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uerto Rico Electric Power Authority Retirees Association (AJAEE by its Spanish initials) President Johnny Rodríguez Ortiz on Thursday condemned what he characterized as the latest attack by the Financial Oversight and Management Board against retirees.

The oversight board this week asked U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain to allow it to end the collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) with PREPA unions, arguing the utility cannot pay the unaffordable pension and grievance claims.

As previously reported by the STAR, the oversight board said PREPA has two remaining CBAs – one with the Electrical Industry and Irrigation Workers Union (UTIER by its Spanish initials), with some 139 active members remaining, and one with the Independent Professional Employees (UEPI), with some three active members remaining.

Each of the CBAs require, among other things, that PREPA’s current pension system continue to operate and be maintained as a fully funded trust.

“PREPA cannot assume its CBAs because it is unable to cure the significant multibillion dollar underfunding of its defined benefit plan, meet future funding obligations to maintain the system as it currently exists and as required by the CBAs, or pay the unions’ grievance claims asserted in excess of $1 billion,” the oversight board said in a motion filed Tuesday. “Assumption of the CBAs would also be inconsistent with the pension reform measures the Oversight Board has determined are essential to ensure adequate funding for accrued pension benefits. The pension reform measures are the same as those implemented for governmental employees of the Commonwealth and other Title III debtors.”

The AJAEE president asserted that “[o]ur Retirement System has been attacked over the last 10 years by the governments in power until it became completely bankrupt in April 2023.”

“Now to make matters worse, the Fiscal Control Board intends to eliminate it completely,” Rodríguez Ortiz said.

He noted that the process of decapitalization of the PREPA Employee Retirement System began in 2015, when Lisa Donahue, from the company AlixPartners, was hired by PREPA under the administration of then-Gov. Alejandro García Padilla to restructure the debt of the public corporation.

“But what the Fiscal Control Board and Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia, who was an advisor to this

Board, are doing is completing the process to disappear our Retirement System before the electoral process in Puerto Rico,” the AJAEE president said. “They see everything as a business, regardless of the future of the over 12,000 retirees involved.”

Rodríguez Ortiz insisted that “they have invented eliminating the UTIER Collective Bargaining Agreement, where our pension plan originates, but we retirees from the Electric Power Authority cannot allow this.”

“We made our individual contributions and the System was very well managed, until PREPA stopped paying, failing to comply with the recommendations and all the warnings of the actuaries,” he said. “Everything that happened has been planned in order to destroy something that worked well for more than 70 years and was an example of healthy administration.”

Rodríguez Ortiz said he trusts that the PREPA Employees’ Retirement System board of trustees will do what is appropriate since “it has the fiduciary obligation to defend [the system] to the final consequences.”

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Retirees Association President Johnny Rodríguez Ortiz

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Mayagüez declares state of emergency over drinking water shortage

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ayagüez interim Mayor Jorge Ramos Ruiz signed an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency in the western coastal city due to drinking water supply problems.

In addition, he asked Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia to provide immediate attention to the critical state of Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) infrastructure in the western region.

“The residents of our town, like other municipalities in the western region of the country, have been experiencing constant interruptions due to breakdowns in the PRASA system, so we have had to take measures to

Jorge Ramos Ruiz, interim mayor of Mayagüez (Facebook)

address the crisis and provide the precious liquid to our residents through tanker trucks located in different sectors of Mayagüez for several days now,” Ramos Ruiz said in a written statement.

Since Dec. 31, PRASA has been reporting a breakdown of the pumping system located in the Río Grande de Añasco, affecting the residents of Mayagüez as well as hospitals, shelters and businesses in the city.

“Since this morning, we have reactivated the oases [temporary water supply stations] in all the Mayagüez communities, especially those in our town’s highest and most critical areas, so we invite residents to pay attention to continuous notices through social networks of the Municipality of Mayagüez,” the interim mayor pointed out.

Summit meeting called to explore options in wake of layoffs at Aguadilla hospital

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n response to the news that El Buen Samaritano hospital in Aguadilla suspended 15 of its workers from employment and pay due to lack of “cash flow,” Sen. Keren Riquelme Cabrera summoned the island Health secretary, the leaders of the Hospitals Association and the Hospital Administrators Association, and the Commissioner of Insurance of Puerto Rico to a summit meeting to evaluate alternatives for avoiding the possible closure of the medical facility.

Legislators from the western region and hospital management will also be invited to the meeting, the at-large senator said.

“The western region is one of great population; more than 300,000 people reside in its municipalities. They need a robust hospital network, even more so now with the demographic reality we face where the population of older adults is skyrocketing,” Riquelme

Cabrera said. “El Buen Samaritano hospital provides essential services to a sector of that population; its closure is not an option. We are going to work to see what happens at this [medical] center and how, from the Senate, we can help.”

On Wednesday, the administration of the aforementioned hospital announced that the suspension of the 15 employees is due to a lack of capital and that they hold insurance companies, with their medical plans, responsible as part of the problem.

In January of last year, the New Progressive Party senator held a forum with members of the hospital industry where the issue of late payments by insurers was discussed, among other reasons behind the precarious economic situation faced by some of the 68 hospitals in Puerto Rico. A number of legislative measures and follow-up meetings have emerged from those forums.

“The issue with the payment of health

insurers to providers, in this case the Good Samaritan hospital, is a recurring one,” Riquelme Cabrera said. “During the meeting in January 2023, it was discussed that one of the main reasons for the situation where hospitals are concerned is the lack of timely payment, among other administrative situations.”

“We recognize that there is a historic exodus of doctors; we have worked on this in multiple meetings with the components of this very important health sector,” she added.

“This lack of resources also affects hospitals tremendously. There are no easy solutions, but something has to be done to prevent the

people who visit this hospital from being adversely affected by the situation they are going through.”

Sen. Keren Riquelme Cabrera

Puerto Rico bankruptcies increased in 2023

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uerto Rico experienced 4,435 bankruptcy court petitions in 2023, which represented a 16.4% year-over-year (YoY) increase from 3,810 petitions in 2022, according to a report from the firm Boletín de Puerto Rico.

The number of bankruptcies submitted in 2022 was 1.4% less than the number of bankruptcies filed in 2021, when 3,863 bankruptcies were recorded.

The island recorded 3,003 Chapter 13 cases in 2023, marking a 23.6% YoY increase.

Chapter 13 bankruptcy, also referred to as the wage earners bankruptcy, offers debt adjustments for those with regular incomes.

Last year, 66 Chapter 11 cases were filed, representing a 34.7% YoY increase. A case filed under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code is frequently referred to as a “reorganization” bankruptcy. Usually, the debtor remains

“in possession,” has the powers and duties of a trustee, may continue to operate its business, and may, with court approval, borrow new money. A plan of reorganization is proposed, creditors whose rights are affected may vote on the plan, and the plan may be confirmed by the court if it gets the required votes.

Meanwhile, some 1,362 Chapter 7 filings were recorded, for a YoY increase of 3.2%.

In 2022, the number of Chapter 7 filings was 1,320. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a process that allows a person to ask a bankruptcy court to wipe out most of their debts. It is also known as liquidation, or straight bankruptcy.

Meanwhile, four Chapter 12 cases were filed in Puerto Rico in 2023, a 63.6% YoY decrease. Chapter 12 is designed for “family farmers” or “family fishermen” with “regular annual income.” It enables financially distressed family farmers and fishermen to propose and carry out a plan to repay all or part of their debts.

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40% of PDP candidates are women

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opular Democratic Party (PDP) President Jesús Manuel Ortiz González, announced Thursday that after having completed the process of filing candidacies for the November elections, 40% of the candidates for elective positions under the “Pava” -- the party’s emblem -- are women.

The achievement represents the PDP’s commitment to an equitable presence on the ballot and to represent the reality of the island’s electorate.

“We are committed to building a Puerto Rico in which every citizen feels represented, and these candidacies are a reflection of our commitment to a more equitable and just society,” Ortiz González said, while emphasizing that diversity of perspectives enriches the quality of democracy and strengthens the legitimacy of institutions. “Currently, of the 1,400 candidates for the PDP, 565 are women.”

According to data provided by the PDP’s Office of the Electoral Commissioner, in the candidacies for at-large legislators, one for the House and one for the Senate is a woman. In the case of senators by district, of a total of 24 candidates, eight are women. Meanwhile,

Sen. Migdalia González Arroyo

13 PDP candidates for district representative are women, as are 22 mayoral candidates, and among candidates for seats in municipal assemblies, 520 of 1,189 are women.

Ortiz González added that: “Women are 53% of Puerto Rico’s population and 54% of election participants; however, only 20% of elected officials are women.”

“In the case of the PDP, of the 34 women who aspired to elective positions in 2020, only 11 managed to become legislators and five became mayors,” he said. “We need to change that paradigm and this data tells us that we are on the right track.”

PDP Vice President Sen. Migdalia González Arroyo, meanwhile, thanked “each

woman who responded to our call to insert themselves in this political process that gives us the opportunity to make ourselves visible and to be an active part in the decision-making processes, recognizing that in the PDP we are an inclusive party that offers opportunities to women to contribute to a more equitable Puerto Rico.”

“This is a time of action, a moment to strengthen our solidarity and work together for a Puerto Rico where every woman has the opportunity to lead, influence and thrive,” she said.

Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes added that “as president of the Popular Women’s Organization, we promote that in each election there are more women aspiring to elective positions.”

“Of course, being a woman is not enough,” she said. “To that we must add commitment, preparation and a fighting spirit. We’re moving forward.”

Ortiz González vowed that “as president, I will continue to work to encourage the participation of women in politics, ensuring that they have the opportunity not only to run, but also to lead and contribute to the development of policies that benefit all Puerto Ricans.”

The Three Wise Men arrive early at Petaca Iguina in Arecibo

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he faces of the boys and girls who showed up Thursday at Petaca Iguina Coliseum in Arecibo said it all: the Three Wise Men have arrived and they brought us gifts.

From early in the morning, the municipal task force was ready to celebrate the beloved tradition of the Three Wise Men, or Tres Reyes (Three Kings). Mayor Carlos “Tito” Ramírez Irizarry said “it has been a success to celebrate this Puerto Rican tradition with the families of our city.”

In the distribution of gifts, which was done in drive-through fashion, parents and grandparents who brought the children expressed gratitude for the event, as well as the organization and logistics. For the initiative, 2,300 gifts obtained via public bidding were made available, where the main criterion was the educational and recreational value of the gifts.

“They were specifically separated for the years 0 to 3, 4 to 8 and 9 to 15, such as dolls, cars, board games, and none are related to weapons, war or had sharp [points or edges], seeking safety and promoting healthy entertainment,” the mayor noted.

The children also enjoyed candy, popcorn and cotton candy, as well as pizza, water and soft drinks. The event started at 10 a.m. and went on until 3 p.m.

Norma Gómez, a native of the Martell urbanization, who came with her one-year-old daughter, said “the Three Kings are a symbol of the joy and peace of this time, which should last forever.” For Gómez, her most cherished memory of the beloved holiday “is when my dad would always take us to prepare the grass for the camels.”

“That was not missing,” she said. “At home there were three of us and they are very beautiful memories, which are not forgotten.”

Keisla Rivera, who came with her children and nephews from Barrio Bajadero, celebrated the event with one of her companions, her nephew Jesús Náter, age 10, who insisted that “I am not going to leave grass for the camels, we already get food” for a horse.

“It’s just that everyone has enough grass,” he added, expressing certainty that the revised menu would be more beneficial to the tired camels.

Also cheering with music in the procession of cars was Lourdes Soto, in her character “Lulichuli,” a little clown who has been doing children’s activities for five years, and who enjoys her work “with great joy and enjoying the children’s occurrences.”

“The best thing is her spontaneity and her contagious laughter,” she said. “For me, the celebration of the Three

Kings means many memories of family activities with cousins, celebrating and also pulling a couple of pranks. To all those who have come to Petaca Iguina and to all of Puerto Rico, we wish you a happy Three Kings Day this coming Saturday.”

The Three Kings handed out some 2,300 educational and recreational gifts on Thursday in Arecibo.

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Former Cataño mayor to run for his old seat

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he former Popular Democratic Party (PDP) mayor of Cataño, José Rosario Meléndez, on Thursday announced his official candidacy for mayor of the San Juan metropolitan area municipality in the November elections.

“I come with strength and determination to give back to Cataño the experience of a good government, with results and inclusion,” the businessman said at the PDP headquarters in Puerta de Tierra, where he was accompanied by his family, other party members and candidates for the municipal assembly. “After the four-year term of Cano Delgado and the current one, the request of the people is to return to work.”

Rosario Meléndez was mayor of Cataño for two terms, from 2009 to 2016.

“In these last two years in Cataño we have not had a good time and that is obvious,” he said. “My priorities are clear, starting with returning a healthy administration to the people.”

Among other issues, the candidate mentioned the importance of the promotion of

Former Cataño mayor José Rosario Meléndez sports, such as Superior Women’s Volleyball, as well as economic development and trans-

forming La Esperanza Park into a modern center in support of activity tourism.

Other initiatives Rosario Meléndez noted refer specifically to the creation of protections for the benefit of the elderly population, which continues to increase, as well as the improvement of the quality of housing for the residents of the Juana Matos and Puente Blanco communities.

On Sept. 16, 2012, during his first term as mayor, Rosario Meléndez oversaw the granting of property titles in the coastal community of Juana Matos.

“About a hundred residents benefited from the deeds to their home, after years and years of waiting. What used to be said but could not be done, or they dragged their feet, was achieved in my administration,” he said. “That is what the people of Cataño are asking for, again.”

“Another goal is the unequivocal commitment to municipal public servants, who deserve to be better equipped to carry out their work, as well as to increase their salary, as has been achieved in other municipalities,” the former mayor added. “It’s a matter of having the commitment to look for alternatives.”

Mayoral candidate condemns alleged use of public campaign funds for creation of gardens

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ollowing the public confirmation of the mayor of Dorado that the signs placed in his municipality to highlight his image are paid for with funds from his political committee, Erik Rolón, the New Progressive Party (NPP) candidate for Dorado mayor, criticized this week the use by current Mayor Carlos López Rivera of municipal resources to create and maintain gardens under those signs, which bear his photograph, name, municipal logos and colors alluding to his partisan political campaign.

“This practice, in addition to being inappropriate, raises serious concerns regarding the misuse of government resources to favor a specific candidate to the detriment of democratic fairness,” said Rolón, who was once a judge. “It is essential to highlight that this practice not only violates the principles of the use of public property, but also creates an environment of inequality and unfair competition that is unacceptable in the electoral process.”

The mayoral candidate urged López Rivera “to immediately put an end to this practice and to respect the regulations in force.”

“We also ask the mayor to remove all ads and signs linked to his political campaign that

are violating the law, in compliance with the legal provisions. May he use that space to combat everyone’s problems equally in Dorado.”

“If this conduct persists in clear violation of the law and the wasting of public funds, we will be forced to take legal action and file a complaint with the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico and other authorities,” Rolón added. “Impartiality and transparency in the democratic process are essential to preserving the integrity of the electoral system in the Municipality of Dorado.”

“At the same time, and even more so given a career of 37 years in the political and electoral arena, the mayor must know that campaign ads carry a series of requirements and approvals that are not observed in those accepted by him as political labels that are a product of his campaign committee,” the challenger continued. “The only logical interpretation is the entrenchment that leads him to a recurrent behavior of overreaching official power. As a citizen, it is only up to me to raise the issues that I understand to be incorrect so that the competent authorities can make their conclusions.”

As previously reported by the STAR, López Rivera reacted on Wednesday to media reports about an alleged complaint filed against

him with the Electoral Comptroller’s office by another challenger for the mayor’s seat in Dorado, municipal assembly member Yamira Colón Rosa, who is running under the Citizen Victory Movement banner.

“Once again, the candidate of the Victoria Ciudadana party in Dorado makes statements and complaints without verifying whether the information is correct,” the mayor said. “In

Erik Rolón

Dorado, we are responsible and all signs that had information or images that are prohibited by the electoral ban were removed. The signs to which Mrs. Colón refers are political propaganda paid for with funds from the Carlitos López Committee. In fact, the photo that she gave to the press, which is a photo of my family located at the entrances to the town, was paid for with funds from my campaign.”

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Johnson visits border, turning up heat on Biden for an immigration deal

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ouse Republicans threatened earlier this week to starve the entire federal government of funding if President Joe Biden and Democrats fail to institute a crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border to choke off the flow of migrants streaming into the country.

The warning came as Speaker Mike Johnson led a visit by more than 60 House Republicans to Eagle Pass, Texas, to raise pressure on Biden and Democrats to agree to strict new immigration policies.

“No more money for this bureaucracy of his government until you’ve brought this border under control,” said Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. “Shut the border down or shut the government down.”

In a news conference Wednesday, Johnson attacked Biden for a surge in migrant crossings, demanding that he clamp down by deporting people who try to enter the country illegally and reinstitute a Trump-era policy of keeping migrants in Mexico until their day in immigration court.

He said Republicans would not support the administration’s efforts to secure more than $50 billion in security assistance for Ukraine unless Biden embraced the restrictions in a stringent border security bill the House passed last spring, calling it “what’s necessary to fix the problem.”

“If President Biden wants a supplemental spending bill focused on national security, it better begin by defending America’s national security — it begins right here on our southern border,” Johnson said.

Senate Republicans and Democrats are struggling to reach an agreement on border policy to speed those funds to Ukraine as part of a broader emergency spending bill.

The visit comes two weeks before the first of two deadlines to fund the government, which Senate negotiators hoped would help build momentum toward a border deal. The talks have centered around making it more difficult for migrants to claim asylum in the United States, by deporting or detaining more of those who cross the border, and keeping more of them out of the country while they await a decision on whether they will be allowed to enter.

Republicans in both the House and Senate have said that such changes are necessary to stem what they argue is a threat to the country’s national security.

“These are not people who are fleeing and are looking for asylum that are in fear for their lives,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday, claiming that “hardened criminals” were

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) delivers remarks during a press briefing at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington on Nov. 29, 2023.

During a visit to Eagle Pass, Texas, Johnson demanded that President Joe Biden crack down on illegal immigration. (Kenny Holston/ The New York Times)

taking advantage of lax border enforcement policies to wreak havoc in the United States.

But as GOP lawmakers flocked to Eagle Pass hoping to embarrass Biden with a scene of chaos and danger, the backdrop was mostly empty and serene. Only a handful of migrants could be seen crossing the narrow stretch of the Rio Grande as Johnson spoke to the news media — a trickle compared to the rush that unfolds there on a typical day.

“It may have to do with the fact that the speaker and 60-plus members showed up,” Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, a host of the event, told reporters. He suggested that cartels that smuggle migrants to the border had intentionally slowed down their work to undercut the GOP’s dire message.

Still, Democrats are not discounting the warnings. Biden and Democrats in Congress, recognizing the political liability they face if they fail to address the border, have signaled openness to making significant changes to existing border security policies, but not enough to satisfy Republicans. And in the House, Republicans are pressing for even more severe measures that Democrats are unlikely to embrace.

“This situation requires significant policy changes and House Republicans will continue advocating for real solutions that actually secure our border,” Johnson said Tuesday in a post on social media.

Republicans in both the House and Senate have insisted that sweeping immigration changes must be part of any bill to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, and GOP senators last month blocked a $110.5 billion national security spending bill that

would replenish Ukraine’s war chest. Their demands prompted Biden administration officials, including Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, to join neardaily bipartisan talks on Capitol Hill last month to find an elusive compromise on immigration policies — a reflection of the political pressure Democrats face to impose order on the border.

Senators resumed those negotiations in person Tuesday afternoon after holding them virtually over the last week with participants scattered around the country for the holidays.

Biden administration officials declined Tuesday to discuss the details of the talks but said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the negotiations are private, that they were moving in the right direction.

Late last month, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., the GOP’s lead representative in the talks, said negotiators had made “significant progress.” Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the minority leader, said in a joint statement with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the majority leader, that they were equally “committed to addressing needs at the southern border and to helping allies and partners confront serious threats in Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific.”

On Wednesday, Schumer and the White House accused Johnson of complicating the negotiators’ task by looking to score political points rather than working to enact meaningful changes.

“It’s very nice that they have a trip to the border, but the only way to solve this is here, working in a bipartisan way with Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats and House Democrats to get it done, period,” Schumer told reporters. “I hope the speaker will realize that if he wants to solve the problem on

the border.”

A White House spokesperson, Andrew Bates, noted that Johnson had spurned Biden’s request for more money to hire the Border Patrol agents and asylum officers who could help reduce the number of illegal crossings.

“Actions speak louder than words,” Bates said in a statement. “House Republicans’ anti-border security record is defined by attempting to cut Customs and Border Protection personnel, opposing President Biden’s record-breaking border security funding, and refusing to take up the president’s supplemental funding request.”

But as senators scramble to come up with a bipartisan compromise on immigration policy, House Republicans are focusing on more partisan border ventures. Next week, the chamber’s Homeland Security Committee is expected to hold the first in a series of hearings aimed at impeaching Mayorkas, whom Republicans accused of fomenting a migration crisis.

“The policies of Mayorkas are being used by the cartels to exploit the American people,” Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., the panel chair, told reporters in Eagle Pass. Mayorkas has denied similar charges in the past, and it is not clear that House Republicans have the votes to ultimately impeach him on the House floor.

Still, Johnson is under intense pressure himself from the right, which has led the charge against the Biden administration’s efforts to arm Ukraine. And Republicans have made a draconian approach to border security — including an overhaul of the nation’s asylum laws and a return to detention policies that forced migrants to wait in Mexico before making their case to a judge — a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign message.

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ormer President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to keep him on the primary ballot in Colorado, appealing an explosive ruling from the state Supreme Court declaring him ineligible based on his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

That ruling, Trump’s lawyers wrote, marked “the first time in the history of the United States that the judiciary has prevented voters from casting ballots for the leading major-party presidential candidate.”

Trump’s appeal adds to the growing pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to act, given the number of challenges to Trump’s eligibility and the need for a nationwide resolution of the question as the primaries approach.

“The issues presented in this petition are of exceptional importance and urgently require this court’s prompt resolution,” Trump’s lawyers wrote.

Trump’s petition followed a similar one last week from the Colorado Republican Party. The six voters who had prevailed in the Colorado Supreme Court filed a motion urging the justices to put the case on an exceptionally fast track.

The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on requests to expedite its consideration of the case. It is likely to act on them in the coming days.

The Colorado case is one of several involving or affecting Trump on the Supreme Court’s docket or on the horizon. After an appeals court rules on whether he has absolute immunity from prosecution, the justices may consider that question. And they will rule on the scope of a central charge in the federal election-interference case in a decision expected by June.

In a ruling last week, an election official in Maine agreed with the Colorado court that Trump was ineligible for another term. Trump appealed the decision from Maine to a state court there Tuesday. Both rulings are on hold while appeals move forward, giving the U.S. Supreme Court some breathing room.

Trump’s lawyers said the two rulings so far required the U.S. Supreme Court to act.

“The Colorado Supreme Court decision would unconstitutionally disenfranchise millions of voters in Colorado and likely be used as a template to disenfranchise tens of millions of voters nationwide,” they wrote.

“Indeed, the Maine secretary of state, in an administrative proceeding, has already used

the Colorado proceedings as justification for unlawfully striking President Trump from that state’s ballot.”

Richard L. Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the petition was “a strong legal document” that “raises some serious, difficult questions.”

He added: “This is not to say that Trump has presented slam-dunk arguments that he should win; rather, these are arguments that merit consideration by the Supreme Court.”

The case turns on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Adopted after the Civil War, it bars those who had taken an oath “to support the Constitution of the United States” from holding office if they then “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

Congress can remove the prohibition, the provision says, but only by a two-thirds vote in each chamber.

By a 4-3 vote, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that the provision applied to Trump, making him ineligible for another term.

“We do not reach these conclusions lightly,” the majority wrote. “We are mindful of the magnitude and weight of the questions now before us. We are likewise mindful of our solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor, and without being swayed by public reaction to the decisions that the law mandates we reach.”

Trump’s petition attacked the ruling on many grounds. It said the events culminating in the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6 were not an insurrection. “‘Insurrection’ as understood at the time of the passage of the 14th Amendment meant the taking up of arms and waging war upon the United States,” the petition said, noting that the amendment had been adopted after “the United States had undergone a horrific civil war in which over 600,000 combatants died, and the very survival of the nation was in doubt.”

“By contrast,” it added, “the United States has a long history of political protests that have turned violent.”

Even if the events culminating in the Capitol riot could be called an insurrection, the petition said, Trump himself had not “engaged in insurrection.”

The petition also said Section 3 did not apply to him because he had not taken the relevant kind of oath. And it said that the presidency was not one of the offices from which oath-breaking officials were barred.

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Trump’s lawyers said that Section 3 disqualified people subject to it from holding office — not from seeking it. If the candidate were elected, the petition said, Congress could remove that disqualification before the candidate’s term began.

The petition also argued that judges may not act unless Congress does. “Congress — not a state court — is the proper body to resolve questions concerning a presidential candidate’s eligibility,” it said.

More broadly, Trump’s petition said voters rather than judges should assess whether his conduct disqualified him from a second term.

The provision has never been used to disqualify a presidential candidate, but it has been the subject of cases involving other elected officials after the Jan. 6 attacks.

A state judge in New Mexico ordered Couy Griffin, a county commissioner in Otero County, removed from office un-

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der the clause. Griffin had been convicted of trespassing for entering a restricted area of the Capitol grounds during the attack.

Another state judge, in Georgia, assuming that the Jan. 6 attacks were an insurrection and that participating in them barred candidates from office, ruled that the actions of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., did not meet the standard for removal from the ballot.

Sidney M. Wolfe, scourge of the pharmaceutical industry, dies at 86

By CLAY RISEN

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idney M. Wolfe, a physician and consumer advocate who for more than 40 years hounded the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration over high prices, dangerous side effects and overlooked health hazards, bringing a new level of transparency and accountability to the world of medical care, died on Monday at his home in Washington. He was 86.

His wife, Suzanne Goldberg, said the cause was a brain tumor.

Along with consumer advocate Ralph Nader, Wolfe founded the Health Research Group in 1971, and over the next four decades used it as a base for his relentless campaigns on behalf of health care users. At the door to his office, on the seventh floor of a dingy building near Dupont Circle in Washington, he hung a sign that read “Populus iamdudum defutatus est” — Latin for, roughly, “The people have been screwed long enough.”

His strategy, built around what he called “research-based advocacy,” was to flood the zone with information: news releases, congressional testimonies and interviews in the media. A visitor to his office would invariably come away with a stack of reports recently issued by the Health Research Group.

Wolfe’s first effort, a few months before officially founding the group, was to write a letter with Nader to the FDA about contamination in bags of intravenous fluid manufactured by Abbott Laboratories — and then to release the

letter to the media. Within two days, some 2 million bags had been recalled.

The IV case “led me to think that there were an awful lot of problems that had been well documented, but no one had done anything about them,” Wolfe told The Washington Post in 1989.

Soon after their success with Abbott, Wolfe and Nader found themselves flooded with tips and leaks from doctors and researchers in the government and industry. In response they created the Health Research Group, an offshoot of Nader’s organization, Public Citizen.

Over his long tenure at the group, Wolfe managed to get more than a dozen drugs removed from the market, and warning labels affixed to dozens of others. He took on more than just drugs — among his targets were contact lenses, pacemakers, tampons, cigarettes and toothpaste, anything that might touch on health and health care.

He wrote a monthly newsletter in which he included a regular column called “Outrage of the Month.” In 1980, he self-published a book, “Worst Pills, Best Pills: A Consumer’s Guide to Avoiding Drug-Induced Death or Illness.” It became a New York Times bestseller and has sold more than 2.2 million copies over multiple editions.

His critics — and they were legion — called Wolfe a “gadfly” and a “zealot,” and even his admirers acknowledged that he could be demanding and impatient. For his 75th birthday, one of his daughters and a son-in-law gave him a doll, made to look like him, with a button that when pressed said, “It’s an outrage!”

He laughed off the jabs, but also insisted that he took a more measured approach than his critics said. He did not go after emergency or lifesaving drugs, such as those aimed at cancer or AIDS, he said, because he felt their benefits outweighed virtually any side effect. He also pointed out that most of what he published was not outrage but information — for example, a regular series in his newsletter about how to read a drug label.

But he never apologized for taking a tough stand against the health care industry.

“Somebody has to look out for people who are being manipulated by the hospitals, doctors, insurance and drug companies,” he told The Progressive magazine in 1993.

Sidney Manuel Wolfe was born on June 12, 1937, in Cleveland, the son of Fred and Sophia (Marks) Wolfe. His mother was an English teacher, his father an inspector for the U.S. Labor Department.

His first career aspiration was chemical engineering, which he studied at Cornell University. But he decided to find a new path after spending a summer working in a factory that made hydrofluoric acid, where regular contact with chemicals meant that “every day I’d go home with first-degree burns,” he told The Washington Post in 1978.

He transferred to Western Reserve University (today Case Western Reserve University), from which he graduated in 1959, and continued on into medical school. There he studied under Dr. Benjamin Spock, the pediatrician and peace activist, and spent time working with

drug overdose cases — two experiences that would shape his career.

After receiving his medical degree in 1965, Wolfe served in the Public Health Service, then moved to the National Institutes of Health, where he researched addiction. He also worked with the Medical Committee for Human Rights, a group of health care professionals active in the Civil Rights Movement.

Late one night he called a friend and fellow doctor to ask him to provide care for a sick woman associated with the Black Panthers.

“He said, ‘Get your ass out of bed,’” recalled the doctor, Anthony Fauci, later the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in a 1992 interview with The Wall Street Journal. “That’s vintage Sid.” Wolfe’s first marriage, to Ava Albert, ended in divorce. He married Goldberg, a psychologist and artist, in 1978. Along with her, he is survived by four children from his first marriage, Hannah, Leah, Rachel and Sarah Wolfe; two stepsons, Nadav and Stefan Savio; five grandchildren; and his sister, Janet, also a psychologist.

Dr. Sydney Wolfe, the prominent consumer advocate and cofounder of the Health Research Group, in Washington in 2005.

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Will America’s good news on inflation last?

By JEANNA SMIALEK

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rices climbed rapidly in 2021 and 2022, straining American household budgets and chipping away at President Joe Biden’s approval rating. But inflation cooled in late 2023, a spurt of progress that happened more quickly than economists had expected and that stoked hopes of a gentle economic landing.

Now, the question is whether the good news can persist into 2024.

As forecasters try to guess what will happen next, many are looking closely at where the recent slowdown has come from. The details suggest that a combination of weaker goods prices — things such as apparel and used cars — and moderating costs for services including travel has helped to drive the cool-down, even as rent increases take time to fade.

Taken together, the trends suggest that more disinflation could be in store, but they also hint that a few lingering risks loom. Below is a rundown of the big changes to watch.

What we’re talking about when we talk about disinflation.

What’s happening in America right now is what economists call “disinflation”: When you compare prices today with prices a year ago, the pace of increase has slowed notably. At their peak in the summer of 2022, consumer prices were increasing at a 9.1% yearly pace. As of November, it was just 3.1%.

Still, disinflation does not mean that

prices are falling outright. Price levels have generally not reversed the big run-up that happened just after the pandemic. That means things such as rent, car repairs and groceries remain more expensive on paper than they were in 2019. (Wages have also been climbing, and have picked up more quickly than prices in recent months.) In short, prices are still climbing, just not as quickly.

What inflation rate are officials aiming for?

The Federal Reserve, which is responsible for trying to restore price stability, wants to return price increases to a slow and steady pace that is consistent with a sustainable economy over time. Like other central banks around the world, the Fed defines that as 2% annual inflation rate.

What caused the 2023 disinflation surprise?

Inflation shocked economists in 2021 and 2022 by first shooting up sharply and then remaining elevated. But starting in mid-2023, it began to swing in the opposite direction, falling faster than widely predicted.

As of the middle of last year, Fed officials expected a key measure of inflation — the personal consumption expenditures measure — to end the year at 3.2%. As of the latest data released in November, it had instead faded to a more modest 2.6%. The more timely consumer price index measure has also been coming down swiftly.

The surprisingly quick cool-down star-

Shoppers in the Union Square neighborhood of New York, Dec. 19, 2023. One of the biggest economic surprises of 2023 was how quickly inflation faded — a dig into the details offers hints at whether it will last into 2024. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times) ted as travel prices began to decelerate, said Omair Sharif, founder of Inflation Insights. When it came to airfares in particular, the story was supply.

Demand was still strong, but after years of limited capacity, available flights and seats had finally caught up. That combined with cheaper jet fuel to send fares lower. And while other travel-related service prices such as hotel room rates jumped rapidly in 2022, they were increasing much more slowly by mid-2023.

The next change that lowered inflation came from goods prices. After jumping for two years, prices for products such as furniture, apparel and used cars began to climb much more slowly — or even to fall.

The amount of disinflation coming from goods was surprising, said Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank. And, encouragingly, “it was reasonably broad-based.”

What could be the next shoe to drop?

In fact, one source of long-awaited disinflation has yet to show up fully: a slowdown in rental inflation.

Private-sector data tracking new rents soared early in the pandemic but then slowed sharply. Many economists think that pullback will eventually feed into official inflation data as renters renew their leases or start new ones — but the process is taking time.

What could go wrong?

Of course, that does not mean Fed officials and the American economy are entirely out of the woods. Falling gas prices have been helping to pull inflation lower both overall and by feeding into other pri-

ces, such as airfares. But fuel prices are notoriously fickle. If unrest in gas-producing regions causes energy costs to jump unexpectedly, stamping inflation out will become more difficult.

Geopolitics also carry another inflation risk: Attacks against merchant ships in the Red Sea are messing with a key transit route for global commerce, for instance.

If such problems last and worsen, they could eventually feed into higher prices for goods.

And perhaps the most immediate risk is that the big inflation slowdown toward the end of 2023 could have been overstated.

In recent years, end-of-year price figures have been revised up and January inflation data have come in on the warm side, partly because some companies raise prices at the beginning of the new year.

“There is a bunch of choppiness coming,” Sharif said. He said he’ll closely watch a set of inflation recalculations slated for release on Feb. 9, which should give policymakers a clearer view of whether the recent slowdown has been as notable as it looks.

But Sharif said the overall takeaway was that inflation looked poised to continue its moderation.

That could help to pave the path for lower interest rates from the Fed, which has projected that it could lower borrowing costs several times in 2024 after raising them to the highest level in more than 22 years in a bid to cool the economy and wrestle inflation under control.

“There’s not a lot of upside risk left, in my mind,” Sharif said.

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Wall St climbs on financials boost; investors parse jobs data W all Street rose on Thursday, boosted by gains in financial stocks, while strong jobs data prompted investors to tweak their expectations of how early interest-rate cuts could begin.

The recovery in the three main U.S. stock indexes follows a downbeat start to 2024, with the S&P 500 notching its worst two-day performance since late October as investors booked profits after a blistering rally last year.

Bets that the Federal Reserve could start reducing interest rates this year had driven much of the gains towards the end of 2023, though the latest minutes from the central bank’s December policy meeting did not offer many clues on when the easing might commence.

Traders see a 66.4% chance for at least a 25-basis point (bps) rate cut in March and a near 93% probability for May, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.

Financials led gains among the S&P 500 sectors with a 1.1% rise, underpinned by a 3.4% advance in Allstate after Morgan Stanley lifted its rating on the insurer to “overweight”.

An ADP National Employment report showed U.S. private employers hired more workers than expected in December, pointing to persistent strength in the labor market that should continue to sustain the economy.

Private payrolls increased by 164,000 in December, compared with a 101,000 rise the month before. The report comes ahead of the official employment data due on Friday.

“Today’s numbers were a little muted, they weren’t something that says, we need to cut rates tomorrow,” said Joe Saluzzi, co-manager of trading at Themis Trading in Chatham, New Jersey.

“So what you’re seeing is people resetting expectations as to when those rate cuts will start.”

Separately, a weekly Labor Department report showed more Americans filed for state unemployment claims than expected.

Yields on longer-dated U.S. Treasury tenors rose after the data, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note climbing to 3.9761%. [US/] Investors also assessed the S&P Global’s final reading of composite PMI data for December at 50.9, compared with a preliminary reading of 51.0.

At 11:29 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 274.77 points, or 0.73%, at 37,704.96, the S&P 500 was up 20.24 points, or 0.43%, at 4,725.05, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 31.25 points, or 0.21%, at 14,623.46.

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Islamic State takes responsibility for deadly bombings in Iran

By VIVIAN YEE, HWAIDA SAAD and ERIC SCHMITT

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he Islamic State claimed responsibility Thursday for the bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, a day before, during a memorial procession for Gen. Qassem Soleimani, according to a post on the extremist group’s official Telegram account.

The extremist group called the attack a “dual martyrdom operation” and described how two militants approached a ceremony at the tomb of Soleimani and detonated explosive belts strapped to their bodies “near the grave of the hypocrite leader.”

The general, a widely revered and feared Iranian military officer who was the architect of an Iranian-led and -funded alliance of Shiite groups across the Middle East, was assassinated four years ago in a U.S. drone attack.

The Islamic State, a Sunni organization, considers its mission to kill apostate Muslims, including Shiites. Iran, a majority-Shiite country, is led by a theocratic government in which Shiite clerics are in charge.

In a statement, the Islamic State identified the two attackers as Omar al-Mowahid and Sayefulla al-Mujahid. The group is composed of local affiliates across the Muslim world, but it did not specify the which regional organization was behind the bombings.

The bombing in Iran was the latest bloody episode in the Islamic State’s targeting of Iran, which it considers an irredeemable sectarian foe — one that, along with a U.S.-led coalition, had a hand in defeating the group in Syria and Iraq. It was Soleimani who built a network of Shiite militias there to repel the group and personally directed efforts to fight it.

The Islamic State, whose affiliate in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan, has repeatedly threatened Iran over what it says is its polytheism and apostasy, has claimed responsibility for several previous attacks on Iran.

The most recent came in October 2022, when a gunman killed 13 people at a shrine in the city of Shiraz. An Islamic State statement claiming responsibility for that attack said it had aimed to kill Shiites — framing the shootings as the continuation of an ancient clash between Sunnis and Shiites, whose religious schism goes back to a seventh-century dispute over the rightful heir to

The funeral procession for Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 6, 2020. The Islamic State claimed responsibility Thursday for a bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, a day before, during a memorial procession for Soleimani. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) the Prophet Muhammad.

Thursday’s statement used the same derogatory term for Shiites, roughly translated as “rejectionists” or “refusal infidels,” as in the 2022 statement.

The Shiraz shooting followed twin attacks in June 2017 in Tehran, where gunmen opened fire inside parliament and suicide bombers simultaneously struck near the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran’s former supreme leader and founder of Iran’s clerical state, killing 17. The group also claimed a September 2018 attack in the city of Ahvaz, where gunmen shot at a military parade, killing 25.

Iranian authorities have also previously announced they had thwarted at least a dozen more Islamic State attacks.

Some Iranian leaders had initially appeared to blame Israel for the attack, stoking fears that the war in the Gaza Strip — in which Israel is battling Hamas, a Palestinian ally of Iran — would widen into a regional conflict. But Western officials had cast doubt on that theory, saying that although Israel is believed to have regularly carried out covert operations in Iran, they have typically been targeted operations against specific individuals — such as Iranian scientists or officials — or strikes to destroy nuclear or weapons facilities.

U.S. officials said that it was unlikely that the Islamic State’s intention was to frame Israel for the bombings or set off a wider war,

as had been initially feared. Instead, it was probably seizing an opportunity to hit its longtime enemy.

Iran held a national day of mourning Thursday to honor victims of the twin explosions, which occurred not only at a tense moment in the Middle East but also on a highly symbolic day for some Iranians: the fourth anniversary of Soleimani’s death. Soleimani, a powerful military leader regarded as a malign force in the West, is revered among many Iranians, especially those who support the government.

Iranian officials had put the death toll for the two blasts at 103 on Wednesday. But the interior minister, Ahmad Vahidi, said Thursday that 84 people had been killed, according to Tasnim, a semiofficial news agency.

Speaking during a visit to a hospital that was treating people wounded in the explosions, Vahidi said the death toll might rise again because of the grave condition of some of the injured. A total of 284 people were wounded in the attack, including 220 still hospitalized in Kerman, many of whom were in stable condition or requiring minor surgeries, he said, according to Tasnim.

Iran’s leaders have vowed to punish the perpetrators.

“The blind and spiteful act was to induce insecurity in the country and take revenge on the love and devotion of the great nation of Iran, especially the zealous young generation, to the martyr Qassem Solei-

mani,” read a statement released Thursday by the Revolutionary Guard, according to Fars, another semiofficial news agency. The Revolutionary Guard is the powerful military-security apparatus in which Soleimani was a top officer, heading the elite Quds Force, which handled external operations.

Mick Mulroy, who served as a Pentagon official in the Trump administration, said there was “no love lost” between the Islamic State and Iran. “But it does seem like an odd time to launch an attack, with the current conflict in Gaza and the unified Muslim support for the Palestinians,” he said.

Although the Islamic State did not specify an affiliate behind the attack, Colin Clarke, a counterterrorism analyst at the Soufan Group, a security consulting firm based in New York, said he suspected the Islamic State’s Khorasan affiliate, also known as ISIS-K, as the likely perpetrator.

“ISIS-K has demonstrated both intent and capability to attack targets inside Iran proper,” Clarke said. “ISIS-K wants to attack Iran, because Tehran is the most prominent Shia power and the ire of ISIS-K’s highly sectarian agenda. More so than other ISIS branches, ISIS-K propaganda continuously focuses on denigrating Shia as apostates.”

Clarke said the attack at the commemoration ceremony — a highly symbolic and sectarian target, given Soleimani’s stature as the architect of the Iranian-led Shiite axis in the region — fit the group’s method.

Tasnim, the news agency, reported that the first explosion occurred at 3:04 p.m. Wednesday as people crowded the road leading toward Soleimani’s tomb. The second blast came 13 minutes later, it said.

The Islamic State’s claims of responsibility contrasted with initial Iranian reports that the bombs had been placed in two bags and remotely detonated along the road to the cemetery in Kerman, where thousands of people taking part in the commemoration were walking.

Another semiofficial news agency, IRNA, quoted a police spokesperson as saying that three police officers had been killed in the explosions while trying to help other victims.

The commemoration ceremony was held to mark the fourth anniversary of Soleimani’s assassination at Baghdad airport in January 2020. Similar ceremonies honoring the general have been held annually.

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Russia and Ukraine exchange record number of POWs

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO and CONSTANT MÉHEUT

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ussia and Ukraine earlier this week announced a mutual release of hundreds of prisoners of war, the biggest exchange between the two countries since the start of the conflict nearly two years ago and the first one in months.

Both Russian and Ukrainian authorities said the deal had been made possible through mediation by the United Arab Emirates, which has tried to cast itself as a neutral intermediary between the two countries. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that 248 of its soldiers had returned from Ukrainian captivity, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said on social media that 224 Ukrainian soldiers and six civilians had come back.

“We remember each and every one of our people,” Zelenskyy said in a post on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter. “And we must return all of them.”

The exchange was a rare example of accord between the governments in Moscow and Kyiv. It came against the unlikely backdrop of an escalating cycle of air assaults between the two countries, as both sides look for ways to inflict damage away from the largely deadlocked front line.

On Wednesday, Russia said Ukraine had targeted the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, with missiles and drones, just a day after Moscow launched a large-scale air assault against the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other cities. Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Russia had launched some 300 missiles and more than 200 attack drones against Ukraine since Friday.

Direct communications between the countries have been infrequent since the early days of the war, but the two sides have regularly exchanged prisoners of war through deals brokered by a third party, such as the UAE or Turkey.

Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, said there had been 49 exchanges in total, including Wednesday’s, with 2,828 Ukrainians returned.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in the main square of Kherson, Ukraine, Nov. 14, 2022. Zelenskyy said on social media this week that 224 Ukrainian soldiers and six civilians had come back in the biggest exchange of prisoners of war to date in the conflict with Russia. (Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times) Russia hasn’t disclosed a total number, but at least 1,000 have been returned, according to statements by the country’s officials.

The rate dropped in 2023, however, after the release in Turkey of five former commanders of Ukraine’s garrison in the Azovstal steel plant angered Russia. The last exchange of prisoners between the two countries occurred in August, when 22 Ukrainian soldiers were returned.

Russian pro-invasion activists and bloggers have often criticized the exchanges because some of them had been carried out with more Ukrainians released than Russians. Margarita Simonyan, the head of the Russian staterun RT television network, said in a post on Telegram, a messaging app, that 75 Russians were exchanged retroactively for the five Ukrainian Azovstal commanders released in July.

In a statement, the UAE’s Foreign Affairs ministry attributed the success of its meditation efforts to “the strong friendly relations between the UAE and both the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine.”

Over the past years, Russia and the UAE have gradually grown closer politically and economically. In December, President Vladimir Putin of Russia made a high-profile visit to the country’s capi-

tal, Abu Dhabi.

Since the start of the war, several countries have been trying to cast themselves as possible mediators in the highprofile conflict. In addition to the UAE, Turkey and Hungary offered themselves as conduits for possible talks.

While details about the Russian soldiers who were released remain unclear, Ukrainian authorities said the Ukrainian captives set free included some 130 members of the country’s army, 55 members of the national guard — a military force run by the interior ministry — as well as state border guards and a police officer.

Some of the liberations were highly symbolic.

Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s director of intelligence, said in a video statement that those freed included soldiers who were captured during the battle at Azovstal, the sprawling steel factory that was Ukraine’s last stronghold in the besieged southeastern city of Mariupol, in a signature moment of the war.

Many people in Ukraine have campaigned for the return of Azovstal prisoners of war. In Kyiv, a large banner reading “Azovstal, Free Mariupol Defenders” has been attached to the facade of the local city administration building.

Among those returned were also seven Ukrainian soldiers stationed on Snake Island, off Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. The island became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance after the soldiers there refused to surrender to a Russian warship.

“Today, after a significant period, we finally managed to conduct a very complex exchange,” Budanov said.

Ukrainian authorities also said that among the nationals returned on Wednesday were 48 soldiers who had gone missing in action. In recent months, Ukrainian families had pressed their government for information on their status, staging protests across the country.

The returns may help lift Ukrainians’ spirits at a time when their country is struggling to contain Russian assaults all along the front line and growing concerned about a potential shortfall in Western military assistance.

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Abrupt dismissals point to Xi’s quiet shake-up of the military

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

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he expelled officials included some of the brightest rising stars in President Xi Jinping’s military: two generals who oversaw satellite launches and manned space missions, an admiral who helped entrench Beijing’s presence in the disputed South China Sea, and a missile commander who had honed China’s ability to respond to a possible nuclear war.

They were among nine high-ranking Chinese military figures who were recently removed as delegates to the country’s Communist Party-run legislature, abruptly and without official explanation.

Experts say the move indicates that Xi’s latest offensive to root out alleged corruption and other misconduct in the People’s Liberation Army has been gaining momentum and is focused on the politically sensitive agencies responsible for developing weapons and military installations. In October, China suddenly dismissed the defense minister, who had worked for years in the military’s arms acquisition system. Months earlier, two commanders of the Rocket Force, which controls China’s nuclear missiles, were replaced.

Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has launched scorching, high-decibel crack-

President Xi Jinping of China with his staff during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, Nov. 17, 2023. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

downs on Communist Party officials and generals. This latest campaign in the military, however, has been conducted mostly in the quiet, with no official acknowledgment that it is even underway.

Experts who track China’s military said Xi’s strategy appeared to be a surgical attack designed to assert his control over the arms sector. They noted that dismissals apparently excluded long-standing allies of Xi, at least for now.

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late Friday. Two days earlier, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference — a top political advisory body — said it had expelled three executives from military-related state-owned companies: one from the China North Industries Group Corp, or Norinco, a weapons conglomerate; and the others from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

The anti-corruption drive may tarnish Xi’s image of political invulnerability, because the officers who have been removed all owed their advancement to him.

On the other hand, Xi’s bold moves against serving military officers are a sign that he retains unrivaled control despite China’s economic woes, said Christopher K. Johnson, a former CIA analyst of Chinese politics.

“Xi’s willingness to take on the embarrassment of such a massive purge shows how determined he is to ensure that his military can carry out his mandate to ‘fight and win wars,’” Johnson said.

Not long after Xi came to power, he launched a crackdown on graft in the military, warning that such abuses would endanger China’s security as the country’s rivalry with the West intensified. Dozens of commanders and generals were convicted of corruption in the form of selling military assets, contracts or promotions.

But at the time, he was still consolidating his power as China’s leader, and that crackdown focused mostly on retired officials.

“Now, his power is sufficiently incontestable that he can go at the roots of the problem with relative abandon,” Johnson said.

Military investigators “have long identified armament procurement as one of the top areas for corruption in the PLA,” according to Cheung. But in earlier anti-corruption campaigns, few of the officials known to have been arrested had worked in this sector. “This time around, the weapons acquisition and defense industries appear to be among the

prime areas to be targeted,” he said.

Why Xi chose to act now is less clear.

The first visible signs of the crackdown were the removal last year of the two rocket force commanders, followed by Gen. Li Shangfu, the defense minister. It’s possible that problems found in the rocket force have snowballed into a broader investigation, experts say.

Some of the officers ousted in recent days had crossed paths with Li when he was in the General Armaments Department, which oversaw procurement, or the agency that succeeded it after Xi moved to reorganize the military in 2015. But others did not, suggesting that the investigations extend beyond Li’s circle, said Yao Cheng, a former Chinese naval officer now living in the United States.

The dismissed officers included Dai Laihang, a retired air force commander who has pushed for pilots to get more realistic training.

Another was Jin Xinchun, a naval commander who was formerly deputy chief of the South Sea fleet, which encompasses the South China Sea. He earlier served as the head of the fleet’s equipment department. Another was Li Yuchao, a general in China’s missile force who had earlier overseen exercises for launching a nuclear counter-strike after coming under nuclear attack. He was removed from his post in 2023.

In the short term, the high-level shake-up could slow the rollout of some weapons or facilities, as they are more closely studied for potential defects and contracts are pored over for problems, said Ou Si-fu, an expert on the Chinese military at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research in Taiwan. But such potential delays were likely to be limited, he said.

It also remains uncertain if the scrutiny has extended to officials and commanders whom Xi appointed to the top leadership team for his third term as Communist Party leader in 2022.

They include Gen. Zhang Youxia, who is second only to Xi in the military hierarchy and has long-standing personal ties to him.

Zhang was earlier a director of the PLA General Equipment Department and its revamped successor. At least three Communist Party officials in the Politburo — the party’s council of 24 top cadres — rose through the ranks in the armaments or aerospace sector.

“Xi Jinping already basically has in hand all the detrimental material that could be used against all military officers and party-government officials, so he could find a reason to move against anyone at anytime,” Ou said. As for the fate of Zhang and the other top Politburo officials, Ou said, “To date, the signs are that they can survive.”

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The word that undid Claudine Gay’s Harvard presidency

By A.O. SCOTT

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n retrospect, Claudine Gay’s fate was sealed by a single word. (She resigned the presidency of Harvard University on Tuesday, just six months into her tenure.) It wasn’t “plagiarism” or “genocide” — the fearsome fighting words most publicly associated with her case — but rather a careful, neutral piece of language that struck some listeners as outrageous for precisely that reason: an attempt at antiinflammatory rhetoric that had the opposite effect. The word was “context.”

Testifying at a congressional hearing in early December with two other university presidents — only one of whom, Sally Kornbluth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, still has her job — she was asked by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.; Harvard ’06) whether “calling for the genocide of Jews” violated “Harvard’s rules of bullying and harassment.”

Gay replied that it might, “depending on the context,” a formulation she reiterated when Stefanik rephrased the question. Gay later apologized for those remarks, but they had already entered the media bloodstream, making her and her fellow witnesses an overnight meme representing the insensitivity and cluelessness of elite academic leadership.

Now that Gay is out (following Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania, who resigned shortly after the hearing), there is more than enough context to go around. Her career, until last July a steady, brisk climb through faculty and administrative ranks to the pinnacle of American higher education, has become a punditic bonanza and a culture-war Rorschach test.

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Those who believe that the modern university is tyrannized by left-wing ideology and undermined by diversity initiatives have been quick to elevate Gay into a symbol of systemic dysfunction. For her defenders, she looks more like a scapegoat, arguably the most prominent casualty in a long conservative crusade against the intellectual establishment. Stefanik and Christopher Rufo, the right-wing activist who pushed the allegations of scholarly misconduct that finally precipitated Gay’s exit, might not disagree with that assessment. “I will always deliver results,” Stefanik said in a statement Tuesday, promising to continue her efforts to “expose the rot” in America’s leading universities.

The Israel-Hamas conflict and American election-year politics are not the only salient context here. Academia seems to be in the grip of a multidimensional crisis that goes beyond ideology, and also beyond Harvard. Higher learning is plagued by opaque admissions policies; runaway tuition costs; administrative bloat; grade inflation; helicopter parents; cancel culture. The list goes on. An assiduous scholar might connect these phenomena with recent events in Harvard Yard. An enterprising writer could weave the whole thing into a bristling campus novel, something worthy of Paul Beatty or Mary McCarthy.

Instead, for now, we will have to make do with Gay’s letter of resignation — emailed to students, faculty, alumni and others with the subject line “Personal News” — and the message from the Harvard Corporation (the university’s secretive governing body) about her departure.

What is most striking about these texts — each amounting to little more than 600 words, all of them carefully measured, few of them memorable — is their rigorous avoidance of context. No mention is made of Congress, or Gaza, or anything that might actually explain what happened. “We live in difficult and troubling times,” the corporation’s letter asserts, “and formidable challenges lie ahead.” The nature of the trouble is mainly left unspoken, in keeping with an overall commitment to abstraction, as if bland, nonspecific language could wash away the difficulty. It’s only when the letters note what the corporation calls the “repugnant and in some cases racist vitriol” Gay faced as Harvard’s first Black president that they register some of the rawness and rage of contemporary reality.

Otherwise, the sole concrete reference — virtually the only proper noun — in either letter is Harvard. Gay opens hers with an affirmation of her “deep love for Harvard,” while the corporation expresses Harvard’s inexhaustible regard for itself. Perhaps that’s to be expected of an institution reeling from a public-relations catastrophe; its dutiful defense of its fallen president — as “a leader, a teacher, a scholar, a mentor and an inspiration to many” — is also in keeping with the demands of the moment and the genre.

What’s curious, though, is that Harvard, which compels its undergraduates to master expository writing in their freshman year, cannot find the language to defend itself. The corporation does not apologize or explain. Instead, it throws up its hands in prayer: “May our community, with its long history of rising through change and through storm, find

Supporters of affirmative action protest near the Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) new ways to meet those challenges together, and to affirm Harvard’s commitment to generating knowledge, pursuing truth and contributing through scholarship and education to a better world.”

The clouds of mystification gather early. Can a nearly 400-year-old entity that began as a seminary for young Protestant men and grew into a global educational brand with a $50 billion endowment be said in any meaningful sense to constitute a community? The sentence then succumbs to a storm of clattering prose and conceptual incoherence. It’s hard to know just what or how many things Harvard is committed to, or what new ways of affirming that commitment might be found.

Gay’s letter expresses personal anguish rather than institutional embarrassment, which makes it a more cogent document. It’s hard not to be moved by her loyalty to Harvard, partly because rather than invoking an imaginary trans-historical community, she places her faith concretely in “the people of Harvard.” But how those people might realize “the possibility and the promise of a better future” — what the corporation, falling into management-speak, calls the “mission” — is something of a puzzle.

“These last weeks,” Gay writes, “have helped make clear the work we need to do to build that future — to combat bias and hate in all its forms, to create a learning environment in which we respect each other’s dignity and treat one another with compassion, and to affirm our enduring commitment to open inquiry and free expression in the pursuit of truth.” This sentence echoes the Harvard Corporation’s gusty roster of commitments, improving the syntax and the prose rhythm.

Those infinitives stack up nicely. It sounds like a lot of work, but how can anyone be against any of it?

The real question, though, is how one institution can be for all of it. Is this work the university is really equipped to do? Combating bias may involve constraining open inquiry; free expression is not always respectful or compassionate. The pursuit of truth may outrun everything else. This cascade of noble imperatives can be read descriptively, as a diagnosis of the causes of campus turmoil. What is presented as a list of unimpeachable virtues and laudable goals is in practice a web of contradictions.

It’s not a web that Gay spun. The sentence, after all, is hardly original; it’s a list of commonplaces, the kind of highminded assertion of consensus that a university president is expected to deliver, and perhaps even to believe. Can anyone else believe in it? That depends on the context.

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La tasación profesional de bienes raíces en Puerto Rico POR DIEGO SORROCHE FRATICELLI, MBA Acc., ABAR, D Ht., BCA, CMEA, CDEI, MIE

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e particular interés para los tasadores de bienes raíces y del público en general es la ley federal conocida como Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) creada por el congreso federal en 1989 como respuesta a la debacle financiera de la banca hipotecaria de los años 80. Particularmente, el Titulo XI, que a su vez crea el Appraisal Foundation un organismo privado y sus tres cuerpos rectores: el Board of Trustees (BOT), el Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) y el Appraisal Standards Board (ASB), y crea además el Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) del Federal Financial Institutions Examination Board (FFIEC) un organismo gubernamental (“brazo congresional”) que establece los criterios para asegurar el cumplimiento de la Ley y supervisa a cada una de las Juntas de Tasación de Bienes Raíces de cada estado o territorio. Podemos notar que el campo de la tasación profesional de bienes raíces es un campo altamente regulado a nivel federal como estatal.

En Puerto Rico, se establece la Ley 277 de 31 de julio de 1974 como enmendada, conocida como “Ley que Reglamenta la Profesión de Evaluadores Profesionales de Bienes Raíces en Puerto Rico” y penaliza el ejercicio ilegal de la profesión. La Ley dispone la creación de una Junta Examinadora de Evaluadores Profesionales Bienes Raíces como una de las 22 Juntas adscritas al Departamento de Estado de Puerto Rico y establece sus deberes y responsabilidades. Dicha Junta está compuesta por cinco miembros, todos nombrados por el Gobernador de Puerto Rico; cuatro representando a los tasadores y uno al interés público.

En su Artículo 7 La Ley 277 dispone: a) Autorizaٞrá la práctica de la profesión de Evaluador Profesional de Bienes Raíces, mediante la concesión de las correspondientes licencias de evaluador profesional de bienes raíces y otorgará, además, las certificaciones de conformidad con el Titulo XI de la Ley Pública Núm. 101-73 “Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989”.

De conformidad con el Articulo 1.2 de la Ley, la Junta promulga el Reglamento 9498 de 14 de septiembre de 2023 conocido como “Reglamento de la Junta Examinadora de Evaluadores Profesionales de Bienes Raíces de Puerto Rico para la implementación de la Ley 277 del 31 de julio de 1974, según enmendada”.

La Ley 277 dispone en su Articulo 9, que “ninguna persona podrá ejercer la profesión de evaluador de bienes raíces en Puerto Rico sin haber obtenido una licencia expedida por la Junta”. El Artículo 9A dispone. “a esta licencia se le conoce como la de Evaluador Profesional Autorizado o EPA, la cual es un requisito para tasar bienes raíces en Puerto Rico”.

Dispone adicionalmente que la Junta expedirá una certificación federal general o residencial para ejercer como evaluador certificado, lo cual es un requisito si hubiere algún interés federal en la transacción (ej. prés-

tamo hipotecario; adquisición de terrenos donde exista algún interés federal).

Para la licencia de Evaluador Profesional Autorizado EPA y luego para la certificación federal sea residencial (CR) o general CG, se debe haber cumplido con el requisito de horas de educación y experiencia correspondiente y haber aprobado el examen (como provisto en el Reglamento 9498 y en el Real Property Appraiser Classifications Criteria (RPACC), and Interpretations of the Criteria; del Appraisal Foundation.

Para los aspirantes a evaluador profesional (EPA), es un camino extremadamente difícil obtener la licencia de evaluador profesional de bienes raíces (EPA) ya que se debe cumplir con los mismos requisitos de mayor exigencia y rigurosidad dispuestos para la Certificación Federal General (aproximadamente el 85% del total de tasaciones realizadas en Puerto Rico son Residenciales). No se ha implementado aún en Puerto Rico el Appraiser Trainee como lo exige la reglamentación federal (RPACC). Hay pues por diseño local, barreras históricas irrazonables de entrada a la profesión que han traído como consecuencia que muy pocos se aventuren a formalizar su entrada a la profesión de tasación de bienes raíces, cuya edad promedio en Puerto Rico sobrepasa los cincuenta años.

La solución para resolver los problemas sobre la educación y práctica de la profesión no debe ser eximir a Puerto Rico de cumplir con las leyes y reglamentos que rigen la tasación de bienes raíces uniformemente en todos los demás estados y territorios desde FIRREA y USPAP para acá. Eso no tiene probabilidad alguna de ocurrir, ni es la solución.

En nuestra opinión, es en el mejor interés público y de la práctica de la profesión: 1) Implementar el Appraiser Trainee Program como dispuesto por Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and Interpretations of the Criteria del Appraisal Foundation 2) Se deben revisar los requerimientos para obtener una Licencia de Evaluador Profesional de Bienes Raíces (EPA) como excepción jurisdiccional bajo USPAP. Se debe construir un camino progresivo facilitador de menor dificultad a mayor dificultad, o sea desde el Appraiser Trainee, como puerta de entrada a la profesión.

3) Fortalecer la licencia estatal residencial o EPA con cursos y seminarios dirigidos a preparar al evaluador profesional a realizar trabajos de tasación en Puerto Rico, complementando los cursos requeridos por el AQB con cursos y seminarios aprobados por la Junta de Evaluadores Profesionales de Puerto Rico, como excepción jurisdiccional a USPAP. El tasador con licencia EPA tendría la opción de tomar el examen de certificación residencial o certificación general, como provistos en el Real Property Appraiser Criteria del Appraisal Foundation.

Lo anterior se fundamenta en principios y procedimientos aplicables a la tasación profesional de bienes raíces en general, y en leyes y reglamentos de aplicación local y la interpretación y aplicación de las fuerzas

Photo by Frederick Rosa/Unsplash del mercado en el área geográfica de Puerto Rico, lo que nos hace una jurisdicción única bajo la Regla de Excepción Jurisdiccional de USPAP. Por lo tanto, es nuestra opinión en CESBP que la solución está en manos de las autoridades locales incluyendo la propia Junta de Evaluadores y los componentes de la profesión en Puerto Rico, como excepción jurisdiccional a USPAP. En Puerto Rico hay varias instituciones educativas que proveen cursos y seminarios de educación continua presenciales y/o presenciales sincrónicos a tasadores, via Zoom o plataformas similares. Los hay también asincrónicos. Nosotros en el College of Ethics, Standards and Best Practices (CESBP), afiliados a Dynasty Appraisal School de California, somos uno de ellos. Los cursos para la certificación residencial o general deben ser aprobados por el Appraisal Qualification Board. Los de la EPA serían aprobados solo por la Junta de Evaluadores.

Para información adicional pueden comunicarse con estas instituciones y/o con la Junta Examinadora de Evaluadores Profesionales de Bienes Raíces, y/o la del Appraisal Foundation o la del Appraisal Subcommittee.

A los tasadores, tasadores aspirantes, instituciones y al público en general, les invitamos a expresarse y dejarse oír.

Comentarios bienvenidos, pueden comunicarse con nosotros escribiendo a cesbppr@gmail.com sobre cualquier comentario a lo anterior o tema relacionado con la tasación profesional en Puerto Rico, con los Estándares Uniformes Para la Práctica de la Tasación Profesional (USPAP), o con Leyes y Reglamentos aplicables a la tasación profesional de bienes raíces en Puerto Rico y con mucho gusto le atenderemos.

Diego Sorroche Fraticelli es un Tasador Licenciado 734EPA, Tasador Certificado – Certificación General CG163, Director Ejecutivo, Instructor; College of Ethics, Standards and Best Practices (CESBP) www.puertoricoappraisers.com

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These classic characters are losing copyright protection. They may never be the same.

By SOPAN DEB

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f you’re the creative type and you’re struggling to come up with your next idea, do not fear: some big works, including the original version of Mickey Mouse, entered the public domain Monday in the United States.

And if, on the other hand, you prefer your Disney characters to be cute, cuddly and never-changing, well, ... you might want to stop reading.

In 2024, thousands of copyrighted works published in 1928 entered the public domain, after their 95year term expired.

This means that those characters and stories can be remade — on the page, stage or screen — without permission. (Finally, I can make that Peter Pan musical where a middle-aged Peter laments unexplained back pains at the end of Act I.) “It’s important for the preservation of our cultural record, for meaningful access to older works for inspiring future creativity,” said Jennifer Jenkins, director for the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School.

The creme de la creme of this year’s public domain class are Mickey Mouse and, of course, Minnie, or at least black-and-white versions of our favorite squeaky rodents that appeared in “Steamboat Willie.”

The Walt Disney Co. is famously litigious, and this copyright only covers the original versions of the character.

The New York Times reached out to some writers, producers and directors to give you a taste of what might be unleashed in this strange new world.

Wilhelm II and Tigger too?

Tigger was also liberated Monday and could soon be reunited with Winnie-the-Pooh in the reborn character’s next slasher film. Yes, you read that right.

In a preview of what could be awaiting other 95-yearold icons, the silly old bear became a sledgehammerwielding monster in “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey.” The sequel is slated for February.

“The original ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ was OK, but the horror of modern warfare will be much better illustrated with a crossover remake where Mickey and Tigger trick the Kaiser into getting his head stuck in a mop bucket,” said Zhubin Parang, coexecutive producer for “The Daily Show.” (“All Quiet on the Western Front” — at least the original German version of the novel — also entered the public domain, although later translations are not ... yet.)

Hey, 1928 called. It wants all of these back Then there’s J.M. Barrie’s stage version of “Peter Pan; or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up,” the D.H. Lawrence novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” Virginia

A scene from the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.”

This version of the Mickey Mouse character enters the public domain on Jan. 1, 2024. (via The New York Times) Woolf’s “Orlando: A Biography,” Wanda Gág’s picture book “Millions of Cats” and many more.

“I’m pretty annoyed to see that we’ll probably be getting more Peter Pan material now,” said Josh Lieb, a comedy writer and producer. “Nobody likes Peter Pan. In fact, I think I speak for all humanity when I say that we hate Peter Pan and we hate people who make movies about him.”

Not everyone hates Peter Pan — sorry, Josh. Bob Greenblatt, a producer of the Broadway-bound musical “Smash,” called for a new stage adaptation with Daniel Radcliffe as Peter, Lindsay Mendez as Wendy and Jonathan Groff as Captain Hook.

Actor Nik Dodani had a Peter Pan film idea too.

“When Wendy meets Peter, a charismatic and seemingly ageless young man, she is drawn into a nightmarish journey of obsession, unveiling the sinister truth behind his eternal youth,” Dodani said. (We couldn’t print the sinister truth. You’ll have to wait for the movie.)

Can I kick it with music, too?

Yes, you can! Musical compositions, like the original version of “Mack the Knife,” which was written in German for an opera by Bertolt Brecht called “The Threepenny Opera,” and musical recordings, including “Dippermouth Blues,” featuring Louis Armstrong, were also freed Monday.

“I often fantasize about the golden age of sampling where you could ostensibly lift the greatest riffs of all time with impunity. I’m looking at you, ‘Can I Kick It?’” Ryan Miller, a founding member of the band Guster, said, referring to the A Tribe Called Quest song. “Jan. 1, aka Emancipation Day, is now an annual ritual to dig into the mines with minimal guilt. I mean, who doesn’t need a new spin on ‘Yes! We Have No Bananas’? Don’t

answer that.” (The recording of “Yes! We Have No Bananas” by Billy Jones will be available.)

I still don’t have any ideas. Help!

Not to worry. It’s public domain! Freedom! Steal away! Gordon Greenberg, who will direct a Huey Lewis-inspired Broadway musical this spring, said this was an opportunity to “re-imagine some classics from new points of view.”

Playwright Lindsey Ferrentino proposed a mashup of titles.

“Maybe a production of ‘Threepenny Opera’ with the character of Mackie Messer recast as Mickey Mouse. Very Brechtian,” Ferrentino said. “Don’t ask me to write it though.”

The steamy “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” sparked a lot of interest. Neil Meron, a producer of the Broadway musical “Some Like It Hot,” suggested “a gender-fluid immersive” musical adaptation with a score from Sam Smith.

Karen Chee, a writer for “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” pitched “Lady Chatterley’s Millions of Cats.”

Ah, but let’s flesh this out! Chee added: “A lonely wife who forgoes sexy times to instead adopt millions of cats.” (Of course.)

From Bob Gale, co-writer of both the film and musical versions of “Back To The Future”: “Is Mickey the new lover of Lady Chatterley, or is he only a voyeur?”

And if that still isn’t enough to get you started, just wait. Over the next decade, freedom awaits all of these characters: Popeye; Pluto; Donald Duck; King Kong (the original film version); Superman; Daffy Duck; Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and others from the Hobbit; James Bond; Batman; and Captain Marvel.

Get to work, people. And remember, “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose.”* *This song lyric is still under copyright until 2064.

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January 5-7, 2024

Five action movies to stream now

By ROBERT DANIELS

the town’s wealthy patriarch, Jeb Roy (Dermot Mulroney), if she doesn’t come up with $30,000 in three days. Lucky for her, Dion (Shane West), a petty pickpocket from an equally broken family, just rolled through town. Sue teams up with Dion to rob Jeb, striking a blow to Jeb’s fief.

At its heart, “The Dirty South” is a heist flick. The resourceful Dion teaches the determined Sue the tricks of his trade and quickly falls in love with her. The climatic heist, a brawling affair between Sue and Jeb, is soundtracked by “Carol of the Bells,” ripping the bow from Yerby’s rough and tumble holiday treat. (Rent or buy on most major platforms.)

‘Hard Days’

‘Fast Charlie’ I never knew I needed to hear Pierce Brosnan with a Southern accent until Phillip Noyce’s “Fast Charlie.” The former Bond plays the titular “problem solver,” as he calls himself, cooler than a summer breeze. A turf war between his boss, Stan (James Caan in one of his final film roles), and a New Orleans gangster named Beggar (Gbenga Akinnagbe) results in the apparent murder of Stan and his entire crew, pushing Charlie to seek vengeance before Beggar finds him, too. Charlie’s predicament also envelops his lover, Marcie (Morena Baccarin), a sharp-talking taxidermist.

Charlie is rendered in the mold of John Wick, if Wick remained in the biz until his actual retirement age. Brosnan moves quietly and efficiently while leaning on smartly delivered one-liners. “What do you want?” Beggar asks. “You, not breathing,” Charlie retorts. Some old dogs do well without new tricks. (Rent or buy on most major platforms.)

Having written about “A Family” and “The Village,” I’m persistently on the lookout for Japanese director Michihito Fujii’s next film. His special interest in random bystanders who become stuck in larger, nefarious webs reemerges in his slick, unhinged remake of the Korean action film “A Hard Day.” Fujii’s “Hard Days” opens on Detective Kudo (Junichi Okada) accidentally hitting a pedestrian with his car. The victim turns out to be at the heart of a battle between a corrupt internal affairs investigator, Yazaki (Go Ayano), who’s tasked with retrieving a key to a vault, and the elderly gangster (Akira Emoto) who is intent on stealing its contents.

The messy situation immerses Kudo into a pure comedy, turning scenes requiring subterfuge — a traffic stop or his mother’s funeral — into hilarious near catastrophes. Okada builds his performance from broad physical gags toward a showdown against a crazed Yazaki among the tombstones of a Buddhist temple, not unlike the ending to the classic Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Their battle of the wills even leaves an opening for a sequel. (Stream it on Netflix.)

‘The Dirty South’

‘The Legend and Hag of Shaolin’

Another Southern revenge story, this time in northern Louisiana, occurs in writer-director Matthew Yerby’s grim and gritty “The Dirty South.” Weighed down by an alcoholic father and an absent, ne’er-do-well mother, Sue Parker (Willa Holland) is on the verge of losing her family bar to

Chinese director Zhang Dicai’s “The Legend and Hag of Shaolin,” with its faceless white-clad cult following its holy goddess on a trail to a MacGuffin treasure map, certainly qualifies as offbeat. Zhang leans into the comedic potential of this otherworldly premise through the two martial arts warriors — Hong (Gu Shangwei) and Shiyu (Zhao Wenzhuo) — who take the map into hiding. In a country village, the pair run an acupuncture clinic that, despite their best efforts to lie low, becomes a hit with the town’s women.

Although corrupt martial arts masters, a romance and a major twist arise, the lighter-than-air fighting is the film’s primary vehicle. Clean frames and fluid choreography imbue Hong’s leaps and slides with balletic grace. The foley artists, the key engine to any good action film, propel these staged confrontations, making Hong’s trusty spear sound like a whistling crystal searching for blood. (Stream it on Hi-Yah!)

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‘Robbing Mussolini’ Pietro (Pietro Castellitto) is a small-time gun runner, who, with his sharpshooting partner Marcello (Tommaso Ragno), works to earn a living during the waning days of World War II. Though Pietro deals with the resistance, he isn’t a revolutionary. He’s on the side of earning the kind of money he hopes will impress his girlfriend, Yvonne (Matilda De Angelis), who happens to be the mistress of Achille Borsalino (Filippo Timi), a brutal fascist commander. After hearing about the Italian leadership’s plan to flee the country with a bounty of gold, Pietro forms a team to steal the treasure first.

Italian director Renato De Maria’s “Robbing Mussolini” is an inspired blending of “Inglourious Basterds” and “Sunset Boulevard,” relying on lush period detail, ornate art deco sets and resplendent gowns emblazoned with intoxicating splashes of red. The heist itself, in a nearly impregnable square surrounded by high walls, barbed wire and snipers, is equally imaginative: Long tracking shots capture the bevy of explosions and well-choreographed firefights, with biting precision and arresting flair, on an audacious scale. (Stream it on Netflix.)

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First cruise: Preparations for a smooth sailing

By CEYLAN YEGINSU

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ou’ve picked a ship, booked an itinerary and chosen your cabin, but even with the hardest part done, figuring out the ship’s layout and how to get a spot on a popular outing can be daunting. Here’s how to prepare for a smooth first sailing.

Familiarize yourself with the ship, even before you board Ocean cruise liners are big, and each ship is unique, so get familiar with deck layouts and features before you board. Most cruise companies have detailed plans and videos on their websites and there are virtual ship tours by cruise enthusiasts on YouTube and social media.

Once you’ve checked in and found your cabin, go on a scouting mission, identifying key areas such as the main dining room, pool and lounge area while keeping an eye out for hidden nooks. “The crowds are fun, but there’s going to be moments when you want to escape them and find a quiet corner to relax,” said Mandy Holden, a retired teacher from Florida who takes an average of five cruises a year. “Take time to explore the ship, you don’t want to find the best spots on your last day.”

Bring a carry-on After you check your bag at the terminal, it may take several hours before it’s delivered to your stateroom. “Be sure to pack a carry-on with all of the essentials you might need during that window of time,” said Colleen McDaniel, editor-in-chief of cruise news site Cruise Critic, who suggested including “medication, sunscreen, a bathing suit, a phone charger and other essentials that you’ll need as soon as you board.”

Sign up for activities in advance Popular onboard restaurants, shore excursions and spa treatments can fill up quickly so book ahead. Many companies will let you book in advance through their website or app, but if not, head to excursion and activity desks soon after you’ve boarded.

“The theater productions are incredible and produced at a very high quality,” said Chris Thompson, an avid cruiser of 35 years based in London. “You can usually reserve a seat in advance for free, but if it’s booked up, try showing up 15 minutes before the start of the show when seats often become available.” Thompson also suggests going to a specialty restaurant on the first night when there is likely to be more availability. “Most people eat in the main dining

Ocean cruise liners are big, and each ship is unique, so get familiar with deck layouts and features before you board.

(Photo by Alonso Reyes on Unsplash) room while they settle in, so chances are you’ll find a nice table at one of the special restaurants,” he said.

Bring your own drinks Beverages are expensive on cruises and can add up. Many lines offer all-inclusive food-and-drink packages for a flat fee, which can save money, particularly for those who enjoy alcohol, but it’s also worth bringing your own. Be sure to check your ship’s policy as the rules vary from line to line, and passengers may be limited to a quota of beverages they can bring onboard. Many cruise lines have apps where you can check on your daily charges and make sure they are accurate. Taxes and service charges are usually added automatically.

Switch your phone to airplane mode During your cruise, you will likely be crossing through several international telecom networks and could rack up significant roaming charges as your phone automatically downloads data. It’s best to keep your phone in flight mode and connect to the ship’s Wi-Fi if it’s included or if you decide to purchase a package, which usually ranges from $15 to $40 per day.

Catch a deal during a port stop On longer cruises with several stops, it can be worthwhile to stay on board and make the most of the ship’s offerings during an excursion day. Many lines will offer deals on spa treatments, restaurants and activities during port calls, and it’s a good opportunity to use the ship’s facilities when they are less crowded.

Know that your itinerary may change Itinerary changes are common on cruise ships and could occur at the last minute. Factors such as weather, wars and civil unrest can disrupt what ports you leave from or stop at, and cruise lines will either substitute a stop or spend longer at the next scheduled destination. Refund and cancellation policies vary between cruise lines, so read the fine print. Even if an itinerary change doesn’t result in a refund, some companies may offer cruise credits as a courtesy.

To have your trip fully covered, consider taking out travel insurance. “A cruise is an investment of money and time and should be protected,” said Stewart Chiron, a cruise industry analyst and chief executive of the news site cruiseguy.com. “Besides pro-

viding protection for cancellation, policies also cover for interruption, medical, travel delays, property loss and are worth serious consideration,” he added. “If itinerary is a major determinant, consider a policy covering ‘cancel for any reason’ in case of major changes.”

Don’t be shy The idea of being in the middle of the ocean with thousands of strangers can feel intimidating, but it’s a great opportunity to meet new people, particularly experienced cruisers who can offer tips in real-time.

Cruise Critic has Roll Calls for guests on a particular sailing to join and chat with one another in advance. Passengers have also used Roll Calls to form groups to plan independently booked shore excursions, which can be cost-effective.

“But be aware,” said McDaniel of Cruise Critic, “If you’ve booked an independent shore excursion that runs late, the cruise line does reserve the right to leave without you if you’re unable to return to the ship in time.” She notes that the ship will wait if you’ve booked an excursion through the line.

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Workouts to try in 2024

By ERIK VANCE

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inding a reliable, enjoyable way to stay fit can be a bit overwhelming.

Should you do CrossFit, Pilates or pickleball? Is Zumba still a thing? Does running to catch the bus count as exercise?

But these are the wrong questions.

To find an enduring strategy for healthy movement, there are really only two things you need to ask: What are my goals? And: What do I like to do?

Here on the Well desk, we have built our fitness coverage around these two simple questions, bringing in science-backed advice to help you find activities that will allow you to feel your best while pushing your body as far as is comfortable. On occasion you might have a little fun, too.

Here is a sampling of our favorite workouts from the past year.

Put one foot in front of the other.

— Walking Versus Running We all know walking is good for us. But could a short run be even better? In many cases, experts say, yes. Building what scientists call “vigorous” exercise into your routine pays phenomenal dividends down the line.

— The Ease of Rucking Find a heavy thing. Put that heavy thing in a backpack. Now, carry the backpack.

It is truly hard to imagine a more basic exercise than rucking, a fitness trend that started in the military and has swept the nation over the last 10 years. But don’t let its simplicity fool you; rucking is a highly effective way to build both cardiovascular health and strength, whether you carry a specialized pack or wear an old JanSport with a couple dictionaries stuffed inside.

Exercise for longevity.

— Getting a Grip Studies have shown that a strong set of hands plays a big role in longevity. Good grip strength allows you to catch yourself if you fall. It also allows you to do various essential household tasks such as carry a pot, lift a heavy bag and open the mayo jar.

— Preventing Neck Pain There are all sorts of workout strategies to avoid knee injuries, back pain, shoulder issues, even ankle problems. But the tricks for avoiding neck pain are more subtle. It’s less about big exercises and more about

posture and work habits.

Try body weight exercises.

— Yoga in the AM Doing a few yoga poses first thing will limber you up and help you start the day focused and calm.

— The World’s Most Efficient Workout High intensity interval training, or HIIT, is the simplest way to get your weekly fill of hard exercise — which experts are increasingly finding is essential for long-term health and fitness.

While people often associate the workout with CrossFit, there are many flavors of HIIT. — A Strong Core The key to almost all activities — sports, household chores, playing with your kids — is a strong core. But forget about situps; those are just to look good at the beach.

Real core strength comes from all the other muscles that wrap your trunk, as well as your abs.

Get outside.

— The Perfect Hike Hiking is one of the country’s most popular pastimes, but it can be intimidating. The most important — and often trickiest — part is choosing the right hike.

Is 500 feet elevation gain per mile a lot?

Which app should you use when Google fails you (as it tends to in the woods)?

— Hitting the Slopes Safely Every year, about 66,000 Americans go to emergency rooms with skiing- and snowboarding-related injuries, many of which can be avoided by doing a bit of training ahead of time.

While it’s best to begin a couple months before you hit the slopes, it’s never too late to start. According to experts, the most important body parts to train are the hamstrings, the core and the shoulders.

— Resistance in the Pool Looking for a routine that’s easy on the joints? Take your HIIT workout into the shallow end of the pool. Pool exercises are a great way to get in shape, in part because water is harder to move through than air.

Trainers have managed to come up with exhausting, challenging and interesting routines for the water.

— Tai Chi for Your Mind and Body Tai chi is among the world’s most popular workouts and is highly effective

Diane Butts, a 60-year-old actor and model, exercises in New York, Feb. 26, 2023. The most important thing for aging well is to build a healthy, regular fitness habit. (Nicholas Sansone/The New York Times) at training balance, mobility and breathing. And with moves like “Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane,” “Wave Hands Like Clouds” and “Washing Yourself With Qi

From the Heavens,” it’s hard not to have fun while doing it.

Pick a few moves and follow your curiosity.

A man runs in New York, Nov. 1, 2020. We all know walking is good for us — but could a short run be even better? (Johnny Milano/The New York Times)

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January 5-7, 2024

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This gorilla’s caregivers face familiar questions about aging

By PAULA SPAN

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his month, as the patient lay anesthetized on a table, a cardiologist made a half-inch incision through the skin of his chest. She removed a small implanted heart monitor with failing batteries and inserted a new one.

The patient, like many older males, had been diagnosed with cardiac disease; the monitor would provide continuing data on heart rate and rhythm, alerting his doctors to irregularities.

Closing the incision required four neat stitches. In a few hours, the patient, a gorilla named Winston, would rejoin his family in their habitat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

“Winston, at 51, is a very old male gorilla,” said Dr. Matt Kinney, a senior veterinarian at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance who led the medical team through the procedure. With improved health care, new technology and better nutrition, “we see animals living longer, and they’re healthier for longer, too,” he said.

In “human-managed care” (the term “in captivity” doesn’t fly at zoos anymore), gorillas may live two decades beyond the 30- to 40-year life spans that are common in the wild, and longer than zoo gorillas did in decades past.

As with their human relatives, however, aging also brings chronic illnesses that require testing, diagnosis and treatment.

Gorillas are prone to heart disease, the leading cause of death for them as for us.

So now the questions for Winston’s caregivers resemble those that doctors and older human patients confront: How much treatment is too much? What is the trade-off between prolonged life and quality of life?

Geriatric wildlife care “has gotten more and more sophisticated,” said Dr. Paul Calle, chief veterinarian of the Wildlife Conservation Society, based at New York City’s Bronx Zoo. “The medical and surgical knowledge of people can be directly applied.”

It looks more like human geriatric care.

To keep gorillas healthy, zoo veterinarians not only turn to technologies and drugs developed for humans but consult with medical specialists such as cardiologists,

radiologists, obstetricians and dentists.

Winston, for instance, takes four common heart drugs that people take, though at different dosages. (He weighs 451 pounds.) The heart monitor he received, smaller than a flash drive, is implanted in humans as well. Winston received his annual flu shot this fall, and he is undergoing physical therapy for arthritis.

“We’re looking to provide comfort to these animals later in life,” Kinney said.

That doesn’t come cheaply: There were nearly 20 doctors, technicians and other staff in the operating room when Winston received his new monitor. But the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, parent organization for the zoo and the safari park, covers Winston’s care through its annual operating budget. Donors and partners offset some additional expenses.

“None of our animals have insurance, and they never pay their bills,” Kinney noted.

Several of Winston’s longtime caregivers, called wildlife care specialists, have retired. But Winston, who has achieved silverback status with age, remains on the job, managing his “troop” of five gorillas, keeping the peace and intervening in squabbles when needed.

“He’s such a gentle silverback, an incredibly tolerant father,” said Jim Haigwood, curator of mammals at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. “His youngest daughter, he’ll still allow her to take food out of his mouth.”

The zoo has twice introduced females with sons to the troop, which in the wild might lead to infanticide. But Winston’s caregivers believed he would be accepting, and he was.

“He raised those males as though they were his own sons,” Haigwood said.

(Once they became rambunctious teenagers, however, they were resettled in their own habitat, an option that human parents might occasionally envy.)

Winston, a western lowland gorilla native to Central Africa, arrived at the San Diego Zoo in 1984. He enjoyed robust health until 2017, when his caregivers noticed “a general slowing down,” said Kinney, who arranged Winston’s first echocardiogram.

The test showed only “a couple of subtle changes, nothing alarming,” Kin-

In an undated photo from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Winston at San Diego Zoo Safari Park. To keep gorillas healthy, zoo veterinarians not only turn to technologies and drugs developed for humans, but also consult with medical specialists like cardiologists, radiologists, obstetricians and dentists. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via The New York Times) ney said. Everyone was relieved. Normal aging.

Then, in 2021, the whole troop contracted the coronavirus, probably transmitted by a human. As in human patients, age mattered.

“Winston was the most severely affected,” Kinney said. “He had a cough, pretty significant lethargy, lack of appetite.” He began holding on to objects as he walked.

After an infusion of monoclonal antibodies, Winston recovered. Now, the whole troop has been vaccinated and boosted against the virus.

But while Winston was being treated, the veterinarians and human doctors ran other tests that found concerning health issues. Winston’s heart had begun pumping less efficiently; that led to a daily regimen of blood pressure and heart drugs hidden in his food, and to the implanted monitor.

He also takes ibuprofen and acetaminophen for arthritis in his spine, hips and shoulders.

More worrying was a CT scan and biopsy showing a cancerous tumor damaging Winston’s right kidney. That prompted the kind of risks-versus-ben-

efits conversation that should inform decisions about invasive treatment for older patients — a conversation that is often skipped for humans.

Some aspects of healthy aging might come more easily for zoo primates than for people; their keepers provide only healthy choices. “They’re not smoking,” said Marietta Danforth, director of the Great Ape Heart Project, a research effort at the Detroit Zoo. “They’re not eating cheeseburgers.”

If Winston’s doctors, specialists and caregivers conclude, after extensive discussion, that a painless death would be preferable to a diminished life, “it’s a very calm process,” Kinney said. After an overdose of anesthesia, he said, “within minutes, there is cardiopulmonary arrest.”

Winston “has had high-quality years,” Kinney said. The gorilla has also become a beloved media personality. San Diego will mourn his loss, whenever and however it happens.

For now, “we want to be sure Winston is living a good life, that he’s fulfilled,” Kinney said. “We have a good understanding of what makes Winston Winston.”

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NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Yo, HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA SALA DE CAROLINA #278, Alguacil del Tribunal de CASCADE FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST HB5 Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, a los demandados, Demandante V. acreedores y al público en geSUCESIÓN DE neral con interés sobre la proRAMON VELEZ PEÑA piedad que más adelante se COMPUESTA POR describe, y al público en geneSUCESIÓN DE RAMONITA ral, por la presente CERTIFIBURGOS CARABALLO CO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 29 DE ENERO T/C/C RAMONA DE 2024, A LAS 9:45 DE LA BURGOS CARABALLO MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en COMPUESTA POR el Tribunal de Primera InstanFULANO DE TAL Y cia, Sala Superior de Carolina, SUTANO DE TAL COMO Carolina, Puerto Rico, procedePOSIBLES HEREDEROS ré a vender en Pública Subasta, al mejor postor, la propiedad DE NOMBRE inmueble que más adelante se DESCONOCIDO; describe y cuya venta en públiSUCESIÓN DE RAMONITA ca subasta se ordenó por la vía BURGOS CARABALLO ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, T/C/C RAMONA BURGOS CARABALLO la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 22 de abril de 2022.

COMPUESTA POR Los autos y todos los documenFULANO DE TAL Y tos correspondientes al proceSUTANO DE TAL COMO dimiento incoado, estarán de POSIBLES HEREDEROS manifiesto en la Secretaría duDE NOMBRE rante horas laborables. Que en DESCONOCIDO; LOS caso de no producir remate ni ESTADOS UNIDOS DE adjudicación en la primera suAMÉRICA; Y EL CENTRO basta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA DE RECAUDACIÓN para la venta de la susodicha DE IMPUESTOS propiedad, el 5 DE FEBRERO MUNICIPALES DE 2024, A LAS 9:45 DE LA Demandados MAÑANA, y en caso de no proCivil Núm.: CA2020CV02013. ducir remate ni adjudicación, se Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO- celebrará una TERCERA SUTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINA- BASTA el día 12 DE FEBRERO RIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. DE 2024, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en Al: PÚBLICO EN el lugar antes indicado. Que en GENERAL. cumplimiento de un MandaA: SUCESIÓN DE miento de Ejecución de SentenRAMON VELEZ PEÑA cia que ha sido liberado por la COMPUESTA POR Secretaría del Tribunal de PriSUCESIÓN DE RAMONITA mera Instancia, Sala Superior BURGOS CARABALLO de Carolina, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 2 de noT/C/C RAMONA BURGOS CARABALLO viembre de 2022, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al COMPUESTA POR mejor postor, todo derecho, títuFULANO DE TAL Y lo e interés que tenga la parte SUTANO DE TAL COMO demandada de epígrafe en el POSIBLES HEREDEROS inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar DE NOMBRE radicado en la Urbanización ViDESCONOCIDO; lla Carolina, situada en el Barrio SUCESIÓN DE RAMONITA Hoyo Mulas de Carolina, Puerto BURGOS CARABALLO Rico, que se describe con el T/C/C RAMONA número diecisiete de la manzaBURGOS CARABALLO na cincuentiuno con un área de trescientos setentisiete metros COMPUESTA POR cuadrados con seis centímetros FULANO DE TAL Y y en lindes por el NORTE, con SUTANO DE TAL COMO los solares dos y tres, distancia POSIBLES HEREDEROS de catorce metros; por el SUR, DE NOMBRE con la calle cuarenticuatro, distancia de catorce metros; por el DESCONOCIDO; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE ESTE, con solar dieciséis, distancia de veintiséis metros noAMÉRICA; CENTRO centímetros; y por el DE RECAUDACIONES ventitres LEGAL NOTICE OESTE, con el solar dieciocho, DE INGRESOS distancia de veintiséis metros ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO MUNICIPALES. noventitres centímetros. Finca DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUlidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”.

La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de diciembre de 2023. WILNELIA RIVERA DELGADO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #249, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO. JENNISA GARCÍA MORALES, ALGUACIL REGIONAL.

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The San Juan Daily Star número 15,776, inscrital al folio 221 del tomo 399 de Carolina.

Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Carolina. Dirección de la Propiedad: 51-17, Calle 44 Urbanización Villa Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985. La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de $160,146.20 en concepto de principal con interés al 3.543% anual, los cuales continúan acumulándose, así como la cantidad líquida estipulada en los documentos del préstamo para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial y que correspondan a intereses y cargos por demora posterior a dicha fecha, y la suma de $23,250.00 equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pactada, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumulados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquiera suma de dinero por concepto de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hipoteca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 25 otorgada el día 15 de julio de 2009, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, ante la Notario Público María S. Chévere Mouriño y consta inscrita al folio 223 del tomo 399 de Carolina, finca número 15,776, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección II de Carolina. 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 cargos 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 ejecutante. Entiéndase: Hipoteca en garantía

de un pagaré a favor de Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de Estados Unidos de América, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $232,500.00, con intereses al 3.543% anual, vencedero el día 5 de junio de 2086, constituida por la escritura número 26, otorgada en Carolina, Puerto Rico, el dia 15 de julio de 2009, ante la notario María S. Chévere Mouriño, e inscrito al folio 223 del tomo 399 de Carolina, finca número 15,776, inscripción 5ta. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $232,500.00 según se establece en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $155,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebración de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $116,250.00. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procederá a otorgar la escritura de traspaso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad re-

The San Juan Daily Star clamada, se procederá a la ejecución de la sentencia en contra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cualesquiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en cantidad suficiente para dejar cubierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la sentencia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sentencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la subasta y vendido el bien inmueble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actuales poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 21 de noviembre de 2023.

HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CAROLINA.

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Yo, HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, a los demandados, acreedores y al público en general con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, por la presente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 29 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, procederé a vender en Pública Subasta, al mejor postor, la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 28 de enero de Demandados 2023. Los autos y todos los doCivil Núm.: CA2019CV01769. cumentos correspondientes al Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOprocedimiento incoado, estarán TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINAde manifiesto en la Secretaría RIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. durante horas laborables. Que Al: PÚBLICO EN en caso de no producir remate GENERAL. ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celeA: SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ MIGUEL AYALA brará una SEGUNDA SUBASARROYO T/C/C JOSÉ TA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el 5 DE M. AYALA ARROYO FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS T/C/C JOSÉ AYALA 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y en ARROYO T/C/C JOSÉ caso de no producir remate ni M. AYALA, COMPUESTA adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 12 LA SUCESIÓN DE DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS ADA SACARELLO 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi BAYRON T/C/C ADA oficina sita en el lugar antes inSACARELLO DE AYALA dicado. Que en cumplimiento T/C/C ADA S. AYALA de un Mandamiento de EjecuT/C/C ADA SACARELLO ción de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del COMPUESTA POR Tribunal de Primera Instancia, NELSON RAMIREZ Superior de Carolina, en el LEGAL NOTICE SACARELLO, FULANO Sala caso de epígrafe con fecha de DE TAL Y SUTANO DE 27 de octubre de 2023, proceESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUTAL COMO MIEMBROS deré a vender en pública suNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA basta y al mejor postor, todo DE NOMBRES SALA DE CAROLINA derecho, título e interés que DESCONOCIDOS; REVERSE MORTGAGE tenga la parte demandada de FULANO DE TAL, epígrafe en el inmueble que se FUNDING, LLC Y SUTANO DE TAL describe a continuación: “URDemandante Vs. COMO HEREDEROS BANA: PROPIEDAD HORISUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ DE NOMBRES ZONTAL: Apartamento indiviMIGUEL AYALA DESCONOCIDOS; dualizado de concepto armado ARROYO T/C/C JOSÉ y bloquees de hormigón de uso SUCESIÓN DE ADA M. AYALA ARROYO SACARELLO BAYRON residencial identificado con el T/C/C JOSÉ AYALA once guion “N” (11-N), T/C/C ADA SACARELLO número localizado en la parte Sureste ARROYO T/C/C JOSÉ DE AYALA T/C/C del piso undécimo de la Torre M. AYALA, COMPUESTA ADA S. AYALA T/C/C “A” del edificio conocido como LA SUCESIÓN DE ADA SACARELLO Condominio St. Tropez, localiADA SACARELLO zado en el kilómetro número COMPUESTA POR BAYRON T/C/C ADA uno (1), hectómetro número NELSON RAMIREZ SACARELLO DE AYALA SACARELLO, FULANO tres (3) de la carretera estatal número ciento ochenta y seis T/C/C ADA S. AYALA DE TAL Y SUTANO DE (186) del Barrio Isla Verde del T/C/C ADA SACARELLO TAL COMO MIEMBROS término municipal de Carolina,

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Puerto Rico. Tiene una cabida superficial de cuatrocientos cuarenta y seis (446 p/c) pies cuadrados, equivalentes a cuarenta y uno punto cuarenta y cinco (41.45m.c.) metros cuadrados, aproximadamente y consta de un vestíbulo de entrada, sala-comedor, dormitorios, kitchenette, baño y balcón.

La puesta principal está localizada en el vestíbulo del edificio y a la calle. Colinda por el Norte, diecisiete pies con dos pulgadas (17’2”), equivalentes a cinco punto setenta y tres (5.73 m.) metros, aproximadamente con áreas comunes del edificio; por el Sur, en veinticuatro pies con nueve pulgadas (24’9’), equivalentes a siete punto cincuenta y cuatro (7.54 m.) metros, aproximadamente, con el apartamento número once guion “M”; por el Este, en diecinueve pies (19’), equivalentes a cinco punto setenta y nueve (5.79 m.), aproximadamente, con elementos exteriores del edificio; y por el Oeste, en diecinueve pies (19”), equivalentes a cinco punto setenta y nueve (5.79 m.) metros, aproximadamente, con el pasillo de uso común. Finca número 29,168, inscrita al folio 180 del tomo 574 de Carolina. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Carolina. Dirección de la Propiedad: 6267 Ave. Isla Verde Apt 11-N Cond. St. Tropez, Carolina PR 00979. La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de $154,735.02, lo cual no incluye intereses acumulados, y los cuales continúan acumulándose, así como la cantidad líquida estipulada en los documentos del préstamo para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial y que correspondan a intereses y cargos por demora posterior a dicha fecha, y la suma equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pactada, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumulados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquiera suma de dinero por concepto de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hipoteca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 1012 otorgada el día 11 de septiembre de 2009, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Raúl Rivera Burgos y consta inscrita al folio 115 del tomo 949 de Carolina, finca número 29,168, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección

I de Carolina. 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 cargos 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 ejecutante. Entiéndase: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de Estados Unidos de América, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $232,500.00, con intereses al 3.501% anual, vencedero el día 12 de junio de 2075, constituida por la escritura número 1013, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 11 de septiembre de 2009, ante el notario Raúl Rivera Burgos, e inscrito al folio 174 del tomo 1003 de Carolina, finca número 29,168, inscripción 10ma. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $232,500.00 según se establece en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $155,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebración de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $116,250.00. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio

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TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS- Puerto Rico, with irregular shaTRICT OF PUERTO RICO pe, with a superficial area of 1354.09 square feet, equivalent EDGAR ARQUELIO FERRER HERNÁNDEZ, to 125.80 square meters. Bounded by the North, that is the HIS WIFE SOFÍA front with access to the public RIVERA DÍAZ AND way in 34’4.5” long, equivalent THEIR CONJUGAL to 10.48 meters long; by the PARTNERSHIP South, with the Doña Ana Plaintiffs V. creek, in a distance of 40’ 9.37”, equivalent to 12.43 meters; by JOSÉ ENRIQUE the East, with commercial lot A, PASTOR GARCÍA; in a distance of 27’6’” equivaHIS WIFE ADISSELY lent to 8.38 meters, and by the MENÉNDEZ OJEDA West, with common stairs, in a AND THEIR CONJUGAL distance of 30’5” long, equivaPARTNERSHIP D/B/A EL lent to 9.27 meters. This local ELEFANTE BAR & GRILL have open space, kitchen, two bathrooms, bar, storage in the Defendants Civil No.: 17-02244. (JAG). FO- baseman that have a superficial RECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE area of 334.86 square feet, AND PLEDGE - IN REM. NOTI- equivalent to 31.11 square meters. This place corresponds CE OF SALE. To: DEFENDANTS AND the parking areas number 2, 3, 4 y 5, and 50% in the common GENERAL PUBLIC. limited elements.” The property On March 22, 2023, the Court described above is recorded at entered Default Judgment in page 108 of volume 923 of Mofavor of plaintiffs, Edgar Arquenacillos, property number lio Ferrer Hernández, his wife 26,463, Registry of Property, Sofía Rivera Díaz and Their Third Section of San Juan. PhyConjugal Partnership (“Plainsical Address: 1116 Caparra tiffs”) and against defendants, Terrace Dev., Américo Miranda José Enrique Pastor García, Avenue, Reparto MetropolitaAdissely Menéndez Ojeda, and no, San Juan. The Property is their conjugal partnership d/b/a described in the Spanish lanEl Elefante Bar & Grill (“Defenguage as follows: URBANA: dants”). As of September 1, PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: 2022, Defendants owe PlainLocal comercial marcado con la tiffs, under the Loan Agreeletra B, localizada en la Avenida ment, the sum of $161,750.15 Américo Miranda en la planta in principal; interests in the baja o terrera del Condominio amount of $87,843.79 which Caribe Tropical, en San Juan, continues to accrue, even postPuerto Rico, siendo de forma judgment as per the agreement irregular teniendo un área suof the parties, until full payment perficial de 1354.09 pies cuaof the debt at $21.34 per diem; drados, equivalentes a 125.80 accrued late charges in the metros cuadrados, teniendo los amount of $774.53; other exsiguientes linderos: por el Norpenses in the amount of te, el cual es su frente que le da $2,979.00 and any other adacceso a la vía pública en vance, charge, fee or disburse34’4.5’’ de largo, equivalentes a ments made by Plaintiffs, as 10.48 metros de largo; por el well as under the other loan Sur, con la quebrada Doña Ana, documents, plus costs and en una distancia de 40’9.37’’, agreed attorney’s fees in the equivalentes a 12.43 metros; amount of $20,000.00. The por el Este, con el local Comeramounts owed will be satisfied cial A, en una distancia de only with the proceedings obtai27’6’’, equivalentes a 8.38 mened from the judicial sale of the tros; y por el Oeste, con escaleProperty. Pursuant to said judgra común, en una distancia de ment and/or the Order of Exe30’5’’ de largo, equivalentes a cution of Judgment, the under9.27 metros. Consta de un essigned appointed Special pacio abierto, cocina, dos baMaster was ordered to sell, at ños, barra, área de almacén en public auction for U.S. currency el sótano, el cual tiene un área in cash or certified check, superficial de 334.86 pies cuawithout appraisement or right to drados, equivalentes a 31.11 redemption, to the highest metros cuadrados. A este local bidder, at the office of the Clerk le corresponde los estacionaof the United States District mientos marcados con los núCourt for the District of Puerto meros 2; 3; 4 y 5, en los planos Rico, Room 150 - Federal Builde inscripción. Le corresponde ding, Carlos Chardón Avenue, una participación equivalente a Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, or at 50% de las comunes limitados.” any other place designated by The property described above said Clerk, to cover the sums is recorded at page 108 of voluadjudged to be paid to the me 923 of Monacillos, property plaintiffs, the following property: number 26,463, Registry of URBAN: Urban: Commercial lot Property, Third Section of San identified with letter B, located Juan. Dirección Física: 1116 in Américo Miranda Avenue in LEGAL NOTICE Caparra Terrace Dev., Américo the low floor of the Caribe TropiMiranda Avenue, Reparto MeIN THE UNITED STATES DIScal Condominium, San Juan,

del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procederá a otorgar la escritura de traspaso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad reclamada, se procederá a la ejecución de la sentencia en contra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cualesquiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en cantidad suficiente para dejar cubierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la sentencia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sentencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la subasta y vendido el bien inmueble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actuales poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 21 de noviembre de 2023. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CAROLINA.

24 tropolitano, San Juan. The property is subject to the following liens: By its origin: Easements; Restrictive Conditions of Edification and Use. By itself: MORTGAGE in guarantee of note in favor of Doral Bank, or to its order, in the principal amount of $200,000.00, with an annual interest rate of 9.75% and due on presentation, as per Deed No. 198, executed on June 25, 2007, before Notary Public Carlos Manuel Rivera Corujo, recorded at page 108 of volume 923 of Monacillos, 3rd inscription. COMPLAINT ANNOTATION: The subject of this annotation is the Mortgage in favor of Doral Bank for the sum of $200,000.00 arising from the third inscription. Plaintiff: Bautista Cayman Asset Company; Defendants: Holders; El Elefante Bar and Grill, amount owed $161,750.15 of principal plus interest, according to the Complaint of the US District Court for the District of PR in civil case #17-2244 on October 13, 2017, recorded in volume Karibe de Monacillos, Annotation A dated April 2, 2018. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal), shall continue in effect. It being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. The lien executed is over the property, and for the purposes of the first judicial sale the minimum bid amount is as follows: a. The amount of $200,000.00, as set forth in the mortgage deed, shall serve as the minimum bidding amount for the first public sale. Should the first public sale fail to produce an award or adjudication, two-thirds of the aforementioned amount or $133,333.33 shall serve as the minimum bidding amount for the second public sale. Should there be no award or adjudication at the second public sale, the minimum bidding amount for the third public sale shall be $100,000.00.

Said sale to be made by the appointed Special Master is subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property may be executed and delivered after the judicial sale. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued canceling all junior liens. THEREFORE, public notice is hereby given that the

appointed Special Master, pursuant to the provisions of the Judgment herein before referred to, will, on the 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024, AT 10:30 A.M., in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federal Building, Room 150 - Federal Building, 350 Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder the property described herein, the proceeds of said sale to be applied in the manner and form provided by the Court’s Judgment. Should the first judicial sale set hereinabove be unsuccessful, the SECOND JUDICIAL SALE of the property described in this Notice will be held on the 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024, AT 10:30 A.M., in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Room 150 - Federal Building, 350 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Should the second judicial sale set hereinabove be unsuccessful, the THIRD JUDICIAL SALE of the property described in this Notice will be held on the 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024, AT 10:30 A.M. in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Room 150 - Federal Building, 350 Carlos Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by the parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court, Federal Building, 350 Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 14th day of December, 2023.

AGUEDO DE LA TORRE, APPOINTED SPECIAL MASTER. ***

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

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs.

JOSÉ MANUEL MONTAÑEZ AYALA T/C/C JOSÉ M. MONTAÑEZ AYALA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2019CV01527.

(406). 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 dictada el 27 de abril de 2022, la Orden Enmendada de Eje-

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cución de Sentencia del 5 de diciembre de 2023 y notificada el 12 de diciembre de 2023 y el Mandamiento Enmendado de Ejecución del 12 de diciembre de 2023, en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el dÍa 30 DE ENERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Carolina, Sala Superior, en la Avenida 65 Infantería, Carretera Número Tres (3), Kilómetro 11.7 (Entrada de la Urbanización Mansiones de Carolina) Carolina, 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 radicado en la Urbanización Villa Fontana, situada en el Barrio Sabana Abajo de Carolina, que se describe con el #24 de la manzana “GL”, con área de 279.30 m.c. En lindes por el NORTE, con la calle #29, distancia de 13.30 metros; por el SUR, con los solares #6 y #7, distancia de 13.30 metros; por el ESTE, con el solar #25, distancia de 21.00 metros; por el OESTE, con el solar #23, distancia de 21.00 metros. Enclava una casa. Inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 187 de Carolina, Finca 6767 (antes 12927) Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I. La hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 5 del tomo 187 de Carolina, Finca 6767 (antes 12927) Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I. Inscripción 5ta. La modificación de hipoteca consta tomo Karibe de Carolina, Finca 6767 (antes 12927) Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I. Inscripción sexta. Dirección Física: VILLA FONTANA GL24 VÍA 25 CAROLINA, PR 00983-3914.

Número de Catastro: 20-088006-491-24-001. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $24,583.36. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, día 6 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:15 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, $16,388.90.

De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA, el día 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $12,291.68. 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 ésta es mayor. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $18,657.71 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 4.5% anual desde el 1 de noviembre de 2019 hasta su completo pago, más $78.80 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $4,560.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que 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 pesa el siguiente gravamen posterior a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: a. Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Vs. José Manuel Montañez Ayala (soltero), ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, en el Caso Civil Número FCD2015-0908, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $24,420.28 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 11 de agosto de 2015. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Carolina. Anotación C. b. Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Vs. José Manuel Montañez Ayala, también conocido como José M. Montañez Ayala, ante el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Carolina, en el Caso Civil Número CA2019CV01527, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $19,958.22 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 3 de mayo de 2019.

Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Carolina. Anotación E. Se notifica al acreedor posterior o a su sucesor o cesionario en derecho para que comparezca a proteger su derecho si así lo desea.

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 re-

queridos 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.

210-2015. 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 Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy 19 de diciembre de 2023. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA, SALA SUPERIOR.

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

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

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@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de octubre de 2023.

En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 27 de octubre de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. LUREIMY ALICEA GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

Servera cuya dirección es: 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 BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 30 de octubre de 2023. LCDA LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 30 de octubre de 2023. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. AMALYN FIGUEROA NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

Demandante Vs.

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

VAPR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FRANCES M.

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO ROBLES ANDINO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUDemandada NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV09448.

SALA DE BAYAMÓN (504). Sobre: COBRO DE DIISLAND PORTFOLIO NERO ORDINARIO. EMPLASERVICES, LLC, COMO ZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. AGENTE DE ACE ONE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE LEGAL NOTICE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE FUNDING, LLC. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS Demandante Vs. DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA KARLA M. DAVID RAMOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO Demandado SALA DE BAYAMÓN Civil Núm.: BY2023CV03042. RICO, SS.

MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT PUERTO RICO, LLC COMO AGENTE DE MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC Parte Demandante Vs.

JOSE A CENTENO

Salón: (402). 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.

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: TB2023CV00298.

A: KARLA M. Sala: 702. Sobre: COBRO DE DAVID RAMOS DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO REPARTO TERESITA, AX POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNI18, CALLE 39, BAYAMÓN, Demandante Vs. DOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PREPR 00961-8317.

ROMAN E. SIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS POR LA PRESENTE se le UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE RAMOS MORALES ASOCIADO DE PUERTO emplaza y requiere para que Demandado conteste la demanda dentro de Civil Núm.: BY2023CV02604. RICO, SS. treinta (30) días siguientes Salón: 703. Sobre: COBRO A: JOSE A CENTENO - los a la publicación de este Edicto.

DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIEN6632 CALLE FRANCIA, Usted deberá presentar su aleTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS SABANA SECA PR 00952; gación responsiva a través del UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL URB ALAMAR I-23 CALLE Sistema Unificado de Manejo y PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTAL, LUQUILLO PR 00773. Administración de Casos (SUDOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIPOR LA PRESENTE se le MAC), la cual puede acceder BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO emplaza y requiere para que utilizando la siguiente direcRICO, SS. ción electrónica: https://unired.

A: ROMAN E. RAMOS conteste la demanda dentro de ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se los treinta (30) días siguientes MORALES – URB. a la publicación de este Edic- represente por derecho propio, VALENCIA GARDENS, to. Usted deberá presentar su en cuyo caso deberá presentar APT 12, CALLE A alegación responsiva a través su alegación responsiva en la BAYAMÓN, P.R. 00959. del Sistema Unificado de Ma- secretaría del tribunal. Si usted POR LA PRESENTE se le nejo y Administración de Ca- deja de presentar su alegación emplaza y requiere para que sos (SUMAC), la cual puede responsiva dentro del referido conteste la demanda dentro de acceder utilizando la siguiente término, el tribunal podrá diclos treinta (30) días siguientes dirección electrónica: https:/// tar sentencia en rebeldía en a la publicación de este Edicto. www.poderjudicial.pr/index. su contra y conceder el remeUsted deberá presentar su ale- php/tribunal-electronico, salvo dio solicitado en la demanda o gación responsiva a través del que se represente por derecho cualquier otro sin más citarle ni Sistema Unificado de Manejo y propio, en cuyo caso deberá oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerciAdministración de Casos (SU- presentar su alegación respon- cio de su sana discreción, lo enMAC), la cual puede acceder siva en la secretaría del tribu- tiende procedente. El sistema utilizando la siguiente direc- nal. Si usted deja de presentar SUMAC notificará copia a los ción electrónica: https://unired. su alegación responsiva dentro abogados de la parte demanramajudicial.pr, salvo que se del referido término, el tribunal dante, el Lcdo. Edwin Serrano represente por derecho propio, podrá dictar sentencia en re- cuyas direcciones son: P.O. en cuyo caso deberá presentar beldía en su contra y conceder Box 71418 San Juan, Puersu alegación responsiva en la el remedio solicitado en la de- to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono secretaría del tribunal. Si usted manda o cualquier otro sin más (787) 993-3731 a la dirección deja de presentar su alegación citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en edwin.serrano@orf-law.com y a responsiva dentro del referido el ejercicio de su sana discre- la dirección notificaciones@orftérmino, el tribunal podrá dic- ción, lo entiende procedente. El law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO tar sentencia en rebeldía en sistema SUMAC notificará co- MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribusu contra y conceder el reme- pia al abogado de la parte de- nal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, dio solicitado en la demanda o mandante, Natalie Bonaparte hoy día 30 de octubre de 2023.

A: FRANCES M. ROBLES ANDINO.

POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO, se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero Ordinario, en la que se alega adeuda la suma de $579.15, más $3.88 por concepto de los intereses pactados, más los intereses que acumule hasta su total pago, además, $15.00 por concepto de cada pago en demora y los honorarios, más las costas y gastos que el pleito genere, sumas que están líquidas y exigibles. Se le advierte que de no comparecer en autos dentro del término de los treinta (30) días siguientes a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle ni oírle, debiendo radicar el original de su contestación en este Tribunal, enviando copia a la abogada de la parte demandante: Lcda. Adela Surillo Gutiérrez, Bufete Collazo, Connelly & Surillo, LLC, P.O. Box 11550, San Juan, PR 00922-1550; Teléfono: (787) 625-9999. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación general. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y sello en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 19 de diciembre de 2023.

NELLY MARTE MARCANO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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damente registrada y archivada de la Sentencia, Sentencia Civil Núm.: BY2022CV04477. res o preferentes: Nombre del Comisionado de Instituciones MENDEZ, MIGUEL 1-D CALLE PINO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO- Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: Financieras aplicable a esta feROMAN GOMEZ AGUADILLA, PR 00603; en autos donde podrá usted en- Parcial o Resolución, de la cual Sobre: terarse detalladamente de los puede establecerse recurso de TECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: cha, desde este mismo día hasT/C/C MIGUEL ANGEL DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: PO términos de la misma. Esta no- revisión o apelación dentro del ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ- N/A. Según figuran en la certi- ta su total y completo saldo. La ROMAN GOMEZ Y BOX 571 SAN ANTONIO tificación se publicará una sola término de 30 días contados a RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE ficación registral, la propiedad venta en pública subasta de la SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE AGUADILLA, PR 00690. vez en un periódico de circula- partir de la publicación por edic- LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL objeto de ejecución está gra- referida propiedad se verificará BIENES GANANCIALES POR LA PRESENTE se le em- ción general en la Isla de Puer- to de esta notificación, dirijo a ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO vada por las siguientes cargas libre de toda carga o gravamen plaza para que presente al tri- to Rico, dentro de los 10 días usted esta notificación que se DE PUERTO RICO, SS. posteriores a la inscripción del posterior que afecte la mencioCOMPUESTA POR su alegación responsiva siguientes a su notificación. Y, considerará hecha en la fecha crédito ejecutante: Nombre del nada finca, a cuyo efecto se noA: LA PARTE AMBOS. DIRECCIONES: bunal dentro de los 30 días a partir de siendo o representando usted de la publicación de este edicTitular: Secretario de la Vivien- tifica y se hace saber la fecha, DEMANDADA, AL (A URB CITY PALACE H 01 la publicación de este edicto. una parte en el procedimiento to. Copia de esta notificación ha da y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE CALLE 5 NAGUABO, PR Usted deberá presentar su ale- sujeta a los términos de la Sen- sido archivada en los autos de de la Carga: $288,000.00. Fe- SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SU00718; 460 MCDANIEL DR gación responsiva a través del tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re- este caso, con fecha 29 de di- HACIENDA DE PUERTO cha de Vencimiento: 9 de julio BASTA, si esto fuera necesario, RICO Y AL PÚBLICO de 2088. Se entenderá que a los efectos de que cualquier APT 203 JACKSONVILLE Sistema Unificado de Manejo y solución, de la cual puede es- ciembre de 2023. En Peñuelas, GENERAL: todo licitador acepta como persona o personas con algún NC 28546-7099; P/C LIC. Administración de Casos (SU- tablecerse recurso de revisión Puerto Rico, el 29 de diciembre MAC), al cual puede acceder o apelación dentro del término de 2023. CARMEN G. TIRÚ Certifico y Hago Constar: Que bastante la titularidad de la pro- interés puedan comparecer a la JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de agosto de 2023, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 29 de diciembre de 2023. En Humacao, Puerto Rico, el 29 de diciembre de 2023. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. LAURA DE JESÚS GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 DE 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 de 28 de diciembre de 2023. En YAUCO, Puerto Rico, el 28 de diciembre de 2023. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. YAZAHIRA OLIVERAS LEGAL NOTICE FELIBERTY, SECRETARIA ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA LEGAL NOTICE SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUAESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DILLA DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUORIENTAL BANK NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA Demandante Vs. CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUELLIS MICHAEL MACAO SALA SUPERIOR DE LINFERNAL CRUZ T/C/C HUMACAO

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, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.

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 RÚA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970 TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155 E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico a 2 de enero de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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 24 de octubre de 2023. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 24 de octubre de 2023.

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

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QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. YAZAHIRA OLIVERAS FELIBERTY, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2018-HB1 Demandante Vs.

SUCESION RAFAEL ISLAND PORTFOLIO GENARO GARCIA SERVICES, LLC ORTEGA T/C/C RAFAEL COMO AGENTE DE G. GARCÍA ORTEGA FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS T/C/C RAFAEL GARCIA FUND, LLC ORTEGA T/C/C RAFAEL Demandante V. GENARO GARCIA T/C/C ITZA E. RAFAEL G. GARCIA CAQUIAS MADERA T/C/C RAFAEL GARCIA Demandado(a) COMPUESTA POR Caso Núm.: AR2022CV01559.

LEGAL NOTICE (Salón: 1, Sala: MUNICIPAL). RAFAEL GARCIA PAGAN, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO RICARDO GARCIA DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU- ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN PAGAN, EDMEE GARCIA NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. PAGAN, ARTURO KEVIN SÁNCHEZ CAMPANERO, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAKEVIN.SANCHEZ@ORF-LAW.COM. GARCIA PAGAN; JOHN GUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE A: ITZA CAQUÍAS DOE Y JANE DOE COMO CAGUAS SALÓN DE SESIOMADERA, CALLE 7 POSIBLES HEREDEROS NES SALÓN 701 #335 BARRIO SANTO DESCONOCIDOS; GUILLERMO DOMINGO II, PEÑUELAS, SUCESION ANA DELIA LOPEZ SANCHEZ Demandante V. PR 00624; 7 RES. PAGAN NAZARIO T/C/C NECA MORTGAGE MARQUEZ ARBONA APT ANA D. PAGAN NAZARIO CORPORATION Y OTROS 75, ARECIBO, PR 00612.

T/C/C ANA PAGAN (Nombre de las partes que se le Demandado(a) NAZARIO T/C/C ANA notifican la sentencia por edicto) Caso Núm.: CG2023CV02604.

DELIA PAGAN T/C/C ANA Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O EL SECRETARIO(A) que susELLIS LINFERNAL CRUZ RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ cribe le notifica a usted que el D. PAGAN T/C/C ANA BANCO POPULAR DE Demandado PAGAN COMPUESTA PUERTO RICO EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICA- 28 de diciembre de 2023, este Civil Núm.: AG2023CV01908. CIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, POR RAFAEL GARCIA Demandante V. Sentencia Parcial o Resolución PAGAN, RICARDO MARÍA LLAVINA MÉNDEZ Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO EDICTO. Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTE- ORLANDO MALDONADO RIVERA, en este caso, que ha sido debiGARCIA PAGAN, EDMEE Y OTROS CA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR LIC.OMALDONADO@GMAIL.COM. damente registrada y archivada Demandado(a) GARCIA PAGAN, ARTURO en autos donde podrá usted EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS A: NECA MORTGAGE Caso Núm.: HU2023CV00519.

GARCIA PAGAN; JOHN enterarse detalladamente de DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENCORPORATION, JOHN (Salón: 208). Sobre: COBRO TE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESDOE Y RICHARD ROE. los términos de la misma. Esta ROE Y JANE ROE COMO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y notificación se publicará una POSIBLES HEREDEROS TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE (Nombre de las partes que se le OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE sola vez en un periódico de P.R., SS. notifican la sentencia por edicto) DESCONOCIDOS; SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus- circulación general en la Isla A: ELLIS MICHAEL JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS, JCFORTUESTADOS UNIDOS DE de Puerto Rico, dentro de los NO@FORTUNO-LAW.COM. LINFERNAL CRUZ T/C/C cribe le notifica a usted que el AMERICA; CENTRO 12 de octubre de 2023, este 10 días siguientes a su notificaA: MARÍA LLAVINA ELLIS LINFERNAL DE RECAUDACION DE ción.

Y, siendo o representando Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, MÉNDEZ T/C/C MARIA CRUZ - URB. BRISAS Sentencia Parcial o Resolución usted una parte en el procedi- INGRESOS MUNICIPALES ESTHER LLAVINA DE CAMPO ALEGRE, en este caso, que ha sido debi- miento sujeta a los términos Demandados

en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas, el 5 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: ”Solar localizado en la Carretera Estatal Número 686, Km 12.5, del Barrio Puerto Nuevo del término municipal de Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 469.87 metros cuadrados., equivalente a 0.1195 cuerdas. En lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle vega Mar, en una distancia de 20.75 metros; por el SUR, con José Enrique Rodríguez, en una distancia de 20.00 metros; por el ESTE, con la Carretera Estatal Número 686, en una distancia de 24.31 metros; y por el OESTE, con María Cordero, en una distancia de 21.91 metros.

Enclava una casa construida de concreto armado de dos plantas, la superior consta de sala-comedor-cocina, tres dormitorios, dos baños y balcón en forma de L; la primera planta contiene sala-cocina y baño, con un área de estacionamiento.” Inscrita al folio 191 del tomo 443 de Vega Baja, finca 32282, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección IV. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 191 del tomo 443 de Vega Baja, finca 32282, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección IV, inscripción 2ª. Propiedad localizada en: PR 686 KM 12.5 BO. PUERTO NUEVO, VEGA BAJA, PR 00694. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anterio-

piedad y que todas las cargas celebración de dicha subasta. y gravámenes anteriores y los Se notifica a todos los interepreferentes al crédito ejecutan- sados que las actas y demás te antes descritos, si los hubie- constancias del expediente de re, continuarán subsistentes. este caso están disponibles El rematante acepta dichas en la Secretaría del Tribunal cargas y gravámenes anterio- durante horas laborables para res, y queda subrogado en la ser examinadas por los (las) responsabilidad de los mismos, interesados (as). Y para su sin destinarse a su extinción el publicación en el periódico The precio del remate. Se establece San Juan Daily Star, que es un como tipo de mínima subasta la diario de circulación general en suma de $288,000.00, según la isla de Puerto Rico, por esacordado entre las partes en el pacio de dos semanas conseprecio pactado en la escritura cutivas con un intervalo de por de hipoteca. De ser necesaria lo menos siete (7) días entre una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por ambas publicaciones, así como declararse desierta la primera, para su publicación en los sitios la misma se celebrará en mi públicos de Puerto Rico. Expeoficina, ubicada en el Tribunal dido en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, de Primera Instancia, Sala de hoy 11 de diciembre de 2023.

Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina FRANCES TORRES, ALGUAde Alguaciles de Subastas, el CIL REGIONAL. EDGARDO 12 DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA y se establece como mínima #193. para dicha segunda subasta la LEGAL NOTICE suma de $192,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO originalmente. Si tampoco se DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUproduce remate ni adjudicación NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA en la segunda subasta, se es- CENTRO JUDICIAL DE GUAtablece como mínima para la YAMA TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma LEGACY MORTGAGE de $144,000.00, la mitad (1/2) ASSET TRUST 2019-PR1 del precio pactado y dicha suParte Demandante Vs. basta se celebrará en mi oficiJOSE ANTONIO na, ubicada en el Tribunal de RODRIGUEZ LUCIANO Y Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón, Cuarto Piso, Oficina de LA SUCESION DE ASTRID Alguaciles de Subastas, el 26 MORAIMA BETANCOURT DE FEBRERO DE 2024, A LAS TAPIA COMPUESTA 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha POR ANTHONY RIVERA subasta se llevará a cabo para, BETANCOURT, INGRID con su producto satisfacer a la RIVERA BETANCOURT parte demandante, el importe E IVANA JIMENEZ de la Sentencia dictada a su BETANCOURT, JOHN favor ascendente a la suma de 219,904.75 por concepto DOE Y RICHARD ROE de principal, más la suma de COMO HEREDEROS $41,412.35 en intereses acuDESCONOCIDOS; mulados al 25 de noviembre CENTRO DE de 2022 y los cuales continúan RECAUDACIÓN DE acumulándose a razón de 5.060% anual hasta su total y INGRESOS MUNICIPALES completo pago; más la sumas Y LA ADMINISTRACIÓN de $14,070.37 en seguro hi- PARA EL SUSTENTO DE potecario; $4,200.00 en tarifas MENORES de servicio; $680.00 de inspecParte Demandada ciones; $4,976.30 de adelantos Civil Núm.: GM2022CV00247. pendientes; más la cantidad de Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPO10% del pagare original en la TECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA suma de $28,800.00, para gasY COBRO DE DINERO. EMtos, costas y honorarios de aboPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICgado, esta última habrá de deTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE vengar intereses al máximo del AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE tipo legal fijado por la oficina del DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO

26 LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER- la comunidad; por el Este, con la parcela número dos cientos TO RICO, SS. sesenta y cuatro (264) de la coA: IVANA JIMENEZ munidad; y por el Oeste, con el BETANCOURT canal de riego que la separa de COMO HEREDERA la parcela número dos cientos DE ASTRID MORAIMA sesenta y seis (266). Enclava BETANCOURT TAPIA. edificación. Inscrita al folio dosPOR LA PRESENTE se les em- cientos cincuenta y siete (257) plaza y requiere para que con- del Tomo trescientos veinte teste la demanda dentro de los (320) de Guayama, finca númetreinta (30) días siguientes a la ro diez mil seiscientos ochenta publicación de este Edicto. Us- (10,680), Registro de Guayated deberá radicar su alegación ma. SE LES APERCIBE que responsiva a través del Sistema de no hacer sus alegaciones Unificado de Manejo y Adminis- responsivas a la demanda dentración de Casos (SUMAC), al tro del término aquí dispuesto, cual puede acceder utilizando se les anotará la rebeldía y se la siguiente dirección electróni- dictará Sentencia, concediénca: http://unired.ramajudicial.pr/ dose el remedio solicitado en sumac/, salvo que se presente la Demanda, sin más citarle ni por derecho propio, en cuyo oírle. Además, como miembro caso deberá radicar el original de la Sucesión de Astrid Mode su contestación ante el Tri- raima Betancourt Tapia se ha bunal correspondiente y notifi- presentado una solicitud de que con copia a los abogados interpelación judicial para que de la parte demandante, Lcda. sirva en el término de treinta Marjaliisa Colón Villanueva, (30) días aceptar o repudiar la al PO BOX 7970, Ponce, P.R. herencia. Se le apercibe que 00732; Teléfono: 787-843- si no compareciera usted a 4168. En dicha demanda se expresarse dentro del término tramita un procedimiento de de treinta (30) días a partir de cobro de dinero y ejecución de la publicación de este edicto hipoteca bajo el número men- en torno a la aceptación o recionado en el epígrafe. Se ale- pudiación de la herencia, se ga en dicho procedimiento que presumirá que han aceptado la la parte Demandada incurrió en herencia de la causante Astrid el incumplimiento del Contrato Moraima Betancourt Tapia y por de Hipoteca, al no poder pagar consiguiente, responderán por las mensualidades vencidas las cargas de dicha herencia correspondientes a los me- conforme dispone el 1578 del ses de agosto de 2019, hasta Código Civil de Puerto Rico, 31 el presente, más los cargos L.P.R.A. sec. 11021. En Guayapor demora correspondientes. ma, Puerto Rico, a 03 de enero Además, adeuda a la parte de- de 2024. MARISOL ROSADO mandante las costas, gastos y RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. honorarios de abogado en que STEPHANIE ESCALANTE ORincurra el tenedor del pagaré TIZ, SUB-SECRETARIA. en este litigio. De acuerdo con LEGAL NOTICE dicho Contrato de Garantía Hipotecaria la parte Demandante ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO declaró vencida la totalidad DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUde la deuda ascendente a la NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA suma de $32,976.62 de prin- CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAcipal, más los intereses sobre YAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE dicha suma al 5.00% anual, así BAYAMÓN como todos aquellos créditos y ALEJANDRO sumas que surjan de la faz de ALVAREZ LOPEZ la obligación hipotecaria y de la Demandante V. hipoteca que la garantiza, incluyendo la suma estipulada para WANDA AQUINO TORRES Demandado(a) costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La parte Demandan- Caso Núm.: BY2023CV03310. te presentó para su inscripción (Salón: 505). Sobre: PETICIÓN en el Registro de la Propiedad DE ORDEN. NOTIFICACIÓN correspondiente, un AVISO DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ISAMAR ESTRADA DÍAZ, ISAMAR. DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis ESTRADALAW@GMAIL.COM. Pendens”) sobre la propiedad A: WANDA objeto de esta acción cuya AQUINO TORRES. propiedad es la siguiente: UR(Nombre de las partes que se le BANA: Parcela identificada con notifican la sentencia por edicto) el número dos cientos sesenta EL SECRETARIO(A) que susy cinco (265) en el plano de cribe le notifica a usted que el parcelación de la Comunidad 27 de diciembre de 2023, este Rural Olimpo, ubicada en el Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Barrio Caimital del Municipal Sentencia Parcial o Resolución de Guayama, con un área de en este caso, que ha sido debiquinientos setenta y seis punto damente registrada y archivada cero uno (576.01) metros cuaen autos donde podrá usted drados. En lindes por el Norte, enterarse detalladamente de con la calle número siete (7); los términos de la misma. Esta por el Sur, con la parcela núnotificación se publicará una mero dos cientos ocho (208) de sola vez en un periódico de

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circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha 28 de diciembre de 2023. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 28 de diciembre de 2023. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIVIAN J. SANABRIA ORTIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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

MWX, INC

Demandante V.

CARLOS M. LESPIN QUIÑONES

Demandada Civil Núm.: NSCI200900305.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA.

A: CARLOS MANUEL LESPIN QUIÑONES; Y AL PUBLICO EN GENERAL:

El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Fajardo, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hago saber a la parte demandada y, al PUBLICO EN GENERAL, y a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante a saber.

Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 9 de noviembre de 2023, por la Secretaria del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública

subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: Dirección de la Propiedad: Obrera Ward 55 Calle Quiñones Caraballo, Fajardo, PR 00738. URBANA: Solar radicado en la Barriada Obrera de Fajardo, Puerto Rico, marcado con el número cincuenta y cinco de la parcela ‘G’ que mide nueve metros de frente por quince metros de fondo, sito en la calle Ramón Quiñones Carballo, esquina Víctor M. Rios, en lindes por NORTE con Pablo Flores, hoy Sucesión; por el SUR, con la calle Ramon Quiñones Carballo; por el ESTE, con Flor Soto antes, hoy su Sucesión; y, por el OESTE, con la calle Víctor M. Rios. Enclava una casa de bloques y concreto armado con su torta de concreto armado, cuya casa mide veintiséis pies de frente, cuarenta y tres pies seis pulgadas y dieciséis pies tres pulgadas por su parte posterior, y sobre la misma existe un mirador construido también de bloques y concreto armado que mide dieciséis pies tres pulgadas de frente por veinticinco pies de fondo. Consta inscrito al folio 84 del tomo 138 de Fajardo, finca número 4,439; Registro de la Propiedad Sección Fajardo. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante, hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $ $44,372.91 de principal, más intereses acumulados a razón del 9.5% anual, suma que al 18 de septiembre de 2023 ascendía a $23,806.18, la cual continua acumulándose hasta el total pago y solvente del principal a razón de $11.71 diarios (“per diem”); $1,349.48 por concepto de cargos por demora, en adición a cualquier adelanto realizado conforme a los documentos de préstamo, costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado según pactados, disponiéndose que si quedare algún remanente luego de pagarse las sumas antes mencionadas del mismo deberá ser depositado en la Secretaria del Tribunal para ser entregado a la parte con interés previa solicitud y orden del Tribunal. La venta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. LA PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 6 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE, en la oficina del referido Alguacil, localizada en el Centro Judicial de Fajardo Fajardo, Puerto

Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $64,000.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, la misma se llevará a efecto el día 13 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $42,666.67, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 21 DE FEBRERO DE 2024 A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $32,000.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas la-

borables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate.

EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de noviembre de 2023.

JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO #622. SHEILA S. CRUZ SÁNCHEZ, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #427, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO.

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

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

NATHALIE NUNEZ SERRANO

Demandado Civil Núm.: CA2023CV02145.

Salón: 406. 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: NATHALIE NÚÑEZ SERRANO URB. METROPOLIS, 4TA EXT. CI2, CALLE 5 CAROLINA, PR 00987.

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@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 30 de octubre de 2023.

En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 30 de octubre de 2023. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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

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

MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 30 de octubre de 2023.

En Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, el 30 de octubre de 2023. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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

EDWIN LOPEZ CORSINO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2023CV02000.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICDemandante Vs. TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE REBECA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ROMERO TORRES EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADemandado Civil Núm.: CN2023CV00296. DO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. Salón: 406. Sobre: COBRO A: EDWIN DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENLOPEZ CORSINO TO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS URB VILLAS EL UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL DIAMANTINO C27 CARR PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LI- 860, CAROLINA PR 00987.

BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que RICO, SS. conteste la demanda dentro de A: REBECA los treinta (30) días siguientes ROMERO TORRES a la publicación de este EdicURB. JARD DE to. Usted deberá presentar su PALMAREJO, G5 CALLE alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Ma1, CANÓVANAS, PR nejo y Administración de Ca00729.

POR LA PRESENTE se le sos (SUMAC), la cual puede emplaza y requiere para que acceder utilizando la siguiente conteste la demanda dentro de dirección electrónica: https:/// los treinta (30) días siguientes www.poderjudicial.pr/index. a la publicación de este Edicto. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo Usted deberá presentar su ale- que se represente por derecho gación responsiva a través del propio, en cuyo caso deberá Sistema Unificado de Manejo y presentar su alegación responAdministración de Casos (SU- siva en la secretaría del tribuMAC), la cual puede acceder nal. Si usted deja de presentar utilizando la siguiente direc- su alegación responsiva dentro ción electrónica: https://unired. del referido término, el tribunal ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se podrá dictar sentencia en rerepresente por derecho propio, beldía en su contra y conceder en cuyo caso deberá presentar el remedio solicitado en la desu alegación responsiva en la manda o cualquier otro sin más secretaría del tribunal. Si usted citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en deja de presentar su alegación el ejercicio de su sana discreresponsiva dentro del referido ción, lo entiende procedente. término, el tribunal podrá dic- El sistema SUMAC notificará tar sentencia en rebeldía en copia al abogado de la parte su contra y conceder el reme- demandante, Edwin Serrano dio solicitado en la demanda o Peña cuya dirección es: P.O. cualquier otro sin más citarle ni Box 71418 San Juan, Pueroírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci- to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono cio de su sana discreción, lo en- (787) 993-3731 a la dirección tiende procedente. El sistema edwin.serrano@orf-law.com y SUMAC notificará copia a los a la dirección notificaciones@ EXTENDIDO abogados de la parte deman- orf-law.com.

BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del dante, el Lcdo. Edwin Serrano cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Tribunal, en CAROLINA, PuerBox 71418 San Juan, Puer- to Rico, hoy día 30 de octubre to Rico 00936-8518, teléfono de 2023. LCDA. KANELLY ZA(787) 993-3731 a la dirección YAS ROBLES, SECRETARIO. edwin.serrano@orf-law.com y a MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, la dirección notificaciones@orf- SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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 law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO cuyas direcciones son: P.O.

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Cale Yarborough, Hall of Fame NASCAR driver, dies at 84

By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN

C

ale Yarborough, who won three consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships and whose 83 victories tied him for sixth place on the winners’ list, died on Sunday. He was 84.

He had been battling a rare genetic disorder, his family told The Associated Press.

At the peak of his success, Yarborough won nine races in 1976, nine in 1977 and 10 in 1978, capturing the points championship each time. His feat wasn’t equaled until 2008, when Jimmie Johnson matched it. Yarborough was also the series championship runner-up in 1973 and 1974, and again in 1980.

He won the Daytona 500 four times (1968, 1977, 1983 and 1984), second only to Richard Petty’s seven victories.

But for all his achievements, Yarborough was remembered especially for a race he didn’t win, the Daytona 500 in February 1979, the first NASCAR event to be televised in its entirety to a national audience.

Yarborough and Donnie Allison, the brother of Bobby Allison, another of NASCAR’s greatest names, thumped each other several times on the backstretch while vying for the lead. Both Yarborough and Donnie Allison lost control of their cars near the finish, went spinning off the track and wound up unhurt in a grassy area while Petty zoomed to victory.

Moments later, Yarborough and Bobby Allison, who had been out of contention, engaged in a fistfight. The eastern United States had been hit by a Sunday snowstorm, leaving thousands without much to do but watch TV. Most of these viewers had presumably

Cale Yarborough in 2008 (Wikipedia) never seen a major stock-car race and tuned in to the CBS network out of curiosity.

The fight between two good old boys from down South — Yarborough, a native of South Carolina, and Bobby Allison, from Alabama — provided an entertaining few minutes for viewers who had only modest interest in the race itself.

That fight transformed NASCAR from a niche sport in the South to a national attraction.

“It put NASCAR on the nationwide map,” Petty told The Tampa Bay Times in 2019.

“People thought racing was a Southern sport deal, and they saw the rednecks come out there at the end. It was the perfect storm, the snowstorm, everybody watching, how the race ended.”

Cale Yarborough’s No. 11 Chevelle Laguna (Wikipedia)

Remembering his duel for the lead with Donnie Allison some 30 years later, Yarborough said: “I had the fastest car and had it set up to where I could slingshot him on the last lap. That may have been a mistake on my part. I should maybe have gone on and passed him, gone on and won the race handily. I was trying to make a show out of it. Unfortunately, it really came out to be a show.

It was one of the best things ever happened in NASCAR.” Yarborough said that he reconciled with the Allisons the next day.

William Caleb Yarborough was born on March 27, 1939, in the tiny community of Sardis, South Carolina, near Timmonsville, the oldest of three sons of Julian Yarborough, a tobacco farmer, and his wife, Annie. His father was killed in a private airplane crash when Cale was 10 years old or so. A year or two later, Cale got his first taste of auto racing when he attended the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.

While a teenager, he lied about his age so he could race there.

Yarborough was a football star at Timmonsville High School and received an athletic scholarship to Clemson University, whose team was coached by Frank Howard, who would spend 30 years with the Tigers.

But Yarborough told Howard that he had to delay his arrival on campus to race in a NASCAR event.

“He said: ‘If you go back, pack your clothes, don’t come back. You either go and

race or play football,’” Yarborough quoted Howard as saying in a 2008 interview with The New York Times. “So I packed my clothes and left. Of course, he kept calling.

I said: ‘You told me to pack my clothes, and that’s what I did. I’m going to make racing my career.’”

“He says, ‘Son, you’ll starve to death,’” Yarborough recalled. But Yarborough never returned to Clemson.

He made his NASCAR debut in 1957, driving in the Southern 500 and finishing 42nd. His first victory came in 1965 at a 200-lap race in Valdosta, Georgia. His last victory came at the Atlanta Journal 500 in 1988, his final season.

Yarborough had career winnings of slightly more than $5 million. While continuing to live in Sardis, where he had a farm, he owned a Honda dealership in Florence, South Carolina.

He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994.

“He would not quit,” Junior Johnson, Yarborough’s car owner during his championship seasons, once told the publication Autoweek. “I think if he was in a situation where he had to get out of a race car because of his stamina, it would be the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to him.”

Survivors include his wife, Betty Jo, and his daughters, Julie, Kelley and B.J. Howard, the coach at Clemson, became a fan of Yarborough, who certainly did not “starve.”

“I’ll never forget that he was at Talladega when I won a race there,” Yarborough once said. “He was in the winner’s circle. He walked up to me and put his hands on my shoulder. He said, ‘Boy, I ain’t never been wrong many times in my life, but I want you to know I was wrong this time.’”

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Frank Ryan dies at 87; cerebral quarterback led Browns to ’64 title

By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN

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n his 13-year NFL career, Frank Ryan passed for 149 touchdowns, went to the Pro Bowl three times and took the original Cleveland Browns to the 1964 NFL championship, throwing three second-half touchdowns in that victory.

It was the last time the city of Cleveland would have a major pro championship for 52 years, until June 2016, when the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to capture the NBA title. Browns fans are still waiting for a Super Bowl win.

But when Ryan died on Monday at 87, he was also remembered for his achievements beyond the football field.

Six months after the Browns’ 27-0 championship victory over the Baltimore Colts, Ryan was awarded a doctorate in mathematics from Rice University in Houston, where he had been a second-string quarterback.

He was a professor of mathematics at the Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University) in Cleveland while playing for the Browns and later taught math at Yale and Rice.

He introduced the world of computers to the tradition-bound U.S. House of Representatives and created an electronic voting system there as its director of information systems for much of the 1970s, heading a staff of more than 200.

He was the athletic director at Yale for 10 years and later a senior administrator for planning there and a fundraising executive for Rice.

Sports writers were intrigued by Ryan’s disparate callings.

Portraying him as the thinking-person’s quarterback, they couldn’t resist citing the title of his doctoral disserta-

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tion: “A Characterization of the Set of Asymptotic Values of a Function Holomorphic in the Unit Disc.”

Ryan said he couldn’t explain what that meant to anyone who did not understand advanced mathematics, but he turned aside suggestions that he was a genius whose intellect helped him find weaknesses in defensive alignments on football Sundays.

“An analytical mind can certainly help a quarterback,” he told Roger Kahn of The Saturday Evening Post in 1965. “But people who say that a mathematical mind is important are just not very well-informed about mathematics.

What I do at the university has nothing at all to do with what I do on the field.”

His son Frank B. Ryan Jr., who is known as Pancho, said Ryan died of complications of Alzheimer’s disease at a health care facility in Waterford, Connecticut.

Francis Beall Ryan was born on July 12, 1936, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a high school quarterback while developing an interest in physics and engineering.

He played for Rice in the Southwest Conference in 1956 and 1957, mostly backing up King Hill, who was selected by the Chicago Cardinals as the first pick in the 1958 NFL draft. When Hill faltered early in Rice’s 1958 Cotton Bowl game against Navy, Ryan came in and threw a touchdown pass in the Owls’ 20-7 loss.

Ryan received a bachelor’s degree in physics and was chosen by the Los Angeles Rams in the draft’s fifth round.

He pursued a master’s degree in mathematics while playing sporadically for the Rams in his first four NFL seasons.

His football career flourished after he was traded to the Browns in 1962

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and became a regular when their starting quarterback, Jim Ninowoski, was injured.

But Ryan wasn’t permitted to do much thinking or improvising in his first season with Cleveland; that was because Paul Brown, the team’s founder and coach, used a “messenger” system in which he alternated guards to tell the quarterback what plays he wanted, with no deviation allowed.

“I didn’t turn mathematics off during the season, but I tuned it down,” Ryan told Sports Illustrated. “I remember Brown saying once, ‘Ryan, you sure better sharpen your pencil in football.’”

Blanton Collier, who succeeded Brown as coach in 1963, allowed Ryan considerable input in game planning, and Ryan took the Browns to the playoffs four times in his seven seasons with them, emerging as one of the NFL’s most accurate passers while capable of unleashing long throws.

After the 1964 championship game, in which fullback Jim Brown ran for 114 yards to complement Ryan’s three touchdown passes to receiver Gary Collins, Ryan took the Browns to the title game for a second successive season, but they were beaten by coach Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers.

At 6 feet, 3 inches and 200 pounds, Ryan had an ideal frame for a pro quarterback of his era, though he was prematurely graying, perhaps giving him the aura of the venerable academic he would become. He studied game films intently but also blended in with his teammates’ camaraderie, though his life off the field was decidedly odd for a pro football player.

Ryan was released by the Browns after the 1968 season, then joined the Washington Redskins (now the Washington Commanders), who had hired Lombardi as their coach and general manager.

Ryan spent two seasons as Sonny Jurgensen’s backup, seeing action only briefly, the first year under Lombardi, and the second season for coach Bill Austin after Lombardi’s death from cancer in September 1970.

Ryan retired with 16,042 career passing yards and a completion rate of 51.1%.

He was voted to the Pro Bowl each season from 1964 to 1966. And he led the NFL in touchdown passes in 1964, with 25, and in 1966, with 29.

Frank Ryan’s 1968 football card (Amazon.com) In addition to his son Frank, he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joan Ryan, a former sports columnist for The Cleveland Plain Dealer and The Washington Post; three other sons, Michael, Stuart and Heberden; a sister, Patricia Ryan; 11 grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild, with another “on the way,” his son Frank said. A brother, Robert W. Ryan Jr., died before him.

Ryan had lived for many years in Grafton, Vermont, before moving to the Connecticut health care facility.

Ryan donated his brain to the Boston University CTE Center, which studies chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disorder similar to Alzheimer’s caused by repeated head injuries and which has been linked to football and other contact sports. His family said in a statement that it suspected that CTE may have “played a role” in Ryan’s condition.

“There’s a lot of exploitation in football, a lot of misdirection in what are the real values of living, of doing,” Ryan told Peter Richmond for the website Sports on Earth in 2013, reflecting on his dual careers and the world of bigtime college football. “I’m not saying we shouldn’t have football and all its glory, but the players should be focused on something more than running a 4.5 forty.”

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An important career concern could require considerable effort on your part today in order to enable you to advance whatever it is you’re trying to accomplish, Aries. At some point during the day, you may be plagued by doubts as to your ability to do this. However, don’t let this cause you to panic.

Libra

(Sep 24-Oct 23)

Today you might feel a little gloomy without knowing why, Libra, and you could spend a lot of time trying to find a reason. There probably isn’t any concrete reason. It’s likely that you’re simply responding to low biorhythms. This is, therefore, a great day to go for a workout. This way you can get the endorphins going and feel a lot better by late afternoon. Then you should actually feel like going out and having some fun.

Taurus

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Scorpio

Gemini

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Capricorn

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A trip that you wanted to take may have to be postponed, Taurus, probably for financial reasons. You’ll want to make the journey in the company of someone who’s financially strapped right now. This could be disappointing, but remember that this is only a delay. You’ll be able to have your vacation at a later date.

The need to complete an important task could have you mustering a far higher level of self-control than you’re used to, Gemini. Perseverance and determination could dominate your mood, and therefore you could accomplish wonders.

However, be sure to take breaks occasionally, and remember to relax from time to time. Above all, don’t be so focused on your work that you forget to eat.

Cancer

(June 22-July 23)

A business or romantic partner could be in a rather schizoid mood today, Cancer. You’ll probably spend a lot of time together, and during the course of the day your friend could jump between enthusiasm and gloom. This could drive you crazy, as you won’t know how to respond. All you can do is make sure all attention stays focused on the issues at hand.

Leo

(July 24-Aug 23)

Generally, you tend to be rather ingenious where work is concerned, Leo, but today you may feel that the fountain of innovation has totally dried up. No matter how hard you try, you probably won’t be able to muster any new ideas whatsoever. Chances are your biorhythms are low, and therefore your mind is working at a slower pace than usual.

Virgo

(Aug 24-Sep 23)

A crisis of values may confront you today, Virgo.

Someone you care about might need you to do something for them that you don’t feel comfortable doing, and this could put you in a tough spot. You probably won’t want to do it, but your friend needs your help. Consider every possible contingency before saying yes or no. Reflect on how the results could affect both you and your friend. Only in this way can you really be fair.

(Oct 24-Nov 22)

A close friend or love partner you haven’t seen for a while could finally make arrangements to see you, Scorpio. You therefore could spend much of the day in a great mood, looking forward to the encounter ahead. You’ll have a lot of fascinating information to share. It might be a good idea, however, to cut your visit a little shorter than you’d like and make arrangements for another meeting.

The house might seem rather empty today, Sagittarius, as most of the other members of your household are probably out and about. This is, however, a good time for you to take care of some projects of your own that you’ve been putting off. They might be tedious and rather boring, but think how good you’ll feel when they’re finally done!

Someone close to you might not be feeling very well, Capricorn, and you might feel the need to remain nearby and take care of this person. By all means do this. However, bear in mind that your empathic abilities are operating at a very high level today, and therefore you could actually experience some of their discomfort.

Aquarius

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

A goal that you may have been working toward for a long time might still seem very distant right now, Aquarius. Therefore, today you could actually find yourself giving up on it. This doesn’t imply that what you want will never happen. In fact, sometimes letting go of a dream can actually cause it to manifest. Remember this when you start to brood on your lack of success so far.

Pisces

(Feb 20-Mar 20)

A member of your household may be having troubles, Pisces, and therefore you might consider staying home from work in order to help them get through it all. Nonetheless, you have career responsibilities that you need to fulfill.

Whether to stay home or go to work may be a difficult decision to make today, but be sure you weigh all possible factors.

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