 11550 San Juan, P.R. 00922-1550 Tel. (787) 625-9999 Fax (787) 705-7387 E-mail: bcollazo@lawpr.com Se le notifica también por la presente que la parte demandante habrá de presentar para su anotación al Registrador de la Propiedad del Distrito en que está situada la propiedad objeto de este pleito, un aviso de estar pendiente esta acción.

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Demandante V. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO JEAN C DIAZ ROLON DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUDemandado(a) NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Caso Núm.: TA2023CV00422.

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN (Salón: 502). Sobre: COBRO LEGAL NOTICE JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO SAN JUAN NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENDE PUERTO RICO TRIBUISLAND PORTFOLIO CIA POR EDICTO. NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SERVICES, LLC NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COMO AGENTE DE GUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE COM. FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS CAGUAS A: JEAN C.

REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Demandante V.

SUCESION VICTOR AUGUSTO RIVERA MARRERO Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2021CV02889.

(Salón: 801). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FRANCES L. ASENCIO GUIDO, FRANCES.ASENCIO@GMLAW.COM.

FUND, LLC

Demandante V.

JESUS M. RIOS OCASIO

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023CV07065.

(Salón: 603). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERA, NATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. JESUS M. RIOS OCASIO - URB RIVERAS DE CUPEY 57 CALLE MARFIL SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00926.

A: JESUS M. RIOS A: MARITZA RIVERA OCASIO - URB RIVIERAS COLON; JOHN DOE DE CUPEY, 57 CALLE Y JANE DOE COMO MARFIL, SAN JUAN PR POSIBLES MIEMBROS 00926-7433.

DESCONOCIDOS DE EL SECRETARIO(A) que susLA SUCESION VICTOR cribe le notifica a usted que el AUGUSTO RIVERA 22 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2023, MABRERO; MARITZA este Tribunal ha dictado SenRIVERA COLON; JOHN tencia, Sentencia Parcial o en este caso, que ROE Y JANE ROE COMO Resolución ha sido debidamente registraPOSIBLES MIEMBROS da y archivada en autos donde DESCONOCIDOS DE podrá usted enterarse detaLA SUCESION MARIA lladamente de los términos de ISABEL COLON RIVERA. la misma. Esta notificación se

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de enero de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 11 de enero de 2024.

En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 11 de enero de 2024. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA. SANDRA TRINIDAD CAÑUELAS, SECRETARIA

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 08 de enero de 2024.

En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 08 de enero de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. JANE VILLEGAS DÍAZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 09 DE ENERO DE 2024, 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 10 de enero de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 10 de enero de 2024.

LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2023RF01576.

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COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT FINANCE, INC. Demandante Vs.

GENERAL DEPOT & XPRESS GROUP L.L.C; GRACIELA MILAGROS ARMAIZ SANTANA T/C/C GRACIELA ARMAIZ; PEDRO M. VAN RHYNE SOLER

Demandado Civil Núm.: BY2023CV06478.

Sobre: REPOSESIÓN DE GARANTÍA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: GENERAL DEPOT & XPRESS GROUP L.L.C; GRACIELA MILAGROS ARMAIZ SANTANA T/C/C GRACIELA ARMAIZ; PEDRO M. VAN RHYNE SOLER; GENERAL DEPOT & XPRESS GROUP L.L.C.: ROYAL INDUSTRIAL PARK, LOTE M4, CATAÑO, PR 00952; PO BOX 51913, SECTOR PALMAR, TOA BAJA, PR 00950; GRACIELA MILAGROS

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Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RUA NUM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970 TEL: 787- 751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155

Parte Demandante Vs.

CAROLINA GONZALEZ GUERRERO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV04626.

Sala 903. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: CAROLINA GONZALEZ GUERRERO URB PUERTO NUEVO, 1025 CALLE ALBANIA APT 3, SAN JUAN, PR 00920-4029.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal. 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: Lcda. Natalie Bonaparte Servera P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de noviembre de 2023. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria Regional. Myriam Rivera Villanueva, Secretaria De Servicios A Sala.

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How to win more games than anyone

By GLENN KRAMON

S

ometime in the next few weeks, when she wins her 1,203rd game, Tara VanDerveer at Stanford will pass Mike Krzyzewski at Duke as the college basketball coach — man or woman — with the most wins of all time.

It took Krzyzewski, who is known as Coach K, 47 seasons to reach that milestone. T Dawg, as VanDerveer is affectionately called on campus, will get there in 45, with 38 of them at Stanford. She will also do it with a higher winning percentage — about 82% of her games versus Krzyzewski’s 77%. She has won three NCAA championships, even though many of the nation’s best women’s basketball athletes can’t play for her because they don’t meet Stanford’s academic standards.

Most CEOs are lucky to have a decade of ascendancy at a job. How can a leader be so successful for almost half a century, with a winning record at Stanford for every season after her inaugural one in 1985?

Then there’s the fact that NCAA sports have changed fast in recent years. Now, collectives of big donors at competing schools are paying large sums to attract and keep athletes not just in football but also in other sports, including women’s basketball. (VanDerveer’s own players have declined substantial offers.) And soon, universities may have permission to pay athletes directly. But Stanford donors, affluent as they are, have so far not stepped up as much as those of other schools.

At 70, VanDerveer is a decade or two older than many of her most successful competitors. She’s old enough to be a grandmother to her players. But through generations of cultural change and a transformation of college athletics, she has found ways to adapt. There are lessons in her success, perhaps, for other baby boomers who find themselves in a workplace full of younger colleagues.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

Q: When you took this coaching job four decades ago, your dad said you were crazy because you couldn’t win in basketball at Stanford. Were you crazy?

A: In 1985, I had a great job coaching at Ohio State (283 the previous season, while Stanford was 9-19). We had just beaten Stanford by 32 points. But one player we recruited, Emily Wagner, chose Stanford over Ohio State, because if she got hurt or things didn’t work out on the court, Stanford was where she’d be happy. Emily was probably the reason I got hired, because she told the athletic director she wanted to play for me.

I said no the first time, then came back and met with Stanford’s track coach, Brooks Johnson. Brooks, who is Black, said Stanford’s team was almost all white and he could help me recruit a great diverse team. He was brilliant.

As for my dad, I told him, ‘‘We just have to get three or four of the best players from around the country.” And we did.

Q: Your own rules for leading a winning team?

A: Hire right. As my dad said, “You can’t win the Kentucky Derby on a donkey.” And not just players but staff. Be sure they complement you more than compliment you.

Have a vision for your players, and give them the tools.

Maximize people’s strengths and minimize their weaknesses.

Don’t be the center of attention. Don’t micromanage,

and seek input.

Outwork the players on your team. Take care of yourself — eat and sleep right, and exercise — so you can take care of one another. If you can’t swim, you can’t rescue the other swimmer, and you’ll both go down.

You can’t have 15 personalities, one for each player. But you can recognize everyone’s different, and get to know them and understand where they’re at.

Every behavior is communication — not just words but also eye contact and body language.

Know that if your senior leaders are unhappy, your whole team will be.

Learn the art of the controlled meltdown.

Q: The controlled meltdown. Can you elaborate on that one?

A: I try to be even-keeled — not get too high or too low.

I am intense, but I am not a screamer who gets technical fouls.

I want to set a good example for my players by demonstrating self-control. Only once did I go totally crazy — about 35 years ago. We were about to play the No. 1 team, Purdue. We had lost a couple games, and I had implemented a routine during our warm-up, with more ball handling. They weren’t doing it with any enthusiasm. I went ballistic. Before the game in the locker room, every player got a piece of my mind. Yes, we beat them. It was the only game Purdue lost in a 34-1 national-championship season. But I didn’t feel good about it. These were college women, and I wanted to treat them as adults. It wasn’t who I wanted to be.

Q: Are there any other secrets to your success as a leader?

A: I love what I do. And I have great people around me — assistant coaches who complement me with different strengths.

My associate head coach, Kate Paye, is incredibly organized.

I’m more pie in the sky. My assistants are better at technical things, like editing game video. They’re thorough scouts. And sometimes players need to talk to someone beside the head coach — and they’re attentive listeners.

I am also not afraid to take risks and experiment. We ran one kind of offense for at least 12 years very successfully. When our team personnel changed, I studied the “Princeton offense” and thought it fit our team better. We won the NCAA in 2021 running that offense.

Also, I am a lifelong learner — from professors, assistants, players. I watch other Stanford teams practice and ask coaches about their training methods. And I watch so much basketball.

I’m a copier who gets ideas from other basketball coaches.

My parents in upstate New York were the people from whom I learned the most about leadership. They were teachers, and we didn’t have much money, but we did incredible things.

They emphasized the common good. We were five kids.

They supported us all differently. I was sent to private school.

My sister was given a car. They didn’t keep score. They just understood what each child needed. I am that way, trying to understand what each player needs, and the needs are different.

Q: You’ve mentioned your piano teacher as an inspiration. Why? A: She took me where I couldn’t get to by myself. That’s what a great coach does.

Tara VanDerveer, the women’s basketball coach at Stanford University since 1985, at Maples Pavilion on the campus near Palo Alto, Calif., Jan. 11, 2024.

VanDerveer, who will soon pass Mike Krzyzewski at Duke as the college basketball coach — man or woman — with the most wins of all time, believes in experimentation, asking for help and the art of the controlled meltdown. (Ian C. Bates/The New York Times) Twenty-five years ago, at Christmas, when I was in my mid-40s, I decided to learn piano. My sister Heidi (the head women’s coach at the University of California, San Diego) bought me a keyboard. After two weeks, I thought, I can’t do this, so I found a teacher, Jodi Gandolfi. So now I’m suddenly a student. I wasn’t used to being a student. You make yourself vulnerable. You gotta play at a recital, and I would bomb, like the kid missing the free throw at the end of the game. So it helped me relate to our players better.

Within a year, I was much better and when people were surprised, I kept saying, “It’s not me, it’s Jodi!” It wasn’t just that she was so good technically, it was that you wanted to please her. When I didn’t have time to practice, she’d say, “Don’t worry, we can play duets this time.” She really understood me.

And I learned that if you want to be better, don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Q: What would you advise your fellow boomers as they struggle to remain relevant in a younger workplace?

A: Most important, we can show our younger colleagues that, like my piano teacher, we can take them to a place they can’t reach by themselves.

Be yourself, but do not fight change. Young people are the only ones who have grown up with technology — they live on their phones — and with a pandemic. Understand where they’re coming from.

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Saban, never showy, almost always successful, leaves a legacy beyond football

Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the College Football Playoff championship football game against Georgia, in Indianapolis on Jan. 10, 2022. Saban retired last week as the coach of Alabama’s football team after 17 seasons with the program, ending a storied partnership that saw him return the Crimson Tide to the top of college football with six national titles in a 12-year span. (AJ Mast/ The New York Times)

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hroughout a national era of disillusionment, institutional failure and turmoil, Alabama football, of all things, has been a machine of astonishing consistency, humming for nearly two decades at peak performance.

On a flinty gospel of hard work and discipline, Nick Saban, who took over as head football coach of the University of Alabama in 2007, ran up a catalog of accomplishments that Alabama fans will rattle off at the slightest prompting: a record seven national championships — six of them at Alabama after one at Louisiana State University — a record 15 straight seasons during which the team was ranked No. 1 at some point, a record 44 Alabama players picked in the first round of the NFL draft.

Saban’s retirement, announced last Wednesday,

comes after a season that some have argued was one of the best coaching jobs of his career. Even Bill Belichick, the similarly grouchy New England Patriots coach and Saban’s mentor, who parted ways with his team Thursday after 24 years, seemed to be stepping away a year or so too late.

Saban was at times the highest paid public employee in the entire country, a striking illustration of our national priorities, particularly in a state as poor as Alabama. But his successes on the field helped change how people thought about the state and the university.

In the late 1990s, when Alabama football was an afterthought, if the state showed up in the news, it was not usually for a good reason, recalled Chris England, now a state lawmaker who represents part of Tuscaloosa. When he told his classmates at Howard University, in Washington, D.C., that he was from Alabama, he said, they would respond, “Wow, how do you live there?”

It isn’t like that anymore.

“A few years ago, I was in Turkey and I was in the middle of a hotel lobby and had an Alabama shirt on, and people started screaming, ‘Roll Tide!,’” England recalled. “It has changed the reaction.”

The timing of this was fortunate. In the years that Saban was in Tuscaloosa, the state embarked on a long run of national embarrassments: sprawling corruption scandals, the resignation of a governor brought about by leaked recordings of his mortifying dirty talk and the whole circus surrounding Roy Moore’s 2017 run for U.S. Senate. (Saban received 426 write-in votes in that election.)

Seeing Alabama in a national headline often brought a shudder of dread, like watching a drunk relative stand up for a wedding toast.

But one could simply turn to the sports pages. Here, next to photos of Saban pacing the sideline in dyspeptic determination, Alabama was a byword for discipline and achievement.

This had been the case decades before, when Paul “Bear” Bryant was the Alabama coach and seemed at the

time to be setting an impossible standard. But Saban not only matched — and surpassed — Bryant’s achievements, he also brought a philosophical worldview that became as much a part of the program’s identity as its on-field success.

Saban espoused what he called “the process,” insisting that players focus entirely on what was required of them on each play rather than whatever was on the scoreboard.

He preached a restless perfectionism and a deep allergy to praise, which he called “rat poison.”

It was out of step with the direction of college football and the broader culture, and grew more so. With his permanent grimace and disinclination to discuss much of anything beyond play schemes and player development, Saban was almost the antithesis of camera-ready. But how we loved watching.

Saban adapted, grudgingly but with incredible success, to the changing pace of college football, eventually recruiting some of the sport’s most dynamic quarterbacks. But the true Saban aficionados knew him as the avatar of what was often called “joyless murderball” — steady, unexciting but inexorable conquest.

That is not how politics have been typically done in Alabama, where the approach has usually been big on defiance, less so on the details. Consider Saban’s former intrastate foe, Tommy Tuberville, the one-time coach at Auburn University who’s now a Republican U.S. senator mostly known for his showy blockade of hundreds of military promotions.

Saban has never been described as showy. He had one job, focused on it relentlessly and succeeded at it far beyond what Alabama fans could have ever dreamed. He did it so consistently and for so long, said England, that fans coming of age in Alabama had no other experience to compare it to.

“Only thing he knows is we’re the best and we have been forever,” England said of his own 14-year-old son, nervously anticipating what lies ahead. “He never knew what it was like to be awful.”

How to win more games than anyone From page 27 Q: How is your work different now that your competitors’ fans are forming collectives to pay their players hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for use of their “name, image and likeness (NIL),” and wooing stars like your All-American, Cameron Brink. And what will it mean if universities start paying athletes directly?

A: Now I have to work harder to convince families that the return on investment of a Stanford education will outweigh NIL or collective money. But the new Stanford collective is very important to our team’s success. And if universities can pay athletes directly, that will help assure the women do as well as the men, because of Title IX. We’ve worked so hard for equity. I’ve fought for that all my life.

Q: We draw inspiration from those who play (and work) for us. Tell us about some players who inspired you.

A: Angela Taylor was on the national title-winning team with two All-American guards so she almost never got to play. I asked her about her role. She said, “to spread sunshine.”

Jennifer Azzi was on my national team boarding the bus at 3:30 a.m. on a frigid night in Ukraine when we passed a group of struggling women in thin coats. She went outside the bus and opened her wallet and suitcase for them. Her teammates followed her.

Jayne Appel played her final game at Stanford on a broken foot and after the game didn’t want to take her uniform off — she so loved playing.

Jamila Wideman told her teammates to pick their heads up after we were upset by Old Dominion in the semifinals, and

they were lying on the floor crying. I couldn’t get their attention but Jamila got them to rise with: “I’d rather lose with you than win with anyone else.”

By the numbers Career wins: 1,201 National championships: 3 Times her teams have won 20 or more games (an NCAA record), including each of the past 22 seasons: 38 Percentage of NCAA women’s sports coaches who were women in 1971, according to Women’s Sports Foundation: 90% Percentage of NCAA women’s sports coaches who were women in 2021, according to Women’s Sports Foundation: 41%

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(Mar 21-April 20)

Your innate practicality and common sense are apt to be called into action on behalf of a group with which you’re affiliated, Aries. Some of them may be feeling muddled, and you’re the only one who has what it takes right now to see the matter through. Your own goals could be advanced today because of increased focus and clear thinking. Overall, this should be a great day to work on projects of your own. Enjoy!

Libra

(Sep 24-Oct 23)

Letters or phone calls could come today reaffirming the continued success you’ve been enjoying and presenting new opportunities, Libra. Your mind should be in a very good space to consider anything new that comes your way, and your common sense is high so you’re apt to see all sides of it. Therefore, whatever you have to think about, trust yourself! You tend to be innately practical and efficient, but today you’re even more so.

Taurus

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Gemini

(May 22-June 21)

Sagittarius

(Nov 23-Dec 21)

Cancer

(June 22-July 23)

Capricorn

(Dec 22-Jan 20)

Whatever tasks or chores you may have to perform today are likely to go much more quickly and efficiently than usual, Taurus. Your level of common sense is high, as is your physical energy. Success is strongly indicated in any kind of enterprise you take on today, so don’t be afraid to try anything, no matter how outrageous it may seem. By the way, don’t be surprised if other people come to you for advice.

You generally tend toward a very high level of perseverance, Gemini. No matter how difficult a task may seem to you, today it should go very smoothly, particularly if it involves in-depth study or research of some kind. Your thinking is especially clear and down to Earth today, and your common sense is operating at a very high level. Get to whatever needs to be done today and there won’t be any loose ends left for tomorrow.

Dreams could shed light on some personal ambiguities you’ve been trying to understand, Cancer. Your thinking is especially clear and logical now, and work should therefore be a snap. Money matters should go fairly smoothly today, particularly if paperwork or legal documents are involved. You should have practical insights that are stronger than usual, especially regarding finance.

Leo

(July 24-Aug 23)

Projects of all kinds that you could be working on with partners or friends could go especially smoothly today, Leo, as your thinking is especially sharp, clear, and logical. You and your friends are in an especially strong place right now, with trust and respect between you at an all-time high. Social events could bring stimulating discussions and stronger bonds between you and others. Work hard, but enjoy every minute of it.

Virgo

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Today could be one of those days when you look around the house and think, “What a mess!” You might then decide to give the whole place a thorough cleaning. This is fine, Virgo, as long as you don’t try to do it alone. Get others in the household to help out. You’ve been working very hard lately, and if you get too tired you could well be very short with everyone and be very poor company. Pace yourself!

(Oct 24-Nov 22)

Letters or phone calls could come today reaffirming the continued success you’ve been enjoying and presenting new opportunities, Libra. Your mind should be in a very good space to consider anything new that comes your way, and your common sense is high so you’re apt to see all sides of it. Therefore, whatever you have to think about, trust yourself! You tend to be innately practical and efficient, but today you’re even more so.

Today should prove a busy day on all levels. Inspiration for creative projects, particularly writing, should come to you in profusion, Sagittarius, and so you might produce results that could surprise even you. Communication with loved ones is particularly clear, open, and honest today. You will be able to clear up a few matters that may have been bothering you and those close to you. Children could prove a strong source of support and entertainment. Enjoy!

Generally you tend to let paperwork go, Capricorn, but today the necessity of handling budgeting and financial matters could force you to sit down and get it all done. However, where money and other resources are concerned, you’re apt to be especially practical and efficient, so don’t be surprised if you sail right through it and get it done well. Other paperwork, such as your own writing, should go equally well.

Aquarius

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

Today sensitivity combines with mental astuteness to bring your innate practicality and efficiency to the surface. You’ll probably have more than one chance to make use of this, Aquarius, whether it relates to work you do at home, you’re helping out a friend, or you’re working with a group. Family members and others find it easy to communicate with you and might come to you with matters they need to sort out. Enjoy your day.

Pisces

(Feb 20-Mar 20)

Today sensitivity combines with mental astuteness to bring your innate practicality and efficiency to the surface. You’ll probably have more than one chance to make use of this, Aquarius, whether it relates to work you do at home, you’re helping out a friend, or you’re working with a group. Family members and others find it easy to communicate with you and might come to you with matters they need to sort out. Enjoy your day.

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