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Housing officials grilled on need to ease housing shortages, acc essibility
By THE STAR STAFF
Despite a housing shortage impacting low-income families, there is an inventory of more than 300,000 empty houses that municipalities could expropriate to provide much-needed housing for their citizens, according to information provided at a government transition hearing on Thursday.
Housing Secretary William Rodríguez, meanwhile, could not provide specific numbers as to how many houses still have blue tarps for roofs seven years after Hurricane Maria. Housing Financing Authority (AFV by its initials in Spanish) Director Blanca Fernández González acknowledged that she had 400 homes available and while she had $12 million in subsidies, it has not been used to provide housing.
Those were some of the highlights on the second day of hearings held by the incoming government transition committee.
Rodríguez touted the positive impact on more than 119,000 island families who benefited after the development and implementation of programs that guarantee affordable, safe and resilient housing.
“It is not only about making a home available, it is about making a home possible and that it serves as a stabilizing force for its inhabitants,” the Housing secretary said. “With the guarantee of a safe space, access to basic services, and a better quality of life for the communities, we managed to establish a solid foundation that encourages our people to stay in Puerto Rico. With this in mind we have worked during recent years, an effort that has yielded the fruits that we celebrate today.”
As presented during the hearings, the Department of Housing counts among its programs more than 10,000 families served under the Repair, Reconstruction or Relocation Program; more than 11,500 families who have managed to acquire their home under the Direct Buyer Assistance program; some 34 social housing projects
built or rehabilitated, as well as the construction of 851 housing units for low- and moderate-income families.
Similarly, Rodríguez highlighted the impact on more than 2,600 people over 60 years of age under the Rental and Housing Improvement Subsidy for Elderly People with Low Incomes and recognition of more than 3,000 families with the Title Authorization program, among many others.
In addition to providing housing alternatives that are fair, safe and affordable, Rodríguez said, other objectives that have guided the management of the Housing Department during the past four years have included the generation of opportunities for socioeconomic development and the improvement of Puerto Rico’s infrastructure.
All the same, in response to questions from former Popular Democratic Party Rep. Jorge Colberg Toro, Rodríguez couldn’t say how many homes, other than individuals who sought the help of Housing, who are still living in houses with blue tarps seven years after Maria.
“To me, having people still living under blue tarps, especially children, is unacceptable,” he said.
Rodríguez insisted that all the people who sought help from the agency were given assistance, but he acknowledged that people who did not own their homes could not qualify for help.
Committee Chairman Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz asked Rodríguez about a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Postal Service that found an inventory of more than 300,000 empty houses. Rodríguez said the agency was doing its own inventory and had already found some 50,000 empty houses.
Rivera Cruz noted that instead of spending money on building affordable homes, towns could use that inventory to provide housing. He said young people are having a tough time qualifying for mortgages to buy homes and criticized Fernández González, the AFV director, for failing to provide help.
Transition Committee members express concern about private contractors, housing project expenses
By THE STAR STAFF
Juan Zaragoza Gómez, a member of the Transition Committee of governor-elect Jenniffer González Colón, said on Thursday that he is concerned about the large number of private contractors managing reconstruction funds in both the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience (COR3) and the Department of Housing.
“Two years ago, I had a meeting with the federal undersecretary of Housing [and Urban Development] about the slowness of housing projects, and she highlighted the fact that [the island Department of] Housing was at its lowest point, that it had no people,” Zaragoza Gómez said at a press conference. “In that sense, we must recognize that the Department has made an effort where it has almost doubled the staff. Still, interestingly and simultaneously, one would expect that the expense of consultants would go down and that expense would remain quite stable.”
“And beyond the financial part, it worries us because one is on the street, and some consultants function as operators,” he added. “When I say operator, it is with the full intention of making a similarity between Genera and LUMA. When I say operators, it is this external entity that puts itself in the shoes of the government agency; that is, they are not necessarily consultants, they are entities that are performing functions that should be performed by [employees of the Department of] Housing, that interact with the municipalities, that interact with individuals. That is very dangerous; It affects the work environment and delays
Juan Zaragoza Gómez, at lectern, said a concern of incoming government transition committee members is that some private consultants under contract “function as operators.” “Their attitude is not to train people in order to leave, but to perpetuate themselves,” he said.
the transfer of knowledge; what it does is perpetuate the presence of these entities because, obviously, these entities do not have an ‘exit strategy.’ Their attitude is not to train people in order to leave, but to perpetuate themselves.”
César Alvarado Torres, another committee member, highlighted meanwhile the billions of dollars (more than $1 billion in COR3 and $448 million in Housing) that the at least eight firms contracted by those agencies have
billed from 2017 to 2024.
“What draws my attention in the statement I make is that the documents show that there are two companies that repeat both in COR3 and in Housing among the eight companies that are participating. Of them, there are two: IEM International in Housing, which has $101 million, and ICA Incorporated LLC, which has $51.5 million,” Alvarado Torres noted. “In other words, the information is not an estimate; it arises from the documents we have during the discovery process. I repeat, we should not be shocked by the issue of contracting. The state must provide services, and if it does not have the expertise, it has to contract because it is not going to sit with its hands tied waiting for the thing to happen.”
Another point that caught the panel’s attention was the costs that the Public Housing Administration handles when constructing affordable housing. Blanca Fernández, the administrator of the Housing Financing Authority, said they have paid between $300,000 and $600,000 per unit.
“These numbers do not cease to stand out and offend,” Zaragoza said. “And that is what shows that here there is a lack of supervision, which has allowed excessive inflation in costs, because it does not cease to offend one, that you see them there, in the case of single-family units, which are a little box that has a cost of half a million dollars and again, that is what stands out is that here since the money is not from us, they are federal funds and there are also some federal tax credits, then there is a laxity in terms of the costs of building these units.”
Energy Bureau says it can now fine LUMA for non-compliance
By THE STAR STAFF
Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Chairman Edison Avilés Deliz said Thursday that after three years of operations under the supplementary contract, they are now in a position to fine LUMA Energy for non-compliance.
Avilés Deliz said the parameter that will be used for the metrics will be the one that the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) had before it was declared bankrupt.
“From the typical regulatory point of view, as [PREPA Executive Director] Josué Colón mentioned, a ‘baseline’ was established and what we want to see is how LUMA behaves in relation to that ‘baseline.’” Avilés Deliz said at a government transition hearing. “At times, it has been below what the Authority was and at other times it has been above. We have been collecting this information for three years now and I believe that we are mature enough to use the fines mechanism established by law to force them to consistently improve. And I’m not talking about bonuses, I’m talking about what regulators typically do with regulated entities in any jurisdiction.”
At the hearing, Colón indicated that the private consortium that manages PREPA’s transmission and distribution system has not complied with promptly seeking reimbursement of federal funds for reconstruction, which in his opinion has caused a fiscal problem for PREPA. It came to light that the company hired by LUMA Energy to handle the issue of reimbursements is IEM, which also has contracts for billions of dollars with the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience (COR3) and the Department of Housing for reconstruction funds (see other story on this page.
Regarding the potential cancellation of LUMA’s contract, Jorge Colberg Toro queried Public-Private Partnerships Authority Executive Director Fermín Fontanéz Gómez, who responded that the breaches that are in the original contract, not the supplementary one that is in force until the bankruptcy process is completed, have to occur during three consecutive years, a period that starts again from scratch if it is interrupted in some way.
“That is, we are all clear now about the reality that we have before us,” Colberg Toro said. “... We have to wait
“I believe that we are mature enough to use the fines mechanism established by law to force them [LUMA Energy] to consistently improve,” said Puerto Rico Energy Bureau Chairman Edison Avilés Deliz, second from left. “... I’m talking about what regulators typically do with regulated entities in any jurisdiction.”
until we get out of bankruptcy for those specific provisions of the contract to come into effect.”
Nuestra Escuela, ACUDEN launch new 2 Gen Center in Caguas
By THE STAR STAFF
With the joy of expanding its services to some 500 families in the Caguas community, Nuestra Escuela (Our School) this week inaugurated the new 2 Generations Center (2 Gen), which is part of an innovative program of the Administration for the Comprehensive Care and Development of Children (ACUDEN by its acronym in Spanish).
“At Nuestra Escuela we do not only enroll boys and girls, but we enroll families. Here in this 2 Gen Center they will have a self-care center open to the entire community that will allow them to grow as families,” said Ana Yris Guzmán, president and co-founder of Nuestra Escuela. “It is a project full of details and beauty like those that Puerto Rico needs. The spaces to serve our communities can be beautiful and this project achieves that. It is a refuge and also a platform to enhance the development of our families. We want what their eyes see to have that loving spark of healing and development of our families.”
“There is much to celebrate,” she added.
The 2 Gen Centers are an initiative aimed at early childhood development and learning that extends to parents or caregivers, offering integrated services and resources to the entire family, including health guidance, nutrition, safety, referrals, parent workshops, coordination of mental and behavioral health services, first aid, a virtual library, financial training modules for parents and caregivers, and support for economic sustainability.
At the opening ceremony, Guzmán was accompanied by several officials: Caridad Pierluisi, executive director of the Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico, Family Secretary Ciení
“The 2 Gen Centers are something very special because they work with early childhood, but also with parents, grandparents, uncles, and the entire community,” said Caridad Pierluisi, center, executive director of the Office of the Governor, adding that the centers “are oases of peace.”
Rodríguez Troche and ACUDEN Administrator Roberto Carlos Pagán, as well as by parents of the school community and by students of Nuestra Escuelita, who were dressed in uniforms of different professions and trades.
Pierluisi noted that “each project at Nuestra Escuela has been done with a lot of love and we are very proud to support them.”
“The 2 Gen Centers are something very special because they work with early childhood, but also with parents, grandparents, uncles, and the entire community,” she said. “We help them with anything they need, any training. These 2 Gen Centers are oases of peace.”
The ACUDEN administrator called the new center “another dream come true.”
“Nuestra Escuela is synonymous with commitment, passion, with a history of loving services to children and families. The 2 Gen Centers are a cornerstone to continue expanding services and providing guidance, now not only with children but with their parents and the entire community,” Pagán said. “I am starting out as a father and when I arrive at these 2 Gen Centers my perspective changes and I confirm that it is a place where I would take my son.”
For the Caguas project, the facilities of a building adjacent to Nuestra Escuela were rebuilt and furnished, which will serve some 500 families a year in the new center. There are play areas for children, offices, conference rooms, several attractive lounges and libraries with computers for community use. The 2 Gen Center will be under the direction of Shanira Pabón.
“The success [of the 2 Gen Centers] is that we went outside the box and began to work directly in the communities,” said Rodríguez Troche, the Family secretary. “We hope that these centers become those spaces where families can come and, apart from receiving guidance and services, they are their spaces of respite.”
The 2 Gen Centers are subsidized by funds from the Child Care Project.
PRITS redoubles efforts to thwart cyberattacks
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) is redoubling its efforts to prevent cyberattacks as part of Puerto Rico’s Cybersecurity Plan 2024, which seeks to protect information.
As of September, some 82,183,788 at-
tempted attacks on the government of Puerto Rico had been detected and blocked.
For the first time, PRITS conducted Cyber Tabletops in collaboration with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a component of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI. The exercises measure the response capacity of
agencies and municipalities to a cyberattack.
The Public Safety, Treasury, Education, Family and Natural & Environmental Resources departments, the Medical Services Administration, the University of Puerto Rico and its Medical Sciences Campus, the Comptroller’s Office, the State Historic Preservation Office and the Planning Board participated.
“In compliance with cybersecurity standards, at PRITS, we developed the Cybersecurity Policy that establishes the government framework to guarantee the implementation of solid measures to protect information assets, including procedures, guidelines, physical and technical controls, and the minimum cybersecurity requirements for all agencies,” said Antonio Ramos Guardiola, the island government’s CEO of Innovation and Information.
Cyber Tabletops focused on presenting exercises to confront, in real-time, a cyber threat and measure the response capacity of the agencies. According to the results, the central government’s Cyber Incident Response Plan, also developed by PRITS, will be adjusted to continue the education
and training process by establishing the roles and responsibilities of the interested parties.
“This additional effort helps us establish centralized governance, policies, and standards in cybersecurity,” said Poincaré Díaz Peña, the government’s chief cybersecurity officer. “In addition, we can understand the cybersecurity posture and continuously assess risk to protect citizens’ data and expand secure digital public services. We continue to cultivate the cyber workforce of the Government of Puerto Rico through education to promote secure cyberculture throughout Puerto Rico.”
In 2023, some 517,885,218 attacks were detected and blocked, while in 2022, about 753,276,059 were detected and blocked. “We certainly see a decrease in attempted attacks and thanks to the strategies implemented, a reduction of almost 50% in successful attacks has been achieved,” Ramos Guardiola said. “We will continue our mission to strengthen the government’s cyber resilience, implementing measures that protect our citizens’ information and ensure the continuity of public services.”
Poincaré Díaz Peña, the Puerto Rico government’s chief cybersecurity officer (X via Poincaré Díaz Peña)
With a posthumous tribute ceremony to eight (8) personalities linked to the Delegation of Puerto Rico participating in the activities of the Puerto Rican Week Conversation and National Puerto Rican Parade event in New York, the awards and recognition event was held for more than one hundred and fifty (150) people who were in the “Big Apple” representing the island this year 2024. The activity held at the headquarters of the Association of Members of the Puerto Rico Police had the participation of the well-known organization Group 21 of Washington together with members of the Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Puerto Rico, headed by its president Lcdo. Ramón González Simounet, chief executive officer of the EMPIRE Gas Group and the CROEM ALUMNI organization (Association of Graduate Students of the Mayagüez Residential Center for Educational Opportunities).
“This activity has been a great success, since it was possible to celebrate the first posthumous tribute ceremony to personalities linked to the Puerto Rican Delegation that travels annually to participate in the Puerto Rican Week and National Puerto Rican Parade program in New York. The figures honored posthumously are Dr. Ramón S. Vélez Ramírez, former Congressman Robert Bob García, Don Ramón González Cordero (founder of EMPIRE Gas), Aníbal Meléndez (former mayor of Fajardo), Orlando Muñiz Bonet, Gilberto
Award Ceremony and Recognition for the Puerto
Rican Delegation participating in the Puerto Rican Week and National Puerto Rican Parade activities in New York
Conde Román (former mayor of Juncos) and Dr. Héctor O. Rivera,” said Wilson Nazario, coordinator of the Delegation that travels to New York.
The coordinating committee of the Delegation announced the presentation of certificates of recognition to the newspaper The San Juan Daily Star along with businessman José González Freyre (president Pan American Grain), Nilsa Rivera (Pan American Grain), Lydia Burgos Pagán (Jugo Lutos), Héctor Camacho (JetBlue), Carlos Mercado (executive director of the Tourism Company), Edgard Gonzalez (Innova), Koffy Brunch & Bistro, José Luis Dalmau (Senator), Luis R. “Narmito” Ortiz (Representative), Grégory Gonsález Souchet (Mayor of Peñuelas), Eddie Charbonier Chinea (Representative), José Luis Rivera-Villamañán
(PR-USA Chamber of Commerce), Jorge “Georgie” Luis González Otero (Mayor of Jayuya), Fabián Arroyo Rodríguez (Mayor of Lares), Fabio Pi-
neda (Barcelona Deli & Bakery) and Johnny Cruz (Salsa Museum in New York), all collaborators and sponsors of the Delegation of Puerto Rico.
Ing. Rafael Muñoz (CROEM ALUMNI), Xavier González Simounet (Empire Gas Group), Rev. Moisés Román and Lcdo. Ramón González Simounet (CEO Empire Gas Group)
Carlos A. Declet Jimenez (Legal Advisor, Puerto Rico Delegation)
Jesus “Jerry” Marquez Rodriguez (Mayor of Luquillo)
Kevin VannReyes, Matilde Rodriguez and María VannReyes (centennial (100 years) Sesto Store in Aguadilla)
Sheila Otero (president of Maxbilling) and Nydia Yanira Reyes (EPA Washington scientist)
Eng. Alain R. Nazario (Manager of the CAMPOFRESCO PR plant)
Carlos D. López Bonilla (Mayor of Rincón)
Federico Perez, former President of the Puerto Rican Parada NY, Maria Román Dumen (Former President of the Puerto Rican Parade NY), Jane García, Rev. Moises Román and Danny Maldonado (president Potreros Los Llanos).
Carlos Pescador (Economic Development Bank officer), Luis Alemañy González (Economic Development Bank President), Lcda. Gretel Cathiard (Economic Development Bank officer) and Juan J. De Jesús (CROEM ALUMNI).
Eng. Wilson D. Nazario Cruz (CEO and President of Interstate Contractor Group)
Lcda. Marta Rivera Plaza (CEO of the San Juan Capestrano Hospital System)
Lt. José Juan Taboada De Jesús (President of the Association of Members of the Puerto Rico Police)
Wilson Nazario (Coordinator of the Puerto Rico Delegation) and Manuel Sierra (General Manager of The San Juan Daily Star)
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Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal follows revelations in sex-trafficking inquiry
By PETER BAKER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and JONATHAN SWAN
Matt Gaetz, who faced a torrent of scrutiny over allegations of sex trafficking and drug use, abruptly withdrew his bid to become attorney general Thursday in the first major political setback for President-elect Donald Trump since his election this month.
Gaetz has consistently denied the allegations, but his prospective nomination ran into trouble in the Senate, where Republicans were deeply reluctant to confirm someone to run the same Justice Department that once investigated him for allegations of sex trafficking an underage girl even though no charges were brought.
In announcing his withdrawal a day after visiting the Senate, Gaetz insisted that he had strong support among fellow Republicans. But two people with direct knowledge of Gaetz’s thinking said he made the decision to pull out after concluding that he would not have the votes in the Senate for confirmation. The people asked for anonymity to discuss his private decision-making.
“While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” Gaetz wrote on social media. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.”
He added, “I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the
Matt Gaetz, who just resigned his congressional seat and is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, at an America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s residence and private club in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 14, 2024. Gaetz withdrew from consideration on Nov. 21, saying he was an unfair distraction to the transition. (Haiyun Jiang/ The New York Times)
Department of Justice and I’m certain he will Save America.” Trump responded with his own social media post expressing appreciation for Gaetz. “Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do,” the president-elect wrote. Trump did not indicate who he might
select as attorney general instead.
The collapse of Gaetz’s selection underscored the haphazard way that Trump has gone about assembling his new administration. He picked Gaetz almost on a whim last week without extensive vetting, knowing that allegations were out there but essentially daring Senate Republicans to accept him anyway.
Gaetz told people close to him that he concluded after conversations with senators and their staffs that there were at least four Republican senators who were implacably opposed to his nomination: Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and John Curtis of Utah, who will be seated in January.
Murkowski declined to answer any questions about his withdrawal from consideration. Collins said that it was “the best decision that Mr. Gaetz could have made.”
What remained unclear Thursday was whether Gaetz’s withdrawal will embolden Senate Republicans to challenge other contentious Cabinet choices, such as Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host tapped for defense secretary; or Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the conspiracy theorist and vaccine skeptic selected for secretary of health and human services. Hegseth has been accused of sexual assault but denies it, while Kennedy has been accused of groping a family babysitter, which he has said he does not remember doing.
The storm surrounding Gaetz had drawn attention away from some of the other contested picks. Gaetz, who represented Florida in the House until being tapped by Trump, had been one of the most unpopular Republicans in the Capitol, particularly after instigating the far-right revolt that toppled Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
After meeting with Hegseth, GOP senators rally behind Trump’s defense secretary pick
By MICHAEL C. BENDER
Vice President-elect JD Vance brought two of Donald Trump’s potential Cabinet members to the Senate this week to shore up support for the president-elect’s picks, but he’s leaving with only one.
Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as the next attorney general Thursday amid allegations of sexual misconduct, one day after Vance tried to muster support for him on Capitol Hill. His withdrawal came less than 45 minutes after another embattled Cabinet pick, Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, faced a direct question about his own sexual assault accusations.
After finishing meetings with senators in Vance’s office, Hegseth, a Fox News anchor, emerged from behind closed doors and told reporters that he looked forward to the confirmation process. A reporter immediately brought up the 2017 allegations of sexual misconduct, asking: “Did you sexually assault a woman in Monterey, California?”
“As far as the media is concerned, I’ll keep this very simple,” Hegseth replied. “The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared. And that’s where I’m going to leave it.”
Concerns about Hegseth’s path to confirmation grew Wednesday night when a newly released police report provided graphic details about a 2017 sexual encounter, which Hegseth maintains was consensual.
On Thursday, some Republican senators defended Hegseth, emphasizing that no charges were filed in the case. After meeting with him in Vance’s Senate office, Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee attributed the allegations to “the media’s focus on personal attacks,” calling Hegseth “the right guy to inspire the Pentagon.”
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, chair of the Armed Services Committee, referred to accusations as “press reports.”
“I think he’s going to be in pretty good shape,” Wicker said after meeting with Hegseth for roughly 20 minutes.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a member of the Armed Serves Committee, said that Hegseth was “going to be just fine.”
“There’s a reason why President Trump trusts him,” Mullin told reporters after his meeting. “As he goes through this process, you’re going to hear more and more about actually what took place, and you guys will find out that the guy is a solid, solid individual.”
And Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, elected to serve as
the No. 2 Republican in the next Congress, said in a statement that after meeting with Hegseth that he had found him “a strong nominee to lead the Department of Defense.”
“I look forward to Pete’s hearing and a vote on the floor in January,” Barrasso said.
Several Republicans shrugged off the 2017 police report.
“That’s hearsay,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said of the report, adding: “We’re not going to decide based on pieces of the story.”
Asked if he was concerned about the details in the police report, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said: “Listen, he denies it; he says there’s been no wrongdoing.”
Cabinet nominees are subject to approval by the Senate, and Republicans will control the chamber in the new Congress starting in January, though Trump has suggested he would like to circumvent the confirmation process by using recess appointments. It is not clear whether senators will concede to that plan or whether Trump might resort to a novel maneuver to force it.
Trump has told advisers he is standing by Hegseth as his pick despite the sexual assault allegation. Hegseth’s lawyer said Sunday that in 2020, his client had paid the woman an undisclosed amount because Hegseth was afraid to lose his job at Fox News if the allegation became public.
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Trump tells Republicans to ‘kill’ reporter shield bill passed unanimously by House
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
President-elect Donald Trump earlier this week instructed congressional Republicans to block the passage of a bipartisan federal shield bill intended to strengthen the ability of reporters to protect confidential sources, dealing a potentially fatal political blow to the measure — even though the Republican-controlled House had already passed it unanimously.
The call by Trump makes it less likely that the bill — the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act, or PRESS Act — would reach the Senate floor and be passed before the current session of Congress ends next month. Even one senator can hold up the bill, chewing up many hours of Senate floor time that could be spent on confirming judges or passing other legislation deemed to be a higher priority.
Trump issued the edict in a post on his Truth Social platform Wednesday afternoon. Citing a “PBS NewsHour” report about the federal shield legislation, he wrote: “REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL!”
Trump has exhibited extreme hostility to mainstream news reporters, whom he has often referred to as “enemies of the people.” In his first term as president, he demanded a crackdown on leaks that eventually entailed secretly seizing the private communications of reporters, including some from The New York Times, The Washington Post and CNN.
After those subpoenas came to light early in the Biden administration, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a rule that banned prosecutors from using compulsory legal processes such as subpoenas and search warrants to go after reporters’ information — including by asking such third parties as phone and email companies to turn over their data — or to force them to testify about their sources. But a future administration could rescind that regulation.
The PRESS Act would codify such limits into law.
Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, said he hoped Trump would reconsider, arguing that it would protect all journalists, including those who primarily reach conservative audiences.
“The PRESS Act protects conservative and independent journalists just as much as it does anyone in the mainstream press,” Timm said. “Democratic administrations abused their powers to spy on journalists many times. The bipartisan PRESS Act will stop government overreach and protect the First Amendment once and for all.”
Timm cited support for the bill by Republican allies of Trump including Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee chair, and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, a Senate Judiciary Committee member.
Timm also noted that Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News host who is influential in Trump’s circle, endorsed the PRESS Act in an interview with Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter facing fines for contempt of court over her refusal to identify her sources for stories about a scientist who was investigated by the FBI for ties to the Chinese military. The scientist, who was not charged, has sued the government for allegedly disclosing private information about her from the investigation, leading to a subpoena to Herridge.
The legislation has had broad support across party lines,
and passed the House without opposition in January. But it has been stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The committee, under the leadership of its chair, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has primarily been focused on approving as many of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees as it can before the session ends and Republicans take over leadership of the chamber next year.
The bill has also run into skepticism from several Republican senators, which makes it harder to bring it up for quick passage or to attach it to some other bill, like the annual defense authorization act.
According to congressional staff, the bill’s primary adversary on the Judiciary Committee has been Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a hawkish Republican who gained public attention as an Army officer in 2006 while serving in Iraq by attacking the Times for its publication of an investigative article about a counterterrorism finances program. Another Republican committee member, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, is also said to have expressed some reservations.
Trump did not give a reason for his abrupt decision to weigh in against the PRESS Act, but some of his other allies have called for rolling back protections for press freedoms.
For example, Project 2025, the consortium of conservative think tanks that devised a detailed governing agenda for Trump before he won the election, included in the Justice Department chapter of its Mandate for Leadership that a second Trump administration should rescind the Garland regulation.
Kash Patel, a confidant of Trump, also threatened to target journalists for prosecution in a podcast in December hosted by Steve Bannon, Trump’s former strategist.
“We will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government but in the media,” Patel said last year. “Yes, we’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections — we’re going to come after you. Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’ll figure that out.” He added: “We’re actually going to use the Constitution to prosecute them for crimes they said we have always been guilty of but never have.”
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to House Republicans in Washington, Nov. 13, 2024. Trump on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, instructed congressional Republicans to block the passage of a bipartisan federal shield bill intended to strengthen the ability of reporters to protect confidential sources, dealing a potentially fatal political blow to the measure — even though the Republican-controlled House had already passed it unanimously. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
Permiso Núm. HW-73
Gobierno de Puerto Rico DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AMBIENTALES AVISO AMBIENTAL
INTENCIÓN DE RENOVAR PERMISO DE INYECCIÓN SUBTERRÁNEA
El peticionario, Funeraria Monte Santo, cuya dirección postal es PO Box 343, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico 00703, representado por el Sr. Carmelo Román Colón, Propietario, ha solicitado al Área de Calidad de Agua (ACA) del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) la renovación del permiso de operación, UIC-16-04-0031, para un sistema de inyección subterránea (SIS) Clase VC-1, 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 en un tanque séptico de 10 pies de largo por 5 pies de ancho por 4 pies de profundidad líquida, con una capacidad de 1,496 galones y un pozo filtrante de 22.7 pies de largo por 6.1 pies de ancho por 8.5 pies de profundidad líquida con un área de percolación de 490.2 pies cuadrados, para la disposición de aguas exclusivamente sanitarias, provenientes de los baños de la instalación. El referido SIS está localizado en la Carretera PR-156, Km 49.4, Barrio Mulas, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico.
Luego de realizada la evaluación correspondiente de los documentos sometidos, el DRNA tiene la intención de renovar el permiso de 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 el borrador del permiso de operación de forma tal que el público interesado pueda someter sus comentarios con relación al mismo. El permiso contiene las condiciones y prohibiciones necesarias para cumplir con los requisitos reglamentarías aplicables.
Copia de la solicitud del permiso que sometió el peticionario ante el DRNA, el borrador del permiso 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: hectorarroyo@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, Rio 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 al Secretario Interino 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 esta. De realizarse una vista pública los interesados o afectados tendrán una oportunidad razonable para presentar evidencia o testimonio sobre si se emite o deniega el permiso, si el Secretario Interino determina que dicha vista es necesaria o apropiada.
En San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 29 de octubre de 2024.
Roberto Méndez Martínez Secretario Interino
Autorizado por la Oficina del Contralor Electoral: OCE-SA-2024-00071. Este anuncio se publica conforme a lo requerido por la Ley Núm. 4162004, 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.
US proposes breakup of Google to fix search monopoly
By DAVID McCABE
The Justice Department and a group of states asked a federal court late Wednesday to force Google to sell Chrome, its popular web browser, a move that could fundamentally alter the $2 trillion company’s business and reshape competition on the internet.
The request follows a landmark ruling in August by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search. Mehta asked the Justice Department and the states that brought the antitrust case to submit solutions by the end of Wednesday to correct the search monopoly.
Beyond the sale of Chrome, the government asked Mehta to give Google a choice: either sell Android, its smartphone operating system, or bar Google from making its services mandatory on phones that use Android to operate. If Google broke those terms, or the remedies failed to improve competition, the government could force the company to sell Android at a later date.
In a sweeping filing, the government also asked the judge to stop Google from entering into paid agreements with Apple and others to be the automatically selected search engine on smartphones and in browsers. Google should also be required by the court to allow rival search engines to display the company’s results and access its data for a decade, the government said.
The proposals are the most significant remedies requested in a tech antitrust case since the Justice Department asked to break up Microsoft in 2000. If Mehta adopts the proposals, they will set the tone for a string of other antitrust cases that challenge the dominance of tech behemoths including Apple, Amazon and Meta.
The Justice Department and a group of states plan to ask a federal court late Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, to force Google to sell Chrome, its popular web browser, two people with knowledge of the decision said, a move that could fundamentally alter the $2 trillion company’s business and reshape competition on the internet.
(Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)
Being forced to sell Chrome and Android would be among the worst possible outcomes for Google. Chrome, which was introduced in 2008 and is free to use, is the most popular web browser in the world, with an estimated 67% of the global browser market, according to Statcounter, which compiles tech market data. Google’s search engine is bundled into Chrome.
Android is the world’s most popular mobile software, with an estimated 71% of the market, according to Statcounter. The system is open-source, meaning that Samsung and other phone manufacturers do not have to pay Google for its use. But most Android devices come with Google’s apps already installed.
Both are part of an elaborate Google ecosystem that keeps people using the company’s products.
“The playing field is not level because of Google’s conduct, and Google’s quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illega-
lly acquired,” the government said in the filing. “The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages.”
Legal experts said that the request to force the sale of Chrome could be met with skepticism by Mehta, in part because the government’s attempted breakup of Microsoft in the 2000s was overturned by an appeals court.
“That’s going to be an uphill climb for the government,” said Doug Melamed, a visiting fellow at Stanford Law School who worked in the Justice Department’s antitrust division during the Microsoft case.
Google is set to file its own suggestions for fixing the search monopoly by Dec. 20. Both sides can modify their requests before Mehta is expected to hear arguments on the remedies this spring. He is expected to rule by the end of the summer.
Kent Walker, Google’s president of global affairs, called the government’s proposal “extreme.”
“D.O.J.’s wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the court’s decision,” he said in a blog post. “It would break a range of Google products — even beyond Search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives.”
A spokesperson for the Justice Department declined to comment.
Regulators have in recent years cracked down on the power of the biggest tech companies. The Justice Department has also sued Google over its dominance in advertising technology, and Apple for making it difficult for consumers to leave its tightly knit universe of devices and software. The Federal Trade Commission has separately sued Amazon and Meta, accusing them of anticompetitive behavior and stifling rivals.
It is unclear if these efforts will continue under President-elect Donald Trump. Some of the antitrust lawsuits began during Trump’s first
administration.
The government’s victory in the Google search case followed a 10-week trial last year. Justice Department lawyers said Google had locked out rivals by signing deals with Apple, Mozilla, Samsung and others to be the default search engine that appears when users open a smartphone or a new tab in a web browser. In total, Google paid $26.3 billion as part of those deals in 2021, according to evidence presented at the trial.
The government argued that those deals entrenched Google’s power, guaranteeing that its search traffic was robust. The company then used the data it gathered to make its search engine better, which kept customers coming back.
Google argued that its deals had not broken the law. It said users chose Google because it was better than search engines like Microsoft’s Bing or DuckDuckGo at finding information.
The states and the Justice Department were still deciding what to ask for right up to the Wednesday deadline to file their request, according to three people familiar with the talks.
The government also asked the judge to force Google to shed any stakes in artificial intelligence companies that control technology that could compete with search engines. Generative AI has emerged as the next big playing field in tech, and Google has already integrated its own AI into search results.
Google is an investor in Anthropic, an AI startup that makes a chatbot called Claude. Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment.
Publishers and website owners should also have the ability to opt out of Google’s AI models using that content for training, the government said in its filing.
On Monday, a federal judge will hear closing arguments in the second major antitrust trial against Google — the one involving advertising technology — in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Stocks rise, oil climbs as markets digest Nvidia results, Russia-Ukraine conflict
An index of global stocks edged higher in choppy trading on Thursday as markets digested lackluster revenue forecasts from artificial-intelligence chipmaker Nvidia, while oil prices climbed amid rising tension from the RussiaUkraine war.
Shares of Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and a major contributor to the gains this year in the benchmark S&P 500, hit a record high early in the session before reversing direction and declining about 1%. The chipmaker forecast its slowest revenue growth in seven quarters on Wednesday.
“(Nvidia’s) results are still good but I think the disappointment came from maybe not quite as much of an upward guide on the Q4 number for the top line,” said Garrett Melson, portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers in Boston.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were lifted by energy, industrials and consumer staples stocks. Communication services stocks were the biggest drag on the Nasdaq, driven by losses in Alphabet, which is down about 6%. U.S. prosecutors argued on Wednesday that Alphabet must divest its popular Chrome browser to end Google’s search monopoly.
The Dow rose 0.84% to 43,774.53, the S&P 500 gained 0.24% to 5,931.60 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.40% to 18,890.59.
MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe was up 0.14% to 849 after losing ground early in the session. European shares were up 0.37%.
“The market seems to be looking for a narrative right now and is in a little bit of a void for any news that can shape the direction of things,” Melson added.
Bitcoin soared and is closing in on the $100,000 milestone. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has benefited from expectations that the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump will be crypto-friendly. Bitcoin gained 2.52% to $96,818.00. Ethereum rose 7.33% to $3,306.40.
Markets are also eyeing Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, who will play a key role in implementing his agenda of tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation.
The dollar rose in choppy trading as investors assessed declining weekly jobless claims, suggesting labor-market strength, and comments from two Federal Reserve governors on the path of interest rates.
Against the Japanese yen, the dollar weakened 0.63% to 154.45 but it strengthened 0.15% to 0.885 against the Swiss franc.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro,rose 0.22% to 106.84, with the euro down 0.42% at $1.05.
Oil prices rose more than 1% after Russia and Ukraine exchanged missiles, raising crude-supply concerns. Brent crude futures rose 1.72% to $74.06. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rallied 1.86% to $70.04.
Spot gold rose, on track for the fourth-consecutive session of gains after hitting a more than one-week high. Spot gold rose 0.73% to $2,669.18 an ounce. U.S. gold futures rose 0.61% to $2,664.30 an ounce.
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There’s not too much to worry about at the world’s most valuable company - or the artificial intelligence theme - but just conceding that triple-digit growth can’t last forever has been enough to stall Nvidia’s share price and dampen global tech stocks.
The $3.6 trillion chip giant’s revenue forecast on Wednesday disappointed Wall Street, with its stock down more than 3% premarket - with peers Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and Qualcomm off about 1% in sympathy and European chipmakers down as well.
Although it beat most metrics and consensus estimates yet again, Nvidia forecast its slowest revenue growth in seven quarters and flagged supply chain constraints through next year. Its executives warned investors the company’s margins would sink several percentage points to the low-70% range until production kinks are ironed out.
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But don’t shed too many tears. The AI bellwether’s latest earnings report was by most standards still extraordinary - sales in its main data center segment more than doubled and the company’s forecast revenue of $37.5 billion for fourth quarter was above average estimates of $37.09 billion.
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Putin, in threat to West, says Russia struck Ukraine with new missile
By MARC SANTORA, VALERIE HOPKINS, ANDREW E. KRAMER, LARA JAKES and ERIC SCHMITT
President Vladimir Putin escalated a tense showdown with the West on Thursday, saying that Russia had launched a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia.
Putin called the strike a “test” of a new missile called the Oreshnik and said that it was successful, hitting a military-industrial complex. Ukraine said that a volley of missiles, including the intermediate missile, targeted the eastern city of Dnipro on Thursday, the latest assault in a week of rising hostilities between the two adversaries.
In what appeared to be an ominous threat against Ukraine’s Western allies, Putin said: “We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.”
In the last few days, the Ukrainian military has used longer-range U.S. and British missiles to strike into Russia, after the two countries granted permission to do so after months of Ukrainian requests. In response, Putin lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons.
Putin said Russia was still ready “to resolve all contentious issues by peaceful
Flags symbolizing each Ukrainian soldier killed in the conflict with Russia are seen in Kyiv, Ukraine on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times)
means. But we are also ready for any development. If anyone still doubts this, it is in vain. There will always be a response.”
Putin made his comments in a rare address to the nation. His tone was both boastful and threatening, saying he was sending his message to “the Russian armed forces, the citizens of our country, our friends around the world, as well as those who continue to harbor illusions about the possibility of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia.”
The use Thursday of a missile drawn from Russia’s strategic arsenal was notable, Ukrainian and Western officials said. The target inside Ukraine was well within the
range of the conventional weapons that Russia has routinely used throughout the war.
Instead, Russia launched a longerrange missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads that is mainly intended as nuclear deterrence; that choice, the officials said, signals a warning aimed at striking fear into Ukraine and its allies.
Ukraine did not contend that the powerful missile carried nuclear weapons.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said, “Putin is using Ukraine as a testing ground.” He added: “Obviously, Putin is terrified when normal life simply exists next to him.”
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, told reporters Thursday that “the escalation at every turn, at every step, is coming from Russia.”
She repeated the White House’s position that the decision to bring North Korean troops into the conflict was the important escalatory action, and that changes in policy about U.S. weapons were not. “This is their aggression — not Ukraine’s, not ours,” she said.
Although other Russian missiles that have been launched into Ukraine can also carry nuclear weapons — like the Iskander and the Kh-101 — what makes an intermediate-range missile more alarming is its ability to fire multiple nuclear warheads when it reenters the Earth’s atmosphere,
Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of plotting a coup
By ANA IONOVA
Brazilian authorities announced Thursday that they were recommending criminal charges against former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro over his role in a broad plot to cling to power after he lost the 2022 presidential election.
The accusations sharply escalate Bolsonaro’s legal troubles and highlight the extent of what authorities have called an organized attempt to subvert Brazil’s democracy. Bolsonaro narrowly lost to the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist known as Lula, but claimed the election had been fraudulent.
eral police urged prosecutors to charge Bolsonaro and three dozen others, including members of his inner circle, for the crimes of “violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d’état and criminal organization.”
said Tom Karako, director of the missile defense project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. That makes it difficult, if not near impossible, to intercept them.
The missiles are also large and can fly far and fast, at some points reaching hypersonic speed. It represents “a nuclear saber-rattling for both Ukraine and Europe itself,” Karako said. “It’s a pretty sharp signal.”
In a statement Wednesday, the U.S. National Security Council said that Russia launched what it called “an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine.” The statement said Russia likely had “only a handful” of these missiles and had likely used it to try to “intimidate Ukraine and its supporters.”
Roman Kostenko, the chair of the defense and intelligence committee in Ukraine’s parliament, said that Thursday’s attack would not prompt Ukraine to alter how it is fighting the war, including striking back at targets in Russia in self-defense.
But Ukraine halted its nuclear missile production after gaining independence in 1991, and now, Kostenko said, “we have nothing to answer to this class of weapons.”
Ukraine is struggling to hold off fierce Russian advances that have captured territory at an accelerated pace in Ukraine’s east.
Federal prosecutors will now decide whether to pursue charges in any of these cases. If they do, it will be the first time Bolsonaro faces criminal charges.
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The police did not provide any specifics about Bolsonaro’s actions that led to their recommendations.
The announcement comes two days after four members of an elite military unit, including a former top aide to Bolsonaro, were arrested and accused of planning to assassinate Lula shortly before he took office in January 2023.
The police have already recommended criminal charges against Bolsonaro in two separate cases: an effort to falsify his COVID-19 vaccination records and a plot to embezzle jewelry that he received as gifts from foreign leaders while in office.
Authorities said Bolsonaro, along with dozens of close aides, ministers and military leaders, had participated in a plan to reverse the results of the elections and prevent Lula from taking office in January 2023.
Bolsonaro’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, calling the investigation political persecution.
Although the police in Brazil can make recommendations about criminal prosecutions, they do not have the power to formally charge Bolsonaro. The country’s top federal prosecutor, Paulo Gonet, must now decide whether to pursue charges against Bolsonaro and compel him to stand trial before the nation’s Supreme Court.
Russia intensifies assaults on an exhausted Ukraine
By MARC SANTORA
Asmall band of Ukrainian soldiers was trapped. They were holding the line on the battlefield, but Russian forces had managed to creep in behind their trench and encircle them.
“Even if the position holds, supplies — ammunition, provisions — eventually run out,” Capt. Viacheslav, 30, the commander of an elite drone unit, said last week as he monitored events from an outpost a few miles away in eastern Ukraine. “Any vehicle attempting to reach these positions will be ambushed.”
“We are always getting stuck in these kinds of tough situations,” he said.
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth winter and the first snowfall blankets cratered fields strewed with bodies, the situations are only growing tougher for Ukrainian forces.
Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine’s top military commander, recently said his forces were fighting to hold back “one of the most powerful Russian offensives from launching a full-scale invasion.”
Ukraine got a boost Sunday when the United States, after months of pressure from Ukraine, said it had granted permission for Ukraine to use U.S.-provided weapons to fire deeper into Russia. On Tuesday, they used American-made ballistic missiles, called ATACMS (for Army Tactical Missile System), in an attack on a munitions depot in Russia.
But the election of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency this month injected an extra dose of uncertainty over the fate of the Ukrainian war effort.
While questions over whether the United States would continue to provide robust military support to Ukraine have resulted in a frenzy of diplomatic activity around the world, nowhere will those decisions be felt more acutely than on the front lines, where beleaguered Ukrainian troops are engaged in a fierce and bloody defense of their land.
Outnumbered more than 6-to-1 along some stretches of the front, soldiers and commanders say they are hindered by a lack of combat infantry after years of heavy fighting and, just as important, by a shortage of experienced platoon and company commanders to lead untested recruits into battle. That has led to a fraying of Ukraine’s lines that has allowed Russia to make its largest gains since the first weeks of the war.
“Brigades that have been fighting for a long time are simply worn out,” Viacheslav said, echoing concerns voiced by more than a dozen commanders and soldiers inter-
A Ukrainian soldier from the 38th Separate Marine Brigade carries a shell to a field gun being fired at the advancing Russian Army, in the Donetsk Oblast on Nov. 16, 2024. As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth winter, the situation is growing tougher for overextended Ukrainian forces facing a Russian military willing to absorb staggering casualties. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)
viewed along the front last week.
The soldiers, identified only by their first names in accordance with military protocol, said they were speaking publicly about problems in the hopes of driving home the urgency of the moment to the military and civilian leadership as well as the public.
“We’re stretched thin,” Viacheslav said. “People need to step up and serve. There’s no other way.”
As well as being short of personnel, Ukraine lacks the medium- and long-range weapons needed to conduct a consistent and effective campaign aimed at Russian logistics, command and control centers and other key targets.
More than a dozen Ukrainian soldiers on the front noted a marked decrease in artillery fire from their side in recent weeks, including the U.S.-made multiple rocket launching system known as HIMARS.
“HIMARS — I barely hear them at all anymore. They’re almost nonexistent,” said Sgt. Maj. Dmytro, 33, a drone operator and company leader. “If we had more munitions, it could compensate for the lack of people.”
Given the shortage of artillery, drones now account for 80% or more of enemy losses along much of the front, commanders said.
That has made the drone operators prized targets. “It’s a constant struggle for survival — every day is a question of luck,” Dmytro said.
A veteran drone pilot and platoon leader, Sgt. Maj. Vasyl, said the Russians were even dropping thousand-pound guided bombs to try to take out small drone teams, with one falling just a few hundred feet from his position last week.
“If they detect a drone operator, everythng is thrown at us,” he said.
But drones alone, soldiers said, will not stabilize defensive lines.
“Nothing can replace infantry,” Viacheslav said, adding that drones “cannot realistically stop the enemy.”
Russian forces are concentrating much of their efforts on capturing the last Ukrainian stronghold in the southern Donetsk region, Kurakhove, and opening a path to attack the strategic city of Pokrovsk from the south.
Russia is still a long way from achieving the Kremlin’s aims of seizing Ukraine’s two most easternmost regions, Luhansk and Donetsk.
Ukrainian soldiers said the best way to stop the Russian advances was not by engaging in head-on clashes — which would always favor the larger Russian forces — but by weakening the enemy’s combat capabilities.
The lack of artillery
compromises that effort. With no signs of the Russian offensive easing, Ukraine is racing to fortify defensive lines across the front. Tree lines are being cut down to limit places the Russians can hide. Tank traps are being dug deep into the ground. New trenches branch off from roadsides in all directions. And fertile fields are lined by concrete dragon’s teeth and seeded with mines.
But troops are still needed fill the trenches.
Brigades normally charged with controlling a 3-mile stretch of land are sometimes asked to hold a line two or three times as long, soldiers said.
When reinforcements are added, they lack combat experience, and each passing month, as Ukrainian losses mount, there are fewer battle-hardened veterans to help guide them.
Effective communication has also become an issue for Ukraine. When units from different brigades are dispatched to help fill gaps along the front, it can lead to a breakdown.
Junior Sgt. Denys, a drone operator working around Kurakhove, described an example of the problem.
When he detects enemy movement using a thermal imager, he only sees a heat signature.
“I don’t see the uniform and insignia,” he said.
To be sure he is not targeting friendly forces, he asks his commander if they have any troops in the area. But his commander needs to reach out to another battalion commander who in turn has to ask yet another.
“It takes time for this information to get back,” he said.
Time, however, is not a luxury soldiers under assault can afford.
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL
Defining deviancy down. And down. And down.
By BRET STEPHENS
It’s been a little more than three decades since Daniel Patrick Moynihan published his famous essay on “Defining Deviancy Down.” Every society, the senatorscholar from New York argued, could afford to penalize only a certain amount of behavior it deemed “deviant.” As the stock of such behavior increased — whether in the form of out-of-wedlock births, or mentally ill people living outdoors, or violence in urban streets — society would most easily adapt not by cracking down, but instead by normalizing what used to be considered unacceptable, immoral or outrageous.
Perspectives would shift. Standards would fall. And people would get used to it.
Moynihan’s great example was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, in which “four gangsters killed seven gangsters.” In 1929, the crime so shocked the nation that it helped spell the end of Prohibition. By the early 1990s, that sort of episode would barely rate a story in the inside pages of a newspaper.
If Moynihan were writing his essay today, he might have added a section about politics. In 1980, when Ronald Reagan won the presidency, it was still considered something of a political liability that he had been divorced 32 years earlier. In 1987, one of Reagan’s nominees for the Supreme Court, Douglas Ginsburg, had to withdraw his name after NPR’s Nina Totenberg revealed that, years earlier, the judge had smoked pot. A few years later, two of Bill Clinton’s early candidates for attorney general, Zoë Baird and Kimba Wood, were felled by revelations of hiring illegal immigrants as nannies (and, in Baird’s case, of not paying Social Security taxes).
How quaint.
On Monday, a lawyer for two women told several news outlets that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., used Venmo to pay for sex with multiple women, one of whom says she saw him having sex with a 17-year-old girl at a drugfueled house party in 2017. Donald Trump is doubling down on Gaetz’s nomination as attorney general, even
as the president-elect privately acknowledges that the chances of confirmation are not great.
It’s important to note that Gaetz was the target of a separate federal inquiry into sex trafficking allegations that fell apart last year because of questions about witnesses. That isn’t the only high-profile Justice Department investigation that went nowhere. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was politically ruined by a conviction that was overturned because of prosecutorial misconduct. Trump’s supposed collusion with Russia turned out to be a liberal pipe dream.
Liberals especially should always want to guard the presumption of innocence, not least for unpopular defendants. But if that is — or used to be — true of liberals, didn’t it also used to be true of conservatives that they at least pretended to care about moral standards?
Whatever turns out to be true about Gaetz’s behavior, nothing so indicts today’s Republican Party as the refusal by the House speaker, Mike Johnson, to release the Ethics Committee report about Gaetz, on the patently disingenuous pretext that he has resigned his House seat. If there’s nothing to hide in the report, full transparency could only help Gaetz’s case. Smoke may not always amount to fire, but darkness inevitably means dirt.
Still, all this misses the meaning of the Gaetz nomination, the point of which has nothing to do with his suitability for the job. His virtue, in Trump’s eyes, is his unsuitability. He is the proverbial tip of the spear in a larger effort to define deviancy down. If someone accused of statutory rape can be attorney general, anything else is possible — not just Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health and human services secretary, but anything. Alex Jones as press secretary? Donald Trump Jr. already floated the idea.
There’s a guiding logic here — and it isn’t to “own the libs,” in the sense of driving Trump’s opponents to fits of moralistic rage (even if, from the president-elect’s perspective, that’s an ancillary benefit). It’s to perpetuate the spirit of cynicism, which is the core of Trumpism. If truth has no currency, you cannot use it. If power is the only coin of the realm, you’d better be on the side of it. If the government is run by cads and lackeys, you’ll need to make your peace with them.
“Man gets used to everything, the beast!” Fyodor Dostoyevsky has Raskolnikov observe in “Crime and Punishment.” That’s Trump’s insight, too — the method by which he seems intent to govern.
There’s a hopeful coda to Moynihan’s warning. In the years after he published his essay, Americans collectively decided that there were forms of deviancy — particularly violent crime — that they were not, in fact, prepared to accept as an unalterable fact of life. A powerful crime bill was passed in Congress, police adopted innovative
Attendees during a former President Donald Trump campaign rally at Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Sept. 17, 2024. (Daniel Ribar/The New York Times)
methods to deter violence, urban leaders enforced rules against low-level lawbreakers, bad guys were locked away, and cities became civilized and livable again. Part of that achievement has been undone in recent years, but it’s a reminder that it’s also possible to define deviancy up. In politics, we can’t start soon enough.
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NASA y UPR colaboran en sensor no invasivo para lesiones cerebrales traumáticas
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SAN JUAN – Investigadores de la NASA y del Recinto de Río Piedras de la UPR trabajan desde esta semana en un sensor no invasivo para detectar lesiones cerebrales traumáticas en astronautas mediante un proyecto subvencionado con 300,000 dólares.
“NASA está interesada porque este tipo de sensores apoyan los viajes espaciales de larga duración al evitar estudios invasivos que podrían causar infecciones en el espacio”, explicó Lisandro Cunci Pérez, investigador princi-
pal y profesor del Departamento de Química de la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, mediante declaraciones escritas.
El sensor, diseñado como un parche, detecta la proteína GFAP en el sudor, liberada tras lesiones cerebrales. Una vez identificada, el dispositivo enviará alertas a las oficinas de NASA y a los astronautas cercanos para un manejo rápido de la lesión, explicó el equipo de investigación. El proyecto comenzó tras la propuesta de Yolimar Vázquez Serrano, estudiante doctoral de química. Inspirada por sus visitas al Hospital de Veteranos, destacó que su meta es crear tec-
nología que beneficie a militares, astronautas y otras personas en riesgo de lesiones cerebrales. Actualmente, los investigadores prueban el sensor en muestras de sudor artificial y real con resultados prometedores. El proyecto también incluye colaboración con la doctora Jessica Koehne de la NASA y un estudiante subgraduado que será seleccionado próximamente.
La investigación se lleva a cabo en la UPR y en el Centro Ames de la NASA en California, donde los estudiantes realizarán investigaciones anuales para avanzar en el desarrollo del sensor.
POR CYBERNEWS SAN
JUAN – El Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña (ICP) anunció que celebrará su ya esperado Mercado Navideño este domingo, 24 de noviembre, de 10:00 de la mañana a 5:00 de la tarde, en su sede en el Viejo San Juan.
Durante ese día, las personas podrán hacer sus compras navideñas en un ambiente familiar, mientras disfrutan de una amplia selección de artesanías, artes plásticas y emprendimiento creativo. Como parte del evento, también se llevará a cabo de manera simultánea la gran Final del Concurso Nacional de Trova en la Sede del ICP y el 25to Encuentro de Talladoras de Santos en la Plaza San José del Viejo San Juan.
“Nuestro Mercado Navideño es una tremenda alternativa para que las familias disfruten y adquieran productos únicos y auténticos hechos por manos puertorriqueñas. Allí encontrarán una gran variedad de piezas alusivas a la navidad hasta obras de arte y artesanías tradicionales. Es el lugar perfecto para encontrar regalos especiales y apoyar el talento de nuestros artesanos, artesanas y artistas plásticos”, expresó el director ejecutivo del ICP, Carlos Ruiz Cortés.
Más de 150 recursos entre artesanos, artistas plásticos, músicos y otros recursos culturales participarán en esta nueva edición. Asimismo habrá un ambiente festivo con una entretenida programación que incluye al cantante José Chema Urrutia, Grupo Candela, Las Vecinas del Circo Teatro Bandada, estatuas vivientes de Tercera Llamada, grupo Gracimá, Desde Cero, entre otros. En la tarima habrá accesibilidad cultural con intérpretes de lenguaje de señas. El mercado de artesanías y artes plásticas comenzará desde las 10:00 am. A esa misma hora empezarán recorridos en la Galería del ICP, donde estará la exhibición de Ramón López: universo de iluminaciones y Poli/Gráfica de Puerto Rico, Limbo: Colecciones Marginales y De la Bienal de San Juan a la Poli/Gráfica de Puerto Rico.
Ruiz Cortés añadió que “los asistentes podrán aprove-
char ese mismo día para disfrutar la gran final del Concurso Nacional de Trova, donde los exponentes de trova más talentosos de Puerto Rico demostrarán su ingenio y pasión por nuestra música. Además, no se pueden perder el 25to Encuentro de Talladoras de Santos, un homenaje a una de nuestras tradiciones más atesoradas. Las talladoras mostrarán sus habilidades y compartirán sus conocimientos sobre la creación de santos tallados en madera, una práctica que ha sido pasada de generación en generación. Será una oportunidad única para admirar la destreza de nuestras artesanas y aprender más sobre nuestra cultura”.
La Gran Final del Concurso de Trova se llevará a cabo a las 10:00 am en el patio interior de la Sede del ICP. Nueve semifinalistas, previamente seleccionados en diferentes regiones de Puerto Rico, retarán al Trovador Nacional de 2023, Guersom Báez. Cada participante deberá improvisar dos décimas espinelas con el pie forzado que se le suministre. El primer premio será de $2,000. Además, grabará un tema en el Estudio del ICP y participará en actividades emblemáticas de la agencia. El segundo premio será de $1,500, el tercero de $1,000, el cuarto de $800 y el quinto de $700. El resto de los participantes recibirán $200 cada uno. Mientras, en el 25to En-
cuentro de Talladoras se llevará a cabo de 9:00 am a 3:00 pm en la Plaza San José con una muestra y venta de tallas. Durante el evento se reconocerá a Miriam D. Vargas por su dedicación y profesionalismo en el estudio y defensa de las artes populares en Puerto Rico. Vargas fue especialista en artesanías, dirigió el Programa de Artes Populares del ICP y desarrolló la idea del Encuentro de Talladoras. Su trabajo investigativo sobre las artes populares dieron paso a rescatar renglones de artesanías en peligro de extinción y publicar boletines de temas relacionados a diferentes artesanías. De igual forma, se reconocerá a Carmen González por su aportación y contribución al arte popular en Puerto Rico. Como parte de esta edición del Encuentro, en la Tienda Cultural del ICP se exhibirá la talla de las Tres Marías del 2010 por Lureida Colón, que forma parte de la Colección Nacional. Igualmente, habrá un colectivo de 13 piezas de los santos más venerados en Puerto Rico. La actividad será dedicada a las primeras artesanas que participaron en el primer Encuentro de Talladoras.
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Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust,’ marked by tragedy, holds premiere in Poland
By ALEX MARSHALL and JULIA JACOBS
It was just more than three years ago that Alec Baldwin was practicing drawing a gun on the set of the western “Rust” in New Mexico when it went off, firing a live round that killed its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounded its director, Joel Souza.
The shooting resulted in criminal cases, lawsuits and a reassessment of the use of real guns in Hollywood. In the midst of it all the movie was completed in Montana, with a new cinematographer and only fake weapons allowed on the set, by a team that said it wanted to ensure that Hutchins’ final work reached the screen.
On Wednesday, the 133-minute film had its world premiere at a small if starry film festival in Torun, Poland, called Camerimage, which is devoted to the art of cinematography.
The decision to complete and premiere “Rust” has drawn criticism from inside and outside the industry, and the premiere was accompanied by an undercurrent of controversy. The day before the screening, Hutchins’ parents and sister released a statement through a lawyer expressing dissatisfaction with the decision to go ahead with the premiere, and several attendees in the festival’s official messaging chat encouraged others to boycott it.
But as the premiere began, the theater was about three-quarters full, and the screening began with a moment of silence for Hutchins.
“It is not easy to keep Halyna centered in the whole story,” said Rachel Mason, a filmmaker and friend of Hutchins’, before the movie began.
Here’s what to know about the event.
Was Alec Baldwin there?
Though Baldwin stars in the film, as a grizzled outlaw named Harland Rust, he was not in the audience Wednesday.
The film’s main spokespeople at the festival were its director, Souza, who was injured in the shooting when the bullet passed through Hutchins and lodged in his shoulder, and Bianca Cline, the cinematographer who completed it.
Souza and Cline completed the project after Hutchins’ widower, Matthew Hutchins, gave it his blessing and stepped in as an executive producer.
Souza said in an interview after the screening that he was relieved to finally show the movie and proud to show Hutchins’ work. “I want people to learn a little more about her beyond what happened to her,” he said.
How did the event address the tragedy?
In a Q&A directly after the screening, Souza explained that for months after the fatal shooting, he could not have conceived of returning to finish the film. But eventually, he said, it became his mission to salvage as much of Hutchins’ work as he could and to honor her final project.
Cline described stepping in with the
intention of emulating Hutchins’ style as much as possible, studying Hutchins’ personal notes about the movie and speaking with her crew to figure out how to style each shot.
“Halyna and Bianca danced a duet together,” Souza said of the two cinematographers, “and they really danced it beautifully.”
In the film, the odd parallel between the plot and the real-life tragedy is immediately apparent when one of the central characters, an orphaned 13-year-old boy (Patrick Scott McDermott), accidentally shoots a rancher. The boy’s grandfather, played by a gun-toting Baldwin, breaks the teenager out of custody and then tries to lead him to safety.
“I think it’s really hard to separate what happened as you watch the film, especially with all the weapons,” said Samuel Romero, a cinematographer who attended the screening. “But more than that, it’s the story itself: It’s about an orphan caught in a myriad of tragedies and you can’t help but think of Halyna’s son.”
How did the shooting happen?
The shooting took place Oct. 21, 2021, on a ranch outside of Santa Fe, in a set built to look like a 19th century western church, where the script called
for Baldwin’s character to be cornered by lawmen.
Baldwin was told on the day of the shooting that the gun he was given was “cold,” meaning that it should not have been capable of firing or wounding anyone. But as they set up for a close-up of Baldwin drawing an old-fashioned revolver, the gun fired a live bullet.
The realization that live rounds had made it onto the film set was shocking. Real ammunition was banned on the set — as is typical in Hollywood — and the armorer was supposed to load the gun with only dummy rounds, which are inert and built to resemble real rounds for the camera. Five more live rounds were later found on the set.
Who was held criminally responsible?
The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and is serving an 18-month prison sentence. Dave Halls, the movie’s first assistant director, who was in charge of safety on set, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, avoiding prison time.
Baldwin had several reversals of fortune. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter in early 2023, but the charges were dropped a few months later so prosecutors could consider new evidence. He was charged again in early 2024 and went to trial over the summer. After a series of dramatic episodes in the courtroom, the judge dismissed the case against him, ruling that the state had withheld evidence that could have shed light on how live rounds got onto the set.
Why was the movie completed?
After the death of Hutchins, a 42-year-old up-and-coming cinematographer from Ukraine, her husband and son sued the production and Baldwin, saying that the production’s lax safety protocols had led to her death.
As part of a settlement agreement, Matthew Hutchins stepped in as an executive producer. He and his son will financially benefit from the movie’s release, but its theatrical distribution partner has yet to be announced.
At the time of the settlement, he said in a statement, “I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work.”
Alec Baldwin films a scene for “Rust” as production resumed at the Yellowstone Film Ranch near Pray, Mont., April 21, 2023. The film, whose cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was killed in a shooting on the set, is being screened at a festival devoted to cinematography.
(Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES
ACQUISITION TRUST 2019-HB1
Demandante Vs. SUCESION SARRAIL MARTINEZ ROLDAN COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESION ESTER VAZQUEZ DIAZ COMPUESTA POR JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES
Demandados
Civil Núm.: CG2024CV00635.
Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO
GENERAL:
Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, el 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el Número 26 en el plano de parcelación de la Comunidad
Rural Pradera del Barrio Borinquén del término municipal de Caguas, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 384.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle Número 1 de la comunidad; por el SUR, con Angelina Nieves; por el ESTE, con la parcela número 27 d Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico comunidad; y por el OESTE, con la parcela número 25 de la comunidad.” Inscrita al folio 240 del tomo 1364 de Caguas, finca 48470, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección I. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al tomo digital Karibe, finca 48470 de Caguas, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección I, inscripción 9ª. Propiedad localizada en: COMUNIDAD PRADERA, 26 CALLE 1, SECTOR PIEDRAS BO. BORINQUEN, CAGUAS, PR 00725. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $184,500.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 21 de febrero de 2090. Nombre del Titular: US Small Business Administration. Suma de la Carga: $33,300.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 24 de julio de 2049. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $ 184,500.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, el 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $ 123,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se estable-
ce como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $92,250.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, el 17 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:15 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $75,328.75 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $57,544.27 en intereses acumulados al 17 de junio de 2024 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 3.180% anual hasta su total y completo pago; $17,797.64 de seguro hipotecario (MIP); $7,477.75 de contribuciones; $4,880.32 de seguro; $900.00 de tasaciones; $130.00 de inspecciones; $5,213.00 de adelantos de honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $18,450.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado. A tenor con la Regla 44.3 de Procedimiento Civil se condena a la parte demandada a pagar intereses aplicables sobre el importe de la presente sentencia incluyendo costas y honorarios de abogado, desde esta fecha y hasta que sea satisfecha. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA,
SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SU-
BASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta.
Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy 3 de octubre de 2024. Carlos Delgado Cruz, Alguacil Regional. Mariangely Rosado Román, Alguacil Placa #953.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN CPD, LLC.
Demandante V. HÉCTOR MANUEL
MALDONADO ROSADO, ANA GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ AND THEIR CONJUGAL
PARTNERSHIP / Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES POR ELLOS COMPUESTA
Demandados
Civil Núm.: BY2022CV01396. Sala: 402. Sobre: CONSENT JUDGMENT / SENTENCIA
POR CONSENTIMIENTO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. YO, EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193, el (la) Alguacil que suscribe, por la presente anuncia y hace constar, que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia, expedido el 9 de marzo de 2023 por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Bayamón, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, quien pagará el importe de la venta en dinero efectivo o en cheque certificado o de gerente, a la orden del Alguacil suscribiente, en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, el día 4 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LA(S) 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de Bayamón, todo título, derecho o interés que corresponda a la parte demandada sobre el inmueble que se describe a continuación: “URBANA: Solar marcado con el numero veinticuatro (24) del bloque HS de la urbanización Levittown, radicada en el Barrio Sabana Seca de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, con un área de trescientos treinta y tres punto cincuenta (333.50) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, en veintitrés (23.00) metros, con el solar veintitrés (23); por el SUR, en veintitrés (23.00) metros, con el solar veinticinco (25.00); por el Este, en catorce punto cincuenta (14.50) metros, con Gregorio Ledesma, según plano calle setecientos tres (703); y por el OESTE, en catorce punto cincuenta (14.50) metros, con los solares quince (15) y dieciséis (16). Enclava una casa” Finca número 12,296 inscrita al folio 46 del tomo 200 de Toa Baja del Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda de Bayamón. Dirección Física: 24 HS Gregorio Ledesma Street, Urb. Levittown, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico 00949. La
propiedad descrita anteriormente está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: Afecta por su procedencia: Servidumbres a favor de Autoridad de Fuentes Fluviales, Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, Municipio de Toa Baja, Condiciones Restrictivas de edificación y uso. Por sí: HIPOTECA: En garantía de un pagaré a favor de Doral Mortgage Corporation, o a su orden, por la suma de $125,000.00, con interés al 7.95%, y vencedero el 1ro de agosto de 2019, según consta de la escritura número 443, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 30 de julio de 2004, ante el Notario Público Víctor R. Núñez Arco, inscrita al folio 208 del tomo 613 de Toa Baja, inscripción 7ª. MODIFICACIÓN DE HIPOTECA: Es objeto de esta modificación la Hipoteca por $125,000.00, que surge de la inscripción 7ª, según consta de la escritura número 113, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 14 de abril de 2011, ante el Notario Público Melvin E. Rodríguez Torres, inscrita al folio 208 del tomo 613 de Toa Baja, inscripción 7ª (nota marginal). MODIFICACIÓN DE HIPOTECA: Es objeto de esta modificación la Hipoteca por $125,000.00, que surge de la inscripción 7ª, según consta de la escritura número 72, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 27 de febrero de 2014, ante el Notario Público Gadiel O. Rosario Rivera, inscrita al folio 208 del tomo 613 de Toa Baja, inscripción 7ª (nota marginal).
EMBARGO FEDERAL: Contra Héctor Maldonado Rosado (5381), caso # 769057211, por $24,160.33, presentado el 31 de marzo de 2011 al asiento 5, folio 172 del tomo 6 de Embargos federales de Toa Baja. Servirá como tipo mínimo para la primera subasta de la Finca número 12,296 la suma de $111,664.92 según acordado por las partes en la Escritura Número 113 de Modificación de Hipoteca y Cancelación Parcial otorgada el 14 de abril de 2011 ante el Notario Público Melvin E. Rodríguez Torres. De no adjudicarse la propiedad en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de Bayamón, el día 11 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LA(S) 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA. El tipo mínimo para la segunda subasta será dos terceras partes (2/3) del tipo mínimo de la primera subasta, o sea, $74,443.28. De no adjudicarse la propiedad en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de Bayamón, el día 18 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024,
A LA(S) 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA. El tipo mínimo para la tercera subasta será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo que se pactara para la primera subasta, o sea, $55,832.46. Esta subasta se hará para satisfacer a la parte demandante, hasta donde alcance, el importe adeudado a CPD, LLC., ascendente a las siguientes sumas adeudadas al 3 de enero de 2023, una suma no menor de $164,025.51, la cual se desglosa de la siguiente manera: Nota: Nota A. Balance de Principal: $109,962.46. Intereses: $16,089.46. Cargos por demora y otros cargos: $439.84. Nota: Nota B. Balance de Principal: $37,533.75. Intereses: $0.00. Cargos por demora y otros: $0.00. Además, la Parte Demandada adeuda la suma de $11,166.49 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado expresamente pactados por las partes. La venta en pública subasta de la propiedad descrita anteriormente se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte dicha propiedad. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si lo hubiera, al crédito que da base a esta ejecución, continuará subsistente, entendiéndose además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables. El Alguacil procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble, de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. POR LA PRESENTE, se les notifica a los titulares de créditos y/o cargas registrales posteriores, si alguno, que se celebrará la SUBASTA en la fecha, hora y sitio anteriormente señalados, y se les invita a que concurran a dicha subasta, si les conviniere, o se les invita a satisfacer, antes del remate, el importe del crédito, sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del Acreedor ejecutante, siempre y cuando reúnan los requisitos y cualificaciones de Ley para que se pueda efectuar tal subrogación. Y PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN en el tablón de edictos de este Tribunal y en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde se celebrará la subasta señalada. Además, en un periódico de circulación general en dos (2) ocasiones y mediante correo certificado
a la última dirección conocida de la parte demandada. EXPEDIDO el presente EDICTO DE SUBASTA en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 22 de octubre de 2024. EDGARDO Elías Vargas Santana, Alguacil Auxiliar Placa #193, Alguacil Del Tribunal De Primera Instancia, Sala De Bayamón.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ.
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Y SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIO DEMANDANTE VS. SUCESION DE THELMA BONANO GONZÁLEZ T/C/C THELMA VENEGAS GONZÁLEZ, COMPUESTA POR DIMAS SANTAELLA BONANO, ALBA LUZ SANTAELLA BONANO; SUCESION DE ALBA IRIS SANTAELLA BONANO COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS CONOCIDOS COMO RHAISA CONTRERAS
SANTAELLA T/C/C RAISA CONTRERAS SANTAELLA, BENIGNO CONTRERAS
SANTAELLA Y AZYADETA MARIE CONTRERAS
SANTAELLA T/C/C AZYADETH CONTRERAS SANTAELLA; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN DICHAS SUCESIONES; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA DEMANDADOS
CIVIL NÚM.: MZ2019CV01196. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 11 de julio de 2024, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 18 de octubre de 2024 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre
del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar marcado con el número Seis (6) en el plano de inscripción. Radicado en Barrio Miradero, hoy Rio Cañas del término municipal de Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Tiene una cabida superficial de mil doscientos sesenta y nueve punto tres mil ciento treinta y seis (1,269.3136) metros cuadrados. Colinda al NORTE, en una distancia de sesenta y tres punto setenta y cinco (63.75) metros, con el solar marcado con el número Siete (7) en el plano de inscripción; por el SUR, en una distancia de sesenta y siete punto setenta y ocho (67.78) metros, con el solar marcado con el número Cinco (5) en el antes citado plano de inscripción; por el ESTE, en una distancia de doce punto noventa y ocho (12.98) metros, con el remanente de la finca de la cual se segrega y por el OESTE, en dos (2) alineaciones, una de siete punto treinta y ocho (7.38) metros y otra de veintidós punto sesenta y cuatro (22.64) metros con la parcela marcada con el número Nueve (9) y dedicada a Uso Público en el antes citado plano de inscripción. Contiene una casa residencial de una sola planta de concreto, que mide treinta y ocho pies (38’) de frente por sesenta y ocho pies (68’) de fondo por 38’ de frente y la misma consta de sala, comedor, cocina, tres (3) cuartos dormitorios, un ‘family room’, dos (2) terrazas, marquesina y cuatro (4) baños. FINCA NÚMERO: 21,043, inscrita al folio 262 del tomo 743 de Mayagüez, Registro de Mayagüez. Dirección Física: BARRIO MIRADERO RIO CAÑAS, SOLAR 6 (108 RD KM 4 HECTOMETRO 2) MAYAGÜEZ PR 00681. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la primera subasta habrá de celebrarse el día 4 de diciembre de 2024, a las 2:00 de la tarde, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Mayagüez. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como oferta en la Primera Subasta, eso es el tipo mínimo pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca para la propiedad, la suma de $200,000.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una segunda subasta el día 11 de diciembre de 2024, a las 2:00 de la tarde, en el mismo lugar antes señalado en la cual el precio mínimo serán dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo
JOSÉ ANTONIO CABRERA,
JOSÉ A. CABRERA Y COMO
JOSÉ CABRERA. Se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a la aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la misma se tendrá por aceptada Los abogados de la parte demandante son: Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero T.S.P.R. Núm. 18074
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Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, hoy 15 de noviembre de 2024.
LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA
IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA GENERAL. EVELYN GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC
COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. JAVIER RUIZ MANZANO
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: MT2024CV00191. (Salón: 102 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KENMUEL JOSÉ RUIZ LÓPEZKENMUEL.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM.
A: JAVIER RUIZ MANZANO - URB VILLA EVANGELINA, L85 CALLE 7, MANATÍ PR 00674. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha
de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de noviembre de 2024. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 15 de noviembre de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN JULIA ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
ZULMA ESTHER TORRES
RODRIGUEZ Y OTROS
Demandante V. NOEL HERNANDEZ TORRES Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2022CV04117. (Civil: 407). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA.
ROSA L. VÁZQUEZ LÓPEZROSAVAZQUEZPR@HOTMAIL.COM.
A: NOEL HERNANDEZ TORRES, SUSANA HERNANDEZ, BILLY SANTOS POMALES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de mayo de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de noviembre de 2024. Notas de la Secretaría: ENMENDADA A LOS FINES DE NOTIFICAR A LAS DIRECCIONES CORRECTAS. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 18 de noviembre de 2024. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. DENISSE MINERVA TORRES RUIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO
DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ
VICTOR ALFREDO
MORALES MORALES
T/C/P VICTOR A. MORALES Y VICTOR MORALES
Peticionario EX PARTE
Civil Núm.: MZ2022CV00598. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. VICTOR MORALES MORALES. A: PERSONAS
IGNORADAS O DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 8 de marzo de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 13 de noviembre de 2024. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 13 de noviembre de 2024. LCDA.
NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. EVELYN GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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EDICTO SOBRE RECUSACIÓN DE ELECTORES POR MOTIVO DE DOMICILIO Y OTRAS CAUSALES COMERÍO 074
CITACIÓN A: Leida I Fonseca Rodríguez, numero electoral 4455286, numero de recusación 3250, Miosotis Rivera Cruz, numero electoral 4098487, numero de recusación 3257, Israel De Jesús Rivera, numero electoral
6337305, numero de recusación 3211, Leslie Ann Rivera Nieves, numero electoral 4478895, numero de recusación 3281, Brayan Rodríguez Cruz, numero electoral 4455390, número de recusación 3282, Maribel Colón Vilches, numero electoral 2513849, numero de recusación 3407, Francisco Javier Crespo Colón, numero electoral 4455271, numero de recusación 3408, Mariluz Flores Rivera, numero electoral 2510241, numero de recusación 3428, Caroline López Flores, numero electoral 6086100, numero de recusación 3429, Tania de L Lozada Rodríguez, numero electoral 3620613, numero de recusación 3430, Leonel Meléndez Hernández, numero electoral 6337008, numero de recusación 3431, Axel J Rivera Ortiz, numero electoral 4098475, numero de recusación 3395, Marisela Torres Rivera, numero electoral 4313494, numero de recusación 3397, Rolando Rivera Bermúdez, numero electoral 6086004, numero de recusación 3240, Carlos A Maldonado Rivera, numero electoral 4274899, numero de recusación 3418, Rubén Reyes Nieves, numero electoral 1170725, numero de recusación 3422, Gladys Rivera Quiles, numero electoral 2268893, numero de recusación 3423, Erick A Rivera Rivera, numero electoral 6143658, numero de recusación 3424, Everlidis Rivera Rivera, numero electoral 4056558, numero de recusación 3425, José A Alejandro González, numero electoral 1168136, numero de recusación 3192, Pedro J Colón Cruz, numero electoral 4234892, numero de recusación 3194, Luz E Cruz Muñoz, numero electoral 4079837, numero de recusación 3195, Willeny Diaz Cruz, numero electoral 6281617, numero de recusación 3196, Alexander Freyre Morales, numero electoral 3718618, numero de
recusación 3198, Angeliz A Rivera Alejandro, numero electoral 6364946, numero de recusación 3199, Alejandra M Alejandro Rivera, numero electoral 4596763, numero de recusación 3398, Ana E Cabrera Cruz, numero electoral 1168141, numero de recusación 3399, Yeraline Collazo Alvarado, numero electoral 4246111, numero de recusación 3400, Wildaniel Diaz Cruz, numero electoral 6401212, numero de recusación 3401, Lisandra Agosto Rodríguez, número electoral 3320129, numero de recusación 3372, José E Álvarez Luna, numero electoral 6086506, numero de recusación 3374, Frances M Álvarez Luna, numero electoral 6544660, numero de recusación 3375, Yeraliz A Morales Marrero, numero electoral 6155660, numero de recusación 3382, Aryam M Colon Rosario, numero electoral 6446485, numero de recusación 3360, Brian R Rivera Matos, numero electoral 6274139, numero de recusación 3369, Carmelo López Cruz, numero electoral 2510242, numero de recusación 3320, Irelis Ruiz Nevárez, numero electoral 4478947, numero de recusación 3324, Edwin Falcon Rodríguez, numero electoral 3320017, numero de recusación 3263, José L Falcon Rodríguez, numero electoral 3749881, numero de recusación 3264, Yaniz Marcano Tañón, numero electoral 3320404, numero de recusación 3266, María D Santana Marrero, numero electoral 3482413, numero de recusación 3294, Mónica María Santiago Nieves, numero electoral 4415923, numero de recusación 3243, Yoandeliz Santiago Rivera, numero electoral 4455322, numero de recusación 3244, Gaspar Alberto Vera González, numero electoral 3387097, numero de recusación 3436, Ricardo José Torres Vázquez, numero electoral 6086590, numero de recusación 3329,
Ivanisse López Rivera, numero electoral 6281732, numero de recusación 3350, Damaris Maldonado Ortiz, numero electoral 4313465, numero de recusación 3214, Walberto Pérez Guerrero, numero electoral 1987416, numero de recusación 3215, Emily Rivera Calderón, numero electoral 3555842, numero de recusación 3216, Juan De Jesús Rosario, numero electoral 2511402, numero de recusación 3310, Joanmarie De Jesús Torres, numero electoral 6759867, numero de recusación 3311, Mariejoan De Jesús Torres, numero electoral 6759868, numero de recusación 3312, Juan G De Jesús Torres, numero electoral 6274841, numero de recusación 3313, Karla D Fontánez Rivera, numero electoral 6284195, numero de recusación 3314, Marisol Torres Zayas, numero electoral 3050579, numero de recusación 3319, Yara Ivette Quiñones Morales, numero electoral 4020488, numero de recusación 3342, Coralys Vicente Rivera, numero electoral 6221409, numero de recusación 3345, Liz Dahiany Figueroa Cotto, numero electoral 6274161, numero de recusación 3338, Nélida Matos Vázquez, numero electoral 3201472, numero de recusación 3340, Lourdes Morales Maldonado, numero electoral 4246257, numero de recusación, 3341 POR LA PRESENTE, se notifica que ha sido presentada una solicitud de recusación de electores por motivo de domicilio y otras causales hacia su persona, y se ha señalado VISTA PARA EL MIERCOLES 4 DE DICIEMBRE 2024 A LAS 1:30 PM Y EL JUEVES 5 DE DICIEMBRE 2024 A LAS 9:30 AM EN LA OFICINA DE LA COMISION LOCAL, LOCALIZADA EN PABELLÓN DE SERVICIOS BARRIADA PASARELL, CARR. 778, COMERÍO, PR 00782.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA
HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante V. JOSÉ LUIS RAMOS
CÁDIZ Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: VB2024CV00663. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ASHLEY ANNE CLEMENTE SERRANO - ACLEMENTE@ MPMLAWPR.COM. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C MARINI BIAGGI - LMARINI@ MPMLAWPR.COM. A: JOSÉ LUIS RAMOS CÁDIZ, LUZ MILDRED RAMOS PÉREZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - 11018 HOLLY CONE DR., RIVERVIEW, FL 33569-2012. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de noviembre de 2024. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 18 de noviembre de 2024. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Maritza Rosario Rosario, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
ACM PALMYRA CR, LLC
Demandante V. FULANO DE TAL Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2018CV01373. (Salón: 604 CIVIL). Sobre: SUSTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO.
NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ANA J. BOBONIS ZEQUEIRAANA@FFCLAW.COM. FRANCISCO J. FERNÁNDEZ CHIQUÉS - FFC@FFCLAW.COM. A: FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL, O SEA LAS PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS QUE PUEDAN SER TENEDORES DEL PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 01 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 18 de noviembre de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 18 de noviembre de 2024. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria. Marily López Martínez, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE GUAYAMA SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAYAMA
ESTRELLA HOMES II, LLC Demandante V. LYDIA ESTHER DIAZ PIRELA Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: GM2023CV00861. (Salón: 301). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. JAVIER MONTALVO CINTRÓN - JMONTALVO@ DELGADOFERNANDEZ.COM.
A: SHAFFIC T/C/C SHAFFICK, YAMIL, JONATHAN, DANIEL ISRAEL DE APELLIDOS BAKSH DÍAZ MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE YASSEN BAKSH BAKSH. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus-
cribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de junio de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 15 de noviembre de 2024. Notas de la Secretaría: A SOLICITUD DEL LCDO. JAVIER MONTALVO CINTRÓN SE NOTIFICA EDICTO NUEVAMENTE. En Guayama, Puerto Rico, el 15 de noviembre de 2024. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA COLÓN GUZMÁN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ
DANIEL SANTOS
ACOSTA ZAPATA
Demandante V. NEREIDA ACOSTA POLANCO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: LJ2020CV00099. (Salón: 307). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. CARLOS A. GARCIA CEBALLOSLCDO-CARLOSGARCIA@HOTMAIL. COM.
A: JULIO ACOSTA POLANCO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 06 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia
Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 12 de noviembre de 2024. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 12 de noviembre de 2024. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. ARACELIS CAMACHO ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA
MUNICIPIO DE ISABELA
Demandante V. KEISHLA VELEZ PEDROZA Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2024CV00589. (Salón: 602). Sobre: DESAHUCIO POR FALTA DE PAGO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MOISÉS RODRÍGUEZ TORRESOISESROD2001@GMAIL.COM. A: KEISHLA VELEZ PEDROZA - RESIDENCIAL ALTURAS DEL MAR, APT. 7 EDIF. 2, ISABELA, PR 00662. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 13 de noviembre de 2024. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 13 de noviembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA
MUNICIPIO DE ISABELA
Demandante V. EMILIO PIZZOLONGO DI LAURO Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AG2024CV00941.
(Salón: 602). Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALICIA DIAZ SANTIAGOADIAZ@CRHPR.ORG. MOISÉS RODRÍGUEZ TORRESMOISESROD2001@GMAIL.COM. YANIRA A. LICEAGA SÁNCHEZYLICEAGA2@HOTMAIL.COM. A: EMILIO PIZZOLONGO DI LAURO - CALLE JIRETH NUM. 6, BO. BEJUCOS, ISABELA PR 00662; PO BOX 70, ISABELA PR 00662. LARRY DOE, MARY DOE, MIKE DOE Y LUCY DOE - DIRECCION DESCONOCIDA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 13 de noviembre de 2024. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 13 de noviembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. FRANCISCO MONTANO
MONTALVO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2024CV00945. (Salón: 602). Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALICIA DIAZ SANTIAGOADIAZ@CRHPR.ORG. MOISÉS RODRÍGUEZ TORRESMOISESROD2001@GMAIL.COM. YANIRA A. LICEAGA SÁNCHEZYLICEAGA2@HOTMAIL.COM. A: FRANCISCO MONTANO MONTALVO - 133 CALLE MARINA, ISABELA PR 00662; LARRY DOE, MARY DOE, MIKE DOE Y LUCY DOE - DIRECCION DESCONOCIDA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 13 de noviembre de 2024. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 13 de noviembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. LUIS GUILLLERMO GONZALEZ PONCE Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AG2024CV00948. (Salón: 602). Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALICIA DIAZ SANTIAGOADIAZ@CRHPR.ORG. MOISÉS RODRÍGUEZ TORRESMOISESROD2001@GMAIL.COM. YANIRA A. LICEAGA SÁNCHEZYLICEAGA2@HOTMAIL.COM.
A: LUIS GUILLERMO GONZALEZ PONCE - CARR. 472 AVE. ESTACION NUM. 130, ISABELA PR 00662; AVE ESTACION 132 ISABEL, ISABELA PR 00662. LARRY DOE, MARY DOE, MIKE DOE Y LUCY DOE - DIRECCION DESCONOCIDA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 13 de noviembre de 2024. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 13 de noviembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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GARCIA LOZADA Y OTROS
Demandante V. RG MORTGAGE CORPORATION Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CA2024CV02359. (Civil: 409). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GLADYS I. IZQUIERDO GARCÍAIZQLAW@YAHOO.COM. A: RG MARTGAGE, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 04 de noviembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia,
Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 07 de noviembre de 2024. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 07 de noviembre de 2024. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. IDA L. FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC. Demandante Vs. YARITZA NIEVES PEREZ Demandada Civil Núm.: UT2024CV00053. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: YARITZA NIEVES PEREZ - HC 04 BOX 9707, UTUADO, PR, 00641-7811. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más
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citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. Expedido bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal para su publicación, en Utuado, Puerto Rico, hoy día 9 de agosto de 2024. Diane Álvarez Villanueva, Secretaria Regional. Gloria I. Rivera Fonseca, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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Demandado
Civil Núm.: RG2024CV00309. Salón: 206. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - R.60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LUIS E. MOCTEZUMA CALDERON - PO BOX 783, RIO GRANDE, PR 00745.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificara copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@orf-law.
com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 17 de septiembre de 2024. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 24 de septiembre de 2024. Wanda I. Seguí Reyes, Secretaria. Idalia Piñero Reyes, Secretaria Auxiliar.
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Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CT2023CV00153. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: HAZEL M. MELENDEZ CORDOVA - URB BAHIA 97 CALLE BAHIA SUR, CATAÑO PR 00962-4263; 1522 HUNTER DR DOVER PA 17315-3773. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Kevin Sánchez Campanero cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kenmuel.ruiz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 25 de septiembre de 2024. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. SANDRA I. BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Bob Love, rugged, high-scoring all-star for Chicago Bulls, dies at 81
By HARVEY ARATON
Bob Love, a cornerstone player for the ascendant Chicago Bulls during the first half of the 1970s who overcame an enervating stutter after his playing days to work for the team as a motivational speaker, died Monday in Chicago. He was 81.
The Bulls announced his death, in a hospital, saying the cause was cancer.
Love’s stuttering, which traced to a childhood in rural, segregated Louisiana, was so inhibiting that he seldom did interviews with reporters during his 11 seasons in the NBA, despite leading the Bulls in points per game or total points scored for seven consecutive seasons.
“The reporters had deadlines — they couldn’t hang around all night for me to spit something out,” Love told The New York Times in 2002.
Nicknamed Butterbean in high school because of his fondness for butter beans, Love even struggled to get words out in huddles during timeouts. A teammate, Norm Van Lier, often spoke up for him.
A 6-foot-8 forward, Love averaged a career-high 25.8 points per game during the 1971-72 season, utilizing a smooth jump shot arched high over his head. He appeared in three All-Star Games and was twice voted second-team all-league. But he was a complete player, three times named second-team all-league defense. And he was the Bulls’ third all-time leading scorer, behind Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Jerry Reinsdorf, the Bulls’ owner, said in an interview for this obituary this year that Love was “a tenacious defender who set high standards for competitiveness and toughness.”
Led by Love, fellow forward Chet Walker (who died in June) and guards Van Lier and Jerry Sloan, the Bulls stabilized a foundering franchise that had contemplated a
Bob Love was a three-time NBA all-star with the Chicago Bulls from 1968 to 1976, and was the team’s third all-time leading scorer behind Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. (Wikipedia)
location change. Competing in the Western Conference, they were beaten in the playoffs three consecutive years by the powerhouse Los Angeles Lakers of Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West.
The Bulls came within a victory of the NBA Finals in the 1974-75 playoffs. Love averaged 22.6 points and 6.6 rebounds in the conference finals against the Golden State Warriors but made only 6 of 26 shots in the decisive seventh game. He believed that the Bulls would have won the game and the championship had he played better.
A back injury ended Love’s career in 1977 while he was with the Seattle SuperSonics. His marriage dissolved, leaving Love short on money — his highest season’s salary had been $105,000 — and out of work, largely because of his stuttering.
He resorted to washing dishes and clearing tables in the cafeteria at Nordstrom, the retail department store. John Nordstrom, an
executive, promised him a promotion with higher earnings if he went for speech therapy, which the company paid for.
“All my life I dreamed and prayed to be able to communicate normally with people,” Love said in the 2002 Times article. “I would have given up everything else in my life to do it.”
In 1986, he worked with Susan Hamilton Burleigh, a Seattle-based speech pathologist, four times a week on breathing to open up vocal cords and on word patterns.
“His stuttering was severe — a lot of blank time, lack of eye contact,” Hamilton Burleigh said in a telephone interview. “He would tell me stories about being a Black player who stuttered, and the work at Nordstrom, which were high on the list of shameful experiences.”
Love recorded himself in everyday interactions and analyzed his speech in sessions with Hamilton Burleigh. “He was super-motivated,” she said. “In one of our first sessions, he said, ‘I want to be a great public speaker.’ I said, ‘Well, OK.’ But after a while, he was going around Seattle, giving speeches.”
Love became Nordstrom’s manager for health and sanitation and attracted media attention that reached Reinsdorf. In 1991, he brought Love back to the Bulls at the dawn of the Michael Jordan-led run to six championships in eight years.
Reinsdorf had sympathized with Love’s challenges during his playing days and admired how he had “had faced a great deal of adversity in his life and overcame all of it.”
Representing the Bulls, Love made speeches at schools, churches and community centers. He grew so confident that he knocked on doors all over Chicago’s 15th Ward in an unsuccessful run for the City Council in 2003.
In 2023, as a guest on a Nordstrom company podcast with Peter Nordstrom, the president and chief brand officer, Love described his post-playing years as “a story of overcoming, of never playing the victim.”
Robert Earl Love was born Dec. 8, 1942, in Bastrop, Louisiana, a small town in the northeastern part of the state. His mother, Lula Belle (Hunter) Cleveland was 15 when he was born. He didn’t know his father, Benjamin Love, until adulthood.
To escape an abusive stepfather, he lived with his maternal grandmother, Ella
Hunter, who nurtured him through a difficult childhood made worse by his stuttering.
“I’d come home crying and my grandmother would wipe my tears with a big rag,” Love told the Times. “She’d tell me, ‘Robert Earl, there are no perfect people in this world. People are not always nice about things that they don’t understand.’ ”
Fashioning a makeshift basketball court in his grandmother’s crowded twobedroom shanty, using a bent coat hanger as a hoop and his grandfather’s rolled-up socks as a ball, Love pretended he was Bob Pettit, a star forward for the St. Louis Hawks.
A starting quarterback at the historically black Morehouse High School in Bastrop, he went to Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to play football until the basketball coach, A.W. Mumford, noticed him playing pickup. Love averaged 30.6 points and 18.2 rebounds as a senior, finishing as Southern’s all-time leader in both categories.
With NBA teams wary of players from historically Black colleges like Southern, Love was selected in the fourth round of the 1965 draft. He drifted from the Cincinnati Royals to a minor league, back to the Royals and to the expansion Milwaukee Bucks before sticking with coach Dick Motta’s Bulls.
Love’s first marriage, to Betty Smith, ended in divorce in 1983. He is survived by four sons and two daughters from that marriage; four sons from other relationships; three brothers; two sisters, one stepchild; 18 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and his wife, Emily Collier, whom he married in 2004.
Love was active with the Stuttering Foundation of America and maintained occasional contact with Hamilton Burleigh, who once attended a dinner at which Love was receiving an award. His speech that night was less than his fluid best.
“Here’s the deal on stuttering — there’s no cure, it’s just about managing it,” she said. “So I went back to talk to him after the speech and said, ‘We can always do a refresher.’”
Recalling his shame from their initial sessions, she was delighted by what he told her.
“Susan, no,” he said. “If people have problems with my stuttering, it’s their deal. It’s not keeping me anymore from doing anything I need to do.”
The San Juan Daily Star
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