Wednesday Nov 2, 2022

GOOD MORNING

Island receives $51 million federal injection for child education

By JOHN McPHAUL jpmcphaul@gmail.com

Gov.Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia, along with Family Sec retary Carmen Ana González Magaz and the head of the Administration for the Care and Integrated Development of Children (ACUDEN by its Spanish initials), Robert Carlos Pagán, announced on Tuesday that the federal government approved $50.8 million to guarantee, through ACUDEN, excellence in care and primary education services to thousands of minors on the island.

“Improving the conditions of preschool and primary education is a priority in my government; that is why we continue to have the support of the federal government, which once again supports our actions through this multimillion-dollar allocation of funds,” the governor said in a written statement. “In my administration we will continue to work tirelessly to provide children, as well as professionals who work in care centers licensed by ACUDEN, the best tools for an optimal learning and working environment.”

Pierluisi said the funds from the Child Care Program are intended to increase the accessibility, availability and quality of early childhood care and development services while supporting parents and guardians to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

The Family secretary added that “many families depend on the services we provide in ACUDEN, so it is necessary to continue with the mission of achieving access to highquality care in the child population.”

“We are very pleased with this allocation because it al

lows us to continue with the objective we have as an agency, which is to continue investing in children and identifying the available resources, while continuing to strengthen preschool education in Puerto Rico,” González Magaz said.

The Child Care Program has 4,519 participants and 96 service providers licensed by the Family Department and ACUDEN centers. It also provides services to children from zero to 12 years and those with special needs are extended up to 18 years. Currently, some 1,630 jobs are subsidized through the federal program.

Pagán, the ACUDEN administrator, said the increase in funds contributes to good management and faithful compli ance with federal government regulations.

“We are demonstrating good practices in the administra tion of funds, thus generating the confidence of federal agen cies for the injection of larger appropriations into budgets,” he said. “This leads us to be able to guarantee services for our children with excellence in our operations.”

He said the funds will serve as an incentive to give continuity to the revitalization of the ACUDEN centers, guaranteeing their operation and maintaining or increasing the employment opportunities they generate.

Last August, the governor announced that the employ ees of care centers and homes licensed by ACUDEN would receive bonuses of up to $4,000, in addition to incentives of up to $400 for the medical plan and $200 for transportation expenses, as part of the Labor Assistance Program, whose economic impact is $20 million from the Child Care Stabi lization Fund of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and will benefit more than 2,000 employees.

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Oversight board: Bill to boost hiring of autistic workers via tax breaks is inconsistent with fiscal plan

By THE STAR STAFF

TheFinancial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico rejected a bill that would provide tax deductions to encourage the hiring of workers with autism because it is inconsistent with the commonwealth fiscal plan.

The oversight board said the measure would have a negative fiscal impact of about $5.1 million per year, a recent letter noted.

The Oct. 31 letter sent by the oversight board’s general counsel, Jaime El Koury, to Popular Democratic Party Sen. Juan Zaragoza Gómez notes that Senate Bill (SB) 839 is currently pending in the Legislature and has not become law.

The bill proposes, among other things, to amend the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax deduction for “private enterprise employers” that hire individuals diagnosed with autism. The bill would also empower the

island Department of Labor and Human Resources to identify and create the necessary tools for people diagnosed with autism to join the workforce, the letter says.

The oversight board said it understands and shares the government’s desire to expand the rights of the autistic population in Puerto Rico. “However, the negative fiscal impact of SB 839 is estimated to be between $2.2 million and $5.1 million per year without providing offsetting savings or generating new revenues,” the letter reads. “While the [oversight board] appreciates the merits of the bill’s purpose, any bill that has a negative fiscal impact without corresponding savings or new revenues is not revenue neutral and, therefore, is inconsistent with the Fiscal Plan and, if enacted, would violate the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA).”

If the bill is a priority for the Legislature, the oversight board said it was willing to explore alternative approaches consistent with the fiscal plan and compliant with PROMESA.

Coalition: Arming victims of gender violence puts them further at risk

By THE STAR STAFF

TheGender Equity Observatory (OEG by its Spanish initials) rejects the initiatives that would have survivors of domestic violence acquire firearms to protect themselves from their aggressors while reiterating that education and prevention are the tools to combat gender violence in Puerto Rico.

“It is extremely irresponsible and an unforgivable mistake that the president of CODEPOLA (Corporation for the Defense of the Puerto Rico Weapons License Holder), an organization that promulgates the use of weapons in the country, offered in the past few days, as the only solution, that women survivors of domestic violence should arm themselves,” OEG analyst Dr. Debora Upegui-Hernández said. “Studies show that having a weapon in the house or a woman having a weapon puts her

at greater risk of being murdered with that same weapon.”

She added that the CODEPOLA recommendation comes at a time when the number of femicides so far this year -- 62 -- has surpassed the 53 that occurred in 2021, according to the OEG monthly report.

The researcher insisted that the use of weapons increases lethality and questioned why they are not talking about how to reduce the availability and carrying of firearms and, on the contrary, there are efforts to make the Weapons Law more flexible.

“Ninety-five percent of the femicides in our data that remain under investigation in 2022 were carried out with firearms,” she said, citing the experience in South Africa, where access to firearms was reduced and, in turn, murders decreased.

The report on femicides, disappearances and gender violence, with updated information through Oct. 31, reveals that, out of 62 femicides, 14 intimate murders (murders of women perpetrated by partners or ex-partners) have occurred, while 38 are under investigation or lacking information. The OEG, a coalition of non-governmental organizations, produces its report based on the model Latin American protocol for the investigation of gender-based violence against women (femicides/feminicides) from the Regional Office for Central America of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Women.

Meanwhile, since the January 2021 declaration of a state of emergency due to the rise in gender violence on the island, Upegui-Hernández and OEG Coordinator Dr. Irma Lugo Nazario agreed that the Puerto Rico government has not yet promoted initiatives and concrete actions aimed at prevention and education to combat gender violence.

“We insist on education as a prevention tool,” Lugo Nazario said. “The gender perspective in education is an im-

portant tool and, at the same time, it is a methodological tool for multidisciplinary analysis in the search for comprehensive responses to the different manifestations of violence in society, one of the main [tools] in the work against gender violence.”

Lugo Nazario noted that the new administrative memo of the Department of Education, dated Oct. 26, does not comply with the work done by the Committee for Gender Violence Prevention, Support, Rescue and Education, or PARE by its Spanish acronym.

“The crisis of gender violence and rise in femicides that we are experiencing requires prevention strategies at multiple levels,” Upegui-Hernández added. “It must be addressed as a public health problem and cannot be tackled only with individual solutions.”

Sen. Juan Zaragoza Gómez

Dr. Irma Lugo Nazario, coordinator of the Gender Equity Observatory

Know the signs of diabetes and take charge of your health

By ALEJANDRA M. JOVER TOVAR Special to The STAR alejandra.jover@gmail.com

InPuerto Rico, two out of seven adults have diabetes. That accounts for 500,000 people dealing with the disease, but what’s more worrisome is that an equal number of people could have it and don’t know it.

Nutritionist and dietitian Dennice Miner, who chairs the board of the Puerto Rican Diabe tes Association, said the island diet doesn’t lend itself to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. People rarely eat salads or lean proteins, instead going for a fried, carbohydrate-heavy diet (think rice and beans at every meal) as the norm.

“With a high consumption of carbohy drates, soft drinks and desserts, the pancreas, tasked with the production of insulin, cannot handle that much sugar,” the expert said in an interview with the STAR.

Nov. 14 is World Diabetes Day.

“We work in November to raise awareness about prevention in Puerto Rico. Surprisingly, the island has the highest prevalence [of diabe tes] in the United States. The most recent statis tics are alarming because more than 500,000 people have diabetes; 15.8% of the population has it, but twice as many are in pre-diabetes,” Miner said. “The disease starts 10 years before you are diagnosed; type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent in adults in Puerto Rico.”

Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas stops producing or releasing the hormone insulin or is not functional.

“Insulin is needed in our body to convert glucose into energy, and glucose is the sugar we ingest in food,” Miner said. “Carbohydrates and fried foods, the main staple of the Puerto Rican diet, are metabolized and converted into sugar, and our pancreas has to release insulin. Insulin is the key that unlocks the cells for the sugar to enter and be used. If I don’t have the key, the sugar stays in the blood, and then you have diabetes.”

Pre-diabetes is also dangerous, and many people don’t present symptoms.

“One of the most affecting factors is being overweight and obese,” the nutritionist said. “People over 35 who are overweight and obese and have a family history are at risk of developing the condition.”

Those with pre-diabetes have high blood sugar and feel the need to urinate frequently.

Also, constantly feeling thirsty or hungry, irri table and losing weight for no reason, having dry skin, or feeling tired or weak can be signs that something’s wrong.

What about people with hypoglycemia, those who experience sugar crashes? Are they at risk?

“There are patients whose pancreas re leases more insulin than it should, and many patients who experience hypoglycemia even tually end up with diabetes because the body overreacts to food,” Miner said. “You need to keep a healthy schedule with snacks and not eat foods high in sugar. Hypoglycemia is already an insulin situation in the patient’s body, and there may be patients with hypoglycemia who may develop diabetes.”

People who suspect they have pre-dia betes should get tested immediately through

blood work.

“The criteria for diagnosis of pre-dia betes, according to the American Diabetes Association, is fasting blood glucose of 100 to 125 milligrams per deciliter of blood, a three-month test of glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) between 5.7% and 6.4%, or a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test with a value of 140 to 199 milligrams per deciliter,” Miner said. Even though it’s a chronic disease, you can manage diabetes through medication and lifestyle changes.

“Chronic means that I have beta cells in the pancreas, and I have lost more than half of those cells,” the nutritionist said. “If you’re diagnosed but change habits, start a healthy diet, and use medication properly, there could be changes. Eventually, some people don’t even need medication. You cannot reverse diabetes, but by giving up soda and sweets, the pancreas can level out, and you can achieve control.”

Education is key to preventing more people from developing the disease. That’s why the Puerto Rican Diabetes Association will hold on Sunday, Nov. 20 the event “Encaminada” (On the Way) at the Cataño waterfront (formerly Bahía Viva). From 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., the event will feature lectures, health screenings, arts and crafts, children’s activities, a dog show and live music, among other attractions. There will also be information tables from the municipality.

Those who want to know more about diabetes and access an interactive map of doctors who can help manage the disease can visit www.diabetespr.org.

Dalmau Ramírez, Natal vow to fight proposed changes to Electoral Code that would bar party alliances

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) President Juan Dalmau Ramírez and the former Citizen Victory Move ment (MVC by its Spanish initials) candidate for mayor of San Juan, Manuel Natal Albelo, chided the Legislature on Tuesday over its proposed amendments to the Electoral Code that will hinder minority parties by preventing them from forming coalitions.

At press time, the House of Representatives had included the amendments to the Electoral Code for a vote, which was expected late Tuesday.

“The House is slated to pass amendments to the Electoral

Code that are anti-democratic, abusive and which exclude the recognition of electoral rights,” Dalmau said.

He said the Popular Democratic Party has reneged its electoral promise to repeal the Electoral Code and instead joined the New Progressive Party in a marriage to exclude other parties from forming coalitions to defeat the current two-party culture prevalent in all elections.

Natal said the PIP and the MVC will seek all available remedies, including going to court to stop the Electoral Code and all of its detrimental consequences. The former MVC legislator reminded the public about the importance of having minority parties join forces to defeat the majority to protect coastal zones and abortion rights.

Manuel Natal Albelo and Juan Dalmau Ramírez

In Puerto Rico, two out of seven adults have diabetes. That’s half a million people, but what’s more worrisome is that an equal number of islanders could have the disease and don’t know it.

Save a Gato calls for opposition to Paseo del Morro cat removal plan

By THE STAR STAFF

Save a Gato, the leading nonprofit organization for the conservation of cat communities through the TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) method, invited cat lovers of Old San Juan on Tuesday to participate in a public meet ing convened by the National Park Service to discuss its proposal to remove the cats that have lived for decades in Paseo del Morro in the Old City.

The organization’s spokesperson, Lara Cartagena, said the federal agency will hold two public meetings, today and Thursday, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Castillo San Cristóbal Visitor Center in Old San Juan.

“It is important that all cat lovers make their voices heard at the public meeting called by the federal govern ment,” Cartagena said. “For more than 20 years, Save a Gato and its volunteers have cared for and maintained

the Paseo del Morro cat colony without help from local or federal authorities. We find it incredible that, even though we have signed several agreements with the National Park Service since 2005, the agency has barely fulfilled its responsibility to now announce, without any consideration, the removal and elimination of the cats from the Paseo.”

Last Friday, Save a Gato volunteers held a meeting with National Park Service staff in Puerto Rico, where they let the agency know that its plan does not comply with federal conservation laws, that it is vague, that its conclusions are not supported by evidence, and that the organization intends to vigorously oppose it.

“We made it clear that the Paseo cats cannot be removed, which we know means ‘euthanized,’” Carta gena said. “All situations outlined in this proposal have a solution that does not involve removing the cats. The

National Park Service has abandoned the area, eliminat ing nighttime surveillance and turning it into a place for unscrupulous people to leave cats, a crime under Law 154. Even without their support, Save a Gato feeds, maintains and finds homes for most cats abandoned there. Still, our efforts, without government support, are not enough.”

The Save a Gato spokesperson stressed that, in addition to attending the public meetings, the public can submit a public comment until Nov. 22 through the following link: https://bit.ly/salvemoslosgatosdelvsj, or by regular mail to SAJU Superintendent, Att: Paseo Cats, 501 Calle Norzagaray, San Juan, PR 00901.

“We already feed the cats, sterilize them, vaccinate them, take them to the vet and take care of them,” Carta gena said. “They are a historic part of the Old San Juan community. We will not allow them to be eliminated and Old San Juan to be filled with rats.”

Governor: Allegations of meddling in gay trap singer’s murder investigation will be examined

By THE STAR STAFF

Theisland Justice Department is following up on a probe that had begun in April 2021 into whether former Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced and a chief prosecutor diverted the investigation into the killing of urban singer and LGBT TQUI activist Kevin Fret.

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia confirmed the information Tuesday at a news conference.

Kevin Fret, a well known gay trap artist, was murdered in San Juan’s Santurce neighborhood on Jan. 10, 2019.

The allegations reportedly are that Vázquez Garced, facing corruption charges in another case, and former chief of prosecutors Olga Castellón obstructed the investigation.

“I learned from the media, but I know, I know, that Sec retary Domingo Emmanuelli will take action on the matter,” Pierluisi said. “When I say take action on the matter, I mean to investigate if there was any irregularity and to correct it because the Department has jurisdiction over the case.”

“This happened, allegedly, before the beginning of this

administration and the incumbency of Domingo Emanuelli, but he is going to take action on the matter,” he added.

Allegations about the former governor’s involvement first came out in 2021.

Justice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli Hernández said in written remarks that he ordered an internal probe into pros ecutor Bethzaida Quiñones’ allegations that Castellón and Vázquez Garced stopped the inquiry into the singer’s killing.

Quiñones was the prosecutor in charge of investigating the killing.

Two years ago, Puerto Rican reggaetón star Don Omar insinuated that another singer named Ozuna and others had bribed the Justice Department to stop officials from interview ing him about the killing.

“From the documents examined so far, there is no devia tion from the powers conferred by law on the Office of the Chief Prosecutor during the past administration,” Emanuelli Hernández said. “However, there should be no doubt that if evidence of any improper intervention or action is found, it will be investigated without distinction of person. We are

not going to put the integrity of the Department of Justice and its officials at risk for anything or anyone.”

Vázquez Garced faces a separate indictment along with others in federal court over an alleged bribery scheme to benefit her gubernatorial campaign.

Repaving work begins in San Juan port zone

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel A. Pizá Batiz announced Tuesday that asphalt work has begun on Avenida C in Puerto Nuevo. Last October, Ports formalized a contract for a project to repave the access roads to the cargo docks in Puerto Nuevo. When detailing the scheduled work, Pizá Batiz said it will include the removal of old asphalt and resurfacing of several affected areas on the route to and from the loading docks.

“Some 85% of the cargo entering the country moves

through these ports, which is why it is a priority for us to promote the mobility of tractor trailers that enter and leave this port area by land,” Pizá Batiz said.

“With these improvements, we fulfill our duty to provide and manage optimal and safe facilities for the cargo and transportation industry, and we will also provide a better experience for all personnel related to the maritime cargo industry that pass daily through our facilities and their ac cess routes,” he added.

The Ports chief said the work will not affect cargo op erations, since it will be done when there is less traffic to

and from the docks.

In addition, he urged truck drivers and the general public to be attentive to traffic signals and other devices that will be installed in the area for their safety and guidance, while requesting patience with “the inconveniences that this work may cause partially, but the benefit to the commercial and economic activity of Puerto Rico will be significant …”

Pizá Batiz also announced that, as part of the initia tives, the Ports Authority requested funds from the U.S. Maritime Administration for the maintenance of maritime infrastructure.

Kevin Fret

Supreme Court seems skeptical of affirmative action programs

By ADAM LIPTAK

TheSupreme Court earlier this week appeared ready to rule that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unlawful, based on questioning over five hours of vigorous and sometimes testy arguments, a move that would overrule decades of precedents.

Such a decision would jeopardize affirmative action at colleges and universities around the nation, particularly elite institutions, decreasing the representation of Black and Latino students and bolstering the number of white and Asian ones.

Questioning from members of the court’s six-justice conservative majority was sharp and skeptical. “I’ve heard the word diversity quite a few times, and I don’t have a clue what it means,” Justice Clarence Thomas said. “It seems to mean everything for everyone.”

Justice Samuel Alito asked a similar question about the term “underrepresented minority.”

“What does that mean?” he asked, adding that college admissions are “a zero-sum game” in which granting advan tages to one group necessarily disadvantages another.

If the court does away with affirmative action by the end of its current term, it would represent the second time in the space of a year that its conservative supermajority has jettisoned decades of precedent to overturn a policy that has helped define American life. But as its decision in June eliminating the constitutional right to abortion made plain, members of that majority have not hesitated to take bold steps on divisive issues.

A ruling against the universities would be further evi dence of the court’s rightward lurch after President Donald Trump’s appointment of three justices, and it could raise fresh questions about whether the court’s approach to precedent threatens the stability of the law and the court’s own legitimacy.

Chief Justice John Roberts, who views himself as the custodian of the court’s independence and authority, may have conflicting impulses in the cases argued Monday. He has long been critical of drawing distinctions based on race. His questions about race-neutral means of achieving diver sity suggested that he might be pursuing a characteristically incremental path. That approach could limit the sweep of a decision rejecting race-conscious programs.

In general, two themes ran through questions from the court’s conservatives: that educational diversity can be achieved without directly taking account of race and that there must come a time when colleges and universities stop making such distinctions.

The court’s three liberal members put up a spirited defense.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said “race does correlate to some experiences and not others.”

“If you’re Black,” she said, “you’re more likely to be in an underresourced school. You’re more likely to be taught by teachers who are not as qualified as others. You’re more likely to be viewed as having less academic potential.”

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said it would be odd if

Activists rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, as the justices hear oral arguments in the affirmative action cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

admissions officers could consider factors like whether appli cants were parents, veterans or disabled — but not if they were members of racial minorities. That has “the potential of causing more of an equal protection problem than it’s actually solving,” she said.

Justice Elena Kagan said she was worried about “a precipitous decline in minority admissions” if the court were to rule against affirmative action in higher education. “These are the pipelines to leadership in our society,” she said of elite universities.

Over the course of the argument, the justices discussed with seeming approval several kinds of race-neutral approa ches: preferences based on socioeconomic status; so-called top 10 programs, which admit students who graduate near the top of their high school classes; and the elimination of preferences for children of alumni and major donors, who tend to be white.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked whether it would be permissible for minority students to write essays describing their experiences with race discrimination. Patrick Strawbridge, a lawyer for Students for Fair Admission, the group challenging the programs, said that was fine.

“What we object to,” he said, “is a consideration of race and race by itself.” Personal essays are different, he said. “It tells you something about the character and the experience of the applicant other than their skin color,” he said.

Seth P. Waxman, a lawyer for Harvard, later said that it did not discriminate against Asian American applicants, though he did not contest that on average they received lower ratings for personal qualities at an early stage of the admissions process.

Waxman said that many factors contributed to whether students were admitted.

“Race for some highly qualified applicants can be the determinative factor,” he said, “just as being an oboe player in a year in which the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra needs an oboe player will be the tip.”

Roberts seemed taken aback. “Yeah,” he said. “We did

not fight a Civil War about oboe players. We did fight a Civil War to eliminate racial discrimination, and that’s why it’s a matter of considerable concern.”

Kagan asked Strawbridge whether universities could put a thumb on the scale in admissions decisions to ensure that men were adequately represented in an era in which most college applicants are women.

Strawbridge said that question would be governed by a less demanding legal standard than the one that applies to distinctions based on race.

Kagan said the differing treatment “would be peculiar,” adding that “white men get the thumb on the scale, but people who have been kicked in the teeth by our society for centuries do not?”

Strawbridge said there should be no preference for white men, but “men could perhaps” gain an advantage.

The court has repeatedly upheld affirmative action programs at colleges and universities, most recently in 2016, saying that educational diversity is a compelling interest that justifies taking account of race as one factor among many in admissions decisions.

When the court agreed in January to hear the two affir mative action cases, it consolidated them and said it would hear a single hour of arguments. The court decoupled the cases after the arrival in June of Jackson, who recused herself from the Harvard case in light of her service on one of the university’s governing bodies.

The two cases are not identical. As a public university, UNC is bound by both the Constitution’s equal protection clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars race discrimination by institutions that receive federal money. Harvard, a private institution, is subject only to the statute.

In the North Carolina case, the plaintiffs said that the university discriminated against white and Asian applicants by giving preference to Black, Hispanic and Native American ones. The university responded that its admissions policies fostered educational diversity and were lawful under longstanding Supreme Court precedents.

The case against Harvard has an additional element, accusing the university of discriminating against Asian Ameri can students by using a subjective standard to gauge traits like likability, courage and kindness, and by effectively creating a ceiling for them in admissions.

The court’s decisions in the two new cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, No. 20-1199, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, No. 21707 — will probably land in June.

In close, crucial governor’s races, poll finds sharp split on elections

seeking a second term, 49% to 45%.

In all four states, the Democratic candidates for gov ernor are outperforming Biden’s approval rating, which is low in each place as well as nationally. In Arizona, Hobbs is running 12 points ahead of Biden, while in Pennsylvania, Shapiro is doing 11 points better.

Shapiro has built his lead with support from voters who backed Trump in recent presidential elections and are planning to vote this year for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the state’s Republican candidate for Senate. Thirteen percent of Oz’s supporters in the poll said they also planned to vote for Shapiro.

And while all four states have been the subject of nearly two years of false claims by Republicans that Biden’s victo ries in each one were illegitimate, only a minority of voters wanted to support a candidate who thought Biden won. A majority said that they did not care or preferred a candidate who says Trump won.

In races for secretary of state, the polls also found that voters in Arizona and Nevada, where the Republican nominees have espoused many false claims about the 2020 election, prefer their Democratic opponents. However, many voters were undecided or did not know the candidates, sug gesting that the races could swing the other way.

Adrian Fontes, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state in Arizona, leads the Republican nominee, Mark Finchem — who, like Mastriano, was near the Capitol on Jan. 6 — by 47% to 40%.

By REID J. EPSTEIN and RUTH IGIELNIK

Republicansare running dead even or slightly ahead in races for governor that could change the future of elections in Arizona and end Democrats’ hold on Nevada, according to new polling of four key battleground states from The New York Times and Siena College.

The stakes are highest in Arizona, where the Republican nominee for governor, Kari Lake, has relentlessly pushed the false notion that the 2020 election was stolen. She is locked in a tight race with Katie Hobbs, the Democratic secretary of state, who rose to national prominence for defending Arizona’s 2020 voting procedures.

In Nevada, Joe Lombardo, a Republican sheriff who has walked a line between his party’s moderate and Trump wings, holds a slim lead over Gov. Steve Sisolak in a contest that could push the state firmly to the right, if Republicans win control of the Legislature.

Pennsylvania voters, however, appear likely to reject Doug Mastriano, a struggling far-right Republican who has vowed to transform the state’s election system, preferring by a wide margin Josh Shapiro, the state’s Democratic attorney general.

And in Georgia, voters are leaning toward upholding the status quo, narrowly preferring Gov. Brian Kemp, a staunch conservative who ignored former President Donald Trump’s appeals to help overturn the 2020 election in the state, to Stacey Abrams, the Democratic challenger.

In all four states, the winners of next Tuesday’s elec tions will have substantial influence over an array of policies, including abortion rights and criminal justice. While the fate of elections and voting may carry the most import, voters

indicated that they were most concerned about the economy.

“It’s really weird that a lot of the Democrats are so wor ried about abortion, and they’re not worried about anything else, like the economy or the border or the prices of prescrip tions,” said Melanie Long, 46, of Kingman, Arizona. She said that she had an abortion when she was 17 and would like the procedure to remain legal early in pregnancies but that she planned to vote a straight Republican ticket.

The mixed polling results in the four states — three of which backed Trump in 2016 and flipped to Joe Biden in 2020 — reflect how candidates for governor often defy national political trends, with some voters separating contenders for state office from those for the U.S. Senate and House.

Among the four states, Arizona has the largest contin gent of Republicans who say they would prefer candidates who subscribe to Trump’s lies about the 2020 election. That sentiment has buoyed the candidacy of Lake, a telegenic former local news anchor with a missionary zeal to promote her agenda. She and Hobbs are deadlocked at 48% each, the poll found.

It is a different story in Pennsylvania, with fewer stolenelection devotees and a Republican nominee, Mastriano, whose bare-bones campaign and refusal to engage with mainstream news outlets have left him struggling to amplify his message. The poll found Mastriano, a state senator, trail ing Shapiro, 53% to 40%.

In Georgia, Kemp’s strong approval ratings have helped him take a lead of 50% to 45% over his Democratic rival, Abrams — though he would need to hit that mark or better next week to avoid a December runoff election.

In Nevada, Lombardo narrowly led Sisolak, a Democrat

Warning signs remain for Fontes, beyond the large number of undecided voters. Arizona has among the highest share of likely voters, 19%, who say they want to vote for a candidate who falsely says Trump won the 2020 election.

In Nevada, 21% of likely voters say they would prefer a candidate who believes Trump won the 2020 election, and 34% say the issue does not matter. Only 3% of Republicans prefer a candidate who says Biden won, the smallest share among Republicans in any of the four states.

Pamela Secrest, 63, an account manager who works remotely from Silver Springs, Nevada, voted for Biden in 2020 to help oust Trump, but she is very unhappy with the president’s performance and the direction of the country.

Secrest said that she had already cast her absentee ballot for Lombardo, the Republican candidate for governor. She said that she had also voted for Cisco Aguilar, the Democrat running for secretary of state against Jim Marchant, an election denier who has organized a group of like-minded Republicans running for top election posts around the country.

“I just don’t buy in to any kind of conspiracy,” Secrest said. “There’s always going to be some fraudulent votes cast but not enough to change the election.”

In Georgia, Kemp’s advantage over Abrams rests on his strength with men. The governor has an 16-point advantage with men, while Abrams has just a 5-point lead with women, who make up a slightly larger share of the state’s electorate.

Abrams has spent much of her campaign trying to nar row the gap with men, in particular Black men, by holding a series of events, “Stacey and the Fellas,” directed at them. But it’s not clear that her efforts will be enough to catch up with Kemp.

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, campaigns in Atlanta, Oct. 22, 2022. A new poll shows Republicans running dead even or slightly ahead in races for governor in four key battleground states.

Intruder wanted to break Speaker Pelosi’s kneecaps, federal complaint says

By KELLEN BROWNING, GLENN THRUSH and TIM ARANGO

The man, lugging a backpack stuffed with rope, zip ties and a hammer, entered the mansion in San Francisco’s exclusive Pacific Heights neighborhood through a back door, leaving shards of glass on the ground.

The intruder woke up the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and later attacked him, fracturing his skull. The assailant’s mission, he would later tell police, was to take hostage and perhaps break the kneecaps of Nancy Pelosi, whom he saw as “the ‘leader of the pack’ of lies told by the Democratic Party.”

All of it was detailed Monday in a federal complaint against David DePape, 42, who was charged with attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and assaulting a relative of a federal official. San Francisco’s prosecutor later filed six additional state charges against DePape.

The attack on Friday morning came amid an increase in politically motivated violence just before next week’s midterm elections. And the Justice Department’s swift action in bringing criminal charges Monday against the suspect reflected the sense of urgency at the highest levels of the U.S. government to con front an issue that officials view as a stark threat to the nation. There has been a surge in threats and attacks against figures of both political parties in recent years, and Pelosi, in particular, has long been the subject of vilification and threats.

DePape was apprehended by the police at the Pelosi home in the early morning hours Friday. Police said he forcibly entered through the back door of the house, encountered Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, 82, and, following a struggle over a hammer, struck him with it. Nancy Pelosi was in Washington during the attack.

Paul Pelosi, who underwent surgery to repair his fractured skull and serious injuries to his hands and right arm, remains in the intensive care unit of a San Francisco hospital, surrounded by his family, according to a person familiar with the situation.

On Monday, Nancy Pelosi thanked well-wishers and said that her husband was “making steady progress on what will be a long recovery process.”

According to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of California, which filed the federal charges, DePape told investigators in an interview that he wished to break Pelosi’s kneecaps if she “lied” and see her “wheeled into Congress” as a lesson to other members of Congress. Explaining why he didn’t flee the scene after he realized Paul Pelosi had surreptitiously dialed 911, DePape compared himself to the Founding Fathers battling the British, saying “he was fighting against tyranny without the option of surrender,” according to the federal complaint.

Later Monday, Brooke Jenkins, the San Francisco district attorney, announced the additional state charges, which include attempted murder, residential burglary, elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment of an elder and threatening family members of public officials. DePape, who was treated at a hospital for what authorities described as minor injuries, was expected to be arraigned in superior court Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear who was representing DePape in the cases.

The affidavit from an FBI agent that accompanied the federal charges provided the most complete, and chilling, narrative of the break-in to date. It detailed a groggy early-morning home

invasion that culminated with a single, sudden hammer blow, delivered in the presence of shocked police officers.

DePape broke a glass door and entered the residence, awakening Paul Pelosi, according to the federal complaint. The suspect told Pelosi that he wanted to talk to “Nancy” and learned she was not there. When DePape said he would sit and wait for Pelosi, her husband said that she would not return for several days.

It was around that time that DePape took out zip ties from his pocket. In a recorded interview with police officers, DePape said he wanted to restrain Pelosi so he could go to sleep, because he was tired from carrying his backpack to the house.

At one point, Pelosi tried to access an elevator, which has a phone, but was blocked from doing so, according to the local prosecutor. At some point after that, Pelosi ducked into a bathroom to call 911 from his cellphone at 2:23 a.m., the complaint said. Officers with the San Francisco Police Department arrived eight minutes later to find the two men struggling over a hammer.

When they asked what was going on, DePape “responded that everything was good,” the FBI agent wrote. At that moment, DePape yanked the hammer from Pelosi’s grip and struck him once in the head, rendering him unconscious on the floor.

The officers quickly restrained DePape, who told them that he had left his backpack near the smashed door window on the rear porch. When they examined its contents, they found another hammer, tape, rope, two pairs of gloves — rubber and cloth — and a journal.

If convicted, DePape faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the attempted kidnapping of a federal official in the performance of official duties, and up to 30 years for assaulting an immediate member of a federal official’s family and inflicting

a serious injury with a dangerous weapon.

Nancy Pelosi’s spokesperson had no comment on the charges.

Federal law makes such an assault a federal crime when it is done “with the intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with” the work of an official or “with intent to retaliate against” that person — a charge that stems from DePape’s attempts to find the speaker.

The attack on the Pelosi home in San Francisco contained echoes of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. When rioters broke into the halls of Congress on that day, some of them carried zip ties and shouted, “Nancy, Nancy, where are you, Nancy?” A person who had been briefed on Friday’s attack said DePape had been loudly demanding to know where Nancy Pelosi was.

Much remains unknown about DePape. But authorities have been examining what appeared to be DePape’s copious online presence, which included angry rants and extremist views.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) leaves her San Francisco residence, on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, where her husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked by an intruder on Friday Oct. 28.

Biden accuses oil companies of ‘war profiteering’ and threatens windfall tax

and-demand imbalance that has caused higher gas prices and created long-term energy challenges.”

Biden’s statement came just days after the oil giants re ported another three months of flush coffers. Exxon Mobil brought in a record of nearly $20 billion in profits for the third quarter of the year, 10% higher than the previous quarter and its fourth consecutive quarter of robust earnings. Chevron re ported $11.2 billion in profits, just below the record it set the quarter before. The European-based Shell and Total Energies companies similarly reported that profits more than doubled from the same period a year ago.

The five biggest oil companies generated more than $50 billion in profits in the second quarter, and the International Energy Agency has reported that total net income for the world’s oil and gas producers will double this year from last to a record $4 trillion. “Today’s high fossil fuel prices have gene rated an unprecedented windfall for producers,” the agency said.

President

By PETER BAKER and CLIFFORD KRAUSS

PresidentJoe Biden threatened earlier this week to seek a new windfall profits tax on major oil and gas companies unless they ramp up production to curb the price of ga soline at the pump, an escalation of his battle with the energy industry just a week before the midterm elections.

The president lashed out against the giant firms as several of them reported the latest surge in profits, which he called an “outrageous” bonanza stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine. He warned them to use the money to expand oil supplies or return it to consumers in the form of price reductions.

“If they don’t, they’re going to pay a higher tax on their excess profits and face other restrictions,” Biden told reporters at the White House. “My team will work with Congress to look at these options that are available to us and others. It’s time for these companies to stop war profiteering, meet their responsi bilities to this country, give the American people a break and still do very well.”

The president’s embrace of new taxes on the energy in dustry heartened liberals in his party who have been urging him to take action for months. But it was more of a way to

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pressure the oil firms than a realistic policy prescription for the short term given that Congress is not even in session and would be even less likely to approve such a measure if Republicans capture one or both houses in next week’s election.

Biden has been eager to redirect public anger over gas prices toward the oil industry and away from himself as De mocrats try to overcome historical and popular headwinds to keep power on Capitol Hill. While the price at the pump has fallen significantly since topping out just above $5 a gallon in the summer, it is still much higher than when Biden took offi ce and contributes to the overall inflation rate, which remains near a four-decade high.

The president framed his case against the oil companies in terms that seemed clearly aimed at next week’s vote. “The American people are going to judge who is standing with them and who is only looking out for their own bottom line,” he said. “I know where I stand.”

Republicans fired back at the president, faulting him for policies that they say discourage the energy industry from ex panding capacity.

“Haven’t American families suffered enough from Presi dent Biden’s damaging attack on American-made energy?” as ked Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, the top Republican on the Hou se Ways and Means Committee. “Desperately trying to salvage the midterm elections, now he’s proposing another dangerous policy that will increase energy prices and energy poverty whi le making America more vulnerable to foreign countries for our daily energy needs.”

The oil industry accused the president of politicking, no ting that gas prices have come down by roughly a quarter since summer. “Rather than taking credit for price declines and shif ting blame for price increases,” said Mike Sommers, president of the American Petroleum Institute, a trade group, “the Biden administration should get serious about addressing the supply-

A half-dozen of the largest firms earned more in profit over the past six months than in all of last year and more than 2 1/2 times what they earned in the same quarters of 2021, White House officials said. Biden said if the industry simply earned the same level of profits it has for 20 years, consumers would pay 50 cents less per gallon.

The firms have used their profits in some cases for divi dend increases and stock buybacks rather than increased pro duction, which could bring down the price of oil and therefore trim their profits. Exxon Mobil raised its dividend on Friday, citing a commitment to “return excess cash” to shareholders.

The current national average of $3.76 a gallon is about three pennies less than it was a month ago and about $1.25 below the June peak, but still far above the $2.39 it was when Biden took office, according to AAA.

The issue flared recently when Saudi Arabia led the OPEC+ cartel to cut production by up to 2 million barrels of oil a day just before the midterm elections, a move that Biden ad ministration officials considered a betrayal of a private unders tanding to increase supplies rather than the other way around.

A windfall profits tax would impose an excise levy on the output of domestic oil producers. Congress would establish the tax rate, which could differ between independent produ cers and the biggest companies. It would be the first windfall profits tax in the United States in more than three decades, but since earlier this year, 15 European countries have proposed or enacted such levies, including Britain, Italy and Spain, accor ding to the Tax Foundation.

Urged by President Jimmy Carter, Congress imposed a windfall profits tax in 1980 after a sharp increase in oil prices spurred by an OPEC embargo. Lawmakers were trying to offset large industry tax deductions, including a depletion allowance for older wells with exhausting deposits and an array of deduc tions for drilling.

But domestic production fell and dependence on foreign oil increased, while forecasts of revenue from the windfall tax turned out to be overly optimistic. Congress repealed the tax in 1988 after oil prices fell.

Wall St dips as strong job openings dent Fed pivot hopes

Technologystocks led a broad rally on Wall Street Friday, capping another strong week for the market, as investors welcomed solid profits from Apple and other companies.

The S&P 500 rose 2.5% and posted its first back-toback weekly gains since August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.6% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq compos ite climbed 2.9%. Smaller company stocks also gained ground, lifting the Russell 2000 index by 2.3%.

Apple’s latest quarterly results showed the iPhone mak er made even fatter profits during the summer than expect ed. Its shares rose 7.6% and led a rally in technology stocks that had largely been beat up a day earlier.

Intel jumped 10.7% after delivering much bigger profit than analysts forecasted even though it said it saw “worsen ing economic conditions.”

Gilead Sciences soared 12.9%, and T-Mobile US gained 7.4% after they also topped Wall Street’s profit ex pectations.

Investors were also encouraged by a report on con sumer spending that came a day after new data showing the economy grew modestly in the third quarter and infla tion eased.

“You have an economy that almost refuses to keel over, an economy that at its core is resilient, but a the same time inflation is easing and that is what the Fed wants and that’s obviously what the market wants,” said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial.

That’s helped fuel hopes on Wall Street for a “pivot” by the Federal Reserve, where the central bank dials down the big interest-rate hikes that have shaken the market. Such a move could boost the market, though many analysts say such hopes may be overdone.

The S&P 500 rose 93.76 points to 3,901.06. The Dow gained 828.52 points to 32,861.80. The Nasdaq rose 309.78 points to 11,102.45. The Russell 2000 gained 40.60 points to 1,846.92.

Many big U.S. companies have been reporting stronger earnings than expected, though the bag remains decidedly mixed.

Solid earnings on Friday helped to offset a 6.8% drop for Amazon, which offered a weaker-than-expected fore cast for upcoming revenue. It was the latest Big Tech com pany to take a beating this week after reporting some dis couraging trends. It’s a sharp turnaround after the group dominated Wall Street for years with seemingly unstop pable growth.

Earlier in the week, Meta Platforms lost nearly a quarter of its value after reporting a second straight quarter of rev enue decline amid falling advertising sales and stiff compe tition from TikTok. Microsoft and Google’s parent company also reported slowdowns in key areas.

Such woes have created a sharp split on Wall Street this week, between lagging Big Tech stocks and the rest of

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the market. The Nasdaq, which is stuffed with high-growth tech stocks, notched a 2.2% gain this week. It would have had an even worse showing if not for Apple’s boost from Friday. The Dow, meanwhile, jumped 5.7% for the week because it has less of an emphasis on tech.

Rising interest rates have hit Big Tech stock prices hard er than the rest of the market, and the pressure increased Friday as yields climbed.

“The markets still seem to not want to believe that we

might end up in a place where an earnings recession is possible,” Young said.

Data released in the morning showed the raises that U.S. workers got in wages and other compensation dur ing the summer was in line with economists’ expectations. That should keep the Fed on track to keep hiking rates sharply in hopes of weakening the job market enough to undercut the nation’s high inflation. Other data showed the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation remains very high, and U.S. households continue to spend more in the face of it.

The Fed is trying to starve inflation of the purchases made by households and businesses needed to keep it high. It’s doing that by intentionally slowing the economy and the jobs market. The worry is that it could go too far and cause a sharp downturn.

Russia broadens push to relocate civilians as battle for Kherson looms

By MARC SANTORA

Ukrainians in the occupied southern region of Kherson are being forced from their homes, the Ukrainian military and activists warned Tuesday, as local officials installed by Russia expanded the area from which civilians have been or dered to leave and Moscow’s troops rushed to fortify defensive positions.

Before a possible battle for control of the key region, the Ukrainian military said that the widening calls by occupation offi cials for people to leave the area were part of a campaign to terrorize and forcibly de port tens of thousands of civilians from the west bank of the Dnieper River.

Ukrainian troops have been pushing to dislodge Russian forces entrenched around the city of Kherson, on the western bank of the river. Kherson is a shipbuilding city about 340 miles from the capital of Kyiv. The city is important for gaining access to the Black Sea and Crimea, and also pro vides a path to Ukraine’s southern coastline for invading Russian forces. Its loss would deal both a strategic and psychological blow to Russia.

In a statement Tuesday, the Ukrainian

military high command said Russian forces had “set up technical fortifications” and mines or explosives around civilian housing in the Kherson region, most likely to use as defensive positions for a looming battle.

The Ukrainian claims could not be independently verified. But residents in Kherson who were contacted by phone, and accounts of those who have fled to Ukrainian-controlled territory, have de scribed intimidation by Russian forces and local officials as Ukrainian troops advance in the south.

“They intimidate people and make them evacuate,” a Kherson resident named Tetiana, 60, said in a text message Tuesday, asking that her surname not be used for her safety. She said she has re fused to leave her apartment in Kherson despite pressure from officials to “go to the so called ‘safe regions of Russia.’”

Then, she added, “Russian soldiers take the houses of those who left and loot everything.”

A little over a week ago, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-appointed governor of

Kherson, said tens of thousands of people should evacuate the regional capital. Just six days later, he claimed that effort was complete, although Ukrainian officials said that only a few thousand people had left, most of them loyal to Russia. Saldo also issued a pointed warning that all those who remain could be considered hostile.

On Tuesday, Saldo expanded the area from which civilians should leave to all towns, villages and cities within 10 miles of the river, possibly indicating the line that Russia would defend to try to keep hold of both the city of Kherson and the critically important dam in Kakhovka, about 40 miles upriver to the northeast, which feeds fresh water to Crimea.

Inside the city of Kherson, residents said the situation grew more dire by the day.

A woman named Katerina, 38, wrote in a text message over the weekend that they could hear “fighting on the outskirts of the city.”

“The city is empty,” she wrote. “As if it were dying. But we are alive. We keep on and wait. To meet the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

Tropical Storm Martin forms in North Atlantic

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Tropical Storm Martin formed over the central North Atlantic on Tuesday, becoming the 13th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hur ricane season and the second to form in two days.

The storm was about 550 miles east-northeast of Bermuda, the Nation al Hurricane Center said. It was mov ing east at 12 mph and was not an im mediate risk to land.

Tropical Storm Lisa, meanwhile, was moving west across the west ern Caribbean and was expected to strengthen Tuesday as it passed south of the Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean Sea, before reaching hurri cane status Wednesday.

A storm is given a name after it reaches wind speeds of at least 39 mph.

The Atlantic hurricane season,

which runs from June through the end of November, had a relatively quiet start, with only three named storms be fore Sept. 1 and none during August,

the first time that has happened since 1997. Storm activity picked up in ear ly September with Danielle and Earl, which formed within a day of each other. By the end of September, Hurri cane Ian had slammed into the coast of Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States in the past decade.

In early August, scientists at the Na tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad ministration issued an updated forecast for the rest of the season, which still called for an above-normal level of ac tivity. In it, they predicted the season could see 14 to 20 named storms, with six to 10 turning into hurricanes that sustain winds of at least 74 mph.

Last year, there were 21 named storms, after a record-breaking 30 in 2020. For the past two years, meteorol ogists have exhausted the list of names used to identify storms during the At lantic hurricane season, an occurrence

that has happened only one other time, in 2005.

The links between hurricanes and climate change have become clearer with each passing year. Data shows that hurricanes have become stronger worldwide during the past four de cades. A warming planet can expect stronger hurricanes over time, and a higher incidence of the most powerful storms — though the overall number of storms could drop, because factors like stronger wind shear could keep weaker storms from forming.

Hurricanes are also becoming wet ter because of more water vapor in the warmer atmosphere; scientists have suggested storms like Hurricane Har vey in 2017 produced far more rain than they would have without the hu man effects on climate. Also, rising sea levels are contributing to higher storm surge — the most destructive element of tropical cyclones.

The Ukrainian military said occupation officials were forcing people from their homes in Kherson, ahead of a possible battle for control of the key region.

Tropical Storm Martin, which was not an immediate threat to land, in the central North Atlantic on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.

Bolsonaro supporters try to ‘paralyze’ Brazil as they wait for him to speak

By JACK NICAS, LAÍS MARTINS and ANDRÉ SPIGARIOL

Brazil entered its second day of si lence from President Jair Bolsonaro following his election loss as his supporters around the country blocked roadways and other infrastructure with demands that the election be overturned.

On Tuesday, protesters partially blocked the highway leading to the na tion’s largest airport in São Paulo, forcing the cancellation of at least 25 flights. Pro testers also set up hundreds of blockades across the rest of the country, disrupting traffic, according to the federal highway police.

The demonstrators said they were trying to shut down or “paralyze” the country in order to draw intervention from the military, hoping it was a path to overturn the results of Sunday’s election, in which Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a left ist, defeated the far-right incumbent.

Echoing baseless claims from Bolso naro before the vote, protesters claimed in interviews and in posts on social media that the vote was stolen — and that they believed they were carrying out what the president wanted.

“We want to hear from our presi dent,” said Reginaldo de Moraes, 45, an evangelical pastor standing on the side of the highway leading to São Paulo’s air port. “He has to speak, and we are going to listen. He is our president.”

Bolsonaro has, so far, not spoken publicly. For years, the president has at tacked Brazil’s election system as rife with fraud, despite a lack of evidence, and said repeatedly in recent months that he would only accept an election that he believed was “clean.”

His silence left one of the world’s largest democracies on edge that there might not be a peaceful transition of power.

Several government ministers urged the president to concede on Monday, ac cording to three government officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private meetings.

By Monday evening, Bolsonaro had retired to the presidential palace to finish drafting a public response, according to one of the officials, a senior member of Bolsonaro’s administration. The president

planned to release that response on Tues day, although what exactly he would say and when remained unclear, the senior official said.

The officials stressed that the presi dent would make the final decision.

The result was confusion inside the government and across the nation. Even as the president stayed silent, his chief of staff spoke with two top advisers to da Silva, according to the president-elect’s spokesperson, who added that officials in Bolsonaro’s government were giving signs that there would be a normal transition.

While the protests by Bolsonaro supporters were largely nonviolent and were smaller than the mass demonstra tions that some officials had feared before the vote, the disruptions were expanding.

The federal highway police said there were 220 active blockades in 21 of Brazil’s 27 states as of Tuesday morning, and that they had broken up 288 block ades since the election ended.

In some cases, it appeared that some law enforcement officials were not intervening in the protests.

On Monday, three federal high way police officers stood and watched as protesters blocked the main highway between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil’s two largest cities.

In Rio de Janeiro, the federal high way police and state police spoke with

protesters before they partially blocked a key bridge linking the city with a neigh boring area. The police watched for two hours before the protesters dispersed amid heavy rains. Posts and videos on so cial media also showed the federal high way police not taking immediate action against blockades across the country.

Late Monday, Alexandre de Moraes, a Supreme Court justice, ordered the federal highway police and state police to clear all federal highways. Under the order, the director of the federal highway police faced arrest and a $20,000 fine if his agency did not comply.

Around the same time, hundreds of protesters had begun blocking the road to São Paulo’s main airport, Guarulhos International Airport, causing long lines of traffic and forcing airlines to cancel 12 flights on Monday and 13 flights on Tues day.

Just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the federal highway police sprayed a chemi cal agent toward dozens of protesters who were still blocking two of the three lanes of the airport highway, clearing the blockade. Traffic was flowing within min utes. The police arrested one protester. Demonstrators then stood on the side of the highway waving flags, as authorities warned them to stay off the roadway.

Reginaldo de Moraes, the evangeli cal pastor who helped lead the protest,

said he and other demonstrators were de manding that the military investigate the voter fraud they believed rigged Sunday’s election.

“We want the truth about the vot ing machines,” he said. “We don’t believe them, and we want the army to take over and count the votes correctly.”

Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme Court justice, had already issued an order against the federal highway police earlier this week. On Election Day, federal high way officers stopped at least 550 buses carrying voters to polls, questioning peo ple aboard.

Alexandre de Moraes, who is also Brazil’s elections chief, then ordered the agency’s director to explain why. Elec tion officials said the traffic stops delayed some voters, but did not prevent anyone from voting.

The head of the federal highway po lice has posted extensively about Bolson aro on his official Instagram account. That includes a post on the eve of the election that urged people to vote for Bolsonaro, according to O Globo, one of Brazil’s big gest newspapers. (The kind of message he posted automatically disappears from Instagram after 24 hours and was no lon ger visible.)

While the protesters are calling for military intervention, a military spokes person said Tuesday that the blockades were a police matter.

The president, Brazil’s Congress or the Supreme Court have the power to order the military to contain crowds in emergencies, and some government of ficials and academics had worried before the election that Bolsonaro could try to use that power if he refused to concede. As of Tuesday, the military had not com mented publicly on the election.

Bolsonaro has attacked Brazil’s elec tronic voting machines for years, claiming that they are vulnerable to fraud. As a result, three out of four of his supporters trust the machines only a little or not at all, according to various polls in recent months.

There is no credible evidence of fraud in the voting machines since they were introduced in 1996, and indepen dent security experts said that while the machines are not perfect, multiple layers of security prevent fraud or errors.

Supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro blocking traffic on the main road to São Paulo’s main airport in Brazil on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.

Key evidence in report on missing Mexican students cannot be verified, experts say

By NATALIE KITROEFF and OSCAR LÓ PEZ

Aninternational committee of ex perts that spent years investiga ting the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in Mexico said earlier this week that key evidence underlying the government’s explosive new truth com mission report could not be verified as authentic.

The assessment came at a critical moment for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration, which vowed to get to the bottom of the disap pearances but came under fire for con ducting an investigation based in part on questionable evidence and bungling the prosecution of key suspects in the case.

In a news conference in Mexico City, the experts — who were appoin ted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights almost eight years ago — said they had uncovered numerous inconsistencies in screenshots of mes sages that the government presented as crucial new evidence in its new account of what had happened to the students, making it impossible to authenticate the material.

While the experts acknowledged the importance of the truth commission’s finding that various levels of government were implicated in the students’ disap pearance, they criticized the administra tion for presenting as fact evidence that turned out to be unsubstantiated.

The effort “to speed up the results of the case without taking the necessary investigative measures has resulted in a crisis,” said one of the international ex perts, Carlos Beristain, a Spanish human rights investigator. The government’s re cent actions, Beristain added, “have put at risk the progress of the case and ac cess to truth and justice.”

The experts’ findings followed a re port last week from The New York Times in which the head of the government’s truth commission, Alejandro Encinas, said that “a very important percentage” of the screenshots underlying his report could not be authenticated. Encinas told the Times he still had confidence in his investigation, which he said was suppor ted by other evidence.

In the wake of a wave of criticism in the Mexican news media after the article’s publication, López Obrador de

fended his administration’s handling of the case and called the Times unethical.

But the confirmation Monday by widely respected investigators of pro blems with the screenshots is likely to increase pressure on the government as it scrambles to show progress on one of the most consequential investigations it has undertaken.

The 43 students vanished on a ra iny night in September 2014, after com mandeering a number of buses — a time-honored tradition — in order to take their peers to a demonstration in the capital commemorating a student massacre from decades ago. They were intercepted by gunmen and municipal police officers, who shot some and took them away.

Little is known about what exactly happened after that, though over the years evidence has emerged pointing to the involvement of a local drug-traffic king group, as well as federal security forces.

In August, the government publis hed a report from a truth commission that said the disappearances had been a “crime of the state,” in which drug tra ffickers working with the police and the military had killed the students. Officials presented as key to that account a trove of 467 screenshots of messages purpor tedly sent by criminals and officials pre viously implicated in the crime.

The messages appeared to offer

grisly new details about how and whe re drug traffickers had disposed of the students — and suggested that a highranking military officer had ordered the disappearance of six of them.

But the international experts said their forensic analysis of the screen shots had found several irregularities that made it impossible to confirm their authenticity, and concluded that “the analyzed messages cannot be conside red digital evidence.”

The statement was a stinging re buke to López Obrador’s administration, which had presented the report as a breakthrough in a case that for years has stagnated amid allegations of torture and apparent attempts by the previous admi nistration to alter crime scenes.

The international experts said that there was solid evidence that the Mexi can military had ties to the cartel that ki lled the students — and that members of the armed forces had known what was happening on the night they disappea red and did nothing to stop the massa cre.

The international experts also said there was testimony from at least one person suggesting the army had held a group of the students captive.

The focus on the army, which inves tigators said had withheld evidence in the case, is likely to be a source of even greater tension for López Obrador, who has thrown his government’s full weight

behind the military, putting it in charge of giant infrastructure projects and pus hing to extend its role in national secu rity tasks.

The committee also discussed how a parallel criminal investigation by the attorney general’s office into the disap pearance has faltered in recent weeks. After the attorney general sidelined the case’s special prosecutor, Omar Gómez Trejo, the government revoked more than a dozen arrest warrants aga inst military officers, citing a lack of evi dence in its own investigation. Gómez Trejo resigned and was replaced by a prosecutor who has little experience in the case.

On Monday, the international ex perts expressed concern that the re signation of the special prosecutor and other members of his team represented a “serious risk” for the case.

In another blow to the government’s investigation, the group of experts an nounced that two of its four members would be departing the group.

“Mexico has an opportunity to show that political will, together with the inde pendence and consistency of the inves tigation, are decisive for the justice that the relatives are demanding,” Beristain said. “A case of forced disappearance is not closed until the right to truth has been delivered and the fate and whe reabouts of the disappeared are deter mined.”

The faces of the 43 missing students have become part of the cityscape of Mexico City.

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about America’s economic recovery

Aswe approach the midterm elections, most political coverage I see frames the contest as a struggle between Republicans taking advantage of a bad economy and Democrats trying to scare voters about the GOP’s regressive social agenda. Voters do, indeed, perceive a bad economy. But perceptions don’t necessarily match reality.

In particular, although political reporting generally takes it for granted that the economy is in bad shape, the data tells a different story. Yes, we have troublingly high inflation. But other indicators paint a much more favorable picture. If inflation can be brought down without a severe recession — which seems like a real possibility — future historians will consider economic policy in the face of the pandemic a remarkable success story.

When assessing the state of the economy, what period should we use for comparison? I’ve noted before that Republicans like to compare the current economy with an imaginary version of January 2021, one in which gas was $2 a gallon but less pleasant realities, such as sky-high deaths from COVID-19 and deeply depressed employment, are airbrushed from the picture. A much better comparison is with February 2020, just before the pandemic hit with full force.

So how does the current economy compare with the

eve of the pandemic?

First, we’ve had a more or less complete recovery in jobs and production. The unemployment rate, at 3.5%, is right back where it was before the virus struck. So is the percentage of prime-age adults employed. Gross domestic product is close to what the Congressional Budget Office was projecting pre-pandemic.

This good news shouldn’t be taken for granted. In the early months of the pandemic, there were many predictions that it would lead to “scarring,” persistent damage to jobs and growth. The sluggish recovery from the 2007-09 recession was still fresh in economists’ memories. So, the speed with which we’ve returned to full employment is remarkable, so much so that we might dub it the Great Recovery.

Still, although workers may have jobs again, hasn’t their purchasing power taken a big hit from inflation? The answer may surprise you.

In September, consumer prices were 15% higher than they were on the eve of the pandemic. However, average wages were up by 14%, almost matching inflation. Wages of nonsupervisory workers, who make up more than 80% of the workforce, were up 16%. So there wasn’t a large hit to real wages overall, although gas and food — which aren’t much affected by policy but matter a lot to people’s lives — did become less affordable.

Obligatory note: There are other measures of both prices and wages, and if you pick and choose, you can make the story look a bit worse or a bit better. More important, some Americans are especially exposed to prices that have gone up a lot. On average, however, there hasn’t been a huge hit to living standards.

But won’t bringing inflation down require an ugly recession? Maybe, and widespread predictions of recession may be taking a toll on public perceptions. But they are

predictions, not an established fact — and many economists don’t agree with those predictions. I won’t rehash that ongoing debate here, except to say that there are plausible arguments to the effect that disinflation will be much easier this time than it was after the 1970s.

Despite what I’ve said, however, the public has very negative economic perceptions. Doesn’t that tell us that the economy really is in bad shape?

No, it doesn’t. People know how well they themselves are doing. Their views about the national economy, however, can diverge sharply from their personal experience.

A Federal Reserve survey found that in 2021 there was a huge gap between the rising number of people with a positive view of their own finances and the falling number with a positive view of the economy; perceptions about the local economy, which people can see with their own eyes, were somewhere in between. I suspect that when we get results for 2022, they’ll look similar.

To be fair, the resurgence of inflation after decades of quiescence, combined with fears of possible recession, has unnerved many Americans. The point, however, isn’t that the public is wrong to be concerned; it is that negative public views of the economy don’t refute the proposition that the economy is doing well in many, though not all, dimensions.

Now, I’m not suggesting that Democrats spend their final campaigning days telling voters that the economy is actually just fine. It isn’t.

But Democrats shouldn’t concede that the overall economy is in bad shape, either. Some very good things have happened on their watch, above all a jobs recovery that has exceeded almost everyone’s expectations. And they have every right to point out that while Republicans may denounce inflation, Republicans have no plan whatsoever to reduce it.

Según expresiones de Pedro Pierluisi, LUMA Energy no saldría de Puerto Rico

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UTUADO – A pesar de que inició el último mes del contrato suplementario a la empresa encargada de la transmisión y distribución energética previo al ini cio del acuerdo contractual a quince años, a juicio de las expresiones del gobernador Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia, LUMA Energy continuará ejerciendo sus fun ciones.

“Yo lo he dicho en varias ocasiones y lo voy a re petir. Ese contrato vence el 30 (de noviembre), y ese contrato es meramente un contrato que establece unos procesos diferentes al contrato de quince años que es el contrato base, el contrato principal, el contrato de la P3 de la Alianza Público Privada. Y ¿por qué unos proceso diferentes? Porque hay un proceso de quie bra en curso y básicamente LUMA pidió que hubieran unos proceso diferentes mientras la quiebra se está di lucidando. Cuando llegue el 30 de noviembre, lo que queda por verse es si LUMA básicamente opta, como la quiebra no ha terminado ni se vislumbra que vaya a culminar para el 30 de noviembre, si opta por cambiar

entonces y aceptar que se sigan los procesos estableci dos en el contrato de quince años que son diferentes. La paga es menor. Hay un proceso de bonificaciones o multas establecidos en el contrato de quince años que ahora mismo no aplican durante la quiebra”, dijo el gobernador a preguntas de la prensa.

“Cuando se venza ese contrato suplementario el 30 (de noviembre), LUMA va a decidir si se va a reci bir la paga menor que se establece en ese contrato de quince años o bonificaciones o multas que se establece en ese contrato de quince años. Esa decisión a todas luces LUMA no ha tomado esa decisión”, agregó.

El mandatario repitió que “yo lo que quiero es que la reconstrucción siga, que cambien postes y subesta ciones, que se establezcan las luminarias que hay que establecer porque eso es crucial. Si LUMA entra en transición se afecta esa reconstrucción. Quien se va a perjudicar es el pueblo y vamos a continuar fiscalizan do a LUMA”.

“Me consta que luego de Fiona, poste que se cayó, poste que se reemplazó por uno de metal y eso es im portante porque tenemos una red más resiliente del

que teníamos”, agregó.

Expuso que LUMA Energy seguirá “en probatoria”.

Cuestionado sobre si LUMA decidiera optar por su salida, no quiere volver a la Autoridad de Energía Eléc trica (AEE).“Yo lo que estoy es fiscalizando por un lado y que la reconstrucción se dé y no se atrase. No voy a estar hablándole a las gradas, no voy a estar diciendo vamos a cancelar y a Dios que reparta suerte, no. Y ni hablarme de regresar al pasado, ni hablarme de eso porque eso es una película de horror. Eso es lo que no queremos que vuelva a suceder. Lo que pasó en María eso fue una cosa increíble, no queremos arriesgarnos a que eso vuelva a pasar”, expuso.

Análisis económico del Departamento del Trabajo refleja histórico aumento en la participación laboral

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SAN JUAN – El secretario del Departamen to del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos (DTRH), Gabriel Maldonado-González, anunció la publi cación del Informe de Análisis Económico para Puerto Rico, correspondiente al año programático 20212022.

El propósito del Informe, en cumplimiento con los requerimientos de la Administración de Empleo y Ca pacitación (ETA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Depar tamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos (USDOL, por sus siglas en inglés), es examinar la economía y el mercado laboral de Puerto Rico durante el año fiscal 2021-2022. Este se nutre de datos oficiales publica dos por dependencias estatales y federales tales como

el propio DTRH, la Junta de Planificación (JP), el Ban co de Desarrollo Económico (BDE), Negociado de Es tadísticas Laborales (BLS) del USDOL, Negociado del Censo de los Estados Unidos y la Junta de Administra ción y Supervisión Financiera para puerto Rico, entre otros.

“Nuestro análisis de datos, con datos producidos a nivel local y federal, refleja que el mercado laboral y la economía de nuestra isla tienen una tendencia positiva y de recuperación. La tasa de participación laboral se es timó en un promedio de 43.9% para el año fiscal 2022, el número más alto desde el año fiscal 2010, lo que nos indica que vamos por buen camino”, expresó Maldo nado- González, quien explicó que la tendencia se da luego del periodo inicial de la pandemia del COVID-19 y a pesar de la crisis inflacionaria, el disloque en las

cadenas de distribución, la pérdida de población y los múltiples desastres naturales que han impactado a la Isla en los últimos años.

Al analizar los números de personas empleadas, los datos del año fiscal 2022 reflejan unas 1,116,000 perso nas empleadas o trabajando por cuenta propia, un aumen to de 78,000 o 7.5% al compararse con el año anterior y los más altos en sobre una década. Hubo más hombres empleados (54.5%) que mujeres (45.5%). En cuanto al trabajo por cuenta propia, el número se fijó en 193,000 para el año fiscal 2022, lo cual representa un 17.3% del total de empleos, mayormente en servicios, comercio y construcción. Este aumento histórico se debe a los cam bios en las dinámicas del mercado laboral como conse cuencia del COVID-19, donde los empleados reclaman más flexibilidad.

Dos muertes y 188 hospitalizados en informe preliminar COVID-19

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S AN JUAN – El informe preliminar de COVID-19 del Departamento de Salud (DS) reportó el mar tes dos muertes y 188 personas hospitalizadas.

El total de muertes atribuidas es de 5,262.

Hay 153 adultos hospitalizados y 35 menores. El monitoreo cubre el periodo del 16 al 30 de oc tubre de 2022.

La tasa de positividad está a 14.47 por ciento.

‘Revolver,’ newly expanded, shows the Beatles at a creative peak

groomed band in matching collarless suits, smiling and wisecracking and na vigating a new level of international pop success and fans who out-screamed the band’s amplifiers.

The Beatles arrived as experts on musical conventions and how to bend them. They had soaked up parlor songs, British music hall, Tin Pan Alley, 1950s rock ’n’ roll and more; they had built su perb reflexes through years of club gigs. Even from the beginning, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote songs that slyly added unexpected chord changes and hints of ambivalence in the lyrics, sparking a listener’s reflexes and then eva ding them. Many Beatles songs also take an extra twist in the last few seconds, just because the band had so many ideas at its fingertips.

dings. They started the recording sessions of “Revolver” after a four-month break — their first real respite since 1962 — and they arrived eager to experiment. Along with the elaborate overdubs they were al ready cramming into only four tracks, they took new delight in mechanical manipu lations: loops, reversals, slowing things down, speeding things up. Band members had tripped on LSD; now they wanted to create hallucinatory sounds.

By JON PARELES

Imagine — or if you’re young or dis tant enough, enjoy — a moment when Beatles songs weren’t bone-deep fami liar, weren’t canonical, weren’t thoroughly embedded in succeeding generations of rock and pop. A moment when the band that had worked its way up to becoming the most popular act in the Western world was still just four guys knocking songs around in a room and keeping themselves loose and whimsical. The room, however, was a well-equipped recording studio — creating what were then state-of-the-art four-track master tapes — and for all their joking around, the Beatles were also pus hing themselves to evolve while applying ruthless quality control.

That’s what comes through on the expanded reissue of “Revolver,” a pivotal Beatles album from faraway 1966. Like Bob Dylan, who had gone electric with two albums in 1965 and released “Blonde on Blonde” in June 1966, the Beatles had been pushing at the limits of what a rock song could be. But “Revolver” was a de cisive step; the Beatles were determined to sound stranger and more idiosyncratic than ever.

Like previous Beatles archive reis sues, the new “Revolver” set, which came out Friday, is based on the British version of the album. Its five discs — CDs or vinyl — include the mono album and new stereo mixes along with two discs of (mostly) previously unissued studio tracks, revealing the songs as works in progress. (The two CDs drawn from the sessions are skimpier than necessary; they run only about 40 minutes each, matching the vinyl version of the set. There was room for more.)

Even an expanded “Revolver” doesn’t explain why the Beatles, already at the top of the world, were so eager to challenge themselves anew. Yet “Revol ver” was, after all, an artifact of the mid1960s, when everything was in flux and musicians were expected to be prolific. Before “Revolver,” the Beatles had chur ned out six albums in Britain plus nonalbum hit singles, an output rejiggered into 10 U.S. releases. They had also made two movies, all tucked in between grue ling tours.

Only two years earlier, the Beatles had been the Fab Four, leading the Bri tish Invasion of American pop radio. They were a charming, longhaired but neatly

The Beatles and their producer, George Martin, were pushing past teenpop subject matter and toying with stu dio illusions on “Rubber Soul” in 1965. “Revolver” was not the grandly packaged, more-or-less concept album that would appear in 1967, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” But it was every bit as innovative: a clear statement that the Beatles would follow no expectations but their own.

“Revolver” opens with George Harrison’s “Taxman” — a politico-finan cial gripe — and ends with “Tomorrow Never Knows,” an avant-garde cosmic drone with lyrics based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. In between are fur ther reflections on mortality, from Elea nor Rigby’s solitary funeral to the morbid thoughts of “She Said She Said” (“I know what it’s like to be dead”). What kind of pop group was so willing to linger over death and taxes?

There were still love songs on “Re volver” — the cozily devotional close-har mony ballad “Here, There and Everywhe re,” the fanfaring “Got to Get You Into My Life” — but they shared the album with the more ambiguous introspection of “I’m Only Sleeping” and “I Want to Tell You,” with the sarcastic praise of the mood-al tering “Doctor Robert,” and with the chi ming put-downs of “And Your Bird Can Sing.” Clearly the Beatles no longer felt they had to make themselves endearing.

On “Revolver,” the Beatles went all in on ways to skew reel-to-reel tape recor

Although it ends the album, the first song of the “Revolver” sessions was its most radical: “Tomorrow Never Knows,” a pure studio construction. Its syncopa ted rhythm track — just one bar of Ringo Starr’s drumming and an octave-hopping bass line — is a tape loop, as are the tam boura drone and the quasi-seagull cries (McCartney’s sped-up laugh), orchestral sounds and backward guitars that waft in and out of the mix. Between Take 1 (in cluded in the set) and the finished version, the arrangement was almost completely transformed, discarding and reinventing most of the backup track. Yet all of the studio work took only three days.

The new mixes on the expanded “Revolver,” made with current technolo gy and 21st-century ears, are a pleasure; they have more transparency and a more three-dimensional sense of space than the 1966 mixes. Yet those remixes do trade away the vintage eccentricity of the ori ginal stereo versions, which were com pleted in one day as an afterthought to the more fastidious mono versions, back when stereo was still a novelty.

The old stereo mixes can be heard as slapdash or as downright avant-garde. Many of the instruments and vocal tracks are heard on just one channel, pulling the music apart, particularly when heard through headphones; it’s still disorienting. The new versions are more in line with stereo-era expectations, bringing vocals and lead instruments closer to the center, but luckily without blending too much. They made me appreciate anew the loo se-limbed way that Starr knocked around the beat, and the many stray eruptions of added percussion and phantom voices throughout the album.

Five decades later, it’s not easy to hear “Revolver” afresh. But the new set insists that the clearer it’s heard, the odder it is. “Revolver” still holds surprises.

Fans scream outside a hotel where the Beatles were staying in New York in 1964. The expanded reissue of “Revolver” reveals a band awash with musical and sonic ideas, having fun and making breakthroughs.

DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AMBIENTALES

AVISO AMBIENTAL

INTENCIÓN DE EMITIR PERMISO DE INYECCIÓN SUBTERRÁNEA

El peticionario, Bristol-Myers Squibb Holdings Pharma Ltd. Liability Company (BMS Manatí), cuya dirección postal es PO Box 30100, Manatí, Puerto Rico 00674-3000, representado por la Sra. Aileen Ocasio, Site Director-EHS, ha solicitado al Área de Calidad de Agua (ACA) del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) los permisos de construcción y operación, UIC-21-47-0014, para un sistema de inyección subterránea (SIS) Clase VI, bajo las disposiciones del Reglamento para el Control de la Inyección Subterránea (RCIS) y la Ley Federal de Agua Potable Segura, según enmendada 42 USC 300f et seq. (LFAPS).

El SIS consiste de un sumidero natural, el cual es utilizado para inyectar aguas de escorrentía pluvial, así como descargas incidentales de aguas de enfriamiento, lavado de calles y edificios sin detergentes, aguas de control de incendios, agua potable y/o aguas de irrigación de los puntos de descargas O-002 y O-003 provenientes de BMS Manatí. El referido SIS está ubicado en la Carretera PR-686, Km 2.3, Bo. Tierras Nuevas Salientes, Manatí, Puerto Rico.

Luego de realizada la evaluación correspondiente de los documentos sometidos, el DRNA tiene la intención de emitir los permisos de construcción y operación para la instalación antes mencionada en conformidad con los requisitos del RCIS y de la LFAPS.

Esta notificación se hace para informar que el DRNA, ha preparado los borradores de los permisos de construcción y operación de forma tal que el público interesado pueda someter sus comentarios con relación a los mismos. Los permisos contienen las condiciones y prohibiciones necesarias para cumplir con los requisitos reglamentarios aplicables. Copia de las solicitudes de los permisos que sometió el peticionario ante el DRNA, los borradores de los permisos y otros documentos relevantes estarán a la disposición del público para ser examinados, a petición del interesado mediante el envío de un correo electrónico a la siguiente dirección: inyeccionsubterranea@drna.pr.gov o visitando el ACA, cuya oficina está localizada en el Piso 3 Ala A del Edificio de Agencias Ambientales Cruz A. Matos, Carretera PR-8838, Km 6.3, Sector El Cinco, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Copia de dichos documentos pueden adquirirse en el ACA, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m. de lunes a viernes o escribiendo a la siguiente dirección: Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, San José Industrial Park, 1375 Avenida Ponce de León, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926.

Las partes interesadas o afectadas pueden enviar sus comentarios por escrito al Sr. Ángel R. Meléndez Aguilar, Gerente Interino del ACA, o solicitar una vista pública por escrito a la Secretaria del DRNA, a la dirección postal o correo electrónico antes indicado.

Los comentarios por escrito o la solicitud de vista pública deberán ser sometidos al DRNA no más tarde de treinta (30) días a partir de la fecha de publicación de este aviso. La fecha límite para someter comentarios puede ser extendida si se estima necesario o apropiado para el interés público. La solicitud para una vista pública deberá señalar la razón o las razones que en la opinión del solicitante ameritan la celebración de la misma. De realizarse una vista pública los interesados o afectados tendrán una oportunidad razonable para presentar evidencia o testimonio sobre si se emiten o deniegan los permisos, si la Secretaria determina que dicha vista es necesaria o apropiada.

En San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 24 de agosto de 2022.

Stand-up comics and the parent trap

By JASON ZINOMAN

There are an endless variety of boring people, but none are more brazenly tedious than parents telling you about their kids.

Part of the reason, I’m convinced, is that it is taboo to tell them so. When there’s no possibility of criticism, people get lazy. I know I do, droning on about sleep schedules or marveling to some poor trapped soul about how my daughters have opposite personalities. Besotted parents often can’t see how dull we are, a blind spot that is benign unless you’re listening to one. Or are a stand-up comic with a new baby.

That population grew over the pandemic, particularly the number of dads. Mazel tov to Nick Kroll, Hasan Minhaj, Matt Braunger and Kurt Braunohler, all charming comics who in the past several weeks have released specials with jokes about be coming a parent. Daniel Sloss also procreated, and in a recent live show, he confessed that he once hated when his favorite comics became parents, comparing the shift in their work with that of a British soccer star moving to an American league. It’s always a step down.

Then Sloss did some mediocre material about having a child that just goes to show how powerful the temptation is to turn the stuff of Facebook oversharing into professional comedy.

Jokes about raising children make an easy connection with certain sleepy-eyed audiences, but that can be its own par ent trap. This is well-trod ground. (Ophira Eisenberg just started a podcast, “Parenting Is a Joke,” in which she talks to comics about raising kids.) It’s hard to hear Kroll discuss the double stan dards we have for mothers and fathers without thinking about Ali Wong’s breakthrough work. That the most successful dad comics of all time are Bill Cosby and Louis C.K. haunts the category. They once seemed endearing, too. But the primary challenge of stand-up on this subject is that it risks cheap sentimentality. Nothing smothers comedy faster.

With their Netflix specials, Minhaj and Kroll lean into schmaltz. In “Little Big Boy,” Kroll describes watching his wife give birth as “majestic.” With glassy eyes, he says, “It’s like you’re seeing life, creation begin.”

Minhaj also seems to tear up de scribing this moment in “The King’s Jester” while baby photos are projected behind him. “I’m like, oh my God, I’ve never felt this before in my life,” he says. “I’ve only known you three days but I would do anything for you. I can’t be lieve how much I love you.”

Anaís Rodríguez Vega

Este anuncio se publica conforme a lo requerido por la Ley Núm. 416-2004, según enmendada, conocida como la “Ley sobre Política Pública Ambiental”, los reglamentos aprobados a su amparo; y las leyes y reglamentos federales aplicables. El costo del Aviso Público es sufragado por la entidad peticionaria.

I can. Parental love is a common if beautiful thing, and these are talented comedians. Kroll is a charismatic impres sionist with a knack for surreal detail. The way Minhaj spoofs his own enjoyment of his righteous comedy going viral is one of the best bits I’ve seen about the wages of social media. But on the subject of chil dren, they get deadly earnest, trite and sugary enough to make your teeth ache.

People like to say becoming a par

ent helped them become less self-involved, but making a smaller version of yourself can just as easily lead to a more insular, self ish life. It’s also possible to explore the subject without resorting to fairy-tale lessons and pat emotional arcs, but it requires some hardheaded decisions.

The female comics I’ve seen recently seem more likely to do that. In her new Peacock special, “Ladykiller,” a pregnant Jena Friedman makes clever jokes about America’s hatred of moms by pinpointing how one of our most popular curses refers to hav ing sex with one. In the first minutes of the new season of her Paramount+ sketch show, Amy Schumer is in her kitchen when a girl playing her daughter brings in a picture of the family she drew with a crayon. “I’m really not seeing it,” Schumer says, before imperiously ordering her to do it again. That’s the last we see of the kid.

The specials of Braunohler and Braunger benefit from not only clearly being aware of the pitfalls of parenting comedy, but also actively crafting strategies to elude them. Braunger all but hides those jokes in his special “Doug” (available on demand), neither opening nor closing with them, and introducing them with this segue: “OK, I’ve talked about big penises, testicles, what next?” he said, putting his finger in the air. “Oh, I have a daughter.”

Braunger has an intense sarcastic delivery that builds up an impressive amount of deadpan comic energy. It reminds me a little of Brody Stevens. And while it slows when he describes his sadness at dropping off his daughter at day care, there’s some thing hilarious about this manic man as a parent. That is a good joke. By the time he pulls down his pants to show off his tattoo, you are convinced that becoming a father has not changed him.

By contrast, Braunohler has the sensible bespectacled gravity of a paternal figure, a point he underlines in his new special, “Perfectly Stupid” (on Moment), by saying, “My life has finally caught up with my looks.” His bashfulness in admitting he has a child is the first clue that he knows this is treacherous territory. Then he shakes his head when the crowd roars. He’s too smart to want that. It’s no accident that he ends his hour with a sarcastic “aww.”

His special smartly gets specific and eccentric, a good way to avoid cliche. “My daughter calls me ‘papa’ because we, as a society, ruined ‘daddy,’” he says. “No one ever said: ‘Choke me, papa.’” Comics shouldn’t avoid joking about raising kids. It’s far too fertile ter ritory, and the rewards of a new idea are considerable. Trust me: Parents could use a laugh. Even some sentimentality can complement humor if handled deftly. Perhaps the solution is to consider jokes about diapers or the impossibility of getting a 4-year-old to eat dinner the same way other comics grapple with jokes about the Holocaust or racist po lice brutality, which is to say, carefully, with high standards. When it comes to the banal and the transgressive, only the best will do.

In “Little Big Boy,” Nick Kroll talks about watching his wife give birth: “It’s like you’re seeing life, creation begin.”

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By IRIS EDÉN SANTIAGO Special to The STAR

Since the 1980s, she has been doing exactly what she planned when she was a small girl cutting pieces of fabric to dress up her Barbie dolls.

By age 15, Sonia Rivera knew her calling. She had always wanted to become a fashion designer. While oth er girls her age dreamed about a quinceañera party or a luxurious vacation for their 15th birthday, Rivera had only one wish: a sewing machine.

And she got it. Her parents, who understood early on that there was no way out of her destiny, also enrolled her in sewing lessons with fashion designer extraordinaire and celebrated local personality Carlota Alfaro.

“That’s all I wanted,” says the Hato Rey native. “I remember every lesson…Carlota called me La Niña be cause every other woman in class was older, over 40 –I was very young, just turned 15. She (Carlota Alfaro) taught me everything! And also used me as a model to fit toiles, garments or show finished dresses in class. Those were exciting times.”

After graduating from high school she was quick to enroll in the Universidad Mundial, the only college to of fer design classes back then, and where she learned the ropes of the trade.

“This is a complicated career,” said Rivera, who cel ebrates her 40th Anniversary as a fashion designer this year. “I live for the creative process, but it’s more than that, there is the administrative part of the business and other responsi bilities.”

Rivera, who began participating in local fashion shows as guest designer upon graduation, is soft spoken, confident and inventive. Her strength is her creativ ity and solid sewing skills. With entrepre neur Rose Pérez, who hosted “La Kermés” fashion events, she won “Best in Class” in

1984. As part of Destellos de la Moda, she was also rec ognized on numerous occasions.

Her first solo show was in 1998 at El San Juan Ho tel, when she designed 80 looks, “quite the experience.” Now most collections include 30 to 40 looks.

Asked about who influences her, Rivera doesn’t hes itate to confess her admiration for French fashion legend Thierry Mugler (1945-2022), known for his architectural, theatrical and hyper feminine approach to haute couture.

“I love his construction techniques, every garment under his name is brilliantly constructed…just perfect,” she noted. “I love his passion, his commitment. Also his futuristic approach.”

Rivera herself is known for her attention to detail and her love of perfection. The construction of her gar ments is always on point. Clients flock to her atelier for her power suits, her tailored jackets, shapely dresses and architectural night gowns. She is also proud of her draping, pleating and elaborate artisanal em broideries.

Rivera will stop at nothing to comply with a client’s every request. Case in point: The prin cess skirt of a bridal gown, some years ago. The skirt was completely embroidered in ar quitectural ruffles that formed flowers in lay ers and layers of silk gazar. Single-handedly, Rivera formed and embroidered more than 800 flowers. She’ll never forget the dress as she ended up in the hospital with back spasms…”But the bridal gown was flawless, precious. And the bride was glowing. That’s all I work for, that smile.”

Her work ethics are un questionable as is her com mitment to clients. And the long

Celebrating Sonia Rivera

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hours don’t scare her. As an apprentice she used to stay up all night sewing dresses for her only sister Leticia and close friends, “Now I stay up all night too, working on ideas, new designs, sewing…it’s quiet at night, I can con centrate better, it inspires me.”

Rivera describes her style as modern and classic. She loves black, green and bright colors. But she shies away from imposing her vision on clients, unless asked to.

“I work with each client individually, pretty much like a doctor,” she noted. “We sit down and have a con versation about needs, wants, options, textiles and silhouettes. My job is to make each client’s wish come true.”

“The power to transfer ideas to paper and then fabric, and eventually fit a customer, is magical,” she said “There is no better feeling in the world.”

Talking about her career, which spans four decades, Sonia Rivera waxes nostalgic.

“It hasn’t always been easy,” she said. “But it has always been satisfy ing, inspiring, I wouldn’t be happy away from my sewing machine. This is the life.”

Sonia Rivera presents her new collection on Sat urday at 7:00 p.m. at The AC Hotel by Mar riott in Condado as part of the San Juan Moda VIP Se ries.

Facing surgery? Here’s how to prepare.

Pitt said — and ask for clarification if what your doctor says sounds vague. (For complicated surgical decisions, you could ask the hospital if it has patient advocates or nurse navigators, both of whom can come to appointments and help make sense of what you’re being told, she added.)

Ask about what your recovery from surgery could be like. How long might it last? What will you be able (and not able) to do? How many people never fully recover?

“That’s vital information to understand,” Krumholz said. Ask what costs you’ll be expected to shoulder, too.

“Many people don’t realize that they’re going to have a big bill,” he said, even if they are covered by health insurance.

It may also help to get a second opinion from a different doctor, said Dr. Glyn Elwyn, an expert on shared decision-making at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, especially if the first doctor didn’t suggest any alternatives to surgery. He recommended getting that opinion from a general practitioner, such as an internist, who might be more knowledgeable about nonsurgical treatment options.

When my family member’s doctor didn’t mention any alternatives to surgery, he sought a second opinion from a different surgeon, who pointed out that there were, in fact, several nonsurgical options.

By MELINDA WENNER MOYER

Whena close family member was recently advised by a doctor to have a minor operation, I was overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty. How could we be sure surgery was necessary? Should we get a second opinion or trust the doctor who recommended it? What should we do to prepare?

My family is one of many that have recently faced this situation, as 15 million Americans undergo surgery every year, according to the American College of Surgeons. To find out how best to think through the issue, I reached out to three physicians who study medical decision-making and health literacy.

The first thing you should do is to take a deep breath, said Dr. Susan Pitt, a surgeon at the University of Michigan’s Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy who studies how treatment decisions are made between patients and doctors. Facing an operation is a lot to digest. If your doctor hasn’t already explained the rationale, ask why the procedure is needed. You should also ask if the procedure is typically recommended for your condition under physician guidelines.

Consider asking if you can record the conversation on your phone so you can review the information later when you’re calmer, advised Dr. Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist who directs the Yale School of Medicine Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Or at the very least, take notes. An app called Abridge records doctor-patient con-

versations and shares the recording and transcript with the patient while also summarizing the information for the physician to help with record-keeping.

Even if your doctor makes a compelling case for surgery, you may have other options. Pitt suggested asking if there are other kinds of surgeries that might be less invasive or nonsurgical options. Specify that you’re not just interested in the alternatives your particular doctor could offer but also treatments that could be available to you through other doctors as well.

Don’t forget to ask what might happen if you don’t do anything at all, she added. Perhaps the worst-case possibility isn’t all that bad.

You should ask your doctor about the potential benefits of any procedure, Krumholz said. Often, doctors do surgeries to increase the chance that someone will feel better or that a future risk will be averted — but some surgeries don’t achieve those goals, he said.

When Krumholz and his colleagues interviewed U.S. adults who were candidates for elective angioplasty — a procedure that opens blocked arteries — 70% said they believed the procedure would lengthen their life or prevent future heart complications, even though it typically does not. (It usually just relieves chest pain.)

Some surgeries aren’t even needed and may not be helpful: In a 2017 survey of more than 2,000 U.S. physicians, doctors estimated that 11% of medical procedures, including surgeries, are unnecessary.

It’s crucial to get a sense for the potential risks, too,

Krumholz suggested asking doctors how many of this particular kind of surgery they have done in the past year and over the course of their careers — and how that rate compares with the threshold that is associated with good outcomes in their field.

“If the doctor says, ‘I don’t know,’ that’s revealing,” Krumholz said, and you may want to find another doctor. You can also ask how the doctor’s surgical outcomes — rates of efficacy and complications for this kind of surgery — compare with those of other surgeons.

“Surgeons should know where they sit compared to the national average,” Pitt said.

There’s no national registry where patients can access this information, so asking your doctor directly is best.

If your doctor performs surgeries at a teaching hospital, ask whether a junior physician might be assigned to do the surgery instead, and if so, how much experience they have and what the hospital does to ensure that they provide excellent care, Krumholz said.

If your doctor gets testy that you’re making so many inquiries, that is a red flag, Elwyn said.

After my relative sought out a second opinion and learned about other treatment options, he decided to first try a less invasive procedure that involved a quicker and easier recovery. It has improved his symptoms immensely. Surgery might still be in the cards one day, but maybe not.

“There are all sorts of ways that people are made to feel as if surgery is a done deal and there’s no other option when, in fact, there are almost always options,” Krumholz said.

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Civil Núm.: CA2020CV02741.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTE CA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ES TADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUER TO RICO, SS.

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GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Man damiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido diri gido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque gerente, giro postal, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América al nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instan cia, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 5 DE DI

CIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 1:30

DE LA TARDE, 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 des cribe a continuación: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL:

Apartment number 1508. Effi ciency apartment consisting of one main dependency where living-dining and sleeping ac tivities are conducted, bath, kitchen, balcony and closets. lt bounds: on the NORTH, on a distance of thirty one point fif ty nine feet, equivalent to nine point sixty four meter with a common wall which separates it from apartment one thousand five hundred seven and the common element of the building and the lot on which it is erec ted; on the SOUTH, on a distan ce of thirty one point forty two feet, equivalent to nine point fifty nine meters with the com mon elements of the building and the lot on which it is erec

ted; on the EAST, on a distance of twenty three point seventeen feet, equivalent to seven point zero seven meters with a wall which separates it from a com mon hallway through which ac cess to the public street may be gained; and on the WEST, on a distance of twenty three point seventeen feet, equivalent to seven point zero seven meters with a common elements of the building and the lot on which it is erected. This apartment has an area of six hundred sixty four point seventy two square feet, equivalent to sixty one point seventy five square me ters. A balcony with an area of sixty one point sixty five squa re feet, equivalent to five point seventy three square meters is included. Consta inscrita al folio 197 del tomo 411 de Carolina, finca número 15774, Regis tro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Ca rolina. Propiedad localizada en: Waldorf Towers, Unit #1508, Carolina, PR 00979. Según figuran en la certificación re gistral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución no está gravada por cargas anteriores o posteriores a la inscripción del crédito eje cutante. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gra vámenes anteriores y los pre ferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas car gas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la res ponsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo mínimo de subasta la suma de $240,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 12 DE DICIEM BRE DE 2022 A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE, y se establece como mínima para dicha se gunda subasta la suma de $160,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínimo establecido original mente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se estable ce como mínima para la TER CERA SUBASTA, la suma de $120,000.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubi cada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 19 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la

parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $230,534.54 de principal, intereses al tipo del 6.00000% anual según ajustado desde el día 1ro. de noviembre de 2009 hasta el pago de la deuda en su totalidad, más la suma de $24,000.00 por concepto de honorarios de abogado y costas autorizadas por el Tri bunal, más las cantidades que se adeudan mensualmente por concepto de seguro hipo tecario, cargos por demora, y otros adeudados que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hi poteca. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propie dad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada fin ca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUN DA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier per sona o personas con algún in terés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los intere sados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por es pacio de dos semanas conse cutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expe dido en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 13 de octubre de 2022.

SAMUEL GONZÁLEZ ISAAC, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA, SALA SUPE RIOR.

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Demandante Vs. Sucesión de Tomás Hernández Marte t/c/c Tomás Hernández compuesta por Edith Lillian Hernández, Carmen

Hernández, Omayra Hernández, Madeline Hernández, Juan Carlos Hernández; Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal como miembros de nombres desconocidos; Sucesión de Aixa D. Hernández Méndez compuesta por Israel Nieves Vélez, Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal como miembros de nombres desconocidos; Sucesión de Tomás Hernández compuesta Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal como miembros de nombres desconocidos; Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales; Estados Unidos de América Demandados Civil Núm.: CM2018CV00318. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: SUCESIÓN DE TOMÁS HERNÁNDEZ MARTE T/C/C TOMÁS HERNÁNDEZ COMPUESTA POR EDITH LILLIAN HERNÁNDEZ, CARMEN HERNÁNDEZ, OMAYRA HERNÁNDEZ, MADELINE HERNÁNDEZ, JUAN CARLOS HERNÁNDEZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESIÓN DE AIXA D. HERNÁNDEZ MÉNDEZ COMPUESTA POR ISRAEL NIEVES VÉLEZ, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESIÓN DE TOMÁS HERNÁNDEZ COMPUESTA FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS

MUNICIPALES; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA. Yo, LUIS E. ROMÁN CARRE RO, Alguacil del Tribunal de Pri mera Instancia, Sala de Camuy, a los demandados, acreedores

y al público en general con in terés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, por la pre sente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 29 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de Camuy, Camuy, Puerto Rico, procederé a vender en Pública Subasta, al mejor pos tor, 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 27 de abril de 2022. Los autos y todos los documentos corres pondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a cele brarse, se celebrará una SE GUNDA SUBASTA para la ven ta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 6 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 13 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecu ción de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Camuy, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 3 de junio de 2022, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la par te demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar número nueve localizado en el Barrio Puente del término mu nicipal de Camuy, Puerto Rico, compuesta de cuatrocientos noventiocho punto siete mil quinientos veinticinco metros cuadrados (498.7525). En lin des al NORTE, Solar número diez; SUR y ESTE, finca prin cipal propiedad de Rafael Mal donado; y OESTE, faja de te rreno dedicado a Uso Público. Finca número 7,283 inscrita al folio 240 del tomo 140 de Ca muy. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Arecibo. Dirección de la Pro piedad: Lot 9 PR 119 Km 1.0 Int Puente Ward, Camuy PR 00627. 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 $52,471.96, por concepto de balance principal

del préstamo con interés al 5.060% anual, cual acumulan a un total de $68,380.09, equiva lente al 10% de la suma princi pal original pactada, estipulada para costas, gastos y honora rios 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 cualesquie ra otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hipoteca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a eje cutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la es critura número 379 otorgada el día 29 de octubre de 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el No tario Público Alejandro J. Mues Arias y consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Camuy, finca número 7,283, Registro de la Propiedad de Camuy, Sección II de Areci bo. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan ins critos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscrip ción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o de rechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del ac tor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endo so o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterio ridad 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 quedan do subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta del in mueble antes descrito será la suma de $120,000.00 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 orde na la celebración de una segun da subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 par te de aquella, o sea la suma de $80,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la cele bración de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pacta do para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $60,000.00. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá sa tisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América

en el momento de la adjudica ción, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribu nal de Primera Instancia, y que las cargas y gravámenes prefe rentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán sub sistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili dad de los mismos, sin destinar se 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 demandan te, 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 insu ficiente para satisfacer la canti dad reclamada, se procederá a la ejecución de la sentencia en contra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante em bargo y venta en ejecución de cualesquiera otros bienes pro piedad de la parte demandada en cantidad suficiente para dejar cubierta y totalmente sa tisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte in soluta 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 lanza dos del referido inmueble. De ser ello necesario, el Alguacil podrá diligenciar el Acta de Su basta que se expida en horas laborales, de día, los 5 días de la semana y podrá romper cual quier cerradura o candado que dé acceso al inmueble objeto de este desalojo. Y para la con currencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se pu blicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación ge neral en el Estado Libre Asocia do 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 publica ciones, y para su fijación en tres

(3) lugares públicos del munici pio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte de mandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. EN TESTI MONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conocimiento y compare cencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Camuy, Puerto Rico, a 18 de octubre de 2022. WILFREDO OLMO SALAZAR, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. LUIS E. ROMÁN CARRERO, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA, SALA DE CAMUY.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. MARTÍN ANDRÉS

ARRIETA IGARTUA, JAQUELINE MARIE ORTIZ MARTORELL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2019CV03321. (407). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS (IN REM). EDIC TO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTA DOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: PUBLICO EN GENERAL.

El Alguacil del Tribunal que suscribe anuncia y hace cons tar: A. Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento que me ha sido dirigido por la Secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Ca rolina, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor de contado y en moneda de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Uni dos de América y cuyo pago se efectuará en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribu nal de Primera Instancia, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte Demandada en el bien inmueble que se descri be a continuación: URBANA: Solar número 15 del Bloque “C” del Plano de Inscripción de la Urbanización Montebello Es tates, situado en el Barrio Las Cuevas de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial

de 294.50 metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, en 12.30 metros, con la Calle nú mero 4; por el SUR, en 2 dis tancias, una de 9.729 metros, con área industrial y otra de 97 centímetros, con el solar nú mero 1; por el ESTE, en 31.95 metros, con pared medianera que separa esta propiedad del solar y propiedad número 14; y por el OESTE, en 24.42 metros, con Centro Cultural. Dirección Física: C 15 CALLE 4,MONTE

BELLO ESTATES C TRUJILLO ALTO, Puerto Rico, 00976. Fin ca Número: 8,108, inscrita al fo lio 121 del tomo 169 de Trujillo Alto, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de San Juan. B. Que los autos y todos los documentos corres pondientes al procedimiento incoado están de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el epígrafe de este caso.

C. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematente los acepta y queda subrogado en la res ponsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. D. Que la propie dad se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes poste riores: 1. Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Banco Santander Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $6,350.57, con intereses al 5.00% anual, vencedero el día 1 de abril de 2034, constituida mediante la escritura número 8, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 13 de febrero de 2012, ante el notario Emil J. Rodríguez Escudero, e inscrita al folio 109 vuelto del tomo 859 de Trujillo Alto, finca número 8,108, inscripción 11ra. 2. Aviso de Demanda de fecha 30 de agosto de 2019, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, en el Caso Civil número CA2019CV03321, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecu ción de Hipoteca, seguido por el Banco Popular de Puerto Rico versus Martín Andrés Arrieta Igartúa, Jacqueline Marie Ortiz Martorell y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales com puesta por ambos, por la suma de $167,894.56, más intereses y otras sumas adicionales o en su defecto la venta en Pública Subasta, anotado el día 15 de enero de 2020, al tomo Karibe de Trujillo Alto, finca número 8,108, Anotación “A”. 3. Sen tencia dictada el 31 de octubre de 2012, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Supe rior de Trujillo Alto, en el Caso Civil número FEC12-01200115,

seguido por la Asociación de Residentes de Montebello Estates, demandante versus Martín Andrés Arrieta Igartúa; Jackeline Ortiz Martorell, en representación de la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales, por una suma de $2,021.40, más intereses y otras sumas adicionales, presentada y ano tada el día 24 de octubre de 2013, al folio 44, Orden 129, del libro de Sentencias número 3. E. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer a la par te demandante el importe de la sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma princi pal de $167,894.56, la suma de $5,590.70, por concepto de atrasos acumulados por la mo ratoria debido al paso del Hu racán María, más la suma de $27,622.76, que incluye inte reses según pactados, cargos por demora y otros cargos, que se acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de 10% del principal, por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se cele brará el día 11 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 1:15 DE LA TARDE en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Carolina, por el tipo mínimo de $182,750.00. De declarar se desierta dicha subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SU BASTA el día 18 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 1:15 DE LA TARDE en el mismo lugar an tes mencionado. El precio para la segunda subasta lo será 2/3 partes del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $121,833.33. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 25 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 1:15 DE LA TARDE en el mismo lugar antes mencio nado. El precio para la tercera subasta lo será 1/2 del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $91,375.00. Y PARA QUE ASÍ CONSTE, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general y por un término de catorce (14) días en los sitios públicos conforme a la ley, ex pido la presente bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal, hoy 8 de octubre de 2022 en Carolina, Puerto Rico. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL.

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Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2021CV03446. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA “IN REM”. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTA DOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBAS TA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Ins tancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLI CO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamien to de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 31 de agosto de 2012, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propie dad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número D-4 en el plano de ---URBANA: Solar número 47 del Bloque E de la Urbanización Jardines de Ca nóvanas, radicada en el Barrio Canóvanas del término mu nicipal de Loíza, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de tres cientos cincuenta y tres punto ochocientos (353.800) metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de doce punto doscientos (12.200) metros con la calle dos A (2-A); por el SUR, en una distancia de doce punto doscientos (12.200) metros con el solar número 39 del Bloque E; por el ESTE, en una distancia de veintinueve (29.000) metros con el solar número cuarenta y ocho (48) del bloque “E” de la urbaniza ción; y por el OESTE, en una distancia de veinte y nueve (29.000 ) metros con el solar número cuarenta y seis (46) del bloque “E” de la Urbanización. Sobre dicho solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado con techo del mismo material, con sistente principalmente de sala, comedor, cocina, tres (3) cuar tos dormitorios, dos (2) cuartos de baño, balcón y marquesina. Inscrita al folio 187 del tomo 55 de Canóvanas, finca número 3,236. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de Carolina. La propiedad ubica, según pagaré, en: 47 E 2 St. Jardines de Canóvanas, Canó vanas, PR 00729. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada el 31 de marzo de 2022, notificada el 12 de julio de 2022, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $67,885.03 por concepto de principal, más los intereses sobre dicha suma a razón del 7.5%, anual desde el 1ro de octubre de 2019, has ta su completo pago, más las primas de seguro hipotecario,

recargos por demora y cuales quiera otras cantidades pacta das en la escritura de primera hipoteca, desde la fecha antes mencionada y hasta la fecha del pago total de las mismas, más la suma de $9,000.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipo tecariamente. 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 Tri bunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 5 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 11:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $90,000.00. Que de ser ne cesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 12 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 11:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El pre cio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $60,000.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TER CERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 19 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 11:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El pre cio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $45,000.00, 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 tota lidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”.

La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la men cionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confir mada la venta judicial por el Ho norable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en pose sión física del inmueble de con formidad 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 eje cutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecuti vas, 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 documen tos correspondientes al proce dimiento 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 anterio res y los preferentes, si los hu biere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de octubre de 2022.

HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍ GUEZ, ALGUACIL, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA. ***

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ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC. Demandante Vs. GERARDO NIEVES GARCIA Demandada Civil Núm.: SL2022CV00077. Salón: 701. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: GERARDO NIEVES GARCIA - 155 CALLE TOUS SOTO S SAN LORENZO, P.R 007543922. 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 ale gación responsiva a través del

Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción 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 dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el reme dio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci cio de su sana discreción, lo en tiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte deman dante, el Lcdo. Kevin Sánchez Campanero cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, te léfono (787) 993-3731 a la di rección kenmuel.ruiz@orf-law. com, edwin.serrano@orf-law. com y a la dirección notifcacio nes@orf-law.com. EXTENDI DO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de septiembre de 2022. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 27 de septiembre de 2022. LISILDA MARTÍNEZ AGOSTO, SECRETARIA. VIL MA OYOLA RIVERA, SECRE TARIA AUXILIAR.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE IVONNE ANGELICA MORALES PEREZ, COMPUESTA POR LA SUCESION DE ANGELICA PEREZ, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS JULIA MORALES PEREZ, HECTOR MORALES PEREZ, WANDA MORALES PEREZ Y ANTONIO MORALES PEREZ; Y FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS; JOSE ANIBAL NEGRON RODRIGUEZ, POR SÍ Y EN CUANTO A LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA DE LA SUCESION DE IVONNE ANGELICA MORALES PEREZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (“CRIM”)

Civil Núm.: GM2019CV00246. (501). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDI NARIA “IN REM”. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.

AL: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: SUCESION DE IVONNE ANGELICA MORALES PEREZ, COMPUESTA POR LA SUCESION DE ANGELICA PEREZ, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS JULIA MORALES PEREZ, HECTOR MORALES PEREZ, WANDA MORALES PEREZ Y ANTONIO MORALES PEREZ; Y FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS; JOSE ANIBAL NEGRON RODRIGUEZ, POR SÍ Y EN CUANTO A LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA DE LA SUCESION DE IVONNE ANGELICA MORALES PEREZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (“CRIM”); ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, POR TENER EMBARGO ANOTADO A SU FAVOR POR LA SUMA DE $18,054.39; ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, POR TENER EMBARGO ANOTADO A SU FAVOR POR LA SUMA DE $775.54.

Yo, LITZY M. CORA ANAYA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #247, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acree dores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al públi co en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 1 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022 A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Ins tancia, Sala Superior de Gua yama, Guayama, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se or denó por la vía ordinaria al me jor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos corres pondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Guayama durante horas labo rables. Que en caso de no pro ducir remate ni adjudicación en

la primera subasta a celebrar se, se celebrará una SEGUN DA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 8 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 15 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MA ÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La pro piedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como si gue: URBANA: Solar Bloque H guión Quince (H-15). Solar radi cado en el Barrio Machete en el Municipio de Guayama, Puerto Rico, marcado como el H guión Quince (H-15) del plano de ins cripción de la URBANIZACIÓN CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA, con una cabida superficial de CUA TROCIENTOS OCHO PUNTO SETECIENTOS OCHENTA Y SIETE (408.787) METROS CUADRADOS, con lindes por el NORTE, en VEINTIDÓS PUNTO CERO CINCUENTA Y CINCO (22.055) METROS LINEALES, con la Calle nú mero Uno (1); por el SUR, en VEINTICINCO PUNTO CERO CERO (25.00) METROS LI NEALES, con el solar número Dieciséis (16); por el ESTE, en QUINCE PUNTO CUATRO CIENTOS NOVENTA Y OCHO (15.498) METROS LINEALES, con la Calle número Seis (6); y por el OESTE, en DIECIO CHO PUNTO SETECIENTOS CUARENTA (18.740) METROS LINEALES, con el solar núme ro Catorce (14) y el número Trece (13). En dicho solar en clava una casa de concreto y bloques diseñada para una familia. La escritura de hipo teca se encuentra inscrita al folio 48 del tomo 459 de Gua yama, Registro de la Propiedad de Guayama, finca número 15,186, inscripción Tercera. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Urbanización Ciudad Universitaria, Calle Ti jerilla, H-15, Guayama, Puerto Rico. La subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $56,933.20 de principal, inte reses al 6.5% anual, desde el día 1ro. de diciembre de 2019, hasta su completo pago, más la cantidad de $8,240.00 estipula da para costas, gastos y hono rarios de abogado, más recar gos acumulados, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigi bles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera su basta para el inmueble será de $82,400.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la canti dad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $54,933.34 y de ser necesaria una tercera subas ta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $41,200.00. Si se declara desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a

favor del acreedor por la tota lidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el im porte de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Esta dos Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que todo licitador acepta como suficiente la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes preferen tes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la res ponsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública Subasta se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravá menes posteriores: Embargo Federal a favor de los Esta dos Unidos de América, por la suma principal de $18,054.39, contra A. Pérez Navarro & M. Amaro Medina, seguro social número xxx-xx--0135, Noti ficación 255649417, Certifi cación de fecha 4 de abril de 2017, presentado y anotado el día 9 de mayo de 2017, al Asiento 2016/2017/2018-2017603587-FED del Sistema Ka ribe, Registro de la Propiedad de Guayama. Embargo a fa vor del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por la suma principal de $775.54, contra A. Pérez Stevern & Dawn, seguro social número xxx-xx-1738 / xxx-xx-7236, , según Caso nú mero SJU-18-7082 de fecha 20 de julio de 2018, presentado y anotado el 6 de agosto de 2018 al Asiento 2018-00627-EST del Sistema Karibe, Registro de la Propiedad de Guayama. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concu rrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de cré ditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que po drán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta acep tada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, debe rá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otro créditos posteriores al que se ejecuta pero preferente al suyo. El ex ceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN

TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecen

cia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Guayama, Puerto Rico, a 7 de septiembre de 2022. LITZY M. CORA ANAYA, ALGUACIL AU XILIAR #247, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL, SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAYAMA.

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Por Ia presente se le emplaza para que presente al Tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la publi cación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electró nica: http://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberé presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del

tribunal. Si usted deja de pre sentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y con ceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.

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GENERAL:

Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Manda miento de Ejecución de Senten cia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Su perior de Fajardo, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a ven der en pública subasta al me

jor postor en efectivo, cheque gerente, giro postal, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América al nombre del Alguacil del Tri bunal de Primera Instancia, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribu nal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo, el 7 DE MARZO DE 2023, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte deman dada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la calle Santiago Norte del término municipal de Fajardo, compuesto de 180 me tros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 12 metros con un solar existente de propiedad desconocida; por el SUR, en 13 me con la calle Santiago Norte; por el ESTE, en 15 metros con Secundino Fontánez; y por el OESTE, en 15 me con el solar “D” de la misma finca principal antes descrita. Consta inscrita al folio 70 del tomo 73 de Fa jardo, finca 2447, Registro de la Propiedad de Fajardo. Propie dad localizada en: Barrio Mon tañez, 157 Calle 5, Fajardo, PR 00738. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propie dad objeto de ejecución no está gravada por cargas preferentes o posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Se en tenderá que todo licitador acep ta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anterio res y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán sub sistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su ex tinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo mínimo de subasta la suma de $16,994.99, según acordado entre las par tes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse de sierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubica da en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo, el 14 DE MARZO DE 2023, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $11,329.99, 2/3 par tes del tipo mínimo establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se es tablece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $8,497.49, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubi cada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Fajardo, el 21 DE MARZO DE 2023, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑA NA. Dicha subasta se llevará

a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandan te, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $6,230.64 más intereses a razón del 9.218% anual según ajustado desde el día 6 de enero de 2018, hasta su total y completo pago, así como la cantidad de $1,699.50 por concepto de honorarios de abogado y costas autorizadas por el Tribunal, más las canti dades que se adeudan men sualmente por concepto de seguro hipotecario, cargos por demora, y otros adeudados que se hagan en virtud de la escri tura de hipoteca. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen poste rior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SE GUNDA Y TERCERA SUBAS TA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los intere sados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por es pacio de dos semanas conse cutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los si tios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 18 de octubre de 2022. SANDRALIZ MAR TÍNEZ TORRES, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #737, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CEN TRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO, SALA SUPERIOR. JORGE A. ORTIZ ESTRADA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL INTERINO.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HU MACAO SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. LUZ ESTHER MATOS CRUZ Demandados Civil Núm.: HU2022CV00301. Sala: 208. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HI POTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Al guacil que suscribe por la pre sente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cum plimiento de un Mandamiento

de Ejecución de Sentencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDI CIAL DE HUMACAO, SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de epí grafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Esta dos Unidos de América el 17 DE ENERO DE 2023, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en su oficina sita en el local que ocu pa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HU MACAO, SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en: A-131 HACIENDAS DE PAL MAS DEL MAR, BARRIO CAN DELERO ABAJO, HUMACAO, PR 00791 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: HORI ZONTAL PROPERTY: Dwelling Unit number A-131 which is part of the Horizontal Property Regi me known as Haciendas de Palmas Condominium located at Candelero Abajo Ward, mu nicipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico. It is a three (3) bedrooms, two (2)story dwelling Unit with a total construction area of 1758 square feet equivalent to 163.38 square meters. The maximum length of this Dwe lling Unit is 32’6” and its maxi mum width is 23’6”. This Dwe lling Unit number is A-131 of area AB, located on the West side of the Project. Its bounda ries are: by the NORTH, in a distance of 32’6” with Dwelling Unit A-129; by the SOUTH, in a distance of 32’6” with Dwelling Unit A-132; by the EAST, in a distance of 23’6” with common area; and by the WEST, in a dis tance of 23’6 with Common area. It has an exterior foyer with a balcony which leads, into an interior foyer, which in turn leads to a powder room the fa mily room, Kitchen, living room and dining room. The living room and dining room open into exterior balconies where the owner of the Dwelling Unit has an area reserved and includes as part of the Dwelling Unit, where at the owner’s options and sole expense there may be constructed an open terrace there on, measuring ten (10) feet by twenty three (23) feet (inclusive of the area demarca te as balcony), upon obtaining the proper an corresponding authorizations from either De veloper or the Regime. The sur face area of this open terrace has been included as part of the total construction area of the Dwelling unit, and included to establish the percentage parti cipation ofthe common ele ments of the Dwelling Unit within the Condominium. On this ground floor, there is also stairway, which leads to a se

cond floor, onto a landing or vestibule. This upper floor con tains a Master Bedroom with its dressing area, vanity and mas ter bathroom and walk-in-clo set; two (2) other Bedrooms with their respective closets, one (1) other bathroom; and laundry linen closet. The two (2) other bedrooms have their res pective exterior balconies. This Dwelling Unit has for its private use, one (1) parking space which is numbered with the same number as the Dwelling Unit. This Dwelling Units has a participation of one point one hundred fourty-six percent (1.146%) in the common ele ments of the condominium. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita al Folio 295 del Tomo 470 de Humacao, Finca número 21,358 en el Registro de la Propiedad de Humacao. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes re lacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es de cir la suma de $270,630.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudica ción en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se cele brará una SEGUNDA SUBAS TA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 24 DE ENE RO DE 2023, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $180,420.00. Si tam poco hubiere remate ni adjudi cación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 31 DE ENERO DE 2023, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecu ción, o sea, la suma de $135,315.00. La hipoteca a eje cutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la es critura número 204 otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 31 de marzo de 2005, ante el notario Héctor M. Lúgaro Figue roa y consta inscrita al Folio 110 del Tomo 560 de Humacao, Re gistro de la Propiedad de Hu macao, Inscripción 5ta. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcial mente según sea el caso el im porte de la Sentencia que ha obtenido contra la parte deman dada ascendente a la suma de $193,915.73 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de sep tiembre de 2020, más intereses al tipo pactado de 6.25% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obliga ción. Además, la parte deman dada adeuda a la parte deman dante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 5.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de ven

cimiento; los créditos acceso rios y adelantos hechos en vir tud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honora rios de abogado equivalentes a $27,063.00. Además, la parte demandada se comprometió a pagar una suma equivalente a $27,063.00 para cubrir cual quier otro adelanto que se haga en virtud de la escritura de hipo teca y una suma equivalente a $27,063.00 para cubrir intere ses en adición a los garantiza dos por ley. Que los autos y to dos los documentos correspondientes al Procedi miento incoado estarán de ma nifiesto en la SECRETARIA

DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA

INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDI

CIAL DE HUMACAO, SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bas tante la titulación del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecu tante continuarán subsistentes entendiéndose que el rematan te los acepta y queda subroga do en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores ni pre ferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad.

Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores conocidos y desco nocidos que tengan inscritos, no inscritos, presentados y/o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o dere chos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del ac tor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipo tecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se cele brarán las subastas en las fe chas, 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 abo gado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La pro piedad objeto de ejecución y descrita anteriormente se ad quirirá libre de cargas y gravá menes posteriores una vez el Honorable Tribunal expida la correspondiente Orden de Con firmación de Venta Judicial. Y para conocimiento de licitado res del público en general se publicará este Edicto de acuer do con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de ce lebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colec turía. Este Edicto será publica do dos veces en un diario de

circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. Expido el presen te Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de octubre de 2022. JOSÉ

LUIS RODRÍGUEZ HERNÁN DEZ, ALGUACIL REGIONAL, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO, SALA SUPE RIOR. WILNELIA RIVERA DELGADO, ALGUACIL AUXI LIAR #249.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAYNABO

REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC Demandante V. SUCESION ANA ESTHER PEREZ SERRA T/C/C ANA E. PEREZ SERRA T/C/C ANA PEREZ SERRA T/C/C ANNIE PEREZ SUCI T/C/C ANA ESTHER COMPUESTA POR JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESION GLADYS PROVIDENCIA PEREZ SERRA P/C/C GLADYS P. PEREZ SERRA T/C/C GLADYS PEREZ SERRA T/C/C GLADYS PROVIDENCIA T/C/C GLADYS PEREZ

COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES Demandado(a) Civil: GB2021CV00697. Sala: 201. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN AÑA ESTHER PEREZ SERRA T/C/C ANA E. PEREZ SERRA T/C/C ANA PEREZ SERRA T/C/C ANNIE PEREZ SUCI TIC/C ANA ESTHER; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN GLADYS PROVIDENCIA PEREZ SERRA T/C/C GLADYS P. PEREZ SERRA

T/C/C GLADYS PEREZ

SERRA T/C/C GLADYS PROVIDENCIA T/C/C

GLADYS PEREZ. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de octubre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente 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 notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento 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 edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de octubre de 2022. En Guay nabo, Puerto Rico, el 25 de oc tubre de 2022. LCDA. LAURA I.

SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETA RIA REGIONAL II. SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL I.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN CARIBE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Demandante Vs. ROBERTO DANIEL DELGADO PADÍN Demandado Civl Núm.: SJ2022CV07326. Sala: 903. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (ORDINARIO). EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: ROBERTO DANIEL DELGADO PADÍN. 562 CALLE TRIGO APTO. 4-D, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00907-2518.

Queda emplazado y notifica do de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda de cobro de dinero ordinario en su contra. Se le notifica que deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https.//unired.ramajudicial.

pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de San Juan y en viando copia a la parte deman dante: LCDA. ERIKA MORA LES MARENGO; APONTE & CORTES, LLC.; DIRECCION: P.O. BOX 195337 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00919-5337; TEL. (787) 766-9200 / (787) 239-5661; CORREO ELEC TRÓNICO: emarengo@apon tecortes.com. Se le apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solici tado en la demanda, sin más citárseles, ni oírseles. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribu nal, a 11 de octubre de 2022. Griselda Rodriguez Collado, SECRETARIA. F/Jessica Soto Pagan, SECRETARIA DE SER VICIOS A SALA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA

EDGARDO VAZQUEZ

ROSADO E ISIS CRISTINA PASTRANA LOPEZ Demandante V. CITIBANK NA; DEANNA DAWN VARGAS T/C/C

DEANNA D. HERNANDO; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES CON INTERES Demandado(a) Civil: CA2022CV02900. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTEN CIA POR EDICTO.

A: DEANNA DAWN VARGAS T/C/C DEANNA D. HERNANDO, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE, CITIBANK NA.

(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de octubre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente 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 notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento 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 edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de octubre de 2022. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 25 de octubre de 2022. Marilyn Aponte Ro dríguez, Secretaria Regional. Denisse Torres Ruiz, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CARO LINA

WENDELL WILLIAM COLON MUNOZ

Parte Demandante Vs. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA ACTUANDO POR CONDUCTO DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN DE HOGARES AGRICULTORES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE AGRICULTURA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2022CV03416. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉ RICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO

POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS. POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edic to. Usted deberá radicar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Ma nejo y Administración de Ca sos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se presente por de recho propio, en cuyo caso deberá radicar el original de su contestación ante el Tribu nal correspondiente y notifique con copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, Lcda. Mar jaliisa Colón Villanueva, al PO BOX 7970, Ponce, P.R. 00732; Teléfono: 787-843-4168. En dicha demanda se tramita un procedimiento de cancelación de pagaré extraviado. Se alega

en dicho procedimiento que se extravió un pagaré hipotecario a por la suma $31,000.000, a favor de Estados Unidos de América actuando por conduc to de la Administración de Ho gares Agricultores del Depar tamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos de America, o a su orden; según consta de la escritura número 27, otorga da en Carolina, Puerto Rico el día 24 de mayo de 1984 ante el notario Marcos A. Rivera Ortiz Inscrito folio doscientos sesenta y cinco (265) del tomo ciento cincuenta y siete (157) de Canóvanas, finca número siete mil ochocientos cuarenta y cinco (7,845), Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sec ción II de Carolina, inscripción cuarta. Que grava la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Villas de Loíza, situada en el Barrio Canóvanas del Municipio de Loíza, Puerto Rico. Contiene una casa de concreto reforzado diseñada para una sola familia. Solar número 26 del Bloque I, con un área del solar: doscientos cincuenta punto cero cero metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en veinticinco punto cero cero metros con solar veinticinco; por el SUR, en veinticinco punto cero cero metros con solar veintisiete; por el ESTE, en diez punto cero cero metros con calle cuatro; y por el OESTE, en diez pun to cero cero metros con solar tres. Afecta a una servidumbre de uno punto cincuenta metros por su colindancia Sur para mantenimiento. Inscrito al fo lio doscientos sesenta y cinco (265) del tomo ciento cincuenta y siete (157) de Canóvanas, fin ca número siete mil ochocien tos cuarenta y cinco (7,845), Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Ca rolina. SE LES APERCIBE que, de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda den tro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia, concedién dose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A 24 de octubre de 2022. Lcda. Marilyn Aponte Ro dríguez, Secretaria Regional. Maricruz Aponte Alicea, Secre taria Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, INC. Demandante V. ENRIQUE LUIS PIÑERO NORAT, EVELYN CELINIA COLON VAZQUEZ Y

LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, ISLAND FINANCE OF PUERTO RICO INC., HACIENDO NEGOCIOS COMO ISLAND MORTGAGE, JOHN DOE Demandado(a) Civil: BY2022CV03342. 702. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PA GARÉ EXTRAVIADO POR LA VÍA JUDICIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: ENRIQUE LUIS PIÑERO

NORAT, EVELYN CELINIA COLON VAZQUEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS, ISLAND

FINANCE OF PUERTO RICO INC., HACIENDO NEGOCIOS COMO

ISLAND MORTGAGE, JOHN DOE.

(Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de octubre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to 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 Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse 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 publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 26 de octubre de 2022. En BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico, el 26 de octubre de 2022.

LCDA LAURA I. SANTA SÁN CHEZ, SECRETARIA. MIR CIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

HERMAN WILLIAM COLBERG PÉREZ, MARIA CELESTE

GUERRA CASALDUC Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandante Vs. THE MONEY HOUSE, INC., REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC, SECRETARIO DE LA VIVIENDA DE DESARROLLO URBANO; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, JOHN DOE Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV05517.

Materia: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NO TIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO POR SUMAC. A: John Doe; Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC como tenedores desconocidos de tos siguientes Pagares: 1) Pagaré a favor de The Money House, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma de $625,500.00, intereses al 3.566% anual y vencimiento el día 3 de septiembre de 2095, según consta de la escritura #635, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 4 de junio de 2009, ante Raúl Rivera Burgos, inscrita al folio 108 del tomo 1187 de Santurce Norte, finca #14,141; 2) Pagaré a favor de Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, o a su orden, por la suma de $938,250.00, intereses al 3.566% anual y vencimiento el día 3 de septiembre de 2095, según consta de la escritura #636, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 4 de junio de 2009, ante Raúl Rivera Burgos, inscrita al folio 108 vuelto del tomo 1187 de Santurce Norte, finca #14,141, inscripción 6.

EL SECRETARIO (A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de octubre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de esta. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to Rico, dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a su notifica ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedi miento 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 edic to de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edic to. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 26 de octubre de 2022. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 26 de octubre de 2022. GRISELDA RODRÍ

GUEZ COLLADO, SECRETA RIA REGIONAL. JOHANNA RODRÍGUEZ BENÍTEZ, SE CRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INS TANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO ANTONIO CASAS CRUZ , HECTOR MUJICA ORTIZ, BEATRIZ OCASIO RIVERA, LUIS ESBRI RIVERA Demandante V. MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE FELIPE ENCARNACIÓN PIMENTEL Y MARÍA

HERNÁNDEZ CORTÉS, COMPUESTA POR TOMÁS ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, LUIS FELIPE ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, LUZ MARÍA ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, CARMEN LYDIA ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, CARMEN ENCARNACIÓN COSS, HÉCTOR ENCARNACIÓN HERNÁNDEZ Y NÉSTOR ENCARNACIÓN HERNÁNDEZ Demandado(a) Civil: CN2018CV00010. Sobre: LIQUIDACIÓN DE COMUNI DAD HEREDITARIA Y OTRAS ACCIONES. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

A: TOMÁS

ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, LUIS FELIPE ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, LUZ MARÍA ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, CARMEN LYDIA ENCARNACIÓN DELGADO, CARMEN ENCARNACIÓN COSS, Y NÉSTOR ENCARNACIÓN HERNÁNDEZ. CARRETERA 958 KM. 10, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745; CARRETERA 958 KM. 10.5, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745; CARRETERA 958 KM. 10, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745; CARRETERA 958 KM. 19, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745; CARRETERA 185

KM. 5, CANÓVANAS, PR 00729;

HEREDEROS Y/O LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCION DEL TITULO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE DEMANDANTE EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MAS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBE. Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE CASO. (Nombre de las partes a las que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus cribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de octubre de 2022, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debi damente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted en terarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta no tificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circula ción general en la Isla de Puer to 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 Sen tencia, Sentencia Parcial o Re solución, de la cual puede esta blecerse 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 publi cación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archi vada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 26 de octubre de 2022. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 26 de octubre de 2022. Wanda I. Seguí Reyes, Secre taria Regional. Sheila Robles Hernández, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Parte Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DE NORAIDA ARCE MARTÍ COMPUESTA POR IRMA NAYDA ARCE MARTÍ, NOEMÍ ARCE MARTÍ, CARMEN ARCE MARTÍ T/C/C CARMEN ORTEGA, MINERVA ARCE MARTÍ T/C/C MINERVA PÉREZ, HÉCTOR ARCE MARTÍ, NILDA ARCE MARTÍ T/C/C

NILDA LESKAUSKAS Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLE HEREDERO DESCONOCIDO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV01908. Sala: 508. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA “IN REM”. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ES TADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Algua cil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Senten cia dictada el 11 de agosto de 2022, la Orden de Ejecución de Sentencia del 17 de octubre de 2022 y el Mandamiento de Ejecución del 19 de octubre de 2022 en el caso de epígra fe, procederé a vender el día 1 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de San Juan, Sala Superior, en la Avenida Muñoz Rivera, Esquina Coll y Toste, Parada 37, San Juan, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de Amé rica, 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: PROPIEDAD HO

RIZONTAL: Apartment number 606: Residential apartment regular shape at the sixth floor of La Arboleda Condominium, located at Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Said apartment has an area of 1053.53 square feet, and its boundaries: at the NOR TH, in 38’ with the exterior of the building; at the SOUTH, in 4’ 10” with apartment 605 in 28’ 7” with the common hall, and in 4’ 7” with apartment number 601; at the EAST, in 3’ 7” with the common hall and 30’ 10” with apartment number 605; and at the WEST, in 27’ 2” with the apartment number 601, and in 6’ with the exterior of the building. This apartment com prises: foyer, living-dining area, balcony, two (2) bedrooms, one (1) bathroom, lavatory, walk in closet, hall kitchen, four closets and a common shaft between walk in closet and kitchen. The entrance to the apartment is lo cated on the Eastern boundary connecting with the common corridor and with access to ele vators and stairs. El comprador adquiere además el espacio de estacionamiento que se descri be en el idioma inglés como si gue: Parking number 82 located at level number 3 of the building of La Arboleda Condominium, at Monacillos, Puerto Rico, with an area of 9 feet in width and 18 feet in length. Its boundaries area as follows: on the NORTH, with driveway; on the SOUTH,

with the southern side of level three floor; on the EAST, with parking stall number 81; and on the WEST, with parking stall number 80. It is a covered par king space. Dicho apartamento tiene un porcentaje en los ele mentos comunes de .5404% y el estacionamiento de .5586%.

Inscrita al folio 126 del tomo 759 de Monacillos, Finca Nú mero 23269, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sec ción III. La escritura de hipote ca consta inscrita al folio 186 del tomo 1077 de Monacillos, Finca Número 23269, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección III. Inscripción sexta. Las escrituras de modificación de hipoteca constan inscritas al tomo Karibe de Monacillos, Finca Número 23269, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección III. Inscripción nove na y décima. Dirección Física: Cond. Arboleda, Apt. 606, San Juan, PR 00921. Número de Catastro: 79-086-064-00953-030. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $91,729.69. De no haber adju dicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 8 DE DICIEM BRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la prime ra subasta, o sea, $61,153.12. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebra rá una TERCERA SUBASTA, el día 15 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2022, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MA ÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mi tad del precio pactado, o sea, $45,864.84. 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 demandan te el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $89,356.93 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 4.125% anual desde el 1 de julio de 2021 hasta su completo pago, más $82.04 de recargos acumula dos, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $12,750.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesa el siguiente gravamen posterior que afecta la propiedad que se pretende ejecutar: Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Vs. Sucesión de Noraida Arce Martí compuesta por Fulano y Mengano de Tal, ante el Tri bunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de San Juan, en el Caso Civil Número SJ2022CV01908, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecu ción de Hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $89,356.93 y otras cantidades, según De manda de fecha 14 de marzo de 2022. Anotada al Tomo Kari be de Monacillos. Anotación A. 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 do cumentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expe diente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. Se entenderá que todo licita dor acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante, conti nuarán subsistentes; enten diéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mis mos, sin destinarse a su extin ción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gra vámenes posteriores tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 2102015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los luga res públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en San Juan, Puer to Rico, hoy 27 de octubre de 2022. Erik F. Osuna Acevedo, Alguacil Auxiliar, Alguacil Del Tribunal De Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial De San Juan, Sala Superior.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARE CIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE CAMUY

DDR NORTE LLC, S.E. Demandante V. BORIKUAS CORP. DIB/A BORIKUAS BISTRO & BAR; ANGEL L. QUIÑONES

Demandada Civil Núm.: AR2022CV01148. (102). Sobre: DESAHUCIO

SUMARIO EN PRECARIO Y COBRO DE DINERO. EM PLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., ESTADO LI BRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ANGEL L. QUIÑONES. 70 ALAMANDA AVE. APTO. PH3 117, GUAYNABO, PR 00971; 506 CALLE TRUNCADO, HATILLO, PR 00659; 45 RUTA 474, ISABELA, PR 00662.

POR MEDIO del presente edic to se le notifica de la Demanda presentada en su contra. Se le emplaza y requiere que pre sente, dentro del término de treinta (30) días siguientes de la publicación de este edicto, su alegación responsiva a la Demanda a través de Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Adminis tración de Casos (“SUMAC”), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal. Copia de la alegación responsiva deberá notificarse a los abogados de la demandan te DDR Norte LLC, S.E.: Ferraiouil LLC Looking Forward P.O. Box 195168 San Juan, PR 00919-5168 Tel: 787-766-7000

Lcdo. Roberto A. Cámara Fuertes R.U.A. Núm. 13,556 rcamara@ferraiuoli.com

Lcda. Mónica Ramos Benítez RUA Núm. 22,096 mramos@ferraiuoli.com

Lcdo. Hiyen Rosario Ramos R.U.A. Núm. 22,700 hrosario@ferraiuoIi.com

Se le apercibe y notifica que, si usted deja de presentar su ale gación responsiva a la Deman da dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá anotarle la re beldía y dictar sentencia en re beldía en su contra, concedien do los remedios solicitados en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal. DADO hoy en Camuy, Puerto Rico, hoy 28 de octubre de 2022. VIVIAN Y.

FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRE TARIA REGIONAL. YOLANDA RIVERA COLÓN, SECRETA RIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE UTUADO REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC Demandante Vs. SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY INC. SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA

ROSARIO GARCÍA

NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA R. GARCÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA ROSARIO GARCÍA T/C/C MARÍ R. GARCÍA

NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA GARCÍA T/C/C MARÍA R. NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA R. GARCÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA ROSARIO GARCÍA T/C/C MARÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA G. NEGRÓN COMPUESTA POR VILMA RODRÍGUEZ GARCÍA, MARISA RODRÍGUEZ GARCÍA, JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ

GARCÍA, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS FULANO Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO Y CUYA IDENTIDAD SE DESCONOCE AL PRESENTE Demandada Civil Núm.: UT2022CV00386. Sobre: SUSTITUCIÓN DE PA GARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EDICTO DE EMPLAZAMIENTO. ESTA DOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUT ANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO Y CUYA IDENTIDAD SE DESCONOCE AL PRESENTE Y FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA

ROSARIO GARCÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA R. GARCÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA ROSARIO GARCÍA T/C/C MARÍ R. GARCÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA GARCÍA T/C/C MARÍA R. NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA R. GARCÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA ROSARIO GARCÍA T/C/C MARÍA NEGRÓN T/C/C MARÍA G. NEGRÓN. Por la presente se les notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría la demanda de epí grafe en la cual se alega que el pagaré que a continuación se describe se ha extraviado y que no existe tenedor del mismo ni acreedor por medio de pignora ción, y así han solicitado la sus titución del mismo: Pagaré con

número de affidavit 6564 emiti do a favor de Sun West Mort gage Company, o a su orden por la cantidad de $160,500.00 suscrito por María Rosario Gar cía Negrón t/c/c María R. Gar cía Negrón t/c/c María Rosario García t/c/c Marí R. García Negrón t/c/c María García t/c/c María R. Negrón t/c/c María R. García Negrón t/c/c María Ro sario García t/c/c María Negrón t/c/c María G. Negrón garanti zado por la escritura número 433 otorgada el 19 de diciem bre de 2012, ante la Notario Liz beth Aviles Vega. El inmueble hipotecado para garantizar el pago del pagaré antes mencio nado se describe como sigue: RÚSTICA: Localizada en el Barrio Viví Abajo del Municipio de Utuado, Puerto Rico. Tie ne una cabida de 2.505.2305 metros cuadrados. Linda: por el NORTE, con Juan Antonio Menchaca, Agustín Heredia y Juan Antonio Menchaca; por el SUR, con la franja destinada a uso público que la separa de los lotes 6 y 7; por el ESTE, con Juan Antonio Menchaca y la franja destinada a uso público que la separa de José Colón; y por el OESTE, con la parcela marcada con el número 2 en el Plano de Inscripción. Este es el remanente de esta finca luego de deducidas varias segrega ciones. Finca Número 10,638, inscrita al folio 135 del tomo 263 de Utuado, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Utuado. Se aperci be y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas, que deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electróni ca: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal. De no contestar la demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la se cretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Utuado, y no tificar copia de la contestación de esta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogada, GLS LEGAL SERVICES, LLC, Atención:: Lcda. Miraisy Mo lina Ruiz, Dirección: P.O. Box 190002, San Juan, P.R. 009190002, Teléfono: 787-382-0204, dentro de los próximos treinta (30) días a partir de la publica ción de este emplazamiento por edicto que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de cir culación diaria general en la isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solici tando en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 31 de octubre de 2022. DLA NE ÁLVAREZ VILLANUEVA, SECRETARIA. YAMARIS ES

TRONZA MALDONADO, SUBSECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYA MÓN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. YARITZA GUTIÉRREZ DE JESÚS, TITO GUTIÉRREZ MELÉNDEZ, BLANCA DE JESÚS ROCA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados Civil Núm.: TA2019CV00504. (504). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE GARANTÍAS. EDICTO DE SU BASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDEN TE DE LOS ESTADOS UNI DOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASO CIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: PUBLICO EN GENERAL.

El Alguacil del Tribunal que sus cribe anuncia y hace constar: A. Que en cumplimiento del Man damiento que me ha sido dirigi do por la Secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor pos tor de contado y en moneda de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América y cuyo pago se efectuará en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Algua cil del Tribunal de Primera Ins tancia, en la oficina del alguacil, cuarto piso del Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte Demandada en el bien inmueble que se descri be a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Mu carabones del Municipio de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, marcado en el Plano de Inscripción con el número dos del Bloque C (2-C) de la Urbanización Providencia, con una cabida de doscientos cincuenta y siete punto cin cuenta (257.50) metros cuadra dos. En lindes por el NORTE, con lote número tres (3), a una distancia de veinticinco metros; por el SUR, con lote número veintisiete (27), a una distan cia de veinticinco (25) metros; por el ESTE, con lote número veintisiete (27), a una distancia de diez punto treinta (10.30) metros; y por el OESTE, con la Calle trece (13), a una distan cia de diez punto treinta (10.30) metros. Afecta a servidumbre de un ancho de cinco pies (5’), a lo largo de su colindancia Oeste, a favor de la Puerto Rico Telephone Company. Enclava

una estructura tipo individual dedicada a vivienda construida de hormigón. Dirección Físi ca: Urb. La Providencia, 2C-2, Calle 13, Toa Alta, PR 00953.

Finca 13,703, inscrita al folio 295 del tomo 281 de Toa Alta, Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera. B.

Que los autos y todos los do cumentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado están de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el epígrafe de este caso. C. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes ante riores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, en tendiéndose que el rematente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. D.

Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer a la parte demandante el importe de la sentencia que ha obtenido as cendente a la suma principal de $116,100.00, más la suma de $19,987.77, que incluye inte reses según pactados, cargos por demora y otros cargos, que se acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de 10% del principal, por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se cele brará el día 17 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 10:45 DE LA MA

ÑANA en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Ins tancia de Bayamón, por el tipo mínimo de $116,100.00. De de clararse desierta dicha subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 24 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar an tes mencionado. El precio para la segunda subasta lo será 2/3 partes del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $77,400.00. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 31 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 10:45 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar antes mencio nado. El precio para la tercera subasta lo será 1/2 del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $58,050.00. Y PARA QUE ASÍ CONSTE, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general y por un término de catorce (14) días en los sitios públicos conforme a la ley, ex pido la presente bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal, hoy 25 de octubre de 2022 en Bayamón, Puerto Rico. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUA CIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193.

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El Alguacil del Tribunal que sus cribe anuncia y hace constar: A. Que en cumplimiento del Man damiento que me ha sido diri gido por la Secretaría del Tri bunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Caguas, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor de contado y en mone da de curso legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América y cuyo pago se efectuará en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Al guacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, todo derecho, título o interés que tenga la Parte De mandada en el bien inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar número seis (6) del Bloque E de la Urbaniza ción Horizontes, radicada en el Barrio Rincón, del término mu nicipal de Gurabo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de cuatrocien tos noventa metros cuadrados con treinta y nueve centésimas de otro metro cuadrado más (490.39 m.c.), equivalentes a mil doscientas cuarenta y siete milésimas de cuerda (0.1247 cds.) Colinda: por el NORTE, en veinticinco puntos seiscien tos quince (25.615) metros, con solar número siete (7) del Bloque E; por el SUR, en veinticinco puntos quinientos sesenta y dos (25.562) me tros, con el solar número cinco (5) del Bloque E; por el ESTE, en diecinueve punto setecien tos setenta y cinco (19.775) metros, con la Calle número

cinco (5) de la Urbanización; y por el OESTE, en dieciocho puntos cuatrocientos treinta (18.430) metros, con el solar número quince (15) del Bloque E. Contiene una casa de dos plantas para fines residenciales que consta de sala, comedor, cocina, laundry, cuatro habita ciones, dos y medio baños y marquesina doble. Dirección Física: RD 785 Lot 2 KM 2.2

Bo. Caguas, PR 00725. Finca 12,330, inscrita al folio 174 del tomo 307 de Gurabo, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda de Caguas. B. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado están de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables bajo el epígrafe de este caso. C. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes ante riores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito ejecutante, continuarán subsistentes, en tendiéndose que el rematente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. D. Que la Propiedad se encuentra afecta los siguientes graváme nes posteriores: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Golden Financial Services, Inc, haciendo negocios como Golden Mortgage Bankers, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $37,000.00, con intereses al 6% anual, vencedero el día 1 de agosto de 2020, constituida mediante la escritura núme ro 52, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 15 de julio de 2005, ante el notario María Elena Arroyo Rojas, e inscrita al folio 106 del tomo 366 de Gu rabo, finca número 12,330, ins cripción 7ma. E. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfa cer a la parte demandante el importe de la sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma de $118,526.90 de principal, más intereses a razón de 6.0%, desde el 1 de marzo de 2017, que acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de $177.48 por cargos por mora, más la suma de $14,800.00 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, pactados en el paga ré y la escritura de hipoteca de la parte demandante pactados en el pagaré y en el contrato de hipoteca. La PRIMERA SU BASTA se celebrará el día 17 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en la Oficina del Alguacil del Tribu nal de Primera Instancia de Caguas, por el tipo mínimo de $114,800.00. De declararse de sierta dicha subasta se celebra rá una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el

día 24 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes mencio nado. El precio para la segunda subasta lo será 2/3 partes del precio mínimo de la primera, o sea, $98,666.67. De declararse desierta dicha segunda subas ta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 31 DE ENERO DE 2023 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA en el mismo lugar an tes mencionado. El precio para la tercera subasta lo será 1/2 del precio mínimo de la prime ra, o sea, $74,000.00. Y PARA QUE ASÍ CONSTE, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general y por un término de catorce (14) días en los sitios públicos conforme a la ley, expido la presente bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal, hoy 26 de octubre de 2022 en Caguas, Puerto Rico. ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓMEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #593.

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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 ale gación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SU MAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente direc ción 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 dic tar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el reme dio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejerci cio de su sana discreción, lo en tiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abo gado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. José F. Aguilar Vélez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box

71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jose. aguilar@orf-law.com y a la di rección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de septiembre de 2022. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 29 de septiembre de 2022. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRE TARIA REGIONAL. IRIS M. MI RANDA NÚÑEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. 1. En este caso la parte deman dante ha radicado una Deman da para que se decrete judicial mente el saldo de un (1) pagaré hipotecario a favor de Estados Unidos de América por Con ducto de la Administración de Hogares de Agricultores o a su orden, por la suma principal de $38,530.00, intereses al 9 1/2% anual y vencedero en 33 años. Dicho pagaré fue suscrito el día el día 10 de diciembre de 1987,

ante el Notario Miguel Bauza Rolon, garantizado por hipo teca constituida mediante la Escritura número 225, inscrita al folio 81 del tomo 289 de Toa Alta, inscripción primera, sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Al turas de Bucarabones, situada en el Barrio Ortiz, del término municipal de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación y contiene una casa residencial de concreto armado y bloques diseñada para una familia, construida de acuerdo con los planos y especificaciones aprobados por la Junta de planificación de Puerto Rico y otras agencias gubernamentales: Bloque y Número de solar: Tres W vein ticuatro (3W24). Área del Solar: doscientos setenticuatro me tros cuadrados con ochentiseis centímetros cuadrados (274.86 m.c.). En lindes por el NORTE, en diez metros con diecicoho centímetros (10.18) con la calle número cuarenta; por el SUR, en diez metros con dieciocho centímetros (10.18) con los so lares tres W Quince y Tres W Catorce (3W15) y (3W14); por el ESTE, en veintisiete metros (27.00) con el solar tres W vein titres (3W23); y por el OESTE, en veintisiete metros (27.00) con el solar Tres W Veinticinco (3W25). Afecto a servidumbre de acceso para mantenimiento de noventiun centímetros de ancho por su colindancia Este a favor del Solar 3W23 conforme a las disposiciones restrictivas impuestas para mantenimien to de la pared no medianera; sobre cuya pared no se podrá construir ni intervenir en forma alguna por pertenecer exclu sivamente al dueño del solar 3W23. Finca 14,082, inscrita al folio 81 del tomo 289 de Toa Alta. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección III de Bayamón. La parte deman dante alega que dicho pagaré ha sido saldado según más detalladamente consta en la Demanda radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de una obligación hipotecaria y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará una vez en un periódi co de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico y se le requiere para que radique en este Tribu nal su contestación y notifique con copia de ella al abogado de la parte demandante la LCDA LIZBET AVILES VEGA, RUA: 12536, Urb. Los Sauces, Calle Pomarrosa #222, Humacao, PR 00791, Tel: 787-354-0061, Email: lizbet_aviles@yahoo. com y lcdalizbetaviles@gmail. com; dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, apercibiéndole

que de no hacerlo así dentro del término indicado, el Tribu nal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la De manda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Ba yamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de octubre de 2022. Lcda. Laura I. Santa Sánchez, Secre taria Regional. Maritza Bonilla Hernández, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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A Cuban slugger’s family is making up for lost time

By JAMES WAGNER

Ahalf-hour before Game 2 of the World Series began Saturday night, Yor dan Alvarez’s special guests weaved through the crowded concourse at Hous ton’s Minute Maid Park. Alvarez, a desig nated hitter and outfielder for the Houston Astros, was in the clubhouse getting ready to play while his parents and younger brother settled into their usual seats in Section 122. Within minutes, Alvarez’s father, Agustín, 52, had been spotted by fans.

“Tonight is the night: He’s going to hom er,” a man said to Agustín Alvarez, who highfived him after the message was interpreted into Spanish. Moments later, another fan ap proached him. “I’m Cuban, too,” she said in Spanish, before asking for a selfie.

Then Charlie González, an Astros scout who helped persuade the team’s front of fice to acquire Yordan from the Los Ange les Dodgers in 2016, swung by and shook Agustín’s hand. “It’s a pleasure,” they said to each other in Spanish.

The entire time, Agustín Alvarez beamed with pride.

Even though he has been coming to Minute Maid Park for two months now to see his son play, the thrill hasn’t worn off. From 2016, when Yordan signed with the Dodgers after leaving his native Cuba, until August, Agustín and his wife, Mailyn Cado gan Reyes, did not see their son play a pro fessional game in person. In those six years, they barely watched him play live on televi sion, either.

Yordan left home at age 17, without any command of English, to pursue his baseball dreams. His journey took him from Cuba to the Dominican Republic to Haiti. He came to the United States, first to join the Dodgers. Then he was traded to the Astros.

Along the way, he went from a skinny but tall prospect who did not hit for much power to growing and changing his swing, which helped him become the 2019 Ameri can League rookie of the year. He developed into one of the best hitters in baseball and earned a six-year, $115 million contract ex tension. But his parents watched all of that unfold from afar.

“It does affect you,” Yordan Alvarez, 25, said in Spanish. “It was really hard. Imagine that many years away from your family, es pecially your parents. You’re starting a life basically without them.”

Yordan saw his parents briefly over the years, sneaking trips in the offseason to Cuba

or meeting them in the Dominican Republic. But he couldn’t have them around every day or have them sit in the stands to see him play.

Until now, after years of praying and nearly two years of working with an immi gration lawyer. Yordan said Jim Crane, the owner of the Astros, asked Carlos Rosas, a Houston immigration lawyer, to help. Agustín Alvarez said he, his wife and their 15-year-old son, Yonder, returned last year to the Dominican Republic, where they waited until they secured the visitor visas needed to enter the United States through Mexico.

“We felt bad that we couldn’t see him,” Cadogan, 48, said in Spanish. “But I always had faith that I could be here and see him play in the big leagues. I never lost faith. And thank God we’re here.”

In mid-August, Agustín said Rosas took them by car through the border crossing in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Houston. The As tros were on the road, but when Yordan re turned home, they reunited with lots of hugs, kisses and tears.

“We were up late,” Agustín said, “and every so often, we’d hug again.”

Then, finally, on Aug. 23, Yordan’s par ents and brother got to see him play. Yordan admitted that he scanned the stands looking for their faces before his first at-bat and that he felt more nervous than ever.

He grounded out, but he singled in his second at-bat in a 4-2 win against the Min

nesota Twins. Agustín said the family’s pres ence was announced at the stadium, and fans soon began stopping by to say hello or snap photos. It also helped that the 6-foot-4 Agustín, who played baseball in Cuba, and the 6-5 Yordan closely resemble each other: tall, larger upper bodies, skinnier legs.

“Look, he got that from me,” Agustín said, laughing, as he rolled up his jeans to his calves.

During that first game, Cadogan cried. Then she said she began feeling pulsing near her eyes. She soon felt worse, and a head ache emerged. She knew it was her blood pressure flaring up. After the game, she went to the emergency room, where she remained until 3 a.m.

“It was because of the emotions of be ing at the stadium, seeing people cheer for my son,” she said. “It was a lot of emotions.”

Yordan said he did not immediately know what happened because he was be ing interviewed in the Astros’ clubhouse af ter the game. Then he looked at his phone and saw several missed calls from his wife, Monica.

“It’s totally different for them,” he said. “Imagine leaving Cuba and coming to the United States and coming to a major league game.”

Game 2 of the World Series, between the Astros and Philadelphia Phillies on Sat urday night, had an announced attendance

of 42,926. Between the crowds and the sta dium sizes, and the fanfare and the cheering for their son, Yordan’s parents were initially overwhelmed watching him.

“It’s marvelous and astonishing,” Cado gan said. She said she felt “a huge amount of pride” seeing so many people wearing her son’s No. 44 jersey. She continued: “I didn’t expect this, but now I’m living this. And a lot of people have come up to us to congratulate us.”

While they were away, Yordan talked to his parents daily by phone. Agustín said his son often reassured him he was doing OK, but he could tell their absence would at times weigh on him. He noticed it most when he tried to encourage his son during a slump at the plate, and Yordan said he missed them.

Watching his son play while he was still in Cuba could be tricky. During the 2019 World Series, in which Houston lost to the Washington Nationals, Agustín said a friend drove him over an hour away to a hotel that had the television broadcast. From the Dominican Republic last fall, he said he watched his son play in the 2021 World Se ries, in which the Astros lost to the Atlanta Braves.

“We suffered,” Agustín said. “We en joyed knowing about him and hearing from him through the years and how he was do ing. But it’s one of the biggest struggles we’ve had, not being able to see him.”

The opposite has been true for Yordan since his family members arrived in the United States. Before his family’s visas were approved, he said, he checked in with the immigration lawyer “every day for like eight months.”

“I knew I had to have faith and not feel desperate,” Yordan said. “I knew that one day the time would come.”

Yordan’s teammates said they saw a change in his mood after his parents’ arrival.

“It’s an atypical situation,” said utility player Aledmys Díaz, who defected from Cuba in 2012. “All of the other Latinos have the chance to go back to their country after the season, and for us it’s a bit harder.”

The perks of having his parents around now: Yordan’s father can offer more frequent baseball tips and his mother prepared Yor dan’s favorite meal the first week she was in Houston — carne con papas (Cuban-style stewed beef with potatoes). “I don’t know what seasoning she puts in there, but it’s so yummy,” he said.

When Houston’s Yordan Alvarez doubled in a run in the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday, no one in Minute Maid Park was happier than Alvarez’s father, Agustín.

During Yordan’s games, Agustín reacts to every pitch of his son’s at-bats. In the first inning Saturday, he flinched when Yordan, the designated hitter, fouled off a 97 mph fastball from Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler, knowing his son’s swing was a bit behind. He high-fived Yordan’s agents and nearby fans when Yordan crushed the next pitch, a 93 mph slider, off the left field scoreboard for a run-scoring double. Yordan later tagged up and advanced to third base on a flyout, and scored on a Phillies throwing error.

“I like how he ran there,” he said. “I’ll tell him after the game.”

Later, Yordan said: “He notices a lot. I have to have an answer ready when he sees me after because no detail escapes him, es pecially about me.”

Because of a recent operation, Agustín didn’t travel to Seattle or New York to see the Astros’ road playoff games. He did see his son hit one of the greatest home runs in postseason history, a game-ending, threerun blast in an 8-7 win over the Seattle Mari ners in Game 1 of their AL Division Series. Now that the World Series, which is tied at a game apiece, shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Monday, Agustín will be at Citi

zens Bank Park.

The goal, Yordan said, is for his family to be around for many more games and remain in the United States for good. The next step would be for them to apply for residency.

Agustín said they wanted to join Yor

dan, his wife and their two children in Tam pa, Florida, where they live in the offseason. There, he said, they hope Yonder can go to school and learn English. Agustín, who was taught Russian in Cuba and managed restau rants for 15 years, said he would love to find

Ons Jabeur is full of surprises

By CINDY SHMERLER

Ons Jabeur, a finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open this year, is ranked a career-high No. 2. But the Tunisian star has never qualified for the yearend WTA Finals until this year, when she will be among the eight women competing in singles in Fort Worth, Texas. Jabeur, 28, the highest-ever-ranked African and Arab tennis player, combines deceptively fast foot speed with an ability to unnerve opponents with her spins, dips and drop shots. She said in a video call that sometimes when she saw a player try unsuccessfully to chase down one of her shots she had a hard time hiding a grin.

The following interview has been edited and con densed.

Q: Have you ever been to Texas before?

A: No, that’s why I’m going 10 days early, just so that I have time to adapt to the weather, to the court, to the round-robin system and everything else. And to try all the barbecue food they have.

Q: Would you call yourself the riskiest player on the WTA Tour?

A: I like to surprise everyone not knowing what shot I’m going to go for. It can also put me at risk at the same time, but it’s good. I love the adrenaline about it.

Q: During your first eight years on tour you couldn’t break into the world’s Top 100. Do you think it was more technical, more tactical or more psychological?

A: I think it was a little bit of everything. I was training hard. In my head I was doing everything right, but then dur ing the matches I wasn’t patient enough to hold a long rally. Maybe I wasn’t fit enough at certain times to really back up my game because if you make people run you have to run as well.

Q: You played a lot of lower-level tournaments without making it to the WTA level. What kept you going?

A: I think knowing deep inside that I belonged at the level to be one of the best tennis players really helped. And a lot of experts told me that my game was really different. Having too many options as a tennis player — slices, drop shots, hitting hard — is tough. I had to put in my mind that I can do anything but that I had to become more organized. Plus, I used to be everywhere, just traveling with a suitcase, and I didn’t have a base or a home. As soon as I got orga nized everything became clearer for me, and all I needed to worry about was playing tennis.

Q: What was the turning point for you?

A: In 2018, I was at a good level but not the one I ex pected to be at. I got a little mad and told myself: “This is enough. I really need to go full and not stay in between.” Do whatever it takes to go forward and give myself the chance to be one of the best.

Q: Everyone talks about how popular you are with the other players and how you’re the minister of happiness. So what makes you mad?

A: A lot of things make me mad, trust me. One of them

a job again one day.

“It’s not out of need, but I’d feel better,” he said.

During the later innings of Saturday’s game, Cadogan watched quietly as she sat next to Yordan’s wife, who was born in Cuba but came to the United States at age 5 and has helped Yordan adapt and learn some English. In the ninth inning, Agustín watched intently. He pumped his fist after a strikeout and leaned into the aisle to get a better view around the people standing in front of him.

After the final out of the Astros’ 5-2 vic tory, Agustín shook hands and high-fived those around him. Cadogan recorded the celebratory fireworks on a cellphone.

As fans streamed up the stairs, more of them recognized Agustín. One offered a fist bump. Another stopped to ask in English for a selfie, which Agustín obliged. Later, he ad mitted he hadn’t understood much of what was said. He and his wife are studying Eng lish on an app, but he isn’t that far along.

“I just heard ‘photo,’” Agustín said, laughing.

Told later of his father’s celebrity in Sec tion 122 and throughout the stadium, Yor dan grinned. “He’s more famous than me,” he said.

is if my drop shot doesn’t work. I don’t like that. I like to be punctual. When people promise me something I like that they stick to it. I like good food, so bad food makes me an gry as well. (Her favorite food is market loubia, a Tunisian white bean stew.)

Q: What’s your message to all those young women who are trying to be the next Ons Jabeur?

A: A lot of people say you have to have a certain tech nique or certain ways to be fit. But every player is different, and you should play with what is yours. We’ve all been there. Just be patient and your time will come.

Q: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned about yourself?

A: I always believe that I want to stay the person that I am. I don’t want to change to be No. 2 in the world or No. 2,000. There are a lot of players out there who can achieve even better than me. And that’s what the game is about. For me, the tennis career is short, so I want to be remembered as a great person, not just a great tennis player.

Alvarez’s double was Houston’s third straight hit to start Game 2. The Astros never trailed in the decisive win.

Ons Jabeur during her United States Open final against Iga Swiatek in September.

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Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.

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Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

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Aries (Mar 21-April 20)

With the Sun in a deeply emotional zone, your focus turns inwards and may be directed towards your thoughts and feelings, and to private matters. But this week’s Quarter Moon can also highlight the time to grasp a precious opportunity to make a dream come true. If your initial steps have given you reason to feel great hope, know that the best is yet to come, Aries.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Your social life sparkles, and you may be more proactive about making connections. You’ll find that the best way to accomplish something is to work as part of a team, which might involve you being a leader and organizer. Whatever goals you have in mind can be given a pleasant boost by allowing others on board, Taurus. If they make a positive contribution, so much the better.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

A potent lunar phase can coincide with a milestone regarding a new opportunity. Over the next day or so, consider if you’re happy with the way things are going. If not, this is a good time to make a few adjustments before you proceed. You may soon have more responsibility to handle. This could be your making Gemini, and reorganizing your routines might prepare you for this.

Cancer (June 22-July 23)

Have a desire to develop and expand your range of activities, or perhaps to indulge in a hobby that is fun but also soothing? You might be drawn to showcase your artwork or other awesome skills, and it could be lucrative for you. Thinking of moving forward with a new venture, Cancer? A Quarter Moon can see you pooling ideas and resources to bring a creative plan to life.

Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

You may wonder whether to vent at someone who seems to be taking you for granted? Is it worth it though? There’s no doubt that things could reach fever pitch over coming days. But with Venus in Scorpio, there might be a way to diffuse this. With careful wording and a non-judgmental stance, much of this can be resolved to your benefit. It pays to be flexible, Leo.

Virgo (Aug 24-Sep 23)

If the past weeks, and indeed months, have been busier than usual, this phase is likely to continue for some while yet, Virgo. With the Sun in your sector of admin angling towards the Moon in your lifestyle zone, you may be at a crucial phase with a plan or project. If you’re eager to take things further, then this can be one of the better times to look to costs and make a detailed plan.

Libra (Sep 24-Oct 23)

A crucial lunar tie can inspire you to consider the price of a planned outing, venture or creative project, and perhaps make a few adjustments either way, depending on the money you have available. Plus, you may feel an urge to ramp-up your exercise routine, even if only in a gentle way. Perhaps yoga or tai-chi can be a way to balance your system and enable flexibility, Libra.

Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 22)

If you’ve been thinking about making improvements to your home, then the coming days can see you putting energy into it, by working out the best deals for materials and having a sound plan. At the same time, deeper emotions may be stirred relating to a personal issue, and this could be an opportunity to gently process through them and talk things over with a trusted friend, Scorpio.

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec 21)

Been mulling over an idea? Today’s Quarter Moon can be a call to talk about it and get others interested. This lunar phase could act as a catalyst that connects you with kindred spirits, and gets them involved. It’s a great time to brainstorm, and see what you come up with. Planning a surprise? Don’t tell too many people as word may spread fast. Keep it to a select few, Archer.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 20)

Today’s potent lunar phase in your financial sector, can find you weighing the pros and cons of joining a club or the cost of a membership. You are likely looking for value, so some research before you pay up may be worthwhile. Regarding an awkward matter, you might be wondering whether to pursue it or drop it. How much do you have invested in it? This will quickly tell you.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb 19)

Today’s Quarter Moon in your sign is worth noting, as it may coincide with a decision concerning whether to continue with a project or not. This is just the right moment to tune in and consider your feelings, as well as taking note of results. If you decide to go ahead, then this lunar tie can act as a gear change that takes things to the next level, and provides momentum too.

Pisces (Feb 20-Mar 20)

Perhaps you feel you should ignore a mistake or comment made by a friend. But if it’s causing resentment, then it might be best to acknowledge this. Pretending nothing is wrong when it is, will show in your body language, even if you’re making every effort to appear civil. If you can share your feelings honestly in a detached way, then this could soon resolve things very nicely, Pisces.

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 29

Ziggy

Herman

Wizard of

Gary

BC

Speed Bump